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The Clinton News Record, 1913-01-23, Page 1rn Thi Clinton No. I765 -34th Year CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 2 -3rd. 1913 THE HOME PAPER Good Morning! How does your sub to The .News -Record read? The label tells the story eweleri{ Repairing Have your watch, clock; and jewelery repaired at X ellr ars and you will get satisfaction, All work- guaranteed. W. �f. �EeUyar J'e'weler: and Optician Clinton v. The Royal Bank 1 OF CANADA. Capital Authorized $25,000,000 Capital Paid-up 11,500,000 Reserve and Undivided Profits 12,500,000 Total 0Assets 175,000,000 325BranC n Branches. With world wide con ection. Interest allowed on Debosits. General Banking business transacted. R, E. MANNING, Manager - Clinton Branch, 011111111a :Zra:saan11111111•111M' van T� Mo1sonsBonk 110 INCORPORATED 1855, Record of Progress for Five Years -1906--11 1000 1911 CAPITAL . . . $3,000,000 $4,000,000 RESERVE 3,000,000 4,600,000 DEPOSITS23,677,730 85,042,311 LOANS AND INVLST\IENTS 27,457,000 35,854,501 TOTAL ASSETS . . . 83,050,102 48.247,284 Has 83 Branches in Canada, and Agents and Correspondents in all the Principal Cities of the World. A GE=NERAL' BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT at all Branches. Interest allowedat highest cru•' ent rate. Ciiuton Branch (;. E. Dowding, Manager Stock- Takng Sale! Stock taking is the next thing on the program here and that means that it's again time for our annual sale. Everybody that is acquainted with this store, knows full well what that means and appreciates the fact, when we run a sale it stands for something, We always 'duce stock as low as possible, before in- ventory. There's no money in car- rying goods from one season to the next, Every Overcoat Must Go Regardless of Cost $10 00 men's overcoats 12 00 " 15 00 22 00 25 00 2 50 boys' overcoats 4 00 5 00 6 75 7 75 youth's overcoats 1{ sale price $ 7 90 11 90 16 90 19 90 1 90 2 90 3 90 4 90 5 90 t1 u c1 f1 t1 a, It will pay any man• or boy well to buy all overeaat at the sale, even if you don't require one until next season, Come early and get your choice. THE MORHISFL GLOT'HEN CO. CLINTON, ONTARIO Men ho Care." S FI1rllnsiler "To ENGAGEMENT Mr. and Mrs: Wm, J. Hardy Of the Loon Road announce the e London nn n- gagetnent of their daughter; Edna L., to Mr, James E. Challenger of Edgerton, Alberta, the marriage to take place early in February. A RECOUNT NEXT TUESDAY. The anti Local Optionists made ap- plieation to the county judge en Monday for a recount; alleging ir- regularities in three wards, St., James, St, John and St. George. The request was granted the re- count to take place in the town hall next Tuesday forenoon. WESLEY-CHtfRCII: Mr. J. W. Moore gave a ?east in- teresting talk on, , "Tone, .and What Constitutes Tone," with regard to the making of musical instruments, at the meeting of the League on Monday evening. Miss Cuninghamc gave a reading entitled,; "The Organist" and Misses Irwin and Greene and Messrs. Andrews and East contributed a quartette very acceptably.' Miss B. Green occupied the chair. The League is invited to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jamesh Scut Combe in Hallett for Monday evening next. Miss Mae East entertained the members of the choir at herme ho on Tuesday evening. FOR PUBLIC CONVENIENCE. The, News -Record has' suggested to Mr. E. N. Lewis; member for West Huron, that he bring to the atten- tion of the l'ost:ace Department the .need there t er e is for having letter boxes placed; atdifferent parts of our town for the greater conven- ience of citizens. The suggestion will no doubt be all that is required as Mr. Lewis has on more than one oc- casion endeavored to render his con- stituents a service. The fact that towns of less im- portance mportancethan Clinton are already so served merely emphasizes the fact that there ere. should o be no un- necessary - necessary delay in perfecting the pos- tal conveniences of. the town, TIIE SEASON OVER. The season's operations being about over at the big poultry sta- tion an estimate of its output ran now be made, The season didn't rtm nnfolt over three months but during tiiat time the following were put through the Clinton plant : Chickens 11,500 Hens 4,200 Turkeys 3,500. Geese 600 The branch plant at YIolinesvtlle ,put through 1000 turkeys, 400 geese and a large number of chickens and hens, together with all the ducks bought in the district by the Com- pany. The number of the latter on Band at any one time at the plant was so great that for the time be- ing Holmesville was becoming known as "Duckville." 1 The Company is now distributing Barrbd Rock 'and Wyaaddotte cockerels among their patrons, evidently con- sidering these two breeds as the best for the table and for eggs. $20,000 HAS I3•EEN EXd'ENDED. The National Land, Fruit and Packing Company, which has been forced to go into liquidation, appear- ed upon the scene at an unfortunate time. It 1911, the first year of its operations, the apple crop was al- most a total failure and last year, While there was o Large yield the price upon the British market fell almost to' the cost of packing and barrel. Thus, while there were no net receipts, the Company's campaign of extension and improvement was carried on vigorously and at enormous expense which has eaten up' the capital and put the Company down and in all probability out, The Company operated in severa'i. lake shore counties, which were sub- divided into thirteen districts, One extended from Clinton to the south- ern Ribundary outh-ernlhbundary of the county, including three-fourths of Goderich township. Another took in the remainder of Goderich and Colborne and 'Ashfield townships, In these two districts the Com- pany has under a ten -Year lease 130 orchards of about 112,000 trees on which it expended is 1911 and 1912.in pruning, spraying, cultivat- ing, wages and rentals about $13,- 000, Itt the district about Kincardine there are '70 orchards of about 6000 trees similarly leased in which the Company has - spent in the neighbor- hood of $6,500. Twenty thousand dollars has thus been expended in two years' operat- ing in these districts alone but what will offset this to a considerable ex- tent is the remaining eight -years tease of orchards that have been im- mensely itriproved and which ought to yield profitable returns, when the apple crop and price again become normal. The Company was unfortunate var- iously. nor instance; In, several of the districts it triedP ot'ato an.. tomatorowih,, but the rot struck g b the former> aria the frost the latter and the crop was nit What the outcome' will be it is quilte, impossible to say. While the Com- pany may not he organized tile leas- es will no doubt be taken over :by a Company or broken up into parcels and bought by enterprising orchard- ists. THE LOCAL MARKET: Wheat 90c. Oats 30c to 34c. Peas 0 , 9 c to $1,00. 0 . Barley 48c to 55e. Butter 23c to 24e. Eggs 22e to 23c Live flogs $8.00, ST. PAUL'S CHURCH. Owing to illness Rev, Mr Jenkins was unable to take Itis world on Sunday, but in his absence Principal Bonck conducted the services and did so with great acceptance,. If the wor- thy Principal had taken up a min- isterialcareer instead of educarional The News -Record is quite safe in saying that in that field he would also have been a success. GET T IIEM TI•IIS WAY, Subscribers to The News -Record can secure the city weeklies at these low rates : Weekly Globe 50c, Mail and Empire 50c. -Fancily Herald and Weekly Star 75c, Witness 75c. Or if you prefer a Toronto daily we can give` them to you thus : Globe $3.25. Mail and Empire $3.25, News $1.30. 1. Star a $ 3D. THE WEST COMING EAST. Mr. Ed. Johnston of Gremlin, North Dakota, las been .in town for a few days this week and on Tues- day made the purchase of Mr. Samuel Brown's one -hundred -acre farm on the 2nd con.f Hallett the e purchase 'price being five thousand dollars. Mr. Johnston has been in Dakota many years but formerly lived in this district and Clinton was his market town. He came east to visit relatives near Zurich and has finally made up his mind that he math prefers Ontario to any [prairie state or province. Mr. John- ston says that land Is selling just as cheapin Ontario s in twest, 0 a le t although it is quite as fertile and has the added advantage of a mild- er climate and nearness to the large centres of population and con- sequently the best markets. Mr. Johnston added that .many Dakota farmers are contemplating just such a step as he has taken. CLINTON'S BIGGEST INDUSTRY. Clinton's biggest industry is, of coarse, the Piano and Organ factory, For a long period the output was organs alone, but since Mr, D. S. Cluff became manager the energy 01 the management has been turning more and more to pianos, whose ag- gregate value is now at least three- fourths of the whole. Organs are still being made, but practically only to fill orders from old cus- tomers. The staff now includes a number of expert piano makers from out- side factories, but the organ men are gradually being trained to the new class of work and that they are making good is shown by the superior inotruments being sent out. On Saturday last two carloads were shipped. The Company has been most active in cultivating the western trade and has large warerooms at both Win- nipeg and Calgary. The industry is well officered. Man- ager Clull knows the trade thorough- ly, Mr, Fred J. Hill looks after the financial details, while Mr, H. B. Chant controls the mechanical end, S. A, SERVICES. The Salvation Army had special services on Sunday last, good meet- ings being held all day. At the ev- ening service there was an enroll- ment of recruits when seven new soldiers were taken in. Adjutant Smith of London was expected but owing to illness and other causes he was unable to bo present and the officer in charge of the local corps, Captain Gibb, very impressively con- ducted the service. Those being en- rolled were Mr, and Mrs. Bailey, Mr, and Mrs. W. Brimfield, Mr, FI, Ilutchings and Mr. Fred Livermore, the latter being an old soldier who had been away for some time. The band discoursed good music at all the services and the days' proceed- ings were considered to be both en- joyable and profitable, The hall has been thoroughly re- novated and decorated and is now a very cosy and attractive place of worship. The exterior of the build- ing has been much improved in ap- pearance by the addition of a new coat of paint and other repairs, but ii; is the interior whichhas under- gone the greatest change. New chairs have taken the place of the old benches which did duty far so long, the electric lights have been changed and nreproved, the walls se - papered • and the woodwork grained. These repairs and improvements e0st considerable ;money, besides a goodly amount of work which was done by the soldiers, but they have respond- ed so liberally that the indebtedness is, now pretty well met. $ Captain Gibb and Lieut, Ainsworth are the officers in charge and their quiet enthusiasm in the good wort[ in which they are engaged, and their unceasing labours' are meeting with success, have new soldiers will Tonight the charge of the services and on Sun -1 day evening next there will bespec- ial exercises, the commissioning of the locals, ' A NEW INSTITUTION. A dancing clan; for the benefit of beginners or 'those wishingto prac- tice pra -tico has been n opened ft the to p 1 w hall finder the management of Miss May Rance. From seven to eight tate class is 'open to juniors and younger children, from Dight do nine for adults. At nine o'clock ' the class will he thrown' open to any- one, wishing 'tanclance' for practice. The class stems for the first time tonight, ONTARIO ST. CHIJRC'H. Special services are being continu- ed each evening during this week, The meetings have .been very well attended and the interest seems to be growing. On. Sunday last the organist was - absent, owing to illness and Miss Lucile Grant presided at the organ. The services on Sunday last were of much interest and gave promise of good, results. In the evening be- fore commencing his sermon, Rev. Mr. Allis sang tthe well known gos- pel song ''''The Minato, and Nine." On Sunday nextanhe pastor will preach morning and evening. GETTING READY FOR HYDRO. A twenty-five e h. p motor engine has been placed in the waterworks power house to serve clue as an auxil- iary in keeping iar e prng the stand pipe full, The plant is thus 'safe -guarded against n hold-up. If. the big pump should go wrong or the gas pro- ducer fails to produce the motor over the second well and the other in the power house can be called "in- to use. The twenty-five ll. p. was installed by Mr. W. J. Nediger of the Elec- tric Light Company, who does good work and does it promptly. Mr. Ned- iger is regarded by many of our citizens as the probable superinten- dent of the town's power and light- ing service when hydro is installed: WESLEY CFIURCH. Mr. Wm, Gibson of London spoke morning and evening on Sunday on the subject of missions, giving prac- tical, forceful and eloquent address::s. The annual subscription and collec- tion was taken, the result Wag, as far as could be gathered at' an ear- ly a stage, a decided advarne over. last year. Air. Gibson addressed the Sunday school briefly in the af- ternoon. The superintendent, Mr. A. T. Coop- er, read to the seltool on Sunday at- terrnon a letter from the Secretary of the Ifospital for Sick Children, Toronto, acknowledging ',the receipt of $50 front the school for the main- tainance of two cots at the Lake- side Home. PASSINGI OF MRS. HILL. Mary McIntyre, relict of the late Thomas Hill, passed away on Sun- day last at her residence in town at the age of seventy-six years. The late Mrs, Hill was born at Oshawa in 1837 and was married there in 1860. Fifty years ago she carne with her husband to Hallett town- ship and they settled on the Gravel Road north of town, on the farm now occupied by Mr. Samuel Glid- don. Twenty years ago Mr, 11111 died and five years later the family moved to Clinton, Mrs. Hill was a Methodist in re- ligion, and a member of Ontario street church: She had been ailing a long time, for the past three years being practically on invalid. Two sons and four daughters sur- vive ::W. T. Hill of the Gravel Road; James Hill of Londesboro ; Miss Margaret at home 1 Mrs. Chas. 'Bak- er of town ; Mrs. Jolts Noble of the Huron Road and Mrs. James Rath of York County. Tho funeral took place on Tuesday afterrnon, Rev. S. J. Arlin conduct- ing the services, The pallbearers were D. Cantelon, H. Baker, J. P. Sheppard, A. J. Morrish, J. Cr. Medt0 and 0. J. Wallis. MANY HAPPY RETURNS. Mr. William Robb on Saturday last passed his nighty -fifth birthday. No, there is no mistake. Though no one seeing. Mr. Robb trip smart- ly up and down our streets and hearing him discuss the live topics of the day would ever imagine that he had already passed by fit Leen years the allotted span, of lite. He is years younger mentally and phy- sically than Itis age, -the result IV sane and clean living and inheritance from a line . of clean living ances- tors, Mr. Robb was .'born in the parish of Kinathment, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, He came to Canada in 1834, settling at Coboarg, where he remained twenty-two years, moving to Logan township in 1856. There he served for several years in the council'. Later he came to Tuciter- smith where lie also successfully carried on farming for some years. In 1890• he retired from the activit- ies of farm life and pecatato a citi- zen of Clinton, and hero, too, he sol- ved as a member of our municipal council. Mr. Robb is a man of sterling in- tegrity enjoys theresect and g y and 0 .icy p, confidence f Itis fellow citizens t o w e a very high degree. . He has been a life-long member of the Baptist Church and in politics no is one of the most staunch' of Liberals. The numerous friends of thiswortby citizen will join The News -Record in the wish that he may en'oy many happy returns of his birthday., ADDS TO COMFORT, Mr. Jas. Mahafly has installed a newe .'rias a 'n his i i r �sid rice which c o htc will and to :the comfu t and conven- ience of the family, THEIR SILVER WEDDING . Mrs, J. Taylor visited her_daugh- ter, Miss Della, at Alma College, St. Thomas, and also friends in Lon- don last week and at the latter place on Saturday was a guest at the Silver Wedding anniversary of Mr, and .Mra. C. 1''. Biickenden, she• being a, sister of the former. The bride .of a' quarter of a century wore her wedding gown and at the wed- ding feast some of the original wed- ding. cake was setved. The event' was a very pleasant one and the Clinton friends of Mr, and Mrs, Briekendcu will extend congratula- tion A n;sUI. ET 'WEDDING. A quiet wedding took place early Thursday morning last at the home. of the bride's parents, Parkhill, when Miss Mary Stewart Sinclair was un- ited in marriage with Mr. Cleve- land ' G. Alliti. The ceremony was performed by Rev, S. J, 1 111 'Clinton,to of father or the groom. Mr. and Mrs. Arlin left on an early train for Halifax, N. S., where they will reside, theg ,room being connected with the naval ser- vice there. Mr. Allis, who has been with a training ship in England for. some time past, spent the Christmas vacation at his home in town His Clinton friends waft congratulations and good wishes. ' WILLIS CHURCH. Mrs. Kell f " d ` Kelly o Go each was iu town on Tuesday evening addressing the Giris's Club on the subject of "Mission Circles" with the object of organziing one in connection with Willis congregation. Several young ladies, members or the Knox church Circle, Coderich, were present, some of whom also ,spoke on the subject, The c I tcert Club. provided ed ' fr h td Le es merit for the visitors and a pleasant soc- ial - time oc-ial-time was spent. The Club will (told its annual meeting an Tuesday evening next. The Sunday school are having their annual sleighride this afternoon fol- lowed by a tea and a short .pro - grain provided by the juniors. Tho 'young lblen't; Club meets on Monday evening next when Rev, Mr, Grant will give anti address on "General Lee,' A meeting will be held mt Mon- day a[ternoon next to organiae a Mission Band for t14e children. A SPIRITED ph]BAT17. The Women's Foreign Missionary Society heldtheir annual tea in tite lecture roost on Thursday afternoon in connection with the regular monthly meeting. There 'was a good turnout of the members and the tea was thoroughly enjoyed, A debate followed, "Resolved, That the Church would be the gainer by the union of the Foreign and Home Missionary Societies." Mrs, D. K. Grant and Mrs. J. McLeod took the affirmative, and Misses J. Wilson and E. J. Chidley, the negative. Many excellent points were brought out by each side arra' the debate was decidedly. spirited, The judges de- cided at the conclusion that the an firnative had made the most points and the decision was awarded them, The judges were Mrs. Gunn, Mrs, Paisley and Miss McTaggart. This society ' is in an active and flourishing state and is accomplish- ing good work, At the recent an- nual meeting the following officers were elected for the year President, Miss J, Wilson. Int Vice, Mrs, D. 1C, Grant, 2nd Vice, Mrs. J. Torrance, 3rd Vioe,"Mrs, J. Watkinslnuw,, Secretary, Miss Cowing. Treasurer, Miss McTaggart. Bagfield. The At Home and dance given ' in the hall on Friday evening last by Court Rose of Sharon, C. 0: F., was a great success. The first pant of the evening was spent in games after wjtich a dainty lunch was ser- ved and, the remainder of the even- ing was spent in dancing. The mus- ic was supplied by Messrs. Johnston and Carter of Coderich. The annual meeting of the congre- gation of, St. Andrew's church was held on Thursday last and was ttell attended, • The pastor, Rev. A. Mac farlane, presided. , The reports of the various organ- izations were presented showing the year to have been one of exception- al activity and progress. The fin- ancial reports were expeciallygrat- ifying. For missionary purposes a total of $439.31 was contributed as follows :' For the Bridget, $215.- 72 215-72 : W. F. M. S. $126.62 ; W. H. M. S. 500.20; Mission Band 96.50. The ordinary overate of the church amounted to $1245.21, in addition to which there was contributed to the building fund $262.55; The Ladies' h the sum of $ 154.60- • the Aid raised S Sunday school c ' $103.87 Young Peo- ple's Society, $5,20, making a total revenue from all sources of $2210.77, ascompared with $1881 last year.. The meeting also agreed to'raise the pastor's, salary to $1000 and to make every effort in its power to reach the amount allotted to the congrega- tion'for the budget of 1913. More Bayfield News on page 4. Personals. Or. Thompson was in Toronto en Tuesday. ML A:" 1. Cooper way in Tomato for a couple of days fast weelc. Mr. Gibson was the guest while in town over the week -end of Mr. and Mrs. C. J, Wallas. Mr, J. 0. Medd :spent a few clays last week with his brother, Rev, Dr. Medd, Goderleh. Mrs. Rociaway returned on Saturday last irom a fortnight's visit with friends in I'eter'boro. Miss Sterling, who has been in the west for the past two or three years, is spending the winter with friends in town and iii Goderich towship. Mr. G: ll•umball, who has been very seriously ill for a couple of months, has so far recovered that lie is now able to came down . stairs every day. - Mrs Hoffman of Port Huron and . Mrs. T. Smith and daughters, Hat- tie and Stella, of Clrosswell, Mich,, visited Clinton and Summerhill' re- latives the past week, Mr. L. J. Wasmann, w'ito is teaching near Blyth, spent the week -end- at his home in town. 1 -Ie was . ac- companied p by Mr, Ilonev,rinef al P p of an adjoining school Messrs. Percy and Ernest Izzard of Toronto,h the latter formerly a member of the staff of " the Morrish Co. were in town Monday, having come up over the week -end to be present at the celebration of the Golden Wedding anniversary of their parents, Mr. and; Mrs. Jos- eph Izzard of Goderich township, or - Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Yeo of the Bayfield Line have moved to Gode- rich, though they had at first de - to locate at West Toronto. Mr. Yeo lived in the township thirty- four years and his better half is a native and they naturally leave the nld place with regret, '!'heir old friends, too, are sorry because of tltoir departure. M1 Hamilton and b1 do 0 C'h s.f f Chas. Tate, Sask., visited at the bone. of Mr, and Mrs. IV. S. Downs over Sunday on their wedding journey, which also included Toronto, Nia- gara, St. Catharines and other points. The pride, who was Miss Bertha Ciillcinson of Elnta, is a niece of Mrs. Downs and is known . to many in town. Mr, and Mrs. Idamilton will leave Ontario for the west in a couple of weeks, This •Town Is Going Pry.. Lay the jest about the julep iu the ilainpltor balls at last, For the 'nirti&sie•-itn'r»'itarmexed and, the olden days are past That which makes Milwaukee thirsty doesn't foam in Tennesee, And the lid in old Missouri is ars tight locked as can be, 00, the comic -paper colonel and -his cronies well may sigh, ' For the stint is waving gaily, but this town is going dry. By the stilisidc on the hillside of ,Kentucky all is still, Far the only damp refresliemnt must be dipped up from the rill : No'th Ca'lina's stately ruler gives Itis soda -glass a shove And discusses local option with the South Ca'line. Gov„ It is useless at the fountain tb be winkful of the eye, For the cocktail glass is dusty, and this town is ,going dry. It is water` water, everywhere, and not a drop to drink. We no longer near the music of the mellow, crystal clinic, When the Colonel and the Major and the 'Cent and the Jedge Nleet , to have a little nip to give their appetite an edge.. For the eggnogg now is noggless and the rye has gone awry And the punch -bowl holds carnations and this tors is going dry, All the nightcaps now have tassels and ,air: worn upon the head— Not the nightcaps that were taken when nobody went to bed And the breeze above the bluegrass is as solemn as is death, For it bears no pungent clove tang MI its odori•fic breath. And each man can walk a chalk -line when the stars are in the sky,. For the fizz glass now is rizziess, and this town is going dry. Lay the jest about the julep 'neat!' the Chesnut tree at last, For there's but one kind of moon- shine and the olden days are past;. Now the water -wagon rt.imbies through the Southland on its trip, And it holpir no one to drop on to pia up the driver's whip. For the mint -beds make a '.acture and the corkscrew hangeth Malt ; All is still along the stiliside, and this town is going dry. —By Nixon Waterman in The Fra. LITTLE LOCALS. •On behalf the hockey club I wish to thank the ,citizens for the pat- ronage a the gave' the entertain- ments held under our auspices.—Will' Johnson, secretary. Mr, . A. J. McMurray has rented Mr. Albert Morrell's house on Al- bert street, and will take possession as soon as the latter vacates to take op residence on the farm which he ham tented in Hallett, which will' probably he about March lstt