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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1920-7-8, Page 1LINTON NEW ER Lstltblished 'i 865, Vol, 55,' . No, 2 CLINTON, Q N TA R l,Q, THURSDAY • JULY 8th, 3,920. We Went the News from Your Setion. VV, I'l. Kam 4 Sou, Editors tend Publishers,. PEPTONA 4 Genuine Strength and Body Builder. The Ideal Tonic for Old and Young. Sold at the Rexall Store. W. 8, R, 1=X0 LMIEMS Phm. T3, THE REXALL STORE WVVVVVYVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVWVAANY ill INCOKPORATED IN 1666 CAPITAL AND RESERVE 09,000,000 Over 120 Branchia THE MOLSONS BANK THE MOLSONS BANK is prepared to render every assistance possible to responsible businessmen or farmers in financing their business. The Manager will be glad to go into your affairs with you and give you any information needed about banking. • HL R. Sharp, Mgr., Clinton Branch Safety Deposit Boxes to Rent. 51.19 ri e Royal ga.pkli HEAD Capital Reserve Funds Total Assets OF CANADA incorporated 4869. OFFICE, MONTREAL a , ... 'l7,000,000 630 Branches 418,000,000 ,,,$$550,000,000 Special attention to Farmers' requirements. Interest �tII paid on Deposits. Safety Deposit Boxes to Rent. I !i R. E. 'MANNING, Manager , Clinton Brandi 4.iVien's sults To Clear at $22.50 This lot consists of broken lines and sizes in fancy worsted and tweeds. A number of W nth the COUNCIL MEETING Base Ball in League Zurich Boat Goderich The Zurich base ball team won at Goderlch on the ist by a score of 6 to 4, The Hawaiian. for Zurich, Zurich ...H0 4 0.0 1 1 0 0 0-6 Goderich ,- i 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0-4 o Clinton won at Goderich The Clinton Base ball team won at Goderich on Monday might by a score of 10-4. The Cooper brothers was the battery for Clinton. Goderich plays here on Friday night of this week, Credton Trirna Zurich 15.0. At Zurich on Tuesday night the boys from Crediton and surrounding country defeated Zurich' in a league game by a score of 15-0. The Zurich boys lost all their luck. -'-'0- Clinton's Cameo at Home. Zurich, May 31, Crediton; June 10 *Goderich, June 14 Zurich, June 21 Goderich, July 9. Crediton, July 15 - Coderich, Jtliy 23 Zurich, Aug 2, 1 Credlttiit, Aug, 10. • concert, pe, reel e • . ,MciYtultay and Miller,•tliat the Clerk Clintdn's Cakes Aeon'. be instructed to write Cat. Doughty to acknowledge the receitrl of the gun At Creditoii, Jude 3 and that Council will liv+e up to the At Zutiell, June 7. "At Goderich, June 16 At Zurich, June 24 At Crediton, June 28 At Goderich, July 5 At Goderich, July 21. At Zurich, Aug. 5 At Crediton, Aug. 13, 0000000000000,00 O WHAT COUNCIL 1?` -D 0 O Recommended purchase of. 0 O 200 feet of new hose. ' • 0 O Passed, 0y-Law..to: raise 0 lO fI20,000. for remodelling school 0 O Ordered 12 more barrels of p O 'rarvla to finish roads. 0 O Sends letter of thanks to 0 O to Mr. J. J. Merner, M.P„ for 0 O securing gun for town. 0 O Amended part of Pool Room 0 O Bylaw. 0 O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Council met on Monday Evening with Mayor Cottle in the chair and Reeve Mil ler, Councillors, Nediger, McMurray, Johnston, WIitse, Middleton present. Minutes of last Meeting were read end confirmed, From Lieut!Col, Doughty, Director of war Trophies in regards to the German gun sent to Clinton. Front K. A. Cockburn, Chief Clerk in the Department of the Public High- ways stating that they had taken over various roads for the Prov. Highway. Co. Clerk Holman sent the Council the amount to raised for Co. purposes $3969,52. From the 1'. U. Commission in re- gards to the entension of the main on Issac street for flax mill etc, total cost estimated. is 111229.70. Girls Auxiliary re. 'Chautuaqua asking that the board withdrawn their weekly concert, but parade on Tuesday night find march to the ggrounds and give a ANNOUNCEMEN7 Cars for Hire Having plat in two small cars and one Baby Grand — 0 ---- PATRONAGE .SOLICITED ---o—.-- J. 13. LAVIS Chevrolet Sales and Service. Phone 144 Estimates given A. E. wood Interior and Exterior Decorating them are all wool and worth fro m We protect year floors, fund. tare, etc., by plenty of drop sheets. Wall Papers, Mouldings, Signs, Etc. 81 Isaac Street $25 00 to $35 00 iconditions, as set by the -Militia Depart- ment, —Carried. The letter iron theCo., Clerk Hol- man was accepted with thanks. Reeve Miller and Coun. Langford moved that the Letter from the Good Roads Department be fyled. On motion of Councillors Wiltse and McMurray the Mayor was •to see the Bund Executve in regards to the Girls Auxiliary request. Carried. Bylaw No II 1920 to provide funds for the Public School Building by raising 520.00.0 was read three tines and pas- sed. The money will be raised for 20 years at 6% interest, Street Committee—Completed work passed .by Council except trimming tre es on Princess st. Recommend 12 more barrel% of Tarvia to complete Vietoria street. Mayor Cottle stated that at Com- mittee meeting 11 was deceased to order the 12 barrels at once, Fire and Water—Recommend 200 ft. of new hose be purchased and that the hattery be recharged on hose wagon. Report adopted. Cemetery Committee—lied team and mower at Cemetery to cut the grass on vacant lots. P,roperty Conmiliittee.—J1.A. luteer received tine tender for the furnace at the town hall; ,The •peoperty com- plaints would be rendered to. Finance Committee.' --Made their usual report what by ,read in another column. The question of watering Vinegar Hili until Tania cones was left in the hands of the Street Committee lie make arrangment as they see fit was adapted' an motion of Councillors Middleton and Langford,— 'Carried. "i'he tMaii.or stated that the Clerk had written to the Postoffice Department asking permission to place the war gran on the post office pare, A teller of thanks will be setas to Mr: .1, J. Munro M. P. for his work in sec- uring the war gun fo the town. The motion was brought before the coun- cil by Coen. Middleton and Langford The motion Carried. The usual rebates for closets and, oth er assessments were trade by the Goun cii. Mr. Albert Seeley fas granted a re- bate of 4% on then o% taxed on the lot on James Street. The question of the cosi to the.rate- payers for tarvia le left in the hands of the Street Committee and Mayor and Clerk on motion of Councillor's of Mid- deton and Langford,—The motion car gmoirna teller[ ll[I10.011111 For Quick Selling Your Choice for $22.50 The i/orr sh Clothing (19„ A Square IDtait,l Garr Every M1uI Try The New Ezra. for J b Work in 1 6y SALE OF MILLI NEE Y 'vVe have ,just received a large shipment of pric hatses:'and offering them to the public at startling BLACK AND COLORED HATS Regular 84.00 to $8,00 hats for $1.98 Regular 86.00 to $ 10.00 hats for $2.98 Some Children's hats, while they last, ,$1.49 AT., iiA'l'S ('REATLY REDUCED ,IN PRICES MISS F. M. CAMERON SLOANE BLOCK -- -,. CLINTON Meighen Becomes the 8000 Q-0000000008 New Premier a Hon, Arthur Meighen, K. C„ B. A, M. P. was born at Anderson, Perth County, June 16, 1874 son of Joseph Meighen. He was educated et St, Marys 'Collegiate Institute and Toronto Univer. sity. In 1897.8 he taught high school at Cal•endonla Ont; in the latter year he re moved Win1i e 3,and four years later r to Portage La Prairie, where he still makes his home. His wife was Miss Jessie Cox., of Birtie, Man, He was called to the Manitoba -bar in 1903, and the following year became partner in the firm of Meighen & Mc- Pherson. He was elected to the Hpuse of .Conitnons for Portage La Prairie in 19- 08 and re-elected in 1911 and 1917, He was appointed solicitor -general in 1913. He became secretary of state for Can- ada and minister of mines on August 28 1917 and was sworn in as minister of the interior and superintendent gen- 143.raweeeeffeemenommenemeeemmeweifi h'ral of Indian affairs in October of the sante year. Hon. Arthur Meighen will be the first Western man to take over the chief ex- ecutive of Canada, While he is a native of Ontario, Mr. Meighen has spent practically his whole life in the West. Mr. Meighen was the man who went with Sir Robert Borden to England in 1917 to attend the imperial conference. He is a barrister by profession having graduated from 'Toronto University in 1896. lie is also remembered as the man who fathered the compulsory Mil- itary Service Act and carried it through the House of Commons in 1917, ried. Reeve Miller brought up the quest- ion of the Pool roost bylaw which was referred to last meeting by Rev. Mr. Porde and asked what the Council was going to do. Clerk Mcpherson got the bylaw ,841d read it for the information, of Ate Couvcil. Councillor Wiltse thought the by- law should be changed so that the Council be.given the power to grant lic- enses instead of Mayor or the Chief of Police. Reeve !hiller moved and Councilor W,iltse seeonde4 that By-law Licensing Pools Rooms be recinded and a bylaw be prepaned to give Council the whole power in licensing, was withdrawn af- ter some discussion. Cobmcillor Wiltse and Reeve Miiier-- Tien bylaw No 5 1887 be attended by adding the words after the word ,Mayor "with the consent of the Council." A vote was taken which was a tie and .the Mayor voted for the motion. Ceunoil then adjoined, Annual W. C. T. Cl. Convention Held .Here The 23rd annual convention of the Huron County W. C. T. U, Was held in Wesley church, Clinton on 'Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning. The largest attendance of deiegates was at the convention and an enjoyable anid helpful sessions were held. The newly elected officers for 1920 President—Mrs, Beavers, Exeter. Vice President ---Mrs, McGuire, Brus- sels, Corresponding-Secretary—Mrs, A. T. Cooper, Clinton.' Recording -Secretary ---Miss M. Aitken Goderich, Treasurer—Miss Bentley, Goderich, The afternoon session on Tuesday was mainly taken up with reports of the various Superintendents. In the evening a Literary and muss -1 cal program was given by some of the Gold and Silver Medalists of the County, 20 ORANGE LODGES S OVER III TEACUPS 0 0p 0000000000000 Miss Alice Rorke Spent the ist 01 July in Woodstock, • Master 2verett Downs is holidaying this week et Auburn, Mr. Jos, Townshend was a visitor in Toronto on Dominion Day. Rev. A. E. Jones of Blenheim was a caller in towq on Friday last. Mrs,Frank k Libby of Owen Sound is visiting at the parental home, Mr Wm. Gould of Kitchener was home for the Dominion Day holiday.. Miss Jean Cameron o,f Mitchell, was the guest of her sister, Miss F. M. Cam eron. Mr, C. F. Libby spent Dominion Day in Omen Sound with his son Mr, Frank Libby, Mr.,and Mrs. Nixon Welsh df London are holidaying in town at both parental homes. Mr. and Mrs, W. H. Kerr of Brussels. were visitors with Mr, J. L. Kerr on Do- minion Day. Miss Jean Middleton, Who has been - teaching school in Toronto is home for the vacation. e, Mr, Earl O'Neil of Toronto spent a few days at the parental home during the past week. Miss Grainger Superintendent, of the Clinton Hospital is away Sor a two weeks' vacation'. Wtinhan Advance,—Miss Phoebe De nsmore has returned from visiting her sister in Clinton. Mr. George McRae and Master .Ed- win, Of Detroit are visiting with relativ- es and old friends in town. . Mrs. McRae returned on Saturday ev ening from Detroit and will spend the summer at heriioine Isere. Miss Jean Middleton has accepted the principalship of the school she was teaching at near Scarboro. Misses Jean and Bessie Lindsay have returned hone after spending two weeks with relatives in London. Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Lindsay and son Jim motored up from London and spent the week end with relatives in town, Mrs M. McGarva returned with her daughter, Mrs. (Rev.) Diehl to Port But' well ow Saturday andwill visit there for a fe1e weeks. Stratford Beacon—Canon W. T. Cluff is leaving to -day for Bayfield for the month of July. Mrs. Chuff and sons Howard and Rex, left last week. . Mrs. Spencer and Miss Myrtle, of Kingston, are guests of Mr. and Mrs, R. Marshall, They will take a trip up the lakes with Mr. Spencer, who is chief Engineer on one of the grain boats 'calling at Goderich, Mrs, McDonald who snakes her home mith her daughter, Mrs. Jervis, Towns pend- Street, fell chi's week and fractur ed her thigh. Owing to her til health and this accident, small hopes are held out for her recovery. Miss Helena Middleton left on Wed- nesday to join Toronto teachers who sail front Montreal on Frtday to visit England, Scotland and the bathlafields of Belguin and France and will also visit Switzerland. The tour hest 53 days. M'r. and Mrs, Thentas Shipley of Clin ton announce the engaj;ement of Bneir( daughter M. E. Pretoria, to Mr, Lloyd) W. Curren, Oshawa, son of Mr. and Mrs 8, Currell of Goderich. The marriage will take place about the middle of July,, Mr, and Mrs, W. S. Downs, and the twins, were visitors hi. Cifford, Miss Muriel who kas guest of her cousin Miss Ethetwyn Scott the past five weeks returned with her parents 'on Mondarlast;.also Miss Scott, who will spend the next eouple of weeks in town, Stratford Beacon.—M'any ' 'friendswere here today pleased to greet Ex - mayor D. M. Ferguson, who was down town for a short time thismorning fol- lowing his return yesterday noon from a rather lenthy stay in New York City, where Ile underwent an operation some weeks ago. Me, Ferguson tvas accompan- ied by Mrs, Ferguson and stood the long trip very well and is cheerful and glad to be once more in Stratford, Mr. Ferguson's operation was quite success NI and the doctors anticipate a full re- covery, though for a time he will have to abstain from bttsiness attd other ac- tivities. „- Among the numbers were solos by Miss Lilian Jackson, Blyth; Miss Addie Ta- man, Blyth; Master George Beavers, Exeter. Recitations by Miss Melda Mc- Elroy and Miss Madeline Stotliers, of Blyth avid a violin solo by Miss Lillan Jackson, all of which were much ap- preciated and enjoyed by the large audience. The speaker of the evening was Miss K. Mortal who inspired all by her splendid address on "Sacrifice and Ser- vice" with regard -to the coming ea- ferendum and the future welfare of our country. • The morning session' on Wednesday including the election of officers, eons= luded one of the best 'County convente ions in the history of the organization, , The. invitation from the Zurich Muth- , lacy wets accepted, and the Convetttloi; of need year will be held at Zurich. . TO GQ TO CODERICH • Monday's Celebraticm Promises to Be Most Successful Ever Held . ' in County. Goderich July 6. --Arrangements •are now complete for the Orangemen's celebration here next Monday. It pros,. ises to he the lnrgesf "walk" ever held in this county. Promo arrengentents have' been made with the two railways for three special trains the C,P,R. ritmnleg one from 'Guelph trains the C. P. R. Will run one from Lucas Crossing and from 5eaforth. Over 20 fnd es have already , g V a e, y stated their intention of canting, A' full program of sports and speeches will he amid -an the courthouse park, • QWCK cI.ANc� THE LOCAL NEWS' Items of Interest Picked UP Flat aced There About that. Town Special train Monday, , A special train will leave• =don waste t the 12th far Goderlch at 7.30' a,nn..arrari will leave Goderich at Leight at 7 Vara - Are Having Good Time, The boy scouts of Clinton are having a good tine at the Lake this week, I1sesk return next Tuesday. Held Picnic, The Ontario St. S.S. held their anneta',: -1 picnic at Bayfield on Wednesday of t4is' • week. The usual sports were run, (Alba. - children and grown-ups. No Band Concert. Owing to the Chautauqua next week: , the usual Band concert on 'fhursctafr • evening will be withdrawn and the Bated t will parade on Tuesday evening nu- •. march to the C.C.I. grounds and glows • an open air concert prior to the opeuttere. concert of the Chautauqua, Now Law. The revised Ontario Electiore bet fdee now the law of the province. Ontirer• the new act the enumerator system aft; preparing election lists is a thing off Bleu• past, •Muoicipel lists wilt be: used foe • • prolesions being made for a: comete99.e:z • revision of the voters lisn liefore elev.-. • tion day, Defeated the Town Officials; On Tuesday night Paxman's Sprint•:. Colts defeated the Town Officials in Tee easy manner by a score of 18 to 7. Ttw" - game was opened in all due stute Ntlicmp'- Cottle pitching the first ball ---a trete. was so wide that neither tlte'baxt.A.rnee t' catcher could touch ft, and aftexn end: , ills Worship tried to keep. the scull: coach and be base•umpire all at the scut i time, Jtts. Reynolds was umpire 'ft::, chief. The, one special feature of tine - game was the hone run by John Scheer " rials, who knocked the ball to -Ewe fence, - and one of the spectators was. - mean enough to say, as Sergi w.F:C:rfr:. was running after it "that was the.feess ke est work Bobby -Ding -Dong had delle ice the past year."' Paxman pitched =tae high balls for his loam and L. Kerr traa cateber while School Trustees fio(rr - . and Cook, were the battery for the Cft - ficals. The eteyers who took pert til: the game were—Town Ofliclals--Cortn- 'cellors Middleton and McMurray, C;httit'' Fitzsimions, Sergi. Welsh, Assessor Mic- Garve and8.S.' Trustees Cook, and Tike --r mes and M, H. 0„ Shaw, Paxnuacies.. S. C.— G. and. -M. McTaggart, Rex: Eel, Anderson, B. and. -1... Kerr, J, Paxman, Cilcheist and J. Schoenhals. Daniela--Lawsenae Wedding. 'Clie wedding took place veryq•c4,inst •,• - in Ottawa, OM., on Tuesday afterrmo r.-.•. Jerre 29111 1920, at 'four o'clock in eedn- Laod St. Methodist church of Miss 'eel • - Ian R. Lawrence, eldest daughter of ifta_ • late Mr, W. S. Lawrence, and Mrs. Y fits:' Lawrence 'of Ottawa formerly of Moe. toil, Ont,, and Mr. Percy Daniels, areleet late lieutenant in the 11th" B'dt 3lt1ni.. Canadian Engineers, youngest can rIFI Mr. W. Daniels of Toronto' Ont. Tom: • ceremony was conducted'hy REv: Cs Es•. McIntosh, paster of McLeod'St.'Clctiedie!. The bride entered the churchl;`:at cit n was • tastefully decorated for th'e-o+ c' :-- ion, leaning on the arm of lier•motthdeter to the strains of Loltegrkt's Wed 444e March, played by Miss 0li'1;tm: Yorke,... During the signing of the:ragjeidrellitl3wa Edna Dunning sang very sneeetiyc'•''Siav, +; of Joy." She was attedded bj' bersidie . er Miss Ethel, as bridesmaidy; andrfteku—..-. Arthur Daniels of Toronto braider tats''; groom acted as best man. The lerldelle, gown was of ivoryt charnease sraelee, hand embroidered in silver andl neat*, • With touches of real lace, and slie ivax a long tulle veil banded with orange • bloosoans, which had been worm, bell Tees • sister -Mrs, R. B. Lee, end earribira"siften - er bouquet of Ophelih roses. Thb torte/est.:: staid wore a gown,' pf; i>alit bit n:r'aiin hand enibroidered' in pale punk, wIteeel black picture hat 'of Mohair, and caniracl a bouquet ttf Sunset roses.. The isKtlt a Mother was attired hi black steet0m t -embroidered in silver and wlittee tenet 1 she wore a corsage bouquet of innerly;' sweet peas.. Bride's sister, A1fs::.Y:'ta Lee was dressed in white Rejett'enieleenife . , ;overdress of h:tnce3made- Mier with itrt-- 'ure list of black net, andshe• wore- •-sc , corsage boquet of American beauty ren: . es, After the ceremony a buttet•linen ' eon was served at home 01: the t,•rtdes' mother f 53 Waverly St:; atter 1rtai t - • A1r, and Mrs, Deniers lett for Alt;onceolve, Park, where they wilt'remain'lor seve•ret,:; weeks, On their return- they vow'nee. side In Toronto et 201 pertheave. The • brittle travelled in a navy Nue silk ami't with small black' mohair het, and Mouse of navy blue gerigette crepe,.The entevtle• • arity of the •„/(,tett, ceiple was iHHetac-a, r t ^.n if (S the , bythe many h t u( 1 t tr pc.cratrt• y C ed, 1t wet/ ae the large numl,ee'. •vt1, r` Mende ati.m gathered et the timed toteteeel station:•.vith,.thoi•-• hest••wlsiles, .