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SEAFORTH, Friday, December 5
Freedom of Speech
During the period preceding the
recent United States election, there
were many—not citizens of that
country—who wondered as they lis-
tened to the voice of Senator Mc-
Carthy and others like him, whether
in the country ti- ere was not a ma-
jority opinion which favored the
demagogic approach, the appeal to
prejudice.
But as the campaign proceeded to
its end, there were many evidences
Oat it itself was a manifestation of
the deep-rooted democracy that for
so long has characterized the nation,
and that the disturbing utterances
heard in the campaign arose only as
a result of the principles underlying
peoples belief in democracy raving
been ignored in the heat of popular
discussion. These principles were
stated recently by an eminent citizen
of that couhntry, Mr. Justice Learned
Hand, when he said:
"I believe that the community is
already in the process of dissolution
where each man begins to eye his
neighbor as a possible enemy,. where
nonconformity with • the accepted
creed, political as well as religious, is
a mark of disaffection; where de-
nunciation, without •specification or
backing, takes the place of evidence ;
whe,re orthodoxy chokes freedom of
dissent; where faith in the eventual
supremacy of reason has become so
timid that we dare not enter our con-
victions in the open lists to win or
lose.
"These fears are a solvent which
can eat out the cement which binds
us together. They may in the end
subject us to a despotism as evil as
any that we dread. They can be al-
layed only in so far as we refuse to
proceed onsuspicion and trust one
another until we have tangible
grounds for misgiving.
"The mutual confidence on which
all else depends can be maintained
onlyby an open mind and a brave re-
liance upon free discussion. I do not
say that these will suffice; who
knows but we may be on a slope
which leads down to aboriginal slav-
ery. But of this I am sure: if we are
to escape, we must not yield a foot
upon demanding a fair field, and an
honest race, to all ideas.'
•
Must Be Sold
The Exeter Times -Advocate gives
good advice when it points out that
if Exeter ° wants industry, its muni-
cipal leaders -will have to step out
and sell the town to industrialists.
"This theory was supported by a
representative of the Ontario De-
partment of Planning and Develop-
ment," the Times -Advocate goes on
to say, "who told council recently the
towns must advertise to attract
manufacturers.
"At a time when industry ds being
sold on the idea of decentralization,
it would seem advisable for Exeter
to make an effort to profit on this
trend.
"We hope next year's 'couhcil will
,Attempt industrial promotion:"
The advice which The Times -Advo -
c . gives, to Exeter is equally ap-
plicable to '8eaforth.
PItrrcz`r' Coast
yah oluntiba is a long way
and for that reason
-of Us have Sailed to
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Canadian prOvince..
During the period since the end of
the war, capital expenditures of
something like one and a half million
dollars have been made in industrial
and commercial enterprises, accord-
ing to the monthly review of the
Bank of Nova Scotia.
The bulkof this enormous .invest-
ment is in British Columbia's natur-
al resources --either at the primary
stage as in the installation of hydro-
electric facilities and the develop=
ment of old and new mines, or in
facilities like pulp and plywood mills
for processing these resources. New
by-product industries have sprung
up. And manufacturing plants to
serve the basic industries with ma-
terial and equipment formerly im-
ported, or to produce consumer
goods, are increasing in number. One
of the most interesting aspects of the
current expansion is that much of it
is taking place in areas remote from
the big industrial nerve -centre in the
southwest corner of the lower main-
land. Such a development is a par-
ticularly important one in a province
where more than half the population
is concentrated in and around Van- _
couver.
Three .of the big postwar hydro-
electric projects are of particular im-
portance from the point of view -of
resource development in the outlying
parts of the province. The John Hart
development near Campbell River on
Vancouver Island is the source ' of
power for the two new pulp mills at`
Nanaimo and Port Alberni and the
new newsprint mill at Duncan Bay.
The Waneta. project on the Pend
d'Oreille. River near the southern
border of the province will serve the
new fertilizer plant at Kimberley and
add to the power supply for the
metallurgical works at Trail, which
are being modernized and enlarged.
And the spectacular Kemano project
will provide power for the aluminum
smelter to be established at Kitimat
on the coast 500 miles north of Van-
couver.
Last year the timber cut in the for-
est district centering on Prince
George exceedtcd 400 million board
feet compared with 55 million in 1939
and some 550 saw mills were operat-
ing—twelve times as many as before
the war. In 1950 a plywood plant
was established at Quesnel, and late
last year a mill was opened near
Prince Rupert making acetate dis-
solving pulp for textiles. The Kiti-
mat project has given a further fillip„
to activity in the district and a 50
mile railroad is being constructed
from Terrace to Kitimat.
The Review mentions two other
events of importance to the district
and to the province—the recent com-
pletion of the link of the Pacific Great
Eastern Railway. from Quesnel to
Prince George and of the Jorn Hart
highway from Dawson Creek in .the
Peace River to Prince George. It al-
so refers to the assessment of natural
gas reserves in the Peace River area
of British Columbia at some 1,600
billion cubic feet. It calls this the
most recent major development in
connection with British Columbia's
mineral resources.
The longer-term outlook for Brit-
ish Columbia is bright, both from the
point of view of exporting to a raw -
material -hungry world and of build-
ing up her (economy.
•
1952
1 Seen ie the County Papers
Purchases Farm
Carl Steinbach, who has been
acting as manager of the Ferg
Levy farm on Huron Highway; a
short distance west of town, has
purchased this fine 200 -acre prop-
arty: Mitchell Advocate.
Hold Triple Celebration
Mr. and Mrs, H. Wurdell entertain-
ed in honor of her father, E. Smith's
70th birthday, last week. Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Querengesser, aunt a%
uncle of the host and hostess, were
also celebrating their 40th wedding
anniversary and another guest,
George Diegel, was marking- 'his
79th birthday.—Mitchell Advocate.
,Married 57. Years
What Other Papers Say:
The Ideal
(Sydney Post -Record)
It may not be denied that there
should be a new law about this or
that or something else. Everyone is
usually saying s� when one's con-
venience somehow or other has been
disturbed.
And then again it's often said
there are too many laws. It's either
too few or too many, never but just
enough,,but it never has been claim-
ed by anyone there is too much com-
mon sense. If there were even en-
ough of it there would be --- let us
say W- lust a little less smoking in
bed, fewer fines, fewer law's and per-
°haps . bitter editorials.
1.3�it'`�rhy anyone? one? There-
better olio . . v'eti�
might �% �! men ore
e
Last Thursday was the 57th wed- thorns and Lorne, Hyde, sang sev-
ding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. eral sacred number, accompanied
Albert 'Robinson, Fullerton n town- on the piano by Mrs: M. Wilson.
gaship, and en Saturday their family .Harry Westlake favored with elec-
er, A eti at the home of her familybih- trio guitar selections. There was a
celebration.
Amos, Thiel, town, for a short sing -song followed by the
celebration- They have two chil- guest speaker, Mr- Jim Brophey,
dren, (Irene) Mrs. Herman Heck- lecturer on public speaking. His
ship; two grandchildren,, ontowClifton
man, and Clayton, n -
"%interesting talk stressed the fact
grandchildren, that parents should take the time
and Beryl, and two great-grandchil to listen to and answer' their
child's questions when the child Is
young, so that in later years, if the
A successful euchre and dance, need arise, the boy or girl may
was held recently in the Memorial count on dad and mother for com-
Hail, Blyth, under the sponsorship fort anis guidance. Before and after
of St. Michael's Church. The ladies Iunch new and old-time dancing
and gents high prizes were dressed was enjoyed to the music of Mr.
chickens and were won by Mrs', and Mrs. M. Driver with Mr. Dren-
nan as caller. There will be no De -
them, with solo part by Miss Mary.
Lou McFarlane. James S. Arm-
strong presided for the presenia•
tion of geld St. Andrew's pins to
eight students of the Sunday School
who had completed seven years of
perfect attendance: Mary Agnes
Higgins, Sheila Alderson, Joan and
Helen Wilson, Katherine Riddick,
Bill Martin, Frank Wilson and Jim
Edgar.—Brussels Post.
en Present Program For Parents
Father's Night at the Home and
School meeting last Tuesday was
well attended. Mr. M. Stephens
presided' and Mr. H. Shackleton act
ed as secretary. The all-male pro-
gram was introduced by Mr. Steph-
ens. The quartet of Glen Lodge,
Ralph Henderson, Charles Haw-
dren.---(Mitchell Advocate.
Successful Euchre- Dance Held
Milt Little, Londesboro, and Mr.
Sherman Benniger, Blyth. The door
prize, which was a turkey, etas won
by Miss Shirley Harnittoia, Londes-
boro. The same evening a draw • was
made for a cpmforter' made by the
C.W.L. ladies. The lucky number
for this was 310, the winner being
Mr. Wendorf.--%Blyth Standard.
Girl Struck By Car
Mary Ellin McPlhil, Ave -year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Michael
McPhail, of Catherine St., Wing -
camber meeting but a carol ser-
vice be --the; •ohijeete ., will be, held
in the auditaintuis• on the evening
of •December 14--Qoderich Signal -
Star.
Exeter Couple installed
Over 200 Eastern Star members
from 24 Chapters in Ontario and
the CI.S.A., attended the special
meeting in the Legion Memorial
Hall Friday, November 21, for the
installation of Mrs. Allan Fraser as
Worthy Matron and Allan Fraser
ham, ran out from behind a parked as Worthy 'Patron of the Exeter
car on Patrick St. into bile path of chapter. Mrs. Alex McDonald, P.G.
a moving auto and was seriously
injured. Doreen Ste. Marie, driver
of the car, was driving east, ap-
proaching the intersection of Pat-
rick and Carling Terrace when the
youngster darted into her path
from behind a parked car. Struck
by the right headlight of the Ste.
Marie car, Mary Ellen was taken
to Wingham General Hospital, suf-
fering lacerations to the head and
the right chest, a broken collar-
bone and four ,broken ribs. Dr.
Crawford attended the accident vic-
tim. Miss Ste. Marie was cleared of
any blame in the accident.—Wing-
ham Advance -Times.
Pulpit Occupied By Students
Special music 'and speakers fea-
tured the observance on "Students' presented with gifts on behalf of
Sunday" in Melville Church Sunday .the ohapter. Mrs. Dobbs received
morning last, when members of the her jewel from Mrs. Muriel• Sweet
Young People's Society, assisted by, and Mrs. Stanley Love presented
Gordon Firth, of Hamilton, and Bill tier Iiusrband with the jewel of his
Warden, of Niagara Falls, students l office. Mrs. Ronald Squire was solo,
at Waterloo College, conducted the ist. Fourteen newly -elected. worthy
service. Rev. William H. T. Fulton' matrons of District 5, formed • a
guard of honor. 'Honorary officers
were from various chapters in the
district and past patrons of Exeter
tion's share of the•bursary fund for chapter. Gifts were presented to
the financial assistance of young the chapter 'by Mrs. Ivy Wear, of
theological students. The visiting Toronto, Mrs. Alex McDonald and
students each preached a sermon.
Bill Adams, president of the Y.P.S.
and Edna Mae Mclntee were in supper to about 30 guests prior to
charge of the Scripture reading and the installation.—Exeter Times -Ad -
prayer. A men's choir sang an an- vocate.
M., of Cookeville, was the instal-
ling matron; Donald Currie, P.G.P.,
of London, was the installing pa-
tron; Mre. Bertha Serene, P-D.G.M.
of Toronto, chaplain; Mrs. Norman
Eastwood, :P.M., of Hamilton, mar-
shal; Mrs. Ellen Sheppard, P.M.,
Niagara Falls, organist; Mrs. Ross
Hamilton, Seaforth, soloist; Mrs.
Ethel Malcolm, P.G.M., of Inger-
soll, inviting matron. Mrs. Hilda
Elwood, InD,G.M., conducted the
star point ceremony, assisted by
the past matrons of Exeter chapter
and Mrs. Allison Gooch, A.G.M., of
Strathroy. In a gift ceremony con-
ducted by Mrs. Art Wilkes, P.G.M.,
of London, Mrs. Fred Dobbs, retir-
ing grand matron, and Stanley
Love, retiring grand patron, were
introduced the young speakers and
explained that the local Y.P.S. had
undertaken to raise this congrega
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Fraser. Mr.
and Mrs. Fraser served a buffet
Farm News of Huron
With the long, open fall, farm-
ers have practically all of their out-
side work completed and were in a
good position to cope with the win-
ter -like weather conditions of the
past week. All livestock are now
stabled and appear to be in good
farmers should have sufficient feed
supplies on hand for the inside
stabling period despite the fact
that they are wintering over a
much larger number of cattle than
usual.
"Let's Be Safe^
Hundreds 011 serious accidents
occur on Ontario farms every year,
and many • lives are lost, because
simple safety precautions have not
been followed. I
Modern farm machinery, white a
labor-saving boon to- farmers, ac-
counts for roughly' one-half of all
fatal farm work accidents, with the
farm tractor the highest single
source.
Farm buildings are the scene of
many serious accidents, and sur-
veys have shown that more than
ball of all farm accidents may oc-
cur in and around the farm build-
ings, with the vast majority of
them associated with livestock
chores. And additional accidents
are of course caused through insuf-
ficient care while working with
farm • animals, • a lack of sensible
precautions in the home, and poor
driving habits with farm machinery
when ' on public highways,
The "do's" and "don'ts" of farm
safety are presented in a new cir-
cular just prepared by J. N. Turn-
bull, agricultural engineering Seld-
man and Prof. 0, G. E. Downing,
head of the Department of agricul-
tural engineering, Ontario Agricul-
tural College. Amusing cartoons il-
lustrate some of the unamusing re-
sults, of not following safety rules.
The circular, entitled "Let's ,Be
Safe," is obtainable how at the 'of -
flee of the agricultural representa-
tive.
Qtreeh's Guineas. Outstanding
Attt''actioit At White' Fair
g
Puna, .a.egiu, arativei frYliledt tie iaWn ' `ill
104,0,* li It posit104 of
Milk every day
The experts say
Builds bodies sound
Al 1 y ear around
Oept. 01 National Health and Welfare
Years Agone
Interacting Item Picked From
,The Huron Expositor of Twen-
ty-five and Fifty Years Agog
Death of a‘
By Ltslie Cargill
CHAPTER I
The little door at the far end of
the Church 'Hall slowly opened.
i Walking heavily, and with a look
of extreme gravity on his normally
genial face, the vicar ascended the
platform.
"My friends'," he began evidently,
choosing his worde carefully, "I
have some very unpleasant news
to impart. Mr. Rotherson is dead."
An audible gasp went up from
the assembled company. Less than
half an hour ago Martin Rotherson
had delighted them all with a
bright speech preparatory sto de-
claring open the bazaar in aid of
the Church Funds.
From The Huron Expositor '
December 9, 1927
We' learn that Mr. •David Bees-
wax, Hepsail, who is on a hunter's
expedition In the northern part of
Ontario, was successful enough to
shoot a Large timber wolf on Satur-
day.
On Tuesday aftexpoon while Mr.
Archie Dowciiffe, %f the London
Road, was cranking his -ar, no had
the misfortune to fracture his arm
when the crania flew back.
Mr. J. A. Westcott, who has been
conducting a jewellery business in
the Campbell block for some time,
has purchased the jewellery stock
of Mr. J. F. Daly and has moved in-
to the premises formerly occupied
by Mr. Daly in the Graves' block.
The windstorm of Wednesday
night and Thursday did consider-
able damage throughout the 'coun-
try, and the weather has been de-
cidedly cold and stormy since.
Mrs. N. Saramas, Zurich, has/sold
her dwelling property to Mr. Thos.
Meyers, of the Babylon Line.
Mr. George E. Jenson, Stanley,
has disposed of his fine Tarn con-
taining 120 acres on the Goshen
Line, to Mr. Percy Johnson, Var-
na, possession to be .given in the
spring,
Mr. George McTaggart, Walton,
who spent the summer and fall
with Mr. William Neal, running his
cream truck,. 'has returned to his
,home in Morris.
P. B. Gardiner, Walton, is busy
loading hay at Ethel station this
W ek. He also has loaded a large
giantity at McNaught.
The Diamond Jubilee of First
Presbyterian Church, Seaforth, was
held Sunday when the pulpit was
occupied • by Rev. James McKay, oZ
St. James' Church, London. Special
music under the leadership of Mr.
and Mrs. M. R. Rennie was of a
high order. On Monday evening fol-
Iowing, a tea meeting and enter-
tainment were held, .which was at-
tended by 800. A program wa.s g v
en by the choir, while Mrs. W. G.
Spencer assisted with two readings.
The program was one of the best
heard in Western Ontario this
year.
The election of officers for Britan-
nia Lodge resulted as follows; W.
M., Thos. McMillan; S.W., R. M.
Jones; J.W., C. Cheoros; chaplain,
W. Ballantyne; sec., C. Abernart;
treas., R. M. Jones; S.D., J. E.
Keating; J.D., R. E. Reid; S.S., J.
A. Munn; I:G., R. N. Bissonuette;
tyler, James Rankin.
one of the top ranking feeturee• of
Canada's greatest winter agricul-
tural show. in 1952! That, in a
nutshell, is the brief but vital his-
tory of the Queen's Guineas Class
at the Royal Winter Fair.
Designed to stimulate the inter-
est of the farm youth of the prov-
ince in' the raising of better beef
cattle the. Guineas now follows
closely on the heels of the spec-
tacular Roynl Horse Show in pab-
Ile interest Ind appreciation.
Increasing popularity / of the
class,stems largely from the en-
thuelstie interest of farm youth
and the active support of the On-
tario Department of Agriculture
under the direction of Hon. T. L.
Kenn, Minister of Agriculture,
who f es' done much in a personal
way tot bring the annual competi-
tion to its •present high standard.
Responding to the encourage-
ment and coaching of the Agnelli -
feral Representatives Branch of the
Department . are 58 4-11 Calf Clubs
located in various parts of the pro -
vines. The clubs, representing
some 810 keen young members, who
through their intense interest,
have done much to better the beef
standards that have brought On-
tario cattle into wide acclaim.
Evidence of the iencgeasing edu-
cational value of the "Guineas" is
found in the fact that for the past
two years the judging has had to
be conducted in the mein lforse
show- ring of the fair. Previously
helden :a'smh11er judging ring the
Winter' Fair management found it
necessary to provide the larger
arena in order to aeco'mmodate the
crowds attending the cotiipetitio .•
The Queen's Guineas' Cass aertn-
ally had its origin nearly a century
Ie ago when a fund was set tip by,
Xing Edward VII, then Prince of
'Vi ales, to develop, promote and en-
courage agriculture in' Ontario.
The fund, now 'he'l'd in trust by
the Ontario Department of Agricul-,
ture, has been translated from its
original 50 guineas into $250.00,
which, with the receipts from the
ue t t auction of the animal;
subseq n r ,,
iz ab e' rettirit t "
results itu a s e l o the
sucoeasful ydting winder. In adds
titin there;10. the add ` d honor rot
Wilding fhpbtY,..T Zr XdfIned$t,
sine n 1 Hilt iii 6)
gar
like a waxen imitation of 'her real'
self.
Inspector• •Iiodgkiss wase on the
scene -by this time. Two con-
stables; came with him. One of
these relieved Dingle at the door
and the other was stationed out-
side the retiring ronin.
Satisfied that his wife was get-
ting over the shock the Rev Quen-
tin Thorne lett the platform. At the
foot of the steps ee was saluted by
the policeman, who stood respect-
fully aside.
"I suppose it'e all right for yon
to go he sir," he said., "The In-
spector said I wall to keep every-
body out."
"Except me?"
"He said 'evempbo y,' sir, but V
take it that didn't include you."
"If I dict 11 can retire." The vic-
ar turned the handle and pushed
open the door, taking a backward'
glance at the crowd, which had be-
gun: to surge forward, imbued by
that morbid curiosity inseparable -
from this sort of tragic happen-
ing.
Hodgkiss looked up as he went.
in. "Glad you're here, s4r."
"Your • man wasn't sure whether
he ought to refuse me admittance.'
"That's all right, Mr. Thorne. Id
was bout to send for you. Nasty
business, eh?"
"Dreadful. What do you makes
of it?"
"Muoh too soon to say. Dr., De-
-ley tells me it is a case at'peis-
oning. Seems a queer ,sort'of place
for it to happen." ••
"Yes, •indeed. And Mr. Rother-
son didn't seem to me the sort Of.
man to commit suicide."
"Suicide?. Who .said it was?"'
"Why nobody, Inspector. I took:
it for granted when the nature • of
-
his death was told to me."
"Quite natural, and probably cora
rect."
"Yet you appeared • eurprisedl
when I mentioned it"
"Maybe I did. For a moment S'
imagined you had some informa-
tion that would 'make the case
clear."
"Only delirious ramblings."
"They might be, important.
me, Mr. Thorne, everything
can remember,"
The vicar was. silent for a time,.
thinking. "Mostly he moaned and'
groaned. That was horrible. ?ti-
ler a bit he was clearer, and men,
tioned a few names."
"What were they?"
"Kronfeld—that's his agent. I've*
met him. And members of his.
family. They came from this part
of the country. You know that, of:
course?"
The Inspector nodded. "Yes," he
agreed. "The local papers have
naturally made quite a lot of it:
We'll revert to the point later. %For• •
the time being I Will ask, yam to+
confine yourself to the last' words;
of the deceased."
This made tlfe vicar wince. There'
was something coldb'.00de.:ly un-
pleasant about this official descrip-
tion of a man who, so short a time+
previously, had been full of vital-
ite and charm, wearing the' honer:
accorded him by hosts of admirers•'
with a certain becoming dignity:
"One strange remark struck me,"
he recalled. "It was a quotation."
"Please." Inspector. Hodgkiss,
waited expectantly, pencil 'poised
over, a ridiculously small notebook:
Which the vicar • sub -consciously -
told himself was entirely inade-
quate for any serious taking of:.
statements.
"Like Caesar's wife."
"What's that?"
"Mr. Rotherson said it—twice.'
"M'm! Doesn't you say , some -'-
thing about a quotation?"
"Yes. 'Eike Caesar's wife, should'
be above suspicion.' It goes some-
thing like that. At least that is=
the meaning of. it."
"Right. Now go back to the very
beginning—what you know of de-
ceased for instance."
"'Couldn't you use a more euphon
ions' description?" asked the vicar,.•
rateen plaintively.
"More what, sir?"
. "A nicer way of speaking of the'
dead man, Ii mean. Somehow it.
strikes mes asr- rather grim;, •espec-
ially iir the dreads preseiide, if 1.1
may so putt itl"'
Hodgkiss scratched the corner of •
his mouth reflectively. "It's a way'
we have ih the Force;" he explain-
ed. "No disrespect intended."
"I'm sure there isn't. however,
it would sound better to refer toe
Mr. Robertson:" `
"Have it agar own way, sir. The
Inspector was prepared to be tol-
erant. "Now for the statement.
How long had you known the.
d—, Mr. Rotherson?"
"A very short time, and then on-
ly casually. It appears that -•he
came •to England -from Hollywood
early in the year, to appear in at
new film, I believe. His father mi-
grated to America many years ago'
but''the Rotherson family is of'
sound. English* stock. That is why
he paid a visit to the Midlands, her -
intention being to look up rela-
tions and to ,get to know some-
thing about, the ancestral sur-
roundings, When I heard about:,
this I got in tench with Mr. Kron
field, who very kindly agreed to do
everything in his power to. prevail.
on Mr, Rotherson to come and 'giver
us a (hand." ..
"So that explains why he was at-
/our.Jumble Sale."
"Sale of Work, Inspector," 'th"e-
vicar amended hastily. Quite a lot
of. difference, really:"
"Quite so, sir, quite so. What
happened before Mr. Rothersete
was taken 111?"
"Ile gate a very nice speech at
the opening ceremony, folloteing:
with a tour of the 'stalls.. After
wards he partook of tea."
Afterwards, spending money free-
ly enough to delight the hearts of
the organizers of the function, he
had made a round .of -tee stalls,
buying up many attractive but
quite useless articles. Wherever
he went a little crowd of admirers
pressed as closely, as possible to
him. They had made a. ring while
he drank tea with the vicar and a
Picked circle of friends. When he
complained of feeling unwell there
were general expressions of con-
cern, intensified by the obvious ill-
ness of their guest as he was as-
sisted into the ante -room by the
Rev. Quentin Thorne and one of
the church wardens.
At first a determined effort had
bee trade to carry on, though the
sense of uneasiness increased mile
utne`•by-inenute:-'The vicar•-husried
into the hall once tp request young
Dick Jones to fetch Dr, Ixley. He
then spoke with noticeable nig--
ewes
Everybody agreed that this look-
ed ominous. Evidently, Mr: Roth-
erson's indisposition • was more
than a •passing faintness,
•
Fortunately Dr. Ixley' was at
home. As he lived just around
the corner his arrival was a matter
of less than, ten minutes, from the
time young Jones dashed' off for
assistance.
Once again the door_ at the back
of the hall opened, then closed as
if to present an implacable appear-
ance of gloom. Chatter -leas hush-
ed and business at the stalls and
side-shows died gradually away.
One by one, then in groups, the
people made their way to the clear
apace in fkont of the platform,
waiting anxiously for further news.
They had formed themselves in-
to a compact audience whee the
vicar presented himself. •
er, must ask you all to re-
main •here for the time being," he
went on nervously. "Please find
seats and make yourself as com-
fortable as possible. This is, er,
most unfortunate. Naturally there
will be an inquest in view on the
distressing suddenness of the af-
fair and no doubt some of us will
be called upon as witnesses."
Detaching herself from some
friends the vicar's wife went up
the ,half-dozen wooden steps to the
platform and spoke to her husband
in a low voice. •
"We can't keep them here, Quen-
tin," she urged. "That would be a
horrible ordeal, especially f o r
some of the younger folk."
"Sorry, my dear, but there are
important reasons for my request."
"Yes, I know all about the ne-
cessity of an inquest. At least I
expect that will have to be held—"
"Unquestionably."
Loud voices from the directioa
of the main door created a diver-
sion.
Mrs. Fernley -Gibson, one of the
most influential of the parishion-
ers„ had made up ,her mind not to
be mixed up in the affair any long-
er and was determined to depart
in company with her 18 -year-old
daughter. This retirement was be-
ing frustrated by Enoch Dingley.
• "Vicar says no one's to go,
ma'am. Not even you, though .I
make bold to say it."
"I refuse absolutely, to be dic-
tated to in such a manner. Kindly
move aside,"
"Not without the reverend says
so,"
"Quite right, Mr. •Dingley, the
vicar called out."
"By what authority do you act
in this manner?" demanded the
irate lady.
"Believe" me, I wouldn't do so un-
less I had good cause. Me. Ding-
ley is guarding the door at my re-
quest until Mr. Iron returns with
the police."
"Police!" The word could be
heard repeated .from lip, to lip. But
of course it would ,be necessary to
inform them without delay. Sud-
den death, horrifying as it was in
itself, brought with it all sorts of
complicated, legal formalities. Even
Mrs. Fernley -,Gibson began to re-
alize this and abandoned her in-
tentions to depart, though grudg-
ingly.
Mrs. Thorne's eyes rounded in
surprise. "I didn't know you'd
called the police already."
"Naturally it was my first duty.
As my wife you may as well know
the truth. Rdtherson's death was
—was.—"
"Well, what are you trying to
tell me?"
"He.died from poison."
,Poison?" She repeated' t h e
word again; very eoft1y�H'er cheeks
rased 'and'she swayed slightly:
"Steady-, 'murmured her hus-
band, ",Don't make a scene. You
can tiinderstand how careful I've
had • to be; can't you? 7i'hey'lt all
halts to know eventuate, but/until
the authorities take .charge I must
keep my mouth shut. Here, pull
";ourself together," Ile planed an
arm pvotectingly round her shoul-
der.
She w'as shiveringeteolently, "Nee
--ne, it can't be," she gasped. Sud-
denly
uddenly she crumpled up and slipped
limply to the floor,
'Although Mrs,-,Thorne's faint eon-
sidetably aia7rm'edl'the vicar it ex-
ereised obe ,good ;effect, :For evOrlt
body was 80 ,• intent to• CetCern
thentsePees witht. the meal' tragedy
Telll
youl.
From The Huron Expositor
December 5, 1902
Mr. William Jackson, Walton, has
sold his 100 -acre farm to Mr. Thos.
Skelton, Morris Township,
Mr. W. H. Humphries, Walton,
has secured anew blacksmith.
Ross and Joffe Tons, Bayfield,
have returned from Port Frank and
Sarnia, where they have been en-
gaged in fishing. ,
The following .were ticketed to
distant point 12y W. Somerville:
Sam Hinchley,'Miss Lena Gatzmey-
er, Charles Broadfoot •• and Miss
Cluff, North Main St., to Toronto;
Joseph L. Downey and James Cow-
an to Chicago; William McCulla,
McKillop, John Neilands and John
Daley, Seaforth,. to. Park Rapids,
Minnesota.
Mr, James •C; ''Laidlaw, who has
been in Curry, Minnesota, for four
years, has returned to town and
will remain here. He has taken a
position in IVIr. Gunn's store.
Mr. Harold Broadfoot, son of
Mayor Broadfoot, Seaforth, who
has been cgtelaier in the head office
of the Canada Furniture Manufac-
turers at Toronto, has been ap-
pointed to a good position' in the
office of the company in Liverpool,
England, and leaves early in the
new•,•year to take up his duties.
Oonseeration of the hall in St.
Patrick's Ohurch, Dublin, will take
plaC@ Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Landsboroiigh
reterned Home front their visit to
the Northwest on Saturday. They
,speakhighly of -that country and
they ' visited" many old Huron
friends, both in Manitoba and Da-
kota,
Owing to the voting on the Ltq
tarn Adt being •' taken'Thursday, we
are unable at"the time of going to
press to get adfsfectory returns,
but Ole the Vote in Seaforth to.
the -pre'sstit tante, whleh ie as fol-
lows: For- 203; egaint 132, which
gives a majority' of 71' in faad'or of
the Act.
Mr. Ell FL Close, who 'has heft
s.. •ployed :at the; Rey& lintel foe.
mom''%linea°haspreoi ed hi0r osi
tion; •: a rd left WO Week' .fni"Cli oa,�
�., geed'kiritiefeiait; ott
krill., lmi li ., ,
ed ii
Olt int Ca
t a st'e rn n
,'fy s 111 l utett)Yettii'ia ih'e `a
;r; d tof ;,`guff%%0at1i ,iia,' 4 1elp'' t1
'it" ai Eet+eil rhlsll4 skp ioo>1bd•
tttlAh! II
"Surely you don't vsuatieet that
had anything to do with it?"
"Pin not beginnitiig to suspect
yet;: • 1 fr. Th•otiere Ever jr, possibility!"
tnat'-be mnYeetigetso, ';'Was it dur--
iing-(e'a that he Meatne ill?"
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tidiMnfiilio tons Vie. 7)