The Clinton News Record, 1914-01-22, Page 16Clinton News -Record
January 29tb
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19J4`
A WESTERN WRITER.
"Janey Canuckn Interest.
Is the Most n r
ing of Our Women Scribes,
Mrs, A rth or Mere hy, of l'lclmnnton,,"
in perhaps, the Ines! n ref.; ng o1'
the 1nrge•group of Canadian women
• who are inkininoteworthy ef>r r_
ibu
Bons to theliterature al the Dentin.
fon. Mrs. Murphy was 101'11 in l9GS
(she is not afraid to tell her-nge) at
'Cookstown -the soeth Simt'ne village
famous ns the b!rtiplaco and present
home of Hon, ,l, E. Duff, Ontario's
Minister of. n.gricolture. 'f:ntily Fei.
gtieon Was 'her netne, and she came'
of a noted Sintece-;Counrty 'fainily of
Tory politfeians, being a,: ice of the
late Cols T. R. Ferguson, and grand-,
daughter of the late' Col. 0. R. Gnwr
an, both of whom: were' members ot
the House cif'Oocminons. Sir John A.
Macdonald was a guest at the wedding
of her parents. She wan educated at
Bishop•Strachan'School, Toronto, wim
ning the Alex. Manning medal for.
general proficiency. In 1887 she mor•
ried Rev.' Arthur' Marphy; n Church
of England clergyman, and for yens
has lived in the west.
Mrs. Murphy writes. . under the pen
name of Janey Cnouck, and her book,
"Janey Canuck in the West,", was
enthusiastically praised when it ap-
peered, }Ier :publishers, Cassells &
Co., Toronto, have just issued a de-
lightful sequel to this work, entitled
—"Given Trails." It is not a story in
the ordinary sense, but a series of
impressions of western life, skillfully
and charmingly recorded. , Mrs. Mur-
phy is a very keen observer, with a
real and robust vein of humor. Ro-
bust,' indeed, is the best word to de-,
scribe her work as n' whole, for itis
all strong, sane, and refreshing.I
only fault to be found with "Open
Trails" is that the last eight chapters
are t nnecessary—just a few rambling
remarks about a visit to the cast,
which might have been condensed in-
to a
n -to -a paragraph, if a comparison of
west and east was desired.
Mrs. Murphy is candid in criticism
of the west, much as she loves it.
Take this paragraph, for example:
"The Egypt of the Pharaohs did greet
things. She boasted herself to be the
granary of the world, even as we claim
to be the granary of the Empire, but
in this day we are not particularly
concerned as to the number of bushels
she produced or es to how she mar-
keted them. Our attention is riveted
on those records which tell how she
lived and loved, and what she looked
like—her color, so to say."
"Janey" believes in fair play as Well
ae frankness, She defends the cost
of construction of the Grand Trunk
Pacific in the west. it may have cost
three times as much as other rail-
ways that the
road
a outt
way_, but she points
is sound and solid, not "cobwebs
strung on a muskeg." She has a word
to say for the French nuns -ift St.
Albert, who have on their monastery
windows not cross and the lilies of
1
France but a cross and maple leaves.
p
As to the Canadian who puts up a
notice "No English need apply," she
says: "I delight in that Englishman
notice, raised
h a
such who,on seeing u
his eyebrows and said: `B Jove!
vel
Copied off the gates of Hell!' "—Star
Weekly.
- Porter's Hill
Mr. and Mos. John .Porter of Wing-
hant. spent Sunday at the home Of
Mr, Alex. Cox.
Miss Holmes ,01 Whitechurch was
the guest 0t M's. Wesley 'Vander-
burgh for a day last week,
t,
Mr. and'Mrs, James' of Wingl aux
were guests on Sunday last at ,.the
home of Mr. herb. Cox.
Frank
' "f�'
Mr, and Mrs, i t01K ell visited
•.Me, and Mrs, Wesley Vanderburgh on
Sunday.
London Road
Mr. Ralph Sto rhensdon of the Pari;
1 1
Line, accompanied by his mother and;
daughter, spent Sunday at the home
01 Mr, and Mrs.. A. B. Stephenson.
Mrs, Stephenson Sr,, remained for a
!miger visit.
Miss Mackay was at her home at
Kippen over the week -end, '
Mr. Henry' Peacock has been indis-
posed for a few days but it is Hoped
he will soon be all right again.
The temperance literary meeting
cond'seted by. the League at Mr, H.
Livermorn's on Tuesday evening wag
intc}•esting anel successful, There was
a good attendance,
Constance
Mr. Wm. Carter was again appoint-
ed president of the ` Huron C o'nty
Poultry and Pet Steck Show at the
annual meeting in Goclerich last
week, Mr. Carter is woa'qualificd
for the position and there are few
who can touch hint. as regards the
production 01 fine poultry. One ot
his Ancona hens carried oil' the silver
cur as the hest bird at the show,w
which comprised seven hundred birds.
Port Albert
Holmesyille
a the home of
There passed away at lone
Itis daughter, Mrs, A Armstrong of
the.Brownson Line, Stanley, on Tues-
day morning of last week Mr. John
Whicldon in hiesixtiethyear. - Mr,
Whicldon had been ailing for able .a
yea!, but u •to about Christmas • he
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hadibecniaround as usual and not
tli ee' or four days before the „' end
actually came' was his death expepted.
1 e•was born ie. -Devonshire, England,
l
g ,
in 1851 and came to this country
when a boy of ;about eighteen. He
landed at Haddock, Nova Scotia '• in:
1879, whet`e he was later married to
Miss, Mary Ross. Coming to .B'aylield
after his marriage he first went into
the flour milling business, later going
into business'as -a general merchant.
He also started an evaporator and did
a lerge trade in that way, . having one.
of the Largest and hest evaporators in
Western Ontario. About four years
and a half ago he retired from the
store but continued the evaporator
[until about; a year ago. About two
years and a half ago Mrs. Whiddon
passed away. Within, eleven months
he was bereft of his wife, one son and
one daughter, He was a man of many.
excellent q'ealities of mind and heart,
No matter how many troubles and an-
noyances lie Himself had rte was al-
ways ready to greet you with a smile,
was always thoughtful of others and
forgetful of self. His life was that
of a consistent Christian. He was an
elder in St. Andrew's church and for
marry years superintendent. 01 ilia Sun-
day school He was also treasurer
of the village for several years. The
luoeral took place on Thursday af-
ternoon, the services being Field in St.
Andrew's church. There was a large
attendance at the funeral. The Hay-
field Court of Foresters, of which he
was a charter member, turned out in
Eull Teres, march'ug to the cemetery
and taking part in the service at the
graveside. Rev. Mr. hlindc and Mr.
James Toeng both assisted
Rev. Mr. Macfarlane in the services,
The pallbearers were : John Fraser,
James li'owlie, Thos. Cameron, le.
Kerner, Jatnes Campbell and Mur-
dock Ross. all fellow -mu nbers or the
Foresters. Two daughters survive
Mrs. (Dr.) Brown of Clinton, Iowa,
and Mrs. A. Arniebrong1 of Stanley.
Two brothers and three sisters also
survive' William Whiddon of Edmon-
ton, Samuel of Rainy River, and
Mrs. Mary hart, Mrs. (Capt.) Lands -
down and Miss Annie Whiddon,all f
, o ,o
England. The st; mpathy of the whole
community goes out to the bereaved
ones in their sorrow and loss. And
the whole community foals the loss
f a rood ratan and true.
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181r. and Mrs: Erwin Fogies, Shop-
pardton, spen1, a week with their
daughter, Mrs. Harry Hawkins.
Mr. David Martin of 'Senora ism -
Mg in tate village at present.
Mr. Thos. 0. Hawkins, Winnipeg,
is visithib his brother, Mr. W. B.
Hawkins.
Mrs. Joseph '1'igert of Sheppardlon,
spent, a Week with her daughter, Mrs.
Will; 3. Hawkins.
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Mr. John Green was in Ripley one
day last week,
Mr. Stephen Tout or Kincardine
was a caller ea [creeds in the vill-
ago during the past week.
..
Mt, John Scnoenlials of Clinton was
here- last week one day.
f as a
Paisley Clintonon
Mr. R J P t
o
a
visitor in our burg one Say during
the past week.
Messrs. Root. Allred, Harry. and
Arthur Bennett all of Chicago visited
their parents last week, The old
folk are not just as hale and hearty
o
CITE NEWS-RECORIS 'A NEWS an they used lie 1
What was tine trouble with Canter_
LEADER. ARE YOU A SUBSC'RIB- on, the township assessor, that a
ER ? new man. was put in this place.
Every Price
a 3-6 3
Bargain Price.,
Phone 78
W hat
We Advertise
Is So.
Seaforth.
Mt'. James Sleeth las returned
from a 'visit' with friends in fort '
Hope.
Mr. and Mrs. ' White of I•Iaraiota,
Mars, are the guests " of Mrs: Thos.
Biekle.
ItIr. Wm. Mason of Saskatoon has
been spending some time lere.
Mr,Thor,. D1o1s n, who had 11 h ,the i ni -:
cs
fortune to break his legsome week •
w b
ago, IS -able to be about again.
r. .1,F. Daly has removed i
M} a et oved h s
stock from his' . oldstand to
his 'new
and mere commodious store further
north. •
Mr. and Mrs. J.' -W W. Shortree r
d o
Grande Prairie, Alta., who have been
in Ontario'sinco Christmas three, were
in town last week. calling on friends.
Mr. Win. Johnstone, who is eighty
years of age , slipped and fell in his
own cellar one day recently and re-
ceived, a bad shaking up.
1 Couch & Co.
1
January Clearim SaVc
Will soon be over. Are you_,,1-Mingadvantage of its
opportunities? As Satu -is the last day of our
January. Saie we wan have to have the busiest day
in—tell-6 history of this store.
This will hour last chance to buygood goods at
such to ri y' few specials for Saturday.
AF'prlces, Here area p }
Fancy Pailette
Silk 28c. k
200 yds of striped pail-
ette silk in Brown and
White, Navy and
White, Black and
White, Grey and White
This silk was bought
special for January Sale
18 inches wide reg. i30c
for Saturday only .28
Furs Less Than
Price
After a very busy sea-
son in our Fur depart-
ment,. we
epart-ment,,we still have 15
odd pieces to clear in-
cluding throws, scarfs,
ties, muffs, valves up to
$1000. Saturday only
53.45
Millinery $1.00,,
Just, 7hats left we do not want
to carry these over to next sea-
son valuessup. to $6,00.' Saturday
1.00
See these in our window,
14 Sample Coats on sale.
Saturday
Alt new styles Sizes 32, 34, 36 and
38 all colors, we do not want to
carry these over to next season`
values up to $15,00 only 6.98
Now is your chance to buy a
good' coat at a low price.
Nett Waists 2.49
15 Nett 'waists left, white and
cream silk lined Reg. $3.75. -
Saturday 2.49
Dress Goods
Price
200 yards of all wool
dress goods navy green
brown and tweeds yoit'
choice 3 pi ice,
Cloth Skirts $3.98
2 doz ladies cloth skirts
in all the new styles
navy, black audttweeds.
This will he your last
chance to buy these at
this price values up to
$6.00. Saturday. 3.98
Satin .Underskirts
Just 5 satin underak irts
left paddy green and
cerise good quality satin
would be good value at
$2:00 Saturday 1.39
Odd Skirts $3.00
Just 5 ladies cloth skirts' not the
latest styles made of venetion
serge black and navy sizes 24x30,
25x40 and 26x41, worth up to 7.00
Saturday. 3.00
Cashmere Gloves 22c.
2 dozen pair of ladies cashmere
gloves black and navy reg 35e
Saturday .22,
Ribbon 14c a yard
Beautiful Taffetta ribbon in all
shades 5 to 7 inches wide, Reg. 25
and 35 Saturday .t4
Mr. Brown and Mrs. Armstrong de-
sire tuh h medium f The
hro to n ted mo
b
News -Record
to exu
css their heart-
felt
rL-
felt thanks for the sympathy and
kindness shown then by their friends
chiring their bereavement. .
W inter" Fair Success.
Amherst, N. 13., Jan., 8.
The Maritime Winter Fain just held
Isere is a fine demonstration of what
the Maritime Provinces are capable
of doing in the way of raising dairy'
and beet cattle, sheep,. swine and
poultry. There was assembled an as-
sortment of stock from several of the
finest farms in Nova Scotia, New
Brunswick and Prince Edward Is-
land, Not all or the best by any
means, but a fair proportion or the
best the Maritime F1ovinces can
produce, was exhiblited, and the ob-
ject lesson to all was, that what can
be done in stock' raising in the sec-
tions that were represented, can be.
duplicated in practicallt every county
in these Provinces by the sante exer-
cise or intelligent effort sinal display
of business enterprise. The Fair
drove home the fact that while in.
certain parts of the country agricul-
tore is being conducted a'ong iiipi ow-
ed lines, there are many parts where
the farmer jogs along in. the oicl
fashioned way, without the ambition
to improve the land, and also im-
prove the farm and home lite so as
to, encourage his boys to remain with
him and continue the farm after him.
The stock displayed was of fine
quality, there being a very noticeable
improvement in the standard of the
dairycattle Shown. In depart-
- this depart-
ment
1
nrent every effort wan made to con-
vince the producer that quality in the
animal brings about greater results,
The producing capabilities of each -cow
was announced on a card over each
stall, and there v
ersthe usual dem-
onstrations of milking, separating and
butteraur making In beef cattle there
were many very finesteers, fat
and
well proportioned. With the mean
prices prevailing and the fact that
there is now a keen demand toe cat-
tle for export, these created a lot of
attention. The benefit of breeding
was, of course, instilled into the
minds of the visiting farmers and the
lessor taught that it was the fatten-
ed animal of good substance that
brought the market price.
The sneep shown were representa-
tive specimens of the land of animals
our farmers ought to be encouraged
to breed. Experts on the sheep in-
dustry declare that in New Bruns-
wick and Nova Scotia there are the
finest opportunities to raise sheep
fprofitably.
scale and d t
on a large0
In many sections farmers raise sheep
without much regard to the standard
Of the animals and witli little thought
to
successful breeding, The Mari-
time -
time Phovl Ces have every reason to
en 1 along modern
Coderich jTownship
Mrs. John Colborne arrived las
week from Pennyen, New York State
to join her husband. Mrs. Collieries
is a native of this county and Inas re
latives near Loudesb'oro and West-
field but has resided across the rine
for a great many years.
Mont twenty-five members of th
41. Y. P. A. 'of St. James' churcl
drove out to Bayfield on Tuesday
evening and paid a visit to the
Social Club of Trinity church. On
Friday evening of next week th
young people intend commencing a
program contestwhich still 1 n
p og w c t he co
timed for sine tune.
McKillop To_�vasilip'
_The. -rthral mail couriers have only
missedn. trip this wiht'r sofa'
one i c
P.
which was on that very stormy Ilton
day.
A man named Livingstone is grille
to give an address in opposition to
prohibition in Walton this week.
Miss Eva McCutcheon, who ha
been in the west, has reVarned home.
The late thaw made a great dea
of water but there is fair sleighin
still.
'Pante pigeons have become so num-
erous that they are now something o
a n'uisanee in these parts:
There is not much being said about
the Scott Act el'cetion. McKillo
will probably give a :Stall majority
against the Act.
Klebert brothers, who have been in
the west for some years, are home
00 a visit.
LARGER YIELDS PER COW. -
During these short winter days
when many cows are dry, and the
cows that are milking are not giv-
ing ,very much, would it not be 15100
to lay Plans for improvement of the
dairy herd ? Seeing -that the average
household consumes a fair quantity
of milk daily all through winter, and
seeing that the ice cream trade is
not by any means dead during the
cold months, is it not a pity that
there is not more good milk and
sweet cream available 9 Current pri-
ces and good demand should prove an
inducement to a larger number 01
produeers to go in mere strongly for
winter dairying.
Some or the variation yields are
very marked,, it is a common ' thing
month after' month finding groups of
cows in four adjacent sections aver-
aging one hundred pounds 'or milk
difference, for ;riddance, from 450 by,
even stages of 1,00 up to 750+ pounds.
many or these -poor cows could easily
b,e giving, under•better conditions of
feed and care, another: three or lour
pounds of fat each per, month ;• ,after"
a year or, two ht cow.testing the
herds' will probably average, as many
already have done,' considerably more.
of an increase than that, even as
much as forty or forty-five pounds in
the year extra per -eov. ,Those far-
mers who desire increases are invit-
ed to write to the dairy commis-
sioners, Ottawa, to ascertain what
assistance is given by the depart-
ment of agriculture in organizing
cow testing associations. —�C. P. W.
Brucefield
The good sleighing of he: past lew
daye has made things brisk around
the village.
The Canada 'Temperance Act is the
subject :of 1118 hour. It is wonder-.
ful how Familiar the opponents of
the Act have become with Biblequot-
ations just recently; It is 10 be hop-
ed that when the .Battle is over and
alio smoke has: cleared away that
both ;sides will not forget the Golden
I ,u'
THE EARLY DAYS Of HULLETT T'
With 'the exception, ol;• Morris,
lettis the only township in 'Huron
not extendiis''• its bounds ,to diose of
u t. yIt is butted on the th
the county. U t a nor
a^t•East wns as.
• e a bya Wa s o h and Mort ..
Miss Emma Iigginspassed, her the southwest by Tucketst' Lith'and.
en
second'' exam, in connection with the 'the west by the township oI Goder.-
ieh front which it 11 separated ' h
P Y,
the "base limo" extension . of the Lon-
don Road, runnirrg almost clue earth.
11 contains 53,550 acres of land
As to the character, of its. surface
and quality of .soil, . the former rare
'es from quite level to gently undu-
lating, while the. latterisequal on
the average to that of the best.
London, England,: Conservatory, , of,
Music with first class honors, . secur-
ing eighty-seven marks out of a
possible one hunalred. Congratula-
tions.
Varna
141,, P, Wanless has • one to his
•g
one
in Victoria, B. C.
Misses 'Melly and Florence .Clarke,
have returned. to 'Toronto after
spending some time here.
We regret to hear than Mr. Clarke
g
is not enjoying the best of health
just at present.
Mr, W. Johnston is aril seniles since
the vislt'1F the storle on Sunday. with
a little baby girl.
e04111gC s ]CCI, 1aI510g
lines, for there jist a:-ileYel. 0011105, • des
Jtl<tp.d• for lambs and a ready t'carkeb
tor enrol. Many fine grades of s'w'ine
were shown and the lessons of pro-
per breeding and selection were here
again demonstrated.
ted.
< a ra
g
Eggs and Poultry. — i'anada's
production of eggs is greater than
perhaps any other product, and yet,
Canada, an agricultural country, is
obliged to import eggs to satisfy the,
demand for focal consumption, The
egg of the Maritime provinces, is very
large, but not nearly large enough. Al-
though the poultry population liar
increased at the saute rate as the hu-
man
umaul population, Canadians are eating
more eggs, Consequently prices aro
higher so there is every inducement
for people to keep hens. The display
of potiltcy .at the Fair was probably
the hest since its inception. The ex-
hibits were from all over the Prov-
inces and practically every .breed was.
shown. The proper handling of eggs
was dealt with by• ingenious exhibits
in the poultry department. 'These
showed the old fashioned and careles
method of carrying eggs from the
farm house in an uncovered wagon to.
the country store, from whence they
were shipped, without being candled
or graded, by slow freight to • the
wholesaler, who in turn, disposed of
them to the retailer. The method
was contrasted with the modern me-
thod of collection in covered wagons,
the proper ,candling and packing of
the eggs, and thein shipment by ex-
press to the nearest poiint of distri-
bution. 'There were interesting dem-
onstrations also on the proper prepar-
ation of fowls for the •anarket and
the, fattening of birds for killing.
Some instructive pamphlets 'on this
subject issued by the Dominlon Ag-
riculture Department were distribut-
ed.
In fruits there was a very expellent
display and certain lines of vegeta
bles showed .fine average. quality,.
There 'were interesting exhibitsalso
of honey and some demonstrations
onbarn appliahces and gasoline en-
,groes.'
As au educational factor for the
Farmer the annual Marithne Winter
Fair has, been productive pf greatly
improved conditions. The 'need of
knowledge and technical training was
emphasized by means of speakers who
addressed the audiences • in the lecture
halls. The successtul farmer must '• be
a specialist just as much as is the
doctor or lawyer. The environment
of the farm life should 11,0 improved
and the speakers urged that this cold
be done by creating a wider inter-
eat in the -hone 'lire on the part of
the farmer's girls and boys.
StanleyTownship
Mrs. Kerns, teacher in the .Babylon
Line school, was taken very 111 . last
week with pneumonia. She snakes her
lhome WW1 Mr. and axes. W.' L,: Keys
where she is receiving- every, atter•
tion ):Ier • school is ,for the time - be -
lag in charge or Ml J. E. IIarnwell,
who very kindly took up the work at
the request of the trustees. Mr.
IIarnwell taught this. school before
and- is, indeed, well • and- favorably
known in the section.
• Mx. and Mrs. ltd. Armstrong of
Winghans .spent a few days last week
guests. of the former's unple and
aunt, Mr. and Mrs; Robt. Arm-
strong.
Mr. Harry 'Ilayter's little child is
recovering from an attack of pneu-
monia.
Mrs. John L. Parke of Ilughenden,
Alberta, sister' of Mrs. Adam Stew-
art and Mrs. W. Glen of Stanley,
and Mrs, John Stewart of Godeticlr
rt for h Monday,
townJhi started mo o 0
but 00 route will spend some time.
with her sister, Mrs. D. M. Ross of
Toronto, Mrs. Glen accompanied her
to the city and will -remain a ,few
dayp.
The News -Record leads f r Stanley
Township news.
IN M}MORIAM.
In loving memory
or Robert Elliott
ot Stanley, who departed this. life
Jan. 251.11, 1913 :
You're not forgotten clear one,
Nor will you ever be,
So long as life and metihory last
• We will remember thee.
C'elm on the bosons of thy Clod
Fair spirit rest thee now,
While yet with us thy fcotIteps trod
His Seal was on thy brow,
Dust to its narrow house beneath
Soul to its Monte on high,
They that have 0acn thy look in death
No more may fear to die,
Tis true that our loved one has gone
before
The honkie now darkened shall know
thin no more :
A11 souls are God's ; We Must not
say
That those are tread, who pass away
From this our world of flesh set free,
We 1Uw them livin' unto Thee.
Fehrnary Sale
Varna Store.
During the month ot Feb-
ruary we will offer special bar-
gains in Dry Goods, Shoes, Rub-
ber's. 1Vallpapers and all lines of
winter goods, 11 will pay yon to
buy here. We here quote some
of the Specials we are offering t
Men's Fine Shoes
Regular $4.00 now $2.50
13.00 " 2,00
" 2.50 " L50
Boys' Shoes
Regular $1.75 now 11.25
'" 1.50 1.00
Men's Heavy Rubbers
Regular $275 now $2,25
Bosit
Rubbers 65c to L00
"'low " .6E now, .40
00M1; AND SEE WHAT
OTHER BARGAINS W:5
HAVE FOR YOU.
HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR
PRODUCE.
TERMS CASH. Phone 17 on 172
HORNER s INGS
Varna,
RAND TR' NK IVIra
'Phe ' first nuanicipal'. organization of
the' township took place in 1348 and-
we find front the records' that :.'tile
first meeting was held in Clinton on
the 3rd of January of that sante •year
and atter William, Hodgson had -'been
called to the Chau• Edward VanEg-
mond was chosen town clerk, James
Longbottom, assessor. and Jaines Mc-
Michael collector, These officers were
at that time all elected by the 'tova
meeting, as were all others, and a—
mong the others placedin office for
the first Municipal year': were : Wm.
McBryan, Gerrett Whitely, John
Miller, James Miller, Rol;ert Bing-
ham, ,
ing-ham,, Thos. Fork well, Hugh Archer,
John Ford, John Patterson, Edward
McLean, Geo. Thompson, James Ilam
ell, Wm, Irvine, John Fowler?, Robert
Dill, Gilbert McMichael', Thomas Mc-
Michael and James Mulholland. Al-
though it appears rs fr m the minutes
that William Hodgson was "called to
the .chair" they are signed "John
Bingham, chairman."
The ftuancial statement ,for that
year shows the sum of £139 5n.3d. to
have been received at different tines
from the district treasurer, and the
following extract from the detailed
statement of expenditures shows
how the town _clerks were paid :
"January 1st, 1849 -To 2 percent. £59
5s.3d, clerk's fees," The "statement
TIME TABLE CHANGES.
A general change of time will be
made January 411, 1914. 'Time Ta
bles containing full particulars may
be had on application to Grand Trunk
Agents.
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FLORIDA AND TIIE
SUNNY SOUTH
Now in Effect.
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10 endorsed as follows, i "Godericli,
5111, January, 1.849—Ex'd 'and ap-
proved, roved; CGeorg
e Frain, T. B. Wood-
ruff,
District Auditors." •
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AL rho` 4;0w et it meeting of 78119 , G. L.
VanlEgnrond was' chairman "and': Was'
ale() :elected the second time :as Dm
-
soot Cotincilior, -
The,firstyear of the Operation- of
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the municipal Act round I3uliltt'• and
McKillop united 'and in the. ereeord;,,
we hnd the following minute': -"Re
ceive(rhron 'Edward VanlCgmond, .'late
town clerk of Mullett, the following
books and documents, ' viz The
township clerk, the Districti .; Trak
Manual Statues, 9 Vict,, Minutes ..of
District Council, 1848 andi•1849, 'surd .
n bundle of old dooulneuts.=I..Cana,
township of McKillop and •Mullett.
This union lasted two y edeSS.aud in
1852, on IIullett obtaining, • a rise'
tinct organization, the firbt ;';council
was as follows ; Reeve, Elijah' T. Mc -
Paul, Councillors, . Jonas .y. ;ybings
Thos. McMichael, 'James •Snolli, Jas.
Allen: Since that time. 'representa-
tives in tiro county council have•becn:
1853, Jonas G•ibbings 185'1-5-6-7,
Samuel henry ,Ranee ; 185fs,8,•'Thom-.
as McMichael ; 1860-11-2-34 Chae•f'Mor-
row. During the latter' year ttie
township sent its first deputy in- the
person of John Morgan. The reeves
and Deputies following were : 1864,
John Morgan, R. II. Snell ; . 1865, R,
H. Snell, William Warner ; 1866,
Thomas McMichael, Humphrey Snell;
1867-8-9-70, Chas. Morrow,.Hinusihrey,
Snell, 1871-2, Thos. Moon, Iumphrey
Snell ; 1873, Humphrey Snel. John
Warwick : 1874-5, Humphrey. - ` Snell,
Alex. Montieth ; 1876, Alex.'Montieth
J. Warwick. For the years..1877-8-9
the same council was returned to
each succeeding election as. follows'
Reeve John McMillan, Deputy, John
Mason, Councillors, John Britton, Jo-
seph Rowson, John Lasham, and the
other ,municipal of icets : for 1879
were : Clerk and treasurer James
Brethwaite, Assessor, Robt. Smith,
Collector. Thomas iNeilans.
MUNICIPAL COUNCILS, BEWARE!
The Walkerton Times • shad the fol-
lowing account- of an interesting case '
recently tried. at the Bruce assizes :
The suit brought 'against the town-
ship
own-
s i . f Brant h p o r t by Mrs, llauiel J.
Connor for $5,000 damages for the
death of her husband who was killed
by the upsetting of an automobile on
the highway north of Dunkeld about
5.30 o'clock on the afternoon of April
25, and which accident was claimed to !
have been caused by a defective cul-
vert ori the road, resulted in the wid-
ow being awarded $2,500 damages and
costs by Mr. Justice Haughton Len-
nox, before whom the case was tried
in Walkerton last week. The evidence
of some 62- witnessess was taken,
and about tliree days were consumed
in hearing the case. The auto which
figured in the mishap was a five
passenger, Ford car, and c ntah o
d
its owner, Mr. Relit. hunter of Kin-
cardine, who was sitting alone in the
front seat driving, while in the back
seat of the vehicle was the victim,
Dan. r
Mr. Da Connor of the Eden
Grove Flotel, and. Mr, Alex. McKee -
man, general merchant there. The
trio were speeding Iron Walkerton to
lclen Grove, when they passed over
the culvert and upset about ninety
yards .farther on. Connor was pinned
underneath the car and instantly hill-
cd.A 1 he trial the p lantifls under-
took
r
took to show that the accident was
caused solely by 111 condition of the
culvert and the trsthmony of some
thirty witnesses w'15 taken to prove
that it was in a dc'ective state. The
Township on the o her ]rand tried to
establish by the evidence or numerous
witnesses who had driven over it,
that the roadway was not in a lana
gerous condition at this point, .and.
also that the auto prior to the miss
hap had been sags, - ing all over the
road as it driven hn a most careless
or incompetent 0100•x01. In finding
in favour of the pla'ihtiff the •judge
said. "A careful persual of Hunteri,s
evidence 4atisfies me that from. the
time the car jolted over the rut un-
til upset and pinched the driver and
the deceased, Connor, under it Robb.
Hunter was not mentally fit or pliy-
rawnwom-.e
sically in a po0ltion to control a car,
and did not in fact control it, and
that this condition was solely due to
t sh lc occasioned h
he oc or jar occas onC b the
J Y.
condition of the highway and the
almost overturned condition of the
car as it descended from the
highway. I find therefore that the
want ot repair was the cause of the
easuality. There will be judgement
for the plaintiff for twenty-five hun-
dred dollars. with costs.i' As the
costs amount, we understand, to
about $600, tihis means a total ass-
essment on Brant or about $3100.
The township has appealed against
the decision and the matter will
likely come up for trial in. Toronto.
At Anyrate, Don't Keep the
Hostess Waiting.
Searo•rth is not the only place
n
where people go anywhere from one
e
quarter to one hour late to coreerts,
At Homes, etc. Clinton makes the,
same complaint and states that'
"Sense go to a hall expecting the
program, to start at 8 o'clock, and
have to sit there sometimes until 8:45
or until l ffe crowd
et there and seat-
ed." lhcrtheentertainment is neve
r
over until 11 o'clock, when if everyone
went in time, it might easily be over
at 10 or 10:30 at the latest, If the
management of any entertainment
world see to it, that they start at
the time stated, and those who' came
late had to stand at the end .of the
Hall until the item on tate program
was over, perhaps, once, would serve
to teach the desired -lesson, The
same idea might be carried out at
some of the At Homes,_ especially
when progressive euchre is the kind
of entertainment on tapis.
Start the gauzes on time, and let
those coming late join: in when they
arrive. Nothing is more annoying to
a hostess than to keep thirty, polite
people waiting on four tardy guests,
from 8 o'clock until 9. Be polite and
pmitetual.—Seaforth News.
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