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No. 45
CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1949
NEWS -RECORD -71st YEAR
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IT WAS A HAPPY DAY ON
Saturday for the Frank Andrews
family, Clinton, when they had.
a family 'photograph taken at
Fowler Bros. Studio In ad-
dition to the parents, there , are
ten children living, made up of
five boys and five -girls, all re-
siding in Clinton ... The eldest
son, Charles, died at the age of
16 . The faintly are: Mary,'
Mrs. William Murch; Gene, Mrs.
Grant W. Rath; Ruth, Mrs. Arthur
Griffiths; Homer; Norma, Mrs. R.
J. Draper; Douglas; Donald; at
home; Joyce,. William and Rich-
ard, all attending Clinton District
Collegiate Institute • .
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CONFINED TO HIS HOME FOR
some time, Lt -Col. H. T. Rance,
85, is able to make his customary
visits down town He was a
welcome visitor in The NEWS
RECORD Office Monday after-
noon, and seemed in fairly good
health, although his nurse, Reg.
Elliott, Stratford, tells us that
there are times when he is hot
so well as others . , . Our read-
ers will join with us in wishing
him the beat! .
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..IN A RECENT ISSUE, "HIST-
orian" asked a number of ques-
tions concerning earlier days in
Clinton and earlier Clintoniens
The first one was: "Where
Is the Hough Cup", a football
trophy played for several years
ego? . George L. Ellis, man-
ager of The Goderich Signal -
Star, informs us that it is now
at Listowel which school won the
cup when George was a kid liv-
ing in Mount Forest . W. L.
Johnson also recalls several of
the soccer players . .
u n .k
WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED
by several readers, including
Wilfred G. end Harold Pickett,
J. E. "Cap" Cook, W. L. John-
son and Fred O. Ford, that the
youth who rescued another from
a sinkingraft on Fair's Pond was
Guy Miller . . The boy saved
was Charlie Moore, who .died in
Hensel]. in 1949, while the lad
who drowned was Wesley East..,
They were on a raft in the mill
pond when it* .split •
NM/MRCVS READERS HAVE
informed us that the old Ratten-
bury. St. Church was located on
the present site of C. O. Martin's
(formerly Gordon R. Ross' house)
on the north side of. Rattenbury
St. West, opposite Charles Twit-
cheil's •. A Methodist Church,
it was a large frame edifice . ...
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LACROSSE IS NOT PLAYED
hereabouts at the present time,
but it used to be!. W. L.
Johnson supplies us with the fol-
lowing line-up for 1901 or 1902
of Clinton Strathcona Intermed-
iates: goal, W. Johnson; defence,
J. Forrester, Fred Kerr, F. C.
Johnson, C. Potter, R. Chowen;
centre, H. Doherty (captain);
home, W. L, Armstorng, J. Mc-
Kenzie, W. S. R. Holmes, P.
Couch, C. Shepherd, W. J.
Statham ... B. J. Gibbings was
president; J. Wheatley and Bert
Kerr, vice-presidents; Frank Fair,
field captain .
CLINTON DEFEATED KINCAR-
dine in a game on August 10,
1904, with the following line-up:
goal, W. Johnson; point, W. Pin-
ner; cover point, J. Crooks (now
living in Vancouver, B.C.); 1st
defence, W. Tozer; 2nd defence,
J, Forrester; 3rd defence, C. Mc-
Kinnon; centre, H. Doherty (now,
in London); 3rd home, E. Day -
merit (in West); 2nd home, P.
Couch; 1st home, C. Shepherd;
outside home, E. M. Gladney; in-
side home, B. Pinner , • .
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"CAP" COOK PRODUCES THE
line-up of the 1905 team: goal: W.
Johnson; point, J. Crooks; centre,
W. Pinner; 1st defence, C. Mc-
Kinnon• 2nd defence, J. Forrest-
er; 3rd defence, J. E. (Cap) Cook;
centre, "Aldy" Holmes; 3rd home,
Frank Fair; 2nd home, B. Shan-
non; 1st home, W. Whitely; in-
side home, E. Shepherd; outside
home, P. Couch, Robert McKen-
zie, P. Matheson, E. Dayment , . .
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HERE'S ANOTHER OF BILL
Johnson's line-ups for 1908 or.
1909:: goal, W. Johnson; point, A.
Holmes; cover point, Rumball;
1st defence, "Cap" Cook; 2nd
defence, Tom Hawkins; 3rd de-
fence, B. McKenzie; centre, Ox-
ford; 3rd home, Fink: 2nd home,
Whitely; 1st home, B. Johnson;
outside home, G. McKenzie;
side home, Couch .• .
IN REPLY TO 'HISTORIAN" IN
Old Home Week column re-
meetly,
e-me tly, Miss Alice A. Slotnan,
Medical Record Librarian of Sar-
nia General Hospital, writes as
follows:
ATHELCOTE.— THE NAME OF
the old estate with the mansion
near the river was "Athelcote"
The house was built by a
Major Murray who had come out
from England end wished to
CLINTON EXTENDS
HEARTY
Bayfield Girl ; Weds
HYDRO; TEST
INVENTORIES
BEGIN HERE
Consumers• in, Clinton will• soon
get their initiee introduction to
Hydros vast frequency convers-
ion program, scheduled for 1951.
Starting immediately., a series of
test inventories will be carried
out in preparation for the forth-
coming conversion operations in
these localities.
These initial surveys, carried
out by personnel of the Fre-
quency Conversion Division, will
consist of spot Checks of consum-
er equipment homes and com-
mercial establl'ishments. Their
purpose is to determine the types
of appliance ante equipment gen-
erally used, which will require
adaption for 60 cycle operation.
Any local co' ersion problems
encountered Welch may retard
progress will also be noted, and
corrective measures taken before'
"cut -over", tentatively scheduled
for December 1050.
t •�+ =n ' . ' The consumers themselves can
Pictured. following their marriage in Trinity Anglican contribute greatly toward'smooth
Church, Bayfield are MR. AND MRS. WILLIAM JOHN JOSEPH and efficient performance by-giv-
BLATCHFORD, The couple are on a wedding trip to Northern ; ug their full neloperation it the
Ontario. The bride is the former Anna Emily Townshend, elder proper personnel who will be
Com -
daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Ernest Townshend, Bayfield and the mi.properly sggests tsi8th The Coers
bridegroom is the only son of Mr. and Mrs.: Clarence Klatch-• bessure osion gexamineathconsumers
c r dent-
ford, Atwood, ials of anyone calling upon them
Yom_ —Photo by Fowler Bros. Studio tin this connection.,
Commencement dates for con-
. ;version rom• 25 -cycle to e0 -cycle
i sl f n
Old Home Week Group power in the municipalities m
this area are announced as follows:
Clinton 1951 ; Exeter 1950;
i Goderich 1951; Seaforih 1950;
Announces Committees Stratford
d-19 1e iii the mGalready
Bay System. •
Sponsors of Clinton Old Home !Fred Hudie, James McLaren,o
Week -- August 5-9, 1950 — held 1 James Johnston, McAlpine and ORANGEMEN
their monthly meeting in the Daw, McPherson Bros.,George HOLD SPLENDID
Town Council Chamber Wednes- Rumball, L. G. Winter
day evening last with the chair- _ CONCESSIONS; chairman, J. ANNUAL BANQUET
man, A. J. McMurray, presiding. Murphy; William Perdue, Wes, ,
list of t the H. C. Lawson read
e coa ' Natt, J. E. Morgan, E. L. Mitteil, Murphy Lodge: No, 710, CI
in
which had been named by the I McPDonald.i John Leta er. Frank, ton, played host : Friday event
executive: This report w a s Shearing, Gordon Scribbins. M. 'last at a banquet in,the basemen
adopted, ENTERTAINMENT: chairman, °f Ontasrio St. Ilrsted Church.
to allot he aeltuive new wawas
emsoofered J. G. Massy; Doug. Bartliff, Dr. moreothanin150 guestsmbey
syndicate to the various cpm J. A. Addison, H. E. Kingswell, ladies of the church, followed b
mittee Members of this R. Y. Hattrn, W. E. Jervis, W. L. a short programme.
group Moore,' Orville Stanley.
arW. JA.J. McMurray,
Murra airm chairman; ;DECORATION: chairman, M. FalcoWoneripfprea ded,l er Afte George the
Orich: John R. Butler, Elliott orchestra, consisting of Mitcheal
C. Lawson, secretary; and K. W. Bartliff, IC C. Cooke, D. W. Cor- McAdam, Stanley Doucette and
Colquhoun, treasurer. nish, Norman Fitzsimons, W. M. ry
thatat , moment,174porn s Fleisehauer, Art' Groves, . Bert
diced Miss 1 d been intro -
had been subscribed and that the Gliddon, A.Rusty, R. N. Irwin, ton, sang two selections.h er, Cain-
had
in the bank stood at D. A. Kay, Orval Lobb, M. Mc- County -Mast Asa Deeves,
$1,670. Adam, A. Vodden.
Goderich, intros cel the guest
M. J. Agnew moved, and W. L. AMge S. Elio chairman,neBrown, Dr. speaker, Rev,. W. Medley,
Moore seconded a motion that George S. Elliott; Lorne Im-
pastor of Goderich Baptist
the chairmen of the various H. E. Hartle , A. M. Knight, G: Church. He was thanked, in
committees and the executive weed sjvan' T. J. Riley, Harry half of the gathering, by Nel
meet together to decide on the
c
detail. of the programme for Old
Home Week, they to report to
the general meeting of the share-
holders foe approval, This was
carded.
It is expected that' this meet -
in
First Section—Pages 1 to 8
ELcOME
New Officers Take Over
Officers of the Huron Holstein Club for 1949-50, elected
Thursday night at Clinton, are: seated, W, HUME CLUTTON,
Goderich, left, secretary treasurer; HOWARD TREWARTHA,
R.R. 4. Clinton, president. riding, E, B. GOUDIE. Seaforth,
and CLEMENTS GALI3RAITH, Blyth, vice-presidents.
Holstein Club Closes
Clinton
Day Here
Saturday
"Clinton Day", Saturday next,
November 12, is opportunity
day in Clinton for thousands of
Huron County residents who
feel that a dollar saved is a dol-
lar earned.
-Thein Clinton storwill es. e bargains
on Satur-
Satur-
day, the merchants of Clinton are
staging one of the greatest co-
operative sales events in the -hist..
ory of the town.
And what more appropriate
time of year for such a saving
than so close to the Christmas
season?
Hearty Welcome
Robert V. Hattin, May f
Clinton, and W. Norman. Co
president, Clinton and D
Chamber of Commerce, co
today to extend a hearty
come to the thousands wh
be Clinton's guests on Sat
the third "Clinton Day.!
The Mayor stated that
citizens of Clinton extend
sincere welcome. Mr. C
declared that the business people
of the town were looking fol
to serving the many visit
"Clinton Day -..Saving Da
Slogan adopted for the
fall event is "Clinton day—Saving
Day!" --and that's exactly
;the merchants desire to ma
The event will be held
'the sponsorship of Clinton
iDistrict Chamber of Commerec
or o
unites
District
combined
wei-
Fwill
urday
the
ed a
Counter
'wd
ors.
1949
what
melte
it•
under
and
, with the Retail Merchants' Com-
mittee under G. Ralph Foster, in
charge, assisted by the Tourist
and Publicity Committee,
I An event, incidental to Clinton
Day, is a banquet which will be
held in Hotel Clinton in honour
of the exhibitors at Clinton
Spring Show,
Smooth Pavements
With the recent completion of
its brand-new asphalt pavements
in the business section of the
town, Clinton now possesses the
smoothest pavements in Canada,
Motorists are invited to come
and try them!
Big Crowd Expected
Those in charge of this "Clin-
ton Day" are confidently looking
forward to a great day for every-
one, and ial
velcome to allnvisItori n tomoat wn—
from near and far.
"Come with the crowds to
Clinton!"
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Family Clothing Lost
In Farm Home Fire
ng
Most Successful Year;
t i
toAi
The most successful year in its I The plan will be given consid-
the history was expreienced by Huron , eration by the executive of the
e Holstein Breeders' Club, it was county club, Mr. Trewartha said.
revealed at the annual meeting
in the'Board Room, Ontario
Agricultural Office, Clinton,
Thursday evening last.
R. Gordon Bennett, Clinton
L.
MUSICAL: chairman, M, J. W. Trewartha.
Agnew; George B. Beattie, Clay -Rev. Mr, Hedley delivered
ton Dixon; A. M. Jackson, Geore eery strong address on the tops
Levis, John Plumtree, H. J.
Where are we going?".
Twyford, Frank Andrews, Percy Ho stressed the importance o
Livermore. knowing where our country an
FIREMEN: chairman, C, W, our leaders are taking us• "We
g will be held this coming Draper; Grant Rath, and firemen, must not be led astray by Com
ek' SPORTS: chairman Hu munssm and isolationism, bu
Reports of the various com-
mittee chairmen were presented. • Ellwood. our flag, and our church a
Certificates Presented
Certificates of merit for milk
production were presented by
Mr. Bennett to the owners of
agricultural representative for cows that have recently made
Huron, raped that under the high records in Huron County.
Certificates went to: J. W. Van -
presidency of Ross Marshall, Egmond, Clinton, for best two-
Kirkton, the club has had in 1949 year-old on 365 -day test, Egmont
its biggest county show, its best Sovereign Sue, 15,108 pounds
showing at the regional show in milk, 566 pounds fat; Baxter and
London, a successful bus tour, Turton, Goderich, for best two
and has seen outstanding records year-old on 305 -day test, Sheila
in milk production made by cows Mercedes Aristocrat, 10,798 pounds
in club members' herds. milk, 370 pounds fat; Thornes
a Officers were elected as fol- Hayden and Son, Gorrie, for best
c •lows: president, Howard Trewar- three-year-old on 365 -day test,
tha, R.R, 4, Clinton; past presi- Banastine Dutehland Clot/tilde,
dent, Ross
Marshall Kirkton;
1 t rat;
8,052 pounds milk, 625 pounds
forth; 2nd vice-president, Clem- o Themes Hayden and Son,
cuts Galbraith, Blyth; secretary- 305 -da best three-year-old h-
305 -day test, Banastine Dutch -
treasurer, W. Kline Clutton, R.R. band Clothilde, 17,898 pounds
n 5, Goderich; directors, North milk, •617 pounds tat; Thomas
red Huron, Lawrence Baxter, R.R. 5, Hayden and Son, best four -year -
e Goderich• Murray Pollock, Clin- old on 365-ddy test, Moorefield
ton; South Huron, Nelson Stan- Perfection Ella, 19,780 pounds
e lake, Exeter; Roy McBride, Zur- milk, 670 pounds fat; Hume Chit-
_ ioh; auditors, J. Willis VanRe- ton Goderich best four-year-old
Hawkins; J. W. Counter,
and a general discussion took Nr `�' `�rrcmrar, puss xolmes,
place regarding the programmek Herman Harriss, Alex %faddy, C.
for Old Horn Week. J. Livermore, Percy Manning, Ken
Members of the various corn- Pickett, Basil B. Pocklington,
mittees are as follows: JohnhJ. Zapfe,i C. W. Draper,
FINANCE: chairman, W. I•1 'T PARADE:AA Echairmen,
Robinson: Frank Fingland, Frank S. B.
Pennebeker, more Charlesd Johnson, G. Gordonamount of work done by the
BILLETING: chairman, Glen Herman, Ball -Macaulay, Aiken, ron ladies in preparing the f%re
Cook; Frank Cook. Lobb Ed. Dale, Cliff Thomas A. Deeves called for
G•.RTh Thompson; reedr. E.A SCHOOL ne; r ce Bar, C, C. I„ thech oM rch. . Mrs. W. Se, I
Fines; Georg Bertliff, Dson• m
Cook, Newt. Davis, E. A. Fines, iga•B; P. S., George H. Jefferson, replied, stating that it had been
J. L. Heard, William Johnson, Morley Counter, Dr, H. A. Mc- a pleasure to be hosts o the
W. L. Levis, Harry Bartliff, Frank .Infyre, Orangemen and their ladies, ar
Layton, A. R. Mitchell, W. J, 1 TOWNSHIP COMPETITION: hoping everyone h a d b e e
miller,
ller, J. B. Slo er John a chairmen, John Armstrong• Bert satisfied'The ven ng came to a clo
Lobb, William Jervis Fred Mid-
Suttei, N. W. Trewarthp: dleto, Bert Gibbings, W, Crich, with another selection from th
PUBLICITY and ADVERTIS- W. L. Whyte, Willis VanEgmond, orchestra,
rches r ,And a singing of the
Foster, l G.nBenn E. J.
Jacob; Norman J. E. Hugill, Norman Holland, Mens of the guests finished the
Roy Y Ephraim Snell.
Counter, R,. S. Atkey, � Don Ga!- !R Tyndall, evening at a dance in the Town
quhoun, F. McEwan, D. Maltby, , Analyzed Hall.
J, Torrance, W. L. Whyte. 1 An overseas estimate of a Corn.
GROUNDS: chairman, J. H. munist: One who borrows your OPEN AUTUMN
Brunsdon; Reg. Ball, Les. Ball, pot to cook your goose in.
George C. German, E, E, Gibson, . GREAT ASSET
TO LIVESTOCK
Historical Sketches "The majority of cattle are
still out on grass although farm-
ers are now preparing to stable
them, as recurrent frosts are tak-
ing the food value of out of the
pastures," R. Gordon Bennett,
Clinton, agricultural representa-
tive for Huron County, reported
This is the' 15th of a series founder of Harpurhey and a verytoday. This exceptionally fine
open fall has been a great asset
of historical articles on the few were also located on the to livestock owners in the con
municipalities in this area, taken London Road. The first who lo- servation of a rather- limited sup -
from "Historical Atlas of liar- cated in the west of the Township, ply of hay,"
on county,"published in 1879. were Neil Ross, on Lot 34; James A number of poultry flocks
Campbell, Lot 33; John McIntosh, are still in range houses, although
Mill Erected 1832 Lot 26; Robert Hunter, Williain preparations are being made to
'The township, however, had Hunter, William Bell and Alex- move these also.
some of the attributes of civil- ander Mackenzie, Lot 25. ( The sugar beet crop is grad-
ization before they ever had a All the above, except Mr. Ross, ualiy being cleaned up, but there
school; as we find that a mill came in • 1831. This gentleman still are a number- of turnips to
was erected by the Canada came in September, 1830, and was be lifted yet. Growers have left
Company at Egmondville as the first settler, not only in`Tuck- their turnips in the ground allots, -
early as 1832, and completed in ersmith, but on the whole London lag, them every possible day, of
1833. . The locality was known.Road between that place—then a growth because of the late start
for some years simply as "The backwoods village — and the they got due to aphid injury in
ill": and we still have a remin-settlement at Goderich, except a the summer. The crop is, how-
iscence of this in the road .run few coloured Southern refugees' ever, very substantially reduced
ning from. Brucefield to Egmond- who had just come in and Moat -'form a year ago, but the quality
vine. This was surveyed by the ed immediately north of the then of those turnips which have come
Canada Company to give the hamlet of London. There was along is very good.
London' Road people access .to then but a single settler on the, Grain corn' has yielded excep-
"the mill, end ways, and is to whole Aaron Road within the tionally well . and there are a
this day, known as "the MINI bounds of the; present County of number of fields yet to be picked.
Road."This was the second mill Huron, viz., Col. VxmEgmond on Mr Ben ett '
in the whole "Huron Tract," that,
at Goderich having been built.
some time previously. 'But even
with these facilities, water some-
times g?.ve Cut; and it was a eons-
mon
om
mon thing_ to see, settlers going
from Tuckersmith. to London to
mill, and carrying a sack of:
wheat on an ox's back; return-
ing the same day with the flour.
Early Settlers
Previous to this, a` very few
settlers had come into the Town-
ship on the Huron Road; Among
therm Francis Fowler's Samuel
Cernochan, and Dr. Chalk, the
know where 'we are going''," h
declared. -
Mayor R. Y. Hattln was the
called upon to speak. He re
marked on the inspiring adds
given by Rev. Mr, Medley, a
also mentioned the enormou
The fine farm home of Mr. and
s, Harry MitehelI, Bayfield
Road, Goderich Township, was
considerably damaged by fire and
smoke on Wednesday evening last.
The fire started .under the floor'
of a clothes closet' in an upstairs
ess mond, Clinton, and the Canadian on 305 -day test, 13,293 pounds; lairs, Mitchell smelled smoke
red Bank of Commerce, Goderich. milk, 500 pounds fat Baxter and and went to the stairway with a
a Club membership stands at 82 • • rt U t t
u on, es ma ure cow on 365- fire extinguisher, but was un -
according .o W Hume mutton, 'day test, Beatrice Echo Dewdrop rtic to ascend because of the
t. Goderich, secretary -treasurer. He Posch, 21,794 pounds milk, 730 dense smoke. She sent a call
a reported an improvement of pounds fat; Thomas Hayden and to her husband and other men
f $114.60 during the year in the Son, best mature cow on 305- M1vho vvere milking at the barn,
Holmes clubs financial position. ', day test, Maiy Pontiac Clothilde, 'and an alarm was sent in to Code -
Calf Club Work 13,352 pounds milk, 305 pounds rich fire brigade
eportin
club work fat. Chemicals were used, and the
sponsored by the Holstein organs- 1 These milk -production records, firemen succeeded in confining
n zation, Fred Wilson, Clinton, as- i Mr, Bennett commented, are the blaze to the clothes closet.
sistant agricultural representative, ! markedly higher than those that Dense clouds of smoke filled
se said that 27 boys enrolled in the won county honors in the pre- the house, blackening walls and
e spring of this year, and 19 of cin-^
them showed calves at the
Achievement Day held at the
same time as the, Black and White
Show at Blyth.
'Mr. Wilson recommended to
the club a plan for sustaining
interest in calf club work, by
offering prizes for yearling and
two-year-old heifers- that had
been shown as calves, and could
be shown again by the boys who
raised the calves. Theplanmight
be carried to the point, he said,
at which it would be possible
for one calf club member to
show three calves, each in its 'age
OF THE COUNTY OF HURON
VI—Township of Tuckersrnith (cont'd.)
make an estate similar to one in
England . . The name of the
pretty girl with the thickcurls.
was -Gladys Herman , She is
Mrs. Caryl Draper and. lives in
Clinton ... To .Athelcote vee
favorite walk for the Herman
family, Tom, Nell (Mrs. Theo
Eremite) and Gladys (Mrs., Caryl
Draper) sometimes with one or
two . of us or other friends . . •
Afttr apples had been picked one
could wander through for "glean-
ings" It • was a beautiful
walk on a Sunday afternoon . .
s
I WELL REMEMBER THE LONG
drive from the' Bayfield Road—
I believe it was considered al-
most a mile long . . Then it
turned and led up to the old
house through an avenue of tall
pine trees .. (It seemed almost
((Continued on Page Eight)
the Hullett side,; a short distance n swaea.
south-east of the present town of o
Clinton. In the year 1832 Arthur
! COMING EVENTS
Squires, one Leslie, Edward. ,
hreaig,,and Joan Young came in, Bingo, Town Hall, Saturday,
latter settling on Lot 29, just November 19, grand prize $50 and
south of Brucefield, where he three specials. Doors' open 8.30
still' resides. pane play commences' .9 p,m.
Even at this . date, the London Au. pice:! Canadian Legion.. Ad -
Road had only been cut. out In mission 75 cents, extra card .25
places, , and was not iogged up cep 45-46-b
anywhere; while on the Huron
Read Col. VanEginond was still Ye goald olde tymr; barn dance, '
the only settler.;. between,l-Ielmer s Crystal Palace • Ballroom, Mit-'
(on the border of the Township chell, every Friday night, Dora
(Continued on Page Two) Robertson Ranch Boys. 45-p
ars. furnishings, All the winter
"On- none of these records," he , clothes of the Mitchell children
added, "was there any pamper- were burned. The eldest daugh-
ing or special feeding." I ter, Donna, had to borrow wear -
Newspaperman Speaks ling apparel before she could go
Strafford Johnston, districttoWork in her father's store in
supervisor of The Stratford Goderich,
Beacon -Herald, the chief speak- ' The house had been newly
er, was introduced by Mr. Ben- 'decorated this year, Neighbors
nett, and was thanked in behalf; assisted in moving some ,of the
of the club by Hume Clutton, ;furniture out of the house, In -
secretary -treasurer. surance was carried.
"A rural fall fair will succeed I.•-
if it truly reflects the agriculture D -
of its own community and of its, eatery -of Huron
own teretes, `fie it' will hail if it
does not follow the practices of Meets at I'Iensall
s own times," Mr. Johnston
versed. 1 The autumn conference of the
Deanery of Huron was held at S.t
Paul's Church, Hensall. The rural
dean, Rev. B, H. Farr, Goderich,
was in charge.
William S.al iMa on re entlyere Rre-
turned from China; and Rev. ;lir.
A. H. O'Neil, principal of Huron
College, London
CDCI Enrolment
group, in the boy's third year it
of membership in the- calf club, a
The MansionY the River
(fly C, Mortimer Beacom, Kitchener, formerly of Clinton)
"There used to be a frame mansion inruins near the river."
—Historian.
Seventy years ago, and es long li
before as the writer's memory
serves him, the mansion in quer-
tion was owned and occupied by
Major Murray, a retired British
officer. The mansion stood at
the top of a. natural elevation
high above the river and nestled
in the centre of a beautiful
grove• of pine, cedar and, maple
trees. At the moment the writer
cannot recall the exact spelling
of the name by which the prop-
erty was known.
The property extended down
to the river's edge: At the foot
of the hill, end south of the
mansion, targets had been set up
for use of the Rifle Club (of
which the Major was a prominent
member) -which held shooting
matches at frequent intervals. The
writer has not noticed any ref- !
erence to Major Murray in the
Historical Sketches. To those 'si'r'e
who knew him he was a typical
English gentleman; but not one
to seek the limelight..
Many old timers - will recall
Major Murray's granactaughter, e
Miss Rolph, who for some years
with someofthe fast horses that request was granted.
se
ved at the- mansion with her Now Totals 252
mother and grandparents. SI- r. i
will be remembered ehsefly i,, ,
the face that she had a Gro it' Total enrolment of Clinton
Ilan trained to harness; and n District Collegiate Institute has
winter days she could be seen reached 252, it was reported by
he
ridin upfor'n behind Etas pow- Principal E. A. Fines at the
erfubg do. We said "up town"
Beard,
meeting of the CDn-
because we do not know that ard, held in the Collegiate In -
she ever went .. by way of the stitute Tuesday last. Chairman
Ione leading to the Bayfield Road A• M. Knight presided,
which esanld have taken her into Average attendange in October
town. Many times the writer :r?ry was 240.6, or 95,5 per cent, it
her come ra•'•rtrg down tIe- hill 'ale was stated,
:.cross the open field. l'?winu - In additionicto the regular re-
p counts, which were passed, a te-
through the ;:now behind her quest was considered from the
ilreat Dane to lire strew t, then IOOF and considered
ahs to hold a
along the. street. to London'sociaI evenin
tracks t, hors sh ss altar rain . i-' -on Thursday,gNovemberuditoriTuhe
e met and race
a prominent feature of Vic-
oris Street in those early. days.
Back in the eighties and early
ties, Clinton had several
A Smile for"Today
Generous Community
lovers of thoroughbreds; ahs on "In this township, said the
agricultural representative, "we
fine winter days these steeds have two cows for every boy and
would be out for exercise be- girl of school
tween, the railroad track and the `'ll'onderful,;asageid the new ar-
post'office. But that is another rival, "simply wonderful, I have
story stir*, may be written some three children. Whom do I see
time in the ,future, about getting our cows?"