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FRIDAY MA.RRCa318,1904. entertainments in that church on Tues -
— _ i day evenin , April lith. Anna Watson
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aapre-.. -e --.__.-_.- m.. ,..-.... millinery reader. Further particulars later, anointed some six weeks previous to and these found no time to
Apeie to noOttEtis 811,01i.
I,oeabl llloti� sea. ' l h soprano A, H,
Bowel!, baritone and Wallace Graliana,
'WHAT ABOUT EMPitE DAY.
It may be a little soon to auggestactiV-
ity in connection with a celebration for
May 24th, but to perfect the arrange-
nientsand. to carry any great doings to
a successful issue requires more than a
few weeks The committees of aur last
big day in town,of four years ago,w re
•
The ' magnificent collectisn of • high-grade Dress
Ruffs we have gathered 'frcin the Canadian and
European markets for this season's selling, will more
everetrench this, store in 'its Position as
firmly than n
the leading Dress Goods stoke of this section.
Come and see this choice spring stock, note the
it. rat range of materials and colors, the good values,
great g decreed will be correct and
th�styles that fashion has
-►pular for the Spring and Summer of 1904. You
will make no°mistake if you buy early, as many of
' ,the choicest patterns come in Dress lengths only.
New Wool Voiles, all popular co ore, 60c, 75c and $1.00
New Tweed Effect Sultings 75e and 90e
New Fancy M"hitirs. for Waists. or Shirt—Waist Suits..40e: 50c. 60c
New Amazon c''cith`s, 011 colors. 50c. '75c and $1.C9
New Etamines. 60e and 85c
New Two -Tone Voiles 6t'c and -85e
New Tweed Suiting $1.0a►, $1.15 and $1.25.
Black Goods --tato-
Handsome
-- o -
Handsome black fabrics, suitable for xnoiirtiing
- at
or general wear, materials that are servicable, that
will prove satisfactory and keep their color until •
worn out.
et Coter - :..
-Corset
slue
They are Good 'V
an imamate due to Bolt. c�uate sot; luny
he .aid lir til marts tet s.a moan �laophersuu iec
OZ$t? 8G BROWN'S.
ROOT. MATS sic 8 N.
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HURON -HAS 11AD IIEItSHARE—
Out of ar total of 27,718 patients that
have been confined. in our asylums in
Ontario, thecouuty of Huron has sent
706 ; of this number 29 have been sent
the past year. Those still remaining
in these institutions hest. September
number 145, spread over -as follows :—
Toronto 6, London 103, Ilamilton 3,
Wilco 3, Brockville 7, (7obourg 6,
rillia 17,
AT. BELLEVILLE.-- Froin the, re -
Dort of the Inspector of the Deaf and
umb Institute of Onlaria, we slip the
following naives asbeingin attendance,
from Huron county : - Harvey Ander-
son,
nder-
son,Dtinganuon ; Amos B.. and Mahel
Cole, Clinton ; Albert•E. Gies, Zurich ;
Leon Laporte, Drysdale ; Beatrice
and
Arthur Thompson. Dungannon ;.
E. Young, Londesboro.
EASTER EXAMS.—The. uniform
promotion exams for Huron county
will be held on Thursday and Friday,
March $0 and 31. Papers will he sent
nut for promotion from the ;Junior and
Senior II. and Junior and Senior 'III.
glasses. Teaehersarerequested to. not-
ify the Public School Inspector of. their
division, as soon. as possible, the num-
ber of papers they vvi11 require foreach.
class, to be tried.
MOVED TO TOWN ,L -Th os. Dowson,
,These Corset Covers are just in. They will give you an
idea of the values,we;show in White Cotton Underwear. Make
all the P
comparisons you like. ' It will satisfy you that our
9 m
values cannot be beaten:
CirbetCovers made from English
Cottons, flyfront, pearlbuttons
draw sting, trimmed with two
rows Torchon Lace and inser-
tion each
At $1.50
Dorset Covers made from. very ;
fine Muslin,, neck and armholes
trimmed with fine embroidery,
row of white insertion andber bead
-
50C. ing with silk ribbon arnund.top,
front of tucks and ;fine inser
tion, a handsome garment, each '1.50.
At 75c
,Corset Covers made from Cambric
finished English Cotton, fly
front, two rows cambric em-
broidery and two of insertion
• _own front. neck and armholes
trimmed with cambric embroid-
ery, each
1t37c
-corset Covers made from fine
cambric finish English Cotton,
• . low cut back and front, arms
and neck trimmed with good
- quality Lace and insertion, fly
front with draw string, each.. 97i
A QUICK RETORT.—A group; of and if two or three weeks more is -add.
gentlemen• were discussing politics in a ed to that, it will better prepare those
house the other day ; a young fell) who will undertake the work, to get
entered and joined in the cdnversation° things into line. Start advertising it
but his argument did not please the now, would be our own suggestion.
others and one of thein said to him,
'Be quiet ; at your age I was an ass ON EARLY BRITISH SCENES.-
myse f." "You are wonderfully well Rev. C. R. Gunn° was in Goderich on
preserved, sir.," was, the immediate and Tuesday evening, giving a lecture un -
crushing reply. . der the auspices of the A. Y, P. A. .of
PROMOTION IN DIVISION IV.— St. George's church, on early British
The followingpupils have been scenes. It was profusely illustrated by
Th p lantern slides, this partt being looked
mated to the 3rd Book ; —Elgin Mason, after by H. C. Brewer, of the Molson's
Ruby Cook, R. Stirling. _NV ;Me Hall, bank, who is an expert mainpulator in
Edna Turner, Wilmer Wallis,Ike ntern. he possessingg
Rat- the use of __one
Rat -
tent -etre, Jennie. Martie, Eons And= of+the est the country. NextTues-
rews, M. DeHaviltind, W. Cook, Millie day eg Mr. Gunne purposes giv-
Potts.Charleil Wilsdn,Eclgar Torrance,
ieg this, same lecture together with the
Marjory Manning, Jean Mc2aggart, views •in St. Paul's school house.
Ray Cantelon, Gladys Cantelon, Pearl .Everybody is invited .to. attend. No.
Finch, Cora Maguire, Lizzie McLeod, admission fee charged but a collection
Norman Levy, Clara Walker. will be taken at the door. .
CANADIAN CIRCUIT DATES -
At a meeting of the representatives of RETURN DEBATE — The return
thedifferent turf associations, held ,in dehatebetween Goderich and the town
Stratford last Saturday the following Collegiate, will take place this Friday
dates were set for the coming season's_ . evening, The subject chosen is "Re-
meets :— solved that poverty results more from
Seaforth—June7, 8, 9. economic than from. moral causes.":
London—June 14. 15 16 Those who will reppresent the visiting
Listowel—June 22, 23, 24 school are J. McEwen and Howard
Stratford—June 29, 30, July 1 • . Derain, who take the affirmative, and
New Hamburg July 4. 5, 6 the negative will be supported by T.
Windsor —Jnly.11, 12,13,14, 15 Mustard and .Chas. Tebllutt,, of. the
M. Broderick, Se forth, was elected Clinton school. The subject is one of
circuit secretary foa904. • wide Scope and plenty of roomforsome
deep thoughts. After thet debate the
IN MEMORIAM. -- The following visitors will be entertainedtoluncheon.
versa appeared in the Buffalo. Courier, . Owing o the limited seating capacity.
written a friend of the deceas- of the �ssenibly room outsiders will be
a an
of tame.
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' a son f G. ,
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andw by
wh
4vho has falcon harlf'nterast to the Day- . ed,
is Livery stable held a very successful "In memory of Fred B Levan; who
sale last week, at his farm in Stanley, died on Sunday, Aug.' 23rd., 1003.
and on Monday moved into town and. ;Though we mourn for him, .our com-
will meetly the upstair part of the old rade
At 25c
Corset Covers made frdan fine .
English Cotton, pearl .buttons,
low neck nicely trimmed with.
' two rows fine .cambricEa mbroid
ery. Also a line trimmed with . .
Cotton •Torchon Lace, very
irC
special value at each
At 90e
Corset Covers made from .:very
Muslin, cut low frontand'back,
neck and armholes trimmed
with Torchon Lace„ four . rows
insertion across front, each90C
Millinery opening
4Iarch 3oth 31St and April 2nd °
We will make our Opening exhibition of Spring..:.
Millinery on WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY .and
SATURDAY, March 3oth and 31st, and.._Apri1 2nd.
In the meantime we are ready for business. now' and ••
early buyers can make satisfactory selections from
present stocks..
post office. We avc1conie;Mr. Dawson 'W'ho•has gone beypud -recall' sand his family once tnore.to'tosvn, .and Still we -hope in 'heaven to meet him;
trust that his e,ssori;'tians willbefound' :When we hear the lasta''roll call;
so.plensal_ntibat he'will• not want to Awillmisshimlike'a brattier,
move frsim our mics. t a>in. — - For we loved'hini-him_,
ADJOUNED FOR TWO MQNT135., Yet we know when Death carne tohini
-There was to Have been 'a ` sitting, of $e was ready for the call
the Division Court -here --C2YTTLE&IEN HAVE SIIFEERED..
Dalle.Cthere er, who
reside
e ideno it thatcr-of —S. H. Smith entailed a serious. loss
Dale vs. d Goderichho ow'de ip Tucker the asst week through bad . weather..
solidi and township; gsatesr He vas to have shipped a couple of
tively ; a disagreement ght.frg over cars of stock frorii.Londesboro, on. Fri
the price of an article bought'frem. the 'day, and had theta delivered there,but
the rr sent no chance. of rt .was
at the ill' gotten storm of the night tied
the or time, the: court •was ads up the railroade so that no trainsconld,
journed for two months. move. This lamentable state of affairs
YOU TRIED THEM-�.P1nvc- left nothing else fer Mr, Smith to do
I1'AVL.
ing of the narrow read beefs of solid but have them driven to .his farm at
snow, has. been found benefjcial infill- Clinton,a distance of eightiniles,which.
ing up pitch holes, widening thetracks is enough exercise for cattle. to take to:
so as horses will not crowd, and. mak eat the profits off them. EThey market
ing it safer to turn out . when passing d t for t
another rig. The.dise harrow has been
tested to be of inestimable Value in
putting the highwa s in a safe travel-
ling' condition. • These suggestions
should be acted on by those who have
not tried thein.
.Good Hosiery Values_......sok,
This is a good store for stcokings. We keep good:quali-
tes only. Sell none but reliable makes. Business at the
:1-losiery Counter is alwayS good, because we sell good goods
only. Here is a special for early spring.weir,
50 dozen. or 600 pairs extra quality.Cashmere Hose, 25
plain or ribbed, sizes 84, '9, 9i, soft finish, high spliced C
heels, very special value at per pair
Ladies' Cashmere Hose, plain or ribbed, 35e, 50e and 60c.
Children's C ashmere Hose, plain or ribbed, 25e, 250 and 50c.
admitted by ticket, Anyone wishing
to attend may obtain a ticket from any
of thefollowing Messrs.,E..M. McLean,
W. J.'Lougheed, 0. G. Dunlop, H. Col-
clough, and Misses Pearl McDonald and
H. Armstrong.
lG
TWELVE ;HAVE ACCEPTED. —
The following gentlemen have been in-
vited to becofhe members of the. All
Ontario team of -lawn bowlers to make
the Old Country trip this summer':
McKay,' Kingston ; Lindsay, Chatham;
Patterson, Brantford;.Burns, St. Thom-
as ; Ford and Hodge, Mitchell:; .Tack
,son and Fair, Clinton ; Rogers, Winni-
peg ; Nesmith and Saille, Stratford
Jackson,Bram ..ton; McDonaid,uuelpb;
Williamson, Montreal; Dr,. Russe.l.and.
G. Balfour, Hamilton; Matthews, Pet
erboro.; Yule; Listowel.; McDougall,'
London Woods, Jones; Pearcy, B �ck-
nell, O'Hara, Baird, Dr. Hawke, Car-
lyle, .Anderson, North, :•. Bennett, DON -
les, .Hastings, Wigmore, : Warwick,
McCulloch; Willison, Warden,Piper,
Qrr, Toronto. ,Already twelve accept-
MA1 CIi 1& 1904.
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LOOA.L AGENTS.
FOR.
Parker's Dye. Works -
d Fashions
Standard _ •
MI Newspapers
and Magazines
ften the°Cbeapest. Always the Best
e g p
prime con i loll' o l a;ices tilirV2 peen received by the 'Com-;
Private individuals:as well as corpora ., mines. •It is the intention to limit the ,1
Cottotis Now
Is better than 1:_inking you!' Money
Co ttons cannot be cheaper for a year or more.. Nothing
is.surer than that unless it be that they.ate bound to sell Very
mitch highet than at present, which is an absolute certainty.
will save money 'by laying in a year's supply at present
OFFERED GOOD POSITIONS—Mr
H
F Street, who was formerly section.
boss here, but sometime ago" quit . -be-
cause someilifferences exised between.
he. and the old inspector, •has been
offered several other more important
places on the .G..T. R. service., His
latest offer wasto become track . and
switch inspector, but we have not
heard whether he intends to accept or
not. If its a gond thing, which we
think it he will. •
HAS PUT • IN . THE LATEST. --Mr.
J. R. Ransford has recently installed
in his house the most modern acetylene
.
has plant, styled the' Siche. When it
is known that the generator has been
placed in the cellar directly under the
main sitting room of : his house, you
may rest assured that it . is perfectly
safe. The great. difference . between
this system and aily•other, is that it
only. makes gas as it is used, and con-
sequently there is no storage or ac-
cumulation of gas, so th!it no danger
may be feared from its use.
ONT. EDUO. ASSO.-Thus very im-
portant 'and
m-portant'and learned association will
hold their next annual meeting in the
University of Toronto on Tuesday.
Wednesday and Thursday, April 5, 6.
7, 1904. The cslrnmittee have had
issued a large and comprehensive pro-
gram as will 'be ' carried out at this
meeting, of the teachers of the pro -
'Vince. Some of the branches that will
be represented at this gathering are
"College and High School," Public
•School, "Kindergarten, 'Training,
"Inspectors;" and "Trustees Depart-
ment," • .
0116,,
• ,cianalpan White Cottons, 8c, 1.0c and 12ie.
English White Cottotui,„111c,120 and 15e.
Vine White Cambric, 12K, 15c and 18e.
Grey Cottons. 5c, 7c, fie and 10e.
tens. 140$0.
tions. have suffered tine Winter, ,
1V1VST BE FINISHED BY NOV; 10
--The sobner this cold Weather lets up
and the earth' relieved . of its deep,
white eloak, the better it will - be 'for
the House of Refuge contractor, for
the contract calls for the building to be
completed .by November 1st, which
will ireephim hustling. Of courie "Our
Sam!' is equal to anyr iremergency, and
thoegh a daily forfeit of $10 will be
called from hirn, in case • the Minding
operations should extend beyond that
date, we have not the least fear that
many of these denominations will go
back into the county treasury. There
will be two peo.ple,however, glad when
it is finislaed, yiz,,Mr and Mrs. French.
And well they should, be, for it has
been anything but pleasant surround -
legs for them, hampered for room as
they are, expesed to all kieds of dis-
eases, and sue] a thing as private
dePartments, off bY, themselves, not to
be had. It wad time for a change.
Tama ANNTJAL,—At a geed rep-
resentative meeting of the members of
the golf club, held in the :council chain—
ber last 'Friday evening, the following
officers were 'installed to look after the
tomieg Season's work : Patron and
pherson president, C. 10.• Dowding
vice president, G. D. 111cTaggart ; sec-
retary treasurer,. M. D. MeTaggart ;
executive committee Fair. E. AL
McLean, Dr. Agnew ; entertainMent
comnaittee—T. Jackson, H. T. Rance,
McLean, M. D.111cTaggaru ; honorary
members—J.,T. Clarke, James W. Mc-
Millan and D. Ritchie, Toronto. The
queetion of 'leasing new grounds was
discussed, and it Was left in the hands
of the executive 'to procure a suitable
place for the links. Some are in favor
of Mr. Farran's flats, while ethers pre-
fer the old grounds, near Forrester's
cut. If sufficientlfunds tan be raised a
club house Will he built on the grounds
leased. •
LAID TO— REST.—The remains Of
the late Mra. Elizabeth Smith, who
died on Wednesday week, was laid to
rest °tithe 16th at Clinton cemetery,
after keeping her body for a week,wait-
ing for her son Sydney to arrive home
from the West. Rev, Dr. Covk cow.
ducted the servicee. delivering a beau-
tiful address of a canseling nature, qn
what death means to us tO the 'Mat-
ives and a house full of' friends that
had assembled to pay theirlaet respects.'
Six olcl friends of the fatally- acted as
pal1bearers,viz ,Messre. J. Stephenson,
Jackson arid J. Cunningham& The
family were all present with the excep.
tion of one son,and many of her broth-
ers and sisters. Mr. Smith is grief-
stricken over the loss. of his life part-
ner, and it was with some difficulty he
was assisted to the Mourners tenvey.
ance to go to the cemetery. The fam-
ily has our sincere Sympathy in their
home of trial,
DEA.TH, Or THEIR FIRST PAS-
TOR In the death of Rev T. R.
ford, near Belleville, which oc,mrred
on Saturday last. recalls 'incidents in
connection with the early. life of On-
tario street church, He is oleo a half
brother of Mr Courtice of town, Mr
Courtice'had one of job's comforters
come to him, ft:on:which blood poison-
ing setin, ending fatally. He leaves
a wife and. family to mourn his de-
parture, It was back in the late
sixties and early seventies that Mr
Courtiee-Was,stationed here,. who with
another minister and a eouple of lay-
men had Hohnesville, Summerhill,
Alma,' Orange Church of Hallett and
Clinton to oversee. The Bible Chris-
tian ehurch at that time wae a frame
building located, on the lob Where the
Ilaetist church now stands. It was
during Mr Mortice's pastorate hete
that the present Ontarka street ehurch
building W48 undertaken and finished
by his noble band of living witnesses,
whieh stands to -day tt credit to his
name, The family haVe the, sympathy
of a large eirele of friends throughout
Ontario, Ref 0ourtice being Wide.
A CLOSE CALL FOR KATHLEEN
—A few days ego, Kathleen. Blackall,
the little daughter of the proprietor Of
the Queen's Hotel, had a close call.
When going to school she ran across
the ditch which was covered with
'snow but the crust gave way and she
fell into tbe water below .which was
over four ' feet deep, Miss Robinson
who saw her danger rushed to her
assistance but was nnable to get her
out, She then ran for Rev Mr Doherty
who at once jumped in and lifted the
child out. The Water took Mr Doh-
erty to the waist and but for his One-
ly arrival, Kathleen would have
WILL YOU" AMP THEM,—Are
you interested in having a firsb-class
band OW midst this wanner 2 You
know how pleasant it was i,o listen to
the sweat strains of our band on Thurs
day evenings and at other times last
y.ear. Your interestedness was appre-
ciated then, Will you extend it on
'throughotit this season P The expense
of organizing, such as was met last year,
will be no barrier this year. However,
the boys want suits to don, at the first
approach of spring. To get these tlitey
purpose holding a colleen about April
-7th, in the town hall. It will equal
the one they gave last year. If you en-
joyed thet, reserve the above date,and
lend your assistance by attending.
'AN ENJOYABLE LECTURE. -1;
goodly /lumber availed themselVes of
the opportunity to hear Rev. Father
IlargFaves deliver his very stirring
and interesting -lecture on "St. Pat-
ritk, Ilis Life and Works;.!,' dealing
more with their conversion from idola-
try, in the worship of the planets to
The speaker dealt with early Irish his-
tory, leading Up from the time of
Christ, or shortly after, till the banish -
Merit of St. Patrick from Gaul with
other persons to Ireland, ,and then his
awakening. to the urgent heed for 4
people. rather Hargraves labored un-
der a severe • cold, and it was as much
as he could do to speak, Posessing4
his hearers interested, The &air, be-
fore the lecture, gave a half-hour of
musical selections, including two well-
teriderol. tolog "I shall dee HIM feee
to fate,' an4. igittet aa am."
party to: twenty-five. The team wul
sail froni Montreal on the Lake Mani-
toba on May .26th,returninginsAngust.
A few games may be played phor to
the tournament in London on june 10.
MIRACULOUS' ESOAPH.—During
the blinding blizzard of last Monday
a rear -end Collision . occurred on the
Stratford-Goderith line below Sea -
forth, which may cost the paymaster
of this divisiOn a leg. The pay car left
Stratford at -noon with a double lead-
er, tor be followed by a freight with
two engines. The former got as far
as St. Coltunban, where it became
stuck in. a snow bank. With a severe
snow • storm 'raging at. the tiine, and
the traek fast filling. in, the souhd of
the approaching freight WAS muffied,
and without any warningfit crashed
into the rear a the 'pay train, which
was trailing a caboose, making a pile
of kindling wood of this -and the pay
car. The caliodse caught fire, appar-- -
ently frona a stove; arid the flames soon.
spread to the pay ear, both being con -
mimed. In the pay, car. were all the
cheeks for the workmen in the Strat-
ford shops, and these Went tip inthe
conflagration. The crews .01 the pay
train and freight mirachlously escaped
injury. The forward trucks of One Of
the engines of the freight were torn off.
18 TO 5—A score of 1$ to 5 is not
what we have been accustomed to see
chronicled against Clinton Hockey-
ites, but it clearly shows they mast
bave went to pieces during the first
half of their game with the Goderith
team in that town last Thursday even -
i7'ng. The last half was not so bad, the
core during this part. being 6- to 4.
nder similar conditions, we do not
suppose - the boys could have done
much better. The evening they -left
for that .town, the tram was late,
which gave them ample opportunity
to get wedry. before they arrived in
Goderich. When they got there,
jim had left his skates boihind, and
had to borrow a pair. This • did; not
prove very satisfactory, disabling, so to
speak, one ot their, best players, for a
player has to feel safe on his skates,
which only longusagawill render him,
especially the hockey ekate, to be able
to play a successful game. It was ten
when the game commenced, and goal
keeper Armstrong was mode a target
for the well shot puck from the Goder.
ieh boys. A' few shots from this
soured made Idea timid, and shot after
shot went in goal without an effort
being made to stop them. This prae-
tically threw the ganie away for the
Clinton boys. The trains being block-
ed next morning they did not get
home till Saturday. '
..For One Dollar.
• In order to make . room for;our.- Immense
Shipipents•of-Spring Goods, we have'arranged A
Dollar Window for •
.I riday d� Saturday, March 1S- 19 only...
It will pay you' to nvesti -ate every--`-pair....of
Boots in our SoutWindow, including ..Ladies Kid.
Buttoned Boots, Men's `Fine Lace#1 Boots,. Ladies
• Kid. Oxfords, Misses Kid • B uttoned _ Boots, and
Bos' and: Girls: School Boots.'
Boys •..
There'will be some special Bargo.ins in our
North Window -for Men:and 'Boys, Don't . fail to
for •t o days 'only.
see them w y y
Rubbers at less than:Manufacturers Prices::
•Ladies Rubbers . Keep
• :Mens Rubbers; �gc, 34 �
posted on our Stock.and 'Prices anti you , wont go
astray
No 'Troubleto i low oods4
'7 - THE OLD. RELIABLE-" 'm
TAYLOR & SON.
AAAAAA
RailICOM
'All. Styles
From a "luxury'. to a
"necessity," is the story of
inost'useful of all outside
.garinents, and one will
save itS'cost twice over in
a single Season. Our new
te.---Coatsfor-Spring;are here.
1 ' They are made from good
materials; cut in the ew-
detail just right. Values
..are good, goochenough in
fad to.make it worth your
while seeing this stock be-
- 7fore you invest a Dollar
in Rain Coat. ' Our
If
and. xtra special valne.
HAIII HAD ITS ADVANTAGES.—
Year after year; with our moderate
Winters, people were wishing for the,
old fashioned sort, as many believed it
wail the mild winters that brought us
the epidemics that occasionally visited
us, but to -day these same residents are
certain that the heavy doctors' bills of
the present winter are the oateome of
the return of the old fashioned one,
that hos been -With tis forfifteen weeks.
However, one Comfort to be had from
the bard winter is that the fruit crops
may be more helped than hindered by
it. In other seasons there have been
spells a mildweather in January and
February, which' have advanced the
buds. Then occurred severe frosts in
IVIarch and April whieh destroyed the
buds, and the result JOB no fruit.
Thus far the conditions have been an
right end the bearing wetod of apple
and pear trees is, unimpaired. The
greatest disadvantage we have bad to
contend with this. winter, is from a
monetary standpoint, Many -business
houses sinee Christmas, Would be
money ahead today had they closed.
up entirely ma waited for the retuen 1
of spring. We have all suffered from
the shutting out by snow of mit rural
friende, Our manufactories to* idle
for want of fuel ana traltitt to take
Oleic stbek away,rnechanies have been
thrown out Of einployment thereby,
ana when gentle spring does set in,
there will be a spirit of thankfulness
go op from all etmiretta. may it Come
Raincoats made from strong double texture clotho,
will not harden 'or break at seams, - newest
spring styles, correct length, the fashioftable
shades of grey, fawn and olive green, also coats
made from all -wool showerproof cloths, good
weight for spring, a stylish and serviceable gar-
ment, compare tiles° with higher prided gar- py e
in mats and you will see met how good ' their 0
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values are,' all sizes, each... .
Overalls that Wear. . .
Not much Use taking up your time making Over-
alls, when you can buy them ready. to wear at prices
like these, High speed electric -driven machines that
will make thousands of stitches a ainute, have revol-
utionized the making of Overalls, and to -day it can't
pay•any woman to sit down and make them herself,
These values prove it Can you beat these three lines
overalls made from heavy stripe cotton moleskin,
seams double stitched, rivited buttons, strong
pockets, will stand rough wear, all sizes, per pr.
Overalls made from heavy black derry seams,
. double stitched, pockets rivited, . double Wok
-and front, out wear tWo ordinary pair....
Ovetalls •Iiittds3 from heavy Week doky, seems
double sewn, patent buttons, high bibs, por pr..
dge.ils Bros