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The Clinton News Record, 1919-2-27, Page 8Clinton News -Record February 27th, 1919 'est. :Jon gside FLAT CURTAIN RODS That is the fairest way to prove the quality of the ' ['ho. Rola," The "Phonolas" aro super -1 for because the "Phonola" tone arm and sound box have proved the most perfect on the market today. The "Phonola" Plays without any "blasting" or foreign sounds. The motor is noiseless. The cabinets is perfect in design and finish, The "Phonola" plays all makes of disc records to your liking. .The more critical your musical judgment, the more thoroughly you'llappreciate the The price of the "Phonola" • 'is from $10 to $25 less tham,. other high-class phonographs. The "Phonolas" are made complet right here in Canada in two:, fee- •.cories at Kitchener and Elmir a. The model illustrated is one of the best sellers. It is a large cabinet, standing 42;,n inches high, 18;j• inches wide, 2o+ inches '!deep. Mahogany, Oak or Walnut. All metal parts heavily nibkel- 'piated. Double spring motor. Other "Phonola" Models from $25 to $310. "PHONOLA" RECORDS VERY POPULAR Every month the demand is increasing. They play with the sapphire point -no needles to change. A new list of beautiful, clear, full -toned double disc records issued each month. Bands, vocal, instrumental. Look for the "Phonola" trademark on each Ilse., !'Phonola" Double Disc Records 90e. R. H. JOHNSON Jeweler a n'd Optician (Next to Hovey's Drug Store) The Best of Rubbers 1 This is the Rubber Season and we offer our trade the Best in Rubbers, carefully avoiding_all the worth- less "Bargain" "trash"! Our Rubbers give the wearers lasting and satisfactory service. We've Rubbers for Men, Women and Children formed to fit the present styles of shoes correctiy To insure the best of Bobber Service, they should be carefully fitted to the shoe—fitted as we know how to fit them, FRED. ,JACKSON "SHOES 'OF, QUALITY:'• StoekTaIihig Sale With every prospect fon continued high prices every, line here mentioned is a SURE BARGAIN so don't fail to get your share. Men's fine shoes in box calf or patent leather, regular $5.50 and $6.00 lines to clear at $4.50 Ladies' high top Dongola kid, good classy shoes, regular $6.00 for $4,50 Ladies' white lawn bib -aprons trimmed with embroidery yoke and shoulder straps at $ price .50 Carpenter's aprons of ,striped cottonade, less thank price of mat- erial .19 A few dozen buck towels, good large size and heavy weight, cheap enough at 75c a pair but a real snap, at per pair .48 OTHER - CLEARINGI - LINES - AT - SPECIAL - PRICES.,, Plumsteel Bros. THE STORE TH AT SELLS FOR LESS, PHONE 2© CLOTHING NEW, IDEA PATTERNS, The needed strength without ,needless weight, Gxaeelnlly •curyod ends •--easy to put up and easy to take down. Will not,rust In any cullers, Are not gaudy or heavy. Don't dent or twist—light, strong, durable. They .x are perinanont ilxtaros, have a lasting finish ' and designed as 0Lir- lI tain rods should be --to l ' remain in the back- ! • ground while doing their work se that the draperies may be displayed with, good effect and give generous room for the movement of the shade. Single or double, 1 .tn , Everg Rug IN OUR EXHIBIT has a charm of its own. Each has an individuality and the variety is so great that every taste can be gratified. Here aro rugs of oriental design, others of domestic origin in plain, floral and geometric patterns. But there is only one quality in the entire collection ', the very best that can be obtained for the money. JAS. DUNFORD ... Undertaker and Funeral Director., 2S Phone IWO. 28 no W. B. Fall Oo. l'Often the Cheapest • Always the Best.", , • Slle1111U lI t IllalelIL. Mrs. W. 'J. Ross is in Toronto this week. Miss Susie Sioinau is visiting friends in Toronto. Major M., D. McTaggart was up from London for over the week -end. Miss G. Hudie of Goderich township has been visiting friends in town this week. Mr. Paxman of Alberta is the guest of his brother, Mr. J. H, Paxman, of town:. Mrs. Manning of Brussels was the guest last week of her sister, Mrs. E. L. Mitten. Miss Minnie Cooper returned Thurs- day from a visit with her brother in Coliingwood, Mrs. Mae Rance MacKinnon was in Goderich last week assisting with a concert program. Miss Vera Carbert of Stratford was the guest of her sister, Mrs. A. V. Quigley, over the week -end, Mr. Leo Flynn , teller in the local branch of the Royal Bank, has been transferred to the Paisley branch. Mrs. A. Weat)terwax of Orillia was the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. Cantelon, over the. week- end. Mrs. J. E.. Brooks of Mitchell has been visiting her parents, 6Ir, and Mrs. Wm. Cantelon, during the past week, Mrs. Join Mulholland and her moth- er, Mrs. Cantelon, are visiting relatives in Streetsville and Geor- getown. Mrsr Chas. Twitchell, who has been visiting her 'Zither, Mrs. Forbes of town, for several weeks, left for her home at Windsor on Saturday. Rev. E. 0. Forde has been in Toron- to this week attending the Special Forward Movement Conference of the Baptist Chnretics of Ontario and Quebec. Mrs.; Joshua Cook is leaving with her family to join her husband at Sarnia, where lie bas a good posi- tion, The friends of the family are sorry to sec them leave town, Mrs.. W. Marquis has returned from Craighurst, where she was called on account of the illness, of her daughter, Miss Tena, who is teach- ing there and who has 'nicely re- covered. Mr. F. J. Ball of Eberts arrived in town on Thursday evening and in- tends spending a few weeks visiting the old locality. Mr. ,Ball is a brother of Mr. Nelson Ball gf town and has a host of relatives, broth- ers, sisters, nephews and nieces, in thesurrounding community,, so he will be able to spend a pleasant few weeks among then,. Rev. J. A. Agnew of Clinton, who occupied the Methodist church pul- pit last Sunday, is a graduate of Kincardine High school and many of his former acquaintances still re- siding here were in attendance and were treated tb two splendid ser- mons. Mr. Agnew leaves Clinton in July for London to take charge of a church there,,—Kincardine Re- view. Mr. Walter Booth, recently returned from overseas, has been the guest for the past couple of weeks of his grandmother, Mrs. Kerr of Victoria street, leaving yesterday to report at Toronto. Mr. Booth was sever- ely wounded in both legs and was also gassed but he is now recover- ing. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs, S. Booth of Winnipeg, formerly of Clinton. Another brother is still overseas and still another made the supreme sacrifice in August last. i Tap Your Sugar Maples Only,, about 50 percent. ot the trees in the average sugar bush are tapped. Even in the eastern i ;townships, of Quebec, where the staple industry is perhaps best developed, only 50 to 100 trees per acre are tapped, The ideal sugar bush should have about 200 trees per, acre producing, There were only about 55,000• producers of Maple sugar and syrup in 1917. Though last year the.uuinber increas- ed somewhat. In the decade of 1881 to 1891, an average .production of 22,500,000 potuuts was reached, At present prices this crop Would be worth about $50,0001,000. Eastern Canada has an immense natural re- source in iter maple trees, most of which have never been tapped. l oW many trees are yotl going to tap ramegmeresigif1 tap this year 7 PURE]INEN Seotch C to ovveli The mill price of this cloth— previous to its going off the market two years ago— was 294c. IF YOU BUY YOUR SUPPLY NOW THE SAVING IS YOURS THE TURNOVER OURS WOMEN'S STORE DrL floods, House Furnishings phone 64•, Next Royal Bank MEN'S STORE . Custom Tailoring and (phone 103) Men's Furnishings Opposite Public Library, ,Kippen. Tlie Reading Circle met last' Fri- day evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Detweiler, Dr. Aitken in the chair. The "Holy Grail" by Lowell was read with great sympathy of ex- pression by Miss Margaret McLean. Dr, Aitken told the "Legend" of the poem. Mr. -Walter McCullie took the "Lady of the Lake" by Scott, as his subject for the evening. T -I0 gave the story of the poem in a most com- prehensive and masterful, manner. An added interest in these gems of liter- ature will be felt by those who were present, The next meeting will be held at Mr, Isaac Jarrot's when Miss E. Jarrot, Mr. W. H. Johnston and Mr. T. N. Forsyth will each have a contribution in either prose or poem for the evening, Miss Louisa McClymont entertain- ed about twenty-five of her young friends on Friday evening last, it being the occasion of her birthday. Miss Kato Burns of Hensall, who is visiting with her nephews, the' Kil- patrick Bros., and has been in rather poor health but was thought to he regaining he? strength, took serious- ly ill last Sunday ,and her life is des- paired of. Mrs. J. Hyde and Mrs. J. McBeath are both confined to their rooms through, illness. A dance was given . last Thursday evening in Doig's hall by the Kippen Amusement Club.. A Large number attended. Mrs, Frank Graham', who recently disposed of her farm on the London Road, Hay township, has purchased a house in London and will remove to the Forest City about the latter part of Marcia. Mr, Ed, Morrison of the second of Stanley is removing to Chilton this week. We trust Mr. and Mrs. Mor- rison will enjoy their new home in the Central town, lMlr, Wm, Chapman, who only last year sold his farm on •the second con- cession of Tuckersmith and removed to Egmondville, is again going back to the land, having purchased the farm of Mr. Henry Monteith of Po- wassan. Mr. Forest Love, a student at Sea - forth Collegiate., is very ill in that town„ He is a son .0f Mr. Wm, Love of Stanley. Mrs. Frank Graham and Mrs, W. H. Johnston visited in Stratford for two days last week, where they met some ono time Kippen people, Mr. and Mrs, Duncan Hay and family, who are well and much pleased with Stratford as a place of resi- dence. itir, and Mrs. Earle Sproat enter- tained a nnumber of their friends on Friday evening of last week, Mr. and ilirs, Thos, Eyre of Chisel - hind visited Mr. and Mrs, W. French on Saturday last. Mr. and Mrs. Robt, r]Igle of Tuok- orsmith entertained a number of their friends on 'i'ttesday evening of last week in Boner of Mr, Herbert Munro, recently returned from over- seas. ven seas. Miss Bernice Glazier of Clinton and Miss E. McCowan of Stanley vis- ited with friends in Kippen last week. Holmesville Men's Day was observed in the Methodist church here on Sunday, when Rev, Eric L. Anderson of Bay- field preached splendid sermons to large congregations. The singing of the men's choir was much enjoyed by all. The Holmesville appointment has sustained a great loss in the remov- al of three prominent families, Mr. and Mrs, William Jenkins and Frank Jenkins, who have removed to Clin- ton ;,14Ir. and Mrs. Lewis Tebbutt, who will soon novo to Tuckersmith, and Mr. Geo. Gould and Miss Eliza - both Gould who intend to reside in Goderich. In honour of these fam- ilies a banquet was given in the base- ment of the church on Monday even- ing, when upwards. of ono hundred and seventy-five were present. After a splendid dinner, an address was read by Miss D. A. Holmes, and tite following presentation made_ by Mr. George Tebbutt : To Mr, and Mrs. Jenkins and. Mr. and Mrs. Tebbutt each a handsome upholstered rocker, and to Mr. and Miss Gould, a music cabinet and pedestal. A toast to the guests was proposed by Rev, A, Sinclair and responded to by Mr, A. J. Courtice. Suitable replies were made by Mrs, Jenkins, Mr, Tebbutt and Mr. and Miss Gould. Readings were given by Mrs,. N, W. Trewar- tha,..Miss C.. Ednestou and Miss Joy Lobb ; songs and choruses by Mr, Clarence Potter, Mr, John l3chwanz, Mrs, Stoddart, bliss Lulu Lobb, and members of the Ebenezer church, Ad- dresses were given by Rev, T. .J. Snowdon, S. T. Walter, W. H. Lobb, D. J. Burns, 1VI. Flick; and H. Sweet. Mr. N. W;, Trewartha very ably filled the position of chairman. Tho trustee board of the parsonage of the Holmesville Methodist church a short time ago received a check for $25 from the estate of the late Rev, A. K, Birks. Mr., Birks be- queathed this sum to each of the parsonages that he was associated with during his ministry. 1 More Maple Sugar Last year's crop of maple sugar and syrup is all gone. Prices this year will be Inst as profitable.. The export trade is developing. What the dealers want is more maple sugar, more maplo syrup, and better gna1- ity. Make your maple bush pay this year by tapping all the trees you can handle, As far as the boil- ing ,goes it is just about as easy to handle the see of 5,000 trees as 500, Buy, War ,Savings Stamps. A Courteous President The following letter was received by Miss Skimings of Goderich, the poetess of The Huron, in answer to a little poem which she dedicated to President Wilson recently : "Paris, Jan. 5, 1919, American Committee, Negotiates to Peace. Madam,—I am instructed by Presi- dent Wilson to acknowledge the re- ceipt of - your letter, • and of the charming verses which you have sent him, and to express to you the high appreciation of your kind wishes for him. Yours truly,—George Clove, Sec, fon President Wilson." Following is the poem : Respectfully dedicated to Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States : Thou art in "The Field of Glory" now "Tire Signet of Faith," upon thy brow ; - Shining like the stars, in Heaven's blue, Battling with Satan's pow'r that grew Day after day, within human hearts, That could pot resists war's steely darts. God is with thee, In "Battle and Peace" To withdraw Satan's pow'r, and re- lease Humanity from his steely. darts And give all the nations peaceful hearts, The angels in heav'n will rejoice, Over Satan's downfall, and in one voice Sing, Alleluia, Alleluia. —Eloise A. Skimings, Authoress of "Golden Leaves," "Na - i I tional March," etc, Goderich, Ont., Canada., Reeve Joseph Weber of Neustadt was sentenced at Owen Sound by Magistrate Creesor to one month in jail at hard labor and a fine of $4,500 besides costs, for malting seditious stateme'sts. Before Mr. Justice Len- nox on four charges under the Military Service Act he pleaded guil- ty to one, and sentence was suspend- ed ponding good behavior.; Grand Concert Montague Light Opera will appear under Auspices of Girls' Auxiliary in the Town Hall, March 6th Your opportunity to hear • some good. music, Proceeds in aid of Hospital Fund, TICKETS 506' and 750, Reserve seats .early Plan of hall open at Fair's Mar, I.t, Goderich Township The 'Young Ladies' Patriotic So- ciety will meet next week at, the home of Mrs. J. 13. Middleton.. Buy; War. Savings Stamps, Painting -Paperhanging Ells' Neat and Quick Work 16 years Toronto experience, Avoid the spring rush by getting work done now Not necessary to remove car- pets. coverings or pictures— we have plenty drop sheets A. E. WOOD Isaac Street, Clinton Farmers For the Very best Service and Highest Prices BRING YOUR CREAM TO hilton CreaMery Phone 145 PRICE THIS WEEK 5ilic We furnish Cans and Remit Daily ANYTHING YOU NEED IN PLUMBING, TINSMITHING, ROOFING, OR ELECTRIC WIRING AND FIXTURES. C -A -L -L 0-13. P -H -O -N -E 'Agent for MoClary's Sunshine. Furnaces. SUTTERJ. A. SANITARY PLUMBER -- AND, ELl_' CTRIOIAN pli'one