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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1919-4-24, Page 4VAGE 2 .f \,.�•tui.bA.i•pv„•MNY�lYfMAVMwnvYyµn,yY4aMtaw.r`r, ,vow+ Faa'>671ttn+It",,uyq RW 7rShMatew'srai'cR"rratgG% • Every day is Fashion Day I` 11 PHONE 78 T irl t CLINTON NEW J.RA Stunning in' New -ri. SUIT Presented in all their Spring time realness and beauty and unequalled array. With all the right lines, 'with el the clever style touches that ap- 1:eal to women and Misses., Navy, Mack, Tan, Sand, and Brown made of the very best materials. 90 Prices p'jsr4e from $25.00 up to LJl '$50.00 each. New Neckwear and Novelty Beads Just to hand many new Novelties in Ladies Neckware and Furnishings. Dainty and pretty ideas at all prices and for all purposes.. Make your choice now while the stocks are com- plete.' Ask to see our New Novelty Beads. We have many ex- clusive novelties in Victory Red, Coral, Pink, Black. New Spring Skirts Just to hand this week another shipment of new novelty skirts made of plait, stripe and check poplin.. Taffeta silk, serges, gabardines, colors Black, Blue, Sand, Toupe and Grey. Prices range from $6.50 u p to $12.00. Ask to see our special Silk poplin skirt $6.50. ALWAYS FIRST WITH THE LATEST Sistssememanma 20c Cheaper In England Toronto Tithes—Canadian so those "in the know" say, sold in Great Britain 20 cents cheaper than in Toronto, and the situation here has reached such a " point that Prof. R. J. McFail, the * Cost of Living Commissioner, has .m come to the city from Ottawa to in- * vestigate supplies in cold storage :nd endeavor to solve the reason why e butter has become a luxury of the rich, ,E Confusion As To Time ,y Clinton is still struggling along with the trains, the hotels and the out go- ing mails running according to new time, and the general public on old a * * as 44 * * * * * * is butter, * * is being *WE WANT MORE -COUNTRY NEWS* a pound * * * Do yo live in the county? w if so and you have any per- sonal items call us up. We want all the news items, big or little, from town and coun- try. It doesn't make any diff- erence whether we have a torr-• espondent in your locality or r.• time, The council has deferred action e for the present, a not, They may miss an item, so call us up. We don't mind being bothered; More country news is what we're after and it is acceptable from any quarter and from any person, whether a subscriber of The New Era or of ,F w so- * * * * * * * Et * * * * {! * * 4P * Si! ''s In Western Canada •7, Up-to-date Silo and Barn in the West, { FOR many years Western Canada average throughout the winter, bas not been thought of as a silo months. country. The enormous areas he believes that the solution lies ..or unoccupied land, on which. cattle roasted at will, or the settler cut his year's supply of native hay, to a large extent met the fodder problems of the country. With closer :settlement and more latenailled agriculture, however, a change Ie coming about. :.Particntarly on account of the rapid advance of the dairy industry the ' farmers are becoming more interest. ed in the various means of caring for their herds, especially during the winter months. The silo has been, found to solve one problem, and is maktug li,s appearance to many parts of the country. 5 From experiments that have been undertaken et the various expert" mental farms It wouldappear that •thc silo method of feeding dairy stock • is one of the very best Superin- tendent G. H. Hutton, of the Do. . rnlalon Experimental Parra at La. , , conibe, Alberta, claims that winter , silage is one of the hest means of ,keeping the. farm stock well fed dor- , tag the winter and has solved the ;tproblein of securing succulent feed dor the dairy cattle. In his report, Mr. Hutton says that ,the growing of roofs has met with ,many objection*. anions them being the high Cost of' tenor and the diol• gutty or storfamit Ilthere these dal' aultlelt can be owtreemte reale 'add vet/ ttt�iieattet'faliy Pio the rsMla im for the d*try Cow alio ere N meaits,6vhoro+ Ass' the ntHlt predudtton cam be. t!n- In ib g flew atter trestle t. M:4 d lit iw histor 4talln in the silo since it cambia erected at a comparatively low Initial cost, eon• 1 sidering the tons of material that can be stored, and 'considering also that silage can be made from peas and oats, or oats alone, a crop which can be universally and successfully growth' and which will yield a green weight of from eight to twelve tons per acre. 1 The crop intended for the silo is cut while the oats are in the milk stage and Is at onoe run through the cut- tine ut ting box and mut as fine as possible, going into the silo absolutely green. It is important that, the silage bo thoroughly tramped. A silo 30 feet high and 12 feet in diameter will hold from 80 to 90 tons, according to the amount of moisture In the crop at the time It is cut. At the Lacombe Experimental Farm some bulky rod. der, as hay' or oat straw, is usually tot In conjunction with the silage as well as the usual grain ration. When so fed cows on full flow of milk will consume around 40 Donna per day. Experiments which have been eon. ducted at the farm during the past two years to determine the feeding value of this silage as compared with the same' feed cured In the ordlnari way in the .bock of green teed, show result* very decld.",y„In fever et enstiltg the crop, • bowing oleo s owing in the eost of producing one pound of Mitten of as much es feet cants per pound, and as much: ate seven Dealt. per pound iron ding! trot cor . � � .e STANLEY. Miss Ida Taylt'nr is spending the Bea- ter week in Toronto, Sergi, lJ, If, Bird, of Regina, regent; ly returned from overseas, after four years' service spent last week at the home of Win. Taylor, Mr; WIn, Wescott, of • Manitoba, visited last week at the home of Mr, John Butchart. Miss Mamie McIntosh of Toronto, called on a few friends here this week. Miss Beatrice McKay of Hamilton and John and Archie Bryant of Lon- don, spent their Easter holidays at the home of Mr, John McCowan. CONSTANCE, Russel Coleman of Tuckersntith, spent Sunday with hissister, Mrs. Eph, Clark,. The Choir rendered their C,ontata "Redemption Songs” on Sunday:even- ing which was well received by all. Will the parties who took Mr, Jas. Mann's gate on Sunday evening kindly known return the same as they are well L tatn and save further trouble. Miss Jennie Nicholson of Walton, spent a few days wjth her cousins Mr. and Mrs. Adam Nicholson, Mr, WM. Stanley of Clinton called 017 his daughter, Mrs. D. Tudor on Sat- urday afternoon, George Clark, of Toronto is spend- ing the Easter vacation with his parents Mr. and Mrs, -Robt. Clark, LONDESBORO. Miss Mabel Slrobrook is rapidly re. covering front an attack of pneumonia, Mr, Robert Morrison, of Winnipeg, who returned from overseas three weeks ago after over three years at the front, is visiting relatives among Mr. Moon's and Mr. McVittie's. Kirk Lyon of the Toronto Medical College and his companion, Mr. Mc- Ginley, of the West Indies, spent a brief Easter holiday at home. Miss Brigham, of Highgate and Miss Brodgen, of London, were home for the Easter holidays, Stephen Mothers, of Cargill, is a- mong the visitors this week. Rev. Abrey conducted the service in the Methodist Church on Sunday night. There will be a special musical ser- vice in the Methodist Church on Sun- day night. 'i'he Easter Cantata "Re- demptions song, sung by the Constnce choir in their Itonte church to a highly delighted congregation will be sung by then, at the request of the choir of the Londesboro Church. A special invitation is extended to the public. The Sabbath School conducted a special Easter service n the Methodist Church on Sunday morning which was very pleasing to the congregation, HENSALL Mr. W, Colles, for a number of years accountant of .the Molsons Bank at Rid'getown, has been transferred to Hensel!, where he has been made mana- ger, Mr. COtles has been connected with the Ridgetown branch for about 15 years and his obliging and court- eous. manner has Won for hint many warts .friends, He has also taken part in the town's sporting and social cir- cles and will be especially missed in the recently -organized bund. Mrs. Colles will also be missed in Patriotic societies, at the present time being treasurer of the I. 0, D. E. Rev. Dr. Medd exchanged duties with Rev. Mr. Donn on Sunday last, and Dr. Medd's •ninny friends in this a former charge Were pleased to have an opport- unity'of meeting hint again. Residents are taking a great interest this spring in sprucing u ptheir lawns and premises and putting out flowers and shrubs and'llens:Ill promises to be more noted than ever for her well kept premises. The want of Houses was never more felt here, John Cantelon, who was in the Mol - sons Bank in Toronto has been ap- pointed accouttltant 1'n ,the Monson's Bank here as successor to 1V. Douglas who has been appointed manager of a new bank in Walters' Fall, The services in Carmel Presbyterian Church on Sunday last was conducted by two laymen from the congregation of Rev. Mr, McLear, of the Bgntondville Presbyterian church, who gave very interesting discourses, Mr. Love tak- ing the morning service and Mr. Sau- vage taking the evening one, The pastor, Rev, Mr. McCullough, is still quite ill, BRUCEFIELD. • The Geddes Tyson Lumber Co., has bought out the saw mill in our village front John Mustard, also a large quan- tity of logs, etc. The mill was built over 30 years ago by i'red Ruinball, ex - mayor of London, paid has been of much service to this community. George Kennard and wife, who have been Visiting their parents, Alex Mc - Beth and wife, left last week for "their ltonie in Victoria B, C. John Rattenbury and family of Burl ington, spent Easter at the home of their parents in our village, Mr. and Mrs. Dslyrintple spent the week end at Mr, Dalyriutple's home at Lumley, The new roll of honor will be unveil- ed in the church on Sunday morning. Miss McMillan of Perth, Co., is the guest of Mrs, Broadfoot, Misses Mary McNaughton and Louise Allen of Stratford Normal school are spending their vacation at their houses in Tuckerstnitlt, Ronald McKenzie, son of Alex, Mc- Kenzie, of our village, has, gone to learn engineering on the "G. Perkins" a freight boat that is' running on the Lakes, Lieut, Win. McQueen 'and' wife, eS Tornuto, visited last week at the home of his parents, in our village, Special Easter sermons were held in our church on Sunday, Brucefleld 1, O. 0, P. lodge will At- tend Divine Servlee on Sunday. evening May "lin, at 7 pr,mY' •k nr unaA,rt; .t>;. Thursday; April 24t11, 1919 Baa riu„.NWpgiavumrtprY,,v, ... _ .. ews "'i1118iIIIIIIiIIiIIVIIIIIikV@IIiIIIIIIBIIlIiIIIIVIIIIIIIIiIiIIIViPU11111iIVli Personal and otheritj Items of interest from New Era representatives, ' �11111111111161111UIIIIIIIIII'VIIIII91111Ulillll'I�ICIIIIIIIIIVPIIIiII!IIIIIIII�UIIIIIC DuNGANNON KIPPEN - , One of the largest funerals Seen here for Some time was that of the late Mr's. Thomas tlali, Among those present from it distance were Mrs, Hill >of Bre- tin, Mrs, (1)r.) McClinton, of ]Midland: Air, and Mrs, Johnston and son, Cecil, 01 Klppen, and Miss Hall, of Guelph, EXETER. Following a visit of Messrs. J. W. Taylor• anal R. 0. Schlott of tills village, to Ailsa Craig, the Council of that vil- lage passed a 'ntotlon' approving the petition to the Grand Trunk suggest- ing that switch be built at Luchn Cros's ing to connect he Huron and Bruce and the Stratford -Sarnia line. The citizens of Exeter have prescnt- ed the veteran busman, Mr. Gillespie, with the bus which was the property of the late Mr. Creech. The purchase price was raised by public subscription. WIN'GHAM. Wm, Carnyti died on Saturday in Itis eigthy-eiglith year. He had Ivied here for some years with his daughter, Miss Ella Corr,yn, his wife dying some years ago, Mr. Cornyu cause to Wingham in 1355. He was one of the first pio- neers who took up 't bush farts and it is now part of the Town of Wingham. Since a young man he. was a member of the Loyal Orange Lodge, in which he was county master from time to time, The deceased was one of Wing - ham's most prominent citizens, sitting i❑ tire Council and taking a part in the building of Wingham front its beginn- ing. He leaves jive sons and two daughters. The funeral took place on Tuesday afternoon from'St. Paul's An- glican 'Church, The service was held under the auspices of the L. 0, L. The business men have decided to hold a half holiday each week, begin- ing the first week in May and ending in August. Hogs sold on the market here for $21 per cwt, live. One sow brought 890 andtwo other pigs 8107. The Aero ']'Ire Uontpany held a meet ing coining todecision regrrding where they would locate the plant for manufacturing. The majority of the committee favored the buying of two of the Western Foundary Company's buildings, which are not being used to full capacity by the company. They will be supplied with 100 electric horse power at cost price from the Western Foundary Company. This will mean the employment of from 30 to 50 hands almost immediately, Wm, Mitchell from the Northwestern provinces, has arrived home to see his mother, Mrs. Win. Mitchell, who is seriously 111. BRUSSELS Corp. Frank Shaw is home from over- seas. He enlisted with the ,dist and was wounded. Hts brother, Pte. Rob- ber, is still in England, lie had a leg shatttered and is still on crutches. The marriage was perforated by Rev. Mr, Brown at the rectory, Seaforth, of John A. McIntosh, of Morris Township and Miss Margaret Ellen Case, of Wal- ton. The weekly half -holiday will com- mence cm May 1 and continue for tate following lour months. Thursday is the day chosen, Following are the officers for the W. M, S. of the Methodist Church for the coating term: President, Mrs. T 13. Whitfield; first vice, Mrs, (Rev.) Staf- ford; second vice, Mrs. Edward Bry- tins; recording secretary, Mrs. L. Skel- ton; corresponding secretary, Mrs. H. L, Jackson; treasurer, Miss Pipe. The death of Bessie Bone, wif: of Roy McKay merchant, of this town, which occurred in a Toronto hospital, has cast a gloom over the town. She had gone to Toronto a few days pre- vious 'to undergo an operation in the hopes of benefiting her 'health. -l;t- terntent wawa Made in Toronto, where her mother and sister reside, At the last meeting of the Business ft's Association it was decided to change the dates of the old boys' re- union in town, which will now be Sun- day, Monday and 'Tuesday, July 27, 28 and 29, In seller& section No, 14, Stanley, •tate teacher believes in 'practising what be aclvocates,•apd he and his pupils are leveling the roadside alongside of the schoolyard, after one. of the trustees, R. Dinsdale, had plowed Miss Jean MacLean sold Iter fine house and lot to Mr, Archie McGregor of $2,500, ZURICH. - The. Zurich 'rurf Club is snaking ar- rangements to hold horse races on the local truck on June 3rd next. Liberal prizes will be offered. Mr Conrad Thiel recently received word "front his son, Adam, Who is locat- ed near Spirit River, Peace River Dis- trict, Alta,, that while away to town fire of unknown orgiu totally destroyed his shanty and the contents, This is a real misfortune to Mr. 'rifler as sup- plies are hard to obtain in that far north country. GODERI"CH. Seven of the nine boats that were in winter quarters have left port. Only the Breitung and the Nauganee are left. The first boats to arrive here this season are expected this week. The dock was lined with anglers yesterday and to -day and nearly all departed with good strings of perch. The fine weather of this week has enabled the fanners to get on the land, and seeding operations areitt full swing around here. A fire broke out in 't barn at the rear of the Bedford Hotel Tuesday. The firemen were soon on the job and had it under control. The damage to the building was slight. Goderich enjoyed a rare treat, when the oratorio, the "Holy City," by Gaul; was given in Knox Church under the. leadership of F. S. Egener, Mus. Bac. The soloists were Miss K. Lyttle, so- prano; Miss M. Million, contralto; Mr. B. U. Cott, tenor and F. G. Egener, baritone. The large chorus choir ren- dered the choruses in excellent style, The double quartet was exceptionally fine and the solo singing was of a very high order, Goderich showed'. its ap- preciation of a high-class concert by turning out in large numbers, nearly filling the large auditorium of the church. There were nearly 1,000 people present. LONDON ROAD. The London Road Patriotic Associat- ion has been reorganized and will be known as the United Farmer's Women Association with the following odicers; President—Mrs. G. W. Layton Vice-President—Mrs. G. Hanley Sec.-Treas—Mrs. W. Swinbank, Mr, John Quigley sold his 100-i...re farm n the London Road to Mr. Chas. Manning, of the 13th of Shiflett, but Mr. Quigley gets this crop off before giving up possession, The prige was $7,800, Mr. Wm. Hardy is renewing old ac- quaintances on the Road this week, The -farmers are rushing the seed- ing as fast as the weather permits, ' Following is the year's work of the London Road Patriotic Society:— Receipts. Tuckersmith Council $200.00 Stanley Council 230.00 Picture Sale 10,50 London Road League, 25,00 Rags and papers 16.34 Fees 107.55 $590.19 Expenses Yarn $35o.00 Quilt and pillow material 5.80 Hospital Supplies 59.02 French Relief 15.00 Clinton Hospital . 25,00 $455.37 Ballance $134.82 Following were the shipments made during the year;—For Overseas -289 pairs socks; for Serbian Relief -59 night gowns, 50 petticoats, 12 pairs drawers and 1 quilt; for Hospital sup- plies -3n1' It. 20 1', T., 22 sheets 22 ' comfort bags and 59 pillow cases; for GODERLCH TOWNSHIP Mr, Laverne W. Churchill ' of the Western University, London, is•honte for the holidays, Mr, and Mrs. Robert Colclaugh held a dance at their home last Friday night, The fanners are busy on the land these days. Mr, Will Townsend, of Huron Coll- ege spent the week end at home, Mr. JimConnolly, of Goderich, who has been appointed to look after the Huron Road which is one of the Gov- ernment roads, has .been an it this week with a tractor and road scraper. This has improved the road consider- ably, The dandelions made their appear- ance on Tuesday. Mrs, Chas, McGregor and Miss Leila Entntersoti spent Baster at Belgrave. Mrs. J, Reehill of Toronto, spent a few days with her father, Mr. A. Mc- Guire. Mtc-Gttire. Miss Picot, of -Port Colborne Spent Easter with her brother Frank Picot. Mr. Peter McDougall lost a valuable cow the anter day. Miss Gladys McDougall of Toronto home, A large number of pea pie gathered at ougall's where a reception was given 111 honour of Pte, John D, McDonald who arrived Home me ago, • Pte, mar of the bard bonded several tithes, still carrying sh rnpnel,im his ani started an v. Mr. MacFar- lane, and Pte. MacDonald present- ed with a ring, A lengthy program followed with several speeches and songs, Col. Combe an d Major Shaw eedless to say everyone enjoyed t;ol. Cotiibe's and Dr. Shaw's address ,on the war, f(t the close of the program the ladies provided lunch which goes without saying was enjoyed by e veryone. the as Spent in a ng people; Quite ;a number of the farmers is ug their clover Spent Easter at her hon the home of Misses Mcb from overseas a short ti MacDonald bears - the atm fighting having been w arm. Before the progr address was read by Re were also present. N test of the evening w soeial dance by the you round have been threshi this week. Children's Shelter, Goderich—t quilt, 4 pairs.: flannel blankets; for Clinton 1lospit1t1. 6 pillows; For Soldiers Com- forts Units, Toronto; 20 ills yarn. 5F AFORTH. Miss. Janet Govenlock, of Gudeelclt, is visiting her paresis, Mr, and Mrs, J. R, Govenlack, Miss Sanibel Daley, isspending the ' Easter 'holidays, with friends 111 Tor- onto, Mrs, L, T. De Lacey spent a few days this week with friends in Stoat- fbrd. Mr. W. Sloan, of Nanalino, 13. C„ teas the guest of Mr, and Mrs. W. Anent. Miss Mary ilabkirk is spending -Ile holidays with her sister in Grimsby, Mrs, M. Y. McLean and Miss Sara - bel MLean are spending Easter with friends in Toronto and Hamilton, ,+ Mr, Peter Matthews of Detroit, is visiting Mr, D, Andrews, Mr. p. A. Crobh, of Orillia, was re- newing old acquaintances in Town, Mr, George Aberhart, has purchased the farts of the late William Dale on the Huron Road. Miss l.enor Graham of 'Toronto, is visiting friends Isere. Mr. Norman Butcher, of Wingham, is visiting A, A, Naylor. Mr, Robert Hawthorne, an old aird very highly- esteemed resident of 13g- ntondylile passed away at his home here on Wednesday, April 16th, at the advanced age of 91 years, 7 months and 4 clays. The deceased had been con- fined to bed for several months through the infirmities of declining years and end was not unexpected. Ile was a native of Scotland, a member of the Egmondville Presbyterian church and a man of steady inductrious habits and strict integrity. A widow and two sons survive. The annual' ',Enstier entefit>tinment given by the Methodist Sunday school its the auditorium of the church on Friday evening was a marked success. The program which was both varied and interesting, was well carried out by members of"the Sabbath school, It consisted of drills, solos, dates, recita- tions nd tableaux all of which were suc- cessfully rendered. The Barbara Kirkman Circle of the Presbyterian church, will have an at-. ternoon tea and sale of fancy work and home-made cooking on Friday, April 25th, in Mr. T. Stephen's store, Main street. Tile dispersion sale of the remainder of Mr. J. R. Archibald's dairy .herd of pure bred and grade Holsteins, held at his farm at Silver Creek on Monday of last week, was a most successful one, the entire lot being disposed of at ex- ceptionally high prices, tate average for the 23 head being 8138. Captain Hodgins, of Whitby, is spend ing the holidays at his hottte here. Miss Marion Larkin, of the Civil Ser- vice Department, Ottawa, is visiting her parents, Dr, and Mrs. F. Il, Larkin, at the Manse. The ivlisses Mabel and Ella Turn- bull, of the Toronto Faculty of Educa- tion, are home for the holidays. Miss Jean Hays and Miss Gertrude Crich, students of the Stratford Normal school are spending the vacation at their homes here. The referendum vote taken hist Wed- nesday, ednesday, Thursday and Saturday to as- certain the mind of the townspeople in regard to daylight saving resulted in a majority of 69 against the mea- sure which showed that Seaforth is de- termined to adhere to the standard time. Special Easter services were held in the various churches here last Sab- bath. A feature of the service in First Presbyterian church was a programme of music of a high class character which was well rendered by the choir under the able leadership of Mr. A. T. Craig, twits Emma Freeman, of 'Toronto, is a holiday visitor. Lieut. Currie, of Toronto, scan a week end visitor at the hone of Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Chesney, Tuckersntith. Lieut. A, 'L. Smillie leaves this week for Pnwassttn, New Ontario, where Ite has taken a school for the remainder of the term, Miss Dorothy jMorson, of Toronto, is an Easter guest at the home of Mr, and Mrs: J. M. Best. BELGRAVE • Mr, and Mrs, Albert Nethery, of Hamilton, spent a few days with the former's parents, Mr, and Mrs, Wm, Nethery Mr. "loop .Stewart 'of Blyth, spent Good friday with his father, Mr, Alex, Stewth•t, McCrae and daughter, Nurse M'rae, of Sandwich, spent a few days with friends in the village, Mrs. C. Billies, of 13xeter, spent a couple of days in tate vilittge with friends. Pie, Norman Stonehouse, of Tor- onto spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. Arthur. McGuire, of Brussels,- spent a couple of days with his bro- tlrer John, Miss Mabel Ferguson is spending Easier•' week with 'friends in London. Mr. and Mrs, Price tied Mrs, Horn spent Good Friday with Mr, and Mrs, '1+ Proctor. Mrs. Pte. Robinson, of Toronto, carte Hoare to atiettd the funeral of her mother, Mrs. ,James McGill, and is spending a fete days with her sisters. We are very sorry to report, Mrs Harvey Watsbn had the misfortune to fall and break her arm which will lay her aside for some time. Dorothy Bryant, of Blyth, is spend- ing the lio'lidays with her aunt, ?ars. Brandon, Miss M, Fraser, of Biucvale; is visit- ing her sister, Mrs. J. A. Geddes, The remains of MrS. Wan, Wiley 'were b.r0ttght from Clinton on Tues., daj' and itttelwred fn the Brandon cbine• tery, , „ ,:,stn« rwt, : ti6r r� ; „Ht1,4c! Ss t, is Miss Mary Gillespie of the staff of Alma Ladles' College, St, 'Thomas, is visiting her parents Mr, - and Mrs. J, - Giilespie. - - fvlrs, J. Cline and Miss Ada - Cline; of Toronto, dire visiting relatives in Wingham this week, Mrs, George Weir is spending the Easter holidays with her daughter, Miss Grace Weir, in New York Aubrey Crich, of tt Impoelal Air Force, son of Mr. and Mrs, W, A. Catch, has returned from overseas, Mr. W. Brine, of Toronto, spent the week end at his home here. A local branch of the Woman's 'Christ- ian maUnion at a unioTen permeetingnce• held inwets P1rst Presbyfarmed- teritut church on Monday afternoon, when Mrs, C. Bigelow, of Cornwall, Dominion Organizer spoke. 'rite fol- lowing officers were elected: Presi- dent, Mrs, James Cowan; vice-presi- dent, Mrs. James Beattie; correspond- ing aird recording secretary, Mrs. W. J, Willituni; treasurer, Mrs. J. R. •Gov- enlock. Whereas there etre strong objections as well as strong - advocates of day- light saving the Council of the town of Seaforth deemed it adviseable to take a referendum in the way of a vote of all citizens of the town over 18 years of age, 'both stale and female. The vote will be taken at the town clerk's office on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, of this week, Sergt. Fred Larkin has returned from a trip to Toronto. Mrs, (Rev.) S. McLean and Baugh.. ter Marion are visiting relatives at Kee- ton. Pies. Earl Cltrff. and J. H. Neeley have returned from overseas. Miss Hazeel Winters, of the staff of the Toronto Conservatory is spending the holidays at her home here. Local News Starting Weakly Half-Holidby The Clinton Barber shop started to- day for their weekly half holiday. Nurses Eligible A recent order from the military authorities is to the effect that nurses who have served on any of the bat- tle fronts will be entitled to wear the service button now worn by the men who have seen service in the firing line. The order will be wel- comed by all who wish to be kept in mind not only of the men who offer- ed their lives, but of the brave nurses who did the same. UNIFORMS Headquarters Decides When They Shall Be Worn ,lust when and on what occasion a discharged soldier aright wear his uniform without the unpleasantness of being stopped by a military policeman has, for some little time, been the. cause of wonderment among veterans. In the past, If a man wished to don his khaki suit for any special reason, he was obliged to obtain permission from the A. A. G of his district: Now, however, in orders published from headquarters has eliminated such procedure by announcing occasions on which it is permissible to wear military uniforms, irrespective of army duties, It follows in part: Uniforms only be worn on state occasions, at naval and military fun- erals and weddings. On naval and military parades, at lectures and ad- dresses, fetes and celebrations, en- tertainments and reunions of naval and military character, e5 Read Them Every Week. NEW ERA WANT ADS. The Most Interesting News in The Paper WHEN there is an emergency to meet, when a need of business or the home presents itself, quick, decisive action is demanded. There are innumerable occasions when there is imperative demand to accomplish a desired object at On00 and to do it in the most efficient way with maximum return and minimum expense. The se- curing of reliable household servants and help of all kinds. Getting the right kind of capable experienc- ed employes for office, mill, Store, shop or factory, Selecting high grade representatives to secure Add- ed volume of business. The renting or buying a home. Choosing investment chances that are pro, citable and sure. Finding a job that is pleassnt, congenial and that holds possibility of advancement and increased return. Restoring lost articles of value. '�yy •theAd. Mata. Phone 34.:. Ask•.for Want c I•� 9 t sa