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EXPOSITOR
JANUARY .22; i937
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stabliShed 1860
eit .. NYePhail McLean, "Editor.
blxslted at Seaforth, Ontario, ev-
earn Thursday afternoon by McLean
Bros.
pojntments.
So use a little judgment, boys.
Dant hapg on too longi Even if you
own a hundred bagel or so, that won't,
help you much next June when the
new crop of potatoes starts coming
in.
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SEAFORTH, Friday, January 22nd.
Premier Hepburn Goes South
The hope that Premier Hepburn,
who sinee the first of the year has
been suffering from a cold and Bron-
chial trouble, would be able to throw
off his indisposition in time to meet
the Legislature on Tuesday, was
abandoned last week, and the- Pre-
mier's physicians found it compul-
sory to send him south to Arizona.
The length of his stay in the south
is indefinite. At first it was said to
be three weeks, but it is not by any
Means beyond the possibilities that
he may be forced to remain there un-
til spring, at least.
A similar attack a year ago fore-
, ed the Premier south during the win-
ter.. At, that time, however, he made
an amazing recovery in a very short
time. He may do the same this year,
but the probabilities are that he will
not be able to show the same resist-
ance as he did at that time.
The past year has been an exceed-
ingly arduous one for Mr. Hepburn.
Besides his regular duties, heavy en-
ough at any time, he has had the
Hydro power situation hanging over
him, and it is a situation that has not
by any means yet been cleared. up.
It was hoped that the Premier's
breakdown a year ago would show
him the wisdom of sparing himself
a little more than he had been accus-
tomed to do since he assumed office,
but that hope has never been realiz-
ed. It does not seem to be a part of
his nature.
It is a mistake, however, and, un-
less he distributes the responsibili-
ties of government more among his
cabinet ministers in the future, it
may prove a costly mistake both to
himself and to the party of which he
is the head. Mr. Bennett tried the
same thing that Mr. Hepburn is at-
tempting to do, and the world now
knows what it did to his health as
well as to his party:
One can easily understand Mr.
Hepburn's situation. It was his ag-
gressive personality that was prim-
arily responsible for putting the
Liberal party in power at the last
provincial election, and it is that
same personality that has dominated
,the political ,situation in Ontario
since that time.
But he can not continue much
longer to be the dominant leader he
has been, and at the same time be
the head and front of every other
department. of 'government. There
is a limit to human endeavor.
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Potatoes Are Going Up
The potato market is on the move.
Last week potatoes advanced fifteen
to twenty-five cents per bag, and
were selling'from $1.25 to $1.50, with
the expectation that they would
reach two dollars before a new crop
' made its appearance.
That is good news to the farmer
and he is entitled to it. ' He has wait-
ed long and patiently for the turn,
not only in potatoes, but in every
other farm commodity.
Potatoes in this district were not
.a prolific crop, not half a one on
many farms, but there appears to be
nopronounced shortage. Farmers
are just holding them.
Nor does there seem to be any
shortageover the . Province or
Dominion, although the importation
of potatoes from New Brunswick
and other potato provinces, if it is
necessary, will not have any tend-
ency to reduce the price.
We hope the potato growers make
something this year. We hope they
realize even their two dollar expec-
tations. Expectation and realization
are, however, very separate and dis-
tinet things, and the difference be-
,. gr'e'et' them has many times before
'nor been the cause of many disap-
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Years Agone
Interesting item' picked frame
The ' Pxpesiitor of Sfty ,li d
twenty-five years ago.
Riot At Guelph Reformatory
Another riot, the eighth in six
years in . 'Canada, broke , out in the
Guelph Reformatory on Sunday af-
ternoon and 'continued until mid-
night. During the trouble the kitchen,
libry, recreation rooms and sever-
al offices were completely wrecked.
In fact, practically the whole interior
of the large institution and the furni-
ture and contents ore in ruins, the
damage being estimated at upwards
of $200,000.
Trouble, it is said, had been brew-
ing for some .weeks and came to a
head on S'tinday at dinner time over
the food served, At least that ap
pears to have been the excuse. Some:
seven hundred convicts, mostly.
young men, twenty-five years and
under, were in the Reformatory at
the time, and with the exception • of
a few trusties and some in hospital,
all are said to have taken part in the
trouble.
It is the first riot. in Guelph and
one of the most serious of the many
that'have occurred in different parts
of Canada in recent. years. Guards,
provincial police and firemen battled
with the convicts for hours, before
any semblance of order could be
gained. Fortunately there 'were no
fatalities, but it is believed that
twenty-five or more convicts . were
able to make their escape during the
trouble, and are still at large.
Following the riots at Kingston
penitentiary some three years ago, a
Penitentiary Investigation Commis-
- sign was appointed by the Dominion
Government, as is, we believe, sit-
ting at the present time, although
we are not aware that any report
has yet been received from it.
At the time there was great need
of such a commission, and, apparent-
ly, there is still need of it. Even
greater need for such an investiga-
tion, and some very prompt action
on the part of the authorities.
The Guelph Reformatory is, of
course, a provincial institution, but
the findings and recommendations of
the Investigating Commission should
have an equal bearing on conditions
there as they are very closely relat-
ed to the Dominion penitentiaries.
That there is something very ser-
iously wrong with the government
and conduct of our Canadian penal
institutions goes without saying.
The riot history of the past few
years has amply'prove���"t, but there
seems. to be two 'Very different
schools of thought on the subject.
There are many who maintain, and
there are many prominent persons
and a few members of parliament in
that school, that the government and
discipline under which the prisoners
in our penitentiaries and reforma-
tories have to live, is not only ' too
strict, but that is brutal and inhu-
man.
On the other hand there is the
school of thought that looks up-
on the inmate of one or ' all of these
institutions, as a convict and a men-
ace to public safety. That these in-
stitutions were never intended to be
sumptuous boarding houses or plea-
sure resorts. That a convict is a
convict, and as such he should be
treated as one.
Perhaps both schools of thought
are right in some particulars, but
there seems to be a growing belief,
particularly since the episode of the
notorious Red Ryan, that the aver-
age convict is treated as well, or a
little better, than he deserves to be
treated. That if there is anything
wrong with prison discipline, it errs
on the side of leniency, not on the
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side of severity or inhumanity.
The prisoners at Guelph are usual-
ly first offenders whose term of ser-
vice does not extend over two years.
Under the circumstances,,. there is
little likelihood of ,there being many
or any prison abuses. It is more to
the point to believe .that the treat- '"
ment they have received has led
them to forget the real reason of
their domicile there.
They want to dictate, not to be dic-
tated to. They want to be masters,
not servants. They want, in fact, to
be anything but what they really
are—convicts.
Froom The Huron Expositor
• O yoU
Do you remember tate fiftieth acini-. •
versary of the accesion, of Queen Vic -1
Coria to the throne? Seaforth, in com-
mon with other centres throughout
the British Empire, eeiebnated the
ddty in proper' et,yLe, and Tuesday, June
21., 1887, was long to be remembered
in the town.
The occasion was recently recalled
with the publications anf the 1936
Alumni Year Book, of a group photo -
•graph of Collegiate pupils taken, as
far as the editors of the Year Book
were able- to determine, about 1885.
An ex -student, • seeing the picture,
recalled the exact occasion on. Which
it had been taken, and in"' a letter
to. this paper some weeks ago, told
of the jubilee oelebrati'on and stated
that it was following the parade en
that day that the. pupils', all in uni-
form, had marched to the school build,
ing" for the photograph.
Notwithstaardi•ng a rain, 4nethe morn-
ing that delayed the proceedings, Sea-
forth's 1887 Jubilee Celebration at-
tracted thousands upon thousands' of
visitors from near end -far, a contem-
porary report states.
"The town was beautifu•1ly decorat-
ed," it continues, "all the business
blocks on Main Street, /as well as
many private residences, were cover-
ed with evergreen's fantastically and
neatly arranged into arches and other
' January 26, 1912
Mr. J. W. Ortwein, of Hensall, was
very suucoessful at the Clinton Poul
try Show, taking $33.00. worth of priz-
es.
A man lfrem the West tells about a
Witmer resident of Hensail who took
a nine mile. drive out there. He was
clothedl, as- follows: Three pairs of
socks and moccasins, three pairs of
pants, three abide, a, heavy suit of
clothes, three overcoats, three pairs
of mittens, and, a heavy. cap and face
mask, yet despite it all -he bad his
nose badly frozen. .
Mr. A. G. Smillie, secretary -treas-
urer of the Huron Weather insurance
Mutual Co., of Hensail, hes been keep-
ing the postmasters busy sending out
annual reports.
Mr. John Eckert, of St, Columban,
passed away very suddenly. He was
a native, of Bavaria; Germany.
Much regret was expressed when
it became known that Mr.'J. T. 'Cure
tis, of the ,Seaforth public school, had
resigned. oe
Mr. E, J. Beetles been awarded the
contract for snowplowing the streets
of .Seaforth.
At the inaugural meeting of the
Seaforth Separate School, the follow-
ing officers• were elected: Chairman,
Rev.. P. Corc'or•a.ae secretary, James
McNamara; treaauier, John Shine;
representatives on the Library Board,
M. J. Broderick, W. J. Duncan; re-
presentatives . on the Collegiate
Board, Charles. Stewart.
A few days ago as Mr. Adam Dodds
was . deiving down Main St., Seaforth,
standing on a Load of hay, he was
elaughrt by ' an /electric wire 'which
spanned the street, the -wire striking
him full in the face.
Practically an unanimous vote was
given in Bayfield on Monday in favor
of the village being linked in . the
Hydro Electric, power chain. Ninety-
four votes were polled in favor, and
only 17 against the, measure. The
ratepayers also elected Mr. Samuel
to the council, a vacancy having
been caused by Bailiff Cameron
through his recent appointment be-
ing unable to act on the municipal
b•c ard,.
Mr. John Kerney, who has been ex-
press agent ,and division court clerk
in Brussels( will leave in the near
future for Guelph, w,he-e he will ac-
cept a position as 'life insurance ag-
ent. •
The ladies of Cranbrook, Grey Tp.,
have issued invitations for a Leap
Year dance' do Long's Hall on the 9th
of February. The invitations bear
the encouraging legend, "All propos-
als accepted."
There is a movement on hand to
sink a weli in Brussels for oil or gas.
An expert named Mr. Stritton, of
Lancaster, Ohio, will be the operator
if the project proceeds.
Mr. James Soott, postmaster of
Clinton, has retired from the Colleg-
iate Institute Board of that town af-
ter 21 years.
The aanual meeting of the Holmes-
ville Cheese and Butter Company was
held on Wednesday. The report
shows that $10,857.68 worth of ciheese
and it was of anexcellent quality.
From The Huron Expositor
ornamei;uta1, device', while to ?Ilieiie,
were added flags and Oolored stream-
ers!.
"The .procesreion, fully three-quarters
sof a mile in length, was formed at
the Market • Square and proceeded
through the priweipal streets of the
town to Victoria Square."
!Special mention is made of the
High School students in the report
that 'appeared' ins The Expositor• of
that week,
'The boys were all dressed 1•n reds
turbanrs and) wrote tunics faced with
red, w i11e the girls' wore siniilar head:
gear and white . dresses trimmer with
red, and each carried abroom .and
dust pan. They all marched with the
precision and aoourracy of trained
soldiers and went throUgh their var-
ious evolutions_• in 'a. manner which
`showed the care with-whieh'they'had-
been. drilled by their instructor, Mr.
Hagerty."
On arriving at Victoria Square, civ-
ic officials gave shunt addresses, the
Seaforith and visiting Bands rendered
selections, and a resolution was un-
animously adopted, felicitating and
congratulating tI a Queen.
The parade reformed and proceed-
ed to Recreation Park where a long
athletic program -.was carried out, in-
cluding a football" game, in which Sea -
forth High School diefea,te(d the Mit-
chell club.
JUST A SMILE OR TWO
The imaginative boy of a suburban
cls,s presented 'thee following essay
on geese: •
"A geese is a low, heavy -set- bird
which is mostly meat and feathers.
His teed sits on one side and lie sits
on the other.- ,Geese can't sing .much
on account of the dampness of mois-
tu; es. He ain't got neo between -his -
toes and he's got a little balloon in
his siummuck to keep him from sink-
ing. Some geese, when they get big,
has curls on their tails and is called
gat;oers. Ganders don't have to sit
and batch but just eat and loaf, and
laet and go swimming. If I was a
geese I'd rather be a gander." • '
•
'iil"hen an -.irresistible force meets
on immovable body, a police officer
comes along and looks over the driv-
er's license.
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CoUtity Pamper
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& Rig Farm .
Considerable comment is' being'
made about a doctor from Preston,
who has purchased 100. acres of ,rand!%
in the Klondylee area, southeast of
Grand Bend, about four mils. The
new owner,^has a large tractor work-
ing day and night in breaking up'
laze', much of which has not been
cultivated in years. The object Of
the venture we understand, is, to do`
farming on a Marge scale. Much of:
tt'is land will _ be sown to barley,
tis bich was a lucrative price last fall,
Just how this venture will prowl it-
self remains to be seen.—Zurich' Her-
ald.
Funeral .of_inlrs- A. Pickard
The funeral of Mrs. Albert Pickard
of Holmesviil•e took place on T'hurs- •
day afternoon last fpora the home of
Mr. and kis'. E. Pickard, Clinton. The
service at house and graveside were
conducted by the Rev. J. W. Herbert,.
of Holm'esville, assisted by the 'Rev..
G. G. Burtpn, of Ontario Street, ,Clin-
ton. The pallbearers were Messrs. L.
Jervis, J. I�em'psey, E. Potter, B. Hul-
ler, D: Thorndyke and G. Neal. In-
terment was made in Clinton eeme
tery. Clinton News -Record.
'Ay," exclaimed Sandy to his Eng-
lish friend, "Scotland's the finest
place on earth."
"Then since you like it so much,"
protested the Englishman, "what ma•
you leave it?"
Sandy grinned.
"Ah, weel," he chuckled, "it was
like this. In Scotland everybody was
as clever as masel', andI couldn' mak'
muckle progress. But here — here.
I'm getting 011 brawly, ye ken!"
•
"With all due deference, my boy, I
really think our English custom at
the telephone is better than saying
'Hello' as you do."
"What do you say in England?"
"We says: '`Are you there?' Then,
of course, if you are not there, there
is no use in going on with the'con-
ersation." -
January 21, 1887
Friday evening last, after the ad-
journment of the Goderich council,
the. retiring Mayor, Horace Horton,
entertained, the council of 1886 t'o,an
oyster supper at Bingham's Hotel.
Tenders are to be let for the build-
ing of five, new bridges in Huron
County at the next meeting of .the
council,' one at Morrisbank, one over
the 18 -Mile River; near Amberly, one
on the gravel road between Dungan-
non and Lucknow, one on the., bound-
ary' between Hay and Stephen over
the Sauble 'river,' and a contract for
the masonry work over the Bayfield
river south of Clinton.
The following officers and directors
were appointed to the South Huron
Agricultural Society for the current
year: John Murdock, Stanley, Presi-
dent; William Dixon, Brucefield, 1st
vice-president; Thomas Russell, Us -
borne, 2nd vice-president; Directors:
,Thomas Welsh, Goderic'h. Twp.; Alex-
ander 'Thompson, Stanley; Robert Mc-
Allister, Hay; John Willis, Stephen;
James Pickard, Exeter; Leonard
Hunter, TJsborne; Alex. Forsythe,
Tuckersrmith;,Dr. Coleman, Seaforth,
and Alexander Granger, Bayfield;
auditors, George E. Jackson and W.
C: Charters,.
A furious snow storm set in a
week ago last Monday and continued
until -Wednesday. There is .now a
great depjh of snow_onthe ground.
Mr. J. T. Ireland, of Tuckersanith,
has 'commenced the study of dentistry
with Mr. W. J. Fear, of Seaforth.
Four young men, Masers. John
Campbell, of McKillop; John Gemmell
of Tuckers'mith; John McFadzean, of
Grey, and James Armstrong, of, Hue
lett, left here on Friday last for Cali-
fornia., where they intend to push
their fortunes. .
Two rinks, of curlers went to Hen -
sail for a bonspeii in Mr. J. Cox -
worth's rink.' The following were the
Seaforth players: George Henderson,
William Reidy John 'Weir and • Charles
Wilson, skip; L. E. Dancey, F. Hoim-
sted, P. Cavan, Alex, Wilson, skip.
The Hensall players, were Cohn Cald-
well, Sr., Wm. Buchanan, Jas, Reith,
George Murray, siti'p; W. B. McLean,;
Thomas Dick, William Elder and
William Charters', Skip. Hentiall'won
by seven points:
.On Wednesday evening, the 12th, a
surprise party' of the pupils of School
Section No. 4, McKillop, and their
friende, met at the residence of Mr.
Muir, their former teacher. TW0 pup-
ils presented Mr. Muir with a gold
watch chain and breast pin. 1 Mr.
Jame' Leckart -Was chairman.
Mr. Sam J.' Latta, former teacher
of Scrhool, Se'ctioni• No. 8, Stephen, and
who bas been attending this Normal
Steh,,00i at 'Ottawa during the past
term, is 'again teaching in bis old
school. "He has been engaged at a
salary sof $400 a-yearr. .,
Was Happiest
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In Seaforth.
An Interview With Sir John
Aird by R. E. Knowles in the
Toronto Daily Star.
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[Editor's Note.—Sir John' Aird, re-
tiring head of the Canadian Bank 'of
Commerce, was a member of the
branched the local branch in the early
nineties, and three yearsago con-
tributed an interesting article to the
'S.. C. I. Alumni Year Book, in which
he recalled many events and citizens
of that period.]`
"Do you know why you 'remind me
of St. Paul?" was my opening • ques-
tion addressed to Sir John Aird yes-
terday as I found myself at 39 Madi-
son Ave, within th.e enchanting con-
fines of the loveliest "sun -room," ' I
think, in all Toronto.
"No, <i1 'course I don't," quoth this
commander of much who long ago
learned how to say "no."
"Because both of you can say; 'I
have fought a good fight; I have fin-
ished my course; I have kept the
faith'," ,I explained; "by the way, did
ycu carry out your : threat -of yester-
day-, that you .wpuld, `sleep in' to -day
for th'e first time in 66 years?"
"Well, no," replied the laughing
knight;"I really failed to do that af-
ter all—I was up at seven.
"Lags of exci%.ment, of course, just
now,",, I diagnosed; "was there as
march fuss made, Sir John, over your
entry into the banking world as there
has been over your retirement from
it?"
"Weil; hardly, I believe," replied the
smiling graduate;' "but I think there's
been far too much, the last few days." I
. Recalls U. S. Civil War
"When did you cast your first po-
litical vote?" •I.asked, in swift transi-
tion. 'In ].8.78—for Sir John •A. Mac-
donald."
"What •is your earliest memory of
Toronto, Sir 'john '?" "April 4, 1863—
that night, the old. Roslin House burn-
ed down. I remember it like yester-
day. And I can recall, a year ornevo
later, the assassination of Linobinr--
lots about the Civil War, too. I was
attending the old Model school at that
time."
,."Any old chums there, Sir John,
whom you r6uld like to make im-
mortal with,a word?" I queried.
"Well," replied, the veteran,. "I
won't go bail for the immortality --
but I might speak the naine of an old
chum, E. J. Lennox. Besides, too,
there vias Chester B, .Hamilton; of
thos.e''dear dead days of yore.'"
"What one teacher, if any, ,helped
you most?" I asked. "Oh, that's eas-
ily told—it was Dr, Carlyle, a nephew
of the imetorta.l Sage of 'Chelsea. Once
a month the received a letter from the
great writer -and be always react it
to the .senior school. That was a
mighty privilege,"
A Family of •Leaders
"Were you a good pupil, Sir John?"
"Well," he replied with Scottish lir-,
directness, "my brother was headboy,
and my .sister was head -girl And
" (as though it were a mere af-
terthought "well, I guess I was head,
boy '°600."
"Let us 'reminisce' some more, Sir
John," I pleaded; "do you remember
the famous 'Pacific Scandal'?" "Per-
fectly. And I'll tell you why. 1 got
the job of being :secretary to Col. F.
WI, Cumberland, M.P. for Algoma. Audi
one of my duties was to send him the
Weekly Mail. Well, Col. Cumberland
was aide-de-camp to 'Lord Dufferin—
and Dufferin's was the' master hand
1n» all that convulsion. - It certainly
Was a lively time," ,
"Any reeollectinonrt Sir John, of the
'Fenlon Raid''?" I pursued, "Of course
—a very cleaner -once. I was eleven then.
And my oldest brother belonged -to
the '16th Royal. He was all ready
to go. But—an'd• I remember this so
vividly—my mother went down to the
corner of Spadina , and Queen, where
the troops •were—my brother wag in
ell the glory of his uniform and ev-
erything—and my mother retrieved.
,him, poor 'lad,'plucked him right out
et the ranks and • took him home with
her. She had the edge on them all,
you see—for my brother was still un;
der age."
"You come of a fighting stock, do
you not, Sir John?" I. asked. "Well,
I suppose 'so—from , the Highlands,
you see—Criech, where they spoke the
Gaelic.
.Son.Wanted to Fly Ocean
"And your own family record has
been pretty good, in the recent war.
Ira.s it not?" 1 pursued. "Not too bad,
I hope," was the mrodeet reply. "I
had two sons, John and Hugh—and
two daughters=in that struggle."
"That must have 'comprised the
most of your posterity?" "I hazarded.
"That's the lot," were the proud
statistics; "my -son, Hugh. was flying
• —with A1cot k, the chap who first
• flew the Atlantic, and; by the way,
Hugh tried hard to, go with him, but
I couldn't bring myself to consent.
Anyhow, he was a prisoner' :of the
Turks, in Asia Minor."
"Were you ever up in the air your-
, self, Sir John?" "No, never"—and
never "up in the air" metaphorically
either, I'll assure the world.
"By the way, Sir John, with your
fine Highland source, -.how did the
-Anglican church come to get you?"
"Yes, of course," the 'owned) up, "we
all should be Presbyterians—but, you
see, at Longueuine Quebec, where I
was born there *as no Presbyterian
church. So I was baptized in the An-
glican church there, by Canon Eli -
good." ,
"Ail to the good," I ryhmed, "but
were there never any distinguished
Presbyterians, perhaps away back, in
the Aird family?"
"Well, rather;" returned the knight,
his still .Sootti,sh face lighting up with
unconscious pride; "why, my own
uncle, the Rev, Dr. Gustavus Aird, was
the moderator of the General As-
sembly of the Free •(church of- Scot-
land," the credential trolling from Sir
John's' life as though he were re-
counting the whole twelve apostles; as
first cousins of his own, "and he was
a prime, mover; -'back about 1904,
that 'Wee. Frees' 'lawsuit, when they
got all those monies. And my 'uncle
played a big part fn reclaiming them,"
he concluded proudly. It's great to
be a Scot!
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Colt Gave Warning Too 'Late
Following Day's sale on Thursday'
Mr. Ben Rich was leading 'his colt •
which had been stabled' there to town.
The calt was not halter broken and
Mr. Smith.• 'of Morris started to town
with chem with his .horse and buggy
so that the colt would act more
peaceful,' The tog was heavyandas.
they 'came onto the, black bridge a
car going toward Belgrave suddenly
appeared axed forced the buggy side-
ways across the bridge. The horse's •
foot .lodged in the bumper of the car
and tore its shoe off bu.t no other
damage resulted. The colt was the:
first to sense danger, crowding over
against the rail and whinnying a
warning.- Wingham Advance -Times.
Newlyweds • Remembered
Around one hundred of the Mount
Pleasant United Church people gath-
ered at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Ross .Marshall, newly-weds, Kirkton;
on Friday evening to present them
with a shower .of good wishes for
their future happiness; a' lovely stu-
dio couch and end table. The address
accompanying the gifts was read '
by Mrs. Elmer Selves apd during the
evening a delightful program of
readings and musical 'numbers was
given. The Young Ladies' Sunday
School class of which the bride has,
been a member and assistant teacher,.
presented her with a fine woollens
blanket, the class. address' being read' .
by Miss Jean Cole and the gift pre-
sented by Miss Laureen Ross. The -
bride• and greom made gracious re-
sponse to their good ,friends for" the'
lovely' gifts. The evening was later
spent in cards and dancing,—Mitchelif
Advocate.
Heads Canadian Legion
The annual meeting of the raenn-
hers of the Canadian, .Legions was
held in their rooms in the post office
building on Monday evening, ober.
the following officers wereelected for
the ensuing year: President, Sydney
Gatenby; vice-president, Hume Moses;.
secretary -treasurer, A. .H. Gibb; ex-
ecutive committee, Lloyd Hawes,
Horaee Mabb, C. H. Prveter and W
Pealing.—Mit'c'hell Advocate.
Johns ' Merritt
A, quiet but pretty wedding tools .
place at Waterloo on Saturday, San-•
uary 9th, at 3 p.m., when Miss Helena
Elizabeth Merritt,' idaunlater of iMr.
R. N. Merritt, principal of the. Kit
chener-Waterloo Collegiate, was unit- •
ed in marriage with Dr. Walter
Hugh ''Johns, a member of the fae
ui•ty of the Waterloo College, and son
of Mr: and Mrs. Charles Johns, of:•
Exeter. The ceremony was perform-.
ed by Rev. Mr. Holiingdrake, of
Hamilton, uncle of the bride. Only
the immediate relatives of the cone rt
trading parties were present, in- ,
eluding Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Johns. -
of town, and Mr. and Mrs. Kenn.etI:.
Johns, of Usbprne.—Exeter Times -Ad-
vocate.
Killed On No. 8 Highway
Tweedsmuir Uncle's Advocate
•
Just as I was starting to re -cate-
chize, •Sir John sti'ddenly rebelled:
"Oh yes—and when Lord Tweedsmuir
was' here lately, as :he and I were
chatting together, I happened to re-
fer to my uncle and told just what
I've told, you., And his excellency
broke •out with: 'why,- 1 was his ad-
vocate at that very suit, about the
endowr+ents. and all that,' an incident,
you will easily understand:; of great
interest to myself,"
"Any other Airds," I asked; "of d-s-
tinguished ;story?" "Well ," trepiled
the Canadian: sample of the same,
"l'rti not much on such annals --but
I. do recallthat Sir John Aird was the
chief engineer of the great Aesouan
dam"' (most distinguished bit 'of pro-
fa.nity in stone of`the centuries) "and
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The first highway fatality of the
year in Huron ,County 'Occurred on
Highway -No. 8, two miles out of God-
erich, on Monday 'night, when Harry
Saunders, of Toronto, aged thirty-two,
was fatally injured when his. car left .
the road and crashed into a tree. Al-
though he was terribly injured, Mr -
Saunders, crawled from his car and
flagged a passing motorist, who took
him to a doctor's office in• Goderich,.,
vnhence: he was taken to Alexandra.
'hospital, where he died at '1.1 o'clock_
The accident occurred' about 6.30 p.m.
Police' who investigated ascertained]
that Mr.' Saunders, a bond 'salesman,..•
of 1512 Bathurst Street, Toronto, wens s -
subject to fainting spells and it is be-
1-ieved the car left the road when the
driver was overcome by a spell. It
is said his' car `went into the ditch ore
a previous occasion, with little daan-
ege resulting.—Goderich Signal. .
G. C. -1. Pupils in Accident
Miss, Ruth Tyndall, of Colborne. v,
Township, was painfully cut about the
face while riding to school with a
sister and brother and a friend ons
Monday morning, When their car was••
struck by another 'at the•intersection y,
of Victoria Street and Elgin Avenue:
The injured; 'girl wets taken to the
hos)rital and the others, Suffering:
shocks, were unable to attend school.
The Tyndall car, driven by Miss Kath-
been Tyndall, with Ruth and a bro-
ther, Charles, and Bsetty Young as
passengers, was proceeding s'out'h on
Victoria Street and was crossing -..the
highway pavement when it was struck
t'y a car coming in the highway, driv-
en by Mise 'A. Whitting, of Mount
Forest. Mies Whitting and ,Miss Ger-
trude 'Paind, Godierich telephone op-
erator, escaped with a shaking and
bruises., Both cars were badly dam-
aged, the lemming board, body, "fender
and a wheel of the Tyndall. ear being
smashed,. Damage was..... confined, to
the front of the Whitting car.—Godes
erleh Signal.
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