The Clinton News Record, 1917-03-01, Page 1e Ci 1 nto n News-
Info. 1978•-47ih Year
CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 1st, 1917
EVERY EXTflADUSHELOFJOOD
STOFgrown in Canada during the coring season adds
of the Empire, and that
egiria iR?atehe
Reliability in a Watch t,1. ![(,+z,
Is the result •of superiG
or ma- Vic' 0x4.9
terials, combined with pains- O
taping care - in putting them, t ..A,; ul
together. Knowing that every
, ,
Regina Watch is as good as ., - : ,
can be made, we have no 'oN„ ` '
hesitation in'endorsing the 'a n s
universal guarantee which
goes with every one of them fasoLUYELY GUARANTEEfy
a
ell.a
Oldest Established Tewelery Store in Clinton
oyal
OF CANADA. •
Incorporated 1569.
Capital Authorized
Capital Paid-up
Reserve and.Undivided Profits
Total Assets
aril(
$
12,000,000
14.30000
270,000,000
400 Branches, With world wide connection. Interest allowed
on
Savings Deposits, General
Banking business transacted.
E.
MANNING,ManagerR,
- Clinton Branch
INCOPPO PTED 1855
Capital and Reserve $8,800,000
96 Branches in Canada.
A General Banking Business Transacted,
Circular Letters of Credit
Bank Money Orders.
Savings Bank Department.
Interest allowed at highest'corrent rate. '
C. E. Dowding, Manager, Clinton Branch.
READY-TO-WEAR I 2 he c9tlorresh
CLOTHING Clothing Co.
ORDERED
CLOTHING
The Very Suit .You
Want is Here.
That's one big advantage of Coming
Here for a Suit.
Our stock is complete in assortment of styles and
range of values, that no matter what style of a suit you
have in mind or what price you want to pay; you are
almost certain to find it here. -
Excellent, Indeed, are the Suits
we are Selling at
$10.00 and $A2.00
Tiuch better than ordinary value are to be found
in the assortment of suits at
$15.00 and $20.00
To the man who is accustonied to custom tailored
styles and quality, we offer for his most critical in-
- spection, our display of hand -tailored suite at
X20.00 .and 25. 0
THE MORRISH CLOTHING
' Agent C.P.R.
Phone 18 for:Sunday or night calls.
CO.
SIZE HAS PLENTY O1' FRIENDS,
Miss Mountcastle wishes to express
401: waein_appreciation of the kind-
ness and sympathy shown by her
many friends dutitig her recent ser-
ious i 1110S 4, from whi.11 she is , now,
sfowly're^o el•ing, ' -
Lh NG.AGEsVl17N7`. ANNO;O•NCED.,
Mrs, William Wheatley of Iluron
street announces the engagement of
her daughter, Maggie; to Mr, Maine,
Armstrong of Rosetown, Sask., the
marriage to take placo early in this
month,.
LITTLE- LOCALS..
Principal Bouck and famnilyl have
removed to the residence recehtlp
vacated by 14 Ir, Wesley Walker on
High street.
The Minstrel Show :and Play, which
is being put on in the town ball
this evening by the Young Ladies'
Patriotic Aux,liary, starts at eight
o'clock sharp, and it will be worth
going its time to see. '
PASSED MUSIC EXAMS.
The following young ladies wore
successful' in passing their recent
London C'onservatoryi of Music es -
am : Miss Merle Moore, grade fire,
first class honors ; Miss bidna Wise,
grade three, first class honors, and
Miss Emily Ford; grade three, first
class honors. All three are pupils
of Miss Clete Ford and both teach-
er and pupils are to be congratula-
ted.
HURON' C. -W. C. A.
The ladies of the different Societies
shipping from this centre are re
sponding nobly to the urgent appeal
made by the Red Cross and C.W.C.
,1.. for more suppliers. On We.uesday
of last .week one of the largest con-
signments 01 supplies that ever left
this centre vas shipped to Hyman
hall,
London. The quahi,y of the
work was excellent and will be high-
ly appreciated by our soldier boys.
The following is a complete list of
goods from the various' Societies : —
Baylleld Patriotic Society+ 102 pair
Woks, 6 flannel shirts, 7 pillows.
Stanley Maple Leaf -15 flannel
shirts, 36 pair socks.
Unity Club-17.'flaunel
Shirts, 12 sheets, 26 slips, 25 pair
socks.
Varna Patriotic Society -11 flannel
shirts, 38 pair socks, 1 scarf, 18
pyjamas, 2 quilts, 1 pair mitts, 1
package old cotton.
Young ,Ladies' South End-Goderich
township -27 pair socks.
Bethany Society -40 pair socks.
Clinton Patriotic Society -33 hanitel
shirts, 10 sheets, 251 pair socks, 2
scarves, 60 trench 'towels, 12 pyjam-
as, 4 Daps,
To Secours Nationale :
Bayfcld Patriotic Society -1 quilt,
Stanley • Maple Loaf -1 ilanneletto
shirt.
To own boys :
Varna Patriotic Societyl-6 pair
socks, 6 flannel shirts.
South End 'Goderich township— 36
Pair socks, $7.50 worth cf gum, Can-
dy and smokes.
MRS. D. GARDNER. PASSES ON.
After an illness, of over a y.:ar,
which was borne with sweet patience,
Mrs. David Gardner, one of'Clinton's
old residents, passed into,the other
world on Moldap evening t the age
of sixty-seven years.
The deceased, whose mai len name
was Jean Brown, was a native of
Scotland, being born at Irvine, Ayr-
shire. She carte to Canada over
forty years ago, however, and after
spending a couple of years in Lon-
don they came to Clinton and this
has been her home ever since.
The late Mrs. Gardner was of a
cheerful and happy disposition, yet
withal of strong character, which is
not unusual in the sons and daugh-
ters of the "Land of the Heather.”
She was a Presbyterian i1 roligi.11
and retired her family carefully, In
return they gave back to,her a loving
reverence, Three sons and one dau-
ghter survive :'Robert ab, .3 ackoneil-
le, Florida, John 13,, St. Catharines;
David T. of Winnipeg and Mrs. W.
W. Collyer, who has been in constant
attendance upon her mother for ser -
oral months. Mrs. R. J. Miller, who
diedabout live weeks ago, was an-
other daughter. She is also surviv-
ed
urviveed by one sister, Mrs. H. Baler of
town. Mr. Gardner died ei,hteon
years ago,
The funeral tools pl'aee yesterday
afternoonfrom the hone of Mr. rt.
J. Miller, the 'service at the house
being conducted by Rev. Dr, Stew-
art of Toronto, who• for so many'
years was pastor of the deceased,
and the service at the graveside by
Rev. J. A. Robinson of St, Paul's,
The pallbearers were Messrs, W, J,
Paisley, J. Wheatley, Chas. .1lelyar,
John Wiseman, Jas. Scott and. Jas,
Walkinsha}v.
Amongst those who attended the
funeral from ,out of tow n. were : J.
B, Gardner, St. Catharines; D. T,
Gardner, Winnipeg ; W..'W, Collyer;
Elamilton, ; Will Bagler, Hamilton ;
Mrs,. Burkholder, Goderich, and Me,
Floral offerings were sent by many
and Fred aforth.
Mrs. re Cook, ofak S o
friends„ ainong them being a veeati
from the family, cross from Mr. and
Mrs. Elliott,, Wilinlllog, spray's from.
Mr, anti MO, Roberton, Mr,
and Mrs,i T{ C'lloweii and Mr, and
Mrs, Mclennan, a 'sheaf front Mr,
and Mrs. F. A, Edwards, 13ayfield,
and several others.
W.P.S. NOTES,
The monthly busln035 mtooting of
the Woolen's Patriotie Society will
be held on Friday afternoon. The
several committees . will present
reports and other business will be
brought before the meeting.
body welconio.
SISTE1i-IN-LAW DEAD,
Mrs, Washington, wife of Rev,
Geofrgo Washington, a retired minis-
ter of the Methodist 'Church, Merl at
her home at Stouffvilfe on Friday
last in her seventy-ninth year, The
[61101al tools place on Monday to
Lemon vine 'cetnetery.. The deceased
lady was the wife of the eldest bro-
ther of Mr, ID, and kiss Wasltin;t0n
of town. .
HAVE COME TO TOWN. -
Mr. and Mrs. H. Peacoc"c of the
London Road are moving unto town
this week and taking possession of
.the.residence,reeently purchased from
Mr. Ralph Tiplady. Mr. 'l'ipledy has
moved 11110 the neat brick 1011030
on Ontario street next the manse,
The News -Record, in behalf of the
citizens, wishes Mr, and Mrs. Pea-
cock wenonle to Clinton anti trusts •
111111 their so,o''rif here may Ee a
happy ane.
WIIY "WE" DON'T GROW BEANS.
(Goderich Signal.)
"That bean -growing proposition of
1111, Lane's is 'a good one. It woall
help to eradicate wrens, would pro•
videwholesome exercise for those
who take part in it, and would a Id
to the funds of the Red (!'rpss or
some other: worthy organization, The
editor of this paper world no to
join the party, only that he is a-
fraid -that when he would he getting
out in the morning with his hoe and
spade 11e would meet 111111 elf coming
from the office alter a night session
with proofs and "copy" and ot`er
troubles of a news -paper office,"
:AMONG '1,1111 CHURCHES.
Rev, 1)r, Stewart preached in Wil-
lis church on S.;nday last, Next
Sunday the new pastor, 1105. J. le.
Tlogg, whose induction takes place
tomorrow evening, will occupy the
pulpit both morning and evening.
Rev. .J. A. Agnew, pastor of On-
tario street church, is being assist-
ed in special services this week by
Rev. .1. E. J. Millyard of Listowel.
Mr. Millyard is a foreef,ii spea'aet
and his discourses are being listen-
ed to nightly .with much pleasure and
profit.
The beginning of next week Rev.
Geo. E.- Dewey -of Stratford will as-
sist the pastor.
Rev. J. W. I3eclley of Nile preach-
ed at both services in Wesley church
on Sunday and is giving the address
each evening this week at the spec-
ial services now in progress. His
subject this evening will be, "Tne
Tyranny of Pride" and tomorrow
evening, "The Peril of Neglect.:' The
nightly meetings are being well at-
tended. Tomorrow afternoon there
will be a meeting at half past Lair
for the young people of the Sunday
school.
DEATH OF MRS. L CARPER, 5.11.
Sara Jane Bell, widow of tike late
Isaac Carter, died at the porno• of
her son-in-law, Mr. J. 'Coclhrane,
Mary street, on Friday morning af-
ter a comparatively sliort illness.
The deceased, who was in her eigh-
tieth year, was born in Cumberland
England, but came to this country
with her parents when quite a young
girl. The family settled first in Flat-
ten county, where the subject of this
sketch grew to womanhood and
where she was married. After her
Marriage she resided for a time at
Oakville but 11 is over thirty years
since she came with her husband
and young fancily to lluron county
and after spending ten years or so
at Nile they settled ia: Chilton. Ei-
ghteen years ago Mr, Carter passel
away.
Mrs. Carter was a gc11110, kindly,
motherly woman, one who was devot-
ed to her children, while they in their
turn were tenderly attached to her.
Of a family of ten eight survive ;
six sons and tvvo daughters : Janes,
Auburn ; John, . Detroit ; Robert,
Isaac, William, T. T, and Mrs. Fred
Mutch and Mrs. J. Cochrane of Clin-
ton. She is also survived by one
brother, Mr. Willis Bell, of Goderi.rh,
The funeral took place on . Sunday
afternoon from the home of Mr. and
Mrs, Cochrane, Mr. Eastman, pastor
of the Baptist church, conducting the
serafees. The pallbearers were her
six sons,
Among the r,latiwee and friends
present for tine funeral were ; Mr.
and Mrs, George 13e11, Mrs, Viviah
and Mrs. Young, Blirlington ; Mr.
Willie I3e11, Mrs, T., Dirs. R. an'1
Mrs. J. Johnston, Messrs, Robert,
J. add D. 13011 and bliss Bell, MIS.
W. Craig, Mr. lh Carter and Mr,
and Mrs. '1'. Bell, Goderielt ; Mr, and
Mrs, J, Carter and family, Auburn ;
i.
1 lti an•.Mr.
• and Mrs.N. 1I1 1 h z
M
L.
John Latter, Detroit, ffiTrs, Powell,
Hamilton, and firs. 1).' Carter and
daughter; Stratford,
'there 'were Many hc2ittifoii flowers
sent hyr friends near 011(1 far, many
talcing this moans of eYspreSsin1 their
sympathy with the fainily and 111010
resrect for the 6020104
THE HOME PAPER
°,e "`",°`",r HELPS WIC TK.E VIAU
THE LOOAL MARKET,
Wheat 31,10,
Buokwhoat 1,15,
Marley 1,00.
Oats 60c.
Butter 83e to 350,
Eggs 400.10 410,
Live lfogs 314.10.,
A FATAL AC'C.IDENT.
Mr. Albert Neal of the Base Line,
just 60(1i1 of town, was called to
Toronto ybsterday to attend the fu-
neral of a brother-in-law, the late
James Carter, svho was killed by a
fall from a scaffold in that city on
Monday.
CLINTON BlEC"l'OR fAPPO'NTED,
Rev. J. A, Robinson, rector of
St. Paul's church, has been appoint-
ed Rural Dean for the County of
Huron, an appointment which coatia-
ees for three years. This is a po;)u
lac appointment and will prove more
so as tinge goes on as it will be
found that the new Rural Dean will
perform the duties of his office with
faithfulness' and conscientiousness.
INDU T.ON TO1110: ROW.
Rev J E. Plogg, the new pastor
of W;lhs church, will re 'inducted at
a nubh0 Meeting iii the chinch on
Fri lay a eni •g Of this wee',, Re ',
Telford -of Blyth will preach ; Rev,
F. H. I,arLin, Senforth, will address
the minister, Rev.. A. Macfnricuhe,
moderator interim, will rd lies the
people. The public meeting opens at
seven o'clock, the Presbytery meeting
being held earlier. This will be fol-
lowed by a reception by the emigre-
gaticn,
WILL VOTE NFXT 1•'LECt'10'N.
- (Mail Sr. Ern ire.)
The C'orrhnewt measure me' oil ping
the prinrl:les of the ,tohaien bills
will put Ontario women c11 a parity
with Wren. fn municipal elections. It
grants to the women of Ontario Wo-
manhood Franchise correspoadt g to
the present ,Manhood Franchise, all
women h11 the full a.;e of 21 pars
who are British subjects sad who
have rosined in elle pro -ince for
the re:luisit.( mei el 1: ei g a;title)
to vote. Machinery will lie de Wised
so that the navies of women w'11l be
placed on the voters' lists in time
to permit of them e ;erci in; their
franchise at the next pro'ineial el:c-
tfons, •
BETTER MARKET '1sM, NOW.
The farmin' editor of 'rhe- News -
Record wool(' advise anyone haling
hogs to market thein without delay.
On Sat irday last an 1 d'art g this
week hogs are selling at 314.10 Per
cwt. Messrs. R. Fitzsimons and Son,
who have been in the business for a
good many years, had the distiw-
tion of being the first to pay that
price. This is, to use a slang phrase
'some price' and as we remarked
at the beginning, the farmin' e litor
adadvises the early marketing of all.
hogs that are ready for market, for
if they 'go any higher than this no-
body will' lie able to buy them, so
there'll be no market;
IT'S A PATRIOTIC DUTY.
The agitation for greater food
production will not down ; rather it
grows more insistent, daily. With
such staples as potatoes daily going
up in price until they are a luxury
to be indulged in by the wealthy a-
loue and with other food stuffs try-
ing hard to keep thele company on
the prohibited shelf, - it looks as if
it were time something was done.
I11 a speech delivered last` weekProf. Stephen Leacock predicted a
food famine for the world, He says:
"We are in sight of a terrible fa-
mine, such as the world has never
seo11. We must take steps betimes if
150 WW1 to avoid national and
world-wide disaster. We must at all
costs increase our own foot. supply.
We iu Canada are fortunately plac-
ed. We have boundless resources in
land to draw upon. We must see
that every available acre and -every
day's labor is turned to use. It is
gratifying to learn that our Depart-
ment 0f .Agriculture i'nd our Nation-
al Service Commission are wide a-
wake to the situation, We must put
behind, then the force or public opin-
ioh:and the efforts of individual cit-
izens,"
It would, indeed, be very uncom-
fortable to have .famine in Canada
and, what is mere, it would be a
lasting disgrace to the inhabitants
of this favored land if, with its mil-
lions of aures of fertile soil, we
should come even "within sight" of
a famine, Canada is 'not, however,
pi -educing the quantities . of fool
stuffs which it should and steps
should be taken to increase proC'1lle-
tion along all tines. The. Govern-
ment and Department of Agriculture
are taking up the matter more ser-
iously and some inunlclpulitics are
planning campaigns for greater pro.
duction and every householder with
a garden patch ran help along a
bit. The man or woinan, girl or
hthe'd of the, o d
v at o
h ' who,with t
0f,
.
Y
earth and the blesshi
browh g of
heaven, produces one Bushel of feed
for man or beast during the season of
IllI/and seas that it is put to good 11(0
is Petiormillg . an inbpeltant patri'lt-
ie duty, tallh bringing -nearer tis ns ata
that time tot which we 11(110 4111(1
pruv, the vietotiotis' end 10 the war.
LITTLE LOCALS,
• T. W, ilolloway, bapgag man art
the depot, signed up with Lieut. A.
J. Grigg for the. 22nd Forestry
Battali. n 011 Saturday last. He ash
peered before the 'sneaked b aid,
Toronto, rutin nod to Galt and got
into uniform, nail is net' gettirie his
Welly settled before leaving to joie
his battalion.
The Stratford Ladies' lloc''ey
Teach, which played a tie game
with the Clinton ladies a wee:: or
so ago, defeated the Owen So:uid
team on their own ice on Thursday
last,:
CHAPTER OF ACC'l'DSINTS.
Last week one day. while delivering
a- load of wood at the ]tome of Mr.
C. Burtlilt Mr. Percy Diehl, son cl
lir. J, 1)falnl of (Stanley, happened
with an aeoident ire his team which
might ha' o pro ed a g 0d (1e11
more serious than • it did, 111 turn-
ing the horses they got over nn old
well velli 11 had caved fa and which
w. s covered with snow, both sul-
n:als• sli:ping, M. Fort nately ro
serious damage was done but for a
few minutes there wus some excite-
ment about there.
Whit,' driving into town I. 11 Monday
with a 1 ;ad of wheat Mr, Je•ues
Jac?son had something, of an exper-
ience ,just south of the town whin
his ht rsos :II ped c n the Ice 101
fl slly ran away upeetti^g the 10:d
and mixing things rp ge.icrally. A-
side from Vie shoe': of being 1,rown
from the load Mr. .1ac'rson was =-
Ilea eo(1 no very serious damn e
eves done.
tiocKNY NO'I'ltS.
The final matches fur the Tread]
Trophy were played off in. Mitchell
on 'Thursday and Friday last, Cie
ton, Fullerton, ,Ilitee'l and Sea-
forth taking part. On Thursaay ev-
ening Clinton played -Fullerton, win-
ning in n score of 5-3. .1tituhe11
played Soaforth the score being 22-
:3 in; favor of the Perth town. On
Friday evening the victor s,
Mlitchell and Clinton, played oil" the
final, Mitchell winning by 8 to 1,
These games amongst the juveniles
have been exciting much interest and
the Clinton team, while not winning
the trophy,was in at the final and
all through played gond hockey,
Sometimes the very best sports-
manship is shown by the manner of
losing.
On -Thursday evening last the Ex-
eter Scouts played a nkat h on lo-
cal ice with the Clinton Scouts, the
latter winning by a score of 4-1.
The match between- the Juveniles
and a team front the Piano Co., the
other evening resulted in. 0 rather
bad way for the former, the latter
whining in a score of 13-5, The i-
tem coming in too late prevents the
printing of the line-up.
A picked tear) from the Pastime
Club will play, the Piano Co. boys 0n
Friday evening,
People You Know.
Capt. J. K. Fairfull's name appears
among tike officers returning to
Canada this week.
Mr. D. T'. Gardner of Winnipeg, who
came home on account of the ill-
ness of his mother, leaves this af-
ternoon.
Miss Mabel Cantelon and Miss
Smith have returned from Toron-
to, where they have been attend-
ing the millinery openings.
M'rs, E. Rodaway returned yesterday
evening after s;endtrg seteral
weeks in Chicago undergoing surgi-
cal treatment. She is vsiry much
improved in health and 1t is ho,:-
ed
o,:ed her recovery w 11 soon he coin-
' plete.
Miss Violet Argent' returned last
vveelc from Toronto, 151(0re she at-
tended the milli:cry openings, and
ieaves Dfonlay for Sprin;;ytal1,
where she will ta''e charge of a
mill 110 31 ts'aAishment for the com-
ing season,
•
Mayfield.
Mr, and 11liss Jones of Crediton
were the guests of their bother
Rev. J. el• and Mrs,. Jones, a elle
parsonage the past week.
Mrs. (Rev.) Hinds left this week
for Detroit to visit friends.
Mr, 3, Chapman of iluron College,
London, occupied the pulpit of Triu-
it church on Sunday evening last.
Don't forget the hard Time Social_
tinder the auspices of the Women's
Patriotic Society in the town hall
on Tuesday evening next.
Miss Uva Dewar has returned home
after spending the past two months
with friends in Toledo and Chicago.
Goderich Township
On Wednesday afternoon next the
Young Ladies' Patriotic Society veil
meet at the hone of Miss Alma 1:l-
Bott.
The following appears in market
reports of "raesday''s World and re•
lers to Air. 11. IL Wise :
"Mr, Wise of Balsam Stook Farin,
Geduld townshi1
ir e Well known 08
a
breeder arid feeder et li
l it ilia, s
g s
stools, deserves great credit 11r the
two steer•a which 'were yesterday
sold by Corbett, 3Tall & Coughlin
for 111,71 her cwt. '1' 11 0 y
weighed 18110 lbs, each. Thos. Mas,
on, Clintoe, stripped thein to the
city,"
)ie gft's d,e s 17f o B' o.
Mrs, Wm. Webster attended the
funeral of her uncle, Mr. Thomas
,Jenkins, of Clutton, last week. •
Mr. Dennis Rohm:toni Spent Sun-
day at his home hero,
Miss Alice p'laglaind, who is at-
tending college In Stratford, was
home for the. weekend.
T'he're will be a meeting of the
Red Cross Society at the home of
Dirs. W. H. Lyon ori Friday after-
noon. Anyone who (las socks or
shirts finished • are requested to
bring them in on that day.
Mrs. Jas. Woodman Lias disposed
or all her household effects.
The Red Cross Sot•iety intend
holding a Rummage sale on Friday
evening of next week.
Holmesvine
Last week the 1101m?s.ille Petrie -
tic Society shipped twel,o boxes to
boys at the Front, (solve of these
boys have been at the •front almost
since the beginning of the war.) The
boxes each contained 3 pair of socks,
flannel shirt, chocolate, eeap, gum, •
etc. The Society al,0 shipted 51
pairs of socks and 11 field shirts to
tire Fiell Comforts De, t. of the
Red Cross Headquarters, orunto.
This, mires a total cf f'7 pairs , of
socks encl.21; field shirts, made ural
shi pea fit the 1 ;st tin e wee' s.
Some cl our workers were as:oni b-
ed at the report from some of the
Patriotic S'ocie'ies armlet Ooderich
and Colborne, the large (11(11111er of
cos: s sent in, but find cn ,•nq 1 )',
that some of these societies are hae-'
i g (11' 1 gs knit by ma )livery,
which sinl'A3'lies til it v;or: greatly.
The questi•. n cf Rev lug part of the
work done Ly• kni ting ince:Mile was
discussed at our last meeting but no
dreisi•n roadie!. A committee was
appointed to fret further informat'en
on the subject. A s 4lscri:gen was
taken up in ail of the returned sol-
diers' hospital at Byron 0 e dollars
being sub:via' ed. 'the meeting was
well attended, twenty -Leer members
being tare -out. The Pro le of this
ne'ghhorlrood are re,uested to sa'e
t''eir old page s„ maga roes ant
rubbers f .r the Society as t':ey wiat
to have a 1 rge shipment in the
spring to help raise funds to ethyl
on the work,
Ali_s Clara G:ijdon is vistt'ng
Mrs. L. Lashhtook of Mitchell for a
Peru days.
Stanleg Township
The concert given by the Alaplr,
Leaf Comedy Co., in No. 1 School
house on Friday> evening last was a
great success, and was much appre-
ciated by the large crowd present, the
number being only limited by the
accommodation available, The enter-
tainment consisted of patriotic and
comic songs, under the able leader-
ship of Mrs. John Innis, a comedy
in five acts entitled, "The Deacon,"
performed by fourteen young Wien
and ntafdens of the neighborhood and
who proved themselves comedians of
rare ability, and a dairy -maid drill,
by sixteen dainty young girls in
pink and blue dresses. The whole
entertainment was very (11uci1 enjoy-
ed and the proceeds amounted to six-
ty-one dollars.
Death of Mrs. J, Colclough
There died in Goderich township ou
Saturday an old resident in the per-
son of Mary %M. Ostrander, widow
of the late Mr. John Colclough, hav-
ing reached the great age of ninety-
three wars and five months.
The deceased lady was bona in
('hinguacousy township, where she
grew to womanhood goer was mar-
ried to her late husbtind in 1816.
Mhortly after their marriage they
carne up to this part of the country
and settled on the Base Linc, on the
fartn now occupied by a grandson,
Mfr. Albert C'oldough, . son of t'm
late Joseph Colclough, who died
three or four years ago. There they
lived for many years rind reared
their family, In .August of .1800 Mr,
Colclough crossed the Great Divide.
For a time ;4Trs. (10111ougdl resided. in
Blyth but shim the marriage of her
daughter, Mrs, Joshua Sherman, she
has made her 'home .with her en the ,
13111 of Goderielt township.
Mfrs. Colclough was a woman of
remarkably, vigorous constitution and
scarcely knew what illness' meant.
About three years ago she fell, frac-
turing her hip and since that, she
has been unable to get about with-
out aid and she has been steadily
failing. The iamp of life burned out
ou Saturday after a Linger so;ouru
here than many are allowed 10 make.
Surviving are a family of two
sons and five daughters : James of •
Alberta ; John of 131y1h ; Mrs, J.
Johnston,. Clinton ; Mrs. Cleo. Reit-
(1011, ilolmesville ; Mrs, Anderson,
Winnipeg ; Airs. Burtr.n and Mrs.
Sherman, (1odortell • township, and
Attn. J. P. Sheppard of Clinton.
Mrs. Colelongh was an Anglican in
reli
Bten bei
g While
et" • the lin
so
Lino a member of S,t, ]Sail's church,
Clinton. •
The funeral, which was private,
took place on •Monday nIthree on
fron the !mine of Mr, J, Sherman,
ini,eenie-et beim; made In Clinton
relnetery,