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The Clinton News Record, 1915-04-29, Page 1No. 1882 -37th Year CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 29111' 1915 THE HOME PAPER out want to buy or sell a piece of property, produce, live stock, etc. say so through thetadvtg. cols. of The NewsRecori Zefore ' 4ou Watek dome and Valk to Us. It is highly important that you have expert advice when choos- ing a watch, and the name of a house back of this advice as a guar- antee of its. honesty. We have been selling watches for years.. Weknow values and we are here -permanently to back up any sale we make, Comein and talk with us. i0. Ye11qar jeweler ant Optician' - - - Clinton 1 The Royal Bank OF CANADA. Incorporated 1849. Capital Authorized Capital Paid-up Reserve and Undivided Profits Total Assets $25,000,000 „11,500,000 13,500,000 185,000,000 3S0 Branches, With world wide connection. Interest allowed on Savings Deposits. General Banking business transacted. R, E. MANNING, Mana ger Clinton Branch i _I I' 11 a Is 1' 1' , 1 11 L _ — r. _ - - = Incorporated 11-1E 1855 MOLSONS BANK A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED INCLUDING E CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT C BANK MONEY ORDERS CAPITAL AND RESERVE S8,800,000. _ Savings Bank Department = At all Branches Interest allowed at highest current rate 9 Clinton,) Branch = C. E. Dowding - Manager 92 Branches In Canada , I;0,6litoli u,111a.111 READY-TO-WEAR !. he Morrish' CLOTHING Clothing Co. ORDERED CLOTHING REMARKABLEIALUES IN MEN'S SUITS RT 58,5U TD 810.00. O0ONTd Our special values at these prices represent the utmost value possible to of- fer at the price=the utmost in reliable fabrics, expert workmanship and finished style. To full : appreciate reciate Y the exceptionaltioon al va- lue of these Suits , Cu see them. Y must We can sell nine out of every ten men who see t hese wonderful, values. No man who -is looking to get the most actual value for the least irfoney'" will..,,,; buy any other suit after he has seen these. They are surprising values. Sooner oil later you are going to find out that it's decidedly to„your best in=. terests to trad'e'here. THE MORRISH CLOTH e .l. Agents for th ere tra EARLY ;RHUBARB PIE. Mr. and Mrs. Iddo Crich had rhu- barb pie for desert on Saturday. It was ratter early in the season for rhubarb but this particular specimen was well developed and probably more tasty than it will he later 00 in the season. , ARRANGED FOR CONVENTION. The;exeeutive of the West Huron Teachers' Association met in Exeter last Saturday to arrange for next fall's, convention. -Among. those pres- • entlwere Miss M. A. Ellis and Messrs, Mawson, Howard, -Sparks and Johnston.• WILL PLAY BASEBALL. The probabilities say that baseball will be fairly brisk in Clinton this season; and the local artists are al- ready "making ready to take tile field. Tommy Hawkins, Murray. 'JlcEwen, Frank McCaughey,' Ed. Johnson and othos who have been the mainstay of the team', in past seasons will again be found, on the, diamond, indeed, without their active participation the game could hardly be made go here. WILLIS CHURCH. The minister, Rev.i'. C. Harper, B.D., will preach at both serice next Sabbath, The morning shbject : "Tire Proof from your Garden. ' In the evening : "The Law of Chastity" (Seventh Commandment.) Visitors always find a .sincere welcome at the services of Willis church. There was a good attendance of the members of the local lodge i -f 1. 0. 0. F. at last Sunday, evening's' service. The minicar preached to a capacity - audience on a practical subject "Brotherly -kindness," considering in the discourse ways 111 which the Church and Lodge may be mutually helpful. Willis church is to have'the unique honour of a visit from the Moderator of the General Assemblp of the Pres- byterian Church in Canada, Rev. W. '1. Herridge D.D. of St, Andrew's, Ottawa. Dr. IIerridge will conduct the services of Sunday May 9th, the 58th anniversary of the organization of Willis church. The Girls' Club held their regular monthly mecting•,on Tuesday evening. Miss E. C'hidley read an excellent paper on the "Franco-Prussian War,.' which was much appreciated and Mrs. .J..Innis contributed a solo during the evening. Light refresh- ments were served after the program. DEATH OF DR. G. J. POTTS. In the passing of George ,Jerrold Potts, M.D., M.R.C.S., father of Rev. Jerrold 0. Potts, rector of St., Paul's, at the rectory on Thursday last a moot interesting career was brought to a close. The late Dr. Potts was horn at Molter I3ousel, County Cavan, Ire- land, in .1832 and came, to Canada with his parents in 1848. Ile was educated at Belleville Grammar School and Victoria. University, Co- bourg, receiving his degree of M. D. in 1857. ISe was a member of a military family, his grandfather being a Major in the Imperial Army . who • served with 'Sir Ralph Abercrombie in Egypt, and as a young man Dr., Pottss joined the Canadian Militia, and saw service also with the British Inhperial Forces. He was surgeon to the Brit-. ish Consulate- S' out- break at ram at the o break of the Indian Mutiny and was ordered to India, arriving, at Calcut- ta, on .June 12ti1, 1857. At the close of the Mutiny the was ordered to China, serving through the Anglo- French war and at • the termination of the trouble -there was ordered. to Bong Kong, where he resigned•fxom the ser- vice, returning to Canada in t881. T.n 1862 he joined the United States Federal Forces and receiving the rank of Surgeon -Major served through the Civil War, receiving his appoint- ment from President Lincoln. Later he was for a time editor of the Daily. Loader, Toronto, and con- tributed 'to. many Medical journals both ih Canada and England. I -le had travelled extensively, hay- ( ing visited, nearly every known land It and had ]tell many high olfie c tes. is said, however, that he preferred Canada to any other country. ITe was a Freemason of high degree. In religion Dr, Potts was an An- glican, having been at one time a lays reader, and in politics was a Conservative. • Having retired from active work some years ago when his son was appointed' to the rectorship of St. Paul's cliirob, , Clinton, lie carie here with him and his had become a familiar figure. about town. Having :travelled so extensively he was a most interesting conversationalist and those who had the privilege of hear- ing =hint converse 'upon his various ex- patiences ani abet' lands will not soon forget these human interest stories.. •A kindly, cultured, Christian geutle- man,,utiftera long and varied cattier, has gone 'to. iiia reward. r n faIniiy of three sons and two daughters :'survive : Macdonald' T. Potts, secretary) of The Journal, Portland, Oregon'!; Murray 0, 'Potts, and Mrs. Chas. Clarke, Victoria, B. G., and Rev.' Jerrold 0. Potts and Miss Jessie Potts of 'Clinton. A funeral service was held in Si, -Path's church on Sunday afternoon, Rev. J. B, I othoringhaul of Godertch conducting it. The pallbearers were t Messrs H B. Combe, 9r, Brydonc J. L+',. Ikvey, R. J. Gruff, I7. E. Paull and Prof. Bristowe. The remains were taken to Toronto on Monday and interred, in St. Jam es' 'cemetery: TI -JE LOCAL MARKET. Wheat 51.30, Oats s 50c. Barley 65e Butter 24e to 25e. - Eggs 19e to 200. LiteIags 8'.00. I d � , WHAT ABOUT Arbour Day, for tete schools. Olean -Up Day for the back and front yards, Clean-up operations, too; for the streets, The beginning of work for the beautification of the market square. The giving of—employment wherever possible, municipal and 'private, to those who may be in need of it. WEE GIRLIE PASSES. Little .Jean, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Murch, passed away rather suddenly; 'on 'iiifesday after- noon. The little one, who was barely fout. years of age, had been ill for some weeks, a bad cold ]raving developed into pneumonia, and though her case was considered serious, hope was en- tertained for her recovery and the sudden change for the worse, speedily terminating in death was unexpected and consequently all the more sad., Jean was a bright and winsome child and ranch sympathy is felt for the bereaved parents' in the loss of their only daughter. The funeral takes place Friday af- ternoon to Clinton cemetery. Service at the house at two o'clock. - "HALT, WIIO COMES HERE ':" - I wish to announce to my malty friends and thole many .friends in Clinton and vicinity a musical treat in store for then on Thursday, May 13th, in the town hall. This will be' given under the auspices of the Wo- men's Patriotic Society of Clinton and the patronage of Lt. -Col. Wilson and officers of the 33rd Battalion Canadian, Expeditionary Forces, and the proceeds will be for the benefit of our Canadian sick and wounded soldiers at Queen lOtary's Hospital at Shorncliff, England. The following ladies of London are giving their ser- vices as a contribution to the cause Mrs. J. R. McKillop, Mrs. McITaudy Smith, Miss Eccleston, Miss Mary Walker of Alma College, and others. The worthy cause' and •the talent thus gratuitously offered should be reward- ed by a bumper house. Vail in and show your appreciation.—C. E, Dow- ding, Captain. ODDFELLOWSI' ANNIVI?RSARY., The annual church service of Clinton Lodge 1.0.0.F. was ]held in Willis churph last Sunday evening when over sixty members of the lodge attended, and the congregation filled the church. '1'hc minister of the church, Rev. Frank 0. Harper, B.D., conducted the service and his address was time- ly and practical. Tho choir contri- buted two anthems in good voice and a duet was also well sung by Mrs. John A. Innes and Miss Ruby Wise. The hymns also were exceptionally appropriate to the occasion. On their return to the lodge room the brethren expressed their apprecia- tion in ahearty vote of thanks to the nunister, choirmaster and congre- gation for the privilege and benefit of a Sunday evening at Willis church. Mr. I•Harper based his discourse on the words of 2 d Peter s i • o n c e lot chap. "Develop in pourGodliness, uess brother- ly and kindness,'and said ii Part The church and the world both need to hear this great word. The world hungers today for the brother's voice; it craves the broken bread of human fellowship; and asks not for the Cup of cold water '.but for the ' brother's. hand that gives it. That was the charm of Jesus Christ, who came as pan elder brother to seek and save the lost. There mast be something really worthy in al. lodge today for really worthy meth aro eager to, join them. May it not he that the lodge is do- ing the church's business 7 The ;edam, - of "The Continent" was quoted as stating that today in 999 cases, out of 1000, men turned to their lodge rather than to their church for help. in financial stress. In, Jeeusadem anti within the Apostolic church,, the dis- ciples had all things in common. In the lifeoftoday, much more com- plex, tike same emotion ground of brotherly, kindness in sharing tempor- al gifts, for a love that abides eter- nal, is the great 'earnest need. Here the lodge can stimulate the church to, do this great work. The Church also can help the Lodge. " Poo oltun lodge members 5,06 accused of slaking lodge ritual and fellowship to mean more than the first ritual- ists intended. Religion is the mis- tress—lodge only series as a hand- maid. The Church of Christ. can help the lodge in supplying the close. .personal relationship to C3od that Godliness predicates. Like the great Mountain range ;that supplies :soliditry to a country, a marl's religion is the vertebral strength of his life, In the moral teaching of a lodge ritual, re- ligion will find expression but - her home is not in a lodge but in the 1,iritual realm of the ^Church of Today the Church'and Lodgeunited can fulfill asacred responsibility in the assimilation of the many peoples of 'Canada. .%Vitali about 50 ran *uti ech 6 g aCtually in our speech, and as many nations within our borders, our civil- ization must lead, or fall. The lead- ing must he along the way of broth- erly kindness, and the long lost good aimed at is the Patier'e !louse above. JOE JUNIOR BETTER. R. The wee son of Mr, Wallace Wheat- ley, uponwhom an o herattio had to l n be performed, is now improving nice- lyi and is expected to be all right again shortly. Being a grandson of Big Chief `Joe it is but fitting that he should be styled Joe Junior. AT TIIE CITADEL. On Saturday and Sunday, May 8th and 911, the meetings in the Salva- tion Array C'itadel;. will be conducted, by Brigadier Bettridge- of London, This being Self -Denial Sundayi, the ser- vices will be of an especially interest- ing character. The morning meeting will take the form of an Altar Ser- vice; 'Plus invitation includes you, say the officers, A IrrRUiNAtatedWAYb, y the flies the horse at- tached to the 'delive1y wagon of Hall k Company of Constance broke• froin its mooring on .Tuesday forenoon' and after a sharp dash down street and an abrupt turn into Elliott's livery barn it fell with a bang against' the entrance and was rather severely in- jured. One of the shafts was fractur- ed and the egg empties Were scatter- ed about, some requiringthe atten- Leon of the carpenter before being put into service again. WESLEY CHURCH(. At the 'meeting of the League ' on Monday evening, which was in charge of the C.00d Citizenship department, hIr. R. E. Manning gave an address showing, by the diplomatic papers published since hostilities began, that upon Germany) devolves the moral responsibility of precipitating the present: European war. The address showed an exhaustive study of the situation and was listened to with nmoli %uiw ',st and attention, Mr. Clif- ford Andrews r n "eyed a solo very pleasingly during the ev'eniah. Rev. J. W.:IIibbort preached morn- ing and evening, on Sunday, deliver- ing eloquent and earnest discourses. Next Sunday Mr. ,R. J. Irwin, who is a student at Victoria College, will preach and it is expected the pastor will be home for the sacoad Sunday in May. 1V, I'. S., NOTES. As usual, the patriotfo tea served in the council chamber on Friday af- ternoon Last by the ladies of Willis duffel., proved to he quite a success, the proceeds amounting to 819.31. At the next meeting, Friday after- noon of next week, May seventh, the ladies of St. Joseph's church will be the hostesses. Although no regular meeting will be held on Friday this week the bale will be packed on that clay and any- one wishing to see the field comforts and hospital supplies should come in early on that afternoon. As 100011 completed Work as possible should be sent in to the supply com- mittee before Friday so that it 'may be included in the hale.. Anyone wishing to do work may ob- tain materials from the following : pillow slips, towels, etc. frown. Mrs. Chant ; sheets, shirts and nightshirts from. Mrs. Mason, and woolen mater- ials from Mrs. Munroe. The ladies of the Societywish to heartily thank the merchants of town for the very generous discounts they have been giving on all purchases. Fully realizingthe teat amounts of g money taus saved the Society and taking into consideration the money now in the treasury the ladies feel that it would be an imposition to accept further discounts. AN AMUSING EVENING. "The Sailors' Tangle;" a pretty little musical comedy pres.nted un- der the direction of Mr. 17'. W. Rob- inson, organist and choir master of St. George's' church, Godericil, was given in the town hall on Thursday eventing last under the auspices of 'the A.Y.P.A. of St, Paul's church. The play was given in Cioderich a few weeks ago and was so well re, ceivod tliat it Was repeated and the same caste of characters presented it here. The plot centred about a couple, of love affairs :wihich got into something [of a tangle, owing to the jealousy of rivals in one case, and the bashfulness of the enamoured swain, in the other, but later everything was.. straightened out and made clear. again. . The-prin- oipal actors in the` little comedy were the officers and .crew of the,: "Bound- ing Billow," a wandering-artiist, who captured the heart of the belle of :the seaport town, and a nunsher'of win- some. maidens. Miss Eleanor-, I-Iays took the; part of .Julia, the belle, and among the others taking part were':' Misses'. Alma Sturdy, ,Beatrice Wella,. Maida Arnsour:,.'Jennie Wells, F. Whitely, E. Williams, D. Hays. Porter; .R. , Cr. 110 thers, M. Tancott, E. '1"ye, 0. "licli''borne, A. Armour, Cr. Seager, M. Scrimgeour, and Messrs. Campbell Tweedie; G, L. Parsons, H. Sturdy, Ti. Williams, W. J. Callow, 3i. Watson; E. Porter, H. Kemp and W. Babb. '1'lhe singing, especially. of some of the pants, was especially good, the: costumes of the sailors and the Pretty. and picturesque frocks of.. the girls,. were very pleasing and the' whole per- formance was most enjoyable. Owing g to the lateness of the season and „the fact that so man hs,triOtic, eY 1 affairs have beep given reaently the atteaida.nce was 'iiot So large a Would otherwise had been the case, but these who, saw "Tele Sailors' 'Pangle" spent an amused and pleasant . even DEATH OF DR. OGDEN.- Dr. W, W. Ogden of Toronto, whose death w trace intheToronto cart as anno 1 d To on e dailies of Frida}l last, was married to a sister ni Mr. All MoKown 01 Clinton and Mr. W. Mcilown of Tor- onto, foxincrly of this town, a fact of which only the older citizens were aware. ALWAYS CGROWING: ' Court Maple Leaf has a big ;.nolo, bertdip • roll, considerably larger than that of any other' benefit society in town and when an organizer comes around an increase is taken for grant- ed. It was thus at last Thursday ev- ening's meeting; when eight new nam- es were added and still more awe ex- pected this evening. EXECUTIVE, TO MEET. r Mrs ADM, presidentof t Wo- men's p he W men's Patriotic Society, would like to meet the fall executive at half past two on Friday (tomorrow) - af- ternoon. The executive consists - of the officers and the representatives appointed from each congregation and the president would like each member to be present if possible. A TOWEL "SHOWER." Mrs. M. D. McTaggart was hostess at a towel shower, for the Univer- sity Base Hospital, at her home on. Tuesdayi afternoon, when so many re- sponded that about a hundred towels were donated. - Mrs. IvrcTaggart served afternoon tea to her callers, of whom there were a great many, and thus a pleas- ant social atmosphere was created. 'Phis shower of towels will be a most welcome addition to the Univer- sity Hospital and Mrs, McTaggart is to be congratulated upon the success of her generous effort. She is also most grateful to the ladies who re- sponded to her call and also to the merchants of town who sent generous voila Lens. LITTLE LOCALS. Mr. J. 13. Littyes house on Queen street has been rented by Mr. Frank llallimand from. Blyth, the new baker at Illi. 1-Iarry Bartlilt's, who is now in possession. Mr, p'ranlc Perdue has added a pair of well -matched grays to los livery, buying them down in the Sarnia dis- trict. ile has also bought a Ford ear so as to have his equipment still more up-to-date. 'file following graduates of the School of Commerce ha•.e recently been placed in positions :'Miss Lola Rathwell with Benjamin Moore 3s Co., Toronto, and Solomon 1)enome with the Empire Tire Co., Oscar Ball, the Remington Motor Co., and Miss Evelyn McCartney with the Electrical Heater Co., all of Detroit. A LETTER FROM 'l'IIIi p'RONT, • Mrs. Peter McNeil, a member of the Clinton Woolens' Patriotic Society, has been assisting in the work for the soldiers at the front and in a pair of socks knitted some time ago she inclosed a note giving her name and address. The other day she received a letter froin the Canadian soldier in France to whorl the socks were, delivered. The letter bears date of April 12th and breathes a spirit of hopefulness and determination. It may be that the writer was among the linen the story of whose splendid bravery thril1ed every C n dian hear t during the past few days. The letter is in part as follows : "Dear Madam :—In answer to yours found in one of the socks would say, all the Canadian boys are feeling fine and are' all anxious to get back to Canada, but not until the end for which we came to fight has been ac- complished. We are now resting after ttvo months in the trenches and we will probably leave this week for , so the Booties can hold themselves as we Want to do a little more Work. "Vivo the Allies." A letter from you would be received with great pleasure, Your truly,— Jas, BeIiSie; Corp." ONT. ST. C1-IU11CH. A,ii excellent program was presented on Monday evening by the "Juniors" assisted by young ,women of tihe Col- legiate in their exercises under the direction of, Miss Kitty. The Tan:ters supplied by Junior Leaguers included a recitation by lOTerle` Sweet ; solos bp Ivy Plewes and Marion Gibbings ; an instrumental .by Lela" McCartney ; a missionary dialogue by Marjory Beaton, Katie Ladd, Gladys holland, Carol Evans, Harry Ball and Jabez Rands Jr.; a song in ;Japanese by Ethel-Wasmae, Helen Ross, Agnes Walker and Mary Ilolland ; a lettere from Kenneth Heaton, now in China, was react by.:the p11itoh:. Miss Etva Carter, president of the "Juniors," presided: The olosing'communion service for this conference year will be held on Sunday morning next. At the service in the evening the pastor Will preach on "'Things not discerned by the Eye," and in con- nection'therewitlh will answer two or three questions. The election of Sunday school of- freers for the Snelling school year took plea) on Tuesday evening. The fol- lowing were elected :' Superintendent,- Coo. A,;;Bradshaw:} Associate r�'I t r Wil se otssistrants W. Waltcei, 1 1'116"m`p"fion. Hon. -Secre- tary,. ;}j., T nplady. Secretary, .Jaber,. Rands.'. Assistants, Amos, Castle, Hato) Pickett, Douglas Shipley. Cltox'isters, Cleo. Webber, C Thotip.- sone ;Pianists, Mies I'lunieioel, Miss 131Ya Wiitse, PAGE FOUR f the issue 'f TheNews-Res-- Ord e - ee-' o w R es rd f next w it 0 o ne weelc, May 0th, will be under the direction of rho Women's Patriotic Society of Clinton and will contain letters from "Our Bops" on the Battle Line, ' News from the Training Camp and other live- matter which, will make the issue an unusually interest ing one. The entire proceeds from the sale of extra copies go to the funds of the Society to be ap- plied to Hospital work, Buy a copy. When You Need Hosiery. Insist upon the Wearta'e/1 Brand, Say Wearwell Ilosiery'! ft. sew Boys' Clothing. - Be sate you get the Lion Brand, "Double Seats," "Double Knees," etc. .b Say Lion Brand T Motor Truck. Buy a Clinton, other shake better, many not good. -sem Say Clinton Trucks ! No SW Hayfield. Miss Maggie Falconer of Goderieit is visiting her parents, Mr, and Mrs; John Falconer., Dr. Morrison of Victoria I-Iospital, London, arrived on Monday to take charge of the practice of Dr. Smith who leaves shortly to join the nua- ical Corps at Ide seat of war. - Miss (Marc Spackman of London spent the week -enol with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Spackman. Capt. J. A. Ferguson left on Mon - clay to take ci:large of his boat at Conneaut where she has been laid up for the winter, - Mt, J, J, Merrier, MP., wife and family of Zurich spent Sunday in the village the guest of his brother, Mr. E. Meitner_ Mr, and Mrs, Charles Welsh and Major Lawrence and wile of Strat- ford spent Sunday in the village, Mr. and ItIrs. J. Stewart of God- erieh were the guests of Mrs. 'Stew - •tu't's - mother; Mrs. John Pollock, on Sunday. More Bayfield News page 4. The Oddfellows promptly and '"Heartily voted hint thanks for his query eloquent sermon. ev.' Frank C. Harper, B.