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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1913-12-25, Page 41 Ready to Wear 1,001118e urniells inge (Mali les 1H1� Fitt s PIIOHt 78 k'ur Cliristntas Gilt There is nothing more ecceptabia ne erneee practi- cal as a Christmas gift than ti han'niome fur.. Our stock offers many eugges' tions that, will pease both the giver and the recipient. We are showing orie of the ergest and const up to date stocks nt furs in the county. $laic Dose For (`hriss�ni.ls Each pan ni;ely boxed with senton's greeting card enclosed. Exception • tel values and most attrac. rive lines prettily put up for Christmas trade. The fo'lowina shades, pink, bine, yellow, tnriuei,_, black and white, peire 1 50 a pair Nett 'Waists For Gifts Just opened tins week Ladies White clad Cream Nett 1Vaists, silk lined, neatly made, very special for Christ- mes gifts at 83.00 each. Satin Underskirts .-..: For Gifts Pretty Satin Skirts in paddy Teen and cerise. good quality Satin, would mike a very suitable Christ Ines girt, very special for Christmas trade 9.1 50 Ladies and Misses Winter Coats a Big Saving L ut on sale Salurdey. three" oats, all new this se, son. ver y tyles, in all the new cloth~, shades, all sizes, S5 0) to $7 00 • n the regular, price. Come best choice. re opens Evenin;;s et, 611111. Over The Teacups Mr. and Mrs'. Thos. Hawkins and children are spending Christmas in Hanelge ). Mr. and Mrs, Wm. E. Miller and children of Adroit, are spending Christmas with the former's moth- er, Mrs. Robt. Miller Sr, Mr. Dean Couaitice, of Toronto, home for the holidays. Mr. Leslie Warman. teacher, is spending his vatation at' the par- ental home, Dr. Annabel Me]wan is holiday- ing iii town, Miss Lulu Ilowe was avisitrorin London, on Tuesday. Miss Sadie Mahaffy, of Staffa, is the guest of Mrs. Jas. S. Miller Mr. and Mrs. D. G. McLaughlirs, of Aberdeen, S. Dakota, are renew- ing old friendships in town. Mr. Clarke Allin,ofInidianapolis, ie a holiday d visit(or Y ki with his par- ents Rev, and Mrs, Ailin, par- Miss' Bell C. C. I. teacher is spend- ing the holidays at her home in London, Mr. Way Allin who is atttending the Y. M, C, A, College at Chicago is spending Christmas at his home at Ontario Parsonage. Miss'. -Dell ,O'Neil, ot Toronto, is. home for the vacation, Miss Rowe has taken a position with Couch te Co, Mr, Ros's Forbes, student at Strat fords Normal, is .here for the •vara- vaca- tion. He expects to play with the Stratford Junior klockey Club this season and should ranch a place, Miss' Bessie Watt elves a visitor in Seaforith last week. Miss Edna Cooper, teacher at the Wingham High School is spending hen, Chridtimas vacation at - her home here. Miss Ada Isindree, teacher at the Separate School lHullctt, is spend- ing the holidays at the parental horse in St: Thomas', Miss Jessie .O'Neil is home from Varsity far. the Chms'tmas,-tide, Mr. and Mrs. Kilbride and Miss Irene Collins, are visiting in Si. Thomas, Miss Stone C.C,I. teacher is spend ingChristmasat Fez' Thome at Essex, Ripley Express; -The 'following !students' have returned from Clin- ton Model School and are expect-' •ed•ittoreeeiv'e certificates to teach— Abnlie Curran, Arnie Matheson, Annie!, McDonald and Gertie Mc- Donald, The above named ladies have the c)ualifications to make first class teachers. Mr. and Mrs. Freed Bell of f3ran'tt: ford are spending the Chreelerias holidays with Mr, and Mrs, Charles Iie11', Victoria Street,' The. engagement is announced of 117ise Flora Mabel Duncan of High River, Alta. to Neil, Donald Rosso! Corot Alta„ .formerli,y' of Brucefielcl. Mr. Wm. Pell, of lileetea, was'' in !town last week. • ,Mists Jean;; Wylie has securedttlhe school in S. S. No. 1 Shanley for the, coming term. Miss Wylie was a. successful student at both tete Collegiate and Model School, Mr, J.W. 'Hill of Oxbow, Sask., and daughter Miss. Ina are visit- ing old friends and relatives in 'town. Mr. Karl Wilkin, of Lucknow, spent Sunday with his father. He sang at' the' evice ng ,service at `Wesley church, Mr. Jack Wier is spending Christ! mar at 'Wroxeter, Mr. IttcGreger, Accountant at the Royal Bank; is holidaying at Owen Sound. , Miss Belle Draper, teacher at Harmony, near ' Stratford, is spendeng the vacation at herhome in town, Mrs. Diehl and Mattler Louis r'e- tiurned to Paisley on Tuesday after a visit hi 'town. Inspegt;ote Johnston motored to Brussels on Tuesday and had to hudtle to get home hi the snow- $term. Mr. and Mrs. H. DI. Wallis are here' frorn Fiske, Sask., ' and will spends Mayoral mien Des with, rela- (tivee and friends 'in and around Clbitoin$ They are welcome visi- d%rs. Mr, and Mrs. Thos. Mason left Tues day morning to spend the holiday in. Detroit and Borneo. Mrs, Hiram 11.11 has a flower in the. shape of a cactus that wits given to her by Mrs. George Hill (then of the Base Line now of v Alberta) that has •11 r lo6,n med i.very year 1'or nine years and in present 228 blossoms and buds are on it, ••••`e••oo•m•••••••• • • WITH TW CHURCHES. • • • •••••••••e1•••••••••• WESLav CHURCH. Last Sunday Rev, Dr, :Rutledge took: as his morning svhject, ' The Message. of Christiane," and the evening dis- ecurse was "The Star of Bethlehem," Junior League held their Christmas tree entertainment on Monday night. The subject at the mid week service is "Gifts for the Ring." At An open session of the Sunday Sunday was held nn Sunday, and a special Christmas program was. ren' dered by eeveral of the classes Miss Soles and Mr. McGregor also gave solos. A selecticn was also given by the church quartette. Rev. Dr, lent ledge gave an interesting address The Christmas gift of $60,0(1 was asked for and raised to maintain the two cots in connection with the Sick Children's J3ospital, Special music was given by the choir on Sunday, and at the evening service Mr, Karl Within sang "The New Born King," and the quartette sang "In Bethlehem Town," ONTARIO Tr. CHURCH(. Christmas sermons and Christmas music were given on Sunday last. ,Be sides two anthems renderer( by.a full choir of 25 voices; In the evening a solo was given by- Mrs. P. D. Turner with violin obligate by Mr. Norris and organ accompaniment by Mrs. TM leaven. On Sunday evening next the: choir trader the direction of Mr. 13, J. Gib hings, will provide another" program. of special Christmas music Principal C. D, Boucle addressed the League meeting o,r Monday evenint under auspices os thersood Citizenship FISCAL YEAR 'MARKED Dy. STEADY PROGRESS-BANK.MAINTAINS ITSELF IN STRONG FINANCIAL, • POSITION. Montreal; Que,, Dee.18,—the bnei have been made, .meas' of ttho 1?oyal Hank of Canada Earnings at Record Level, reached a new high record in the . year ended on Nov. 29th last, ae l Ae ithe paid-ulr capital of. •the shown in lbe forty-second annual bank amoulrJe 'to $11,66°,000, it.iViU finanraial ts'tatemont, just issued'. be ieeen that the profits for t'he During the petaoil', mrynJ lamed the Year ai a alightly in excess of 181 l profits crossed the twc 'mi,ilion Per cenfj an ithe capital, mark, reaching a total of $2,142,100. Eqqually pleasing are the figures 22, after deducting all charges of - eorlt'ai�ne•d 'in the' statement of managemanll, etc,. assletla and liabilities. As against The rofitis fol the year, together' tette' IiaUilities to the public, amounting to $754,761;440, areeash er 'with the $6•'0121,9 brought for-; reserve's of $21,466,210, being 13,83 ward in profit and '1 ass account' per cent white the 4iqufd assets at the beginning °lithe `year just ended, made a tiolal of $2,752,31. from which to meet the dividend and appropriation);: These were as 9. amount to $72,385,792, and bear the ratio' of 16.60 per cent to the liabil- ities. Four •dividends at 'the rate of 12 per cent per annum ...$t,387,200 Transferred to officer's pension fund $100,000 Wrieten off bank promises ac- count $250,000 This total of $1,737,200 being de- duetted e-d'uc ted from the sum at the dis- posal of the bank, left a, balance of $1,015419 in the profit and loss account at the. end 'of • the year, The net result of the year, there- fore, is that the profit and loss account has l:,een increased .by $404, 900 after all deductions, for expen- ses, dividends, and appropriations Deposits bearing interest are well above the hundred million dollar mark, being $101,900,791. When tikes is added to the sum. oi! 836,276,872 on deposit but not ,bearing interest total deposits of ;$138,177,662 are reached, , The assets: of the bank now, reach the large total of 8180,246,785,73. These assets have been mouniting up from year to year in a manner which must give much .satisfaction both to the management and the shareholders and places the bank in an 'exceptionally favorable po- sitlion 'to meet the growing com— mercial requirements' of the coulee key. •••••q•••••••••••••••••••• ••• •• • • •••••••••••••••••••O••••• OUR WIPE.. December brings the ever •welcome. and joyous Christmas and holiday season. May it be burdened with rich blessingssend crowded with happy ex periences for all the readers of the Clinton New Era, is the wish of the editor. THE WEEKLY GLOBE.. "The Globe Printing Co., of Tor- onto, has notified the New llllra that ehes Weekly Globe and Can•- ada Farmer will be discontinued alive December 31st. The Satur- day iGiobe will take the place of the:' Weekly. The Daily Globe is be coming popular among the farm- ers, The New 'Era and Daily Globe 1 to subscribers on riural routes are I $4.00 'per year and !the New Erla and Saturday Globe are $1.90 per year. The New Era can give club- bing ratles an any newspaper 'or magazine, and your orderl will re- ceive prompt attention. Local t•••••••••••04.•••O•••••••• • • • News- • • • •1•••••••••••••O••••••••••• WOMEN'S INSTITUTE. Tho Wom.en's Institute will meet • this month on Tuesday ' Dec,3Oth ( 1913 instead of Thursday. at the home of Mrs. Geo. Bradshaw, Mary St. A good attendance is requested OUR CHRISTMAS SUPPLY RAN $:BORT. The New Er+a printed. neatay100 copies extra last week 'and before 6 okelock'had only three left. The above( Isttatement speaks for itself. NO CONVICTION Police'Nlagishra`e Andrews held Police Court on Friday eveningas a well-lenown character of town was up on the charge of ' being drunk, There welfe a number of evittnesses, hot the charge was not proven and the case was dismissed, CHRISTMAS TREE AT ST JOSEPH'S An enjoyable time was spent by Abe 'young ;peopgle of S't: Joeep}t s•;, Church om! MoL('day nights of this Week When the Sititday • Sehc=al held ,their Christmas ean'ter'Itain� menti, At the ciese of the program Santa, •r+laus' appeared and,,'the prey; entis 'were' 'taken (tont the tree and given bo rho pupils' a.•ti'. other friend] Mr, W. a. Kilbride was chairman amid madet• a vary fine, speech, Following (was the pro- gram, Song of Welcome, 'Helen and Margaret Quigley; Chorus by School children. Reading by John KingRre'ita'tro,, by -Leo Re'ynolds� Readdingg by 1\1arytk`• Flynn; Song by• Della and Josephine Brennan;. Reading ,by Anloae Flynn; Bees- dation by Lucy Levy;Tableau ; Re- citation by. Elmore La Bean; Read- ing by Joseph Carber0; Recitation) by'Fred La Beau; Reading by 1VIar garet Quigley: Song by Josephine. l3renretan and •Helen Quigley ;Read ing by J. „Morriston, Reading by James Flynn; Doll, Drill by 10 little girls; Reading by 'Helen C.arbeetl;, Song by Della and Josephine Bren nail; Reading by Joseph Flynn; Reading by Mary C. Flynn:. Read- ing byt Bertha Caubert; Sone by Margaret and Helen Carger't;Read ing by Leo Flynn. Chriettfmas ad- venture •dialogue, "Welcome to Santa Claus." DEATH OF J, J, ,SID]Y, The death oecured Iasi Saturday night of Mr. John Joseph Sidey in Welland after an ilness' of five morttlhs. Ile was editor and pro- pi•.ietlor of the Weiland• Tteleune,'!a Reform newspaper, since 1865, lie - hag` one of ((he, 'best new's'papermen iv lOmcai•io, and had by ,Strict at- tention and good business methods made it one of the best weekly newspapers, in Ontario, of late years publishing twice weekly,an!d 'doing a large job printing work. Born in Stamford 'township, Wel- land counftly hi 1841, and moving to Thorold in 1859, he, learned the printing business with the Thorold Gazette moving to Welland and purchasing the Tribune 111 1865. He had active charge of it until five monilia ago, wheal failing 'health and •i'ui0•idown •condition of his blood caused him to reliequish,':•he work, The immediate cause of dleatih was pneumoni,ej, He was an honorable and' 'upright man of ex- cellent business attainments, great- ly respected by all. llo leaves two sons, 'Herbert Bruce, who has charge of the Tribune since his fa'ther's illness, and Robert, mere chant, Welland, Mr, Sidey is a dis- tant relation of Mrs, It, Fitaimmons, ALL WAY FREIGHT TRAINS CANCELLED. In an effort to let everybody be at home for Christmas that can be spared, the Grand T>ionk have is- sued order's' to cancel all. way freight trains and cut off as many yard crews that can .be spared, INSIDE PAGES. This week ,'many imtotres'ting items are put on the inside, pages. See the Town Treasurer's• report on page 6. FORTY-FOURTH ANNUAL STATEMENT, OF • The Royal Bank of Canada Notes of the Bank in circulation LIABILITIES '1'C P13.16 PUBLIC: Deposits hearing interest, including interest accrued to date $101,000 700,87 Deposits not healing interest 36,276,87160 Deposits by other Banka in Canada $4"5,66990 Deposits by Benita and Bulking Correspondents else- where than in Canada 1,649,466 73 Bills Payab'e Acceptances under Letters ot Credit TO TrIL SHAREHOLDERS; Capital Stock Paid-up $ 1'3,56,000Oct 1,0155 58,179 58 t— Reserve Fund Balance on Profits carried forward Dividend No. 105 (tt 12% per annum) , payable Dee, 1st,, 1913 Divrurnde Unclaimed ASSETS (current Go'd and Silver Coin Dominion Government Is otes Deposit in Lhe Central Gold Reserves. , . , Deposits with D..ininion Government +for the put pus, s of the Circulation Fund Notes of other Banks Cheques on other Banks Due by other Banks 'in Canada J)ue by•t3a aunts and Banki g Correspondents elsewhere Dominion and Provincial Government Securities not. exceeding market value '1 127 813 91 Canadian Municipal Securities and B. ltish, Foreign and Colonial Public Securities other than Canadian, not exceeding market value • 2,081,633,53 Railway and other Rands, Debentures and Stocks, not exceeding market value ........ ... .. 14,565,306.32. Call and Short Loans in Canada, on Bonds, Debentures and Stocks 9,002.193 01, Call and Short Loans elsewhere than in Canada,........ 10,817,406.66 Loans to Provincial Governments.. $ , 217,435,83' Loans' to Cities, Towns, Municipalitiee and School Districts..:.,. 3,686,621.08 G,G.,4.08 Other Current Leers and Discounts(less rebete of interest).,.:..:... ........ .............,... 98,606,925.14 Overdue Debts (estimatecl loss provided for) • 175,673.57' BankPr u,r .e ,•s, _s, at not more them cos ,lessamoun s written off . Liabiiitiee of Un tourers under Letters of Credit, as pea contra........,. $ 316 800.04 3,426.11 $ 7 8'12,067.711 11,661 142.o0 $ 19 406.200 72 2.000,000110 578 000 00 2,576,878 7 6,566 240 32 1,160,12 3,603,452 05 PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT Balance of Profit and Loes Aceount, 30th November, 1912 $ 610,219,30 Plofits for tbe;year, after s'educting charges of manage - meat and all other expenses, accrued interest on de. posits,•fu'1 provision fur all had and doubtful debts and rebate, of interest on nnnratured bills 2,14100,22 42,752,31a 5S APPROPRIATED AS FOLLOWS: 813:176,081.09 138:177,662.17 2,055,136.63 991,890.09 3(1.106.(16 8154,761.110,04 11,160 000 00 13,575,119 53 350,226.11 8180,246 785.73,' 72,885,791.71 102,716,658.08 4.783,228:68 361,106 66 180,246,785 73 Dividends Noes. 102, 103, 104 and 105, at 12 per cent per per annum ... , $ 1,337,200.00 Transferred to Officers' Pension Fund „ .100:000.00 Written Off Beek Promisee Account 250,000,00 Balance of Profit aucl Loss carried forward _. 1,015,110.58 EDSONL, P10ASII, General &tanager 89,752,319,58 i 1 The P Presents You Want at the Prices You Like We want you to come and rest your wistful eyes upon our Beautiful Holiday Display, It will suggest to you at once the proper present and afford the lowest prices. TOY LAND on Second Floor now Being liberally patronized. Come with the crowd I 1— Chinaware Department Always Popular Many lines now Clearing at Half Price Christmas Cards, Books, Booklets and Fancy Note Paper in Boxes Great Variety Leather Bags Purses Music Rolls Collar Bags. Etc. i l ase Choice Presents Santa Claus Headquarters eeePER & ee. CLINTON GO TO DUNGANNON. The Wesley Church ' Quarit'ette sing at Dur(gannon to -alight (Christmas) at a concert giv eniun- der the auspices of the Method - let Church there,The Lobb Male Quartette also tae part in the con cert. HOME CIRCLE ASSESSMENTS, In order' to place itself on a,sound er financial basis, the Order of tiho )l3ome Circle is recommendliing to their Supreme Council that after May 1 next, members shall pay monthly asse.ssnienis accod'ringto age. MINOR LOCALS. A Merry Cheis ,mas. • Nomination meeting on Monday evening. wvwvvwvvwv } AN IDEAL PRESENT. A year's ,subscription 'to The New Era would make a nice present:sto some member of the family, who has rte movedhe o 't West torso some other i � portion of tl p the Domi;nfilon'. Nothing 'would be .more acceptable than the weekly home letter. Its a present that would be goodthe whole52 weeks in 1914. For Sale 15 Barred at d White Rock Cockerels and 21, Single ' Coolie White Leghorn Cockerels, $1.10 and 82.00 apiece. E. N DURST, Benmiller P.O. The New Era printis 'their week- ly tedit(ion rone Wednesday next week. Be sure and have your items in early, AN 'EXHIBITION OF CHINA, The I'Ioose Jaw News of Dec- ember .18th, has the following item 1 in their Social and Personal col- umn ;—`,1'be exhibition of china paint eel by Mists Agnes Middleton of Clinton, Ont„ was • a great success she ladies being ve4ry'ezeLhusuastio "'in their achniral:ion of the artistic 1 conventional 'dosigns. Miss Mid- 1 clleton hopes to continue her'stcul- s in Ottawa this spring. A'. O. F. Following are the officers of Court Prosperity No. 7863, A, 0, F, for 1914, P CR•—Joe 15. Reinhardt. C.R.—Theo. $'remlin, S,C.R,—Alex Sloman, See'y-Alex F. Cedmore. Treas.—John Dc'r•ry. S.W.—Jacob Sloman, T.W.-Jas, Appleby, Sloman. J.13.—Carl Draper. Truatt:ee1—Jas. Appleby, Theo. Fremlie, Wm. Ileowm. Organist—Joe E. laeinhardd. SCOTT ACT VOTE IN HURON CO, The, Scottt•Aet will be put to the vote in Hinton ,County on Jan nary 2911h.YVVVVYkooNSAMIVVVVNAAAANNW Wishing* our Patrons and Friends A Merry Christmas and A Happy Nei Year Byam &Sutter i Sanitary ,I'lfrnbers Phone 7.