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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1918-2-28, Page 1i c No. 2030 --38th Year CLINTON. ONTARIO, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 28th, 19.18 THE HOME RAPER of The News Record to any Canadian address is $1.50 per year. 'j THE HI�BSCHlPT�H� PSI HE To;nthe U.S. or any foreign country $2,00 per year. Subscribe now FOD -1 HE PEOPLE'S PAPER 9ocket or Writ, Which ? Whether you prefer a, wateb.to be woreon the wriste or for the pocket --You will find it with us et its best, 'S'4o have thein for -man, woman, boy and girl, , in h,ld filled, sterling Jilver Ur fickle all sizes, all prices and all good time -keepers, We are particular about one thing, viz„ " To see any watch bearing the naine ' flellyar'shalt be a credit to us" W. X. YLellqar jeweler and Optician - Clinton ISSUER OF MARRIAGE LICENSES. 1 The. Royal Bank OF CANADA. Incorporated 1869. Capital Authorized • $25,000,000 Capital Paid-up 12,911,700 Reserve and Undivided Profits 14.564,000 Total Assets 385,000,000 Head Office, Montreal 450 Branches, With world wide connection. A general Banking business transacted, Clinton Branch R. E. MANNING, Manager INCORPORATED 1855 • he c!MorrishORDERED Clothing Co, - CLOTHING , NTSE �MOLOSBNIi Capital and Deserve $8,800,000 98 Branches in Canada. A General Banking Business Transacted,. Circular Liters of Credit Bank. Money Orders. - Savings vin s Bank Department. Interest allowed at highest current rate.: H. R. Sharp, Acting Manager, Clinton Branch Just Arrived New Spring Borsalino King Fitwei1 pits RHADY-TO-WEAR CLOTHING 2 he c!MorrishORDERED Clothing Co, - CLOTHING Just Arrived New Spring Borsalino King Fitwei1 pits _. THE Motto : ,�l1pT1C �,..i rOHHC1OTHiWG�{' ' hIdDM "A Square t s � Agent 9 � _ Every ft neat for Man. R. C. P C. �1\ r'. �unda or night cells. f0 ks y g ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED, 117r, au As. Bert Langford al - nounce -the engagement of their on13 daughter; Ivy Larene, to ilii. Herbert R, Jenkins, soft of Mr, and Mes, iltol- And Jenkins of Goderielt township; the marriage to take place ln. March.' AN INCREASED 1VIAJOI1ITY, Asa result of the vote of the sol- diers in Canada, the United States and in Prance Me, J. J. Merner, the Union candidate in South Huron, has had his majority increased front 55 to 287. The soldiers' vote ie. Eng- land has not yet been announced but when it Is it will bring the majority well up over the three hundred mark, RECEIVED SEVERE INJURY. While coasting on a frill near. the Public school ore Friday last- Jessie McGuire ran into a tree and sus- tained a bad injury to her knee. Jessie was steering, three others be- ing on the sled, when a small boy got into the way with his sled and in her endeavor not to collide with him she veered sharply and came in contact with the tree. Tire young maiden has been suffering considerab- ly ever since but it is hoped that the, worst is over and that she will soon begin to amend. ' TR,A.C4IC DEATH OF SAM BARIC. It was with horror and sincere re- gret that the news was received in town,late Saturday. night that Sam- uel Harr, "Sam" as he was famil- iarly known, had been killed by a train near Hyde Park, London, that evening. The deceased young man/ bad not been in the best of health for some time and a month or so ago had been advised by his ,physican to' get outdoor employment in the hope that his health would be benefitted. He accordingly accepted employment with the G.T.R. and was assisting in the yards at London. He had been in the babit •of returning home each night and when he did not return on Friday some anxiety was felt con- cerning him, on Saturday his bro- ther-in-law, ro- th r=n-la IV Edw.S ru' n tele- phoned r. e t e t mo t phoned London to see if he could be located and found that he was there and anxious to come borne. Late that evening Mr. Seruton received a message to the effect that his body had been discovered of .the track near ilyde Parir. From what could be learned it 'seemed. that he had missed his train on Friday evening and en Saturday afternoon he had conie to Hyde Park station and wanted to board the train there for Clinton but wars prevented from do- ing so. He then left ,the station and walked up the tjtackl, was overtaken by the Windsor flyer and instantly killed. It is supposed that two trains ran oven him before his body was discovered by a couple of men who had. gone out in search of him. The tragic •death• of Sam Barr bas deeply effected the whole town. He was known to almost every .man, woman and child here and was well liked by all. He was of that cheer- ful, happy and obliging. disposition which always wins liking and re- spect. His health had never been robust but he had been able to at- tend to his duties in ' ,hnson & Co's grocery until a fete weeks ago when he was taken with a nervous attack, trom which, however, he was thought to have wholly recovered. He was a son of the late Samuel Barr of Goderieh township but has lived for fifteen years in Clinton. For a time he conducted a grocery business himself but later sold out to Johnson & Co, and had since, un- til a few weeks ago, worked there as clerk, Ile had tried ' to enlist with the 1.61st Battalion but had been rejected as physically unfit, He is sarvi,ved by one sister, Mrs, Edw. Seruton, to whom the sincere sympathy of the community goes out in her sudden and terrible bereave- ment, There is also a .large con- nection of relatives in .town and Goderieh township, An inquest will be held in London tomorrow to enquire into the Cause of bis death. If, as it ie supposed, he was in a nervous mental state, unft to travel aleua, the G.T,41. of- ficial who refused him admission to the train which Would have brought him honkie where he would have had the care and medical attention which he needed, was surely negligent In not scan that he was cared for where he was. It is -to be stoped that the matter will he thoroughly, investigated. The Funeral took place from the home of Mr. and Ivh's. Seruton of Tuesday afternoon and was largely attended by friends lin town and old neighbors and friends 10 Goderich township, where the family formerly resided. The services at the house acid graveside were connoted by tha Rev, J. E. Fogg, 'Pile pallbearers were : t„ Harland, II. Jenkins, Prank Watson,Clifford Lobb, W. Melt and Roy (ra. The floral offerings were very beautiful, .natty expressing their sympathy by sending Sowers. Mr, and lefts. t1ereton desire to inc- ome to the friends and neighbors in token and country their sincere are preclxtloht of the kindness attd sym- pathy shown them in their troob]e arrll benne/Mettle THE LOCM. MARiJS'1', Wheat 72,10. kwb 3luc earl7.1.40, Barley 11.40. Oats 85c. Butter 40e, Eggs 40e to e0c, • Live Hoge 718.00, BROKE BER ARIW. Mrs. R, A, Bell had the misfortune to fall on an icy walk last week .and fracture both bones sat her left wrist, . Sne has since been. nursing the injured member but it Is Hoped that a few weeks will see iter quite recovered, • W. P, 5, NOTES, The W'oolen's Patriotic Society will meet this week with the ladies of Ontario street church, wltoi purpose holding a patriotic tea and cooking sale in the lecture room. of the chetah oa Friday afternoon, Bus- iness meeting at trail past two, tea served frown three to six. Every- body is invited and will be made welcome, Come, and by pour .pres- ence'hell to send comfort and cheer to the bops at the front, GET OUT 'r13L SAP BUCKETS, Owing to the' sugar shortage those having maple woods are belug urged to make use of them sills spring to add to the supply of sugar. For a gaoii many }tzars maple sugar has • been considered a luxury in Canada anywhere outside of the Province of Quebeo, where it is used quite com- monly. But it is thought that if all available resources are put to use enough ,maple sugar could he pro- duced this spring to greatly relieve the situation and with little outlay except the extra ivork, The bare prospect of being able to have maple sugar on one's porridge, for instance, is enough•to make one's "teeth water." Let's get to work and tap every tree. That is, veep maple tree, AIVIONC1- THE C1IURCI•IES, The pastor's subject on Sunday ev- ening at the Baptist church will be "Uncommon Christians." " The Union prayer meeting was lin Ontario street church last evening. Next week it will be in the Baptist church and the speaker will be the Rev. J. A. Robinson. The Young People's Annual, which was to have been bald in the S. k, hall on Monday evening, was post- poned until this evening on . coconut of weather conditions. 0 The Ontario street S.S. held heir annual sleighride on Tuesday after- • noon, followed by a supper in the lecture room, The roads were not the very best but the young people enjoyed the ride and everybody pies• ent enjoyed the hot supper and the program which followed, The pastor's subject in Wesley church on Sunday evenieg next will he "The Ninth Commandment" The aaniVersary services will be held on March 17th and 18th, the Rev. E, 11. Scott of Toronto tr, be the preacher. Ile will also give 'a lecture on the 1811 oa "feel in World Politico." The Wesley church League will vis- it that of Ontario street church on Monday evening "next, ,the visitors to provide the program. AN IMPP.ESSIVE SERVICE. A very large congregation gathered in Wesley church on Sunday evening last when a special patt'iotic service was eondueted by the pastor, the Rev, A, le. Jones who chose as his text the words : 'lel-Teeter love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for hi"s friends," At the conclus'io» of the sermon the pastor called attention to the honor roil of the church and said that every one of the Wren enrolled there -- on, had here-on,had thus showed his willingness to lay down itis life for others and he read over the names of those from tiro congregation who had al- ready made the sacritice : G. New- man. Cluff, Arthur Grant, William r Grant and David A. Gahtelou at Gr t ul , •hesaid that tonight' a"eIdlitarY, Med- al. al. won,by the latter, which he had not lived is) wear, was 10 be pre- sented to his father, Me, D, Can- a told v talon, and he to the breve act which had won .tint the Medal, Ile then called Mr, Cantelon, Col. H. 1'.. Rance and Major Broder McTaggart to the front and Col, Rance made the presentation, ednjer lefeTaggert, house after being severely wounded atter over three years• of service, pinning the decoration upon Mr. Can- teloll'S coat, 11 was a most impressive, scrviee. Col. Rance in making the Urcomita tiol alluded to the /fact that all, Mx, Canielott's sons had served the I m- pitc, one in the South African war WA two, in the present struggle, ni a lav r1g been invalided hoMe mid the other laying clown his life, 11e also tinged upon the people that the pres- ent Military Service Act should be eel:Mewl encu the statute books as the only. fair anti 'Meltable method for defence and said that a certain emoted; of (frill during the school year's for Moth glrls and boys wield. add greatly to their pnysiani and -mental davrinprn(ni e. ,''•'ele'eueenekepylteeeareire '^' Prl'E. WM, JACKSON WOUNDED, Pte, Wm. Jackson, son of M•r.Isaac Jatilcson. who is spenclin tha' win - tar in Detroit, who enlisted from the west aitd has bee» et the front siiice the beginning of the war, is reported wounded, It is trot known at .time of writing' just how serious his wound may bo. HOCIii1Y wham: T1te third gaino in the series ar- ranged by the town league will be played in the rink on Friday night between the Doherty and t'.0.1. teams. Asboth these teams have defeated the Pastime Club it is ex- pected teat this will be a hotly con- tested match and `ought to be worth seeing. HAS BOT TARIVI AT SleAFORTII. Mr. J. J. Merrier, the member for South Huron, having sold his proper - t)1 at Zurich, . has purchased the Stewart farm, one mile south of Seaforth on the Hippen Road, for the sum of 712,000, This farm is said to be one 'of the very hest in. Huron county, has excellent build- ings and is well cultivated. it is also fitted For the raising of cattle and hogs on a large scale. Mr. Mer- rier has been a very successful farm- er and has no idea of calling any halt in production at this time of greater. need. THEY'RE ALL READY, - The board el 'the Ontario street church has taken time by the fore- lock in regard to the fuel supply. Having obtained a wood lot the farmer members felled the trees, cut them into logs and hauled them in and skidded them in the church shed and the town members. have been getting healthful exercise by, sawing, splitting and pilling the same in readiness for next winter's firing. A One -lot at good wood has thus been obtained and when next winter's snow flies the Ontario street church people will be quite independent of coal dealers or snow blockades, DEATH OP A P10N1 I:R. An old' res and respected resident of e Pt Saturday (lectern/II passed away last S in the person of Mrs. Elinor Blake., widow of the late Chas. .Blake, in her eighty Tomei' year. The deceased lady was formerly El- inor Jenkins of Goderich township. She is survived by ttvo brothers: Mr. John Jenkins of Clinton and Mr, Roland Jenkins of Clotlerich town- ship, and three sisters, Mrs. G. Jen- kins and firs. J. C. Laithwaite of Goderich and Mrs. Robert Ferris of Goderich lowttsblp. • She had been in failing health all winter and • for sane weeks had been confined to bed. She ieneea Methodist in religion, be- ing a metnbei'-'fir ,North'street church, Goderich, uul, tie-Ilt8eral services on Monday were conducted btir•t•le Rev. Dr. Rutledge. T'I•HA'1' I301,B4 OF DAYLIGHT, The Goderich Board of 'Trade at its annual meeting held one evening re- cently put itself on record as being in favor of the Daylight Saving Scheme which has been agitating the minds of people for the past few years, That we shall have the Day- light Saving 13111 in Canada reruns to be a foregone conclusion. But what a lot of people cannot understand is why an .tour of daylight couldn't as well be saved. by those who wish to save it by starting an Hour sooner in the morning without interfering with all the clocks in„ the 'country. The tanners regularly take advan- tage of the long summer days by rising earlier and retiring earlier dur- ing the busy sea.sop, Why could not manufacturerst start of hour earlier and quit au hoar earlier dur- ing the •sunnnet months ?' But if the Government puis thee Daylight Saving Act upon the statute books we'll all have to put on our clocks and ,get tip with the alarm like law abiding citizens. GET GARDEN TOOLS READe, Tomorrow 18 the first o binsch tiedd it is not too early to be planning that garden . plot by which the pro- duction of food stuffs can be greatly augmented during the coming 500' - mer, Householders in the different towns iu Canada added greatly to..110 total of food stuffs produced last year by the thorough cultivation of. their garden plots and by the use of muc11 waste land and more can be aeeonl- pltshed the coming season if the work is entered trite with a will, That every bushel of food produced will be required will not be ihsput::- ecP, The farmers must be relied up- on to produee the grain but, vegel- rabies can be grown by anyone who has a bit of land to spade up and the more vegetables used the, greater will be the savhtg sof grain for ship- ment overseas. • sltould pence be declared tomorrow the eituatf"on in regard to food would •mint rat kali'� trach n ed for a tr a t a p y g •long }time, b(ransn the countries which are disorganized by the 4vat 1011 1101 for a good many y►eat's be able to bring tip their production tc what. it was in pre-war trays. 11)011 Cianada and the United States will fall the great burden Of supplying the world with foot.. This 18 our tank, let 08 1101 fail in the performative of it, • HURON CASUALTIES, Sa co the- last lisitd list a f casualties- the following. na 08 of Heron men have appeared in the list : i(i11ed 1n action—Pte. J. R. Mar- shall, Exeter, Dietl of wounds—Pte, .1o11n Har- e irt , Godoriclt. 111—Pte, 11 11, Stoddart, Goderich township ; Pte, Jacob Sproat, Sea: forth, e. Wounded --Pte, 1i'tllifun Jackson, Clinton. H.W.C'.11.. REPORT FOR FEB, The follew'Gig,list of supplies re- eelved at this centre from the var- Tous societies will show the splendid patriotic work being done by the women during the past month : - Varna •Society -2b, pr. socks, 15 day shirts, 1 suit pyjamas, 40 trench towels, 4 feather pillows, 1 Sweater and 1 package of old cott tt, Bap,7e1d ,Society -70 pr. socks,. 18 flannel shirts, 13 pyjamas, 2 feather pillows, 15 hospital shirts. 01tity Club -200 pr. socks. . Maple Leaf -38 pr. socks, .16 day shirts. Bethany -22 pr. socks. Turner's church -88 pr, eotks, tr: L. of S. . . 11, of G. T +100 pr. socks.' . • Clinton V.P.S.•-1005 pr. socks, 5 Mamas, 85 trench towels, 1: scarf, .1 cap, '4 pillow slips, '1'o own boys : Varna -10 p1'. soaks, 6 day ehirts, 1 trench towel. Y. L, of S. E. of 0, 1.-60 pairs sacks and 75 worth of eats, Clint e Girls -100 pr. 80e18 wul 765 worth of eats. IIOW ABOUT IT ? Speaking of fuel supplies what is the town council planning to do to be ready for next winter ? The Commission of Conservation urges all municipal bodies to take this mat- ter up seriously and to see that a supply of wood is available at reas- onable l rates. V1'llen winter is upon us and the miercury is dropping out of sight is a bad time to be trying to solve the fuel question. The situation has been bad enough in Clinton this win- ter but the probability is that it trill be worse nest, One hundred and fifty-four tons of soft coal purchased by the town from the Salt Works at 21.0 • per ton helped out this Winter very mater- ially, This was sold at 710.75 to those who were ver • glad,indeed to procure it for the simpe reason that otherwise they would have had nothing to burn, but it must be con- fessed that soft coal at 510.75 per ton is pretty expensive fuel. '.'hose who .Cxih 3:131-6 - 113, better look 4ift for their own supply 'p1 n'ood or coal and not* depend upon the council, who cannot he expected to perform miracles, but the council should; also do what it can to he ready for an emergency, Londesboro. The regular monthly 100011ng of the Women's Institute will be held in the Foresters hall on Thursday, Mur, 7th, "Value of Cheerfulness" by Mrs. Ci-. Moon, reading by Mas. W. iMlountain. Constance Mrs. Milson continues very poorly. 'Phe box social on Friday evening was a sueces5 in every way. Over 127 was realized for Iled Cross. l The vgood, A Programme was el} Among g the numbers given were 4wo - violin solo by Mt. Ed. Britton ; songs by Mrs. Pete Lindsay, Miss Reid of Ilarloek and Miss Phoebe Wakefield ; recitations by Miss Reid of 'Turlock and Mass Phoebe Wakefield, ]Vit. W. Carter auetioted the boxes which all sold well. Mr, Peter. Lindsey is moving this week to the Dorrauce place he . has meted, Master 1 Lorne awsoe is not im- proving as fast as his n1011)) Heeds would like to see. Mullett Township The 00(1113) friends of Mr. 1, 1'. Fisher will be pleased ,to know that be 1s near* well again after a couple of months' illness. leer. Robert Smith of llarlock, for - 111001y nu assessor of this township for a number of years, is seriously ill with pneumonia. A wedding in which the people. of this township will be interested took place in Seafortit on. Wednesday of last week when bliss - 110ra May, second daughter of 11)tr. alltfl Mrs. Mere Guo e'1 of the HuronRoad, vas united in marriage ic lr. John Melh•oy of McKillop township, The bride wore a' pretty wedding - Own of blue silk. 'i'he ofk'ittting clergy- man ems the Rev, AIC. 13rown•i 1 ` 1. 'Moines elrnrete ;iealortll, A to- aoPton'Was 11eld the .Same (veiling at the hntnc of the .bride's parents, Mr, and 14Mes. leitilroy have the good wishes of a largtc circle of friends. Haifielci &t. Thomas Parcons wo Wee visiting his mother, Mrs, Parsons, the Past two months, left on bhitt day of this week for his home at' Winnipeg, Mr, John Torrance of ('1lieton wee in the village on Monday. The J'ubllee C'oncort under the auspices of the Woman's Patriotic: Society which was postponed, will tape place on 'Thursday evening of this week, The young people of the village will hold a dance in the town hall on Friday evening of this week. Judge Lewis at 006011011 held Div- ision Court in the town hall on 'Tues - dap of this week. Only one case came up, that or Rouatt vs. Weston, which was again adjourned fur fur- ther •evidence. Mr. A. '1', Cooper of Clinton oc- cupied the 1tu11;41 ot the Methodist cilur'cit on Sunday evening last in tate: interests of the Canada 'Temperance Act. William Elliott, son of stir, Roh't. Elliott, w110 was drafted from this village for overseas, left oe Monday for London, Mr, H. Darrell spent Monday at London. The funeral ot the Late 1lrs, enbt. Orr of Stanley took place to Bay field cemetery on Wednesday after- noon, Holmesville - Mrs. Langford of St. Marys is vis- iting her daughter, Mrs. J, Burns, The Misses Levis of Clinton visit- ed at Mr, Will Jenkin's for a few days last week. Rev. T. J. Snowden of _\ilsa Craig is visiting his slaughter, Mr's, Eldred. Yeo. Mr. 11. Johnston of Woodstock made a business trip to our village on Mender. Although this winter Inas been ex- ceptionally cold and rough, the farm- ers who patronize the cheese factory have succeeded in keeping the roads open. and in but few, cases leave -1)1') -"- missed bringing in their milk on schedule time. The fee on the Maitland river has lamed at the bridge and the road oi, the flats between the bridges is covered with ice and water. There has been no traffic Inc about a week now. :There is some fear of the bridge giving away if the ice should pile much higher. The mission circle met last Friday evening at the lloute of Miss Emma Courtice, A large attendance and a good program made ftp a fine even- ing's s entertain Ment. Preparationsrti tlon, for their coning concert is progress- ing well. The services in the Methodist chur- ch were held in the auditorium or. Sunday last and it seemed like get - 11115 home again to the congregation. 'Phe day being mild it did not re- quire so touch fuel to render it comfortable as l during the cold wenn of the past couple of tnoih ths. The recent tha 4s arc t" chave made the roads ht places almost ian- passable. At Bridgewater the lee has been piled up on the road fl, great cakes and the water running over it knee deep snakes it very dangerous for horses and rigs, es- pecially at night. It should be at- tended to before an accident occurs. The Holmesville Patriotic Society held their February meeting in the. form of a social evening on Wednes- day, Feb. 20th, In the Sunday room. of the Methodist church and all who- had taken part In the knitting con- test were invited to come and bring their husbands. After the business meeting was disposed of Mr. 5. T. Wfalter 41'08 11151106 to take the chair and preside over the program thewinning side in the provided by 4 t g t contest, which he dict in his usual able and witty mariner, adding muck: to the pleasure of the occasion. Ad- dresses were given by the Rev. hir. Sinclair and Mr. Geo. Gould, annus 1115 recitations by Mrs. Walter, Miss- es Courtice and Edmeston, 11r. N. W. 'l'rewartha gave a reading and there were several choruses by the victorious ladies, one being compos- ed especially for -the occasion, entitl- ed "Knitting," 'ttlug, and d dedicatod to the 4 losing side, Mrs. t N . W. nT'evarth a filen gave a reading (also composed by local talent) "'!'o the Ladies of the Blue Yarn flows," which occas - Weed men merriment, lir. Burns khtdly loaned his gramophone for the evening. After the program a dainty lunch was served by the los- ing side, ,\ satiseription list • was passed around cluritlg the evening and the_sun)of seVenty-dve dollars was realized. Collection at the floor tilriomhted to 714.10, Summerhill The lied C'roes Soe1ety will meet at the Noma of iters. (, i'ltarom. Mr. .5. Burns of Detr.o114s visiting 1 i F ills ixint Mrs, II iieBri n, Owing to the s011801ty of coal wood bees seem 1.0 be the order ' of the day, :Ver. C. i,. 'Tyner delivered a tin,, horse to a lllyth buyer en elomlay. Mrs. IT, bfn+Brien is visiting at the home Of het• brother at, Venett(1. 301r, iltrrrd ,lohnston is lei Me friends fit Creiliten,