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The Clinton New Era, 1914-04-16, Page 1Established 1865, Vol. 48, No. 42 CLINTON ° : ONTARIO THURSDAY APRiL 16 1914 W. I -I. Kerr & Son, Editors and Publisher Efficient and Ever Reidy help -Getter Right at Your Hand Every . Day ti n New Era Want Ads. THE ®•..ns..edd• Royal- • WITH"TBCF CHURCHES.• A wile Is' enuRCEI OF Oi4NAD R,ev. F. C Hopper, :;B: A Head Office, Montreal London, will occupy the pulpi ing and eyeamg. of t of Willis Church :onunday, morn Capital Anthdrized- 425,000,000 ST" PAUL'S' CHURCH; Rev. J. C. Potts 'of St. Fa Capital Fern -up 11,600;000 Church ,will exchaaige pulpits Reserve and undivided Rev.- Mr. Fotheringham of Go prdflta 12„600,002 rich, on Sunday next, TOTAL ASSETS 170,000,000 BAPTISP CHURCH. ul's with djef-e 325 BUNCHES Rev G' Meldrum, of .Ailsa Craig;' wile Deposits mornineg and( ev n&ne !With world wide conmeetiose next Sunday the Baptiste• Interest allowed on Dosits church. ONTARIO ST, CHURCH. G eneral (Banking beefiness teens!- Rev. '.1Iall' Woods, of BrueefiieJld, acted.. will preach In•Ontario St', Church ' " Miss Ford, C. C. I, teacher, spent ster Visitors Mr. John Wiseman was in iGode- ' Mr. Walter Morris spent Easter rich, on S(aturday. at Listowel. ' Miss Mabel Cantelon spentiEas(t Mr. Ross Forbes spent the holi- er Sunicl(ay in ),Toronto. allays in town. °Miss Bell C C.I. teacher•, spent Mr. James `Wylie spent Good: Fri, her holidays� at London, p dayat ,Goderieh, p' u.. I Mrs. Rainey spent Good Friday Miss Annie Bartliff spent, Good with relatives in Seaforth. Feeley at Seaforth, Crown, Attorney Seager; of Gode . Miss Norma Bently was an Best- ride was in town on Monday. er visitor in London.. Miss Eva Bouek has been on, the Mr. W. Jackson was,, a visitor suit; list during the past week. in Toronto last week. Mr. A.P.i'Cooper spent a few. Miss Gertie Wallis *as an East hours at Blyth on Good Friday. er visitor at Stratford, ' Miss Ruby Kilty is s0iend•;,ng the lvr,. A Forbes was a visitor in Easter vacation with her nrotcher. Seatforth on Friday 'last. , on Sunday' nio4•mlingrtext 'in ex- 1 the holidays at her home in Goes, R. E. MANNINO, Mgr. The Pastor will oocupy his owe ( Miss Jennie Stevenson •of Tor- charuge with Rev. S, Alen, rich, pulpit in the evjefninie. • CLINTON BRANCH WESLE Y.CUBECB The • Pastor will preach" morning and evening next Sunday. The W.M.S. held their regular 480 meteing • on. Tuleisday evening. The Literary •detpartment had charge of the League ' on Monday. Mr. A. T. Cooper , eddress,etd the League(, 1 If a man is truly great lie lives to .forget about it, NNW Formaldehyde Prevents Smut on Grain Fresh stock of best quality just received. J.+:, HOVEEY Dispensing Chemist. The Quality Drug Store Business Men du not want "improperly prepared" young men and women in their offices. Attend ELLIOTT TORONTO, ONT. A school that lyes a great reputation 1 for superior work and or placing many in choice positions, Write for t.cats'logue. The Molsons Bank Incorporated 1S55 Capital and Reserve $8,7000,000 85 BRANCHES IN CANADA A GENERAL iBANii.IM DESINESS TRANSACTED. CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT TRAVELLEH4 CREQUI2}ISSUED BANK MONEY ORDERS SAVINGS DEPARTIVMENT AT ALL BRANCHES Interest allowed -at highest current rate. C F. DOWDING. Manager Clinton Branch • • Clothing ♦ I Or a...r 7n,ev.tn.Vcnr• • Clothing a Differen;I: and 1 .Lettcr Clothes 2 ;( I We have a ;good • busi- ness s, s b we offer . O s. S •ecause Zf the best ocsibs s at the ` , S least p y.; ' osslble . price. Z S 'See out New g • Sprin ••Suits p In our business of sell– ing clothes our policy -is to furnish ' our patrons with the best clothes that can be made. In the selection of our garments we are generous but not extravagent> • • • t s i • onto, ivas the guest of Miss, Ruby Cook. Miss Stone, C. C. I. teacher, spent tlre'holiddays at her homein Essex. Miss ' Maliaffy speiih Good Friday with friends at Seaforth: • Mr. W. J. Murray, of fxeter, was in town on Monday. Mr. Soo Guest, of Wingham, visi ted in Clinton over Sunday. Miss Mi•nluo Pinning spent Good Friday with IVlitchell 'frien'ds. Moe1Iighgate, Mr. Percy Town spent Good Fri - Mrs. Constantine, f spent Easter with•her mother Mrs. 'day at, his home in Seaforth. Chidley. Mr. Thos. R. Watts, of Stratford Mr. Robe Jones and Miss Edith spent the were;; end! in town. Jones spent Good Friday at Seaforth. Mrs. 'C.C. Rance, of Toronto, spent a few 'days with old friends, in town. 'Dr. McGill, of Mitchell, spent th•e week end with his ',sister, Mre (Dr.) Axon. Mr. Fred Rumball,;; (of London, spent Easter Monday,' *at his home here. Fliss fvlay, Forbes spent ' Good, Friday with Seaforth relatives. Mr. Wilt McRae •spent the East- er -tide with his brother in Detroit. Mr. Donald Roes, of Toronto, is holidaying with old friends •' in town. ar.,. Will Southcombeholidays a of Toren - town. Mrs. Henry Pinmstee.i spent Good .to spent Poat the Basler holidys tin 'Miss Rosella Livermore, of Tor- Friday, visiting twith Seaforth onto, Ols visiting at the home of '(friends. her parents. . Mr. Guy Jones visited, with Mr. Joey McLeod, of London, 1'frien'ds in Seaforth on Good called on old. friends in 'town on Friday. Mr. James Smith, of Woodstock, was a visitor • in towns on ,Good Friday. Mr. Bailey,of Bayfield, was in Miss Beatrice Greene spent the b Easter holidays, at Toronto with town on Monday attending the friends. Pastime Dance. Miss Dell O'Neil, of Toronto, Mr. Charlie Oliver, of Stratford, spent •the Easter holidays with hear Miss McDougall. C. C. I. teacher spent the Eastertide, at her home iu St. Marys. is visiting at the home of his mother, in Clinton. • Mr. Wm. Marshall anal children, spent the 'week -end with old friends at Wingham. Mr. aud Mrs. Will Harland, of Guelph, ,spent Easter Sunday with oldrriends• in town, Mrs. Biggart and Children spent the past ie.w days with her mother, Mrs. Glew, in 'Itullett. Miss Husband, of Ingersoll, was and 'Easter visitor 'with her sister, Mrs. Kenneth Cliowen, Mr. Will Doherty, 'a teacher in Toronto, •spent 'dee Eastler holi- days with Mrs, Chidley. Miss Grace Radeced, ' ,of Inger- soll, was the guest with il'Irs, K. Chowen for a few days. Miss Eleanor B•artleib, of Toron-- to, was a visitor in town with Mr. and Mrs. Peter Cantelon. Mr. Roy Grigg, of the Bank of Montreal, at tilamilton, was an Easter visitor at his home bene. Misses Vera and Reta 1•lotee of Exeter, spent Easier with their Uranduiother, Mrs. llollaway, sr. i11r. Arthur Bean, who is'attceod- ing Medical College( at Toronto, spent the holidays with his mother, Mr. Frank Ch Chow en, en, of Detroit, were Easier visitors with the formers father, Mr. J. G. Chow - en. Mr' Clarence It�.i it ty,•who is attend ing school at St. Thomas, spent the Easter -tidy with les•mottiher iat town. • Little Norma Treleaven while at school last week, (dell on that side- walk and, broke a couple of her ♦ teeth. • Mrs. Crich sr., Albert street, is •not enjoying the best of hiealth • as her many friends would like • to see. Mr. aced Mrs. A. F. Johns and ♦ baby, of Toronto, spent the • Easter holidays in and arousal' Clinton. Mr. Frederick Poubister, l;aader of the Clinton Kittle ' Band is ,S in- structing the Mitichee band at present. Miss Elizabeth Ceidiey and Mr. Wilt Doherty are spending a flow days with Mr1' Cons;ttantine at Highgate. Mr. John Canteloa, of Teronto, was a visitor of er Sunday with • ' ► • • •• • Every detail that makes ♦ for Better Clothes is care- , fully looked after. • Nothing( Slighted Nothing IU Overlooked No fanc' • P'rices—ever. Y Y , figure is based''. on actual' cost •and the results eofour efforts are apparent. • • his parents •Mr and Mrs (Peter • Cantelon. • Miss Jean Morris, who is attend- ♦ ing th,e Chatham Business College,' • spent the Easter' vacation with her parents here.' :; • Mr., C: E. Dowding, Manager of •. the Molsons. Bankm, his.here, returned • . home From trip to /Edmonton ♦ on .Monday, evening. • Mrs. C. Copp and Master Willie. of God'erieh, are visiting at the !home of Mr. ands Mrs 'David Steep of ' Stapleton, for a feew'.days, •,• • • • Lorne Robertson and D. W. For- • bes arrived home Monday morning • after' •an• extendlgd trip through ;Northern, Africa. D. and . Mrs. ♦ . J. A. _Robertson are remaining, in • Englandcli for a few weeks. Mr's: 0. Cooper and. oliildyen, ': of Collin wood, are visiting with rel- atives un town. The former's father, ;•Mr.. ',Clark,, is seriously ill. Stratlijordi ,Beacon.—Messrs. Dr. The Daily News of Mediciniefflat (� • • of . April( 4th,. had the following -s• et personal ;which re••lei's Pepe. weil•- HO f1.i2' tU a rtL el 9 '1! ♦ pp kntj.>,vn` Clintoniamf—Miss May , • Rance was thee raison dastele , of I • , ai piety linen ' shower Ylelatch'tlay • • , ,alfternooii, given her by the girls • ' of Alexandra high .school in the asseinbly hall. Miss Ranee '' has • , condrrctecl the .!1Y �h steer( culture classes of the ;/drools during the •year, and resigned short time • ago. ','tier marriage, vyill talso'placie • on tee 15th of this ; month, c and it students wished to show leek ♦ appreciation! of. Miers Rance'siwork See our New Sriti Overcool 0 8 o to$t5 Morrish Clothing The , A Square Deal log: Every Mall ts,,• Mr. John Sutter spent the w,eiek end at the parental home • at Stratiford. • t Mrs. Allen, of Ottawa, was a visitor ',with Mrs. Thos. Jackson '1r., this 'Week. Mr. Nixon Welsh, teacher in Tor- onto, is spending- the holidays at his hone here. Mrs. McGill, of Chesley, is mak- ing a, visit with her daughter, Mrs. (Dr,) Axon. , - Isi:r. Norman Holtzhauer, of Pres- ton, spent the week .end witethls parents in • town, Mr. Daniel Bakmier, was a holi- day visitor with relat,v-•es and old 'friends at Ethel. Miss Ruby Wise :(pent the East - e1• vacation whir friends, at De- troit and Sarnia. Mr. James Walkinshaw was a visitor ,tor a fete hours with otd friends in Seaforth. Mr." Chas. F. Libby, Manager of the Clinton Knitting Co., was in New York on business. Miss Bello Draper who teaches school !near Strat(frord, spent the Easter holidays in town. •Miss Agnes hicl e who has been relieving tat the Simcoe High School has returned home. Misses May •and Kathleen and Mr Carl East, spent the weeek end with relatives at London. 'lir. Will Hall who is with the Itlolson's Bank at Tillstonburg was a 'caller in town this week. Mrs. Walter Morris and Miss Marion spent the holidays with the fortner's mother at Listowel. Miss Stone tear•tertainiee a num- ber of her girl students at her rooms one evening last week. Miss Lizzie Ford, who teaches school near Mitchell spent the East er holidays at her home here. thles, ...•H00••♦♦eessse♦'oo4,rr®•aa+eR®®♦•♦•gee • on ogcasaon,♦♦®♦s♦ys• w • Master Charles Thompsen and Miss •Marion sPent the Beater - tide with relatives ala St. Marys. Messrs Earl O'Neil,'Fried. Fold Stewart Scott and Edard Schoen - hats spent Good Friday at Stratr ;ford. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Manning spent Good Friday with their Son. Station Agent Mainirng of ' Seb- rin.gvil le, Miss Grace- Shepherd, of Ot- tawa, is ,spending the holidays with her mother, Mrs.,•Shephierd, Townsend street. Mrs, W. J. Kilbride and Miss Kia - dee,' of Hultett, S.;8. heave next week to attend' teewedding of their sister in. St. Thomas. Mr. J. Leslie' Kerr spent Good Fiideay ex Stratford, attending the' W. F.. A. meeting' as represen- tative of the Clinton Foot Bali Club. Mr. and Mrs. W,H'Kerr left on Fridaylastfpr r ussels after four 1 B t_ , weeks -in town Mr." Kerr , is pro- gressing nicely, and will•in a month or so be able to actively at' tend to his duties in that place. Mr. and Mrs. Sohn_' S. Platt'' of Goderieh, announce the engage - menu .of their eldest daughter( Ethel Mary, to Mr. Arthur A. D,owdning of ,Torontto. The mar- riage .will .take place on Tuesday, April 28. Mr. Morley Counter was' able to walk •down street,,with tae aid of crutches on Wednesday after- noon after his five. weeks of a lay- up. His knee, t pall appearance, will be ne goods ,.as new in a short time.: Amon the visitors al tiheir par- ental 'homes'weeale the follong escl%oo1 leas rs ter 1 •e h !e ea .1. i , Cantelon Wasmann, Miss z - L, m r Li I zie Ford, (Miss Bello+ Draper, Mips I Agues Chidle ss Grace( aSh - g 'Y, Mi eft ff herd, Mies Ruby Kitty, Nixon Welsh, Will Doherty. Continued on Page 5 •s.s .s..eo.eeeeedsssseo•0 District' News. 00.0.0•1300000.d00•..0•..ds London Road Among the Easter visitors on the Road were Miss Roselle Livermore, Toronto, Mrs. Wm. Grant • and Mrs, John Bunter of Oliuton, and Miss McMichael of IJullott. Farmers should be in great shape toe their spring work, witb fresh beef to eat with their potatoes andmaple ,.,al+asrs with their tykes. The Lea ude held a very suc- cessful( Baleen. eptertainmeet; at 'the home of Mr, Arthur Wiltsle on Tuesday alight: Among thosefrom outside who aniseed wiere Miss Mande Wiltse who :s'ang a solo and. Miss McMichael who gave a read- ing. They will be' 'welcome " back any time. 'League meats next T'ule•sday 'at the home of Mr. Beery Peacock. Hnhett Mrs. George, ttesk and daughter Audrey of Toronto 'spent • a 'flew days with Mrs. Albert Weymouth. Mrs. John Wooii, is spenjding a i2ewi weeks with (her mother Mrs. Farquar of the Gravel Road, 't Mrs. James Hamilton is 'et pres,- ent in Clinton where q^�t a un7ler- wnet an operation last ,ieeek. She is improving and will soon be to her home on the 11th con, Miss Pearl Hart of Blyth apeet Sunday with her friend Miss Laura Shobrock, Mrs. John Garret has returned home after spending last week with ;friendstt.at Bayfield. Miss Agnes Trewin li ssnt last week- with her Aunt Mrs. Dexter, of Blyth. Mr. Henry Freeman of the 2nd Con. is under the doctors care with erysipelas in has foot and.' is confined to his bed. Mr: and Mrs, LRiohard Carter spent Sunday, at the home, of their ,daughter Mrs., Herb. Oaks. Richard Carter is having as ad- dition put to his house and the work has commenced. Luxton Hill of Blyth has the contracts. Miss Iieetha Waymouth is spend ing a few days with her (cousin Mrs. Hooper of Blyth. Miss Viola Philips ie spending a fasv weeks at the home of Albert Radford. Miss Evelyn Cartright eras return ed to her parents in Loedesboro after spending the past few monies in Clinton. Charles :Hoggart. had the misfor- tune to lose a line horse on Tues d1aYl e Ephraim Snell entertained a, few young 'folks to a taffy party on Tuesday evening. Stanley Mr 1Vm. 13 del; wife and da„ghter of Toronto are spending the Easter holidays at the home of Mrs George Baird. On Good Friday, the ladies of the district met lit the home of Mr, 1',' i1 kins and presented hie daughter. Florence, who is about to be married with a kitchen shower. A very pleasant lime was spent, Mrs 1, i, Somerville of St. Mary's spent the Fester holidays at the bowie of her lea one, bit, and alt's. William `a lof•. air, Wm. Tailor ,uirl son attended the funeral of Mr, Taylor's nephew; e, A, Taylor at ltarlock on Monday of this week. bitr. Will Tii:vlor, son of Mr, and birs Wen. Taylor, 2nd. con.. Stanley was married at Hardisty, Alberta to Miss Alhertine hI Miquelon of the sante place. The old friends of the groom here will join in congratulations, Obituary,—Death claims as his vie t.inr people of ,ill ages, the young, the old and the middle aged. We have this weak to record the death of one in the prime of 1•e. Oa Friday, April l.0tlt, there passed away Mary Moffat. beloved wife of. D. H. li. McNaughton of the B„ylield road, Stanley, au the age of.45 years and 8 months. De, ceased was the second daughter of the late William Moffat, a native et Duni fidesshire Scotiand, a. former reside,,t of the townshsp of Stanley, and latter ly of Moose Jaw district, Seskntche wan, lllrs. McNaughten was born. in the townshipof Stan in 18 and le 68, Y was married in ,1SRS. Deceased had not been in good health for the past two years, Five months ago she un der went an opera t: ion in the hospital at Clinton, Three ,week;! ago she re turned to the hospital for medical at tention, She was, a faithful and de voted wife, and was highly esteemed by all who had the pleasure of her nu. quaintance. She leaves behind her, her husband, two brothers and a host of 4ympathzing relatives and friends. The very large number who attended the funeral on Monday at' her late residence on the Bayfield (toad •was an evidence of the' high respect in which deceased and her husband were held, The funeral services were conducted by her rector. Rev. J. el.' Oondell, Episcopal minister,' Bayfield, asdisted by Rev. S. A.,tM (Merle, of Grand Bead. The remains, were. interred; in Ba,yeeId; Cemetery.. Tee allbearers 'v Were her v T_. p. ,1 s' 'w'Mof twobeilther, J Lin and Andre . l'fat, two brothers id law, John' Me Naughtonend fames •Johnston, and two cousins, John Moffat and Wm Hobson. Among those who attended the funeral from a distance wefe Mr. and Mrs. Win. I3iibson c f Hamilton, Mrs. Jno b sto a1 udeeich Mr. and M. J h n i t (a' Peck •o Mr, and Mrs. of Lonc n t bit', and Mrs. Corriere of Greed Bend, ACCEPTS, INVITATION The Rev.Dr. Merle, of Essex, re oently reec;e`ived% a unantimous_Kb vitation from the quartterly'effic:(al, board, of.',Victnria Avenue Metho- dist Church, Chatham, to -take ef- fect in Junel- At a well attended meeting of tlr(e qutarteriy board of the Essex Methodist Church 1 eld (e, , r on Monday evinilsg; Apri117,[R,ev. E F. Armstrong, B.A, B.D, of Chatham, was unanimously ilivit- od to eho pastorate, of ,that church Los next confcerie{nce year, Both invitations have , been ac- cepted, +++1.r ' ' '+ ' '+ ',u10 ' r, DITORI1L Come; Gentle Spring. ---o_ Rumor has it that the Provincial Elections in, Ontario will takeplaee during next surname, or the Igarly Fall. --4-- Temperanae pies le in Michigan are going into a State wide Pro- hibition eampailgn with a slogan' of "A dry Republic." It is a good sign to sjeaa ;much wider interest being awakened in the School Fairs. Teachers, School trustees erre. parents zeoute t(akdej right hold of the movement and thereby make ) it an assured success. Both the'Dom- inion and Provin- cial Governments have anade, . do- nation's to the ,disaster Rhat fol- lowed the Newfoundland seal hunt ems whereby so many liver i were lost, the number reaching at heest( 275, 4$10,000 was voted by the Fed- eral parliament and $5,000 by the Legislature. —y--.. Among probabilities eonoern,nvg the agriculturists of Northerly On- tario is the opening) o(an (ex- perimental Farm rear Cochrane, or speaking more exact as to g�eo"•ra phy, fieround' Hog River, on (the Traneeentinental railway is the proposed site for the new; farm. It should do good. The farming cc•mmunity received little more than a "pugg' in the nose by the (proposed. 'amteed- ments to the tariff, as• outlined by Hon. Mr. White in the Commons•; last week. We often wonder why the farmer M. P's do not show a little 'favor totheir brother agri- culturists, East and Wes by giv- ing them a square deal. Bruce County - Provincial constit- uencies may suffer the loss of one in the proposed gerrymander. As this Co: sends tluee Libteirals there may be various reasons why a wipe-out of one seat would be ad- vantageous to the pres,evt( govern merit. The game of polities is something like baste ball in the 'fact that *lore,are many foul tips• that the umpire seems to call fair balls. Barrister Proudlfoot, M.P.P., for Centre Huron, quizzed W.K Sni- der, erovincial License Inspedtor, as to his appearance in Huron and other Counties during time recent Canada Temperance Act campaign and his interfeeelnbe with the same. It was ,du -aided the com- mittee could only deal with 1013 events'. Mr Snider played his .lit- tle card this year, l encs the white- wash, —a—» Sun•clay, May 3rd, is the date's& ) by St. Thomas people for an eve.y body -at -church. 1-2,000 people at the services is the steinclarcl set by the promoters. Those stir -ups should clo good and should' en- courage to ail every -Sunday -at church,. There's a part that must not be overlooked by pastor and people when the crowd is cor- ralled, and that weighs more than 16 ounces to the pound! in an tee terest and hearty welcome and sympathy born of the Divine. Quite properlyth,epraduce deal- ers intend making a diffei'leSde in the price of new laid eggs and the. more ancient variety. An egg 30 days after date or, one in' which, perchance, embryotic poultry may Have already set up housekeeping should' net command the market value of a positively fresh one. Tho benefit of the new regulation will bo the more eel;luent soar- ketieg and thereby closer contact/ and 'attention to the '11oat . Can- ada's egg 'business is e leg !ane. growing one and good will .be wrought by the plan proposed We like the®s(etrtiments ex- pressed by a son of Edward Car- son and a nephew of Jno. Red- mond ester the Home Rule question ilu Ireland;—"Gentljelmen !of the older generation, we of the newer have already •shaisen hands, and polities and religion alike can only suffer from these personal recrim- inations and, racial cestrusts,Iwhieh for the most part, sire merely the wreckage of controversies long since dead' end of grievanioes long, since remeediejd,' If people could beinduced to'shake hands• in th(e right spirit, many an old grudge dould be buried so deep it would never have a resurrection, ,This is the day of brotherhood and despite all opposition "Love one another" isigoipg to win the day. Many a cloud will be sifted and many a long borne burden laid down' when this spirit dou'innates tine world. A•delegation ;of young Conserve-. tives;'represeneting; -the Ontario Young' Manthood lAss'ociation "of Toronto, waited on the Provincial Cabinet and, presented a petition with 0,000 names asking that all, liquor shops, bar and club houses in the Province be abolished;, arc, tion. Mr Foy may be a great statesman 'but his reply to ;, the delegation •was_of rather a wishy w ashy variety, a summery being. as follows,—Mr. Foy took .the posi- tion that flue Governaneent was as, much concerned about. the liquor question ' as ever, betel: ft ' uid be 1 i v u would uselessi to proceed! in' advance' of public opinion, ,' We 'know the vils of intemu intemperance, as wee , as anybody," Mr.pFo added, "and we Y Y,Y wish as much as ` any peersee to minimize those ,evils, to chieck the use' of intoxicants Ai every pos- sible l sible evay Any law w 1 ieh we' pas sed pallrng far total prolixbition would not be 'worth time paper it W aswritten an ; so the quest,i011 ' wlydch zemaide to us 1 10 fi,n,d the best way of cheecking the ieivil, I GET IT NOW Be ready for seed time and insure a good. clean prop by using Star Brand FORMALDEHYDE Full Strength 50c Pint at THE REYALL STORE • WSSR. Moines 1 4 IT W. T. O'NEIL'S A. Question Asked and Answered B e cause We aim constantly to please you Our years of grocery ex. perience has enabled us to satisfy our many customers, by given them—in the shortest pos• sib'e time—the groceries they require, at prices and quality which amaze our competitors. If you do not believe us ask our customers. W. T. O'NEIL THE HUB GROCER Phone 48 do not believe that,if t(laere was complete abolition of the bars there would be .Goss drinking in the country than ijlrere is now. Anybody would still be entitled to bring in liquor for lies own con- sumption. it would result in the increase of blind pigs 'and liquor dives met poisonous liquors. If the province• wishes it there is still local option and the Canada Temperance Act routes." Hon. Mr Hanna sai3 "that the Government had important liquor legislation un der consideration, but they were not in a position to make h, statement on hive sub'eiat at the present (time It'' is a hoperlul sign of the times when the young mon of both political parties stand behind the great morel issuers ir- respective of party affiliation. ,CLINTON MARKETS. (Hoge $8.65 ea. Butter 2.4-25 Eggs�17-18 Wheat 1.00 Oats 40 Peas 1.00 Barley 50•-52 Bran ,$e20 Shorts /$27—$28 Toronto i tarlkets Hogs $0.35 Cattle (58.50 Lambs $0.75 Sheep $7 50 Cheese15c Butter _ 25 to 27 Eggs 20 Wheat .,... $I.00 Oats 45 Barley 62to64 Potatoes, per bag Beans $1,75 to 1,85 "District INeve- Mr. Ernie. Bates, who has been driver for the Canadian Express Company for some time at Goode rich has been promoted to bag- ageman on the .Grs,ndt Trunk 'be- tween here and Buffalo. He suc- ceeds Mr. 'Ross Capper, who has been, transferred to the Toronto - Stratford route. The 'Winthrop creamery- and cheese factory, five miles north of Seaforth was ccmpletiejly destroy- ed by fire shortly after 1 o'clock Tuesday morning. The (cause of the 'fire is 'unknown. Fire at an early hour Tuejsday: Morning''tdostroyed thte house of JohnSmith at Crediton t)ogeithietr with its tcontentjs,;in epee of prompt response' of 'thee fire 'brigade and a detler•mined, effort to save the 'furniture. Two adjoining houses 'wen le scorched', but the brigade ;preveented the (flames !from spreading. The loss is••s- tinated at •500. $ The death occurz1elel in Toronto on .March 26th of Timothy Mah- oney, after a lingering illness of nearly aytear The date Mi. Ma- honey •' we,, for thirty -there years an employe of the; Grand ,Trunk railway. He was born in God(e rich, later going to S'tratfford,, where hie was train baggagemaster �- for twenty years. Three years ago he moved to Toronto. Le 1 Mr. A, A. c nnan of the iV1 , Commercial 'Hotel, Seesiorth, re - calved, .a telegram Horn R1nni ag ou' erid;ay morning last •acquaint ing biro• of the dtciatlze•of his brother, Roderick; which occurred softer a brief illnie(ss on( Thurs,dlay of last week,