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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1914-06-11, Page 1No....1937 ,,46th Year CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JUNE 1Ith,. 1914. THE HOME PAPER ews,-'Record 1mc ar is News -Leader. a subscription 50c. will a to the end h y pof the year 1914. I% Imalmilimiloomimm WERE IN EXETER, une Zrides THE .1 une Wecicl ng Month always brings extra business to our store. Our -stock - is replete with artieles of -richness a u d worth and likewise full of attraction, ; We invite :June shoppers to examine our exceptionally varied selection of snit - able gifts. gieh fei'igna .biter# 'Values fair 9riees W. ,iE. Ye11qar fe"welet and Optician - Clinton 1 The Royal Bank OF CANADA. Capital Authorized • $25,000,000 Capital Paid-up 11,500,000 Reserve and Undivided Profits 12,500,000 Total Assets 175,000,000 525 Branches, With world wide connection. Interest allowed on Debosits. General Banking business transacted, . R, E. MANNING, Manager - Clinton Branch Tie MoIsons Bank Incorporated 1855 Established in Clinton 1870 Capital and Reserve - $8,700,000 85 BRANCHES IN CANADA A - GENERAL • BANKING - BUSINESS - TRANSACTED, CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT - - TRAVELLERS CHEQUES ISSUED. BANK MONEY ORDERS O A SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT At all branches. Interest allowedat highest current rate, C. E. Dowding - Manager - Clinton Branch. READY-TO-WEAR CLOTHING On TIERED CLOTHING Straw Hat Time. You Will Enjoy The Pleasure of Buying a Hat Here. . Tike' assortments are very complete inIcPana- mas, Sennetts, Splits, and soft c9 illians that you will surely find just what you 2bant. Boys Hats 1 O to $ I.00 Mens 50cto$7,50 We Fit Your Face as Well as Your Head. Special in Men's Stiff Hats for Saturday. 5 aozen'men's stiff hats in black:and colored regular. $2.00 and 12.50 to:clear on Saturday at $.99. MTHE CO. aG Motto AS Square a Deal- for EveryMan. q Mr. and Mrs. S W. Rowe were in • Exeter yesterday attending the ' wed- ding of the f'ormer's nephew, Mr Chester Rowe, to 'Miss Alberta, daughter of Mr. Royf r Northcott of Hay township. The _young couple will reside on the groom's farm on the 2nd concession of Hap, EARLY STRAWBERRIES. Mr. H. E. Baines, who is one of the most' _successful gardeners in town, picked ripe strawberries in his garden on Tuesday and expects to have new potatoes about the 20th. This is pretty good considering the late frosts and, until recently, the cool- weather we .have had. - GONE TO VISIT WEST. TI13 following travellers were ticket- ed through by C.P.R. Agent Jackson to -various. o podnts in the e iest this week : J I-loward Snell and .bride of Ilullett to Swift Current, Sasl : ; Mr. D, McNaughton, • Stanley,, to 1'Lethbridge, Alta,, and Mr. and - Mrs, G. W. Pinner and Miss Baxti.fff to Vanpouver, B.C. OFFICIATED AT WEDDING. Rev, J. Greene was in Paisley the beginning of the- wecfc and on Tuesday oicr ated. at e marriage of Missr Ma y Anita, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. H. 13. Putnam to Mr. Jam- es 13. Fleming. What made the event of especial interest was the fact that Mr. Greene had married (do' parents of the bride, while pastor of the Methodist church, Paisley, twenty - Tiro years ago. ' AN OLD FRIEND PASSES. •• Mr. and Mrs, G. H. David returned home Tuesday afternoons from, Bel - grave where they attended thel funeral of an old and very dear friend in the person of Mr. Charles McCrea, who departed this life on Sunday in ' his seventy-fifth year. For n'neteen years they were-neigi:raors at Belgp'ave and for twenty-five consecutive years Mr, and Mrs. David partook of Christmas dinner as guests of Mr. McCrea. The friendship was of a very close and intimate nature and our citizens feel keenly the loss they have sustained. Mr. McCrea, who was one of the pioneers of Morris township, is sur- vived by his wife and several sons and daughters. WILLIS CIIURCI.,1 EXTENDS CALL. At a Meeting held in Willis church onMonciay•evening to consider wheth- er tete congregation was ready to moderate a call to a minister, Rev. John Reid presiding, it was decided that the congregation was ready and a vole being taken Rev. F. C. Har- per of London was almost the. unan- imous choice. '1'ite meeting after- wards male the ciloice a unanimous one aril a call will be duly sent Iran, if it has not already been forwarded, about a hundred signatures being put clown that evening. The sectary wag set at $1200 with free manse and a month's vacation. I2 Mr. Harper ac- cepts the call he will probably be inducted in the coarse of a few weeks. - NOTES OF THE GREEN. Lively tires are novo scan at the Bowling Green as tite hot weather of the past week or :o is ideal for sport of this kind. Over twenty new members have ,joined this year and some of the, youngsters are putt`ng up a splendid game. Mr. John Wati, the superintendent of the .green, hays kindly offered to donate a silver cup for competition among) the new players and, arrange- ments will be made to start the com- petition next, week. President .Jackson and Vice -Presi- dent Dr. ,Shaw are choosing sides for a contest among all the members of the Club and this will create quite an interest. Messrs, 0.,E. Dowding and J. Ned- iger have been selected as skips to tai e '.part in the Frarill Trophy Con- Petition in Stratford oa Wednesday of next week, titep to select -their own b players, • Sonia of the old skips intend. taking, twc, or three rinks of the new players to Exeter to compete with the new players of that town. A SUCCESSFUL GATIJER+ING,. Ideal weather prevailed Saturday, the 'clay.which openad the garden Panty season in, Clinton, when the Girls' Club of Willis church gave what they modestly termed a "Gate - den Tea and Sale" on the ground's of Dr. Gunn. The spaciUas grounds ' lend them- selves admirably to a (tinction of this kind and the House was - also thrown open to the - guests of the Club, Fancy -work, :homemade baking, candy -,and flowers were . ol£ered for sale and found ready buyers, the booths being presided over by dainty and r,ttentive maidens.; :'lea was served all afternoon, also, with sand- wiches and cake and marry went : up there from business for a light even- ing meal. Altogether_ib was a very pleasant social gathering and then Clulti realized front the proceeds about $00, Over $50 of this will probably he profits which will be devoted' to the pur- chase of a tent, which had ` been promised to the Moral Refora De- partment of the, Church. • The Club was well stationed with heir venture t vent re and are grateful o Dr. g t and Mrs. Gunn and family and all who assisted in making the affair a THE PLACE. FOR PICNICS. S, The Ontario street Sunday school have decided to picnic at Bah9eld, a wise choice for when all other places ate tried our people find that at no place within a convenient distance can they have such a clay's solid enjoyment as in Bajdield, IiI'I'TLL LOCALS. Peelemnster Scott and Mr: T'., Jack- son Jr., High street, are active mein bets of the Brighten -Up Club and have the decorators now at work, Mr. Harry Bartliff having found it necessarp to enlarge, the cement meta -are- now busy erecting a twenty-four foot addition to his store. WILL RECEIVE INCREASES. • The county council at its June ses- sion held last week granted increases in salary to Dr., Shaw, physl,•cian of theu,• Ho se ofeu Rf c Inspector Ins ' s , P o 7•er- ranr-c and the assistant matron, who. will in future be remunerated as fol low's : Dr. Shaw, $350, Inspector Tor- rance, $300 and the matron's assis- tant, $250. - SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS., • - Among the successful students at tin. Toronto University this paar- were Messrs, J. A. Beau, Don- ald Ross o and Roy Ball who oom t ed tifr fourth year in medicine. The latter had a severe illness a couple of months ago and both he and his friendh were anxious about the result, but it came out all right, as Ray's Clinton friends will be glad to hear, Mr, J. C. Copp was' successful in his first year in medicine, H. A. llesslori in his third and Miss .Jdns O'Neil in her third year in Arts. McMICHAEL ESTATE DIVIDED, The division of the estate cif the late James McMichael of Seaforth (well known throughout the county as the "Wee Bowler") has been de- cided upon. It was valued In round figures at $60,000 of which $34,000 goes to the living heirs to the second generation only of el -cn brothers and sisters cif the deceased. The remain- der will be divided in a similar man- ner among Mrs. Mallichatil's fanti111 in Scotland. Arr. and Mrs, McMichael decided upon this partition so that tin estate might be wound up with- out delay and not remain for years in the lands 0.1 executors, WESLEY CHURCH. Rev, d. Greene occupied the pulpit on Sunday, preaching ng very acceptably) both meaning and evening. Breakfast was served, under the auspices of the Brotherhood, in the school roost at nine o'clock on Sun- day morning to the men of the con- gregation. About thirty were pres- ent. After breakfast Dr. Gaudier gave a very interesting address on '''"The Higher Life." The tall: was followed by some discussion and a free and easy exchange of opinions. The ittorn- ing meetingf, have become an lentitu- tion but the hreac'cfasts will be but an occasicbnal feature. The League meeting Monday evening was fn charge of the Literary com- mittee, The W.M.S. are having an open meeting this eveii'iig when Miss Cun- iri,hame, 'tic delegate to the branch meeting in London, will give her re- port. Refreshments will also be serv- ed, WILL DECORA'l'is NEXT TUESD.ty 'Phe Orkitellow s heist decided upon having a'decoration. tai the graves of deceased brethren in the local 0001- etery on Tuesday evening next and in paying this tribute d: respect to the remains of the departed will ap- preciate the cooperation of the cit- izens. Indeed, it i0 hoped it will not be ecei.itiered imp particular frater- nal society .dlecoration, but one in which all may participate. Donations of flowers 'from citizens who have them to spare will be in keeping with the ocea' on. As doubtless many citizens will de• sire to spend some time in the af- ternoon or early evening tidying up tin graves, arrangements have ,been made with Cooa's and' Elliott's liver- ies to furnish a ycrvice at fifteen cents for the round trip. The Oddrellows, preceded by' the Kitties ..hand, will leave for the cem- etery at about 0:30 o'clock so that the' decoraticn may take place at seven o'clock, HOC'Kli Y BOYS. ENTERTAIN, Bari the Hockey Club ordered the weather on 'Tuesday evening it could hardly haet been more` beautiful lot' their lawn Fete on Recreation Park.: About eight o'clock a fine procession of the school pupils, headed by 111; Highlanders' Band, marched through; town and to the park and these wore 'quickly followed by the crowd. The tnaragement had provided lioatlrs' where refreshments could be procured all evening, the band discoursed) sweet music aft intervals, the croWdr was ginotl:-natured and glad to be in .'the open atter the heat of the day, and. the evening passed very pleasantly all around. The .Hockey Club was very well pleased with the evening's proceeds which will scir:ve to put them stvait lit SO that they can start with a :clean sheet in the fall, and they thoroughly appreciate the patronage given them by the-publie both daring the season's games and at 'their little venture Tu sday everting. WhOrt the hee ey season again opens they will no doubt be ready to offer. another ser.... fes :oi good, clean games, APPRECIATED. "The News -Record' holds a very, warms spot in. our itearts and when iL does not arrive we are very much disappointed,'—Mrs. Donald Jnuor, Junor, Sask, WILLIS .CHURCH." Rev. NIr'. Turner of Torotita was the preacher on Sunday. Next Sunday 1?ev, John Reid, in- terim moderator, will conduct the services and will acrninister the sac- rament at the close of the morning preaching service. BOT A SAXON. Mr. Otto Fink, lire local artist, heretofore a, somewhat ,'enthusiastic motor cyclist, has gone infor some- thing better, having purchased a Saxon car which arrived on Tuesday. The Saxon is, in short, a light auto, costing o g le ess to buy and: considerably Dass to maintain. It is as yet new on the market, but our artist is get- ting lots- of pleasure out of it and no dottdgt there will be any number of Saxons by and by. Harry Bartliff and Ike Rattonhury are the local agents, - A CLEVER ENTERTAINER. In ani1 article taken en from h:: t Detroit "News" appears the follow- ing "The election of officers of the Metropolitan .Club will take place in the Hamlet HallOne of the features of the night will be a number of dances by Elgin Mason. Mr. Mason has darned for a number of the prom- inent clubs and.,his work has been most enthusiastically received." The above refers to a former Clinton boy, son o .lir. Thos. Mason. Be- sides being a very clever dancer Mr, Mason is accomplished a'ong other entertaining lines, and los received some very good oilers from some of the leading musical comedy, compan- ies of the United States. MICGH'I' HAVE BEEN WORSE. Mr. John B. Lindsay, while at the farm of his son, Mr. David Lindsay of the Huron Roaat, on Saturday met with sn accident which. might have proved to be much more, serious. Ile was assisting in re -shingling the barn and by' some means ' lout his footing and slid off. With ram pres- ence of Mind he grasped the eave- troathing as be fell and holding on called to his son who • was nearby to bring a lathier. Before the ladder could be got into place, however, the eavetroighing gave way under his weight andn he was precipitated to the ground below, alighting on a pile of old shingles. A. sprained+ ankle, sank bruises and a general. shaking up was the result, but 110 hones were broken and IL is hoped that a few days rest will put ;Ifni ,on his feet again. It was a narrow escape from death, or very serious injury. CONT EtIENC E CHANGES. Among the changes in. the Metho- dist churches in Gadtinicit district aro the _following Londesboro,Rev. C, C. Keane, Rev. J. 1T, Osterhout goes •to 't'hediord.• Vari.a,—Rev, A. W. Brown, Rev. T. J. Snowden going to Yarmouth Centre. Baylicili,—Rev. Levey White, Mr. James Young goes to Walton. Auburn,—Reno. Win Conway, Rev. 13, J. Miller eroing to Milverton. Rev, Dr. Medd goes to Victoria St, church, Chatham, ; Rev. 0, C. Couz- ens, Formerly of 1-Iohuesville, has been snperannuatad and is attci hod to itsk- in street church, London. Rev , .1..E, l+erd, Goderieh, was re -appointed chairman of the district, Rev. Geo, Jewitt of Blyth, financial secretary, Rev ,J. E. Hunter, Sun- day school secretary and Itev. S, i• Allis, temperance secretary for . the tlisirich. Rev. Geo. ,Jeyvi.tt and Rev, H. Wosttean were appointed representa- tives to the General 'Temperance Board and the temperance committee, begides tired ministers, contains the names of lvlessra, A. '1'. Cooper and J. A. Irwin. 'Phe conference next year. meets at St Mary's.. One of the Old Guard, Mr. James Stevens. Mr, . Stevens attended sessionv of the Loudennfe Gu Hencear;ni ab S the Sarnia past week, accordr lgm to custom. TF he has missed oven so nruph as one - Conference in over tarrty yoarO The News -Record' is not aware of it, the chances are he hasn't,. He is of a T[11i3OC L'A MARKET. L I. Wheat 90c. Oats 38c. Peas $1.00. Barley 50e, Butler 10c to 18e. Eggs I8c. Live 1 -Togs $7.50, A' COMING EVENT. The'1adfee' ._Guild oil St, Paul's church intend holding a garden, party on tate rectory grounds the last Thurs- day in June, Refreshments, Kilties Band, and a good thne generally. In case of rain an adjournment will rte made. to the schoolroom, A ±SUDDEN C'AT,L. 'l'lie many friends -of Mrs. C. ' 'I . Deakins• of Brantford, rot -Maly of town, will - regret to Iearn that her' father, Mr. Simpson of \Vestmount, a f or men well- known wholesale • merchant, in Alcmtreal, died very suddenly at his home on Monday. Mrs, Simpson has .been somewhat of an invalid for some time hitt Mn. Simpson was considered to be in excellent health and,his death came as a shock to his facily. Rev, C. El. and Mrs, ..Jeakiins are now ,Rev. Montreal, REACHED , HALF' tLP GE ' NP URY MARK Fey v people would believe it. In- deed, but for the fact that we hake, his own word for it The News -Record would he -much inclined,_to doubt, but today', June 1111, Major 'Torr Rance completes the fiftieth year of his age. He says he doesn't "feel" it and he certainly doesn't "look" it, so what's the difference ? Major Rance has been in the Canadian Militia for up- wards of twenty-five years, leaving en- tered as a lieutenant, and he isn't ev- en thinking of retiring. Here's wish- ing the gallant M.o'or "Many Happy Returns," DEATI:I 01 W. J. MARSITAL,L. After an illness extend,ng over sev- eral months William James Marshall, youngest son of the late Robert Mar- shall, passed away at the home 011111 lister, Mas. James Livermore, . yes, terday morning, The deceased \vvas but th'riy-fire years of age and besides his wife leaves a family of four children, the youngest being but three weeks old. Tire funeral takes place Saturday af- ternoon from the reyidencc of Mr. and Mrs. Livermore, Station street, at three o'clonk. The service will com- mence at half past two. Much• sympathy is four for the wife and little ores and for tlic members of the family in (heir hour of bereav- mcn t. IJURONIANS IN T11E ('ONTi S'P, Mr. W. 0. McTaggart, chairmen of the Public school hoard, Toronto, is the Liberal candidate for one of the seats in that city for Clic Pro-.'ineiaf contest ; h:: is a well known Huron- ian, hating been raised near Exeter. Dr. Forbes Godfrey of Miinico, the late member ail present Conservative candidate for West York, spent hi.1 boyhood days at Belgrave whore his father was pastor of the Methodist church ; Mrs. Godfrey is a daughter of the late Mrs. 'refits of Clinton Mr. W. 1. McNaughton, hate member for one of the 'Toronto sisals, but who was defeated at tate nominating coii- veriton, is an old Plur,ottian, having been raised in. G'r'ey. bin., Owens, ane of (he late 1'ortinto representatives, and again a candidate. in the Conser- vative interest, practised law For _ a time in C lni:bn, 1Tan, I. B. Lucas, Provincial Treasurer, is a brother' of iil1ns. J. L. Morey, Clinton. Was The Zurich Candidate Converted on the Road to the Convention ? With the personal opinions of the Zurich Candidate as a citizen The. Newsy Record has no concern what- ever. But when ha becomes a candidate for parliamentary honors and mounts zi platform, the main plan': of which, so far as Ire is concerned, is, by all accounts, yet quite green, it is both f lit and propel: that certain questions l should he handed hint and it is en- tirely reasonable to suppose that Ile will give them 'a frank, 'unhesitating answer, without evasion of any kiixl, On May 281h The News -Record re- spectCully' invited the 'Zurich '''Can - dictate's. ;consideration cd the follow- inyl but as yet has received, no " re - p13' 1. Were you in Jannany . last in favor of the closing of theBarsof the Zurich hotels' and of all tiro other Bars and Shops in tIne:Snut-b Riding and of the whole. County ? , 5. Did you during that campaign publickly . er even privaitely advocate the.abolition of the Zurich, Bayfield, l IIansalt, LSceter, or any, other ,Bars ? 3, If you •,did not address public meetings or help in the .canvas, did you attend committee meetings and do your utmost to help along the or ganizeition ? • 4. you did. nothing else, .did you personally see to it that every rotes in your division known to be in fav- or ,of the Abolition of the Zane'''. and all•h, , ter Bars wenti o ato._e polls o c n Jewelry 20th to Y ? If you cannot, Mr, Z4trich: Candi- date, answer these' questions in the affirmative, is not your course in this campaign, re the Abolition of the truth a Conference 'Veteran, one ofIBar, pretty much that of a political the Old Guard, humbug ? FourSSc ore and Three. Mr. Thomas Sheppard: lir. Tldancas Sheppard, a respected citizen of Town, on friday last passed his eighty-third birthday. A native Cariadian, a resident of Huron for eighty years and over, a good Orange- man and Tory, v n a o and aboveall +>; y, a honest 1 one man n v tib o holds the esteem of a those with whom he has been associ- ated for a lifetime. The Nevus -Record extends congratulations to Mr. Shep- pard on this interesting anniversary. BAND CON4ERT. The Kiliy banal will give an open air concert on Wednesday evening of each week except on the 24th for which they have accepted an out of town engagement and will instead Play oat on the 23rd. After this elate the Kitties will not let anything interfere with their open airs on the grand stand, S. HURON L.O.L. MET HERE.. 'l'lt'' semi-annual meeting of the South Iluron L.O,L, was held in ('lin- ton on Tuesday - afternoon and scan well a tten a riled'r the e being a good re- presentation of delegates Prem the different d'stricts, County Master W. J, Kenny occupied the chair, The principal business transacted was tie completion of arrangements for the Lolling of a monster celebration on July 13th. Amongst those present from a distance were : John Scarlett, Leadbury ; John A. Aiontgomeop, A, P'. Joint and T. Ramis, Seafortb ;i ('. E. Deihl, Varna ; F, Davis, Saints - bury ; J. A. MIocigrns, Lucan ; R. Mc- Murray, Bayfield ; Jas. Cox, and R. Y. C'ox, Porter's Hill ; and John Sturdy, T. 1Y. Nicholson and lir. Wind nil 11, 0oderich, Bayfield Misses Dorothy Fowlie, Sadie Woods, Dolly Ross, Lulu King and Bella Parker are at Goderich this week trying their exam, for Sr, Pub- lic school graduation. Airs. H. Di. McKay and, daughter, Miss Alibi', were in London on Mor- dny. Mr. Jol:n Warnsley of Dgtroit is house on a visit. Rev, Phos,'Johan on of North Dakota occupied the pulpit' of the Methodist church on Sunday evening last, Rev. Dr, Stewart of 'Toronto preached in. St. Andrew's church Iasu Sunday and will continue in cinarge for some weeks. Messrs, Dave Gardner and George Elliott of Winnipeg were the guests of firs. F. A, Edwards for a few days last- week. itis: R. McMurray attended the semi- annual meeting of the South Huron L.O.L.m Clinton on Tuesday. Ait. George McKenzie of the Ster- ling Bank staff, Dungannon, spent Sun- day in •Lhe• village as the guest of Mr. Fred Stanley, Rev. Dr. and birs. Stewart of Tor- onto are guests while in town of ivlrs. Spackman. More Bayfield Nevus page 4. Lives by the Lake: - Mr. Murdock Ross. Bayfield has no bettee known or more 1 e lova citizen than Murdock Rosa, who is depicted above follow- ing his occupation of fisherman, a hazardous calling but which has its lure otherwise men would not follow it for the pay is not in keeping with the peril.