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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1906-01-05, Page 4M eve mluary a Atiliettging:SdfurdaVt January 6th. &January Sale is an annual event here. On the 310 of the month we enter stock and balance ow books for the .lear. Stocks tn. all de- partments must be crowed down to the lowest notch before that day. We have plans for the coining year that Makes the material reductions of present stocks imperative, and we purpose Making our January Sale for 0106 th, most attractive we have ever held. Here is the list we start the Sale with on SATURDAY, JANUARY bal. Wath the papers every week. for further money -saving news of this great Sale JANUARY MANTLe "PRICES Will be decidedly money -saving.. We have had the biggest Mantle season we have any record of, and are anxious to windtt up with empty racks. Every Coat in stock must be turned into money before stock taking All new garments, and correct in style. Just the last ones left from a season of big selling. Not very many in any one lot, so do not' delay your coming mantles at $8;90 • Ie this lot we put all our mantles that sold at $4.50, $5.00 and $6,00 They are all this seasons good and include some atytish garments for children as well as ladies. Tweeds and Black Beavera,regular $5.00 to $3. go $6.00, choice for January sale Mantles at $5.00 Perhaps a dozen mantles in this lot. Last ones that are left of lines that sold for $0.50 and $6.75. All neW, all stylish garments, plain blacks or tweeds. Regular $6.50, $7.50, to 118 75. Choice of the lot for $5.00. Mantles at $6.5,0 About fifteen Mantles in thio lot. The last ones left of lines that sold at from $9.00 to $11.00 All new, ail made from good materials and alt stylish up -to date garments. A decided bargatn if you want a good mantle. Regular $9.00, $10.00 and $11.00. Chaim for January sale $6.50 11ntles $8.95 Ten Jackets in this lot, tweeds, coverts and plain blacks. Regular $12.00, *13.50 and $15.00, for the January sale you take your choice for Capes $5.00 Ond-hitlf dozen Ladies Capes, dark grays and fawns..Also two plaid Golf capes, regular $8.00 to $12.00 January sale your choice for Childress Reefers $1.75 - 15 only Childtens reefers, „neat, natty garments, in tweeds- and plain cloths. Regular $2.50 to $3.50 for January-entle gem. choice • $8.95 $5.00 $1.75 Mantles at 50 centi and $1.00 We have a few Mantles that. ere riot new. We aie.willing to take 50 • cents and 31.00 a piece for them. They are Just the thing to make over for childrens school coats. or for rough wear. 12 or 15 all told, divided into two lot e at your et nn choice for 50 cents and.. . QINUU EMBROIDERIES. January Embroidery:prices. The clean7up of our Embroidery stock be- fore the new ones arrive. These will be just as good to you as if,xou paid .the full price for them: 100 ends Cambric and.Muslin Embroideries and Insertions, assorted widths and (male ties, best ones of lines that sold at 25c, 30c;and 35c, for January Sale, 0.14 /. yerd.. 15c JANUARY FUR PRICES. As with the Mantles, so it has been with the Furs—the best season we ever had. Some very choice pieces stiil in stock, and we want them turned into the ready cash before stock -taking. Here are a few of them: 2 only re .perines, made from numbete one Alaska Labia and Persian Lamb, regular $42.50 and 343.00 Your -choice foreeeee ,Tanuat y ...... 4)011.1111 One only number one Alaska Sable and 'electric Seal Caperine, collar conies down well over the shoulder, regular $30 to chw ndk $35, choice .Tan. 6th.... -400‘ligg One only Ohio Sable Caperwe, high collar, regular $35 00, choice for January Sale n.50 One only Ohio Sable Oaperiee, high cellar, regular $18, for January Sale.... .. 16.V One only German Mink °slier- ine, a very stylish garment, reg- ular $16.0(), for January Sale MOO • One only Columbia Sable Caperine, a comfortable and serviceable garment, reg. gh $13.50, January Sale.... Usage Golf Jerseys $1.50 20 only ladies and obildrens Golf Jerseys, reds, creams, navies and fancy patterns. Regular 62.25 toel 50 $3.00. For January sale choice.. 75e vests 50c One only (Tcslumbia Sable and Electric Seal Caperines. well made and will give excellent wear, regular $13.50, Janu- ary Sale i9,50 30 pair ladies' Astrachan Gauntlets, grey and black, leather palm, well mule and lined, special for January • Sale 39c 10 only Muffs, assorted kinds, last, ones we have left of several 'different kinds, choice of „we the lot for this Sale.. .. at! Ladies ribbed Undervests, good quality, last ones that are left of special lines that sold at 75 cents For January sale choice 50c REMNANTS January Remnant prices are just half regular. Every remnant in the store will be measured up and put on the remnant table next Saturday, marked at exactly half the original price. - You will find this tableatthe rear of the store, and on it there will be many a BARGAIN. There will be Remnants of Dress Goods, Remnants of Table Linen, Remnants of • Silk, Remnants of Flannelette, Remnants of Ribbons, etc. Wrapper Bargains At 55 cents Ladies wrappers me from • good quality wrapperette, full size, wide., slightly damaged,regular $1.00, foes January sale special it 75e Wrappers made from good quality wrapperette, heavy weight, ful size walat lined, last ones that, are left from $1.25 to $1.50 lines. Spec- ial fot January sale 55c 75c Table Linens 40e Linen 29c Heavy weight, half bleached linen, quality that will last and give uary sale, ex- cellent wear. • Regular 40c, Jan- 29c Bleached table damask 40 centp 1 end heavy white bleached table linen nice pattern,66 inches wide, good weight, will wear well, reg- ular 60c, January sale. 40c DRESS GOODS FOR JANUARY. We are going to make January a big thonth for the Dress Goods depart- ment. Hundreds of yards of fashionable material to be sold before the month is over. If you want an odd Skirt, a waist or full costume, it will make it tit orth your while to buy here during this month. Black Dregs Goods 50e 300 yards black dress goods, many different lines In plain and fancy weaves/44 to 50 inches wide, regu- lar 75c to $1.00 for January sale, choice per yard Black Dress Goods 75c About 800 yards high grade black dress goods,plain weaves and fancy cloths, suitable for skirts or full costumes. Regular 111.00 to Ill 50. • January sale Colored Suiting.% 85c 150 yards*colored dress suitings just the thing for childrens wear, Reg- ular 60c and 60c. For Jaeuary sale per yard 50c 75c 35c Tweed Sultings'68c 54 inch tweed suiting, suitable for skirts or full coptumes, good pat- • terns add colors, regular .01.00 to ROI% $1.25. Unitary sale, your choice.. ULM Dress Trinimings 300 yards deeese tritniniegs, odds and ends :that are left of different' patterns. We Wanar e to clethem all out, anclerou take your choice . 11 per yar .e . .. i 11 Dress Triminings, Se • q-••• , About 2eOlyarcla in this lot, last ende ofehies that sold as high as ge from 85e to 50c, clearing at per yd, 01, The .01inion golly Eita JAN. s, woo. Die Dealsftrieree See, Sew Ana Nome wag be as *. to. et. reetraesDru_s Store, tellaten, ettereder . awe 4th Benno le m tr. 4 le in. ellesees lie:early Atte& sine disease. of these organs ereissrir rested. goant Zopiro. Mrs. 3. O. Stevenson, who left re- cently for California, owing to 'the Ill- mre of her brother at Alameda, re - calved word of his death while she was enroute to the west, • OUSTOMS.-That Clinton is a grbw- ing Customs outport, is shoWii by the following figuree Customs collection from July Ise toDec. 31st, 1701,460e145el July lst to Dec. 31st, 1005, f)7089.20 -an inorense of 31004,76. DEATH.- Mr. A. Agnew, long ..res Wt enof flay, died, here op Saturday last, et the age of 55 years, Ile leaves a wile_and Madly of five sone and one daughter. The remains were taken to Bayfield for interinel t. SHE FOUND IT -It was mentioned in these columns last week that. Mrs. Mel -lardy -Smith had lost a handsome and costly diamond and peer' 'brooch. 'Short' after the appearance of the item e had the good fortune to find the brooch in her own home. STOCK. --Mr, S. Smith sbipped. three cars of stock on Monday. Among them were several specially good animals, A cow fed by liiuiself went 2030 lbs ; from Alex. , McEwan, Stanley, were 4 head that weighed .6090 lbs, and from Mr Biggins. London road, 3 head that., weighed 4720. FROM THE WEST. - Mrs, Frank Jonee, of St. Thomas, Dakota, sister -in law of Mr. E Jones, of the Huron Road ia letter to this office says: -"We like to get the New ERA, as it is like getting a letter twine home. We are having lovely weaelterejust like sum- mer today, but the lovliese sleighing that we ever had." DEBENTURES SOLD. - The deben- tures issued in contieceion with the Clinton :Knitting Co, 'Loan, have been sold by the town to the Woodsmen of the World at 4i per cent interest This is regarded as a very satisfactory sale. The by-law provides for interest at 4e per cent, but a premium will be paid the town fdr the difference. • ' TOWN 00-U=11,4he -Tlast meet- iug of the old council was heldon Moh day night. A numb= of accounts • were pressed. The application of Mr. G. Levis to_baYe hietebusiriess assess- ment reduced was not granted. The new councillors will meet at 11 a.m. on Monday melt, And take the oath of office, and then adjourn until the even- ing; 11144+4,4444+++++444414 1LocalNotes 1 Yt+4+t+t+$4444444444N Mrs. Wank Baer is at present con - 1 ' fined to her room hi leg. th le Christmas donations to esorga liummell slipped yesterday. ThursaftY, and broke a small bone in the Muskoka Hospital, was 1fs2 from F. Few's; Clinton., We congratulate D. A. Cantelon. eon of Db. Wm. oantaion, on his r pelteitio.n as Qoundillor for He:sell. daughter of Colleotor Wiseman, Von, in London, Miss Maggie Wieeman, I At the recent Oivil Service Examine- , • Mrs. Hall, Mary Street; • received a cheque on Saturday, from the G. T. R. for the death of her*son in an accident sometime a oMrs, John 'Turner, Seafor.th, mother of Mrs. Harry Beattie, Clinton, had the misfortune on Friday to fall and break Iter arm. 4, . --The official -court he Regina,- gives Mr. 13m, Liberal, the seat over ex. Mayor LAW, by a majority of three. Tuboeinliaetst.er is a cousin of Dr. E. G. • . The other day Mr Fred Hill received a cheque froth Mr. J. Taylor, repre- seutative of the Merchants Fire Insur- ance 00" for $25, covering damages clone by the late fire: Mr. Rance, Manager Sovereign' Bank, states that if holders ofepess books of the 'York Loan Co. will bring them to bine he will forward them to *Toronto free of charge. • Mr and Mrs Wilbur N. Manning,: (Sherlock -Manning Organ Co., London) formerly of Clintoe, are receiving the congratulations of their friends over. arrival of -twin girls. • - Clonductor McKenzie, who formerly ran on one of tbe branches from To- ronto, has been appointed successor to Mr, John Quirk, on the L. H. &B., and took charge of his new run on Satur- day last. . _Mr.David Tiplady, of the base line, who is usually one of the most spry and active of -men, is hobbling around with the aid of a cetne. He has been suffering for three weeks with a most severe attack of hinibago, and is not yet free from it . • Mrs. Trussler, who is superintend- ent of the mechanical department of the Jackson Mfg. Co., has rented a I cottage on William St, belonging to 1 Mr. Twitchell, and brought her la's- ' hand here ; the latter is van" invalid .. unable to work. Avery handsome glees show case, With bevelled glass top, fitted for electric light, to be used forcigars etc., has been placed in the Normandie , office.It was made byr Mr. John Car- ter of eown, and Mr. Lewis says it is just as fine a piece of work as he could get anywhere. ' . A very handsiorne life-size statue of King Edward adorns the front door of the Normandie. It was originally se- cured by Mr. S. S. Cooper, when he ' built the hotel and named it the. King , 'Edward, but has only ;recently been I put on exhibition. - '1 Mr. J. Taylor, local 'district agent of the Confederation Life Insurance Co.. on Friday gave Mrs. Couch a chequer , for 01000, the insurance on the life of r.her late husband. Twenty-four hours after the claim papers were made out, the cheque was received, which is prompt and commendable. . 1 4001 • SCHOOL -The public sch ool re -open- ' ed on Wednesday with all the teachers in their place except Miss •Shepherd, who has not yet recovered from- her recent illness. Her room is without a teacher, but Miss Mary Rob will take charge of it next week and remain un- til Miss Shepherd is better. Miss A. Taylor. a former teacher, has charge of the lower divis'on. • 1 • A'' FAITHFUL EMPLOYEE -There are certainly- not mar yin town who have remained as long in one situation as Mr. W. Cudmore, "Bill.' as he is fan.iliarly called. Should he iiV€ until April next he will have put in 31 years • of service with Mr. Thos. McKenzie. It goes without saying thee he is a good workman, for he Could not , here retained his position so long had he not. been. - • THE WAVERLY HOUSE -Mrs, F. R. Hodgins was the hostess of a large dinner party at the Waverly on New Years. 'airs. Tisdall, Mrs. McLean. • Mrs. Brydone and others also enter- tained friends a; dinneron New Years. The table at this hostelry has gained a well deserved reputation and is pat- ronized by a large portion of the travelling and local trade. 'Mr. Bux- ton, the proprietor, is again able to be on (linty, after his recent illness. BY-LAW DEFEATED. -Quite it. large vote was polled on Monday, but sentiment wiis strongly against the by-law, it being defeated by a majority of 154. The vote by wards was its follows :- For Against St. Andrews 16 51 • St James , . .. . 24 53 St Johns'..... ..... e13 61 St Georges' 8 50 -- -- 01 • 215 HOCKEY. -The intermediate O. H. A. season opened at Goderich on New Year's, with Clinton as the visiting team, who were defeated by the home team by a score of 15 to 1. Clinton had not a strongteam, and the boys declare that the ice was so dark it was impossible to see the puck. The score at half time -was 8 to 0, but in the second half Clinton succeeded in scor- ing one goal, although their opponents soon resented by piling up an addition- al score of seven goals. Brown Jack- son, of Seaforth, acted very efficiently as referee, and on no occasion found it necessary to penalize the players. PRESENT.ATION.-A social given by the ladies of the church, to the choir and officials thereof, was held in ; Wesley Church last Thursday evening. ' Refreshments were abundantly served, After which a prograna of music was rendered, Rev. MreMaimine acting as chairman. Advantage was taken of the occasion to present Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Murch, leader,- and member of the choir respectively, with a solid silver tea service, in recognition of their services. The 'present was ac- companied by a suitable address, read' by elr. R. E. Manning, in which deep regret was expressed at their removal; and the heartiest good wishes for their future prosperity. Mr. Murch, in brief, but fitting terms, expressed the grati- tude of himself and wife for the testi., monial given him. Mr, and Mrs 101,6 left" for their new home in Stratford, on Seturdey, and earry with them the good will of a, lane circle of -friends. .. • . 414 OMENTS.:-One eroiiiiig laat WO er as Mr. James Sout.hcomlje, of Itullett, was driving into town, he was ,run into by some young fellows who were not just as careful as they should have been, Mr. Southoombe's buggy was ,so badly broken that he had to get another to come to town with the youths were thrown out by the collision and their buggy also broken. The other day while Mr. Walter Cole, honk -keeper for Th Clinton 'Thresher Co„ was walking a beam at the building in coursection, t he fell and hurt his thigh as it did i c not bothers Lim particular be went t on With his work, but a N Vvards the &titer ordorm but be le no 01,r0Wed again( Mr. Robt. Welsh hae been an em- ployee of Clinton Council for the past 17 years. That he is trusted, efficient and competent goes without saying, Mill but this is proved in the fact that dur- .sng his years of service he hae never received a reprimand. Pretty. good evidence of efflciency. • 11.11411 Mr. Ogle Cooper,' of Collingwoocl, was called here on Monday, owing to the serious illness of his mother, who who was very low from hemorha,ge of • the stomach. Her many friends will be glad to know she is getting better, even though likely to be -confined -to her room fora couple of weeks. • Dr; G. E. Holmes, wife and Chile, of Clinton, spent the holidays 'with the ' former's parents, Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Holmes at the .Methodist parsonage, Dr. Holmes. who was employed in Dr. (libb's dental 'office here six years ago, has a large number of friends in Bien - Mien, who were glad of the apportun- ity of seeing him again. -Blenheim News. R. j.. Dunemore in the St. Thomas Times of Wednesday, says :•••-••"I spent Christmas' est Clinton, and was surpris- ed,to note how the town has progress- ed. A new knitting factory is about completed. The Jackson Bros. manu- facture boys readymade suits, employ- ing about 85 girls, some of whom earn from $10 to $15 per week. The new hotel "Normandie" which was built by S.. S. Cooper, and is conducted by P. Lewis, who failed to secure a license for the old Balmoral hotel inehis city, would be a credit to any. city in the province. The, hotel is electrically • lighted by its own plant throughout, has four bathrooms, a telephone in every bedroom. a splendid dining -room and an elaborately equipped bar. It is an up -date, -date and well-conducted hos- telry. • Some Business Changes The next important real estate change that has taken place here for some thne, is the purchase by the Sov- ereign Bank, of the building owned by Jackson Brostand occupied by Hodgens Bros, for their tailoring and furnish- ing business. It shows the confidence that the bank has in this town, that out of sotne 53 agencies in Ontario, 'Clinton is the only place where it buys a property for its own use. For the I ' • present Hodgens Bras will remain there, but other changes of an import- ant nature are in contemplation. The 1 building will eventually be fitted up for the occupation of the bank. We con- gratulate the general. manager in his , judgment In the matter, .. I Mt. H. Bartliff hits rented the store so long known as Watt's Drug Store and will open his' restaurant there, I which has been fltted,up for the same. It is about 45 years sioce the late W.R. hereet having .been run continously Watts commenced the dreg business j until shorttime met Mr, Ibrtlia t • will also run the premises occupied Xing, which he recently sou et, The GIN. W. Telegraph office, w tch has been in connection with Watt's store for years, has beets' removed to the store of J. W. Irwin, and -will still be in charge of the efficient operato,-, Mies Oilchriet, W. Nimmenee who has been employ- ed in ORO of the largest restaurants of Toronto, having bought, the building • odeupied by Mr, Barttiff, will remodel line, ea.nd commence business in the same Robt. Downs,. employed for 8011)0 ithe as tailor with the J. W. New- Onlbe ; Co., has rented the remises he Sloane block, AG present used dean elle° for the Clinton Thresher Co., and ; 111 COMMORCet fOr himself as ' 01001/ as they. -mate it s after) o to bed, w