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i PAGE | WELVE . THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1928 a G..A, JORDAN IS POLICE MAGISTRAT Lindsay, Dee. 17.--Announce- ment was made here Saturday of the appointment of G, A. Jordan as police magistrate, succeeding Jesse Bradford who resigned several weeks ago. DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION WILL MEET IN BELLEVILLE Belleville, Dee, 17.--Belleville is to have another convention, On January 3rd and 4th, the Eastern Dairymen's Association will meet in the city hall for the annual conven- tion, The district included in this meeting is the territory between Toronto and the Quebec boundary line and delegates numbering about two hundred will be in attendance, it was announced today. TROOPS TAKE PART : IN SQUIRREL WAR Kingston Dec. 17,--~Headquart- ers staff of Military District No, 8 has taken sides in the battle being fought between the red and black' squirrels. Col, W, D, Anderson has ordered his troops into the fray, Armed with ,22 rifles, the N.C.0.'s are daily killing their quota of the red marauders who threatened to drive the large black squirrels away from the grounds of St, Hel- en's military headquarters. SEARCHERS FIND MAN'S BODY AFTER BOAT DISCOVERED Gananoque, Dec, 17,~The find- ing of a boat belonging to Wesley Landon in the St, Lawrence River, opposite Ivyles, about noon Satur- day led to a search being made for owner with the result that Landon's body was found in about four feet of water nearby. When taken from the water there was blood coming from the ears. A post mortem by Dr, Godfrey Bird showed that the man was drowned as there was water in the lungs, An inquest is to be held tomorrow. MILD FLU EPIDEMIC NOW IN PETERBORO Peterboro, Dec, 17.--Peterboro is suffering from what Dr. T. W, H. Young, medical officer of health, describes as "a sort of mild epi- demic of influenza." 'There are numerous cases but so far the dis- ease has had no complications and generally takes the form of a se- vere cold. No general precaution- ary measures have been adopted, but the fact that the schools close for the Christmas holidays this week is expected to assist in check- ing the spread of the "flu." BELLEVILLE RESIDENCE DESTROYED BY FIRE Belleville, Dec. 17.--The palatial country home of George K. Gra- ham, situated on the Provincial highway four miles west of the city, was completely destroyed by fire Saturday afternoon. The cause of the fire is given as internal com- bustion of an unknown nature in the cellar of the home. Thirty tons of coal which was, stored in the bunkers took fire first, and from there the fire spread over the en- tire residence. NEWBORO RESIDENT DIES, AGED 89 YEARS Kingston, Dec. 17.--John Poole 7Tett died on Saturday morning at his home in Newboro, years, Deceased was born in New- boro, and lived there all his life. His father was Benjamin Tett, who was elected to the Ontario Legis- lature in 1867. For years Mr. Tett headed the lumber and store firm of J. P. Tett at Bedford Mills. For several years he was Reeve of New- boro. In religion he was an Angli- can, and in politics a Conservative. Three sons and 3 daughters sur- vive: Edmund and Benjamin, New- ALITY COAL WR ma GoodNews ! General Motors Wood Is Available for Immediate Delivery TRUCK LOADS WAGON LOADS This Wood is the Best Fuel Value Obtainable Dixon Coal Co, "Phone 262 aged R91] boro; Preston of Brighton, Sask.; Mrs, (Dr,) R. J, Gardiner, Kings ton; Mrs, Basil Baker, Winnipeg, and Mrs, Dr, Kenneth Mundell, Ni- agaba Falls, Ont, His wife died 2 years ago. JUNIOR FARMERS' CONFERENCE HELD Cobourg, Dec. 17.--A large num- ber of delegates coming from Nor: thumberland, Durhanr, Hastings, Prince Edward, Ontario and Vie- toria counties were in town last week for the Junior Farmers' Con- ference, held under the auspices of the Junior Farmers' Association of the Ontario Department of Agricul- ture, Instructive addresses were given by well qualified speakers, the program being a comprehensive and well chosen one, BARBER 86 YEARS OLD, OUSTOMER, AGED 98 Trenton, Dec. 17.--You can get shaved by a sharper in business or miss by a shaving of getting run over or get .a bag of shavings at the planing mill, but you cannot go into a barber shop at 98 years of age and get your face shaved hy a barber 86 years old, every day. Last week, Mr. LaFrance, our veteran tonsorial artist, 86 years in this world, did the trick to Mr. John Bruyea, aged 98, at his parlors on Ridgeway street, and made a good job of it, KINGSTON PLYING CLUB WANTS PLANS APPROVED Kingston, 'Dec, 17.--According to a dispateh from Ottawa, King- ston is listed among the nine new flying clubs throughout the Do- minion which are awaiting formal approval of their organization plans, some of these clubs already having instructors in training in order to commence operations in the spring. This despatch also states that at the next session of Parliament suf- ficient funds will be asked for to double the present number of planes allowed' to each club, while it is thought probable that the year-old girl who rescued seven children from a burning house on an Alberta farm, the Ontario sounds this note of warning: "How many parents fail to realize the danger in leaving children alone? 'With the coming of Winter, firing is more important and there is danger from conflagration. Past Winters have told terrible stories of destruction and loss of human life through the absence of able |assistance in the home when par- ents were away and fire broke out. It is not every house that has a 9-year-old or a 20-year-old with the presence of mind of this child." ONE OF CORNWALL'S OLDEST SONS DIED Cornwall, Dee 17.--Angus Mel- laney, one of Cornwall's oldest sons, passed away here Saturday morning after a serious illness of only two weeks. The deceased ob- served his eighty-first birthday on Monday, December 10, In his younger days he was a neighbor and chum of the late Senator Ja- cob H, Gallinger of Concord, New Hampshire, being born on the ad- joining farm just outside the.town, his father being the late David Mel. laney. As a young man he follow- ed the lumber camps of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania, and was an expert driller in the ofl fields of the latter State. BUY... JEDDO COAL SOLVAY COKE CANNELL COAL POCAHONTAS COAL The Four Leaders FROM DIXON COAL CO. Bypsy moth type of plane is likely to be introduced for this purpose. HEROIC FIRE RESCUE SERVES AS WARNING Belleville, Dec. 17.--Comment- Telephone 262 4 Direct Lines to Central. ing on the heroism of the little 9- | Mm : / - Suburban and District N ews Gathered By Times Staff Reporters and Correspondents, ~ NORTH OSHAWA -- North Oshawa, Dee, 15. -- Mr, and Mrs. Cox entertained with a dance at their home on Friday evening, The Home and School club met on Thursday evening, the president, Mrs, Arthur Phillips, presiding. Af- ter the business was transacted an enjoyable program was given by Mr, and Mrs, Alf, Henning of Fairbanks St, Mr, Henning gave several solos accompanied by Mrs, Henning on the piano; Miss Fice of Taunton gave readings both humorous and serious; Messrs, Albert and Daly gave several musical selections with the accord- ian and Hawaiian guitar, and Miss Muriel Phillips played a piano in- strumental, All numbers were well received and well rendered, A large birthday cake was alight with can- dles on the piano, it being the third birthday anniversary of the club, A lunch was served by the committee in charge, with the birthday cake, as well as hot tea, We are deeply in- debted to those who so kindly enter- tained. Remember the school Christ- mas tree on Wednesday, Dec, 19, Mr, and Mrs, Henning have kindly con- sented to be present and Mr. Hen- ning will tell the children (of whom he is a great favorite) a good story. Mr, Arthur Lynde, teacher of sing- ing in the school, will be present. The Sunday school Christmas tree will be held in the Sunday school on Friday, the 21st, Everyone is invited to both enter- tainments, Mr, and Mrs, Bob Shorten and baby, Josephine, and Mr, and Mrs, Sam Brown and son, Bobby, and daughter, Kathleen, all of Oshawa, spent Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. R. J. Brown, HAMPTON Hampton, Dee, 15, -- The custom- ary Christmas tree and concert will be held on Friday, Dec, 21, A good program of plays, readings, choruses, ete, is being prepared, to be given by the children of the Sunday school. The "Gleaners," young ladies' Bible class, met at the home of their tea- cher, Mrs. Lewis Allin, on Monday night for the purpose of filling a number of Christmas stockings, which were sent to the Fred Victor Mission, Toronto. Mr. Gilbert Adcock brought home a coon and a fox one day last week, a fair reward for one day's hunting. Their many friends here extend congratulations to Miss Edna Carr and Mr, Charlie Shaw on their re- cent marriage, at her home on Sat- urday, Dec. 8, Mr, Shaw has rented the farm from Mr, George Carr and expects to take poscession shortly. They were serenaded by the young people on Wednesday night, on their return from a pleasant visit with Toronto relatives and friends, Miss Melinda Potter, Bowmanville, spent the week-end with Mrs, Ger- trude Virtue: Mrs. Will Wilbur has returned from Orono, where she was nursing Mr, and Mrs. Fred Tamblyn, and Mary who have been ill with the "fu. Mr. and Mrs, W, G. Doidge visited Oshawa relatives on Tuesday, Mr, and Mrs. C, BE, Horn and daughter Asy, were in Toronto on Wednesday. The Young People's League met on Friday night with Miss Sadie Virtue, Missionary vice-pr t, in charge. After the singing of a hymn, and the business part of the meeting, Miss M. J. Katerson presented the devotional paper. The Bible Lesson, Luke 2:8-14, was read by Miss Reta Billett., A short Christmas play re- ferring to the "All Nations" church in Toronto was both interesting and instructive, Miss 8, Virtue, Helen Johns, Ethel Stephens, Lillian Jeb- son, Ruth Ferguson, Raymond Burns and Hilton Peters taking part, The following officers were then elected for the coming year: President, Miss N. Horn; 1st vice-president, Miss Isa- bel Campbell; 2nd vice-president, Miss Sadie Virtue; 3rd vice-presi- dent, Mr. Fred Billett; 4th vice-pre- sident, Mr, Wilfred Smale; secre- tary, Miss Mary Peters; treasurer, Mr. Raymond Burns, The group system of preparing programs that has proved so very satisfactory this year, was adopted for another year. Meeting closed with prayer by our Rey. Bick. pastor, EPENEZER Ebenezer, Dec, 14, -- A very suc- cessful meeting of the Women's Mis- sionary Society was held in the Sun- day school room on Thursday after- noon, Dec, 13. The program which was in charge of Mrs. A. E. Rundle's group was good, The Bible lesson was read and the Bible study ably (lowing this very given by Miss Louise Osborne. The remainder of the program consisted of a vocal trio by Mrs. A, E, Run- dle, Mrs. H, Hancock and Mrs. J. Shortt, a vocal duet by little Miss Muriel Found and Master Bobbie Rundle, a reading by Mrs, H. F. Os. borne and an instrumental trio .by Mrs, G. F. Annis and Misses Louise Osborne and Hazel Rundle. Another feature of the programm was the an- nual election of officers for the fol- lowing year. The officers elected were: President, Mrs. Clarence Pen- found; 1st vice-president, Mrs, PF. W. Rundle; 2nd vice-president, Mrs. John Found; 3rd vice-president, Mrs. Petley; treasurer, Mrs. Russell Gay; recording secretary, Mrs, Walter Sni- der; 'corresponding secretary, Mrs, Esli Oke; secretary of Associate Helpers, Mrs, Chas. Found; strang- ers' secretary, Miss Aura Osborne; superintendent of Christian Steward- ship, Mrs, R. C. Pearce; press sec- retary, Mrs, Blake Oke; secretary of literature, Mrs. H. I. Osborne; sec- retary of Little Light Bearers, Mrs, W. H. Nichols; secretary of the Mis- sionary Monthly, Mrs. George Pen- berthy. The delegates were also elected to attend the Presbytery meeting to be held in Oshawa the end of January, Those elected were Mrs. Clarence Penfound, Mrs. F. W. Rundle and Mrs. Russell Gay, Fol- interesting pro- gram, a social time was spent by all, with refreshments served by the group in charge, The girls of the C.G.I.T, and boys of the Tuxis Square and Trail Rang- ers groups spent a very pleasant evening at the church on Wednesday evening, Dec. 12. They had a ban- guet and program which was tho- roughly enjoyed by the young folks as well as the adults who were pre- sent, Regular services will be held at Ebenezer Church and Sunday school on Sunday, Dec. 16. Everyone is welcome. COURTICE Courtice, Dec. 14, -- Dr. and Mrs, Kaiser and Mrs. Moffatt at Oshawa visited at Mrs. A. F. Rundle's re- cently. Mr, and Mrs, W, R. Courtice at- tended the fortieth wedding celebra- tion of Mr: and Mrs, Harry Everson, Oshawa, Dec. 12, when a most happy and pleasant evening was spent. Mrs. 8. S. Brooks is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Marshall Soules, To- ronto, Wednesday evening a banquet was held at the church for the C.G.LT,, the Tuxis Boys and Trail Rangers. About seventy sat down to a bounti- ful supper after which toasts were made and responded to. Community ROS ROLL ROC ROLES! The Arcade, Ltd. Sizes 34 to 44. Special New Smocks Make Ideal Christmas Gifts Women's New Decorative Smocks Material of good quality Broadcloth, Comes in a variety of colors. * . Harvey Silk shades, $1.00 to $2.00 Ladies' Fine Knit Underwear, Harvey make, neatly finished Vests, Bloomers and Bobettes in all the new Underwear 2 | : : Store Hours until Christmas, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m, * THE ARCADE, LTD. PIII IIIHOIIIH STII ORIN singing was then enjoyed, Miss Ha- zel Rundle played a piano solo and a fine address was given by Rev. Mr, Rogers of Newcastle, Thursday afternoon the regular meeting of the Women's Missionary Society was held in the church, The meeting was in charge of Mrs. Albert Rundle's group, The Bible lesson was given by Miss Louise Os- borne, Bowmanville, The officers were elected for the coming year with Mrs. Dorothy Penfound as pre- sident, Mrs, F.. W, Rundle, first vice- president; Mrs. Jno. Found, 2nd vice-president; Mrs, Petley, 3rd vice president, and all of the other offi- cers the same as before. A nice piano trio was played by Misses Louise Os- borne and Hazel Rundle and Mrs. G. F. Annis. A missionary reading by Miss Louise Osborne, A sweet little Christmas song was sung by Miss Muriel Found and Master Robert Rundle. A reading by Mrs. H. F, Osborne and a chorus by Mrs. Run- dle's group. Dainty refreshments were served by Mrs. Rundle's group and a pleasant time spent together. Thursday evening the young peo- ple's meeting was well attended and a very intercsting program given. "The first part of the evening's pro- gram was in charge of Mrs. Ross Pearce, who read the Christmas Bible lesson responsively with the members, A pretty Christmas playlet was put on by the little folk, A solo was sung very nicely by Mr, Frank Woodhouse. Also a pageant was given by the young people. Much credit should be given Miss Hattie Osborne, the president, for the training of those taking part in both. The next part of the program was in charge of the Tuxis Boys with Mr, Clarence Penfound in charge. Readings were given by Masters Wilfrid Brown and Jack Gay and a humorous reading which caused a good deal of merriment, on "The Christmas Pudding," was splendidly read by Mr, H, F. 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