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Mr. Kerr took charge of our Men's Tailoring Department. Mr Kerr
is no stranger to us, he having had charge of our tailor shop in Woodstock for
the past seven years, and by him or under his supervision the finest garments
in that city were produced. We hope the residents of Clinton and surrounding
country will soon make his acquaintance and. test his ability and skill in pro-
ducing Men's Clothing.
Saturday morningat 9 o'clock we will put on sale a few hundred yards. of
New Spring Dress Goods -new, that's the point -in fact they are not unpack-
ed, but will be ready foi sale at the before mentioned time and date.
arch 16th
Thursday, the 16th day of March, a Representative of one of the largest
and most exclusive manufacturers of Ladies Coats and Suits will demonstrate
their new Spring and Summer Styles at our store.
WOMAN'S STORE
Dry Goods and
House Furnishings
Phone 67.
Next to Royal. Bank
MEN'S STORE.
Custom Tailoring •
Men's Furnishings.
Phone 103,
Opp psi'{°Pub t ieLi beery
esecsassaseenessis ms
0 U R
JOB DEPARTMENT
Is now ready to do your work. New
type and new stock of paper just placed
Let Us Do Your Printing
THE NEW ERA CLINTON
11 Fancy furniture
MONSTER DEMONSTRATION,
A monster demonstration to cel-
ebrate the marvellous success of
. the petition signing campaign will
be held in Tunento Tuesday and
Wednesday, Marek 7th and
Eth. It is expected that there will
be over 25000 in the parade • and
tach County will have their owe
delegation. All eitire'as interested
• may secure tickets which will he
sold at single fare phis 25c on
March 7th and 9th, good, to return
up to March lOth. Two or three
' hundred are wanted from •riuron
County, let all go ;who van.
DECLINOES T73.I JO13
GF CHAPLAIN,
Exeter Advocate, -Last Wedres-
day's Lindon Advertiser repeated
the statement 'parte fiVC! 111 ltI1
ago that Rev. D. W. Collins, of
Exeter, had been appointed ehin-
i:tin of the 70th eiversc••'s B ete:hi 1
This is only a previs`ounl 'appoi-'t-
meet apparently, like all otl e- no-
pointmenis of chaplains recently
made, the idea being that ithey
join the babtalir.ns when about to
ail oversea'(, lire. Collins went
down to London on Friday, 'to
make enquiry and was informed
by headquarters that this appoin'•-
munt would only lleeoate of e" tive
when the regiment was about to
go oversees. As this appointment
has been delnye•t six m eiths and
, may be further delnye't sr•ven'al
1 months Mr. Collins has flefinilely
declined the offe
A WORD TO MOTHERS
Of dainty character, tor Parlor
and Reception Room, is here for
your inspection. Light fn gun
etruction and design but ex-
tremely well made in,every de.
tail. Here are the finest creations
of the furniture makers emit,
and at prices that will temp the
wise and discrimmatiug buyer,
The Cheapest Spot in Huron
to buy all kinds ofForaeitnre
13A.T.JIL, & OE Iia N SO1.`W
Furniture healers and Funeral Directors -Phone 104
N. Ball 110—II,IISIBiLNCE PHONES— J. D. Atkinson 180
Our Specials for this leek
Is something that reduces the coat of living -
Molasses Snaps a lbs for 23e Peach tilled Oakes 2 She tor,, , .23c
Fruit Biscuits 2 lbs tor 25c Pineapple filled Oakes 2 lbs for 25c
and other lines at same and different prices
Now is the pancake season, and dont forget Pancake Day will soon be
with us, so have a package of Old Virginia Pancake Flour ready,
This Pancake Flour is a product of three well known cereals -Corn.
Rice and Wheat, is self rising and is in correct proportions and ready
for instant use 15c per package
,aIGHEST PRICES FOR BUTTER AND. EGGS.
JOHNSON
�t✓s
Phone 111 THE STORE OF ff@EALITY
JOMICEORIIIMMOOMOIr
For tired, aching, painful feet, breaking down arch or
flat foot, .use our
Foot'Ezer',. i rchaProp
Theywill give you comfort and ease,
We carry a full stock of
Special Absorb() Pads
which will take thepressure and
give tmmediate
relief to corns, bunions and callouses
"Absorbo Pads" cure' cratinuent
p dS Uy absorption
It will be a pleasure to show you these
Special Aids to Comfort.
14•S' ,.ellAPMAN•
Phone 70 Clinton'
The average Canadian mother
does net like war, and she ndtut'-
dly rebels at thought, that in this
twentieth, centi,'•y she ire gaited
upon to permit her box to risk
his life in a ccnfttct which she
thinks is uns'peekably /loser lc.
Put her deste,nation of war does
root get rid of the fa.et HMS: war
in all its horrors is upon us', that
is OUR war• and Mal: unless
Canadians help to fight anti con-
quer. the Germans in Flanders and
Ncrth'ern France we may hove
the tread of the invaders on one
•cryo soil. Nor need it be forgot-
ten that the war is not of Bri-
tain's seeking, but has been foi:eed
upon her by the desire of Ger-
many to nom'nate the world, U,. -
der Such circumstance;, every
Canadian mother must fe/l 'that
Canada 'must do her part to save
the 'British Empire from the dan-
ger which throat ens it, end else
to Ireesnrve the British. flag and
British instlituticn•s for Our own
country. In such a war, w1a't
mother has a right to hold back
'HER son while the Sons. Of ether
mothers are being sent?
SUNDAY RECRUITING SERVICE.
Seaforth News, -The 'meeting'
held in St. Thomas ehnrch at •the
elose of the evening gees'.ce was
taell
attended‘ Rev. Mo. iFairfull.
pastor •ef the Baptist Church Clin-
ton, gave an earnest, forceful ad-
dress in the rota nest of recruiting
in which he vividly portrayed
scenes and conditions in, the 010
at present randthe' insistentcall for men, He said' that ie his
native village in Scotland with a
population of 1,000 these wasn't 'a
man of fighting age left, and that t
you ronldn't raise a battalion in
Scotland from Lands End to John
O'Groats house, for every man
of fighting age was either at the
front or preparing to go Ile re-
marked ' that there wasn't 10 man
ten among .iii his ,connections ther5
that wasn't either dead or wound-
pd, 'He told of women and chi/d-
ress, refuge1es frcm Antwerp in
his native town who had teen ho' -
riblyy__ maltnea'ted and mutilated by
the Huns, Canada, he said needed 1
men and he believed ghat they
would' be foa•thconning, He didn't
believe there was a yellow
5treak in h t,51da, Ire wars sure
that Canada was a chip off the old
l.lock and would rise 'to the (mes-
e/on. The shortage is munitions
not in men 'Mr. Slairfull is a most
hrfeetive• speaker, who hag
seen life under varying eannitions
hating served both in the Batiste
inmy and navy ane later acting in
the Capacity
of nam
P Y manager of ere one of
of the largest: shell factories in
England ,tor sixteen years, ° Ile ia,us-,
agaea
t dese
re to
hake at c0 au active
part in the war and Wuld have:
been at the front 18 months ago
had he not been ,past military age
and physically unfit,
man CLINTON NHW
Grand Trunk Railway'$ytltesei
Time Tahfe for Clinton
1 Buffalo and uoderich
Going •to Seratford .. , , 7,313 a to
e0;3pw
., 5,15pm
Going' to Goderich 11.07 p m
1,:35 p iia
6,45 p
.,11.28pin
London, Huron and Bruce
Going to London ._ 8.05 a m
•t15pm
Going to Wingharn 11.00 a re
,,.... -8,46 p m
V 'Local
ici1mmilt la�mpt .t^+r1("1N't'tf'3'
COMING MARCH 6TIf,
Mise, Glenn of the Clones/That/es
Hair Oasis/on Store will be in C'lin
teal at the ILaltteebury lIouse on
Mer.day, March 6th all clay. See
adv't ,on (another page,
THE BEAUTIFUL.
In keeping with his policy of a
a ariety n the Negathicr the weath-
erman showed Itis temper on Sat-
in day fast andd't'vtlii1peci intri'a
"rimgh ,uecic.F,i. „Jtist the 501ne it
made the sleighing better..
MOVING TO WINDSOR
The howlers will regret (030nrn
that ROY, D. W. Collins, of Exeter
who is a bowler and 0.°gooc( fel-
1(',w to M.1001 on the green'• has ae
reptrd the Rectorship of t1 -
Church of the Asecnsio c at Wir:d.•
S011 and(t=ill leave next week,
FIRE AT LAUNDRY.
Phe fr•anie huildinx ricer' Scrral-
r 010 britches shop occupied by
Charlie Lee, a Chinaman, was
(emit t0 he on fir eiStriclay morn-•
ing at'11.15rr,m. and the alarm was
rung. Some d•u1m',ge was dot eat
the rear of the' Ituild•:ng, How the
fire started is'a mystery.
LIBERAL MEETING
NEXT THURSDAY
The Liberal Club will hold i
special meeting next Thursdt,',y
(svelning when itis expected that
Mr. Thomas McMillan, Jibera2 can-
didate for Centre Huron, will be
hese to give an adtdiles The Of-
ficers of the club' hope that' every
Liberal in the town will melte it
a point to be present 0s Mr. McM1I1
an always has something of bit -
crest 'to gibe in his addseeeps.
MINOR LOCALS.
Suing will 50011 be herr.
There was:a butler famine 111
town on Satutd'ay.
Liberal Club meeting 1:e.ct Th urs
day evening, I:
Strong powers of resistance ate
it{ eeir111 thrwc, t'Inys to W111'11 off
1llnesi5 during these rapid rind
extr'm ' changes in en!.peeature,
The government is preaching about
being "easeful" and ad'o ing tee
people to he "very economical" Why
not practice that a little hit more in
the expenditure o£ public fends?
Report all itcilns of interest to
thin •office. They will be ap'ter-
iated „attd oath item will help to
make the pa. der that much more int
greeting, We van not get 'all the
the news but by your help we can
get the lion's share d, thee iv
what we wish to dn. Wo want all
the ne,vs that's news.
DEATH OP
DR CH1] LOTTE ROS,, '
I.ast week we (1000111(1 hc, 11)0
dtealh of the daughter, of the late
Jos. Whitehead, in the ,person 0.
Dr. Charlotte Ross, who heel pass-
ed away in Winnipeg on Monday
of last tied., Lara today we can
give 0 much more forth ndlies to
the deeeas'ed. Dr: Charlotte Ros4.
was born in Yorkshire, Engle/1d,
on ,Illy 15, in 1543, adaughter of
the late Joseph Whit ehead, tvr11,-
known railw'uy eontl'actor, ard,:lor
s. me years a member of the Cana-
dt'an House of Commons, Site was
bre nght to Caned v as ti child, and
grew up in Clinton, Ont'., where
site was married In 1301, From
Clinton her husband remove(1 to
M1.ntreal, where he was for some
years engaged asa wholesale ler
chant. During these years Dr,
Ross was for four ,years a stud •nt
of med cine at the famous Women's
Medical College of 'Phila'delphia,
Ret eyeing to Montreal she prac-
tierd medicine for spree ,years
being the first woman to eng'a.go
in the profession in that metropol
is of Ca mad ,, In this undet'takirg
she enjoyed the nontinuecl sym-
pathy and support of the late Sir
Hales Il'ingston, one of the. most
d stin guished physicians whom
Caned r. has proclueed, In 1373 '11r.
;Ross cam0 west to baste part with
Joseph Whitehead in the perform-
ance ,of-mportla•nt contracts with
the construction of the C P. R. in
which for some years engaged.
1,ater he bought the timber limiis
cn the W liitenionth Yzveer ard
Dr. Riess joined him and spelt e
thi d of a century. In this long
peri'cd`she was the only physician
in a large d:strii t trhere for many
♦e.era many hut dreds :of men were
I rgaggedi During these y,rwrs she
cb:cl ail the the work ofra onerta
Practice dealing with hundreds of
eases of'arcidset of every kind 011
railtva:y andl.5, the wood, tie and
timber camps • Her 1tu:shanet died
19.12, when she removed from White
incuth to Winnipeg, where she has
since lived in retirement She was
a 100111an et extraordinary activ-
ity and powers of en'dcttanee and
heeds atlh at her present age is
attributed to excessive labors in
the pionee.r d'ty: of that province
She is survived by six children as
fellows; Mrs, Belle M Woods of
Kansas City Missouri; Mrs. Hope
Rcss, of 114Lenore street Winni-
peg, Hales 10. Ross, general mana-
ger of the Ross -Saskatoon Lumber
Cr enemy of Waldo, B.C.; Joseph
W. Ross, secret iry streatsuner of
nnlpany, Mrs. Wm.'H, 3301011, of
Moosomin Sask.; andMrs. A,
Paget, 'of Whftemouth, 'Tier 'older
brother, Charles Whiteheia'd 01
D andon, snrvivee her, and her
vs -tenger brother William! Whitet-
head died in Winnipeg in 1913. The
ftnreral was hold on Wednesday of
3astweek. After a short service al
the house ou thekird w
taken y was en to
Knox ellrr en
dewwere
a ubhe service
was
s
Knox
The interment
was made
at the Brookside 00010(ery weret
aer husband, one son rand • one
c4acghtel. arebatied, Mr. W, D.
'+air 'of'town isla nephaw of the
•detilisett.
Thersd'ay, March 2nd, 7.116,'
oottoeeemete eetteiss+oaa re sego
over The Teacups,
emese0000.60009e0e000e006 r
Mr. Wood of Thedford, is visiting his
daughter, Sirs. E. E. Ilunniford,
Stratford' Beacon -Bandmaster S. D.
Grant of the. lfilst Huron Battalion,
Clinton, is spending a few days at his
home on Ash street.'
Mr. C. • R; Libby, of Lowell, Mass.,
spent the week end the guest of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Libby, Ratten-
bury street.
Pte. Rex •Cluff of the 161st Battl, left
this week for London to take his course
for a lieutenants commission.
Mr. Frank McCaughey was a visitor
in St Marys last week.
Mrs, Edgar Pattison spent a few days
at Galt with her husband, Sergt. Patti-
son, of the 71st, which 1:3att1. is to go to
England very shortly. t
Miss Eleanor McKenzie spent last
Friday in Seaforth the guest of friends.
Rev. J. E. Ford, of Goderich, was call-
ing on friends in town on Thursday last.
Judge Elliott, of London, who was
stricken with paralysis last 'week is a
brother of Mrs. 'Cardiff, who is living
here with her daughter, Mrs. Harry
Bartli ff.
Master Bobby Schrink, is spending a
few week with his mother at (Kincardine
as the C. C. I. is closed..
Miss Mary Levy, w115 a visitor in
Seaforth on Friday last,
Mr. Wilfrid Stevenson, lately with the
Sherlock -Manning Co, of London, has
accepted the position of mechanical
superintendent forthe Mendelssohn Piano
Co. of Toronto, at a splendid salary.
Before leaving London his late employers
gave him a cheque for 8100. Ole is a
son of Mr. Duncan Stevenson, formerly
of Clinton, but now of Toronto,
rMich.rs. E. E. 1-lunniford and her cousin
Miss S. Rook spent Wednesday in Code.
Capt. and Mrs. C. G. Vanstone have
taken rooms with Mrs, Thos, Jackson sr,,
Ontario street.
Mr. Mowat Chowen and bride, of
Owen Sound, spent a few days with the
former's father and brother in town. Mr
Chowen has been appointed statlee agent
at Whitechurch,
Aliss Stella Rook, of Arkona, is the
guest of her cousin, Mrs. E. E. Hunni-
ford.
Lieut. Earl O'Neil returned on Satur
day after taking a special course in
machine gun work.
Mr. Holland of Montreal, is the guest
of Air. Whitmore this week.
Mr. W. T. O'Neil has been confined to
the house during the past week. A4r.
O'Neil overexerted himself while getting
his ice supply in,
Mr. 1'. D. herr, of Woodstock, who is
now in charge of the tailoring department
of Brown's stare, has moved to town with
his wife and young daughter, and have
taken up their residence in the Monte
lately vacated by Mr, C. W. Robb, on
Ontario sweet.
Mr. Angus McLeod who was operated
on at London `a couple of weeks ago re
turned to his home here on Saturday
eeeuu'g. He is progressing very favor
ably which his many friends will be glad
to Isere.
era'Die00fauAstllQt3mQ6IZESeniniee CeMent
Local News
Tri :IVIIL CLUB.
The incenhees of the 'I •nv 1('1 1,
are ask cd ea note: the 011 )1130' 1,f
d'ste for the next Club messing
which will '1c• in Mrs, lirselsi r''
home March 1tth, in piece of
March 41h.
PUT:L'L.IC SCHOOL
PROMC'T:ON EXAMS,
The Huron Puhifc Soh 011 Preter-
tion Examinaitio ml will be held oe
Ap il. 13,1.1, aid 11th, 1916 Papers
for Second, Third and Junior
:F'curth classes are Nein;' }trepan d
and will be sent tb the teachers r.rr'-
ering them about April 5th, Tech
era areroqueslcd to send at
rnee to their 1 'Elie Sehnr I In-
spector the num her of papers re-
quired for each elites.
MARRIED 1N OWf1N' SO -tri.:,,
A quiet wed haus, was solemnized
at one o'clock on Sethi 110, after-
noon at church '5
, n,
Owen Soiled, '35,13) '1111:1 04
:111111r14
Bryson, noir.. ief Mrs, L. Jones,
597 Loth Street West 60 .ami' fl e
brda_ of Mr. Oiiaer Mmet Chow -
en. of the 0:1,11, staff, 111 that 100011
<a;d 5011 o1 Mr. J (1.,Ch03011, of
Clinton, The young eon pl. .left on
the two o'clock train for Tbroneo'
and E1001 rn points and .agent a
few drays in r linton,:going on
teem .11 03'3 to 4V ,itl,clvn :h, n>he^e
Mr. Chowen (las been 'appointed,
agent.' The groom's malty friercU&
in town offer hearty eongna•tuls-
tions fora long and happy life.
GOiDERICII TO WELCOME
CLINTON COMPANY, 161ST
The ladies of the Goderieh War
Auxiliary have' ,road;: arrange-
ments to welcome the men of ti:e
Clinton Company of the 1615twhen
they march to Goderich, on tFrii-
da"y of this. •weex The 11011 will
be•.entertained to luncheon • aald
Simper at Knox Church basement
and will bebillel'cd and ,as vs
lmeakfast at virions 'homes in the
the tawn. They tivill maroh back
on Saturdrtd,
DR. IIUGFIIIS CONON°
Iat'01der toacr,ommncfatte 'the
large. number 01peaplc }vise will
Want to hath• Da J. L. Hughes, of
Toronto.. -rhe f iablic meeting will
he held in,WeA Y Me6j1,5,list Church
And it is requesseo 1:Ivait the ehild6
ren will net eels Wd1111SSiot1 apo
thus give a grouter (9 ember of
adullei the privilege of attending
ala•, 'I3tt hes has r inde i''luel repu
ration s;a Lecturer' and this is 'his
first appearance for many Tears
before a Clinton 1tld3enee, Being a
Mother of G"en Sana. Hughes, be
rs lit •elose teach with military matt
tees.. ai dlhla address lot, tree war
will he ,cry Jnstruettee. "rhe two
•nc ernect Nursing •Sisters of Sear.
forth Misses • Neulin 'and McBride
ry llaliso be it .1311011(1,131(15 unci.
Miss Neelin will iv0 'atm .of ' her
rnl''e:leating addu ^sees., • A,Ith'aki
la' res ( 30
Chores:. o oz 40 voices will • iw'so
help in the program, Admission'
•Eras••-Lverybody. Welcome Ascom
gra dption for 900 peopl, •fe being
providd'e,d, 'Chair taken at 8.00
•by Rev J K al5airful. t'hel:,04ella;I'
man of the - Wiar atuxiiiilSy,
1
We Sell Them
Waterman's Pens -the best for men,
And it's bust for women, too,
Its also best for children,
So it must be best for YOU.
Harbutt's Peasticine in the house
Will stimulate )'our boy's ability
By showing him how pleasure can
Be joined to practical utility.
The W. D Fair eo.
Often the Cheapest --Always the Best
P s Pensiar White Pine and Spruce Balsam
(COVN What's the use experimenting
M111.,71 at
Pi..ip,, ' White Pinewith land? Sprucee tBalsam now h's,
as the formula is printed on each
label.
Beyond a doubt this is the most
efficient cough remedy we have
ever sold. Nothing &se will so
readily re.ieve a cough. Try it-
tid s e .LI0V-M
Disponsing Chemist THE PENSLIIt DRUG STORE
Furniture, Rugs & t inoleurns
We can assist you in selecting your Furniture, if you are going
to furnish your home, or if you only want some odd pieces.
Yon will find it to your advantage to inspect cur stock and see
the bargains we are offering, We also carry a good line of
biotins, Pianos and Organs.
Our Undertaking Department is up to date in every respect
and the guarantee the best of satisfaction
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Ussdertaker and Funeral Director. ('hone •28.
Night and Sunday Calls answered at Residence over sto
riatenzacaseatmezameir
c
Sap Pans and The eorner Store
"Line and Let Live"
Reay
feat=produ'Cing
Foods Now
Buckets
Order your Sap Pans and
Buckets now so you will have
them ready when you want to
use thein.
Tho .11awkins
Plumbing and Heating
Cold weather is again with us. Every
household ,viii now require foods that.
will keep the body warn, and healthy.
Following, area l'ew lines we suggest
to every buyer of fend for the home-
Sonp, in packet and tins
Meat Extracts,. Bovril or Oxo,
Hot Porridge, Vheatlets, W.heat
Flakes and Roiled Oats
riot Pan Oakes and Syrup
Pork and Beans, a steaming plate of
perk and beans for dinner or supper•
makes an ideal meal
Maeorcni or Spaghetti
Bacon or Sausages
for breakfast there is nothing poem
Agents for Ueda Furnaces E. E. Hunni f ord
Slop -over Itowland's Hardware err PHONE 45.
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Children's,
I Nature -Shaped 'Shoes
somossawassomommossoss
Take good care of the • Children's Feet. The
growing feet of children need the most careful
shoe -fitting to insure that they will be normal.
+H
Vona 1sp
1
Our Childrens Shoe Department is splendidly,
qualified to give you this type of shoe service.
care
We fit the children's feet with careful l
u pains-,
taking study and care.
'sVe 11800 Nature Shaped Shoes made from such good
leathers as Gun Metal Calf, Patent Oalf and Vici,
Some styles with cloth tops, low fiat heels, medfum
or high cut,
75c, 1.00, 1.35 up to 2.00 according to sizes '
Try us out on the Children's Shoe
proposition—that's the only test
mitreivoraccirm#sge-
F R D. JPieKSON,
HOUSE OF BETTER SHOES..