HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1914-02-19, Page 1Established 1865, Vol, 48, No. 34
CLINTON ONTARIO
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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 19 1914
Fortunes Have Been Made From Small Things
THE
oval Ba tk
OF CANADA
(lead Office, Montreal
Capital Authorized $25,000,000
Capital Paid-up 11.500.000
..Reserve and undivided
Profits 12,500,000
TOTAL ASSETS 175,000,000
325 BRANCHES
With world wide connection.
Interest allowed : on Deposita—
General (Banking ,business trans-
acted.
E. MANNING, Mgr.
CLINTON BRANCH
Flaking P®wier
Allways Good
Always Fresh
Made only with chemically
pure Oream Tarter and
Bicarbonate of Soda
TRY' IT
Ask for a Free Sample
25c par Pound
.w. Mi.H.OVMrY
Dispensing Chemist.
With Other Municipalities
4 Owen `Second rjeeeln'tly )sold $70,
1000 woilLh of c1ebenture3 bearing'.
injber,est'at 5 per cent., at 100.6.
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1', The Hensel! Council purpose sink
L it be-
queathed to .the con oration by
!the late 'George McEwen. They
will also erect a large elevated
'tank, in
ing a large tel ( on the o
R.
'Wouldlnit it.bea sane action
were thee town council and execu-
tive of the board of trade to spend
an evening in a get-together meet
ing early vn the year and have a
heaet-to 'heart talk over . town
(affaires?—'Bowmanville Statesman.
This. suggestion might be acted
on with profit in other towns.
Birth»,:Marriages & Deaths
BIRTHS
CAMk15Y —ln Rencefield, Feb-
ruary 12th, to Mr. and Mrs. Hugh
Cameron, a' daughter.
DEATHS.
MURCIH--In Sti ttford, on Satur-
day,'February 14th, 1914, Wiliam
Murch, aged 69 years' and 3
months',
LAWS(OE -In Auburn, on Satur-
day, February 14th, Anthony Law
son, aged 94 years, 7 months and
14 days,.
Get the Rest. It Pays
Write for the (Catalogue el
TORONTO, ONT.
'f It explains fully the many advent.
! ages offered by this well known school
(College open all year, Commence now
The Molsons Bank
Incorporated 113155
Capital and Reserve $8,7000,000
85 BRANCHES IN CANADA
A GENERAL BANIUM. BIISINESS TRANSACTED.
CIRCULAR LETTERS 08' CREDIT
TRAVELLERS OHEQUE3 TISSUED
BANE MONEY ORDERS
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
AT ALL BRANCHES
Interest allowed at hlghest current rate.
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The Parcel Post
Systeme now Started
Clinton's parcel poet system has
now..been running over a week and
it 'seems to l 'be popular with all
classes and as soon as the public
in educated with tele rates, rules
and features of the parcel post sys
'telco, they{e will no ,doubt be a
large' increase following the organ
ization period, February, March
and April.
T WENT Y -MILE ZONE
Considerable interest is ,being to
ken in 'the twenty -mile zone, as it
is called, for it is, felt that in' the
course of a (a few months tamers
and housekeepers will be taking
advantage of the system. The
zone cover's a good farming 'sec-
tion in the proximinty of Clinton.
The places included in this terri-
'toey ane,
Auburn,
Bayfield,. Beechwood, Blyth, Bel -
grave, Brucefield, Benmiller.
Constance, Centralia, Crediton,
Cairow,
Dublin, Dashwood, Dunlop.
Egmonclville, Exeter.
Goderich.
Holmesville, - Heensel', Iiillsgreen,
Hay.
Kippen,
Londesboro.
Mitchell,
Porber^s Hill.
St. Columbia, Saltford.
Vaiina.
Winthrop, 'Waltou, Witmer, W in-
cheslea, Westfield.
Zueich.
Arrangements have all been coin
plated for the acceptance and de-
Irverjy of parcels not weighing
more than six" pounds during the
organization period,.but at the end
of April the maximum weight will
be increased to 11 pounds for de-
livery to all destinations in, Can-
ada. Also during the period a, spe
tial charge of.be in addition to the
ordinary rates will bo charged on
all parcels mailed in city offices
where free delivery of letters is
esitablisjlned,
Parcels must be ��ieil and careful-
ly packed but not closed in a man-
ner that they canneot be inspected
and must not contain any letter
open or sealed, or anything to
serve the purpose of a letter.
The transmission of intoxicating
liquors iv tabooed. The officials
call Particular attention to this
in view of the 'widespread discus-
sion which took place before the
postmaster -general (decided to
put the ban on liquor, sive% is al-
so prohibited, and anything of a
fragile nature :el ould be so label-
led.
Parcels containing goods likely
to spoil before' delivery at their
destination •must not be placed in
the mails', and all parcels should be
fully prepaid. Failure to observe
the latter regulation will result in
a double charge of the deficient
amount.
Liquids should also be packed
with special care and provision
made for absorbing them in the
case of breakage. Firms intending
to ship large quantities shduid
submit a 'sample parcel to the post
master for approval, The address
of the 'sender is also desired on
parcels, but it ,seitonld not ,be put
on in such ,a manner!, 'to conflict
with the address'. Parcels not bear
ingany stamps will besent to • re
r y p it it
dead letter office,
We 'should not be eurprisecl' to
see a new series rof small adver-
tisements in • li we papers,
the weekly ie s
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letting town � know •t'
people that
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thin or that farmer would be
pleased to receive orders for such
anti such goods on such and such
terms. The most businesslike fawn
ergs will be the first ito -seek thus
to worn up a regular clientele. It.
isi the businesslike fasinreas—the
men whose affairs are conducted
with the same system that a Mer-
chant or 1 1 t v t
f c o of nor would aa-
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pay"
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get ahead in levo world.
For one thing, fanners cannot ex
pact town- people to know what
they ere prepared to'furnieh, and
on what terms, unless they adver-
tise, or in some other less conven.-
lent way make known their abil-
ability and, willingness. to do"busb-
nese,through the new medium.
Many 'town families have frieendis
in, 'the country, with whom they
might do bus9nese if a ,business
connection were established.
Large numbers of town people
have no ,such rural friends. Some
would v ld rather dealwith strangers
1 set n
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than with friends' if ,the have
them. At any rate, it is evident
'that. 'sono time must elapse be-
fore very much can be donein the
way of direct contact between
Country producers, and towns con-
'stainers',
on
'sumers','unless (sys'te'matic means
are taken of bringing the two to-
gether.
Urge That Goderich be
Made HarborofRefuge
Many Resolutions Being received
• by Hon. Mr, Rogers and
enesseseenennsistaten s 1 E, N. Lewis, M. P.
The. Morrish Clothing C,e
A Square Deal for Every Man.
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Ottawa, Feb, 13.—Resolution of
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Ontario are coming to the Minis-.
ter of Public Works and. B, N,Lsw
M. P., asking that Goder'ich .be
made a proper harbor of refuge
alt Lake Huron.
W. H. Kerr & Son, Editors and Publisher
Use
New ,MEra
Small "Ads."
Hydro His Arrived is
oton
THE WAT RW0 KS PO / R HOUSE AND 'HYDROPOWER STATION
Town i':;tctled-u-p on Sunday
Thai a t=urn -out Causes'
Some Darkness
Niagara power was turned on
Sunday evening in Clinton, at it e
tzarasformer'station at the Wa'.e.-
works plant, but owing to a few
burn -outs the various (hurdles
were in darkness and ,a number
of the houses that happened to be
on those circuits.
Willis church had no service at
all while lamps lit up Ontario St.
Wesley and St.! Pauls. Rev. S J.
Aplin had prepared a eeiesmon for
the occasion but had to change ow
ing to the feet that there was no
light,
The 'thi{nes transformers are in
place and 'situated an the room
were the gas producers were. The
deep well pump at the waterworks
plant is now attached and work-
ing away., Power rhas also been
connected( to the Doherty Piano
Companye dry -kiln, also' , to the
!factory of the Solo Player Piano
Company and to the News Record
The s'tr{sets are still being,, lit by
.ti dro Electric Enthusiast in
OeiLaeio,
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MR. H. B. CHANT, Clinton's Su-
per(n.'hend1e',rt who has been • a
busy man with his new job.
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the old plant as some of the ma-
chinery has not arrived -Yet. •
&,ALTERNATING CURRENTS
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A famous expression used by the
Advocates. of Hydro "Cheap light,
heat and power,"'will i;e:ome true.
The New Era relieves' that the
electric power -is the inexhaustible
"white coal" on Ontario.
That old ,saying—"Where wore
Moses when the 'light went out,"
could have been repeated Sunday'
night in eoni,e sections((of tiles
'tots n
The neeiliary plant would have
,s(ateu nes trouble Sunday and no
one can rinesite that.
The,. deep w...1 pumps' • al •the
waterlworks• was attached to Hy-
deo on 'Tuesday and is now being
pumped by power from Niagara.
Have you placed your order for
house wiring yet? You might as
Well be a light neat (as a Water
seri N'o ono would.Go been u = .o
:eve old oaken bucket and pump,
The N'eW Era hoped !to publish
Wine intesjaating facts about •tho
"White coal" at a future issue.
Horurdo s end Tot onto Jo
It is doubtful if .any County in
the Province can 'show .such dire_•t
and indirect connection with Tor
onlbo jou,en,aIi11e, and jour nut ism
generally, as the County of Iiurore.
Sir. John Willison, editor of the
Toronto News, and Canadian cog
despondent of thle Landon Times,
was born at Iiillsgreen, and spelt
about a month as an apprentice on
the Exeter Times. The mother of
Dr. McDonald, editor of the Globe.,
lis buried at Bruoefieild, John A.
Cooper, editor of thee !Canadian
Courier, was born in Goderich Ip.,
and is a son of Wes. W. Cooper,.
of Clinton. John Bone, one of the
managers of the Toronto Star,
was born in East Wawanosh. Owen
sthe was
aloof
McGillicuddy,
Star,
boron in Brussels, ,being a son of
the late D. McGillicuddy.J s Jos. T
Clark, one of the editors of the
Star, i's' a frequent visitor to Clin-
ton, being a brother of Mies Clark,
of the News -Record, and brother-
in-law of T. Jackson jr. H.F Gad -
*thy, also of 'the Star, taught in
Clinton Collegiate fora short time.
E. Floody, jr„ born in Clijniton, is
on the 'staff of eke World. Newton
McTavi'sli; editor of the Canadian
Magazine, comes from Siaa;forth,
.
Miss Jean- Graham, editor of the
woman's ''section of the Satur'day
Night, 's'pent her 'girlhood in a
Methodist ' parsonage at Chntin
and Goderich. Miss Agnes C Laut,
who writes, for various magazines,
epeni part of her girlhood in Stan-
ley. Sir Gilbert Parker, the nov-
elist, spent his party days in Sea
forth. Mrs. Margaret Brown, auth-
or of "My Lady of ;the Snows,"
Wee brought up in Turnbery. A
brother of"Rai Ralrrh Connor (Rev.
Dr. Gordon) used "to keep a drug
'store in Wingham. ' A cousin . of
Arthur S. Stringer goes up•to'Ilur
This 19� a
n e e1 oat to ftp lr Ti
pretty goodliiiset of newspaper and
magazine celebrities, and there may
be others whose names cannot be
recalled at tbe'moamenet, but it
brings the county into close and
prominent relationlship with the
'moulders' of public opinion." W.
Houston, one of the Globe editors,
is brother of John Houston, so long
with
connected t '
f[r Clinton min CulIe tc
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Editor of the New Era.
Kindly: perinit one to state
through the columns of your pa-
per a fact which; will be of inter-
est toanu r
cote oferne -nt
gee 1 n who
head and ofiered 'their expert o-
pinion on the 'agreement entered
into between the Government aand
Model School Board, that that
agreement has now become its own
commentary and I am constrained
to say from the tangible facts ad-
duced theetefroiu that it complete-
ly corroborates the common sense
interpretation of the Board.
I am pleaded to state that the
teacher's have received then spe-
cial geant ci • fifty fellers. from
the Government and therefore the
statements made public on nomin-
ation night was not only errors-
eons but peema-tuee.
I am supe that all without ex-
ception, as
x-ception,as well as eevory member
of the Board will ,be pleelaeed . to
Waren that elle Government has
thus recognized the efficiency of
the Public.
School teachlerts and the
3,aithful performance of their dut-
.fot in connection with ,thee Model
School.
Yours
'Thos. Cottle,
Chairman P. S. P . /
EDITORIAL'.
Clean seed sowing means better
crops and bigger prices'.
$3,600 only was expended out
of the $10,000 set apart by•.the Le-
gislature to hely Fall Fair Societies
who were up against wet days for
their Pairs. in 1913. Two years' ago
the grant was insufficielnt to meet
the 'demands upon it,
Railway construction put into use
last year 2,577 miles in Canada, the
total mileage now being 30,000 mil-
es, 8,500 are still under contract.
it's time the passenger and freight
Oates took a drop. \The public
have a right to have some show.
Huron County jumped into the
publicity !,department when they
emphasizdd their opinionof the
Temperance question by a major-
ity of 2,608. If Peel and Welland
Counties had spoken as emphati-
cally they would be frloe from the
legal squabbles now on their pro-
gram.
Provincial Temperance Cnnven
tion will meet in Toronto next
week on Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday. We venture to guess
the NI P's, and M, P P's, will have
their ear( to the ground. Huron.
County's big majority on January
2911). upset many a politician's bas-
ket: Single fare on railways to
Convention.
Hon.Frank Cochrane, Minis'er
of Railways and Canals, in connece
'tion with !the Dominion Cabinet
is next on the list of the disabled
and will take an ocean trip to aid
in rebuilding his nervous, system',
The ,strienuoue life of public af-
fairs saps the vitality of the strong
est and collects a big toll from the
men in etthe :feet rank.
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In a court held in Toronto, on a
recent date, a witness was brought
up with a round turn by a lawyer
with "Please remove the gum from
your mouth and speak GO that the
jury, can hear you." Thus another
infringment has been added to
the pelrsoi al liberty of the citi-
lass unfold many mysbemjees to the
be a land of freedom. Alas!
The placidity of Old Country poli-
tical waters continues leo be ruf-
fled by the 'freak actions;•of the
militant .suffragettes. Patience will
cease to be a virtue one of these
days and some of, the toitmeaetors
will be put sitting down so hard
they will gaze on celestial lumin-
aries for a while. A soft answer
and. a. kind hand has no meaning
to the average cuff,
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People 'Who know affirm that
wireless telephones will be the
next utility and will work on land
as well as wireless telegraphy at
sea. The next 10 years' will doubt
less nnford many mysteries to the
inhabitants of this mundane sphere
We will wonder why we never
thought of them years ago when
we observe their simplicity. It is
a greet privilege to live in the
20th century and the citizenship
should rine to correspond with pres
met' day advantages and oppor-
tunities,
Old Mercury Mercury has had a busy
time looking after• the cold snaps,
Some of the thermometers are pre-
varicators of the first degree. You
could'uses closer, especially if
your ear muffs were not get -at -
able. If we are to have a contin-
uance of zero weather we would
prefer having the Great West var-
iety, ,
as no matter how low ' rt dips
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"You weever foal i1,'.r Some days
here i( really borders' on being chil
ly. It was 62 below at White River
On•t.,ls,,50 at Cochrane and 48. at
Cobalt. That's going .some,
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Mayor IIocken thinks' $10,000 per
annum, is little enough o recom-
pense the person who occupies the
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1VIa ors cl ai • in the cit of, To-
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ionto I altogethert
It is likely he
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day will come when the Mayors
and Reeves of towns and villages
will also be comp en for sev-
vices rendered in the administra-
tion, public (affairs, Nothing
more than right that this should be
the case as the honor does not bel
anoe the disagreeable things that
such (individuals often have to
bump up against in the discharge
of their official duties.
Will ouinh '
y aidthe meietiation- of
"An -Everybody -at -Church" move
meet? nt. A woad spoken
a .letter
,
written or better still settin' an
example by regular ' attendance
yourself would help a project that
cannot fail (to accomplish good,`.
Then the church folic, who aro
usually found in their pews, could
"limber" up a good deal and give
a little heartier welcome than is
often accorded 1 to the non-regu-
laris. The church in intended to
be a cosypp lelace with a large share
of hearty ty brotheriineess in evidence
causing people to feel at home,
Don't ever
get it in your head
that the Editor of a newspaper liv
es in clover, eating bread and hon
ey. There's always a job ahead of
him and sometimes' he -would wish
to be excused when he has to
take "medicine" :served out. A's an
example Biro. Taylor,; of the Van-
couver World, was waited upon
by Maria Lloyd, an English actress
whom the editor had criticized.
Maria had fire in her eye and gin -
gen' in her voice and before the
scribe knew where: he was at he
receiveda ra
s ve 1 bingos' in the face,
while red hot Anglo-Saxon was
poured upon him, by the gazell.
The police was called but not in
time to save Bro. Taylor from the
enraged visitor. In future: he wit]
likely: have an outside guard, re
pod on hip callers before they
Get These
You can defy the most cutting
wind or the most piercing frost,
and have a soft piercing.skin on
your hands and. face. _ Here's
the secret
Harmony Glycerine
Soap 15e, 2 for 25c
and
Rexall Pace Cream
This is without a doubt the.
best cream id 25 'cents on the
market, Ask those who use it,
Sold only at
TIAs RI6XALL STOKE
W.S.R. Holmes
Sugar Sale
Commencing on Tuesday,'13'eh.
ruary 17th,; and continuing for
ten days, we will sell
100 lbs. Rediaths
• Granulated Sugar too®
Do not miss this opportunity
of securing your summer supply
as this is the lowest point sugar
has reached in fifteen years with.
the exception of three years ago,
when it dropped to this point for
a short period and then advanced
rapidly to $0.26 per hundred,
To the Farmers -l4 e are
selling cheap Molasses for feed-
ing at 300 a gallon.
W. T. O'NEIL
THE HUB GROCEk.
Phone 48
Ontario St. Sunday School
,:Junior Garden
Rehersal
Sat. Evening
at 7 O'clock.
are admitted to the -sanctum. It
IS not necessary to further illus-
trate but a kind public wilt seethe
danger zone in which the poor edi-
for is called upon to reside.
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Petrolia- Women's Institute has
arranged for a neat room for farri-
ers wives and daughters when
they come to the town, Lambton.
Co. Councilade
ni arant of •1
ao
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towards •�it, What do you think of
that for generosity? It looks quite
a flet as if Clinton ,should have a
good share of the credit for thew
movements by 'setting the pace.
No matter where the briquets. go,
it is a sane an&highly appreciated;
step and if properly attended to..
means much to the town whose , in
;tire 'ire tit cls awake, i 11.e The.
Woman's Institute rtu a rs an org lniea-
tion bent on doing practical things,
and not saying much about them;
either,
Some people cannot stand pros' -
penny. Elmer Dillon, known as
the "Angel faced boy," of New
York, instead of travelling the
onward and upward course, hit the
toboggan slide of a tough, and al-
though only 17 years of age wilt
'sherd the next 3 years in tate re-
formatory. Dangers beset the path
of the youth, without any doubt,
but the
boy �
and n i
who will be
g
guided b
advice will
parental and Y
,stick to good company, the school
and the church stand infinitely
better opportunities',, of "making
good"than those who throw these
restraining influences to the Winds
and drift. Don't run any risk, boys:
and girls,
Blyth.
A quiet weddingwas assolemnized'
at thhome of Mr. and . Ed-
mund Lear, Auburn, at high noon
on Tuesday, when tlroir daughter
Elsie,becamethe wife of Mr. Stan,
ley
helleejw,one .of Blyt.h's pros-
perous young business me(ni The
ceriemony'was performed by the '
Rev. Geo. Jewitt, of Blyth, in the
presence of the iwenendiate friends
of the contracting parties. Thee
bride, who was unattemdead, was
gowned in a beautiful deess of
silk crepe meter white satin hem-
med with bead pearls, after. the.
ceremony was performed, a sump
tuous wedding dinner was served,.
The niewly married couple left on.
the afternoon train for '-o
rl T rontd
(
where they will spend a few days;
befosia taking . <up their residence
in Blyth, The brid'e's going away,
dress was a navy blue tailored suit
with hat to match. The Net k B a':7;.:,
joins. with their many friend tlh'efin
extending congrafiulatious.