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The Clinton News Record, 1920-6-17, Page 1No. 2450-4011a year CLINTON', ONTARIO, THURSDAY; JUNE I7tb,1920 THE, HQML PAPER The up-to-date and Enterprising Finns Advertise. Do Business with The People who Value Your Trade Sufficiently to Invite it. `Our '(ea Victrtat.. and Vict�r Record3 The above goods may :be seen at our store, We would be pleased to have you call, and see and hear for yourself;. In' addition to;our already large stock of records, wewill get NEW VICTOR RECORDS the first of each month. We have at'. »resent a largestock of RED .SEAL RECORDS to choose: fvom. ' De,alere note to collect the'net tax on HIS MASTER'S . have VOICE reducts so if ;'those who paid ,the tax to us will call, we will cheerfully refund the same, to thein: we Jeweler and. Optician Phone 174w _,,, . ItYi e ar Issuer of marriage licenses • Reside= 1743 OF CANADA. Incorporated 1859. Head Office, 'Montreal Capital $17,000,000 Reserve b'ouds 18,000,000 Total Assets 550,000,000 670 Branches Special attention to Fanners' Requirements. Interest paid on deposits. Safety deposit boxes to vent R. E. ":AANNIING, Manager - Clinton Branch MniCONEOLIMOOMORNIIMMIMI INCORPORATED IN 1855 CAVPITAL AND RESERVE -$9,000,000: Over 120 Branches THE MOLSONS BANK BUSINESS SERVICE Many of our customers who started in, a small way, have now a well established business through them assistance and cooperation of this Bank over a period of years. Open an account in this Bank where your interests' will be faithfully looked after by experiencedofl]cers, The Manager is always accessible.' . H. R. SHARP, Manager CLINTON BRANCH Safety Deposit Boxes to Rent 41-19 READY-TO-WHAR CLOTHING.. 2 he 84lorrish Clothing..46 ORnaRna Ox's-r•IINo t a Sit 5 This lot consists of'broken lines and :sizes,`in.Fancy Worsteds and Tweeds. A number of them me all wool and worth from $25 to $35. For quick 0 selling, your choice for THE,r r, EMS° CLOTUNrJ Mottofitq A Square Deal forEvery Mai, f3 ICLINTON MARKETS. Oats, $145. Wheat 81.98. Barley $1.50. Buckwheat $1,45.' Egg's, 45c to 46e. Butter 50h. Live Hogs, $18,25. W. I. WILL PICNIC The Women's Institute :will hold a picnic tea on the lawn of Mrs, Govier on Thursday of next week, gathering to commence at three o''clock. This will be the regular June meeting of the Institute and es it is thefirst meeting in, the new year all members are requested to be present. APPOINTED' TO BRUSSELS. ,. Rev, R. D. Mess, who was :re- cently ordained, has been appointed. by the Bishop of Huron to St, John's church, Brussels, and ' St. George's Church, Walton, Mr. Mess is known to many. in Clinton and vicinity, hay- ing for several months supplied the Middleton-folmesville paridh. He will reside in Brussels, where there is a rectory. HARWOOD—LONGMIRE. The following from The Goderich Signal refers to a former resid'ent of Clinton, the groom having spent several months in town. He is a nephew of Mr. H. E. Rorke: "A quiet wedding was solemnized on Saturday, June 5th ,at the home. of Rev. Capt. E. 1. Church, Toron- to, when he officiated at the marriage of Bertha Alice, elder daughter of - Mr. and Mrs. John Longmire, Wil- liam street, Goderich, to Gordon Wil- liam Harwood, of West Sumnerland, B. C. The bride was becomingly at- tired in her travelling, suit of navy serge, the coat opening over a blouse of shell pink georgette. Her hat was a dainty creation of French lace and her cotsage bouquet was of sweetheart roses and lily -of -the - valley. After the ceremony the happy couple left for Torrance, Muskoka, where they will reside forthe seine veer. The gifts were numerous and costly, CHAUTAUQUA, IN JULY. The four-day :Chautauqua course, which is being put on in ,Clinton under the auspices of the Girls' Auxiliary, opens on July 13th. The programs have come to hand and the offering: looks to be a good one. This is the first time Clinton has had a Chautauqua course all to it- self but in all the towns where it has been there is a desire zor apreturrn visit, The Chautauqua is educational and its effects are beneficial to all who have" the_pr'ivilege of attending. The objection is sometimes made that the Chautauqua takes a.lot of money out of a town. It is true, some money goes out. But you cannot.reckon ed- ucation in terms of dollars and cents. A circus takes a lot of money and leaves nothing of value in return. Thousands of , dollars goes out of the community ev- ery year for automobiles. But `people want automobiles and as we do not make them the money has to go. We advocate the buy -at-home habit and practise it, but there are a few things which cannot be produced here and these, if we are to have a full life, must be brought in. The Girls' Auxiliary is in on the financial end of this venture and any money made will go towards the paying off of the hos- pital debt. AMONG THE CHURCHES. The Ministerial Asseeiation will Meet next Monday afternoon at •2.80 sharp,. in Willis Church, H. 0. Forde, Secty, 11: There will: be a meeting of the Referendum executive and all tem- perance workers in 'Wesley. Church next Tuesday evening, June 22nd, at 8 o'clock. E. 0, Forde, Seety. e St. Paul's Church Holy ' Communion at eight -thirty, Matins at eleven. Evensong at seven. Preacher Rev. 8, E.-MVlcleegney, Monday evening: A special Vestry Meeting at eight o'clock. Baptist Church The pastor will preach at both ser- vices on Sunday, In the evening the subjeet will be "Thrown Overboard" This is the second of a series on Jon- ah, 'Come and worship with .us. , Our services are short durieg the wenn weather. Wesley Church . . The Rev. E. 0. Forde of the Bap- tist. church gave a very earnest and • appropriate address at Monday even- ing's League' meeting on "Tho 'Grow - big, Life.' The pastor sang a solo during the evening. Miss Evelyn Cluft • was appointed delegate to the Suinrner School at Si. Thomas. Willis Church Rev. Mr, Rintoul of Neirs Will conduct the services on Sunday, the • pastor being in the Sarnia Presbytery assisting in Forward Movement work; The W. 112. 8, meets this afternodn at the bowie of - Mrs. Butehart, ,Stanley. The Rev, A. Macfarlane of Bay- field preached en Sunday evening last. Ont, St. Church The missionary committee was hi charge ol the League meeting on Monday evening when Miss Wiltse huimner gave a very interesting, paper on "Tho Slimmer School," MiSsc Dv C s aar Carter and Grace Walker were appointed del egates :tram this society to the Sum- iner S'ehool to be hold in St, Thomas July. 12th to 10111. The annual Sunday school picnic will take place 'on ,"Wednesday, July 7th. ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED. The engagement is' announced of Lucinda 3, - Shouidice, Owen 'Sound, second daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Shouldice, Shouldice, Ont., to Rev. Eric L, Anderson, B. A,, Bayfield, elle wedding to take place quietly the last week in June, HURON MAN PRESIDENT, Rev. T, W. Neal,. president of the Methodist Social Union, Toronto, was elected president of the Toronto Methodist Conference ,last' week: This is the first time in its history that a man not in .the active minis- try was' elected president of the con- ference. Mr, Neal is a brother of Mr, Albert Neal of the Base Line, YOUNG GIRL DEAD. Myrtle, the young daughter of Mr. and Mrs, R, Carrick, who moved from here to Goderich a short tune ago, ded on Friday last and the re - maim Were brought to 'Clinton for interment on Mo day, This is the third death' in the family within a short time and the parents have the sympathy of their friends. MAIR—COLI? NTJPTIALS,. On Tuesday. morning, -.June the fifteenth, there was solemnized in Wesley Church, by the Rev. D. N. hlcCanius the marriage of Miss Flos- sie Jane Cole, only daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Peter Cole, Goderich town- ship, and Mr. John Stewart Mair, second son of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. K. Mair, Clinton, The bride' was attired In her tray- ening suit of navy tricotine with cor- sage bouquet of Oplaelia rosebuds. Mr. and Mrs. Male left immediate- ly after the ceremony for a wedding your to the United States, REDUCTION -IN' HYDRO RATES. The - Hydro-, Electric 'Commission has authorized the following reduc- tion in the rates for residental and commercial lighting, the new rates to go into effect at once;, Domestic lighting from 41 to 4, 4 to 8c and 21 to 2c minimum net monthly bin, 75c. Commercial lighting from 9 to Sc, front 4 to 4c, from .9 to .8c, min- imum monthly bill 75c. Street lighting $13.00 per year per '100 watt light, was ip12.00, $75 per. year for 500 watt ornamental light, DEATH OF JAMES S. TIMMINS. The death occurred early last Sat- urday morning, of Mr. James S° Tins - mins at his residence, 90 Cowan Av- entre, Toronto. Mr. Timmins was well known in mercantile life, hay- ing carried on business in a number of places including Bleevale and Wingham He was a Conservative, and had several time been approach ed to stand for parliamentary pori - ors, but refused He was a member of Dunn Ave. Methodist Church. He leaves a wife, one daughter and four sons. He was three times married, his second wife being a daughter of .the late Mrs, Morley of Clinton. W. I. ATTENDED MEETING. Eleven of the officers and ,members of the Clinton Womens' Institute mo- tored to Wingham on Wednesday of last week to attend the district meet - There were 150 workers there from. the different branches in West Hur- on. Mrs. Hunter of Brampton a very able and .pleasing speatter gave the address. Splendid reports of the 'work done in each Society were given by the different Secretaries. The Convention was instructive and helpful throughout. DON'T LET'S GET SIIIPSHOD, "What is the . use," pertinently risks The Ilensall Observer, 'fin clean- ing ' up the world unless we sweep our owil door step." That's true. It is all right t0 be interested in world affairs, every intelligent man and woman ought to be so interested, but the main job of Clinton citizens is to boom Clinton. We eaimot do that by knocking each other or fintd- ig, fault with everything clone but rather by working together and mak- ing the best of every ciecumstance. Clintonhaslong had the reputa- tion of being a very pretty town; a town in which the private citizen takes pride in his property and tries to beautify it; a town of"flowers aitd trees and "homey" homes. It means conte trouble to live up to such a reputation but le can be done and the majority ofthe citizens are doing their "bit" toward that end, The Horticultural Society is also do- ing its, •share to create beauty spots, During the past week the public green spots have boon re -planted, with dowers. The 'little green spot, down the "Midway" has been planted and a small ornamental wire fence placed about it to keep the clog's. off. The Society intended to plant flowers. in front of the town hall, also, and erect a :fence but the town fathers. objected to the fence, fearing ,people ,night trip over it, and theeSaeiety:. considered it useless to plant the flowers without the fence. - The plot at the station has also been freshly planted and the ferns planted et the north side of the town hall are ,,com- ing on finely, though the Library' Park is badly burned for lack Of rain. :What about tureen on the hose in dn., hot weather?, or' tiete tti btic who could be peeseed d s into service for that' worlc? A bit of, fresh green lit the centro of the town is Most restful and refreshing 0n a sweltering day and its cffect would be felt by everyone who passed it by. !DONATIONS TION$ Oo�HOSITL The United Farmers Held Successful ClintonPublic Iiospllows:v the month of May were Picnic on Tuesday. as follows: TJnity Club, ° $10; Ms 1, [ Tuesday. Jones, $2; Mx& Jas. Holland, $1; all `these are gratefully acknowledged by the Board, • Now is the time to begin fancy work or quilts for the hospital ba- zaar to be held Oct. 29th. SHE IS GRATEFUL, Mrs. J. T, Reid, who is now nicely recovering from a' long and serious illness, wishes to express her sincere. thanks to the friends and neighbors who showed her many kindnesses during her illness and for flowers sent her by private individuals and by several women's organizations of the churches. CENTENARIAN HAS FALL. The following item from a SC Cath- • mines paper has i r reference to an un - 1 P ' ole of Mr. H. Plumsteel of Clinton; i "Daniel Plumsteel, of St. Catharines, I who' will celebrate his 101st birthday next month, tripped- and fell on the pavement on St. Paul St., on Sunday, and sustained a cut on the head. He was taken home in a taxi, but was out for his customary walk next morning." WATT—KERR, • A very quiet wedding took place yesterday morning lit the home of the bride when Miss Mabel A. Rein youngest daughter .of the late Mr. and Mrs.' James Kerr, was united in. ntax1'iage with Mr. T. Se Watt, the ceremony being peilormed by the Rev, D. N. McCamus, only a few bn- mediate friends being present. The bride wore her travelling suit of navy blue tricotine. There were no attendants. Mr. and Mrs. Watt left almost immediately after the cere- mony on a trip to the west, going by boat from Sarnia. They will probably be absent u couple of. months, - Mr. and Mrs. Watt are both well known and highly esteemed in Clin- ton and their friends extend good wishes for a happy and prosperous wedded life;.. GOVERNMENT MINISTER HERE. The members of the county council met in Clinton on Tuesday and ten- dered a banquet to the Hon. F. C. Biggs, Minister of Public Works and °Highways, and Mr. W. A. McLean;. Delritty-Minister of Highways, at the Rattenbury • House. Mr. A. Hicks, M. P. P. and Mr, 3. M, Govenlock, M. -P. P. for Centre Huron, were al- so guests, The Pion. Mr, Biggs and Mr. Mc- Lean both spoke, Mr. McLean said the Department was wiling to co-op- erate with the municipalides in order that the best results might be obtain- ed and promised that the engineers would visit the county notso much as inspectors as assistants to lend help in bringing about that best result. Hon. Mit Biggs advocated two - track roads, claiming that they; would wear more than twice as Iong as single track roads. He also said that the trees along the highways would receive every care He said it was not the intention of the department to limit its operaions to a few roads but to bring all roads in the province up to a high standard. He pointed out that •transportation was the great- est hindrance to the establishment of consolidated schools and therefore the betterment ol tate roads would be an aid in the betterment of education- al 'conditions. He also refereed to the new Non -glare Headlight Act, which will come into force in a few weeps,. and advised motorists' to buy only lights approved by the department. Warden Petty presided and Mr. J. M. Govenlock, spoke briefly..A num- ber of fainters and others were also present, LIVERMORE -STEPHENSON, The marriage took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A.B. 'Stephen - see, Rattenbury street, east, at high noon on Saturday, of their daughter'e Grace Alice, to Mr. Gordon Liver - moth, London,youtigest sou of Mr. Henry Livermore "of Clinton. The bride wore a pretty gown of white silk georgette embroidered in wool, the conventional veil :and orange blossoms,. and carried a bou• quet of marguerites and Ophelia roses. The bridal couple 'werein attended and during the ceremony stood before a bank of flowers and -ferns. The ceremony was performed by the itev. S. Anderson, Miss Vera Stephenson, sister of the bride, play- ed Lohengrin's wedding chorus as the bride entered the room and dmr- ng the signing of the register Mr: D. G. Wheeler o•r eerie t sang "Be- cause." ., k e, Wheh the newly -wedded ma had received thecongratulatoit5 oft those present al .repaired to `the;-thning room, whor�e`�t,he wedding' hihaheon' o• a served, in la� l . r was so.�v d cotC 's be c f m4 g thirty. The table-`tiecclratsifes' were in pink and white. • Mr, and Mrs 'Livorntnte left oe the afternoon train'' for London Where they will reside,' The biede's going away costume v✓as a shit of navy bluo serge with bodice 61 •embroider•, etl' navy sed soarer georgette sand largo black hat: The bride was the recipient of many very handsome gifts, among there being a cabinet of silver from t o tit ff o G 'a 'Lmtited London a i; r s h Y , e h oor et o od Cor a re she ddb r nil wl zy sortisome time, Tho out of town guests at the wed- e ding wore; Mx. and Mrs, Douglas G. 1,Vheeli,' and Miss Grace Wheeler, London, and Miss Rose Livermore, Toronto. 1, .. Hear Good Roads Discussed bB Govenment Minister., Tuesday was "Farmer's Day" in this vicinity, anyway. First because, after weeks of dry weather, Tuesday. morning brought a much-needed rain, and then it was the day of - the U„ F. 0. picnic in hied Tyndall's grove. The day was not very favorable fey picnicing as,xain threatened, and not only that but actually fell at intervals until late in the afternoon. This did not • hinder the a ttendaneef o alar •o crowd of people,' however, there being itwas estimated about eight hundred present. No doubt there would have been at least five IntntOred more had the clay: been favorable, Under the Protection of the trees little inconven- ience was experienced from the rain and a great deal would have been borne without complaint as the rain was more than welcome. A$ was announced Mr. Andrew Hicks, M. P. P. for South Huron and Government whip, and the Hon, E. C. Biggs, Minister of Public Works and highways, were presentand gave addresses. It had been planned that -the speaking should' take place under the shadow of the forest trees and a platform had been arranged on a wagon and a number of seats built, As the weather turned out so un- settled, however, and many people were loath to leave the shelter of their cars, which were parked in the field at the edge of the grove, it was decided that in this case, "Mohammed" had better come to the "mountain" and a dozen or so of etaiwarts Tan the wagon -platform up to a Central' position with the cars grouped around Within earshot. There were a num- ber, of course, not fortunate enough to posboss cars 00 whose cars: were not near enough, who had to stand, -Mr, William Black of Seaforth, county director for South Huron, oc- cupied the chair and after a few annonnements by the enexgetie secre- tary-of ecre-tary-of the Clinton Club, Mr. G. -W. Layton, he introduced Mr. Hicks, in a few words. ' Mr. Hicks' on rising • said he -was delighted to be present and: to be associated with the Hon. Mr: Biggs,. whom he considered one of the abl- est men in the house. He also paid a tribute to the Premier, Mr. Drury. Mr. Hicks gave a word of advise to the young_ people, "Think twice," said he, Jbefore you leave your com- fortable farm home for the city. Conditions are going to ,improve for rural dwellers and in the years to come, you may be sorry you did not stick to the farm." He referred al- so to the Government's Hydro scheme and said it was the intention when power was available through the com- pletion of the Chippewa extension, which it was expected would •be in ` 1921, to gradually reach a common rate basis for users of Hydro "wheth- er in-Tuckeesntith, ,Toronto or Niag- ara." Mr. Hicks touched lightly upon the' discussion an alledged statement made by him at a Middlesex meeting last week had caused. He spoke guardedly, however, and tirade no ex- plicit statement. Xe also spoke : of the Cooperative„system, in the ab- sence - of Mr,. Powers; who was lin- ,able to be present. Hon. Mr. Biggs said he never talk- ee 'politics,, He wasn't a politician, ho was just -a man trying to do his best in the position to which the premier had called him. He outlined as briefly ,:as he could the govexn- ments road scheme and spoke also of schools and •defended the Goven- ,ment's Civil Pension Bill, Mr. Biggs 'said that out account of the high price of labor and also of the ineffieiency •01`labor it was, 001- possble for then te accomplish as much as was planned thi8 year but ib -was the. Govethunent's intention to bring all roads up to a certain stan- dard. Ile stressed the need of main- taining, the roads. f0the time is past,” said . ho, "for the building of good roads, and then begetting all about them."' Arrangements.' have beeh made whereby townships which do away with the statute labor system may have 20% of their outlay re- turned to thein, lie also urged the• appointment of a township foreman, as the workdone would he likely to be more uniform. Forty per cent, 01 the salary of such an official would be pad by the Government, $20,000, 0Q0 he said .had been set aside for the assistance of - weaker- townships. Townships in which,, on account of the i physical formation of the land, the building Of roads was difficult, This tnoney is to bo loathed for three years+ without interest. "Good roads will help in tlto bring- ing about of consolidated schools," said 1Vlii'; l3iggs. "The children of the farms shoulcl have their education brought to them and not have to go to the towns £or High school train- ing." - "Now I ant' going to speak about that notorious legislation, the Civil Pensions Bill," staid Mr, Biggs, "Why do large corporations all have sup- enannuation schemes?" he asked "simply because it pays and it will pay the Government." Ho then went. on to show that by the payment et the five per cert, "ofv xis salary into t 1 n p y fttttcl and the taking, Out of ae endow- ment policy ey that he civil servantant re- tired practically on his own money. "No legislation went through this term that I'm hale es proud of Yrs that bill," concluded Mr, Bigg. The Minister said that the 254 bets passed by the Legislature was evi- dence that the Government had been working and none' of it wee class legislator'. He said valuable help had ben given by both Liberals and Conservatives during the session and -the Governmet did .not disdain good suggestions no matter where they came from, Mr. A, A, Powers and Mrs. Brodie, who were to have spoken, were un - ale -to beP resent When thespeaking was concluded, supper was served and afterwards a program of sports was gone through, It was a very successful gathering and the •ofcers of the two Farmers" Clubs are to be congratulated. ¶1l1M "Don't complain about the rain," remarked Mr. Malts. Even if you den spoil a suit of clothes you'll be able to buy another one in the fall when this . rain gets in its work." ¶.¶¶1f Hon. Mr Biggs, Mr Hicks and Mr. McLean had to leave early as 'they were going to inspect • the road be -I ,ween Sarnia and St Marys and wish- ed to make Sarnia that night. 1f¶1f,t A farmer called the attention of The News -Record to the number of cars present "Each one -will repre- sent about $1,000" said ' -he, "at a low estimate." There were, we should judge, at least two hundred. ¶¶¶¶ It must not be supposed that there were no horses, however. A number of fine horses and rigs were ' also seen. ¶¶¶¶ A program of sports was lain off after supper. Tug-of-war between Seaforth and Clinton clubs won' by the former. 11¶11If Mr. H. E. Rorke was on the grounds with a Starr phonograph and some fine`, records and entertained the people with some choice selections. , If If Farmers somehow always expect one to have a good appetite and, must be confessed, few people dis- appointed them when the supper home came around. TOURNAMENT POSTPONED. Owing to Tuesday's rain the bowl- ing tournament, which was to have taken place yesterday,, was postpon-. ed. It will talte place Friday: (to- tnorrow), the same program of pro- cedure to be observed. The Taylor trophy is to be com- peted for. - DEATH OF WILLIAM EAST.', William East. a native and ahnost a: life-long resident of Clinton, passed away at his home on Princess street on Saturday after about a"fortnight's illness. He -was a son of the late Thomas East who conducted a brick- yard where MI'. C. J. Wallis', resi- dence now. stands: Mr. East ]tadlieen in failing health for some months - but bravely Awls:to his work alMost to the enol Ile was weighntasteti at the,etationand mailcarrier between the�postollice and station, and the fate and early hours were wearing on him. But he' had never folly recovered from the effects of a fall from a -ladder while acting as engineer at the: Power House about six years ago; one aruu being almost. useless. A fortnight ago he suffered a stroke -end he was 'removed to the hospital, wherehe remained a.week.. Ile asked to 115 brought home, how- ever, and they had him proved on Thursday last, In ail his illness he was patient, thinking more of others, than of himself. He -was a quiet 101111, not given numb to speech, but Ile was dependable and faithful in whatever lie• undertook and tried to do_ his duty at all times, , Forty-one years ago he was mar- riecl to Miss Mary Brown, who sur.' vives stint. Mrs. East has never been, robust .and ,will miss her husband sorely. Four brothers: I -tarry. and Edward of Hullett; John of Norfolk,. Va., and George of Clinton, and three sisters Mrs. Stanbury of Detroit, Mrs. Laverack of Doroagial, Mich., and Mrs. Idog'dens of Blyth. also 800- vive. • Mr, East was a Methodist in relig- ion,- being a 1n'embee' of Wesley church and, Whenever Health permits tud; lisiwas i1} his place at the Sun- day services, The funeral took place fon bit late residence on ,Monday afternoon. 'The services were conducted by the Rev, D. N, McCmms and the pallbearers were: T. J. Watt, I•I. Fitzsimons, It 1. Chant, A;: -J Tyndall, W, Tl, Hell* WIT and 3. P. Sheppard. Amongst those who were here for the funeral, some of them, being hero :tor a timebefere his death, were; Mr, •Stanbuy, Detroit; Mrs, Lever- ack, Daroagial, Mich Mr. and Mr's.. Joseph Brown, vault Ste, .Marie; Mrs, Armstrong and little son, Mond; Ont., Mr, and Mrs. Fred Bvown and dangle. ter, Must Eva, Brantford;. Mr, and' Mns. Hodgens, Blyth, end Miss Lillie Rouse, Stratford..., a relatives but - T0 the bereaved t as , the widowi Y her lot ell pedally to it in i noes the sympathy of rho community goes out, 1Vt(1l'' LOCALS,O1 1';tGp1S 5 &.