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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1914-06-18, Page 1a. • CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JUNE 18th, 1914. News -Record means News -Leader. i 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. g eh Se4ign re rate � .�Grted# ir. 9rices • -,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 OLoTnrxcs • OIt ) R) 1) CLOTHING Straw Hat Mme. You Will Enjoy The Pleasure of Buying a Hat Here. 1i o J 11 . Boys Hats 1Oc to $1.00 id � '� ACE "Mens$ 50cto $7,50 i, 7f A i 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. I 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. 1 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,. • 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, • 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