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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1934-09-20, Page 3ii THURS., SEPT. 20, 1934 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD PAGE 3 What Clinton was Doing in The Gay Nineties DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT HAP CADE OF TH•E Front The News -Record, Sept. 19th, 1894: Eggs have been advanced to 10e a dozen in Clinton. Cantelon Bros. are shipping a largenumber of eggs to New York, although the market is by no means a permanent one. The eclipse of the moon last. Friday Was only a .partial one and it is the only visible ane in Canada this year. Last Thursday just about dark the tail end of an American cyclone pas- sed through the northern portion of the town , . The flax mill was par- tially unroofed and a 1500 -Ib. wagon overturned end carried a consider- able distance; the windmill at Mrs. McTaggart's was shattered and blowndown and trees uprooted and snapped off like -pipe stems brick chimneys were blown off H. Me - Donald's house and a stable wreeked, other roofs were damaged and or-, namental trees uprooted. The *London Free Press of yester- day says: --(Messrs. R. Holmes of the New Era, Clinton, and G. P. Emerson of the seine piece are in the city. They carne down ,last night on their wheels, making the journey in 3e$ hours. Not bad for a might ride. From The New Era, Sept. 21st, 1894: 1L . James Macfarlane of Stanley is this week ir.. London in the capae- ity of judge of sheep at the Western Fair. M. Y. MeLean, M.P.P„ and Mrs. McLean of Seaforth were in town on Tuesday. Mr. Ern. Hovey has rented the va- cant store in the Beaver Block and as soon as it is overhauled will open a drug store. Mr. A. O. Pattison has been offer- ed the G. T. Agency at Strathroy but has not yet accepted. We voice the sentiments of the townspeople when we express thehope that he will not accept it; he has shown himself an efficient,obliging and courteous a- gent and his departure would be re- gretted, Dr. Burrows of Lambeth will suc- ceed Dr. Smith of Seaforth. Mr. James Wltse of MolCillop has 3000 bushels of oats this year. This is the ;product. of 50 acres and is. an excellent return for the season. IfolmesviIle: - At the Tempters Meeting on Monday night Messrs. John Jervis and John Ford were ap- pointed captains of a debate, to one off on Oct. 15th, to 9hoose their own subjects. As these two are veterans on the platform a good time is ex- pected. The Fall Exhibition of the Huron Central Agricultu al Association, which opens in Clinton. on the 2nd and 3rd of October, promises to e- qual its predecessors. Secretary Coats is busy already receiving en- tries. Londesboro:-,Last Thursday there was a fall of rain from seven to eight p.m., the equal of which was never seen in this part ofthe coun- try.. There were no drains or cul- verts large enough to carry off the ...+..- PENED DURING TF>5 LAST DE- OLD CENTURY? water. Most cellars were partly fil- led and throughout the township con- siderable damage was done to cut, verts and fences. It will cost the township about 6600 for repairs. WHEN THE ,PRESENT CENTURY WAS YOUNG. From The News -Record, Sept. 10th, 1909: Dr. Agnew and family Ieft, last week for Medicine Hat, Sask., where they will make their home. Des, Gunn and Thompson were In Tos©nto last week attending a con- vention for the prevention of tuber- culosis. Miss Ella Johns, sister of Mrs. Al- bert Seeley left on Monday for Quilt Lake, Sask., where another sister, Mrs. (Rev.) A. E. Allis, resides .. , she will very shortly be united in marriage -with Mr. Norman Peer, a progressive citizen of Yorkton, Sask. Miss Johns is much esteemed in town and vicinity and her numerous friends will be heartily wishing her long -continued happiness. Miss Lucile Grant goes to Toronto this week to persue her studies in art. Messrs. Dowding and Hoover of town and our own ,"Bill" Jackson and "Andy" Taylor •of Toronto competed in the Toronto Globe's Scotch Dou- ble competition last week. The Bell Telephone Companyhave converted their Clinton office from a commission to a first class office, the change putting the manager on sal- ary instead of commission. The company will use the whole of the premises, so that, W. R. Counter, is looking for another stand . . . Our citizens are pleased to know that Mrs. Clara Rumballwill continue in charge of the office, for they know by experience that it means a prompt and effieient service. After a very successful season the final game in the Junior Ward Base Ball League was played last week, the four contendingteams finishing as follows: "Cubs, St. Andrews, won 10, lost 2; Pirates, St. James, won 7, lost. 5; Tigers, St. George's, won 4, lost 8; Giants, St. John's, won 3, lost 9. The'ciiamliion teas i,'the'Cubs, is made up as follows: Ross Forrester, c.; Clarence Kitty, p; Willie Twitch- ell, 11*; Russell Harland, 2bi; Harvey Harland ss.; Welly Cook, 3b.; Elmer Beacom, lf.; Harold Kitty, cf.; Roy Forrester, rf.; T. Jackson, Jr., man- ager. From The New Era, Sept. 10th, 1909: The regular September meeting of the Presbytery of Huron was held in Willis church, Clinton, on Tuesday. The scarcity of school books is a source of trouble to parents, children and dealers. The Goverment ought to get after the publishers with a big stick. This is a case of biting off more than they can chew. Goderich tax rate has been fixed at 25 . mills. WHAT OTHER NEWS PAPERS ARE SAYING • CHESLEY EDITOR IMPROVING Mr, William MoDonaid, ex-M.P.P., veteran publisher of `' The Chesley Enterprise is considerably improved in health and is able to sit up for a few hours each day. ` He is even able to take up the editorial pen again and The Enterprise recently has pub- lished several of hisable contribue tions. Mr. McDonald suffered a paralytic Stroke about, seven m%nths ago and this was followed by pneumonia and • other complications. For 'a long time his condition was • critical and the fact that he had recovered so far is a matter of gratification. —Listowel Standard. VERY LIKELY Much of the sighing for good . old - fail -denied meals is sighing for a thir- teen year-old stomach. --Brantford. Sun. IN DE'FENNCE We old highbrows are apt to forget theft the gloppy love the c4'oloners croon about, is after ;all, the thing that makes the world go round. —Moose Jaw Times -Herald. YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE ADVANTAGES Young people of today do not real- isethe advantages which they enjoy in the way of swimming. A long generation ago no one had ever heard of the crawl stroke and everyone who went into the water swamthe breast stroke or not at all. There were no fancy divers, the diving code not havingebeen developed.' If a boy took a dive he just went in with a splash and usually an enormous one. There were no swimming instructors, such a person being quite unheard of. Pre- sent day swimming rouses the en- vious admiration of all over forty. Goderich Star. TOO MUCH HASTE The Government was in altogether too much of a hurry to put the new Act (Beer and ,Wine) in force. If it had taken time to survey the situs-' tion and ascertain . how far public op- inion went in favor of freer sale, it would have avoided some of the mis- takes that have been made. •--,Goderieh Signal. INSOLENT. Temperance people were told that sweetness and light would follow the free sale of wine and beer. Well, tile people, in a lamb -Bike mood heed- ed the politicians but instead of sweetness and light 'has come insol- ence away beyond all power of tel- ling. The diquer people refused to be controlled. Authoriby to ecu has been interpreted to, mean license to de- bauch. Men who for years were get- ting' on without liquor are breaking out again as the liquor makes its ap- peal to them, an appeal whose strength and subtleness only one who has come under its, influence knows anything about. Wmen, once a- gain, are haunting the beverage rooms to find their husbands and their sons. Tears dried for a gen- eration are freely flowing once more. The liquor traffic is as insolent as ae er it was.—Exeter Times -Advocate. A ROTTEN BUSINESS The investigation of the sale of munitions that is taking place at Washington ;is proving what the man in the street has said for some time that it is a rotten busyness and should be under the control of the govern- ment in the country where the man- ufacturing takes place. -Winghain Advance -Times.. A MAN, A BEAR AND SOME "YARBS" There were two men, a woman and a bear here for a few nights this week selling herbs which were sup- posed to .cure all manner of diseases. They put on short concerts, some performances by, the bear, a long Iecture on human ills which were all well received. The man, who weigh- ed about 200 lbs. wrestled the fear. Their performances were listened to, by a large audience on the street and we understand a considerable quantity of herbs was sold, -Blyth Standard. A FRISKY CALF Mi. T, G. Nelson, Wallace, had 'a rather unique experience recently, A calf was horn on his farm on August '23rd and almost immediately after birth it ran away from the hired roan and disappeared. Despite diligent search it could not be found. Twelve days later Mr. M. Good saw it about a mile from Mr, Nelson's farm and notified the owner. After consider. able effort itwas finally caught and taken home, still full of pep. How it lived for nearly two weeks wan- dering in the neighborhood without any care is a mystery. —Listowel Standard. JUST A LITTLE REQUEST Will the gentleman who tot(' us to try snuffing a strong salt brine up our nostrils to relieve hay fever kindly meet us a£ the end of the Port Stanley pier tomorrow at midnight, or go drown himself in the meantime and save us the trouble? —Hank in St. Thomas Times. DAYLIGHT SAVING FOR LATE SUMMER If daylight saving has advantages, they are more in gyidence at the close of the season, when without it there would be no sunlight after the evening meal. Nor in September is there the objection that it deprives the school children of sleep, since darkness has fallen by their bedtime. Daylight saving has been in force for so long this summer that Orile liens have almost forgotten there is any such thing as standard time. But they will bo forcibly reminded on the 30th, when the clocks will be turned back`an hour. --?Orilla. Packet -Times. u FOUND IMMENSE CACHE OF HONEY On . Monday, Messrs. C. Candler, Alvin and James Raycraft undertook to find out where a swarm of bees had their hive as they were becoming more and more annoying, especially when one of the upstair windows was opened or closed. By some elose olr- servation it was noted that the bees were getting into thehouse and when some of the floor boards: were remov- ed in the front upstair room they found the hiding place which con- tained over two hundred pounds of honey. A pretty sweet reward for working on Labor Day we'd says —Milverton Sun. ON LETTER WRITING Dorothy Dix wants to know if let. ter -writing is a vice or a virtue, and the Durham Chronicle expressgs the opinion that it is a nuisance. It seems strange that this should be so. We. don't know of anybody who does not enjoy receiving a letter from a mem- ber of a family, friend or reid-ive. Yet none of us like to sit down and write one. Is it because of selfish- ness or laziness? The person who writes to us possibly disliked the task as much as we do, in replying, yet their joy in receiving our letter is likely as great as our joy in re- ceiving one from them. For the small amount of time required, we know, of no pleasure so great, as hearing from immediate relatives or friends. Yet we quite often hear people con- fessing that they don't know bow their son or their brother or, . their nephew is getting along, `because we haven't heard from him for some time." One of the finest things we heard over the radio was shortly be- fore Christmas Day when a noted'. writer took the opportunityto urge his hearers who were away from home not to miss sending a letter or Putting in a• phone call for "the old folks at home." -Hanover Post. HE KNEW: When some of our people out West were busy destroying the ranching grounds of those fine provinces an Indian Chief, approaching . the big tractor plowman,said quietly as he pointed to the upturned sod, "Wrong side ups No feed;" We re, cell the day when this remark was heralded all over Canada with shouts of laughter as exemplifying 'the ig- norance of .the poor benighted Indian. This hour the railway companies and the governments, both provincial large dnough to store, everything that Open Hosp#al for Quintuplets Minister of Welfare Oficiates,;at Ceremony While the Dionne quintuplet sis- ters lay ill 100 yards away, the hos- pital built especially for them was opened officially Friday afternoon 'by Ilona David A. Crab In a `simple ceremony the Ontario minister of welfare threw open the doors of the nine-roomstructure set in a deeply wooded section of the farm on which the children were born May 28. 'Concluding a short address he an- nounced the Ontario Government is making arrangements to have hydro electric line strung from Callander' to the hospital to "make it perfectly safe from 'danger of fire." Several hundred • persons were gathered before the little hospital, only one of its kind, to witness the opening. Seventy of them were in- vited guests of the four guardians of the children and the parents. W. H. Ailderson, one of the trus- tees, first introduced the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oliva Dionne, and Over Di- onne, the grandfather, also .a guar- dian, all of whom were too shy to take any part in the simple cere- mony. Dr. A. D. Dafoe, the chil- dren's physician, Dr. W, A. Dafoe, of Toronto, his ,brother, and Dr. Alan Brown, internationally -known child specialist of Toronto, were introduc- ed followed by the nurses, Madame Louise de Keriline, Miss Yvonne Leroux and Miss "Pat" Mullins. Dr. Erect W. Routey, Ontario di- rector of the Canadian Red Cross So ciety took part in the ceremonies. Mn Crollspoke and officially op- ened the building. ft was planned to have Bishop H. T. P. Ryan, of and' federal, are moving the inhabi- tants of that very region to another part of the province, in order that starvation may be escaped.' What in the way of sod -destruction, the rail- roads invited the world to do and what the government subsidized the railways to carry out, the church blessed and business men approved, We're as strangely -like the dove and as strangely unlike the serpent when it comes to being solidly practical. Nature and circumstances have a way of calling the bluff of the hardiest' souls. Exeter Times -Advocate. Pembroke, bless the structrue but he was unable to attend, Declaring the ceremony was uni- que in history," the minister said he was glad to be present to pay tribute to'Dr. A. It. Dafoe for the "remark able job he is doing under most un- usual, circumstances." He said it seemed a "splendid thing'; that a general practitioner located in the disttict should have been able to earn the acclaim of his profession through the har`dling of an unusually difficult problei\. He oke of t. e tremendous' in -e_ sP ` tea- est aroused in AA progress of the five sisters, Yvonn,,, Annette, Cecilie Emilie and Marie and declared they would never want for the best of at- tention and comforts. He took the occasion to speak of. child welfare work in Ontario, say- ing his interest was not so much for children so well -tended as the quin- tuplets because the thousands in poor circumstances were his special charge as minister of welfare. It was the concern of the Ontario Government ' that • social conditions should be improveed insofar as it lies within the administration's' power "to the end that the growing generation shall have a happier life." will be .needed for the children. The cement cellared basement is nine feet high and contains a laun- dry room. With the announcement by Hon. Mr, Cronof the building of an electric line to the hospital all ap- pliances will be electrical. The build- ing has been wired to take the pow, lei Water has ,been obtained from a deep well . sunk a few feet from the building and a pump end storage tank have been installed.' Home Cost $8,000 . The guests were led through the hospital after the ceremony and told of the many comforts arranged for the children and nurses who will live in the 'building. It is not yet furnish- ed but all equipment has been order- ed and is expected to be ready in a week or so. The children may be moved in before that, but Dr., Dafoe who will make decision has not yet set a date. The building, planned by Mr. Al- derson, makes every provision for the children's care and is large e- nough to house them until they are five years -old. Most of its cost, which is estimated at $8,000, was borne by subscription and donations of material by manufacturers. The manufacturers were publicly thanked for their generosity The hospital is 55 feet by 25 with a large unroofed veranda on the east side leading from a large ward where the children will live. There is an entrance hall at the side, a reception room, three bedrooms, a bathroom, kitchen and pantry. It is one and one half stories high with the attic BOYS IN GAME ARE BRANDED Frontier Game Near Exeter Was Too Realistic A frontier game. which grew too realistic resulted in the branding of five Eixeter boys with hot irons on Saturday last: Some other lads in their early 'teens, were responsible. They are said to have threatened the younger boys that "Wiarse would hap- pen" if they did not submit to brand ing with a fork. The victims were severely blistered and it is feared :by their parents that the little chaps' will be permanently marked. Beyond the fact that the i scars may stay with them for life the boys are not seriously injured. The frontier game took place on the hanks of the Aux Sable River near the village. Seven boys were present, I and after, a fire had been built, the two older members of the group pro- duced a fork, abandoned from a wain- ! er roast, and heated it over the glow- ing embers, 1 One after another the five little fel- lows were "branded" :with the heated tynes. When members of the group Protested and attempted to break loose, they were threatened they would met with more serious harm if they did not submit. Fearful of what might happen each of the group obey- ed the conunands of the older pair. Parents of all five are said to be highly indignant, but wishing to avoid publicity, are not likely to take any court action. ANCIENT RAIL TICKET "TURNS UP FOR REFUND Unused railroad tickets, like chic- kens, sometimes come home to roost —withrequests for refund of fare on their unused portions. However, it is not often that a ticket issued in 1870 comes to the Canadian National Railways with such a request tagged to it. After a lapse o1 64 yearn a ticket issued at Chicago in September 1870 was recently presented to M. 0. Dafoe, City Passenger Agent of the Canadian National Railways, with a request for refund on the unused portion.The owner, John" Wyatt of. Auburndale, Mass., said he had -been informed when purcheeing the ticket. that jt was good "until used" but he had never used it. The, ticket, of Grand Trunk issueand in good con- dition, was accompanied by a slip is- sued by the Michigan Central and Great. Western Railways "the great central route via Niagara Falls to all points east" authorizing -unlimited stopovers. The ticket was good for, passage between Detroit and Boston, SUMMER'S GOING Summer's going -swiftly going, Dancing off on lithesome feet; And the winds are softly blowing' Farewell music, sadly sweet. Leaves are falling slowly falling, ' Wihirding gaily, fluttering down, Answering 'freedom's urgent calling In their colons red and brown. Flowers are fading - bleakly fading, Drooping, withering on their stems All their lovely petals shading 'Where the dew once shone as gems.. Trees are whispering—softly whis-• posing, As their branches bend and sway; "Summer's going," they are moaning,. "Summer's going far away." Lovely summer, soon a memory Close enshrined within our hearts, Fain, we'd always keep your fra- grance, Sad are we when you depart. —Victoria Waring Metcalf.. HELPING CANADIAN INDUSTRY In co-operation with the Division of Horticulture, the Agricultural Bacteriology Division, Dominion Ex- perimental xperimental Farms, have been study- ing the preparation of a cider on a semi -commercial scale. Methods for the sterilization of equipment, bottles and crown seals were investigated and a satisfactory technique develop- ed to insure a bottled product free from contamination. Attention has also been given to the question of the yeast types most suitable for eid- er. READ THE ADVERTISEMENTS IN THE NEWS -RECORD TAKING YOUR Dollar TO MARKET EVERY Year your family, and every family of your acquaintance, spends about 70 per cent. of its income just for living, exclusive of rent—so econ- mill& experts tell us. Think what this means—sev- en dollars out of every ten invested in food, cloth- ing, household utilities and all the multitude of things that keep a family comfortable and happy. That part of spending is readily understood. But do you realize that every manufacturer and, retailer of these necessities is planning how he can; get your dollar? It's a big job to spend so much money wisely and well. It requires careful business methods to get the best possible returns from each dollar that leaves the family purse, The clever woman goes for help to the advertise- ments in her local paper. There she finds a direct- ory of buying and selling. She learns about the of- ferings of merchants and business' people. She com- pares values. She weighs quality and price. She takes this opportunity of . judging and selecting al- most everythingshe needs to feed, clothe, amuse, in- struct and generallybring up her family. Do you read the advertisements? You will find them willing and able to serve you in your business of purchase. 'ADVERTISEMENTS ARE GUARDIANS OF YOUR POCKETBOOK—Read Thein Carefully The Clinton News-Kecord $1.54 a year. Worth More DON'T FAIL TO READ TO DAY' THE ADVERTISEMENTS IN