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Buckwheat, '77c to 80c.
Eggs, 20e to 27c.
Butter, 38c to 40c.
live Hogs, $11.25.
INJURED ''t7ir}ISLE ATRI
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Mr, and Mrs. A. Lucas received.
word last week from Edmonton that.
their son, ,Mx•. W. Lucas, had met
with an accident while supervising
a street gang and had to be rushed
to the hoispital. 'It is hoped his in-
juries will not prove serious. Mr.-
Lucas and his family visited in Clin-
ton
m i t 1' -
ton, during the winter.
PRESENTS' PASTOR: WIT" GOWN
The Girl's. Club of W y esle -Willis
church met at the manse Tuesday ev-
ening, when they presented their
much esteemedwith ap astor, Rev. J. E.
Hogg, beautifulGenevagown,
g wi ,
to replace 'the one previously .presen-
ted by the club, which was destroyed,
When the church; .was burned last
June. Mrs. Hogg was also presented
with a pretty nest -of bowls. Miss R.
Irwin read the address and Mrs. H.
Jenkins, president of the club, pre-
sented the gown, Mss. Ohowen read-
ing the address to Mrs. Hogg and
Miss F. Crttningham making the _pre-
sentation
• A pleasant evening was spent in
music, games aaCcontests: After
which a dainty luncheon was served
and "Auld Lang Syne," brought to a
close a happy social gathering.
ON WRECKED TRAIN •
A seriolus collision occurred early
yesterday morning when two Cana-
dian National trains, one going west
the other coming east, ran.into each
other head on near Parry Sound. As
a result several are dead, both crew
and passengers. Those on the west
bound .train seemed to fare worst.
All the injured passengers were in a
colonist coach • on the west bound
train, which was badly wrecked and
afterwards caught fire. •
Amongst the passengers on the
train coming east were Mrs. Fred
Siouan and her two children, who
,were ontheir way from Caperoel to
spend the Easter season with relativ-
es here. They were uninjured and
are now safe in Toronto •:with
friends.
It is supposed that there was a
large consignment of express from
the Clinton Knitting Company on the
train going west, but no details as to
the fate of same has reached here.
It may, be that the express was un-
injured, but the express car would
probably be next to the car which.
was burned.
AMONG THE CHURCHES
Baptist Church
The Ladies' Aid will meet at the
hone of Mrs. R. B. Gracie on Friday
afternoon, March 22nd, at half past
two.
Wesley -Willis United Church
The minister's subjects for next
Sunday will be: Morning: "The
Soul." Surge in Christ's
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Evenin :
'The last word from the Cross: "Fath-
er into Thy hand..I commend My
Spirit."
Presbyterian .Church
Morning: Sermon subject: "We
Would see Jesus." Evening:: Ser-
mon subject: "The • Two Birds.}'
Wednesday 'evening service at the
home of Mir. Wm. Robertson, Ratten-
bury street,
St. Paul's Church •
'The service on Sunday will be at
the usual hours. The rector will
preach.
The services during Holy Week
will be as follows: Monday evening a
set .of slides will be shown, beginning
at 8 o'clock, under the auspices of
the A.t.P.A.; Wednesday and Good
Friday there will be service in the
church at 7.30.
Ontario Street United Church
The minister's morning subject on
Sunday will be: "What if all God's
gifts be vain." Evening: "A Call to
Repentance and Confession.".
Passion Week Services each night
at 7.30, commencing, Monday, Sub
jects.as follows...
•
Mlcnday: "The Joy and Pain. of
Leadership."
Tuesday: "Tho Challenge of the.
Christ." '
Wednesday: "The ' Magnetism of
Christ" Rev. A. A. Holmes takes
this topic.
Thursday: "Tho Sufferings of the
Christ,"
Friday: Good Friday Services:
"The Crucifixion."
On Sunday next, in addition to the
splendid 'anthems by the choir, Mr.
Fred Steele wiP' sing: "Awake thou
that Sleepesb," at the morning ser-
vice.
The regular meeting ' of W.M.S.-
Was held in the lecture room of the
church on W,edneaday,-an interesting
program was given. Mrs. Hiles read
a leaflet on "Stewardship." MS.s.
Livermore gave an interesting and
amusing reading on "Tithing." The
chapter from the Study Book was
taken byMrs. Marquis.':At the close
of the regular meeting there; was a
short memorial service for a dearly
beloved, departed member of
the sod-
iety, the late Mrs. Plumstee] Mrs.
Doan and Mrs G. ^Shipley taking
charge.- Mrs, H. J. Gibbings sang a
solo, •'"Thy -Will he Done." =The
meeting was closed by. Mrs. Doan ex-
pressing the most, sincere sympathy,
of the society, followed bypra,vei-.
WO1t11EN'S IN'STITUTE''
The reg, lar meeting of the W. I.
will be h on Thursday 'afternoon,
March 28th at 3'clock hal A
3o'clock, . S p
paper - entitled, `Cultivation of
Plovers,"- will, bo given- by Mrs., C.
V. Cooke..` Roll call to be answered
with "My Favorite Flowor and, its:
Cultivation!'
Demonstration: "An Apron Parade"
Hostesses for the day'. will be: Mrs.'
F. Glow, Mrs., W. Rozell, Mrs. Tre-
wartha, Mrs. S. 'Castle,,Mrs; Hawke, •
Mrs. T. Mason and Mfrs, Earnest
Rozell,
DEATH, OF'14I.RS. CORNELL
Mrs. John 'Cornell s Goxnel Cleveland,
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ea d,.
Ohio, after . an illness of, 'several
weeks, passed' away at her 'home in.
that city on March 11th . Mrs. Cor-
nell was formerly Margaret J.
•Swarts of Clinton, and she spent her
early life here. She is 'survived by
her husband and one son in Cleve -
fiend. "also) ` two sisters, Mrs. Spooner
of the west, Mrs. `Clara Rtumball of
Clinton and enc brother, Thomas
Swarts- of Goderich, Who. were all
with her during her last illness. The
funeral Was held .in Cleveland on
March 13th.
NEW REPRESENTATIVE' ,
Mr. G. A. MaCague, Huron's new
Agricultural Representative, is a
graduate 01 animal husbandry of, the
Ontario Agricultural O'cillege, and
has for the past mine months been
assistant to Mr. Paterson, taking a
keen interest in al1 the work of the
office and has a -,pretty ,good grasp
of the work. He -will follow out as
nearly as he can the programme Of
work which Mr. Paterson and he had
planned for the coming season and,
as he has been in the 'county long
enough to establish contacts and to
understand the lie of the lend, he
will, .no doubt, make a success of his
undertaking. t
PLANNING SPRING SHOW •
The following ;appeared" in a recent
issue of the Edmonton, (Alta,) Jour-
nal, under a picture of 1Vliss Holmes,
who will be remembered by many
here, as she is,a native 01 Olinton and
receivedher education here:
"Miss E. Louise Holmes; secretary
of the Edmonton Exhibition associa-
tion, has been connected with the Ex-
hibition . association for -nineteen
.years, and has played a big'•part in
the upbuilding of the enterprises for
which it is responsible. Jus£ at pre-
sent she is paying particular atten-
tion to the coining sprmg show, and
to plans for the Summer exhibition
which are already well forward."
DEATH OF MRS. WHITTINGHAM
The death occurred on Thursday
last, at the honle' of her daughter,
l'lrs.F.: Clatworthy of. London, of
Cerdelia Trewartha, wife "t.1 Mr. Ar-
thur Whittingham, at the age of
eighty -ane' years. Mrs. W;hittinghani
had been in frail health 'for some
time. She was a woman of consis-
tent Clu•istian character and, of a
genial and lovable 'disposition, which-
endeared her to all with whom she
came int
contae .
Her husband and three eo dau r t •
b
h era
survive: Mrs. Clatworthy and Mrs.
F. Neil, London, and. Mrs. W. Potter,
Stanley township. Two brothers
and one sister also survive: W Tre-
wartha, McKillop, Joseph Trewartha
of British Columbia and Rebecca of
Qu'Appelle. `
The funeral took place on Monday
afternoon from her, late residence,
the London road, to Clinton ceme-
tery. The services at the house, and
graveside were conducted by the Rev,
C. J. Mloorhouse, Exeter, a former
much -beloved pastor, assisted by the
Rev, A. E. Doan, Mr. Moorhouse
spoke of her strong faith and trust
and Mr, S. C. Hawke sang very feel-
ingly, "Face td •Face." The pallbear-
ers were six nephews: Messrs: N. W.,
IT. J., E. J. and Howard Trewartha,
Irwin Trewartha and 0, Jervis.
DEATH OF HAROLD S. HOLMES
The - St. Catharines Standard of
Friday last had the ,following refer-
ence to the death' of a young man who
grew up in C'lintdn and received his
education here. The sympathy of old'
friends .go out tohis bereaved fain:-
ily:
"Harold Spencer Holmes, former,
principal of the Edith. Cavell School,
passed away last evening,. ` at the
General Hospital. Mg. Holmes had
been In poor health' for several years
and had been confined to the hog-
pital since the .early part of Janu-
ary. He was the only son of the
Rev.: and Mas. Holmes, of 51 AIbert
street, and had resided with: his par•
a bornat Leamington
exits. He was Learn n t n
g
Ontario, and was in his 32nd year.
Mit Ifolines calm) to St. Catharines
eight years ago and while in good
health had taken part in -numerous
activities in the ,city, He was an
ardent member of St. George's
Church and was coinnected with the
Anglican Young People's Associa-
tion and other., organizations in the
church. ,Ile was 'also a member of
Maple Leaf Lodge No. 103, A. F.
and A M., and of. the Y's 'Men's Club
of the-Y.M:C.A.: Failing health forced
him to give up the •profession of
teaching about two years ago, He
is survived by his parents and one
sister, M
rs. J A.:Mnnn of.Seaford,h
Ontario.
it The funeral servicewill be
held at St, 'George's Church at eight
o'clock on Saturday evening from
the fancily -residence, 51 Albert
street. Inteimolit.will take' place on
Sunday afternoon at Maple Leaf
Cemetery,, Chatham, Ont.":
AN- INTERESTING LECTURE
Prof; Salier.'of the University of
Western Ontar o gave a. very inter-
esting• address- in the Collegiate In-
stitute auditorium
nstilute;auditoriunm on Friday evening
last on FrenchIhstory' As the
Professor is a native of France, hay-
ing only been in Canada few years,
and as he, has made ari exhaustive
study of the hi§tory of his native
rind; his address was not only inter-
esting but instructive,'
NO LECTURE THIS WEEK
There will be no . Jecture in the
Collegiate this week, owing to the
School conceit. On Arl 12th
p r' Prof.
o.
Irwin of Tosohto will speak on An-
cient Babylon and on April 19th Prot
Neville : of The- Western University
will •t O
speakon 0
p n holggy and History.
Y
These -will be the last two lectures
of the University Extension series
of _1928-9.
HEARTY NONAGENARIAN.
A
Mr. H. Joyner will celebrate his
ninety-first birthday •on Wednesday
next, Marchi 27th,' and he is 'just wait-
ing until the spring is sufficiently
advanced so that he may start gar.'
dening. Hale, hearty ` and looking
forward to a summer's work, how's
that .for a man in the last lap of a
century race?' '
SOME GOOD TIPS
The St. Marys Journal -Argus • has
the following to say about local items
handed in for publication, which we
can heartily endorse: - -
"Many of our local organizations,
such as church societies and commun-
ity assdciations, have a press secret-
ary whose duty .it is to send in a
short report of their meetings to the
local newspaper. The idea is an ex,
cellent one and the reports are usu-
ally welcomed by the editor. But
newspaper space is valuable and there
'are one dr two points that need to be
observed- if the report is to find a
place in the paper. Lr the first place,
the report should be sent in while it
is still news, not just the week before
the next monthly meeting of the
society. A second important point is
to confine the report td items that are
of some interest to the reading pub-
lic. It is not necessary to give the
'full minutes, including the number of
the hymn sung.. -'`The Journal -Argus
is glad to.publish- reports• of 'these
community gatherings throughout the
district, but we would like press sec-
retaries to bear specially in mind that
their reports should be sent in while
they are fresh encl. also to kindly eli-
minate items of the minutes, which
are of no interest to the ordinary
reader."
1418. PATERSON LEAVING
General regret is felt in town over
the'intended departure of G. R. Pat-
erson, Agricultural Representative
for Huron, who is being transferred
to Peel County, with headquarters
at Brampton.
Mr. Paterson, whq has been in
Clinton for the past three years, has,
in addition to -performing the duties
of his office with enthusiasm, proved
himself aublic-s i •it
p pu ed citizen, tak-
ing an interest in n all matters which
were for the betterment of the town
or community. He has taken a keen
interest in the success of the annual
Spring Fair, in the reorganized Board
cif Ti'ade and was., this year elected
president of the, Horticultural Soc-
iety.
On Friday evening last the mem-
bers of the Community Tennis Club
met at the home of Ma. and Mas. J.
J. Zapf°, when a jolly evening was
spent together andbefore its close
Mr. and Mks. Paterson were made
the recipients of a handsome end
table, as a little souvenir of the
good times spent on the tennis
court:
Mia, and Mrs. Paterson will'be mis-
sed in the circle of thein friends in
Clinton, whose best wishes will fol-
low them to their new home,
'Mir.G. A. 1VIcCague, who has been
Mr. Paterson's assistant since June
last, when he graduated. ` from the
O.A.C., will-aueceed him in office.
LITTLE LOCALS
The W. C. T. U. will meet in the
lecture room of Ontario street church
on Friday afternoon at three o'clock.
Mr. Frank Clew has purchased
the Stothers' cottage, Huron street,„
which Dr. McIntyre. has been occupy-
ing,
Mr. R. B. Higgins reports thirty
claims for wind insurance, the result
of our last little' blow. The claims
ran Froin three, dollars to ninety.
A meeting for the organization o'f
a Boy Scout patrol at seven o'clock
en Monday evening next in St. Paul's
parish hall. All boys of twelve' and
over are cordially invited.
The Board of Trade dinner on
Monday evening; next in the council
chamber will commence at 6:30 `. in-
stead of. 7:30, as inadvertently stat-
ed last week. Have you got your
ticket?
1VIrs. Walkinshaw has let her
house in Maple street to Dr: McIn-
tyre, who gets possession shortly,
and has taken.: the house recently
purchased from Mrs. Andrews': estate
by Mr. Jaynes iidlland.
One of our correspondents
s l
spoke
1
recently of a quilt which had d been
finished ii- the community contain-
ing a great many pieces. Mrs.: J.
Deihl of Clinton. thinks she has this
beaten, however, as she has one with
1224 pieces. ^ Can any of the ladies
cornu up to this?
A SUCCESSFUL TEA,
The Wesley -Willis Women's ,Asso'
elation ,7te davery successful St. Pat-
rick's Dayafternoon tea and sale of
baking, candy, etc. in the council
chamber on Saturday. afternoon., The
room, the tables and the ladies'them-
selfes wore "The Green," and so well,;
were they patronized• that when the
day was over . their supplies were
pretty well done and their treasury
satisfactorily augmented.
1
a week ag
oBWednHfiesedyid in the
he ev
en
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The river mmenced• o break np
ing. Early Thursday morning an
ice jam :formed, which' extended. uP
the river
behind ' the bridge.. The.
fishermen were at work early in the
morning to save their boats. The
river rose about ten feet and flooded
all the 'flatso
n the mirth side of the
river so that the water was,. up to
the roofs of the boat houses. By go-
ing: in skiffs to where their boats,
were tied up for the winter,amd at-
taching ropes to the boats and .when
pike polling back the fishermenp were
able to flout them up £o the Old Mn
Leod house, where they were Secur-
ely tied. Thus they _were able to
save all the boats except the old
Helen McLeod, and A..J: Carver's
small /Seat, which were caught' in
the jam and smashed to pieces.
pome of• the boats which were saved
were also injured.
Between two and three o'clock sev-
eral spectators were .on the south
pier when they noticed the -jam
moving and the water beginning to
flow over the . approach to the pier.
Several made a rush for the land, and
Mm. James Fowlie was caught by the
current and carried off his feet and
over onto the beach. William Mc-
Dool, who was the- drily, one who wit-
nessed . the accident, went to his as-
sistance. Fortunately Mr. Fowlie
was none the worse after the fall
and cold dip.
The water flowing, over the ap-
proach to the south pier at a depth
of two feet carrying with it onto the
beach huge cakes of ice reminded one
-of Niagara Falls. It was the worst
jam and flood that has been witnes-
sed here for over twenty years.
Mein worked at the ends of the
piers with pike poles trying to ,res
Have the congestion,, and, after mov-
ing at different intervals during the
day, the jam finally, cleared away
shortly after six o'clock carrying with
it fishermen's reels, steel drums,
buoys, fish boxes, and everything in
its path, besides a number of cedar
poles which Caine .dawn the current
from inland points.
Parts 'of the north and south pier
were ripped off and carried away:'
the front of Ed. Sturgeon's red boat
house smashed in, ten feet ripped off
the side and the roof raised and oth-
er damage done to boat houses and
fish shanties as the river rose and
the jun moved onward.
The river was the scene of at-
traction for many of the residents
during the..day, . It made one thank-
ful that we Iive on high land where
there is no Idanger •
rom floods.
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The village is somewhat lighter
since Friday, when the street lights
were turned on for the first time.
Hydro employees -worked ,last week
wiring and' , erecting fixtures and
completed the work on Friday norm
ing.
Miss Nina Heard of Clinton spent
the week -end with her parents.
Miss Annie McKinney of Kincar-
dine is the guest of 11155 Maud Stir-
ling this week.
Mµ•. and Mas, Wiilbur. Erwin, Mrs.
.E. H. Sauder and Master Bobbie of.
Kitchener were the guests of their
aunt,' Mrs, F. A. Edwards on Sunday.
Mrs; Geo. Reid and Master • Bobby
of Varna are visiting the ferniier's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. W Par -
ken
Nurse Trewartha .of Clinton is
with Mfrs. Frank Keegan, who Was
taken seriously i11 last week and we
are sorry to report is not improving
in h.
AhealtSt. Patrick's ;Social was held in
the basement' of St. Andrew's church
on Monday evening and mulch en-
joyed by all present. Games were
played and then a;progroun was pre-
sented eonsisting of vocal solos by
Miss Ruth:Evanb, James Stirling and 1
A. E. Erwin, readings by Mrs. W.
Wallis, , Murray Grainger and Wm.
G. Rae, violin soles by Reis. R. M
Gale and Dr. Newton -Brady,, Har-
monica; selections by Jas. Rouatt and
Rev. P. 1. Paull gave a description
of his trip to Lake Killarney.
The decorations were in keeping
with . St., Patrick's Day. Partners for
lunch were obtained by drawing green
snakes which" were, numbered,
A number of the members of . the
Badminton Club went over to Clinton
on. Tuesday evening to have a friend-
ly game in St., Paul's Parish hall and'
had considerable of the ,conceit taken
out of them by. the: Clinton` players;
A return match is being arranged to
be played at Bayfield in April.
The exetiutive ' committee of the
Agricultural Society appointed to
have charge of the Easter Carnival
is very husyand the affair, to be held
ori Wednesday, April the third in the
town hall, promises to be much bet
ter than last year.
e n.
(Unavoidably "crowded out last week)
A e
s lnd presentation
p d of the'
play, "The Mistress -of •St. Ives", was
given in -the town•'hall on Tuesday
evening before a largo audience by
monubers of St : Andrew's United
church choir,'
The players, Otteand all, took their
parts so well that the interest of the
large audience was held and at one
moment were mewed to tears and the
next conyulsed with laughter by the
drama of the Ncw South.
The play is from the period short-
ly after the freeing of the negroes of
the south. St. Ives is the property
of Col. St. Ives, whose qnly 1 eirs are
two grandaughters, who, are cousine.
The plot hangs on the strife between
the two. girls and their friends cars
ed by the underhand methods oC one
side to try and, entirely supplant the,
favorite g•ran au
ht
er in the affec-
tionstio
ns f the of colonel n to fut-
ure
d o d be t
a
ure mistress of St. Ives. At first
they are successful but in the end all
conies right. The cast of characters
is as follews:
s:
Col. St. Ives, a rich southern plant-
er; A. E. Erwin; Harold Jeffries, a
young lawyer front the north; Harold
Seotehmer; Jinn Smalley, Harold's
friend, Brown Stewart; Jose De Pal-
mero, a creole renegade, Don Mac-`
Kenz]e; Major Washington .Jefferson'
Lee, a southerner of the old school,
Jas. Stirling; Ephraim, the Colonel's
major-domo, Murray Grainger; Mr.
Ward, The solicitor for St. Ives, Wm.
G. Rae; Claire St. Ives, The Colonel's
grandaughter, Gladys Gale; Cerese
St. Ives, cousin td Claire, Dorothy
Scotchmer; Mrs. Armadale, house-
keeper in the St. Ives Plantation, Mrs.
Brown. Stewart; Signora De Pahnero,
with an eye on the St. Ives Planta-
tion, Mrs, Robt, Scotchmer; Letty
"Lee, the major's daughter, Ethel Stir-
ling.
Act. 1—Parlor of St. Ives. Planta-
tion, A Day in June, "The Stain in
the Blood." Act 2—One week later—
"The Slaw Falls." Act 3—One month
Iater—"At Eventide it Shall be
Light" The Lakeside Entertainers
rendered several splendid orchestra
numbers between acts: '
One coimmm heart] afterwards on
the street was, "I'd rather see that
than one played by professionals in
the city.
Mr. John D. Woods returned tb the
village on Wednesday after having
visited in London for few days.
Goderich Township
Some Pioneer Reminiscences: —
There's a story told of the late John
Holmes, one of the early pioneers of
Goderich Township, who's memory is
revered by those who still live after
seeing the virgin forests become waw-
ing wheat fields. John had assisted
a goodly number of- farriers out his
way td rifise their barns, It cattle
John's turn to raise his barn. Ho
was an Irish gentleman, noted for 'un-
common integrity and uprightness of
heart, combined with a wholesome
fear of God, and he was no drinker.
Iris neighbors had arranged before
hand to put this integrity to the test.
"Well John," said they, "If you- will
pass the grog around we will raise
yotur barn for you." John's answer
was characteristic, "Well boys, if you
can't ranee my barn without the grog,
go home, and I will pay risen to raise
my barn for me." The barn was rais-
ed.
In an s alumo`t Unknown � spot an the
farm 'opposite to where the Holmes-•
ville Cemetery now 'stands, there' lies
the lonely grave of John's only
brother, Thomas, who came with him
to Canada almost 100 years ages, and
wird was one of the first pioneers to
pass away and was buried before the
present site of Holmesirille cemetery
was chosen. John and Thomas are
remembered • with love by silver -
haired friends across the Atlantic,
proving the truth of the words of
Soloman, "A good name is rather to
be chosen than great riches." Mrs.
Beaton and Mrs. Egan, both widows,
are two of John Hollies' daughters,
residing 'still in Clinton,
Tara `'°.,youigsters.;veil a basket or
farm produce on the aria trudged
from the farm of. the .late Robert '
Baker, another; Irish gentleman and
early pioneer of Goderich township,
to the town of Goderich, along twelve
mile.% with only a blazed trail to
follow. It was eveningwhen the two
lads returned along the same blazed
trail, covering twenty-four miles, in
all, and carrying each a brand . new
hoe over the shoulder, to assist their
father in : farming, John Baker
claims to be one of these young brave
lads and still lives, nearing ninety -
years, on his farm with his only
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. I.' Jones, and his grandchildren,
We trust he may be spared many
years yet. Mr. Baker is an uncle i f
Mrs. Beaton and Mrs. Egan of Clin-
ton.
Mr. Fred Eihveod has returned to
1V4acklin, Sask., after spending the
winter with friends in Goderich and
Goderich Township:
The manyy friends of Mr. Wm.
Ell-
wood are sorry to hear that he is
sessc(usly ill in Goderich hospital.
Miss Olive Sturdy is visiting Huron
;Road friends for a couple of weeks.
Constance
Quite a number around here are
making maple syrup. •
Mrs. Pickard and soh of -Clinton
spent a week with her aunt, Mr's. T.
Pollard.
Mr. D. Mason and sister, I3
s.
Peter Lindsay, were called to Buffalo
on Tuesday rro,on• on account. of the
illness and death, of their brother,
William,
The young man of the cllnb held
their dance in the ` hall on Friday
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