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CIA-NTONt-0,NTARIOt. THURSDAY, APRIL,25th. 1907
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WhOltit_ •Number 1470
'ELEBRATION WILL BE HELD IN CLINTON ON MAY 24 UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
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Head Office" ,TorontO•
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RANDOLPH MACDONALD, Pres. A. A. ALLAN,`Vice-Pros.
D. M. STEWART, Centre! Manager.
CAPITAL. SUBSCRIBED... ........,. 54,000,000..
CAPITAL FULLY PAID .• ...... . . 53,998,000
RESERVE FUND. 51,258.000
ASSETS OVER .....eszes,000moo
GENERAL BANKING. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
INTEREST CREDITED QUARTERLY.
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Head Office Toronto.
G. T. SOMERS, President. W. K. GEORGE, Vice -President.
F. W. BROUGHAM, General Ilanager.
A general banking burliness transacted, •
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Ineetest on savings acconnts credited quarterly.
HAYFIELD BRANCH open Monday, Wednesday, FridaY,Pach week.'
VARNA BRANCH open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday each week .
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WM. BEATTY, Local Manager.
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Is one 61 the drawing cards that. is, cobstantly
bringing trade tp ,this store. We have cheaper.'.
suits and dearer _spits., but this one at $10 seems
to be the onethat wisely appeals to shIewd
buyers as being the best value, .ever
these parts. The originality and .style treat–
ment givea these new suits will appeal: instahtly.
to anyone examining our Stock as ware show-
ing the best values in ready-to-wear garments
to be found in the county-- made . right, 4t
right, tailored right—that's why we have such
a demand for our ready-to-wear suits. • A custo.I
mer once having worn one always wants, a -n -
other as he knows_ satisfaction is assured in
buying one.
Ordpred'i-•clothing-
Is another specialty which ,we are giving great
attention to, having now itt stock a fultrange
of Worsteds and Tweeds to ehoose frolp.
' Don't forget to as1;, for a 'TIN& or "13011-
SALINO" Hat when buying one,
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.MRRISH & CROOKS
Successors to Hodgeni Bros. Clothing Store
WILLIS CUUROL
The Young Ladies% Guild, an active
organization in eOniteetion with
churelt. has' imIdertairea the wiring eAnt
lighting of tire manse, and have in-
Struoted the electricians toigo ahead
with the work.
DEATH OP KITTY. FOSTER.
Kitty Foster died at the House of
Refuge on Monday, l'ust three weeks
after the death of her brother, the
late Thoreau Foster of Tara,. She
was seventy years of age and had
been. a resident of this' town for raanY
years.
THE LOCAL MARKET.
Wheat 7004o 72c.
Oats -84c $7c.
Peas 75c to 77c.
Barley 45c to 50o,
Butter .21c to 220.
Eggs 14c. to: 15e.
Live I -logs $6.25.
Yc)Ult ASHES?
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The "burpingquestion," locally .anee
erwise, or pas, em •ays ex s
has bear, °will ashes burn To sii4 the
average citizen, has 1en conducting It haseng come • to the ears of Mr;
eipertments Or his own 'account.. the J; W. Irwinsecretary of Caurt Clin-
immediate- result being the diminish
'in of the ash'piles. • It a mixteare,.of
coal, .c.eal ashes arid salt, with a
tOutheof oxalic acidwilt cause a Mar
terial.reduCtion in tire feel bill. • 'the
Altoona cobbler, who .thought it out,
will be lesereing of widespread
thanks - "
OFF THE TRACK.
1-1,A,RTZ, MOUNTAIN CANARIES.
The other day kr. Jete Ratteribury
received another consign:neat of Harts
Mountain canaries . and has since dis-
Posed of them; Joe is a great bird
fancier. but irr.ports these canaries
more for the accommodation of his
friends than for:prolit.
CIHCKEN FANCIERS' MEETING.
• The peultry assoeiatiora meets .on
Tuesday vettiug ue t, but on thisxoc-
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mien there will be neither a paper
or judging, but ins* ad a discussion
on the good and welfareof the asso-
ciation, and a fulleatotendenceld the
members is requested, ,
BIOGRAPILENTEISTAINIVIENT
The blograph, entertainments • given
in the twin hall on Thursday, Friday
and Satufda-y evenings of lest week.
by Pref. Green, were the best that
halm yet been presented here, and
-drew audiences which overfiewed the
hall. That- pr.esent were. satisfied
is the beet recOmmende7tion that can
be given. •
o TU int, WAS INSURE!):
A carload at mai ran off tile track
at .the water, tank op. Monday after-
noon; and for three or four hours the
service.was interrupted. The 3.23
eastbound train iwa,s sent around by
London and the 5,20 was teld• here,
another train • being sent up from
Stratford to-ciarrY on the passengers.
The aperiliaer -wes brought up from
London, and aftex• much jacking -up,
etc., the heavily laden car was got on
wtoEtshLeEtyc4uitH
raekon:ecino.re. '
Rey. Me. Jelliffee :SulijeCt 7 -mit
Sunday morning will be,. "The. Offer-
ifig of Isaac," and 1 in the eeenipg,
"The cotvereitin, of Said a Proot
,of •the Divinity of Christianity." .
,The annual meeting of the Sunday.
school was held .w! few eveninis ago
whtn ‘the Marts presented were of
itry gratifying nature, Thn officers
and teachers were as follows:
'$uperintendent A T.. Cooper
Aseoeiate. H. E. 'Rake •
Secretary, L. E. Doherty,
Treasurer. W. H. Hellyar
Teachers. H. E. Rorke. A. J. Tyne-
dall. MieS • Porter.' Mrs. F. R. Hod -
gens. Miss •Onnteloa. Mrs, E. J. Can.
talon, giSF: M. HOhdeS. Miss Greene,.
Miiss M..MeNringhten, . Wes ,Hunter.
Miss Redd, MISS 8, Powell. Vise) A,
Jenkins; Miss L. Reid, Miss Davie,
Miss .S. Ifaddoele
DEATH., OF MRS.. JAS., DUNFORD.
Startlinglysudden was the death, of
Mr.. James Dunford which tooleplace'
last:Saturday morning. She had: not
'enjoyed good healthfor the past
'Ple of .years, but managed to goalie:hut
and engage in the duttee of- the home.
On Freday evening she attended 'a con.:
Cert In the town halland.'retired to
rest with no . apparent . premonition
that at, the dawn el another -clay she
Would pass into the lifeeternal.
Mr. Dunford rose at the usual hour
Saeurday Morning, and alter taking
breakfast • With a member. of his tarn -
he went in to -speak to his wife
before leaving for the Store and found
her -nob in her own nom, but at the
entrance to the iadjointing -one-lying
on: the floor dead. The end appeared
to haw -come in the tevinkling, of an
eke. with tie time to say a parting
'Word to the ,loved ones.
Dunfard was borne hi 'the tow*
*peed Grey fortyyears.ao, and was
A slaughter of the latejohn Small -
don. For the Dist Sixteencyears Mr.
and Mr punter& have been nit -
dents of Clinton. •
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ton...I. O. F., 'that it was locally re-
ported that the tato Dr, Oxonhyateli-
ha, the Seprense Chief, was not him-
self, insured in the.Order, he hat re -1
quested The News -Record to. State
that' the Dr. ea,tried, inegurance in the
I.O.F., to the full amountallowed) by
the constitution,. that is to say
$5;000
THE BAND RE -ORGANIZED.
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There Wilt considerable change
in the jirsonnel of the Citizens' band
this season, it being now largely corm -
posed of the Youger clement. The old
bead, however, stead ready to ren-
der service whenever the occasion
calls for it. At instead of the lead-
er ofeseVeral Mascot -past, Mr. A. A,
Hill will be in, charge. He is deoply
interested la the band and is said to
be fully qualified for the ' leadership.
Mr. Lappine is, president, Mr. R. A.
DesVne is vice-president Rind "Mr T..
E.. 1Vlackendie In . theeseereeary-treas,
The funeral -took, plaee- on Monday
afterneon, from her residnice on, King
Street, where service was conduct-
ed by tire Rev,. C. R. Gunne. The
pallbearers were Jas. = Fair. P. R.
Hodgens, E. Bali4 W. J. Tozer.: J. E.
Hovey and, J. Taylor, t.Jpon the 'cos;
ket, Were a large n,uniber of beantitul
florartinblenis. From the fam•ilv Was
a wreath with ."Mother" inscrilited
npon it, and from- Court Prosperity
and Victoria, Circle a broken wheel.
Otherecontributors were .Hoover
Ba.41,-Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Murch.
Misses Nellie "Wasman and Emma
Pickett, Miss Sybil Courtice,. 4.1Ma4
bel's Girl Chums," Misses. Doan "the
Ilrethere and Sisters."
Among these item 'a distance who
attended the obseauies were the three
sisters of deceased, Mrs, Allan La-
mont, Brussels; Mrs. Robert Canting,
Listowel: and Mrs., fl 11. IVIatliewson.
Toledo, Ohio; her two b.rothers,
Harry and William Smalldon of.Cran-
broek. her,. unele and autit, Mr, and
Mrs. George Smalhlon, I and Mrs.
Harry 'Smalldon, all of Ctrey.
The remains were taken to the resi-
dence Of Mre. Thos.°Dtinford at Brute
sels, that eVening; atid:the licit after-
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tidal the funeral toOk Placethe ser -
vies iliere being condaoted bY the
Rev. Mr. Lang -Ford, The pallbearers
Were William GreWar, Nagle Gerry.
James 139.11entyne, Wllltanm IVIderack-
en, E. C. Dunford and Jas. Jones,
To Mr. Mulford, the three delight -
tens, Mabel, Pearl and Cleta, end One
son, Ernie,. the deem synmathy of
the community ig eitteriekth hmthe
irreparelle lots they have sustainadL,
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A. NARROW ESCAPE. •
The Grand' .Trunk station* had a
narrow'eseape from deetruction ..by
fire on Monday afternedn; In the at-
-tic.of the' end used ' as a )dwelling stool
d stove in which was a -• short length
,pf pipe not attachedete,the Chimney,
The stove waS. full of obd. rags and
paper to which tile children,' who
were playing ' in the recipe, set fire,
The :flames poured up against the roof
only, a couple of feet disfant; and in
thetime it takes to, say it, a Lele
was burned through.. Fortunately the
fire was'Soon observed and, .a pailful
or so of, water extinguished it A
Jew' 'Ittnartes, later and the building
worilCin all probability have one up
in Sinoke and the question of. ,he .t,o
be or net :tobe of a new ' station
would have been deeidee,..
LICENSE REDUCTION.
With license • redes.tion on. the air,
Practised' everywhere, itis somewhat
Surprising toehear of arhe nitinber being
increased in. a rural municipality, and
*Yet Such .is tare casein the township.
of Colborne where an additional
li-
'ccnse has been granted, the seem& to
the house at Smith's was
cut Oft five years ago. At the meeting
of 'the • commissioners held in PAubusn
on Monday an influential 'deputation
protested against such actiPe, but it
would seem that the board has a
better : knowledge Of the needs of the
township than have the ratepayers
themselves. It is, hOwever,•satisfact-
ory to know that'll tifere must be a
licensed house -at Smith's Hill. it will
be 'in. eampeterit hands.,
Merely as illustrating the difference
between lieense, boards' of adjoining in-
spectorates, we might, direet attere,
titer to the fact that in South Huron
fiVe licenses Eve been erit off and five
more lapse because of Local Option..
TUE NEW FURNITURE °TORE.
Messrs. Walker Ross have opened
ent in business in "The niev lurnitnre
store," and from the dement floored
basement to the upper storey the
place is crowded with- a. new and
complete stock of furniture. The firm
are wide awake and,. practical; and
will make a strong bid for a share of
the patronage of the public:
TOO LATE FOR CANNY AROME.
Seven men b•ags full of 'eameadlee
literature arrived frem Ottawa at the
Parliament Buil:dings, Toronto, or.
raday morning last addressed to Mr.
Hislon. M. P. P. for East Miran.
The Ititrature. however. arrived too
late to allow oi Mr. Hislop sending
it through the mails ta.his prospective
constituents at the expense of the
province. It is hardly likely • that
canny Archie will pay the postage
himself. so that the riding, is likelyi to
he spared the deluge for another year.
$T, pAui.,,s CHURCH.
is expected that theeRight Rev-
erend D. Bishep of Huron,
will hold a confirmation service in
St. PaultS church oa Friday evening
of next week.
There will also be' a confirmation
service at Holmesville at 2.30 P. me
on Tuesday next, and at Summerhill
it. 7.30 p,m: on the same day. The
confirmation at St. Jentes' church.
Middleton. will beheld on, Wednesday
.at 2.30- nen. , , .
The annual .S. S. convention and
Deanery meeting of Huron ;Deanery.
will be held in Brussels1onTueedaV
and Wednesday, the' 7th a.nd 8th May.
Sunday„,..May .5th, will be Miseeon,
are' Sunday for the Church of Eng-
land .in Huron county. The pulpit of
$t, Paul's church on that Sn4av, will
be occupied by the Rev. Canon Brown
of Paris, . who will -preach; • 'nerving
and evening, in behalf, of nissions,
THE RISING TIDE. ,
The tide of iramigration is rising
and 'into Canada is pouring a . vastly
greater number of . settlers than ever.
before. Fiore' Many countriesiand dif-
ferent 'climes they are coining, even
from the Island of. ,.Grenada, West
Indies from wheneo,three arrived in
'Clinton yesterday. They are W. A.,
Ernest. 0., and Cyril A. Gull -Merin,
young men of education and el.., ..e.
frank, gentlemanly: beating. • They are
of Scotch. desoent, as the...name might
siGnifY) .but were horn in Grenada,.
and have been Principally engaged in
A'grieultural , ,pursuits, bet • faereing, en
.the island is vastly , .ditterent from
whet it is in this' . country, and :the
ontlook net being very bright•and the
climate .depress ng ,they dedided to
come to 'Canada. They. will probably
'temil.
not to believe, but they look as fi the Prospects here. as bright
as i Migration, : pamphlets May have
led,
if theyepossees the necessary pluck to
overcome the ' initial ' exPeriences. ;
Two of them Nal last evening engaged
with Mullett farmers., - -. • .
ONTARIO STREET CHURCH.
The teachers and OffiCer's of the On.
tario Street S. S. are justly •rejoiced
over the success of their anniversary
services of last Sunday,. At all ser -
`vices the. eherch was well filled. In
the everting every available seat was
occupied. A choir of =thLrty boys atrd
girls led the Singing in the morning
and afternoon and did well. In, the
eVening the excellent choir of the
chureh surprised themselves in the
finality arid spirit ,of their numbers.
The addresses • by • Mrs. Harrison
pleased everyone. The offeriug will
run considerably over 470. •
The Epworth League are planning
for a "Free Parliament" next Mon-
day evening, and will considertele,.
tions relating to the sale of cigar,
ettes and the pool honi, The mest-
ing
proinises to he most interesting
as strong debaters will speak both for
the .‘Agovernment" ami the "opposi-
tion" Come and 'eniby it.
,Rev, H,E. Curry. Of Londesboro
will preach next Sabbath at both
serviees. .
The boys and girls of the Junior
League and. 'Sunday -sehool,, assisted
by the hbeir, will give an entertain-
ment in. the church on. POiday evening,.
lbw progrtni Will be presented don -
Siding of OluiruSee, part songs, solos
am reeitatious. Misses Gladys end
th 'Switzer 3.4;fill assist. .Many will
be especially glad, to hear "The Patty
Crowning," by a number of little
1)eaDr, Thompeett WIll
11r:ideted,
LITTLE LOCALS,
The Oddiellowe will attend divine
service in the Baptist churelt. next,
Sendai eveztiug.
Mr. C. C. Rance has the thanks ot
The News -Record for oopies of• Hali-
fax and other lower province daily
papers.
ecutracts for the improvements in
the town ball have been let' as fol-
lows decoratiug the auditorium. J.
Opp:; ove-troughing and repairing the
roof, Davis & Rowland.
bEATII OF MRS, W. ROBINSCeN,
Mrs, W. Robinson, an aged resident
of the Huron Road;, • *dem Monday
evening. With her husband he see.
tied -on the farm adjoining the eel:per-
alien, .trver halt p century ago, purchas.
in ,the place frone the late Samuel.
Harries' who teolt- eu.t the patent froira
the Canada Conipany. Mr. Rebinson
died about eighteen' years ago and
none.; his widow is seevived by leer -me
sons and one daughter. Mrs. Robin-
son was a devotal Methodtsteand the
funeral took •place 'yesterday atter-
non from Wesley church, the services
beg eenducred by the. Rev.- :Jr.
Jolliffe: •••
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i- New Advertisewnts.
House-cleaning, liolaud's ...... ...- 4
Shoes unlike wine, 0. kleare... .... ..... 5
Administrator's sale, W. Bry4one -5
New furniture store, Walker & Riess 5
Clothing, E. W. Jacobs. ., . 5
House-cleaning want, Tozer's ......,8
Newest wash goods Newcombe's .- 8
Millinery headquart;rs, Hodgens 8, -
ttere and There'
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A teenier member .ot the town cons -
011 and a public-spirited citizen: to
bdot Said toThe • News -Record, the
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other day : 'Thc council should buy
a 'SPJ0.11 of horses wkich could be nrofr.
itablr. erriploVed, in the summer Mon-
ths on •the grader; in watering the
streets and in 'drawing gravel. A.nd
in the ‘v.riater months their seryieee
would .be useful in, keeping the stkeia•
and, walks free from snow.. Stich,
team put ,in charge 01. a man, v no
!mows something about Teed brilding
would pay and pay well." •
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The attention ot the. street. COMMIt-
tie is directed to what was tort:tole
a 'gravel walk to:the cemetery. Our-
ing the past few weeks it has been,
so tench driven, upon, that it is il cut
up ver.re:trujee. th.rieleintideretdelvh. %lad weohinchditicliv%
here direet attention is outside ec:
town, limas, but it leads to :corpora-
tion; property and is a walk much uS-
ed by our citizens. It should ere' re-
p,aired end'then. in the fall obstacleS,
40 placed that rt. inay • not again be
driven unto.
- Summerhill
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Mrs. Biggins ,paid a business trip
to London GU Monday and Tueeday.
Messrs, J. Moffat and Beaver'left
the other day to go sailing. '
Jordad has returned to the
village again.
Ur. W. H. Johnstone and Wife of
Holmesville Visited friends in the mel -
lege the other day.
A Ladies* Guild has been organized
in connection with St, Peter's church
in aid of Home Missiornswith the tole
lowing as officers,:
President.'Mrs. J. H. 'Lowry
Viet. Mrs: O.' Hill -
Secretary, Miss Tyner; .,
Treasurer; -Miss Watkins.
Committee. Mesdames Lowery,
Lovett and Williams. .
The Guild is to hold its fiist meet-
ing on Friday,' May 1st, at the home'
of Mrs. Tfner. All are cordially in-
vited to attend. .•
Mrs. J. Sprung was attacked by
paralysis en Monday.
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Mr > D. Laesine . seriously ill 'at
present, We are sorry to state .
Mr. E Bali et • ounton visited
friends .along the Base Line the other
day
Mr. J. , Colbotne has bought 'the
pieee of grour.d next ta Mr. 5.1Vfearls
for which he ,Paid in the xreighlrorh.00d
of 641: It belonged to Mr E., Jor-
don. . • •
IVee. James Howe of diatira wasein
the village this Week. on his • usual
rounds. °
Goderich Township
Miss Isabel Daley of Seeforth was
latt. week the guest of Miss Flossie
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MisEa Muff et Clinten spent
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"I have a conibination read ma;eb.-
ine;" said . Joe Rattethurv to The
News -Record on Monday'. " sad have
called the attention,of members of the
council to the good work it has been
doing on William street. -As tam as
the committee is satisfied that my
grader works Satisfactorily, 1 havein
vie* offering to put that piece 'of
road past the Ontario street chutch
in good order • as Well. Some of our
streets are made of what 1 use for
peepose%e That is. instead
of throwing the earth, leaves, etc,,
from the giltter, to thw centre of the
roadbed, 1 put.in my garden.' Joe
is level-headed and a great believer in
havinig- things tidy ,• and in order, as
that portion of Wil1ian treet whielt
runs past his residence bears evidence
01. And the Improvement he has
made at his own t4mo and expense.
It would be well lf more ot our eitaz-
ets would follow Mr. = Itattenieury's
example in thiS reSpeeb.
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The street Cointnittee havina decid-
ed upon a progressive polley, is pro.
paring. a report for the neXt meant*
of the council. Here's, hoping that
they May Stitt Wisely and then. not
grow weary ineywell doing.
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By the way,' We aini086 forgot t�
mention that Joe Ratterbute'e "COM'
hinatiOn.. road ineetino), inerely on
sist,s of a shovel, a, rake and a wheel-
barrow.
-few •days.laSt . week at her Uncle's Mr.
John Clufi
• Miss Aphrew Steep ' has returned
from Toronto after ,a, Very pleasant
visit with friends in thatcit.
Mr. and Mre. .1.,> Cole visited One
da.y last week with the latter's,lera-
tiler, Mr. Nathan Peck of Seaforth.
The many, friends oi Mr. • JOseph
Colefough 'wilt he sorry to hear that
he has been no • seriodsly ill with
paeuracifia..
Bayfield
Mr. and Mrs. John. Biggest Jr. and
family left on Tuesday for Barrie
where Mr, biggatrt baVing. taken.. a
situation, they will locate.
Master ,Cleave Irwin, left on Satur-
day for London where lie goes to
learn the jewelery business. Succese
te hini.
Chester. TiPPett, wire spent the past
Winter la 1-lamilton was the duesti of
his uncle, Mr. Job; Tippet% the pest
week. . -
iOur fishermen -four. boats sail out
fr.om our harbor-) started the seas-
on's operations lad' week. They in
tend fishing for peren •which .are O.
Veined about hall a milieff shore and
*ill thus, he engaged for several Weeks
Albext McBee, who has had Mr.
Jas. AleXasider's farm rooted on the
7th con, of Goderich tewnShip ler the
Past year'moVed irate the village thit
wce,k and has rented Mr. R, Rouatt's
house. " • -•
-Mrs, Richards and, her daughter,
ly(ils Ellen Richards, who spent the
*inter with her son, Mr,. Isaac Rieh-
ards Of Brussels, have returned to the
village.. '
Mr. Carey of Toronto, owner ol the
River hetet, • was in the village, 'this,'
week..
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Stanley Township
Mr.. aite MrS. J. R. doverilock of
Seatorth ;were the guests of the lattr
er's sister, Mrs,. W. L. Keys or the
Babylon:. Iline on Saturday and Sun-
day.
Mr, and. Mrs, George Dewar of the
Saubie Line spent . one day recenly
with their aunt,. ' Mrs. ndrew -Keys
or the Babylon Line.)
Miss Jean Carnpliell of. McKillop is
.speniling this week with her sister,
Mrs.- John, MCKIA10 of the Goshen
LfneF" .
Miss Annie ArmAtiong = of Breeefield
spent Sunday with -her parents, Mr,
and Mrs.., Wilson Armstrong of the'
Goshen Line:
Miss Mend. Rathwell of the Parr
Line was a gtieSt at:the home of her
uncle, Mr, I3en. 'Keys, of the Babylon
Line, elle day this week. '
Mr. Charles Johnston left for .the
West on iWedneedav.• •
Mr. W.,Herd with his gang of treat-
ers are now Working at Mr. D. II.
MeNaughten's new barn.. '
In Spite of all rumors'ta the cone
teary, Jimmie Howard, is not mar-
ried yet. • :-
Messrs, Parker and i Slatk„wha have
been engaged with Mr. Valentine
Wilds the past week sawing the mat-
erial. for lois new barn. finished , On
Saturday. The job was a la.ege one,
there beteg .over thirty thousand feet
all of Which was Sawed in little leas.
than a Vieek. Parker% threshing en"
gine supplied the power 'and had no
trouble in. driving the-savzthrough
any hied oi log. Chatlie Says he
would rathererun the sawing machine
than the cuttliag alif threshing outfit.
Charlie always says what is right,
The neere barn will be one of the best
In these. parts, being 40 x 00 with
straw shod 40 x45. It Will ,he of %V
material and will he erected on a red
brick foundation. S. Dietz of Hay
will do the Ironic worle oldie Shantz
and Rose of Ilensall will build •the
wall. The eost will be $2-,000.
Wilds .is well satisfied with the tam-
ing job and says he saved, $100 by
having it done in his own yard,
Jack $ptritorwas in Gederich on
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Monday.
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Varna.
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The Methodist church -is undergoing
'kenoMatiof, being painted outside and:
papered and painted in the interior,
the work being.idone byMr.. James
Watt of Clinton. -There Will, in conse-
quence be no service next Sunday and
the ,Sunday 'school.virill meet in, the •
*town hall. On 'the following. Sunday.
the Quarterly meeting will be held. in
the' Goshen -Line church.. • •
Mer -chants Beattie and •flarnwell
haM.3. started out agaln' with ;heir .
wagons for the season. • :•
We hear that in all proba.bility one
of the Ifotel - licenses tri• Bayfield Will
be tut *off. , . . •
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London Road.
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Mrs. T. J. Elliott is visiting her .
'old home mbar Uxbnidge,
Mr. *William Falconer has leased the
home, farm of Mr Wililam Stasbnry..
Mr., Gordon Waldron ot Toronto -
spent Sunday at hisi -borne on 14 -
London BOad.
The many friends -of Mr, 'and Mrs.
James Nett ,will,bepleased to'hear Of
their imyrevedkealth andliOrle to
soon 'see them as hale and hearty as of
Rev. Mr, Brown Of Varna addresied
the London Road 'League on IVIondiy
evening last,,at the borne - of Mr. J.
McKnight., IVIrs," accompanied:
him. • "
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Miss Bertie Sta,tley has, been called •
home' from Toronto owing to he Ser, -
ions illness of her 'mother.
Sadie Centelon is imp...xi-Vint
very
Mr,s. James Snell of Hullett :spent '
ekeral davs last week with, her sist-
er, Mrs. •William. Stanley. • ,
Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Ilineks of Tarot:.
r
eraengdueths te5 RoerviuMsr, eintoz,
y
lest week.
Mi imqthoiland has lax Ati a
position in Clooper's booesteep ,
Porter's Hill'. -----
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Miss Weeten has been on the
sick list with.. bronchitis but is
Procuz•
Mrs; Walter Westoni is again Con-
fined to the house with a sore foot.
Mr, and,Mrs, Fred Morgan :are
spendhy4 a few day s in tide vicieity,
. We are sorry to hear that miss Ma-
bel Newton is not Improving. '
• Mr. George Weston now sports .a.
ilewnilDavidbg.Mars.
Mhall is net improv-
ing as fast as his niany friends would
like to see.
Mrs. John Co X sPent a feNY 44Y's
recently with friends in Goderielt,
Mr. Wesley Vanderburg has aga,in
started out with his peddling wagon.
Mr. Fred. Morgan and Mrs. Thomas
Betilis drove into Clinten en Mendes:
to visit their sister, Mss. "B. Yee. •
who is in the hospital there. They
sa,v she is getting Ape nicely,
Mr. GeOrke WeStOn is again, engaged
at his trade of stone mas0n:1 if which
he is- an expert.
P:rti,eonce
people aro glad to See
spring more -it has been late
coir
.Mrs. Mary Burton bad an attack of
pleurisy lately, Init.:we are glad to
hear that she is aide to be about
8445ftls'. Willis Bell and gre, Thontaa
Bell Were Called:to Betreit last week
by itzthiee Adlelai stIoin We
iste
eeir atissyrit, orhirsao.
- with them in, their bereeatement,
The Misses Whiddon'of Bayfield vis-
ited at the Misses McPhail's on 1VIon-
idtazyn fiLattetthneooMdi.sses MOrtaiVO On MOt1,-
We are glad try hear Oat. Mrs, IL
Pettoorn-is improving,
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