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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1914-11-19, Page 1Established 1865, Vol. 49, No. 21 CLINTON ONTARIO T RU'RSDAY NOVEMBER I9 1914 - W. H. Kerr & Son, Editors and Publisher See flow The New Era Want Ads Can Serve You in Filling the Needs of To=day in Business or the Home -Give ' 'hem a Trial NOWAMOSISAANSAAAANVOAN's AMWASq/ N SAMAAAAANSA Your Best Friend is Your Health 1 It is to your interest to take the best of event sickness o your eal h eespecially at this time of year, Wanipoltes Tasteless Cod Liver Oil The best builder and system tonic. It is sold at e Best Quatity Drug Store The Itexall Stor S. Phm.B. : H 0 L 17� , • I parrs 7i WWVWWVVMNW Royal Bar* k OF CANADA Capital Authorized • • • • $2&,000,000 Capital paid rip ...... 11,560.000 Reserve and undivided profits 13,500,000 Total Assets ..•,.,.. ... 185.000,000 3E30 Ft.A.NCIALEt withWorld-wide Connections Interest Allowed on Savings Deposits General Banking Business Transacted. 11• 1 MANNING, Inger Clillton Brach viNvolvvvywysisisovvvvvvvvvvwwWwww..04000/0.4ssissysiv The Molsons Bank Incorporated 1555 Capital and Reserve 88,800,000 01 BRANCHES IN CANADA A GENERAL BANKIl\6, BUSINESS:TRANSACTED. TCIRCULAR RAVELLERSEOHFRUES TTRS OF CREDIT 1.ISSUED BANK MONEY ORDERS SAVINGS DEPARTMENT AT ALL BRANCHES Interest allowed at highest current rate. C E. DOWDING. Manager Clinton Branch, �a ,l.•••N••••• ,•••••••••••• N•N••••••••••ato.o•••••• P • • • • • • • 4 4 • • • • 1 Ordered Clothing Ready -to -Wear Clothing What t } Wear This Fall ! -..,-i,, What Color? ®that Cloth? What Style elaeam Let us Help You Decide 'You will find it so easy and satisfactory to make i your discussion from our w elegant new fall styles. • O 1 Your New Sulk or Overcoat will,surely conte from here if you see these elegant garments and try them on. The more you appre k elate distinction in style and exactness 01 tailor- ing, the more you will, life these stnegaailed Coats and Suits.. The Morrish Clothing Ca, • • • • ••4 i' • 2 Reminiscences of Clinton. Next week The New Era will commence a series of Reminiscences of Clinton, by an old Clintonian, and after reading over 'a, 'few'ges of pa the past history of Clinton, we can assure our readers that past events will be brought before. them again as if it was but yesterday, instead of nearly fifty years agoThe series ,will run for a Ifew, weeks. Watch for the • "Reminiscences" next week. William . Perdue Meets Tragic End. The people of Clinton and vi- einity were indeed startled o'n Saturday night when word reach- ed town that 'alrilliam Perdue had hiswife killed and t been instantly seriously hurt while driving. Mr. Perdue had been in 'town with his wife during the after- noon, and was making inquiries about a house, as they intended to retire from the 'farm. They left before dark, and after turning to go home;, decided to , turn back and have tea at the home of Mr: Gray's. It seems their horse took fright two boys riding bicycles and jump ed into the ditch. Mr. Perdue was hurled against a telephone pole and had his head crushed in. His wife was found unconscious, and j� h I remained so for some time. North Huron Liberals • The accident happened on the Liberals Bayfield Road about four miles to Select Candidate from The lClainteton. Mr. Perdue was a life- long resident of Goderich Town - I ship and had made a' success in. Convention Will be Held at Wing- the farm life. ham on Dec. 8 ---Riding Besides his wife, he is survived Reorganized. ' by two sons, Frank at home, and Edward in'Louisiana, and one daughter, Mrs. Oscar Tebbutt, of town. The funeral was held on Wednes- day from the deceased's late residence and was under the charge of the 0. 0. F. of which he was a member. the pall bearer. were fellow Foresters, - 3, Shepherd, T. Monaghan, G, Cook, S. Glidden, 0. Johnson and A. Cook. Deceased was also a member of the Chosen Friends. McMillian. who had been previous The heartfelt sympathy goes out to ly chosen as candidate for West the widow and family in this their Huron the riding wiped out by re- hour of sorrow distribution. A similiar reorganization was re quired in the new North riding and this was completed at to -days meet ing, with the exception of the' elec tion of officers which it was de- cided to hold at the same time that a'candidate is selected. It is ex- pected that there will be a big at- tendance at the convention. At to -day's meeting Mr. F. F. Pardee, M. P., delivered an earnest patriotic address that aroused great enthusiasm. Blyth, Ont., Nov., 17. —nom- inating convention will be held by the North Huron Liberals at Wing ham on Tuesday, December 8th, at 1 o'clock. This was decided upon to -day at a representative meeting held in Blyth as a consequence of the redistribution by the Domin ion Parliament. Last week South Huron Liberals nominated Mr. T. • • • • i. • • ••• • s' • •, 4 • e 4 * 4 •' • THINGS HOPED FOR.— A lively hustle in Business. Early buying for Christmas. News about the new addition to the post office. Speedy termination of the war. Skating and Curling at the rink, 100' new subscribers to the New Era. • Good market for the big potato crop. Do your Christmas shopping 0 early. Attend The Best ELLIOTT Yonge and Charles Sts., Toronto Has a national reputation for superior Basinese and Shorthand Education. Datalogue free W.J,E lliott, Principal Mrs. Charles W, Robb will receive Commence now 734 Yonge St. Toronto f or the first time since her mar- --. 6.1.1, .,sem +a Or The Teacups I'Square tDeal for Every Man o 4 1F•AN•A�•N••Am•• ••••46• •#A •• •••••�•••1N•N•N•••1►•• S Blq 30 Day LE. ov. Sale Commencing Thursday, November Sth, ar,d con— tinuing for the following 3o days, there will be war among the prices of our groceries. For Cash or Produce we'll Slaughter Everything While sale is on our regular monthly customers will be given full ad'vantag'e of cash prices. We have Space to Quote only a few Specials Best, new Valencia Raisins l0c pound or 11 pounds for ....... Best 1013 Valencia Raisins, while they last, 3 pounds for Best new Patras Currants l0c pound or 11 pounds for Best new Seeded Raisins, 16 oz size, 2 for... .. ...........t Best pew'Seediess Raisins, 16 oz size, 2 for New Cooking Figs per pound New Dates per pound New Peels, (Lemon,• Orange, Citron), per pound New Shelled 'Almonds >per pound ......... . Redpath's Granulated Sugar 14 pounds for Bedpasts's Granulated Sugar 5 l packages regular 40e for.... Redpath's Yellow Sugar 16 pounds for • Tom to speper rtiu•3for... ...... . ....... ........,..' Best( Best Pearl Tapioca per pound 3 Packages Barley Crisp for • • 3 Packages Flaked Peas for •• 3 Bars Ihfant Delight Toilet Soap .............. ................ 6 Bars Comfort Soap 25c 6 Bars Richard's Soap 25c 6 Bars Quick Naptba Soap Good Red Salmon; per tin 100 Good Red Salmon, per tin........ 150 Challenge Corn Starch per package 10c or 4 for... .. 300 customer)Our awn Blend Tea,per onnd lbs to a 28n OLL Own Baking Powder, tin for ?...... t..... ..... . 15c Robin hood Porridge Oats per package. ...... ...... 23c REASON }i' +OB TIf IS SLAUGHTER SALE IS TIIE NEED OF MONEY. 1,00 25c 1.00 25c 25c 7c 8c 15c 40,c LOO 1.00 12.5c 5e 3e 25c 250. 25c Keep Buying to Keep the Flag Flying Why Britain Went to War In next week's issue of The New Era will be produced the contents of a pamphlet by Sir Edward Cook, entitled "Why Britain ritai went. to War" h which was recently publish- ed and circulated through- out the British! Isles. It is a carefully prepared synopsis of the official "white book" of the British Government, and the correspondence that passed before the declara- tion of war. This is a stab- ject with which every Brit - i ish subject should be tbbr••- y otiglily familiar and there is no better way of becoming acquainted with the facts than by reading Sir Edward Coo'k's understandable arti- cle in next week's New Era. riage on Friday, November 20th, from three to six o'clock. Her mother, Mrs. JAI, Hamilton and Miss Robb, of Toronto, will receive with her. Mr. James Towers, of Stratford, is the guest of Rev. J. K. Fairful. Mr, Towers has just returned from 's felting the Old Country. Miss Edna Cooper fo. Wingham spent Saturday at her bonne in town. • Miss Robb, of Toro o is n , the guest of her brother, Mrs. C. W. Robb, Ontario, street. Major McTaggart, who is Presi- dent of the Clinton Horticultural Society, attended the annual con vention for Ontario at Toronto last week. Mr. T. H. Lennox, who has been attending the McGill Medical Col- lege, Montreal, and who graduated last year as M.D.C.M. has success- fully passed another exam. secur- ing the degree of L. M. C. C. Reis at -present' lcd en'sMemt orial thendent of CHospital of that city. He was formerly a student of the C. C.I. and his many friends and old school chums will be pleased to hear of his success. Mr. A.B. Bradwin, late editor of the Goderich Signal,gave the New Era a call on Tuesay. Mr. William Proudfoot, M.P.?, gave the New Era a call Tuesday evening. Mr. Proudfoot had at- tended the Liberal convention at Blyth and was on his way home. Mr. Israel Taylor, of London, was a visitor in town last week. Mrs. J•Leslie Kerr, is spending a week or so with her parents at Tor onto. • Miss Rudd, Librarian, attended the annual Library gonvention at Walkerton last week. We are glad to report than Mrs. H. Smith and daughters, who have been living in Stratford lot some- time have decided to move back to Clinton and have, rented the resi- dence on Huron street next Mr, Hooper's hone. Mr. Thomas Cottle attended the Ontario Horticultural Society's an- nual ,meeting at Toronto last week and was again re-elected Director for Huron District, Miss Dorothy Tierney of Blyth r spent the week end in town, Anniversary Services at Baptist Church Very successful anniversary ser- vices were held Sunday last, when Rev. H. 0, Priest, B. A., of Toron- to oronto gave two very helpful' and in- spiring address., Despite the down' pours of rain a fair ,attendance h morning and turned out in the mo n r g every one, present expressed the opinion that it was wo •'th while. braving the elements for. Mr. Priest spoke on "the riches and poverty of Chirst." He who was rich for our take became poor. As the speaker handled this big subject the audience were lifted in to a realm of thought that was help ful and inspiring. In the evening a large and ap- preciation audience were delighted with the address of the great sub- ject "The great Commission." The Stratford Male Quartette were unstinted in their helpful song service. Some of us who have been privileged to hear them on previous occasions, are of the opin ion they never sang better. - They in no ' small measure helped to make the day a success, singing twice in the morning and thrice in the evening service. If we might select any of their pieces "Sweet Sabbath Eve" and "The Wondrous Cross" were especially appreciated, We hope to have a return/ visit from them at an early REV. H. C. 'PRIEST The Preacher of the Day. date. The Quartette were Messre. Lightfoot, Pequegnat, Wreford and Ford. A social gathering was held on Monday when over seventy of the members and friends sat down to a dainty lunch, thanks Ito the ladies. The remainder of the eve ning was spent with song and story Mr. Lightfoot and the Pastor sang wto duets. Old Huron Boy Wins Election This week The New Era received the Wood River Daily News Miner with the official returns of Blaine County General Election and it is seen that Mr. George A . McLeod Dem. candidate won the office of Clerk of District Court by a ;ma- jority over the Rep. candidate of 608,, Since last week the New Era has gleaned several facts that will be, of interest to our readers. Mn, McLeod was born and brought up near Brucefield and has'been a res - dent of Hailey, Idaho for over 28 years, Mrs. Robert Pearson wbo lives near Clinton, is a sister of the successful candidate. X01 Christi `,as It appears that the office of Clerk of the District Court is held for, four years. Mr. McLeod held this same office in 1902 and served for four years and in 1906 Was elec- ted to the Idaho Legislature as 'a State Representattive and held of- fice two years and since then has been; the senior deputy in the of- fice of .the District Court. All told Mr. McLeod has now served 15 years and three months in this office and has two more months to serve before assuming his new office The old friends of the successful candidate will wish him good luck ;in his office for the next four years. as scall Christmas as usual, Do not think of cutting clown your Christ mae presents. Give fully accord - ng to your means. If your heart s heavy for the agonized people of Eurolie you need not be frivolous in giving', but the grand spirit of Christmas must be maintained, so keep up your giving, even if it is necessary .to reduce the intrinsic value of each present. Never was there a Christmas when the ob- ligation to give was more pressing The proposal to cut off presents grows out of that well meaning but mistaken view of life which dwells The Pastime Club have] sent out invitations for a dance on Friday evening. Seaforth News ;—Miss Jean Ross who has been one of.• the milliners in the Stewart Bros, establishment for some seasons, has beenforced to return to her home in Clinton, owing to the continued ill health of her mother. Miss Ross' many friends' here, hope to see her again next season. Brakeman John Rogers, of the L. H.& B. is off duty through illness lead his place is taken bv Brakeman Thos. Manning, of London. Miss KateMeTaggait was in Tor- onto last week as a delegate from the Clinton "Branch of the Horticul tural Society to the annual con- vention. Mrs. Bristowe gave a Patriotic Tea lasts Thursday evening. Mr. John Dayment returned ,Monday evening. from Toronto, where he lasts been employed for some time. - Mr. and Mrs. H. Torr Ranke \vane in Toronto last wee] Miss Barr of Londesborough was the guest. of Mrs. Chidley-over Sun, Mr., Edgar Torrance of Exeter spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.,. John Torrance. Miss Jean Daynient is v siting,ir Fergus. Mr. John Cuninghame ryas in Tor onto last week attending, the au- nual convention of the Ilorticultur- al Society,` He was a delegate from', the Clinton Society. ' Mr. James Steventon arrived 'home laetweek from Toronto and will spend soinetime here., ' Miss Alice Pequegnat, of Strat- ford was the guest of Rev. and Mi s, h'aiilul'Over Sunday. Mr, andMrs. Jos. Townsend left on Tuesday morning for Toronto where they expect to reside for the 8u tt Mrs. J. Taylor left on Friday on an extended visit to Toronto where she will visit her daughter and other friends, From there she goes to Peterboro, to visit her aged mother and sister, Mrs; Adair, after which she goes to. Napanee ts visit her son and daughter and Master Bernard. Miss Lilly Kingston is visiting friends in London. Mr. and Mrs, J. Stevenson are home from Toronto. Don't forget the Exhibition of ed Cross work in the Council chamber on Friday afternoon. 111 11 on 11 so much on the superficially "pract ical" side that itis blind to all the practical considerations under lying the graceful and sentimental aspect of life. Keep, your own Christmas ahappy one and broad er. the sphere of your Christmas cheer giving by bringing, ,presents to home where sorrow and gloom reign. Give less costly presents but give more of them, And there 1s a business side to the question, too. A general contraction of Christmas present -giving would unquestionably have far-reaching disastrous effects. Why ut uy and Pay Cash? The public can bring about a con siderable reduction in the prices it. pays for necessities as well a8lux- uries—not the public as avague con glomerate mass but the public as in diyiduals through action, in units which units we each and every one of us are. • ' It is plain for instance that a gen eral adoption,' of the "pay -cash"' plan were,feasible it.vould operate as a powerful'; lever to bring prices. to a lower ,level. It would bene- fit both themerchant and the ,con sumer.• A merchant whose customers pay him cash can take advantage of the superior buying power of cash; can. discontinue the usual heavy allow ance for protection against loss through• bad acddunts ; can lower his 'expenses of doing business in Manys ways; ather\things equal, he could affo_ d to lower his prices and what( .can bis afforded ,in buei- ness can safely be expected tooc- cur becausebusiness men are ever watching` tor, opportuaitiee to in- crease .theirmargin of profit Foot and Moi,th Disease U, S. Secretary of Agriculture Houston has issued the following statement regarding the quaran- tine for foot and mouth disease; The present „outbreak ofthe 'foot and mouth disease, which is one, of the most contagious and 'de- structive diseases of cattle, swine and sheep, exceeds in area affect ed any of the five previous out- breaks in this country. Unless the infection can bo immediately local ized and quickly eradicated, it. threatens untold losses among live So contagious is thediseaye that fn past outbreaks where but one animal in a herd was infected,; the entire herd in almost all cases later contracted the sickness. While the mortality is not high the effects of the disease even on animals that recover are such as to make them practically :useless. They lose flesh rapidly ;in the case of cows, the milk dries up, or is made dangerous for human con- sumption; in the care of breeding animals, the animal once infected become& valueless for breeding, as it may continue to he a constant continued on page 3 7