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Thousands of people throughout Canada, and many across the southern border will read with interest of the destruction on Wednesday, November 26, of the pantheon or temple at what is now known as Grimsby Beach. In the winter previous to the buildâ€" ing 18 oak trees in the Park were felled to supply the 19 pillars that supported the beehiveâ€"shaped strucâ€" ture, only one tree being found of sufficient size to supply two logs for pillars. Alva Russ hauled the logs to the place of erection and recalled many incidents in their connection . There was one iron column at the platform where the larger wooden one would have been in the way, makâ€" ing twenty supporting columns. The same winter he and his father Morris Russ hauled the 170,000 feet of lumber in the superstructure, from the Grand Trunk station at Grimsby, for which they received 75 cents a thousand feet for hauling; but there was good sleighing and they could haul large loads. Built in 1887 as a housing for the large auditorium dedicated to religâ€" ious worship by the Ontario Methoâ€" dist Camp Ground company, it has covered many gatherings to hear some noted preacher. It was the only building of the kind in Canada, and there being but one other in America â€" at Salt Lake City, Utah, from which this was patterned. Frank B. Russ, now postmaster at Grimsby East, was working at carâ€" pentering at that time and his job was to cut the boards as they were laid, though of course the circular cutting to make the ‘boards conform to the round shape, had been done by band saw at the planing mill before shipâ€" ment. The 170,000 feet of lumber does not include the large caps on the top of the pillars, nor the fourteen inches of The pantheon was just about an even 100 feet high, was 400 feet in cirâ€" cumference at the base, and the audiâ€" torium had a seating capacity of nearâ€" ly 3000. , s {Continued from Page 1) to the old Temple. Remarks anent this old building were very vague as at that time I was unable to find the data that I wanted. But I now have it and give you the history of this famous old building as it appeared in The Independent of December 3rd, 1924. Here goes. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9th, 1935. I thank you for your generous support in Monday‘s Election and will do my utmost to give you my most sinâ€" cere service for 1985. To The Ratepayers of North Grimsby:â€" I wish to thank the ratepayers who supported me in Monday‘s election and to take this opportunity of wishâ€" ing the new council elect success for 1935. To The Electors of North Grimsby:â€" To North Grimsby Electors:â€" To The Electors of North Grimsby:â€" I wish to thank the Electors of the Township of North Grimsby for the kind expression of confidence givâ€" en me in my reâ€"election to the council for another term. As in past years I will strive to serve the interests of the municipality of North Grimsby to the best of my ability. AWAY BACK WHEN â€" 11â€" Thanrnk Youw*! Charles Durham W . E. Smith George Fair T hos Mackie Workmen had been busy for some days chopping out the huge oak pilâ€" lars and on Wednesday it was conâ€" sidered sufficiently weakened that a charge of dynamite would finish the underpinning, and the huge structure sagged, started slowly to swing in a circle and collapse as shown in the acâ€" companing photo taken just after the fall by E. B. Murdoch of Grimsby. John Shotts, David Walters and Jacob Walters are the three men who successfully lowered the building, absolutely no damage being done to any of the surrounding cotâ€" tages or trees except for four window panes, and the bottom tread of a verandah step. planking all the way around from which the superstructure started; nor does it include the cupola on top. ‘ The laying of the ten inch boards of which the pantheon was constructed, had been faulty, insufficient slope perâ€" mitting the first heavy rain to soak through and badly stain the inside which made it necessary to hang long streamers of bunting to hide the ugly Some years ago, about 1911, H. H. Wyley bought the Park Property, and the old temple saw a radical change. The Revs. T. DeWitt Talmage, Dr. Spurgeon, Dr. McIntyre, Sam Jones, J. W. Bengough and other noted men of their time had delivered sermons and addresses, mainly to the Glory of the Creator. Now was to come dramatic companies, vaudeville and moving picâ€" ture shows. . The largest stage in Canada took the place of the platform from which these men of God had addressed scores of thousands. Apparently in retribution the old temple began rapidly to decay until some seven or eight years ago it was condemned for public gatherings and has now been taken down. TO SUPERVISE GUELPH LINE George E. Waller, general manager of the Hamilton street railway, has recently been appointed supervising manager of the Guelph street railway, also Hydro_owned. He will supervise the operation of both systems. These streamers interferred much with the proper acoustic properties of the temple; but the greater bad result was in the gradual rotting of the boards. The outside was covered with canvas heavily coated with paint and this kept out the wet for a number of years, but eventually the building was covered with shingles. Under and by virtue of a Writ of Fieri Facias issued out of the County Court of the County of Wentworth to be directed and delivered against the lands and tenements of Charles Durâ€" ham in a certain action in which J. R. Watkins Company is Plaintiff and Charles Durham is one of the Defenâ€" dants, I have seized and taken in Exeâ€" cution all the right, title, interest and equity of redemption of the said Charles W. Durham in the said lands and tenements and will offer for sale by public auction at my office in the Court House in the City of St Catharâ€" ines on TUESDAY, the 5th day of FEBRUARY, 1935 at the hour of 2.30 o‘clock in the afternoon:â€" ALL AND SINGULAR that certain parcel or tract of land and premises situate lyâ€" ing and being part of Lot number Two in the First Concession of the Townâ€" ship of North Grimsby in the County of Lincoln and Prov. of Ontario, which may be more particularly described as follows: that is to say: COMMENCâ€" ING at a stake planted in the easterâ€" ly limit of the road allowance between Lots Two and Three in the First Conâ€" cession of the said Township of North Grimsby and being distant two hunâ€" dred and forty feet and six inches more or less measured Northerly along the said Easterly limit of the said road allowance from the intersecâ€" tion of said Easterly limit with the Northerly limit of the Queenston Highway, said point of commencement being also a distance of five hundred and ninetyâ€"nine feet more or less measured Southerly along the Easterâ€" ly limit of said road allowance from a stone planted therein at the Northâ€" west corner of lands formerly owned by Bertha Poole: Thence South sixtyâ€" three degrees and thirtyâ€"eight minâ€" utes East two hundred and thirtyâ€" one feet and six inches more or less to a stake. Thence South twentyâ€"five degrees and one minute West one hundred and sixtyâ€"four feet and three inches more or less to aâ€"stake in the Northerly limit of the Queenston Highway; . Thence North eightyâ€"two degrees and twelve minutes West in and along the Northerly limit of said Queenston Highway two hundred and thirtyâ€"nine feet more or less to the intersection of the Northerly limit with the Easterly limit of the road alâ€" lowance between Lots two and Three; Thence North ~twentyâ€"four degrees thirty minutes East following along said Easterly limit of saidâ€"road allowâ€" ance two hundred and forty feet and six inches more or less to the place of beginning, being all of the lands of the Grantor lying immediately to the South of the lands conveyed by the grantor to one Jacob C. Walters by a deed registered in the Registry Office for the Registry Division of the County of Lincoln on the 19th day of August, 1924 as No. 8411. SHERIFPS SALE of LANDS At the regular monthy meeting of the Grimsby Public Library Board on Thursday last, deputations from the Board were appointed to appear beâ€" fore the town and township councils and outline the requirements of that body for the current year. Chairman Muir and J. G. McIntosh will present the matter to the township council and W. Montgomery and C. S. Bean to the town council. Mrs. John Hurd and Miss Sheila Coomber were joint hostesses at a miscellaneous shower at the former‘s home on Monday evening in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Woodcock, (nee Gladys Shelton). About forty friends of the couple were present and showâ€" ered them with many useful and handsome gifts. § Miss Audrey Craig left for Queen‘s University on Wednesday, after spendâ€" ing Christmas with her parents here. .The report of the librarian with reâ€" ference to circulation for the month of December is as follows:â€" Adult Ficâ€" tion, 1183; Adult Nonâ€"Fiction, 280; Juvenile, 598 and Magazines, 133 or a total of 2194 for the month. ; Monthly Meeting of The Library Boardâ€"To Sheriff‘s Office, ~_ St. Catharines, October 30, 1934. The serving of dainty refreshments brought the social evening to a close. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Leahy left on Saturday to reside in Utica, N.Y. Mr. Leahy has been connected with the Horrocksâ€"Ibbotson plant here for sevâ€" eral months past, and has made a large acquaintance in Grimsby. Mrs. R. VanDyke of Beamsville, entertained at dinner for Miss A. Craig of Grimsby. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Forman left on Saturday for Toronto where they will spend the next few months with their daughter, Miss Myrtle Forman. The friends of Mr. Lloyd Pettit will be glad to learn he is progressing nicely. He is under the care of Dr. Gordon A. Sinclair. Present Requirements Social and Personal CcOUNTY OF LINCOLN FRED J. GRAVES, Sheriff Lincoln County THE INDEPENDENT. GRIMSBY. ONTARIO St. Catharines Union gave $30.25 in cash prizes to the 41 papers sent in, this being possible through the donaâ€" tions from different Woman‘s Associaâ€" tions and Local Council of Women, and a "Competitive Shield" to the City Mission having the highest perâ€" centage writing in the city. Will the superintendents of Sunday Schools follow up this contest by Pledge signâ€" ing? Please send to Depository, 97 Askin St. London, Ont. for your supply of pledge cards. (Continued from.page 1) Turner, St. Paul St. United, St. Cathâ€" arines; 4th, Isobel Comfort, St. Ann‘s. Juniors, 9 years of age and under: 1st, Douglas Lane, Smithville United and Joyce Orr, St. Paul St. United, St. Catharines (equal) ; 2nd, Fred Mackey, Welland Ave., St. Catharines; 3rd, Jean Olmstead, St. Ann‘s; 4th, Norma Comfort, Tintern United. There 19 papers have been sent to the Provinâ€" cial W.C.T.U. Honor and Pass certiâ€" ficates given, Juniors 66; Intermediate and Senior 98. Total 164. ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ST. ANDREW‘S LADIES‘ GUILD The 44th annual meeting of St. Anâ€" drew‘s Ladies‘ Guild was held Tuesday in the Parish Hall with a large attendance present. Rev. Allan Balâ€" lard opened the meeting and delivered a short address to the ladies, after which a very encouraging annual statement was presented by the treasurer. The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted in Mrs. T. B. Phillips being returned as presiâ€" dent; Mrs. George Hoshal, as secreâ€" tary, and Mrs. James Walker, as treasurer. Newly elected viceâ€"presiâ€" dents were: Mrs. Ralph Boehm, Mrs. H.. C. Brownlee and Mrs. Victor Thompson, and Mrs. A. B. Bourne was appointed chancel convener. Mr. Balâ€" lard read a very interesting and amusâ€" ing portion from a paper written in 1922 by the late Miss Nina Woolverâ€" ton relating to guild activities of former years. A number of scholars have written in five contests getting a special award from the National W.C.T.U. Campden Evangelical Sunday School retains the "Challenge Shield", havâ€" ing the highest percentage writing, 61%. ARE REMANDED Fred Silversmith an employee for ten years of James Walker, North Grimsby farmer and Earl Sharp of Grimsby Beach, appeared before magâ€" istrate Campbell, charged with breakâ€" ing and entering the chicken coop of the former‘s benefactor and stealing chickens,; the offense allegedly comâ€" mitted on January ist. The arrests were made by Provincial Constable Robbie, where he found one of the lost poultry in Silversmith‘s possession. Both elected for sun@=sty trial and entered pleas of guilty to the charge being remanded to county jail for one week, at the request of Crown Atâ€" torney Lancaster. Both are married men, Silversmith with three children and Sharp with one, the latter havâ€" ing two previous convictions against him for other offenses. After having listened to the testiâ€" mony of 24 witnesses Friday night, the jurors retired at 10 minutes past midnight and deliberated for one hour and 25 minutes before bringing in their verdict, which read: A corner‘s jury early Saturday morning returned a verdict blaming Edward S. Lynch, forward brakeman on the illâ€"starred Londonâ€"Toronto holiday special, for the train wreck. "We, the jury inquiring into the death of Margaret Sinclair and 14 others who lost their lives when train 16 struck a standing train at the Dunâ€" das station, regret to state that it is clear from the evidence that the direct cause of the accident was the opening of the switch into a passing track by Brakeman Lynch, who was under the impression that his train was on the main line and that number 16 was not going to stop. 2 "It was clear from the evidence that following the accident everything possible was done to meet the situaâ€" tion." The Attorneyâ€"General said Lunch would be allowed bail, but did not name the amount. COUNTY WINNERS PLEAD GUILTY AND Crown Attorney W. G. Ballard, of Hamilton, was instructed to lay a charge of manslaughter against Brakeman Edward Lynch by < Hon. Arthur Roebuck, attorneyâ€"general, on Saturday. Lynch was forward brakeâ€" man on the Canadian National railâ€" ways train, struck by the Maple Leaf flyer Christmas night at Dundas, causing the deaths of 15 persons. He will likely be tried at the Hamilton assizes, January 21. Brakeman Lynch Blamed For Tragedy â€" Opens Switch By Mistake â€" Fifteen Lose Lives Near Dundas In Train Wreck. FACES CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER W. C. T. U. CONTEST Clara E. Hollands The death occurred at the home of her sister, Mrs. Alice M. Smith, Grimsby Beach, on Friday afternoon ‘of Clara E. Hollands, in her 70th year, following a lingering illness. She had resided with her sister at the Beach for twenty years. She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Smith, Grimsby Beach and Mrs. A. Corey, Kansas, U. S.A., and by one brother, Dr. R. W. Smith, Hamilton, Ontario. Word was received on Monday of the death in St. Petersburg, Fla., of William Everett, retired Beamsville businessman, who was wintering in the South with his wife. Born in this district, he was in his seventyâ€"second year ,and had spent his lifetime in the vicinity. The remains are being brought back to Beamsville for burial in Mount Osborne Cemetery. He is survived by his widow. A private funeral service POTATOES Lettuce PRINCE EDW ARD ISLAND GREEN MOUNTAIN OQORANXGES ARIZONA ICEBERG Country ;;, « Style B 9 Ca4L:rGARANIA NAYZELS COTTAGE ROLLS ::@» 15 PEAME 4LEDâ€"FOR BOILING OR FRYING OBITUARY Olives Rice Marmalade Pineapple AYLMERâ€"CERTIFIED PURE ENCOREâ€"STUFFED White Beans 8 »: SINGAPORE FANCYâ€"JAP AN BULK 1014 oz. ting ........... Bulk Pitted Sair Dates ......... Farina i..........â€"/?y@l/ i2Â¥ 605 s Happy Vale Sweet Mixed Pickles, Bulk Soap Chips, 5 Ib. pkg. .;.... Sheled Walnuts, pieces ..â€"+............... Lexia . Raisins, (DUIK ........r...r.lsssss1is Fancy Santa Clara Prunes, medium size ... Libby‘s Mincemeat, 2014 oz. jar ......... Australian Peaches, halves, No. 2 tin ..... Bruce Bird Gravel, large ++................ Aylimer Choice White Corn, No. 1 tin ....... Standard Corn, No. 2 tin ................ Dried Whole Japan Peas .................. Scotch Mints ......ir.?..crrrsrsirssl>rrsras Nature‘s Best, Ayimer, Campbell‘s or Libb} William Everett â€"£0 New Low Regular will be ICOCB 2 ut t av e en e n e m e en n e n e n n n n en e n n en n es Prunes, medium size ................l... 2O O%. JOF ~(..rivrrrrrssesisssrrr@s HalÂ¥e§s/â€" NO. _3 LN ...c...sisrr..¢nrs4. IARO + :....%:iÂ¥rx‘rsrarsreÂ¥sesrrsraerrr.s FCOFH, No.â€"1 MB ......r.rkkise.l.l.: 2 P MD ...cssl¢serarrrerscr«stbar... 2 ‘ PEAS ..s.scrscrrsrirvrersrrsrssssf 2 10 Jar OZ» SAUSAGE Fure Fork Cart. held from the residence of her sister, Mrs Smith, Grimsby Beach on Friday morning and will be conducted by Lbs. 32 oz. Jar Head @c ; 19 oz. Tins 114 Oz._dAL .v..sr+ierc.«rvs dAr 10°¢ o e s s dihc 4y £9 GUR OWN MAKEâ€"A & P FRIDAY, JANUARY 11th, 8.30 p.m. INTERMEDIATE O. H. A. Niagara Falls vs. Peach Kings ADULTS 25¢ es CHILDREN 15¢ GRIMSBY ARE NA TUESDAY, JANUARY 15th, 8.30 p.m. Libby‘s 225C 5C 225C 225C 225C 90â€"Lb. BAG Prices JUNIOR O. H. A. Fort Erie vs. Peach Buds ADULTS 25¢ â€"â€"â€"â€" CHILDREN 10¢ Skating Every Saturday Night PHONE 447 Tomato Juice, BAH AM AS Soap Wheatlets 7: Corn Soup BULK STANDARD .... 2 Ibs. g3e ........ Pig 19c Cocoa DEL MAIZâ€"CREAM STYLE IONA BRAND HABITANTâ€"PEA J in© 21 °© ematoes Ib. > : _ Ib. â€" +. 3B; ; Jar Tin : . Pkg. Tins Tins . lbs. â€" lb, Tin 13¢ 19¢ 15¢ 19¢ 18¢ 11° 11¢ LAUNDRY Brecakfast Small Links DOZ. Rev. Dr. Cline. Interment will be made in Eden Cemetery at 2 p.m. on Friday. Health Biscuits 2 Ibs. 25¢ GILT EDGEâ€"BREAD Flour ic 2.39 5 x< 120 sc 636 ZIbs 15â€"Lb. PECK 11 Tin 17 oz. Tins Tins ib. Isc 35c ne% £3| Bars 225C R45§¢ 225C 225C 25¢