The Clinton New Era, 1916-10-05, Page 1Established 1865, Vol. 51, No, '14
CLINTON ONTARIO
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T<HURSDAY-
OCTOBER 5 :1916
SET SIN SHAPE
As the dull wet weather is approaching, you will do well
to guard carefully your health -Natures best gift,
For Colds -lisp Rexa11 Cold Cure, 2iq
For Coughs , Use Holmes Lung Tonic25c,
For a'Cold that is hard to shake -Ilse
Cod Liver
Oil -it is easy
totake and it
is s ditlz
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to most otherher
tasteless preparations inthat there is reit
24 per cent of
alcohol in it, You will find it very beneficial,
Best Quality Drug Store. The Itexall Store
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Capital Authorized ...... $25,000,000
i apital paid np 11,560.000
Reserve and undivided profits 18,236,000
' Total Assets ,.,. .. 234.000,000
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With World-wide Connections
Interest Allowed on Savings Deposits.
General Banking Business Transaeted,
R. E. MANNING, anagen Clinton Branch
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The Postbffice depag•3ment has I
been able to show a surplus of
well up toward 3 million- dollars •
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foi the act,
P the •evenue be-
ing, ,the large sum of $18,358,400 and
the expenditure $113,009,138. This
looks o on good o thofirst glance but
it must not be, forgotten that
every time aletter or postcard is
written we drop a copper extra: in
the slot as compared with rates
before the was. The public is put-
ting it up by the t$.x,•
NOW is the season when gunning
is on the program. All the ad-
vice that has been bestowed on the
use or misuse of firearms has not
borne as much fruit as. it should
Word The o Caution r t ho
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on acard and attached to the bar -
1 of every gun and if double
barreyled( the "sleet) ting iron''
should be decked with two cards.
Damage done by the didn't-
know-'twas-loaded'" weapon has
been alarming, (hence any hair-
brained individual .who points a
gun' at another, whether in fun or
not, should 'be given six (months in
the nearest lunatie asylum.
Before the weather gets cold
enong�hc to require steady operat-
n 03 ur o .
fur exanlfnation of the stovepipes
and 'chimney of your home, sho
>: your st v e or ]urease a care
or factory would beat m tt f
whedom. The Sense of security n
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OAPITAL,ANU RESERVE $8,300,000
96 iranches in Canada
A General Nankin; Business Transacted
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Nothing, takes the place of a Raincoat
for its Particular Service.
The Raincoat is as mucli a part of a man's
wardrobe as his overcoat.
We have raincoats that were made to wear out
in the rain and keep you dry—to be comfortable and
a friend in need,
A . Splend.id assortment at
3.90, 10.00, 12.00, , 15.00, 20 00
Our
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to keep you perfectly dry, no matter how heavy
it rains,
If you come here for one of these coats, there
will be no risk tor our strong guarantee will always
protect you,
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the chance oflople to ss by fire. Itsabouting to
late to think about these things
when the fire fiend is evreckiug
your property. "An ounce of
prevention is worth apound of
cure,
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Troubles never come singly it is
said, and 13 looks like ito The
high cost of living was surely en-
ough but to add to the discomfort
of bachelors the Brockville Conn-
sii Chas imposed apoll' tax of $5:00
per annum, from the, ages of 21 to,
60 years. They say this is done to
fiigureut outhhorevenue. it would add
to Clinton's treasury by multiply-
ing the number of bachelors With-
in our corporation by 5. The fee
isnot high enough to mean' muph
oP:a rush, (.;150,00 woult , be more
Likely to produce` matrimonial al
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Motorists' Delinquencies
In /tissue Wile Acton,riee Press
the following letter appeared,
and it may be useful for mute
police, and general public to know
+ a few of the clauses settee, here -
a nvibh,
3• Dear Sir -Ts there no way to
! stir up the authorities of our good
+ town and Induce them to enforce
the provisions of the "Act to Re-
y. gulate the Speed and Operation of
• Motor Vehiches," and thus remove
the stigma which is now( levelled
against all drivers of motor veh-
icles, even those of us who are en-
deavoring faithfully to observe
the provisions of the laity,
S read in this net, sec, 8, "Every
motor vehicle, while being driven
on a highway, shah have attach
ed to and exposed on the front
and back thereof in a conspicuous
position. a marker, furnished by
the provincial secretary, sheaving
in plain figures the number Of the
permit.," ,
Cars are seen on our streets and
•passing ,through town without
)markers or with only one.
Sec, 0, clause 2 'says,. "The 'mem-
bers shall be kept free from dirt,
and the 'numbers' shall at eateries
be plainly visible:'•
Often cars are seen with the
markers so encrusted with mud as
to be undecipheralbie.
In sec, 8, clause 3, I read: -
"Every motor vehicle shall carry
alamp so placed as (to. illuminate
conspicuously at all times between
dusk and dawn the number placed
on the back of the; ewe")
This very 'week I have noticed
(cars standing for hours on' Mill' and
Main, streets at night with no rear
eights ili;uminating the ,number.
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MADE IN CANADA
Is the only'Goods to Buy in
Canada these lays
HOW ABOUT r t
"CLARK'S''
Chicken,
Ham and Tongue,
Pork and Beans,
-in all Sizes,
THESE ARE -.MST TEM-
THING
H'13 T^HING FOR OVERSEAS
PARC(1LS,
Also Clark's Peanut Butter
in bulk,'
The Store of Quality
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THE BUB GROCER.
Phone 40
'Gen. Lo re Announced' the
( Log
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Sunday
Se u t] n
General Logan, commander at
Camp Borden made the;announce-
ment on Sunday that the 161st,
Battalion Huron's Otvn, would be
ono of the Battalions from No, 1
ivisiori toproceed '
D lroce overseas and
their last leave Would 'be •on
Thursday.
HERE TO -NIGHT.
The soldier boys will arrive by
special train to -night: (Thursuay)
for their four days leave, and we
hope the citizens of Clinton and
Huron County at,large will make
the four days long to be remem-
bered by the soldier boys 'when
they have crossed over "the pont,
and are in the trenches fighting
our battles for liberty and justice.
One nice feature about their
leave is that the boys ;will be
able to spend (Thanksgiving at
the "old home," and let it 'be a
joyful one.
STILL NEED MEN.
The' battalion ;s still below full
strength. anti this is a good chance
to sign up and take the trip with
the soldiers, so that the battalion
will go aver as the 'Huron( Bat-
tal;ion, The New Era is sure taht
officers and men will be only too
glad to give the desired informa-
tion' in regards to enlisting ivtih
this battalion,
HAS A CLEAN REI,CORD,
One thing the Huronites can well
be proud Of, the battalion has had `
as clean record in all its existence.
While in the days of organization
here the officers and men were
fast developing into A 1 soldiers.
On their arrival at London, noth-
ing but words of praise was -hand-
ed out 'by headquarters staff. other
battalion officers and the citizens
of London. The men made a fine
impression and the people it hie
Forest City were sorry to zee there
go. At Camp Borden, in comtietit-
Con with Toronto Bs,ttalions and
other crack Beetaiions in No. 2
Division„ the men have held (their
own in drill and manoeuvres,
WHAT ABOUT A 'FAREW'ELL.
Tho time is short to do much but
with a hearty co-operation by
everyone a hearty send off should
be given the boys on the farewell
on Tuesday afternoon. It may be
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Social and Personal
:Dr. D. V. Emory,, Dominion Secre-
tare f the'en Yler§ of Tem
Royal 1 it
YClintonY a C n )Ie of
eta r(,r,weVs in o
for iastp1
Lau
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clays last week ,in the interests of the
Order. He was the guest of Mr, and
the last for some, but (we hope not,
The best is none too good to the
boy,s in khaki and as the days go
by the little things) done new for
them' will 'be fully appreciated,
Let Council, Board of Trade, Pat-
riotic Committee and citizens at
largo- get together and make ar-
rangements at once,
, HURON'S HARD WORKED.
The 161st 'Huron Battalion has
had ,a str '
euluous 'tasks Since hast
Thursday' the unit has, been out
at the rifle butts and returned
Tue,.day nightConjy to go into the
trenches three hours later, ,where
it will be opposed to the 186th
Kents until 0 p. m, ' 'Wednesday.
The 161st men the had tell night
to themselves and entrained at 6
a, nit Thursday on their last leave,
SOLDIERS 'HOM35. ,
The Huron boys arrived in
Clinton just before one o'clock. on .
('Thursday afternoon,
r Downs
M s. W. S. Doty i while in town. s.'
Miss Hattie Turner and Miss'Helena,
Middleton are attending the School of.
Faculty Toronto.
Mrs. King visited friends at Blyth.
Miss Rose McCaughey spent a few
days at Blyth this week,
Sergiay. ; Shaee of ti}ee,161sb Battalion
was calking ou frie,lds fn town, 00
Tuesd
Misses M. Moore +zed C. Twitchell
were visitors in Elyth this week.
MIs. Isaac. R. IGattenbtu'y received
for the first time ou Wed uesday after-
nwoosn antcwabyn , VlrMs. • tRatttteehny
Mrs,
A.. .J. Holloway, Mrs, Hovey,
Mrs. (Rev ) Robinson, Mrs. Woods,
Miss Logan, Misses Dorothy patten•
bury and Madelon Shaw.
Mr. Chas. Twitchell left Wednesday
ler Buffalo where he has entered a
shoe store. His niany friends wish
him sueeess 01 his new position.
Mr. Jost of the Piano Co., left on
Wednesday for Boston where he
will: visit 'with his family fon a
couple of weeks,
i' Mr. J. B. Lindsay, who has been
spending the summer months with
friends in the -West, returned house
last Saturday. Itt reports a great
variathie of wheat this year, with
yiel iva {r
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n No,1 to
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Lhln^• some
fields not worth cutting. The princi-
pal causes of fa lure being heat, hail'
and rust, and on low lands by excess
of moist ruv
ut A I''•
amount large „ m of
money was being' paid out in some
parts for hall insurance; one termer
at Wilkes stating he was getting $6000`
being 510 an acre on 600 acres, ethers
' getting variiius arnounts. Those Who
have good crops will reap the benefit
of high prices.
'Mrs. Fitton of Exeter, secretary of
Huron County Ladies War Auxiliary,
was in town on Friday.
Rev. v . Rntl'edge Seel Mrs. Rut-
ledge returned last week: from their
holidays at South 'Bend, Incl
R. 51. Sergt. Morley Counter was
home from Camp Borden for the week
end, .
Capt, Webster of the S.A. corps was
in Goderich Iasi. Friday,
Miss Case vnd Mrs. 0,• Neil of Sea -
forth were ii) town on Friday last,
Mr. J, W, Stevenson. of Thornloe,
Ontario paid ,ashort visit to old
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Bi¢hard Walton 'Myth Had a Successful Fair
Killed in Action
Word was received by Pte. ,R.
Walton and 'Mrs. Walton on Wed-
nesday morning that their young-
est son, Pte. Richard D. Walton,
was' killed in action on the 15th of
September,
Pte. Walton left Canada on the
1st of‘Feb.1910 with the 33rd Bette
and when the regiment was bro-
ken up 'he transferred to the 4th
C.M. R,
His father who was also amen-'
bee of the 33rd, only arrived home
on Monday. being discharged, ow-
ing to being medically unfit for
any more active service. Another
son, Ernest, enlisted in England
and is still fighting.
Major Rance, second ;iii com-
mand of the 33rd, stated to. the
New Era that Pte, "Dick'' Walton
was an excellent soldier, and
while the battalion Was together,
was never once brought up on the
carpet. •
This is the second Clinton boy
to make the supreme sacrifice.
A' LARGE ONE.
iilEr. W. Doherty drew a. sugar
beet from his field across eheriver
weighing 3 lbs, 1 ounce and mea-
suring 14 inches around,
A Pen Picture -n -4h° Is
Our first of this series met with
'so much appreciation, in that it
caused innocent amusement; and
the subject thereof being a man
of common sense, saw nothing but
good natured 'humor. therein, we
have decided to publish .0 series
of them, trusting that this land our
future numbers Will be as favor-
ably received as the first.
People are mistaken who, think
C Linton islike any other ace
1 ,place,
Clinton is unique in many ways.
It possesses more peculiarities,
more pronounced 'individuality of
,character, a more 'marvellous
town council, more freaks, a bet-
ter. bunch of good sports, more
unattached maidens to the square
foot than many, if not any town
of its size in Canada. Su with
all this material to work, on, we
think we can safely promise a
series of pen sketches 'to our
readers, '
,Acid now for No, 2 -He is not
tall; he is not fair; 71e is not
young; has not much hair; he
rather prides himself on not 'tee
ing le,rge of stature, reminding
his hearers that Napoleon, Lord
Nelson, Lord Roberts and thous-
ands of groat men were diminutive
in 'body, He is what might be
described as a eom,plex genius: dee
is possessed of ability. But-- and
just then comes in the puzzle to
his Many friends, because Ile lads
not yet nia,de a fortune like Car-
negie; not that he had net 'tried.
Nobody can .accuse bins of sloth.
He is as Etel'fve as a eat, ,and as
fadeless us a bantam cock, Be is
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no: 003) esessed of confidence in
his knot, Lodge and ability. To piston to him . talk', a stranger
Blyth 'Pais 'teas ]favored 'with
fine weather On Tuesday and
Wednesday, and everything pass-
ed off without an accident to
mar the day. The 'Blyth Band
was in attendance. The two horse
races resulted es follows, -
e.40 Trot of Pace.:
R. McLaren .----- 2 1' 1 .t
McManus .-.I ..,,- 4 3 2 2
L. Charlesworth ------ .., 1 2 3 5
Lott r..... 5 6 1 4
Towne .-., 6 5 5 5
Gardner .... , 3 4 6 6
Green Race,
Jas. Alton .,. 1 1 3
R. Griffith ,.- 2 2 3
Cockorline ,.... 3 4 2
Weston 4 3 5
McDougall 5 5 4
R. Well's 6 dr
7 6 6
'Following were the prize win-
ners ;-
HORSES .-General purpose -
brood mare with foal, E. 'Ferris;
foal, R. Perris. J 'MclElroy; 2 year
year old gelding or filly, L. Fear
A,Beigham t. 4yaar old geeline or
Piny, A•Brighate; team, Jas. Col-
°llough.
i'lerfeelliursl-brood mate with
foal, H.Little, T' Dale, Wm, Pat-
terson; foal, R,Wright, T Dale;
2 year geldding or fil'(Y, E. T'a'ylor,
Jas. Dale; team, J. Wright,
'Heavy Draught -mare with foal,
Wm. Grey land 2;' foal, W Grey,
T. McMichael ; 2 year gelding or
filly, R,Watt; 1 year gelding or
filly. T. McMichael, R Watt; team.
R.Watt; best four colts, T McMich
ael, Wm. Grey
Carriage -brood 'mare with foal.
R. Perris ; foal, R Ferris ; team, T.
Sweets.
Roadsters -brood mare with Coal
Wm. Taylor; foal, 'Wm Taylor;
CZ tear gelding or fine-, A. Gorier,
J.Porrott; 1 year gelding or filly
I'.Coulter; driver, Jas Illekenbot-
tomo A,Brigham, Ed Haggitt;lady
driver, R.:Perris, H Johann; team
H, Johann, Jas. Dile, Jas. Williau5s-
son; sweepstakes, R Watt
-Judges -W. H Cruickshank, on
the heavy horses, Chas. MaGregor,
light horses. ;
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ATT LE-0Durib amse-elf ileh, cow
with calf, 41 Harrison, A. Laid-
law; 2 year heifer, J.11arr, 1' Scott
1. year heifer. D Diddle w, I' Marr;
:heifer calf, J. Scott, D. Liidlaw;
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Council Favors Conscription
Council suet an Monday night.
Reeve Ford occupied the chair,
and councillors; Wiltse, 'Hawkins,
Paisley and Shepherd present.
Minutes of the last aneetings
were read and confirmed.
COMMUNICATIONS,
From Arbor'' H. Abbott,. secre-
lt Lary of the British Red Cross So-
ciety, asking for aid,
IN From F. S. Spence, secretary of
the Ontario 'Municipal Association
ire regards to the dealing or court
fines etc ,
as chameleonic. He has tried out
almost every shade !of political
hue, and at last has settled down
toe, sort of free lance 'business,
and considers it is a case of ev-
erything and everybody political-
ly, being rotten. He is a :good,
old sport end on the field has
often evinced his prowess. He is
as tenacious of life as the pro-
verbial 'Thomais :Feline; he has
gone through as many hair-
breadth escapes as a man who has
been in the Somme battle 'Hellas
charged :into piles of rock; ad-
vancing vehicles, turned somersets
in the air, plunged head -first down
into( space, been blown out ;of a
cellar in an attitude that 'would
suggest to an innocent passer by
that he was making the ,most
courteous bow possible toe lady
in the cellar, and yet escaped from
all, and to -day fs as youthful
3for his years) as the !best. Ile,
has in time past Shown he had
love for dumb animals, He kept
once a celebrated 'specimen of the
Spanish yellow 'mongrel ';variety,
but the dog differed with his
master on the subieet of the Span-
is'h-Americam war, and be has not
been known to keep a dog since.
'His chief. peculiarity is that in all
the -great e'Vents of the day, he
invamiaibly puts himself on the
wrong side No matter what the
4 question, 'he is a(tways off 1 He
hells many warm friends, ' :and
among them,, none warmer, of
intimate than Billy J:, and 'J'ohn 11,
When those three old cronies get
together,. "believe :axe," ''as taiieir
friend Cohen says) "thes'e's some
sin dein'. i' Much more could', be
written, whole pages, but have we
would say, 'What a fund, what a said enough to give our; readers
wealth" of information?' ' In poll- EU 'clue, Who ie hen
tics he 1s what may be described CONTINUED NEXT 1JVEBb.
Mr. Spenee's letter was left over
for Futuro reference.
The British Red Cross appeal
was left in the hands of the Mayor
to call a public meeting to dis-
cuss this important question.
By-1(alw, No. 9, 13.36, to provide
for the cost of watering and oil-
ing the •streets was read three
times and. passed.
Tho Street 'Committee reported
as hollows; -
115 loads of crushed stone put on
road from G.T.R to corporation
limit on Bayfield Road,
195 loads from hill to Base Line
and Londesboro Road.
60 loads on 'Huron Road towards
Seaforth,
15 loads 00 L' onclon Road from G
T.R. to'leedge
About 5l tracts on different pacts
around town for repairing.
A drawn has been matte al' 53,'.0,
M.ddlteton's farm. The ditch is
110 rods long
A tile culvert will'be put across.
road opposite Mr. Joe. Rands pro-
perty.
Mayor Thompson appeared fora
short time andspal3e oethe clues"'
tion of recruiting and the follow-
ing ino:ion by Councillo:s Hawkins
and Sheppard was carried; -Teat
in the opinion of this/ Council re-
cruiting -as it has been carried on
is not only avery expensivelmeth-
od but also mestunsatisfactory and
we desire to add our request 'to
that of other municipalities to the
Dominion Government that a con-
scription, hill be passed at .earlfeat
possible date, that Canada may do
hen share fully and fairly.
To fill up a vacancy in the 'Fire
Brigade, Mr. Patrick Reynolds was
appointed to the Brigedo.
The Finance Committee made its
report which was accepted.
Council then adjourned,
Capt. Rev. Jeakins Interviewed
"Different people have different
opinions regarding the nearness of.
the end of this mighty conflict but
my belief is that 12 month more
Will see the end of this war;' said
Capt. ('Rev,, C 33. Joakfns, former-
ly rector of St. Paul's church here,
to a .representative of the Brant-
ford Expositor. Capt; Jea.kins,
with the customary reticence that
characterizes the soldier who' has
been to the battlefields of Europe
and returned. to his home land. as-
sured his interviewer that the
Allies now 'had the Germans in
every way possible. The fight
had' been a long one. ThereiWoutd
undoubtedly be lots of sorrow yet
but there could :only' be one re -
Stat. All things were progressing
towards the one end --the subjec-
tion of the bloody hand, of Prus-
sianism, t.
A.11 over England the spirit of
determination was most marked,
They called 23 conseriptuon 'hut
it was the most, voluntary 'eom-
puision he had ever seen or hop-
ed to see. On the battlefields the
victorious spirit' wad 1nots marked
among' 1::110 suldiets of the Allton
nations -s spirit that would not
be satisfied until complete victory
were assured. The Germans were
well trained well equipped, tutt
they lacked that victories
spir.'it
that personal element so apparent"
among the Pol'cos fighting in the
Allies cause, ;an element that
would, finally result in victory.
France, too, iiad found her soul.
The steadfastness and bravery of
her soldier's 'ivas truly wonderful,
OUT WITH HOHENZOLLERNS.
During his travels (throughout
England, Capt. Jenkins remarked
on a feeling be h ad found, among
the people there that Wats ;los
Marked: and was gradually ,in-
creasing, a feeling., ,• that !peace
Would not be considered as long
as a Hohenzollern 'occupied the
throne of Germany.
( W1INT AS A UNIT.
Capt. Soaking stated that al-
though the old 58th Battalion was'
all split up now, there being very
Paw officers or men left, it had
been most fortunate in that itwah
one of the few battali'ms that
went to the scene of conflict as s.
omit. no counted !himself most
fortunate indeed in being one of
the 'few chaplains who way not
transferred to some other charge
when England was reached, and
stated that when it became nee -4
essay fog' to1
him n tv the i-•
yc 1c 'ba
trailion last April he was most
loathe to do. 'ac
A C'IHAPLAINS WORK.
A chaplain's work 1,1 01 was 113051-.
Varied end took one among all
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