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FESTIVAL IS BIG SUCCESS
Clinton Church Filled to Capacity at
All Sessions; Pupils Display
Much Talent.
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I have been reading a book which' I suppose that many of us have
impressed me deeply -a book by an' contemplated the situation of our .be er": lst, Exeter; 2nd, Clinton Pub
author of whom I had never prey- ing shut off, of a period of months lie School Clans' 13, girl's sola, Little
lowly heard, and a book of whose ex-: or of years; from the busy world Dustman": Donna Cornish, Mary
estence I had been unaware—a book where we labour and fret because of Fletcher, .Bambara Harness, Betty
+I published 36 years ago. I found this the heavy pressure on us to make a Payne, Geneva Elliott, Exeter; Jean
«�} book in a •second-hand store, The living—for ourselves and those de- Ellhatt, Mary Dane, Eler
All are specially priced for Electrical Week.
A. GROVES
a background of the beak was the pendent on us. I have dreamed of Coronna Wendorf, Clinton. Class 14,
t Shetland Islands, and the story was being locked up in'a island girt about boy's solo, `Mountain Boy": Leonard
+ about the few persons and families with ice .or made (inaccessible by Webb, Jimmie Whyte, Jack hennery,
in a particular community. The men tempestuous seas—this for a whole Reynold Robinson, Ross McDonald,
Princess Street. .;.»; Jim Wilson, Exeter; Leonard John
a». »,+» »w» w �.,»;»;.w w;««;o,o, , : werefisher folk by preference, and winter, settled in a comfortable cab-
* 5' ''$ 1 '� f �° "$ �'f' '6Don Reddy, Clinton.
farmers by necessity. They had to' in, with nothing to do - but read—' son, Fred Bezzo,
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, not sufficiently recovered for him to
MAY 25, 1899 Ido heavy work,
Rev. A. IVIacfariane of St. Andrew's
Mr. John Henry, who was assisting Church, Bayfield, leaves on Thursday
Mr. Peterson in sinking a well at for a two month's trip to the Old
Mr. J, P. Madall's, met with an ac- i Country. His pulpit will be: occupied
cident on Saturday and had to dis- by local clergy and laymen in his
continue work. He narrowly escaped absence.
a broken leg and arm.The first baseball match of the
George East of the Gravel Road lseason played upon the local diamond
met with a serious accident in a barn was staged Monday afternoon be -
raising at P. Quigley's farm in Hui- .ween those old rivals, Clinton _ and
lett last week. The day Was wet and Goderich. The Clinton lineup was T.
one of the plates slipped and fell to Hawkins, R. Tasker, J. E. Johnston,
the ground, smashing the corner of Boyer, C. Draper, F .McCaughey, M.
the stone wall and knocking the hat McEwen, W. Johnson and Chuff.
off one of the men. George was Push -1 Mr. Veitch, the new teller in Mal-
ed or jumped to the floor eight feet son's-. Bank, has leased Sergeant
below and broke his Ieg. 1 Welsh's house on Rattenbury street
The strike of the Grand Trunk and he and Mrs. Veitch will take up
Trackmen, which has been threaten- residence there imemdiately.
ing
for or some time, took place Mon -
Mr. Dono sonr
Ross, ofMs.D.A
day when almost the entire staff
Ross, formerly of Clinton but now of
from Sarnia to Portland turned over Toronto, wa hi town over the week
their tools to the roadmasters and end., Mr. Ross has just finished his
reported they were no longer on duty. final year at the, School of Medicine,
The men in Huron are all out and Toronto, and Ieaves -this "week for
even, the Italians, who have been em- Moose Jaw to engage in the prac-
ployed ballasting the tracks up north tive of his profession.
have united their forces. 1 Football is now getting its share of
The log -sawing contest in connec- attention and the Clinton team have
tion with the Queen's Birthday Cele- been nosed out by the narrow margin
bration drew a lot of attention,' The of a goal in two games, one with
winning pair were Oliver. Harris and ErusseIs and one with Wroxeter. The
Hugh Ramsay, two sturdy yeomen of Clinton team are W. Caldwell, J.
Grey Township. They made two cuts Mustard, E. Beacom, J. Weir, J.
of a 22 inch beech log in 30% seconds. Smillie, J. Innes, M. McDougall, W.
John Watkin and John Johnstone of Wright, A. Dale, J. Dale and C.
Goderich won third place and the sec- Draper..
and prize went to the Logan Brothers A number of the loeM shooters
of Morris township,. 'went to Hensall on Monday to take
The death of Mrs. Robert Coats, in the annual Victoria Day shoot. J.
which took place on Friday last was E. Hovey won the trophy as high av-
heard with much regret in Clinton erage for the day. J. E. Cantelon
where she had lived for over forty came third. In the party going from
years. The funeral took place on here were R. Graham, Geo. East, W.
Monday, Rev. Alex Stewart conduct- Pinner, W. McRae and E, Lawson.
ing the service. I Mr. S. H. Chapman is a firm be -
The report that Tam Wigginton liover in walking and on Monday set
was the winning captain at Mr. Jas. out to walk to Goderich, around by
Graham's barn raising was wholly out Bayfield and then home. While we
of joint, for Thomas was beaten by are not going to say he walked all
Guy Hicks' side. Guy has won eight the way he certainly is an advocate
races out of nine, so he hardly knows of this form of healthful recreation.
what it is to take second 'place. 1 Mrs. Edward Johnson, an old real -
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Steep had an dent of Stanley township and for a
alarming experience while out driving quarter of a century a resident of
the other day. One of the front Clinton, passed over the river yester-
wheels dropped off the buggy. For- day day coining after a continued illness
tunately the horse was quiet and no at the age of eighty. years. She is
damage resulted. / 'survived by one son and one daugh-
Mr. Adam. Cantelon, who left here ter Mr. Edward Johnston on t h e
a month ago, arrived at Indian Head homestead in Stanley' and Mrs. Rob -
and in a letter to friends states that ert Welsh of Clinton.
his brother Will is building a fine On Wednesday of next week Mr.
residence at the Head for himself and Morley W. Hall, son of Mrs. (]rev.)
has six et seven lots. Hall formerly 'of Clinton, will be
Mr. Jos. A. Gilmour, who has been married in Aylmer to Miss Ella B;
visiting friends in town and through- Copeland of that town.
out the township since November last, _ —
leaves this week for West Superior NO WIARTON HALF -HOLIDAYS
where a • good situation awaits him. aWiarton merchants have agreed to
In the fall he purposes returning 1 close their stores every. Wednesday
again to Arizona Territory wherehe afternoon at 12.30 throughout the
has a half interest in a mining claim, year, except 'durinlg {the summer
months of July and August. Thy will
be open all week days except public
holidays to corral all the tourist
trade possible.
GAME WARDEN APPOINTED
The position of Game Warden for
A few of Mr. William East's neigh- the County of Bruce, which has been
bours and old associates •at the mill vacant since the first, of the year,
gathered at his place a couple of has :been 'filled by the, Provincial
evening last week and proceeded to: Government, Mr. Hugh Dornan, of
put in his garden. It was a little I Allenford, being the new appointee,
act of thoughtfulness greatly apprec- having received official announce-
iated by Mr. ,East as his arm has ment the first of last week.
When The Present Century
Was Young
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD,,
MAY 28, 1914
dig their few acres, for seemingly i with no concern about the wide, wide Class 9, chorus, "Idle Hours":
,
they had no plows, and perhaps plows world; and there were times in my Clinton Public School; 2d
Exeter
would have been unusable, owing to youth when I longed to dwell in the -Public .School. Class 15, girls solo,
the character of the
The story was land rocky, wilderness of our northland — after]
"Meadow Lark": Barbara Scott, Jo
boggy, hilly. 'the manner of the first settlers and Ann Cuninghame, Joyce Carter, Luey
y mainly about a man traders; and every now and then weIEllwood., Clinton; Doris Clark, Jean
—first as youth, then as adult. His , come across books which tell us about Hagerman, Shirley Appleton, Ola
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father had been disabled in a storm men and women who have fled the: Moir, • Exeter. Glass 16, boy's solo,
at sea, and the two young sons had I cities and the well-settled countries, i"Voyageur": Wilfred Denomme, Jack
to perform the crofter work. •Then, going to remote lands and islands
where things and people are primir, FUNERAL OF GEORGE PENHALE
tive, there to find a kind of peace] Funeral services were held at Ex -
not to be found in civilized lands.. eter for George Penhale, who spent
Robert Louis Stevenson was one ofhis entire 81. years on the third eon -
these wanderers. And who of us did cession •
of Stephen township, He was
not read Robinson Crusoe and the' married to Jessie Vesper; whopre-
after they had grown up, one son
went off in a whaling ship, and never
returned—his ship had been lost. The
other son was loyal to his mother—
of Scots descent, who drank whisky
slyly, and was often dead drunk. The
son guarded this grim secret from Swiss Family Robinson with yearning deceased hint 21 years ago.
For some years he was a member
is to say, he liked to consider himself It takes books like "The Reaper", of theis al allaofhen Stepool trustee hip
Mr.
a descendant of the Vikings, and he by Edith Rickert —the book which and
had their colour of hair and eyes and told about Terval—to make us see, Penhale also was a director for some
Ain. His dream was to go to the rather clearly, that life can. be oda- time of the Exeter Agricultural So-
motherland—Norway—someday. quately lived in lonely and bleak ciety. Some years ago he was a prom -
This San was a great reader—of
places; that life for its riches and inert exhibitor of sheep.
serious beaks and he was far ahead fulfilment does not require ane to Mr. Penhale is earvived by two
intellectually of all others in his corn- mix daily with multitudes and to en- sons, Gordon, of Usborne, and Har -
gage in fierce trade and in fiercer old, who resided with his father. The
munity, except the ministers. He was at
not a good mixer; he never went to polities and affairs that life to be latterllis present
Hospital, lived doesnot
• richly and adequately
c
Y
e racter was sound
his
h hisha
church;
'his condition has been so serious that.
o andfine
habits fine and clean. He was a require one to have money
diligent worker, but was not a fisher-`, houses and a wealth of physical and he has
death, been en inforts timed f his
fd by
ath-
man, as were most of the other men. cultural comforts. The fact is that
He had -great physical,_ strength. He lite is made infinitely harder for twe sisters:
Crittenden, of S liner andt. Mrs.
had no love affairs, but always he everyone when it is enmeshed with
S.
had his dream -the going away to the affairs of trade and politics and Exeter Odd Fellows attended the
Norway, there to recapture the old society, And some, alas, who dwell funeral in a body. The officiating
amid the crowds, become great sin- clergyman was Rev. A. Page. In -
Norse spirit. torment was in the Exeter Cemetery.
Life in this Shetland community,nors--become evil in their ways, and
was rather bleak and empty for most criminals.
of the dwellers in it. Each person{ Too many of us have lost sight of ADDS TO HEALTH .AND
and family Iliad,' undoubtedly;, con- I the true Purpose of life—which is SAFETY
tenting occupations of mind and hand, self-discipline and the cultivation of l
but books and newspapers and can- the perfect character. Too many of
tants with- outsiders were uncommon,' us `sea life to be a thing of aequisi-
Life was without stimulations and bane of perishing -Wags, such as
amenities --and life was hard—hard money and fine homes and sensuous
as the rocks,'bleak as the moors. experiences, and the attainment of
There were no trees in the islands— hot ambitions—of fame and worldly'
for the wind and tempests were the honours and social enunence•
enemies' of trees. Gossip of a nar-1 One thinks of the Sermon on the
row sort, and the tragedies of lost Mount - and of its commendations
lives when fishermen's boats were and implied behests. It is when we
wrecked and swamped in the pitiless forget and disregard the Sermon on
seas—these gave the community its the Mount and its teachings that we
conversations. 1 go astray, and bring to ourselves and
Ito the world grief and pain.
his neighbours for many years. for an equal experience?
This son was of Norse descent; that
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It was when Terval's mother died
- and Terval was upwards of 50
years of age at the time—that he
at last had the freedom so long de-
sired to go off to Norway—to make
a lifelong dream come true. Once
Terval had a chance to go to Edin-
burgh for a year, to take a librar-
ian's post: it could have been ar-
ranged, and it was felt that he had
the required competency; but he had
refused to consider the appointment;
it would have meant going south,
whereas his passionate desire and
staunch purpose were to go north—
to
orthto Norway.
Yet, when Terval was free to go
to his ancestral land, he found him-
self unready to go. There were cir-
cumstances which contributed to his
decision to stay on his own 5 -acre
farmstead. Then he married a woman
a few years youngerthan himself
'
a childhood neighbour; and as one
read this book, one felt that: someday'
these twofine persons would be join-'
ed in marriage. " There was a son:
born to them, and the story ends'
with the picture of the content of.
the parents in the possession of this
son.
What lingers with me is this: one
can live a rich life—a normallif e—
away from the busy haunts of men.
And some persons must live in the
lonely and difficult parts of the
earth, For centuries` men and women
in northern eountries, not far from
the Arctic Cirele, and sometimes
within it, have dwelt there untouched
by any other kind of life. They have
fished the seas, and tilled their bleak
acres, without camplaina without
thought of anything different. They
have, developed their characters and
performed their simple—and perhaps
perilous labours with goodwill. AH
few May have had a love of books
and may have informed themselves
about the wider and the farther
worlds; but the most books were use-'
less, for they -could not read. Perhaps
a few daring ones did flit to southern
lands, and did take up a new type of
life, but they were few in number.
HUGE INVESTMENTS IN
MANUFACTURING PLANTS
The electrical manufacturing in-
dustry makes a considerable contribu-
tion to the economic structure of
Canada. The industry has $97,000, ,
000 invested in 191 plants, principally
in Ontario and Quebec. In the year
1937 it employed an average of 21,-
700 persons, and paid in salaries and
wages $26,300,000. Canadian manu-
facturers are equipped to supply not
only the home market, but a gradual-
ly increasing export business in var-
ious electrical appliances, particularly
to British Empire countries from
whom we have a certain amount of
tariff preference.
Canadians use electricity more ex-
tensively than householders in most
other inipartant countries. As a re-
sult of the low-cost power and its
distribution; in Canada, householders
get more in comfort and well-being
through equipping theahomes with
electrical appliances and good light-
ing than they derive from an equival-
ent amount of money spent in almost
any other way.
The public appreciation of the
practical value of , electricity in the
home is evidenced by the fact that
over 60 per cent, of the homes of
Canada are wined for the use af.
electricity. Approximately 25 per
cent. of all homes having .electric
service have electric refrigerators'
and electric rangiest and about 50
per cent. have electric washing ma-
chines and vacuum cleaners, and
all enjoy the great benefit of elec-
tric light.
A canary can. live in an electric
kitchen.
In making this absenvation, a rep-
resentative of a well-known electric
utility company pointed out that elec-
tric cooking eliminated consumption.
of oxygen in kitchen. "From a health
'standpoint," he stated, "use of elec.
tric ranges cannot be stressed too
strongly.
"This is but one of the many im-
portant principles associated with
the modern electric ranges," he con-
tinued, and declared that there were
reasons why electric cookery was
FALLS, FRACTURES ANI{LE
While on an inspection visit to his
siunmer home, Goderich, Councilor J.
Creigie, one on the town's .best
known pullic, men, slipped and fell
on a freshly polished floor, fracturing l
his right ankle. The fracture was,
reduced at Alexandra Hospital and:
the patient was later taken to his
home.
healthful.
He contends that it stimulated the
appetite of children because of the
better taste of fruits and vegetables.
"Cooking at high temperatures for
a long period will destroy the essen-
tial vitamins in almost any food," he
stated. ,"With electric cookery the
health -giving vitamins are preserved.
because heating speeds are set ex-
actly for the recipe temperatures."
HEART OF LUNG
Infantile paralysis victims have
been kept alive for months, in fact
until they recovered, through the
use of the iron lung. A small elec-
tric motor is the heart of the lung,
running continuously, without rest.
GET UP SLEEPY HEAD
Artificial daylight provided in
chicken houses by electricity has ,suc-
cessfully increased egg production..
The chickens get to work several
hours earlier than in grandpa's day.
mow.
New Appliances
for convenience & safety
requiremore properly
wired outlets.
When in need of additions
to your lighting system
remember
MITTELL'S
RADIO & ELECTRIC
SERVICE
Phone 213
We repair and install all
Electrical Appliances.
Cook, Douglas Andrews, Clinton; Cal-
vin Heywoocl, Billie Weekes, Exeter.
Class 10, chorus, "At Pierrot's Door":
1st, Exeter Public School; 2nd, Clin-
ton. Public School. Class 17, erre
duet, "Cradle 'Song : Marie Fletcher,
Ruby Welsh, Exeter; Marie Elwood,
Lois Draper, Clinton; June Smith,
Mary I{irk, Exeter; Ea•ma Pletcher,
Mildred Heard, CJlinton:; . Dorothy
Reeder, June Bieling, Exeter; Audrey
Colquheun, Margaret Lockwood, Clin-
ton; Lois Hunter, Marjory Welsh,
Exeter; Betty Steep, Eileen Sutter,
Clinton; Betty Harness, Mae King,
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Exeter; Marie Holland, Harriet
Frei -rain, Clilnito i; Marguerite Pick-
ard, Elaine Coats, Exeter. Class 18,
boy's duet, "Lightly Row": Dawson
Golding, Bobby Davis, Exeter; Tom
Leppington, Ronald Scott, Clinton;
Hugh Wilson, Arnold : Lindenfield,
Exeter; Jack Cook, Douglas Andrews,
Clinton; Irvine Armstrong, Erie Hey-
wood, Exeter; Maxwell Carter, Bob
Steep, Clinton; Jack Whyte, 'Erin
Sims, Exeter; Edward' Arnold, Don
Andrews, Clinton; Donald Easton,
13111 Smith, Exeter; Leonard John-
ston, Terry Maguire, Clinton.
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EVERY REQUIREMENT:
VACUUM CLEANERS -Spec-
ials at $69.50 and $45.00, com-
plete with all attacrments.
WASHING MACHINES—Built
to last a Iifetime, easy to op-
erate, trouble free. A necessity
in every home.
ELECTRIC FENCE -I% Farmers
can save time and money with
an Electric Fence. They're made
by Sparton, are neat, compact
and reliable.
Prieed to Sell.
Visit our store during Electrical Week. We have more stock than
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Electrical ems
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Now is the time to
SHE, TRY and BUY
The Electrical . Seryant you need for your home.
Your home will be happier —your *life brighter ,your work
lighter —when you "wake up and live electrically" . Join the
crowds who are taking part in Electric Demonstration Week. To-
day, visit your electrical dealers and see a demonstration of the
modern electrical servants you've longed to own( Washers and
ironers that turn old-fashioned, steamy washdays into hours of
fun, Electric .Ranges that modernize your lcitchen and give you
time for living. Electric Refrigerators and Cleaners that mean
healthier homes. Electric Water Heaters that save back -breaking
steps and give you steaming hot water at the turn of a tap.
For the next two weeks electrical dealers all over town are
putting an special demonstrations of the new art of living elect-
rically, They're offering special demonstration week buying terms.
SLOGAN CONTEST CLOSES MAY 20th
MAKE YOUR ENTRY NOW. You May Win One
of the Local Prizes. In Addition You May Win
One of the Grand Prizes.
1 Painted China Porcelain 3 -piece Percolator Set,
2 Westclox Electric Clock.
3 Twmplate Hot Plate Stove.
The Grand Prizes far Province -wide Competition are 2 trips to
New York World's Fair, all expenses paid.
Get your entry form from the dealers listed here.
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