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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1905-06-16, Page 4A Big Sale of Makers Wholesaler? Surplus Stocks Ylin4 CLINTON .NEW ERA. ' Juno 16th, 1005 Commences fhursday June. isth , aT has been the custom of this store, for several years, to hold a special Summer Sale of Makers' and Wholesalers' sur- \ plus stocks during the months of ju'y and August. Tilie year, on account of the.cold and backward weather, sever- , al firms have been obliged to unload their surplus stocks much earlier than usual, and we have been very fortunate . in securing many lines of gob away unclerregular_prices_ _Instead of keeping these. lines until the end_of_the season.2 we have decided to place them on sale NOW, when you need thetrl most, This is, not a sale of odds and ends but of thous- ands Of yards Of Brand New Goods. In addition to the large lots of new goods, we will place on gale, at greatly reduced prices, many lines or goods taken from our regular stoc,k. We intend making this. the Greatat Economy Sale this store has ever held, and with that end in view, have cut,prices, in 111?-ny g.45.es, right in two._ _ Your. dollar will do nearly - double duty here during the next few weeks. Be sure. and get your share of the Bargains, , Sale starts Thursday, June_ t5,_.,9 a:rh. , - We, are going out of CarpetS., Prices are reduced below maker's cost ‘ Rothe . Seekers' Excursion Tickets. From CLINTON to Winnipeg, $90. klowlirey, Delorane, *nubs, $31.60•,_brandon'' , *81450 Lyieten Lenore, Min - Iota, $32,, Binscarth, $32i15__; litfoosoroin, $82.20 ^ Arcola, $82 60.; 10stevan, Yorkton, 483; %mho, 000; Regina, Lipton, $33 75; 3looseiaw, $34; easastoeu, 436.25; PriSOS Albert, $38. Macleod, Moonlit? troory, 13850; Rea Peer, 4 .60; Strath. I8top-9ver allowed any peii.t west of Wintiliog . Tickets good going and returning via Nort h Bay on the following dates :—Going Jane 13th, i returning until Aug. 14th; going i line 27th; re- l, turning until,Aug, 28th ; going July 10th, re, i turning Until September 16t11, Tloketi will also bo be:fled. good going via boat from Sarnia, to Fort W1.11 am, thence by rail to deatinatioo, on the follow• ing dates:—Going June ietb, returning up to Aug. llith; going June 26th, returning up to Aug, erte ; going July 14th, returning up- to 'SeV140.:t5tihciets-unti turthee information apply to • ' F. II. Hodgens. __Town Agent Two Hundred and Fifty Brand New Straw antahltioti Hits at Hall Price Eleven Hundred yards of The, 8e up to Mc Grey Cotton to go at 60. •11 New Dress Ooods and Silks at Sav= Now f.9.r the Greatest CARPET Bargains ever given Prices. See to 85c All -Wool Voiles at 48e 300 yards of 40 to 424nch-wide all -wool Voiles and Canvas cloth, in shades ofgrey. royal,chanwaigns, brown, cream and black; this s a - very choice lot of summer goods and is regular 60c to 85c qualities, all .48c to go at . . 60e; 17e and 85c Black Dress Goods at Mk 200 yards of 40 to 44 -inch -wide black Dress Goods, all choice quill,. . 40cties that sell ab.6.)c, 75c and 85c, odd lines to clear at per yard 690 Japanese Silk at 33e 1r0 -yap Is cifYiii5anese Silk, in -assorted co oim-s, 'w this is our very best 60c quality, to go at . • Op - A Snap in Dress Trimmin0.- 25c to 35c Trimmings at I9c • . 200 yards of fancy black and colored dres.s trimmings, all choice .goods, that are in demand for trimming, purposes, regular 25c to 35e 1 50 qualities, all to c'ear 75c to.85cirr1n1ming Laces at 35e • • On account. of not .having sufficient .room- for the proper display of our Carpets, we have decided to discontinue this department, and havecut prices • so r low that it will pay you to buy a .•carpet now, even if you have to keep it for a year, The prices arecut away below makers' cost, in order to clear them out at once. Here's the way we .will.sell them 40C Tapestry ,Carpet at..:........ .. . . 2 5c 50-arrd-edc—T-ap-estry-CalWt-gr.--5 -- , • • 75c Tapestry Carpet at 49c " 85C Tapestry Carpet" at ......55c S1.00 Balmoral Brussels. Carpet .at 60c " $1.25 Brussels Carpet at 956 All 2'5c Hemp Carpets to go at I7 All 3004Union Ca-Tets to go at . /c All• 5o and 60c Union 'Carpets to 0 -os at33c Ministerial Wtretolliog. The following paragraph appears in the published reports of Ottawa Con. ference of theVethodist church ; 'The Methodiet Conference exper- ienced a mild sensation when Rev. T. E. I3urge sprang &motion condemning Ministers•and laymen f rbuttonholing and wirtpulling the stationing cora- mittea He said it was a disgrace to Methodists. An uproar followed, and Dr. Ryekman, presiding, refused to' ac- cept the motion.” . t • There are people innocent enough to belleye thatllus only persons who ever do wire -pulling are the politicians, but if these same people had ever attended a Methodist Conference, they would very soon discover that the most per- sistent, and oft -times most euccessful, 250 yards of the very choicest silk trimming laces, in assorted., ne_s Stale-s,-althe a goods 'that -Ara regular roc to 8ac, tualear at Here is the Best Millinery Bargain. we have ever had. • Two Hundred Beautiful Outing Ilats and Straw and Chiffon Shapes to '1wo during this. Sate at Haft -Price. $1.00 Hats at.... 50c $2.00 Hats at St.& 1.25 " 62.ic 2 50 "• 1.15 1.50 " 75c • . 3.00 " 1.50 . These Hats were purchased from two of the leading Millinery hot* in Canada and all are giriranteed to be right up to date. In the lot you will find niany handonade Hats. All to go ist half-price. . , fu Prices. • UVLt siON is if BACK IF You WANT AT • • CLINTON A Sad Case. . Church Newsister of Leamington, and 'recognized 41: as one of the bright lights of • the 44. Rev. W. H. Looke, Methodist :min- .. ... ...• .. * * e„„ Methodist . ministry of aantario, be- X++44++++4+4"4"VMoi`nra'aai came suddenly deranged. atp his. lime ' -.-. in Leamington . Saturday, .arid. while ST. PAUL'S Ci IW -Rev. C. i t. on the train corning to Wiiidsor, he, Ounne. visited Stratford over Sunday, niale his escape and called•at a hOuse and took the services there morning in Walkerville. Ile refused to remain ' tnd evening in St. Jaines' c ' there, and tvas caught by the Windsor the rector's absence the -pulpit here , . police on . Sandwich street. He was was tilledy 'anon •niith, vIio taken to London Asylum in the afters preached acceptably at both services. noon to receive medical attention.. BAPTtST CFI UBCII. - Next MenclaY Dr. Lotke was attacked with influenza night, June 19th, the Baptist Young some weeks ago and this: developed People will hold their meeting in the inflamamtion of the middle ear. He auditorium of the church, when a pro- was taken to a• Chatham hospital for gram of a rather unique character will treatment, but became so ,violent that be given. The subject will be "Hymn- he was sent home. It is thought that ody, or a study of hymns. Three an Mimes -formed in the . middle ear phases of the subject will he dealt with, cansing pressure on . the brain. •The - viz: "The development of sacred i patient refuses to take nourishment song," "The place of 'Watts and Wes- of any kind and his friends fear that, ley among -hymn writers," and "A in his weakened condition, the • ex - study of several familiar I hymns." Apoeure may cause his death. • few hymns, preceded by a brief state- I His wife is in Uhatham.....hosPital,. merit of the facts connected with each, where she recently. underwent ' an will be sung hy the congregation, and ! operation. . a quartette will be rendered by mem- I Worry on her account, in addition hers of the Society. A very.heartf-in--;--as-hisaway.anness-aahma7-anrieh--v40 vitation is extended to the pablic• to • with.Mr. Loeke'i3 sad carditio'n. .. attend this meeting. .. I - He is about 454sata Of age, and ha's. WILLIS CHURCH. --The members of children. ;children.- He I was the Young Worneh's alleafla"..4 et-ereeently appointed by Conference to a number of aleartitarr-r s spent a very Kineardirie, and' unless he recovers la a: g ithe I before the -first Sunday in July, a . attire room of the church. The easairen in g last Monday n snhstitute will have to be.ternporarily meeting wae one d with devotappointed. ional I which the president, NIES orraner, gave it short address on 'The Object exerci es led y Mrs. LD11 b. after Sunday School Work. Mr. Hardy, who is connected with the Provincial Sunday School Associa- tion, and whose father, hy-the-way,, wasformerly employed by the Doherty Organ Co., gave an interesting address in Willis Church, on Sunday after- noon, on Teacher Training, showing the neceesity and benefit of teachers being specially trained for Sunday School work. He also occupied the pulpit of Ontario Street church on Sunday evening. and Vier% s of ti e Society". The follow-. ing . program was rendered - Solo, 311 s Hampton; Duett, Misses McCorvie and Wisemen ; Recitation, Agnes Ir- win; Quartette, Mrs. Reekie, Hoover, Campbel', lat;r ; reading, Miss Shipley; Duett, Mrs. (Rev) Cook and daughter, Alta Lind. After the program, sand- wich's, cake and coffee was served on small tables which were prettily decor- ated with flowers Extens.v.i pre- parations are being made for the gar. .den party to he held on the lawn cf Mr. .john Lindsay on the evening of the 26th. Preparatory services will he held this.afternoon at 3 o'clock to be conducted by Rev. Mr. Cranston, and communion service on Senday_ The regular meeting of the W. F. M. 5 was held last 'Thursday evening. As It Should be. • During the protracted illness of Rev. W. Godwin, pastor of one of the Meth- odist churches in Exeter, it spirit of genuine Christian sympathy was dis- , . . played by a brother clergynian, which the lsl'ew Min has much pleasure in • placing on record, and expressing its • approval of, Rev. Mr. Martin is the esteemed pas- tor of the Presbyterian church, and • he has voluntarily been holding union -services of his own congregation and • that of Mr, Godwin, the joint congre- gations meeting in the Presbyterian • church for One ervice and In the Meth- odist for the otuier. This is not an organic union of the • Methodist and Presbyterian churches, but it is a form of union that is exceed- • ingly creditable to minieter and people alike, At Kingston four convicts: were so». leneed to an additional two years and frue the penitentiary. It If for stealing arras and attetripting • •• al.' '— a The County -Sundey School and Obristiau Endeavor Convention was held in Goderich on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. The atten- dance was not as large as anticipated. Profitable addresses were •given by different speakers. The next Conven- tion is to be held in Clinton, . The Lonely One. •. BY JA( lt AND YILL IN OOLLABORATION (Original) Her day is past, her cooking o'er, And now he mourns a lack of cheer.; She fed him well while she was here,, • She fed him welt while she was here, And sewed his precious buttons on ; And now he mourns that she id gone. "A widower he is indeiid" t He did not value her while here, And now he's filled With deadly fear - "He'll never find her like again,' "That while he lives-whic won't be He never, neverwill be steong." 6aafe couldn't find a thing to She'd cooked for him for fifty years ; Ile owned to this through streaming "fte'd never find her like 'again itle did not know what he conld do To find another I —boo- oo -oo." • on ttibui4d, N Local Sporting Hatters : ENTER'ilkNioBk TUB Igrd. LACROSSE: _ The junior C.; L. A. match between Winghani and Kincardine was played at Kincardine On Thursday, the home team winning by • Several play- ers of both teams were ruled off by Referee Ellis for breach of rules. • . . • .FOOTBALL : • Listowell defeated Brussels in a close- ly contested.garne at home by 1 to O. Clinton and Stratford play for the Hough Cup, here toatiorravv, Saturday. The London Junior W. F. • A. team was defeated at Stratford by Seaforth, on. Wednesday, for • the district chant:, pionship' by 2 to 0. - ' , The first footbell. Match played at Seaforth this season in the senior ser- ies -of the W. F. A. was played Thurs- day between the Rangers of 'Berlin and the Hurons of Seaforth, resulting in a victory for the home 'team by a score of 4 to 3. The two teams' were•evenly,„ matched, but the qualite_oRlre game syas notauite ip t) theold-time Bar-, faSeatortirstandard: A juvenile team who calatheinselves the Rough Riders, were driven to Brucefield last Saturday by Jas. Doh- erty, where they -played a rnatch with it club Of that place. The rain did not dampen the ardor of either clubsand they played enthusistically, the result being avictory for Clin toe boys hy6 to5. The Clinton players were Al. De Witt Doherty (Captain.) Earl Downs, Ray McConnell, Jack Levy, John Perkins, Bills Hall, Bill Webb, C Nall, Wilber Johnstone, W. Finch; referee, Jas, Doherty. . • The weather could scarcely have been more disagreeable for a Match ed steadily all morning, ani•tained than it was on Saturday last. It rain - pretty nearly all afternoon as well, but as the London Collegiate team was in town it was decided to play the match. The ground was so wet and slippery that the players had difficulty in re- maining on their feet, and the ball was loggy, but this was its fair for one side as the other. Clinton, was handicapped by the absence Of two of its players, though the substitutes did their best. Clinton scored onegoal, but it was not allowed by the referee, Mr. Bartliff, on the grounkof being \off side, No other goal was scored, and the testa was, therefore, a draw. Both the Free Press and Advertiser give it fair report of the game. the Advertiser says: - "Ma Harry Bartliff made an efficient and impartial referee, " South Huron Farmers' Institute. Dar.. ' The annual meeting of the South Huron Farmers' Institute was held at Hensall, on Saturday lase, and was fairly well attended. ,The officers elected were : -President, I. Horton, Veborne ; Vice -President, T. Fraser, Stanley; Sec'y., R. Gardner, Farquhar. Dr. Clark, of Toronto, gave an ad- dress on "Forestry," defiling particu- larly with the care of wood lots. It was. an especially good and interesting Rev. I. R. M Starr, Toronto' has retired from tact et to let iniStr1 d' yf or.ayear, CollaY judge Edward menu, of Prinee Ilwardeounty, is dead, Mrs. Diamond was arrested and tak- en to-A/Woo to answer the charge of poieoning her daughter•in•law, • Wardell Mater, .accompanied- by nearly all the members of the County Council, together With Dr. Holmes, Treasurer; W. Lade, Clerk; W. Coats, registrar ; W. Proudfoot, K. C., -and R. Holmes of Clinton,. Went to London on Thursday of last week, where they were entertainedat dinner by the 'officers of the 33rd Battallion; The Coanty Council had been in- vited on several previous occasions to accept the hospitality of the -Battalion but never did so. As they had supple- mented the pay of the Volunteers by a grant of pi,000 this year. they were more desirous of seeing to what pur- pose the money was used, and visited the camp accordingly-. At the entrance to the camp grounds they were met by the band of the Batt- alion; and mare ed through the lines of the different tents to the camp sof the 33rd, where they were received with hearty cheers.1. • , Attanspaetisia-d-ate-asainavea,nari de thehospital,' the large mess tent for the men, and the other• e ui mente, after which all repaired to the officer's mess tent; where a sump., thous and royal repast awaited them. Major Alex Wilson, of Seaforth, 00- cupl.a.1 the chair, and 'Rey Mr Hodgins, • Chaplain, the vice-chai a • Short Breeches were made by the Chairman. Vice -Chairman, several members of the Council and other& Some of the councillors'hial never before been on a tented field, and they expressed their surprise and gratification ateverythiog • being in such good order. It was after -"lights out" had sound - id that the very pleasant gathering broke up. and the visitors were escort - outside the picket lines, lest any ot them should fall into the guard room. • Royal Temilars. • The send -annual meeting of Huron District R. T. of T. was held in al ham, on Tuesday. A very interesting . and profitable dayWas spent discussing • Editorial Notes. the woik done, and devising ways and means of stillfurtherin thegood work, - Lightning struck the parliament buildings at Ottawa the other day, but it never disturbed the slumbers of some of the Senators, , For the past eleven months Of the current fiscal year, the increase in One foreign tradeamou nts to over $2,000,000, Canada's progress under Liberal rule has simply been marvellous, The: glinton Neill/. Era, 1OR115AY, JUNE 16, 1901 _ The Eleetisms. , On the argument of the Censerett- •tiVe papers themselves, the election of Hop. Mr, Hyman, in London, and Mr. Smith, in Oxfor.i, is most important. , They declared that these elections would be a teat •of public opinion on the Attorioiny bIll,. and the Liberals accepted the challenge and won the battle on- the issue, Had the reselt been otherwise, there 'is not a bit of doubt but • thet a political -religious agitation would have 'started in On- _ wire -pullers ire -toT,-h0-foilndirt-the - • ministry, We are not going ' to. say that• all ministers do it. There are some_who _ are abeye it, but the parageaph quoted shows its prevalence, and a somewhat intimate acquaintance With Methodist Conference work hadconvinced vs that as "wire -pullers" some clergymen can easily diseouht the most active poli- tician. ' It is an undesirable state of affairs and leads to a good deal of indireci trcublehut we do not, believe it can ever be -stopped. Men who want to promote their ovvn interests will do so, ani no doubt lay representatives who go to Conference will do likewise. Bat *ministers, Wanted tc stop a. practice for which there is no honest justifica- tion they could do so very easily. - Roney -Bringing Trade., tario that would have been most disel estrous to the peace and good will of all classes, • • Mr. Hyinan's eleetioa is paalcularly gratifying and important. London is a Conservative city,. an lieve the better class of Conservative's • we favorable to Mr, Hythan's rettirn. by aechinuttlon, the Party was forced into an unwilling contest ' • That „Mr. Hyman ',should ' get majority of 329 is significant, because the fight nut up against hint was in- tensely bitter. All sorts of sectarian appeals were made, and the Free Press must have instilled a large partion of the electors by its. virulence. T-fre re - rain is a:crushing rebuLe to those who wouldappeal to prejudice, and no matter how the Opposition try :to ex- plain the defeat, the fact remains that the people refused to •believe all they said on the•qtetatiOn Mr, ,Sibith's Majority of 1349 in Ox - find: is a little lesathan the normal Lib - Mal majority, and any tomfort which the Opposition can dealye . therefrom they ere welcome tg Pi optiged Tariff Changes. . • T,is intimated that When the budget is brought do'is n,. changes in the tariff will be made by putting,:e. duty On binder twine and mem separate The reason for further proteetion on binder twine is alleged- to be the bra that the International Harvester r of ict pa,ny has begun a We e erm nat on upon Canadian ManufactUrersand against the solitary firm in the United ,States which still dellee its power The licitinty. at Present given to Canadian twine manufacturers to enable them to .compete • againstthe drawback which is allowed to United States mi. - porters cif Manilla; hemp is three eighths' of it cent per pound. .& ,tariff is always a matter of compromise and hark far she Government is justified in •this direction is always.sanatter of opinion. When the tariff on twine was abolish- ed, mernbers of the Oppositioa:contentl- aa t.13jtt there- was no reduction in price to the consumer, ho tL.:•7 earnr-", advocated a restoration of theduty, al - ging there-Woulebe no increain 'price. ' • If it cart be shown. tnat the Internet- Ocanpan y .is trying to crush out all other Competitors and have the market to itself -practically a menop- oly-thea the government may be • justified in restoring the •duty. If these conditions do not prevail there should be'no Change in the tariff. We do not believe there should be any inarease in the duty on cream sep- arators Their naa'oufacture is now confined to very few firms, and as they 'have the market to themselves an in- crease in duty only means an increase in price, •• Reports from the differeot Councils were exceedingly favorable and en cour. aging, A committee was appointed to arrange lot, the holdingof a conven tion in the Countasin the near future. All churches, temperance societies, arid corn tnittees on Temperance and Moral Reform are to be requested to co-oper- ate in making the convention a great .soccess. Steps were also taken to arrange for an excusion and picnic to be held on the lst or 3rd of, July, possibly at Goderich. Mr, F. Buchanan P. D. C. being present gave a Very eloquent and profitable address which 'Was list- ened to with wrapt attention and was much appreciated. The annual meet- ing will be held in Goderich in hunt- ary, 1006, " • The American Grocer figures the annual drink hill a the United States • at,:$1,603,000,000, equivalent to $18.per annum for each inhabitant, nien,wom- en and children. Tea, coffee and cocoa' aceount for $3 of this, The '$15 goes for alcoholic beverages. When we coneider the 1440 ntutibee of people who do not Use intoxleating drinks in any forni it can be seen that soincbodY isaettintmore than his fair share of the sup that cheers and inebriates. • • • The Dominion government -is going to build more °Mee& For this reason ,it hes Secured an option upon all the property on the West side of Sussex Street, Ottawa. It is also thinkingof buying up thesouth side of Wellington Street, and is examining the.prOperty immediately west of the present build- ings. Of course, there is bound to be official growth as titne goes on, and the government is wise in antleipathig. The mistake was in not securing this property years ago, as,the erionbous Ineterige in departmental matters has neeesditated the renting of property all over the eity. • • Here are some of the figures of Brit.- ish Imports inthe first three months of the present year which might to inters est Canadians: • • Sattle,..sheeti,„prinl ti'y,..meats...a.600000011- Batter • 28000000 Cheese........ .. ... . 4700000 ' • Tnese are large' figures, the three it3rns for the three triennia totalling neariy $9:2,70.0,000, , and • the trade • is growing. , • • Last year Canadafurnished 22,979,617 ' lbs. of Great Britain'ssupply of butter. Valued at $4,400,774, our total expert of that article being valued at $4,724, 155-7 that is, our total export of but- ter in 10(11 amounted to only about one; 'sixth-of-tife7B$1041::---itnports of -three - months this year. We have a great market to be supplied, but: it oan.only be made profitable by producing, &lira class quality' and maintaining it. But it is worth the work. , In cheese we do better, and are the principal eoarce Of supply for' the United Eingdern., . . • In 1904 we sent our kinsmen there 233499,338 lbs. of 'cheese, valued at $24; 099,004, less than 700;000 lbs.'going else where. Of our export of 5,780,316 doz- en eggs 5,679,048 went to the United Kingdom. • • We supply also Much Meat for the •flesh -loving Briton, and we might sup- ply millions more; we shall clo SQ a.s our great west develops. But there is promiaing opening for a profitable butter trade which gut people would do well to utilize. Government has done Much to promete the trade. and. the tanners and dairymen stand to profit by it's growth. ' . . . A Well •Known Stock„Brecder. The last issue of the Farmer's Ad- vocate contains the • following: - Among the oldest ithporters and breeders of pure-bred stock, the name Snell. has become rt. household word. - James 'Snell,, of Hayne Barton Farm, Clinton, • Huron County; Ont.; the well-known breeder and capable judge of heavy draft horses, • shorthorns and Leicester sheep, takes no second 'place among the many good stockmen of the Dominion. His stock of Short- horns at present is not large in num, Lers, having dispersed his herd less than three years ago on account of losing his outbuildings and crop by fire. The barns were replaced a year ago with `'; one of the hest: modern barns in the county .of,, Herena,in war& are to -be -seen men3'. as 1113 -to - date building as are to he found any - Where in the province, and Mr. Spell is gradually gathering together choice indiVidaals, headed by the rich roan) theee • year old bull Scottish Peer ,(imp.)..--40424-i-bred-byale, aaeo„.-Stillr Kinaldie, Aberdeenshire, sired by King of Hearts' (76961.) This magni- ficent sire is a typical Scot, low -set thick -fleshed, full of quality and character, has been thoroughly test- ed and has proven hinaself a number one sice, as well as being an extra good individual. Among his get we noticed a young red bull whose dam, Primrose Pearl, a Rose of Sharon, was by Star of Morning (son °fain English Lady darn by Brampton Hero,)that is going to grow into a smooth, thick, heavy bull. Among the daughters, by Scottish Peer is a Lady lane calf that will make a show heifer if she continues to grow as smooth as she is at present. ' Sheep, of which a rightgood flock of Leicesters is 'maintained, are even better property than Shorthorns at present, as Sheep are now having their innings. The flock of breeding ewes is clecended from imported stock and from World's Fair Winners, as ,MallY of our readers re ember the re - the Chicago World' Pair in 1893, , markable emcees this flock had at since which time they have 'not been fitted for show, although drafts from the flock are frequently sold to strengthen °t -her show flocks. The stock rams used are from Mr. Twenty - man's flock, in Great Britain. rhe lambs are typical Leicesters, and some of them look, like making show lambs. Personals Da Bell, of Montgomery, Mich., (it nephew of Mr. E, .T. 13e11,) aceom- pawed by his wife and child and Mrs. Lasham and Miss Bell of Londesboro, spent Monday in town visiting friends, Ur. and Mrs. John .Toynt, of 'Luck - now, were in teem, On Monday. The former was on his way to New York, on business; the latter was going to to St. Thomas, to witness the _gradu- ation of her daughter, al the Ladies' College, Jos. Illallotigh; of the 2n4 con. of West Wawanosh, was a visitor at the home of 0. J. Wallis last week. MC " Mallough is it pretty decent fella iv,' ex - Cent that he votes Conservative, and although of marriageable age, he has so far managed to escape the matti- monist noose which some of his therm - milady admirers have set for him' e may surprise 118 $00111 day. Lamithe suss. 1111111011.41111101*,,44: • WindOw Shade.. • The'kind that will neither fade, crack, .nor curl,. are sold by us. The rollers, too, are good; in fact, they. bear . our ,gUarantec„ well as the fn k e 4"liarlston." '• Special' shades secured on abort . notice,. -Curtain° -Poles All kinds and styles, with .wodcl oil brass trimmings, -any length' desired. . Room - Moulding The best Way:.to• halig your pictures is by using hooks on room moulding. We have the moulding in gilt, white, •blue, green, buff and oak coloring s4 also the hooks, Wall Paper Late houseCleaners wiIl find our stock complete and prices mtich: to your 'advantage. . W, Cooper 0, Cp.., ICLINTON. • • , -5+ Personal Notes 44t. .54. visiting in town or going away •notify UR of the fact each week, we__ -4"- !T Mad. announce it in the New Ras.• *• • • -K.. • X+++44+444444444+4441, , 3Irs. 0, B, Heyd is visitieg-friends itt •• Rev. J. Greene4iWeht to Owen Sound'. on business this eek.• , Mr..Israel Taylor spent Sunday Rith his Wife, who is 'visiting her fades ". Ottawa, are here on their wed -:toRuohr. ceats;•Esq. and wif . W. Graham Was in Berlin on Sit day,' in the interest of the Beet' Suga,r. • ' . • ' St., is Visiting her eldest draighter in Mrs. James Shepherd, of Tostaisei C. B. Foster, district Passenger • Amgonendtay:O. P..M, was in town 0. h. Mayor Hoover attended a meeting of the -Woodman,' ip London, on • • James Donaldson, of the Soo, for- mmay of Bayfiehl,'Weia visiting in town... Miss Lily Miller leaves in a day or - two on a visit to her sister, Mrs. Eidt, at Chesle,y. . • • • Mrs. Donaldson' and daughter, of Forest,are the guests of Mrs. R. E. MFarnenjdnCgh.ant has been prinnoted from • a, position in the Soyereiga Bank, • Aylmer, to Toronto ; • . Gordon Cunningham, Duncan Stev- enson and Clarence Shepherd spen Sunday with London friends. .71; Plurnatect lefton a trip to Mrtose on Tuesday, being ticketed by F. R. Hodgens, town agent G. T. It; Miss Strachan, late with Hodgefis ' Bros had taken a position in New York, and leaves for there to -day. . ...Andrews,= -7 -who -has-been living in Winiarpeg for last eight months, returns to town this week. Messrs. Joni.' Bell and son Reg..left agent.ef odrthe tr. gehs t on y Tii#1 dj aa ye k 0, boenin, gc. tipc k. ext. N. M. Contine, of St. Joseph, was in as - ' ever of the future greatness of hi dreams, • s tomwrns.o J. Tuesday...rilomoiliinegi, s. oafs _hoxpoeful Man., is yisiting her Sister; Mrs. A. D, Beaton. She is aceorapanied by her .two children, ' Mrs. S. W. Reid of 'Stanley (sister or • Mr. John W.- Elliott) accompanied by her children left on a visit to friends at Souris, Man. , Miss Ida Holmes goes next week to, • Toronto, whereirhe purposes takitig up, • kindergarten' work at the Conseryta tory of Music. , john Tiplady is visiting relatives here ; he is recovering from a broken leg, after; being three 'months in • Toronto general hospital. Messrs R. and W. .Townsend, of Tuekersmith, left here on Tuesday toe the west, if they like it they will take up land and remain there, Mr. W. R. Davis, of the Mitchell Advocate, was in town on Tuesday; he expects to'leave On a trip to the old country in the course of a, few weeks. The wife of Mr. Mee, of Hattenbury street east, has gone to the home of her father it Colborne, . where, it is said, a Marriage will shortly take plate. ' Mr. W. A. Tier, of Winnipeg Col- legiate, formerly of Clinton, Was Visit- ing his old friends here this week ; says everything is :homing in the Prairie City Miss Florence Ounitigbame, the cour- teous, able and obliging assistant in the Express Offlee, leaves next week on a, visit to relatives in Jackson, Mich,, and elseftere, Mrs, A. Challenger went to Lendott yesterday, to bring home her sister- in-law. dies Chalrenger, who went there recently to undergo treatment for cancer of the breast. Miss Middleton, daughter of Reeve Middleton, of Goderieh township, left here yesterday, on ik visit to her. sister who is 4 teacher in the Ladies' Presbyterian College, Ottawa., • '.