The Clinton News Record, 1935-06-27, Page 3Amt
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What Clinton was Doing
DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED DURING TOR LAWT DE-
CADE OF THE OLD CENTURY?
From The News -Record, June 26th,
1896:
The first home 'grown strawberries.
of the season were delivered in C1in•
ton •by Stewart of ,Benmgller and
Hoare of here, on Saturday. They
were rather small but the flavor was
good„ The crop is light and the
prim 'has opened at 8 or 9 boxes' for
$1.00.
At the residence of Mrs. Ir. An-
drews, twelve o'clock, noon, in the i From. The
presence of about fifty .guests Mrs.
Andrews' daughter, Millie, was mar-
ried to B'en. J. Gibbings. As the
clock finished striking Miss Azle
Gibbings commenced the •strains of
Mendelssohn's Wedding march. The
bride entered on the arm of her un-
c1e4 .Mr. John Jackson. She was
supported by Miss Mattie Shipley
and Miss Libbie Gibbings. The
groom was supported by Mr. P. Gil-
christ of Patttsville and Mr. R. An-
drews. The ceremony was perform-
ed by Rev. J. Smythe ... The bride
was attired in creamy eaahmere and
silk, and bridesmaids in white.
Last Sunday, the Rev. Mr. Smythe
closed his pastorate in connection
with Ontario street church . . Mr.
Smythe leaves this (Wednesday) ev-
ening for his new charge at Petrolia.
Miss Lizars of Stratford is the
guest of the Misses Mountcastle. The
lady would be pleased to secure re,
liable data in regard to the early set-
tlement of Huron County.
Previous to his . marriage the
members of the Lacrosse Club pre-
sented Mr. B. J. Gibbings with a
handsomle easy chair.
men, and taken by them into the vil-
lage he turned and •legged it down
the 'concession as fast as he could.
Mr. J. F. Landsliorough, formerly
of Tuckersmith, has purchased an in-
terest in the East Grand Forks Ad-
vance; Minnesota, and is now active-
ly engaged in the newspaper busi-
ness..
New Era, June 28th, 1896:
In several churches last. Sunday
prayers were offered for rain, and it
came in this section during the night.
On Saturday there was a good
three-hours•rain south of Exeter.
Mrs. Al, J. Holloway is on a visit to
Mrs. (Dr.) McNally of Tara.
Rev. Dr. MacDonald of Seaforth,
preached in Willis church on Sunday.
The 1st of July celebration at
Bayfield, for which posters had been
printed, has been abandoned.
Mrs., the Misses and Mr. George
Shipley left yseterday for Oshawa,
where the latter will take to himself
a wife today.
A Belmore School boy was asked
last week the names of three news-
papers in the County of Huron and
wrote as follows: "Roxter Paper, The
Milne Paper and the Clinton Ex-
press." Of course in the last case he
meant The News -Record, as it is ex-
press.
On Sunday week, while three young
men of Exeter were in Mr. Kestle's
wood, just west of the village, they
found hidden in a hollow tree five
suits of clothes with the exception
of one pair of trousers. They brought
the clothing to Exeter, •w+here it was
identified as belonging to Mr. C. A.
McDonnell of Hensall, which had
been stolen from. Mr. Cozworth's ho-
tel in that village on the night of
the 7th. In the evening a tramp re-
turned for his booty, only to find. it
gone. He then called at Mr, Kestle's
to ask if his children had taken any
clothing from the tree in the woods.
When informed that the clothing had
been found by some Exeter young
Mrs. Andrews, Mrs. Couch, Miss
Kernick and Mr. L Taylor were pas-
sengers on the excursion to Manitoba
this week, and 'Miss Sara Watters to
Devil's Lake, Dak. They were tick-
eted through by Mr. W. Jackson.
The team from the Combe -Victoria
Block played a .game of baseball
with the" team from the Searle Block
on Monday evening, the latter win-
ning by a score of 16 to 14.
On Friday the Public School of
Stratfordenjoyed an excursion to
Goderich. Nine cars were' filled with
the scholars ... In addition there
were twelve ears of casual excursion-
ists.
A year ago, while Mrs. R. Logan
of Saginaw, M;ich., was visiting her
parents here, a fire occurred in Sagi-
naw 'which threatened the destruction
of their home and the effects were all
bundled out, but fortunately no da-
mage was done. Last week, when a-
gain on a visit here, another fire oc-
curred in dangerous proximity to her
home, but it was not necessary to re-
move anything from it.
In the window of Allen Wilson's
drug store is exhibited a humming{
bird's nest, found on the farm of W.
Weir, it is a cute affair containing
two diminutive eggs.
It rained for half an hour at Hel-
mesvillle Wisdnesday ilbefore a drop
fell here.
The drygoods stores will close at
six o'clock during the summer
months, except on 'Saturday evenings.
The town band is at present under
the leadership of Mr. W. Holloway
and is succeeding admirably.
Shipley -Adair -At the residence
of the bride, near Oshawa, on the
26th inst., Mr. George Shipley of
Clinton to Miss Florence Adair.
Rathwell--Iieys-At the residence
of the bride's father, on the 19th inst.
by Rei*. W. WI. Leach, •Mr. Samuel C.
Rathwell to Miss Letitia E., daughter
of Mr. Thos. Keys, all of Stanley
township
The removal of Mr. Spalding from
town leaves Willis church without a
choir leader, and an advertisement
calls for applicants for same.
WHEN THE PRESENT CENTURY
WAS YOUNG
From The News -Record, June 30th,
1910:
Mr. Stewart Paisley, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. J. Paisley, has joined
the staff of the 'Royal Bank.
On Saturday night four horses be-
longing to Mr. John Ransford got on-
to the railway track, which runs
through his farm, and the 11.45 train
from Toronto struck the bunch of
them, killing two. At the present
HE'S COMING TO TOWN!
ANGUS MoCORDIE, the lovable, venturesome bachelor of A. C. Liv-
ingstone's rollocking fourapart story of Canadian Town Life,
"The CALABASH is FLOODING"
which commences in the next issue of
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WHAT OTHER NEWSPAPERS ARE SAYING
EFFECTIVE SPEED LAW
The most ingenious plan for check -I
ing ;reckless motor driving "that we
have heard of is the 'one which has
been adopted by the highway police
in Serbia'' When a motorcycle cop
orders a speedster to pull to the side
of the road,' instead of handing him
a ticket,. he orders him tor, get out of
the car and let: the air out of all of.
his tires.
This is said to have a much more.
powerful effect upon the offending
driver than a summons. He either
hes to pump up his 'tires before 'go -
Ing on, or hire somebody; to do it for
him, perhaps after walking a few
miles -before he can find a mechanic
to do the job. 11
After one experience of this sort,
it is reported, Serbian motorists pay
a great deal more attention to the.
traffic regulations.
Whngham. Advance -Times,
.. A MODERN BEE STING
We. are always interested when
someone discovers that people knew
about as much many years ago as
they do now. I:t was a common belief
years ago that bee stings would cure
rheumatism, and we have heard
many stories of elderly people who
bumped into a bee hive and discov-
ered, after the pain of' the sting had
disappeared, that their rheumatism
had vanished also.
Just recently an American lady
Went to a doctor to see what she
could do for a rheumatic knee -joint.
What she needed,he told her, was
to be stung by a bee. Modern science
has proved that the old folk remedy
was based upon seund experience
and now an extract of bee venom In-
jected with a hypodermic produces
the same result that upsetting the
bee -hive would in days gone by.
At least the doctor gave this' lady
an artificial bee sting and her rheum-
atism stopped. ?
•-4Wingham Advance -Times.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT
Riipley has d$covered a man in
high price of horseflesh Mr. Rans-
ford's loss is a heavy one, as this
team could not be replaced for much
less than $500. '
Mrs. H. B. Chant held a reception
on Thursday afternoon and evening,
when the Misses Holmes of Toronto
received with her, many old friends
taking advantage of the opportunity
of meeting them again.
On Monday evening the members
of the Ontario street church League
invited themselves out to the home of
Mr. and_Mrs. Perry Plumsteeel on
the London road, and the pastor, the
Ren T. W. Cosens, in a neat speech,
on behalf of the League, presented
Mr. Plumsteel with a handsome Mor-
ris chair. Mr. Plumsteel is a valued
member of the society and has held
different offices, last year being pre-
sident, and this gift was a mark of
appreciation front the young people.
The following officers of the Ma-
sonic Lodge were installed on Friday
night:
Past Master: H. H. McBrien.
Master: Jacob Taylor.
Sr. Warden: W. J. Tozer.
Jr. Warden: A. P. Gundry.
Treasurer: W. D. Fair.
Secretary: II. B. Combe.
Chaplain: C. C. Rance.
Sr. Deacon: Harry Gould.
Jr. Deacon: H. E. Rorke.
L. Guard: J. H. Kerr.
Tyler: J. R. Howe.
Organist: WI. J. Paisley.
DI of G.:• Dr. J. W. Shaw.
Sr. Steward: Amos Castle.
Jr. Steward: J. McLeod.
Murphy Lodge will attend service
in St. Paul's church at three o'clock
on the afternoon of Sunday, July
10th.
A pretty wedding took place at the
home of Mi. and Mrs. Wan. Ratten-
bury, Brucefield, yesterday when
their eldest daughter, Elizabeth, was
married to Mr. R. Torrance Dunlap,
manager of the Farmer's Bank,
Brucefield and Dashwood. The cere-
mony was performed by the Rev. J.
C. Dunlop, Springfield, Ont., father
of the bridegroom, • assisted by the
Rev. Mr. Taylor of Varna.
Milwaukee who sold tobacco for 50
years but never used it. Neither did
Sit.' William Macdonald•, who made
an immense fortune out of the manu-
facture of tobacco in Montreal and
who called the chewing of the plugs,
that he made "a filthy habit."
-Brockville Recorder
From The New Era, June 30th, 1910:
Dominion Day will be celebrated at
Goderich with an elaborate program.
Alter an illness extending over
the past few weeks John „Johnston
passed away at his home on Ratten-
bury street on'F,riday last: at the age
of 72 years. The funeral was held on
Sunday afternoon, Mr. Dickson, who
is supplying at Willis church, conP,.
ducting the services, assisted by the
Rev. C. R. Gunne. Ills wife' and lit-
tle daughter, Sadie, 'survive.
Miss Cluff, daughter of Mr. and
Hamilton Hospital last Thursday at -
Mrs. D. 'S. Cluff, was graduated from.
ternoon.
This week Rev. W. J. JoIliffe and
his good lady have moved from Clin-
ton to Luoknow, to which charge ap-
pointment was made at the recent
conference. Tuesday evening many, of
the members and adherents ;met at
Wesley church to bid farewell to
their pastor and his wife and an ad-
dress was read, on behalf of the
eongregation and 'officials, and they
were presented• with :a couple of
chairs.
DOESN'T BELIEVE ANY PIG
EVER REFUSED TO EAT
Oneof our editorial observers has
spent two days in the country in an
effort to rescue some speckled trout
from a watery grave and, by good
luck, he had an opportunity to make
a study of a. herd of pigs.
The claim of Mx. Wlodehouse that
Lord Emsworth's prize sow, the fam-
ous "Empress of Blandings," ab-
stained from eating for two days im-
presses us as belonging to the region
of fiction.
For two days ene of our editorial.
observers was so fascinated by his
study of a herd or flock or swarm of
pigs and the efforts of a busy farm..
er to feed them that he practically
abandoned the amusement of fishing
and gave himself up to the serious
study of pigs.
IHe brings to this office important
informtaion. His declared opinion-.
whieh he is prepared to defend a.
gainst P. G. Wadehouse, Lord Erns -
worth or anybody else -is that he
does not believe that the "Empress
of Blandings" or any other sow ever
refused to eat, no matter who had
been arrested nor what kind of pig -
call anybody could or couldn't make.
Was no pretty mother -and -child
thought at all
Tho farmer, in his desire to •see
the young pigs fed, used the super-
ior intelligence- • with which man is en-
dowed. He set up three trough's In
different places. The big sow was
able to possess herself of the first
trough and the farmer by making
haste was able to put food in one or
the other troughs, but there were two
many pigs to eat at the one trough,
so he raced to a third with more
food. And he turned just in time to
head off the mother pig as she came
around the corner to raid the feed-
ing places of her children, He chas-
ed her back. She went back, evident-
ly thinking that she had missed
something.
After a two-day study morning,
noon and night of a family of pigs
and a farmer who was working him-
self thin in an effort to feed them. -.
leaving them 'hungry and expectant
all the twenty-four 'hours -the report
we have is to this effect: The head
of the great brood or hatching, or.
whatever the agricultural journals
would call it, was a great sow simil-
ar, no doubt, to the "Empress of
Blandings." This mother of many
half-grown pigs seemed to have an
eating capacity far beyond that of
any of her half-grown progeny, but
no eagerness greater than theirs.
But she had a heft of shoulder and a
power of snout which enabled her to
heave her children hither and you so
that 'she could get her feet as well
as her head into the trough. There
Some of the younger pigs were s"
distracted by seeing -two troughs
that they raced back and forth and
got little out of either. It seemed
to our editorial observer that the
young pigs who directed their at-
tention exclusively to the trough
their heads were in fared best.
When a farmer with two pails of -
the sow could come around the barn
and storm into the two troughs m
Which her large family had been
eating she found them empty and. in
anger, put her big snout under first
one and then the other and turned
upside down. It was a gesture
of disgust. The farmer had to turn
there over next time he came around.
When a farmer with two pails of
skim milk comes down to his stable
to go inside to mix grain and what-
ever he considers necessary for pig
food before he comes out to put it in
the troughs he closes the door behind
him so that the pigs cannot enter
and the multitude of pigs outside
set up a chorus. It ought to be on
the radio. No noise so impressive or
greed,, indiignation and supplication
could be heard anywhere.
The pig has never been an admit-
ted example to mankind. How is it
that a pig, being what it is and be-
having as it does, can taste so well
when cooked ?--(Toronto Daily Star.
PUT TAX ON DRINKS
The Shelburne Free Press believes
that if a tax is put on amusements
it should also be put on "drinks."
It says: "As the amusement taxes
are supposed to he applied for re-
lief purposes and a percentage of
the need for relief is on account of
money being spent in drinking, It
would at least seem fairer to place
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some of the tax thereon instead of
on some things now burdeneda'with
it." Here, here! -,Listowel Banner,
PUZZLE FOR HORTICULTURISTS
.Mn. Geo. W. Holman and •others
are at a loss' to explain the queer for-
mation on his English cherry tree.
Where each blossom had given way to
a fruit, large, air-filled elongated glob-
ules have appeared. They are green-
ish -yellow in color, with a tough skin
having an exterior much like that
of an 'orange. They are firm • at
first, but collapse on being squeezed.
The inside of a sac is lined with in-
terwoven stringy tissue, There is no
stone, but a small sac inside, appar-
ently a carpet contains two ovules.
Every fruit on the tree has been
transformed, practically over- night,
into one of these queer •growths,
some of which are three inches long.
1Goderich Signal.
THE RETIREMENT OF
MR. RALSTON
Hon. J. L. Ralston, former minis-
ter of national defence, and chief
lieutentant in the house of Rt. Hon.
Mackenzie King, has announced his
retirement from public life. His with-
drawal from Parliament is as great
a blow to the Liberal party, as the
recent nneuncement of retirement of
Hon. E. N. Rhodes is to the Conser-
vatives.
lit seems a pity that these two able
Nova Scotians, both prospective lead-
ers, are compelled to retire from
public - life. In the case of Ma•.
Rhodes' he is coerced to resign
through ill -health, a sacrifice to pub-
lic service. As for Mr. Ralston the
exigencies of business, the necessity
of making a living have forced him
to terminate his political career.
-.London Free Press.
STARTING MEETINGS ON TIME
A practice that we are glad to
say, appears to be coming more com-
mon is that of starting meetings on
time. Let the late corners conte late
if they will! But they will be dis-
couraged in that practice if they find
that everything has started on time.
To wait for tardy ones, penalizes
those who are prompt. It is unfair,
unbusinesslike and promotes sloven-
liness in keeping one's engagements.
We can paint to the St. Marys Col-
legiate Institute Board, which starts
on the tick, as ,an example of the
advantage of promptness. C. I.
Along The Air .Waves;`
(Continued from page 2)
life of "Lawrence of Arabia" by
Horace Brows, From Montreal. •
Monday, Jn'y 1: (r;
Special .Dominion Day Programs.
6.30 p.m. Carillon from the Peace
Tower, Ottawa.
6.35 sm. Dominion 'Day message
by Hon. G. Howard Ferguson. Cana-
dian High Commissioner in London..
From BBC.
6.45 p.m. "Looking Westward" -a:.
special BB'C tribute to Canada.
9:00 p.m. Addresses from banquet
on occasion of opening Fort William-
Winnipeg link of the trans -Canada:
Highway attended by, Premier Hep-
burn, Hon. R. J. Manion, Hon. Peter
Heenan, and representatives of the_
Government of Manitoba.
Tuesday, July 2:
8:90 p!nul„ John Mloncrieff,
bass --with orchestra direction Isaacs'
Itrennott. From Winnipeg.
10.45 p.m. "Across the Border"--,.•
dance orchestra. NBC-CRBO inter-
national exchange program. Fron:c
New York.
Wednesday, July 3:
.. 8.00 . p.m. .Alfred. Wallenstein
Sinfonietta. MRS-CRIBC interna-
tional exchange 'prograni.. Front.
Detroit.
9.00 pan. "Concert Caravan =-.
soloist and orchestra With Roy Lockp-
sley, guest conductor. From Toron
to
Board members know that their meet-
ing will start on the dot and there-
fore will be over in good time. As
a result there is always a quorum:
and frequently all of the members
are present. The practice has been:
in force for some years and all the
trustees like it.
-St. Marys Journal -Argus.„
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