The Clinton News-Record, 1898-02-24, Page 5The Clinton -R
Supplement. Thursday, Feb. 24, 1898.
Exchange Echoes. thoiitiesr for some years past. Year
by year it has increased. Bishop
Many of the old residents of .Wing- Sweatman finally put his foot down
ham were grieved, on Friday last, to and appealed to his flock to remedy
hear that Thos. M. Dunn had died at
the residence of Mr. Wm. Mandell,
Giennannan. Mr. Dunn was a carpen-
ter by trade and lived in viciuity
of Wingham for a number of
years. A number of months ago
he was seized with a paralytic
stroke and had been lying very
low for a long time. Ile was in the
68th year of his age. The remains
were interred in the Wingharn cerne
teryt on Saturday.
Michael Ellfnrd, of Ushorne, met
with a painful accident one day last
week. He was engaged loading logs
in the bush when a log, which had
the matter, declaring that the status
of the Church of England was menac-
ed and that unless the deficit was
wiped out and the mission funds were
put on a healthy basis, extension of
the Church sphere, was out of the
question; and it became a ,natter of
questionable wisdom as to whether
any more theological students ought
to be admitted to Trinity College. The
question was taken up seriously by
both clerics and laymen, and as a re-
sult of a meeting of the two classes a
systematic canvass of church members
was made. resulting in not only raising
the deficit but creating a balance.
been loaded nn the sleigh, rolled off The example of the Church of Eng -
and caught Mr. Ellfnrd right above land in this regard might well be frit -
lowed by other denominations.the hip, inflicting a had bruise. He is ,
at present confined to his bed and Rev. Dr. Dickson was the convenor
from all indications will have to re-
main there for some time.
In Wingharn, on Friday, February
11, Miss Minnie Drew died at the eat Iy
age of twenty-one years. She had
been 111 for sonde time hut the end
came suddenly, as it always does, to
the loving watchers at her side. She
has a young lady who was highly es-
teemed by all who knew her, a mem-
her of St. Paul's church, and active in
gond works. The faneraal was held on
Monday to the Wingharn cemetery
and was largely attended by sympa-
thetic friends and acquaintances.
Messrs. Bailey and Erwin, on Mon-
day, 7th of February, decorated the
of a cotnn►ittee of tI-e Guelph Presby-
tery which met in Elora to consider a
letter written by Mr. Henry Wissler,
a lawyer, of Elora, to the Elora Ex•
press taking objection to the new
Presbyterian Book of Praise. Rev.
Mr. McGinnis, of Elora, brought the
letter to the attention of the Presby-
tery at its last meeting and it was re-
ferred to a committee. Mr. Wissler
took exception to the printing of the
book with only a portion of the psalms
in it, and also to the insertion of the
word "amen" at the end of each hymn,
a matter that had never corse before
the General Assembly and which was
consequently done without their con-
sent. In the letter are innuendos at
R. C. Church in Holyrood, with ever- ministers for keeping hack a book with
greens in honor of the marriage of all the Psalter in it and at the Retired
Miss Maud Erwin and Mr. Peter Ministers' Fund for receiving the roy-
Dales. During the preceding night allies derived from tha sale of the
some person or persons broke into the
the church and cut, slashed and des-
troyed the decorations which had been
put up for the special occasion. It is
to he hoped that the miscreants may
he apprehended and punished to the
full extent of the law.
Mr. Charles Smith. late manager of
the Centralia cheese factory, considers
that, digging for gold is the quickest
way a man can get it, more so than
cheese making, and suiting the action
to the word, he started for the Klon-
dike on Saturday last.
The horse that can walk fast is al-
ways a source of pleasure, while the
slow walker is an abotnivation. While
much comes from inheritance, educa-
tion is niuch to be credited for a gond
road gait. No animal forms a habit
quicker than the horse. Give it. the
chance to form a. habit of fast walking.
Do not tire bion out before you ask it
to walk. Give .him a chance when he
is fresh from the stable. Keep him
down to a walk for a couple of miles,
and let him.forin thellahit4Of well:iiig
like a tornado. The natural inclina-
tion will be to walk fast at times, and
almost breaking into a trot. If this
he continued day by day, with care
that the horse does not become tired,
a prompt or even a very fast walk will
be as natural to that colt as eating.
As Dr. Macdirined was driving nut
of Hensall Saturday night to attend a
patient, he was run into by a rig com-
mg on the Zurich road into Hensel!.
The Doctor's rig was upset and he was
thrown out with great violence break-
ing souse of the small hones in his
wrist and cutting his head severely.
The Dr. was able to walk back, his
horse having ran away. The horse
was caught at R. Jarrott's place. Al-
though badly shaken up the Dr. is still
attending to his patients.
We chronicle this week the death of
Mr. Philip Rykerman of the north-east
honndry, Usborne township, in his
76th peat, Mr. Rykerman was an old
settler in this neighborhood and was
greatly respected by all who know
him. His funeral on Friday was large-
ly attended. He leaves a large family,
one daughter Mrs. McQueen, residing
in Hensel!.
The Bishop of Toronto is a happy
man, the Church of England is jubi-
lant, -there is joy among those young
men who are 'louking forward to ee-
olesiastical . careers in the Church of
England. The reason is that the defi-
cit in the mission fund df $10,000 has
been wiped out. This deficit has been
a serious subject with the Church an -
book. Mr. Wissler addressed the com-
mittee for three hours, and Rev. Mr.
McGinnis for two The comruit.tee af-
terwards arrived at a decision in the
matter, but this will not be known
until the next meeting of Preshyterv.
It is said that the sale of the new Book
of Praise has been enormous, and that
over$10,000 has already been derived
in royalties from it.
The iron trap and xings used at the
Allison execution Berlin were bor-
rowed from the s riff of Peel County.
Hangman Radcliffe thinks it is the
most complete outfit be has seen. It
was made by a Brampton blacksmith
named Harris for MacWherrell, who
narrowly escaped having it fitted
around his neck.
An interesting fact is brought to
light in the most recently complied
statistics regarding the asylums of the
Province. At the end of January last
the number of males and females con-
fined in these institutions. or .others
.,trndet-ebeaititice a"the authorities was
exactly equal. Hitherto there has
been a slight excess of females, but the
latest figures give 2,472 as the figures
for each sex, the total being 4,944.
Said Mr. Wm. Houston, M. A., late-
ly, before the West Bruce Teacher's
Associal ion : "Sometimes I think
education has degenerated from the
old days. Then no restraint was put
upon the teachers as to what they
should teach. Now a teachel• may lose
his situation because he fails to Lass as
many pupils as he has done, formerly.
More attention should be given to the
culture of the pupils."
In one of the Guelph factories is` ern-
ployed a young man of unsteady
habits. His employer, who is a firm
believer in the power of marriage to
cause young men to settle down, ad-
vised his man to take unto himself a
wife, and offered his services to secure
for him a suitable bride. The propps-
al was agreed to. The consent of one
of the fair sex employed in the same
factory to tnarry the young man was
gained, and in a short time the brides -
Maid and groomsman were selected
and the party were on their way to
the home of a clergyman to have the
nuptial knot tied. They had not gone
far when it occurred to the proposed
bride that the ring and license had not
been procured, and she at once refused
to go any further. Fora Owe the situ-
ation was very serious. At last the
young man and woman, who were to
have assisted at the marriage, decided
to get married themselves and take
chances on having the job done with-
out a ring or license, and presented
themselves to a clergyman. They
were not married. This occurred on
Tuesday afternoon. In the meantime,
all four are at work diligently and as
8000 as sufficient money is raised tae
meet the ekpenses a double wedding is
to take place.
The following particulars are taken
from the government report of hirths,
marriages and deaths :—For Huron :--
No, of births 1,324, increase 110; mar-
riages, 381; deaths, 587, increase 46.
Principal causes of death.—Consurnp-
tion, 2,758; old age, 2,543; pneumonia,
1,633; vatuvlat diseases, 980: diphtheria,
932; cholera infautuni, 905; paralysis,
848 ; convulsions, 701 ; typhoid fever
552 ; bronchitis, 526. Marriages by de-
nominations in the province :—Metho-
dist, 10,525; Presbyterian, 6,056 ;
Church of England, 4,585: Roman
Catholic, 4,576; Baptists, 1,776 ; Luth-
erans, 761 ; Congregationalists, 268 ;
Evangelical Association, 202; Men-
nonite, 144 ; Quakers, 74; other denom-
iations 732.
W. t;. '1'. U. Column.
This Column is under the direction of
the Secretary of Clinton W. C. T. U.
At the Montreal Anglican synod yes%
terday a long discussion took place on
the report of the Church of England
Temperance Society. The report con-
tained a clause in favor of prohibition.
In the course of the discussion Rev. G.
Osborne Troop, speaking against prohi-
bition, remarked that God was not a
prohibitionist.
Dean Carmichael made an impassion-
ed speech in favor of prohibition. "I
have been over thirty years in the min-
istry," he said : "During all my labors
and plans and thought, I have been pur-
sued by this sin of the cursed drink,;
through all the years I have had to
deal with the cursed drink, and today
the curssd drink stares me in the face.
(Applause.) I have never appeared
upon a prohibition platform, 1 hays
n •ver made a probibitic•n speech, but if
a voting paper were placed in my hand
to -day and 1 was asked to vote 'yes' or
'no. upon this question—" (bere the
dean paused, raised his arm, and then
spoke amid a most impressive silence)
"for the sake of the Church, for the sake
of souls, for the sake of the happiness
of the home, I would vote 'yes' and
thank God for it. (Loud and long -cons
tinued applause.) A new race of men
must teach me teat God is not a pro-
hibitionist" (Loud applause.)
Carter Won the Clothes..
Mr. William Carter, of Flt►lIett, is
an expert on Poultry which he raises
extensively. He exhibited largely at
the Goderich Show where he won the
special prize of a suit of clothes for
being the largest prize winner. His
list consisted of:—
White Leghorns—Cockerel 1st, Pullet
1st.
Golden Spangled Hamburgs—Hen 1st,
Cockerel 2nd, Pullet 2nd.
Silver Spangled Hamburgs—Hen lst,
Pullet 1st.
Silver Pencilled Hamburgs—Hen 1st,
Pullet let and 2nd.
Black Hamburgs—Hen 3rd, Cockerel
1st, Pullet 2nd.
Houdans—Cockerel 1st, Pullet 1st.
P. W. C. B. Polands—Cock 1st and
2nd, Hen lst, 2nd and 3rd, Cockerel
1st and 2nd.
Golden Poland -Cock 1st, Hen 1st and
2nd, Pullet 1st.
White Poland—Hen 1st, Cockerel lst.
G. B. Poland—Cock lst and 2nd, Hen
lst and 2nd, Pullet lst and 2nd.
S. B. Poland—Cock lst, Hen tat, Pullet -
1st.
W. B. Poland—Cock 1st.
B. L. Polands—Cockerel 1st, Pullet lst.
Aylesbury Ducks—Duck 1st, Drake lit,
At the Sarnia Poultry Show, held in
Goderich a few weeks ago, Mr. Garter
exhibited 18 birds and took 17 pi izes,
12 firsts, 4 seconds and 1 third.