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CLiiNTON, ONTARIO,
Established 1365, Vol." 53, NA. 37
NEW
THURSDAY MARCH, 15th, 1919,.
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OF CANADA
lncorporated 1869.
Capital Authorized $ 25,000,000
Capital Paid-up 14,000,000
Reserve Funds 15,600,000
focal Assets 427,000,000
535 Branches
With World-wide Connections
Interest paid on Savings Deposits.
R. E. MANNING, Manager , Clinton
Branch ill
INCORPORATED 1855
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CAPITAL AND RESERVE $8,800,000
98 Branches in Canada
A General Banking Business Transacted
CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT
BANK MONEY ORDERS
SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT
Interest Allowed at Highest Current Rate
H. R. SHARP, Manager Clinton
Ordered
Clothing
I Ready -to -Wear
Clothing
4 SPECIALS
75 pairs Men's Trousers
well made, five pockets, belt
straps, just the trouser for
shop wear, cheaper than over-
alls. While they last . $2,50
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11'en's overcoats
11 Brown
Brown and Grey, Your choice
P for ,..•.. . $10.00
15 Men's Sweater Coats
Heavy Cotton to clear at 1.25
'20 Men's Sweater Coats
Assorted colors, wool and
cotton rnixture.Regular $4.50
and $5.00. Your choice for
. . . . $3.50
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The following Societies shipped
through the Clinton branch of Huron
County Rea Cross & 'C. W. C. A, to
Hyman Hall.
$ayfieid-28 pair of socks and 2
shirts.
Bethany -32 pair of socks,
Clinton: -40 pair of socks, 3 suits
of pyjamas, 5 shirts, and 21 towels,
London Road:-- 25 pair of socks..
Y. L, G. T.--60 pair of socks,
Stanley -24 pair of socks and 8
shirts.
Unity: -29 pair of socks and 1
shirt.
Turners: 75 pair of socks.
Varna 41 pair of socks, 1 suit of
pyjamas and 15 shirts.
Summerhill: -42 pair of socks,
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Y. L. P. A., REPORT
Following is the Treasurer's report
for the past six months of the Y, L, P.
A, from Sept. 1st, 1918 to March 1st
1919:-
1351.
919;1351. on hand, Sept 1st '18 ....5167.36
Fees 2.45
Entertainments 112.05
Sale of flax 81.44
proceeds of bazaar 358,90
Supper, Hospital Md 40.70
1.53
323.45
Donations 23.25
Mrs. John Middleton 5.00
I-. Middleton,'for Belgian Relief 5.00
Subs. Free Press received .,., 79.00
Bank interest 1.45
Stamp shower
I Navy League
$1201.58
Donations
Navy League Fund 5323,45
Catholic Huts 50,00
Prisoners of War 30,00
Military District No 1 , 30.00
Hospital Aid 40.00
Overseas Boxes 182.25
Entertainment expenses .. 79.97
Sundries 8.88
Expenses re Free Press Contest 137,83
Balance on hand 319.20
51201.58
Birth:, Marriages & Deaths
Deaths
MUSTARD: - On Saturday after-
noon, March 8th, at his home, 1061
St. Clarens avenue, 'Toronto, Charlie
Laurie, youngest son of Rev. Charles
and Mae Mustard.
LECKIE:-In Toronto, at 382. St.
Clarens Avenue, on Wednesday, March
6th, Helen Jean Leckie, youngest
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. T.
Leckie, of Kincardine.
RALPH -On Wednesday, March 5tli,
at Daytona, Florida, Thomas W. Ralph,•
beloved husband of Florence B, Harvey
70 Waverly Road, Toronto, aged 35
years 11 month,
Phone 146 Estimates Given
A.FIW000
HIInterior and
1 Exterior
Decorating
Try The New lira 1919
for Job Work in
We protect your floors, furni-
ture, arc., by plenty of drop
sheets,
Wall Papers,
Mouldings,
Signs, Etc.
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Street81
Isaac
LENT
If you were to ask for the
loan of our little hatchet we
would be compelled to tell
you, 'IT IS LENT',
And we have the following
Fish
Finnan Haddie
Fresh White Fish
and Codfish
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THE HUB GROCER
Phone 48
Canada Food Board License.
No. 8-2495.
ROBBERY HERE
Conner's Store Rot l,ed-A Windo
M Fair's Broken.
Tuesday while the 0, T. R. agenf
was busy in thefreight shed some
youths ranging in the age from 14 to
19, broke into the station through
the wicket, and took about 512 and a
bunch of tickets,
It is supposed that they walked
from here to Seaforth, a distance of a-
bout nine miles. They then took
the afternoon train from there to
Stratford.
During the night the public school
was also broken into. When the
Janitor came down in the morning he
found .three men sound asleep
by the fire. They stated that
they had broken in to get warm. They
go away and have not been arrested.
Conner's store was broken into and
tobacco taken, while a window in the
office of W. D. Pair's store was broken,
but the men must have been frighten-
ed as nothing was disturbed.
Up to press lime no arrests have
yet been made.
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Wesley church,
Next Sunday the Pastor will preach
morning and evening.
Do not fail to hear Rev. Dr. Rut-
ledge on Sunday, March 23rd
With Rev, A. E. Jones accepting the
invitation to Blenheim, the Official
Board has invited Rev. D. N. McCarnus,
of Blenheim to Clinton,
St. Paul's
Rev. Canon Hill will conduct ser-
vices as usual next Sunday.
On Wednesday evening for Lenten
Service his subject will be "Disappoint-
ments," and the following Wednesday
evenings, "Loneliness", and "Failure"
and the next Wednesday evening which
is the last in Lent, "Suffering.'
Baptist Church
The Pastor will take for his morning
subject, service commencing at 11 a.
III, "Are 'there Any Prayers Which
God Cannot Answer."
The evening service at 7 p. m, the
Postor's subject will be: -"The Epi-
tome of the Gospel," The service
will open with short song service.
Ontario Street Church
There was a good attendance at the
Epworth League on Monday evening
last when the Missionary Committee
had charge of the programme. Read-
ings on Missionary work in India, by
Beatrice Jervis, Etta Hardy, Eleanor
McKinley and Mary Gibbings. Miss
Maud Wiltse read an interesting story
on work in Africa. , Miss Mary Holl-
and sang a solo. The topic was take:
by Mrs. McMurray. Next Monday
night the young men are going to
have charge of the programme. They
intend to present an Irish programme
in keeping with St. Patrick's Day. A
Musical Romance will be one feature
of the programme. Visitors will be
welcomed,
The Junior League has been having
a contest during the past months and
the boys and girls have shown great
interest in it. There are 85 new
members on the roll now.
The pastor's subject Sunday even-
ing will be "Man's only Hope."
Church Notes
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Judge Lewis was i1t town Tuesday,
Rey, J,E, Hogg. was a Seaforth visitor
last Friday.
Mr. Hugh Ross leaves Thursday for
Leamington.
Mayor Cooper was In Toronto on
business this week,
Mrs, J. G. 'Jhowen and Isabel spent
the past week in Hamilton.
License Constable Pellow of Gode-
rich; was in town on Sunday.
Mr, and Mrs. Ray Ruhnball of Goder-
ich were visitors over Sunday.
Mr, George Kemp of London visited
his uncle Mr. Sam. Kemp last week.
Mrs. (Col.) Combe went with the
Hockey girls to Mount Forest last week.
Cadet T. Morgan was a visitor dur-
ing the past week with Hamilton friends
Miss Lyla Thornton, of Seaforth, is
the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Chas, Bart -
lift.
Mrs, Maines of Blyth was a visitor
with her daughter, Miss Eva Maines last
week.
Pte, Norman Fitzsimons reported to
Toronto for further treatment this
week.
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Mr. S. Castle, sr., has been confine
to the house with an attack of bron
chitin
Mrs, Sparkes returned to Brantford
after visiting her daughter, Mrs. (Rev.
Moulton,
Mis's Eva Maines spent the week en
HawithmiltoMrn,, and Mrs. Chas, Conner a
Mr. 'Carman, of Stratford, of the
Perth Mutual ins., Co., was in town
this week.
Mr. Ed. Howard, of London, was re-
newing old friendships in town during
the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Hollyman and Dorothy
and Miss Margaret Carter spent Sun-
day at Westfield,
Mr. Harness was here over Sunday.
Mrs. Harness returned with him on
Monday to Exeter.
Chief County Constable Whitesides
(vas in town on Tuesday looking into
the burglaries in town.
Seaforth Expositor: ---Miss E. Higgins
of Clinton, was the guest of Miss
Norma Jeffrey this week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Kerr were called
to Toronto owing to the sudden death
of Mr. T, W. Ralph last Wednesday.
Pte, James Grimes left Seaforth on
Friday last to start on his trip to Van-
couver where he has made his home for
many years, prior to enlisting in 1915.
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Mrs, Jack McGuire and daughter, Seaforth-Clinto
Miss Violet, of Belgrave, spent ire 1ai�& l
LIVE HURON
COUNTY NEWS
Mrs. George Henry, 6th' concessloi
West Wawanosh suddenly passed away
Tuesday evening of last week. Death
resulted from a fainting spell with
which she was stricken while in bed,
where she had been confined fur some
time suffering from a broken hip.
Win. Thompson for many years a
respected blacksmith at Dungannon
passed away on Monday evening Feb
24th. Deceased was in his 74 yea
and is survived by his wife end fou
sons and four daughters.
Andrew McDougall has disposed o
his 50 acre farm on the 10th cancel
sion of East Wawanosh to Mr. Georg
F. Coultes,
Mr, and Mrs. Fred Wood who hay
been respected residents . of the 6t1
concession of Logan near Mitchell, fo
a number of years have purchased a
farm near,Fordwich and, will move to
Huron County in the near future,
Wni. Haist, Trowbridge, has bought
Ethel Cheese factory from W. Brown.
The William Perrie family, who have
been for many long years residents of
Cranbrook locality, moved to Brussels
last Friday.
Mr, R. Welsh has sold his farm on
the 3rd concession of Usborne to Mr.
Josh. Heywood. Mr. Victor Heywood
has been working the faun,
has purchased the 100 acre farm Of
Wuh..Bieber; 011 the Town Line.
Monday; Tuesday and Wednesday,
September 15, 16 and 17, are, the
dates decided upon by the directors of
the Goderich Industrial Exhibition for
this year's Fair,
r CHURCHES NOT TO
BE AMALGAMATED
e Question of Long. Standing is Tinnily
Decided At Goderich-Victoria
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t Street Against -As Result The
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Unite
Death carte with startling sudden-
ness to an old resident of the Goshen
Line, Stanley, on Tuesday, when Mr.
Robert Stephenson was seized with a
stroke of appoplexy while driving to
visit his daughter, who resides about a
mile from his hone,
A basket ball schedule had been
drawn up among the boys' clubs of
the Methodist, Baptist and Presbyter..
fan churches in Goderich. A series
of games aretobe played among these
clubs,
A young Howick farmer got himself
into trouble recently by not register-
ing on June 22nd, Hewas married a
felt, weeks ago, and when the license
wits forwarded to Registrar Generai of
Ontario, it was discovered by the
authorities that the groom had not
registered as required by law. He was
placed under arrest last week and will
be prosecuted.
Mr. John Bender, who recently dis-
posed of his farm west of Dashwood
Goderich, March 1L -For the past
j four or five months the question of
the amalgamation of the two Metho-
'dist churches in town has been before
the people and there was considerable
1 agitation on the question. The vote
was counted last night on the question
in both churches, About 575 ballots
were counted and 377 of the Methodist
people of the town voted for union of
the churches, and 198 against. How-
ever, the Victoria street congregation
vote stood; 100 for; 186 against The
quarterly board of the Victoria street
church, on the strength of the vote,
introduced a resolution that union be
not consummated Six members of
the board voted for the resolution, and
t t refrained from voting.
Asked 51,700 Damages
The spring assizes opened here yest.
terday afternoon, Chief Justice Suth-
erland presiding. The first case' was
that of Glazier vs, Clarke, both of Con-
stance. This was an action' brought
by Glazier against Robert Clarke for
damages for injuries sustained by the
plaintif when he was run into by
Clark's automobile last October. He
asked for 51,700 damages. The case
occupied yesterday afternoon and this
forenoon, the jury was given the case
just before dinner. The jury awarded
the plaintiff 8300 and costs. A couple
of other cases on the docket were
settled out of court.
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Forward ove ., ent eetings
Huron Presbytery
t ' week end with Mr. and Mrs. Alex Mc-
' Guire in 'town. Miss Violet is still
The Presbyterian congregations of
St. Helens and East Ashfield have ex-
tended a call to Rev. Peter Jamieson, B,
A,, of Melbourne and Riverside, in the
Presbytery of London.
The gall extended to Rev, W. D. Mc-
Donald, of Atwood, by the Lashburn
church, Presbytery of Battleford, Sas-
kntchewan, was not accepted by Mr,
McDonald.
At the•Ouarterly Official Board meet.
ing of the Elmville 'Circuit last week
an invitation was extended to the
pastor Rev. R. H. Parnahy, to return
again for another year. His salary %vas
increased front 51100 to 51350 for the
coining year and also made retroattive
to include the present year,
The official board of the Aylmer
Methodist church has extended an in-
vitation to Rev, W. K. Hagar to re -
Math as pastor for a third year, at a
salary of 51500. Rev. Mr, Hagar was.
a former pastor of North street Metho-
dist church, Goderich,
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Washington, D, C., March 6 -
Failure of congress before final
adjournment to take any action
on pending bilis providing for
repeal of the daylight saving act
made certain that the nation's
clocks again would be advanced
an hour during the period be-
(ween the last Sunday in March
and the last Sunday in October.
Oppdsition of farming inter
ests to the daylight saving act
on the ground that it was of no
benefit to the people of rural
communities led to the intro-
duction of several bills provid-
ing for its repeal, but all of
then failed,
Deliverymen, nail -drivers, and the
farming community have had a busy
time this winter changing from runners
to wheels and back. again. Sometimes
it seems a daily occurrence,
The National Federation of Wo-,
men's club. is said to ise about to ask
congress to make the mountain lau-
rel the national flower, •
An eight hour day and a 44 -!hour
week with no night work for women
is being demanded by the National
Women's Trade Union League.
Mrs, Curley Ihtnn-Webb, the first
woman
6cacaif s rafesc• coast
daughtr 01 TOnd
Dunn, the fam0115 Scotch golfer,
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Sergt, A. McDonald spent the week
end with Gr. Charles McGuire in town.
lie has recently returned from over-
seas after four years service at the
front.
Rev. J. A. Agnew was at Blyth on
Thursday evening last attending the
missionary banquet in the Methodist
Church. He was one of the speakers
of the evening.
HURON BOYS HOME
Pte. Newton Davis, Clinton.
Pte. W. Kay, Goderich
IRISH TEA '-
Be sure and come to the Irish
Tea to be served on
ST, PATRICK'S DAY
MARCH 17TH,
in Wesley Hall, from 5 to 7 p,m,
by the ladies of Wesley church.
You will receive It hearty Irish
Welcome and a first-class supper
will be given for the nominal
fee of 25 cents.
Groups, Mar. 16--23
SEAFORTH
Sabbath, March 16 -Rev, Robt, Martin,
D, D. Stratford.
Monday, March 17--4tev. Robert Mar-
tin, D. D. Stratford.
Tuesday, March 18 -Rev. J. H. Turn-
bull, M, A., Toronto,
Wednesday, March 19 -Rev, Wm.
Gauld, B. A., Formosa,
Thursday, March 20 -Rev. Jan, Wilson
B, A,, Toronto
Friday, Ni?rch 21 -Rev, Jas, Wilson,
B. A., Toronto,
Sabbath, March 23 -Mr, J. A, Patter-
son, K. C., Toronto,
CLINTON
Sabbath, March 16 -Rev. J. H. Turn-
bull, M. A„ Toronto
Monday, March 17 -Rev, J. H. Turn-
bull, M, A., Toronto
Tuesday, March 18 -Rev. Robt. Martin
D. D,, Stratford.
Wednesday, March 19 -Rev. J. H.
Turnbull, M. A. Toronto
Thursday, March 20 -Rev. Wm, Gauld,
B, A., Formosa
Friday, Marcia 21 -Rev. S. McLean, 13.
A., Egmondville.
Sabbath, hlarch 23 -Rev. Jas, Wilson,
B. A., Toronto.
These men are all able ministers
confronting the ch
Gospel to the hon
The genera
tention is call
the place of
the other ct
only. 1'h
Raising Por
and will deal with the various problems
h of :the
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