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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1920-8-12, Page 1No, 2058-4Ist Year Clinton News= erAsoeto end f 1920, 50c Clinton 19200hautauqua ,,i was a great treat to,lovers trrc f ood uric, N: F ,• u :d• v Clinton 1921 Chautauqua, `I. • i.4 r , r' �d to is 'Y.' otar lookedf v will be9 u' "r. S R., , ' e91,. I sure •2- r,«n�<, r �t , i, � all h peat pleasure 1 b et ,..a.. w t..,, n y1, /t..,,r What about the inter- ; r S4Y fL. "re `•ul : i ; ,\ j }'•, venin twelvestns. ate?• ri io I,We have solved the pro -'-`�= '' blern beautifully for yon.• 1MIS MASTER '1010E• ' ss i' You can hear the real i.: nas.g -,sac0crr great aetiets in your horse. --just as you want to hear them. WE WILL SUPPLY YOU WITH A VICTROLA AND ' ALSO THE VICTOR RECORDS When you play VICTOR RECORDS on the VIOTROLA, and only on the Viotrola,'you really hear the great artists exactly as they themselves heard and approved their own work. o ,A Q®y p��,,gyp,, r' :Jeweler and Optician Issuer of marriage licenses , Phone 174w - Residence. 1743 mamodasmeangsmak The Royal Bank of C anda HEAD OFFICE, MONTREAL Collections made. Drafts sold. 490 branches throughout Canada and Newfoundland FOREIGN BRANCHES CUBA -Havana, 45 Branches) Antilla, Banos, Bnyamo, Caiharlen, Cnmaguey, Cardenas Cleo de Avila, Ceinfnegos, Florida, Guantanamo, Jatibonice, Manzanillo, Matanzas' Moron, Nuovitas, Palma Soriano, Pinar dol Rio, Puerto Padre, Smut la Grande, Sancti Spiritus, Santa Clara and Santiago do Cuba DOMINICAN REPUBLIC -S. oingo, Pz and uorto Plata, Sanchez., nce 9 Pedro do Macotto Jose Santiago do los Caballeros MARTINIQUE -Fort de France GUADELOUPE-Pointo•a•Pitro;and BB500 TOOTO VENEZUELA -Caracas, Ciudad Bolivar.Staracaibo and Puerto Cabello BRITISH WEST INDIES Antigua -St. John's Bahaman -Nassau Barbados Bridgetown and Speighthtown Dominica -Roseau Grenada -St, Goorgo'e Jamaica-Rincston Montserrat -Plymouth Nevis -Charlestown St Ritts -Basseterre Tobago -Scarborough Trinidad -Port of S atm and Sau Fernando British Guitrna-Goorgotowu, Now Amsterdam a.bd Inose Ball (Cot•ontyne) British Honduras-13eliro 5.020 INCORPORATED 1855 THE MOLSONS B NK Capital and Reserve $9,000,000 Over 130 Branches We invite a call from farmers seeking a good Banking connection giving courteous and efficient service. Savings Department at all Branches. H: R. SHARP, Manager CLINTON BRANCH Safety Deposit Boxes to Rent READY -TO -WEAN CLOTHING 2 he g'lorrfsh: Clothing Co. OrmBnsa CLOTHING STRAW HATS Clearing at HALF PRICE Q "Carry Overs" Here .We ofel these great reduc• tions for tha purpose of clearing out our straw hat stock so that we may not be obliged to carry any over until ne±t saa$o, /442----.- 2.00A ,Ari t ���,,yi� SPECIAL 111 FJ{EfSp@ SUITS$1.10 20 Men's Suite in grey tweed, size 34 to 44, regular $122,00, to clear at $ (5.00. These are genuine bargains so act quickly if you want a cheap suit, THE 0111115ll CLflTI1INI CO. d1, tt��,,��Qr�Q Square 'ver , "A � �re Deal for �Man." A TRUSTY FRIEND. • Mr. A. Hooper and his trusted sev- „ on a •a •ted out "Lizzie" started - Llz s . e 1 e al od xlY i i n hike last week, con b nl g business with n] a sure, They stoppeded for re- freshments at Centralia, London, In- gersol and Salford, going a distance of eighty miles, The next day they returned and we have it on the word of Mr. Hooper that not one minute's time was lost either going or coming by any misconduct on "Lizzie's" part. Great little car, and well handled; too. BOARD IS GRATEFUL. • At the `August meeting of the Hos- pital .Board the following donations were acknowledged: Mrs. Fred Ford, Hlolrnesville, $5,00, Mr. Howard Williams; $1.00; Mrs, Jas. Holland, $1.00; Miss Mount - castle, $1.00; Mrs. J. C. Colclough, $2,00; Mr. Geo. Tebbutt, $2,00. The electric bell system has been installed in the hospital, Mr. Venner doing all the work free of cliarge. This was a very considerable item, and the Board is correspondingly grateful to hitrrt for Itis services. MARRIED IN TORONTO. A quiet wedding took place at the Parkdale Methodist church parson- age, Toronto, em Thursday last when the Rev. 3. C. Balfour united in niar- raige Ruby E., younger daughter of the late H. W. Cook of Clinton, and Mrs, Cook, and Roy Dickson, son of Mr. Henry Dickson of Toronto. On- ly a few intimate relatives of the connecting parties witnessed the cer- emony and aftrwards a wedding luncheon 'was served at the hone of the bride's sister. Mr. and Mrs. Dick- son will reside in Toronto and the bride's many friends in Clinton waft good wishes for a bright future for herself and her young husband. HALL—KENT NUPTIALS. The marriage took place at St. Mark's church, Toronto, at eight o'clock on Saturday evening last, of Katharine Kent and Charles S. Hall, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Hall of Constance; formerly of Clinton. The bride wore her suit of cream French broadcloth atld a large hat. The couple were unattended, the bride being given away by her uncle, Mr. Fay Kent, and the ceremony was witnessed by only relatives and a few intimate friends. The Rev. Mr. Euley officiated. At the conclusion of the ceremony CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUS' 12th, 1924 THE HOME PAPER ordAti" .._ n' a tr Y1 Newspa BAND APPRECIi1TED. , "The Clinton Inti° band;' numbering twenty-five, arrived in good time aid o throughout the day generously c n - tribixted their fine music •to the de- light of everyone" was the way the '.Blyth Standard reported the part the Iiilties took in the Blyth celebration. SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS. The following Clinton Collegiate students were successful in passing the recent Middle School examina- tion: 5.' M. Draper, K, L. Hamilton (Sup.); A. E. Hellyar, (Ilon.); A. L. Lawrence;; E. 13. McTaggart, W. E. Nelson; E. P. Scotchtnere; L. M. Sny- der; F. Wallis; A. Walker. ' The .following were successful in passing the Junior Matriculation ex- amination: E. J. Fear, E. M. Fergu- son, G. A. fowler, K. L.i -' Hamilton, E. M. Hardy, Z. A. I. Jackson, H. E. Johns, 3. F. McGregor, E. 13. McTag- gart, W. E, Neilson, F. Wallis, A. Walker. TIIE SCHOOL FAIR. The ,prize list for the Clinton School 'Fair, which takes place Sep- tember 22nc1, has been issued aur} ar- rangements are being made for hav- ing a particularly . interesting fair. Prizes are being offered for grain, roots and vegetables, poultry, live stock, nature study, drawing, ast and writing, nianuel training, domestic science, flowers and frust, sports, public speaking, parades, etc. There are eighty-eight entries in all besides those for sports and in many cases four or five prizes offered. The fair is being held „under the direction of Inspector Field and S. B. Stothers; Agricultural Representative. OLD CLINTON BOY HONOURED. An old Clinton boy, in the person of Mr. R. H. Coats. chief of the Sta- tistical' Department of the Canadian Government, has been appointed to the Statistical Commission of the League of Nations and will leave Can- ada for Europe in September to take part in the sittings of that body. Mr. Coats is the only member of the Con - mission outside of Europe and his ap- pointntnt is considered not only a high tribute to hint but also to the splendid efficiency of Canada's Sta- tistical Department, which is consid- ered by experts to be the best in the world. Mr. Coats spent his boyhood in the bridal party and guests drove to Clinton and many old friends here the hone of Mr. and Mrs. Kent, .8 have watched his career with much in - Tyndall avenue, where a reception Wrest. He is a brother of Registrar was held and a buffet luncheon served, Wm. Coats of Godericn. before Mr. and Mrs. Hall left for Mus- S B TELLS FISH STORIES. koka on their honeymoon. On their return they will reside in Toronto, Stephen Stothers, of Clinton, ac - Mr. Hall being a member of the Bay , conpanied by his wife passed through street branch of the Maisons ,Bank. Kincardine on Thursday last on their - 1MIr. Hall is very well known in way to Lion's Head, where he was to Clinton, this 'having been his boyhood join Mr. Mackay, of Walkerton in home, and he having served on the some Departmental wore in coniec- staff of the Molsons Bak here before tion with their respective Counties, going overseas, where he had a dis- Huron and Bruce; in the, interests of tinguished career as a lieutenant in Agriculture. On returning on Sunday the Royal Air Force. Old friends here evening Mr. Stothers htformed us wish him and his bride a happy fu- that while in the north country he had occasion to visit in the district in which Miller Lake is situated. We have fished off the dock, listened to Bob Ross, Jinn Malcolm, R. J. Stew- art and Judge Klein telling of the wonderful catches in that country but we had to take our hats off to Mrs. David Stephenson, mother,, of Stothers upon his return. We do not Mr. Arthur 'B. Stephenson of "town, , like to question the veracity of any died at his hone on Sunday morning ' man holding a prominent public po- in her eighty-fifth year. I sition but the fish stories told require The deceased, whose maiden name the 0. K. of Phil Forbes before they was Susannah Boyes, was a native of Yorkshire, England, but came to this country with parents, and brother and sister when she was about' four- teen years of age. The family lo- cated on the Goshen Line, Stanley, and when she had grown to woman- hood the subject of this sketch was married to David Stephenson, who predeceased her by thirty-six years. There they continued to live and Stanley township was for the great- er part of her life, her home, For some' years she resided with 'her son and when he came into Clinton she accompanied hint. Mrs. Stephenson was a Methodist in religion and was for over fifty years a consistent mem- ber of that Church, For sense months she had been failing and for the past few weeks has been confined to bed. Her death was due to a general break- ing up of the system. ture. Mr. and Mrs. Hall and Mr. Bern- ard Hall of Constance and Miss May- ne Hall of Clinton went to Toronto for the wedding. PASSING OF A PIONEER, clown with us. Phi1'•s reputation on fish and other stories has never been questioned and if he says their catch is what they say it was, we will ac- cept the statement,—Kincardine Re- view. AMONG THE CHURCHES. Ont. St, Church Mr. Harold Turner addressed the League on Monday evening giving a very interesting account of his ex- periences in Belgium. St. Paul's Church Rev. (Capt.) Masters of St: Marys, who is simmering at Bay'fielcl, took the services in this church on Sunday anis will continue to do so for the next few Sundays. Baptist Church Services as usual next Sunday, con- ducted by the pastor. Evening sub- ject: "The man who went borrowing Mrs. Stephenson was the mother of at nsidnight" three children, Mrs. Joseph Robinson, Annual S. S. Picnic to Bayfield ern who' died at her home in London Saturday, Mg. 14th. about two months ago Mts. Alex. Willis Church Welsh and Arthur B. Stephenson nson both Rev, Dr. Stewart ofTo Toronto, ho of Clinton. COOPER'S CURVES CONFUSING, people You Know "Cooper pitched for Clinton" said The Zurich Herald in' reporting the baseball ganie in Clinton on celebra- tion day, "and our boys found it hard to connect with his fast .curves," CLINTON MARKETS. Oats, $1,25. Barley $1.70. Wheat $1.98. Buckwheat $1.46. Butter 65e, Eggs, Me. to 5Ge. Live Hogs, $19.50. PASSED TEACHERS' EXAMS. Mr. M. T. Nealon, formerly of the staff of the Collegiate Institute, has just successfully passed his examin- ation as specialist in physical culture and Messrs. W. V. Crich and H. R. Kilty were successful in the examin- ation of supervisors in physical cul- ture, ' in the recent midsummer courses. •- NOW IMPROVING. Mr. B. J. Gibbings, who went over to Flint, Mich., for surgical treatment, underwent a'successful operation last week and at latest reports was doing well, having been discharged from the hospital. It is hoped that he, will speedily recover and be able to re- turn hone. Mrs, Gibbings, who ac- companied him, returned home yes- terday evening. AT YOUR SERVICE, SIRS! A Mullett township farmer adver- tised some farms to rent in a recent issue of The News -Record, The ad- vertisement was marked to run. for four issues but at the end of two the farmer came in and stated that he had found tenants for his farms and we might cancel the ad. There's no better advertising medium in 'Huron County than "The People's Paper." DIED SUDDENLY IN THE WEST. Mrs. John Bell of Lloydminster, Sask,, formerly a resident of Clinton died very suddenly on Monday and her remains are,being brought to Blyth for intermnt beside those of her husband, who died last winter at Vancouver, where lie had gone to spend the cold months. One son, 3. R. Bell of Lloydminser, and one daughter, Mrs. Mabel Bell of Sing- hampton, survive. CLINTON NOW HAS THIREE: Clerk Macpherson received a eons- munication the other clay form the committee in charge of war trophies stating that a couple of machine guns were being consigned to Clinton and they arrived last evening and are at present on•the boulevard in front of the town hall. They are, of course, much smaller than the field gun -re- ceived some time ago, which is to oc- cupy a place on the postofifiee square, CAN'T BE REPEATED. A number of Clinton citizens went out for a few hours' fishing yester- day afternoon in the vicinity of Ben - miller and made a fine catch of speck- led trout. One of the trout measured fourteen inches, this was caught by Mr. Wan. Robinson, but others mea- sured ten and ten and a half inches. Now don't drop this paper and grab your rods, all ye sportsmen. It takes skill to land the speckled ones, luck cones to but few. BASEBALL NOTES.' A number of Clinton fans accom- panied the baseball team to Zurich on Thursday evening and saw the latter team pile up a score of five against Clinton's two. The game was coning Clinton's way until the seventh inning but something went wrong and their luck changed. This was an unlucky quarter of the moon for the Clinton baseball team, anyway. They lost to Crediton on Tuesday in a score of 5-2, Had they had the luck to win from Zurich on Thursday last and from Crediton on Tuesday it would have put them in a good position in the League, LITTLE-. LOCALS. Flax pulling is now an important industry in this vicinity, The Model School opens on Wed- nesday next at ten o'clock. Miss Mary Argent has taken a position in Bartlifl's restaurant. A number from town and vicinity left yesterday on the harvesters' ex- cursion to the west. A number of young friends from Ethel •motored down on Sunday and spent the day with Miss Marjorie Mc - Math. Messrs. Cantelon Bros. made their first shipment of plums last week. This is said to be very early for planus. Mr. W. L, Mair of Hallett has moved his family into the Pratt cot- tage on Rattenbury street, which he ,,recently purchased. Mrs, Robert Marshall, an esteemed resident of this vicinity for the past fifty-five years, is at percent very ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs. James Livermore. Mr. 3, A, Sutter has purchased the house on Rattenbury street recently vacated by Mr. Elton Resell and af- ter some repairs are made to it he Will take possession. Miss Viola Cook is visiting Wingham Wends for a.fow days.. Miss May Ferguson spent the week- endwithher parents at Auburn. n n Miss Barbara McIver returned recont- ly from a very pleasant trip up the lakes. Miss Ethel McDougall of Hensall is visiting her cousin, Miss Eileen At- kinson, turned on Monday from their hon- eymoortpp trip. Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Watt returned yes- terday from their two -months' trip to the west. Mr. 1I, Cole, who has been spending a couple of weeks in Clinton, has returned to Brantford. Miss Vera Dodds returned home Sat- urday after a visit with her aunt, Mrs. Hadrian of London. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie J. Wasman re - Miss Clara Beacom of Henderson, North Carolina, is the guest of her cousin, Mrs. J. Dunford. Miss Kat? MacAllister of Lncknow, formerly of Clinton, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Wallis, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Josling of Detroit are the guests of their uncle, Mr. T. E. Mason of Samnv;rnill. Miss Carrie Akam returned to To- - ronto on Monday after spending a month with her mother in town. Mr. Vitae Crich who has been tak- ing a special course in physical cul- ture, is holidaying at his home in town. Mr• and Mrs. .W. Bryclone returned Tuesday from an extensive motor trip to the eastern part of the pro - Misses Eva ad Helen Brown of Brant- ford are visiting their aunt, Mrs. Wm, East, and other friends here- abouts. Miss Mabel Marshall and Miss Hattie Livermore of London are spending a vacation at their respective hones in town. Mr. and Mrs. Currell of Oshawa spent the week -end as the guests of the lady's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Shipley. Miss Winnie Penrose returned to To- ronto this week after spending a couple of weeks with Mr. and Mrs, Frank Hollyman. Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Wheeler and Miss Grace of London are spending a few days at the home of the lady's par- ents, 114r. and Mrs. A. B. Stephen- ' son. Mrs. J. W. Biggins of the ' London Road, who has been visiting rela- tives in England for the past sev- eral weeks, is now on 'her way Monte. Mr. Rob. Allison and his son, Mel- vin, and Mr. Wright of Clandeboye visited on Sunday at the hone of the former's cousin, Mr. W. J. Dodds. • Mr. W. H. Colwill of Brucefieid was in town the first of the week prior to leaving for the west, where he ex- pects to put in the remainder of the summer. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. McCartney of Woodstock are spencing a holi- day at the/ home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Wheatley, and with other rela- tives in town and vicinity. Mr. G. Stebbins, who has spent the past fortnight with his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Watts, returned ' on Monday to Stratford, where he has taken a position with the Bell Telephone Co. Mr. Harvey and Misses Pearl and Lillian Potter motored to Wood- stock last week. On their return on Monday they were accompan- ied by Rev. Mr. Smith and his sons, Harry and Stanley, of Jarvis. Mr. F. E. Foulcls, who has been spending the summer in Muskoka, has been in town this week looking for a residence to which to bring his bride when the Collegiate opens. i of a few Clinton is badly n need modern houses for renting, iYlessrs• Chas, F. Libby and Fred Jackson leave next week on their annual motor jatmt. This time they purpose going around Lake Erie, with stops at various places of in- terest by the way. We have heard something of a little send-off which is being arranged by a number of London friends fir the evening they spend there before starting on the long journey, These holiday out- ings are always thoroughly, en- joyed. Stanle g Township The funeral took place from the was n charge of the services in this Mr. Stanley Jackson, who has been church for the past two Sundays, went at his farm down at Denfield most of home of her sort on Tuesday after- to Londesboro of Sunday and the p noon. Thtl services at ]rouse and Rev.Mr. Geddes of Ailsa Craig the orae' summer, spent a few days et gravesicle were conducted by the Rev. preached morning and evening. Next o his home clueing the past weep re- Tnes lay. . n ed on c • into Denfield y turning S. Anderson, and the pallbearers were Sunday the Rev. E. 11ieL. Smith, for - four grandsons: Lawrence Stephen- rttexly of! Hensel], will preach. Stephen- son, Oliver and Norman Welsh and m Douglas Wheeler of 'London. The re- Tho Rev. Mr, Uren of Mitcheill solus were laid beside those of her preached in Ontario street church on husband B t in ayfild e cemetery. Sunday morning last and in Wesley The flowers sent by friends were church in the evening. He spoke in very beautiful and almost covered the interests of the Lord's Day Alli - the casket. auce, the representative who had been Amongst those from out of town antotmced to speak in Clinton being who were present for the funeral tillable to come. The respective pas. were: Mr. Joseph Robinson, Mrs• tors took the alternate services in Moore and daughter, Me. and Mrs. D. their own churches. The Sacrament Wheeler and Miss Grace, and Miss was administered in Ontario street Vera Stephenson, L1o cion,r an M . d ,. - Mrs. Robt. Boyer, Mitchell; Mrs. Pei church in the morning, Next Sunday the union serviees�will ward Boyes and Mr, and Mrs• lt. be resumed, for th'einexdtwo: Sundays ser, besides Elliott, des trimly relatives and old berg held in Ontario etteett ehuroh Mid conducted by tho Itov, D. N. Mew n table township, friends front Stanley Y p � meetings s int' prayer l e Union r v g gull. t Cabins, n . �tchWod nsda ay 'C bl �' Mo- ir tf 1f 4 arse char h i rho s Mr, anct Mrs, Stephenson wish to ening', File S,tliaday schools 11101111 in el:tetd their sincere thanks to the their ow'n rooms as tett o'olock Sun- many (014and neighbors for the day riming wind the Epworth kindnesses shown thein during .their A party of gypsies passed through town the other day having a great string of ]torsos in their train. Evi- dently the auto has not ousted the in the estimation of the ypsy, hosegypsy. eMatlt wino taught Mai otic M g Miss � , at Ethel last year, has accepted a school near Dublin fon tlto editing year and Miss Ruth, who has just in,. fi eagues meet hi their own rooms on 1 isbed her course at Vitality, will teach mother's illness and Since her deattil Monday evoothg in Na. 4 Htillett, • i -- , Baglield Bayfield voters', list has been issued and is posted up at the etlice of the clerk for inspection, There is in part number one 168 voters and in t 1par nmitber two,3 . Sixty r 0 S ty pe sons are entitled to act as jurors. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Roberts, Miss Jean Roberts and Rev. J. E, Stuart, London; Mr. and Mrs, Henderson, Miss Irene Henderson, and Mr, Smith St. Marys; Mrs. Stanbury and Stew- art Stanbury, Exeter, and Miss Mary Modelanf, Seaforth, are guests at the Albion. John and Bud Richards of Detroit and Harold Heath, IIamilton; are - guests at the Commercial. Miss Annie Beattie of Brandon, Man., is the guest of her sister, Mrs. A. E. Erwin, Mr. Arthur Peck and wife of Ak- ron, Ohio, are spending a few weeks in the village. Misses Mabel and Eva Stinson of Toronto are spending a few weeks with their parents Mr. and Mrs. W. 3, Stinson. Mrs. Fisher of Kitchener is the guest of her sister, Mrs. 'F. A. Ed- wards. Miss Edythe •-Green of Detroit is spending a few weeks holidaying at her hone in the village. Mrs. Crow of Detroit is spending a • few weeks with friends in the vil••• lage. Postmaster Scott and family of Clinton are spending August in Miss Simpson's residence on the Terrace. Mrs. Holmes and daughter, Miss Agnes Holmes and -Miss Ethel Do- herty of Hollyoke, Mass., and Mr. avid Mrs. Kempthorn of Saskatoon, Sask., are spending August in Mrs. Ross' cottage, Sum -R -Inn, on 'Catharine St, Mrs. Richard McDool and son Rich- ard, of Bayfield motored up north ov- er the week-end'visiting the former's son, Capt. Ed. Reid, of Owen Sound. The death occurred at Bayfield last Thursday evening of Mr. A. E. Mulct, editor-in-chief of The London Free Press, after an illness of about three weeks. Mr. Miller bad come to Bay field about the middle of July to spend a few days and was almost im- mediately taken seriously ill with rheumatic fever, he having suffered somewhat with rheumatism for a short time previously. A few days before his death pnuemonia set in and he gradually sank. He was fifty years of age and in the prime of his usefulness. IIe was born on a farm in Perth county. On leaving school he entered the employ of The Free Press and learned the printing trade. Later he joined the reportorial staff and gradually worked up until he was at his death, malnaghng editor, Thus his whole career had been spent with the one paper. Mr. Miller was considered one of Western Ontario's most outstanding newspapermen. In, 1918 he, with a number of other Can- adian newspaper men, visited the Eur- opean war' fields and what he saw made a sleep impression upon hint and on his return he spoke at many points regarding his experiences. • He was a member of Askin street Methodist church, London. Iris wife and• two daughters survive. The remains were removed to London on Friday and on Saturday the funeral was held from, his late residence, Elmwood avenue, h, . Gaoderioh Township Miss Margaret McEachen of Mt. Forest 11115 been engaged to teach in S. S. No. 9 during the cooling year at a salary of $850. Mrs. J. E. -Andrews and Miss Grace Stewart of Cleveland, Ohio, have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. C,13. Middleton. Miss Anna Elliott of Bayfield, It teacher of four years' experience, has been engaged as teacher in No. 4 for the coming year, Miss Elliott comes highly recommended and the t0ustoos are' congratulating themselves upon their good fortune in securing her star - Vices. e iZuv. W. A. Elliottof LongBatch, h t Cal., who has been visiting the old horse locality around the fourth eon- cession .for, the past week or so, will preach in Bethel church ort SiledeY next, owning and evening, , LondesbOI'O Mr. Frank Fingland of Toronto has been visiting under the parental roof that of Mr. and Mrs. J. Fingland. 1Mr. Thos. Lavin left on Tuesday, for his home in Toronto after spend- ing several weeks at the home of Mr. 11I. Ross. Mr. and -Mrs. Braithewaite have gone west where they will visit re- latives for a time. Miss Helen Quinn has returned from a visit of some four months with friends at Toronto and Niagara Falls. Mr, Chas. Crawford and son Clar- ence. leave this week for the west, Mrs. Crawford of Blyth spent the week -end in the village. Mr. Dennis Roberton of Hlamilton is spending a fortnight at his home here. Mr, Thos. Sampson is able to bo our again after his severe illness. Mrs. Weymouth of Toronto atten- ded the filmset of Mrs, Edutu lid Man - nng on Saturday, l:Brucefield On August 5th the Kelly Circle held their monthly meeting at the usual thine and place, eighteen member's re- sponding to the roll call The meet - hag was unusually intetesthng, both paper and ehart being brimful of in- fomation and showing that much care and thought bad been spent on theist PatlOni. A pleasing • featureof tea 13 p n n the business was the report of.;the Collection of old papers and maga- sines which•the Circle recently made. The sun of $132,54 was realized, the expenses were $23, leaving a clear profit of $110.54. One hundred dol• lays of this money is to be sent di. redly to Mrs. Donald McGillivray, China to translate 2 children's hooks into the Chinese language. The Circle wishes to take this opportunity' oS thanking the community for their 'very generous help in this matter, al- so to snake it known that it is In- tended to slake this a yearly event and it ie hoped all papers and Maga. zings be kept from now en. Tho Oh - Old also wishes to thank Mr. Andrew r use of his • ttots 1 gratuitous o the g Scott for warehouse, which n ada the packing kin ext and loading so convenient. At the 11 mecning, on Sept, dud, Miss Jean El - coat and Miss A,, ittrttenbttry will ba- the' loaders and, Miss 3001110 Gonunib Will tante chart No, 11,