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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1926-04-15, Page 1VVITH WHICH • INCORPORATE TRE CLINTON NEW ERA lod'i`s„ 2353 H 48th Ye CLINTON, • TA R O, @. i[ G R ®-e7 11• d JA 6 d''W m';�il-II L , 0. , q •„g'. e,� IF YUU 4'6RNT T6 AtTBRCT �fTEfriION-G�6iPEt NERDIN� AND'SEIt 6QO�S--AOVEPTISE iN 411111 Noah, Webster 'wrote. oui•'.best advertisement when he gave the definitions for SERVICE DE- PENDABILITY PDNDASILITY and SAFETY. HeIIyar eye SERVICE is corn- plete--itboi•ough and reliable.. It includes examinations, lens grind- ing and adjustment. Bellyar DEPENDABILITY is known by escores of satisfied pat-, Torry in and, around Clinton. ,,Your SAFETY is " assured by ;skilled lens grinding and expert' Opticians.. A Complete Satisfactory Service —at minimum cost JEWELER and OPTOMETRIST 1 NEW Spring Fabrics That are envied by Spring Flowers. Every !dant will Dress up at SPRING TI E It's the coming out time for Men of all ages. Everybody warms up to the situation and spruces up a bit. In case you do not care to in. vest too.. ituch mpney andstill want to dresg well, we call your attentiprt to our Two Trouser Suits for -Men and. young, Men it $22.50 and $25.00 Top Coat Weather Our showing. is very attractive and, containsmodels 'to suit the tastes•of ever • looker; Every garment beautifully, cut and splen- didly . . tailored. y Men's Raincoats. $ to 750 15.0. • $ 0 v Men's Gaberdine coats ` $12.50 .to $25.00 011111311 ULIJTHINC- CO. A `Square Deal for Every Man' !, Wheat, $1.25, - Oats,. 40c to 45e. Buckwheat, 60c. -Barley, ;,60c. Eggs, 20.c: to 26e. Butter, 40s. Live Bogs, $12.50, TO ALL MUSIC LOVERS. The Canadian •Bureau, for ;the ;Ad- vanceinent of Music haveset apart the week of M_<iy,• 2 to 8 as Music Week. This has, never. been observed in Clinton but Mr, Gibbings and oth- er musical.people would like to 'see an :effort made to do something to 'nark itthis' yea'. A meeting of all interested hs called ,for next Mgpday evening, Anxit 19this int the council chamber. Everybody will be made welcome. Come with sonic si g • g es'tions.. MIGHT HAVE BEEN WORSE. kr, Howard Venner, _a -member of the Royal'$ank' staff, -met with an accident on Monday inoi•nitig which eri11-Tay-him off duty for a time but t even at that he escaped very fortun- ately. It seems th&t eon Saturdh.,y the members of the.•staff had- cleaned up the. iievolvers and. placed them in the ", cash,diawer and on.Monday morning ' young Venner went to take his out to reload and picked' up the teller's revolver, whi'eh had been already e reloaded. On pulling back the trigger the gun was discharged and the ball, striking the edge of the cash drawer, rebounded and went through the h ;. ,nal m of theyoung o n mans hand. and. : Y g The wound is not considered serious, as the bullet event through the hand nt clean, without breaking g bone. TIIE OE , PAPER THE 131 "SISTER-IN-LAW DIES. > Mrs W J">Nediger,r°eeeived'a. tele- pliam,.ntessage on Sunday telling her of the deathof her sister-in-law; Mrs. Frank Wg-,�h of 'Owen, Sound, The lady had been inlpoor health for some time and ' her death• was not'unex- peeted. She is survived by her hus- band and a faairily of three, all grown up: W.I. WILL MEET. The Women's ,Institute will meet in their rooms above the Public 'L ibr ary on Thursday : afternoon next, :April 22nd, at three o'•elock. An address will be given by ; ;the district president, Mrs.:; Cruickshanks of Wingham,' and a ..paper by Mrs. Kink.. The roll call willanswered s 'e w beWei d by "The Best Reme- dy for a Burn. The ''hostesses will be Mrs. Jordan, Mrs.' Kirk, Mrs Flynn and Mrs. J. E. Cook. Visitors ai. away we conte. DEATH OF , IIARRY MUNRO. Harry Munro, only she of Mr. en,d Mrs.. E. C. Munro, .passed away yes; erday morning, after an ill:ess of a fortnight, in his twenty-fourth year. What makes this bereavement espec . ally sad is the fact that during his ast illness' his mother was also so ll that she could hot be with him, be - ng herself a patient in' the haspital. The young malt had not for some years been in the most robust health nd when attacked"with flu he' was nable to throw it off.• Harry was born in Clinton and grew up here. Ile was a very -quiet, once -loving boy and,, being ati only chi d 1 wagthe r' ,pride of his parents. Much symeathy is felt for theme in heir loss. The funeral takes ,place from the family home, Victoria street, on Saks rday afternoon at two -o'clock. es, STUDENT STILL NOT BUILT SO EARLY u 'Mr. Edward"Carter. of town thinks the old atlas, giving the incorporation of Clinton as a village in 1858 as a result of, the increase in population i due to the building of. the Godetich- sic Buffalo; line, is a mistake. According to his Memory the railroad• was built in 1862. He says he was six years of in Thd Toronto Telegram in a recent ie • gave the following biographical etch of Professor C. A: Chant, bro- ther" of Mr.'H B. Chant, of Clinton: "Ptofossor C. -A: Chart was born York •County and attended Mark- am High Sehoeb, St. -Catharines Col- giate and Toronto University, where ire graduated in 1890. 1Ie joined the age when he came -with his faintly to It Canada. They spent two years in le Hamilton and Berlin, coming to ,Clin• - ton when• he was eight and the road U was built two years after ,shat. • As . he was born in 1852 this would make om it 1862. Mr. Garter has no;documen- m tory proof but is ,sure.he is right as to m 'his ego when the •line�avas:.buiit.. Ile e says ,he remembers well being of the e company which was taken to "Strat- ford on the first through train, not a passenger,' but a train made tip for, he the »urpose, which :made the distance 'ee in thirty minutes.. It was certainly ie better time than is usually made ua since, but of course there were no hi stens. Mr. Carter's father was a sub- et contractor under Mr. Whitehead. of The first passenger train run over itt. the line was in charge- of •Conductor th Dan Holmes, ani"uneie of Mr. Robert Le Holmes of Toronto, formerly of Olin A ton, whose son, H. S. Mimes, is now th station agent at Acton; y DEATH .OF HARRY TWITCHELL. of Many expressions of sincere regret is were heard when it became known a'? here on Saturday evening that Hairy 1150 niver'sity staff in 1891, teaching Physics, Iater transferring to Astron- y. Professor Chant has written any articles on Astronomy, and ade several important ' investigs: tions. He organized the Canadian xpedition to observe the eclipse o± e sun on the noi;thweWti coast of. Australia in September, 1922. In 1905 was on a similar expedition on the ast of Labrador, and hi Colorado 1918, and the eclipse here on Jan ry24th, 1925. Prof. Chant received s Doctor of Philosophy at Harvard niversity in 1901. lie is Professor Astrophysics of Toronto Univers, Professor •Chant is a Fellow of e Royal Astronomical College of ndon, Englatrd, a Fellow of the nterica'n Astronontieiri Society, and e Asnerican.Itssoeiation for the ad- ancement of Science, also a T'e1low the Royal .Society of Canada,' Ire a member of the Harvard Club d the Madawaska Club, the latter de' up of summer Colonists of Go. me Bay, where -Professor Chant s spent his summers for a number years." MUSICAL TREAT, The choir of the Ontario Street nited church gave a very splendid dering of tile, cantata, "The .King ernal," on Tuesday evening: last, ole a very: appreciative and repte- ntatiee audience. The -first part of program Consisted of readings by ties Myrtle irntsttong, .'Who gave ,_"Cattle Thief' .,by Pauline John one and 'Mrs. 'Fines giving "The e on the Barroom Floor." Both which were well • received. One of gems of the program followed, organ and pianoforte'. duet by' Mrs. endorf and •Miss MtMurcit!ie, The t number was 'a coMposition•by beet, finely rendered. The second num was a• -very appealing selec, tion End' of a Perfect Day " .•' he cantata itself was a musical from the opening bass solo, un- e'"closing chortle. The choir; showed the result of careful training A under the leadership of itfs 13 J. (lib- [Fe binge. The opening chorus was one of Praise and Victory, at which the ehort brought .out the various.themes with great clearness. This method they followed -to .the end of the calls Twitchell, of Windsor, a former Olin - tort Ho ,ton boy, had passed away. Het h not' bean in the most robust heal for some years but .he had been a ,tive'" and about, until' a couple months ago, since: which he had bee gradually, failing. Harry Twitchell was a sen of th date James Twitchell of Clinton an 14i:rs., Twitchell, now' of Windsor. Th family resided here until about eight years ago. For .a thne. •they ;lived i the west but returned and settled i Windsor. Ten years ago he wa in marriage to Miss Eli eltoss,'who was also well known here and who' survives him with their lit tie daughter, Betty. His mother find three sisters and • three brothers Cls survive: Charles, Ida and.Cliira .o Windsor, %pest and Will of.Edniop ton end-14irs. F. S. MsCloy of Vaucou ver, �;C. To know Harty Twitchell was t lik1 Bion, and 'those who knew Shim bay,and man, from childhood until left:the old -home town, were ;the one who heard' with keenest regret of his un'tihrely passing. He bad also won the esteentef those with. whom he came in contaot in later `years, •Faem the ,Border. 'Cities Star, of Monday we read "Mr. 'Twitchell had bon a `res'id'ent of Windsor for eight years and durin that time had become widely known and' highly esteemed in business circles:' s ti_ A service-w'as held at his'rrrother's hone in Windsor all Monday. evening .and' the remains were brought.. to Clinton on Tuesday, the. funeral be- " ing held from the Clinton undertak- ing parlors yesterday afternoon, un- der ltlasonic auspices. The Rev..Ai A. Holmes, co pastor of Wesley Wil- lis ;United- church, at 6 pastor io1' the forrner• Wesley church, with which the family were connected. while resi- dent here, took the religions services.' The pallbearers were fellow -Masons: Messrs. Creo Cook, P and R.'Pliun' stee'1, R. Tasker, IS. Pickett 'anci'A. F, Gudtnose Airs, Harry 'tiw';tcliell and little •daughter, Mis. James Twitchell, and Mr. Charles' Twitchell of . Windsor and Mr, and Mrs. D. 3, Ross of De- troit accompanied the remains to Clinton. Others who'' came from a distance to be present id the funeral were: Mr. John Ross, Oriilia and Mr. and Mae. .lohn Ross, Stratford. • The family wish to express their appreciation of the kindness ei their Clinton • friends 'in their sorrow; ad, th of e- A. of n` U e ren d Ft e bef 00 n the n'M as the e st Fee ' of the o an f firs ,Shu nut o do T lie treat s : til th ha THE GLOBE'S NEW EDITOR; Marry were interested in a recent announcement of the retirement'ot .„ M. Stewart ' Lyon as editor•' of ;the ' Globe. •It may be also irreresting to know that Mr. Murray Anderson,: who succeeds Mi Lyon„ as editor is'a nephew of Mrs. (Rev, John) Ross, so long a resident of Brucefield,- Those clever Scottish folk, you can't keep them down. A NARROW ESCAPE. Mr. Frank Idbdgens, of ` Toronto, well-knot�n as s` former .Clintonian, had a remarkable escape from a ser - ions accident a few days ago. He Was driving his car, on one of the -City streets -when he was caught -between two stieet'ears and his ear, crushed like an egg shell.His escappe from serious injury wa$ miraculous, for beyond a few bruises he was unite?, CAR LEAVES RAILS. - I Canadian, National train No, 2 what we man the Toronto train, here at'-' 6:08, was somewl late on Tuesday evening, cause being that the baggage. rrsr 1 the rails -a mile or two this aide Seaforth, loosening up some of th a bit. When the London train ea in it was despatched to the,scene the passengers were transferred to and brought along, an, engine bei sent down from Godericlt to take passengers for that point, The tra not being cleared in timesfor I9':04 'rein it also was nietby asp ia1 and the passengers transferr Ge mar ' vel little P itt e Y delayw a • s.. perienced in either ease. No one injured and Iittle damage was done GOOD SPORTSMEN,: ' • -- Sir John 'Willison,••eminent jour; iii= 25, gist and publicist, 'who was marc ed due last Saturday to Miss Marjorie,M m- ud well -icemen :Canadian Guth- the e . or:ess. _ eft of em mo and it mg. en ck the ec ed. ex - vas • Mr. Kenneth; Rorke, outer "Dick" to his friend's, who.:3s''ntten ing Normal at North. Bay, took qu an active part in the League hack matches h that town -during the. pa winter, as anyone -Would w knew him. In fact,:. ens emulate!. Moine him being ardgnxl {viiel?e"'ilei was any ice without ,hunting up hockey stick and rustling up sot sett of a game, ' At the close of the season he Ci with another ,player, a member the Collegiate team, fol the Lion Club cup, a triiehy offered the juni player who, in the judges' opinie gave the most sportsmanlike displ during the winter. Holt of the ,young. 'lien had forty-five points ai it was arranged that they draw, at dinner given by the Lions' Claib- which they were guests, for the cu Unfortunately for Ruske ho to on this oecas'ion, but we are glad note that he lost like a true spor 'nam The following is from th North Bay Nugget, commenting o the affair: "Those who had the privilege of Mending the Lion's Club dinner las night will remember fee a long tine the exhibition of sportsmanshi shown 'by Dick Rooke and Arthur Si verthorn, tied for the Lion's Sports manship cup. When 'they were calla on to toss for the.ownership of: it, ea 'asked the other to• call the .coin. ,Sri verthorn had scarcely been declare winner when Rorke, had his band ou congratulating him. The one took hi win Iike a sportsman, the Dih gained just as enu.e i Honour -in hi loss," LITTLE LOCALS. - The schools re -opened after the Easter vacation on PLonday, 141x. Radford has bought Mr. S. Son - dews house in iirincess strep, east. a. small army -of -men oleaned up the streets to be ready far the Spring Show today. ' 'the local Express offhee,has' been redecorated in tare Canadian •National Railway colors, blue .and gold,..and looks very attractive, 1 Mrs. R. A. Govier has takenrooms With Mrs: Elizabeth Kennedy, ''On-: . tatio street,' hailing let, her house to wise Mr. 11. Berea. Citizens who are interested in see- ite irtg how- taxes are expended should Si look -up the estimates for 1926, which st will be found' on .page 7. • vho ' Mr, Thos. I•I'.•Leppington has' parr-~ 9 : glassed the Cole residence in Huron e' ;Street from Miss F. Cuninghtme emit a Will start wrecking at on Monday. 1e : Mr. W. L. Petiole has purchased the Warrener place, house, and barn ed facing Mary street, with vacant leer of facing Huron street, and wilP take s' possession shortly. • or Mr, Wilson, operator at the station, n, has taken the house in .King street ay now occupiexl by Mr. H. R. 'Shari,, as se soon es it is- vacated, bringing his id family from Stratford. at - WILLISON_MaOMURCHY. P• The following appeared 'in the to social page of Monday's Mail and Empire and will be read with interest t.5- by many friends of,the bridegroom, e in Clinton and in Stanley ;township,, a which is his native place:, 1 "The marriage of Miss Marjory at- Jardine Ramsay MacMurcliy, daugh- t ter of the late Principal and Mrs, e Maciaiurelry, to Sir John Stephen Wil- lison tool: place quietly on .Satu±ctay 1- afternoon at 5:30, at St. Andrew's church, King street, Rev. Stuart Par- d ken, pastor of St, Andrew's church, sir officiated, •assisted by the Rev. Canon ody. Dr. Norman' Anderson played d the wedding music. The bride, who t was unattended, wore a smart French s ensemble of green -•box sloth enibroid- Oho This is the sort of thing whi makes sport of value. To dig in: ap do 'one's very best to win, then whett one does lose, take it like, well 1ik a Briton, they are known the world oyer for their sportsmanship. ered in batik, with small becoming $ hat of ,lettuce -green ''molittir with' Preuch'flowers at the side. She also eh wore st handsome French wrap with d Kplinslri 'colla'' and cuffs:. Sir John and Lady. Willison left after the sero- e Hinny for New York. Dr. Helen Mao= Murchy and Miss Bessie MacMutchy,• . meters of the bride, were .present: Mr. and Mrs, Walter • Willison and, Dr, and Mrs. W. 13, :Thistle were the only guests." The bride is, like her' husband; a` journalist and author. She has done much newspaper and magazine work acrd published' a book a couple of Years ago. , •She 's also.a. very charm- ing and gracious lady and Sir John le to be congratulated upon his choice. The : News -Record joins with their many friends in wishing Sir John and e Lady 'Willison many years of wedded happiness. . AMONG THE CILURCIIHS St. Paul's Anglican Church The churchwardens have been nett - fled by the Bishop of Huron that the Rev. L. C. IH'ultison of Sandwich has been appointed to take charge of the parish of St. -Peel's. He will be here about, May 17th. • Presbyterian Church Service in the Baptist church on Sunday at 11 o'clock. 'Subject: "Th Courage of Christ." ''Sunday. school at 10 oclock. .Mid -week serviee on Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. ' ' At their last meeting (the Irl ' uxiliary. decided •to' hold a bazaar on idly, June 4th Ontario Street United Church' Morning classes meet at 10 a.m. Morning Message: 'The Home De- partment of the S.S." Evening sub- ject:. "A Modern Plague." ' The Juniors) meet Friday evening et. 7. The Young People's ,`League met Monday evenrhg with a good` atten- dance. Misses Mary and Phyllis Collyer gave a duet, Miss'C'ar-ol Evans a piano solo, Mrs. Curreih a reading and the ,pastor a brief ares; sage. This was followed' by the stellation of the officers of the League for the year; g' tata. • The tenor solo by Mr. Fred Steele in a very expressive manner,• gave the true •messago of the composer;, that of the Christ, choosing the cross, T3is life on the earth untiI He reached Gethsemane. , Here - Peel -treed one of the finest selections of the evening, a deet by Dr. Fred Thompson and. Mr.. Fred Steele, wonderfully .Oweet in. 'tone and expression Then the Christ• lis .followed through the betrayal, un- til the Sews shout "Away With 11irnl" "Crucify'• 7lim!" Ilere again the choir gave evidence of their training. The closing number followed in "I•Ie. Died la • Me," a well rendered duet 1p Mr. Wendorf and DPP. Thomason,. It was leni,tormaliy good right:, through to theclosing chorus of triumph and glory. Many favorable comments were.. heard. at the close, wit the., he wash that it mightmightlee re- peated. �, A dainty lunch was served .at the close by the ladies •of the W. M. S. to the choir of about thirty voices, The W: M. S. funds w1i1 benefit con- siderably by on-siderablyby the 'receipts; fromrm ;the cantata, in which cense it was give». given. • 1Veslcy-Wi1lis United Church The Brotherhood meets at ten o'clock in the bibis class'lootn, of Wil- lis clmrch,.The subjcet "Judge Not," will 'be taken by Mr. J. A. Irwin. Morning .service in Willis .chsirele The sermon subject, "The Church,'" continuing the' series on "Church 1)octiiinos," will be taken by the Rev, Hogg. Evening service in Wesley church, The Rev Dr, A. MacMillan will be Pr'present; aise," ku and. will spean"Church The postponed meeting of the in,. augeration of: the ;r, M.. S. will be held in the Sunday school room of ch Wesley; urch oil 'Thursday evening.; ,April 22nd, at eight o'clock. Huron Road East'. Miss Jessid Ball, who was .hone far Easter week with her parents, Mr, and .Mrs. Wm. BaII, returned' tq Ashgrove on .Saturday' Miss Beaton of Clinton spent a day and night with Miss Jessie Ball. Mr. Chas. Mann' has sold a. horse fors a handsome price. +Miu;_Mao McDermid had a success- ful wood bee on Monday last. Tuckersmith Township Janet Dallas, a native oPthis town- ship, passed away on Wednesday of last weal; aged seventy-three years. of the pioneers, the late James Dallas, p,sr number of years mem' to the ,past• couple of years, she resided in lVlargaret, still,lives. Another sister, Mrs Chesney ' of Detroit and four ibrothers, Pater of Greenwood, B.C., Donald of Glrevelabd, Ohio, John of. email and' James on the hoinestead in Tuckers alli'ViVO. The de- ceased R as connected with the pro- hyteriae; now' -United, church at Eg- mendviile Mating her residence there. The funeral' took Place 'on Ptiday last from; the. undertaktng parlors, Olin - Hawke, who had visiteci her on sever- al. occasions ,dering het, illness, con- ducted the services. Miss Mavjorie Sardine Ramsay autheressnwito, was married last Sat-- urday to Sir John. Wiillison,, eminent. journalist and puhlicist. . Mr. Harold Whitmore ti± Hamilton spent the.- Easter holiday with his pareette, Mr. and Mrs. Prank Whit- more of this township. On Monday morning while Mr_ . P4ter Glazier Was feeding his fowl he heard a thicken peee and on exam - Ming his • fan tailed pigeon's nest he • fend two dark red chickens, which thing to have alma. • Council met on April 5th. The fol- lowing needents were ordered paid: 5. Anclresve, thee $6.00; John .Fra- ser, gravel, $3.20;' Goderich Siam' printing, $42:85; Geo. jenkins, lum- ber, $19.57. The council decided to offer 18e yard for gravelethia • Councillor Jervis presented e state - merit of expenditures on Base line .during 1925 and the clerk was in. structed to forward the same to Hul- lett council for ;settlement. The clerk was instrecited to get prices on a sufficient' scrapers last year. The council are expeeting Engineer Erwin of theDejt. of Publid High- ways to addvess theiu and any vate- payers who( wish to attend on thieve - ship roa—d nbti.ilodi.nTg.homp8..on, Clark. Mrs. T. Straughan returned on Sat - Auburn twday, to the home of her son, Charles, after. spending the winter pwliatehesf.riends in St. Thomas and other Miss Christine MeClintori of God- erich is visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs. Robert Taylor, Mr. Thomas Hamilton of Goderich visited his sister, itles. Jas. Johnston, last Priday apd Saturday. Miss Grace Ashton ef Seaforth is visiting Miss Viola Wilson. The play entitled; "A Poor Mar - lied Man" presented by the Ana. - Geri young people in the Forester's hall on Fridey night, proved to be celled themselves and the play was full of Wit and humor throughout. Be- tween acts music was supplied by the orehestra,• also solos by Mrs. (Rev.) Hawkins 41151 Orr. Clarence Waldron. Mr, Gee Armstrong of Goderith, violinist, recently a silver inedalist in lanicen foi old tame music, gave a few selections which were appreciat- ed by the mudience The proceeds oS the evening were $94.00. ore spe»ding the week -end in 'Toron- to. Mio Ellie Jones has gene to Tr:m- *1Am, Where the intends to take a course in hosing at the Hospital for SitChildren. iss Rae Andrew of Goderich vis- ited With her •brother, Amos Andrew, Friday and Saturday last week. "' The funeral, of the late Mts. Robert McDowell took place from. Westfield church on Saturcley, April 10th, - terrifent being made In Westfield cemetery. Rev. P, Banes conclueted the funeral services. frietids in Godoieh over the week - Mir; Robert H. Sehosten, who re- ' pendicitis, missed' away:, en' Thuraday, April athe sth his home lin West Wa- wantish. He leasies to mourn his wife" and adoeted son, his moots, Mr. and Mrs, Joe johneton, a sister, Mrs. Colin Fingland, and two broth.- ers, Clarence and John, 'all Blyth. The funeeal •place on. Monday, April 12th, from the home of his sis- ter, Mrs, C. Finglands to Union con- thlete:1 the funeral services. The sincere sympathy of the conts munity is extended to the fafnily their sore bereavemeet • Mise Laura Johnston of Godeeich Mr, ,F.t,eve Medd of -Woodstock is visiting his parents here. Mrs, Geo. Raithby whoshae been ill for some time, was taken on Monday of this week to Guelph Hospital to mcseive treatment, MT. Gee- Raithby- end Miss Edna accompenied her. Yob," will' be presented ia Potesthr's: hall Wednesday, April' 21st -by the Harmony ,Class of • X12.0*. tAnit*d