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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1929-05-09, Page 1WITH W CH IS INCORPORATED THE CLINTON ,NEW: ERA g5I3- 5Ist Year CLINTON, ONTARIO; Ai IO; TRU SDAY, MAY 9, .11999 THIS 1SCLEANU EVERYCITJZEJtflELPTO MAKE_G11NTMN If you had one of our Alarm Clocks you could go to sleep at night, ]mowing it Would call you at the time you wished it to. You would not have to worry about a- waiting at the right hour, We will sell you a •good clock and fully guarantee it, Or it your clock needs repairing we will do it in a satisfactory manner. Yieliftiar REMEMBER BER YOUR MOTHER. WITH HANDSOME E '0.J• .,. MAX WE SUGGEST A :scAIi:F. SILK ROSi17RY GLOVES A PURSE _ SILK LINGERIE ' AN tB,I;REI.L IIIITIN'S Worsted Sulti Each Season brings a bigger de. wand for Worsted Suits. No other fabric combines all the geed features and comforts of Worsteds, Get a gobd Worsted ltik it looks well, wears - well and is altogether. the nicest fabric tine can use. Some won't stand' the test of time and wear, and a poor Worsted is a poor investment, We 'have •sorue 'besuties' in :Fancy. Blues, Tens, Grey, and Browns fSP'ECIAL AT . 25.00 Oar Worsteds etre fine, close woven fabrics that we Itlydw alI abAnt: We guarantee them. Splendid tailoring .all, through, The .shaping ,and the propos- tions are perfect,' A SQUARE DEAL. FOR: EVERY MAN" THE MORRISH C1OTHIN6 CO, " Square -Deal for er au THE COIJNCIL MEETING The coulieil met on Monday even- ing, all members being present, May- or Coiltli,ein the chair. After the minutes of last meeting had been read the clerk' read a cote-, rennicatiou from Mr, W. Elliott of- fering to 'purchase the 'band stand park• for building tots. His offer, $75.00, was not eonsidered.sufficient, and on motion of Councillors Cooper and Thompson, wasnotaccepted. Chairman Holmes of the park committee reported the rolling of Re- creation Park • and that another dia- mond would be laid out near the east entrance for the use of the girls'. softball team. Chairman Cooper of,the street committee recommended te purchase o£ a Champion Tight Patent grader at the 'price of $145, delivered. He also recoimmended. that signs. be 'placed prohibiting left hand turns en• Albert street from the Postoffice,to The Mill, He reported that Mr. King bad promised to visit Clinton soon and give an estimate 'on thepaving of the main streets. He thought En- gineer Patterson would also come down if notified.He said the county commission ,had promised. to put on tarvia early,thii year if it "was need- ed. Reeve Trewartha said the cdunty commission would pay a visit to :Clinton soot' on their spring inspec- tion tour and he thought it would be well for .the .ceuneil to meet- them, Also that the Provincial engineer wiy. be in Exeter this • week and he thought it. advisable . to have him come up and confer with the council, Chairman Holmes of. the fire .and water .committee -recommended the appointment of A. F. Cudmoro:as fire chief, L. Cree as assistant chief, and G. Manly as fireman. Healso re- commended that T. 'Woman, who has been appointed to care for the now fire truck, be paid- a- salary ot $50 per year for this work. He reported that the representative of the firm which manufactured the truck hod. been here and had given a number of pointers on the use and care ,of.the same. Chairman 'Livermore of the char- ity committee reuor•ted that he had expended some 88.00 for fuel and groceries 'for a family in. town. In addition to the reading of the financial report for the month Chair- man Paisley reada list of hack 'taxes which ought to be dropped from the list .alsosonte which should have re- funds. After some discussion Coun- cillor Cooper moved, seconded by Reeve Trewartha, that the matter of unpaid taxes be left to the Court of Revision which would report totl po the council, • fpr. Jordan, having complained that he hid been paying tee high a license. fee for his picture house, it was mov- ed by Councillors Thomnson and Cooper bhat this matter be left to the Mance committee to investigate. On motion of Councillors - Thomp- son and Paisley the mayer was asked to name a committee to confer with the band in connection with. their services for the year. Mayor Combo named Reeve Trewartha; and. Coun- cillors Paisley and Thompson. Following is the financial report for the month: Street Account Paysheet . ..• $102.25 S J. Andrews, tile 20:28 Electric Light Account P, TI, Carn,,•st, light for Apr, 157.73 Property Account P. U. Com. lighting hall :. '6,56 Paysheet. 2.50 A. 11ilo0artney, coal 6310 lbs_ at $14,50 per ten ,.,, 45.74 Sutter & Perdue, hardware, etc, 1.20 D. E. Closet. Account A. Fulford, salary fcg Apr 65.00 Cemetery A:cooiint 0"V. Cooke, sal. for April 65.00 Salaries Account D, L. Macpherson, 3 rnths, salary ... „'..175,00' L. Stong, salary for April 71.88 E, Grealis, salary for Apr 58.38 •• Printing Account • G. Hall . ' 25.15 Stationary Account ++:• W. D. Fair, cheque books, 43.25 Grants Account P. U. Ccni., light, X -Ray Hospital . 34.66 Fire and Water Account R. Tasker,, salary from Dec. to April: 1............ 5.00 Dom. Rub. Co., 50 ft. hose 61,88 Com. Garage, 4 gal. gas„ 1.12 Board of Health • G. E. Ball, printing cards 3.00 Insurance account Welland Insurance Go., Prem on Town mall Guardian Insurance Co., D. Grealis,;Stook scales_; prem. on, Town hall . 'Charity Account. J. B. Mustard, coal 2.85 G..McLennan, groeories, '3.82 L Lawson' & Co., gr000eies ` 2.65 Incidental Account Bell Tel, Co Feet." &' Acct. 8.65 G. E. Hall, advert by-law 48.74 RECEIPTS L. STONE Market scales $11.25 Tial1 rent . .72.40 Statute Labor', 8.00 Dog Tax . 22.00 1.13,25, C. V, 00016E- Sale of lots 8.00 Care in Perp 20.00 Work . ; , , , , , 37.00 65 16.00 15.83 19,40 0 THE MARKETS Wheat, 83.20. Barley, 60e. Oats, 50c to 52c. Buckwheat, 77c to 80c. 53utter, 87e to 38c. Eggs, 18c to 25c. Live 1=Iogs, $12,75, - THE THIRD A:NNIVERSAIi,Y About twenty-five members of the L.O,B,A. here spent 'a socialevening with Orange Lily Lodge, Seaforth, on Monday; last. The occasion was to celebrate 'the anniversary of the Seaforth;L,0.B.A.. which was .orgau- ized. by Huron Lodge, Clinton,; three' years ago. • - • NEW; GOLF COURSE Th'e Ava Golf Club of Brantford desires tis to announce that it takes ;great pleasure in extending a cordial invitation to our local golfers to vis: it it's new elub house and play it's Bourse'free of charge; on Monday next, May 13th, Visitors by motor Will find a convenient entrance • to the club from N. Provincial high- way between Brantford and Paris. Large signs on the highlvay'indicate. the 'turn. MED IN LONDON, 1JNiGLAND: ...Mr. A. T. Cooper received•a cable on • Saturday announcing the death •of ,his sister-in-law, lips: Ernest Coeper' of London, Eng., which. occur- red. on Friday. 'Mrs Coopei" had not been''in good health for e'eme-time and recently had taken a trip •t0 South America in the - hope of' Mt - prevenient.' • - Mrs. Cooper is survived by her husband and ane' dauglitel Another child died 'in ittfatiey ;,"' ' HAND INJURED , 1VIr. A, Lucas, section foreman for the C.N.R.•happened with an acci- dent' the other day when . a spike flew up and, stroking hint;'on the hand, split the thumb bene. The accident, a painful one, will lay 'hind -off for some. tine, but he is able to be out and around and it is hoped the in- jured member will make the best Possible speed toward'recovery. This family .seenl'to bit unfortunate, as a son, who was injpred•by being struck by a car in Edmonton, several weeks ago, is still very much indisposed. THE LATE MRS. W. W. F ARRAN Nrs. Ferran, whose death occurred on Saturday morning Iast, was horn at Dickinson,, Landing near Corn- wall, Ontario, in 1842, eldest daugh- ter of John Archibald, ILD, and his wife, Catherine' Eliza Dixson, mar- ried in 1867 to the late William Wa lace :Farran of Farran s Point, Ont- ario Wm'. Ferran "mine to Clinton 1855 as a civil engineer, engaged in surveying the roads in this county with the firm Jarvis and Despard, and Mrs. Ferran resided in Clinton all her married life, She had two daughters, the younger of •ivhom. died in infncy, the surviving daugh- ter being Mrs/ H. T. Rance, who re- sides here. IvIre. Farran's only surviving brother is " Herber Archibald of Winnipeg. Mhs. Ferran was a life- long and . devoted member of St, Paul's Anglican church, Attending the funeral from out of town were: Miss Catherine. Archibald and Dr. Donald Archibald of Port Rowan, Ontario; Mr. and Mas. E. J. Archibald - of Montreal and Mr. W. Coats,, Goderich: The service, which was private and held at Mrs. F'ar- ran's residence on Tuesday after - root, t, was conducted by Rev. L. - C. Harrison, The - pallbearers were:. Messrs.: Geo, D ltfeTaggart, J. E. Havey; John Wiseman, A. J. Hollo- way, Sheriff C. G. Middleton and Col. H. B. Combe. DEATH' OF DR. W! J. SHIPLEY The Calgary Herald of April 29th, had the following reference to - the death of a former resident of this lo- cality, a -son of the late William Ship- ley, and stepson of Mrs. Shipley of 'town: • "Prominent in the medical social and chub life' of the city, Dr. William. John ' Shipley, 48 years of age, died Sunday morning at his home, ,1912 Five -A' street; west. He had been in poor health, for some .time, having, recently returned from Vancouver, where six weeks• go ho had gone in an unsuccessful effort to recover from •illnesa1 " The fimeral: service, conducted by Rev. F. H. Wilkinson, will be held Oh Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock in Foster and. Foster°'s funeral" chapel. The funeral' cortege will go to Union cemetery, where pallbearers who will assist ininterment will', be: James Fair, Dr. C. E. Coleman Dr. A. H. MicLaren, Dr. F. A. Sullivan, Reg- inald Smith and E. W. Thiriwell. Dr. Shipley was born in Clinton, Ont. After graduating front West- ern University, London, Ont., in 1906;, he came to Alberta. . Spending one Pear eshouse surgeon of the Brett hospital at Banff; during the : re- mainder .of his lifetime he practised his profession in Calgary. " He was president of the Calgary Medical Society in 1018, a member of the Gyro thdo in 1921, and an active member of the Golf and Country club. He was also ;a member of the. Maeenie fraternity. are is survived by his widow, nee Gertrude Batchelor, of We tiond Ont, three sons, Douglas Calvert;13, Don- ald Haig, 11, and John Batchelor, 7; by: two brothers, Dr, Mills Shipley, Calgary, :and Wilfred Douglas, To- ronto, and by his step -mother, Mrs. William Shipley, of Clinton, .Ont. His father died in 1928." THE THE HOME APER OST ATTRACTIVE TOWN IN VIESTERN �NiAfl10 RED IIATS HAVE COME "They have come! Colored hats for men are here! Have you met any of them? No longer are the young men going to allow the girls to monopolize the bright colours, they are going tq share,: ,Rt, least' in gay-lluecl- reinvent, They h•tt e started with hats, where it will end remains to ;be seen. We may again see tho gay young. cavalier ap- pear in purple velvet jacket with lace at' the cnffe, shorts and silk hose with buckled shoes. Wing- not, 'tis a free country and time men's fasts ions changed - somewhat -more notic-' ably than they have in the last quarter of a century? h DEATH OF MRS, W. T. HEARN Saturday's Mail ;and Empire had the follawing..regarding the death of Mrs, Ilerirn, Mother of Dr, P. Hearn of town. "Following a brief illuess the death occurred yesterday. at -the• residence Of her soil, 53 Glendale- avenue, of Jane, wife ,of the. late...William T. •Beano, who fog many- years carried on a cartage business ht '1869 Queen street west. . De'ceased, who was 70 years of age, was -born near Kingston and had been•a.resident of Parkdale for over 40 years, '.She was a member of Parkdale;Baptist church. -Surviv- ing ;are three- sons, Alfred J. and Riehatd T., of Toronto and Dr, Per- cival, of Clinton, Ont." 1VT,2•s: Hearn. had been a most- act- ive aed energetic woniali and had en jo)red good'health up to a •e fort tune, age.' Iters husband ;died` about a year ago " Dr: • Teain had "'Visited. his .mother .a.week before she. passed' away and he and Mrs.: Hears aid Gordon went to Toronto on Pri- day last, .but were not'in time to see 'her .alive, .They remained until Tues- day. ; A11JONG -THE CRURCHES 1 Presbyterian Church • Sunday services as usual. 1VIOrii- ing sermon subject: "Mother's of Men." Evening': "A Great Woman," The minister will -give a short talk on Thomas Chalmers' text at the Wednesday evening service. Baptist Church - Mother's Day will be observed on Sunday. Song and preaching ser- vice as usual Sunday evening. The Minister's sermon subject will be: dIVIether:' -- Sanday school will meet; at 10;60 a.m. Week night services as usual: Ontario Street United Church Mother's Day Services on Sunday. The MVlinister's morning subject will bei "A Good Mother's Influence." A special programwill be given at tine Sunday school in the afternoon. Evening sermon subject: "Mother --- God's Merchant Ship." A'Baptismal service will be held during the horn- ing service.. W'hsley-Wtllis United Church Mother's Day services next Sun- day. Morning Subject: "A Mother's Secrets." A Mother's Day exercise is being prepared for the Sunday school at half -past two o'clock. Eve- ning subject: "The Ascension of 'Jes- us:' , The Girls Club will meet at the home of Mrs. Gordon Cuninghame on Tuesday evening, Miay 14th, at eight ofelock. St, Paul's Church The services next Sunday will he at the -usual hours. Sunday school will meet at 10 am:* The annual meetings. of the Synod of. Huron, will commence on Monday next at London. Clinton delegates who will attend are Rev. L. C, Har- rison, Sheriff Middleton and Mr. Thos.Iiawkins, The Women's Auxiliary will meet in the Parish rooms on Tuesday next at 3 p.m. SIR WILLIAM OTTER DIES • - General ,Sir William Dillon Otter, who has been -termed the "Father of the Canadian Militia," died at the Alexandria apartments, Toronto, on Monday evening: following a consid- erable period of failing health. Sir William Otter, who• -was a son of Alfred. W. Otter, •an English bar 0 rister, who came to Canada in 1841, O was born on : a farm south of' the 0 bridge on the London road, a niife .0 or so south -of Clinten, where his 0 early years were spent Early in 0 ,0 WILL ADDRESS - LEGION • 'There will be . a gathering of the Legion in. the 0.0.0.1. rooms over the Public Library on Wednesday evening next, which will be addressed. by the -Rev. S. E. MOICegney of 'Lon- don; formerly. of Clinton: • • S'AF'ETY FIRST FOR HYDRO MIEN A, meeting of Hydro men was held in the Hydro Shop,`Clinton, yester- day in. the interests of safety first, or first aid. 'There were fourteen 04, fifteen present, representing the adjaeeet towns, .'and Mi Willis' Mee Laughlin .spoke on first aid, GETS IMPORTANT POSITION Mi Clifford Tyndall, son:: of Mie:, Loren Tyndall of Huillett and a Clin- ton- Collegiate graduate, who passed his final exanliatioa;as a•'chartered accountant in January, has just been appointed to a position in the Income Tax offices no Toronto, O 0000000.0000000 O THE: QUILT CONTEST; 0 0 O Did' .you take- note. . of the 0, 0 quilts which were on exhibi --:0 0 ion • in. the Hydro. Shop. win-. .0. O . dgwform few days during the .•0, 0-past,week,2 We; might. have '0 • •0 left them longer but for the. '. 0, •0, fact that thetifteXnoon-•sun is "O 0 too strong on this side of the 0 0 'street,.,•. the_ quilts: having to 0 0 be covered while it was on to',(?. 0 -. protect them, front its rays, so . 0 0 they could :only be seen morn- .a 0 ings and evenings. 0 0 - ' The :prizes offered by The 0 0 News -Record 'were - for •the 0 0 number' of pieces which made 0 0 up -the quilt pattern,_ nothing - 0 0 being said at all about the 0 0 beauty or workmanship. But, 0 0 as anyone could see who pas- 0 0 sed the - window when the 0 0 quilts were, exhibition, 0 0 these were very handsome 0 0 . !specimens. The first and 0 0 third prize quilts were made 0 0 by Miss Thomson and are OI . quite modern, the first prize g0 being a cotton quilt made up O of blocks about one and- a 0 half inches square, each being. 0 0- made of two pieces, a quilt 0 0 which anyone might be glad 0 O to have for an outside spread. O Tile third prize was a log O cabin, made of black and red, O in a handsome design, and O would u d also grace a modern O bed. O The second prize was also a O log cabin, made up of different O colors but also in a handsome 0 design. It is a heavier quilt, 0 made with a heavy lining, be - O ing• pieced by the late Mrs. 0 Little of Clinton, gzandmoth- 0 er of Miss Madelon Glew, 0 whose property it now is. It 0 0 is just as good as the day it 0 0 was finished and may go 0 0 clown several more genera- 0 0 tions without showing much 0 0 sign of.wear. ' . 0 0 In addition- to the three - 0 0 prize quilts three others have 0 0 been on exhibition which are 0 0 worthy of mention, One is 0 0 a silk cover, made • by the 0 0 tate oras. Freeman of Clinton, 0 mother of Mrs. Herman, Sr., it 0 is quite old, having, been '0 0 started in England, This 0 0 quilt is tnado of snail eight- 0 0 . sided pieces of •silk; over- 0 0 sewn together on .the wrong 0 0 side, and arranged in a bright . 0 0 'design in the, centre. The 0 0 stitches on the inside of this• 0 0 quilt are a marvel of fineness 0 0 and evenness, this being the 0 0 reason that its 'owner has 0 0 never lined it, not being wil- 0 0 ling to hover up this needle 0 0 work of her mother's. - 0 0 Another, a handsome red and' 0 0 black log cabin, was made by 0 the late Mess Nett of Tuelt- 0 ersmith and Is now the prop- 0 0 erty of her son, vr. (3 W, - 0 1 FRED C. ELFORD Dominion Poultry elifusbaedman, and President: el the World's-' Poultry Association, Mr. Elford is very busy preparing for the meeting of the W;erld's Poultry Congress to be held :in• London, Eng., next year. He was 'in Washington last week - conferring with, the' United States Secretary of Agriculture with reference to the event, M1. Elford is also planning a tour from Canada, having chartered 1a ship for the occasion, and the party ;will:make a tour of the,British'Tsles 'and' the. Continent after the Congress. :Mr Elferd is just the sort of genial, ;energetic mac Who would, make: such is tour both interesting, and enjoy, PUT ON PLATY ' The play, "Deacon Dubb's,"` put on in Ontario, street United eliurcb on 1Vlonday evening under the' auspices of the Young Peoples' 'League, by the young people of Turner's church, was very well presented and was en. joyecl by those present. Those tak- ing pet :acquitted themselves cred- itably. LITTLE LOCALS O The foundation of the new Steven. O son -Harris knitting mill, ' Albert O street, .is laid and the building be - O gins to take shape. Miss Josie Carter had the mis- fortune to fall and break her left O atm the other day, Tough luck and 0 exams, coming on. 0 '1114', D. Churchill has a very 'mod - ,'"ern -looking' bungalow on. the site of oi the old A. Cook residence, which is 0 quite an addition to the street. O1 Tho Clinton branch of the U.F.O. O Club will' meet in the board room of 0 the Agricultural' offices on Thurs- O day evening, May 16th. A full atten- Odance is requested. - 0 0 0 0 O O Nott, •who values •it ]highly 0 0 ,This "quilt" has already carried 0 off several • pl'izes • at exhibi- 0 tions. 0 The other 'was one much 0 - puler than: any' of -these, p1•o . 0 ' bably, as it was made by the 0 0 `late Mrs.: •M;olinteastle' when ' 0 'site was a little girl in Eng- 0 land, The stitching on the 0 O wrong : side of, the quilt 5s 0 O also worthy •of note, though 0 O the quilt has seen -hard wear, 0 0 These- six -were the only' 0 0 ones of.' the eighty-seven. en- 0 0 tries in our contest which we 0 0 have had the opoprtunity'to 0 O, exhibit. 'We do not doubt 0 0' that many of the. others are '0 O . equally - worthy of note, 0 0 .There are in the homes : of • 0 O Huron county many pieces..:0 0, of needlework which are "a ` 0 O credit to the makers and 0 O which are. ,'highly ,prated by" 0 0 "their present owners. 0 0' - Were we on the directorate 0 O. of a fall fair association we 0 0 should like, to have a section 0, 0 set aside for the exhibition, ,0 0 not only of women's work et 0 0 the current year, but• also of 0 0 the e generations ncratiot is a past, s thug t 0 0 bringing ngrng Uo light sotna�of,tho� 0 0 es quisito work of the gland 0 O mothers and great -grand- 0 mothers of true present gen- 0 O eratieo. 0 O 0 O 0000000000,0000 life he took up a military, career taking part in every .military move- ment in Canada, 'from the Fenian Raid days up to 'the time of the. 'Great War, when he was considered too old to go to the front; but ren- dered efficient service at home. Af- ter the South African war, whexe he was in :cornnand,, he was personally thanked by Queen Victoria and dur- ing hiswork there he was several times mentioned in despatches and received a cablemessage of thanks from Sir 'Wilfred Laurier, "in the name of parliament and the people of. Canada. He also distinguished himself during the Northwest Re - 'tether in 1885. He, was present ,by invitation, at the coronation of King Edward VII. - Sir William visited his birthplace here during Clinton's semhceintennial week in August 1925, Dr. Shaw driv- ing hien down to the old farmstead, where he viewed the site of his ear- ly ar-ly home and recalled incidents of his childhood. There are no buildings on the original site. but Sir William thought ho remembered a couple of trees which still stand and which he remembered were " near where the house was located. 0, The meeting of I.0.0.8'. District No, 8 was held in Seaforth last Wed- nesday, Goderich, Clinton, Seaforth and Hensall.being represented. Mr. E. Mole of Seaforth was elected D.D. G.M1. land Harold Lawson, Clinton, District Warden, DEATH OF R. G. WARRENEii. ` The death ocoulred in University .Hospital, Arm Arbor, Mich., on Sun- day last of Robert G. Whrrener, for- merly of Clinton, after an illness of some months. Mr. Wlarrener had been a patient in the hospital since March last, but he had been in very Poor health for several months be- fore that. M'r. Warrener had' conducted it 11v- ety business in Clinton for a number of years, leaving here about four years ago.' Ile went to Goderich from Imre .and later to Pontiac, Mich., where a brother resides. Thebody-was brought to Clinton tot interment, the funeral taking' place from St. Paul's church on Wed. nesciay afternoon, conducted by the Rev L. C. - Harrison. ` The pallbear- ers were his five' brothers 'and a brother-in-law, R. Horsley. Surviving' eke five brothe'rs and two. sisters,:' all 62 'whom were here for the funeral .'They:are 3. C. War- rener, Sarnia; George,-Waf'aeeburg; Thomas,. Goderich; It, IL, Toledo, Oh - 1 o;' Nathan; •Pontiac, Mich.; Mrs. Al- len, Long Branch and Mrs. Vsllery, . Toronto. ':•beside tliose• mentioned relatives present for .the funeral were: itIrs. George Warrener and 'Nfi.•. and Mrs. Wickens and two children: Wallace` burg and Mrs. Sutcliffe, Goderich. Cederjch Township. Council ntet in Bolhesviile on 1VIonday afternoon., The Dominion -of Canada Accident and Insurance; Co. communication re • taking out a pol- icy 111 their' company was fyled. In regard to Elliott Harrison's bill of damages to car no action was taken.: The necessary 'S business re the Wiling of a .Court of Revision on Monday May 27th at 10 a.1n, was at- tended to. The council, ;to hold their annual itinerary ofinspectionof the Township roads and bridgesonMon- day, May 24th. The following accounts were dered paid: - A1 ex Weston, sheep claim,' $5.b0• C. B Middleton, training sheep, 32.00; 13 A. 'Potter, sheep claim, $21.00; Supt. Pay Voucher No. 5, $469.83. The council then adjourned to meet on Monday, May 27th, as a Court of Revision at 10 a.m.- R, G. Thome» son, Cleric,