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The Clinton News Record, 1912-12-05, Page 1LF1 o. 1759-5lth Year`' CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5th, 1912 THE HOME PAPER ane ..Dollar will pay a subscription to The News eeord to,' t e end of next year to any `•address in ana a. Try it. 1 p r alq f/or: hristma3 New Rings, Brooches,Chains; Pins, Lockets, Bracelets, Watches, Clocks, Silverware and nov- elties of various kinds have beenreceived and are now on display. Call early -while stocks are complete and make your selections, All goods warranted as represented. Engraved articles should be ordered early to in- sure Best Work and no disappointment. • Store open in the evenings. 10 Y(. er� lla ,jeweler and Optician - - - Clinton OISIMIIMMOMMEimmullIMINIMMIMOINEglias 'j. The Royal Bank OF CANADA. - Capital Authorized $25,000,000 -Capital Paid-up 11,500,000 Reserve and Undivided Profits 12,500,000 Total Assets 175,000,000 , 325 Branches, With world wide connection. Interest allowed on Debosits. General Banking business transacted. - R. E. MANNING, Manager - Clinton Branch. aaaaaa.... r Ml aS n osB ark •INCORPORATED 1855, Record . of Progress. far Five Years -1906-11 CAPITAL 1908 1911 $3,000,000 54,000,000 RESERVE . 3,000,000 4,600,000 DEPOSITS , 28,877,730 35,042,311 LOANS AND INVESTMENTS , 27,457,090 38,854,801 TOTAL ASSETS . , ,3.3,090,192 48.237,284 Has 83 Branches in Canada, and Agents and Correspondents in all the Principal Cities of the World. A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED SAVINGS RANK DEPARTMENT at all Branches. Interest allowed at highest cul''ent rate. Ciiuton Branch ";. E. Dowding, Manager READY -TO- , y Enni OI.oTl31Nu ORDER tm CLOTH!: e ill LAIE ¥t1ANT YUP TD SEE THE NEW FILL G000S Come in'and look ` around, ' See what the new styles are, We're ready with everything that. is new y � and correct this season .in.apparel for men and boys, S' NE I W SU 1 T 61 OVERCOATS TS SWEATER COATS HATS - " CAPS GLOVES, MITTS. ETC. 61 11 Just now we are particularly well prepared ared to p clothe articular men and`bo s from head to p Y foot, 0 ISHCLOTHING� HH CO. .r LINTON ONTARIO C i O Square Deal AforEvery-Bo Y 1 THE MOCK„ TRIAL. Talking about a "bumper house" surely that was one which gathered to hear the Mock Court '1'rtaI on Tues- dayevening. Not a seat vacant. Indeed, `twas said some of,. them' were sold tw' viae but if char t was the ease provision was made' for the "extras" as no one seemed to have been ejected,. except suffragettes and reluctant jurymen. II At the hour for the' opening _of the Court His Honor, Judge Hoover, in wig and gown, Clerk Rance, Court Officer Axon, Court Ceier Yates; the plaintiff's attorney, Col. A. V. New- ton of Worcester, Mass., defendant's attorney, Mr. John Ransford, the lat- ter two wearing . gowns and the Latter a most becoming wig, with the plaintiff; Mrs, Jerusha Rugg Perkins, (Miss May Rance) the defendent, Mr. F. T. Jackson, and the witnesses, Miss Jerusha •Rae Perkins, (Miss M. E, Chidiey), Miss McIver, Rev. C. P. Jeakins, Mayor Gibbings, and Dr. Shaw, filed into the room and took their places. Also the. jurymen, Mes- srs. C. E. .Dowding, J. Hunter, W. J. Stevenson, D. A. Forrester, W. Grant, r. McLeod, W. J. Nediger, N. BallJ A Grigg and T. Jackson, , Jr. The defendant's attorney objected to many of the jurymen on various grounds, tiie judge over ruling.the ob- jections. When the name of Mr, T. Jackson was called he arose from his place in the audiertse and said he, didn't wish to serve, that he had come to hear the trial, he was with his wife and some friends and didn't wish to act. The judge said if be had no more valid reason for his objection lie would have to act but Mr. Jackson refused and His Honor ordered his arrest for con- tempt of court. Chief Wheatley and Serjeant Welsh at once proceeded to arrest bine and after a hard fight, in which an electric light bulb and on of the - registers were smash ed, they succeeded in removing flim Onreachingn the,. door d o Mr. Jackson rather than, spend the ,night in th locker, consented to act and was al lowed to return and take his place in the jury box. Several non-jur cases were first disposed of, His Hon or snaking a record with his expe dittoes handling of intricate eases. A little diversion was here caused by the invasion of the court room by a suffragette shouting, "Votes For Women," and with banners pro- minently displayed bearing the saute slogan, The lady was veiled and Chief Wheatley and his trusty assis- tant hustled her out so quickly that The News -Record was unable to as- certain whether it was Mrs. Pank- hurst, her gifted daughter, or Miss !Barbara Wylie, who may have tthou ht better of it g and returned to Canada. When order was again restored the !, 'rreach of Promise case was brought on, Mrs. Perkins first taking the witness stand and telling a pathetic tale of the manner in which she had been treated by the defendant. Rev. Mr. Jeakins and Miss McIvor, sup- possed to be boarders at "Perkins' Paradise," were also examined, the latter getting somewhat mixed and finally admitting that she didn't know oe which side she was testify- :ing. Some .'letters addressed to. "Jerusha R. Perkins were also put 1 in as evidence. 1 The defendant was then put in the box and threw some light on the al - fair by stating boldly that he was en a g god to malty Miss Jerusha Rae Perkins, the plantfff's niece, for whom the letters were intended and oto see whom he visited the Perkins! home, This evidence being' corrober- ONT. ST, CHURCH. The pastor*preached onSunda p o Sunday morns and n in the evening con- gregation worshipped with the Wes- ley congregation. On Mon a e d:»y v i13no the League held their he tl ix monthly consecration moot- ing when the topic' was taken up by Mr. Jabez Rands, who prese)ited it in a well prepared ,address. Miss Wiltse contributed a solo, A BUSINESS CHANGE, k Mr, J. G, Medd has disposed of his interest in the tonsorial firm of Medd &;Mutell, the purchaser being M. Melvin Orieh, a member of one of -the best known and influential families in Tuckersntith, Messrs. Mutch and Oriel/ are clever wielders. of -wet razes and shears and will no doubt make a successful team. Mr. Medd has as not. yet decided what he will do, but will continue a re- sident of Clinton. He deserve. great credit for what he has accomplished in the past few years and will `dr well in 'whatever line he may take up. ST. PAUL'S 01-1URC'H. -The A, Y, P. A. met as usual on Monday evening. cern. Mrs. g J McLeod read a most interesting paper on "Canadian Authors," urging the young people to a better apprecia- tion of the literature of our own land, Selections were also read from various worka of Canadian au- thors as follows : Dr. Drunimond's "Habitant" by the rector ; Jean Blewett, by Miss Cleta Ford ; Ralph Connor, by Mr. Bouek ; R. W. Service, by Mr. 11. Brown, and Pauline Johnston, by Mt. E. Walton, The topic proved to be a most profitable one and provided a delightful evening, Next Monday evening the rector will give a lecture on, "The Interior of the Church : Its Ornament;." e A special series of Advent ser- - mons is being preached by the rec- tor during this month, "The Doc - trice of the Second and � Go iiin will sill o be the morning subject on Sunday, In - the evening a sermon will be preach- ed to men. The subject svili be y "Personal Religion." The Ladies' Guild field their re- - pier tea on Monday evening, Mrs. Hovey, Mrs. 11. 13. Combo. and' Miss Combe being hostesses, MCBRIDE—CLUFF 'Hie spacious home of Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Cleft was the scene of a very pretty wedding yesterday af- ternoon when their second daughter, Della, was married to Dr. C. J. Mc- Bride of Welland. 'I'hc ceremony was performed by the Rev. Dr. Rutledge of Wingham and was witnessed only by immediate relatives and friends of the contract- ing parties. 'rhe bride, who was given away by hes father, wore her travelling costume, a handsome shit of black and white whipcord and a lovely, large picture hat of black French beaver With touches of orange. She also wore the groom's gift, a hand- some set of mink furs, and a cor- sage boquet of violets and lily -of the -valley. The bridal pair stood before a beautiful hank of - palms, ferns, and lovely mauve and white 'mums in the drawing -room.: They were e unattend d. • Miss Muriel Bruce, sister of the groom, played the wedding music. When the ceremony was concluded and congratulations ons had been t eatend- ed to the newly -wedded ed P a'r h they led the,/ way • to . the diking room where luncheon was served; The din- ing room was beautifully ' decorated, with flowers Over the table lung a basket of exquisite 'means artistically arranged, while small baskets of viol- ets and lily -of -the -valley and trail- ing smilax adorned the table. The chairs occupied by the bride • and groom were tied with white ribbon, Dr. and -M3's, McBride lett on the three o'clock train for Toronto, ,and will also visit Montreal, Quebec, and New York,'. They willbe absent several weeks and on their. return will reside in Welland, where Dr. Mc- Bride has a good practice, Among the guests from out-of-town n were : Mrs, Bruce. of Egbert, moth- er of the groom, Miss Muriel Bruce, of the 0. L. C. Whitby, the groom's sister, Dr, JatitesorlDuff „of Brook- lyn. N. Y., Mr A, Stewart and Mr,: Page of Welland, and Miss Anna 11Surray of Woodstock. The bride has a large circle of friends in, town, the groom, too, has made many friends (MCI's:, nt his fre- ,(unnt a,slts to (Tinton, end 'these will join with The News -Record 'in Wishing them a long and happy mar riesi life. ated by Miss Perkins and other wit- inesscs, the case began to look bad for the the lens widow. The addresses to the jury of the lawyers were masterpieces of elo- qucnce, the counsel For the defendant urging the jury as -men to "stand to- gether in defence of the sex,'" aril the counsel for the plaintiff pleading for "the widow." The judge's charge was strongly for the plaintiff and af- ter a Very short absence the jury re- turned and Mr, C. E. Dowding, the foreman, announce ' dthat a t th ey had found for the plaintiff, ,the damages being fixed at $3,49, "Three dollars for, the, 'ur `• n -fo • 1 y and forty-nine centsfor the judge," he concluded, which seemed to the average person pre- senta somewhat discouraging find- ing for widows. It will probably have a tendency to discourage such actions. However, the end was served. Ev- erybody present Ii54 a good . laugh, and manyof them. The parts taken ,by the different actors were performed n excellent manner 'There were too many to mention all and everyone did so well that :it woalid hardly be fair to partieulaifze; . ' Miss Ranee's.art p was s a difficult one and she sustained, ft Well , Miss Ohidley=-did; hers. with a nat- ural simplicity and candor that was very fetching Miss Melvor"did her little stunt very Well indeed. J • B. Hnov r el rt acle a most: .dm i � 'f - g led judge and wore his honors, like - with his wig, with an easy grace, as.. though to ,the "manor born," Joh.rl Ransford certainly .V• missed his calling. Nothing be ever: wore be- came hiin so' well as that wig and gown and ;his eloquence in stating his • case was roost masterly. (Conclided on 2nd col.),, (Concluded from 1st. col.) Even an. action for breach' ofP ro- mise couldn't make Fred Jackson- look gloomy,' RcV. 'Mr:• :Jeakins ;maned as mob at home in the witness box as in n. the ptlpht. Clerk Ranee: was very much al `C ,'' Funs s e � ``Court, Clerk,'' e. Pero Towee would makee a ,dandy Suffragette.' pity, Miss Wylie ;didn't meet him, Court Clerk Axon made short work of the suffragette when sbe inIrOded herself into the sacred preeirlats so close to -the judge's throne.,„• Some very 'clever Ideal bits- were made during the trial which were ap- to lireciated, sty tile audience. in CLUBBING R17ES. I i In clubbing ii ' bbin s It ' 7 h Phe News -Record at eco dollar,,per year subscribers may obtain city, weeklies at the fol- lowing low rotes Mail and Empire 50e, G1 be , r i0c. Family Herald and Weekly Star 75e,; Sun 65e, -Free Press - 75e, J -Farming World 75c Farmer's Advocate - $1.25 Daily Mail' and Empire or Daily Globe to April 75e,' WESLEY CHURCH. Rev, W. 13. Treleaven of . Lucknow preached at both services; on un - day, delivering very practical and in- spiring sermons. In the evening, by. special arrangement, the congrega- tion of Ontario street church joined in the service. The two choirs un- ited and Rev. Mr. Allin assisted in the exercises.' At the -League meeting Monday ev- ening the pastor gave an earnest and Inspiring address on the call to'Chris- tian service and tale proper equip- ment for it, Miss Millie Potts and Mr, Wilmer Wallis each sang a so11 very acceptably. PtabYl . The Ladies' Aid are holding their. monthly meeting in the school room this afternoon. TIIL.Y WILL WONDER. There seems to be a somewhat el: ronous idea abroad in some quarters in regard to the new rural delivery service now being generally installed in the surrounding townships. Many seem to have the idea that those 01511- ing boxes will be obliged to maintain the service, that is pay the carrier, etc,. This idea is entirely wrong. The only cost to those being benefitted is the outlay. for the box, that is three dollars. The carriers will be paid by the Govern- ment just as other mail carriers aro being paid at present, The rural delivery s r is an added Y convenience which lh ch id fifty ty years from now the people will have become so accustom- ed to that they ss'ill wonder how their grandfathers ever got along without it, 1IURON COULD LEAD ALL. Mr. David Cantelon, the "Apple King," has been keeping up his re- putation with regard to shipments and has just finished for the season. He is a little later than usual owing to the unfavorable weather and scarcity of help. For export ro cite Old Coun- try Mr. Cantelon' shipped 7,115 bar- rels ; to Manitoba and the west, 7,- 670 • barrels ; to Montreal, 671 ; to Toronto, 1,500, and to New Ontario, 1,000 barrels. Of this quantity' eigh- ty percent. were winter apples and they were. ali bought within a radius of twelve miles of Clinton, and from this station a!olne 12,000 barrels were shipped. It May not be generally known that Clinton is the largest export station for apples in the county of Huron. Mr. Cantelon is sure that if the orchardists of Iluron camel only be persuaded to spray and care for their orchards ' this old county couldn't he beaten either for quanti- ty or quality of its apples and he hopes the time is coming when 'FIur- on will come into her own in this respect. , PASSING 01 1.,M h M 1 SIvIIT1I. _lint C onhaft i c e us were much shocked h on Monday last to hear of the ser- ious illness of Miss ,I9'nima' Smith or Stratford, formerly of Clinton.' A few had been aware the previous week that she was ill but it was not until • Sunday that the word came that hope of her recovery was very. small, Her illness carte suddenly, as is the nature, of the disease, spinal meningitis, as she was going about her duties apparently/ in her usual health until the day before she was stricken, but she never seemed to rally after the first appearance of the. disease. The deceased young lady was a na- tive of Clintons, being a daughter of Mrs. 'T.lit t e Smith and she had lived here 'practically all her life, the fam- ily having only removed to Stratford in February last, She wasa member, ofOntario street church and a tea- cher in. the Sunday school until her departure from town. She was also a bright and inter- esting girl and had many friends who greatly regret her early taking off. I•Ier 010111er and three sisters sur - vivo ; Misses'Anna ' and Nellie at ]tome and Mrs, . borne Murch, also of Stratford. The remains Were brought to Clin- ton for interment, the funnel tak- ing place from the residence of her uncle, Mr. A; Morris of .Wellington street, on Saturday afternoon, . The service was condneted by Rev. S. 3. ABM.. -The pallbearers were : Mes- srs, John Crooks, W. S• Il." I-Iolmes, L. Weir, W. Pickett, J. I•I. Kerr and T Sutter. The, floaters sent by ,friends :were' vent( beautiful. Atnon stthem were tributes from the Ontario street ehnrch, Tozer Sc. Brown's .staff, the s lr 'th :ill kich ssf .ta0' of tale , t m tvr t Mh Cmilh ryas enmploved. in Stratford, e f s ino beautiful olfe•t' s 13451'0:i de ny ig fraenal friends anil retal,ircn both. 4tratfoid and; Clinton„ To ISa ;n'otbrr: and sisters: is ex ntied the sincersi'symuathpt of all their sudden bi!;;^avemeiut, RECITAL FRIDAY EVENING. The Agnes Knox Block tsect 1 will take place on Friday evening of this Week; AN ACCIDENT. IDLN' . Miss Dorothy, the- winsome ,ittle daughter of 'Mr. and blrs. Harry' Bartliti, ..had the misfortune to fall downstairs on Sunday ;and sustained'. rather severe injuries. ' It is hoped, however, that they 'may not prove serious. 'A SPEEDY JOURNEY, Mr. Wesley Wacker delivered a piano and an outfit of furniture to Wingham the other day, making the trip in Elliott's big motor truck, with 'Gabe as driver. Tile journey was made in a very few hours and with- out a hitch. There was good sleigh- ing, most of -the way, but that made no difference to Clabe. He stuck to the wheel and took every Hill at high speed. TI -115 MODEL, SCHOOL ECI-I0.' The Model School Echo is a twen- ty -page paper gotten up by the Mod- ell s editorial staft and printed by The N ews ec R oxa.t T contains many clever o skis 1 and will bex•s v e er ed b the teachers as a souvenir of their experience While in training at the Clinton Model" The editor-in-chief, Mr. Fred Slonan, son of Mr. Jacob Sloman of town, is to be congratul- ated upon the Success of his initial effort, ' THR'1.5H.1D TOO EARLY, Mr: Newnan of Ridgetown, the "Bean Icing" of Ontario, was in the district last week looking over the bean yield and making purchases. In talking over the situation with The News -Record Mr. Newman said that much of the threshing hereabauts had been clone too early as the beans were not thoroughly sweat out, consequently a considerable por- tion of the crop 3, soft and of low grade. e Of course. 6 ash t eg rade falls so does the price. ANNUAL BAZAAR. '1'hc Ladies' Guild of St.'Paul's church held their annual bazaar on Thursday afternoon last. The af- fair was riot on quite as large a scale as formerly, being held this year in the school room instead of the town hall, but it was neverthe- less very ,successful The ladies n'erlt into the work with the same enthusiasm which characterized - their former efforts and, the result was . the same proportion of success, The school room looked very festive and cheerful with the daintily arranged booths containing Irony and various articles for use and ornament offered for sale. The fancy work table was presided, over by the Misses Doan, Mrs. Hovey, Mrs, Il, B. Combe and Mrs. Paull ; the homemade cooking, by Mrs, Murphy, Mrs. Counter and Mrs. Mar Marshall. tial. '1'h 'r e homemade can- dy table was in charge of Misses May Rance and May Bentley, and the fish pond by Misses Maida ,Armour and Dorothy Rattenbury. The re- freshment booth was in charge of Mrs. Holloway, Miss Rance and Mrs. Atkinson, who were assisted by oth- er ladies. Mrs. ,J. McLeod had chatge of the finances and also au oversight of matters ingeneral. Light lunch g withtea or 'coffee was served during the afternoon and even- ing. Everything was sold early and the result was the snug little sum of one Hundred dollars, which, owing to the fact of there being no expense connected, will be added to the gen- eral fund. WILLIS CLIUJRCI-1. The choir practice will be held this week on Saturday evening, The Meti's Club met as a Mock Parliament on Monday evening, when parliamentry procedure and usages were observed as closely as possible. Mr. Jas. Scott was speaker and performed the dunes with dignity. Mr. G. M. Yates waS, prime minister and he was surrouroled by a cabi- net amongst tubo we e ' Messrs. s Ross Forbes, Il. Alexa der, W. W. Collyer and others, ev, Mt Grant was leader of the pposition and was also strongly , pported, The first thin • on the order paper was questions' by nembers which caus- ed not a little to and interest. Then followed the/debate of the evening, the . "Extension - of the Divorce Laws," along the lines of the bili now before tate British House of Commons. The bill was introduced by Mr. Yates in a clever speech and was supported by Messrs, Collyer, Forbes, Alexaicier and Macdonald. It was opposed by Mr. Grant, as leader of the Opposition, and .Mes- srs, W. T. O'Neil, Chas, Lindsay and Kenneth Chowen. The bill carried ,by a majority of, one. " The debating strength displayed_ by the ,:members twas a surprise to many' All did remarkably well and the speech by Mr. Cltowcn was par• tieularly brilliant. A ntmber of the a men re ati�n availed hen of the con o g a t em elves f the opportunity of h s o app y nearing the debate, Ali the next ; meeting the first part wnit tie a p"Secret Socio - clef: Their hipastoerryon and Position in our Modern I ifs " And the second part will consist of an old-fashioned spelling match between the members' of the. Mens' Club and the' Girls' f Club,. Twenty Years ` an Elder of Willis Church. Mr. James Walkinshaw. 'James Walkinshaw, a well known and highly respected citizen of town, • on the ' last clay of November cele- brated his seventy-fiIIhm birthday, Mr. Walkinshaw is a native of Scotland, having been born near the town of Lanark, Lanarkshire, which is situated' about midway between Edinburgh and Glasgow, about twen- ty-six cmiles from each. Li 185.0 the ' fancily carte to Canada, settling- in a good Scotch settlement near the town of Galt, in which town Mr. Walkinshaw attended school during his residence there. Five years later the family came to Huron, settling on lot 13 on the 2ntl con. of Mullett, the farm now occupied by lir. Cleo. Manan, and there Mt. Walkirssl,aw continued to reside until about seyenteen years ago when he left the farm and took up his residence in Clinton. Mr. Walkinshaw once visited Scot- land cot- I[ a hci since coming e nm• o t Can -Lida 1 � C when9 in 18 G he went over to the land of the heather in 00017any with the late James Fair. In the year 1857 Mt. Walkinshaw identified himself with the Presbyter- ian Church aucl has remained a re- gular member of the communion, ev- er since. For the past twenty years he has served in Willis church as an elder„ Not only he but his wife and daughters are active • and valued workers in the Willis congre- gation. Mr'. Welkinsihaw was a member of the Willis congregation when the late' Rev. Wm.' Graham of - Egmondville first supplied preaching here' and he heard the first sctmon preached by the late Rev, Dr, Macdonald as the first pastor of this church, In those early days the congrega- tion did not worship in so commo- dious and comfortable an edifice as the present one. The structure which then did duty: as a church was of crude design ; rough planks supported by blocks formed the seats and the candle and the tal- low dip was the only means of illumination: Nevertheless: the gos- pel was the sante ; it conveyed the salve comfort and strength to the willing' hearer and it was- presented with eloquence and power by the staunch and' sturdy heralds ds of the cross in those early days tvhcii this country was in its first youth.' Mr Walkinshaw has vivid collec- tions of the earl d a s n Y and while day is back h utapleasure t go man y !sappy incidents and experiences, he fully appreciates the advantages of the present time. During his residence in Clinton Mr. Walkinshaw has won the respect of all classes of people. For the past eight years' he has been caretaker of the postoffice"and it would indeed be difficult to find anyone `better fit- ted for the. position, ;': one who would keep the whole premises in better order during the cantire year, or who would be so uniformly obliging and courteous to all with whom he has o deal. The News -Record but echos the sen- timents fc e is o all 1 personally know who e Y Y P Mr: Walkinshaw when it extends t0 him good 'wishes for: many more years, of usefulness and, happiness,. PROPERTY CHANGES HANDS. Mr; Jas, C. Garment, who owned that niche of property: on the Base Line,. just outside of Clinton's :limits, has disposed of the same and will leave shortly for Bluevale from whence the came a year or so ago and where he purposes remaining for clic : winter months. Mr. Gannett has not 'decided where he will locate and before doing so will take: a trip to the Sunset Province. Mr. " and Mrs. Gannett during'the few months of their residence m the community clave won the esteem of all 8itit whom they came in contract and general • regret is expressed at their removal. The purchaser p a et of the property is• Mr. Wm. D. Connell of the 9111 eon., GOa riC k e h township, alio will tae v 1, Possession in :a few weeks. Mr, and Mrs. Connell are greatly esteemed on Vie Jth and the neighborhood unan- imously -sorrow i• sly expresses soxrc v at their intended removal for by their many good qualities they have endeared themselves to all. Mr'. Connell, who engages in' the cattle business, some- what extensively, purposes retaining' the old farm for grazing purposes,