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The Clinton News Record, 1915-09-09, Page 1No. 1901 —37th Year CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER' 9th, 1915 THE HOME PAPER �nl GGd Watch ,teeP d oed Jime will pay a subscription, to end of I9I5, any address in Canada, to but sometimes good watches misbehave themselves because they can't help it. They oftendo not: get the care they should. Dirt accumu- lates, the watch gets erratic, pierhaps.stops altogether. Now we can turn a watch like that into a useful timepiece' again for very little money. ' We world take it apart, clean thoroughly, put it together and hand it back to you as good as new. Try us, satisfaction guaranteed. • st attention. We Repairs sent by mail will have our earlie will return to you by mail postage prepaid by us. W. Y(e1har tewelei and Optician Clinton [The Royal Bank OF CANADA. Incorporated 1860. Capital Authorized Capital Paid-up Resetve and Undivided Profits Total Assets $25,000,000 11,560,000 13,500,000 185,000,000 380 Branches, With world wide connection. Interest allowed on Savings Deposits.. General Banking business transacted. R, E. MANNING, Manager Clinton Branch . f................' INCORPORATED 1855 .........,..---; rtit iMOLSONS• BANIi Capital and' Reserve $8,800,000 86 Branches in Canada. A General Banking Business Transacted. Circular Letters of Credit ;LBank Money Orders. „ Savings Bank Department. . C. E. Dowding, Manager, Clinton. Branch. Z(u `�a $20 35 only Men's Suits in Worstettsl and Tweeds. J Not aSin Single f _lot is worth less and some of them an "i3u4 Y $uit mor 15. ,s, ' OROHTO a ice' 1 ST. PAUL'S CHURCH Rev. ]3r. Jones -Bateman of eerier- jell preached on Sunday. last, The is A. Robinson, rector, J. b new Rov: expected in town this week and will take the services ne\t Sea'lay, 'MID LOCAL MARKET . Wheat $5c; Oats 35e, Barley 45e to 500. _., Butter 24c to 250, Eggs 20c to 21e, Live Iloge.;t5.80. • A BAD' -FALL. Miss Fowler had the misfortune to fall from a plum tree one day last week, and frectule,her arm, an ac- cident whiicli will cause the lady much inconvenience for some • time, Miss Vanigniond of Scaforth has been in attendance uAo n her. WESLEY CHURCHI. Rev, Dr. Rutledge preached ,at both services on Sunday, deliveriug•earnest discourses. At the _evening service Mrs. Clharlesworth. of .Port; A'rtliur sang in good voice the 'solo, !Tie Wipes the Tear From Every ]ye." The League resumes its weekly meeta s next week after the sum- mer recess Monda} smentingvili take the form of. a social evening. A PRETTY l-IOBBY : Mr. J. Harvey Callender of the staff of the Teterboro Ex- aminer and a son of Clinton's first mayor, on learning that the Horticultural Saciety of Clinton was holding- a flower show for the benefit of the Patriotic Society sent a tine box of asto_S to help swell the proceeds. Mr. Callender makes a hobby of fioraculture and .has ''Sopie choice varieties. He has now be- tween lien and twenty 'thousand glad - joins in bloom. THE TIOLil)AY. READY-TO-WEARI OLOTHING- 1 he eMorrish 1 Clothing I ORDERED t CLOTHING Co. l Z(u `�a $20 35 only Men's Suits in Worstettsl and Tweeds. J Not aSin Single f _lot is worth less and some of them an "i3u4 Y $uit mor 15. ,s, ' OROHTO a ice' 1 Sample Serges than $18 $22, >li l; �• ' 3 c•si$ lr r /s r ry flake Ifour 'Choke Ye $15. EverySuitshould go on Saturday. 'dome and get the Zest iahGiee T HE Mottotto : AGENT FOR A Square CLOTHING CO . e Deal for EveryMau." THE. C. P. R TELEGRAPH, SOME BASS. Mt."Jaynes Steep caught a bass on Monday which ; weighed lour pounds, but My. Ed.Saville went him torn r a n ounces hostel:, capturing o ones__ which tipped the • scales at sixty -tight oulicen. - C,OMI.NG TO TOWN.. • illn, eW rector of, St. Paul's 'Rev: e, Robinson, and Ml s, l'topinson of Clarksburg'are expected on ' Sat- urday and will take up residence '• in the rectory,' .It is hoped that their sojourn here, will be a pleasant one. THE jSECTION, MEN CONTRIBUTE The G.T.R. section men are "do- ing their bit" for the ,Machine Gun Fund, each of them giving one day's pay. In the two sections' on the twolines crossing at this junction point, uted ;tri n the following have' contributed b George David, Wm. C. Brown, James Appleby, Win, McCllnehey, and H. Basler, IF NOT A SUBSCRIBER, WHY f Thethree latest -received subscrip- tions to the Machine (Tun Fund are as follows Itev, J. Greene . .$ 5.00 Mass Rudd . .., 5.00 . . 10.00 ML, BO uC� 0 Two hundred and eighty-five dollars more is needed. Have you subscrib ed ? LITTLE LOCALS. The Collegiate opened on Tuesday for the autumn term. The Couch, Plumsleel and Weir families and a few friends picnicked at Bayllelll on Monday, Labor Day. A number went .to Stratford on Monday to see the celebration and some went to Wiugham to witness a lacrosse match, "Labor Day" the holiday eu:ecially Set apart n •' forhe use whose of then' t 1 are occupied iii doing the nation's work, has come and .gone for another year. Monday M uda was not by any means an ideal holiday, being wet and dis agreeable, but nevertheless mccc' cit hens managed to spend the dap pleasantly. : Many went to 'surround- ing towns for the day, some enter- tained visitors, Hayfield had a good- ly share as usual, the bowling green was time scene of mach activity all day and Ito doubt a great many spent the time quietly at home and were just as fresh and rested as those who went abroad in quest of pleas- ure. This is the second Labor Day sthice the beginning of the war, Let us hope that before another one com- es around the conflict will be ended by the complete victory of the Allies. BOWLING ON THE GREEN. 'rhme\,Bowling Club held their usual local tournament on Labor Day, some thirty-two players taking Part. In the first game for the trophy Dr, Axon played Dr. Ball, the former leading by five shots ; J, E. IIoveyl played A. J. Monist), vho tattier win- ning ; E. G. Courtice played .J, W. Nediger, the former winning, and D. A. Forrester played Dr. Ball, the second round In the latter winning. Courtice played Axon and Menials played Bail and in the final Morrish heat Courtice, the score being 23-7, in off the Hilts carrying trophy. h'C .P } Geo. D. Roherton's tits); won the Association and Dr. Axon's the col - solation. The rain interfered somewhat with the. dap's,sport, some of the •' players dropping out before. the games were finished. Dr. Axon and H. 'Wilts?: and Dr. Ball and J., Hunter played a game of doubles in the final for' the consolation prise the other two'plaY- i�` slit, ors on each rink. having emit, ,:,People You. •Know. Miss Isabel Gunn is in-1'orono' this - week, Mrs. A,-IcG 1 ne � visited, in, T6n_. lY a 4Sor JO the past week„ • Mr. H. J. Howard of London was in town Sunday and Monday, Mrs. It, 'r. Couch of '1'oronbol is this guest of Mrs. A. Couch qi town. Miss Florence Garrett spent several clays of the past week in Toronto, Miss Marian (lih.hings returned Men - day irons a week's visit at, God - evicts. • • Mr. Rees Jenkins was in Toronto a few days last week, returning Sat- urday. Mist Margaret Crime spent the week- end with heal aunt, Mrs; Little', Lon- desboro. Ars. R. Jennison and Miss P. Jen- nison spent the week -end with Lon- don friends. semis. M. rs Ed. G. Scruton and baby Y Emily are visiting for a week with Godericli friends. Mr. Andrew Steep visited the first of the week with his cousin, Mrs. R. J. Tindell, Wingham. Mr. Samuel McConnell of Stratford visited over the Week -end , at Mr. David Steep's, Stapleton. Mrs. „James Steep leaves on Friday to send aveec wit 'bee daughter,hie r , Mrs A. F. Collyer of London; airs. C.. E. Saville is in Londesboro assisting to nurse tier father, Mr. James 44'ebster, who is very ill. Mrs. James McClacherty and Master Stewart of Godericli were guests over the week -end of Mrs. Kearns. Mr. Will. ,Ilamblyn sleet the major portion of the past week at hie old haeme at Bowntanville.. and in Toronto. Sir, B. W. Read of the Jaellesron i4Ifg. Co., Mr. W. I'. llawkins, Mr. Boucle and Mr. Conners were among those of our citiiens who attended the Toronto Fair. Mr. .1. J. Wright, formerl)' of The Point Farm, one of the most pop- ular sunnier resorts on Lake Ilur- on, and who died in Hamilton last week, was an uncle u' Mrs, Will 1;iamblyn of town. 1'i]'• and Mrs. Bert Kemp and then c Mrs. Goo. andMr, and George an Guo ca o g. .•, f London a Kemp and AItster Reggie o and Mr. and Mrs. tVyt, Kemp of "Stratford were seer the week -emit guests of Mr, and Mrs. S. Kemp. WILLIS ('IIl'RC'I•I. The minister Rev. F, C. Harper will conduct both services next Sun- day. tnext special Un Tuesday evening np, a meeting of the Girls' C'luh will be held. Miss McArthur will speak on rho Work tk 0 f the Deaconesses in Social Service." e vice: „ Sept. 20ili will be. Rally Day in the Sunday school of tin -s church. A MISTAKEN CHARGE. Mr. W. Jackson recessed a summons the other day to appear in 'the police court at Dundas to answer to a charge of Infringement of the motor laws In regard to speeding. As Mr, Jackson had not been in Dundas on the day on which the . offence was committed there ' must have been Some confusion of numbers, Happily, Sir. Jackson was able to satisfy tate authorities of his innocence without a trip to Duhdas. ONTARi'O ST. CHURCH, W'fLL UN'CRA'l'E FOUNTAIN, 'The fountain phonated to the town by Mien Smith of Toronto at a cost of nigh unto one thousand , dollars will possibly be created tills fall though it has looked k of late as if l i d the unveiling might la me place in 1010 or later. Councillor SheppardPaLd Strongly advocated having the work gone ahead with at once so as to give employment to men who will he also.0 without work this fall. Tae delay n- 0 tended that to unnecessarily . putting the fountain ire place was hardly doing justice to the generosity of Miss Stmi, th. The street committee Was, reminded that the stretch of the Bti} iel.c Road cor- poration c tothe v' track •nttbeta tl{ a a from Y limits is the roughest, piece, of highway frons .Clinton to Bayfield or to any other town in this dis- :trict. Having been twice directed to improve this spiece of road if the: work is not do)e and well the people will driving in from thev , country, know where to lay the blame. til that the, coon It was stated, in h certain of the .back streets areSo flat that the water can only get away by evaporation. On these the, minimum amount of guiding is to lie' done. Sergeant Welsh has ;no end of ,.en - S 6 noyanee in attempting to' cgllecii . he street watering rates. Many H a Y pronmtly, others will only pay in lin- s L•them- selves, '.s -t tohee Part, the amo nby pa i selves, and there e.se others again who give the Sergeant the cold 'shoulder. As of, course:that State :_ of affairs cannot he allowed to confiinue a coymnittee in to draw up a schedule • forthwith amid upon this a bylaw will be based. This will make the , work easier for the Sergeant for if he is not paid the tax collector will be. The text of the pastor's sermon Sunday morning was, "Greater He that is in you than he that is the world Mr. C C.oGrant of the Reading Camp Association addressed the con- gregation in the evening, giving an interesting account of work among Miners. The choir sang well at both services and Il -a quartette also sang at each service. C The quartette of the choir were busy people last Sunday for in, ad - clition to singing at aim, and p.m, services they delighted the large at- tendance at the Sunday school with all especially fine selection. Mr, Weir also sang a patriotic piece at the S.S, Some nine or ten members of the Sunday school have enlisted for the war, some of whom are already at the front. That is a good. record, TAKE UP THE NEEDLES. Autumn is here. 1f Uh this cn v - ledge comites the 'thought that winter is approaching and that the soldiers Ns he are fighting odmr hm cttles ]teed warm winter .clothing, especially socks, For a short tilii6 during the summer there was a repos'=thceight many women knitted right through Juste, July and August but now from all quarters comes the call for evicts. Factory knitted ones do not made . hand compare with the well h to knitted article and at the present time there is the urgent need of Surelllit- Hairs. orally thousands of 1 } 'when the husbands, sons and brothers aroleither fighting or training lot the front the women can afford to lay aside fancy work and take to len siloS Instead Anyone canlearn c t simple and t knit, the - 1 C ]s St e 0 ll O O P ,4 sayknitting is most Many doctors g beneficial as it 1s soothing to the nerves. But be that as it inlay, it is necessary. Your king and country need the :a'iil1, pf yoai: fingers) 0 women of Canada t Let the call rot go ;unanswered. Learn to In[L' asock properly then knit as many as" 1 ime Tory l s S eL real 'allow.The needk 'will and very urgent, • on is in John. Cluff, Pioneer Of God-` erich Township, Passes Over the River: r tv t0 - ( 7 1 John Glufi:, one of xo der'1town- ship's roost esteenned residents, pass- ed over :the border which divides us from the unseen world on Thursday last at the age of seventy-four years. Mr. Cliii? 'was, boric in the county Fermanagh, Ireland, and was brought. when still an Infant to this country. His parents settled first on the 7th concession of G'odenich township hut when the a'.rb,ject of this sketch was about three years of age they moved to the fm cii the Bayfield Line, and this placearcolltihueci to be his home during the remainder of his life, He had three brothers and one sister. The sister died early in life, one bro- ther was accidentally drowned when. sixteen years of age, and Mr, It• J. r Muff of Clinton, anghbhcl.t brother, , died very 'suddenly a couple of ntontbs ago, leaving Rev, Wm Cleft of Stratford as the only surviving, mem- ber of the family. .The late Mr. Cleft was of a quiet, home -loving nature. IIo never joined any society and took no active part in outside affairs with thin exception of. those of the church. He was an [Ceial religion and H Anglican in e t on n an An lir 6 6 member of St. James' church,, I4ihl- dletcei, and superintendent of the Sunday school for over a quarter of a century. iii politics he, was a Con- servative. For some. time he had not been he robust health and the sudden death of has younger brother was a severe shock to him. Mrs. Cleft and one son, Robert, and one daughter, Mary, survive. The funeral took place from the family residence on. Saturday after- noon, interment being made in flay- ncld cemetery. The funeral was very largely attended,' old friends and neighbor's thus sheaving their respect for the departed. Rev. War B. Mout- ten .conducted the (funeral servi:es, the pallbearers being : Messrs, Ed- ward Rat liwell, Clinton, James ('cm- nolly, CJodei'ich, and George Iiudie, Ed ward Wise, John Beacom and A. Welsh of Godericli township, Among those froma distance V•h were present: for the funeral were Ret. Win. Chill of Stratford, Mrs, Pentland of 'Nile, anct other friends from Cio'leaach and other points. Hullett -Township Mr, Blasi. Herrington has sold his farm on the 13111 to Sir. Wm, Bell of Londesboro. School conmeneed in S.S.S. No. 2 on Thursday last with Miss Meiners of near Windsor as the teacher for the coning term, Mr, Gtas I(eenelran oh St. Augustine spent Sunday with` friends in this district. Varna. Miss Ruth. Reid, who has been spending the past ntohith with her ` home. • s returned Clinton,lin sister in The Patriotic Garden Party tY held el' last Thursday evening' proveda great t success The: total receipts of the evening amounted to $198.50. n ds MissA. J. Keys is visiting frran , at .Orillia. Mr, -Melvin Reid visited friends at Ade'tlaldc over ,Sunday;" Mr, andMrs. (iliac Ings of , Lon- don visited the former's brother, Mr. A Ings over: the Imo Way. s Making Munitions of War. ' Mr. John W. Hessian, Mr. John11W. [Tessiaa who came ov- er front New York City last week to visit his mother, is a native of Clin- ton, but, has now for a number of {hears lived,- "acroos the line." Far over half a decade lie has held the title of Champion Rifle Shot of Am- erica and for a still longer period' has I+'or yeal" snatch - :For all elle heading rifle a ls, r v years he has been the travell- ing ll a e ing .representative of the 'inion Met- allic Company of Bridgeport„ Corns, one of the largest manufacturers of guns and ammunition in the -United States and in that capacity he visit- ed England and Ii'lance shortly slitter. the outbreak' of 'tile war and secured large contracts. s with- drawn y L be Ba v ' Since alien however, ec -Sm a I' h rote a drawls from the U. M C., o c new. ColnPany of which he is the head and which is now erecting " a new factory to fill large';. contracts which Sir. Plessian has secured 99ront the 'Allies.' Apart altogether front these con- • Bayfield, "At a. meeting of the Patriotic So piety held on Tuesday evening con i' ]itteeS were- Lapp0inted to canvas the village and the: adjacent parts of Stanley- and, Godericli township - sol- letting Contributions 'of lain and jel- lies for the soldiers. The boys the trenches most appreciate those articles which have the home touch, and there to notlling'the}t will like better than toes jams and jellies made' by the housewives of this district, Tile committees will' be around early' next week and we feel confident in saying that every household will "do its bit." Bayfield's Civic, holiday will be on Thursday Sept. 10th, that is Thurs- day of next :Week: Mr. George McKenzie and wife oh Clinton and Mrs. Woolidge of Toron- to were guests of the latter's sister„ , Mrs. Fred.Stools,', over the holi- day. Mrs. Wtn. Harding and daughter, Miss Marion, returned Bone to Lou- don on Monday after spending a week. [ii the village, Sullen Dorothy yowl ie left on von - clay for Clinton toy attend the Cot, legiate. Miss Robena Harrison of Clodericli 55 Mrs. M. Ro , r aunt,s visiting he is v g Mr. F. A. Edwards was in Clintonft on -Tuesday. Rev. J. IS, Jones and wife spent lion. the holiday with his parents at t red - Wilber Erwin of Berlin spent the holiday under the parental roof: Mr. E. Ward, 'who has been iu Sarnia the past two months, retuned to the village on Saturday. The young people gave a, hard- , Timo dance.' in the town (tall on lic.ti- dayt evening. Quite an enjoyable ev- ening •was spent. There was a gl"at , display of costumes. Mrs. H. W. Erwin has return id home after spending the past three weeks at Berlin with her daughter, Mrs. E. Sa[sder, Lorne Wautsley, who has been in flanoveus the past season, re turrets home, last week and left Monday for Berlin. Slisrps Beatrice ha{ s and ta Nellie Burdick of Ravenswood are sl'cndnlg a few weeks in the village. Sir, and Mrs. Pearce of Dutton shientttlie week -end with 'dr anll Mrs. Huller in Deer Lodge Park. Thu latter has returned to London ' after s,.ending the season here. Mr. and Mrs. Monkhouse , left on Monday for 'Toronto after shieud,ng the summer in the White City. Misses Lole King and Bella Parker returned to Cloddish on Monday to attend eeleel. Kansas Takes Off Its Cap to Canada. In editorial comment on the San Francisco Fair the .Fanners Mail and Breeze of Topeka; Kansas, had the following "Of the foreign buildings and ex- hibits, Canada far outclasses all the others. '''lie fact is that outside of the •great main building nothing has attracted so much attention as the Canadian exhibit, The inilpressioi that Canada is a cold, inhospitable land with only two seasons, nine months winter and three months late in the fall, is dispelled. by this. mar- velous exhibit. The visitor goes away with an impression that Canada must be a delightful hand where practically everything that can be - grown any- where fn the United States is pro - clued in great abundance. nt take ot7 I '' toCanada. Who- ever } hat ever planned that exhibit and arrang- ed it is a pippin and if It warm the work of several, then there were sev- eral pippins." 1 tracts Mr. klessiau is strongly . in: favor of the Allied NalLions, - -. Holmesville The Union Sunday school picnic on Labor Day WM quite a success in spite of !idle threatening weather. Baseball, swings and games of var- ious kinins made cii enjoyable day for the youngsters and the older persons tool: the[c enjoyment ill watching the .fun and keeping it going. Bunting coppers in a sand 'heap made. a good game for the little tots. An excel- lent picnic tea brc.ight to a close a most happy clay. Mitis Vance of London is- a. guest at he me of her Miele, Mr. Gee, Holland. Misr S. Robinson tete, teacher of e „e.k- fIalutcs.ilio s_hool, s,,ent the week- end end in Toronto. 'Several from this vicinity Have been taking in the Toronto Fair, being and among them h 6 Mr, and Mrs. J. W. Yeo, Mr. and Mrs, Scliwanz, Mrs S. T. Walter • and b'Iiss E. Courtice, Threshing is . in full swing and though the ,grain ilir ing out very Well it is pretty dirty owin6 to the smut, • - London Road My. Roy and bliss Rose Pepper are this week attending the Toronto. Big Show and while there will be the guests of their uncle,cler Mr. George e replier. Mrs.: John• J. Lay soh 'of ] etet.boro left for London last week after spending ' a fortnight with irionds here -ands 'will spend another couple of weeks in the city before she returns home. t Miss Nellie :Mead' paid •friends here toill " visit Il her Va 'f W a horst l { s n y 1•' as accepted -a etch 'a where 'she h 1 h position as teacher in the senior room of their school, Mr. and Mr:S: L4. W. Layton, ac' co.nb,Mr, and Mrs. .'Fired. Pepper.unpa,iecl ,motored -y to ,Stmntford on Sunday and spent the day the guests of Mr, It, H. Warlker. Good Morning is News-Itegord means News -Leader. Are you a subscriber ? Stanley Township Glad to report that Mr. Joint Mc- Donald of the Browns= -Line, who Inas been somewhat indisposed for a short time, is recovering. Mr. Clifford Keys is spending a few days this week at the 'Toronto ,Exhibition. Mr. and Mrs. John Dodds and daughter, hiss Cora Dodds, of Sea - forth visited •at the hems of MIr_ J. W. Reid and Mr. -Will, Rathwell's ort Wednesday last. RobReid sold t, Rc se I t. John. and Wed- nesday 'cored agood0 and. deli on last. The price they received, althcctgli not so good as in former days, was a good figure. Mr. \'ns, Rathwell spent over the week -enc' with friends in London. Mr. Harvey .Reich and Miss Gwen- dolyn Reid of Windsor and Miss Hess spent Thursday evening at the home of the former's uncle, Mr, Win. Rath - well. Mrs. Kerr of Crediton and Mrs. Pol- lock of Grand Bench spent the week- end with friends in this vrchuit,y. Mr. and Mrci. Alex. Mitchell from near Varna attended thea funeral of the late RoSert Elliott of Clotleridt • on 'Tuesday week. Mr. Ruskin Keys sent a few day's last week near .Londesboro. Goderich Townships. John Thompson anal her so s Fred. of the' Barfield Line. left - a 'few da }s ago to visit the, five nea- J,hers of lieu family vo arelocated at Macklin Sack.: , John, Ernest and Robert and their sister Mildred who is keeping house for them and Mrs,. Ileusle Johnstone. Miss Vera Lobb has returned from a visit in T'hromto and leaves next RCC for Stratford tla fOlCl {{'11C1'C 5110 with course ' take ;a Normal n , Til the Macklin. ackli e hollowing item, (Sask.) Times refors to Jelin, Erns ,sL- and Robert 'Thonmsee, sora of Mrs,. Johan Thompson of the 19ayjlelet Line. :1 Thompson Brothels, vvhy reside one and., a Half miles west of town, are time ,proal 'posees,sors of the ' uandsomo Silver leci)liy presented by the Beaver tun er Co. f01 the best animal ot: the grounds at the.. •Provost -Fair, which'was hehl`gll T't.tday, August Gtti. The 'condition upon which; tit? cup was to be competed ;tot was for site best animal of any. lige or kind on the ground, the cup to ` be kept pcnmauently Sem the animal winning it in 'two seueee sive years' or any. thlcc . eels7he vmer, which is a wfin H f ,tWo e'iLold fill nd c type v a a 1 0 Y Y Horse' "flesh .eves judged ninety --Norco points, .beteg several points ahead of the ' nearest competitor, The - trophy, which is a handsolite one suitably en- grayed with the name .of the donor and the purpose for which it was given; will he placed in one of the leadfatg stores in the town on e'ltibm- tion,'. -