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CLINTON
GOD �L'jRICII PIONEER
For religious instruction and eon -
solution the people of this early set-
tlement went to"Wilkinson's Corner"
now Bethel, which was supplied from
Goderieh for the most part, several
denominations preaching: in it at var
ions tunes.:
Mr. McDougall was much . interest-
ed in plowing matches when he was a
boy, and young man,. as was his fa-
ther before'him. He recalls a match
• at:Bgenondville. at which his father
competed when he, the elder McDou-
gall, had the only horse team present.
All others had oxen.. This was in
the eerier forties. He himself won
first prize at a match in Goderieh, on
the ground where the agricultural
braidings now 'stand, using °a plow
tirade by the late` D. McTavish of
'Clinton. He distinctly'' remembers
the great challenge match between
Huron and Perth in 'i859.'The-match
had been arranged for the fall - of
1858 'but :the frost came early and it
had to be postponed until the follow,
ieeg April, It took place on 'the
Sproat farm, Harpnrphey. Who won?
was asked. "Why, Huron, of course,"
eanxe the unhesitating reply in a tone
which implied the foolishness of the
question, There: were tern compet-
ing en each side and ten prizes >a-.
warded and Huron carried off seven
of them. .Huron -nen came first, se-
eend, third, fourth, fifth and sixth;
Perth seventh and. eighth, Huron nin-
th and Perth tenth, So anxious was
i
,tea,
the young- McDougall to got the full
results that he missed his ride •home
and was.o'bliged towalk all the way.
from Harpurphey to Porter's Hill, but
that was not considered such a hard-
ship iir those sturdy days as it might
be now.
The township, has not been with-
out its tragedies, too. One of these
in the early clays was the mysterious
disappearance of Willianx McIntosh,
who disappeared 'between here - and
Port Huron, where he had gone to
see his son, ` It was supposed that
he might have gone through the ice
of the river and been drownedbut no
one ever knew'what happened to him.
Later his wife :disappeared..f;om, the
home of her daughter and was never
seen again. �«.It was thought that..
she had gone to visit a relative and
no anxiety was felt for a fortnight:
but then diligent search- was made
but no trace of:her was aver found.
Thus husband and wife disappeared
without so much. as a trace "being left
of them. •
Anyone who passes a long life lives
to see most• of the •commix/ions of his
'youth "cross that bourne from which
no traveller `xeturns" -and` so it has
been with Mr. McDougall. There
are`few, indeed, of .Mr. McDougall's
early' companions sti11 living. A-
mongst those ' -of whom he is aware
are Robert McLean and.Mrs. McEvoy
who was formerly Miss Chishohn,,of
Goderieh, and Mary McIntosh of.
Clinton,
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But though a num may feel:leuely
at tines, as, he loolcs l ilelc /ivy 'the
years and thinks or the many who
have gone over the Great Divide, he
can also land much to interest hint in
the many ',advances made during the
intervening years. .IVI'r, Mehougall
takes pride in contrasting. the com-
forts and conveniences of the present
day with the privations and limita-
tions of the pioneer days, Ile, who
can no vividly recall the days ,when
each log house was sarroundecl more
or less with, woods, was keenly alive
to the progress made in the interven-
ing years ,as he sat tri. hie nieees'e
cheery' living a'oore. And as tho short
November afternoon waned toward
evening and the lights were ;turned
, on he recalled the tallow -dip of the
days..of the niece's grandmother. Her
.house and all the outbuildings are
electric=lighted and the hard work is
done by power other than the man
and woman power of the early days.
'Tis a far cry fronithe tallow -dip and
cradle to the electric light and power -
driven machinery in Sloderich town-
ship and yet 'here sat a man, still
mentally vigorous, although his phys-
Seal powers have somewhat waned;
who can clearly and interestingly
span; the distance., Surely this is an
interesting 'ago in. -which to be, a
woothwhile century in which to 'live
'out one's span of life, And the On-
Halo of today with its comforts,.
eon.
von -Maces and' advantages "owes a
huge debt to the amen and women who
laid the foundation of the .prosperity
in which the present generation ,lives:
That this generation may live as wor-
thily, and build as wisely, according
to the tools which it holds in its
halide, is the best wecan wish It,
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• Brl1Celeld
Mrs. J. Gibson and Miss Gibson
visited friends in Mitchell bet week.
Miss •M'oir'of EenselI is the guest
of. Mrs. James Moody.
• kr, Wi1$rid Aikenhead, who has
been in the lumber woods for thepast
couple of month, has returned home,
Mr. Wilson of Toronto is the guest
of his sister, Mrs. George Swan.
Miss Bessie McGregor left last
week on an extended visit to her sis-
ter, NIs's,, Wim.' Kaiser•. of. Los Angeles
California. M,r, and Mrs. Kaiser
who were formerly residents of Bruce -
field, left. here about twenty-nine
years ago, Miss McGregor will be
much missed in the village and cern-
enmity, especially in church Circles,,
where she was very active, •,She
Was a regular attendant at the week-
ly sprayer -meeting, a faithful - member
and officer of the W.M,S., hon. -sup-
erintendent of the Mission Band,
missionary superintendent of the
Sunday School and a teacher for
many years. We hope to have her
return sometime to take up her many
lines of usefalness •again, and 'in the
meantime'our best wishes follow her
to her new environment.
.Brucefield Ti.F.O., has appointed
Mo. 'Hugh McLaughlindelegate to
the convention to be held in Ttoronto
this month. ,
London Road
Mr• G. W: Layton. is the delegate
appointed to attend the'TJ.F.O. con-
vention 'in. .Toronto on December
representing the Clinton branch.
Brumfield elle—has appointed Mr.
Iiugh _McGregor of ,Stanley. .
We are pleased to report that Mrs.
'Percy :Dole, who has .been quite 111 is
recovering steadily. Her mother,
Mrs. C. H, Holland of Seatlorth`is
with her..
• We regret to hear that Mr. James
;McDonald is not;;. improving as much
as his friends would like,
-Mrs:. J, T. McKnight has returned
from a very _pleasant visit with
friends: in London,
Mrs. Tasker, who has been visiting
at the Mol{night home, has returned
to Clinton.' ,•
Miss Stackhouse 18 visiting at her
old home at Westfield.
Mr. W'. Staekhouseis attending the
Guelph-I'V3fiter Fair this week,
Kippen..
Mr. Glen Stelch of :Miteitoba, is
spending some.weeks at the home of
his cousin, Mr, Bminersom-Smith, -htr,
Stelck met with a severe motor asci -
dent some months ago, and had both
his limbs injure, one being broken,
'He Inas ;lust' returned from St. Jos-
eph's hospital, London.
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RHEUMATISM ± SCIATICA
NEEUjf' 'iS LUMBAGO
TEMPLEtQNs TORpNJTO `d•'.ra4,
Sold by J. E. Ilovey, Clinton, Ont
Mather Hod to Be
Parted From Baby Boy
Elate Jack is in a distant city, Mile
mother 1g many mile$ away, and true
to the old saying about distance malt- ,
lttg the heart ar'4w sander, Jacicto's
mother longs and mor .ror' a sight or,
her little man. Now It were onlya
sass at miles and du lars she might
somehow Cr other came home ocea-
sloltaily,, but les more than that. She
has eonauinp;ton:,
Whon,elte thinks of the.oneo happy
triangle—mother,. Lather and child—
its mighty hard' to hoop tram tears.
Oho won't let Daddy brt;tg S0ert down
to see her, desllitto thn tug at the
heart etrings "Sa" oho nays, "Joki*eumltoo'omggcIt5ItOiptontgo,,4t1tewhhts griatdnethef,naddyy
Works tri e
lusehh 6 shoo, anti leather Is intth''
ta01' ocettnt;•dcotar'a and mono's or -
dors at ]rc t•1talkolta Hospital for
croneent teca,: ,H, he hnppb to t1�ye hone
tGO rite intf<ha tdaaidy1tusktlte, oil,
pltn !it' is orlc q a tie sent to FZcn
W..1 baaY tan, 145 CoIIe •e Street,
Toronto.
Ctanton New' a 'Re01arrd
'he people of flus vicinity seer9
alipQlcet to bear of 'the sudden death
in Hensel' of Mr, •Samuel Morton, 1Vlr,
Horton attended„ the x1,11',0, concert
near Norwell, Moitday.evening ;.being
one of the entoetaaners, he being a
violinist of note arid before he left
'the hall his 'spirit had fled, • His Me -
tor, Miss Horton, who kept 'tense for
lxinx; passed: away about two months
ago in the satire sudden 'Manner, The
funeral took plc 0o on Wednesday to
Hensel' •ceraittery,
A. number attended' the church un-
ion meetings held in Clinton Wednes-
day'sifternoon and evening.
IIENSALL MAN DIES SUDDENLY
ATTER' ,CABs jN(i PART ; IN
CONCERT I'1tOGRA1VI
The sudden death of Samuel Hor-
ton, a well-known resident of .lien-.
salt, occurred •Monday night at the,'
home of Mrs. W. 51. •Glenn' 'oi: Use
borne. A meeting was being held
In the interests of the 'U,F.O, and the
program had just concluded,
0Vfx. Morton, who was a . talented
musician and well known for his play-
ing' at public functions, pfolced up a
violin and rexnareced:. "Now let us
have a little musfo of our own," Af-
ter playing a short time he stepped
out into the hallway, . where it was
cooler, and died almost instantly. He
was in his slaty -ninth year, Ilia
sister died about a month ago . in a
manner almost •exactly . snisilar and
the e ci '
in d tit was a severe shod: to Mr:
Horton. The funeral took place, this
Thursday;, afternoon.
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News of Happenings
in the Cotrntg and .. !I
District
Mx. and Mrs. Jas, Sadler, Strath:
troy, announce the engagement of
their daughter, Edna Josephine, to
Dr. Ernest' Weir Linklater, Halley -
bury, son of My. and Mrs. Win. S.
Linklater, Winghant..
--There died in Winghaxn on Sunday
evening James Stewart, clerk .of the
division court, iu his 61st year. The
deceased, who was born• • at. Blue -
vale, had been ill -for a' long -time. Ile
leaves his Wife, one daughter, Mrs.
Ferguson, of Auburn;, two -brothers,
Dr. Stewart, of town; W. A., of Mil
ton; two sisters, Mrs. Martin Masters
Mrs. A. Proctor, Morris. Be will be
buried --in Wingham on Wednesday
afternoon by the L.O.L. He 'suc-
ceeded N. •Griffin as clerk here eight
years, ago;, He was a staunch Con-
servative and Methodist.
Four Parkhill youths who recently"
broke into a jewelry store at Clifford
and carried away a lot of stock, were
given four years in the Reformatory.
The lads had been found guilty of
eunning'q off with automobiles about
Parkhill and the magistrate thought.
a lengthy term might have a good ef-
feet upon; them, •
Richard' Portico of Bruce County is
being tried far the:theft of nineteen
head of cattle from Messrs, Malcolin
Bros. of near Itinlough. The cat-
tle were taken from. the owners' field
and they, hearing tbat they had been
shipped from Ripley station to Bufta-
Jo went oyer and identified them.
They were obliged to sell the cattle''
for what. they `would bring', rattier
than ship them home, thereby losing
considerable as the cattle were not
ready for market.
Mr. J. Decker, Jr,, who lives about 1
a mile and a quarter' south of Zuiieh,!
has had his house and barn complete-
ly wired for hydro and the power was
turned -on a week ago.
Mr. and Mrs, F; W. Snaallacombe,
who have'' spent the last few years'
in IVlanitaba, have returned to the
Hensall section andwill settle there.
Mr, and Mra:Jacob Geiser of Cred
itoie celebrated the twenty-fifth ah-
niyersary of their marriage last
week, their children and graildpohild-
ren and a number of friends dither-
ing for the happy event.
Beaforth 'Presbyterians had a very
successful anniversary in,; connection
with their .church on Sunday week.
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bOse ry Tisa rataphons ea a
Lone Makriertetatlaa
The Rev, R Y3, .Cochrane, NI A, of
Toronto wan the prember,
William Alden 1VICGaviri, a pronlii e
ent young McKillop farmer, died at
his home sin the 13t11 concession on
November 26th <ai'tet a nimith's lh
Mess from (over, He leavos a young
wile and two small childron.
A, man wont into the Sterling Bank,
Dungamxon, and cashed n cheque fo:
1140..00. Soon afterwards- ib wet
discovered that: the elieque was a
forgery. A flow days previously a
man melted e cheque in Walkerton
for 1850 which was Tater found to he
n' forgery A fanner. of Kinloss is
under arrest fpr the tatter crime,
The East Wewanosh Farmers' Club
had its annual oyster sapper 11 the
home of, Ido: lalisha Walker when a-
bout one hundred sat down. After
the supper speeches were made by W,
3, King, M.P,, and others.
Harold Hedley, son of the Rev, 3,
W, Hedley of Goderieh fell while ex-
ercising in the gymnasium of the
Collegiate the other clay and -broke
both bones in his left arm. -
Miss Isabel Jones of �Sireppaeclton
was united in marriage on Nov, 28th
to bt'r, Douglas Cummings of Detroit,
The .cereinoriy was performed at the
Methodist parsonage, Dungannon, by
the Rev. J. R. Peters.
On; Nov. 21st, at the Presbyterian
manse, Goderieh,- Miss -.Elizabeth 11.
Black of.Dungannon was married t
o
Mr, William J. Petrie, of '.Ashfield,
the .Rev, R. C. McDermid officiating.
Mr. and -Mrs. Chas. B. Garniss, Blue -
vale announce . the engagement of
their. daughter, Mary Helen Kye, to
Mr. James Paul 'Scott, son of Mr. and
Mrs. George C. Scott, West Lorne,
Ont., the wedding to' tako place early
in December.
There died in Winghaxiil Thursday
night Richard Porter, in his 86th year
Deceased was born in Londonderry,
Ireland, coming to Canada when five
years of age. He came to the 10th'
concession of Ternberry .township AL- ,
ty-eight years ago when this country
was all bush. Twenty-eight years
'ago he retired to Nineteen He had
eleven children eight of .whom are
living, John Turnberry; Mrs. J. V.
Brown, Brantford; Mrs. 'Bloomfield
and :Mrs. Harvey, Detroit1 Mrs. John
iffeKay, 'Marton; James, of Turnber-
ry; Mrs, John Pattison, Port Elgin,
and Miss, Ellen, of Toronto,:; De-
ceased was a staunch Conservative
all his life. ,In religion he was an
Anglican. As a man he was: highly
respected by all who ]'new him and
will be greatly 'mourned. The fu-
neral was held to Winghain-cemetery
on Saturday
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WORTHLESS HUSBANDS
Two neighbors were confiding their:
troubles over ..the back fence that' se-
parated their premises.
"You know," said Mrs. Wallis,
"my husband is a carpenter;"
"Yes,"
"Well, I give yet nay word that all'
our: -upstairs rooms are unfinished and
the roof leaks whenever it rains and
I can't get Hugh to do a thing to
them,"
"You're not any wbese:off than I
am," said Mrs. Higgins. "You knew,
my, husband usedtobe a fireman on
a locomotive?"
"Yes.."
"Well, just as true as I stand here
I always have to' get up in the nisen-
ingand matte the fire,
measseeetisce
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THE LATEST HUNTING STORY
Mi "Jack" O'Brien of O'Brien
Bros., ,St. Marys, usually goes a -hunt.,
ing once a year, that is he goes a
chasing the deer and following the;
roe most every fall in the Highlands
of Ontario,
Ile came home the other day with a
fine deer which had fallen to his un-
erring aim, and beside the trophy of
the chase he brought back a largo col-
lection . of the latest campfire .hunt-
ing tales with which he hasbeen en-
tertaining his intimate friends on oc-
casion.
Most hunting stories are old and
venerable, having been told and re-
told with variations and scrumptious
trimmings according to the talent of
the narrator; But. Mr. O'Brien seems
to have one that it entirely new with
none, of the moss of ages ,,clinging to
"Maybe' you can tell me what kind
of a plant that is," said Mr. O'Brien
as he brought forth from a drawer in
his desk a paste -board ' rolI from
which he extracted, a. green plant
something like a jack-in-the-pulpit, a
pitcher plant or trumpet flower only
this one was much larger:
The 'Journal -Argus Mian couldn't`
classify the beta/deal specimen :and
said so. -
"WeII," said Mr. O'Brien, "I was
waitin''in tote .bush ono day fora deer.
to happen' along. I'd' forgotten to
bring my 'thermos bottle and :was
mighty dry. (Hunters ail use ther-
mos hottles,now you know." I: saw
a !bunch of plants growin' at the foot'
of a hill and thinlcfn' there might' be,
a spring nearby I went over to' them.
I couldn't see any spring but I broke'
ofd one of the plants and as I turned
it over, about half a glass• of water
ran out of it. The water looked gond
and` clear so I -broke off another care.
fully and tipped it into my mouth.
"Say, boy, Niagara grape juice is
nothing to that. And kicky Corby's
LX,L.,.Hiram's "Club and, Seagram's
83 are to me weak weak drinks when
I think of that home-grown Muskoka
moonshine.
"How did it get there?" "Don't
ask mei Willey be some Moonshiner
in rennin' from the revenue officer
spilled his mash when he was £ootin'
it past those plants, or it may be na-
ture's way of providin' a real thirsty
man with the necesary liquidrefresh-
ment.
",Anyway' there's the plant an' you
needn't take my unsupported testi-
mony, for 4. took the boys over to the
place next •day ,an' we cleaned up that
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