HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1912-02-01, Page 4Porter's:' hill. 1AGaster Ernest Bell'has nten'sliend- lrab a few weals in Soaterth .visiting his sister, Mrs, Potvel. Miss Margaret McLellan(' ,£,, Mil- waultee is visiting < Mrs W.! Tich- brjrne for a'few 'Weeks. • Miss KatieMacdougall is recovoti !fig trona lser. recent illtness.' • r s, HoI s of th and d M Y . T t n ktts of HolmesvillO,visited Mrs.' I:has., McPhail recenit1i. " 'We regret that Mr, James Mace donald hers beet 'itndez the :v'. Battier Miss 1f:lifra Battles is ' home from CT d 1 f a' Sveek's holiday George' Sterling„ 'Godettih Township, 'Has Finished auuw This Earthly Lif e During the past week several aged, men' men whose lite work was well' over • have been called f to pass. the bounds' of time, .but in George Stet;-, ltug of the Bayfield Line, Ggderfith earthly his e Y township; who flrnslied. life on' Thursday last, was .cal c d ono who,'sds little past his prune '' He had not •been enjoying• robust health for some time and; Mt several moijths+ past his •strength• has been gradtfally• failing. The deceased was''a native, ott God - eA& township having been a sou of the lane' Robert ;Sterling.: Poi ;'the o cele i of s ono Past ttventyrSeticn Or twonty-eiglit .dss 'lint P'otte'r, orae , ha_ 1 -ears 110 has been a resident on tire h y 3, visiting at Cur re's touters fox 'the` farm on which he died, .:TWentiy-ffvc ast. month, has returped home' vear5 ago he ' was marifed to , Miss p Mrs, Willvam ,Stsrling1 who has 4 1- r sante time, is.; now u been ill fo proving 'nicely, Iter many friends will .be pleased to learn.' 0.0000 0040>00 OOOO � rrirs I TNEa ;CRO 4 To Co,oper's Variety Store for the Feb= iruary Sale. • Smallwares at Small Prices.' ° Wall Paper at Bargain Prices'. o Stationery at' Special` Prices. See bills for details COOPER & CO. t6i:�C•O' 00.000••0000 :o 0 0 0 O 0 O 0 0 0 0 0 O 0 0 0 et. In ` clint6n News -Record e. . ins. H�istoricah Sketch of Two Prosperous Presbuterian Churches: ,r charge at IVirltw'all;In Beverley tbvva- ship. 'The next minister, • to be chosen IS I tine present.. pastor,,, the Rev, W, -T.'. Pearcy, who is loading the: churches on t� better things as the annua'1• .fe- ports' presented a'tthe recent congre gational mae?ings abundantly. show,• Tea • eongregati!ons of B rrns„ tl trchi pay, Mt • McLean was apPomueu,, let •' n of HU ]t + � h Sessla crit 1 of .t e od a - M stone and I,ondesbolo luting ?he vacancy, signs (Signed) Arch, McLean.' Pres, Clerk! while Presbytery was caring for ,the charges, the people of the,• con- • gretgatlens,were entlusiastie.in. Theft' seri!ice, At•;a meeting fn the Burns church in 1877,' , Messrs. George; Watt and Chris. Foster -were ap- pointed to build a pulpit and the on es •ch L Hullett, and Knot '• ebur•„ , •Moro, have • passed another mile on their way,,each year ,showing of progress, • . Although they can now be said a historY,' there are some 'oto bade • in the 'congregations•who can reeali the „days of their 'congregational birth:. It• ".was on. the 24-th of Dec, timber of the yea 1858 that., : there was the first niee t! n.g :of the building co)nmittee• at , the home of plans. 'tC o m <i id t the "late Ro ne .Ret small, band to meet; the needs of a for the, building of a<Small ' church' Scotch worshi Pers: Naples men - of ,Seo worship Pers. this *meet- ing 1 Wa�. men- tioned i tt Connection t 10 iv'tg'are : Robert Reid; Georg. Wet?, Gavin Ilafnflton, , Robert Scott, Thomas Lee and James Elliottl men. who were 'ready to leave the banks and braes of Scotland 'behind but gould not go. on in a new land Without the help of their religion and:their Heav- enly x d to the Hours of ser- havepassed d ee 'these1 sons a Father.Ties 1 Lll1 Y n[1 r lacontinue, • etre a till the b which s yard ^t -jr,c'CO tt^ t reward, 1 their re on to t rile best land. They have gone but., anuary 1878 Was the date or ,the they aro not forgotten. and the con- cal to Rev. John S. Lockheed., At munity will always profit because of •• this* the Burns church cleared the solid • foundation laid by such the manse from debt. In the .same mon. So was bulls the first Presby I year it is noted that Mr. Weather torten church of the section, a trame , spoon was engaged, as Precentex al church where service was givers to ' 830 In 1881 Mr. Jamas Cuninghanr a missionary. J-r'ecenter. lob t ^noel P cot of to t Y vas I 1 � ><nl .� an. st 1 886 t1. 'etl o n 1 h mt n At g n Interest, Burns was drafted. to the Presbytery of Muton g :! su - .onar mtss P k o y •sae f e l o un rout d g P , ' ter to Pxe sU *'n oho Y Y ra t ply znd p ] t8 release us from Blyth and grant us missionary, supply iu connection with Manchester with"a view to having EEliza S'tonebouse,•w'ho •survives' lint, rd is P e wo s of 1 ']1C1C t to ether tooth t g cl. Cour and Leslie. Three brottfel;s an sis,Cers also .survit'e': Mason Sterling: on the ., old ' . homestead, Godarioh. township ; Mrs. Joseph Jervis .of 1lol!mesville ; Mrs Andrew 0, Cur- rie of Saslrato0n cask Miss Annie' 'Sterling of Detrtlt ; Isaac Stcrli'ng and Miss Agnes of Battleeieek, tSuse 1 forma. Ct •nnd' Albert of i Mr. Sterling w ns a Presbyterian in religion and in politics a Liberal. He was a man of quie6 ac[d unessuni!ng disposition, taking little part in pub- lic affairs: Ile bore the resreet of the whole :commnniey. Thc.funeraltook place Froin the family residence otl Saturday to Bay at 110 Ilse ' tifces mete.. t t le s[ geld ce Y, f c ort b rut em cod Y side b 1 !and grtit o c, Rev, tufred Macfarlane pastor of the Bayfield and Bethany Pic sbyOariau clhurches. The pallbearers were 6 Obert s Mo SC R •l ne J �rvis J• t ilt c .Tose 1 ok IIauley, Jplut fitewart,' Ccorge l o a.nd' Alex. Welsh, s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O 0.00 Pirates pf the congregation was ex- tonded to James Elliott, who had .been so faithful as _Precentex. rder' to retain the•services 'or, .`.In o d vas e st t en v the Ret . S�. Young tl P .750 b utacall frons ' r ti ed 'o 1 G S is , Clifford took Mr. Young to lt]iat con- gre'gaUion,: notwithstanding tate strong pies, put forth, in t1i.o Burns .;;interest by their elder, Mr. James Ellio94• AU a 'spreial meeting of the session ' on the 19tha N'ovenlhcr 1877 ' with Rev: A, McLean as Moderator, .the; f E ile ill' edo ,s n Y A ease Tha? Should Bring -,lope to Other sufferers: • February 1st, 19 •' Epilepsy is one of the most ser-, Mous troubles that afflic s the humnan race.' This trouble is also known Is ['falling sickness" or "fits.''' ,The patient suddenly loses consciousness c ('come r i'id h nus las b and falls. T e 1 � and there is a twillching of the face and limbs,,.sometiines. accompanied by' frothing of the mouth. The conoid- sloe 'is followed by a deep sleep arl' oar in .' in duration.. In the o y Y g 'stages the attack. may only occur `at intervals of several months, but as the• disease progresses they become more and more frequent,' tote patient becomes debilitated • and the mind. weakened. Epilepsy is, generally i'o-' :garded as. incurable, bift taken in,its earit:gst stages 'has in many- cases ,• uk 'li ms 11 been cur0cl by •DF. wa 1 a Pills, which' enrich the blood, streng- thens the system, thus enabling,it to resist . 'eke"progress of the disease. The following naso will be of later- ' est to any who' surfer from this ter- rible inalady, Mrs. John,Mather, •• Bancroft; Ont,, says : "My lit11e scu, Clive, at the age of ]live was serik- de lite r fits and s ' alis o uli t nth ^ s 1 v s p all we chid for hian, for the next five years was afflicted with them, appar- ently growing- worse. IIo was un- c a us Imes ' of c'11e nt aro t de r the . h did i butt c i 1 eters 11t diffeten [o Y rum no good lie was growing worse all 111e "time, until he got so bad lie' would sometimes have twelve of these spasms : in twenty-four hours. I sent him to the Sick Children's hospital, where they pro- 'e s bu t dlid • troubl'e e tl itced'the p p Y, 1x01 l not help him. Later be was treat- ed by a specialise, but to no avail.. -I was almost In despair when my mother advised me to give him ,Dr. Willdams' fink Pills. I got the pills• and gave them to him, strictly following the directions as to . diet. Ile.' continued taking the pills for several months, the spasms gradual - 9y coming less frequently, and with less severity, and finally they ceased altogether. It is now about two years since he took the last of-, the h as not h [rd a fit in ' s and he t tl that time, and is nolo as web and a I o s of lits e h r b g RS 0 C 1 t ' r01 Y St g have great reason to bo grateful for what the pills have done for ham, and hop° this may be of value "ea some other sufferer." These pills ale, sold by all medic- ine dealers or may bo had by meal at '50 cents a box or six boxes for 82.50 from The Dr. Williams' 11Iec1'- icine Co., Brockville, Ont. Goderich Township Mr. Geo. A. Cooper has been un- der the weather for the past few days. Iltis many friends hope to hear of his speedy 'recovery. Mr. Earliest Young or Goderich visited his uncle Mr. Cleo. A. Cooper a new clays last week.;, • I the all January seems to h ve seen a f was' decided, "that a petition be i Oft in the ! Porter's Hill Mrs. Harry Powell of Seaforth is visiting her mother, Mrs. Wallis Bell of the 4111 con: Mr.Frank Macdonald and Miss Edna of Mr. and Mrs. FIudie, daughter John IIu of the ' t 7th con: were die quietly married onWednesday even- ing last, They have taken up their residence on the Cub Lone and have the hest wishes of a large circle o1 friends for long life and prosperity. • going on normally, stet' Londesboro forced as from al aid ,rfi nand f waso i `t the Burns congregation. The Buns congregation fele that they 'were on the ,decrease is well and decided that service every Sabbath,," they were nolo in 0 position to help' "That the elders, Messrs,- Reid the sister congregation, : but offered and 'Elliott, bo a deputation "a pre.,her their sympathy. In .April the congregation lost Rev. Mr. Lo ad and were againata seeking g a new minister. At a meeting Nov. 10th. 1884 with. Rev. Alex. Stewart. as . Moderator a call was given, ' to Rev. D. M. Ramsay, M. A., Londes- bona church was, by this time pros- perMg anti in 1886 he'd a tea meet - ti the Pres- bytery." ��'it.on to tt tt4 tho a..o sent 1 bytery." "That Robert Taylor and John Reid be a deputation to meet those from Manchester at Robert Scott's to obtain their mind on the platter and Make necessary arrangements." The year 1873 saw the congregation ing to raise money for sheds which flourishing under the pastorate of ,honey was Iatcr used for moving the Rev. Stephen Young, who preach - :forward 950 church to make room ed at Manchester and Hallett, and for the sheds. In 1887 they raised later began services at Londesboro, 5115101 for -sheds. In 1875' a special 'congregational' 1888 the Londesboro congnega- meetr was called to discuss the Lt'.on discussed the important question mavter of building a mans.. Tho of the purchase of an organ which was north- decided. o n was the site lcc sub first si paid for b 'later purchased and P i Y. Sul- 15, con. 10 I .Het cornerF a tea toastscription and not bymeans o set t n *h ' was thought u t r 876 it S January v 1 lett. In as suggested by some. better to deckle on the south-west While I, onclesboro was moving , corner of lot 11, con. 11, Ii0!h' len. Burns congregation decider it March 6th 1876 saw a meeting of the was time for a new church. When, Presbyterians around Londesboro with C that was once decided on the work Rev Mr. Young in the chair to dis- ;wont on tapully, Financially ?:1e cuss new church. The names mon- year' 1890 was the high water mark tioncd in connection with this I of the churches' history. That yea") meeting are James Campbell, they raised 82500, '51760 of that a Clark Mr, George' llttddell, mount going to building purposes. Robert arE, Scott,'S. Jamieson, Alex. The new church was opened free, of Barr, George Cunningham° and H. debt with a sum still remaining in Wallace: It 'was moved by Georg- the treasury. With the surplus 0 Budden and seconded by Clark Mur- ,new 11109000 was purchased and an dock That they build. The Building motion of R. H. Knox' and John Watt committee consisted of George Rud- a presentation of fi1ty!dollars was. made to their pastor, the Rev. Mr. Ram sa y.. It was then thought to raise the stipend. Af- ter a canvas had been made of the congregation and an agreement made with- the Londesboro congregation the stipend was raised to 8800. the'Con'es ore 1corle n• tiler mce0' On Aug. 3x(1. 1891 the cort;roga- ing of the Burns congregation was 11011 was called together to deal' called for March se site when the with a gall received by their pas - question of a manse site was •reconsitl 'tor, -Me. gainsay, from the charge-oI d that a site ' was decided and it Dred E the Mount Forest. To think o be chosen im or near Londesboro, tits being severed made the congreg- This change was made at the susses - ellen sad. NIt Ramsay, now Dr. tion of Rev. Mr. Young, Ramsay of Ottawa had teen with At a meeting on December 26111 the charge seven years and in. rite 1876 .i't was asked that the congMan from M - two churches had received as moni- tion tion might he separated bers 8611 in the Burns eh rch 51 and chestev and united with Londesboro,' retaining as their nnnist'er Rev. S, • in the Londesboro church 35. By a standing vote it was shown •that the Young and :agreeing to pay him a stipend of 8050. Mr, Flush Wallace congregations were unanimous, in wasto represent the congregation at their wash to retain Mr. Ramsay Presbytery.' The following are the but because of the larger field of minutes of the 'meeting which •follow service they. frit that their loss ed : `woti;d be anothers gain. AP Myth within the Presbyterian Again the ,congregation had the task'bef bhurcli on Tuesday, thirteenth 01 ot+a them of ('hosing a minist- Novombor, eighteen. hundred and' er„ but they were poll to be vacant seventy-seven, which day and place long.: On December 31stt 1891 two the Presbytery 'of 'Huron met and ministers were voted on, Rev. James Hamilton of Lyndock and Rev. • Jos: Elliott, Probationer, The decision was°made in favor. of Rev. Mr. Ham- ilton. Andrew Jamieson and Isaac Barr weiso appointed represenlatuves to Presbytery. The congregations learned to love Mr. Hamilton and under his pastora2o trite congregations had twelve years of united, devoted, service. During his pastorate 155 persons united with the two churches. In .1895 a new Precentex came be - fere the people of Burns church ' in 'telie person of Mr. Adam Elie/t. AO that time it was decided that the congregation should stand while they sang and -sit during:•prayer, In 1896 the same decision' was come to 'in the Londesboro congregation on , the motion of Messrs., R. Adams and Wm. Jackson.. In 1898 the Burns congregationwas called upon ;to discuss, the question of an organ for. the church: The meet- ang of that year "agreed to leave flat matter in the hands of tite Session Po dispose of as seams bast for the welfare ,of ,the congregation,'; An organ was purchased for use in ?he Young 'Peoples' Society which at the meeting 'of 1899 was used in the con- gregational worship. .It was during the pastorate of the Rev.; Mr. Hamilton that the substan- tial shed at each of the churches was erected. , " At the October meeting of the ,year 1904 the re'si'gnation of Rev. Mr. Hamilton was, presented. His :past- orate will long be remembered both congregations. Tho:next'minister to be chosen was the congregations was Rev. Neil Leekie,'who ,gave to them four years, of faithful service, seeing sikty-nine- become, connected with rile church.' He severed his connection to take', Troops will be despatched to Bel- fast , Po preserve the peace between Unionists and Nationlists. • EvuluY PRICE '0 BARGAIN PRICE Insimmassmariantaimuiesaisammit EVERY PRIDE ,t BARO1IN P111Cti Couch & Co Ladies' Coats Haif.Priee. Sable' scarfs regular Oppossu m.ruffs,black.brown 10" 00 black, .brown 7.50 A splendid collection of peltfectly tailored winter coats made of the very best mater- ial 52 in. to 54 in. long, semi - fitting,, neatly trimmed, all new styles. Now is a good time to buy a good coat'. at a low price. tt THE LAST CALL FOR MILLINERY We would like to clear out the balance of our winter hats, only 7,trimmed hats in store. Your choice,„Saturday 99 cents,. FURS. ABOUT;;1/2 PRICE .J/a A good range of furs left.'.' to choose from. ..We do not', want to carry them over to ' next season so, have made big reductions on all furs. Here are a few of our prices c $20 00 Fabella fox ruffs' regular' Marmot throws, regular Saturday $12 50. « 5 50, 9 00 it ii 1 only fur -lined coat,, % No. 1 shell, No. 1 rat' lining,'. , sable' collar, regular' $30, Saturday $39. 1 only fur collared coat, quilted lining, western sable g collar't„re ular :$25,• Saturday $35, 1 only Astrachan coat, nice fine curl; quilted lin. ing. regular X45, Sa ilruay , $2'2. 4 00 ',forms' CASH 1 dell, Clark Murdock and .James Campbell. M. a second meeting it was decided to porches° a lot on which the church now stands. The trustees appointed wore S. Jamieson, James Campbell and George Millen. Because of this mote on the part of ' was constituted. Inter aria. • The Presbytery took lip the rcear- ran;ement of the fields vacated by the resignation of Rev. ,Mr. Sie!verright and the translation. of Mr. Young, Parties interested having been cited were called who then appeared. were : Messrs.- John Reid, Alex. Watt Sr, and Alex. • Watt Jr, on behalf of Burns church,, Hullott ;, Hugh Wallace and Charles Murdock on behalf of Londesboro Stalbet and Habkirk on behalf of Manchester, and Young and Sterling on behalf of Smith's Frill. The delegates ;from Hullett and 'Lon- deshoro sta?ad ,that they were alt-' xious to form a pastoral charge. The representat ves from, Londesboro fur- ther -stated chat the congregation agreed to pay as stipend the sum of two hundred (8200) dollars pot ;an-, num white the delegates : from Burns cburch were not prepared to state what stipend they would pay. The representatives from Manchester 'and Smith's Hill' having expressed them- selves also as anxious for 11C 11111011 of said congregations, viz., Munches - tor and Smith's Hill, to form' one charge,= 11 was agreed to ;dissolve •the union formerly existing ' between Hullett and Manchesterand in as cordance with the prayers of the pe- tition', presented the congregations above named with, the congregations of Mullett and Londesboro to form one charge, and" those of Manchester and Smith's Hill to form another in- dependent charge on the ;terms indica- ted by them ' in their petitions for Union The , Presbytery being 'lead 'to understand'': from the delegates from'Hullett'and Londesboro that their congregations would , 4giree among themselves as to the amount of stipend each'cohgrogation is, to 'RICE i�NL' Y Blyth. Misses Pearl G-idlcy and Pearl Fawcete visited Wingham friends re- cently. Mr. and Mrs. C. Barrett are vis- iting friends at St. Mary's prior to leaving for their heme at Aber- methy, Sask. The National Fertilizer The National Fertilizer, which is National theNa nthe m market by placed o Land, Fruit and Packing Company, shows tate following analysis compar ed with barnyard manure : Nitrogeu 3.50, equal tw 40 am- n1oma. • Phosphoric acid 5.75, equal. to 12. soluble phosphates. Potash 3.50. How t•o get 100 per cent. more Profi with less labor, and no rn vestment. The National Land Fruit & Pickin Company, Limited, is not an inner ant vender of fertilizers, here to -da and away to -morrow. Through th properties which 11 operates, Oh Company is a permanent "next doo neighbor" to upwards of 2,000 farm ers, including a large number in ill County, of Huron, and even for thi reason alone, it) would not, and coul BETTER THAN BARN YARD 'MAN- URE. not afford to place anything on th market that it was not prepared - fa' wholly endorse and baol up in , ever respect. The Company has investigated 'prae- tically every known fcrtilfzer. Ha sent an 'expent'tso Europe to examen into and report upon the naturo, pro- cess of manufaetiure, characteristics' actions and results of fertilizers, an by introducing the National Fertilizer. the Company is giving its neighbors and others, a fertilizer that is pre- pared so as to be especially adapte to the requirements of the Ontario' fanners. FIRST GATHER THE CROP THEN PAY The Company is tae confident for all that it claims for tho National Fer- tilizer, that it 4s prepared to sell to the fanner and be paid for it only afver' the crop • has„been gathered. Think what this meant You increase. the profits from your fields more than 100 per cent., and after the season's crop has been 'taken in, and not be - lore, you pay for the National 'Per tilizar, the wonderful handmaid' of na- ture that causes two bushels to be produced, where one bushel grew be - lore. National Land, Fruit' Packing Co. Toronto .o. is the time to°'do the securing for. Now spring, o P r icularly in cotton goods, See the initial delivery in new prints,, new, ginghams, new chi mbl''ay s, new wool delaines. � White ' e Goods • Cottons, Camhrics, Madnpolums, Nain- sooks, Long ;Cloths, Victoria and Linen Lawns, spot and check muslins, 10c, 12ric, .15c, 20c and - 25c. FineWinter Goods • - This department, is still well stocked with infants'children's n's misses' and ladies', in- cluding V1 and at - eluding. the famous brands, Zenith son's unshrinkable, and Penman's natural wool. t Only nl'(� J Tapestry carpet rugs, large size .3x4 yds, Col- ors, green and red. Special $9,89. See Our 40 inch bleached pillow cotton at12i c. We. are receiving this week a full assortment of cur beautiful semi -porcelain tableware to be given free • to our customers. MEET ME ,AT IRWIN'S THE P w PLE'S STORE Logs Waited AT — STAPIETON SAW MILL Ali kinds of Logs willget Highest Prices. No. 1 basswood Heading, 41) inches,. 53.75 per cold delivered. Your omsr Custom Work WILL BE WELL DONE. i RepresentativeCounty F. ebAN, CLNTON• Youµwih-find;some interesting prices on FURNITURE, AND HOUSE FURNISHINGS A few of the quotations below will suggest some of1the values :' Rugs in good quality of Tapestry size 3x3 for $7.75: 00, best 3x4 reg. $19.00 for $16.00. 4differentpatterns to choose from. If you want a rug this is your chance, No better' value ever shown, in; Clinton,; s to choose from. Linolentus 4 yds wide. 50c per sq yd. 9 pattern In the Furniture Department, you will find the best selection ever. shown in Ctintou. If you want a parlor suite here are some prices that will interest you I only 3 piece suite reg $60,00 for 948.50 , 1 ,.$ 72 00 '< 00.00 1 „ S 1' ” 2750 "' 25.00 • 1 " 3 23.50 '. 21.00 1 ., 5 •, 50 00 " 42 00, 1 " 5 •, 23.00 " 20.00 Tron Bedsrices-ranging from $3.00,t0'$30,00 fullline of sinalI) P ou at tresses. A SomeI musical prices l tnusfco mat instruments carried in stock,' This is a new line.I have added along with the Ldison'Phonograph, The Store Of Quality. Phone 28 Furniture Dealer and Undertaker Residence •Phone 140 1 The News Record to end of 1912 for $1,00