Situation Day by Day in Queen’S Park Debate of John J
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THE GLENGKRRY NEWS Alexandria, Ont., înday, January 5, 1940. $2.00 A YEAR VOL. XLVni—No. 1. Edward S. Macdonald Dies Bell Employees In Dllawa Summerstown Station Man May Break Parly Lines Passing Much Regretted Honored W. J. Howard Burned In B.atli In Home Situation Day by Day In Queen’s Park Debate Of John J. Al SonUi Lancaster Home BUT HEPBURN REPORTED STILL ONE OF OLDEST FAMILIES IN NATIVE OF LANCASTER MADE BODY OF GARFIELD CONROY IS A NEPHEW OF ONTARIO’S FIRST FOUND IN RUINS OF HOME FRIDAY, DEC. 29th BEHIND PLAN TO DEFER LOCHIEL BEREFT IN DEATH PREMIER, HE HAD BEEN PRESENTATIONS ON RETIREMENT —CAUSE UNKNOWN MUNICIPAL VOTING OF OCTOGENARIAN ACTIVE IN MINING LONDON—BritiS attleship, reported by Berlin, to be of the Queen Marking the retiremient of a long- CORNWALL, Jan. 3.—His boay Elizabeth class, tor] i; three dead “some damage" reported by Admid- TORONTO, Jan. 3.—Reports in. While it was not altogether unex- At 2 am. on Saturday morning last creased at Queen’s Park tonight,, af- pected, as he was in failing health for term employee from active duties, charred almost beyond recognition. aityj t,ut vessel safe t proceeding on course. there passed away at the old family ter a meeting of the cabinet, that the some time, the news of the death of prominent officials of the Bell Tele-j Garfield Conroy, u<j65, was burned to.U HELSINKI—Ru ,homb Southern coast towns again; mass troops home, South Lancaster, In the per- administration might present its pro- ] John J. McMillan, lot 27-8th Lochiel, phone Co. in Ottawa, fellow employ-! death in his small home in the bush i In £ relia. son of Edward Sandfield Macdonald, £or big offens ve posed changes in the Municipal Act brought forth expressions of sincere ees and friends met to honor Mr. Wal.j north of Summerstown Station, about BERLIN—Ger a quiet, unassuming citizen who in claims to have sunk 146 British and French mer- ter John Howard at a banquet heid 15 miles from here yesterday after- e : to the legislature this month and let ! regret at his passing and warm sym - spite of his retiring disposition had > chant ships. Decenfber 16th, last. Mr. Howard who noon. The frame shack was totally them be debated on non-party lines. Ipathy for his immediate family and nevertheless played his part in the 1 ort Maginct Line being deepened; snow stops all 1 is formerly of Lancaster, is now on destroyed and it is believed that Con- PARIS French Premier Hepburn and other minis- other relatives. His death took place railway and mining development of tivity. superannuation following 40 years of roy was suffocated by smoke in the but minor front line i ters refused to say after the cabinet Friday, December 29th, 1939. -Canada. service with the Bell. building before he met his terrible MOSCOW—Cei tip reestablished; official communiques say nothing council what dcision had been reach- Born eighty-three years ago, on the The deceased was the younger son of at Finnish front. Generals switched as Finns hold ed regarding the proposal to lengthen ot where he spent his lifetime, Mr. Mr. E. H. Holmes, Ottawa district fate. He lived alone. It is thought the of importance ha] the late Ranald Sandfield Macdonald the terms of municipal officials during McMillan was a son of John Mile* Engineer, presided at the banquet at fire was caused by an overheated stove. Reds. and his wife the late Janet MeEd- wartime as an economy measure. McMillan and his wife Catherine Mc- which the honored guest was pre Smoke from thfe burning building ward and was horn at South Lancas- Hon. Eric Cross, Minister of Muni. I Master. This well known Lochiel sentied with a purse of gold, president’s attracted the attention of Conroy's ter on October 21st, 1865. He was a nephew, Basil Conroy, and Aurele Le- SATURDAY, DEC. 30th cipal Affairs submitted the bill for homestead has been in possession of nephew of the late Hon. John Sandfield wallet and a Life Membership in the cabinet approval, however, and the the McMillan family for one hundred Telephone Pioneers of America. ebvre, both residents of Summerstown ISTANBUL—New violent earthquake shocks in Eastern Anatolia, Macdonald, first premier of Ontario, Premier admitted before the -con- and thirty.five years. Known familiarly to Bell employees Station. They hurried to the scene cause more extensi’ age. Dead from Wednesday’s quake now put at and of he late Hon. D. A. Macdonald, ference that it would be discussed. throughout Eastern Ontario and to and could see Conroy’s body on a bed, 30,000, and the inji 12,000. Mr McMillan was a prominent member a former Lieutenant Governor of this 1 but the blaze had made such (head. PARIS—Best a estimates today were that the war is costing Toronto Voters Opposed. of ,his community, where he was wide- Province, and was a brother-in-law of residents of the Loncaster area as “Chummy,” Mr. Howard joined the way that they were unable to enter Em-ope around 150 ons of dollars daily, above ordinary expenditures, Conjecture over the fate of the bill, ly known as the possessor of a cheer- Donald MacMaster, Q.C.,, who after fu! company in 1900 as a lineman. Pro- the building in an attempt to remove Report sinking of ai her German U-boat. details of which have not been made deposition and the very soul of representing' Glengarry both in the the body. motion followed through the years HELSINKI- Russian troops ffom the crack Moscow garnison public yet, was aroused further when friendliness. He was an ideal father and Provincial and Dominion Houses ser- Neighbors were notified* and after Toronto voters opposed by more than devoted to his own home. At the same until he was appomted Ottawa and were thrown against! Finnish Maunerheun Line today .which marks the ved with distinction as a member of the blaze had subsided the body was two to one on Monday the suggestion time t*e was also the best of neigh, Suburban District Superintendent. On end of the first mon of the Russo-Finnish war. Neutral observers es- the British House of Commons. removed. Comer T. O. McLaren of that the terms of municipal officials 1x115 and always extended a most hos- retirement he was in the Engineering timate Russian los . killed and wounded at 100,000 men. The late Edward S. Macdonald spent Department at Ottawa. Lancaster was summoned but has not be lengthened from one year to two. PftaWe welcome to visitors. some years supervising the interests of A brother, Les. Howard, is also with yet decided on an inquest . By four to one, they expressed an He married Catherine Macdonell, his brother-in-law, A. F. McIntyre, in CJoftroy was born in Cornwall and opinion against a moratorium on daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. the Bell. SUNDAY, DEC. 31st the phosphate mines near Ottawa Among officials attending the ban- was a widower. He is survived by two municipal elections during the war. Allan Roy Macdonell, Kirk Hill, fifty- and went from there to Bri- quet were P. A. McFarlane, vice-pre- brothers, T. B. Conroy, Summerstown,! SOMEWHERE IE UNITED KINGDOM—The second contingent There still remained talk, though, eight years ago, the ceremony being tish Columbia where he eontin. sident; D. J. Rayside, another former and Donald Conroy of Cornwall, and of the Canadian Active Service Force completed its crossing of the Atlantic that the Government would stand be- performed by her cousin, Rev. Alex- ued his mining câreer at Rossland resiednt of Lancaster, now assistant three sisters, Miss Robertine Conroy under the guardian eyi of British and French naval units and behind a hind the bill on the floor of the House. ander Macdonell, afterwards first and Ehold, B. C.. Later he joined division manager and D. H.* Mac- and Miss Wadena Conroy, both of war.time cloak of rigid secrecy. With their arrival Canada had completed o Bishop of the Diocese of Alexandria. a party surveying the proposed line Dougall, division superintendent. Winnipeg, and Mrs. D. B. Spottis- its first division on soil for final training. Surviving are two sons and four of the Transcontinental Railway near - {>_ wood, formerly of Ottawa. The fun- HELSINGFORS- ’ Finnish high command announced tonight that daughters, Alex. J. McMillan, at home, Armstrong, Ont., and after completing Older Boys’ Parliament eral is being held Thursday. j Russia’s 163rd div ut 15,000 men—had been cut to pieces in a Dan A. McMillan, RR. 1 Dalkeith; this important work returned home in the eastern frontier. At least six Finnish cities Mrs. Archie A. McDougald, 4th Ken. the year 1914. Since that time he has Hollby Cup Matches In ; bitter twoday battle Held Sessions In Hamilton were bombed, yon Mrs. w. Allison, Stardale, Ont, remained with the family. From Tuesday, Dec. 26, till Satur- Mrs. Alex. J. Kennedy, of McCrimmon Miss Grace McMillan Hew I ISTANBUL—FI’ ,today inflicted new loes of life and suffering on Some ten days ago he was struck down Be flayed Here Innight day, Dec. 30, the Nineteenth Older,and Miss Sadie McMillan, at home. Turkey. Death toll .ported rising. ■by a serious heart attack which he With the end of the holiday season Boys’ Parliament for this province °ne brother of Windermere, Public Schonl Principal I LONDON Bril expect 1940 will see beginning of the ‘real war' but was unable to combat successfully, al- urlers are devoting more time to their was held in McMaster University, B-C’ ateo survives- His wife predeceased are supremely coi if of ultimate victory for the Allied cause.