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2S% Discount Oft all Furs. Fur
Lined and Fur Collared Coats.
Every Fur Ruff, Muff', Neck, iece
F ,
Fur 'Coats, and Pur Collared Coats will •
be cleared at 25 °o Discount.
There Stever was a more opportune
time to wary, probably never again will
reliable furs be offered at these great
reductions. We still h;,tve an excel-
lent ass..rtment 10 choose from.—Coen
setts. Sablesetts, t Russian pitch sett,
2 white 'I ltibet Setts, 4 marmot setts,
1 rn : Inn,
� r k setts, 1 natural Wolf Muff,
1 flack Wali llluff, i. American Fox
Sett, 1 Hudson Seal Sett, 2 Grey
lamb setts, 3 mink setts, 1 Persian
lamb grit, etc,
DON'T Vs1AIT COME EARLY
Ladies' bvii ter Coats '-/, Price
After the largest coat season this
store has ever had we are anxious to
make a clean sweep of every coat left,
Only 12 to choose from, all this sea-
son's styles. Blacks included, Your
choice Saturday 5 price,
Ladies Coats
$3.49
Just '6 Ladies Coats, last year styles
Ali wool cloth. We - do neat want to
carry these over to another season. tI
Values up to $1.5.00 °4 9
for °&` '"°3
Easter Sunday this year falls on
March 31st.
Lent begins on Wednesday,
February 13th.
An old inhabitant of this dis-
trict remarked to The New Era
that he had seen thousands and
Thousands of Januarys, but never
seed one without a thaw. It looks
as though this January willaput a
kink. in the old mart's recollect -
i0115.
The `t oronto morning papers
still continue to reach Clinton on
the afternoon or. evening .of the
day on which they are published
instead' of at 11 o'clock in the
morning as formerly.
Xirr.. w,auancama.n . awn onvernrmevemarcectur r.c=n aaarsrrraza�asti +�•.mmensmeummwe..'
Litea¥Qel9aPad
e hrift Car
o s this uti/ity car is Good
Goodr
Health andIts
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roominess, co�rn.fort and
beauty make•'it as desirable
as it is useful.
R. m
Dealer
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ilYs Ovelr1p,nc r.,, 14rt ledt. .
Willyiel ratshEend ;oves lane, Mold! erawaA sit C eel �Y,�pai",
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Office an>i..,l, `Warks; Vi'es`k 10runy'
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kiOLiVIES'VILLE.
In the report of the kniting koli-
lest last weekthree names. were
oni,niitted those of Mrs. 0. Gardiner,
Mrs, Geo; Proctor and Mrs, Alf Jervis
sync proved very useful and willing
helpers,
1 IPPEN.
M r,
James BCt
au h has
sol(
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house luta lot to Atr: gloakdds ,and has
puteltased the property formerly own-
ed by the late Mrs. Phillips, .ale pub55
pries going to Alberta before long;
Mr. e. Drake is shipping a carload
of horses, this week. On itctount of
his inability 10 secure a car it has cost
him considerably store for feed.
Messrs, Thomas and John Parsons,
Of Manna's, have been visiting their
brother, Robert, here and their
mother in Bayfield. John ,has re-
turned home 'Thonaas'will stay 8 few
weeks longer. They 'look well and.
itrusperous, but .think Ontario is colder
than the West, in fact all Western
visitors say our cold is Rattler to stand
than theirs,
Mr, 'T' tit hay, M, P. o urkton
A t, bei 1s W .,f Y ,
Sask, is visiting his 00115111, lairs, Jas.
McCtymont anti other friends here.. He
is another Duron boy who has Blade
good away from Moore. He left here
a good maim years 'ago, a poor boy
and now he is reputed wealthy besides
being elected a mainber of Parliament
by his fellow citizens. -
'1'he following is the January month -
Iv report of S. S. No, 1.1; Stanley.
Names in (rise of nteniti—Fifth —
Gladys 31acLean; Sen. Fourth—Verner
Mc(Ivntont, 1.. P. Fisher, 0. J, Cooper;
Junior Fourth—W L Workman, W. M.
Ross: San Third --4i, 0, tiarvey, W. J.'
Harvey, 1'. R. Parsons: Junior Third --
W. A Ross, L. C Workriian, Seclmd—
E1v r Anderson, (Riva Anderson; Second
Pat 1, A, Mustard, J. F, McKenzie,
H. A, 10111(1 ; First Part —J. A, And-
erson, P. M. McKeueie, W, U, Mc-
Lachlan - The best spellers in the
monthly spelling matches were,—
i uurth-1 lI a Fisher; Junior Fourth
—Waiter Workman; pian Junior and Senior
'-turd---Lhiyd Workman; Second—
1'I,a Anders in, Second fart—llelen
1,insdale.
GODER1CH
C :lain Cyril Carrie, sort Of Ml's.
Carrie, of this town, and, the tate
tree. Jas, Carrie. watt jnarried in Tor -
Onto Inst Week to i:velyn Lawrence,
only daughter of Mrg. M. E, Carte,
of Dover col rt road. Toronto, capt-
ain Carrie was in Y. M. t: A., work
overseas and is home an leave con-
ducting a campaign to raise money
for l'. M. C: A., work at the front.
Ile lett with his bride attar the cere-
mony' for the West, where he will
address a . series of meetings from
Winnipeg to Vancouver in the inter-
ests of the Y 97. 0, A„ overseas
work.
A number of Goderich people are
interested in a pracficai way in. the
•of the Dominion Permanent Loan
Company. Many are stock and de-
benture holders in the concern, and
sonic have substantial sums invested.
James Dickson, deputy registrar,
has resigned his position in the coun-
ty registrar office and will join the
greater production movement, fie
has served in the office a long time,
and has been a faithful and efficient
employee_ and will be greatly missed.
Miss McPherson, w'ho has served
Some years on .the registrar's staff,
will succeed hits.
WROXETER
At u reecnt meeting of the Red
Cross Socimy a change was made in
the. mode ut raising funds fnr the
xort:. A canvass of the village is
row being 'tole for monthly subscrip-
Ili n:', to be paid either at the bank
or to the treasurer of the Society,
Cit)rens are responding generously.
The ninthly shipment' of the
Wroxeter Bed (Toss Society to 'for -
onto headquarters consistedof 84.
suits of pyjamas, 12 flannel shirts, 30
pilln,y, cases and 168 .pairs socks.
G. Loutit of Turnberry Township
has purchased the fare{ of William
Montgomery of Howick Township,
The latter may retire from farm life,
• has purchased the residence cif the
late Mrs M. Wilson on Sanderson
street, and will take possession at
once.
The funeral of Rebecca Earls; wife
of john McLennan took place to 'the
Molesworth Cemetery Tharsday.arter-
noon. She was in her 5911 year. She
is survived by her husband and a.
large family of sons and daughters,
also two brothers, John and Robert
Earls, of Ilowick 'Township.
A large quantity of ice is being. cut
on the pond this week, and it 'is of
excellent quality. •
BRUSSELS
Clearing farm sales in this locality
are becoming very numerous.
George Dunlop has disposed 'of
his 50 acre farm On the ltith Con-
cession of Grey' Township 'to Angus
Carmichael, an old resident of the
same locality. The purchase price
was $3,000. Mr Dunlop and dadgh.
ter will •move to Pennsylvania, where
they formerly resided.
Two cars of stove coal arrived
here on Friday, which was none too
'soon,
GODERICU TOWNSHIP
The Young Ladies Patriotic Society
are Raiding 11en regular nieetinf, with
a special tea nest Wednesday in the
Sunday School roost of St, James'
church, Midd'lett'in, to entertain' •
those who kindly knit in the recent
contest. It will then be known who is
tit's *littler? All the ladies are cordial"
ly invited to be present.
School Report •'l'hc following is
report of o f 'for
the t t 5 S. No 1 January.
e P Y.
Senior 1V -Clifford: Cutlet' Glenn
herguscFn, Howard' ' Currie, Senior
1 1 -•--Elmer 9 rack.. 'Junior . Ill --Laura
Currie, Oliver 1erguson Junior 11--...
Melvin Elliott Primer—Class A--
Mervyn
—Mervyn 13(Ikttr Willie Batton. Class
13 --Clarence I'erdlte, Luella Powell,.
The best spellers for ,the illetit1 are
Scrtirsr IV Gieptr 3'brgusen, Sen.
tor. 111 Elmer Trick. ' Junior 111=
Laurie ' Currie, Junior 11- Melvttt
}!thein., Priitier MerVyn I3atkiti•
' ]trim Diehl,' Teacher,
YVIN(HAM,
A heavy slept Storni' blocked all
fisifJio
at this point Sat('day. 'The
•
(Irani! 'Prink train sine' here Varney
evening, 'at 8 o'clock, did not lirrive
tilt after 5 o shier. in the 1111Jning.
...The '11 P 1' Iran, w rich should
have arrived at 10 O'clock, rtidty
night, was held tap till 2 " u' eloek
Saturday morning,
TIM, arrival tl of it ear of coal Monday
of the fuel shortage here„ The coal
was doled out in. small quantities to
those in urgent need,
All business is at a standstill owing
to the order of fuel Controller Ma-
grath, ft l+nitS observed without
exeep tlo lt.
It is •!'moored that a peat bed has
been located in '1'a1tnberry Township.
The rumor 0 unveriliell, bat it taws
will mean n beg bouts for this vicinity,
Owing to the selirctty of coal for the
electric light p11d11 the lights were cut
Wf on the streets of WinghantTuesday
night. The darkness caused much in-
convenience to pedestrians • owing to
the beery rains,
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ZURICH.
The sad neva was received here on
Monday of the death of bliss Vic-
toria .Johnston, which took place
at ons of the hospitals hi Toronto,
Miss Johnston had been in 'ftllin;g
health Inc some time and under-
went ;u1 operation about t week
ago, but it was of no avail, Her
death has cast a deep gloom over
the community. '1' he remains were
brought home on Wednesday night
and the funelai will he held inns
afternoon, Friday, at 2 o'eluck. Her
mother, three brother's, William and
'Wellington, of %u rich and Orland,
nt 151rlcton and two sisters, Mrs. (Dr.)
A .1. MacKinnon and Pearl, o1 Zurich,
survive her.
LONDESISORO.
The Wr ten'slnstitnte of Londes-
borc shipped this week to the lied
e ns,: headquarters at 'Toronto, 67
Shots and 0 shirts, This Society
hive decided to hold the anu11al pie
c:a1. March 1011. A splendid pro-
• riou iS ging arra igcd 1ndudmg a
}try entitled "Topsy' '1'urvey given
by the 1(1.unat c lath, of- Constance.
Air, A. T. Couper, of Cinte,n, took
the services in the Methodist Church
last Sunday
The 55'semen's Missionary Society
held their regular monthly Meeting'
in
the basement id the Methodist
Church. Wednesday afternoon• which
was well attended.
i'he Quarterly Board meeting of
the Methodist ':.hurch -stet last Tues-
e'.ay :tad found everything in a satis-
factory condition,_
Mr. '1', Miller, our coal dealer is do-
ing his utmost to. Secure more coal.
Miss Cathy. of Woodstock, is visit-
ing at the home of Miss E. Lyons.
Mrs. Atninson and Mrs. L. Woods, of
Guelph, visited friends here last week.
.M,'s Shaw of New Ontario, is visit-
ing her sister, Mrs, Young.
Miss Al cry visited Blyth friends last
week.
Mr. :i d• Mrs. J. Watt of liarlocic,
spent a few days last week al the
Manse.
Miss L. Brigham left mi Wednesday
for Tnrolai.> where she intends spend-
ing a month.
VARNl A.
Mr, and Mrs. George Foster, the par-
ent; of Laois -May Foster made a fruit.
less ,trap to London Monday in an ef-
fort to save the life of their 5 -year-
old child. She had been stricken with
appendicitis. 'Chew were advised to
rush her to London .for a uperntion.
.51r Pr„ -,ter 'caught the morning Bruce
train down, and on arrival at London
hurried the child to St. Joseph's Hos-
pital, cold preparations !were rushed
fr.r cut nperatiun. Beiura the opera-
tion 510; started, however, the girl ex-
pired. Tile father retnrneJ cin the
11ruce train Monlay night, taking his
little daughters hods s-itii hint for
burial at home, The tuuer'd is being
115 1(1 today (i'ltursdav) ' to Baird's
Cemetery;
LONDON ROAD.
Some people have been scarce of
water but the last few days unity
farmers have had water in the stable
floors as high as a foot. The cattle
don't have to be let out for water.
There has been no school in No 1
Stanley for the past two weeks. on
account of the teacher, Miss Aiken -
bead waiting on her sister, who has
since' passed away.
There has been no League services
on account of bad roads and weather.
Mr and. Mrs. George Henley visited
•with the fornter's mother, Mr. Robt,
Hurley in Goderich Township,
CREDITON
There passed, away at his reside-
nce in the village early on Sunday
morning, Jan, 27th, one of Cl'ecli(ou's.
aged 'and niost respected citizens
in the person of Mr. George Fred-
erick Eilbei' at tate advanced age'
of 94 years, 4 ntanthti, and 12 days.
'1'he deceased had been a remarkable
smart matt and in spite of his
years knew but little sickness. The
breaking up of a rugged con-
stittition was the 8ause of his death.
The deceased was born in Englind
end at the age of thirty years em-
igrated to Canada and took Up a bush
lot of 25'itcres, south of Sharon his
he cleared and later increased his
holdings. He. 'was united. in marriage
to .Miss Lena 1'1nkbeiner, who still
survives hint To them 1Vereborn a
fancily of twelve children,: nine of
whom are Still living, Mrs. Cawley
and Mrs, I -eller, of Detroit 180511,
Mrs, Raymond, of Buffalo , Mrs.
Wenzel and Charles George andl I a r,y 1, of this village, Chris of
Zurich and Will, of Newark, 0110,
The deceased was for .a number
of years a faithfu I trustee of the
Zion Evangelical Church acid was
std in high esteem throughout thn'
'community. 'Fite funeral was ,held
Pest Wednesday atte.rtroon interment'
in the !Crediton cemetery conducted
iiy his pastor, ilev. E, D, Becker,
BRUCEFIELD. 0
The. shad news reached us this week
of tine d3atlr of: Miss Margaret Aiken.
head, eldest daughter 01' Mt Wiit,
A kelihelld; of S1attiey, after a long'
Than; s, borne with great liatienee,; ffcr
death. toot' place. at Victoria ilospitul,
Lond0u,''ivli4Ye slue 11ad been' fou come,
ttnlleShe had a beabilfi11 Clil'i4t�ain
char a4idi•i loved by sil who''. lklgrryy 1i,et
i�e,N1s,'a inutnther•; of then 1reSblavkytttp
Olturclt, 'I'lae sympathy of the llifllreS
Thursday, February 14t11, 10115,
n,.u..yY,w,w..ww,wwu..wwn,vwa-"—u.+wr.rv�inw.w",. m:nw."w�mii�rws,.��.. .. •,. ,y,,,,.y�,gy',�.'yyy,�yy
515;171kood tlo s 0111 til, lilt itVPIY .
In father and sisters and hrOjbi:rs dp +fa, Out yowl dQttt arced to do 1
Iwo tlf her. brotllerS • tips JOItnaud it this 11'4'11. Jlnuide iSniith dbrte. it 1
e barence• Aikenhead id Ire Ili 111e front, already,"
She was lard beside bei' mother in the.,
third's cetietery on Wednesday alter;,
noun, Res, I5ir. Mclutoslf, conducting •
the services at 1.10 home and grave, t'
1,1111\1 el froth our ttlhtge anent gni, 11151
11115 0 of t11e' iate George Baird cit
Snt a rattly,
A'lrs. Juitn, Kitchen of our village, is
at present very 111,
STANLEY,
Mrs. Alex, Pattersoli, of East Wawa -
nosh, passed. away st the home of her
r
ul r
Itha
m tiv M t
t
Mr J Yut''t
11ut .a n
Sunday while visiting there' Mrs,
Patterson Was a distant relative of Mr.
1I, Livermore, and is the another of
Mrs, M, Sundercock, of the 21111 of
Stanley, •
Mrs, William Baird, of Detroit, ac-
companied by her son, Mr, George
Baird; were here attending Ilie fun-
eral of the late Gorge Baird on Satur-
day, 'I'Itey returned to their home
on Monday,
The funeral of the late George Baird'
was largely attended by old friends
and neighbors on Saturday afternoon:
Rev, Mr. McIntosh, of Brucefleld, had
charge of the services ;at the house
and grave, assisted by Rev. Mr.
1 'trriere, of Grand Bend 1,81 Rev. Mfr,
Hogg, of Cintun. The pallbearers
were four sons of the deceased:—
John,
ceased: -John,. George, Robert, William and
Alexandra and a nephew, Mr, 'I'Iios,
Baird,
HULLETT
hi 'I aesday-,. 01ch:u'd Blake, ad (dd.
resident of 11ullett township passed
away aged 7(1 years and 6 Months. The
funeral will take place front his rate
residence, . Lot 23 7th Concession,
Mallett.• on Pri,lml v morning at 9
v aloe::. Service in St. Joseph's
(Iliurch, Clinton, at -111 o'clock. In-
terment in 1? C. Cemetery, Hallett,
et aMarto:
T i. 1'11110(1 1(1 (4
rte t_. .v eke all laat
n n L'tr ' moon,"
1 cal.', t 1 :1. It =s'a't my fsuit
if 5110. rnr,..:: ss 1111 catkin, Ghees
at toile."
blst Ncce nary
"\4951.-! 11115'1 I tell you i1'' I over
catul(l'1 on 1:c!.ti.5 ,1 ,1,,:.11, 04 whip
you?"
HAD
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SYRUP
CUREL
A Foul P
n
"Talking about: chickens—when
does a hen take matters seriously?"
"I give IL rip!"
"When she's itr 'er-nest!"
His Line
"Are you Interested in uplift work?"
asked the lady with the tortoise -rim -
rued glasses.
"Yes," replied our hero proudly.
"It is my lite worlc. I run an express
elevator in the Skyhi;lt Building,"
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Mrs. Ilashlc£glt (i;ontentiously):
"It's tate little things that annoy us
n10st." t
Boarder: "Yes, the small portions,
for eaample,"
I
Reply A itudled ,i conference decided to ask the
"•ovesrulilent 'to rix the speed of •
I autos outside cities at 30 miles
an hour.
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Early Ppillet
Early tkr+
a
thes
1
fb
And the early egg --,say Inane Nevem-
hes and through Deoeml,er—cora•
mantis the tont price at the -year,
'Start a,
BUCEENE
XNCETBATOR
in March or early April; raise the
leanly chicks you'll hunch in a coal-
burniug Stanc'..trd Colony Brooder,
and this good is yours,
\1'e kauw. the Pac+.:eve Incubator anti
lhn Siuralal l Colony ! rondov w111 do
exactly uhll w, s: Wu guarantee it,
sod aur guarantee, i.3 bntrked by the mann.
t l urc''r 'r r r hodt lo/N a seluarc deal.
Nothing' bila the 1,nalt ,t•,' and the
Sta.nd.ud Colony bruod_r: has no equal.
Come in toil see il•em.
SOLD BY
IiABEZ RANDS, Clinton
thawless Janutiry-
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.,e, t "Year t .cher Lan sent you
to me you . ; r a dull 0011011o,
\Vin• .s 0 y '11 o'.r: no behind in your
studi h
Scholar. . nu r if 1 '5/5801 be-
hind, I could 00t pursue them."
"Wart a 5:0,, eh?
"Yes, sir; 1 rr:, 110111//1 for a place
where [here 1:4 51:01(.' of work."
I "1 halt sorry, but there would 'trot
bo etten^_'h wort: Imre to keep you busy
an haul a
"That's pluey of work for ane, sir!"
Mrs. C Dresser, t .ts fcht, Ont.,
writes:—"I watt'. 11 , ,•. of the Lem; -
at I got from 701.1 .,c...,' nc.
Last winter is had •e very had ciSd and
cough, bus after 1..111;:^ :.W0 lt•rt a les pi
Wood's Norway Pato ,SSI op .t wad c,u:•d.
1 1.1111 it is about ono of the best rote,
sv1.1114 butt 1 know n•. f always 0(0'' a
bol 1.1,1 of it in the house. so I can have it
when I want i1.
The other -week I told an old lady
about "Dr. R'ood's." She had been
sink Ger three weeks tvith bronchitis, and
had hren p11 ing medicine front the doc-
tor, but. 011 not (('11/' 10 be get1,01 111;,•11
bet ter. She got olio bailie nf„ ir. Wool',;
',onlay 181,,i Syttali, ,and she s1.13,0 it h1e.
done her Moro than all the doctor's
medicine she hail bc, n tatting.'
17r. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup is
rich in th'Y Jung heating virtues of the
Norway pine tree, and die makes it the
best remedy for coughs and cords.
The genuine is pot up in a yellow
wrapper; 3 pine t.eos the trade mark;
price 25o. and 110e; manufactured only
by The T. Milburn Co,, Limited, Toronto,
Ont.
It is in proper keeping w'ilh
meatless, wheatless and 'heatless
days that we should have had tt
The grocers of Gpderich have
cut their delivery service from
i feu' deliveries to two.
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Have you renewed your sub -
I scl iption to The New Era,
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Prospects for building Operat-
11'Sns in Clinton and district this
!spring arc not.. very bright. The
Contractors veport little move -
inept in this direction, although
some alterations to present build-
in5;s will be. made.
The days are growing prece-
andlcoallonger
illstt will growelectric light
1 resprntdine'ly shorter, a change
l that is pI.gsant to contemplate.
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A frightful lot of fires is going
1' to waste, burning up expensive
[property the country over. What
a Mtge lot of human- suffering it
would alleviate, if controlled.
;s1.=z,..,.urs rszEtw7.axr r;a..: vt rotas " rzu
Scrim„ zit � e
China -ware
Granite -ware
G!aso-war's
Hardware
Drygaaods '
Etc., Etc., . Etc,,
Everything mast be sold at a great reduction,
commencing • .
it t �� ��j t({ie • 'r tl�j{p �lj
kl f2 i5 sere ll'1: �1 �I 17
VARIETY STORE
Merchants ADVE.
Heavily
TISING
• This year the retail stores all over the country are advertising on
a bigger scale' than ever before—and'iiee'dless to say, fully 95% of
the space being used is in the newspapers, •
'1i-"l3ut," says somebody, "why ail ;this advertising? People don't
read it, dei they?
IT You better believe they read it! :'Everybody.t'eads advertising these
days, Some will tell you thatthey do not, but they DO!
°
gr 'Like as not the very fellow who tells you he never reads advertising
is clothed from head to heel to advertised goods -even while he says
¶ And like as not he is wearing"adyert!sed goods because of his own.
free wilj and accord, he asked for them at his dealer's.
15 And like as not he tasked for thele because it wits EASIER TO
THINK of thetlt and EASIER TO ACCEPT+, them than non-
advertised goods—for the reason that ADVERTISING had given
them - STANDING and CHARACTER; and because, the very ads.
h l'
u lead been TRYING TO DODGE had oleic various and,
sundry indentations on his cerebral substratum and impelled him u11 -
erring y to his fate IN SPITE OF' • HIMSELF!
ry'ft
Tl There..ls no evading the ad. in this live age. It is poked under aur
nose try'our newspapers.. If looks at us across -every landscape. Itis
dinned In out ears 3y the phonograph. 11 flares at us .from the .
skies!
`if 'And why, pray, shiitdd any' man seek to evade the. It trims to
tellatls'only thlt which we slighld know. The .AD. IS OUR BEST