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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News-Record, 1909-11-25, Page 9• WismemestOWIMINIMISMINMI , Clinton News -Record 111P1160,AlbAbowieio Local Option In Midland. • . 0 The report, that are circulated against local option in thie town $ are made by people who have no pi inciple and who minuet back up their statements, their purpose befog to benefit their own, end. I aus positive these reportcome from people interested in the liquor busi- * nese directly or indirectly. Of course 1 don't say their) is no liquor sold in the town. 1 thin, CIO matter what law there is. this will go on. It ie against the law to eteal and a good many other things, but yet they are done. Ever 'since local option was passed in Midland I have noticed tt change in the town, and I run pesitive that the wives and children of a good many men have reaped great benefit by it. I ant pleased that you found the Queen's Hotel up to the mark. . JAMES PLAYFAIR, Lumberman and financier 0 #$ $ $ $ $ In answer to your inquiry, I have no heeitation in saying that 1 eon - eider local option a success here, anci a great benefit to the town. My observations of its working have largely been in connection with the workmen of the firm with which I atu connected. Previous to the closing of the hats it, was a usual thing for many of our men to he abeent from duty for two or three days after enth pay day, and at• ter any shoe down. of the works we always bad difficulty in getting a full staff for starting up again. * In the advent of local option tide has ceased. We now experience no difficulty after pay days or after tern- ! porary shut downs. Unquestionably local option has given us wore steady, reliab e and contented workmen. The laboring class were the litrgest gaitters by the closing of the - bars. This Is borne out by the fact that we are now served with fewer garnishees Against our employees' wages than was formerly the ease. indicating thet they are paying their obligations as they go along and $• in many cases liquidating old debts. The condition of our streets and the atinnsphere prevading them speaks so well for the effectiveness of local option to those acquainted with former conditions, that tins phase of the question requires no comrnent. $ Notwithstanding the fact that there is room for itnproveruent in the enforcement or the taw, I am eonvinced of its success here from it, moral, material aud financial standpoint, and if the quesm tion came up $ again I would vote for its continuance>. A. 0, ADAMS, Supt. Canada Iron Corp„ Ltd Local Option in Midland has been a great snccess in every way. : $Men who used to spend their. money in the hotels now take it home to. their families and provide food and clothing for t hete, which they had : trot done before. You can weik the streets night or dayand yen can- not see a drunken may, but, before kcal option cami e nto force you could see them any time, night or (ley. • . Local Option has not injured business in any way: in fact Mildness Is better theta it has ever b.een. I have been infot wed by the managers of two of the leading stores, Messrs. Playfair & Preston, and J. B. Her- . rell tis Son, thet they have done a larger trade during the past two ' years than ever before, and more than that, they inform me that they .- have received payment of old accounts contracted: before loud option came into force, because moneys that went, to the bar -room now go to pay aca Godsend for t he • Town of Midland to get Loma -Option and I know $ eounts. I say, as I have airways said in everyplace I haveheen, that it was whereof I spear, having lived in this town for twenty years. . W. 3, P.Alter HILL, Customs Officer .. • Accommodation is much better for the travelling public. Some 0 • . liquor 16 brought from Penetanguiehene, but very little sold, end what A is, is handled very quietly. The sale is not seen at all. Any intoxicat- ed r ed men have come front outside. So far as my experience goes, I would . not have local option repealed on any account; W. A. SIMPSON, Batcher 0 Everyone knows that the jewellery business is one to suffer. first A when times are hard. Jewellery, being a luxury, people curtail on such T, things Met. The following are the teetiumuieu of t wu jewellers : c 1 think Local Option the best thing ever struck the town. Form- - . . erly we carried a considerable credit business. This summer there is s very little credit. 'Everybody seems to have ready money. . $ Then look at the growth of our town, with no new railways or any- thing special to cause it. lOnsust, he because the working people are spending their money in homes. • • • We have the best hotels north of Torouto. ' Liquor is brought in. It is so conyenient to get it from Penetang by outlaws and those who will drink anyway. I believe in five years' time we will have prohibi. tion and that will set this matter all right. • 'My business is on the mein street, opposite one of the hotels, and -Ilive on a back street, but I do not know of a shagle place 'gelling lumor. The Queen's Hotel, in which 1 am a shareholder, should he enlarged, AS we cannot accommodate the public. ' • J.B. STRATHERNI Jeweller • It is a good thing for the town. I amquite satisfied to have Local Option in this or any tOwn. I did not always thiuk so. Two weeks before the vote I thought the other way. My difficulty was compen- , : hand the injustice of the monopoly granted'to the liquor dealera under - mann for the liquor dealers, but thinking it over, I saw ou the other the license system. I &leo saw the great injustice deme to the wives and children of drinking mea, ' J. U. SWALLOW, Jeweller . . . • . 111.41bAlbribelialribelboill•Alhriebelb•lbelafrge/e/.4*/*Y4410.1111 eleire^r///brftribellb...6,,,,,,,,i, . . IleelleseeashWbellylqb,"RF 09:1111100 01 IIU. 0 S. C. Rathwell- Shoes. C. Hoare, Music .. 0 . 0 - . ' - • . . 0 $ .... # Regina Shoes for Nothing Like - 0 : ,. .. U SIC: # Women .. .. .,. ... .0 : Fit for a Queer' . . - ,. • To pass away the long fall'and Have you seen our Regina. winter evenings. Good second- , ,. • .40 Shoe for ladies. We have theni hand Organs and Pianos to: sell A in Velour.Oalf, .V.ici Kid and. Pa- or rent at reasonable prices: - T tent, Colt. If you want the most • :the market, try a pair of 'Re- stylish, nicest -fitting Aloe. on . Newcombe Pianos and A gina. Sherlock -Manning Pianos and f • „ . Organs always in stock. $ 0 . PRICES—$3.00, 3.25 and 3.50 —...._ Pat Colt and Vici Kicl•-...0.441!—* . Try us for Sheet riuSle $ • $ in . , and Violin SupOes. 0 , • We are Sole Agents in Clinton 0 We Aim to Please.' 0 8. C. RATHWELL 0, HOARE • THE PLACE WHERE YOUR DOLLAR ALWAYS DOES ITS DUTY': eteewe 411bAftwillbAtb,4111.-^4wilb,46.,"%AllIbAbellb"11. J. B. Hoover ' . . Nelson Bali. For Every Room, in tlie House W ()have addcd to our. stock. along list of- useful and attraClive Xmas:- presents. Fancy Parlor Ohairs • and Roenkers. Parlor Tab1es1Deska Music Cabinets, COuchee, Sec- tional Book Gasses, Exten- timi Tables, etc.. We are offering a A drawer Dresser; in i'ichqnarte'r,,eut oak finish with heavy bevelledf)1.4e st $6.50' Washstand to match $2.50. Iron 13eds rangin6 in price from $2.50 to $20.00. Full iztd Btd Springs $1 50. The cheapest spot in Huron .County to buy all kinds of furniture. HOOVER .84 'BALL rniture and Funeral Directors, - Ciinton he • • Sample BOok of Ppivoto thpistmas, ,Greotiog. • , 3D.S. Just received, representing an extensive stock of the newest designs, rangingin price from $1,25 to $5.00 per dozen. The feature of your name and ad- dress being neatly printed on, each card "makes your Christ- mas salutation one of positive refinement to the one who re- ceives it and is pleasingly ex- clusive for the sender. We solicityour order early, W. D. FAIR CO, Often Cheapest - Always the Best 11411 ,11111[ ittlialal 411101a1111111114 Mi. A. McBeth, Kippen, was in town Friday. Mr, William Cantelon visited in Mit- chell over Sunday. Major and Mrs; MeTaggart were in the eity on Tuesday. Mr. W. Agnew left on Tuesday to rite turn to Pincher Creek, Alta. Mr. W. -Jackson was in Toronto on Thursday and Friday tast. Mr. S. • MeEwan and Mr. Murdoch Ross, 'Bayfield, were in town this week; Mrs. Acheson of Milverton is the guest of her sister, Mrs. S. • S. Cooper. rare. Pickett has , moved into the house lately occupied by Mr. M. He Elliott. • Mrs. E. Dotipe accompanied by her. daughter, little Miss ,Nettie, is visit- • ing.her mother, Mrs. All. MeKown. The following from town attended the fowl suhper •giVen in Brucefield on • Monday ' evening' : Mr. and Mrs. - Mr. Alex. Alexander was in Toronto . from Saturday until Monday'even- ing as the guest of his .• hister, Mrs. S. G. Gooderham. Mr. Louis Suter of Glencoe was • in town last week. H. has an option on a business here and is ' oohing for a convenient farm. Mr, F. J. Hill and Mrs. Hill Sr. at- tended :the revival 'sutra:3es conduct- ed by the Holiness Movement Church in Varna last night. Miss Belle Flukes- has been ill for the • past fortnight butts making satis- factory progress, the young- lady's friends will be much pleased to hear.. Mr. Robt. Cherlepworth left on Tues- day 'for Grand Forks,' North -Dako- ta, where a situation awaited him. He visited -friends in. Flint, Mich., ere route. " • Miss Leha Walton of God:glen, v be has been .in town, acheraparded by Miss .Florerice Conninghatri; -spent e couple- of days ire 13rucefield, ghosts. at tile' manse. Miss Belie. O'Neil of Toronto is filling Winnie O'Neil's 'place- in O'Neil's grocery, Pending the latter's • .re- covery which, - we are pleased to report, is going on ' . Miss Hunter; trained nurse; returned to town yesterday 'from near 13rus- sels, where_ sh'e was engaged:pro; fessionally, and the guest ot .her. brother,. Mr. Joinillunter. • .4in; Simpson and Misses ..J. Simp- son, L. Cantelon, N. Robinson, M. • Watts • B. Smith, anII. Harrison, M. Rands, I. and M; Naegle, It. Man- aghart d Messrs'. Wilkin, R. Grigg, J: Brantield; • G. Jeheston, W, Holtehatier, Nimens; R. Rum - ball, . SheriPerd and — East. Mr. Chi's. Donaldson, Wingham, col- lector. for -the J. I.. Case. Ccimpany, one of the largest Manufacturers Of .separators and engines on the cone tineret,• was in town yesterday. His territory is .the whole .of 'Ontario ' with o portion ef Quebec settle-. timeg thrown • in so he only. gets home • at 'rather long intervals. Mr. 'G. G. .Siriallacoenbe of • Hensall, tpo "Onion Ring" of Huron, was in town on. Frislath. last cm uis way home from 'Stratford where he st as called as expert witness in a case' in which large shipment of onions Was the. cause . of dispute. The "Onion King" was on the stand for. over an hour during which the law- yers,' pro and eon, learned much about onions they never xneW be • fore, . Mr. Thos. Macfarlane. of Dorchester was in • toren yesterday . and had a pleasant meeting 'With- Sir: . of, Thillett. They are both noted breeders of Shorthorn cattle which they are vonvineed are the beet paying breed, • taking them, all around. Others may tested for Milk- ing purposes only, though; they 'claim that the milking ta rains eif „ the Shorthorns are uneettelledin . that respect, Mrs. Ede Mason of Bay. City, • Mich., de visiting the Thiwe and T. Town- send families of town and her brothers, Messrs. 0, and T. 'Mew of Itullett. krs. Masott lost her bus - :band three months ago and is now visiting old scenes apd. Melilla Ohl an absence of tiwenty-three years and notes very many cheekier in that time. Mr. and . Mrs. Mason formerly ownedthe farm on the . second of Hullett which they eold to the late Mr. Ed. Briekenden and. which is still in the possession of that family. Are PaPwLAN November 2115th, 1909 011$11111.1•11111111PWW1011111WelneetanallellinalrfarlIN Exceptional Vab.4e in. Press ' - Goods. 0444.441.01444.44.4,44444.4.44.4410 50c, 60c, 75c and $1.00 Values for 39c. ADour 500 yards, a cleaning up of our Dress Goods Department and a mire bargain; Ven - etian.s, Cheviots, Mohairs, Lustres and TA eed in Black, 13luel Red, Brown, Green and Grey. All Dress length and over. We have given our patrons'mans, bargains, but this is the r best value we ever offered. In order to give out of wn patrons a chance at this big snap we 5 are putting them, on the counter at one o'clock Saturday next.. Ragular values 39c 0c, 60c, 25r, and $1,00 All at price Saturday 1.1q. 1114 LADIES' !ow for your Winter Coats. Women's, Misses and •Children's Coats 25 percent off, 200 New winter coats in the very newest style in Women's, Children's and Misses coats, all new this season in Black, Mite, Green, Red, Brown, Toupz. etc. The season for cleaning these out is over, the benefit yours. Come when the range is large and complete and get first choice. Women's sizes 32 to 42, Children's alisizescome and look them over it will be worth your. whether you buy or not. Your choice of our complete stock at 26 percent off reg. prices; Deep Cuts in Staples for Saturdag onlg. Read the list over. Se` Flannelette Blankets $1.10, 25 pairs only, White and Grey ; • N: \ Flannelette blankets with pink or blue border best quality and weight, ..!.: 68-72 inhces and perfect goods. Regu- ' lar $1.50 per pair, Saturday. - • $1.10 Ask to see our special all pure :•,...i , 1`..-.....1r wool blankets at 3.75 per pair. 12%c Toweling for 10c 5.00 yards pure linen Roller Toweling :with. or without border, • good heavy weight's and round thread and will . give the best of wear. in the Face of all cotton and linnen goods . gr.:ng up in price this is an exception- ; I biirgain. Our . regular 121c . Tow- eiing 2,kturday for - .- 10c ' 12%c Factorg Cotton 10c 1000 yards ot heavy factory cot- ton, round thread forty inches wide. Reg. 12i for •- -1(ic 10c PactOrg Cotton ac 1C00 3 ards good clean round thread factory cotton.34 inches wide. Reg. 10c ior - 8c • 50c Worsted Hose 35c . • Boy's black worsted hose all.. sizes. Reg. 50c for - 35c 25c Worsted Hose 19c Boy's black vorsted hose sizes 6 to 10. Hag.. 25c for . - • - ISc • 35c Cashmere Hose 23c Women's black cashmere hose all sizes. Reg. 35c for aessitwwaimmwonawwitemeinewes.' geanillier Personals • Mr. Robert Hanna of Milverton was the guest ofbis sister, Mrs. S. S; • Cooper Saturday and Sunday. irtra George Mains, 131)0, was in town Monday. It Was a beastly day to be abroad, especially for a long drive ' but Mr.. Mains didn't seem to =bind 'it a bit. • ' 1,. E. Lewis Evans . of Louisville, . Kentucky, secretary, of the Tobacco 'Workers Union,.'' wae in town 'over Sunday visKing his mother, sister and brother. Mr. *Evans' is promin- ent -in labor circles south of , the . border, as the office he tills .would imply, and he was 'in Toronto fir 'almcist two weeks attending 'the great convention of ' the federation of Labor. Ifullett Township Mr. ;Edmund Crawford eeeeived.a telegram on Saturday night from Ni - agora Falls stating thathieneice, Mrs. Jae. Langley, was ill' aud in the hes- pital, Mrs. Langley lived With Mr. C'eawford, who is her uncle, from her infaney until her inaeriage a few years ego, and on Monday his daughter, Miss Martha Jane Crawford,went to the Falls to render what assistance she could. . Miss Rose Weymouth, daughter ot Mr, Wm. I'Veymouth. returned last -week from PilotMoural, Man., where she spent three months. Mr. William Bell, who was at Pilot Mounkand Mr. Loins Pringle at ICU- larney, same province, 'for a few months, have returned home again. See tax notice sale on page 5. Mr. Howard Snell has returned from the West and by all ahpearances the country agreed with inth. Mrs. D. Motintalti is visiting friends ixi London. • • Oxi the 12111 inst. Mr. and Mrs. Ed - Muria Crawford. Mc:heated the twenty - .fifth anniversary cif their marriage. The bride 0( 41 quarter' of a itentory ago was Miss Mary .A., eldest daughter of Me. and Mrs. Harry Freeman, at whoee place the wedding took place, the ofticiat.ing elms -vireo' being Rev. Mradrenner, one Of the pioneer Metho- diet ministers of this vount,y. Mr. and rtes. Crawford have ever since con- tinued to be Desidents ofour tiehnithip and possesses immerous friends who will gladly congtattilotcethent mireittelia ing the silver anniversary grid at the -same time express the :wish that the worthy couple will reachtlie golden Me. John Allen's sale hist week wa very suceessftil. there being a large. motet • Mr. and Mrs, Charles Bedard of the Maitlarul eon., Gederich towitship, spent Smiley on the Mb ern), • Mr. finery (loots of the Huron Road has rented Mr. Thomas Shipley's farm just outside Of Clinton for 0 term .of years, We have heard that Mit. Ship- ley andTamily will move into town to li•vehse`teetsheg nernearhsh hrotteirtgrarehts , • - •Bigth • Ten or twelve of the blooming young girls of 0111 village combined And pro - cored it team Of horses and rig to suit their convenience (with a edemg Man for driver). on Friday •evening of last, week atid started in a northerly diree- tion for a town of the name of Wing - horn where they had 'heard was going to be an entertainment .given In aid the Y.M.C. A.. ' A good time ie reported by the company. in*. going they en- jnyed themselves- inanticipation, and in talking it civet on theie return.. Mr. Beestr the proprietor ohou•gflour mill, is loading the thirds ear Of flour which he has sold to *the' Coderich -floor mill, which speaks well for 'Myth flour. On Toesday evening the FT -Worth League of the Methodist church geese a lunch to the Y.M.C.A. members, in thc basest -tent of the church, pleas- ing and profitable time was enjoyed by all. A program in which a welcome was given by Rev. Cooper on behalf of the League, an address by Mr. Mem- ing, the county seeretary,, and:there were solos, instrumental selections and readings and also gramophone selec- tions by Mr. McArthur, to the pleasure of all present: • • -• The Mash Canoe. "I um dying,' sighed the Birch Tree, "my life te nearly dorm,: and of whet nee Imre I. been to the world?. Here have I stood for years, warmed by the sun, bathed in the. rein' ' bid - feted by the winds of heavee. Whet good • hasit all berm—new I ant' dy- jug?" • - Through . the woods strode a young Indian chief, . etelwart and owift .of foot, capable and keen -eyed ga?:0 wandered from tree 'to tree ae if in search df eomething; but: -aeon- he shook his head; tie he came out of the forest he espied the old Birch Tree close to the Waterh edge. A glad light came into his floe, and he eried, "Of the bark ef this tree willi make a beet for me True Love.". He cut the tree 7down and stripped ori' the bamitiful brown, . and -white bark and: shillfelly shaped it into a• 'little craft the like of which no man had ever seen belote.• A paddle he faehioned out of a bit of the weed of the tree; when the tiny boat floated lihe a lily upon the water, he -clapped his hands for ley. Then he paddled eeteass the lake to v•here his Tru,' Love dwelt. said he, "other chiefs take squaws to •carry burdens, but I have made 41 boat to carry you." And he lifted her in and tlwy went lettek to. grther to the root of the old Binh Tree rind there they pitehed their tont, that hvery day the spirit of the old tree might see itself in its beautiful ncvi. life upon the water, Welland township council Las eut down a number of poles erected by the Hydro-electrie line contractor. • The News From Londehoros • Wedding. Bells.—Cne pf those happy. events. took place. at 'the '31nree .of Mrs. Jos.eph Lyon of the "Wage on Wednesday at high' noon othen her dal,ighter Ellen L.; became the bride of Mr. W. C. Watson, also the vil- lage, To the strains Mendelseohn's wedding march Played by Miss • Mary Brogdefe the 'bride entered...the par-- lor leaning on the .arm of het .bros brother. She looked charming dress- ed in white mull 'trimmed with late and insertion and carried a baguet oi Chrysanthemums 'and Maiden hair fern and wore a wreathof orange blossom. • After the ceremony, which was per- formed by itev. • II. H. Carry, thc bride led the. Way to the dining iroom where the guests sat down to a sum- ptuous :wedding dintwee. The :presents which were nurnerOus and- tostly, showed the *MO esteem ill.v iliCh the yourig couple are held .in .the vicinity, Amid ' showers of confetti and rice the happy couple left on the 4 p. m. train for Wiarton, Mt. Forest- and other points.. The .bride's kiting away dress was. of. _Brown Venetian cloth with hat to match, On their return they will reside in the groin's own !house just west of the .village, • . . : I Their numeroue - friends join Neighing them icing tontiritied happi- ness. . • - Mr. E. Crawford receivedevord last - week of the illness 01: his neice, Mrs: h James Langley, Of.. Niagara . Falls,. •- Ont. .• .. Mrs. 'John Bowcoek left 'en Monday morning .for a few • days visit with friends in Toronto. - Miss M. J. Crardord. left for Nia- gara. Fells pahlonday . to ..eare • f or her cousin, Mtg. Langley, who is • . ill, bat we hope for her speedy re-.. eagirires-- cpvery. ... • Mise J. Holmes spent a few. days in Detroit this week. • Mr. and Mrs. Fellers are eeendinga few days •in lincardine. • .Ernest Adams, • who has been visit- ing his brother, Edwin of Pittsfield, Mass., yetnrned on TuesdaY evening. • We are pleased to hear that his bro- ther, Who has been confined to the hospital with 'art attack of opeendi- is ricipcortyleyr.ing and expects to come es • Mrs, Jas. Pipe, who left here . some time ..ago • to reside in Exeter, has perrehased a grocery el ore • Mitchell and expeets to' start business there. Constance Concerns. Mr. Matheson of Michigan is at present, visiting with Mr. Thos. Liv- ingston of litiliett. The Epworth League have organiz- ch a mission study class .fsota which \VP believe there will be eood re - sal t s . . ,Tanite Suthet•land left this week for Oshawa where • he tommen- ces to work ii the foundry. Mtge Annie Bollard of' 1,Vinthro% is vit.:Biter around lwr at preseat. , • I The Sabbath scnool have decided to I have their , Christmas tree oh the night of Dec. 23rd. Miss Nellie Sntherlend left on Mon..' day for ChiaeIlturst viirre she line takun a nositioe: in a store. Air, ,Toim Vari'at‘ j1c1iI 0 fsw .days last week the guest of Mr. David Millson. Mr. •Wm. ett wavy. of tiolmesville called en. his delight cis Mt Tudor,' on Saturday. 4 The News Front Blgth. Mho is going to compose the eouncil for the ensuhtes year is a questiou that, is often heard these days, and sueh a question is not mit of pinee, as -it is very important. to the rate name who Omni(' b8. at the head of expenditore of taxes. The Dr. has served the allotted time •of his pre- decessore.• and as he, has not shown anything more than twain:ivy abilit y in the inanagetneul of the village out- lays, another catulidate Might reason- ably be expeeted for Meal*. Some say that; it is Mr. W. TT. MvEiroy's turn to sit in that exalted teat, ns lied's the oldest, 'member of the present ecnumil in years of office, but, titne will 140011 •