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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1912-04-04, Page 1ESTABLISHED 1885. Vol, 48, No. 41. CLINTON ONTARIO THURSDAY APRIL 4 1912 W. H. Kerr 8z Son, Editors and Publishers THE POSTOFFICE 11017RS. Royal Bark OF CANADA INCORPDRATED 1860. Capital . . $6,25o,Goo Reserve $7,000;000 The Annual Sbatement, shows the fol- lowing hure.ises for 1911 1010 1911 Deposits *72,079 607 308,291.808 Loans & Investments 59,283;676 62,790,072 Total Assets 94510,346 110,523,512 207 BRANCHES and Correspondents throughout the world Interest allowed on Deposits. R. E. MANNING, Mgr. CLINTON BRANCH EASTMRN EKODAKS Ala received a fresh las- eortment Dastlitan; Kodake 'Brownie Cameras Kodak Films, PaFeee and Photogra- phic Supplies, • Bardeman( Kedges have 'al- evarys led in improvernentie and neevj ideas. EXereisee these(' :land be ,eun- - vinced. .,T, I.IFI00-VEIL7 Dispensing Chemist. o1 vee a e Dos oi ee 01 general deliveryt will be opened On Good Friday from 0.30 to 10.30 a.m. and 2.45 La 3.45 p.m. Lux arid Con4ort Soap 'Will help( you to do your house cleaning, Which de hard enough atthe best 'Why don't you try some of our Labor Lighteners4 as - Gold Dust, Pearline, Ammonia Nh opta Ilowder Bon -Ami, Ye Rub Soap Chips and Lux Then 'there es Comfort Soap for ten days eve are selling 6 'Bars for 25 cent,. Comfort Soap, Comfort S.oap, Canada's pride, ' And Cliasithn's„ hope. W Ta O'NEIL THE RUB GROCER Phone 48 amelialommoinim ennsmuma Increase your, Earning Power attending the Popular ELLIOTT 1 Best place in Canada' for High TORONTO, OIN'T. * Grade Businesa , Education. Enter I now. Open all year. Catalogue free. The Molsons Bank Incorporated 1855 Record of Progress for Five Yea ts 1506.1911 1906 1911 CAPITAL , • $8,000,000.00 $1,000,000.00 'RESERVE . . 3,000,000.00 4,800,000.00 DEPOSITS . . , , . 28,6.77,780.00 35,042,811.00 LOANS AND INVESTMENTS . . TOTAL ASSETS . . . . 33:090,192.00 48:287,274.00 Has fit• Branches in Canada, and Agents and Correspondents in all the Principal 'ties in the World. A GENERAL RANKIN'. RUSINESS TRAiNSAPEED. SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT at all Branches. Interest allowed at highest current rate. , Clinton Brancl3. C E. lDOWDING. Manager NOSLONMNINV ,4111M=1 •••••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••••••••••••••• • • • • Ready-to•Wear 1 Ordered Clothing • Clothing * • I• A • . . . . • ig Purchase . , . 4. We have just made a big purchase of Boys' Clo- • • • • 4. • 4.4.• • • • thing from the Jackson Manufacturing Co. The ; quantity was forge, but the price was so tempting we • couldn't resist the opportunfty of securing such Big 1; • • • Bargains for our niany Boy Customers -and just the • time when the Boys will require a suit for Easter. • • • The reason for their big sacrifice was- to clear 1 t them out before they take stock on "April lst. -We • couldn't begin to handle the quantity if we sold them 1 • in the regular way, so we are putting them all in at i • • one price, which will mean •• : Two Suits for the Price of One • • • * • • • ; Starting Saturday, March 30th, you • can have your choice ol the 4.79 I I : entire lot tor • 2, • • t There is not a Suit worth less than $6.5o, and a : • • • • • number are worth $8.5o and A10.00. o • : • s • This is a Grand Opportnnity to buy the Boy a • Suit torlaster at Malt Price • • • • "TUT US TO THE TEST" Come -Look or Buy, but Act I • • • • • • •• * ++++++++++++++++++++++++•• • ANOTHER YEAR STARTED. 4 This issue commences an- ; other year for the propric- 4.4' tors of THE NEW ERA. * The titne has gone quickly + 4 end sometWe hope the future will he 1 hnes plasantly. e bright and we may issue a I better paper than ever. ..i. 1 4. Now that we are getting to + 4. know everyone and our ways 4. are known to our readers and ei• + + correspondents everything 4 moves along sraoothly. + 4 We have been to a big ex + + pense in three short years I and all has been for the im- iprovernent of the plant. We have instelled a 5 h, p., elec. • trie motor and fixtures ; I + s Roger type -setting machine ; 1 wire stitcher ; labor saving leads and slugs, ruleand 4 possible a $150 worth of new * I type. After New Years our big press broke and the re- pairs etc., with new rollers have amounted to over $100, in stating the above, We + Want our readers to see that * in not paying up the subscrip- • tions promptly and the ad- vertising accounts and job + work, it means hard scratch"; * Iing sometimes to make ends meet, whereas if everything was paid promptly we would - not be in tight corners now and again. We hope our readers will see that in pay- ing their subscriptions a year in advance as it should be, •+ they are indeed taking an in. terest in the NE Pie ERA. f, For all past favors we ex- tend our THANKS to our 1 many friends. : EDITORS 4. i !I + 4+••••+++++++++++++++++++ . • lost His Hand Thomas McMillan, of Hullett3 Met With Serious Accident. A serious accident occurred to Mr Thomas McMillan, stock breeder, of Berra on Friday morning. While crushing grain at his barn his left hand slipped into the cog wheels and, was so badly crushed that Drs. Scott and Burrows, who( , were humecliately selA for, found it: riece,selar.y itb itr.: at the wrist. ,One of the bonleri abov,O the fvorisit wasebrokeu also, e Mie. McMillen's' friends all over Canade „well be miry to hear): of his iniehap but veldt hope no. other complications set in and that duie !timer he wall be around agaan. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Council Meeting. The eegulart April meeting of the Council was held Monday ievening, AU teteenbere present except Oonca aloe; .41‘. J &Asian,' who i,s etpease ent la British Columbia. Al circular' frorn th;e ;Union 'of Canadian Mifn4e1pa1iti wa,s read and felled., Al itetteil froin the Prime White Road OR Co., of Cinclinloatet Ohio., eras Stead and referred to the street' committee. • The Armyt usseeived availed of $5,00 for ithei use of hall on a- necent Sunday., By-law No. 5, ito borrow $1500 to Meet current i expenditure wee paseed. This( Street Committee was the on1y. commiettee to have a report to hand, n.,e Council adjourned. CHURCH NOTES Easter with all its brightnes and hopefulness comes to us next Sunday. Should Be President -As the Cone ferenee year cf Methodism draws to a clese there is a natural forshadowing 'of what; %nay tranepire in the coming Former Exeter Man toefromn.ev?iitt jeonofetriaecinci:tyeerneortl:fhefe=rig of a Presidenethe honor giving toRev. Dr. 'Warnfr, of St. i'holnas, lasb year Killed at Thorold good second. The New Era would be G. I', R. Brakeman Harty Boon Kneeked From Vie dear, 0 St Catharines. April 3. Harry Bonn of Hamilton, brakeman on G. Te freight, was knocked from the top of a car and instantly killed, when his head muck an overhead bridge at Thorold. Boon, who formerly resided at Exeter, leaves a wife' and child at Bamilten. Coroner Herodopened an inquest this morning. glad to see the reverend gentleman elevated to the chair at the next Con- ference, which will convene at St. Thomas. We believe his long exper- eence, excellent executive ability, good judgment and talent in pulpit mad on platform should well qualify him for the high office and we hope to see Rev. Mr, Ford the choice, That British!, Columbla political climate must be undergoing ,great .changeS-from the ;sunshine of the past to the. "frost° of last week. Had net ',liberali mercury stopped at per° it would. .no.t have been so bad. The Terra( reads! like an old cricket score -40-0, and the ,winnere still at the bat, INTERESTING CEREMONIES OF ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS OF CANADIAN HOME -To the man looking doeirbAn the House- of 'Coe:mons' at "walk, that body of nalSonal legisealtoed re- minds hin somewhat of a snow - stalled antotmobiller Iti snakes( a great noise and fuse, throve SnOIW about eonsidembly, and ev- ery inetanit givase pronelee of go Mg ahead, bolt 'there et stick, fume lag and puirrilog ;Wrsthonit making any progrietset In the end a Itemn oif alienates' heel to pull the aultokno- bille out of thel snascrbanle. tW1h.alt- lever May( belthd political bank In WhIch ILIA House i.s floundering it has to pull Ilieviellt .o.ut, tor there are none Who( ,cain come to les • That is !the w.ay, in whieh he House ()eters appeare Ito an Onlook- er, but • as d Matter ,ot feet, 'the Houseneves, gets issit.o the p.asition of the atetomobeees It May flounder, bait' Stir( from choine ; mey Mark !time', but It is because it doles not Wifah tO go ahead; its- pro- ceediangeteettirnes may appeal' to to a masa of Meaningless coefusion, but if one will study the rules' gov- erning its procedure 'eat( will 'find that its eanfusion ilegtiated Orwpr fusion, and that there le Method en its Inedness. There le railways( something be- fore 'the House. Yon natty ithtnk et only the dimirder .heuir, but you are =retake)n. 'The House ie always trying to do soneething and it al- ways hes! voarde !sort of business be- fore et -questions', Motions, reslolex- teen s, bilis, leatineatee- sloanething, fat the moots part, that makes it lesielniesilble for at member to give expriespion to setae of the 'thoughts Theee is inelehod, en the anednesS, and excellent Method, toe; it one will Lake 'the( trouble to look into it a bit -a Mee:hod. that ds the fruit of years, one taights'alanost, .say, eel cieneu ries of experience, -end whose worth has been proven by uls,e one dierell pos.siele eiecumstancesi The order of businessi f,oiloiwed by ehe House hale been framed eleseth vieW eo fade cleating with !every class of bueines 0 'that May 'anise. -- the business of ptiva.to esemberst and the busine,sel of ,the -Therverie- Merit, Public businesel alsel that which conciernsOndtvidual interests 4. Quickly. • SEE WINDOW' DISPLAY • * • • The Morrish Clothing c,.9. • A Square Deal lor Every Man." --leach kind has les !turn, according ••••••********............. to en order that emens peed of the rueles, af Ithee Routirte Proceedings. The eoultiine proceedingsl with which the House opens, are the same each day -prayers; present- teg peltleions, rieadlieg and teeeiv- thg p6itI8OnS, Preseelting e" eporte, naoltione, the introduction of pub- lic bailee As a, rultekellIthis is des - Rased af w8thir ewes Sty/ erienute& Thin the House takes ;up the day's program, ands leverse day has les ow -n prograea.i established by the rules ot the House. Por instance, an Monday AO p regraM is -Pri- vate bills, questions: put by mem- bers, notiese,s of motions', Public bills gevernrnent Inotices /of traotio33, gov- innetet bills. 10111. Tuesdaert gov- ernmeot bust/tem "coulee first, and eo on ithpough the ,wieelt, the (seder of businie30, beeng varied each day so asto gtve, kende' of busdnesti a chance of receiving atterition. ITsuelly after the finet ,six days' ot the soulless the rules arovaried son:Seemliest an the order of bust - Wise foe eertaan daysl chejeged iso as to give( mozel stelae to Government Each day an orders wipe8 is printed and .destrienmedi alew mine reties before the opening of the eitt log. That piper gives the day's ceder of bustn,e,se, end its deems axe ek lee t I a len up, eac n proper urn. Eech day's Witting ea opened ,with prayers readt byl the Speakerand until prayeo s ere over- yesierre ate not admitted to galleries, nor are the newspaper men admielted to their perch above( the speakers chaise he Hones ot Cotemons does net wish to lee !seen of, Mali when it prays, Daring the- reading pf itne prayers alleltanee Wij613 uncomeared heads, elite members Who have ar- rived late( have eo Wait in the lobby until peayere ere over for the &sore of else ,chaanhers are guarceed and einem may enter to. cliisburb the devotions. Atter, Pra.yee 'War Prayers over, ;the politie'el War - 1 5a30 begins. Looking downs from the galleryl the visetar sometianee wander what sort, et .a.code of nean niers goiacsns ithd ,cotecluct pf the Continued 00 Page 3. •••••••••••••••••••••••••• a ,.. . • I” WHY NOT IN CIINTON 1 1 • . • • • 0 • ' to 0 A prominent real estate • • man of the town is respon- • •sible for the statement that • a • • there ie not a vacant first • • clasS house in Clinton for 0 2 rent thot he 'knows of, Under • 5 these . circumstances there : • should be Erplendid scope in g O the town for investments in it • property. Lots are cheaper If • here than in the cities of the • 9 West, cost of building is low- g er, and living conditions bet- 2 O ter. Why, then, not own a 'a • house tor your -self in prefer- • 2 enee to buying in distant 9 g planes you know not of ? g . There are good investments § 2 . in the tvestere fiche but we _le g doubt if in the long eun they ; • will prove better than those 0. 2 here, • g what hi the matter with It • our real estate men that they • • are not able to retain tlse peo• 6 • ple's surplus funds for invest - 1 2 • ment here -right here in prosperons,beautihil Clinton? i Lack of appreciation of ad- * vertising, valsich the wester- I Iner uses so profitably, is pro- bably the cause. * S 1 •••••••••••••••••••••••••• High Court ofJoitice. Th.e spring sittings of the High Court of justice for Huron county opened in the court house, Goderich, on Tuesday afternoon of last week at 8 o'cleck. The Honorable Mr. Justice Britton was the presiding judge. -Et. 'D. Gamble, 1, CS, of Toronto, was present as Crown prosecutor. T. e two criminal cases on the docket were dioposed of and seven civil cases also were dealt with. In the case of rape against Ernest Lusby, of Centralia, the accused plead- ed guilty on the advice of his counsel, F. W. Gladman, of Exeter. His Lord- ship sentenced him to WO years' penal servitude at Kingston.. Lusby is only about eighteen years of age, and his victim was a young girl of about sixteen years. In the case The King vs. M. 0, Johnston, the Orovsn officer announc- ed that proceedings bad teen stayed by the direction of the Attorney. General. The civil cues were disposed of as teams: Stinson v, Stinson. -An action to set aside a will for want of testamentary character, After the action had been entered for trial an order was made for a commission to examine witnesses outside the Province, so the trial was postponed until the next: nonsjury sittings. M. G. Cameron K. C., for plaintiff; W. Proudfoot, K. 0„ for de- fendant. Youngson vs. Doty-eeal.-An action for a bresteh of contract of hiring. An order having been made for a commis- sion to issue to Winnipeg to examine witnesses, the trial was postponed until the bext non jury sittings. Chas. Gamow for plaintiff; W, Proudfoot for defendants Parsons vs. Gibbons. --An action to animal a marriage for non-compli- ance with marriage laws. Sudgement was entered for the plaintiff, declar- ing and ajudging that a valid marriage was not affected. R. el. Robertson (Stratford) for plaintiff; M. D. Gamble (Torohto) for the A ttroney General. Dultnage vs. Leopard. -An action for a specific° performn.nee of an agreement to sell an hotel in Wine - ham. judgement was reserved W. Proudfoot and Et Vanstone (Wing ham) for plaintiff; Charles Garrote and and Dudley Holmes (WInghani) for defendant Geo. D. Ross Co. vs. MacKay et -al. -- An actin on a promissory note braught by a Montreal firtn against 'Rot Art McKay and Angus MacDonald, of Goderich, This Was on the doeket as a jury owe, but His Lerdship dis- pensed with the jury. Judgment was entered fur the plaintiffs against the defendants for$1,091.56 with costs, and that the counter claim be dis missed with oasts and without pre- jedice to any action already brougl3t or that may be entered for the sub- ject I -natter of such counterclaim. Chas. Garrow for plaintiffs; M. Cameron, X. C., for defendants. The Guy Major Co. vs. Canadian Flax Mills 0o. et -al -An. seinen to recover penalties for not making returns to the Government uncle's the Joint Stock Companies ace Judo. meet was reserved. R. S. Hays (Sea. forth) for plaintiffs :0 D Gamble and le Brown (toth of Toronto)for des fendants, . Collie et -el. vs. McLean.- An action by heirs and- heiresses at law of,the late Thomas M,cKn,y, of Tuckersnith. to have interest declared therein. The action was settled as follows: The costs of all parties as between solietor and client are first to be deducted from the monies in the hands of the administrator; the bal- ance io to be divided in three parts: one to be paid to the widow of the late Thomas McKay, one to the child- ren of Mergaret Collie, and the other to Sohn Taylor, a hell brother of the late Thos. McKay. On the payment of such the defendant is to be relieved of ail liability in connection with the , estate W. Proudfoot, K. C., for ' plaintiff; Mr. 61-. Cameron, K. 0, for defendant. fever at Windsor last summer, Mr. Livingstone came bonse much iae proved in health, abont the let of March he was in good health, and was then taken ill with what is belie ved to be an affestion of the liver. He has grown steadily worse. Will Operate. Stratford, April 3.."- Rev, Jairms Livingsioneis in a very serious con (Mien in the local hospital, • and the attending phyoicians have not yet been able to diagnose just what he is suffering from, An operation iri re be performed on Thuraday moraing if the patient's condition will permit, with a view of trying to locate the trouble, District News. -Morris „ Mrs, Walter Green Passed Away. -On March 21ot, at Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Mary Wilson, relict of the late Walter Green, passed away, aged 51 years. She was a daughter of the tete John Wilson, 81.11 line, Morris, and went West 25 years ago, when she married Mr. Gireen. She is survived hv. I sons and a brother, Iraac3 in the United Ststes, Mrs. Gi reen s well remembered by the people of Morris. Londesuoro On Aaturday last a let of fat cattle were shipped from this station. The congregations at Church on Sunday were rather small in number Rev. Peavey occupied the pulpit in the Methodist Church at night. On Monday Rev. Peens?' and family left on a visit to Toronto and other pieces for a couple of weeks. Rev. Mr. Small will supply Knox Church pulpit next Sunday. I. Hutton started the saw mill last Friday and is doing a rushing business this week. Several parties are buoy making maple syrup around here. Hogs were shipped on Wednesday and the price is very good. Fred Johnston got a oar load of B. C. shingles this week. Word was received from William Bell that he and his horse were in a wreck on the C. P. R.this side of Fort William but after some 'time another ear was got and they were able to pro- ceed for the West. Mr. A. T. Cooper, of Clinten, will take charge of the service in the Meth- odist Church, Easter Sunday, morning and will address the Sunday School pupils. Ihe pupils are requested to meet in the basement at 15 minutes to 10. Stanley Mr, Len Sparks, Who has been at home during -the winter, left on Tues day for Saskatoon' and from that place to Peace River. The farmers here have been trying, to make raaple syrup, but sap Is not running very plentiful yet. ' London Road Mr Geo. Hanley had the misfortune to lose $10 in Clinton last week./ We welcome the robins and/ ilack- birds back again this week. / The Eastet entertainment ce, the London Road Leagne will be here ae the home of Mr li Livermore on Mon- day evening. Two yeare ago this time a good many farmers were throngh seeding but it will be near May before they can start this year, Making syrup is a slow job this year so far, poet sow anythingi but dean seed if 'you ;expeel to reap a hare vesit aerate of weede, Good Morning! 'Have you had any Maple syrup and Pancakes at your heuse, yet?' !rat vs. Roosevelt ie the argu- ment being pule milk boards by cue. Americanconsentsi. Temperance Workers Meet Here New Shirts Rev. James Livingstone In Critical Condition Former Clinton Pastor Dangerously 111 at Hospital in Stratford. Mitchell, April 3. - Rev. James Livingstone was taken to 'the Strat ford General Hospital today in 0 very critical condition. He has been very ill at his home here for some weeks, and for the past few days has been in such O condition that ee has been unable to take any noerishments not even a glase of water. Following his Meese with ptomaine poisouing and typhoid I* Represents the nuenber. of members in the Nyal Family Remedies. There es a remedy for everything, from] the ereaernent of the hair on your head, to the corns on you: feet, and everyonegoocl These 'axe 130 tsocret prep- arations;, we can tell you exactly the corapcisition of every Nyall line. We recommend Nyal Rem- edies becaose,wie know they are stirling quality, We also cavey1 a full line -0if Nyal Toilet Preparations. W, A. McConnell Gene [111INSidSIR • ,You gam% b].alnel AS 1 or hav- ing the Rexall Bug, its a good thing to'have; just listen to a !tame eboxy. A ishert time ago one of nor eusltomerisi gas 3 boxes of Rexrull' Kidney tilts. In about 3 Weeks he.seast two boxes beck, paying, he ;was completely rimed of rheuena- tisna in leis batk and lege • one box dridlthetrick and evrinted Ito exchange lthe e boxes, ;say- ing that if h e evter needed medicine again eta.; rhenium- Itisms it Would beRexall Kid. ney Pals fox him. They must be good 102' thei retmov,e the ers ac,itt, from, idie blood. Sold only, by REXALL STORE, W.g.R. Holmes Phan B. by Mr. and lets. Andre:Ave, Mies Bolle( and Mr. Best. Miss Shipley gavieI an excellent! reading. The ierhwairlim. twee ocicupeed by Rev. a. A. 0mA/eared on Page 3. 1 Last Call for Fur Coats On Monday net we put away our Men's Fur Coats. Before doing so, we offer you your choice of our en- tire stock of Coon, Mosgow, Calf, Galleway, and Dog skin Coats at cost. Remember -Next season all classes of Furs will be up in price and it will pay you well to buy now. OvOr 13 Local Option Campaigns Are Expected in Huron Co., in 1913. Last Friday a moodier netitheaeweo are, interested In the Tempera(nicis movement In Huron' comety gather- ed at Weseeel ,chnech, to diocese &lee situations, Mr. Prank!, Buchanan of IVinghatni Priesiclent of the/ Huron Co, .4,8 600 Miami presided. The Setretary's gepoiet svas read and edoptied. - Bietpreseptaitiveit spoke upon the riecent eampaign/ .of Local optiloiogin Huron, {County end showt e 03441 041 agf eat in eoese plaia(esl. Rev. IB, G. Powell, of Exeiterecon- dueled a "Voters', Li* Conference." The campaign! !Resolution and of- f Lessee ,commiltitee brought in their 'rieporres whichw,ere adopted. The offieerist ,elected foe item en- suing mean are ;--- President-F. Buchanan, Wing - ham. , Secreltaey-A, 41'. Coopee, Clint On. Treaseree-Rev. J, !Greene, Clinton. Vice -presidents -A.13. C.karr, 1317th North ; (W. II. leerr, Brus- eele, 'Centre( ; 3. D. IVIcCaeliess Ex'etear, South 13.uran, It ,w-a;a decided( that the .oefideee should call another convenebon if tleey'l 'saw fit to do beecire the January elections., , Bev. Mr. Kettlewell, of lToeonto, Feed Secretary, 01 the Contairje ,Teitup,erance Aellance( cleliivexed A vcety able addirees- on !the work of 'the Alliance in -the eveineng. 1131esidAs peyote]; eeleettions by the choir, a quartet' was well ;rendered We are showing the sea- son's newest in Men's and Boys' Shirts, soft and stiff ! fronts, with or without col- 1 la.rs, starched and soft cuffs, All sizes. Ties to match. 0 New Easter Hats The new Easter Hats for Men and Boys are now in stock, in hard and soit 3ha,pes, in all the newest styles. We would be- pleased to have you' call and see them Men s Tailors and rupnishers