HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1934-09-06, Page 3iTHURS., SEPT. 6, 1934
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
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What Clinton was Doing in The Gay Nineties
DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED DURING TBR 'LAST DE-
CADE OF THE CLIC CENTURY?
From The News -Record, Sept. 5th,
1894:
The Clinton Club wild play lacrosse
at Mitchell on Friday.
Mie; Win. Rance of Great Palls,
Moritana,ls on a visit to relatives in
Clinton. It is aboat fifteen years
since the gentleman left town. He is
a brother of Mr. Alf. Ranee.
The continuous dry weather is a
harvest for the blacksmiths.
Pair's pond is being deepened,
W. J. MoBrien's 30 -acre crop on
the Cottle farm, Base line, was burn-
ed along with the barn on Monday
night.
The first annual commencement in
connection with the Collegiate In-
stitute is to be held Friday, sept 14th.
The day will be celebrated by hav-
ing, an
aving,an afternoon of sports on the.
Collegiate grounds and an At -Home
in the evening.
Prayers Ter rain were offered in all
the English churches in the diocese
of Huron on Sunday last.
Wingham butchers sell three
pounds of .steak for a. quarter.
Fired Stanley of HolniesviIle has
accepted a position with The Hod
gens' Estate, Clinton.
John. McMillan, M.P., of Hullett
raised Last year. an average of 82
bushels per acre of wheat and 54 bu-
shels of oats.
The establishment at Goderich of
an incandescent and water power
system is likely to be carried into ef-
fect
For several days considerable ap-
prehension was felt at Walton over
the spread of bush fires, and only by
hard work on the part of residents
was the fiery element kept in check.
Tuesday's rain was very welcome.
The other day Mr. E. Saville show-
ed The News -Record a Pond's seed-
ling plum grown in his garden which
weighed three and a half ounces.
From The New Era, Sept, 7th, 1894:
On Saturday Messrs. Ab. Cooper
E. McLean and E. Coombes cycled to
London and back, making a century
run. The actual riding time was 6
hours and 55 minutes.
The town band serenaded J. C. Gil-
roy en Friday night in consideration
of his successful efforts to secure the
erection, of a new band stand.
According to the Bureau of Indus-
tries the rain fail in Huron for Au-,
gust was less than an inch,
Principal Lough of the Public
School had no holiday on Monday as
the Modelites entered upon their
term and claimed his attention. There
are forty-five in attendance, the larg-
est number ever attending here.
At one time it looked as if there
would be no celebration of Labor Pay
here, owing to a hitch in arrange-
ments, but an amicabie adjustment of
all difficulties paved the way for a
nice, pleasant day's sports.
In a few days Clinton will lose two
young ladies whose homes have been
here since infancy; they are persons
who stand in the very highest esteem
and have always moved in the best
circles; and while we shall not at pre-
sent divulge their names, we can
truthfully speak of them as 'being
amiable and charming; the young
men who arosecuring them as life
partners are certainly to be`congrat-
ulated and are fortunate in their
choice.
House of Refuge Committee:—
Messrs. A. T. McDonald, Hullett, W.
Bawden, Exeter; B. S. Cook, Howick;
W. Milne, Grey; H- Eiiber, (lay; W.
Proudfoot, Goderieh and A. lVI'cMur-
chie, Clinton, who constitute the
House of Refuge Committee, met in
Mr, McMlurchie's office on Friday, to
arrange details in connection with
the erection, of the building.
Exeter is now lit by electric light.
Mr. G. W.. Holman of Elimville has
given up his school and intends going
to the United. States.
The election expenses of D. Weis -
miller were $130.0'7 and those of M.
Y. McLean $1'72.10, in the recent el-
ection:
Holmesville,—Teacher and pupils
took a half holiday ,on Monday last,
it being Labor Day.
Mr. H. Elford knew how to make
the most of the rain on. Tuesday; he
sowed wheat on Wednesday.
Nelson - Trewartha and Maud
Dempsey, who passed • the Public
School leaving exam. in July, have
started to Clinton Collegiate Insitute,
We wish them :success.
Brucefield:—Mr. Alex. Ross of the
London Road below Brucefield, has
had his fence burned this season no
less than three times, and had a
thrilling 'experience only last week,
when everything was so dry. While
some members of the family were
watching a train pass a spark there-
from,. set fire to a fence and before
they could check it 50 rods were
burned.
beensummarily dismissed"'and re-
placed, This is as the doctor's many
,'.;ends in South Grey and elsewhere
Would wish. After a' life -time of
public service, the government; would
not have added to its dignity and
would have inflicted an indignity up-
on Dr. Jamieson if it had simply
"kicked him out." -•Hanover Post.,
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PLAN NOT MAKING HIT
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WHEN THE PRESENT CENTURY
WAS YOUNG
From The News -Record, Sept. 2nd,
1909:
Ike Rattenbury and Clarence Rance
are in Toronto taking in the sights of
the city and the exhibition.
Mr. John Crooks has returned from
a business trip of several weeks in
the west.
Jubilee services took place in St.
Paul's church on Sunday. Rev. Can-
on Craig preached morning and even-
ing.
Miss, Ward of Washington, D.C.,' is
the new principal of the Business
College.
Work on the waterworks system is
going ahead rapidly. Contractor Col-
lins has already one mile of mains
laid out of the six contracted for.
... Contractor A. Cantelon is push-
ing ahead the construction of the re,'
ceiving basin.
The Local Option campaign may be
said to begin in Clinton on Sunday
when four of the' local pulpits will be
occupied by speakers in its favor .. ,
It is proposed to submit the question
in January to the electors of Wing-
ham, Blyth, Clinton, Exeter, possibly
Bayfield, Colborne, Hay, Tuckersmith,
Turnberry and Grey. Local Option is
already in force in this county in the
following municipalities: Hensall,
Stanley, Usborne, Ashfieid, Howick,
Hullett and East Wawansh. In. God-
erich township and Wiest- Wawanosh
there are no licensed houses.
The eighth annual picnic held un-
der the euscipes of St. Joseph's con-
gregation came off Tuesday as an-
nounced.,
From The. New Era, Sept: 2nd, 1909:
About a dozen workmen left Mon-
day to work for Contractor McKenzie
of town on the new Catholic church
being built at St. Columban.
Last Friday evening Messrs, Har-
ry Bartliff, E. J. Cantelon, W. • E.
Duncan and J. Leslie Kerr drove to
Brussels to witness the football
snatch' between Green River and
Brussels.
Mr. George McLennan arrived
home from the west safe and sound.
Summerhill:—George Hill has
sold his 160 -acre farm, on the Base
Line to Chas .Clifton of Wawanosh,
who will take possession next spring'.
Goderieh Township: -The township
council met on Monday last to consid-
er applications for the clerkship, made
vacant by the .lamentable death of
Nixon Sturdy. Only four applications
were in, Nelson Trewartha, at . pre-
sent teaching school in the village,
George Holland, .township auditor;
J. H. Lowery and Gep. Laithwaite.
Trewartha was nominated by
Councillor Yeo and Reeve Sturdy and
at once unanimously appointed. - He
acknowledged his appointment by in-
viting the members .of the council
and the other applicants to dinner at
NIr. Miller's and a pleasant hour was
spent . Certainly from.. the opin-
ions expressed the council have made
a good choice and it is no disparage-
ment to the other applicants' to say
that Mr.-Trewartha has such ample
qualifications and stands so high with
those who know hint as to warrant
expectation that he will fill the post.
most satisfactorily and efficiently.
WHAT OTHER NEWS PAPERS • ARE SAYING
PAYING . FOR WAR
Perhaps Canadians do not general-
ly realize that of every dollar in tax-
ation which they pay to the Federal
Government sixty cents goes to pay
for our participation in the . World
Wlar,--St. Marys Jeurnai-Argus.
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THE PROUDEST BOAST
"The proudest boast that no insur-
ance company licensed in Canada has
failed to meet its just obligations to
policyholders by -so much as a dollar
is still true and bespeaks a record
which cannot be too highly appre-
, ciated."--Financial Post,
SOME MOUSE C'A'TCHER
i"Mioe are hard enough to catch at
The ten foot strip idea in highway
pavements is not making a hit. When.
a roadway is torn ap to lay a nar-
row strip of, pavement, the gravel
section of the road has to be all re.
made, so that the cost is not far be-
hind that of a ;full width of pave.
ment, Walkerton and Hanover citi-
zens are urging the Highways Dept.
to have the new pavement between
the two towns made the full width
rather than the proposed ten foot
strip.—St. Marys Journal -Argus.
414DISASTER TO GET PAID
Once upon a time debt was rather
an inexorable matter. But under the
complexities of world trade and world
finance it seems as if it is almost dis-
aster to, have your debtor pay his
debts. There is, color of sense in it,
too, for even in private life there is
just one thing worse than to get noth-
ing for your money and that is to
have it paid back to you, foronce
in your hands it is some puzzler to
get it away again on good security,
and at the -same time in anything
like its earning power under con-
tracts made some years ago.
--,Listowel Standard.
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SLIGHT FROST DAMAGE
This past week has been one of
cold and gain, and although the days
have been for the most part quite
pleasant, the temperature has drop-
ped at nights to a point when light
frosts have resultei. No serious da-
mage is reported although cuenmbers
in low lying gardens have been frost-
ei. Many farmers have threshed and
from many quarters come reports of
quite satisfactory yields, with grain
of splendid quality. Straw is not
abundant however.
—Lucknow Sentinel.
any time, but A. W. Sillery has es-
tablished a record that even the Pied
Piper of Hamlin might be proud to
have made. Up to 6.30 p.m. 'Wednes-
day evening, he tells up, he has cap-
tured no less than eighteen (18) of
the little, things, and the amazing
thing about it is that he has done it
all with but one piece of cheese. He
uses an ordinary 6 -.gent mouse trap.
Iuron Expositor.
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WOULD NOT ADD TO DIGNITY
Hon. Dr. D. Jamieson, wlto resigned
as chairman of the Old Age Pension
Board and Mothers' Allowances Com-
mission in order to give the new gov-
ernment a free hand in its re -organ-
ization moves, is still on the job; -we
understand, while ether officials who
"hung on" as long -as they could have.
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COURTESY A PLEASANT TREAT
Making reference to thedeath of
a notable pubic man it was said of
hint that he will be remembered for
his unfailing courtesy. That fea-
ture was stressed and that is as it
should be. There is nithing as fine
as unfailing courtesy, whether it be
in man or woman. • It smooths the
pathway of life and make contacts
with our fellows much more pleas-
ant. It is a pleasure to do business
with a truly courteous man or wo'-
man. No matter what the business
may be courtesy is a great factor in
bringing it to success. But courtesy
must be something innate, not forc-
ed, The outward egpression of an
inward state of mind.
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-Niagara Falls Review.
LOOKS LIKE CORN
Anyone who has looked into the
window of the Journal -Argus 'door-
way this week may think at first
glance that the Editor, has imported
a few stalks of corn, just to makethe
office look like a harvest festival, but
you're wrong. Those stalks which
stand five feet seven and onehalf in..
ches in height are not corn at all but
an ordinary specimen of what is
known as Japanese Millet. This par-
ticular sheaf was grown op the farm
of David Kew, lot 83, 8th ,, line of
East Nissouri and 'was taken from a
field of several acres' in extent. Mr.
Kew says it is a very heavy crop and
it took a good mower to •cut it. We
quite believe what he says as the
stalks of this grain are nearly half an
inch thick and resemble a miniature
stalk of corn for all the world!.
—St. Marys Journal -Argus.
A MIRACLE
George II; seventy-two; and Queen
Elizabeth seventy."'
The House of Windsor has the best
record for longevity of any of the
English line, so liar as crowned heads
are concerned, the average life is 72.4,
The average for British monarchs
since the Conquest has been 55.2. As
the general life of man has length,
ened with the increase of scientific
hygiene and medical knowledge there
is every reason to suppose that His
Majesty runs a g•ood,chance of having
the prospect of many years yet as the
loved monarch of a contented' and
grateful people as well as the rever-
ed father of his family,
and integrity of the ,people of free
lite and love always pay their way.
As one o;f ;our prominent citizens
said, "If we could get rid of .a few
more preachers, 'we would
have a real town,
That is surely the spirit. Let's be
free at all costs.—(Yours for Free-
dol.Letter in Port Elgin Times.
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SUPPORT YOUR NEWSPAPER
In order to be of greatest value to
its community a newspaper must be
prosperous; it must earn by legiti-
mate support from subscribers, ad-
vertisers and the users of printed
London Free Press. matter a sufficient amount to be
' able to put out a paper worth while.
The better supported your home pa-
per is, the more able it is to serve
the community.
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A BIT OF SATIRE
We are delighted to see that Port
Elgin is coming to life as a real live
summer resort. The puritan element
has too long held sway in our midst
As the Burgoyne correspondent'
(that's a man for you, or is it a wo-
man?) says, "Why not advertise li-
quor and have a wide open country?"
Yes, why not? It does the hearts of
free people good to see the "back to
nature movement" of the dress of
present day people, and reminds , us
of the little verse:
Adam and Eve came down this way'
To see how the ladies r dressed today.
Said Adam to Eve, "Oh my dear,
Not much change since we were
here."
But then aren't Adam and Eve in
the Bible? One expects to find peo-
ple living near to nature at the beach
—a nudist colony was reported there
last week. But our main street is , a
very hive of dishabille. The sun cure
for all the ills 'of the body but it
must be the direct rays of the sun, so
says , science. we wonder why the
shoes?
And some talk of having the coun-
cil make people dress decently or the
policeman interfere. Freedom must
weep at the rudeness of some. Things
have come to a pretty pass. Then it
did our hearts good to see the tennis
court at the beach in full swing on
.Sunday._ Someone said that a by-law
prohibited them playing.' We thought
prohibition was dead. "Thou shalt
not" in the 20th centuryl Try to
fetter the people with the law of
Moses of five thousand years ago.
"Remember the Sababth Day to
keep it holy." Surely we have ad-
vanced on that old idea. Of course,
someone whispered; that you needn't
pay if you don't want to, at the ten-
nis court on Sunday. But the honour
Belief in miracles is said to be
weakening. But it will be a miracle
of thefirst order, if the elements in
the Conservative .party bent on cal,
ling a convention for the purpose of
choosing a new leader in Ontario and
forming a new policy succeed in their
efforts, and do not make a mess , .of
things. - Time, which solves many
problems, will probably remove many
of the difficulties which face the CCon-
servatiee party as a result of the adis-
aster which overwhelmed it in the re-
cent elections. And it is pre-emin-
ently a case where there is nothing
to be gained from forcing the pace,
since the Liberals are to all appear-
ances firmly in the saddle for at least
four years.—Qrillia Packet -Times.
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ROYAL AGE RECORDS
Early in the summer season Itis
Majesty, King George, celebrated' his
sixty-ninth birthday. 'A correspon-
dent to The Observer makes the fel-
lowing compilation which will inter-''
est all Britishers:
"King George having attained the
age of sixty-nine exceeded his father,.
King Edward, :by six months. Only'
five occupants of the English throne
have seen more years: ?Queen Victor-
ia and George III., each eighty-two:
--+Bowmanville Statesman.
THE WAY IT WORKS OUT
The action of the council last week
in appointing an extra constable for
Saturday night shows how that body'
views conditions in town since the
sale of beer. started. The increased
number of inebriates an town on Sat-
urday nights made this step neces-
sary. Merchants do not report in-
creased sales since the new law went
into effect, as was predicted in some
centres. instead, it has added to the
cost of administration of town affairs
here.—Listowel Banner.
WHY NOT?
It's some weeks now since Ontario
elected about 90 men to do her busi-
ness. Will anybody tell us what a-
bout 80 of them have been doing to
earn their money? In these days
when economy is the cry, would it not
be well to appoint a dictator and leave
everything to him. "Rep, by pop." is
a thing of the past. That has been
the case for far longer than most of
us care to admit. Ontario is far blind-
er governmentally than she cares to
admit. Why not face the facts?
--Exeter Times -Advocate.
MARRIAGE LICENSES SCARCE
Recently a couple 'wanted to be
married and went to five towns and
Villages in Haldimand County before
they could secure a license. They
could not secure one at Dunnville,
Cayuga or Jarvis, as the supply was
exhausted.. In Hagersville, the man
whoissues them, Was away on vaca-
tion, but had several on hand and ar-
rangements were made to use one of
them, This is the first time. we have
heard of such an experience, which
Made , it necessary to have the wed-
ding a day later than planned.
—I{'aldimand Advocate,
DOUBT ADVANTAGE OF CHANGE
That the reorganization of the
magistrates system throughout On-
taria as announced by Attorney -Gen-
eral Arthur Roebuck will be fraught
with any material advantage to the
public is becoming more and more
problematical as the scheme is being
closer scrutinized and studied.
Under the new arrangement the
far-flung Court of Bruce is to have
only three places of 'court sittings,
presumably at Walkerton, Wiartan
and Kincardine.. Litigants 'will have
to travel to rove or other of these
places to have their eases heard, and
what a hardship this will be to the
poorsuitor, especially in the winter
time, who has to drag his witnesses
long distances to the police court to
get justice which should be supplied
him at the least possible cost and
with the least possible inconvenience.
--,Walkerton Times -Herald.
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THE PEOPLE PAY
Whoever wins in the lawsuit be-
tween the G.C.I. board and the town
council, the ratepayers will have to
bear the costs.—Goderieh-Signal.
HAD WON LARGE PLACE
The death of Rev, J. E. Ford is a
real blow to Goderieh where he has
been known and loved for many years.
Always a friend in need he lived to.
earn an honored place in the hearts
of his fellow citizens. It is given to
few to live to long a life and to serve
so well. His innumerable friends in
many parts of Western Ontario es-
pecially, will hear with geniune re-
gret, of his passing.—Goderich Star.
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AN EXPENSIVE TRIP
The editor of The Zurich Herald in
his last week's issue tells of a holi-
day trip to Chicago, where he visit-
ed the Century of Progress Exposi-
tion. He says it is a wonderful ex-
hibition and advises everyone who
possibly can to see it. Not many of
UP, however, could stand the expense
of a motor trip at $812 for gas used
in a distance of 859?/ miles, 'whicic
are the figures given by the Herald'
editor for his trip. Probably next-
Week
extweek he will say the proofreader was-
at
asat fault -but the mischief is done:
If we go to Chicago we will go by
train. We are not going to let a.
proofreader or anybody else run up,
a bill of $812 on us for .gasoline.
—,Goderieh Signet -
TIME TO SAY :GOOD-BYE '50
EXHIBITION SWIMS
Controller ltteBr-ide's proposal that -
in future George Young should not`
be permitted to enter the long dis-
tance swimming contests at the Can-
adian National ESChibition is, of
course, childish. But, like other'
childish _wails it calls attention to
something wrong. There is plenty-
wrong with these marathon swims,
In fact, there was only, one thing -
right with .them, and this happened
on the lone *occasion when Georgy
Young won. Since he is never like-
ly to win again, A is improbable that
there will be anything right with.
them,again, to we call for their abol-
ition. They have long ceased to be'
an entertainment and have become a.
brutalizing and 'obscene spectacle -
They are cruel to those who take part
in them and degrading to those who.
look at them. Any normal observer -
who sees a reran swim a hundred'
yards will see all that the contest bas
to offer in the way of entertainment
or edification and the only thing that
would make him continue to watch
them hour after hour is the reflectiois
that here .are men straining themsel-
ves to the limit of human endurance,
fighting off numbing cold and fatigue
in order to win a money prize; and'
that in all probability many of them:
are inflicting punishment upon them-
selves from which they will not recov-
er in weeks, and which may be per-
manently ' damaging.
---J. V, McAree in Mail and Empire.
SEAFORTH: While working in
the Seaforth Creamery on Thursday
, of last week, Hugh Oke, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Wm. Oke, got his arm
caught in a belt. When medical at-
tention had been .secured, it was
found the arm was broken, with the
result that Mr. Oke will carry it in a
sling for some weeks.
I A CAUTIOUS GASTRONOME
"Why did you tie a string to that
olive you just ate?"
"Flow did I know I'd like it?"
AIM 1111•11•1111. :Ortal•IMMAIMIlmIEN
regularity!
TO MERCHANDISERS:—
"You sweep out, you trim the windows, you dust
off the counters, you make up new price cards, you
unpack and arrange new stock, you plan your mer-
chandise showings, you do these and a hundred oth-
er necessary jobs REGULARLY in the normal con-
duct of your business.
"But how about the biggest job of all—contact-
ing the people and telling them repeatedly that you
are in business and have the goods they need. Do
you do that REGULARLY? Do you figure you are
going to get your Share of the available business if
you don't tell folks about your merchandise or your
service at. REGULAR intervals instead of doing the
job spasmodically or not at all?
"By all known tests, experience and thousands
of records, the acknowledged best -of -all medium for.
REGULARITY is advertising in the local newspa-
per. ...A
ewspaper....A newspaper going REGULARLY into the
homes of your possible customers, not only in your
town but the surrounding territory as well, makes
it easy enough for anyone to see how your local
newspaper offers you the finest kind of a vehicle
for carrying your business message REGULARLY
to the people.
"And don't .thinkthese folks won't miss your
REGULARITY of advertising. They look for their
newspaper REGULARLY, READI. IT REGULAR-
LY, study its advertising (yours,if.it's there) REG-
ULARLY.
"And what's more, you'll find they are buying
fairly REGULARLY, too, if you'll just check up, es-
pecially with the advertisers who do use space REG-
ULARLY.
"YOURS FOR MORE REGULARITY IN AD-
VERTISING."
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