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THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
What Clinton was, Poing in ` The Nineties
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DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT HAP
CADE OF THE
PENED DURING TFR LAST DE-
OLD CENTURY?
From The News -Record, Apr. 10th,
1895:
Miss 'Maggie Jackson was in Sea -
forth last week, operating at the
Canadian Pacific office in the absence
of Mr. J. S. Jackson, who was in
Toronto on ibusinees.
'Ma. Thos. McKenzie has secured
the contract from 11/r. Thos, Fear of
Mullett for the erection of a house
on the farm of the latter.
1Vtr:•. A. J, Taylor of Toronto, Cana-
dian Passenger Agent of the Cht-
eago, Mlilwaulkee' and St. Paul rail-
way, and M. D. J. Hunter, Western
}freight Agent of the Allen line, were
ih town last week, the guests; of Mr.
W. Jackson. r
Mr. and Mrs. E. Floody of Toronto
were in town last week owing tothe
death of the lady's father, the late
Adam Cantelon,
Messrs. Cantelon 'Bros. handled
last year about 1,500,000 doeen of
eggs and 30 tons of butter.
It is hard to remember a spring
when there was as much ice and ,
snow on the ground in April as there
is this year and at tyre of writing
it looks as if it would be i1nposeible
to commence work on the land for
sortie time: The nights continue coot,
the thermometer for the past week
being below freeving point almost
every eight.;
Working hours in the Grand Trunk
locomotive shops in Stratford have
been increased to 60 per week.
Quite •e• nice gabnerint assembled
in the Presbyterian church last Fri-
day 'evening to listen to the inter-
esting program furnished by the sq-.
cieties o£ Clinton Local Union. Illt.
iV[ureh occupied the chair and after
the opening exercises Holm.esv'Re
'was called upon for the first address:
"The Endeavorer out of the Soci'oty."
Mr. Fred Elford who took up 'this
'engaging subiject_handied it well ane
did eredit to himself. '",'Systematic
Beneficence" was introduted 'by Miss
Townsend of Turner's :S•oeiety. Her
address was worthy of 'praise.The
remaining subject alletteh to Lon-
desboro, ' was not given .on account
of the unavoidable absence of Mrs.
Ashley, -who was to have spoken on
lt.-
From 'The New Era, Apr. 12th, 1895:
M'r. Israel, Taylor, who is local a-
gent 'for the Confederation Life, has
also' been appointed agent for Blyth.
Master Bert Havey had the point
of a finger cut off last week by a
shaving machine.
The snow is still so deep on some
country roads that Tanners have been
;plowing a track through,
"Capt." Driscoll -was in The Mewl
Era office en nifty, apparently as'
lively as ever an 'seemed to be in;
the best of health. 'On Sunday morn-;
.ing%he was found dead in his bed.- He
. was the caretaker, of St. Joseph's ,
church •and not turning up at the usual
time '1'r. James Flynn went to his
house and not getting any responoe
to 'oris 'knock he forced the door, to
„find the sill man dead in 'his bed.
,Goderich Township:—At a meeting
of thec council c un it on Monday, Mr. Joseph
Whitely, Jr., was appointed treasur-
er to succeed the late Adam Cantelon.
B•rucefield:—The sale ,of the Ross
church property took place last•Sat-
uiday, when all was sold: Kr, Scott
of the village bought the church and
ground far $220; the lots near the
village were purchased by Mr. Robt.
Ross fon $+500';; the manse and grounds
were sold for $520. Mr. J. P. Brine
was the auctioneer for the sales.
,I%olinesvi-to:--1Mr. 'Oscar Forster
has; so far recovered from the injury
to his knee as to be able to be around
again.
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WHEN THE PRESENT CENTURY
WAS YOUNG
From The News -Record, April 14th,.
1910:
Messrs. B. J. Gihbings, C. S.
Hawke and Mrs. J. W. Treleaven vis-
ited
isited Woodstock and Stratford on.
Saturday on matters connected with
the purchase -of a new organ for
Ontario street church.,
Rev. VA 11. Dunbar, the popular in-
cumbent of the HolmesviIIe, Middle-
ton -Summerhill parish, :leaves next
Thursday for Belfast, Ireland. Ad-
ditional interest is taken in his trip
from the fact that on his return he
will be accompanied by Mrs. Dunbar.
IMS', Fred Hill of Albert street left
last Thursday for Saskatoon, Sask.
'Yesterday Rev. C. R. Gunne end
Mrs. Gunne, Mrs. 0.--C. Rance and
a few other members of St. Paul's
church, met at the home -of Mrs. W.
Jackson where Mrs. A. A. Hill 'had
been to tea, and on ibehalf of the een-
gregation and the young ladies Guild
presented Mrs. Hill with a case of
beautiful petted -handled knives and
forks, accompanied by an address.
On Thursday hast about thirty of
the Iady frietids went to the
home of i1Vlrs'. Alex. Arm-
strong and after' partaking of e
semptit'ots repast, 'which they had
brought, along, order was culled 'and
Mrs. lames Shap'isard Yeah alt ad-
dress on behalf of those present and
others who could not come, mimes -
sing the regret felt at the departure
of the family from town, and asking
.Mrs. Aizustroiig to accept as 'a slight
remenibranee''of her Clinton friends,
a 'hxndsenre 'Methodist hymn book
and a pretty fern pot.
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From Tire -New Era, Mar. -14th, 1910:
Clinton 'has them allbeaten on the
Spring -Pair ;business:
The'fi`fth annual ,Spring 'Fair was
held 'in 'Clinton last Then sdav and
was well attended by both exhibitors
end sight -seers. Owing 'to a sudden
change In 'the. weather Teem slmost
sumurer'heat to a marked chilliness,
it was a "trifle cool standing around,
yet he day was a good nue after ail.
In addition to the horses and cattle
there was also a grain show in the
hall and also a poultry •;;huw.
WHAT OTHER NEWSPAPERS 'ARE 'SAYING
MONEY ;FOR NOTHING of people in the loth century when
United States ,farmers will get
$420,250,000 this 'year from the goo.
ernment for not producing crops or
pigs. It is probably a larger sum
than they would get if they produced
these things. --London. Advertiser
rte ere ale.
SOMEBODY NEEDS TO BE HOME
After a lapse of many years the
cgrfew bell is again being rang in
(keine at 9 in the evening, and some
arrarrangement is being- tirade, so the
parents will also be home to see if
the children come in.
lStratford• Beacon -Herald.
IS THERE?'
"Is there anything that the county
council does for your municipality
which could not be done by your local
council, using the money now paid in
county rates?" asks the Fergus News-
Record. All right, we'll , bite --,
there t—Hanoyer Post.
EDITOR WANTS A LOT
The Canadian Radio Commission
has decided to prohibit sales talks on
:Sundays. Neve if the air were clear-
ed of sales talks on Mondays, Tues-
days, 'Wlednesdeyes Thursdays, F14-4
days and 'Saturdays, the radio pro
grams would be not so bad.
—Goderich Signal.
THIS MAY RE HERESY
The Right Rev. Dr, Wloodsworth,
Bishop of Bristol, England, preaches
a new ecclesiastical heresy: I wish
stained glass windows had never
been •invented, You go into a court -
try ohureh and stand at the mons-
trosity, placed there by the devotions
'you could lie looking out into God's
sunshine and at God's green trees.
—St. Catharines Standard.
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•JOKES NOT ALWAYS YOUNG
An admirer in• Switzerland was
surprised on seeing Eddie Cantor to
find that he was so young'. It is
difficult to judge age ;by the jokes
heard over the radio.
1Kincardhie 'Review -Reporter:
LOCAL HALF-HOiLIDAYS START i
THURSDAY, APRIL 4TH
Port Elgin merchants have unani-
mously agreed to begin the Thursday
half -holiday season tomorrow -after-
noon' (Thursday, April 4th). The
stores, will remain open Wednesday
evenings as formerly,
(Port'Elgin Times.
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IS THIS TRUE?
We hear of farmers having diffi-
culty getting farm help, some men
on relief prefer. to stay there rather
than accept wages farmers can afford'
to pay, and should an eight hour day
and minimum wages for industrial
workers some into effect the farmers
will be in even a worse position than
now in obtaining farm workers, also
the eight hour day will increase the
price of all they have to buy without
increasing the price of what they
have to sell.—Kincardine News.
'1ll' ,)K,
IS PARTY GOVERNMENT,,
DOOMED?
In a mixed group of voters yester-
day not one .could be found to pro-'
nounce a definite opinion either way
on the rightness of the Hepburn. gov
ernntet's proposal to repudiatehydro
contracts. .In practically every op-
inion (all hedn•ed) there was visible
one vital feature—no one ,believed
entirely the story told by either side
to the controversy. 1t seems a good
time to abandon party government
when all agree that they cannot be-
l;iieve their own party leaders.
--Ridgetown; Dominion.
NOT FAIR TO SMALL CENTRES
The forty-eight hour week may
work in the larger industrial centres
where there is always a surplus of
skilled and unskilled labor; but it
will bring great hardship on small
employers in the smaller towns and
cities of Canada. It is obvious that
many smaller employers • cannot cut
their hours while paying the same
weekly wage and the workers may
suffer as a result. There is another
factor which must be kept in mind --i
the difficulty, likely to be experienced
in smaller; towns in obtaining skilled
labor to fiill the gap. caused ;by les-
sening the weekly . hours of work.
Then, too, all classes are not includ-
ed in the bill—some lines are exempt
entirely from, the forty -eight-hour
week -if one, why not all. We be-
lieve, that the curtailment of work-
ing hours should be confined entirely
to the larger' industrialcentres of
the mrlbionl—'Listowel Banner.
A FINE SIGHT
We know of a father who thought
it well to visit his son who was tak-
ing a course in .ono of our medical
colleges. • This young fellow is a
first class boxer and a genuine sport
in a few odd ways. Ile is living with
a number of other students where all
Sorts al things are going en: When
theafather came to the common room
he heard a good deal of noise such
as youth delights in and he wonder-
ed if his hopeful were one of the
merrymakers, "Is my son here?" he
inquired. ' "You'll find him in the.
library! ;He's taking root there!"
came the reply. Thither the father
resorted .and found his son deep in
his books surrounded by everything
designed to help•him for'ward. "Let
me see ypur record," the father con.
tinned. The record showed that the
son was well up among the first class
men of the University. This is the
sort of story we like to tell.
—Exeter Times -Advocate.
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RATHER HARD ON THE
DIGESTION?
Little Eleanor Wark, three -and -a -
half -year-old daughter of Mr. anti
Mrs. Norman K. W'ark; has developed
a mania for swallowing things that
are not meant to be digested by lit-
tle girls—or by anyone else, for that
matter. In the.past few months she,
has swallowed about thirty cents in
small coins, also a paper ;clip and
a large safety pin. But she climaxed
her performance on Friday last.
Eleanor had been ill and 'her mother,
was taking her temperature. Tee
little girl probably thought the ther-
mometer -was something to eat. At
anyrate, she bit into it and broke It,
ewalllswing nearly en Ltgeh. tof the;
end of the tube and the mercury in;
it, Such a trifle did, no worry El-
eanor. She suffered no ill effeots 'and'
is now looking around' for bigger and
better things to tackle. '
1Gederlch Signal.
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CYTCLAIVIEN WITH '$7 BLOOMS
Lovers of cyclamens would view±
with delight the gorgeous plant own-
ed by =Miss Ellie Smith, nrnin St. E.,
Which is now a mass or eighty-seven
beautiful blooms, snow-white in col-
or, relieved at the base of the petals
with a deep purple: It is a'very' stur-
dy plant, its' ,bulb measuring about
four inches across,, and boasts the
great age of 18 years, being grown
from seed, procured from, another
plant given to her sister, who was iii,
29 years ago. The original plant aI-
so lived 18 years which should be
encouragement to those who have
been unable to keep this plant over.
from year to year. The seed pods
appear after the bloom falls' off, are
globular in shape and when ripe,
burst open revealing as -many as 33
seeds in some cases. Miss Smith,
who .cultivates these plants with such
success, places the plant In the cel-
lar after it is through blooming, re-
potting it in August. It takes her
three years to produce a flowering
plant from the seed, but without
forcing, they are sturdy and produce
a great deal of bloom:
Mitchell Advocate.
SAP: THIEVES AT WORK
During the brief interval that el-
apsed while Mr. Jahn G. McKay and
his assistants at his syrup boiling
plant left the evaporator to partake
of the evening meal at the McKay
home on Friday evening, last, thieves
raided his camp and departed hur-
riedly, taking with them a sufficient
quantity of the maple sap product to
fill three large cream caps. ,Imnie-
diately upon returning to the plant
to begin the night's .boiling, Mr. Mc-
Iiay noticed that the syrup in the ee-
aporator had been mysteriously les-
sened in volume and upon looking a-
bout the premises, discovered the
signs of a car which had came and
departed during the time the camp
had been left alone. No other traces
of the intruder, or intruders,. Wer•,.
found, and Mr. McKay telephoned to
Walkerton, and turned the ease over
to Provincial Officer MoClevis, who
immediately began an investigation
into the theft. On Monday the offi-
cer was on the trait, and although
no information has been given out it
is believed that an early arrest will
be made to clear' up the mystery of
where the syrup went.
• -Paisley Advocate.
WHO -SMOKED THE EXTRA
ONES?
Last year Canadians smoked
4,825,406,005 cigarettes. Slightly
more than 428 for every man, wo-
man and child in the country.
Wingha,n Advance -Times
TOWN'S DEBT LOW
Apart from charges for Hydro, wa-
ter and the 1.),W.S.R.R., the 'town of
Goderich sports a comparatively low
debenture debt. The total, according
to latest figures from Town 'Clerk L.
L. Knox, is only $17922. 'rills is
lower than that of most 'towns in
Canada of equal size. 'Goderich Star.
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OBSTRUCTING THE 'HIGHWAY
The repairing of tires on a high-
way
ighway should be fox -hidden under a
good stiff penalty. lust why a mot-'
oris: will jack up a car and proceed
to remove a wheel without first.get-i
ting his car clear -elf the 'pavement ;is'
hard to understand. In heavy traffic
it is .simply courting suicide. All
too frequently we read of a roan be.
ing struck down and fatally injured.
while .changing tires. Traffic cops
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won't allow it if they :are present
;but these chaps 'can't be everywhere
The practice is all too commun and
if: the motorists are foolish enough
to take such a chance; legislation
slimulcl be provided to stop it, says ,alt
exchange.
This is quite right in cases where'
there is room to get off the pavement,
but where there is a narrow shoulder
and a ditch it is not very easy to do.
We notice that nearly all motorists
get off' as far as they can in such
j circumstances. We have lively re-
collections of being in this predica-
ment more than once, and have a
certain sympathy for the motorist
who basto change a tire. Very of
ten the car.. has to be partially on the
pavement if it is not to tip over too
much, and passing motorists, we
think, are ready to make allowances
and swerve enough to gat by. Here
as well as elsewhere commiseration,.
consideration and courtesy should
rule. -Mount Forest Confederate.
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SUSPECT SABOTAGE AS .TUG
SINKS SUNDAY ' MORNING
lNlihether or not the sinking of a
tug in Kincardine habor in the early
hours of Sunday morning is due to
sabotage has net been decided. Prov-
ineial police are checking the move-
ments of a former employee of the
local timber firm who owned the
tog. .
It is believed that the farmer em..
ployee, who holds a grudge against
the local firm, may have opened the
seacocks on -the tug and sent it to
the bottom of the harbor.
The tug had steam up for several
days preparatory to making its ini-
tial trip. The engineer left the tug
in good condition late Saturday night.
When he returned the following day
all that was ,visible of the tug was
the smokestack protruding above the
waters . of the harbor basin.
An effort was made to raise the tug,
but lacking proper equipment and
facilities, the attempt had to be as
bandoned for the time being.
That the tug sunk without the sea -
cocks being opened is held as im-
probable by- the owners.
-Kincardine Review -Reporter.
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A EFFECTIVE WAY OF PAYING
A Dungannon subscriber who has
been taking the paper for nearly 20
years and doesn't want to miss it, is
paying up arrears of over two years
by regular monthly instalments of
$1.00 each. Such efforts to pay up,
are 'pouch appreciated and very ac-
ceptable to the publisher. If you are
in arrears and can't Pay the full a-
mount handily, fry this above plan.
—Lucknow Sentinel.
LIBERTY BECOMING A SCARCE
COMMODITY
Personal freedom is a rare com-
modity In this old world today,, Forty -
aix.natiolts of the earth have' thrown
over responsible government •entire-
ly. 'Political liberty has been sac-
rificed in exchange for expected econ-
omie relief. New schemes of gov-
ernrnent'are being tried out. On the
surface their main object may appear
to be the welfare .of the individual.
This idea is rudely shattered occas-•
ionaily when one reads of folk be-
ing executed wholesale for • opposing
the authority behind the government.
Thus is one reminded that no form
of government offers political free-
dom except our own much -abused
democracy.
'Yet 'truly "eternal vigilance is the
YOUR WORLD AND MINE
(Continued from page 2)
For eight months her violence had
to be eestraine'd by a straight -jacket.
Then she went to an institution,
where she now -is ---land has been for
14 years. So long as he was able to
do so, this husband paid the cost oe
her maintenance in this' institution;
but the time came when every pen-
ny of his savings was consumed and
he had to sell his hense. He has a
son 18 years old, "a finer son no
father could wish for," said my visi-
tor, This son earns $2.5O a week,'
andboth he and his father find sat-
isfaction in this circumstance. The
father is ,Having very difficult tines._
He told me of a roan for whom he did
a repair job, having to liuy mater-
ials' for it. The charge for every-
thing was under $10, But the man
for whom the job was done won't
pay up. This' impoverished man who
did the workgoes again'and again to
} the debtor's office to collect' the emit
owing him, but the debtor refuses to
see him ,or to pay. This main whose.
earnings for years have hardly suf
1ficed'to'.keep body and soul together
is fighting hard against the tempta-
tion. to yield to despair. 'Hie has re-
tained his integrity -his faith in a
supreme being in the virtues. He is
doing his ;best to keep the Ten Com-
mandments. He did not come' to me
to solicit iji•oney--but to; get a re-
pair job from me. His clothes were
over -worn. His 'shirt had holes in
it, His manner was quiet. N'ot:un-
til I began talking with him did his
story .come from his lips.
price of liberty." In our own land;
our so-called liberty has its limita-
tions, In many ways we are bound
as firmly as by chalns by influences
which occupy seats of power in our'
land. One of the latest obligations to
be assumed is an immense relief pro-
gram. A most worthy project in the
main. But it needs to he handled
wisely. Relief needs appear to be in-
creasing. Some who ,are at present
living better on relief than many who
are helping to supply the relief, are
demanding more consideration.
Wlhen the aims conies, as we heard
it suggested the other day, when
there are as many on relief as there
are worthy folk forced to provide the
relief, who will be the slaves?
—St. Marys Journal -Argus.
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This roan, and many lilce.hine are
clinging to that which is good, even
though they are being steadily sub-
merged in adversity. Life's experi-
ences tend to crush them. To me
these mien are heroic. May they go
on to the end of life upright in vie.
tug and brave in their fight, with an
unpaired faith in that Power which
has raised man from animal levels to
become in excellence a mirror of the
divine,
GOD'ERICH: Dr. J. M. Graham
had the misfortune to break his arra
cranking his ear on Sunday morning
last. He carried on his practice for
a short time with the assistance of
his wife, formerly a trained nurse,
but left on Monday for Toronto - to
have the fracture reduced and the
bone set. It is expected that he will
not be forced to lose any time from
his practice. --(Signal.
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Whatyour telephone
doesfory®W -,-
Summons help when {ire
breaks out.
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Keeps you In touch with
neighbours and friends.
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Makes your shopping a
whole lot easier:
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Coils rho Doctor in sudden
illness or accident.
Enables you to arrange
social cffairsand meetings.
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Maintainsy're iness eonforced to say
when y
home. •
Gets repair -
' i ''�' men when es -
i; sandal home
serViees break
r u down. .
"THE
WHIN fire breaks out, and
valuable property and life itself
depend on quick and concerted
action .. , turn to your tele-
phone. It gets help to you when
help , is most •needed as thou-
sands of cases on record show.
On this one count alone, the
telephone is indispensable: yet
it serves you day by day in sa
many other ways as well.
TaLeoF YOUR TELEPHOidE
IS JUST WHAT YOU MAKE IT"
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