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De you. dver stop to tlx ,
i e like' the "Hellyar watch?"
n'' course, it's a �`otid"on y.
In a :single year ; the roller jewel strikes the `lever -folk
157,0,00,000 times,
Try rapping your knuckle on the window at that rale, it is only .„
much skin would be left on it at
18;000 titnos.iti the' hour -not,
the end of Ilio day„would there'
The "balance -wheel," too, du
ring,that tanto year will
travel as -
,far es from New York to San Francisco and return.
upon he one-.sim le
.And it :does all this .without complaint p LG r A ,
inex ensive mealrthat you give it every night.
I+•work-nothingTess •than 24 hours -a day and.
Its hungry for -
88514 flays in -the year.
need for i:•feeC workmanship
Ail of which goes to prove the't�
and best duality material such as 'you always .find ,in a Ifellyar
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JEWELER and OPTOMETRIST
Phone 174w - . ....
Residence 174j
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400.0011110....111 10010.101.1,
iPECIAL1
Saturday
For
House dresses sizes small, mesiowand
large, regular value $1.50
on sale at 98c :..
will be sold
sizes
Other odds lines and
at half price.
A farther shipment ment of 12x4 Ibex- Flan.
nelette blankets justarrived at our reg-
ular
ular rice $2.19
Many. of our customers .are taking
ad-
vantage of our °s special prices for the
p .
r
month of January.
Every day is a busyat
Irwin's
' .
Come With
•• day
the Crowd'
•
•
Twentieth +'4 nniversary Sate
Twenty per cent off
F or Twenty ,Days..
Commencing Sat. Jan,8 endingMon. Jan.31
J
In sanuarY 1907 we started business in our present premises
and this'being•ottr 20th Anniversary we want to show our appreela-,_
tion of the liberal, patronage extended to us during the past twenty.
years. We know of no better way to'do'so than by offering unusual',
BARGAINS in every line we sell.
Our Motto has been "A, Square Deal for *very Man" and to
sell good reliable merchandise at a reasonable profit.
Every Suit,. Overcoat, Odd Trouser, .Overall,, Hat Cap, Sweater,
Shirt, in fact every artsele in our store goes into this Sale at a
reduction
of„
• TWENTY PERCENT.
We -also have some Special Bargain Tables in different lines
at tempting prices. . , •-
EXTRA SPECLAI.IN`11II✓"N'S AND BOYS' SUITS
-'Our Men's and Boys'• Suit stock is too heavy and we are going
to inake the prices so tempting that they are bound to sell.
MEN'S SU g
ITS -Re ular " $25.00 to $28:06 --Sale Price $20.00
Men's Suite in up -to -elate styles, Single and Double Breasted,
in Tweeds -'and, Scrges-'Sale Price, $20.00
MEN'S %TITS-Reg:Aarr $15.00 to $20.00 --Sale Price $10.90
This line consista.rof broken lines in sizes 86 to 42, ranging in
price from $15.00 to ".'20.00--ISale Price $10.90.
$
MIEN'S SUITS -Reg. $20.00. to 00.08 -SPECIAL Sale Price, $15.90
" includi
This line consists of broken lines u 1 ng some of the 20th
Century (Brandy in sizes 85 to` 44. These are real 'bargains at :$15.90.
BOYS' SUITS
.50 to $9.50 -Sale Price .5.40
•Boys' Suits -Regular $7 0 $ $
Boys' Suits -Regular $10.00 to $12,00 --gale Price $7.9Q
Boys'„•Suits-Rei•. $12.50. to $13.50 (2 Knieker Suits)
.Sale Price 18.90 --
Boys' Suits -Regular $15.00 (2 I(nicker,Suih)--Sale Price $10.90
10 only Boys'' Suits, sines 31' to 36, clearing at, $3.90.
inthese Teren's and Bos'
The reason for such :big reductions Y
Suits ie to dear out all broken lines, for in broken lines lies our
profit. ,
Our -Motto of "A Square Deal" will assure you of ,obtaining just
what we advertise.
A -NO GOODS ON APPROVAL
TERMS Ol. Ss1LE. U SH
ar " selling at a straight
Articles riot listed at special pricese s 8 ]g,
20% DISCOUNT
THE i-OHRSH CLDT5HG co
A Scare Deals for? Every Man
TBE MARKETS'
Wheat, $L20.
Oats, 40c to 50c.
Barley, 60c,
Buckwheat, 75c.
. ,latter, 34e to 35c,
Eggs, • •s U0c , to 45c.
•,':.
•; I,ive Hogs, $10,75.
e.
ENGAGEMENT G
CA ENl•ENT ANlV01JNC1JD.
ide, and Mas. henry Snyder, The
Maples, Goderich ttownship, announce
the eng•ageuuent ' of _ their daughter,
;lin e-
`to r: rl ai W. $ n
Lula-Marie,M �?
derson, of Sudbury sod of Mrs. A.
Henderson of Copper Cliff, the mar-
riage to take -place early in February.
PASSING` OP MTRRFLL
-There passed away in Clinton Pub-
lic Hospital on Monday morning, Jan.
17th, Mary Elizabeth Jervis, beloved
wife of the late H
1VTerril
x•
Is r 67th year, • She was • born• on the-
Maitland concession, ,Goderich` town-
ship, being a daughter of the late
vgpni Jervis, Sr. In 1881 she was
married to' .Samuel Merrill `of the
same township, who- predeceased hey
two years ago.' Per'acouple of -years
prior to Mr. Merrill's death they had
d in Clinton.eSi e
]•nd
She had beenin Tailing health fol•
the past eleven years, but bore her .
sickness with the. greaiest-patience
and cheerfulnessal'ways trusting in
.her Saviour. She was a very' kind,
j
and loving rnothr, and dearly loved
by all her wide. connection of rela-
tives and friends... --She had snarly
friends, but no enemies, aiid was
.knower to ManY outside heli own fano--
Dy connections as "Aunt Polly." •
She, leaves to mourn their loss two
sonse.William of .the Base line, and
Ira of the Maitland con., :•Goderich
also two ;brothers, John. Jervis of
the Bayfield road- and 'Alfred of
Hoimesville, and three sisters Mrs.
T.Pater oi Goderich Tp.,'Mc
.
C. H
Holland , Seaforth and Mrs. T: J. 1101 -
land., `Winnipeg, also five grandchild-
ren.
Slee was a member of the Ontario
street church and Rev. C. I. Moor-
house conducted the funeralservice,
which was held at the home of Mr.
W.. Merrill, on Wednesday 'afternoon,
interment being made in Clinton
cemetery. The floral tributes' were
beautiful, among them being a'wreeth
sent by her old neighbors and friends
of. the Maitland'and`l6th concessibns.
Thepall'bearers were her six nephew's,
William and John Potter, N. W. Tre-'
wartha, and Oliver, Lorne and Leslie
Jervis..
AMONG TEE CHURCHES...•
Baptist Church
The subject chosen by the •pastor,
Rev:• J. B. McCormack, for hie Sun-
day evening dlseourse is the first of
a serie$ on the second !coming of
Christ: "Will Christ Come • Agaiii?"
,Suiadey school at 2:80.
Prayer service each Wednesday eV-
ening
vening at 8 o'clock:
eri a -au htir:eh
Presbyterian C
SFN!IOR W.OaS.S.A, IIOCI�EY, .
The first gaine in. Clinton took
place on Wednesday evening or last
,weelc between Godericli and Clinton,
the score being 5-8 for Goderich. A
return ,gave was ;played in Godeiich
on Friday evening, , the soor•e being
6-2 forSioderich, malting: 11-5 on the
round. • 'Crean and eleven hockey. was
played throughout. .Goderich music
now meet the winner , of Seaforth
Stratford division for,:.thegroup'
championship. Clinton',s line -tip was'
as follows,
Goal,,,Stock; defence,' Bagtgart an
d'
W."Mutch • r.w., Greens; centre; 'Cook;
1.w., Clew. sulrs; Fraser and D.
Matheson. .•
DOLL--MOORw-OUSE,
A quiet wedding took place at the
parsonage: of.. the Ontario street
on' : Fridaylast chinch 1 t when
the Rev. C I. Moorhotise united in
marriage; Miss Violet Louise Moon
house, and 'Mr. Arthur Oscar. Doll of
Buffalo.
The bride wore a pretty white gown
and carried a bouquet of white cerna,
tions and fern. The :bridal couple
were•alttended by the bride's sister
and :brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
EphrianSnell, of Hayem -Barton
F'arm, and their littla daughter, Miss
Barbara, 3115._'Snell" wore a frock of
powder blue and carried pink roses,
while Miss 13arbaia was in' white and
jrarried a basket of pink carnations.
Almost immediately afte• the sere-,
nigny Mr. and Mrs. Doll-- left. for
Niagara Falls and -`Buffalo,
m isofficer 'n the
The-�bnidegroo an ori. c , i•,
American. navy and has been sta-
tioned ' in :Buffal'o, ?blit expects soon
to be removed to New Orleans.
The bride, who• since -coating from
England several' months, page, has
spent =eh of the time with
her -s
sis-
ter, Airs. Snell, has made miri
Y
friends in this vicinity,
who wish her
long life and happiness.
A, BROTHER-IN-LAW DIES. .
Mr. and•'Irs.,Wiilliwin Biggins and
Mrs.. T. J. McNeil attended the fun-
eral of their hrothor-in laiv, the late
Josephv atiovlciixs,• in. Exeter on Tues
day. •The deceased man was very,
favorably known in his home locality,
having been reeve, of Usborne town-
ship andserved on the eaurrtg cowl -
ell for a nuntlber of years. And of-'
ter, retiring from the -farm .and mov-
ing to Exeter he served on the twin -
ell of that town. He leaves to•rnliutn,
his widow, two daughters , and one
son: Mrs. Gorge Bunter of Us -
borne, Mrs,. Will Hunter of Salvador.,
Sask,, and . Willson C. , Ha.wkins of
Seaforth. Also three brothers, The -
as :of Detroit and Frank and George
of Exeter, •
Service in the Baptist ehuroh on
Sunday at 11 o'clock. Subject: "An
Endurance Test?' Sunday school 'at
1"0 o'clock, Prayermeeting on Thurs-
day. evening a't • gg o'clock: .
The 'annual "b'irsiness meeting of
'the congregation will be' held in the
church on Friday '. evening. at, 8
o'clock. •
United Church
rch
Watley-Wiillis u
Ths Sacrament of the Lord's:'Sup
per will be observed next Sunday at'
ebbe, morning service. P.re-cornmun-
ion servicer )will be held in the church
on Friday evening .at 8 o'eloek, Rev.
C, F. 'Clarke; of North street church,
Goderich,. will be the preacher. A
good attendance it hoped for at these
sex/vices. The minister's subjects on
Sunday will be: Morning: "Com --
maiden with Christ an Friend." •'• Ev-
ening, "A Psalinist's• .Message to.
Young Chris'bians."
A congregational•eupper and .social,
evening will -'be held on Wednesday
next, Jan. 26th. The_ first tables
will beserveflat6oclock. Others at
a later hour.
iBrotherhood on Sunday .morning at
10 -o'clock, ,Subject: •' "ZoW'-Should
Education .be Valued?" 'Leader Mr.
C. E. Cahill. Young men come to
this meeting. Young People's to-
eiety on Monday evening at 8 o'clock.
Subject: "Xs War the Police Force of
the World?r' •
Ontario Street United Church.
Morning classes at ten o'clock.
The pastor's morning subject will
be: "A Great Need and How to
Meet it." ,Evening: "The One Ques-
tion and its Answer."
The Junior League will meet at
seven o'clock Friday evening. '
The monthly meeting of the Lad-
ies' Aid was held in the lecture room
of the church , Wednesday afternoon,
the 12th inst,, with a Large attend-
ante, over ninety being present, In
the absence of the president, .Mrs.
Frank Glee, the 1st vice president,
Mrs. A. 'McCartney, very' ably fillet,
the chair. After' the opening exer-
cises and the transaction o'f' general
business a very . plealsan't ; program
followed, consisting of a reading by
Mrs. Correll, "This ye eught :t0 have
clone and not left the other undone,"'
solo, 'Miss , Lplu ,Crich; -piano, and vie-
Iie2 duet, Misses Potter, con'ilnunity
singing, all taking pert, reading, Miss
12. Arntistrong "The Inventor's Wife",
solo, Miss Grace Evans, rano
selec-
tion, Mee. Wended. A conc1u_
sin
of the program the pastor, Rev,
C. J. Moorhottse, pronounced the
benediction, after which all partook cooperation. 'Mr. McCurdy of Toronto Liskeard, and two brothers are T. R.
of a picnic tea, the proceeds of the and Mr. T. McMillan, - ,01.1 ., will] Ginn of Detroit and Andrew of
speak. All farmers
Lea amounting tD ton dollars. (' p welcome. 1 Cleveland,
The funeral took' ' place from Janies
street United ehuroh, where .a large
crowd -hail gathered, .and, • the service
was in charge of the pastor,'the gel/.
A, McTavish, assisted by the pastor
of IVFain street United church, Rev.
Mr. Olysdale; a friend of the family,
and the rector of the Anglican church,
of which he had been a member for
Years in his earlier life. Friends
were present at the tfereirat froze
Saskatchewan, '^° Detroit, .Strathroy,
London, TCirkton, Seaforth and Clin-
ton. -Interment waif made in Exeter
cemetery.
MAr5RIAGII TO TAKL'PLAiF.'`
Invitations 41•e . outi;or the ena1:
xiag•e of 1V1iss Anne -Vlaxie,'daughter
o1 Monsieur and Madame Faille •Pre,
vol, and Mr. Dan W. !McCaughey„'alt
of Joliett, Que. -Mr, McCaughey is
a son bf 1VIr: 1). McCaughey, foriiierly
of Blyth, and as 'he
Nen scheol'in
Clinton will be remembered by many
here. ' The marriage takes, place =at
the Joliett Cathedral at •rune ,o'clock
on Tuesday morning, February first,
IN PERIL IN CAIN A
Amongst the Chinese, is ipnari
es
in which Clinton people are interest-
ed and are now somewhat anxious
about are Roy. Kenneth Beaton and
family, whose' boyhood home was
here; .Di•, 'Wilford and, fancily of
Biytlr and Miss 13adclock, who spent
some time in Clinton several years
ago and who is remembered by nicely
here. It is hoped that. they -will be
able to .continue their world . but if
not that .they ,.may beb-ble to ;leave
the country in safety. The situation
seems to be extremely critical. •
LAST NIGHT'S FIIUII
The .fire alarm . which rung about
midnight last night was not a false
alarm, a fire having been discovered'
in the foundry, It. wassoon under
control' but not before it had done, a
lot of damage to the interior of .the
building, Amongst other things all
the patterns. ,which Mr. Aitken' line
been accumulating since he started
business were burned..
It is not just clear holy the .fire
orlginnted..The loss .is partly cov-
ered by insurance.
Ii: wascell the fire was son soon
o
eontrelled, as Nediger's • garage and
Jonlaiis' planing mill : are under the
same' roof and great damage might
have been dole° had the five spread.
•DEA.TFL OF ,NIRS: MACPIdEUSON
I Boston, Mass.,on Thursday last
nB o.,y
the' death occurreof a former -well-
known and highly esteemed resident
of Clinton, Mrs. Marton 'Coats Mae-'
Pherson, widow of the late D. 5'. Mac-
pherson.
• The remains were, brought to Olin=
ten on Saturday and on Sunday af-
ternoon the funeral tools place from
the. Clinton "Undertaking rooms.
bus. Macpherson was born in Clin-
ton on Apr. 12th, 1858, being a daugh-
ter of the late Robert Coats, who was
among the first merchants of the
town. She was maeried in 1579 to
D. F.• Macpherson of 'the Foundry
Company. Her husband died in 1904
and ehortily afterwards she left Clin-
ton; 'residing tor. a tined in Goderieh,
but for the past few years she has
resided with her daughter in Boston,
where she' died. '
She is survived by two sons, D. ,S.
!Macpherson at Ilaileybury; R. C.
Macpherson of the Patent Office, Ot
tawa, and one daughter, Jean, wild is
the wife of Dr. 0..W. Morse of `Bos -
;ton. A third son, Capt. Charles K.
Macpherson, gave his life in France
and is buried there, in one of the
sacred spots which shall be "forever
Canada."
Two ;brothers,.. Registrar, Wm.
Coates of Goderich, and. R. H. Coats,
Dominion Statistician, Ottawa; and
two sisters, Mrs. Archibald and Mrs.
Robertson of Montreal, alio 'survive.
At the private service .-held , on Sun-
day the Rev. A. Macfarlane. offic-
iated. The sons, brothers and broth'-
er-in�law. acted as pallbearers.
,Mrs. Norse accompanied the re-
mains from, Boston. Mr. II, S. 'Mac
pherson and Mr. Tt. •0. Macpherson,
Mr. R. H. Chats, Mr. Win. Coats and
Mrs, Robertson wore all.here for •the
funeral.
CELEBRATE GOLDEN WiIDDING.
lxz+s, Hawkins is a sister orMrs.
Higgins and Mrs. McNeil.
LITTIDE .LOCALS,
The County Coimcil will meet in
Goderich on Tuesday next, January
25th. to «.
The W. C. T. U. will meet at three
o'clock on Friday afternoon in the
lecture :room of Wesley;Willis church.
Com:Bloc •Bert Langford has -been
appoilited by the Provincial Govern-
ment tohandle.chaetffeurs' licenses in
Clinton:
The. Huron • Central Agricultural
Association will meet in the board,
room of the Agricultural Represent-,
ative's offices on Saturday afternoon:
The Excelsior Class of Ontario
street church S. S. •had a skating
Party on Tuesday night, when a great
number of skaters had a very pleas-
ant .tiin0. • - .
The many friends of Mr. Harrison
Wiltse regret his continued illness
but he is improving and . itis hoped
he will soon be able • to resume his
wonted activities:
The I. Q. 0. F. had a very pleasant
card and euchre party in the club
rooms over the `Bank of Montreal on.
Monday evening. The proceeds were
for the hospital X -Ray fund.
Little Miss Agnes Johnson, who
has been veryill for the past fort-
night qr so, is now improving, we
are glad to report. • Her mother, was
also quite i11 but is now on the mend.
.The ,Clinton Horticultural Society
will bold its annual meeting in the
:board room of the town hall on ;Sat-
urday eveningat eight-o'clo•cic. it is
hoped a:good 'attendance will be pre-
sent.
The little daughter of Mr, and Mrs.
R. Fisher was taken suddenly ill with
appendicitis the other day and had to
`be rushed to the hospital for an op-.
•enation.' 'It is ,caped she will seen be
well again,
l
A meetingheld in the will- be e
board room of the agricultural offices
on Saturday of next week to discuss
Mr. and: Mrs. John.Iienry' of roam
Lake, ,Sask., formerly of Clinton, cele-
brated the fiftieth anniversary of
then- marriage en January 10th. Both
are enjoying good health, and ,bid fair
to enjoy many more years together.
Mr. and bbars. .Henry are bath na
'fives of Godariah'township, the latter
being
a daughter
b
the -late Andrew Ginnofthan township. They were
married in St. `Phonmas. ehuroh, Sea -
forth; in January 1876, by the Rev.:
W. Craig, who was then rector. For
a 'number of yens ''they -resided in
Clinton, leaving here thirty-two years
ago and settling for a time at Por-
tage la Prairie, Man„ where they
farmed .foe 'twelve years. About
twenty years ago they moved to.'a
farm near Foam ,Lake, which is' now
their home, but which at that time
had no railway anti ;boasted. little Its
the way of a road, even, They have,
resided in the town dor` the past six
years.
This sturdy couple have a fancily
of thirteen children and thirty-nine
grandchildren, The children are:
Mrs, We G. Henry, Winnipeg; John,
ltobeirb a d Mrs. 'Myrtle Crosses of.
Melville,^sly.; Mrs. Wm:.,Maintee
""t
and Russel of Costa Mesa, Cal,; Per-
cival,of Calgary; Edward of Ashnnont,
Alta; Mrs. Alex. Lightheart, Fort
Qu'A:ppelle, ,' Mrs. Roble Urossen,
Malley; Sask., and Ellen, Cecil and
Harold at halite.
Of the 'seven, sons fire or six of
thein _,served hi the 'Great War.
W, I: W?IisL MEET. 7
The regular meeting of the Wo-
man's Institute will be held in the us-
pal ;place on Thursday, Jan. 27th, at
three' olelock.' The roll call will be.
responded to with •` 1My Pet,Proverb."
There will be a demonstration of
sandy by sone of the members, who
are extra efficient in, candy making.
The paper will be taken by Mrs. U. L:
Paisley, •All' who are interested are
cordially 'invited,
ILr0 S... B. AT-HOME,
1
The 'News -Record has received an
invitation to the Toronto Huron Old.
Boys' twenty seventh annual at-liduie,
to be, held en. Wednesday ,evening of
next week in the Odfellows' Temple,
College street, Toronto, ` There• will
be cards, 'dancing and an old-time
;fiddlers' contest, and the music, in=
chiding that o/, the Burton Till's Or:
eheblra will bebroadcast front 9,30
to 11 o'clock, p.m.
The Howell Old Boys lwa s b.v
e .
good time at their at -homes and we'd
like to go - . 'Wednesday ev-
ening comes just before Thursday,
which is the weekly publisher's' bury
day.'
A FALSE ALARM.
The firemen had a run out early
Saturday .morning, 'wlcen an alarm
was sent in that the Doher;ty'Pianos
;plant was on fire, but when they, got
to the spot everything was found, to
be all right.
1VIr. W. VaiiEgmond happened to be;!i
driving home quite early in the morn-
ing and on passing 'thefactory they
n. ightwatchman happened to ' b�
emptying a lot of hot cinders, which
sent up a.: dense smoke, which togeth-
er with the reflection from the open mahon.
furnace door ,looked" like. the begin-
nings ofa serious conflagration, anti
Mr. VatiEgmond lost no time in giv-
ing the,alarm.. - Londesbiq'•r19..,
• :Others, say that they have ween - The Ladies' .Aid are arranging for
this operation at night and that it has a concert • which will be given in the
Community hall, in the near future. -
Miss E. Lyon is at present visiting
Clinton friends.
ver e
TAiU8S OVER NEW; BUSINESS.
Mr, E. Wenilorf has bought out the.
D. F. Schwanz bakery and confection-
ery and will take it over next week,
Mr, Wencldef will continue to operate'
both stores, continuing the bakery in
the Huron street stand and his own
confectionery in the Vittoria street
store.
leIr„Wendorf is a"'thoroughly -wide-
awake business noun and a good citi-
zen
zen and will no doubt make his- ex-
tended business succeed ' as he has,;
the Ibueihess h ones here just •
i} t o lie c Jt. t af:.
;ter• the war and which has been . grow-
ing
ing nicely ever since:
;Mi•.' Schwann has net yet•decided;
what he will do.
QUIGIsi 'SERVICE,
Recently a lady in Exeter talked'
with er, oft. inHollywood, h h l.
wee
0
a ,
the Bell •Telephone lines. The coli-
nection was made in the very short -
period of half an hour. But.. Clinton
exchange -.can better that record..
Very recently a resident of this town
visited the local 'telephone exchange
and ,put in a' call to his, brother in
Oakland; Cab, and was given his call
in the remarkably quick time of sev-.
emcee minutes, ;The distanee :be-
tweeiithe 'two stations calling and re-
--spending is over three tirouisand miles,
so it oval be readily understood that
.the operator was .carrying out the
motto of of the ' Bell h
r e I Telep one Co,
whieh:is "Service."
oven
Many people are now using kite
telephone to talk with distant'(riends
or relatives and thus have the plea-
sure of listening to a dearly Loved
voice that probably has . not been
heard in years. Any member of the
local staff: can give _necessary, :infers
a most alarming. appearance and
might easily mislead a passerby. An.
parties were glad ;'the alarm was a
felso one. "
FORMER'RESIDI7NT DIES. -
The death occurred in . Dundalk,
North Dakota, on Friday last, of Mrs.
'3. M. Depew, formerly of Clinton.
Mrs. Depew .fell on an icy walk one
week previous to her death and sus-•
wined a fracture of the hip from the
effects of whieli she did not rally.
•
Mr. and Mrs. Depew were residents
of Clinton for many years,. Mr. De -
pew -being connedted with his broth-
er-in-law, the late W. Doherty, in the
manufacture of organs in the early
clays of that industry in this town.
Leaving .Clinton they settled in Tor --
onto, tvhere they lived, for mane'
•year , but••four years ago they went
'to tie United States; where members'
of theiri•"family',resided, and for the
'Past two -years had lived in Dundalk.
Mrs. Depew is survived by ler bus -
band mid a fancily o1' -one son and
two daughters, Arthur of New York,
and Berbha.. and Mrs. MacPherson;
both of Tlicoma; Wash., ivlioWere all
with her when the end came,
Mr: ,and Ms. Henry will be remem-
bered by many people in and' around
Clinton, who will aongratulate them
on the attainment of such an xiter-
esting anniversary. Mrs, Henry is
sister of Mrs. Davii1
Steepe of
towi
,
ii] r sister . Another John G u e
also Mr.
is hills, Harty R5utledgd of Naw
Mr. N. Crawford went to /London
on Tuesday whe}ehe expects td
spend the coming ;'week with his
.daughter.
'The W. M S. held their regular
monthly nneetihg :last Wednesday af-
ternoon in the basement of the united
•churl:h, with a good attendance,
Mrs. Depew was a daughter of the
late James Muff of Clinton, andwas
one of ' a large family. Surviving
are two sisters and one brother: Mrs.
Gauley, •Goderich and Mrs. Kern and
D. S. Clull of Toronto. Noble Cluff,
Seaforth; Thompson Chuff, Toronto;
Mrs. D. Sheppard of the west and
Mrs. Robert !Miller and Mrs. Thos.
Beacom of Clinton were •brothers and
sisters now deceased.
Mrs. Depew was buried at Dundalk
on Monday.
VESTRY MEETING.
The annual vestry meeting of St.
Paul's church was held on Tuesday•
eveding 'with the rector in thechair'
and a large attendance. In the ab -
Miss Beaton of Sarnia was a week-
end visitor: with friends here. • •
Miss G. Garrett and Miss V.Wat-
son are among those taking the Ag-
ricultural and Domestic Science
course now in session in Blyth under
the Department of Agriptilture.
Mrs. 0, Ruddell •'tVas in Clinton on
Tuesday. •
Mrs. (Di:):: Medd, who recently.
visited relatives here, has returned to,
her Home. at Dutton. - •
Mrs. Jones of Chesley was a recent
visitor here.
Mr. aiid Mrs, Robt. McDool of Swan
Lake, Man., are visiting relatives in
the, community,
• Mr, John Melville attended the fun-
eral of the late John Wi. •I1ing,M.Py,
in Bluevale on Monday, • •
Miss Louise Lundy of Blyth spent
the week=end with friends in this vie-
inity. .
Mr. and Mrs; Alex Manning and
son Billy spent the week -end with
friends in'Auburn.
While helping to pull down a house
last week Mr. Harry Riley had the
misfortune to break a rib.
Mrs. Wm. Lyon is visiting her soli,
Dr. D. K. Lyon of Stratford. ,
Mr. Jas. W. McCool is 'spending a
few days in Toronto. ,..•-d -
Mrs. h, .Shaddiek spent a: few days
this weelc with her sister in Eol-
nresville.
Mr. Robt, 'Townsend was in Teri
onto for itefew days last Week.
Mr. William Snell is visiting friends
in the eommunity. ` '
senee of the vestry Cleric,ing to his ,Bliss Mary Woods left Tuesday fir
recent illness, Col. Coinbe, was elect- 1 California, where she will visit for'
ed secretary pro -ten. The In ncial
in. •
-
report of thretering wardens hay- Miss Mary Cart ight is visiting
this
• t .Clintait waek:
fou eSee in
ing been. audited and found meet
was received and onmotion, adopted. The W. M.: S. of Knox chureh'met
Ft was considered to be a very credit, ^ Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
able report. Reports were . received Melville, with- Mrs. Melville in the;
from the Sunday •School, Ladies',ehair, The- meeting, which was the
Guild, Women's Auxiliary, 'Chancel first held this year, was.well attend -
Guild, A. Y. P. A., Choir organization, t ed and. enthusiastic. The 'devotional
and 'the Harriett. Rance Memorial
Trust. J. J. Zapfe was apponted rec-
tor's warden for the current year and
Jas. A. Ford was .elected people's
tvardbn, C. G. Middleton and H, B.
Combe were elected delegates to
Synod with R. Hunter ante T, Haw
kins.es substitutes. H. T. Ranee was
reelected' vestry clerk and J. E.
Hovey and 11. B. Combe were reelect-
ed auditors. .
The following were appointed to the
Select Vestry:. Wardens and Vestry.
Clerk, vi officio, Rs Hunter, R, 'G;
Thompson. C. G, Middleton, 3. E.
Hovey; T. Hawkins and T. Sehoenhals,
The- following were appointed sides -
men: E. Morrison, WI L. Johnson, G.
Hicks, It, Drapre'i•, T. Hawkins . and
Mel, Sshoenhals.
Hearty votes of thanks were tend-
ered eto the 'retiring wardens, the
vestry clerk, the organist and others
who have given so generously of:
'their:time and efforts in the year mast
to the work of the church. A motion
was made and carried unanimously
congratulating the Bishop of the dio-
cese on his recent elevation to the of-
fice of Archbishop and Metropolitan
polx
tan
of the .Province of Ontario.
After adjournment a social hour
was spent and refreshments were
served by time ladies, re
exercises were taken by Mrs. Hutton.
The Mission study was presented by.
Mrs, Vodden,' , appropriate readings
were given, one by ' Miss I., Young,:
"Faith in our Fellow men," containing
many beautiful thoughts. Miss Jean
Hamilton also contributed a,fiue read-
-'g, "The Land of Beginning Again,"
while Miss Belle Scott gave a fine
paper en. "What we can put into tete
New Year and what We can get out
of it"- After closing the meeting re-
freshments were served and a social-
half hour was enjoyed.
-Stanley Tovialship
1V1`rs.of Bruce ie d has
W. Stevens ]..
f l
been the guest ofher brother, W, J.
Tough, of the S3ronson line,
Mrs. Robt. Armstrong, 'formerly
Miss Anna Weed, . of Willow City,
North Dakota, is at present theguest
of her coueist, Harold-Penhale.
Me. Chas. Seotelimer, who spent
> p
the past week in Exeter, has returned
home again.
Mr, Thigh TicIfenzie arrived from
s
Mooe Jaw on!Saturday of last week.
Mr. Robt. Baird and wife left last
ast
Saturday fore Toronto, where they ax -
peat to visit for a few days, before
returning to their hone at Pasqua,
Sask.
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