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The Clinton News Record, 1917-03-22, Page 81 ; • sotos..-otcommereo. CLINTON, ONTARIO WINY'ER TERM began Wednesday, January 3rd, 1917 If you:cannot attend day school, you may take a course in Shorthand, Typewriting and"Bookkeeping by attending Night Classes Classes Monday and Wednesday Terms Moderate. You have always intended to• take a Commercial and Stenographic Course sometime -DO IT NOW Learn More to Earn More Positions Guaranteed to Students. B. F. WARD, B.A. M.Accts.,. Phone 208. Principal 1 AS rer:=Iwastour.wzsuarsazzass THIS! It wilt pay you well to read every word of -this little ad. Do you know we are making high-class handtailored Cloth- ing for men and boys at prices very little higher then before the war Yon may have been looking around for the kind of suit you used to wear, and have come to the conclusion that they have gone beyond your purse. Don't be deceived, -xG lee us a eau, We can show you an exceptionally large range of patterns in this season's neweet imported tweeds and worsteds ' 'We are Shov, ing I°ten's High -Class • Bench=tailored Sults at from $18 up See our fine Blue Worsted Suits at $23 and $26 (pure:Indigo dye) and all are thoroughly shrunk, They ace the •equalof most 433 Salts We tailor these clothes to your own measurement and. style selection Fit and Satisfaction Guaranteed Give us a call while the assortment is large, 'Choose your cloth and leave your measure, and we will deliver your suit any time during the spring Phone 25 Small plu steelnos• More Profits Business AGENTS—SEIVII-READY CLOTHING, NEW IDEA PATTERNS Be Good to Your Feet Foot Comfort Means Mind Comfort Dr. A. Reed Cushion Shoes Means Foot Comfort There are many makes of shoes that are Stylish and Durable, though few indeed are also Comfortable. Dr, A. Reed Cushion Shoes are made for comfort, in all styles and leathers, and have many individual features that are exclusively their own. making them vastly different from any other make of shoes. Without a doubt they aro THE EASIEST SHOE ON EARTH ! to be had only at FRED. JACKSON'S THE GOOD SHOE STORE Fragments from Fiance The war reduced to grim and grue- some absurdity; the i'uu of the war by one who has been throngh it, and shows what he has seen, and heard, and felt—and laughed at. BINDLE 25,000 copies sold in a few months, Some of the words saki about it are, "Bindle will twist a etnile x•om the wryest month," "It makes us gurgle quietly and con- tinuonsly." "A. delicious piece of fooling." Both above are good to send to the boys at the front or in the hospital, They 'will help the efforts of the med- ical men. line W. 11 Fair Co. Often the Cheapest Always the Best prmsut =WWI , — = uxuuU llu. Clinton ' News- Record Motreh 0' i Miss Daisy Middleton was the guest last week of Miss Rate Scott. Miss Cela Rathwell of Ethel has been visiting her aunt, Mrs, A. Beacom of town, during the past week, Mr. A. A. 11111 of Winnipeg Is visit- ing his parents, Mr, and Mrs, By - and Mill of town, Mrs. Follett of Exeter was the guest over the week -end of Rev. E. G. and Mrs. Powell. Rev. Prof. Wright of London was the guest while in town over the week- end of Rev. J. A. and tIrs, Robin- son at the rectory, Lance -Corporal George Weber return- ed to London on Friday afternoon after a ten days' leave spent a mong old Clinton friends, Mrs. ,lock Willis and little daugh- ter, Vera, left Tuesday morning for her home at Ritchie, Sasir,, Ater spending the winter with, her mo- ther, Mrs. Leppington. Mr. H. R. Sharpe of Alvinstou was in town Inc a few daps this week. He will assume his new duties on the staff• of the Molsons )lank in the course of'a few days. Mrs. Mitchell and little sun of Clarksburg returned to their home on Saturday after a fortnight's visit with Rev. J. A. and Airs. Robinson at Stn Paul's rectory, Miss M. J. Evans left Tuesday morning after spending a fortnight as the guest of her brother, Dr. J, S. Evans, for Detroit where site will visit a short time before re- turning to Winnipeg, Sapper C. Wilmer Wallis spent :e few days at home last week prior to leaving for overseas. Sapper Wal- lis has been in Ottawa all winter but expects to leave almost im- mediately for England• Mr. and Mrs. T. Jennison arrived from Swift Current, Sask., last week and are visiting the fernier's home in town, Mr. Jennison has not been in the best of health but it is 'hoped that a rest will re- store him, Mr. J. W. Newcombe of Fort `Wil- liam and Mr. W. H. Newcombe, of Vancouver, B. C., - who have been in Toronto on business, aro expected to spend a few days • in town this week visiting their sis- ter, Mrs. J. S. Evans, and their father, the Rov, H. Newcombe. Dr, and Mrs. Donald Ross of Swift Current, Sask., have been visiting the lady's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.' T. O'Neil, and with other re- latives here for the past tpoek. It is but a flying visit they are mak- ing' east, the Doctor conning to visit the hospitals in Toronto and Detroit. Pte, Thos. Leppington, eldest son of Mrs, Leppington of town, who has been in hospital in England for the past .couple of plonths is not improving, according to latest re- ports. He is receiving the very. hest of attention, however, and it. 1s hoped he will soon take a turn Inc the better. Miss' Edith Jolifle, daughter of Rev, W. J. Jelin,' a former pastor of Wesley church, has recently joined the nursing state of the Queen Al- exandria hospital, London, Eng, She was met on her •arrival in London by her- brother, Ernest, who had been in Trance for some time with the 75th Battalion. Miss Skimings of Goderich had the misfortune to fall upon an icy walk last week one day, fracturing her hip. This is the second accident of the kind which Miss Skirtings has sustained and she has not altogeth- er recovered from the former one. Her friends overynwhore will learn of her misfortune with keen regret. bit. N. W. Trewartha, manager of the local branch of the Gunn, Langlois Co., Ltd. was in Toron- to on Monday attending the Egg Exporters' convention, As shippitng space will be very limited this sum - bier a deputation was' appoin- ted to wait on the Govern. eat at Ottawa on March 27t5 to urge the (natter of the British .Steamship Companies giv- ing Canadian eggs a preference over the American product. If this is' done producers will redeive a Hotter price for their eggs this year than they otherwise would, ' 1 A Beautiful Art Square lends a; charm to:the room. It has other advantages al- so, being easy to clean, easy to remove, VGe have at present an excellent show- ing of fine rugs ineludiog Brussels, Axmutsters, Wil - tons, etc., that w el have ppaced at attractive prices,. We would be most pleased to show them to you., JAS. DUNFORD Undertaker and Funeral Director. 28 ' Phone 11a.• 28 1 POLITICS ammo axa7a' "e°rLvsysrst `%ACEYSTC)Nt o cnlvY E CONVENIENT TRAINS Leave 'Toronto Union Station -11 a.ol, (except Saturday) 10 a.m, (except Sunday) All Modern Equipment Through tickets to Ottawa via Toronto and the Canadian Northern Railway aro obtain - FINANCE AGR cin; TURE' able from local ON R, agent or G.T.R. egeilt. Telephone or telegraph collect to frToronto: IrotChoyto A, T. Oooper, book aoapassenger W, Clton CANADIAN NORTHERN ON THURSDAY, THE TWENTY-SECOND OF MARCH A Representative of THE HOUSE OF HOBERLJI Canada's Largest Custom Tailors WILL BE AT BROWN'S MEN'S STORE (Opposite the Market Square) With a Full Range of - SPRING AND SUMMER SUITINGS AND OV also MOTEL SUITS FOR WHICH JR V V 1 JLT A l Y G S THIS HOUSE IS FAMOUS For the purpose of introducing these high-grade garments we offer a cash discount of ten pet cent. off all orders taken by Mr. Irving. Come and See This Range Whether You Buy or Not. Women's Store Dry Goods, HouseFurnishings phone 67 th, Next to Royal Bank b flen's Store Custom Tailoring and phone 103. Men's Furnishings Opposite Public Library People You Know. I Holreesville Mrs. H. Penuobaker is spending a Dor• Mr. J. Little and fancily have ro- ple of weeks with her sister, Mrs. moved from the village to their new home on the farm of Mrs. P. Can- teen on 'the 7th. We understand that. Mr, D. J. Burrows of Sheppardton. �l r. and Mrs, H. G. Eastman were gnests with Arkoma friends for a few days; lir. East-manl has retnrded but Mrs. Eastman iswmakiug a long- Burns has rented the house belong- er visit: ing to Mr. P. Potter in Holmesville Mr, G. Whittington of Parry Sound and will occupy 1t very shortly, We evisiting his mother and other tri- will welcome Mr. and Mrs, Burns to enols in town, Mrs. French returned yesterday after i our village as they will make good spending the winter with her sister, citizens: at Centralia. The sale of farm stock and imple- ments of Mr. W. 'Tebbutt, just ad- joining the village, which took place on Tuesday last was a very success- ful one. The stock was good and brought good prices. Having rented his farm to his brother, Mr. Oscar Tebbutt, Will has accepted a Posi- tion with the Imperial Oil Co., Lon- don. We wish him success bet are sorry* to have him leave the ln.ali- ty. Rev. A. Sinclair preached practic- al sermons on Sunday _ last, in he evoning taring for his subject the life and labors of St. Patrick. ,_ It was most, interesting and w„s moth appreciated by all who heard, Re emphasized the fact that for about seven hundred yiears the Irish Church, as founded by St, Patrick, was most exemplary in its reli;•ious freedom and fervor and ideal In its protestant' principles of truth and righteousness. On Easter. Day a special service will be held in St. John's church at three o'clock in the afternoon when Rev, Rural Dean, J. A. Robin- son, Clinton, acting for HIis Lordship, the Bishop of Huron, will unveil the new charicel window which has been resented to St, John's church, r, Frank McDonald of Porters Hill has engaged with Mr. J. B. I-Iolmes for a year and is occupying the house recently vacated by AIr, Little, the Stanley homestead. Yr, McDonald is a good citizen and we hope he and his family will enjoy residence in Holmesville, Holmesville The fourth monthly meeting of the organized class in the Methodist Sunday school was -held at tae home of Mr. and Mrs. N, Trewartha on Friday evening week, A fine literary program was provided by members of the class, The president, Mr. Howard Trewartha, vacated the chair in honor of the pastor, Rev. A. Sinclair, and his openingf remarks were both suggestive and interesting. Others taking part were : Miss Min- nie Proctor, who sang a solo, ; Mr. Loren Jervis, selections' on the mouth organ ; Mr, Bert Finlay read the class journal ; Mrs. F. Potter and Miss Frances Potter rendered an instrumental duett, Mrs. E Trewar- tha gave a reading,"'rhe Life of Ed- ith Cavell"; Mr, Fred Potter sang a Patriotic • solo ; • violin selections were given by Mr. Ira Merrill ; Miss Elva Proetor sang,. Mr. Clarence Pot- ter rendered "Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep" and Mr. N. W. Trew- artha spoke briefly on "The Value of Organization," pointing out that organizatiot'•in any sphere of life tends to unite effort and therefore leads to greater achievement. A pi- ano duett by Misses Ella and Mar- ion Rutledge was also much enjoy- ed. bliss Clara Glidden acted as ac- companist during the evoning. An- other special feature of the evening was an oyster supper, the boys plen- tifellyi supplying the oysters and the girls the dainties to go with .them. Needless to say this part of the en- tertainment was' much enjoyed, al- so. Musio, ete,, whiled away the remainder of the evening and. before the company broke up a hearty veto of thanks was passed and all joined in singing,, "Auld Lang Syne". Owing to `the Foresters' supper on Fridays evening the-.A,Y.P.'A, of St. John's church will meet at the ltotue of Mr. 5, Sturdy, the Baron' Road, on Thursday evening next. Address- es o11 China will be given by Misses Elvira Churchill and Emily Ford and Mortars. I;averne'Metahill, 1Thnest Ellwood, Win. Marshall, Robt. Row - den, Harry Ford and Rev. W. B. Moulton, A splendid program has beet prepared. A couple of week's speoiai Services aril a couple of choruses, and it was conducted in the Methodist eiarch bye very mtteh enjoyed. After the pro - the pastor were well attender), grain was served and a social half bIr, N, tt'. Trowar•th3, an'l Li tie hour was spent. 'film sleeting will be daughter, Miss i8ihei, wont tei 'to.t- at the home of Mr. George Watt onto Monday, retuning 'ruesdny,; next week, London Road Mrs. Wm. Hardy is not hnproving as fast as her friends could wish. It is hoped that the spring weather will have a good effect upon her health, ]Cir. Lawrence Stephenson had a wood bee yesterday afternoon: It la said that wedding bells may ring out ere long in the West End. The League held their monthly lit- erary meeting on Tuesday evening at the Monte of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Layton,. The program, which was given entirely by the young people, correlated of a dialogue in two acts Hallett Township ' `IBRTTIE illy OF PE A very pleasant evening was spent at Highview harm, the home of Mn, and Mrs. J, G. Gibbings, on Wed- nesday last when the, members of the Summerhill Women's Patriotic Society and their friends foregather- ed to spend a social evening togeth- er. The members of the foremen- tioneel society are so diligent that it is almost impossible for them to keep in funds for -,.the purchase of necessary supplies and as their ma- terial was used up and no funds forthcoming 'Mr. and Mrs. Gibbings hospitality offered their home for a box social. The whole neighborhood turned out, the ladies brought the well-filled boxes and the men their pocket books and all "went merry as a marriage bell," Games wero played, music helped while the happy away and then the boxes were auc- tioned off and all sat down to en- joy the contents. The host very generously donated• a little pig to the Society and this was disposed of by ticket. Mr. R. Smith was the holder of the lucky ticket and he at once presented the porker again to the ladies, (pigs, by the way, are now' considered very suitable gifts .to ladies, especially to members of Patriotic Societies), and the little animal was then auctioned off to the highest bidder. The proceeds from the sale of the pig and the sale of the boxes amounted to thirty-six dollars. The company brol:e up in good time after enjoying a very pleasant evening and heartily thank- ing their host and hostess for same, Mr. J, E, Challenger, who return- ed to his home 'at Egerton, Alta„ recently taking with him a car of stock, had in the lot a fine pair of fillies which he bought from 7'. Ma - Michael & Son. One was a foal and the other a yearling and Loth were Prize winners at Toronto, Guelph and London. Both fillies were sired by International, Mr. Challenger is to bo congratulated upon obtaining such an excellent team of colts, RCE" Much talked of Photo Drama in 9 reels. Town Hall, Clinton Wednesday & Thursday- evenings, March 4th and 5th Evening.performance 8 p.m, Matinee 2.30 p•nl. Tickets 25c Reserve seats 35c' Plan open at Faih's, Maid 2 Matinee, adults 25e, children l0c PLUMBING, HEATING, TIN- SMITHING, ROOFING, aft', REPAIRS PROMPTLY DONE. A NUMBER OF SECOND-11A.NI HEATERS IN GOOD REPAIR. BYAM & SUTTER Sanitary Plumbers. Phone 7., riag IVI11!illOFy O Friday and Saturday, March 23rd an i• 2'i.•hh and Following Daus We -cordially invite the ladies es of town and e country to come and sec the latest in Spring Bats which are now on display. MJSS M. E. CANTELON leassseerressiassissuisiiiiistaismiseasamsessersisaassmassisoratersasuressoritsea