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EAFORTH, Friday, April 10, 1953
Clean -'Up Time
A word of advice which might be
profitably acted on by any commun-
ity is that which the Strathroy Age -
Despatch offers when it says:
"nes . of rubbish, litter on the
Streets, shabby buildings, gaping
fences, untidy gardens, all seem to
cry out for something to be done.
Homes, too, seem to need the appli-
cation of good soap and water and
elbow grease. It is well then that the
urge to do inspires our people at this
season for there is much to be done.
Small towns in Canada during the
past few years have improved rel
anarkably in appearance, the result
of growing community pride. But
most of them have a long way to go
before the term `beautiful' may be
honestly applied to them."
In Seaforth, town foreman Harold
Maloney is setting an example this
week, as he and his crew are busy
cleaning 'town pavements of the ac-
cumulated dirt of winter.
•
Wisest Man
While it has always been agreed
that the man who works on the land
is pretty sound in his thinking, it re-
mained for 'Agricultural Minister J.
G. Gardiner to put it in words.
Speaking recently in the House of
Colinton, Mr. Gardiner said the
"farmer is really the wisest man I,
meet as I go around the country
looking for vot-es.
- "I go out and talk to the farmer,1
and.I find out that if I get a little bit'
off the track in connection with mat-
ters having to do with the farm, or
marketing of farm commodities, the
farmer will put me straight, quicker
than anybody else I meet, whether it
is on the Winnipeg Grain Exchange
or wherever else it may be."
The reason—the farmer has more
time to think.
"When a farmer is riding on a
farm implement from one end to the
other of a field a mile long, and he'
has not got to sit and • listen to some
fellow talking at .himl, all the time, he
can think more soundly and think
straighter than those of us who have
to sit in the House of Commons and
listen to some people try to tell us
what the situation is throughout the
country." -
1.4?I'.gd
opians, of the use 'of a scythe. Net"``'
a tractor -q_ i1 e,Rm e, 4:o1 , eves
an ai iln a-$owereci; redder or -mower,
just•a scythe Butptscythe Si4VeS lab-
or, which can h.e' R tg`rai§e the eoun-
tr s total output and: to ., rovide in
y' p p
time the income to buy mowers or
combines.
"In the same: way,. '•.as simple a
thing as a garden hoe, substituted for
the forked stick of the Indian small
cultivator, means a better return. As
simple a suggestion as the breeding
of fish in flooded rice fields means a
better diet for the Indonesian native.
All are tangible proof of Western in-
terest and sympathy, the more valu-
able because they excite none of the
latent suspicion in Eastern minds
about big gifts, and yet what inex-
pensive help to offer !"
•
Small Help Mean Much
We hear much these days of the
problem of raising the living stand-
. Ards of the earth's hungry hundreds
of millions. If it were necessary, in
order to think of doing anything
worthwhile, to try to recreate abroad
replicas of the systems that produce
plenty for a few countries it would
be discouragingly big, the Montreal
Star thinks, and points out that we ' ..
are too prone to think in (big terms,
of what is required to enlarge land
resources by huge irrigation projects
for ingrease output by mechanization
programs. i
"Iii some bf the areas of need, mod-
erai2ation can be advanced by steps
that to us seen pathetically short, yet'
their effects can be pronounced. The
,cixrrent United Nations bulletin con-
ains some illt strations of work done
der the tT. '. technical assistance
i a th opia lel life is
i int ce level though the
is pe tentially rich. Some of
' repr s'u„
t the inI
troduc-
•
technology, immun-
a ainst rinderpest,
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rr';t- ,.itil picture
i •.'.:;.cif �t
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What Other Papers Say:
Basis of Character
(Truro News)
The most valuable lesson a boy can
learn is that the world does not owe
him a living.
This lesson well learned, will give
him a sense' of responsibility that will
urge him to a worthy purpose in life,
and a sustained effort to fit himself
for the responsibilities of manhood.
It will give him a vantage point
from which he will be able to see
through many of the sophistries that
are rampant in the world today.
The time and place to teach this
truth is from childhood up, in the
home, and by the parents, for the
teaching must begin early and it
must be emphasized by consistent ex-
ample, which only the home can give.
The worst thing a boy can be
taught is that the world owes him a
living. Imbue him with this notion,
and it will be a wonder if he doesn't
drift into a life of crime.
•
Craftsmanship Declines
(Globe and Mail)
A team of British industrial lead-
ers have just ended a tour of , the
United States. While they found
that machine production methods
have promoted cheaper mass produc-
tion, they lament that a subsidiary
effect has been the rapid disappear-
ance of skilled craftsmen. Crafts-
manship, they report, is disappearing
at a faster rate in North America
than in the United Kingdom.
In the Province of Quebec, the
Northern New England States and
in some of the. mountainous regions
of both Canada and the United
States there still are able craftsmen
who can make a perfectly balanced
axe helve or a set of dishes. There
are many more, however, who have
turned from the more utilitarian
crafts to engage in the commercial
production of so-called art -craft pro-
ducts which too often are neither
artistic nor useful. And much of the
" formal training offered on this con-
tinent leans heavily to the . side of
hobby -craft activity.
There is no objection to these
trends. But it is deplorable that bas-
ic craftsmanship is (disappearing. In
spite of the sophisticated surface of
our society, this continent is still a
pioneering era. By abandoning the
virtues of craft skills we are not be-
ing true to the genius of our coun-
try. We are doing less than we should
toward creating a "homeland" at-
mosphere in the country in which we
live. It is ironical, for instance, that
many of our best craftsmen are New
Canadians, most of them products of
more than a thousand years of high-
ly civilized life, a large proportion of
them having been members of the
professional and white-collar groups
in their new disrupted homelands.
They are warmly welcomed hero
and their basic crafts'thanship is find-
ing plenty of outlets, to our benefit
as well as theirs. But the fact re-
mains that on their arrival thy
found a vacuum in this field and pro-
. 'perry moved into it. As they become
more thoroughly assimilated per-
haps they will restore public inter-
est in both the household and shop
t
is :fo r whose • ro\lucts mass . ro-
Graf r p
duction techni' yes tare felted to
' pi vide' skxbgtitutes,
Brothers 'Co gvCrO s
Sgt.' Alex Ellis, w+ho ht recent -
y been stationed at A;:eteiwawa,eiSe
now en route to Korea a?eArC. Peter
tens, of Whitehorse„ is spending
leave with, hi& $engin .1►19r tP 1e..a'v-
ng for an R.:C.A.:F. station in Ger
many'.—Exeter Tippers ,Asiv nate.
Two Welcomed Aa candidates
Huron Presbytery of the 'United
Church voted unanimously to sup-
port a resolution encouraging vis-
its to church members and non-
members in each church area dur-
ing the year. Presbytery also 'wel-
comed' Brock Vodden, Biytlh, and
Harvey Sperling, Elim'ville, as can-
didates for the ministry. Roth
young men have been active in
church youth activities. — Clinton
News -Record.
Won Sweepstake
Mrs. Jack Fasken (nee Mary
Merner), of Elora„ and daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Haberer, Zur-
ich, received a.cablegram from Na-
tional Ireland Sweepstake, .stating
that her horse had come in second
in the hurdle race. This • will .en-
title her to a nice big sum of
money ($56,000). iMrs. Fasken was
taken by great surprise as she pur-
chased the ticket from a friend for
friendship sake, but it happened to
be one of the lucky ones. Zurich
Herald.
Compete For Oil Rights
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Manning I'd the form# Mie!. Mor..
lel Rowdien.—.Blyth St letazi ,
Block of Wood Over 200 Years Old
The . §tandard has had in the
window- for the (past couple of
weeks a block'02 vWad, 71,0X12/tx
4", which M. Bin Manning of
Manning & Sons brought to the of-
fice for display' The :block is from
a Douglas fir,gtown on Vancouver
Island. Bill counted, the yearly
growth rings shown ga the block.
wfhich would only be a portion of
the complete .growth of the tree.
The rings showed 147 years of
growth. From this a conservative
estimate of the life of the tree
would be well over 200 years. It
proves that a few moments with a
saw can destroy a any, many years
of nature's work. It also d•Cves
home the fact that nobody should
wantonly destroy a tree. — Blyth
Standard.
Oil companies are competing in
this area to , purchase petroleum
rights on farm land, an unidenti-
fied spokesman for one of the in-
terested firms said last week. He
declined to state which companies
were negotiating, where they were
buying the rights, or what price
was being :paid. Oi� rights to most
of the land in the northern section
of the county were purchased last
year. Imperial Oil was one of the
firms interested. — Exeter Times -
Advocate.
Hire Two New Teachers
Two teachers, new to the staff
of Clinton Public School, have been
hired for the coming term. Miss
Olive Johnson, who has for sev-
eral years been teaching in Gode-
rich township, and William Nedi-
ger, son of Reeve and Mrs. John
W. Nediger, will begin teaching in
the new public school in Septem-
ber. This brings the number of
teachers of public school in, Clin-
ton - to 12. Work on the new
school is going forward, and upon
completion will have cost $345,000.
—Clinton News -Record.
Coal Still Leading Fuel in Huron
"Coal remains the principal means
of heating dwellings in Huron
County, according to statistics of
the 1951 census, recently rig
Of the 13,870 occupied d un�h
in the county, a total of 8,38p § d
coal as the principal heating ftiel,
while 3,060 dwellings used princi-
pally wood and 2.215 used oil as
the principal heating fuel. A total
of 135 homes used chiefly sawdust
to heat the house; In 7.585 homes
in the county a stove was the prin-
cipal heating equipment; in 900,
steam or hot water, and in 5,315,
hot- air.—Goderich Signal -Star.
Joins Huron (Health Unit
Miss Hilda Pletch, of Wingham,
who is a student public health
nurse at the University of Western
Ontario, London, will join the Hur-
on County Health Unit for April
to do field work, according to Dr.
R. M. •Aldis, of Clinton, director of
the unit. At a meeting held in
Clinton, discussion was held on a
recent course on plumbing inspec-
tion in Toronto, and attended) by
Dr. T. Melady, public health veter-
inarian, William, Empey and R. M.
Hale, sanitary inspectors. Preside
ing at the meeting was Stanley
Snyder, RJR. 2, Clinton, and pre-
sent were W. A. Galbraith, Wing -
ham; 'Harvey Johnston, Morris
township; W. M. McKenzie, of Exe-
ter, and secretary, A. H. Erskine,
of ,Goderich.—Wingham Advance -
Times.
Boats Leave Harbor
tShipping out of the winter stor-
age boats from Goderich harbor
swung into high •gear last week,
with the departure of four of the
vessels on Tuesday, and the re-
maining five Wednesday. The Ev-
erton was the first to leave Tues
day, bound for Fort William for a
grain cargo. The ,Saskadoc was
next to leave, headed for Toledo
for coal, The Windoc and the
Vandoc were the last 'to leave late
Tuesday, both headed for Fort Wil-
liam for grain. Sailing Wednesday
were the Mantadoc, Algorail, Al:go-
soo, Algoway and Scotiadoc. Of
the 10 ,boats which wintered here,
the Mantadoc and the Mohawk
Deer are the two expected to ar-
rive back in port in the near fu-
ture. The Mantadoc is due back
in about a week, with the Mohawk
Deer, which left here a week ago,
due back in about a week and a
half.—Goderich Signal -Star.
Family 'Holds Birthday Party
Mr. and Mrs. John Manning en-
tertained at a birthday party re-
cently, when they had as their
guests, Mr. and Mrs.. Alex Man-
ning, Blyth; Mr. and 'Mrs. Bert
Bowden, •Holmesville, and Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Wise, Clinton. The
day had special significance for the
two ' fathers-in-law, Mr. Manning
and Mr. Bowden, as both gentle-
man mark their birthday on March
28. It was this fact that prompt-
ed the host and hostess to hold the
event. (Mrs. Wise is a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Bowden, and Mrs.
Medicines, liniments and pills
May be needed in case of ills.
But keep them locked
with children near
Or they'll be at them, never fear.
Dept. of National Health and Welfare
Years Agone
Interesting Items Picked From
The Huron Expositor of Twen-
ty-five and Fifty Years Ago
p Loge- Car. i jt
CHAPTER XIS. '"She's chill `Mixer" lie aunoune-
with the deadly fumes, seeping ed,, -
into his prison,Mr. Morrison While the daughter dashed off
Sharpe composed himself forfor �ie1p, Mr. Sharpe applied first'
death. Sure„ i ,his mgwd no.tlziAg aids to the inother. (quite evident-
he
of a miracle could save him ly the blow our her head had°been
he ceased to be afraid. a severe one for she showed' me
Pushing aside the tubing with' signs of returning to conscious
lois •p.en he was . quickly made nese.. There was nothing much to -
aware of Mrs. Rotherson's watch- be done except 'wait for profes-
fuine sfor it'wa '' immediately re atonal advice and this, -came soon
inserted. "Still uq awake, Mr, er than anticipated. Edith Bother- ,
son had stopped a motorist who,
Sharpe?" she eh -bitted. happened to be passing end ,he halt,
"You'll never succeed," he an- taken her hitt) village where
swered. "This place is too big to providentially, Dr. Smithers hap -
fill with gas."
penedto be at home.
"Be patient. If you think wheed- "M'm! 'Concuaeion and coma.
ling will make me open the door Maybe a fractured skull," he pro -
you are mistaken." pounced.. •
"Have you no human feeling?" "What chances of recovery?"
"It grieves me to be unmerciful, "If she recovers sufficiently to•
but mt. are the biggest danger." make any statement it will be one -
"No, I'm not. You've forgotten of the biggest surprises ofmy
somebody." life," were his parting words.
"our upid 'policemen. He does
"Did you inform the police?" ask-
not
Ycounstt." ed Mr. Sharpe, 'when a suitable op -
"Not Matthews." portunity arose to question Edith
"Who then? Speak up, 'I' can Rotherson. �.—•�' '
hardly hear you." She shook'+her head negatively..
For a_seeond he removed the "I'm afraid I was• much too con -
covering from his mouth. ' "Your cerned to remember that part of"
nephew's divorced wife." my errand."
"What's that?" 'Perhaps I'd better run along.
"Myrtle ;Rotherson. Martin made and find the nearest police sta-
his will in her favor," tion," Mr. Sharpe said uneasily. "If'
"So you know even more than I 'I leave you in charge of your'
imagined." mother will you be all right?"
"Somerset House," he gasped. "es." Tease stop until the nurse are
"That settled your fate," she re- riv
tortede "And Myrtle must go "Very well." There was ,plenty
next." to occupy his attention =it Harris,.
"You can't go killing everybody the chauffeur, whom he had forgot -
in your way." ten fn the excitement, came back
"As many as necessary, now I before the 'woman from the,village-
have started." • put in an appearance. the was a
Morrison Sharpe .was now fight- stolid sort of individual with little
pi— to say. Either he knew nothing of
ing to keep awake. Deadly slee
pens began to overcome him and any consequence or his loyalty to•
this, he was well aware, forshadow his employer was extremely deep -
ed the end. Once 'his eyes closed rooted;
they would never open - again.
Mr. Sharpe tried desperately
"Rouse yourself. For God's sake hard to pump him, without any ma -
make an effort." terial success.
The unexpected' words came to Nurse Maude, a bustling •and
him as through a, waste of cotton capable person, presented herself
wool. What they meant he could a little later and immediately took
not imagine. command. She was not only pre -
Making a ,brave attempt he tried pared to let the men leave the
to get to his feet. house, but anxious that they should
"That's right," spoke the reas- do so.
surfing voice. I can't carry you. Morrison Sharpe reported at the -
Stranger still the speaker was a nearest 'pence station and also 'put.
woman and he began to realize in a call to Inspector Matthews,
that he had not passed over to the who listened increduously to a
other side, resume of the adventures.
Half supported, half dragged, he The Inspector certainly hustled:
managed to reach the foot of the and 'shortly 'before midnight he"was•
steps. Now there was no his of at the house. Together the two
gas. On the contrary the atmos -
muchsettled down to wait with as
much patience as possible.hortly
phere was clearer. He could see before down Alma Rotherson, in
daylight at the top. Spurred on spite of Dr. Smither's :pessiinism,
by this he began to ascend, only stirred, opened her eyes and spoke.
to collapse as he finally emerged
from the cellar. CHAPTER XX
When he came to again it was to
From The Huron Expositor
April 13, 1928
We are informed by hir. F. T.
Fowler, McKillop, that spring flow-
ers are out in great :profusion in
his bush and are pushing up
through the snow everywhere. This
is• unusually' early for wild flowers,
but we hope it is a sign of an early
spring.
At the annual meeting, of the
lady members of the Seaforth Golf
and Country Club, the following
committees were appointed: field
committee, Captain, Mrs. T. Swan
Smith,,. Mrs. S. W. Archibald, Mrs.
McLatfighlin, Mrs. Hovey, Miss E.
McLean, :Miss•Elcoat; refreshment,
convener, Mrs. F. J. 'Burrows., .Mrs.
J. H. Best, Miss Broadfoot; Mrs. J.
C. Greig, Miss Watson, Miss Alice
Daly, Mrs. E. Bell, Mrs. C. Stewart,
Mrs. Willis, Miss G. Brawn, Mrs.
McTaggart, 'Mrs. Brydone; enter-
tainment, Mrs. O. Neil, Mrs. R. M.
Jones, Mrs. 'Coombe, Mists Mackay,
Mrs. K. M. McLean,Mrs. Sills.
The three -act. comedy, "Eyes of
Love,"' presented. in Cardno's Hall,
was well patronized and' much en-
joyed. Those taking part were
Laura McMillan, Andrew McLean,
Jean ,Cluff, A. W. 'Siilery, Dorothy
Robinson, A. F. Edmunds, J. T.
Archibald, Helen Lane, J. C. Crich
and Helen McKercher. Fred E.
Willis sang a solo which was en-
thusiastically received.
A stag euchre was held fn Win-
threp Hall Thursday night with the
prize -winners as follows; first,' Clif-
fgrd Smith and Roy Patrick; lone
hands, Percy Little; consolation,
John Bullard and Wm. McSpadden.
Mr. Angus 'More and family have
returned from Chicago and have
settled on their farm, recently va-
cated by Mr. McDonald, who mov-
ed to Tuckersmith.
Among those from out -to -town
who spent Easter in Seaforth were:
Miss Mary Jackson, 'Dr.' W. Aber -
hart, C. Aberhart, Dorothy Kers-
lake, Donald Kerslake, Dr. Aubrey
Crich, Gertrude Crich, Anna Suth-
erland, Floretnce Laidlaw, • Mary
Hays, Edith Govenlock, E. C. Cham-
berlain, Emily Deem. Alvin Oke,
Lillian Waunke'l, Ida and Eva Love,
Fred Crich, all of Toronto; :Frank
Coates, Embro; Sam Walker, Tim-
mins; Isabel Lowery, Goderich;
Kathleen Burrows. London; Lester
Govenlock, Kincardine.
n New Exeter Bank Opens
'The, -Bank of Nova Scotia's new
branch opened •April 7 under the
management of IH. W. Kelson, who
was accountant and credit officer
at the bank's London, Ont.. branch
for the past two years. The de-
mand for banking service in Exe-
ter has beenso strong that the
branch will open at 622 Main St.
before renovations are complete.
However, while business is trans-
acted in the completed front por-
tion of the building, renovations
will be made in the rear portion.
All the latest features in bank con-
struction are being incorporated.
The building will present an at-
tractive
ttractive appearance with its large
window area and the vitrolite fac-
ing which covers, the brick front.
The interior will be finished in pas
tel colors and noise will be reduc-
ed to a minimum by the use of
acoustic ceiling materials. The new
"straightline counter" is designed
to speed up business transactions
and replaces the unsightly old-
style cages. Modern vaults and
safety deposit boxes are provided.
—Exeter Times -Advocate.
-.Farm News of Huron County
Farmers in the south end of the
county commenced work on the
land last week; 'however, it is not
expected that any seeding will be
done for approximately one more
week, according to G. W. Montgom-
ery, agricultural representative of
Huron.
• Seed grain continues to be in
very short supply. with registered
seed of some of the more popular
varieties being practically impos-
sible to secure.
Demand for open and bred sow's
is quite brisk, as also is the market
for weanling pigs,
Seed Treatment Pays
Treatment of seed grain as a
means of prevention of certain
plant diseases started over 300
years, ago. It began with the ap-
plication of common salt to control
bunt or stinking smut of wheat,
states Dr. W. F. Hanna, Chief of
the Division of Botany and Plant
Pathology, Science Service, Depart-
ment of Algricuriture, Ottawa.
Farmers continued to "brine"
their wheat until about 1775 when
another treatment was introduced
—wasting the seed with a solution
of lye. iSixty years later, copper
sulphate (bluestoney replaced__ the_
lye solution. Next came the hot
water treatment, still used for con-
trol of loose :smut of wheat and
barley. Later still formaldehyde
gained wide popularity, in both
Europe and North A ..erica, for the
control of 'cereal eotn ts,
Copper g1deli'nte and formalde-
hyde *ere etteetive in killing
spores of the ettilite, but sometimes
mused > eri0ne injury to the seed,
This obbevtion Was overcome with
the intra lichen" of orgitnic com-
i
1
poundis soon after the end of World
War L These compounds, some of
which contain mercury, are highly
toxic to disease organisms ,but non-
injurious to the seed.
Since 1945 no less than 178 chem-
icals for seed treating purposes
have been tested at the Canada
Department of Agriculture's Lab-
oratory of Plant Pathology at Win-
nipeg. These chemicals, are tested
for„ their control of such diseases
as bunt and seedling blight of
wheat; loose smut, covered smut,
and seedling blight of oats; cover-
ed smut, false loose smut, and
seedling blight of barley, and seed
rot of flax,
What may a good seed treating
material be expected to do?
Dr. Hanna says it should give
satisfactory control of the smuts
which infect by means of spores
carried on the surface of the seed&
The diseases which a 'particular
chemical will control are mention-
ed:,,..on the label of the container.
It should be clearly understood
that the loose smuts of wheat and
barley, which are carried over in
the seed, cannot be controlled by
ordinary' chemical seed treaEmente.
The standard method of control-
ling these smuts is by the bet wa-
ter treatment.
^ In adrditioe. td controlling the
mutts; -a--•geed•-e'hemical--'trealeuent
should give ,at least pantial control
of certain other cereal diseases, the
most dotilmon is probably seedling
blight. A good treatment should
not impair 'seed' germination and in,
some instances. may' ,actually im-
prove it,
During the past 60 yearsgreat
ad
vasees 'have bean made in the
Itteinviedge of see tonic "d:i 'uses;,
, KiCd�
e d:
have od
chem;d�ts 1pt`
W toonttnYted bli; Page B)'
find his rescuer applyieg artificial When Mrs. Rotherson saw Mor-
res:Iiiration.. She did not desist tin:r> on Sharpea look of baffled ifs -
ill 'he tried to sit up. 4 ;' PPeintruent;trossed'dier fries. f43,ce
Then he almost ,forgat about the you escaped," she murmured
discomfort as his eyes were able
Thankto your daughter,"
to focus • more accurately. There "Where fs Edith?O
was a middle aged woman who "Resting."
had released him rocking to and "Let her stay away, I prefer to
fro on her heels. Her glance var- die without any reproaches from
led from (Morrison Sharpe to some- my own daughter. She is tenni to
thing lying on the floor.. know the truth sooner or later,
"My mother,"' she said quietly. •Everything I did was for her."
"Not .poi! ?" . "I am aware of that," observed.
"Yes, deadl! I killed her." Mr.. Sharpe gently.
• This was quite beyond his com- "Of course you are. 'You know'
prehension, most of the story and can fill in;
"It was the only h way, she ex-' any of the details. You are a.
plained. Suddenly h e r over- clever man."
Sharpe -
wrought perves gave way and she'
Probably only Morrison rrison Sharpe
broke into .a ,parbx' sm of tears. really understoodher motive for-
"What/happened,?" he asked, confessing. It was the final egoism.
of a strong minded woman actual --
when she had become calmer. ly proud to have committed a mur-•
I was sent away to London. My der in what she regarded es a
mother had left the hotel, ,howev good cause. There were no lengths
er, and nobody knew anything to which she would not have gone•
about the telegram telling me to if murder ,was riot enough.
wait there for her. That was. a For twenty minutes she talkedi, message that had come to me steadily, with Inspector Matthews
From The Huron Expositor here-" taking rapid notes in shorthand":
"Go one please. Mrs. Rotherson
April 10, 1903As the recital proceeded her voice•
told me about that."
-:The managers of the Presbyter- "Well, I felt worried, especially became weaker, but she rarely hes
ian Church at Londesboro have let as my- mother had settled up at itated for words.,
the contract for the erecting of the the hotel. The'' people there ap- It all'began in the far past. per -
church sheds to Wm. Riley at $354, peared to think my coming was chaps with that accidental break -
peculiar. So I decided to catch ing of Alma's leg which yso embit
The well-known threshing firm of tiered her against her brother, Mar
tie next train back to Wandler
MoKay and McGregor, Tuckersmith 9 tin. Gerald Rotherson, senior, had
have dissolvedford." -$artnership- Mr, made one of those awkward wills
.
McKay has Sold' out all his interest "I see," said Mr. Sharpe.„There was a strong smell of es- which are the despair of adminf-
to his former partner, Mr. Johnst'ate's and often the delight of
McGregor. caping gas about• the house. That lawyers, who are apt to get fat
worried me a lot. Then I found fees from engaging in
Mr. George Turnbull shipped two gag g legal pro -
my mother standing outside the cesses concern
carloads of fine carriage horses on ng such documents.,
� cellar door, with a hosepipe run- The estates were left to Gerald
Friday. They go to Liverpool by ning from the fire connection. She
Mar -
'way of Portland, and were in was angry at my appearance and junior
nior with the proviso that if :Mar -
charge of Mr. Kling, tin who had settledoEngland, hs
told me to go away. When I ask- was to succeed on thee •death of his
Mr. Ed. Hunt, who has had ed her 'what she was doing she
charge of the .Coma eecial Hotel told me it was a matter of rat- brother. A complication was thate
"stables in town for a number of killing. But her attitude was so if Martinarefused, to return home
years, has purchased Mr. William strange 'I insisted on the door be- the estates to go to any son of his
'Grieves' farm in McKillop, and has ing opened.” who agreed to the doonlcilary con
already moved to it. "Had' you heard.anything to dition, Financial provision only -
The following were ticketed to arouse, your suspicions?" was is made for Alma. which ,Morrie.
distant points this week: Thos. B. "A groan." My mother pushed This wase the will aim
O'Sullivan, MMcKillo to' Moos aw, me aside and we struggled. Being sonewitShah on had familiarizedShint
p, e •� self with that visit to .Sopnerset •
Sask.; Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Carden Younger I suppose I am stronger. House which confirmed, all his sus -
and family, to Darlingford, Man.; Anyway, 1 managed to pull the :picions.
Mrs..McNab and Miss Swallow, of pip away from the door, which Martin, of course, had stayed.
Leadibury, to Thornhill, Man; Mr. Alert the gas into the roam." abroad. Then Gerald died, -leaving:.
Plumtre, McKillop, to ,Moose Jaw; "It would hardly have affected everything to his sister, Alma. Dar
Roderick .McKay to Newark, N.J.; you in so short a time."
Geo' a Parks. to Buffalo,ing the passage of years the con
-
George "I don't know anything about diligent effects of the first will has
that. It made me desperate and been forgotten, and it is possible
my mother overbalanced. Her head that the elder Martin- hadd said lit-•
struck the floor and she never the or nothing about it to his own!
moved again." children. He had, all the Rotherson
"You are positive she really is obstinacy and, having once broken
dead?" away from the family, refused to.
"Certainly, What must we do be reconciled.
now? For yearn .alma Rotherson lead'
"Get a doctor and the police." enjoyed the estates, and looked"
sharply. her
She caught her breath forward to handing them ont to
"Don't worry," he said reassur- her own daughter. Then dike a
in "D. 't w rry will blame you for bolt from, the blue, martin, Bother- "
thus, . Have dy a tel me son, junior, appeared on the scene.
Y _nelems--- e e •, wg'e:rniSs possibflIt1 could -b'e -
---'Nut in"fie �ious'e.' foreseen.
"Can you manage to walk' 'as far Alma was not left' long in doubt.
as the village?" Something that.Martin had hinted
"Yes, I think ece" convinced her he knew what he
"Then you'd, better waste no ,could claim the estates and oust
more time." Ile went across to the feminine branch entirely, .So
the :still form' of Alma Rotberson, She eliminated him by the methods
thinking it rather callous' that they explained to Me. shaip•e.
had hen talking all this tine With- Ereei'lrer
ut even making sure 'sihe wale be- • en when t seemed pga n 'sa iii ng.
n hope. Bending closet" he felt teen when the police gave up the
�O d
•... rot of•yfi Clint the film star' had com•
convi oed thole, was a 's11g t 'lees .. ,
ri
,_ .,. ;bittecU'sti4eid,e if appeared that so••
and feel of lxer bakote,, ,Ol ser hi ,
vestfg4¢a, cOnititll ied:, this. (Continued on 'Page 7)
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Mr. Robert Govenlock, Jr.., Mc-
Killop, showed us an Easter egg
which was beautifully painted and
adorned. l'It had a rose on one side
and a tree and fishing pond on the
other. 'The work was done by his
mother, Mrs. Thos. Govenlock, who
is now 83 years of age.
Mr. •D, D. Wilson's egg wagon
from :Seaforth made its first trip to
the Kippen district this week.
Nearly 35 years have passed and
gone since Mr, Wilson's wagon
first appeared f'hat way in quest of
-hen,•fruit:
:Mr, James Constable, Who bas
carried on a successful barbering
business in the 'Commercial Hotel,
has disposed of bis business to hir.
E. H. C)oae, who will conduct it
hereafter.
The 'sato oil the faxen of Peter
Cameron, Kipper, on Thursdiay was
quite a success. One span of horses.
brought $325. •
I i+'ear ha '..lie '•new
;1Vir.
L. V, 0 iYtata d •
te1e'phnitea iii" the E. Metal
stti, a tut, 1418rrow'm tw i stable: l
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