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Clinton News-Recprd
December 11th, 1913
emarkable Career of John
W. Hessian an Inspiration
to Shooters
HE IS A NATIVE OF CLINTON:
Hero is comfort for the "green"
shooter who is making discouraging
attempts to got into the "crack shot
class"' : John W. Hessian, now one ofd
the World's foremost rifle sholle
could not hit an 18 insle bulls -eye
across a 'eery narrow country road
when he Rest started in seriously to
'shoot at a meek. But a lot of other
interesting things happened, before the
record maker of today reached even.'
the state of proficiency where he could
mise that half -yard -wide bulls -eye at
six paces.
Firstly, Hessisn was born some-
thing like thirty-five years ago in
Ontario, Canada. His first shooting
—as may be said' of most boys—was
clone with bow and arrow, when he
had arrived at the age of sibout ten
yea's. The material for this initial
shooting equipment was cut from the
rock elm of the Canadian forests and
made into the finished article by his
father. It is reported around the ,
neighborhood of his bieth-place to
this day that the young lad did :
some amazinely good shooting even
with this primitive outfit,
However, the veracious historian
must accept with doubt these reports
of early budding skill, when he learns
in the evidence of Hessia.n's own
words that his first attempts with
any sort of firearm were sad indeed.
An ancient muzzle loading shotgun
was his first powder weapon. He just
happened on his gun, as boys are
apt to do, and the fact that there
was no stock on it did not affect
him because he was able to supply
this deficiency by tyine a board to
the stern of the old musket with
wire. Equipped with the prize, the
finder, with five companions, organiz-
ed into a little shooting party, first
Pooling their funds to buy powder
mid shot. When the time came to
do the shooting, Hessian, being the
host, wee scheduled to take the last
shot, but when the gum was finally
banded to him for his turn at the
mark, the ammunition had praetically
all been used. He was only able to
squeeze out a pinch or two of pow-
der, ,and was obliged to' substitute
/Pebbles for shot.
Only a few years later, however,
fate begun to shape things more fav-•
orably. The boy Hessian at sixteen
• secured. a position in a hardware
' store where between the tasks of
sweeping out, weighing nails, etc., he
was now and then connnissioned to
deliver 'goods. in one such delivery
was included a 4,140 rifle, which the
customer allowed the little red-hair-
ed, ,blue-eyed hardware clerk to shoot.
This was the first shot' which the
youth destined to stand in the Irons
ranks of the world's rifle shots had
ever fired from a rifle. From that
time on, Hessian began .to do more
and more shooting, although it Was
Many moons before he exhibited signs
of genius. His friends in the hard-
ware store took him out to help on
a coon hunt one night, for instance,
arming him, with a five shot revel -
yea Three of these five shots Hes-
'Sian qed• by mistake a -men
who were with 'tint',' and the 'other
two he discharged at a camp of
tramps who were found in the woods.
The next day, while riding his bicy-
cle to the store, still carrying the
revolver, he was attacked by a, dog
end in attempting to shoot the ani-
,
• mal„ punctured his own leg with a
bullet. This and various other things
bring the subject of' our sketch
up to the, -age of 23, when
be came across the • line to the,
'United States, and about which time,
travelling for a tobacco 'concern in
Kentucky, he, did his first target
shooting—referred to briefly in our
first paragraph—using a lithographed
head of a bulldog, which was, part
of the Advertising matter furnished
- bine by his correern, as a' mark. Hes-
sian says that it required' more than
a year ,of practice—using a pistol—
to ,get his shots within a six ineh
However, at about this point the
aspiring' youngster's star began to
rise rapidly. As early , as 1903.
shooting at fifty yards on the regula-
tion Anaerica,n target with a revolaer
' Made .11110011111t1 0 wilt%
one hundred, This encouraged himto
take up practice With greater .Zest,
and brought him in touch with theli
sterling eportemaa as R. R. Bennett
of Pittsburgh,a fine revolver; rite
and trap shot, who "did much to help
himi along. Joining the Iroquois Ri-
fle Club of Pitffiburgh, HeSsian prac-
ticed diligently with a .22 caliber
target rifle. The year 1904 fouled
him, a member of the eighteenth Reg-
iment'Pennsylvania National Guard
and he immediately won a plaqe on
the irffie team representing that reg-
iment' at Ft. Riley. At the Sea Girt
matches in the same year, Pr,' W. G.
Hudson and ()there 'Showed their in-
terest in the young shooter by teach-
ing bins the use of the telescope, mi-
crometer, and other refinements of
the 'rifle genie. Returning to Pitts-
burgh, Mr. Hessian. won all three in-
dividual matches on the tegamental
syle range. Each succeeding year on -
15' added another string oi first pla-
ces to the records of the now fast
coming marksman. Three first places
in important matches were his in
1907. In the following year he took
an added spurt and won five firstepla-
ces, one of the latter being at the
big Bisley, England, ineet, where he
went as member of the United States
Olympic Rifle Team He cleaned pp
six first places in 1909, astonished
the world by making 57 consecutive
bulls -eyes at eight hundred yards at
Candi Perry, and followed this per-
formance later in the seine year with
another world's record score at Sea
Girt, In 1910 Mr. Hessian tied for
two first places, and in the follow-
ing year carried off nine first places
in state and interstate matches,
Although in the year 1912 Mr. Hes-
sian did not enter many matches, it
was • nevertheless a banner year for
the champion as he had the distinc-
tion of being a member of two in-
ternational teams—the Pan-American
championship team and the United
States rifle team which won the long
range military ,championship of the
world at Ottawa. Incidentaly, the
rifle used by Mr. Hessian at Ottawa
has been presented by bins to the
New. York Athletic Club, of which he
is a member, and now hangs in the
trophy room of that organazatioa di-
rectly under the rifle used by Judge
Gildersleeve in helping to win the
same match in 1877.
That he has only golden well under
way on his winning streak is eviden-
ced by Mr. Hessian's doings with
the rifle this year. Probably his most
conspicious work during 1913 was
his brilliant winning of the Marine
C'orpS match at Camp Perry Ohio
competing against e Sield of 590 of
the world's most expert shots. Hes-
sian scored an aggregate of 105 out
let a possible two hendeed in the 20
tg at 600 to 1000 Yards. With
the wind blowing a gale he missed
the bulls -eye but once at 1000 yards.
Experts state that without his wind
gauge he would have had to aim, 23
feetto the gide of the target to
get, into the bulls -eye.
Since 1008 Mr. Hessian has won
more than a score of hard foughtna-
tional and international matches and
has,coerepeted against the picked shots
of the world. Much of his best,
work, from the viewpoint of "the
good of the .game," has been done at
the elbows' of thousands of nee/ices
Who have profited greatly by his en-
thusidatio coaching. To this class
the fruits of his ability and caper -
mime leave been freely given—and it
Is just possible , that much of his
peculiar knack for imparting instruc-
tion to beginners arises from the
fact that he himself did not start in
the `'infant phenOm'' class but had
to. blunder sad stumble along up
just as most of us do. ,
Viewed broadly, the shooting car-
eer of John W. Hessian would seer
to Mice plenty of inspiration to th
tyro who yearns some day to get a-
Mong the winners or at least to
make 'creditable scores,
Wingham
Mr. Harry C'outts of Berlin spent
a few days with his mother recontle
Mr. J. Brown has been transferred
from the Wingham branch, of the
Bank of gommerce to the Cayuga
branch. ,
Mr. John Martin returned last
week from a visit of a couple of
months with his sister in Meaforcl.
Mr. and Mrs. John Kerr were pre-
sented by a number of their fellow -
workers in the Methodist church with
a handsome couch, prior to their re-
moval from Wirigham to London.
The Methodist church anniversary
services will „be held on Sunday
next, when Rev. G. H. McAllister of
Exeter will preach.
Miss Elinor Stewart was married
to Mr. Harris Feagon of Thession on
Wednesday morning of last week at
the home' of the bride's sister, Mrs.
Chas. Donaldson. .
Mr. B. D. Griffin of Foil George,
B. 0„ spent a few days last week
with. his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.
N. Griffis.., ' •
Mrs. J. A. Haugh visited her sis-
ter in Toronto -recently. •
Miss a R, Taylor has returned
from a six weeks' visit with friends
in Detroit, London and St. Thomas.
Mr. Waited F. Henderson of
ial, Sask., has been home on a visit
to his parents, Mr. been,
Mrs. John
Anderson. '
Mrs, Small is spending a few, weeks
with het SOIL and daughter in For-
est.
Mr. O. G. Vanstone of Toronto
spent a few days with hie parents
here last week.
Historical Sketch of Tucker -
smith Township.
This the manliest, except Turn -
berry, of the sixteen townships com-
prising the coenty, of 'Huron •contain-
ing admeasurement 40, 880 acres
of superficial area. And here we
Alight. mention that the name of
Tuckersmith was originally seelledin
two words, Tucker Smith, the gen'
flee -San, Smith, who gave it the name
wishing no 'doubt to distinguish him-
self from the ubiquitous aed ple-
beian Jolm ''Smith by append-
ing, or rather prefixing his some-
what 'aristocratic "given" name,
"Tucker'', In all the early periods
and in the early. references , which
have come under our notice the name
was spelled Tucker 'Smith, and the.
present way OF spelling came gradu-
ally into use with a desire, we. can ,
see no other reason for it, of saving
time while writing it. ,
The topography Ma. Tuckeramith
presents a beautiful es,nd gently mi-
sdating of what is for the greater
part a most fertile and ,produeeive
soil. There is but very little waste
land . within its limits. The Hayfield
River is its only river of any impor-
tance running in a generally north-
westerly direction approximately par -
Melt to the northeastern beimedare.
The shape of the township is pecan -
liar being that of a right angled V3-
0`3CdeS traingle with one of its apt°
aegles cut oh. Its base butts the
London Road which divides it from
the tewnships of Stanley :led Hay ;
ill northeastern side lies along the
Huron Road, separating it from Hui -
lett and McKillop ; it extends along
the township of Hibbert, in the
county of Perth; OR the . southwest,
and for a alma distance ha:s Osborne
for a southern boundary.
The present condition is a marked
contrast with the state of affairs at
.the time the first school was erected in
the townohip abodt 1840, on Lot 8,
London Survey. Robed Bell Irons
Stirlingshire, Scotland, who settled
on the London' Road in 1830, was
the chief builder of the school as
well as its chief supporter for some
years till the operation of the • Har-
rison-Hincks School Acts' of 1842-44.
There wee eyen prior to 1836 quite a
large number of settlers on'both
sides of the' London Road, but as
they were scattered and as none but
those located very near the school
were pleased with its situation and
further as contributions were entirely
voluntary, it was difficult to obtain
funds.
The township however, had some of
the attributes of civilization before
they ever had a school as we find
that a mill was, erected by the Cana-
da Company at Egmondeille as early
as 1832 and completed in 1833. The
locality Was known for some time as
.."She Mill." The road running from
Brucefield to Egmondville was survey-
ed by the Canada Company te give
the London Road people access to
"the Mill" and was, as it is to this
day, known as "The Mill Road".
This was the second mill in the
whole Huron tract, that at Goderith
having been -built some ,time previ-
ously. But even with these facilities
water sometimes gave out and it
'was quite a common, thing to the
Settlers from Tuekersmith going to
London to mill carrying a sack of
wheat on the ox's back, returning
the same way with the flour.
Previous to this a very few set-
tlers had come into the township, on
the London Road, among them Fran-
cis Fowler, SaIDUCl Carnochan, and
Dr. Chalk, the founder of Harpure
hey, and a 'very fenr were also locat-
ed on the London Road. The first
who located in the west of the town-
ship were : Niel' Ross on Lot 34 ;
James Campbell, Lot 33 ; John Mc-
Intosh, Lot 20 ; Robert Hunter, Wil -
hams Hunter, William 'Bell and Alex.
McKenzie, Lot 25. All the above
with the exceptions of Mr. Ross came
in 1831. This gentleman came in
September of 1830, and was the first
settler, not only in Tuekersmith, but
on the whole London Road between
,that place --their aa backwoods village
—and the settleeneet at Goderich ex-
cept a few southern colored refuges
Who had just come in and settled, Ms -
Mediately north of the then hamlet of
London. -
There was then but a single set-
tler on the Huron Road within the
bounds of the present county of Hur-
on, viz : Col VanE•gmond on the Hul-
lett side, a short distance Southeast
of the present town. of Clinton,. In
the year 1832 Arthur Squires, one
Leslie, Edward Craig and John
Young came, the latter settling on
Lot 29, just South of Brucelield.
Even at this date the London Road
had only been out out in places and
was not logged up anywhere ; while
on the Huron Road CM. VanEgmond
was still the only settler between
Helmer's, on the border Of the town-
ship of' Wilmot, and Clinton, at
winch latter place the Vanderburgh's
and. Gibbings' had just settled and
were erecting shanties. Someone had
also, made a small clearing at,
grossing ate Carron, Brook, where
now is, but so habitation had
yet been erected.
When the Canada Company or their
contractors had first, commenced _ to
cut out the London Road they put
Sup a shanty for their workman on
Lot 26. In this the first sermons was
preached in Tnekersmith by a Metho-
dist minister, a missionary named
Whitehead. His congregation consist-
ed' of three persons—Neil Ross and
Angus and James • Campbell. Mr,
W.hitehead'a name 'described hini, 'he
being then very old, He was also
a very bailment and the shanty roof
being sennevvhat low he was obliged
to stoop considerably while standing
'to deliver his discourse after
which he remained all night
with his "audience''. This was
long before the day of churches'
the first of which was built on Lot
22, L.R.S. It stood several years
without being finished—several ser-
TIOGS jising held in it in the ssinuner
eeasonwhen it was fileally taken
down and removed to Brumfield.
The first white child been in the
town of Tuckersmith was Donald
eldest son of Neil, Ross, and with Vie
exception of James Lamb of Ueborne
this was the first birth in all the
district traversed by the entire dis-
tance of the London and Goderich
Roads
Mention has been made' of some Of
the early settlers being obliged 'to go
to 'London occasionally With their
grists, Sometimes' ` however, those
who came' in l831 have gone
all the Way 'up Port Stanley on Lake
Erie with their Sack of wheat packed
on the back of an ex, and this little'
amusement was of comparative fre-
quent °emu:ranee until ode William
Jewitt, a very early settlerinGod-
erich township three miles from Hay-
field, came in with a haadmill from
England, and then the TuCkersmith
people used to portage their peck' or
half pock, as the • case • Might be, of
"raw material" to the handmill and
return With their flour, meditating the
the whileon the eupreme good
luck which had intervened to
prevent a journey with an ox -
train to \ the Lake Erie store, Af-
terwards a Mr. Biscoby, a settler on
the Huron Road near Clinton, brought
in the first pair of horses ever
owned en the settlement and used to
collect grists from the neighbors for
some miles around and take them to
be ground at Stratford,, where a mill
had been lately erected. ,
Occasionally much trouble and even
substantial damage arose from the
ravages of wild animals. In one
instance Mr. Ross went to Goderich
for supplies. Shou.dering one hun-
dred of pork he was all night trudg-
ing thtough the forest, arriving home
just at daybreak. His cow—tire first
he owned and the first in all the
section of country—was heard bellow-
ing furiously, some distance off in
"the bush" and arming himself with
a axe the anxious ownesu proceeded
to the spot where he beheld a huge
wolf attacking and the cow vigorous-
ly defending its calf. The wolf ' in-
tent upon securing its prey, (lid not
see its enemy meth the axe in Mr.
Ross' hand was buried in its skull.
On another occasion he was attract-
ed by the bellowing of his oxen and
on arriving at the spot found them
engaged in a lively fight with a
small pack of wolves.' over the dead
body of the same cow which they haul
Succeeded in killing, though the oxen
had thus far kept them 'off.
Although we have seen that as the
late as 1832 or 1833 there were very
few settlers in the township yet by
1835 the numbers bad so increased
that a municipal organization . was
formed in the usual way, somepar-
ticulars of which it may be inter-
esting to relate—whieh can best lee
done by reference to the minutes,
from which we quote.
"A ineeting of the inhabitants and
householders of the township of Tuck-
ersmith, U. C., held publicly at the
Hayfield Mills, eas the 5th January,
called by William Wooley, aworn Con-
stable of the township, by the order
of Messrs. Chas, Prior and 'Richard
Brewster, .Justices of the Peace, the
foltllowingt were unanimous-
ly appointed by the meeting to fulfil
the .respective officers placed opposite
their names and the following bylaws
were unahimously agreed upon to be
in force while the geastlemen nomina-
ted held office, that is to say from
the 5th January, 1835 until the His
January 1836, viz : John. Colquhoun,
towa clerk; Peter Vanderbmgh, Reels.
Lowe, assessors ; William Chalk, M.
D., collector ; Henry Itansford,
Jonathan Wade, overseers ,of high-
ways ; William Fowler, posmdkeepen ;
Samuel Carnochan, John Hannah,
town Warden."
Then followed the bylaws and last-
ly the following certificate :
"I hereby certify that the above
!meting was called and holden in par-
suauce of a warrant to me directed
by Charles Prior and Richard Brew-
ster, Esquires, and that the above
bylaws were there made—William
Wooley, Constable, Tucker-SiniSis.
In 1830 the eommissioners were
Adam Black, Samuel Carnochani and
William Chalk, M.D. We, notice tins
year in 'the minutes the "cloud the
size of a man's hand," which subaa,
quently resulted , in the death of the
gentleman referred to along with
any others.
"The Com missionerS met on Janu-
ary 16th at the house of William
Fowler. And considering the disturb-
ed Hate of the township in conse-
quence Cr! a meeting held by Mr. Van-
Egmond, agreed to adjourn until Sat-
urday, 12th March, deciding meantime
to petition the I-Ionorable the House
of 'Assembly. in Provinoial parliament
assembled."
1,837,1he commigsioners were Geo.,
Worsely, Robert Hunter And John
Landsborough. The resident house-
holders ptesent at the town meeting
this year were Samuel Carnochan,
John Hannah, Edward Turner, James
Townsend, William Chalk, Peter Van-
derburg Robert Black, James G05 -
man, Nathan Johnston', David Camp-
bell, Thos. Carter, Mathew Reid, Wil-
liam Muir, James gliesney, John
Landsborough, William, Rattenbur.y,
James Broadfoot, Robert Hunter, J.
Ocilquhoun, and we quote from the
records, '" "this list nvas read over
by the chairman name by name and
every individual was unanimously al-
IoWed to the a voter without object -
tion —Samuel Carnochana Chairman."
The proceedings of the commission-
ers all theough the yea's are taken
up with a fight with Mr. VanEgs
mond to compel him to do statute
labor, which he refused to do. Fin-,
ally we see the following under date
of Jaly 22nd ; "Received from Thos.
Carter 1 is 3dt, being on gement
of the -'sale of goods and ehattels of
A. VanEginond by order of the C01/1-
nissioners for, non-performance of
tatute labor," and We caw • see by
A
the 'financial statement that Iffe above
was the only money received by the
corporation that year', that the clerk
J. Colquhouii, iaid it all out but is
lid for the statute labor it was sup-
posed to represent and that having
purcliaeed a "Record Book" for 5s
and peper pens arid ink for otheS 5s
he brought in a bill against the
township for the balance of 8s . 3d
which the township was unable to
find funds to pay. As a contrast be-
tween then and now we may say the
"Record Book" was such as can be
purchased at any modern bookstore
for twenty-five or thirty centa
But interesting as is much of the
matter referring to the municipal
government of the township we are
Obliged td curtail it. Briefly speaking
the town clerk "ran" the townghip
here ,as elsewhere in those days and
the position was held by John dol-
quhon up to 1839 when C. L. Van
Egmond was chosen and held the
position until 1842 inclusive, being
succeeded by William Muir. The
district councillors sent by • Tucker -
smith up to 1859 and the reeves up to
1853 may be , seen elsewhere. The
first set of municipal officers one the
operation of the Municipal Act were
Reeve, DIS. Chalk;. Councillore, C. L.
VanEginofid, John McIntosh, James
Murray, Francis Fowler. ,
After the withdrawel of Perth
from the united counties the reeves
of Tuckerstnith were as follows : 18-
54, Wm. Chalk ; 1865-60, James Dick-
son ; 1861-04, Henry Chesney ; 18652
69, George Sproat ; 1870-77, G. Ed-
win Cresswell'; 1978, David Walker ;
and the deputies ; 1867, first year ;
John Doig ; 1868, David Walker ;
1869, James McLean, 10370-71, JameS
Dallas ; 1872-77, David Walker,' 1878,
John Hannah.
Miss May Shackleton of Toronto
has been visiting her parents here.
Mr. John McGavin, who, 'has had a
position with the Greig Clothing
Co., for some time past, has gone to
Stratford to take. a position,
Mn. and Mrs. .1. Scott of Harris -
ton visited Mr. and Mrs. McNab
last week..
Mr. and Mrs Phillip of Toronto
visited their (laughter, Mrs. &inn
Murray of town recently.
' Miss Mabel Tunics: of Brucefield
was a visitor in town for a few
days last week.
The new portollice is now being
tnieci mit and is pimping. a great
convenience.
Miss Is. Mitchell' of London was
the guest of hem; cousins Miss Kate
Kerr, for a few days last week and
was a guest at the dance in Class's
hall. given by the Cgoigo Club.
Mr. Wm. Duggan of Detroit is
spending a few week's vacation at
his home here.
The Women's 'Auxiliary of St.
Thomas church at their annual rneet-
ing meeting held one day recently el-
ected the following officers : presid-
ent, Mrs. T. It, Brown ; vice presid-
ents, Mrs. Robt, Johnston, and Mrs.,
G. VanEgniond ; treasurer, Mrs.
H. Bullard ; secretary, Miss Jessie
A. Case ; directors, Mrs. IC, Gales
and Miss Archibald ; president of
Junior Auxiliary, Mrs. W. Govenlock
The past year has been one of pro-
gress and financial success,
Mr. Win. 'Wilson, a resident of
towa about thirty years ago but of
late in British Columbia, visited old
friends in. town recently, leaving come
east on account of the illness of his
father, the late Mr. W. S. Wilson of
Parkhill.
Mrs. W. Cr. Willis visited friends in
Detroit last week. '
Miss Aileen Scott, daughter of Mr.
and Mtn. Wm. Scott, was 'married
on Wednesday of last week to Mr.
0. S. McIntosh of McKillop.. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. F.
H. Larkin.
Dungannon
Mr. Jos. Wilson was in Detroit
last week for a few days,
Norman Kirk has gone to Strat-
ford to take a business course'.
Mr. Thos. Stothers, trustee of the
Ontario West Shore Railway, was in
Toronto during the hearing before
the Railway Board, .
Mr. and Mrs. P. 0. Haines visited
Hayfield friends recently.
Mr. S. F. Treleaven was int God-
erich last week serving on the jury.
Mrs. L. S. Palmer spent a few
days in Stratford last week,
On Sunday and Monday next the
Methodist 'church intend having their
anniyersary serviees. Rev. J. W.
Robinson Of London, a former pas-
tor, -will preach on Sunday and on
Monday a fowl supper will be served
followed by a firgb class. program.
Westfield
With sadness we chronicle the death
of. Mr. William Bamford of this
place, who died on November
19th. The funeral was largely atten-
ded. The interment which was mdde
in Westfield ' cemetery was 'condsfeted
by the Orange Lodge of which de-
ceased was a member. The services
at the houste evere conducted by Rev.
T. H. Farr of Blyth, assisted by
Rev. Mr, Miller of Auburn. Mr.
Bamford was a native of, the town-
ship of Bentwick, Grey, County. Com-
ing feoin there about twenty-five
years ago Mr. Basford 'first owned
land ill Ashfield, but Came, to this
conimunity about eighteen years ago.
He moved' to thisspiace and rented a
farm now owned by Mr. Farrow and
shortly, afterward's b'ought the pres-
ent place. He was a consistent mem-
ber Of the Anglican Church, and a
conservative, He Mayes tcl mourn
his death, his widow ; .foue sons :
6
John and George of Torouto,1Thom-
as on a farm near home, and \ Her-
bert at home; three daughters, Jane
and Emma of Winnipeg ; and, lora
at home. The sympathy of the a_
tire allitnnutity and of his many old
friends up in 13entwick is extended
to the sorroWinj ones his Ifloir les-
reavemeest,
[lensed,'
Mr. Louis Clark, who had his arm
eo badly injured by shot, ig improv-
ing and it is now thought it will'
not be necessary to amputate the
Mr. Hugh McLean moved his fam-
ily to Hamilton last week, '
Mrs. Consett has gone to Boston
to undergo a surgical operation.
Miss Dottie Carlin. is visiting Chat-
ham, friends.
'The flax mill has started running
and will continue during the winter.
Mrs. D. Sheeray is visiting in
Toronto. ,
Mrs. N. Warrener 'visited "in Gode-
,
rich last week. .
Mr. and Mrs. ' Will Bell hate re-
turned feom, their honeymoon trip
and have settled down to housekeep-
ing.
Npu CLUBBING RATES.
Weeklies.
News -Record and Weekly Mail
and Empire' $1.60
News -Record and Weekly
Globe , , 1.60
'News -Record and Family
Herald and Weekly Star 1.85
News -Record and Weekly Sun,1:85
News -Record and Farmer's
Advocate ' 2.35
,
News -Record "and Farm and
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News -Record
Farm
News -Record
Witness
News -Record and Northern
Messenger
News -Record and Weekly Free
Press 1.85
News -Record and Weekly
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Saturday Night 3.25
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Canadian Sportsman ,. 3.25
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News -Record and Morning Free
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Empire •,
4.50
and Canadian
and
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1,85
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1.60
2.85
Dr. A. H. U. Colquhoun,
Dr. A. H. U. Colquhoun has been1
elected president of, the Canadian!
Chili of Toronto. It is a position Vaal
does not go by promotion nor by 'elec-
tion, as a president is selected each
year feom among the members by ir
remesentative eommittee created 44
the special purpose of finding the best
man available, An excellent choice
has been made on this occasion. Mr..
Colquhoun is Deputy Minister of Eau.,
cation for Ontario, was a gold medal.
list of McGill, and received an hon.,
orary LL.D.
nalism he occupied a place in till
from Quedir's. In jou
front rank before' accepting the poi
of Deputy Minister. While he is ai
Conservative he is more a student'
than a combatant in politics and id it
recognized authority on Canadian 'Pelts
tieal history.
collector of Canadian books
Dr. Colquhoun, side from being
lii
pamphlets, seeks diversion from hid
official duties in long errantry wall4
its an occasional game of golf at t114,
Larnbton Club, and in trout and bise91
fishing.
Sir William Whyte.
Sir William Whyte, who is a geni
man with a keen sense of haute
tells these two stories of himself.
youngreporter who had jut come tb
Winnipeg was sent•to the C,P.R. q
floes for news. He vies energetic an
enterprising and managed to make hle
way up to Sir William's office, WA
secretary being out of the ante -room
at the time. "Anything fresh thill
morning?" said he briskly to the greA
haired official. "Nothing that I eati
see except you," replied. the vioa's
president with a smile.
On another occasion while Sly Wilt
ing into the room of the operated+)
who was a new employe, enquired/
young man glanced up, not knowing
to whom he was speaking, and said
in a sarcastic tone: "Did you Ulla
l
name is William Whyte," replied thul
big man quietly. The operator fell
he stopped at a little station, and gal
"Are there telegrams for me?" The
picture would be on them?" "My
ever himself.
Ham was making a to-ur inspectiol
,
The Useful Radish.
qR When sowing onion seed mix in sera!
3*— Mdish seed. It germinates more quid?.
q- Ly• than onions, and the rows can b#
;-4`.! ultivated before the weeds are fold/
tatted. Without radishes the roLi
^annot be seen for several weeks.,
3.35 r
4.50
House of Refuge Report.
TO THE WARDEN AND IVIEMDERS OF
HURON COUNTY COUNCIL:
Gans:mum,
The Inspector of the House of Industry and Refuge of the
County of Huron respectfully presents the following as his report
for the year ending Nov. 30th, 1913:
Total number of initiates adniitted since opening of House 437
Numbea of inmates on 1st December 1912 98
Number admitted for the that time during the year 11
Number re -admitted after absence 1
Numbee born hi House during yeas. 0
Number of deaths during the year 17
Number absconded during the year • 0
Number discharged during the year 2
Number of inmates in House on 1st December, 1913 91
Neill her of males.... 52
Nomber of females. 39
Admitted during the yeanfroin several municipalities as fol-
Tloowessee'smos—McKillop, 1 ; Hullett, 1; 'Osborne, 1; Howick, 1 ;
Ashfield, 1.
TOWNS AND VILLAGES—Seaforth, 2 ; Goderich 1 ; Exeter 3;
Wroxeter,'1.
°VAASA? of Pauperipm—Old age, 3 ; Sickness, 7; Intemper-
ance, 1 ; ,inibecility, 1.
Number of days' board inmates 34956
Number of days' board of keeper's family and help
Average number of inmates during the year 190060
Average number with keeper's family and help 104
Total expenditure on House and Faim $8910 43
Add value of provisions and fuel on hand 1st Dec.,' 19122115 89
Total expenditure $11026 32
Deduce capital ae,count and per improvments $ 791 37
Produce sold during 1918 and other sources 2392 86
Provisions, prod tele, new clothing and thel on hand let Dec-
ember, Ja I 3 as per inventory... 2350 24
Received from peeing inmates 918 00
$ 6432 47
Amount expended for support of inmates $„,4593 85
Average expellee per inmate per day nearly .13 1-7
Average weekly expenditure per inmate 92c.
'Report of the Inspector—Continued.
The expenditure of House and Farm accosints is as follows
Capital account $ 675 66
Hired help. Tam, 236 80
Stock and Imple.on ts 719 80
Salaries—Inspeceer. Keeper, Matron and Assistants 1378 50
Physician's salary a rid appliances 342 92
Repairs to building and furniture 369 10
Provisions and clothing 9953 813
Fuel and light ...... ... 1121 83
Books, postage and stationery 18 65
Taking,inmates home, etc 2 00
Incidental expenses 144 68
Sundry expenses for farm 530 92
Permanent Improvements 115 71
$ 8910 43
JOHN TORRANCE, Inspector.
During the year the sum of $445 has been collected for main-
tenance of inmates of which no account has been taken in the
above.
REPORT OF THE PHYSICIAN.
TO Tells WARDEN AND MEMBERS OF
HURON COUNTY COUNCIL
QENTLEMEN,—
Herewith I submit the annual report of the Physician of the
House of Refuge for the year 1913 for your consideration.
The ordinary epidemics that the aged are susceptible to pre-
vailed in the House during the past year causing a larger death
rate than in 1912. The average, age of those dying was 81, the old!
out being 107 and the youngest 52.
The House is filled to its capacity and should the Goverement
persist in its intention to transfer all the insane in the Asylums
from this county, the Council will require to begin preparations
to build a new insane wing to the present building.
The comforts and food provided for the inmates has been very
satisfactory,
Respectfully Yours,
J. W. SHAW,
PluysictmssFf. of
REPORT OF THE KEEPER.
TO THE WARDEN AND ME.MBERS OF
HURON COUNTY COUNCIL
To JOHN TORRAS en, Req., INSPEO'l'OR or INDIIVI'ILIAT, Fatter
AND HOUSE OF REFUGE FOR COUNTY OF HURON :
I beg to submit the following report of crops grown and work
done on Industrial Farm during the year of 1913;
Hay... .... .. ..... ..8 tons 21 acre Dutch sets.'...... $ 1085 46
Oats 200 bush Parsnips .... . ......20 busts
Barley.150 " Clover Seed. .... .. -8 "
Beans ..., ... . . ......., ..70 " Cabbage.. , . ... head
Onions... 60 " Fodder Corn, .. ........... acre
Garden Carrots20 " Tomatoes bask
Garden Beets....... ... -25 " Raspberries.. ......758 bolo*
Potatoes ...400 "
Mangolds, 600 "
Live Hogs sold, $ 849 79 WITCH, Manager.
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