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Miraculous Escape From Death
As Buggy'Shaft Pierces Body
Joe Eckert, 15 -Year -Old Son
of Mr. and Mrs. John
Eckert, 9th Con., McKil-
lop, is Lucky To Be Alive,
, Doctors Agree.
•BOY PULLS SHAFT
OUT WITHOUT AID
When Joe Eckert, 15 -year-old son
•of Mr. and Mrs. John E.:.isert, Oth
cencessien'of AcKillop, goes swim-
ming neoct„ summer he will be able
to show the boys a distinct four-ineh
scar just below his heart, atys F. B.
Kennedy; writing in the Stratford
Beacon -Herald. And then he will be
• able to show them a sear on the left
side of his haek.
He will be about the only boy in
the country who will he able to say:
"The shaft af a buggy wept through
nie and those two marks are the re-
sult." When he says that he willsbe
telling the truth, even though it may
sound extremely fantastic.
That is exactly what happened to
Joe. i is a case whieh has aroused
considerable interest in the medical
profession iri Huron county arid a ease
which caused the attending •physician
to state: "It was nothing more or
less than a miracle."
To -day Joe is just as healthy a lad
as sny,,, although he is still recuper-
Impaled On Shaft ,
It was some weeks ago when Joe
Inissed death by an inch. He had
been swimming with a churn and
when returning home it was dark. He
was riding his 'bicycle along the 10th
concession of McKillop and a horse
and buggy was going in the opposite
direction. Suddenly Jae collided and
the left shaft of the buggy impaled
him and he was suspended in the air.
'It was on a 'Saturday night when
they brought the boy into my office
Such grit on the part of a young lad
I've neverseen," •declared the doe -
tor.
'II -le never lost consciousness and
all the'time he had his hand over his
left side holding in the lung. It cam
out more than once but we managed
to get him to the Scott Memorial
Hospital in Seaforth.
Right Between' Ribs
"I called' in a specialist and we had
a most unusual case on our hands.
About all there was to do was to
get the lung back in there and sew
the boy up," he continued. •
"Yes, but how could such a thing
happen without something being
broken 'or punctured in there?" I ask-
ed the doctor.
"That is the 'Miracle. The shaft
went in between two ribs. ' It didn't
even...crack .one. It just • grazed the
lower part of • the heart and grazed
the interior lobe of the lung. If it
hadbeen an inch higher he would
have. been killed outright. If it had
been an inch' lower it would have
punctured the diaphragm of the
stomach and there wouldn't have been
much chance for him.
He added that he had- never heard
of a similar case and once again
stressed the fact that the plucky man-
ner in which the young lad had con-
ducted himself under the ordeal was
something out of the ordinary in it-
self.
The doctor admitted that Joe was
a "pretty sick boy" for several days
after the gaping holes had heen sewn
tp and that. his condition was quite
serious for a time.
No Infection Followed
"What about cleaning out the hole
tat wbuld be left. by the shaft?"
Celebrate Golden Wedding
On Saturday, August 31, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Pearson .entertained a
few of their 'friends and neighbors',
in honor of their golden wedding an-
niversary. .The lawn, with its well -
kept perennial borders, further de-
corated with many bawls and baskets
of cut flowers around the door, made
an ideal setting for the celebration.
.Another feature that attracted much
attention was the two top stories of,
the original wedding cake, carefully
preserved under a glas:s bell. So'me
of „the guests wanted to taste it but
finally decided to postpone that until
the diamond Wedding, which all hope
the worthy eouple may be spare& to
celebrate. Mrs. Pearson was a diaugh-
iber of the late Mr. and •Mrs, Rhad-
crick McLeod of Tuckersmith, while
.Mr. Pearson was a son. of the late
William Pearson of Stanley.
Mr. and Miss. Pearson were mar-
ried in 1885, at' the bride's home, by
the Rev. John Rose, All. their. mar-
ried life has been spent actively en-
gaged in farming; first on the 2nd
concession of Stanley and later on
the 16th concession of Goderich Tp.,
'where they have been well known
and loved for their ,energy in church
antd social circles as well as in agri-
cultural pursuits. Two of their sons
died in infancy. The three remaining
members of the family: George W.
and family, 'of Wavle, Michigan; Mrs.
C. G. Loblb, Clinton, with her,husband
and family, and Leslie, at home, were
present .to grace and honor the occa-
sion.
Among the other guests were Dr.
. J. A. 1VI1cLeod, brother of the bride,
1VIrs. 'McLeod and nephew of New
'York; relatives and friends from De-
•throTte Toronto, London, Seaforth, Kip -
pen, .Clinton and Brueefield,, with a
few old neighbors from Stanley and
Goderich Tqfornships. Two brothers,
of the bride, Messrs. Geo. A. McLeod
and ,Wm. J. McLeod of Idaho' were
unable to be present.
The gifts from friends present and
absent were fitting expressions of
the esteem in which the happy cou-
ple are held.
During the afternoon a very fine
program was given. under the cap-
able and genial leadership of Dr. Mc-
Leod,. Several selections on the bag-
pipes by Piper Wm. Mutch, accein-
panied on the drum by Master Bobiby
Morgan, both of Clinton, were much
enjoyed; a trio by Messrs. C. G. Loth,
Fred Lobb and Leslie Pearson; piano
solos by Miss Virginia Pearson; ad-
dresses by the Rev. F. G. Perrin, Mr.
C S. Hawke and Mr. Wrn. Walker;
and several solos by 'Mr. Geo. W.
Pearson, accompanied by his daugh-
ser, Mrs. Joseph Hargrave. 'The en-
tire program was of a very enjoyable
nature but we would like to particu-
larly mention the singing of Mr.
Geo. Pearson Whose numbers were all
favorites of his' father and mother;
one "My 'iVLether's Prayer," being
given at their special request.
• 'Interest was added to a.,veciy de-
lightful lunch by the use of the same
china that had been used at the din-
ner fifty years ago. But in this case
the number of guests made the use
of additional china necessfary. The
colors of white and gold which pre-
dominated in the lunch, were espec-
ially effective in the decorations of
the three -tiered wedding cake which
Mrs. Pearson cut.
After a short social hour the friends
dispersed, all uniting in -wishing the
genial couple many more years of
wedded bliss and continued activity,
in the home, the church and the state.
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AUBURN
•••••••01.
(Intended for last week.)
'Mr. and Mrs. Walter Moore and
daughter, Marguerite, of Hamilton,
'visited at the home of her brother.
Mr. Edgar Lawson, over the week-
end.
Mrs. G. L. Sturdy, Mr. Harry Stur-
dy, Mr. Ephraim Ball, Mrs. James
Raithby and Mr. Jack Bennett spent
last week with friends near 'Chatham.
Mr. and Mrs. Rice and Garth of
Ayr Visited friends in Auburn over
the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Stoltz and Edith
and 'Mrs. William Dobie attended the
funeral of the formersister-in-law
at Ayr fon Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Carter and
Reg. of Port Elgin visited his par-
ents over the week end.
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•ae,
asked the physician. He smiled and
answered: "Well, I suppeA' in years
gone by the medical profession may
have attempted such a thing but I
thought it best to let nature do her
work. You see if, we had tried such
a delicate, thing in there, the chances
would be that he would succumb from
the shock. We were afraid that dirt
in there would cause trouble, but the
days passed and there were no signs
of infection. Now I am positive that
the bey is. normal again -andowill be
perfectly all right with the exception
of those two scars." ,
He appeared interested when 1.
said that we intended to photograph
the boy as he would like some pic-
tures to keep on record.
Accompanied by the photographer
1 visited Joe's home and found him
playing at the rear of the house,
which is about five miles north from
Dublin. Incidentally J.oe is the sec,.
ond eldest of a family of ten children
and last year he passed his entrance.
The first remark from the lad was:
"Never even felt it," referring of
course to the accident hehad suffer-
ed.
'''"We would like to take your pic-
ture, Joe," I said.
"Oh, I can't get my picture taken
in these old clothes," he replied. At
that time he had on typical olothes
which any farm lad might wear.
Then he shoaled us the scars.
Pulled Shaft Out
Joe explained the accident like
this: "Harvey Koehler and I had
'been swimming. We were wheeling..
home along the tenth. Harvey had
a light on his bicycle, but I didn't
and I didn't notice anything coming
because I don't think the buggyhad
a light. Suddenly Harvey shouted
that there was a buggy coming. I
didn't get a chance to do anything
and hit the thing."
The lad explained that he had been
told later that he had pulled himself
off the shaft which had pierced his
body. He was also told that after
he got himself free he .started walk-
ing over to his bicycle.
"But[r don't remember anything
much bout it. I remember feeling
eny s rt and feeling blood and my
baek didn't feel exactly right. I be-
gan to feel a little weak and Harvey
used his flashlight and discovered the
trouble. I got in the buggy after they
got the horse quiet and they drove
me to George Siemon's place," said
Joe.
Arthur Sullivan and Fred Neum-
ington were at the latter place and
drove Joe to the doctor's office im
mediately on discovering the.serious-
ness of the injury.
"Just Lucky," He Says
"Oh, I guess I was just lucky," was
all that Joe had to offer in the way of
Comment on his narrow escape.
I told Joe 'that his doctor in Sea -
forth wanted his picture and he ap-
peared quite -pleased about it. I also
promised him that we would send
him one, too.
,The offered the information that
the buggy shaft which impaled him
had ' been splintered and that was
probably the reason it went through.
BRUCEFIELD
(Intended for last week.)
The Women's Association held their
September meeting on' Wednesday af-
ternoon in the school room of the
church. The first hour was spent in
sewing. Then Mrs. Hoover and Mrs.
J. McQueen took charge of the devo-
tional period. The president, Mrs.
Bert McKay, conducted the business
part of the meeting. The flower com-
mittee for September is Mrs. J. Hor-
ton and Mrs. R. Allan. The members
then spent an interesting half-hour
having in exchange of baking, which
netted the. association $8.25, 'After
that a dainty' lunch was served.
USBORNE
Council Minutes
The municipal council of the Town-
ship,of Usborne met at Eliniville on
September 7, with all the members
presents The minutes of the Meeting
of AnguSt 3 were read and confirm-
ed on motion of Berry -Cooper. Cor-
respondence: Notice from County
Treasurer of county tax sale on Nov.
12 — Noted. Notice from County
Clerk re Municipal Drain Assess-
ments—none pending. Notice fcom
Hydro Commission re Hydro rates to
be added to the 1935 tax roll. Re-
ciiet. of copy of Hrighway Act and
r,,endments. Louis Beaver inter-
viewed the council re outlet acros4
Con. 10-11 on Walker D. & W. Cease
Award. 'Berry -Ballantyne: That the
Road :Superiftndent examine and re-
pair if necessary and that Corvett
Bros., •Lott 2, Cori. 11, be request:ed to
repair Outlet A copy of the Mitehell
Drain Report received front Tucker -
smith" Tp. and peoilsibeallf adopted
pending the tret . Of 1lh TitCleti,
- j,c0040011.C.4.10kkt01#:'
,!..4 agoigimMeaNdoicts-i6mlim
ify assessed parties. Passntore-
Berry: That in preparing the 1985
tax notices the following be stated:
Taxes due en December 14, after
that date a penalty of 4 per cent.
shall be added with an additional one-
half of one per cent, added on the
first of eech. succeeding month until
paid. Bylaw No. '5, 1935, re levylag
rates for 1935, was.read and adopted
on motion of Ballantyne -Cooper.
Treasurer's report: 1934 taxes reottiv-
ed, $200; Exeter Treasurer, gravel,
$12 64.
Passmore -Berry: That the follow-
ing bills be paid: Dr. Fletcher, pro-
fessional .services, Teddy Johns,
$18.50; Frank' Gollings, relief sup -
Plies, $12,50; Luther Reynolds, weed
cutting, $6.75; Ewart Pym, wedd cut-
ting, $3.50; Weston Horne, weed cut-
ting, 88.06; John Johns, weed cut-
timg, $'29.70; Clarence Ford, weed
cutting, $27.90; Wm. Bradshaw, weed
cutting, $1.75; Allen McLean, weed
cutting, $1.85; Fred Cole, weed cut-
ting, $24.34; Wm. • Hodgert, weed
cutting, $24; Arthur Campbell, weed
cutting, $16.63; Bert Verier, weed
cutting, $3.50; Snell Bros., a"•elding,
50c; Louis Fletcher, team work,.
$6.65; Norman Brock, . gravelling,
$15.53; . Henry Ford, . s uperinten.dence,
$66.99; Council adjourned to meet in
its regular meeting on Saturday,
October .5, at 1 p.m.—Henry Strang,
Clerk..
STANLEY
ISECCENG.M.66611258M131113Mir
(Intended for last week.)
Anniversary services will be held
ot Goshen United Church next Sun-
day, Septemiber 15, when Rev. Mr.
Chandler, of Kippen, will preach at
11 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. Special music
wiil be furnished. for the services.
At the evening service the Kippen
choir has kindly consented to furnish
the music.
Mr, and Mrs. W. H. Stephenson and
Mr. and Mrs. Orval. Stephenson, of
Marlette, Michigan, are spending the
week with friends in this vicinity.
The latter are furnishing the music
for the special meetings being held
at Bayfield this week.
Mr. and Mrs. A. • Buchanan have
n:uved to Varna t'o the house former-
ly occup'td, by Mr. and Mrs. E. Epps.
CROMARTY •
(Intended for last week)
Miss Mary Currie who spent a few
days at Toronto Exhibition, is visit-
ing at 'Hyde Park with Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Graham.
Roy Reed, Mrs. Reed and Mrs. S.
A. Miller have returned after spend-
ing a few days at Toronto.
Word was received this week of
the death of !Robert Dalrymple, of
Moose Jaw., He was a son of the late
Robert Dalrymple, Sr. He is sur-
vived by his wifa and two brothers,
John of Manitoba and George on the
homestead near Hensall, and two sis-
ters, Mary C. Dalrymple and Mrs.
William Houghton of Cromarty; three
brothers and two sisters having pre-
deceased him.
Mrs. R. Robertson is feeling some-
what improved after her recent ill-
ness:.
BEECHWOOD
(Intended for last week.)
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Moylan and
Mr. Frock Moylan spent Labor Day
with friends, in Port Huron.
Mr. Frank Welsh is ill in Seaforth
Hospital.
Mrs. Schuler of Seaforth is con-
valescing at the home of her sister,
Mrs. D. J. O'Reilly.
The many friends here of Mr. Jno.
Fortune of Detroit, who has been
seriously ill at the home of his
grandmother, Mrs. M. Lynch, wish
him a speedy recovery. Dr. McGre-
gor of Seaforth and Miss Agnes
Lynch, . RN., of Detroit, are in at-
tendance.
Mr. Gerald Holland of Windsor
called on old friends here last week.
Mr. and Mr. Joe Mylan of. Kit-
chener spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Moolan.
HILLSGREEN
• • (Intended for last week.)
The Hillsgreen Church congrega-
tion assembled with the Kippen
church frailsiecn• Sunday morning and
partisok of the Communion 'service,
which was administered at the close
of the sermon.
Rev. Mr. Bandy of Varna circuit
will he in charge of the service in
the Hillsgreen C h u rch on Sunday,
September 15. Rev. E. F. Chandler
is in • charge of the anniversary ser-
vices in Goshen Line Churdh on that
day.
Hillsgreen Church anniversary is
on September 22. Rev. Page of Exe-
ter will be the guest epeaker. •
Among those going fromthis vi-
cinity to Platte:Ville to attend the
funeral of the late Agnes .(Love)
Randall on Sunday were: Me. and
Mrs. Hugh Love, Mrs. James Leve
and. Son, Stanley; !Mr. and Mrs. Roiss
Love.
Mr, W. L. Forrest of Goderich was
in the vicinity for a day and also
visited; the peait plaint. •
Mr, W. Jarrett and Miss Annie vis-
ited Mr. and Mrs. P. Nichol in Hen-
sall.
Miss Verna Linden of Denfield vis-
ited her sister, Mr. ond Mrs. ,Archie
Parson and sou, Gerald.
Was wry Hagan returnikj to, Lon-
Ifiehe • .
don Oh M10114163r to attend ,the
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-Harry, epeekb a feet day in TO-OeadO,
with rele,tiveme end elle to in 'WO
,C. N. E.
Fall Pais a • now tin) Order. of
the -day. Just watch the oars' going
•by this week to. London.
W. M. S. will be held in the Church
on Wednesday 'afternoon September
10, at 2.30. A tee will be held to
clean the church that day. Everyone
please come.
14r. and Mrs. Shaw .t.Toronto and
Mr. and Mrs. F. Mousseau„ Zurich
Read, visited Mr. and Mrs. W. Weide.
Me. Otte Stephan of Hensall has
been visiting his mother on the farm.
Mrs. L. Troyer returned to hr
home in Brigden a -few days' ago.
Mrs. Bell and niece, Mies G. Deug-
las, and Miss M. Buchanan of Men-
sal' called an friends hi. the vicinity
during the week.
'Mr. and Mrs. ;Robert Robinson of
Mitchell visited, the former's brother
and friends in this 'vicinity.
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BAYFIELD
(Intended for last week.)
•
Mrs. Bristol 'left on Wednesday of.
last week for her home in Washing-
ton; 'D.C.. after a few weeks spent
at, heti" cottage here.
Mr. and Mrs. Buchan of Dunnville
visited Mr. Buchan's sister,- Mrs. M.
Wiaeds, last week, leaving for home
Monday.
Rev. and Mrs. Bugler and son,
Bernard, are spending a few days at
London this week. Mrs. Meorhouse
and daughter, Mary, accompanied
them to London. ••
Mr. Charles P. Keegan of Alpena,
Michigan, is visiting his brother, Mr.
Frank Keegan.
Mr. and Mrs. George M. Fisher•of
Waterloo arrived on Saturday ,to -v-is-.
it Mr. and Mrs. F. A. dwards. On
Sunday morning ahl motored to Kit-
chener taking Mrs. Robert J. Wats
son, who spent the past couple of
months with her parents, there to
leave for her home, Fairlight, Sask,
Mrs. Umphrey and edaughter of
Winnipeg, formerly Susan McLean,
Nvho lived on the Penhale farm, and
who has not been here for 50 'years,
spent Friday with Mr. F. Keegan.
Miss Ethel Cameron, who was vis-
iting her sister, Miss 'Elizabeth Cam-
eron, has returned to Detroit.
Mrs. C. Chapman and daughter,
Dora, are enjoying a few holidays
at their cottage, "Everest."
Miss Gwen Morgan of Toronto is
the guest of Mrs. (Dr.) Stogdill at
the McMillan cottage this week.
Several have taken cottages' here
recently and plan spending a few -
weeks to enjoy our beautiful Sep-
tember weather: Mr. and Mrs, Gar -
and family, Stratford, in Mrs. Law-
s•on's cottage; Mr. and Mrs. Oliver
and family, London, in W, Robinson's
cottage; Mr. and Mrs. Creswick and
family in Jowett's grove,
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,Friend—,Bell and Bess are both af-
ter that widower. Did you' ever see
the like?
Woman—Sure, I've often seen two
chickens after the same worm.
A Happy Anniversary
Mr.- and Mrs. Thomas Johnston,
Britannia Road, were "at honse" to
their many friendsits Monday even-
ing, the fiftieth o ,?t,ersary of their
wedding du, Thet'.'osms were frags
rant with flowers 'among which was
a bouquet of golden chrysanthemums
from, the W. M. S. of North Street
United Church. Mrs. Chester John-
ston, Mrs: Oliver Johnston and •Mrs.
Clarence Robertson did the honors of
the tea-room, where the daintily
spread table was centred with a cake
decorated with fifty candles. Messrs.
J. W. Moore, R. Stonehouse, J. P.
Hume and A. M. Robertson conveyed
to the happy couple the congratula-
tions of the Men's Club and the ses-
sion of North Street Church, of
which Mr. and Mrs. Johnston are
members.—G-oderich Signal.
The Canadian
Rooster Crows
Pubik attention in all the principal
countrie.s is being directed to the next
World's Faulty Congress which is to
be held in Berlin in 1936, Incidental-
ly, neither Canada's poultry experts
nor Canada's poultry have taken sec-
ond place in these assemblies of the
world's greatest -poultry scientists
and ,finest birds. The Dominion has
submitted much important knowledge
to ,these meetings while, in the exhi-
bition section, the Canadian birds,
because' of their •vitalittry, have
the Wonder of all viditors. For cipf
ample, at Bereelona, Spain, in 10010,,,
while mazy other birds languistoill
and some were dying in the high tem* :
peratures, not only did the birds frond!
Canada ntot diebut imiparbed vivelts5
to the show, the roosters crown,
,
their loudest all the time and the hen4 •
unconcernedly going about their bud*
ness of piling ' up a reeord of eggge '
King Alfonso admired a trio of Caae
adieu White Leghorn% so much' that • -
they were presented to him, whidt
recalls the fact that His Majesty
King George V has on his estate 4111,
Sandringham numerous birds of Can-
adian origin, some of thern the pro-
geny of a .trio of Barred Rocks pre*
sented to hinea few years agaiit
countries were reprePentesi
at Barcelona, and the high regar!,
they held towards Canada's poultry
was %till furthered among 60, natio
'et the congress in England in 1980i
and at Rome in 1933. The questiojl
of birds representing Can?ada at the
next Congress will be submitted to! .
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bathing in warm water. This
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adheres to theirritatedaidn
and soothes and heals
it. In tube
or box.
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