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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1918-8-15, Page 2;A isviilins Days{ (y/y,�rT ,S •:*it t. 4a?, ,0 ' ��1ft�!ldONE 18 M,,,.....�•�,.•,vw....ww-•^^•f t+si�tkr.....•,...-....w..,...o..,.....•�.+.wvww�...+,*.^ fs 411110.1011 Ms we areanxious to clear out a; lr,,a>,Siti'iumg: aC,oats before the , 11'*014P9atftAqivr, axe besieg big reductions.for ;.;quick '• ADiI1arancer. m1a.Sr r. ,, �L�u�,�2o.tooaoats for $12.50 G 1141,i t�C '•$R:; °ars for,. 1.6.50 li•t 15.00, o .fare j;A. 00 ai,I%l Cata z made ade of '1 ,fxd'ie$;;;,Black Coats 5erge.and Silk.i., Just a few is es, •bear 435:00 for $27.00 ,3Q.00„Coats,for 22.50 25.00. ;Goethe for 18.50 20.00 Coats for.. 14.50 1; CoOtS.. ,�r� ,i 17 , e ';OME EARLY FOR BEST CHOICE COOL' SUMMER DRESSES AT A BIG SAVING Otte •dozen only, Ladies dresses made of Chambrey suit ;d'liia ;€,or, street wear in pink and blue linen, sizes 16, 18, 20, ;y.,L-.1end 38. $5:00 �YF.skies up to $7.50 for White Middies Eighteen Middies left to clear, made of good Quality twill, )tm sleeves, with belt or without. c la. up to $1.50 for 98 Odd Muslin Dresses Eight only, last season's styles muslin dresses, colors, ¶aJ'atrik., pink and white. for $2.98 x-te'ec: up to 510.00 . i'?t'.etty, Cool Dress Muslins, 24c a yard 150 yds. cool dress muslin, in spots and strips, in green, ti"Fue, 624C Values up to 45c, August special per yd. ,(tt rta J:(Kir.•ee se _.....-. .....-_...». _.. I"C=',Ct... rvx+nr• _y'TJuJ^fuT.ST::.'�N 6^S., ^u'G1-ikZaR'R`>^' ate .. °HE C1.1$''O$ NEW? w Thyn'sduy, August 1.501, f 9I P e r n a ti a l and other item o 4ntcretsC' from New Era represenit! lyes• IIIIinINIpuIIuIIommo IV' r:HENSALI4 Harvest is in full swing in this lo- cality and the crops are turning mil very good, but the 'intense heat of the 'hast Week hits had a tendency to ripen• thettt tpo fast,.. Picnic parties to tete lake are new the 'order of the day. Monday, August 5th civic holiday, passed over very quietly' in the village, with no :celebration here. Nearly everyone either went to Seaforth, •where there was a fiue,celcbration, or to the the different points along,the lake shore. Rey, Ma;i McConnell, of Carmel Presbyterian 'Church, and Rey. Mr. Dean, of the Methodist church, are. now on tlteir',,holidays :for. a few weeks, but' have 'secUred'supgly for; tlte)r; pul- pits while' absent; ' .. . 'EARLY 5,000,000 PERSONS REGISTERED ON JUNE 22 ;1'F .:teat 1:. o:: fit..2s to Show that Registration was Fully as Large as Anticipated EXETER. •of 'n ham has n' t ' •riot es W E. n i; staff of theane- ' h� -Sia�' know t been tae e dies Bank, of totnnlerce' as junior. i Mr Wes. Snell •Made at'big sale ':of` cattle .last week • to. Dunn ,& Levack for shipment to New York, ; The sale. consisted .of 300 choice cattle that Mr. Snell has had on grass in .various .parts of the County. ' Mrs. Sharp' and•daughter Miss Mar- garei, left last week for Simcoe where they will reside with Mrs. Sharp's parents, Rev. and Mrs. Nicoll, who have returned to Simcoe after a vis- it here for some weeks. The Sunday School of Caren church presented Mrs, Sharp with 'a 'gold headed um- brella before leaving. The many friends of Mrs. George Samwell regret to hear of her most unfortunate accident. On Sunday morning while about the house in some manner she stumbled and fell to the tloor with the result that her hip was fractured. After a long and trying illness Mr. George Lee Blatchord.sondof ied r and Mrs J. W.Blatchford, Thursday, August tst, aged 29 years. The young man was born and raised in Exeter and followed electrical en- gineering, He was away from town for several years. At one time while assisting to Install a transformer on a pole something gave way , and the. transformer slipped. Mr. Blatchford hung on to it and saved it from fall- ing and in so doing wrenched his side and has suffered from the effects ever since. He underwent several operations with more or less success and for some time worked at electrical wiring in town, 's'i'AWA, Aug. 6-11on Senator Robertson, chairman of the Dominion re- psrroion board, was able today to announce practically complete returns of the ,.wean: Ind woman power registration taken on June 22. With returns from a. 'r_va +oinls, more particularly in the northern parts of the western provinces, mat Volt office registrations still to come in. 4,811,646 people have registered. laic- completed returns, it is expected, will make the final figures writ over 17„:363t1,900. ;tri: census of 1911 showed' that 40% of Canada's population was under 16 :.xtat:•a i,r age, 'Calculated on the same basis, this would indicate the present ).rvapctiation of Canada to be over eight and a quarter millions, exclusive of dints tow overseas. In connection with the registration, the names of 167,703 mak.' x9ricultural workers have beeu secured and placed at the disposal of the 'ardnas organizations dealing with the problem of farm labor in the various •Complete returns from the Maritime Provinces show: Province. Male. • • Female. Total, •. 166ireaa- t'dwarda Island 25,395' 28,294 53,689 'area,•: Scotia 150,076 158,514 308,589 19h, "Brunswick 109,835 113,153 222,988 Practically completed returns from other provinces are: Pvovince, Male. Female.Total. nlaivrles , 555,919 560,607 1,119,526 • Cheeatie, 899,594 943,629 1,343,223 128.982 1231425 252,407 ` feh'tohe 223,909 561 Ott 385,320 • ;kr,ext�,tchewftn 178,127 135 201 313,328 312,576 vaia'i'ta ,82,996 129,580 'Il:•AP,is.6, Columbia • Total 2,257,832 2,353,814 , 4,811,646 C"IL • "1 r;.. s ,... i.J \ r . , ,. L._ . 9 6-. n e r 6IX/'aftl err -• a• hairy bcr•n , an tx,taat.•d noel smt1I1:" al r! v , 1P 0. ":,,:,,11rt 1.1' ' 1 41. Su,lh :n, rimer 7,4aArtug 10 'enter ._ • toe announces .t,111' by special �r ^,•y.,nlarr issued by Cco•rge, Bury i x o President, 5.1,1 approved by "r,ord ' Sh'a u ph. 4, my, that Prost. lest, 'eau meek credit ..•iaazrY. be eceord a+1. ,.i1n. ralrba.irn .cant, richt 'has s'srs tna. i'edulr of r4,3040,' rr:voice inn'e'r a d ,the totapattiv sine, he ,,,bed them in 2,111q. Mr. 191.1rn wain 00 1'0 to Pieterhnrotl5tt 46 ,rears age. fie ew a. M. i„ P,LtRIIATrsN.. 3nrrd' the Toronto Ciniversity, where he graduated.. •Following a short Private practice in British Cptumbts, 'Mr, F'alrlaafrat Ittleedi the Canadian Pacific Railway fn dune, 1892, in- the F9nglncertng 3iupisrtmsai and borame Assistant (engineer el ?don.treitl, August, 1901, and •Resident largirtaer at Ottat'l 12 menthe later. After three soars la 'alae Ottawa Db-lslou, he returned to Meetrea.i as Division Engineer, and vas trisnsr,.rrrttt' in Immure Immo Menthe later, front which Plots be re. •tuirnerl to SD i treat in Novombar, 11107, 1n n standar capeetty, 11. was to tra,hib5t', :00'4, Lhst Mr Val rbairn van m+rte Prin(Anal ArlaIntnnt at Meet,. tPrai) too, Veers Idt.t:r ealn5 prornoltld fo tthglener of Malntena ci! of Way, 404 1,4# 1:x11. wart nndh Chid)inkirecr of fie&tern Linee, a poeltioa 401, ...n ,plel ails t,n fire Iwo of hie bt'osent promotion, whlah at the highcst< 0 Wil,;taay 1)00it40A attainable, i9,,NopN 1 RAD. POR S TER' HILL rho' grant le allcittfrit`, at other year a Mr,"afnd Mrs:'ve 'eroctor and child and lout. ' 9:a I:with :::.r.;:.... ,sting ren of Cliaaton' • 'Spoil the week end , int this 'west , ' " ' at W. Vanderbnrgh's Uolese rain 'conies the .,butter will I Miss Mae Burke, of Wltigham, 'visit - .eek, 'be absent trim the tables as •the pas- ed•with.Gerti !star l'sed a t, w Lure is,dryung NP• ,,, ,, Mrs,'William '.Johnston 'is visiting 'Fie Ladies Sewing Circle :Ineetj to- her daughter, 'Mrs. Moore at Mitchell. dtiy at the .home .bf Mrs. Jets. ,Shipley. Mr. ivison Barnby, of Springfield, League service''has been .'vlitllitrawn denting. the, summer months BR1SSELS "Fite, tlifeshing, lists commenced the fall 'camp!righ ',at)d; vrili have ,a•. busy time,;,as 9pringf;crops sre;cgogd,,r.. .Bastit?j4l'ist:livening'dp. During the past'utvdektoddr geme.sif.have bon played in victoria Park, hekweeli the home' tenin,gnd'y0 gderfell.and. Listowel.' Prize lists are out for Brussels Fall fair iwhick wi1t e el .Se to tuber 17' . Heindenso Junior pipe and 1S:• • The n jnio band of London has been ••engaged.. to suppiy'the• musical' program•, for after-. itootr' and evening' spent ,a ,few days at Starling MCPhalls Jag. week. • , Mrs; and. Miss Milne, of British •c.loaumbia'are visiting et. John Blair. Miss Pearl Polley, having attended the Faculty of 'Education, University of Toronto, for the past year was suc- cessful in obtaining an "Interim; First glass,, Grade B,,certificate and .has accepted,.the• position as teacher of Baird's .School, 'Stanley Township. Harvey Potter was''atso •successful in Isis year's work, 'secittting• Ilonour triafriculation for entrance to Uni'vcr- tains her Srty ;while Miss Lillian Obtained' d Lower School ; entrance to Noriital, school, , •Mr, and Mrs, Ben Cox, of 'Colborne! • Next Sunday Anniversary sermons Township and Mr. Lorne Elliott; of will be preached at 'Cranbrook Metho- Winnipeg .spent Sunday in the neigh - disc Church 'by Rev;' Mr. Urea of Kin- bothood, calling' on old friends.'.. cardine. A garden, party follows on Monday evening • " Brussels' experience in the making of permanent roads has been a costly one end a'great diisappointntent to re- sidents. During the summer of 1915 the Council let the contract for lay- ing four blocks on Main street south,' at an expenditure of nearly $5,000, and the following year the north end of the street was macadamized at a similar expense, one-third of the cost thereof being assessed as a frontage tax. The road was composedof three courses of crushed stone,, thoroughly rolled. To -day the top dressing has been en- tirely blown away, leaving the rough, sharp stones exposed, and, they are now working loose, so' that before Tong Brussels will be credited with the roughest main street in the country. With one payment made on the 10 - year debentures and the road a total wreck, the townspeople feel as if they have a read grievance, ZURICH. Mr, Victor Appel, a member of the Royal Flying Force, stationed at ilamilton, visited his parents. Farmers in this section have started cutting oats. The crop is a splendid one this year and many tine fields can be seen in Hay town- ship. Mr. Andrew 1', (less has received his conunfssio,a 1.5 a Notary Public. It is with the deepest regret that we announce the death 1,1 Peter Lamont, which took place in 'Toronto on Friday last, The late Mr, Lamont was one of the iinost widely lun,av 1 residents of this secfi„n and had spent nearly alt his life in Zurich. Ile was a native ,f Stanles township and when still a young man came to Zurich to 'live, where lie engaged in buying and selling of live stock and usually owned a farm near here, Itis popularity in this section is shown by the fact that he was -Reeve of Hay Township for 1 t years, from 1901 to 1912, and was elected to that position seven tines by acclamation. Always jolly, with a kind word for every body, and by his fair and upright business dealings, had made for himself •a host of friends. Ev-' erybody knew Pete and everybody liked Pete. Itis death will long be felt as being a distinct loss to our village. About a year ago he had his first real sickness and the first warning that his health was giving way, He seemed to recover but it was only the begin - big. About two months ago he left for Rochester. Minn., to undergo treatment, but no hope was held out for him; and after staying in Minneapolis for some time he returned to Toronto , where the end came,' His death was due to anaemia. He was in his 55th year, Di w E S SO BAD co.ttudel Scarcely ,'►'.O Work. Mr. James Harrison is home again and feeling fine, having undergone an operation fbr appendicitis' two weeks ago in the Goderich Hospital, Miss Mae Lindsay is spending . her. holidays in the neighborhood. Mr. and Mrs, John Potter, and, sons, :Harold and Alden, of Hickson, and: Cecil Makins or Norwich motored to 0. W. Potter's on Saturday, returning on Sunday. Mr. Ira Moore, of Mitchell, is spend- ing his holidays at Mr, William John- stons' WINGHANM On account of the extreme heat and the dry spell, water has become very scarce. The Council has issued nut - ice that no more water may he used for watering lawns until further nnt- ice. The river fall here has never been so low before, ;and several w•e'Is are going dry Word w is received by Jeremiah 11°,1semore, of Whitechurch, , ulross "Township, that his son, Roy had been killed in Prance. The 01111er is a far- mer ,aid has another soar in the trench. es. Roy lett Winghum with the 1 1 st (Huron) Ilatttlion, in iaetober, 1')to, 1'ipli.;g a \kiln, rd the flax industry here. m'e m',completing a Large building -tor lite storing of flax. This atluitinn is ou account of the entre h,uve'1 whieh oil) be gathered this year. The .xtrente heat 11 present is something the people around Isere have ,lot experienced for a number o1' years. The harvest is 1:1 full swing at the pres- ent time. ,e.arcely a farmer appear• it''1 ill town, excepli:i? on Saturday night. When Albert Edward Bloomfield, a young man of Edward street, whose mother is a widow, appeared before Police Magistrate Moulton. accom- panied by Chief of Police Allen, and was asked wiry he was not working this summer when so 11:109 were seek. ing men for different positions, and was ft true he said, he didn't have to work, he admitted making the statement. but 'said it wns "oft• his own bat." no one had told him. He pleaded for leniency and said he had a Job and would go to work at once. His worship granted him a month's release on probation. At the end of that time he was to report how much money he had made, and if it is satisfactory to his worship, he wilt escape a 6100 tine or six months in jail. Bloomfield has a brother in France. This is the tirst case in Wingham under the act, ai2rs. O. Pritchard, Elora, Out; writes; "About a year ago I was troubled very mush: for a whole week with diarrhoea, It was so bad some days I could scarcely do my housework. I took two or three different kinds of medicine, but • got no t relief; and was just i t:ttte point off going tot seta the doctor when .I explained nae' ease to a Jriend, , - Sho put a half bottle of Dr. Fowler's' 'Extract of Wild Strawberry'in my hand and said; You take this and you wont need any doctor' 13eforo•I had emptied "tlo: bottle I was Lured, and have never had any return 'of the trouble, I can truly' say that `Dr. Fowler's' is the best' medicine I have ever used for diarrhoea." Dr.,1?owler'a Extract of Wild Straw- berry is not, a new or untried remedy, as it has axeetird Of 72 years of ouree to its, credit, and is recognized on all hands as the only reliable remedy ever offered to the public ae a safe and eertain euro•for diarrimea, dysentery, oolie, champs, chol- era, ehokra morbus, cholera infantum, sumthFior "c seapiiiint aaa < allh ibisseneiss of the hovels,"wihethi t of ehidketf or whale. It is paarticutarly geed' fo)r teothing, babies. tnf ' •1 The price of Dat. " Uowlett'tt" is 314e. a bottle, and we wound warn you ag twit asecepting any substitute, Many of these are positively dangerous, and you we risking y'ottrlife when to titre them. 1't, genuine is rssastssturod only by Ileo )C. Milburn Co., Limited, Tomato, Ott. Street, enn0un04Q the engegeme6t of their' 'only, F dffuglitet, 1ititel: iertrude,,e,. to Jatpes Afthpr, Partridge;,of Toronto, son 01 Mr,. rind Mrs: ,Artlutr partridge,'" , of Warkworth,' Ontahttio. The 'marr '• lege to take place quietly in Augustr'i"' Mrs,Sinclair, f. M s, o ,B?nissels; .'Lynpn the i cut glass Hitcher donated by, Miss„Luk- es, the proceed$ , whicjr 'gmotluted to 027.50, for- the Red' Cross, WROXETER On '1"tiesday •morning Rachael A. Godbalt, widow of the late W,. H. Brawn, M.. D,t died at her home here after a short Illness. he had enjoyed good.heelthuntil two weeks ago Pei- day,wtien she suffered an .attactc of apoplexy fr"ofn which she neve? rallied. She was boric ,t tear Exeter 66 years ago, and way ittarried there, costing as a bride to "'Wroxeter about 44, years ago, She is survived b;Y two sons and 7" 'Hemphill two daughters, Mrs.G. g ,P 'and Mrs, J. le, Allan, of 'Toronto, and. John of 'Toronto, and Harry, of 'Van- couvetf tier,itttsband predeceased her ,nine year's ago.: ;interment took' place in the Wroxeter Cemetery, on Thurs- day. CONSTANCE. Pte. Thomas Riley and William Moore, of London; have got 30' days leave of absence for to help with the harvest, ' Miss Mary Moore and friend of Toronto, are visiting the former's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. ,Inures • Mann and other friends, ' SEAFORTH. Miss Ifarriett Murray is spending the holidays with friends in Brussels. Miss Beth Willis daughter of Mr. and Mrs, W. G. Willis, was taken sud- denly ill last Friday with an acute at- tack of appendicitis. Dr. Wishart, of London, was summoned and a success- ful operation was performed. Red Cross Secretary's report for July: -96 suits of pyjamas, 18 flannel shirt, 258 pairs of socks, 6 heelless bed sucks, 120 towels, 6 trench caps, ri pillow cases, 60 bandages. Edna De - Lacey. Secretary, An esteemed resident of Seaforth, passed away on Friday, August 9th, at hi: home on George Street in the per son of Nit% Willtanl Penner. de.•,ased f+mnoerly lived in the vicin-• i1v , 1 .Mitchell and moved here with his f; niil, a fete years ago. ale had been laid up for two weeks with an attack of pleuro -pneumonia. A widn,v and four small children survive. 'rhe remains were taken to Mitchell on Sunday, August 11th for interment. Mr, anti Mrs. ,ones Kerr, Centre LONDESBORO. Misses Myrtle and Violet Phillips holidayed with Goderich 'friends Last". week, Miss L. Youog canine h,atne Sa'tusday after spending a couple of weeks,, with her sister in Brantford, r, Mr.n are and MreoI ie s oTiMrli j .0n frons Winnipeg • ' K Leslie in We are all pleased to see the faces of ;t number of our soldier boys who are home for a tnnnih to help with the harvest. Mrs. Cornish (nee Miss Etta Cal- ender) from new 0,1511io is the guest •of . her friends at present. Rev. Mr, Sawyer is taking a few week's holidays ,at present. Mr, Mathews will take•the services op Sunday next for Mr. Sawyer. ' He Will- Be Missed, -Brief mention was made the other day that Mr. John Lanham was about to move away from this village, of which he has been a resident for about half-a-ce'itury or more, tits contemplated departure calls for more than passing notice: As keeper. of the hotel here for many years he 'came in direct contract with the travelling public, and wail, Widely and favorably known. Since his retirement from the hotel business Ile has been more or less activeiy en- gaged in 'apeculatiols of one kind ,or another, and was at one time a heavy investor. In• Northwest lands. 'Though n stauneh'•Conservative, he react The New Era for •a good maty• years, be- ing, one of its oldest subscribers, and we do6'1 doubt but that lc exorcised ,fs much infiuenee politically. as any other than in this loeatlity. lie was never in offensive poiltican told Sou 'ngvct • knew when he was doini+, any- 151ifg lilt this direction, but thews era Mak.. W.ke say he was, alwatys on the job'..A Ant 01et, tndnefglous • citir611, "Jack Laskin.. has,. NA to. friends hereabouts. who will regret his rev nioval, liven those who slid not take tho liquor part of the hotel business were h15 friends, Whenever Nor f.asham goes he may rest assured. drat ono who has spent the best part t f fifetimc herd capnOt but be inissed. Innen R 4o-. The flax pulling in and around here are about all done for this season. Mr. and Mrs. Ed: Britton, Misses Maggie and Amy Love were in Wal- ton on Sunday on account of the ill- ness of their sister, Mr and Mrs, Robt, Thuell and fam- ily, cif Brussels, spent Sunday • with his sister Mrs. H. Colclough, Mrs, A. McMurray, of Egmondville, spent a few days with her friend, Mrs_ Rohl, Clark, GODERICI-i TOWNSHIP Mr, and Mrs. W. McDonald return- ed to Detroit after spending a couple of weeks at the latter's parents, Mr. 11, Weston. Mr James Sterling disposed of a horse last week to Beachler Bros, Firs, D. McDonald returned to De - 'troll accompatttd by her mother. 'Irs, McClelland and sister Clara. Mrs. .1, 11eehill and Miss May Nee - hill are visiting at Mr, A. McGuire's. 3.r. and Mlrs, ilugh :19aCiaren, of Port Albert are visiting( her brother, 31r A. Sterling. Quite a number from 0110 vicinity attended the Anntyertau•v services at • -WILL Kill MORE FLIES THAN $89, WORTH OF ANY .,STICKY rLY cATCNER,- u Id.:.-'.did•byshDong• gists, Grocers tlai,CDener1l:Stores. St; Andrew's Church,at Bayfield, (Stratford Herald:) -There ct{pd at Ix the home of her daughter, Mrs,: .., B !late; 63 Elizabeth Street, Thttssday night, Mrs. ,Christens .'Kettt4orn, widow of tile. ;late . Thoinate Vanstone, in her 78t1, year,.. Mrs. Vapstoii;e,was born in Germany but came to 0anada at the age, of five years, ' The 4 tinily Settled in Stratford, the tather,rbeing at that time. Lutheran minister, at Sebringville. Mrs. Vanstone•", was married et Bayfield -and lived reobt of her life there .and at Benmiiler; .near Goderich. Her husband died at: -hen - miller in 1903 and Mrs,' Vahstone came to Stratford to live with, het• daughter some seven years' ago. She made her home with Mrs. Hale until her death; which came after a graduat breaking down of her health for the past three years or 'store. Since Jauttiary she • had been confined to her bed` and had suffered much, although patiently. . A member of the Metho- dist Church Mrs . Vanstone united with 'Trinity' church on coming to Stratford' and while unable' to take an active part in the church work through ill health, she was always greatly interested in the activities of the church and took what part she could. She is survived by three daughters -Mrs. E. B. Hale, city; Mrs. 11. Storey, London; Mrs. 'Thomas King, Bayfield; two sons, A, 1:. Van - stone, Corrie; A. W. Vanstone, Re- gina, Sask.; one brother, August Kettleborn, Wellesley: one sister, Mrs. E. Nutt, WelleSley, and a hall_ brother, Geo. Eberhardt, Flint, Mich, and a half-sister, Mrs. Haven, Harris - ton. 'lichigat. The remains will he Interred in Goderich on Monday afternoon and the services will be i held here on Sunday niglht, ., .r 0 d:• * * iE 11 is '.t• •"' More District News On Page 6 1 1r 8 e.• 4' 5 0 0 .. •%• i, ady F r Peril British and Italian airmen are now very A Flt Corps 1 mbiin,l a'a quadroa•' " , pilot exmainiug a 25110. ite