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The Clinton News Record, 1916-05-25, Page 1Clinton No. 1938 —37th :Year CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 25th, 1916 THE HOME PAPER Wanled advts, when inserted in The News -Record, For a. or Circulation Leader, bring sellers and buyers Together ghe gttentidn of the Joidiers of , the alion � 76)st ,Jutta �. '6. , is called to the, 161st signet ring shown by. W. I„ ` Hellyar, The sing is solid gold with the figures 161 on top and a maple leaf on each shoulder. Made in any size to fit either a lady's or gent's finger. Call: and get one; We would also call your 'attention to our large ge assortment of MilitaryWrist Watches. . We have them in silver and nickle cases with lum- inous dials and hands and unbreakable glass in var- ious grades all guaranteed by us. W. YLeiiqar .feweler'and Optician - - Clinton The Royal Bank OF CANADA. Incorporated 1889. Capital Authorized $25,000,000 Capital Paid-up 11,560,000 Reserve and Undivided Profits 18,500,000. Total Assets 185,000,000 380 Branches, With world wide connection. Interest allowed on Savings Deposits. Gleneral Banking business transacted. R; E. MANNING, Manager Clinton Branch r READY-TO-WHAR CLOTHING Me Morrish Clothing Co I ORDERED CLOTHING 5he gaincoat . "21q gift dom for a Raincoat" Many a man has felt that Ray on a rainy, windy day. The modern Rain- coat, however, does not confine its useful- .ness to rainy days. Our raincoats, while being water- proof, havo a style and dash to thetas that make them as serviceable for an ov- ercoat as for a raincoat, 2 he fabrics are neat colorings in olives, browns, grays, etc. Me shortest or medium lengths as you prefer, $3.90, $7.50, $10, $12, 1540, 20.00 As a hint we'll say ; "Don't buy a cheap raincoat it wontPay , but come here to buy a good raincoat at a fair price. THE MORRISH CLOTHING CO. Motto : "A Square Deal for Every Man." q i HAS DONNED THID KHAKI. Dr,. Gunn, who has been engaged in surgical work in connection with the Scottish' National Red Cross Hospit- al, Glasgow, Scotland, for some time, has donned the khaki and. ]las been given charge of two wards in the hospital. Miss Isabel Gunn is nursing in the same hospital. THE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION. The 290 annual meeting of the Baptist chur hes ;of .the Walkerton District will begin in • the Baptist church at three o'clock on Monday next and sessions will be held a. m.- afternoon and p.m. until Wednosday evening. 'The program is a full one and will be participated in by a .number of the leading ministers of the Baptist church. On Monday ev- ening ,Mrs. Fairfull will give the ad- dress of welcome. There will be a musical• program at the evening ries- acne. THE TIIE METHODISTS LINING UP. From records kept in the different parts of the county`! 11 has been shown that five hundred young men have enlisted for overseas service from the Methodist churches in the County 'of Huron, That, is nearly half a battalion. IIad all these men waited until Huron'' was authorized to raise a battalion it would have been comparatively easy to fill its ranks but of course many are over- seas, some have already fallen and there are many in training with the different units throughout the Prov- ince. From -the Methodist churches of the Goderich District, which com- prises Clinton, Seaforth Goderich and the smaller towns and villages and rural circuits around about, two hundred and seventy-five young men have gone, more than half of the to- tal number. MONDAY NIGHT'S MEETING, A well attended recruiting meeting was held in' the town hall on Mon- day night Which was addressed by Ptc, Ileyt and Sergt. Martin, who are home toremernee after being severely wounded in France, Pte, 8airfull of the 161st, chairman of the local War Auxiliary, presided and the 131st band playedseveral stirring airs. The 101st quartette rendered a cou-' plc of selections very aeecptablyand Corp. Thompson, Pte. Allen and Pte. Aitcheson each sang a solo. Pte. Ileyt was the first speaker called upon. He is a member of the 130 battalion and went out with the First Canadian Contingent and h told something f his personal e o s me g o experiences in the trenches, a narra- tive which was all the more thrilling perhaps because told in the simplest of language and in a conversational manner without any attempt at ora- tory. He spoke of the spirit of bro- therhood prevailing in the troops and between officers and men and of the splendid effect the discipline had upon the moral character of many of those who had gone. He ,told several Stories to illustrate his points and in conclusion he said ; "Britain needs ,more men ; she needs more men now; every man now is worth moreper- haps than half a dozen will be in a year frotn now ;" and rising from his chair, for he had been obliged to ask - leave to sit while speaking, he said with intense earnestness: "I cannot understand how` any young man with good, red, British blood in his veins can hang back at such a :time as this," Sergt. 1VIartin, who is also home on sick leave, described in , vivid langu- age the battle of Langemarcke when the Canadians 'advanced upon the Germans driving them front the wood where they had established themselv- es, though at great lose. He Said that when they started on the ad- vance the men were three spaces apart but when they got to the po- sition they had started for there was nobody within twenty paces of hint on either side, It was thrilling, but they were successful in driving the enemy from their position and in. thoroughly disorganizing them. He also urged upon the young men the necessity of offering themselves for the service of King and Country. • Lieutenant Hugh Brewer, an old Clinton boy, soh of a former manag- er of the local branch of the Mosons Bank, who as a 'member of the Roy- al Montreal Regiment, the 140 Bat- talion, went to the front with the First Contingent and. who is home on sick leave, was also present and be- ing called upon spoke briefly. , He Paid a high compliment to the Iiuron Battalion, saying that he had been up and down along the battle front in France • and Belgium and had seen many troops in England but had not seen a finer looking bunch of,111021 than "The. Hurons," and he wasure they would be able to hold their own with the best,anywhere. I -Ie also con- graf'1plated the women of Clinton en the bplendid work they were doing along patriotic lines, Hesaidhe had been kept informed as to the work by the papers and was glad to see hoe energetically and steadily they had carried an their work and he as- suredhe t m that the comforts sent t t acrosse the sea were much appreciat- ed by the sten in the trenches'. Miss Constance Boulton, who was to have been present was unable to come but the local committee was fortunate in being able to, 'secure such able speakers to fall the gap. ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED, Mr, and Mrs. Murray 12cfwan an - runtime the engagement of their sis- ter, Elsie A. Ross, to Mi. J. II. Twitchell, The marriage wit' take place early in June. THE LOCAL NIARKE'T. Wheat ;$1.00. _ Barley 55c. Oats 42e to 45c. Butter 21e to 22c, Eggs 220 to 23e. Live Hogs $10.50. BUYING '11-IOROBREDS. Squire Snell of Huliett and Col. McEwen of London paid a visit the past week to the farms in this dis- trict of , thorobred. Durham cattle owners looking up breeding stock for the -h k Sas atchewan Government. They made three purchases one each from John Barr, Blyth P.O., 0.E. Erratt, Auburn and Robt. Clarke, Constance, The stock is tested at Myrtle near Toronto before being shipped to the west, the expense all being defrayed by the purchasers, S. A. LIMIT, ENLISTS. Lieut. Steckel], who has been in charge Of the local Salvation Army Corps for the past six weeks or so, enlisted with the 1,6lst Battalion and will don the khaki as soon as the authorities' havo sent along someone to take his place. As so many of the S. A. officers have been enlisting from different parts of the province the headquarters staff aro finding it increasingly difficult to inane their stations, Lieut Stockall was sent here to ill a vacancy for a short term only, but becoming convinced that it was his duty to offer him- self for overseas service he has ask- ed for leave from the S. A. in order to become a member of the C'.E.p', STILL IMPROVING. The trustees of Wesley church have decided to fit up the basement of the church so that some use other than that of a furnace room can be made of it, The Sunda • school 7 s hool accommo- dation, has always been inadequate, especially for the primary depart- ment, and since the graded system. has introduced been t ed rho ministers vestry has been brought into requis- ition as a class room. Indeed one of the teachers has been making use of the spade behind the organ during the teaching hour. The trustees in- tend making a tltorougit job of the work of fitting up tiro lower .flat, however, which will: also contain a dining hall so that.thelecture ro.im will 1nothave toof a used T • b s t l c as , teastc e It is u mclers o to d the work will be commenced almost immodi- ately, WILLIS ANNIVERSARY. The 59111 anniversary. of the organ- ization of Willis Presbyterian church was fittingly celebrated by the ser- vices last Sunday, and capacity and iences listened with pleasure and pro- fit to the scholarly and earnest ser mons of Rev, Prof. Robert Law'D,D. professor of New Testament Litera- ture in Knox College, Toronto, At the morning service, Dr. Law's sub- ject was "Religion a High Adven ture" founded on the text - Heb. 11 8, The large part of human life can not be worked out according to plan, and there are many instances of the entrance of the unexpected, With keen insight into the principles involved in the European conflict, De. Law trac- ed the course of the surprises that have interfered with the plans of Kaiserism, and indicated the many miscalculations in even the great war -machine of the Teutons. In such a iifk of uncertainties, faith is a phase of high adventure with a emu Stant hope of the truth and life that lie further on. The Christian is not a rash , optimist,' but one who faces the uncertainties of life with first confidence in his Divine Guide, and with the pure hope of appearing be- fore his King to claim his promised inheritance. , In the evening, Dr. Law gave a masterly interpretation of 1 Cor. 4 3, 4. No man can afford to adopt a policy of studied indifference to pub- lic opinion, and no Christian will adopt it, for such policy always means loss and injury. The greet test of life and conduct is not ester - net opinion however, but the judg- ment udoment of conscience within, the oracle Within every man ,that -speaks for his G-od. And conscience is the channel through which man passes to the knowledge of Christ his Saviour. Tia judgment ,of conscience has power er,d validity because "he that judgeth roan is the Lord," Willis clmrch has been well favoured in the anniversary preachers it has heard hut Dr. Law especially endeared himself to his hearers for the sohol- arty interpretation of Scriptures, and his nicely defined distinctions in Christian doctrines. The large choir gave valuable as- sistance to a successful anniversary by their rendition of the "Td Boum" and ."The Song Upraise." Airs. De La Penetiere sang a solo in the ev- ening service in good voice and with mel acceptance. much ace to ce P The anniversary offerings s were about $450. The minister, .officers and members of .the church have every reason for their gratification in this happy an- niversary. Next year will be the Dia- mond Jubilee of the church,. ENGAGEMENT ' ANNOUNCED, Mr. and Mrs. S. C}: .Switzer an- nounce the engagement of their dau- ghter, Ruth, to Mr. Noble William IIolIand, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Holland, all of Tuckersntith. ONTARIO ST. CHURCIi. On Sunday hist the pastor discour- sed in the morning on ''the Desirc.ol the Greeks to See Jesus;'" and in' the evening from the words, "For the Kingdom of God is not meat and drink but righteousness." , The services next Sunday will be conducted by the minister. The quartette of the 101st Battalion will sing at the evening service, - AN0TH13R, MILLSTONE PASSEL). On Monday Mr, P. JacksonP as- sed another milestone„ the exact number it is for - himself to say. Suffice it will be to remark that as the number rolls up be does not loose any of his - uldtime geniality and is the same "Tom" that he has been these years agone. 'In -loner of this anniversary he entertained a number of personal friends at the - Clinton Club. WILL ATTEND CONFERENCE. The . following .laymen were elected at the district meeting held last week at Londesboro, to attend the London Conference which will open next week at Kingsville : R. E. Man- tling, L. Tyndall, A. J. Tyndall,' and J. May, Clinton ; V. Deihl, Varna ; H Homey, Blyth ; T. R. Wallace and Ce, M. Elliott, Goderich ; W. Jenkins, IJolmesville ; Jas. Beattie, Seaforth ; W. J. Tamblym, 'Londesboro. Bev, R. J, McCormick, Holmesville, was elec• ted to the stationing committee. PTE "ANDY" GETS WATCH. Some time 'ago the council of Tuek- ersntith township presented each of the young mete enlisting from that township with a wrist watch. At the time tine fact was overlooked that Pte, Andrew Steep of The Hurons t t as a resident f the uck rsui h vo r it e side and he was not included When the timepieces were presented. Reeve tCrich, however, later tools in the sit- uation and on Monday evening drove over to the young soldier's hone and in the name of the municipality pre- sented hint with a handsome military wrist watch. Needless to say it is most highly appreciated. MANY HAPPY RETURNS. On Tuesday Mr, Charles Lovett olt- served another birthday anniversary, his seretitt secdut no less. His par- ents r- enis Were of pod County Fermanagh, , Ireland, stock, who came to Canada in 1836 and shortly afterwards set- tled en the Base Line, Goderich township, being the first to locate. There the subject of this notice was born and lived until he handed the farm over tohis eldest son and lo- cated with his wife anil !amity in Clinton. Mr, Lovett has a constant- ly increasing number of friends all of whom will join heartily it wishing item many happy returns of the day. KENT MANNING MARRIED. Capt. hent Manning, son of Rev. H. M. Manning of Toronto, formerly pastor of Wesley church, who is a member of the 198th Battalion, "The Buffs" of which Lieut, -Col. Cooper is cominanding officer, was married in St. Anne's church, Toronto, on Sat- urday to Miss Anna Georgina Hunt of that city. Captain, the Rev. R. Nicholson, chaplain of the 198th, per- formed the ceremony in rho presence of only the immediate families. AA - ter a "short leave" honeymoon Capt. and Mrs. Manning will take up resi- dence in Toronto until the battalion goes to Camp Borden. The groom's Clinton friends will waft congratulations and good wish - ST. FALL'S CHURCH. The Deanery Chapter of Huron will convene in the Parish hall, Untie], on Monday, May 29th. Hay etim- mi pion will be celebrated in the mor- ning at eleven o'clock, the Rev. J. 13. Fotheringham, Rural Dean, being the special preacher, , while in the evening at half past seven the Rev. Dr, Gould of 'i'oronto, will speak. The Rev. Dr. Gould was formerly e medical missionary at Jerusalem and a year ago made a trip around the world to visit personally all the missions , of the Anglican Church in Canada As he is an' authority en. the East his address should be most helpful at this time when ,otlr atten- tion is so largely attracted to the Valley 61 the Tigris, NOW .A "MOVY" 1VrAN. The Winnipeg Tribune of a recent date had the following reference to a native of Clinton, a son of Mr. Samuel Wilson : "J. A. Wilson, tine well-knownmo- tion picture man' who is now in charge of the booking department for Consolidated Amusements, Ltd., agents for tite National Film Ser- vice of Vancouver, wlio control the output of V,L.S.I0. for Western Can - arra. 3V I ilson's experience with N r. Canadian moving picture men extendsds back for several years. He was until recently booker for the General Film Co:, of Winnipeg, and previous to that he was in the employment of the Mutual Film Corporation and the General Film Co,, of Toronto." HURONS ! The Old -.County is : Proud of You. For a wonder, ahnost, a Clinton Big Day was favored with the very best of weather; This helped roll up the attendance yesterday and thus gate and 'stand receipts and gave : a zest to a program 'which was th'or- oughly'appreciated. The presence of The lIurons, probably their last ap- pearance in their native county as a unit before going overseas, gave an appealing personal interest to the demonstration that is unusual 00. such occasions. Over thousand people came in by the early trains in addition to the Winghain, Brussels and Wroxeter de- tachrnents of The Hurons and the oderioh G Boy Scouts with their bu- gle band. These were met at the sta- tion by the 101st band and -marching up town they were dismissed until a later hour. The east and south trains added to the multitude which had be- gun to pour in by automobile and otherwise. At nine -thirty the a.m. procession was formed at the Model sciiool ground and ;paraded to the park in the following order c Goderich and Clinton Boy Scouts accompanied by the forrner's bugle band, nil. C. T, Carman, choirmaster St. George's church, and Bev. J. A. Robinson were Scout Masters respec- tively, The Kitty band. Children of the Model school in the following order : A company of diminutive soldiers of the King carrying a banner,, "The Home Guard." A band of about one hundred little Nightingales dressed as Red Cross Nurses, Britannia," escorted by sailor boys and followed by about eighty sailor girls. A band of Pennant girls followed by "Miss Canada" and representa- tives epresenta- P s ti e. of the Allies. 1 "Miss Canada' was represented by Miss Edna West and "Britannia" by Miss Phamie C'ree. Four boys mounted on Shetland po- nies kindly ,loaned by Mr. Forster. of Colborne acted as outriders, The children were followed by the Battalion band and The Hurons, about nine hundred and twenty strong. At the park the children, accom- panied by the Battalion hand sa'1g several patrjotic songs. The afternoon parade consisted of the Pipers, is the Battalion 1alta ion Uand, the bugle band and the full battalion in - eluding - the headquarters stall. The program in the peek consisted of the march past, Col. Combe tak- ing aking the salute, ,bayonet exercises, physical drill, platoon drill, and sel- ections by the Battalion band and the Pipers. It IS estimated that there were ov- er five thousand people on the grounds. The grand stand, and bleachers.erected for the occasion, were filled to capacity. Patriotic young ladies had liegs at half a dime each for everybody and must have edited considerably to Red Cross funds, - As an organizer of school children's parades Principal Houck is a past master. There were probably two -hundred out-of-town automobiles ;in Clinton yesterday. In his preliminary -to -the -parade work Adjutant Vanstone rode a hand- some bay and his assistant, Lieut. Greeves of S iforth, a horse o•f un- usual markings. whieh attracted much attention. Seores of farmers owing to the catchy weather were unable to take the (lay off from the seeding to come in to tine demonstration. The most of theta were in last night, however. There was another great crowd In the park in the evening and the program which lasted until atter el- even o'clock, consisted of band selec- tions, a slam battle, fireworks and an address by Captain Ducey. The net receipts will, amount to ov- er one thousand dollars. The town hall was thrown open for use as a "Ladies' Rest Room." Notwithstanding the great crowd which jammed the streets at times there was not a drunk man to be seen, a. very noticeable contrast to the age of the open bar -roost. The Clinton Kilty band were in the procession and at a strength which surprised citicens who knew of the heavy drain made upon them by en- listments. Leader Fred. Mulch is to be congratulated 'upon having such an -excellent band in view' of the very discouraging outlook. Austin I3eare is' drum major, The exhibition of lied aid work by the stretcher bearers• was followed with keen interest. The bearers are a fine body of young men who have applied themselves to their duties' with such enthusiasm as to have al- ready reached a high degree of effici- ency. In after wears, 110 matter their walk in life, the training they are now receiving will make then equal to emergencies. Their instructor is Sergt W. B. Clark of London who has now been attacihed to four bat- talions in succession and who has had several years experience in army service corps work. The highland Pipers of Clinton,- is a new organization, but it has rapidly acquired skill and its playing was immensely Popular, The leader is Mr, Fred. Match, who is al- so leader of the Malesband 'andWith hits are -associated his brother William Mulch, 'and Austin Hoare as pipers and Blondy Cook, Wm. Btrtts and Bobby Schrenk as drum- mers. Leslie I:Ianley is the drum, major. The Clinton ICilties and the Clinton Pipers will be a feature of garden parties in this district this season. Aitogcrtlmer yesterday 's demonstra- tion was the greatest in the history of Duron County and will only be excelled when our boys conte march leg honkie again. "The Hurons." The B1 th Se aforth• I n a 1L God- erich and Exeter detachments of The Hurons are in Clinton, coming in on Monday through the rain and over muddy roads. It was quite a hike and they got a thorough soaking, but they reached their destination in good spirits and looked able to do it over •again, after the' inner man had been replenished. A. finer looking bunch than our Huron warriors has not yet been located and that they will do tite old county. proud will go without saying. The bugle band cane down with the Goderich detachment and with the battalion brass hand has been making the streets ring with mar- tial music, The Ilurons have to eeirly-to-bed,• the military rules requiring that they he off the streets at ten o'clock. The pickets begin their patrol of the streets at that hour and any khaki - clad out without a pass- is taken "into bounds." Military police are also on duty day and night and the guard about headquarters is nota*con- t iitnous. The strength of the Battalion is now something over nine hundred, one hundred udred andthirty-four � four ha in g Y been enlisted during the present cann- paigih. This leaves still over one hun- dred men needed to fill up the Hur- ons to full strength and Captain Vanstone, who has been the officer in charge of the present campaign, iu- tends continuing his work until the number is obtained. The following number have beet) en- listed at the different points during the past week : Clinton, 113 ; Brus- sels, 6 ; Goderich, 4 ; Exeter, 4 ; Wroxeter 1 ; Wingham, 3 ; IIensall, ry. 3•Blyth, 4r Seaforth; "B" B Comp,auy, consisting of Blyth and Goderich, comprising 2919 men, is under command of Captain Camp- bell. "C" Company, consisting of Clin- ton awl Exeter contains 179 sten and is under command of Captain Hod - gene.. "D" Company, consisting of Sea - forth and Hewett contains 112 mea and is under the command of Cap- tain Towne. These are all in Clinton while "A" Company, consisting of Wingham, - Wroxeter and Brussels, 213 men, with Major ,Sinclair in command, is in Wingham. There are about five hundred said sixty soldiers in Clinton this weer-. At the recent examination. held in Clinton of the class for non-commis- sioned officers the following were suc- cessful : F. Andrews, Clinton ; R. T. Angell, Hensall ; J. G. Crich, Clin- ton ; J. H. Currie, Wingham ; R. Dougall, I•Iensall ; F, T ingland, Clin- ton J. McCallum, Winghane ; N: G. McDougall, Clinton 112• W. Pfaff, Ex- -eter ; R,- Redfern, Cioderich ; G. I3, Sewell, Clinton ; T. J. Sherritt, Hen - sail ;13. H. Bell, Goderich ; R. 11, Coote, Seaforth ; S. e. Ferguson, Winghain ;• J; Kelly, Wroxeter ; F. 0. Manuel, Wingham ; 11. R. Robinson, Goderich ; W. E. helps, Wingham.; J. F. Galbraith, Wingham. In the dozetis of Clinton homes Were The Ilurons are billeted this week their deportment is spoken of in the most favorable terms. And on the streets their conduct is most exemplary. The Ilurons will com- pare with the best. A cletaelmient of twenty-five mea drawn from the different companies went to London this morning to pitch tents, eta, Meaning that in a few days Tile Hurons will be under canvas, Holmesville At noon on 'Monday the Goderich detachment of the 161et Battalion 140 strong on their way to Clinton reached Holmesville. The people of ilohnesvilie were id total ignorance of their coming but ata moineut's notice a few of the ladies got togeth- er at the church and made tea and made a hasty lunch which the men. partook of and then the buglee sounding ,the fall in the march was resumed. Our people regret not hav- ing ading been informed The Herons would rest bre e e so that they - sou]d have provided a regular Holmesville lunelt for them for nothing is to good ler the then of the 161st Battalion. Major Rance .is expected home from England tonight. (. , INCORPORATED 1855 ':. .. ,• riii ` _ [MOLSONS WANII Capital and Reserve $8,800,000 96 Branches in Canada. A General Banking Busme s Transacted. Circular:Letters of Credit Bank Money Orders. Savings Bank Department. Interest allowed athi hest current rate.- g .L. E.Dowding, Manager, r Clinton Branch. - READY-TO-WHAR CLOTHING Me Morrish Clothing Co I ORDERED CLOTHING 5he gaincoat . "21q gift dom for a Raincoat" Many a man has felt that Ray on a rainy, windy day. The modern Rain- coat, however, does not confine its useful- .ness to rainy days. Our raincoats, while being water- proof, havo a style and dash to thetas that make them as serviceable for an ov- ercoat as for a raincoat, 2 he fabrics are neat colorings in olives, browns, grays, etc. Me shortest or medium lengths as you prefer, $3.90, $7.50, $10, $12, 1540, 20.00 As a hint we'll say ; "Don't buy a cheap raincoat it wontPay , but come here to buy a good raincoat at a fair price. THE MORRISH CLOTHING CO. Motto : "A Square Deal for Every Man." q i HAS DONNED THID KHAKI. Dr,. Gunn, who has been engaged in surgical work in connection with the Scottish' National Red Cross Hospit- al, Glasgow, Scotland, for some time, has donned the khaki and. ]las been given charge of two wards in the hospital. Miss Isabel Gunn is nursing in the same hospital. THE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION. The 290 annual meeting of the Baptist chur hes ;of .the Walkerton District will begin in • the Baptist church at three o'clock on Monday next and sessions will be held a. m.- afternoon and p.m. until Wednosday evening. 'The program is a full one and will be participated in by a .number of the leading ministers of the Baptist church. On Monday ev- ening ,Mrs. Fairfull will give the ad- dress of welcome. There will be a musical• program at the evening ries- acne. THE TIIE METHODISTS LINING UP. From records kept in the different parts of the county`! 11 has been shown that five hundred young men have enlisted for overseas service from the Methodist churches in the County 'of Huron, That, is nearly half a battalion. IIad all these men waited until Huron'' was authorized to raise a battalion it would have been comparatively easy to fill its ranks but of course many are over- seas, some have already fallen and there are many in training with the different units throughout the Prov- ince. From -the Methodist churches of the Goderich District, which com- prises Clinton, Seaforth Goderich and the smaller towns and villages and rural circuits around about, two hundred and seventy-five young men have gone, more than half of the to- tal number. MONDAY NIGHT'S MEETING, A well attended recruiting meeting was held in' the town hall on Mon- day night Which was addressed by Ptc, Ileyt and Sergt. Martin, who are home toremernee after being severely wounded in France, Pte, 8airfull of the 161st, chairman of the local War Auxiliary, presided and the 131st band playedseveral stirring airs. The 101st quartette rendered a cou-' plc of selections very aeecptablyand Corp. Thompson, Pte. Allen and Pte. Aitcheson each sang a solo. Pte. Ileyt was the first speaker called upon. He is a member of the 130 battalion and went out with the First Canadian Contingent and h told something f his personal e o s me g o experiences in the trenches, a narra- tive which was all the more thrilling perhaps because told in the simplest of language and in a conversational manner without any attempt at ora- tory. He spoke of the spirit of bro- therhood prevailing in the troops and between officers and men and of the splendid effect the discipline had upon the moral character of many of those who had gone. He ,told several Stories to illustrate his points and in conclusion he said ; "Britain needs ,more men ; she needs more men now; every man now is worth moreper- haps than half a dozen will be in a year frotn now ;" and rising from his chair, for he had been obliged to ask - leave to sit while speaking, he said with intense earnestness: "I cannot understand how` any young man with good, red, British blood in his veins can hang back at such a :time as this," Sergt. 1VIartin, who is also home on sick leave, described in , vivid langu- age the battle of Langemarcke when the Canadians 'advanced upon the Germans driving them front the wood where they had established themselv- es, though at great lose. He Said that when they started on the ad- vance the men were three spaces apart but when they got to the po- sition they had started for there was nobody within twenty paces of hint on either side, It was thrilling, but they were successful in driving the enemy from their position and in. thoroughly disorganizing them. He also urged upon the young men the necessity of offering themselves for the service of King and Country. • Lieutenant Hugh Brewer, an old Clinton boy, soh of a former manag- er of the local branch of the Mosons Bank, who as a 'member of the Roy- al Montreal Regiment, the 140 Bat- talion, went to the front with the First Contingent and. who is home on sick leave, was also present and be- ing called upon spoke briefly. , He Paid a high compliment to the Iiuron Battalion, saying that he had been up and down along the battle front in France • and Belgium and had seen many troops in England but had not seen a finer looking bunch of,111021 than "The. Hurons," and he wasure they would be able to hold their own with the best,anywhere. I -Ie also con- graf'1plated the women of Clinton en the bplendid work they were doing along patriotic lines, Hesaidhe had been kept informed as to the work by the papers and was glad to see hoe energetically and steadily they had carried an their work and he as- suredhe t m that the comforts sent t t acrosse the sea were much appreciat- ed by the sten in the trenches'. Miss Constance Boulton, who was to have been present was unable to come but the local committee was fortunate in being able to, 'secure such able speakers to fall the gap. ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED, Mr, and Mrs. Murray 12cfwan an - runtime the engagement of their sis- ter, Elsie A. Ross, to Mi. J. II. Twitchell, The marriage wit' take place early in June. THE LOCAL NIARKE'T. Wheat ;$1.00. _ Barley 55c. Oats 42e to 45c. Butter 21e to 22c, Eggs 220 to 23e. Live Hogs $10.50. BUYING '11-IOROBREDS. Squire Snell of Huliett and Col. McEwen of London paid a visit the past week to the farms in this dis- trict of , thorobred. Durham cattle owners looking up breeding stock for the -h k Sas atchewan Government. They made three purchases one each from John Barr, Blyth P.O., 0.E. Erratt, Auburn and Robt. Clarke, Constance, The stock is tested at Myrtle near Toronto before being shipped to the west, the expense all being defrayed by the purchasers, S. A. LIMIT, ENLISTS. Lieut. Steckel], who has been in charge Of the local Salvation Army Corps for the past six weeks or so, enlisted with the 1,6lst Battalion and will don the khaki as soon as the authorities' havo sent along someone to take his place. As so many of the S. A. officers have been enlisting from different parts of the province the headquarters staff aro finding it increasingly difficult to inane their stations, Lieut Stockall was sent here to ill a vacancy for a short term only, but becoming convinced that it was his duty to offer him- self for overseas service he has ask- ed for leave from the S. A. in order to become a member of the C'.E.p', STILL IMPROVING. The trustees of Wesley church have decided to fit up the basement of the church so that some use other than that of a furnace room can be made of it, The Sunda • school 7 s hool accommo- dation, has always been inadequate, especially for the primary depart- ment, and since the graded system. has introduced been t ed rho ministers vestry has been brought into requis- ition as a class room. Indeed one of the teachers has been making use of the spade behind the organ during the teaching hour. The trustees in- tend making a tltorougit job of the work of fitting up tiro lower .flat, however, which will: also contain a dining hall so that.thelecture ro.im will 1nothave toof a used T • b s t l c as , teastc e It is u mclers o to d the work will be commenced almost immodi- ately, WILLIS ANNIVERSARY. The 59111 anniversary. of the organ- ization of Willis Presbyterian church was fittingly celebrated by the ser- vices last Sunday, and capacity and iences listened with pleasure and pro- fit to the scholarly and earnest ser mons of Rev, Prof. Robert Law'D,D. professor of New Testament Litera- ture in Knox College, Toronto, At the morning service, Dr. Law's sub- ject was "Religion a High Adven ture" founded on the text - Heb. 11 8, The large part of human life can not be worked out according to plan, and there are many instances of the entrance of the unexpected, With keen insight into the principles involved in the European conflict, De. Law trac- ed the course of the surprises that have interfered with the plans of Kaiserism, and indicated the many miscalculations in even the great war -machine of the Teutons. In such a iifk of uncertainties, faith is a phase of high adventure with a emu Stant hope of the truth and life that lie further on. The Christian is not a rash , optimist,' but one who faces the uncertainties of life with first confidence in his Divine Guide, and with the pure hope of appearing be- fore his King to claim his promised inheritance. , In the evening, Dr. Law gave a masterly interpretation of 1 Cor. 4 3, 4. No man can afford to adopt a policy of studied indifference to pub- lic opinion, and no Christian will adopt it, for such policy always means loss and injury. The greet test of life and conduct is not ester - net opinion however, but the judg- ment udoment of conscience within, the oracle Within every man ,that -speaks for his G-od. And conscience is the channel through which man passes to the knowledge of Christ his Saviour. Tia judgment ,of conscience has power er,d validity because "he that judgeth roan is the Lord," Willis clmrch has been well favoured in the anniversary preachers it has heard hut Dr. Law especially endeared himself to his hearers for the sohol- arty interpretation of Scriptures, and his nicely defined distinctions in Christian doctrines. The large choir gave valuable as- sistance to a successful anniversary by their rendition of the "Td Boum" and ."The Song Upraise." Airs. De La Penetiere sang a solo in the ev- ening service in good voice and with mel acceptance. much ace to ce P The anniversary offerings s were about $450. The minister, .officers and members of .the church have every reason for their gratification in this happy an- niversary. Next year will be the Dia- mond Jubilee of the church,. ENGAGEMENT ' ANNOUNCED, Mr. and Mrs. S. C}: .Switzer an- nounce the engagement of their dau- ghter, Ruth, to Mr. Noble William IIolIand, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Holland, all of Tuckersntith. ONTARIO ST. CHURCIi. On Sunday hist the pastor discour- sed in the morning on ''the Desirc.ol the Greeks to See Jesus;'" and in' the evening from the words, "For the Kingdom of God is not meat and drink but righteousness." , The services next Sunday will be conducted by the minister. The quartette of the 101st Battalion will sing at the evening service, - AN0TH13R, MILLSTONE PASSEL). On Monday Mr, P. JacksonP as- sed another milestone„ the exact number it is for - himself to say. Suffice it will be to remark that as the number rolls up be does not loose any of his - uldtime geniality and is the same "Tom" that he has been these years agone. 'In -loner of this anniversary he entertained a number of personal friends at the - Clinton Club. WILL ATTEND CONFERENCE. The . following .laymen were elected at the district meeting held last week at Londesboro, to attend the London Conference which will open next week at Kingsville : R. E. Man- tling, L. Tyndall, A. J. Tyndall,' and J. May, Clinton ; V. Deihl, Varna ; H Homey, Blyth ; T. R. Wallace and Ce, M. Elliott, Goderich ; W. Jenkins, IJolmesville ; Jas. Beattie, Seaforth ; W. J. Tamblym, 'Londesboro. Bev, R. J, McCormick, Holmesville, was elec• ted to the stationing committee. PTE "ANDY" GETS WATCH. Some time 'ago the council of Tuek- ersntith township presented each of the young mete enlisting from that township with a wrist watch. At the time tine fact was overlooked that Pte, Andrew Steep of The Hurons t t as a resident f the uck rsui h vo r it e side and he was not included When the timepieces were presented. Reeve tCrich, however, later tools in the sit- uation and on Monday evening drove over to the young soldier's hone and in the name of the municipality pre- sented hint with a handsome military wrist watch. Needless to say it is most highly appreciated. MANY HAPPY RETURNS. On Tuesday Mr, Charles Lovett olt- served another birthday anniversary, his seretitt secdut no less. His par- ents r- enis Were of pod County Fermanagh, , Ireland, stock, who came to Canada in 1836 and shortly afterwards set- tled en the Base Line, Goderich township, being the first to locate. There the subject of this notice was born and lived until he handed the farm over tohis eldest son and lo- cated with his wife anil !amity in Clinton. Mr, Lovett has a constant- ly increasing number of friends all of whom will join heartily it wishing item many happy returns of the day. KENT MANNING MARRIED. Capt. hent Manning, son of Rev. H. M. Manning of Toronto, formerly pastor of Wesley church, who is a member of the 198th Battalion, "The Buffs" of which Lieut, -Col. Cooper is cominanding officer, was married in St. Anne's church, Toronto, on Sat- urday to Miss Anna Georgina Hunt of that city. Captain, the Rev. R. Nicholson, chaplain of the 198th, per- formed the ceremony in rho presence of only the immediate families. AA - ter a "short leave" honeymoon Capt. and Mrs. Manning will take up resi- dence in Toronto until the battalion goes to Camp Borden. The groom's Clinton friends will waft congratulations and good wish - ST. FALL'S CHURCH. The Deanery Chapter of Huron will convene in the Parish hall, Untie], on Monday, May 29th. Hay etim- mi pion will be celebrated in the mor- ning at eleven o'clock, the Rev. J. 13. Fotheringham, Rural Dean, being the special preacher, , while in the evening at half past seven the Rev. Dr, Gould of 'i'oronto, will speak. The Rev. Dr. Gould was formerly e medical missionary at Jerusalem and a year ago made a trip around the world to visit personally all the missions , of the Anglican Church in Canada As he is an' authority en. the East his address should be most helpful at this time when ,otlr atten- tion is so largely attracted to the Valley 61 the Tigris, NOW .A "MOVY" 1VrAN. The Winnipeg Tribune of a recent date had the following reference to a native of Clinton, a son of Mr. Samuel Wilson : "J. A. Wilson, tine well-knownmo- tion picture man' who is now in charge of the booking department for Consolidated Amusements, Ltd., agents for tite National Film Ser- vice of Vancouver, wlio control the output of V,L.S.I0. for Western Can - arra. 3V I ilson's experience with N r. Canadian moving picture men extendsds back for several years. He was until recently booker for the General Film Co:, of Winnipeg, and previous to that he was in the employment of the Mutual Film Corporation and the General Film Co,, of Toronto." HURONS ! The Old -.County is : Proud of You. For a wonder, ahnost, a Clinton Big Day was favored with the very best of weather; This helped roll up the attendance yesterday and thus gate and 'stand receipts and gave : a zest to a program 'which was th'or- oughly'appreciated. The presence of The lIurons, probably their last ap- pearance in their native county as a unit before going overseas, gave an appealing personal interest to the demonstration that is unusual 00. such occasions. Over thousand people came in by the early trains in addition to the Winghain, Brussels and Wroxeter de- tachrnents of The Hurons and the oderioh G Boy Scouts with their bu- gle band. These were met at the sta- tion by the 101st band and -marching up town they were dismissed until a later hour. The east and south trains added to the multitude which had be- gun to pour in by automobile and otherwise. At nine -thirty the a.m. procession was formed at the Model sciiool ground and ;paraded to the park in the following order c Goderich and Clinton Boy Scouts accompanied by the forrner's bugle band, nil. C. T, Carman, choirmaster St. George's church, and Bev. J. A. Robinson were Scout Masters respec- tively, The Kitty band. Children of the Model school in the following order : A company of diminutive soldiers of the King carrying a banner,, "The Home Guard." A band of about one hundred little Nightingales dressed as Red Cross Nurses, Britannia," escorted by sailor boys and followed by about eighty sailor girls. A band of Pennant girls followed by "Miss Canada" and representa- tives epresenta- P s ti e. of the Allies. 1 "Miss Canada' was represented by Miss Edna West and "Britannia" by Miss Phamie C'ree. Four boys mounted on Shetland po- nies kindly ,loaned by Mr. Forster. of Colborne acted as outriders, The children were followed by the Battalion band and The Hurons, about nine hundred and twenty strong. At the park the children, accom- panied by the Battalion hand sa'1g several patrjotic songs. The afternoon parade consisted of the Pipers, is the Battalion 1alta ion Uand, the bugle band and the full battalion in - eluding - the headquarters stall. The program in the peek consisted of the march past, Col. Combe tak- ing aking the salute, ,bayonet exercises, physical drill, platoon drill, and sel- ections by the Battalion band and the Pipers. It IS estimated that there were ov- er five thousand people on the grounds. The grand stand, and bleachers.erected for the occasion, were filled to capacity. Patriotic young ladies had liegs at half a dime each for everybody and must have edited considerably to Red Cross funds, - As an organizer of school children's parades Principal Houck is a past master. There were probably two -hundred out-of-town automobiles ;in Clinton yesterday. In his preliminary -to -the -parade work Adjutant Vanstone rode a hand- some bay and his assistant, Lieut. Greeves of S iforth, a horse o•f un- usual markings. whieh attracted much attention. Seores of farmers owing to the catchy weather were unable to take the (lay off from the seeding to come in to tine demonstration. The most of theta were in last night, however. There was another great crowd In the park in the evening and the program which lasted until atter el- even o'clock, consisted of band selec- tions, a slam battle, fireworks and an address by Captain Ducey. The net receipts will, amount to ov- er one thousand dollars. The town hall was thrown open for use as a "Ladies' Rest Room." Notwithstanding the great crowd which jammed the streets at times there was not a drunk man to be seen, a. very noticeable contrast to the age of the open bar -roost. The Clinton Kilty band were in the procession and at a strength which surprised citicens who knew of the heavy drain made upon them by en- listments. Leader Fred. Mulch is to be congratulated 'upon having such an -excellent band in view' of the very discouraging outlook. Austin I3eare is' drum major, The exhibition of lied aid work by the stretcher bearers• was followed with keen interest. The bearers are a fine body of young men who have applied themselves to their duties' with such enthusiasm as to have al- ready reached a high degree of effici- ency. In after wears, 110 matter their walk in life, the training they are now receiving will make then equal to emergencies. Their instructor is Sergt W. B. Clark of London who has now been attacihed to four bat- talions in succession and who has had several years experience in army service corps work. The highland Pipers of Clinton,- is a new organization, but it has rapidly acquired skill and its playing was immensely Popular, The leader is Mr, Fred. Match, who is al- so leader of the Malesband 'andWith hits are -associated his brother William Mulch, 'and Austin Hoare as pipers and Blondy Cook, Wm. Btrtts and Bobby Schrenk as drum- mers. Leslie I:Ianley is the drum, major. The Clinton ICilties and the Clinton Pipers will be a feature of garden parties in this district this season. Aitogcrtlmer yesterday 's demonstra- tion was the greatest in the history of Duron County and will only be excelled when our boys conte march leg honkie again. "The Hurons." The B1 th Se aforth• I n a 1L God- erich and Exeter detachments of The Hurons are in Clinton, coming in on Monday through the rain and over muddy roads. It was quite a hike and they got a thorough soaking, but they reached their destination in good spirits and looked able to do it over •again, after the' inner man had been replenished. A. finer looking bunch than our Huron warriors has not yet been located and that they will do tite old county. proud will go without saying. The bugle band cane down with the Goderich detachment and with the battalion brass hand has been making the streets ring with mar- tial music, The Ilurons have to eeirly-to-bed,• the military rules requiring that they he off the streets at ten o'clock. The pickets begin their patrol of the streets at that hour and any khaki - clad out without a pass- is taken "into bounds." Military police are also on duty day and night and the guard about headquarters is nota*con- t iitnous. The strength of the Battalion is now something over nine hundred, one hundred udred andthirty-four � four ha in g Y been enlisted during the present cann- paigih. This leaves still over one hun- dred men needed to fill up the Hur- ons to full strength and Captain Vanstone, who has been the officer in charge of the present campaign, iu- tends continuing his work until the number is obtained. The following number have beet) en- listed at the different points during the past week : Clinton, 113 ; Brus- sels, 6 ; Goderich, 4 ; Exeter, 4 ; Wroxeter 1 ; Wingham, 3 ; IIensall, ry. 3•Blyth, 4r Seaforth; "B" B Comp,auy, consisting of Blyth and Goderich, comprising 2919 men, is under command of Captain Camp- bell. "C" Company, consisting of Clin- ton awl Exeter contains 179 sten and is under command of Captain Hod - gene.. "D" Company, consisting of Sea - forth and Hewett contains 112 mea and is under the command of Cap- tain Towne. These are all in Clinton while "A" Company, consisting of Wingham, - Wroxeter and Brussels, 213 men, with Major ,Sinclair in command, is in Wingham. There are about five hundred said sixty soldiers in Clinton this weer-. At the recent examination. held in Clinton of the class for non-commis- sioned officers the following were suc- cessful : F. Andrews, Clinton ; R. T. Angell, Hensall ; J. G. Crich, Clin- ton ; J. H. Currie, Wingham ; R. Dougall, I•Iensall ; F, T ingland, Clin- ton J. McCallum, Winghane ; N: G. McDougall, Clinton 112• W. Pfaff, Ex- -eter ; R,- Redfern, Cioderich ; G. I3, Sewell, Clinton ; T. J. Sherritt, Hen - sail ;13. H. Bell, Goderich ; R. 11, Coote, Seaforth ; S. e. Ferguson, Winghain ;• J; Kelly, Wroxeter ; F. 0. Manuel, Wingham ; 11. R. Robinson, Goderich ; W. E. helps, Wingham.; J. F. Galbraith, Wingham. In the dozetis of Clinton homes Were The Ilurons are billeted this week their deportment is spoken of in the most favorable terms. And on the streets their conduct is most exemplary. The Ilurons will com- pare with the best. A cletaelmient of twenty-five mea drawn from the different companies went to London this morning to pitch tents, eta, Meaning that in a few days Tile Hurons will be under canvas, Holmesville At noon on 'Monday the Goderich detachment of the 161et Battalion 140 strong on their way to Clinton reached Holmesville. The people of ilohnesvilie were id total ignorance of their coming but ata moineut's notice a few of the ladies got togeth- er at the church and made tea and made a hasty lunch which the men. partook of and then the buglee sounding ,the fall in the march was resumed. Our people regret not hav- ing ading been informed The Herons would rest bre e e so that they - sou]d have provided a regular Holmesville lunelt for them for nothing is to good ler the then of the 161st Battalion. Major Rance .is expected home from England tonight.