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The Clinton New Era, 1912-04-18, Page 8iDi Es SprinqTop ars r._ $4'00,00 worth of Ladies Spring Ooats to be > cleared at' cost and less. Fifty in the lot in black and fawn,: striped and plain covert cloth.. Come early and get first choice at a great saving. Sizes 32 to 44. crrJ tetal"*n t 4444114.1 ••1.4••1••••♦•!••140440♦0t•••••••••••••4+Q, `BETTING GREEN IN SHAPE. ` • • \ Mx• J L. Courtin° is onfie 4tior'e%lo. • charg'o of the Bowling green aand' •O' gettDng ',114: green Ju' excellent, ti+'.L4.••••., 4, gfiae again, • •e••••ee•••• ••••..•••• *••••(►•sty:*i'*�►••••1••••••• • rrrThRPAYN11) CT fir ••', IGT �va.511a $10 Coats for $5.98 Ladies plain and striped Top Coats in fawn and black, plait. or patched pockets with flap, good length 1 for ' 6 8` s0 d buttons, �a trimmed with c,o reg.9 $7.50 Coats for $5.75 Ladies plain black and plain fawn Covert Spring Coats, strapped and plain seams, long lapel, trimmed with covered buttons, all sizes, reg. $7.50 for 5.75 $1.00 Coats for $3.78 Ladies short Spring Coats, made of good gllrality black broadcloth, suitably trimmed with buttons, plain seams, all sizes, regular $5.00 for 3.5 7 57 ,Regal Taffeta PETTICOATS Under priced For Quick Selling Two dozen only, 'Regal- Taffeta Underskirts, in black. navy, blue and brown, deep flounce and dust frill, splendid wearing quality, length J9 to 42, regu- lar $2,25 clearing at 1.49 Odd Sizes and Qualities in Corsets Three dozen D. & A. Corsess in white and drab assorted lenthand size, regular $1 and $1.75, clearing Saturday at 69c each. COME EARLY. dozer 91rown DIRECT IMPORTERS, CLINTON SCHOOL' OPENED MONDAY: ' ' The schools reopened onMolnday, afbe the Easter vacation, and Mow' begins the grind for promotion ex- aminations, GETTING IN WINTER SUPPLY., A number in town are 'getting in their, supply of ,coal for another year before the •supposed ,coal strikes affect present prices, TUE LONG WAY ROUND WAS THE SHORTEST WAY HOME. On account of the. badly flooded. T!HEFIRST THIEVE/ER SHOWER. This I d e ' • � shower li o ast 'thunder ells PRINOIPAL WEEDS A. bluebook issued by the Ontorio Department of Agriculture states -'• •that the principal .'weeds in Bast Huron, ,as.. shown by standing crop competitions, are : Thistle, wild -oats, cockle,'buckhoru, trefoil sow -thistle, chess, sweet clover, tares. In Hoivick, sow thistle, bindweed, white cockle, wormweed, mustard, curled` dock, thistles, buckhorn, wild buckwheat, foxtail, wild oats, bladder champow couch. These are the only two oases given us at pesent, East Huron;Pair and the Howick Fall Fair are the only Fairs in Huron Co , that have stand- ing crop competitions and'this com- petition om-petition' has proven a great success, Central !Business College Stratford, Ont. Our classes are now larger than ever before but we have enlarged- our quarters and we have room for few more students, You may enter at any time. We have a staff of nine experienced instructors and our courses are the best, Our graduates succeed, This week three recent gradu- ates informed ns that they have positions paying 505. $70 and $125 per month. We have three departmen te, Oommercial,-Short. hand and Telegraphy. Write' for our free catalogue now. D. A. McLaehiin PRINCIPAL ,I.i.b•1..1-1.1.++++ +.1.i.4.4.4.4'II+*S4. :44'i' leader of Wesley Church choir, ell- CLINTON MARKETS d * - Hogs8.25 Buhler ...28-30 Eggs ..... ., ......20-21, a• •q1.• Wheat 90-95 : ,p •II, Oaten .: -50-55 .it. .1, Pees ..1.00 4. t 'Barley :: 75-80 , ..,,i Shorts ...-$23,00 .E. Bran, --.-..c $21.00 d'He � Atwood and' Ui track betiieen u ound . ass came a the et �i by fryn 1 Stratford,.Clin'ton alud Wingham, 'on Saturday, April 0th, reaching Brus els • at a 'very' late hour.-- Brussels our.- Brussels :'?oat. BETTER; THAN ALL, I've. found, lie(nameles,e.00ean, no brook, no rivalet, No'. planet have I brought to light no asteroid; and Yet Tho joy of great discovery rolls over me in floods, - I have •just unearthed :adollar in my last year's, duds. BRAKEMAN INSURED AT HENSALL ' GrandTrunkBrakeman Rogers; of Wingham, while on bis run. to London Tuesday was painfully injured at ld'en- sail when as he was examining his train he was struck in, the back with a baggage truck, "Be continued his run into London where he consulted a i physician and was ordered to lay off. Brakeman Turner, of London is re- lieving him. BEWAREOF WESTERN BO055ll TOWNS. A merchant in Saskatoon, writing tolli'r-Trade Bulletin of Montreal, says a great many sub -divisions of alleged urban properties are being put on the market that are absolutely worthless. Some of these lots, he says, are five to,six miles away from the centre of a' town and syndicates: are making fortunes by selling what are reallyfarm'lands at town values. MAIL OLERIt ON RU -1 AGAIN Mr, R. Oopeland,'mailclerk onthe run between Wingham and London, resumed his duties this week after hav- ing been ill for some weeks. Mr Pal- mer, who has been relieving him, took over the Windsor run again. SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF The good citizens of Clinton have in- deed something to be proud of and that is the streets that have been mac- adamized, As they are novo in good condition, while other towns and vill- ages have nothing but mud were the road is supposed to be. TRADE MARK REG. Sheathing Paper =•a high-grade paper, odorless, tasteless, free from tar, vaterproof, exceptionally strong wile not tear.' A durable andeffective interlining for walls, floors and ceilings. Let us show you a sample. . 7e, Sole Canadian Manufacturer. THE STANDARD PAINT CO. X01 Canada, Limited, Montreal THOS. MC NZIE, CLINTON. m it:.,,:, ,4 4. fl D`o't-•;,,.. t, �,...� Brighten. Uji Fime This is not only the time for cleaning and scrubbing and polishing but for brightening up the home with, PAINTS AND VARNISHES and making' it permanently cheerful and cozy. Its surprising whet', a lot you can do with a can of Paint, Varnish or Enamel,' a brush and a little energy. That Old Floor, your soiled and scratched Woodwork, Dingy Furniture all these can be made clean and new if you use proper Paints and Varnishes In Tins 15e 30e 55c' 75e $1,00 OUTSIDE THE HOUSE Don't neglect the outside of your home. Painting not only'takes itlook fresh and neat,but protects the wood and metal from dec and rust, lengthening the life of the building. Of course the important thing is choosing a paint which Looks Best, Wears the Longest, is the Easiest to Apply, and affords the greatest protection for She money. P9or Pala is dear at any price, We Recommend SHERWIN-WILLIAMS PAINTS Because they are scientifically made from, the purest material regular colors. Price $2,00 per gallon, Ask for color cards We are local agents for BRANTFORD. RUBBER ROOFING- the beat Roofing for }louses, Barns and Factories. Square yard in a roll, with nails and cement. Price $1.75 $2,50 $3.00, RIVRLAND BROS° W. S. HARLAND 9V. A. IIARLAND Hardware, Stoves and Sporting Goods • s town and esti n, was visit- ed with (the first on Sunday; ievelnLng. A bag im- provement +was been sin ?the lawns on Monday m.ornling ,after' the w'ae'rn rain. -iertaiinede 0lie choir and a few afh- e , a: er `lie o. le, ant Ven- a s t h m A, p 'ts e ing ;was spent by all, GOING TO ENGLAND. Mr.A.0, Pattison, G.T.R. agent, has ticketed Mr, !William Jarvis. for London, E0egland, on tiie Royal George, , . Canadian Northern. S. S. The ,traveller, will sail an May let GAVE THEM..A CLOCK., The big clock that F.I. Wiltse had in his store vas �preyepted to Chief andSergeant We] h last W 1 Wheatley s V week 10 be placed in the eonsiableje room. Mr. Wilts° has the hearty thanks of :the officers. WOMAN'S INSTITUTE. BASEBALL IN THE AIR. ' Last Thursday the National and American leagues commenced playing baseball for 1012 and teday the In- ternational league opens. On May 14, the Canadian league expects to com- mence play. These days Dick Tasker is -busy doing road work and also tos- sing up a few straight ones. to "Riley" Johnston in the backyard, so as to be in shape when ho reports to Brantford about May 1st; Tasker has been noti- fied that if he is in shape he will pitch the opening - games at Brantford against Berlin on May 14th, A number from town are talking of going down to see the game.' MISSIONARY DIES AT POST. News has been received by Mrs- W: H. Ferguson; of Morris township, Huron county, that her sister, Miss Grace Irwin who is a missionary at Yen Keo, China, under the China'In- and Mission,ie stead It is 23 years 1 since site went to her much -beloved work, and she has only been home once. Two other sisters, Misses Mary and Elizabeth, are also in the misstep fieldin,Ohina, WENT TO SBAFORTH. A' number of our proanine0a cit- izens visited Seaforth Spring Show on Tuesday` afternoo(n,. -They tweaat. down, in oilier ofthe new Motor trucks of the Clinton Motor Works. NOT, IMPROVING. The many friends of Rev. Dr. Livingstone, Itv<ha lead beeln .eo,n,- fined to the general hospital at Stratford ` for the past couple of weeks, will regret Ito learn that his condition is usnimproved and fears are eniteileaiined {foaf his -re. covery. LAWN TENNIS. All those interested in the game of lawn tennis, both ladies and -gentlemen, eiadl ivho .are desirous of playing !this. season, are ,milked to meet in St. 'Paul's !school room on Ttuesday evening next, April 23, at 8 p.m. This meeting its for the purpose of organizing a club for which the Rectory court will he available. THE DAMAGED BRIDGES. Co Com. Patterson has been mak- ing enquiries and personal inspection of the county bridges, which haye been damaged bythe spring floods. He says the county has fared very well in most casts, but not a few township bridges will have to be re- built. The Auburn bridge was so damaged by cue" abutment being washed out that it was closed to tra- vel, and the county committee will inspect it to order the repairs to . begin at once. The inquiry to other bridges is reporteb in despatches which ivi'l be found in another col- umn. When itis considered that per - baps $00, 000 will be required to make gool the county bridges in Bruce, it will be agreed that Huron has got off easily. REV. DR. RUTLEDGE. •, Rev. Dr. Rutledge, of Wingham, will preach Sunday School Anniver- -sary sermons on Sunday in Ontario, 'Street Methodist Church, ••••••oe••eeom•••ae•••oA•- 1-7 POSITIONS! IT ` S � . • ▪ Wer,engmfaoferercdh, ouaccordir galadng tuateos `q • dua•i{'`m a our Employment Dept file, • You never need euaet, • • Thorough preparation with 0 • e usti immediate u Insures' am eel o ae,t rns.y i,nl Cash for you,, Get free•• ACatalogue. • Contrail, Business' College • • Yonge and Gerrard Sttayoet.0 • 1 oroeito. • • • W. 11. SHAWe President. • .0 R b•••••OOS••S1!•••••••••••••, JOIN THIS BAND. Desecendants of the Stone Age are just noticed in Clinton in the shape of men who run their business on the quite. Come - out from behind the bush and let people know what you're doing. Join the band of life business men, and advertise. Don't, be a slug- gard. DATES WON'T CONFLICT. J. Leckie Wilson, Superintendent of Fall Pairs, has issued a statement to the effect that new arrangements dealing with thedates of Pall Fairs, are being made. r By the new plan of arrangement it is hoped that no two fairs in neighboring localities will cpn Ebel. MINOR LOCALS. Dime :was flying on Mari.: Street on Satturday. The' roller. skate has appeared once (more. The baseball and cgloves have once more appeared. Have you. got your sweet peas o planted yet?. DON'T SCOLD YOUR WIFE If she stands 'half thef orenoo(ni talking With her neighbors over the back fence. She es merely get- ting et ting the. news. 'Havethe New Era sent to her regularly and hey hulne gee e +huln- gee for news will be petalled'. "Then she will have dinkier ready on time, and your hunger will be satisfied " DIED AT STAPLETON. All the residence of her nephew, Mr. Frank Hutson, at Stapletoln, on Tuesday, Miss Emma Cook passed away at the age of 02 years( .De- ceased was born in England. She had only been ill aiew days from pneumonia. The funeral was held this afternoon at 2.30, ilntermenb taking place at Clin'tgn cemetary. WHO CAN IT' BE? The Mitchell Advocate of last Week/ had 'the folloiving para- graph :-A promising young farm- er from near Clntolni Was seen in town; on Molatday last, apparently on his ,way back from�2.lovely farm home a few mass eolith of the town where( more than Easter fillies ar(e attractive. RESULTS OF EXAMS AT STRATFORD NORMAL. Following,. are the students that passed at the Normal School at Stratford, from Huyton ,County, Mary E. Fear, Brussels. . Marion B. Eraser, Go:der(ich. Elizabeth 1:fellerington., Wingham Geo. H. Jefferson, St. Augustine, Blythe McLaughlLn„ IPordwich. Neibtie 1VI.Mitchell, all:oles'Worth. Edna L. PantL. nd, Dungannon. Ruth Shaiv liuunbop; Theresa?. S•Wiitzer, Cranbrook, !Those! tv'ho secured interim (sec- ond—dale certificates,-' Anna M. Doyle, St. Coiumban Rhoda McKenzie, Cbnstai ce. Geo. H. Jefferson, St. Augustine CLEAN UP! Jit is amatter of Wonder, parhaPs•. how the refuse,' aelhes, tin cans and other unsightly and ;uneanir. t.iry artieles have accumula'tied• during the winter fin the backyard, and sone of it even on the lawn, but they are the'te, and the beet thing to do now that sprung has fairly set in i,s.to remove all such The Board.' Health Will issue notice requiring all premises to be cleaned up by !the 15th of May,. but there is no occasion for Waitilig till eveti in a week of,that time. The beat; time to do itis now if your lot is dry enough. There are ,some citizens in the United States, and a few in Canada, which 'have 'adopted a general cleaning -up day. Th.is maybe a good , idea, as lit imp arte ent'husia ,ml to the work, brit after all 'there isino pariLicular need of sash a day. `:TLe Work can he clone about quietly and accomplished wethouit '„any fuss just ds'w,ell. There are 'three micas :one for; clean - Mg. up the back yard lust voon as 15 .can be done, t The first is aesthetic itwiiIl help 50 convert the unsightly into the beautiful. The second es sanitary. Some of the garbage which has accuentilakeel during the winter is disease breed- ing. Tho third is anonetamy. Vege- tables can be grown upoin the ground where now resep that which is une,ightly ;and ulnisnnitare For all !these reasons get to* work and clean .;up, ex get somebody to. do et, Th.e regular inecting of -the Wo- me.n's Institulte of'Clinton will be held on Thursday 'afternoon,.at t'he home of Mrs. Arthur Dodds, !Pain- ces i street. All members are 'rife -1 quested to bo 'present as' the ele,c- tion of c(fficer° ,will stake ,place. HAVE YOU SETTLE]) YET? There are still many who have neglected 'to settle, their hills .eveth us for advertising, job work, and subscriptions. Your . aid will great- ly help •us in our buseneos.r Let us have a full settllem'ent moor belfloa+e the first of May. WHAT ABOUT WATER. Nci doubt the "Waterworks Com- missioners' will soon be busy itn stalling the water into the various !houses in:town. Those who are intending to install the ,water had batter make appl'ica'tion right away to' either the 'Mayor, Dr, Shaw oa: J. B. Hooves•. MRS. FISHER 'PASSES AWA -Y. Mr. R. E. Mannilnig received 'word Wednesday, that, lefts. A. S. 'Fisher, mother of Mrs.'M smiling passed at her 'hobae` in, Denver cgn Tuesday at the age of 77 years. De- ceased came to Clinton a bride ,mild resided' here for a great many years. About twenty-five yeariq ago/ the family removed 'to Den-- ver Colorado." A grown-up family of three daughters and three sons survive. Mrs, Manneng• left a couple of weeks ago as Mrs. Fisher was very low. Shen and Ino hopes were entertained. HELLO i YOU BASEBALL FANS, See the Detroit Tigers play Phila- delphia Athletics, theWorlds Champions", on `Navin Field" De- troit's New Half Millid'u Dollar Ball Park, the.largeet in the West, Seat.` ing capacity 20,000; Saturday and, Sunday, June 15th and 10th. Two days to look them over. An oppor- tunity you should not miss. A chance to see the: celebrated exponents of the art of base ball. Ty Cobb, the peer of them all, Wahoo Sam, Oravrford, Donie Bush the midget short-stop, quicker than a flash, and home run Baker, Chief Bender, and the star second baseman, Eddie Collins. The hig Steamer Greyhound will leave Goderich Friday June lath, at 0:30 A. M. and returning' leave Detroit Monday June 17th„ at 1 P. M. The fare for the round trip will be only 51.50. This gives you all day Satur= day and Sunday and, until noon Mon- day, to recreate and agreeable occupy your time visiting your friends and the many points of interestand beauty in Detroit "Where life is worth liv- ing". BASEBALL AGAIN. Large and enthusiastic was the Base Ball Meeting on Monday night, when the Local Club was reorganized for the coming season. The Officers elected were: - Patrons: -Mayer ere:-Patrons:-Mayer Gibbiugs, J, Graig, J. Taylor. Honorary Pres. -Rev, 0. Jsakins. Hon. Vice Pres. -Rev. leather Dunn. Hon, 2ud Vice Pres. -Geo, D. McTag- gart, President,' -Dr. Shaw. 1st Vice Pres., -J. B: Soover. 2nd Vise Pres., -W. Brydone. `Sec.-Treas., -H. Twitchell: Manager, -Y. Twitchell. captain,—F. Mcaaughey, Executive Committee,—H. Twitchell, A. J. Morrish, H, Bertiif. D. Hol- loway, T. Craig. H. Guy, J. Doherty. F. McCaughey, E. Munro, M. Counter, 0. Draper, R. Rumba%L Ground Committee, -A. J. Morrish, WEEwen. H, arland, E. Johnston, M. Mo - Mascot, -Harold Kilty. It was decided, to enter the team.aghin in the Huron .and Perth League, which League will be strengthened this year by the possible admission of teams from Stratford, Seaforth, Blybh and Zurich. The offer from the Lorne Base Ball Team of London to playhere May24th;was accepted. TheTeam made a most favorable showing last Season and the majority of the players are still here, to-gether with the 'addition of a number of new players who have come to town since, so they; no doubt, will furnish a still better class of ball for the lovers of the game this Beason, i Together with a number of other necessities, required in a base ball team, they will have to have new uniforms. Their travelling' expenses this season will also he on the increase, on account of the greater distances • • • WENT THROUGH THE TITANIC • 1 s , I. 1. In speaking to a ,represent- ative of the New • Flra, Mr. • • John RansforcE states that % while over in England last e * year had the pleasure of go . i ingthroughthe Titanic 1.all i �. while in .the ship yards, Of • 4 course the boat was only be - ing constructed and no wood- ,4, • work was in at all, only the • steel frameworks Mr. Rans- • Ford little thought --that this +1• leviathan of`theAtlautic, up - t on her maiden voyage would be oiie'of the greatest Marine disasters in History, 4. • all aper 41 5ca Roll can lie made and it can be made good enough to be worth ten dollars a roll. Between the two ex trenles lies the, figure which represents a fair price for papers that will give you a sense of artistic sat- isfaction when intelligently used in the decoration of your home. Q, Vrry cheap papers are not bad because they are cheap,but are cheap because the things that go to make a good wall paper require a little money, t In our stock we have all kinds of papers but we are particularly interested in having you see our assortment of artistic goods at medium price. Q May we have your inspection ? TheW.Dd Fair eo. Often the eheopest--l4Iways the Best, ..mj A/NMAHAMAAMMAAAMAMAM AAAAAAAMAAAMAAAAAAAAANVi Selling Out Boot and shoe Business will be sold on Terms to Suit Purchaser. Rent of Building Seasonable The undersigned having decided to dispose of their Boot and Shoe Business, will start - SA'TUR'D14V, , APRI'L 20th to sell their stock at great reductions. Shoes Must Go Regardless of. Cost Now is the Time to Get Bargains .Now's Cita a Shrewd Boger Bugs Shoes T Jas. T• 1 CLINTON AAAAAAAAA,. AAAAAANNAAAAAAvvywwwwwwwwwvvwvc which the new clubs are away from here, so that the club especially asks for this season, ` the continued and still greater support of the citizens in general. HYDRO -ELECTRIC, While we are at press a public meeting is beingheld inethe Town Hall to get • facts -and figurers' o f ,the cost' etc. of hydro power for the various municipalities in'Hurola Co, The meeting is addressed by Messrs. Yates and Acres, of,Toron'-r to, who are connected,with •the 'Hydro Commission, Those, ,who are presenle are :. Mayon! Gibbings, Clinton, . Mayor Spatton, Wi,ngham, Co, Clerk Lane, Goderich. Co, Treefumer Holmes, Godertich, Mayos Reid, Goderich. REAL ESTATE CHANGES. _ Mr. Grant, who 'xecen'tly moved tot town, from the. Loncloln, Road, has purchased the hoarse of Mr. Jas, /learn, , on Isaac Street, ,and avis take possession shortly. Mr. J. A. Irwin ' purchased the house occupied by Mils. McGuire on Joseph Street, fromMr,A..0. Pat- tison, who purchased the 'home we- cently occupied by Mr. John Rice, and`Mrs. McGuire ,and family will mov-o to that place. - M.i', A. Waken and family will move to the Newcombe house on. Ontario Street. ' Mir, Ben !Cole purchased the colt- tagel-on,Orangei street from Mitt Joshua, Sherman and ;will move as soon as some improvements are made. Jaen Taylor b purchased ;the ho'usei end three lolls on Joseph street from lWilliom' Wheatley. The .house is at preaenit occupied by. the, Misses Jeinnistonl. Mr, Taylor Will now, be able, when' the Slime comes, to have excellent building' lots ready ;to erect houses. CHARGED W1rH ASSAULT Crown -Attorney Seeger was in Clin- ton Wednesday to conduct a case in which S. S. Coiner, proprietor of the Hotel Normandie, is charged with assault. The complainants are a mar. ried man and wotuan, who stayed at the hotel. The eherge was laid last Week and the case adjourned until ednesday. After hearing the evidence behind closed doors, Mr.. Cooper was committed for trial by Magistrate Andrews, and will come up betore a county judge. inoderiuh. J. M. Best, of Seaforth, appeared for the defendant, .;.4.•i••1•4••i•44+.1?++,i.,1.q.4.4• 4i" I.d•3.+4.d l.4.,i,s,,,y.,i,i*.fi.^II..b%•;i:I.4. Alt + Exemplify in a. marked degree the remarkable advancement made in the manufacture fine shoes.. + Here one can readily appreciate the exceptional 4. styles and fit of Canada's best made shoes. • '"' We have spent much time investigating and 4.• studYng i • the merits of all the different lines of shoes` ,, that have a reputation for quality.We have chosen .€ the goods that we know will boost our reputation + for good shoes. Shoes- `which combine quality, • workmanship and style—at the right price, For Spring and Summer 1912.,, • • •1 •4 Shoes that will insure for us your .permanent patronage and lead you at all times to associate our store with the best merchandise. • .g. Jackson's store DISTINCTIVE. SHOES • i.rF*a-,4'.;3',*3_'t' F i.41.1!41.4.4,4.3.tII••1„l.•1•iF..4r•l•• ,44,1.4.214 4: o