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Home My WebLink AboutThe Clinton News-Record, 1903-12-24, Page 8The Ciiiiton NetwasRstcm% December 2.4th, iPO3 Last Minute_—,, 1 SHOPPERS.> People who have to do any shopping the last day before Christmas must needs buy in a hurry. This is a good store for those who have not much timet to spend. It is full of articles that make useful and sensible holiday gifs, and every thing is arranged for easy see- ing and quick buying. No trouble making selections here, everything is bright, fresh and up-to-date. Run your eye over this list. Perhaps you will find a hint or two that . will help you Fancy COLLARS and TIES New styles at 25c, 50c and $i.00 LACE TIES, Black and Cream Regular $1.5o, special each 5oc Ladies' UMBRELLAS New and Nobby Handles $3.00, $4.00 and $5,00 Real Eiderdown Sateen Comforters Each $6.00 • Wool DOOR MATS 75c, 9oc and $x.25 Hearth RUGS $2,5o to $8.00 Bissell's CARPET SWEEPERS $2.5o and $3.5o • Children's SWEEPERS 25c and 3oc Fancy CUSHION, TOPS 50c, 75c and $i oo Popular -Priced. Handkerchiefs. Our stock of popular -priced Handketchiefs is simply immense, Hundreds and hundreds. of, them that make suitable and inexpensive Holiday Gifts. • Plain and fancy lines and qualities that are real 'good,: At 3 for 10c - Children's fancyPicture Handkerchiefs in many styles and patterns, also plain white hemstitched Oambric Handkerchiefs, half-inch hem, and extra good qualities at..3 tor At 5c each Ladies' hemstitched pure Linen Handkerchiefs, • with the popular narrow hem, also a big range of fancy embroidered and lace trimmed, very spec- ial value at each At Ific each. Ladies' fine hemstitched, Handkerchiefs, also Gen- tleman's plain Cambric Handkerchiefs, with many different patterns • in faney etabroidered, with plain hemstitched. or fancy edges, each 10c 5c lec At 15c each. . Ladies' fine embroidered Handkerchiefs, dozens • of patterns — a special • lineworth 20c to 25e each Also Ladies' and Gentle- •, • mens' plain hemstitched • g se, Linen at each . 1°U • At 25c each, •At this popular price we show a vtriety of pat- terns that you will not. duplicate in , any store • hereabouts. • It's by long odds the best we ever had. Extra good values in Ladies' and Gentle- . . mend' plain hemstitched • and Linenllandkerchiefs • • Better and finer goods 35c, 50, 75c and. $1.00 Clearingout • the Saturday morning, Dec. 26th; we are going to start and clear out the balance of our Millinery stock.— Miss Randall will be leaving for her holidays in a couple of weeks, and she wants an empty showroom when she goes. Not a hat to be left onf. our tables when we wind up the season.. We have made three prices for the entire stock in order to clear it gut in short order, and commencing Saturday we clear the stock at prices like these. OUTtNG HATS at soc Just a few outing hats left. Every one is new this Season. Sold at $1.50, $2.O0 and 2.50, choice of the gn,. lot Saturnay morning at each,. 4 • • • ...... • • I • ow Any untrimmed Hat 38c All our untrimmed shapes without reserve at afic Black and colors all new this season. Popular and becoming styles. About 25 of them left to ell and commencing Saturday mornging you ean take your 88 Any TRIMMED HAT $i..50 • Any trimmed Hat in the StoreUn Saturday morning for g31.50. Positively not one reserved. Not a ha is but worth double or three times what we ask, We will not keep one of them and on saturday motning you can take your choice of any Hat in the Show ital Room for, or*oogovr .... is "so. 0.Y1061,11* Ale"' flodgetistOs,-, CLJNTON Awn umormosommallan • • UNDRY BOHOL Helps for 1904 GOLDEN TEXT BOOK pgxen 3 CENTS S. S. Lesson and Bible Readings for every dap in the year and also facts about the 'bible and other , important subjects.... GIST OF TIIE LE/SSONS PRICE 25 CENTS.' Vest pocket size giving an exposi tion of the leSso0s, three pages to • each; It is very- compact, a model Of suggestion .and condensation. PRACTIC.AI, 'CO1VIMENTA.R.Y. ON .Thi LESSON 50 CENTS Comprehensive commentary, hints • to teachers, illustrations, black- bOard exercise, questions, maps, class register, etc.. etc. Edited by • specialists. • Its a help that helps. rnovilETs SELECT NOTES. For advanced classes it is Valualble has illlestrations al all important points, very suggestive and help- • Catifaudian Alumnae 35c, Diaries for the pocket and •office ioc to $1.25. News- paper and magazine subscriptions •so - Vetted, • Agents Parker's Dye Works.. The W. D. Fair Co. c:ften the Cheapest, Always the Best. About People We Know • Mr. W. R. Lough' was in.Seafortti yes- terday. •• Mr. • .S0.811, I Townserx1 returned frbm Manitoba On, Mon • Mr. George Skinner of Rolan, Mem, was in town yesterday. Miss McQueen of Petrolga is the nest of her sister, Mrs, Janes McRae. • Mr. W. Symons hes gone to his honie at Southampton for the holieays. Mr. 'and Mrs. James Eagleson of Lon- don will spend Xmas with Clinton friends. Miss May dell has returned home from Havergal College,.. Torontoo fo• • the holidays. Mr, Chas. • Wallis returned last! meek from Manitoba where he had /been • on business,• Mr.-. Bert Carter, who recently returned • from Pilc•t Mound, Man.'„ has been visit' C ' The Mi* Who Needs Clothing and • •-• Misses This. Sale Will . Miss the Greatest • Money -Saving Chance He Ever Had ttrt". • . • • , .-• cfr • . • ,r a C,Lrs,ieefl o oro wi spenei Christmas at the la.tter's par- ental home, Mayor Jackson's. Miss Olive Patterson of Auburn, who. was visiting. her many friends in • town; returned 'home SaturclaIt • Peter Ker has:returned frau Nor- th. Dakota lOoking hale and hearty; He has, a number of new' stories. Bert Jackson and Wallace trwni, stn- ., dents at a Chicago 'Dental College,. are I.Onie for the Christthas holidays Mr. andMrs H. 0.*Bellpingliam will Sp.end, Christmas Day with• the •latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs.' John Mr N leften Monday afternoon to spend Eylalie, of the Mclsons-Bank the holidays at his 11:orne 'near Osh- awa. Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Lear of . 13lytIr Were in ' town on Mcknday and alsri Mr. and Mrs. Henry 'Hill' of fLoncies- Mr. and Mrs.. •W. Eagleson: of .Aber- deen;' SotaL I./.akotts.•,. are visiting at • Mrs. EagleSon's. old home, Mr. Jas. Stevens'. Miss • Harriet 1V1CCaug hey Lei brother J. .T. and cousin, nr1iss.i1abc1 Coats, are spending a feW"claYs with' Fends in Brampton. Mr. James Ferguson of near Dungenii- mi 'spent last night in town band left tl:is a. in. for London' where he may accept a situation. - Mr.. W. J. X.,ougheed; mathematical master 6f the C. C. I., left yester- day for, his tome in Forest, to sponei the Christmas holidays, Dr. Steep and wife of ;Winnipeg, Man., arrived in town today and will sp- end Christinas and New Year's as guests of Mrs.Steep's Mother, Mrs. H. Andrews. . • Mr. and Mrs. Thos. McMfeliael of east - err Htillett were in town or, Friday on their way to.sPenej a 'couple of clays at Mrs. 1VIcMichael's old home near I3enmiller, . - • Mr. Frank C. Powell left yesterday for Cliehnslford, Algoing., where he will spend a few days witl . his inc. • then He owns sonie property in the Vicinity of Chelnisforei. • , Misses. Lilian and Tient* Jackson, the talented daughters of Mr, Thos. . Jackson Jr., 'who have been attend- ing the Conservatcry of Music, Tor onto, are tome for the Christmas holidays. Mr. J. Ca.ntelon attendee, s •guit cluli shoot at Ailsa Craig last 'week • ciitd won two first in Lured events, A wonnilea linger prevented him from winning in every event. Mr. and •Mrs, J. T. Clark and family of Toronto. will spend Christmas with Mr. T. Jackson Jr: Mr. Clark wt.() is one of the brightest men in Canadian newapaperdunn, is now cts, sistant editor of the Toronto Star, Miss Stinson, who left Clinton nearly two years ago' and spentb several months with her brothers and [sis- ters in Colorado and Oregon, was in town this weela and left yesterday for 'Paisley, where she,' intends to make her home for soine time, Mr. it. J. Townshend, who for the last gne and a half Levers has !ie.Ch engaged in farmingat Moosejaw, Assa., returned last .week an" is the guest of his brother, Mr. Albert Townshend. On his way' 'hotel(' int spent a few days at Haysville with his mother, who her many old- fri- ends about Ilayfteld will be sorry to hear, is in very poor health. Mr. Townshend thinks so much of the West that he purposes returning the- re in a couple of months. Mr, attei Mrs. W. E. Graham: of Mar- lette, Mich., arrivet'i in town olt Thursday last and will spend a few weeks visiting their many relatives 111 Clinton land surrounding •country. It is twenty-two years since they left Stanley for Marlette witereithey have done very well, indeed. Mr. Graf ain is a brother of Mr. Reuben Graham of Clinton and Mrs, W. Me - Gavin Of IVIcK1110p, Mrs. qtenry Mc - Gavin ofTnekersinitit, Mrs. .T01.411 Ratlivvell of ,Stanley and Mrs. Abet. Robittse.it of (locicriC11, •L • This IS strong talk but no one who sees the goods can say it is not warranted by the facts. We've given some re– markable bargains before—as hundreds •of our 'customers know—but when We say we never approached the values to be had at this sale which commences • • Saturday Morning, the Day After Christmas You can form some idea of what a great saving this will mean, for you. 'Our entire stock of Men's and Boys' Suits and Overcoats must be clear- ed out at once and in ord.er, to make the clearance sure we have made the prices still lower, lower in fact than it would cost you to have them made by a tailor. Every garment in this sale is made by one of the best Makers in. Canada and no more stylish and better fitting clothing can be had anywhere. There is not a garment in the lot that a good dieiser couldn't wear with credit to his taste and judgenient. Read the following list over carefully 'MEN'S $12 OVERCOATS AT $7.50 n 13 Saturday morning you may have your choi- ce of any $12 Overcoat in the store for... .‘ 41-"F ‘••F Every Overcoat itt this lot is new this seasons sizes are 36, " • 37, 38, 39 and 42. ' • . . MEN'S $7.50, $8 to $10 OVERCOATS AT $4 16 Men's Overcoats in assorted sizes and Styles regular prices up to $10 Sale • . BOYS' $6.50 OVERCOATS FOR $4 • . All aretth.e long Raglan style and have elegant linings regular $6.50 for...... IT. ""T•I‘!‘j . mA 7 00en's Suits 'worth up to $11 for .. en's SUiti'weith.uptollb for::., 6�0 Men's Suits worth $12 for 8.00 Men's Suits worth $13 and $15 for 9.00 'Boys', 3 piece Suits worth $5 for 3.00 Boys' 2 piece Suits worth $3 for 1.75 Men's $1.75 Tweed and Worsted Pants for .50 Men's $2 and $2 50 Pants for 1.25 • In addition to the above bargains in clothing we will have rnany other lines that go on sale Saturday morning at reduced prices. ' • rota mossy BACK . you, WANT AT HOLINTON, Peraonal. • Mr. Jbe Swann returned last week from- Manitoba and. is 't.isiting bis • parents on. the .1 Ath. •con. of. Golierich townshiP. ' • . . • Mr: Harry • Cook, who -came :bottle to attend the funeral of'.his tether, the • • late Peter Cook,, -returnee, to Oshawa on Monday. : •• Mr. and Mrs. Uri:CAS 'Crich . of near. • Brussels . spent. a feW days in tOwn last Week .with the former's mothei. and brother, Mrs, „Tames Crich and . Mr. Onslow Crich,.; • Miss Gorrel, c'eughter Mr. Janies Gorrel of , Pilot Mbund, Man.,. is, a 'gust at her uncle's, .Mr. E: Butt of •.the' Ba.se Line. Tbis mks (lotto's first visit to • Ontario. Dr. Cook of bulath, Minn.,' is the gu• - est of his 'father, Mr.' D. Cook Sr. O He has -a large practice, in that thri- ving Western town - • and an only make as short ViSit. . ' • ' Mr. Robert 'Nay •anct claUghter• ' Miss Ettie and Mr. and ,11Ird; Harry Cock of -SOuris, Man., were guests of .Mr, and Mrs. G. B. Hanley the. .past, • week, leaving on Tuesday to visit • relatives in Michigan.. • \ • Mr, Henryt'Beaebni -arrived this week froth Michigan •alt oe visit . to, -Its parents, Mr, and Mrs. 1). 13eacorn and etteneigel the` wedding of his brother, Mr. A. W. Beacom of Hallett, last evening'. . • 'Presentation to a Popular Teacher. . G. Reid, Who' has been prin- cipal of, the Summerhill Public school torthe past three years but retires at the end of this term, Was Oib Monda,y 'afternoon 'made the recipient of a very handsoiue easy , chair by his pupSls. Accompanying i1 wat4. the followiatg address. read by Miss Itla Colboriui neat 'Tcacher,—As the tine is draw- ing • near for your departitre from a- mong: tis,.we wish to -express out re- gret that you at going; and also to shOW 111 tangiing way. the lesteem and affection which we fed for you. -Accordingly, we esti you to. accept this chair as a small token! of; the sante. We -sincerely hope your future may be bright one* as' productive of good .s your .sojourit anteing us has been. Vit t the 'epanpliments" Of the 'season Wig is signed on behalf of the School,Annie Challenger, Ernest • Challenger, Ma. jordan„ Alva Beaton -1% Mr. - Reid :made ax fit.tina reply of thanks for the chair anei the kind sett, timents •expressed in the addreas.' Mr. Reid is a popular .teacher and always has the, ,best interests' of his pupils at heart and leaves Stamper - hill with the. best wishes of the whole section. Ire purposes retiring from the teaebing profession for a time, Goderich Toivnship, . The Rev. M. M. Goldberg oft' Dun- gannon, who has been appointee, 'by the Bishop of the Diocese to the in- cuinlbency of the parish comprising Middleton's, IIblinesville and Same-neg. hill; will commence his:chtties on Sun- day, .]'an. '3rd ' 19(4. . . Mr, Nixon Sturc'y was laid. up for a few days with a lainei knee, but is about all right again. • he probabilities 'indicate it& munici- pal election, but the return of the pre- sent touned who. seem to have. given 'general satisfactibn. They could, possibly,. have done still better in •some respects, but then that is a mat- ter of individual judgment: A length- ening of the term to two years would be sanctioned by paltiie opinion. Mr. Edward Wish has a thorobrecl Shorthorn cow which 'recently gave •birth to three calves, making four in eleven months. Five cows' of the seine herd. have had elattir calves in e little over a year. Mr. Wise's stock is prolific, truly. If they keep Ion in- creasing at this rapid rate it atvg)y be necessary •to have another auction fn.le to dispose ol the surplus. It is announced that air interesting event will take place near Tiengniller in a few clays In which a young man • Trout the Bayfield Line will figure pro - O minently, Mr. Tom Cooper and sister arrived home, on Saturday evening for Christ- mas and will renutin till! spring any- walev. Mr; Graham, pastor of Victor- ia street church, Goderich, preached missionary sermons on the Bayfield circuit last Sunday. • eivice wi11 be 1eld ' Cole's church next Sunday everting at seven O'clock. • Mr, E. Middleton sports n dandy • new cutter, • At the meeting of T, 0,14. No: 145 on Thursday evening last t Presenta- OM was mac to Mrs, Samuel John- ston who has given faithful 'service in connection with many of the lodge suppers,. picnics' ete. On beltalif 01' the lodge Robert 'Cox .read art aaress which accompanied the presentation of a handsome 'condi, The officers for the ensuing year oil L. 0. L. No•; 145 are as f011ows : Master, C. Johnston Deputy, T. 3. Johnston Chaplain. James Cox Secretary, W. Lindsay' Fin. -Secretary, G.,Sowerby Treasurer, J, B. Cox • D. of C., C. Johnston Lecturer, J. E. McMillan Committee, G. Falconer, 14, Elliott, 5, ),Tellwaln, W. Sowerby, J. L. • Cox. • . Master • john and Miss llertie NVoolt are spending their X111'0.8 holidays at Woodstock and vicinity, Miss Ev&t Jenkins of Arthur chid • Ed. Jenkins of Toronto are home for the Itoliclayt, Goderich Township. Mr. and Mrs. Henry COok • of • near 13rarelon, formerly (cf .the 8th. conces- sion: 'of this 'township, spent a few days at Mr, George Varbtelon's and left this. week to . NiSit two; intarried clanghters iit Mieltigan, Mrs...Peter Cole and:. Mrs: Wes. Cole.' it i about fifteen years since: Mr, and Mrs. Cook. left here for Manitoba. •• Mr. ,ItIcGavin,, the dcmainie: for 5.5. No, xp, his duties commencing' at the New .Year, visitect the school ou Wed- nesclay• next, • • ' • • Miss Lizzie, Miedleton of Ottawa is hame‘for the Xmas holidays. O The .News-kccorcl wishes tits numer- ous readers a• Merry Christalas clad a Happy New Year. ", , • ; . West Tuckersinith, .• Mrs. J..Watt. of Carroln Mau, is the' guest at her 'old lama: on the London Raledasrs. James fWalker and • Walter iiehstwelc. Laytonawere' heavy -losers of? horse- . Mr, William Grant is hating the interior of bus house renovated... Mr, and Mrs. Thos. Walerott of the ,Londcm Road were the .gnests of Huron Roac'i friends on Monday; last, • • . Mr, 1), Junor has moved into. • the Louse lately vacated •bly Mt, j John, Hunter. . Court Selwood No. 87. C. O. F. will hold their annual meeting on Saturday evening, 26th December. All the Man.' hers are raquesind to be present. We wish The News -Record and all its readers .n Merry, Xmas and a Hap- py New Year. l'Ite following; is the'''list of those wh were successful at .the, promotion examination : • - Sr,. 3rd to .4th—Totat1810, to pass 405—Leila Von] 593,, Muriel Willson 59r, May McCartney gio, Clarice Ita. emir 554, Etta -Colelough. 488. Pearl Huller 483, Myrtle Connell 406.. Jr. 3rd to Sr. 3rei—Total 76o, to pass 386—Clarence Potter 46t, Pearl Musser 459, John Sturdy 452, Myrtle Trewartint 43o, Cliflors McCartney 387. Jr. 211d to 'Sr 2nd—Total sro, to pass 255—tiizie riladour 313. Frank Willi¼cmsafr, Lorne Jervis 3C 7, Min- er Canteiori 237, 'Charlie Lois 033. ' Pt, 211d to 2nd—Total Rs, to pass !W. -Albert Proctor • 323, Napoleon Graveli .305, Norman. Miller 289, Percy Minmings 285, Ernest Huller 2*. Pt, ist to Pt. 2114-1,orno McCart- ney, Blanche Itusser,' Lulu Willson, El- la Co1elough,---14. W. Trewartha, Tea- cher., • Stanley Township. The nomination meeting Will be held in. Varna an Mcinclay text and -the pol- ling, if an election' is' held, on the fbl- Monday: The plapes of pbfling • . and •the deputies ,are :as follows :No. • at S. S. No. 1Th014Fraser,4 2, at S. S. No, 14, John Mardocb., ; 3, • tows. hll, J.3 L Htirnwell ; 4, at S.S, No. 5, W. Rathwell ; 5,. at6S.. S. No, 4, A. Armstrong. A sinitinery of the receipts and nay - meats of the . linunicipality for the • ' yea.r, up to bee.' x5th, ;will Ix: found on' page 7. • . Mr. W. Stinson was at Montreal last Week with a. load of fat 'cattle. Mr, R. .J. Greer was called to Chat - Item ' last Monday on •account of the death of his. ibrotIter-in-laW, • Mr. W.. •Wesson. ' ' : . • Miss Minnie Pealiale, who has been .0.itending •the..C.ollegiate at Seaforth, is spending her Xmas vacation under the parental' roof, ' Mr. W. rolinston of Kitica,rdine •was called home on Mo!nclay on accou- nt of the serious illness of us mother, Mrs. Jas. Johnston, Iiityfield, • We are glad to report that. Mrs: Chas. ' Parker is on the way to recov- ery, • . ••Itliffs.K.ate Ccuripbell left an Monday for Berlin where she will' spend a month with. friends. • • • • St. Helen's, . . ' 111,rs. Thos. Sanders of. Ctilross,Matt„ - and Mrs. Jas. Inglis and family ofr again. '• . Romithwaite are home on at visit to friends around St.". Helens. • week' where he had been spending the timing old acqtaintanees arouud heke friends •atound•Itere last eek; ewti11r()111 s411•11111ril.ler,Tolitt Webb from Souris. i0 e - Mr.' Edgar and Miss Bronseonnie • of Cargill visited Mr,. John Webster, 14...v11/cc,. return - the Assiniboia, district .last .• Mr. Andrew Neity.of Micii,.is visit- ing' his daughter, Mrs. D, Todt1,.Jr. • Mr. Iltigh McDonald 'and the Asses Lizzie and Mina. Rutherford and the Misses Maggie • and Lily ‘Clark are liitc(n)iiiiria,ysfrc.un Goderielt for the Christmas 'Mr. rraser Macdonald ritel& a (very •viccossitil examination arid entertain - :nett in las school last Friday. There was .10, good attendance of both pupils and parents and everyone, seemed to be well pleased with the progress made. Miss visiting •14. herj. sjit'stilettrs,e'llItIrwsi.jo illictoslihbiseOeirti, Woods, has • returned home. Mr. Tilos, Taylor has purchased TOO acres from Mr. Thos. Woods of Alio 9th.. 'Mr. Albert Johnson has bought the balance of Mr. Wooei'l fastit,