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The Clinton News-Record, 1908-02-27, Page 1444.44.444444104•4.44441•+4.44404. t. - .INCORPORATED 1860 1 The Royal. ' Bahl( of -Canadd- • Paid -Up Capital $3,000,000, • Reserve '44.800,000 ' 1 Total Assets - • * . . - - - ' . - . ".. $46,$00,000 ' HEAD OFFICE. MONTREA.I.... , •. ••• • ' "2., ,• . • : . ' t 87 Branches in Canada t 1 10 in, Cuba, Porto Rico and New Yerk. Correspondents through- - ' out the wOrld. We invite the accounts of Corporations, Fraternal Societies, . Merchants, Farmers and Householders. Every courtesy extended. E. R. DEWART, Manager CLINTON Branch. • • •1****110.4110,4•9111,4*********01****01*** e....,..ChAtott..‘New. • Reto • CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2;th, 1908 . 1S1 Weekly Mail and Empire and News-Reeor4 for one Year to any address in Canada for $1.25: 41444440.441014.4444444.4441.14 enable ''Watched -e-,—Perfect in 0i:instruction, Poeitive n 'erfotpance eelhattention to our Grade pr Watelies, materiels, Fine. Pinieh and Accurate Adeeet- --eleient are cembined in one High 'Grade Watches. *Our aim is not a. question of price, but quality. Like in everithing else quality is Cheapest in The end, So if you wane a RELIABLE 'WATCH, C ALL ON IIS. W. iyi ire:velar and Pptician, , Ciento:1 1_4444.4444444444.444.4•444444442.1. Brings Them Together. An advertisement in The News -Record " brings the seller and the buyer together and t saves them both time and money. • t. LITTLE LOCALS, • Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Wasniann dee sire through The Nowa-Record to thank the Iriends for their hind/ices through their late bereavement AT THE. BARRACKS. • Start Captain Hay a Seratford wflI speak in the S. A, barracks on. Sat- urday evening on "Veal; with the In- dians! in B.C." On Kunday he will address ail .three meetings, In the evening there wile be an enrellment., of the soldiers. ST JOSEPH'S CHURCH, Special anniversary messes were celebrated in St. Joseph's aura On Menday for the late Mrs, Flynn and • deceased relatives and on Tittsda,y for the late Mr, .and Mrs, YeSbee. • The plans ancl specificetidns for the new church have been receivee bl Rev. Father Hanlon who IS this week advertising for tenders, • 3 Time saved is Money saved. t St4444444444+444•444444444.4491 READYMADE 4 CLOTHING ilorrisb 86 Crooks I ORDERED I: _ _ _ CLOTHING 4 A SPECIAL OFFS& TO THE IBOYS There is no Pim, in the Clothing Business, in Canada more anxious for the Boys trade than we are. There is no Fir rn in Canada can say they sell any better Cloth- ing than we do. We give a square deal to every boy. Now for a special offer t&the boys of Clinton who will 'order their Spring suits before the Spring is here. ••• We have 80 Scotch Tweed suit ends, ell lively r atterne, and ex- tra good quelity, enough to mike a dint and an extra pair of knickers. ' The goods will be displaYed it our windows next Saturday We take your measure and make to your order and finish any time you wide, with fiestelass lining and the hest possible work. 1 Suit and extra knickers at $8.50 and $10.00. We give you our word that theft, goods were eold to the men at $20.00 and $22.00. They are a few ends from last season, 80 thought this would he a.goocl way to cleat out this good quality to the boys at a hig eargain. There will be no tem' in Canada wearing better quality—few as • good, • 1 f . "The Boys Ciothiers.'" MORRISH •& CROOKS Sueeessora to Hawks Bros. Clothing Store THE RINK. - The brass band will play inthe rink tonight, ° Manager Davis expects to haee an- othersarnival early in Meech and is also endeavoring to make arrar.ge- ments for a return fat man's race. Seaforth :vs. Clinton. The rink ii being well 'managed and was never more popular than it hp been this season. - ' In. 1907 thea Was slearting almoet ep to tho •last Q March. • WILLIS CHURCH. . . , The Young Feople's Endeavor met again on Monday evening and the sube ject, "The ,Parable of the SCAM" was' taken by Mies H. llecKenzie. Next Monday evening there i$ ;to be a union meeting of all tn., leagues in Wesley church at whioh Mr. Hanna of Mount Forest will address on The Lories Day Alliance 'Work. There will there- fore be no meeting as usual in this church. . . ' • At the .evening service last. Sunday Mrs.' Campbell and ME Goodwin ',1 Mitchell, a Oeusin of Mrs. Campbell,_ sang 'a ductt. •. . JUST LIKE A LETTER. • . . . In renewing his subscription Mr. W. J. Emmerson of Saskatoon, Sask.; writeS ,,I have been taking The News -Record since it started • and When. I look back I can hardly realize that I have been a subscriber for 28 years. I have 'heard people say ,that it is 'just like getting a letter from home, but I think it is still bet r for it ives me more news and I •gert-it-more--regularly.---Mell„ —the weather •up here is fine and when I •,read in The People's Paper about the storms you have had in. old Huron, . I a,m better plea,sed, than. ever with the greet, West.'' • LUCKY To ESCAPE: The worst Mix-up that has taken place on the Grand Trunk " in this line 'mediate dietriet for goers. was that of Thursday a. m. la$t when a snow= plow and three engines were piled in a• heap at the '`Diamond" or "e/," ce,11 itewhat, you will. Early that a. m. oneaf the Wheels of• the locomotive on a train from Winghem broke at the crossing and an auxiliary from London was sent • up to repair the: damage. The wheel was repaired and the track eleared so far as the delayed train was eoneern- ed. The auxiliarywas supposed to be clear of the track, but had backed up again for some purpose and several of the cars were across the 41C" when a snce. w -plow pushed by three engines went down •the track at great speed,. The engineers Could not eee the pffetruction andinto it they Went. The snow -plow left the track and went over the banks with the ' :three eeginee on top of it was certainly a complete mix-up whieh an einnhatey and Crew were two, days in 'cleaning up, That the engincerS and ;firomen escapect'was a miracle ; not one of them sustaieed even a scratch. ENTERTAINED. lefiss MitelorY Lannihe ontataineti few girls at tea last, evening*. •THE NEW FIRM. In thie issue the iew dim of Couch Co. make tbeir • opening announce. Meat Which may he seen on page 4. Their store, that formerly occupied by Mr. T. Jackson: Sr,., has hem nicely fitted up and Couch & Co. will make a strong bid for a share Of. the trade. A FORMER RESADENT PASSPS THE BArel, •The ball, given by the baelinlors and behediets of Clinton in the t iwn. hall last Friday ovenhig equalled aiiy yet •givell both in success, and numbery. There were crowds of guestsf the ar- eangements were excellent, the, Roper good, the floor and musieefine, and the • decorations very effeetive, the stage and front of the hall being dee- orated with palms. • Much cf the suc- cess of the dance • was due • to an energetic committee Who were • very attehtive to the individual enjoyto of , the guests. The music was provid- ed by, the London Helpers (Tony. Cor- tese) The several patronesses looked oherming ihetheir bcindSome and be - Conking gowns, Mks. Bridone leaked ohatining, is usual, in a Dresden silk. Mrs. Combe ih cream with touches of black, Mrs. M. D. Me -Taggart in 'pale green, Mrs. 4. 1. ItfoTaggart ittdream Mrs. Gundry in cream silk, Mts. Wisenian in blue silk. Among the out-of-town guests were lkiliss Davis of Mitchell; wearing 'White poihte degree It over rose, Miss Vanstone of Wing- ha,m,• in mauve silk, Mies niehardson of Ingersoll in • rose cteee de .ehette, Mise• Tiethey of 13Iyth hi cream,Mtge' Thompeon Blyth iti ctearn. . Miss Sheppard, Godetioh in pale blue, Miss Moon, Londesboro in white net, Miss Piekard • of Solar% in white and Pale blue and Miss Rest, also of Seaforth In white. Others from a distance were Messrs, Xinetriaii. Jam- e e and Alger of Exeter, Messrs. Southgate and Neillates of Seelotth, Mr. Porrester, Mitchell, Mr. hisholin 864444444.41.11.**++.41.40.4164.41404444 DWrVitnoik RotflYZurrretelir' ilatn"t*It " • Mrs, Whalley, who was for many years a reSident of Clinton, but left Inteen IlY'Pers since''died the iorepart of last week in• Billings, Montano.. TWO of her daughters axe residents that city and they - brought the re- mains eaSt mei had them interred in :Clinton cemetery :on Saturday, Mrs, Whalley was twice -married, her test!' husband's name being Forton., Tnree of her children, •two daughters and one sone.lost their lives by the cap- sizing •of a pleasure steamer on tne Thames RiVer at London many years ago., . $T. pArt,11,'S 'CHURCH': ".• Two loads of the reernbers of St. Faure A. Y. 1'. A. journeyed to Sea - forth on Wednesday eveninw lett • to take part in an At Home od.ven by the Seaford' A..Y. P. A.. 'rwo loads of Mitchell A, T. F. A. also started for Seaforth that evening, but •only one of them • succeeded in getting through the storen. The program don - sided Of addresses, readings, vocal and instrumental music, a; ,Militaxy guessing contest and a flower • gie.ssing contest, These together With a ta,sby ,luneh provided by the Seaforth branch furnished a most enjoyablc. eyening.for the large gathering: • A TIE, THE REFEREE SAID.. , • Thee hockey, match /played in the rink �n Thursday • •eventrig 'last . be- tween the Fatsante the Leans: afford.; ed .the spectators great emusement. It was a bard -fought game, at; leas' it so appeared. to . the .oh -lookers and the hest the Leans .could cle wag to make it elle. Mr. W. X. 'Tozer „was re eree. and Ille.esre, Davis and Belcher the umpires.. The .line-up was as followe: Leans,—goal, P, 'Freeman * point, , coVer; George Barge, •rover, Thos. Reynolds.; can,' tre, • W. A, McConnell.; right wing, Collyer left wing, A. MeGatea. . Fats,—goal, J, Scruton ; point, D. Crawford, cover, H. Fitisiminons ; rover,,' Bert Fitzsimmons ; centre, ...T. Weiss ,• right wing, H. Bartliffe ; left Wing, R. A.. D.OWIls. 2.. . WESLEY---CHURCit- Mrs. Dr o Butriare gave an excee 1- ingly .interesting and inStructive lec:••• ure on Ceylon on Mouday evening, .une der the auspices of • Wesley. Epworth 'League. Her description of the Is- land, ;thepeople and the missionary Work' ,carried . on by the differeet 'churches was much enjoyed by the largo 'audience which filled the lecture room. • A hearty vote of thanks Was :moved by the pastor, seconded by Rev.- J. Greene. 'A liberal . offering w.as' taken up for the work in Ceylon. Miss MeNaugeton • presided. , Rev. W. J. Jolliffe's subjectsfor next Sunday will be : Morning, "Trae ,raliiistry," and in the Evenieg, "God's Standard of Judg ment " Ul are welcome,. Rey, Dr. Briggs will preach ie Wesley -church en the ath et March, ONT. ST. 'cx-wRcit .The pulpit' was occupied: on Sunday evening by Mr, Hawke, Pastor Kerr not being able, to preech because , of an attack • of. laryngetis. • A large audietice heard . Rev. Dr. Cleaver glee the story of Jean Val- • jean on Thursday 'evening last. Those. who had not heard. it before were, de- lighted and thoseto whom the story' was not new Were pleased to •hear it • • . Mr t Sydney Belcher of Goderieh, will assist the Ontario street :loft next Sunday evenihg,• . At the meeting 6f the League • Ott Monday evening . the topic, "What Oonstitutee a Call to the Mission Field ?" was effieiently handled. by Miss Rena Pickett. A letter was reat by Rev. Mr. Barlow, missionary iO 13. C., and a short belie was given by Mr. Sydney Belcher, , FUNERAL OF MISS WA.SetkAN, • • LORD'S DAY ALLIANCE, Rev. W. G. Hanna, georetary of the Ontario branch of 'the Lord's Bey Alliance, will deliver an address • in Wesley church echool-room next Mon- day evening,. ATTENDED THE FUNERAL. There Was no School on Monday af- ternoon at • the Collegiate Institute, the pupils attending 'the funeral oi Mise Landsboro, a foriner •:Indent at the C. C. I. • THE LOCAL, °MARKET, Wheat 00e to 92c. Oats 450 to 50e, Peas 80e to 850. Barley 650 to 70o, • Butter 22o to 23c. Eggs 21c to 22o, • • Live Hogs 5c. • tfullett Township,' Mr. ohades IVIcIntogh has been vis- iting Thillett friends the past week. Miss Susie Healey of Clinton • has been visiting Hullett friends lied Rios, tiveis ,The past week. The young la,dies of the 4th • and 6th 'eons.'entertained their gentlemen friends -he) a leap year party at the residence) el Messrs. Martin and Prank- Reynolds on •Tuesday evening. •.Asseesor carter is on Lis reunds, this week. He is a eonseientfoos of& pial ad in.eht' impartialitY, of 'ids appraisemen1 muoji condilence is fe,iti "One WM Was • There" 'writes as follows, : "A surprise ,party was on Thursday . evening of last :week under the leadership of Ser. Theodore Hale of the 2nd con., which assembled • it the home •t•if Messrs, Mathew: and Robert Ford of the same con. . A.. few hours were Very pleas- antly sent' in social chat and an - dresses which were eelivered by s.mne of the most popular *young Lailes -of the eavyliship. The nature of the a. - dresses were both pleasing, ' arediical and ' instructi(e, The ladies • expciii,sed their .sympathy for •the Ford niectitecs in their state "6-f-sii-i7gfe • blessedeese" and also 'expressed , the hope that before •gnother leap year rolls. around both, of them will be••rnarried. After the ladies had .spoken and anost 'oe the. ,gentleinen had done likewise, hir, Robert Ferd made an appropriate re- ply, thankihg 'them all -for' their p:es- enne • and for .the good . time:. tliay bad enjoyed together, and eipresseid the deelfe•Aihat they might all meet again in the near" future, :The refreShments were bountiful end .rhuch -nj)yeil by Reese The. parge.ego ei le -4. about the -midnight hour after ,singing the: Neitional 'Anthem. • • ' • ,• :kr. W. . Hili is' down with the grip.' Mr.' Jas, Hill has also the grip at his aunt's, Mrs. Sinclair's. , Miss Alice Carr has been home w14-11 the grip •for the Past week. ' •• . • Mrs, Dr. Rogers has the: grip , and Mr. Ross Scot is also .on the sick lis t • The roads -*have been so bad that the' bakers could not get through. They are no sooner opened than there: comes 'another storm or it is soft end •spoils thein.• • Mr. Win. McIntosh returned •home from Langton, North Dakota. Ile expects to ,eo back in a month. • The funeral of the lete Miss Mary Wasmann took place on Friday last and was largely attended by sympa- thising relatives a,nd triends. There were beautiful • floral trilhetes, arcking the number being wreaths from • the. Ontario street Sunday school and the employes of the Jackson Mfg. Co. ; sheaf from the Ontario street League; sprays trot]. five friends �f the deceased and Mrs.. Fred. Wa,srname tireditigen; boquets from Mrs. T. Smith, Mrs, Robert Etty, 1Viisses Lucy Pd•vens and Hattie Courtiee, and •Misses Rena and Emma. Pickett and Pearl Dunford, The DerViCeS were cmducted by the Rev, Mr. Roots of eeeaterth. The pallbearers were • Percy Poch, Percy Plutnsteel, • Wilfrid Piekett, Olin Ileoper, Louis Manning and Jelin Shipley, Among the relatives present from a, distance re:W,:Me. and Mrs. Robert Etty, Mrs. John Elle ligson, Mrs. George Retz, eirs, L. Leinmoris, and Mt. W. Stratton, all M Mitchell .„ Mr. and Mrs. John Eck - inlet and. Mtg. Diegel of Iltodhageri ; Mrs. Iteifikio and Miss Toms, Sea - forth ; Charles Pollard, BruSeels; • Mr. Charles Waemente ; Mrs. J, Robb and Mtg. H. i1Otrift/1141 flluevale, • Personals Me. E. W. Jacobs was in'‘, Torolito this week. Miss Lanra, Higgart of. Niagara Falie zs ViSiting her brother, Mr. Riggart of town. • Miss Norma Vanstone of Winghem visited MSS Julia, 13artlifie for a few days this week: Mrs. A: hi, Dowding of Chielego is • the guest of her son, Mr. el E, Dowding, ' local manager Of Mol !epee Bank. Miss Struthers. of Carlton pieee. was the pest for a few days dile week with her •cousin; ,Miss Bessie Me - Mr. J. 13. Hoover was in tontion on • Friday and Saturday last attending a meeting of the executive of the W. 0,•W. •Mr. John Torrance •was in Sea- • forth on • Tueeday • attending the • banquet given to the county court- °niers in that town. • .,. Mr. Henry Strome!) of B:•rlin is 'this • week the guest of his son, the, pro- prietor of the Hotel 1•1 orinandie. .0aptain Ranee left last week cin • • business trip -to the state of Louis - expecting to be absent about a fortnight. •- Mr. Albert, Ma.v of .Stevensville; Mont- • ana: who has been vi dting Clinton friends for some thr.e past, returned to his hone' lee+ ek. ' Mr. Hugh R. ' Grigg, who has been spending his lielidays with hispar- ents, returned to his duties in the • lefolsons Bank, • Hamilton. Hugh says there s no place like Clinton. • Brueefield. Mr. A. T. Scot does. not imProve very fast ' . • Mrs: deminhardt of Detroit is ex- pected home .to visit her father, • Mr. John Galbraith, near Varna. The tnany friends' of Miss Minnie Munroe, sister of George Munroe, hut - cher, will be sorry to hear she•is. very low after an operation perform- ed for appendicitis but is doing. as well ai Can be expected. • The many friends of lleiss Aggie Mee Callum will be pleased to learn that •.ehe is on the mend after an attack oi grip. • Miss Marie McDonald of Brussels is the guest of Miss Lillie McCoWans, • Miss Marie Murdock, daughter of Wm. Murdock is home after a three Week's, visit at ephicago. • The Oddfeilows I intend baying an oy- ster supper . on beriday evening. . • Auburn: . In a recent issue of. the Hamilton Spectetor was a lengthy• report of the annual convention of the egente of the Frost Wire yence Company. It was a big sueeess 'the Corepany &Mg every- thing in their Rower to make the 'oc- casion iins to be yemembered. Xt. n, .1. Rutledge represents the Coneliaiie in this distriet. • • Londeshoro The annul meeting of the Lexides- bone Threshing Syndicate was held on Wednesday of last week. The report presented was gratifying to the forty seven shareholders, a dividend of nine donate per share being dictated. This a big rate of interest on the orig- inal inVeStment and it ShoWe what a good machine well managed (an do, The o‘utlay laid season for wages, was $8,00, but it will be eornewhat less this year rig only three men in- stead of four will be reoired. The committee of management ate H. II. Hill, C. Lowett and R. CartA. The secretary is Mr. J. 0. Adams of this village. Whoje Nutithett,1012 New Advertisements Remnant Days—Hodgens-8 New Firm --Couch & Co. -4 Spring Show -April 44.-4; Farm for Sale—Jas. Fair -0 e. SpeCial for Boys—M. &.0.-1: 7 Skate Lost—Jeanette Barge -5 Ready for Spring7Newconelmie—e Millinexy Apprenticee—P. & 0.--5 • Still more Bargains—W, Cooper—I. We Beek Our Shoe0--F. Jacks0e.--4• Tendus WaPted—Itev,• Thei1ote4 Stock Invigorator—W. S. R. 1lolineg-0 • • Bayfield Mr. Doilfald • Patterson, ' Auburn, county engineer, was in. the village on rrueZdaY M. and Mrs. .J. G-eminhardt, • who have s ee beenlior shortly if VisitingorPf oiel ntideshere, baYo ed returned to Detroit, They, eepect to 1 where Mr. Geminhardt JiaSMlWrir." sawmill,' . Mr. Frank Keegan,.who spent • .the past two Wee,e With fd011,dS at Sett - forth, returnee.- borne on Tuesday, . Rev. W. McLean, B, A. of Blyth, tcacuurPohoniedShSeupnudalpylastit0.fSt . ...,And,r6vrs: e'• • , Masters Harry and Roy ll'urrY of ippen spent a few dare the peel?, ' oelt with their grandmother, Mrs. Pereoes of this villar. Mr. Alex. Robinson,- proprietor of the Hotel Robinson, was in Seaforth (IAATtiSee9dotacYl; eence'rt will. be heid under . the auspices of L. 0. L. No. 24, on • . the evening) of the 11th of Mar:la. No. 24 is to be congratulated upon soeuri.ng, such a high class company of artists and the progra,m will doubt- • " less be one of the • best ever given in Bayfield. The admission will be 25 and 35 cents, , The young people of the village and vicinity gave a hop in the town hell on 'Friday evening last. • Dr. Smith, our reeve, attended' the special meeting of the eounty councd.. held in Seaforth on Tuesday and Wesdesilar of this week. , A' social- was given to the Meth(); dist Sunday school inthe basement of the church on Friday evening last Mr, and Mrs. U.• King of the 'King * Edward. hotel; G-oderich, west guests at the Hotel Robinson on Sunday. Miss Nott of Tuckeismith,'.who was visiting in the village, left elzr hcr home on Sunday. • She purposes' leav- ing shortly for the West. . Mre, Cleave of Stanley was th guest of Mrs. George Erwin for few days of the past week. Mr. R. Bailey and Miss F.. Fowlie spent Sunday with Miss Nott of • Tuckersmith. • Porter's' Hill • • • Mr. George H. Cox; Stratford, • is visiting at Mr. Clem. .Newton's. Mr. FIeney Hastings and family aee mider the weather with the grip. Mrs.: AlexCo' has been laid up with the grip but we are pleased to . : ray that she is uow lmproving Miss Esther Jamieson, teacher, was• ill for a few days •with.the all -pre- vailing grip._ • • ' The sympathy of the community is with the • bereaved family of • the e'te 1,1,4111am^ D. Tichborne Who pass; .ed peacefully aMay on Sunday morn- ing: He was recovering from an attack of Aare eyes* and his dem- ise came as a shock to the conutimiity: The . little daughter of Mr. Peter . Macdougall 'Jr. has bezel' on the sieh list but is improving. . A. neniber froin. Our vicinity speet Friday evening last at Mr. Alex. Welsh's of. the Bayfield -Line and all report a Very. pleasant time..; , Miss ni...c..„„gerke'haS gone to vis- it' friends-in.—L6nd0n for a few week:, • • London Road. Miss Edith Jennison of London ig at home, being called here ; y the ill- ness of 'her mother who is suffering from an •attack. of -inflammatory :rum- rnrtisin Mr. Robert Raney, . while soinewbet better than he was a couple, of weeks ago, . is not improving as rapidly as his friends mould wish'. Mr, Walter . Swinbank has been con- fined to hishouse for a couple . • . ,• Mrs.. J. Shipley has been on • ehe *lc list. • • Mr. G. B. Hanley ha,$) not been ent. joying tie: best of health for the past •couple of -weeks. • Mrs. T. J. Elliott is able to be around again.• . Miss. Livermore has been epend- Miss Nellie Haines, who has ben visiting her sister, Mrs. Drehmann, the past two weeks,* left for her home at Holyroocl this week. A sleighload of our young people spent Monday evening at the home of Mis john Reid of the,. Front Road, StaMcilslPsyrg. Hill & 'Co: of Mite' hell, who have the contract for the cement sup- erstructure of the new bridge, come Timed work on Tuesday. . Mr. Kenneth Moorehouse *Loudon is the guest of his parents, Mr, mil Mrs. T. J. Moorehouse, this week. • Mr. T. 'A. Stinson spent a ew • days in Goderech the p,asb week. •• Messrs. Re Bailey arid G. Sanderson • of ooderich took in the hop in the • town hall on Friday evening last. leg a week's holidays under the par- • , . ental roof. Mrs. R. H. Walker of Str.stfofd' .. came up on • Saturday to Visit her ,•Varna • . • 'brother, Mr, •Robert Raney..• - Mr, A. McCartney has been visiting . - with 'friends .along the Roadthere are time when the centre of gravity is south of' clinton ,for Ad. • , The Dunkin'award dram case has ' been settled. Very wisely there was a compromise all around, even to the engineer, and the council chipped in a little, so 'what might have develdeed • into an expensive lawsuit has been wiped off the slate, • 'Goderieh Township ! mrs. Rufus 'Keys and her mother meti Miss Effie R,athweIl visited friend:4 at Summerhill the past week. • Mr. B. Smith of the Varna Road talks of ihtentine an air ship. • Mr. and Mrs. renwick Stewart of • Stanley visited the latter's- parental borne on Monday. • Miss Magee •Colelough of the Hay- field Road %Flatted her coesin, Mrs. Robert Colclough of near Mimes- , ville this week. • Several residents • along the Varna Road attende,d a part given on. Thurs- day night lest by Mr. Kit Ward of Varna. All report an enjoyable time. • Thete was no school fn $;S. :#04.. 10 this week, the teaehet, Miss Tielt- burne, being called home owing JO the sudden death of her father, Who passed away on Saturday night last. At a special meeting of the town - Shp council held on the, 17th inst. the following motion passed, ; Re the matter of considerietion of the pro- posed good rceads improvement sys- tete as outlined by thc.eounty coun- cil bylaws, that same be left in the bands of the move. The reeve and clerk were apeointed to draft the tiovetishift bylaws and report at the next meeting. The next meeting Will be held on the first Monday in April at one o'clock. • Mr. William Cook of the tath eon. Passed away on Saturday last at good old age. He had 'long been a • resident of this township and was highly respectM. Hcwas twice mar - tied,: his second wife (nee Miss Out- • telon, surviving him. The funeral took place on Monday to Clinton watery, the SWIM' being conducted by. Peet. Dr. Stewart with •an accident the other day..Theyi were driving home from Seaforth aim at Eginondville were .rue into by the driver 'of a coal rig. Mts. Keys and her mother were both thrown out Of the cutter and both somewhat • in- jured. The cutter was smashed and the horse hurt. The coal male will likely have a bill of damages to pay. • The Reeve and Councillors I3eatty, Stinson and Glenii attended the meet- ing of the eounty council held at Seaforth this week to deal with the Good Roads question: • Misses Edith ttathwell and •Ida Reid have returned from 'a visit to friends in the city of Sttatford. • For the lira time in years • the Methodist church was without a choir eh •Sunday last. Even the kist• o' s whistle'was silent, Cense, • grippe end absence from home. • There are many case01 grippe the village and heteaboute. Mr. etc- Clymont's whole • ia.mily are down with it, Mr, J. W. Reid's likewhee, and others too numerous 40 mentiOte. • The Women's .MissiOnaty Auxiliaer will have 0, Social Utile at the lure sonage otm Fridey °voting. Mr. John .1. Ward' e sale on Thureol day of het week pasted off fully, everything pat up being dis ed of. Mr, Ward Was hem here, lei • te one of Varna's boy, but he We made up his mind to eV° up formieg and has gene to Woodstock where Ike has bought a business. We are all sorry to loose the genial. John and his esteemed life partner front our tnidste but wielt them Success and happiness in their now hOme. • The Weekly Mail and Empire and The News -Record to any address for one year for ,