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CLINTON ONTARIO THURSDAY JULY I6 1914 W. H. Kerr & Son, Editors and Publisher.
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Capital Authorized $23,000,000
Capital paid np •• •....... 11,560.000
Reserve and undivided profits 13,500,000
Total Assets 180,000,000
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Interest Allowed on Deposits
'General Banking Business Transacted
The Molsons Bank
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Incorporated 1855
Capital and Reserve•
$8,7000,000
85 BRANCHES IN CANADA
A GENERAI4 BANIiTh RESINESS;,TRANSACTED.
CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT
TRAVELLERS CHEQUES }ISSUED
BANK MONEY ORDERS
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
AT ALL BRANCHES
Interest allowed at highest current rate.
C E. DOWDING. Manager Clinton l3ranch
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Successful PupiIs at :Entrance Exams. at Clinton
First Postmaster
of Wingham Dead
MISS LOIS HOLMES WINS' THE
IThNN CUP FOR NEXT TERM
IllEaThe following candidates were
successful in pawing the recent
Entrace. esam1nation held ,at Cn
ESTATI ton. The Sir, Dental Cup, was won
by Miss Lois Holmes who obtained
highest marks for Clinton ,pupils.
The pass markt 'vas 3810 marks and
40 per cent onleacll 'subject: Those
who obtained 487; marks 01,75 per
cent of the total are credited with
honc4uis stanlding
HONO-
Mary E. Turner hon. 547
Lois Holmes Hon. 536
Shurwin Allin, 'Hon. 528
Charlotte S1_eeley hon. 526
Alvin Leonora (H,) 1513
,NInnie Draper Hon, 601
Viola 'Wise lion 496
Ruth McMath (II) 490
(Gladys Keller hen 489
Luther Hill Iron. 488
Florence Vodden lion 487
Dorothy IRattenbury (11). 487
Harold Mann$,ng (1E) 481
The NewlEna .is indeed glad to
see W.M. O'Beirne o
.f the Stratford
Beacon:, 'elected presidesa(h by ,the
Canadian Press Association eve
trust every publisher in Canada
will give him, their best assistance
to hell) the Association sand t d
publishers themselves, promoting
good for the publishers.
Mr. W. M. O'Beirne newly elected
amu_ president of the Canadian, Press As
dation is om;el of tha best -I
HON. :sown
ON. RODMOND, ROBLIN, /iv
has been ?rernier Of 'Manitoba for
14 years, and was opposed, in,
(elections by Mr, T. C. Norris„.and
had his majority reduced on Fri-
day last.
Sir James to Press
the Button this Year
Pfemierto Open Toronto Exhibition
Great Preparations for Peace
Celebration.
Sir Jamas Whitney, Premier ' of
Ontario, will open the '•Canadian,
National Exhibition this +year, He
has accepted the invitation of the
Exhibition Board and to Monday
August 31st at 2.30 p.m. will press
the button to start 8n niotioiwthe
machinery, and will deliver, !the ad-
dresa to mark; the official opening
of the "Peace Year” Exhibition,
One of the most striking features
•of the 'Exhibition will be the Inter
national Peace Tattoo in which the
ten massed bands will appear. The
400 players who compose these
bands will be in uniform 'of the 18;.2
period. These 'will include repre-
sentation of English, Prench,,Ameri
can, Canadian uniforms of that time
and some will be dressed as Indians.
The tunes to be played twill be those
Which pvere customary in those
early days, s
After the rendition of the t ;pro-
gram there will I,e a short pause
when the light will be out and then
while "Peace,+ Perfect ,Peace is
being played a large illuminated
dove of peace will be !seen beteeen
large electric productions of the
British and American flags.
At the present time the Exhibition
officials report that preparations
are well under the way., All the
space for exhibitors lids been
taken while 'a greater part of the
concessions have been 'contracted
for,
The six -for -a -dollar tickets will
' be'placed on sale within two weeks
4 and 50;000 will constitute the supply
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turing Co,, 150 Boys Black . Bib -Overalls, slightly •
soiled, at exactly half price, sizes from 4 to 16 years.
: Commencing Saturday, July 18th, you can take your
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choice of the entire lot for 25c, the regular price 50c, 9.
We caneiot procure any more at this price. If youft •
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anis Pate
What is it?
A pure, 'delicious meat
Paste, speriplly prepared for
sandwiches and ,picnics, It
consists of choice meats andspices., ; ,Already cooked,
Tempting and delicious, in
small tins at only 100 each,
Special This WeeK
-,Ne are offering 'for sale
a limited, (number of cashed
Tomatoes, while they.last
only 10c ,a can,s
W T,..O'NEIL..
THE `E U1 GROCER
Phone 48
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Let us Prepare Von
for business 'career. Attend
ELLIOTT
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TORONTO, ONT.
where you will get correct instruction
and assistance in obtaining employ
ment-when competent. College open
all summer. Enter any time, (Data
ogue.free, P
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and- popular journalist in, Caned
He has along and distinctly credit
able career i,n his !chosen profession
He began it in Lindsay and thirty-
five years rago, whenhe must have
W. M. O'BEIRNE
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been amere youth was editor of
the Napinee Express. "Froin 1886
to 1888 he was the Montreal repre-
sentative of the Toronto Globe,ia
position he relinquished to go
into business for himself es editor
and proprieter of the iWoodstock,
Standard, In 1801 he moved to
Stratford to became proprieter and
editor of the Stratford Beacon, the
property with whi:ch icehas since
been identified aid.which under his
guidance Inc been a force in [Pro-
vincial 'Own m, Ile is anat_ve of
Durham County;
Seven years ago he was elected
president of the daily section of the
Canadian Press Association and for
several years has been aMember of
the executive. His election to the
chief o1O1e in the gift of the asso
ciatiom is naturally rvery popular
among his wide circle of friends
and associates.
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Oeir Satuuday last the, sea .gave
up one of its doad,'wl en the body
of >Commissioner David Rees was
recovered front the wrecked Em-
press of Ireland, which lies at the
bottom of the St. Lia7vrernce(River
Tuesday the remains of [he late
Salvation Army leader were borne
to 0 grave, onllland, in 114Sount
Pleasant cemetery; Toronto and
were reverently placed [beside
those of his wife, who perished on
the same '.terriblle night.
CLINTON MARKETS.
(logs, $8.50.
Butter 17e and 18c.
Eggs 18c and 19c.
Wheat 98e,
Peas
1.00
Oats 40c,
Barley 50p
Buckwheat 67c,
Shorts 1928,
Bran 'Srl6
PASS. -
Merle Moore 473
Alice Davidson 473
Margaret McLeod 472
Nora Kennedy, 470
George L. Ball 467
i'liola Cook 489
Elva Nott 459
Dlvira Churchill 458
Beryl Huck 107
Alice Peckitt 456
Mabel Harvey 452
Lola •audio 451
Margaret Walker 450
Norman Tyndall 447
Percy Currie 446
Berta Jackson 442
Grace Tebbutt 442
Percy Ladd 4.41
Cassie McBurney 43?
Vera Trick 436 •
Lillian Potter 430
1MIorgau Jones 135,
Irene Ward 434 ,
Aileen Armour 433
Frieda Wallis 430
Roy Munlliegs 42P
Mabel Marshall 426
Nellie Watkins 415 .
Murray 1lIcNeil 411
Edwin Judd 413
Elisha Townsend 112
Larene Langford 4112
Xa•npeii Argcnt408
Marion Gibbicgs 397
Frank McGregor 394
I'de aa'd Good 393
Bertha G. Carbert 390
Emily CoiinelIr300
Verna Jervis 390
Vertna Jervis 390
Iva J. Lobb 390
Willie Sloman 390.
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o DON'T TRADE IN FLY RID- •
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0 REALIZING the dangers of e
the house fly, we must
D cease to trade with dealers •
• who permit flies to swarm in •
• our dairies, restaurants, mar- •
0 kets and bakeries, By with• e
e drawing patronage from the :
•. careless dealer we can put our •
nfly campaign on a dollar and •
cent basis. This will line up •
• all the dealers in foodstuffs on •
the defensive, They will, in •
• turn, demand that ,all places
• where flies may breed in their •
: neighborhood be cleaned up. :
• Thenwe will have not only a •
• flyless but a really clean oity, e
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Peter Fisher Was Only Postmaster
Town Ever Had.'
ImINIwm.. ENO
Winglhain, July 4-Win(ghan8 Ito -
day lo!si one of its oldest entl most
highly esteemed 'residents, in;( the
death of Mr. Peter Fisher, post-
master, aged 83 years, following an
illness of only; a fey, weeks. i
He was born in Millin, 'Perthshire
Scotland,, and came with his par-
ents to Cantrda, in. 1831. Hersettled
first in the "[township of Osgoode,
and 41114846 !moved to '.Guelph'and
learned the woollen Imanlifacturing
business, • From 1853 to 1857 he was
Manager of the ',Guelph ;Woollen
Mille, and from 1857 to 1863 ' cool -
ducted the business on his own be-
half. In• 1880 he purchased kale
Government water privilege in
Wingham, In. 1867 he was appoint-
ed Postmaster of Wingham, and
was the first,,and only, Postmastter
the town has had.
Active in Politics.
In the early days he was active
in politics, and for Isorne,years vas
President of the North (Huron Lib-
eral Association, He was Chair-
man of the North( Huron Board of
License( Commissioners for some
years. In religion he was ;er Bap
tist and prominent in the church.
In 1864 he was Quarried tot . Kiss
Louisa Wright of Gueipl, and she
Was the first bride to enter !Wink -
ham. The highly esteemed couple
celebrated the fiftieth anniversary
of their marriage last May. Ole -
sides the widow, there are two sons
and two . daughters; [John. of
Wingham; Peter S. of Toronto,
Miss Margaret and Mrs. George C.
Hanna, Winglhanr, surviving. The
funeral will :take place on Thurs
day afternoon ,
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WILLIS CHURCH
Rev. Dr, Stewart will preach next
Sunday,
The S. S. picnic was held on 'Ned
nesday of this week.
WL8SL•WY CRUNCH
LastY Sunda 'the Pastor preach-
ed
reach -ed both morning ,and evening, At
the evening .service burs. Innis and
Miss Wise sang, a duet "Sometime,
Soaliewhere."
The League Meetings are with-
drawn for July and August,
The Congregational picnic is be
ing held to -day to, Bayfield,
The pastor preaches next 'Sacci
day.
ONTARIO SE. CBURCB
The pastor exchanged last Sun-
day evening with Rev, Mr. Woods
of Brucefield,
Rev. E. G. Powell will supply the
:
pulpit onSuntday nett and the..Sub
bath' following, anile Mr. Alen is
away on his holiday.
The W. M. S.,met at( the home
of Mrs, W. Shipley oncthe Enron
Road on Tuesday afternoon. The
meeting was addressed by Mrs An-
drews of Winn9peg. nud by Mrs.
Woodman, sister of Mrs, br :Lva.ns
Members of the Society tools. part
in a symposium 0,11 "Things to he
thankful for". Tea was served by
Mrs. Shipley which was greatly en-
joyed by all ',present inpluding a.
ruml•,Fr who were visitors:
• BAPTIST CHURCH,
Mr. Chambers of Stratford will
occupy the pulpit on,Snai.,ay.
Recalls WhQn Qrang� Flag Was
Not Al lowed in a Parade
Thomas Elliott Rremenlbers an In as Elliott of Currie's L. 0. L. 180.
stance Of Seventy -Three Although notlthen; In the order he
joined 66 years' ago affil has 'piss
Years ago.
waft*.
Londoal' Free iPess,
Goderich, July 13 -Seventy-three
years ago this `twelth' the Orange
amen of this district tried to hold.'
.a'walk" in Goderich, and were fore
ell by the Iauth,orities of the day
to tale down their ;colours, (The
bretheim were told they were act-
ing illegally,, The Battle of the
Boyne' was nbt celebrated( here for
several years thereafter.
eafter,
Probably the only man in to -days
parade 0.£ 1,200 Orafl+gemen who re-
calls that sn,eideree of 1841 ,is Them
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Crowd at Goderich •
for Glorious Twe ft'.
Forty Primary Lodges Represent7-
ed by 1,200 Orangemen in
Procession.
Goderich, July 13 -Twelve hats-
dred Orangemen representing near .:
ly 40 ,primary lodges, marched here •
this afternoon They crowd In town
was estimated at 12,000 -and the day •
was enjoyed bytvisit',ors from a,.
half dozen counties.,
,
No serious unpleasantness marr-
ed the entire reelc,jbration, but
there was snitch annoyance at the
failure of the Grande 'Trun,I: to car-
ry out ,arrangements.. •Notwith'-
standhl(g efforts .by, the. chairman
T. W Nicholson of GoderichLodge•
the railway supplied only one train
to act as special from( both north,
and south on the• Huron and Bruce
branch. I1' was late in arriving-:
from Kincardirye 'and did not get.
to Ilderton and back[ (with Middle- -
sex and South Huron brethren until.:
after 3 o'clock. Many camel up are
the re-gula. train but there is ao..
doubt thg ttteudayset (was decrees -
ed. Five trains, three of them spe'. •--
eials, brought the! crowd.
The Processions.
The procession headed by county.
Master W. J. Kinnleye of, Winthrop
County Secretary ,Peter Camhelon
of Clinton and other officials, had
completed the circuit of courthouse
park before the rear end of the
parade had left Victoria . Park .
Two brass bands .anal three fife
and drum: bands provided the musie •
while Kincardine and Luck now lod-
ges were led by the highland pipe
bands of those( towns.
Lodges in link included Auburn,.
Wellesley, Elmire, Walton, Win[-•
tiwop, Blyth, Maple Grove; Gode-
rich Township, a3ervfe, Cul -noes, ,
Bethel, Kincardin(e, Belfast, Luck -
now, Nile, Wink'ham, Varna, Cur-
ries,
urries, Bayfield, Liman, Loa(desboro,
Belgrave, Seaforth, Kinlough, Port
Albert, Honsall, Granton, Morris,
Crediton, Ripley, Biuevale, Kinloss
Summerhill, Clinton, Exeter,. Shep-
ardton, Colborne Township and
Goderich,
Prize Winners,
The prize winners were;
Best fife and drum band, Clinton,
710.
Best brass band, Auburn, 932
Best dressed lodge, Belgray.,, 4141.1.
Largest lodge • in prefeession;
Bethel County (of West Bruce. 82
men,
Lodge coining longest distance,
Elmira,
Oldest Orangeman In ;parade,
George Hawley, of Bervie, 11 'years
in .the order.
Best banner, Exeter.
Best fifer, Fred 11lutch of Cita--
ton.
Best drummer, Joe. Carter, Au-
burn,
On' the platform, at the squares,
were the ,speaking took ' place;
were four (Members of the orrice'
over 80 years' of age. T.ilesettl eato
Mr. Hawley, previousy mentioy-10'c'
Mr. Thomas Elliott; of Goderiel. io
his 91st year; Me. L, Foster of Shep
parclton, 10 ye,rs an ;Orangeman,.
kid Mr. ,John Belgrave1 i.ow 161
years of age.
County Member Rinineyt presided
:and Robt, Elliott, Reeve of Gode-
rich, presented! the towns hearty,
welcome to the brethren. :Rev, J.
E. Ford, of Victoria StreetMetho
dist Chur'h, anti W, E. Southgate
of Seaforth, a prominent member•,
of the 131a ik Krights, ladch'e ,self
the crowd lin the park,
ed few, celebration si.4.e. In .his
9ylst year he still attends Currie's
with the brethern, of a•oderich
Township. As a veteran of the a-
ssociation he was Hosed out this
year for the prize by George Haw
ley of Bervie 71 years an Orange-
man/.
"I suppose tkhe Orangemae u are
strong downlin, London," in chat-
ting Free Press reporter.
ting 1 a 8
'We'll need :hem all !soon I'm think
Ien,g, If they would( only take all
the pollee and soldiery of'Ul'ster
the people could soon,settle their
troubles thomselves, and I know
how it would end. B11 ott
Blyth
Brussels
Exeter
Goderich
London
Seaforth
Toronto Aug 28 to Sept, 12 •
W ngnani Sept. 24 and 25
Zurich Sept, 23' and 21 .
Pali Pair Dates.
Sept. nand Si}'
Oct, l and
Sept,. 21 and 22
Sept. 21 to 23
Sept, 11 to 1:88
Sept„ 21 and 25
Births, 11arriages D, Laths
BIRTHS.
bleGi1.L-In ;Huilett .oar July 3rd.
to SII, and Mrs, James McGill, a
son,,
Marsh -In Auburn on July 4th.
to.. Mr. and Mrs, Wm.. Marsh, a
daughter.
Dcwlns-lex Clinton on July 0.5th,
'to Mr. and Mrs; W. S. Downs a f?
daughter.
Taylor -In Napin;ee, on 'Satur-
day, July lith to Mr. and Mrs. W.
B. Traylor a 'son.—Thouuas Jacob.
DRAMS.
Potter -In CToderirh Township, <m
July .15th, iwf(ntvt 0100 of Mr. and
Mrs. Philip. Potter aged 10 days,
Stratford Old Boys', Reunion Aug. I 1 -
to °8 promises to be a week of the
heatlhiest kihd of amusement ' Thar®
won't be an uneventful minute