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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 12th, 1928 $2.00 a year in advance: $2.50 to U.S.A. i YEARS IN HOUSE iSamuel Clarke, former member for West Northumberland in the Legisla ture, and for many years one of Co-bourg's best-loved and most prominent citizens, died about midnight, on Monday, July 9th, 1928, at his home on Division Street. He would have been 75 on July 29th. Mr. Clarke underwent a serious operation three years ago, from which he never fully recovered. His death occurred after a critical illness of only two day; The funeral took place at 2.30 p.n. on Wednesday, from the residence of his brother-in-law, J. T. Field, Ontario Street, to Union Cemetery. Sam Clarke represented his constituency in the Legislature for 28 years consecutively, retiring before the general election of 1926. He was first elected in r$98. He had been a councillor of Cobourg for nine years and mayor far four years, as well as holding other civic offices. During his long residence in Cobourg and many years •of public life, he acquired a wide circle of friends. His characteristic smile, cheery greeting and well-known generosity made him an outstanding fav- !He is survived by his widow, formerly Miss Ida Field, three sons, Percy, of Saskatoon; Victor, of CobouTg; Stewart, of Bancroft: two daughters, Olive Clarke. Toronto, and Mrs. A. C. i Gray, Peterlboro: also two sisters and one brother. Mrs. James Trull, of Bowmanville; Mrs. G. Archer and Thomas Clarke. Long Service in Legislature Born at Hampton, near Bowmanville. in 1853, Mr. Clarke was the son of Thomas and Maria Clarke, pioneers in the district, the father being village blacksmith. At 14 Sam found himself unfitted to follow his father' HIGH SCHOOL ENTRANCE Colborne Centre Bellamy, Archie Bishop, Ada Bishop, George Bugg, Flora Carter, Georgina 'Coyle, Helen Cowey, Pearl Dudley, Raymond (honors) Fowler, Claude Griffis, William Grosjean, Madeline Harrington, Jack McDonald, Evelyn Miller, Noma Moore, James Oke, Irene • Pattison, Eva Pattison, Hazel (honors) Peacock, Mabel Peebles Leo Seed, Jack (honors) Sutton, Elsie (honors) Walker, Glenn Waller, Albert Waller. Elizabeth Willoughby, Helen Wright, Grace Castleton Centre Brown, Gerald Clarke, Vera Greenley, Fred Hall, Marie Olmstead, Arnold (honors) Pomeroy, Nellie Purdy, Sammie Smith, Marjorie Sommoiville, Ruth Taylor, Bessie DEATH OF MRS. JOHN MILLER After an illness of several months duration, Susan Elizabeth Petty, wife of John Miller, J.P., of Oa-sUeton, died on Saturday, July 7th, 1928, at the General Hospital, Toronto, where she had gone for an operation. Deceased, who was in her 64th year, was a daughter of the late William Petty of Norham. Besides her husband, she leaves lour sons, John A., at home, Dr. Joseph of Toronto, Victor W. of Flint, Mich., Donald P. of Toronto University; four stepsons, Dr. Adam H. Miller of Toronto. Wallace and George of Bowmanville, and Victor of Flint, Michigan ; also two sisters, Mrs. Redner of Detroit, and Mrs. Vermilyea of Campbellford, and a brother, Mr. John Petty, also of The funeral services were held at the family residence, at Castleton, on Tuesday afternoon, by the Rev. A. E. McLauchlin of St. Andrew's Church, Yenionville, and the interment the Church Cemetery. Miss the C. DEATH OF MISS ANNIE MANNING PORTSOY DIAMOND WEDDING The King's Congratuations Harvey of PERSONAL Leta Grant spent last we C.G.I.T. camp at Oak Lake. Miss Margaret Henderson of Whitby Hospital spent Sundav at her home here. Miss M. Firsch of Toronto is visiting her friends Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Brown. Mrs. Bruce Pogue of Toronto is visit ing her mother, Mrs. Mary Peebles, Lakeport. iMiss Emily Spilsbury spent Friday at Port Hope, visiting her sister, Mrs. R. W. Hindes. •Mrs. G. M. Peebles of Toronto is visiting Miss E. J. Padginton and other friends. Miss Eileen Grant has returned to her duties as nurse-in-training at Hamilton General Hospital. ,Mt. S. Fisch and Mr. Wm. Fryer of Toronto spent the weekend at Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Brown's. Mr. Marcus Brown of Lakeview : spent the weekend with his parents, Mr, and Mrs. A. G. Brown. Douglas and Walter Brown of Lake-viSV are spending their holidays with 'heir grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Brown. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Spring and daughter, Miss Jean, of London, Ontario, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. G. m Keys, ^liss Jean Griffis, who has been at-" *~ Toronto, is spending A former resident of Colborne, Miss Annie Manning, died on Wednesday, July 4th, 1928, at Kingston, where she has been living for the last twelve years. She was a daughter of the late Thomas Manning and was in her 49th year. The funeral services were held on Thursday afternoon in Trinity Church, tending school Colborne, where as a, child and young | her holidays with her grandmother^ -- deceased was a regular at- Mr*. James Thomas. Parents of Mrs. Robert Colborne, Celebrated Wedding Annivers tendant at Sunday School and church services. The Rector, the Rev. Thos. McKim, M.A., conducted the services at the church and graveside. The interment taking place in the Union Cemetery. Relatives from a distance attending the funeral On Wednesday, Mr. Robert Gray, late of Redhythe, now 26 Chapel St., ; Portsoy, along with his dear good lady, celebrated the 60th anniversary! trade' and" got "himself'"," fob clerking ',,eir wedding day at a quiet family j in a general store at Tyrone. At the I gathering of those resident in the end of three years he took a position c'lnr.ct. a lot* with Rev. and Mrs.; in the store of Field and Brother here, Campbell, LF. Manse. Other members and at the age of 20 went into business «* the family resident m the south for himself. In due course he was el-1 and abroad celebrated the event in ected to the Town Council, served as I reunions among themselves, one of i mayor and in 1898 accepted the Lib- lhe gatherings taking place at the eral nomination for West Northumber-! Highlanders' Institute, Glasgow, land. Thereafter he sat under the I Tnere were mmy presents from premiership of Hon. A. S. Hardy and i friends and amonng them was a wal-Hon. G. W. Ross, and then for more let at Treasury notes from the family. Mr. Charles McKenzie and his daughters of Dysart, Sask., are guests for several weeks at the home of his unple, Mr. Edward T. Farrow. ikrs. Robt. Compton (nee Gladys Teal) and two children, Glenn and Mrs. Thomas Martin ***>n' of New York State are visit-and Mrs. Fred Hall of Rochester. NY 'i?*her Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. and Mrs. Fred Ferguson of Frankford | Feal- Call sisters) Mr. Frank Manning of Kingston and Mr. Arthur Manning of Medina, N.Y., (brotheiis), Miss Ida Martin and Miss Helen Manning of Rochester, N.Y. ' ' Jit : *Vthree Conservative reigns and one U i F.O. administration. Dean of the House after the departure of Hon. Thomas Crawford, Sam Clarke as a speaker was the delight of members and visitors. Informal, almost conversational in style, bis speeches were rich in rhetoric, dir- tu la- nd the greatest surprise and honour of the occasion was a telegram from the King and Queen, as follows: "June 20. Windsor Castle. To Mr. ; and Mrs. Robert Gray, 26 Chapel St., Portsoy. The King and Queen sincerely : ....."rongfv" humor-! congratulate you on your Diamond ous. Above all thev were innocent of i Wedding, which you are celebrating j malice, and his circle of warm friends j to-day, and send you their best wishes , in the House was in no way cireum- cm this great anniversary in your scribed bv partv lines. On March 1. »ves. which their Majesties trust will 1926. during his last session, Mr. >>e a^very happy one.--Private Secre-! Clarke was congratulated by Premier tary." Ferguson upon -'.-aching the 28th an- ! The cake for the event was sent ; niversarv of his entrv into the Legis- , from Vancouver, having been baked Iature, and in responding said: "In ! there and appropriately decorated my 28 years I don't think I ever had with 60 candles by a daughter, Mrs. | any ill-will toward any member and ! Morrison. very few have h«ld ill-will toward ! It is a notable fact that Mr. Gray , me. We can differ from our friends, I is the fourth member of the family I but we need not differ in a way that who have celebarted their golden wed- Mrs. Albert Richardson of Port Hope, formerly of Wicklow, died at the Cobourg Hospital on Saturday, July 7th, 1928, after a long illness. Besides her husband, she is survived by heir sister, Mrs. Jesse W. Winney of Wicklow. The funeral was heldi, ment was in the Port Hope Cemetery. r If your supply of printed envelopes, letterheads or billheads is getting low phone or see The Express. Good stock and good work at close prices. Trinity Church Sunday School held the annual picnic Wednesday afternoon at the lakeshore park in Cobourg. All had a pleasant outing. Cut the weeds. If weeds can be prevented from maturing seed for one year "the task will be Tighter the next. Misses Ada Chatterson, Hazel Ives and Mrs. W. H. Millar, and Mr. Arnold Ives left on Monday for a motor trip to Toronto, Niagara Falls and Cleveland. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Palmer and daughter, Anna May, and Mr. and Mrs Messmer, of Rochester. N.Y., were guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Turpin, during the week. Cub" branch of the Boy ■Seotts under the leadership of Mr. " Mr Hodge spent last week at camp .ittle Lake. The boys there were Grant, Mac Snelgrove,Ted Bugg, - -' Redcliffe, and Jas. Matthews. family of LinQsay"sp5ht T'rtw tfSfyS th Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Wait. Miss Cora Battell of Moose Jaw joined them here and accompanied them to Cornwall to visit Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Roberts. Port Hope Guide: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Etcher, Centreton, and Mrs. Douglas Flint of Cobourg, were in twon on Sunday, attending the funeral of Mr. Etcher's father, the late Wm. Etcher. Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Etcher and family have returned to their home in Oshawa. having been called here owing to the illness and death Etcher's father. A very serious accident happened to Lloyd, the 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred McMurray, Colborne, last Monday afternoon, when he jump-fid .off-ih.« rear of s wacrsron ond ran the opposite direction. The driver, a tourist from Calgary, Alberta, tried avoid striking the boy by heading for the ditch. Lloyd had his leg broken just above the knee and his kneecap and joint bones cracked. He was taken to Oshawa, where X-rays were taken and the fracture reduced, All hope the treatment may prove succes-tul. His father is at Oshawa with Lloyd, who is now at the home of his lunt, Mrs. Percy Morden. The auto ,vas wedged between a telephone pole md a large boulder, tearing off both ■ear fenders. It required two cranes :o haul it out of the ditch. is objectionable. Last October Mr. Clarke was recommended by the Liberal executive and endorsed by many others when a Senate vacancy was caused by the death of Hon. R. A. Mulholland. Vaccination Notice OWING to odd cases of smallpox reported in several localities, it is ordered as a precautionary measure a that all persons who have not been 8' vaccinated for smallpox within the (i last five years shall be vaccinated at VERNONVILLE GARAGE ding. Robbie," as he is best known born 87 years ago at Arnbath, on the" croft he occupied and so suc-ci■ssfully farmed for 40 years. He was a member of Banffshire Advisory Committee during the war. Mrs. Gray is a native of Ordiquhill, daughter of the late Mr. M'Killigan, overseer Home. Farm, Park, and is one of a large family, all of whom have lived to lie much over the allotted span. Mrs. Gray is now in her 81st year. Thev had a family of 17, eleven sons and' six daughters, of whom twelve survive, and there are 43 grand-chil-nd three great-grandchildren, and Mrs. Gray enjoy very good health, and having all their faculties, attend to their own domestic needs and duties. "Robbie" is a great favorite amongst the farming community and is still alert and keen, taking the greatest interest in all that is going on. Mrs. Robert Harvey of Colborne is one of the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Gray. USED PARTS FOR SALE Jack Cowey jr. Mr. H. A. Grant is fully convinced that it pays to advertise, and now realizes that through advertising orders come from unexpected places. This week, Mr. Grant received from a Glasgow, Scotland, firm, who read ille, Ont. j his advertisement in The Express, | an offer of a contract for a large ^™| quantity of dressed lumber and manu-ured wood articles. SQUARE and ROUND DANCING little lake pavilion Every Friday 8 p.m. Commncing June 1st Pat Ing lis and his Orchestra C. W. TRENEAR & SON Read the condeasedads on page CUSTOMS DUTIES SHOW INCREASE For the first onth in many years the customs duties at Cobourg port showed an increase last month, when they amounted to $22,873.93. The previous year they were $17,523.95. 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J. Jamieson. (Mr. R. McLean is spending a few days in Toronto for medical treatment. He was accompanied by his daughter, Miss E. MlcLean. Dr. Adaim H. Miller and Dr. Joseph Mill«r of Toronto attended the funeral of their mother, Mrs. John Miller, Castleton, last Tuesday. Mr. C. A. Yule has been home here om Smithfield for a few days, and pects to leave to-morrow for Roch-ter, N.Y., for a weekend visit to 3 son, Mr. Grant Yule. All are glad to see Chief Jamieson able to be on the street a short time iach day. He appears to be gaining n strength steadily, and casting a little larger shadow each day. Miss Cleora L. Cockburn of Wark-worth is the new assistant in Colborne Post Office, in place of Miss Chatterson, who has resigned to take a course in nursing at Belleville General Hospital. Mrs. W. W. Mutton was called to Cobourg last week owing to the ser-:8 condition of her mother, Mrs. J. F. McMillian, matron of the Counties Home for the Aged, who suffeder a stroke of paralysis. Old friends at Colborne of Mrs. John H. Kernaghan (nee Lizzie Seed) will regret to learn that she suffered a stroke of paralysis this week. Her i many friends hope to hear 'of an improvement in her condition. Mr. and Mrs. Preston Barton and Child, Miss Pearl Barton, and Mrs. Archie Morrow and young son, Archie, of Medina, N.T" F. C. Morrow last week. Mrs. Aichie the „. Morrow and son are remaining for a ca^g visit. Port Hope Guide: Mrs. Cheffim Mrs. C. R. NeWman-Jones and som Eric. Lewis. Grover and Elton, hav gone to Presqu'Ile to spend the sun mer. Miss Isabel Grover, who has been here with her cousin, Mrs. C. R. Newman-Jones, returned to Montreal to spend her summer vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Grover. 45 Overdale Ave. COMING EVENTS Big Fire Sale continues for another ten days at C. M. Allen & Son's, Colborne. See ad. on page 8. 'Big reductions announced in prices of tires and gas. See advt. of Edwards' Service Station, on page four. The Castleton Women's Institute will hold their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, July 19th, 1928, at 2.30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Frank Cowey. (Note change of date.) Two papers will be given: "The farmer's daughter has a better time living in the country than the office girl living in the city."--Clara Nelson. "The office girl has a better time living in the city than the farmer's daughter living in the country."--Gertrude New-Roll Call: "Books I have read recently." Competition: Home Cooking--prizes given. Programme Committee: Misses Clara Nelson, Marjorie Purdy, Evelyn Armstrong, Eleanor Wolfraim. Everybody welcome. Nina Black, Secretary. RUPTURE EXPERT HERE LLOYD McMURRAY STRUCK BY CAR IN JUMPING OFF WAGGON F. H. 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Naval Hospital.--Penn. R. R., Etc. Etc. He will be glad to demonstrate without charge or fit them if desired. Business demands prevent stopping at any other place in this section. N. B.--Every statement in this notice has been verified before the Federal and State Courts.--F. H. Sheelev. Honed against the use of any elastic or web truss with understraps, as same rest where the lump is and not where the opening is. often resulting in strangulation. Home office, 117, Dearborn St., Chicago, 111. 27-1 At Wooler on Monday, Police Magistrate Floyd committed for trial three young men on 16 charges of theft. For several months quantities of grain and poultry have been disappearing in Murray and Brighton Townships. All thre» elected to be tried by the County Judge. BIRTHS Kernaghan--1 hip, on Sundt Ir. and Mrs. F i Haldimand r, July 8th, ed Kernagha: DEATHS Etcher--At Port Hope, Ontario, on Friday, June 29th, 1928, William Etcher, beloved husband of Cassandra Blodgett, in his 90th year. Miller--At the General Hospital, To. ronto, on Saturday, July 7th, 1928, Susan Elizabeth Petty, beloved wife of John Miller. Funeral from the family residence, Castleton, to Vernonville Cemetery, Tuesday afternoon. Douglas--At Los Angeles, California, on Saturday, July 7th, 1928, Helen, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Douglas, aged 25 years. Funeral from the family residence, 257 North Thomas Street, Los Angeles Tuesday, July 10th. JULY ROD AND GUN A pleasantly varied bill of fare deal-ng with some more unusual phases of life in Canada's outdoors features the July issue of Rod and Gun and Canadian Silver Fox News which has just been published. While Ozark Ripley contributes one of his splendid fishing stories, Bonnycastle Dale, in view of a recent discussion, this month deals with natural phenomena in Canada which have been mistaken for the fabled sea serpants. Rod and Gun and Canadian Silver Fox News is published monthly by W. J. Taylor, Limited,', Woodstock, Ontario. CHURCH NOTES After enty-one years faithful arish Priest of St. Mary's Church, Port Hope, Very Rev. Dean O'Sullivan has been appointed to the charge of the Church of the Immaculate Conception at Peterboro. UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA Dominion Day, July 2nd, 1928 Colborne: --Sunday School and Public Worship. --Public Worship. 7.C Salem: 1.30 p.m.--Sunday School. 2.30 p.m.--J'liblic Worship. The Pastor, the Rev. J. P. Falconer, will be away on his holidays during the month of July. There will be supplies to conduct the usual services during the month. Don't Accept Substitutes! Be sure to ask for the Bread with the Maple Leaf Wrapper, as we do not use any plain wrappers. We are sole agents in Colborne for the famous Page & Shaw Chocolates; also Metcalf's Smiles 'n Chuckles. Call in and look over our stock--.All strictly fresh. We also carry a full line of Pure Candies for Children SILVERWOOD'S ICE CREAM--the largest plant in Canada. Try it and be your own judge! E. W. 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