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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1918-7-25, Page 8i 8 Clinton, , oursrliee rd July .20lb, MIS If You Should Lose Your Certificate it is anncuneed bye the Canada Registration Hoard that Persons deg their their registeatiau eertiAcates should make application to the Oelt- itral Registrar, Oanada Registration l3oard, Ottawa, for a new one, When Making such application give all the information possible as to the num- ber of the lost certificate, the name Mad address of the Registrar who is- sued it, etc. Coinmunications of dile nature addressed to the Central pteg- istrar, Ottawa, may be eent free., aadethero is no charge for the new t+ertiffeate, STIJDRNTS ON =ID im.rtm College students, partioularly those who have had oxporienco iu farming, should plan their vecatlens this year helping with the barvest. '('hinge are so serious this year that they eat well forego their usual vacation, wdll earned though it be, to aid in rho' saving of the crop. 400,000,000 ,SHORT OF FOOD. In Europe today 400,000,000 pee• pie are short of food. One-third of the world's population Is (tow oa short rations, How to Have Coal and, Wood. for Next Winter • SAVE IT NOW by getting a Perfection or .Puritan Oil Cooking Stove WE HAVE THEM And make sure of a supply of Coal Oil or Gasoline (as it undoubtedly will be short.at times) Get a 25 -gallon or a 45 -gallon .steel tank WE HAVE THEM CHEAP - 1 Second -band Gasoline Stove ' 2 Second-hand Ovens HARLAND BROS. STOVES, HARDWARE AND NOVELTIES White Footwear 1 This season, without a doubt, will be the season of ail the seasons for Women's 'White Footwear I We're showing the Best White Shoes made, and we ask the attention of the woman who enjoys wearing Choice White Footwear of Speeial Merit t White Boots White Oxfords White Pumps Ladies' Military or the New Low Tread Walking" Heels $1,75, $2.0u, $3.00 and $4,00 Our Shoe Service is always Painstaking and every woman we shoe will have Well Dressed Handsome looking Feat 1 MAW FRED. JACKSON "THE PRACTICAL SHOE MAN" - 1 Special Order Clothing Our new set of samples for Ordered Clothing for spring is now here, and in spite of war conditions is one of the finest selections of High-grade woolens we have ever shown. Our styles are _the latest and our prices are very moderate. Come and look them over and get one of our new Style Books. We are also showing -some new natty styles in Men's and Women's Boots, Men's Hats, Ties and Shirts See our table of l'ien's Boots at $3,50 a pair Plumsteel Bros. THE STORE Til AT SELLS FOR LESS. PHONE 29 AGENTS—SEMI-READY CLOTHING. NEW IDEA PATTERNS. 1 fartamormasswassermasmemormiserita Dainty Enough For a Queen yet priced so as to be within everybody's reach. 'That ex- actin descrfhes our bedroom furniture of which we are just- ly proud. See the display and you will surely want one of these graceful dressers or chif- foniers or one of the beautiful beds contained in the exhibit. JAS. DUNFORD Undertaker and Funeral Director., 28 izMir Phone l 28 1 Most Assuredly we Want. Your Wall Paper Business• but we do of want you to be intleelteod tin our favor by anything except the actual aners its and reasonable pries es of the geode offer- ed plus—your praetleal good will for which we are heartily grate- ful. The ' . B. Fair Co, "Often the Cheapest Always the Best.", t1t� ,^ .i IpII111t1Ucunnnunn,ryelli. Mr. Wm. Shaman left this week for the west. Mr. Harry Shaw is spending part of his vacation in Muskoka. Mrs. J. A. McKinnon was in Toron- to for a few days last week. Mr. and Mrs. Frank McCaughey of Peterboro are spending a holiday in town. ]Hiss Ethel Washington of Auburn is visiting at Woodlands Farm, Hur- on Road. ' Rev, E. O. Porde preached in the Wiugham Baptist church on Sun- day morning last. Mrs, E, G. McTaggart of Blyth is visiting her sfst"er, 'Miss Jessie Thompson of town. Miss Dollie Mennell has resigned her position in Toronto and is expect- ed home next week. Misses Jean Scott and Jean Wylie left Tuesday for Grimsby to en- gage in fruit picking. Mrs, Will Tebbutt of Goderich visit- ed with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, D. McEwan, last week. Miss Margaret Wiseman of the Cus- toms Department, Ottawa, is holi- daying at her home here, Mr. and Mrs. McMurray of Mitchell are visiting at the home of their son, Mr.. A. J. McMurray. Miss Harriet Cantelon spent a few days as the guest last week of Miss Ploy Edwards of Bayfield. Miss Mabel Gray of Toronto is the guest of her sister, Mrs. (Rev.) E. 0. Fordo at the Baptist parsonage. Mr. Chas. Burrows of Washington, D.C., is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs, B. E. Rorke of town. Mr. Amos Cooper of St. Thomas, but formerly of Clinton, has taken a position in Toronto and is remov- ing his family there. Mrs. Howell and her little grand- daughter, Miss Alma, of Goderich spent the week -end as the guests of Miss Jennie Iiolmes and Mrs. Sharman. Rev. J. E. Ford of Goderich was in. town on Saturday on his way to Wingham, where he is supplying the pulpit of the Methodist church for several Sundays during the absence of the pastor. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Atkinson, Miss Eileen and Mrs. N. Ball motored to Granton on Tuesday where Mrs. Ball will visit frieuds for a few days while Mr. and Mrs. Atkinson go gg. to London. Mrs,. T. Jackson and family left Tuesday for 'Go Home, on the Georgian Bay, where they will spend a few weeks at the summer home of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph T. Clark of Toronto. Misses Sadie and Margaret Mahafiy were at Kippen on Friday evening attending a reception given in hon- or of Mr. J. Stewart of Honsall and his bride, formerly Miss Car- michael of Seaforth, Rev. J. E. Hogg, formerly of Wetas- kiwin, now of Clinton, Ont., is now engaged in missionary work at Chauvin, Alta., and expects to visit his friends in this district during the summer."—Wetaskiwin Times, Mrs. Corless and two children, who have been visiting the lady's moth- er, Mrs. Colquhoun, and sisters, Mrs. Kennedy, Mrs. McMurray and Mrs.. II, Fitzsimons of town, for the past few weeks, left for their home•at Levack yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Rowson and Master Jack of Ingersoll tvere the guests over the week -end of Mr. and Mrs, J. D. Atkinson. On -their return home they were accompanied by Mrs. Purvis of Parry Sound, who had been visiting her sister, Mrs. Atkinson for a couple of weeks. Mrs. Worthington left Friday after- noon for Toronto, where she will spend a few days before going on to the west. She will also visit a daughter in Wiunipeg but her des- tination is Wayne, Alberta, where her son, Dr, "Dick" Worthington, has a flurishing practise. She will probably remain in Alberta for the slimmer and then go South for the winter. Mr. II. W. l,rwii, the genial clerk of Baylleld, was in town nit Fri- day on his way east for a holi- day. On being asked where fie ex- peetcd to spend it Mr, Erwin said something about leading the Allied armies to the German capital and In proof thereof exhibited a ticket for Berlin. Now, there is no C;'an- ediae city of that mule so, unless things continue to move rapidly .I3erlinward, Breezy Bayfield may have to appoint a now clerk to. past the voters' list and attend to other odd jobs -Which lined attend- ing to, Scarce Goods at Less Than Mill Prices Scotch Fingering Yarn $2.40 Ib. Flannelette BIankets $2.40 Pair, itme ;WOMEN'S STORE Dry, Goods, house Furnishings phone 87. Next to Royal Bank MEN'S STORE Custom Tailoring and (phone 103) Men's Furnishings Opposite Public Library Holsraesville Notwithstanding the exee3Stve lu•at ou Sunday evening last a good at- tendance of the members and friends of Court Selwood, C.O.P., met in the Methodist church and listened to a fine address by the pastor, Rev. A. Sinclair. Mrs. (Ilev.) A. E. Birks, one of I-Iolmesville's old girls, paid a flying visit to her former home and friends on Monday. Mrs, Birks now makes her home in 'Toronto where her son, Ray, has a good legal practice with leading barristers and is /doing well. She has many friends in Holmesville who are always glad to see her. The continued drought is drying up vegetables and pasture and rain is badly needed for filling up the grain. Farmers are becoming anxious. To the long and highly creditable list of Holmesville boys who have made good in professional and ether pursuits, should be added the name of Rev. Lloyd 'Smith, B.A., D.D. Mr. Smith is the pastor of the Elm Street Church, Toronto, (suc- cessor to the late Rev. W. F. Wil- son) and is regarded as an able and exceedingly popular preacher. He is the youngest ratan in charge of any of the larger Methodist churches in Toronto, and was born in the par- sonage at Holmesville during the pastorate of his father, Rev. A. E. Smith, now superannuated and liv- ing in Toronto. There must be something in the atmosphere of Holmesville that accounts for the sterling ability of so many of the young men that first see the light of day in this place, for it has cer- tainly a goodly number of young men of prominence to its credit, Constance Mrs. McIntosh of Toronto was visiting her sister for a few days, aIso her mother, Mrs. Thteli of Brussels, at the 1101110 of Mrs, Il. Colclough. Mr, Bernard Hall took a load of young people over to Ilaylicld on Sunday. Misses Govenlock of Seaforth spent Sunday as the guests of their cousin, Miss Maymo Hall. Mrs. Attwood and children of Ford are visiting the lady's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Riley,, • Pte, Thomas Riley of London spent Sunday and Monday with his par- ents and other friends. Mrs, McLean of Detroit is visiting her brother, D. Milson, and other friends, Mr. Fred Wakefield now wears. the smile that will not come off as his wife presented him with a daughter on Monday. ;services at the Methodist church Will be at 1,90 instead of 1 for Sun- day school and tliroe ltlstead of two - Misty for services in the afternoon, 'l'he change 'will be until the 3100' tithe expires. -. aljfield Mrs. Scheeler and 1tliss Beatrice Britton of Stratford have been the guests of Mrs. Wm. Elliott during the past week. Mrs, Ilolmes of Clinton is enjoying a few holidays with friends here. Miss Whitaker of London is the guest of Mrs, ilewson, Mr. H. W. Erwin, village clerk, is holidaying at Kitchener. Mrs.' Zinger of Kitchener is a guest at the Albion. itIr. and ivirs. P. Heath and daugh- ter have returned to their cottage "'The Cedars" after a pleasant trip to Port Stanley. Remember the anniversary services ou Sunday at 11..30 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. at the Methodist church when Rev. Mr. Anderson of Lambeth is to preach. Special music. The ladies of the Patriotic Society served tea and sold baking, etc., on the lawn of the Queen's hotel on Saturday afternoon last. Owing to a misunderstanding about the date there wore not so many attended as otherwise would have. Proceeds amounted to $25.00. A ration picnic of all the Sunday schools of Baylleld will be held on Tuesday newt, Mr, and Mrs, Munro of London aro visiting the latter's brother, Mr. R. Smith. The automobile in which the mem- bers of the Goderich baseball team was riding was badly damaged when a heifer jumped in front of it near Bayfield on Friday last. The ,an- imal was at the side of the road about three miles from Bayfeld, and as the machine, owned by itIr, Nat - tot, was about to pass, it jumped directly in' the roadway, necessitat- ing a sudden stop. Fortunately no one was injured, Codericlh Township Mr. and Mrs. Win. l edour attended the Cummins—O'Keefe wending at St. Augustine on Wednesday. The Young Ladies' Patriotic So- ciety will meet next week at the 1101110 of Miss Olive Ellwood. Mr, and Mrs. McDonald and daugh- ter, May, of Gardner, North Dakota, are visiting with their cousins, M'r. and Mrs. Chas, McGregor of the sixth concession. 'Che Misses Williams gave a Pat- riotic party at their home on the Maitland concession on Friday•even- ing last. The house and the Hand- some grounds Were all very prettily decorated with flags and bunting and brilliantly lighted and presented a most 'attractive appearance, The guests were trade to feel very much at home and the evening was spent in music and dancing, games, etc., the music being supplied by 11Er.. Ray- mond Redinottd of at. Augustine, Refreshments were served during the evening. It was a most enjoyaable. affair aid the prneeeds were divided between. tate Holmesville Patriotic Society and the -Unity Cub; Varna DANCE The Young Girls' Knitting Chub made a fine success of their lawn tea at Mr. J. Steep's on Tuesday ev- ening. Excellent music was given by the Clinton Silver and Pipers' Band which was greatly appreciated by everyone. The evening was so warm that the opportunity of spend- ing it in the open, in congenial com- pany and -amid pleasant surroundings appealed to many and there was a good attendance. The proceeds( amounted to `1225, which was a fine achievement for the seventeen young girls forming the Club. The secre- tary, Miss Eva Epps, and treasurer, Miss Margaret McConnell, wish to thank, in the name of the Club, all who contributed or assisted in any way in making the affair a success. Summerhill Mr. and Mrs. Padden of Toronto are visiting at the home of Mrs. W. Lawson. itir, Josling of Detroit is visiting his uncle, T. 10. Mason. - Tlte Red Cross Society will meet at the, home of Mrs. H. McBrien on August lst. All members are re- quested to be present as important business is to be discussed. Mrs.. T. Lawson and children of Oshawa are spending the holidays with Mr. Lawson's father and moth- er, Richard Lynch, jun., twenty-three years of age, was fatally burned at the Imperial 0i1 Company's plant at Sarnia, it is believed by a blowback from the furnace, ANNOUNCEMENTS Elgar Ladies' Quartette. Complete programme Inc all occasions, Hum- orous and patriotic numbers a spec- ialty, Write 37 Oxford St. W., Lon- don, Ont. 50-2 Pavilion, Jowett's Grove BAYFUELD Wednesday night Jly 31 from 8 to 12 Blackstone=Buckley Five -piece Orchesti a A GARDEN PARTY will be held on the Rectory l.atvn, BAYFIELD, on Friday, July 26th A good band will be in attendance.• stalls, where fancy work and use- ful articles for the home will be for sale will be open, Refreshments will be served, and Candy, Cigars, Cigarettes, etc,. will he for sale on the grounds, R".44 Fish Ponds, Grab Bags, Etc. 'Phis will be a big occasion, conte everybody and bring a friend. Admission, including supper. 35e. EleetrieWlring and up-to•date Fixtures of all kinds Plumbing, Roofing, Troughing and Furnace Work Estimates Cheerfully Given Byam & Sutter Plumbers and Electricians Phone 7 FLAX PICNIC Your King and Countrrj Need You TO PULL FLAX The Girls' Patriotic Auxiliary will leave, from the post office, Monday and Tuesday evenings, 29th and 30th, at 6,30 and proceed to the flax field. Grand finale will conte o13 Wednesday afternoon, July 31st, when the town and country are invited to turn out ION MASSE and bring lunch baskets with sandwiches (remember meatless day) —salads, war cake and harvest apples. All are invited and are urged to turn out and help the Girls' Patriotic Society,