LAUNCHING AT PARRSBORO
Parrsboro, Oct 30, 1919
J.W. KIRPATRICK, launched from his shipyard at Eatonville today a fine tern schooner, named the J.L. RALSTON; she is 462 ton registered, classed for 12 years in bureau veritas is fitted with gasoline ‘hoisting power, and all the latest improvements. She is an up to date vessel in every way. The RALSTON loads piling at Eatonville for New York and will be commanded by Capt. Walter E. WASSON, of this town, who owns an interest in her, from New York she will go south.

MARRIED

At the Baptist Parsonage on Wednesday, Oct 29th, John BLUE to Lila BOSS of Rodney, by the Rev. J.A. SWETNAM.

At the Baptist Parsonage on Wednesday, Oct 29th, James Alex LOUIS, of Boston Mass, to Bessie Kathleen SMITH of South Brook by the Rev. J.A. SWETNAM.

OBITUARY - E.J. LAY
Amherst, N.S. Oct 29.
It is with much surprise and with deep regret that the citizens of Amherst learned this morning that Mr. E.J. LAY, supervisor of the Amherst public schools, had very suddenly passed away. It was not known to the public in general that Mr. LAY was not in good health. He was toastmaster at the banquet given by the businessmen of the town to Mr. J.R. DOUGLAS on Monday evening and it was noted at that time that they had never seen Mr. LAY in so genial and affable a spirit. Mr. DOUGLAS himself made the remark that he would rather have his old school teacher propose the toast than any other man in Amherst. Mr. LAY was not ill last night, but early this morning after getting up he complained of “feeling-unwell’ and shortly after retiring to his bed again, passed away with hart weakness.
Mr. LAY came to Amherst about forty years ago to take the principal ship of the Amherst schools and from that time to this he has been a constant and one of the most useful citizens of the town.
After teaching for a number of years he resigned to take the inspectorship for the county of Cumberland and part of Colchester, but after filing that position capably for a number of years he resigned to take his old principalship again. This was about twenty-five years ago. Mr. LAY held the principalship continually till 1912, when he was appointed to the newly created supervisor ship of all the Amherst schools.
To him and him alone Amherst owes the public library, which has been of so much value to so many of the people of the town.
He was a splended citizen, deeply devoted to every last interest of Amherst and glad to call Amherst his home. Aged 68 years. He is survived by his wife, who was formerly Miss WHIDDEN of Maitland, Hants Co., and two daughters, Mrs. BROWN of Ottawa and Miss Jean at home.

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