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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1938-01-27, Page 3THURS. JAN. 27, 1938.. THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD WHAT CLINTON WAS DOING IN THE GAY NINETIES Do You Remember What Happened During The Last Decade Of The Old Century? the :company wished their host a pleasant journey, happy experiences on the way, and a safe return to the old homestead. Players on the hockey team are Goal, W. McCrae; .Paint, H. R. Sharp, Cover point, H. Mason; forwards, J., Forrester, P. Matheson, J. Jewitt, 11. The Clinton New Era, January. 28, 1898: Mrs. Andrews has got settled in her commodious and handsome new house and will be at home Tuesdays and Fridays. On Monday Jas. Snell shipped a couple of thorobred sheep of the Lei- Steep. ¢ester breed to Galt, and on Tuesday chipped a couple more to Paisley. He states the demand is greater than the supply. The Clinton Gun Club held its an- nual meeting at the Rattenbury House on Tuesday, and has again declared a dividend of 5 per cent to shareholders. The officers for the year are: George Hinchley, president; Dr. Blackall, vice-president; John McMurray, Sec- retary; J. E. Hovey, Treasurer; Man- aging Committee, C. Overbury, O. Johnston, John Powell, E. Cantelon, W. Foster. • 11. B. Chant has manufactured' and placed in the Organ Factory, a night watchman's Electric Time Clock. Property Changes—The small hous- es and lots in "Little England" be- longing to the estate of the late Thos. Spooner have been sold to Mr. Liver- more, for the sunt of $460. Thos. F. Fortune, of Mitchell, .has sold his house and lot on Princess street to E. Glen, for the suns of $485. Mr. James Scott has disposed of the Dempsey property on High street to a party outside of town, by whom it will be occupied. Hugh Ross has bought the house and lot on Isaac street,,former ly owned by Richard Johnston, the consideration being in the neighbour- hood of $500. The hockey season opened here on Wednesday night with a fast game scene at an unfortunate time, as apple between Goderich and Clinton: The crop failures, tomato and potato rot visitors won the game by the score of has contributed to its downfall. In 6-4. The Goderich team are a very the Goderich, Colborne, Ashfield dis- gentlemanly lot of players, and no' ixiets the Company has under a ten - disputes arose to mar the progress year lease 180 orchards of about 12 ,- of the game. Lucknow will play here 000 trees on which it expended in 1911 next week. and 1912 in pruning, spraying, culti- George McEwen, Hensall, has boon vation, wages and rentals about $13 - elected Warden of the county, for this 000. What the outcome w]II be it is year, He was an aspirant last year,' quite impossible to say.While the and received promises that have been• I Conpany may not borgani•ced, the implirnented this year. leases will no doubt be taken over by It was recently announced that a company or broken up into parcels Rev. he W.Baer, of British Columbia,, and bought by enterprising orchard - (brother of W. Baer, town) had pat-' lata. ented an attachment for typewriters. where he lately industry, is of He was in New York a yClinton's biggest m u try, l formed a company of capitalists to course, the Z3iano and Organ Factory. handle the article; they pay him $20; The Company has been most active 000 in cash fox an interest in it, he in cultivating the western trade and to superintend its manufacture for 12 has large warerooms at both Winni- months, at a salary of $250 a month. peg and Calgary, The industry is This is asgoodas an interest in the well officered. Manager Cliff knows Klondike, as in addition he also re- the trade thoroughly, Mr. Fred J. Hill eeives one-third of the profits. looks after the financial details, while H. B. Chant controls the mechanical When The Present Century Was Young The Clinton News -Record, January 23, 1913: The anti -Local Optionists made ap- plication for a recount to the county judge on Monday, alleging irregular- ities in three wards, St. James, St. John and St. George. The request was granted, the recount to take place in the town hall next Tuesday afternoon. The season's operations being about over at the big poultry station, an estimate of its output can now be made. The Clinton plant put through 11,500 chickens, 4,200 hens, 3,500 turkeys and 600 geese. The branch plant at Holmesville put through 1000 turkeys, 400 geese and a large num- ber of chickens and hens, together with all the ducks bought in the dis- trict by the Company. The number of the latter on hand at any, one time at the plant was so great that Hohnesville was becoming known as "Duckville". The National Land, Fruit and Pack- ing Company, which has been forced into liquidation, appeared upon the Mr. McCuaig is receiving a quan- e tity of ship timber, some of it pretty good, which is being delivered at the old L.H. & B. station. It will not be new furnace in his residence which shipped away for some time. will add to the comfort and conven- While at the House of Refugee on ience of the family. Mr. A. J. Mc- Wednesday, c.Wednesday, one of the inmates who Murray has rented Mr. •Albert Mor- had harnessed Dr. Shaw's horse, gut the wrong bridle on it, and undertook to change it, leaving the horse stand- ing attached, to the cutter. The horse ran away, and broke the cutter some- what before being captured. end. Mr. Jas. Mahaffy has installed a The Huron News -Record, January 27, 1898:. The arrangements between the C.P. R. and the G,T.R. for the withdrawal of agents from each other's territory having collapsed, the G.P.R. is open- Toronto, the latter formerly a mem- ing up agencies at the principal points ber of the staff of the Morrish Co. now served by the Trunk. Mr. W. were in town Monday, having come Jackson will represent the Company in this section of the province. Mr. Wm. Doherty's munificent of- rell's house on. Albert street and will take possession as soon as the latter vacates to take up residence on the farm which he has rented in Huliett, which will probably be about March 1st. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Yeo of the Bayfield Line have moved to Gode- rich, though they had at first decid- ed to locate at West Toronto. Mr. Teo lived in the township thirty-four years and his better half is a native and they naturally leave the old place. with regret. Messrs. Percy and Ernest Izzard of up over the week -end to be present at the celebration of the Golden Wed- ding anniversary of their parents, fer of five thousand dollars toward Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Izzard of Gode-. the erection of a church to take the rich township. • place of the ancient edifice now used by the Rattenbury St. Methodist, has been practically accepted. The com- mittee appointed to solicit subscrip- tions to supplement the offer having, ter, Miss Delia, at Alma College, St. already secured almost the requisite Thomas, and also in London last week amount. The new rink was opened Monday night and has sprung at once into po- pularity. The Brass Band was on hand,and made the scene more lively. The Brass Band proposes' organiz- ing at its next practice meeting and trying to recover some of the prestige Mrs. Rodaway returned on Satur- day last from a fortnight's visit with friends in'Peterboro. Mrs. J. Taylor visited her daugh- where she was a guest at the Silver Wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Brickenden, she being a sister of the former. Mr. Ed. Johnston of Grandin, North Dakota, has been in town for a few days this week and on Tuesday made the purchase of Mr. Samuel Brown's of former years when as . the Organ one hundred acre farm on the 2nd of Company Band it swept all before. it. ! Iivllett, the purchase price being A good band is an excellent ad. for a '.$5 000. town and we have no doubt but both' A twenty-five h.p. motor engine town and council will feel' disposed. to has been placed in the waterworks generously assist the boys in giving us 'power house to serve as an auxiliary a band worthy of Clinton . • in keeping the stand pipe full. The On the Wednesday evening previous plant is thus safe -guarded against a to his leaving for his European tour hold-up. The motor was installed by Mr. Thos. Trick, of the Bayfield Road, p Mr. W. J. Nediger of the Electric invited in a number of old friends to Light Company, who is regarded by ll partake of an oyster supper. Among', many as the probable superintendent the guests were: Mr. and Mrs, Geo.' of the town's power and lighting ser - Middleton, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Perdue, vice when hydro is 'installed. Elliott,Mr. and Mrs. Robert 'lin and Mrs. Allin were J. -0.Rev. S. J. A Marshall, Mr. and Mrs. Woon, Mr. in Parkhill last week and on Thursday John Wiggington and Miss Wigging- morning Mr."-Allin ,officiated at the ton, Mr, and Mrs. W. Elliott and Mr. marriage of their son, Lieut. Cleve- W. Button, Several hours were very land G. Allin, of the Naval Service enjoyably spent and before departing Halifax, N.S., to Miss Mary S. Sin- clair of Parkhill. M. Israel Taylor of London was in town Thursday, the guest of Mr. Jas. Stevens. The Clinton New Era 1913: John Hutton and George Thompson, Londesboro, had a narrow escape from drowning, when as they were cutting ice above the dam, the ice on which they were standing suddenly floated down the river. Both men were swept over" the dam, and Mr. Thompson who could swim, made his way to shore and secured a rope and help. After considerable difficulty Mr. Hutton was brought to shore. A disastrous fire occurred at Con- stance this morning when the large dwelling house and contents, of Wil- liam Cook, blacksmith, were entirely consumed. Their son, Frank, who is on a visit from the West, lost almost all his clothes. It is thought the fire originated in ,the furnace pipes. Goderich Township:— Mr. Nelson Yeo is moving to Toronto this week. At his sale last Thursday he realized. about $1,800. Robert Thompson, Jr., tax collector of this township has well earned his salary. The roll totalled $16,535.52 and he can now hand it in as all paid up. This is a remarkable—showing, which few collectors can equal. Bayfield—At a meeting of St. .An- drew's congregation it was decided to raise the pastor's salary to a sum of $1,000. We are sorry to record the death of William King, who has been an old resident of this place. The late Mr. King had been troubled seriously with asthma which brought about his death on Sunday last. After delivering three car loads of young cattle on his fifteen hundred acre farm near Calgary, Mr. Fred Davis returned to Goderich on New Year's Day. Last week he headed back again with 309 more head, taking a special train of 13 cars direct from Goderich. Beside his own cattle he has been wintering nearly 800 head for the C.P.R. company. Messrs. Forbes Bros, have secured the contract for the erection of a new rural telephone line in the County of Grey. The January thaw Chit Clinton Iast week. The weatherman seems to hav, made up his 'mind to have it rain un- til the first of May. January 23, DOINGS IN THE SCOUT WORLD Seotitis Answered 20,000 Questions It is estimated that during the sev- en days of Toronto's Royal Winter Fair Boy Scouts at the Information Booth answered 20,000 questions. N.B. Scouts Help Police Search A party of Rovers, older Scouts and Scout leaders was invited by the police . of Saint John, N.B., to assist in the seareh for a gun used in the hold-up killing of a storekeeper. A "Puncture Pest" Campaign Some 387,000 "tire puncture pests" -nails, glass fragments, etc.—were collected by a San Diego Boy Scout Troop in winning an anti -puncture campaign trophy offered by the Auto- mobile Club of Southern California, A Deaf and Dumb Scout Leader One of northern Saskatchewan's successful and exceptionally "popular young Scout leaders, the Assistant Scoutmaster of the : Clairbank Scout Troop, is deaf and dumb. He learn- ed his Scouting in the Scout troop at the School for the Deaf, Saskatoon. English Scouts Help Prevent Church Panic Boy Scouts helped to prevent panic among the congregation of a church t Longsight, Manchester, when fumes from a boiler filtered through the floor and caused several persons to collapse. The Scouts present promptly opened the doors and ren- dered first aid. "The Prairie Optimist" Publication of a weekly newspaper, "The Prairie Optimist," at Gravel- bourg, in the hard hit drought area of southwestern Saskatchewan, offers another illustration of prairie Hoy Scout courage and persistence. The Rovers of the"Gravelbourg Group, un- der the supervision of Rev. Fr. J. Branch, three years ago opened an amateur print shop, and began pub- lishing "The Dry Belt Weekly" .As a more appropriate name the weekly has now' become "The Prairie Optim- ist." ptim- ist" Incidentally the shop has given a number of the Rover Scouts an op- pprtunity to learn the printing trade, and several have graduated and se- cured positions elsewhere. 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PAGE r 1 IMINP PRICED FROM $820 f2.Pars, Master Business Coope) MASTER DELUXE MODELS •D FROM $892 Delivered at factory, Oshawa. Ont. Government tax, fteigln and license extra. (Prices subject to change with- out notice.) Monthly payments to suit your purse on the General Motors Instalment Plan, THE SYMBOL OF SAVINGS W. M. Nediger --- Clinton C-l8B .WeINVVr■ A trWIWaW■urea'■'s,°■'■'a"AP■'hs'■ nWa`■'e s.W.'■"■'■ A1'rP■.e'4 '' I ■ YOUR WORLD AND MINE (Copyright) -. by JOHN C. KIRKWOOD rP■Yd■M.Y1hh'.:'i.VAP.W■1.SY■V W :`.`: ■ WLIAN fl■'■'■ N S% David Harum, the famous wiseacre hero of the novel bearing his name, said that a reasonable amount of fleas is good for a dog, for they make him forget that he is a dog. An ap- plication of the idea contained in this saying is, it is good for us all to have a good deal of friction in our lives, Not, however, domestic friction which comes inevitably in the doing of one's work. It is friction which wears down aneven surfaces, which makes things fit, which adds polish. One of the big problems of life is living in harmony with others. Har- mony signifies agreement. It means getting two or more persons to think alike, to act alike, to have like in- terests and aims. Yet harmony is achieved as a general thing, only by a purposeful effort on the part of all persons concerned to bring themsel- ves into mutual accord. Harmony is hot likely to be accidental. Rather is it likely to be a consequence of assoc- iated persons to think, alike and to behave alike. Most of us have qualities requiring reduction .b y purposeful friction. Thus, many of us have short tempers; many of us have a tendency tmmood iness; many of us are strongly opin- ionated; many of us have bad man- ners; many of us are extremely self- ish; many of us are slothful; many of us are very. vain. All such qualities can be likened to roughnesses on a plain surface, to blemishes; and since the ideal, the perfect thing, is a plane surface without uneveness anywhere anything and everything which stands out from the even or smooth surface requires to polish off it, by friction. I suppose that all of us enjoy meet- ing with .persons whose manners'and minds are polished, but not always do we perceive that polished manners and minds are a consequence of grind- stone pressure, of applied 'friction. And, likewise, we meet with many in the course of our days who have un- polishedmanners and minds, and we are acutely conscious of their rough- nesses. Quite too often persons of rough manners and course minds ac= tually delight in flaunting their roughness and coarseness, they pro- fess to believe that any surrender to gentle ways and refinement of speech and manners would be a betrayal of their fortress, a loss of the very thing which they believe to be their strength and distinction. But polishing a piece of steel does not take away its strength. On the contrary, polish- ing steel adds to its attractiveness and may add largely to its usability. Diamonds.. would have small commerc- ial value if they were not man -fash- ioned and polished. So would gold, and glass, and wood and ,cloth and rubber and stone. The fact is that value is given to nsost things by sub- duing them in certain ways, by, re- moving their roughness and crudeness. Even horses are made more valuable when they are subdued from thein coltish ways and wilfulness to make them conform to man's ideas. Horses , are taught to stand quietly even when there aredisconcerting noises and ac-+ tivities all about them. Their gaits are man -determined and their habits, Many a man, many a woman, 15 denied admission to certain cultural circles because of lack of polished manners and minds. Many a man,' ;many a woman, finds his—her course` in life made smoother because of poi -I ished manners and 'minds, and doors of opportunity open to those who have', 'deliberately and studiously acquired polished manners and minds. Just as rough stones become round- ed and smooth by friction, by being rubbed against one another by the force of waves and tides, so do human beings become smooth by continuous contact with other human beings. It is those who have small contact with their, fellow men who are apt to re- main crude and unpolished. It is true that there are persons who are diffid- ent, retiring in their manners and ways, shy, and perhaps with hermit instincts; persons who shun contacts with others; but from a wordly point of view, one is wise when one seeks continual association with others in a purpose to become affable and agree- able, to have sympathetic understand- ing, of others, to be helpful to others and to draw fi;om others something of their qualities and strength. To run away from experience which would be distasteful, and perhaps painful, is not wise, this if we want to become strong, and to have great influence, and to win honour. To have polish of manners and mind we must oppose ourselves to experiences and persons having.a harder surface than our own. It the roughness which is harder than our roughness or crud- ity which smooths us. I put forward the view that young people should deliberately seek out. polishing forces, and even part with money to have them.' This is hard doctrine. Its implication is that we should notbe too quick to leave, places and conditions of employment which are as sandpaper to us, irritating and even painful. Our disciplining may re- quire us to endure the friction, the irritation,' of our job or association. In regard to manners, we need to meet others in the flesh. In regard to the mind, it is not so, essential that we should seek our polishing front persons in the flesh: we can get our friction • from what people have written. It is actually necessary for ,us to read hard -to -understand books, in line with our purposes in life and with our occupation, if we are to grow in "wisdom, understanding and power. I Reading hard -to -understand books makes these same books ,and other books of like character and quality easy to understand; or to put it an- i other way, early difficulties tend to disappear. What was hard to under- stand at first becomes, after a time, intelligible; the mind digests what was read, and early obscurities tend to disappear. Complete understand- ing follows the digestive process. Similarly, in regard to manners; a purposeful association with others who have something which we lack, yet desire, results in our acquiring what we lack. We may have, in the interval, some humiliations, some painful ex- periences, but we ought not to lett these humiliations and experiences turn us away from what we want. Human adjustments are usually ac-' companied by pain and strain. To run' away from experiences in which is pain is to escape from nothing. Our growth and our advancement are de- pendent on self -conquest as well as conquest of other obstacles and frust- rations. Strength and capability are the fruits of purposeful opposition to enemy forces. If we do not meet 'nth resistance, and if we do not defy and conquer resistance, we leave autselves in the condition of drifting, and drift- ers through life are of small use to themselves and to others. As usual, I ant addressing myself' to young people. I urge them to seek. friction, to endure friction, and even. to welcome friction in its many forms,e,. yet only those forms of friction that. polish us. Friction which is dissen- sion, which induces anger, which de- stroys estroys peace and happiness in our-, selves and in others, which does not put us in harmony or agreement with others, is friction to be avoided, even as one would avoid poison and pests.. I, urge all my readers to get rid of crudeness, roughness, coarseness—by the friction .process. You will get farther in the favour of men if you: aro polished in your manners and your' mind. , , eS VAPSGOT CUW MIRROR PICTURES AVByou ever taken mirror Pic- tures; that Is, for example, a picture of sister or the "girl friend" standing in front of a mirror perhaps "dolling up" a bit or maybe just ad- miring herself? It is the unusual that attracts at- •tention but it necessary to use your eyes and a little imagination and ingenuity to ferret out the ex- ceptional and get pictures that show Individuality. When malting mirror pictures and focusing for reflected images only, it is necessary to add the distance from the mirror • to the subject, to the distance from the mirror to the lens of the camera and then set the focus accordingly. If itis desired to include the sub- ject in the picture with the reflected image the focus should be set for the distance from the inirror to the lens. The 'smaller' the lens opening the greater the depth of field and the sharper will be both images. Of course, the nearer the subject is to the mirror the less is required in the matter of "depth". Let us euppose that sister Mary is two feet and the camera six feet from the mirror. of you want to in - elude sister, as well as her reflected image, in the pietere, set the focus at six feet, If you want only the re - fleeted image in the picture, you set the focus at eight feet. A photoflash lampsimplifies your exposure prob. len and permits a small enough lens opening to gain a sufficient range of sharpness. After locating your subject in the finder and setting the focus of your camera at the proper distance, set. the shutter for "time", place a photoflash bulb in an ordinary floor lamp within reaching distancefront the camera, tilting the shade slightly upward and toward the subject, It yen cannot tilt the shade, remove it from the lamp. It is best not to have ,. any bright lights burning near the lens of the careers. Sot your lens opening according to the table on the photoflash lamp container. Take your pesition at the camera, press the cable release to open your shut,- ter' hut.ter' and immediately turn on the photoflash and then quickly close the shutter and the pieture has been taken. Supple, isn't lt? For this A section for unusual pictures will brighten the pages of any album. typo of picture a No. 10 photoflash Mill) willfurnish enough light. In amateur photography, expert. wonting !becomes' the spice of lira; and you will be eurprised at the in-• teresting effects yon will got in work-- ing out "stunt" pictures on gloomy, rainy days when outdoor activities, are taboo. Results, in some instan ces, May be rather grotesque but. you will have a lot of inexpensive • amusement and pictures that show individuality. Anyone can take the ordinary run at pictures but it ro-. quliies a little ingenuity to get the unusual. That is what you should "shoot" tor, and tate resulting pic- tures will be far more interesting than ordinary record pictures and breathe life itself into your photo. - graph album. lbo John Van G-1iideJ