The Clinton New Era, 1904-12-30, Page 4AnnualJANUARY SALE starts Fridav Mottling,
'Aimust4imuitty Oak, that usually starts the first week 01,Jan4ary, will commence Friday morn -
Ow Dec, 30thone week earlier than usual, Tho aim of this sale is to door out everShiPt in winter
• gods;betore Stocktaking time which Is Pet),
In additton'fo the big reductions on all winter gods wehave planned a clea. mace on all goods' such as
pony, Llinens,liandkerchiefs, Fancy Collars, etc., some of which came in too late for our Christmas trade. I
These values and prices will speak for themselves,
.14tdiest Winter Coats
*ery Ladies Cloth Coat in the store'is reduced to just
Ilatf the .,regular price,
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.$5:00 Coati fot $2.50 $6.00 Coats, for $3.00
". 3.50„ 8;50 • .4,25
10.00 " 5.0'0 '12.03 6.00
14,00.. 7.00
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pig ..nap Ladies' Cloth Skirts
$3,5(;, $3.75 'to $4 SKIRTS AT $2,50
Ifere's bargain tailor nude skirts that should bring you
out bright and early Friday morning, These skirts are made
of good quality of homespuns in several different styles and.
colors and come in assorted lengts, toe regular prices are up
to $4, to go at $2.50
A Big Bargain in All Golf Coats R.educecl. in Price 8,5c BLACK • SILK
250.india 1,aWn, at44e , lathe lot will be found the following colors, navy, red,
39' inch wide IndLawn,
this is a very fine civality,
mode of ronnd even thread
an'khe regular value is 25c
o,at .
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AT 55c
green,. black with stripes of white, also solid white With blue'
,stripe' This is a very fine quality
o black peau-de-soie and will
) .';.r waists or
$2.50 Gel
2.,75
3.50
e9ats af
St
•- a
T8
)5
JO R oat 55c
'd Childfet's Astractifin A Clearing' Sale of Children's Wool Underwear
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35c; -4,0c, 45c and 50c UNPERWEAR at 30e - ' '
,. untlets at Clearing •Price4. . On Friday morning we will place on sale 120 Children's
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- 'Ciiilii's 50*c* and .60c Ganntleth.at 38c Vestsand Drawers, all of -which are made .of a very fine qual-
',,,,,:•:. ity. of wool. This •is a line we can't repeat, so, in 'order to
In white, grey, red 'and black.
clear them out at once we have marked them to go it 30c
,Ladirs'. 75c and ,85c Gt. tlets at 55c In the lot y911 will find More at 4.5c and 50o
'-- Ladies' $1.15 Black G ntlets at - . 85c
than any other price.. •
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,2,5C011310IDRY HANDKERCHIEFS AT .15c 85c and 75c FLANNELETTE GOWNS at 50c.
200 fine embroidered Ilandkerchiefssome of which have , - ' Ladies' Gowns, madeof an extra heavy quality of Thu..
. .. been used'Iti • decorating and are slightly'soiled, au regular: neletteon white, blue -and pxnk,• all are nicely trimmed Our
`'' •• 25c qualities to go at ,, . - • , . 15c regular prices are 75c and, 85c, all to clear at each • 50c
'BEAUTIFUL siLK cot.LARs. . ' , Bik ' Reduction's ' on Fancy Linens
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AT NEARLY HALF PlzICE . ' . •
, ••• • . • 35o .41Linen Tray Cloths • at 25c
Your choice of several dozen beautiful silk Collars nicely 50 ,t 00c " ' ' ' . • " „ " 40c
inedeand finished in several styles and colors. 10 dozen of 85c • • . " . '" - "& Table Covers 55c.
- `these collars came in too late for our Xmas trade, regular 65c $1 & $1.25 " - . " " " " 80c
and 75c collars to go at .
.9.... 35c Other .odd.,peices not listed here also reduced in price..
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1lP Tittg •WANT w '
EOM. MONEY BACIL
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The old friend's Of Rev. Henry Irvine,
Of.)3raMptou, (forinerly of this coenty) • .
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• • . will regret to know that for thc past The following letter. was sent by' Mr.
Cliurch,flews fOur iveeks he has be,a 'cl'nfinOd to hie Cameron, the•Liberal candidate in
X444+4+4+4+++44444441 PRE§ENTATION-After the open•Co servatiVe Candidate .Aff o r -
CLINTON
No Joint Meetings.
Earl Gr,..Y 80 servants with '
tithe that such a large retinue accorn-
pealed, a governor-general.
W. J. Shilbey of bogus ballot -box
tante has assigned for the benefit of his
crediters. The .assignment was elec.:
tr a °skin, :
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• Mr. Justice Eillem Of the Supreme
Court of the °Dominion has accepted' .e
the position of Chairman cif the Rail-
way Counniasion -left Vacantby the et of Mr. B
• The 'mantle • of Chriatinas Charity
spreads IbirPr those mien within.:prison
walls. The Department at Ottawa hag
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granted pardons to fourteen hing.term
prisoners in the eenifentiaries of King-
ston,-RtSineent de Paul and Dorches-
. Ri is is the first
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44' ° -West Huron, to Mr. Dudley Holmes,
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.. sessionso unclay School, ntario St.
ONTARIO STREET.- Dr. Cdok 'Wm churoh,,thejunior Bible class invited ply was received by Mr. Cameron, be
preach next Sunday evening DU "rho
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,r their teacher Mr. Holland to the class is arranging for his own meetings;- '
onthly fellowship meeting at 10a. m.
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112of the Young People's Society was mr. r.i. H. Reiland, .,... during the apereaching earn len in WeaS
Dear teacher.:--Nreare.reininded a our re -
held M. Dealt FIOLME13:,-erkil. °nil" 6°' 13
Id have.
a very hitndsome her:s Bible, a,c-•-
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Wrziris.-A most interesting meet- • compamed by the following address: •r am willing, if yotrare, that weshou
dress Wits given by Mr. John McIlwan, name to -day. Al. we are also reininde gt
zen or closed bar -room, whibh ?' • Room whine theyipesented hint with th 4
ocr$ulidaY- eyening When. an acb-1 istionsnie to the matins thiit'ls Above Try-
' on the'veerk of the Knox College Mis-• igte 'Yet% hiaocii..:: r9r, tvierieenii, !fa
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eionary Soeietyj and also oa the Work caphoity ea teaeher, dear everStriveri to :neer).
he himself carped en last suminer on • before us.' Christ,,,andEle ways, andire can as-
•: one of the:Nottli west mission &Ida. sure yen that your serving( ore apPrechited by
, our class, who. earnestly desire thst yen, mar' ,
Balerfeirr Crturtea-On Sunday morn -• Les be earedt4. to do the rt VI is it, ;3:
:41v Rev W. D. Magee, • will preach a ...e14.21°'......rdlviiiiitieerthrifetoken :f !or e:titeem,
:New Year's sermon in the Baptist with:oil:boat vrioneN for Omen* Xmas. 'end a
lehtirch.? • The Christmas • services last bilettor New Year. Mawr, 1901. VIM Ofia-Sa.
. Slinday were very interesting, the • Mr Holland made b. short reply, •
li• pastor preached on the Subject of Rev, Colin ,Fletcher, the much es-
• charit .. as set forth le. the lgth ehap. t,eemed pastor of the 7.'hameill,ciadand
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Huron, joint meetings, tobe eased by our-
selves, each one havinglhe right to reply on
Alternate evenings, the one having the right
a reply to open the meeting. 1 wood leer
.gest that each take an hour, and the partywho
has the right of reply fifteen minute*. 1 think
this arrangement might be modified se" far se
the towns of Wingham and Gods** aro con-
cerned, myna might like the right of reply in
Whigham and I wotild in Dederick. .
I will agree, if you are willing, thitt we have
no ontsideseeakers„ except, tterhaps, the lead, .
WV or the party,. • • • • .• .
, mot sincerely trust, and no doubt' you do
also, that the coMpaign be free from Pereelv
'dittos and free from- any wrongful act; and
free from any interference by outpiders 'It
shall be my earnest endeavor to briny about
ormt inns. The appro. Kirkton Presb terian churches and •this result, so that when the fight JO over -no
priateness of the theme was pointed hisestirnable I y observed the twenty -
out and some helpful thoughts regard- fifth anniversary of their marriage, on
ing the exercise of &tufty were given. Monday, by entertaining their conprre-
The choir rendered several beautiful gatiOn. • The pleasant event was cele -
anthems during the morning and 'mated, in the Thames Road church
• evening service. In the Sunday •whete upwards of 200 tneimbers were
' School several choruses were given by royallv entertained by Mr. apd Mrs.
the acholars and a.good collection for Fletcher. • Althotigh a request was
foreign missions was taken. • madefor "no presents" the good people
• WEEMSY". - The Sunday School exer- of the Kirkton church, wishing to show
eises on Christmas Day were Mare • so• ine Way their appreciation of
than usualy interesting. Prizes bad ' presented them with a new
matter who wins -we may be as strorg per-
sonal.friends ae weingetiver been, ,
em,
e robe,'other cutter runs
beenloffere for original essays on the cutter, th
4.1aY, to be written by the scholara, w P e -Tharaes Road
And four of these were awarded beau-
tiful Bibles as prizes, in the order
named : 1st, Vera Rogers'i 2nd, Mary
Holmes ; Srd, Sadie Holmes ; 401, Nora
Nesbitt:- Short addresses, were given
by Rev. Mr Manning, Mr. Israel Tay -
lot of London, and Robt Holoaes •
special singing added to the interest of I ------.. Courtsee, on Thurs-
the occasion. The collection was to day` evening; to join in celebrating
maintain the two cots supported by their golden wedding anniversary.
the scholars in the Sick Children's Hos- After a most sumptuous and inviting
pital, Toronto... ...The thoir rendered supper, short congratulatory speeches
excellent Christmas music at the morn- were delivered by Rev, Dr. .Stewart.
frig and evening services, Meg. Murch; Oro Cook. Mr. Holmes and Rev.
Dr. Holmes, Miss Hampton and Miss John Holmes, of Blyth. The latter
Manning taking solo parts very effeo spoke sone lengh, stating that hid
RegularUvely monthly
ship meeting next Sunday at 10 a. m
congregation presenting them with a the Northwest, and the 'Yukon, have
purse of some $70 The wish'of all is
that Mr. and Mrs. Fletcker ma it live to Yet to received, Then there are no fig -
see their golden wedding. • ures for "Gave and L'Aseomption 10
••`Quebec, Dauphin in Manitoba, and C -
GOLD= w • EDDiNG -A numner of Atlin, B. 0., Where the Liber were
personal friends of Rev. W. Wade and elected by acclamation. Alio: ing • the
wife gathered at the home oftheir Son- ordinary votelit these constituencies,
the .total vote will be ovet 1,090,000,
and the Gcivernment majority over the,
Conservatives about 60,000.
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• Mr W. E. Raney, in a letter to the
. • ours sincerely
• G.usiftEroN.
Dudley Hamel. '
Winghani, Ont.
Es
66,900 hliaJority.
. When all thaDaininiOn election re-
turns are in the total Votewill be 1,000, -
MO. The Government will have a ai t
jority Over the Conservatives of about t
1 New Tear Rollday Rates
TORRITORY Yletireenhali alitt,ione in ,i:ets:,
p
, ,IXT:41/2441.. :Ali
b. le,luiti Eig °tome,
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TO START the NEW YEAR
WITI-I A CLEAR SHEET, YOU WILL
* wANT SOME OF OUR .'IDS:
1:st Ind 8,1 al$11re gen,
RAttap ein$1181;41111t0101glivore
Old Ffillthlginciatri4O.
On So valid Wormer until '
J'an.$141,900,.
• For Tickett4
and NI inforithatien call on,
nedgeas, 'town Agent.
Tbe OW Eliti
FRXD,AY, DEO. 80, 1901,
CollUSISIMIleatIont
we do not beide reePeesible for
lune v-70,
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any opinion' expressed under this hood.
bas -En Martins..
Local Option
Tit rekt r IklOtor if 00 New Nat
• The greatest trouble with Local 0
tion is that it is said. to drive tra
smog from the place. That it) true
far as the whiskey trade is concerne
but in no other, We will. take Farg
in North Dakota, and Moorehead, ju
across the river in Minnesota, as e
atnples. In Moorehead there is no re
triction ; you Oali get all the liquo
you want. And the place shows it -
most dilapidated place, streets out
repair; drunkards can be seen stagge
ing on the etreets at any time. I
Fargo noliquor is sold, and the polls
are on the watch for anyone the wors
of kilo coming over from Moorehead
and if any one should. stray over he i
run in, fined, and then sent hack
Fargo is a city of 12,000 inhabitants
In talking to a business man in Fagro
'he was asked if Moorehead being so
close dicl not injure heir business, as
it was Saki by many that Lecal Optio
in a place would drive, trade from tha
place to where liquor could be got
The answer was tbat "anyone sayie
that does not know what he id talkin
about. I I doubt if there is anothe
place in the Union pf its size, that doe
as much business sts is done here.. Our
hotels are full, doing a legitimate bust.
nets ; our storekeepers, and all other
trades. are doing a good business."
The follewints clipping from a Fargo
paper. will speak for itself; "Brad
streets reports that the bank elear
ances of Fargo for the past week were
5888,281, being over $100,000 mere than
thoee of Fall River, Mass., With its
120.900 population; also ' three times
those o Siolut Falls, S.D., and dcubl
those of Bingharinpton, Th ie is
pretty good evidence of the kind of a,
big little city' Fi.rgo is in the financia
world.". , Yours, ete . H. ELFoRro
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4116"Editin qf the yevi Ere :
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DEAR, SIR --Our friends *the "Aptis"
The Canadian
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. Canada's 'reliable year
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* Iiocket•Diaries
For 1905
Many sizes, bindingit
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S.S. Lesson
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Gi$t, of the Lesson,
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Practical Commentary
fiCe
Peloubet's Notes
4042$
For Business
Men,.„
We have Blank Books,
Bill Reads, Envelopes
and a complete stock
of office supplies.
Wenders •*-
.Are reduced in price,• I
to clear the balance o• l
our stock,
School •
Booki
For the re -opening of
• pchooli; All the new
text books and. the best
values in Scribblers,
. Blank Books; etc.
Wishing everybody a haivy • New Year,
* We are, yourS. truly,
COOPER & co.,
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To the E.ditor of thd Neer Era
'DEAR Sin. -In view of the Option sal.ttion now going en and the bylow to be voted
on eext Monday, will you kindly allow me a
little apace in the columne of your paper to
say a few words pri the surieett Much has
been said on both sides. and probably I shall
not be able to say anything that har not al-
. ready been said, neverthelese there %ye &Me
• things thatiwilibearrepeating and this will
afford me the opportunity of taking my stand
•elmigwith moose” preachers and women" who
know flo littte about butanes, mitten; aceorcV
ninegmoberse.orpthineiotoon•ofrdsoomt eTrotadet.heviihe0000tr•thice
•• greiitost cries or these against this outing f
, the tsylaw ia loss of Reverted whirs must be
1 made up. Thigh; net suoh a greet calamitsr
es these people would like to make it sneer.
: What does the town matron] tbeliquer traffic?
•' WOO, What else cornea from it? Carsed homes,
blest,ed and degraded lives, and lost souls. BO
let us Just take the financial prime of the wine-
tiktitt The assessed Yates of the property of
tax thaaTtivigrilailatgatore lartkerinCoiticdletiga
mighty stun or one mill on the della& And
•would. the voters of town who have boys soli
them for the paltry sum of 1 mill on every dot
itart treglir _smart, the pet, dal: a 1.
l
regret to say. are win Ling to ao it again. nen
Your 7/43rtrigi shome, tgricitation, arugal-
aftee months a opportunity, have
thus far.beert unable . to make a, ease;
They have not accepted our invitation
to a,ppeq on the miblie platform, they
have not ansivered any of the positions
taken by the Local Oplionists through
the press. Why •have • they been un
able either by argument or public dee-
laration to make a case ? The answer
is a simple one -they , have 'no case to
m ike. Their position wilt .neither
stand for argument nor &armlet sense.
Let me recapitulate. As to business,
it has been proved over and over again
that Local Option does not hurt the
business of any town where adopted,
but on the other hand it has been
proved that business as a whole is
better. •I have Were me a letter from
Geo. W. Baird, of Bleeheim, loaned
me by a friend. for use t; on the head
• of the letter. is "Clerk's Office, Har-
wich, Blenheim, Ont." He tia : -1,
The hotels are ebserving the, aw at
east a.e.far as my observation gees
,•I believe there is some liquor being
onsunied by a certain number.. 3,
There is cortamly a noted Improve-
nient in the inerale of the town. 4,
As to habitualdrunkards, I would say
thatlefew of them 'are getting it at
:times, bet certain others do not, and
It has bettered their condition. 5, .1,
think the tebling in favor of LoCal.OP.-
tion, bas ,igained ground. 8, . Any
merchants I have spoken to saY bust.
ness has not been affected, and some
of them sayItlid nre prepared to 'take
deelaration -necessary, that it has
materially improved. . A. W. Bell
• says his has Unproved, and if necessary
is prepared to reake'itffidavit to that
effeict; further, as he does a cash busi-
ness his would, under the circinn-
stances if business was injured; be the
niost seriously affecte 3. He also men-
tions C. L. Vongunten, jeweller, Geo.
Layton, bootand shoe merchant, irnd
T. B. Shillington in thesame way ; Mr.
Shilliogten told his own etory here, .
and any reference to him by the other
side only. Wade his position stronger.
The special correspondent of the Glebe
_some time ago 'spoke of the increased
savings of•the people of Toronto Junc-
• tion. ,All we have beard from Toron-
to' Junction has been in the same line.
Hence the challenge thrown out to
our friends'the enemy., to show in any
onelnstanee where business has been
affected where Local Optionprevails,
has not be,en taken tip by them sinaply
because the place .does not.exist. The
buihrese cry thetefore has only brought
• to light multiplied proofs of the sound-
ness of the • Looal Option position in
this respect. That in every instanee
the mot ale of the places is improved
has also been shown. And now as it
Test resort the taxation cry has been
rallied, but there is nothing in that to
alarm. At one mill on the dollar
more, it would only inean bon. twenty-
five to seventy-five cents a year more
Here are Mr. Whitney's temperance
views, at explained by himself in the
Mail; "If by lifting my:finger I coUld
abolish intoxicating • liquor from the
face of the earth,1 would do so But I
have no desire tolump ray headagain
a stone wall if the only result will be to
p e, o e wi I not
risk anything, in the canse-tnerely
ebuse Ross for not doing more. . •• .
A peculiar complication has arieen
over the Provincial election in Prince
Edward Island, •The sheriff has declar-
ed Premier Peters, Liberal, and Mr. II,
McEwen, Conservative, both elected
or the'sanie seat, each having polled
15 votes. This Iookii like tt silly thing
o do, because both certainly cannot
&kettle seat. Evidently the Sheriff
• • Was afraid of offending either of the
60,000. •The returns froth Mackenzie in 'candidates and lacked Inickhone. The
only Solution of the dculty con be
the resignation of one or the other; or
tt neW election
• Hon: Inutes Smart„ Deputy Min-
ister' Of the Interior, has resigned. ge
cattle to Ottawa. from Manitoba when
Mr. Sifton was sWorn to the Privy
Council nod has been Deputy Minister
of the Interior ever since, Previous. to
that time he held the office of Conimis-
sionet of Publie Werke in the Mani-
toba Government, and at one titde was
Moor of Brandon. He has been a
steady and devoted worker in the pub-
• lic service and fertile, in the or.igina.
tion of methods for promoting mann-
gration.. • He finds his work in the In -
Sr. PAUL'S. -The services en Christ -
Mae Day were • bright and cheerful.
and the number of communicants the
largest at any one time since the in.
joining the church hied been due to Mr
Wade's faithful ministry many years
since, and his early home being to some
extent under the Motherly care and
Godly influence of Mrs Wade. Mr.
Wade replied briefly ex reeding hfe
eninbency of thepresent Rector. Rev, great gratitude to God or his care
Mr. Gunne .preaehed wonting and ev. over them doting the long period. of
ening, and both sermons Were appro. married life, and for all the blessings
prlete to. the oceation. In the morn. they had enjoyed. During the evening
in his subject was "Christmas Greet. mrtille!'sler,WmasukgeihVeanndll,nifer: and Mrs. 04:.'7e°°kre:
ing" baited on Nob. VIII, 10, and in
the evening "Jesus the Saviour," frond gret of unavoidable% absence were re-
st. matt. 1, gi, The ramie wee joyous eeived from friends outside. The 0
and well rentlereci throteeht. The easion was a pleasant one throughout.
.o. .
the evening, and the anthems' were es. , Loan eel,. era. .
offertory eel° by IVIiss Me aughton, in
pedany geed, and their eeleetion re. 14MitiL-Noinliuttions for Reeve and
ficietegreat 'credit on Q pemfpg, Councillors took place in Ilullett last
the efidelent choir-nuister. The open. Friday' as that was coesidered to be to
ing and blosing voluiltaries were, as according to law. We have a goodly
nsitel, played. With Ditleh expression, 88teker to, 'alloose from .,Itev.
The afterboon ehildren's serviee was DiWiasOirof Orenehou VerY* ez"
Toronto World, criticising the tem-
perance plank jf the Liberal platform,
says he thinks 25 per cent of the elec-
tors on a petition for Local Option too
high. If one, natter of the electors of terior De artment very exacting and
any municipa ity cannot be got to
sign a petition of this nature the ing,t-
ter had better be left until tiaey are.
, In South Hilton Rev Mr McLennan,
hopes to weever a less'trying pursuit
in eorntnercial life, It is not every
day that it Mall voluntarily gives up. it
position worth $8500 a year. Mr.
Smart is an exceptionally able man
and his knoWledge of the west will be
the Liberal candidate, is putting up a of great service to him,
most vigorous fight, and" deserves to
Win. The chief argument against him A BIG. S'ORPRISE
is the fact that he is a minister, bob Another big. surprise is announced in
this should really' be in his favor. In the Family Herald and Weekly Star
• the Dominion House two clergymen of this week. No person who knows
anything of the value of such a story
held seats for Western constituencies, as Ralph Connor's latest success, "The
and they made good representatives. prospector," could ever inlagine any
4/fr McLennitn'Seharacteris irreproach- Cana4ian newspaper strong enotigh to
able, his ability its self-evident; his
, pay the price deinanded for the exclus-
platform capacity first-class, and in ive rights to such eatery. Nevertheless
common parlance "he's a, hustler." All the 'Family Herald by way of a Christ.
the riding the Liberals are add tO
wellattended, and was fatly ehoral. cellent gettlinn8 in tile Pr6s1/Yelriali geurniting in bis favor. If theLibe a's
The offertories at all seevices were lib- ,the last two Stuadays end the Itev. Mr.
., ,. are true to tfternselveS and their prrin.
era ...Miss Bentley presided at the or. Lockheed, &former pastor. will thac3r,
ci les, Mr iVIeLennitn will he the next
kart morning' and evening, and Miss the pulpits the next two Sundays r.
Nellie rferlbair iii the afternoon.... „. Br_ogclen and family spent Christmas rePpresentative for South Iluren,
The A Y..P. A: does not meet this In Blyth. nlero vvoro a gOadlY;AWIlber
Will be held on Wednesday. Next and Mrs. D. W. Boyd left on Tuesday Church has invited ReV. W. G. II,
,Webk. The usetti week -night eerviee of visitors here for Christintia Mr. 1 London, Centennial Methodist
Siandity buluir the first Sunday a tho Morning for" Chicago, where they will , MeAllieter, M. A., of Aylmer, '80 be,
Tomah, tliere win as usual be a aelebea. spend a, fevv davs etrid then proeeed td 1, come pastor for the next eonfererice
tion ef tho Siteripient of the Lord's Now Orleans for the remainder Of the year and the invitation hrul been an
Supper at the 11 o doe's service. winter. ' cepted. .
mite 'present to its readers lute actually
secured it. "Nothing too good for the
Family Herald readers" seems to be the
motto of the publishers of that great
Weekly. We predict a greater de -
mend t ia,ri ever for the Family Herald
and few preeent readera will now want tne notei business without le bar,
to have. their saner st0V,Ped. Will • and they dossed among the
to t e majority of the tax payers.
The man assessed for one thousand
dol ars would pay one dollar more, for
$000 00 cents more, for $800 80 cents,
$700 70 cents, $600 60 cents, $500 ,50
cents, and so On down to ten cents for
one hundred dollars taxation. But
that is nothing to what we will gain.
We Will gain tespettabilit pros-
perity, safety and morality. e will
gain in the protection that will be af-
forded to our boys, wives, motheraand
homes. We will gale as citizens gen-
erally, for whatever is lost by the bar
is gamed by the homes. Then there
is the cry of sympathy for money in-
vested ; but the cry is the other way.
Every dollar invested for the sale of
' liquor is it direct investment in oppo-
sition to the 'best interests of the
plitee. The heart of the man Must be i
hard who will invest his money for the
rub of his fellow-eitizens. The spin-
pathy is for the vvives 'and mothers
who are aiwaye sneering because of
such investment. Better that men he- i
cause of their unholy' greed should he
made to suffer, than that by their
greed they should crente'suffering on
ittalte4 sum :trig:11;1:1er:: ardritctl ttlirxy:/,
/berate of one mill on the doper. , Are ti
willing- to do It?
Another cry is that the tradeof the town` will
be rained, ThIsha4 never been proven b: twee
who make the a wertion, for tbe 'imp. e e son
that it minuet be because it is absolutoly false.
Has Blenheim's trade. suffered? Has Toronto
Junction wide been ruined? Of course not.
Just look at this trade argument. • „Because
there wilt be no bare where the laboring man
can spend his money on stagger juice" he will
not spend it at all but will keep • in the hot,
tom of some old stocking where it will be of
use trine one. On the contrary he will have
more respect for himself and wt11 • not be oon-
tent with his' old way" obsoleting, bat willeeek
to better himself and will spend his limner in
before were luxuries. The Saving nk act
• BORN.
HUNTFR-In I.iondon Hoed,.
on Deo •26th,t'm wife ef.Mr. Rob. Flunter,
ot a daughter. '
•
MARRIAGES
AIKEN BE AD -CAMERON - I a Sten-
•leY•et the hente of the brides parents, Dec
2stlit by the Rev.- E. H. Sawere, Miss
Annie, seCond daughter of John Cameron,
to Huai Aleenbead, all of Stanley.
LONGMAN-GOVISR- In Myth, on
Deo 224d, by. ReV J. Relates. Mr, Harvey
Longman, of Hulled, to Mies Margeret
Geste; of Loudon. •
• JACKSON;--WhRSHALL-As Detroit,
on Deo 2,41h, by Rev. Dr. Ryan, Mr. E. T.
Jeoksonilete of Clinton. ' to Miss Lino
Marshall, daughter of Robert Morahan,
Goderich Tp.
.FORSTER-YEO At the residence .
of the bride's tether, Ooderiob Tp., oirDee
Nth; by Rev, F. Sawn, Russel H. Forster,
of Colborne, to Alma only daughter of Mr. '
•
.• . . .
•DALE-BRIORENDON-At the, red.
denoe alba' bride's father, Mullett, cal:he •
2811,' by Rev. Dr. Cook, Mr. A. 'Dale, to
Miturie,.daughter of Mr- S. Prickendon;
• CANTELON: - CHAPMAN.-:- M
•
residence of the bride's parents, HO 11,
on Deo 28th,'by Dr: Medd, Da
Cantelon, (second son of, W. Cantelne,
Clinton,)to Catherine, daughter of Mr.M.
Chapinan,Hensall, • . • • , ••
new AkAtTerstitmesto
the storerrof our town for thrit •
•
WANTED'
octants trill increase...Abel ale° been &liana
the fermata will go t,o other towne to transact •
their business. .euch an insult. At th
farmers are so closely r&ted to the li quer traf
• fie.' The farmers of this district arena deserv-
• ing of.this insult It has been asserted that
the law cannot be enforced. Why? Are those
who make the statement, going to break it?.
That there will be more liquor sold. le another
alrY shout. If thls were so, those intereeted in
• its sale would most anxious!) to have the_ by
law Pam!", ter it's 6Praa'atthsth11,73
.are not. As gangs go nil. outtown t
nearest bar • for a spree, it is possible but no
probable. •At any rate we shallbe glad to hav
• the uproar out of town. Those _who are so de-
• termiaed as t.his mey ao, nut will be thee
yrho have been long on the road to destruction
and net those Young men ad boys who shall
hold the reins ot power in the Inters and. who
shalt guide the 'affairs of Mir beloved Da
n. Therefore. it le the duty of every
rrOlielit)to do all in his power to remove tempta-
tion from the boys of -Our town. by voting for
the Land Option by-law next monde',
OSCAR ROCHiRfle'
Ter 0 letters, on the same suirJect; are unrivoid
•• ably left over.
ot. eh
AN' OPEN LETTER TO THE EL-
. ECTORS OF CLINTON.
t• • Wanted, at once, Household or general
e servant, to go to Toronto: expenses paid to
• city. MRS. TOZER. Clinton.
PENN/UE[1P BY. 1111.14
Finest pen -written ro-iieft. All nraotleaWork
_ .
carefully examined, w th red -Inn: cirtgelsran..
Muscular movement made toot, ' /Ampler the
long winter evenings 'by pleasant and profit -
t able work. Twenty lessens -my course in
e writinv-at tin exceedingly eheap rate.
6 tgrkeetitgi tAt.wi• TitirilitrafOr °Alta. yid
, cards 90c. ' . .13ALLEY, Goderich, Ont.
Dear .Fellow Electors, -We have
readied a :most important crisis. On
Monday next we shall be called upon
tO • vote for or against "Local Option.
The time for discussion is past and
noW conies theAuestion of duty.
In casting our ballot for the measure
before us wear° asking t� have put
itt .force what. is reallythe only val-
uable ,thing in tit present , license
law, and we are assured by men of
the molt reliable Charactr, with fac-
ts which. Cannot be disproved, that
Local Option. is unquestionably' con-
stitutional, that it it capable of sat-
fifaCtory enforcement and wherever
In operation te proving beneficial.
All departmehts oLlegitimate trade
are 'improved while conditions,
more, y, are most encouraging. •
We are face to face with whet • is
generally acknowledged to be a ter-
rible evil. Many Wimin we • have
kooWn and loved are ruined through
the drink, and many are on the way
down and the open bar is the en-
trance and the question is "Shall
We Continue to keep Silent, naake
use of what We know will close up
the places where the rein IS being
wrought ? Doubtless .some Will eon-
scieetiously vote against it and oth-
ers from motives of self-interest, but
with the majority of the. electors the
question 'will, or Ought to be, "What
0 rny duty {he sight of Odd 19
• And here we ate. faced with it ter-
rible responsibility. 11 We vot;e ag-
ainst it, or even refuse to vote for
t we are responsible for all the mis-
ery• and wretehedness which flow
rom the iraille.••
• „,
To the women electors let me satt
the part ef others. Let thetn. o into
be rernembere that the family Herald
had exclusive use of “The Man from
Glettgary,'" now it has the new and
great story by the inane author.'
it word, 'Iorrie, ot you have as yet,
perhaps, never east, it ballet and may
iesitele to tomb out. You have now
n opportunity to save your and
titer boys do not fail to use it
Greets
true business men, while now they are 1
regarded,, because of their business, as a
aliens to the beat inteeeats of society,• 0
• 8, S. Coox.
To the Eleetargi...
Ladies and Gentlemen.
i am once more before you aten eandidatti
ter the Mayoralty for the year 1906. / en-, •
dsavored to serye you faithfully and' etrimelete-
tiously for the past year, and ant Owe, poly
askit g you for a second term, which is useally
granted, in order to allovr for the completion
of the Work ori hand. •
The'Local Option bYlaw is new befOre
people for their serious consideration at the
..
polis,,end it should not be a tactorin the On -
'teat between myself and Mc. Jackrion. Lay ail
minor ma tors toono side and eupport the one
• wko, in your judgment, will tort% you best ia
• the capacity of Mayer. 'Wishing you thetsoln-
illinients of the treason.
• . Your obedient servent.
HOOVER.,
Notice to Creditors •
In he matter of the estate of Dunce
Ferguson Illaepherton, late of the Town of
Clinton, Manufactlffer, deceased
Notice holland)* given Dumont 80It, S. G.
1897 Cap. 129, Sec. 88 and amending sots, MO
all persons having claims against the estate or
""trirnes.gh!who
die Von or a Duncant t cyp. atovemeet,
A.
1), 1084, are ,emal_red to send by poEse prepaid
or to deliver to W Rrydpise, ?elicitor for the
Executors, on or Wier° the 14th dity of January .
1909, their names, addresset, and descriptions •
ands full statement of particulars of their
claims and the nature of the seenrig (If saY)
held by them duly certified, and. Of after the
said day the executors will Proceed to distri-
bUte the russets of the deetaied, among the
parties entitled thereto, haying regard only to
the Claims of 'which they shall Olen have notice
Creditors Will oblige by sending in their
claimant once. .1
Dated this 2I1h day of December. 1904
W. DEMONIC, golleiter for the Exeentor
.7. Ir. ILACPREatiON, Exeentors.
P
D. . MAOPRESRON,
).
A. D. MACPHERSON.
ilano tor Sale •
eqUere pisno for ode nt a bargain,
Ftirther particulars apply at this Oleo.
Caretaker Wanted..
For Presbyterian Churoh, Clinton. For
partieulare; apply to W. 13RYDONE,
Chairman. Board of Trustees.
Windmill for Sale
The undersigned effete for sale, on tatty
terms, tt Brantford IO -foot wheel; about 6
horse power, wiih prilleys and gearing
complete. R. & J. RANSFORD.
.Cottage to Heat
The cottage Ott North dao et Mary St.,
formerly eetupled by Thos. Little,deeetwed,
le offered for rein. The dwelling contain
Foxier, Dining Rom, two tearooms,
Xitchan, rotary and VtIash-room. For
tome apply to MRS, LITTLE at MRS.
WII/TRIltAD'S