The Clinton News Record, 1932-12-29, Page 3�KWG=x jJEWS
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It was said of Talleyrand that
when he could not see very clearly
what ought to Ibe done he tools te.
his bed, If all who are in that quan-
dary now;would do the same it would
help solve the unemployment .prob-
lem and reduce 'the pressure on
newspaper space.
A Scientist -declares that we are
at the tail end ofthe,g1'acial period,
and in a thousand years' we shall
have a temperate ielimate all the
year round. As we shall be unav-
oidably absent at that time, we wish
to say here and now that the climate
We have suits us better. It is fickle,
whimsical, uncertain and undepen-
dable, but these only Iend it the
chasm of variety. The only ad-
vantage promised by the scientist is
the gross. material one—a reduction
in fuel bills,
That would be agreeable, but we
should miss the nipping, eager air,
the sound of bells, the creaking of
-sleighs, the icicles hanging from the
eaves, the sleds, toboggans and skis,
the fantastic frescoes on window-
panes, girls and boys skating and
men eurling an natural instead of
synthetic ice, and. Manitoba protest-
ing that at forty below it is cold
but you don't feel it. Summer wea-,
titer and summer furs all the year
round? No, nol -That would neves•
do for the hardy sons and daughters
of northern zones.
DOESN'T HELP THE FARMER
If you cannot have your way,
If folks heed not what you say,
Let revenge bo swift and lasting,
Do what Gandhi does—go fasting.
That will make the folks start think-
ing,
That will make their eyes start
blinking.•
Spite and thrift go hand in hand. --
But it's hard upon the land.
Ce=51
trouble by saying` Grace in his sleep
Itis wife's name is Amelia.;
Contrasting our system
with that iaf the
Lord Dufferin once t
audience that Canadians
go to bed and sleep,
didn't know they could
morning and turn
went. The people
States can! go to
too, knowing
years can they
goV.eri�ment they
er. They order
the repnbliC of Fra
Herriot ministry fell
ntentinn to pay a
sister, or rather b
c, Them the citizens
deprived of the
lig• the government �
eel so disposed, as
Each system has advantages
advantages, and it is d
thbbetter, but it is
the French system
work in the United
American system would
in France, where
electoriate,
off afoot -year
half that terra had elapsed. is well for governments to have
an ear to the ground and to be sus-
ceptible to publics opinion but it is
not well to yield to public caprice,
as Herriot had to do in France.
Knowing he was going to be defeat-
ed, he manfully told the deputies
that they had not even the excuse
of inability to pay the U. S. debt
claim, but the large majority of the
deputies was swayed by pressure of
popular opinion outside. With more
and better reasons for protest, Bri-
tain paid her ninety-five millions,
while France defaulted on her twent-
tyattiilion payment, thus putting her-
self out of line with Britain and into
hostility with a republic she had
helped to create. We cannot help
thinking that this is one more added
o the innumerable instances its
which the majority was wrong.
tem. of govern-
mentUnited States,
old a Chicago
ns could not
soundly if they
get up in the
i out the govern-,
of the United
bed and . sleep
soundly,that not for
fourturn out the"
elected last Novem-
ber. things 'differently
inFrance,, where the
because of its
i debt claim to
thepother, repub-
licould not sleep
if privilege of upset-
ting whenever they
f they often' do.
E stages and (Its=
a ebatable which
is not debatable
that would not
w States and the
not be toler-
ateda free and efe
fervescentwould blow the
lidtenure before
h
Punch tells of a pian who got into
Acpaalrrosnoset
What Clinton was Doing in The Gay Nineties
DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT HAP PENED DURING Tire ,,nom
CADE OP THE OLD CENTURY?
From The News-Record,,Des. 2Sth, ter supper Monday evening.
• 1892:
Santa Claus: Of course Christmas
has come and gone. But old Santa
Claus has not yet been forgotten.
At least the old gentleman in Jack-
son's and Cooper's Windows near the
postoffice created lots of amusement
for the young, middleagecl and even
the older people and will long be re -5
membered by hundreds of people.
Dominion Draught Horse Societyl
This society held their annual meet-
ing in Clinton on Wednesday last.
John McMillan, M.P., occupied the
chair. The council's report, which
was adopted,: showed the Member-
ship to be 250 and 350 entries fol;
the third volume, There are no Iia;
bilities and a cash balance in the
bank of $1,600. , . The officers elec-
ted are: Mr. John MhMillan, presi-
dent; Mr. McIntosh, vice-president;
Mr. -James Mitchell, secretary; Mr.
James Connolly, Gorerieh township,
treasurer: retiring• members of the
council were re-elected, Mr. Thomas
McLaughlin, of Grey, taking` the
place of Mr. J. J. Fisher.
Mr. John West of Lucknow, who
was the leading packer for Cook
and Cook of Clinton, apnle dealers,
at Lucknow, enclosed cards in about
e dozen barrels asking the receiver
to write him how they turned oitt,
Mr. West has just received a reply
from one purchaser, Mr. L-ee of `Bol-
ton, Lancashire, England. He says),
I enclose card :.. enclosed in barrel
of Baldwins, marked Cook and Cool;
and "horseshoe Brand." You ask
how they turned out. Well they
are tip top, color good, packing
splendid and have few lots any .bet
ter. The only ,fault is that they
might be a' little larger. No better
color, the condition was perfectly
bright. I purchased them from 'Con-
nolly & Co., brokers in fruit,' Liver-
pool, at public sale an Nov, 22nd, and
in a lot of matures got then, at 14s
and 3d, which means' in -Canadian
money $3,75.
Mr, Robert Russell, one of the
old-time tend most respected res-
idents and pioneers of the County 'of
Huron, has passed to his reward. He
died at the residence of his son-in-
laW, Mr. Whit. Currie, 7th line of
Goderich township," last Thursday.
Reeve McMurchio tendered an oys-
DE-
A Great Success: The young peo-
ple of the Ontario street Me`hodist
church are to be congratulated on
the success of the "National Enter-
tainment" gotten up by theist. The
attendance was all that could be de-
sired and the utterances such as to
enthuse feelings of loyalty in
the hearts ,of Scotch, Irish and Eng-
lishmen. Dr. Shaw, S. S. Cooper
and H. T. Rance were the respective
chairman, Rev. Ma•. Sanytih acted as
general chairman. Rev, Mr, Simna
son was the Scotch defender, Rev.
Mr. Salter the. English and Rev. W.
McDonough was the happy and con-
tented Trish stalwart. The chairman
and speakers respectively upheld the
three nationalities admirably. The
whole affair was acknowledged to be
the event of the season. Master Gil-
roy and b1r, Spalding gave several
appropriate songs. Rev, Mr, Shilton
closed the meeting, .
Clinton Nominees: For mayor, J.
McGarva, W. Doherty, G. D. McTag-
gart, R. Holmes. For reeve: J, Me -
Murchie, (acc). Deputy reeve: D. B.
Kennedy; (acs). Councillors: St.
John's ward, Chas. Overbury, Israel
Taylor, Oliver Johnson, Wm. Jones,
school• trustee, H. Steep, Chas. Over-
bury. St. George's ward: S. J. An-
drews, S. G. Phnnner, W. C. Searle,
for trustee, John'Otninghame (ace).
St. Andrew's ward: Geo. D. McTag-
gart, A. Armstrong, J. Johnston, J,
McMurray, J. E, Blackall; Jacob Tay-
lor, trustee, John Gibbings, (ace.)
St. James' ward, Thos. McKenzie, W.
Dawns, George Gordon, John Mc-
Murray, for trustee, T. Jackson, Jr'.,
(acc.). Mayor Doherty is not in the
field. -
From The New Era, Dec. 27th 1907:
A unique window attraction drew
crowds to Fitzsimons & Son's stone
ort Tuesday night. A • boy, disguized
by a blackened face, satat a table
in the window eating a roast duck, a
eondition of his engagement being
that he was toceit there for an hour,
which he did, and for once at least
he had his fill of duck.
The Hotel Normandie has changed
hands, Mr. Brownhaving disposed lof
the furnishings and goodwill to Mrt
Strome of Berlin for the sum of
160.00, who i$ now in possession,
Odd Fellows at The House of
Refuge: ' On Thursday evening last
three sleigh loads' of Oddfellows went
down to the house of Rafuge to en-
tertain the inmates and at the same
time le p la
y the part of Santa cheek—
It is safe to say, that it is a long time
since they had so much fun and en-
joyment as they had Tor a couple of
hours on this occasion. Mr. Thos.
Jaeksosi,. Jr., had charge of the ar-
rangements and acted as chairmanl
a part he not (+nly fills to perfection
but into which he threw a,geed ,deal
of spice and variety. The program
embraced a violin solo by Miss Ger-
tie Chant; duet, Messers, Downs Har-
land, Gibbings and Weir; conic songs!
R. Ddnws; a 'couple of "stump speecJ
es," instrumental, Messrs. Fred, Bert
and Ed. Hill an guitar, mouthorgan
and bones,and phonograph selection
by Chas. Twitchell, - the latter was an
instrument many of the .inmates had
never seen and they .were at a boss
to understand where' the music came
from: The most amusing part of the
program was the visit of Santa. Claus
accompanied by his wife and dangle)
ter. Mr. Wes. Moore, ,. suitably,
dressed personified Santa, Antos
Castle represented Mrs. Santa, dress,
ed in most feminine apparel, and
Carl Wllken also in female costume,.
represented Miss Santa. The three
made a fine combination and caused
heaps of 'fun. The women were alb
of fun. , . The 'women were all
given a handsome apron and a bag
of candy and the den, handkerchiefs
and, to the smokers, tobacco, the
non-smokers, candy. On returning
to town the Oddfellows wound up
with an oyster supper at Nimene
restaurant.
WHEN THE PRESENT CENTURY
WAS YOUNG
From The NewseRekord, Dec. 26 1901
Matters municipal are somewhat
quiet • but an election looks like a eer-
tainty from the reeveship down.
Three names are mentioned for that
office, D, Cantelon, W: J. Paisley, B,
3. Gibbings.
Many' Thanks: Mr. G. W. Layton
of the London road called in on Sat-
urday and presented the News -Record
with a hag of apples ad pears. They
are good, and on behalf of the sev-
eral who have enjoyed them we tend,
, er to the 'genial 'George our thanks.
The Christmas Trade; If the vel-
lumof Christmas trade it any index
and it is generally supposed it is, hard
times are not! being felt in Clinton
or the adiaeent district, for our bus-
iness people are able to report as
good, and in several cases " better
'sales than last year. 'This is vat-
) i£ying and it affords The ' News-1Re-
ord much pleasure to refer to it.
Who Will Be Candidate: Who will
succeed the late B. B. Gunn as the
conservative candidate for the Com -
,neons. in South Huron is not yet
known but public talk has been free
with a number ,of navies. In sortie quar-
ters it has it that '11. Either is will;
ing to leave the Legislature for the
House of Commons. The
Dews -Record sloes not possess any in-
side information in the spatter, but
it does not think the Peoples' Harry
has any intention of making the
change. Mr. John McDonald of Heng
sail is looked upon as a possible can-
didate. He has been a tireless work-,
ed, well known, all over the riding
and_ would undoubtedly command At
hearty support. Another prominent
name is that of John'
Ransford, the widely known
saltmanufacturer of Staple-
ton.
tapleton. Mr.. Ransford is an able and
fearless speaker and would in, many
respects stake an admirable re-
presentative of the riding.
A New 'Calendar; The first 1908
Calendar received ley The News -Re-
cord was from. Mr. E.' Lewis Evans
of Louisville, Kentucky, brother of
Mr. F. W. Evans of town. Though
a native of Clinton he has been down
south so long that he sometimes re-
fers to it as "My Old Kentucky
Home." Mr. Evans holds a respons5
ible position and always holds The
News-Recorc] in mind.
Dr. and Mrs. Thompson and Mast-
ers Fred and Charlie spent Christmas
in Granton.
Early This Week: In order that
our staff may fully enjoy their hol-
iday The News -Record goes to press
this week on Tuesday afternoon in-
stead of Thursday morning,
Nominations in Huron Municipalities
CLINTON
Nominations were as follows:
Mayor—Nelson W. Trewartha. Coun-
cil (six to bo elected)—Alex. Iniaey,
David Churchill, Fred Livermore, W.
G. Cook, 0. L. Paisley, H. D. Gruner -
on, J. '4P Langford, George Mur-
dock, R. H. Jalmson, M, J. Elliott,
M. Schoenhals, W. S. R. Holmes:
Reeve -George Elliott, Fred Liver-
more, David Churchill. P,U.C.=T,
Hawkins. School trustee (three to
be elected)—M. T, Corless (accla-
mation), C. H. Veneer, W. Walker,
W. Plumsteel, Thos. Churchill, J.
Sutter, J. W. Manning.
GODERICH
At the nomination meeting here
bis worship was named to contest
the seat along with E. R. Wigle, Ro
beet Turner and S. W. Craigie.
J. W. Craigie, who is the presen
reeve, was nominated for the post
again, as was Robert Turner. For
deputy reeve James Moser and Ro-
bert Turner were named.
Nominations for the council
brought out C. H. Humber, R. Tur-
ner, George Gould, Carl Worsen, N
W. Colclough, A. D. Brown and
Douglas Mooney.
W. Burney and Frank Elliott
were nominated' for the one seat on
the water and light commission.
All members of the Board of Edu-
cation were returned by . acclam-
ation.
3. H. Grieve 'were renominated for'
re-election and C. Luker. The
Board of Education was given an
acclamation in the persons of Sant•
uel Sanders, W. H. Penhale, Thomas
Jerre, and Mrs. Roxie Beavers. As
public utility commissioners, Paul
Coates is returned unopposed. The
annual public meeting was postponed
this year until Wednesday.
HENSALL
Three were nominated for the
reeveship of Hensall at a nomina-
tion meeting *held Monday. They
were Owen Geiger, William Consitt
and R..1. Cameron.
Councillors named, four to be elec-
ted, were: E. L. Nielcle, W. J. Jones,
George C. Petty, R. J. Cameron, Dr,
A. R. Campbell, Walter Spencer and
- William Consitt, 4
Nominated for school trustees were
t H. C. Soldan, Alfred Clark, W. 0.
Goodwin and E. McQueen, Thomas
Welsh was given an acclamation for
the public utilities.
STANLEY
For Reeve—Win. Douglas, John
' Ettte; For Council—Joseph Greer,
Mervin Hanley, W. Turner, Roy La-
: mont, F. Watson,
SEAFORTII
Following aro the municipal nom,
Mations for the Town of Seaforth:
Mayor -4. F. Daly, A. D. SutherJ
land
Reeve --Jolts Grieve, S. Robert
Smith.
Conncullors--•T. J. Stephens, Wil-
liam Crozier, Thomas H. Johnston,
William M. Reid, 3, Wesley Beattie,
Isaac Hudson, Frank Sills, F. S.
Savauge, John I3. Scott, Robert Nle,
Millan, Harold Dale, Louis Eber-
hart, Jaynes Rivers, William, A,
Crich, George D. Ferguson, E. L.
73ox, Ross 3. Sproat.
• Public school trustees — William,
WY•ight, east ward; William E.
Southgate and Fred Wigg, north
ward; Malcolm ,McKellar, south
ward.
Public Utilities• Commissioners
Tohn J. Cluff, E. L. Box, R. G.
Park, William C. Barber.
The following motion was carried
unanimously by ..the ratepayers:
Moved by W. J. McIntosh, sec-
onded by John TI. 'Scott, that this
meetingof the ratepayers )recom-
mend to the council that they re-
commend 'or suggest to the public
school and collegiate institute boards
that a substantial reduction be made
in teachers' salaries.
EXETER
B. M. Francis, reeve of Exeter for
the past' two years, and W. D. San-
ders, reeve from 192,4 to 1927, were
nominated .for reeve here Monday.
The present council, David Rowcliff,
Samuel Ross, Henry` Bierling and
, TURNBERRY
For Reeve—iL, J. Wright, Ed.
Baird, Ronald Grain,
For Council -Jas, McTavish, 11.
Wilson, J. Douglas, Wm, Austin,
John Metcalf, Ed. Baird.
McICILLOP
Fer Reeve -3. M. Eckert, John
Campbell. For Council—R. Dor-
ranee, A. Alexander, J. O'Rourke, E,
Tiackwell, D. Bierman.
HULLETT
For Reeve --,Matt. Armstrong, 3.
Leiper, For Council—'(Asci,) B. Al-
lan, R. Lawson, Herbert Megridge,
James Forbes, William' Anderson,
•failedto qualify,
HOW/CK
For Reeve --.Milton Leonard, F. C.
Taylor, J. W. Gamble. For Deputy-
Reeve—Milton Leonard, F. C. Tay-
lor, Time. Lovell, L. DemmerIing.
IIAY TOWNSHIP
Reeve, L. Rader, A. Melick, D.
Ducharm.
For couneil, four to be elected:
W. Alexander, G. !Becker, F. Cor-
betty D. Ducharm,. J. Jefrfey, E.
Wolper:
COLBOR,NE TOWNSHIP
..For Reeve—Albert Goldthorpe and
William L. Young. For council
George Feagan, M. Tyndall, Charles
Me0reath, John Pitbladr, Thomas
Nelson and Al'thur Fisher,
MET H18 MATCH
Visitor—"I hear - you've lost your
parrot that ^ used to awear so ter-
ribly."
Hostess-b"Yes, poor dear, we
found him dead on the golf links."
BROKI4RS ' JOIINSTON A N D
BYLES SENT TO REFORMA
,TORY;BY JUDGE COSTELLO
AT GODERICH LAST WEEK
Godericb, December 21. --i Cotn-
menting that he wasopposed to
sending anyone to penitentiary if it
could be avoided, and ' that accused
had not secured their money by viol-
ence, Judge Costello, in county
court this evening, sentenced John
Powell -;Johnstone, 81, former Toron-
to' stock broker, and his head sales•.
man, ,Francis Byles, 63, each to' two
years Less ono day - in the Ontario
reformatory. '
The prisoners took their sentences
calmly, shaking hands with their
counsel and numerous friends, in the
court ro'oni before being taken to
the eounty"=jail.
The sentences date backto the
day of their' incarceration in Huron
county jail, in the case of Johnstone
some 14 weeks, and with Byles tc
April of this year,
Seven -Day Trials
The sentence marked the, culmina-
tion of trials extending ever seven
days.
Johnstone, . immaculately dressed,
was found guilty of converting to his
own use, funds of Consolidated
Creameries, Limited, which be pro-
moted,
Immediately Johnstone was sem'
tented counsel for Byles. B. C. Hays,
Jr., asked permission to change
Byles' plea of "not guilty" to -one
of "guilty" with respect to the false
pretences charge against his client.
The request was granted and sen-
tence identical to that of Johnstone
was imposed. On charges of conver-
sion and theft. Byles was discharged
the Crown offering no evidence.
Among the spectators who heard
sentence passed, were a number who
had lost, large amounts—in some
cases their all—in Consolidated
Creameries.
Defence counsel, Frank Donnelly,
asking for suspended sentence for
Johnstone, said: The shareholders
would receive 85 cents en the dollar.
"I cannot agree with suspended
sentence," said His Honor, address-
ing Johnstone. "Not directly, but
through you indireetly, a large num-
ber of people have been defrauded
out of their hard earned cash, Many
will not have a joyous Christmas as
they might have had had they not
invested in Consolidated Creamer-
ies."
His Honor told Johnstone be was
•
young and clever and possessed of
much talent which, if put to proper
use, would quickly re-establish him
in society.
The formal charge against Byles
was that he obtained '21,250 from
John Crerar, Brussels, by false Pre'
teleses.
"This man had faith in what he
Was selling and condudliedi 'himself
properly 'until the stock crash came."
said Byles' counsel. "Then every-
thing went topsy turvy,"
"It Was the spirit ,of the times,"
said the judge, "However, you did
not take the money by violence and
I do not think you should go to
penitentiary. - I hope T am dight and
in subsequent' years, you will bear
out the opinion I have expressed to-
day." One charge withdrawn against
Byles was the theft of 229,000, pre-
ferred by Johnstone, who agreed 'to
withdrawal.
Thus finis is written on a scheme
involving' millions of money which
was to have drawn 55 Ontario
creameries into a huge merger con-
trolling an output of 15,000,000
pounds, of butter a year, ,Consoli-
dated creameries, taking in but six
creameries, owners of which were all
made directors and paid cash and
stock on options, had scarcely got
under 'way when Amalgamated
Creameries Limited, was' launched
under a Dominion charter to incor-
porate the larger project. The di-
rectors were all prominent, and in-
cluded three members of parliament,
In all, some 2118,000 of stock was
sold in the consolidated company.
All that remains is some $30,000.
THE FORSAKEN ROUSE. ,.
Alone and all forgotten there it
stands,
Grounds long untended, chimneys
crumbling away,
Windows ivy -curtained; wandering
roses sway
Across its very doors; yet kindly
hands
Gave once their tenderest, their most
happy care
To the old-fashioned blooms that riot
there.
Within, 'the rooms are empty,
spider -decked,
Dint with the dust of slowly passing
years,
Peopled by quiet ghosts; and yet no
fears
Of sunernataral power beset one.
Shadow flecked
The long wide corridors, the winding
stairs
Are haunted by old loves, old hopes,
long uttered prayers,
Iiero people lived, here laughter
echoed free
Through richly furnished rooms and
stately halls,
Here sun and flickering firelight
touched the walls .
And played upon fair faces; now I'
see'
Only faint sunbeams through the•
ivy's lace,
Only gray ashes in the yawning,
fireplace.
Peaceful„ with all the quiet peace
of memory,
Serene it stands amid' its waving
grasa
Once velvet lawn; the winds cares
sing pass
Their long cool fingers o'er its
eg
So througsofth thened dimoon'nity.s pale radiance,.
the rain's sad weeping
It holds :the years that used to be firkeeping.
—Molly Bevan.
HAIR-SPLITTING BATTLE GOES,
ON
Faulty Monument Provides Latest
Missive In Selkirk-Crusoe Press
Controversy
Splitting hairs is the Iatest strat-
egy recorded on the Crusoe-Selkirk-
battle front.
Those who have gone most finely
into the situation find a thousand'
reasons, cn the one side, why Rob-
inson Crusoe was in reality Alexan-
der Selkirk, marooned for four years
on the Pacific island of Juan Fern-
andez. Ou the other side there is
abundant evidence that Defoe's hero
was merely suggested by Selkirk's
experiences and that he, Cru -
see, was marocned for 25 year's on
the Atlantic island of Tobago, near
Trinidad.
The latest missive fired by a,iti-
Seikirkists would seem to be the let-
ter of Dr, Bertram M. H. Rogers, of
Bristol, England, published in the
London Times recently. It declares
that a tablet erected to Selkirk on
the island cf Juan Fernandez by of-
ficers of II. 111. S. Topaz spells Selk-
irk's birthplace Largs instead of
Largo; gives his date of rescue as
February 12 instead of 2, credits-
hint
reditshint with being a lieutenant at death,
instead of a master mate; sets his
demise at 1723 instead of 1721 and
thus states he lived 47 years instead
of the actual 45 years.
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