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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1921-8-11, Page 1No 2110 -42nd Year CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURS»AY, AUGUST Uth, '1921 Ire" ewsw ecor a message you wish carried to these Homes, let The News -Record carry it. It is THE iIOME PAPER is the Invited Guest in hundreds of hones in Clinton and Huron County. If you have ectal We have jvst received a shipment of Vnglidh 'china For two weeks only we will sell our 97 -piece Dinner Sets for $45,00. Do not miss this opportunity Come in and see it. A good assortment of New and Up -to date Goods. zv. Jeweler and Optician Phdon,e 174w Ye11qar Issuer of marriage licenses Residence 1743 tS YOUR MONEY SAFE.?. Hidden in your home it is a temptation .to thieves. Deposit your money in the bank and rent a SAIy{I~~TY, DEPOSIT BOX for your valuable papers, Victory Bonds, etc. THE ROYAL BANK OF CANADA INCORPORATED 1855 Capital and Reserve $9,000,000 Over 130 Branches 5.121 THE MOLSONS BANK 'Buy Canadian Goods—and help to keep Canadian workmen busy, it will help you. Buy wisely and save as much as possible and deposit your savings in The Molsons Bank. Courteous service to all, H'. R. SHARP, Manager CLINTON BRANCH Safety Deposit Boxes to Rent i READY -To -WEAR CLOTHING 7 he c9Glorrish Clothing Co. ORDERED CLOTHING -51.50 OVERALLS OVERALL BRRDAINS S15O OVERALLS 20 dozen Overalls, in. plain black, khaki, and blue stripe, Regular $2.50 while' they last your pick for For $L5O Smocks to match at the same price Overall rall e Kolas Bargains 1�0 a gains OVERALLS 1.50 Tila . r 011111511 CLOTIIINS Co. Motto "A Square Deal for M � r Ve ;i � nn, CLINTON MARKETS, 1Vheat $1.25. Buckwheat, 80¢. Oats, 50c. Barley, 65c. Butter, 35¢ r_ggs, 33e to 34e. Live }Togs, $12.50. PARTNERSHIP DISSOLVED? Mr. J. B. Reynolds and Mr. Frank Me,Caughey, who have been 'working the Durnin farm together, have dis- solved partnership. Mr. Reynolds will continue operating the farm and Mr. McCaughey will resume his for- mer position in London. HAVE GONE WEST. The following passengers were ticketed by Mr. W. Jackson on the Canadian Pacific excursion to the West, on Wednesday:—H, Rathwell, B. Jervis, K. B. Stewart, W. Tasker, F. McGregor, W. Ellwood H. Steep, M. Farquhar, G. N. Evans, B. Hol- land, A. Miller, E. Cooper, W. J. Miller, R. Erratt, W. McClinehey, L. Thompson, W. Stevens, Mrs. Me - Ewan. s FELL DOWN STAIRS. On Thursday morning Mr. J. C. Linklater, principal of Gananoque public school, and formerly one of the teachers in Clinton public school, was seriously. injured by falling down stairs at his, hone. His neck was at first thought to be broken, but ex- ansination'showed his injuries not to be so severe. The . fall was the re- sult of his taking a . faint spell on the top' of the stairway. gr. Link - biter's relatives reside in East Wa- wanosh. PASSING OF TIIOMAS GIBBINGS An old resident of Clinton passed away on Friday last after a short but .severe illness, in the person of Mr. Thomas Gibbings, who was in his seventy-seventh year. The late Mr. Gibbings was the son of the late Jonas Gibbings, one of the very earliest settlers in the section where Clinton now stands, He was born here and never lived anywhere but in this vicinity. Since the death of his wife, which, occurred about eight years ago, he has resid- ed with his brother, Mr. John Gib- bings, at whose hone he died. Mr. John Gibbings is now the only sur- viving member of the family, anoth- er brother, William, said to be the first white child born in Huron county, died in,the west some few years ago and his body was brought back here for interment. Mr. Gibbings was a quiet man, devoting himself pretty well to his farm, at the edge 'of the town, which he continued to operate right to the end, being about until one week prior to his death. Iiut he did for a terns or two some years ago occupy a seat at the council board of the town. In religion he was a Methodist, beings,„a member of On- tario street church. The funeral took place on Tues- day afternoon from the home of Mrs John Gibbings. The •services were conducted by the Rev. D. N. McCamus, in the absence of his pas- tor, and the pallbearers were: Messrs. William, Thomas and George Shipley, WIllianiTiplady, G. N. Turner and A. J. Holloway. ay Inter, r - went was made in Clinton cemetery. THE ONLY WAY. In many of the towns having the Chautauqua this � ua the e oar asters g have had to stake up a deficiency, the returns not being sufficient to cover the sum guaranteed.. In Orillia the deficiency was over one thousand dol- lars.. There are probably a number of causes for this. The summer has been unusually hot, the .season was early and the farmers were busy with their harvest weeks earlier than liana], and then it must be borne m mind that money is not quite so plentiful as it has been for the past few years, and some people, no doubt, thought it wisdom on their part to conserve, and even a Chautauqua ticket costs two dollars or so. Last year Clinton had a nice little surplus over expenses when the Chautauqua was over but this year it broke about even. Other and much larger towns have been going in the hole right along, some of them have not been able to continue the Chautauqua, and some of them have wondered "how Clinton did it." the principal reason was probably the energy displayed in the selling of tick- ets by the members of the Girls' Auxil- iary, under whose auspices the Chau- tauqua was held. Few committees of business men in any town would have taken that end of the work up and done it as thoroughly, and that was where the success lay. Some people think the Bureau Should not insist upon such heavy guarantees, that they shouldd be will- ing to take' some risks, but if that were ,insisted upon and the Chautau- qua had to take "pot luck" like the usual travelling concert- company, v, the quality of the programs would immediately fall. off. It is the aim of the Chautauqua to furnish enter- talinneritof a high order at a very reasonable 'price and in order to do this they must be assured of a speci- fied 'sum. Te. no other way would towns such as Clinton have a series of varied concert pt•ogranns of such quality aswe have had last summ e r An tthis, •T$+ people must insiet upon the quality of the offerings be- ing kept up and the guarantee the money, if they wish to have the Chautauqua. Wd might, Alsoy rCa• eotabler ask that more Canadians be inoluded in the Chautauqua corn• panios tt't elihhg in Canada, WILL GO SOTJTI•I, Rev. W. J. Jolliffe of Toronto, for- merly of Wesley ehureh, Clinton, has sold his house in the city, and with Mrs. Jolliffe will go south for the winter. TOOK FIRST PRIZE. Miss Delight,Mutch, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. J. E. Mutch of Geller.• ich, formerly of Clinton, took the Prize for fancy dress costume In the big parade around the square on Tuesday morning in connection with the old boys' reunion in that' town. TAKES GOOD POSITION, • Mr. Wr111iam. C. Muir of Winnipeg, who has just been appointed vice- president and general manager of the Canadian National Express Com- pany, was born in Clinton, the fain, ily having built and occupied the house now owned and occupied by Mr. W. H. Hellyar on Albert Street. He started his career as an express pian with Mr. John Cuninghame, at that time agent for both the Cana- dian and AMneriean Express Com- panies, and in 1884 went to Toronto to the American Express. He was later agent of the Dominion Express at Winnipeg, and in 1902 was ap- pointed superintendent of the Cana- dian Northern Express. Company at Winnipeg, in 1908 auditor, and in 1.910, general "superintendent. Mr. Muir became general manager of the Canadian Northern Express Com- pany with headquarters at Winnipeg in. 1010 and continued to hold that position until his present appoint- nnent. A few of the older residents will remember the Muir family:. THE ,;STREET FAIR. The Public. Hospital board is work- ing hard making arrangements for the street fair to be held in front of the hospital on September' 21st. No canvas of the town will be made for contributions this year but all. the citizens and all the friends of the hospital in the surrounding vi- cinity are asked to contribute some- thing to one or more of the booths, 'The following ladies will have charge of the different booths: Fancy Work—Miss Jennie Robert- son. Aprons—Mrs. Mason. Candy—Miss Torrance and Miss O'Neil. Towels—The Women's Institute. Rummage Sale—Mrs. Wiseman and Mrs. A. J. Grigg. Pound Shower of Groceries for Hos- pital—Mrs. Chambers. Vegetables—Mrs. Saville. Home-made Baking—The ladies of the different outside Societies, viz.: Unity Club, London Road, Stanley, Middleton's, $ummeritill, Holmes- ville. Butter, Eggs, Poultry, Cream—Mrs. O'Connor, Mrs. Shanahan. There will also be a booth for re- ceiving donations for the X -Ray fund —looked after by Mrs. Brydone, In the evening the Girls' Auxiliary, assisted by Mrs. McM•urchie, Mrs. Brydone, Mrs, M. McTaggart, Mrs. Frank Hovey and Mrs. B. J. Gib- bings, will put on a grand masquer- ade party on Dr. Gandier's lawn. A'• it served on nettea will Iter o the Hospital lawn by the superinten- dent and nurses, if their duties will permit, and if not, other ladies will have charge, and visitors will have the privilege of visiting the hospital. Miss Gun - A T. Coote • and n Zl s Mrs. Cooper inghame have been asked to be con- venors of the scheme of general dec- oration. McKIM—POTTER. The marriage took place at noon yesterday at the hone of the bride's parents, Rattenbury street, of Pearl Irene, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 0. W. Potter, to Mr. Frank Jenkins Me - Kim of Riceton, Sask. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Selborne Anderson and was witnessed by about forty guests, friends and relatives of the contract- ing ,parties. The bride was charmingly gowned in white satin and georgette and wore a veil, with the conventional wreath of orange blossoms. IIer only orna- ment was a lovely string of pearls. She was given away by her father. The bridesmaid was her sister; Miss Lililan, who wore a dainty frock of robin's egg blue taffeta and silver cloth. Mr, Harvey Potter, brother of the bride, was best man. The wedding music was played by Miss Ruby .Potter, sister of the bride, who was in salmon colored satin. During the signing of the register, Miss Sara Start of Woodstock sang, "Because." After the ceremony had been per- formed and the young pair had re- ceived the congratulations of those present, the wedding luncheon was partakers of, the tables being set on the lawn. Some of the bride's young girl friends assisted in serving the guests. Mr. r anr dr T{. M s. Me rm Ieft on the afternoon train for their western home, ,the bride travelling in a suit of tonne velours with seal trimmings and large black hat. Those from a distance who were here for the marriage were: Miss Etta Jolly of Toronto; Mr, and Mrs. Worry of. Montrose; Mr, prod Start•, Misses Lily and Sara Start and Mrs. W D. Smith of Woodstock; Mrs, Geo. Mal in s of N orw c i h ` M i , and Mrs Johrr Potter of Malwon, tied Mr, and Mrs Geoi.ge Kemp of hIitchell, The bride's :friends in Clintons and Goderich township extend congratue latiens to the bridegroom and good wishes forltappiness and ptosp0tity to the newlyweddetl pair--, r5� NEARLY THE SAME PLACE. During Saturday's electric storm, Mrs: W. Cooper's kitchen was struck by lightning, the chimney shattered and the stove pipes knocked down. The. building did not take fire, and no particular damage was done, ex- eept to the chimney. Mrs, Cooper had been hi the kitchen a minute be- fore ''but had gone into the dining- room for something or she might have sefered a shock, About a month ago the fence in front of her place was struck by 'lightning and several of the posts and much of the wire twisted. There seems to be some attraction in that quarter.. RECEIVED SERVICE MEDALS. T. H. Leppington, who enlisted in 1915, and served until the end of the war, returned to Canada in 1919, has just received from the Depart- ment of Militia, his • British -War Medal and Victory Medal. The for- mer is of silver, and is being given to all who served overseas. The latter is of gold and is awarded only to those who served in the actual theatres of war. They are hand- some medals and "Tommy" exhibits a pardonable pride in their posses- sion. He will no doubt hand them down to his grandchildren. These war medals are being dis- tributed among all who served, and probably others in town have re- ceived them, but "Tommy" is the only one so' far who has been kind enough -to show then to The' News - Record. AMONG THE CHURCHES. A union meeting of the men of Wesley and Ontario Street cotgrega- tions 'will be held in Wesley church on Senday evening next. All pars of the service will be conducted by laymen excepting the sermon, which will be delivered by the Rev. R. C. Peever, B.D., D.A., of Hamilton. The officers in charge cordially invite all the members of the families of our churches to attend.' T.,.J. Watt, pre- sident; Harry Gould, secretary; Geo. Layton, Fred Peckitt and Henry Sny- der, executive, Mr. C. T•I. Tbawke addressed the united Leagues on Monday evening, the meeting being the monthly conse- cration one. Mr. M. T. Corless and Miss Mary Gibbings presided. During the evening Miss Dorothy and Master Willis Levis sang a duet. Mrs. L. J. Warman, who is here visiting from Toronto, presided et the piano. St Paul's Church The Rev. S. E, McKegney will cone duct services in his own church on Sunday. At seven in the even- ing the Black Knights will hold a church parade and the rector will preach a special sermon to their. MAY BE A "JOKER." Don't stop to pick up auto tires if you happen to see one on the road as you drive along. Why?• Oh, well, you never know just what may hap- pen. A man down south somewhere saw a tire -on the road ancl he stopped to pick it up and as he was doing so a couple of masked men sprang out of the woods beside the road and madeforhim.. II e saw them in time and jumped into his car, turned off the rear light and sped away as fast as he could. They were high- waymen. Then a couple of young metwere driving n along the roadal near Listowel recently and seeing a tine by the roadside stopped and went to pick it up but the thing, just as they came within reaching distance of it, began to move away from them, and then they heard suppressed laughter behind the fence and realizing that they were being fooled they gat into their car and sped away. These last people wore practical jokers. But as you cannot tell just what that stray tire may be the sign of, you better let the next fellow pick it up. Bui, of course, there is just the chance that it might be an honest -to -good- ness, perfectly good tire, dropped ac- cidentally front the last car that passed the road. LITTLE LOCALS. ,lir, A, E. Betts has been off work for some days this week, owing to illness. Lord Byng, Canada's new Govern- or General, arrived at, Quebec yes- trday. -- The The Ontario Street church choir held an enjoyable picnic at Bayfield on Friday. Mrs. Tozer, mother of Mr. W. J. Tozer, formerly of Clinton, died at her home in Toronto, on Saturday last, in her 71st year. The Clinton Band furnished music at the lawn social given by the Me- thodists of Auburn in connection with their golden ,jubilee, on Monday ev- ening. Goderich base ball team has been rather boasting about giving Clinton team such g beating on Civic Holi- day but their two best ,nen were Clinton Hien. Court Maple Leaf 0;0.F. will meet on Thursdiay evening next at eight o'clock in their lodge them, and a fell attendance of members is re- quested as there is business of iin- portanco to transact. • Hydro was 'bit" off and on Saturday afternoons owing to the storm, and just at dusk was oil' for quite a spell, Must about the thee people iradlninte ed nip gems candles or lamp it Came on again—wind stayed, People You Know Mrs. E. Steep is visiting her mother in Petrolee, Ma's, Sarah Ford has been visiting friends at Varna. Miss Gertrude Fowler has returned from .a visit in Toronto. Miss Amy Howson is spending her vacation at Gananoque. Misses Luella rand Ruth Walkinshaw are holidaying at Kincardine, Miss Hattie Carruth of Lucknow is visiting her mother in town. Miss Ross Levis of Hamilton is hol- idaying at her home in town. Miss. Cela Beacom of Toronto has been visiting relatives in town. Mrs. Emmerson of Winnipeg has been visiting her sister, Mrs. H. B. Chant. Mr, and Mrs. Alex Bowers of Tiver- ton visited Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Evans yesterday Miss Jean Middleton is holidaying at her home, that of Mr. anti Mrs. 0. G. Middleton. Mr. Harold and Miss Lois Holmes are spending a vacation at their home in town. Mr .and Mrs. Morrison of Detroit wore week -end guests with Mr. and Mrs. James Scott. Mrs. Walter King visited her niece, Mrs. R. R. Sloan, at Porter's Hill during the past week. Mr. George D. Niebergall of Patty Sound is staying a few days with his sister, Mrs. Ahem. Mr. Sid. Watts motored down from Harriston and spent the week -end at his home in town. Mr. E. C. Andrews spent a few, days ' ove>; the week -end as the guest of relatives at St. Clair, Mich. ,Mrs. Geo. Paxman and Miss Thelma of Peterboro visited last week with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Paxman, Messrs. George Evans, Bert Jervis, Bruce Holland, and W. Tasker left Wednesday on a trip to the west. Mrs. Robert Mennell, who has been in Toronto receiving treatment, has returned home and is much im- proved. Supt. Jessie .Grainger of the Clinton public hospital has been spending a short vacation at her home at Brucefield. Mr, and Mrs. Cha, Twitchell of Windsor are here this week, the guests of Mrs. Twitchell's mother, Mrs. A. Forbes. Mr. and Mrs. John McCaughey of Raith are visiting the former's par- ental .home, that of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. McCaughey. , Mrs. Ike Rattenbury returned to her hone in Peterboro on Monday, af- ter some weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Holloway. Mrs. Lowery, who has been resid- ing with • her sons in the west for the past two or three years, is now staying in Clinton for a while. rev.•Geo. and Mrs. Evans and Miss- es Mary and Catharine of South Lyon, Mich,, are guests at the home of the former's brother, Dr. J. S. Evans. Mrs, Sheeley and Miss Charlotte Sheeley returned from London on Saturday, •Miss Sheeley having Completed part one of her kinder- garten course. Mr. Harold Hill and little son of the west, who have been visiting rela- tives s t Ontario for some weeks, are the guests this week of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. R. Hohnes. Mrs. J. A. Ford returned on Satur- day evening from a six -weeks' trip west. Shei visited her daughter, CCT n g , Mrs. Campbell of Calgary, and also other points in the provinces. Mrs. Jowett of Bayfield, and her daughter, Mrs. (Dr.) Wright, of Tottenham, and Mr, and Mrs, Jowett of Port Huron were the guests of Clinton friends yester- day. Mrs. Wm, Hyslop and Miss Edna and Master. Malcolm came over from Detroit on the Greyhound on Mon - clay and are spending a•week or so at the home of the lady's broth- el; Mr. E. F. Jackson. Mrs, John Cuninglrame and Miss Florence left Tuesday for a trip to Montreal, Ottawa and Quebec. They intend taking the boat trip clown the St. Lawrence and will be absent several weeks. Dr. and Mrs. Kay of Lapeer, and their little grandson, Master Billie Kay White, visited the lady's father, Mr. John Gibbings, this week, coming to be present at the • funeral of their uncle, the late Thomas Gibbings. Mr, and Mrs. Bradley and Miss Gladys motored up from St. Thomas last week and visited Mr. and Mrs. Chas, Allison. They also motored over to Wingham to visit Mrs. Bradley's sister, Miss Pugs- ley. Mr. Joe Allison accompanied them. Rev. Donald MacLeod, motored up from, Montreal last week and joined' his wife and child, who have been staying with the lady's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Tip - lady, forsome time, and they have now gore to Bruce Beach for a few weeks, Miss Doreen Stephenson has returned home after spending a eouple of weeks in Cleveland, Ohio!, as the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Aaiun. Couch, who will be better known to Clinton people as Miss Bessie Bye, by which nave she was known when 10 Clinton,. Misses Craecsh aks of Sarnia mo - tend et rup 1art' week and spent a few days as the guests of Miss Waldron of town, The Cruiclu shank fancily will be remembered by many in. town and vicieity as Mr. Iruicltshaek was . ht business here for •a 'great many .years. People You Know • Miss Ida Walkinshaw is in Blyth this week. Miss Biggar'man of Chesley is the guest of Mrs, R, Tasker, Ontario street, Mr, and Mrs. S. 'Hewitt of Mitchell visited Mr. and Mrs, 0. W. Itatter this week: ,Misses Lillian and Gladys McRae of Detroit are the guests of their aunt, Mrs. R. A. Roberton. Mr. and ilirs. Frank Clatworthy of Ailsa Craig visited yesterday with Mr. and Mrs, Whittingham. Mr. and Mrs. J, I1, McKay of Ailsa Craig were guests at the home of Rev. T, J. Snowdon yesterday. Miss Margaret Mahaffy resumes her duties in the postothce after a three weeks' holiday, tomorrow. Dr. Wilfred Smith of Creetnore and Mr. Morton Smith of Toronto vis- ited Mr, •and Mrs. 0. W. Potter on Monday, Miss Ruby Potter of Providence, R. L is spending a vacation at her home in town, that of Mr. and Mrs. 0 - Bata. Londesboro. Miss Bello Roberton has returned home from Guelph, where she has been taking a summer course at the McDonald Institute. Miss S. Armstrong of Toronto, who has been visiting Mrs. Helen Quinn, has returned home. Miss Alice Fingland and her. friend Miss Ross, have returned to Toronto after visiting at the former's home here. Miss Annie Geddes of Belgrave is visiting miss 5, Barr. Mr, and Mrs. Tyreman and Mrs. Tannblyn and Miss Lillie Tantblyn have returned from a motor trip to Leamington. Mr. G. Barr and Miss Sara, Miss Annie Geddes and Miss L. Young spent Tuesday at Bayfield. Miss Tyreman of Seaforth spent the week -end with Mrs, J. Tamblsm- Rev. James Abrey ,took the servi- ces at Burns and Knox churches on Sunday. The many friends of Mr. E. Snell are glad to see hint out again after his illness. Mr. Will Caldwell and Mrs. Helen Quinn, Miss Flossie and Miss Esther Jamieson and Mrs, T. Herman spent Tuesday at Goderich. Mrs. J. Vodden, who underwent an operation in the Clinton hospital is home again. Miss Mary Jamieson is visiting friends in Carlow. A number from this vicinity at- tended the funeral, which took place at Parkhill on Tuesday, of Mrs. Wm. Brown, who was well known here. Subscriptions to the Community Memorial Hall are now due and pay- ment may be made to Mr, J. Pingland or any other member of the building committee. On Saturday last the Methodist church choir, numbering about thir- ty-five, motored to Goderich and held, a jolly picnic. All had a good time in spite of the ram. On Wednesday morning a number - from this vicinity left for the west. Miss Violet Phillips of Toronto is spending a fortnight at her home here. Mr, 1•Ielmer Snell is home, after undergoing g an operation on in r Clinton Hospital. Mr. Victor Thomas of Toronto who has been visiting his uncle, Mr. Lounsberry has returned to his hone. Miss Esther Lyon spent Thurs- day with Clinton friends, Rev. Jas. Abney is taking his hol- idays, Rev. blr. Fraser will conduct the services in Rnox and Burns' next Sunday. Mr. and Mrs, H. Moon visited Mr. Ferguson of Walton on Sunday, bit. N, Geddes of Belgrave is visit- ing at the hone of Mr. G. Barr, ♦ Goderich Township The funeral took place on Friday afternoon of Olive Isobel, the little• daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Vod- den, who died on Wednesday last. The death of this winsome child was a great shock and keen pain to her parents and all the relatives, She had undergone an opration for the removal of her tonsils and had sewn. ed to be recovering nicely When sud- denly she took a relapse and passed' away in spite of all that could be' done for her. She was five years of age and was of such a bright dis- position that site was greatly be- loved by all who knew her. One older sister survives. The funeral was private, a service being conduct- ed by the Rev. D, N. McCanns at both house and graveside. Muoh sympathy is felt for the par- ents and friends lin thole unexpected bereavement. MrsW. J. N o 1' . ed t er anddaughter • Miss Helen, and Mrs. Georgeg t Claves , of Clinton, are spending a few days this week as the guests of Mrs. Rohr, Pearson. bit. George Burnett of Clinton anti Mr. and Mts. Thos. Dutnbar,and litt•1c daughters of Sarnia, visited last week with the former's daughter, Mrs,A1- bert Colclengh of the sixteenth, Mrs. Joseph Colelongh of Clintei Was the guest last week of haste), Mr. Albert (,tl tl C lei n •h ll,tise Vesta Snyder, wino has just returned from talus]; a special come at Guelph, line accepted a position on the Holstein public school staffati a salary of $1.00. Miss Snyder is u graduate of (Anton collegiate and of Toronto Normal,