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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1915-12-30, Page 4Clinton News Record ,, Stanle Township d p There was almost a record crowd J tete n at the nominations ou Monday avid much interest wa taken in thin pro• a s„ 'rresultvas without, 5eodtugs, The t in St ole inasmuch a; precedent Stanley y there were only three nominations Y for councillor and 'to 1311 the varan- eye another electron will be necessary, roc reeve two navies were placed in {° nomination those of John McKinley Thewhose and David Dewar, fanner. was elected about eight years ago,',a year ago by acclamation as reeve. He is a capable, conscientious man and P looked after the municipality's had- e, P 3 itess ascarefully, as he did his own a fact that has- fellow ratepayers ap- predate. bit. McKinley, however, ds_ , y , rated that he would not put,the whom the tax money will be ecoito= s nii5ally expenled: ismeeting , the ';'as Presided over by s Clerk R. k Richardson whose wit and tact keeps an audience in noel Inunor,cven.zf these is a Tittle tett- drncy to let angry passions rise. The death occurred 10 eStanley an . ChUs •ma, Datof William. Foote t s } V son F 1'r. John ivbo has o bFoote, been a sunnier for some the anU death was not unexpected. The deceased was a member c f one of Staple township's well. knoan , • y „ . , , and highly ,esteemed iamll,es. He is survived by his father, three broth- • cis and two"sisters. The funeral took place on Tuesday afterno'n to Baird's cemetery'.}i - HOl.fl esville ev. ,. J, and Mrs• McCormick' I R R and Master Harry and, Miss NaomiAilsa went' to Woodstock on Friday to'1 , it the 1'1'letide With friends. sl en, l x. r• 'Phi Sunday school Chttspanas' ema entertainment a . �n Thursday ti y_; ening• last was a most eno able -,I Y. , affair, The program bythe pupils,, g mane)/ it[ them belug the younger ones; cva5 vary well prepared and , ., . the distribution of •. the gilts by , Santa Claus was, of course, a much ,, apprecaterl,.pa.il, of the proceedings. As usual no charge was made,. theMrs, . - affair being. of a Purely, social I a urtry t a bit. Deft, MoCbrnick returned to'Mr. his home' at Trowbridge on Christ- mos Eve atter a visit of a few clays with his brother at the parsonage. l g iHolmesville • , The entertainment to . the Public school on ;.Wednesday evening was also also a success, a gogr program, well' a :• la(len Chustmas tree, and a •Pleasant titre for everybody.' eta Ernie Huller wrote to_ Mrs: W. Jenkins under, slate of .Dec..,D-9th „ , from Somewhere in Pea ce or Bel- glum as follows, ,- - Dear Friends -I now take time to drop you a few lilies as 1 have time 2 SP today ;to do a little writing, It keeps me pretty nearly;busy keeping uP, any writeshondence as T alwaysg to write home 'often and there are some days we can't write .- very well,and the Well P P le who madeak you that Parcel which, I received a few days gvery .{' ago, Lam sure it was kind of you -people to, think of us in that wayand I' was ver- 'lad' to get it y g etroit you know a, parcel or a ;atter isspentY sure good out here, It helps to make us feel a little more at Lorne. The parcel was' in good condition when it reached us 111 the trenches, Well we are not allowed . to give 'much information from here, but things are going find on our front so far. We :have a lot of shelling, but that is all in the game : I guess, isn't it ? We bombard the German trenches pretty -near every day, so T think they must be getting near enough of it. We have an awful lot of *et weather which makes the trenches in bad shape, but I thinl: the can stand it if the Huns can, as • their trench is down a little lower than ours, so they get it as had or worse. You will please remember me to all the people at Holmesville as I can't write to them all. 1 often think of my old home. cloud- bye. I remain, your friend, Ernie Huller. P.S —T would sure be glad to dear fr0111 }'On at an` flute, for a 1^ttCr in the trenches is sure always wtl- come ; it seems to help us forget that the Germans are just a few yards away from us, Homer is well also myself, hoping this fin•'s you the same. Porter s Hlil1 • ,on Miss Ruby Potter returned home Friday evening from n,'Craig where she had been on nursing s ' duties and -wo •ate warp , sortyt to 's hear has' we under .the, doetm sr care since, We ;lopeto licit .col'' Lor speedy recovery, Master Ernest .Vandorbarglt has. been very sick but is feeling actives again, Mrs: -Morgan of Goderich is out at her -daughter's again, Mrs., T. Bet- tie's. Sam. Emmerson and Harold and s daysrecently baby spent' Few rieg at her ,.mother s, Mrs. Hut, Gurue s, and Mrs. Wm, Mair and little son of SPringhank are spending their Xmas holidays with Mr. and Mrs: John Cox, Misses Florence and Alda Macaw).- ald and bis, _Wm, Macdonald of De- their-holida s at the 'parental home, Mrs. Janes Macdon- aid's, Miss Nellie Macdougall went.to Seafortli last Friday to spend the holiday. 3 Mrs. Archie Macdougall of London has been calling on friends and g acquaintances. Mrs. Ednteston of Clinton has been spending a few days the guest of Mrs, C, McPhail, A Pretty Wedding in Stanley Christmas Da y' '}i • r is e i • - e Day a g tookplace on Christ- theh mas .at coma of the bride'sg "Fairview' Farm," ' • • mother,. w of Miss . Margaret, ,,daughter of IVCts. Andrew e'U to Mr: C nor o Ll.o d r - ri i , r ,y y A m strong, son of Mr, and Mrs:.Roherb Armstrong, also of Stanley town- g ship, The officiating' clergy,:bait was Bev. A, W. Brown of .Varna audk ther cern- atony was perforated in the presence of about fife' friends and relatives f' b y o the contracting artfesc P The bride,who was given away:,Wm,and byCa her brother, Mr. Win. Reid of the Parr Line was handsotitel gownedrecipient y,, g e ili brocaded duchess satin with over-' dress of ninon and pearl trimmings. She wore a bridal veil with wreath of orange blossoms and carried white roses. 'The bridal pair stood under t d rP a pretty draped arch decorat- ed with holly and flowers, They pt by two lit were unattended except the ring bearers, Misses Myrtle Arm- strong and Verna Reid, sister's of the bride and groom respectively, ilio looked sweet and dainty in met-• ty white silk frocks, carrying baskets of flowers, They also wore the groom's gifts,lockets and chains of e old, Mies' Anna MayArmstrong, another sister of the room played P Y the weddingmash:: She wore , a w u' z k r' d Petty scow of near a sl t omen with rosehilds and "a cameo »ecklace . 'the gift kit the groom. After Lite cetrenon and con situ- hat oils a'll sat dotvnYto L'hc wedding 'feast and the eveningpassed quickly and happily afterwards in music and y social chat, Among the guests from a distance Messrs. were two uncles of the Uride,. ivy, George Reid of Ba Cit . g Y Y, Mich," • The bride was the: re tete t o F roan beautiful and useful gifts,the Y :groom's gift being a lovely bracelet watch. Mr. and Mrs.: Armstrong have tak- en a their abode on the groom's farm on .rho.. Gashes Line; adjoining his father's, and as they are both well known and well liked young peo- plc they have the very best wishes of a large circle of friends for a hap - py, and prosperous journey through life. x s expense of tow.ship to r an elec- to nn and withdrew. tion vance-elect Donhas had rd he couac l only having syar. the • ,, �Hc - lobated only about the years.a. un derstmtds whateing the ratepayers re- teiri and being a ,vain of strict in tensity the interests of Stanleq will be quite safe in his. hands, The councillors"elect are (-1'co" re 13. s Kes, Hanley, eonrrni Hoed and James T. Keys, a common anise get -good -vol- ue-for-the-tow'nship's-money trio by Hayfield. ' . i Mr. 'Alexander Fraser -of Fort Wil- ham joined his wife here last weer J , who has been spending a few. ` weeks with her. parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas, Thomson. lidr. and Mrs. Allan and family of _r u S,; \natio s, ,end,, arrived last' the and will spend the winter with her parents, Mr, >and Mrs. Willem Art- wood. �',aOfdeClOi9 Townshipfor There will,`be cervico as usual ` lin St. •James. church, Middleton,' on Sunday. AL the nomination on Monday the following frames were put up as.ean- g c{idates for reeve : W. H. Lobb, John McClure, John 1W'. Yeo and George Mudie. And for councillors the Following were nominated `. David A. Lindsay, •John W Yeo, George Hud,,, George Holland, George Pal- toner; Oswald Ginn, : George 0. Sturdy, Messrs McClure and `i ec, declined to stand for the reeve;ltip so the contest will be between the present reeve, W. 13. Lobi), and George Htidie. Messrs. Yeo, Star.ly g and Hudie withdrew their names from the council, consequently the councillors for 1910, being clean{I without opposit.on, will be : David A. Lindsay, George Holland, George Falconer and Oswald Ginn. Forest Mc('lure and Edwimm Ander- SOIL 1taVe each invested Ill R llr'VV cutter. - Mr. Charles Cook sold eleven head of butcher cattle on Monday and from his forty or so head can e.0+fly fill up his feeding stalls. Mr. James H. Harrison has bought a pure bred Durham calf nine months old said by those who have neon it to be a very line animal. This township was the scene of a disastrous fire about 0 o'clock Mot- day morning when the bank barn he- longing to Rout. A4cAJlister bake Shore ltoad, four miles from Goder- ich, was burned to the ground with a number of cows ; only the horses being saved, apo McAllister, with a {antero was putting clown straw from the move, when it explorlcd,and The flames spread so quickly that it was necessary to jump 'franc the granary to save himself. The loss Is partly ecoverctl by insurance. The annual Christmas concert of St, James' church, Middleton, was held .00 Tuesday evening and proved to be a decided success. Recitations given b' the and choruses were 3 Sunda • school children, whflc rllr, y Reuben Johnston rendered. some beautiful selections on the violin. i\ very pleasing dialogcc "Jake Fla}` seed in the City' by Miss N. flicks and Messrs. Bert and. Charles Wise was well given and. received, "Pretty Po113' Hopkins," a duett by Hiss E. TIoI{and <uti( Rcv. `11 • lloult+an, g „ ht the house down. as dill an -1444 otlrcr comic cluett, "The '1'tvins, by bit Johnston and Mr. Moulton, \ feature of the r Bung, however, wa a play, "id on Palle Francais, given by the. young prol.ir of Stn- mrrhill. Mr, 1 gTohuiston as "Mr. Sprirguis was etc pt'rnial y good wl ale 'Hiss P, Holland made r wetv, • pretty and dainty "Angelina."in the n1mor parts \Itesa '1‘41'1.' Bra- coin nuc{ Lawson and 'Messrs. C 'I'w*I,el' alli. W \Iortit0,a were all that could be desired. Taken al- together, the Play was a „gena and won well merited applause. Christmas services were conducted in Sharon church last. Sunday, by Rei', Mr, Jones of Bayfield l.he te,t from Si Luke, " I here was no room in the fan," was associatedEvans with present (fay conditions, Mr. and Mr1) S. Cook and dab titer 'Mildred spent Christmas with friends on the 71.11 icon. Albert Cooper, son of bit'. and 1<'Irs. Geo. Cooper, is spending his vacation at the parental halve on the 0th con. and returns to Toren_ to next week to resume his studies 6 at the eCollege of Dental Stlrr. 30 The members of L..O•L. No, 300, Bayfield lane, held their annual coy- star supper a the lodge loom Wed- tesday evening of last week when about fifty partook of a sumptuous meal of oysters and fowl. titer supper a programme of readings, recitations, music and speeches was thoroughly enjoyed by all pres1nt, The gathering parted after the sing- lag of the National Anthem. The members of L,O.L, No, 306 a{ their annual election of officers elect- the Following for the coming year ; Master, 0, Welsh. Deputy, M. Stood •Chaplain, F. Whitmore„ , Rec.-Secretary, A. Cooper. Pin, -,Secretary, H. Steepe. R. Hanlep.g •Cooer. Lecturer, Cr. p D. of C., H. Ellwood. C. Committee, Fnlr,Ship. Cant hon wvC Y, Hanley; of month, e meets first 111.ottdayFURNITURE The, Farmers' Club of Godericf township held its ,annual .election of•SYSTEM officers• as, follows : Geo. W. Andrews, 1st Vice, ,OliverLdlvard, 2nd Vice,, 'Joit 131o01atre, See. -T'reasur'er, W. 0, C. Naftei. Directors, Isaac ','Salkeld, John Sowerby, foo. Lafilnwaite, Bert Orr and IG L. Salkeld; Auditors, Beit Or: and Geo, Val- toner, tVlr. and biro. C;,eorge Pearson of . . the 10th con, left on Frday] to spend the holiday with their son, Mr.' George Pearson of Detroit, and . on their way home, visite( relatives in. Sarnia and; Loudoir. olution� : I will pay my subscription to 'Phe' News -Record in advance. -_ .: �l�/ ! r ISSUE of the Y / ��/ / v v ✓V ✓ �� - - wingham The Western Foundry, owing; to rush orders, will he unahl-e to close for their annual holiday week at Christmas, but purpose taking; a week the first of the year. F1 �• o nun• horns \hi for it should at once, �_' /taro Win telt conveniences. ''' why ansae in The Be!! Telephone Telephone Directory bpre repo, and additions and changes 6a reported to our Local AfrtnrsOer you a telephone Those who have you that it is the most precious of modern not order octo;,rd have your tl+eanewdirectorY7L Co. of Canada - �+ To the Farmers of Huron Hu on County. nt• Dear Sirs, -We are Paying fromz $1.02 to $1.04 for the ' best fall wheat, 895 for oats, 50c for barley with beards off, 60e to 65c for buck - wheat, This offer is good until the 5th of January. 11 the market goes up we will always pay the highest puce and you get the advantage of sell at least one half Iif your fall any rise. It seems a good time to1h1nitrFED wheat.roeThe reasons why is Chicago broke yesterday Ge a bushel and rat is the storm centre of the of the world.avThe grain n provinces western pxovfuces alone have about 200,000,000 bushels. Tho reason all Southern America are. now a110 you should sell 11 the 4rgetIIOW conuuetciu to sell. Russia is now g shPhone France, 16,000,000 bushels to France. She has opened a winter port and built large elevators and she has a large supply.. of . wheat that she can ship all the peas round and Russina Siberia is twice as large ea our western provinces• Besides Lndia and As each have horse amounts. Corn wants three or tour days eofa hand Cnrili weather. I can get plenty of corn of the ooh anti the dealers won't shell till the torn is dried Uyi hard frosty weather. The same is tare both in Canada and in i COttlo and that is the reason w•}n 1 cora is kept up so high. llie crop is the largest ever raised, I• hope. to have plenty of cert by the 10th of J'auuary. You had Lc{trr sell your barley and buckwheat now as Pancakes are used only', in cold weathers incl the mallc's want bar- for malting now in the cold weather, iFhca you coupe in drive, right Lo the coal office. 71'c are al- vw-ays at home. Tours Truly, y, W. II. PERRIAT_ , - i / /o -n , `n ia4 Y 0- • git,//'VVT Day and Night Classes. Re -opens Tuesday, anuary 4th. Low Fees. High. Standard. Positions Guaranteed to Graduates. 208. 1 4 • Clinton Collegiate Institute, Term report, September to Xmas 1916, Below are given the names a[ all pupils of the Clinton Collegiate In- stitntte who made an average of Ili- ty ingcthe. cot: better in all s show- rinsing the past term. Reports Showwhy- ittg the standing of each pupil in all subjects and the record of attendance for the term have been given to the pupils in each forst .except Ii, (a). The reports of pirpfls not present on the last day of the terns will be giverout, on the reassemblingof school pn January 4th. Parens are requested to examine carefully the reports andsinandreturn the same g pronptly. form. I, -Honours-( Leith 78.9, TI. Ranee, 77,1,, R. Shrank 7G E. ' \\'asmanu 75.7, 13. 7,n'crmore. 76.3, pass-('. Danford 74.0, 11'1. Powell 70.8, L. Elliott 70.6, R. Scott 70.4, IT. Lawrence 69,5, TI Forrester 67.7, C4, Middleton T l lS An- lien`s 07M I Middleton 3, g C6 .1 1 . StcrA 66.7, R. Stephenson 65.6, ,Ti• Mc- Gowan 05.5, V. Hearn, 65. 3, M. lIella»cl 131.5, (3. Stills 01.'1, F, Wal- lis 63 0, \", tits der G3 6 W. Hunt y 03.•I 1:. hili 6.3.8, A. Eagleson 03.1, () lfurti 821.10,.' S, Draper. 11, 1 YIley Greig 63.5, .11cGrcbo 16322:611,' C• Jervis 63.3, M. Ross 01.0, .1, Lind- sn}1 01-1-' b`, Manley 011'7, L. Relit 60.2, 1 Kafue 59,5, G. Green 58 .0, r M. e a aS 9 L. 1 F. Cart 68 9 Ts. lIr.(' iOtIla 57 57 F. Cartwright 50, hV Sl.om air o1.a, h. .i1e11y4•ar 52.7+ E. tin 5`1.2 5. Jackson 51.8, G. Evans 51.1, il. Rutledge al. Form IF -Honours -II Middleton 80.1, W. 'Townshend 87 .7, R. Taylor 81,9 S Arlin 812,11 Potter 833,1 K. Elliott 83 1 f . Holmes 81.1, A. Leonard 79.8, T Sinclair 70.5, 1S, 77,7, D. Rattenbury 75 1, K, Downer 75. Pass -I2. Higgins 73.0, W. Draper .73.3, Cl. Sheeley 73, 13, Chotceu 72.3, N Kennedy 72,3, R. 1.11ci4latli 72,3 M. 11'TcNlath 71.7, G. Beller 71,7, M. Lansing 71.0 11. Churchill 70 .7, F. Williams 70 3, D. Mart lib 8,.M Coolc 08,7, 1, Ccle 65.3 B 7!111Lott fS8.3, 1 . Colman 87.1, A 'Gilchrist 6f,,2, V. Cool; 66.1, V, Mise 65,5, i , Stoltz 65,4, L. lediger 65, P. Ladd G6, B. Bober_ for 64.3, N. Tyndall 01.2, J. • M.pay t ll'iott 63.7, R L. McCltymott 63,7, D, Macdotluell 62.0, _II. Harvey 60.6, F. Aikenhearl '50.7, IC Lyon 59.3, L. Hudie 59,2 A.Davidson 59,2, 0. Redmond 58 .8, B. Jackson 58,5, W 13lac1 e' 58.3,E. Council 57.5, M. McNeil 57.5 A, Peckitts57.6, lt'I. Walker ,7.n, J. McAllister 57, IL Manning Sfi 3 B C.'arbert 54.3, 131. C;ibbtngs 54, L i+airfull 53.3, F. Mackenzie 52 S, 7i. hicC'onnell 52.6, V. Trick 51 8, F, Lawrence 50.8 F. Edwards 50.3, Form 1II, I•Ionours-L.' Mackay 84.5 C. Powell 79, H. Cantelon 75,9 Pass -F. Pennebaher 71.8 E. Reid 7T.8, C. Beacom 70 G, E. Oat - ter 68, A. Shanahan 68, C. Cantelon 67,• ;J, Ferguson 66.6 1'. Marquis q 66,5, 131. McGowan .66.2, E. McAllis-iC.oer 61.8,ter 61.3, 1. 64, '24 Chur- ll 3. Nelsonur61T6ot2 0, M. C ile 5. ers Cl 2r1.0, 6, P. l3eal101tfi1.4, W. Gray_ 60.6, J. Grainger 60.3, 11. Gunn 60.1, J. Munn 59.3, Cr. Wallis 58.8, E. Irish 58.8, P. Cunningham 58.5, M. Crich 57.7,C. Cook 57,D, Fowlie 56,7, M. McMurchie 54.2, G. Manson -53.4, L. Blake 53.2, H. 62,2 T Reynolds 5.1.0 TI, 3' t. hilt 51 9 Y • ' Form. 1V, -Faculty ,l3 ibrance Patti 1-Tlonours-;e1, Townshend 76.5. Pass-I�.`MacGregor 74:, J. Middle- ton 69.5, P. Moffat 6:4•, A. Hoare 58,8, L. 5.5.6,,3 F. Copp 64.7, T3, Rodatay 52.4, E, Davison 51.5. Faculty Entrance, • Part 2- Tlonours-EL Manning 86.4, .Pass -P. Potter 74,6, B. Walker " 69.4, IF, Fingland 68, A. Hoare 53:6. Hon- our Matriculation -First class hon- ours -W. McNaughton 80.7. Second °lass honours -M, Gunn 69, A. Pet- I ri.e 67.1. Third class honours -J.' Smith 52.5 Bh11its for Soltiers . be .-to t Trained `L,/ j Trained in Clinton for /� E.../7 -‘..W"' (�Jf�+ �•l:ci' 3„ ,' / / V.;�.'i�c.✓�. Principal.• • F Huron Overseas Battalion -r- ? Board and lodgings wall be a wanted for a hundred men. All f who can, accomodate bonders t are requested �® send • their y. names. s v First those who can supply i p lodgings and seals. o Second, those rho can sup" sup - k, ply lodgings only. Third, those who can sup - ply meals only. {. State number you can ac - commodate and prices you will charge. These will be required for period of twenty weeks. The will be guaranteed by the government, and will be paid + on the 16th and the SOth of each month.• Send this inform ' ^w+� =v--, once to • Read - y To-bear Garments p �'' 0brought i.00H ,, Fe Dry Goods and Eionsr Furnishing's J„ FOR •chosen �• ETINGS , -.... ,-_.�.- 9 New We P]ouhet's Zarbell Gist y Canadian A ,,._— —,,.- _ 11 1`j ��t 1916 with a Diary or Note Book, ) supply you with can what you want. ya Notes $1.10. s Notes $1.10. of the Lesson 25, Almanac 1,00. Happy New Year to all. Inthanking our many friends and patrons for their generous support Burin gthe year so rapidly passing, we , hope it has been its good to them as it has been to us. it •ed has been a busy year �+ with this store for whacih we are truly grateful. g 1. �'V a wish ALL2, a Bright and Pros- us New Year.President, pesoMorrison 1 a 1 9 6 be the �+ -banner year for you for us for Canada.Churchill ) B. G 11. B. Combe Ltd Colonel Q n UverseaS attl>ton. ■ C. HuroTreasurer, - CLINTON. _ ' FURNITURE RUCs i j�j j� �i M AND �A• 'oO'`'' 6'-a r+®, CR N L`\V Good going Return FARE Good. going .. Jan• Return limit, Return tickets tween all Of Port Arthur Port Huron, Rock, Niagara Bridge, N.Y. Tickets application Agents, 0 TRUNK X SINGI, bee, Jan. limit, AND 'Dec. 1st, stations Mich., and full. to E A R 'FAlt']J 31st, 1st, 'January ONE-THIRD 29th, 1916, January will in and to Falls info Grand RAILWAY F A R E•S 19L5,, • and 1916 3rd, 1916 1915, lto inclusivo' pith, 1916 be issued ,be- Canada east Detroit and Buffalo, Black and , Suspension matian on Trunk Ticket A We can assist you in selecting your Furniture if you are going to furnish your home, or if you only want some odd pieces you will find it to your advantage to inspect our stock and see the bargains we ar giving. We also carry a good Ilse of violins, pianos and; organa; Our undertaking department ts up-to-date in every re - spect and we guarantee the best of satisfaction, [ JAS. DUNFORD . d J 1 ,Undertaker and Funeral Director. Ni ht and Sunda calls answered. at residence over. gy store. 28 Phone lisatb r. 4