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CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH I6th, 1916
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TIIL LOCAL MARKET,.
Wheat 90c..
Oats 41c,
Barley 55c.,.
Butter 20c to 27c, ,
Eggs 23c to 24e.
Live Hogs $10.00.
LITTLE LOCALS.
The W.0.T.U.' will meet at the
home of Miss Porter on Friday ev-
ening. Rev. E. G. Powell will give
an address:
An open meeting of the Women's
Instituto will be held at the home
of Mrs, Chant, on Thursday - evening,
nextwhen Rev. J, K. Fairfull will
give a talk' on "Scotland."
AN OLD C.C.I. BOY.
•
Rev; A. L. Badge, who is a grad-
uate of the Clinton Collegiate and
who will be remembered by many
here, was inducted into the pastor-
ate of Chalmers' Presbyterian
church, Hamilton, on Thursday even-
ing last, a 'large congregation being
present. While in Clinton Mr. Budge
was an active worker in )Willis
church. %Ie is a native of , Belgrave'
and while passing through town a
few weeks ago on his way to .visit
his home he called on Mr. R. 12.
Manning, an old classmate at Var-
sity, spending a few hours with hint.
ONTARIO Sr, CHURCH.
A large congregation on Sunday
evening last listened with evident in-
terest to the brief addresses of a
few of the men of the Battalion who
answered the question, each in his
own way, "Why I Enlisted." Those
who spoke were Pte. Webber, Pte.
Killough, Major McTaggart and Col.
Combe. The pastor, Rev. S. J. Al -
lin, conducted the service and called
it an "Experience • Meeting." The
call 'for men is God's call
and, no young man could ren-
der higher service to his country
just now than helping in some wap
to protect our homes and our chris-
tian 'civilization. l3efore the service
closed Mrs, Turner sang, "Tire Bing
Needs You,,'
LLOYD RICE HAS ENLISTED;
The following from the Bowman -
villa Statesmen refers to a son of
Mr. and Mrs, John Rice, former cit-
izens of Clinton
"Lloyd Rice has enlisted for over-
seas service and is now taking the
officer's training course at Kingston.
Before leaving, his classmates and
the rest of the school gave him a
proper 'send-off' from the ofd As-
sembly Hall where, as president, he
so ably presided over the meetings 01
the Literary Society. Not satisfied
with this, on Saturday night- stu-
dents from Forms 3 and 4 invaded
Rice's home and took full possession
in the form of a "Surprise Party."
Rice is a most popular student and
carried with him the utmost good-
will of both his teachers .and his
class mates."
'EVIDEENTLY A "WET" DINNER.
The following is a copy of an
itemized account presented to the
Huron county, council, through its
finance committee, at its, meeting in
December, 1850 ; -
• Board of .Education.
1 Dec. 9th, 1850,
To i. Rattenbury, Clinton
To 3 glasses hot brandy 1s Gd
To 4 dinners including beer Gs Od
To 2 bottles best. brandy 6s 3d
To 4 lunches at 74d 2s Gd
To 2 bottles porter ' 3s Gd
To 2 glasses brandy, one
hot, and 2 -lunches 2s 444
£11 is 71.d
The chairman of the commit-
tee was the late John Holmes, fath-
er of Dr. W. R. ' Holmes, present
county treasurer, and he added this
significant note to the account :
"Your committee beg leave to say
that we are not atvare that a hill
such as the above should •be dis-
charged by the public."
C. H. MINISTERS MEET.
The first monthly meeting .of the
Ministers representing the different
religious bodies in Centre Huronwas
held in the school room of St. Paul's
church on Monday afternoon of this
week. Those Present were Revs.
Harper, President ; Rutledge, Robin-
son, McCormick, Rickard, _ Jotes,
Powell, Kaine, Moulton and Aililt,
Secretary,
The president, Rev, Mr. Hari:err,
read a paper that was .of great in-
terest on' • "Present-. Day •Religious
Currents." The paper was well pre-
pared and was one,. .01! exceptional
merit eliciting in the discussion! that
followed hearty commendation, The
association put itself on record in
regard to Sunday funerals and pass-
ed the following resolution
"The Association urgently requests
the 'people to avoid hating •funerals
on the Sabbath day except ,in cases
of extreme necessity, and we invite
the co-operation of undertakers and
all concerned in this matter."
Another question that engaged the
attention of the ministers was that
of late shopping on Saturday nights
and in regard to that the i following
resolution received the •endorsement
of the meeting : "That we respect -
full ask people v
y oar i col le to acid late
shopping pin Saturday I) g � ,Sat r< ay nights, es
pecial) 4 in order' merehants may
Y
be able ,to close -their places of bus-
iness at a reaaonahle hour ; and al-
so with a view' to the duties of the
Sabbath as ,well 'as its sacredness."
The Association will meet again
on the second Monday in April,
PATRIOTIC NOTES,.
Last week the Women's Patriotic
Patriotic Society shipped to Hyman
Hall the following : Field Comforts
—180 pairs socks, 3 scarfs, 149 flan-
nel shirts. • Hospital Supplies --M8
Pyjama suits, 42 hospital shirts, 73
sheets, 102 pillow says, 119 towels;
8 wash cloths, ii cloth quilt.
ST. -JOSEPH'S CHURCH.
Last Sunday morning the 'officers
and men of the Clinton detachment
of the 101st Battalion marched to
St, -Joseph's church where Rev.
Father. Hegan'said solemn high mass
and -also delivered a yery excellent
sermon to the men in khaki on "The.
Faithful Soldier of Qur Lord."
Afterwards a recruiting meeting was
held in the basement and was ad
dressed briefly by; Lieut. -Col. Combo
and Major Shaw. '
MISS HOOVER IS A VIOLINIST.
The following reference to a native
of Clinton, •a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. B. Hoover, is taken from the
report appearing in the Guelph Her-
ald of a choir concert recently given
in Chalmers church that city
"Ifileen Hoover isa Guelph young
lady, and Guelph feels proud of her
today. There are "fiddlers", and
!'violinists ;" Miss Hoover is a'"vio-
linist." Her playing ' of Adagio-`
Suite No. 3, by Reis, was a delight-
ful surprise. The expression put in-
to the playing of this difficult 'num-
ber and the rich tone drawn from
this favorite yet difficult instrument,
could scarcely be improved upon. We
cannot hear too much of Miss Iloov-
er's playing."
THEY'RE A GOOD PRICE.
Anyone having hogs for sale is
surely making no mistate in dis-
posing of them this week as they
are today commanding the unusual
price of $110 per hundred on the
hoof. Mr. Robert ll':tzsimons has
been buying hogs for the past forty
years and he never until today paid
that price. Tlogs have certainly
been soaring during the past few
years, By referring to "Fifteen
Years Ago" on page five of this
issue it will be seen that the price
has almost doubled in that time. It
is said that such a price had not
been paid on the Chicago market in
fifty years. A pig would indeed be a -
great help in paying the rent this
year, Here's to his hogship. The
hog is king—of the market.
SIIRG•b:ANT WELSH BUSY.
Sergeant Welsh in addition to his
all-night duties finds time for police
work in the daytime as well, On
IlIonday in response to a telephone
message he looked up and detained a
mentally deranged woman who had
walked up from Seaforth until the
arrival of her husband and on Tues-
day he escorted Paul Maim back to
the county gaol for another two
months' tern. This man was releas-
ed Monday morning and was staking
his way down the Huron Road,
where to owing to his deafness it
was impossible to find out, At Hol-
mesville at the direction of Reeve
Lobb he was taken in charge and
brought,in to the Clinton lockup.
Next morning Judge Andrews sen-
tenced him to the house of detention
at Goderich to remain 'until the
warm weather period arrived,
ST. PA.T.tL'S CHURCH.
The A,Y .P,A. held their regular
monthly meeting in the parish hall
on +Monday. evening last. After a
short business session Miss Kilty.
read the monthly issue of the so-
ciety's paper called "Current Ev-
ents." Mr. Bolick then took charge
of the meeting and gave several sel-
ections from "the poets which 'were
greatly enjoyed by all,
Service will be held on Wednesday,
at half past seven and at the same
hour ote Friday evening the Bible
studs, class will be held in the .par-
ishnhall.
Rev, W, Moulton preached in this
church 00 Sunday -morning last
while the rector took the monthly,
communion services at St. .lames'.
church, Middleton, and Holulesville,'
arriving hone in time for his own
evening` service.
Choir practise an Wednesday ev-
ening at eight o'clock.
Holy communion text Sunday
moaning athalf, pa's' eight.
DR, HINOMS WEARS WELL.
Rev. Dr.' Tunas of -Toronto, who
preaches anniversary. sermons in
% eslep church on Sunday next, has
been, a pastor in that city for over
twenty years. He bas very accept-
ably filled .several of the leading pul-
pits there, having previously spent
tofu; years as pastor -of Trinity
Methodist church, and is ndw in the
third year of his second term in the
same ehut;chhavhich has an active
membership of ; over • fourteen , hun-
dred,'
u ideed,' said to be the largest of any
Methodist church on the continent of
America. That Olintonians have an
indirect interest iu this church may ,
be gathered from the fact that Do.
Tlineks' wife is a sister of the late
Rev. Josias Greene ; that Rev. Dr.
roveli, associate pastor, is a re'a
Live of the Washingtons ; that S. W.
Perry, formerly of Clinton Colleg-
iate, i
ol e -iate is superintendent of the Sunday
y
school, which las a membership of
700; that,Robt. Iolnt s, formerly
of
Clinton, is ehairnan of the !finance
committee, and that among the sixty
members of the choir are Dean Cour-
bice, Ed. Shepherd and Miss Sadie
jlolmes, all former Clintonians. •
WILL CALL IT "THE CLINTON."
.Major Shaw, secretary of the Clin
ton machine gun coinmittee, last
week received a telegram - from Col.
Wilson of the 33rd Battalion, Quebec,
saying the machine.gun bought by the,
contributions of the citizens of Clin-
ton had been received by him in
scribed with the word "Clinton."
The Battalion wishes to again thank
our citizens for' their kind donation.
A POPULAR PASTOR.
Rev. T. W, Neal of. Bathurst St,
Methodist 'church, Toronto, has been
invited to Broadway Tabernacle,
Toronto. This is a very important
charge and the invitation is indica-
tive of Mr. Neal's popularity. As a."
matter of fact he declined several in-
vitations to large' churches in the
.Montreal and Ottawa conferences.
Ele is a brother of Mr. Albert Neal
of the Base Line and is very highly
thought of in Toronto and else-
where where he has labored.
BROTHER-IN-LAW GONE,
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Mr. and Mrs. A. J. McMurray and
Mrs, 13. Fitzsimons were at Staffa
on Tuesday attending the funeral of
Mr. Hugh Kennedy, a brother-in-law
of the ladies, Mr. Kennedy died af-
ter: but a brief illness and -a
brother had passed away jest, the
week before. A peculiar circumstance
is that of a large family,• nine of
whom have been buried from the old
.homestead, two members have al-
ways died within.a short space of
time, a week or a few days. Mrs.
Kennedy has visited her sisters- here
on -several occasions and will be re-
membered by many who will sym-
pathize with her in her bereavement.
WESLEY CHURCH.
Miss Snyder of Jarvis assisted the
choir on Sunday arca sang as solo at
both morning and evening service.
Nett Sunday being'anniversaiy day
Rev. Dr. Ilincks of Toronto will
preach at both services. On Monday
evening tate congregational tea will
he held.
Alies Fannie Gray addressed the
regular meeting of the W.M.S. on
Thursday evening last telling some-
thing of the work of the Methodist
Church among )the Indians of Brit-
ish Colmbia, in which -work ste has
been engaged for five years. Ste al-
so had a number of lantern slides
which Rev. E. Cr, Powell threw upon
the screen. Miss Gray's illustrated
address was most interesting and was
listened ,to with much pleasure by
all who braved the -storm to be
present,
WILL ORGANI-LE- RED CROSS.'
There is some talk of organizing a
Red Cross Circle among the young
ladies of town, a number of them
already•rneeting one or two evenings
in the week to make hospital sup-
plies. The Patriotic Society, organ-
ized inSeptember of 1914, has done
splendid work and is still hard at it,
an enormous lot of field comforts
and hospital supplies having been
turned out by its members in that
time.' But of course there is plenty
for all to do and an organization
which would take in the young ladies
and girls who do not belong to the
older society and which would un-
dertake to make hospital supplies a1 -
together and according to Red Cross
regulations would be doing a good
work. There .should be no slacken-
ing of either interest or energies, So
long as men are enlisting for ser-
vice the work of women is needed.
Let all help as much as possible.
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Personals
Mrs. 'John Mcllveen of Granton has
been visiting friends in town this
week,
Mr. James Stevens is spending a
few days this week with Goliericle
friends.
Mrs. Vanstone of Toronto spent the
week -end in,town with her hus-
band, i:'aptain Vanstone of the
1,61st Battalion.
Rev, Father Hogan was in AshOeld
the beginning of the week attend-
ing the funeral of his father who
died after a few days' illness of
pneumonia at a venerable age,
Mr. George Sage of Sitell Lake,
Sask., a for -many -years resident of
Clinton, spent several days of the
past week in town. Ilis youngest
soli Roy, went across the'sea with.
-the First Contingent as a member
of one of the medical corn's and
' was attached to the British h; s-
pital at Boulogne, France, for sev-
eral months.
Mrs, H. M. Swavely, formerly Mrs.
N. Fair of town, underwent a ser -
Mus operation at Stetson hospital,
'Pourtlt and Montgomery streets,
Philadelphia, on Monday, It is
hoped by the lady's many Clinton
friends that she will speedily re-
cover: It was Mrs.' Swavely's in-
tention to visit Clinton this win-
ter but her illness prevented the
-carrying out of the plan 'for the
.present.
Chief Wheatley left on Monday for
Ottawa to give evidence in the.
Sinclair ,divorce case. During the
year the postollico was being built
the co-respondent came to Clinton
and was engaged as carpenter, He
a0 0inllanieMrs.''Sincla'
Was cin d by'Sinclair
1
here after they had lived he e some
i husbandlocated
time the them
and came 'to Clinton., 'A fracas fol-
lowed and the Chief appeared upon
the scene, thus his evidence in Mr,
Sinclair's application to Pail'a
inept for, a divorce.
NOW ABOUT ( Clinton's
"THE HURONS"'
The Clinton detachment, officers
and men, led by the band attended
divine service in St. Joseph's church
'en Sunday morning when High brass
was celebrated by Rev: Father' Hog-
an, who preached from the words,.
"'A Good ',Soldier." Alter the ser-
vice there was a recruiting meeting
Which was addressed by Lieut, -Col,
Combe and Major Shaw.
The following: are the numbers com-
posing the detachments at the dif-
ferent training points Of .the 1.G1st
Huron :Battalion 'already in train-
ing :•
Other
Officers Ranks
Clinton (1-Ieadcitrs) - 11 . 123
Goderich 3 1100
Wingliam 2 71
Brussels 2 60
Seaforth 2- 40
Exeter. 1 47
Wroxeter 1 34
Hensall 3 37
Blyth - ' 2 81
The new recruiting and rest rooms
recently fitted up for the soldiers
are very comfortable and. are bei:,g
put to good use by the men in
khaki, especially those whose hones
are not in Clinton, who find them a
convenient place .in which to read,
write letters or enjoy a friendly chat
after the day's duties are complet-
ed.
.
Military rules and regulations when
strictly enforced never fail to vises -
est civilians. As for instance the
sentry duty, for which a number of
open are detailed off every night
around the headquarters. I8 looks as
if it might be unnecessary to guard
the military headquarters in a quiet,
law-abiding town like Clinton, but
then this whole tragedy' of the war
was unnecessary if Germany bad
not been steeped in a lust for. con-
quest. And in view of all that has
happened in Canada, and ib. the
United States which is not at war
at all, no precaution against ac-
cidents should be omitted,
Personals. -
I1Ir. and Mrs. Janes Connolly of
Goderich visited with Mr. and Mrs.
A, .1, Morrish on Tuesday.
Miss Kate Ross, who has beau in
Regina for tate past four years, is
spending a vacation at the home
of her aunt, Miss 11i, Ross of
town.
Mr. Wellington Cook, yo:ngest son
of Mr. Arthur Cook, who has been
in I•Iamiiton for some time, was
anxious to serve his king and
country and offered himself for ov-
erseas service. He failed to pass
tate medical test,- however, owing
to an injury which he received to
his foot years ago and whien it
was feared would interfere with bis
endurance on the march, etc. It is
a pity "Welly" couldn't have bean
taken on as he would mate a good
soldier,
Will Don the Khaki With the
Rank of Captain.
Rev. Frank C. Harper.
Rev,: Frank C. Harper of Willis
church bas been offered the chaplain
cy of the 1177th Battalion now being
organized in Simcoe C'ountyr, This is
the second battalion raised in Sim-
coe since last Deeember, the, 157th
being now at full strength and the
177th having already over 600. Tho
commanding officer, Lieut. -Col, .1', B.
McPhee, returned from ,active ser-
vice with the 20th Batt. "Some-
where in France" last week, to cone:
plete the work of organization, and
has invited Mr. Harper to assist fn
that 'work at ,once. Mr. Harper will
be serving with the men of his na-
tive town, his family having resided
in Barrie for many years;
A congregational meeting , will
be held at an early date to
consider plans •for supply, and
if tate eousent of ; the Press
bytery of Huron is given, NIr.
harper twill be leaving to take up
insutie once.
d sat He was loyal to
u : .o
FI ren Co nt Navin even' his ap-
plicatien
having
S
p
licatien for the chaplaincy f
n o the
P Y
L01st before there was a recruit, and
he has gone'throtigh storm and
shine to assist, the work of recruit-
ing here. ]The people of Clinton wish
him everything good ashe goes
where honour waits.
Oldest
Native -Born.
Mr. John Gibbings.
Mr. John Gibbings, Clinton's •olds
est native citizen, on Wednesday of
last week completed his seventy-sev-
enth year. In honor of the event
there was a family, . gathering, to
which also a few old friends were' In-
vited. Mrs, (Dr.) Kay of 'Lapeer,
Mich., a daughter of the ]louse, came
over to be present for 'the occasions
and the day was very happiliv spent,•
NIr. Gibbings is a son of the late
Jonas Gibbings, who was Clinton's
first settler ,and who came here from
Toronto township in 1831, travelling
by boat from Toronto to Goderich
and arriving here in Jene :of that
year. Peter and Stephen Vander -
burgh arrived at the sante time
conning overland through the almost
trackless forest. The Louden and
Huron Roads wore then only chopped
out and in some places not even,
logged up. One has to have some-
thing of an imagination to have any
realization of conditions in the woods
which comprised the locality where
now stands the preyty, uli-to-data
and convenient town of ( limon, Mr.
Jonas Gibbings built a Iog house and
farmed and the Vanderburgiis 'built
also and started a tavern, the only
one within many miles, and this gave
the place tine name of "Vander -
burgh's Corners," by which it was
known for many years. It was the
late William Rattenburya who came
in and bought up a good deal of land
and laid out tate town who finally,
changed the name to "Clinton."
Mr. John Gibbings is now the old-
est native -horn citizen of Clinton. He
first saw the light of day in a log
house which stood near the site now
occupied by the Ontario street;
church. 'An older brother, the late
William Gibbings, whose death 00 -
cursed at Virden, Man., • early in
January and whose remains were
brought here for burial, was the first
male child born in Clinton:
The name of Gibbings has always
been an honored one in Clinton. It:
is only given to a few .families to.
be among the "First Settlers" and
it is well, indeed, when these tam--
Ries
am-flies are such as to command the re-
spect of .the community which they,
have had so important a part in
building up.
The subject of this brief historical
sketch has been a lite -long Method..
1st, being before the union a Bible
Christian, a branch of that body.
IIe holds now and has held for many.
years the office of recording -steward
of Ontario street church and has
crani time to time been elected to
the different offices in the gift of Ms
brethren in the church, He is a
clear-headed, straightforward man,
quiet and unassuming but ever ready
to take his full share of responsibil-
ity and work in connection with
church affairs and as he has for
some years been relieved from - Nos-
iness cares he has the more leisure'
to devote to such work,
Genial a.nd kindly • in disposition •
Mi. Gibbings enjoys the liking as
well as the respect of the commun-
ity in which he has spent.; .his life
and The News -Record but voices
the general sentiments ft1' en ending
congratulations .and good wishes Tor
many happy returns of March 5t11.
Personals:
Mr. and Mrs, :Toltn McCaughey . in-
tend going to Guelph to -morrow.
ws
here they will spend a, few ,.day
tvibh their daughter,
Mr. Wm. 'Ladib is at Niagara '. this
weeks as a delegate from the ;Chit.
ton lodge of the Woodmen .of '' the "'
World to the Grand Lodge meet-
ing.
11Zr. D. T. Gardner, who has teen
'seriously ']17 in the ]Winnipeg hos-
pital since the 3rd of .1anitaryi is
new able to leave the hospital and
is expected homein a few weeks,
Constance.
Mr, and Mrs. 1), Sutherland left on
Monday -to spend a Couple of mouths
with their daughter, Mrs. S. B:
Kindly of Toronto,'for the benefit of
Mr, Sutherland's :health,
Mr. and Mrs, G. P. Dale a10 and sons
arrived have I iv
to
c home from Lethbridge,
Alta., alter t r. an absence o '.f
twoY .ears.
They] will occupy the hoose now be-
ing occupied by Mr. John Carter. -
Mr.. and Mrs, T. Pollard spent
Sunday with friends in Clinton.
Mr. W. Button arrived hone cm
Monday with two floe milking cows,