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hate volunteered 'tot overseas service
ih a tangible way and on 'Monday
Reeve. Crich, on behalf 'of that body,
presented each of the following s s
who are in training atthe ,London
teamp With wrist,,watehes. The. first
two, C.: Ifalniaii and G. Brunner, at
Seafortl and the others at Clinton as
they took train again for London af-
ter the 'Easter leave -of -absence : Fred
Robinson, Wm. Ede, Wm. Curren and
Arnold .Parker.
'WILLIS 0II'UR,CIh
The minister Will preach next Sab-
bath morning and evening, The sub-
ject in the 'evening will; be "The
Fourth Commandment."
The Easter services last Sunday
were very largely attended, The large
choir sang in good voice, the anthem
"Awake up in'y Glory", (Barnby) be-
ing particularly well rendered. In the
morning Mr. Harper's sermon was up-
on the subject "Some consequences: of
Christ's Resurrection" and Showed
what :Easterrightly, means to a
Christian today, not a there commem-
oration but a spiritual experience.
ST. PAUL'S CIIURCIT,
The annual vestry meeting was held
on Monday evening. Owing t6 the
fact that the financial year does not
close until April thirtieth the finan-
cial'statement was deferred until the
adjourned meeting, to take place on
May third. The following officers were
duly appointed for the dialing, year :
Rector's warden, Major Rance,
Pebpl,e's warden, T. T. -Murphy. .
• ridesmen, W. Johnson, 1'. I•Tawkins,
'F.. Bawilen, M.. Draper, J. Ford,
It, 'Draper, T3, Pengel, Matelle,
Counter and ,Herman.
Lay delegates to Synod, J. Rans-
ford, H. E, Paull.
Substitutes, W. Jackson, T. Rattan -
bury,
Auditors, Capt. Dowding, II. 1'
Pahl,,
Vestry clef:k, C. D. Bouck,
Resolutions: cif aApreciatihn
*ere
extended to the choir and ene' vari-
ous, organizations at the aturclt.,
FIRST. NATIVE CITIZEN.
Air. \Vii. Gibbings was an interest-
ed and -interesting visitor: m Clinton
on Saturday last, Mr. Ciihbings,
whose home is at Vircleu, Man., has
been spending lie winter months with
his San in Hulidtt and with othe�
frienelt hereabouts., -He is' a 'sten
the late .Zonas Gittings, who was
amongst the very first settlers here,
his ifarm, comprising a good part of
the town plot, and his 030 William
was the first white male child born
in Huron county: Mr. Gibbings' mem-
ory of events in the long ago daps
' is quite clear. He can remember as a
boy ploughing and cultivating the land
on which The News -Record office and
surrounding business places now stand.
I -Ie can also remember quite distinct-'
ly when Clinton began to bake on
the airs of a villa
ci, when the new
g
Rattenbury hotel was built and its
swinging signboard hearing the in-
scription, "Clinton Arms," 'Though
eighty-two years old in Fetruary last st
Mr. Gibbings is still haTe and hearty
and intends returning to the West in
the course of a few weeks.
RANSI''ORD'S TACTFUL TALKER.
The annual meeting of the Board of
Trade was held on 'Tuesday evening
with probably the largest attendance
in its history,
Mr. John Ransford,president, r
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sided and in his address toucheupon
the work f theB f"1'duringt
a B. o he
past Aear, As little had been attemp-
ted and less accomplished, and the
worthy president is never verbose, h
s
remarks ar -s were a
a brief,
did, though, pay an emphatic tribute
to. the energetic secretary and 'he did
so frankly and neatly'. As these gen-
tlemen are more often at friendly
variance than in accord the members
enjoyed the ,passage, none, of course,
more than the recipient.
The question of the pxopci width of
wagon tires for the preservation of
.the highway was talked over and a
varietyt bf opinions expressed lb be
sure it is recognized that narrow tir-
es are 'rut wearers but how to make
the broad tread universal without
somewhat arbitrary action is rather
difficult to arrive at. Even the Clin-
ton B.' of T. is not unanimous on
what course should be pursued.
Mr, C. J. Wallis said -a'big.touring,
ear rapidly driven does much more
'injury .:to'the roadbed than any Horse-
drawn dray no matter how heavily
laden. .
The members recognized Mr. Rao -
ford's past services and the continui-
ty of his desire to. advance; the inter-
ests'. of .the town by, re-electing lain•
president,
Mr, :Wiltse, so that the connection
of the board with the corneal should
be still more 'intimate, was made
vice• -president.
For the secretary-treasureship ev-
erybody seemed
v-erybody:seamed to want to either
move 'or 'second the nomination of Mn:
A.
T. Cooper, whose work of the pasts
year, especially in relation to the
llarnegie grant to the library, bore
fruit It is \not generally ',known that
the correspondence with Mr. Carnegie
began in 1907 and that when Mr.
Cooper became secretary a ,rear ago it
was handed over t0 himwith the
"blessing and good wishes" of his
:predecessors,
Supt, .Chant and H. 17 Paull Were
added to the council. •
The' Board or Trade enters upon .an -
BAPTIST' CHURCH.
The pastor occupied his own pulps
Sunday last each' w 'excel
S in t o
ot'unx
Ypreaching
nt sermons, the e•retting seJ.Nicia be
$lig particularly impxesSive Nes
,Sunday be will take for his morning
subject, "If you want work," in the
evening, "Are, you an Odd Fellow ?"
On Friday afternoon the ladies of
the church will entertain the Patrio-
tic. Society to tea.
ST, .PAUL'S. CFI(JRCH.
THE LOCAL MARRI '1?,
t Wheat :$1;30.
- Oats 55c,
Barley 0c
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t Butter 26c to 27c.
Eggs 17e to 180.
Live Hogs 18.35,
MEETS AGAIN TOMORROW.
Laster Day services were well at-
tend'ed', the ch'uircli being well filled
both morning and evening, The choir
rendered special Easter music, At the
morning service Caleb Simper's Com-
munion Service -was sung for the first
time here and was especially well ren-
dered. In tate evening the service was
choral throughout, the psalms and re-
ec beingsung. s 1'he anthem was
StainersTh Have Taken ey 3a e 1 a en A'tvay
My Lord," The rector preached 'at
each service,
The Rev. Canon Craig, who ' was
rector of St. Pauls for ten years, is
to preach in this church next Sun-
day both morningand evening.
The Ladies' Guild and the A.Y.P.A.
intend holding a supper on the fourth
Thursday in April when special speak-
ers will be present and the program
promises a most entertaining evening,
NOW, WHAT ABOUT: THIS ?
Mr.. Trends, proprietor of the big
rink addressed the town council Man -
day evening in reference to the asses -
Ment. The assessor entered it in his
hooks at five thousand dollars on top
of which there is the business tax of
twenty-five percent. To this 'Mr.
Trench strongly objected, He said big
rinks in towns of twenty-five hundred
people are not by any means a bo-
nanza for the owners,' that he under-
stood' before building that the 'small
rink had been condemned, that in or-
der to meet • the wishes of the curl-
ers he would have to make a still
further expenditure, and that Lint but
not least certain citizens had given
]rim to understand that he would be
given a lov and fixed assessment.
31500 would about sift him.
The council talked at some length
and filially decided that it it was a
job for the court of revision to dies-
tic with and so turned it oyer to
that body.
WESLi':Y CHURCH.
Sunday last was observed as anni-
versary, clay intoannectiou with, this
chhrcEr; `NIr. Robt: '}[ohnes, a former
official number of the congre-
gation, had been asked to con-
duct the services ,and he preach-
ed very= acceptably tta good con-
gregations both morning and evening.
The choir rendered mosti appropriate
and delightful Easter music. Two an -
toms were sang at each service and
in the evening Mr, and Mrs. East
sang a duet with much expression.
At the close of the evening service
Mr, Holmes mentioned the names of
some of the early a ea t stalwartstl
of the
congregation and brought messages
of
good cheer from three formes; pastors.
Rev. Mr. Philp, Rev. Mr. Mitchell and
Rev, Mr, Rupert, ail of wlton arc
now resident in Toronto.
An open session of the Sunday
school was hold in the afternoon when
a pleasing little he P
ro ram was given,
en
several members of the Primary de-
partment
taking part. Also Miss Rudd
told something of her European trip
last summer and Mr. Holmes gave a
srth •
oaddress, •
The Anniversary o eti
ng
of
the con-
gregation was, as usual, very satis-
factory,
factory The floral decorations were
appropriate to la the season nnd very
ar-
tistic.
CU ST- I"CIELL NUPTIALS,
A quiet ;little home wedding took
place at high. noon on Monday at the..
-Nolle of Mrs, 'Thos, R. Mitchell, Al-
bert street, when her daughter, dirty
A. 0., became the bride of Mr, Jos,
Guest of Win-gham. Promptly at the
hour appointed the bride entereed the
'drawing roeni leaning on the arm of
her brother, Mr, Alberti, Mitchell, who
gave her away. The bridal couple,
who were unattended, stood under an
arch of evergreens and spring flow-
ors. The bride wore a handsome' gown
of Belgian' blue silk poplin and carri-
ed a bouquet of Easter lilies. The
cer:cmony was performed by Rev. P.
C. Slarper,and' was witnessed by only
the members of the immediate fam-
ilies - and a few intimate friends,
When the ceremony 'was concluded.
and the newly -wedded pair had receiv-
ed the. congratulations ;of those pres-
sent, the way was led to the dining
room where - a daintily prepared and
served luncheon was ,served. The din-
ing table was decorated it pink and
white, :pink and white carnations bc-
ing the flowers used.
Among those from out of town who
were present for the ceremony were
Mr, Guest and 'Miss Varna rOuest, fa-
ther
ather` and sister' of the groom, Wing -
ham ;, Mr. and Mrs. Angus, sister and
brother-in-law .of the groom, also of
Wingham ; Mr. Alex. Mitchell,- Guelph,.
brother of the ,bride ; Mr. and Mrs.
Thos. -Kyle, sister and brother in-law
of the bride, ICippen. Mn.'Albert
Mitchell and ; Miss Verna 'Guest wit-
nessed'the marriage,
Mr. and Mrs. Guest left on the six
thirty train the sante: evening for their
1 i i'
to ne in Win h
am the bride travel-
ling
el-
fing in a snit of navy blue cloth. with
th
which she wore a. handsome white
hat with plumes.
The .bride is well known in: Clinton
and is hollowed to •her new home. bp
the good -wishes of a 'host of :firs-
other year with a record-breaking sur- ends, good wishes in. which The News -
plus, Record heartily joins. '
The Women's Patriotic Society' will
meet °tomorrow ('friday) afternoon in
the council chamber, when the ladies
of the Baptist church will serve tea.
The members and others should brtng
along their knitting and enjoy a :so-
cial cup of 'tea and also keep in
touch with what is being done by the
society. Those having no. wool for
knitting can procure same from Mrs.
Munroe.
FRACTURED 'A LIMB. '
Mrs, Thos. Archer I isf• r -
h had the ru >.
tune t slipfracture 9 and f a uta: her leg on
Tuesday. Such an accident would be
considered a misfortune at any serson
but just now, when the winter is wan-
ing and the bright spring weather lur-
es to the great outdoors it is an es-
pecial hardship to have to be confin-
ed to bed. However, tine lady's natty
friends; are hoping that iter recovery
will lle a jiarticu]arly speedy one.
AN EARLY MORNING WEDDING.
The marriage took place on Satur-
day morning last of Miss May Camp-
bell, daughter of Mrs. Campbell of
Mill street, to Mr. Simon McKenzie
of 'l'uckersntitit.
The ceremony took place, at the
manse, being performed by Rev. 1+'.,
0. I-Iarper, and was witnessed only
by a few friends. 'I'hd bride wore her
travelling shit of blue clout with
white silk bodice and blue' straw sail-
or trimmed with tiny pink rosebuds.
The couple tette unattended.
At the conclusion of the ceremony
the party drove to the. bonne of the
bride's mother, where breakfast was
partaken of, after which Mr. and
Mrs. McKenzie took the seven -thirty
train for 'Toronto. A number of fri-
ends from town and-Stanlep township
were at the station to speed the
happy couple with good wishes and
confetti.
Afta'r the honeymoon trip Mr. and
Mrs. McKenzie will take up house-
keeping on the groom's fine farm 00
ishe 2nd of '7uckcrsmith.
The News -Record joins 111 the con-
gratulations,
ONTARIO S'1', CHgRC`TI.
. Easter services on Sunday drew
large congregations both, morning and
evening. The special nu•s'cal service
of the evening included a solo bp Mrs.
Ross ; a quartette by Mister, Howe
and h Wiltse and Messrs. Thompson;
a male quartette by. Messrs. Weir and
Gibbings and P. and C. Thompson and
three anthems by the' frill choir of
twenty-one voices. Every one of the
selections was finely sung and re0eat-
ed, Which credit on all concerned. The
floral decorations were conceded to be
the] best and t c'
rc a u most attractive. for Haan
e
Y
years. The pat r s addreaa was quite
in keeping with the occasion and teas
listened to with rapt attention, I -lis
discourse in the morning was in the
interesto[ the Women's Missionary
s
Work
Rev, lf. R. Kerr, a former pastor,
who spent the Sabbath in town, took
parts in all the services and received
a hearty welcome by all the people.
He also addressed the Sunday school
inthe afternoon.
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On a evenin • at theyoung
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pp g
eo les meeting :o 1 were i n vers at-
tendance
a
tendance who aro 'house for the Easter
holiday.
Miss Minnie Kerr, now a
t.
Brantford, gave an interesting 'read-
ing as dial Miss Lucy Grant, Mr,
Geo.' Webber sang in fine voice and an
ins truntenlal clue t'was provided by
Misses Levis and Plumsteel.
Services on Sunday next will be
conducted by the pastor. By s-eeial
request para .6f the Easter music will
he repeated at the services,
A P:RiI'l'TY WEDD'1NG,
it very pretty weadingwas solem-
nized at the home of Mrs. R. Tasker:
of the 3rd con„ Hallett, on Wednes-
day afternoon of last week when her
only daughter, Isabella Frances; was
united in marriage to Mr. John Leon-
ard heard of Bayfield. Pronptiy1 at
five o'clock, to the strains of Lohen-
grin's bridal chorus. played by Miss M.
Tyndall, the bride entered the parlor
leaning; oft the arm of, hes: uncle, Mr.
J. T. McKnight, who gave her away,
awl took her placebeside the groom
under an arch, of evergreen with .res-
es and carnations, '1'Isc ceremony was
performed by Rev. S. Allis;, pas
for of Ontario street ohurch, Clinton:
The bride was 'charmingly gowned n d hi
white silk crepe over silk wijius,
`,trie-
nings of nel,,%sha1 v lace •Sind'e ]s
aril carried. bouquet of roses and
i lyl -of-the-valai:ey .
After the ceremony had been conclu-
ded and the happy couple had 1001v -
ed tllo congratulations . of the assam-
bled guests all repaired to the dining
room Where a ,hotlnteous' wedding feast
was..spread and afterwards the even-
ing' was spent in games and music:
The bride was the recipient of
many beautiful and costly gifts; which
testified to .the esteem fn which the
young couple are held:
• Mr. and Mrs, Beard intend taking
u their abed° in Clinton tit Ontario
P o
street' The bride's travelling cost
tunic was a suit of blue crepe ,cloth
with hat to !.hatch.
The News -Record ' r
joins with the
pally friends in. wishing Mr. and Mrs.'
Heard many ;years, of happy .wedded
life.•
ENG AGEMENT ANNOUNGLD,
Mr, and Mrs. Epli Brown' of-1Iullett
announce the en
a
ement oi their el-
dest daughter, Mabel to;. William
Hoggartth, i son of 'Mr, and Mrs David
lloggarth, the marriage to take
place at an early date.'
LITTLE ]. LOCALS,
Mr. Ad. McCartney 'is. the , latest
citizen to put in the.talcplione. His
number.
is 183,
Mo. W. Walker itas taken possession
of the office building recently vacated
by Mr. J. Taylor; where he writes up,
insurance for the Northern Life Co.
Mr. 'John Armstrong, who has naiv-
e(' in from. Stanley township, has got -
'ten nicely settled in tate cottage re-
cently purchased from Mr. Ben Cole
on Orange street.
IN . MEMORIAM. . 1„
Miss Smith of Toronto has offered
to give to the town to he placed on
the market square, in. memory of her
brother, the late Sidney II, ,Smith, a
very handsome fountain, twelve feet
high and otherwise in proportion. The
cost will run into hundreds of dollars
and Miss Smith only asks that the
corporation install the fountain and
maintain it in perpetuity.
The council has accepted the offer
and plans .arc being prepared to so
re+ -arrange the square as to give the
fountain a proper setting and at the
same time set off the library building
when extended'. •
There will thus be considerable wort:
done •at tits municipal centre of Clin-
ton the coming season.
PROSPERING AT OLDS.
St. Andrew's uhurcb, Olds,' Alberta,
of which Rev, D. K: (trent, formerly
pastor of Willis church, is pastor,
had a re -opening, last monthwhen the
congregation reassembled in a greatly
inlarged .and much improved edifice,
Rev. Dr. Shearer, superintendent of
1-Iome Maslow+, was the preacher of
the day while the pastor conducted
the 'dedication service. The cost of
the enlargement and re -decoration
was in the neighborhood of $2300 aside
from Hutch voluntary work. Rev. Mr.
Grant has been most. successful during
his sltort•pastorate to less than it
year altd hiss many Clinton friends
will be pleased Lo know of the pros-
perous condition of his church and
the general success of Isis iuinislry,
WEDDED IN STANLEY.
The ivome of Mr, and Airs. Wm. Ev-
ans of the Sauble Line, Stanley, was
the scene of a happy event yesterday
when their youngest daughter, Ida
Victoria, became the bride of Mr.
James A. Cameron of Toronto, son
of Mr. and Mrs. 'Phos. Ca,nteron, Bay-
field. The drawing room wail very
handsomely decorated with evergreen,
carnations and other flowers and at
eleven o'clock .the bride, wearing her
suit of blue cloth with a pretty car
sage .bouquet of violets and lily -of -
the -valley, carte in leaning on her
father's r' r
a e s a m anis took her place be-
side
e-
sid o the groom before, a bank of
green The ccw:entony was .terformed
by Rev, A. Macfarlane, ' the only
guests present being the members of
the� families two ai ubes d -fenintimate
an a v
friends. Miss Sterling of Bayfield
played the wedding march. The, cere-
mony d congratulations
o y an over the
wedding luncheon was served and la-
ter the newly -wedded couple drove to
Clinton, taking the train for
Toron-
to,
where the groom has a position
Is teacher in the Ring
Edward school.
Both bride and groom oom art well and
favorably known here an
i •tlseyt have'
the best wishes of all for a happy
and' prosperous journey through life.
FORMER RESTGPINT PASSES.
Mrs. Joseph Grigg, a former rlisicloat
of Clinton, passed away at her home
in Grimsby on March 2813 aged sev-
enty-two years:
The late Mrs, Grigg was. a sister of
Mr. A. Hooper of town and • 15 sur-
vived by three sons and two daugh-
ters. Mr, Grigg, who died fifteen
years ago, was a brother of the late
William Grigg of Clinton and George
Grigg of Seafor'th. It is twenty
years since the family left here for
Grimsby, Mrs. Grigg was a life-long
member of the Methodist church. 111e
funeral took place in Grimsby, the
ser is s bein,
conducted. by Iev.
Mr.
Guinn and hey. J. A. Ballard, The
text of the memorial sermon wase
from 1 Cor. 13-12 : 'For now we
see through a glass, darkly', but then
face to face : now I know in pari but
then I shalt know even as also I am
known," Many beautiful floral em-
blems were sent :by sympathizing •fri
ends. among tylsicli were the follow-
ing Gates Adjar, from the family ;
sprays from Mn W. W. .Sadler, Mr:
and Mrs. Jeffrey, 1'fz, and Mrs. John
Atthouse, Mrs Watters, Mr, and Mrs.
Ready and family, the I, T. Sunday
school class, Mr. and Mrs, W.i '11.
Vanduzer and family, Mr. and Mrs.'
C. P. Hawkey and family,, and a
wreath from tisi grandchildren and
from the brothers and, sister, an an-
chor. . .
Ex -Mayor Thomas Jackson
Sr. "Crossed The Bar" This
Morning.
Thomas ,Jacks n Sr„o one of Clin-,
ton'slslest
o and most prominent cit-
izens, passed away this morning af-
ter an illness of a; couple of weeks
from pneumonia. The funeral will
take place from St: Paul's clraroh:n
Q
Saturday afternoon,.,
1 LiKE THIS IOEAO[BAINC-
ING US TO'
GETNEB!
iNR
SOCIAL WAY,
Said Reeve Herbert Crich
of Prosperous Tuckersmith,
The a 'ricultssnal ar quest f eoitnec-
g b tq u
tion with the Spring Fair in. tiro
town'hall on 'Llnrsday evening, last
was well attended;,; almost every seat
being occupied. 'rise hall was taste-
fully and appropriately 'decorated, the
menu was excellent and the service
good. Mr. Harry Bartliff, it is al-
most needless t 'sew, was the, tateLer.
Dr. Shaw was chairman a and d < as
usual performed the duties pertaining
thereto in a genial tactful ivay.,
An abbreviated toast list was pro-
posed and replied' to by the following :
Mr. -D, A. Forrester :—Agriculture is
the basic industry of Canada and
looking back over a hundred years
we. see what wonders have been ac-
complished. Our pioneers fought their
battles alone and with a courage as.
great es that of the Wren now 1115011.
thio firing line in Europe. The far -
met: is the. hardest worked ,tan in
the world and is• not sufficiently re-
compensed for his labor.
Reeve Fingland of Mullett : Do we
suificiently realize that here in Ontar-
io and particularly in this county we
live in the hest part of the world.
The' Iiitreau of Industries tells us that
I3uron is first:for quality of heavy
horses and :thus ,prices. We ekce1 • in
cattle, too, and for poultry we do
not take second place. The high qual-
ity of I=luron poultry is year by year
becoming more widely known.
Reeve Lobb of (1oderich Township :
This Spring Fair is a good thing. It
causes the boys to take more, inter-
est in the stock. If draws them
out, arouses the spirit of emulation
and makes better stockmen out of
them. It is one of the factors for
keeping the boS•s On the farm.
Reeve Crich of T uckersmith : This
is the first agricultural banquet that
I have attended in connection with
the Clinton Spring Pair. I like this
idea of bringing farmers and towns-
people together in this social way, and
the exhibition of livestock create; an
interest among fainters and their boys
that works for good.
Reeve McKinlctt of Stanley : Such
Fairs as your had here today are a
benefit to the community. We conte
and we see well bred and well fitted
animals and -go home and strive to
do likewise. 'rimy are a good medium,
too for" ho buying and sellingling e
'
live.
stock and I have no doubt a
number of exchanges took place today.
Cattle, though, et{mtot be exttibitgs13-
at these Fairs as extensis•elyl , as' at
Lhis seasot they cannot as easily be
moved about,
Mn McMillan e
,All these tottatshut..
1
have asmaller population than twen-
ty -fire years ago and the greats rea-
son is economic, The. farmer is not
sufficiently recompdt'bed. Butter con-
ditions will be brought about by at
improvement in ratctitods and increas-
ed production,
�.
Mr,1 tate of Grimsby : Some of the
speakers this everting were pessimis-
tic, but personally I see no occasion
for such a state of mind for what
little I have I
e out of the s
eal,
Perte s we don't
a as big moneyne5
our take
but r
bo farmers asa as cl s as
i Ember r successful. '
big ant t are s cessful as any
other. We ate snaking a comfortable
living,g, educating our families and put-
ting a little bp. I get a good deal of
success of '
e s of t t L .and `niglad Id e
a
b
able to call myself a farmer.
When we consider tiic value of the
output of Canadian farms we may
well call agriculture our greatest in-
dustry.
the iiaupire is callingtoher sons
and daughters, Our women are doing
a noble work for the soldiers at the
front and the Wren who have volunteer-
ed their services should be admired.
Each in Iris or her otvn way should
be prepared to made a sacrifice,
There are opportunities of increas-
ing production by intensive farming.
I believe grain will be high in price
all this year. Live stock will come
up in prices. There will be a great
decrease in the warring countries and
I believe Europe Will have to come to
Canada 'for its r o in r
bed gshoal.
There is nothing pays better on the
farm than file straining. I have mil-
es of sits, some of it laid by my fa-
ther silty years. ago..
Mr: James Snell, Hullett : The first
Agricultural Show in Huron County
was held t d t'i
t Clinton, on she ground
new occupied by inc'Motor Company'.
It did good service in its clay, just
as .is the Clinton Spring Fair, which
continues to prosper notwithstanding
weather conditions which have almost
invariably been,. adverse. Faits such.
as this put new`lifes into exhibitors.
The money I made on my farm I
have always put into better breeding
stock: I am persouallyt much pleased
to see' among 'Chose about the table
Mr. George Hoare, who may well, be
termed the "Father of the Clinton
Spring 'Fair and of this 'Agricultural
Banquet. i'
Mr, Mather, M.P., : Pessimistic talk
that we oF
tet bear r about the hard tot
of the fernier certainly does
>
the tiller of the soil any good and it
discourages ]tis bays and is one ' of
the reasons for so ninny leaving the
farm, We do net gain' anything as
individuals, or as a nation, by ever- ,
lastingly looking on the'gloomy side.
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