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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1919-3-13, Page 1'T'he Cliriton...News. R -cord No, 2084 --39th Year CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH I3th, 1919 aua year's subscription to The News- +� Record to any point in Canada. Is Yo rSbPaii THE HOME PAPER COMING BACK TO CLINTON, Mr, F. Bruce Medd, who has been conducting the creamery business in town will mote batik to a farm hear Clinton.—Tho Exeter Times. TIME ROADS WERE IMPROVED. "Who went up to the good • roads convention • :at Goderioh," queried flhe News -Record of the ni yor the other day. "Nobody," answered the mayor. "Weather too stormy, roads too bad." So the Clinton sten, and probably others, were prevented -from attending the good roads convention by the bad state of the roads. Isn't this a good argument for good roads? GOING TO ARMENIA. Rev. S. T. Bartlett, who had charge of the Armenian Relief Work in Canada last fall, is leaving this week with a party of Americans to investigate conditions in Armenia, A wealthy. American,. it appears, is paying the expenses of this party, which Rev. Mr. Bartlett was invited, to join. The party sails from New York for Naples on Saturday. Rev. Mr, Bartlett is a brother-in-law of Mr. W. H. Hollyar of town, THE II.C.W.C.A, AND RED CROSS The following societies. shipped through the Clinton branch of Huron County Red Cross and O'.W.C.A. to Hyman hall : Bayfield -28 pr. socks, 2 shirts. Bethany -32 pr. socks. Clinton -40 pr. soolcs, 3 suits pyjamas, 5 shirts, 21 towels. London Road -25 pr. socks. Y.L.P.A.-60 pr. socks. Stanley Maple Leaf -24 pr. socks, 8 shirts. Unity Club -29 pr. socks, 1 shirt. Turner's Church -75 pr, socks. Varna -41 pr. socks, 1 suit pyjam- as, 1 suit pyjamas, 15 shirts. Summerhill -12 pr, socks, AMONG THE CHURCHES. Ont. St. Church The pastor will preach at both services on Sunday, his evening sub- ject being : "A Man's Only Hope." The program for next Monday's will tho . heads Leaguemeeting w t be in t c. a g of the young men and will consist of a "Musical Romance." • • r • Rev. D. N, McCamus of Blenheim has accepted the invitation of Wesley church to became their pastor at the end of the present conference year and Rev. A. E. Jones has accepted the invitation of the Blenheim Meth- odist church. Baptist Church Morning subject : "Are there any prayers God cannot answer ?" Ev- ening : "The Epitome of the Gos- pel." Tlie evening service will op- en with a short song service. Wesley Church -Next Sunday the pastor will preach both morning and evening. Anniversary services will be held in this church on Sunday week, when the Rev. Dr. Rutledge of Godcrich, former pastor, will be the preacher. The Ladies' Aid is having a tea in Wesley Hall on Monday evening, St. Patrick's Day. St. Paul's Church Rev. Canon Hill will conduct both services on Sunday, continuing his sermons on The Lord's Prayer. Services are being held each Wed- nesday evening during. Lent. Rev. Canon Hill conducts these services and will take for the subject of his discourse next- Wednesday evening "Disappointment." Willis Church A series of services are befog held in connection with Willis congrega- tion this week, On Monday evening a -gathering of tho young people was held and well attended. Tuesday evening a community meeting was. held at the home of Mr. John Innis, Stanley ; Wednesday evening the reg- ular congregational prayer meeting was held in the lecture room and this evening a community meeting will be held at the home of Mr. J. Macdon- ald of the Base Line. Tho pastor, Rev. J. E. Hogg, is speaking at all these services. On Sunday the series of eight days' meetings in connection with the p'or- ward Movement will commence, the following being the list of speakers' I the week : Sunday, March 16tH --Rev, J. H. Turnbull, M.A., Toronto. Monday—Rev. J. H. Turnbull, M. A. Tuesday—Rev. Robt. Martin, D.D., tratford. Wednesday—Rev. J. H. Turnbull; M.A. Thursday -Rev, Wm. Gauld, B,A., Formosa, Friday—Rev, S. McLean, 13. A., Egmondville. Saturday --•Rev, Jas, Wilson, B,A., Toronto. The general public is cordially M- ilted to all those meetings. Special attention is called to the fact that the Wednesday evening meeting fol- ows in the place of the union prayer services and no prayer, mooting will uo held in the other churches. These men are all able ministers and will deal with the Various prOb- em confront' h ti a tin the Chinch today, g Y And` will endeavor to relate the truth of the gospel to the home, the Chur- li and the world, A hearty invita- tion ie extended to all, Note -=-Rev, Mr. Turnbull will preach in Willis ciurtclr on Sabbath everting only, the nastor rvill preach in the meruing, .I TILE LOCAL MARKET. Wheat, spring, .$2.08, Buckwheat kw 4 750 , Barley 850, Oats 55c to 570, Butter 38o'Co 40o. Eggs 37c to 88c, Live Hogs $17.50, IN NEW QUARTERS, Mr. T. T. Murphy has rented the bowling alley across the street from McTaggart's• bank and has had a door cut in the side for the conven- ience of running in vehicles and machines. 14 is not quite so -conven- ient as the shop lie had next door to Ball & Atkinson but by the time he gets it thoroughly renovated probably it will be and it is roomy and has the implement yard beside it. . LET INDUSTRIES EXPAND. Ilensall is anxious to hate .the Jackson Mfg. Co.-ectalilish a blanch in their town biit tha Company does not sob its way to branching out any more just at present. It is not written in the book of fate, however, that such a move' shall not bo made. It would be an advantage to Clinton to have this Company expand its local plant rather than to move. The chief reason for establishing branolies in other towns was owing to shortage of help. Is there any way of over- coming this difficulty so that Clin- ton may keep this growing industry and lot it as large it can right here on native grow its as soil ? CLINTON GIRLS AT MIT, FOREST The Clinton Girls' Hockey team went' to Mount Forest on Thursday last to play the girls of that town, winning in a score of 10-3. Misses M. Schocnhals and I2. Stoddart were tine star players for Clinton. After the game the hit. Forest girls enter- tained them at a little informal dance and the evening was much en- joyed. A return match will be played in Clinton on Friday eten- ing of this week. The line-up of Thursday evening was as follows : Clinton MIt. Forest I. Bawde n Goal Miss Allen 1). Schoenhals..,defence,.,Mliss Phillips J. McTaggart... " Miss Rutherford MI. Schoenhals...centre.•,Miss Gardner R. Stoddart wings Miss, Murphy M. Brimfield.,., " Miss C'ringle SInce the above was put in type word has been received that alt. Forest team cannot come on Friday. NOTES FRAM TIIE C.C.I. The last meeting of the Literary Society was in the hands of Form The opening number was a chorus, "The Freshman," The words were most original and the chorus was excellent. Tho reading of the • min- utes followed, and then Jack Bow- den rose to tho occasion with, "I flint Got Weary Yet." He was heartily encored, Wo received the required amount of mental food and stimulus in a de- bate "Resolved, that Party Govern- ment is the only Government for a Democratic Country." The affirma- tive side was ably upheld by Ernest Livermore and Willis Cooper. Op- posed to them were two young lad- ies from Form III., jean McMurchie and Dorothy Rattenbury. The judg- es, Mr. Treleaven, Mliss Macdougall and alliss McLeod awarded the laurels to the young ladies who, since then, have not noticed any of the rest of ns. The much-needed relaxation was furnished in a reading by Ella Rut- ledge, Following this Willis Van- Egmond delighted us with an instru- mental solo. George Horsley in his parody on "The Rido from Ghent to Aix," illustrated so well the difficul- ties of amateur automobilists that Alec Eagleson and several other en- thusiasts, were moved to tears. "Jokes Gleaned • by - the Wayside" was the next selection. These 'were read by 'Nesbitt Cook and it is rumoured that he and Bert Slonian fought a bloody duel after the meet- ing, because of some 'insinuations dir- ected against Bert. However that may be, lie had recovered sufficiently to give the next number, "There's Something in the English,. After All." Willie Kyle followed and gave us "Marc Antony's Original Oration." Original it certainly was and. Miss Macdougall insists. that Marc Antony must have turned in his grave. Mr. Treleaven presented \the medals won for the best Victory Loan com- positions. In Form IV. Harry Rance won first, Louis McICay, sec- ond ; in form III., Jean McMurchie first, ICathleen Dowzer, second; in Form II., Gertrude Fowler first, Beatrice Jervis second. Form I. rendered another of their rousing choruses, "There'll be a Hot Time in the Old. School in June." From the strained and •anxious faces of the audience it would seem that -they were heartily concurring in this san- timent and that their thoughts were bearing them far away—to June. IIelen Grigg gave a reading taken from "Martin Chuzzlcwit." In the tah1eau which followed, ed Sairey Gamp, , the heroine of Miss Grigg's reading, Was shown in her capaelty as SIAM '1 Mr, Gralianud, as trate, ably Mini - used up the program, We chaffed ;BTJSINESS CHANGES HANDS. MIr, D, N, Watson has sold his grocery business on Victoria street to Mr, J, 0. Rcld of Varna, who is now in possession, Wo bid. Mr. Reid iaeleome to Clinton, Mr. Watson has leased what is known as the Sago house on Ontario street from Mr..,5. Kemp and is moving Into M. PAYS TO ADVERTISE. Last weak and the week before The News-Rnccord carried a 810011 adver- tisement of a farm for sale for Mr. Win. Brown just out here in Hallett. On Saturday Mr, Brown carne into the office to say that he had sold the farm, gutting the price asked for, The advertising cost him the mag- nificent sum of forty-five cents. If you have what the people want, are willing to sell it at a reasonable prise and will advertise it in The News -Record .you usually do not have lung to wait for a purchaser. DIED IN SEAFORTII. George Grigg, a resident of Sea - forth for some years and formerly a farmer near Walton, died on 'i'ueaday last after a t a t r an illness of some dura- tion. He was seventy-six years of age and is survived by his wife, who is also ill, and a largo family, all of whom with the exception of one daughter, reside in the west. The late Mr, Grigg was an uncle of Mr. A. J. Grigg of town, who attended the funeral on Thursday last. LITTLE LOCALS. The School of Commerce held their annual At -Home on Friday evening last. "Ito" Elliott was wearing his right eye fn a sling over the week -end ow- ing to an accident at the hockey thatch Friday evening. Mr. 'and Mrs.. Ed. Morrison of near .ICippen, who recently purchased the residence of Mir. T. •Ratlxwell, Ontario street, are getting nicely settled in their new home. March's snowfall will not he so much under tlio average afterSatur- day Sa day night's and Sunday's fall.... The snow which falls this time of the year, However, has very little "stay- ing power." • PROBABLY THE LAST GAME. The hockey match played in the local rink between Seaforth and Clinton on Friday evening resulted in a win for tho visitors in a score of Shortly, after the opening of the game one of tho local players, M. El- liott, was accidently struck in the eye and was obliged to quit. One of the visitors retired and the game went on, It was a good game, one of tlto hest, so old fans say, seen on local ice this season. Though the local boys put up a good game and at the end of the first period the score stood 3-0 in their favor; they were in the end defeated. They are good sports, however, and do not mind being de- feated by a superior team. "Dot" Reid of Seaforth acted as referee and gave entire satisfaction. A GOOD CONCERT, The concert` put on in the town hall Thursday evening last under the auspices of the Young Ladies' Pat- riotic Auxiliary was one, of the hest heard in Clinton for some years. The performers were the Montague Light.Opera Singers, of the Lyceum course, and they form a quartette of very pleasing singers. Each number was well,rendercd and received with keen enjoyment by the audience, Their selections, both the comic and the more serious ones, wore of a high order and they were not at all stingy with regard to en- cores, One could hardly pick a star as each one excelled in his or her own line. Miss .Montague has a charm- ing contralto voice, a very natural and pleasing stage presence and as an elocutionist was also very much at home. Miss Reynolds' soprauo voice was a delight to those who admire that style of voice and she also showed off to good advantage in the little scene from Madame Butter- fly. Mr. Thomas with his flee base voice, his skill at the piano and his intimato, friendly way of taking the audience into his confidence was sure of his place from tho flrSG, while Mr, Eichenberger's tenor voice and his ingenious' acting were highly ap- preciated. Indeed all could do a bit of acting and yet the stage pres- ence of each was so natural as to be very pleasing. 'Their rendering of the one sacred number, a quartette arrangement of the well-known hymn; "My. Faith Looks Ilp ,to Thee," was much enjoyed. It was a very much appreciated concert. , This was the third concert in a series of four which the ' Auxiliary had signed up for in the fall. Two had. to be cancelled on account of the Gu epidemic and this was the most ex enolthe course, uxl- ve oP f ho Auxil- iaryp iary is not making anyt1fng Out of this but the young ladies have the satisfaction of knowing they furnish- ed a good concert, Had they been qed able to sell tickets for the whole kith "God Save the Kfitg."—(By 1 ecitrie they would have made some, special corresporidelit.) idirg'on the 'who're, NOW ABLE TO WALK OUT, Dr. Axon, who has. bad a very' severe Illness, is now, we are glad to' be able to report, able to take short walks out on fine clays. It will not bo long we trust until he is tatting his old place -la the business life of the town, CONORA1'ULA'PIONS -IN ORDER, Mr, and Mrs. George Jaeltson, s0 we arc irtformod, will celebrate their china wedding on Saturday, they having completed a score of years of wedded life. Hearty congratulations are extended and good wishes that they may have another thirty years together and thus round out fifty. CLINTON HOSPITAL BUSY. The Clinton General Hospital has three patients at present and duxing the little over a fortnight it has been open five operations, have been performed. Twa of these were sou - ids ones, the others being but slight. Things are running along as smoothly as if the institution had been in operation for years instead of weeks. Y.L,P.A, FINANCIAL REPORT. Financial report of the Young Lad- ies' Patriotic Auxiliary for six mon- ths to March 1st, Bal. on hand Sept. 1st $ 167.36 Fees ' 2.45 Entertainments 112.05 Salo of flax 81.44 Proceeds of bazaar 358.00 Supper, Hospital aid 10.70 Stamp shower 1.53 Navy League 328,15 Donations 23.25 Mrs. Jolla Middleton 5,00 Mfr. Frei. Mfiddleton 5.00 Subscriptions Free Press 70.00 Bank Interest 1.45 31201.58 Donations Navy League fund 5 323.45 Catholic Huts 50.00 Prisoners of War 30.00 Military District No. 1 30.00 Hospital aid 40.00 Over 5 Overseas boxes 0 182,2n Entertainment expenses 79.07 Sundries 8.88 Expenses re Free -Press Con. 187,83 Balance on Maud • 319.20 51201.58 TfIEY WERE BOLD BURGLARS. On Tuesday morning when Caretak- er Smyth went up to the Public school to look after the fires he found three men comfortably settled on some sacks in the basement be- side a roaring tiro, where they had evidently spent the night. Mr. Smyth advised them to get out of town un- less they wanted to get into trouble. They then went down town and fooled about for some hours, They went down to the depot and Agent Pattison called up the mayor, tell- ing him ''they were loitering about but when Chief Wheatley got after them they had disappeared. Later it \vas found that they had extracted ten dollars from the till lathe ticket office, getting into it, it is supposed, during the. agent's absence at the freight shed by means of a skeleton key, Later in the afternoon word was received that they had been seen in Seaforth boarding the afternoon train for Stratford and a wire was sent on to have their arrested. At last reports, Wednesday afternoon, no arrests have been made. There were all sorts of rumors going about town on Tuesday and yesterday to the effect that several places of business bad been broken in- to. A window at the baclr of W. ll. Fair & Co's store was broken Mon- day night but as far as anyone could see the place had not been entered and as far as can be learned no other business place had been interfered with. WHY NOT A HOSPITAL ? Wo would like to direct the atten- tion of the town council, the board of trade and the citizens generally to the real )teed that exists . in Ridge - town .and the surrounding district for a hospital. Hardly a week, goes by that we do not chronicle in our news columns the fact that some resident or other of the town or township has gone to Chatham, Lon- don, or elsewhere for hospital treat. meet. There have in the past been innumerable cases where the pat- ients could not be removed to hospi- tals in other centres for treatment and were put to the expense of hav- ing trained nurses in their own horn- es, It has been proved time and again that no matter how trifling the service in a private home may be, rho leak of facilities makes It int• possible for such treatment to be as effective as that in a well managed hospital. We are 01 the ,opinion that the establishment in this town • of such an institution would not only be a groat saving in expense to those requiring constant nursing in serious illness, but would,effect a saving in vahiable lives that would more than counterbalance any slight deficit in revenuehero might be, As a mat- ter t- g ter of fact we do not believe there re Would bo any deficit, Judging from rife number taken from this district to hospitals in other pleat it is mc- trotnoly probably that a hospital hi Rfdgotowti would be self-sustaining from .the start,--Ridgetewn Detain - Served Thirty Years Chief Wheatley On Saturday next Joseph Wheat- ley, who for the past thirty years has held the position of Chief of Police in Clinton, hands over his badge of office to Bert Fitzsimons and retires to private life. "Big Joe," "Beautiful Joe," as some of his frieucis sometimes play- fully call him, seems to be as much a part of the official town its the town hall or the tax rate and one cannot imagine Clinton without the genial face and huge figure of "Big Joe" hovering around. During his thirty years of public servile Chief Wheatley has seen many changes, witnessed many a coming and going. J. Whitehead was mayor when Chief Wheatley as- sumed office and since that time Clinton has had only twelve differ- ent mayors, Thirty years is a long period to servo in a public capacity and few men could perhaps have served as long and at the end have had in so large a measure the respect of all classes of people as Chief Wheatley enjoys. Some people seen to think that tate duties of. a chief of police in a town consists of "catching" thieves, Principally, and as there aro few thiev- es to catch that his duties are light. As a matter of fact that is the small- est part of the chief's duties. But if anyone thinks it is a . soft snap he ought to take a look over the schedule of work which the chief is expected to perform. The splendid streets which Clinton is now so proud of are in no small part Inc to the energy and the inter- ested oversight of Chief Wheatley. On Feb. Pith 'last Chief Wheatley celebrated a birthday, it doesn't matter particularly which one, but he was just thirty years younger when he became Clinton's chief of police and we fancy he will not mind at all sleeping a bit later in the morning and being able to "potter about" among Itis chickens and his Gowers, of which he is very fond, rather than having to hustle up town in time to ring the seven o'clock bell. We'll miss "Big, .Joe" from the front street and hope he will not stick too closely to his garden and his chickens but that occasionally he will come up town, drop in on his old friends and find time to sit and "spin a yarn" about "old times." London Road Mr. Albert Pepper, who underwent an operation in the Clinton General hospital last week, is improving very nicely. Mr. Geo, Falconer is able to be about ,again after being laid up with an injured foot for about three weeks, The Patriotic Society will meat on Thursday at the home of Miss Wal- dron, A full attendance is requested as the ladies wish to wind up the business of the Society, Mrs. G. W. Layton returned Satur- day from a pleasant visit with Pet erboro and Toronto friends, Mr, H. Livermore took' charge of the League meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Fred Nott on Tuesday e0ening. M. J. Walters accompanied Itis sis- ter and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs, J. Ilorton of •Harpurhey, to the host a week or so ago. The recent snowfall served to en- able some of the farmers to get out logs but the sleighing didn't last, long enough, Seaforth A series of services in connection with the Forward Movement will be hold in the Presbyterian church next week, commencing Sunday. The speakers will be as follows : Sunday, Mar. 16th, Rev. Robt. Martin, Strat- ford ; Monday evening, Rev. Robt, Martin ; Tuesday, Ray. J. H. Tura - bull, Toronto ; Wednesday, Rev. WI*, Gauid, Formosa ; Thursday mid Fri- day, Rev, James Wilson, Toronto ; Saturday, Mr, J, A. Patterson, 1C, C., Toronto.. Hul'let t Tawnshlp Mr. J, A, Johnston of Londesbora has purehased the fifty -acro farm et Mr, Wm. Brown on tike 6tlt codes - Sion, the price behig X3000. 'chis will make Mr. Johnston ,a very nice fano Ytve A Balky Horse, A A Fractious Child, If you happen to be present the first four have arrived—you'll Tho "Wayward Watch" look at it straight in the face time. Ib 'fools without Hellyar Watches are "well and if well used will prove —fully guaranteed of course, , c ravations Stalled Motor, A Stubborn Husband, and A Wayward latch, —And the worst is a IVayward Watch you generally know when any of know it is there. hoivevev, is so deceitful that you stay and yet it will be lying to you all the you knommg it until It is too late. ,;a made" and arealso "well regulated" themselves faithful, reliable timekeepers Wo can send yon one by mail. . . ZO ti, Y(ellqar a .0fewelet and Optician - - - Clinton ISSUER OF MARRIAGE LICENSES. i. ,an i' ti 1 he yai. OF CANADA. - Incorporated 1809,91 Capital Authorized $25,000,000 Capital Paid-up 14,000,000 . Reserve and Undivided Profits 15,600,000 Total Assets 427,000,000 Head Office, Montreal 585 Branches, With world wide connection. Interest paid on Savings Deposits. Clinton Branch - R, E. MANNING, Manager _1 ' INCORPORATED 1855'•s.•...,........ I .••. f : i G� • i IH. L • • • r a i ; ' _ _ Capital 98 A General Circular Savings Interest; R. Sharp, and Branches Banking Bank Bank allowed Manager, S , . : Reserve $8,800,000 in Canada. Businees Transacted,. Litters of Credit Money Orders. Department. at highest current rate. Clinton'Branch READY-TO-WEAR CLOTHING the . &T1orrxsh Clothing Co, ORDERED CLOTHING 1 _ SPRING SUITS Spring's newest novelties are here and it's a big selection, the biggest we have ever shown and we know that you will enjoy seeing them. Buying, as we do, in large quantities enables us to secure the choice of the season's newest fabrics. Our suits are made for us by what we consider the best clothing manu- facturers in the, trade. They are carefully hand tailored garments and have the dash and style that is us- , ually associated with the highest class of merabant tailoring. You will certainly, enjoy seeing these splendid values we have for spring. Come in and try them on and note how well they fit, what smooth fine texture the cloth is, then you will realize why we are so .enthusiastic \ about them, HSH Battu MOH ASA . 66 � A Square 0 I C� THONG C0� ff Deal f Every D or Ev man. q y COMING BACK TO CLINTON, Mr, F. Bruce Medd, who has been conducting the creamery business in town will mote batik to a farm hear Clinton.—Tho Exeter Times. TIME ROADS WERE IMPROVED. "Who went up to the good • roads convention • :at Goderioh," queried flhe News -Record of the ni yor the other day. "Nobody," answered the mayor. "Weather too stormy, roads too bad." So the Clinton sten, and probably others, were prevented -from attending the good roads convention by the bad state of the roads. Isn't this a good argument for good roads? GOING TO ARMENIA. Rev. S. T. Bartlett, who had charge of the Armenian Relief Work in Canada last fall, is leaving this week with a party of Americans to investigate conditions in Armenia, A wealthy. American,. it appears, is paying the expenses of this party, which Rev. Mr. Bartlett was invited, to join. The party sails from New York for Naples on Saturday. Rev. Mr, Bartlett is a brother-in-law of Mr. W. H. Hollyar of town, THE II.C.W.C.A, AND RED CROSS The following societies. shipped through the Clinton branch of Huron County Red Cross and O'.W.C.A. to Hyman hall : Bayfield -28 pr. socks, 2 shirts. Bethany -32 pr. socks. Clinton -40 pr. soolcs, 3 suits pyjamas, 5 shirts, 21 towels. London Road -25 pr. socks. Y.L.P.A.-60 pr. socks. Stanley Maple Leaf -24 pr. socks, 8 shirts. Unity Club -29 pr. socks, 1 shirt. Turner's Church -75 pr, socks. Varna -41 pr. socks, 1 suit pyjam- as, 1 suit pyjamas, 15 shirts. Summerhill -12 pr, socks, AMONG THE CHURCHES. Ont. St. Church The pastor will preach at both services on Sunday, his evening sub- ject being : "A Man's Only Hope." The program for next Monday's will tho . heads Leaguemeeting w t be in t c. a g of the young men and will consist of a "Musical Romance." • • r • Rev. D. N, McCamus of Blenheim has accepted the invitation of Wesley church to became their pastor at the end of the present conference year and Rev. A. E. Jones has accepted the invitation of the Blenheim Meth- odist church. Baptist Church Morning subject : "Are there any prayers God cannot answer ?" Ev- ening : "The Epitome of the Gos- pel." Tlie evening service will op- en with a short song service. Wesley Church -Next Sunday the pastor will preach both morning and evening. Anniversary services will be held in this church on Sunday week, when the Rev. Dr. Rutledge of Godcrich, former pastor, will be the preacher. The Ladies' Aid is having a tea in Wesley Hall on Monday evening, St. Patrick's Day. St. Paul's Church Rev. Canon Hill will conduct both services on Sunday, continuing his sermons on The Lord's Prayer. Services are being held each Wed- nesday evening during. Lent. Rev. Canon Hill conducts these services and will take for the subject of his discourse next- Wednesday evening "Disappointment." Willis Church A series of services are befog held in connection with Willis congrega- tion this week, On Monday evening a -gathering of tho young people was held and well attended. Tuesday evening a community meeting was. held at the home of Mr. John Innis, Stanley ; Wednesday evening the reg- ular congregational prayer meeting was held in the lecture room and this evening a community meeting will be held at the home of Mr. J. Macdon- ald of the Base Line. Tho pastor, Rev. J. E. Hogg, is speaking at all these services. On Sunday the series of eight days' meetings in connection with the p'or- ward Movement will commence, the following being the list of speakers' I the week : Sunday, March 16tH --Rev, J. H. Turnbull, M.A., Toronto. Monday—Rev. J. H. Turnbull, M. A. Tuesday—Rev. Robt. Martin, D.D., tratford. Wednesday—Rev. J. H. Turnbull; M.A. Thursday -Rev, Wm. Gauld, B,A., Formosa, Friday—Rev, S. McLean, 13. A., Egmondville. Saturday --•Rev, Jas, Wilson, B,A., Toronto. The general public is cordially M- ilted to all those meetings. Special attention is called to the fact that the Wednesday evening meeting fol- ows in the place of the union prayer services and no prayer, mooting will uo held in the other churches. These men are all able ministers and will deal with the Various prOb- em confront' h ti a tin the Chinch today, g Y And` will endeavor to relate the truth of the gospel to the home, the Chur- li and the world, A hearty invita- tion ie extended to all, Note -=-Rev, Mr. Turnbull will preach in Willis ciurtclr on Sabbath everting only, the nastor rvill preach in the meruing, .I TILE LOCAL MARKET. Wheat, spring, .$2.08, Buckwheat kw 4 750 , Barley 850, Oats 55c to 570, Butter 38o'Co 40o. Eggs 37c to 88c, Live Hogs $17.50, IN NEW QUARTERS, Mr. T. T. Murphy has rented the bowling alley across the street from McTaggart's• bank and has had a door cut in the side for the conven- ience of running in vehicles and machines. 14 is not quite so -conven- ient as the shop lie had next door to Ball & Atkinson but by the time he gets it thoroughly renovated probably it will be and it is roomy and has the implement yard beside it. . LET INDUSTRIES EXPAND. Ilensall is anxious to hate .the Jackson Mfg. Co.-ectalilish a blanch in their town biit tha Company does not sob its way to branching out any more just at present. It is not written in the book of fate, however, that such a move' shall not bo made. It would be an advantage to Clinton to have this Company expand its local plant rather than to move. The chief reason for establishing branolies in other towns was owing to shortage of help. Is there any way of over- coming this difficulty so that Clin- ton may keep this growing industry and lot it as large it can right here on native grow its as soil ? CLINTON GIRLS AT MIT, FOREST The Clinton Girls' Hockey team went' to Mount Forest on Thursday last to play the girls of that town, winning in a score of 10-3. Misses M. Schocnhals and I2. Stoddart were tine star players for Clinton. After the game the hit. Forest girls enter- tained them at a little informal dance and the evening was much en- joyed. A return match will be played in Clinton on Friday eten- ing of this week. The line-up of Thursday evening was as follows : Clinton MIt. Forest I. Bawde n Goal Miss Allen 1). Schoenhals..,defence,.,Mliss Phillips J. McTaggart... " Miss Rutherford MI. Schoenhals...centre.•,Miss Gardner R. Stoddart wings Miss, Murphy M. Brimfield.,., " Miss C'ringle SInce the above was put in type word has been received that alt. Forest team cannot come on Friday. NOTES FRAM TIIE C.C.I. The last meeting of the Literary Society was in the hands of Form The opening number was a chorus, "The Freshman," The words were most original and the chorus was excellent. Tho reading of the • min- utes followed, and then Jack Bow- den rose to tho occasion with, "I flint Got Weary Yet." He was heartily encored, Wo received the required amount of mental food and stimulus in a de- bate "Resolved, that Party Govern- ment is the only Government for a Democratic Country." The affirma- tive side was ably upheld by Ernest Livermore and Willis Cooper. Op- posed to them were two young lad- ies from Form III., jean McMurchie and Dorothy Rattenbury. The judg- es, Mr. Treleaven, Mliss Macdougall and alliss McLeod awarded the laurels to the young ladies who, since then, have not noticed any of the rest of ns. The much-needed relaxation was furnished in a reading by Ella Rut- ledge, Following this Willis Van- Egmond delighted us with an instru- mental solo. George Horsley in his parody on "The Rido from Ghent to Aix," illustrated so well the difficul- ties of amateur automobilists that Alec Eagleson and several other en- thusiasts, were moved to tears. "Jokes Gleaned • by - the Wayside" was the next selection. These 'were read by 'Nesbitt Cook and it is rumoured that he and Bert Slonian fought a bloody duel after the meet- ing, because of some 'insinuations dir- ected against Bert. However that may be, lie had recovered sufficiently to give the next number, "There's Something in the English,. After All." Willie Kyle followed and gave us "Marc Antony's Original Oration." Original it certainly was and. Miss Macdougall insists. that Marc Antony must have turned in his grave. Mr. Treleaven presented \the medals won for the best Victory Loan com- positions. In Form IV. Harry Rance won first, Louis McICay, sec- ond ; in form III., Jean McMurchie first, ICathleen Dowzer, second; in Form II., Gertrude Fowler first, Beatrice Jervis second. Form I. rendered another of their rousing choruses, "There'll be a Hot Time in the Old. School in June." From the strained and •anxious faces of the audience it would seem that -they were heartily concurring in this san- timent and that their thoughts were bearing them far away—to June. IIelen Grigg gave a reading taken from "Martin Chuzzlcwit." In the tah1eau which followed, ed Sairey Gamp, , the heroine of Miss Grigg's reading, Was shown in her capaelty as SIAM '1 Mr, Gralianud, as trate, ably Mini - used up the program, We chaffed ;BTJSINESS CHANGES HANDS. MIr, D, N, Watson has sold his grocery business on Victoria street to Mr, J, 0. Rcld of Varna, who is now in possession, Wo bid. Mr. Reid iaeleome to Clinton, Mr. Watson has leased what is known as the Sago house on Ontario street from Mr..,5. Kemp and is moving Into M. PAYS TO ADVERTISE. Last weak and the week before The News-Rnccord carried a 810011 adver- tisement of a farm for sale for Mr. Win. Brown just out here in Hallett. On Saturday Mr, Brown carne into the office to say that he had sold the farm, gutting the price asked for, The advertising cost him the mag- nificent sum of forty-five cents. If you have what the people want, are willing to sell it at a reasonable prise and will advertise it in The News -Record .you usually do not have lung to wait for a purchaser. DIED IN SEAFORTII. George Grigg, a resident of Sea - forth for some years and formerly a farmer near Walton, died on 'i'ueaday last after a t a t r an illness of some dura- tion. He was seventy-six years of age and is survived by his wife, who is also ill, and a largo family, all of whom with the exception of one daughter, reside in the west. The late Mr, Grigg was an uncle of Mr. A. J. Grigg of town, who attended the funeral on Thursday last. LITTLE LOCALS. The School of Commerce held their annual At -Home on Friday evening last. "Ito" Elliott was wearing his right eye fn a sling over the week -end ow- ing to an accident at the hockey thatch Friday evening. Mr. 'and Mrs.. Ed. Morrison of near .ICippen, who recently purchased the residence of Mir. T. •Ratlxwell, Ontario street, are getting nicely settled in their new home. March's snowfall will not he so much under tlio average afterSatur- day Sa day night's and Sunday's fall.... The snow which falls this time of the year, However, has very little "stay- ing power." • PROBABLY THE LAST GAME. The hockey match played in the local rink between Seaforth and Clinton on Friday evening resulted in a win for tho visitors in a score of Shortly, after the opening of the game one of tho local players, M. El- liott, was accidently struck in the eye and was obliged to quit. One of the visitors retired and the game went on, It was a good game, one of tlto hest, so old fans say, seen on local ice this season. Though the local boys put up a good game and at the end of the first period the score stood 3-0 in their favor; they were in the end defeated. They are good sports, however, and do not mind being de- feated by a superior team. "Dot" Reid of Seaforth acted as referee and gave entire satisfaction. A GOOD CONCERT, The concert` put on in the town hall Thursday evening last under the auspices of the Young Ladies' Pat- riotic Auxiliary was one, of the hest heard in Clinton for some years. The performers were the Montague Light.Opera Singers, of the Lyceum course, and they form a quartette of very pleasing singers. Each number was well,rendercd and received with keen enjoyment by the audience, Their selections, both the comic and the more serious ones, wore of a high order and they were not at all stingy with regard to en- cores, One could hardly pick a star as each one excelled in his or her own line. Miss .Montague has a charm- ing contralto voice, a very natural and pleasing stage presence and as an elocutionist was also very much at home. Miss Reynolds' soprauo voice was a delight to those who admire that style of voice and she also showed off to good advantage in the little scene from Madame Butter- fly. Mr. Thomas with his flee base voice, his skill at the piano and his intimato, friendly way of taking the audience into his confidence was sure of his place from tho flrSG, while Mr, Eichenberger's tenor voice and his ingenious' acting were highly ap- preciated. Indeed all could do a bit of acting and yet the stage pres- ence of each was so natural as to be very pleasing. 'Their rendering of the one sacred number, a quartette arrangement of the well-known hymn; "My. Faith Looks Ilp ,to Thee," was much enjoyed. It was a very much appreciated concert. , This was the third concert in a series of four which the ' Auxiliary had signed up for in the fall. Two had. to be cancelled on account of the Gu epidemic and this was the most ex enolthe course, uxl- ve oP f ho Auxil- iaryp iary is not making anyt1fng Out of this but the young ladies have the satisfaction of knowing they furnish- ed a good concert, Had they been qed able to sell tickets for the whole kith "God Save the Kfitg."—(By 1 ecitrie they would have made some, special corresporidelit.) idirg'on the 'who're, NOW ABLE TO WALK OUT, Dr. Axon, who has. bad a very' severe Illness, is now, we are glad to' be able to report, able to take short walks out on fine clays. It will not bo long we trust until he is tatting his old place -la the business life of the town, CONORA1'ULA'PIONS -IN ORDER, Mr, and Mrs. George Jaeltson, s0 we arc irtformod, will celebrate their china wedding on Saturday, they having completed a score of years of wedded life. Hearty congratulations are extended and good wishes that they may have another thirty years together and thus round out fifty. CLINTON HOSPITAL BUSY. The Clinton General Hospital has three patients at present and duxing the little over a fortnight it has been open five operations, have been performed. Twa of these were sou - ids ones, the others being but slight. Things are running along as smoothly as if the institution had been in operation for years instead of weeks. Y.L,P.A, FINANCIAL REPORT. Financial report of the Young Lad- ies' Patriotic Auxiliary for six mon- ths to March 1st, Bal. on hand Sept. 1st $ 167.36 Fees ' 2.45 Entertainments 112.05 Salo of flax 81.44 Proceeds of bazaar 358.00 Supper, Hospital aid 10.70 Stamp shower 1.53 Navy League 328,15 Donations 23.25 Mrs. Jolla Middleton 5,00 Mfr. Frei. Mfiddleton 5.00 Subscriptions Free Press 70.00 Bank Interest 1.45 31201.58 Donations Navy League fund 5 323.45 Catholic Huts 50.00 Prisoners of War 30.00 Military District No. 1 30.00 Hospital aid 40.00 Over 5 Overseas boxes 0 182,2n Entertainment expenses 79.07 Sundries 8.88 Expenses re Free -Press Con. 187,83 Balance on Maud • 319.20 51201.58 TfIEY WERE BOLD BURGLARS. On Tuesday morning when Caretak- er Smyth went up to the Public school to look after the fires he found three men comfortably settled on some sacks in the basement be- side a roaring tiro, where they had evidently spent the night. Mr. Smyth advised them to get out of town un- less they wanted to get into trouble. They then went down town and fooled about for some hours, They went down to the depot and Agent Pattison called up the mayor, tell- ing him ''they were loitering about but when Chief Wheatley got after them they had disappeared. Later it \vas found that they had extracted ten dollars from the till lathe ticket office, getting into it, it is supposed, during the. agent's absence at the freight shed by means of a skeleton key, Later in the afternoon word was received that they had been seen in Seaforth boarding the afternoon train for Stratford and a wire was sent on to have their arrested. At last reports, Wednesday afternoon, no arrests have been made. There were all sorts of rumors going about town on Tuesday and yesterday to the effect that several places of business bad been broken in- to. A window at the baclr of W. ll. Fair & Co's store was broken Mon- day night but as far as anyone could see the place had not been entered and as far as can be learned no other business place had been interfered with. WHY NOT A HOSPITAL ? Wo would like to direct the atten- tion of the town council, the board of trade and the citizens generally to the real )teed that exists . in Ridge - town .and the surrounding district for a hospital. Hardly a week, goes by that we do not chronicle in our news columns the fact that some resident or other of the town or township has gone to Chatham, Lon- don, or elsewhere for hospital treat. meet. There have in the past been innumerable cases where the pat- ients could not be removed to hospi- tals in other centres for treatment and were put to the expense of hav- ing trained nurses in their own horn- es, It has been proved time and again that no matter how trifling the service in a private home may be, rho leak of facilities makes It int• possible for such treatment to be as effective as that in a well managed hospital. We are 01 the ,opinion that the establishment in this town • of such an institution would not only be a groat saving in expense to those requiring constant nursing in serious illness, but would,effect a saving in vahiable lives that would more than counterbalance any slight deficit in revenuehero might be, As a mat- ter t- g ter of fact we do not believe there re Would bo any deficit, Judging from rife number taken from this district to hospitals in other pleat it is mc- trotnoly probably that a hospital hi Rfdgotowti would be self-sustaining from .the start,--Ridgetewn Detain - Served Thirty Years Chief Wheatley On Saturday next Joseph Wheat- ley, who for the past thirty years has held the position of Chief of Police in Clinton, hands over his badge of office to Bert Fitzsimons and retires to private life. "Big Joe," "Beautiful Joe," as some of his frieucis sometimes play- fully call him, seems to be as much a part of the official town its the town hall or the tax rate and one cannot imagine Clinton without the genial face and huge figure of "Big Joe" hovering around. During his thirty years of public servile Chief Wheatley has seen many changes, witnessed many a coming and going. J. Whitehead was mayor when Chief Wheatley as- sumed office and since that time Clinton has had only twelve differ- ent mayors, Thirty years is a long period to servo in a public capacity and few men could perhaps have served as long and at the end have had in so large a measure the respect of all classes of people as Chief Wheatley enjoys. Some people seen to think that tate duties of. a chief of police in a town consists of "catching" thieves, Principally, and as there aro few thiev- es to catch that his duties are light. As a matter of fact that is the small- est part of the chief's duties. But if anyone thinks it is a . soft snap he ought to take a look over the schedule of work which the chief is expected to perform. The splendid streets which Clinton is now so proud of are in no small part Inc to the energy and the inter- ested oversight of Chief Wheatley. On Feb. Pith 'last Chief Wheatley celebrated a birthday, it doesn't matter particularly which one, but he was just thirty years younger when he became Clinton's chief of police and we fancy he will not mind at all sleeping a bit later in the morning and being able to "potter about" among Itis chickens and his Gowers, of which he is very fond, rather than having to hustle up town in time to ring the seven o'clock bell. We'll miss "Big, .Joe" from the front street and hope he will not stick too closely to his garden and his chickens but that occasionally he will come up town, drop in on his old friends and find time to sit and "spin a yarn" about "old times." London Road Mr. Albert Pepper, who underwent an operation in the Clinton General hospital last week, is improving very nicely. Mr. Geo, Falconer is able to be about ,again after being laid up with an injured foot for about three weeks, The Patriotic Society will meat on Thursday at the home of Miss Wal- dron, A full attendance is requested as the ladies wish to wind up the business of the Society, Mrs. G. W. Layton returned Satur- day from a pleasant visit with Pet erboro and Toronto friends, Mr, H. Livermore took' charge of the League meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Fred Nott on Tuesday e0ening. M. J. Walters accompanied Itis sis- ter and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs, J. Ilorton of •Harpurhey, to the host a week or so ago. The recent snowfall served to en- able some of the farmers to get out logs but the sleighing didn't last, long enough, Seaforth A series of services in connection with the Forward Movement will be hold in the Presbyterian church next week, commencing Sunday. The speakers will be as follows : Sunday, Mar. 16th, Rev. Robt. Martin, Strat- ford ; Monday evening, Rev. Robt, Martin ; Tuesday, Ray. J. H. Tura - bull, Toronto ; Wednesday, Rev. WI*, Gauid, Formosa ; Thursday mid Fri- day, Rev, James Wilson, Toronto ; Saturday, Mr, J, A. Patterson, 1C, C., Toronto.. Hul'let t Tawnshlp Mr. J, A, Johnston of Londesbora has purehased the fifty -acro farm et Mr, Wm. Brown on tike 6tlt codes - Sion, the price behig X3000. 'chis will make Mr. Johnston ,a very nice fano