THE MIRRO No. 6 STRATFORD, ONT., FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1926 Vol. 4 Important To Prepay Postage Fully Remember the letter rate to Great Britain and all other places within the Empire (except in the North Ameri- can Continent) is 3 cents for the first ounce, and 3 cents for each additional ounce, Do not have your friends pay for insufficient postage. Notice to Tourists. All letters and postcards posted in Canada must be prepaid with Cana- dian postage stamps. Ocean Mail Services. Minnedosa, sailing from Montreal, July 28, with mails for Great Britain and countries via Great Britain; Mont- nairn, Quebec, July 29, Great Britain and countries via Great Britain; Mont- calm, Montreal, July 30, Great Britain and countries via Great Britain; Aur- ania, Montreal, July 30, Great Britain and countries via Great Britain; Olym- pic, New York, July 31, Great Britain ._ and countries via Great Britain; Le- viathan, New York, August 1, Great Britain and countries via Great Bri- tain; Aquitania, New York, August 4, Great Britain and countries via Great Britain; Empress of France, Quebec, August 4, Great Britain and countries via Great Britain. Montcalm carries letter mail and parcel post only. Aurania--Paper mail and specially addressed correspondence only, Olympic, Leviathan and Aquitania-- Letter mail only; Vallelunce, Montreal, July 25, Italy; Lord Antrim, Montreal, July 27, Irish Free State; Brant County, Montreal, July 26, Holland; Andalusia, Halifax, July 28, Jamaica and Columbia; Nia- gara, Vancouver, July 28, Australia and New Zealand; Ascania, Montreal, July 30, France. With the exception of steamer Niagara, all the above steamers carry parcel post and spe- cially addressed correspondence only. Can. Gunner, Halifax, July 30, Ber- muda, Leeward Island, Nevis, St. Lucia, Barbadoes, St. Vincent, Gren- ada, Trinidad, British Guiana, Venezue- la; Can. Volunteer, Montreal, August *2, St. Kitts, Antigua, Barbadoes, Trin- idad and British Guiana. This steamer -earries parcel post and Specially ad- dressed correspondence only. Pres. Jefferson, Victoria, August 2, China and Japan; Murjek, Montreal, July 30, Argentine Republic. This steamer carries parcel post and specially ad- dressed correspondence only. P.U.C. Picnic at Port Stanley The annual staff picnic of the Stratford Public Utilities was held Wednesday at Port Stanley and a Jarge number of members of the staff and their friends set out for the popu- Jar resort. A splendid program was run off. Grand Tattoo A Success The Tattoo held in the Agricultural Grounds on July 16th was one of the best held in Stratford in recent years. The bands were marshalled at Queen's Hotel, Ontario street, at 7 p.m. by Mr. W. Plume, a member of the C.N.R. Band, and proceeded dir- ect to the Agricultural Grounds, where they were received by Mr. L. Cayley, who is also amember of the C.N.R. Band, and of the General Aid Com- mittee. Immediately affer 'tthe last band had arrived, Goderich Citizens' Band opened the program by playing selcetion, "Bliss Eternal." This band played very well; the softer passages were particularly good. Galt Kiltie Band followed with the selection, "Sabbath Morning, on Parade," which was very favorably received. The Kitchener Ladies' Band, which was next on the stand, received a great ovation, and played remarkably well, being called back for an encore num- ber. The Kitchener Regimental Band was next and played a march by King, One would have preferred to have heard this band play a selection. The Scotch dancing which follow- ed was delightfully received and created a pleasing diversion. Stratford has every reason to be proud of her "Scotch Lassies." The C.N.R. Band of Stratford was next to play. The piece played, "Wil- liam Tell,, overture, is an exceptional- ly difficult number, as it brings out every department of the band. The marked improvement shown by this band wag a pleasant surprise to many. Then came James E. Hardy, the high wire king, and his stunts were thrilling, spectacular and amusing. He concluded by riding a bicycle across the fire and thjs called for great ap- plause. The Waterloo Boys' Band came next, and were very pleasing in their rendering of a snappy march. Waterloo Musical Socoety «Band, which was the last to play, delighted the thousands with the selection, "Songs of Scotland." The march past, which followed immediately af- "ter the last number, wa svery impres- sive, each band marching through a street of colored lights and were ac- corded a splendid reception. A brillant syectadular fireworks display concluded the program. The Band Committee responsible for the program consisted of Mr. C. Bird, Chairman, Mr. C. Boeduc, Mr. E. Gwyther. The Special Committee formed from the General Aid to Tun the Tattoo were: Ald. W. Newman, Chairman; Mr. B. Waugh, Secretary; Mr. A. Skidmore, Treasurer; Mr. M. Martin, Chief Kappele, Mr. D. McPher- son, Mr. W. Smith, Mrs. S. Murray, Mr, John Murray and Mr. . Cayley. Sudden Death of Former Stratford Man The sad news 'of the sudden death in New York of Albert J, Moore came as a great shock to his large circle of relatives and friends. Indeed every- one who knew "Ab" realized that his death meant a personal and great loss to them. He Had the faculty of mak- ing friends, which probably was be. cause he took a real interest in every- one he met. "That he was a real man" was only one of the many things said of him, and these words do well aSsimi-ate with the splendid char- acter of the deceased. There 'was a true ring of manliness about his personality which no one could help but admire. At one time he was a con- ductor on the G.T.R. and lived with his parents on Douro street, un- til going to New York. Since then he had made a great success in the business world. He leaves immediate relatives to mourn their loss: his wife and family; his mother, Mrs. Anna Moore, who lives at 152 Waterioo street, two brothers in New York and one sister in Toronto. The funeral took place on Wed- nesdav morning. Previous to the re- mains being laid to rest in Avondale cemetery a most impressive service was held in St. Joseph's church, the church of which he loved and was a faithful member of up to the time he left the city. Requiem Mass wag sung by Rev. J. A. Macksey, while the Rev. J. A. Jordan conducted the final ser- vice. The pallbearers were Messrs. W. Fleming, P. J. Kelly, H. Neild, C. Gowing, W. McDonald and Dr. P. F. Quinlan. A Good Sport Meets With a Mishap. There are few good sports who do not at some time or another meet with a mishap,-and Mr, Duncan M. Ferguson, one of Stratford's most enthusiastic golfers, was no excep- tion. He had the misfortune on the links the other day to have been struck on the head with a golf ball, the result of an exceptionally strong shot from a player who had not seen him because of Mr. Ferguson being in a hollow of the links. Mr. Fergu- son is confined to his bed and under the doctor's care, but it is sincerely hoped that he will soon be able to play his favorite game again. For every man who is unachieving by reason of sheer incompetency, there are ten men who do not achieve simply because they will not, or at | least do not, capitalize their reverses by using them as incitants both to harder and to wiser effort. Final Arrangements For Big Outing Final arrangements have been made for the monster C. N. R. employees' ex- cursion to Crystal Beach tomorrow (Saturday). Tickets are on sale at the depot this evening from 7 to 9 o'clock, and the first train will pull out at 6 a.m, One hundred, dollars worth of concession tickets have been secured for the children and each child on the trip will receive five of these. Any child not receiving their share who will apply to a mem- ber of the committee will be attend- ed to. A large fleet of busses will meet each train and convey the passengers to the Beach. Tickets for this ride will be sold on the trains. Children up to 12 years will ride free. The committee hope to make this outing the banner one and it is up to the employees to take advantage of the occasion for a pleasant holiday. MET FORMER STRATFORD MAN IN ALASKA "Wherever you go you will find Stratford people," said Mr, J. H. Ken-~- ner to The Mirror on his return from a trip to Alaska. Away out there he met a Stratford man by the name of Wm. Armstrong in the fur trading business, whose father at one time ran the City Hotel. In speaking of the Alaskans 'he said they are a most contented kind of people. Mr. Kenner says that everywhere he vis- ited he met boosters. In this country we do not boost enough. We have the finest country in the world but we should tell more about what we think of it,' said Mrs. Kenner. Mr. Kenner was accompanied by Mrs. Kenner and they had a most delightful trip. Conservatives! Rally! Rally! All Conservatives are invited to at- tend the North Perth Conservative convention to be held in Milverton tonight, July 23, at 3 p.m. for the purpose of nominating a candidate to contest the riding in the coming Fed- eral election. Ladies are specially in- vited to be present. Donald Suther- land of South Oxford will be the prin- cipal speaker. Cars will leave the City Hall at 1.45 sharp, Plenty of accommodation for all. comets - ann - JONES | ! AUCTIONEER , ' é