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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1918-5-23, Page 1j:.__-._. No 48 CLINTON,ONTARIO, TH'(1•RSDAY" . MAY 23rd,1918 stn 7115ied 18GS, r ul S`t,r VV: H. Kerr & I M _ : iiw S0 01an Lt$ PrELECTION FRAUDS CRAROEO R RO IUEkkCTIQNI01114110YOUR PAPER READ?' t4'4+ t OpvV'11vdSN,uyy syyy yy^pyyv «,;vv v'vv 000vw rwwivwwVvw THEY• AAilE i REGAIN Owing to tile" enormous sale a:11pvei` the country We have been out. tif' "TAN LAC" for some ,weeks, bui. this 'jtohtii sir SYstail' , ,'tonic is now in stock t>s;am. Get n. now,. ` Also.. "JONTEEL TOILETS" Talcuth Powder, Face Powder•; and Qr'-eain, . We have them all in Mick.. The' - are hi a'class liy • themselves, Ask those' Who have used then), -••= at the Reitan Store; , $ 'S.' R. d ..hhin .•B. 3 ap dN P+1+o'v wvi vvv h+vwVvvvvv YVVwvdivWv itivvvvvWu QF ' EANADJ incorP orated 1869. Capital Authorized , .. , $ 25,0001 000' .. Capital Paidup 12,911,70,0; Reserve and Undivided Profits 14;56400 Total Assets , 335,000;000. HEAD OFFICE, MONTREAL 450 Branches with world wide connections. General Banking Business Transacted. R. E. MANNING, Manager Clinton Branch INCORPORATED 1855 CAPITAL AND RESERVE $8,800,000 98 Branches in Canada A General Banking Business Transacted CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT BANK MONEY ORDERS SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT Interest Allowed at Highest Current Rate H. R. SHARP, Acting Manager Cliattori • lI n Or'tderedReady-to-Wear t' IrtttE i •t., , i .,11ekW;n4 J Wn-LkR,fW L n .S'F'r: ITS ' .t, NEW aa .. _ e n 1t .. Yo MO Off The clothing we are showing was bonglif Months ago and is priced accordingly for ., aticik, se ung. The prices are a sound invvstilaent..for aninione 'Who .expects to require a stair 'dttib ., liar or two, or three years . hence- PIDES: AR BOUND, 10- GO. UP A silri b ,D. YOurl It]'t;n'5 Su tS: Cut, Gi ey-1 we,ed,','sirt;'le tit eastid e134' '14 ' cul AT . $2Q,60: ° Mens sults fsfa vlfietyy'.o aittetiiis in tw.ceds•,atiC, doi`- . ff.D , 15 1 ttitilil. editl'lY'ftr,• OAP& 1et'lf'''s zes i 51' b44;:,......... Mori' sults, , ofi Eliglisi.I • worsted sm 1i.,.che_ck',patF';; ten, soft roll, line). r. bi se,inl-fitt& t rt41oeof irii ' ' 44es. 36 t 46' price .. o'•ar threetthutton dabs)• bur`be10:e41$16:50 fo$32 tk tI ii I9• f.s!(Fli% fegs'apit Co•' IN,HONOR OF THE " CHILDREN'S FR'IEND. 'Wednesday foreuoQ1 about 4)1.25) rsa.ca it7is:eiVlY'JI`p the rooms of Mr. Bouek,Miss Arapper, Miss WUspn zinc[ Mis's Sten niagqpj ed to tine Library Park and Planteda -pulple Mitple tree aa' a n>.elnorigl #o f)C late Thomas Jackson, the tree to be Sple>ndid:Ser ons on Sunday Arid known' as the Jackson Memorial Tree, A short prograpir which was; made with n0 preparation was well, perform- ed, Following is the program; Short speech ,by Principal Boucle Oligrng•was'. dobe byn Harold Lawson Tri5e,• pjanbsd by Malcolm McTaggart aad'araalc Mutch. Watering, by Ruth Evans. Recitation :"The Heart of the Tree"* by..fen Hogg, Gladys Rolland and Win- n ieMcMith.+ 'Chorus—"The Maple Leaf" by the Scholars. ihe Memorial 'Free' by Mr, Boucles class. ll Y i 11 i, T.E' CASE it NORTH HURON Dungannon Doctor Chosen the Conservative Candidate at a Large Convention at Winghatn. Wimgham, . May • 17.—Tlie annual meeting and nominating convention for the Legislative seat of thenNorih Ilu'tfn Conservative Association was held in the Town Hall here Friday„af- ternoon. The convention was one of the most largely attended in the his- tory of the association, there being 152 delegates out of a possible 164, and to addition to this there vs a large` number of Conservatives pre- sent from all parts of the riding. • As Ilse women have the franchise, they were for the first time allowed equal voting power in the convention, Dr, T. E. Case, of Dungannon ;was the choice of the convention, the fin- al yote being a tie, and the casting vote was given by Dr, Redmond, the President, in favor of Dr. Case, Seve». candidates were nominated, as fol- lows: Dr. R C. Redmond, Dudley Ilolmes and 'George Spotton, Wing - ham ;Peter W. Scott and Matthew lockart, East Wawanosh •, Dr. T. E. ','ase. Dungannon ; John' Joynt, Luck - mow. The several candidates addressed the meeting, except Dr. Case, who was unable to be present, and his claims were very ably placed before the meeting by Mrs, (Rev,) W. C Allison, of Dungannon. .411 the can- didates except Dr. Case, Geo. Spot - ton and Peter W. Scott retired be- fore 1 vote was taken, The final vote was between Dr, Case ani! Mr, Spot - tun; Dr, Case has for many years been a resident of Dungannon, and d has had a successful practice. He has been •t Stalwart worker for the Con- servative party. He has two sons overseas and another son has recent- ly enlisted; .1 A letter was read from A. 11, Mus- : grove,the late member, who recently resigned to accept the postmnaster- ship of Wiughsun, In which• he thanks the members the , party ofr the i'o honor conferred u him ' 5 of m the p past. Dr, R, C. Redmond, , the President, I was in the chair,. Officers for the ensuing year were i elected is follows : Pres. ,. Dr. R, C. Redmond Win Ilam First Vice- ' Pres., Mrs, Geo IMalker, Corrie ; , ' Second Vice -Pres., Dr, Armstrong, (,orrie ; . Sec., Harvey Harney, Blyth ; Treas., J. W, McKibbon, Wingham. • 'JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAMINATION TIME TABLE, 19IS. June 19--9•t-1.3ti a. m., British History —t,30=3.30 p. nn., Composition —3.40-4.25 p, m, Spelling Jithe 20---.9-1,1.30 a, 01., AritlitnetiC 1.30-1.00 p. 111,, Literature. 1' ,lune 21,--9.11' ti, ni., Eng. Grammar -r-t 1 12 a. in,., Writfhg,. iE. -1..3 p. iii., Geography' -3p,m,,Art . ti Out: Qk'.Gasolihe i Ttle • a'utoes\vent ,dry around town on +W'edHnsday as a car of gasoline, whitlh'l=Wa', extpe'Ctedt tui` arrive failed t`N'tfif;a' era ce, An S. ., pp'git h u 0: S can' "Mts'i pilt'out, • ” • Era a SPECIAL S FbR' 6.TRAWtBER.Iz I FS • LETT Up, ;Ejt r d' f[Zi `fT O'NEIL THE :HUB. GR OC %R ,. f ho5te .It • Large Olf¢a.tiig,: - — Ai:: Special Progranf;all•Weeh. Sunday the congiregatibn of Willis Presbyterian` church celebrated the 69th- Anniversary, At both services' large congregations Were' presena' and Rev; Prof..Kilpatrfek Of Knox 'i'olronto,: ,preached twit excellent and' instructive sermons. The''choir ably assisted with special niusia: at bofh the morning and evening servics, The Girls Club liaye presented a week's entertainment 'of music, Iec- .tore 'caanta • s andcantata,- Rev. Cant G. Mc- Kinnon, late Chaplain of the t6tst Huron Battalion, was expected' to lec- ture on M6nday evening, but on ac. count of the Captain not beih:g able to 4 here, the lecture will take place ,trout June so, but exact date will be announced later. TUESDAY'S CONCERT On Tuesday evening the first' of the series of entertainments under the auspices of tlie Girls' Club of Willis church was given in the Town Hall before a good audience- The program which was. largely a musical one was contributed by, Miss Catharine Reekie pianist of Dutton, Miss Hoilingsheitd soloist also of Dutton, Mrs. May Rance Mackinnon, who gave several elocution numbers and Mr. Grant Mulligan, viol- inist of London. hiss Reekie, who appeared first os the 'program, wore a pretty frock o pale pink satin and net. I -ler number were played with skill seldom found is so young a musician and the combing tion of virility and daintiness displayed ,were specially notedf Miss Reek'i'e lived in Clinton as a small child and the townspeople will fallow with great in terest the great musical career in store for such a talent artist. Miss liullisigshead, who has a clear contralto voice, wore a becoming gown of black embroidered net. Her vote which shows the result of wonder training,is rich • ' hand full, her euu tion perfect. This is ;Miss Ito} 3 " 'e head's sirs a t stn appearance i pi- ton sir t ton and her performance on T. ;flaw night has won her a great deal of ad- miring comment. Those who atter the lecture given by Rev. Mr, Hogg in Willis church on Thursday evening will have the opportunity of again hear- ing her, Mrs; MacKinnon, ,elio is always wel- comed bya r Linton au len •e gave d 4 several numbers in her usual clever way, Clinton as fortunate in having such an able elocutionist as Mrs, Mac- Kinnon, who looked charming in a gown of white ninon over satin; Mr. Grant Milligan. the hay violinist of London, was warmly received on Isis first visit to Clinton. Mr, Milligan in- terprets his music with great express- ion and during his numbers be held the audiencerapt in attention. London t 0 too is justly proud of this clever violinist and we home that Clinton may have the' opportunity of soon bearing hint again, Mi•. Gilmour, also of London, was Mr Milligan's efficient accompanist, The Girls' Club of Willis church are to be congratuttted on :giving 'this wonderful treat and the young ladies themselves, are gratified in feeling that the finance are i such satisfactory s n a state, that their project, wiping Off the debt of the church, is likely to be successful. The, program given was as follows: For Piano (a) Prelude in C minor (b) Nocturne in F sharp (c) Waltz in A flat op 34, Miss Catherine Reekie Aria on the G string Bach Mr, Grant Milligan .Contralto aria "Mon coeur s'ouvre a to yoix" fromn"Samson et Dalilal' • Noss l'lollingshead (a): T.he Way of the British" (b) When the Guards Came 'Though:" Mrs, May Branca McKinnon For piano (a) Sous Bois . (b) Laplus"g.ue .Lente • -(c) Danse'Negre Miss Catherine Reekie ;(a) R'onidiiio (b) Old Refrain: , Mr, Grant' Milligan i(a) Cradle Song (b) Gipsy Trail Mess Hollingsh,ead "Sandi jticGlashan's'Cour((slilp" Mrs:•fvti ' Rrauce M 1Ct3iin'dd•' . (a) Were 1.a Bird (b)' Rhapsody, iion- groise INF . 4'2 Miss Catherine Ruekic POlOnatse b:riili'g,ite 'S it t Mr, Grant M li an Ave Msril - ' t Mlsa ilolhngsl»:ellt;., "Geis Save tile. King+" - sus WEDNESMA1( APPn®.INTED REGISTRAR Ltent:A. J. Grigg, has, been ap- pointed Regi trar for 'South Huron for' the National Regis- tration to be taken on June22. Mr. Grigg is uovt`busy getting thea orgaaizatir•n work com- pleted LLOYD GEORGE IN POLICE COURT Magistrate Andrews; Passes Sen- tence on the Distinguished Gentleman. I Germany finds that David Lloyd sGeorge is a very hard "nut" to crack 1 and last week .Magistrate Andrews had another hard "nut" up before Min on Thursday evening and remain- ed him' sentence until Saturday as guest of the town, and advised in' the meantime to a usa a liberal supply ,d, water, which was very cheap in , ,,.ese parks. i' Lloyd George cause up 00 Saturday ',before the Magistrate and after a few questions was sentenced to 6 months in the Provincial Prison. Crown Attorney Seager was present. It appears Lloyd George was not so: d ieterested in the affairs of the state and was trying to be useless around "Kilburn, when the farmers there noti- fied the authorities and the "weary one" was brought to town, , The Anniversary sitppitw l.t y' 11 in Vtl,ilhs Church on \x/Ci,11'h }f yfn 'the; grand things prOyi eS1 :!3 let,) urs were rc IiMicd by 371;4' lereir, crfii'l whielt=attenduf'the supper. I' d.NiGi#iI (h'rti13 ,S5DIT,t)''" i lei! ,aJ, L,. 115(37 tyifl f(tvc 17319 lnOtttte 1"Dyntnuc of',Vision i•n:'Wtitlh,clidrdfr and n niucir'il; yrtcvr i'h" Vvill 1alsei bei given :by the, 'follftvtn ithid1,ktMM=Mt4r IFra'uk Sannclerst Co tr yl l(;' Mi§s, Sivatfdltuit he id, :+Tattttop f;i13l n Mutt+g%trPt Melva, • SOii'tillinistuta;•, elle 1''t1.111011 gttartdite of Wilh i' rlfti 'ell. FRIDAY, MAY 24th The Children's Cantata "Gowen 0' the-lay",tvili be presented by f10 chtfd- rein: • ELIGIBLES MUST CARRY PAPERS Stiff : Penalties Provided For Under Amendments to M. S. A. Amendmentswhich vire h been made have to the, Military Service Act are falr- reaciling and will make future evasions of the act most difficult. In the fut- aro all persons who advance the claim that they are not in Class ,t under the M, S, A. must at all times have with them the necessary proofs that they do not conte' in the first class. The act heretofore only provided for the carryingof proof by )men' in Class 1, but now it has been changed so as to take in all classes. The a-) mendntents which come . under the order in ,council passed on April 30 have been received by the Ontario registrar, C. Leaslie Wilson, Even if a man is not in Class t and neglects hereafter to carry the necessary proof that he is not. ,he 10 liable to arrest and to be placed in the army. Any personwho has not the proper papers on .111m, ac- cording to the amendment,. shall be presumed to. be a, person liable for military service and classed. as. a deserter .or .absentee without leave, 110 is liable to .a fine of 1150 and im prisontnent-for one month or both, and can' li'e'' taken into custody, de- tained and be compelled .to do ser- vice in C. E. .F; For' carrying` uiisteadtg' ' orfalsepapers' a m• i man .g tfiablL ^to"'a :000 fine 4r sus months' isaprisonnient, May, Search For Deserters Anotheraddition tothe act is to .the effect that .if an officer or N, C 0.,suspects on reasonable' .grouids that an • absentee of de- sorter is being Bidden in any prem- ises he; )nay• demand admission and ifiit iS `refq ed•lie,has the' right to. forcibly. break into the' Premises,'and, make s 'r Fwho, Ilae" a e ach rm w I a a 1 k @ VI l.eeu arrested under the'; act the, right, of, ililbe,as 'corpus is de iedj in fact, the mast may be, held in ctt$tndy wttliput kilili or enquiry, un- t14itieleasedby5 tke;ditection of the nnnl tel nf; Ulthtt a. l ging melt who fail to notify, the, registrar, • of rally change pt; address: I'dtnOw;i,ifa)~i ;e to a fine, of 0100' or.. three months in ,Fail; bode. . .G .k +P •Y,• 5 -1 :1 11- * 'k 1 [ AV i` ,+ u d ;'iie°rcii 'the' ct $t':of 'triSYanl(7t' 0 ,f,:bat tvhtg , lifts.; doitriniYt'"# :, •bd11 p Itl`.ea,b ldf1 feI15 of ibpu . satpil'4 ot';,pd3l n s .of r#bd 5'tulf;; s atze dint's" troth ;tb, the e ty", tjii. einem tfgr 'for ' dktriicfldu 146,r dhyof ,hast ' weil.i th4,6 potti d af..ban,ad" : to 82 ',buds 'of onii3'ns Warr. 'sent by the wholesale dealers and cold Storage; plants to the in- a'. dineralor for destrnctiolt, 40t '3bbt, CRl tYldStt ' "5 t' food , roi Stria v4i acct t.eu' c hiyj;tfis w b.' .1 SOUTH ,HURON MENTIONED . N ELE CTI . ON CHARGE Thirteen Hundred Cases of Fraud in Dominion Election, is Charge Laid .before the :House of, Cottnnnnan$.. (Special to London Advertiser) 0ti'awa, May 2,0, --,There wiil.ba aired' in the House' of Cofnntons•'011 Wednes- neSday"neXt,cllsclOsnres.1n connection with the taking of the snldiClst vdtes un, Canada tinct °overseas during, the. election :of December, which will cause -to pale into insignificance any election, scandal ever aired in the a'st in a Cana - ellen Parliament: On these disclosures 'over Ahirty in divldual charges ;leave been, ha sect each Of which is a vel•y serious' nriturc, • ' it »is further stated that the. Opposition has been supplied by scrutineers, who assisted at: the 'counting ,and allocation of the. ballots, with •evidence sufficient to prove .frauds in 13,0.00 individual cases, andthat -.the ,records when ex- aminedtwi.n establish similar frauds fit three 'or' font' times' that number of COPP SPRINGS SENSATION. On Saturday last' A. B, Copp, -•ALP., fur Westmorland, wrote to the Prone Minister, declaring that,,he intended :to submthe I-fo'evidrence of au organitizedto conspiracyuse,under s'hidn col- ossal frauds were perpetratedin the taking of the military vote last Dec- tmber. Rising in his place this after noon Mr. Copp stated that not having' heard from the Prime Minister he as- sumed that it was agreeable to him that the smatter should be proceeded with Then he began a recital of the charges which he, intended bituging before the House, and on which he wail base a motion for the appointment of a' committee of inquiry similar to that which investigated election frauds in cdunection with the British Columbia prohibition vote, and of the same gen- eral scope as snillar investigations con- ducted since the.war began under the authority of the•British Parliament. ORGANIZED CONSPIRACY. Mr, Copp undertook to statt'e on his honor and responsibility as a member. of this honorable House "flint in the recent election a carefully organized conspiracy existed by which extensive frauds were perpetrated in connection with the soldiers' votes: "That the aforesaid fraudulent con- spiracy .was palrticularly operative in the electnrtcal districts of Kings and Queen), P L -,I„ 'Cape Breton, North and Victoria, .Richmond and Cape. Bre- ton South, Cumberland, Digby and 1 1 n tclic Pict u Westmoreland, csl igoucie and Madawaska, N, S;Kent and Northumberland, 3.13„ Br0me, Sher brooke, Chanibly, Vercheres, St. Anns, St, Antoine, St, Henry, St, Lawrence, Si George, Montreal, Stanstead and Wright Quebec; Algoma East, North and South Eauce, North and South Essex, East and West llan;ilton, South Huron; Kent, Leeds' aid Brockville, Lennox and Ad- dington, London, West Middlesex, Nip- s r iC,rng, South Ontario, Ottawa, South Oxford, Feel, Prince Edward,: Russell and Welland, Ontario; Calgary and Ed- monton, Alberta; and the l:ukon," ROWELL GETS FLUSTERED This was as far r as Mr Copp gut this afternoon. ento t Before e oe the`(irnise had :time to grasp the full significance of Copp':; statements, lion, N. W. Rowell hurried across the floor of the l'lou,se, spoke hastily to Sir Wilfrid Lawler, and returning to the-Govern- nieut ben. itf s, engaged in an animated con etsaa'• n with Sir 1.3e•rge Foster,` mho wa:, leading tlit House in the sen: a ,tf the premier, Interrupting Mr. Copp's speech, Sir George rose and slated that as the prince minister was not in the chamber, Wand could not very well be present during -the afternoon ---for these rea- sbns he would -suggest that the matter b'e not at present proceeded with, Sir Wilfrid at once 'dirt;, attention to the fact that,the Government' already arrangict a very' full, program for to- morrow, lay the fixing tile discussion of the Yukon election return, and the motion, for the abolition of titles for that day.;- Sir George then suggested that Mr, .Qopp's motion she 1,ld be made: first order of the day for Wednesday morning, This being aestptable to Sir Wilfrid, the matten' is in abeyance for the meantime, The gravamen of the ,charges., cg11, tanned in Mr, Copp's 'notion, rests, not spot' the soldieers who voted„but upon 'tht..otlicers in charge of 'the yOtiiig, and upon certain ''0100 higher xtp,"` 1i'!r, , iii oathe live n»nntesCopp.tie addressedthectherse Ifti0ftt&e5 plii'c- •0d on Hansaird:the sedtiou's Of, the milt- Italy service act dealing wifr the ala= tl lbution•tend tetul't1 to tlte •ggne»eai -re- 3,;i»ning' ofitber pf :thg sgl3li ,t; ' bynligts,, !tie also placed oh .rec0$d tife font' of Vertididitfe used t»t.eotlnectipn with the taking of the soldiers' vote. N :,eit„.. :6 tit I., 'there' will be 'no, meetn,g,ro the W,. I'. S. yxt,. Fruia i aS,,i .1a i boli , ay • The regular, moot* g trio tc ,'. tea' a a. fvifi l3c'givail„iia" gv'. i13 14i'efnorla ,'Hab 011'1'tid y,;'May 3t0#•, A'dti'Cent teal ;will be served batt S to 7 otCloc.k, 'Everyone, welcome,,,• t The Penny Bag collection on rhui's-' dry, May .,30.01,, In view of the Hos- pital' Supply Drive for our .laity ship' nxeot, .vac ask the contributors to give as liberally as possible, unci thus' help on the tyork, for ilia wounded Cane. t .diaus, iturther notice next week: • FARMERS HAVE ORGANIZED HERE Last 1 hnrsday" a large gathering nit farmers from the sgi'roulldllig to'wJk• ship", met 111 ,the, town, i•Iall, ClintAa,' ncidecided to ogailile and join the uif, ,Society of United Farmers of Ont-,, pri0,, Mi'. Jahn Raansford, the well knowat- ,"1'ucker$annth - farmer, 1va5 . clioseil to act :ts chairuiiul o1 the. meeting, dreit in short,- con'sice, and unvafrnished. terms, showed that the farmers lutist unite, if they wanted to' protect their interests,' Mr. ION. McMillan, of Seafortbylie of the Ontario Directors of ,the Uai(,`3t Farmers oft Ontario, addressed tete meeting, showing the object of the organilatiol, ej"e, ' 1i Lean decided by those present tap organize and the11 following officers mere .elected:— President—Wm, Aic9Ew'en, .Stanley 'row.nship, , ',Sec-Treas,-George Layton, Tuck- ersntith Township. Directors—Hullett-John Shanahan, Lorne ryndall,, Russell Neal; Goderict, .Township—Wm, Lobb,• John Middle,. ton; Stanley—John Innis, Robt, Hutt-' teff Tuckersmlth-..363, Crich. Mr. 3, B. Stoherst District Representative was also placed on the Directorate. The orgaitiaatton. will meet ,tlie 25B and 4th Thursday's in the office of nlr • Stothers, .Clinton. Huron .Boys Ire Cssualt Lis: KILLED IN ACTION Pte: H, Barker, Wingham PRESUMED DEAD P.te, W, T. Forbes, Brussels WOUNDED Pte, F. A Westlake, Wroxeter. Pte, W. J. Fraser, Brucefield ' • Pte, R. H: Snell, vt'inghani, Pte, Harry Doerr, Vaughan) Pte. George Brunner, Seaforth • SHELL SHOCK Pte; L, Mugford, Beniniller GASSED Pte. G, H, <Grimoldly, Brussels • GODERICH DISTRICT MEETS AT DUNGANNOI 'i'he May District Meeting of the: Goderich ' district of the Methodist. Church was held in Dungannon Tues -- day afternoon aind. Wednesday, Rev,' 3.. A, Agnew, of Clinton, chairman of the district, presiding,. Rev: J W. Hedley, of Nile. was; elected secretary at the ministerial ses- sion, C. W. DeWitt Cosens was re., commended tobe received into fall :connection and ordained at the confer-, once in Junse. he haying coppfe'"-:,•'• b5s . probation course and.pnssead a vent•, creditable• examination before, the bre- thren. Rev. J, F, fiord and Rev; J. Hart al the) • own tau re qnest.were, revn. mmeide Thr permanent superannuation. At the evening session Rev. .4. E.. Jones; of 'Clinton, gave •11 very forceful and practical address on the necessity , of a definite religious experience. Wed -1 uesday. the reports of, the different circuits of the district were read anal, showed .substantial progress, The net increase is 100 members for the district, there being 3,907 members of the church. 'For the general Mission ary fund, $8,077 was raised, being an increase of $630 over last,year. There was also an increase of 1395 in the giv- ings:of the Women's Missionary Soc•. iety. The value of the churches aaset. parsonages in the district is $24 0,0164.I.• Rev, J,;A McKelvey, i of Dungannon was elected to represent the district oo the stationing committee, with Reww.: Geo,' Mckinley, of Seatorth, as Niter-. 'nate. A resolution was passed rnemoraliz- ing the general conference to increase. the minimum "'salary of ordained tnni»: rigid ministers: 10 1x,200, also to make. a more adequate allowance to the sugs- ei'auntuateit ministers. ArespLutlot was passed „asking the approaching annual conference to alt.. point a committee • to bring in a repotir for the consideration) of the cbilferenze t0 haVe a central tweeting place (Loney don) for the conference to meet each, Year aud ahat thetravelling and othee, : expenses of the Ministers and layme-rt to,catlference.be pooled so tifat eaela. person Would pay an equal amount, Local News 4 f/'ii }`f(.,,a,;VA1v?.AA , i tAFItmt Sl,tit'. A' Horuitil':Owl Stanley Kennedy, a Public School,' bdyl}sliltt a• horned owl, this week, an,u Principal 130nr- is going, to have fin,n ,,prlie "stuffed." 'RVliglit.Iiate, Saari, Serious. M{star Hug1i Maguire, whir drp ' the bake clot., kir C,. COnoot, wch alnlltt ngigav355 ti e rig,in the old .rtttknolt lS lylriledgYt,,go rig,,hors Cai)d pith. ,sift7A,.,a, d 3,J. N C 5 had'"iiot• Ithppeiteti'iakilig things mn., last ttist'e a110130 ;Sef'ioas ,liaa :tine; ypuilg, feta l9Wein,ANit is, ;he,tis,, 4d,1,mbrtu ed and. a ,)unaged right' aria al prnseht:„ His ,CharaiMer There 31 a story of a Scotch' genital; Man trio 1 e1 :to di1nnfs ,1 r z s us >;a d<ntM. for clibon ,y', for the Sake of tined luaiiii:i Wifr ski family, • •h'oveever,' rasa: :tare him 1 'character" and frame , Iii tiro way: "'1 hereby certify tha. t A, 1, has been my gardener far oyer two years, and during that Mae he got more 001 of the garden., .flet. any,51l9 I ever employed,