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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1917-08-16, Page 1he Clinton NQws, 200 —38th Year CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 16rh, 1917 THE HOME PAPER • • kliseblearefMesettedreoT=HovvOurMailing heet does ours read? ,9iegina Watched cod gime �leep� me Simplicity in construction combined with a skill in man- ufacture, which isthe inheli- tance of generations, make, REGINA. WATCHES good tinge -keepers, and conse- quently comfortable watches to carry. Their efficiency is assured by a guarantee which enables theowner to have • any constructional defect remedied free of charge by the nearest agent in any part of the world. They are not made in grades which cannot be fully guar- anteed. Sole Agent for Clinton Ye1iqar The Royal Bank OF CANADA. Incorporated 1869. Capital Authorized $25,000,000 Capital Paid-up 12,900,000 Reserve and Undivided Profits 14,300,000 Total Assets , -270,000,000 400 Branches, With world wide connection. Interest allowed on Savings Deposits, General Banking business transacted. R. E. MANNING, Manager - Clinton Branch READY-TO-WEAR CLOTHING 2 he Morrish Clothing Co. ORDERED CLOTHING HALF PRICE Commencing Saturday, the 18th, your' choice of any Y Fine Straw Hat in the Store at Half Price. THE OHRISH CLOTFHNC CO Agent C. P. R. Phone 1 6' for Sunday or night calls. THEY THANK • OU. Mrs. John Bean and Mr, find Mrs. Oliver Jervis desire to express their sincere appreciation of the le I hies and sympatlly shoWn thein in their sad bereavement. THE NEW MANAGER, ]Sir. H, Pollock of Montreal sue- coeds Mr: Wfilis as office manager at the Doherty Pianos, Limited, and is now a citizen of town, .As soon as a' suitable residence can be procured lie will mope his fainile to Clinton, A SON WOUNDED. Mr. T. J. Maaaghan received word from Ottawa the other day that his son, Pte, W. E. Managhaai, had been admitted to 'an hospital suffering from a gunshot wound in the left shoulder, No further particulars are to' hand but it is hoped the wound may not be a serious one, BOWLING ON TILE GREEN'. Four rinks went down to Seaforth on Monday to compete in a series of Scotch doubles : W. Grant and J. Miller, who won first prize in the second event ; H, Shaw and 13. Rance ; J. Wiseman and W. Jackson and F. Pennabaker' and B. Hovey. Four rinks from Sealorth and one from London played in Clinton yes- terday afternoon and evening, Lon- don being two points up at the end of the da}. and Clinton ten. We have not . time this morning to give the full score. HOW ABOUT CLINTON7 "Tho nuestion of help among the farmers of this vicinity is very serious and it was thought this would not be the case, considering the loud prom- ises made by the several boards of trade in the surrounding towns earl- ier in the season. The lure of the river and lake resorts and pleasant automobile drives, however, seems to have drowned the conscience of those who promised to do so much to aid in taking care of the season's har- vest." The above appeared in Monday's Pa Essex headline, but Pers under an the latter might have been that of any town in the country. It was so easy early last spring for townsmen to meet in cosy halls, talk niece and pass resolutions about going out to help the farriers a few months lat- er. The dispatch from Essex tells what happened. "What a difference a few hours (months) makes."—Ridge- town Dominion, SAD DROWNING ACCIDENT, +A sad drowning accident occurred in Ilullett township on Saturday af- ternoon when Dorcas Churchill, wife of Mr. Herbert Govier, lost her life in attempting to save that of the little daughter of Mr. Matthew Lock- hart of neaar Auburn, who was visit- ing her. For some years past it had been the custom of the Lockhart and (lov- ier families and that of the Rev.' Mr. Lain,;, who until a couple of weeks ago was the pastor of the Auburn Presbyterian church, to have an annual picnic on the fiats Of a creek which runs through the Govier ihrm. This picnic had been planned for Monday and the two little Govier girls had come down on Saturday to spend the week -end with the Govior's, the rest of the family to follow on Monday. During the afternoon Mrs, Govier took the two little visitors and her own two little ones, Carl and Laura, aged respectively about seven and five, over to the creek for a paddle. All the children had been having a good time in the water and Mrs. Govier had suggested that they come out as it was time to go home when the older of the Lockhart girls said : "Just one more dip," and venturing too near a deep place which they had been avoiding, was soon beyond her depth. Mrs: Govier, seeing the child in difficulty, sprang in to assist her but being tillable to swim and the hole •being, about twelve feet deep, she was unable to save either herself or the child, Lit- tle Carl Govier ran home to his grandmother and gave the alarm and the husband of the dead woman and e neighbor were quickly on ti)e scene but it was some time before the bod- ies were brought to the surface. The tragic affair has shocked the whole community and it is felt that Mrs. Govier gave her ow11 life in the Vain ,.attompt to save) that of the child who was temporarily in her care. The deceased was a (laughter of Mr. Benjamin Churchill of ` Dorman, 13,C., and is survived -besides by her. ]husband, two little' children and by five sisters and four brother,:: Mrs; D, Livermore,. Clinton ; Mes. Bailey, Toronto ; Mrs, 'Harrison, Misses Mamie and Luella . Churchill and Randolph Churchill, Detroit; Frank and John Churchill, British Columbia and Thomas Churchill, Clinton, ,,:J'he Cnneral took place on Monday afternooih to Ball's . cemetery. The, impressive „services at house and graveside wore conducted byRev, Mr. Laing, Rev, J. Abery_and Rev. Mr. hoes, The pallbearers . were.: John J. and Willitim gooier, Harold Sprung, Albert Lovett, Wesley Vett- den and 'Amos Ball. Much sympatlly is felt foe the ber- eaved, ones in their sudden mod ttfles- Petted sorrow, THE LOCAL MARKET, Wheat $2,00, Barley $1.00, Oats 70c. Butter 340, Eggs 88e to 39c, Live !Hogs $119'50. A 'FLANK -YOU PARAGBAPII. Miss Sldmings of "Stanley Cot- tage," Stanley street,, Goderich, who recently spent nearly five mopths in Alexandra hospital at the result of a fall, Wishes through The News' -Record to express' her thanlca to Miss Kerr for flowers sent her while in the hospital and also to a number of young ladies of Clinton who sent messages of sympathy, and to Mr, George Gould for a , gift of maple syrup. Miss Skimings' many friends. izn botli towns are glad to know that she is now recovering. LIT`I'Lle LOCALS. The Model school re -opens pn Mon- day for the fall term. Clinton Kitty Band plays at Lon- don Fair on Sept. 12th. The Kiltie Band goes to Winthrop on Friday evening to play 'at a gar- den party. Those wishing.to take Model school students for the autumn term are asked to hand in their names to Principal Bouck as soon as possible. The Ladies' Guild of St. Paul's church will hold their monthly tea at the home of. Mrs. Win. Jackson on Thursday afternoon of next week. 1VIATRICULATION RESULTS, The following students. of Clinloe Collegiate Institute have been suc- cessful in their examinations' for ;Matriculation : Honour and Scholarship Matricula- tion, including hactlty Entrance Part II,—Katherine MacGregor (Ed- ward Blake Scholarship in Modern Languages and Mathematics), Honour Matriculation—E. P. Scott, French I. ; .II. F. R. Shaw, Latin III., German I. ; Janet 13. Smith, Latin II. ; Gertrude Wallis, German III., Chena'istry III. Pass Junior _ Matriculation—Mary L. Chidle9', Llvira M. Churchill, Myr- tle H. Crich, Ella J. Grainger, El- inor I{emp, Alvin K. Leonard, Mar- jorie McMath, Ruth lercelatha- Mary A. McMurchie, Harvey F. Potter, Effie M. Stoltz, lona J. Stotlier_s, John Ross Taylor. In addition to the above list the following Have been granted Matricu- lation standing on the - recommenda- tion of the principal on account of term employment or enlistment :,r Eva Carter, Erskine Evans, Leslie Hanley, Ralph- Hawkins; Harold Kit- ty, HIelen Morrison, Stella Nelson, Eunice Reid, Harvey Stuart, Roy Thompson, Win, Townshend. AMONG 1'IIE CHURCHES. Rev, W. 'C. Anderson of St. Louis, 11o., has supplied the pulpit of Wil- lis church very acceptably for the past We Sundays. It is expected that- the Rev. J. E. Hogg will be home to occupy his own pulpit on Sunday next. 4. On Sunday morning Black Knight Preceptor). No, 161, with W. P. Mole of Seaforth and a good • representa- tion from the different lodges, attend- ed divine service in St. Paul's cline - ch. The preacher was the Rev. W. 13. Moulton, who took for his text the words : "Quit you like men ; be strong." The sermon was practical and inspiring. +se - Mr, Sauvage of Seaforth occupied the pulpit of Ontario street church on Sunday last, during the absence of the pastor. Next Sunday the Rev. D. McLeod of Montreal will be the preacher, The League had a most interesting meeting on Monday evening, the mis- sionary committee being in charge, when 'Miss Sybil Courtice gave a talk and exhibited' her curios from Japan. Pastor 111. 0. Eastman preached at both services in the Baptist church on Sunday. At the evening service Mr. Eastman tendered nis resigna- tion to the Congregation to takle ef- fect Sept. 160. . Since coming to Clinton to take charge of the congre- gation here and at Auburn he has decided to enter the ministry and leaves the end of September to be- gin a four-year course at McMaster University, Toronto. The members of both congregations are sorry to lose Me. F,astman and will also amiss Mrs. Eastman in many ways. Should they ever decide to return to Clin- ton they will find a heartywelcome, Rev. A, 13.' Jones preached at Moth services in Wesley church on Sunday, Mr. .J. E. .Doherty, the new leader was in his place but owing to the fact that the organist is on holidays a piano has had to, be used during the past few Sencla)13, At the even- ing service Mrs. tie la Penetiero satng very acceptably, "The Recessional," Nextc ]unclog ivIr. J. A. Irwin will h V0 charge of the services, On Monday evening the literary committee was in charge of the meet- ing, Miss Southcombe 1)10sided and Misses Mabe Marshall ate Daisy Nediger took part, The Missionaty eommittt:e will, he .111 eltaarge of next week's meeting, A FATI•IE1t ORAD, Mr. Arthur Clarkson was called to The Women's instiiute : will held Ori 1'a last week owing l 1 S nw 1 t the ill- n o l I t monthly Meeting � h h b its y lee ng at the one of Mrs, Dodd on Thursday et next week at three o'clock, A good pro- gram is being prepared. Mrs. 0, Helyer will give a paper and there Will be other interesting features ant the usual five cent tea. Visitors are Always welcome. 1ILRTS ON TEU'RSDAY. nese of his father, who died on Fri- day last. The remainswere taken to Toronto, the funeral taking . place from ]lis fate residence, 26 Olive Ave,, on Tuesday afternoon, PATRIOTIC NOTES. The Women's Patriotic Society held their Ynonthlp business nicotine last Friday and will not meet again until the second. Friday or September. Supplies can always be got, howev- er, from the different conveners, The .Society beg to acknowledge the following donations for July ; Miss E. Doan and pupils, Elm- wood school, Buffalo; N.Y..$10.00 Miss Wallace 5.00 SORRY TO SEE THEM GO. Prof. F. C. Bristowe, who has iso ably filled the position of organist of Willis church for tlie past five years, has resigned to accept a sim- ilar position in Knox church, Kin- cardine. Prof. Bristowe's resignation goes into effect in the course of a few weeks and the Family; will prob- ably leave town in the early autumn. The News -Record understands that Mrs. de la Penetiere has accepted, a position as soloist in the same church and that she and her little family will also remove to Kincar- dine. Clinton will be very ' sorry, indeed, to lose these two families from town. It will be a distinct loss to both its musical and social elr- cles, A GREAT IMPROVEMENT. There are those, even in this en- lightened day, who say that the press has no influence. As an instance of the "power of the press" however, here is an illustration. Last week The News -Record called attention- to the fact that Mary street, an impor- tant tiioroughfare on which reside five members of the town council, was badly in need of civic oversight. The News -Record goes out on Thurs- day afternoon and early Friday morn- io men were setwork on r gto . Ma p street and a state of neglect and disorder prevailing on portions of it was soon reduced to a state of order and neatness, thus harmonizing with the order and neatness which charac- terizes the property of the dwellers along that thoroughfare. Clinton is -generally conceeded to be one of the prettiest towns in Western Ontario ; travellers ,frevont- remark upon its natural beauty and the neatness and order with which the property owners keep their lawns and gardens. That is the reas- on that The News -Record and all loyal citizens dislike to see portions of it gettiug on a ragged and' un- kempt appearance. FUNERAL OF DR. A. BEAN. The funeral of the late Arthur Bean, 11.D., of Consecon, Ont., look place from the residence of 1es mother, Frederick street, on Sunday. afternoon. 1t will be remembered -that' Dr. Bean met a tragic death by fire when Ids residence was burned to the ground early on Wednesday morning last. The fire had made great head- way before the inmates of the heuse were awakened, Dr. Bean rusted out of the room t0 see if an exit Could be effected by the stairway an.I be- ing overcome by smoke perished in the lames. IIis wife, seeing that there was no other way, of escape, wrapped her babe about and lung it clear of the fire to the garden and then dropped herself, through the bursting flames, from the upstairs window to the ground. She was sev- erely burned and at time of writing it is not known whether she can re- cover. The babe was but slightly burned and will live. Mrs. Bean, mother of the uh.for- tuna'te man, and her son-in-law, lvir. 0. Jervis, of the Base Line, left for Conseeon on learning of the tragedy and on Saturday night returned with the remains, which- were interred in Clinton cemetery. on Sunday, ,,, The deceased young man was born here and educated in the Public school arid Collegiate Institute. For some years he taught school, for a -time un the west, then took a course at the Tbronto Medical school, grad- uating two and a half years ago. Ile started practise at Ilderton and two years ago this month was married to Kate, second daughter of Rev. J. 1;. Ford of Godcrich, formerly pastor of Wesley church, Clinton. Several months ago Dr. Bean disposed of his practise at Ilderton and moved to Conseeon, Prince Edward Po.mtS, where he was said to have a goo:]. prtise; Tlieacnews of the terrible tragedy has shocked the whale of the sur- rounding community and plunged two tamilios into bitter sorrow. The fmt- dral .on Shlnday afteri)oon was very largely attended, many being present from surrounding towns and from Merton, Iev. it. E. Jones,past or of Wesley church, who Came nip from Grand Bend on Saturday t0 be pres- ent, conducted„ the •ecr:vieo, assisted byRev. Dr, Rutledge of Pallbearers the totter pastor. The pallbearers twee Messrs, A: J. and L. Tyndall, N. W,-Trewartlta, T0. Clatworthy, R. Jenkins and J, W. Treleaven. Universit.)' of Toronto; PASSING OF FORMER RESIDENT. Word has been received in town ,this week of the death at Birdshill, Man,, of Mr. George C'hidley, a form- er, citizen of town. The deceased was a brother of the late Joseph Cbil- ley and for a number of years con- ducted a drug business liere. He will be remembered by many of the older citizens, IIURON CASUALTIES. The following Huron boys are nam- ed in the, casualty lists of the past week : Killed in action—Pte. J, 0. Strong, Housall. Wounded—Pte. W. le. Man.tghan, Clinton ; Lance -Corp. Clifford Wil- liems, Goderieh. Gassed -Pte. W. 13. Irvine, Goder- fch. ' TIIE SOCKS ARRIVED SAFPELY. Last week word was received from the Field Comfort's Commission, Sliorncliffe, England, that the box containing the "Sock shower for the 161st" had arrived there in good condition July 4th. The commission was forwarding them at 01100 to the 101st. „Although it took a couple of months for the socks to reach our boys it must be remember- ed that these were shipped free of charge so that if shipments were made regularly the boys would be amply supplied and hundreds of dol- lars would be saved that is spent in p'os-tags on parcels for individuals. 'J'WO PRESENTATIONS. A joint meeting of the Lciffi ee AIL IL and the Women's Missionary Soci,ety was held in the lecture room of the Ontario street church r h on Tuesday af- ternoon. It was something special in the way of a meeting as it was the last opportunity of the two societies, and many other members of the cone gregation to meet with two mem- bers, namely, Mrs. Annie Beacom anti Miss Sybil Courtice, The former, who has been a member of both or- ganizations and a very valued mem- ber of. the congregation, expects soon to leave to take up her abode in Toronto, and Miss Courtice leaves next week to return to resume her work in connection with the Method- ist mission Melfi in Japan. Duringithe afternoon Mrs. Courtice, on behalf of the ladies, presented Mrs. Beacon] with a handsome pearl brooch and Mrs. Kearns presented 1liss Courtice with a fountain pen and a writing portfolia. The recipi- ents each responded, warmly thank- ing their friends' for the handsome gifts and the kind words which ac- companied them and assured them that no matter how far away they might be they woul'd not forget the friends left behind in Ontario street church. The ladies afterwards served light refreshments' and a pleasant half hour was spent in social chat.. A CLEVER STUDENT. Miss Katie MacGregor, a student of the Clinton Collegiate Institute, has been successful in winning the -Edward Blake Scholarship In Modern Languages and Mathematics in Tor- onta University. Miss MacGregor passed her En- trance examination at eleven years of age. She was a pupil of "the Master" as Mr. Thos, Baird was called by his pupils of Stanley. She spent the next two years at home studying domestic science under her mother's tutelage. In Sept. 1012 she entered Clinton Collegiate Institute and at once showed her ability and leadership bout in study and in sports. She was always an active leader among her companions and was one of the best players in the basketball team which upheld the honour of the C. 0. I. in many hard fought games. The record of Miss MacGregor's scholastic achievements is one of ex- ceptional brilliancy, She passed her Lower School examination with 'Len- ore in 1914, her Middle School En- trance to Normal with honours, as well as Junior Matriculation, 111 1915. In the summer of 1016 she took Part ]', of the Faculty En- trance examination with honours and this year wrote on the Scholarship examination for Entrance to 'Toronto l?lniversity. 1 -le: success will entitle her to Part U. Faculty Entranne, be- sides winning for her a cash prize and free tuition at the university of the total value or $1.60. She will al- so qualify for titc first Carter Sclbel- arship for elle best stndeht.in the Comity of Huron, an adettfon II prize °Ill'Spirlffin'itiny friends will wish for Miss : MacGregor a continuation of her success in the University and there is no doubt but that tlae Vety thor- ough foundation in scholarship ls;icl in Clinton Collegiate Instituto Will enable her to mint lib ]ter lafsitiou. at the stead of the class lists in the MASS MEETING. On Friday, August 24th, at 3 pen., there will he a mass meeting in the town hall, whieh all women are urg- ed to attend, Pbis meeting is held at the request of the Food Conser- vation Executive and the Clinton delegates who attended the Peed Oonvelition in Toronto will give their' report. Literature or interest will he distributed, and the whole. afternoon's programmewill be both instructive and -profitable, Let every woman consider it a duty to come to this meeting and gather pointers and enthusiasm regarding the conser- vation of food and thus do her share in helping win tile war. DEATH OI' B YARD I-IILL. Mr. Byard Il111 passed away. on Monday morning after a somewhat lengthy illness in leis seventy-third year. - The deceased was born in Trafalgar township, Halton county. on January 19th, 1845, He Dame with his lam - Hp from Esquesing township to Clin- ton linton eleven years ago and for several years conducted a grocery business here but owing to railing health he gave utr business some few years. ago. Ile has been very ill ever since Jan- uary last. Mr. 1-Iill is survived by his widow and a family of three sons and one daughter : Pte. Edwin B. Hill of the 161st Overseas Battalion, Eng- land ; Fred J. Hill of Ottawa ; Al- bert A. I1i11 of Edmonton and Mrs. F. W. Andrews of Clinton, Both the sons now resident in Can- ada visited their father during the past couple of .months but of course the son in Englsnd has not been gide to come home, The late Mr, Hill was a quiet man, a good neighbor and had the respect of all who knew him, He was a member of Wesley church. The remains were taken to Glen Williams for interment, leaving by the first train this morning, the fun- eral a --take, place this afternoon from Georgetown station, Mrs. 11111, Mrs. Andrews and Rhai. A. Ie. Jones, pastor of Wesley church, accompanied the body. A PROVINC'E-WIDE MOVEMENT. As will be seen by an announcement in this issue of The News.Record ar- rangements have been made for the holding of a mass meeting of the women of town and surrounding vic- inity in the town hall en Friday af- ternoon of next week to discuss the subjects of the prevention of food waste and the ennouragement of thrift anti economy, as especially urg- ed by, Food Controller Hanna, This meeting lies been called at the suggestion of the Women's Auxiliary to the Organization of Resources Committee in a letter sent to the delegates who recently attended the province -wide convention of women in Toronto. Clinton sent three del- egates to this convention, one from the iV.P.S., one from the Y,L.P.A., and one from the Women's" Institute. The idea is to interest all women's societies of whatever sort, indeed, all women, in the important work of conserving food in every possible way and of preventing waste. Lady Hendrie, wife of the Lieuten- ant -Governor of Ontario, is hon. - chairman of this auxiliary and Lady Hearst and Mrs. N. W. Rowell are among the vice-chairmen. The women of this comanunity should turn out to this meeting and should endeavor to learn in what way they can best serve their coun- try. Surely the women of other countries are not more loyal or more capable than the women of Canada, DEATH OF AN OLD RESIDENT. Margaret MacKenzie, widow of the late Roderick MacLennan, died at her honkie on Kirk street on Friday morning last after a short illness, aged seventy-seven years. The deceased lady had -been a resident of Clinton fox about ,fifty years, her husband having been a loading business man in town up to his death several years ago, conduct- ing the grocery business now carried on by his son. She was a woman of much charm o5 50111111er and many; graces of diseosetioht and was .held h1 high esteem by all who knew her. Slie was a member of Willis church. Mrs. MacLennan is survived by a son and daughter, by a former mar- riage : Dr. Gibson, Surgeon of the 551)11 0.11.F., and Mrs. Maloney, both of Sault Ste, Marie, and two daugh- ters, Margaret and Ida, anchone son, George, of Clinton. She had been to failing health ter several months but, ' hart' been eonfhnecl to bad for 0hilp week previous to ,her death, Both Dr. Gibson and Mrs. Maloney visited their another dating he last illness. Ilia funeral took place an Sunday afternoon. Rev. C. W. Anderson, who wa sT p 1Snugn WillisVi cinreh u ' condt ctrl the serviceshome at O 5 e and graveside, The pallbearers were Messrs. J. Scott, W. T. O'Neil, J. Torrance, J. 13. Lindsay, 'W. Greet and D. Maelewan. The family have the sympathy of the community in the loss of a gored mother. A A A A A A 4 1 4 4 4 _.. •••••••••••• INCORPORATED 1855 •••• ;f ilBank iCapital H. and Reserve 98 Branches A General Banking Circular Lt tte.rs Money Savings Bank Interest allowed nt R. Shan p, Acting Manager, in Business Department. highest . _�_ B $8,800,000 Canada. Transacted., of Credit Orders. current rare. Clinton Branch . ;: READY-TO-WEAR CLOTHING 2 he Morrish Clothing Co. ORDERED CLOTHING HALF PRICE Commencing Saturday, the 18th, your' choice of any Y Fine Straw Hat in the Store at Half Price. THE OHRISH CLOTFHNC CO Agent C. P. R. Phone 1 6' for Sunday or night calls. THEY THANK • OU. Mrs. John Bean and Mr, find Mrs. Oliver Jervis desire to express their sincere appreciation of the le I hies and sympatlly shoWn thein in their sad bereavement. THE NEW MANAGER, ]Sir. H, Pollock of Montreal sue- coeds Mr: Wfilis as office manager at the Doherty Pianos, Limited, and is now a citizen of town, .As soon as a' suitable residence can be procured lie will mope his fainile to Clinton, A SON WOUNDED. Mr. T. J. Maaaghan received word from Ottawa the other day that his son, Pte, W. E. Managhaai, had been admitted to 'an hospital suffering from a gunshot wound in the left shoulder, No further particulars are to' hand but it is hoped the wound may not be a serious one, BOWLING ON TILE GREEN'. Four rinks went down to Seaforth on Monday to compete in a series of Scotch doubles : W. Grant and J. Miller, who won first prize in the second event ; H, Shaw and 13. Rance ; J. Wiseman and W. Jackson and F. Pennabaker' and B. Hovey. Four rinks from Sealorth and one from London played in Clinton yes- terday afternoon and evening, Lon- don being two points up at the end of the da}. and Clinton ten. We have not . time this morning to give the full score. HOW ABOUT CLINTON7 "Tho nuestion of help among the farmers of this vicinity is very serious and it was thought this would not be the case, considering the loud prom- ises made by the several boards of trade in the surrounding towns earl- ier in the season. The lure of the river and lake resorts and pleasant automobile drives, however, seems to have drowned the conscience of those who promised to do so much to aid in taking care of the season's har- vest." The above appeared in Monday's Pa Essex headline, but Pers under an the latter might have been that of any town in the country. It was so easy early last spring for townsmen to meet in cosy halls, talk niece and pass resolutions about going out to help the farriers a few months lat- er. The dispatch from Essex tells what happened. "What a difference a few hours (months) makes."—Ridge- town Dominion, SAD DROWNING ACCIDENT, +A sad drowning accident occurred in Ilullett township on Saturday af- ternoon when Dorcas Churchill, wife of Mr. Herbert Govier, lost her life in attempting to save that of the little daughter of Mr. Matthew Lock- hart of neaar Auburn, who was visit- ing her. For some years past it had been the custom of the Lockhart and (lov- ier families and that of the Rev.' Mr. Lain,;, who until a couple of weeks ago was the pastor of the Auburn Presbyterian church, to have an annual picnic on the fiats Of a creek which runs through the Govier ihrm. This picnic had been planned for Monday and the two little Govier girls had come down on Saturday to spend the week -end with the Govior's, the rest of the family to follow on Monday. During the afternoon Mrs, Govier took the two little visitors and her own two little ones, Carl and Laura, aged respectively about seven and five, over to the creek for a paddle. All the children had been having a good time in the water and Mrs. Govier had suggested that they come out as it was time to go home when the older of the Lockhart girls said : "Just one more dip," and venturing too near a deep place which they had been avoiding, was soon beyond her depth. Mrs: Govier, seeing the child in difficulty, sprang in to assist her but being tillable to swim and the hole •being, about twelve feet deep, she was unable to save either herself or the child, Lit- tle Carl Govier ran home to his grandmother and gave the alarm and the husband of the dead woman and e neighbor were quickly on ti)e scene but it was some time before the bod- ies were brought to the surface. The tragic affair has shocked the whole community and it is felt that Mrs. Govier gave her ow11 life in the Vain ,.attompt to save) that of the child who was temporarily in her care. The deceased was a (laughter of Mr. Benjamin Churchill of ` Dorman, 13,C., and is survived -besides by her. ]husband, two little' children and by five sisters and four brother,:: Mrs; D, Livermore,. Clinton ; Mes. Bailey, Toronto ; Mrs, 'Harrison, Misses Mamie and Luella . Churchill and Randolph Churchill, Detroit; Frank and John Churchill, British Columbia and Thomas Churchill, Clinton, ,,:J'he Cnneral took place on Monday afternooih to Ball's . cemetery. The, impressive „services at house and graveside wore conducted byRev, Mr. Laing, Rev, J. Abery_and Rev. Mr. hoes, The pallbearers . were.: John J. and Willitim gooier, Harold Sprung, Albert Lovett, Wesley Vett- den and 'Amos Ball. Much sympatlly is felt foe the ber- eaved, ones in their sudden mod ttfles- Petted sorrow, THE LOCAL MARKET, Wheat $2,00, Barley $1.00, Oats 70c. Butter 340, Eggs 88e to 39c, Live !Hogs $119'50. A 'FLANK -YOU PARAGBAPII. Miss Sldmings of "Stanley Cot- tage," Stanley street,, Goderich, who recently spent nearly five mopths in Alexandra hospital at the result of a fall, Wishes through The News' -Record to express' her thanlca to Miss Kerr for flowers sent her while in the hospital and also to a number of young ladies of Clinton who sent messages of sympathy, and to Mr, George Gould for a , gift of maple syrup. Miss Skimings' many friends. izn botli towns are glad to know that she is now recovering. LIT`I'Lle LOCALS. The Model school re -opens pn Mon- day for the fall term. Clinton Kitty Band plays at Lon- don Fair on Sept. 12th. The Kiltie Band goes to Winthrop on Friday evening to play 'at a gar- den party. Those wishing.to take Model school students for the autumn term are asked to hand in their names to Principal Bouck as soon as possible. The Ladies' Guild of St. Paul's church will hold their monthly tea at the home of. Mrs. Win. Jackson on Thursday afternoon of next week. 1VIATRICULATION RESULTS, The following students. of Clinloe Collegiate Institute have been suc- cessful in their examinations' for ;Matriculation : Honour and Scholarship Matricula- tion, including hactlty Entrance Part II,—Katherine MacGregor (Ed- ward Blake Scholarship in Modern Languages and Mathematics), Honour Matriculation—E. P. Scott, French I. ; .II. F. R. Shaw, Latin III., German I. ; Janet 13. Smith, Latin II. ; Gertrude Wallis, German III., Chena'istry III. Pass Junior _ Matriculation—Mary L. Chidle9', Llvira M. Churchill, Myr- tle H. Crich, Ella J. Grainger, El- inor I{emp, Alvin K. Leonard, Mar- jorie McMath, Ruth lercelatha- Mary A. McMurchie, Harvey F. Potter, Effie M. Stoltz, lona J. Stotlier_s, John Ross Taylor. In addition to the above list the following Have been granted Matricu- lation standing on the - recommenda- tion of the principal on account of term employment or enlistment :,r Eva Carter, Erskine Evans, Leslie Hanley, Ralph- Hawkins; Harold Kit- ty, HIelen Morrison, Stella Nelson, Eunice Reid, Harvey Stuart, Roy Thompson, Win, Townshend. AMONG 1'IIE CHURCHES. Rev, W. 'C. Anderson of St. Louis, 11o., has supplied the pulpit of Wil- lis church very acceptably for the past We Sundays. It is expected that- the Rev. J. E. Hogg will be home to occupy his own pulpit on Sunday next. 4. On Sunday morning Black Knight Preceptor). No, 161, with W. P. Mole of Seaforth and a good • representa- tion from the different lodges, attend- ed divine service in St. Paul's cline - ch. The preacher was the Rev. W. 13. Moulton, who took for his text the words : "Quit you like men ; be strong." The sermon was practical and inspiring. +se - Mr, Sauvage of Seaforth occupied the pulpit of Ontario street church on Sunday last, during the absence of the pastor. Next Sunday the Rev. D. McLeod of Montreal will be the preacher, The League had a most interesting meeting on Monday evening, the mis- sionary committee being in charge, when 'Miss Sybil Courtice gave a talk and exhibited' her curios from Japan. Pastor 111. 0. Eastman preached at both services in the Baptist church on Sunday. At the evening service Mr. Eastman tendered nis resigna- tion to the Congregation to takle ef- fect Sept. 160. . Since coming to Clinton to take charge of the congre- gation here and at Auburn he has decided to enter the ministry and leaves the end of September to be- gin a four-year course at McMaster University, Toronto. The members of both congregations are sorry to lose Me. F,astman and will also amiss Mrs. Eastman in many ways. Should they ever decide to return to Clin- ton they will find a heartywelcome, Rev. A, 13.' Jones preached at Moth services in Wesley church on Sunday, Mr. .J. E. .Doherty, the new leader was in his place but owing to the fact that the organist is on holidays a piano has had to, be used during the past few Sencla)13, At the even- ing service Mrs. tie la Penetiero satng very acceptably, "The Recessional," Nextc ]unclog ivIr. J. A. Irwin will h V0 charge of the services, On Monday evening the literary committee was in charge of the meet- ing, Miss Southcombe 1)10sided and Misses Mabe Marshall ate Daisy Nediger took part, The Missionaty eommittt:e will, he .111 eltaarge of next week's meeting, A FATI•IE1t ORAD, Mr. Arthur Clarkson was called to The Women's instiiute : will held Ori 1'a last week owing l 1 S nw 1 t the ill- n o l I t monthly Meeting � h h b its y lee ng at the one of Mrs, Dodd on Thursday et next week at three o'clock, A good pro- gram is being prepared. Mrs. 0, Helyer will give a paper and there Will be other interesting features ant the usual five cent tea. Visitors are Always welcome. 1ILRTS ON TEU'RSDAY. nese of his father, who died on Fri- day last. The remainswere taken to Toronto, the funeral taking . place from ]lis fate residence, 26 Olive Ave,, on Tuesday afternoon, PATRIOTIC NOTES. The Women's Patriotic Society held their Ynonthlp business nicotine last Friday and will not meet again until the second. Friday or September. Supplies can always be got, howev- er, from the different conveners, The .Society beg to acknowledge the following donations for July ; Miss E. Doan and pupils, Elm- wood school, Buffalo; N.Y..$10.00 Miss Wallace 5.00 SORRY TO SEE THEM GO. Prof. F. C. Bristowe, who has iso ably filled the position of organist of Willis church for tlie past five years, has resigned to accept a sim- ilar position in Knox church, Kin- cardine. Prof. Bristowe's resignation goes into effect in the course of a few weeks and the Family; will prob- ably leave town in the early autumn. The News -Record understands that Mrs. de la Penetiere has accepted, a position as soloist in the same church and that she and her little family will also remove to Kincar- dine. Clinton will be very ' sorry, indeed, to lose these two families from town. It will be a distinct loss to both its musical and social elr- cles, A GREAT IMPROVEMENT. There are those, even in this en- lightened day, who say that the press has no influence. As an instance of the "power of the press" however, here is an illustration. Last week The News -Record called attention- to the fact that Mary street, an impor- tant tiioroughfare on which reside five members of the town council, was badly in need of civic oversight. The News -Record goes out on Thurs- day afternoon and early Friday morn- io men were setwork on r gto . Ma p street and a state of neglect and disorder prevailing on portions of it was soon reduced to a state of order and neatness, thus harmonizing with the order and neatness which charac- terizes the property of the dwellers along that thoroughfare. Clinton is -generally conceeded to be one of the prettiest towns in Western Ontario ; travellers ,frevont- remark upon its natural beauty and the neatness and order with which the property owners keep their lawns and gardens. That is the reas- on that The News -Record and all loyal citizens dislike to see portions of it gettiug on a ragged and' un- kempt appearance. FUNERAL OF DR. A. BEAN. The funeral of the late Arthur Bean, 11.D., of Consecon, Ont., look place from the residence of 1es mother, Frederick street, on Sunday. afternoon. 1t will be remembered -that' Dr. Bean met a tragic death by fire when Ids residence was burned to the ground early on Wednesday morning last. The fire had made great head- way before the inmates of the heuse were awakened, Dr. Bean rusted out of the room t0 see if an exit Could be effected by the stairway an.I be- ing overcome by smoke perished in the lames. IIis wife, seeing that there was no other way, of escape, wrapped her babe about and lung it clear of the fire to the garden and then dropped herself, through the bursting flames, from the upstairs window to the ground. She was sev- erely burned and at time of writing it is not known whether she can re- cover. The babe was but slightly burned and will live. Mrs. Bean, mother of the uh.for- tuna'te man, and her son-in-law, lvir. 0. Jervis, of the Base Line, left for Conseeon on learning of the tragedy and on Saturday night returned with the remains, which- were interred in Clinton cemetery. on Sunday, ,,, The deceased young man was born here and educated in the Public school arid Collegiate Institute. For some years he taught school, for a -time un the west, then took a course at the Tbronto Medical school, grad- uating two and a half years ago. Ile started practise at Ilderton and two years ago this month was married to Kate, second daughter of Rev. J. 1;. Ford of Godcrich, formerly pastor of Wesley church, Clinton. Several months ago Dr. Bean disposed of his practise at Ilderton and moved to Conseeon, Prince Edward Po.mtS, where he was said to have a goo:]. prtise; Tlieacnews of the terrible tragedy has shocked the whale of the sur- rounding community and plunged two tamilios into bitter sorrow. The fmt- dral .on Shlnday afteri)oon was very largely attended, many being present from surrounding towns and from Merton, Iev. it. E. Jones,past or of Wesley church, who Came nip from Grand Bend on Saturday t0 be pres- ent, conducted„ the •ecr:vieo, assisted byRev. Dr, Rutledge of Pallbearers the totter pastor. The pallbearers twee Messrs, A: J. and L. Tyndall, N. W,-Trewartlta, T0. Clatworthy, R. Jenkins and J, W. Treleaven. Universit.)' of Toronto; PASSING OF FORMER RESIDENT. Word has been received in town ,this week of the death at Birdshill, Man,, of Mr. George C'hidley, a form- er, citizen of town. The deceased was a brother of the late Joseph Cbil- ley and for a number of years con- ducted a drug business liere. He will be remembered by many of the older citizens, IIURON CASUALTIES. The following Huron boys are nam- ed in the, casualty lists of the past week : Killed in action—Pte. J, 0. Strong, Housall. Wounded—Pte. W. le. Man.tghan, Clinton ; Lance -Corp. Clifford Wil- liems, Goderieh. Gassed -Pte. W. 13. Irvine, Goder- fch. ' TIIE SOCKS ARRIVED SAFPELY. Last week word was received from the Field Comfort's Commission, Sliorncliffe, England, that the box containing the "Sock shower for the 161st" had arrived there in good condition July 4th. The commission was forwarding them at 01100 to the 101st. „Although it took a couple of months for the socks to reach our boys it must be remember- ed that these were shipped free of charge so that if shipments were made regularly the boys would be amply supplied and hundreds of dol- lars would be saved that is spent in p'os-tags on parcels for individuals. 'J'WO PRESENTATIONS. A joint meeting of the Lciffi ee AIL IL and the Women's Missionary Soci,ety was held in the lecture room of the Ontario street church r h on Tuesday af- ternoon. It was something special in the way of a meeting as it was the last opportunity of the two societies, and many other members of the cone gregation to meet with two mem- bers, namely, Mrs. Annie Beacom anti Miss Sybil Courtice, The former, who has been a member of both or- ganizations and a very valued mem- ber of. the congregation, expects soon to leave to take up her abode in Toronto, and Miss Courtice leaves next week to return to resume her work in connection with the Method- ist mission Melfi in Japan. Duringithe afternoon Mrs. Courtice, on behalf of the ladies, presented Mrs. Beacon] with a handsome pearl brooch and Mrs. Kearns presented 1liss Courtice with a fountain pen and a writing portfolia. The recipi- ents each responded, warmly thank- ing their friends' for the handsome gifts and the kind words which ac- companied them and assured them that no matter how far away they might be they woul'd not forget the friends left behind in Ontario street church. The ladies afterwards served light refreshments' and a pleasant half hour was spent in social chat.. A CLEVER STUDENT. Miss Katie MacGregor, a student of the Clinton Collegiate Institute, has been successful in winning the -Edward Blake Scholarship In Modern Languages and Mathematics in Tor- onta University. Miss MacGregor passed her En- trance examination at eleven years of age. She was a pupil of "the Master" as Mr. Thos, Baird was called by his pupils of Stanley. She spent the next two years at home studying domestic science under her mother's tutelage. In Sept. 1012 she entered Clinton Collegiate Institute and at once showed her ability and leadership bout in study and in sports. She was always an active leader among her companions and was one of the best players in the basketball team which upheld the honour of the C. 0. I. in many hard fought games. The record of Miss MacGregor's scholastic achievements is one of ex- ceptional brilliancy, She passed her Lower School examination with 'Len- ore in 1914, her Middle School En- trance to Normal with honours, as well as Junior Matriculation, 111 1915. In the summer of 1016 she took Part ]', of the Faculty En- trance examination with honours and this year wrote on the Scholarship examination for Entrance to 'Toronto l?lniversity. 1 -le: success will entitle her to Part U. Faculty Entranne, be- sides winning for her a cash prize and free tuition at the university of the total value or $1.60. She will al- so qualify for titc first Carter Sclbel- arship for elle best stndeht.in the Comity of Huron, an adettfon II prize °Ill'Spirlffin'itiny friends will wish for Miss : MacGregor a continuation of her success in the University and there is no doubt but that tlae Vety thor- ough foundation in scholarship ls;icl in Clinton Collegiate Instituto Will enable her to mint lib ]ter lafsitiou. at the stead of the class lists in the MASS MEETING. On Friday, August 24th, at 3 pen., there will he a mass meeting in the town hall, whieh all women are urg- ed to attend, Pbis meeting is held at the request of the Food Conser- vation Executive and the Clinton delegates who attended the Peed Oonvelition in Toronto will give their' report. Literature or interest will he distributed, and the whole. afternoon's programmewill be both instructive and -profitable, Let every woman consider it a duty to come to this meeting and gather pointers and enthusiasm regarding the conser- vation of food and thus do her share in helping win tile war. DEATH OI' B YARD I-IILL. Mr. Byard Il111 passed away. on Monday morning after a somewhat lengthy illness in leis seventy-third year. - The deceased was born in Trafalgar township, Halton county. on January 19th, 1845, He Dame with his lam - Hp from Esquesing township to Clin- ton linton eleven years ago and for several years conducted a grocery business here but owing to railing health he gave utr business some few years. ago. Ile has been very ill ever since Jan- uary last. Mr. 1-Iill is survived by his widow and a family of three sons and one daughter : Pte. Edwin B. Hill of the 161st Overseas Battalion, Eng- land ; Fred J. Hill of Ottawa ; Al- bert A. I1i11 of Edmonton and Mrs. F. W. Andrews of Clinton, Both the sons now resident in Can- ada visited their father during the past couple of .months but of course the son in Englsnd has not been gide to come home, The late Mr, Hill was a quiet man, a good neighbor and had the respect of all who knew him, He was a member of Wesley church. The remains were taken to Glen Williams for interment, leaving by the first train this morning, the fun- eral a --take, place this afternoon from Georgetown station, Mrs. 11111, Mrs. Andrews and Rhai. A. Ie. Jones, pastor of Wesley church, accompanied the body. A PROVINC'E-WIDE MOVEMENT. As will be seen by an announcement in this issue of The News.Record ar- rangements have been made for the holding of a mass meeting of the women of town and surrounding vic- inity in the town hall en Friday af- ternoon of next week to discuss the subjects of the prevention of food waste and the ennouragement of thrift anti economy, as especially urg- ed by, Food Controller Hanna, This meeting lies been called at the suggestion of the Women's Auxiliary to the Organization of Resources Committee in a letter sent to the delegates who recently attended the province -wide convention of women in Toronto. Clinton sent three del- egates to this convention, one from the iV.P.S., one from the Y,L.P.A., and one from the Women's" Institute. The idea is to interest all women's societies of whatever sort, indeed, all women, in the important work of conserving food in every possible way and of preventing waste. Lady Hendrie, wife of the Lieuten- ant -Governor of Ontario, is hon. - chairman of this auxiliary and Lady Hearst and Mrs. N. W. Rowell are among the vice-chairmen. The women of this comanunity should turn out to this meeting and should endeavor to learn in what way they can best serve their coun- try. Surely the women of other countries are not more loyal or more capable than the women of Canada, DEATH OF AN OLD RESIDENT. Margaret MacKenzie, widow of the late Roderick MacLennan, died at her honkie on Kirk street on Friday morning last after a short illness, aged seventy-seven years. The deceased lady had -been a resident of Clinton fox about ,fifty years, her husband having been a loading business man in town up to his death several years ago, conduct- ing the grocery business now carried on by his son. She was a woman of much charm o5 50111111er and many; graces of diseosetioht and was .held h1 high esteem by all who knew her. Slie was a member of Willis church. Mrs. MacLennan is survived by a son and daughter, by a former mar- riage : Dr. Gibson, Surgeon of the 551)11 0.11.F., and Mrs. Maloney, both of Sault Ste, Marie, and two daugh- ters, Margaret and Ida, anchone son, George, of Clinton. She had been to failing health ter several months but, ' hart' been eonfhnecl to bad for 0hilp week previous to ,her death, Both Dr. Gibson and Mrs. Maloney visited their another dating he last illness. Ilia funeral took place an Sunday afternoon. Rev. C. W. Anderson, who wa sT p 1Snugn WillisVi cinreh u ' condt ctrl the serviceshome at O 5 e and graveside, The pallbearers were Messrs. J. Scott, W. T. O'Neil, J. Torrance, J. 13. Lindsay, 'W. Greet and D. Maelewan. The family have the sympathy of the community in the loss of a gored mother. A A A A A A 4 1 4 4 4