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January Sale!
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The holding of a special sale in January
is a settled feature of our business policy and
we make no apology or excuses for the com-
mencement of our great January Sale of 1904.
We start this special sale on Saturday Jan.
2nd.,
2nd., and each department of the store con-
tributes it share to the Bargain list for Jan-
uary. Our advertisement in every issue of
this paper is worth the reading each week
but will be doubly so during January. Keep
your eye on our space. We will fill it with
money --saving news for prudent shoppers.
Here is a sample of what we are goingto do.
The chief attraction.
Mantles will be the leading at-
traction for the first week of Jan-
uary. We have had the best
Mantle season we have any re-
cord of. Largest volume of
business. A. larger number sold
than ever before. Now it is
time to empty the racks. All
the profit on the season's busi-
ness is tied up in the garments
in stock tri -day. •It will not do
any good there. We want it in
the ,ready cash, and to get it
have made prices like these clear
the balance. Remember these
are this season's Coats and come
Saturday or . Monday for first
and best choice.
MANTLES at $5.75
That sold all the way up to Sto.00
Just 31 of them to sell.
Yeuj choice of 31 Mantles for $5.75 each. All are new,
• stylish and up-toglate Coats. Not one in the lot
but Was made for this scason's trade., They sold •
at $7.50, $8.50 and. $10.011. For the first week •
of our January Sale we give you the choice of
the entire lot for . • .. • • • •-• •• • • • • • • u• a ea
MANTLES at $7.75
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• Sold at from $1o.00 to $15.00
Less than 30 Coats to sell at this price. Not more than
one or two alike. All handsome and stylish gar-
ments, made especially for this season's trade.
Not one of them but sold from $1.0.00 to $15 00
For the first week in January your clibice of the ,.,
entire lot at each • 1J , 1 . 0
MANTLES at 10.75
Sold at from $15.00 to $2o.00
4 only Ladies Jackets, the finest and best goods we have
in stock, sold regulsrly. at $15.00 to $20.00, choice
of the four for the first week in January at each 0
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These are bound to be the best Mantle
values we ever gave arid the best time
to get the best bargain will be as early
as you can get he, .on Saturday,
January__-.
Millinery gale
We want every hat sold before Miss Randall
leaves for her holidays about the middle of the month:
She must leave an empty Show -Room when she goes.
Prices like these will soon empty tables quickly.
Outing Hats at soc
Just a few outing hats left. Everyone is new this Sea-
son. Sold at $1 50,$2 00, and. $2.S0,choice of the lot Sat- to
morning at each,
Any untrimmed Hat 38c
All our untrirmned shapes without reserve at 38c. Black
and colors. all new this fletiFon. Popular and becoming
styles. About 25 of them bon to sell, and commencing
Saturday morning you choice of the lot at each, Doc
Any Trimmed Hat $1.5o •
Any trimmed Hat in the store on Saturday morning for
$1,50. Positively not one reserved. Not a hat but is
worth double or three times what we ask. We will not
keep one of them and oc Saturday morning yon can take elk
your choice of any haltt the Show -Boom for, LAMP
• • • IIiodgens Bros,
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About
People
We Kttow
Miss 'Lavin, teacher, 13erlin, is liotne
Mr, Robt, Stevens came home from
Hamilton for Christmas.•
Miss Ida. Stewart a .41.4aidoil is the
Bgtrileesnt.df her sister,• Mrs, Harvey Mc-
.
Miss Mabel. Callender of London Was •
• the guest.. on Christmas of Clinton
Miss Atkinson of Exeter was the guest
of her sister;, Mrs. A...Hooper, over
Christnias.
Captain and Mrs. (B. Combe ate
• their Christmas dinner With friends
, ,
I In c .
1.1l1r. John Torrance 3r., tea.cher,
borne, • is spendink; his holidays at
his hanie here. '
'
Miss Nettie: Stevens returned to Tor-
• onto' on Monday ,afterr a, few,. days'
holiday at home, • '•
Mr. William Logarr f Buffalo:N. Y., •
was the guest of Ilis'sister,
•Ra.ttenbury, this week. • . '
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Mr. and Mrs. Robert •Shephera :of Lon-
don have. -Veen spending the past
: week with Clinton friends. • •
Mr, Josh; Cook left. -on Monday for,
Acton. to pack and •make iyshipinent
.
cif„apples for D. Cantelon. • • •
Cornlye, Miss Combe .and *Miss
• Nettie, Cotthe arc till,gtiesl.s of Mrs;
• W. 17. Latornell cif.• Pidgetown. . •
Mr, and • Mrs. J. E. lirooks•and,
BY of Mitchell were Christmas -gees-
.' ts of. Mr. and Mrs. William ,CantelL.
fl. .
Mrs. 'Alfred •Elliott 'returned. to AVirigL
• ham.. on Monday after spending, a
few daysWith her' sister, Mrs. Josh..
Mr. Lester Whitely • of the teaching
staff of the tollelgiate..Inititate at
• St. Thomas is home for. the •
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Wheatley and.
• babe of .1toordstoc1l spent she joyouS
• Christmas ;season at, Mr. Joseph .
• Wheatley's. . • ••
Mrs, J. -Morrish returned; licime • on,
Monday after having', . beta., the ,gihest
for a 'few' days ol 1r. and Mrs.Okii
of near.Goderich,. • •.
Mr. and •'11Irs.' Allyert MeBrien of Hen -
sail, W110 bate been visiting friends
in the vicinity for to week, ,,reterner."
• home..on Wednesday, • .. •• • • •
Mr, Walter Jackson, assistant to Mz
I'. B. • Crews in the latter's. large-
• jeWelery . establishment st.XingStryn,
is hone for the holiclays.:• , • • ,
Mr. and Mrs. William Waker and 'the; •
ir wilf.spend the
• New •Ii.ear :holidays with the:
formes'.
sister, ,.MVS, Thomas Rutnball ofLpt.
Dr.'Elliott :of alseleyi ..N. W.
'member.At
of the Territorial Legisla,
•• tire will spend hely Year's with Dr.
• Thompson.. They were classmates •at.
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Mr. M. Finch returned Monday frorna.
'visit at his. father-in-laW's, Mr. A.
• Bradshaw's of Morris. Mrs, 'Finch,
. her • three boys and her niece,..•111i•sil
will • make a inure exterded
Mr...E. J. Howard, who :went •to:Los
Angles, California, several weeks.
• ago, • returned on Monday Much to
• thedelight of his litany 'friends here.
'His 'mother, who tame with hint,
• will stay at the Park House, °oar:r-
ich, for the winter. •
Mr, • and Mrs. F. W. Moore and: their •
daughterIla, of Gowrie, who
. been 'visiting at Mr, William. John-.
Stott's. of lite "Rh coil... ari' nt Mr.W,
Lobly's • of the Maitland •con.,
Goclerielt township, returiterl home
' on Tilesday. • •
Mr. E. •N. Lewis, Conservative candi-
date for West Huron and Mayor sof
' G oderi eh, was lit • towo -on Saturday;
•posseSses a pleasing personality
..and the ibetter he is known the str.
• anger he will become. • The campai-
gn, at least so far as he is concern-
ed, will not laCk in energy.. • •
Miss Bessie Murch, teacher of the sec-
cmcl department of the Wepesley
• Pliblic school,: is spending: the holi-
clas at the homestead on the Looe.iou
Road. Miss Merchis, indeed, an ex-
cellent teacher and so t ighly Appre-
• elated by the Wellesley school board
that site has each year been given
• an literease in salary.
• hfr. 13rowitlee, the• popular
principal of S. 8. No. T4 Ilay,
Clinton friends this week and on
• Tuesday evening •attendeci. the wedd-
• ing ,of. his cousiii, Mr, Williatn Bra-
Witlet of Goderich to Miss Eva Clarlt,
• daughter of Mr. Alex, Clark of the
sante town.. This was the stand
• wedding at which T. II, has ',been,
a guest the past week,
Miss Eva, Gorrell of Pilot ••• Mound,
Man., who has beeit the guest of her
•• uncle, Mr. •Butt of/ the Base
Lint, left in colnpany with Miss
Carrie Dna to attend the wedding of
their•eousitt, Ida,- daughter of Mr.
Robert Mellvetn, Of Watford" Dormer-
• ly of Stanley, which took place On
Wecitteaday. Mr.• midi Mrs. 'Stunts
' McCool arid Mr, and Mrs, lnints
Mair lSO: attended the waltling,
immeaira
niceitibsr 31d, 1.1100
UT SALE P
•Of Ladies' and Children's
Winter Coats
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Starts Saturday Morning, January 2nd
Every Coat in the store to be sold at a reduction of One Third
to One-half regular prices.
This sale that is to start Saturday morning is the greatest money saving ev nt we have
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ever had in Ladies' and Children's Winter Co
ats. Every garment in the lot is mad of the very
best materials and in the latest styles. We could go on selling them at regular rices for at
least two months and then clear the lot out at Half Price. But we prefer to give our customers
the benefit of these low prices how when you need the coats the most.
For easy choosing we have divided the Coats into five lots as follows
Lot 1-•$6 to $6.50 • 1 Lot 3-$10, $12 to $14
Coats at $3.7'5
Ladies' Coats, made of A fine beaver cloth, or an
• all wool frieze. or tweed in. black and grey,reg-
•ular prices $5,75,$6 and $6.50. Choice for.... •3.75
Lot 2-$7.509 $8 50 & $9
Coats at $4.95
Your choice of any Coat in the store that is
made of an All wool frieze, lined throughout .
with good lining.aml sold at $7.50, $8.50 and
for...... ' ' •4.95
Coatsat $6,95
Ladies' Coats made of a fine
Kersey cloth in black and fawn, . also Coats of
fine camel's hair cloth, these are our finest.
qualitiis that sold at $10, $12 to $14 each all
to go at• one .
••
Lot 4 --Children's Coats
worth up to $3 for Twl.
59
Your choice of any Coat, in. the store that sold as
high a $3 for............ . ................. 1.50
••rhey are made of an all wool cloth in newest styles.
Lot 5,-$3.5O :.to $5.50 for $2 50
CHILDREN'S COATS made of fine .all wool, freise and beaver 'cloths, Some are lined, others unlined,
but all are made in newest styles. Regular prices f3.50 to $5.50 each, Your choice at $2. 50
Don't Forfeet Our Great Clothing Sale
This is the greatest money-saviug sale this town has ever had. Hundreds have taken advan-
tage of this clothing sale and are well pleased with their purchases. We still have a good as-
sortment of men's and boys' suits. Our overcoats are nearly all gone, just a few left that were
$12 for $7.50, also a few $7.50 to $9 overcoats to go at $4.95. • .
Boys $6.50 Overcoats for $4.00
Ilen's Suits worth up to $11.00 for $7.00 I Boys' $5.00 Suits at $3.00.
" 10.00 6,00 I 3.00 •1.75'
VOVRIIIONJSf.�ACK
IF yoll .W.HatT '
• ,•Vit,,,Wii,kl"lilft•r4:••••„.fi
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Personal. •
Miss mars, C.
• • Torotito for Christmas.' •• "if .
•giso• IlacWhinney of •Wiludstack•is the
guest of Mrs. E. m:
OlinHooper dRainehome front
vicinity of -Blyth for .Christmas.
Mr.• Wilber Stevensciri, London,/ 'has
' been holidaying. at.' his hotun in
111r. 'aid Mrs. Wilbur Manning of Lon-
don sliest a' few days of the' •past
• week in town, •
Miss Biggin and Miss: Minnie Cook of
•London are. visiting friends in
• ton and vicinity. • •
Mr.. NV,. h.•;.. Rand, .principal of the •Co,-
Iegiate 'Institute 'at Carlton Piaee,.
isin town this .week, • . • • •
Messrs James and W11iain Eagleson
.viaited their pa:refitoi. end friends •in
• Bayfield on Sattirday.• •
Mr. .1illisor, and his• glister Miss Y.
Ellison.' • of Seafortakifisited frien'ciS
in town the past week,
Mr.' Thos. Bell partook; of Christinas
cheersianio
iwitttoltilfri,oro.
sister,,Mrs, • John
• La •
Miss Clara Xophler of •Zurielt was, the
•guest of • Mrs. 3, 13. Hoover low•
few clays of the past week.
Mrs. \t. -Belfry and her daughter Clara,
have been the guests oil Mr, Belfry's
Mr.• Jos. Rattenletry. • . .
Sergt..-Major MeLaughlinr of Paris was
the 'guest over Christmas of the of -
ricers of the 8. A.•local corps.
Miss Cull of Mitelnal, • Miss Wood: ' of
Stratford and Mrs, Martinson 'of
Berlin were gnests the least week , of
Mrs, IX, 11, Condit!:
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Barring and•Mas-
ters Harold and Clarence of nay-
• field were Christmas Day guests of
. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Xer.
Mr. H; Clucas of New York 'and-
• II. Clucas of London will spend
Nev. Year's • as guests of Mr. and
• Mrs. Jos. Rattettbury. •
Mr. aud Mrs. Joseph Holmes and Miss
Holmes of West Teekerstnith par-,
took.' of Christmas cheer with the• ,
formar's brother near
Mr. arra Mrs, 361iti MeGarva• spent.
Christmas with their daughter, Mrs.
• (Rev.) Diehl of Ailsa Craig. Mr.:and
Mrs. Diehl returned' with thein.
Mr. and, Mrs. Robert Brownlee of the
Canadian Soo, who have been visit-
ing friends in, -Clinton, Seafortle and
Goderich the past' month, have re-•
' turned home.
Mr. Fred. h,Iitgleson 'mid Miss Lola re.
turned. to London' on Moodily. Mr.
and Mrs. Jas. Eagleson will he the
• guests of friends lit towit 'the •
•
end of the week, ••
Dr. Shaw•and MeSsrs. W. D. Fair, A.
3. nolloryskay, G. E. Holmes a� 0.
• JohnSon'were itt Goderich • Tuesday'
night aria. installed/ the officers of
IVIaitland and Morning Star Lodges
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CLINTON
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Mr...Bert ,Sage'came ilioine from Stra,t-
fOrd 'for. the holidays:. •', .
Mit, and Mrs:. John; Carter have been
Visiting- frieilds in Blenheim-,
Mo'.'. Albert Warmitigtoor •frorn Chesley-
.• is no* haggagemait at, the (L '1'. R.
Miro; Blanche, . IciteXeown visiled •hcr
si, er, MWM
Mrs, \V. Mennen of London,
theSpast week." . • . • • • • •
Miss Lizzie Parker of•Deloraine, ALAI.,
for many' years. a resident of Clio -
ton, is visiting, relatives on lbe loth
On', Goderich. township.
Mrs. James .Thinford .of List owel, • for
merly of Clinton,,':5 now in Ohio at
the bedside of her father Who is so
seriously ill that his life ;-; .despor-
ea of. • . • : • •
•
r, Arthur TownSlus.til Of
'who • had •'been vi. ting 'his sister,
'Mrs, • Andrew Halliday, of Colborne,
• is tin.w the guest oehis brother, Mr.
Albert Townsliend. ••
Mr, John Xermedv of Goderich• was
the guest a- Itis 4*other, Mr. D. II;
• Kennedyycsterday on: Ins wr..y back
to the county town from al visit' •to
his .01d home at Caledonia. •
Mr. •' Frank Powell returned mOoii.a.y
• from a visit to Chelmsford,. Algonia.
Had the Greed Trunk train service
been as it otrght taint he wonld
have had la stay of Three days: at
thelmSforalint as it was -his • visit
iaseut don't' to twelve hourS. Mr.
Powell has a high opinion • of the
evilish
nsford• district tont seriously
'thinks of Ipitelting MS tent there.
His farm is under a three-year lease,
or there would be no keeping •
.,Blyth.
"W. J3eii and Will •Maccionald. oLe
their' Xmas dinner it Goderieli. They
had 'a .cold and storntt..drive. •
. Mr. ..Joseph.Fisher,. . who has been
living around. this neighborhbod for
several ,years; :left .on Wednesday for
OakvilleWhere he, intends 'reeking his
home in. the future.- .
her 'Xmas holidays •••Twitli. friendsin •
• Mr. . •Janies Meguarrie, foriner
Myth •boy, who has been absent. kw
eleveit years, but flow resides tin Min,
nedosa„ Man„ returned with 1118 wife
On•Teesclay to visit .his 'pert ts in
town. : .
011:Tuesday Mr; S. Herrington and.
'family- left. far their new• Mime • in
Saskatoon,' N. W. T. • • •
Mr. Wilt m. Belfry. of 'Moalreal, for-
merly of this town wasthe, guest 0!
i:
illr: 'ffoltri Ilani 11(0)11 the past week, ,.. •
• Monday (being' • nomination day a •
large •• rniniber nt the ratepayers as-
sembled in Industry hall for the pur-••
pose • .of selecting the C0111 ril for 1904.
The following g,etillemen •were 110101-
nallieeelve-W.. Sims and Aridrew Sloan,
Councillors -3.' Stothers,
It. J. Milne, • A. Sloan, .r..PMet-.
calf, W. 'II. McElroy eind Will Jack-
son.
We iiiderstancl that Arr., Sims •liay-
.ing held the Reeveship for. lite past
three . years has dropped •out, conse-
quently 'A. Sloane was -elected ley 'ae-
-•elainatiorr. At Lite close of sthe nomi-
nations the old conneil was called itr,-
on to give an account oirits Steward-
ship. The newaspirants' were also
called upon to give some ideas of Guilt."
intentions should they,,lia the Incky
ones. N. Young ochliPied the chair
very acceptably.
Eirueefield. .
elected the following officers
1'4. 0. L. No'. 963 Met on Dec. 28 and"
(TO• THE 'RATEPAYERS OF - •
J • :1 01 N O1 CLINTON. • .•-••• • .
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Ladies Etild Gentleinen,-I ale a can-
th
• •aate ler, the position. of Mayor and.
yo.ur yote,aid linflitence on
Monday nest. Trusting yort Will ae- ••
(Need to iny wishes.
• R.espeetf•nlly yours
J. • C. STEVENSON.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Pimple entertain-
ed a large neaulber of their friends to it
very enjoyable dance Xmas night.
Miss , Edith Hunt. of I orontol /Is
spencling her 'Xmas holidays with Bra-
eefield friends, •
Mr, Jack Rattetibury has' returned.
t:1cm) n
Itleorrie • after spending. Xmas at his
' Mr. Charlie eatkilliss Edith" Salvers
are home for the holiday season.
Miss Saidie McLean' entertained,
few of her friends' to a social hop On
Xmas Eve,
Mr, •
Will, Baird is home from Tor-
o xn• as. Tree lickli in contiectioli
with the Methodist Sunday school was
eery ninel enjoyed, all the little oneS
taking their parts very well. •
Mr. Wiltsie and Mr. O.:Shipley
were calling on 13rueefield frauds last
lVtici. George Sit 114 home. for
New Year's,.
. Master, W. IL McElroy
Deputy, Fred. Itaggitt
Secretary, W. 'N. Matdonald
• riii.-Secretary, J. E. Taman
Trea.surer, J. Wilford
I). of C., Jas. Gibson,
Chaplain, 1 Jolla, McGill
Lecturer, R. MeCommins• •
•Cominittee, R. Vint? „A. Tarylor, W.
Gibson, 11. Morris, W. Bryant.
• A load, of young people. front the
Myth 1\let1iod•ist choir took part in the
Mints Tree program of Belgrave Meth
odist church oh Xmas night. ,
Ott Wednesday :of lase week,. r.
Jas. Cloakey of Morris was united in
marriage to Miss Maggie Bennett of
Blyth. The eereniony was performed
by .R.eV. Mr. 1\retean Of Myth. The
voting couple will reside ott, the farm
cioakay recently' purchased on, the
Myth ivied near Belgrave I Both
bride and groom have Many friendsitt
tcAVit who wish them nitwit Joy.,
We wish all our readers al. Itair.py
Year",
'TO THE. 1.0,1,ECTORS.
Ladies and Gentlemen, -At the ear-
nest• solicitations ef many citizens.,1
have conserited to allow .1115r name to •
go 'before •youas a ,cand date for the:
Milypralty.' If it 1'. your opiflion that
I tvi,1,1 make.- the most.. progreSsite
2fayor for. our to.wri. .1 will be pleased
to receive your votes anth.promise if.
ejected. to be more careful, and econ.
Viiical in considering its finances than
1 Would with my own. \Visiting • yon
all a happy and prosperous New Year.
I an your. obedient servant, •
• J. II. 1I0OVERY.
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• Mr. and Mrs, Jas. Parsons. are' spot-,
ding the holiday season at .•(Ridge-.:
town.
Mr, Gunge. Alair is visiting in • his.
Old home in Smith Cayuga.
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• Mrs. Iteary Johnston; of illafeking is
Viiiititig 'her soh, W. It. JohnstO.n,
On Wednesday evening, the 23td in•st, •
a large number inet .a.t the home of -
Mr', '3.. 13, Die:irk:le and presented his • •
daughter, 1,liss Ida, With a beautiful -
Set of Of :silverware as a token of their •••
appreciation . of her services as ofgan- •
ist in'the Metliodistbehtirch,.- A peas -
alit (wailing was spent.
Mr.- 'and, Mrs. Walker and child Of ••
Waterloo. spent their Christ:mai, Voce-- •
tioti with that iktly's, pareittS, Mr. and
Mrs. Vni tvisti,• •
ittr, Northcott and 11, number more. of:
his Smoiteith friends hate been Visit- .
ing • our teacher, illr...triln.,ston, • lately. -
" ...Masters Edward and Frank Clegg
are • spending a few days i,Witli friends.
in London, . •
Lottie. and • 'Charles Grassick, Free -
:tom. Johnston and 3e1111.re MeIleathy.-
ho have been atteteling• the Clinton-, •
Collegiate 'are home for their Christ-
mas holidays. •
Mrs. ,Tones, • who has been sick SO • -
long, is:- improving.
The sad newsreadied here last Vri, •
e.ay evening- of the death of •Mr. Wil-, •
linin Ivison's eldest Aloieghter in
kpta.. •
Mr. Pra.cptier and family have inov.
ett tit tet . farm •lately °Wind IV,.
Mr, Ian Whiteman,