HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1941-02-27, Page 3THURS., FEB. 27, 1941
THS CLINTON N1uWS-RECORD
PAGE 3
t THE 1.1APP.E..MNL* EN CLINTON EARLY IN
THE `CENTURY
Some • Notes of The News
in 1916
FROM THE CLINTON NEWS FROM THE CLINTON NEW ERA,
RECORD,
MARCH 7, 1901
Cantelon Brothers have in a week
past shipped twelve hundred dozen of
eggs and three thousand .pounds of
butter.
Mrs. David Reid died yesterday at
the residence of her daughter, Mrs.
B. Raiser. The deceased was in her
seventy-fifth year, and had been, a
resident of this town for many years
and was held in much respect by her
many friends.
The Clinton checker team demon-
strated its superiority over Brumfield
on Thursday night last in a series .of
games played at Brucefield. Seven-
teen to seven, including the draws,
is the score. The Clinton players
were: E. Johnson, T. Carbet, J. Cook,
J. B. Hoover, J. Johnson and D. Shan-
ahan.
Rev. Mr. Gunn of Parkhill last
week signified his acceptance of the
rectorship of St. Paul's church and
resigned the parish of Parkhill and
Greenway.
The many friends of Mr. Victor
French will be pleased to learn that
he has secured a good location in the
West for the establishment of a paper
and that in a fortnight er so he may
be styled editor and publisher.. He
bought a plant in Winnipeg and has
picked upon Wetaskiwin,•situated at
the foothills of the Rockies, the live-
liest town between Calgary and Ed
mouton and growing rapidly.
We are in receipt of..a copy of the
initial issue of the Newcastle Beacon
of which the editor and publisher is
J. Lester Davis, who is known in
Clinton. Mrs. Davis is a sister of
Mrs. S. hemp.
Mr. Frank Hovey, who is attending
Trinity College, Toronto, has been
appointed representative of Trinity
during the long vacation. The ap-
pointment, which is a recognition of
his ability, calls for considerable
travelling about to advance the inter-
ests of this ancient, yet modern seat
of learning which has done so much
for higher education in this province.
Squire Biggins of Elmhurst Farm
was in Guelph last week attending
the annual meeting of the Dominion
Shorthorn Breeders' Association of
which he has been a director for years
and re-elected.
Mr, P. B. Crews was in Toronto this
week adding to his stock of jewelery.
He also purchased an engraving ma-
chine and will bid for that class of
work hereafter.
CHURCH DIRECTORY
THE BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. A. E. Silver, Pastor
2.30 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. R. O'Neil, B.A., B.D.
10.00 a.m.—Sunday School.
11 a.m. Morning Prayer.
7 p.m.—Evening Prayer.
THE SALVATION ARMY
Lieut. Earle
11 a.m. — Holiness Service
3 p.m. — Sunday School
7 p.m. — Salvation Meeting
ONTARIO STREET UNITED
Rev. G. 0, Burton, M.A., B.D.
' 10.00 a.m.-Sunday School.
11 a.m,—Divine Worship
I 9.30 a.m, Tanner's Church Ser-
i vice and Sunday School
7 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
Rev. B. P. Andrew
Sunday School 10 a.m.
Worship Service 11 a.m.
3 p.m. Worship Service at Bayfield
t 2 p.m.—Sunday. School, BayfieId.
CLINTON MISSION
f W. J. Cowherd, Supt,
Services:
Tgesday 8p.in.—Young People.
Wednesday 3 p.m. -Ladies Prayer
Meeting.
Thursday 8 p.m.—Prayer Meeting.
Sundays:
, 2 p.m.—Sunday School.
3 P.M.—Fellowship Meeting.
8,p.m.—Evangelistic Service.
MARCH d, 5901
The Yellowstone Leader, a news-
paper published at Big Timber, Mon-
tana, is giving its readers a small
phamplet containing the prize ora-
tion on "The Possibilities of the
Twentieth Century", which was deliv-
ered by John, the 16 -year-old son of
Jas. Anderson. Many will remember
this family, Mr. Anderson having
kept the restaurant where J. Mc-
Clacherty now conducts business.
They moved to Montana eight years
ago andsettled in Big Timber, where
Mr. Anderson is doing well at con-
tracting. The young lad is the nephew
of Mr. D. B. Kennedy of town. An-
other time a 'Canadian forges ahead.
On Saturday afternoon a little ex-
citement occurred by several run-
aways happening but happily no ser-
ious damage resulted. About two o'-
clock, the team belonging to D. A.
Forrester took fright at Fair's Mill
and run up the street at a gait faster
than usual; they came into contact
with the posts in front of Jackson's
store but were stopped near New-
combe':. W. J. Rigging's horse be-
came frightened by a snow slide off
seine of the store roofs; the horse
tools run and was caught after some
slight damage was done to the har-
ness.
Mr. Jos. Townsend of town, who is
adept at making furniture has just
completed two beautifully finished
dentist's cabinets for Dr. Sellery of
Hensall. These cabinets are of quar-
tered oak, in oil finish, and are ident-
ically the same—four feet high, two
feet wide, and'each contains 27 draw-
ers. They are beauties, and could not
be improved. uponin style or finish.
William Palmer has disposed of his
50 acre farm in Stanley to Henry Mc-
Cl'inchey for 3,100 dollars.
Alex. Gordon of Tuckersmith has
purchased the old homestead farm
recently owned by his brother.
S. E. Kent, Fred Melvin and P.
Laing, three young Winghamites,
who made applications to go to South
Africa as members of Baden-Powell's
Police, have received word to report
at London.
When The Present Century
Was Young
FROM THE CLINTON NEWS -
RECORD,
MARCH 2, 1916
The Clinton detachment, including
the School of Instruction, will take a
route march to Goderich on Friday,
tomorrow, go through some military
manoeuvres with the Goderich detach-
ment, spend the night there and re-
turn Saturday morning.
Mr. A. Morris came up town on
Thursday last for the first time in
five weeks, having been confined' to
his home for that length of time with
a bad attack of pneumonia.
Mrs. (Judge) Nye of Moorehead,
Minn., formerly Miss Hattie Rumball
of town, sent a cheque the other day
to the treasurer of the Clinton Wom-
en's Patriotic Society to be used in
connection with their war work. This
is the second eheque Mrs, Nye has
sent to the W.P.S. and proved that
though residing under another flag
her heart still beats true to the Union
Jack, the dear Canadian Homeland
and her native town.
Dr. James L Hughes of Toronto,
brother of Gen. Sir Sam. Hughes,
minister of militia, will address a
patriotic meeting in Wesley Church
on Monday evening at 8 o'clock.
On Friday afternoon the Blyth de-
tachment of the 161st, numbering 35
commanded by Lieut. Scott, marched
into Clinton. They left Blyth in the
forenoon, making a halt at Londes-
bore to partake of lunch which was
served under the auspices of the
Women's Institute. Arriving in Clin-
ton about three o'clock they were met
outside the town by the Clinton de-
taehnient headed by the band and to-
gether they went through some mili-
tary drill _and paraded the principal
streets. The Blyth detachment re-
turned home the same evening by
train.
The officers of the 161st have at
their own expense furnished rooms
in the Mackay block to be used as a
club room.
Mrs. Bert Fremlin, whose husband
recently enlisted with the 161st Bat-
talion, has also offered her services
to the Government and if arrange-
ments can be made will take up sten-
ography work, in which she is pro-
ficient. Of the four Fremlin broth-
ers, three are now members of, the
161st, Harold, Theodore and Bert.
This is a good record for one family.
The local market: wheat 96e; oats
40c; barley 54e; butter 26 to 28e
eggs 23 to 24c; and live. hogs $9,00,
The number of the Clinton detach
rnent is increasing to such an extent
that .it has outgrown its quarters—
LOCAL MEN QUALIFY AS
N.C.O.'S
According to district orders issued
last week, the following mein of dis-
trict companies of the Middlesex and
Huron regiment• -have qualified as fol-
lows:
Qualified as, sergeants of infantry
(rifle)—Sgt. It A. Gibbons, Cpl. A.
McLean, L. Cols. F. E. Phillips, C.
G. Salter; Ptes. E. F. Allen, T. F.
Case, 11. M. Cummings, Win. Davis,'
M. J. Dearing, C. V. Flannery; A. H.
Long, W. C. Passmore, F. C'. J. Sills,
L. A. Stephens, J. J. Wood, W. A.
Aiken,;. J. D. O'Brien,' W. N. Plane,
H: W. Pollock, C. A. Resell, Ii: M.
Shackleton, R. G. Truss, D. D.
Worthy.
Qualified as corporals of infantry
(rifle) — Cpl. G. H. Hudson, L. Cpls.
C. A. Cann, G. D. Hays; Ptes. D. G.
Sills, S. J Smith, EL R. Ward, A. W.
Allen, J. A. Cardno, A. G. Field, J. R.
Jennings, J. B. Kirkland, J. J. Morris,
P. M. Nigh, J. K. Pickett, G. M. Sid -
that is the recruiting office which has
also been used by the men as a sort
of club, has become too small to
accommodate them.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Need after a visit
of several weeks with the McMichael
and Dale families, Mullett, leaves to-
day for their home in North Dakota.
- Lieut. Knox Fair is in London tak-
ing a machine gun course at the mili-
tary school.
Mr. Laurie Greig, second son of Mr.
T. A. Greig of town, who has been
connected with the Molson's Bank at
St. Thomas, is in training for over-
seas service, having enlisted with an
engineering corps at Ottawa. Both
Mr. Greig's sons are now in the ser-
vice of the Empire, the oldest being
already at the front.
FROM THE CLINTON NEW ERA,
MARCH 2, 1916
There is a big class here attending
the course of instruction for N.CO: s
for the 161st Battl. The class is un-
der the direction of Adjt. Vanstone,
assisted by Asst. Adjt, McPherson,
Sergt. Major McGarry, Sergt. R. C.
Mann, and Sergt. Geo. Schaser. Those
a'tending are: Clinton Privates: S.
H. Brown, J. D. Crich, M. Draper, F.
Fingland, H. Fremlin, D. Huller, F.
Ross, A. S. Scott, L. G. Cree, N. B.
McDougall, W. P. Munnings, L. G.
Wasman, E. Small, R. L. Moore, G.
B. Sewell. Quarter Master's Stores:
Privates, F. D. Ford, W. C. Wallis,
H. C. Wilkin.
The Clinton Company of the 161st
Battl. returned at noon Friday from
a 20 -mile route march to Bayfield
and return, looking trim and fresh.
They report having a splendid time.
When they were half way over to
Bayfield kind friends at Middleton's
church treated them to a well pre-
pared luncheon and the school schol-
ars greeted them with cheers, banners
and smiles, and to the genial rector,
W. B. Moulton for his thoughtful
preparation the boys bestowed their
hearty thankrl. At Bayfield they
found the places for business decorat-
ed, and banners across the streets
and the whole countryside out to meet
then. After going through seine drill
movements they were hospitably en-
tertained in the village hones and
spent a social time during the even-
ing in the Town Hall when an im-
promptu program was run off. At 8
o'clock Friday morning they started
on their return march and reached
Clinton ahead of scheduled time.
Clinton C. I. hockey team won from
Goderich C.I. team on Thursday night
at the rink here by a score of 3-2.
Among the thirty-nine soldiers re-
turned back from the front who ar-
rived in Quebec on Saturday are boys
from Huron County, but none from
Clinton, Among them are: Winghan,
Cranston; Blyth, Payne; Goderich,
Phair; Exeter, Wright, Cornish.
Mitchell has supplied 205 soldiers
out of a population of less than 2,000.
The frame building next to Scrut-
on's Butcher Shop occupied by
Charlie Lee, a Chinaman, was found
to be on fire Sunday morning and
the alarm was rung. Some damage
was done at the rear of the store but
how the fire started is still a mystery.
Lieut. Earl O'Neil returned on Sat-
urday after taking a special course
in machine gun work,
Mr. T. D. Kerr of Woodstock, who
is now in charge of the tailoring dept.
at Brown's store, has moved with his
family to town, and have taken up
residence on Ontario street, in the
house recently vacated by Mr. C. W.
Robb.
Judge Elliott of London, who was
stricken with paralysis last week is
a brother of Mrs. Cardiff, who is
living here with her daughter, Mrs.
Harry Bartliff.
Captain and Mrs. Vanstone have
taken rooms with Mrs, Thos. Jackson,
sr., Ontario street.
Mr. Wilfred Stevenson, lately with
the Sherlock -Maturing Co., of London
has accepted the position of mechani-
cal superintendent for the Mendels-
sohn Piano Co, of Toronto, at a
splendid salary. Before leaving Lon-
don his late employers gave him a
cheque for $100. He is a son of Mr.
Duncan Stevenson, foranerly of Clin-
ton, but ,now of Toronto.
Pte. Rex Cluff of the 161st Battl.,
left this week for London to' take his
course, for a lieutenant commission.
dal, W. E. Simmons, 3. C. Stevens,
P. B. Willis, E. R. Wither, T. O.
Yellow, B. H. Zurbrigg, 0, M. Law-
son, C. J. McManus; G, D. Ward.
FRACTURES WRIST.
The many friends of Mrs. Prank
Farquhar, well-known Hensall resi-
dent, will be Sorry to learn had the
:misfortune to fall on the snow -coyer -
ed ice last Saturday morning. She
was taken to Clinton Public Hospital,
where X-ray revealed a fractured
wrist.
DEATH OF BROTHER'
Mr. Harry W. Horton, Seaforth,
town councillor, has been advised by
cable of the death of his brother,
Williant, who died in a hospital in
London, England where he had been
a patient for sortie time with a serious
illness. A veteran of the last Great
War he was in his 49th year.
RETIRING FROM BUSINESS
Mi. W. J. Beer, who has been in
business in Exeter for many years,
has sold out and now intends to take
a well-earned rest. Mr. Earl Russell,
who has been associated with Mr.
Beer has taken over the radio and
electrical departments and Mr. Gerald
Skinner, who has also been with Mr,
Beer for a number of years, has tak-
en over the remainder of the stock.
Mr. E. M. Quance will still be in
charge of the harness and repair busi-
ness. Mr. ,Beer, forty years ago
learned his trade as a harnessmaker
with Mr. Geo. Eaerett, now of Winni-
peg. He worked at Hensall for a
short time and later purchased the
business in Exeter of Mr. G. House.
Before purchasing the store he is now
in he owned a building that was taken
over and torn downs to make room for
the present post office. With the
falling off of the harness business
Mr. Beer branched out into automo-
bile accessories, electrical appliances
and later into radios and electrical re-
frigeration, etc. He has been ably
assisted in the business by Mrs. Beer.
They have built a comfortable sum-
mer hone at Grand Bend where they
will spend the summer months,
A DISTINGUISHED ZURICH
,OLD BOY
The late George E. Buchanan, K.C.,
who died suddenly at his home in
Sudbury, was a son of the late Dr.
G. and Mrs. Buchanan, of Zurich,
where he spent his boyhood clays. He
was a cousin of Mrs. John Elder, of
Hensall; nephew of Alex Buchanan
of Hensall, and a very distinguished
man of Sudbury where he was city
solicitor for many years. He went to
Sudbury in 1901 as a graduate of
Osgoode Hall, graduating hi arts at
the University of Toronto in 1897 and
became one of the most successful
lawyers in the city. He, was a charter
member of the Sudbury Lions Club,
a member of the Nickel Lodge, AF,
and A.M., and was past president of
the Sudbury Bar Association. He
received his earlier education. at God-
erich Collegiate Institute, and was
one of the pillars of the Liberal party
in Northern Ontario, although never
a candidate for public office. Surviv-
ing are his widow, two brothers, Prof.
Milton A. Buchanan of the Univer-
sity of Toronto; Dr. Norman D. Bu-
chanan, Peterboro; two sisters, the
Misses Clara and Pearl Buchanan of
Toronto.
LOUIS H. RAIDER
Of Dashwood, a former reeve of
Hay and a former Warden of Huron,
and a member of the Ontario Agri-
cultural council at Toronto, was re-
cently attending the sessions of that
Board at Toronto, they also made a
trip to Ottawa where they interview-
ed the Hon. Mr. Gardiner, Minister
of Agriculture where the following
was transacted: Establishment of a
more equitable relationship between
prices of farm ,produce and menu-
factured products was urged. S. H.
Symons, of the Ontario Dept. of Agri-
culture acted as secretary of the dele-
gation which included the wardens of
a number of Ontario counties and
which submitted resolutions passed at
a recent meeting in Toronto. The
group urged the Dominion Govern
anent to avoid action to prevent in-
crease in price of farm products and
suggested the domestic •C'anadian
market could stand higher prices.
Higher prices' were necessary to place
farmers in a comparable position to
industrialists and wage earners. Ad-
justments in the classifications for
rail grading of hogs were urged and
also amendments to the .egg grading
regulations which would make it pos-
sible to continue the practise of ex-
changing eggs for household mer-
chandise.
GEORGIAN BAY ISLAND
NATIONAL PARK
(Continued from page 2)
bathing and swimming. Boating may
be enjoyed in the adjacent waters,
and the winding trails which cross
the island provide delightful hikes
through the woods to a number of
interesting points. The island offers
excellent opportunities for camp life,
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Cartoon iron the London•Dally Mnror„:Net available in Brltlsh Isles,.
and a number of organizations in-
cluding Boy Scouts, boys' and girls'
clubs, and the Y, M. C. A. operate
camps each summer on selected sites
under special authority.
Georgian Bay is a favourite region
for fishing; bass, nraskinonge, Iake
trout, pike and pickerel are among
the species caught.
Included in the park is Flowerpot
Island, which is located in the mouth
of Georgian Bay at the head of Bruce
Peninsula. The island owes its name
to rock pillars, separated from the
limestone cliffs by erosion, which
stand out boldly on the shore line like
two immense flowerpots, Small trees
and shrubs growing in the fissures
of the rock accentuate the resemb-
lance. In the cliffs are a number of
interesting caves which ij.ise to a
height of 300 feet above the water.
Trails which have been cut through
the woods lead to the caves, and
shelters equipped with campstoves
have been erected at various points.
The towns of Midland and Pene-
tanguishene form the southern gate-
way to the Georgian. Bay Islands
system, and there are to be found
outfitting centres for campers and.
fishermen. Beausoleil Island is serv-
ed by daily passenger boat service
front Midland during the summer sea-
son, Access by motor boat may also
be made front Honey Harbour on the
east, which is served by motor high
i way. Midland, Penetanguishene, and
IHoney Harbour are all served by the
Provincial Highway system of On-
tario. Flowerpot Island is reached by
motor boat from Tobermory, which is
the terminus of a motor road from
Wiarton.
Beausoleil and other islands form-
ing the park are supervised during
the summer season by a resident park
officer. As yet there is no hotel or
bungalow camp accommodation on
Beausoleil Island, but camp -sites,
equipped with camp -stoves and other
conveniences have been laid out at
convenient points along the shoreline.
A large dock at the park head-
quarters provides a landing for pas-
senger boats which operate in the
vicinity on regular schedule, and
small wharves are situated at other
points.
In view of the increasing popular-
ity of this island as a holiday resort,
consideration is being given to the
establishment of an auto bungalow
camp at the northern end of it. Tend-
ers
enders for the construction of this new
tourist accommodation have recently
been called for by the National Parks
Bureau at Ottawa.
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