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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
Clinton Spring Fair, April 3rd.
Mrs. J. H. Leith, of Lucknow, was a
visitor in town on Monday.
Miss Merriman left on Saturday for a
visit to friends in Toronto and Kingston,
Mr. earl Scrimgeour and Miss Fulton,
of Stratford, were Sunday callers in town.
Mr. Scott Ament, of Oshawa, is visiting
his wife and family at the home of her
father, Mr. Hirons.
Miss B. M. Irvin, of Guelph, spent a
few days the pant week as guest of Mr.
and Mrs. S. H. White.
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FIELD AND GARDEN SEEDS.
0 It Pays To Sow The Best
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Rennie's Red Clover,
Rennie's Alsike Clover,
Ontario Variagated Alfalfa,
Timothy,
Yellow Blossom Sweet Clover,
Peel County Grown Red Clover,
THESE ARE ALL No. 1 SEEDS
Special Alsike and White Dutch
Clover mixed.
Special Price on Home Grown
Timothy
R. J. POW E LL
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BLYTH — ONTARIO
Mr. Orton Stubbs has leased the old
fire hall to be used as a store room,
Miss Mildred Hilborn returned last
week from a month's visit with relatives
in Kitchener and Freelton.
Leslie Poplestone, of Westervelt School.
London, was home for the week end. He
has progressed favourably a sd commons
ces the next series in advanced accounting
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Sloan and fam-
ily have moved from the dwelling on the
corner of Morris and McConnell Streets,
to Mr. Phillips' residence on the corner
of Queen and Bing Streets.
A motorist was fined $10 and costs in
Guelph police court for splashing pedes-
trians with muddy water. There are more
has been Leon• of them who need like treatment when
Mr. Jos, Johnston, who
fined to his home for some Weeks wfih a driving through the streets in the spring
sore foot, seems to be improving. of the year.
Miss Harriett Taylor, of the Macdonald
Institute, Guelph. spent over Sunday
with her father, Mr. C. K. Taylor.
Mrs. Howard Brunsdon, we are pleased
to report, still continues to improve in
health since her recent severe illness,.
Mr. Harry Weymouth has leased Mr.
Geo, Johnston's land to the south of the
village and will put in a crop of grain.
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Mr. and Mrs. Wes, Stackhouse and
daughters, of Brucefreld, were visitors at
the home of Mr. S. Sibthorpe on Sunday
Mr. Russel Dougherty has leased the
Roadhouse dwelling on Drummond Street
and will take up residence there with his
mother about April first.
Mrs. Thos. Cassels, of Wingham, who
has just returned from a visit to her broth
er at Flint, Mich., is at present visiting
her sister, Mrs. L. J. Williams,
irs, Armstrong, of Sault Ste. Marie, is
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Na-
thaniel Johnsten, who celebrate their fif-
tieth wedding anniversary in the near
future.
Mr. and Mrs, Nathaniel Johnston are
celebrating the 50th anniversary of their
wedding on Monday, March 31, and will
be at home to their friends from 3.30 to
5 30 and from 8 to 10 p. m.
Mr. Stanley Dougherty, of McKillop,
brother of Russell Dougherty. of Hamil-
ton & Dougherty, garagemen, Blyth, Was
in town on Monday, prior to his leaving
for Kansas where he will visit his brother.
The London Conference branch of the
Women's Missionary Society of the Unit-
ed Church of Canada will hold its annual
convention in North Street United Church
Goderich, on Tuesday and Wednesday,
May 13 and 14.
Mr. J. D. Moody was in Seaforth for a
couple of days last week assisting Mr, R.
H. Robinson to pack and move his stock
at boots and shoes, trunks and harness
supplies back to Blyth. He is now locat-
ed in the McMillan Block and ready for
business.
In these days when everyone seems to
be interested in the doings of two pseudo -
colored men, and the wise -crack of last
evening's program is the joke of today,
many questions relative to the pair are
asked. Two of them are: "How much
money do they make?" and Who are they?.
The New York Times is responsible for
the statement that theowners of the Fresh
Air Taxicap Company. Incorpulated. are
guaranteed the sum of $100,000 a year by
the National Broadcasting Co. Jon-
es in real lite is Freeman Gordon, a native
of Virginia, where he acquired the negro
dialect, and that Andrew Brown, presi-
dent of the company is Charles J. Correll,
of Peoria, Illinois. Last Christmas the
pair received 30 000 greeting cards. and
are considered the most popular feature
being broadcast on this continent.
The Winthrop young people will present
their play "Wanted A Wife" in the base-
ment of St. Andrew's United Church, on
Monday evening,;April 7th, under the
auspices of the Y. P. S. Keep this date
open for the Young People. This promis-
es to be an extra good play, This play has
been well received at the various places
it was presented.
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DR. W. J. MILNE 1
wishes to announce the complete instaliati n
of physio -therapy and X -Ray laboratory aid i
radium institute.
Will give special attention to cases suitat 'e
ifor these treatments on Mondays, Wedne da', s
and Fridays from 2 to 4 p. m.
jI Phones—Office 28, Residence 29.
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Mr, A. H. Erskine returned from Wind
sor on Friday with a new Ford truck,
His brother. William, has also purchased
a new truck and will operate it on the
route via Blyth, Brussels, Atwood, Mit-
chell, Stratford and Toronto.
Hon. George S. Henry, Minister of High
ways, informed the Legislature that a tote
al of $0 250,000 was collected in gasoline
tax, of which neer cent. was paid to the
companies as commission for collection.
Rebates to farmers totalled $527.000.
Licensine'automobile drivers is one way
to make our highways safer. Another
has just been announced by the automo-
bile industry in the United States, which
proposes to spend $15,000,000 in 1930 in a
program of scrapping 400,000 old automo•
biles in that country, Consigning these
unsafe and rattle trap vehicles to the auto
mobile cemetery is supposed to be a safety
move. It might be a good idea to have
a few of the choice ancient specimens sav-
ed for the museums for obeervaton by fu-
ture generations.
The regular monthly meeting was held
la A Tuesday. In the absence of the pres.
ident, the vice•president, Mra. Poplestone.
presided. After the singing of a hymn
and the reading of St. Luke 4. Mrs. Weir
led in prayer. It was decided to bold the
regular monthly meeting and the special
Easter thank -offering meeting in April and
to invite Rev, Dr, Mortimer, of Auburn,
to address the meeting, the date of which
will be reported later. Special music was
given by Mrs. Marshall and Mrs. Fair -
service. Mrs. Jas Richmond then took
up the fourth chapter of The Study
Book. this "From Jerusalem to Jerusa-
lem" This chapter reveals God's purpose
for the world in the great adventure of
Chrietianity in Europe, and is most inter-
esting. Miss Lockie read the Missionary
news, The meeting closed by singing and
repeating The Lord's Prayer in unison.
What promises to be a very interesting
entertainment will be presented under the
auspices of Blyth Citizens' Band in Mem-
orial Hall on Friday night. The three
act comedy "A Pair of Sixes" with all
local cast, the well known Broadway suc-
cess will be featured. See adv, elsewhere
for fuller particulars.
Mr. Earl Bentley and family have mov-
ed to town and taken up their residence
in Mr. Wm, White's dwelling on Morris
Street. Mr. Bentley has been troubled
for some time with a form of partial par-
alysis of one of his arms, which necessi-
tated his giving up farming. We trust
that rest will show improvement,
Good Friday falls on April 18 this year,
Victoria Day on Saturday, May 24, the
King's birthday on Tuesday, June 3, Dos
minion Day on Tuesday, July 1, Civic
Holiday on Monday. August 4, Labor western University, where she is a mem-
Day on Monday, Sept. 1; Thanksgiving ber of Kappa Kappa Gamma, Mr. bleat
and Armistice Day on Monday. Novem- was graduated from Rackley school and
bei 10th. and Christmas Day on Thurs- from the University of Michigan. He is
day, December 25th, , a member of Pal Upsilon fraternity. The
t wedding will take place in the fall "
Hugh McEwen, a Clinton collegiate
student, 15 years of ageaccidentally shot
himself on Saturday and died a few hours
later. McEwen and his chum, Gordon
Cudmore, were out shooting Saturday
afternoon and when returning they stopp-
ed for a few moments at the Bayfield Rd.
railway bridge. McEwen was leaning
over his gun when in some unaccount-
able way, he shot himself in the stomach.
The sounded boy was taken to the Clin-
ton Hospital but died before any relief
could be given to him, Ile was s popular
student and with his widowed mother
made his tome with his uncle, R. R.
Sharp, manager of the Clinton branch of
the Bank of Montreal.
The Chicago Daily Tribune of March
10. contains the following: Miss Boyd
will be well remembered in Blyth as on
several occasions she visited her grand-
mother, Mrs. Richard Adams;—"Mr. and
Mrs. Duncan Wilmer Boyd of 1419 Jar.
vis Avenue. announce the engagement of
their daughter, Betty, to James Dority
West, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert James
West, of Toledo, Miss Boyd is a grade.
ate of Ferry hall and a senior at North -
A
Pair ofSixas
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A 3 Act Comedy
The Well known Broadway
Success
presented under the auspic-
esiof Blyth Citizens
Band in
Memorial
�Hall,
ON
Friday, March 28
WE HAVE NC ; r ON HAND A
FULL LINE OF
Alfalfa,
Timothy,
Red Clover,
Alsike,
Orchard Grass.
Yellow and White Bloom Sweet
Clover
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BLYTH — ONTARIO.
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Messrs. Collinson & Glousher have al-
ready secured over 200 acres for growing
flax this season. They intend sowing
double this amount if the land can be se-
cured
Every candidate in a provincial election
II ' future h t k deposit of
EGGS AND
POULTRY
This is the time of year
12 m 00 before his nomination when Egg markets are un -
u ere nos o make
a en papers are ac -
certain. Market your eggs
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cepted, in an amendment of the Election
Act intrcduced by Premier Ferguson is
approved. The bill was given first read-
ing without discussion.
Automobile drivers in Manitoba who
flick cigarette and cigar butts and ashes
from the windows of their cars will be 11.
able to prosecution under a new law whick
is being formed in the Manitoba Legisla-
ture making ash trays compulsory. Many
forest fires, it is claimed, have been start-
ed by just such actions. Boys are forbid•
den to ride on running boards or fenders.
Adverse flying conditions, coupled with
the dence fog which prevailed at the time
contributed to the crash of the mail plane
on Long Lake, near Parham last weekin
which N. L. Robertson, radio operator.
a nephew of Mr. Jas W. Scott, Morris,
lost his life. He, in company with Heave
Simoneau, the pilot, were engaged in car-
rying the mail to Montreal when both
were killed,
Sheep raisers are viewing with some
concern the recent decline in lamb prices.
Undoubtedly the contributing factor has
been the heavy imports of lamb and mut-
ton from other countries, chiefly New
Zealand and Australia, and particularly at
a time when our home grown product is
coming on the market. A practice el
stamping high quality Canadian lamb
similar to that followed in beef grading
would go some distance in securing a
suitable recognition for the home-grown
product.
CAST OF CHARACTERS
George B. Nettleton V. M. Bray
T. Boggs Johns Dr. Toll
Businers Partnere
Krome Fred Somers
Their book-keeper
Miss Sally Parker Mrs. Toll
Their stenographer
Thomas J. Vanderholt...,Rev. L. Pocock
Their lawyer
Tony Toler S. Sibthorpe
Their salesman
Mr. Applegate N. B. Floody
Office Boy W. Taman
Shipping Clerk .. N. B. Moody
Mrs. Geo B. Nettleton. Mrs. Bray
Miss Florence Cole Vivian McElroy
Coddles.... . Margaret uirons
An English girl of all work
SYNOPSIS OF SCENES
Act I Office of The Eureka Digestive
Pill Co., in New York City
Act 11 Home of Mr. Nettleton, Two
weeks later,
Act IiI The same as Act Second. One
week later,
Special numbers and orchestra selections
between acts.
Special scenery and lighting effects.
ADMISSION
Adults 50 ante, Children 23 cents.
1 i n tly and regularly and
avoid loss through falling
markets.
Clean u your o ultry be-
fore the chickens become
staggy and take lower ric-
es.
We are in the market for
any qu,.ntity of duck feath-
ers for which we will ay
highest market prices.
A. H, ERSK1NE,
Night Phones 100 or 46.
(Memilla' Produce Build', ')
Day Phone 106. Night Phonee 100 or 40
BLYTiI, - • CM'1'AR10
Dr. Annie Rom, of Guelph, spent over
Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Daniel Mt -
Gowan.
Mrs Mary Woods. of Walton, was the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Patterson, over
the week end.
Austin B. Smith, M. P. P. for South
Essex, introduced a bill in the Ontario Leg
islature to provide for giving threshers a
lien in certain cases, and is cited as the
Threshers' Lien Act. Every person oper-
ating a threshing =chine must register
such each year with the Minister of Agri-
culture, the fee to be $1, with a transfer
fee of 50c. Every person operating such
a machine shall from the date of com-
mencement of threshing have a lien on the
grain for the purose of securing payment.
He may take a sufficient quantity of grain
for his remuneration if necessary.
The Ontario Agricultural .and Experi-
mental Union is prepared this spring to
diets ibute into every bewnship and coun-
ty of the province, materiel for experi-
ments with grains. potatoes. roots, kidder
crops and fertilizers. The complete list
of the material to be distributed will cry.-
er
oyer 38 distinct experiments and include
practically all the cultivated field crops
grown in Ontario, Only the best seed of
outstanding varieties will be used in this
seed distribution. Any farmer in Ontario
is entitled to receive free of charge, mat-
erial for conducting any one o1 these co-
operative experiments in field husbandry
and will get this in good time for spring
seeding if he applies at an early date to
the secretary of the Experimental Union,
O. A. C., Guelph,
FOR SALE No 1 six rowed and two
rowed seed barley. $1.00 per bushel,
Apply McInnes Estate
Mr, Wm. Ilesk and Mr. Blare Herring-
ton receivr d the announcement on Mon-
day of the marriage on March 17th. at
Mather, Man , of their niece. Miss Lu-
cille. Hesk to Mr Roderick McLennon,
The bride's parents were former residents
of this section.
Figures recently made public by the
British Board of Trade show that in 1020
Canada's baciin export to Great Britain
was but one -ninth of the quantity sent in
1005-2F years ago. In fact Canada was
lowest on the list of countries ehippirg
this commodity to Great Britain, Den.
mark having shipped nearly 25 tines as
much as this country, Netherlands was
next, wh le the lUnited States, although
far down on the list, shipped three times
as much as Canada did. This occurred
in spite of an enormous increase in the
amount ct bacon consumed in that coun-
try in the past few yet,
Sales wider the Liquor Control Board
during the fiscal year 1929 totalled 555-
360 569, which netted the province a prof
it of $8,751,830 accorning to the repce
tabled in the Legislature by Hon W. 11.
Priceattorney-General, recently, 'G,
this figure is added other profits. including
sales of permits amounting to $0n0,7613,
making a total profit of $9 661 448 An
interesting leature of the report is the fact
that sales fu November, December and
January dropped in comparison to the
corresponding months for 1929, Novem•
ber last showed a decreased sale of 310,030
December $923,562 end January $174,4114