HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1915-01-14, Page 8Clinton. News -Record
Januar) 14th, 195..
%lnllett Township
' Mr. George Clayton on Monday
cold,his prize -winking heavy `draught'
.three -old mare to Mr, Wm. Brown
tow
of the 6th con, of flu Xlett township
p
for $275. 'Phe mare won during 1914,
at spring shows, first at Grand Val
lel, -Elora and Attlee ; at fall fairs,
first at Toronto, first and champions
ship at Orangeville,. second at her-
gas, first and championship at Grand
Valley and at Arthur, first for Couu
,ty of Dufferin, special at Guelph Win-
ter Fair and fourth in a class Of four-
teen for heavy draughts of all ages al,
same show. The prizewinnings For the
year amounted. to $82."—Grand Val
ley Star.
Seaforth.
Mrs. L, Kennedy of Wingham, visit-
ed her mother, Mrs. MacKay, last
week.
Mr. and Itirs. Reg. Wilson left for
New York last week.
Mr. Burton Mair-- while assisting in
putting ru a machine. at the legging
factory the other day rinjurod his hand
so badly that it was found necessary
to amputate the first finger at the
first joint. -
Mrs, Case has gone to Toronto to
spend tho remainder of the . winter
with her daughter.
Miss Ada .Govenlock has gone to
Sparta where she has a position on
the Public school staff.
,Beautiful
Furniture
For YOU,
Dining, Parlor and, Iib-
rat's Tables a n d
" Easy Chairs
are special features of our Christ-
mas display. We know y o
will like their sppearanee, no
ja one could.belp doing that,. We
1l know you will like the prices too,
r -y,�e, they are special for this Christ-
eeeel mas and:the sating will surprise
yen.
Bali & Atkinson
FURNITURE DEALERS and UNDERTAKERS,
Night and Sunday Calls.
N. BALL Phone 110. J. A. ATKINSON, Phone 180
vas:
January Sale of Dry Goods
Clothing, Boots and Shoes..
Commencing Saturday, January 9th and con.'
tinning for three weeks, --„
Now that the Christmas rush is over we find we have
a lot of odd lines and broken sizes in all departments
that must not be carried over i,)to another season.
These must be cleared out during the next three weeks
and in order to do this, hundreds of dollars worth of
good new up•to•date merchandise will be sold at man-
ufacturers prices and less,
Ladies and chiidrens mantles at about i =2 price
Ladies skirts at less than wholesale price.
Ladies furs at about 1-3 off.
Mens and boys suits and overcoats.
at big reductions.
Plumsteel Bros.
Small Profits
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More Business
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The
Store
of
Better
Shoes
and
Better
Store
Service.
THERE'S a tendency these days towards
Batter Shoes
PEOPLE wear much Better Shoes than
they did a few years ago•
WE ask everybody at all interested ib
Better Shoes to- call and see o u r
splendid showing of all kinds of footwear!
OUR .fetter Shoes are Iiot high priced
because they are high grade—not by
any means !
MAY we have the pleasure of showing
you the Best of Shoes at any stated
price—be it men's shoes at $2,50, 3.50 to
(3,50 or women's shoes at $1,50, 2 50 to
4,50?
THE same facts hold in regard to our
shoes for boys, for gills and for the
very little people !
FRED. JACKSON
The House of Better Shoes.
YOU CAN HELP
WIN THE WAR.
IIOW ? D0 YOU ASK ? LET US
SUGGEST YHA'1' YOU DO YOUR
PAR'1; TO KEEP J 'B'USINESS"
AS USUAL" AT HOME V'HtL10
.OUR B bAVJ FELI,O'WS ARES
FIGHTING BEYOND THE SEAS.
CROPS' IN NEARLY ALI, PARTS
OF CANADA AR17 EXCELLENT
AND GOOD PRICES 'ARE AS-
SURED. T1 IS. SURELY NO
TIME FOR PESSIMISTIC FEAR
DO YOUR PART TO ASSIST IN.
KEEPING CLINTON AND CAN-
ADA'SWORKSHOPS, MILLS,
STORES AND OFFICES- RUN-
NING WITH EMPLOYMENT AT
PAM 'WAGES'. HIEN WHEN'
ALL IS OVER YOU) WILL 1314
PROUD TO FEEL YOU- HAD A
SRARIe IN THE '"VIA GNI-
bICIDNT CONDUCT" AND LOY-
ALTY
OY ILTY 'OE' THOSE AT HOME
WIHO KIPT "THINGS RUNNING
AS USUAL ANI) DID MUGA TO
I1.ELP WIN THE WAY'(.;
W. D...'EAlR CO.
Often the cheapest—Always the 'best
Mr. Gordon Cuninghame left on Tues-
day for a fortnight's visit int Tor-
onto.
Mrs. Rankle of Seaforth was. a guest
over the week -end of Mr, and Mrs,
J. F. Wasmann,
Mr. and Mrs. Jas, Bradley of Wood-
stock, spent the', Week -end with the
latter's sister, Mrs. Jas. Doig.
Rev. Aim:. I5. Birks of Dundas, a.
Methodist , clergyman well - known
here," has accepted an visitation'. to
Niagara Balls for next 'year,
Mrs. Wm. Gunii was in Toronto last:
week, having gout; down to settle'
ger daughter, Miss Marion, at
Branksome I1al[,, a iinisbing- 0oo1
'for Young ladies, ' . -
Mr. W. W. HIodgson, who has just
been elected ch hirnrae of Ere Board
of Education, Toronto, is the hus-
band of a lady who was a resideut
of Clinton, hiss Mate Musgrove.
Mr, Robt. Holmes., formerly of Clin-
ton was at the meeting in Ottaway
last week of the Civil Service Ped-
er'a1•ion of the 'Dominion, unanimous-
ly elected as vice-president Inc On-
tario.'
Mr. Orland Johnston of the i\folsons
Bank staff was at his home in Zur-
ich for several days last weer ow-
ing to the illness and sates.' mcnt
death of his father, the late Robert
1t. 3ohnston, whose death occurred
on Friday last.
Mr. Dodds Holloway left on Tuesday
for Sault Ste, Marie, having h: en.
transferred front the Sturgeon Balls
to the Soo brauch of The Royal
Bank. Mr. ilolloway has leen hav-
ing a vacation and has been home
since Christmas Eve.
VIr. Ernie. Snider, spent a few dee s
of the past week with his greed -fa-
ther, 115. John Snider of town. Ile
has been in the west for se..eral
years and is 00 the operating staff
of the G 1..R., witlf headquarters at
Mooscjaww. He is a soli of Mr, Levi
Snider of Colborne township.
Mrs. 5, J. Armstrong and Miss Olive
and Master Arthur ler eve today for
their house at Ontario, California,
after spending szveral weeks at the
hone of the lady's. mother, Mrs.
William Cooper. It is nineteen
years since Mrs. Armstrong spent a
winter in Canada and the little Ones
never before saw a white Christ-
111a5,
Miss B. ie. Ward, principal of the
Clinton School of Commerce, re-
turned Saturday after spending the
Christmas and New 'Year's vacation
t her home in Maryland, Miss
Ward did not go home during) ' the
summer vacation, being busy taking
over the School, and besides the hot
weather of the Sunny South some-
times proves too much for her. She
loves hue native land but. Canada's
climate agrees hest with her. This
18 no wonder at all for isn't it hard
bo heat anywhere '?
Mr, William Gibbings, who has been
located at Virden, Man., for sever-
al years, is east just now visiting
his son, Mr. J. G. Gibbings of Mul-
lett, the only member of his fainil)r
residing in Ontario, and other fri-
ends hereabouts. Mr. G:ibbings is a
son of the late Jonas Gibhings and
brother of Messrs. Thomas and John
Ciibbings of town. HIe is a native
of this section, being the first white
child born between Goderieh and
Seaforth. The Gihbings family are
one of the -oldest in this part -of
Huron. It is a good many years
since. Mr. Gihbings last visited the
old home community and be sons
many changes but there are still a
few old friends left with whore he
has been glad to clasp hands.
14Ir. John Johnston of Edson, Alberta,
Inas been visiting his brother, Mr.
Ed, Johnston of Cedar Dale. Farm,
2nd concession of Mullett, after a
long residence. in the west, He went
from the homestead . in Stanley to
the 'Red River, North Dakota, in
1870 and has since lived in that
state and Minnesota, Manitoba,
Washington, Oregon, British Colum-
bia and Alberta and has thus had
every opportunity of "seeing the
west un daylight" of late years he
has been construction contractor
with Mackenzie ce Matin, He re-
ports all lines of business as very
dull in the west particularly its real
estate in which there is nothing do-
ing. That the people of Old Ontar-
io are'. in luck and that the County
of Huron is a'nzighty, good place, t'o
tie to is the opinion of Mr. Johnston
who .expects to reside here, when he
has disposed of his property in the
west,
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FURNITURE, RUGS
AND LINOLEUMS
We can assist you in selecting your 1`urniture if you are
going
to furnish your hotsle, m• if you only want some odd
pieces you will find it to your advantage to inspect our
stock and see the bargains we are giving, We also carry a
good line of violins, pianos and organs.
Our undertakiug department is up-to-date in every re-
spect and we guarantee the best of satisfaction,
JAS. DUNFORD
Undertaker and ,Funeral Director.
Night ansi Sunday calls answered at residence
store.
28 Phone 28
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oats
Furs at'
Sale � r rice
Pcrhaps
Claus Didn't Bring
You
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A ara1Ca►at ora' �e� o�r-s®
Then here's your opportunity to buy thein for yourself --and
save liberally on the purchase.
Now that Christmas festivities and gift -buying are largely • of
the past, we may turn our attention to the practical comforts of life
--and what more timely subject than the warm coat and furs that
every one requires for the next four months ? .
WOMEN'S AND MISSES COATS AT CLEARING PRICES.
A special purchase from a leading manufacturer, as wellas several splendid clearing lin-
es from our own stock, m-akes•a fine opportunity to secure a warm, stylish coat at very much
less than the regular price. This season's attractive styles are all represented.
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CHILDREN'S COATS • REDUCED.
Every coat, included in our assortment for children, has lost a generous part of its origin-
al price. Smart styles and pretty materials.
BEAUTIFUL FURS AT 1-4 TO 1-3 LESS THAN REGULAR.
The:fur section has a wonderful assortment of handsome furs at extraordinary price -
reductions. And you may choose with perfect confidence •whether you know anything about
Furs or not. Our many years of experience, as dealers its Fine Furs, will safeguard your buying.
FUR COATS
are all reduced in price, and the comfort of a Fur Coat is unsurpassed by any other garment,
OUR' STOCK. -OF FUR NECK:PTECES AND MUFFS
includes all this season's smrt styles and unequalled values Handsome Canadian Mink, Black
Fox, Sable, . Blue Wolf,. Persian Lamb, Marriot, Etc. are all'represented, and every piece marked
in plain figures.
Come inand:let as show Sou what extraordinary values we are offering.
About Peolile You Know
Mies Lily, Lindsay is in Toronto,
Miss al. Carter spent the ween -end -
with friends at Seaforth caul Win
-
three.
U. E. lerratt and Miss I rratt of
Auburn were in Clitit.n )est -relay
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs, John A. Linder of Tor•
onto are the guests of the fornler's
sister, Mrs. Jas. Doig.
Miss Alma Crich of Tucicersntith has
been spending a few days with her
brother, 14L'. Melvin Crich.
Mrs. T. llollowey has gone to Exe-
ter to spend the remainder of the
winter with her daughter, Mrs.
Rowe.
Rev. Dr. Rutledge has been ill during
the past couple of weeks. He was
unable to attend the union services
last week or to take his usual work
on ,Sunday.
Messrs. J, P. Sheppard, 0. N. Wat-
son, 1). Beacom, .1, H. Pingel and
A. ('ooh: attended the annual meet-
ing' of II'ullett Distract L.O.L. at
Winthrop on Tuesday.
Mr,- 0. Donaldson Winghanr, was in
town. yesterday on his way.,bac'i
front Bayfield where he attended the
golden wedding of his parents, Mr,
and Mrs. Jellies Donaldson.
M.e. I'I. Ray Cantelon, who has been
spearding a few weeks at the patent -
al home, that of Mr. and Mrs: 1).
Cantelotr, left Monday to resume .1118
stli•
tlies at the University at Saska-
toon.
Mi'. A, C'antelen of Maple Creek,
Sask., is spending seine time visit-
ing, friends in. Clinton and vicinity,
being at present the guest of his
sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs: D. C'antelon.
Mrs.:1. f,. Bruce (nee Leona Potts,)
who has been a visitor at the par-
ental home• for the past feet months
left last Wednesday for her home at
Graham. Mr. Bruce; who came
down for Xmas accompanied her
hack.
Er, Bert, Wiltsc, second son of Alr,
and' Mrs. Harrison Wiltse who
has been farming in Manitoba, about
thirty miles south of Winnipeg, for
trio -past :three years or so, is spemtl-
i1ng. the whiter set the parental home
in 'town.
Prof.: h JOltord of Ottawa • was in
town yesterday and also paid a brief
visit woith old friends at Ilolmcsvil-.
Ie..' He. was 011 his way fr:onl
Guelph, whore he attended a Con-
vention of Produce Dealers,.to God--
oda
od-crick where. he, gave an address last
everting e.t.a poultry aneeting. Thesb
is not a, mean Jn Canada bettor,qual
ified•. to speak on poultry± matters in
general than Prof. Pllord. so at
gatherings of people .interested in
Poultry raising an address front
bin? is one of the star - fea-
tures, By the way, Llolmeeville and i
vicinity is yet considered the hest '
poultry district in Canada and that
'i tits. largei)r due to the educa-
trve,: influence. or the Government
poultry station established in' 'that
village fourteen years ago and-man-
a,ged by Prof. Elford.
Mr. R. Risher is. assisting at the Ex-
press office .for few weeks.
Mrs. Axon, Sr., is a guest ab the
ironic of her son, Dr. F. A. Axon.
Messrs. J3aracJifl and Terence Pi ernap
of Blyth, are the guests of Mrs
Margaret Thompson this week.
Mr. A. S. Corrigan, Wiartrnh, organ-
izer fthe hue f World,
i e Woodmen o the
o n
is in town this week in the interests
of the order.
Miss Mary Chant, is home from Au-
burn, N. Y., on a visit to the par-
ental home, that of Supt, and Mrs.
1-1. 13. Chant.
Mr. L. 14. Moore came down from the
west last week and is visiting fri-
ends in and about Clinton. He is a
brother-in-law of Messrs, Hiram 11i11
and Robert Watkins. He has spent
Most of his life, at Battieford, Sask.
and this is his first visit to Old
Ontario. It is almost unnecessary
to say that he now thinks this
province is materially and in other
ways as well the premier of thane
au,
Holmesville
The Women's Iestituite will meet at
A•Irs. Mulholland's on Thursday nett
at 2.30 Whoa the roll call will he
answered by each member giving a
useful hint, 'i'here will to a discus-
sion on Bread Making and a paper on
"A Girl's Influence." e\ tarp atten-
dance expected.
Constance
Mr. and Mrs. D. Cole rind ➢'Tits, W.
Cole of Ethel, Mr. and Mr's. Adapt
Glazier and. fancily of Clinton spent
New Year's day as the guests of Mr,
and Mrs, Thos, Pollard.
14Ir. Thos. Adams has purchased the
old post office and shoe store from Mr.
Duncan Tudor for the 8tnnl of eighty-
five dollars. I -Ie has moved the build-
ing down to his own place and is us-
ing it as a dwelling.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Woods of Walton
were New Year's guests at the home
of Mr, and Mrs., T. Pollard.
Mr. and Mrs D. Tudor spout the
first day of the New Year at the.
home of the lady's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Stanley of I-Tolmisville,
Mr. Campbell Suther[and has pur-
chased another driver.
IMMIX C., 1 INE Oi SCR
- Auburn
aleasles are epidemic hereabouts,
utero being over thirty cases. Both
the Public and Sunday schools have
been closed in consequence.
Mr. and Mrs. Win. Wilson of Dun-
gannon spent a day or so' with Mr. J.
Wilson wvhilc on their: way home from
a'stap in Toronto.
A large hale of clothing and shoes,.
valued at 8106 was recently' sent for .
the relief of the Belgians, by the. Au-
burn Baptist cltureh and Sunday
school.
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The News From Londesboro
11r. Orrie Cartwright, sere of ,11'.
anti Mrs. John Cartwright of the Lon-
deshoro Temperance Iiouse, has volun-
teered for service in the 3rd Canadian
Contingent,
Mr, and Airs. Neelands, Cornier rye, -
idents of hondesboro, celebrated their
diamond wedding at their dome in
r
'Toronto in December. i 'Mr and Mrs.
Neelands livedllere from 1860 to 1872,
Mr. Neelands conducting the first
store and pest office in the
village, and to hint belonged
tine honour of laying the cor-
ner stone of the Methodist church.
They reproved frons Lonclosboro to
\\'irrghanr and later to Brantford, but
for several years past have resided in
Toronto, They wilt he remembered by
many of the older residents of T.end-
usboro and vicinity.
Hullett
Township
• Report of Sea. Nd. 5, pupils exam -
hied in geography ;, Jr. 4th,— mus
Sr. 3rd,—Milton Brown 82 per cent.,
Cecil Cartwright 78, Mare! Cartwright
78, Arthur Ogbourne 73, Violet Addi-
son 53, Ralph Joscelyn 48, George Ad-
dison 22. Sr. 2nd—Olive Joscelyti 78,
Leslie Knox 08, Lizzie Laurance 47.
Pt 2nd and Jr. 2m1,—Edwin Cart-
wright 8•l, Elgin Joscelyn 80,
NEWS -RECORD -NEWS -LEADER.
Hullett Township
1'Iiss .Mary Reynolds, slur.
Mr. and Mrs, Jos, Reynw cis 15',' -
tallied a number of her: litee 1t ':;,•s
on Saturday,
11r. Jas. I3rown sold. a (frt.—its,. h++rr
to D71•, I{noy or the 8t1.1 con ro ru61}
The many friends of .lir. Ilene
Freeman of the and conte tie m • w;ic
feel sorry to learn that he 13 SO ; s'v
01151y ill that little hope is 1411 ,ant
Inc his recovery, Mr. Fra man cam,
into Mullett in the early days, when
Clinton was a mere postage stamp
the woods, and for o'er half a ecu
tury ihas lived upon the 2nd. IIs
nowt• at the advanced age of ?etrr,a're
and three years,
Miss Mary F. C'ar'bett, , gen rate
of the Clinton Model School, left on.
Saturda)I week for Merlin, where she
is engaged to teach for the ensetu
term,
Miss Mary 11. lllalce is vi:dtint'
friends in London,
Jir. Frank McCaughey or flintier
spent Sunday weer% with friends 111
1Iul1eft.
Me. Thos. Tighe lost a colt tom-
ing three -years -old on Monday. week,
blood poisoning being the cause.
Mr, and Mrs. J. 13. Reynolds o4
Guelph and Mrs. ,John Reynolds of
Detroit spent Sunday with Mrs. Pat-
rick Reynolds and Mr, and Mfrs. ?as.
Reynolds.
JANflARY SHOE SALE
Our fourth semi-annual shoe sale is provinga tnuell great-
er success than we anticipated. We are cleating out a lot
of lines of £ootwegt'—not old stock—but broken lines. A-
mong them we have all sizes --but not all sizes of any one
line, and rather than carry them tato another season we
will clear them out at a very low price, --Below you Will find
a tew prices for this sale.
100 pairs of women's patent, kid
and gun metal, buttoned and
meed boots, reg. price $3 to $4.
SALE PRICE $t.90
75 pairs worn eves kid laced hoots,
reg price $2.50 to $4.50.
SALE PRICE .9C
5iaes only 2e, 0, 135, r}.
.50 pairs men's calf and patent
bhitches, reg price $4.00 to $0,00
SALE PRICE $(1.943
50 pairs boys boots reg prices $2,0(1
to $8.00.
SALT+', PR1C.E $50.46
S. CHAPMAN rgoNh 70