HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton New Era, 1910-04-21, Page 8The Clinton New Era
ouse-Cleaning Season
Carpets, Rugs, Curtain
and Linoleums
Our stock of Rouse J'urnishingEt is now complete in every detail, in Lace
Curtains, Tapestry Curtains, Brussels, Tapestry and Wool Carpets, Rugs, Mats,
Linoleums, Oilcloths, Jap. Mattings, Door Mats, Carpet Sweepers, etc. The
range is large, and you are not con .ned to a few designs. Anything you want,
and we do not stock, we can easily get for you. We solicit your inspection,
and will be pleased to show you our range.
Lace Curtains
You will find the patterns we have
assembled have been chosen tasteful-
ly and carefully. Every new feature
is represented, though, of course, the
conventional designs are amply repre-
sented. Our purchases were made
direct, and involve Nottinghams,
Brussels, Nets, Tambound Nets. and
others.
Prices run from 25c up to $6.00
Tapestry Curtains
In plain colors and two-tone ef-
fects, in red, green and brown, sever-
al new designs.
From $2.75 up to $6.00
Jap. Mattings
For Bed Rooms, Jap. Mattings
are becoming quite popular for sum-
mer use. They are pretty, clean and
cool. We are showing a splendid
range
At 20c per yard
Carpets
We mak and Lay all Piece Car–
. pets FREE.
We are showing an exceptionally
good range of designs and colorings
in Tapestry, Brussels and Wool Car-
pets, in the different qualities, and
invite your inspection, whether you
purchase or not.
Prices run from 35c up.
Japanese Yutak iRugs
We are showing an exceptionally
large range of Jap. Rugs. with bor-
der to match running all around, in
sizes i yard by 2 at I0c, 2 yards by
3, at $1.50, 3 yds by 31. at : $3 00.
Ask to see the range.
Linoleums
Ten. new Spring patterns of
Nairn's Scotch Linoleum to choose
from. Two weights at
50c and 6Oc per yard
Floor Mats
SPE('IAL-25. Wilton Floor Mats,
27 in. by 54 in. No two alike, in
floral, animal and mapleleaf designs,,
splendid quality, fast colors, worth.
$3.5o, Special lor $2.75
Other Floor Mats from 50c up
Rugs
We are showing the largest range
of Floor Rugs in town, in Brussels,
Tapestry, Wiltons, Velvets and Wool,
at prices that defy competition, If
you tare in need of a Rug, come
when the range is the . largest.
Floor Oil Cloths
Floor Oil (:Toth, in I, I4, 1i,
and 2 yds wide
At 28c per yaid
Best Evidence of the Splendid
Values can. Best be Learned by
a .Visit to the Store. or .at
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Looking Fine
'.Never saw winter wheat looking
finer" remarked a farmer this morn-
ing. "The wheat is already through
the ground and as green as grass in.
July." Unless we get a heavy frost
within a short time this crop will be a
record breaker.
Papers Missing
A NEW ERA dated Oth of January
1910 and October 28th, I9 )9 are missing
from our file. If any of our leaders
can supply us with these numbers we
will be very thankful for it. Look up
and see if you have a paper dated Jan-
uary 6th,1010 or October 28th, 1909.
New Organ Bought • •
The Organ Committee of Ontario
St. Church decided this week that
they would purchase the Warren Pipe
Organ made in Woodstock. The price
and changes made will run f he cost up
around $2,750. Fuller particulars
about the organ will be given later. • .
Minor Notes
The buds are coming out.
Read all the advts., in this issue.
Have you given your order for the
connections with the waterworks ?
Program of the coming London Con-
ference on Page 3 A. T. Cooper, of
town is down for an address at theLay-
men's nieeting.
Well Known Barrister Dead
After a somewhat protracted illness
Thos M Higgins, a well-known Tolon-
to barrister, died at his residence at
3.30•9'cloek Thursday afternoon. Last
December Aar Higgins lost his young-
est daughter, and following her death
he contracted la grippe which develop
ed into double pneumonia, to which
he succumbed. Deceased was born in
Brucefield, Huron County. about fifty
years ago He was a graduate in arts
of the University of Toronto and a
graduate of Osgoode Hall. Prior to
taking up the"sttidy of law he was a
teacher in a High. School for a time.
Mr Higgins had been practising law in
this city since 1890. In 1893 he enter-
ed into partnership with Wm Douglas
He was an elder in Avenue Road
Presbyterian Church, and a member
of the Canadian Order of Forresters.
Mr Higgins represented Mr VanZant,
ex -governor of.. Toronto jail, in the
celebrated investigation' into the
affairs of that institution. His widow
and seven children sprvive,in addition
to one brother, Benjamin, in Bruce -
field; and oue sister Mrs W Graham,
of Clinton. The funeral took place
on Saturday from his late residence,
42 Roxborough Street, to Mount
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CLINTON NEW ERA
DR. OVENS, London, Surgeon, Ocu-
list, Specialist, will ,be at W. S. R
Holmes' Drug Store, on Tuesday April
26th. Glasses property fitted. deafness,
catarrh and fettling eyesight treated,
All day.
Informal Dance
The Pastime Club held an informal
dance in their rooms last Thursday
evening.
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The Contract Went Back
Last week the Editors of the New
Era sent hack a contract unsigned
from an agency who wanted to place
Eaton's advertisements in this paper.
The New Era is for home trade and
Huron Co.
Small Locals
April Showers.
Have you, got your lawn cut yet ?
TonsilitiS is bothering "a -ygood
many in town at present•
Brucefield Spring Show will be
held on Saturday, April 30th.. •
S. S. Cooper is making improve.
ments in the interior of the • Norman -
die.
Singing In Toronto
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The Toronto Star says:—The large
hall of the Metropolitan School of
Music was Crowded to suffocation last
night for a piano recital given by Miss
Norma Cumming. The assisting artist
was Mr Stewart Jackson,a young ,man
with a really pleasing tenor voice. He
was warmly applauded in Allitsen's
"There Is a Land. Stewart, who is
the son of Mr T Jackson,Jr„ has made
quite a name for himself as a soloist.
Watch for This Space Each Week
®IT WiLL INTEREST YOU
You can profit by this Special Selling Event. We
have decided to adopt a Special Weekly Cash Bargain.
List, quoting cut prices on a number of articles every
week, and at prices that will compare with any of the
city stores.
a List of Our Special each Prices for all
Next Week.
A Saving in 'Shovels.—Long
handled round point shovels,
extra quality, solid steel shank
for 65c
A few Shove's with socket50c
Step -Ladder Bargains.
5 foot Step Ladders
Regular 75c for 050
6 foot Step Ladders
Regular OOc for 75c
A Snap in Scissors
6/ in. hent nickel -plated 50c
8 in. bent, nickel -plated 60c
„i in. straight, japanned 45c
Si in. straighs, japanned 50c
9 in. straight, japanned 60c
Nice 12.tooth Garden Rakes,
malleable Iron, only........ 25c
Handled axes, ready for use 75c
Curry Oombs, Sc and 10c
A good &zed door mat for..I.5c
A few slightly -damaged Tin
Dippers at each .. , . 3c
Galvanized Gasoline Cans,
with air pressure pump,
prevents all evaporation $1.25
Reg. 65c Granite Kettles.. • .35C
Reg, 40e Granite Kettles....25e
Reg. 3Oc Granite Dippers
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7c
Reg, Loo Gran Wash Basins lac
Galvanized Iron Tubs, with
Wringer attachment:
No. 1, 20x11 . 70c
No. 2, 23x12 ....... ........ SOo
No. 3, 25x12 90e
Remember the special prices are for cash and for the
week advertised only. A fresh line going on every
week. Specials displayed in our big window,
Agents for Sherwin Williams Paint and Dustbane..
HARLAND BROS-
STOVES AND HARDWARE.
What is that? A handkerchief sale.
When? At 7 p. rn.,.next Monday.
What else 2 An excellent concert.
W
hen ?. At: 8. p, ni.... , ...
Where ? At Ontario Street Church:.
W. hy? To help; Missions...
Who's wanted?'You. • '
Attend Service
Next Sunday morning the members
of Clinton Lodge of the Independent
Order of Oddfellows will attendthe
morning service at St, Paul's church,
where the Rector, Rev. C. R, Gunne,
will preach the annual sermon to them
The order in America celebrate their
91st anniversary on Tuesday, but ow-
ing to being crowded out this week
the history of the Order will be given
next week. •
Don't Be a Knocker
We have bad enough of knocking
Quit it! Cut it out ! The next time
you want to find fault stop
for
a min-
ute and see if there isn't 'a good word.
You can say instead. At least don't
criticize until you are absolutely sure
that you can suggest at the same time
a dbfinite remedy and are ready to do
something yourself to apply that rem-
edy, It will cost you an effort the
first time ; but the next time it will
come easier, and before you realize it
you will have the "boosting" habit.
And that's what this town wants,
To Ciirrespondents •
Matter for issue of The New Era
roust be in hand notlaterthanThurs-
day morning and better still Wednes-
day afternoon. It seems difficult to
impress this fact upon asmallminority
of the New Era's esteemed staff of
correspondents and almostevery week
has its left over matter. Yews like
articles of diet, is perishable, and very
little of this belated matter can be
held for a later issue. • Anonymous
district news, unless from a known
and established correspondent, is
liable to find its way into the waste
basket. Contributors shoull sign
their names to matter sent to this
office.
Sydney 11. Smith Dead
Last Saturday morning Sydney H.
Smith passed away at his home, on
the Bayfield !toad, near town, after
manyyears of suffering. Deceased
r and on
hadbeen a cattle exporter one
of his trips while at pWalton was taken
111 about six years ago and has suffer-
ed from paralysis ever since, though
able to get around a greater part of
the time. Last fall be had another
stroke and since then had been failing
all winter. The funeral took place
from his home Monday .morning and
the body was taken to Toronto where
interment was made in the St James'
cemetery, the late Mr. Smith h tying
been a resident of old Yorkville for a
greater portion of his life. Deceased
was a member of the Anglican Church
His widow and one son survive !bliss
Sarah Smith, Mrs F A Townsley and
Mrs Chas Brown, of Toronto, are sis-
ters of deceased.'1
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Wat erworks at Sintcoc
Thewaterworks clerk reports that
there are now more than 300; residents
who are. taking town. water.
Improvement
New:. windows are being put in the
Tailor shop; of Mr Geo. Barge, which
will make a decided improvement to
the _store•.
Regular~
Meeting
The regular nieeting. of the W C T.
•U will be held on Friday-afternoon'of
this week at the home of Mrs R 13
Garter on Victoria Street, at 3.o'clook.
-.A full attendance is requested. '
I Bought Store
Last Saturday,-
B. A. McEwan,
1 Grocer,: bought the store formerly. oc-
I cupied by W W Nimens for $1,905.00
Mr McBwan will not occupy it but
i will have it rented by the present
1 occupant, Baker Agnew, Mr McEwan,.
got a cheap store for the price paid.
i•Died At Detroit .
Iq There passed away at Detroit yes-
terday morning (Wednesday) Mrs F
Carbett, a former resident of Clinton,
• her husband having been a partner in
i the old Woolen Mill known as • the
firm of Corbett & Boles. The funeral.
will take place at Clinton cemetery,
arrangements for which are not com-
plete in detail.
Met With An Accident
Jas. Sweet, jr., an employee in the
I Advocate Office, Exeter, met with a
painful accident on Tuesday afternoon
last. He was engaged in running a
Gordon Press and in some manner
got his hand caught between the plat -
ten and the feed table, with the result
that the second flinger on the right
hand was broken just above the nail,
and the third finger was badly bruis-
ed. Unfortunately it will be some
time before he will have the use of the
injured hand again. The injured man
is a brotherUf ltobt. Sweet,of Clinton,
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Our Wall Paper ` Stock
is a collection of newness and originality. An
extensive variety, surpassingly fine in its complete-
nes-s. Many meritorious patterns and colorings.
and its expanse offers an inviting field for selection
as well as novel and useful suggestions for a pro-
per and practical decoralion.
74HE W. D. Faireo.
OFTEN THE CHEAPEST
ALWAYS THE BEST
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Retailers of much Wall. Paper
of the better class.
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Por ::cep -tee tte.d
COUGHS.
COLDS,
.CROUP.
A 25... Bottle for a Simple Cold.
A 50c, Bottle for a Heavy Cold.
A 51.00 Bottle lor a .Deep-seated Cough.
Sold by all Druggists.
DAVIS & LAWRENCE CO„ Montreal.
Try a package of Melagama Tea at
McEwan's grocery.
Interior Painted
Recently the G T R painters bright-
ened up the interior of the waiting
rooms at the station here. Some ad-
• ditional proof that no new station will
be built this year.
Not Smiling For IIhn
The birds were singing in the tree
tops this morning, and all nature was
smiling, but not the man who got up
and saw his neighbor's hens practising
awo-step in his newly dug garden.,
Brief Locals
Have you seen the comet?
The lusciousrhubarb. pie is on the
Menu again.
The dates ofGoderich Fair have been:
set. They are 19th, 20th; and 21st of
September.
The game laws forbid the shooting
of muskrats during April. They may
be trapped until April 30th.
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Death of Mrs J onathon B. Canter
• Mrs Carter was taken ill at her home
in Gridley, Cal., Sunday, March 26th.
On the following Friday the surgeon
prescribed"an operation. Her husband
took her as soon as possible to Sacra-
mento city Hospital to the best skill
that could be had along the coast. The
operation was performed on Saturday
and Sunday morning at 4 o'clock she,
passed away to her Heavenly borne,
She was buried at the Moutau, Utah,
their previous home before goingto
California, and where quite a number
of. their .relatives live 'Her.. maiden
name was Charlotte Whittington, eld-
est daughter of Mrs. Whittington, of
town. Deceased was born January
27th, fifty nine years ago. About the
halt of her life was spent between the
town of Clinton and the village. 'of
• Blyth,andthe remain.der'of her life af-
ter hermarriage she lived on the
American side, She wasof a kind and
cheerful disposition and was loved by
all who knew her. For many years she.
was a faithful member of the Metho-
dist church and a member of the Lad-
ies' Aid society. Those who are left
to mourn her loss are her husband;
her mother Mrs Whittington:ot town;
three daughters, Mrs. A. A. Bennett.
Deweyville, Utah ; Mrs. S. Nihart, of
Butte, Idaho ; Miss Ella at home ; one
son Leonard at home; two sisters, Mrs
3. Lawrence and Mrs. John Ford, both
of town ; and two brothers William
and George, both of Pevensey, Parry
Sound.
• The late Mr. Higgin's
Pleasant Cemetery. Mr .and Mrs
Graham attended the funeral, Mr
Higgins was well known in this
locality by the older citizens.— Since
the above was in type we have been
handed a fuller account of the life of
Mr Higgins which we: give below: -
Mr Higgins is well-known to, IL number
in this vicinity, having attended
Model School in this town when 18
yearswof age. He taught for a term in
Seaforth Collegiate afterwards he
graduated in Arts from Toronto Unia
versrty and won the Edward Blake
•scholarship in his year. He entered
the legal firm of Beatty, Hamilton
&.Cassels and 2 years later formed•
partnership known as the firm of
Higgins & Douglas, corner of Yonge
& Temperance Streets, Mr :Higgins
was an Elder of Avenue Road Pres-
byterian Church and was seldom ab.
sent from the.mid week Prayer meet-
ing and often officiated in the absence
of the Pastor. Rev. Professor Mc-
Fadzean, of Knox College said at his
funeral that very few men outside of
the ministry could teach and explain
the Bible as Mr Higgins. His much
loved minister Rev. Mr Steven con-
ducted the funeral services at the
House and also Rev Professor Robert-
son of Knox College and Dr Neal and
Professar Balantyne •all spoke of the
real loss they had sustained in the
death of their noble and large heart-
ed Brother.. Friends and relatives
were present from Lucknow,Goderich
Clinton, Brucefield, Hensall, London,
Hamilton, Montreal, Detroit, Buffalo
and New York. The remains' were
laid
trt rest in Mount Pleasant Genie•
try beside his eldest daughter who
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died at Xmas ata last the first break hi a
happy home. Mr Higgins has not
been well since the death of his lovely
child and 2 weeks ago develolieil
prlhumonia and last Thursday passed
away at 5 p. m. Mr Higgins is a
brother of Mrs Wm Graham of this
town, Mrs U 0 Davis, of [1ensall; 13 It
Higgins of Brueefietd and Wm J Hig-
gins of Manitoba also Miss Alice 1lig.
gins, Mrs A, %V Chrysler of Hamilton
and the Rev. Joseph Ii Higgins, 13 A
Presbytfrian Minister of lin
The late 1tl r Biggins was 40 years of
age. Mr, Biggins was married eigh.
teen years ago to the fourth daughter
of the late Hon, Adam Gordon, for
North Got trio. She with five sons
and two daughters survive. the oldest
18 years and the youngest 8 years...
40c. Black' Tea Special for 25e at Mc
Ewan's grocery.
Huron Licenses
TheSouth Huron Oomtnissieners will
meet at Hensel' on April 23rd. Last
years,there were 17 licenses and no
shoplicenses in this district. This year
there are 19 applications for tavern
licenses. Two of the old licenses
will be cut off, owing to local option
carrying inTuckersniith. Hensall,liow,
ever repealed local option and there
are two applications for one additional
licenses in Exeter and one in Bay-
field. The North Huron Commis.
sioners will meet at Wingham on
April 2.3rd. In this riding there were
11 tavern licenses in force this year,
and no shop licenses. For the coming
year there are application for. 12 tav-
erna' licenses, the additional one being
for Wroxeter.
Women Workers
There was a pleasant gathering .at
the Women's Hall on Thursday of last
week. Mrs. Watts, district Sec., paid
this branch an offical visit, and Mr.
Morris, president of the Farmers'
Institute, was also present; both ad-
dressed the meeting in a pleasing.
manner. Mrs. Howrie gave a demon-
stration in making puff paste, and
Mrs. J T. Newell gave a talk on "how.
to train a child. The president. on
behalf of the members, said a few fare-
well words to some menbers who , are
leaving town, after which light re-
freshments were served, Meeting
closed with all joining hands and sing-
ing "Auld Lang Syne.—Goderich Star.
Our Correspondence League.
Rule for the season of 1910: •
Hit -A contribution that gets print-
ed.
Hot liner—A paragraph with a sting
to it.
Grounder—One that we throw on
the floor..
Sacrifice—A' paragraph too good to
sign. •
Pinch hit --A life saver.
Fumble -A ood idea badly execut.
•ed.
Muff—When we fail to get the
Squeeze play -A contribution- that
is crowded out. •
• Fly_ An idea the reader is a long
time catching.
Steal—A• plagiarism.
Bunt-A;Short hit for the cannery or
oubliette. "
Foultip-A wrong steer:•
' Horne run—Enough to fill a column.
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