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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News-Record, 1905-08-31, Page 1a Lztopo, 6th Year CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AIJOUST 314, 1905 4•4,444,0*************0....41404,4,..*******4444,.. • Wire Edge Ready Roofin Can be used on any kind of roof, flat or steep Is suitable on, any kind or style of building Is quickly and easily put on without any pre- vious experience of the work being necessary It is weather proof, water proof, wind proof and fire prcof -CALL AND ,SEE SAMPLES - Metal Shingles Galvanized and Painted Metal Sidings -Stone and Brick Pattern - Tarred and Plain Building Paper A Small Lot of Graniteware to Clear at 30 per cent. discount HARLAND 13ROS. Hardware • Stoves. •••••••••••••••••••••••i••••••••• ••••••••••• 000000000000000 000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . The Sovereign Bank . . Chartered by Dominion. Parliament 000 K>•••••• 00000.00000000000 00000000000 0 0 0 0 0 0000000 00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . CLINTON 13RANCH 11. T. RANCE, Manager. e W. BRYDONE, Solicitor. • 0 • 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 e 0 e e 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T Jackson Clinton Linen for 75 cell We have 50 American Linen Suits for Boys which we will sell at from 75c to $1.00 per Suit. T. Jackson Sr. Clinton. +9.0990000999999999999999999999999999999999991. naresseenearien*Anselieeineenala-esaineiejealean .+ 4 X Furniture tint Undertaking . We desire to announce that during . the absence # of Mr. J. a Stevenson in the Old Country, the Fur- + niture and Undertaking business will be carried on 1."' as heretofore. - X 4 4 *.st: att :4 • • RVSIDENCE ON IlUI1ON STREW; Undertaking will be carefully looked after as, before, and Night or Day Calls promptly attended to. 3. Ce Stevenson, About 014, Friends . A. eitizei of Clint" who is, speak. in a, fevir weeks in the West, writes asafto4117 from Aberdeen, Smith Dw • "I arrived M Aherdeen last evening' and was received with the utmost cordiality by several former residents of Clinten, who are new ed this pro- gressive town. Their reception has been so whole-souled as to Make mY visit of the most pleasant nature and I only regret that owin.g to pressure of 'time, it must, preforce, be short. The Allowing • ate some of • those whom I have met : ,Mr. Will. Eagleson has been here seven years and a septette of geod seasons they have been for him, . The blacksmith business which he estab- lished on his arrival has constantly grown by reason of •Ins good werk- rnanship and -genial social qualities and yields him a good income. Ile has, also, when the opportunity pre- sented itself, Alibied in real estate and has made several profitable deals,' On the whole he has every 'reason to be satisfied withhis experience hem He is now getting the material on the ground with which to build a new residence next summer. He Las a ()rosy home, a lia,ndsome and amiable wife and two lovely little daughters. In his stable are two bay drivers, both Ileet-footed •and should an old friend' from Clinton happen this way. Mr, Eagleson will hitch up and spend a whole aftereoon in shoaling him that country for miles arotind: , • Mr. 'Wilson Eagleson is associated with his brother re business and pos- sesses the eame genial turn, He pos- sesses, a .fine home an one of the best residence streets and it is a. Warm clasp with which lie- greets visitors • from the .dear old home in Huron. Mr: Pete McNeil, formerly of Ford McNeil, has -a good situation in the Leadingmeet market in this city. He has gained a littlein weight site co he left home and is enjoying, hhin self. He was eager to hear, •of his old ,associates, business and otherwise,. and enquired kindly Of Jim Ford, D.• A, Fiatester, ..inn Hearn, Tom Mas - and ethers. Tnough it was his busy hour .he Comte .down to the de - Pot to see • Me off andealmost his last woide were *: Harry .Fitesiinthe that . we .kill fourteen 'hee& every week:" •• • Mi,. David. IVIcbaughlifl. arrived. here before a, railroad . and • has rethaieed ever since. In the twenty -tour years that have intervened there have b'een many lean seasenis: Hearts greW"Sore and despondent at successive failures of crops and many Who hOniesteaded with bright hopes left the territory after sacrificing wirerpropertyre- mained. order t�. get .away.,Hap- pity hetten days 'appear' to have da•- aveed• and 'Aberdeen 'is • now on a sol - •id• foundation. Mr. McLaughlin fur- nishe buildere' supplies and, has his heeds full. He is soniewhat .... of a politician, " but is not a Republican,: neither is he a Democrat.. The prin- ciples ' 0, which he is an.'ardent- ex- ponent . have Meet, supporters in this state, that When they pees from pre - cent 'into practiee, and stand the test, the. result will be • thebetterment of manitind; there . can be but little. den- bt. M eenirse Of •eonversatioa Aire MeLa,ughlin said to *me t. "'iJiinntn •Sheppard (of TOwisend street, Clili- ton) and 1 sat- on the grass. Of what, is now 'the • prinnipal hotel in the city and • figured' out the hill of gen.:thee for the building. That :We:Stitt-1881. Jimmy only .retnained here for .a cola' -pie of months,"parting' Mr,.Mc Laughlin said "Give ,best reger- dee to my old irked :•Toni 'Mackenzie 60 tell him that nm as : tat as ever," . • Mr. James Mackenzie, .esare_of Mr. Alex. .Mackenzie Of Clinton, has been here About five years and is now fere- Man 'In the exchange department of a 'wholendie -fruit house. Ile mtairied a Dakota •giri and is: now the happy daddy of two bright little children. He expecte •to visit the •old home nes xt winter. , 400 •• 4,,,sot.....„......46.,i6,w1046,...,......406.,"„A~6,„tob,40,41,,,,4,6,40)4, 3,Ath Detail. tied froin there ma,- 14044444444+444$4.4:N.444++++,444.+0044,044.+4444.40.4440, a!! a Mr. William Young will be well re- meiabiered 'by Clintoniene 'as e for- mer resident of their town. He has been here our yeers and is prontably engaged in house Painting, his line workmanship .may seea upon sever- al erthe best resiclnpe i tOwa, but white pleasantly, located here his thoughts often go back to the deer old town. and he wiehee to be renieen hem' to late friends' recolleetions of whom are green in his meraory. Mre. Young and son have beim visiting ni Huron for the past number of weeks, but .are expected back next Saturday and M. Young and hie pretty * dat- g.htr are counting the hours which ;nest intervene... HARD AT, IT, Chief Wheatley and his gang are this week putting •down the Rattein bury:. street walk and have also the sidewalk on Princess street torn 'lei and the excavation made for the neW content Walk. When the present con- tracts have been completed' Clinton will have over eleven, miles of cennet walk, Not too bad, is it, • LEAVING TOWN. •Mrs. M. A. Turnbull and her dau- ghters, • Mises Eve and Mina, who have been for' a, neither of years xe-. sidents of this town, .leave-Thutsday: nekt for South Bend, Where .they will reside for the future. inrs: Turnbull ,and daughters are held • in very high esteem bY our eitieees,Miss Mina being a faatlittil' worker in the Ontario street League and S, S. fr- om Which • She will he much) Missed but all .join in wishing thein pros-, peaty and much happiness in their neve home. „ • • VV.e are inforeaed, that Mr. D. Rich - Olson has disposedof his residence on Albert street 'north to Mr. John Foster of Queen street and will take up his reSidenee in the vicinity of Kippen. Mr. Dickenson has long:been a. resident of Minnie and his fatnilier figure will be missed en Our streets.. /ICY YOUR OWN. PAPER; A man who eves too economical to subscribe sent his little boy to bor- row a Paper taken by his neifil./ber• In his haste the boy an over a , stand of bees- and, in ten minutes looked like 'e warty summer sapash. His cues reached his, father; who ran to his. assistance ,end,' failing to not. - ice a barb -wire •fence, ran Into. it breaking it ;down-, cutting el, handful of flesh from his anatomy and ruin- ing a $5 pair .of`pants. The old, cow , took: advantage of the gap in, the fence and got bite the cornfield and killed kers& eatieg green corn. Hear- ing the racket., the wiferan, upset' a, lour gallon .churn of rich cream into . a basket' of .. kittens, drowning the whole. flockale her hurry • she drop- ped a $25 set of false teeth. The pea,by) leftalone, crawled through the spil- Ith Cream And into. • the pallor, 1n a $20 parpete Duringthe excite - 'meat the oldest daughter ran away .with the hired Mau, 'the' dog broke up eleven setting hens, and the calv- es got out- and cheined the tails .off 'fOurfine shirts.. • MORE WATER, Mr. awry Beanees has been putt- ing down ea artesian well for the Messrs. Nediger ei Stephenson ef the eleetric light works. LABOR D.Y. Monday neXt being Labor Day 'the bysiness places will be closed and a large mealier of our citisens will sp.- end the day by the leke or at other towns where, (*oak) are bent; LARGE SHIPMENTS., Ca:Abell:in Bros., are probably the lergeet shippers of eggs, butter, sm- all fruits, etc., in Huron. Their ships ments this week consisted of 60u0 dee. of eggs, over 10;00 lbs of bate Der and they averaged between, 100 .and 125 baskets of plums daily, ' THE LOCAL MARKET. Wheat 7.5c, . Oats 27c to 289. Barley 38e to 40e. peas etic to 62e. • Butler ltic to 17c. Eggs 18() to 17c, Hogs 1700.' Plems 15c to 25c per basket, , Tomatoes. $5c to 40c per ' baseet. • TAKING IT -EASY. ' Fair's mill has been .. practically *shut down for the pant few dayseutt that they have no work, tor the whe7 _at is literally piling in upon: them, entle then; rolls are in Toronto being re -turned and .during the 'cietay:' •the • staff . are Making • a complete ovexhaul of the wigine and boiler, so that next week they expect to . make thing hum, nient and day, Five mites out, of Aberdeen is the home of itdre and Mrs. W. J. An- derson, forinerle orthe Bayfield• Line; Goderich township. They are happily situated and have tile() aeres under cultivetiOn. 'Ther.have three sturdy sone, tWo of • whoin were assisting Mr. And'erson when'I arrived it the homestead. -One was driving .the header•and the other the'heiadingebox, While Mr. Anderson Was stacking, He was assisted by three or four more. men So the • grain wee rapidly being headed and stacked, His broad fields presented e fint appearance and. theta .was every prospect of h gobd yield. The numerous friends of .this worthy pair in Clinton and the townehip will be glen to heat that they and their family are enjoying good health and material comforts. • stov a dozen threshing outfits to- day, some ready and others making reany tor the season's operations wh- icii" Will be in full swing next Week, though a 'few have already finished up. There seems to lb* an abundance of help from the east, but much of it are boys from eighteen to twenty years to whotn the farmers" do not take very kindly. They want season- • ed men. Sorne of ithe latter with whom 1 conversed began luolvesting In 11Canses in June and have been Working northwards the season tiliv vaneoti ; ten days hens:* Will OW thein ln hy Will drift into Manitoba, and the Territories. ••, a -Kansas City journal. • HAND CONCERT. - The .coneert that was to have been given • last ThuredaY evening ie. re- creation park was postperied because of the threatening 'weather, till this evening when a• good propane* will .be givea by the ()Wiens' band, as- • sisted by, the Marine baud of (+oder- ieh. Arrangements have. been maele, to' hole the concert in the towa hall Should the weather prove inclement.. Everybody conic and shoW the boys that thele efforts ere appreciated. . , SeS ASSOCIATION MEETS. • 'tli(. eXecutive, of the peaty S. S. AsSomation held a•ineetier .Clin- ton on Ilionda,y morning and coneie- en4 details In a program for a ser- ies ,of .rallies Lw. the purpose Of cone pleting the township organizations to wonk in harmony with the COinitY Association. - There are • only About half* a (loan or -these" townehip bodies and it is lemed to secure one fer 'ea- ch Municipality in the county and to that end When the details are all an: ranged". a :series of meetings will .be held,' .probably' early. in.,Ino.vembee, to be addressed by •representatives 01 the 'Provincial . and Connty seecle- eions. The program be .publislied . . in the county 'press when completed. , . AnIOTHER, PIONEER GONE. , On Thurscla,y last` Mr., jemes. mee Ilveth of ..Loe 31, Cou.' 6, Hallett, de - Parted thie life at the age Of 33) years. Mr, Mclivcen Was a native ef Irelaed "end cane to .0anada..in 1857 settling in, Philadelphia Where he tole lowed • his :trade • as weaver ler some year, • afterwards: coming to .Canada„ settling in Brampton where 'he follo- wed the oecupation et. painting, mov- ing . to Hullett some :32 years ago. The lite •Mrneenveen leaves • one • daughtey,. 1VIrs. Wm, 'Brown.; who res. ides tat, the homestead, one Sisley; Mrs. Weldon Oi Chesley and one. John :tif Belfast, 'Ireland.' •Mrs. .1V1eIlyeee jprecleceaeed. her husband over ,17. years. He was a member. of :the piesbyterian church, Rev. Mr. Leckie; Londesboro, condeeteng -ser- "'vices At the funeral which took place on Saturday 10. Clinton *ceinetry, the 'pallbearers, being, I-16aq *Watkins, 'Chase, :Lovett, David Baii, Henry • Beacom, 'J. Miller and W. J. MeHrietti The following attended the funeral John'. Scarlet of Leadbury, Rey. G. M. Kitty of Clanton Rolet. IVIellyeen ef Watford and Mat Mains end Wm. •'Mien. • of Londesboro. Mr; ,Menveen wer, asala menthe: of the Orange order, over fifty of wham attended the fee - WOMAN'S INSTITUTE, HEATH Oki MRS. SANDERSON. ' is our -pad ,dute this week to 'chronicle the • deeth Ot• Lydia Emeliee ToWnshend, beloved tent of Mr. Tho- mas Sanderson, and sister of our former iwell-keown :townsman, Mr. Albert Townshend *and Mr, Arthui Townshend *Of . Bayfield,• which • took place in St. Michael's Hospital, Tor- ontoe on Wednesday of last week. Air!: ,Sanderson Was the secotel yoline gest daughter of the lite William Townshend and Was born in Godericn loaevhship ' on lot IQ, 13ayfield I due. She was married some eight' yeare ago to her now bereaVed husband , with 'vvhom she went West abut three years ago, settling at Moosee Mw. ' About eleven weeks ago Mrs.San- dere= Was afflicted with paralysis.. el the spine and after remaining for a couple of weeks under the care of :the Moosejaw doctor's, ooze east to Toronto where she entered the hos- pital Ar treatment. Some nine weeks past but all* medical skill dould do, evened 'nothing and . OZi EridaY last ,they laid her 'neath the daiSy's bloom to rest till that great day when all shell nteet to Part. no mere. Mrs. Sanderson Was a member of the •Chitral). of England •and Rev. Mr. Ho- dgens of Toledo, Ohio, who has been Ailing the pulpit of the English thin rch at. Hayfield, assisted by no. Mr • MeGinnis, performed the cerertiony at .house and grave. Besides a bereaved husband the deceased leaves to Inman their iloss tWo children, Edna., live years old. field Willie, twenty Monne. IVIrs. Sanderson did not MI% survive het nother and brother, both of Whom died in February last, .this be- ing the third death in the family in seven months. The easket W'as cov- ered with very many bettletiful floral designs and the funeral cortege to Hayfield eemetry was very large. The pallbearers were as follows t 1VIessrs. Nelson Yoe, Johti•Scotennier, Joe. Weiler, R. McMurray, R. Cluil and J. Lindsay. Mrs, Sarara,s, from Hamburg, Mr. and Mrs. A. Halliday of Colborne and Mr. Geo. Sanderson of Toronto attended the funeral. To Mr. Sanderson and fatuity and other relatives the sympathy of their many friends both in Clinton and Hayfield Is extended in their se4 lbereave. ment. L1'1" -.111',I LOCALS, School opens next Tuesday Mora- ine at tt enclocle 1,he Pdtflie st;liool IS b.e4it4; bright- ened by atone fresh palate elms-1em:4 will of) set to any teldreas till tb:e wL u1805 for the smell sum of tweety-the (mots. Deem rumor states thet several of Cliatott's moat impute]: maids wW eater the matrimonial sphere early ni Septeinber. Watch out, it may, be you. We are sorry to hear that• elre. Alf. Goodwin is again on the sice list wieh SeVere atbae11 of pitennume Ilopee axe entertained tor her weedy recovery. The excursion to the West on, day was larger than aver, 4 i4;rea,t, many take advantage a this nerrest excursion to see • h'Canacia's• Great West" in its golden beauty. The excavation foe gee foundation of the new knitting factory is ,cona pleted and some of the material " is ay qa WkOrerlaid, ewilgIrrolleund let:At:41)1y tiefoxt Agnew, a former resident ot Clinton, but recenely •of Waite, has returned to town and taken, up her residence on. Retteebury street in the cottage just west elf ilia old Rate tenbury etreet cherch. Of ()ours() everybody' will be taking •in the moonlight ekeursion at God- erich next Wednesday evening and the excursion to Detzoit on Thursday. This is one of the most enjoyaate outings of the season and is always 'looked forward to. ' Cliesley, Ont., Aug, 24.. At 1 o'clo- ck this morning the Chesley. • Chaie Company"a factory Was 'burned no 'gni ground with, all its contents. . Loss about $37,000 ; insurance in. several ,eornpanies to the amount of $e4,500, -rhiS item IS of interestto Cliatou- imas as some of our town boys at employed in that factory: The 'regular meeting Of the WoinaiVe Institute was held at the home of Mrs. Kearns on Thursday. afternoon of last week. There Was a good . at- tendance and a very interesting mee- ling. As our vice-president, . Miss Johnston, is leaving tenet; for some time, it was thought advisable to reeeeet a and aim -president, Mrs, Kearns waa elected to that position, lioth papers given, were elceOtionally good. The fitst by Mrs. Prank Hall on "The seleetion of meats, and best way of cooking eaeh cut," was Well \prepared ami advanced many valuable ideas: on choosing good meats and the different ways of cooking them, with a view tO their. being pa1e-6/.1k, nutritious andttelidere Miss Johns ton then followed with an excellent pap- ereon "Daily and weekly proer let of work" in which she laid down a, very systematic program foe each day's work, which if adonted would greatly lighten the duties of the hou- sewife. Pamphlets on "Uses ot fruit" were distributed, The next meeting will be held at the hline of Mrs, Tebbutt, Princess xtreet, on Thu i s- da,y, Sept. alst.- Papers will beniven by Mrs. Prenoli on "Domestie Neon- 01nY'v and by Mrs. 11. 11, (Inuit on "Plat, iind arrangement of kitchen and pantry." Brueefield. eThe W: fa M. society of the Pres- byterian ehurch :sent a box of cloth- ing • for the, indians of the North- . iniss IVIamie Swan has ee jelled been , a pleasant visit to Ilarringtoa a:len:dee.' • . ; • • • ' miss TaYlar of . London IS, the guest of Mrs. Jack Snider, Miss Den O'Neil of (Minton was -the Whole Nutftber 1a8 New AdvertiserUents. uo:r1.44.i11n-froze1 Boots, and 64Q0S---MOli4n.9.411 UO, 41 Cartl.le Vol: iloitues • fe, oll IVeis.te-liongeas' .8, Dr.tes. Cneele-lseweontee's, ..... Cool Suits .Vor lloys-flotteeee theme. School Supplies -W. la Fain Oe8 Alusie-Mies L. Jeclison " K. 13ayfield. • Adr,•and Um.. if, Ilaunah, Ansa lieneth and master Carleie littenala Airs. Willtanas and daughter Alias Ger. trude Williaxns of .Lonaone are guests at Airs. Parsons. • Miss Tena Rose, who has beea vis- iting her Parents fur the eaet tuouth, .returned to her home at nunalo ea • Tueaday, $he was aeeemeenicd by Attu Ruby Whiddon. Mrs. J, Jewett, and son,- Master Jack, left on Tuesday for eoronte to spend a .ehoet Mrs. Snail of Lontioa is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.. el amee .Sturgeon, at eresent, Wrieht ene tta,ughter of Teteees • ham was the 'peel Di Mr. end Mrs.. T. Jowitt last week. • Monday, next; bents; 'Laeor Dayathe business Men of the villaee will take the afternoon as- a half hoaday. 11Liss. Luella Rouatt of nondeur is vieitiug 'friends in the villa,ee. • Hrelimann left nu Tuesday, for Toronto on bueinese. ' - -Rev.. -Steaelman . ,xoJine...pMipiLL.„ with Rev. Alenebbon of aeSia Craig on Sunday, :Roe. llotigins, Who has been taking, \the work . of,. 'this patish euriee Aage - eint, returned with his veiM to lus home at Toledo, Onio, this. week, • Rev, T: Itobinsone A.,°' of Ott- aWa; oecupied the infipit 'of St. Anti7 Kowa church on Sunday. Mies Maggie Sproat of Sea,forth 'is • the gaest of'Mies .Letina '-Erwin. this reek. • . •-• ineesrs.- Dan. and. John' Spender left last week on the exeureton, to the Mr. and *Mrs, Forest .41cDonala of. Palmerston .are visiting his brotner, Alt • Daniel itleDenale at Present. . Mr. George England of St*, 'Cent- . ethics is a guest at • the Anne ;Hotel.: . The tug Piluron" of Godefich Was - in the harbor. on Suettay. , ine." and, Mrs. James ,ffonaldson wee guest .of Miss Elizabeth • Rattenoury .have been .spentling-a, . short whibe laet week., ' . •' • ' • , with friceds hi . the village,: teturning Mr:: D.' Ca.inebell has;_seltt out his to their •horne at the, Soo. this-evenk„; • blecitsmith bueiness. •and house to. Miss 'Nellie Martiii, who has; Spent •. '1Vir: • Aiietheet. Air. -(enuthell . has • the past eight months with. her, aunt,. 'molten his .family: to nigeneadyille. *Mts: panrplben, returned . to . ner ietends. going to. • the NoiNhiebaste home at Toronto en Monday. shortly, . ' , Mrs, Mellis of ;Kinpee is the guest. • Mr. Waltee Baird or Mnntreal•wae of her daughter, Mrs..; (Ree.) Biennia . in the. *Village last wook bon of the White - City. • . , Mr.. George Swan and Mr. Feleva.rd . 1VIrk: James J oluistOte 'left last week Caldwell left Mr the West on Fri- for Mileston, Assa., to join her hese day. . • ; band whO has been mitthere the Out Civic) lloliday is to beheld on past few Years. • Saturday ..neet. • • Miss Minnie Green of Detroit ie . Miss Eliiebeth Rattereeirn visited hoirie on yisit. Clinton friende last week. .bit Guttridge of Seaforth who , has The many friends 'of the Iteve Mrthe cone:riot -for the ,abutments , to Sewers will be sorryto hear lie ie the new • bridge, commenced operat- not improving as fast as they could ions last -week, • wish . • . Mr, James Campbellhas the eget- . Miss' Aggie Beattie has gone te erit cellat for his- new house eomplet- •*, London • to attend a fashionable .ed and ienow ready' for the carpal - Wedding on. the •Ith of Sept. , • -terse, • 1.4 . • ' 1VIts. Snider entertained the Presliy-. : Mrs, (Pr.) ,Elliott"Was the...guest pi* teriain ehoix at tea tin Saturday ey-! bit and Mrs. Fraset last week.. .. •_ , • • - • - Miss. Nairn of St. Marys is the of. Mrs.'. Fred: Tomlinson: . week. • Miss Gertie Kaiser of • Hassell is The funeral , of the late James Per - the 'guest of her brother, Me. Jack : VISOn. took Pfice pow his :late rest - Keiser. • ' denCe on Wednesday, Aug. 23 at 2:30 Rev.: xe. Sewersis p. and was very largely attend - this week:. • ed. . Rona McNeil. and Steadman to* thesettees itt the house and I. 0. 0. F. at the stone: • The 0, . acted • aS pallbearers. The following from a distanee attended the funeral :. • 1VIrs. Porterfield, 1VIr. Alex, and. Miss Mary Potterneld; -1V1):. and. Mrs. Ged- dee of Itelgrave, Messrs,it I-Ioag and. Dell of Vert Dover, Air. a;nti Mrs •Oebaldcaton- of Holmes vila , Mr. and Mrs. Simone; Mr. and Mrs. 11.,Olarki Aliases. Meggie and Edith Falconer of Gederich, le, Prank Keegan of Port Heron, Mr. Oliver Rhyeas of 'Brant- ford, 1VIr. Wm. Fergnsoe, • Air. James Ferguson of Colborne, Mrs. James n'erguson. and daughter , of Clinton. and Mies Clara. Ferguson of LondOrit • Mise Nellie, daughter of Mr, Albert. • Towholiend, who has. been with her Mint, 1Virs: Sararas of Hatabierg since ' last Easter, has reterned home. Mr, Thos. Sanderson returns to Meeseiaw this week. . • The many „friends here were deeply, grieved to hear of the deeth of Airs. 'rhos, Sandersoe (nee Miss Lydia To- ' wnshentl) Which • occured bit ToOnto, Wednesda,y of last week. . ' MM. Young of elinton is the Vest guest of •Inre, II, Drehnimin this in 1,0n40n Varna. . . The celebrated "Boot Black Orat- or" John E. Claide will preach. in the Methodist church .mo'rning. and evening: on Sunday, the 3ed Of Sept and wilt lecture in the toWn hall on Alonda,y and Tuesday evenings. The garden party in go•nneetion wi- th She Presbyterian 'church took plaee on Tuesday evening and a good crowd was in attendance. The 33rd battal- ion band et Seaforth fernisheil the music 'fair the occasion M their usual good *style, The band boys are al- ways weleoine in Varna. Receipts about nintneive dollars. Air. Barton of London visited with hie couetn, Mr. J. E. Hammen, an Monday. He" came up from London in hisautomebile accompanied by several ladies and gentlemen and While here treated Mayor Keyes and a feW of our. influential* citizens to a, ride in his bigtwsnty-eight horse power auto. . 1, • Rev. M .awers of Brucelield Will .preath in the Presbyterian church on Sunday Morning next, haeldgexchan- ged for the day with Rev, Mr. D•av- idson. Iniss Pearl Wheatley of Clinton visited for, a few days with her sister Mrs. J. Ward. The line men have been along. fixing up the telegraph line this week. As we have no office here this does not interest us muele We Would much rather sea a good telephone system established here as we are in much need of one. • Mr. N. Purdy of fsleaforth visited On Sunday with his sister, Mrs. D. McNaughton. Tho rest"of Varna on -page 4. ,,,,,,,,•••••••••**••••4••:•••••um.,•••••6 The News -Record will be sent 'to any -address until the end of 1905 for 25.. cents. Send it to your friend at a distance. It will be apprecia,t- ed4 Stanley Township. Mrs. Wm, Sherritt and datightet and Miss Minnie Sherritt of Stephen. spent Saturday and Sunday at the home of Mr. Win. Ragmen's. Mrs. Joseph Monteith and Mrs. JIM Monteith of Stratford vieited frientle in this vicinity the past week. . • Mr. Jim. Watson accompanied by his sisters Misses Ethel and Sadie visited at ,the hoine °NUE. H. Peck on Sunday. Mrs. R. Reid and daughter of Itide .getown are spending this week at the home of Mr. if, W. Reid's. Miss Addle Rathwell was the gadAtt of the Misses Powson's and Miss Ida; Hathwell a. few days last wick. . A number of the Front Road peo. ple iiicnickea at Hayfield on Sattits day. Miss Minnie Sherritt is the guest of Misses Stella and Edith Ra,thwell 4his Week , •