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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News-Record, 1906-11-29, Page 1e Clinton 2 th, Year a ews-Recor CLTNTON,, ONTARIO, TRURSD .Y, NOVEMBER 29th, 1,906 The News -Record to any address until the end of I906 for 10 cents Whole . Number 1451 444441144.444.40414.414 4.44444441 hristritas eweltert. Ioffe' ' is Always a pleasure. for as to have you rings, this Christmas come and see our off xig' , h_ perhaps more than hithertofore, the reason is not hard to explain, our stock was never be- fore so large, varied and beautiful. Call early, we have more time at your disposal now than could possibly be given during the last days of Christmas trade, Any article selected may be laid aside to be called for later. W.a r • ell s t eBelle `Optician a n r and p 8$4,0*****44**********41"1"Oritat P 444491 1 1 4 1 141 4. rt 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 $15 For $18 and $20 Suits and $20 Suits Made to Your Order for ontg $15 •w~H�1; Tllat ought to be aui,offar worth looking into, especially when we hack it up with .our guarantee that theywill : be as well made in every way, as Carefully cut and lined' With just asod linings li- in : s if:y J u go n a on paid the full . 2a for''the them. � Q, 1 i12 Materials are pure wool tweeds and s worsteds, '. :this, season's. . patterns. They: are.. the last I Y suit lengths left from. our .$18 and $20 lines. You know '• We.. don't like 'showing . you the._ same patterns two seasons hand running,'so.rather than take any chance of doing it; we are clearing out the balance of these $18. and $20 suits' at your choice $15.00 GONE, TO KILLARNEY. Mr. James McClay, baker, formerly oftown,t m some wile c months went A out, to Revelstoke, B. C,, has court: east as far as Killarney,. Man,, where Ire' has bought •abakery and• restaur- ant. Killarney is probably the pret- tiest town in Manitoba and is sur- rounded by a good country, Wo shall bo pleased to hear of Mr, McClay's success, TIE LOCAL MARKET. Wheat 70e to 72c. Oats 35c to 36e Peas 7.5c to 77c Barley 45e Buttes.' 20c ' Eggs 20c to 22c Tuidceys 13c Turkeys lie Ducks 8c to 99 Chickens 6e to l0c Geese 8c to 9e Live H . Hogs. �6.0 0 g. The quotation for fowl is on dres- red weight. A BROKEN LEG. • On Wednesday evening of last week Mr. Albert Nott of Stanley township met with an accident which will lay him u]i for some time. He was des- conding the (flops at his kitchen, door when his: foot slipped and he• fell hea- vily to. the ground, fracturing his log. It's trialenough. to be confined. g e to to . the house at any time, but more especially so when there . is^ more than plenty of work t'o ilo on the farm. A WORTHY C.TIZEN. • The • following. parasraplt referring to the father of Mr: W. 1-L Hellyar, t se own ; a ar ed in last• week's issue , of the Bownmatnville Statesman; "A worthy citizenten who is *eying a green and pleasant old age is Jan H'cll) ars, . Scar.. Hee worked a,t;his, tr a de( as shoenakat fo t.Ycatn is Cobours,' ' twenty eine years' in Tyrone and has been twenty-three years itu' Bownean- rnTlle. He• might very Properiy be called "•Hon -est Jolla Hellyar." May he enjoy jooy maty noro 'comfoetable Ycais THE 'COW IN THE BAR. SUNDAY B'V NING'S FIRE. About ven thtirty o'clock last Sun- day evening the alarm, was sounded, fire having broken out; he Mr. J. W. Irwin s driving shed. The brigade soon.appeared., oar the scene and had a stream of water playing on the fire, but it had gained' too great headway to save the , shed, the stabil. or a building formerly used as a paint ho- use. The insurance had run out so Mr. •Irmo will suffer considerable lass, as in addition to the buildings a quanitity of • liay and oasts, went up in smoke. The fire is 'stupposed to have originated from ashes which had been thrown out. The minister- in the dif- ferent churches weee just warming to their subjects wren the alarm was. sounders' ' and they had considerable difficulty in holding their congregat- ions, Two DEATHS IN THE HOME. On Saturday morning last Mrs, Louis Thrower lost her. little son, Russel, aged nineteen months', The Wee boy was not t st r one,. indeed 'alio doetoi's some time ago said he would never live to grow up but the moth er's heart is sore because of her °loss, The ''funeral took place on Sunday af- ternoon, On that sante evening Mrs. Thrower's daughter, Gladys, eight years of age, also passed away, not unexpectedly, for it • has for sonto. time ,been known that there was no cure for the disease 'which had fasten- ed upon her. The funeral took place' yesterday, the services at this, as well as the previous one,' being eon - ducted 'by • the Rev. C. R. Gunn. Mr. Thrower is homesteading in Sas- katchewan and it will lie a sad blow to him to ,learn of the. death of two of the three children. he left behind, d, in • the bar -room of a certain. hotel —you may say if you will that it • is not 1 �a r;c] •it (, it r —nn' ht t a^ t lin a i have 1 .1- g. beet witnessed an, anneal scene . one evening recently:. Two men` got' into a. discussion on the merits of a: horse that one of then, had purchased, wh- ich culminated ,'in the.: animal .being brought ' into the bar-rooSvbse- qu'ently. .wms." the, horse' as traded :for a cow, and, to the surprise of the hab-• itues of • the place, the bovine : was led or rather pulled, into the. 'bars room.. an • .swelling or' so eater: But the' bovine misbehaved and •the' 'wine clerk raised such' a row .ghat the an- imal was •.turned out .of 'doors as qu- ickly as possible. • LECTURE BY i IiG1', •.BAiiRt.)N.`.' uul)iic'tectura. oti. '.'Tuberculosis; 'its ••:. history, . preventers •and` cure; ' e " '. telft'� . bc c,ved by Judge Barron of $ ;Stratford .in- the. town hall `on' Thurs- day. evrming of next . week. . �Iveryoi:c • thtcre4trid 'in. the question .of how best to -combat the t'avages• of the' "White P1ague". in• our land is•'ins^ited to be present The.lecture. is to be given under the anspic.ese of :the executive. 'committee for° the 'prevention. of con- sumption in•tdie •I)orninion'of Canada: Jedge Barron. is :a memhet'•of the Dominion •executive, • ,is thoroughly informed 'u ' 'e • d" � le - de ori the s ble t an is .a 11 cid and fluent speaker. '1']fere are rid local .expenses to:. be met in cannee, tion with the • lecture, consequently there will be no admission fee charged or .collection taken. Mayor IIoover will preside ai:;the meeting. A NARROW ESCAPE, . R V The family of .Mr. H. W. Watts had a., harrow eseapc from asphyxiation by gas Su daY night. last. Ata very hour • in the :morning Mrs; Watts arose. to attend• to. the fire; but she felt so weak and t.'iwell. that she cal- led ' Iter husband. Ile; ; tree., was Wob- bly •'n o bis • slits and i • • flet twosrs x 1 0 when; arousochad d an. all -gone sort f feeling. The slaughter of the house wap, th'e only. one 'not under the' ill fluence•;"but fresh' air; •and plenty of it•n soo brought ught ` thema>,otun{l. •,I3ut if'Met. n, 4 alt; had netIarisen. r c e u1 Y, very early •tt that; we Wright have. a fatality to report.. 'robe; sure, if the drafts hal:' not been: timet off the stove there would have been nothing to bane• tliis.pat'agraph on: •' ' 1 1 1 L • CLINTON, 0N7: . WESLEY CHURCH: • Rev. 13. Clencat' f Godersc . will occupy the pulpit. of Wesley • church at 'both services • on ' Sunday next, • The old friends of the reverend gentles man will be much pleased' to, havethisl opportunity of again hearing :him: The pastor, the.Riic'. W. J. Jolliffe;. gots :to 'Kincardine where he will pr- each anniversary sermons, The' rover-. end gentleman's servioes rou,tinue . 19 be much in .demand at points • outside his own District.. • ' . i 84"1"1"Piteerineatek44***lp•i, Future Xour Assured A savings Account ln in The Sovereign Bank makes you happily �i IY independent ender t of the future,Which keeps you from worry in the present.. Open a savings account to -day. Deposits of�on $1.00 and upwards' s received. Interest paid 4 times a year. ' e SovereiguBauk of Canada CLINTON and eRUcEPIEc.n 0 COMING I3AC'K TO: HURON. • LITTLE LOCALS. Mr. D. Ross McKay of the News- RecortL staff, who was ill for three weeks ee s at his t home r ' sty t m a Te a er e , returned on Friday evening, last. and is nein on duty, Mr. Frank O'Neil- returned on Wed- nesday ..last ft,rtn .Inas'°'a Sask., n w ;;as . Lather glad to get back to God's own country. They have bad a great sto- rm in the West and tiro temperature continually at zero and below. There is • such a scarcity of ' •eoa1 .anis • wood that much ,offering is' bound to ensue The settlers complain that they can- not get Coal In or wheat out fast en ougll, ., • THE PATRIOTIC SOCIAL. The Patriotic• Serial given by the Young Women's Guild of Willis cmir-• eh on Tueeday ev ening was a huge success, . The lecture room h,t(i • been beautifully decorated for the occasion. with red, :white and blue hunting and The chair wasoccupied, y 14 r. h a o 1.v I flags.p. C McKinnon who presided ort'h the ease of an old hand at the !wetness.. The program which was well' ,t.stain- ed and received was as follo,ts Chorus•, Little Girls'; solo,. Wills Kat-- ie • Scott; quartette, Messrs flatland, Weir, Gibbing% and Dott iv ; piano duet Misses Coati and Ford; s lo, Airs. Dowser; chorus, Little i'oys; rc,Ycitt,g, ee Wilson;VJ i 1 �., , Miss of ru .t o, �, T. Hoover; quartette, i11esits ELI land Weir, Gibbings and D' wns; ,sola, ills: 5.. Jackson, 46 YEARS IN ONE MILL, On .Saturday last . Mr. Harry Hunt eoncltaled his tega'gentent: as• head mil- ler with Messrs. J. & N. Fair. It will he forty-seven. years •next April since he first. entered the mill' as an n- a iirlutiec and•. he has ever educe co nl tinsett there. During. that time Were have n two orthree changes es of la bee tt a g o'wn'ership, but over thirty yca•rs ago the, property passed into the hands. of tdtFair family l' i vor e tan 1 so tvt 1 ant fa Y. this " S ' 'Olt ' •ably l•.7otvn tlt ougl)out esti Mr. Hunt liar been so.- long -there that he. almost; -seemed ilart`of the e,stab- lisirm.en•t •• and `old .patrons. of the .m411 lei • , it theirgrain_ s Ill . coni ,.1 t i. tc a ey c v k h nd th t hs s.c nd s tt a e now r ab rn e a a Y wherefote�. 1%1 , Hurt is ye • ;somewha't undecided as .to .his futa,re move#nents,, but there. sass lie eo •doubt that '. he •e A • has earned. seats' f ca led• .tea. •ts K o c 117r•. hunt's sic essot rs ..Mt Paul „ Who •i r ntv• a I+ r ua7,atn cif.- \rirvait sits post. • lie is a native of-Seatorth, ive believe,: and' coupes well recornmeii.- ded as a.: capabfe. miller.. . Mr. A. F: 'Johns, who has success - 'fully taught iii number five, I1a7lett, fox the past ,hreo years,: has resigned that position to accept the principal- ship:of ` the i'orters Iiill school where ha will, receive a salary of ;floe' hundeea' dollars a year. .11r..;Johns • is a •y:ut:ag man, of fine charaeter, •incl a capable 'teneher. Hiss. Bessie Murch, who leis ,been teaching. in" , the • Wes is the past couple of years, is retiuiiwi; to•!Iiuron.'. 'having .accepted ingagenr i t witrt. • No. r 'M seve•n; II 11 tt a T,., Cheney u c ., tthe r..1 .. I., l.li d Ly i HURON OLD BOYS, TORONTO. The annual meeting, of the l:Iuroit County. Old Boys, Toronto, last Fri-- d'ay evening drew a largo and enthus- iastic attendance of members, The treasurer's report showed 'a subotan• tial .sLtrphiS, and it was decided to dedicate fifty dollars as a gift to the new hospital at Goder.ich, The date of the annual at home was fixed for February lifteentli,' Abe event to, .he held at the Temple Building. Anoth- er matter under consideration was the erection of a permanent structure on the I.xhihitiott; • grounds, to,„re•^ •p1aCC the tent t vi has been found to be inadequate to meetthe de- mands of the timusands of those who called to register their names: • A deputation was appointed to wait on Manager Orr and 'ask permission to install the bt[tdin; These officers s were elected ; Ilon. presidents, J. S. Willison, Ed. i"loody, W. 0, TJcTag- 'gars ; p.rc.;ident•, J. It. Lyon ; vice- president, iceprt'sid nt, r W. E. Groves ; secretary, R. S. evoker ; treasurer, • 1, St, Soule ; executive, 1'a. J. IL Duncan, 1{, McLeod, A. E. ilradwin, Dr, 13e1 - den, T. W. Scott,. T. It Bothwell, W. W. Sloan, 11. Olucas, J, S. Mc- Kinnon, I{ it n J Hyslop, idw in o C, o W. T. I t Y nr ham, Dr, Sfanbury, A. McLaren., F. S. Hick, W, I3, Scott and II, L. Ails demon, Goderich. TowAsh.ip Mr. E. 'Mine is *Wee; at Mr. J. MT' s recently returned di,lleton o tc td to Wed He t~ Y ,from redia where he, spent a few years' .> ngaged in .inisslopiary work. We .understand 1[e is on. furlough and may again t^eturn, to that fear -away country. ty Miss Della Walker of Clinton spent. Sunday as the guest of her oousin, Miss M. Hanley. By request of the Metholiet. Choir of Bayfield, Miss -Cole pass kindly con- sented to act as organist at the tted- ieation of the new church which is now nearing completion. Miss Annie, Yelland 'p( Bcnteglet' is visiting fricatds in this xicinity. • Service will he,' held i,:: Cole's chursb next Sunday, evening at seven o'clock, • The usual' afternoon s•errice will be dispensed with. ';Hiss Bertha Halter II as '.ec�n re en- gaged by section ' nuniber surge for t .,d ur a 1, :nexte salary of f) n c at.'a sa a t year Y Y and seventy t doll (hitless; fL ti a St. James' .ehtwen, •?l:iddietr:n; m- d[ ci 1 enter- tainment holding a so al tea ,sur. c ta'innienrt, on the evening of .Wednes- day next:. Se per wilt be served frost -six to eight -thirty o'clock in the • basement after • which •a selected,.pro- ',grain will • be given. • Summerhill. :. ' 'h � v supper Z e for 1 and . given on Friday evening of last week under 'the .. auspices. of St. Peter's church .was a [Inc success. The sup- per. served..at Mr. J. W. Hill's was 'a boueteous one • and. was: done ample justice to by a large number of peo- ple..Adjournment was then made. to the Orange hall: where a program 'of instrumental music, speech . and song was given', Rev, n1t. Kerney occupied fi the chair. • Rev.. W. 1+�. Kerr of Clin- torn gave an address and also a tees- tftpleased t o 1 Whichmuch tation, 'both of tvh c 't t Chapman of the di audience.' , T . r C. au e Clinton rendered 'a couple of solos in' a pleasing.. manner. • Miss Bella Dia- ne" ia lie" gave a recitation and • did it-wol'. Then. there. was. violin music' by :M•es- I�les t r and W. Merles, s. y , ivlro •rte old favorites- Me this Section.. Rev.. Mr. Kerney gave same magic lantern. views, The audience dispersed at a goodly hour and 'all were of the o inicn that theyhad .spent 'a' pleas n evening: an.t� anti'' profitable Mr. Johii COlhOrire •was •seized- with a fainting spell while. attending church last Sunday evening. Rev,. Kerney hist Sunday preaelicci an: admirable sermon. on _tIfe words. • Holme sville. Mr.,'anil,'11Irs. Ed. t1' itcson. of God'er-' ich ca•11ed on friends here last' week: • Miss Brown 'lias.:talcen a' situation in London:. ' Mr:. L. .Brown of '1'ai'unto. was • the guest of his parents on Sunday. • • Miss Bertha Rose i.; visiting with her, undo, .Mr. James' C.amell of scar Seaforth. • llr. and Mrs. 'D.:Tudor of Constance "Cast thy bread upon the waters and after many days it will. return unto thee." • lyes. R. • G. Reid • and sister of Stan- ley called• on fricuds•.here last' week. Mr. Scar]ct't awl ,Iiss'1ticLaugl'iain were guests at 'the -Tyner home last week, Mr.IIi'll and wife of Brumfield sp- end Sunday last at 'W: _Sinclair's. New Advertisements. Not Too Eat iy--•Newcoanbo's '8; r us Our r a los ne & r F P to v r Gad roti 'Annual Report—Sosereign Bank 6 Big Moving Sala -Tozer 6'& Brown 8 Half Price Time•-llodgens Bros 8; butt pL -^-I3, to 1 s u ba 1& ivz n c a I t ,,.. i• kr H VIland Chi a tnarz•A, J. Grigg ., 1 5^. Exclusive Cards•* -W.. 1). Fair Co 8. Fancy Furniture—J. U. Mellow 5. Tax Nottee-Geo. Anderson 5. Teacher Wanted—R, Carters. • 5• Teacher Wanted—J, T. Keys ........ 5^ Exaotly . Price--zlodgens tiros 1r Winter and Summer --J. Colelough,5- spent Saturday and .Sunday with. tite � nit es oro.: later's parents. Ms. fhesc Mc Kenzie completed: the \w• _ n•;}v porc'li at th•;'.ehurNh last ttccl+„ s now In char„r.', ..Mrs: 1 towel' :cif Iitaatfo 'd ryas' . the The new`School ...ct: i r. brie isig t•Ir• I' guest of •:tier' mother -. • . leachers back ftoni •the tis;: t•. Rev..13. . Clenun, 'preached a very • The majority of schools 10 Huron line ,"in omen Sunday 'and the giviags l will next year, rrr in tlrarge of trach••. fpr the • day anmuntsd to a. greater sunt ers•.•with: •Vora al• . hoot' Ise -thing. than' last eel Having to pay the . advanced salaries,• The 7Tethodrs't. •Suuday School has sections are ,engaging .only ex- pt'•i in .a:new library to take -tire place periencetl teachers:. The 11oc1'elites, Or of t•he old enc, nio'•t of them, in order to .secure sit- We understand that .t'ie trust,^es of stations will have ao .go outside .the :� i e I'ubli ,chisel ha 'e re -els a Terl out gi.t t C 1, g 1, ecuiity, . ' I 1worthy tea 4' r, '\Ji•. 'ti' 1V. 'l rewafttlra r who has deme• .such efficient work' for. LITTLE LOCALS.. the past; five or :six years. Mr• Tse - V,1 un'de'rstand •,llr. Wittiest' WVebh ln- wartha 'excels . as a teacher 'and is 'a tends-- • returning •ftome Manitoba .to fine :,pec•isncn of tl,0 young viten C3odi1-, engage. in the. hardware and :tinsmith- • icir township. raises. ing in.uiness in Clinton.. ------- ' . A couple ; of local young ladies are TJ1P3 negoticting' .for a store at present secant • .with 'aview to engaging in the •nillineiy business: • • •Quito a number 'of citizens availed 'themselves of the invitation .of the Knitting Company to:visit their fact-•. . ory on Tuesday evening when' the made. decry was all in motion and the em- ployes at work,. ' Last 'week. Mr. Fred. Rath of Blyth received ten dollen from . Mr. 1V:' Hooper as compensation" for being iairl up. •for two weeks as the result of an ac'citent. . •• Mr: E: 0. Chapman, who represents', gSewing Co.the etSinger'Machine' (.in this, district, has made .his headixuarte s Jn Clinton and is stopping at the Wav- erley .I -louse. .'Tie Government inspector paid his first . official visit to the Ilouse of • Refuge 'a few days ago. Rev. Mr. Kerney has rented the Knox cottage on Rattenbury street, lately occupied by Dr. ItreAsit. Mr. W. C. Brown has moved to his neat residence on Huron 'street, after having' lived in the Grana' Trunk sec- tion house for scleral years. The "Merry Hop Iloys" will give a ball in the town hall on ii'riday eV- t;nilfg of next weep. Mr. L. Levis, who has been li%4ng in Goderich for the pant couple of years, will locate he Clinton and hats rented the house owned and at pres— ent occupied by Mrs. Milne, Mr. T. H. Murphy shipped 10000 pounds sof turkey last week. 1l"ord and Mason have shipped about the same Christmas quantity.(.htrs,Urnas turkey will 110 scarce and (Tear, Thirteen cents per pound, dressed weight, is being paid, 128 lam Grainger shipped's b I1Tr.A,Gt t; , Orl Monday Buffalo.sin Tuesday. Ctat[telon & Wallis made a shipment of seventy hogs. CORONI.R MOV1?S. , • DR...TIIOMI'SON Dr. Thompson moves this week to his fine new residence on 'Huron street, It is of brick, two storeys high, 'lighted throughout with electri- city and has all, the modern .conven- iences. It. is •a handsome and come fortable residence and adds imnren ce- ly to the appearance of the,' street. Here's hoping that the genial medico ad is estimable wife and family May endoy many hippy years a <a in their Jr now home, 1 IN BUSINI'.SS WINTER ANI) summer.—The report graving been circulated that I am only in the butchering business foto, few weeks,. I wish to state that II dm itt the busineas befit for. Winter aisd suns mer. I 1.,ase now put an a second , d sten l table a rig to be th., seller lis o g to my customiers Orders taeileited and will remits,. priamet attention.* Joseph C(rlclough. 2r 'jr,• 'T., II. Satnpson, • wifo has .been in Cliiitoli, lio..pital for about" eleven weeks, was . able• co Lie• brought: to his home ofi Saturday last. Rev.. Mr. Currie . •preached aestivet'-. eery' sermons .on the Bayfield Circuit. on :Sunday • labt. Rev. Mr. Leckie took the 's.r BAyfield, The many friends of Mr. J. A. Cameron ' will be pleased to learn' that he has been engaged as teacher ' in amber three section, Illy, at a salary of five 'Mashed dollars a year. Cameron .r '4I a ex has r L< m oar c teaching in. been l t g ngnihet Tout; Stanley, where he. is, popular with both the pupils and the whole section. tv le se tion. May.success attend> him °in his new field of labor. Mr. Jolla Whiddon closed down his evaporator this week alter a very sttiresessful season,. In .order• to till a . largo. order he was compelled• •to send; out buyers to purchase apples. • Mr. n J h Falconer; rrer• h a a a ., , tv o has been. -confined to the house on account, oIf illness^, is,,. we are glad. to say,.'.able• to be oust again.. : Mestere Lawrence Ti owlie .arid Thorn -- as as Brandon, spent Sunday at .Godes- ids Next - Next Sunday Rev.. Steadman will:' preach a :special sermon' to the C. O. F. at 2.30 o'clock p.. no Misses' F. Nott• and Flossie Pollock . spent Friday h at theourfor- I a of the urea's parentsi, Mr. alis Mrs. Nott, Tucker= rth.: Y Mr. John Spencer. returned Homo. •lass, Week after spending..the summer in the. est. W Mr. Mrs.J • and an es Parsons• 1 0 Hillsgrcen spent Sunday xis ilia t.ltaae.: His mother; Mrs.'Parsons, returned• • with them. to spend .a 'short visit... Mr. Kenneth. Moorebouse of London,. is the. u 1 ' T his.parents, Mr. d'. • © es t o as an •g P , 1VIrs. T'. .'j; Mooreltorr,e,_ 'this week... ' Miss Maud: Pollock returned Hoene last . we k after spending:tlnr past tv 1 isle silt La: fc itio•n hs' at e k ➢Ta o t � v i i Rc S adm an a1 enda:d .t frzn-• t. he his n, 1 r t n fan et of au at Bt* a e o 1< al.t � ?clary.• Mise Flossie Attwood, tylio,has'beei • in Sarnia' the past. two months, was, , called home last Week on: account of ,the illness of her brother:James, Masters, David and iferby Sturgeon,. John and Charles. Toms: and •' George • Erwin, left last week to• Wort: in the! evaporator- at G.oderich. • . • vice the AIetlindist. church, oli Sunday 'ev- ening last. •s _hiss Rosie Waiker,'Called on frriends dere an Sunday. • ' . Rev. •N. and Mrs, Leckie attended as ue.etnt� o1thePresbytery tt L Y in Sear forth •this week, . • J. D. Melville •lias'roturaed • from Muskoka and • treated. his friends to soma choice venison-. Bay of Clinton, who was nursing.some eases: here for lar. Mac Callum,: redeemed honrc this• week, The , entertainnicn.t of • limelight 'sr. land rnpunced. view:, of . London,.I, g , ai • Varna, The town. s�iipper. and entertainment', to be given next Monday' evening; un- der tire auspices of the Methodist • .. .church promises, to be a very success-• tut • 'aflait. Preparations have ,been ' • .under way,•for 'some'time and are. in the hands^.• of . those.,: a pea:.iencect in • such, matters.. Supper will b!e served, from s�ix''to a give o'clock. The antsiv-- ersat',y set:fitopis' on Sunday will be , , prcoehed: by Rtiv.• John.. mart of "11,4e:• - Kippen ' Ci t cu&t. . :Mr:: J. P. Ilainwell,ai3d the Beatty:• Bros. a•re buying and' shipping "tum keys. The tdwnship council meds• •gn Sat„ • urday. Het'y,Dunkin, is have. from 'the \Vest,. from ' Elva ' Lake; .Saslc. I -le. was se' pleased ivitli the country that he'took up a honiesteaii� a•t Eagle, Lake, up towards Sasl:a,toon. Thos: Harnwefle, •'brother 91 our, worthy'towiishiis� clerk; . .selected a location in the: same, dis• trict. as Herb's .,quarter • section . . The Local • Option; nseetin'g 'held • in' - the Presbyterian churcilt last' Friday' • evening wasi well attended by workers Boni' the different ;polling divisions throughout . the towtrslti1) who report- . ed. that the prospects arc favorable, :Mr. •'Thos. Willey is chairmaiv of the s municipal organization and Mr. 't,V. 11: Johnston. of near Kii',int is sc.i:eta1 . The nienieitpal pot is beginning t^o• • boll and from present inriications ttleri will he no dearth of candidates et. •. • the January election.': . • • to have .been held last week, will be held in Knox church. on Monday even itig next. Miss. Sala - Barr' • visited •friends in Clinton :last Friday, 'The directors of the Londesboro Threshing.. Company met at .M.r..Rich- ..ard Carter's •last Wednesday to wind 'up the leeriness. for the season: Mr.' E, L: Farnham is .visiting friends at Porters 11111. ' • • Clifford Pi.+i;h,..a former' teacher of. number eighty visited friends hens on Y C Sunday last. • . A,• yof T'or't Albert, sprint un - rye Sun- day at 'Henry.•lfs home neat` •hit.. Stanley ''Township - Mr, and Mrs. David Dewar spent Sunday at th'e home of Mr. L. Clar- ke, - Rennember the fowl supper at Varna, on Monday evening 'next. Attend and have a good time. MIs Annie Yelland of Deadlier., who' has been visiting around here, spent a fewnits. Edward clays with Alts, L. ClaClarkeaanrcl Jelin o h n st n. last week. - 'Mrs. David J. McClinchy has also. beien• ort the 'sick list, • Miss 1lannab I'etolta,le of St. Thomas is visiting at her Neuter's hone on they Brownsoft Line. Miss Edith Sla m n has r . T .i from Goderieh, 1•Tiss. Lily Dunkin is spending a few dLafynsmain 1Saortlu as ',lie - guest lef Mr-iss Mrs. Robert. Young of Godericlra ^. p end a (lily last week at the home of Mr, George Johnston, Mrs. William Taylor has been on t1i sick list ; we 'trope. to hear of her speedy rccover Y. Miss Minnie We1> ster of Exeter ' ispetvt last Sunday with her sister, Whs. James Reid. • Porter's 1-1i11' While Mr. J. Kerrison was thresh- in.g flax for ..Clern..Newtoft on,' -Monday some of it got wound: around filo Cy.- Under: and the sparks began to fly, The :machine was' stopped', the casese Y of the 'Sparks relieved .and ovcrytitlnh, then went along smoothly, but tare result might have beers, serious. Bethel Sunday school will have �s Christmas Tree the Friday before Chs isitmas. • Mr. and Mrs. 0. W,' Potter enter- tained a few of their friends on Tues- day evening, ' Miss. Milne, teacher of number live sclitool intends holding an entertain- ment On December 21st. Mr. O. W. Potter was ]stirs up fora i at ,u t �is�nl ll. the •l. un few days with t t, right, arm but is now at work again - Mr. Groxge" Vanderburg is hating . ra clearing Ale, Watch for is a tr . fx a merit. Mr. Jas. R. Stetting is . wearing broad smile these days. Another boy. has arrived:. Iter''. Mr. Currie of Londesboro Kee ached anniversary sermons in Bethell church' on Sunday. YOUNG LADY WANTS ru .&'ri';t» • rooms withhoard or twa roma Without 1oaru in private ail l, Must be central.—I'. 0, I1ox 01 Olin -- ton.