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CLINTON ONTARIO, THURSDAY. APRIL 21, 1932
THE MARKETS~ _
NOW RECOVERING INSTALLATION CEREMONIES
- Wheat, -55c: Mrs., Morgan 'Agnew, "
Barley, 40e. been uitstt who has At the regular meeting of the I.O.
Oats, 32e. { I• q ill, is now thought to•.bei 0.F.• Lodge on Tuesday night, E.
on the way to recovery,; her friends Divan, D.D.G.M, of Eketer, and
Ekes, go
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are pleased to know. Miss Maude - his staff of officers installed the
Butter, 18e to 20e. Tlozxance` supplied for her at the
.Live Hogs, 1v3.75. Wssley- 111$ organ on Sunday'last, !officers of Clinton Lodge. The in
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stalling team consisted 'oe: Warden,
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� Hearn W'At5 A 1VAOLE ( ) the .Sunday before. E
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Marshal, azshal
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It is hoped she will soon be able to Rec Seczetaty, J. W. Watson; Fin•'
A•couple of weeks ago we report- resume herr usual duties, Secreta► - E.
ed the finding of a strange little Y, T . M. Quanee; Treasurer,
male -like: animal by Eldon O'Brien,. CLINTON MiAN WINS FIRST S. Reid; Chaplain, C. Sweet; Guard,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Chris, O'Brien , A. J. Penh•ale. •
of Tucicersmath, which he bene ht in T. T, Carter was the ]melt, After the installation, Exeter da
g winner 'of the first prize of ;$1,000 in gree team conferred the first degree
to the Agricultural Representative the London Free Press crossword 031 four Clinton candidates, after
to have identified. ' It was then sent game, as announced in yesterday's •which a social hour was spent, and
to Guelph as the HIur.on officials Free Press. One thousand dollars ie refreshments served, The Clinton
were not sure enough to olassify it ,a mien little sum to continence the officers are as follows:
and here is the answer received by summer on,
Mr. Atkinson, assistant represents•+ 11 r. Carter's tan, George, won a T. P. G.c Il. A. McIntyre.,
tive; 1 five do-llar prize, as did also Mr. E. N. G,: J. Silcox.
Guelph, Canada, April 11, 1982. A. Pines, principal of the Collegiate. V.'G.: J. Elliott.
Mr. II. L. Atkinson, Department The News -Record would suggest Rec.- Secretary: H. W. Gould.
of Agriculture, Minton, Ontario: to these winners the advisability of Fin'-eeetaty: J. Wiseman.
Dear Herb: I am sorry if the delay safe and sure investments. • Treasurer: Ii, W. Gould.
in answering has inconvenienced you Con.: R. Allen.
M any way. The specimen sent in NORMA;LITES WON OUT War.: W. 11I. Nediger.
for identification is a star -nosed Two _fast and exciting games of R.S.N. G.: N. Counter.
mole' (Condylura eristata L.). This basketball were played Monday night L.S.N. G.: J. A. Sutter .•
particular species et mole is quite in the Clinton Collegiate gym, when I.G.: F. 111. Han.
common ,over the Province, but is the boys' and girls' teams of the O.G,: G. E. Hall,
seldom .seen awing to its secretive Stratford Normal School played the 'Chaplain: A. E. Rwnball.
habits, As a rule they are benefit elinton Collegiate teams. The boys' R.S.S.: J. •L. Heard.
tial, feeding almost bntirely on in- game was played first and was moat L..S.S.: J. Livermore.
sect larvae in the soil, but occasion- evenly -contested throughout, as le R. S. V. G'.: C. W. Draper.
ally some damage may be done. The indicated in the final score of 22-211 L.S,V.iG.i H. Lawson•
young, usually four in number, are for Stratford, The goalgetters werei AMONG THE CHURCHES
born in April or May in nests some for Stratford, Art Sweeney, 18, and
distance beneath the surface of the for Clinton, E. Campbell, 9.
soil. I trust things are going well
with you. Sincerely yours, W. E.
Ideniing."
The New Era
THE IIOME PAP,
The little animal, like a mole but
th peculiar hind feet something
o a bird, had neither eyes or ears
d only a small mouth, but as they
e underground they do not need
se and they would get all bunged
with earth if they .had them.
-Minty the study of natural ob-
s and animal life is an intricate,
interesting one.
DGMENT FOR $7500
n July 28th last, Mr. Lloyd Wil-
, a forma Clinton boy, account -
in the Bank of Montreal at
quois, Ont., was killed in an
mobile accident at that village
and his wife, who was formerly
'(cera Marshall, of Exeter, were
m
ening froma , party in the car
lair friends, Mr. and Mrs. Dot-
Merkley of Iroquois, abotit one
dr in the morning when they
driven into from the rear by
her car returning from the same
ering. 111r. Merkley was driv-
his own car and a Miss Addie
c, a girl of only sixteen had
permitted to drive the other
y its owner, James Milligan, a
fanner. Ile and Miss Houck
accompanied by IVO:, and Mrs.
ton, The accident occurred on
Provincial Highway near the
upon whish the Wilkens lived,
the contention of all the 000u -
in the Milligan tar was that
oy had made a Left-hand turn
nt of them to go onto the side
and so caused the collision.
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Last Fall Gladman & Stanbury of
Exeter, acting for less. Wilken, is-
sued a Writ in the High Court a-
gainst Milligan for <tamages, and
the case was tried at Brockville in
November when llfr. Justice Sedge,
wick gave judginient for $0000. This
was appealed by the Defendant and
the Plaintiff's Solicitors at the same
time entered a cross-appeal for
larger damages. The Court of Ap-
peal at Toronto in February ordered
a new trial. The ease came before
Mr. Justice Wright at the Assizes
at Brockville last week, and after
listening to evident& all one day,
the Judge awarded : Mas. Wilkes
$7500 damages 'and the costs of
both trials and of the Appeal. The
evidence, as to the point where the
collision took place, was very con-
tradictory, but the Judge declared
that he accepted the statement of
Mrs. Wiilken that ie was sone fifty
feet from the caner and he exon.
orated Merkle, from any charge of
having .turned in front ,of the rear
ear.
The girls' game followed and was
just as evenly contested until the
final quarter when Stratford broke
away and ine•eased their lead by 8
points. The Normal girls got the
lead in the first quarter and never
lost it, despite the hard, fast check-
ing of the Clinton guards. At quar-
ter time the scorn stood 12-8, at
half -tine 14-12, three-quarter time
21-18 and final 37-23.
DEATH OF REGISTRAR COATS
William Coats, Registrar of Deeds,
for Huron County, and a former' don and Hamilton, meeting at Brants
well-known citizen of Clinton, died ford. Sessions commence Mon-
et his residence, Goderich, on Mom I day evening at 8 o'clock.
The sixth annual meeting of the
Huron Presbyterial of the W.M.S.
of the United church will be held in
the W'ingham United church on Tues-
day, April 26th. A particularly in-
teresting program has been planned.
Mrs, J. H. Rush, W. Y. A. and Cir-
cle secretary, of the Dominion Board
will give an address as well as Miss
Sybil R. Courtice of Japan,
Presbyterian Church
Morning sermon subject: "The
King Who Longed to Fly Away.,,
Mr. Norman Kennedy and the min-
ister will attend the Synod of Lon -
day morning, following a brief ill-
ness.
Until his appointment as Regis.
trar of Deeds by the Laurier Govern-
ment in 1902, Mr, Coats was a resi-
dent of Clinton, being a son of the , organ and piano recital by bIrs.
late Robert Coats, one of the eaeIy i Wended and Miss Elva Wiltse will
settlers. IIe was born just outside commence at 540.
the town on the Bayfield road, the i Sunday school anniversary, May
place now occupied by Mrs. T. Fres- 1 1st. Rev. Kenneth Beaton of Tor-
er, and there he spent his early , onto will be the speaker.
boyhood. His father and an uncle,
the late William Coats, for many I Wesley -Willis United Church
years carried a On drygoods business• i The April meeting of the W.M.S.
in a store which occupied the Royal . was held at the home of Mrs. C. J.
Bank corner. This was burned and Wallis on Friday evening last, Mrs.
later the block was rebuilt and on Pickard, president, occupied the
the retirement of Mr. WilIiain Coats chair. Mns. McKinley gave a very
Sr., William Junior went into part- helpful Bible lesson, the study book
nership with his father in the stand on Korea was given by Miss Rudd,
now ocenpied by Mr. Breslin and car- showing the problems of that coun-
ried on the business himself after his ttY in a very vivid and instructive
father's death, until he sold out on way, and the ladies were favoured
his removal from town. He was also with a solo by Miss W. Trewartha.
for several years town clock, resign - The delegates appointed to the W.
ing to accept the registrarship, He M.S, Presbyterial meeting in 1'Sng-
()Marie Street United Church
Pastor's subjects: Morning: "The
Real Presence." Communion of the
Lord's Supper will be observed. Ev-
ening: "Tho Luggage of Life." An.
removed from Clinton about twenty- hair were Mi•s, Scott and Mrs. F.
nine years ago, his brotherein-law, I Venne'•
the late D. L. Macpherson, being ap.
pointed town clerk on his resigna- I THE OLD TIME CONCERT
tion. The Oid Time concert put on un -
IFA... Coats was a very affable and dei the auspices of the Ladies' Aid
genial roan and hada host of friends, in the Baptist church on Friday ev-
being held in high regard by all who- ening of last week proved to be
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A LITTLE FAREWELL GIFT
The neighbors 111 Mrs. W. Wilson
met
atthe
home m of Mxs; J, Liver-
more on Friday evening last to con-
gratulate her upon her recovery, tc
say farewell on her removal to Kin,
catdi a and dt
to. present her with a
pretty little table as a token of their
regard.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson have both
been quite i11 but they have happily
recovered and have gone to their new
home at Kincardine, followed by the
good wishes of their many Clinton
friends, who are genuinely sorry to
lose them from town.
HONOURED BY FELLOWS
•'Friday's Globe had the following
reference to a former well-kn own
resident of Clinton, fcuntder and first
editor of The News -Record:
"Edward Floody, a Past Grand
Marshal of Canada of the Orange Or-
der, was honoied by his fellow -Or-
angemen in Victoria Hall last night.
The reception to Mr. Floody was held
under the auspices of -Brunswick
Lodge. No. 404, of ' which he is a
member. R. Muckle, Pat Masfer of
the lodge, presented Mr. Floody with
a gold signet ring. Ile expressed
the thanks of the order for Mr.
Floody's 56 years of service and for
his work with Brunswick Lodge."
DEATH OF J. L. KERR
The death occurred at his hone in
Brussels early this morning of John
Leslie Kerr, editor of the Brussels
Post, formerly editor of the Clinton
New Era.
bIr. Kerr had ,been i11 for over a
week, a serious heart affection be-
ing the cause, and he was to have
complete rest and quiet as the only
way to reeavery. His condition was
reported as favorable and it was
hoped that with care he would be re-
stored. But a sudden change result-
ed in his death as stated above.
Mr. Kerr is survived by one daugh-
ter, bfnry EIIen, a girl in her early
teens, and his mother, his wife died
about twe years ago.
The funeral, under auspices of the
Clinton Masonic Lodge, takes place
,en Sunday afternoon from the Uni-
ted Church, Brussels, service at three
o'clock.
LITTLE LOCALS
The W.C.T.U. will meet on Friday
afternoon at three o'clock at the
Bone of hies. A. D. Beaton,
The street committee has had the
scrapers on the streets this week and
they are vastly improved.
What about softball, baseball; box
lacrosse, etc., in Clinton this season ?
It is about time organization was
being started.
Winghani merchants have decided
to observe the Wednesday half -holi-
day during ]Flay, June, July, August
and September.
The proclamations are out for the
nomination of a mayor to fill the
vaeancy caused by the death of May.
or.Cooper. Nomination meeting on
Monday evening from 7.30 to 8.30.
.A Clinton golfer informed The
News -Record the other day that he
was on the golf links on April 18th
last year. But there were a good
many days after that that no golf-
ing was .clone.
number of the girl friends of
Leslie Tlanly, who has taken
Perdue's house, Rattenbury
t, west, gave her a little sur-
the
other evening, bringing a,
caned -goods shower and sone
shments, and thea had a jolly
of hours together.
again call the attention of
correspondents and others,
are good enough to send us
item to the fact that such
reach us early in the week.
week we had to hold over a
of budgets which arrived
day morning. Let us have
early—and often.
A
Mrs.
a Mrs.
knew him. . During all his life Mr. ' very pleasing entertainment and atree
Coats' hobby was flowers and when I was tveil•atteittled- prise
in Clinton his rose garden was one + The program was provided by a ang a
of the beauty spots of town, Since i number
of anti e
artists efts
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from
o tea
going to Goderioh he kept up Stratford,
p his some from Auburn and some hone couple
eultivation of flowers, not confining) talent, The pastor, the Rev. G. W. We
himself to roses, although they were,' Sherman, acted as ehair'man and af• those,
perhaps, his special and he had hun- 1 ter. a 'brief opening he welcomed the who
dreds of varieties, The garden et the audience and introduced those news
registry' office was his rose garden taking part in the program. should
and besides this he had a beautiful, The ,boyo orchestra, consisting of Last
garden at his residence, North street E. Trick, I.,. Plumsteel, C. Perdue, couple
and another down a side street, I Bill and Seek Murch, Geo. Carter and Thurs
where tulips, gladiolius, asters and R. Hate furnished muss while the trews
other flowers bl
oomjng in turn were 1 c r a
a delight to the eyes. Indeed, Mr 1 Georg audience was gathering.Robert
Messy
Coats' g 1 George Catrer and Rabert Hale, the
gardens were amon • the show" "Radio Boys" contributed several
places of the county town. Ito was guitar and mouthorganselections; a
most generous with his flowers, sup- fvocal male quartette,
plying .bloom for churches the siek IMessrs. Bry-
and shut-ins 811 through the summer ant, Lightfoot, andbeat and Redford
According to the Brockville Daily months. of Stratford, ' an insyand, iitn
Recorder, the trial arousedintensequartette, Mr. and Mrs. Bryand, an
interest there, the Court room .being Mr. Coats was a Presbyterian in and daughter; •Miss King singing ,oh
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crowded throughout. the day, and religion, being connected -With Willis, ligato, contributed numbers; :Messrs.
the battle of the lawyers engaged church while in Clinton and with Lightfoot and Gilbert sang a duet;;
was so aggressive that the audience Knox in Goderich. In politics he was Miss King a solo, Billy Carter "yod-
was well entertained with legal fire. a Liberal. Ire is survived- by two elled" by request; Mrs. Paterson and
works. grandsons, William and James Suth- Mrs. Hearn sang a duet; Miss M. R.
erland, sons of his only daughter; Stewart sang a solo; Mrs. Wended
At the November ;tidaI Milligan Marion, „who- died some years age, and Miss Wiltse gave an intrumental
was defended by Mr, G. 1. Gogo, and who have always resided with duet; Miss Armstrong gave a reading
K.C., of Cornwall, but at this trial
him.. .]Firs. Coats,. formerly -Miss and Mr. C. 8, Hawke gave a reading
he had M'r..1 G. Harkness, K.C, ae Macpherson of .Clinton, passed away and a sang. Mrs. W. E. Perdue act
Cornwall and Mr. jr, ea Stewart of seven years ago- One'brother, Ro- ed as ueeoanpaniet fur seine o t
Brockville, At both trials Mr. Meek- beet Coats, Dominion Statistician numbers, f he
ley was defended by "Mr T. ,S. EI• ' Ottawa, and two 'sisters, Mis. Arehi-
morn
Altogether et e'
of Tii z
Toronto, g it was
nto bald an and�a varied
dr da ed
Mr. J.Mee, and 1
Rohit
Gs ,Stanbm• ►son of Montreal, very pleasing' program and was en,
Y of Exeter, acted as also survive.
Counsel for Mrs. Wplkon at both The funeral takes place this after. were joyedvery well pleased with the by all present The ladies/
trials and in the Court of Appeal, noon from his late residence, North seeds. Owingto illness pro,
Although strangers in the -city, both street, Goderich, to Maitland ceme• have been served by the ladiesee to
1 irs. Wilken and her Counsel were I tery. .Service at the house at half eral weeks ago had to be ipostponed
warmly congratulated after the trial. past two;
buttheymayserve this later on.
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STANLEY
(Teo late for last week.)
Mr. Wni. Polloejc sold a fine pair
of horses to Mr. Harris of Yart
mouth Center last week.
Mrs. Frank Hobson of St. Thomas
visited friends in this neighborhood
one day recently.
Mr, Harold Penhale motored to St.
'Phomas one day last week.
A number orf friends and neighbors
gave Miss Elizabeth Snowden a
pleasant surprise party for her births
.day last Saturday everdeg, bringing
a lot of very pretty gifts. Miss
Roe Snowden made her e very beau-
tiful four -storey birthday cake,
which Was decorated with rosebuds
and eandles. Miss Susie Westlake
took charge
o£ the
s
and
every-
oneone
had a very pleasant evening.
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HURON ROAD. EAST
Messrs. Frank and Eddie Dale of
London spent the week -end at their
home Huron R ad Ea t
DIED IN HAMILTON
One of Clinton's old residents, Mr.
Charles Carter, lei•
a
s
pas ed away in Ham-
ilton on Friday at his residence, 264
Wexford "Ave, after an Illness of
flys or six weeks. He Ieaves to
mourn their Joss a wife, tnvu sans
and a daughter, all of Brantford..
Mr. Carter had worked mostly for
the City of Hamilton. He was sev-.
enty-two years, old last February and
was quite active until his illness.
The funeral was. held Monday, Ap-
ril 18th, to the klamilton aetneirrj
PEOPLE YOU KNOW •
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rath Ma
daughter Joyce, of East Wawa-.
nosh, visited 'their uncle and annit,
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Kemp om
Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Higgins and Mr:
and Mrs, T, J. McNeil were in
Seafor•th on Tuesday attending the
funeral of Mrs. Andrew Oke, wife
of Mrs. Higgins' and Mrs. McISTer1's
brother,
Mrs. (Dr.) McCallum, who has, beer
with her mother, Mrs. J. Wiseman,
owing to the latter's illness, has
returned to her home in King -
stem and her sister, Mrs. Bober%.
son is at home for a while.
Mr. G. E. Hall leaves this afterneom
for Montreal to attend a meeting
of the Ontario -Quebec division of
the C.W.N.A. Mrs. Hall accom-
panies him as far as Toronto and
will visit her son there until hit
return,
BRUCEFIELD
• Mr. Jas. Hill of Stratford is
spending his holidays with friends
in the village and vicinity.
Mrs. Jas. Berry of our village, re-
turned home recently after spending,
three months with friends in Len -
don. Her many friends will be glad
to hear that her health is much im-
proved,
Mrs. H. Berry is with her mother,
Mrs. Smith of Bluevale, who is ser-
iously ill.
I1Ir. and Mrs, IlTeilenzie and fam-
ily left last week for Toledo, where
they expect to make their home for'
the summer.
Tell monthly meeting of the W.
M.S. was held in the school roost of`
the United ehuroh last Wednesday
with a good attendance. In the ab-
sence of the president, Mrs. (Rev,)
W. A. Resumer, who is confined to
her room through illness, Mrs. J.
Addison conducted the devetionat
part of the meeting. Mrs. Haugh
then introduced the study book on
"Korea, Land of the Dawn," and
interesting leaflets were read by
several of the member's, after which*
the subject of Temperance was die.
cussed. The meeting was closed by
the singing of a hymn anti pray.
er by Mrs. Wm. Dow.
The Y.P.S. of the United churrlt
are planning to have their anniver-
sary on Sunday, May 1st. the Ree.
Keith Love of St, Themes to be the
special preacher.
LONDON ROAD
Mrs, Grieves and Miss Mona, Lon-
don, visited at the hone of her sis-
ter, Mr. and "Mrs. Milton Wiltse, or,
Sunday last,
Mrs. fFicbioheal is visiting with
London friends for a week.
The Community club met at the
hone of Mrs, W. Swinbank on Thurs-
day last, There were 17 numbers
and several visitors present. An ex-
change of plants, seeds and bulbs
was 'the response used for •the roll
call,
After the opening exercises and
the disposal of some business mat-
ters an interesting paper was given
by Mrs. Roy Plumsteel on "Selfish.
moss and How to Overcome it," after
which a busy afternoon was spent As,
many as could work around a quilt
did so and others ea out material
and got several garments ready to
commence sewing, The club has on
hand a couple of nice quilts, made of
good material which they have de-
cided to sell at a very reasonable:
price.
The Tuckersmith ladies provldery
refi.•eshemnts for this meeting but a
hange will be made -henceforth and
nstead of each side Of the road
taking turns to serve, it will be the
ifferent groups. The May meeting
ill be held at the 'home of Mee.
Plumsteel.
Mrs. Herb. Manning, , Walter, re -
rued to her home last week after
ending a week with her sister,
es. Plumsteel, and other friends„
Mr.•and Mrs. Clarence Ball, Grosse
oint, Mich., motored over on Sat-
xd
a evening
Yto
the ho om
$ e
of
d Mrs. Crittenden, returning ow
liday, They were actempanied by
ss Pearl Crittenden, _ who will
end a 'couple of weeks with her,
ter.
Mr. and Mrs, T. M. Johnston, W-
eb, visited at Mr. Wolter Sita .
ba on Saturday, last.
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