STRATFORD, ONT., FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1926 Vol. 3 le Agricul:ural grounds nd are acting in con- the. coramittee and mmiti ees havesbeen ap- on the work. It is ght bands will take performance, from Galt, Goderich. Kitchen- shener La'ies' Band, 60 strong, - attraction, Welland, -- tiwo terloo and the C.N.R. Band, eis specal feature will be ving of massed bands under dership of Mr. ©. A. Bird. good yaudeville acts are being ed for and a ful! program of 'ks, including the grand scene gara' Falls, will be put on by ronto Fireworks Company. commitiees in charge are: _ Executive -- Ald. Newman, Chief le, Com, A. Skidmore and C. A. srtising and Grounds-- H. B. John Murrray and L. Cayley. al--c. A. Bird, E. Gwyther, C. and Ald. Newman. recital i che Y.M.C.A. audi- | _last evening by Miss Margaret | y, who is preparing for the A. examinations this summer, ae. oe unique in many ways. This tal- | young musician delighted those | Her technique and beauty of Sion were simply charming and | absence of the slightest sign of rficiality or restraint showed the 1 talent of Miss Pinkney, who . pupil of Miss Margaret Glenn enson, L.T.C.M. During the eve- ; Miss Pinkney had been made recipient of many beautiful bou- and the program was made par- larly interesting because of the erpretation of each number by Miss venson. Kenneth Cash, George Stevenson, mes Rankin and Charles Conroy ers for the evening. Friends ae es ae ae Dr. Johnson, being ere OY. a lady "question, said it was a thing en seen, felt and heard of, yuld understand. The Lovely Month of June And Its Charms The only thing sweeter than the June graduate with her roses is the June. bride with her crange blos- soms. it is a matter of dispute as to the origin of this month's name, some say- ing Juno, others Junius, 2 Roman Em- peror. But the presiding genius of its first day was, according to the Latin poet, Ovid, Carna, the goddess of the hinge. The poet Says: "Carna, the goddess of the hinge, demands first of June; depends To open what unbar." The poet then tells us that made her this goddess, "And then a white thorn stick to her he gave, By which she ever after power should have, To drive by night all om'nous birds away, scream, and over our hov'ring stray." June is a lovely month, and is, with May, my favorite, for spring has fin- ished her toilet and put on her most beauteous raiment and for the next few weeks lavishes her beauties with a prodigal hand. The trees put forth tenderest of green leaves, 60 fresh and beautiful; the plains bloom with my- riads of those "flowers made of light'; the skies are of a lovely blue, and over their wide expanse sail the fleeciest of clouds. Yes, June is a lovely month, Many strange ceremonies are still observed in several of the towns and villages of the old land . One of the most curious is that of the "Dunmow Flitch," awarded to that married pair who for a year and a day after the ceremony have nof quarreled nor re gretted their marriage. A jury of maidens and bachelors are empaneled to judge the merits of the claim, whilst the claimants are to take an oath, kneeling, that what they say is true, and if the witnesses sub- stantiate this claim, the couple are placed side by side on a huge old chair of unknown antiquity, carried through the streets to the sound of music, and the flitch or Side of bacon is given them. This ancient custom dates back to the time of King John, and originated with the monks of Little Dunmow, though why a celibate monk should concern himself with such a matter is hard to say, and though the custom fel] into disuse for some years it was revived through the efforts of Har- rison Ainsworth, the novelist, and is observed annually, Only a year or so The upon her power is shut, what's shut Janus That houses _ ago I read in the paper | its celebration. | two of the | sums_ of the longest, | in England, not yet | parts, to light huge fires in the pub- | lic street, at which the old and young | of both sexes used to meet and make | merry, and, whatever materials were | tre of one of the largest / around which the younger folk danc- | ed. The most daring leaped over it; an account of There though I are several saint's days, can only mention one or most famous----St. Barna- bas' Day and that of St.. John 'the Baptist. It was the custom at one time to make garlands of roses, woodrutte and lavender to hang in the churches; and in the garden of the Abbey, the Glastonbury thorn is always blossom -on is a walnut where fabled to Christmas Eve tree that always buds on our saint's day, at least so it is said. Jt is claimed for this tree that it never buds before the 11th of June, and al- ways on this, the day of St. Barnabas. Queen Anne, James and many of the nobility, even long after the day of monkish superstitions, paid large money for cuttings from this celebrated walnut tree. There is /{s an old proverb connected with this | day: "Barnaby bright, The longest day night." Our 21st of June is now esteemed but Barnaby's Day is tae ith, one of the days of the summer and the shortest | solstice, so called because the sun on | the days from the 11th to the. 21st appears to stand still, | are of the same length. It is then at and the days its greatest distance from the equa- tor. On the eve of St. John's, or Mid- summer Day, it was once the custom dead in some use to make the fires, they are called | bonfires. A huge fire was lighted in the cen- streets, (Continued on page 4) FINAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR C.N. R. EXCURSION Final arrangements have ben made to hold the annual excursion of the C. N.R. employees to Crystal Beach on | July 14th. The following committees have been formed to carry out all ar- | rangements. derson, J. Clark, H. Walmsley, W. Management, Jos. Hen- Saunders, Alex. Wilson and Chas. Clarke, sec.; refreshments, J. A- Mott, C A. Birch, J. Tevlin, W. Smith, John Kelly, A, Tremaine and L. Cayley. The C. N. R. band will play at a Tattoo in Goderich on July ist and at Ingersoll on Sunday evening, July 3rd. | to suffer | old daughter, , burned | first | cessful Leamington, | ganizer for the above order | years and | never better than they have been this | year. | payment | classes of insurance, | with | for several years. | meeting of the order is to be held in | Quebec City from June 14th to 18th, | and Mr. | Stratford Court at the meeting. Four Year Old Child Meets With Sad End To those who enter the home that is stricken with grief they can scarce- | ly help from realizing that the glory | of the sunshine and the beauty of the | flowers on a day in June may mean little or nothing. The cheerful and happy home of Mr. and Mrs. Lingard, 97 Bay street, were called upon yesterday afternoon the loss of their four-year- Ruby, who was fatally yesterday afternoon. It is thought that in some way the child procured a match as when she was seen she was" enveloped in flames. Besides her parents, two sisters and six brothers survive,. for whom the greatest sympathy is expressed. JUST COMPLETED A SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN Mr. W. E. Howes, District Organ- izer for the Canadian Order of Fores- ters, has just completed a most suc- campaign for the lodge at Mr. Howes has been or- for fifteen results were states that The order now issues 20 year life endowments and all besides sick and accident benefits, etc., and every court which a campaign has been conducted has had larger increases in membership than they have had The High Court Howes will represent the "WHY NOW THERE IS ONLY ONE SENATOR!" One of a number of gentiemen was reading aloud from the morning pap- er of how senators approved of an ad- | yance in salary of certain government | officers, | was Senator Rankin who was in fa- | yor of such a move.. Wr | ment's | spoke up and said: when someone asked if that ut a mo- hesitation the gentleman "Why, man, there is only one sen- ator, d who else would it he but Dr. in.' And maybe this gentle- | man ¥ - better posted than one would at firs thought imagine.