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The Clinton New Era, 1915-02-25, Page 1it Established 1865, Vol. 49, No. 3 CLINTON ONTARIO THURSDAY FEBRUARY 25 1915 W. H: Kerr & Son, Editors and Publishers See Hove The New Fra Want Ads Can Serve You in Pilling the Needs of To=day in Business or the Hor'e==sive Them a Trial AAAA/a !`^^�!k**AA*Pv.*A* A. Wonderful ELealer what many people call IldThat is YP P Eeutholife That's just what'we intend it to he, and there is nothing better for healing up any kind• of a cut, wound, core, burn or any skin.. affection. Its fine for chapped and cracked hands, cold in the head, sore throat and croup. TRY IT ITS GREAT 25e and 50c at Seat Quality Drug Store The Rexall Store VVVWVWWvvvywo vv,d wvvwWV WV ARAAnni,nNAnn tS". R,,3OLMIj Phm.B. 1 Tlte Royal Bar* OF CANADA Capital Authorized . , • • :625,000,000 Capital paid Pp 11,560.000 1 000 3 00 divided profits 5 and u, e u Reserve Total Assets 185.000,000 3€30 13 A NC]ETF.S with World-wide Connections Interest Allowed on Savings Deposits General Banking Business Transacted. Branch Clinton Br Mang I Mala i4NNG R E. �I N 1 IteeWS VWV W4��WV • •6•ooocesee•••O•eO®agssooI• Over The Teacups .••sesee•nce•e*••e•a•••••• The New Era aims to make this column one of the brightest of the paper and cordially invites its readers to send in contributions. Personals - or news of any variety may be Mailed, left at the business office or telephoned to No, 30. Items mailed should bear the contributors name, not for publication, but as an evidence of good •faith. Send in your personals. Rev. Mr Larkin, ' • •Seaforth, took charge of the Preparatory services at. Willis Ohureh, on Friday last. At the annual election of o tieers of ..Press alley at Ottawa Mr. the Px Gallery Arthur Ford, of the Toronto News, was elected Secretary. Mr Ford is a son of the Rev. J. E. Ford,of Goderich formerly pastor of Wesley Oherch, and a brother of Miss Ford, teacher on the 0. 0. I. staff. Mr Ford has visited here several times. Mies Hazel O'Neil has been spending the past week visiting her sisters, in Toronto. ill Twitchell came home from Mr W Tv Edmonton, owing to the serious ill- ness of his father, the late James Twitchell. Mr Wes. Newcombe, Fort William. who was a former merchant here, spent the week end with his father and sister, While clown East on a buy- ing trip. The Fort looks as if it agrees with our former towusmau, Lance -Corporal Britton, better known as Tommy Britton, who is with the Third Contingent at London, was home for the week end. Miss Clara Sipes, Platsville, who is attending the Normal school at Strat- ford, and who was 5 former Modelite Miss Marion the nest of Ml s here, wast g Irwin, over'Sunday. bliss Bella Draper, Mitchell, was here attending the .funeral of her uncle the late Mr McVittie, of North Bay. Mr Ike Rattenbury attended the Convention cf the Hardware men at :Torouto this week, representing the R. Rowland Firm. Mr and Mrs Wnr. Cantelon, were week end visitors with their daughter at Mitchell. Among the delegates to the annual meeting of the Associated Boards of Trade at Toroeto will be President John Ransford, and Me A. T. Cooper, Secretary of the Clinton Board of Trade. Mrs Geo, McLennan entertained a few of her lady friends at her home on Wednesday evening of this week, Mr W. J, Kilbride made a business trip to London, 00 Saturday, Co. Agent G. M. Elliott, Goderich, was in town, ltiet week. Rev. S. J. Arlin was on Sunday, preaching special sermons in the Aielhodist Church l'eeswater. Miss Lizzie Shanahan returned home - after a pleasant visit with friends in London last week. 4,004,.o..g6+®©...0't�00®®O....a ' Mr Holmes, Lucknow, spent a few days with his sisters, Miss Jennie Ilolmes and Mrs Sharman. p ' Ordered Clothing �II 1111'11a1l"1"It"1''l"ll1111111'111"ll11 11 IcroaeHOSNAK 15EEAAKNUIES TASCE NLDN ,. CPTL = CRUAETRF CEI , AD - BNOERES � RSRE = - E 88060eatet i aig =t al Bace neet alwd aihsurn' tae =1 9rnhs mr = L EODN. Mngr � Il Cnd a - llncn F:nb 1.1.,t.lI.11.ILdl.1..1.I.I. 11l,U 1t,1.n,.h.l,u..n Ready -to -Wear • Clothing x+ ATTI3NTi;N!!! We Will Continue Cut Prices on Overcoats During the Month of February .,,xz cis , ,, r r ksh The e l�1Clothing, . uare >Del for Every Han A Sq, 4 4 a 4 4 0 1 • • 2 . • • •• s• • • • • • • ,Z. s • • • . •. • Monday's London Advertiser. -Mrs. 1 p)desoosee••ee'S•e••••Il• Wilber N Manning will hold her post- nuptial b nuptial reception at her, residence, 5.'x.5 • Queen's avenue, Tuesday,Bebrnary23. Mr and Mrs Tippling, I Bellcar,Susk , are renewing old friendships in and around Clinton. They were former ® ox vieini'ty a copy of the • citizens of this place. • first issue of the 'Mannon ® ■” Sunday. 0 date. The Editor wou.d like .' 0 •u■ • '* ■ Miss E. Thornton, Seaforth, is visit. O 'to borrow It fora Choi L' line' • . Highly fle5 ecte'd ,Ruse- ing Mr and Mrs Chas. Bartliff: O Any old numter s \\ill' be ? Y. 11 fill &9 ptltlt it C7 Y appreciated and they will be • Mies Rose McCaughey has been • returned to the owners in a e Nuhn Minya? visiting ab the home of; her uncle at 0 short time. e e 'i50 Blyth. . THE EDITORS. to Seaforth Expositor- 'Mr. John Tor'- • ranee,Olinton,Iuspectox of the Cony ty e•ee•e•ee•••®•O•e•••eseva* House of Refuge was iii' town on Mon--...M.............s- The people of 'Minton were deep day consulting with Reeve J'. A. -week in Norwich, getting squared ly psined on Sur-dty to learn of Stewart, who is Chairman of the ;,way with the town Genual, tor the the death of Mr. James Twitchell. House of Refuge Committee. Electric station and the Reservoir, he Exeter Advocate -Mrs R. N. Rowe built for the town last fall. Norwich for fal'thaughl coni Mucci to i'1e the latter part of last week, where isavillage of soma eiphteeohnn3red house for some time, Neper. were underwent her daughter Miss Vera,n1 town,but M Oai felon entertained for i persons in a r t o 'his ultimatere- an operation for nasal truble: sys it surpasses Clnton in the matter cox ery. A bout for mortliago. SeaforthNews-Mrs Robert Pearson of Hydro, as their grist mill and and Miss Clara Walker, Clinton,spent factories use the power, then they run while in Toro nt•'x with his +,vile, the wee,: end with Mr and Mrs Robb, lines out to farmers. many miles he fell in getti l;• off a street car, Stoddart. avdro lines, East, West. and North and while he did not seem to lie Miss Jennie Miller, London, spent a Errst. He says it would be a good Vr. _ 's . Kn.._ti W Where our little Hatchet is? is Lela And we have the full assortment of Fish for the season. The Store of Quality W. T. O'NEIL THE HUB GROCER. Phone 48 e AN OLD UOiPY e OF, NEW ERA: I '"=Death o� Mr. James T1tcheII ®- - Has any person in Clinton'• • ae Rev. Alex McMillan, Toronto, was ® New Era, rjlIll,::: Losses,. the finest of Dr and Mrs Gunn over ®' lot of July 1865 or a later @� Old �1d fe\d`days with her parents, Mr and education' for 'the farmers of Huron, to Tars Jas S. Miller. take a trip through Oxford to see the Illy and Mrs Allred Nvutch, has up•to-date buildings, silos, eta, every thing rum by Hydro power. The moved from Mary Street to Mr Jaynes farmers get good cheques every two Finch's house in "little England." from the c enter located g weeks mu k gad The School of Commerce will be at Norwieb, The Reeve and two "at home" Thursday evening 8 to 10. water Commissioners gave Mr Canto Friday afternoon 2 to 4, to the lou a signed recommendation for good work. parents of the students, to the usiness men of the town and their wives and anyone interested in the school. - Mr. and Mrs. 11unnieford were in Thedford over the week end, attend- ing the funeral of their neige, Miss L. McDonald. Mr and Mrs Win Gillespie, Seaforth, announce the engagement of their daughter, Della al., to Mr Harold H. Best, Regina, the marriage to take place early in March. Rev. J. E. Ford, Goderich, former pastor, of Wesley Church, was iu town on Wednesday, attending the funeral of the late Mr Jas Twitchell. Mr Lack Kennedy, W Ingham, and a former Clintouian, has disposed of his Restaurant Business to a gentle- man from Woodstock. Miss Bonnet', Boboaygcon, is the guest of her aunt, Mr's Dowding. Mr and Mrs Libby are visiting in Toronto, Welland Telegraph- Harold Kerr has been appointed as a lieutenant on the canal guard. Miss Murray,. Seaforth, spent the week end in town, the guest of Miss Isabel Gunn. Mrs J. B. Kennedy, Detroit, arrived here: last week oil a visit. to Mrs D B Kennedy, wlio has been seriously ill. • Mr and Tars Meikle returned to Morrtsburg, last Friday, after a week's visit with Mr and Mrs 11 1 Yaull. •0005•••••••••00000• • • WITH THE CHURCHES. • O • 00000••••is•••s•e•••• WESLEY CHURCH. Last Sunday Rev. Mr. Powell took as his morning subject "The ii aiith of Hearsay" and at the °° a Deal." evening service ASquai The Junior League on 5-riday night will be addressed by Rev. J. K.iFairfull, The Baptist Minister. The Epworth• League on Monday night was in charge of the Good Citizenship Department and Rev. Mr. Powell gave an address. ONTARIO ST- CHURCR. Services on Sunday will be con- ducted by the pastor. Morning ing subject "Does God Watch ever His children ar d in What Ways" At the evening service Mr. ?Fred 'Henry will sing "I Bear d the voice of Jesus Say." - The two Methodist ,vllurclles will. unite fv holding a special Temper anee Meeting in the school room of Ontario Street Church this Thursday evening at 8 o'clock, The annual tea 00 Tuesday even ing was quite successful not with- standing the bed weather. The ladies served a splendid supper. Enough provisions was left to give a free tea to the children of the Sunday School on Wednesday even ing. '. ? !tee. Mr Wes Godwin, London Exl.ibition. camp, was iu town, 01) Tuesday. Nlrs W Coats, Goderich, was the guest of Incebrother, .ler 1). L. Mac- Pherson, last Friday. ler• Melvin I1 iisf,;rd,was in Toronto last week. Rev. A.MacMillan, secretary for Church Praise of the Presbyterian Church, in Canada, was the guest of his sisbcr'inlaw, airs Gunn, while in town this week. Me MacMillan has had .word. through Washington, that his son Mr Ernest MacMillan has been imprisoned im Germany, where be has been detained, s' nee the out break of the war, last August. He could have been released had he promised not to join the British A.rnry, but like a true: Oannck, he re fused to give that promise •ancl. so was interned, Mr Thos Britton,left on Monday for after beinghome for the rn afl Lands week end on leave of absence. The friends of Mr Jas Doig, will re- gret to learn that he is not leaking a speedy recovery of his health. Rev, Mr J. Wilson, Dlimico, has ac- cepted a call to due of the Methodist Churches at Hamilton, subject to satisfaction by Conference. Mr •Wilson was formerly stationed at Nile, and' his flame was at one time under con-, sideration for the pastorate of Ontario Street Methodist Church. Mrs George Henderson, Seaforth, was the guest over the week end with Mr and Mrs W R Counter, Mr Joseph Curry, • Goderich, and 1, Lowery, school teacher, of North Bay, attended the funeral of the late Mr McVittie. Mr John Medd, the midway barber, ,has -been- confined to the house this week with a severe cold. Mr Arthur Oantelen was part of last Five Ontario Cities r BRANTFORD, Though some streets were oiled in ,phis• city last ye'ar, largely ' as an experiment there has not been, a substiltuiv'r for etrele(tl watering until the pi;eseat year. This year, 'however, all streets -where street watering has hitherto been done, except paved streets, will be oiled' as a dust preventa-' tive, while property owners. ' on streets not hitherto watered can have thein oiled on presenlion of a proper petition for it. There will be, at the present estimate, about 21 miles of streets to be oiled, excluding paved streets. The oil necessary for this will cost $5,- • 5;• 000, -while last year thei street wa- e which h h 1 he the ♦ was 98.136, of i cost tering `� e r g ratepayers siia a was $7,029. The cost of oiling the streets, labor o it eluded, 'ie estimatekl ,ot, ' 91,300 o greater than that of street water- mg. Many Quotations. The city has been offered' a large rumber of quotations Ion Oil 10 be used in oiling 'the city s'treets to ' keep down the dust., nuisance' this summer. The quotation s vary somewhat with the quality of the oil. it is not.' • e 4. • •B 4 •••••••••••••••••••••••00.••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 6Cy9®315D®G eaewr.•GORO®'&tS4iOGOO Bir Haulages � 8 ,•fir Q�i'i •..., ,� •1S Births, �' 1'l.lek 't,S ., l� soc000mpeeeefseceoeoac000sao 0$1 f,ll, i ll�. l 9 1'9 BIRTHS. CREE.-In Cliinton, on Sunday, February 14th, to Mr. and lire. Lock (ree a son. TWIT DB.ELL-In Edmonton. Fob ruery 21th, to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest F. Twitchell, a son,. (James Frgdcx- icl.. DEATHS. M n• ii n ' , -T Clinton o II L n Cr o T WIT,. E L. Febr'uar'y 20th James Twitchell, aged 75 years and 5 mont'hs', The New Provincial Tax The Government of Ontario plans to increase its revenues, partly to make good the deficit of $097.000 disclosed in the Ptovincial finances,and partly to pro- vide money for war subscriptions and ex- penditures, by a tax upon all real pro- perty in the Province. The lands and buildings of Ontario are assessed for taxation by the municipalities at $1,800,- 000,000. One mill on the dollar, as de- cided upon by the Government- that is to say, one dollar of tazation for every thousand dollars of assessment - will yield $1,800,000 per year. Of this amount Toronto will pay this yerr approgimately particularly` ini;lred, lie was come peeled to take to his bi d and evidently .his injuries hastens d his death. Mr. Twitchell was born in 'Wyo- ming County, N. Y-, on the 3rd of April 3839. Mr. Twitchell has teen a resi len; here since 1862. In his earlier clays he, with Mr. D. McCorvie, was a traveller for the Clinton Fanninfr Mill Co., then under the control of M. McTagga.t and Co., al d on it aving this firm he engaged in the harness business with Mr. Wm, Grassick,buying out the late Roger Lee, whose stand was about where Hovey's drug store is now situated As his business increased he built the store in the. Jackson Block in 1877 and added boots and' 'shoes t) his stock, in which he remained until the spring of 1013, when 11e sold out. 2 HE LATE JAMES , TWITCHELL. In the absence of the Pastor of Wesley Church, Rev. Dr. Rutledge. Rev. J. Greene took charge of the - services and was assisted at '.the house by Revs, Powell, Ford, Potts and Arlin, who spoke wo- d l of ca'm fort to the widow aid family, alto of the uprightness of cl ara..:;er and the sincerity of the deceased e belief. t ' f ,III Among those from a !distance were. -Miss Nellie Barry, Ti ionto; Mr. James Morris, Toronto; Mr. •'fo and Mrs. D. B. Burnett,Stiat d• Mrs. Murch, Stratford ; Miss Mabel Twitchell, Stratford; Mrs. Sage and son, Woodstock; Rev. J.E. ^aotd, Goderich. We print two tributes by two former neig'hobr•s of the T)vitchell family, that of Rev. C. R. Gunne, of London and Rev. iJ.E. Jeakins. of Brantford. As a side line to his business Mr, Twitchell some 25 years ago took the Ontario Agency for Red cc ti Shingles, manufactured by the Hastings Shingle Co., Vancouver, and thus had exetnsive business connections alt over the Province, and fn Michigan. A't mie (tame be was a member of the Town Council and was a strong advocate of Uoed reads,hii experience and observation as u traveller showing flim the necess- ity of such and the fourdrCiod, of Clinton's good xoe d system ower much to 113r. Twitch ell's persistent advocacy thereof. He was a man of strong convic- tions and had no hesitating in maintain:; thele. though never of- fensively. For many years he hat been a zealous member of Wesley Methodist Church Though for a wasidcnc fl d with the 'tulle he .. } Etothren. Eveery movement o moral reform or social uplift had his warmest sympathy and active support. So friendly a: d so fa- miliar was' he with the people in general that almost everyone spoke of hien as "Jim Twitchell," a terns he .did not resent. In every sense of ,the term he was a good and honorable citizen, whose dismise is universally regretted. While he did not take a 'very active part in politics, alis sympathies were with the Liberal party. His wife,•(eldest daughter of the late D.'Mulloy) survives him, also a family of four boys, and three girls, Ernest and William of Ed. mon'ton, Alta. Charles and 'Harry of Clinton, Mrs. S. S. McCloy of Edmonton, Ida and Clara at home and one brother, F. R. Twitchell, of Philadelphia. • The. funeral took place on Wed- nesday. The pallbearers were. -D, MaCorvie,-James Smith. C. J. Wale lis, A. R. Brown, T. 'McKenzie• and 525,000. John Harland; 1 REV. CANON GUNNE M. A, Rector Of Christ Church, London It was with sincere regret that I learn- ed from this day's 'vening paper, Mon- day, of the death of Mr Twitchell who for dee ten years of my residence in Clinton, was my next door neighbor. Oar acquaintance began seen .t:'tcr my appointment to the Rectory of St. Paul's Church in 1010, and developed I think into a mutual regard for each other. One could not: well come into frequent contact with itIr Twitchell without bong profoundly impressed with the sincerity of Lt.; belief, his uprightness of character and his desire that those about ]rim should be the better because of the in- ! fluence of his life. It has often been said of one whom God has taken, ''tIe was a loving hus- band and kind father," and I lcnow of no expression which more accurately would describe Mr as Iknew i the late r Twitchell c hint M heart goes out in sympathy to his sorecwingvirlowv, his beloved daughter, id1 and the other numbers of his family. Others may have known Mr Twitchell I as a ratan of intelligence in public life, of honesty in his business relations of uniform integrity in his citizenship, I have known him as one whose qualities public and private seemed to be founded l on the Christian virtues of Faith, Hope and Charity as he understood thein and i based upon on a firm conviction of the all- sufficiency of the finished work of his Lord and blaster. Truly a good man has gone to his reward, C. R. Gunne: eamessee , Ili 1 REV. C, E. JEAKINS Rector of St. Jude's Church, Brantford As a neighbor of the late Jas Twitchell; for some three years, I • learned with sincere regret of his death on Saturday last. Mr Twitchell was all that a neighbor and friend could be. Kindly in word, and considerate in act one could not help being attracted by his per- sonality; and his friendliness was some. thing real, and because of its reality, en• joyable. To his sorrowing loved ones we extend our sympathetic interest, may theirs be the sorrow that is not with- out hope for them that sleep in Jesus. C. E. Jeakins • And What are Using Oil on Streets They Say -- -GUELPH. To oil er Itel water is a much dis- cussed topic in Guelph atpresent,. In fact, the, recommendation that certain streets he oiled was 'turned back at the last council meeting' on. account of a difference in the rates as applied to c 51 6009 streets. The charge for oil ng is collected the seine as for watering, viz.. put in the general rate on a frontage tax iR against the property. Dt cannot be said that oiling has been entirely satisfactory but experiments iu it are going to be carded out lon a larger scale than ever this) year out the same ' l) The price oil is � tie as water, and varies aeccidingl• to the width of the- road. It can be said to .run from five to , seven cents per foot fiontagel. Eramosa road ai:d Waterloo avenue, both macadam roads d ntho- roug'hfares fo' heavyanMelditrafficg, are going to be put 'in the oiled class this year. One dee:deck advantage Y 't L• , that lac in the oiling ie Ila -'dsist is laid on Sundays.•and holi- days, while on the watered streets STRATFORD. Oiling ,of the unpaved streets as a means of combating the duet nuisance has beep' tried out • in Stratford and has` 'beyond :a doubt.; proven most satisfactory . This system was introduced here three or four years ago and at first there was much opposition to it. However, this largely disappeared now that the department has it ou a proper working basis. The oil used is what is known en the "40 per cent" aria is applied cold, one gallon covering about, six yeards on first application ara 8 yards on the second. Each road II is gone in a season and to do this approximately 25,000 gal Ions are used in a year. The cost tltf was 1..18 cents . , of spreadings square yard the first year, 1.2. cents for the second year aid 1.3 cents last year. One 'entlyre's steel oil wagon is used, and the oil is spread on only cot s:da of the road at a time. This is closcd for a day in order that the fluid'. may have a chance to sink into tee r gad• 1 OD the •pavexuents'and 'some of the earth roads, water is used and for this the city has 'to pay the Continued on Page 5 ST. THOMAS. For many years it was the cus- tom to use water exclusively to ameliorate the •duet nuisance on the city streets, but during the. past, two summers oil has become very popular and now the majori-i ty of the dirt streets receive ape Plications of this at certain periods during, 'the summer months. The expense of this in 1914 was $7,154.21, ,which amount is placed in the colleetoeg's'roll for the follow- ing year. The above figure is for the combined system of watering and ea ing13 t9 reef 0,'the accounts of water and oil not being kept •!cepaxte. Oiling proved satin - ) factory inthis ci't'y and itis regOld l ed merely as•a matter ' of time until' the ,dirt streets are all treated in this manner for the duet nuisance in place of the old mei:lied of ru-• inei•ous trips daily of the water wagon and the reaultan't slipi)ery and muddy streets. GALT, Last year Galt's experience with' on as a dust layer waa more or less. limited but the the results gained were Sufficiently sat•sfactory 'to make this year's board of ,work unapt-,, mous that oil is the right thing to' use. Although they have not yet. made a definite recommendation to the council it is expected they will do so in the near future-ar-di oil will be in favor. Last year to- wards'tlie end of the season 9308.12 was spent in oiling certain, streets. The oil cost $207..27 freight was 950.12 demurrage on' the car totall ed 910..00 and 929,70 was spent in wages. es. The street watering for 1911 cos? Galt 92;651:18 ;1i641 86 being upid to the water' - commission and $£,039:12 dal wages. • The general opinion here seems to be that oil is decidedly more ^ro )e rl'. a..: effective and tlral',xf 1 1 Y p plied; she u.d be nsed ?v!,oi1y for keeping clown the dust.