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• CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JUNE 18th, 1914.
News -Record means News -Leader.
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THE HOME PAPER
50c. will pa's a subscription to the end of the gear 1914.
Gr
tine .93rides I
rj- 1fE Jame Wedding Monthalwa s brings
extra business to our store. ".Our stock
is replete with •, articles of richness a n d
worth and likewise full of atbrae1ion.
IVe invite June shoppers to examine
,our exceptionally varied selection of suit-
able gifts.
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ir. 9rices
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-,jeweler ana Optician
Yel1ijar
Clinton
The Royal Ba
OF 'CANADA.
Incorporated 1509.
Capital Authorized
Capital Paid-up
Reserve and Undivided Profits
Total Assets
11,560,000
13,500,000
180,000,000
370 Branches. SVith -World wide connection. Interest
on Deposits. General Banking business transacted.
allowed
IR, E. MANNING, Manager - Clinton Branch -
Molsons Bank
Incorporated 1555 Established in Clinton 1579
Capital and Reserve = $8,700,000
S5 BRANCHES IN CANADA
A - GENERAL - BANKING - BUSINESS - TRANSACTED,
' CIRCULAR LETTERS or CREDIT - 1
TRAVELLERS CHEQUES ISSUED,
BANK MoNEx ORDERS
SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT
At all branches, Interest allowed at highest current rate,
C. E. Dowding - Manager - Clinton Branch.
BEADY -TO -1V AR
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CLOTHING
Straw Hat Mme.
You Will Enjoy The Pleasure
of Buying a Hat Here.
1i
o J 11 . Boys Hats 1Oc to $1.00
id
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ACE "Mens$
50cto $7,50
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Fit. Nell We rt Your Face '-as .,.W.ell. a�r..Yocrr
Head., ,
Uhe ` assortments are
very complete in,Pana-
mas, Sennetts, Splits,
and. soft Millions that
you will surely find just
what you 2vant.
S ecral cn Mnes.ff.Sir . Ha
ts
or;
f Saturday.
5 aozen men's stiff hats in black:and colored regular,
2.00 and 12,50 to clear on Saturday 9.
$ 1 y at $.9
O -H ISH C-LOTHINGTHE � H CO
Motto . ASquare Deal for EveryMan...,.
A. NOTES,
nd ts. Bl o ss Loft-
Stalf Gapt, aM c . ofill o n uc' vies th '.A.
IS.
don 0t od t sel.0rc to eS 0
hall on Saturday oyening .the
Sun
day , assisting the local officers.
HIGH COUT(T AT QUEBEC,
At the annual meeting of the 0. O.
F. 1ligit Court at- Quebec this -week
Court -Maple :Leaf is represented by
Mr.'Cr. R.. Keys, the organizer. The.
delegate [tom' the Constance Court
is Mr, , George Stephenson,
TILE DEPU'TI'ES AND CLERKS.
The local pollilig' booths in the
coifing election, will he it charge. of :
St, Andrew's ward—T. Edgar East,
depuy ; Janne9 Steep, poll clerk. St.
Jan s -J. C1ulf, deputy - T. J.
James—R. R cl 9 ,
Managhan,. clerk. , St. John—J. A.
Ford, ' deputy; H. Frenlin, -Sr.,
clerk. St. George—Peter Cantelon,
deputy rd. SSaaville clerk.
WILLIS SCHURCH.
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Rev. J. G. .;Reid of Londes
born epndueted ;the services on
Sunday and administered the
sacrament at the close of the
mottling service. Rev' Mr. Laing of
Auburn conducted the preparatory
service..on Friday evening.`
Next Sunday ,Rev, Mr. Yout:g will
occupy the pulpit both morning and
v nin
e e g,
W I'S SUMMER METING,
The Women's Institute will hold
their summer meeting in the A.O.R.
hall of Friday evening at eight
o'clock, when Dr., L. -S. at. Hamilton
of Toronto will give an address. Dr.
I-Iamilton's subjects are : "The Health
of Women," "Teaching Li'e 'Truths"
and "Physical Housecleaning," There
will also be a short nmsieal program
and refreshments will be served. A
cordial invitation is extended to all
to attend. A silver, collection will
be taken.
CLEVER YOUNG STUDENT.
M"iss Elaine hay, daughter • of Dr.
and Mrs, Kay of Lapeer, Mich., and
granddaughter of Mr, John' Gibbings
of town, recent:1p graduated nota- the
High school of her home city with
the highest record ever made to the
history of the school. In the class
this year, which numbered forty-two,
there were fifteen pupils who held en
average of over ninety pet'cent. for
the entire srihool course, Miss Kay
was also chosen as class valedictor-
ian. .Miss Ka31 has visited Clinton
on various occasions and is known to
many In town.'
ONT. ST. Cnrrw1I.
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The paVtor having returned from
Conference occupied his own pulpit
on Sanday last. I115 morning theme
was "Co-operation with God" and
that of the evening, "The Bible as
the• Perfect Law."
Next Sabbath will be observed as
"'Flowor Sunday," The pastor will
preach especially to the scholars of
the Sunday slrhool at the morning
service In the evening at the close
of tate public service there will he a
"Social Half-hour" for the young
people of the church to which all
young mien connecter' with the church
are specially invited.
Mrs, Andrews of Winnipeg address-
ed the young women's League on
Monday evening on "Mission Work
Among the Foreigners,"
The, new piano made by the Clinton
Piano Co. is now in ea,: and gives
great satisfaction.
DECORA'T'ION DAY.
On 'Tuesday evening about half past
six the members of the C.0.0.11`. to
(he number of about fifty, each car-
rying handsome hoquo(s and headed
by the Iliglilanders' Rand, marched_
from their lodge rooms to the cemet-
ery, where the graves of eiglhl'Len de-
parted' members of the order were
decorated,
The procession was preceded arid
followed by numbers of citizens on
foot, in autos and other eonveyhanees,
Arrived at the cemetery ' a short
service was held, Revs: Dr, Rut
ledge S. 3, Ailin and J. Greene tak-
ing part, Rev, Mr, Potis of St.
Paul's au]' a
s cl t n•c
h a '
and the Baptist I pastor
wore both absent from town which
prevented them from taking part
also•
Then followed the decoration, flow-
er,s being placed•"upon each 'grave. It
was a pretty ceremony and one which
aroused 'tender and gracious memor-
ies, not only among tate brethren of
the frac rn
e alxd
n eranitri titin
p p _ g, but
alto among the largo ,nun).ber who
Witnessed it
'This wasthe h first utile -such a
thing was atter-pied in Clinton but
everything went oli: so smoothly on
this eceasiot that !,Decoration Day"
will probably become an annual al-
.
faic._,
NIr, J. W. Moore acted asefaishall',`�
NIz, George Weber as noble grand and
Mr. herb. -Alexander as Secretary.
These three also formed the 'Minted -
tee which .11,10: the matter in hand
and for tile, moat part Mode the .`ar-
rangements.
The Highlanders! Banda certainly
makes a fine appearance heading a-
procession. Clinton. has reason to be
proud of its band, and it is.
Many people very kindly donated
flowers for the
o and these
were gratefully received bytile, mem,'
berstI f
o to order. Them was indeed"
a great profusion of lovely biomes.
Mach 'beautifying of cemetery plots
had been done during the afternoon
by the owners'and the whole place'
was very much improved In appear-
ance
Iv C. T. U. -
lite annual meeting of the W,C.T.U.
will he 'held .at the' Mame: "'et' - •Mr1.
George 7,avis Friday evening at
Dight o'clock, There will' be election
of officers, etc.
THE LOCAL MARKET.
Wheat 96e,
Oats 38c.
Peas 81,00,
Barley' 50e..
Butter Ile to -18c.
Eggs. 18e to 190.
Live Hogs $7,35.
0,0,F, SPECIAL S:GRVICE.
The C,O '. will hold a speai-
1 re-
ligious service in' Recreation Park on
the afternoon of the last Sunday ' in
June, 'UM 28th. The resident miais-
ters of town will conduct the service
and a united choir from the different
churches wwrll lead in the singing.
.
The Kilty Band will furnish music,
The members of the order will march
to tile, grounds and. the service cont-
nhenee0 at , three o'clock. A very
large turnout- of the society is ex-
petted.•
FORESTERS ATTEND CHURCH.
The following members of the Can-
adian Order of. Foresters drove to
Godcrtch onSunday morning ng
last
and accompanied the brethren of that
town to public worship in North St.
church, when Reis- W. K. Hager
preached an appropriate 00101011
Messrs. Iddo Crich, Josh (look, II.
W. Cook, W. Boyer, J. G, Wasman,
A. C'ook, 1I. W. Glazier, John Schoen -
bats, Jas. - Johnston, .1: Langford, G.
NI. Elliott, F, .r. Young, T. J. Mon-
aghan, M. Wooley, R. Baker, J. P.
Sheppard, M. Mc[3wan, J. E. ,John
ston, IT, Tolland, T. Vuitton, 11, Car-
ter, ('has Tyner, W. .7. McBrien, II'.
Plumsteel, 'Perry Plunhs,teel, S. G.
Castle, W. J. ('oats, Wallace Wheat-
ley, G. Cornish, E, Munroe, and D.
Eckmier.
I3llIG:1Dr. NOT NEEDED.
On 'Thur&Jay afternoon last some -
(111115 01 011 11 wrong with one of the
machines in the garage of 'Paxman �L
(Tittles and there was a small explo-
sion and a flash. Somebody who was
in the vieini(1' fearing 0 blare rang
the fire' alarm and the brigade were
promptly out the scene, 'Their S'1 -
vices were riot required, however, as
there was no fire and no damage
done whatever, The promptness with
which the (ire brigade respond to a
summons. is very reossuti'tg to pro-
perty Holders in town and as one
man was heard to remark 1ccenllyt,
"Clinton hasn't had a fire worthy the
name since the instalatioh of tike
waterworks system.'' However, per-
haps it would he as well to "touch
wood," as Clinton is not hankering
after a Sensat'iotn of that kind.
PLAYED •A GOOD GAME,
Two rinks of bowlers, were: 111
Stratford on Wednesday competing
for the Fa1ll trophy. The following
are the players who went down : .I
—W, Cl rant, W. ,Jackson, J. ]Pati,
C.E. Dowding, skip. 2—.1. J, I-lol-
loway, F, T. Jackson, 1). i. Forres-
ter, J. Nediger, skip.
The trophy was 00•ou by Stratford
11(110, the second prize going to Mit-
chell. Dowding's-rink was a tie on
the last end for second prize, but ire
lost bp one shot 011 the finals, The
following is a record 01 the different
towns :
Cash, Stratford 75 points.
Sawyer, Mitchell 51
Dowding, CIin ton 80
Nor Ogre: es, S1MarysSl
novel, St• Mary,/ 97
Ford, Mitchell. 17
Best, Seaford: 40
Humber, Godcrich '11
Nediger, Clinton 10
Mcliihardgy, Stratford 30
Edlnouds, Goder1011 30
Greig, Seaforth 18
WESLEY CHURCH.
At the u100(1ng of the W.M.S. on
l'hursday evening Sliss Ir'lorence Cun-
Ingham°, who was the delegate . to
the branch meeting in London, gave
a most interesting report of the ses-
sions. in the absence of the presi-
dent, Mrs "Pattison, Who was ill, the
vice president;` Mrs. Rutledge occupi-
ed the chair. Miss Clreenc contribu-
ted a solo avid Miss, Malo Moore an
instrumental.' Refreshments,were
served after the program. MisPor-
ter resigned her office as treasurer; 3's
she expect., to be absent for the next
fete months, and Mrs. McMath Was
appointed temporarily: to 1111 her place,
The pastor occupied tris own pulpit
or Sunday ,itt Moth SerVices and will
also preach text Sunday, which -wilt
be ":Flower Sunday."
The Missionary committee had
charge of the League meeting Monday
evening and an int050S(1ng program
was presented, A missionary choir
has been organized and ,were in their
places for thci'°litst tine at this Meet-
ing They led the singing and also
contributed a thous, Mr.and
Willem
IVallls rendering.; the solo pant, Miss,
Dolly Canteloli led ttcl:Bible study'
and Mr. I --I, S.'Clhapntan, 'leader of the
Missioli Study Class, and several
members, :of (he 'class gave a :sups-
ma,ry of the hook studied during j,lte
Winter. This was the beginning of
a . series of interesting meetings
which will be tell ont
hly+ during
the summer. 31)03 Cuninghame, con-
vener
oil vener of the missionary committee,
occupied tite chair.
On Friday evening the Juniors had
a special "Flower: Social" and the
room was prettily decorated for the
oecasio11,.
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A LAWN SOCIAL
A •lawn social wlh be held et the
home e oL Mt.
h :
q,z IT Pcuiiell
bal,et, "' 'i;h
street, on Friday eventing 011011 sea-
sonable refreshments will be served
and there will also be a musical pro-
gram:
FRUIT' AND - EARLY POTATOES.
Mr. II E. Baines. on Monday room-
ing 'presented The Nays -Record - with
a very fine box of dtrawhcrries,grown
in lila o0y11 garden, They were of the
Kellogg, variety'•, were a fine specimen.,
and Ml Baines says they are yielding•
well, Mr, Baines also has been dig-
ging his potatoes for a week past and
they are turning out well,
STILL 110R1 ' AUTOS.
The latest local purchaser of an
auto is Mr: Thos. Churchill, Gorier -
1011 tow uship, who is now the posses-'
c of `and sprit five 1101011 er
so a spic111
pPassenger
ear., As Mr. Churchill 'catches on"
qnlekl yhe Will very soot be enrolled
ed
among the safe and sane drivers to
be,found in and about Clinton, The
local agent for this mato of oar is
Mr, Bert Langford,
POLICE 1
This family newspaper would not
unduly restrict the spied ab (11115
automobiles ril's
o nl c may f.
be driven for if
there is a cloak place of country road
and nobody in the wa}t the tempta-
tion is very great, but when reckless
outside drivers dash down the streets
of Clinton at the rate of a mile in
ninety seconds, then the limit has been
exceeded and rho law should act.
'1'11is happens more particularly on
Sunday evenings, joy riders who have
been spending the day at the lakeside
being the guilty ones.
The town police should patrol ifur-
on and Ontario streets Sunday even-
ing and stop the practise.
LAST Ob' 'I'I11: SEASON.
The football match in Recreation
park friday last betwe 'n the C1'n-
ton team and Wroxeter resulted in a
wiry for the home eleven by one goal,
the scorn being 2-1. Clinton is now
out, of the running, lii•lusse's being
the winners of the series, Friday's
match 00(18011 interesting one and
there was a goodly number of specta-
tors present to witness it, As foot-
ball is loo strenuous a game, for hot
weather it will be distamt:inu011 now
until the autumn when ('limon hill
t011101, tate field and to win if possill,',
1 The local line-up in Friday's game
Witt.; as follows : (foal, 1'. ('ouch,
Backs 1; Mustard, 11. Beacom. 'Half -
hacks, 1, timiflu, W. Swan, J. inn's,
Forwards, 1'. Draper, h `imillic, W.
Wright, .J Dale, Fortes', rs, Referee,
Austebury of Strat'ord.
TENNIS'.
'The first game of group 1, Western.
Ou Lawn '1'01)1110 .ls0001at,10(1
will be played here on Saturday be-
tween Seaforth and Clinton. Half
of the events will be out Major 151, D..
McTaggart's lawn and the other half
at. tate Tim -tory courts.
Group T. consists of Godcrich, Clin-
ton and Seaforth and Me following
schedule has been arranged for the
season :
.Juno 20th—Clinton vs,. Seaforth at
Clinton
June 27th—Clinton vs. (10dcrich at
C ode•f0h,
;rely 4111-500101 1 vs. Cloderich at
Seafforth.
J 11th—Clinton. vs. C4oderich • at
Olin toll.
July 18th—Seaforth vs. (,oderich at
Gode:ieh.
July 250—Clinton vs, Seaforth at
Seaforth,
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2 SUDDEN ('ALL.
Mr, John Guest of London town-
ship, formerly and until but a few
months ago a well known citizen of
Clinton, died suddenly at hi, home on
Thursday morning last.
NIr. Guest, who was apparently en-
joping usual health, was in town the
week previous to his death and inet
,nany of his old mends. Hp. was
going about His usual duties and re-
tired. on Wednesday evening as usual.
On 'i'{nirsdad, not using at the '
a
c-
tstoedtote, mm )cts 01 his f u-
ily
went to his room to findthan his
spirit had fled. .
Mr, Guest is survived by a fam-
ily of sexy two sons and four daught-
ers. Walter, an electrician of Toron-
to ; Ernest, on the homestead ; Ent,
ily, of the staff of the Belle: ille Col-
legiate, Institute Aleua, who is
teaching. in the west, .1)t'. Edna, who
left in September last to take a post
graduate court in l uroic and 'who
is non, m India and Irene, at home. -
Mrs.n Guest died in Clinton after a
short illness in September last.
Alt the family, with the exception
of )r. Edna, were present for the fu-
m:red avhich took place from the favi -
?1y, residence in;' 1,9111Cl11 (0wnstip,', on
Monday afternoon last.-
TO the people' of Citation the news
of this sudden death 051(10 as a drs-
tiRet shock;
Bayfield
Dr. ,Smith and Mr. Thos. ".Cameron
left op Saterday for the City of
Qeebee as delegates from :the local
lodge to the C. U. F. convention.
h', ..and Mrs. r 1 . Doherty A A s ] of tL
) e and
V
two children have 1, -
t 1 taken up their res-
idence in the White City,
Mr.; Wm, Cudanore, wife and two
sons, Masters Wither and Murray,
Public issues Discussed.
sed
.
The public tweeting held in the
town hall last night, to hear the
�
public - issues of the , campaign dis-
cussed, was attended' by electors of
four municipalities. Warden, Can-
telon preside.
Rev, Jos. Elliott, the first speaker,
said in part :1 It is very injudicious for e minister
while engaged in pastoral work to
dabble in politics,: `During the elev-
en years I had a Middlesex charge 1
dont think two 01 my people knew
103' political leanings. But of course
I .voted,
In this campaign I am sorry to
see that many ministers have lost
their heads completely and are acting
With 01010 weal ,than prudence,, This.
is bound to be hurtful to the church
and their own influence. -
This is tiot a contest between the
liquor interests" s and the charches and
the 111011 Who t wl so states falsifies the
10500.
Lifelong C'ono_ri'ativcs who -htivc
been in the forefront of Temperance
endeavor repudiate the flippancy with
wwhich ,Rowell advocates endeavor to
identify 'them with the liquor inter-
ests,
Between the two parties it is only
a question of methods in suppressing
the u lit of traffic.I
The Referendum' 111011gh carried by
a large, nnalority during the period of
the Ross Government was not follow-
ed up by anvr advanced step in Tem-
perance legislation, but the Toronto
Globe did not protest nor ask' the
churches to protest.
Since the Whitney Government 011(10
11 10 Power 1200 licenses have been
cut oil and more than fifty percent.
of the municipalities are now dry.
From .1398 to the tirne of the Ross
Government going out of power there
was. no advance in 'Temperance re-
form, Since the coming into ,tower
of the Whitney Government not a
suasion has passed without Temper-
ance: legisla lion.
1)r. Macklin is and always has heels
a 'Temperance man to his finger tips.
Dr. Macklin, the Liberal -Conserva-
tive candidate. for Centre Huron, said
in part :
1 am a supporter of the. Whitney
Clover'nmeet, that is L am in faro' of
the policy which will do away with
all liquor licenses—both Bars and
Slops.
The Shop, which the Rowell plat.
form noes not touch, is but a cater-
ing to that clement in the Rowell
party not yet ready for tet:1 prohi-
bition.
The Workman's ('ompensabi0(1 Act
introduced and made 11,1
Whitney1 Government is u'InO.tt l:rc.n
to the workingman. It give him a
security lie never had helore.
By means of the Clood Roads policy
of this Government t11e roads of this
province wi 1 be vastly improver, ;
the Government to pay a large pro-
portion of the cost.
:1 Government should be judged by
its accomplishments and in its nine:
•roar,) of power the Whitney Govern-
ment has been honest scud progres•
sive. No scandals have stained its
record -such 00 characterized the floss
and previous Governments, -
NIr. harry Either, South , Huron,
said in Part :
I have been in public life thirty)
four }cars, sixteen }years as reeve
01 deputy and eighteen as represents•
five of South Huron in the Provin-
cial Legislature.
The Whitney (lovernnhent ,has -ac-
complished many things,
It abolished the numbered ballot
whish gave rise to so 11111011 ballot
box manipulation 0111515 rte Ross
Government, •
it has 0.dnnnistared the license laws
Fairly and hottestip, which its pre-
decessors could not 0101m.
It has raised the taxes on corpora-
tions, on blanks, railway companies,
millionaires,
1f the Whitney Government had
not come in when it did there would
have been no Hydro -Electric, to give
the, people of Ontario- Light and pow-
er at cost for the Ross Government
had already turned over to corpora-
tion capitalists the .greater part of
the power available at \nag5ti'a Falls:
1t is these disappointed corpora-
tions that have' been the hardest
fighters against Sir James Whitney
and 17,x1. Allam Beck.
Mr. Rowell was always air advo-
cate of the Ross Government, Even
in the Clark clays wheat the Minnic M.
.cruised and constituencies - were Cor -
rooted 110 gale it its hearty stapport.
It....‘!4.5 (hits sante Mr. Rowell who
ler years, (1195 1n iterate 'rem1181(0t
adve0Ltseineli'ts uh ilio Toronto (lobct
in `19111611 he •lras a stockholder and
director and it was 'only when the
was, for his. inconsistency, hold up
to puhlia gaze by Sir James Whitney
that for policy's sale , he resigned
item the Globe, "
In the years ago when 'the Seott
Act was Ia1V in this comity the
Liberal Government then .lit pewee
made no attempt toenforce. it but
011 the contrary tried' to kill f t,
• The' Government of 611 James Whit-.-
ney;, on (05 -other hand, is - se in ac•
'cord with 'Temperatipe' senti neint 111105
it devotes:.,publio funds to enforcing
The to n ic1 Uftlg closed with cheers For
the King and the he
(aCandidates.
A. PERSONAL I'PIM,
are the guests this week of the form- Miss Effie Snowden' of Varna 011 the
Ilr's sister, Mrs, E. Ward, guest of -Miss Greene for a few days
More Bayfield news on page 4; last weei,
Introducing roducing t s Poli ie' into the
Churches Means Breakers
Ahead.
Mr, II. Either in His ad-
dress,' in the town hall last
night said :
"1. have lived Mr a life-
time at Credit -mil and alit per-
sonally known by every per-
son in the comtitunit}n -
My sori thirty-three years
of age is a member of the
church there, Hellas been the
organist for years and is the
teacher of a Bible class which
I believe is one of the largest
111 9t
t e county,
Yet such a state of; affairs
has been brought about by
this Rowell campaign, and
which exists more or less, to
every riding In the province,
that my boy's Christian
standing
is: now questioned
and if he Isere to appeal to
an elector to support me he
alight be ,net with the all -
Met :
ll-sw'et: "Oh, I could not vote
for your fattier and against
the Rowell policy and be a
Christian,"
I want to say frankly and
in all sincerity that the in-
temperate real of these Rowell
advocates their t in roduc i
,
t ton
of politics into the churches
and using then, for political ,
purposes is bound to work
incalculable injury to the
Christian churches, of our
fair province."
All Fish is Flesh to
the Zurich Candidate.
[n itis canvas of Cloderielt
township last week the Zurich
Candidate was accompanied by
and had the assistance of one
of the bitterest opponents talo
Temperance people had to en-
counter in their campaign for
Local Option and the Scott
Act,
And this, weunderstand,
is in keeping with pis entire
campaign..
Lifelong Methodists Will
Not Tolerate Conference
or C 'erica' Dictation,
Kingston, June 15,-711 Sydel-
Mu tr street Methodist C'hureli last
night Mr. .10110 1115503, aged 85
a life-long Methodist, strongly re-
buked Rev. C. F. l3eddick for
preaching 0 political smarten in
support of the Rowell policy of
abolish the hat. Rev. Mr. Rcd-
click, 0110 18 a Missionary among
the British Columbia Indians, had
called upon the congregation, as
Christian Wren, to support Mr,
Rowell. Mr. Hughes arose in his
seat and cried "Il'e have Coote to
church to hear the word of Clod
Ind rlot5 to li'sien to a political seri
mon," Mr. Uugges then left
the church in protest.
Personals
1Ir0. Alex, Leitch was in Sec:fortlt
0110 day last 'eek,
Mr. Geo. Davis is quite ill at proseut
the friends of the fancily will regret
to learn.
Rey, J. C. ['0(11 38 attending the
meeting of the Synod in 1,011000
this week.
Miss Ida Pavans of Bayfield was a
guest fora few clays last week, at
the hone of her uncle, Dr. J. S.
Evans.
Miss Pearl husband and 11[iss Rad-
ford of Listowel spent the week-
end as .the 5ueats of the former's
• sister, Mrs. K. Chowen of town,
Mrs,, Atkins of Toronto and het
little son arrived Tuesday on a
visit to the lady{'s parental home,
that of Mr. and Mrs. A Cook,
Mrs, Woodman of Boston arrived
1 eesday on _ a visit to her sister,
Mrs. J, S. ENrans. She w111 after: ,
a visit here spend sure time at lice
111,1111107 1101110 at II'ia.rt011.
A Popular Pastor.
Rev. S. .L Allin.
In. two years every church in C''1iu-
ton save ono has had a 'change of
pastors. Rev, Dr. Rutledge has come
to Ics1eVr Rev. Father het H)
al to,
St. Joseph sn Rev: J 0, Potts to
St. Paul's, Rev, il'Ir, F airlul1 to the
Baptist church and Willis pastorate
is vacant, Rev, S, J. Allih of the
Ontario St, church is thus in point
;of service locally the oldest residout
clergyman, _t