HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1940-10-17, Page 3THURS., OCT. 17, 1940
THE CLINTON Ni WS -RECORD
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WHAT CLINTON WAS DOING IN THE
GAY NINETIES
Do You Remember What Happened During The Last
• Decade Of The °ISI Century?
FROM THE NEW -RECORD,
OCTOBER 18, 1900
Mr. Fred Rumba11, one of the
pioneer carriage lauilder.s and who. in
his many years in business has es-
tablished a reputation for sterling up-
rightness, has taken a partner in Mr.
J. J. McMath 'and will be known as
Rumball & McMath in future.
A. special meeting of tovdn council
held on Monday night appointed a
committee to arrange a suitable re-
ception for Ben., Webb on his return
from the Boer. War. Mayor Jackson
and Capt. McTaggart, Combe and
Shale will arrange a hearty reception
for Ben.
St. Joseph's congregation is to
have a resident priest in Clinton. A
piece of land has been purchased and
suitable house will be built at once.
Mr. John Leslie bas sold his hand-
some residence on Mary street to
Mr. Chas. Wallis who gets possession
Nov. 1st.
The steamer "Ottoman" which exil-
ed from Montreal on Wednesday hav-
ing on board apples and cattle from
Clinton; ran ashore below the city.
The apples were a total loss, but the
cattle were transhipped.
Mr. George McCartney of Goderich
township had a' severe fall from a
tree of over twelve feet. The result
was fractured ribs and other injuries
which will lay hint up for a while.
The Seaforth brass band put on a
splendid program the other evening
to a crowded hall. Our sister town
'deserves credit for its band.
A thief, apprehended in Goderich,
was found to have several razors on
him recenly stolen from store of
Davis & RowIand. This man is said
to have stolen nearly a thousand dol-
lars worth of cutlery, silverware and
merchant tailor's furnishings from
Wingham, Goderich, Clinton and Bay-
field. He was found to be armed
with a double action, loaded revolver,
and had a skeleton wire key. The
mystery is how he sold his goods.
Mr. H. E. Hodgins and Miss Doyle
were in Toronto yesterday looking up
the latest in fashions for the "Pal-
ace."
Mr. P. B. Crew was in Toronto
buying holiday goods and novelties.
Messrs. W. Jackson and F. R. Hod -
gens have returned with their wives
Thom ie. no' otheA,
tt rx,ce-a JUST LIKE
CHURCH DIRECTORY
THE BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. A. E. Silver, Pastor
2.20 p.m.—Sunday School
7 p.m.—Evening Worship
The Young People meet each
Monday evening at 8 p.m.
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH
Rev. A. H. ,O'Neil, B.A.,13.D.
10,00 a.m.—Sunday School.
11. a.m, Morning Prayer.
'7 p.m.—Evening Prayer.
THE SALVATION ARMY
Lieut. Maclean
11 a.m. Holiness Service
3 p.m, — Sunday School
'7 p.m. — Salvation Meeting
I ONTARIO STREET UNITED
Rev. G. G. Burton, M.A., B.D.
10.00 a.m.—Sunday School.
11 a.m.—Divine Worship
'9.30 a.m. Turner's Church See
vice and Sunday School
9 p.m. Evening Worship
WESLEY-WILLIS UNITED
Rev. Andrew Lane, B.A., B.D.
11 a.m.—Divine Worship
7 p.m.—Evening Worship.
Sunday School at conclusion of
morning service.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sunday School 10 a.m.
Worship Service 11 a.m.
3 p.m. Worship Service at Hayfield
I 2 p.m.—Sunday School. Bayfield.
CLINTON MISSION
W. J. Cowherd, Supt.
Services:
Monday 8 parr. Young People.
Thursday 8 p.m. Prayer Meeting
Sundays
11 am. Prophetic Studies
2 p.m. Sunday School.
8 p.m. Fellowship Meeting
8 p.m. Evangelistic Service.
from a trip to Muskoka, attending
the annual Ticket Agents' Covention.
Mr. T. H, Cook who is looking after
Apple King Cantelon's interests in
Shakespeare, returned hone.
Auctioneer.Brown of Seaforth was
in town Monday and disposed of 'a
Tuckersrnith lot by auction. As usual
he wielded the hammer effectively
and drew out the last cent the porch-
aser would pay for the place.
Mr, Wellington Elliott .had mis-
fortune to cut himself badly on Mon-
day while cuttings bands at a thresh-
ing. Dr. Pallister dressed and stichecl
the wound which is doing as well as
can be expected.
Doctor Shaw. and Mr. R. J. Cluff
were in Exeter Friday where the Dr.
bought a handsome driver:
Mr. W. P, Spalding was called tc
Galt owing to illness of his mother,
Miss Coral Newcombe is visiting
friends in: London.
Mr. Harry Bell of Wingham was
in town Sunday.
When The Present century
Was Young
FROM TEE NEWS -RECORD,
OCTOBER 21, 1915
The Clinton Motor Co. tested out a
motor truck on Tuesday manufactur-
ed for Gourley, Winter & Leeming
of Toronto. It is a fine looking vehicle
and is a credit to the town in which
it was built.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Cuninghame
were presented with a handsome
mantel clock by the League and Sun-
day School of Wesley church on eve
of their wedding.
Couch & Co. have a very attractive
window, with flags, patriotie cushions
and an autograph quilt made for the
Shorneliffe Hospital by the Women's
Institute. It is a very fine piece of
workmanship and is much admired.
Major H. B. Combe is expected to
be gazetted Lieut. Colonel of the
Huron Regiment this fall. He has
been connected with the militia since
1881 when he joined as a bugler.
Mr. W. Brydone was in Toronto the
latter part of the week.
Major Rance was up from London
sPend ng the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. George Levis, Miss
Hattie and Mr, and Mrs. W, Jenkins
of Hohnesville motored to Brussels
on Sunday, going in Ms. Jenkins' car.
Messrs. Roy and Carl East and
Miss Kathleen spent the weekend
with Seaforth and Kippen friends,
later leaving for Toronto.
Miss O'Neil and Miss M. Bay are
in London this week.
Mr. T. H. Cook left yesterday for
Georgetown where he will be engaged
picking apples; also packing them as
he has purchased a considerable
quantity.
Dr. Roy T. Rodaway of Chicago
has been visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Ed. Rodaway, Huron Road.
Mr, and Mrs. A. 0. Pattison leave
this week for a visit to London, Buf-
falo, and Springfield, Mass.
Mr. James Stevens fell from a tree
while helping his son. to pick apples.
Although falling some eighteen feet,
he did not break any bones.
Mr, Reuben Graham while crank-
ing another man's car, had the mis-
fortune to break two bones in his
wrist.
Two "Little Fords" came into col-
lision the other day, furnishing a
crowd much excitement and amuse-
ment.
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The News -Record
St. Pauls Church, Clinton
Reviews More than Century
As Ullit In Three Diocese
By N. A. McInnes in the London
Free Press •
In the past summer, through the.
auspices of the Women's Auxiliary,,
St. Paul's Church, Clinton, had a book
published entitled "One Hundred' and
Five Years of Faithful Witness, 1225-
1940." In this book are found many
items of historical interest,
The Church of England began in
Canada in the year 1787, when Rev.
Charles Inglis, an Irishman, was
made bishop' of British North Armen'
lea, with his home in Halifax, N.S.
Here the oldest church of England in
Canada is located, having been built
some time before Mr. Inglis was ap-
pointed bishop.
In 1793 the Diocese of Quebec, in-
cluding Quebec of that time and ell
land westward, was set apart and
Rev. Jacob Mountain became its first
bishop. In 1839 the Diocese of Tor-
onto was set apart and it consisted
of what was known then as Upper
Canada. Archdeacon John Strachan
became the first bishop of Teronto.
In 1857 the Diocese of Huron .was
formed consisting of 13 counties of
Western Ontario and Dr. Benjamin
Cronyn, Teeter at London, became
the first Bishop of Huron.
Since St. Paul's Church, Clinton,
had its beginning in the year 1835,
it really has been in three different
'diocese, Quebec, Toronto and Huxon.
In 1831 Jonas. Gibhings, Peter and
Stephen Vanderburgh came as the
Bret settlers of what is now Clinton,
which was first called Vanderburghi's
Corners.
In 1832 the Canada Company set
apart one acre of land, already deed-
ed to Peter Vanderburgh and on it
erected a frame church, where the
present church now stands. The
frame church was destroyed by fire
in 1845.
A. log schoolhouse was built on the
southeast corner of the grounds in
1842 and the first teacher was Alex-
ander Osbaldeston. Until 1804 the
church and school grounds were used
as a burying ground and here the
first school teacher was later buried.
In 1863 Peter Vanderburgh deeded
the church, school house and grounds
to Henry Ransford, W. Pugh and E,
Ledyard in trust for the Episcopal
Church of England and Ireland.
In 1844 William Rattenbury bought
the land owned by Peter Vandenburgh
and changed the name Vanderburgh's
Corners to Clinton in honor of Lord
Clinton, on whose land the Ratten-
bury family had resided in Devon-
shire, England. Later .Mr. Ratter-
bury and Mrs. Racey deeded land to
the church at Clinton which became
the rectory grounds:
The first church after that built by
tha Canada Company was erected on
the site of the rectory. It was made
of frame and was to eerve until a
more substantial building could be
erected. In 1882 a new brick church
was built across the street on the
site of the old graveyard and the
frame church was moved over to
serve as a Sunday school until 1884
when it was sold for $20 to be used
as a downtown store. It was later
dcstroverl by fire.
On January 15, 1865. the new briok
church was burned down but tender
the supervises of W. W. Ferran and
his assistant, W. J. Gr Egg, 'Necessary
financial arrangements were made
and a new church was built by No-
vember of the same year. The build-
ing of the now church was made pos-
sible by the generous financial assis-
tance given by the congregations of
St. James, Toronto: Trinity Church.
Toronto: Church of England, Galt.
and the Church of England, Goderich,
and also two churches in Quebec.
From 1832 to 1858 Clinton was vis-
ited by two travelling missionaries
but the first regular clergyman, Rev.
James Carmichael, an Irishman, came
in 1859. He remained until 1868 and
was succeeded by the following in
the order given below: Rev. Sherr du
Bourdieu, Rev. Hans Caulfield, Rev.
Mr. ICelloc'g. Rev. T. C. Des P,nrree.
Dr. Henry Wall, Rev. C. R, Mathews,
Rev. William Craig, Rev. 3. H. Fair -
ley, Rev. J. F. Parke, Rev. C. R.
Gunn, Rev. C. E. Jeakins, Rev. J. C.
Potts, Rev. J. A. Robinson, Rev. S. E.
Mcicegney, Rev. C. L Bllkey, Rev.
L. C. Harrison, Rev. K. McGoon to
the present rector, Rev. A. H. O'Neil,
PREPARE YOUR LAWN
FOR WINTER
(Experimental Farms News)
It is a common practice to neglect
the lawn after the final mowing in
the fall, There are, however, a num-
ber of operations which may be car-
ried out to good advantage. Although
the grass may be permitted to go in-
to the winter slightly longer than the
normal height, a long, matted growth
is definitely undesirable. It is recom-
mended that the tm'f be cot as long
as it is making active growth, says
J. H. Boyce, Division of Forage
,Plants, Central Experimental Farm,
Ottawa,
The 'removal of weeds from the
lawn is just as important during the
fall as it is during the growing .sea-
son. If the lawn is thoroughly weed-
ed just before the freeze-up and prop-
er fertilization and other suitable
cultural practices are started suffic-
iently early the following spring,
future lawn weed problems will be
considerably reduced.
A great Ileal of the winterkilling
which takes place in lawns may be
attributed to poor drainage, either
because of smothering by standing
water or Re -sheets, or because of fail-
ure of the lawn to drain rapidly in the
spring, thus encouraging disease.
Consequently, every effort should be
made to ensure proper drainage. In
some cases where the subsoil is very
compact, tile drains are necessary in.
order to provide adequate under-
drainage. It is important that there
are no low areas in the lawn surface.
Shallow depressions may be levelled
by topds•essing with good topsoil. In
the case of deeper hollows it may be
necessary to lift the turf. build un
the level of the soil to the desired•
height with good topsoil and then re-
place the sod.
All leaves anti other trash should,
be raked From the lawn during the
fall. The practice of providing win-
ter covers of manure, straw, leaves
or similar materials is not recom-
mended, since they are not necessary
and frequently do more harm than
good. In addition to being unsightly,
such covers tend to smother the grass,
favour disease, and harbor insects.
Manure and straw may contain num-
erous weed seeds. Leaves are partic-
ularly harmful, since a mat of wet
leaves will smother the grass very
quickly. If manure is used on the
Iawn as a topdressin,g it should be
finely pulverized and 'worked down
into the turf so that no lumps lie on
the suefaoe. Any manure used should
be thoroughly decomposed and free
from weed seeds.
Several of the late fall operations
are designed to coinbat the disease
known as snow mrould. The fungus,
causing this disease' thrives under
moist, cool conditions. Although it
may occur : in the fall, winter or
spring, it is usually most prevalent
in the early spring when the snow
is melting. In the first stages of the
disease areas of the turf become cov-
eyed with a white cottony growth.
Later these areas become gray in col-
our and finally the affected grass
lyecomos light brown. In serious.casec
the diseased turf is killed. On lawns
where the disease is known to be
Prevalent it is a good policy to treat
for snowmould in the late fall. An
application of a mixture consisting
Of two-thirds calomel and one-third
bichloride of mercury at the date of
three to four cutaces per 1,000 square
feet produces satisfactory results,
The best way to apply this material
is to mix the required amount of the
mixture with sufficient dry sand to
spread it uniformly over the area.
Even distribution is essential. It is
desirable tc lightly water the lawn
immediately after application. These
materials are extremely poisonous
and corrosive to metals, and should
be handled accordingly.
SOUTH AFRICA BUYS
CANADIAN POULTRY
An order for Canadian Record of
Pes formance poultry breeding stock
has just been received from South
Africa. The girder is for two cockerels
and six pullets. The prices paid are
considered very satisfactory, being
$25 each for the cockerels and $15
each for the pullets, f.o.b. point of
shipment,
This order follows negotiations car-
ried on by the Production Service,
Dominion Department of Agriculture
and follows several similar orders re-
ceived in the last two years. from
British Guiana and Trinidad.
The fame of Canadian Record of
Performance poultry has during the
past few years, spread to several
countries and it is reeognized that
under the system of breeding, poultry
for greatly increased egg production
and move suitable market ,meat type
from valuable sources of foundation.
breeding stock have been established
in all provinces of Canada.
The Direetcr of Agriculture for
British Guiana visited Ottawa recent-
ly and' said he was greatly pleased
in regard to the quality and egg pro-
duction of several pens of Canadian
11.0.P..breeding stock which had been
shipped to the Department of Agri-
culture in British Guiana in the last
two years. He reported that the birds
had averaged 75 per cent production
since their arrival; even in the period
that they were becoming acclimatiz-
eel to tropical conditions, which are
decidedly different from the Canad-
ian climate in which they had 'been
reared.
For years 'past, large numbers of
Canadian R.O.P. breeding stock have
been exported to the United States
where commercial breeders and,
hatcherymen have long recognized its
value m increasing the quality of
their breeding flock.
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THE HYDRO -LCT R COMM
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AND
Victoria Is Popular In. The Winter
For Warm Weather And Summer Sports
Canada has an evergreen play-
%a- ground where snow is an
ephemeral novelty, flowers bloom
every month of the year and even
in inid-winter the day's recreation
can include yachting, tennis, hik-
ing, lawn bowling, fishing or a
round of golf over the fast, green
fairways of any of -a half dozen
outstanding courses,
Victoria, centre of this beautiful
British Columbia evergreen play-
ground, has become in recent
years an outstanding Canadian
"winter" resort; this year it seems
to be on the verge of its busiest
season with international' ex-
change offering Americans ars at-
tractive financial inducement of.
ten per cent on their dollar, while
Canadian lovers of mild weather
will find that Vancouver Island
has the only resort of this kind
on the continent, which they can
visit now that holiday trips to the
United States have been banned.
The main competitive sports
event of the season is the lm -
press Winter Golf Tournament
which is held on well trimmed
grassy fairways and greens at a
time when other Canadian courses
are .several feet under the snow-
drifts. This year's tournament,
the ,lath annual, will be held on
the . Oalt Bay course, March 9 to
15. The oulStanding social event
of the season is Christmas at the
Empress Hotel where Canada s
most -English city celebrates with.
the time-honored boar's head,.
Yule logs, wassail bowl and carols.
The contrast between Victoria
and the rest of Canada in winter-
time is partienlarly marked after,
a train, trip through the Canadian
Rockies, then at their loveliest in,
a mantle of ice and snow. Van-
couver Island produces such rari-
ties—rarities to the rest of Can-
ada., that is as strawberries in
December, salmon fishing all win-
ter long, new-born lambs In Jan-
uary and roses in February.
The pictures above show the.
Empress Hotel, and typical "win-
ter" scenes, hiking, golfing and::
yachting.