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factory if it is made of Pries#eys' Dress Goods.
q Discriminating women the world over for years have
been asking and insisting upon Priestleys' --- the Dress
Goods of Fashion—They know that Priestley's on the
selvedge is their guarantee of quality in material and color.
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this year come in a variety of fabrics and ,color.
Among the most popular cloths are Salisbury Serge,
Mohair Serge, Wool San Toy, Wool Sebastopol,: etc,
From the large showing we have you will have no
difficulty in choosing acloth and a color that will be
entirely appropriate for your new spring suit.
We would advise an early visit while our lines are
still complete, To cone too late means disappointment.
Look for the name on the selvedge.
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The time for the Big Drive is ;,ap-
proaching and now it the time for you
to prepare and get your ammunition
7eady for the Big Drive of Dust and Pest
that have accumulated during the long
Winter months Here we give a few
suggestions as to the ammunition you
;will need for a successful Drive:
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Powdered ammonia .. Brooms
Dutch Cleasner ' Scrub brushes
Pearline
Lye
MEN'S STOFUL
Custom• Tailoring
Men's, Gornto -hinge.
Phone 303.
OpposIttePuhllcLibrary
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Bon Ami
Furniture Polish
Choride of Lime Dust Bane
(Soap and Soap Chips
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-Our Leader -7 Bars'of Pure Soap for 25
You would enjoy a nice cup of tea
during housecleaning season. We re-
' commend our Bulk Teas, which is a
gond buy now. 'Ask our prices far
Naptha Powder Stove brushes this week, they will interest you,
NOTICE
Dr. Gaudier wishes to announce that
he is moving his office from the old
location on Ontario Street, to the pro-
, perty on Victoria St., two doors South
of the Rattenbury Hotel, formerly
I known the "Whitehead Place." He
will be in his new office on Wednesday,
!March 28th,
Office Hours
7.30 to 3,30 P. M.
! 7,30 to9P.M,
' Sundays 12.30 to 7.30
—Other hours by appointment only.
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I Old Sol ]las caused the average mo•-
• Ii]�1�,2iI{jf }y t ,�y tall to lose all interest in tate' price of
J E7. 8t 4Y CSAmo.' l4 rnil•:i9.1 `xlatiID'"� Plv ' coal.
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Moving. 4 1 Good Friday Services,
Mr, George "1'nnalht, Bell lisentan, ,lits Services appropriate to Good Friday
moved into the weSl side of the double
were held last Friday to 51. Paul's and.
hour',: Of Mr, J. Stephenson, Baron St. I St..Josepll's churglt,
Rents Mouse., ' Mr Re,bert Draper has purchased,the
Miss .Annie Bozell has rented the 1 home and lot from 'Mr. Bert, Langford
house owned by W, T. O'Neil on Ont- on Townsend street. Mr. Draper has
/ono ;tad will move there shortly; It Will secured a good piece of property.
be Much handler for her two Deices and
two nephews to attend the school.
I Purchased Flome,
'For Belgian Relief Fund,-
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und' Star, weekly, last Saturday had the'
A party is being held at the home of photo of the girls -who took part In the
Miss 'Hattie Greig on Friday evening and
invitations have already' been issued.
Proceeds of -the party goes to the Bei-
gian Belief Fund, under the auspices of
the Y. L. P. A.
More Clinton Boys in England.
With,the announcement on Monday
of the arrival of Canadian battalions in
England the relatives and friends will
he glad, to hear•the news Col. Cooper
and Pte, Norman Fitzsimons are with
the 198th and Sergt. Thos. Britton with the 33rd Regiment was held last Thurs-
the Kent Battalion, • day afternoon of Lieut. -Col. Rance, and
the regular business of the regiment was
A Big Success. conducted. Col. Rance, who is now in
The Patriotic 'fee given at the ]tone command of the regiment, presided,
of Mr. and Mrs, W. T. O'Neil on Wed-
nesday afternoon under the auspices of Regimental Badges.
the Y, L, P. A., was a big success and All members of the Canadian Defense
the young ladies realized $25.00. The Force will wear the regimental badges
other Wards will have to get their fight- ' of their militia units, and officers will
ing clothes on to keep tip to this mark,, 1 wear rank badges on their shoulders
and not on the sleeve, according to
Minor Locals. mobilization orders.
,louse cleaning will soot be in order. 1 •
Stanard hotels are to be exempt from "Battle Cry of Peace."
'business tax until 1919 under an am- Over 5200 was realized for the three
endment to the Ontario Temperance performances of the "Battle Cry of
Act. !Peace" given last week in the town hall
1 under the auspices of the Spring Show
Joined G3rd Battery. 1 Directors and' the Y.L.P.A, The ladies
On Monday Harold Kitty and Bert I also realized over 550 from the sale of
Jervis left-for`L-ondon and signed up I hone trade candy* and peanuts at the
with the 63rd Battery, They are back different shows,
home, with uniforms on, for a few days,
Hartley Mantgilan who was with the , Reduction on 'Hydro Rates.
761st, tried to get on the Battery, but � The hydro -Electric Department have
did not succeed owing to military re-! lust announced :t substantial reduction
quirements. 1 in the cost of electric power and light-
ing for the town to take effect from
i April 1st. The domestic lighting from
On Tuesday of this week Mr. Lade I five to .1.:;
per kwt; and from 254 to
Lovegood Sewell, aged 3 t years and 7 i 2 ;, llnor space remains at three cents
months passed away at the hone of his ;per hundred tabic feet. Commercial
mother, Mrs Bristowe, Frederick street, I lighting is reduced from ten to nine
Deceased has been an invalid all his life. cents per kwt and from five to 4?; per
Clinton Girls.
The illustration park of the Toronto
•Minuet at the Minstrel Show recently.
11 WAS the best picture In the paper.
A Small Fire.
Last Thursday morning a small fire
was discovered in the furnace roost at
(Inc Normandie Hotel, The fire brigade
was called out but their sevices were
not required.
Huron Regiment Meets.
The annual meeting of the officers of
Passed Away.
Besides his mother, two sisters and a ktrt. and from one to decimal nine,
brother survive. A private service is '
being held this afternoon. Interment Pay Taxes Twice a Year.
--gag -- - takes.place at Clinton cemetery.
Phone 111 `CHM F lf0ihG3 t5P 4117.9lbli 'Y
Please notify the_ Ruyan Life Saving. Buy at Home
.. Society. Since September last, a Lon- Buy at bone, Inas ever been tine
The Canadian • Press Association has •
taken up with the Ontario Provincial
• authorities the natter of amending the I
Voter's List Act, so as to allow a long-
er time for the printing of voters' lists. !
The arts, exams, • the latest pn the �
University list, are scheduled to be over
on April 23.
Windsor expects to add 510,000 to
;the coffers of the city by collecting a
poll tax from every male i.+etween 21
and 60, not otherwise assessed.
The Detroit News which at one time
was fair to the cause of the All! es, for
some time pass has been decidely pro -
German, and is doing considerable
wiggling to square itself with the policy
at Washington. The Detroit Journal,
which was pro -German at one time, is
now friendly to the Allies,
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H.W. SWEENY 4 1 I11111EL
'don, "1 t doctor has givens 719 pre f TheCl' N E If
"'the Clinton taxes will in future be
collected half yearly instead of year-
ly, on June fifteenth and December
on, t. n'aro, of rn fifteenth, and the assessor will do his
motto o niton New Era.
utu•t of li. nor each
-work in the fall this year instead of in
criptlous fur ane q 1 you've :t dollar to spend, spend that
ti Merchant, Ii 1110 the spring as formerly. The town wilt
--- — dollar with the urate ' give a graded discount for are -payment
i ••t_Altarto m 111115 allies may now ass- Dealer, ..r ,1,11110 Manufacturer, rra n
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up t1 25 Drills instead at 20, which it you •earn 11. "A Dollar Sired is to induce citizens to pay in advance,
whom - and by this arrangement the tax payer
I is another touch these days when its a 1,nllar Earned' is a maxim wh'ch v' will get the ar angerest usuallyotoyer
! Lot to be a habit. paid.
plies no ,m.,ra tiucibl} to the t!riily bank's,
housewife or the industrious wage-
earner than it does to 1110 life of a 00111- Engaged Miss Grace Walker.
muiity . A Dollar Bill spent with the •rhe Trustees of Brussels Public
Ciintnn manufacturer will in turn find School has Trustees
the services ..f Miss
it way rack to the wage-earner, to the School
Walker, of town, as successor to
housewife, to the farmer and huckster, iliac Hell, teacher on 1, 5 Public School
and again in turn, to the Retail Mer- st;dl, who had to desist on account of
chant 'or Dealer and back again onto ill health. bliss Walker has been teach-
'more to the wage-earner, to be again ing 10 'Puckersmith and gee highly
sent on through the channels that bring I 1110 ,rteu ck sthInspector ne highly
prospetty to the community. That's the ee he will by n her duties Ton
rust
chief reason why you shohld Buy at Monday. Miss Walker will be missed
Home. in church. league and Sunday School
work of Ontario St. church.
Vegetable Garden Campaign. !
Remember the address by Mr, G. H. Former Clintonian Wounded.
Poad, of the Ontario'Departnlent of Ag- The Globe of W u ed., April 4,
riculture under the auspices of the CI!u contained 111 the of wounded (Incton horticultural Society to be given in cont of Lieut. list P. Littlewood.
the
AI. Town Hall, Thensho on Tf crop Lieut. Littlewood and his 0115111, Jack
1' r9 69th. era shortage that every Usher, left Clinton for Valcartier with
: 1916 renders it imperative every the Hirst volunteers in August, 1914,
prolene footnof vegetables. gound used for the when our soldiers were still wearing the
pf c.tir i nn t sraii1;1 this (Inclred and blue uniform, The boys were
of a.ur Empire's strath, ,vii S,line,UI t sent with the draft to Bermuda, where
us
soldiers on the th it lino, let
us m ke or,, good claim it it Canada is A they each month theirsfirst stripe.they
After some months of service here they
were transfered to Prance, where, in
December, 4915, Usher made the great
sacrifice. Littlewood received his con -
mission in Prance and his name appears
for the first time in the casualty list
after 2 years and 9 months of service.
We may have been mistaken about
this spring thing it seems that all is
not spring That twitters,
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HIS is the Hist of a ser es o bio
graphical sketches of Canad'au
bbb Pacific Railway men who have
been a quarte? of a century and over
in harness. These men, principally
graduated from headquarters, and by
their own perseverance, hard work
end fatthfulnees to duty, gained for
themselves high honors in railroad
service.
W. B, LANIGAN, assistant freight
,Traffic Manager of Western Lines,
ewes born at Three Rivers, Que., Oct.
112, 1861. He was educated at St.
! oseph's College, Three Rivers, and
IStatntead College, Quebec. He joined
the Canadian Pacific Railway service
'Sept, 18, 1884, as telegraph operator
at Sharbot Lake, when the Ontario
and Quebec railway was opened be•
twoon Montreal and Toronto via
igmtth's 'Palls and Ottawa. Prom
11885 to 1886 ho was relieving agent
,on the Ontario Division; 1886 to 1888
st,gorst at Claremont, Myrtle and Dun-
dalk; 1888 to 1891 agon•t at Galt; 1891
ito 1.900 traSelling freight. agent, To.
pronto; 1901 assistant general freight
legeat, Toronto; on July 1, 3901, he
-was appointed general freight agent,
Winnipeg. In March; 1.908, he was
,promoted to assistant freight traffic
manager of western lines, which posi-
tion he now holds, Ile is using 111e
first desk occupied by a freight traffic
manager on the C. P. R. lines, and
says he would not exchange it for the
hetet mahogany desk made,
FRED, E. GAUTIER, purchasing
agent, western lines, Was born at
Gibraltar, in 1854. IIe was ednpated
in Naris, France. He is a watt -laity
B.L. 413is first service' was in the
'lrrench, foreign office; Ho served' in
the marine department, Canada, also.
gallery .protection oeryiee afloat, He
was sent to Winnipeg u 1882 by
George Stephen, then pros dent of he
Canadian Pacific. Railway In Ma ch
of that year he was Lurk in the local
freight office. In May he was put in
charge of the supplies in' General
Manager Van Horne's office. In
June he was appointed private scorer
tary to Mr. Van Horne. In August
he was in charge of purchases, with
no title. During three months, in
1884, he was acting local treasurer, been with the company 31 years anti
while also in charge of purchasing more than eight years in his present
department. in January, 1909, he position as local treasurer at Winni•
was appointed assistant purchasing
agent, and in February, 1912, he
was appointed ,purchasing agent,
which position he now holds.
Mr. Gautier has seen the be-
ginning and completion of the line.
In 1885 he was sent by General Super-
intendent Eagan to meet the first troop
trains, during the Reil Rebellion. Me
wee a captain in the Governor -Gen-
eral's Foot Guards, Otttltv'a,
HENRY WILLIAM SWIIIIONY, local
treasurer; Winnipeg, 'is a son of the
late Col, J, F. Sweeny. lie was born
at Montreal, Jan, 22, 1868, and
educated at Montreal High School.
I•To entered the service of the Cana -
than Pacite Railway as junior clerk,
In tine treasury department, June 9,
1886, and was appointed cashier in
1898, In April, 1894, he was appoint-
ed paymaster on lines east of Mont.
real, In September, 1891, he was a,p-
paymaster on all Hoes east
'S,C.BOWLES
Peg,
WILLIAM O. BOWLES, general
freight agent, Western linea, was edu-
oated in Commissioner's Schools,
Montreal. He entered the service .1
the company ae clerk, in Ube
office of district freight agent,
Montreal, Dec. 1, 1891. ISe was clerk
in district and, general freight agent*Mee, Montreal, until Feb., 1896, and
was acting chief clerk in office gen.
eral agent freight department,Chicago.
from March, 1896, to August, 1896,
I•ierwas rate clerk in the office of (Inc
general freight agent in Montreal
from August, 1896, to August, 1897,
and rate clerk in office of traffic man-
ager, Winnipeg, from September,
38' ;, to June, 1899. He was thief
clerk in Milo of general freight agent
and asadfisc stAnt freight traffic managers°
t0
Winnipeg, July, 1899,41 February,
assistant 3903, and was assist (l y general
pointed paY as freight,agent Calgary and aneouver,.
of Fort William and prom906•oted to 1503 to 1906• 'During 1, acrd 1907'
local treasurer at Winnipeg in 1908. hp was general freight t, Ifoota•
111.5 work ombraeos territory covered nay anti boundary dish Nelson,
by the provinces of Manitoba, Saskat- and appointed general freight, agent,
chewan Alberta, and part of British Manitoba district, 1907.1909; general
n
Ver, 1909.1911. In latkea+ years he
feta
g
Colwnbia,• and -includes jurisdiction f •eight agent B C district Vancou
over the paymasters' aims at Win•
nipeg and Calgary, Mr, Sweeny has
the ' Granary to $he 1.1,1'!1'.', Add
a !4‘..'e to the dinner rad :1 (Inc soldier
, ,Pang more vtgetabien, lh,n yob
re ,Aire for you :too use --a Natio,,al
Duty. Hear Mr. Pond on this tinport-
ant subject. Everbody welcome. Conte
and bring your note book and pencil,
Chair taken at 8 p,111. God Save The
King. Thos. Cottle, Secy-Treas.; M. D.
McTaggart, President.
Clinton Boy Married,
On Monday evening, in Indian Road
Baptist Church, Toronto, the wedding
was solemnized of Nora Irene, dayghter
of Mr. and Mrs. Join Hopper, and Mr.
Wm. Stuart Paisley, son of Mr, and Mrs,
W, J. Paisley of town.. The ceremony
was perforated by Rev. A. Imrie, B.A!,
assisted by Rev, W. F. Roadhouse. The
bride, who WAS given away by her father
o wore every becoming gown of ivory
charmeuse , embroidered in . in seed
pearls with tulle veil and orange blos-
soms and carried a boquet of. Easter
' fillies She was attended by her sister,
Miss Mabel Hopper; wearing canary col-
oured tafetta and earring Richmond
roses. Mr, Clarence Paisley of Mon-
treal was his brother's best malt and
the ushers were Mr, Frank Phillip's and
George alooper. The wedding music
was played by Miss Jennie Devine, cou-
sin of tate: bride and during the signing
of the register Miss Minto Campbell
sang "Beloved it is Morn." After a re-
ception et the ,none of (Inc bride's par-
ents in vakmount Road, Mr, and Meas,
Paisley left for a short trip -to Detroit
and other western points, the bride
• travelling in a suit of peacock bice
cloth with hat of grey tulle and emine
and moleskll•ftirS, the gift of the groom
ttgon
came to Winnii 8.
CLINTON
FLOUR MILLS
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Just received a car of Corn also a car
of Western Oats.
Orders are being rapidly felled for
Corn and Oats and it will pay 'any one
needing same to get our prices before
buying elsewhere.
When buying Flour ask your Dealer
For "North Star,” "Maple Leaf," or
"Snow Flake" Brands, do not let your
dealer sell you any other brands till
you try out the shove, when once used
always used. -
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A Share of the public Patronage
Solicited;
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JOHN
6ss--JOHN SCHOENHALS
CLINTON t ONT.
Phone: No. 8
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. HOUSE CLEANING WILL
SOON COMMENCE—
"OH! SUCH A. LOT TO DO"
The
Get your Wall Decorating done and i(will
be a good advancement, We have in Wall
Paper the variety and range of selection which
we hope will satisfy your taste. We can surely
assert with safety that in our numerous patterns
so varied in design, colouring and character,
you will conveniently find that which will pro-
vide for any ordinary demand.
D. Foie ax
Often the cheapest—Always the Best
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If your nerves need nourishment and your system
calls for new strength, nothing will help you quick-
er than
DYNAMIC TONIC
This nerve tonic con-
sists of the most high
ly recommended nerve foods, such as potassium,
calcium and magnesium phosphates, quinine-hydro-
chloude and iron-citro-phosphate. The exact for-
mula is on the label for your protection. Won't you
at least give it st chance to convince you of its
merits? Weare selling it continually to our most
discriminating patrons and they indorse it highly.
We have had an opportunity to see just what
Penslar Dynastic Tonic can do for those whose
nerves are run down, and we recommend it very
highly. Penslar Dynamic Tonic canes in two
sizes 75c and $1.50..8 r
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The Features of Our
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To which the invite Special attentimr.
are its beauty, its assured comfort, it-
solid roustruetwn, and its below th'
tusual priers. Any on' of Ihee, puha:
wnn{d he euili •fent 1 earn it ti•otu
preference, \Vhrn they are all cow..
blued we feel :'are }uh will teal v'
that. flus 19 r futtlitilre lmying oppnt •
tunity you cannot 1d80rd to ianoro,
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it"'Ilotle 135.
Night and Sunday Calls anlswer0ai at Residence over ~tore
Thd' + o s :r 1 o y
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"Live and Let, Lire"
Campaignirig against
;the Hotmaehold 1Dostta
1 The time for the Spring Campaign ap-
proaches. Ston the double windows
1 will be off and the sun will be waren and.
bright; you will be thinking of cleaning
'them After the long months that the
i house has been closed, it will need it.
I No clatter how good a housekeeper you
I may
Inc.
Sed that you have your ammunition
!ready. Be prepared for the Spring
A11 Kinds!
Leave your order now before prices
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Those awls
Drive against the moth and the germ.
Here is tine ammunition to help you to
success. Lay in you supply now.
Powdered Amonia Sweeping Powder
Chloride of Lime Liquid Amonia
Sink and Bath Cleanser Lye
Furniture Polish Metal Polish
IBrushes and Brooms Soap
Plumbing, and HeatingI Es E. n f ; nif srd
Phone 83 ��+r
Shop—over Rowland's hardware
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If the Boy is hard on his Shoes, bring Him here,
We've had shoes built to stand the abuse the average
Boy gives his shoes,
Patents who test our Boys' Shoes, find it requires tens
money to keep the boy in good looking shoes when they
buy the shoes we sell!
Gun Metal, Box Calf and Uris Leathers. Inisde and out.
side stays to prevent ripping. Solid, durable Shoes, but
not clumsy ....$1.50; $2.00; $2.50 to $3.50.
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