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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 14th, 1927 $2 a year in advance: $2.50 to U.S.A. An ideal day, with a good hot sun, on July 12th, 1927, all roads led to Cobourg where the' "Glorious Twelfth" was loyally celebrated. It was estimated , that Cobourg had over 10,000 visitors with over 3,000 members of the different branches of the Order in the "walk." The Ladies' [Lodges were well represented and presented a dazzling sight when lined up in marching array in white dresses, offset with a dash of red and orange. There were several brass Sands, fife and drum bands, and the bagpipes, all playing the popular airs, -and handsome banners waved bravely. Speechmaking took place at the bandstand in Victoria Park, Cobourg, with Lt.-Col. P. D. Roggs acting as chairman. Welcome to the Lodges and their friends was warmly expressed by Mayor McGuire, after which addresses appropriate for the great anniversary were given bv Major Bel-ford, W.' C. Mikel, K.C.. M.E. Maybee, M.P., the Mayor of Lindsay, and Rev. Dr. Boyle. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION In the first six months of 1927 the Workmen's Compensation Board aw awarded $2,991,891.00 of which $522, 994.34 was for medical aid. The tatal benefits in the first half of 1927 \ higher than in the first period of 1926 by over a quarter of a million dollars The total number of accidents reported to the Compensation Board in the first half of 1927 was 33,686, of which 186 were fatal. These figures also show an increase over the same period of 1926, when thre were 29,631 accidents reported, including 147 fatalities. During the month of June 1927. there were 6,446 accidents reported to the Board, of which 47 were fatal, these figures being the highest for any month in 1927. According to R. B. Morley, General Manager, Industrial Accident Prevention Aassociations. injuries reported usually originate from one or sometimes two major causes, the first being lack of safe conditions, while the second is identified with the human element associated with lack of training, with inattention, thoughtlessness and occasionally what looks like indifference. As an example, Mr. Morley cites the _iase of four workmen engaged in cutting out the section of a floor. These men commenced at four corners of the square and, when the floor had sufficiently weakened, the section released and it and the four workmen fell to the floor b3low. Accidents of this type undoubtedly call for more care on the part of all con- WILTON INQUEST CLOSED No Further Light < • of Cai Butter Wrappers at Express Office. The adjourned inquest held at Port Hope to inquire into the death of Clarke Wilton was resumed on Wednesday, July 6th. Mr. Kerr at the outset stated that three weeks ago an adjournment had been made to see if it was possible to ascertain more information with reference to the motor car which was supposed to have caused Wilton's death. Chief Murphy, Provincial Constable Fewtrell and the coroneir had informed him that not the slightest information had tome to anyone that would be of help in the matter so he felt no useful purpose could be served by keeping the inquest open long- "After adjourning for a short period the jury returned the following diet: -- "We, the jury empanelled to ascertain when, how and by what means Clarke Wilton came' to his death after hearing the evidence agree that the said Clarke Wilton came to death on the night of June 5th, 1927, at the Township of Hope, by being struck by a motor vehicle, the driver of which is unknown." A very sad accident occurred at Dundas on Thursday morning, when Mr. Frank Cavanaugh, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Canvanaugh, Cobourg, was instantly killed. He was working on a steam shovel belonging to C.N.R. The shovel in some way was upset, and although Mr. Cavanaugh jumped he was struck by it and Wiled. " Previous to this deceased had been working in Toronto, and had only been in his present, position for a short time. He was twenty-one years Deceased is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cavanaugh, three brothers, Hubert, William and Edward, and four sisters, Mrs. Stanley Parker, Cobourg, and Kathleen, Rosie and Bessie.--Cobourg World. LATE HENRY WILSON The death of Mr. Henry Wilson occurred at the home in Warkworth on Friday, July 1st, 1927, after ar ness of more than a year. He wa his sixty-seventh year and was born in Percy Township, where he lived all his life. Besides his wife he is vived by one daughter, Mrs. W. Wier of Percy. One brother. Mr. Marshal Wilson of Norham also survives him. The remains were interred in Warkworth Cemetery. SCOUTING The First Colborne Troop of Scouts and the Beaver Wolf Cubs are holding their first out-door camp at Little Lake this week. There are fifteen boys altogether under the charge of A. G. Cracknell, Scout Master. A pleasant week is anticipated; also an instructive one since a programme of regular Scout work, games and hikes has been laid out. Colborne High School Re-Opens Sept. 6th, Lower, Middle and Upper School Work Done, Preparing Students for:-- ' Entrance to Model Schools Entrance to Normal Schools Entrance to College of Education Entrance to the Universities STAFF : G. E. KENNEDY, B.A., (Principal) Sr. Mathematics and Science. MISS MAY MITCHELL--English, History and Latin. MISS E. McLAREN; B.A.--English and.History of M. S. and U.S., Art and Mathematics of L.S. MISS L. M. BROAD, B.A., -- Specialist In French. Special attention is given to Upper School Work. A. E. DONAGHY, F. J. SMITH, • - Chairman. Seo.-Treas. DEATH OF ROBERT W. MARTIN His condition having been reported satisfactory following an operation for appendicitis at Belleville General Hospital a week ago, the announcement of the death on Wednesday, July 13th, 1927, of Robert W. Martin was 'i surprise and shock to his friends and acquaintances. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Martin, was born in Colborne, and has lived ■here all his life. As a boy he was associated with his father in the meat business which he has conducted successfully since several years before his father's death. Besides his wife, formerly known as Bertha Button, he leaves a son, Richard, and a daughter, Byril; also three sisters, Mrs. Ira Edwards and Mrs. Fred J. Smith of Colborne, and Mrs. Stebbins of New Milford. Con- BIRTHDAY PARTY AT GRAFTON On June 3rd, 1927, at Grafton, there was observed the 87th birthday of the oldest living native born son of Hal-dimand Township, that of Mr. John Alexander Monro, who was born in the year 1840. The gathering .took place in the former home of his father, which was built when he was only 8 years of age. While he now shows the signs of time which has passed, he is still active and about the place. He was made very happy with many useful, as well as substantial gifts from many parts of the country, as well as from, the United States. Those in attendance were his only sister, Mrs. Chas. E. Deviney of Toronto; his son, Geo. F. Monro of Rochester, N. Y., and a daughter, Mrs. Eliza A Jenks of Holley, N.Y., as well as another daughter, who lives with him; Mr. and Mrs. John Cunningham, John W. Munroe, a grandson of Rochester, N. Y., also Gordon L. Munro and wife, Grace, a grandson, three granddaughters, Mrs. Frank Sprong and husband of Rochester. N.Y., Miss Lillian Jenks of Holley, N.Y., Miss Gladys Monro of Brockport. Also two life-long friends, Hugh Ross and Joseph White. Mr. Munroe has one living brother, Wallace, who resides at Westfleld, N. Y, who was unable to be present. A most enjoyable day and evening was spent, with a fine chicken supper at 5 o'clock prepared, of course* by the female members of the party! On Saturday and Sunday following) all left for their respective homes hoping to be able to be with him 3rd, 1928. leaving '.Tack' ic years younger for their havin! with him. On the occasion of an afternoon tea held by the ladies of St. Paul's W.M.S., Lakeport, at the home of Mrs. Geo. H. Peebles, on Friday, June 8th, 1927, Mrs. McOullough was made the ecipient of a very pretty silver flow-sr basket as a token of friendship, accompanied by an appropriate ad-dress which also expressed the regrets of the ladies on the intended departure from their parish of Mrs. McOullough and the Rev. R. McCullough. DIES FROM PRICKING FINGER Mrs. Robert Ritchie, 36 years of age, ho resided near Westport, died in the Kingston General Hospital Saturday night, following the amputation of an arm, and after she had given birth to her twelfth child. A few days ago Mrs. Ritchie pricked her finger J on a thorn, and gradually the wound ! grew worse. Early on Saturday it was ' decided to take her to the General Hospital. On the way she gave birth to her twelfth child. Owing to the lack of a quorum, only the Reeve Sam D. Dudley and Councillor W. J. Cowie attending, the regular monthly meeting of Colborne Council could not be held last Monday evening. Several deputations were wai^.ng to be heard. A special meeting will be called for Tuesday evening to transact the general business of the month.. PRESENTED WITH PURSE Rev. H. B. Kenny, who has been forced to retire temporarily from the ministry of the United Church at Belleville owing to illhealth, was presented with a purse of gold by the ladies of the Tabernacle Church of that citv. CHEESE SOLD AT 17% CENTS Belleville. July 9th. 1927-- At the meeting of the Belleville Cheese Board to-day, 2,178 boxes of white cheese were offered, and all sold at 17%c. No colored offered." PERSONAL Mr. Sanford Henderson was home from Caledonia for the weekend. 'Mr. James Thorne is spending a week visiting friends in Toronto. Mrs. Marous Brown and son, Walter, are visiting her sister at Bowmanville. Mr. James Bricco of Toronto is visiting at the home of his brother, Mr. B. Bricco. Messrs. Tom Brown and Melville Dudley spent last week on a motor trip to Quebec. 'Mr. Louis Murphy has gone to Kingston to take a special course at Queen's University. Mr. A. McT. Campbell of Winnipeg, Man., spent a few days with Miss Emily McTavish, at "Bellevue." Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Dunn and Mrs. Farrell of Brockville spent the ^ end with Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Key: Mrs. R. Greetham and daughter, Doris, of Montreal are guests of the Misses Culver at the Brunswick. We were pleased to have a call from Mr. John Miller, J.P., of Castleton, who was in Colborne one day this week. Cobourg World: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dixon of Detroit are visiting at the home of his uncle, Mr. S. E. Dixon. Mr. and Mrs. Dalton Hetherington have returned home, after spending week at his home, "Pine Grove Farm," Fenelon Falls. An Announcement of much importance is Miss Culver's Annual Sale of reduced bats. Ranging in price from $1.00 to $4.00. Miss Margaret Trisch and Miss Edna Harrison of Toronto have returned home after spending a week at Mrs. A. G. Brown's. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Payne of Camp-bellford were in Colborne on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Lacey Amy accompanied them home for a visit. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Mutton of Shiloh and Mr. and Mrs. Harry McDonald of Dundonald lately visited Mr. Wm. Samons, East Colborne. Mr. and Mrs. Lome J. Redfearn of Gait, and Mr. Victor E. Redfearn of Rochester, N.Y., are spending a couple of weeks at their old home here. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Brown and daughter Jeanne of Bradford, Pa., and Miss Leona Inglis are visiting their daughter, Mrs. W. S. McDonald of Shiloh. Campbellford Herald:: Mr. Alex Hume left on Saturday for Brandon, Man., •} . here he will act as expert judge of Ayrshire cattle at the annual exhibtion. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Allen left yesterday on a motor trip via Toronto, Hamilton, Buffalo and Rochester, to Seabreeze, N.Y., where they will spend a week camping. Mrs. Victor Oldum, wife of General Oldum of Vancouver, B.C., and son, Don, from Kingston Military College, spent a day last week with Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Payne and Mr. and Mrs. Lacey Amy. Miss Irene Corbyn has returned home after spending a year at Norfolk, England, with her grandmother, Mrs. Ventress, who returned to Colborne with her, to visit at the home of her som. Mr. J. A. Corbyn. .They came across the sea on the steamer "Laurentic," and were met at Montreal by Mr. Corbyn. _ The Grandstand at the Canadian National Exhibition has a seating capacity of 16,000. MARRIAGE AND CHRISTENING Rev. A. McLauchlin of Grafton, officiated at a unique service held in Salem United Church, Thursdey, June 2Stb, 1927, when he married the eldest daughter of Mr. Blythe of Lakebourn Farm, and baptised the youngest daughter. The bride was Miss Emily Blyth, who was married to James N. Oswell of Hamilton. She is the oldest of the family, excepting a son, who was killed during the Great War. Following this interesting event, Pa-tracia May, the youngest child in the family, received the rite of Baptism. The father and mother and their family of fourteen children, came here from Scotland three years ago, Mr. Blythe being a veteran of the World They were the largetst family in t" ■ and one of the largest tlu emigrated to Canada. HIGH SCHOOL ENTRANCE, 1927 Colborne Acorn, Garnet Andrus, Helen Armstrong, Jack Beavis, Margaret (honours) Bestwick, Walter Cockburn, Edna Daymon, Frank Fiske, Dorothy (honours) Fitchett, Clarence Godwin, Charles Godwin, Clifford Goulding, Pansy Grant, Elson (honours) Grosjean, Frank Holbrook, Dorothy (honours) Hunt, Dorothy Kernaghan, Madeline Locke, Fred McDonald, Evelyn McMurray, Helen Maskell, Bert Matthews, Dorothy MoCracken, Lockie Moore, Jean Morgan, Bessie Murphy, James Peacock, Arthur Reindeau, I_sobel Robertson, 'Rosemary (honours) Robson, Robert Smith, Arthur Turk, Gladys Weeks, Randall (honours) Williams, Marjorie Castleton Bertrand, Ida Bowen, Raymond (honours) Duncan, Elizabeth Goldsmith, Jack (honours) Knapp, Clara May, Lewis Merrir.m, Leona (honours) Prosser, John (honours) Quinn, William (honours) Rusk, Albert Sharp, Elva (honours) Taylor, Agnes. Wells, Donald COMING EVENTS The Castleton Women's Institute will hold their July meeting at the home of Mrs. H. Moore on Thursday, July 14th, 1927, at 2.30 p.m. Girls day. Subject: "The girl of 1867 and 1927," by Marjorie Purdy and Elva Bowen. Roll Call: Twin names. Exhibit: Daint iest half dozen sandwiches. Program: Miss Marion Purdy. Social half hour. MARRIAGES HILL--SWEETMAN A quiet but pretty wedding was solemnized on Monday, July 4th, 1927, when Jessie Aileen, second eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Sweet-man of Brighton, became the bride of William Ralph Hill of Trenton, Rev. J. E. Glover of Smithfield, officiating. OVERLAND--PARKER A pretty June wedding took place on Thursday afternoon, June 30th, 1927, at four o'clock, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Parker, of Roseneath, when their eldest daugher, Pearl H. W. of Detroit, became the bride of Gordon L. Overland, of Detroit, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Overland of Erin, Ont. Rev. D A. Thompson, of Hastings, conducted the ceremony. They will reside in Detroit. GIBSON--SLADE We Have It! ONE CAR OF MILLFEEDS ONE CAR OF STANDARD UNCLEANED , SCREENINGS --EXTRA GOOD -also- I. PALEN 97 COLBORNE Big Men on EVV. Beatty, Chairman of Canadian • Pacific Steamships, Ltd., Commander R. G. Latta, oL the Empress of Australia, and W. R. Maclnnes, Vice-President, C.P.R., in charge of traffic, on board the Empress of Australia on her arrival at Quebec, following her first trip on her changed run across the Atlantic. To fete her arrival an unusually distinguished gathering met on board at a banquet at which were present: His Excellency the Governor-General of Canada, the Prime Minister of the Dominion, the Lieutenants-Governor of Quebec and Ontario, members of the federal and provincial parliaments and many others prominent m Canadian business, industrial, financial and professional circles. Mr. Beatty took the opportunity to draw the attention of the gathering to the exceptional nature of the occasion which "means more than a simple addition to a large fleet of ocean steamers of one vessel of particular fitness for the service in which she will be engaged." a Big Ship :t was also evidence of the gradual up- pany and another step in the development of the St. Lawrence route. In 25 years the Canadian Pacific had built up a fleet of 510,000 tons in which third-class accommodation was better to-day than tire first-class had been in the days of its inception. Four passenger and five freight vessels were building at"the present time, said Mr. Beatty, which would add 120,000 tons to the fleet's total. "The policies which dictated these plans are based upon the conviction'that the St. Lawrence route has many advantages Which may well be exploited in the interests of the Dominion." The Empress of Australia will be the ship that will carry the Prince of Wales and Rt. Hon. Stanley. Baldwin, Prime Minister of Great Britain, across the Atlantic and down the St. Lawrence, when they visit Canada in connection -vi'h :!':- 'Confederation celebrations ? the end of July- ' A marriage of interest to friends id relatives in Cobourg, Haldimand Township ,and this locality generally, s celebrated in Toronto on Wednes-y, June 29th, 1927, at Grace Church-on-the-Hill, when Catharine Edith, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. Arthur Slade, became the bride of Edward Lyle Gibson, son of Mrs. Margaret Gibson, and the late Joseph Gibson of Hamilton. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. Canon Broughall. AUCTION SALE SATURDAY, JULY 16th, 1927--Auction sale of antique walnut furniture, piano' (Mason & Risch) and other choice furniture, at Mrs. Fred Craig's, Oliphant St., Brighton, at 1 o'clock sharp. Oscar C. Morgan, Auctioneer. CHURCH NOTES A Special Divine Service will be held in Victoria Park at 8.30, on Saturday evening next, for the benefit of all. Come and help .us. Your.pr#s-_ ence wil Ibe appreciated. TRINITY CHURCH, COLBORNE Rev, T. McKIm, M-A-, Rector Sunday, July 17th, 192? ""^ 10.00 a.m.--Sunday School. 11.00 a.m.--Holy Communion 7.00 p.m.--Evening Prayer. UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA Rev. S. C. Moore, B.A., B.D., Pastor Sunday, July 17th, 1927 Rev. C. W. Watch of Danforth Ave. Church, Toronto, will be in charge of all services during July, and will reside at the parsonage. Colborne-- 16.30 a.m.--Public Worship and Sunday School. 7.00 p.m.--Public Worship. 1.30 p.m.--Sunday School. *1 2.30 p.m.--Public Worship. ' All welcome at all services. GRAFTON CIRCUIT Rev. A. E. McLauchlin, B.A., B.D., Pastor Sunday, July 17th, 1927 10.30 am.--Grafton. 2.30 p.m.--Vernonville 7.30 p.m.--Wicklow. An invitation extended to all. HILTON CIRCUIT Rev. W. H. Clarke, Pastor Sunday, July 17th, 1927 11.00 a.m.--Shiloh 2.30 p.m.--Sharon 7.30 p.m.--Eden FACTS ABOUT OPTOMETRY BY DR. RALPH AYLSWORTH Eye Specialist (Optometric) Trenton Far-sight is caused by nature lilding the eyes shorter or smaller an they should be. Some people rercome considerable far-sight with ss annoyance than a small degree imposes on others. Every far-sighted person would be better in every way "f the error were corrected. Far-sight, like every other error of vision, varies in intensity. Some are deficient to only a slight degree, others to an extensive extent. A suspicion of far sight should prompt a person to consult the Optometric ~ ecialist. To be continued next Thursday) CUT WEEDS AT ONCE Ratepayers are hereby, notified to nt. all weeds on their property and Iso on the highways along their lots Failing to do so renders owners and occupiers liable to prosecution a3 " as to expense of having same done by Corporation men. ' W. J. Jamieson, June 29th, 1927. Chief Constable.