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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Blyth Standard, 1908-02-20, Page 1VOL. XXI. • Ept $t Auk BLYTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1908. No, 27. .,,._GREAT REDUCTIONS ON_ FURNITURE, CARPETS, RUGS, OIL CLOTHS, LINOLEUMS, ETC. ''BALKER dtc, ROSS The big Furniture Dealers of Clinton offer epeolal reductions to the people of Blyth and vicinity. Your expenses paid hoth ways and the goods delivered to your dtor without extra charge as we have our own rigs for the purpose. We guarantee you a saving of 20 per cent, which mean) $2l1 on the Win put chase. Mattresses, $3.00. Springs, $2.00. Cobbler Rockers, $2.00, Couches, $3.90. Carpets, 32o per yard. Rugs, all sizes, from $8.50 to $40.00. 1LT lERT14-1INIG- We have tbebest equipment In Western Ontario, the beet rubber hearse outside of Toronto. No oharge for the hearse and a saving of 1j20 on the Mitt. Our 'phone number 1s 28. Night or day any earl will receive immediate attention. PIANOS PIN JJ ORGANS We handle the beat. General representatives for the Gourley, Winter & Leeming. Your credit is good, any terms you want. Be sure and hunt us up when you want anything In our line. We will make 1t pay you. WALKER & ROSS, CLINTON The Big Furniture Dealers and Undertakers, YOUR MONEY BACK IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED. 'Phone 28 An advertisement in THE STANDARD Pays' Out of Sight Mfueh ot our stook Is out at eight. Soars things spoil by sight, Some things take too mush spade. Some things are only to casual demand. We must keep tinge out otright, butthey are right at hand it you want them. Our stook ot Drugs Toilet Requisites Miscellaneous Articles is u large u is oonsistent with tnabnen and novel- ty. Overbuying means stele stook. We don't over -buy, but we osn al- ways supply any demand for an artiste that belongs to our line of buainess. We catty a very large stook and make very low prices at the WHITE CITY DRUG STORE Dr. W. J, MILNE N. B, --lave you tried our Bust•Upt' Ogre the grippe every trip. Hensall. Inspector Tom visited our school on Teeedav, A White, of Brussels, is a guest at A. Brandt's. W, Hodgins, who has been visiting with his daughter at Leamington for the past couple of months returned. hone on Monday. Billy Fulton has returned to town aga'n from St. Thomas where he spent a few weeks very pleasantly, Chris. Rau who has been at his home in Credition for some weeks has re- sumed his position at John Zuefle's, Will. Kemp has taken a good posi- tion in a harness shop in Oil Spriggs and moves there with Mrs. Kemp Who has been visiting with her mother for sometime next week. ••••••••• ••••••••••• ••••• • • ••• Now OPEN •• • ENTER ANY TIME • • Winter Term In all departments of • • the Central Business College, `1'o- • • route otters splendid chances for • e•, spending a few months pleasantly •• • and profitably. 'Twenty-3vo teach. • • ere, Catalogue free, Write for It, • • W. Il. Sbaw, Principal ; E. It, • • Sbaw, Secretary, Yonge & Gerrard • • Streets, fT'oronto. •• ••••••••• •••••••• •••••••• $uits»to Order $10.00 Walton. Rnlnot' says a wedding 10 in the near future. Walton snpp1100 the pride, Percy Smith, of Ethel, has taken e position as cleric in W. G. Neal's store, Communion service will he held i1 putt's church on Sabbath morning 23rd inst. The pastor will officiate. Messrs, Rowland & lf,yen, Fer¢uson & Watt and A. C. Dames each shipped a ear of cattle for the Toronto market last week, The Farmers' Inetitute meeting an- nounced for last Saturday were can- celled on account of the bad condition of the roads, Some of the snow shnvellers who were hero lost week had experiences with the cold they will remember as long as they live. Mrs. Alfred Hewitt, who 1106 for the past two months been visiting at her former home, Marquette, Mich,, re- turned honeT0e0dny evening, recipe and directions for taking, Mix by shaking well hr a bottle one-half ounce Fluid Extract Dandelion, one ounce Compound Kargon, three 011110)8 Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla. 'Pante as a dose one teaspoonful after meals and at: bedtime. No change need he made in your usual diet, but drink plenty of good water. This mixture, writes one authority in a lending Philadelphia newspaper, has 0. peculiar tonic effect upon the kidneys ; cleansing the cloggei-up pores of the eliminatiye tissues, forc- ing the kidneys to sift and strain (tom the blood the uric noel and other )le- 010es waste matte', overcoming .I(heu- matistn, Bladder and 'Urinary troub- les in a short while, A New York druggist who has had Ituudreels of calls for these ingredients since the first an1011ncemect in the newspapers Inst ()amber stated that the people who once try it "80'011r by it," especially those who have Urinary end Kidney trouble and heifer with Ithonmotiern. The druggists in this neighborhood any they can sUPple the ingredients, which are easily mixed let home. There is said to be no better blood-cleensimu agent or system t0nie known, and cer- tainly none more harmless or simple to use, Morrie. We are sorry to hoar that Frank Genies 10 on the sick list, but hope he will soon be colveles0ent. 1t is reported that Mrs. Edward Mul- ligan. north of Jamestown, has sold her farm to her son-in-law, Charlie Eaket. Owing to many of the children being i11 with measles and grippe the Ander- Now is the chance of your lifetime to get a cheap Suit of Clothes. As we have a few Winter Tweeds left we are going to clear them out regardless of cost, We will make you a suit to your measure for $10 and $12, well made and well trimmed. Also the balance of our Ready-to-wear Suits at cost. . H. GIDL #0,014 000 11001, 11 'PDF. STANDARD, Blyth, The (Immo, tender of THE STANDARD ($07), being aha lowest, 1V11.0 accepted. Moved by Mr. Gillespie, seconded by 31r. 13urciull, that 11. 1)'austone, Bar- rister, AV'iughlun, he re -appointed 50- 1;6100 for the Township for 1 908, Carried, 011 motion of 31r. Scott, seconded by Mr. Burchill, e5 was granted in aid of the Public Library, Auburn. The Auditors' report and Treetsurer's nbett'act for 1907 was recei00d and tend. 110004 by 11r, Se,0tt, seconded by Ili', Gillespie, that the same be adopted and that the Auditor's be paid S8 each for their services, --Carried. By-law No, 11, 1998, ratifying the rep• poise unmet of Assessor, and By-law No. 4, 1908, disposing of the tax levied on dogs and hitches, were both duly read and passed. The Clerk wile instructed to prepare a by-law for next meeting of the Coun- cil nuthoriz1ng the issue of dobenttires nmder the Municipal Drainage Act. The Reeve gave 0 report of the pro- ceedings of the last Co. Council sleet- ing and placed before the Council for their cohsideratiou what is known an the Good R011115 By-law the County Conseil will endeavr to have passed in the Ontario Legislature this session, Debentures were issued for payment of the following 11)00 1lnt8 :— Exeter. The Exeter holders of Sovereign Hank stock, have been notified of a meeting of the shareholder's to be held in Toronto 011 March 10th. Several travellers got here on Wed- nesday and had to be content to hang around the hotels, passing OW ay the time by arranging impromptu con- certs, The assembly which was to leave hecn given by the bachelors end bele- dicta on Wednesday evening of last week has been postponed until Mon- day, Feb. 24th. Uot'don Brown, a young hall whose home 1e at Farquhar, tuns hroinght be- fore Magistrates Kay and Farmer here to answer to a charge of housebreak - Messrs, Beaver Bros., merchants of Farquhar, have been missing money and goods from their store, but to cap- ture the culprit seemed a difficult Mat- ter, the thefts being committed during their absence from hone and usually on Sutlday. Determined to catch the guilty party they engaged Ole services of Cons nhle Bissett, of Exeter, 011 Sunday Mr. Bissett went out to the scene of the thefts and secreted him- self in the store while the folks of the store drove away. 'twee not long before Brown took advantage of the situation and breaking open the hack door pro- ceeded to the front or the store where he wets captured red handed, Their Worships committed the young man for trial and he was taken to Goderieh Tuesday morning, Wingham. Jos. Risdon, a former well known resident of Wingham is seriously ill son school, 3rd line, has been closed with pneltnonia at his 1lolne in Detroit, this weak and Miss 'McCracken, 111) ( Wal, Bone has moved his grocery teacher, was asked to take a ltollday, t stook from the Chisholm block to the old postoflce stand in the llncdumtd block, firm of Hill & Co„ of Mitchell, has the contract for (110 note bridge in 10w11, at the foot of McKenzie's 11111 ; price $6,515 for the iron superstructure, Bias \'era. 31010100 has gone to Tor- onto to take up a special 110(108) of studies at Hevergn! Ladies' College, Barrister 11:. H. Holmes accompanied his dohte' '1'oronto, Whilane walktoing' down John street recently Rev. W. 0. Hewson wasnt- tacked by a vicious Collie doe, The dog tore Mr. Howson's 00at anal left teeth marks in one of his arms, The firm of llaxtvell & Hill, tailors and dealers in gents' furnishing has been dissolved and Robert M1laxwelf will continue the business in the old stand. Mr. Hill has not been en loving good 11001th for 001110 time and decided 000)10011010 hfsill0, Tho anm1a1 bonspiel A0of the Wingham Curling Club was held here last, week, Rinks from Gorrie, Harrislon, Mt. Palest, Detritaln, Bright, 011001ey, Luoknow, Kincardine, Southampton, Listowel, and Seaford' were present. Mountt Forest won the trophy from Derham by a score of 18-12. On se.- rount 0111)011)0 being soft Sen(orth and Wingham divided prizes in the As. so01"1i0n while in the Consolation Solo 11 mpton and Luoknow divided 10 D 11011 playing off. Sebseribe for '11110 STANDARD, You always pay too much when you pay too little Theo Hall, balance printing con- tract 1907 $24 25 Alex. Porterfield, expenses and 10lopbo10 charges 1 20 Finlay Andorsou, 0111)0900 Teas - (1(01' and postage q1. 00 Lewis Bolton, services at TOwl1- 6111p 0119111000, 1907 02 00 Public Library Board, Auburn5 00 James \V. Bone, auditor 4 00 James McCallum, ;jr., auditor... 8 00 John H. McClinton, balance of salary as Collector and postage -2100 The Council then adjourned to meet again on Monday, March 23rd next, when Patllmastore, Ponndkeopers and Peeceviewer:s will be appointed for the present year, Alex, Porterfield, Clerk. \Ve hope the youngsters will soon be o. k. \4'e are sorry to learn that Robert Young, sr„ to old resident of the 6111 Inc.lhad the Misfortune to fall on the fee ono day' r00011 fly and break his right leg, \1'e hope he will soon be ground as visual. Althopeh 80 years of age he thought. nothing of welkin( five or six miles. Brussels. Measles and chickenpox are having their innings in Brussels end locality, M40;15/081 Strachan went 10 Toron- to this week to pnrehase her spring steel; of millinery. Stewart Scott 0'115 a visitor with Sea - forth friends lap week. The' snow blockade prolonged his stay. Frank, son of James 1)retve, former- ly of Brussels, committed suicide at Winnipeg by sending e. bul.et tinoueh his brain. The deed wa0 done, it is seprioeed as a result of fear over his ill health. Nen and teams were employed last week in filling the cold storage depart- ment for 11 Thomson, It holds about 250 tots so it tool: some handling, The ice was cut on the mill clam mud was of med Men quality'. Mrs, Hugh Ramsay and son, George removed to \Wingham last week to re- join Mr, Ramsay, who recently pur- chased the Swarts livery there, We wish them a pleasant and prosperous Sojourn in \Wingham. Wednesday of loot week Rev, H. M. Lang -Ford, rector of St, John's church, had the misfortune to have a rib broken. He 10(00 changing the position of the shafts a1 his cutter when the horse started the corner of the dashboard striking him in the side. S or 4 rears atm the reverend gentleman had this sante rib and a couple of others damag- ed. \Ve hope he will suffer no incon- venience from the accident, Recipe Mixed Often. Some remarkable stories are being told about town and among the coon �y itry ,peoppllee cook mg, fiwe.,np 1, yll simple Tr�l Art ' '� tifl3l teat Iii tilgttTll in�jflhi Eh East Wawanosh Council. Clinton. 1)r, Shaw has offered a silver medal fur oratory, '1'110 member's of the Col- legiate Canadian Club are eligible to Compete. ' Arthur Whittingham. en employe at T. Mackenzie's factory, had the eecand finger of his right hand taken off while 01work on one of the machines, P R lift' l h t' 1 O0C 1 e lee w ft 14 Pe' 1111)• the first, brood of chickens this season, out of thirteen eggs set he has ten Buff Leghorn chicks ; who hos any chicks before this, this year, The nhauagersof the Clinton Knitting Co, showed their sympathy with the movement to relieve rhe suffering of Shacktotvn residents, Toronto, by don- ating oyer one hundred pair of hose - thereto. On Tnesdny evening last while slat• ing at the rink, hiss Villa %Cotu't had the misfortune to fall on iter fare, and break 11e1' nose, besides allata1111119 other inju fes. She wa,s taken to a doctor caul her iujnries attended to. 'The 0. h hoard has re-or1nnized for the year. W. Jackson, who has for twelve years lam treasurer retired from that office expressing hi111001) (nvornhle to linking the otlirers of secretary and treasurer, This torts done 111111 1110 officers are new 118 follow) ;-011310• 111 11. Her. 0. 11.. Gonne; See -Tree sm. er, Capt. Alert )go11 ; Property Conn- mittee, W. Jack)0m, D. A. Forrester, Dr, Thompson, Discipline Committee, J. Ransfo'd, 2. Scott, Rev, C. R. Council suet at Belgrave el Frit 1, put0aant to adjournment, weathers all being ]n'esent, Minutes of last meeting were read and passed on motion of Messrs. Scott and Gillespie, Applications for the ollie0 of Asses- sor were received from the fol owing : —Win, \Vightntan, Rola, Buchanan and J. N. Campbell. Moved by Air. Cloning, wended by Burchill, that Wm. Robiosol be re•appOlnted Assessor at his former salary of $65. Yens—Coming, Bur- chill and Gillespie. Nays—Scott. Tr deco for the Township printing for Deli pm reti a year were l c eviveli from IK.() j dd t W14 - Paradoxical but trno. Particularly when haying Gro•. caries. Nearly every article of eatables can he adulterated, Many of them often are, Constant vigilance is required to keep undesirable goods from creep- ing. into a grocery stock. One of the most persistent sinners 1s Canned Goods, Thousands and thousands of them put up every' year, Somebody sells theta, Somebody buys theta. Somebody eats them. This grade of canned goods Is very com1)101), but this stole has never sold a eon of it to a customer in its life, and it never will Our wsy is firsts or nothing iu everything, always, CASil FDR ALL KINDS OF I'RODUUI'I JAMES CUTT 131-8-3r1113 MONTHLY FAIRS AT BLYTH Friday, March 6th, - ,,,1908 Friday, April 3rd, - 3908 All the leading horse and cattle buyers are specially invited to attend. Let everybody conte. Welcome to a11. A. W. SLOAN. President. W31, JACKSON, Vice President. .1, LESLIE KERB1,'Seoretary. lirAn the ads. in Tule iSTANDARD Seventeen 'Teachers of wide experience, broad sholarehtp and untiring energy, employed by us, have bullt up a curriculum unsurpass- ed 1n Canada tor thoroughness, eye - tem and actual business procedure, Three cour'ee—'telegraphy, Steno- graphy and Commercial. Enter Any time, Individual instruo- tion. Graduates assisted 1010011one. 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