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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1914-02-26, Page 1oI822 35th Year CLINTON ONTARIO, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 28th, THE HOME- PAPI'R GOOD MORNING! News -Record subscribers are every '.day `insisting -with the collateral -u on their labels being marked ahead. For High Class Watches,Ct0 cks and e e Hellyar's. ery � o f <o y Watches, Clocks and fe2velery well rep area.' All 2uor1 left 'laicth„' ime is gu aianteed, to be satisfactorily done. 1. fewelet and Oplk'ian ell ar Clinton The Royal Bank OF CANADA. Capital Authorized $25,000,000 Capital Paid-up 11,500,000 Reser ve and Undivided,Frcfits 12,500,000 " Total Assets 175,000,000 825 Branches, With world wide connection. Interest allowed en Debosits. General Banking business transacted. ' R, E. MANNING, Manager ' - - 'Clinton Brandt lWe Molsons Bank Incorporated 1855 Established in Clinton 1870 Capital and Reserve _ $8,700,000 85 BRANCHES IN, CANADA A - GENERAL BANKING - BUSINESS - TRANSACTED. O mmctLAit LETTERE OT CREDIT ICrinviaLLrNs-CBEQOAs - - - ISSUED. Jennie MoNrY OR on rms SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT i�, all branches. Interest allowed at highest .current rate, C. E. Dowding - Manager Clinton Branch - BEAD'( -TO -WEAR :CLOTHING ams We'e Ready. TO TAILOR YOUR SPRING StTITb UR display of spring woolen: is worth -coming to see. VERYTHING that's new in fab- rics Or colorings is 'here. • ET us leave your order now be- foie the spring. rush 'starts:' F you don't wantyour suit for .a • month ,come in. -and make your •• •selection.. while:. the assortzent is complete 0 01 - D RRIS.H: CL�THI,NG..:.CO1 S quareDeal for Every ;M an.i WILLIS CHURCH. Rev, 'D; K. Grant on Sunday morn- ing resigned the pastorate of the con- gregation and on Sunday next will preach his farewell sermons, leaving almost • immediately for his new charge' at Old9, Alberta, A GAME OF HOCKEY, The entrance class o" the Model, school played hockey with a team from the Collegiate en Saturday, the darter seeming, The junior, team pub up a good• game, however, consider- ing, that "their. opponents' were a so . much heavier and stronger team, and it was a good • game. Some of the; juniors ., give promise of becoming star players on the intermediate .team by and by. THESE' ARE EARLY ONES, "Talking about early .chicks" said Mr. J. G. Steep to The News -Record on Seterday, "in your last issue Mr. Furan. Hill was reported to hold the record, but Mrs. Steep . has chic'is Which are six weeks old today, Feb. 21st: 'This, I think is a most uncom- mon occurrence in Ontario." The fermis'editor of this great family- journal agrees, but he also „thinks February ae intently shiverybirth month for; an innocent, unolfending. little chicken. THE EXECUTIVE MET, The executive of the West, Huron Teachers' Association met in the Mod- el school on Saturday last for the purpose of arranging a -program for tlie next Tea=here' Institute, which will he held in Goderich. It was de Bided to request the Education De- partment to fix the date of the con - 111 May and to- send Prof. Mc- Cready of Guelph to deliver a num- ber of addresses. A good program of other numbers was prepared. The. Strathcona Trust Work Comntittee al so mot and made arrangements for the the carrying on or the work along physical lips. The following mambets of the exe- Putive were present President, Fred Rose, Dunganhon ; Cr. S. Howard, Zurich ; George Metwson, Exeter ; Win. AIcICinlcy Henson s • W,•II. John- ston, Kipper ; Inspector, 'Tont and I-1 R. Long,:Goilerich, and Misses e, Vesper and J. elserray, Exeter. .TEMPERANCE CONVENTION. A.1 the siitl3:, annual convention o the klurctn Branch of the Dominio Alliance liel'd in Ontario scree ehureh on Friday last it was decided ^lo'ippoint a field secretatry for the county, one who will gine his entire time to 'the work of temperance and moral reform throughout the county. The sleeting was vary 'Iargely - at - 'tended, almost every municipality in the mainly being represented, and is spirit .of cheerful' of tiniism with re Bard to the work lirevailed. Another convention will be tele later to name the new secretary anti arrange for the finances. 'The following are the new officers elected': ;President, A. T, Cooper, Clinton. 'le -lee -Presidents, F. Buchanan, Wing - lama J. E. 'rom, Goderich ; John G. Scott, Exeter. 'Treasurer, A. d'osens, Wingham. Secretary, J. A. Irwin, Clinten. The following chairman of -municip- alities were also appointed Ash- field, J. Killough ; Blyth, A. B.'Carr; Bayfield, M. Rens ;'I3rassbI,s, 'W. H. Kerr ; Colborne, A. Fisher ; Clinton, C. J. Wallis ; `nxeter, S. M. Saund- •ders ; Grey, J. McDonald, Croiterich town, R. J. ` .Megaw ; Goderich township, J. J. Caldwell ; Mullett, J. Fingland Hcnsall, James Clark ; Hoaviek, Reuben Harding ; Hay, Rev, Mr, Miller ; Morris, Rev, A. Boyle ; McKillop, R. Scarlett ; Seafortb, R. McMillan ; Stanley, W. II. ,Johnston; Ttunbury, B. Cruicksh;tnk i 'Pucker- smit'b, J. Meleay ; Usborne, A. Doupe ; Past W asvanosh, J. J. Kerr, Welt •Wawanosh, 7. Mallough ; Wing-. hant, Dr. Irwin ; Wroxeter,' W. 0, Hazelwood i Stephen, George Down. The following resolutions were pass- ed during the sessions. That the Dominion Government through the Dominion Alliance 'be asked to have the C. T. A, amei'l- ped so as to allow a constable to search a place J without a warn -int When he has- reason` to believe, that liquor is be,'ing sold, also that . he mai', he allowed ,.to searelt a place any time of the dey;or ,night. That we` memorialize elle Ontario Government • through the Dominion Alliance to have sub -section 9 of .section 141, or the Liquor License •Act so amended as to apply, to all.. territory except those places where licenses ate: granted. 'That eve .Connincne the action of the Dept of Teenperanoe and Moral Re form of the Presbyterian and Meth odist ehurolc s inseemingsuch a- mendments to the Liquor Act as bi close at.l barn.at 1.o'clock :p;m, eon; Saturday. ' That ---eve memoealize•, the Ontario .Branch ot the DOM -1010N Alliance , to take' such steps as,.,,they may ` deem proper bo.;-haster parcgraph 138 -,of the [Cat A. so,.amended 'es, to have' the letter C ' c d'. an spirit t :'sr..r o a p f a rah•o 130 g P.. f o tet u or L'ic ". ense r. ct' q \ o'f the Province 01 Ontario. That we memorialize the Dominion; Govermrient,..: through. • the: Dominion Alliance,, to enact ••a ;claw prohibiting the nanutactice and sale of are �ci g t- Pkat We rcconunenetithe convention to' ingo the loeel,organizations to keep, their.rorganization intact and than'^ they do their utmost to have the lac observed in the several• -lot- alitiee: A MEMORIAL SERVICE. A memorial- service for the Relate Mrs, :Pennebaker will be held in the Salvation Army hall on Sunday `:,ev- ening at the usual hour of meeting TWO IIURON SOLOISTS.' The program for the Dominion' Ale. fiance annualconvention, now -beteg, held in Toronto,, contains tthe`names of two wall -known nabives of Huron as taking 'part. in tate mesical fee tures of the :gathering` viz. Norman Murch, son of Me. T)ios, 11Iuich,,for- nterly; of Clinton, anil Douglas 'Stan- bury, tanbury, geendson of Dr.. Stanbury,for- merly of Bayfield, • OLD TIM1IIRS REMEMBER HIM. Mr, John Brydone, aged sixty-five years and who • went west thirty years ago, died at his home. at Por- tage la Prairie, 51an., on the 9th inst. He was a nephew, of Mrs. M. Fisher -and '' Mrs. Kennedy of town and will be remembered by' many of the old residents: Mes,. Brydone at one time lived here and was well known in town and vicinity, CLINTON—BLYTH GAME. The local juniors met in 'mortal combat Tuesday e,eping the fast lit- tle hence of youngsters ore Blyth. Needless to say ' a it o was some game and furnished lots of amusement to the fans present. The locals were in Corte and, defeated ; the Blyth boys with ease to the tune of 13 to 1. The line up was Blyth Woods Moore Spafford Mason Bleak Clinton - goal '• Evans. point Wheatley. cover Wilkin. cover - Cook. centre Walker. Cowan r. wing -' Matheson. McElroy 1. wing 1lilty. Referee, H. Twitchell. HAS ACCEPTED POSITION, Mr. J. Forbes, son of Mr. A. For- bes of the Clinton Coal Yards, who. has been a resilient of town roe ' the past year an a half, has accepted a position as an, of the Norfolk County 'Telephone System with head- quarters at Waterlord and- leaves on M'dnday interning for his new post. This inanition in on of importance there hang some fourto it hundred telephones, including six or eight ex- ehinges, under his management, but as Mr. Forbes has had twelve years n i.expevieuce in suck work+he will ' no t dediet uiake good. -Mrs, Forbes and eit9liiten will not leave town until a- bout the en:l sof Marcie During their stay in C'li'nton Mr. aflde Mrs. Polities have made many friends who will ''regret their departure, while still heartily wishing them all good Fortune in tlaeir now 'home. `ST. PAUL'S 'CHURCH. Good congregelions gathered on Sunday both morning and evening trn hear Rev, Mu. Potts deliver his ini- tial sermons as rector of the church. In the morning the rector's dis- course was principally an introduc- tion of himself, •an expression of his hopes and. aims with 'regard to the work of the parish and an appeal to the people for Their co-operation ;and support. In the even'ng the rev. gentleman chose as his text the words found in 1st Ccir. 13-8, "Charity never faileth, and in an able exposition of the subject showed how and why Iove could be .depended. upon at all tinea ; because it is so complete in itself, no all -comprehensive and so thoroughly satisfies every need of lila meaty. The rector urged upon This hearers a conscientious observance of Lent ill the "spirit of rove" in order that the most benefit might be de- rived 'from this institution of the Church.' Tire choir led in appropriate music, rendering special anthems, and the day's: services were altogether please ing and profitable. TI -XE LATE MRS, 'PENNEBAKER. Mrs. Samuel Peanebaker crossed the boucine from which no travail& ever returns on Sunday last. The de- ceased;` yailoste maiden (name was An- na May, twee born in London; Eng- 1and, and was brought to this coun- •try by 'her parents, whit were early settlers •in'Goderich Township,' when 'she was •aa infant o two months, As she • would, have completed her ;eighty-third year had she etiyed until 'Monday, elle had been indeed a resident of. this comity for very many years, ;never haying resided oa!tside ,of it, It le' over sixty. years singe she was married to her now ,bereft bus band, who is eighty five. Two of their faintly survive , Mr. H. Penne- baker and Mrs. John Brown, both ail town. There are al •o. nine grand children and eleven greetegrandehiida, In earlier .. years Mrs. Pennebaiker was a memhee of the /Methodist chup'cli, hub of late, when ; she was able eo do so, ,she attended. the ser vices .01 the. Salvation • Army tt Mlle funeral ,took "pled° on Tuesday afternoo n from, the residence nelide e e of her son, Iligl street, to Clinton cenee-` rely. ''The services �were conducted b Rev. W. W. Wylie and the s Y pallbearers wore : Messrs, D. Ie. Prior, C. .J. Wallis, A:' Mcli own, C. Hellyar, P, '. McLaughlin andJ' Stephenson. Among those from, out of town who were preeent for the funeral were Mrs. John I-Ionoy of Dungannon; Ml, and Mrs. :Jolie Treble, Smith's Falls ; Mr. L. Allen, S. Butt and' ENGAGEMENT ANNOUIN`CED. -Mr. Km. A.V�oddon•wishes to an - ounce the engagement of his daughter Emily Mabel, to Mr, (Francis ' New- man Garrett, both of Hulletf . town- ship. '1'hs .marriage will- take piacein the'eaeiy spring, A PLEASING ENTERTAINMIJNT, 'eThe Killarney Girls" who appeared to ,the -town'hall on 'rjiursday,evening last won ,;olden opinions by their sweet -singing, clever' impersonating and thele altogether; pretty and Mey- er performance. The • performance was a• varied 'one "as besides their singing and :impersonating they.ployed the vio- lin, and harp, 'both very sweetly, and it was an altogether pleasing •enter- tainment, being one of tho Doherty MAY' GO FARMING. Mr. A. le.:Matheson, who has con- ducted a four and feed business -in Clinton for the past couple of years, has bought the farm of Mr. J. G. Crich of the 2nd con, ,of Tucker- smith, ucker smith, giving his town property in exchange: Mr. Matheson gets .pose session of, his farm immediately but as he has leased back from, the pur- cheeer: tho store and 'dwelling which he occupies, for the period of one year he hg, not yet • decided `whether he will comm- ce en farming eight t a - g way or coritihue dealing in flour and reed: for. another°year. . ONT. ST. °CII,URCH. Miss =Beatrice White, of Windsor assisted the ' church choir on Sun• day last and sang a solo both morn- ing and evening. The pastor's mor»l r subject was "The call and Character of Elisha". His ev- ening text was, !'In` Hint was life and the life was the elight,of men." Rev, Mr, Langford' gave an inter- esting address on Monday Evening tq the members of the Epworth Lea- gue. Services on Sunday next will be conducted by the pastor, Rev. S. J; Allis. Ho will preach in the evening on "Jephlhah and His Daughter.'' The Junior League will give the "Junior Garden" tt s t; once evening nexii g week or the week following..:. ANDRE\V DAVIDSON CALLED. Andrew Davidson, a respected resi- dent of the London Road, passed a- way on Sunday after about a week's illn,css Eryelpelas was • the cause of death His wire and a young family survive., James S., a lad of about eighteen, being the e'd'st, The other children are Marjorie, who is at present with friends in, the west, Alice, Jolin and Helen. 'The deceased who was born in the neighborhood, o the farm just back of the o avltielt he lived• and died, wa quiet, t u?r1agsuming man and was, a good husband and fattier and an excellent 'might:or. He was in his fifty-seventh year. The funeral took place to Baird's cemetery yester- day afternoon. Much sympathy is felt for the wife and family in their be- reavemen b, GLADLY WELCOME HIM, TH,C' LOCAL' MARKET. Wheat;90e. Oats 30c to 35c, • Barley' Glc to 557,. ](utter 21c to.2tc. Eggs 28c to 29c, Live, Hogs Siege. MORE HOCKEY, t. The next hoekey' series, to be known . as the 'l'renelc League, ,wi'11. consist of''l3rantiioril Mitchell, '011e- 'Lon and Brussels. The winning team will `play at +Smith's Falls and to each member or lite' successful team. a Morris chair will be given. A T011175 Opt APPRECIATION. `The cott;regation of Willis ,church, prior to his departure and just as. a little token of appreciation and., es- teem, presented Rev, Mr.. Grant with a .well-filled purse. accompanied ex re ins f o i bys o 0 ori will and good P ;; g wishes for the future welfare of him- self and family, During their residence `in Clinton both' Mr. and Mrs. Grant have made many friends; both in - their own con- gregation and outside. Both being clever and scholarly people, ' they were natural Leaders' in all the in- tellectual pursuits in the ohurch and among the people. outside and be- came very, popular, especially with the younger menbers of the church. -Many good wishes will follow them to their ,new home in Sunny Alberta', THE MEDAL' CONTEST. . The W. 0, T. U, held their annual medal contest ih the Baptist church on Tuesday evening when six young girls, Irene and ,(Gladys Keller, Irene Gould, lead C'. nuingdmam, Alice Pic- kett and Janet Wylie, took. part. All the young people, • did exceedingly well but Miss Gladys Keller was ada judged to be worthy of the medal. :The other contestants were each pre- sented with a book. The Junior League choir of Wesley church ccn`ributed several choruses during the evening,,Rev, Mr, Wylie gave an address of wel'oome and Rev. Dr. , Rutledge and Rev. Mr. Greene each s enee briefly. The pre- sident _ p sident of the local union Mru. C. J. Wallis, occupied the chair. Rev, Mr. Potts, Mrs. J, le, C'an1ehon and Miss. Agnes Chidley acted as judges. ' WESLEY CH,Tt''RCII. The pastor preached at moth ser - 'ices on Sunday. Al tate eeoning service Mr. Karl and Miss ,de \Pit- kin rendered a diiete very pleasingly. Mr. C. D. Bock addressed the Lea- gue meeting '011. Monday evening, his subject being "An t'nswerving Aim". n He urged upon the young people lfs- n toning to him the necessity of having s one elm to work toward, a worthy one and worth while spending one's energies to gain, and then never los- ing sight o, it but, steamlily and un- swervingly working on toward it. The address was a most interesting and inspiring one and wag listened to with pleasure and profit. 1Ir. Ed- gar East, !rad of . the Good Citizen- ship department, occupied the chair. . Rev, I1.11I. Manning, a formerpas• tor, will conduct the .anniversary ser- vices in .connection ..with Wesley church A reception was tendered the new rector in Owen Memorial. Hall on Monday evening when quite a large represi,:ntvtion of the members an adheicnts gathered and spent a se fel hour. Phe gathering was a very informa one. Mn, John Ransford, in behalf o the congregation, and in It's usua happy style, bade the new rector and the members of his family wel- come to the parish and hoped their sojourn here would be happy and profttabio both to the church and themselves. Rev: Mr. Potts replied suitably, ilia/icing the people for their kind reception of hint and ° ex- peterssing' the hope of Inalein .' his work here count for someth'ng in His Master's service. Mr, C, E. Dowding also spoke very briefly and several musical numbers were given.' Mrs. Pauli and `Miss Bently,eontri+ hated a piano rhnett and Miss Bently and Mr. Phalen also rendered several •selections. Then followed coffee, cake and • sandwiches and a happy hoot of "getting acquainted" -which' was en- joyed by all. Tito gathering bro'•:e up hi good time, SEAFORTH--CLINTON GAME; Alter days of wafting 411,1 argument etc, the event was rushed to a cifm- ax when the local Northern League went down to defeat by the hands of those shin -smackers from our. eastern suburb, Seaforth, oe Friday evening last, It was braw weather ,or the roarin' game. Both teams were, on the 'lee 10 win and some fine hockey was shown to the crowd pretest although much dissatisfaction was shown' " by the decision of the. goal umpire :in net counting one of the 'shots which shiotuld•,have registered for,.t$o;;locals' b�ft these things will happen some+ times and must lee taken as they cbnie, The Clinton team played a iast clean germ; and' with any kind °f - heck would halo won. CQutto - a' Targe' crowd ow,l came.over from Seaforth to root for their team and vete '"rnlich struck by the " lino up -Iodate rink that -Clinton envoy s•' The.visftorsw-on 5 to 3, The teams consisted f 0 Seal orth Clint n 0 etc Ce sir i Hayes goal i Johnson, Y point Reid d �1 Helmesviile l Rev, R. J. McCormick is conducting special services at Bethel. Mr, and Mrs. W. P. Reid of Lanes called on friends here one day this -week while' on their way to visit re- lative al Kipnen, Mr. 'Treleaven or Dungannon was the guest of Mn: and Mrs, A, J. Courtice on Friday last. Miss Enema Pickard, (laughter of the late John Pickard of the Cut Line, passed away at the home of her , sister in Toronto on Monday last. Three brothers and four' sic tens survive : Fred of the Cut Line, John of Stratliroy, Will of Columbus, Ohio, Mrs. Will Patton and Mrs. R. Y. Cox, both of this town- ship end Mrs. Johnston and Miss . Maud Pickard of Toronto. The late Miss Pickard bas been an invalid for about two ,years, the result- of a stroke of paralysis which rendered -her almost helpless and her death I, was`not, therefore, entirety inexpect-'' ed. The remains were brought home for interment, the funeral taking place this afternoon from the home of her brother on' the homestead to Clinton cemetor-y, OOwcr Ritmball. McDonald. Key rover G1ull. T: Dick centre Kerr; Roffman Mis, R. New of Benmiller, and Mrs. B 1's, John Parifer of Stratford, Referee, Jack Shea of,Palmerston. ., attention of a medical pian, 111 London Road • Mics. James Landsbo.rough of the end coin, a very old resident of Tanckersmith township,' passed away Oh Sunday_ morning ; after an illness extend:me over several weeks. Thef funeral took plane on,`;Puesday to Harpurhey cemetery, 9ne daughter, Miss Landesborougit,'' and one son, William, reside at home, Robert is in .,the \vest-,. lL' D R',., is at Dag - c gitt Mi h Mts. 141 s. i"Ie ndcrson; an other daughter, resides at Portage la Preirie: ' Both 'tlid latter have been home visiting their ;rnotlier dur- ing her"illheeee, '• Miss ;S Grace-•thpgensohc has ' also been somewhat indisposed. " Mr.; Isaac' nha Weber s' been nursing an injured the for sonic time. The injury seemed to be very slight at first but gave hint a good dell of ttouble and .pain. I -Ie is, now recov- Crina, however, r: wing Mitchell, Miss Rose Pepper, has been quite est 1, wing Draper. ill for the past week, requiring the Energetic and stands by the faiths A. T. Cooper, President est Huron Temperance Alliance, ',Nuff 'Said. To the Editor of The Neves -Record - Dear Sir, -1 notice in your last weeks islue,'that` Mr. Cottle attempts to "draw a red herring across the path" on the Model School question. IIe pats' himself en the head Jaok Horner like and ascribes ,"Common Sense" to those who interpreted the "agreement," (ambiguous though it was) 'fn the °correct manner. We all congratulate the teachers on the ex-• - tra grant of 550, but Sir, even If an extra grant of 550 had been giv- en by .the Government -to' the pre» sent year chairman that would net. answer the question as, it has been.. introduced at nomination ao& in: your paper a few weeks ago. The. Chairman must wake up, past shows of common sense will not be shills• dent. Tlic Board must face thin: question to satisfy the electorate. Sol'ry to again trouble. I antours Than -entity, Y C. W. TI•IOMPSON. Grandson of a Pioneer„ Mr. B. J Gibbings. Ex -Maya B. J. Gibbings on the 15th inst. pawed anothca birthday, one of those jogs in the journey' of Iife which seem to eotue so much of- tener atter a man has peeped the mid- dle milestone, so to speak. Mr. Gibbings' family is one of the oldest in Clinton, his grandfather hav— ing been one of the first settlers where the town now stands, and his childr'eia;, are the third generation born here, He has always been a good and progressive citizens. He sat for years at the council board and served two terms 'as mayor, and has ever had the interests of his native town at heart. May he still see many happy re- turns of his natal day. All like the ' People's Harry: ,Barry Eijber,M. L. A.. fir. Pi'osbon •• wha has ' ` r been va' ti veKhi ' p inthe Legislative for. ; several years having enlaced the Witney Ministry„ it is understood heG�,'will be succeeded by "Mr. Ilarey' Ellbtx, 111-i A:' South I-Itlton, rho,. is'; ass 'poteulai in' the `I3'oese as bee: isfn his 'constituency t tees. a Whip west •.posses infinite. t patience, exper- iehee .tact argil sound judgment and as, well. the peirfece conedenco' al his '• party, the Mob that Mr,•:Bailber is mentioned for the :position shows in what regard he is held, ,., NEWS -RECORD -NEWS -LEADER;