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The Clinton News Record, 1918-2-7, Page 1The Cflnton News Record. • No. 2027- 738th Yea►1r CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7th 1918 THE HOME PAPIER of The lew•-Record to any Canadian, address is . $1.50 per year, TSESUBSCRIPTION PRISE To the U.S. or any foreign country $2.00 per year. sSubscribe >n w FOR THE PEOPLE'S PAPER 9ocket or Wridt, Which Whether you prefer a watch to be worn oe the wrist, or #or the pocket—You will find it with us at its best. We have there for man, woman, boy and girl, in Sold 'Pilled, iterling Jilver or 'fickle all sizes, all prices and all good tinge -keepers. We are particular about one thing; viz,; " To•see any watch bearing the name SHellyals shall be a credit to us" W. .ar .tell u Chilli n "nuclei ana Optician - ISSUER OF MARRIAGE LICENS1 S. l 1 The Royal•• Bank OF CANADA. Incorporated 1889.`' Capital Authorized $25,000,000 Genital Paid-up 12,911,700 Reserve and 'Undivided Profits - 14,684,000 Total Assets 885,000,000 Head Offlee, Montreal 460 Branches, With world wide connection. A general Banking business transacted. Clinton Branch . R, E. MANNING, Manager ricrspical INCORPORATED 1855 THE MOLSION Capital and Deserve $8,800,000 98 Branches in Canada. A General Banking Business Transacted Circular Utters of Credit Bank Money Orders. Savings Bank Department. Interest allowed at highest current rate,: H. R. Sharp, Acting Manager, Clinton Bra cn h READY-TO-WEAR r 2 he glorrish CLOTHING Clothing Co, ORDILRED OLoviINo From Credit To Cash Prices next season will be much higher Particulars on Page 8. Clcarahee Sale Iegins Friday, Feb. 8 Terms Strict( j 'Cash. OPFN ON FRIDAY EVENING THE MOIEIS11. ROTH JO, Motto 0 "A Spare Deal for Every Man," Agent C P. R. ��j . Phone 18 for &mate or *At calls. LITTLE );OCA.1;S, • 111r. P. Cantelon was in Nkoter .011 Tuesday attending the annual meet- ing or South 'Huron L.Q.L. Mir, J. 0, McM•ath . was' appointed ,by the 1.1ounty council as a member of the Clutton Collegiate board. THE LOCAL MARICET. Wheat $2,10, Buckwheat $1440, Barley 91.40. Oats 85e. Butter 38c. Eggs (new laid) 500. Live Hogs 017.50. THE MINSTREL SIIO'W, The minstrel show and play, put on ince_ h to it a' which town ba on Tuesday,. will .be repeated this evening by, ,the Young Ladies' J atriotic Auxiliary was a success, as everything under- taken by the young ladies seems to be. - There was a .good attendance, al- most every seat being taken, and there was not a dull moment during the evening, A playlet, a farce in one act, was the first thing oe the program. A. ]young college girl' decides that she will starta career and answers sev- eral newspaper advertisements for "Female help," After being inter- viewed. by representatives of several Associations, who put to her a striug of personal and intimate questions;, which• she resents very much, she de- cides that the only engagement which would suit her at all would be an engagement with "Arthur," "the very nicest man in all the world." Miss Jean McTaggart takes the part of Janet Clarke, .the college girl, and does it very• well, indeed: Miss Dorothy Cantelon as a middle- aged lady representing amalgamated charities, Miss Jean Scott, the "Tea- oher's Training Trust," 'tiles. .Ethel Wylie as a "Literary, Light," Miss Lucile Grant with a line, of "Toilet Requisites," Miss Hattie . Courtice from the "Employment, Bureau" and Miss Mary McMurehie as "Bridget," each play their partrwith ease and grace. It is a silly little play which inakes one laugh, which is its sole object. The second part of the program consisted of the minstrel show and the curtain went up -on the opening chorus "Dixie." From that moment there was something doing every second., - • The end ladies, the same as last year, "Liz" Mrs. de la Penetiere ; "Mandy," Miss Afabel Cluff ; "Gen- evieve,"- Mrs, Jack McKinnon ; "Snowball," Miss Amy Howson, kept the ball rolling .' all evening, with jokes, local hits and ft,n and laugh- ter. The two little pickaninies, Mildred Holloway and Edith 11111, looked very cute and did ,a little song and dance. very nicely. "Snowball," made the stump speech, getting, in a joke or two on local characters, The end ladies did some singing and dancing which was greatly ap- preciated by the audience. "That That Good Old Chum of Mine" by Mrs. C4. M. Elliott and full chorus was a catchy. song, "Somewhere in France". was sung by Miss Kathleen Dowzer, and. the 'lie dance by Misses Ethel Wylie, ,Jean McTaggart and Belle Draper, repre- senting the, Lily of France, the Eng- lish Rose and, the Irish Shamrock, was very, pretty and graceful. •One of the—numbers which takes best or all is the popular song, "Nig- ger, Nigger, Never. Die" by Mary McMurehie„ Jean McTaggart, Id, Walker and Hattie Greig. They proved, very popular with the aud- ience, though rather two-faced maid- ens. "Something in the English After All" by Miss Mabel Ch,11 and chorus brought out great applause, g "Carryk lir V tr ini " Mr, list to 0 t a g was prettily rendered by; Mnrion Gib- bings, Mary i11C Vlurehte, , 1VIargaret Walker and Agnes Holmes. "If I were the Only Girl in the 1V World" Psong was a nett rendered Y Miss Marion Gibbins . enol by, Gibbing s, it Never Let the Old Flag Fall" was the closing chorus, Genevieve's portrayal of local char- acters was very funny and exceeding- ly well done. Miss Maude Torrance -presided at the piano during the evening. Miss Jean Scott, acts las ilrteriocu- tress and her pretty frock, bronze Soar complexion rlexion finds a gold hair acid SN r on 1 s lendfd backgrouhd in the duskyk fac- es surrounding her, - Mrs. McKinnon, who has taken up:-- on p=on her. the responsibility df- getting up this minstrel show the past two years, is deserving of a great deal of credit for the success of the Per- formances. 1t involves a vast amount of work • and this year the practises Were much interf'eted asith on ',account of illness, The Y.1,.T',A. feel that they owe much to Mrs. Mc- Kinnon for the. trouble are Ills tak- en in regard to this entertainment, To Mrs: de la Periotiore, also, they are tinder 0, considerable obliga- tion as she came down from Kin- ra.rdiee to assist in the performance and by her errtllusfastn anti talents has added 'melt to the seeress of the nadir. The prof—spade Will not be armou'r'ed until 'Wet tenieht's perfnrmanse but 111e young ladies hope to have a nice littIe stun 'to add to their treasury, Y.L.P.A, GIVING TLA, The Y.L.P.A. intend holding, a Val- entine Tea at the Salvation Armyy hall on the afternoon of Valentine - Dap, next Thursday. The " young ladies will serve tea during the af- ternoon the proceeds to go toward the, S,A, fund in aid of the Red Cross, THAT'S A:4UESTION. • Kincardine High school classes. have been meeting in, the lectare , thorns of the Presbyterian and Methodist ehurohes for the past ceup10 of weeks owing -to a defect in the fur- nace at the school. Will the in- stru0tion thus imparted be any more religious than if it .were g{ivkn in the High school building A GOOD MANY PINCHED. • The announcement was made - In Saturday's papers 'that the Dominion Permanent Loan -Company with head- quarters in Toronto had Closed its doors and had -made an assignment to Mr. G. T. Clarkson. The News.- Record ews-Record is informed that a large number of people in this locality were interested in this Company and ' ons seat are consequently on the =rims until' it is ascertained just how mat- ters stand, The wonder is that peo- ple are so ready to risk their money with concerns about which they know nothing. A bit of Scot- tish caution is a 'good thing to have when investing money,. It is much bettor to accecpt a lower rate of in- terest from a 'reliable concern then - to risk one's substance without prop- er securities, FINANCES ALL RIGHT. The following 'is the financial state- ment to -Dec, 31st, 1917, ofthe Hur- on Stock Show. It seems tb be all right, too :• Balance can band from 1910, $81.04; grant from. Clinton, 050.; Hurdn County grant, $25 Tuckersmith grant, $1i5 ; 'Mullett, $15 ; Stanley, $10 ; Goderich township, $1 0 ; pro- ceeds of concert, $06:115 ; Outario Government grant, 1916, 0.50 ; Ont. Government grant, 1917, $50 ; dona- tions and subscriptions, $183 ; dona- tions by goods, $35 ; total receipts, 590.19. I':xpenditures : Judges, $20 ; dona- tion to secretarp, 010 ; donation to treasurer, 05 ; printing, 0.27.10; post- age and stationery, .121.11 ; con- stable, 02 ; flowers for deceased vice- president, $1.50 ; hotel expenses, (meals) $7,50 ; sweepstakes ribbons, $2.50 ; cash prizes for horses, $107;; cash prizes for cattle,.$50•; exchange on -cheque, 10e ; by goods, $35 ; bal- ance.in banle, $211.48 ; total $690.19, AMONG THE COSRC'HES. The 0111011 pray(cr meeting. next Wednesday evening will be ani Willis church and Rev, J. A. Agnew; will be the speaker, * * . At the meeting of the oificial board of Wesley church on; Tuesday evening a vote was taken; regarding the pas - feral term, voting to allow it t0i re- main as it- is. A resolution was al- so; passed thanking Mr, I, Taylor of London for a handsomely bour( hymnbook which he had presented for use in the; pulpit. 1 ' it 1 • Thi pastor's subject at the Baptist church on Sunday evening next will be : "Liberty," The annual sieighride,, followed, by a tea and the annual business meet- ing, washeld in the Baptist church on Thursday, .. last, The sieighride was enjoyed, as was also the supper afterwards, and the (insiders meet- ing was well attendee(. The reports from the different depacturcnts were encouraging, the finances, being in fair shape and the outlook bright. The • adtts Aids r t from the L epcr } and Mission Circle were espeeiaily encouraging., All the officers in those departments were re -appointed. The church officers this year are as fol- lowsRobb,. 1) K. Deacons,W R bb Prior, H. PeniebLker, W Cochrane. Clerk, H. Pennebaker. Treasurer, D. Ii., Prior. The trustees were re- appointed. * *. The; sacrament of the Lord Sup- per was observed in Ontario street church on Sunday and eleven/ new members were received by letter or p1000551011 of faith, at,Ont. "St. The League meeting0 church on Monday evening was in charge of the Christian (Endeavor committee, a goodly number being present. The .topic• was taken by Miss Emma Plnmsteel and there eras the usual monthly roll l can. :Miss Beryl Salter gave a Piano solo dur- ing bh'i evening and Misses Vesta and Marie Snyder rendered au in- strumental duet, On Sunday next the Sunday school� is haying a special . patriotic Ally, Mr. A. le, Brown, Y.1%.(1.A seem! t1, ar' Toronto, will speak at both the morning and evening serviro and will address an 01(011 sessiolt of the SA, in the afternoon, ']'here will a1s11 be a 010111cal program-11U)ln; the afternoon and a special e.olloction in aid of the 12.14f.0.A, work among the C'anadlan soldiers overseas. The col- lrctions all day will be devoted to Ws purpose, The calked( choir will render special Iiln8le at hotil wryly-- 08, crvly-0s, HURON ; CASUALTIES, Since the last published' list the following names of Hutton amen 1(11ve appeared in the. casualty list 1 Died (at Gravenherst)Capt. SV, G. MVleNevin, Goderich ; Pte. W. W. Johnston, Witlgham, Pte. Nigh of-Seaforth, a prisoner of war, has boon exchanged, STILL: JN MILITARY S11rRVIOE. Capt, Frank C, Harper,' formerly pastor of .Willis church, acted as Military Representative in the Ap- peal Tribunal of the 2ten, i4fr, ,Ins- tics Rose of the Court of Appeal, and '15 now attached 'to tIeadq,iart- ers stall of Military -District No. 2, Toronto, and is assisting is the Ad- ministration of the Military Service Act. IIOW IdE WON TIM M.O. The, following, copied front the English Gazette and Times,. explains blow. a Clinton boy; second son of Mr. and Mrs. 0. D. NlcTirggart of town, who is a member of the Ropal Engineers, won the Military- Cross,: "Lieut, George Duncan McTaggart, o i R.C. During an intense bombard- ment ]illi(rd- ment he .maintained a bridge across a iflver although it was continually being destroyed by shells. The . fol- loiving night he -twice repaired a bridge .which had been completely de- stroyed, swimminga river with a rope, under intense artillery 'fire and with shells continually falling, in the river around hint, Side remained on duty for thir•tyt•six flours, displaying a devotion. to duty anis initiative at a critical period which not only en- couraged his 'nen, but prevented com- munication with the opposite bank being entirely severed." NEW FLOUR ALL RIGHT. People who have been dreading the appearance of "Standard" flour may reassure themselves, Everybody who has tried it pronounces it quite as good, if not better, than the .'in- ept white. The local bakers have not yet -begun to make bread from it but they say \that if nothing ,had been said of it at all and the mill- ers notified tp milt and the bakers to use it the. great majority of people would •not -'have noticed the differ- enee. The local mill has not been able to grind any of the new flour yet for lack of wheat but 117x. Scho- enhais has hail some shipped down from the Port Albert mill• Jn ap- pearance it is a'little more golden in shade, not just so dead „white,, as the (lour the bakers have been using but. 10 WO never have anything:worse in the—way of bread flour we shall have little to complain,o.r. THE 'TOWN COUNCIL. The council met on Monday• even- ing, all members present with the ex-- eeption of the mayor. Reeve Ford Presided. A conunt,nication was read front the Hydro Electric Railroad Associir tion relating to a meeting to be bold in Toronto looking\ towards the it for consolidation of railways y s n the betterment of transportation fecilit- les, but,no action was taken. There was also a communication from F,Ye1 Contr,.11er McGrath re- garding, the distribution of coal. He suggested the appointment of a local controller to look after the. local distribution of fuel. After some discussion it was decided that. this was not necessary in Clinton and on motion of Councillors - Wiltse and Miller no action was taken. Alt 'tlte old . town olileials' were re- appointed with the exception of the cemetery. superintendent. There were two applications for this position, that of - the present aerial- and J. W. Shobbrook. Obencillors Sheppard and, Iillet 'Moved that -Ir. Shob- brook he doper ted while Councillors Langford and McEwan moved for the •reappointment of Mr. trill. The motion carried, Chairman Miller or the street com- mittee h citizens urn ded that the mitten recommended be asked to place their ashes where they could -easily be, got at in the spring and removed, C'ounelllor 14iltse. said he would second . this motion . of Chairmen hiller and would add that the people be ask e(1 not to put their• ashes on the road. as the street-•committelecan Makebetter use of ahem by usig 01 place of gravel for • the mending of the streets. - Reeve Fdrd, as chairmen of the Cemetery committee brought in a lengthy report, Ile said the c0111- mince regretted that the idea seem- ed to be aimong citizens, that the cemetery had not got the attention tbhich, it /should have received from the council. He was not prepared to say Whether it' was t11d. committee or the whole council which, was to blame\ but said -that as no money had been spent, other than tho sal- ary of the euretaker and a few hes cssary articles which be 015100d in his work, for a good while, he tb0-tght it was small wohtder that the place h Ld talon on it £nteal(Cs end. neglect- ed appearance, 'This he said was not as it should ire as he thoilght 1110 Iasi resting place 01 1,11ose sloe Nit gone before s110ri1d bp 1>.ro:'orly. Icept. 1Te said the nirn of the pres- ent, pimie tto0 would be to create in the cemetery an appearnrico of rest- fulness- and. beauty. TOOK TOO, 111.011l•I FOR (li1AN'PE.D. A. 'gooks of crows were discovered ' 1n' a field near Leamington last week fro?en 'still whine they stood. This seems to be a case of optimism run_ wild, "Those crows were probably in tate habit of coming back here about this time and they came without (raving sent a forerunner to ascertain conditions. ft doesn't (lo to take any chances witti a Canadian whiter, TO ,SAVE LIGHTING, Blyth is threatened with the crit- ting all of all electric lights owing to the shortage of coat" for the Tow- er plant, There is a motlemcnt on foot for the savdag of all. lighting everyw"itere and lightir of .windows and signs is now discontinued. A further eav- ing right Here in Clinton might be effected by the turning off of the straet lights on anoo light nights. During the past week or -so we've had, bright moonlight and could have managed to get about without -the alt of the -lights very well, and ev- ery little helps. MUNICIPAL MATTERS, Engineer Shipman• is responsible for the statement that Clinton got bettor value for the money spent on its waterworks than any other town in Canada. The total amount in- vested .in the system to date is 0.57,- 000 and there is ,already in the sink- ing funis about 02,000 of this amount paid, The town has $40,500 ;invested in the electric light plant and of this amount , about $3,500 has already been paid in through the sinking funds, It is ,very encouraging to know that whet' the town now wishes to sell debentures our citizens" are will- ing to purchase thein whereas they formerly had, to be sold through city brokers, P'ASSINCI. OF "TIDE MASTER." - George Baird of Stanley township, one of the best known figures in, this section of country,. passed away on Monday after an illness of some weeks, The late Mr. Bair( was a native of the Land of the Heather but came to Canada when quite young, 1Ie has been a resident of Stanley township for many years, having taught in S. S. Na. 1 for fifty years. In many parts of Ontario and the west are men and women, young teen and women and those who are older, for in some families he taught the third generation, who have kind- ly remembrances of "The Master," as he was allectionall' Ii,nown by iris pupils. Tie was a man of strong religious views and of sterling up- rightness and was esteemed by old and }poling, For a great many ygars he conducted a Sunday school in his school house and there each Sabbath, rain or shine, he was at his post to instruct the young in the Scriptures. The name of George Baird stands in Stanley for strict integrity and hon- esty. y. Ile is survived by his wife and a family of five sons, two or .whom re- side in the township, The funeral takes place on Saturday afternoon to. flaird's cemetery. FTJNE 7AL OF MRS. 0. 0. IIOOPER The ;ffrneral of the late Mrs. Olin 0, 'Hooper of London took place from the home of Mr. and MTs. A. 'Hoop- er of 'lluron street on Friday after- neoir last, The service was conducted by the Rev, J. A, Agnew of Ontario, street church, assisted by the Rev.i A, E. Jones of. Wesley church. The pall- bearers were the five brothers °SStile deceased, Russel, Wm., Chas., 1 -Jar - Vey and Herman Sundercock, and a cousin, Chas. Sundercock Anncn r those fron ,a h stannc e who were pres- ent p ent for th'e funeral were Messrs, Percy 0, Hooper, Win.; Atkinson and Will Sundercock, London ; Mr, and 'Mrs. John May, and Mrs. Gibson, Toronto ionto r. and Mrs. A. t"3 o , a coyer, Exeter, itir. Charles Surd c k, ' teroc,, Windsor., and a great many relatives, neighbor's and friends of the family, from Mullett and 'Blyth. Interment was made in Clinton,cenletery. The late Mrs, Hooper was the eld- est daughter of Mr. N, Sundercock of Stanley, She was born at Lon- dcsboro in .1887 and later the family removed to Mullett township where she was married about nine ,year's ago to her now bereaved husband. For some time they lived ill.. Blyth but for the past few years' have re- sisted i11 London. The deceased was of a kind and loving disposition, who always had n. smile for everyone, She was a devoted mother 10 her, little 01105, who will 111188 her loving care. She was a member of the Methodist Church, Resides her husband• and five little children, one.,, about ten days old, she is survived by her sore- ly bereaved Whey 'and five brothers Russel end ITt r vcyi of 'Morris ; Char- les, Windsor , t\t11 of the 1st (repot • Hatt., Landon, and Verelan at (pine', Mr. and Mrs. A, Tlonper of c'tnwn itrtd their son, 511•. Olin 0, Trooper of !milieu, wish to express their silrrern anpreteaticln of the sympathy and hinclilCas extended to them by friends (111(1 neighbors art this time of their great bereavement and loss. A WAR, MEASURE. 'Elie new order regarding. the clos- ing of business places will give us three Sundays this week as almost all plates of business will' be closed. The experience will give' us 80111e lit- tle .idea ,of what it means to be at 'war and probably it is but the be- ginning of inconveniences and re• strictione, However, ,we shall ea - (leave]: to show that we are not made of poorer stuff than others, A like order lies (leen in effect . across the lines for weeks, every ilior)day being a, "heatless" day, • Groceries and 011 food shops can keep open me- ta noon hoth'daYs,. TOWN HOCKEY LEAGUE FOR1V11°0 Certainof the lively youths of Clinton have decided to form a town league for, the purpose of playing ' hockey: and amusing ' the enigma.' - They are divided into three teams which will battle for the ohampioa• ship as follows :. Feb, 13 -;Pastime Club vs, 11.0.0, • Feb. 18-Dolrrty factory 05. Pastia -,e Club, Feb. 22--C 0.I. vs, Doherty factoryo. Feb. 25--0,0,0, vs, Pastime Club. IVIar. 1,—Pastime Club vs, Doherty factory, Mar. 0—Dolierty factory vs. 0.0.07. The teams seem to be evenly mat -- shed and there will be some excite- ment when they. get on the . ice. Twenty-five percent of the proceede go to Patriotic purposes and tke boys hope that each game will be well patronized by C1¢nton lovers of live sport. , SAW HIS "SHAI)DER.'4' 1 "When the days begin to lengthen the cold begins to strengthen." We've beard that old, saw ever since we can remember but this win- ter we are proving its With. Decem- ber was cold, Januarys was colder and it looks as if February was go- ing to keep up its reputation for beingest. h the coldest. 'Unless the bear or the groundhog got a. special move on and came out early on Candlemas Day there is no doubt but thatrhe saw his "shed- der." But if 11e was a sensible bear and had reasonably warm quarters lie probably stuck his close out and de- cided to go'baok for six weeks or so without troubling about his shadow, at all, 11 only coal bins were full we could afford 10 laugh at this weather, and we might as well laugh as cry any- way. Cheer up i April is scarce two 'months on'. • DEATT4 Or MRS,vO. JOHNSON. The death took place in Goderich on. Sunday of Jenny Newmareh, wide 01 Mr. Oliver Johnson, after a some- what jlrolongcd illness. The late Mrs. Johnson was a. daughter of the late Mr. ROM. New - march of this -town and until she• moved with her husband to Goderich two or three years ago she had al- ways ,made her home here. She was well-known for har kindly. and neigh- borly disposition, those who knew' her best being, the ones. who speak in the highest terms -of las' good( qualftfes, - Mrs. Johnson has not been good in r d g� health for the past year or more and for some months her condition has been serious. • She is survived .by her husband and three sons :.Harold of. Toronto,. Oliv- 05, yvho is overseas1 and Earl at - 11ome, The funeral takes, place this after- noon, the remains being brought - tc 'Clinton for interment. HURON COUNTY STOCK SIIOW. The annual meeting ,or illltron:Coun- tY Spring 5 Stook, Showwas held in g to counci1 ab eh n r, Jan. 20th. The be treasurer's report showed, a balance on hand of $241.88. 1t was,. moved by W, 11, Lobb and Chas, McGregor that report be approved. Carried. ,, I re or H. Moved by Chas 1V eG and L, . g Wise that 1 the a re -a - Wr e t i al h P pointed, with Reeve Lobil of Goder- ich township to act sr8 vice-president. Motion carried, 'rhe officers, there - lore, consist of the following President, �. . esidenL•, John Shanahan Vice -President, W. H. Lobb Treasurer, Wm, Miller Secretary, A, ,J, 1Telltirray rude(( ;ludrto L, ' , 3 • 1 lett'1tvs rTai c a c t from ttib board of trade .recommending that a date not earlier than April 1,5t1t be set for the fair, and atter some dis- cussion it was decided to hold the, fair this year On Tuesday, April 10th, i1fgved by W. Marquis and Fitz- simons that the usual grant be giv- en the secretary and treasurer foe their services during 10.17, 1 Motion carried, Moved( b1 ' 'Thos: McMillan and 'hfop'a,lane that the Ogticultural district, representative of. Huron conn- - ty he added to the tlirec'torate. Car - lied. Moved by, 1 'Tyndall and 14. Ir, Wise that all clucks or accents. not presented by 'Sept. 801111, 1,808, be not aece1(110(1. Carried. Moved by (11as, ilhitGregor red Wesley Nott flint prim list and selecting of judg- es be left in the heals of the Mho - Ors. The meeting then adjourned(,