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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1914-11-26, Page 5hursday,'November 26th, 1914. tv have R christu11u.S Stick uk:J: O..' '411'42:rt.!, t<{ a will he Pleased to• show the Di'ilerent "New' Lines r, and D'esigns•: •' Purchasers will be well, repaid by a visit to our store. Goods may now, be selected and left .with UR 'until ',near Christmas:' if the custom so desires. , Agent for the HOWARD WATf!H W. 11. NERVAR JEWELER and OPTICIAN EYES TESTED FREE emisome t/ONON 00000.00 Local News NNONOMNONOe.000tK000 MINOR LOCALS. Cbrietmaa trade begins to.l,u:h to the front, Watch the columns of The New Era for the bargains. Clinton merchants are ready With •a splendid display of Chris- with a splendid :display of 'Christ- mas goods, Do your shopping early. • , The. coveted Hough Clip will spend the 'winter in Listowel. Tht Listowel High School football club recently won the final game from the Berlin boys. • DO '101: WANT • •13I TTER WRAPPERS? All the farmers of this section who are, selling butter in Clinton and other plices are required by a late Government, Act ' tb, use printed 'wrappers announcing that their produit in dairy butter. Pail are to comply ssviht 't•h'e request' is attended ealtheaaeevere pentrltyr The reason given for this 'step is that dairy bugler :is being .fre- i--,_g,seatly palmed off as creamery ybutter andsold; to consumers at a greatly inflated price., Get your ,t butter' wrapp :s printed at the New Era office. WILL RUN FEWER TRAINS, Owing to the groat' reduction in traffic on its lines this year, the Grand Trunk Railway has decided to take 'off ,many of the trains on its branch lines, and a new ser - .If Christmas us usual Bean .'to -:day to .buy. your Christmas presents, 1 'lion-tly,i conditions fling >>l, .a dam rr on 4u. r 'gift. giving. Look carefully ..; • through t t�;es . admertlse.i� Tents •in- The, N ew•iEra , �;and do the buying NOW vice will go into 'effect: from Sun- day the 29th inst. •The "change will not affect the main lines but the branches will have ave th eiir ser vis curtailed considerably.' The only change which will effect' Clinton at all will be the 11.28 train eh. night. It will arrive a quarter of an hour earlier. Another feature will be that people leaving here on the 5.10 train Will have a faster ride to Toronto U? 35 minutes. FIRST THIS SEASON. Cutters were out on Saturday for the first time this• season. DAILY COURIER SUSPENDS. The Daily Courier, of Toronto,. which began publication a few weeks ago, has ceased publication as such, , An announcement in the last issue states /that it will be merged with the weekly edition. The Canadian Courier which has been published for several years past. • W. 'C. T. U. The Clinton breech of the W. C. T. U. Will meet at the home of Mrs. C, J. Wallis on Friday after- noon of this week. There will be a report of the Provincial Col t vention held in Toronto last month. :HOW ACTOR EXPIRED SUDDENLY. • The negro, who has been playing the role of the old colored woman with a broom, and for many years 'has been leading the street par-. ades of the Sunny South ' Show Company which played in Clinton a year ago, and who also perform- ed the fancy roller skating stunts on the stage. dropped suddenly on the 'sidewalk in Wiarton on Mon- day 'morning last, and expired al- most 'immediately. As he bled pro fusely from the mouth, it is thought that his death , was brought about by some vital inter- nal hemorrage. The body of the deceased, Whose name was J, W. Turner, 'was shipped to Boston for interment. • MINOR LOCALS, Local news on every page of this issue. People nowadays do a lot of sshopping Where they ,are invited . Get ready for,, winter. Help Clinton by buying at home. Send us the bews,-district, local and personals always welcome. Do your Christmas shopping early. Send along the news, but send it early, Christmas will soon be here. Send. Theew N Era to an absent friend or relative. It will be ap- preciated.„. p- preciated.„' The annual meeting of the Huron Old Boys of Toronto will be held in St. George's Hall, Elm street, on Friday evening, Nov. 27th, Beautiful Hair Goods Display THE DORENWEND CO. OF TORONTO, Limited Canada's Premier Hair Goods House announce their visit to ltattenbury House, Clinton —ON —. Tuesday, da Dec: 8th when there will be shown an excl+,sive ,san ,ple stock of QUALITY HAIR:GOODS FOR LADLES in—Switches Brads, Transformations; Pompadours, :Wavelets, 'et:. An invitation is. extended to ever lad to call and ,.., y y ,�, Z tin . aspect. these goods. "The Dorenwend unitary • Patent Toupee." is'an•absolute p`lteQ`ee }fy to, everyman. who is'hold: j twill ,poteet ,your, health and make you appear years, younger , Indgtectablei , ti Featherweight 7, ilygenle B oreS ou..see bent of. i 3 of visit A temonstration places 3 ou und,r no obligation whatever IZemeriiber the date -Tuesday, Dec.8 Whe.n achild' dislikes st.:rcly, • When child , lilt tudr n r . c tions d olh,er directions. overcome nl,�`.1 lit{. ,• to ly overcu,liu:unv Meta. We can remove ,.his strain. • Then diligence will . i11 follow. A 100110r DOWD Is often an illumination as big as the sun. There is no place in town where "money down" goes farther than it does right here. CHINA CLOSET or dresser bought for `spot cash' from our present stock 'makes what you see elsewhere look. like thirty cents: Its (Bargains d:alore we are Offering ,lust now in oar• entire ,'Furniture Stack The Cheapest Spot lu llltranl 10 Duty all kinds of Furniture l n i m 61z ,AT IITS0 Furniture lBealels and Funeral .Directors•-Pilone 104 5. 330,11 110 HILIS1DENCpS POONES— J. 18. Atkinson 180 1i� ria J. Jeweler and Optician Issuer of illarriaze Licenses 11111411111110011111111111110011161111011111011100000 Town and Country sposesee••00•0000•000esesa Auburn Miss Mary Reid returned from De- troit on Thursday last. Mrs, John Johnston who has been seriously ill during the past week is much unproved, Mr. John Phillips had a letter from England a few days since, which stated that a thousand women and children Belgian refugees had landed near the home of Mc. Philips parents. The main street is being treated to a good coat of gravel for the winter. A meeting was held in the Foresters Hall on Wednesday afternoon for the purpose of organizing a Women's Red Cross Circle. London Road Miss Nelle Medd is visiting her old school churn, Mrs. George Layton for a fbw days. Bean buyers have been busy on the Road this years Crop has been disposed or already. The vVest End Beef Ring held their annual business meeting last Monday and arranged that the business would he continued next year the same as this year. The first, three teast will be killed in•April, The officers were re• eppoin led. Mr. Henry Peacock has improved the appearance of his kitchen by giv- ing it a coat of paint. Hallett Barry McOpol wears a broad smile, a baby girl came to his home on Sun- day of last week. Thos Adams sr., had the misfortune to lbse,his gray horse last week. James McCool was under the doctors care with the Grippe for a few days. Henry Barr has returned to friends in Bowmanville after spending a monthiwith Chas. Waymouth, Mr, and Mrs. John Giblet as spent Sunday with her sister Mrs. D. Wright. Miss Mary Wright of base line and Mrs. Brigham of 9th con. are under the doctors care. Mr. and Mrs. Olin Hooper a and three e sons autoed to the home of her aunt Mrs. Albert' Weymouth on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Lawson of Auburn Sundaved at the home of their diaugh- Mrs. Amos Ball. Rev, Bowers spent part of this week the guest of Mr, and Mrs. Jas. Cart. right sr. The youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Amos Cartwright is improving nicely after her slight operation of last week as their friends will be pleased to know, Mr, Win. Resit met with a runaway last week but nn serious damage was done, we are glad to report. Bayfield The entertainment given in lime• light views on Livingston's travels :through Africa in the Methodist cb'tirch was fairly well attended and the discourse given was very interest ing and instructive. An expensive bale of drygoods is be, ing packed at the home of Dr. Woods, for the • distressed Belgians, as the women for sometime past ime tihave been veru dilligent to secure as much as passible to Make the patriotic scheme a Success: ". t the the third meeting of the Rifle corps fortdrill and target practice the .champindship was carried of by Rev. Mr, McFarla,pd, securing a score of 33 R:"Baile',second, Dr. Woods third. The remaining twenty members pres- ent followed very closely, "none lower than 25, So that even the lowest score cxas+eknsidered good shooting •Tf it4a , ,3f , lh .1.4k;;',, i Blyth rt. i$ L1.LNTu Nlsw Olt& Toronto. Nov. 18.- The Ontario Hydro Fleetrie Commission is' now; engaged in making : -'a survey of the of the ill-fated Ontario route1 West Railway which dissolved under the management of John a ,tW, Moven, leaving a seohe of -1nudicipalitaes in Heron and Bruce paying interest ,onworthless, bonds” The en#in -ee•s- went out yesterday fb tho roughly apphaise the line and make an estimate of the Maters al 'on hand, and it is understood that they will also .report on the eligibilitof the route with a view to incorporation in the provincial radial .system, The , line runs' Confirmation Services at St. Pauls Church On Monday evening the Lord Bishop of the diocese of Huron, Bishop 'Williams, visited this parish to perform the Apostolic right of Confirmation. A class of 22 cand'.- dates were presented to the Bishop by the rector, Rev. J. C. Potts, 7 of' the class being adults. After the reading of the lesson from the Sth chapter of the Acts of the Apostles, the Bishop gave a most forceful and encouraging address - from Ephesians 5.1, "Be ye Imita- tors' of, God." He dwelt On the fact that through Christ, God re- sealed himself to ,mankind, and we should seek to imitate Him in truth, in pureness of thought and liNing, in self controll, in love and sacrifice, for the chhurch After the Bishop's address kthe' bt•autifill ceremony of the .laying on of hands Was proceeded •with. Oa Sunday next the new ,candidates will receive their first communion, ton Art Exhibit An exhibition of pictures, loaned by the American Art Company, is being held in the Town Hall this week. The proceeds to go toward the purchase of pictures for the C. C. I. The collection is e. large one and contains excellent repro- ductions of the great plasterpie- ces. Moat are in the sepia tints but a number are in colors. They are all very large and clear, so that it is decidedly worth one's while to.go two or even three times to view them. There is also in the hall 'another exhibit Which 3s ;attracting much attention ; that of the art work of the C. C, I. pupils. The teaching of art in the schools has advanced with very rapid strides in the last few years, as the paintings and drawings shows will prose. Ma- rine scenes, su:isets, flowers, con- ventional 'designs -everything pf this kind is shown, all going to prove, as one gentleman remark- ed, that, "The youngsters `nowa- days have a much better chance than 'we ever had," The pupils are taking a very in- telligent interest in the pictures exhibited, and each is lousy decid- ing on his ten favorites, for every pupil is to vote on the pictures to be selected. Two prize pietures are to beg iven to the form orm sell- ing the greatest number of tickets Friday Will be the last day of the exhibition. If you have not been there yet, be sure to. It will be helping yourself as well es the Collegiate Institute. 'ii•'.'Pti ns, • of Gode rich has `;open ed out an insurance 'business m I3arrieterilL.,,E, Dancy's • office," -'a" Witte e: ilverton items in "icthe Stratford, Beacom we Clip the f 011 owing ("which refers to a'former Blythite; OnTuesday afternoo'e Robert Wanless the he fireman ofe the Pfeffer Milling Co., had the )nisfortuffe,to step Ona spike"stick itfg'through a board which pierced hisfoot to a depth of several inch es. It will be some days' (before he is able to resume work. The Red Cross Circle sent away thein first' consignment of supplies on Wednesday morning.. It con-• ained 72 pairs socks, i2t pairs wrist lets, 11 scarves, 8 night shirts, 42 flannels shirts, 21 night shirts, 6 surgical shirts and 2 ,sheets, A congregational meeting was held in the Methodist Church on Tuesday evening, Nov. 10th to eel • ebrate the silver Anniversary' of the opening of the church. A splendid' tea: was served by the ladies of the congregatinu rrom 0, to 8 o'clock for which no charge was made. After tea, aprogram. nolo que in character was rendered. The pastor, Rev. Gen. Jewitt, oc- cupying the chair, ' The oystar supper 'given 'by Mr. Neil Taylor, in aid of hire Bed Cross Society, on Wed hesday ev• ening, in his. restaurant, ,lovas a grape! success. The proceeds am- ounted mounted to $75. There Will be a patriotic con- cert given in aid of the Red Cross Society t1.e ,first week in Declot'-• ber. TI .11 ,ra Who ,have the concert it :' are Mesdames McMnrel io,, Albion and Crittene - 1 Oddities Noted in War Ione Paris -General Gallieni recently received a letter from a member of parliament who is a private, sug- gesting certain changes in routine. The parliament member got eight days imprisonment for not ad- dressing Galliene through his own superior officer. London -Fatal street accidents have increased in the capital 25 since the streets were, ordered darkened t prevent o v -nt a possible raid ing by Z'eppelins., Amsterdam -German mines dis- tributed in the Notth sea have an attachment resembling a submarine periscope to lure allied ships Onto ramming them. , London-Fify-five dollars a second is what the war iti costing Great Britain, according to Sydney Webb, professor of pubhei admin- istration r at London uni ersity.a Petrograd• -Russian peasants hear Warsaw became suspicious of 'a huge' mound'•surrounded bywobd en' crosses, 'on Which were., hung, German 'helments.': The 'peasants suppose opened the pp grave and -discovered • German -quick firers, and alarge quantity of ammunition • %t �; VVar Summar nt flour Enron Township to Goderich and some of the grading was com- pleted before the failure occurred' P. A. [alcolmiion,•who>repiesent' ed Kincardine in the actiep before.. the Ontario Railway Boatd, was lin Toronto; today seeking to have the attorney's -general's depart= m n ru e:Zr.t. Mo ee P •i n � t Y e came to' Toronto ,on the licitation of Kincardine to urge prooecution op several chargee in - chiding theft and forgery. He has aheady submitted to the depart- ment a brief, setting forth these charges.. Themunicipalities are still paying on the bonds.• It is stated that the Germans are dismantling their locomotives frre ammunition Supplies, New Zealand is to send a second contingent. Lloyd's ontingent.Lloyd's of London say War will end by March. Half of Canada's '50,000 have al- ready ;en -rolled. Tuesday The 'second advance on Warsaw is a failure. The British seamen put a German submarine out of business: British army suffers a reverse in East African fight ' Italy hears that Austria may attack Tier.' The Turks were defeated by Brit ish force at head 'of Persian Gulf. Japan stands ready to swell the Allies Battle ranks. The Gurkhas and Highland ria paralyze the enemy with fear in their attacks - The Belgians refuse to pay war levy of $1.0,000,000 'un Antwerp to the Germans. Monday 15 Canadian doctors left for the front today from Salisbury Camp. British Aeroplanists made a bold raid on German Zeppelin factory .and drop bombs which does damage. The Serbs defeat the Austrians near Loiatevatz. The Russian troops are still ad- vancing and are also able to hold back the Getman invasion. Two sons of General De wet have surfendered to the British 'along with most of the General's supporters. 125,000 Belgians are fighting the Germans. It is reported that the Moslem rebels are starting trouble in Mo- rocco. The Flrench have sent troops there. It is estimated that 5 millions men, the pick of European man- hood has been lost so far in this great war. The Dominion Government plans to have 50,000 men in training once. Thursday Russians defeat Germans- and captnie ocer 50,000 mon with moils lery and transport in Poland, a, Eight more Vic•toila Crosses have been awarded f or conspicious ser- vice in the British army, The British lAdmiralty .11 •• nouneed, that so far a total of 7,- 343 men have been lost in the naval service. Botha has mastered the:troubl in South Africa, Wednesday The 33rd German official list of casualties brings tli.e total dead, wounded and missing up to 001i438. but does not include .175 0,:nel 1ii1 and is;ooly up to• end of Octo- iier. Portugal agrees to throw ii, her lot with Great Britain. British navy bombards Zeebru, •mc in .Belgium, now occupied 'by the Germans and smashed six subtnar- , Ines, 1 .. Saturday , ' ' _,. The French Morocco troops be came so enraged at the Germans fos' discl•eating the graves of their soldiers that they wiped out 1,200 with their knives in a charge on the trenches at Tracey -le -Val, A]1 German attacks around Ypres fail. Russians capture 3,000 Austrians on Cracow front. The siege of Przemysl nears its end. The British House of Commons passed the estimate providing tor an additional army of 1,000,000 men The Germans and Turks are get- ting the Khedive of Egypt stirred up but England has refused the Khedive to return, British, Australian and ,Iapanes warships are mdblizing to clean up the Pacific Coast. The British soldiers win a dis- tinct success at Bixschodte. Typhoid Epidemic has hit the Ge man ranks. Great Britain has prohibited the exportation of tea to all continent- al ports except those of the Allies and of Spain and Portugal. Internal trouble is showing ,' . in Austria. Bulgaria will abide her neutral- ity. 7,i: F During the next two week' g s we place on sale about forty Beautiful Rugs in Tapestry;' Brussels and Velvets i 1 sizes zix3, 3x3, 3x3 ', and '3x4, and offer _,you your choice at wonderfully reduced prices. Owingto the advancing prices on, all 'lines of im- ported Rugs, we have placed extra orders for spring, in order to secure them at the lowest possible pr?ce, but must now.make a clean sweep of all Rugs . in stock in order to have room for the new ones when they arrive Men's and Boys Clothing If you are interested in a new Suit, Overcoat or a pair of Odd Trousers, cnme in ,:and see what we are showing. We can save you money and guarantee to please you. MEW' Plu steel ' Bros. New Idea Patterns 1Oc Made to Measure Clothing s AAAAAAAOAAeuAAAAAAAAAAAAAA,ti®AsouAeAuAu•.AAuAAAA Local News • • C 4 ► • fYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYRYYY YYY JVYYYYVVVVVVVVYVyVYYYYI'► Friday The Russian navy gained a victory over Tmk e y and the German boat, Goshen, suffered damage. • The British troops at the Persian' Gulf have defeated the Turks. , A French cruiser sinks a submarine of the Germans, The Germans blew up the town of Ohauvineourt. Wil bin 600 yards of the allies 12;060 German troops were killed Eaet';of Ypres. ' The British; croiser,'Glaagew, which' was in the nasty, battle off'.Ohui ' bits enteied to Rio dctJaneiro,drySock for. repairs. • t ' A call has been made to all Belgians' 'to pep the nation. • , The Russian army are„bn the ed.,. vance fit tbrae ' e fi ' fl td , in i7iA1aC1&,befOrei Cracow and in East Prussia. t lit 1 Their. B a Fruits: .y (By Harold Begbie ,in London Daily Chronicle) Prussian Vulture, Scream of culture,, i Round the ruins of Louvain ! Rheims is;i}urning; While' your learning Boasts a lordship of the brain 1 Prussian, Vulture, Scream f culture, O'er the ashes of Termonde 1 Satyr searches Maids and churches Violated, like your bond ! Prussian Vulture, Scream of culture, To the slaw htred priest and nun Mutilation Of a nation Not so cultured as the Hun. Prussian Vulture, Scream of ; culture, To the races yet unstirred, By your lootings, Hangings, shootings, And your bloody, broken word:!, Smashed, disbanded, Henceforth branded ` With black infamous disgrace, Seek re-entrance Seek ree-ntrence To the outraged hamun race.' MINOR LOCALS. Next Tuesday is the first of De- cember. The cold fires smell good these cold days. The Liberals of North Huron hold their nomenating convention on Dec. r•Ith in Wingham. Send us the news of town and country side. It is always wel- come. Clinton was well represented at the Holmesville Methodist Church on Monday evening. The, New Erato the end of 1915 for $1.00 in advance Now is a good time to start. LADIES -READ THIS. If you would 'do justice to your looks, by appearing attractive and youthful do not fail to pay a visit to Prof. Dorenwend, of Toronto, who will be at the Rattenbury House, Clinton on Tuesday Decem ber 81h. His renowned human hair hair constructions in transforma- tions, pompadours, Braids, Switch- es, etc., will overcome every de- ficiency of your, own hair enabling you to appear at your best always 'Call and have a free, demonstra- tion of any style, in private show rooms at the Rattenbury House Clinton, ,on Tuesday December a. 1 ,z• More Advertising Weeks Before Christmas Merchant Mr;� � a Have you started to advertise your Christmas Novelties ? The public have been educated to buy early. This year may necessitate an early start on your part, to display and advertise your goods, Christmas presents will be rece'ived and given in spite of the war, Do your part, and give the Public a chance to select from your varied stock before the rush is on. ST1IRT i .a. J ootwear t; ,,ti? i We are making a special feature this season of Warm Footwear for winter use. Cour Stock is complete and we r are in a position to meet any or all your requirements in Felt Footwear for house oroutside wear We carry a full 'range of Lined Boots, Leather Covered Boots, Plain Felt Boots and Slippers of all descriptions for men, women and children. Now is she tinne to make your selection, and prices you will find will fit every pocketbook. Women's left laced boots from $1.O to $2.40 Wonlen'steat shippers from `d5C to $1•50 f• Phone 70 1 r,,