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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1900-04-27, Page 4April 27,. '1000 lack Dress Goods e•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Our Black Arens Goods is one we may well feel -proud Qtr It embrtliees many nww Weoves , and designs and I fr m whh'h the:lover of blawc in dreis may be satisfied, lime Fashion has again smiled with favor upon black, and we have given lilac': Dress Goods the care and attention to which they are entitle i. One of the chief reasons for the success of th,isdepart- . meat is thqt the prices are lower than in most stores,. • 40 to 42 inch wide Perola, a hard finished elpth with very neat figures, in skirt lengths only and $3.5 0 $41!.00 $4 50 no two alike, special values at 42 inch wide Orepon, with large and small figures, harfinish, be skirt lengthsonly,notwoalike, good valuee at $5i• ■ 00 $6 25 .$7 50 Blick Silk. Orepon• skirt lengths.rno two alike, very fine silk finish, just the.thing for 'line dress skirts, $8 50, $1150 . price each • Dress length of Black Figur--,t d Poplin, 44 inches Wide, extra hard finish, will not hold . dust,, wear guaranteed, $7.95 special at ....... . . ■ Silk Poplin, 42 inches wiide,.ver'y"fine. bard make, small $ I 0.00 neat figure, just one dress in piece, our special price at ■ 50 inch wide Broadcloth, rich satin finish, rood weight fol t.nilor,inade suits, .warranted .all wool, well worth $1.35, I i• 5 special at per yard $ . 42 inch wide hard finished Granite Cloth, a very serviceable' clot h for skirts or dresses, made of the finest wool, will • . not hold dust, special price 60a V 50 inch ,cide.Cashmere Serge. a hard'. finished cloth that looks : like Cashmere, but will wear better, good weight for suits, • 60c price per yard U 40 inch wide Satin Royal, fine rich finish, for whole'4resses.0 will trot spot with rain,' will give Al--weartspecixl =peal:y�. ard•--.0 - 38, 40 end 45 inch wide Serges, warranted all fine wool,' bard finish, made to stand the wear, :good '250 .40c. 50e 60c . va"ues at - .NEW SPIZINCi'SIL;K� Our store.ne'ws, this .week tells you of some very st) lish silks; both in Plain and .Pavey. makes, that will be ready for your inspection Saturday''. morning.' No platter how particular you are about-fl'a1e'or style yore will be sure to find something in our stock - to please you. No two waist lengths iilke: 20 and 27 inch Japanese Silks, very fine quality, in all the. newest shades of blue; red, cerise, hello, gold, cream, and black, if bought now would be 35c and 00c, our prices 30c and 80c_ Satinsin all shades of .pink green; yellow, blue; red,etc.,' 24 inches wide, fine rich tin- ish, special at. '.•.. p0c Fine quality Taffeta Silks. in all the new shades, best.. French dyed silks,seft finish, will not cut, 20 to 23 inches wide, prices 75c and 8Sc 24 inch black Satin, very fine, 3,i brilliant finish. • pure Freneb dye, extra , weight, :. snakes a haitdsome.waist,our special prices: . 60c, 85c, $1.15 and $1.5`0 Elegant new. Silks, in waist lengths only, no two alike, in fancy stripes and cheeks, the latest, silks for sprin wear, finest soft finished Taffeta, price per yard, .$1.25 New Waist Silks, 2t inches wide,.real fine Taffetas, in exclusiye desi ns,_only one • waist length of each, in nar- row and wide stripes,the lat- est shade for both street and evening wear,extra value 1.00 READY -TO- WEAR HATS Thel`inds you'll need for early Spring and • ummer ".wear, consisting. of a L Sailors, 'Turbans, ', oughriders,-etc;,. all. : f nicely t;,rimin»:'fl -with fancy strays s, rib, bon and; feather . Every.ptarson can -have a:new H -lit"•-- as our prices are. within ' thlll r� al.t;li of.nll We.alae yelling.: Ladies' Turbans atnd RongIn. itlei•r, inade•of -.'fine Leghorn ette, . nicely trimmed with fancy straw, randibbons, buckle'. and 85c feathers, for eaich Ladies' and Misses' Sailrn's, made of fine quality .,a.traaw,• trier fined with .ribbons, etc., 25c °5c' 5.0;,..-60 & 85 lilies C Children's Sailor Hats, made of fine quality str.tw,.iii assorted ' ' colors and styles, prices.. 20e 250. 35c 50c •••••e msefoo•••••, esefoo.•••••••••••••ei•m••••• NOW Scotch Ginghams jiist received in.assorteda colors,. prices, 18c and, 25c, all fast colors .•tt••••ere•o•••e•9o••oi0••e••o•e•••••••oeo••••o_ pecials for ; Saturda lSio y�, nda Reading advertisements would soon get mono tonous if it represented anything short of downright economy. People don't read for the sake .of reading— they want to save money. Here is a money saving list for daturday or Monday: ' hoe Dress Goods for 2oi. .'.. Scrim at Se 8 only ends of Dress Goods 30 inch Wide Scrim in cream 44 inches wide, in colors ofonly, just the thing f r curtains, gold and blue and grey and will giye good wear, special -at 8c gold, same on both sides, suit- able for children's dresses, re; Apron muslin at 1 5c Rular value 60c, for Saturday, Tucked Apron Muslin, full 40 in- or Monday 20c rhes wide, very fine quality, usu- ally gold at 20c, a ectal for ljatur- 5oc and 6oc Black Goods at 35c 3 pieces only Black Figured da an@ Mondn Ise Dress Goods, small and large Ladies Sailors at 4oc design., hard finish, our regu• 24 only Ladies' Sailors made of lar 50e, 67c and 75c goods, . for good quality straw, in black and Saturday or Monday . 31sc white,trimmed with velvet ribbon Ladles' $ Capes for 7Sc and bound, nicely lined. regular Value • 75c,for Saturday and gg r Mon - Ladies' Y Ladies Capes, made of good � day,. each .40c quality ladies cloth, in fawns, reds, etc., nicely made and . 10c Prints at7,jc trimmed with velvet, regular `250 yards only of American price was $2.50 to $3.00 each, - Prints, warranted beet Indigo Saturday and Monday yourblue, in stripes and spots, regular' ..- choice at each ........75c '10c Prints, for Saturday and Mon - $4.80 Jackets for $1.50 day +...... • .'.7ic Ladies' Jackets. made of Serge 'Shirt 'Waists at 50c • and Tweed so iLadies' s n e Iined•and half lined with silk v all made and mrcShirt Waists made uof e American Perctlle,in colorant blue "Walled, regular value was $4,50 and pink, in stripes only, on sale and $5, for Saturday and Monday Saturday and Monday, each 8'0e your choice for.......... Ititi.50 The above list ofcapesand coats Summer Corsets • oc Were carried over fromrall and in Ladies' Summer Corsets,• war- order to make a quick clearing we ranted perfect fitting, will give have marked them at about good Wear, just 5.dozen to g o Sat- Qt7A1 TER VALUE. urday or Monday at.......... ►sac • Your Money Back If You Want It . OLINTON 111 1 1 1 1 1 111 11, 1 I EASTER EXCURSIONS 4. Tiokets will be leaned at Muffle Pare Goin, April 12th to 16th. Good to return up to ;April 17th conclusive. For all information and tickets apply to Railway &,tRmHDIAeSn,s , Clinton 1,f7A:lc AVit FRIDAY APRIL 27 1900. ;f ibitrtiiltil&nto 131aok dress goods-N°wootribe's page . 4 Wali paper -W Cooper�& Co 4 Ladies' wear -Mrs R McLennan........... ' 4 Eggs -G King 5 For sale—II Livermore . May I0 -military concert 6 Thorobred bull -A Bedard 6 Pianos and organs- O Hoare'. ... • ..... 6 Mt/Burney bicycles -Emerson 5 Green vegetables -F Melville 5 Well bought -McKinnon a Co;....... 5 Ssleood,ot8lironabg-B%on , s Brightening your home -,W L Onimette,• 5 For sale -New Era 8 Carpets-Hodgens Bros 8 Straw hate -Jackson Bros • 8 Change thought -W i) Fair 8 • ° Ottawa Letter. • IT WA8 A MISTAKE. CLINTON ,NEW ERA. , .11 11 I u , 111 1800, be made this boast:- "1 am sure of a majority in every province of the Dominion." As'""amatter of fact he did not get a majority from a solitary Province; and there is no more liiceli• hood of his prediction being correct at the coming election than it was at the last. NOTES. Two membere of the House drew no sessional allowance last year --- Sir A. Caron and Mr Seagram - both Oonser. vatives. Neither of thein was a day in the House. Some of readers have asked nee to describe a week's experience in Perna• went, and 1 will make that the subject of a special letter, though 1 cannot say hew interesting it maybe, The electors should be well informed on political subjects this session, as tons of speeches are being sent out from here, both by the Liberal and Conservative organizations. One speaker was so prosy the other night that not a solitary reporter of any paper felt enough interest in his remarks to stay in the reporter's gal- lery, though there are generally 25 of them. 'In the Commons Chamber is a life- size oil painting of Queen Victoria, and in the Senate t,hamber, one each of Sing George III and his wife, w hich have a historic value. They were all in the Parliament buildings at Montreal the time they were burned and the pictures were saved by some one running a knife around, the edges and cutting them out of the frames. In the Dominion House on Monday the_members indulged in a debate on prohibition which was introdneed by. Mr Flint, member of Yarmouth, N. '5; Among the members who took part in At thetime•the French people of this the,discuseionwas R. Holmes, mem- country came under British :rule, one ber for West Huron, which shows his 1 of the .privileges accorded them was solid stand on this important question. that they should be allowed to, retain 'From. the (Hobe we take the 'follow - their own _language, and it should be in :-"Mr Holmes said he intended `'roffteiat"1 n'P ament, equally with. . voting for Mr. McClure's amendment. the English la gunge. No:doubt Eng. At the same time he- did• not think the vote• on theplebiscite justified the was aot+rrated. by generous im J Gov - pulses, and evidently thoght n'o°detri- ernment passing a prohibitory law. al - mental consequences would ensue, but though he was convinced the principle experience hue proved that it was a of prohibition was right., He beiieved mistake,at least from a financial stand- that;if the prohibition law was passed point, and itis nob likely that it can be the people wouldrise in their .might. rectified; at least for many years to . and enforce it. ' The Oppoeition • said . come. Just let one show what it in- that this, was a resolutionintended to volves, so far as parliament is concern- pull the Government out of a hole. If ed. All papers and orders intended for they really wanted to pull the Govern - use .in• the house are .printed in both ment in a hole let them' vote for the -English-and-French; all official reports resolution or an ainendment. _ Popular are issued in both French and English;- opinion upon the question was grow all blue broke -large and small .• are ing stronger, and the time would come .printed in FrenehandEngiish;Hansard when prohibition wonid be passed in is also issued for both English and country.. He referred to the resulte - of French members; necessitating both• the enforcement of the prohibitory law English.andFrench reporters, English in Maine and. other states as :an eyi anFrench translators, English and :deuce of the beneficial effect, of such a French ':proofreaders, English and law, and expressed his .strong approval French printers. Tbis,of,course, means of such a measure. double expense all through, and all of • 'this could -have beenavoided had our• English rulers possessed a little more Church . ehimes foresight at the outset, It might have our French meant a little hardship to' WILLIS ORURCFI:--The subject at the •fellow -countrymen, .but ' that would Endeavor on Monday evening was soon have been overcome, We do not' taken by Miss Wilson,it being on"Joy- find any fault with our brethren : of ons service" and the catechism by Mimi Quebec for using their. mother tongue, cTavish, who alio presided. -'The but from an economic standpoint, if _oeal Union, which -was to have been from no other, we believe it mould in this church on Monday evening have been better had the English Ian- next: has been postponed until Monday guage alone been recognizedin an Eng• eveni niversary ofng,May 7ih..on account of the nn- lish. colony. In this connection an • Rattenbury street Sunday amusing thing occurred on Friday School. on the 30th. evening., Mr Monk,who is purely Eng- At the congregational meeting'. of :fish, represents the French-Canadian Rattenbury St. Methodist church, held -constituency- o€ -Jacques -Cartier,:'' and- on -Wednesday- eveningofv-iast-"'week, getting up to speak on the budget at the, following resolution was moved by 10 30 p. m. he asked the' privilege of A T. Cooper, seconded by W. Doherty movingthe adjournment of the debate I and'unanimously carried: -"That as a as he wished to speak in French, ..biit,• congregation we extend to Mr. and. Mro. there being no French members in the Wrn. •East our •' sincere sympathy in House at the time, he wished to speak the very. sudden bereavement which when there . was, Hon. Mr= Fielding has visited their home in the drowning was leading, the House at the:tine, and 'of their son, Wesley, .and that ourpas- properly-objected- Co' the Housead. tor convey thisexpression personally pluming so early. .Some jocular mem-, to the family. • ber told Mr. plonk to speak in Dutch ONTARIOST' -9rhe w nTed'to and'iiobody would care,.. enThe asLepresided meeting to, much 'egarnst his will,, Mr Monk on Monday evening! was hoven by Miss Stevens, and the paper.on started his speecb in French, with not "Joyous service" was ''taken by Mrs. a:sol'itary Frenchman: listening to him' Seaward; the next meeting will be the except the French reporter, and. for an election of officers for the year,- Miss hour and a half he banged away to .an Tessie McCallum, a reciter of note, will empty house, but possibly' to hisown give an entertaininent, under the aus- s:entgactioti.and ,slnt. of. his constit- uents. onstit- races of the choir, .on next Monday evening in the church, � and music by, .ITS GLORY IAS DEPARTED. the choir will also be.given. -The Sun, The 'members of the Senate, who day School held its annual meeting on have been enjoying a three weeks' boli- Thursdaorts y evrrening last week, and from day, resumed their useless sittings oh`'�ncreasa3.linL cancers the enndleachers arance is on e Tuesday. In the language of atl un- T. _Taylor, su erintendent- D. Ti 1ad known poet we can say y P Tiplady, The Senate is old audits members infirm assistant; R. Tiplady, sec.-treas., . A. It cannot do even itself a good turn • • Downs, B. J. Gibbing and S. Wray,.aif- It should be abolished -wiped off from the slate; ' sistan Is; A. Castles and Miss C. Walker, It is antedoluvian and quite out of date. librarians;. Madame Wall and Miss C. To pass legislation, itcould riot begin, • Shipley, pianists;' F. W. Watts and' J. Though it sat from the fall to the following T. Emmerton, leaders of orchestra; spring' teachers -Mrs J,Taylor, MreJ.Sfiipley, Itcan lawhinder the Commons from passing good Mre J. Glibbinas, Mrs r.Pearen, Mrs H. By pretending to find in them serious flaws. , Piumeteel, Mrs T. Gribbin s, Mrs An- But one thing it can do -it does it quite well- drews, Misses Clement, M. Shannon, And I'm sorry that candor compelsfnc to tell- Twitchell,' E. . nish,Cor Turnbull, A. It can sit fora month, week, or only one day Brickenden, Tebbutt, 'Vhitely, Ft'ee- Andits members then draw full sessional pay, man, W. en, Tebbutt,om Whitely, pson; teachers BOASTFUL THAN ACCURATE., in reserve, Mrs (Rev.) Clement, Miss R. ,7n two or 'three 'places where Sir Murch; J. Brickenden, Dr. W. J. R. Charles Tupper has spoken, he has Fowler. made a boast that "he is sure of being RATTENBURY ST. -Rev W. (:1•. How- returned to power, letthe elections- eon will exchange pulpits with Rev E. clime when they, may." It does not. A. Brown, B: A., B. D.,. Exeter, the cost anything to besangujne, and his latter being here to preaclesermons in - powers of imagination are quite fertile. connection with 'the anniversary of the. The ' night before thegenerat election of. Sunday school. -At, the meetingof the . Lea ue on and evening there Monday � as \� ss no iia , die• f and a s Wear I4ousehurn 1 i1 11Cis The Town of Clinton bee added to its oommerolal community a new btinlness, entirely devoted to the intereet'of Ladies' Wear and Bowie Pur. nishings Mrs. G. R. McLellan ° will open the lliddleoombe Store, appoeite,the market, on SATURDAY APRIL :... 8t`.�, . .. � V Yin, With a magnificent aeeortment of Ladles: Ready-made Skirts, Wrappers,131onsee, 'Underwear, hosiery, °fovea..and House Furnishings, whore she is Allowing the people of the town and district values ie these goods that are unsurpassed. Her stook •has been bought et old prices, for dash, notwithstanding the great advance in almost every line of goods. It is new, lash - tenable and just the kind'of goods that are now in demand. From her intimate knowledge of the best markets and business exper. aree,ehe feels assured of liberal patronage' from tl: a public .A cordial invitation is extended to visit her store, and business solicited. MRS. . R. V{. lifeLELLAN, rtiddleeombe's Old stand °LINTON a good attendance, it: being the annual meeting for the election of officers, which resulted as follows: Hon. Pres., Rev tV.lx.Howson; fres., Hugh Rorke; 1st vice, V, French;2nd, Miss M. South- combe; 3rd, Mdse E. Turner; 4th, Miss C Bray. Louie D.he t.v Treas., a A. Uor -9ec ,, Tyndall; organist, MissM, Washington. --The Sunday!