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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1917-03-22, Page 1No, 1981 37th Year vert CL INTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH '2nd" 1917 on Thursday, April the 5th, the ' clay of Huron's Spring Show Mr, Graham, the eye -sight specialist, will be at my store two days more, until 9 p.m., Saturday.. ellgar yal OF CANADA. Incorporated 1800. Cepltal Authorized $25,000,000 Capital Paid-up 12,000,000 . Reserve and'Undivided Profits ,1:,300,000 Total Assets 270,000,000 400,Branches, With world wide .connection. Interest allowed on Savings Deposits. General Banking business transacted, R, , MANNING, Manager - Clinton Branch .11,.10./1.0. ' 10..0.}0..0., r'' INCORPORATED 1855 1=9 Capital and Reserve $8,800,000 96 Branches in Canada. A General Banking Business Transacted, Circular Letters of Credit Bank Money Orders. Savings Bank Denartnient. Interest allowed at highest current rate. PO C. E. Dowding, Manager, Clinton Bran -eh. READY-TO-WEARR CLOTHING 2 he c%i)lortish Clothing Co. Orane:nen CLOTHING Ve ry Sult You The Vetl Want is Here. That's one big advantage of Coming Here for a Suit. Olir stock is complete in assortment of styles and range of values, that no matter what style of a suit you have in mind or what price you want to pay, you are almost certain .to find it here. ' Excellent, lr .'eed, are the Suits we are Selling at $10.00 and $12,00 Much better than ordinary Value are to be found ' in the assortment of suits at $15.00 and .$20.00 To .the man who is aecustoix.ed to custom tailored styles and quality, .we. offer for his moat critical in- spection, our display of hatrd•tailored suits at $20.00 /� Q and 25.00 T _ 0 NIS N G�OTN NE MN Agent C. P. R. l7r night Mane 18 tot Sunday g 1 0r NG C calls, A LITTLE SURPRISTI,. On Tuesday evening; a. number of'. the ladies of St'. Paul's congrega- tion, personal friends' of elle. Rohia- son, . learning that 11 was tate lady's birthday; surprised her at her home and preseoted her with it miscellan- eous shower of arteries 'dear . to the heart of women, The ladies spent a very happy hour together, 0 -LOT OUT YOUR I{NlT'l'INC}, As it has been decided -to send seeks to the boys' of the 151st bat- talion word has been sent all the societies of the C.W,C,A, shipping from this centro regarding the mat- ter and all who are interested in the "Hurons", • and that surely takes iu everybody, :are aslred 1e. show inter- est by knitting a pair of see' s for the "shower". The socks from all the .societies will be received at the council chamber on Horse Show Day on April 5th. MET IN EXETER. The executive of the Huron Coun- ty War Contingent Association met in Exeter on the tenth inst., when the work of the past six...inonths was reviewed. Each month the work was shown to have a marked im- provement, It was decided to„ se- cure 'a room in . the Byron Sanitari- um 16 be known as the "Huron Rooin", It was decided also to send socks to the. 161st battalion during the .first week in April. Any dona- tions •of money or sacks will Le ap- preciated. The Red Cross Society and the C'.yW.C.A. at London have both expressed appreciation of the help given them by this or;,aniea- tt on TILE C!=1 SE DISMTSS]:D, Considerable local interest was manifested in a Iibel suit tried be- fore Mr. Justine Middleton at God- erieh last week, Mr. Thos. J. Berry of Mensal' brought action against .lir. A. T. Cooper of ' Clinton for $6000 damages on account of a re - .port which appeared in The London Free Press of a seizure of liquor made en Ms, Mi. I3erry's, premises last summer. .The taking of evidence in this case' occupied all of Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning, going to the jury at noon, The Judge's charge to the jury was clear, showing that there was no doubt in his mind that the action should' be dismissed. However, he required that the jurye should finally decide• the matter, which they did by bringing in a verdict; for the de- fendent, stating that;the article pub- lished was justified by the 'facts of the ease as brought out in the evi- dence, •.The action was therefore dis- missed with costs to the plaintiff,` WESLEY CHURCH. Anniversary services were held on Sunday last, This was . the sixty- second anniversary* Of the ,organiza- tion of the congregation and the fifteenth of the opening of the pre- sent edifice.. The preacher for the day was the Rev. Dr, F, 1,. Barber of Loudon,, who gave the address at both ser- vices, his discourses being listened to with great pleasure on each oc- casion. It: the evening the congregation of Ontario St. chureli came down in a body and worshipped With the sistr congregation. The choir rendered special music during the day, On Monday evening a supper was served in Wesley Hall, the new base- ment dining room, and afterwards Rev. Dr. Barber gave his lecture on, "Our Escape From Germany." The supper was all that could be desired. There was nothing to sug- gest scarcity, indeed, there was .ev- ery indication of plenty, and every, one enjoyed to the full the good things provided by the ladies of the congregation. The lecture took place in the body of the church. While the people were gathering and before the lecture began the church orchestra rendered severaf selections' very acceptably,, The pastor, Rev. Ds, Rutledge, oc- cupied the. chair and with him upon the platform were Rev. J, E, 'Hogg, pastor Of Willis church, and Capt, J. K. Wairfull, who on being called upon spoke `a few words, chiefly a- bout tho boys of the 101st battal- ion, over whose spiritual welfare he has had charge until a few weeks ago. Dr. Barber told in interesting and picturesque languageeof some of the experiences be encountered getting out of Germany, where he and his wife and a friend were c„tedying when war was declared. After some delay and muph trouble they sxcceeded in getting to the Dutch border, march- ing Rein their train to a tram which, carried them nearly to the border, ' between a double line of German soldiers with fixed bayonets, I311 d anxiety after a festa daye a[ a et and Y Y s1ow travel they arrivedv(l safely in London, 'Phe trustees hall asked for 'Mt of- fering of five hundred dollars in con- nection with this anniversary odea- cion to Wipe' off the balance of the expenditure fn connection with 110a inlprOvemente, and the result was that With the voluntary contributions acid the precede of the sup per 1,105 amount 'Was mere than realized, The Adele Were well uloasod with the eitece55 of the an niversary, THE LOCAL',MARKET. 'Reheat $1,00 l3uwkwhelah $1.15 Barley $1,00 • Oats 00e Butter 80e 10 370 4135 '800 to 8lo Live hogs $14 00 ONTARIO ST; Of•IURCII, On Sunday morning last a epe.eiai reception seev1Ce for young 11100 was held, when 15 young )neii were receiv- ed into membership. Next Sunday evening, there will ho -0 reception of young women. Next Sunday afternoon 111e Sunday School will have an open session, and Rev. J. A, Robinson, rector of St, Pant's, wits give an address. Special music. - - CLINTON 130Y COMING ON. • The name of Serge.' -'red G. Sin- man; iaman; a well-known Clinton boy, ap- pears 10 the London 'Times among 0 list of'many other -Canadian officers and 01011 whose naives have, been brought to the notice of the Secre- tary of State for War for valuable services rendered in connection with the war. ' 11EA'fli OF A, W. SLOAN. itir, A. W.. •Sloan, a well-'cnown oa11.. q.n ,Into passad hiezisia gldit3 home of his daughter, Mrs. -Wesley Walker of (,oclerich, 00 Tuesday of last Week at the age :of se, enty-Sour years. lir. efloun had been in Salt- ing health for some time and his death was not unexpected. LOVES DI'CAR 03.21) MAITLAND. "Londou, Ontario, Dear. Mr. Editor : Brough the - columns of your worthy paper I wish to thank the auttor for the beautiful little poem be has given us 'Ode to Sweet Maitland' it certainly found an echo hi my .heart. I, too, was born and reared 'within sight of its devious wiad,ings' in 0 clear old homestead 3iieugh which the riser ran and no other home has ever been quite so dear to me, My father was one of the very first settlers in the township of Hallett- and built saw and grist mills on the old river and sawed the lumber and ground the wheat into flour for the early sett- lers, he also sawed the lumber for some of the first Houses 'built in Clinton.—Another 'Native -horn'," A LOYAL CONGREGATION, St. David's Presbyterian church, Toronto, of whom an old Bruceiield boy, Rev, C. A. Mustard, son of &Ir,' Alex. Mustard, is pastor, has been doing a worthy share in the matter of recruiting. At the out- break of the war the Young .MTeu's Bible Class had a mentbersbip of thirty -night and thirty-nine young sten have already enlisted from it, D. W. ItfeGregor, by,, the way, anoth- er Brucefield boy, who was a teach- er of a class of boys, hes gone ov- erseas with th? Engineers. The fath- ers of flve of his seven boys are ov- erseas and two brothers of a sixth scholar, Rev. i1Ir. Mustard and Mr. McGregor. are both honor graduates of the Clinton Collegiate, A BOLD THIEF, On Fridayevening, last a bold thief entered the residence of Mr. A. Can- telon, Huron street, and extracted two ten dollar bills from Mrs. (, an- tclon's hand bag which was on the sideboard in the dining room. 'tits. Cantelon was sitting reading the ev- ening paper in another room 'and heard a step in the front hall and someone enter the dining room but thinking it was some member hi the family paid no attention. Presnibly she heard retreating footsteps and going to investigate found the front door open. Her cousin, Miss Mc- Gregor, a C.E.I. student, who was upstairs, also, heard the person con big in and going out again, It was a pretty bold' thing to' do but who- ever it •was he got away with, his booty. - FORMER RESIDENT CALLED, On Friday last there passed away in Loudon a native of Clinton in the person of Mrs, Russel Read, The deceased lady was a. daughter of the late William Rattenhury, Otto of the earliest settlers . herr, and herh•ehildbool and most of her wo- ntaellnod was spent in Clinton. For smile years now, hemmer, she has resided in London with her dttuglt- ter, Mrs, J, Callander, and for the past ton, years has been somewhat of an invalid, suffering front paraly- sis. ,She was seventy-three years of age. Mrs, Road is survived : I g ' three three daughters sans ah d t -mfrs. J. Callander, London ; mfrs, J. 13, Spen- cer, Ottawa, ; Mrs, A. V. Lepper, Niagara Falls, N.Y. ; 3. F. Read, Montreal ;. IJ, R. Read, Calumet, Mich„ and II. W. Read, Vancouver, 13. C. Another son, Isaac, died a few years ago in 'Montreal, and the late Mrs; W, Harland was a daugh- ter. The remains were brought t0 Clin- ton Lin- ton, for interment, the funeral tak- ing' place from the residence of '1)r, Shaw on Tuesday foreneon, The Ser- vices 'were conducted by Rev, v, A, and the pallbearers c o •nson were : Rbt J, Copp, hs J, Morrish, II..1, Herr Col, Rance, A. J. Holloway and 3- A, rest{, Mrs, Callander, bars, $peiteer and 'A. if and II, R. Read aecompan{od the tenttins, • istossrs, W. and Clifford T-tarlarid of Cluclph also eame to for the funeral, LITTLI3 LOCALS, Mr:..A. J. 'Holloway has got( 111)0- self 'a now, typewriter and bids , Jair to become an expert typist. A number ol; people from Clinton took in the boo social given by the Orangemen at Cole's elair1,h 00 p'ri., day evening last, CAPT. I'AIRFULL' WILL SPEAK., The W.C,'i',U. will meet in Wesley eiwrci S, S. room this evening, (Thursday) at eight o'clock when Capt, J. K, •halrfuli will give an address on the work of the Y.,M,C,A, among the soldier boys. Everyone will be made welcome at this gather - ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED: Mr. and Mrs, P.' L: Campbell of Mount Iirydges, Ont,, anaattnee the engagement of their eldest daaghtor, Kathryn Victoria, to Rev, Bartley W. Watts, only sou of the late Fred- eric W. Watts and Mrs, Watts, of Toronto, formerly of Clinton, the, marriage to take place at Easter, LEAVING CLINTON. It was with very deep regret that the fact became known a few clays ago that blr. H. 3d. Paull, account- ant unci acting manager of the local branch of Molsons Bank, hits receiv- ed instructions of his .transfer from Clutton to AI, instars. lir, 11. 11. Sharpe of Alvieston will .succeed Mr, Paull ea the local staff. Mr. Paull goes to Alvinsten as muna;;er . and Ms friends here congratul..tc bins upon his promotion but th:y nerer- theless' regret 1110cli the removal of Mr. and itrs, I'at.li from C lInteis, where they will be-gre'etiy missed in social, business and church etreles. OIWANIV,ED CLASS, Mrs. Ct. W. C'uninghamte and Miss D. Cantelon decided to atnaleanlate there 8. S. classes of young, girls and one evening lest week met at the home of the former to otgaren. The young ladies did net go empty- handed, they tools along with them the wherewithal to spread a dainty and substantial least, which was en- joyed to the full before the business of organization Was. carried out. During the course of the' evening the girls, who never fail to retnem':er her natal silly, presented firs. C. ning- hame with a handsome umbrella as a birthday gift. Tliis class of girls will be known as "'the Wesley'aus," A. LAUGH ON J. R; The outer day a Clinton •business, man called ng, the ticket office of J, Ransford and Son and asked Mr, liausford about the train connections between Berlin and Toronto. "I know of no town or city in Can- ada by the name of Berlin," replied Mr, R. in the severest tone. "00, excuse me," said the other, "0f course 1 mean Kitchener," So the genial G. 1'. R. man gave all neces- sary information: regarding trains, etc,. and after some little discussion asked ; "And when are you going to Berlin 1" '1'o which came the ready answer, "I am nob going to Berlin but to Kitchener." Then the laugh was on J', R. WEDDED, AND AWAY. A very quiet wedding tools ;,dace at St, Paul's rectory on Thursday, ev- ening last when Miss Mary Mein - tyre and Mr. Frani Sloman were united in the holy bonds of matri- mony. The young couple were at- tended by Miss Alice Sloman, niece 01 the green, and bit. Will McIn- tyre, brother of the bride. The bride wore her travelling dress of dark green cloth with a becoming black hat, The Rev. J. A. Robinson per- formed the ceremony. The bride was the 1 recipient of many handsome and useful • gifts, showing the high esteem in which site pis held. She was a popular young lady and will be greatly mis- sed among the workers of St, Paul's ehurtla- and all who knew her. Mr, hind Mrs. Sloman left. Tuesday" morning for their home • in ,Hazen-. more, 'Sask., followed by the good wishes of a large circle of friends, CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY, The following from the St. Ca- tharines. Daily Standard, refers to a lady 'who 11011 for 111615 a well-known resident of -Clinton : ,- .. "Mrs, lir, Holmes of 'Phomas St: minimated her 83rd birthday on Mon- day. The mother of eleven children, nine living, she hael the pleasure of eight of them being with • her on this occasion, those from outside the cites being Robert, Toronto ; Howard B., Vancouver ; Mrs. (halt, Clin- ton ; Mrs, Farr, late of Oshawa ; the only absentee being Mrs, Ernst - eon, Winnipeg, Mrs. 'Holmes has twenty-flve grand,. children (two. overseas) and tett great grandchildren. ITer eldest clan- ghtet died some years ago as ' the a result of a railroad col 'dent and a SO4 died four years ago,,these being the only deaths among the children in sixty -eye years. Mrs, Holmes first became 0 resident of St. Catharines fn 1851, but after an abseneo of some years retunedunoin 18 88 and has re- sided here ever einem She le t C last survive* Member of the older braltelres of the 'Holmes family, fa- ihillar to old residents of St. Catlt- arines and iter friends will be plene- cd to know that sale' envoys geed health end itae overy precise.t of roily years of aetfvify yet." THE HOME • PAPER LITTLE LOCALS, The {girls' Auxiliary would like to have all the ladies' wito are knitting for them haiul In their sec'cs lay April second, in time for the shower for the "Hurons," W1$i-li:S TO THitNK YOU. Mrs, Aanio Beacon, who {s nose recovering nicely irons a serious ill noes wishes to express her - sincere hanks to the neighbors and friends for . the , kindness shown to her der i u g diet ness. She appreciates the friendship thus exhibited which did much to lighten the burden of her suffering. ST. PATRICK'S S'UPO'b:R, '.the ladies of St. Joseph's eotlgre- gatiou put on ad excellent supper in their lecture room on Monday ev- ening, This was their annual St. Patrick supper, the tables were prettily decorated in honor of the occasion, and the waiters also "wore the green." The supper Itself was first class, well cooked, well served and abundant, it was also well pa- tronized, the ladies realizing quite a sum from the proceeds. SICId THE PICTURES. nMunitionsoard has c a ii - The Intl t1 1 had a film prepared to illustrate what has actually been accomelisit- ed. by the Munitions plants in 'Can- asta by the empi .yment c f women workers. These films show the wom- en at work on the; variors opera- tions in shell and- fuse making and, it he most interesting and instruc-. User, These films svill Le shown in the Princess theatre, ( 11111 )11, on Monday and Tuesday evenings of next week uuui will prove a guod oppor- tunity for anyone interested and the public generally to see what women are 'doing along this line. The films are being Supplied free and the lo- cal manager is making a charge of but two and flee cents• to corer the ac- tual cost of putting them on, 'People You Know Mrs. 11. f3. 'Chant Is in St. C'ather- iues this week visiting her moth- er, lir. Frank Sloman and his bride loft 'Tuesday morning for their ilozne at Iiazenmure,.Sas1r, Miss Muriel Washington of Auburn is spending a few wee.s at Woodlands Farm, the home of her uncle, Mr. T. R. Jenkins, Miss Graham, who has been spend- ing tho winter out of town, re- turned last week and will resume her classes in painting. Mr. W, Harland amid his son, Mr. Clifford Harland, of Guelph were here this week attending the fun- eral of the late Mrs, R. Read. MIss Kate Scott, who has been nursing in New York City for the past two or three years but who has been holidaying at her bene here glace last autumn, has been ac- cepted as a nursing -sister .end ex- pects to go over very shortly. She was in London all Tuesday signing the necessary papers and receiv;ng instructions and left this morning for Montreal where she is required to report tomorrow. 1Ir. R. II. Read of Calumet, Mich., was in town for a coo 110 of days I the beginning of the week, having come over to attend the funeral of his another, who died in London on Friday last and who was interred in Clinton conteterq on Tuesday. itfr. Read has been. aw.-y' from Clinton for tw=enty years but he has not by any means forgotten the old town and he has been a con- stant 'reader of Tile News -Record, which he says keeps him in touch with happenings here. 3rucefeld. Rev. I, Hall Woods and Mrs. Woods were called to London last week owing to the serious illness of the former's father, We regret to report that Mr. Wm. Scott is not recover;ng Lie health as fast as his many friends could wish. '1'11e committee of the Red Cross merle a sltipineut of 110 pairs of socks Coad forty suits of pyjamas to the headquarters et London recently. Mrs. Somers of Blyth is the guest of her sister, Mrs. James Cirainger, Mrs. fliggart of Prince Rupert, who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Thos, Simpson, has gone to faun - to. Mrs, honer, who has been very ill, is tecovering slowly. Miss Gianteid spent Saturday in London. The managers and session of the Presbyterian church last week pre- sented Mr. Wm, Scott with a hand- some Morris chair in recognition of e • io:e es treasurer h his s avzC s of the bttileling fund while the church , Wee being erected, Nur. and Mrs, Hugh .McDougall of Tiverton, who came down to attend the funeral of the letter's uncle, the late James5 Grainger, returned home 1 sl 011 Tuesday. (say. Mrs. W. 11. Itattetthury has retie -n- ett "from a very pleeeapt six seeks' visit with 'l'oronts end 11tnnilteu !Heeds, A branch of the Moluoiis Ilauk lues ben opened here with Mr. Ilielden of St. ltaryra in ritarg;c. A Soldier Vieltne. H. Rai Cantelon \7'110 spent several months in the tI`euchcs in Frame and who Ives tn- vaifded bonne 50010 weeks age and hue lneu ill 'IL ,onvalesceul, hospital 11, Ouebeu 1 anvineo 5111ce, returned yrs- terd y etc nir.g and will spvud a fort- night at his home u1 teem, Ray went with the le Vilify Corps from Out West to reinfo c e the Priueese hetn and is the first ('1111100 buy to 'return who 1,a, liven in Zhu fishes line kilagteld. Mrs, elat.son of Hamilton is visiting her In other, Mr. Wm. Evans, 1, the village. Mr. d .nt the c i r to 1p th t t F 1 nuualcntit otinx of 111e Orange Grcuid f,ncle at Stratf2W,1 fast week ilia. (derides o1 13: Igrw.• i, the guest ofher•sister, :131..+.Jasries Pet gluon, at eseut ilr. A. 8. Alitchell of llnt•on t!nllea(•, Lonclnn, neeunied the pnipit ul Trinity (lb arch On Sunday twoniug last Meuse% CJhaeles Parker, Thos. Bailey 1tyu1 Fred Baker WON' jurors from thin village nL the Ilag;h Cleurt ht. Godariclt last weelc A Whirlwind Campaign That the Clinton people are really interested in Y.el.0,A. work among the soldiers cannot be doubted when yon consider the splendid crowd which filled the town hall yesterday evening to lhpar Oapt. McNab, who has been right up to the front line trenches with the Canadians in France, and (lapt. ,J. K. Fairfull, who bad plenty. of good swords to say about the work of the Y.el.0.A. in the camps in England. Listening to Capt, eloNab one comes to the conclusion that the Y.AI. C.A, is doing a work and filling a place which otherwise would be left undone and unfilled, to the -Very great disad- vantage of one soldier boys. "Yon give generously to the Red Cross," remarked Capt. McNab, "and rightly so, The Red Cross is doinga splendid work, but while many of the boys, happily, never need the ministrations or the Red Cross every hoy who crose- es the seas needs the ministrations n£ the Y,11..O.A., and it also needs your su port." Lack of space prevents The News - Record giving a fuller report of the meeting last -night but nearly every- one was present and heard the speeches, anyway. ' After the meeting the committee met and arranged for a whirlwind. campaign to raise money for the work of the Y.M.O.A., the eompaign. to close Monday evening next. Col- lectors have been appninted for the different wards and will cull on every- one. Be ready with es good a con- tribution as you can afford and hand it over with a Godspeed, It will help your boy or somebody's boy in a day when Kele is needed. Let Clinton's contribution be ono worthy of the spirit of its people, AIx. 0, D. MOTaggart has been ap- pointed treasurer of the local commit- tee in place of .Mr. 13. E. Paull, who is leaving town, Geode ric h Township Miss :Annie Cooper of W'ingham is home spending a short vacation. The Young Ladies' Patriotic Socie- ty will meet next week at the hotno of Ailss T. Mudie. The box social given by the mem- bers of L.O.L. No. 300 in Cole's church on Friday evening last was a One success, Though the roads were not 10, good condition a very good attendance was present and all en- joyed themselves. The program con- sisted of a play entitled, "The Breach of Promise C,,ase,"'which was put on by the young people of the Goshen Line, Stanley, who very; kindly came over and presented it. It was a bright little plays, .111 which eighteen young people tools part and was very well acted, indeed. In ad- dition there were a number of drills, songs, etq,, and the whole pragraun• alas 1105011 enjoyed. Rev, W,'B, Mout, ton of Clinton occupied the' chair and did it very acceptably. After the program Mr. George 13, IOhIiott axe' Honed off the boxes wltieh bad been Providedbythe Iadies and their contents were match enjoyed else by those present. Altogether elm even. Ing was most stmeessful, The pro- ceeds antoxtited to about eighty (1011ars. The members of No, 80fi are he etiatln f theu Y or 1 rebase of Colekg g gi C it` meeting t h tt i g hal , their old hall, east of the church, being Met. ty nearly worn oat, The deal has not been pact through yet but it is expected that it will be etc long. This will make aft excellent hall for the 'brethren anis they ate to be con- gratulated upon their len:chase,