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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News-Record, 1910-02-10, Page 1va e Clinton. ws- Reco•r 31st Your CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDLY, FEBRUARY 10th, 1910. Whole Number Foto The News -Record ranks high among Weeklies and is just the paper .:to send to' absent friends." --CITIZEN. of we do epairng • Ourcustomers prefer our handlingthe watches they buy of us. There is the advantage of purchasing reliable goods at a house that has areputation, We Repair, Reset and Remount. jewelery of all kinds, and our interest is as great in •the goods we sell after we make the sales as before. Ask for PRICES. W. YL Y(ellqar 'Molter Clinton �. 1 T ROYAL BANK of CANADA HEAD OFFICE, MONTREAL: ' Capital $5,000,000. Reserve $5,7oo,000. Assets .$67,000,000 125 Branches and Correspondents throughoiitthe World. Every facility for the transaction of Banking to all it branches. Interest allowed on Savings Accounts at highest current rates. Courteous Treatment A; corded to all Oustorners. , r Clinton Branch. R, E. MANNING, Manager .1 The MOLSONS BANK INCORPORATED .1855. Capital Paid up - $3,500,000 Rest Fund - $3,500,00.0 Has 73 Branches In Canada and Agents and Correspondents in all the principal cities in the world. A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS .TRANACTED. SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT AT ' ALL BRANCHES.' Interest allowed at Highest Current Rate. Clinton Branch - C. E. Dowding planager • torrM ash & r�-o. CLOTHREADYIN AD•E G o ks ORDERED CLOTHING What We Tell You _ On page 3 will be ;food news to every man and boy in. Clinton and surrounding country. "A Square Deal for *Ever - - Man. 9 Y MORRI5H 89. CROOKS HURON'S LARGEST' CLOTHIERS. Successors to Hodgens Bros. , Clothing Store THIS IS LENT. Yesterday � Wa s Ash Wednesday the beginning of Lent and the ceretn'pny of the distribution of ashes was ob- served at the service in St. Joseph's. church. ASHES ON THE STREETS. People, who have occasion to drive about our streets a good deal com- plain that a good many, householders carelessly strew ashes on the- road- way, much to the inconvenience of teamsters. When a . well -loaded sleigh strikes one of these ash heaps it) is often difficult to move it. A little thought on this subject would no doubt result in another line of action. LENTEN PASTORAL. Bishop Williams has issued his .Lenten pastoral to the people of the Diocese of Huron, and makes a strong appeal to all for°close observation of the season. Men, he rots o out, o , a ro prone in these ese days to •measure them- selvesnot by Christ, but by the cur- rent standards of personal, social and. business morality, and think that they have done all they were expect- ed to do when they have achieved equality with their neighbors. His lordship urges the need of retrospect and repentance. MARRIED MONDAY MORNING. The marriage was solemnized in St, Joseph's church at six o'c:ock on Monday morning, of Mr. Jas, Butler of Oxbow, Sask., and Mrs. Elizabeth. McCourt of town. `heceremony was performed by Rev. Father Hanlon, and was witnessed only by the im- mediate relatives and friends of the contracting parties. The ehoir ren- dered sweet music and Miss Macdon- ald of Godericli sang. a solo. The bridal- couple were unattended, the register being signed by Me. and Mrs. Bedard, The bride was attired in a handsome suit of blue cloth and mink, furs. After the • wedding., breakfast at the home of the bride the newly -wedded pair took the early train for Detroit, where they will visit the mother'' of the, bride, , and will afterwards visit ' the groom's sister, Mrs.. Kelly of Flint, Mich., and - will. return to Clinton before leaving for their home in Oxbow, Sask, : The News -Record adds •con- gratulations and .wishes Mr. and. Mrs, Butler happiness and prosperity. THE MAD DOG SCARE. A strange dog•(which it has since been learned was owned by.' a •Hullett farmer) carne .up• from the 2nd of Stanley on Tuesdayand en `its way through.., town 'snapped at or attacked a number of dogs. • Sergeant Welsh, whose duties as nightwateli- man run from. 11 p. 2n. until- 6 a. m., .was also abroad during; the day and being vigilant he spied the dog 'and suspecting something Wag.. wrong started after la acconipanied by Mr. Reuben Graham a • and the Chief. Reuben is' one' of the county's crack, shots s o when they sighted th s igted e deg it was a. dead one quicker • than .. you could say Jack Robinson Dogs belonging to the following came in contactwith the stray ani- mal and have since been slaughtered : Rev.' .W J. Jolliffe; T. Mackenzie, W. Kennedy, G;'rrowhill, J. MCMurray, R. etre, .}L. Bartliff, J. Brown, Dr.. Evans,`•Boxer Coats, S. Cassel, D. A. Forrester, A. J. Holloway, T. H. Cook (2), R. Graham (2), . Mrs. Rurnball and' :John Pierson of the 2nd of Stanley. Some of these .dogs were valuableand the owners feel • sore, because of loosing •them but • at the sane time they -grant that there can be no leniency shown' in the mat•. • ter.' Mr:. Josh. Cook also had his dog put out of existence. Said Josh f "My • children' axe top dear -to me to nun any risk ' whatever and though our dog is a pet it must go." 0 1 The- joint campaign of the Federal ONT. ST. CHURCH. At the regular meeting of the Lea- guenight e on Monday n y n ght M. *Charlie Holland gave an address and - Miss Wiltse sang a solo. The monthly meeting of the W. M. S. was held at the home of Mrs. • E. G. Courtice on Tuesday evening. WILL IN A TEA CADDY. 'The Weekly Despatch of London,' Eng., recently had the following : "In the false, bottom of an old tea caddy belonging to an Ertth resident, a will has been found. dated February 14th, 1801. It was that of Thomas Rance of the parish of St. Giles -in - the -Fields, London, and he bequeath ed all his personal estate to his wife and heirs forever."' The Thomas Rance here mentioned was the grandfather of ° Mr. C. 0. Rance of town. . - - WILLIS CHURCH; • The annual business meeting of Wil- lis church was held on the evening of Jan. 26th: The reports presented showed all the affairs of the emigre - Wien to be in a flourishing condi- tion. 'Phe treasurer's report showed receipts for the year of $3,419.72, and a balance on hand or $236.97. Messrs. Alex, Innes, Malcolm McEwen and Win. Graham'," the retiring members of the board oftrustees, were re-elected for a term of three years. The •Guild had their regular month- ly devotional meeting at the close of the service on Sunday evening when Mrs.' McLeod read an excellent paper on "The Pilgrim's Progress." • The Woman's Association are be- ginning to plan for a tea .meeting to be held in March: • AN OLD FIRM DISSOLVED. The, . firm. of Davie & Rowland, which has been carrying on hardware business for twenty years, has been dissolved by .mutual consent, the business being continued by Mr, Rew- land who hasthe respect and confi- denceof the whole. community:, Mr. T. D. Johnson •and Mr. W. Robertson, old standbys of the firm, continue with hitn. On the part of Mr. Davis this marks the close of his business career of fifty years in Clinton and - to whom has been:given the privilege,. as not to • a' great many, .of continuing in ac- tive participation to theclose with ,lm,ost unabated • vigor. He has earn- ed a competence which his host of, friends, including The 'News -Record,. hope he may,enjoy for many; years. WESLEY CHURCH: Rev.. Mr. Jollifie :will° : preach on Sunday, teat. • In the morning; his; sub- ject; will be, "What and How," and in the evening, "Leaving home," the second sermon on the life and charac- ter of Jacob. ..The sacrament of the Lord's :Supper- will be administered after•, the morn- ing service. Missionary anniversary. services were held on S un a . Rev. C.J.I: bates, a returned missionary from Japan, preached •morning and evening and also addressed 'the. S. S: in the after- noon. Mr. Bates has been in .Japan' for seven years and has made a study of the Japaaese character, •' of whom he. talks interestingly.. -He also • bas the advantage of possessing a good voice and a pleasing manner of - ad- dress, andhissermons were listened - •to with much interest andprofit ` on. both occasions by goodly congrega,.- tions, The choir. rendered .special Music both morning and evening.- At vening.At the open session -of the S. S. Mr: Bates succeeded in holding . the attention of the school for nearly an hour while he talked to then of life in - Japanand his work there. IVfr. W. H. Kerr of Brussels also 'address. ed the school.• • ' A LOhrDESBOItO PIONEER•. and, Provincial Governmehts with a Mr. William McCool of Hullett and view to stamping' out the dread epi-' his brother -in --law, Mr, Williarir Man - tang : pt Pilot Mound, Man., : were in townon Tuesday. uesda The latter is one oft twelve ve heads offamilies six- teen' m e and s . teem unattached :"` mon who. left the vicinity of Londesboro • thirty-one demic of rabies with which the west - i ern part of Ontaro isoverru n, offic- ially c- iallyopened ene d on Tuesday.. . Copies of the Dominion and Ontario orders-in-council,which are •precisely similar in text, are being distributed years ago for Manitoba. This • was and made public. 'These cover 23 the ' first contingent from this counties arida direct that alt dogs must county for the western prair- be drained up or muzzled until the les which were then an al - orders are countermanded. most unknown land and it is said. The penalty for dog owners who fail the largest crowd ever seen in Lon to obey is 'a fine not exceeding $200 desboro was assembled on the day of under the Dominion act and $20 un- their 'departure from that village, In der the Provincial statute. The de- 1880 a journey to Manitoba was al- Istruction of the dog is' also involved. most as formidable as ono to the mis- Under direction of Dr. C. A. Hod- Sion fields of interior China to -day. getts; secretary of the Provincial Theparty went by, rain via St. Paul Board of Health, Deeee reent circa- to Emerson on the boundary and as 'leas have been sent out from the the railway went no further north the Parliament buildings to the various balance of the journey, a distance of one hundred andtwenty-five ilex was. h drt. nr local boards of health and municipali authorities urging thein to insist en made by wagon and ox , cart. At the. prompt and absolute obedience of what is now Pilot' Mound the . party •. itched their tents and thus the Lon - the co-operative Orders in cases of te- P c en f usal or neglect 'to obey, the author- desboro settlement was founded: For ities are instructed to prosecute, years there was a hard struggle. For ix seasons in succession the wheat f Jointly, tinder the direction of Dr. six was frozen and for years ,afterwards Rutherford, veterinary oirector-genorg low prices prevailed. Mr. Manning se, of Out al instructions areiyein - sold wheat at IJmerson after a haul sent to all federal veterinary in- a el of five days at thirty emits per bush specters notifying them to proceed and five cents of that went for the bush - with the enforcement of the orders. n lhg. Some of the settlers bei li urther war on the vicious dog is came discouraged and left for other threatened by the bill presented in the parts and it was only when the more Legislature by, Mr. P. 1`I. Bowyer, tenacious ones went into mixed farm - Last knit,ing that the tide turned and of late The measure enacts that every man- years they have been reimbursed ioipality shall impose a tax of $1 on somewhat for ,their early hardships. each dog, if one only is• owned or Mr, Manning Is ono of the few of the harbored, $2 on each additional dog, original colony which now renin n, and $5 on every bitch. but though he is hale and hearty he I The object of his hill, Mr. Bowyer bas withdrawn from active participa- stated, was to reduce the n'•nrber of tlon in tber nultivation of . the 900 dogs, and "especially nini at the acres owned by himself' andfarml . number of useless and,, 3'1eiotts tors; He expects to leave for hi* prairie owned and harbored t hrough•iut On- home in a couple ,of weeks but .in: the. , tario—a menace ter the sheep annus.. meantime is having a pleasant vislti try and t e people."atnotlg old friends. ALWAYS ON DUTY. To those pathtuasters who overlook that they are. on duty in winter as well as in- summer attention is re- speetfuliy directed to the very appar- ent fact that there is now work for therm. • THE LOCAL MARKET. Wheat $1.04 to $L05. Oats 85c to 87c. Peas 80c to 82e. Barley 45c to 50c, Butter 20c to axle. Eggs 24c to 25c. • - Live Hogs $7.75. THE C. I. BOARD. - The Collegiate Board has . re -organ- ized for 1910 as follows : Chairman; Rev. C. - R. Dunne. Vice, James Scott. Sao -Treasurer, Principal Gundry. Property Committee, Thompson, Mc a a T gg rt , Jackson, Forrester, Studies Committee, Scott, leans- • ford, Gunne, , • Mr. W. Henry. Watts was again chosen caretaker at a salary of $275. COUNTY PAYS FOR KEEP. Last week the Police Magistrate conrmittecd the two Williams' children, of whom mention was made in last week's -News-Record to the custody of the Children's • • Aid Society of the County and made an order for the payment • by the county of two dol- lars per week fol the keep of each child until they are placed in a fos- ter home. • In the meantime the - chil- dren aro in charge of a Mrs. Keller of London • who looks after similar cases , for the •Scciety. - ;JUGGED THE TRAMPS. A couple of tramps made themselves conspicuous -on the streets on - Tuese day and the Chief and Sergeant ran them into the cooler: One was a foul-mouthed ruffian who was given thirty days ' in goal by P. M. An- drews, but his milder' mate was al- lowed llowed . to disappear. For bipeds . of the foul-mouthed rielan class inear-. ceration in the county's comfortable house of detention is no adequate punishment' whatever. There should be a hard -labor at reduced` rations place for such itinerant incorrigibles, who are a constant menace to society: HOCK EY. The hockey team of the t. 1.•coni- poted with the God•erich - Collegiate team' on Friday evening last but did not succeed in winning. The players were : goal, E. Pattison ; point, G. Mackenzie ; cover, J. Mitchell wings, D. Stewart and R. Lyons ; centre, C. Kilty ; rover, J. McArthur. R. Rumball was referee, E, Graham, goal umpire, P. Strang, F. Williams and Ferguson:; timekeepers. The schedule et the town I.;eague is as follows l+ eta. 9•-••Pastimers vs C..I.' 12 -Jacksons vs.:' folie is s. 14 -'-:Bankers .vs: C. I. , 1G—Jacksons vs: Bankers, 19-Doheitys vs. Bankers: 21—Pastime vs. Jackson. 23—School vs, Doherty. 26—Doherty vs. School. : 28 Jacksons vs. School. - • Mar: 2—Pastime vs.. Bankers. Oonimittee-W. Johnson, b. Mc- Clure, J. Doherty, ` R. Rumball, D. Stewart. • In a fest game in the Junior series the North defeated the South by 1 to 0. It was a.lively ,genie with Mike Kitty as 'the brightest star and, it was on one of his long rushes that: the only goal was scored. Lloyd Rice for the South also: starred. Verne Cook was referee. • LITTLE LOCALS. i See Farm for Sale advertisements on page 2; Mrs. 1-1. B. Combe had a . few ladies in to afternoon tea on Monday. Mrs.. Jas. Petrie underwent 'a criti- cal operation . in tlie hospital yester- day. - Mrs. J Cunnin hame atttertain ed a r number of ladies to tea on Friday ev- ening. fast. Mrs., T. A. Greig was hostess at a very pleasant euchre party on Mon- day evening. •- Mrs. C. E. Dowding had a number. of her lady, friends inonSaturday af- ternoon for cards.. Mr, and .Mrs.C°. 1. Dowding were at home to a number of their_ friends On Tuesday evening. • - The contract for supplying wood for the Public ' :School has been awarded to Mr, Hirain Hill. • Mrs. A. T. Cooper gave a pleasant little tea for q number of girls on Wednesday afternoon. Several •people from here attended the Choral S odely concert at 5 ea - forth Tuesday evening. Mise Annie McCorele gave a thimble tea for a number of her girl friends on Monday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Stevenson en- tertained on Tuesday and again on Thursday of this week. Examinations were conducted in town on Tuesday in reounection with London Conservatory of 1Vlusie. Misses Agnes' and earl Chialoy, had a few in for afternoon tea on Satur- day in honor of Miss Defoe and Miss. Clarke of Seaforth, Mr. Arthur McCreary, caretaker of the Ferran estate was kicked on the thigh by one of the horses last week and laid up fox a couple of day+4. Mr. E. J, Johnson is making" dog 'mattes and is•ondeavoring to keep up With the demand.' Jas. Steep, Geo. 'prnwiiiIi end 'red, .Saville are assist- ing: him., The hockey match played in the Clinton rink on Tuesday night bey tween Herman and Cltnton''resutted in a score of / ' to 4 in favor of the home team. tee' \ Richelieu Presented Success* fully by a tdocal Company.. Richelieu, the play put on in the town hall by a local Company, under the auspices of the Citizens' band on Thursday and. Friday of last week, was an unqualified success. On both occasions the hall was well filled with an appreciative audience, The play was 'a very heavy one fur ama- teurs to attempt and the fact that theresult was so satisfactory re- flects great credit upcn the abilities and the perseverance of the members of the company. Mr. F. 3, Howard, as Richeneu, in- terprc'ted'-that± •cha'racte,r with. rare skill, showing not only his natural ability as an actor,but a deep and intelligent studyof ther role, as he depicted the sternness, the softness, the: keen far-sightedness and the noble patriotism of that many-sided char- acter with sympathy and power. The audience, the greater number, of whom were more or less familiar with the personality of Mr. Howard, ,forgot hint entirely and only saw the aged Cardinal, growing weak in body but still strong and •vigorous in mind, keen and resourceful, undismayed by the knowledge that he was surround- ed by foes, conspired against by those whom he had trusted and repudiated by his weak and fickle sovereign. It was a dramatic moment and showed Mr, Howard at his best, - when the king's messenger; who bad come to. summon his ward to the palace, was defied by Richelieu and he drew around the shrinking girl the magic circle of Holy Chureh, daring the 'wily Count de Baradas,to cross it. The acting of Miss Stella Copp, as Marion De Lorma, spy to Richelieu 1 was very graceful and her stage 'presence was extremely pleasing. 1 Mr, A. Conliff, as De Reringhen,: was. a graceful and polished courtier. ! Mr. Edgar East, as an offiicer. and 1 spy ' in Richelieu's service ; Mr. T. . Mackenzie as a stalwart Captain of the Guard., and Mr: W. Jeaeson as Secretary of State, are all worthy of mention for the excellent rendering of their parts. Wilbur and Fred. Ford, as let and 2nd pages of Richelieu, won much praise from the audience for their clever and natural acting, especially the fernier, whose part as Francois s was Considerable. His g boyish race Y was much admired, and , his natural' talent had some play on two orthree occasions as, for instance, in .the last The pa'r't of the King Was well sus- tained by Mr. R. A. Downs, as was also the role of the Duke of Orleans by Mr. Bert Frernlin, ` The • realistic .acting of Arr. J. B.i I•Ioover, as the Count dd-Baradas, and something of a villan and .a plot- ter;' was: much admired, and kept .the •interest oI the audience throughout. Dr. F, A, Axon,, as Adrian de Mau - prat,. an officer in the French army, and lover of Julie de Morteniar, ward of Richelieu, who had carne under the disfavor of Richelieu and had - been forgiven or allowed - to go upon •"sus- pended sentence," as it• were; •. was particularly strong. 'When summoned to appear before Richelieu, who had just discovered, by the way, that his ward loved .him, he talked with the reckless ;defience of . a man - to whom life. no ,longer bolds out any , hope. Ile was:. severely scored - by Richelieu • and . sentenced to death ; was sent to. . the tapestry room where he should -"meet itis executioner," but where Julie - had been sent only a few moments before. The scene :was strongly dramatic. when the lovers re- filmed, and 'kneeling at the feet of Richelieu -receivedhis a blessing. 7`lie.part 'of Julie, an •extrernely dif- ficult one,: and one calling. for r 1; g. eat dramatic., power, was very well sus- tained by Miss Deverell. Mr. J. H..Kerr; had a rather dtlfi- ctilt role in the portrayal: , .. of .the. 'character of Joseph,• -a Capuchin; and a confident of Richelieu; . It was diffi- cult in that he was • upon the. stage so- great a. part. of the 'time with comparatively 'few lines to speak. Mr. Kerr interpreted the character of the .meek and pious priest in a sing- ularly clever manner, however, which was much -appreciated. - In. Interpreting Richelieu Mr, E. J. Howard is seen at . his best. scene when: the king is becoming aware of the plotting . and counter- plotting of his .courtiers and suppos- ed friends; ,Francois enters and pre= sents Richelieu the, document which he had,tfelled in the Met place to se- cure, and• whioh• it iplicates both De Baradas and the -.Duke of Orleans in ;e piot against the life of Richelieu, arid also of the king.- -•The make-up of the different. charac- ters was exceedingly good, . The play lostsomething by the lack of scenery 'and stage -setting, but ..this deficiency was over collie as- far as possible by the re -arrangement of tele -' furniture: 'Much- 1 thecredit - o or the success f e e of the play should bo given- to Mr E. • .,J. Howard, to when tireless - efforts . is nodoubt clue, to a. large extent, the high standard: of excellence to which the company has . •attained. Much,.credit is .also . due each metober. of the company for their painstaking application to the work in hand. .As a whole they are to becongratulated" on • the possession of so much talent, and no less upon their perseverance in the cultivation of that talent, • " The play :was; all right, One of our. Hotel -keepers said to me that Tinto Hotels would be enough for Clanton; • . - presuinablg his ower andl another.'' T. Cooper in moving for License Reduction, By, a, unanimous vote the towno council Un Monde nig-ht imposed a fee of fifteen dollars on vendors of cigar- ettes. The resoliitioii was introduced by Messrs.. Cooper and Paisley. Without opposition the clerk was al•, so instructed to prepare a bylaw re - clueing the number of hotels. A sub- sequent motion that the number be reduced byone hung fire fora time but eventually went through without any recorded opposition.. Bothe, mo- tions were fathered by Messrs: Coop- er and Paisley who are outspoken champions of Temperance and Moral Reform.... In speaking to the. motion Council- lor Cooper said that.. a majority of 62 the citizens bad declared in favor of license reduction and 'majorities should rule. Towns all over the .Province are cutting on licenses end the majority of our Citizens say, ' we should take similar action. "In dis- cussing the matter," added Mr. Coop- er, "one of our hotel -keepers said to inc that two betels was enough for Clinton, presumably meaning his own and another.", -- The following• resolution means, in short, that the town constables are to take an active part in suppresshig the illegal sale df liquor and that in doing so they ere to have the cor- dial support of the council: l:saisley-41eacom-That, whereas it has tome to the knowledge of ':.this Council that certain bylaws of the town and sections of the Ontario and Dominion Acta have not received the attehtion of our Constables that the bylaws require and their importance; deemeds, we hereby call the atten- tion of the constables to the fact, that unless the provisions of these are strictly and Impartially enforced,' that this council will consider their immediate dismissal. 4 Councillor � n rlfor J ac kaon isshin u P g through negotiations tiaat Ions with manufac- turing cohoerns to take over the property of the Clinton .- : Company r- Cotnpany and hopes at an'early date to bo able to lay a `"definite proposi- tion before the council. Its cordial sanction of the negotiations the council placed, on record in the fal- lowing motion - - Smyth—Jackson--That in view of the -fact thatcorrespondence and ne- gotiations are in progress to have the Clinton Thresher Co. in opera- tion, that this council approve of the following oiler to any good live con- cern who will employ say, 50 people for the first three years, and 75 for seven years :' That for $600 per year for 10 years, a fired assessment of $3000, there will be given a free deed, free water and all the prospects aid machinery now contained 'therein. In the matter of the town's stella on the Thresher- (Company's propert`. ,Solicitor Brydono reported as fol- lows : "I beg to report to the coun- cil that by instructions received from the Mayor; I attended at Osgoode Hall to oppose the appeal of the liquidator 'against the order of Judge Boyle awarding the corporation taxes against the Clinton Thresher Com- pany property for the year 1908. The matter was argued at Considerable length. At the close Judge Clute gave judgment ailirming the report of the Master, maid expressing himself in Such a Manner as to make clear that the liquidator could not expect to escape paying taxes upon the proper- ty as long as ho continued in occupa- tion of it. 1 am unable 'to say as yhot a II ade, ret w her n a cal wi bts m Rc%,Clinton Thr set Company re Lien -holders• Claims :—The appeal of the :liquidator against the report of (Concluded on page 5,)•