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The Clinton News Record, 1920-4-1, Page 8°LINTON'S LE .DINQ JEWEGEBY STORE Clinton News -Record THURSDAY. S>DAY. AI RII., 1st, 13` 0,, 'Dow About Your Eegs — Do Tbeg Bother You? Protect them from the strong March wind and sun by getting a pair of colored glasses, or having your eyes properly tested, and fitted with a perfeet lens suited to your eyes, Did you ever think : You will just have one pair of eyes -no artificals will take their place'. Look after them before it is too late. . '41 How =about your Watch-- tch -- - . ,. Has it been running properly? Are you aware that in the 0011i13e of one year the balance wheel of your watch makes 157,680,000 revo, lutions, Think of it. In time the oil gums, produces friction and wears the delicate bearings, destroying the high -finish and perfect fit, thus ruining a perfect time piece, -then, when it is cleaned the jeweler is often blamed R hen your watch does not keep accurate time, when you are to blame yourself. An ordinary machine is oiled once a day, why not your watch once a year? Let me examine it. An honest opinion fronn me will cost you nothing. Agent for Vhonolas, records• and needles H. JOHNS N Jeweler an'd Optician N17XT HOVEY'S DRUG STORE twear Don't neglect your Easter Footwear, The shoes of. every well dressed pian or woman should be as. faultless as the balance -of their Easter attnel We•invite every. pian; Woman and child to come te, see out large , and attractive lines' of— Handsome Easter Footwear Many of our handsome styles are entirely -exclusive with us. We've just the shoes a well dressed man will want to' go with his new suit—or an elegantly dressed woman will want for her Easter Gown. SHOES. OXFORDS. PUMPS, SLIPPERS, A1C. OUR PRICES Remember that a quoted price stands for nothing until you see the quality of the shoes—and this store • always says THE BEST SHOE AT ANY PRICE FRED. JACKSON Buy Thern Now Pilgrim Rubber Boots at $500 All lines of rubber footwear have advanced at the factory, and "Pilgrim" Rubber Boots will be at least $6.00 for spring. =Rilgrim Boots have been thoroughly tested and found to, be one of the best on the market. We were fortunate enough• to' have about 5Q pairs of these boots which were _bought at the old price and which we are now going to pass on to our customers at the old price of $5,00 Buy now and save a dollar or more They won't last long. Plumsteel Bros. THE STORE THAT SELLS FOR LESS,. PHONE 85 • NEW. IDEA PATTERNS, xs'tho keynote of home furn- ishing, It assists more time any one thine; in making the home at- tractive, Wliatdoes more to advance the welfare and coma . fort' of the people then bright, cheery; hospitable walls. Sure- ly money is wisely spent on such home -making, joy-produeing merchandise that brings wain - nous and growing elevation and benefit to our abodes, Our var- ied stock of Patterns and color. • ings will soon be ready for your inspection at prices slightly higher than last year, noticeable mostly in the lower priced goods only. The W. D. Fair Ca. Often the Cheapest—Always the Best 1 Specs Ities Perfection Oil Stoves. Florence Oil Stoves. Alluninunn Ware s -- Home and Vaecum Washers; Ball Bearing wringers.. Step Ladders. 0 Cedar 'and Liquid Veneer Mops $1.00 and Up, •• Brighten up with --Sherwin Williams paints and varnishes., Campbell's Stain and Floorlac. Big Assortment of Brushes. We have the RUBBERSET BRUSHES, GUARAN1}EED if the hairs cone out you get another Brush HARLAND BROS. iIARDWAIRE. STOVES NOVELTIES—The Store With a Stock UMW 111n/11119U1111f :,,.►;: onlll tutu.. Miss Gladys Chowan left this week for Toronto. Miss Clete Ford was up from Lon- don over the week -end. Mr. Gordon Hall was in London e couple of days last week, Mr. G. B Harris is on a business trip to New York this week. iss Marion Gunn is home from Guelph for the Easter vacation. sfiss Margaret Schoenhals left for Sarnia were she will take a posi- tion. Mr.' E. Pollock, after spending a week at his home in town, left on Monday for Toronto. • ' ' Mrs. 0. E ' Erratt of Auburn vis- ited with her brother and sister at Woodlands Farm over the week- 1Vfrs. Hugh Kennedy has returned after spending' three months with her sister, in the northern part of Ontario:' Mr., A. J. McMurray was called to Mitchell by the early' train on Mon- day owing to the serious illness of his father. Mrs. Wnm.. Carnoehan of Seaforth and Mrs. J. Lawrence of Mande - min are visiting Miss Johns of Townshend street. Mr. J. B. Lobb of Galt was in town on Wednesday, having come up to attend the wedding of his nephew, Mr. C. R. Holland. Mr. Harold Holmes of Tilsonburg and Miss Lois Holmes of Beams- ville are expected home tonight for the Easter vacation, Mrs. A. Cheeseborough of Detroit, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. S. E. Rozell, returns home the end of the week. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Clark of To- ronto were the week -end guests of the lady's sister, Mrs. T. Jack-. son, and mother Mrs. L. Greig. Mr. L. Rae of Petersburg, N. D., -`visited Mrs. Geo. Rufflepf Goder-. ich township and called on Mrs. , R. J. CIuff of Clinton the past week. �i4Iiss Kathleen East and • Miss Mc- Kellar of Toronto arid Mr: Carl East of Bowinanvflle will spend Easter with the latter's sister, Mrs. Gordon Cuninghame of town. Mrs. J. Shepherd and Mrs. Robson, who have spent the winter with the former's son in Toronto, ar- rived home on Tuesday evening. They also visited relatives in Paris while away. Rev. E.- 0. Forde .has been in To- ronto this week attending a meet- • ing of the Baptist Sunday school Association. Ide went as repre- • sentative o fthe Walkerton Asso- • elation, of which he is secretary. Mr, and Mrs. J. Percy Cole are vis- • sting the former's parental home- : in Goderich township this week. Both have had a"rather• bad at- • tack of grippe, especially Mr. Cole, who is not yet fully recover- ed. Mr, C. H. Holland, who has been on a three -months' poultry inspection and lecture trip in Alberta, spent the week -end at his home in town. He left again on Tuesday to re- port at Government headquarters at Ottawa, Prof. Chant of the 'university of • Toronto spent the week -end as the guest of his brother, Mr. H. E. Chant of town. On his re- ' turn to the city he was accomp- anied by his mother, who had spent the winter in Clinton. Misses Jean and Helena Middleton are expected home from Toronto for Easter. Miss Helena expects to take a trip, with other teachers under the guidance of Dr, J L. Hughes, to the battle fields of Eur- ope during the coining summer, Rev. S. E. and Mrs. McKegney and Miss Mollie returned home on Fri- day last, the former from Montreal' and the latter two from London. Nirl. McKegney was appointed to the executive of the Dominion G. W, V. A. at the annual meeting in Montreal. Mr.. Roy East of the Royal Bank, for scuta thne connected with the Head office, Montreal, left this week for Fiavatia-oh, an inspection trip and later: goes to Mexico. %He ingy he absent most of .the sum- mer, Roy is making good in his chosen work. Mr. Roy Burton, teller in the Standard Bank, Brussels,. has been transferred to Calgary and his place on the staff of the Brussels branch taken by Mr. Dawson of -Orono. Mr. Wesley Wallcer of Goderich has purchased the residence of Sen. ator •Proudfoot and will take po- ssession this spring. The ban on the holding of social gatherings, dances, etc,, imposed during the "flu" epidemic at Goder, ich, was lifted last Thursday even- ing, STH , ORR AND UALITI Two things determine the lasting quality of a suit --the cloth itself and _the manner n,i which it is tailored. And it is careful attention to these details, that gives first place, In the estimation of critical men, to suits and overcoats from DAVIES & HERMAN'S. :I. Take, for instance, the matchless suits and overcoats, made in our own tailor shop, under the most careful supervision. They are not made to sell, merely for the passing dollar of the day. They are business -builders of the future. Men's suits are more distinctly different this spring than they have been for some time --and the most favored models are to be seen at DAVIES & HERMAN'S. Our carefully selected assortment has all the snap and dash of the newest fashions, yet 'without that exaggerated freakishness so offensive to critical dressers. Come in and let us show you, just how well they are made, and we are confident you will then realize what very excellent values they are. - Merchant Tailors Opposite Market Square Hullett Township Prior to their leaving for Goder- ich, where they will reside in future, a number of friends assembled at the hone of Mr. and Mrs. R. Bren- nan last Friday evening and present- ed the Misses Della and Josephine each with a pearl set onyx ring ,and the teacher and pupils presented Master Dean with a pair of kid gloves. A very enjoyable evening was spent together. Good wishes follow the family to their new home. On Monday evening a number of the friends of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Crawford, who next week take up their residence in Londesboro, to bid them farewell and to express their regret 'at their departure from the community. A very happy evening was spent together, speeches were made by several of the company, the following address was read and Mr. and Mrs. Crawford were presented with 11 handsome couch: "Mr. and Mrs. Crawford: Dear Friends:—We, your friends and neighbors, have gathered here tonight to spend a social hour with you before you leave us for your newho»e in Londesboro. We would ask yeti to accept this couch as 'a slight remembrance of good times, we have spent together - while you have been amongst us, and ,hope that you will long be spared to en- joy your earnings, is the sincere wish of your friends and neighbors. Signed on behalf of your friends and neighbors: May Appleby, Mrs. W. H. Stevens." Goderich Township Mr. Bort Trewartha has purchased a _valuable black team from Bart Levis. Rev. Canon Hill of Goddrich will take the Easter services at St. James' church, Middleton ,on Sun- day when holy eommmunion will be celebrated. Mr. Will Townshend a student of Huron College, London, who left for the west last week has arrived safely at his destination. He expects to be absent all summer. Mr. John Hancock and son Vern- on, who have been visiting their cousin, Mr, Albert Townshend, have left again for their home at Grand Forks, N. D. Mr. John Turner is finishing mov- ing to the Forrester farms on the Hur- on Road, near Clinton. On Thurs day last they came near having a fire, They had been burning some rubbish and a spark ignited the. shingles on the roof. A couple e mon were busily sawing wood at the other side of the house and had not noticed the blaze but Messrs. E, Levis and E. Durst were driving along the road and they gave the aldrinseveral pails of water were required to extinguish the flames, Mr. R. It. Currie has sold his farm of one hundred and sixty acres on the seventh concession to Mr, Fred Gilbert of Goderich and is hay itig a sale: of his stock and imple- ments in a couple of weeks. On Friday last a meeting of the subscribers of the Goderiiert town- ship Municipal Telephone System was held in Holmes' Hall, Holmes- ville.. Mr. Hermit McEvoy was el- ected to 'the chair. The meeting was called for the purpose of deciding whether or not the system should be continued under a commission or given into the hands of the municip- al council. 0£ the one hundred and twenty-five subscribers present one hundred. and eight voted for the change but as according to law a ma- jority of the subscribers must vote on a matter of this kind and that•would 'require 'one hundred and forty-seven votes. Consequently, although such a large number of those interested enough to attend voted for the change, none could be made. The meeting then elected three commis- sioners, namely: Oswald Ginn, N. W. Trewartha and J. R. Sterling. The following day a meeting of the newly appointed commissioners was held in the office of the township clerk, Mr. A. Cantelon, when they elected officers as follows: President: Oswald Ginn, Coin- missioiers, N. W. Trewartha and Jas, R. Stering; Sec.-Treas., Adam. Cantelon. Salaries are to be paid as follows; president $26.00, commis- sioners $15.00 each, Sec. -treasurer $70.00. It was agreed that six meetings be held in the year, that is one meeting every second month and that Pres. Gino and Com, Ster- ling receive $2.00 additional for each meeting, Coin, Trewartha refused to accept any additional pay owing to the fact that Commissioners meet the same day as the municipal coun. eil. The different meetings of com- missioners were arranged as follows. Second meeting April 5, third, May 26, date of Court of Revision, also first Monday in Aug., Oct,, and Dec. The natter of engaging a.line- man was fully discussed and finally arranged that Secretary 'advertise for same .in the next issue or the four lo- cal papers.• The board adjourned to meet Monday April 5 in Holmes' Flail, Hohnesville at 2 o'clock p.m. __ _ ♦ --- The United I"armers' Club at Rus- seldalo held a debate recently, "Re- solved that the position of the hired man is more to be envied than the farmer's son." The judges gave their decision in favor of the nega- tive. TI( Ei As I have disposed of my busi= noss I must; have all outstanding accounts settled by April 15th. Call at my residence over Bart- lifl s restaurant, i1,1aW, ts F'Otto Perfection Cook Stov es The Store of Ouality How to have the Best Garden By buying Bruce's Seeds at Davison's Hardware How to do the Work More Easily By buying your garden tools at Davison's Hardware A full and complete line of Seeds, Tools, Sprayers, etc., at Daviso,l's W. H. DAVISON SUCCESSOR TO R.: ROWLAN D General Hardware Phone 53 Bruce's Seeds 1 0 CALL AND SEEIOUR Coal Oil Stoves New Perfection Automatic Florence New Process Electrical Goods Electric Washing Machines Electric Toasters, Grills, and Irons Electric Reading Lamps Shades, Fixtures and Supplies Plumber and Electrician Phone 147w CLINTON JUNK DEALER BUYING ALL KINDS OF JUNK AND POULTRY, HIDES AND'SI{INS 3,000 Muskrats Skins Wanted PAYING THE HIGHEST PRICES AI, IRAMEAS Phone 137 ;Albert St, Phone 146 Estimates gluon A. E. WOOD WALL PAPERS, MOULDINGS, SIGNS, ETC. INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR DECORATING We protect your floors, furttiturii, etc,, by plenty, of drop sheets, Ottta-tiff Street