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THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1931 * , : : . - . . . - - . -- Local and Personal Mr. and Mrs. J. R Wilson and fam- ily spent the week er.d atDur.dulk. Mrs. F. G. Karstedt is seriously ili at present at her home in town. Reeve H. A. McCauley and G. B. Welton were in Toronto last w|.>k on business for the village. The W. I. will meet at the home of Mrs. Walter Akitt on Wcndnesday afternoon next, February 3rd. Mr. Harry LeGard has returned af- ter spending the past month in Toron- to and Pickering. L. 0. L. 666, Maxwell, will hold a dance on Friday, January 29th. Ad- mission 25c. Rev. A. E. Armstrong of Meaford visited last week with his son, George, here. Reeve H. A. McCauley is in attend- ance at the County Council being held in Owen Sound this week. Mr. Robt. Wilson of Hespler was a visitor last week with his brother, Mr. J. R. Wilson. Dr. Ern Armstrong of Cobalt was! a visitor in town the first of the week with his sister, Mrs. F. H. W. Hick- Mrs. Tucker Phillips Died In 83rd Year A social evening was held by the Ladles' Aid of St. John's United chu.--h at the home of Mrs. F. H. W. Hickiir.j on Wednesday night last. The Jack rabbit hunters had real luck on Monday, when they bagged two beauties, one weighing 10 Ibs 2 ounces and the other one slightly less. Groundhogs out in January. That is what Gordon Patterson found when he visited his traps on Saturday. Mr. groundhog was sitting near the hole, caught by a foot. Congratulations are extended to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cairns, who celebrat- ed their 50th wedding anniversary on Monday, at the home of their daugh- ter, Mrs. Alex. McDonald of Weston. The L. O. B. A. will serve oysters or cold meat supper on Thursday January 28, at Mrs. McDonald's tea room. Supper served from 5 to 8. Price 35 cents. G. W. Morley, K.C., new Judge for Grey County, will Le sworn in on Tuesday, February 12th, with Judge W. G. Owens of Walkerton officiat- ing. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Johnson and Mrs. A. Best were in Toronto on Saturday attending the funeral of Mrs. John- son's cousin, Mr. Frank Poulter, who died suddenly on Thursday last from heart failure. A play entitled, "The Path Across the Hills", will be given in St. John's United church, on Friday, February 5th at 8 o'clock, "by Springhill young people, under the auspices of Ladies' Aid. Admission 25 and 15 cents. Burt Field, youngest son of Mr W. N. Field, formerly of Flesherton who was seriously injured a couple of weeks ago by being knocked from hw bicycle on DanfortE Ave., by a T.T.C bus is progressing favorably. He received a slight fracture to the skul) and a broken shoulder. On Monday evening a social even- ing was held in town in honor of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Bennett, recent bride and groom. They were presented with an electric clock, two blankets and a bedspread by the people of the village, with their best wishes. A pleasant evening was spent. A social evening amongst the mem- bers of Prince Arthur Lodge No. 333. A. F. & A. M.. and their families was held in the town hall, Friday evening. There was a large turnout and all had a splendid time. Progressive euchre was played and dancing was then indulged in. Mr. J. R. Wilson is moving his barbering equipment to the building on Doirham street, formerly used by Mr. F. W. Duncan as a hardware store. Mr. W. I. Henry has rebuilt the interior and has an apartment on the ground door, besides the office, where Mr. Wilson and family will reside. Mr. Henry lives in the apart- ment in the second floor. A large number of the shareholders of the First Co-Operative Packing Plant, 'situated at Barrie, met in the township hall, Flesherton, on Friday afternoon of last week. Mr. John Corbett of Proton, a director, was present and addressed the gathering, which endorsed the new financial and other proposals of the Company foi the coming year. The Company is making a constitutional change in the time of making the second payment due to the former member. Formerly the member received 75 per cent, paid at the time of shipment of the hogs, with the balance due in ten days. This latter clause has been changed to forty days. It was agreed by members that in ?pite of the pres- ent depression that the prices secured by their Barrie concern were better than .* t -.^?o received on the Toronto market. Mrs. Tucker Phillips well-known resident of Osprey township, passed away Monday morning, January 18. following a short illness. The late Mrs. Phillips, whose maiden name was Sarah Pedlar, was born in Mariposa township near Oakwood, in the yeai 1849 and when 13 years of age, came with her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Sarihiel Pedlar, and settled at Eugenia. Deceased was united in marriage to the late Tucker Phillips 63 years ago. Her husband predeceased her 2 years ago. In May 1928 they celebrated the 60th anniversary of their wedding. During the long residence in this district, the late Mrs. Phillips was highly esteemed by friends and neighbors and her passing will be deeply regretted by a wide circle ofj friends. Surviving to mourn her passing are four sons, William at home; Charles of Toronto; Samuel and Thomas of Artemesia; and three daughters, Mrs. C. H. McDowell at home; Mrs. I. Sharp of Toronto; and Mrs. H. C Dietz of Cleveland, Ohio. The funeral took place on Wednes- day afternoon from the old home- ' stead. The service was conducted by Rev. F. Dean, who preached a com- forting message to the bereaved. Rev. Dean and Mr. I. Sharp sang "Looking This Way". The floral tributes were very beautiful and were sent by rel- atives and friends. All the members of the family were present at the funeral. Relatives and friends from a distance were: Mrs. H. C. Dietz of Cleveland, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. I. Sharp, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Phillips and son, Angus, Mrs. Wm. Traeey, Messrs. Ed. Phillips, Jos. Phillips, Jr., Robt. Phillips, Roy Phillips, Joseph Phillips, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Brown: Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Hamil- ton and son, Vernon, all of Toronto. The pall-bearers were six nephews of the deceased, Messrs. Ed. Pedlar, Pred Pedlar, Louis Pedlar, Oscar Phillips, Roy Phillips, Robt. Phillips. Interment was made in Maxwell cem- etery. Hangings W. M. S. Meeting The Woman's Missionary Society met in the United church on Thurs- day last. Mrs. J. J. Thompson con- 1 ducted the devotional part of the aer- 1 making inquiry into the disorderly The Ontario authorities have been vice. "We've a story to tell to the Nations" was sung ,the Scripture lesson was read and Mrs. W. Thurston lead in prayer. Mrs. W. D. Bryce j and Mrs. W Henry sang very sweetly, "I can tarry but a night." Miss Nicholson, Temperance Sec., gave a reading; of which one sentence was arresting, here it is: "The church formally prays :Lead us not into temp- tation and then when opportunity offers, vote for the downfall of our youth." Mothers of Grey Presby- terial is that true? The title of Miss :asion there has been deplorable bungling. In Renfrew, many years ago the condemned man was oi great weight and this fact was not taken into account by^the execution- Gave Fine Lecture conduct of the crowd, who assembled at the jail in Barrie, when the late execution took place, and have an- nounced that the trouble was not so serious as at first reported. Though tiis nances of some of the partici- pants are known there is a disposi-j tioti not to carry the investigation further. It is not likely that there would have been any disturbance if those in charge had been more care- ful in carrying out the preliminaries. It seems that some one made public hour Rev. Scott gave a lecture on the _, "Land of the Pharaoh's," illustrated ers. The rope bi;oke. and cefore the i with lantern slides, the pictures which law could be earned out a new a 1 , h took while in Egypt during the stronger rope had to be procured. Finally the deed was done, but thej "mishap" caused a great scandle. For a considerable time thereafter; the services of Radcliffe, an ex-army man who had come to Toornto, from 1 some of Britain's Eastern possessions,! where he had as-sisted as hangman years 1915 and 1916, while on active war service. ORILLIA'S CIVIC FLOWER the hour of execution was to take ; f Nicholson's reading was, "Crime on place, ^vhich had been fixed by the the increase." Mrs. O. Phillips read sheriff as soon after midnight on the Dart of t le chapter on Better Health i day decreed by the judge, in "Korea Land of the Dawn. The delphinium will be advocated Orillia's "civic flower" by the local was insisted on by the Department of Horticultural Society, and they will Justice, while di-sclaiming responsi- shorlj y Ur 2 the town council to offi- biliHj' for his work. Radclffe had a ciaUy ad P t tne fl w er The society "retainer" from the Ottawa govern- is Preparing for an extensive cam- ment to attend all executions. His i P^S 11 to beautify the town next sum- selettioin intended to prevent a rep-^ mer - These Horticultural Societies itition of the bungling that was likely are wonderful assets to a community Mrs. W. J. Scott took tn chair. Minutes of last meeting were read, roll called and fees received by the treasuurer. The president gave a report of the executive meeting. It A curious crowd, mainly from the rural section in which the crime was committed, was thus tempted to assemble in front of the outbuilding in which it had ;c> -nounced the gallcwo had been set i.p, and some to bring the law into disrepute, was warmly welcomed by the Provincial aathorites and he held the post until he took to drink and made a nuisance was arranged that a Baby Band be [ one rushed the window of the formed, that Mrs. W. Armstrong be structure, which had been boarded up. relieved of her duties as Cor-Sec. and act a-s Superintendent, and that Mrs. and almost established a ''peep hole"! before the Jail authorities could ge W. Turney be the Cor. Sec. of the j oa their mettle and thereafter dire Auxiliary. The following heralds j penalties if the marauders did not mob'' carried the were appointed: China, Mrs. Moore; Japan, Mrs. J. Heard; Corea, Mrs. O. Phillips; Africa, Mrs. J. Cargo; India, Mrs. W. I. Henry; Trinidad, Mrs. W. Inkster; Canada, Mrs. W. Thurston. Mrs. Cargo grave the treasurer's re- port as follow-s:- Annual members' fees, $12.50; A. & E. Thankofferingr, $1 14.H ~> ; Associate Helpers $27.63; Envelopes, $87.60; Donations and other sources $46.62; Mission Band, $51.00; Total $330.62. The World Day of Prayer will be held on Friday, February 12 at 3 o'- clock in St. John's United church. Tht Auxiliary will ne.xt meet on Thurs- day, February IS. present. Twenty-one wert Lover Of Flowers desist The "mob"' canned the at- tack no further and the ex-jcution was successfully carried out. It is now over half a century since the Canadian Parliament passed thej law providing that hangings should; take place within the precincts of the j place of detention and limited the number of persons to witness the ex-| cjution. Prior to that, when thej law was carried out from a platform a : front of the prison, thousands oi persons generally assembled as spec- tators. Indeed, the event was a gala spectacle that brought visitors to the county town from far and near. In of himself, particularly in the city oi Hull, Quebec, where his advertising of himself on the eve of an execution resulted in his being mobbed and run out of the place. At a late hour he managed to reach the place of execu- tion by the Ottawa river. He was sober at early morn and completed his job, but he never returned to the city. Executions are thus shewn to have provvjc-d some lively experiences in Grand Valley Star and Vidette. With a change in weather condi- tions it is probable that we will have a hockey game or two before spring arrives. Police court fines in London, Ont. were $88,000 less in 1931 than in the previous year. When people are good the fines are bad. Tears coursed down our cheeks as we read how one gentleman in New York explained that his seventy-five millions estate was now only worth the past, and we are not surprised I fift ^ We were ^Jering if the that sheriffs are united in advising j "entleman woi be able to get that they shall be carried out in a j *-h- r ough the winter, cantral place, as far removed from county seats as possible. BORN TURNEY In Flesherton on Tues- day, January 26th, 1932, to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Turney, daughter. the gift of a A Negro minister announced to his congregation that he would preach the funeral sermon of the meanest man in the worid. Accordingly, upon the appointed day he preached to a crowd- ed house. He described the deceased and the place of his abode in no un- some countries, and more particularly in the Southern States, executions are ' still public, but progressive nations! 29, under the auspices of L. 0. L. have generally followed the example . No. 244. Admission 35c a couple. of Canada, the last public execution j Ladies provide, Dundalk Orchestra. in which that of a woman for the certain terms, after which he removed the flowers and the lid of the casket. DAWCE The curiosity of his congregation was I greatly aroused, as they wished to A dance will be held in the Orange see the last remains cf such a notor- MARKDALE DEFEATS FLESH- ERTON JUNIORS 43 On Friday night the Flesherton Juniors challenged Markdale on the latter's ice, with the resulting score being 4-3 for Markdale, after a hard] fought battle by both sides. Only line work by Bob Dundas in the Markdale cage prevented the locals from piling up a score reaching into double figures. Ed. Patton bored two goals into Markdale net, one ot which was an assist from his brother, Bill, the other goal was scored by Gorrell, Flesherton's flashy player, on a rebound. Alton was Markdale's star for the night and placed three goals behind Phillips, Flesherton's net tender, and Bob Berry got the other Flesherton had the best of the play most of the time, but it seemed as if Dundas had a rabbit's foot in his pocket. Markdale will play thelt return game here soon, and it is hop- ed the fans will come out and support their team, as both teams are well matched and play, fast, flashy hockey, whbh is well worth coming to see. Flesherton: Goal. B. Phillips; De- fense M. Johnson, E. McKillop; 1st forward line, B. Patton, F. Gorrell, B. Welton; 2nd forward line, H. Best, E. Patton, G. Boyd. Markdale: Goal B. Dundas; defence, M. Noble. T. Berry; Wings. Alton, R. Warren; Centre B. Berry: sub, L Teeter. C. N. Richardson, druggist, is a j murder of her husband took place Send The Advance to a friend. lover of flowers and always keeps a in 1873. few in his store for the pleasure of ^ en is an impression in the his customers. At the present time of some people that because the crim- he is the possessor of the handsomest inal code was passed by the Par , ia . , cyclamen plant we have ever seen, j ment rf c ^ nada ^ re>3ponsibility | Hall, Proton Station, on Friday, Jan iously wicked person. Accordingly they filed around to the tune of the organ and glanced one by one into the coffin, each to his surprise beholding his own likeness in the bottom of the casket in a looking glass. The plant is one whi:h he raised from seed. At the present time it is in full bloom and by actual count has thirty buds. It is of a deep crimson color and of the largest variety. The Cyclamen is a native of Switzerland FLOWERS Ask for Cut Flowers, flowering plants and ferns grown by Northern Nurseries, Owen Sound. Funeral designs and wedding bouquets made to order. Represented in Flesherton by W. A. Hawken, Phone 17w. Durham Has Warden Allan Bell of Durham was elected as Warden of Grey County at the opening meeting of the County Coun- cil on Monday evening. The vote gave him a majority of 6, with Reeve Bringham of Hanover absent. EXTINGUISHERS FILLED All those desiring to have their Fyr-Fyter extinguishers filled will plea.se take them to G. B. Welton. Secure your copy of the History of The County of Grey From C. N. Richardson Flesherton - Ont. growing: naturally in Svriss vallevs. the secluded for carrying out the death sentence rests with the Dominion Government, j Even would-be hangmen have so be- ! lieved, for the story goes that one) of these hunters after gruesome em- ; ploymeni, .settled in the town or) Westboro, a suburb of Ottawa, the '. better to be able to ascertain when ; his services would be required. When ; he appeared at the Department of j Justice, pencil and note-book in hand, he was shown the door and told to i Flesherton won their first Northern make his applicatioin to the Prvin- ! Hockey League senior game on Tues- j cial Attorney-General or the sheriff; Flesherton Srs. Woo day evening in the local rink over Orangeville by the score of 5 to 1. The ice was slow and sticky and com- bination play was next to impossible, but at times the teams broke out with very good plays. Harold Mc- Cutcheon secured Flesherton's first goal when his shot glanced off an Orangeville player's stick, this eight minutes after Orangeville scored on a nice shot by M. Rohmer that Snell failed to see. The score remained tied at the end of the first period. Reg. Boyd made one of his famout rushes a half minute after the second period started, fooled the defence and packed the old apple past Robinson to put Flesherton ahead. Five pen- alties were awarded in this chukker o~. account of heavy ice and many of the passes went wild. Fred Gorrell picked up a loose puck 15 feet out from the Orangeville net and his bullet shot easily found a resting place in the corner of the Orangeville cit-.del. Wilson scored on a nice rus>. on a pass by Reg. Boyd and Bill Patton secured the last counter in a -scramble. Orangeville pressed hard the last period and had considerable of the play but Eagle-eye Snell was too good and outguessed the visitors in man> of their shots, while others were quite easy. The management had only half * day to advertise the game and even then the rink was well filled with spectators. There was still plenty of room available and it is hoped that the rink will be jammed to the roof for the *iext game. Flesherton this year has the best team for some years and will give a good account of themselves. Orangeville: Goal, Robinson; de- fence, M. Rohmer and Crowe: centre Snell; wings, E. Robinson. J. Rohmer: subs., A. McDonald, R. Bradley and Bruegeman. Flesherton: Goal, Snell: defence. R. Boyd, B. Wilson; centre, Nuhn: winjrs, Gorrell and McCutcheon; subs., G. Boyd. E. Patton and W. Patton. Referee: Bob Saunders. Durham. of the County affected, who were charged with the administration ofj the law. Occasionally sheriffs are found ag- i itating for the setting up of a central place of execution of murderers, the Penetentiary at Kingston being the| favorite selection for the Province ol ! Ontario. One does not wonder at t this anxiety on the part of -sheriffs, j The sheriff is the officer designated) by law to carry out the death pen- 1 alty, and though he is permitted to] employ a substitute for the actual work on the scaffold, generally a man who has had some eyperience. the responsibility is on the qCficer oi; the Crown. On more than one oc- 1 WE KNOW New Year Resolutions Are Hade to be Broken BUT IF YOU KEEP THIS ONE "Buy At Armstrong's" You will find that you have made a good investment Watch our One Dollar Table for bridee prizes, etc. W. A. Armstrong & Son levellers and Watchmakers FLESHERTON' Reeve John Carlton. of Beeton fe or Men's Winter Overcoats Special Offering $ 1 4.95 Heavy winter overcoats in Plain Pi hie Meltons and Cheviots, Chinchillas and Heaher mixture cloths of different popular shades - - some plain backs some belted backs good deep comfortable collars up-to-date in every re- spect. Sizes from 36 to 44. REGULAR PRICES FROM $20 to $25 ALL AT ONE SPECIAL PRICE SHE WINDOW DISPLAY THIS WKEK $14.95 CASH GROCERY SPECIALS Corn, 3 tins 25c Peas. 3 tins 25c Tomatoes. 3 tins 25c Pork & Beans. 3 tins 25c White Beans. 8 pounds 25c Fresh Prunes, 3 pounds Fresh Figs. 3 pounds Seedless Raisins. 2 pounds Sulphur. 7 pounds Epsom Salts. 7 pounds 25c 2Sc 25c 25c 25c F. H. W. HICKLING FLESHERTON, ONTARIO