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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton New Era, 1908-07-09, Page 1••• • will pay tor the Clinton ANW urai to new Can- adian subscribers to the end of the year EsTaernumee ness No. ease hOlfr, HOLMES. Publisher. Ir you wioh to know what is going on In your neighborhood read the New Ent. °LINTON, ONTARIO THURSDAY JULY 9, 1008 eus8ommoielift)411,1tartat" THE • • ROYAL BANK Or CANADA • °LINTON BRANCH PAYS • 'SPECIAL. ATTENT.I9N TO, SAVINQS BANK ACCOUNTS ' and FARMER'S BUSINESS - Zew7.341nrtHinlittlt$ • • 25c Specials, Morrish de Crooks . .1 The Whitney Wagon.W T Articles in Season, W A. McConnell. .1 Stocks roust be Reauced,Newcombes 4 Six Best Books,Cooper's Book Store. .4 'Tercentenary, F R Hodgens (G•T R)4 Tea not what you pay. 0 Hoard 5 Term,Stratford Bueiness Oollbge 5 Fall Terno,Central Business College -5 Iron, Rags etc.M Jackson & Son, . . 5 P•tinting, McIath & Overbury Ferm for sale, R Acheson Wanted, Stone & Wellington . 5 Move On, Hodgen Bros 8 Hammocks, Trie W D Fair Co. 8 It's:All Over, Tozeg & Brown ° Copy for changes of advertisement must be handed in by Tuesday night. Antall transient ads. will be raaeived up to Thursday morning. Summerkill i Cannon • The Revd. W, L Danhar will preach a sermon to the brethren • 12th of july, The• sermon' ve, coin - of the L. O. L. No, 928, on. Suncity, the mence at 7 30 p, nu sharp. = Bane Una ORITROH-The • ordinance of the Lord'a,Supper will be observed after the service next Sunday afternoon. Stanley SOraoor. ReponT-- The following is the June monthly report of S El No 14, Stanley, Names are in order of merit; Oth-G. E Stepheeson, NI M Fisher, Rena Med:teeth, Sr 4 • A Petrie, s vy. Kehl. j Ii Jones and Oda Meath, equal. Jr 4-A H Jones, Lola Both- well. Sr 3 -13. 0 Kehl, II A Fisher, W M Mcl3eath. Jr 31 -Ida Rathwell, ,nfici, Hood, W 0 MoBeath. Sr 2 - L R Wasman, A McMurtie, J N Hood. Jr 2,-,Anatt Fisher. Second • Part- Grace Ross First Part- W 0 13 J ohntton, W R Cooper,Maggie Cooper, Th in Id hese spellers in the monthly spell. g matches were: -5th -Murray Fish. et., Sr 4 -Hannah Dinsdale. Jr 4 --L. Bathwell. Sr 3 - Herbert Kehl. Jr 3 a Rathwell. " Second - Lawrence I VVasman. Nos - The funeral last Friday, of the late A p Kitchen. Deputy Minis- ter of Agriculture, Sask., was very largely attended; deep sympathy is felt by everyone for his father and other relatives here. On the 3rd inst. ILot 5, S .13.; was offered for sale in ICippen; by auction by the owner Mr John Traquair a Essex; $5300 was old, while the reserve price asked was $5400; it mill doubtless be sold soon as it is very conveniently situated. Mr Hugh Gilmour, Misg Mary Gilmour, Mr Wm Boss and wife were in Turn - berry last week attendingthe wedding heir--eointillAtlesalbagie . Wilmette daughter of the tate Themes Gilmour, the loridegzoorn is Mr Mundle. Mr R R Ross dentist of Seaforto, and wife, I and Miss McNabb of Seaforth . spent Dominion Day at the home of George Baird, Mies Lizzie McGregor . spent Dominion Day, and the last of the week in Bayfield. Mr John McEwen, 1 of the Baefield Road, has been colt. fined to his bed• with a serious illness; we are pleased to hear that he will be able to get around again .soon,though unable to do any work. . . ; Auburn Miriam ---A prayer meeting will be conducted by Rev. T W Charlesworth' at the home of Mr. George Itaithhy on Tuesday evening next at 8 o'clook.sub- ject of the adlress, "Faith." . . , Watch Quality Watch Prices In buying a wat:h, buy as good a case as you can afford, but first get a movement that will be accurate. Every watch belongs to, us until it measures time accurately. Pick the case and let us decide on the movement, and you will own a watch and a time keeper. Drop in and let us talk Watches A. J. G RIGG, Jeweler and Optician. Issuer :of Marriage' Licenses. nook-kee ers 6 0 0 Pers and trained by our management le; e yea Experience counts. laminates most baccessfui.. Special Course for iieachers. • retail pianos. Send pc;atal Jon partic- ulars.. ' .FALL IERM.OPENS• SEPT ji C Stenograph LINTON BITOIEESS COLLEGE Geo. Spotton. Erincipai. Ready -Made t'odthiendg Moitigt C.1.0.01CS 'Cloh . . •• 1)Ref Twenty-five Cent Ad 1 Specials. • 600 pairs Men's Heavy Wool Socks at 25 Cents. We have just received from the manufacturer 600 pairs Men's Heavy Wool. Socks at a clearing price. This line is worth 35c. Whife they last , 4 pair for $1.03 75 pairs Boy's Knickers, at 25 Cents. Now is the time to buy Knickers for the Boys to romp in during their holida.ys. We have just cleared from the Jackson Manufacturing Co.; at a Bargain, a line of Knickers made from white and colored Duck, heavy 'Cotton Mulls, etc. Regular 35c and 4.0c. For 25 Cents. Children's Linen Sailors at 25 Cork in Linen Sailors assorted colors Regular 50c and 75c, Your Choice for 25 Cents. Sli "1"1* "Itingland,"BorsaIine Hat Headquarters, " Squarc Por Every Man r Claderiell TawnshIP aannivran's - Rev. W ii Dunbar will preach a sermon in St. John's Oh. to the brethren of the L 0 L No. 300, on Sunday, 12th inst. The brethren will Meet at the residence of Mr. la A Cooper, and march in al. body to the church; visiting brethren made wet. come; the service will continence at 10.30 a,in. sharp, • NoTes -Mr. S. Merrill had the mis- fortune to lose it, fine four -Year-old horse this week. Great excitement prevailed in this vicinity on Sunday over theballoon ascensions. it" feat- of the Most daring bravery Mr, Harry Elliott disposed of his driver to tir, T. Cook, liveryman We are sorry to note the illness of Mrs. John Sheppard sr. ; the nature 0 her disease is paraly- sis:; her daughter Mrs Wm Anclereon of Dakota is attending her, Mr. Nei. tionYeo's barn was struck by lightning tocently splintering the gable end con. siderably. Miss Flossie Cole left Sat- urday on a visit to her Maher Randle, of Collingwooci. Mr. George Burnett had the misfortune to get kicked by a. horse very recently. During Saturday evening's electrical storm Mr. Robert Cols had a colt attack by lightning. Mr. John Beacom is the proud nosess. or of a speedy driver, Miss Nib,* El- wood of Clinton Hospital, is spending her holidays under the parental root. Mr John Middleton has in his employ- ee another English farm hand. Mr Jno Stewart and John Green have gone on. a trip to Manitoba the latter for the benefit of his health. The recent heavy rain stoma are lodgingthe heavy Reticle of grain in this neighborhood. Mrs, Rutledge of the American Soo, is visiting her. sister Mrs. Sheppard, who is seriously ill. Mr. Fred • Welsh, of Galt, is rustieating at his uncle's, Mr. Alex Welsh. Rev, .Mr. Hiles delivered 's first sea,. on n ole's church last Sabbath ancriiiMe a MOW a cam e impresewn. Constance -7- In last weelesNew Era Was a Collect- ion of items under the heading "from an occasional correspondent;" that we are told was a:mixture of truth, false- hoods and Mean insinuations , from &litto last They came to us over the signature of a Mee Cook,whose name was evidently forged, and the line "from an occasional correspondent," was only used te divide them from items received from our. regular cor- respondent. There is evidently some one in the neigh.locrliciod of Constance who is making apractice of sending i out bowie items n order to injure in- nocent Ondiespectable people, and • if we are able to find out. : who it is we will prosecute them. Only about three weeks ego some items were sent us over the name of a, most estimable young lady. which we have since been informed was forged. To parties who areiejured by these, items, we express our sincere regret that the New Era 'should unintentielly$ be the • medium of causing them annoyance. • When items reach a newspaper offico over a genuine signature eia 10,,,pretty hard to determine 'what vt true and what is not, and me must say to the 'credit of a large staff of contributors, very set; doin has our confidence been abused. Whether the offender in his instance is a male or female we do no t know, but it is a low-down. contemptible niece of businetis,.for which th ey will John Tamer, Melville Walters, Russel be-Riatcha -smart, it detected; Editor Crich. New Era. "• Etta Riley, Myrtle Crich, Viola Wise, Grace Walters,Myrtle RogersomMary Turner. Sr Thos Gibson, Earl Crich. Jr I -Elva Nett, WilburNott.• J Grant, teacher, • • Mullett STemeriets The voters list for this. year contains a total of 932 persons entitled to vote at all electione,against 951 lett year. Those entitled to vote at municipal elections only,173. Those entitled to vote for the Legislative Assembly only, 41. The persons en- titled to serve on jury number 529. There are 35 widows an the list. r.,••••.4-+.••••••••00,.... GOderiell, PRIzE WINIsIgft The results of the exaininations at the Collegiate In- stitute for the Peter Adarieson mem- orial scholarships and for conimercial diplomas are announced. The teethe- matical scholarship was won by Miss Elizabeth Miller, of St Hearne, and the scLolarship for general proficiency was won by Horace Towill, of Ben- . miller, PormaTiox- The court of revision of the asoesemeut roll of the town of Goderich washeld last week and a reduction of $100 only was made from the assessor's figures. The total asses- ment of the town, as revised,is $1,957- 000, „tria increase over last year's of mom The population this year is• 4.032, an increase of over last year of 124. N ew Paerdn-Dr Hugh Doug. all, the new pastor of North Street Methodist Church, preached to large congregat. ions on Suncley on the occasion of his first Sunday as pestorof his new charge. Dr Dougall tante here from Walkerton, and be has already made a yery tavorible impression both in- side and outside the pulpit. f4 0 L 1,82 attended divine service at the Baptist church. 'Rev C R Tones; the pastor de- livering the sermon. Porter's RIM tieletiss-Beetriceeetalitia-of -Lon- don, is visiting at •the home. of Mrs. McPhail Misses Aida and Florence McDonald. of Detroit, are spending a couple of weeks under the parental roof. Mies Proudfoot of Goderich, spent Dominion •.Day at Clem New- ton's ,• Mr. Barge, of Hamilton, also visited therethis week. Mr. F. Welsh, ot Tortnto, spent a tew days at Mrs, Lindsay's last week; Mrs. J. Hillock and daughter, and Miss Clara Bacom, from the Sault, are visiting • in the neighborhood. •Rev. Mr. Bentley's two children, of Belmont, spent a few days last week With their aunt, Mrs. S. McPhail, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson, of Port Stanley, are visiting at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. Sterling. Mrs. Sam Cox, and daughters Mrs. Weloh, and Miss Mary Sane, „of Gode- rich, and Mr. and Mrs. Amos Cox, of Chicago, visited at John Cox's on Fri-, day lase The many friends of 'Miss Annie Elliott will be glad to hear that she has so far recovere to leave the Hospital last' Monday, and that she continues to improve in ,d tbe able :, . health: ill••.••••.••••••••••11D TnieltieramIth Smoot, ReteOira -Standing of pupils of S S No 4, ,Tuckersmith. names in • order of merit:- Class IV - Harold Turner, Hattie Turner, Oscar Switzer, Will Walters. Class III-Pemlea Ball Frank O'Brien, Wellington Crich; Nelson °rich. Sr II- Herman Crich. West wawanosh ' Courioth•-•. Council met on the 30th. The • treasurer's statement Showed a balance on hand of $380.14. ' The: claim of Alfred Errington was left in the hands Of Messrs Thompson and Medd. The township rate was struck at 1740 Mills on the dollar. The reeve and. treasurer were empowered to borrow $400 for township purposes. E 0 Flea •was appointed township engineer. :Ac- counts to the amount of oago were paid Council adjourned to meet on July 30, at 10 o'clock.. W S McOrpatie, Clerk .........-..............i. • LOIldelibOre OICA.TH --!. tVe regret, to announce the death of the wife of Mr John Lee jr., after a long and painful illness, which occurred on Wednesday, July 8th ; she was a daughter of Mr John Lashem, and leaves a family of four bays and one girl; the funeral takes place Fri- dav-afterimon:' !---" - - NOTES - Rev Currie and tainilyt are away for holidays at :present. Miss L Young is blame from Brantford for her holidais. Misses Maine and Lyon is home from Manitoba owing to the death of his mother, 'Mathew Males is laid ' up with " sickness at present, John Spindler and wife are visiting here a few days;they are on their way from Lucknow to Manitoba. Several of the Epworth" Leaguers visited Au- burn on Wednesday. night. The Or- ange Order will attend the Mother:list Church on Sunday evening fora speeitil service by Rev Leckie,naid. they visit . Goderich on the fellavving Monday. Bracefiewd PUNEitAi, --. The funeral of A. P. Ketchen. Whieh was held on Friday last, was one of the largest ever seen in the neighborhood. The servic- es were conducted by the Rev. E. H. Sewers, Rev Me Smith, Hensall, Rev. D Urghart, of Kippen, and Rev. Mr McKay, A large number frora all the neighboring towns wein present to show their respect for the departed. NOtke, -Rev Mr Larkin; of Seaforth, preached two impressive sermons on Sabbath last to large congregations. Dr Albert Aikenhead, (alStanley boy,) passed his final examination In the 'Medical. Mitten successfully ; he has been every brilliant student, not hav- ing failed in any of his exams. He has charge of Dr Tilling/1's practicein Lon- don. Laura, Sewers has returned from her school. The air ships that nestled over our village on Sunday hetet duce been the subject, Of much talk; our age is Seeingigreat thinge.r. DEATH—On Wednesday Morning of 1 this week Peter McGtegor passed i away after a long illness. lie was in peor health for a nuMber of yemsarnd went to Clinton hospital lately for treatment, but being weaker,' he re burned hone last week, and although very 11!0 the end came suddenlyat lest. Ilia wife died some y_ears ago. He leaves °lie doughter, Um Higgins, at whose home he resided. He will be emelt Missed in our Village and neigh. boyhood, as he is one of our oldest Citi. 1 zens, as wen as one of the most Diem. Inc of men. He was an expert lime - WOMEN'S 1NSTITUT.a-The Deno- onstration meeting. of the Woman's Institute was held in the Count:II Chamber Saturday July 4th. The speakers were Miss Bose of Guelph, and Mise Elliott of Hamilton,whogave two excellent addresses toanappreci- ative audience; those who -missed hearing them are the losers. HURON OLD BOYS - The Huron Old Boy' a excursion from Toronto, on Saturday, started.out with nine well. filled cams. At Guelph two cars were witched on to the branch to Wingliain the renlainder coming on to Goderich At Clinton about one hundred of the passengers got off, and renaained until Monday evening, . THE TEST WELL -Some difficulty Was experienced in connection with the Test Well last week, by the augur deviating from the straight line,caused evidently by striking a softspot in the Lock in which boring was under way. It was necessary to partly fill up the hole with rock and re-bcre it. This was done, and work is now proceed- ing satisfactorily itt a depth of nearly 200 feet. ' VISIT GODERICH The Ancient • For resters of Clinton went to Goderich on Monday evening and initiated ten candidates for their Goderich Breth- ren. The work was well and truly dorie,,the •Clinton Betts being highly complimented foe the proficiency. Alter the business of the evening was corn• plated the visitors were entertained to a banquet, and returned home feeling well re aid for their trouble. W-E-griumbW- .-.`41gmliwrir mg r—om Wolsley, Sask:, under date of June30, Dr Churchill says:- We had a fine winter and . spring and crops look great, some wheat is three feet high, and all geaie looks splendid; we have lots of ram; there was a had wind -storniesentlefAiere,eabeitte=fe fifty miles on Friday, , it done some demo& to buildings, but did not dam- age the crop. If the crops pan out in the fall as well as theylook nowI hope it will make times better for money is very scarce at present. . • SCIOIAL-A good old fashioned soc- ial will be held on • David Clantelon's lawn uneier the auspices of the Junior league of Wesley °laurel' on .Frida.y. July 10th, ecirmnericing at 8 o'clock. Some of the attractions are ; Candy booth, log dabinaald fashioned maidens dressed an the style of 25 years age ; 'Indiani selling art and fancy work in their wigwam ; Japanese girls sewing tea : all kinds of refreshments sold Whyte Dyke band in attendance. Ad - ['mission, silver collection at the gate. Mi T Cook Will drive persons who will go to the square up to the grounds -for 5c each way. If a load will Meet at any other coiner and let hini know. he will call for them.: , • • TtlE..VOTING CONTEST -The in- terest in the Tozer & Brown ',nth* contest is shown in the fact that the w inner received over 41,000 votes,. al though at the outset Mr Tozer ,had no expectation the total would ,reach more than 25;000. Mrs 'John MeOlac herty won out, with a total of 41,420, 'Miss Rena Pickett coming 2nd with a total of 39,825, and these • two get the free•trip to Toronto and aTiagara, Falls As two others also stood high, • Miss May East receiving- 30169 votes, and Miss Edith Torrance 30,025, Mr Tozer has decided to give these young -Ititlietealstro-freeetrip to Toronto. W know a very nice good-looking ypung man who would be delighted to.chap etone any of these young ladies, when they undertakethe trip. Descent of a Balloon It lands on the farra of Mr. Dodds, Bayfield road Residents of the southern part Of Goderich township, were surprised at about eigloto'elockon Sunday morning to see a large balloon passing overhead the occupants of which were able to convetse With them. Coming from a south westerly direetion,it named over the house of Mr John 0 Elliott, on the Bayfield road, then droppedand thump ed into a tree, then into a, barbed wire fence that separates the farm of Roht Marshall,from that of Miss Craig, and cut the heads of theaeronauts severely on the barbs; then haying consider- able momentum left, It cleare 1 the fence, sailed a few feet in the air, and banged across the field until the baeket struck another wire fence on the west side of the 10th con.,where it remained stationary, farmers coming to the as- sistance of the occupants, who were nnable to get out of the basket, on ac- count of the ropes that surrounded them, the baloon iteeif tailing on the back of Mr W Doddis farm. Half an hour later another baloon passed over nearly ' the same locality, but sailing high in the air, - Nine balloons started from Chicago on Saturday afternoon, in what. was 4 called the Chicago to ocean race. ' Two cups were offered, one for the baloon longest in the air, and one. forthe longest flIght.mea,sured by air nee to the point of descent. The contest was of international character. France and Canada being represented, but the French baloon dropped into Lake Michigan, while the Canadian King Edward only got attfar as Port Huron. The one tint landed here was the Columbia,it having left Chicago at 7.22 A.merican time the occupants be- --WC'Vt*Pirgegeratre'Rstrolite er of the Chicago Record Herald. Their hands were bleeding quite freely from the cuts received, and Peterson had sustained a broken rib. As soon as they were released from the basket,. they were taken to the home of Mr Jae H . Smith, Where their m (muds were dressed, and ' they were given •something to, eat; • they afterwards came to town, hunted up Miss Cowan of the C P R,and sent 1000 word mess• ages back to thicago,after which they had their Wounds' dreseed by a doctor. In: speaking of theft. trip Copt Peter- son said that on .the whole it was a delightful one. They travelled, oeer Parts .of Lake Michigan and Michigan State at an altitudeof about 1000.feet, and until they Wet their .megaphone, were able to talkwith people below. The night was , a beautiful • one, and they struck Lake Huron ' at. about 5 o'clock Sunday morning, then being • at an altitude a 5100 feet, or a little : over a raile but ,the sun was shining so brightly that it caused the gas in their balloon to • expand, and they were afraid that it would split,so they had to let some of the.gas escape. They had expected to travel. in the air all Sunday, but more gag had escaped• than intended, and they realized.they' would soon make a landing. It - took them it horirs.crossitig Lake, •Iiimon,: and they reached Canadian territory in the neighborhood of Bayfield, mak- ing the distance •frain this point to. where they landed in 20 minutes: The - Columbia, when inflated, stood 03 feet high. and this was its first trip. Hun- dreds of -people visited the scene of its descent, even after it had been rolled up and taken into townfor shipment back to Chicago. • They *found. after the balloon had been left at the freight DEATH -There passed away Friday afternoonat her home in Tuckersmith, Isabella Story, aged 57 years. Much sympathy Is felt for the sorrowing friends, and particularly' for her taster, with whom she had lived for some years, . and by whom her. loss will he keenly felt. The funeral took place from her late .residence, con. 0, on Sunday afternoon, to the Egniondville cemetry. • ' . NOTES—Mr. 3. E Robertson of Au- burn spent a few. days the guest of A. F. Johns this week. The Sabbath School of Turner's Church, held its an- nual picnic on Friday last. The• new shed at Turner's church, is being fin. ished this week. Statute Labor and haying operations tire. engaging W. attention of the farmers. Mrs. W. 0. Landsboro, of Goderieh, emitting her -- relatives here. ' are home rom London.. Everard Lee .Local. Notices. Cherries Wanted - Highest price paid. OANTELON BROS., Clinton . Marl, mid one Of the best judgee of heavy horses It the Dhininion. The funeral Will take pleee on Friday af- ternoon. • LACROSSE - Arrangements have been made with the Seaforth Lacrosse Club to play a game. in Clinton_, some day next week; date gneeunced later. • BASEBALL -The Seaforth and Clin- ton Baseball teains lined up for battle on the Recreation park, Wednesday evening last, but the visitors were compelled to return horde with a se- vere bump in their hat. While the game couId;not he classed as a brilliant one, so far as the visiting team is con- cerned, there were some exciting pert. ods. Score at finish 5-3' in faVor of the homebrews. A return match will be played in SeafortliTuesday evening next. Ws understand arrangements have been made with the Blyth Base. pail team, to come to .•Clinton next week, Watch for announcement. ORANGE SERVICE -The members of the Orange Order together with a number of visiting brethren from sur- rounding places, marched to St Paul's church, on Sunday evening, headed by the Fife & Drum band, when an 'appropriate and very aide sermon was delivered by Rev R Gunne. The church was crowded to its . Utmost, many having to remain oittside. After the brethren had returned to the Lodge ROom, resolutions of thanks passed to the Rector and Choir of the church. NO LONGER A MODEL - Can- ingha,m,seiretary of the Public School Board, has received official notice Inc m the GOvernttlent that the Model School here will be discontinued from this time. This will make considerable difference to the School Board, which last year teCeiVed $150 frOfn the Gov- erment and sirk from the' County, dating to it being A Model School; add to this the Mount received from pa UN halt year $225, a total of 5525 that the Truittees will not receive this year, F.orn Can be deducted the salary of the assisten tomployedduring the 1110ciel term, $150, and the the loss is $875. Stratford, hereafter+, Will be the nearest Ntodel School. • 'BRIEFS - Three rinks of bowlers 'went to Stratford on Tuesday, the skips were Messrs W Jackson, Jars Pair, and B J Hoover; it rained so hard all day that no bowling was.done until evening, 37 rinks being represented... Thos Watt of the White Dyke band, has just invested in a very fine cornet. The old post office building occu- pied by Mr Watt, was jacked hp and moved fled feet south by Mr Wheatley and it is said that another building will be erected next year in the span between McLennan's store and this one - A special train will leave here Inc Goderich. on Monday next, July 13,.at 9:30 a m ad that;those who wish to participate in the celebration of the 12th can easilydo so ... : ...Mr A Cousins, of town, has been given the contract for building cement NO11E843/I the main- streets -of -Dungannon - Judge Holt will hold Division Court on the 13th Mrs Hall, Mary St, left'on Tuesday, for Aylmer. where she will spend the summer visiting friends; it is not improbable that she may deckle to make that place her permanent residence .The family of Rev W E Kerr is occupying a cott- age in J owett's grove, Bay field .Mrs Farquhar, gravel road, Hullett, •re- ceived wotd last week of thedeath of her brother.in-law,Mr Andrews, which occurred in Washington State - Mr Thos Mason shipped a load of cattle to Toronto Monday, but had the mis- fortune to experience a falling market • • • i • Mesons Wesley Walker and fam- ily, and Geo L Walker and family, at. terideda faitaily reunion at the home of their father, tir , Isaac Walker, in Bast Wawanosh, on Saturday; the gathering was a very enjoyable one and brought together quite a number of people....Major Johnston,of Zurich brother of Oliver Johnston, 'Tired on Tuesday night...... Nearly all the priests in this vicinity are in retreatat. Sandwich this week ......The work of putting macadam on the upper end of Victoria &reale proceeding this week and when completed the road will be an excellent one......The old friends, here of Mr Frank Mitchell, of Sarnia, are sorry to see that he has been COM - pelted to make an assignment This is a busy week for the White Dyke Band, as they had a Band Con- cert at hayfield Wednesday night, Sunday schocl excursion on Thursday, Garden Party at D Cantelon's on Fri- day night; and Band Concert here on Saturday night... ...There were re - Corded Withplerk Macpberson,for the half-year. ending June 180, 18 births, 15 marriages and 22 deaths-- .Post • wester Scott will keep the office open on Saturday eveninge during Jill* until 8.30,not 9 as mentioned la,st Week Mrs Elsie, an inmate Of the Smite of Refuge, celebrated her 101et birth- day, on the 2nd, and is yet. in 'good health; another person 95 yeas of age, was added to the list Of inmates on Wednesday Metiers McMath & Overbury have just completed the work of painting and papering the in- terior of the Post Office building, and it certainly looks much neater and prettier, the work being well dime.... IVIorrish de Crooks Will close at 7 every evening, except Saturday, daring Jule and August, ...14.1Viunto lure daldiari,in shed, that it began to "heat," and spontaneous combustion 'might have remitted, so it was necessary to unroll it andlet it air, which was done Mon- day afternoon., • The one that made the longest trip, landed in the Proyinee of Quebec Sun- day evening. • A Btilliaut-Recital • A Moorehead, • Minnesota paper,Of a • recent date has the follovving reference to a well.knewn Clintonion ; youngest daughter of Mr Fred Iturnball:- Before a brilliant audience that filled every available seat in the spacious auditorium, Ratnball and Miss Hazelton gave the annual Normal re. citalen Thursday evening. They were assisted byMissMarie Paige, violinist,. and Niss--.A.'srang-Olswraidenntranist; both of Fargo. The annual recitals generally under- stood to be expressive of the higher ar- tistic life of the educational institution and in this sense. the work of Miss Rumball and Miss Hazelton can easily he said, to have set a new mark, for upon every hand the recital of Thurs- day evening is conceded to have been an artistic triumph. • Both Miss littmball and Miss Hazel"' ton were, at the conclusion of their re- spective nunitters, called before the footlights and presented with tokens of appreciaaon in the form of Magnifl- cOut, boquets of roses and carnations. Gerhart lia,upturan,one of the great- est German dramatists, whose workIn its social tendencies is in close touch with that of Leo Tolstoi and Henrik Ibson; departs somewhat from his us- ual style of subject matter in his sym• bolic drama of "The'Smilien Bell." It has been called the • "fairy drama." That being the atmosphere, it was fit- ting that Miss Herniet Rumball should select it for presentetion,since she her- self suggests daintiness and quaintness It was rendered in an artistic, picture- esque and interesting rummer. The poetic trend was well sustained. Per- hapethe finest piece of work was reach- ed in the climax, when Heinrieh sees the phantoms of his children, hears the siound of the bell,. and exclaims "The' Sun-belfs and ringing." Miss Rumball's work Wile (Ammeter'. ized throughont by a line perception oe th3 subtlettee of Haupt man's masterpiece, and her sustained power would have been a severe taxeyen upon one of greater physical strength. There has never been any qftestion at to Miss Ruraball's art, but "The Sunken Bell" gave opportunity for the display of her Versatility, inaltrauch as it is called for 9, powerful portrayal Of the Moat varied and moat intense emotions of which the human soul capable. 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