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The Clinton News Record, 1923-1-18, Page 1, ONT.AR; 1 s 'l i e i tS ANU:iz'; Y XI at, well printed Office , l'atliaaery that's the sort we turn out L MEETS'THURSDAY,' 1u Women's lestitute will meet i oir rooms over the Public Libras: Thrusday..af,ternoon next at t irty, sharp. An address will b ven by'Miss Hopkins, domes�t ence'teacher, in a the'A,rieultur Ott Course. All members are urge be present. The hostesses will b s. W. J. Plumsteei, 3itrs. J. 13, vise and .Mrs'., R. A. Gooier, S. OFFICERS. he annual ineetdngg of the Clin- n Horticultural 'Society was', held the council chamber on Saturday ght. The following are. the 61- ers for 1923:' ;tion, P.resiednt: G. H. David, President: C. G. Middleton. d.st :Vice: Mrs. W. D.‘Fair: 2nd Vice: Miss W 0.'Neil. Sec. -Treasurer: H, R. Sharp, Directors: Mrs, B vdono; `.Mrs howen`, Mrs. Jenkins, Miss Curing me,. Mr, Cowen, W. Hainbly,l,•W Coolc, James Scott,' R. Rowland. EATH OF MRS, Il. E. HODGINS Monday s Globe carried the fon ring despatch ' from Peterbono aast'evening death came with staro g suddenness •to Mrs. Hodgen fo of Herbert E. Hodgens, of th C. Turnbull Ceti -many, this city se late Mrs. Ilodbens was a mem r'aud active worker in Trinity ureli: She was a daughter o v: Benjamin Clement, who:lied en for" many years proittinent'is London Conference. of the-IVIeth- ist Church. The deceased leaves iirourn her loss her' husband, two ugllters IIelen and Catharine, Ano o son. Herbert. She also leaves. ee 'brothers I -I. B. Clement, of rdon, S. B, of North Hay, and Ar ur )1., of Toronto." The :late; Mrs. Hodgins ''was well - own in Clinton, her father having eir,nastoi of ", the Ontario' Streeo arch here for attain and after he' arriage she eentinned to reside re for' some :years. Old Clinton ends 'doeply sympathize With.11gr odgins and his family '3n their be'- , • avement, MO?33 THE CHURCHES. Willis us Churc$ CLINTON' MARKETS',.' n Wheat, $1.1Q. Y Buckwheat, 75e, o- , Barley, 55c. w e Oats, 400, le Eggs, 40c. to -41c." al !Butter, 30c to 32c: d Live' Bogs, $0.00. e WILL LIVE IN HA11TOVER file marriage of Mr. Ervin G. Zinn,,,son of Mr. and M. Solomon Zinn': of Carrick to Miss J mmeline Holland of Clinton took place' quiet- ly at the Methodist parsonage" ay. Exetor on Ne* Year .Day. Mr. Zinn, is one of Cairirk's most popular `young men, and his bride was`;a for- mer':'teacher, at P.S,S No. 8, Car- rick, After a short honeymoon, the young couple will take up residence in dahover.—Ilauover Dost. 'HYDRO FWAS '`OFF". hydro; went' 'off'!- '•shortly` after ten Wednesday night; and did not, come on" again' till a 'quarter after , five:Thursday -and not to,Stay ;Audi) -an hour later_, which` accounts" for, OUT - tardiness "in getting this great ' family journal elf .the press.. We - had hoped=: to be sugiit up to the minute.'to-clays to -catch all butt e going mails but' nothing can be done ' 'with power 'driven nlnr�lhinery without - power and all" our machines are" dee pendent upon hydro for power. The f' trouble was somewhere between here and Mitchell. ' MAYOR HAS TUMBLE {Mayor Cooper, met with an -acct. dent on Tuesday. ;forenoon' which might' have proved even more stir - loos ,than it did; Ile Was standing on, a . stepladder; lifting a heavy" article, from t. top,' shelf in his - store when the; 'combined weight ref the artiele and himsel3, although he is not really a "7eavy-Might , pipped too much r for the Badder and it .'split,, letting hhn dawn, In` falling ' Mr, Oooper Stanek the counter, cutting his; face' and bluekening hta t eye and, also broke a small bone' in, his wrist. In, fact.,when it was over, he looked something like `Jiggs" atter is ot. ling -pin bout 'with* ,'Maggie." li eraaple of stitches were arecessary to l .'close thegash in ?hit face C But it is hoped ed- he `tvrll ' sob'. : Pbe all::i' r n right R again. FORMER 3tTf.SID,ENf P SSES,:- . 1T-rs. Rob't, A. diallhnde died su denly on ?tarn. 4` h an Delawate,.Oh1 The deceased, .whose: matde0name was Jennie Mumbatil, was 'a daughter of the.la+te T'redel;ie'k Ruihliadl of. fills town, rt4o mourn',the' loss of. a ten- der and loving motley, 'besides her' husband she laavesttheee sons and two daughters::' Douglas' N. Callan- der, :Malone,- 'N, :Y.; Dr, Russell CaI- landur, Arizona; _t'delber't Callander, Chicago Ill.; Mrs. Pad" White, Dema ward, Ohio; ' Mrs. Claude Gilbert, Cleveland, 'Ohio.` Sisters of the de- ceased 'ate: Mrs. A. J. Tyndall, Chil- ton; P30s. C. J,, Callander, Pericere- burg, W.. Va.; Mrs. Andrew' Porter, Goderic'h, and` Mrs, Carroll A. Nye, Moor"}iead,Minn. 'Iciss,,Porter 'of Goclerich attended the :funeral of firer sister at 'Dela-, ware. • •&'IRS. C. TWICCHELL PASSES..' din •Vindsor, ;on Jamary 911, then passed away a •ti*oung.mother'an loving wife, . a' former resident , o (Clinton and Seaforth, `in the person of -Mrs. Charles- Twitchell, formerly Miss Mae Forbes. ,, 'Throughout .all the 'several weeks +of her: severe su33ering'"she was ever 'bright and cheerful and optimistic of an -' early- return to, :health ansa 'strength and loved ones. il3orn im Sea:forah , in • 1889, she spent her 'early girlhood .in. a 1301nc surrounded ,by: Christian influence, loving parents, brothers . and 'sister;. Leaving Seatorth with :her parents;. when they moved to Clinton, in 1911,'. she »lade many friends 'here, assis- tin . het ,'assis- ting; iter• fathert the late Arthur Forbes, in his business. In January of 1917 she became'thte pa'ste s subjects on Sunday 11 be: Meriting: "When C hsist `rate on ' the Ground w'. - Evening.' he i\1kt5er in :the Market,", !The 'annual' 'bits,.ness meeting ref eotngregatioh , wilt, be. 14hl tan Ednes`tsy, 'Janilary e24th, a't'oight- clotls:Pan. We dey ,Church Thee League meeting ail.IMoitday es nig took • tlie: forsh of :a .socia, ✓ the omitting exercises ,and the ole study .by the pastor. Mr. 13. 'Itorlse ri eeupiedethe 'chair .,for the rst part of the program and later to president, Miss Freida Wallis, ok-charge and Mrs He W. Charles- orth ;a'December brid'e,'-was .pre- nted with an address and a fumed lc chair by:, -the' cl;oir, -Sunday 'hoof' and League and +Mrs, E. Gi inns in t,bride of New 'Year's Day, as presented by the'. Sunday school ith ,a handsome rsilver thread tray. yt,.Ceoper read the :address to re :Chaj.•sesworth and 'Mr: HeIlyar at';td Mrs. Zinn.' Path ladies' .ex asp(' their, warm appreciation of:. e '.gifts .and their' husbands also Ode 'little speeches, and .after the Astor had given the "inewvly-weds" ,are advice;- refreslnnents layers rued and an hour was spent ad so - al 'intercourse.. Mrs. 'Chailestq°orthI s 'taken an active interest izi thel nday school, Leagte and choir I Calc • .and Ttrs. 'Zinn 'taug;ht in they unday school for sorne time. Mrs." harlesworth is "remaining in town it 'Mrs. Zinn will make her. hone in ' zantever. St. Paul's Chuxeui A very 'largely attended vestry [eating was field in St. Paul's estry , ern Monday evening. The Rector presided. Very pros- ;roup -reports were presented . by e variant treasurers. The • retiring Warden, Mr. C. G. iddleton, gave 'so satisfactory a atontentof the finances, and of s stewardship, that a grateful vote thanks Was tendered to him. The usual vote of thanks was rdered • tq the 'wardens, teachers, gilda and choir,' and, also to `113r. >rgan. Agnew for „his assistance nr., musical way. Lt;Col. Combe and Mr. Jas. A. rd were appointed Wardens.- fix, 1. Ranee- was re -appointed s Vestry Select Vestry: Iliessrs, C. G. Mid:' ton, J. Ransford "J, E, Hovey and T. Ranee. t Lnditors1 Messrs," Hovey and tiro.' ,ay Delegates to Synod;' Mn. C. Middleton, Lt. -Col. Rance;' 'Sun utes; W. Johnson and G; l3irtca. L very pleasing incident' occurred M. Lt, -Cols, Goethe and Ranee ved and .seconded "That this con gatiosi plaee on its 'records its IS appreciation of the long aird hful loTsices oC 301111 haussfort, to who was for thitry-five eorz- itIve years our, Lay Delon, tta to Synod. This record 'includes following aext'ioos: Twenty-five rs on meet:W ive' oommit teal: t nee t e, ah lay seci'etacy, and for many' es hs -represented the 'Diocese of am on troth rho Itrov'iiieiatl and enol ;;Synods. It Was16 lits ring efforts for, five consecutive re that women now enjoy" equal llegeo With men se menber^s oi'' LI'I'TLE LOCALS. Mt; s. E. Wendarf" wilt Ix at home the lastaTht..rrdity of eaeh inerah, the first meeting. of the county council will open irz Goderlch on Tuesday next. - councillor ivediger ripped a finget. nail off the other day and in con-' sequence n1Yrses a sore finger. WIC,T.U.",WILL PACK BALE, 'The WFC.T'.U. wi11 meet :tt • three o'clock to -morrow afternoon,' Friday, at Ontario'streot' church• to pack a bale of clothing for' the Ontario In- (liens. Anyone wishing to donate clothing foie this bale ' will kindly havet it sent to the church ,in time for this packing. SWIFT'FINGERING, TIIIS, Miss Lucy McLeod of''Hayfield, a Student at the Clinton :School of Comnterce, ha„,juit been awarded a bronze medal by : the Underwood Typewriter G ., �'c ort owriaing at a speed of forty words per mine Utes . And Miss Agnes Corbett of Belgrave, another S. 'of 0. student, 'has' been awarded a. special certifi- cate by the Remington' Co., New York for writing fifty-two words per CLINTON SHORT•0O'0ESE, , " M'tirs.- Lowe's lessons in home nurs- ing- are becoming more interesting each day. • 'The boys are enjoying the inscrue. live lectures in botany by -Mr. Bu- chanan and On drainage by Mr,, A'n-' F ridary Morning's. i1t6avyy meeting was, Very much enjoyed.by all pies. ent. The debate.'+"Resolved that Canada is 'o+ greater importance, to. the .British 'Empire than is Austral; 151' was very interesting: The 41 firznative Wata `upheld by Mr. Einer Lebeau atnd, Miss Anna Douglas. The negative ,by Mr. Gordon Elliott and Miss Limner Ailcenhead,, and, strange., to stay, the "negative 'won. CLINTON 1',S. PLAYS.. IiOCKEY:' On Saturday afternoon last, a friendly game, of hockey was inlayed' in• -the locaVrink between, the senior .boys of the Public -school And a boys' team from :'Goderich.:Both teams lack'ed practise and tilt• game was not' as fastas one'would-expect front the - type of players, The Goderich boys d opened `the' score early, 1rt the first o•. period. Not'until the second period did the pne11 s'uecessfully find its way into ' the Goderich: net. When the third period opened Jack.Mu'thh, • Cliaton'a stellar -player, broke' the: tie on` a ilea pass from Dodds. God .0115 5 soon ;tied' the score and"°tile game during - the,- final stages was stubbornly 'fought. : •Within a :few seconds of the finish Clinton'. scored a goal `which gave theta, the lead in' 9-2 score.- Snasel,starred for Goct- erieh Here's the -.line-up: God erieh, - Clinton R. Bloemfiold Goal D. Kennedy B, Fencer „,, r. defence • . J. Match" J, Farr 1. defence W.:,Muteh 33 ' Snazel : ; Centro -' L. Gook • H. Daltonleft ruing I. Dodds F, Snelgrove right wing It'McEwen Robinson .subs W. i1l5Clinehey lingfii sullts Jr Twyford Time -keeper, B. Sloman.. Referee, F. Elliott'. a on'lliehday evening and aye5-1 with the Hensall boys. :The ice on, the open"air ,rink was heavy and the local heavy weights skated around in inches of -snow seeking the puck, Owing to train connections only two periods could be pia:yea. Tne boys made good showing and played better combination than , the tame with Goderich. The first period tinded 4-0 for 'Clinton. Early in the' second period Hensall scored. a goal on al. °lig drop which lbaffled Kennedy, our midget goal tender,' The good work of Dodds, Mtitch and Wit:Ewan resulted in two move goat's in seemul period, The 'final score Homan hoys play the, return game here Saturday from .L to 2 oeloe Eacourage the juveniles by your prose ence. The line -un was as follows! Hudson Goztl D. Kennedy McDonald , defence J. Mutch" PaSsmore j. defence W. Mitten Farquhar centre L. Cook Rivers left wing' , Dodds' Stacey right wing IlicEavan ;Referee, Husch of, Hensel]. wile of Mr. Charles tlwitchell and they .continued corabiet the busi- ness after Mr. Arthur Forbes' death tuttil the fail of 19 17, when they noted of it and went to 'Vancouver. They returned. to Windsor in 19 19,, where. they have since asesided, malt.; Mg many -friends,' Mr's.. Twitchell's. cheerful and jolly dispesitionae,a,rned: her an "enViabla rePntation among her many -friends and ,associateseargli her loss Will,' be keenly- felt liy. concerned.' She leavet to mourn. her loss bet -husband t and art .infant datighter, Mary ',Team,. one sister, brothers,: John of' Ilotiston, 'Ttekaa; Charles of W.aterfordi and Ross.mt, The funeral VIIVA conducted from the funeral parlors Of Chapin -Se Son, of 'Windsor, by. Rev.',Itlit Newton, thertep to Clinton, where the ser- vice 'was held in Willis PreShttlet- ed by Rev. Jg E. Hogg, previous to interment in Clinton cetneterv, Pour btathers C. A, linst beantifol floral tributes testified to rho' esteem in uditeli this young; wain - tin was held and regnet for the Young life, cut ofil in the midet' of soca .1lIr. Charles ' 'tenet" extend sineerest 'honk' many friends' for their Icily/ Mr. Murray Finglantl left fan' New OntarM last week, after ever -idiot the holiday season with ,his parento Mrs, Jas. H. Watt and son, Owen, returned to Toronto on Saturday. Mt. and Mrs, W. Tanibtyn and eltildren, who have been visiting, re- latives in the vilage Since Christ. Inas, toturned to their 'home. in Toe I-Ieten Quinn is visiting friends in 'Guelph and Toronto. Weels Xr-dnn Toronto,' Where she has been visiting her sister, Mrs. "(Dr.) G, Wilson, since Christmas, w -,,Nr, S. of the Preabyterhm elrorch met at the home of. :',ttre. Ja.S. Campbell 031 Pridey of last shirt in ihe J1).11114.738011 Was one of the first membets when the Society Was started thirlai years ago td cr to th te sh ge we 49 uca 011 ha wa the ed hol toe Nan ,9011 On was fria vho Cir 192; Concludes as, I leasanxt. Social The ' first inceting of the 1923 00110.531 was held in -Lite council chant - bee on l'riday,•evening last. Quite often at the .first meeting a number: of citizens aro :resent," bus this was "different" as a number: of ladies were' in attendance, wives tit the mayor and reeve and councillors, forme): members ' of' the council anth their wives, town °officials,represent- atives of. public institutions, etc;; they being present on the invitation, of Mayor Cooper and Reeve Miller., When the .council had taken their places at the table Mayor Coopor called on the Rev. J. E. Hogg !'it, open the proceedings"" with prayer:-,' after which the clerk read the Min-. -utes of the meetings of Dec. 15th and. Jan. 8th and the business the session was gone on with. Reeve :Miller, : chairman of 'the striking committee, read his report` and Clerks Macpherson gave the-re- port he_re-port of the voting; on the. Hospital. By-law,''both of which were adopteii. ' Street Committee: Middleton, lel Nediger' W. J.: Paisley. Property: W. J., Paisley, Miller, Kemp, Eire. and Water: Kemp, ltisdclleton, 3 0. Paisley. (Cemetery: Miller, Nedigor, ;Liver-' Charity: Liverinore, I{einp, W. Paisley. 'Park: L. O. Paisley, Nediger, Lir- 0103000..' Finance: Nediger, Millet', Middle - tone .'illy -laws: Kemp,, L. 0. Paisley. !Special; Nediger, Kemp, L. 0. Paisley. Fuel .'1 Middleton, W. J. Paisley. Livermore. Court of Revision: Miller, Middle- ton, Nediger, W. J. Paisley:' A• report of the Children s Ai So - P t d ciety was read with an 'appeal for a grant,. which, en motion of Coun- cillors Middh bre and 3, 33011503',wa, handed oyer to the fznanee`e9mralir tee for consideration, On recommendation of Chairman. Livermore of the ;by-laws continitte„: 'the hospital by -lave was passed, also By-law No, 1; to. appoint` certain of- ficials and No. 2, to authorize the borrowing ;of $15,000 from. the Mot - sons Bank' to meet financesof the town until taxes come' in. The fel- hiving ssillcers were appointed: Dr. Axon to the. Collegiate board for three Yeats, R. E. Manning to the Public Library board for 'three years, 17. Ir:*Macphersgn to .the Board' o9'. Health for one yea/valid J. Wiseman arid D. W. L. Cantelon were appoln- ted auditors for 1923, the latter co receive the Sumof,$1,5 each. Mayor Cooper,, zn,his•.inaiagurai ad- dress, congratulated the .reeve and councillors, the -former en -his' election with a 'good majority and, the latter, on their 'election 'by itcdlaination, He, said. there were a; number of matters which should have. the consideration of council: this year, one of which was the revision of the by-laws. Tfie` committee last year had -got about half way 'through them,. Then the. town half Was .in need of sosne re pairs, In 1907 about $600 had been expended tipon• it Arid since that noth- ng much had been done and sever - a l' things: were needed. He' also spoke I the town's industries and said: hey should have the hearty sup - ort of the town and that the dif-, erent organizations,' which =,were voiking 30" the•.good of the citi0ene Bonk/ have encourageinent. • Tie aid"the cemetery' had been .put into ery good' shape but mord people hould be paying fair the `Upkeep _o heir lots, Iie spoke of the work f the W illett'sInstitute in propig- ig gates, for the cemetery and said hey should.. be encouraged by the )until, ' The roads ;would also have, come = in for conideration and Aen always with the council was the. sk of raising taxes" sufficient for e needs. He said the oouncul',was. t always to blame for the inn ease in ,the tax rate. If mire 'town 01.114 ?lave improvements it:mitst y for talent and few would like go back to the old days when esu iniproventents were non-exis- tit, 'Ile urged thecouncjllors to ow lheir' initiative by nnelchig' sing- stions..aitd said 'the 'council would ?cone suggestions from the eitt ns. tie called attention to the worts the Ilorticlutulal Society asisi the 170, fastened, cetmeil, on his cioetion to the 1A106 0? Mayen, the Iiiglicst ediee in the girt of the people and hoped 192 might be a good year. , Clinton,'' h said, was one of the best and nios. rep to -date little ,towns 'liz' Wester Ontario. Its 'lndutti'ips were ' doin .well and its, 'organizations. ono t 1511, ,deserved credit, It was h4,pea that. ,some other rndustri,es intplht;'lit establahed and.; at was ;the diity'..9 all • loyal citizens to do all in their. power -to assist the town to rn„ta}ri' and promote prosp-erity'!,' JOn the adjournment of the council' the gathering resolved itself. into 'a social eirele and,., the anayor'taking tho chair, "',several,' addresses were 'heard', from the heads of Or- ganizations, Reeve Milelr,' was the first one called upon . and he expressed 'his pleasure at the attendance' of` so Many. p; He said the council would be. pleaseu'durinp the year to have the co-operation of the citizens 'in the transacting of 'the town's business, Miss Florence Oiuning+haine spoke for the Girls' Auxiliary, telling something of` its aims and giving, u,' condensed summary of its receipts` hid expenditures since ' 1919. Sias .: said the conniiittee eoiitprising--tile Auxiliary, for it is now a conmiittee: was in favor of anything which. meant the imp 53ensent of the .town and -that tho mayor; as'tci council might_ count. ori its co-operation. "Miss. Cuuinghaine also' spoke a words in commendation of the Hotticultural. Sordetat iMr.,W. S. P. Holmes spoke forr-33ie Public school, telling soniethi16g el how school affairs are managed, ere. He said that If. people were'noir' familiar with the work; of the school board ''he 'thought they.. would .conte to the' conclusion that the members' were working` ' for the best: Interests 'of .the pupils - and' the r 'town. I I He did mot Sa- vor the federation of teachers 'anti thought salaries` were .pretty 'good prealcient, Mrs. 'Trewartha, spoke for the .Public Hospital. , She said the work ,had been rather ,strentionS gad would cohtinue to 'be' for some time and that there would not be notch to „show for it 'just yet, but that' when the new hospital is completed it Will t be one. to be proud of, ,She said Ind -board' was deeply grateful for the .generous response to their appeal for. 'assistance both as to cash subseriP- tions and in support of the by-law. waa at present, resting on its oars there seemed to be nothing jusai claiming. its attention but it stood; ready to -take up any work Whicri might be fOr the benefit of the town. „Clerk IVIacpherson who was de- s▪ cribed by Mayor Cooper as "the man 'who says little but who IS one of the most -important in ,the town's life" said it was' not his"business tc" talk, but to necord what others said, airg. to read it later: He seldom spoke during eouncil proceedings, he said, even though he might tonietimes feel like doing so. lie expressed his pleasure. at the presence of the lad- ies on this' oecasion and reminded them that their privilege. of, 'voting also meant the privileg,e 'of offering ,themsolves as candidates for office and ,suggested that they conaider the, mattee .before next yeaa. iMr. It: E. Manning aepresented. the PUblic Library. He called attention, o the fact that Clinton's LibranY vas partieularlyoip-to-date ono and aid those who did not patronize it. >era missing something. Hit acie rcss was witty and well reacieved. is pleasure at being present at so, njoyabie a community gathering, e said ,in his eleven years expel. - nee in mrmicipal life ,he ha neyer en just suoh a gatheting and ho ought it augured well for the :future Clinton. Ire complimented nthe tizens on the neat, up-to-clatenesS, the town and said if it did not Cori - nue to prosper it wool(' bo tho lilt of rate citizens thcinselves. Bic ged thenr to be alive to their. Mr. 13. d. Giblaings represented tho Mc -Utilities. rite eepoke briefly t said there wag. to public inatitne n which did mere for "the comfort the citizens, than the one'. he re- esentecl. He said he thought theite ght be some misunderstanding re-. Hitt it but if any' Citizen did 5104 deratand the working out of the tem he wai Sure' if be wonld go an to the power howl() or the 117.• office and have a (diet with Supt. nUt he would come away satisfictl t it was being tun in a most of - cut manner. Inatitati, ,Ile said he ild like to say a great deal but, hour was late, and he did no h to weary the people. Ile Said attendance hail increased to' sneli extent that they had had to ar- 0:0, fon a new Poem, tieing the lc roam, and lite was not: siva it the inspeeton 'Wont(' `10Y Omit* woiiht not be amiss, iedced, said mcd Would go far toward payien: Continned on Page 8) rt ie se th of ci of im bit tio nti nn