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The Clinton News Record, 1928-02-23, Page 1QRATED zzzz; c i,A `� Ty, 2450' -- X17 e TO, lrW RY ?i,, 1923 ai (JOBK Iir YOIJFELF WFIEF \'011 11 SEE 1111 IS 'MARK FO VALUE Lam. i•-. IJ i\3 •� ,..M. ��experts, ,. .. Lv'er P i ncess Diamond—regardless nd—reg aedles s of size— is care- '�I \.llselected b :expe cs for us b1ue,whue fire and �\ purity,'Fashionable white or green gold settings make q rr !,?,t, every Princess Ringa beau/. Bulie Princess Diamond , or Wedding ]iing wiire a't.co fide ce. l rr t db- Y aeit/ �t� t� 7 ' ,.1 otos o I� td'1' �. /. til cess co. Lintl r< 1 .stir /� Diamond sameness. 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Men w g .to -fit or hard toplease will are hard tally to this opportunity of getting the utmost in clothes service. Suits to Measure by y Fashion Craft from ,a6 VIDE1[11511 Ni .8f DealMan for( Every tt�� C THE MARKETS Wheat, $1,25. `Bar1y, e 72c. Buck. vi eat c, � TZ Oatst 50e to 51c. ° But -ter, 82c to 35c. Eggs, 21c to 34e. Live, Bogs, ;;8.75: FIREMEN'S, SKATING PARTY The Clinton Fire Co. put on. `a, skating party in the local rink .on Tuesday` evening, which proved to be a fine success, the ice being in fine shape. The lirenen's hockey team with themesville played. n garire •Hol Wolverines before skating began, but their minds being So: preoccupied with, the task of entertaining their skat- ing. party guests they allowed the .to bat then badly: How- , visitorse Y ever, an interesting game :was wit-; nessed by those present and' the eV - ening was voted a jolly and enjoyable one, even by the vanquished. FATHER AND SON BANQUET On Friday evening last, one hun- dred and ten fathers and boys of the various .churches in town gathered together in the basement of Ontario Street United church to a Father and Son Banquet, put on by the -Taxis, Boys and • Trail" Bangers of Ontario Street Church, and catered to by the t. -M.'S. of the same church. The bousiteuus 'talipes were very' beautifully ^decorated and all expres- sed their delight at the sumptuous "eats,'''on which they appeased' their green appetites.- After the fathers and boys had partaken to the full, they joined in a sing -song, .lead • by the toastinaster,: Rev. A. E. Doan, which 'helped beth father and boy to feel..mere cornfortable. 'the first toast,'to the "King" •Inas proposed b'y the toastmaster' an'd re- -•sponded to 'b'y singing the National Tithere. The' second 'followed to :the "Fath- er," proposed b'y Leonard McKnight arra niellpondeui =to 197 1W. S. R. Holmes. Both Mi. McKnight and iiilr. Holmes f dib their 'an'tjcct -acre justice, point- ing out the 'advantages of the youth ,of'toaildy.9.8 comparisono to the days of our forefathers. ''This :\tvn5 followed 'by a solo by Pied 'Steele, entitled, "One Fleeting Houk'," 'and, as is usual With Fred, lte'was in fine voice and his song was very'inuch enjoyed. the -"Son" was . The �th3rdtoast; tar , Proposed by Mr. Perry:Plumsteel, and responded to by Wm. McGill. Mr. Plumsteel stressed the fact that Train Rangers'and'Tuxis work was -a wor- thy work, unil'hoped that it would continue 'in 'its 'development here. Mr. M',dGill's'response was given in very well dttosen•Wor'ds;'in which he showed 'how the 'boys could become more, in- tereste'd in their work and the things :pertainng to the youthof to -day by confiding 'in their dads, and in this way'be -a credit to their parents and `their church. This toast was follow- ed"yed, .by an."instrumental by Mrs. E. Wehdotff which was very . much en - .A toast to the "Church" proposed. byaWayne Rezell was then given and responded to by Rev. J. E. Hogg. .As .Mr. .Hogg was dealing with .sonrethirig °°°which is his life activity and to .which. he gives his whole en- -ergies,:his response was very fine. .lie pointed out to the youth end men that the,Church has something to of- ifer then, something which is vitally `inrportant that they should link '.themselves up with and not shirk 'their (duty when it comes their way. An instrumental- by Wayne Resell madAudrey Carter; was very nnich •enjoyed at this point. Mayor ‘Combe was then called on acid in ,a few -well chosen words ex- preseetl.:his appreciation of the oc Casion Land Mit :interest in boy life;. •The;toast -totthe ladies was propos- ed 'by 'Everett Downs and responded to 'by .Mrs. SA. :E. Doan. Mrs. Doan pointed out 'the fact that ladies have !fitted 'themsdlves to take the fullest -responsibility 'in mall things that men are' now dieing, and also that it was a -•privilege. whiah:'the ladies appree •iated to be„doing something for oth- ers', including. the "boys. The last toast, to 'the "C, S E. T.,” was promised 'by Art. Royce, leader of the Trail Ranger "group 'Of Ontario St,. chuich,`Who in •a `few words tried to bring before the boys, aiid fathers the. importance of preparing their, youth to meet IDe'lifc problems that face them, and'to explain the work of C. S. E. T. This was responded to by 'Wilfred Lockast, ex-memberof the, Boys' Cabinet, wlio,atthe presenttiirie is in his third year in Arts at Victor is College.b it'.-' Locicart brought be- fore tiie,boys, aiid men things of vit- al importance atrcl proved 'himself a very tine epealler. Mr.,'Lockart :has been doing boys work since he was eighteen, and is one,who is filled With the desire: to be a help, to the boys whom he may conte in contact with.' a Tie stressed the fact that it more, fathers would make a pal]:, of their, boy, itwould illininate a good deal. of the wrong, that is committed by the youth of to -day. Ile also, outlined' the C. S. alt T., work which, is being taken -"up, by the boys of Ontario Street church. Mr. Will Barber of Seaforth was present and spoke i few words,.and congratulated Clinton on raising' $25.00; this being- the 1.1.1 year 111-, they had taken up this wort;, and tirade it known that South Huron had- doubled their objective in raisins 8180,00. The banquet was br•aught to a close by Rev, J. E. Hogg, Who' pronounced the benediction. r enedicti n, l Those present expressed the °pin- ion that,they had had a very profit- able evening. KNOCK, Y[11,1°,11V SIIROV : _TUESDAY SUPPER N. II ISi YOUR TOI: St. Pa ti's, Eadie$ Gt'iiid served their annual hot supper on Tuesday evening,, Shrove' Tuesday,,putting on the tinge -honoured •pre -Le ten Beast. The supper was abundant; and well- served andmany went up to eat their evening• meal as guests o1 the Guild, 13oth'the ladies and thein• Yuests were very well satisfied with the success of the u 1c] t a er kin r g SOME ELDERLY PEOPLE Several of Clinton's 'well-known and esteemed citizens celebrate their birthdays this month. The eldest of these is Mrs. Sloman, who on Tues- day, the -21st, 'passed her ninety- fourth birthday. - Mrs: Sloman has spent fifty-nine of these, years in Clinton: and. remembers many inter- esting incidents of the early days She is. rounding outthe years very happily, surrounded by her children, grandchildren and great-grandchild- ren, rear grandchild -ren, and a large circle of rtrieiids, Thci next in point of `age is Mr, William Cantelon, who on St. Val- entine's Day,Feb, 11th, celebrated his 89th birthday. " Mr, Cantelon- is a native of. Goderich township, being a son of one of its early settlers,: and his entre life -In he has lived t the vic- inity. For some; .years he has been confined to the house but- he is al- ways glad to see his old friends and talk over old times. Another who claims St, Valentine's Day as' birthday is Mrs. Livermore,. Sr., hat she is comparatively'.young, being only 84. She has been fav- orerl -with a fair share;" of good health, although of late years she has -been failing a little.; She is staying With -•a 'son in Dundalk this winter but usually returns to Clin- ton for the summer. " - Mrs. James , Lindsay passed' her eighty-sixth birthday on Feb. 10th. Mrs. Lindsay can romeiaber when the settlers hereabout had to keep the fire burning all the time, Winter and summer, day and night,--thl else TAM the inconvenience of •sti:ilcing 'fire somehow, mntehos being, unknown. She, herself) as a little' girl, rail a half mile to . the nearest neighbortis for a coal one morning when the fam- ily arose -tilled -their 'fire "o1r't and no way of cooking brea'ki;ast.;; The coal was safely and oarefuliy carried home in a -smell -same-part..a Mr. Itolit._ Zaitz:di'mar1non' leibirthday. also coulee "on the TOth lout he -doesn't count so many -+;pears,' although he can remember when 'Canton was but it "corners" and life was very simple and everybody .Knew everybody else. Itis: reeolleetialis of his school days are very vivid an'ii, "although• he 'is' the youngest in this 'group, he carr des- cribe the details 'of the community piano 310111 to celebrate Confederation nearly eixty-one years ago as if it were -4 'happening of yesterday. We offer congratulations and good wishes to these elderly Citizens -in the name of the 'town and 'wish them peace andcontent so going as they continue" to sojourn with DS. - HGUISKYNOTES -. Clinton on the exhibition game with Eoderidh last Friday night at the arena, by a score of 9-7. It was a fairly good •ex'hibition of hockey but the local team set the pace. Monday ;night saw the most ex- citing game of hockey that has 'beer seen for some time in Clinton, when Wingharn and Clinton met in the first play-off of the Junior N, IL L. The final score -was 7=2 for the home team. The game was fast from start to finish, and it was a hard-fought bat- tle all through, 10 feet at times, some Every Woman of Every Land,": will of the, players tried too hard, be held on F'ri:arty, Feb. 24th at 3 All played excellent: hockey, and p.m. in Ontario Street United Church, Jack Twyford 'saved" : the= .game on many. occasions, ' when he' stopped shots,' some of which looked almost impossible of a ocompl'ishment, Frank McEwan, who made his 'firist appear- ance in junior hockey that fright, deserves .credit •for the way in which he checked. The Line-up.: Wingham-Goal, Blue; defense, Brown and 'Mitchell;' wings, -Brown and Thompson; centre, Mitchell; subs, Sumner and Ford. • Clinton --Goal, Twyford; defense: Cook and Muteb; wings, MCEwan ancl Kennedy; centre, .Elliott; subs, Me- Clinehey and Metwan. Referee -:-Reid of Seaforth. The Clinton juniors,, went to Wing - ham xesterday evenng and played in the fastest ,junior game,, that lies been seen for some time. They wor- ked the hardest from the Brat faee- off, but„were -unable to score until the third period. •Wingham led the first two periods, the score being 1-0, at the end of the first and 2-0 at the end of the second, n the third per- iod - Clinton came back strong, scoring three goals to \Ving'ham's one, the final score being 3-3. But Clinton wins the round 10-t6, and now they have to meet Listowel next week,; NO,•CRIMIIVAL CASES • At the opening'of the; .Supreme Court at Goderich last' week Shezrrt Middleton presented Judge Raney with a pan•'' of white -kid gloves; there being no criminal cases in the docket. Sherrif Middleton attention- ` ,n 1 e nn to the fact that this -was the second time ha n had lad the honour of inaltfng a like presentation to. Judge Rainey rind his lordship congratulated the count Y on its clean record A MID -WINTER DIP While assisting 'in'.getting otYt ico the other day Mr. A. E. Durnin step- ped onto some thin ice;; which gave wily under him; precipitating him to the cold water of the ,pond: With assistance'he scrambled out and went on with .his work until two more loadsloaded b rt n his r e were up t o 1 a turn Home a hotbath, hot drink and dry clothing were very welcome and he was none the worse- for. his cold, bath. • SEED TRAIN NEXT WEEK The Government Seed Train will be at Clinton station on Tuesday next, Feb. 28th, froth 9 o'clock; a.m. to 5 pan, 'Lectures ' will be given, commencing at 2.30 in the afternoon, on different. phasesof farm work and experts will. be on hand to demon- strate: seed . cleaning and grading, selection of seed, etc,, and to give in- forination as to the ' procuring of pure seed. The train will visit other points in Huron as foll(ws: Seaforth,' . Feb. 27th, Exeter, Feb. 29th, IIensali,. Mar.. ist, Brussels, Mar. 5th, Wingham, Mar. 01st; 'Bly`th, April 11th, and Goderich April 12th. LITTLE LOCALS Miss Jennie Taylor was taken ill on Friday last and still lies in a, very serious condition. Invitations are out for the annual lliasonic At Home, :to be ,held 011 Thursday evening, March lst. The annual neeting,of the. Clinton Public Hospital .Association will be held in'the cottncil chamber on Tues.. day, March 8th, at tluee o'clock. MVlr. E. Welsh, coroner on mail de- livery route 14..1, has been laid up with a cold this week'and Mrs. Welsh has been seeing to the delivery of His Majesty's mall. ` The Bell Telephone "Company ex- hibited tireee.interesting, reels of x=hibited..ilrree•interesting,:reels.of Dice tures at•the Scheel, of-Cournrerce on Friday afternoon and at -the Princess theatre the wine evening, showing something of the won -dims of the new discovery, television. Miss McDonald and t'he Misses Beattie have returned to take up their work of supplying the feminine portion of the population of this town and twine—unity with new spring hats. 'Spring is always just around the corner When the milliners get busy. RIr. E. S. •Livermore and his fel- law=debater from Osgoodewon from Queer's 'Un'iversity last week, the subjeet icor debate 'eingResolved that tanada's Position in the League of Nations is Inconsistent with her Place 'in the British Empire.” The ,Osgoode debaters took the negative Ade. ' The meeting in the Collegiate aud- itorium tonight, under the auspices of the Clinton ti. F. 0, Club, -will be addressed by Mr. M. A. Campbell of Milton, and -by Mr. G. R. Paterson, in the 'absence of Rev: A. E. Doan. Mr. Campbell's subject will be "The Teaching of A.gr]eulture in Schools.:, Everybody welcome, AMONG TEE CHURCHES The World "Woman's bay of new- er," a Fellowship of Intercession of The game yesterday evening was. elean, as well as fast as, Corker Leg, the referee from London, made them play ,hockey, and did not allow any rough stuff to, pass. Clinton had a large number of sup- porters, as they chartered a Special Drain to bring them home after the game, The line-up:. Wingham—goal, Hughes, defense, BrownBrow and Mitchell; centre Mitchell; , wings; I3rowir and Thompson subs Summer and Ford, , Clinton goal, Twyford; defense, •" , Cook,Miutch; centre, Willis ori es . htcEwan,, Kennedy; subs, E bort, Me - Ewan, Referee—Leg, London, It is hoped that this be an inspira- tional' gathering of all W. M. S. wo- 'nren in this town and vicinity.. An offering will be taken,; . Ontario Street United Church Meeting of classes at ten o'clock. Morning preaching subject: "Perish." Evening subject: "Elements. of Nat- ional Greatness: , Sunday school' and Bible' classes as usual. - Wesley -Willis United Church ,The subjects. of :discourse. -;inert Sunday will -be: Morning: "The Imi- portance of Right Emphasis." Ev- ening: "The Courageous Christ." The W, A. will meet in the church on Wednesday afternoon next at two o'clock, Presbyterian,Church Services on , Sunday- as usual. Morning: "Holy Communion." Ev- ening: "Without Me—Nothing." Sunday school and Bible Class at 2.30.. IVLidweek .service each Wednesday evening at 7.30: Baptist Church Sunday services., Sunday. seliool .and Bible classes at 2.30p.m.. Song and preaching : service `at 7 pan. Subject: "A Blind Mon," B. Y. P. U'.'wvill meet in the church vestry on Monday :evening :at. 8 o'clock, Prayer . service and fellow- ship meeting each WcdneSday even;, ing at 8 o'clock. " St, Paul's Church The beginning of the Lenten "sea- sonewas observed by the annual Ash Wednesday Service in St. Paulin church yesterday, On Sunday services will be at el- even and seven with Sunday schoo` at half past two, During the l'i'st four weeks of: I en_t and prevMus.to the parochial iriissio,i which begins on March l 5th her e will be bete -week dray servmes or_ Wednesday at 4 pair, nd on I+'r°id, at ,7.30 p.lu. -- UNIVERSITY EiXTENSION Professor Pczuson his been co ee rn- .1 pelted to cancel his a oint ft• to . 7P nen lecture here on Friday and his place will he taken by T, 1!, M;cllwraith, M, A.Ca nb 'Professor of nthi o oI + i e A ° ' P b3 at. Toronto, on "Life" e tlnrorig the Coastal Indians of- `British Colum• - bra,'_' The lecture will be illustrated. WOULD RETURN . i1Is 1+' W 'Johnston, d s who has s so] out Inc restu•trant business in Tees:- s water, 7vas in Clinton last. - Week looking about in the hope of locating, a- business to purchase, but was un- able to do so. We notice that people who have ,oboe lived in Clinton 'usu ally want to come back' after they. Have tried' existing in some less de 11117 IVfi t d' ••r lce for a e. . n sn,ble p K Mrs. Johnston would be .heartily wel- comed as citizens, should they return. HAD .RELATIVES HERE The late William A. Cantelon;' whose death occurred in Vancouver recently, was a native of Goderich and was a second 'cousin of, Messrs. Wm., ' David, Adair ' and Hanley Cantelon of Clinton,' He was a rising your barrister in Vancouver, having been called to the bar in 1911. He took an active part in many publics activities and fraternal societies and, was considered an eloquent platform. speaker. His wife aiid a son and daughter, besides his father, a bro- ther and tivo sisters survive. Bayfield Mr. John Tippet is laid off work for a few' days having had a -cist re- moved from his hand., • ]Vers: Herbert Wallis and two Iittlo sons left on Tuesday for Clinton where they took the train on Wed= nesday to return to their home :in D'Arcy, Saslc., after 'having visited her mother, Mrs. 'Win.. Sterling, and other relatives for the past two mouths. The Women's. Day of Prayer will he observed itr'Teinity church on Fri - hay' afternoon. " The service coin- ineneing at three o'clock. The three churches in the 'parish, St. James' Middleton and St. Johns, Varna., .are uniting for this service. Mid -week services will be held in Trinity church throughout Lent, on Wednesday at eight o'clock. • • •Rev. It: M: Galt took char • 6e of the morning service in St. Andrew's church on Sunday last afterr having been on the sick list for three weeks.. 1VIr. Colin Campbell supplied during his :illness. The members of the choir of St. Andrew's United church are prepar- ing to, present a very interesting play, entitled, "Cranberry Corners," in the near future. Mr. J. Elgin Tour; publie school inspector for West Iiuroe, has posted notices;,, which calf for a meeting of the ratepayers in the town hall on Friday evening at half -past seven. It seems that this school only re- quires three; trustees now. Six were elected hi January but it was diffi- cult to get thein to attend the meets: Ings, so it is hoped that there will be a large attendance in the town hall on Friday evening and that the rate, payers will elect three' who will be regular attendants at themeetings. so that the school' matters may have close attention. i oimlesvil e Mrs: Wilfred • Jervis spent the week -end at her home in Zurich, go- ing -down to attend the funeral of her uncle, who was buried on Sunday. Miss Dorothy Walters of Benmiller is spending a few' days with her sis- ter, Mrs, ' D. Gliddon. Messrs. Geo, Pfair and H. Dustin have puthi a•'supply' of ice: at the Iiolrpesville Cheese and Butter - Co's. ice house. Quite 'a number from this vicinity followed the Holmesville hockey wo1- verines; to=Clinton on Tuesday "even- ing, vhen vening„when, they played a game with the firemen' of that town: The game was fast and.furious and (resulted in. EL scare of 8-1 in favor of the 'Wol- verines. The firemen were ':a Food clean bunch of players and the boy,. enjeyd the game. The line-up was, as follows: Goal,. Pearson defense, Hicks,: Yuill; forward, Mulholland, Jervis, Little; subs, Stock, C ulmore,. Varna Miss iiabel Boyce of Brucefielcl spent the week -end at the ,home of Mr. end Mrs, Geo. McClineby. Owing to; Mlle • unfavorable condit- ion of the weather the attendance at the social, under the; auspices of the Young Peoples' League of the „United church, which was held on Tuesday ,night ()float week, was not as large as it otherwise would hawl,ir ) 77 . The programme; which ;,vas' put on by the younepepple`°and- the, boxes pro- vided by the ladies were much en- joyed by all present, Dr, and Mrs, .Easler are guests ay the home of.the_formers sirster, NLrs:' A. McConnell The -adult I- members of St. John's church spent a very, pleasant time at the' hone of Mr. and 7hs, F. Weekes last Thursday evening. Af- ter partaking of a fowl supper the u 1' the i remainder o even n was spent g 1 in. music, games and dancing. All report a good time. Mrs. Jas, Campbell-is`Sperling the' with e daughter ° week her ht d t g er at Cayuga, Quite a number from the village; attended the funeral of the late Jas. T: Keys, on Saturday afterl1oon.• L®I@C'aesboro . The Sunday school .of L onde b to United church recently purchased a: Baloptican :lantern' -for use in Bible' teaching and missionary education.`: Mrs.' 13. Snell attended`` the 1'd'endel- sutra choir concert in. Toronto hist; week The services in .Londesboro, United church will be of special interest next Sabbath. In the morning between twenty twenty and thirty, new "members will be received into church membership; and the: sacrament will:: be adminis- tered. The evening service will be picture study of - the Life of Christ presented by once ' hundred views, This service will be a zeal. treat. The Young'. Peoples' Groups are preparing a Leap yearconcern for March 30th a 1 y Mr. McCre spent ast Saturday in London. Mr, and Mis. Clark .of, Goderich recently visited friends, here. Miss Jones has returned to St. Thomas after 'a pleasant' - week - in the colrilnunity. • Mrs. Armstrong of near Constance, who for the past two weeks has been a guest at the home of Idr. and Mrs.; J. Armstrong, has returned home- ' Miss Parrott, teacher of No, 5 spent the week end at her home near Blyth Miss Stalker, teacher of No. 8, was. at her home in Westfield for over the week -end. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Brigham rec- ently visited Blyth relatives. Our village people are looking for- ward to having the streets lighted with hydro . before long. We shall , welcome lt. -- The council will hold their regular meeting on Tuesday afternoon in the community hall.:' Miss, Susie. Sampson of Palmerston is visiting friends and relatives in the conmunity, Miss .Margaret McCool WAS called to Toronto last .Week owing to the illness, of her 'sister. . ' 1VIr. Robt. Townsend visited last week -with Mi. Wm. Ball, Huron Road, east of Clinton. Mr. Colin, Fingiand of Walton spent Saturday with his parents, Mr.. and Mos. Jzto. Fingland. Miss `Jean Maines of Chicago spent a few days here last week and Mrs. M. 'Maines and Miss Elizabeth retur- mei with her to Chicago on Saturday where they will spend some time. They ''intemided going about Christ- ' ma time. only Miss E. Maines had • ' the misfortune to fall and fracture a limb: There passed away at the home ol. his son on Monday one of the oldest and most respected citizens , of this conimunity in the person of George Longman, at the • age of eighty years., For some years hehad been a resident of this village, -but owing to his failing health, he went to • live with his son, Frank, on the 18th eon - cession, last spring, ' His wife, formerly Sarah Cottle, predeceased him eleven years ago. He leaves to mourn their loss one daughter, Mrs. George Stevens, Clin- ton, and three sons;"Harvey' and Wil- liam,: London, and . Frank, :13th, con= cession Hullett, also one sister, Mrs. Wm. McColl, Londesboro. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Miller enter- tabled ntertanned a number of their friends to a progressive euchre party an Wed- nesday evening. Miss, Mary Hiles, who made his home with her 'sister, Mrs. James,: Eisloy, died on Mondayin. her. 78th year, Miss.Hiles had been a partials ,invalid for several years, The fun- eral will take- place this 'afternoon from • the Londesboro'United church, interment being made, In Union Cem- etery, ' Blyth (Miss Susie Sampson is "visiting` her aunt, Miss E Lyop, this:week. Mrs. Milton Hooper of . near • St.: Marys who spent =last, week with her parents, left or home' Saturday, 'but' she was called back to 'attend the funeral of her aunt, Miss'1VIary Hiles, who passed away on Mendes, at the” home of her 'sister, 'and brother in- ' law, Mr: ...and ''irs. Jarnes Ilsley ; ' ?• - Aubur-n - lVl;isses -Laura and Lottie Jackson of Goderich spent the week -end with -their-aunt, Mrs. B. Patterson. Mrs. E.Moss of Glencoe: is speed- ing tivo -weeks vacation' atthe home of her father Mr. W. Cunningham. s. Mr. and Mis,'W. B. Patterson went" to hfbnlcton this 'week to visit •relit fives, Miss Sadie Carter • is visiting in Stratford, for a couple;: of weeks. A number; from here 'attended the 'Iasonic At glome in' Goderich :.on Friday ,night last week. A play, from the Nile is to be` put on in Forester's hall on Wednesday night this week under the auspices of the Inteinrediato Bible _;cities •:of Knox United ,church, 11xr. '0. E 'briatt loaded' hogs on Monday and cattle on Tuesday of this week. Mr• Thomas Johnston and:bVliss 311- - lan Phillips 'drove to Mitchell on Sat- urday last. • Mr, Roy. Munro -of l34itehell..spent. t1re, week -end here with his aunts;' the Misses Blair, and his brother, Ii.. D. Munro. Mrs; H. M. Rice and Miss Joseph- ine Weir spent. a couple- of days in, Toronto last week., CoderiCom',h,Ti,winshipttj '.fire' young 1eopl.e of $h } on T711- i ted church intend putting 'on the ;play, 'I Can't Afford It" some time soon, They are busy practising for it now,