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The Clinton News Record, 1925-02-26, Page 1. tllk Ia dt�iai' )54 33 AL MARKETS. eat, :'.:I.65, ;s 50c to 52c, Ilio. le lee Butter; '28c bo 30e. "Buckwheat, 80e. 2v to 9,1e. Eggs, c 3 25 Live Hogs, `h;'X 1 o, If 808 want your watch true to you—You must BRING IT `CO US TODAY, `a guarantee all our elk 1i e do all our own watch repairing nd g t w Should :your clock need Cleaning and repairing, Nedgive it the,sano carefnll attention as we would your watch. r>� be true to it'. 9reserve ¥ G.air - ti ht' _ 9 Your eyes are yeur'mast valuable possession. Our advice aud service are at your command, ,�EeUyar JEWELER and OPTOMETRIST. Phone 174w Residence 174j • The .faint-Dry-Rtte Way of Kashin Means— No hand rinsing No hand billing No buttons broken No hooks bent tt No 'fasteners jammed I'. No red hands s. No hard -to -iron creases No'wringet and no extra tubs 'f it Alas ::setLuors-&t" TArrp Wouldn't youIike o wash the faun -Dry -Etta Watt' i'hona electric wash machine wnSnE ' � or.calL 5'.(.NU • • WES, WITHOUT AWlt 3014',�� US YOUR OWN UTILITY— IT PAYS HYDRO SHOP, Clinton y 7 Our .Motto For Every Man «r Spriug are Iteady ats Hat styles are more varied than' ill ' an 'm iso ever this seaebn, so w , have an excuse for wearing an un- becoming hat._• We're showing all the, correct .styles in spring shades. Hats for 'conservative heads and hats for young men looking for Y smartness THE e we .have the exclusive; agency r. for the . $ors i a al no and d $rock .Hats; andguarantee' every' hat. to giN,e satsfacsion or're lace same ith 1 P �' • • another ' Init. ' Step n i'End tryn a .3 one of.. the- new shapes , r You t t eed'nt buy. MODE:1161i EJLOTIIING CI N,OW RURAL DEAN. _Rev. ,: Ii'. 1 . West ate sec , g tel• or St. John's 1: Ang lean elilir,ch, Sandwich, has recently been 'nominated rtual dews lbs E&50x Confit:, them n i ta;;; tion being rely✓ardecl ,to `limits for approval.' Mr.:Westgate is known to laically in 'Clinton as ' he'has visited hereon several' Occasions. Iris Wife was f'orm'erly Miss Kilty,: ronnlR PASSES. S The death 'took 1 a her .h p ace t eine at U'sbr•idge on Monday of Mrs. Hogg, mother of the'Rev:'J. E.' Hoeg of Wil- lis Presbyterian church, Clinton, -at the age of eighty-seven years. The late Nlrs. Hogg had been in failing health for some little tent and for three weeks had )ween.. con- fined to' her bed. 'Iler bodily .frame had worn out and she.•gladly gave up the garment of mortality to put ori the new, .shining robes of Immortal- ity. She is survived by- six setts and two daughters:' one son in Vancen-. ver,' one 'in Winnipeg, a son and 'daughter •hter in Detroit -one son 111 Pont i ' ac Asett onthe hone t stead near Ux- bridge, one daughter who 'resided -with her "mother; and Rev. Mr. Hogg of - Clinton. She was a life long and eon- sistent member of _thePresbyterian church, a gracious> motherly, woman and was dexo.+?dry loved by her yen. Her husband died several years ago. The. funeral took .place at Uxbridge, yesterday afternoon. Mr. Hogg was athis mother's edsii for e o s b o s venal cie days beforflher passing, , TFIE PRESBYTERY MEETING. The Presbytery of Huron helf1 its regular'• meeting on Tuesday, the 21st day of February, with'. the' following present ' Mr. Abery, moderator in the chair; Dr. Fletcher, Dr. Larkin,. Messrs: Foote, Ferguson, Telford, •Armour,, Chidley,,Alp and Hamiltons, ministers, and Messrs. Melville, -Straughan, McNay Ieaidlacvi Haneit, Strong. . Dodds; Higgins, ,Lindsay, Bell, elders. The name of Mr. Me-• Dermid was brought forward as the name in turn for .the.Moderator.f Presbytery for the ensuing .tergn 'of six months. In his . absence. Mr. Abery was ,asked. to act in his place. The minutes of presbytery 'Tor last Meeting were read and approved. The orders for the day were tben fol- lowed. The names of the elders•were. read, choseai,by • _ the sessions repr'e' seated, and'the roll was made up for the year .The: General 'Interests, Cent rniitee was reported upon by -Mr. Mc- Doanld, and • on, motion of its 'Cote ve•ner the motion to accept the r'- tlort and agree to its conditions was given full accord. The records of session of Auburn were presented for examination and after examination were reported aa. properly and faithfuly kept. Messrs.' Chidley, Larkin 'aiid Tel- ford were appointed to nominate'the 3ontniittees for 1925,, the first named. being convener and the'elders of the ministers flamed associated with them in each case. The time for ad 3ourminthaving „Come the Presby- tery resb -tery adjourned to meet • again at '2 o'clock 'in the afternoon. The Pres- b ter again met and the reemaaind er of the standing orders. were taken UP. After conferring with the convener of the -Home Mission Committee the Convener was asked to secure the grants formerly asked for for Grand Bend.' and Varna on motion of Mr.. Ferguson. .Mr. ' Alp reported „fox; the SA'. and Young People and on further niotion the report, was, received and adopted The report' on statistics •was pre- sented by the clerk and on his mo- tion o- tio 't e report was received an n h p t r e d adonted. The report on Foreign is- sionswas resented 'Lundy and every minister and every, rcongrega-, noir was asked. to do their best'to ob- 1-ain:the requirements for the year for the-work'in•the foreign, field and a' cheering ideal was .presented before the Presbytery.. The report -presented by the -coins mittee appointing theg•comntittees. for; theyear was heard and accepted and 3.113 followiog 'Were appointed for the 'year1926: S.S.,and Y.PS,:, 'Messrs, Alp,•Tel feed and Apnnour. • Conference:: Messrs Fergifsoli,, Macfarlane and:Lundy. Statistics: Messrs. Hamilton,' Hogg. and' Grant. General Interests: Messrs, Mc- Donald, Foote and Chidley. Foreign Missions: Messrs.• Lundy, McDonald and Ferguson, , ' Heine Missions: Messrs, MacfaS•- lane,'Abery 'and Hogg.' Students: ''.Dr: Larkin, Dr. Fletch- cw and My. Foote. Eioergency Messrs. Foote, Chid- ley`and Telford.' A. and I. M: and W. Viand 0. Fund; Messrs. Ilogg, . Dr.-' Fletcher and A:bery. Cooperation: Messrs, Telford .Ann - our and Grant Auditors: 'Messrs: Macfarlane and. fIiggns.., The following were appointed : to. act'.as Commissioners to, the General Assembly from the: 'Presbytery of Huron, viz.,'Messrs, -Lundy, Ghidley, Telford and Hogg, .sod elders' from the .Congregations of Coeburn and Union, Bayfield, happen an6 1J,.'v ail. Chidley was appointed to attend the Business ,Committee of the Synod and.: r -. Telford to 1•'3or' on the S'11 , M1. Pid- geon of the As els 1 bus ne a o c, s Y was: nsonsinated for the nodes toi'ship 6' In,' General Assembly. and 'Dr Larkin ,was noriiinated-for the Synod's Moderator. A ;motion was ,,r,, by Dr, Larkin that war put on the table until the' '� 10t'. e of Me'sre. .In n1Cl'.tln On n to Y. g C11idl.y and Lundy. The next meeting is to be held at Clinton on Tuesday, May 12th, :1925, at 11 o'clock in the morning. PASSING OF-lI.1&IOIt SMITH „ There Massed awa ,in Tor ante 1 5. Thur day last, Feb. 19th, •1- Mer Smith; of 869 Broadview a entre, •Fre had been ailing for seTcral.years with; 'diabetes and although, -he had been treated for it, the3lecease filially tools its course and death e,Sued, The re- mains were ibrought hese for burial and the _funeral was held on Saturday td the Clinton cemetery. ; 1 . Strait%i is survived by four brothers and twos sisters, Mrs. Robert Downs'of `'rood-. stock, Alis Easom of London, George of Port Iluron, Robert of Vancouver* William of Arden, Man., and John of Santa Monica, Cal., His 'wife pre deceased him. about ,00 years ago; Mr. slid 1VIrs;, Downs, Mrs. • trios?' George Snaith of Port Huron and Miss J. C. Ilelyar of Toronto attended the funeral. LAST CONCERT A' GOOD ONE. The last 'concert o f the winter ser- ies, put' on under the auspices of. tile. Girls' Auxiliary, was given on Tues- day evening int etc thail, and, it spite Of the i e emasti weather, the entertainers were greeted with a very good house The , audience was de- lightdd 'with 'the varied .program,' Mrs. Edith Marshall Clark" and 'Miss Irene ,Soule. of Boston were the enter- tainers. Mrs, Clark :is a most -acre's- plished " entertainer and acme' .equally' at home when playing yhe Swiss handbells, the xylophone, they cello or the musical lyre and it -was' harddecide 'which t o e cide linen the audience liked best, 1 ed b s , although the,bells and the musical lyre were perhaps the favor- ites. Both' were exquisitely Sweet. The xylophone was a `,favorite with the younger members of the audience, largely, perhaps, ibecause of the swift action o'f the performer. Mrs. Clark also .gave an imitation.. of `'a lecture she had heard, "What iss Under Your Hater . which ,exhibited . her ,elo'en., tionary powers. - Mies Soule aecompanied Mrs. Clark on the piano and% also, sang •several solos very'' sweetly end ,together they sang a duet or two. The last eoneert, ef'the series was certainly- a good one. ° AMONG- THE CIiURCHES. Baptist Church, 'Sunday school, 2:80, Evening ser- vice, 7:00, pastor's sultject: "Boliev er's liberty." Monday evening,S,:00, B,Y,P,U.. Thursday afternoot, '2:00, 1,adies. working ; party .as, usual~ Willis Church The Rev. Geo. Telford of.Blyth wile pi.•eae11 on Sunday, morning and even- nig The result of the vote .on entry into union was annnoinnced' at•et meeting of the congregation on Tuesday evening. It was ,as follows: number of mein - hers for, 143; number of members against, `117; number of adherents' for, 12; number of adherents against; 22; majority for, 16. There were four spoiled ballots. Wesley Church - Brotherhood ..at ' ten o'clock. The subject, "Selfishness and how to Overcome it" will be taken by -Mo.. J. P,he ard.- S PP 0 The pastor's subject at the morning 15ieaching service will be; "Paul's De- fence Before a King." Evening 'euh- jeet, `;The ,Mockert Tlie Procrastina- tor, the Believer:'' The Rev. J. W. Hedley of'‘Goderieh occupied the pulpit on Sunday at both services,-preachingvery acceptably, Salvation ,Arley , ',10 am., Directory class for child- ren. , 11 a.m., Holiness meeting, sub- ject: ` Wh' Should wee Hol .' 3 � Y b y p.nl , Sunday school, all children are welcome. 't7330 p.n1., salvation meet- ing, subject: "Isaiah's Call." 4 Tuesday, 8 p.m., Soldier's' meeting. Wednesday, 4;36t. pen., Band •"o£ Love. 7:30 p.m,, Young People's Leg 3 Friday,. Feb. 271h, cottage,..Cnayee. sleeting will be held in the home of. Mr. R. Cook, All are welcome to these meetings. Ontario Street Church Morning classes meet at 10:00 Sunday will - be Evangelist Brown's Iaet day with us. The morning•, subject will be "The Sanit's Dressing 'Doom,' Evennig subject, "The Parting of the Ways." The' Thursday evening subject will be: "The End of the Road, What Then ?" Friday evening ''`S'er'mon on Pop_ ural' Amusements." 'All are welcome to airy. -of these servlee Come, , and . bri'iga your friend• • The annual Sunday 'sclsool.•,supper will be given on Friday'," Mar: 6th. St, Paul's Church'" The supper.helthlni the Parish h all'.• last Tuesday under; the -auspices Of the Ladles' Guild eras a Wiest ,;ell- nounced.success in 3300,7 respect. The large band of willing workers were kept mere than. lxasy.,waitin3.. 01100 the peo)11e,'who. ,1 kept .pouring :trite; clic; hall. ' The :tables were: tastefo'lly'dee,' orated .arid ;,loaded 'With. good things for the nntier lean and:many were the expres'sion1" of • appreetation of, the,. exeellenit menu proride11. Tho Dillies Guild, and' especially their indefatig- able preisdent, Mrs, A. 13. Holloway, are to ;be .congratula'ted on the suc- cess of their efforts. a March 6th :a - Cont Commencing Friday, series' of Twilight Organ Recitals will be held_on the Friday afternoons chin' ing Lent in St. Paul's .°lure'' at 1:30 pan,. The various. 'organists:, of the town have kindly consented to assist, from a 1 e•numbers h owill g b Ter also C recital. oloist atea h vocal s The St. Paul's Dramatic Society 610 at work on a play entitled "Just like Percy'," to be presented in the Town Hall m Easter week, .SLOW, TOWNS, - An item has 'leen going -ilia round 5, o1 , the county pnty and cistzSct Pro -,s foe he past few- -weeks to -the effect teas "Jost„ "10 i 34" "stn tye;1,'-' etc. *lot.• ccs c t trot be posted uli' in the pos - oiiltee. But this ;has been bl eg tl':fo' •some time. Glinton'S postmaster hias. been e 1freilg ,that aw so Iong rat . nobody i thinks now of asking or a] ing•:thi,' liberty of so posting nig not- ices. Thus it is again demonst ,ated that Clinton is right in the £orefren when' it comes to knowing ev rat's what, S U CgrS SPL LC'AT-Ii OMR Clinton -.Lodge A. F. Re A. M:N o; 84 had.its,annual it-ITome in the town hall on F0'iday evening last, .'which proved.to.ibe a very successful affair, -The 'Masonic bretheen -'always are good ;hosts and this'tiine was no ex- ception. - ,Progressive . euchre and other games were played -the early part of the evening andafter lunch dancing a ng was incltiiIged in by flies luno enjoy danin c g. $oyce's orchestra . 01 Brucefield furnished music Messrs. F. and W.' and J•, T. Reid and Mrs., Campbell of town assisting. There were -about twohundred pre- sent a number being from`out.,of town. The ball was very prettily decorated and on entering the gentlemen guests Were presented with a`fancy paper hat and -each lady with'a'rose, so that the whole scene presented a very ,festive apP ear ance: A NEA1t ACCIDENT. • Tuesday's Free Press had the 'tol- lowing dispatch from Port Langton. The Jenks family were for b. time residents of Ciint6n and -will be re- membered by many here: "Port'Lambton, Feb 23.-A drown- ing -accident was narrowly averted on the St." Clair River at this place_ on Sunday, when a motor ice boat, on which E. Gallon, C. Roberts, Mr. Jenks and Miss Neva ,Tenks were rid- ing, canto. near plunging into an air hol,e at the south end of the village, where Ice then had been cutting ice. The hole had frozen over with a thin coating of ice and was unobserved by the occupants of the ice boat. Had not Mr. Roberts ,asked Miss Jenks, who was steeringthe boat, if she`aas cold, and receiving an.answer in the affirmative,' stopped the -motor,- .just as, One runner of the boat.: cut through the ice, the'probability is,,that'the oc- cupants of the craft would all have, been drowned." ' LITTLE LOCALS. ' Lent,,openedyesterday, Skating takes . on a new lease of life front today. Those who have neglected getting hi their ice supply are being given one rtiore chance, -IVlrs, McLaughlin, who'underwent an operation recently, . is improving and her friends hope to see her about again before long, Mrs. rT. G. Medd, who has been con- fined to her room for several weeks past, is now, we are pleased to say, somewhat improved. Mre`Bert Langford had his Snow- mobile out Saturday. He will : no doubt have it all ready for the open - in of winter next year. The DramaticSociety S e y , of St. •Tos- eph's chureh 'gave a euchre in the parish hall en Tuesday.. ,evening at which :a very happy time was slant. Mr. P. '1,l Powe has : purchased from his mother' the building in which is situated the bakery and confection- ery recently purchased by 11Lr, Swanntz of Colborne. Mr Bert Langford is altering the _frontofauto sales rooms, the old Princessbuilding, so that ca t be run right through frons Albert street to the ally behind. ,A small fire occurred in Jones' blacksmith shop Tuesday 'evenings' It was caused byplacing a desk over a forge where the fire was not Sully' extinguished, Not much 'damage was• done, other ,than the destruction of the desk and, its contents: ;l,e' 1I CD c tT 1„ "Friday night play �eniicled "Civil ,Service," Wee given •in the 'Copal 'unity , ;FI,t11., under the,auspices of the Library Board, The proceeds were about fi:80, which''i- Co be' used Sot•- tee purclttise of -new books, The play was given entirely by the Deo - `p e Jiving• on the 13th'co1., under: the direction of, the conntittee, consisting orf Miss S. Barr, Mrs. 3�7,� Lyon, Mrs, F. Tamblyn aiid Miss` Mildred ars y C y Those who tool, part were: Jewel. Grainger, Geo, Cowan, Bert Shah.' brook,. SeraSliolibroole.,Bernarcl':lat Wn : Lyon,- Edwin Woods, Clarence Cenivfotd; Mildred Gray, Mattie Gray and Luella' Johnson.:`- Each dart was' 1 well -performed end. ,was ' nttieli : en- joyed by the "diene,'. One thing that coneeibuted to the•suecess of the eventing was the fact that there was 110 `o1s"angiug scenery,- hence there was little delay ,,between 'acts. Miss Gladys Grainger gaveseveral: piano solos during' the evening. The play is an interesting one and the players. reflected credit t uPOl themselves and 'ave the audience aii enjoyable ble even- ing. enIng, Miss Winniie Mc11'rath spent Sunday at the home of Mr. Wm, Lyon of the 13th eon,' • Rev. Mr. AbseY and g 'raild:,oii Owen 'Watt; returned' home on: Fr,cla'," flight after spending a few days, with Mrs. (Di•.) Gray bf Wallcrville. Miss Ohre, Lyon ' is visiting with her. sister, Mrs. Arthur Kerslake of Exeter. -' We are pleased to know thatlittle Connie Alexandra, who lives with Mrs, Tamblyn, 'who has been very sick this winter, is abet to be out .again.- Mfs. Thos. Sampson spent Sund:y with friends' in Palmerston. The Women's Institute' meeting. will be held on March the 5th.- The paper, "Community Work. and, Play," will be given by Mrs -frill, Duet by Mrs. S. Carter add Mrs, J. Manning, reading by Mrs: J. Radford.- Hostesses, Mrs. Sundercock, .Mrs. Shobbrook, Mr•s. J Crawford and Miss S. Barr. The following from . a° Lethbridge (Alta.) paper refers to' the dearth of 'a former resident df 'this village, who will ;be remembered by many here:, Coleman,. Feb. 14.—W. L. Ouiniette passed away at. ten Minutes past eight on Friday evening. His sudden and tragic death has cast a great gloom over the whole community., Mr; Ouimette'was a mail who had,. made a success• of his business and was a general favorite with all class.' es. He was most highly .respected and his death means much to all who knew him, He was: a man of genial, dispositioat._and was a genuine friend :find ,cotnlselIor. Iiee took a promin- ent inter•est'in'the Institutional church and was active in lodge circles. He was prominent in Masonic circles and' his brethren .And friends had looked forward to his filling, the highest position of .the fraternity.. The sym- pathy of his friends and the citizens of Coleman goes out to his .sen Charles and wife and grandson, 'and to -Mrs. 'Murphy, his daughter, and 'Helen, his granddaughter. The blowis the most staggering the• town has received for serine time. The .funeral will likely .take I ,lace on Sunday af- ternoon, while the remains will be buried• at Red Deer, where - Mr. Oui- mette` was formerly engaged in •the mercantile business, Mr. Robert Snell of Stocton, N.Y., visited' at thehoi}te of Messrs. Humphrey and William "Snell last week,, ,, Halraae svbflle 1VIisWhitmore Zurich has been Missof 1 visiting at the house of Mr. anti Mrs. Alf. Jervis. Mrs, Holdsworth visited in G0633 ieh,one day last week. llhs. Leelie Jervis has been spend- ing a few days in Goderieh. • Mr. A. J. Courtice postmaster is on the sick list, we regret to say, ,Mrs: ,Wan. 'Glen, who has :been ill for aisle months, called 011 ;village friends one day last week. Tier many friends will beglad to know that she is able to be eleme1 t again. Auburn Mrs: R. Melrose, who 1has"' been ill in the :Hospital. at, Clinton, returned to her home at; Walk1>,rburn last Fri- day, i Rev,: W. R„ 'Alp- and Mr. C. M. Shan _'han ,attended, the Presbytery" meet nag'"in CIinton on Tuesday. The Westfield yoizn g '. people nie- P P seated ' their p1.ay, ' "Martha Mable' Oyer," at •Belo 'ave on Tuesday. Mrs,llai'eln of, St. 'Helens, who has been nsSisting 13. nursing;tile infant 203303., Mr, and '' Mrs, C. Taylor, nte- tnrned ,t'o her home on `Saturday. We are pleased to know that the child, is. doing at avell' as earl be expected. Visa Edna Raithby, who- is ,taking a 00121 '0 at1 the l'facdonald Institute,' Guelph, spent the' week -end at the hone of her parents,' 1lr. and ,,lits. G. Raithb3 • Mrs, h Medd_=is vsifing fr,ende Detroit. lir. V: •Bill had alabusiness arab e0 I London Met week, Miss A. Halliday, of Goderich vara ` 1 W Ir<• 1VIcL a Week. '1 .,. IC can •i„ t cl,. M H Fr f sten acts ,t Ars coils 0 Cli I t few days fret 4veek at thh .horse of. her parents, lir' 1 Mis, J red* Varna- Mr. Chas, Reid, Mr;:. J, W. Reid, and. lIr, Chas.' Rathwell were in Stratford last' week attending ,the funeral of Mr.,•John Dempsey. Mr.'. Clifford Epp3 spent a few clays in. Clinton, last''a'eek. Miss Eva Epps 'spent Sunday at the home of. Mr George .Clark, Mr: Ernest Pollock of London' spent the week -end under, the parental roof, on the Goshen Line. A'nulnber "of. the 'young people' around here took in the box social M 'Bayfield on Tuesday evening. •:' The Methodist League 11e1d, a soe- ial evening yin` the town haPl o11 Fele day, There was a good crowd "and a,good time generally; The principal tart of the peogeam ,was a debate- entitled, ebateentitled, "Resolved -That • Wanton have Done More Good in the World than :Men.". T11e affirmative was up- held ler Miss:,. Eunice Reid, Mrs. Sher- lock.' Keys. and Miss Cassie Johnston, the .negative' lay, Mr. Ellwood Epee, Mo Clias, 11athwell and Mr. Frei' 41c- Clynio tt, The negative won. The judges were lass. (Rev.) Durant Miss Mae 'Pollock and Mr. John Ilailnweil. The 'Verne Orchestra 'ales: furnished same excellent music, Mr. D,.,Tiohnsto11 sang t, solo, .Miro E. Enps and :,'Miss Pilgrim sang a duet, Mrs. C. Rath - w 1 Mis 'V•, I3eC1 merit and Messrs, el 1V s y I. F, aimvat ] nei 1, Reid cintri- hutediqquartettE Mrs. 1lurraneegave a reading, and ,Master John Durant gave.:a motttll',0i'gan 'selection, ` The ptoeeeds amount to about $30.00, t tetT ors, 1 ,. W, B:,,: -' returned , l 7.GdOn -.'IOn-.' day from Londoli 'where she has ken i 4.1 visiting her daughter, Mrs: Burt. There WAS he school in t18. upper roots on Monday owing to the indis- ,position of the principal,' 61r. P. J. Bi clow, Miss Alma, 4 Ana • MCI�atY' who is ati�.enrl- iig the Westervelt sdilool oC` Com- merce in Lorlon, is home for a- week owing' to 'lifeless, `Mr. Dan 1r,Donald has returned tit the village after spent ing some iii` Bridgeport with his son. The play "Blundering hilly' Pre• seined in the t'o'ys hall on Friday lei; by. the 'young people of Trinity chinch, was quite a 'success. The hall was well: filled and all were Y 0, much pleased. The scenes were laid 'in the'reeeption_room of: the Strath- more Hotel, Alameda;, Cal. The play- ers all took thein -different parts ex- ceptionally well and very comical were some of the developments. The cast *of characters was as follows:" Ezra Tuttle i c n i h mine owner, who. is determined 1 to nal hisdaughter au t iYgh el into society, Albeit' Dunn. Dorothy ' Tuttle, Ezra's daughter, who• wishes to marry her heart's desire, Nina E. Heard. ' Wilhalu Butler, "Blundering Billy," who [seaways in trouble and in' love with ' Dorothy, Wm. Parker. Lieut.,Griswold, from Presidioc.i,eser vation, who has designs on Ezra's for- tune and aims to -get it by marrying his daughter,'Geoige Castle, 3r., Clar, issa Burnham, at -t a � a - sh Strath- more, a guestt more, who -also has designs on Ezra and his fortune, Lucy R. Woods. Wayo San, the pretty "Japanese maid who is strictly honest, Ploy Edwards, Sing Toy, the Chinese servant who Is, most obliging Fred Heard. Flank Dibble, an old salt wi;0 "knows his way hone. and- goes straight to It when there are shgoting irons -around, John McLeod. Before the play commenced and between nets Mr. Arthur' Peck, violin, and his sister,- Miss ister•, Miss L. Peek, pianist, very kindly furnished music. • Miss Floy Edawrls and Mrs.N.`W Woods•,14,ao gave some piano duets. The young people may put on the play at different paints after Lent. They are very much indebted to 1VIr. II, 'Weston, the new reeve, who so generously paid for the hall. The re- ceipts' at the door amounted to $63.3.0. The building formerly owned by and used as a barber shop by Alex. Ferguson, was nuciohased by Mr. Paul Cleave !of the .Saubie.Line to be meed tie an extl'acting house. It' was moved to his farm last week and it has been remarked that it is the first move of. Bayfield, into Stanley Township. Sunday being the first Sunday in the month the 'Sabrament of Holy Cmninunion will' be administered in Trinity church at 'eleven a,in. Sun- day school, Will be held at 10 0,311.. 'On Ash' Wednesday the service of Holy Baptism was held at 4:30 p.m. and the Litany and address at 8 p.m. During Lent week -day services will be held 011 Tuesdays at 8.p.m. The bole social given under the au - Tuesday i es of the local L.O.L. sp c evening proved to be quite a success- ful 'affair.. There was a good attend- ance, people always turn out to the 'entertainments given by the. Orange- men, and a. very: pelasant evening was anent., Progressive euchre was played during the'first part of : the evening and after lunch dancing was indulged in.` The winners of the' prizes in euchre were Mr. R.Blair, ,ir., and Mss, Nelson Heard, first, Mr. H. Dar- row rmv find.- Mr's. � A. Brandon carrying off the booby prizes. The boxes which were -very, attractively arrang- ed and filled with the good' things' ladies know laic gentlemen like and lad e how lto bake. were ' auctioned off by 1VIr'. G. H'. Elliott of Clinton. retuuett. Township 1VIr. T. `Tanablya of the 13th con. spent last -week i1n 'Toronto. Miss 0. Lyon of the 13th is at ,oro sent visiting her sister, Mrs, Ker- slake of Exeter•, ' "'VII!. R. Manning of the 10th was in Seaforth last Thursday. Mrs..Wells of the gra'uel 'visited her mouser, Mrs. Marshall, ',,near Blyth, last week. IVIr. and Mrs. 3. Raithby df near Walkerburn visited friends in Londes- koro en' Wednesday. Mr. T. Fairservice has rented part Of Mr, John' Brigham's farm on the gravel. '1VIrs. H. Lyon of the 13th' enter - twined a number of her friends last Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs.. J. Ainsley of 'J ondes- bore were guests at the home of Mr. J:' Collinson'. of tthe 12th eon. last. Thursday. Little $onnie - Garcia, the seven - weeks' -old slaughter of Mr. and M1'. Ephriam Snell, _passed away.- on ,Fri day last 'after a•few days' tll'nest,. She had been a healthy, winsome lit- tle girlie and her unexpected death wee ,ft great 'Sleek LO her parents and friends. The funeral, which was pri- vate, was held at the family lfome on Saturday a'ftetnoon,; the Rev. W. 1z. Osborne ' o3. Londesboro conducting the serviee,.and afterwards the little casket was' reverently laid beside the remains of the child`s great•graltci Sather, in' Clinton cemetery. The friends of the S11e11 'family- deeply i +11 'n the loss of. s to b�thize with that s h V 1 this new �little 1nen13ee of the circle. Mr. James Snell was called home': Clem: London last week, owing to the 'illness and death of his Little gcrand-. daughter. Miss Mary Snell of'Hamilton has r S qui- t' parents ibeen t the h oma Ox lie a a p ing the least heck, Mr. B. East spent 11 few dais "this' week with his daughter, Mrs. E. Por- ter ter of Gtbderich, •