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The Clinton News Record, 1921-10-27, Page 1ton No. 2I2I--42nd Year CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27st, i92i SUCCESSFR AfliE THE HOME PAPER is rian�xlag together flee people who have something to sell and - the people who are. ready 'to uuy. �, faire yon! anything you wish to 'sell ? If so, New - ' ec rc• , o will carry the news to those who are Egg Po heat all the great- est artists of the world in Aur own bode just as they •would want you to hear them, it is as neces- sar'y that you should have a ictrola as that you should have their Victor Records. The Victrola and Victor Records are scietifieally coordinated and zed in the process of m, anufacturo, making it possible to achieve the' greatest result. The greatest singers and instrument- alists are Victor artists, not only because .their interpretations are so faithfully recorded on Victor Records but because the Vietrota is the one instrument that plays them with the degree of perfection and beauty of tone that meets the approval of the artists themselves, Call and let us demonstrate the Victor to you. A Iarge stock of the best artists' records always on hand. Jeweler and Optician Phone 174w X. I(e11 .+r Issuer of marriage licenses Residence 174r 6132.511.1t2 1•1.1.41012.17.1101/11. i YOUR DUTY TO YOURSELF 9S TO SAVE The man with a Savings Account need never worry over thefuture. Saving, backed by determination, is one of the most satisfying habits to acquire. A Savings Department at every branch of ThE ROYAL DANK OF CANADA R. E. MANNING, MANAGER CLINTON BRANCH INCORPORATED 1855 Capital and Reserve $9,000,000' Over 130 Branches . OLS NS BA The Molsons Bank wants every farmer to feel that he has a real friend in the Manager, that he will receive a hearty welcome and can safely discuss with him his money needs. II. R. SHARP. Manager `30.121 • CLINTON BRANCH Safety Deposit Boxes to Rent READY-TO-WEAR CLOTHING• 2 he Morrish Clothing Co. ORDERED OnoveuNa Spoial For Satilth 100 Men's Suits and Overcoats, regular $35 to $40. Your pick of the en- ' tire lot on Saturday for $25.00 Sizes 34 to 46. make your selection Early THE MORRISH CLOTHINS CO. Motto . "A Square Deal for 'Every Man CLINTON MARKETS, Wheat, $1,06,• , Oats, 400, Barley, 500 Buckwheat, 500, Buttery 850. Eggs, 450 to 260. Live Hogs, $8.00 • A BROTHER DEAD. Mr, S. G. Castle 'received word the other day from Dakota of the death of a brother of whom the fam- ily had not heard for many years At time of writing no further partic- ulars are at hand. SCHEME DIDN'T WORK, A gentleman who claimed he came from Toronto, and who said he had been in Exeter,. Eng., and was cur= ious to see what ,this Devonshire town in Huron county looked like, landed here on Monday. He called on several officials of one of the fra- ternal societies, claiming that he had lost his grip and money, and being a member of a Toronto lodge, solicited assistance. He bad a plausible story but when one of the officers suggest- ed getting in touch with his own lodge he was not long in making his departure.—Exeter Times, AMONG•TIIE CHURCHES. Goderich and Exeter districts will have a spiritual conference at Hen- sail on November 15th.. The quarterly official boards of the Methodist Church in Canada will shortly take a vote on the question as to whether Women shall be admit- ted to the pulpits of the Church on equal terms with men. St. Paul's Church Rev, Canon Hill will conduct the services on Sunday, morning and ev- ening. Turner's Church Very successful anniversary ser- vices were held on Sunday, the Rev. Mr. Edwards of Seaforth being the preacher, Services were held both af- ternoon and evening. Ontario Street Church The monthly meeting of the Lad- ies Aid will be held in the basement next Wednesday, Nov. 2nd, at half past two o'clock for quilting. A pic- nic tea will be served. A full atten- dance is requested. St. Joseph's Church' A convention of the Catholic Wom- en's Leagues, of the Diocese of Lon- don was held in London on Tuesday and Wednesday, the first of its kind in this Diocese, Mrs. J. Shanahan was the delegate from the local League. The Catholic Women's Leageu will hold their monthly meeting on Nov. 8th at three o'clock, instead of the first Tuesday of the month. Baptist Church Services at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Bible School, 2.30. Morning subject: "Elijah at Cher- itti," Evening subject: "Learners in the School of Christ." Everybody welcome. A warm supper will be served in the Baptist Church by the Ladies Aid on Thursday evening from 5.30 to 8.30. A programme will be ren- dered after the supper. Wesley Church A brief report of the Central Church Union Committee will be giv- en by the pastor at the morning ser- vice on Sunday "What are the pros- pects for denominational oneness in Canada?" The young people of the League are planning for a Hallowe'en 'social on Monday evening next. .A pro- gram will precede the social part of the entertainment. They purpose to visit the'House of Refuge on Tues- day evening, 'Nov. 8th. On the first Sunday in November, which will be "Missionary Sunday" in Wesley Sunday School, there will be an exhibition of art- ,,icles .which certain classes are get- ting ready for a Christmas box to be sent to China. Willis Church The Sacrament of the Lord's Sup- per will be pbserved at the morning service next Sunday, Oct. 3011h. Rev. Mr, Chidley of Thames Road will conduct the pre -communion ser- vice on Friday evening at eight o'clock. The session will meet at half past seven. On Sunday, Nov. 6th, et the morn.. ing service the Soldiers' Memorial tablet will be unveiled.. The W, M. S. held its annual thankoffering meeting on Friday ev- .ening last, a large number being present. The chief feature of the program was an 'address iby Dr. An- na l McEewi 'former be n a arta c `f member o the congrc gation, Who spent some time as a medical missionary in M- elia. Her description of the Iife of the women of the Indian Empire was in- teresting and enlightening, Hearty greetings were presented by members of all the sister. Societies in town. The offering amounted to ever ninety dollars, besides which. there were five new life memberships at $25 each, The Sunday eschool Tres already fixed the date of its Christmas enter- tainment, which is to take the form Of a dentate, which Will be presented on Tuesday, Dee, 2001 ' CHJLDRENS' AID 'MEETING, The annual meeting of tire Huron County ,Childrens' Aid and Humane Society will ,be ' held .on Tuesday, Nov, 8th, at 3 p.m. in the Chilclrens' Mont,�e,• ameron St. Goderich, Of- ficers will he elected aitd reports giv- en, There will also be an address on child welfare work by an outside speaker'. It is hoped that there will be good representation from different parts of the County. Come and see how homelike it is, and how well the children are cared for. A PARTING GIFT, On Thursday evening last a num- ber of the young girl and boy friend'; of Miss Anica II.i1L gathered at her home to spend a few hours with her prior to her departure from town. During the evening Miss Hill was presented with a couple of handsome ivory toilet articles, Miss Jean Hogg reading the address and making the presentation in behalf of the com- pany. Miss •Anica will be much missed, not only by her young friends but in the young people's activities of Willis church, where she was a gifted and energetic worker. SAFE ACROSS POND, The following letter was received the other day by Mr, John Ransford and will be read with interest by many of the writer's friends in Clin- ton and surrounding -country: "Aboard the Saturnia, Oct. 8th. Dear Mr. Ransford: We have bad a splendid trip. Everything, accom- modation, service, food, etc., has been good and the third class is the best I have ever seen on any boat. Prac- tically all the passengers were Scotch and Presbyterian, no less than three Presbyterion ministers being on board. Remember me to our mutual friends, Yours faithfully,' S. E. Me - THOSE BEARS. Some weeks ago we published a few extracts from The. Rural New Yorker, a paper published in Roches- ter, in 1854, one of which was an ac- count of the killing of some years by a man by the name of McDonald of Goderich township. Apropos of this Mr. James .McDonald of Porter's Hill, a son of the James McDonald of bear -killing fame, has given us the following account of the adventure: "James MbDonald and William Chisholm saw the bears at the edge of the bush on the McDonald farm, nearly dark one evening. They ap- peared to be going to get over a rail fence into the cleating. The men got stout clubs and stopped the bears from getting over the fence. They had a clog with them who bravely,at- tacked the bear but the old bear caught him by the hind leg and gave hint a toss into the air and that was enough for him. She then put the cubs, which were about half grown, up a big hemlock tree and followed them. The alarm had by now gone out and soot all the old trappers end hunters in the neighborhood were gathered about the big hemlock. A big fire was then built under the tree and the bears could easily be seen in the branches, n s it being quite dark by thistime. t Mr. Chisholm. then climbed tip 'a nearby tree and fired a sjtot, The old bear came sliding clown and jumped into the fire. She soon jumped out again, however, and was ,immediately killed, . The cubs soon found the same fate. The bears were taken Monte to the li'cDonilcd house and that night there was a bear dance and bear feast, the feast lasting for three or four days, the people coat- ing from far and near to have a Iook, a taste anti hear the story. The last day the Indians came anti they fin- ished the feast: I have pften read m the papers about 'corn roasts' and the like but this was the one and only 'bear feast' I ever heard of. The ]til- ling of those bears will always be re- membered about Porter's Hill." Then the other morning. int out' mail from Goderich came a letter from Mrs. Archie MacDougall of Goderich, who was the one, it appears, who first set eyes on the intruders into a peaceful community. We reproduce the letter: m "Dear Sir: If you would like a ce Weed from me, at that time a child si of four year, -`Svc months and six be days, who first saw the bears men- m tionecl in your paper some weeks -ago, so My grandmother had gone to God- to ericli and .I was allowed to go and m meet her as she was coming home. I did so this evening- and at the sup- eft per table I told them how I had see), lis a black pig and three little pigs, My grandfather and uncle, James Maaoii- se aid, threw down their knives and forks and junpetl from the table, alarmed the neighborhood and the hunt began. The Chisholm brothers ',Were great for hunting. They are now all dead, bet a' sister is living in Goderich, Who would probably re- member the circumstances, but I couldgo to the exactspot who' tethe beats crossed the road on the Cut line and where I met my grandma1h- er,,, It seems a fat' cry from the time when wild animal's roamed the for• gists of Goderich township but it really isn't so long ago when there arepersonsstill living'bo tont to w e bar the slaying ill s a n of wild b• i th y g t�ix�s in c sparse clearings about the homes of the hardy settlers in the woods, We should he glad to have other stories, of the early days, about, which we; Who have come -after, knew altogeti - et too little, TABLET EXPECTED SOON, It is expected that the memorial tablet for the post office will arrive any day now and will probably be unveiled on Armistice Day, Nov. 7th, which will be Thanksgiving Day. MEETS IN HENSALL. The annual meeting of the' South. Huron United Farmer's' Political Ass sedation will be held at Hensall on Tuesday, Nov. lei. All those inter- ested are cordially invited to attend. The officers will be elected and other necessary business transacted, DEPUTY -RETURNING OFFICERS, The deputy -returning officers for Clinton and Goderich township in the coming election will he as follows: Clinton: St. Andrew's word: W. S. R. Holmes. 5t. James' Ward: A. J. Grigg. St. John's Ward: Fred Ford. St. George's Ward: Clifford An- drews, Goderich township: No. 1: Ken- neth Rees, No. 2: 0. Ginn, No, 3: Mrs'. John Stewart, No. 4: Robert Chief. No. 5: J. B. Miller•'. No, 6: Adam Cantelon, SUCCESSFUL BAZAAR, The Mission Band of Willis church held a bazaar anti tea in Mr. Stoth- ere' office on Saturday afternoon last. The young ladies hail • booths where fancy weak, dolls, homemade baiting;'Candy, etc. -were sold anti during the afternoon tea was served. Everthing they had was cleaned out and they could have sold as much more, The proceeds anneunted to about eighty dollars, so they were quite pleased with their venture. Those responsible for the various booths were: Fancywork. Misses Vera Dodds and Jean Hogg. Candy: Miss Bessie Morrish. Dolls: Misses Ruth Jackson and Ethel Hogg. Homemade Cooking: Miss Mary McTaggart, Fish Pond: Misses Helen Grigg and Margaret Cree, Afternoon Tea: Miss Ruth Higgins and Miss Jean Far- quhar, DISTRICT E. L. CONVENTION. The Epworth League convention of the Goderich Methodist district was held in Ontario street church, Clinton, yesterday, Oct, 26th, with morning, afternoon and evening sessions. The attenacince this year was not so large as on former occasions, one reason being probably that the place was changed front Nile to Clinton and the announcement of date was not made sufficiently early, Delegates were present from nearly all the Leagues of the district, however, and interesting and inspiring sessions were held. The district president, Mr, F, S. Savaugo of Seaforth, presided, and the address 'of welcome at the norn- ing session was given by Mayor Mc- Murray, president of the Ontario street League. The morning session was taken up pretty much with rou- tine business and a •most inspiring address by the Rev. J. L. Foster of Varna. Inthe e a' • freta eon the • le sort s were le received from the different Leagues in the district, showing the progress made during the past year and ad- dresses were given by Rev. A. E. Millson of. Auburn and Rev. W. R. Osborne of Londesboro. The Rev..II, 0, Moyer of Goderich conducted a song service for fifteen minutes at the opening of this session and dur- ing its progress Misses Ander- son and Treleaven of Clinton and the Misses ltnetchei of Seaforth con- tributed duets. The Rev, 5, Anderson conducted the song service at the opening of the evening session and after prayer by the Rev, Mr. Edwards the new officers were introduced and Mr. Say- auge took the chair, The feature of the evening session was an address by the Rev, K. G. Beaton, an old Clinton boy who is now home on fur- lough froni the mission field of China. Mr. Beaton told' of some of the dis- couragements of the mission work in China, of the way unscrupulous en tried, and ill some instances spe- eded iii using the Christian nits- onary and the Christian religion to rther their owe bad ends and how uch on their guard against such heroes the missionaries had learned be. He spoke of the encourg•e- ents of the -work and his address Wa oho e o:f the enlightenment and a alielrge to the 'faith of those who tatted. The attendance at the evening ssion was large. Dinner and supper were served to the delegates at the church by tine Ontario street League, a charge be- ing made. ' • The district officers for this year are: I3ot, President: Rev. S. Anderson, Clinton. President Fred S. S ava uge, St _ froth - 1st vice: Mrs. M. J. Carrie, Nile. 2nnd Vice: Miss Florence Mootteyt Goderich, ton. 3;'d Vice: A. J. McMurray, Clio - 4th Vice: timer Webster, Venn, , hilt Vice: Miss B. Wheatley, 'Con- stance. Sec, 'troasurol', Ittrs. C, Martin, Seafcrth-, • Conferetteo Reprosotnative: Rev. I. L, Foster, Varna, Summer -Mod Representative: Rev. A, li, Mill'riotn, A.tilaurn, • P. EIMER MEICHEN IN CLINTON Above is a picture of Rt: lion. Arthur Meighen, taken on the steps of the town hail, before going up to to ceive the civic address on his visit to • Clinton last week. Mr, C. G. Middl eton, president of the South Huron National Liberal and Conservative A ssociation, is with him. Photo by Roy Ball, Clinton. WHAT W MAY EXPECT. In the window of. R, Fitzsimons & Son's butcher shop is exhibited a squash which is something of a cur- iosity, it being ':twins", two good- sized squashes in one, Ilarry Fitz- simons says that is the way every- thing will grow if the farmers are returned on Dee. 0th. We'll have seven years of plenty, or five, any- way. LITTLE LOCALS. The machinery for drilling the new well has arrived and it is expected the work will be commenced in a few days. The annual fowl supper at Bruce - field on Monday evening took a num- her of young` people down south at the supper hour. , A number from Clinton attended the meeting in Seaforth• on Thurs.... day evening, when Ifon. T. A. Cretin' and Mr, Black, the U. F. 0. candt- date in South Huron, spoke. Mr. E. W. Owens, who figured as the opponent of Hon. Mr. Bris- tol, at the Centre Toronto Conserva- tive nomination, practised law for a short time in Clinton, some years ago. The � T C. T. II will meet •eft it t Wesley lecture room of ti� eslcy church on Friday afternoon at three o'clock. A report of the Provincial Convention held at London last week will be given by the delegate, A cordial in- vitation is extended to all the ladles of town. THE CROWD WAS HERE. • Sante difference of opinion eecnns to. exist as to the number who at- tended the meeting in the skating arena last week when Clin- ton was honoured by a visit from Premier Meighen. The News -Record put the number at -"nearly 3,000' our local contem- porary put it at "1,500" and the Free Press put it at "2,000". Some difference, you see. Well, this is the way we argue our point and we think we are right. The editor of our local contemporary wasn't at the meeting and didn't see the crowd He got his estimate from somebody, who probably didn't mean to be in- accurate but who thought he'd err on the side of caution, T1he. Free Press, which was reporting the God- erich meeting' at the same time, probably thought it wouldn't de to estimate the Clinton meeting as high the Goderich as one, while as a mat- ter a -ter of fact Goderich citizens who at- tended both conceded that the Clin- ton meeting was the larger of the two. There was in the rink accom- modation for 1,500 -' people sitting -anti anybody who was there and had the opportunity of looking around will tell you there were nearly as many standing. So our estimate wag the nearest to the mark, that was; ".Between 2,500 and 3,000." Clinton is the very centre of the county, all roads lead Into it, and it isnotsurprising that such 1 UIl an oc- casion there should be a big crowd. Teed the clay been favorable probably the number would have reached 5,000. • People You Know Rev. S. wa Andersontt sntl:rodotot Tuesday, Miss Ii. ITitlllaltrd w -as home from Mildmay over the week-eld, Mrs. W. S. Lawrence of Ottawa is visiting her sisters, the Misses Whitely of 'Clinton. People You Know Rev, D. N. McCamus was in To- ronto and Brantford for a 'Few clays during the past week. Mrs, J. H. Medd of Exeter was the guest over the week -end of, Mr. ti an'Mrs. J. G. Medd of town, Mrs. (Dr.) Ferguson and little Miss Marion. of Kincardine spent a cou- pie of days in Clinton this week. Mrs. H. Queen of Detroit returned hast week to her home after visit- ing her mother, Mrs. Agnew, who has been ill, Miss C. Agnew and her sister, Mrs. John Jervis of. the Hayfield road, spent the week -end with Lucknow and Kincardine friends. Ba3u field • Mr, Williams, who sold his rest- , ense on Louisa Street to Mr, H. Weston, intends building again this fall on his property opposite the Eng- lish church. Mr. Fred Baker, wino has been on the Lakes the past summer, returned home last week. Mrs, H. Little of Brantford spent Monday in the village. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Clark, St. Thomas and Mr. and '41r •. ' 1' • c 1 s Wtl rat.n Clark and son of Union were the guests of Mr. Wm, Clark's sister, Mrs. Charles Touts, over the week- end, Mrs. Toms returned home with them to spend a few weeks, Mrs. Fisher of Kitchener and sen, Mr. George Fisher and son mit Water- ' loospent the weds -end with Mrs. Fisher's sister, Mrs, F. A, Ed. wards. On their Aimee borne titre were accompanied by the former's sister, Mrs. H. IV. Erwin, who will spend a fortnight at Kitchener with her daughter, Mrs. Sander, Until further notice the Sunday ev- ening service will be discontinued in St. Andrew's church, the pastor, 11ev. A. Macfarlane, hating arranged to take the service in the Varna Pres, byterian church each Sunday even- ing, . The Methodist church is arranging for a fowl supper and concert in the town hall on Thanksgiving night. T. A. CRhillAit Leader of the Progressive Party, who is now touring Ontario in the interests of his Party, IIe addressed meetings at Wingham and Senforth. on Thursday last, ,