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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1916-12-14, Page 8Clinton News -Record December 14th, I9I(i: Glance gour ege over this list of Appropriate, Usetul and Lasting Christmas and New Year Gifts Carving sets in cases, Scissors in cases Pocket and pea knives Roger and Nevada silver knives, forks :& spoons Meat forks and cake forks Berry spoons, 'etc. Auto strop safely razors and many others Mickel plated ware in teakettles, tea and coffee percolators, casseroles, trays, salt and peppers Alluniinum and granite and English enamel ware in teapots and jugs 0 -cedar mops Carpet sweepers Skates and sleighs See the old time Fire Place or Grate for burning soft or hardcoal or wood, only $10.00' All kinds of Mitts and gloves z nd Iros. HARDWARE, STOVES AND NOVELTIES Rubbers ! Rubbers ! Rubbers! Are you getting the very best that money can buy in Rubber Footwear? Are you buying these Rnbbers at the lowest possible prices ? Give us a call for your next pair. We handle only the best and sell theniat the lowest prices possible for high=grade goods Small Profits AGENTS—SEMI-READY CLOTFIING, NEW 'DEA PATTERNS Plurnsteel Bro. Bas€ness A Man a T and His Shoes) A. man likes to buy his Shoes, at a store in which he has confidence—where he knows that the shoes are the n value in return for i that hewill get real honest lest and money. Ta other words, Sir. if you buy your Shoes here. you will get satisfaction as well as shoes.—mot an advertised fictitious value, but Real Shoe Worth We have a Just Right Shoe Style for Man's taste anti a special requirement We're Men's Shoe Specialists SHOES AT $4.60 $5.00 $6.50 up to $8.00 There is no copyright on these prices. Auy store can ghote them. Its our Shoes at the price that tell the story, and we trust we may have your consideration. FRED. JACKSON fresh ersonad ;Stationery Use Lotus Lawsp Statiogery for all your socia! corres- pondence. While moderately priced, it is of a quality that delights both segder and receiver. t Note Paper Envelopes . !If Invitations WrilindTablets Papotried Correspondence .Cards . Initialled, Stet ionery Gentlemen's Club - Noto and Envelopes • Often the Cheapest Always the Best. Miss Marion Harland spent the week- end as the guest of Mrs. R. Match of Goderich. Miss Polly Mennen tip from Toronto to s Christ- mas vacation. Miss •White of Winnipeg 'is in town, the guest of her aunt, Miss White of Princess street. Rev. J. A. and Mrs. Robinson' were in Otterville over the week -end at- tending the opening of a now church there, a former parish. Pte. George Weber, who has' been spending_ some time in hospital in London, is in town' this week. His old friends are glad to, see him and hope he will soon • be quite his old self again. a1. IL Alexander of London was a week -end' visitor in Clinton.' "Herb" always finds a hearty welcome, a- morigst old friends in Clinton on his oone too frequent and always. hurried visits. Limit. A. 3. Grigg, recruiting officer for the county, 'signed on two men this week from this vicinity ' for the 63rd battery, London, that be- ing thebranch of service which a6 they preferred. Limit. Grigg is in Exeter this week. Mrs. French, who has spent the past ..,couple of years with her son in Wetaskewin, Sask., has returned to town and will again take up resi- dence here. Clinton continues to be the ''home" town to all those who have for any length of time basked in its kindly and hospitable atmcspliere. . Mr. J. wt Crooks has been in town during the past week. "Jack," who has been making his headquar- ters iu Vancouver, B.C., for sonic time past, has not visited Clinton since early last summer. If he seems somewhat absent-nlilliled and pre- occupied on this occasion an inter- esting announcement in our local column may perhaps account for it. for con enial- is too early o Ityetg Y lations hut they're all ready to be spoken. is .expected pend the O \ih • i A Beautiful Art Square lends a charm to the room. It has other advantages al- so, being easy to clean, easy to remove. We have at present an excellent show. ing of fine rugs including Brussels, Amninsters, Wil - tons, etc., that we have priced rices. We would he most attractivepleased to show them to you. JAS. DUNFORD Undertaker and Funeral Director. 28 f Phone • War. 28 i The News -Record For Neat, Well Exeenied Job Work. Introducing Your Friend BROWN'S Good stock of Gift. Things at the LPlacefor Gifts THE CHRISTMAS STORE Dry Goods and House Furnishings Next Royal Bank, Phone 67. NIXIMENIZOIRMISEED. mo, '1st 3,, 0,' And His Clinton Headquarters Everyone gives pieser. is at Christmas— even in war time. t Perhaps the gift -joy of the Christmas -tide is more needed now I--_— than ever before. THE STORE OF,;,THE CIRISTf1AS. SPIRIT Custom Tailoring and Men's Furnishings Opposite Public„Library, Phone 103, ISPElleitildeMPLIM Gifts this Year Ought to`be Useful Needed things for the home --a new Rug or curtains, table or other linens. New things to wear are always needed (and appreciated) -by every member of the family. The kiddies, of course, expect new ties and ribbons, which don'tEcost much, if you buy them HERE, and which help to create the Christmas atmosphere in the home. Useful Gifts are Here in Abundance Welldisplay'ed-and price tickets everywhere. Prompt, courteous and efficient Service is characteristic of this store, and you'll find that HOLIDAY SHOPPING HERE IS A DOUBLE PLEASURE 1st—Because of the tremendous variety of gift -goods 2nd -Because your gift money will do mosthere With stocks as big as ours, it is impossible in this space to even suggest their gift possibilities, The goods are all arranged for easy seeing. WILL YOU CONE AND SEE? You will not be urged to buy a thing—its against our rules. But if we can help you, the PLEASURE is ours and the PROFIT yours.11 Notwithstanding all difficulties, this year's collection of gift things is the finest we have ever shown. We are doing our utmost to make your Christmas happy by supplying the best of gift goods at the.. closest of prices. You remember how often in the rush of the last day or two before Christmas you have resolved to do your holiday;shopping early, This is the time to begin Come and see the best Selection of Christmas Merchandise Hereabouts • The Christmas Store Phone 67 The Store of the Christmas Spirit Phone 103 W. Chester, Mon- tana, J.S. Young of bon- tana has been a visitor in town for the past week, having been called home to attend the funeral of his mother, the late Mrs. :.lames Young. it is over twenty years since Mr. Young left Clinton ' and though lie has been back 'in sever- al occasions since the town has changed so ninth that there are but a few of the old friends of itis boyhood nosy left. Mr. Young re- calls a lacrosse team, of which he was a member, which was wont to win glory for the "Huh” on many a hard-fought lacrosse field in the Says that arc past. `Cap" Mor rich and "]Bert" Kerr are the only members of that particular: team now left in Clinton. Though for some years a citizen. of the United States Mr. Young has 'a very warns spot in his heart for the land of his birth and fcer everything Bri- tish. He says that the English speaking Americans art .almost to a man pro -ally and that 'they are hoping for an early ably victory In the present war. He is 'a Repub- lican in polities aid supporter. Hughes in the recent presidental election and lie is thoroughly con- vinced that if Roosevelt or Hugh es had been in the presidents,' chair that the policy of the .'United States would have been' vastly dif- itrent from what it has been dur- ing the past couple of years. For one Airing lie is sure that the Lus- itairia would rover have been sun'; with its hundreds of innocent vie - turns. Mr. Young un • is a rancher r in Montana and also travels through several' of the. Status of the Union. Holmesviile Rev. George McKinley of Seaforth preached eloquent sermons in the in- terest of missions in the Methodist church on Sunday week aria the fin- ancial part of the enterprise was well taken hold of by the congregatioli. On account of illness out teacher, 'bliss Garrison, was obliged to close school for a couple of clays last week. Our soldier boys,arenut being for- gotten during zulb this 11S Cil 'b tea s sea- son, .many parcels of good things having been sent them during the past weeks. The Mission Circle intend having a bazaar in the Methodist church on the afternoon and evening of Fridap Of this week, The affair is to raise funds for the education of an Indian girl and they wish the support of the community in their enterprise. The date of the Christmas tree en- tertainment for the Sunday school has been changed from the 22nd to the 21st, the former date interfer- ing with that of Ebenezer. The township oouneil met In IJo1- mesville on Monday week with all the members present and an election bylaw was. passed as follows : Nom- ination to be held in Holmes' hall, Hoimesville, on Friday, Dec. 22nd, at twelve O'clock, noon, the election (if any) to be held on Monday, , Jan, lit, .1017, with polling booths et the following places' and with the fol- lowing returning officers and poll clerks : No. 1, O'raugehall, Chris. W, Johnson, Robt. Meliwain. No. 2, Melville Sturdy's, Melville Sturdy,' Howard Sturdy, No. 3, Albert liat- rison's, John Woods, Albert Harris- on. No. 4, Mrs.'. W, TJ, Elliott's Robert Chill, Lewis Anderson, No.6, 11. 0. Murphy's If. O. Murphy, Ira Merrill. No (I, Mrs. Hart hick's, Guy Kraits, Adam Cantelon. The following accounts were paid : C'irayel, .James Thompson, $7.04 ; John Potter, $2.24 , S. T. Walter, $14.30 ; (Ens. Williams, Jr, $.1.0 ; John 'Fraser, $0.87 airs, W -Wes- ton, $4.90 F. W. Farncoiut, YI'ol- land Drain Award, $29.75 ; John Col- borne, refund dog tax, $1.00 Chas. Lindsay., refund statute labor, $7.50; councillors' services at board, $130 ; clerk's salary, $1.lt5 ; postage and stationery, $11.73 ; tteaswrcr's salary $85 , J. R Holmes, hall rent, $46 0. W. Potter, sanitary inspector, $180.85:; Dr. Whiteley, 117,O.l1, $37.- 50 ; 37.-50; Board of Health, $40.70 Alex. Sterling, sheepclaim, $24 ; Hiram Frill, cement work, $77.75; Williams' Weston, ,cement work, $11.0.25. 'rhe council adjourned to meet again on Dec. 15th at ten o'clock a.m.—N,\1'. Trewartha, Clerk, ti rector of i Jeakinsnc e Rey. C. ] . Jude's Atwell, Brantford preached a very interesting sermon in fit. John's church on Sunday afternoon last. Tuckersmith Township Turner's S S. will •have their Christmas Tree entertainment on 'Fri- day evening of next week, Ooderich. Mrs. Robt. Elliott, widow of the late Reeve Robt. Elliott of •Goder- fcb, passed away at her home here on Thursday last. The funeral took place on Sunday afternoon to :Mait- land cemetery. Rev. J P. Forel returned last week from Ottawa, where lie attended the funeral of his daughter-in-law, wife of Mr. A. R. Ford of the Press Gal- lery,who ac- companied Miss Hellen, o lery Ottawa. be capital, is re- m companied hhn to t t r !mining with her brother. Rev. J. li. Fotberingham, who has been rector of fit. George's church here for the past five years, has ac- cepted an invitation to become rec- tor of Grace church, Brantford, and resignation of the charge here takes place the end of the month. Miss Retta Clark, who is training at Grace hospital, Taranto, ,is holi- daying at her home in town, Miss Jean Taylor has returned borne from a lengthy visit in Toron- to Collingwood and Midland. Mrs. Grummett returned last week after spending the summer with her son 'and daughter at Cabri, Sask. Blyth - Fearof Morris town- ship n Russel 0 Mr.It s ship has sold his farm and is nos- ing into town. :tie has formed a partnership with Mr. W. Phillips, Summerhill A curial. will be held rn eonneerion with the St. Peter's church the first week in the new year. flet 'catty, full particulars later. Divine service an 1 sd'ni den on Snit - d ly next in tit. I'ct, rs to :mil,: all welcome. Special Christmas service snit ser- mon on December 2•1th at seven o clods, Holy communion will be no_ ministered at this setvlee. Do your "bit„ for the Red tress In' tom;ng uuI to the concert in the town hall 'Thursday avelling; nest. East Wawanosh 'lie, following is the report of 5, 5 No, III, tor the mouth of Nitrous, bet; --Sr, 'lth-,l.urlltr 1\ttlsnn, ails Johnston, b)dtie Melton's I r. d 1•h, —4Vnitor l'utteryon, rtl..A,'18 u MAI( lolv1111, I\luyt I' artier. Jr, 111d, Finley MrU"\v'nu, sr. Jed--' 1,1,, 'Me (1o1vnn, isshar'0bd- hiv'oly Burtch, .filarl Cuhtwell, 1''t :lute --h1110 C'.aidweli, Ernest 1'ntkcr, llesrl; +rpc\l Icrs for the miner; -S(. Ith-=;Ada Sr, Io,� h ' Met t,rv4uu, ' :Ila - t hna hu.6 n , , .1 r,,lrib l' luliiyi 1111llt,wun, i1 ,ud-- I'hrlvu Itureh,=<=1;, 11, i'li(ilLprl, Ten cher. 11 i • Pred Appleby left hint l for 1tri whore a +rr s, � 'iii+ e lla lame rsae to ret it good. position, p .Seaforth. Mr. JI W. Beattie has donated a case of stuffed birds to the Collegi- ate Institute: 1lessrs. Chas, Aberhart and' 141. A- neeirt were in London last week at- tending 'a meeting of the Mystic Shriners. Mr. F. C. Jackson or Montreal has been here visiting his father, Mr. George Jackson, Mr. Robt. McMillan x s its Detroit last week. Capt. Hodgins of Hamilton spent a few days in town reeentlyl. Mrs. (Dr.) W. Turnbull of Vancou- ver, B. C',, visited at the home or Mrs. W. D. Bright last week. Word was received from Ellice Me - Lean, son of Mrs, A. McLean of town, that he has' arrived in an English hospital anti that his condition is improving. He was buried bp the explosion of a shell and his hearing was thought to be destroyed, Sglmuel Dickson, ex -Postmaster, sen of the late .James Dickson, N. P., tiled here on Saturday afternoon of pneumonia, which followed a chill re- ceived while acting as pallbearer at fu funeralof Mrs, 1fcC sll but - a the reel 0 seventy- sixth vn - ' klie was in hism e t week ago. S sixth year. Ile was appolnted Post- master In 1805, which ofrce he held until the completion of the new post - office in the fall of 1013. He was a prominent member of the Presbyter- ian church, a capable and painstak- ing phi i r servant, and held .tau the 'highest esteem bp the entire com- munity. lie loaves a wife, one corm, Samuel A. Dickson, barrister or Ed- monton, and four daugittete, Mrs. 0. .Zones tout lire. IV. Corbett, of Sasicatchew'an; lire (lav) E. 'I Corbett of Montreal, sad Mrs. A. D. Sutherland or Seaforth, whose hr's bmm nil is Deputy Postmaster here. Auburn The funeral of Mr. Austin Church, of West ' Wawanosh, who was ]tilled while grooming his horse on Sunday last, tarok place to Colborne ceme- tery on Tuesday. Much sympathy is felt for the bereaved family. Mr. Jones, expert watchmaker es Brussels, has decided to spend a few days each month at Auburn. The children af' the different Sune day schools are having a unionn L r at• tise for their Christmas cantata, which will be given on the 22nd. Miss Fannie Ccott is busy moving to the Presbyterian manse now own- ed by Mrs. Munro. Mr, John Short, Toitsoural Artist, has disposed of his barber gutit to, Ralph C?raveston. Mr. Graveston is busy moving this week. MIrs. B. Walters of Hamilton .145 daughter are spending a few weeks. at the home of Mrs. Neave, Home -fade Stove Pipes Also a few second=hanct Stoves, in good repair for sale. Agents for McClary't Famous Sunshine Furnaces. Call or phone for prices. Estimates cheerfully given. BYAM & SUTTER Sanitary 'Plumbers, Phon fr .Froin e Axe LEAVE TOIONTO UNION STATION 0.4 5' p.m. Monday, Wedrne'sciay, Friday hal' I'nrix Sound, titulhtlrx Port, Arthur, e alt VV'ilitun, AVicar,'µ, 1,lnaufon, heg'inn, 0;a vn.I 5m l .tlgem'), t ,firth 13nttlefor,i. t+,uitinlnlon, A an,+cmvx+r, A l'ac,tlfc ccustpoints CA AhlAN Hf1,MEM Ai1TUE'WAY llt1, uipost it v rusntutns rau A 'i'. Cooper, lore, of. SS, lite los 1 , L. i ,iubairu, lieueral l'asscngcr 11, '1'Cs10.110, Chit, G.N.W.Agent, Chin - Agent, ,08 King St.,