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The Clinton News Record, 1935-12-12, Page 6AGE6 TON y' NEWECORD 'inneVIn%rmltion for t a>�'L11 Farrn er ( Furnished by the Department of Agriculture ) Pigs'iia (Cover rapidly and.fisiiz;h'for tthe nnorket at � The winter care Of :pigs manses no %vt anxiety` to the farmer ho has ad- opted the all -year- round' cabin. "These nw ;portable, cabins are fdl dor 365 days in the year :and rare ceffieient and economical. 'They:.; are moo' in. summer and provide "adequate :shel.• ui ter in' Winter. Blt :of .,rough flim ber, with securely fastened aides :and Irhinged sections, each titin ;has room enough for four or Five breed saws, :,and breeding stock or ;all ages •.will' s.thrive in the semi-oatdaor Rife, :for; the cabins on •the advent of *tinter ,scan be moved to fresh ground or to -wherever convenient. Hogs fed in; cabins will rarely become crippled, lbnt for this class of stock an open shed with a low, straw -covered ,sleeps iing heath 'is better. The'average piggery is difficult to ventilate and atherefore damp. Dampneas, impure. ;air, lack of exercise, and over-feed- .ing make e combination that will ,soon discourage the hog -feeder and ,relieve him of his stock. Not so :with the all -year hog cabin. - an early age., Alfalfa or (clover hay are essential' as they are protein roughages. Ceem ;silage, -mangels or sugar beets are also l,Valuable :,quccu lent' feeds and besides keeping the ewe healthy they •stimulate +the milk flow. Ewes with lambs :at 'foot also 'require a liberaIl gain :allowance ,usually not less than amound daily and ewes with twin llarnbs •oJtentak- ing up to two pounds 'daily, teats are a safe feed for mfkin ' *wee, and 'Canadian Romespun Canadian graded wools are -held An high esteem by British manufac- turers, and of late years some for- eign countries•'have shown consider- ;ab}e interest in the purchase of ,Canadian wool. In all the provinces of the Dominion,.however, there are ,stili many sheep raisers who do not ,consign their wool for official grad- ing and finch of the wool is used in the holne. Many woollen mills in the eeptre of sheep-rajsialg localities buy wool direct from the producer, and pedlars and local stores barter wool for groceries and other goods, Wool dealers in cities and towns are also large buyers of wool. Owing to the low price paid for wool and the ne- eessjty of farmers to reduce farm ex- penditure, home spinning and weav- ing have received 0on6ldorabie im- petus in late years, and it - is estim- Ated that every year •nearly 5,000,- 600 pounds of wool produced in Can- ada is spun and woven at home on the farms, particularly for winter wear, Many Canadian mills are large users of Canadian wool, especially those manufacturing yarns and artic- les of wearing apparel such as suits, overcoats, mitts, socks, mackinaws, and blankets. At the same time. Canadian wool must be kept free froth seeds and chaff if it is to bring the highest price. Too little atten- tion is paid to this defect in ungraded fleeces, as tllltis graan is most common on all farms it, is generally recommended for ewes in milk: A awe :Tina trailing early lambs under a system of feeding.as:sug- gested above will bringtheir Iambs forward ito lthe :aping grass . without set back. As a rule, lambs at the time the- ewes are 'turned to . grasp will haste ileum -led .tto „eat both grass and roughage, and, if the pasture field is accesi;ible to the barn, it is 'advisable to make :'a creep for the lambs so that they can he fed grain .while ori the pasture. Grain feeding `while on -the pasture increases the rate of griowth 'and development and makes it . possible to .market at an earlier date, As a male June` lambs. are worth Mere by the pound than July lambs 'aid hdylambs are worth more than Augustlambs. 'So that ,a few` bushels of grain fed :to early lambs is invariablsr mailketed as fin- ished lamb well aboye :current mar- ket prices. , Huron Country Council ((Continued from page 3) ing ;and a small grant given therm Jay the Provincial Government. Exe- cutive Committee. A. petition with 36 Huron County ratepayers names attached was read. The petition asked'that the ,Ninth Concession in Grey Township be kept open during the winter season. Good Roads Committee. A communication from the Depart- ment of Mines of the Province re- quested that the names of all welt - drillers in this territory :be forward - ;eels and endorsed. by council. Incase Matheson, of Ashfield, tae= (erring to the question of 'indigent patients in hospital asked how smelt the warty was liable for in this con- nections , Clerk Roberts answered the gseistioaa . by` reading the by -saw which stated that such cases must first be handled solely by the hospi- tal officials who shall make burial arrangements 'a t a cost of $30. Practically . every member of the council •took part in the discussion which ended in the•dedsion.that the ed to the Natural Gas Commissioner.. statutes could • not be changed de- Fyled. spite the fact that bills have come A bill from Parkwood Hospital of from undertakers at various times $49 for an indigent patient of Exe- -for hs ninth as twice the amount al- ter was received together with an lowed. explanatory letter from Mr. Thomas Reeve Mawhinney of Stephen ask• Pryde, Reeve of Exeter, who stated ed if all the municipalities had been that he felt that the county was re- paying their share of half the hospi- sponsible for the patient. Finance tal•fees. The clerk told him all the Committee. j municipalities had sent in the requir- A bill was received from Wingham ed amounts. General Hospital fora the sum , oft A, ,j; Goldthorpe, ex -reeve of `Cot - $213.30 for an incurable patient from borne, spoke briefly at this juncture Wingham. Finance Committee, The R5Jve of Wingham sent a lets ter asking that the case of a boy now receiving treatment at Woodstock Hospital be entered as an incurable one and that the matter be taken up with the proper aiitilgrities. Execu• five Committee, Take Over Roads The Provincial Department of Highways sent a copy of an order - in -council approving of the taking over of three sections, of road by the county as passed in by-law 20 of the June sessions of the council and a copy of which was forwarded to the Department of Highways. The ap- proved sections were: in the town- ship of Hullett, the road between Concessions 10 and 11 from Highway No. 4 at the Village of Londesboro, easterly to the road between Lots 5 and 6, thence southerly to the Hu- ron Road to the south limits of the • - ; _se- township; the road between Conces- sions 8 and 0, in the Pownlship of Iis- seed Market Report borne, from the Thames Road, No. 8, southerly to the Provincial Highway, in the townships of McKillop and Hulled, the road between Conces- sions 8 and 9 from the east town line, McKillop Township, westerly to the There is no present movement re- ported for any kind of seed in east- ern, central and northern Ontario and with the exception of an unde- termined percentage of the alsike, all roads between Lots 5 and 6, HulletL of the small seeds are still in the i growers' hands. The year's produe Township, tion for this portion of the province Seven other stretches of road in, - is estimated as follows: red clover, eluded in the by-law, were Left nap- - 574,000 lbs.; alsike, 285,000 lbs.;. elf- proved by the Government, among alfa, 515,000 lbs.; sweet clover, 275,- them Cambria Road in the town of 000 lbs.; timothy, 3,350,000 lbs.; and Goderich. • timothy mixtures, 1,500,000 lbs. The Deputy -Reeve Turner: "Does it bulk of the red clover, alfalfa, alsike give- no reasons for not, passing the and timothy is in central Ontario the other sections of road?" N. Lawi'eiied tloUdtlt , the Ottawa • Reeve Cardiff: "Do I undorstand Valley' and northern Ontario. Most that practically all the roads aji- bf the t'P8et oleVer is in central Ott- proved are •in the 'south oi~ the nun - taiga and did St. Lawrence coun- ty and hone Of the others? . tiei. The only known offerings for The matter was referred to the 'timothy are 3 to 4 cents per lb., bas- Good Roads Committee. Is no. 1,or 2 to 3 cents A letter from the Department of per lb. for Public Welfare asking that the bountry run seed, while for sweet' council send their recommendations offers, in the en. Lawrence counties, for appoi?irrnients to Mothers' Allow - 1,, offers are 3 cents per ib. basis no. and 1 to 2 cents for country run- ances localtboard as soon as possible In south-western Ontario the pet•-, since the new boards are to become centages and quantities of seed still active January 1, 1b35' was read and held by the growers is estimated as on t Victim Was tabled. follows: alfalfa, 95 per cent or 1,- At the afternoon session of Huron 375,000 lbs.; red clover, 75 per cent County Council on Wednesday a re - or -750,000 -lbs.; alsike; 10 percent' or solution was sent to the Legislative 75,000 Itis.; sweet clover, 80 per cent Committee that the Minister of Jus. or 625,000 , lbs; timothy, 75 per cent tice and the Secretary of State be or 2,635,000 lbs; Canada blue grass, petitioned to restrict the Canadian 80 ,per cent or 90,000 lbs. Red clover Performing flights Society from im- and timothy are plentiful and sweet posing'any fee, whatsoever 051 any clover is sufficient for ' domestic township hall, or public meeting place demand. There is still a good.de-within the limits of Huron County mand for alsike as shipment of this owing to the fact that the Canadian seed to Great Britain has been 'ac- Performing Rights Society Limited is not practicable to keep the road live. The demand is fair for,., alfalfa, is at present"'attempting to impose a east of Brussels epee for wheel traf- but poor for sweet clover' Mut rim- fie as asked iti a }Yetition b r the rate- othy:. payers. . and wished the the members the com- pliments of the season. Make Fine Progress. Miss Ross, nurse for this district in connection with crippled children's work, declared she was amazed at the progress made in this worthwhile work in Huron County. Reeve L. E. Cardiff of Morris, brought out a basket of luscious Northern Syp apples and council aa- journeti fol' fifteen minlitoa to enjoy the treat. When council resumed, A. M. Rob- ertson, Secretary of the Children's Aid Society, spoke, For seventeen years, he pointed out, the organiza- tion has been working under agree- ment between the Children's' Aid So- ciety and the County Council most harmoniously. The tendency toward centralisation has been felt by the Society batt the new regulations would not affect the County Council. The step of becoming an incorporat- ed body was, to give the Society a le- gal stand but the scope of the work will not be affected. R, J. Deachman ,M.P, far North Huron, in addressing the Council,I spoke of the difficulty members ea. perience in doing their work which was similar to that of the Dominion Government. Gives Shelter Report The Children's Shelter Committee reported: "At present there are I1 wards in the Shelter, four boys and seven girls, ranging in age from six to 10 years. Under the regelatione, all of thosrt ba'o been e!UMiiied by a doc- tor hind 'pronounced to be in perfect. health., Eight of the children are at- tending school. "A new floor and covering have been laid in the kitchen: This fall the Children's Aid Society was com- mended for its progress in the past six months and the grant increased from 8100 to $500. Mrs. O1wen, mate ron, and Mr. Edwards, superinten- dent; were commended. "A We hilt* sy'ste'm has been n.- traaiiead and t880rds of wards, etc,. are luada, in accordancewile the 0eW requirements. The office of the superintendent has been moved to new quarters in the court house." The Good Roads Commission re• ported that it expected the expendir- tures will be within the amounts pro- vided when allreceipts are reoeived^ Unless the council grants its all- proval of the purchase of neces's'ary equipment, the •Cemw fission • fee'lh : it by laws.,. 4`he ` +t was ',carried as divided among it'he cdiffenent breeds read.' as follows: S2tort horns, 18; Aber The Goderich 'IDairy's leagued to deen'Arigus, i; Hereford, 1; Holstein;, p'Jato a sign es i the 'Grour t House a- :5a Jersey, u; .Amsali'ire, .33 ,Guernsey. Bove or below the ,dlook was referred 1. -to the" 'roperty Committee. .,Sheep.:,p.: ,X3vie community, di ih PP g tank was installed during ,tike; year Mations Presented meP .making .a !total' of 45 tanksin the Eillott-Heeeke-That As 'the :re- county. I assisted at two dipping tiring< Warden,MT. Sw . artier, has .demonstrations in which 450' sheep rendered consistent and faiit'hful ser- were dipped. vice threug'heat the :Demure .of This or- "Swine, One meeting of the' exe- cutive of the;County i y Swine Produc- ers' Association was,held, During the' year twelve farmrs have enter- ed the flaoon',Litter. Competition, 7 'gle, Miss: F. Patterson, Mrs, W. A. Elliott -Hanley ---That E. Paterson la the A series and 5 in the B ser- -Campbell, Mrs, Jno. Moon: 1%1rs. E. be appointed to the Clinton Celle- les. in the first series, of last. year,Floody, Mrs. B. H. McCreath, ,.:. , a h, Mrs. crate Institute Board in place of Dr, auras County entrants won 4th, Oth, A. E. Forbes; Mrs. H. B. Stowe, Mrs. J, S. Evans, resigned,. Carried. 7th; 8th, 9th and 14th and two Jones-Scott—That a by-law be pie- thirds in the second series. The ta- pered in respeet to annual allowance's •ta1 number of hogs marketed from to be paid to inen*ers of the Moth- the 'county for the eleven months ers' Allowance local board. Carried. ending September 30, 1935, was 49,-, 857, , which is approximately 13000 ' Cardiff-Elliott—That Huron Coun-' less than for the same t C a e period a year fine, we, the County, Counet, recom- mend to Stephen Towaaship that he be returned again as reeve. Car- ried.' Huron Old Boys' Association y (Continued Froin page, 4)' ing was devoted to euchre and bridge, 40 tables being required, and all en- joyed themselves. The following are the officers 'for the corning year Honorary Presidents, Hon. J. A. Gar - .diner, Geo. E. Fergson, ' B.`H, Mc- Creath, J. A. McLaren, A. C. Mc Jic ar'and T. A. Russell; Honorary Vice. Presidents,; Mrs. Geo. E. Ferguson, Mrs, H. J.Hodgins, Mrs, L. M. Prins y ouncil feel that the matter re- ago Statistics show that the per- garding Public School Inspectors should be. dropped as judgment has tentage of selects for this period been passed by .His Honor Judge T. was 35.89 and 51.16 percent graded M. Costello and we. feel it useless to as bacons, .or slightly,over 87 , per proceed further. Carried. cent within the two top grades." . McNeil-Turner—That this Calla- Poultry Diseases ' cil ask the'. Department of Highwayq for an explanation of their action in Quite a •number of calfs were selecting only roads in the south made,during the year for the purpose part of the county for inclusion- in of identifying poultry diseases, ,.and the county' roads systema In view of parasitic infection. Of the number the fact that Huron County Bylaw of birds, examined, the majority No. 20 requested that roads in alI have T.B. or internal parasites. parts. of the county be so designated Mr. Macleod dealt with a number and as we have only' two miles of of other topics such, as drainage, fer- pavement in North Huron and 50 tilizer experimentsand spray . ser - miles in South Huron, we cannot un- vice. He reviewed the splendid work derstand" the Department's attitude. done by, the school iair of the coon- Carried. ty, telling of the championship con- tests which have been reviewed pre- Eckert-Hemingway—That whereas viously. the office of the county clerk is the A. T. Cooper, secretary of the Hu - logical place for records respecting ron County Mother's Allowance Com - Old Age Pensions and Mothers' Al.' mission, gave a detailed report of the towances and whereas they are re- work of the organizxtton during the quired to pay 50 per cent of Mothers' year. The Board is now composed Allowances, and whereas the Provin- of J. M. Roberts, chairman; A. T. tial Government has already require Cooper, Clinton, secretary, and Frank ed the county clerk to maintain the R. Howson, of Wingham, Miss Laura records, and whereas this has work- Jeckell of Exeter and. Mrs. M. A. ed out advantageously, we, there- Reid, Seaforth, fore, petition the Ontario Govern - i meat to have the county clerk acting In a similar capacity in respect to Mothers' Allowances so that all re- cords kept are available. Carried. fee of $30 on such places and in state instances the fee exceeds the totet annual rental of the buildings Which are often the only places Where the • Feeding, ;For Early Lambs citizens of the community ran 'meet in a sociable way. In view of the fact that a proper The name of Enron County Rime system of feeding is the principal '• came under discussion, introduced by, essential of the successful raising Deputy Reeve Tusher, of Goderieh, of early lambs,_ particularly those who said he underitood the iie:Me had for the market in the latter part of been changed from the House of Re- June and. early July, .farmers who fuge to Huron County Home some The'.Conimiasion' recommend that understand the ♦basic principles • oftime ago . but the members of the 'the. Minister of Highways be- re.. ,Winter dairying will usually make a council still persisted in referring `tp quested ,to :reconsider the by law of; success of raisin eat Iambs, A, . the ..home as ,the bro:use of Refuge ( the County of Huron 'making arid!; l.3' early feeding ration that',;will produce. 14r+ Turner 'thouht, it should be tions.to-the county` roads system` and abundance.of milk, .an th epr o g v eh zts p o er name, which.was .a. •i, n o • .,t)e. aP P r0 vma1 l.uof ,c. ,dth. a e n the k duetton of earlylambs. .tat growfireedtob ReeveBowman ofBrusmain ds of theroads e Petition Endorsed Recording ;the -resolution of the 'County 'of 'bruse that the road east rof Ambeiley he "assumed as a Pro- vihcial IiigliWay, we recommend -that the petition be 'endorsed and that the 'Minister. of Highways be advised ac- 'eBriliilgly. Thursday Hospitalization of indigent pa- tients was the subject of a lengthy discussion at the Thursday morning session of Huron County Council The question arose when a commun- ication was read .from Wingham re - regarding an indigent patient ad-, mitred to Woodstock hospital. According to the Act, any munici- pality which places an incurable pa- tient in a hospital is liable to the whole charge for the patient but they have the privilege of billing the County for half the amount. Reeve Mellick said he understood tosses had been diagnosed as incur- able in order that the wife might get the Mothers' Allowance. The whole matter was finally left over until after the report of the Legislative Committee. Discussion regarding grants to libraries also took up a portion of the time, Reeve Bryans said that In his township there are three lib- raries which are apparently not reg- istered. Some libraries are not tip to a certain standard and therefore are not earning a grant. Reeve Bow- man stated that when the $25 was granted to libraries it was meant to encourage the smaller ones. The hearing of reports of stand- ing committees and Boards occupied most of the afternoon session. Ian McLeod, Agricnitaral Repre- sentative was present to give -his re- port, Dealing with the livestock division Mr. MacLeod pointed out that there were 56 stallions enrolled in the county during the year. Of that number four were classified as being No, 1 horses; 11 as No. 2; 35 No, 3 and 6 No. 4. It would appear, Mr. MacLeod said, that there is consid- erable room for improvement in the class of sires to be found in the county, • ' There were no 'meetings held for the purpose of discussing Bbt Fly control but an article was prepared for the county newspaper`s and a les- son on this subject 'ides sent to all rural school teachers. It is estimat- ed that app'riiiiifi'ately 4,700 horses Were &,s -tired last winter for the er- eiff ati-cdi hf bot ,larvae, wbne 'meeting of ,our Cattle Feed- ers' Association was held during the year, -The opening of the cattle mar- get to the United States has more or less curtailed the operations of the Provincial Cattle Feeders' Associa- tion of which our organization is a part. From 'a check-up of the amount of powder sold by dealers in the county last spring, I would estimate that approximately 15,000 head of cattle were treated for warble con- ,trol. This is considerably less than a year ago. A. news article dealing with this treatment was sent to newspapers and a warble fly lesson was sent to each rural', school teach- er. • Now Accredited' Herds . .,"D nri.ng the Year thinehard yterS The fact that so many new appli- cations have been received since the. Legislature met and the change in the Act whereby a mother with one child under sixteen could receive an allowance, had occasioned increased secretarial work, The number of families receiving the allowances in the county total 11 and the allowances range from $15 to $45. Mr. Cooper added. Dur- ing' the year there was paid out in Huron County $23,675, the county's share being $11,737.50." Home Expenses $17,032 The expenses of Huron County Home ane ren' ted ; 17,182.7 , '1'h, re- ceipts for the first quarter were $1,- 384.44; second quarter, $2,963.80; third, $3,00.30; fourth, $6,226,12; and from the county treasurer $3,618.70. This information was contained in the report of the House of Refuge Committee. After several repairs had been made during the year, the general condition of the House is good. Commendation of the work of the Superintendent and Matron was expressed in the report of the com- mittee, of which Reeve Bowman is chairman, The Finance Committee, Murdock Matheson, chairman, recommended payment of bills from municipal clerks for malting out Old Age Pen- sions applications; also recommended that no action be taken in the ac- count of $15.00 of Dr. Colquhoun for tatting a patient to Byron Sanitor- ium, and the payment of a number of accounts. • , The report of the Property Com- mittee, George 11, Elliott, chairman. described the repairs made during the year to the Court House and Reg- istry Office, In the latter a new fil' ing system has been installed, pay- ment for which is to be made in two annual amounts, namely, in January, 1936, and January, 1937. It is an- ticipated the recepits will more than take care of the payments mention- ed. . A double garage was erected at the county caol, a portion of the ma- terial for .which was donated by the gaoler, Mr, Reynolds. The Committee recommended that no action be taken in the request of J. A. Snider' of the Goderich Dairy to place a sign on the Court House. Motions Presented McNall-Matheson — That the Good Roads Commission use the usual pro- cedure to keep the roads open. Eckert -Matheson ---chat by-law 13 of 1934 be changed to read indigent incurable insane, .instead of incur- able tubercular. Tabled. Archibald -Turner -That in future all delegates or' individuals wishing to have a hearing.before : County Council make arrangements before- hand at the clerk's office as the routine of county business will • be continually interrupted' if such indi- I ization of sanitorium and insane- pa- viduals or delegations are allowed to, ttents e g speak at any time they may arrive by-law unndedtil theWith Janthuearytabline session.of The Carried. substance of the by-law was that the Bryans-Grain • That we, the mem- county shall payhalf the cost of bers of this; council wish, to .express hospitalization of sanitorium and in - our thanks to M ,. ,.Cardiff ,for, , his sane .patients for. a period ,. of silt treat of apples Oaried, months, for , which : •time the local theother: `half; muitfci alit will a , — a t :Prank P Y pay ,13owmanr�ckert :,T h. added to the tjtlmber o!,, accredited Walla w11R;bas,bean,a.uesidgist,gf. Htl- rafter the,. `six .months' period the herds in the roiinty andthey were ron County for the past two years, be county to bear• the full cost. R. Brooks, Mrs. J. A. - McLaren, Mrs. Dr. Ferguson, Mips. Robertson, Mrs' G C. Young, Mrs. W. A. Buchanan, Mrs. D. D. Wilson;, Honorary Life Members, Mrs. Wm.; McCreath, Mrs. Jos. Beck, Rev. W. G. Hanna, Mrs. Janet McVittie, Mrs, R. 'Holmes, Mrs. S. L. Scott, Mrs. Zimmer, Mrs. M. Sanderson; President, W. 4. Campbell;;, Vice -Presidents, ' W. A. Buchanan, Robert Brooks,` Dr. F. T. Bryans, 1Sr..Byron' Campbell, G. `M.; Chesney, R. A. Greer, Miss M. Mor- rish, Miss E.king, .Miss. E. Bryans, Miss Anne Crittenden W. E. Hanna, A. G. Smith, G. t Dane, W. J. Tam- blyn, H. W. Brown, W. F. Cantelon, G. E. Beswetherick, Mr's. G. M. Ches- ney, Mrs., -M. Scarlet, Mrs. W. E. Hanna; 'Ho'norary Secretary, E. Floody; Secretary, R. S. Sheppard; Asst Secretary, Miss S. Walker; Treasurer, Dr. H. J. Hodgins; Finan- cial Secretary, John' Moon; Chaplain, Rev. R. C. McDermid; Auditors, H. Morrish and. S. M. Wickens; Conven- ors ` of Committees, Reception, Mrs. W. , A. Campbell; Refreshment, Mrs. D. Thompson, Mrs. G. C. Young and Mrs. H. Stowe; Program, W. A. Bu- chanan and G. E. Ferguson; Public- ity, E. Floody; Property, G. A. New- ton; Visiting, Mrs. I. H. Brown; Town Representatives,—Bayfield, J. A. Cameron; Bluevale, H. B. Stowe; Blyth, Harry Sloan, Robt. Scott; Brucefield, T. -Mustard; Belgrave, R. I. Ferguson; Brussels, Geo. Thomp- son; Clinton, A. J. Grigg; Egmond- ville, D. D. Wilson; Exeter, S. J. Hicks; Goderich, Athol McQuarrie and Dave Thompson; Gorrie, A. H. Halliday; Londesboro, Harvey Mor- ris; Saltford, R. C. King; Seaforth, A. E. Forbes; Wingham, W. H. Pear- son; Hensel', Mrs. H. J. D. Cooke; Zurich, Mrs, A. Becker. admitted to Huron County Horne, and the Warden sign the application and that the Inspector get proof of his age for Old Age Pensions, Car- ried. McNall-Scott—That John Cowan of the village of Blyth be appointed a County Constable. Recommended. At the concluding session on Fri- day afternoon Warden Willitlm Sweitzer was presented with a gold mounted cane and an address in which the members complimented him on his success and in his "con ducting the office in a fair and straightforward manner, showing tact and good judgment and partial- ity to none." The address was read by Deputy, Reeve Turner and the presentation made by Reeve Elliott. Mr. Sweitzer in reply stated "I want to say in all sincerity that I thank ex -Warden Elliott for the won- derful assistance he has given me, and the councilors for their co-op- eration." He offered congratulations to the clerk and treasurer for the successful and business -like way in which they had carried out their du- ties. • Reeve Matheson was chairman during the happy event. Reeve Scott of East Wawanosh, in the exchanges of speeches which followed, said that no matter how long he lived, he, would look back on the- years in the County Council as some of the best of his life. He thought it would be well for mem- bers to study parliamentry proced- ure, Reeve Lovell suggested that poli- tics be dropped in the choosing of the Warden, He thought it was a matter for the whole council. Next year is the Conservative turn to choose the Warden if the time honored rule is followed. Others speaking were Reeves Ar- chibald, Jones, Moser, Bowman, Eck- ert, Pryde, Haacke, Stewart, Hem- ingway, Mellick, •Grain, Davidson, Mogridge, McNall,' Westeott, Keyes, Bryans, Turner,. Treasurer Erskine and Clerk Roberts. After speaking Reeve L. E. Car- diff sang "Home - on the Range" and Reeve George Elliott recited "When Jack Left^ Home." Then all joined hands for the sing- ing of "God Save the Ring" and "Auld Lang Syne." • By -Law Tabled A great deal of discussion over the by-law with respect to the hospital - i! Among: those: present were the..fo]-,. lowing: -Mr. and ,Mrs. G. E .Fergus son,. Mn. and Mrs, B. H. Mcereath,- Mr. J. A. McLaren, Mr. W. A. Camp; - bell, Mr. E. Floody, Mr. R. S. Shep- pard, Mr. H..I,'Morrish, 'Mr. and Mrs. W. A; Buchanan, Dr. and Mrs. H..7.:' Hodgins, Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Prin- gle, Mrs. I. H. Brown, 'Mr.. and Mrs - 'H: Hamilton, Mr, and Mrs. R. Brooks,- Mr. and•' Mrs. M. ,Scarlett, Mr. and. Mrs. H. D. Morris, Mr. and Mrs. S. M. 'Wickens, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hanna, Mr and Mrs. A. G,`SmithMr. . and Mrs. W. Duckworth, Mr.'Wand Mrs. John: Moon, Dr, and Mrs, B. A. Campbell, Dr. and 'Mrs. Ferguson,. Dr. J. G. Bricker, Mr. and Mrs. D.. W. Dane, Mrs. A. Beaker, Miss Ada . , Becker, Miss Sadie Walker, Mrs. G. C. Young, Mrs. D. Robertson, Mrs.. J. Beck,: Mrs. S. L. Scott, Mrs. D-, Thompson, Mrs. M. Irwin, Mrs. W. W. Sloan, Mrs. H. B. Stowe, Mrs. P..: ;V. Hessey, Mrs: E. Dixon, Mrs. F. • Miller, Mrs. J. Lutton, Mrs. J. Duffy, Mrs ' Speare, Mr: and Mrs. E. R. Mills,' Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Thomas,. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Love, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Henderson, Mr. and Mrs.. N. Demmerling, Mr: and Mrs, W. W.. Sprinks, Mr. Ted Houghton, Mr. L. - Laird, Mr. H. C. Sloan, Mr. E. Gor- man, Mr. H. M. Jackson, Mr. R. La- mont, Mrs. F. Miller, Mrs. G. W - Paterson, Mrs. C. Finlay, Mrs. K. R - Howard, Mrs, A. H. Stricker, Mrs-. A, R. Egan, Mrs. S. A. Greene, Mrs. Chas, Sockett, Mrs. J. D. Guy, Miss. Fannie Paterson, Miss R. Cameron,. Miss B. Rayson, Miss A. Kerr, Miss, J. Scott, Miss Gertrude Ross, Miss. H. M. Downing, Miss E. Downing,. Miss L. Farrow, Miss E. Farrow,. Miss Lydia Beck, Miss Ella Beck; Miss R. Sheppard, Miss E. Kerr, Miss Hamilton, Miss Mae Boyd, Miss: Grace Stirling, Miss L. Knox, Miss.• A. Crittenden, Miss Olive Bates, Miss: Mary Wick. Notes: Mr. W. A. Campbell, the new Pre- sident, is a Wingham old boy, and Mrs. Campbell who was unavoidably' detained from the meeting, is also a nativeof that town. Mr. A. G. Smith, Vice -President,. was 'formerly Mayor of Wingham, . and former Editor of the Wingham Advance. That staunch old veteran, J. A. McLaren, was given a unanimous vote of thanks for his able report of the nominating committee. Mr. H. M. Jackson spoke strongly - in favour of carrying on the Annual At -Home On similar lines to last . year, at the Arcadian Court. Mrs. G. C. Young, Vice -President, gave a splendid service on the re- freshment committee. The first Hon. President, lion. Mr. • Gardiner, Minister of Agriculture, was a former school teacher in South Huron, The; pedagogues are always . sure to come to the front. Mr. D. W. Dane, Gerrie Old Boy captured the 1st prize in Euchre for the men, while Mrs. A. Becker, Zur- ich Old Girl, won the 1st prize for the ladies. • Secretary Sheppard got 2nd prize gents for the Euchre, and Mrs. B. A. Campbell secured the ladies 2nd prize, Principal J. A. Cameron, Bayfield Old Boy and Principal of Earlscourt. Public School, told of the many beauties of good old Bayfield in the summer time. - Past President, D. D. Wilson, was absent and much missed. His ac- tivities at the Royal Winter Fair- just airjust closed accounted for his absence.. The popular Chaplain, Rev. R. C.. McDermid, was not present, but. Hon- orary President McLaren explained that the Chaplain was expected to, give some of his : spare time to St; Paul's Church. Mrs. M, Irvin led a good party from Howick Township and they all enjoyed themselves. - Miss Laving Knox headed a gooct bunch from Clinton and vicinity. Every person was delighted to see• our two lady veterans Mrs. S. L. Scott and Mrs. J. Beckon the job and ' having a good time. Mr. W. E. Hanna, one of the new Vice -Presidents, is a popular Edu- cationalist in the city and an enthus- iast for the Old County:. • Honorary President; B: Ii. Mc-- Creath,""did yeoman service in. re• ceiving the visitors and snaking -them acquainted. A resolution of thanks was handed! to Secretary Sheppard for his value. able services during the , past year. There were four- doctorsp resent. but none of them• received' a call dur- ing the evening, ' The friends of Mrs. J. A. McLaren•' will be pleased' to hear that she is ' steadily recovering from .her -recent illness and .hopes', to meets us fin+ tlie> near Mixture,. •