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The Clinton News Record, 1923-4-12, Page 1No'. 2197--•44fh Year rr CLINTON, ONTARIO, TTUtJRSDAY, APRIL 12f11,1923' THE HOWIL PAPER TITIE YLAIFS AT THE 'S SEE THAT CLINTON KEEPS UP HER REPTAThJ Ful] VEMUTYTHIS SLI Official Opening of the Hydro Shop. r , To the Citizens of Clinton:- n We request the pleasure of ,your c ompa y at a reception to be given at the Hydro Shop on Wednesday, April' 18th, from, 3 to 10 p.m., on the occasion of :its official opening. A demonstration, is to be made of all the 'latest 'electrical ap- 1ihnces and will be y interesting to all user's of electric current. • p k r very y $ 'allies, stoast and coffee will be'` served free. during the after- g noon and "evening:'' The Public Utilities Commission, H. B. CHANT, Superintendent. ependable :'atches For the working man, at, a moderate price. We have a ,good stock of reliable 'timelceepers for 'FIVE DOLI:ARS, ELGIN: and WALT•HAM makes:', These watches are. jeweled and carry, our guar-. ntee for satisfactor service, Call'^ andget one before they are a Y Y all gone. SPECIAL -,Shell -rimmed spectacles, Toric lenses for $5.00, These L bought at a price far ,below the way -time value. 0 911114114Residence 174J " eeweler : and Optician Phone 174w THE .AVERAGE MAN- - FTEN spoils his future because he thinks ' :his savings too small to . be worth bankin • Do notimait until you have Sin() tp', deposit:open an - account with $1 andcuake it grow.,:.. 1 'ROYAL; BANK O' E CANADA. MANNING CLINTON �ur.. otto ,. S.J .. eeeeiemieilie Suit and Extra Trousers For 825.00 aso { or Every an Suit anti Extra' Trousers For $26.00 aineoat Nothing.; will take the place of a Raincoat for its particulc,r`and Varied uses. `Arotection on a wet da -A Spring Over- coat on a•chill da -Ah ideal coat.for Y Y 'motoring. W are sh a large of fabrics in We ow ng, g' variety English Gabardines, Tweeds, Worsteds, etc h r 1+ Price 7.50 to 20.00 r-pieee uits e^la e some extra good Od va1u in n ltn ' s ',all" wool' SuiCs a)de.xf)f1 t1Uelu for _ tion ear, while theii,ll e. :lV�al ©5 Ut1T",�elcr, � � se. is ctalxa lt,t p. :flliRL5FtGLOTHl AMONG 211E' CHURCHES. .. Baptist Church The eongreg'atiohs of Clinton and Auburn have .invited the Roy. •Mx•. Parker to become their pa'sto`r•. Mr. Parker preached here and at Auburn last Sunday;" -.Wesley Church: The Rev, Hugh Fair of Holmes; ville will preach on Sunday morning and the Rev. J. 1'Y. Hedley o' "God erich will preach an Educational Bee- 2110// ducatio+r t'see- lnon Sunday evening. Willis Church The minister's subjects on Sunday will be: 'Morning: "The Purpose' of John's Gospel." Evening: "Victorioust Gladness. The regular monthly meeting of the Mission Band will. be held on Monday evening at seven o erode. Tho W. M.'S. will bold:: its Easter thanlcofl'eiing meeting in the lecture room of the church on Wednesday evening next, Apr. 1811. This will be an open meeting, to which all are, cordially invited. Ah interesting Teti- tere will be a. series of lantern slides presenting the work of the Society at home and abroad., There will also be "special 'music. Ontario Street Church The annual meeting of the Ladies' Aid was held last week when •the •following:officers 'were elected for the coming year:-' 'President,. Mips: Paxnnan, lst,vice, Mrs. McMurray: 2nd, Vice, MTS. Downs. Rec.;Secretary, Mrs. Verner. Miss Secretary, M ss E. Cornish. Treasurer, Mrs: W. T. Henry. ' Flower Converter, Mrs. E,. Kennedy. •-' The annual meeting of the W.M.S. 'was held on Tuesday and the' follow- ing officers were elected' for the' en suing year: Hon. -fres.: Mrs; E. 11onrtiee. President, Mrs,' Geo. Shipley. 1st Vice, Mrs. Beaton. , and Vice, Mrs. Wm.; Shipley . -3rd Vice, Mis. Frank Glen Rec.=Secretary,••lil'rs. 'E, Jervis. Cor. -Secretary; Mrs. C. S,Hawke... Treasurer, Mrs. Kennedy ' Strangers' ,Secretary,`Mrs. Govett Superintendent of Christian Fel- lowship Mrs: Win. Walker. '1. The Society hat heel a• most sue- cessful year, taking in the largest thankoffering in the history of the cliiirch.:' A very :pleasing feature of the Easter thanlcoftering meeting was the rendering; of an Easter 'can- tata by "the ,young ladies of the Aux- iliary. St. Paul's Church'' 1 ea heldlast The talent t and ,sale' . Monday at the rectory under, the auspices of SC. -Paul's Ladies' Guild;: with alfrs. 0. Llewellyn Bilkey as hos- tess, was a great success. The Guild members brought ,samples of ,the ar- ticles .by which they had }rade their Talent money,, and donations of home cooking and baking were made byladies ofthe congregation. Thesees e articles' were on sale in the library,_ under the supervisor ' of Mesdames Counter and Baker, and Were quickly disposed,, of. The president,' Mrs. H. T Rance;. poured tea, which was sezrved in the>ac'i`rawing room and din- ing room. Flowers and plants add- ed'. a dainty touch to the spacious, homelike zooms." The -refreshments were in -charge of l esdames Atkin- son, Appleby and Schoenhals. The receipts netted a'' most gratifying' suin, and the,sale was well attended. St. Paul's • A. Y. P. A. will hold a the parish social eventing to e pa h hal 1 next Monday, the ladies providing the;er- freshntents and,. the gentlemen the programme. At the close 'of the, Paster ser- vices' at. St. Paul's church Mrs. Mor gan Agnew, who has been organist for over, twenty years, WAS made the recipient of a club bag and ,address of -appreciation. Mr. and ,Mrs,. Ag- new have <receetly; moved to Guelph,, keen sorrow, dtert only to her own CLNTON MAIIS3EI'S, Wheat, 81.10.: Qluckwhet t, 75c, Barley, 55c, Oats, 45c Eggs, 246 to. 25c, Butter, 40e to 42c, Live Hogs, Marltct tunsettled. DON'T ?MISS ANYTHING.' Our columns have been ,re.ther crowded with . advertising the: past few weeks, so "Tueh 'so that we have had to'conclensle reading matter. We hope our readers wr111 recognize that even thoug•}i not taking up much room 'that our pages contain a lot of news.: Also; •we• reeolnmend.1hem to read the'adveitisonients, they con-, fain a> lot of., interesting and useful information. SUCCESSFULAT-HOME. The local I. 0. 0 F. hada their annual cit -home in their lodge rooms on Friday evening. The first part of the .evening was ' taken tip with progressive euchre and after lunch dancing was indulged in for an `hour or so. Mr. A. J. Morrish won first gentlemen's prize a.pair of j trii_ee link cufflinks, and Mr. Amos Castle second, a tie. 1Vlrs, Fred -hutch won first ladies' pri?e,set of silver spoons,. and Mrs. W, Mutch second, a ;silver berry spoon. Mrs J. A. Campbell and Messrs. J. 7. Reid and W. and Fred Mutsh 'furnished the music for the evening. LITTLE LOCALS. Mr. Edgar Armstrong' has'lur- chased Mrs. McMath's -residence on Joseph:street. F. . The council did not have its spec= lar streeting on Monday evening, as ',planned. It will meet - te, morrow, Finlay : evening,''. Mr. Harry -McCool has purchased the residence' of:the late Mrs. Bean on Frederick street and will get pos- session,next week.•- The sc oo •s opened' on Monday, after the Easter recess and naw there's nothing.tokdo but "plug" Un- til the end -of the.torm. r`. Mr. and Mrs. Green and -family, who moved here froni Wingham some months' ago, have gone to'Pelislirolce, -where itlr,• Green has taken a posi-„ tion. Miss`' Mary l'Iatheson'.0f Godeeicn, formerly.: of stlinton, was''a,fining sup, erintendent-at the Goderich hospi „sl - last week durin • the absence of li iss Reynolds. A meeting •for`re-organization of the ladies' -howling club will be herd in the council chamber on Monday evening at eight o'clock. All ladies interested are invited te. attend, • Mr. and Mrs. MclHenzie of Exeter have taken up rosde'xice i Clinton, Mr, McKenzie having. taken -over the Mcilveen grocery. They areat pros-' eat residing in the brooms above the etpie. ` Mr. and -Mrs; John Seeley are -re- turning to town from, Varna, where they"have been residing for the past few,years. For, the present they are ,taking uptheir abode in rooms over. the Cantelon block. +)" ` r • PASSINIG OF MRS! G. W. LTYTON. On Thursday evening: last Mrs. 'George W. Layton of 'the London road, .Tuekersmith, passed away ,af ter but a short illness. Mrs. Layton who was the ' only child of 'Mr. •Isaac, Dodd of, Clinton, had been ell her life a resident of tlus•"comntunity and had been re- markably healthy, scarcely knowing what itwas to day. e 111 for . even a h A few weeks before her .death; when visiting, in. Exeter, she was taken suddenly ,ill and was: advised, to tape things.a bit easy for a- time but her condition was not considered serious until the Sunday previous to -- her passing;• when she tools a stroke and scarcely rallied. froth the effoctslun til the end,came.' Mrs. Layton's death causes very where ter. Agnew 'has 'taken a posi- Ir people but amongst a large circle of tion. At tine request di' the rector, friends. She hada bright and win - and church wardens, :Mrs. Agnewsome Personality,.took an intelligent kindly consented to return to town interest in church, social .and public and preside at the organ for the EaS- affairs and her absence will leave a ter services. Rev. -C. Llewellyn Bih: vacancy- hard to' fill. Prior to "leer key read the persenta'tion address,, to marriage to her now bereaved hus which Mrs."Agnew replied.,in charue, toristie. »canner. The address was as.follows: "Dear Mrs. Agnew:' Man were Y „tho expressions' •of regret uttered by the people' of St -Paul's Church, Clin- ton, when it was learned that you had decided to leave .town and take up residence in Guelph. .For o'Ver -twenty years you have been the if nthftl. and efficient organist of St. Paul's andour tasteful and artists: y t d 'playing has been a distunot",contr}bu >tion to the beauty at .our ,eer:vicez. We cannot allow you to depart with= out $ome slight tangible expression of our appreciation of the very val- uable sorviees ,yon have rendered to ohu S0 Paul's:reft, We ask you, there- foto, to accept the accompanying tclub 'We as a token of `our esteem and We extend to you and years our sincerestwislles for, your°future hap; pines .and sueeess..; t$ignoit on btilutif of the creole and congregation. C..1,1, lsil}fey and Il. 'tort% Ranee." • The wardens have appointed ]1trs. Thee; Fremlin as-orptaniet and Rev, 3i c i C. T.lnwt�il ,ills'--,' to chr.umaster, Sn 1, y tsIr. 13411 i lilts lsa j w} ' on ienee 3y d de ex > I in choir having been paid choirnm ter at. Sr. filmes', l.ingstotl and at Ser ,Paul's, Lindsay, • band she taught' school for a time. She was president of the London ,road U. 'F. W. 0„ and was one of the .best-known women in the eom- munity.- She was a,member of Wes- ley Methodist church, Clinton, and leas very regular in her attendance. Tho funeral tools place' on Monday afternoon, the services 1t the house and graveside being conducted by the Rev% D. N. Mc anins as istc i' i 0 s c b the Y Re S. � Anderson,' The ralib are •. Rev. S i 1 0« t.s were Charles, John, Frank and Wei - 'the teYton,: Fred Pepper and Alex, 'Peppin, • Amongst those front a"distance Who were ]zero 'For the funeral wore: Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Layton, ton; Mr. ,Tobin Layton, •London; :1tTz. and MPS. Toppin,'T'oro rto, and "i 1)1)1- o. fries from the uthe' bcr f tis in part f the "count and the su rr uncl- 1'i t of. Y o N a. 1nb community, Midi syrin1pthy is :Pelt ,for Mr., Layton' and Mi. Dcicicl, wlio of late bad been winking; his Iteme with his daughter, in t,hair sudden and vcte .bereavement, "4 Dayton 5 n Me. Ir. I auto n It isi s let extend .nd }nus da iban]t. 156 neighbors lei r frionr}.. q triit for the svnn nidi 1.151$14141e01.151$14141e0 so p y �vr 1 Madly given during Mte, T. ay? on's brief il1nesi; and einee her death,• The , Spring Show. 'The "Spring Show" for 1023 is now a matter of history and on this occasion "history repeated itself," as it is said to have a habit ofdoing. The day was wet. If the weatherman were the sort to be bribed we'd say that some of our,. jealous rivals bribed him yearly to send us 'bad wecither, but we sup- pose it is 'just as it happens; The morning dawned somewhat •muzlcy but so optimistic were, we that we came up town without um- brella', in the vain hope that the clouds would "disperse, blit the rain began to fall about ten o'clock and there was 'little let-up, until every- thing was over and all had sought cover. But though the clay was so unfav- orable'the show was of a high order;' The classes were large,'fb•>,u+teen en- tries being 'amide in one class. "It,was' the finest lot of horses FORMER CLINTON GIRL WEEDS. The- place marriage took: - 1 gp a recently?. at Prince 'Albert, Seek., .of Miss Gertrude Sage, formerly of Clinton, toi M'r, David 'Colgan of Shell Lake, Sask. Mrs. Colgan is well known. in Clinton, and her many friends' here wish 'her many years of happy wed- ded life, ST. KITS TN. LUCK. ISoinebOdy was nosing .„about - the city buildings at Sfi. 'Catharines the other day and, found a wine:cellar • in the basement. It was empty. They intend using it as a vault, to store civic documents in. The buildifig in -which the wine cellar' was discovered was formerly a residence and it seemed nobody was aware of the ex- istence of this wine cellar. :If.such a,disetovery were' made in Clinton it would'save the expense of building a. vault, but probably there's, no such luck for us ea finding even en osinpty wine cellar.;: Had there been anything 111 this One;•it; wquld probably have_ been "nosed", ort years ago., GIRLS' AUXI•LIARY MEETS•, The 'Girls' Auxiliary met at -'the hone of Miss Florence Cuninghame for tea ;yesterday evening and ap pointed officers: President, ' Miss. Ruby. •Irwin, Secretary -treasurer, Miss Eva. Cluff, and arranged' com- mittees,. oon- mittees etc., -for Behsulnrn'er's ba}m pafgn. u At: the conclusion of the tea ' Ass Eva,Cluff, treasurer of/the AU/ciliary slice its organization, veasa presented with a little expression of the grat- ituile of the members for her faith- ful work; in .the shape of a ,pretty "old' pin. • During ',the evening Dr., Gaudier came down.and talked to the 'young ladies regarding• a sterilizer 'for the operating room of the new hospital 'and it was decided that they should turn their energies towards .raising money for the. ' o e. purchase of same. FORMER CITIZEN. DIES IN WEST. Word cozies frons- Saskatoon" of the recent death of-Weiey ,Leonard Farquhar, sonof the Idle W. 11. Farquhar of Stapleton.: Mr. 'Far- quhar operated a farm .near Saska-' toon and also worked as bus driveb ofr the Albany 'Hotel, Saskatoon. He was considered to be the fattest in?Yn in. Canada, weighing" in the neigh- Sorhood of 440 pounds. I -Ie caught cold a couple of weeks previous to his death but was not considered to -he seriously ill until the morning he passed away. Mr. Fin/Titter ;:'wes born and spent his early life here but went west about sixteen Years ago. 115 is survivedby one aistor and one brother, Mrs. McAmmond and W: G. Farquhar, both of Ilerschel, Sask. He Wail an uncle of Mrs. Albert. Morrell of Hullett;'township. Re was buried, at Wooldawn cemetery, •Saslcatoon. The family was well-kiiown here. A PIONEER PASSES. John Porterfield, Sr., an old resi dent. of Tinton county died at the home of his daughter. Mrs. T'. Rog- erson, Clinton,• on Thursday last at' the :great age of ninety-four years and nine month's: Mr Porterfield WAS boric in Scot- land, but came to Canada when quite a young man, ire first settled in Scarboro, east of. Toronto; where ho ,•remained for it -couple of years, coining -up to Huron county with his Young w:fe ,and, settling upon a'3ush farm ni Howicic township. There they made it homo- for themselves, under- going all .the hardships of life as it -was in Huron county seventy ,years ago. They reared a large family and when., old age' crept cit they retired from ;the Atm and •wint to ,live in Io dwl. Eight years sago Mrs. Por- terfield - terfield passed awal, and since: that Mit Porterfrelcl has made his halite with his children: He was a quiet, industrious lnan,'21 lifelong Preshy- terian arid. a Liberal •iri politics., He is survived by 3z family cif _8C05(1 sons.and .five danglnters. Thee are as follow: Robert , of Seidel/tit, Jahn, .oP,;,Cliftord,, Frarn1c, Alan and ,Tames Of Itowiek, Edward 'of. Dauphin, 211111, Melville of Mitchell, Mts. Fred :Rog- orsen of Clintann, Mrs•.• G, Rogerson of Tc"c'rlo, Mrs, S. Loeltinx of Owen Sound, Mrs. 1;,. J;od ':'•' n!' Orillia and 3 ", Alex. Esplin of beephin, Men. Tri,' remains were tarsen to Clifford fo'r' internment, t,ho funeral taking place from the home •af his son; Mr. John Porterfield ,on • So,t1113,'y after- noon, The services were conducted b, the iu v 1Tr l,ttrrlon, pester of the Presbyterian church, friia sn tx and a son-itx-li. S' teeing as pi1libehr- '10115a01.503°:/n. e-," wust11, t'e- 1ilaverrk seofn oneinthis lnsintownwho is a good judge' of a horse and many remarks on the exceptionally line showing of horses were beard, 1Iellett carried off the township prize, which has peen going to Tuck- ersmith for the past few years. The usual parade at noon was riot field, owing to the rain, but the bund came out and gave tho ,,show- a .Lair start:•, The rain did not Daunt the lady drisi rs, there being soul entries, The attendance was net'nearly so large as is usual,, as woes to be , ex pected, but there were, nevertheless, a large, number • of farmers from all the surrounding community. There were not so many women and 61'1111- 1•C11 as usual; however. Flow would it be to twice,the second Thursday in"April next year? $700 was given in prizes and there seemed to be general 'satisfaction as to their* distribution.. One (interesting event was the re - ,„opening •of a competition, 'after tlie• judge had Made his, decision and the prize tickets .hail been given ,out, when a" delayed entry carie along. The belated entry was fortunate in 'carrying off first prize, too, but ap- parently all were satisfied. It was an' extremely "sporting" thing, the re -opening of that. competition. President I1. -C. Cox, Secretary, A. J. IVIcal rrnay 'and Treasurer' Miller' weres •the busy men all clay. Also bis - trial; Representative S. B. Stethers., and Itis -assistant, D. A. Andrew. But they had the, of know- ing that when the day was over the 19th annual spring show was, in so far as they could control matters, a. 'success. In the, evening a'concert was put on in the town hall under the au- spices of the directors, the :Evans-- wick runs -wick Trio of London- giving 'the ,pro gram. ; The entertainment was Much. enjoyedthose.attending, although, the' attendance was ;not so large as would have beenthe case had the Weather been finer. Mr. P. S. Boag, of QueensvilIe judged the heavy horses;; Di. W. E. Balser of Toronto, the light horses and Mr. M. C. McPhail of Stratford the cattle. Following is the1igt of prizes. Heavy Horses Clydesdale .stallion, under 3 years -Robert Murdock, ' BBrucefie1d; Grey Bros., :Blyth; Ed. Johnston, Clinton. ,Clydesdale stallion, 8 years and over -Grey Bios., Blyth;. Robert Wright, Seaforth. ','Sweepstakes - Robert, Murdoelc, Brucefield: `PdI heron stallion, under 8 years -Robert Agee', Seaforth. ^ Three best horses; stallions barred, township ,competition -Hallett town- ship, animals owned by A. and J. Brigham and Manning Bros., Blyth. 'Remy draught brood'marc, three years and over T3r•oadfoot Bros., • Seaforth; C. J. Dale and -,Sons, Clin- ton. Heavy dratight,.filly or ,gelding, 3 ears anover-A. dand J. Brigham, ,Blyth; Manning Bros., Londesboro; A. and 3'. 'Brigham, Blyth; Fred Ei- lerington, Exeter. - Heavy draught filly or gelding, 2 years and under 3-T. M, Durnin, Goderich;, Alex. Wright, Brucefield; John Mair, Londesboro. Heavy draught, filly or gelding, 1 Year ,and, under 2--Broadfoot Bros., Seaforth. Heavy draught, ,horse, colt or filly, under: 1-Broadfoot Bios., Sea- forth; Alex. Wright, Brucefield; Gustave Bisbach, Clinton. IIea ran ht team in harness - A. Y g A. and J. Brigham, Blyth; F. Eller ington, Exeter;.R. Roberton, County Home. Ifeavy draught, sweepstakes --- Broadfoot Bros., Seaforth,, Agriculture, brood mare, $ years and over -C. J. „Dale as Sons, Cline ton; Alex. Wright,-•Brucefield; Jas. Stirling, Hayfield; 0,' J. Dale & Sons, Clinton. ' • Agriculture, Ally `os' gelding, three years and over -Manning Bros., Blyth.; D. Fotheringliam, Brucefield;;. John Rowcliffe, Hensen•; R. Shad- dock, Londesbeao. Agriculture, filly or gelding, two. years and under three-•cRobr;.' Ager, Seaforth; RoRt, Wright, Seaforth; A. and eT. Brig+ham, Blyth. Agriculture, filly or gelding, one Year and under tiro -.Norman Ball, Clinton, A.grieulture, aiorse, colt or filly, under one year --Ed. Johnston, Clin- ton. Agriculture, team in harness --• 11. Shaddock, Londesbero; D. Fotherinng- ham,, Brucefield;, John Rowclifte,: Bengali; James Cummings, 'Blyth. Agrnef ture, sweepstakes -- Man- ning Bros,, Blyth. 001101%1 purpose filly et' gelding, 3, Years and over -W-111 Dearer,,1uriek; D. Gardner; Goderich; William > Deck- er., Zurich. General purpose teem in harnees- William Docker., Zurieh; Albert Rad- fiord, Londesboro; Charles Stewart, Lhndesboro., C4ltP1l p nlse, sweapstlke S ,.- �ifiiTliatn Doelcefr, Zurich.'• Best matched •tam of3)03's-. i1- hem Decltei', Zurich. Beet matched rein in baritee1 nty. o t r a color. (grays barred) --Chicle 'AMY - art, Lonclesborn, 11s51 11/10med and cleooriil;e'1 120 "1 p for boys -•.8, Manning, ir,01,c1' 114orni' 131111 til Wrt rltt, ,Swam t0, Cnoi' e Mrf tt 1, t nh 16ofi i tl 1 ait ,d Milan ••. Fred Eli rington, 'Exeter. (Coi31iiii'ued on no 8 MER OIIANGES IN MILITIA, An irnnor tart change, in, the slate of officers of Huron Regiment geed into effect iliunediately. Lt.=Col, IT,' B, .Combe, Lk -Col. 'Ii. Ranee and Honorary Major M. D. Mc Taggart have asked to he trans- ferred to the :Corps of Reserve, in order to give the Junior Officers the LT. -COL. H. B. COMBE higher rank to which they are 'ern- titled; Mum, H, C. Dunlop of Godericli,,; will, become Lt. -Col and 0, C:; vice Combe' :transferred: ,Major, W. J. Ifeanzan will become .second in, com.•- niand, vice Rance transferred, . and Hon,Gaptain Stewart -Scott becomes Quartermaster? vice McTaggart .transferred. Lt. -Col H. B. Combee„ .ha •the long- est record .of any •commanding offi- cer en the Tiuron', Regiment. He has served lin- this colpo, for forty-one ,years and a .half :asbugler, private,, Lieutenant, Captain, •Major' and ;Lt - •Colonel.. He was commanding officer of the 161st 'bverseas battalion in Canada and \\England; was trans- ferred to the, 11-2, 3rd Army in France in July, 1.917, until March,, 1918, was transferredt to 1st Army Headquarters until Aug. 24th 1918, • when he was injured in a bombing raid at Maize/it-es in France. This d to the.. Brits >en `officer is entitle h• -G '- n eral Service Medals the Victory Medal, the Colonial Auxiliary :offi- •cexs.clecoration and the long service medal. , Colon,: Lt: Col, H. T. Rance 'became a lieutenant: in tiie 33rd i•Iurons in;W June, 1889, Captain of No: 6 coin- pang in 1894, Major in 1908, and Lt. - Col 'in t. -Colin 1916. Ile served as second in' command of "the 33rd overseas bat- talion in Canada and 'England and I on this battalion being broken up to leinforee the dine battalions Gln France, Lt, Col, Rance .was,.returne8 to Canada for duty.' This officer is entitled to• the British •General Ser.: vice modal the e ' Colonial Auxil- iary onis1 Ax13 iary officers decoration. Honorary Major M D,; ttleTaggart became a .lieutenant in Huron Regi- ment ' •Ju a -1893' Captain of o. in n, p t N 5 Company m 1896 and Quartermas- ter and Major; in 1908: Ile served as Paymaster in the 161st' O. S. 'battal- ionuntil thefifth divisio is was' brolc } LT. -001.1. •3 . '1. JIANCE en up in March, 1918, when he was returned to Canada to become pay- master of the Western Ontario Regi - mut until it 'fres disbanded in 1919. This officer is entitled to the British General Service medal and Colonial. Auxiliary officers decoration. The &Rote's are all well-known Cit. izens of Clinton, and IIonn. Chpt, Stewart, Scott, who succeeds Major McJ'ag'gnnrt, also has his home in, .; Clinton" Major Dunlop is a Goderich man and Capt. Heamati a resident of lxetori.. The cbrtccrt net on on Mrodeleeclay ,'l e ' ii: of fast lv0e c by Mr 'Epworth Leagee of atho Methodist church proved.' to •boa \Yor•y pitmen/it affnir. M1 Tei .' .:y' r' h ml•,i 'Tho : wait' furnished ay Miss Foes and her' epilii end, Ten - rea. ) o'6,' '4..f1•.. Id"' t.o playlet "The .I tyn 1 -'refs.. was at+ en r i n.r ' those taking, part 'being Mr. W, BroWn of lenesll the'writer of, the play, Mr, o.n1rMi':. Ohne, Rath- well., atli-wn 1, Mrs., Friel Rea 1, Mi:;e •Iwua POPS,:: 1V11 a llnnn G ilf- Fod Ti 4 . T 0150 11 1100101005 tl n pla c ho Vireb er y wet ttikcrr, ' '1br, proceeds a mounted' to about $35,00. ''._a