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ORONO WEEKLY MES Vol. 2. No. 34. ORONO, ONT., THURSDAY, SEPT. 15, 1938. Subscription, $1.25 Per Year EXPANSION YEAR-ORONO FAIR-SEPTEMBER 20 and 21 Agricultural Grounds Are Now In Readiness For Biggest Show O' Entries Are Steadily Pouring In For The Different m Classes . Fop the Jwatt .time in its history , tire Durham Gen-trail Exhibition -ap- ^raaches dip status of a County Fair. 'The pnpfo^wjpenits, carried out by the .tewnmittee’* iy/-Bharge, ably assisted By a, genefomyfcnd co-operative oom- Jhiutniiy, mtod'e this possible, of money realized lyear ago one of the in Central FTïtë' nW;ffl|Wbii!S, painted in gli-s- â%|ening white" £$1 setting in the nice "!/g'veu swiaSt with the two rows of nails surrounding the perfectly â- eoti (Li fiimed Bales' track, presents a pic- ture which heretofore has never been. The ceaseless efforts of the directors Ato. improve the prize list, as finances warrant, comes into effect this year and should produce a record in. the f various classes of exhibits, this is what makes -a fair. '"Durham County is rated as one of best agricultural Counties in On- no and there appears no reason why its expression should not show itself -on Fair day by every class of live Stock being filled to overflowing. It serves three purposes, first, educa- tional on account of the different types and grades; second, advertises your stock, and thirdly, proves enter- taining to those Who like agricul- ture. " . . ,v:; ; ; i ’."Vf 11/ !/ til titi: The imcireased purse for ho-rse racing will produce ' some very keen competition, and should be thorough- ly enjoyed by the lovers of this most favoured sport. In the evening in the town hall a three-aidt play entitled “Plain Jane” will be rendered and will be very humorous and entertaining, commen- cing at 8 p.m. (standard time). In the Armouries at 9.00 p.m. (standard time) the Rythmer.- Orchestra, of Oshawa, Will provide the music for a huge dance. This o reheat ry ren- ders good snlappy music and needs no intro-dimtion. This large program Warrants a record attendance this year and your appreciation of the efforts put for- ward to make this Fair the Fair it should be, can best be show,-, by mak- ing the new turnstile click. Come early and stay late. Remember the dates â€" September 20th and 21st. HERMAN DAVIS of There passed iSask., On Month 1988; a former citizen of Clark' son of Herman and 8 months. The late Mr. the farm now o' Souci:, his paren and Mrs. Aaron his education in and later took agriculture on tl married a Miss Jp Win. Jackson ter her demise riage to Mies Lin ter of the late M Linton and miovei now occupied by ju'st. south of this farm1 and in- Davis predecease' ydars ago. The laite Mr. citizen, and was last of the old s-ch In religion he v After going to tit morons trip bad friends, and had home of his dan; about five weeks left lie was not i: Hie was a great great interest in He leaves to n daughter, Mts. Ko'stern. Saak. The funeral1 to residence of Mr. Wednesday, >Sepl o’clock p.m-. to St. N0' earthly din; gaze ; No strife at par Rut sweetly, gem From the world’s less day. away at Kels-tern, lay, September 5th, lighly and respected Union, in the per- Davis, aged 79 years Davis was born on wned by Mr. Hdber t-s being the late Mr. Davis. He received Clarce Union school ap the pursuits of e old homestead. He 'aickson, sister of Mr. Newcastle, and af- was united in mar- i|ton, youngest d'au-gh- r. -and Mrs. James d to the Linton farm Mr. Ivan Farrow, one. Later, he sold oved out West, Mrs. d him a number of .'Gas "consumers of Cdbou-rg have been notified by the Hydro Electric Power-Commission that gas will not- be -issued to users, as the. gas plant <rf that town will not be operated after December 81st of this year, •and might close sooner if possible. The Hydro Commission offered to .isell the plant to the town but it was considered the price too high so it was turned down. Last week tl: ( fame a-nd Fishe: speckled trout it: of Lindsay, TUi ment has placed wa tiers of the dis'! Bancroft . .. . Lindsay ..... Halilburton .. Kingston .... Lakefieid Orono . ..... Sterling ...... Canipbeliford Millbrook . .. Port Hope .. Port Perry Blacks took .. Madoe........ Warkworth . . Roseneath , .. Sixth Liners Hold Very Successful Unable last week to report the picnic on Labor Day it is our pleas- ure in the Times to inform your readers that the évent was- a real suc- cess and: ev-ery person seethed to en- joy the re-union. All former teachers and scholars who could be reached by the efforts of our secretary, Miss Catherine SlteWart, were invited and were there in- most satisfactory numbers from, miany of our nearby villages and towns, such as Port Hope, IBWmlan- ville, Toronto, Rabcageon, Oshawa, Newcastle and from all our villages, including Orono- with a large quota of her citizens present. •On our book were placed by their own signature many names of old and young, one signatures being able citizen in year, Mr. C. ,1. Sixth Liner, and A- letter was r nier teacher of Albert Odell, now because of a race W. A. MEETING Davis was a splendid among one of the ool of Clarke Union, rats a Presbyterian, e West be made nu- k Bast to visit aid just returned to the •Inor in the West ago, though when, he n the best of health, horseman and took a horse racing. lOiim his loss, one George 18 tvwnrt, of ok place from the Morton Stewart, on itiember 7th, at 2 Bofewel-I’s cemetery, ginigâ€"no lingering tingâ€"no sore amaze: ii;ly, he passed away dim twilight to end- Deparbmenit -of mes placed 1,800 Gull Lake, north season the depart- 20,000 fry in the trict., FALL FAIR DATES The regular meeting of the Wo- men’s Association of Park St. United Church was well attended on Tues- day, 13th p.m. with the president, Mrs. W. Mi. Stutt presiding. The meeting opened by use of Hymn No. 191, “All the way my Saviour leads me,” with Mrs. W. Hoar at the piano, followed by the Lord’s Prayer in unison. The Recording Secretary, Mils. Hoar,-, was . asked to read the minutes, of the last meeting. Reports were read by Miss F. Gobble-. diek,e Tiriasurer; Mrs. J. Dickson, Pi- na, ntee Committee; Miss L. Allin, for Parsoniage Committee, -and Mrs. , J. Kagieson. Corresponding Secretary. After general1 business apd discus- sion, November 10th wais set for the date for the annulai Fowl Supper. The memorial service for deceased members proceeded with Rev. S. Lit- tlewood in the chair, and Mrs. E. Rainey in charge, taking for her Scripture reading the 14th chapter of Mark, illuWaiting a humble life. She called upon the following members to respond for the deceased members : Mrs, II. Rmve, for the late Mrs. J. Miller; Mrs. M. Smith, for the late Mrs. O. Scott.: Mrs, G. Mitchell, for the late Mrs,. W. J. Stutt, and Mr.s J. Gibson, for the late Mrs. John, Tamblyn, followed by a sweetly ren- dered solo, “-Some day we shall un- derstand,” by Mrs, H. Walsh with DROVERS, ATTENTION! Wantedâ€"-Sealed tenders for the purchase of all hogs exhibited at O-ronlo Fair, in the T. Eaton Co, Special: for Rgcoin'Hogs. Bids on the basis of dressed ear <sa88 weight and grade must be in the’ hairi.dls of the Fair Secretary not later than ,2 p.m., September 20th, and must show the price to the farmer on the Bl-l grade, and must show the dif- ferential between grades. Purchasers - nanist take delivery of the hogs at the Fair Grounds, Orono, 5.00 p.m., September 21st. J. C. GAMEY, Secretary Orono. lOdbourg Council made a grant -of $100 to Port Hope Agricultural So- ciety. â-  i Miss L. Ailin' as accompanist. Rev. Mr. Littlewood presented a fitting address (In Labors Abundant), the interest of women, the humility, the real work, the contribution to the Christian. Church, referred to, the bible stories of Mary and Martha, Lydila and Dorcas, the women at the tomb when Jesus revealed himself and said : to his mo ther “Behold thy Sion.” After silenlt prayer the pastor led' in prayer. The meeting closed with Hymn No. 240, “Oh God lour help in ages past,” and the Benedic- tion. Cobourg Man Crushed To Death When Wall Collapses At Factory MRS. SARAH HANCOCK! We regret to record the death at Peterboro on Monday, 'September 5 th, of Mrs. -Sarah Hancock, of Dub- lin. -street, who, was a former' résident of our Line and the daughter of the large family of the late Mr. -and Mrs. John Cooper, Lot 14, Sixth Line. The family lived in .Newtpnvilie and from there to Peterlb.o-ro after the dea::h there of the late Thomas Han- cock. Of the family loft to mourn 'are Clifford and Lulu (Mrs, Carr) and Clem, of Ottawa. Deceased was a well1 and favorably known person of Clarke and our sympathy is extended to all who mourn a good mother and friend Mr. George Cooper, Orono, and' Mrs. O. Henry, Siyth Line, are brother and sister. Her remains wove interred in New- i.onvT.kv"s beautiful cemetery on the following Wednesday, NOTICE OF SALE FOR TAXES Bride And Bridegroom Presented With Chairs ......Sept. 15-16 ......(Sept. 14-17 . ........ Sept. 22 . f.... Sept. 20-28 ......Sept. 20-21 ...... Sept, 20-21 ...... .Sept. 20-21 . .. ; . .Sept. 27-28 ..... Sept. 29-30 .. .Sept. 30-Oct,. 1 . . .". .Sept. 27-28 . ...... Oct. 4-5 ............Oct 4-5 ..... Oct, .6-7 , _____. Oct. 13-14 Re -union of the well written that of our vener- his ninety-second H-ughsop, la, former now a much re- spected citizen of Orono. eeeived from a fer- tile year 1875, Mr. of Woodstock, who n't injury, expressed regrets at his absence. Every per- son seemed happy and games-, social chat and. “a Gey..Quid- to yin and a’.. It was upon a vote decided to make this an annual affair -and the staff in charge being, President, George Cooper ; Secretary, John Stewart, and Treasurer, J. A, Gilroy. On Friday evening, Sepet-mber 2nd, a pleasant evening was spent ait the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. Trull, when their son- Lloyd, and his bride were presented with two occa- sional chairs. After signing a “Friendship” book, everyone enjoyed an interest- ing “menu” contest,. When all had been grouped about the spacious sit- ting room, according to the number of years married, with the bride and groom seated in their mi-dlst, Miss Eileen Morgan was called upon to read the address: To Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Trull Dear Friends *. We, a number of your friends and neighbors, have gathered to-night to congratulate you upon your recent marriage and1 to wi-sh for you, a future full and over- flowing with happiness -and prosper- ity: You, Lloyd, we have known as a boy arid a-s a young nan, We have appreciated your interest and- help in the life of our community. You have willingly given of your time and tâèln-t in the interest of the- Sunday School, Church and Young People’s Union, In sport and social activities you have borne your full share of responsibility. We have noted with pleasure and pride your su-cc-ess as a student and teacher. -O-ur one -regret is that your vocation de- mands your absence from our com- munity. To you, Mrs. Trull, we extend the glad hand of friendship. While we miay be strangers to you, as Lloyd’s chosen helpmate, we -a.sk you to in- clude us among your friends. As- a slight, token of our regard, we ask yo-u to: accept these gifts. When you are in the rocker, . Mrs-. Trull, and you in the -arm chair Lloyd, may it recall sweet memories o-f your Kirby friends. We wish you Lloyd, continued success in your studies and in the years to comie may you both 6e endowed with God’s richest bless- ings. iSigned : Mrs. Robert -Allin, Mrs. J. II. Lowery. In a few well chosen remarks- Lloyd and Mrs. Trull: expressed' their appre- ciation and- thanks- ffr the beautiful chairs, iShofit - speeches were given by Mr. F. Trull, Mr. O. Billings and- Mr. W. Cobblediek, after which the friends were entertained with mu-sic and song until lunch was served. SIXTH LINE Mrs. C. Henry has returned to Port Granby for a visit with her nephews, the Glover Bros. Misses Margaret and Catherine S-t-eWarit • and youiv scribe were -recent visitors at the Stark Home alt Bethany. We regret to -state -that Mr. John Stark is not in,the best of health. -Quite a number of our people at- tended the Exhibition from here and came homo to report a good : time there. Among*: others were Lawrence Greenwood, John M-cKelvey and Miss Catherine arid John ‘Sitewiant. Kvnda! and ’Sixth Line schools have resumed work and several jun- iors have 'begun their first school days. A.t Elliott’s 'school the new teacher is one; of our Clarke boys, Mr. Thomas Turner, and the former efficient teacher, Miss Annabel Hen- dry. is moyri principal of the Pon ty- ped school ; : and Miss Annie Thomp- son of that school for the past two years 1ms removed to Northern On- tario to take charge of a school there. Miss ' Oalkherine -S'teÿart is rfe-ewaged at the Kenlal school and Miss Gladys Ard of the Sixth Line school. JOSHUA McCORMICK Word was received by Mr. M. O. JI all of the death of a'former Orono boy, Mr. Joshua McCormick, who passed aiwtay at M:. Vernon, N.Y., on Saturday, September 10-th, in his 62nd year. The. laite Mr. -M-oCbmii-ek left, Orono when he was quite young for Mr. Vermoin where he secured -a posi- tion as- paymaster for a telephone gang. Later on he wa-s married .and started out in business for himself in the del'idaitess'an business which he carried on successfully for a number of years amid later sold o-ut hi-s- .bush nas-s and retired, , A fe-w years ago be losit his wife and. this wias a great bltow to himi, while three yeans he suffered a stroke and was confined to his bed wiih'a nurse in attenda-nee till! bis death; All his o-ld schbo-l pals will be sorry to hear of his passing as his visits will be missed! in Orono. He Was al- ways clieerfull, and looked on the- bright side of life at -all times. Silver, instead of tin, may he tried as a lining for “tin” cans. Notice is hereby given that under and by virtue of a warrant from A. J. 'Staples, Treasurer, and Chas. F, Awde, Collector of Taxes- for the Municiipality of Clarke, and to me directed, I have seized and taken thy following property : 100 Laying Hens, 300 Bullets, 30 Large Ducks (white), 100 Capons, 1 Nanny Goat, 1. Chev- rolet Truck, License No, 313680, Serial No. 3127103170, to satisfy the sum of $244.81, being the taxes pay- able by A. B. Main-waring, to the said Municipality for the years 1935, 1936 and 1937, in respect of North P-art Lot 21, Concession 1, Township of Clarke, together with costs, all- fif which said property will be sold by public auc- tion at Tut, 21, Con. 1, Clarke Town- ship, on the 15th day o-f September, 193,8, at the hour of 2 o’clock in the afternoon (Standard Time). Dated this fifth day of September, 1932. JA MES MOFFATT Three Others Are Injured â€" Rescue Workers Toil For 8 Hours VILLAGE THRIVING Orono is back info her boom days again, and-it' is now nearly impossible to rent a, plaice of business. Mrs. J nines Dickson has rented- her va- cant- -store, juSit- north of Lunn’s Hardware store to Mr. Stan Payne, who will open up a 1-un-eh bar, with soft drinks, tobaccos, confectionery and hot drinks of every description. He and Mrs. Payne and their young daughter have routed rooms from Mrs. Marri son and have moved to town. We wish them, su-ece-ss in' their business an!d that they may ,have , a happy sojourn in our village. 1. Trapped when a 60-foot brick wall collapsed on him, Tom Boyce, 20, of Cubourg, was buried alive at. the J'orf'IIo'pe canning factory on. Mon- day uf this week. Rescue workers. battled their way through a idle of ik-bris for (fight hours before they found his body which had been -crush- ed; under ton's of falling' beams and brick. , â-  , Three persons were -also injured when the wall collapsed. Frank Va- gan, 186 Oourceletto road, ‘S-c-arboro, is- in Port Hope Hospital and it is, feared his bip is broken. His brother- in-law, Horace L. Blake, 7 Patricia Drive, Toronto, was struck On. the head by falling debris but his injuries.: were not serious. -Garnet Russell,. Port Hope, altso was superficially .injur- ed. 1 â- , 1. > i*k B-llake and Vagan were leaving the building and were caught in a shower- of falling fragments. 'The wall formed the east side of. the plant, a - section used for storage purposes. -Once a- brewery, it was morte than 60 years old. The plant office is a separate building 40 feet away a-nd was un-daïQagêu, - ^ ; '|ÿ The 125 emplloyes fled -for safety- -a-s the huge wall1 crumbled. “It sbunded like a pistol shot,” said' Wah-foixl Yiek, maniag.er, who was on the top floor. As t-he bricks tumbled th-ey brought with them piles of -can-a -a-nd cartons. Through, the clouds of dust, horri- fied onlookers saw a large water tank, 12 by 15 feet, break loose from the ropf, and hurtle down, rolling across the wreckage of the wall and Coming to rest -about 30 feet from the; â- building. I't did not burst. A. steady rain -fell1 -a-s rus-eue work- ers pried and curried wreckage away from the wall to find Boyce’s body. While almost certain that be could no:: have survived the crushing aval- anche of briéks, they worked with desperate haste in the faint hope ha might be a-liive. Boyce is- married. A car, owned by W-alfo-nd. Wicks, manager of the factory, wa-s badly Jaranged by falling debris, buit luck- ily no one was in the car. -------â€"-â€"0â€"iâ€"3------â€"â€" Charles Franklin Corn Lit. Oehawa, passed away on Thursday of last week. Bom north of Bovananville on J-uly 4, 1874, he went to Osba-w£t.> - 45 years" ago. Hie was united in- mar- riage to Ada Lu ell a ffali about thirty-- six years ago. He leaves- to mourn-; his lo-ss hi's wife and six children,, -alV -pf Oshawa, seven sister-s and one brother. Durham County Girls’ Team Wins At C.N.E. Wednesday, September 7th was Agriic-ulturiai; Day at the C.N.E, and a special feature wa-s- the competition in Honnie Economies for the girls- and Live Stock and Seed for the boys. The girls team in Nutrition, con- sisting of Jean Trumpour, Cavan, Dorothy Armstrong, Fra servi lie, Amelia Nichols, Port Hope, s-t-ood first amo-ngst several, county teams. In the individual standing Miss Trumpour was first and- Mias Arm- strong w-as- 8th. In the open competition in Nutri- tion another. Durham County girl Miss Marion Belch, Millbrook, was first with Miss Ruby Faliis. Mil-l- brook, sixth. These two girls stood second in a demonstration team in nutrition. Much credit for the, splen- did work done by these girls is due -Miss Greta Pollard, Bbwmanvill-e, who is in charge of girls work in sev- eral counties. However, the, excel- lent results con id not be accomplish- ed without the several Women’s In- stitutes and local, leaders t-o organize. -a.nd c-oa-ch the different groups of girls. We hope every Institute in the County will organize a group -this fall or next spring. In. the individual live stock judg- ing the boys made a creditable show- ing. In Swine judging, with forty- six boys competing, the standing w-aw- Garnet Rickard, BWnvanviiie, first,. Wm. Rowland, Newcastle, second,/ and Elw-ood Gray, Port, Hope, 14th. In .Sheep judging with thirty-nine competing, Barry Kennedy, Cavan, was second. On Thursday in the Seed- nmi Root judging with close to sixty competing the boys stood, Wm. Row- land, 1st; Garnet Rickard, 2d; Harry Kennedy 8th, -and Fred Martin, o-f Hampton, tenth.