The Clinton News Record, 1916-10-05, Page 44
Goderith To'uvnsh I p
'The 'Yung ladies' Patriotic Socio
ty will Meet on 'Tuesday afternoon
meat instead of Wednesday. The
meeting will be at the home of
Miss Mary C'Lull.
Mr. J. Percy Cole had a very sue•
emenl sale on :Monday when hit. G. -
I. Mlliott wielded the hammer. All
the 'stock went at good prices ex-
-cent horses, and while they were not
sacrificed, theydid not seem so brisk
at is often the case. Cattle,: newest -
ter, llroeglitgood prices, " one tow
?being sold' for $93. Sheep also. went
high.' The sale netted between $1800
card $1,900 and it was not a Particle
llarly large sale. lily. Cole vacates
the farm to the • new owner, Mr. C,
'Lobb, at the beginning of the month,
Mies Margaret McRoberts of Lon -
doe is a guest at the home of i\7r,
and
Adam (.'antclon:
Mrs, l
Report of S, S. No, .10 for the
month of September, names in order
of merit
Sr. 4th --Eddie llutohiogs, Jack
Pugh.
Jr. 4th -Viola i-luichings, Willie
'North, Fred Ellwood, Brown Stew.-
art.
tew-art.
Sr, 3rd -Bert North, I:Eapley Pugh,
tesvart Middleton.
Jr. 3rd -Mary Stewart, Curl Pugh,
Eddie Lindsay.
Mid. 2nd -Shirley Beacom.
Jr. 2nd -Willie Hatchings, Marion
'Lindsey, George Groves, Menthe Cole,
Lewis Ellwood,
1st class -Charles Groves, Flossie
Lindsay, Marion Middleton.
Primer -Kenneth Whitmore, Edith
Middleton, Rein Beacom, Muriel
7hathwp.
Number on roll 27.
Average attendance 23.
-ill. Culbert, Teacher.
Thelfollowing is the report of See,
Sr.:No. 11 for September , , i4th. -
Ruby Churchill, Franeis Powell, Pearl
Churchill, Elsie Ferguson, Bruce Hol-
land. Jr. lit -Glen Ferguson s
ford Castle, 'Howard Currie.'Sr, 2iii
-Laura Currie, Oliver Ferguson, I i.•
east Trick. Pt. and -Melvin Elliet•t,
Verna Colclolgh, 1'r.-\`rola Hol-
land, Mervyn lladkin.-Erma Went
Teacher.
Clinton News -Record
October 5th, 1016
Hensall
Mrs. W. Clark has returned to her
home in Detroit after a visit with
her sister, Ides. Jas. Eagan, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Blatebiord
have returned_ from a visit of sever-
al weeks in Toronto.
Mrs. Hoggarth and children of
Revelstoke, B. C., who intend spend-
ing the winter here, are visiting at
the home of Mr. Thos. Murdock,
Miss Hazel Drake was visiting with
Mitchell and Godezich friends last
week,
Mr. and Mrs. Mein Wurm i t De-
troit have been here on a visit e ith
the parents of the latter, Mr. .and
Mrs. Matthew Clark.
Tuckersmith Township
After an illness extending over
four years, borne with 'petienco and
Christian fortitude, Mrs. Roht, Mew -
es, an old resident of'this township,,
passed to her tong home on Sepwem-
bee 21st, at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Levi Stang of Sarnia.
She was born in Devonshire, lug•
land, in the year 1835 and came to
this country when live years of age,
her maiden name was Harriet Wal•
ters; being the eldest, daughter of the
late Francis and Sarah Walters of the
township of Tuckersnhith, lar 1852
she was united in marriage to Robt,
Plewes eel the same township, who
predeceased diel: thirteen years ago-
Mee,
goMee, Plewes was a constant member.
of the Methodist Church, and was a
kindly, Christian woman,who loved
to do tgood unto others. She was the
mother of eight children, six of whom
are left to mourn the :loss oh a lot
lug mother. The sons are William
and George of the 'Canadian Soo ,
Joseph and Edward of Moosemin,
Sask.,. the daughters are Mrs, J, 13.
Crosson, eloosemin Mrs. Levi'Slung,
Sarnia ; and Mrs, •J. K. Wise, C'lin•
ton, A son 'and daughter, Annie and
Frank, died seine • years ago, She is
also survived 'by three sisters : Mrs.
W, Se, Wright; harrow, Cot,, Mrs,.
Sarah McDonald, Detroit, and Mrs
Llugh McGregor of Brumfield.. Mrs.
Plewes, since the death of her son,
Frank, some five years ago, made her
home with her daughter, Mrs. Levi.
Stong of Sarnia, at which place she
died. She had every possible, :care;_
and the very best of loving attenti(in
during her long illness, and ntaaud
consciousness to the last, ilei re-
mains were brought to Clinton, the
funeral taking place on Saturday
weds from the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. J. K. Wise, to Turner's
cemetery v n :tet a d laid beside those of her
husband. The services at house atilt
graveside were conducted by the
Rev, J. A. Agnew, pastor of Ontario
street church, Clinton, and of 'num
er'.: church.
W ingham
Rev. D. and Mrs. ''eerie bare heels
visiting friends at Seeiorth :and dis-
trict:.- •
Miss Cora I-Tingston was married.on
Wednesday of last week to Mr. Ed-
ward Hawkins of Preston, formerly
of town, They will reside in Presto
on.
Miss Maxwell has gone to Winni-
peg, where she intends snaking her
home in future,
Mrs. E. H, Bird returned to her
home in Toronto last week, accom-
panied by her little son, after a vis-
it with her mother, Mrs. Racism,
and sister, Mrs. 'kinugli,
Mr. Wesley Ansley, after spending a
holiday at his home here, has gone to
Regina to take up his teaching dut-
ies.
Special Meeting
of Presbytery.
The Presbytery of Huron met in.
St. Andrew's church, Myth, oe
Thursday last. The purpose of the
meeting was to deal with the call of
Rev. W. 0, 'i'urner from Calvin church
Montreal, Messrs, D. R. Kennedy
and W. J.. ,Richardson of Montreal
Presbytery and Calvin congregation
kpoke of the unanimity of the call,
arid made a strong plea for the trees -
fee of Mr. Turner, assuring'
Turner a large and promising field
of service and greet opportunities. •
Messrs. R. B. McGowan, Alex; Rld-
cr. S. A. Popl'estone anal G. K. Tay-
lor represented St. Andrew's Church
and spoke highly of the won't' accoee-
plisbecl by bin. 'Turner during his four
years' pastorate, also stating that
the people here Would , besorry to
' as their The lose hint lin�pastor. call
was left with M . Turner to deal
with as the saw fit, end be. was ask
ed to express himself.
in reply Mr. Turner stated that the
Work here had been most ,congenial,
and he did not anticipate that lie
would enjoy tate week in his new field
better titan here but a large field
of endeaVar lay open to hire' and
better 'educational opportunities were
open for his family, It Was Ills' wish
to .aecepi the call, The presbytery
then grained his transfer Tris minis-
try to close after the first Sunday
in October:
Rev.. Mr. l..aing of . Auburn was ap-
pointed interim moderator to declare
the .pulpit vacant on October 8th.
The committee appointed by the
presbytery "to visit Willis Church,
Clinton on Rev, h, C. Harper's res-
ignation, :reported
es-ignation,:reported through the con-
vener, gee. W. D. Turner, that it
was the unanimous decision of the
committee that Mr. Harper's resig-
nation be accepted to take effect af-
ter tire third Sunday in October.
Rev. Mr. McFarlane Bayfield sync
Appointer_ intone ii moderator to de-
clare the pulpit vacant ontticfourth
Sunday in October. Mr. Turner then
resigned as moderator of, the presby-
tery, and Ret, Mr. Laing of Auburn
Was elected to fill the vacancy,
Godeeich
Miss Retta Clark has gone to Ter -
onto to take a course of training in
Grace hospital.
Mr, Fred Shannon of Ottawa is
spending a vacation with his mother
here.
Miss Alma Minnie Goldthorpe was
.united in marriage with Mr, nen. G.
Mci:wan ore Wednesday scorning last
in St. George's church. Rev, J, B.
leotlteringham performed the cere-
mony, Mr. and Mrs. McEwan left
ou a honer -soon trip to Winnipeg and
on their return will reside in town,
Lite, Howard Youngston has had
to have a foot amputated as the re-
sult of a wound and will probably
get his discharge as soon as be is
able to return home.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Shepherd and
daughter Margaret of Paris have been
visiting relatives in town.
Miss Grace Rhynas visited in Lon-
don recently.
Although the weather was wery
unfavorable for the fall fair last week
the fair was a good one and attract-
ed large Crowds.
John White of Benmiller last week
received notification that his son,
Pte. John White, was killed in action
September 1.Sth.li:e enlisted ' in the
west.
In "Tire Outlaw" in the October
number of Rod and Cluri Magazine
which is naw- ou..the news-stands; H.
C. Meador. a don give
S some intimate nt mate d--
6 C
tails intl 'he life of a
•
familyof
wol-
ves, which the writer observed a
t
first
hand, from the blrthof the
cubs
uptill,
the thlle
when one
Of
their number t u et beeauie
a famoushunt-
er
d
anddestroyer o c of cattle.
on the
tie
ranch f
a o a Western estern•f -farmer. her.
In
A
Bullo f '
kTriple Cree6„ A. Ray Gid-
dings gives a dramatic account of a'
tight between two bull Moose, the
Imuran element being supplied by the
two trappers and a, Woman, the
wife of one of the 'trappers, who
witness the encounter between the
two rival bulls, anti one of whom is
narrowly rescued •fro.m death, The
Light that Saved, Camp Magic, On
the Treil of the Wounded Bull Moose.,
A Story of Eggs and Skins, and oth-
er articles besides the regular de-
partments, constitute an interesting
isese foe the sportsman whose
thoughts at this Hum of the year are
turning to the opening of the big
game season, W. J. Taylor, .Lim,itedl,
Wdodstock,
Ont. are publishers p bhshets of
this representative 'Canadian publica-
tion.
ROM ESI;EICERS' EXCfiIISIONS
TO WESTERN CANADA,
The Grand Trunk Railway System
issue round trip Homeseekers' tickets
at vary low fares front stations in
Canada to points in Matsitoha, 'Sas-
katchewwan and Alberta, each Tuesday
until October 31st, inclusive via
North flay, Cochrane and Transcon-
tinental Route or via Chicago, St.
Paul and Duluth and are good return-
ing two months from date of issue.
Through tourist sleeping cars are
operated each Tuesday' for Winnipeg
leaving Toronto 10.45 p.m. via Trans-
continental Route without change.
'Reservations in tourist sleepers may
be obtained- at d tltihrai charge on
application to arty Grand 'I,'runk Tic-
ket Office. The Grand Trunk Pacific
Railway is the shortest and quickest
route between Winnipeg, Saskatoon,
and Edmonton, with smooth roadbed,
electric lighted sleeping ears, through
the newest, most picturesque anti
most rapidly developing section of
Western Canada.
Before deciding on your, tripask
trend Trunk Agents to furnish full
particulars or write C. E. Horning,
District Passenger Agent, Toroeto,
Ont.
Patients Straight from the
Somme.
The following letter written to a
member of the Young Ladies' Patri-
otic Auxiiiarii ill answer to one
sent with a box, front, the society
early in the summer to. Dr. W. Gunn
will- he read with much* interest by
the ninny_ friends of the Dotter both
in terve and surrounding, country
and many a far off point as shell.
With commendable Scotch grit ::tie
good doctor is doing his bit by (str-
ing for the wounded and, as will be
readily seen, is making no complaint
but Si taking, the' rough with the
emooth as a good soldier should :
"Springburn Red Cross Hospital
Dear Miss -- -- ;-Your much ap-
preciated letter of July 31st came to
hand a few days ego. What a 'long
time to be on' -the way, to be sure.
Thebox you arrived t serif al ve 1 a few
3 z,
.days later. Please tell the ladies of
the Clinton Patriotic Society that I
frilly appreciate the spirit that
prompted then to remember me a:-
Meng the Clinton ' boys front home,
You have some concern as to the
sox not fitting. 'Yoe mist remember
that soldiers, like the tramp,- are so
happily constituted that anybody's .
clothes will fit them. For myself,
when I recall that the sox were made
by some fair. hands in Clinton they
will always feel warm and comfort-
able, ''I ant pleased ; to' learn from
your letter that niye old Mende anti
patients in Clinton: have a kindly
remembrance of md. After all grati-
tude is the best reward anyone can
have. I feel sad to thinly of the num-
ber of good old friends who have
died since I left home. We shall al
w ty s think of them as having done
their part nobly. Isabel is still at.
13ellahouston Red Cross Hospital.
She is well and enjoys her work on-
ly at times probably feeling tired.
The lades of your Society may be
interested in the work that I am
doing here. I left Bellahouston Reil
Cross Hospital to take command' in
this place three :months ago. Besides
being officer in command I ani sur-
geon to a ward of about one hun-
dred beds, one of the finest wards in
Great Britain. We have only three
hundred beds, in Springhurn Hospital
but we are realty part of another
Hospital, with tut equal number of
We: My duties as 0. C. have rela-
tion to sanitary conditions, inspec-
ection of food supplies, discipline,
passes for soldiers going out on leave
and friends visiting, etc. Besides
when a convoy arrives I generally
meet it at the station and receive the
officers' papers and after the convoy
reaches the hospital. I assign the sol-
diers to their wards, according as
the trouble is medical or surgical. I
also have to see to getting the
slightly •emulated and convalescent
out of the hospital as soon as pos-
sible in order to make room for a
fresh convoy. We are supposed to
have room for a convoy on traits
load at all times. We get a convoy
of from one hundred and 'ten to one
hundred and thirty every week or ten
clays. '1'he slightly wounded or such
as do not require special surgical
treatment are sent to auxiliary hos-
pitals or nursing homes, where train-
ed nurses take care of them. There
are many of these nursing homes
distributed throughout the country.
The above work may seem a good
deal to do hilt I malty have plenty
of time to devote to my ward cases,
and to have an occasional smoke be-
sides. The last few convoys have
come straight from the Somme dis-
trict Francehere the t tet iu lu,
w btg fight-
ing
fl
it
ing is going on. Yet would be sur
prised to'See how quickly bigCon-
voy
g c y a on
voy of one hundred and twenty or
thirty wounded are transferred from
the train to the hospital. Although
the stationis about three miles away
from here all thesoldiers will
be
placed in their beds and given
bief
tea and bread within about forty
minutes' from the arrival the
a of train,
The ambulance on which they are
c nw evet carry, each of the twelve
sitting casesor four stretcher of cot
r
g
cases. 'There is about an, equal nun'-
Uer of sitting or walking cases and
stretchers as a rule. The wounded
of different nationalities and regi-
ments are disturbed in the hospitals
of Great Britain and France indis-
criminately so that wo find in the
Glasgow Military 'hospitals English,
Irish, Welsh, Australian and Canadi-
an wounded, I meet a good many
Canadians here. There seems to be
ample accommodation for the wound-
ed in Glasgow so far and they are
well looked after, it is surprising
how many of them recover and go
back into some part of the service,
Glasgow has stint to the front over •
one hundred thousand soldiers. That
is pretty good ior one city. IsaU
el
and I
a,re looking forward with a good.
deal of pleasure for airs, Gunn's ar-
rival in this country about the first.
week in October. I hope to take my
holidays there and spend a couple of
weeks in London and at the Canadian
Camps, Shorreelilie and others. Per-
haps I will meet Dr. Shaw and oth-
er members of the 1.9.1st, which would
be a great treat. I met a few days
ago at a hotel in London Mr. Wilson
of elle Molsons Bank, Clinton, and
Mr' Porrance, They are both look-
in6 very well and enjoying the sights
of the big city. Although I am very
comfortable and enjoying the work I
would love to, be back iu Clinton for
a while to sec how you are, all get-
titeg OR with your knitting. :I ' get
the Clinton papers fairly regularly
and in this way keep in touch With
what is going on in my home town.
This I am sure is not a very interest-
ing letter but I trust- to make up' for
Pack of interest by bbing long-winded.
When I tell you that this is about the
longest letter that . 1 have written
since corning to this country you
will realise that I nine endeavoring in.
some way td show my appreciation
of the nice ways in which the ladies
of thC Patriotic Society in Clinton
remembered me. SSitlr kirsdtet re-
gards to one and all of them.
Yours very! sincerely,
W. •C}UNTN; '
The Year's Work of the
W. P. S.
WORK SHIPPED BY Ti:, •1tr. 1.', S.
Shirt Department :
lelamh l shirts
e
5
iii
Helpless and Hospital 314
Pp amn ee 191
Knitting •Departtnent -
Socks
1909,
Caps 7
73e'ts 5 '
Wristlets : 10
Scarfs
83
Hospital Supplies -
Sheets 2+33
Pillowy slips 1183
',rowels. it )3�
li
Wash cloths 483
Pillows 51
Quilts 3
-Mary Brialone, Secretary.
L AUR t
TR o L,1 'S a REPORT
(Sept. ,10th, 1915 to Sept, 30th,
1910.i
Receipts.
'1`o Balance $81.34
Town Council 50.00
A. ea P. A. 5,00
St. Joseph's Church Ladies 5',00
St. James' S. S. 10.00
COIL COI Sutherland's meeting 50.00
Willis Church Ladies 45.00
School Concert let3.00
Sale of paper, rags, etc, 290.00
Middleton's Church 40,00
Ontario St. Church Ladies 40.00
Wesley Church Lathes 33.00
Y. L. P. A, ' 198.45
Girls' I-Iockey Team 29,50
Best Room. April 0th 10.00
School of Commerce 25.00
No. 9, Goderich township 55,00
Willis Girls' Club 14.25
13elgian Relief Fund 38.00
Belgian Relief, Ont St. Church 50.00
Jackson Manufacturing CO,
40.00
Patriotic Teas 3310
Jubilee Preece tory 2+0.00
Dr. Frank Boles 25.00
Lunch Rooui, Jul•y 12ti1 89.05
Membership fees 7.50
Golden clock 98.110
Personal donations 170,15
Box collecitious 1111.53
Disbursements.
General - merchandise
Express
Praying
Printing
Bell Telephone
Secours National
Canadian Red Cross Fund
Belgian Relies Fend
Western University Unit
Lieut. Mary Plummer
Ily Balance
$ 2799.93
$2101.07
.95
8.95
2.00
,50
50.00
135.00
101.00
10.00
12.50
$5 i83.67
280.29
$2709.93
Itemized Expenditures,
Wool
Cotton
Flannel
Flannelette
Towelling
July 12th, April Otlt
Towels
Stationery
Soap, etc.
Gift for Mrs. Miitt
Mir roes, ISlst
Tent, 161st
Delegate's expenses
$ 704,88
100.15
518.05
318.59
74.50
120.30
8.35
20.85
5.80
15.50
:38.00
J80.90
2.55
$2'.104.07
-1M. Manning, Treasurer.
Potato Shortage.; •
• Buy Seed Now.
Farmers of .01d Ontario and
Sou
th-
ern Quebec are f cing aserious short-
age in potatoes. The conditions ions of
the crop throughout North th An exl
ca
is such that the' Seeded Branch at Otte,-
vaaadviSadvises that it would be well
to
snow their fornext
purchase 1 elx o wn seed
tm
spring.
Good healthy
stocks of suit-
able
tt-a le varieties ay be obtained at rea
-
sontible prices in parts of Eastern
t
Quebec anti the Maritime provinces,
What Robson Black 'Thinks
of Forest Fires.
':Efforts are already .nailer way to
persuade the Northern Ontario' Set-
tlers, drivel' out by fire, to retell)
to their Internee and start life anew.
Temporary, aid , has already been.
gury' this ao Gern-
meivenrit, athend heblp Ont
will be forthcoming
to reinstate tlieni en their land.
The point will at once occur to
most readers that the: first concern
of the settler is• the safety of his
life, What guarantee will be given
by the Ontario (Jo'vornmlent that
1917, or' 1918, or any future year of
great clt;ought will not repeat time
unspeakable horrors which have been
enacted in the North ? The Porcu-
pine' fire tragedy seemed to be a suf-
ficient testiinonyi to the general lack
of forestNorthern
fire m No1i:
ti
i
Ontario, and yet no action was, tak-
enen
to increase the safety of settlers
after that terrible lesson. The receni
fires outstripped the Porcupine hor-
ror in every, detail. What safeguard
will be provided against a forest con-
flagration of far worse proportions
when the next dry summer arrives 1
Above and beyond every other clues -
tion, that one must be answered be-
fore the confidence of settlers in the
Claybelt eau be restored.
Forest fires are not visitations of
Providence. Such a view is a con-
fession of old-fashioned impotence.
Forest. tires in the Claybelt negro'',
the scene of the recent devastation,
were the product of numbers of set-
tlers' "slash" btirttings, uncontrolled
and unheeded fo'r weeks, gradually
spreading until they united into a
hopeless swirl of flame which noth-
ing could stop. Ilad Northern On-
tario been provided with a real for-
est guarding system, such as is in
operation
p n throughout sections' of
Quebec, the whole of British Colum-
bia and Nova Scotia, and nearly ev-
ery other forested country on. earth,
the settlers would not have been el -
lowed to start or continue their
burning operations during the in-
tensely dry July weather. No settler
should be allowed to start a alter-
ing fire between April and November
without a Permit from a qualified
ranger. This ranger would govern
the manner of piling the brush on
the clearing or the cutting of fire
litres about the edge and insist • on
the utmost vigilance while the clean-
ing -up process is going omi. In the
Claybelt of Ontario, however, any
settler can act as he pleases, can
select the hottest and most geillous
spell of the summer to do his burn-
ing. There is no law to hold ' hint
back in this scheme of "person']
freedom," even though it result in
the destruction of lour -hundred ptoe-
ions lives, and an untold fortune in
property.
In :British Columbia,' during the
year 1914, a time of great fire dart -
ger, over 111,000 settlers teak out
"permits" to start their clearing fir-
es. Following the instructions of
rangers, and keeping; their binning
operations closely in hand, trip one'
out of every hundred fires escaped
frons the clearings and these ilii' lit-
tle damage because the rangers were
prepared to cope with diem In a
single parish of Quebec Province, the
number of fires escaping into the for-
est from settlers' clearings fell in
one year from 104 to 4 as a direct
result of the enforcement of a "Per-
mit Law" by which the ranger was
given supervision of the settler, dun'
ing the period of burning, "Ninety
to ninety-llvo percent. of the settlers
in British Colombia," says the' 'Act-
ing Chief Forester; "support the Per-
mit Law and would resist its elimi-
nation." Surely, it is only fair fo
assume that the Ontario settler is as
wideawake tohis personal safety - ars
wa
Colima
those of Quebec and British of int
boa T it
is and Nova Scotia. Sural is
common sense to predict that 90 to
95 percent. of the Claybelt 'farmers
s
will hack the Provincial Government
ernment
in rebuilding and improvingro
v
tog an ir
efficient forest service sa as to put
an insurance policy on lives and pro-
perty in the dangerous years ahead.
-Reiman Black, Canadian Forestry
Association, Ottawa.
Hensall,
Miss Nellie McNay is visiting ing frit- •
-
ends in llansiltoit.
Miss Gladys 'Hardie spent a few
days with Central ia friends last
week,
Mrs, G. F. Yangle ut of Waterloo :'`
has been here visiting her dhtu6ister'�-
,
Mrs. ,James Bonthron.
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Return limit 60 days,
EveryMonday during
y
September and
October.
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Agent for Canadian
Northern Railway.
The New 1917 Model
FordCar has ar
ha rr ive a
and can be seen at any
.Y
time at the Ford
Garage.
The undersigned has
s
for sale a good 3 -year -old) -41111114
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colt.
4404
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Special Meeting
of Presbytery.
The Presbytery of Huron met in.
St. Andrew's church, Myth, oe
Thursday last. The purpose of the
meeting was to deal with the call of
Rev. W. 0, 'i'urner from Calvin church
Montreal, Messrs, D. R. Kennedy
and W. J.. ,Richardson of Montreal
Presbytery and Calvin congregation
kpoke of the unanimity of the call,
arid made a strong plea for the trees -
fee of Mr. Turner, assuring'
Turner a large and promising field
of service and greet opportunities. •
Messrs. R. B. McGowan, Alex; Rld-
cr. S. A. Popl'estone anal G. K. Tay-
lor represented St. Andrew's Church
and spoke highly of the won't' accoee-
plisbecl by bin. 'Turner during his four
years' pastorate, also stating that
the people here Would , besorry to
' as their The lose hint lin�pastor. call
was left with M . Turner to deal
with as the saw fit, end be. was ask
ed to express himself.
in reply Mr. Turner stated that the
Work here had been most ,congenial,
and he did not anticipate that lie
would enjoy tate week in his new field
better titan here but a large field
of endeaVar lay open to hire' and
better 'educational opportunities were
open for his family, It Was Ills' wish
to .aecepi the call, The presbytery
then grained his transfer Tris minis-
try to close after the first Sunday
in October:
Rev.. Mr. l..aing of . Auburn was ap-
pointed interim moderator to declare
the .pulpit vacant on October 8th.
The committee appointed by the
presbytery "to visit Willis Church,
Clinton on Rev, h, C. Harper's res-
ignation, :reported
es-ignation,:reported through the con-
vener, gee. W. D. Turner, that it
was the unanimous decision of the
committee that Mr. Harper's resig-
nation be accepted to take effect af-
ter tire third Sunday in October.
Rev. Mr. McFarlane Bayfield sync
Appointer_ intone ii moderator to de-
clare the pulpit vacant ontticfourth
Sunday in October. Mr. Turner then
resigned as moderator of, the presby-
tery, and Ret, Mr. Laing of Auburn
Was elected to fill the vacancy,
Godeeich
Miss Retta Clark has gone to Ter -
onto to take a course of training in
Grace hospital.
Mr, Fred Shannon of Ottawa is
spending a vacation with his mother
here.
Miss Alma Minnie Goldthorpe was
.united in marriage with Mr, nen. G.
Mci:wan ore Wednesday scorning last
in St. George's church. Rev, J, B.
leotlteringham performed the cere-
mony, Mr. and Mrs. McEwan left
ou a honer -soon trip to Winnipeg and
on their return will reside in town,
Lite, Howard Youngston has had
to have a foot amputated as the re-
sult of a wound and will probably
get his discharge as soon as be is
able to return home.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Shepherd and
daughter Margaret of Paris have been
visiting relatives in town.
Miss Grace Rhynas visited in Lon-
don recently.
Although the weather was wery
unfavorable for the fall fair last week
the fair was a good one and attract-
ed large Crowds.
John White of Benmiller last week
received notification that his son,
Pte. John White, was killed in action
September 1.Sth.li:e enlisted ' in the
west.
In "Tire Outlaw" in the October
number of Rod and Cluri Magazine
which is naw- ou..the news-stands; H.
C. Meador. a don give
S some intimate nt mate d--
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tails intl 'he life of a
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familyof
wol-
ves, which the writer observed a
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first
hand, from the blrthof the
cubs
uptill,
the thlle
when one
Of
their number t u et beeauie
a famoushunt-
er
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anddestroyer o c of cattle.
on the
tie
ranch f
a o a Western estern•f -farmer. her.
In
A
Bullo f '
kTriple Cree6„ A. Ray Gid-
dings gives a dramatic account of a'
tight between two bull Moose, the
Imuran element being supplied by the
two trappers and a, Woman, the
wife of one of the 'trappers, who
witness the encounter between the
two rival bulls, anti one of whom is
narrowly rescued •fro.m death, The
Light that Saved, Camp Magic, On
the Treil of the Wounded Bull Moose.,
A Story of Eggs and Skins, and oth-
er articles besides the regular de-
partments, constitute an interesting
isese foe the sportsman whose
thoughts at this Hum of the year are
turning to the opening of the big
game season, W. J. Taylor, .Lim,itedl,
Wdodstock,
Ont. are publishers p bhshets of
this representative 'Canadian publica-
tion.
ROM ESI;EICERS' EXCfiIISIONS
TO WESTERN CANADA,
The Grand Trunk Railway System
issue round trip Homeseekers' tickets
at vary low fares front stations in
Canada to points in Matsitoha, 'Sas-
katchewwan and Alberta, each Tuesday
until October 31st, inclusive via
North flay, Cochrane and Transcon-
tinental Route or via Chicago, St.
Paul and Duluth and are good return-
ing two months from date of issue.
Through tourist sleeping cars are
operated each Tuesday' for Winnipeg
leaving Toronto 10.45 p.m. via Trans-
continental Route without change.
'Reservations in tourist sleepers may
be obtained- at d tltihrai charge on
application to arty Grand 'I,'runk Tic-
ket Office. The Grand Trunk Pacific
Railway is the shortest and quickest
route between Winnipeg, Saskatoon,
and Edmonton, with smooth roadbed,
electric lighted sleeping ears, through
the newest, most picturesque anti
most rapidly developing section of
Western Canada.
Before deciding on your, tripask
trend Trunk Agents to furnish full
particulars or write C. E. Horning,
District Passenger Agent, Toroeto,
Ont.
Patients Straight from the
Somme.
The following letter written to a
member of the Young Ladies' Patri-
otic Auxiiiarii ill answer to one
sent with a box, front, the society
early in the summer to. Dr. W. Gunn
will- he read with much* interest by
the ninny_ friends of the Dotter both
in terve and surrounding, country
and many a far off point as shell.
With commendable Scotch grit ::tie
good doctor is doing his bit by (str-
ing for the wounded and, as will be
readily seen, is making no complaint
but Si taking, the' rough with the
emooth as a good soldier should :
"Springburn Red Cross Hospital
Dear Miss -- -- ;-Your much ap-
preciated letter of July 31st came to
hand a few days ego. What a 'long
time to be on' -the way, to be sure.
Thebox you arrived t serif al ve 1 a few
3 z,
.days later. Please tell the ladies of
the Clinton Patriotic Society that I
frilly appreciate the spirit that
prompted then to remember me a:-
Meng the Clinton ' boys front home,
You have some concern as to the
sox not fitting. 'Yoe mist remember
that soldiers, like the tramp,- are so
happily constituted that anybody's .
clothes will fit them. For myself,
when I recall that the sox were made
by some fair. hands in Clinton they
will always feel warm and comfort-
able, ''I ant pleased ; to' learn from
your letter that niye old Mende anti
patients in Clinton: have a kindly
remembrance of md. After all grati-
tude is the best reward anyone can
have. I feel sad to thinly of the num-
ber of good old friends who have
died since I left home. We shall al
w ty s think of them as having done
their part nobly. Isabel is still at.
13ellahouston Red Cross Hospital.
She is well and enjoys her work on-
ly at times probably feeling tired.
The lades of your Society may be
interested in the work that I am
doing here. I left Bellahouston Reil
Cross Hospital to take command' in
this place three :months ago. Besides
being officer in command I ani sur-
geon to a ward of about one hun-
dred beds, one of the finest wards in
Great Britain. We have only three
hundred beds, in Springhurn Hospital
but we are realty part of another
Hospital, with tut equal number of
We: My duties as 0. C. have rela-
tion to sanitary conditions, inspec-
ection of food supplies, discipline,
passes for soldiers going out on leave
and friends visiting, etc. Besides
when a convoy arrives I generally
meet it at the station and receive the
officers' papers and after the convoy
reaches the hospital. I assign the sol-
diers to their wards, according as
the trouble is medical or surgical. I
also have to see to getting the
slightly •emulated and convalescent
out of the hospital as soon as pos-
sible in order to make room for a
fresh convoy. We are supposed to
have room for a convoy on traits
load at all times. We get a convoy
of from one hundred and 'ten to one
hundred and thirty every week or ten
clays. '1'he slightly wounded or such
as do not require special surgical
treatment are sent to auxiliary hos-
pitals or nursing homes, where train-
ed nurses take care of them. There
are many of these nursing homes
distributed throughout the country.
The above work may seem a good
deal to do hilt I malty have plenty
of time to devote to my ward cases,
and to have an occasional smoke be-
sides. The last few convoys have
come straight from the Somme dis-
trict Francehere the t tet iu lu,
w btg fight-
ing
fl
it
ing is going on. Yet would be sur
prised to'See how quickly bigCon-
voy
g c y a on
voy of one hundred and twenty or
thirty wounded are transferred from
the train to the hospital. Although
the stationis about three miles away
from here all thesoldiers will
be
placed in their beds and given
bief
tea and bread within about forty
minutes' from the arrival the
a of train,
The ambulance on which they are
c nw evet carry, each of the twelve
sitting casesor four stretcher of cot
r
g
cases. 'There is about an, equal nun'-
Uer of sitting or walking cases and
stretchers as a rule. The wounded
of different nationalities and regi-
ments are disturbed in the hospitals
of Great Britain and France indis-
criminately so that wo find in the
Glasgow Military 'hospitals English,
Irish, Welsh, Australian and Canadi-
an wounded, I meet a good many
Canadians here. There seems to be
ample accommodation for the wound-
ed in Glasgow so far and they are
well looked after, it is surprising
how many of them recover and go
back into some part of the service,
Glasgow has stint to the front over •
one hundred thousand soldiers. That
is pretty good ior one city. IsaU
el
and I
a,re looking forward with a good.
deal of pleasure for airs, Gunn's ar-
rival in this country about the first.
week in October. I hope to take my
holidays there and spend a couple of
weeks in London and at the Canadian
Camps, Shorreelilie and others. Per-
haps I will meet Dr. Shaw and oth-
er members of the 1.9.1st, which would
be a great treat. I met a few days
ago at a hotel in London Mr. Wilson
of elle Molsons Bank, Clinton, and
Mr' Porrance, They are both look-
in6 very well and enjoying the sights
of the big city. Although I am very
comfortable and enjoying the work I
would love to, be back iu Clinton for
a while to sec how you are, all get-
titeg OR with your knitting. :I ' get
the Clinton papers fairly regularly
and in this way keep in touch With
what is going on in my home town.
This I am sure is not a very interest-
ing letter but I trust- to make up' for
Pack of interest by bbing long-winded.
When I tell you that this is about the
longest letter that . 1 have written
since corning to this country you
will realise that I nine endeavoring in.
some way td show my appreciation
of the nice ways in which the ladies
of thC Patriotic Society in Clinton
remembered me. SSitlr kirsdtet re-
gards to one and all of them.
Yours very! sincerely,
W. •C}UNTN; '
The Year's Work of the
W. P. S.
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5
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Helpless and Hospital 314
Pp amn ee 191
Knitting •Departtnent -
Socks
1909,
Caps 7
73e'ts 5 '
Wristlets : 10
Scarfs
83
Hospital Supplies -
Sheets 2+33
Pillowy slips 1183
',rowels. it )3�
li
Wash cloths 483
Pillows 51
Quilts 3
-Mary Brialone, Secretary.
L AUR t
TR o L,1 'S a REPORT
(Sept. ,10th, 1915 to Sept, 30th,
1910.i
Receipts.
'1`o Balance $81.34
Town Council 50.00
A. ea P. A. 5,00
St. Joseph's Church Ladies 5',00
St. James' S. S. 10.00
COIL COI Sutherland's meeting 50.00
Willis Church Ladies 45.00
School Concert let3.00
Sale of paper, rags, etc, 290.00
Middleton's Church 40,00
Ontario St. Church Ladies 40.00
Wesley Church Lathes 33.00
Y. L. P. A, ' 198.45
Girls' I-Iockey Team 29,50
Best Room. April 0th 10.00
School of Commerce 25.00
No. 9, Goderich township 55,00
Willis Girls' Club 14.25
13elgian Relief Fund 38.00
Belgian Relief, Ont St. Church 50.00
Jackson Manufacturing CO,
40.00
Patriotic Teas 3310
Jubilee Preece tory 2+0.00
Dr. Frank Boles 25.00
Lunch Rooui, Jul•y 12ti1 89.05
Membership fees 7.50
Golden clock 98.110
Personal donations 170,15
Box collecitious 1111.53
Disbursements.
General - merchandise
Express
Praying
Printing
Bell Telephone
Secours National
Canadian Red Cross Fund
Belgian Relies Fend
Western University Unit
Lieut. Mary Plummer
Ily Balance
$ 2799.93
$2101.07
.95
8.95
2.00
,50
50.00
135.00
101.00
10.00
12.50
$5 i83.67
280.29
$2709.93
Itemized Expenditures,
Wool
Cotton
Flannel
Flannelette
Towelling
July 12th, April Otlt
Towels
Stationery
Soap, etc.
Gift for Mrs. Miitt
Mir roes, ISlst
Tent, 161st
Delegate's expenses
$ 704,88
100.15
518.05
318.59
74.50
120.30
8.35
20.85
5.80
15.50
:38.00
J80.90
2.55
$2'.104.07
-1M. Manning, Treasurer.
Potato Shortage.; •
• Buy Seed Now.
Farmers of .01d Ontario and
Sou
th-
ern Quebec are f cing aserious short-
age in potatoes. The conditions ions of
the crop throughout North th An exl
ca
is such that the' Seeded Branch at Otte,-
vaaadviSadvises that it would be well
to
snow their fornext
purchase 1 elx o wn seed
tm
spring.
Good healthy
stocks of suit-
able
tt-a le varieties ay be obtained at rea
-
sontible prices in parts of Eastern
t
Quebec anti the Maritime provinces,
What Robson Black 'Thinks
of Forest Fires.
':Efforts are already .nailer way to
persuade the Northern Ontario' Set-
tlers, drivel' out by fire, to retell)
to their Internee and start life anew.
Temporary, aid , has already been.
gury' this ao Gern-
meivenrit, athend heblp Ont
will be forthcoming
to reinstate tlieni en their land.
The point will at once occur to
most readers that the: first concern
of the settler is• the safety of his
life, What guarantee will be given
by the Ontario (Jo'vornmlent that
1917, or' 1918, or any future year of
great clt;ought will not repeat time
unspeakable horrors which have been
enacted in the North ? The Porcu-
pine' fire tragedy seemed to be a suf-
ficient testiinonyi to the general lack
of forestNorthern
fire m No1i:
ti
i
Ontario, and yet no action was, tak-
enen
to increase the safety of settlers
after that terrible lesson. The receni
fires outstripped the Porcupine hor-
ror in every, detail. What safeguard
will be provided against a forest con-
flagration of far worse proportions
when the next dry summer arrives 1
Above and beyond every other clues -
tion, that one must be answered be-
fore the confidence of settlers in the
Claybelt eau be restored.
Forest fires are not visitations of
Providence. Such a view is a con-
fession of old-fashioned impotence.
Forest. tires in the Claybelt negro'',
the scene of the recent devastation,
were the product of numbers of set-
tlers' "slash" btirttings, uncontrolled
and unheeded fo'r weeks, gradually
spreading until they united into a
hopeless swirl of flame which noth-
ing could stop. Ilad Northern On-
tario been provided with a real for-
est guarding system, such as is in
operation
p n throughout sections' of
Quebec, the whole of British Colum-
bia and Nova Scotia, and nearly ev-
ery other forested country on. earth,
the settlers would not have been el -
lowed to start or continue their
burning operations during the in-
tensely dry July weather. No settler
should be allowed to start a alter-
ing fire between April and November
without a Permit from a qualified
ranger. This ranger would govern
the manner of piling the brush on
the clearing or the cutting of fire
litres about the edge and insist • on
the utmost vigilance while the clean-
ing -up process is going omi. In the
Claybelt of Ontario, however, any
settler can act as he pleases, can
select the hottest and most geillous
spell of the summer to do his burn-
ing. There is no law to hold ' hint
back in this scheme of "person']
freedom," even though it result in
the destruction of lour -hundred ptoe-
ions lives, and an untold fortune in
property.
In :British Columbia,' during the
year 1914, a time of great fire dart -
ger, over 111,000 settlers teak out
"permits" to start their clearing fir-
es. Following the instructions of
rangers, and keeping; their binning
operations closely in hand, trip one'
out of every hundred fires escaped
frons the clearings and these ilii' lit-
tle damage because the rangers were
prepared to cope with diem In a
single parish of Quebec Province, the
number of fires escaping into the for-
est from settlers' clearings fell in
one year from 104 to 4 as a direct
result of the enforcement of a "Per-
mit Law" by which the ranger was
given supervision of the settler, dun'
ing the period of burning, "Ninety
to ninety-llvo percent. of the settlers
in British Colombia," says the' 'Act-
ing Chief Forester; "support the Per-
mit Law and would resist its elimi-
nation." Surely, it is only fair fo
assume that the Ontario settler is as
wideawake tohis personal safety - ars
wa
Colima
those of Quebec and British of int
boa T it
is and Nova Scotia. Sural is
common sense to predict that 90 to
95 percent. of the Claybelt 'farmers
s
will hack the Provincial Government
ernment
in rebuilding and improvingro
v
tog an ir
efficient forest service sa as to put
an insurance policy on lives and pro-
perty in the dangerous years ahead.
-Reiman Black, Canadian Forestry
Association, Ottawa.
Hensall,
Miss Nellie McNay is visiting ing frit- •
-
ends in llansiltoit.
Miss Gladys 'Hardie spent a few
days with Central ia friends last
week,
Mrs, G. F. Yangle ut of Waterloo :'`
has been here visiting her dhtu6ister'�-
,
Mrs. ,James Bonthron.
:C , ;,'DIA .�..NO TH
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ilomoseekors'
Excursion
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Manitoba and s -
Western Provinces.
inces. �
(
$35. )0 to $140.00
Return limit 60 days,
EveryMonday during
y
September and
October.
asemesmiszionmerisar
A. T. Copper
Agent for Canadian
Northern Railway.
The New 1917 Model
FordCar has ar
ha rr ive a
and can be seen at any
.Y
time at the Ford
Garage.
The undersigned has
s
for sale a good 3 -year -old) -41111114
h
colt.
4404
Bert Langford
"The FordGarage."
Garag.
Phone 183.
GRAHU TRUNfC $Ys EM
THANKSGIVING DAY
• SINGLE L FAR
Good going anti returning Monday,
October 0th,
FARE AND ONE-THIRD
Good going i October -8-0
O n O Ob 7
Return limit October 10,19.18
Between all stations in Canada east
na e t
of Port Arthur and to Detroit and
Port Huron,
on
, Mtch. Buffalo,, Black
ack
Rock, Niagara Falls and Suspension
Bridge, ,
xi e N. Y.
g
r' Trunk
Ticketson sale at Claud t
ticket offices.
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1TAV'1 A NEIGHBOR. 71,110 .iS NOT
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• Of .1919 FOR ONLY 25e.
OUR JOB DEPARTMENT
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