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WHAT CLINTON' WAS DOING IN THE
GAY NINETIES
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Do You Remember What Happened During The Last
Decade Of The Old Century?
Front The Huron News -Record, When The Present Century
December 8, 1897:
l An evidence of the early approach
of Christmas was afforded Monday
at the G.T.R. station when two ear:
leads of evergreens passed through
billed to Buffalo from Ripley in
Bruce county.
Mr. W. A. Routledge, of the Huron
Road, Goderich township, sold to Ford
& Murphylast Thursday a dressed
seven months porker whieh weighed
320 pounds.
After a few days negotiating,, Land- provided they are reelected, will as -
Was Young
From The Clinton Neivs-Record,
December 12, 1912:
R. Fitzsimons & Son have a two-
year-old steer of their, own feeding at
the Fat Show at Guelph this week,
which took two firsts and a third
prize. This fine animal will be cut
up for Christmas beef for our citizens.
There are at least four reeves who,
ire to the wardenship Shrenk, of the Commercial Hotel, lr P of Huron for
and the Curlers have arrived at an
understanding and the former will
commence the erection of a rink. It
will be 25fftx140ft. and for the use of
the Curlers alone.:
On Saturday Mr. William Alexander
completed a building which he had
been erecting for Mr. James. Graham,
of Goderich township. Mr. Graham
has in mind a further addition to his
buildings next year in the form of
making his barn fifty-six feet square
and one of the largest in the town-
ship.
Mr. Fred Johnston, formerly of
Windsor, but now a prominent stock
raiser of Montana, has been in Clin-
, ton. and vicinity for some days past
buying up thoroughbreds for ship-
`ment. Some of the best known bree-
ders from whom he purchased were
Jas, Broadfoot, W. Wise and James
Snell
Mr. Thos. Noble, an old and much
!respected resident of Hullett, died on
Monday. He had resided in that
township thirty years or more and
only mite' recently moved to town.
Mr. Ben Higgins, Varna's hustling
harness maker, was in town Tuesday.
Dominie Curtis of S. S. No. 10, God
erieh township, has accepted the posi-
tion of principal of the Nile school.
Rev. Mr. Stout's'family left ye
day to join him at Kirkton.
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From The Clinton New Era,
Dec. 17, 1897:
We are informed that S. S. Cooper
is canvassing for the position of
County Commissioner for this Dis-
trict. Since there will not be an el-
ection until the year 1899 he is cer-
tainly starting early enough.
The term for which Mr, John Cox
was elected to the Wardenship, expir-
es with the present year, there are
already two aspirants in the field for
it, Mr. MeEwan of Hay, and Mr.
Mooney of Morris.
The following are the officers elect-
ed for Clinton Lodge, Masonic, for
the coming year: I.P.M., Dr. Bruce;
W.M., diver Johnston; S.W., W. D.
Fair; J. W., E. M. McLean; D. of C.,
W. Jones; Sec., Thos. Rumball; Treas.,
0. S. Doan; Chap., D. Robb; S.D., A.
Porter; J. D., J. Allan; I.G., J. C. Gil-
roy; Tyler, Jos. Ryder; Stewards, J.
Chidley, B. Wilson; Auditors, W. E.
Rand, W. P. Spaulding. In this card
of officers it .is interesting to note
that O. S. Doan has held the position
of treasurer since the year 1862, al-
most continuously ever since; in fact
he has held the position for 33 years.
The brick house formerly occupied
by the late Mrs. W. Harland has been
razed, and is no more; it was one of
the earliest brick structures- put up
In this town, and was consequently,
something of a landmark.
Messrs. R. and J. Ransford have
lately given an order for a 15 feat
diameter windmill; George Levis se-
cured the order for the Brantford
Ideal; this wheel is calculated, with
an ordinary wind, to furnish suffi-
cient power to crush grain, cut feed,
etc.
On Monday Mr. J. Forden and fam-
ily, Stapleton, moved to their new Campaign which will bring the Coun-
home near Holmesvife. They .will .ty of Huron before the outside world
.be missed, especially the two girls, by means, of wen prepared and reli-
Aggie and Minnie, who have been able literature, and also advance its
such a help in the past in' taking interests in such other ways as seem
part in musical, entertainments. advisable.
Ford & Murphy have adorned their Ilarry Twitchell and A. Mitchell go
shop with a sign which reads "That he to Seaforbh on Friday to meet the
who runs may read". other representatives and arrange a
Last week we stated that Rev,: Mr.
1913, that is' to say:MeKay, the Tuc-
kersmith municipal veteran; Goven-
lock of McKillop; Milne of Blyth, and
Baillie; the long man of West Wawa -
nosh.
Rev. T. W. Neal, pastor of Syden-
ham Street Methodist church, King-
ston, who has received a call to To-
ronto, is a brother of Mr. Albert Neal
of the Base Line, and is an able and
popular preacher.
Clinton is preparing to line up with
the progressive municipalities in Wes-
tern Ontario in using hydro -electric
power. Another step in that direc-
tion was taken last night when the
town. Council passed on the bylaw
for publication and it may be seen
in this issue. Progressive citizens
everywhere are supporting hydro by
voice and influence. Clinton's citi-
zens are progressive.
Mr. Rainey Reid, who has been at'
tending the Clinton Model, has been
engaged by Union S.S. No. 2 at a
salary of five hundred dollars. He
is a clever student and it is expected
that the school will make much pro-
gress under his principalship. His
home is in Stanley.
Mr, George J. Connell of the 9th
eon. sold and delivered to Mr. N. W.
Ti.'ewartha et Holmesville a bunch of
turkeys which had an average weight
of seventeen pounds. The biggest
tipped the scale at 2114 pounds.
The county council presented two
gold headed canes last week, one to
Warden Strothers and the other to
Reeve Leckie, who bas been at the
county council for twenty odd years.
Miss R. C. Tiplady has resigned
from the Model school staff to pre-
pare for 0. L Commercial work. She
is an excellent teacher,
Mr. A. Scotchmere of Bayfield is
moving into town this week and is
taking possession of the house lately
vacated by Mr. Butler on. Albert
street, north.
Mr. and Mrs. F. S. OcCloy of Ed-
monton are expected today to enend
the Christmasholidays at the lady's
parental home in town, that of Mr.
and Mrs. Jas. Twitchell,
Mrs. Will Hamblyn and little son,
Master Morley, left yesterday for To-
ronto and from there will go to Bow-
manviile to visit friends.
Misses A in y Howson, Winnie
O'Neil,, Minlou Pinning, Gladys Chow -
en, Elsie Ross, Miss Shannahan and
others attended the , fowl supper in
Brucefield on Monday evening.
Mr. J. E. Cantelon stood second in
the International Shooting. Tourna-
ment at St. Thomas last week, missing
the championship by one bird.
The Clinton New Era,
December 12, 1912:
Daniel McGillicuddy, one of . the
most widely known newspapermen in
Canada died at his home in Toronto
on Wednesday. He had been connect-
ed with the Brussels Post, the Godes
rich Signal and Calgary, News, and
was a very active political worker.
After nearly two hours discussion
on Wednesday the County Council by
a vote of 15 to 12 made a. grant. of
$1500 as the start for a Publicity
hockey schedule. Clinton has entered
McCutcheon would take Alma and the 0. A. H. Intermediate series and
Turner's appointments until Mr. Find- have been grouped with 'Goderich,
lay recovered his health. - This was
the intention at the time, but as Rev.
W. Wade of Dakota, (a former pastor
Seafort hand St. Marys.
The Clinton Hockey Club re -organ-
ized on Wednesday night of this week
of this charge )is spending the winter at the Pastime Club rooms and elect -
here, he has kindly consented to take ed the following officers: Patrons, C.
E. .Dowding, R. E. Manning, G. D.
McTaggart. Hon. Pres., Mayor .Gib-
binge; Hon. Vice, Dr. Shaw; Hon. 2nd.
Vice, W. Jackson; President, H. Bart-
liff; lst Vice, J. W. Treleaven; 2nd
Vice, M!. D. McTaggart; 3rd Vice,
Rev. Fr. Dunn;, Sec.-Treas., W. L.
Johnston; Manager, H. Twitchell;
Committee, , C. Draper, A. 1Vli.tchell,
N. Davis. The club colours will be
blue and white. The boys are arrang-
ing a match to be played during the
holiday week, •
Miss Lditli Stewart of G.N.W. Tel.
the work and w111 commence his du-
ties on Sunday.
The millinery stock of Beesley &
Co. has been sold to a party from
Newmarket, who will probably dispose
of it here. W. H. Beesley who has
carried onthe business for a number
i '
of years, has not yet decided ha w t he
will do,
Miss Ida Way, daughter of W. Way,
Base line, has been re-engaged for S.
S. No. 4, Colborne, for the 8th time.
Her salary is $320 a year. .
Sam Glidden has rented the farm of
Mrs. Melville, 9th con., Hullett for a co. spent the week -end with her aunt
term of fine years and takes posses -'in Blyth.
cion in April Miss Jennie Holmes left on Monday
"Die \Venture" From Metropolitan. (Orchestra. Rebroadcast of BBC Em -
Wagner's
, erre Transmission. From Ottawa,
Die Walkure' , with I 8.30 p.m. "Picture in Music", nrue
Kirsten the leadingd and Lausitz Mel- ieal sketches with soloists; Allan Reid
chlor in the roles, will be' organist and the Acadian Concert
broadcast Operafrom the stage of the Met Orchestra directed by Marjorie Payne.
topoiitan House on Saturday, From. Halifax.
December 18, beginnig' at 1.40 p.m.
EST, over the CBO national network. Tuesday, December,21:
Miss Flagstad will sing the tole of I 8.00 p.m, "This English", talk on
Sieglinde and Melchior will have the correct speech by J. Cambell Mdrines..
part of Siegmund. Artur Bodanzky 1 From Toronto,
will conduct. 10.00 p.m. "By the Sea", Doreen
Wilson, soprano; The Blue Jackets
New 50,000 Watt Transmitter Opened ,ensemble directed by Sydney Kelland;
orchestra directed by Percy Harvey,.
A new era its radio broadcasting' in Front Vancouver,
Canada was entered upon December
11 at 8.00 p.m. EST, when the Cana- Wednesday, December 22:
dian Broadcasting Corporation threw 8.00 p.ni. "Laughing,witlt Canada",
the switches that, unleased the power talk by B. K. Sandwell, CBC -MES in. -
of CBF, its new .5`0,000 watt transmit- ternational exchange program.
ting station located at the Iittle
French-Canadian village of Vercheres,
35 mires east of Montreal. This
marked the official opening of the
station which has been under construc-
tion during the past year and which
is now serving French Canada with
broadcasts in the French language.'
The station supplies dependable recep-
tion day and night over a Iarge area.
"Bringing Christmas To The
Frontier".
Many a Christmas in a lonely Arc-
tic outpost was made more cheerful
last year when the Canadian Broad-
casting Corporation arranged to have
relatives and close friends of 'those
in isolated places broadcast personal
messages from various cities across
the Dominion,
The experiment was .so successful
that it is being repeated on Christ -
nuts Eve again this year. Canadians
wishing to take part are invited to
write t o "Northern Messenger",
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation,
Ottawa, and state the point in the
Arctic which they wish their message
to reach._ Already more than sixty
applications have been received, but
as many more as possible will be ac-
cepted. Two hours will be devoted to
the broadcast if necessary.
Any successful applicant (and the
only condition is that their friends or
relatives must be living .in -places
where there are no means of com-
munication) will be invited to be Tuesday,
present on Christmas Eve in the near -I. 10.30
Taranto.
8.30 p.m. "National Sing Song",
community singing under "leadership
of George Young. From Kirkland
Lake.
"YOUR HOME STATION"
i.KNX
1200 Kcs.-Wingham-249.9 Metres
WEEKLY PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Friday, December 17th,.
12.00 noon Canadian Farand
Moine Hour.
1.00 p.m .Stuart Hamblin's
Hillbillies
5.45 p.m. Jimmy and Bob
6.00 p.m. Cameron Geddes
8.00 p.m. Ross Cardiff's Accordeon
Orchestra.
Saturday, December 18th:
12.00 noon Canadian Farm and
Home Hour.
12.45 p.m. OKNX Hill -Billies
6.15 Reg. Douglas
8.80 p.m. Ukelele Bill's Hillbillies
Sunday, December 19th:
11.00 a.m. Wingham United Church
1.00 p.m. "History Comes to Life"
1.15, pan. Sunday Islanders
2.b0 p.m. -'P iple-X Bible Class.
7.00 p.m.-St.Andrew's Church.
Monday, December 20th:
11.30 a.m.-Hold The Press!
12.45 p.m. -Royal Chefs.
15.46 p.m. -Jimmy & Bob.
6.00 p.m. -Cameron Geddes.
8.00 p.m. -Kenneth Rentoul.
December 21st:
a.m.-Church
of the Air.
est radio station associated with the 1.00 p.m. -Stuart Hamblin's Hillbil-
CBC network. Nearly every city in
Canada will be represented, and the
broadcasts will move from east to
west.
First, a few people in Sydney will
be heard. Their voices will be carried
to every radio station on the network,
perhaps fifty in number, and then out
into the ether, and so on into. the is-
olated territories in northern Canada.
Sydney will switch to Halifax, and
then Halifax will give way to Char-
lottetown, St. John, Fredericton, and
so on until Canadians from coast to
coast have sent their Christmas
greetings.
Those wishing to take part in this
broadcast should signify their inten-
tions just as soon as possible.
.<CORPORATION FEATURES
DAY BY DAY
All Times Eastern Standard
Thursday, Decemper 16
7.0Q pan. "-Musical Miniatures ",
string group in popular music. CBC -
MBS international exchange program.
From Vancouver.
9.00 p.m, "Streamline", orchestra
direction Percy Faith with soloist.
From Toronto.
Friday, December 17:
'7.00 p.m, "Kishntoul Castle", Celtic
folklore and song from Inverness,
Cape Breton, Produced by Kenneth
Leslie. Front Inverness.
Saturday, December 18:
12 noon. "The Boy and The Girl
Friend" From Vancouver.
1.40 p.m. Metropolitan Opera "Die
Walkure", front NBC, New York.
8.00 p.m. "Moecasions and Furs", _a
talk of Canadian night life of a cen-
tury ago by Douglas MacKay, from
Winnipeg.
Sunday, December 19:
6.00 p.m. "And It Came To Pass",
biblical drama produced by Rupert
Caplan. From Montreal.
8.00 -p.m. " Within These Walls ",
"The Countess of Dufferin", a histor-
ical Canadian.. drama produced by
Rupert Lucas. From Winnipeg.
9.30 p.m. "Friendly Music", orch-
estra direction Geoffry Waddington
with Frances James soprano, and Wm.
Morton, tenor. Front Toronto.
Monday, December 20:
lies.
7.46p.m: Dugan & Daly.
8.30 p.m. -United Farmers.
Wednesday, December 22nd:
12.45 p.m. -Royal Chefs.
6.00 p.m. --Cameron Geddes.
Thursday, Dec. 23rd:
12.00 noon -Canadian Farm
Home Hour.
7.80 p.m. -"Clippings."
and
DOINGS IN THE SCOUT
WORLD
Greek Prime Minister and Boy Scouts
Approval of the Boy Scout move-
ment in Greece, and assurance that he
would do all in his power to further
its success was expressed by Prime
Minister Metaxas, following a parade
of Scouts at Patras.
A Big Job by the Scouts of the
• Punjab
During the annual Phalgu Fair in
the Punjab, India, attended by some
1,500,000 pilgrims, Boy Scouts, again
played important service roles. A
large an dwell organized Scout camp
was divided into brigades, or service
departments: Messengers, First Aid.
Hospital, Swimming and Life Saving,
Bathing Ghats. Each Scout of each
brigade had been provided with type-
written instructions clearly defining
his duties. The,camp was organized
by the Provincial Secretary of the
Punjab Scout Association.
Plucky Drought Area Children Ask
For School Books Rather Than
Christmas Toys
Remarkable evidence that drought.
conditions have not killed the desire
for 'education: comes from the pupils
of the Violetdale school at Airways,
in one of the drought areas of Alber-
ta. Writing the Boy Scout -Girl Guide
Sunshine Toy Shop at Calgary, the
children asked for school books rath-
er than toys as Christmas presents.
Mention of the appeal in the Calgary
Herald brought prompt response, and
it is :certain that these stout-hearted
children of the prairies will receive
not only the desired school books, but
toys and other gifts as. well.
West African Scouts' Good Turns
To Travelers
7.00 p.m. Selections from Hanlel's Alfred C. Bossom, a British. M.P.,
Oratorio "The Messiah", with Isobel has presented a handsome silver chal-,
Baillie, soprano; Catherine Stewart,
contralto; Parry Jones, tenor; Harold'
Williams, baritone; a section of the
BBC 'Chorus and the BBC Empire
lenge, shield to the Boy Scouts of
athurst, Gambia, hi.recognition of
the habitual good turns performed by
these coloured Scouts for tourists cal-
ling at that West African. port. The
shield was accepted on behalf of the
for'Lucknow to be a guest at the Gambian. Scouts by. Mr. Ontsby'Gore,
wedding of her niece, Miss Mary Gla- Secretary of State for the Colonies.
dys Holmes which took place in St, From time to time letters from tour -
Peter's church on Wednesday of the ists, especially women travelers, have
weeks
Aninteresting event took place in
Palmerston when Dr. 11. H. ,Ross and
Miss Jean Schaefer, both of Seafortb,
were reeently united' in 'marriage:
told of the • services rendered by the
African Scouts at Bathurst and Free-
town, and the fact that like Scouts
elsewhere the boys refused to accept.
any reward.
That is a successful farmer's statement
after feeding
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Clanton Creamery, Clinton
Ford's Grain 2 Seed, Clinton
Cornish 8 Dalrymple, Brueefteld
Alex. Wells, Londesboro
Manitoba Maple As Weed
(Experimental Farms Note)
Trees are not often thought of as
having weedy possibilities. •There are
some, it is true, which are regarded
as weed trees in a stand, because less
desirable than others which height
occupy their space. The Manitoba
maple, a fast growing tree, but
rather short-lived and not otherwise
superior to many other native trees,
has frequently been over -planted, and
to that extent is a weed tree. It is
liable to become straggling in habit,'
Train Whistle , Sweet Music
To Gold- Mine Town
Although trains to and from Val -
d'Or have been operated twice daily
for a number of days now this thriv-
ing mining town in the heart of Que-
bec's gold district has not tired of
the event. Vald'Or citizens apparent-
ly still believe that the whistle of a
locomotive is one of the sweetest
sounds to be heard. Four times a day
a crowd flocks to the railway static'
to see the train arrive or depart. "Old
timers" of two and a half years ago
•
new C.N.R. line was expressed recent-•
ly in a 'reception and banquet at the
Bourlamaque Hotel tendered by the.
citizens to a party of provincial and!:
federal ministers, railway representa-
tives and other important people con-
nected with the developement of Val- -
d'Or.
OLDEST COUPLE
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Ducharme;' of. -
Hay Township will celebrate, the 64th,
anniversary of their wedding on Jan -
vary 8th next. Mr. Ducharme, who..
is 89, and his wife, 82, are the oldest
couple in the Township. They are the
and is subject to unsightly damage by recall the instances when on account
insects and browsing animals. It is,! of bad roads it took ten days for let- parents of Mrs Sol. Williams of Sea-.-
moreover; objectionable on account of ters and newspapers to reach town. forth. Both enjoy perfect health.
its free seeding habits. This interest of Val d'Or in its brand Expositor.;
When a large seed tree is growing
in proximity to a garden or other
cultivated land an annual crop of
seedlings has to be destroyed, and if
not taken in time is soon so well an-
chored that some effort is required
to up -root the young saplings. Gar-
dens left fallow for a season have
been seen as thickly covered as if
sown to a crop of grain and have
become in a few years a dense thic-
ket worthless for anything. Even
the thin sod of roadside is soon in-
vaded by clumps which are kept de-
formed by the. ravages of passing
livestock.
Fortunately it is not usually nec-
essary to sacrifice more than a few
of the trees in order to secure im-
munity from such trouble. The
Manitoba maple is one of those spe-
cies in which pistillate ' (female)
flowers are borne on one individual,
and staminate (male) flowers on an-
other. By cutting dowst the former
only, the nuisance is avoided, be-
cause only those are seed trees. Af-
ter flowering to pollinate the pistill-
ate trees, the staminate trees bear
only foliage, free of the untidy,
bleached seed keys which keep the
others looking as though clothed in
rags all winter long.
The Manitoba maple, also' known
as box elder, is a native of the Prai-
rie Provinces where it is common 'a-.
long water -courses and lake margins,
but also stands drought well when
planted a'(ay from water. While not
originally growing in the East, it has
been extensively planted, escapes
freely, and even, near the Atlantic
coast has been seen to have coloniz-
ed river banks as in its prairie home..
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'CANADA -1193r
IMPERIAL TOBACCO'S
•INSPIRING PROGRAM
FRIDAY 10 p.n1. EST.
STAT(®PIS
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HOW UNUSUAL!
A picture snapped from inside the house and through a window often,
proves to be a fascinating bit of work.
IT'S almost unbelievable but it is
1 true that many amateur snap -
shooters have the notion that it is
only the unusual that Is worthwhile
'snapping. , When they travel, a
camera is taken along to get pic-
tures of new scenes and new faces
but they use it around their homes
only on special occasions.
"But," you may say, "I've already
made good snaps around'. the house.
, What else is there to shoot?"
Nobody can answer that question
for you directly. But it's dollars to
doughnuts that there are dozens of
untouched picture possibilities, And
all of them interesting as the ones
already in your album.
The secret of finding`them is'sim-
ply a matter of keeping your eyes.
" open. Get the habit of looking at
things -everything -as though you
had never seen them before. It's
amazing the way this 'habit will
sharpen your interest -now dulled
by sheer familiarity -in even the
most commonplace things. -
Some,of the finest pieces of pho-
tographic art have been results of
appreciative eyes in the heads of
stay-at-homes. The pattern of sun
and shade, 'on the front steps, the
fascinating interplay of roof Sins,
tree portraits -are' typical of pic-
tures that may be made at home --
unusual pictures of usual subiects.
Don't be afraid of doing things.
differently. It's a tonic to tackle
subjects from new points of view-
If, to get a shot that appeals to youn.
you have to upset the "laws" of safe=
and -sane snapshooting, don't hesi-
tate. If your eye enjoys the scene„
whatever it is, the chances are that.
your camera will enjoy it too.
With such helps as the in-
expensive photo -flood bulbs (for-
which
forwhich efficient reflectors are avail-
able) you can do your snapshooting•
indoors as well as but. Present -day -
cameras, films and Iights give your
unlimited scope for yoursnapshoot--
ing. Today almost any picture is
Possible -and at any time.,
Of ,all words 02 praise for the•
snapshooter, the sweetest are these,
spoken by a friend: -"Well, would.
you look at that! I've seen that spot
everyday for the last fifteen years
and 1 never dreamed it had the mak- ,;
Inge of a picture like this."
Maybe you've heard these words
already! Congratulations!
155 - John van Guilder