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CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 28th 19115
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time keeping qualities of the lo2best priced
watch that bears our name. "Hellyar"
watches must satisfy the purchaser.
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Incorporated 1869.
Capital Authorized $2.5,000,000
Capital -Paid-up 11,560,000
Reserve and Undivided Profits 18.500,000
Total Assets 1S5,000,000
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priced for this sale. While the cheaper ones -are not
all wool the value you receive at each and every price
represents the best actual value we li;aye ever offered
in trousers.
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on Saturday nightofof this week,
January 30th.
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Motto , : "A Square Deal for Every Man."
S7.', PAUL'S CHURCH.
Rev. J. 1'3. Fotheringhiane of Goder-
iclt addressed the A.Y•P,A, on Mon
day evening: There was 5 good 'burn-
out of the young people and they
thoroughly appreciated Mr. Fother-
ingharn's talk on, "The War and
Some Bye Products of the War.", •
TITE'Y LIKE OLDS,
Mrs, D, K, ,Grant, wife of a former
pastor of Willis shun, writing from
Olds, Alberta, to renew .a.subsorip
tion to The( News -Record says "We .
have enjoyed very anuoh during .the
past year reading The News -Record
and thank you for your remembrance
of us from week to week,":
Rev. Mr..Grant and family are de-
lightfully situated at Olds, which .is
at important and progressive town.
They have a most comfortable manse
and are just now having a, re -opening
of their church after having had it
reliaired and the seating capacity dou-
bled. The ;many friends of the family
in Clinton will be, pleased to know
that they like the west and are hap-
py and contented in their ;work
there.
HANDLED 25,000 BIRDS.
The season is now about over at
the local poultry plant of the Gunn,
Langlois Co, 25,000 birds have al-
ready been handled. 7,000 of these.
were hens which were shipped alive
to New York City for the Jews who
attach importance to their own
method of killing. 1900 turkeys were
taken in and shipped and about 3,000
geese and ducks, 13,000 chickens wore
fed at the plant, about the same
number as was put through last
par. But the Holmesville station
'did not feed as many as last season.
owing to a change in the market's
requirements. The Clinton station.
was, as last season, in charge of Mr.
H. .7, Trewartha to whose close
supervision and expert knowledge of
Poultry the success of the feeding end
of the Coinpan}!'s business hero is in
no small measure due.
AN INTERESTING ADDRESS.
,
At the regular meeting of the Tra-
vel Club at the home of Mrs. Farean
on Saturday evening last Mr. W. 13.
IIale gave an address on life and
conditions in Mexico, where ho has
spent a, number of years,
.Mr. hale is an easy and graceful
speaker, is a kern observer and pos-
sessed of a pleasing • sense of hutrlour,
( and 'Pot an hour he talked most in-
terestingly of the people, manners
and nustoms in that troubled repub-
lic, whose affairs, until overshadowed
by 'the upheavel in Europe, had pret-
ty much, occupied the minds of the
whole American continent for many
months, In speaking of- the language,
Spanish, which, by the way, Mr. Hale
hail acgbired hcfonle going to ,Mexico,
he described it as a beautiful language:
and one which, owing to the fact of
its cooling second to English in point
-of usuage, he thought should he taught
mere. commonly. In fact, Mr. Hale
expressed i
t as
his opinion on that if any
other than Englidh is taught that oth-
er should be Spanish, Nir. IIa1e de-
scribed many) characteristics of the
people of Mexico, 'their ;manner of. liv-
ing, amusements, etc., giving in detail
a description of - the great national
sport of bull -fighting, NIr. I•Iale said
that usually the first time an cAmeric-
at or Canadian, especially! women,
saw a hull fight they were unfeignedly
horrified, buts strange as it night
appear, they almost invariably went
back, and yet again went hack; How.-
ever, as Mr. Male '
to vavidly. described
it it commended 'itself as an anuae-
meat to but few of the ladies pre-
sent.
Mr. •Male was for several years an
ff employe of the Mexican Government(
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under President Madero, being one of
the very few foreigners so favored,
and therefore spoke with personal
knowledge of the manner of Govern-
ment. His opinion is that while
outwardly' and nomiunl'ly a republic,
the government must be a despotic
ono until the people become educated
up to the point of being capable of
self-government.
Mr. Hale also describer 'somewhat
the climate, which owing to the dif-
ference"in elevation is ,exceedingly
varied. Mexico City, owing to its
high elevation, has a climate which
is 'very trying to most people and
Canadians and Americans, especially
women, cannot continue to live there
without frequent visits to a lower
latitude. the also spoke 'of the fas-
cination the country haus for 'anyone
who remains there for any length of
time, For instance, many men of his
acquaintance would decide to leave
the ,'countr•y,."Woad "pull up stakes"
as it were and say good-bye to
their old friends hvith the remark
that they were going back to "God's
country.' "I learned," observed Mr,
Hale, "not to be at all surprised to
Meet such a man is the street not
many months later, ,Few can resist
the fascination the country! holds for
them They ;invariably want to re-
turn.'' But ,an conclusion Mr: Hale
said that circumstances had foiced'
him to return, for; a time at least,
to what was really "God's cotur
•try," Canada. '
At he conclusion of his address
Mr. IIale very kindly gave the ladles
an opportunity of asking questions
and a few minutes were spelt in in-
teresting conversation..
president, The 1 esrdent Mrs. Cr D. M -
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girt, and seeelary, Miss E. Chidley,
in a few graceful words "i3oved a
vote .of thanks to the speaker which
washeartily endorsed and tendered
Mr, Hale for a most interesting and
instructive evening.
PUBLIC' 5CFTOOL PbJPIT,S 1111 11';, I A NICE LITTLr SUM..
The pupils of the Model school last
week raised amongst themselves the
stun of $5,90 for the Belgian Relief
Fund. Tho money was used for the
purchase of. flour and is being for-
warded with the large bale of pods
collected here last week and being,
shipped from Clinton,
LITTLE LOCALS,
The Conservative Assdciation of
South Huron will meet in Clinton on
Saturday!. .
The annual meeting of the South.
Huron L.O,r,, will be held at ixleter
on Tuesday next'., .
Col, Hugh Clark 'of Kincardine is
to address the Clinton Club this `ev-
ening on the subject of the war.
Willis church vs. St. Paul's ladies
ab hockey next Tuesd
o ne a oveuin Tree
y y g n
interest is being taken and both sides
are confident of winning,
'A GOOD SHOW. •
The picture show jut rrt le the
town hall on Friday ercalag last
brought out a large crowd o. children
and their "mothers and grandmoth-
ers.' who were admitted free, and
also a number of others to whom an
admission charge of ten cents was
made, 'Phe show lasted a ec,unle of
hours, the pictures being most inter-
esting. The proceeds amounted to
ten dollars and fifteen cents and after
paying -the expenses the bale:tee was
handed over to the Children's Aid
Society of Huron.
'TWAS A GREAT GAME,
A, great ero\d gathered at the big
rink on Thursday evening to see the
hockey match played off between the
ladies and gontlemel of the Willis
church Covenant Bible class. This
match was to decide a tie, the result
of a match played the week previous-
ly'. The gentlemen, in addition to
using only one hand, also wore hob-
ble skirts on this occasion and this
unaccustomed garment so imroded
their movements he ladies v
thatL acts t
ort
a comparatively easy victory, the
score being S-5, l'he 'line-up of
girls was the sante as in the previous
game. The gentlemen played d `oiib
mat short, neither of the Dew=
playing, Mr, R. Routley filling one
of their places,. Rev. Mr. Harper act -
.ed as referee
The mateh aroused much interest
and there was a good. turnout to
witness it and as fifty percent. of the
door receipts went to the Patriotic
Fund ten dollars was handed over to
the leonten's Patriotic Society on
Friday,
WESLEY CHURCH.
llov, Dr. Routledge, who has been
confined to his room for: setyeral
weeks, occupied his own pulpit on
Sunday morning ancl, though by no
means fully restored, preached a most
impressive ,sermon, Rev, R, J, Mc-
Cormick of horns eville preached
very acceptably in the! evening.
Miss McClinton of Goderich assisted
sled
the' choir throughout the day, render-
ing a solo at each service and great-
ly delighting the, congregation on
both occasions.
The. League on Monday evening
listened to an excellent address by
Mr. James Scott on "The Duties of
Citizenship." Mr, Edgar East, ]read
of the Citizenship Department, occu-
pied the chair. Misses Gladys .and
Irene Kellet .gave a patriotic duet
winch was Much appreciated and
Misses Mary' and Gertrude Chant con-
tributed veryPleasing aea n instrumental,
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The League is invited to spend an
evening next week at victoria .par-
sanage, Goderich, with Rev. • J. E.
and Mrs. Ford, formerly of Clinton.
BELGIAN DAY A SICICC!ESS,
Last Friday was ''Belgian Day!"
it! C'lietot. To look into the town
hall that afternoon was to realize
that the mein:hers of the Women's
Patriotic Society, are eery much in
earnest in their work and that they!
are not al alcl of work. There was a
busy hung of industry, kniitting need-
les clicked all over the frail, while
many of the ladies were busy taking
in and packing the many donations
sent in for the aid of the Belgians.
Pleven new members, were, added to
the roll, bringing the numbe up -to
206. The treasurer's report =seas as
follows-: Receipts, including balance
from last meeting of. $216.39, was
9270.01. Expenditures, 1„158.67, Bal-
ance, 6111.97.
The ,contributions to the Belgian
Relief Fund were as follows i
Seven bags of flour ; three bags
beats ; 1 bag rice three bags oat-
meal six cases'canted goods ; two
barrels groceries ; two . cases new
boots and seven large bales of cloth-
ing ' X66,75 was donated in cash by
different citizens, a list of whose
names will he published later, As
money, is not being sent to • Belgium
the ladies decided. to spend the money
in' town instead "011 Sanding, 41 to
Montreal, ;so the amount was spent
iiv,.grocerlee and included in the bale.
The merchants certainly ' did their
t• • well,
part each generously dating
supplies, t1:e Mayor leading the Way
by giving; 160 worth of hoots,
Nor C
No was aluocn Mary's New Year's
Gift forgotten, by the members and
ilsiends, one hundred'new garments
suitable. for chileren from. one to
eight were packed and sent to head-
quarters
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qrt r M
tta e s in ontreal andwill be
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i ed this week to England.
shipped w e n and.
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Mts. , O'Neil and Mrs. Torrance
superintoncled the Omen Mary gift
and Mrs, Fair and Miss Ranee the
sluff for the Belgians, and all de
•
Mrs. Axon, secretary of the W'.ont-
en's•"Patriotic Society, reeeni'od from
Mr, A. Forbes a cheque for 919 for
the rise of the Booiete, Mr. Forbes
had premised to give fifty cents on
every ton of coal sold on Jan. 22nd
and so many people were anxious 50
help along the cause that the result
was very gratifyin5 to the ladles,
GETTING INTO SHAPE,
The. volunteers for the! third .Can-
edian contingent recruited at this
point, over forty in nuiuher, have ,
been drilling and •marcluing this week,
getting in readiness fax the sterner
duties which await then when they:
enter into camp at London, which
will probably be the end of the week,
Sergeant Maxtvold of Winghaat has
been acting as drill master.
A MARIE OF APPRECIATION.
• Mrs, W Walker's class ill the On•
-
ta.rio street S, S,, who are Being pro-
moted to a higher class, gathered ab
the 'home of their teacher on Tuesday
evening and as a token of :their: ap-
predation of her efforts in their le -
half presented her with an address
and a set of silverware, Mrs. Walker
was inuclt affected by this .proof of
their affection and replied vitality,
after' which a pleasant social owning
was spent,
GOVERNMENT CONTRACT:
Jackson Mfg. C'o., .have receiv-
ed the Dominion Government a
to make' 5000 -pairs of mil-
itary and Mr. T. Jackson is
Ottawa. this week looking over
specifications to see if they can
The co»iract stills for deli"t'-
Fel). 28th and if it can l:e ac-
cepted it will mean a hustling time
to .Jackson Company during the
of February. As there will he
of handscavirig on them quite
of work will , be given out
gh the totem.
RIh1D .\`P UOD1i:RIC'1I,
Annie 1:, Challenger, daughter
•. and Mrs. A. Challenger of
•idt, former residents of the
Line, just north of town, was
on Wednesday of last wee;:
Mr. I$, D. Weber of Edmonton,
Alberta. The bride worn a handsome
gown of ducbe5s satin noel
Brussels net with veil and orange
ems and cnrcicrl a bouquet of
h roses. '1'h0 couple were uuat-
1 sate by the little noire of
recon who acted as flower girl.
SAF, K. Hager shunted the
ony. The newly! wedded pair
he same. afternoon fora honey-
moon to Montreal and othcf
s before leaving for their bane
Edmonton, where they. will reside.
Myrtle 1"iylad}� Of the Base
was. among ' the .guests. Old
s of the bride in and about
on will waft good wishes,
0 IFTS WERE A P PREC'TA9'ED,
Souto people are inclined to think
that the garments sewed and knitted
and forwarded by the Women's Pat-
riotic Society to the soldiers ab the
front run small chance,' of reaching
their proper destination, bub the fol-
lowing totter receiver( by! the secre-
tary' of the Society, Mrs, Axon, prov-
es that the bale shipped from here
in December was duly received and
Much appreciated. : •
"Salisbury Plains, ,Tan, 22nd.
Secretary! Women's Patriotic Society,
Olin toot :
Dear Madan :—T
t ,'ant to thank
you very much, on Behalf of the
Canadian Contingent, for the splen-
did box we have receival from you
containing, eta,, etc; The gifts were
received in time for distribution at
Christmas time and were very wel-
come, nultLul.—YOM'S very truly,
Mary Phunnter, „Canadian Yield Com-
forts Commissioner."
MENS' MISSIONARY BANQUET.
Tlt.e ,ten connected with Wesley and
Ontario St. Methodist .churches held
a most. successful missionary ban-
quet in the school room of the last
named. church on. 'Tuesday evening of
this week.
'l'lte supper was provided by the
wounen of the local Missionary So-
eietiee and was a bountiful spread.
About one hundred and fifty, mer sat
down at .the 'tables and for nearly
an hour did ample ,justice to .the
good things proVided'and set before
them.
It was indeed an inspiring sight to
see, so man.}r toes sitting togetherr in
all good, fellowship: '
NIr, J. A. Irwin presided over the
seeond •part of Che' banquet alio made '
an excellent chairman. With'loin- on --
the Platform Were seated Rev, J. IT,
Arnim of Toronto Mr, D. C. Tay -
ler of Laucknow, Rev. Dr, Rutledge
and Rev, S. j, Arlin;
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For a little more than two !fours
the large company listened with un-
flagging, interest to the addresses of
Rev, Mr, Arnup and NIr, Taylor. Mr,
Arup's•-presentation of the mission-
ary gtiesllion awakened in every
mart the highest enthusiasm and
duffle(' the truest patriotio senti-
nent, '1"he evening will he long re -
limbered and out of it must come
great good of the most practical
cinch A male quartette from each
of the churches provided. very excel -
ant music.
A resolution
nled'•inr renewed I L, 6 t c in-
terest in the great causer was Moved
by MT. C., 11 holland, and seconded
by Mr, C. .J. Wallis. 'Mr, (A, 'P
Cooper and 11,*r: I'.[, Wilts'e paid ' a
i tting compliment to the wort: and
levotion of the women,
servo' credit for the thorough !man-
nes in which the work was done,
rH1E c'AMARKET.;
WheaLot 91L,30,
oats 516c
Barley Oen
Butter 22e to 22c.
Eggs, new Maid, 29e to 300,
Live Hogs 97.25,
'11111 THEME, MISSIONS, •
Missionary services will be held on
Sunday next in the _.two 'Methodist
churches in 'town. Rev, W; K. Hager
of Goderich is to preach once in each
church, It is also expected that a
representative of the Woman's Mis-
sionary Society will speak ' in both
churches.
IT KEEPS UP INTERls1 P.
Mr. J, C. Stevenson of A l:uueda,
Calif., in writing to renee his sub is
-non h
good to say
e g
"We are always glad to lock oyer
The News -Record on its etheal to
find out the news of the old town of
Clinton, It keeps up interest in the
town where we lived for so stony
years and the old home county."
ONT, ST. CHURCH.
A fine program was provided fol:
the young people's meeting on Mon-
day evening. The address was given
by Rev. Mr. Potts of St. Paul's
church and was greatly appreciated,
Miss Chant gave ar violin selection ;
NIr. ITooper a reading, Mrs. Gihbings
and Fred Thompson a duett, • Miss.
May an instrumental selection and
the junior male quartette also sang
most acceptably. The pastor presid-
ed. A large number were present.
WENT TO. MI'TC'HELL _TUESDAY,
A group •of four rinks 'went down
to Mitchell on Tuesday afternoon and
played a friendly curling gauze with
a like number of players of that
town The rinks demisted of Herb.
Witis D, A. Forrester, R. Davidson,
W. Jaelcson, skip, who were clown 13
shots. Rev., F. C. harper, T. Elaw-
kins, (1. 1), McTaggart, IT, 11. Paull,
skip, who tcP up one shot. G.
Paisley, alslet J. Wiseman, Dr. Shaw, P.
Towne, skip, a Ile. game, J. 'McMil-
lan, G. Ciorntally, ,J. Rankin, .9, 0,
Greig, skip. The latter rink 101,01
the party at Seaforth and were up 0
shots, but. 0)0 party didn't win,.
JOITN C'UNINGII:INIE RESIGNS.
The Model School Board held their
annual meeting Wednesday evening of
last week when Mr, T. Cottle was
elected chairman ; Messrs, hemp,
McBricn and 13a11 were appointed to
the property committee, and Messrs,
13ellyat, Evans and Walker to the
finance committee,
Mr, J. C'uninghante, who has been
connected with the. board since 1881,
for, the greater part of that time as
secretary, handed in his resignation,
which was regretfully accepted, and
N1'r. H. E. Rorke was appointed sec -
re tary-t reasurcr,
ec-retary-treasurer,
Mr. C'uninghame has always been a
painstaking official and fulfilled the
duties of his office with 'great atteh
-
tatco during -his long tette of public
service:
Trit'1 iIEALTH LXIIH31'i'.
On Monday! the. Government Health
Exhibit tvas given in the town hall
afternoon and evening. The exhibit
consisted of a series of intcresbing
pictures which were explained 1» Mr,
'Phos. J. McNally, District Officer of
Health. A large number of the pup-
ils of the Collegiate and Model
schools with their teachers attended
in the af{r
afternoon while a larger num-
ber of the adults, parents and oth-
ers, were present in the evening. The
pictures were interesting• and instruc-
tive and the explanations by the lec-
turer ceme inglyr illunminating. Such
exhibits, frequently repeated as they
are, should have the effect of arous-
ing the average person to. greater
carefulness in sanitary arrangements,
which is, of course, the object in
having 'them,
BAPTIST 01-IUIRCII.
On Thursday, evening of last week
the Ladies' Aid served a bountiful tea
from six o'clock to half past • seven
to the members and adherents of the
church. There was a large number in
attendance and at eight o'clock the
pastor called the 'meeting to order
and after a short devotional exercise
the general business of the year was
reviewed. The reports- from the dif-
ferent departments indicated healthy
growth on spiritual and financial lin-
es. The books of both congregation
and Sunday schoolnvere closed with
a substantial balance on hand and
the people seem to have much cause
for thankfulness and encouragement,
The following ofllcers were appointed,
some being retained to. their old of.
feces, others being given new work
to do :
Iron.-Dcetcou, 65' Robb.
AeiIve Deacons, 0, le, Prior, TI,
Pennebalccr.
Cllctk, W, McTntyre.
Trea'surcr, F. 1'. Gdlli.es.
Fin, -Secretary; Thos, Watts, -
Ushers, Ih Ptekett, W. Cochrane,
W. McIntyre, 1.1. Pevtelialrer.
The pastor, occupied his otvn pulpit
on Sunday last giving in into evening
a very helped, and impressive sermon
on, "Our Obligatiolt to Belgium."
Next Sunda31 • at the evening -service
Mr. Feirfudl will commence a series
, „
of sermons •on "The. Billie, the• .lost
being,,'"Phree Ptools of 150 Divin-
tyll•
The Sunday school is being held at
ten o'clock' each Sunday morning and
seems to be , rapidly growing, in . in-
terest and numbers since ' '•Changing
from the afternoon, 1 1 t
Ac Native of Devonshire, He
Came to Canada in1849. i
Thomas Fear, Pioneer of
Hullett.
Mr. Thos. dear, one of the o'dest
sten and oldest residents in "'ITullett
township, will celebrate his ninety-
third birthday if he is spared until
April next.
Mr. Fear is a native of Devonshire,
England, and cape to this country,
with his father in 1840. That was the
year the cholera was bad in Canada
and Mr. Foal, Sr., contracted the
dread disease while • passing through
Kingston, where it was epidemic and
where terrible sights stet the eylcs of
the newly -arrived travellers, and
ivitltin ten days from tho time he
landed in Brampton he was buried.
Tlua lefts his son a stranger in a
strange laud•
The subject of this sketch engaged
With a farmer. in C'Itingchouseyt town-
ship for a year at a wage of twenty-
fivea ds. Tl is cider
po n h Inche on ed a
splendid return for his labour, being
so much more than such work com-
manded in the Old C'ountt h
t and e
Y,
went out: to the farm and was set to
work chopping. in
! P g• T i.
h s was a new ex-
perience for hint but he was plucky,
and strong and managed to keep up
his end and do as hutch in a day as
the best of tlhenl. The following year
he Caine, up to Huron County and
took up a farm on the 8th of Hallett.
Clinton in 1850 wasn't much of a
town. In fact there were but a few
houses then at "The C'miners, '' Rat-
tenbury's log tavern being then the
resting place for travellers. For
some years he worked with the, farm-
ers during the summer clearing so
many' acres of land on his own farm
during the winter as settlement dut-
ies. IJo also built a couple of houses
in Clinton and resided in town for
about: four }ears while he worked as
a framer. In 1801 he traded tite farm
on the eighth fox the one he now oc-
cupies on the Gravel Road and there
he has resided ever since.
When the land was cleared suffi-
ciently t tv grow grain 'n
it was market-
ed
in Clinton, having to be hauled
around by the Base Line, the Gravel
Roar( not being opened up as yet.
When Mr, Fear first saw Clinton it
was surrounded by forest, the An-
drews farm wihiclt is now inside the
corporation, having some clearing on
it, but the other farms around were
almost solid bush.
By dint of hard work and economy'
Mr, tear had succeeded in gathering
together enough money to , pay for
his farm, This money he had out at
intereat e es,t but when n tile payment came
duo he was unable to collect it and
Mr. Fear was obliged to borrow one
hundred pounds to meet the payment.
This was loaned • at so much per
month, the amount being equivalent
to ninety-five percent. NIr, Jonas
0ibbings, father of Messrs. Thomas
and John Gibbiugs of town, backed
tris 11050 fol: the money. Mr. Fear
received 01510 percen0. for his own
money.
The Fears were originally Anglican
but as there was no church of that
denomination in the vicinity they us-
ed to attend the Methodist services
which were held 111 the homes of
Messrs. Laithwai tie and Holmes in
the Ebenezer. neighborhood.
Mr. Fear did a good share of pioneer
(work. Indeed he 18 somewhat of the
opinion that the young mien of today,
(hardly know what work is, so much
of what used to be dote by hand is
now performed by machinery,, , 5tht he •
has always enjoyed the best of
health, the hardships of life not hay-
ing weighed upon hitr„
He resides on the clef ltlnnestead
with his son, Mr. .Wm, Fear, ^ and
pays an occasional visit to .Clinton,
IIe enjoys•• a chat with old .rimes,
holds• his'pinions strongly and ex-
presses them with vigor and clear -
I
11es05,
10111 never be known just what
this young country owes to such
strap ,and industrious pioneers, the
men who cleared her forests and
turned the solitary wilderness into
smiling farms. All honour to diem,
may their days be prolonged and
mar their end be peace,
IT WA.S INTERESTING.
Ur. .7. L. Killoran of Goderich ad-
dressed the young people of 'St. Jos-
eph's Literary ,Society! on. Tuesday me,
ening on the subject of ''Belgians and
the Wal," giving alt interesting and
S g g
illuminating description of the people
of Belgium,' ;their customs, character-
istics, grant! of ur:chee, ore. 'P11e ad-
elteSs Was a:. masterly One showing ,:i
511010ugh knowledge of the Subject
and it was listened to with much
P east and profit by al present.