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CLINTON, 'ONTARIO; THURSDAY, AUGUST I7th, MI
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THE HOME PAPER
When we hand your watch to you, after it has
keen repaired by us, we believe there is a sense of mu-
tual satisfaction between as, that the ?bori4 has been
done well, as 7bell as s/i lied 'Oor4men bnonv how.
`That is our aim, satisfaction, not .alone in a
watch bought from us but in watch work entrusted
to us, a trial solicited.
W. »*.. .Y(etlqar
jeweler and Optician
Clinton.
The ,
OF CANADA. '.
INCORPORATED 1869.
Capital Paid Up - S6;2oo,000:
Reserve and Undivided Profits - $7,200,000.
Total Assets - - - $16o,000,000.
HEAD OFICE, MONTREAL.
190 Branches and Correspondents throughout•the World...
INTEREST ALLOWED ON DEPOSITS.
R. E. MANNING, Manager = Clinton Branch.
11111111,
The MOLSONS . BANK
INCORPORATED 1855 •
Capital Paid up $4,000,000 Rest Fund - $4,400,000
Has 78 Branches In. Canada'
and Agents and Correspondents in all the principal cities
in the world.
A GENERAL .BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED:.
SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT
AT ALL BRANCHES. .'
Interest allowed at Highest 'Current Rate. •
Clinton Branch - C. E. Dowding,. Manager
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THE WOMEN'S INSTITUTE.
The regular monthly, meeting of the
Women's Institute will he .held at the
home = of Mrs. Chambers on Tours
'day afternoon air three o'clock. A
good atiteduance is requested. .,
ABOUT WATERWORKS.
To have half the (canes ie town
connected with the waterwoos sys-
tem before the close of the season
is the goal of the department for
this year and it looks as though this
may, be accomplished, as they now
only lack about 25 applicatons of
the necessary 300. There are a nuin-
ber of householders who intend to
use the town water in 'Phe neaa
future ; why not make application a,
once ?
SPREAD OVER TWENTY YEARS.
The town council on Monday
even-
ing passed a bylaw for $3,500to
defray the cost of an addition to services *ill be entirely of males,
COMMITTEE ROOMS.
The headquarters ct the local C nn
servatives. is t'he rooin in the Royal
Bank block, formerly occupied by
the Y: Id. C. A.
The Liberals are located in the
store in th•e Searle block next
ifioare'smusic empoiCum.
THE LOCAL MARKET.
Wheat 80c.
Oats 28c to 30c.
Peas 68c to 7i4.
Butter 16e to 17c.
Eggs 17c to 18e.
Live Hogs $7.351.
ONT. STt CHURCH.
The pulpit of this church will he
occupied next Sunday by Rev. Mr.
McKelvey of Trowbridge who will
makes an exchange of pulpits with
Past s. Co ns.
o sri
The choir next Sunday .at boyo
the C. 0. I. Debentures to that a-
mount will 6e`' issued . and f►ayi cents
of $269,07 annually will in twenty
years wipe our both principal and
interest. Thine expenditure will so
increase tiie .efficiency of the 0. 1.
that the Governnient graut will
bulk moreand the ex'?enditure for
permanent improvements will not , be
SG, much felt as might at ffrst glance
be supposed.
THE NEW; ADDITION.
The 0.• 0. I. board mat on Mon-
day evening and appointed Major Mc-
Taggart, Postmaster Scott, Dr.
Thoanpscn and Principal Treleaven a
building committee to 'prepare the
plans, make otherpreparatory ar-
rangements, and suppervise the erec-
tion of the two-story brick addition
to the C. I. It will be built at' the
rear of the present science room, and
will run' east and west so that the
complete building will be in the form
of an H. The hoard is bound to have
the 0, C. L up-to-date in all re-
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e-•" specie.
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FIRST RECEPTION,.
Mrs. Russell E. Manning gave her
initial recepti_on,in her home on
Victoria street; Thursday "afternoon
fast, when, despite the sultrinen of
the weather and the summer • absences
from town, a large number attended
to extend their good wishes and a
welcome • to Cline5n. Mei). • Manning
was assisted .in receiving by her. • sis-
ter=in raw; Mrs. Arthur A. Fisher 'of
Denver, . Mrs; 'J. ' E. Cantelon, Met.
A. T. Cooper, and at the refreshment
table by her sister-in-law, Min
Wilbur. N. Manning ;and her niece, Misr
Gladys Manning of London. The
rooms wese .prettily. •decorated . with
ee palms and yelic,w garden. flowers.
Mrs: Manning will hereafte;e observe
Aw NEW r
FALL HA'
Ladies' Coat Sweaters
Men's "
Bog's cc
cc
ee
Men's 20th Century Shirts
cc
cc
es
cc
Rain Goats
Underwear
Semi -Regatta Shirts
Silk -lined Gloves
Hats, Etc.
Five Doz. Men's Negligee Shirts, made from sam-
ple ends. Sizes 14 to 17, with .75 and $1.00. Shirts.
to clear at 59c.
See Window Exbibt.
THS MORRIS'H CLOT KINS CO.
Huron's Largest Clothiers
"A Square Deal tor Every Mau"
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I
her regular "at home days, the
"first Thuw days.•'
WHAT INTERESTS THEM.
"The Westerners," remiarked Mr.
W. N. Manning of London, formerly
cif Clinton, who had just returned
from a business • trip extending over
several weeks through the western
provinces,. "are really interested in
t
nothin `but wheat
h a and real estate,
Before going out there," he contin-
ued, "I was led, to believe that the
west was almost in a state of , rev
•hellion with regard to , reciprocity,as
a matter of fact they are not both-
ering attout it4 • at all, The ' coining
elections are not exciting . theme in the
least and when they come around
thee will voter. Grit and Tory as they
have been in the habit . of doing, if
they, , take , the • ecouble to Vote at
•all. As I said% before, real estate is
about the only subject that arouses.
an enthusiasin."
WESLEY CHURQIi,'
On Sandell lnoitaing the ' Sunday
school and morning preaching service
tem conebineed, the pastor nieaching the
S. S. lessen for the day inst3ad of
preaching elle usual sermon. The in-
termediate glasses met in their :class
roomsas usua.. This . arrangement
will continue for the remaining two
Sundays of August). Service at el-
even a. m. and no S. S. sessicn in
the. afternoon. '
Inthe eveningthe pastor preached
an impressive wirnion to a good con-
gregation. Before the sermon Mrs.
Wm. Cantelon of Indian Head, who
was vi,):ting in: town, sang a solo
Wiry Blea+t'ngry. Miss; Leila *aver
presided at the organ in the absence
of Miss. Doherty.
At the League muting on Mo•i-
day evening Mr. Robt. Irwin gave a
veity earneet and intC;reesP:ng report
of the meeting of thiel Sunnlmer School
recently held at St. Thomas. He
tats of the enthusiaan engendered and
the impressions received from meet-
ing with and hearing addresses from
the .roturne'd missionaries and others
Who had a part in the pvygram of
the; " proceedings, Afton the addreu
Mrs. Cantelon of Indian Head sang
"Face to . Face," The president oe-.
cupied the chair.
Next Mondays evening Miss Annabel
McE]wan will give an addrern on
missions and missionary work. As
Miss Mc)lwans
ha mads a special
study of this subject her talk is sure
to be both intertesting and inspir'ng.
The League intend holding their
annual picnic to Hayfield ow Tues-
day next.
The Ladies' Aid are picnicking at
t3urk s today when grey are the
guests of Mrs. W. 11, 'ltllyar at her
Calnjl.
The gentlemen: are expected, roe turn
outto practice at 8.6'l tomorrow
evening, wit c.it) fail,
BASEBALL.
The Zurich 'tall tear, "took the
local nine into camp" on Friday
evening . Past and :made a complete
job of it. The ball, tossers of Zur-
ich, Dashwood and 'Hensall' deserve
all they . ger and when they trim
league leaders so much, rhe more 'cred-
it tc thein. our locali nine has its
off dart as the • very best teams in.
the major leagues .have.
BAPTIST CHURCH'
The subject at tee service in the
Bagt':st church last Sunday a. m.
was Pure Religion, Pastor Wylie tak-
ing bis text. from James 1 : 27. Rev.
R. MacCallu!m of Waldemar and Map-
les s churchen preached in the evening.
taking for his subject the Lordship
of Christ. His discourse was much
appreciated by the large congrega-
tion. Pastor Wyllie preaches at, bath
services next ° Sunday. . •,
THE IRISH COBBLERS.
The Huron Farm' Products Coati-
pany has already shipped 1500 bush-
els of potatoes to various ,points in
Ontario: They .were', the early variety
known as the Irish Cobblers of
which the Comipany retains quite • a
-quantity •for next season's seed. The
Irish Cobblers: :are nicely and alto-
gether • tasty, popular potato°. in
shorts for which there is a brisk de-
mand. The Company 'will soon ' be
busy With the later varieties of pot-
atees,
A GREAT' DAY AFTER ALL.
Rain fell heavily Tuesday a. m. and
the weather outlook Cor the day was
not at all promising;. but St. Paul's
S. S. had faith- teat . the elements
would not .ia unkind to thein and
they started • off for klie Iakeside,.
filling every available conveyance.
And by and by the clouds rolled
away, Old Sol shone fccf.li
in his
most genial mood and the day was
one of the 'most delightful of the.
season, There was thus, nothing want-
ing in regard to .the weather or nth-
k
erwi.,, either so theionic was -
pan
unclualified success.-
FIRTH—EDGE.
uccess. 'FIRTI--EDGE:
o MIs
The''marriage f i h Amy Isabelle
Edge to o' Mr. Thomas Firth, was sol-
emnized :at the home 'of .the bi'de's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Edge,
Ede, Hill, at 12 .o'clock, noon, on
We'inesday, August 2nd.. Rev. Dr.
Farquharson was the officiating iiiin-
ister, and was assisted by, the bride's
•uncle; Rev: James Binnie of Tweed.
Only the ymmediate relatives were
'prleseait'}. The. brilhe was unatt(enided,
and 'Wen a dress cf cream ' liberty
satin, with pearl and crystal . trim -
'Ming. After the lunch, the Tiede and
groom left by the aftarnoci+i train to
spend a few weeks in Nee:thern Ont-
ario. On their return, Mr. and Mrs.
Firt''i will reside in Clinton. --Durham
Chronicle.
JUNIOR MA TRIC. RESULTS.
The •results of the inatrieuietion
examination have been iesued by the
Department of Education. The stand-
ard of mat'ciculab:on hat been • raised
4o 40. percent, on each subject . and
fifty per cent on the total. irhe large
iivantrer of successful " candi'datee is very
satisfactory. The following candi-
dat'ss of 'tree Clinton Collegiate In-
stitute passed :—Full Matriculation—
J. J. Buchanan, H. S. Copp, J. P.
Glen, L. A. Smillie, J: H. Sturdy,
E. M. Turner, L. J. Wasman, . R.
N. Welsh, Mabel Brown.•-=Part':al Mat-
riculation (at least nine out of el-
even, papers) -L. Beaton, E. M.
Brown, H. R. Cantelon. 'Etitrtinez to
Model—Jean Chidley, Norman Blatch-
ford.
Copies of the annual announcoetient
ot the Collegiate Institute giving hill
particulars• of courses, fees; and' reg-
ulations of the beparttnent ofEdu-
cation,
" u-
cation, and other informal"ioi of in-
terest to students may be 'had by
' ip
application to I rine` ak 'Treleaven,
who will also be glad to .receive np't-
iee from any who wish to have student%
to hoard. Many, students" when enter-
ing apply to . him fore,.. inforinration.
concerning boarding houses and a list
will ' be prepared, of those willing to
afford accobtinodation. Kindly state
how Many ti`udents you have rooin
fort and drop a card in the posse
office and your name and street will
be putt on .a list fofL„1bee Convenience
ot papild.
LITTLE LOCALS.
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For Sale, Wanted, Lost, Found,
E4i., .ads. on pago five cost but
1fU�le but bring good results.
Considerable atone has been brought
ire fen the Street. Department but
n'weh more is still needed and as
soon as possible.
The regular meeting of the. W. C.
T. U. will be held at the home of
Mrs. Crich, Hurcn street, tomorrow
afternoon at 3 o'clock, The execu-
tive meets at 2.30.
Personals.
Miss M. Manna, Te'ronto, has been
tlie guest 8f her slitter, , Mrs.
S. S.
Cooper, the past week,
Misr Olive Brooks of Mitchell visited
over the week end with her grand-
parents, Mr, and Mrs. Wm. Cant
-
e'en,
Passing of -
l
Gabriel e Elliott.
The passing of Mr,' Gabriel Elliott
of Goderich '. township on Thursday
Imbruing last means a breaking of
another link connecting the present'
with the pioneer past.
The family located in that township
when he was but aninfant and there
he grewto manhood, Marilee and
settled down to the activities of life,
In his mature years he took ' part
in municipal life and for a long per-
iod occupied a seat in the council
and was reeve. Municipal life ap-
peai,s ' to have had more attraction
in those early days than at present,
,a,nd recollec' onr, . of strenuous nom+-
inaelon meetinp,s at Hcy etesville are
tee, green. in .the recobection .of the
remaining pioneerf
Mr. Elliott was at times. outspoken
and when • thr occasion required it he
could cell a spade by. its .proper
name, but he • was big hearted and
kindly 'and had friends on every side.
•A One type of man: was "Gable"
Elliott who wild' long be held . ' in
kindly reznemberane, by 'those who
knew' him
Th e Farmer Candi
date 'Turned boWn.
There was a clop) . run in the West
Huron Liberal Ccneention yesterday
the vote standing Cameron 69, Me -
Milian 61. It• is understood that
the towns went : solid or almost so
for the lattryer.
Big Money. in Horses.
On an average the Huron farmer
sells a horse —•
a se a year at, a price .that
a few years ago he had little • ex-
pectation 'of, •
A • higher price he does not think
possible. To • anything that bring • would
u .
b g abo t a lower one,• , witch . 'a
corresponding drop . 'in profits, he ob-
jects.
He therefore wishes to preserve ex-
isting conditions, that is to. retain
the Canadian marketfcr the., Canad-
ian horse.
Briefer stilI,. he• wishes to leave
well enough alone.
Distant. Fields
Are Green.
A statement has been issued, by the
Ingersol Packing Company' giving the
price of hogs delivered at Chicago
and at Ingersol for the pa,a12 ten
yearn and it shows that peep year
with ' the solitary exception of 1902,
the price paid the Ontario fanner
was greater . than t'hab received by
the . American . hog grower, ,
But it is not necessary t'o go. out
of our own .county foe comparison for
Mr, David . Cantelon has right along
been paying the farmet!a in the dis
%let 'about. Clinton a highee price
than the Chicago market could . quote
Herm farmers raise hogs in large
numbers and
the' Canadian
ian hog will
to them thepolioy of
market for the Caned -
appeal,
Stanley Township
While he was driving to Clinton on
Wednesday Me. Wm. Reid's horse be-
came frightened by a traction engine
and making a sudden jump it broke
away from the rig and ransome
distance before being caught. Both
tugs were broken and Mr, tteld's
it:ght hand was considerably bruised
To't in hanging on to the animal he
was pulled out of the
On of Mar. V. M. Diehi's draught
snares gave birth to a tifree legged
foal on Thursday night last. The
missing leg is a front one which
retells the youngster's gait somewhat,
but i4 hops about quite actively.
Scmae/ circus chap will be buying
the' colt by •and hy, perhaps.
Miss Kathleen Thistle of Strat-
ford is the guest at present of her
friend, Miss Ida Reid.
About People You Know.
MISS Edna Lavis visited Goderiou.
friends last week,
Mr. Wesley Walker and family+ visited
Winghain friends over the week
end.
Mr. Henry Baker was in Oshawa for
a few days last week visiting rel-
atives. Mrs. John Howson of Medicine Hat,
Miss Marion Gunn was a guest at Alta:,is the guest of Mrs. Haw -
the (wane of Me. B. Macarthur of son.
Ilensall last week.• miss• Ida Boles rolls/led on Saturday
Me Arthur Bean of Regina is speed- after several weeks :sem? in Mus-
ing a holiday the guest of Ills koka.
mother, Mrs. Bean of letwn. Mrs. Walter King is this week vis -
Mrs. Watt of Fulton street spent •.a iting her son, Mr. Robert King, in
couple of days with Londesbora London.
and H'arlock• friends the forepart Mx. Frank Boundy of Galt is spend -
of the week. ing, a few weeks with hire aunt,
Mr. George Cook, who holds a Mrs. Thos. Judd,
rc'aponsible positian with the Robe. Misses Ruth and Marjorie Maratb
Sinn Co., Sienese/1Toronto, is spending' : are visit/ ng the 1VIisses Fannie and
his annual vacation at his horns in - Aany Hcllyar at their camp,
town. Mrs. (Dr.) Hassock and child c,f Inner -
Mrs. "Archibald of Toronto, who has kip are the guests' of the lady's
been visiting her sitter,.1ltrs. Far- brother, Mr. G. D. Robhrtien.
ran, foe the past poupl'e of months, Mr, and Mrs. _ Albert Mc'rre:1 were in,
has gone to GodN:ich to visit Guelph on Saturday, attending the
friends, fune>sdFoat tEie formmotherhis.
Mrs. L. Greig has returned after Ross rrester. got oerne's of finger
spending a month or so: at the ers caught in a cog wheel the , cher
merme r home, in the Georgian Bay, day and has since had to holiday'.
or Mr.' and , Mrs. J, T, Clark of Mrs. 0. Johnston and Masters Oliver
Toronto. and Earl visited at Zurich a couple
Miss Bessie Crawford,' daughter of of days the early part of the week,
Mr, Geo. Crawford of Londesllorc,, Miss Elva Etty1 ,of Mitchell spent a
is visiting her nous, ns, Misses Fla- few days the past wen's the guest
ence Johnson and Helen Crawford of her cousin, Miss Edna Wasmann,
of town.,Misses Berrie and Eva Brown of
Mr. and Mrs, John J. Ward, Matte: Georgetown have been visiting
teueir cousin, Miss Amp, I•Iowson,
the past few days.
Rev. Jambs Livingstone a' Mitchell,
' topnerly - , of Ratt'anbuee street
Miss Edna Wasmann returned home' . church, Clinton, was . taken suddenly
on Satut'1ay after. spending seveealt 111 last Sunday while at Windsor,.
days with , Bluev'ale and Brussels IVIr..and Mrs. W. Clueas and three
friends. children, St. Louis, Mo,, have been
Hiro. Susan Crawford of Londesboro I visiting thelady's hroticzr, .MI. W.
is visiting . her daughters, Mrs.; Ed.et D', Fair and other friends in town,
Johmsten and ale) Mrs. David Craw.- Mr. Walter Jackson returned ' 4a
ford of tO% n. ` Brantford on Tuesday after a pleas-
Miss° K. E. Brown, who has been ant ten days" spent at •the• pareetal
Mrs. (Rev,) Feer Jones of London fele:
the gut';t of Mrs. J. A. Irwin.
Miry; McQueen of Port Arthur is vie-,
ie.ngi her sister, Mrs. Jas. McRae.
Miss Katherine Archibald of Elora is.
the guests of her aunt, Mrs. Far -
ran.
, Douglas Ward and Miss 'rhurstin . et
Woodstock ° were guests Monday, and
Tuesday, of the Chief and ldrs,
Wheatley. '
teaching for the -past year . ncai+ kerne .in 'town.and at •Burk's camp,
North Bay, is spending' a part of • Mr, and ' Mrs, F•.: B. Hall and tam -
her vasa?icn visiting I:Iullett+ sly, town, and Dr. and -Mrs:. . Mee
friends.. Gi'agor and family of . Constance
Miss Harnshere, who has been visit- picnicked at the P,ekeside yesterday.
ing :her sister, Mrs.. W. H. Ilellyar, Miss Jan Chidley' returned on Friday
at their camp at . Burets for the . front a three weeks' Stay at ' Bay -
past couple . of weeks; ' a..tuaned . to field, where she was the guest 'of
.. her honie at 'Niagara Falls on Mon.. Miss Jean McTaggart,
day. • • , Mrs. J. W. Hessian and her son,
Mr: John T. Hewitt left on Monday Masten John al ' Stamford, Conn,,
for Kinloss township, Bruee ccrinty., ere guest's of Mr. IHessian's par -
where he. expects to remain for a ents, Mr. and Mrs.. Thos. Hessian,
coupleof weeks or .so. Mrs. Hew,. Huron street, ' •
itt -arid tee fancily went up .last,Mr's: Duncan af Toledo, .Ohio, former -
week: ly of • :Clinton, •has . been visiting
Mr. arid Mrs: L. Murch ard return- friendsintown and is new the
• ing to Stratford after having dwelt . guest of her 'sister, ;Ws: J. Mil
in Clinton for . a year or more Mr. ' ler ' of Carlow; "
Murch has already gone and taken Miss Bowlby, who •has been a guest.
a position and • the family will 10- at Wesley , parsonage •for the past
low next° week: Mr: and Mrs.' ' few weeks an& who has made many
Murch resided in S.teetford for some f:r:cnds " during her Fe:ay in town,
years after theist marriage: left ''yesterday morning for her
Ws. E. Ford and Miss Jessie
home in Wind.,9r, •'
leave next week for Winnipeg, where Mrs. (Capt.) Chambers, who with
they'' will . visit tter several, weeks her daughter,' Miss Mary; and . Miss •
with the foriner's son, Mr: Ae.hur Eileen Mcllroy, have • been guests of
Ford;, who is a prominent journal- Mrs' and Mrs; W., T. O'Neil for
'1st in that • city.
They goby.A
Nor-
same little time,. returned toPort thern Navigation Co's boat' from . Huron. on :Monday
Sarnia,_ being'. ticketed through by Miss Isabel Strachan, . whci has been
,Agent Pettiscm; . • spending the •past , ix weeka old so
MTs. F. •.W, Cutler came up. from , . visiting in Goderich and in Clin-
ton, returns .to New York on Fri-
day.' Mrs. J. Johnstone and. Miss
Isabel will udcom,pany Miss Stieach-
an as far as. Niagara..•
Me srs, Harry Fremlin and +1. F.
Cudmore are delegate• and • alter-
nate., • respectively',• of Court Pros-
perity A. ;'
0. F. to the high 'out►t"
meetingi
. n Peterbo:'.i next` weak.
One or the other of them. will • '+o
and - either will "Ste a capable rep; e!•
sentative.
Dr. Worthington, who': has . been at-
tending to the practice • c' "Zr.
: Agnew of Wingltani, .,during the let-
-ties
at-tials Absence in the• • west; las re -
tamed homy° and ;has : had charge
\of Mr. J. E. Move 's drug stare
while- the latter holidayed aeMark-
' dale last .week. •
Mrs. Wm, ' Cantelon and' sons, Mast-
ers Reggie and Harold, of Indian
I-Iriad, who have been .visiti:ng .
friends tri town tor several week°,,
left on Tuesday for Toronto *hare
they intend staying tor a 'tiane.
They will also take a run tp to
Toronte this .week too'" move her
household furniture to that cit'¢
where the family expectto live,
Mr, Cutler and Fred having come
back • front Saskatoon w'here they
wenn 'same the to 'months ago. Mrs.
Cutler is accompanied by her dao-
glliter, Miss Emily. •
Mr. W. N. Manning, London, who has
been: on a business trip to . the
'VAa"4, retu;ried on " Friday and
n1en' the ween • end with his wife
and fatal?! . who were the guestu
during his absence of Miss Jennie
''T'ay'lor. Miss Harriett' accom-
panied her fathen. to 'the west and
e.
'visitd an uncle at Chrystal City;,
Men,
Mrs. ' D. Junor ma her daug¢iter, Miss
1"tarl Junor, left the other day to
join Mr. Junor at North Battle -
ford, . Sask., where they expect to
make their home. The family . have
•)t"sidedin town or vieirl'ty for
seve'-al years and have many friends
here who weiie sorry to 3"e then
go and will be glad to welcome
them back. OriIlia beforome,e leaving"' Tor their
;Mrs. Robertson, Monterieft Stastate.weutern h
Sergt. Moo -e, Montreal ; Mr, Wan,, Mrs: (Dr.) Jackson and little son re,
Moore, Toronto, and Messrs. R. A. turned Saturday from a visit
and Al' re Moore, Winnipeg, who with friends in Kincardine :.and
were nailed hcrne bq'' the ill'nit,s of P'aisfe'r. They; left" the following
their mother, Mrs. E. Moore, 1,''t Thursday for Toronto, where they
for °heir ai;speotive) homes this will spend a few days beforo going
week.—The very many friends of north to Midland, where they will
the family will be glad to learn be, guests . at the bonne of Mr.
that Mrs, Mooi', has somewhat iaii,- C. 11. Adair. They were aecompan
provti.. by M. cson's nnoer,l'h
Mr. Wmi. MCKown of Los Angeles, Mrleds. P:. Wrs, RollJaawkay'.
Caiifo:atia, was in town for a few Mr. and Mrs. .Herb. Alexander rev,
days the past week vine:ng his turned home Saturday last fro n
brother, Mr. Alf, McKawn, and seven-weer:'s trip through the west,
numerous old triemds e:n t'own and They went as 'far as Banif and Cal-
'vicinity. Mr. MoKorvn left Clinton gary, then'ner#di to Strathcona and
eight years ago but two years. Edmonton and eastward bound a-
since he paid a visi•e' to the old gain they passed into Nc'rth Da-
home
ahome town, pleasant tnetnor:es of Dote whes, they met relatives at
which' neither time nor dia'".ince can more places than one. At man)*
obliterate. IIC noted many changes. points tier ran across fornit+'t
The town Melt impressed hint as resident. of Clinton from whom
having much improved, ti's his cid they received a warns welcome. Our
chums are in slumbers lass and *In. ' citizens saw 'tie country at ittt
Misses them. 'though now living, in bx+;t and wore impressed by itt
astotrrer country because of elimatic progressiveness, but after alt they
eeinditioins, Mr, McKcwn says as aro glad to be back in their cosy
did a eortain illustrious Canadian : 'bonne, not any bette.±r pleased than
"A British subject I wan born, a we are though to )tave thein in ,>t'it
British subject 1 will diel." tctidst again,
Rev. 'W. G. Richardson, B. 4,, ' of
Arthus, is spending his vacation at,
home.
Miss P. Johnttoon of the Babylon;
Line visited relatives in Detroit last,
week.