The Clinton New Era, 1916-11-23, Page 1M11,0•1•MtliMaatOtImINDLIMII.
Established 1865, Vol. 51, No. 2L C LINTON ONTARIO THURSDAY NOVEMBER 23 1916 W. H. Kerr, Editor and Publisher
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LETTERS TO AND FROM SANTA
The Tecrps,
• [BUS Of INTEREST TO
ALL READERS.
Clinton, NOV, lUih, MG.
To Sae La Clans,
North Pole,
Deal' Santa: -
The children of the Olintrin • Public
School and a Ice: or kids who have not
yet started to school want to know
iT the war or the price of batten, eggs
and potatoes will have any effect on
your annual visit ou Christmas Eve.
hope it wont for they cob the very
beet in Canada, especially. in Miss
Thompson s • tooto anil every one
should he-remenibered.
Also What :Went 11110010V big free
Entevtainment next month, I think
we should have one it yott will pay
for it,
Yours ill behalf of Clinton kids,
• Tool Jackson
North Pole, Nov. 2011, 1010
To Tom jaekson
Olin too
Dear Tottn--
. Replying to your letter of November.
Nth just received 1 sm•e will be in
Clinton on Christmas Eve atter every
one has one to sleep. 1. don't care
whai the price 1/f bill Ler, eggs and
potatoes are, and the \Vat', iny busi
ness is to make all good children
happy while they are yontig.
1 mu sending (Mum to Dick wan,
and Ab. Cooper a whole lot of niee
new toys that the children mast all
see, Lhen tell their father or another
what they Want and I will deliver
them Christmas Ittve, 11 yon have a
father or inother'who 'Iwo-1ft do this
send me their names.
• About a free entertaininent before
• Christmas, why certainly they must
be a bigger, better and. funnier one
than lust year and free to all the
Public School kids and theft' •mother
Get Dick Fair, Ten! Ranee, Billy
Jackson, Dr. Axon, George Me,
Leiman, Brydoile, B. Rowland
and Win Shepherd to help you and
it they do 3 will bring all their child-
ren some nice toys, if they will not
help yen ask all the female teachers
who have no husbands and all the
Trustees who have wives .; It must be
iu the afternoon and it intuit be a
good afternoon,
Yours in the interest of the kids.
Santa
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Then Again
The man who is wearing one of our $15
Suits is not subject .to the unpleasant
rtfiection that he might have gotten more
for his money elsewhere-. fl,r that is im-
. possible.
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• Agent for C. P. It. Telegraph Co.
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Barrister Best of Scaterth, was in
towel 11tSiI wee'k,
Mr. rJt}0fl Cottle itt attend ing t he
Hortioultural moo thig at lorotito Lbis
week. •
Dev„R. J. iSlcCormielv, of Blyth,
was 0 visitor itt town on Tuesday.
Mr. J j. License inspectov:
for North Nihon wile ittWWI On
Friday.
Mr.. IV J. Kilbride, of Strathroy,
made a short business 111 1> to Clinton
last Thursday.
Rev. Me, Robinson was at London
last week, at tending11. Conference of
lam Anglican • Chuveh.
Mrs. (0apt.) Vonsimee and. Mrs.
01111 pbell expect to leave early 'next
month to spend some time inEnglandi
Mr. Jelro Clete inghtune is at Tor -
011 twos 5, delegate for the liortited
tural Sudety to the Ontario conven-
tion •
Mr. A. R. McRae, of Detroit, spent
a couple of days in townwith • hisothtrr,
other, Airs. Melt ae, Rattenbury
Street.
Mrs. G. Grant, of St. Marys, itt
visiting bee daughter, Mrs. J. Wise-
man. The visitor celebrated her 85th
birthday on Weduesday.
Ilii' John Ransford is attandieg the
meeting of the Associated Boavda of
Trade at Hamilton as tt delegate from
Clinton Board of Trade.
•Elie Lordship, the Bishop of Huron,
was the guest of Rev. and Mrs. Rob-
inson, while in town Saturday even-
ing and Sunday morning.
Mr -Runes Mitchell, ut Goderieh,
representing the archives of Canala
01.01,155wa paid the. New Era a friendly
call last week.
Mr. W. Jackson, one of the repre-
sentatives of Clinton Board of Trade,
is at Hamilton attending the mutual
Meeting of the Associated Boards ttf
Trade.
[Brussels PoStl:-George and Mrs.
LaVIP, their daughters, Misses Hattie
and Ennita, and eon, Bartlett, all of
Clinton, wove renewing old friend
ships in Brussels last Sunday.
Nir, and Mee J. hi. Woods, of Vic-
toria, B. C., who spent the SUI111110r
here returned on Saturday and spent
11 few days at the Rattenbery house.
They will leave shortly for Los Ang-
eles and ScinErandiseo and few 21there
will take boat home to Victovia.
Capt. and Mre. C. E. Jeakins, OE
B111111fOrd, spent 0 frw hours iti Clin-
ton the best of Mrs, jos, Rental-
, gaib my on Saturday .. while enroute to
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what, he saw.- • .
KILLED 3N ACTION,
Winthrop
Pte. A. Bates, enlisted in West.
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Pte, R. C. Wal tors
MISSING.
Seaforth
Pte. Hari ert Chapmen
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Seaford)
Pto. A.W: Ar,h:b 3d,
Pte. A. E. MacLean.
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God erich •
Pto, Lewis 13111o11
• Blyth
Pte. H. L. Dexter., •
Gorrie
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Births, Marrloges tt 1.C.411,thS
MARRIAGES .
WALKER - MCDOUGAL - At the
manse Varna, on October 1Sth, Mary
Margaret Isabella, youngest daughter
of John Welker, of Brucefield, to Hugh
McDougal, of 'Tiverton.
MOFFATT-ARMSTRONG -- At the
Presbyterian manse, Seaforth, on
• Wednaday, Nevem ber 11th Miss
Mabel Moffatt, daughter of ,Tohn•
Moffatt,of Tuckerstnith to John Arm,
strong, of Stanley.
PRESENTED BY PRIhNDS,
.Al pleasant sur )risse alas given
Mime ilerguson by her friends
when they,. presented her with a
watch, prior to her going overseas
with the Queen Alex.nciria. Nurs-
ing Corps. Nurse Ferguson leaves
shis afternoon to join her company
.of nurses.
Lapland
Steamer
Loaded with' parcels for our
boys Will ,lave /this store,
shortly. Call and leave your
, orders, for many goodithings
we thave for them to eat' .
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S'L'. PAUL'S CHURCH.
The Right Rev David NVillititne,
Bishop of [helm administered the
apostolic' rite of Contiviinttien in St.
Patilo C11111.1.11 on Sunday last to seven
(11111diat11E.6. den. ('('red
very forceful s,mt101.1 fl.(1111 Het/1('M'.
12-1 to a large congregation. in the
afternoon (151(1 evening he peeformed
the R:51)1(45'111- at Holiettsville anti God-
eriell,
Neese Clara Ferguson, when not on
duty makes her home with her sister,
atrs. Carter, expects to sail
shortly for overseas, 'having enlisted
with the Quern Alexandra Imperial
Nursing Serviee for foreign duty,
Nurse Perguson's many friends will
wish her success 1tt Ince Cates tor
Kim; and Conntry.
Printer and Publisher --:"Joseph I,.
Rutledge, with George
Vipond and , wholesale print.
Montreal, has been made editor ,,r
cana(iiitil Grocer, Torout.(I.Mr.
Rittledge is a graduate cif Victoria
University and a former nowspaiter-
man, having served on the staff of the
Londee Advert iser." The new Ed
is a sou of Dr. and Mrs. W. L. Rut
lodge, t,1 wosioy „mg,
bloody left fur Ingersoll 1511
Wednesday afternoon to join her
husband, where his ditties will keep
lunt 111 that town fut. some months,
E, M. 'McLean, of London.
Ontario, formerly or (-futon, sailed,
last week An. England to spend a few
months with hue husband, Major
McLean.
Mvs. (settee L. Sheeles was memo -
pained by her ulnae Miss Man, 13.
Moser and her brother-holaw, 0. S.
Highbarger, to Laurel, MerylaruLneee
.V1,11.shilihton, D. 0, to the Laueel,
Sanitarititii for nervous prostration.
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The W. P. S. will meet at two
o'clock Friday IRA el' 11'11. Please
bring thimbles and knitting, c's the
need Is great f or the sewing and
socks,
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According to the Huron County
Branch of the C W. Ci A., 'Clin-
ton was made ctntre ft om wh'eh
the following societies 01101017;-
Vai'nl. Bin. efield, Bayfi Id, Yung
Ladies of the South end of Gode-
rich Township, Uni y Club, Beth tl
Patriotic, Stanley' Maple liter. ond
Clinton Patriotic.. Were to niliP
their ?suPplies to London the third
Wednesday In every month.
The following consignment was
passed by the censors and shipped
to London, Wednesday Nov. 1. ;-
Unity Club -0 sheets, 2 'gips, 0
flannel ehircs 10 helpless! srarts, 1
scarf, 11 handkerchiefs, 29 hospital
towels and 12 pairs of socks:
Varna, Patriotic Society -27 flan-
nel shirts, 13 pairs of socks.
Stanley NI ple' Leaf :--67 110' pita
day •shirtss 10 wash Cloths, 25 p irs
ot socks, 1 qutist, .
\Young LadS'es of South entcf or
Goderieti TOW mhip p.J2'tt 'of
socks.
Clinton Pala io le Society ;- 63
slips, 62 towels, 22 IRIpS ss
8 ,wash cloths, 22 sheets, 27 flan-
nel shirts, 10' pairs of aocks., 3
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NO BOOKS TO 13E ISSUP,D,
As the stack room is lbeing
changed a,t the, L.brary,1 hero Will.
be no more books issued •for the
timehelng. ' 1,
1,V ES LE 5,• CH tt RC 1 1.
Thepastor's subject last Sunday
morning was "Bildt: Songs" at night.
he spoke on "The Uninvested Potted,'
Air. J. .A.. addle the
League on Monday evening under
the auspices of the Good Citizenship
Department, on "King Albert and
the Tragedy of Belguim.
The Pastoe will pee/telt next Sunday
mornitig and Rev. J, 5V. Tinted, 13-.A.,
of Exeter will preach at night. it is
Missionary Sunday.
Next, Sunday, November 20th, t he
pulpit will he supplied by E. G.
HasSard, of Toronto, m the morning
and Rev. J. W. Baird, B. A.,otExeter,
in the evening. This will be the
Missionary Auniversary and subserin
tions wiU be received for this
important work.
•Sergt. Tong Hied
ifencil Hospital
.Former Kilitie Bandsman
succumbs to illness.
Clinton cit'zens at 3 rge will
sympathize with Mre, Tong and
dans in the loss of 1 ind 0111.1,
father, it 'will be Temernbereci
that wisest the Clinton Killion
wore organized Me. To:1g moved
with his family fermi Besot:ford
here and pl'jyod trombone
with the Kiries for over a yesr
and a 'hall elltf, 'alio played 'in
(115 'Ion's r rehestr I. The family
moved to Stra I ford r nd win n IT
was eclarecl Mr. Tong signed un
with the 33rd Batt]. 11 iIng and
Was promoted to b itIl, scrgt of
the 2nd Bel 1:1. 0100,
While with the llrcI Battl. , lie.
paid Clinton a .vi it when the
Band and a, compary of the 3frd
Batts went fo Codtris h i
A. week ago 'Monday IVIrs. -Tong
received an °Mehl mosteigse that
her Inas/bind was nclmittecf 10 No,
23 Conn ;Sty Clearing. station on
Nov. ,10th, aeriouely and on
Sa,turclsy last receiveci the sad
neWs th It he had p red away two
clays tnfter being admitted., No
fur 15 r parli u 11. were given.
The lase Sergt. Tong w s a nat-
ive of England, ha ing been I orn
in Bt.i.on, Lanea hire, 111 yearn ago.
'Por is years be h.td residted in
Can Ida.
Willie in S.ratrord the clear. sr d
Was prominently .ted with
>157 Gran I Trurk Ensp oysies, Bat cl.
Ms sons biing conn.ced lhat
organlea 10.1 now as aro n t I1S-v-
' ONTARIO ST. CHLIRCII. er. A brother ia a.r.ing with the
Imperial forces in Egypt, having
Rev. J. 1V. Habil, -B. A., of Exeter, been there since the mit' real: ot
and F. G. Hassard, of Toronto. will the. war.
preach Missitmary sermons in Ontario
Street Church next Siindity.
Comment:big next week 1111 tIVVIT
crembee cat1015as for missions will be
started with it view to making to
substantial inerease to last year's
giviegs.
WILLIS CID:TECH
Preparatotty st‘rvice will be on
Priday evening al 8 o'cloek.
(ht Sunday. December 3rd, ltev.
D. .Mel(tty, of lona, will preach.
Itev. M. McFarlane, at Hayfield,
‚01111 11111(1 eon imun he service ou Sun-
day.
BAPTIST C'111111C11
Pastor will pre:5011 next Shit
day,
A hillier 13.1Y. P. l'!„ whish was
orgaiikied 111 Monday evettilig meets
7 o'clotile. The Senior B. 1'. 1'. U ,
teems of 8 o'clitek.
.3.1- the prayer meeting oil 1Vednes
day evening the Pastoe Look. for his
,ithjeet "The 1.02,11.'s Previa " which
.was very interesting.
CH NOTI.?,S
ISettforth News1.-Itev J. .1 lewin,
of clintint, one:tidied two excellent
Ilisi, (12211') 2,1.v11ons in Clit's
Mesh on Sunday last.
The Bible chtes of the Kinectedine
Peesbyt c‘rian chin rli unveiled thole
Ileum' Doll on Monchly bight, 'Ile!
eon includes 117 ii•ones, fire of W111/111
al' intl.
01. Sunday morting 11141. triton he
eab,e arrived at St, Thomas ('h111111,
Statorth during i-teveit'ii that, the Mist
bad safely co•rivtal in England the
0)15' 111(1 was stopped and the eongvega-
lion song the doxology.
The 12102't1111 ('1' of the Chnech Union
(101111111( 101' of the Met -Ileitis!, Church,
mei in Toronto and out Inirized the
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The Council of the Co. peer ion
of the County or 'Huron will meet:
In- the council chamber'in the
Town or Go(krioh, on ,1.o..sday: the
5th day of Decems 00 13. 3
.o'clock.
ROOMERS WHO KSEP LIQ U,0
The following in an answer to
one of the many drastic points in
the Onterlo Tempr nae
E. K. -We advice yeti to w.:111
your roomers that if they keep
in 0010111'ROM'S 111 their rooms
they will be Belie to n pen qty ok
not less Than $9.00 for the s'ast
offenee, anct 103 defaultt 01 Mimed,
ate payment, to inprisoomeni for
not loss th in three Months. You.
Would not i 1) CM' any 11',1)111y,
Where a reidenen has more than
three roomers oth•er than the
members of the family, it is 1.01
claised as a pcivate dtwo.4in g
.hottso. It is il egal. nny.person
to "have or keep'.or gb envier -in
any piton whalsosver, other than
in the private awelfing house in
which resides, without ht ring
first obtainel P. license attthorie-
iing him to dot so.
PASSING 011' 11, W, 37RVV.
It is with regret that we an-
nounce 111. den th• of %Ls Henry
William Jervis, *which tools p100
at his Into residence erirtay last
O he laZe Mr. Jervis 1V.IS born neat
Committee to 1110)1 1'('l) in co-operation
h.td lived heat'
with simile). committees recite the
Hu
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clitirt7'rci.L.Its'',11Il'on en11.251slitilee C111"If ''gl tai,iii‘ p'1"p'cit 111V11:11CI'll11elel 111.1104ern1 tieblp)aouilngthtther14.11L. et f:11():1,:leif',1'Osit.EL0'i21:1,cor:,
and retir.td f . am active work, Th's
legislation for presentation to tlie next
General C011 ter en ee With a view to
last year he has been failiue; in
eu`.)1Ze7ilanitityti full e(1(12;Inli'111eciv1.'11‘01111:. Argo, when death claimed its own, He
he '11.14 and it was not umseptetect
of Schnondville, will ho glad to learn Was a genial, kindly man always
that his 110111111 Li von' 11111011 bnill'ovod cheerful, 0 good. Li 1 ell, kind
aince going 'West. ' neighbor and loving fother and
lite,. Dr. Manning, of StettLford, husband.. He is survived, by his
Past 1?1TIISiden 1 cdi London Coulierence,
.i-wifeanc115 fcrilyrf ecvn, i,e
r"cetti51voilt frt55115; si5, hln1115cr caughteis,utctwoso;is,v11s.
,ttiii1uiiting,so,11i_1gthtt11e,:s
4,,,r,‘.001. Nhe:inl:113iatil)ti:zjibivit.?,r.s113.4a131,1,ttu.e,hhicoosn,.0.,,:joiciteeiv,rsiloicsihi.
leaving' l•or IA./thee. (1.1111101' Alan 11111g
enlisted 4viLli the Toeonto Hilieersity
Battery, und went overseas some time
ago.
MUST PAY4
Members of fratern II societies
who get carried along by their
Lre.hren for months and then just
"drop out), will be interested in
Judge Mulot.k's ruling tha.t. they
can ,be isued ane,ft made to, pay
upla 14 good (Aniline 000.
it is a, mighty unfratermo thing to
cheat brethren who have Si own so
much consideration an to keep
membbers in good standing,
Goderich , Fred and Walter in
Alberta nds Maisel and L at
home. Re is sunivect 11110 by
four brothers, John in Stanley
Charles, Clinton ; .Airredc and eos-
eph ol Holinesville; and five
sisters, Mrs. J. Trewartha. and
Mrs. T. J. Potter of Holmesvidel
Mrs. S. Merrill, Ebenezer, Mrs. C.
'11, Holiland, (.1Snton, and Mrs. T.
J. 'Holland, Winnipeg. In religion
he was a. Methodist attending the
Ontario St, Methodist church sI
Clinton, and when able was al-
ways found in h.s place, The
funeral took place Sunday after -
noon froml the felony' resIdenee to
C,in,on cemelerY. Bev. 111'. A.gnew
conducted 'the esrvices, Mr. jsr is
w as it (Forester and the brethren
attended 111 a body end perform-
ed their beautiful bu11110 service.
Mrs. Jervis and fatuity wish to
express to. the friends and neigh-
bors their sincere thanks for
their . kindness and syrapalthy
shown them In the hour of s.ncere
bereavement,
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Don't be a Pessamist.
What about a Community Day. 111
you don't know what such a terns mono
ask somebody to explain. '
Christmas time will soon be here aria
it is high time to get your Santa Clattsts''
thinking cap on. Not for your own Ideb
and kin alone but for "Others''.
How thankful we ought to be if am
relatives who have enlisted are still lot- ,
harmed. So many have fallen or lure
been seriously wounded. We ought met
to forget them.
Level crossings at railways continue tui
exact their toll. Why is not a short cuts
taken to put a stilt) to this wastage el
human life by demanding that subways
or high bridges be compulsory ?
In France women are being substituterlj
for men to handle baggage at the railtrz„e
depots. An excuse might be made if n
woman turned baggage smasher but the
probabilities are the fair sex would
the job aright.
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One day last week J. P. Morgan, the
well known capitalist, was received by
King George at Buckingham palace. si:.
Morgan has been helping out in the Brit-
ish war loans and it would no doubt he st
pleasure to both parties to become per-
sonally acquainted. The world grown
more. democratic.
The German sub warfare has set
many a craft to an ocean grave ask;
usually without warning but despite 11
all Great Britain will be possessed et 42.
larger fleet of merchant men next Spsing
than she ever had. When the balars.e.
sheet is struck after the war the Ksisse.
may wish his submarine fleet had limn
less active, for somebody must pay date
bill
Militarism will have to bite die dusts
It will die very hard as it is alt evh
deeply rooted and about as old as the
world. A new Era wilt be ushered at
and the Brotherhood of mankind will
hold mway. Everybody has a part ea;
play in the coming of tisk happy event.
Let 00 1101 only lean but lift. The 200ht
Century and Christianity demands
or us lienee we should no' mote recreard
to our duty.
During the past week Sir Ruben bee -
den, Premier of the Dominion, wens ect
New Yorll to address the Lawyers' Cklr
of that city. it is a fine thing to hove
these' friendly exchanges as they do eel&
toward a better underetandine bemcet
the two lands that have so much Lr.
common. Greater fraternity will kailiS
Canada and the United States together
in a brotherhood that will not be easiles
sundered.
Everybody will be in •happy •acconT,
with the proposal to present a silver
medal to every mother ur wife whose:
son or husband has laid down his life cm
King and Country in the great Eueopmet
war, • After all the greatest sufferers ile
the Titanic struggle are the women folk
as they often suffer both in mind anti
body. They are a band of heroine*
nevertheless and deserve the wartr.S.:
commendation and heartiest synonshos.
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If any man deserves stars ht his cro'imz
for humanitarian work in Ontario thatt
one is J. J. Kelso, Superintendent off
Neglected and Dependent children. Ise
the presentation of the 23rd Annual Res
port marked progress is recorded anti a
much wider interest evidenced than Ent,
merly, Many Counties have now a paid
official who devotes a good share of fent
to the futberance of a better chance for
the boys and girls. Get a copy of the
report and peruse it. Superintendast
Kelso is an indefatigable worker, is En
touch with the best methods and bac
done much to improve the oonditionef
neglected childhood, One note says:-
• "Let us do things, not dream them adil
day long. Children we might Mtea
helped are now in prison." There are 111
branches of the Children's Aid Society in
Huron County.
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• Republican party in the U. S., Wan
taught a lesson in the recent Presidentiail
election. Some of them believed their
party practically owned the republic anvil
President Wilson held office because off n
split in the camp at the previous electieic,
While there is truth in this a change iis
coming over the United States as in berm"
lands and public affairs are not to be dos
pocket piece of any party. The old hide
• bound partisan is passing away and at
better class of voter is coming to the
polls. This is a good sign and will meesa
a more attentive ear to the wishes of the
people by those sitting in the seats of t1
mighty or aspiring to get there. Them
are many complex problems to be daft
with by the Unit'ecl States and the wodifil
is expecting Uncle Sam to clo big things
for the peace and prosperity both of the
• United States and the world at large,
' Canada wishes her neighbor nothing but
good and expects it to be reciprocatertt,
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LETTERS TO AND FROM SANTA
The Tecrps,
• [BUS Of INTEREST TO
ALL READERS.
Clinton, NOV, lUih, MG.
To Sae La Clans,
North Pole,
Deal' Santa: -
The children of the Olintrin • Public
School and a Ice: or kids who have not
yet started to school want to know
iT the war or the price of batten, eggs
and potatoes will have any effect on
your annual visit ou Christmas Eve.
hope it wont for they cob the very
beet in Canada, especially. in Miss
Thompson s • tooto anil every one
should he-remenibered.
Also What :Went 11110010V big free
Entevtainment next month, I think
we should have one it yott will pay
for it,
Yours ill behalf of Clinton kids,
• Tool Jackson
North Pole, Nov. 2011, 1010
To Tom jaekson
Olin too
Dear Tottn--
. Replying to your letter of November.
Nth just received 1 sm•e will be in
Clinton on Christmas Eve atter every
one has one to sleep. 1. don't care
whai the price 1/f bill Ler, eggs and
potatoes are, and the \Vat', iny busi
ness is to make all good children
happy while they are yontig.
1 mu sending (Mum to Dick wan,
and Ab. Cooper a whole lot of niee
new toys that the children mast all
see, Lhen tell their father or another
what they Want and I will deliver
them Christmas Ittve, 11 yon have a
father or inother'who 'Iwo-1ft do this
send me their names.
• About a free entertaininent before
• Christmas, why certainly they must
be a bigger, better and. funnier one
than lust year and free to all the
Public School kids and theft' •mother
Get Dick Fair, Ten! Ranee, Billy
Jackson, Dr. Axon, George Me,
Leiman, Brydoile, B. Rowland
and Win Shepherd to help you and
it they do 3 will bring all their child-
ren some nice toys, if they will not
help yen ask all the female teachers
who have no husbands and all the
Trustees who have wives .; It must be
iu the afternoon and it intuit be a
good afternoon,
Yours in the interest of the kids.
Santa
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Then Again
The man who is wearing one of our $15
Suits is not subject .to the unpleasant
rtfiection that he might have gotten more
for his money elsewhere-. fl,r that is im-
. possible.
The Morrishaothing(
• Agent for C. P. It. Telegraph Co.
di Square Deai for Every Man
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Barrister Best of Scaterth, was in
towel 11tSiI wee'k,
Mr. rJt}0fl Cottle itt attend ing t he
Hortioultural moo thig at lorotito Lbis
week. •
Dev„R. J. iSlcCormielv, of Blyth,
was 0 visitor itt town on Tuesday.
Mr. J j. License inspectov:
for North Nihon wile ittWWI On
Friday.
Mr.. IV J. Kilbride, of Strathroy,
made a short business 111 1> to Clinton
last Thursday.
Rev. Me, Robinson was at London
last week, at tending11. Conference of
lam Anglican • Chuveh.
Mrs. (0apt.) Vonsimee and. Mrs.
01111 pbell expect to leave early 'next
month to spend some time inEnglandi
Mr. Jelro Clete inghtune is at Tor -
011 twos 5, delegate for the liortited
tural Sudety to the Ontario conven-
tion •
Mr. A. R. McRae, of Detroit, spent
a couple of days in townwith • hisothtrr,
other, Airs. Melt ae, Rattenbury
Street.
Mrs. G. Grant, of St. Marys, itt
visiting bee daughter, Mrs. J. Wise-
man. The visitor celebrated her 85th
birthday on Weduesday.
Ilii' John Ransford is attandieg the
meeting of the Associated Boavda of
Trade at Hamilton as tt delegate from
Clinton Board of Trade.
•Elie Lordship, the Bishop of Huron,
was the guest of Rev. and Mrs. Rob-
inson, while in town Saturday even-
ing and Sunday morning.
Mr -Runes Mitchell, ut Goderieh,
representing the archives of Canala
01.01,155wa paid the. New Era a friendly
call last week.
Mr. W. Jackson, one of the repre-
sentatives of Clinton Board of Trade,
is at Hamilton attending the mutual
Meeting of the Associated Boards ttf
Trade.
[Brussels PoStl:-George and Mrs.
LaVIP, their daughters, Misses Hattie
and Ennita, and eon, Bartlett, all of
Clinton, wove renewing old friend
ships in Brussels last Sunday.
Nir, and Mee J. hi. Woods, of Vic-
toria, B. C., who spent the SUI111110r
here returned on Saturday and spent
11 few days at the Rattenbery house.
They will leave shortly for Los Ang-
eles and ScinErandiseo and few 21there
will take boat home to Victovia.
Capt. and Mre. C. E. Jeakins, OE
B111111fOrd, spent 0 frw hours iti Clin-
ton the best of Mrs, jos, Rental-
, gaib my on Saturday .. while enroute to
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to deliver an address 110 the WI10' anti
what, he saw.- • .
KILLED 3N ACTION,
Winthrop
Pte. A. Bates, enlisted in West.
DISD
P or CI wieb
Pte, R. C. Wal tors
MISSING.
Seaforth
Pte. Hari ert Chapmen
WOUNDED
Seaford)
Pto. A.W: Ar,h:b 3d,
Pte. A. E. MacLean.
• SERIOUSLyi ILL •
God erich •
Pto, Lewis 13111o11
• Blyth
Pte. H. L. Dexter., •
Gorrie
• Pte, Sneers
Births, Marrloges tt 1.C.411,thS
MARRIAGES .
WALKER - MCDOUGAL - At the
manse Varna, on October 1Sth, Mary
Margaret Isabella, youngest daughter
of John Welker, of Brucefield, to Hugh
McDougal, of 'Tiverton.
MOFFATT-ARMSTRONG -- At the
Presbyterian manse, Seaforth, on
• Wednaday, Nevem ber 11th Miss
Mabel Moffatt, daughter of ,Tohn•
Moffatt,of Tuckerstnith to John Arm,
strong, of Stanley.
PRESENTED BY PRIhNDS,
.Al pleasant sur )risse alas given
Mime ilerguson by her friends
when they,. presented her with a
watch, prior to her going overseas
with the Queen Alex.nciria. Nurs-
ing Corps. Nurse Ferguson leaves
shis afternoon to join her company
.of nurses.
Lapland
Steamer
Loaded with' parcels for our
boys Will ,lave /this store,
shortly. Call and leave your
, orders, for many goodithings
we thave for them to eat' .
• See our South window
Try The New Era
for Jo "Work in
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S'L'. PAUL'S CHURCH.
The Right Rev David NVillititne,
Bishop of [helm administered the
apostolic' rite of Contiviinttien in St.
Patilo C11111.1.11 on Sunday last to seven
(11111diat11E.6. den. ('('red
very forceful s,mt101.1 fl.(1111 Het/1('M'.
12-1 to a large congregation. in the
afternoon (151(1 evening he peeformed
the R:51)1(45'111- at Holiettsville anti God-
eriell,
Neese Clara Ferguson, when not on
duty makes her home with her sister,
atrs. Carter, expects to sail
shortly for overseas, 'having enlisted
with the Quern Alexandra Imperial
Nursing Serviee for foreign duty,
Nurse Perguson's many friends will
wish her success 1tt Ince Cates tor
Kim; and Conntry.
Printer and Publisher --:"Joseph I,.
Rutledge, with George
Vipond and , wholesale print.
Montreal, has been made editor ,,r
cana(iiitil Grocer, Torout.(I.Mr.
Rittledge is a graduate cif Victoria
University and a former nowspaiter-
man, having served on the staff of the
Londee Advert iser." The new Ed
is a sou of Dr. and Mrs. W. L. Rut
lodge, t,1 wosioy „mg,
bloody left fur Ingersoll 1511
Wednesday afternoon to join her
husband, where his ditties will keep
lunt 111 that town fut. some months,
E, M. 'McLean, of London.
Ontario, formerly or (-futon, sailed,
last week An. England to spend a few
months with hue husband, Major
McLean.
Mvs. (settee L. Sheeles was memo -
pained by her ulnae Miss Man, 13.
Moser and her brother-holaw, 0. S.
Highbarger, to Laurel, MerylaruLneee
.V1,11.shilihton, D. 0, to the Laueel,
Sanitarititii for nervous prostration.
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The W. P. S. will meet at two
o'clock Friday IRA el' 11'11. Please
bring thimbles and knitting, c's the
need Is great f or the sewing and
socks,
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According to the Huron County
Branch of the C W. Ci A., 'Clin-
ton was made ctntre ft om wh'eh
the following societies 01101017;-
Vai'nl. Bin. efield, Bayfi Id, Yung
Ladies of the South end of Gode-
rich Township, Uni y Club, Beth tl
Patriotic, Stanley' Maple liter. ond
Clinton Patriotic.. Were to niliP
their ?suPplies to London the third
Wednesday In every month.
The following consignment was
passed by the censors and shipped
to London, Wednesday Nov. 1. ;-
Unity Club -0 sheets, 2 'gips, 0
flannel ehircs 10 helpless! srarts, 1
scarf, 11 handkerchiefs, 29 hospital
towels and 12 pairs of socks:
Varna, Patriotic Society -27 flan-
nel shirts, 13 pairs of socks.
Stanley NI ple' Leaf :--67 110' pita
day •shirtss 10 wash Cloths, 25 p irs
ot socks, 1 qutist, .
\Young LadS'es of South entcf or
Goderieti TOW mhip p.J2'tt 'of
socks.
Clinton Pala io le Society ;- 63
slips, 62 towels, 22 IRIpS ss
8 ,wash cloths, 22 sheets, 27 flan-
nel shirts, 10' pairs of aocks., 3
80:11'YeS.
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NO BOOKS TO 13E ISSUP,D,
As the stack room is lbeing
changed a,t the, L.brary,1 hero Will.
be no more books issued •for the
timehelng. ' 1,
1,V ES LE 5,• CH tt RC 1 1.
Thepastor's subject last Sunday
morning was "Bildt: Songs" at night.
he spoke on "The Uninvested Potted,'
Air. J. .A.. addle the
League on Monday evening under
the auspices of the Good Citizenship
Department, on "King Albert and
the Tragedy of Belguim.
The Pastoe will pee/telt next Sunday
mornitig and Rev. J, 5V. Tinted, 13-.A.,
of Exeter will preach at night. it is
Missionary Sunday.
Next, Sunday, November 20th, t he
pulpit will he supplied by E. G.
HasSard, of Toronto, m the morning
and Rev. J. W. Baird, B. A.,otExeter,
in the evening. This will be the
Missionary Auniversary and subserin
tions wiU be received for this
important work.
•Sergt. Tong Hied
ifencil Hospital
.Former Kilitie Bandsman
succumbs to illness.
Clinton cit'zens at 3 rge will
sympathize with Mre, Tong and
dans in the loss of 1 ind 0111.1,
father, it 'will be Temernbereci
that wisest the Clinton Killion
wore organized Me. To:1g moved
with his family fermi Besot:ford
here and pl'jyod trombone
with the Kiries for over a yesr
and a 'hall elltf, 'alio played 'in
(115 'Ion's r rehestr I. The family
moved to Stra I ford r nd win n IT
was eclarecl Mr. Tong signed un
with the 33rd Batt]. 11 iIng and
Was promoted to b itIl, scrgt of
the 2nd Bel 1:1. 0100,
While with the llrcI Battl. , lie.
paid Clinton a .vi it when the
Band and a, compary of the 3frd
Batts went fo Codtris h i
A. week ago 'Monday IVIrs. -Tong
received an °Mehl mosteigse that
her Inas/bind was nclmittecf 10 No,
23 Conn ;Sty Clearing. station on
Nov. ,10th, aeriouely and on
Sa,turclsy last receiveci the sad
neWs th It he had p red away two
clays tnfter being admitted., No
fur 15 r parli u 11. were given.
The lase Sergt. Tong w s a nat-
ive of England, ha ing been I orn
in Bt.i.on, Lanea hire, 111 yearn ago.
'Por is years be h.td residted in
Can Ida.
Willie in S.ratrord the clear. sr d
Was prominently .ted with
>157 Gran I Trurk Ensp oysies, Bat cl.
Ms sons biing conn.ced lhat
organlea 10.1 now as aro n t I1S-v-
' ONTARIO ST. CHLIRCII. er. A brother ia a.r.ing with the
Imperial forces in Egypt, having
Rev. J. 1V. Habil, -B. A., of Exeter, been there since the mit' real: ot
and F. G. Hassard, of Toronto. will the. war.
preach Missitmary sermons in Ontario
Street Church next Siindity.
Comment:big next week 1111 tIVVIT
crembee cat1015as for missions will be
started with it view to making to
substantial inerease to last year's
giviegs.
WILLIS CID:TECH
Preparatotty st‘rvice will be on
Priday evening al 8 o'cloek.
(ht Sunday. December 3rd, ltev.
D. .Mel(tty, of lona, will preach.
Itev. M. McFarlane, at Hayfield,
‚01111 11111(1 eon imun he service ou Sun-
day.
BAPTIST C'111111C11
Pastor will pre:5011 next Shit
day,
A hillier 13.1Y. P. l'!„ whish was
orgaiikied 111 Monday evettilig meets
7 o'clotile. The Senior B. 1'. 1'. U ,
teems of 8 o'clitek.
.3.1- the prayer meeting oil 1Vednes
day evening the Pastoe Look. for his
,ithjeet "The 1.02,11.'s Previa " which
.was very interesting.
CH NOTI.?,S
ISettforth News1.-Itev J. .1 lewin,
of clintint, one:tidied two excellent
Ilisi, (12211') 2,1.v11ons in Clit's
Mesh on Sunday last.
The Bible chtes of the Kinectedine
Peesbyt c‘rian chin rli unveiled thole
Ileum' Doll on Monchly bight, 'Ile!
eon includes 117 ii•ones, fire of W111/111
al' intl.
01. Sunday morting 11141. triton he
eab,e arrived at St, Thomas ('h111111,
Statorth during i-teveit'ii that, the Mist
bad safely co•rivtal in England the
0)15' 111(1 was stopped and the eongvega-
lion song the doxology.
The 12102't1111 ('1' of the Chnech Union
(101111111( 101' of the Met -Ileitis!, Church,
mei in Toronto and out Inirized the
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The Council of the Co. peer ion
of the County or 'Huron will meet:
In- the council chamber'in the
Town or Go(krioh, on ,1.o..sday: the
5th day of Decems 00 13. 3
.o'clock.
ROOMERS WHO KSEP LIQ U,0
The following in an answer to
one of the many drastic points in
the Onterlo Tempr nae
E. K. -We advice yeti to w.:111
your roomers that if they keep
in 0010111'ROM'S 111 their rooms
they will be Belie to n pen qty ok
not less Than $9.00 for the s'ast
offenee, anct 103 defaultt 01 Mimed,
ate payment, to inprisoomeni for
not loss th in three Months. You.
Would not i 1) CM' any 11',1)111y,
Where a reidenen has more than
three roomers oth•er than the
members of the family, it is 1.01
claised as a pcivate dtwo.4in g
.hottso. It is il egal. nny.person
to "have or keep'.or gb envier -in
any piton whalsosver, other than
in the private awelfing house in
which resides, without ht ring
first obtainel P. license attthorie-
iing him to dot so.
PASSING 011' 11, W, 37RVV.
It is with regret that we an-
nounce 111. den th• of %Ls Henry
William Jervis, *which tools p100
at his Into residence erirtay last
O he laZe Mr. Jervis 1V.IS born neat
Committee to 1110)1 1'('l) in co-operation
h.td lived heat'
with simile). committees recite the
Hu
5(1111 and
clitirt7'rci.L.Its'',11Il'on en11.251slitilee C111"If ''gl tai,iii‘ p'1"p'cit 111V11:11CI'll11elel 111.1104ern1 tieblp)aouilngthtther14.11L. et f:11():1,:leif',1'Osit.EL0'i21:1,cor:,
and retir.td f . am active work, Th's
legislation for presentation to tlie next
General C011 ter en ee With a view to
last year he has been failiue; in
eu`.)1Ze7ilanitityti full e(1(12;Inli'111eciv1.'11‘01111:. Argo, when death claimed its own, He
he '11.14 and it was not umseptetect
of Schnondville, will ho glad to learn Was a genial, kindly man always
that his 110111111 Li von' 11111011 bnill'ovod cheerful, 0 good. Li 1 ell, kind
aince going 'West. ' neighbor and loving fother and
lite,. Dr. Manning, of StettLford, husband.. He is survived, by his
Past 1?1TIISiden 1 cdi London Coulierence,
.i-wifeanc115 fcrilyrf ecvn, i,e
r"cetti51voilt frt55115; si5, hln1115cr caughteis,utctwoso;is,v11s.
,ttiii1uiiting,so,11i_1gthtt11e,:s
4,,,r,‘.001. Nhe:inl:113iatil)ti:zjibivit.?,r.s113.4a131,1,ttu.e,hhicoosn,.0.,,:joiciteeiv,rsiloicsihi.
leaving' l•or IA./thee. (1.1111101' Alan 11111g
enlisted 4viLli the Toeonto Hilieersity
Battery, und went overseas some time
ago.
MUST PAY4
Members of fratern II societies
who get carried along by their
Lre.hren for months and then just
"drop out), will be interested in
Judge Mulot.k's ruling tha.t. they
can ,be isued ane,ft made to, pay
upla 14 good (Aniline 000.
it is a, mighty unfratermo thing to
cheat brethren who have Si own so
much consideration an to keep
membbers in good standing,
Goderich , Fred and Walter in
Alberta nds Maisel and L at
home. Re is sunivect 11110 by
four brothers, John in Stanley
Charles, Clinton ; .Airredc and eos-
eph ol Holinesville; and five
sisters, Mrs. J. Trewartha. and
Mrs. T. J. Potter of Holmesvidel
Mrs. S. Merrill, Ebenezer, Mrs. C.
'11, Holiland, (.1Snton, and Mrs. T.
J. 'Holland, Winnipeg. In religion
he was a. Methodist attending the
Ontario St, Methodist church sI
Clinton, and when able was al-
ways found in h.s place, The
funeral took place Sunday after -
noon froml the felony' resIdenee to
C,in,on cemelerY. Bev. 111'. A.gnew
conducted 'the esrvices, Mr. jsr is
w as it (Forester and the brethren
attended 111 a body end perform-
ed their beautiful bu11110 service.
Mrs. Jervis and fatuity wish to
express to. the friends and neigh-
bors their sincere thanks for
their . kindness and syrapalthy
shown them In the hour of s.ncere
bereavement,
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Don't be a Pessamist.
What about a Community Day. 111
you don't know what such a terns mono
ask somebody to explain. '
Christmas time will soon be here aria
it is high time to get your Santa Clattsts''
thinking cap on. Not for your own Ideb
and kin alone but for "Others''.
How thankful we ought to be if am
relatives who have enlisted are still lot- ,
harmed. So many have fallen or lure
been seriously wounded. We ought met
to forget them.
Level crossings at railways continue tui
exact their toll. Why is not a short cuts
taken to put a stilt) to this wastage el
human life by demanding that subways
or high bridges be compulsory ?
In France women are being substituterlj
for men to handle baggage at the railtrz„e
depots. An excuse might be made if n
woman turned baggage smasher but the
probabilities are the fair sex would
the job aright.
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One day last week J. P. Morgan, the
well known capitalist, was received by
King George at Buckingham palace. si:.
Morgan has been helping out in the Brit-
ish war loans and it would no doubt he st
pleasure to both parties to become per-
sonally acquainted. The world grown
more. democratic.
The German sub warfare has set
many a craft to an ocean grave ask;
usually without warning but despite 11
all Great Britain will be possessed et 42.
larger fleet of merchant men next Spsing
than she ever had. When the balars.e.
sheet is struck after the war the Ksisse.
may wish his submarine fleet had limn
less active, for somebody must pay date
bill
Militarism will have to bite die dusts
It will die very hard as it is alt evh
deeply rooted and about as old as the
world. A new Era wilt be ushered at
and the Brotherhood of mankind will
hold mway. Everybody has a part ea;
play in the coming of tisk happy event.
Let 00 1101 only lean but lift. The 200ht
Century and Christianity demands
or us lienee we should no' mote recreard
to our duty.
During the past week Sir Ruben bee -
den, Premier of the Dominion, wens ect
New Yorll to address the Lawyers' Cklr
of that city. it is a fine thing to hove
these' friendly exchanges as they do eel&
toward a better underetandine bemcet
the two lands that have so much Lr.
common. Greater fraternity will kailiS
Canada and the United States together
in a brotherhood that will not be easiles
sundered.
Everybody will be in •happy •acconT,
with the proposal to present a silver
medal to every mother ur wife whose:
son or husband has laid down his life cm
King and Country in the great Eueopmet
war, • After all the greatest sufferers ile
the Titanic struggle are the women folk
as they often suffer both in mind anti
body. They are a band of heroine*
nevertheless and deserve the wartr.S.:
commendation and heartiest synonshos.
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If any man deserves stars ht his cro'imz
for humanitarian work in Ontario thatt
one is J. J. Kelso, Superintendent off
Neglected and Dependent children. Ise
the presentation of the 23rd Annual Res
port marked progress is recorded anti a
much wider interest evidenced than Ent,
merly, Many Counties have now a paid
official who devotes a good share of fent
to the futberance of a better chance for
the boys and girls. Get a copy of the
report and peruse it. Superintendast
Kelso is an indefatigable worker, is En
touch with the best methods and bac
done much to improve the oonditionef
neglected childhood, One note says:-
• "Let us do things, not dream them adil
day long. Children we might Mtea
helped are now in prison." There are 111
branches of the Children's Aid Society in
Huron County.
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• Republican party in the U. S., Wan
taught a lesson in the recent Presidentiail
election. Some of them believed their
party practically owned the republic anvil
President Wilson held office because off n
split in the camp at the previous electieic,
While there is truth in this a change iis
coming over the United States as in berm"
lands and public affairs are not to be dos
pocket piece of any party. The old hide
• bound partisan is passing away and at
better class of voter is coming to the
polls. This is a good sign and will meesa
a more attentive ear to the wishes of the
people by those sitting in the seats of t1
mighty or aspiring to get there. Them
are many complex problems to be daft
with by the Unit'ecl States and the wodifil
is expecting Uncle Sam to clo big things
for the peace and prosperity both of the
• United States and the world at large,
' Canada wishes her neighbor nothing but
good and expects it to be reciprocatertt,
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