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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1914-07-23, Page 1No. 1843 -36th Year GLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY,' JULY 23rd, 1914. THE HOME PAPER Advertisers have found that as The News -Record is both News and Circulation Leader it pays then to use its columns. n Pearl Pendants We are showing some very pretty designs in pleasing contrast to the styles one usually sees. Yet they are strictly correct and fol- low closely the forms prescribed by those who have the -say so in ladies jewelery. We invite you to come in and inspect our stock. Prices from $ t o,00 up. 10 • ,feweler ana Optician Ykllqar Clinton The Royal Bank OF CANADA. Incorporated 1809. - Capital Authorized $25,000,000 Capital Paid-up 11,560,000 Reserve and Undivided Profits 13,500,000 Total Assets 180,000,000 370 Branches. With world wide connection. Interest allowed on Deposits, General Banking business transacted. R. E. MANNING, Manager - Clinton Branch A 'CHANGE IN TITS STAFF, Miss Winnie Thompson, who taught at Sarnia last term, has been engag- ed to teach in the primary room of the Model school for the coining year:, WILLIS CHTJROI3. .Rev. Dr. Stewart has been supply- ing the pulpit for the past couple of weeks and will pteaoh again next Sun- day. For the summer months the Sunday school is holding ,its sessrlons at the same time as the morning preaching 'service. ONT. ST. CHURCH, Rev. IT. G. Powell preached morning and evening on ,Sunday last and will also conduct the services next Sun- day, the pastor being on a vacation. • Miss Clete, Ford presided at 'the or- gan on Sunday and will continue to do so until the return of the organist. Mrs. Treleaven. SPECIAL SERVICES. Special sjorvices are being held each evening this week in a tent at the. corner of Kirk and Townshend streets. The meetings are being conducted by Evangelists Margaret Castle of Ota- wa and Phoebe Smith of Gananoque and will continue until Sunday, when there will be two services. BOWLERS AT SEAFORTH'. 11ie Molsons Bank Incorporated 1855 Established in Clinton 1879 Capital and Reserve = $8,800,000 91 BRANCI-IES IN CANADA A - GENERAL - BANKING - BUSINESS - TRANSACTED. CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT - TRAVELLERS CIIEQVES - - • - `ISSUED. BANE MONEY ORDERS SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT At all branches, Interest allowed at highest current rats, C. E. Dowding Manager - Clinton Branch. PEABODYS' z. UNION 1I011 tiR#L$DE- I allS E ARlCA N GOODS MANUFACTURED and Smocks, Nomashould nas ask his Over- alls to make ver= ails for himwhen he can buy from us the "Mechanic King" with a guarantee of 25c for every rip and I Uc for every button coming off inside thirty days. "They wear like a 111g's nose," ," Prices and1.25 Q $1.50. �P We have several other makes -s at 50c, i5 c and $1,25, Y14.W'4O'�W4W'11W�W'v..�'O•WO WArW��'�W'��blDbQl Just 50 pairs leftof the: d boys'25cOD Overalls. They sare snaps. P • H ISH CLQTHIN6 COTHE MOO Motto : "A Square Deal for Every Mai > i Several rinks of bowlers went to Seaforth Monday - ` and played after- moon fternoon and evening games with a like number in the sister town. - Tho skips in the afternoon were : Messrs, J. T. Harland, J. Taylor, P. 'Towne, A. J. Morrish and Nelson Ball, and in the evening the skips were J. T. Harland, 3, Watt, J. - E. llintelon and. N, Balt Seaforth was several points up at the conclusion of the day. ENGAGEMENTS ANNOUNCED. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Walton an- nounce the engagement of their dau- ghter, Emily ,amelia Winnifred, to Mr. Frederick A. T. Fraser, the marriage will take place the thud week in August, Dr andrg. NIL J. I] LIunilton of Erin announce the engagement of their daughter, Nora Margaoet, to Mr. Charles W. Robb, mathematical master in- the Clinton Collegiate In- stitute. The marriage will take place in August. AGED LADY PASSES, Mrs, Anne Greene, widow of the late Richard Greene of Hamilton, died at her residence in Toronto oe Friday last at the advanced age of ninety-four years, The deceased lady was the step -mother of the Rev. ,J, Greene of Clinton, who went to the city Saturday afternoon in ordet to be present at the funeraa on Mondor, The wife of tate Rev. Dr, W. 11, Hin- eks of Toronto was a step -daughter and,' there is a step -son, also living in Toronto. A son and an unmar- ried daughter also s.irvive, the latter of whom lived with her mother. The remains were interred in I3atnilton on Monday. HUMMING I N U I G .1C .AIN, Some weeks ago the engine in the. big piano factory was shut down for overhauling. The shaft which had revolved almost constantly for six- teen or more years was found to be worn so much as to necessitate re- placing with a new one and as the size is not now "standard a now one had to be forged specially which re- quired considerable time. The new shaft was put in last week and the the different parts assembled and now the big eighty horse power engine is revolving again with the accompany• ing hum' of the many machines used in 1320 manufacture of the immense output of this big industry, While the machinery was "quiet," a yta0 of men under Supt. Von Roll's supervision;were employed fixing up, cleaning up, ,painti-ng sip, and improv- ing things generally. For of conveuicuce in gaining access to the roofs of the different buildings 'fie case of fire or for other purposes stationary ladders have been placed at different points and also new mov- able fireladders a dd cos c n ti c o s u ted The roofs of the cltieint buildings s have all been repaired tarred and sanded and new hydrant boxes have replaced the old ones' that were more or less decayed. A new cement loading platform has - taking the place of the old plank one in use for several piers past and where the G. T. 11. switch cuts through Clio factory yard the embank- ment in now held in place by a strong and neat looking cement curb, through' which a stairway runs for convenience fn passing from one build- ing to another, The old and consid- erably decayed outside - stairways. have givenplace to new ones well braced and neat hi appearance, Perhaps the most noticable feature of the renovating process in the nerve 'coat of paint' which now decorates the , entire range of buildings from tower to door sills,: giving the. place a most attractive appearance and'ad ding beauty and ' harmony to the whole exterior of the place. The lawns abd flower bed's. are also ,presenting a most attractive appear- ance and as, a traveller remarked "It' looksas11 there were "hninan" peo- ple around: here." Though hard tires seems to bethe bugbear of the present time this big industry continues to hum away and the high class product they turn ,out its finding its way to many happy llonlegi throughout our fair Dominion. DEA'1'H OF MRS, PEEBLES, Mrs.' .Samuel' Peebles of I-larriston : 11 funeral taking diad on Sunda the Y, place on Tuesday, The. deceased was a native of Stanley and a brother of Mr. G. R. Keys; the 0.0.F. organizer a foriuier citizen of Clinton. TILL LOCAL 'MARKET. . Wheat $1,.00. Peas $1.00. Oats 40c. Barley 50e. • 13utteb 1.6c to 180. - Eggs '18e to 19e. LiveHogs$820. DIED AT'GODERICH, - - Miss Agnes A. Ferguson, "daughter of the late W. L. Ferguson, died at Goderich on Tuesday of last wee;c. The deceased young' lady wad a cou- sin of Mrs. Wm. Carter And Mrs. Os- baideston of town, has visited hero on several occasions and was well- known to many in Clinton, - - WILL THEY J'O'IN THE CLUB ? The Grand Trunk Railway is mak- ing long past due repairs about their local freight sheds and at the pas - tenger station they arc laying down a cement walk. A coat of paint for the whole range of buildings would be quite in order and would ensure to the Company membership in Clin- ton's Brighten -Up Club. it certain- ly should join. WESLEY CHURCH. The pastor preached at bout ser- vices on Sunday last. An interest- ing feature of the morning service wag the baptism of three infants, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.H. llellyar and the little sons of Mr. and Mrs, Frank Audrets's and Mr. and Mrs. Shiltington, the latter child be- ing the grandson of the pastor. The League meetings are withdrawn for the months of July and August. THE NEW SCIIdNCE MASTER. Mr, Robt. W. Fleming, who is just now taking a special course in agri- culture at the 0,A,C., Guelph, has been engaged as science marier on the G.(.I stallin pi a.e of ss Bell l who resigned Mr. Fleming has had several years' teaching experience, for the most part in British Columbia, and took his degree at Queen's last year, He comes highly recommend- ed and the C'.I. board believe the ap- pointment will be a most satisfac- tory one. • THE LARt11.S'I' IN YldtIIS Referring to the Wesley church con- gregational picnic held in Jowett's grove, Bayfield last Thursday, the groom in charge of Squire .Jowett's stables said "It is the largest pic- nic we have Scan here in many years" and in truth so It was for al- though many rode over in automo- biles and other private conveyances, the _three local livery barns were tax- ed to their full capacity to acconn, modate the members who took ad- vantage of the opportunity to spend - a dap in social enjoyment at the fa- vorite lakeside resort. 'J'he weather man too was in the kindest mood and handed out the very best article possible which' was pronounced by many as being "Ideal" picnic weath- er. The "water" constituted the after- noon attraction ; many spent pleas- ant hours boating while others indulg- ed in the more exhilarating enjoy- ment of bathing, After 'tea was ser- ved a schedule of races and other sports filled in the early evening hours with amusement and enjoyment for the young and older ones. 'Phe managing committee by having the carriages started early for home. had thebigcrowd safely Y cord sa �l hack Lo town before 9.30 p.m., without an ac- cident happening to rear the pleasures of the day, - 'TIE, ARTICLES RESTORED. A 'young man names Burgess, a mere lad,in fact whohad 1 �e been t working fot some days withnum- ber a' nu t bra of others taking orders for the enlargement of photographs for the Capron Co., Toronto, and was stay- ing; at the Rattenbury House, left there on Friday tast taking with -ht m fine snit f clothes and a pair a o n 3a of hoots belonging to Mr. Frank I+awlk, a fellow -lodger. A loose note was left fora pal making a date to meet in .Blyth, and although the letter looked as if' it might he a blind, Chief Wheatley and Ilse Rattenbury+ went up to Blyth and alien to Wing - ham but found no %trace of the man they sought. On Monday he was lo- cated at P. Cole's in G.odcr:ich town- ship, where hehad gone in meat of work. 'I -Ie had the stolen goods in his possession when captured and gave them up and returned to town without protest, IIe was brought up for trial Tuesdaymorning and was given thirty days by Magistrate An- drews. lie was also, given some good advice by Crown Attorney Sea- ger. Some sympathy; was felt for the lad on account of his youthand also be - Cause it was thought he ' ' had been "put up to it"' by game0ne else who did not figure at all in the affair. It is hoped the lesson.- will have.' a salutary effect upon trim: and convince him that "honesty is the best po1- iC '. hiswas the first in in v f time twenty years that anything was taken from the Rattenbury, Flouse and Mine Host "Joe" was somewhat upset about it and was consequently well pleased when tthe goody were ' returned to their rightful owner. MISS ELLEN MOUNTCASTLE the Oldest Native of this District, Will on August 3rd Observe Her 8ist Birthday. On August '3rd next the oldest na- tive of this section now, living, Miss Ellen Mountcastle of town, will cele- brate her eighty-first birthday, hav- ing in 1838 been born on the home- stead on the Huron Road, the iarni now owned hy Mr. Gilbert Mair. In 1832 Sydney I3armaia Mount - 'castle, with his 'young wife and two smallchildren, came out from Lon- don, England, with the intention of Procuring an estate and founding a family in this -young country. IIe came to Huron county and procuring 0 farm on the Huron Road he erect- ed quite a pretuitious dwelling and proceeded to farm. There, at Mount Pleasant, the naine given to 'the place alter the fashion of English landown- ers, the subject of this brief sketch first saw the ligh-1 of day, and over since she has • continued' to reside in the vicinity - Conditions in this new countryl werb of course, something of a revelation to people brought up amid the 'advanced civilization : of ,England's metropolis and what a delicately nurtured woman had to endure in the way of hardship eighty years ago in Huron Comity can readilp be imagined by . anyone with a vivid, and as well, a sympa- thetic imagination, Mrs. Mountcas- tle, however, was a woman of high, courage and rare gifts and she met the conditions' bravely and chearful- ly. Being well educated 'herself and possessing many accomplishments She diligently instructed her children, of whom she had twelve one had. died on the way up, country and was buri- ed at Dundas. Schools there were none but the Mountcastle children were particularly fortunate in having the early instruction of their 'mother, Miss Ellen finished her, education in Toronto, as did most of the other. members of the family, 'meanwhile visiting an uncle, the late Mr. How- ard who afterwards donated bligh Park to the city, Of the 101111ly there now remains Misses Ellen and Eliza of Clinton, a sister living near Meaford and a brother at Dundalk. Clinton, when Miss Moen teas tie , first remembers it and for :t good many years afterwards, was but a "Corners" in the wilderness, the Hu- ron and London Roads running through, and about the only people settled here were the Jenkins,' gi and - father of Messrs, Thos., John and Boland ,Jenkins, and a family by the name of Potts, 'fhe Gibbings were early settlers here, as were also the Runiballs, the late Frederick Rwn- hall being but nine months the of Miss Mountcastle, and Messrs, John. and Thomas (.11ibings are iia - tire born, but, as Miss Mountcastle remarked, they are "only in the sev- enties." 1t sounded rather odd, too, Lo hear her doscril e Mr, 'Phos. Jen- kins, who is already past three -score and ten, as ''Young 'foul Jenkins." "Some people talk of the settler's in the west and Vie other newer parts of Canada having to endure hardships," remar ced Mfr+.; blountcasr tie, "But they have nothing to con- tend with compared 50it11 what the early settlers in Hu- ron countyhad, when toIrovid c for her family a woman had not only to prepare and cook their food but also to spin and weave the cloth and make it into garments for them to wear," And when, as in the case of her own mother, this had to be clone by a woman who previous to coming to this country had learned to do none of these things, resourcefulness, leter'ininatlon and a fine tylpe of cou- rage were required to accomplish it and at the same time keep sweet and cheerful with a mind ever, atimad to higher things, Miss Ellen tells of her first pleas_ ire drive, when she was a tiny child when her Tatler, mother and herself started' with an ox team for Torbn- to. 'l'he cart was piled with bales and boxes of various sorts and the mother sat on one or them with the child on her 'lap. After they had got well started upon their journey urneY one of the oxen made a nus -step and the catt, Its occupants and all its contents were dumped into a ditch by the side of the road. The little one was thrown from, ifs' mother's. d arms and was P Put of the picked it U water half dead. Wthings werehen righted the travellers retraced their steps and the journey was aibaudoned for the time, Flour was obtained in triose early days by taking the wheat to London or Stratford and later on to "Pi!- er's" near Godericll, Miss Ebro; Mountcastle tells of one ,tourney she made as a and of ten or twelve • to the, last mentioned Place on horse- back with a bag of wheat and re- turning the same evening with the flour. It was the Soar of the, typhus epiderma, when dlmost ,every family in all this, section lost at least one inensber, bbe' mother was ill and there was nothing in the house but corn meal, so the father thought it he would gond the.child she would be more'' likely to get the grist without tobliged delay, as he Should be obliged to await his turn iv there were many ahead of him, rt was no uncommon thing daring the childhood and early girlhood of these early d:celdents to hear the wol- ves howling about the house at night and the bears frequently stole young pigs, lambs, etc. from their enclostua ube N ithouir J•ts a . Life could not v s interest • at this period which Looks so far away and to listen to some • of the tales' of these early times one cannot 'help thinking that it is the present that is bnonono'tiotis, There is an itresistable charm a- bout these ttvo gentlewomen, who are proud of being Canadian horn, hut who still possess manp of the old- fashioned ways and ideas, of their English -bred ancestors ; who 'though having Nine through a large share of sorrow' and adversity are still cheer-• ltd and interested in all about then ; having 'worked hard and endured much. they are still thankful I'or all the blessings which have come to them. They live here quietly, 'sur- rounded by the portraits of their an- cestors, the paintiligs made In earlier days; by themselves and a talented sister who has passed on before, and other associations of the past. They still maintain, however, a deep inter- est in the present, keep well 'abreast of the times through the daily news- papers and with their garden, their fancy work,' an occasional game of backgammon together, in the evening and their ragular attendance at the services of"the church to which they have ever been attached, their lives go smoothly on and keeping their faces resolutely turned to the west and the light, they are bravely tread- ing life's pathway to the end. People You Know. Misses Viola and Florence Rowe are visiting Exeter friends, Mr. H. E. Rorke and little Miss Florence were evening visitors to London on Monday, returning Tues- day. morning. MIs. 0. 13. and Mrs, J. 13. Kennedy and little Doris spent last week visiting Mrs. E. Watlan and 1MIrs, G. Potter of Blyth. Mr, and Mrs. Ilarryl Rowe'and dau- ghter, Mildred of Exeter visited ov- er the week -end with Mr. and Mrs. john Map and Mr. and Mrs. Rowe Uf toorn. Mr. and l'Irs. Alf. Asquith came. down from Auburn last night being called by the serious illness of the latter's aunt, Mrs. Osbalrleston, JoseP h stre c L. Bayfield Dr.. Tillman, wife and family, have taken Mrs. Wallis' residence on the Square for the season. Mrs. II: D1•elunaitn and family are visiting friends at iIoilyrood, Mr. and Mrs, Northcott and Miss L. Jenkins of London are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Chapman at their sum- mer cottage in Lakeside' Park, Milts Mclroy of 'Ottawa, Miss Agnes Hall of Jackson, 1ii21t.,' and Miss Ca- tharine Reekde of Dutton. arc: the guests of the Misses Scott and C' - Neil, Mi ss A lice 'tippet of 'Po con to k spending her holidays,fwder the par- ental roof, Mrs. henry Young and daughter, Miss M, Young, of Aberdeen, South Dakota, are the guests of Mrs. Young's parents, Mr. and Mrs, Wm. Eagleson.. Mr, Tames Scott, Misses Catherine and Jean Scott and Mr. Sto,vart Scott, Miss Elizabeth Chtdley and Misses Winnie and hazel O'Neil are summering in Miss Simpson's cottage on the Terrace. bis.Dr. t:' Mrs.(Dr.) vMon Icth, Miss lloritieth and the Misses McCarthy of Strat- ford are guests at l'Its. Spackran's. The Misses Partridge of Lmtdou are the guests of Dr. and Islrs. Partridge at their Surrinter cottage in LakeSide Park, NIr. and Mrs; Stott, and hiss Aus- tin of Detroit and. Mr. Grieves of Seaforth lit retv eethis week and will spend a short time at their cottage on the Ierraee, Goderich Township Mrs. 11. H. Wise, accompanied bf'. her r two S ,5 Herbert and 0 ]J oo t a t l Charles left, on 1't esday evening per: steamer 1luion for Sault Ste. Marie, inhere they. ,will visr.t relatives for a few weeks,, ibirs, .John Costella has arrived from Redlands, o T and , Calif., and will for several'seeksvisit v with .her brother, Reeve Lobb, and other relatives and old -tune friends. She will be best remembered here as Miss Hannah Lobb. It is twenty years since elle lett. Weather permitting the patrons of the G.'P.'I'.S. will picnic on Thursday. The trustees of S.S. No. 10 are cone,' inflating themselves upon being able to again secure the services of. Miss Maynie J, Keys, daughter of 11r, W. L. Keys of Stanley. The scholars of No. 10 are also glad at the thought that Miss Keys will be their teacher after the holidays. The clops are looking well but will be a little short owing to the dry spell though the recent rains have helped, Mrs. D. Baer of Croswell., Mich., is spending a week or so as the guest of her brother and wife, ' the Reeve and Mrs. Lobb, Mr. G. O., Sturdy left last week Ler the west„ and will be absent" some weeks. He accompanied his daugh- ter, Mrs. Thos. G. Laing, And her lit- tle daughter' of Weyburn, Sask,, who have been spending the past couple of months at the Parentt home here. Miss Glive Lobb returned on Satur- day from Radisson, Sask. where she spent a few months, with her sister, Mrs, Norman Snyder, Miss Olive thinks .there is no place like old On- tario. "My belief is we place -too little stress upon the loyalty to the personal Jesus," aer Rev. Frank C. Harper, the incoming pastor of Willis Church. In preaching the last sertnon as pastor of Chalmers church, Lon- don, last Sunday craning, Rev. Frank C. Harper, took for his text, .Judges 12, 6111 verse : "Then said they' unto Ilim; say now Shibboleth, and He said Sibboleth, for he could not frame to pronounce it right. "Speech is but the manifestation of truth within us," said the speaker, "and our text altogether has its pass worst, be it the kingdom of business, where a plan must be efficient to sone with the many problems of business life, or the, kingdom of the world, With its social demands, where we have to prove ourselves to be of a cer- tain character before the world will recognize its. The excellence of cha- racter is that which marks 0 than for 8110,0088 in the •ivorld, and that character must be one of truth, A ratan is judged by his fellow men in the moments et is whet t he isff nu' o su•ar d as at that thee he betrays the trend M his inward life, Whether it is one or truth of of deceit, If a man cre- ates the impression that he is load- ing a Straightforward 1112, and 111 some unguarded moment betrays the act that he is a hypocrite, then he is despicable, the most despised of all human beings, "When we come before the pastor," continued Des'. Mr. Harper, there most be no doubt in our minds that we aro Christians, as if we attempt to enter the kingdom- of heaven under a cloak of Christianity, which does not fit, we will 'find that we tvifl be found out, and that 'there will be no room, for us in that glorious king- dom. God so loved the world that He gave Ilis only begotten ,son that we might have everlasting life. The password to the kictgdo1n is loyalty to Christ, and the life of every mat, woman and child should be devoted to Him entirely and to the further- ance urtherance of this password. Love is the test word in thc.l;f • c F C'ut.t 1 •'s ' o rt we 1 can answer that word with truth in our hearts then we shall have no dif- ficulty in entering the kingdom of God." "l4Iy belief as a l'resbytcrion,l' said thci speakers "is that we place too little stress upon the loyalty to the personal Jesus whom we love, and this laxity must be eliminated' if we are desirous of entering that kingdom,,, Previously to his sermon Mr, Har- per spoke briefly of Ms departure, from (helmets' church 11 enter upon the pastorate of. Willis church I Can- toia, and stated that reason he lie <4a l e did not preach a laresvell sermon was that he was not saying farewell to Chalm- ers' congregation •as he intended to bo it frequent visitor, there, even though lie would not be in the city. I. -Ie al- so spoke feelingly of his tertli as pas- tor there and that the many Social hours oviC spent P with his congregation would never be forgotten. � I of r 15T CHURCH. Tim services c,s on Sunday last ttet'e conducted by Ret ,Mr. Chambers of Stratford, who will also preach nest Sunday. At the evening service he will give a talk on China. The congregation and Sunday school intend holding their annual picnic to Bayfield :on Civic Holiday. 1J1"b'LE LOCALS. If, dear reader, you are not a News -Record su'bstori'ber, then why 110 t ?.. - - Mayor. Jackson has proclaimed the filth day or August as Clinton's civic holiday: The Kitty Band will furnish the MUSIC -at the garden party to be held at Varna on 'Tuesday evening next.. The regular meeting of the W. C. T. U. 1111 be held at the home of: 141is. C. J. Wallis on Friday evening Of this week. Hallett 'Township Messrs, Will Carrey and WillIieel- er of.Seatorth spent Sunday at Mrs. Thos.. - Cairbert's Mr. Jos. Shanahan of St. Mary's is holidaying at his 110)110 here, Misses Marie Jordon and Mae Male o0y of Dublin spent Sunday at Mt, D. Flynn's. Mr ,Jos, and Miss Nellie hlcintoah 'were 'in :Goderich on Sunday,