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The Clinton New Era, 1916-03-16, Page 6PAGE SIS. THE CLINTON MP RRA. �,orHEs T'1AT PA In Brown's Tailored Clothes you get your Money's worth in honest wear arid solid comfort, and besides- '` 9 l give you an air of distinction which•inf]uences others and smoothes the pathway a business and social success. We can aak Ysi u a •Suit which will just Suit Y u,r Personality �«R f IN AND LET US0 We carry the largest Stock of Woolens and Tailors Trimmings in the County, Fall Line of Ills a en's Furnishings . WOMAN'S STORE Dry Goods and House tOurnishings Phone .67. Nelxt to Royal Bank MEN'S STORE. Customs Tailoring Men's tt'urnishings. Phone 103. Opp osiiicPubl icLibrary FIeatI D�1R elteBSSISIMOICIESITAIllety t e and new stock of paper just placed JOB DEPARTMENT s now ready to do your work. New yp■ Let Us Do Your Printing THE NEW ERA CLINTON ��atcn,naa+.�srearar ee¢ta(�m�txta Fancy furniture Of dainty character, tor Parlor and Reception Room, is here' for your inspection. Light in von struction and design but ex• tremely well made in,every de. tail. Here ace the finest creations of the furniture makers craft, and at prices that will temp the wise and discrinonatiug ouyei'. Tho Cheapest Spot in Huron to buy all kinds of Furniture ,.LZ+' • ' •..►,,..i CKJ .IC]..�.Ji=T.. .E..11 ►'a O.N. 4 Furniture Dealers and Funeral Directors -Phone 1091 N. Bail 110 ---RESIDENCE PHONES --- J. D. Atkinson 180 Every Variety of Fish for The Lenten Season Fish, when properly cooked, makes a most appetizing and nourishing meal Fisb rauks iimongst, the first as a brain food A pound of fish is a pound of food. Try some Halibut Steak Ni CohneSalmon, White Fish, Fresh Herring, Salted Herring Canned Fish, Tuna Nish, Salmon, Heddic Sardines, Kippered Herring, I+;te, Etc Phone Orders Promptly Attended To .131GHEST PRICES IFOR BUTTER AND. EGGS. O & i Phone 111 VOL STORE OF 4 11ALITY y."- secure ©U CANallthe newt and aid shapesin New Spring Footwear he rP , We have all the new lasts and leathers put together by some of the best makers, We sell SHOES that are the best procurable in stylish appearance, 'quality, material, and workmanship -the bestoss ou can possibly buy P X for your money. A Large Women'sand � �'�� � of Men's Shoes to Select from Fit Gliarantl',f'd to be all you could desire.. nr0um•+rxr-.muaew:ra^»sMnmr•�e1111.11! 14.P i ;POW 70 Clinton W. C. T. U. The riegular meeting of the W. C. T U. will be in a foimt of a social at the h.tme of Miss Bessie Pother,. Rev. Mr. Powell will give' an address. NIBS FRAC'TUE.'ED, Last week Mr, ,P:,oy Plums teed, London Road.,slipped and relict%ee the sleigh while unloadiiog coal, and fractured several ribs. 17CTURES IN TEE 'NEWS" Sate! clay's Toronto Daily News had the plebe! es, of Rev. C. L. Jenkins end his, tw'o hr rtii i's, o31 three now wearing the khaki. The likeness is a good one, of Rev. J'eakine former hector of St. Paul's Church,. HOCIeEY TONIGHT The LEx'eter Hankey team plays the CIint'o.n :Wist ;Battlion term in the rink it'o' night the boys from the south :.axle been playing good hackey thisveer and leave „miclea they can trim'our boys Thhse will will be th,elast hockey game here this winter( l9e.ture and see the the game to -night. MOUSE EMIRS IIaiCUBSION 00 THE LAND OLP WHEAT. limnteeie kens' Excursion '10 Wes tern Canada at few fares ode Can- adian pacific each. Tuesday March 7th to October 31st inclusive Par- tieulars from ally .Canadian Pacific Agent, or W. 13. 116ward, District Passenger Agent, Toronto. Grand 71'runkRailwuy System Time 'Table ,:kir Clinton Buffalo and tloderich Going to strtttl'or'd 7.83 a to „ 303pm 0,15 p Going to Goderieb 11.07 p m 045pn „.11,28 .11,'28 p m London, 'iiuron and Bruce Going to 'London ... . 8,0" a m 415pm Going to Wingbani 01.00 a in 6.40 p n, 1 Local News ATTENDING GRAND LODGE. Mr, John Torrance is 'at Toronto attendin a the .A 'iiunl Or and Lodge of the A. 0. U. W., CAPI'1CIAL VISIT. Inspector 0i,eld trade his off„ciel visit to the Clinton Public School Tuesday and Weclntgsday TI-EN'..IAL CO V03lNTION GP WOODIVI iN OT+',WOBLD. The Bi-ennial Convention of the Canadian Woodmen of the World is being hold at N;u ara i`rn11,s this week and Mi.. m Ladd is repre. senting the, local Ca.rep last the meetings#. FORMER CLINTON GIRL DIES eS.T V,fl St0N, On Sunday evening -r. and Mrs. George Warrenet received apho.'e message that their iG'na d-daugh,e' dEna .Allen, wife pf. Mr. Lorre R. Bartlett. and dalagl tier of 11r. and Mrs. Wan. Alien, f Toronto, had passed away. The deceased. was in her 33rd year la td warns' born in Clinton, anct was only ntiasr'led Last No eembiert She had under, - gone an operat.on recently but did not survte° [the .hock Thei luneral was held on Tuesdlay from her lame residence to . Riivers ue Cemetery, Weston • Me, Robert Warren•er went down to attend .the funeral, Her husband awes also a residlent 'of Clinton when hat a boy, as Me father b'oug ht.00t the furniture keennessof the late, Chidley. The people Of this community extend th it iheartfellt svmpatthv for The b, reavect fang fly. IN 33RD YEAR. The St. Marys Arguslast_ week published the following'biographi- cal sketch of the father of Mayor Thompson of Clinton "As life gonia un the road grows sLrltua g e, And faces new, and tear the e.tct The milestones ii*o 'hoacletones change, 'Heath every cant a f Joshua 'Ihotupson, HOS sketch, was born• • near Napatree, in 2823, of the oldest p1.__ionee•- this section.. I3e moi don Tnwnehip to 1845 lived for a short time uncle, Mr. Joseph ,Ln was married to Alis Walden on Oetnbe: 3 lived iu .13iddulph ab Ile -rented his tarns i ship in June 1363.' 1 eu c•tn in 1!ebruary 3801:, sided 'eight yel'trai in Liman in 181., lean of eight children and to the homestead in the spring of 1874. I •eel to Mat gavel: Stewart who still survives. M i �n T only C 4 ,l t. 0 e e It e t t•iend'' thlr suh''e�t'of tc Ei•niestOwtt and is one, residents Of elf :00 Lon- don a he me with 1' a ugfoin, 'Ile Miss ,Etalai;a,.th 3, 1103, and out 12 yleara. n that town- ship to Ln- wh,ere Lo re- sided wife diau ing 0 falsity he_eturned tiiddutph ;n Ie (('as inure: a'rt in 38;0, A, fam:rty of, 33RD GETS MACHINE , Ci 1317 On Monday Notor-Shawsecrlerary the Machine Gun Contribu'tion•' Fund from Clinton tto the 33rd Kalil. received word from Lieut.,- Col. ieut.Col. A Wilson, Commander of the 33rd Bettis Overseas, a i'eldguam that,he land just receivers the l'Pa- chine Gun presented by the Citi - ens of Clinton tothis' BaLtl. and it had inscribed ,neon. it "The Clin tan, and he hoped to bring it back to tho County as a memento. EVIDENTLY A "WILT" DINNER, The following is a copy of an item he"I account presented to Buren Co Council, through its Finance Com mittee, at its meeting in December 1850.- Board of Education to I. i<lattenbury Deo, 9, 1850 To 3 etaeses bot brandy is dd 4 dinners, inducible beer..... els (14 2 bottles beet brandy Be 3d 4 lulu hes o1.7iia• :3a ed 2 hod„tie" porter .3a Os 2 glasses brandy, one bot. and 2 lunches 25 418 01 isl 4 The chairman of the Finance Commit tee w.'' the hate John Holmes, father Dr. W. R Holmes. present County Tri asnrer, and he added this signifi cant note to the aceoant:-"Your com reittee beg leave to say diet we are not aware inset a bill such 'tethe above should be discharged by the public." WAR AIDS ILIARY .MEDTS T11)RE. Wesley Church Anniversary four children survive tee first mar. riage,---Jamies, of 'Pentichton, B.C. X, r, R, A Thompson,' principal of the Collegiate Institute Hamlet ton ; Mrs. E. J. Murray of Tar•on- to,and Dr C. lv Thompson. ,of Clinton!. The sura coving chadneii of his second marriage late Geo. A. Thompson. P.e hna. Sask., .and Mrs, 10 S Pringle, of Vicl'oria, B. C.. Mr. 1'hompaon is new in his 93rd years and .halt teen. a .000- stant .resident of St. ;Mrys for the past 23 years, having moved to town from the ;Bids] Mph farm which he sold: in 1892. Ile has lived ever siutee coming to St. Marys in the lana le 'on Robinson street. 'He was an active member of the S't. Marys Methodist church until late years, when, owing to deafness and advancer' age he could not tilLend the sat'vire°l However, since his' deafness !Mr. Thompson has not been idle, as7 e hat compiled an rextte+nsive Wee graphy of himself, giving tine ntinntest details of his life and of the early, history of the township with es. 'nieh he was cdteentifietd for over half a .taeintcry. Advamcetrt age or the seasons (have little terror for Mr, Thompson, as he may oceaeion,allj still be met on the strleet's of one town, mingling with some of the younger erem- f.ers of the rising generat,tons, It is with pleasure the Argras pre aunts this brief biographical sketch Ln its readers, with the hope that) Mr, Thosn:ps,on's remaining years on earth may be p'as'sed in peace and plenty. One of the most m n tonr items brought out at the Centre Huron 'War Auxiliary niecat.ng ,hart pa the Town Hall here yesterday was the information that the Government had arranged to allow the sole dices in betaking to retturnl ,to thiel farms and help in spring work for one month This inforuseteon will be gladly received, Special effort is to be made thr oughont the County next w,eelcto raise the sec-. essary .500 mien to bring1, the itlta'.i up to full strength. Thee 'soldiers will be sant back to their hone lQrnhties and work on the ,Cutch nay Fal'• idea land Reich one will try to envoi' at least: one new soldier, ,An ane mous resolutl cin was passed Asking the Dominion Goy nmr sat <t • to adept roue r e 0 e io P to of ronsertiption The War 4nxil- iai y aro tutting ,oil earls neat a eels a pin which enrolls, the purchase}• ,as a member of the Auxiliary and an effort will pe made to WI one of these at tela geniis to very man, WOenan and chiles in ,the County, ptocre'le gptn.g .:to pur- chase band 'n�atrum t o h> s stns for ltlet, Preeidenl W, Br,ydone occu- pied the ciliate and was assisted by A. T. C'aoper, C'punty Seoretary. fi