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The Clinton News Record, 1920-6-3, Page 8- sseeitieeraaesprintrittstt'"7"- si CLINTON TUK DRALRR I•s•- puYING 'ALL XINDS OV. ,TUNIc AND POULTRY, f IIIDEIS AND SKINS PAYING TIIE HIGHEST PR/G1118 • M. ItAIVIRAS Phone 137 'Albert St, Clinton News -Record • A . ' • THURSDAY, JUNE 3r. , 1. 20. Phono 14(i Estiinates given 1t, 13.W000 WALL PAPRRS, MouLDINGS, SIGNS, ETC. (INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR DECORATING We Protect your floors, furniture, etc, by plenty of dtop sheets, Ontario Street.s- CLINTON'S LEADING JEWELERY STORE A Good Display • Will be in my window, showing you how time was told from the stone age up to the present day. Don't miss this display, you may never see it again! ft will only be shown in my store and for a short time only. • A full line of Watches Clocks, jewelery, Silverware, CutGlass, China, Umbrellas and Canes; Optical goods and some fancy 'Heads still left, don't wait till they are .all gone. Agent for Phonolas. Records and needles always on hand.: - R. H. JOHNSON Jeweller and Optician Next Hovey's Drag Stare •s See iitashing by Electricity COSTS LESS THAN le PER HOUR.. SPECIAL DE1VIONSTRATION TWO DAY s ONLY • Thursday & Friday JUNE 4th and nth, SPECIAL OFFER TO CUSTOMERS You are invited to code and learn the merits of this elec- tric washer. How it will save you money and hard work. HOW IT WILL ACTUALLY PAY FOR ITSELF IN A YEAR. ts A dozen are in use in Clinton now. 131:y now as next shipment of machines will cost nere. HARDWARE Phone 147vv SpecRall Announc- mewl of 1 arIng Pele s EVERY ITER A "MONEYiSAV ER" '1' • Misses school shoes sizes 1 to 4, clearing at $28 26 pairs Men's Heavy Boots, Black or Tan, r"'': • special clearing at - $4.50 Men's and Boy's Caps cleaiing lines at 5 dozen men's fine shirts, sizes 14 to 161 speesai clearing at $1.75 LOOK FOR SPECIAL SALE PRICE TICKETS .0.07ei2.126131,3=1.616011 lumstee 60S. THE STORE THAT SELLS FOR LESS, PHONE ge CLOTHING KEW IDEA1 PATTERNS, b.4 - - • • • • - • OUR WEEKLY- LIMERICK, ' "ttst-7.9 el GET YOUR SCREENS IN EARLY THIS YEAR AND YOU WON'T HAVE TO SWAT—SWAT I—SWAT II THE SUMMER T111101.3GII-s--- There was a house occupied by one Green- ing, Whose doors and windows stood i' great need "of screen- ing. Mr. Groaning ening to our store where he found screens galore And now winch coins fort hie family is HEADQUARTERS FOR-s—gg • • EAINTS OI t S OVIs8 ,VAIIN/STINS'• VYAsIRING IVIA CHINES * . STAINS . LAWN MOWERS FURNITURE roms0 ‘, GA RDEN 110,SE FLOOR WAX °ARIAN TOOLS AND GAIIDDN SUPIDS HARLAN BkOSe lave, Stetess and Notteltieg ,,., ' Tite Stooe With a stock, all Paper IS the keynote of home tutus: ishing, TI theists mote than any one thipg inmaking the home at- tractive, What does more to advance the welfare and come fort,. of the people than bright, eheory`, hospitable walle. Sure" iy money is wisely spent on such home-sneking, joy-nreducing snerchandise that -brings eontine acme and growing elevation and benefit to our abodes. Our var- ied stock of patterns and color- ins'swill soon be ready for your inspection at prices slightly higher than last Year, noticeable moetlY in the lower priced goods Only. Me W. D. Fair Co. Often the Cheapest—Always the Best Mr. and Mrs. Sohn May of Toro to have been here this week. Dr. and Mrs. Rogers of Forest were in town on Thursday last. Meesrs. Harry Rance and slimy Shaw ate home from Varsity. Mr. Alfred Owen of New York was in town last week for a few days. Miss Gertrude Wallis is home from Toronto University for the long vacation. Miss Rae Neilans of Stratford is spending a few days at her home in town, • Miss Margaret McLennan was in , town for a few days during the past week. Miss Isabel Gunn is hoine from the College of Medicine, Toronto, for - the vacation. Miss Edith Jenkins of Goderich was the guest over the week -end of Miss Mabel Harland, Mr. and Mrs Otto Fink and baby of Hamilton were in town over the holiday.—Hanover -Post. Mrs. Brown and babe of Petrolea are visiting the lady's parental home, that of Mr: and Mrs. A, Neilans. Rev. S. Anderson and Rev. D. N. Mo - CRITICS are in Stratford this week attending the sessions of London Conference. Mrs. Rs- J, Cluff is in Benda this week, having gone up to attend the funeral of the late Mrs, Jolsig Fair of that niece. Mr .and Mrs, E. E. Himniforcl and Miss Stella left Tuesday for Lon- don where they will make their home in futures r. and Mrs, Wheaton and children and -Miss Mary Holmes returned to Toronto on Saturday after a vis- it with Clinton trierfds. Mrs. A. L. Naylor and daughter, bite tle Miss Patsy, of Essex were the guests for a few days with Misses Stone and Ward of the School of Consineree, Zeats returned to her borne in Toronto on Saturday after spending a week in town as the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Robt. Rev. E. 0. Forde is in Teeswater this week attending the meeting of the Walkerton Association of Baptist churches, which has been in session since Tuesday. • Mr. Karl Wilken, eldest son of Mr, A. Wilken of Clinton, who has been with the Calgary . branch of the Molsons Bank, has been trans- ferred to Vancouver, B. C. Mrs. J. Southcoinbe of Post Union is in town this week, having come up to be present et the funeral of her istetMrs. Tremeer, which takesoonplace on Saturday after - i Miss Lillian Isairfull of Kingston • has been the geost of Miss Freida Wallis during the past week. She assisted the choir of Wesley church on Suaday morning and coatis buted a solo during the service. Rev. Austin L. Budge of Hamilton was in town for a few hours on Saturday and called on several old friendsttlit. Budge attended Col- legiate in Clinton and has gince had a very warm spot in his heart fot the town. Messrs. R. Tiplady, J, A. Irwin and A, T. Cooper are the delegates from the two Methodist churches of town at Conference this week. The two latter and the Rev. Mr. Snowdon and others motored down to Stratford this morning, Mrs. D, N. IVIeCamus is in Toronto this week attending the,graduation of her daughters, Miss Mary, from the "General Hospital and Miss Marion, who is graduating from the •Uisiversityt having taken an honor Course in chemistry. r. W. a Holland, potholliee inspect- or of Vaneouvet, B C., has been visiting his brothers, Messrs. Geo. ,and Chas. H. Holland, and ether friends in the vicinity during the past week. It is thirty years since Mr, Rolland left his :Lather's 'home - on the 1.6th of Goderich township to seek his fortune in British Col- umbia 'and he naturally sees many changes in place and peopletsgerth has, however, enjoyed the meeting with in/my 'old friends and visiting familiar spots in the old home township, Mr. and Meg:Harry Marsh and son Norman of Detroit arrived in town on Thursday evening, last, stranding the night tit the home 'of the Inclyti parents, Mr, and Matt. George Davie, and going on the next day to visit Mr. Marsh's parents at Auburn: Tho r expected to arrive ()Why -four hours earlier and tit be Invent at the fiftieth tniniverse city oI the teddies, of Mr: and Mrs. Marsh of Auburn ni Thurtidity but having a break to their ear on the way they Were delayed and did not got to Auburn until the day Stf- , ter the -celebration( lowykoomowsossw",-4.0seavowdotsmiwat An Old Huron B4. ' Writes Interestingly of Men and. Events in Canada. tiowwoommoilles....... .-Novisolotompoow4wit. "Eeminscenees, I'olitieal and- Pere tion and being "taken on to learn the sonal, by Sir John Willison, is. a book which will no doubt.he read with keen interest list teeny .Canadians, ese pecially eitizens of Ontario Province, but whieh ought to be of special in- terest to Huron county people as the author is a native of the county, hav- ing: been born at Hillsgreen, where he pent his boyhood: He left Hniton early in life, how- ever, not being as he thought, cut out for ferning. "We cannot all be farmers," he .says in referring to this time, "and to many of us a call comes that &Mot be denied. Whether we go to town or country, still blessed is he who fincleth himself. - For thirty-six years I was engaged in political journalistic work in Oen- oda. During all that period my pen was my only means of income. I have never bought shares of stock 'on margin' or speculated in real es- tate. I have never *received payment for any service done for a political leader or government. Se far as 1 know I have hacl no unholy alliance with 'the interests'." In speaking of the early settlers in. this country Sir John says: "The Pioneers of Upper 'Canada fought the battle of the wilderness with high courage endured and conquered. They sleep well in their quiet beds on the hillsides and we 'enter into their la- bours.' " As a sort of a justification for the writing of these Reminscences for which he says there was "no de- mand or justification" Sir John says: "In time we shall discover that the contemporary -writer speaks with such knowledge and authority as later historians cannot possess. There is tnuch tbat the contemporary writer can.not divulge but he is less hamp- ered by reticence than will be -the writer of fifty years hence by ignor- ance." ,One cannot but conclude af- ter reading the book that it will be of invaluable aid to future writers of po- litical history in Canada, "The law from which no man can escape," he continues,"is that what he learns in a confidential relation he may not disclose to the discredit or injury of men still living, He IS, bound also to observe a decent dis- cretion even when death hat remov- ed the actor from the stage...Sub- ject to this law these Reminiscences will be frank and open but, I trust, free from temper or malice, from dis- traction or adulation." Sir John tells of his first political meeting when he walked all the way from. Hillsgreen, to Varna in 1872, when he was fourteen years of age. The speakers were Mr. Thos. Green- way, later /eader of the Liberal par- ty and Piemior of Manitoba, but at that time Conservative eandidate for South Huron for the House of Com- mons, and Mr, M. C. Cameron, Lib- eral candidate. The third speaker was the Hon. E. B, Wood of Brant- ford; who arrived -when the meeting was well advanced and who after- wards dominated at, a member of the Sandfield Macdonald. Government but later a collegue of Hon. Edward Blake. "From the day that I stood on the crossroads in Varnit," declares Sir John," I have loved political de- bates. I have had no interest in life comparable to the study and discus- sion of public question" During some few .years of his early maehood Sir John resided near Greenwood and he speaks of his de- light in the Mechanics' Library tvhich he found in that burg. Evidently he read whatever • the library afforded of standard•works and poets and says of this time: "Looking back over those days I have often wondered if Mr, :Andrew Carnegie would not have served the world better if he had endowed village and township libraries.. We are too willing," he adds, "to carry water to the springs when it is needed in_ the parched places." . He was not, however, above read- ied a dime novel when he came across one and tells of walking from Hills - green to Clinton, a matter of foes. - teen inilem, with a dollar which he hacl acquired somehow, spenclinrit all in dime novels and having 0110 "thrown in" because he bought so may. He then walked home again "feeling riches than I have ever been in ell the years that have since settled on my head," "No man. eaves a youth so well," he adds, "as he who litres him into reading what wise men have 'said, tuld foolish 111011 have thought and vain men have dthamed," It was during his residence at Greenwood that Sir John's alligenee to the Conservative faith, in Which be Was rooted, was undermined. Ho tells of going home after three or four years' absonee and being greet- ed by his father who that he VMS very glad indeed to balm him home but that he did not add to the plea:t- itre chills coming by carrying a coy of The Globe in Isis pocket, latter on he speaks of the hula of thio Liberal party betng that of "vol- uble vistpe.' "ft actually believed," he continued, Ptlial; it was the !pay* 01 purity.' " In that the party does not seen: to have changed much during the past thirty or forty years. It still cherithes thesdelusio», "Feciro boyhood," says Sir John, "1 thought of journalism ds Per- mit to which I 'wotild tiko to devote myself. 1 do not soy- protordoe be, mew journalism Le not exactly a pros ' leeson, tier exactly a beide, nor is 11 always means; of livelihood." Ile said he often declared, else, that he would some day be editor of The Mot*, Lister -tie :told 'Of an mistweeeet till attempt to:get ee the Glebe AMY as 0 reportet, althotigh recommended to the city- editor hy • the editor -ins thief, Mt, Gonion trontst, fuel his ap- pliention to Mr. Cameron, editotof the tendon Advettieer, for a pee& • Vnetieetting at $8 per week for the first year and $4 for the seeond." Ae a matter of fact, though he signed a contract binding him to this; 115•,•00- ly Woriced three months at this tate then was given reporting work tel do and bad his salary raised . For two weeks as a boy •he worked in the office of the Exeter Times but he said he "had no liking for typesetting and stillless for the hand preps and one day was'reported missing." " Sir :John's estimate of the chatecs ter of many prominent public men is frank and illuminating: For in, starwe he says of Mr. Edward Blake: "He deluded himself into the notion that he did not want to be leader. He was not frank with his associates nor with niniself. Re Was more am- bitious than Mr. Mackenzie but his ardent and honourable craving for piece and power was poorly eon- cealed beneath an affected pretentious indifference. He was sensitive to ev- ery whit' of criticisni, blow it over so softly...This man of tember- mental defects, this man of whom giants might be well afraid let his soul be harried by insects and to the gnats give victories which belonged to the gods." Speaking of: the enduring friend- ship which existed between Sir' John Macdonald and the Hon. David Mills, Sir John says: "It was often sug- gested unworthily that the Conserv- ative leader flattered Mr, Mills in order ,to discover the designs of the Liberal party. The trait wasthat they had much in common. Both had read widely and thought beyond most of their contemporaries. The country knew how human Sir John Macdonald was; it did not know that Mr. Mills was just as human and ,just as com- panionable." His chapters on Sir John Macdon- ald and Sit Wilfred Laurier are both of absorbing interest. Of Sir John he says: "Those who loved him loved him greatly; those who trusted him trusted him fully. But no man ever excited greater ferocity among political, opponents or was the sub- ject of more continued or relent- less attacks... But because women know Ilion better than they know themselves and better than men ever suspect there was among women a passionate devotion to Sir John Mac- donald such as no other political lead- er in Canada has inspired, No man of ignoble quality ever commands the devotion of women although perhaps the standards of judgement which we commonly ascribe so women are the standards which many women least respect." Of the enmity with which Sir Richard Cartwright al- ways regarded Macdonald lie- says: "He had for Sir John Macdonald a consuming and incurable hatred. Than his Reminiscences nothing more sardonic and merciless was ever writ- ten. But they reveal the author more clearly than they disclose the qualit- lee or establish the motives of his adversaries...His final bequest to posterity was his hatred of Sir John Macdonald." "Pew men" going on to speak of Sir John Macdonald, "have had such charm for his kind, or such power to inspire sacrifice or devotion. Mr. James F. Lister of Lainbton often attacked Sir John Macdonald in language as personal and violent as was permitted under the usages of Parliament, I once asked him if he had any active dis- like or actual hatred for the Conser- vative leader, He confessed that he was so attracted by the man's person- ality that he dare not trust himself in his company. I was told by a Conservative member of the Com- mons that he had never sought a favor for his constituency form Sir John Macdonald which had not been refused and yet he could hardly per- suade himself that the refusal was not a favour. I have known grey- haired Liberals who have -persuaded themselves that the Conservative leader was the favorite offspring of the father of evil forever disarmed by a few quick, happy spontaneous sen- tences." But after all the hates and all the loves he inspired when his day was over the nether describes the scene in the House when "Sir Hector Lae - given rose in Parliament and teed in halting sentences and with deep emo- tion the bulletin from Earnscliffe which gave the first cortin intelli- gence of his mortal hIness. Men flocked clown from right and left in the chamber . and no one who -looked into their faces or boatel their hushed voices could say from what he heard or saw who was 'Conservative or who was Libeittl, who had praised or who had blamed, who had followed er who had not. I think of the gloom which lay over 1110 country until the end came, and,the universal sorrow which bound all Canadians together on June eth, 1881, when he passed out of the thremil of this world into whatever God willed :for him, It was no common man who so touched a nation's heart and as time goes on tve see hie stature more clearly and forget the way some things were clone in: gratitude for all that was achieved." An interesting chapter also is that in which is described the election of Mr, Laurier as loader of the Lib. oral party. The °Mee was at Prat 001; accepted and then only until a permanent leader could be ebosen, Lamiee himfielf feeling fat from eonlident that he could /eat) the party successfullyone reason why lie wile not considered a good choice Was on acemmt or his indolent hab- itti. Mint at load did not hilielbr him during tis long term of office for tto leadet over devoted himself more ethidionely to the work of his office, The Writer of Vieth Iteminieconeets on toverl oceesions OW; long days ss• The Store of Ooalit, Davison's Got What You Need For making the °Wall, House and Everything look spio and span. • Step ladders, all sizes islabastine in 21 shades Woodlac Stain makes old furniture look like new Martin-Senour Paints .tor all. purposes Lawn Mowers, Rubber gose, Sprinkling Can Hoes and Rakes W. H. DAVISON SUCCESSORiTO R. ROWLAND GENERAL HARDWARE PHONE 53 Bruce'e Seeds -t; . . TheWay tC1 the W.j.et" • DAILY SERViCE: ewe. TORONTO (Union Station)e 9.15 P.M. CALGARY EDMONTON WINNIPEG BRANDON REGINA SASKATOON STANDARD TRANS -CONTINENTAL TRAIN EQUIPMENT THE/DUNN- OUT, INCLUDING NEW ALL -STEEL TOURIST SLEEPING CARS. Sun, Alen. Wod. Fri.—Canadian National all the way. Tues. Thurs. Sat.—Vla G.T., T. & N.O., Coohrane thence 0. D. Cps. Tlokets and full information from nearest Canadian Nationab Railways' Agont, A. T. COOPER, CLINTON ONT. or Sonora! Passenger Department, Toronto. Intlustr/a/ Dopartmont Toronto and INInnlpog will furnish full partloulors., regarding land in Vdostorn Canada auallahlo for farming or othor purposos. with Sir Wilfred Laurier and from the first he believed he was a good choice. "There is a touch of tragedy in the illusion of office," remarks Sir John in opening a chapter on "Office and Patronage." "For a political party Opposition is a school, for virtue. In office there is danger that ideals will lose their lustre and principles their rigidity and authority." The story of his experiences as ed- itor of The Globe for so many years is told very interestingly by Sir John Willison and the Reminiscences throughout, although in some cases he is no doubt influenced by a Per- sonal regard for the man described while in others he is judging from cold facts, are manifestly fair and it is altogether a very readable book. The greatest fault likely to be found with it is that it does not tell us as much as we would like to hear of the many interesting happenings in- side the political curtain, behind which he spent so many years and where he seems always to have been a most keen and intelligent observer and often an active participant. Londesboro Miss Lillian• Tamb/yn spent 'Suns day with her friend, Miss Sampson. MT. and Mrs. Thos. • Cole and daughter motored over and called on friends in this vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Moon and fam- ily visited at the bome of Mr. Sailor of Atiliutn on Sunday. Miss Edith Sampson left- this week for Chatham where she will take a position. Miss K. Allan of London visited with Miss A. yann. Mrs. Bell intends leaving shortly for the west where she will visit rel- atives for some -time. Mr. Fred McCool spent a few days in Toronto With his sisters: Rev. T. E. and Mrs. Sawyer left Tuesday morning for 'Stratford to at- tend conference, Miss Esther Lyon accompanying them. The carpenters have Mts. Tam- hlyn's house ready for plastering and the brick is being drawn. When fin- ished it will make quite an addition to our- village. The monthly meeting of the W. M. S. will be held in the basement The Methodist church Wednesday June eth. A full attendance is re- quested as it is the first meeting of the new year, Two cttr loads of relations and friends from Arthur and Guelph spent the week -end ds visitors of 111r .and MV£1. Win, Lyou and Miss Lyon. agrE, Clements of Guelph, who has been the guest of Miss Esther Lyon gime January returned home Monday, ' She will be missed in our village. Mrs, William Riley, who has been spending some weeks with her daugh- ter, Mrs. Notman Carter, returned home Monday, 4 SHOOTING AFFAIR AT NINTAIL. • *Am. Mihail 11118 41 800710 of a shooting affair about 2 o'clock Tuesday morn- ing, when Lou% Dalton, son of Mr. Marie:, Dalton was shot in the left arm, above the elbow, by someone as yet unknown, but to whose identity the authorities have n fairly' good Helton, who lives alone about half ti utile below Kiutail on the take Shore reed, had been to a reception in the Roman Catholic cliurrli et ICielshridge given for Father Sulli- van lately ordained and had returnisl home around 2 o'clock. He was put- ting his horse away, and in walk- ing towards the stable door, which he noticed to be slightly opened, he received a bullet in the arm from someoise inside, who later made his escape. Dalton immediately made • his way to a neighbor's, from whence he summoned Goderich police. Chief* of Police Postlethwaite and Constable Gundry went out. Medical attend- tg aim was also -obtined. The wound,. while not serious, will lay Mr, Dale ton up for sonie time. Rumors are rife around that sect" tion of the country as to the motive, but the general impression seems to be that Mr. Dalton's unexpected re-. turn home disturbed the thieves, if such they were, who may have been after grain, and they shot to put out the lantern, in order to make their escape As far as can be learned, Mt. Dalton has no enemies and can offer no solution as to the affair. The stranger had been there some tune and, from traces left, good prose peets are held for his capture. DANCING IN JOWETT'S PAVILION EVERY WEDNESDAY AND FRI-, DAY EVENING DURING JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST Dancing from 8 o'colck to 12.. Commences Friday, June 4th, Blackstone -Buckley Orchestra. DANCING .----AT---4 Jowett's Pavilion, Bayfield SATURDAY NIGHT 8.30 to 12 PHELAN'S ORCHESTRA 011 kILTIE Has some fine. special new Music • for lewn socials. On account of the busy season coming on it would be well for those who with to avail thems selves of the services of the band for such oceasionii to book dates at once end 511.80 disappointment Inter, it, C. Andrews seeretary, Phone 187 W. Mutch, Phone 7. The Graham House Having taken over the above he, tel it is 11018 reopened for boarders and fraveilere. We solicit a share of. public patronage.