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The Clinton New Era, 1906-08-17, Page 9T•/+,EE 4 . L I .4 O41' «BW IT, OW e a carter , wA,, .. , � � . -, . .... �,--rte+_ . ., ,. L.. . ,.. � .. -, , .x ...... a ... •., . � �'"'... hite wear Pikes .. . The thinou NeW Eta FRIDAY.; AUGUST 17th,. 1000 • ."`Quarter -off " Sale of Whitewear starts S. a . on SATURDAY, August 18th. Every garment in stock will have exactiy one-quarter taken off its price. Gowns Cor - . -set set Cover Drawers, Skirts, none reserved, but the balance of our stock of high-class garments, selling at exactly one-quarter less tean regular prices. You see it do* t . pay pus to carry. it overs Better to sell it at even the .quarter off, than put it away, Ve have the use of the 'money all winter, • and what 'lis even more important, a brand new stock to show you next season. There are some extra choice Corset Covers, Drawers and 'Gowns and a good assortment of Skirts- in - stock, all on sale Saturday at One Quarter Jess than-ereW ar prices. See: them, in the in gado D! w FRIDAY. Parasols too One=quarter off. Just about one -and -one-half dozen black Para-' sols, and half -a -dozen fancy ones left in stock, We are as anxious to clkar them as the Whitewear, Regular prices were $1.25 to $3.00. C,omtnenc- ing Saturday, your choice at Onemat• r ' u er off. - er Ge Skirts. The new grey Skirts were opened up iast week. Particularly stylish garments. Tailor- made,*froehandsome check, stripe' and 'lain P � Tweeds, cut in the newest style for Fall;• er-- fect in fit, will stand any amount of hard wear. r8 $3.50, .�4.o O and �5..B.,OO 1611natallIllannifitla" MEW ASpecial in �, st e 15o, yards of Black Lustre to sell Saturday at a saving of zoc to 35c a yard. We want • to clear them ou t in a hurry, because Fall stocks are •here already, and we need the room. 150 yards good quality Black Lustre, neat, fancy •. patterns, will make capital Skirts, regular 400,' 50c . and 60c, choice Saturday at ber yard �C TheNew :tress Goods More new Dress Goods to hand this week, Correct in every particular for Fall wear. Tweeds. • plain Broadcloths, dark plaids and fancy - p d an y Waistin�'s:, A splendid assortment already to hand. Two Good Tweeds Here are two good lilies of fancy Tweeds. Part of the advanced guard of Fall. stocks Tweeds at 6oc ' Fall weight Tweeds, 40 inches wide, heat, designs_ in grey, blank and fancy mixture. Just the thing for 6Uc separate Skirts, special value per yard U Tweeds at $1.1r5 This is a particularly handsome line. ' .patterns are neat, in two-tone effects and fancy mixtures, the width is 54 inches, and the weight just right for Fall wear, price per yard ......... ....$1N1ej .1111111111/ Imieutamanalememessemmieelailmseinmemonserser Still a Petiv Waists to Sell'. Still a few Shirt Waists left`to sell. Every one is this season's style:. We will not carry them over, and have put the prices 50c to 75c less than regular, in order to make .the' selling sure :-- . $i.so Waists now selling for $•t:.xo y,�-�, s. $1.90 to $2.25 Waists selling for $1.45 $2.5o to $3.00 Waists selling for $r.go ' . .._ 4 1 tout HOME 020121, -The death of Mr R. Irwin havingcreated a vacancy in the officers of te Home Circle, a meet- ing to appoint a successor will be held in the Foresters' hall, over the Molson Bank, this (Friday) evening. MONUMENTS. -- Mayor Hoover went over to the State of Michigan on. Saturday, to see 1o, the erection of a monument there. It may not be gen. evilly known, hut it is nevertheless a fact, that the Olinton Marble SVoxks has had the honor, of erecting several monuments in the cemeteries of Detroit GOOD CATTLE. --On Wednesday NIr. Winters, of Seeforth, made ship. ment of good export cattle from this station. Twelve head bought from W. • Grant, London road. weighed 18159 lbs., or an average of over 1500 lbs. each, Forty-two head bought from M. McEwen; Stanley, totalled 56,500 lbs. • FREIGHT BUSINESS -The freigh traffic is so great on thin bratiatof th Grand 'Trunk, that extra trains a. being run daily. "W a are filled u everywhere," said a railroad man th other day ; "the congestion of freigb is enormous, and will he worse wit the harvest to move; 1 don't kilo ;ghat we . are going to do to beta matters." APPLE BARRELS:- Owing to r difficulty of securing• apple barrels i largge quantities, Mr.. D: Cantelo making most of his own this year. H • bas secured the services of Messrs..' Bezzo and D. Dickinson, and they a utilizingthe cooperage aattached t Fair's Mill.. Ile has also engaged M E. Foster; and he went.to Morro' Ron on Saturday,. where he will start mal ing barrels for the crop in that vici ity. Mr. McElroy, Blyth, is also m.. ing for the apple trade. HARVESTING NOTES. --Quite number of farmers completed the harvesting , operations on - Mond. which is w h unusuallv'early ; all spoke to t about it,' state that the harvest one of the best they have gathered f • years. `In Tuckersmith, a storm lai all the oats. down. in one direction, an it was necessary to cut them just they lay.. Nair -Bros.,. of Clinton i.lill, have already taken in several thousand bushels of. new wheat; ;end report it all excelleht crop. IMPROVEMENTS. -Drive in the ,country in any direction, and one sees either new barns.. being. erected, or old ones • being' enlarged' and Improved everywhere;. there is the evidence: of dprosperity,, but still there is a great eal to be; done on rattily fauns to make them .what they should be ; of course many: farmers are short of help, but so many'things strike an observe A, large stone, stands in the miiddle:o a field, and the farmer wilt plow"an reap around it for years, when couple of clays' work crould' lniry i f out of siabt. Atamble-clown oink(' us i or. building is often. seen that can be o no:.possible use, and should be burned A' rail fence should not fie allowed o any road running.-:rxortli a>nd• sorith because it causes snow blockade. I different directions . paxthniasters ar utterly oblivious to . the 'presence o weeds cn the roadside. • CHANGE ' IN LAND F1R�1I.-'1'h Saskatoon Capital thus refers to a fo mer Clintoqnian : -"The Saskatoon In vestment.* Loan tl;o, has taken ove the. business of the' °Fisher-Hamilt Co. :it this' point, arid in future the of 'flee here' twill he in charge. of Messrs Lawton and PA+ttersorl. .Claude' L Fisher, and nz: 11. Farrar sever thei,. connections with the Business here Mr. Farrar' going to theXoetenay.ta look after the Fishes-Ha.inilton fled lands there, while Mr. Fisher will con- fine his:' attentions• to . the 'Winnipeg and:Kootenay offices. Since opening here the Fisher-I3;trnilton Co, has done - an. extensive business in Saskatoon, audit is predicted that theirsuceessora, the Saskatoon Investment. Loan Co., trill continue to receive a large share of the patronage in•, this locality. Last evening at the Queen's Hotel, a small' party were "entertained by Duncan Kennedy lo -'say farewell to the depart ing members of the old firm and wish success to the new." t e re p e t h aw e n e re 0 a n- ak- P• it �y, n. is. 0r d as Examinations Below we give the result of the ex» alnrnations here Senior Teachers ->D. G IeLean, Part II ; N. D. Ross, Part I1 John Rutnball, Pa}rt I and II ; W. B Tay. ior, .Part 1 and II, Part II honors. JuniorTeaehers--H, J. Badnur, hon- ors ; Esther E. Jamieson ; M. Mc- Queen ; M. E. V. Rogers, honors ;, F, 11. Swann,. honors ; W. D. Swan ; Ev- elyn Tiiplad . Compl eted te Matriculation -Jas. s Iat ion - Jns. Ca n- erol, a u l Lamont,iJBa do . Part of Matriculation -,Geo. L. Dun - .can, Bert Johnson, L. W. Hanning, T. F. Rance. • D. 0. Grassick wrote • for Senior Teachers` and Scholarship, hut the re- sult is not yet known, Unique. Relationsllip. A Charming young lady who resides in a northern, town, but who is well known in Clinton where she went to school, has a good deal of• sport „at times at her own expense, with people who do not knew the real. circumstan- ces, Some one meeting her will say "Miss Blank, I. saw your hitherto: day." "Yes," she naively replies, "which one.,, "Why your father, of course." "Well, but.1 have two fathers and: four mothers, she.:replies in .tach an innocent way. than the other °does, not know what. to make of -it, • and Borne- tingles they leave her with theidea that they are being jollied. Nevescheless, her statement, though not literally true, is relatively so." Her father is a well known, proiui- ent, and highly • respected business an of the town alluded to. Shortly after the girl's birth, her Mother died. and she was adopted by a married uncle,taking his name; This•gave her two fathers,. and she is proud of thein both, as she has every reason to be. Subsequently ' her father . re -married, and this gave her two mothers on her o wn side. The aunt who adopted lier, and had- taken the place df her own mother in everyrespect, died,. and her adopted father subsequen tly remarried, so that she had two mothers on this side, making the four mothers. It is a very unusual relationship, end this young lady is not slow to take .advan- attheo opportunity presents for advan- tage ofnit it i s nts confusing help friends, and giving her• a little sport at the same time. • Loca 1 Notes 0, Came1a n made hie fixatshipuen t of fall applea on Saturday, a car being sent to Regina, Mrs. Filmore, of St. Catharines, an aunt of Mrs. R. Holmes, died suddenly last Saturday in that city. The excursion to Sarnia Ms not very largely patronized on Saturday, only 24 tickets being sold here, and, not a very large number north, Mr. Doupe, who . knows the dry goods business like a book, has taken a position in. the dry geode depart - went of J. W. Newcombe. Mr, John Rice performed the duties of •organist in Ontario street church on Sunday, owing to the absence of the regular organist, Mies Courtice, at Goderich. Miss White, liattenbury St, west, finis rented her house to Mr. Belcher. She has not yt decided whether she will visit her Brothers in the west, or go to Philadelphia. Miss Birrell,' of Paisley, has 'taken a position in the photo gallery of Mi. Roberts. She has bad considerable experience in this line, and commences on the let of September. The{"Dampliino" Cam pp at•.Bayfield, composed of a number of young ladies I from town,' chaperoned' by Miss Ida Holmes, breaks np to day, the mem- bers returning to town. • :SOLD OUT -Mr. •A. Morrie has sold out his interest In the threshingg'' outfit to his partner, Mr. -.Morrell, He ' will probably remain with 111r. 'Z Ior�rell • tor this season , they have been partners .for 1tlor l4.years, but Mt. Morris want- ed to be free to remain in the west next season, if he ,felt so disposed. • .• ACCIDENT I SSCIRA:NCE. - The Dominion of Canada Accident & •Guar- antee , Insurance Co., has paid the fol- lowing claiins through their agent, L. E.Doberty:- Tho,. Mnrphv, (fractured ribs) $15.00. Roiit.\Velsh;(l'eg:crushed) f $12.00. Jas, Dnnaildson, Ba,yfield,tback• d strained', Rai.0e. It pays to keep your s, Insurance up. ' ' • t e SONS OF ENGGLAND ;MEET. -Thu f 20th ennvention of the Supreme• Lodge . ; of the Sons of En land Benefit .Society which marks the nod year that tins: , society hasheen in existence opened fir n Chatham on Tuesday. .It is understood. e that the reports'are the best ever pre - f seated before . this society.Clinton Lodge is not represented, and H. H. I Hill:represents Londesboro Lodge. r. 7 A FAITIIFOG.SERVANT-3[r•Joy - i nerdrivesar-ound town every. clay in ✓ % pursuit •of his business with a horse op' that has served him faithfullyand well - for 24 years. She was 5 years Old • when he bou ht her, so that .R. she is pretty well.up^'in years. She has had good care and treatment, and is stiil its good condition, but owing to her ina- bility to chewher own food, Mr. Joy- ner will likely put an end.tp.her before the winter times KEEP EVE RYTH'1NG NEAT.- Let everyone ,keep htistlin• to im- prove the appearance of their streets and lots. Keep all kinds of rubbish off the streets and sidewalks, axtd gee that your houses, tences; ertr.; e it neatly painted. There •is nothing that helps the looks of a town and induces newcomers to settle in it more than • neatly -painted -houses, 'tidy sidewalks and streets, and ;fruit and shade trees on your lots. • MARRIED 1N THE 'WEST. --The home of Samuel Carter, ten miles south of Manitou, Man., was`the scene of a pretty wedding on the $th, when his eldest `daughter, • Elizabeth, was married to Benjamin Sprung, accoun- tant in•the Telegram'office, Winnipeg. About forty guests were present at the ceremony, which took place at 8 o'clock,. Rev. Mr. Bowering,.ef._Mani- tou, officiating. The bride was assisted by her youngest sister, Miss Elsie Oar - ter. while the groom was supported h Mr. Clarke, of Winnipeg; 'Mr, and Mrs. Sprung left for a trip to the coast. Mr. Sprung• isi" :x son of Mr, Robt, A. Sprung, of Manitou,' formerly of the base line, Hullett.1 • HAD HER TRUNK STOLEN. -- A few days ago : Mrs. Bert Davis daughter-in•law of Mr. S. Davis, who had been visiting here, left to visit friends in Woodstock, checking her trunk and suitcase :through, via Strat- ford. When she got. to her destina- tion, the trunk and ease failed to ar- rive, and investigation disclosed the fact that they had . heen stolen at Stratford by two inen, who were sub- sequently arrested, The. Company forwarded the articles to Mrs. Davis, though both had been broken open and partially smashed, and some of the contents stolen. She • put In a claim for damages of $27.50, the Coni - piny finally settling with her for $14.. When the inen were brought up for trial they :pleaded. guilty, and were each sentenced to two years in pent. I tentiary. It was a .nervy thing to steal the articles in broad daylight, from a G. T. R. l.ruck, whelk, there would be so many people around' ad' there are at Stratford. HIGHLY CREDITABLE RECORD. -Master Will Taylor, son of Mr Jacob Taylor, who passed the recent examin- ation, getting his Senior Teachers' certificate with honors, has a record that is an exceedingly good one, but is also very unusual fox aouth of 17 years. He passed the Entrance when he was. 11 years old with the highest honors in the county.' .He was 5 years in the Collegiate, passing through the five moms without a failure, always at the head of hislas C s. At J aloe Teach, h era he was the only candidate in 'Olin - ton to take honors in 1005. 1de is the first candidate to take honors•inSenior, Teacher's r' s era fns t m ton from Clinton Collegiate Institute. The SeniorTeach- ers course consists of two parts,inteied- ed to cover two years work, but it was taken by W, Taylor in one year with honors, Two years ago he obtained Art certificates in the Primary Art Cnurso Commercial diploma: Lust year he took Junior Teachers' Certifi. rate with honors. This is a record of whith anyone older, than IIIc, 'Taylor I might }h�a of l Liv Livingston Creek, A gone Inrid leaves for there tomorrow. Not. withstanding all his qualifications he would not have been able to teach for 1 aliotherear on account of his age, ex• 1 cent in the District of Algoma, the l school law making an exception for °districts," The Nt s EIA. gives the home r+ewa Mr. Arent is not improving very rapidly ; he cannot walk at all,but can sit up,and is carried out of doors to en- joy the fresh air. Via, many friends hope for his speedy recovery. of •'`Mr. McConnell, successor to Mr. Reekie, druggist, took . possession of the store on Saturday Gifford Crich, who has been assistant in the store, expects to take a osi 'n. pe t k p tion out of taw Owing to the, accident whish, befel Miss Edna Copp, she will not be able to take her school on the •16th' con., Goderich township for a few weeks, and her place will be supplied by • Miss: 011ie Cooper. Mr. E::Taman, of London and Mr:. Wood, of 'Toronto, have taken . situa- tions in the Tn•iloring Department of g o Sod ens Bros'latter ' i xn t their increased business ; the e1 to terio is a married neon, and wants to get a ,house.. We note that • Alderman Church,:. of Toronto, occasionally ciccupies the Mayor's chair, in the absence of that official, ,F•ilestthing they know„ Mr.. Church will be Mayor in fact, and he's an old Huron boy who would do credit' to the position. Master Harry' Shaw celebrated the eighth anniversary of his birthday on Tuesday, by a birthday party. It,was heldon the . beautiful - grounds' o"'f Mr. W. Jackson, where they had ample xoom to romp and enjoy themselves to theirhearts' content. BRIEFS -A family named Pedriek that recentlt:cane her from. the Old Country reurned theretoisweep ; they did not like •conditions here, al- though some members of the family 'have become Oanavclianized,'since .they. have Been here. They were ticketed via Allan. Line by F. R. Hodgens.,...... ,Harland Bros. are putting a new. roof can the Jackson Block,• Huron street... .hoax have: dropped; to $6,50 , :.... Quite a number went o r L Q t Stratford. on Wednesday to see theBarnuiii & Bailey circusand a few went to London.: on Thiirsdaiy for the same purpose.' ....In xe few days there will be the usual exit •to Toronto Exhibition Blyth uses two horses on a sprinkler the sameas. the one in Clinton, where the: work is , done by one horse ...,...Nelson Ball, j Albert St.is putting a stone*fonndation j under his house Hiram Hill is doing r the work.....Miss`G. ,Armstrong. late- ly a residentof town, was married at Auburn last week, particulars:: of which appear in another column The family of Martin:O'Donnell, which re- cently moved to Paris, have returned' to town. ; Mrs. O'Donnell says she has, lived too lone - in Clinton to .enjoy life away from here......The rural schools reopen on,Monday next. „The pro- longed'dry. weather is telling on gar- den produce, • and vegetables will not be anything like they • visually • are. Mr. W. Ciraham-attends•the funer- taI of Mrs.W. Siena in Blyth to -day a son of Mrs. Sims is married to r. Grabarn's daughter.' ....We are sorry to learn that Joh Cooper• is in a deli- cate state of health; • Local Notices, PEACHES, TOaIATOES, etc., for sate at CANTnLON B tOS. I havehad Ave good suits from you and will have another, was the exclamation of a cristomer from Winghanl, your snits At and wear well and he bought one and went away balmy to Wingiam. A. 11. SMITH, Clothier.and.l'urnisher. Piles of new Suits, Pants, odd Vests, Smocks, Overalls. Pine and Working Shirts,•Collars, Ties,. l3racos. See A: it: Smith's 'lac Fe1t Rat. ' . . . 018, OVENS, Surgeon Eye, Ear and Nose, will be at W, ti. R. Holmes' Drug Store, Clinton, -'i huraday, Sept 6th., Hours 10 a.. m.. to 4 p. m. Glasses properly fitted and *diseases of- these organs properly, treated. Genuine Bargains --=IN ALL KINDS OF Sniece • Il< Footwear. Our stock is again well assorted, and our great.. . Sale still cozatinues for the next few weeks, See our Bargain Counters, and save money by .� buying your Boots and Shoes --A T --THE OLD RELIAELE "W"M. TAYLOR 8c SON STORE NEWS. i, ! ;Y t 1 : 'Ve try to have perfectly proper prices— -- Baby's health depends much on fresh air and sunlight. The easiest way to give him an out- ing is in, a Go-Qart or Carrier, we have them. Full: size, easy riding, strong and ornamenta •Wo recently received a con- signment of Writing Tablets, which rewards our efforts to- wards good and still better mere chandising, , A fair quality of ruled paPer, ornamental cover, liberal thickness, Two sizes, Be and 1Oc. If you 'have a sick Window Shade, bring it to our store, and we • will do what we . cap to " cure it. ' "In time of dry weather pre. pare for dust �--that is when the. whisks are needed, We have thein in all varieties and prices. Our values are good. 'Summer is here and hot weather is here, and there are few things more desirable for the season than a Hammock, ---few things near as cool, if you want anything in our hne of ;business,we would like you to come and see us about it. We will give you all for your rnoney that we profitably can,. ..,Bates for Express Orders which. are convenient and safe: $5.00 and under So over 5.00, to $10.00 6o " 10.00, to 20 00,.... " 30.00, to 50,00 15c. 50.OQ et same rates. • Save time, and you, make life easier:' 'A, Fountain Pen saves time, co. Fa�� Often the - Cheapest.. -- Always. the best. mpcks vet' .11s and rl�in Shirts Big stocks of 'working clothes is this big " Men's: Store." Far and away the greatest variety -and best assortment=you will' find' anywhere : here- abouts, Special attention is paid to . this depart- ment. Pains are taken to secure the best made,. full size garments that are manufactured in Canada. This business has grown to such a size that 'our orders are big' enough to make the'factories anxious.' to get them::' That means prices are ground down: to the lowest notch when theyare sellingtous. :. No need to waste time making up, when you, can buy the,garments ready to put on,. at ` prices like these. •All:full size,. andwell made: from goOd materials.. 11 i, , v .r l7.5e7.5e oeSl:"turf a alla • Men's Overalls, made from heavy Quality 'Striped rr Moleskin seams o ble'sewn, three• pockets. full size,: 75Yspecial at pair Denim Overalls. 75e Mens' Overalls ..made from good quality'black Denim, : pp . strongly sewn. full size, three pockets, per pair .,: 751t Note Skin OveraLs $1.00. Men's Overalls made from extra heavy and strong • Mole skin, a good variety of fancy stripes, three nn pockets, well made, full size, extra valueat per pair,ip1 •. D calm Overalls 1.00. • Men's Overalls, made from' grey andblack Demins, double seats and knees,, seams double sewn, riveted pockets,with or without bibs,undoubtedly'extra value q n at per air .r: ,,,... .,. .,,a� QU. P pain..." •" White' Duck Overalls 50e. Men's Duck Overalls, made from good quality white p Duck, special at per pair, . , ' 5�C Boys' -S okDeuim Overall le. •• Boys'•`.Elack Demin Overalls,, jest the thing for holi- day wean per pair, • Thresher Smocks. Smocks made from blue and white check material, will: wash well,button up high at neck, all sizes, spec- ial each, Men's White Smocks 50e. Smocks mode from good quality White Duck, strong- ly sewn, wile ..:. ,. flenin Smocks 75e.. Men's gmocks made from good vuality blue and black' Detain, all seams strongly sewn, any size, .each, . 25c 5k 50c 75c The '_Giant" Shirt 90e This Shirt is made from an extra heavy qualttIt black and white• striped duck. It is cut, very full and made just as Well as is possible to make a Shirt. MIC men, the thing for large en, all. large sizes, each.. , . We can fit any sized man, --little, medium or big-- with;Smocks, Overalls or Shirts. limanalimismaimmisetavalso Order , our Fall Suit .early. Order ydur' Fall Suit early. No need [to take it or`pay. f it any sooner than, if you put off' ordering 'u 1 `September or October. T1iere never was LARGE or as GOOD a stock of high-grade Suitings in Clinton, as is here to -day. There would not be now, were it not for our big "Western business, which en- obles us to thow three times. the variety we otherwise could, were\\this business depending on the local trade aloins. Pick out your Fall stockStift BIG at its and you c BES''T Put off buying thisarl choose from Month or two and the chances 1p. re the verypattern you would have LI1CI D, will be GONE. There is EVERY advantage in ordering early, There is NONE in PUTTING OFF. _,==.1".".......—....mailm"*""=:= Hodgens Bros., Clothiers and Purr she Clinton