alee Heise 9 STRATFORD, ae a i 1931 Marks The Passing Of Twenty-Fifth Milestone On Sunday last, Rev. William Wall- ace, Rector of St. Paul's Anglican Church, marked the passing of the 25th milestone in his career as a min- ister of the Gospel. The members of Rev. Wallace's congregation in the church in which he has ministered for the past two years, did not allow the event to pass without suitable recog nition. At the evening service, Rev. Wallace was presented with a purse of gold and an address voicing the ap- preciation of the congregation for the Work which the Rector has carried on during his two years in the church. The address was read by A. T .Capper, rector's warden, while Fred Mingay, people's warden, made the presenta- tion. Mrs. Wallace was presented with a beautiful bouquet of roses. Rev. Wallace replied suitably, as- suring his congregation that he had enjoyed his work in Stratford immen- sely, and concluding by voicing the wish that "together we shal] win many souls to Christ, and that you will con- tinue your present loyal support to the church in years to come." Rev. Wallace received the blessing of*the church at the hands of Bishop A. .G@ Elliott, D..D., in the Diocese of Kilmore, Ireland. His first charge was in that Diocese, where he assisted Archdeacon Mayne for a period of four years. At the end of this period he 'was appointed a rector by Archbishop Elliott and tok charge of the Parish of Billis, County of Caven, Ireland. In June of 1913 he and his wife came to Canada, since which time Mr. Wallace has had charge of several parishes ineluding Chesley, Clarks- burg, Dutton, and Ridgetown, all of which are under tke direction of Archbishop Williams of the Diocese of Huron. On September 1, 1929, he came to Stratford as rector of St. Paul's Anglican Church. She Couldn't Sing It's a wise salesman who knows his own limitations--and a wise store ex- ecutive, too, by the same token. The world is full of misfits in every de- partment of life. Find out if you're a round peg and then stay away from the square apertures. Once a_ busy theatrical manager had not expected a Caller so late in the day, yet he call- ed "Come in!" in answer to the rap on the door. "Well," he said to the poorly-dress- ed woman standing there, "what do you do--dance, sing or what? I'm busy --Let's hear you sing first." The woman looked embarrassed and made a very poor attempt to sing the first few lines of "Annie Laurie." "Rotten," said the manager. "You .n't sing at all!" Se know that," said the woman meek- ly, "and if you are about through, I'll start scrubbin' the floor. That's what Im here for." Local Happenings In Brief "Chick" Appel is oragging about clouting three home-runs in one in- ning in a_ softball game recently. What must that other team have been like, we ask you? 2 Manager A. B. Manson of the Pub- lic Utilities Commission never passes up an opportunity to tell outsiders something about Stratford. Mr. Man- son was a speaker at the convention of the American Water Works Asso- ciation in Pittsburgh last week, and 2 * |told the delegates assembledy there something about the way business is handled in the Stratford office. *°* * A heavy influx of American visitors was reported in the city on Ameri- can Decoration Day. Many of them doubtless hastened to liquidate their assets. - ef? ' * * 'The many friends of Col. A. W. Dea- con, M. C,. will be glad to see him back at his duties following his rec- ent lengthy illness. * * * * il It will be more expensive to "keep. the home fires burning this winter," local coal dealers believe. The new budget makes an increase in price ne- cessary, they state. * " * Falstaff Ward will show an increase according to information from the city hall. * * * * One of the "joys of flying" was evi- dent in Stratford on Saturday despite the unfavorable weather. This particu- lar "joy" was Col. Joy of the Depart- ment of National Defence, who visited Stratford to inspect the tiny plane built by Albert Holmes, Railway av- enue. ; * eo Twenty-nine young ladies were re- ceived into the Sodality in an impress- ive ceremony at St. Joseph's Church on Sunday evening. An appropriate sermon was delivered by Rev. Father Connolly, C. S. S. R., of London. = * * iad He "Cheap gasoline causes congestion of traffic at Brantford," according to news headline. That same thing has; der of the game the score mounted than * happened before, closer home Brantford. » ® * ~ "Ernie" Swanson, popular local ten- or soloist, a gold medalist in this year's Musical Festival here, won first place in the open tenor competition at the Hamilton Musical Festival on Saturday night. Congratulations "Ernie." "es * For years, "Scotty" Baillie has been trying to win a prize at a picnic. On Saturday, he had to stand back and see his infant son cop the honor. You guessed it, he was the youngest per- son on the grounds. * #s 'of a host of friends for the There have been prizes for mara-, thon dancing, marathon running mar- athon flying, and what not. How about a prize for marathon church-~ going? Stratford has a candidate for the honor, in John Myers, 96 Charles. Street. Mr. Myers has not missed more than a dozen Sundays in the past 60 years. * *« 6 Mr. and Mrs. M. I. Hiswine ent. their | little son Teddy have the best wishes | speedy recovery of the little lad who was burned in a mysterious accident at the dam some weeks ago. A skin-grafting operation was a re on the boy this week. s * Things we would like to know: Why | all the rain comes on Wednesday af- * ~ ternons, Saturdays and Sundays or when the city sprinkler makes its ap- pearance on the streets. What they) call the hazards in*the road into the | municipal course? What "Puss" Bur- dett said when he heard that a tariff had been declared on coal coming into Canada? * 27... A committee composed of Chairman A. W. Davis, H. L. Griffith and C. A. Moore accompanied by Inspector J. H. Smith, waited on the city council at a special session last week, to explain the Board of Education's request for funds to build an addition to Avon School. te bd x, Mr. and Mrs. W. E, Howes, have re- turned to Toronto after spending a few days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Walsh. They will be again at "Portage Lodge," that beautiful. sum- mer resort at Penn Lake, Muskoka. Many Stratford people and hundreds of tourists spent their holidays there last summer. Mr. and Mrs, Howes are looking for an increased patronage this summer. * * * The London Hussars administered a terrible walloping to the Ser geant's Mess of the Perth Regi- ment in one of the voorest games of softball Queen's Park has seen for many a day, last evening. At the end of the first inning the score stood somewhere around the point of 10 to 0, and during the remain- accordingly until at the end of the seventh inning the score stood at around 25 to 5. However, the teams were poorly matched, as the T.on- don team was a member of the City League, while the local players are in an older men's class. The batteries were: London-- Hoimes and Penwarden; Stratford--- -Curl. Gatenby and Cordell and Butcher. The line-up: Stratford-- ss, Bryan; 1b, S. Cordell; 2b, Ham- ilton; rf, Morrison; cf, Langford; if, Marshall; 3b, Ross; p, Curl, Gat- enby; c. Butcher; sub, Whitehead. London--ib. Beedle; 2b, Kinsetta; cf, Armstrong; 1b, Evans; 3b, Halli- day; ss, Chapman; rf, White; _ p. Holmes; c, Penwarden. : | ters, Edna, Margaret, and Coleen at fer, Billy, at home. Passing of Popular and Well-Known Y oung Man The sympathy of a wide circle of friends go out to Mr, and Mrs. M. W.- Moore, and family, 442 Downie Street, iS in the death of Elgie James Moore, po- pular Stratford young man who pass- ed away suddenly early on Sunday morning. The tragic death followed an attack of appendicitis late on Friday night. Of a cheerful disposition, . Elgie -- Moore was a favorite with the young. 'people of the city. He was keenly in- terested in sports and in amateur dra- matics. His love for sports found an ck outlet in his participation in hockey -- and softball. In amateur plays, he had > played leading parts on a number of oceasions. _The deceased was an ehttvs member of Kilroy Council, No. 1431, Knights of 'Columbus, and his death leaves a gap -- in the ranks of that organization of which will be difficult to fill. He was a devout member of Immaculate Con- | ception Church. Born in Stratford almost 21 years ago, he had spent most of his life here, having been educated in St. Joseph's Separate School. For a short time he had been employed' with the Good- year Tire Company in Toronto. For the past two months ,he worked in the stock room of Woolworth's here. - Surviving are his..parents, four sis- -- Pes home, and © Mrs =Harold Cross of Charlottetown, P. E. I., and one broth- The funeral was held Tuesday morn- ing from Immaculate Conception Church to, St. Marys Cemetery. The pall-bearer were W. Lloyd, "O'Dea, *: J. Graham, J. Pigeon, T. Hanlon and T. Purcell. Numerous spiritual and floral offerings testified to the es- teem in which the Sega man was held. If any person in Stratford drew a lucky ticket in the Epsom Derby he has kept it mighty quiet. "The chief has hay First Cannibal: fever." Second Cannibal: "Serves him right, we warned him not to eat the grass widow." "T had to shoot my dog today." "Was he mad?" "Well, he didn't seem any too well pleased." >. * # An undertaker with a sense of humor displayed this advertisement at a busy railroad crossing: "If you don't | ~ see the train see me.' * "T would face death for you." ~ "Why didn't you face that bulldog then?" "He waer't dead." Ps aa LOST--A Club Bag, somewhere with: : in the city limits. Finder will please inform Stratford Mirror. Chairs will be provided for ladies at all sales. AUCTION SALE OF JEWELRY STOCK | Pequegnat & Sons, Jewelers, of the City of Stratford, have instructed Mr. R. J. nae ic Jewelry Auctioneer, to sell their entire stock of Diamonds, Watches, Clocks, Silverware, China, Leather Goods, 'Novelties AUCTION SALES poeta 30 to i P.M. AND SATURDAY EVENINGS Watch Repair Dept. and Op- tical Parlors,j willcontinue} - an eee