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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1910-08-25, Page 4• What vie sell Advertises M. 'Ladies' Ready-to-wear Garments, / M>lllluery :and Rress•Makiug. Introducing the New Fall Dress Ooods Wise women who like tie get best patterns, ought to make an early selection of the materials needed for Fall. It is certainly not prudent to keep putting the matter off, but get in touch at once with the new things. To see them on our counters, will be a liberal education, in colors and weaves for Fall. Buy Early, and get BestChaice Dress -Making Department Our Dress -making Department will be re- opened the first of September. Mrs. Roberts will take charge of this department, and Gomes to us from Toronto, where she has been in charge of one of the. best Dress Making departments in the city, and comes highly recommended. Any orders.. left now will have first place after re -opening. Three Specials for Saturday Special No. 1 Black Silk Chiffon Taffetta Waists, in black only, all this year's styles ; long sleeves, neat- ly tucked, and if bought in the regular way,$2 9(�8(� could not be soli at lees than 54.50, Saturd.G7 Special No. 2 A case of Flannelettes to clear at 10c. These Flannelettes are extragood quality, and are all good washing colors, 80 inches wide, and would be good value at 1211c, to clear Saler.day at Special No. 3 Only three dozen Lown Waists to clear at, 09e. These Waists are well made, .and neatly trim- med. Corse in all sizes, 34 to 42. Your choice 10c Florence Nightingale Had Very No session of the Methodist Confer - Simple Fiuiera!ence since. Monday has been s re as when the ttineranc committee re London, Aug. 20.—Florence Nightin reported Friday. 'They rer,'ommend gale, the famous nurse of the Crimean Practically an eight year term for any war, who died Aug. I3, at her London Pastorate, provided there is a two home, was buried this afternoon be- thirds'•vote, of thequarterly- board side the bodies of her father and mo- from year to year. A dozen .men were ther in the churchyard of the little on their feet for . amendments and Hampshire village of East Willow. speeches, The conference went de - in accordance with her often -ex- cidedly for the. four-year terga. Dr pressed wishes for a simple private Speer, Rev John Lecke • and .Dr Berns: funeral, the ceremony was one of the pleaded for,lengthening the ter' quietest nature, the only reminder of Forther held that th' arrangement m. a her great services to the army and the present made was� et apeace ae nation being the presence of a squad church and thahere the peocgeneralth' of the Grenadier Guards, who acted demand for a change. D s no as bearers. Outside of these, only that better work cold be done onla members of the immediate family and longer term, that large churches: de: a few retainers were _.presen•tm a4 -the- minded it .a - funeral. position to the change h m ° 1e en �-`_ -Public trrbutetb-tfie-T�Arigel of the who themselves,eame.from:.ttren, Crimea" weredecupyingoffices of unlimited tenure. . . . was paid at a memorial ser• vice at noon at St Paul's Cathedral here, at which King George, Queen Mary, the Queen -Mother Alexandra, the war, the admiralty, and the great• er part of the British public bodies and colonies were represented. The edral was crowded with the omical�representatives and thous ands of private persons, wbo had come to do honor to the dead nurse: were unable to find th church and stood outsides during the ceremony. Favor Four Years Methodist Conference Oppose Length. ening term. A report presented to the General Methodist Conference at Victoria, B. C., gave the following figures about the Church in Canada: Total church membership 310,000 Number of ministers Local preachers 2,580580 (Mass leaders '664 Preaching appointments. 5 348 Sunday Schools . .3 590 The increase in the Church member- o er ch ship for the quadrennium total Dr. S. B, Beesley; of New Fork ,874. There are 381 more ministers mbut thereerl of is Clinton,Cl. a3'`, i n et erwas , the decrease) e I des number of class' leaders anin local his a few days. Mrs.h'" FJmmerton, guest preachers. neasiD4 wen's+���••••••••••• •••••••••♦•••••••••••••♦•• i = LEAVE YOUR ORDER NOW • For the Printing >ou are bound • • to need next month a nd have it ready when you wain � it, " We • Can give you the best service. ••••••••••••s••oess• • '. • - • WITH THE . CHURCHES. •. •••••••••••••.041••••• ••••••••••• .• • WESLEY. ':. .. Rev. J. Greene will have charge . of the service's next Sunday. B 9.PTIST - Mr. Forward, of Preston, will .again occupy the pulpit, morning and even- ing, Sabbath next. All welcome. Your Opportunity sit The Canadian National Exhibition Toronto. Return tickets at single fare will be issued via Grand Trunk Ry. System from all stations in Canada;, west of Cornwall' and Ottawa,good going Aug- ust 27th to Sept. 10th inclusive, Re. • turn limit, Sept, 13th, 1910. . Special low rates will also be in effect on cer- tain days. Full particulars and tickets from any Grand Trunk Agent. • Miss Aline, Judd spent Sunday with friends in ( d I ` . • • The New Era Printing Office ;• N:!•1•r•N•!•!••••1.1?11tf1r • 't'•4''Ml%♦'irid:��i;♦•1'4+�M;r•13:r3+i�w Dirvazo» Northern Ontario, +Cil squared away for the coming Fail and Winter before. the bad weather seta in. ,•♦ Mania it a rule to write a legible band. it does yourself credit and adds to the pleasure and comfort of tare who May have to read it. Oestlapo, welcomes. the Old Land Lawn Bowlers and wi6hes thein.a very pleasant stay in the brightest gem in the British Colonialorown, 41414. WA.xolt out for the brassy promoter who wants to make you a millionaire in six months. You will fare better If you boot him off your lot: 'M! Tat: Fall Fair season is at hand, the. great Industrial opening the program Saturday of this week, to be follpwed by the lesser yet interesting and edu cational in their character, Take then in andwake a point to glean pra ctical information as it often comes useful, • ee Sconesg womanhood is taking to bowling on the green with ruueb the same vine that characterized their brither Scots with the stane and be- mire. We have no hesitancy in recom- mending the trundling of the spheres. to Canadian feminimity. More than matured maidens have preferences• for the kitty' N.M A well-known andvhlile daily news- paper --The Montreal Witness— is 0 Y'. ting its 50th Anniversary, It hae•faithfully and unflinchingly stood by its guns and after many a red hot igif `adored victories worthy of the.namer - We extend the journalistic. hand and'say more power to the .Dou-' gal, family, , ••04 •WZTU Sir Wilfrid at the shores of the placid . Pacific and Mr. Borden campaigning near the noisy Atlantic there isnot much danger of hair pull- ing. This is not the first instance in• which these gentlemen were , conti- nents apart.•' . It. is: a very interesting study to mark the progress' of these two Canadian Leaders and see the well defined differences that exist in their methods 'and ,measure approximately the results that are likely to accure from their series of addresses and com- ing in contact with men.''. noon ALRaApv.•there are surmises • as to whether ex -President' 'Teddy" Roose. Its eire•in tehlioni'zer1 "'witiTt' per. suaded to becorlie• a Presidential candidate at the next'electien,, ''Borne say he can have the nomination if he says so If h • e• is wise he will decline while his stock is good. He's a. very popular American just the same. His out spoken style; fearlessness in root. ing out the human blood suckers has given him a. standing in a short period that other types of men would notat- tain in a lifetime.. This old` .world ad. mires the Heroic. e••• ONE of the unusual . features of a session of the General Conference of the Methodist` Church, meeting. in Victoria, B C.,. was the informal call made on the.body by Sir' Wilfrid' Laurier, i:fori. G PGralian1 and E' f Macdonald; M P, who tare tear�ing•the West, :The 'three gentlemen spoke briefly and were very enthusiastically received. Every true Canadianshoald be interested in the assemblies of re - lie -ions bodies if the supreme object t f the gathering .is for the uplift of .humanity to high ideals- ar:d: noble purposes. A Nation will only be great as her citizens are true to en- nobling principles. WITIi the coming of the Canadian Navy follows in course the training of future niarines. Thirty students will go into the Naval College this Falland following an educational course for 2 years will get at the more practical - and technical side by becoming mid- shipmen and follow the sea for 8l years promoting to sub . Lieutenants. At this stage the first receipt of pay begins, Candidates must be sons of British subject, leave lived in Canada 2 years and must not be under 14 nor over. 10 years of age, College is located at Halifax where there will be oppor- tu nitres of receiving oceutardemonstra tion of various phases of military affairs. • Swain of the "wicked." peers of Old +'ggland, believing that in union there is strength. have banded themselves together, to withstand the wiles and ways of the importunate and often irrepressible sufferegette. A large fund has been subscribedto oppose the crusade, Why not effect a settle- ment of the much disputed question, Mr. Lords, by a compromise? While we would not like to agree to back up all the women' do we would be just as loath to support Sonne of the optical and big headed gentry Who appear to spurn the according of rights and privileges to the gentler sex. They have good reason to object to the lord. ly style of some of 'the parliarnentar• lans. Yon can't puri out an electric light dear brother and do not forget that the world has made a long etatide away from the tallow dip, „BAIT/vat still holds attractions for Cllntonians alt through the week and on Sunday, Canadian Verse LOW TiDE ON GRAND 'PRE. By •Bliss Carman. CBliss •Carman is since the death of Archibald Larupman, the twist promi- nent of the native-born poets, He was born in, Fredericton, N.B., on April ef'NewfBrunswck and at Harvard. ane studied at the d Edinburgh. He early evinced an in• ternational spirit and has lived back. and forward across the boundary for many years. He is the author of many volumes of 'poems and two or three volumes of essays on various subjects,] The sari goes• down, and over all These barren reaches by the tide Such unelusive glories fall, I almost dream they yet will bide Until the corning of the tide, And yet I know that not for us,, By any ecstasy of dream, lie lingers to keep luminous A little while the grievous stream,. Which frets uncomforted of'dream-- A grievous dream, that to and fro Through the fields of Acadia Goes wandering, as if to know Why one beloved face should be So long from home and Acadie. Was it a year or lives ago,. We took the grasses in our hands, And caught the summer flying low Over the waving meadow Iands, And, held • it there •between our hands?. The while the river at our feet— • A" drowsy inland meadow stream -- At set of sun the after -heat Made running gold, and in the gleam • We freed our birch upon the stream, There down along the elms at dusk, We lifted dripping -blade to drift. Through twilight . ggented fine like mWhere night and gloom awhile up- lift, Nor sunder soul add soul adrift. .And that..tva' took into our hands . Spirit of life or subtler thing— Breathed on us there, and Ioosed the bands . Of death, and taught as, whispering, The secret of some wonder -thing. Then all your face grew light, and' seerned To hold the shadow of the sun The evening faltered; and I deemed ' That time was ripe, and years.had done Their wheeling underneath the sun. So .all desire and all regret, • And fear and memory, were naught; One to remember or forget -The keen: •:delight our hands had caught; • Morrow and yesterday' were naught. The night has fallen, and the tide ' Now and again comes drifting:Notre; A sigh like driven wind or foam: In grief the flood is bursting home. ed to be tried by the Magiatra. te. Are you ready for trial'?" hie Lord • shill Oaks/. "1 want to be tried; right away. I don't want to stay in a pace like that' said McCullough referring to the PCefihiSmth asked fora weeks' re. mond. Trapnell, when he was Being taken out of the court, called to a Police sergeant and request for a speedy trial. He ade sea objected to being kept at the police station,: ITE � LEGAL Q B. A., Clinton Qu., .4• man died, leaving a cR Property which he had. mort- gaged, .lois wife did not sign the mortgage* Does her. dower come be - tore the mortgage ? (2) If she had signed the mortgage would he dower come trey ? everything. Of courser orma�beforei may awn some document barring her dower; or the willof her husband may give her some part of his estate on condition that she shall; forego or re- lease her dower in the rest of his es- tate. • (2) If the wife•signed the mort- gage would have nclaim what' er ung less it can be shpwn that the estate exceeds the amount of the mortgage. But the widow will be entitled to claim her dower in the surplus, if any. If. O. H.,Wingham—Qa—Can a hus- band will all his money and property away from his wife and family ? (2 Can a Wife claim one-third of both the real estate and personal property of her husband, even if he makes a will leaving it to others ? (3) IY a man' wife and will,wleaving f his chi hie property the other members of the family claire a share if their names are not mention- ed ? (4) If a father wills his life insur- ance to his sister can his children Oahu a share in it ? Ane—(1) A husband. can will 1111 his to hiisrty to a wif . But if he givingnednothing tate and his wife did not bar her dower in that by deed, or otherwise, she will t at realave estate for the laim rmaind r of her life. (2.) If the husband dies in- testate, leaving. a wife and children, his wife has the right to claim one- third,both of his realand personal pro- perty, and his children will be entitled to the remaining two-thirds: thereof, but if the husband has made a will, giving his property to others, the .wid- ow can only maim her "dower" in the real estate, provided she has net al- ready barred her dower. .(3) Where a man is free to make a will of his property and gives it to bis children, of course his wife can claim no share in the property over and above- her dower in his real. estate. •The -mere fact that several of the children are not mentioned in the will does not in -- validate it. The other members of the family cannot claire any greater share in the estate than is given to them. (4) There is no law , making it. necessary that the life insurance given 'to. one child can .be claimed by all his child- ren. lie may have reasons for refus- ing to give his otherchildrenany�tbing. . -Their' conduct may have. been such that they may not be entitled -to any claim whatever upon his bounty. .At any rate, the law allows a husband or father to will his.property to whom he ` pleases, , - CRUISER RAINOOW •SAILS FOR CANADA. The -Cruiser Rainbow, one of 'the ships purchased by the Dominion of Canada from Great Britain to form the nucleus of a Canadian navy, sailed Thursday last from .Portstriouth for Esquimalt. The Rainbow, which is' a second-class cruiser of 3;000 tons' :dis• placement, carrying two.six-inch guns and six 4,7 inches, carries a fell staff' of instructors :'loaned. by -the British navy,.: Moir rests d uArards In. Iail Murderer .Caught Near NiagaraAgain in Asylum -Attendants Accused of Aiding his Escape Private Moir, • the •insane homicide, was re -captured near St. David's late Saturday afternoon, where hewas workingfor a fanner at 323 per month He had : enjoyed but 'six days of liberty. The murderer of Col. Serg. Lloyd at.Wollsley Barracks, is back' again in the Hamilton Hospital' for the In- sane. Fred McCullough and Monteith Trapnell, two attendants 'at the asy- lum, are now under arrest in conse- quence of theescape of • Moir and Taggert, The whereabouts of Taggert are still unknown, On Saturday afternoon Chief Mains received . a telephone inessage • from Niagara Tp. to the effect that a man who answered to the descriptioos given of Moir, and resembled the pic- tures of him published' in" •the news- papers, had been employed by John .Butler, a farmer, who lived near St. David's, Lincoln Co. Moir said he had walked ' through Merriton to St, Catharines, From that city he had proceeded to Queeri- ston, intending to cross the Niagara river rat that t point.Re discovered that the police and the immigration ofticials•there were watching for him, self and bis comrade, and continued his tramp to Niagara Falls, Ont., rid- ing part of the Way with a milk man, Re had no money and feared to at- tempt to cross any of the bridges leading to Niagara Falls, New York. He spent the greater part of Tuesday in the Queen Victoria Niagara Palls Park. On Wednesday he retracked his steps to Queenston Heights and took the road to St. David's obtain. ing work on the farm of John $utter, ;near that village, at $23 a month. When arrested Moir had only eight cents in money In his possession and this he had ,tended to use in paying the toll to cross one of the bridges at Niagara Falls, After he was taken in to custody, Mr Butler,. hie employer, paid him $2 for his work, and he is that much•richer than when he teff the asylum, Despite the .assertions that he would never• be recaptured alive, he had no weapons and besides the small sum of money his pockets contained only a pencil and a blank notebook. Trapnell,, thecMcCullough attendanntts,i Who are detained on a charge of aiding Wm. Moir and Ilobt, F, Taggert, the two insane `murderers to escape from the Hamilton Asylum last Monde. morning, were arrainged before Magi stMcCutlioughlsplleadedguilty and Trapnell not guilty. They both elect. LIGHTNXNC.I •PLAYS. HAVOC . .,ITH BARNS; Scores Of :lf_Rulldings : D.estroyed By Fire in Perth and Boron Counties, 'Barns and crops destroyed by fire, standing grain laid low, cellars • flood- ed and people stunned by lightning wereresults of.a severe•thunderstorni, cyclonic in its force and effects,: which passed'.over part of Western Ontario during Sunday night and Monday morning, , Tnwnsin the-districtatfeetedreport flooded cellars and disorganized ,.tele- uhone housesswere.afIn 'ted some strokes People lightning. One bolt passed through a bedroom in the home of George (or-- scion It d; l elsree c -ad ren were asleep, A few splinters 'Were knocked off the-Methodist-'Phuroh-dn•: Seaford), ..• _. ' - • FLOOD AT SnAFOnTIr. The worst storrii of the season pass- ed over this section about four o'clock Monday morning, Ebr about an'hour rain fell in torrents, while the Ilghtn. ing was 'very vivid, Many .cellars Robt.were nd the soe- stock o flooded, Willis suffered) considerable damage caused by the conductor pipe on the roof being blocked, the pwater thus finding its way' through the roof and soaking thegoods below. Lightning struck. the Methodist Church, but "beyond knocking off a few splinters did no further damage. The barns of Jeremiah O'Hara,'on the. 8th conceseion ofMcKillop,were struck and burned to the ground along with the season's crop. I'' ARMER'S Loss, $4,000. A very severe electrical storms -pass- ed: over Londesboro early . Monday morning, lasting about • three hours, John Granger lost his barn and all outbuildings by lightning, The icsi included the season's crops ' and some implements. - His loss will be about $4,000, about half covered by insur- ance. BnDRoOli WAS STRUCK During ng the heav storm m of Sunday night the residence of George Gordon. Atwood,was struck. The flash passed through the bedroom where three little children were sleeping, but all es. caped without injury other than a ner- vous shook.. The barn of Mr. Lucas,on the corner of the 8th Concession and the Gravel road was struck, No fire resulted, FIRES AT ST1l t'rFORD. son hit Stratforst ord Monday. Twoheresi- dences, those of .Dr. Ahrens, Water- loo atreet, and E. '.P. Ohiven, Loringet, Over 100 neither burn out. The bard of Mr, d, F.offlneyer,on the second concession of Downie, was struck by lightning and the whole Overchhadestroyed ged 0 ectric the irres resultant , blaze in the tailor shop of Mr, J. Sanagan, giving the brigade a run, along Railway Seuorth. R fell in torrents. Six BARNS' BitRN`D A terrific thunder storm, one of the worst experienced in years, passed over Lucknow Section Mondays morn- ing morning, Blinding flashes of lightning and deafening peals of thun- der accompanied a downpour of rain which continued from shortly after midnight until daybreak, In less than an hour after its commencement the gildiinngs, ]'Within distance rnOugr i 4.• • New ublic School Books.. lie jOe History cry of England lie History of Canada 2 C Hygiene 20e Speller 1$e CompositioniC Geography, 65e Readers ..... ,.,4e, 6e, 9e, 14e11.11e Ontario Public School Arithmetic tt t Grammar ,r Ii 44 i;r i4 4E. ct ,i ji rt ti. r, it ig t.., 4 • New Scribblers, Hank Books, rt Pencils, - etc. . ` - ♦ bOO/)Qbr. • o: CLINTON. +•+•3+•••+•+•$•+•+•+•3+• • •4•44+•.144•4•44.4444.14444,4*: . miles from Luoknow three barns were burning at the same time and there Mrs McEwan andivvith cEwan,I,on,' a a greater distance. don' are visitors with mfr Murray McEwan. were three othere t Five of these were large buildings fill- ed with . grain. Locally,' the streets were flooded, drains chocked and standing grain ,and garden growth. beaten to the ground, The full extent of the. damage done is not yet known: The storm was somewhat of a cyclonic nature, and seemingly traveled in cir- clets. Mr: Will Amos, Exeter, and Miss Walton, Toronto, who have been visit intog their homes on Morie onday. . returned 1 • y • Choler• Presently'. Careful and persistent attention tel berm preventive 'measures, such as quarantine, disinfection, proper feed, Ing, etc., on the part of farmer*, gen- erally world no doubt result in a Ma- terial reduction In the yearly losses from hog cholera, and the importance of observing these precaution' 'cannot be overestimated.. 11110"1111117114111=11111r"."11111111.11 Terms Cash.. plain facts frorn . week to week. We never try , to deceive you. --Perhaps we could not deceive you if we tried 1. av He • Receivei We d Table another delivery'of our celebrated line of�..full-bleach Damask, 66 `inches wide and .warranted all pure Linen. •As this second lot is goin• even quick than the first, if you are' y ppl1efinot already sub e er a Cloth or twci at once at , secure. 560c• er . �a��xc�w.a�, We have also` the better lines` `at`'' With 68c aind �90c,�` Napkins' to . match.-; also the chewer kind from 25e per yard up., P We Shall Continue this week to sell bleached andunbleached Sheeting plain or 'twill, full' two yards wide,°for g' 25c 'per yard .Increasi . The. �.� Sales in our Corset Department p t indica a to tls'that our • ef- forts to keep only correct goods, --at• rightp p prices,--Lhave met with public approval. This week site add to our stock several of the most -wanted styles, • from 50ci p to ��.75 per pair We Have Placed on order, and expect to have them on our counters when this advertisement appears, ai,other shipment of our Special Damask Towels, 18x35 inches; red borders, go e.ach, or 75ce p �' da?, We regret that so many were disappointed on Sa . su day night to find that they Were all sold out, r» The People's Store 1:1111111112401111111 '