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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1939-11-23, Page 3!THURS., NOV. 23, 1939 THE CLINTON NEWS RECORD PAGE ' WHAT CLINTON WAS DOING IN THE GAY NINETIES Do You Remember What happened `'During The Last Decade Of The Old Century? 7HE ,GLIN1101.1 NEWS -RECORD, .ME.airiuin-Siilliard, K.C., of Morris- NOVEMBER .23, .1899 burg, who.has been elected to contest the siding of Dundas, is a former Contine City is enjoying .another resident of Clinton, baying at one „period of prosperity, :the work oh the time .conducted a law office here. bie hote>I, which was suspended a •11fr:.and.Mrs. Harry Sohoenbals are year :ago, being again .under wey; now occupying the cottage of Mr. The briekleyere are -now, at the .third and -Mrs. Jos. Townshend who have storey .and if .the I funds hold' out .the anaxed .to Toronto. Meldingmay yet be roofed. It .is ;l:uesday evening .saw the close of .endersto'od .that .Mr. Valens, _prop- the .union 'evangelistic services which rjetor of the' Queen's Hotel, Montreal, have been conducted by .Rev. 11. T. .i8 now emplying the .funds .and is •Crossley in the two Methodist .to send up .$5,000 a month. Mr. churches during the past four weeks. Campbell of .Hay township, who •fin- A sad fatality occurred on the .arced Dentine in his eperations up .Bayfield Road early Saturday even- t° a few.months agq, was in town on .lug. -Ms and Mrs'. William Perdue -Monday and expressed .confidence in were driving to their home when the the ability .of .the .projector to make .horse.took fright and crashed a tele - the Gee a success. lee ear advanced graelepole. Mr. Perdue sustained a At .Is said .over 120,000 and has .a broken neck and was beyond medical dirst mortgage-on.the..site. aid. -Mrs. Perdue was also badly hurt. :J[r. J. W. Chidley, local manager Pour daughters and two sons sur- .en..Brmdeeee .Boz & Co„ .liar .the vive: Mrs. Bert Lindsay and Mm contract for eespieseg'sec alrniture John Beacom of God'erich township; for Stavele I.Mrs. Delbert Gardner, Goderieh; Mrs. Davis & Davie bay.' :had an ad- Oscar Tebbutt of Clinton; William ,clition made to .their emery barn en Perdue of Alexandria and Frank on, .order .to ,take care of an increased the .homestead. The funeral took number of ivereee. place yesterday. The pallbearers were The.ehoir.of'.St. Panl'a has increta- Messrs. Oliver Johnson, J. P. Seep- ed vo much of .late that neer' seat>r.Pm'd, Isaac Dodd, T. J. Managban, nave had to .be added. The their is Arthur and George Cook. Rev( B..L under the.leaderslniip of Mr. I,atoialell McCormick conducted the service. .of the .Molson's Bank and is now Mr. T. H. Lennox who has been practicing Christmas .music. !attending the McGill Medical College -32r. Fred G. Davis, second son of and who graduated last year as a .Mr. S. Davis, was married_yesterday-M.D.C.M., has successfully passed to Miss L. .Morrison. The ceremony :another examination, securing the twas .performed hs Boisevain, Man, degree of L.M.C.C. He is at present .Mr. Davis is a member of the emntn ' assistant superintendent of the Child - .of .Davis & Wilson, who carry on an ren's Memorial Hospital He was extensive hardware business there. ;formerly a G.C.I. student. .The .Baptist Church was the scene -Mie. Edgar Pattison and little son of.a-pretty wedding on Tuesday when. of Brucefield have been spending the .Rev. J. T...Murdock .united in mar-,past:.fortnight at the lady's parental .riage .Miss _Mary GiII of town and home in ,town while Mr. Pattison ac - .Mr. J. J. Neil of .Stratford. tcompanied a party to the Muskoka The officers .of the Church Boys' woods on a deer hunting expedition. .Brigade, organized Tuesday evening Mr. Will Harland, Guelph, was in ,are as follows: .Capt.. Harry Brewer; stows;?'yesterday. He is working .this let -Lieut. Ray Bowers; 2nd .Lieut. ,district in the interests of the mama - ,Jas. .Doherty; ane-,Jas..Doherty; lst Sergeant Duncan facturing firm which he represents. ,Stevenson; .2nd Sergeant William Mr, Thee; Co'ttie was again aln alattenbury; terd..Seegeant John.. Stev-!pointed to a place on the directorate .enson. The Warden, nevi J. F. Parke, of the Horticultural Association at appointed Mr. Hilton aa Sub -Warden, the convention held in Toronto last Capt..MeTaggart as drill instructor week. and Fred Chant, Dolor -Sergeant. 1 .Bayfield Rifle Club now has to The old' boys of Huron .living ,in goodly number of members who ase '.Toronto .purpose fforaming an associa- enthusiastically taking up the work, :tion and -will Bold a meeting some They have as members such well •'time this month. Those wishing to known figures as Dr. Woods, Dr. :signare requested to send their Saxiith,'W. Mustard, emerge Green;- names to. E. Flood,„ ;inland Revenue slade,.Rev. Macfarlane, E. F. Mennen, :Dept„ Thomas McGilliduddy, Porn Richard Elliott, A. E. Erwin, Win, lament Buildings .or T. .P. Stewart Heard, Robert Snowden, Clarence of the .Provincial Auditor's Depart- Pollock, George Weston, Hugh Mc - merit. , Kay and it Stinson to mention a While up in the AAlgomadistrict few. ^To date the membership num- :iMr. W. Doherty bought a timber hers thirty-eight. limit of 3,500 ares, Mr. Doherty • -also ;emelt an outfit :and .sent ;a.. CLAIM MONSTER ,OFF MEA3ORD gang of men into the woods to lay Platte/as ' no waterspout that almost low ,the trees. !He intends to add a wreekadshipping in the bay at Mea saw mill plant to his -puoperty 'here f; ord, it was a ngmonster—so help a to cut ;up the stock to be taken off couple .of fellows. The bearers of the his late purchase e a timbered ere- news are William Armstrong, Mean hundred acres in Tuckersmith. ford finherman, and Gordon. Johnston; The 'Bowling ;Club 'has naught the a newspi;perccorrespondent who claim corner lot in the rear of the 'Hotel they saw the monster "roll and toss Clarendon and on 'Saturday hall the around" and • squirt water into the air old fence pulled -down and melt set 25 or 30 feet. They said at looked like to work levelling off the groointl. On small whale abut they were sure it ?Monday they :gave the contract tt :to was something else. First reports W. Wheatley, who 'has'his staff ;base from 'fishmeal= en the bay said the ;this week. — e-- I distuthance see erved was a water - 1 spout. The ,same guides refused to When The Present Century believe the story told by Armstrong and Jdhnston Was Young 'TUB (C1 inTrO I ';NIEWS-RECORW, •NOVEMBBR .19,, 1914 Miss Millie Pattisee, sister of Mr. A. a :Pattison of towns, died aur Port Buren early on .Saturday morning. Mr. ,Pattison left for Port Huron. on ,Satluday,.. i&rs. P.atttisors jns',ing gorse over earlier in the week on learning pf her sister-in-law's serious illness. The Oliuton evaporator has been ;running full ;time and with a fill staff since the beginning of the .sea- son, Thursday last over ,one thous- mad bags Were delivered. Telegraphers Wanted War creates a dennand:.for Rail- way;. and Commercial Tele$y These positions pay union wages wind those employed are `performing a national service. With 35 years experience in tater- ing, we guarantee results. Self-; Teaching Machines make it possible to learn at home easily. You can serve your country in this work, and at, the sanne time fit your- self for a practical career. ACT QUICKLY - send for free descriptive folder. Cassan Systems which $26,124 was used for the hos- 9 Adelaide E., Toronto, Ont. pitalization of handicapped children, Dept. 54 ,; mostly for' orthopedic cases•. TiHE ST. ;LAWRENCE WATERWAY The .Midland Free ,Press is alarmed at the announcement that Premier Hepburn is withdrawing his op- position to the ,St Lawrence. Water- way, Zf ,it should be exult, the Free Press sees"almost a knockout blow" to Midland's grain trade, which this fall is experiericing a revival., "For this reaeon," :says the Free Press, "we are opposed, not to the development of power on the St. Lawrence, but most decidedly to the building of a canal to tidewater. We also are against sueh a canal because ,of its effect on our railways. They have been .baying hard sledding for years. Why should canals be built at public expense to enable ships, which have no cost of roadway upkeep, to com- pete against the railroads? At pres- ent our canals are all free, though the public has paid the shot for canal building. Even . ships from foreign lands, whose owners pay no taxes to the Canadian government, are given free use ofpublicly owned canals and take business away from our publicly owned C.N.R. as well as the C.P.R. We Canadian people should be put in a corner with dunce caps on our heads for allowing such stupid favoritism in favour of ships as against railways to go on year after year while we foot the bills." During the last year, the members of the Junior Red Grass in tee .schools of Canada contributed pennies from ACCEPTS GOVERNMENT POSITION. Dr. W. T. Jayne` youngest syn, of Mrs. Alice Joynt, Hensall, ;bas -ac- cepted a government position in den- tistry in the hospital at B'roekville and left Monday to assume his , duties. His many friends wish. him every success. TAKES POSITION ,'AT BLYTH '!Bonnie'' :Foster., o!f -Hensel, has taken a 1t;osition at the, Commercial• TIMBER FOR EXPORT Three freight cars have been load- ed at the ,Mitchell yards with good elm_ log's' which have been trucked in. from Lamm ' Seaforth, Mt, Brydges, and ether' ;points, during the past two months. "Tee completed loads have a capacity of 3,501 cubic feet, and they. are valued' at. $2,630. This timber is being exported to England - ,EXETER CONGREGATION`. OBSERVES ANNIVERSARY Hotel he Blyth, and .started his duties' Large congregations attended the • last week "Bonnie„ is known shames .Street United Church anniver- sary services on Sunday. In the even - to many in this vicinity through his Ting, with two other 'churches witfh- ability as a hockey player, -for the las: drawing services, new 1,000 persons. number of years being a member of ,ere re presort. The special speaker the Clillewt Celts. his. Foster intends ,for the' day was Prof. Orton of Ern - moving his family eo ;the village ens manner College, Toronto. Miss Pearl corns as a Meaniexesidenee is fauna. \Wood was soloist and Miss Helen ""— Penhale, Miss Reta Rowe, and Mrs. T. Orates, assisted by the choir, rend- ered two anthems. A mabquartet was also heard. OBSERVED DIAMOND WEDDING Mr. end -Mrs. T. n. Huckstep, Blyth, were privileged to ,celebrate the six- tieth anniversary of -their wedding recently. The •day was marked quietly, •with friends calling .to •congratulate ,the EXETER DOCTOR IS 95 On Tuesday at Exeter, the oldest practising physician in Western On - esteemed emiple throughout the after- Casio, Dr. J. W. Browning, observed moon. his 95th birthday. He is in his office every day not later than nine and very often at 8.30 a.m. He continues and :following their marriage moved throughout the day until 6 p.m. when to Blyth where they bane lived ever he retires to his home and spends mince. :i1fr. IAuakstep is :.the oldest the evenings reading or conversing businessman, in .Blyth, roti/ :in spite with those who call. Dr. Browning sof This :al/vented :years still tends his I commenced practice there before Con, barber shop daily, the shopwhich the federation and first called on his 'Ices (eperated .tor more Golan sixty patients on horseback. He relates m years. his boyhood days that his parents IBoth ne (and' !his wife, i (for•.merly feared he would be a victim of tuber - Margaret D. tCamgbhll), sof _Morris culosis but he has lived to be ,the ttowitelijp, are in comparatively good oldest resident of Exeter at the pre- healfh and ;congratulations .of the sent time. !heartiest mature are due them upon During his practise there are hund- atteeming :an ranniverssry not: granted reds of people who owe their lives toimany. to the kindly attention of this careful ---+-- physician. In physique he is strong, ACCEPTS tGODERICR'CALL although an injury to his hip several years ago has made walking difficult. 'Bev. A. .1—Milligan has accepted a His :hearing, too, is slightly impaired, 'll;from the -Baptist•Church at God- but his intellect is keen. Several of arice, Ont., and his ;resignation as his ancestors reached the century -Mr..and lifts..Huekstep were rear- Med arHied in Wingham in the year 18'79, master of elm Sherbrooke Baptist Ohureh will :take effect the' Last Sun- & sin November. !A.:native of Ham- ilton, 'Ont., 'Revs Milligan is president of the Sherbrooke Protestant Minis- terial Association. 'PAWS 'OFFICML 'VISIT int. Wor. Bro: James Neilans, of Lond'esboro, .paid his, official visit as D.D.G.M. to Bernard.Lodge No. 225, E..and.A.M. at.Listowel on Tuesday evening, The .local :lodge -conferred the third degree in an exemplary manner, _Following tthe banquet there was a fine •prog+ram , of `impromptu speeches. Bro. Neese's gave an in- spiting address on '"The . Mission of , Masonry." Visitors were present from Londesboro, '+Wroxdter,, ,Kitchener and other 'places. RABIES APPEAR'TO BE UNDER CONTROL. No Cases '.Developed .Since Oct. 20th Another weelc and no ,new - cases of rabies, in 'fact, it would now appear that this dreaded disease is under control in the district. This does not mean there wil be any let up in the regulations, as a dog may .take some time to become rabid. The strict quar- antine has apparently done a good job to prevent further spread of the disease. The last case in Wingham was Oct. 20th, so it will soon be a month since a ease was reported, that is if one does not (develop in the ,next ;few days. Dr. Meleeazie, of the Heaith of.An- imals Branch, is still keeping a.watch- ful eye ewe the situation in case there are ,pray new developments. -- Wingham Advance. SOUTH HURON SOLDIERS WILL RECEIVE BIBLES Involving an outlay of some $10,0.00 the British and foreign Bible Society has arranged to distribute .copies of "Khaki Testaments" among the fight- ing forces of all nationalities. Rev!. J. B. M. Armour, general secretary, has just completed a sevens -weeks' 1 ;tour of Eastep Canada, the latest' meeting havng been held in London : when ninny of the 47 branches in Middlesex and South Huron were rep, i resented by their officers. The meet -1 ing was under the chairmanship of (Rev. L. G. Harrison, of Liman. EGMONDVILLE STUDENT WINS SCHOLARSHIP. Miss Alva Elford, daughter of Rev. J. Elford of Egmondville, who has been attending John Hopkins Univer- sity in Baltimore, has been awarded the Brynmawr Fellowship valued at $860. RESIDENTS OF }IENSALL CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. Flank Coleman, of Hensel', celebrated their 40th wed- ding anniversary at their home last week. A family dinner, served at 6 p.m., with the members • of the fam- ily present, marked the occasion. Mrs. Coleman, the formes Miss Sarah's Elmira Turner, and her husband were married by Rev. Samuel. Acheson. ) They were unattended. They lived on the Parr line until six years ago when; they took up residence in Hensall They have two sons, Harvey and Lorne, who reside ors the Parr line. mark. DOCTORS ON POSTAGE STAMPS Two internationally -known doctors are being 'hemmed by the U.S. Post Office Department in a famous Am- erican series of postage stamps short- ly to be issued. They are Major Wal- ter Reed of the U.S. Army Medical Corps and Dr. Crawford W. Long oe Georgia. Dr. Reed is honored because of his discovery that yellow fever is trans- mitted by the bites of mosquitoes. Yellow fever had been present in the Western Hemisphere for three cent- uries and in, devastating epidemics had caused tens of thousands at caths, Dr. Reed and his associates conducted experiments in Cuba and in 1900 made their famous discovery, following which yellow fever soon dts- eppeared from North America and has never returned; Dr. Crawford Long, the general practitioner' of medicine memorialized by the post office department of the United States is known for having been the first person to use sulphuric ether as.an anesthetic during the per- formance of a surgical operation. That was in March 30th, 1842, when Dr. Long operated on a man in Jet ferson, a small town in Georgia, then many miles from a railroad. . REV. JAMES W. McINTOSH DIES Rev. James W. McIntosh, retired. Presbyterian minister, who had held charges in Ontario, Saskatchewan and Vermont, died in Toronto last Thursday at the age of 71. A native of Glengarry, Ont., he held charges at Kingston, Mitchell, Centreville, and Richmond Hill, Ont.. Prince Al- bert, Sask., and St. Johnsburg, Vt. His widow, a sister and two brothers survive. MRS. W. GRASSIE PASSES IN_ VANCOUVER Word has been received of the death of Mrs. Walter Grassie at Van- couver. Formerly Charlotte Fowler, she was a daughter of the late Wil- iam Fowler of the Huron Road, Tuckersrnitlb. For a number of years past Mrs. Grassie and her husband came every summer for a short visit but had not been here this year, Mrs. Grassie had been ill for two weeks. She was born 78 years ago on the. William Fowler homestead, two miles west of Seaforth, riow occupied by the Misses, Fowler. A year after her marriage she went to Vancouver a week after the big fire of 1886. She had been a residentthere for 53 years. Her husband has the dis- tinction of being Vancouver's &7i:esst merchant. Mr. Grassie is a 'watch- maker and jeweller 'and still main- tains connection with his long-estab- liahed business though it is now car- ried on by his daughter and son-in- law. He resides at 1003 West 33rd Avenue, Vancouver. Mr. and Mrs. Grassie celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary in 1935. Surviving, besides her now be- reft partner, is a daughter, Mrs. Frank B. McElroy, Vancouver;. a son, William, was killed in action in. 1915 during the Great War; two grandchildren also survive. One sis- ter, also at the Coast, remains of a family of nine members of Clic Fowler family. Burial took place at Van- couver. Scout Leaders Conference Here at Anima/ Banquet (Continued from page 1) INTER'E'STING PICTURES OF "MOOT" SHOWN scouting started he decided to give other nations a chance to join and sent out invitations to twenty-four other nations, Much to „hie surprise he received favorable replies from all. Since that time scouting has contin- ued to grow. It is cosmopolitan in membership and 'embraces, all creeds and religion. This was well brought out when rnoving and still pictures of a World Rowe and Scout Moot held in Serie land were shown, Same idea of the many nations represented could be gained from pictures of the huge camp with the delegates from all countries participating in the camp aetivities. Two members of the Can- adian contingent, H. C. Taylor and Walace Caswell were in charge of the films, Mr. Taylor acting as nar- rator. The Canadian boys were roy- ally welcomed and entertained, taking tea with The Hon. Vincent Massey and equally prominent men. They, with the other boys, in parties, were privileged to visit points of interest on the Scottish estates and many of the films gave one an insight into, the rugged beauty of Scotland. One particular set was taken on the banks of Lock Lomond and had to be seen to be appreciated. The camp life itself must have been an inspiration to those who were privileged to attend. Each country represented had separate quarters with a bank, postoffiee, store, etc. Then too each religious group had its separate place for worship. Other scenes showed the boys fraternizing 'with one another'in the old custom of afternoon, tea. The Scottish peo- ple turned out by the hundreds to view the various ceremonies and one couple drove 70 miles to bring the Canadian boys a rake! One of the most frequent questions they were asked was, "What da' ye think of our bonnie queen?" Plainly the Scots are behind their queen one hundred per cent. Civic welcomes were extended the delegates of all countries on every hand, rich and poor alike extending the hand of welcome. When it came time to break camp and head for home the men were moved out in huge chartered busses with military precision. The attend- ance at the camp was around 6,000 representing all countries. Inter- national friendships and a clearer understanding of each others prob- lems are the outcome of these con- ferenees'together. The progress of scouting in Huron was reported upon by Mr. James Spitball of Wingham. New groups have been formed at Teeswater, Ex- eter and Mitchell, the latter under leadership of Percy Gunn receiving the charter at the meeting. A gain of fifty in membership was reportee and also that all clubs in the district with the exception of one are spore sore/ by the Lions Clubs in the respective centres. He also reported that in his opinion the sponsorship of the Lions was in no small measure responsible for the success of scout- ing in the district and asked that the secretary express thanks to each in- dividual Lions Club in that respect. A highlight of the evening's pro- ceedings was a: Mock Court scene with the principal characters selected from the Clinton Rover Crew, Those tak- ing part were: Judge, S. Castle; Prosecutor, Alex Haddy; Prisoner, M. Sehoenhals; Jury, Bert Dinnan; Wit - District Weddings HASTINGS—FOX A wedding of much interest in Brussels took place on Friday at high noon, at Melville Church manse, Brussels, when Viola Lorraine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester 3'ox, became the bride of Gunnar David Hastings, of the 100th Field. Battery, Lusl:owel, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Hastings, London. Rev. S. Kerr officiated. Miss Ethel Fox was her sister's attendant, and Orville Stanley supported the bridegroom. After a short honeymoon Mr. Hast- ings will join his battery at Listowel. McNICOLe-PFAFF A quiet wedding was solemnized at Caveni Presbyterian Church, Exeter, when Ruby M. 1. Pfaff, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs, John Pfaff, of Tucker.+smith, was united in mar- riage to Abell E, McNicol, second eldest'son`of Mr. and Mrs, John Me- Nicol, of Farquhar. Rev. Douglas Hill officiated. The bride wore a frock ,of peacock' blue triple 'sheer crepe and accessories, and carried a bouquet of pink mums and maindenhair fern, The attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Reg. Tebbutt, of Hensel]. 'Following the ceremony they returned to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Pfaff, where a wedding dinner was served to the :immediate relatives. The bridal couple left by motor for. Loci, den, Detroit, and border points, the bride travelling in a smart navy en- semble. They will reside near Wood- ham. 7o- EATIN EOO NOW is the time to order your supply of these delightful, tree -ripened Canadian apples !They're FRESH from Canada's orchards ... and they're at their best—they're tastiest—for eating and cooking!:. Serve Canadian apples often — for the whole family to enjoy — with meals and between meals. They're easy to cook . . simple to serve . and mighty," appetizing. Watch everyone ask for more! Order your Canadian apples today ... buy them by grade — with confidence! "No. 1" fneludeo Round, handpicked apples of good colour - for the variety, free from in ect pests and practically frac. from Jiacne and minor blemishes, The apple.. are eloed according to variety. .DOMESTIC" Inchulee Hound, handpicked apples of fair colour for the variety and practically free from diseuac and other injury. Tie apples arc n cod according to variety. Marketing Service DOMINION DEPARTMENT OE AGRICULTURE, OTTAWA Ilormarobte James C. Gardiner, Minister. e7 / SERVE , APPSES DAILY ARD' 'Ye11 SERVE • VOeRCOaNTRY- \ \ Too BUY' BY; GRAD : &UY Wi'TH CO'NFIOENCE WEEDS HEAVY DRAG ON FARM PRODUCTION Travelling through Canada in mid- summer, one cannot help being im- pressed by the prevalence and diver- sity of weeds. Many fields, and in some cases -whole districts, can be described as white, .bl'ue, yellow or green—the green too often, unfortwt- ately, of couch grass rather than of clean, vigorously growing crops. Losses to farmers and to Canada, totalling perhaps hundreds of millions of dollars annually, are represented by this riot of colour. It is helpful to appreciate this to notice more par- ticularly of what they consist. Losses may occur either through reduction of returns or through increase in costs of cultivation. Returnsmay be reduced when yields are lowered by the shading or crowding of coarse - growing weeds, or by the robbing of plant food and moisture. In various ways the quality and market value of a crop, also suffers by reason a weeds as, for instance, when impur- ities lower the grade of an otherwise good clover seed erop. Increased costs of producing a crop may develop at every stage from the preparation, of the seed -bed, through the fare of the growing crop, to the harvesting of the same. If it is taken into' account also what is lost by the constant lowering of land values, even to the extent of forcing farmers from their holdings, not to mention numerous lesser drains on their resources, every one will agree that any means, how- ever partial, of reducing such waste should command respect. Considerable areas of eastern Can- ada are fit only for a forest crop. Fire and axe have exposed to the incursion of weeds, millions of acres that can only be a menace to adjoin- ing lands until restored, by govern- mental or municipal action largely, to its own, proper use. In large additional areas the farm- ing can only be described as very low-pressure cropping indeed. The land lies in hay or pasture chiefly, and in a few years from the plough, produces herbage ;unmarketable as hay. Until brought under a more intensive agriculture, or correct per- manent pasture management, returns from such farms will be meagre. In more advanced farming districts there is a noticeable decrease of such conspicuous, but (under cultivation) readily suppressed weeds as butter- cup, ox -eye daisy, and the !hawk-, weeds. In their place, according to locality, appear various mustards,; thistles and other species, Certain weeds are mare or less indicati a of over -reliance on grain crops, others prevail in closer -seed growing dist-; riots, fruit or trucking lands, etc. Pererm)al sew thistle invades the richer soils, especially if poorly dram - ed; Russian thistle the lighter reg-, ions; sheep sorrel those in need of liming. .'Everywhere some weed is ready to seize an opportunity. Man's' only hope now, of comparative free -1 don from weeds is to occupy all till-, able land with 'adapted crops, well planted and carefully husbanded ac -1 cording to sound principles of tillage and plant growth. - Only so can he; possibly forestall Nature's "constant' effort to replace lost vegetation,—of forest, east all' west, and of prairie in the vast; interior. of Canada. POP EXXTINGUISHES FIRE A fire in a small grocery store at Varnville, South Carolina, was extin- guished when soda pop bottles were heated by"the blaze, the tops popped off, and the liquid squirted crit. The first' thing the owner knew of the blaze was the next morning when he opened the store, found the burned place and the floor wet with soda pop. ,'HITRCH DIRECTORY THE BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. A. E. Silver, Pastor 11 a.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, S.A., R.D.. '2.30 p.m.—Sunday School. 11 a.m. Morning Prayer. 7 p.m.—Evening Prayer. THE SALVATION ARMY Capt. McDowell 11 a.m.—Worship Service 3 p.m. -Sunday School '7 p.m.—Evening Worship. ONTARIO STREET 'UNITED RPO. G. G. Burton, 111.A.,16.13. 2.30 p.m.—Sunday School. 11. a.m.—Divine Worship 9.30 a.m. Turner's Church Sere vice and Sunday School 7 pen. Evening Worship WESLEY-WILLIS UNITED+ Rev. .Andrew Lane, B.A., 11 a.m.—Divine Worship 7 p.m.—Evening Worship, Sunday School at conclusion of morning service. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. Gordon Peddie, B.A. Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a,m. 3 p.m. Worship Service at Bayfield' 2 p.m.—Sunday School, Bayfield. CLINTON MISSION W. J. Cowherd, Supt. Services: Monday 8 p.m. Young People Thursday 8 p.m. Prayer Meeting Sundays 11 a.m. Sunday School 3 p.m. Fellowship Meeting 8 p.m. Evangelistic Service. • FIND RUINS OF OLD MILL AT MITCHELL During the process of excavating at Mitchell for Stacey Bros. for the foundations of the creamery on Fri- day and Saturday and the early part a this week and after reaching a depth of fifteen feet below the level of the roadway, workmen un- earthed a mass of old heavy depth of fifteen or sixteen feet be- low the level of the roadway, work- men unearthed a mass of 'heavy square rock elm timbers, some of. which are still in goodcondition af- ter four score years buried that far below the surface. Numerous other old mementos are being unearthed in the form of pieces of iron, rods, a batch of old boots, a tea kettle and the skull of some. animal larger than our average cattle. And not the least interesting article diseo9lzred was a, four -gallon oak keg—probably a hard liquor or lager barrel. It was in a firm con- dition and sound. A workman broke open the keg by smashing the oak staves with a pick. The odor cont-- ing front its interior was none too appetizing, the laborer asserts. The timbers • appear'to, have been - the walls of a water raceway or ;sluice, placed there to guide the Water to the water -wheel, by which it is presumed the mill was operated. years ago. When the old Holland mill was, destroyed, there appears tohave been little effort made to clear away the ruins, but the debris 'just lay thereto become buried with the pas- sing decades. -Mitchell Advocate.,