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and silk, in brown. black, navy, Copenhagen_
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Newest models, sizes 34 to 4o, Q
regular $15 for 10.98
$5,00 Top Skirts
For $2 50
About two dozen Ladies Top Skirts, in
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$5.00, Saturday
Ladies Cotton Silk=foot
Hose ' 29c
Ten dozen Ladies Fine Cotton Hose, with
silk foot, in tan and black, sizes 8 to
to, regular 50c, Saturday 29C
25c Ladies
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DIRECT IMPORTERS, CLINTON
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SEAFORTH 'VON.
Last Friday night the Seaforth
Collegiate team played a friendly
match with the C.C.I. team and won
by a score of 14-7. Most of the
visitors have played in the 0.H.A,
juniors series this year while the
Clinton students have had only one
game. The first half was close, the
visitors having a one -goal lead 5-4,
but in the second half they ran
away from the home boys, During
the game Forbes was struck with
the, puck and had some teeth dam-,
aged and retired taking Beacom
with him, the Seaforth referee was
removed at half-time and "Shorty'
Cantelon finished the game, much
to the satisfaction of all the play-
ers. Following was the line-up:
Seaforth
Stewart
Forbes
Sills
Dick
Scott
Morson
Reid
Clinton
goal Reid
point Torrance
cp Cook
rover • Kilty hear from you.
centre Kerr Have you renewed yet for 1913?
r w Beacom Millinery openings come next.
1 w Forrester was deemed unnecessary.
WILL YOU LEND A HAND.
During the month of Murch The
New Era is anxious to add at least
25 new names to its subscription
list. February was a good month
but March may be better if a
friendly push is made. A word of
commendation is worth a good
deal some times to a non -subscriber
Who'll be the first?
MINOR LOCALS.
March came in like a lamb but—
Sunday had the lion mnaners.
.Have you been subpoenaed yet?
Attend the "Temple of Fame" to-
night.
Are you getting your stock ready
for the Spring Phew?
Good Evening I Have you order-
ed your auto for 1913? You auto.
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CLINTON MARKETS,
'Hogs -8.10.
Butter -20-21
Eggs —20-21.
Wheat -90-92
Oats -30,31 ("
Barley -50
Peas -75-80
Bran -$22.
THE COLDEST YET.
Tuesday night was the coldest
night this year as it registered 9
degrees below zero,
A TIE GAME.
The Doherty Piano Hockey team
played the Jackson Lion Brand a
tie game on Wednesday eight at
the rink. The score was 7-7.
LOCAL OPTION CASE.
The Local Option Investigation is
expected to open up on Friday
morning of this week at 9 o'clock A
large list of witness have been
summoned.
Do you ever contribute anewsi.
item to The New Era? If not join
the Brigade next week and let us
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This is the season of the year to enjoythe
pleasures of cross-country tramps on Show Shoes.
There is nothing that will give you more pleasure
or a more healthy exercise than : now shoeing.
We carry a full line of Moccasins for men,
S women and children. if you intend to go snow
shoeing come and see our display,
Overshoes
In one and two buckle styles.
Heavy Rubbers
Of all kinds—both buckle and lace.
Will Either Sell the Store or bent.
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A. KITCHEN SHOWER.
Last Saturday evening at Willis
church Manse the Young ladies of
that church held a kitchen shower
for Miss Gladys Kennedy, who was
married on - Wednesday of this
week. t
LOST AT SEAFORTH.
The C. C. I. hockey ' team played
a return game at Seaforth on Tues-
day night but suffered another de-
feat by a score of 6-3. Those who
composed the C. C. I. team were ;—
Reid, Kilty, Cook, Greig, Kerr,
Draper and Cluff.
WEDDED I'N.NEW YORK.
Miss Leila; CT. Hoover, eldest da figh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs J. B. Hoover. was
married on Tuesday of last week in
"'The- Lttte-Oherch•Around-the • Cor
ner," New York City, to Mr. 0. H. F.
Ward, .Mr. and Mrs. Ward will reside
in New York. The bride's old friends
nere will loin in offering hearty con•
gratulatiuns.
A QUIET WEDDING.
On Wednesday of this week a
quiet wedding was held at the home
of Donald and Mrs. Kennedy, on
Rattenbury street when the mar-
riage of their daughter,. Miss
Gladys L. to Mr. Edgar Armstrong
a citizen of Wingham was
performed by 'Rev. D. (K. Grant.
The happy couple left on the after-
noon train for: a short wedding
tour afterwhich they will reside in
`Wingh^m. ilea: ty congratulations
are offered by the bride's .many
many friends.
DIED AT DAUGHTER'S HOME.
The friendsf r(Rev.) o Mrs. C.
R.
Gunne will..J2e sorry to learn of
the death of her mother, who re
sided here with the fancily when
Rev. Mr Gunne was Rector of St.
Patti's church;—The St. Thomas
Journal had the following obituary
notice ;—At Christ Church Rectory,
London, there occurred on Satur-
day last the death Of .Mrs. Anna
Margaret Suffel, widow of the late
George Suffel, a former resident of
St. Thomas. Mr. Suffel, who died
here sixteen years ago was at the
time of his death manager of The
South Western Loan Co., was an
Ex 4Warden of the County of El-
gin and for forty years one of the
most prominent figures in the
municipal and business life of the
county. Mrs. Suffel is survived by
the following children—William J.
Suffel, Duluth, Minn; Alfred P. T.
Suffel, Winnipeg, Man, ; E. H. Suf-
fel, Minneapolis, Minn.; .Mrs, C. J.
McCollum, Winnipeg, Man.; and
Mrs. (Rev.) C. R. Gunne, London,
Ont. The funeral took place at the
St. Thomas, cemetery and at the
request of the deceased, was pri-
vate. The Venerable Archdeacon
Hill was the officiating clergyman.
HOUSE OF RBFUGE, COMMITTEE.
\The House of Refuge Committee met
here on Tuesday, of tunsweek and visit
MAKING HIS !ROUNDS,
Assessor Cottle is making hie rounds
and everyone that is entitled to be put
on should that his or her name is there
eithee for Municipal or Parliamentary
elections.
NO REPRESENTATIVE'
AT MEETING.
1 There was no one from .Clinton
Board of Trade to attend the annual
meeting of associated Boards of Trade
at London. In speaking to the New
Era ahoitt the subject, the President
stated that he had received no noti•
fication of the meeting.
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SEAFORTH TOIN,GERSOLL
Mr W. R; Veale,of tire Seltforth
News hue pnchased the lneersol
Tribune, .• Mt Veale has 'published'
Hie Seaforth News for about four
years and ;previously was 'connected
with the, Detroit News. He will
move his family to fngersoll to scop
as he disposes of the Seaforth paper.
VERY CROWDED,
Our advertisers have the floor this
week, a,nd one columns are so crowded
much has had to be left over. We
expect soon to remedy this and have
more space at our disposal. In the
meantime, we ask our readers to tear
with us, as we are doing the best we
can,
REV, W. J. FORD
A NEW HEALTH. REGULATION.
Under the new health regulations
parents whose children are effected
with whooping cough are requested to
keep them from mingling with other
children and keep them on their own
premises. Children who have not had
whooping -cough and who developed a
cough should he kept from school un-
til a diagnosis is made,
A'CREDITABLE EDITION.
The Welland Telegraph, whose Edi-
tor is Louis Blake Duff, a Huron Old
Boy and a former 0 C I. student, had
an Industrial and Expansion number
last week and it was a credit both to
the Editor and that booming town.
We note that in 190E the population
was 1840 and in 1912 10.000, .another
point for argurnedt "Why go West?"
JUNE BUGS SCARCE?
An expert farmer, who has made a
close study of entomology,' says tha
owing to the ground having been coy
vered so scarcely with snow thi
winter, there will be a few June hug
in the spring. "The frost will easily
reach the larvae with such a ligh
covering .ofsnow," he said, "end a
they cannot stand the cold they Wil
die. Lest spring there were swarm
of June bugs and ninny farmers wee
so much inconvenienced by the
that even if a few million are missin
this spring,,no one will regret it."
AS THEY DO IN ELGIN
Seven • members of the executive o
the Elgin County Board of Trade an
Publicity Association have pledged
themselves for a sum not exceedin
$2 500, to nay the •expenses of nin
Irish families. sixty four people, fron
Ireland to 'Elgin County. They Wil
he engaged by farmers, who will hav
to recompense the members of th
.Board of Trade.
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INSTANTLY T.L .. KILLED
Mr. Jut,, Eades, who formerly ran
a barber shop In Clinton, was instant-
ly kilted by a O. P. R. train, at a level
crossing in Toronto, on Monday. He
was cit•iving a delivery waggon, anti
was warned of his danger by the ceps.
sing watchman, but with the remark
"I can make it," he started across,
with the result that the train caught
the rig square in the centre.
A DELIGHTFUL ADDRESS.
Those who received invitations from
the Travel Club to attend the lecture
on "Sir Walter Scott" by Rev. Mr. Mc.
Millan of Mimico, on Monday night of
this week. certainly heard a delight-
ful aldress on the Great ticottish writ-
er. Rev. D. K. Grant was chairman
and a hearty vote of thanks was ten-
dered the spender by Postmaster Scott
and Principal Houck. Mr. McMillan
will indeed be welcomed back again.
COUSIN DEAD.
Mrs, E, Holt .zhauerreceived the sad
news on Saturday morning of the
death of her cousin in East '.ti awanosh,
The following Press notice was sent:
There died at the home of her parents,
lot 37. concession 2, East Wawanosb,
Saturday,- Margaret Jane Patterson,
aged 27 years, 4 months and Gdays, he -
loved wife of Thos. H. Jackson, after
an illness extending over but three
weeks. Deceased was the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Patterson, old res-
idents of the township. She was mar-
ried on Christmas Day last and with
her husband has intended leaving for
the West when she was taken ill In.
terment took place on Sunday at the
Union Cemetery.
MINOR LOCALS,
March.
Murphy and McDonald, the
two men charged with the Seaforth.
and Brussels burglaries, have elected
to be tried at the Spring Assizes,
which opens on March 25th.
The days are growing longer and
they will be ienghtened something
more than a minute per day until the
end of the month, lengthening faster
then until the latter part of June, On
March 18th day and night will be the
same length.
CADET CONCERT.
A concert under the direction of.
Miss May Rance will be given in the
Town Hall Monday evening March
17thn
o behalf of the Cadet Corps of
the Collegiate Institute. The proceeds
are to be used to provide uniforms for
the Cadets: Price of admission 35
cents, All Beats reserved. Plan opens
at Fair's Book Store Friday March
7th: The program will consist of
drills, plays, vocal, and instrumental
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1, A postmaster is required to give
notice ley letter (returning the paper
does not answer the law), when a
subscriber does not take his paper
out of the office, and state the reasons
for its not being taken. Any neglect
to do so makes the postmaster re-
sponsible to the publisher for pay-
ment, 2. If any person orders his
paper discontinued, he must pay 011.
arrearages, or the publisher- may con-
tinue to send' it until payment, is
made and collect the :whole amount,
whether it is taken from the office or
not. There can he no legal discon-
tinuance until the payment is made,
3. Any person who takes a paper
from the post office, whether directed
Go his name or another, or whether
he bas subscribed or no •, is respon-
sible for the pay. 4. If a subscriber
orders his paper to be stopped at a
certain time, and the publisher con-
tinues to send, the subscriber is bound
to pay for it if he takes it out of the
postoffioe. This proceeds upon the
ground that a man must pay for what
he uses. 5. The courts have decided
that refusing to take newspapers and
periodicals from the post office, or re-
moving and leaving : them uncalled
for, is prima facie evidence of inten.
tional fraud..
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WILL RETIRE SHORTLY.
Rev. W. J,, Ford, L LB , pastor of
the Methodist Church,'Teeswater, and
s former pastor of the Ontario St,
Church, and brother to Rev. J. E.
Ford of town, has been in the active
ministry since the conference of 1868,
He has been chairman for a number
of years, president of the conference,
and delegate to General Conference,
At the coining conference in Landon
he will ask for superannuation.
SOUTH PERTH LIBERALS.
A nominating ,,convention of the
South Perth Reform Association has
been called to meet in the Town Hall,
Mitchell, on Tuesday, March 11, at
10.80 a. m. The nomination will
douhtless be offered to Mr, G. H. Mc-
Intyre, ex -M. P. the former member
for the riding. G. P. Graham, M. 1P.
will address a public meeting in the
hall at 2 p. m.
HAZEL KIRKE.
Under the direction of Miss B. May
Rance, will be given under the aus•
picas of the Citizen's Band in the
.Gown Hall Thursday evening April
3rd, instead of March 27th: In order
to make the play a success they have
gone to the expense of supplying the
stage with new scenery, and fittings.
Mr, Geo. Phelan with his orchestra
will give some good music during the
performance and alt, between the
acts.
GOES TO'WHTTECHURCH,
At a meeting of the Presbytery of
Sarnia held at Petrolia Tuesday, Rev.
J. Ure Stewart; B. A , pastor of St.
Andrew's Presbyterian Ohureh, Napier
and Chalmers Presbyterian Church,
Brooke, was dismissed to the Piesl,y-
ter•y ot Maitland, a very hearty and
unanimous call from the congre-
gations of Whitechurch and Lang -
side having been accepted by him,
The call was accompanied with a
guarantee of $1,000 salary, manse
and a month's vacation,
A Golden Wedding
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Montreal 'he .1 ntreal � V' stne ss
reports the
Golden Wedding of Mrs (Re) Jeakins
parer - n i , ,
I , t its: A uu cite : rid interesting
event took place on Monday, March
3rd. at the residence of Mr: and Mrs,
John Simpson, 398 Elm avenue, West
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mount, gee., it being the occasion of
their, golden wedding day. Through•
out the day they were the recipients
of many congratulatory messages
from friends end relatives, together
with gifts in gold from their family
and more intimate acquaintances. In
the evening they were 'At Honte'
when the real celebration of the day
was held. At the appointed time. Mr.
and Mrs. Simpson entered the drawing
room to the strains of Mendelssohu's
Wedding March, after which a service
of thanksgiving was conducted by the
Rev. C. E. Jenkins. rector of St. Paul's
Church, Clinton, Ont , a sou-ii,•law,
concluding with the singing
of the Doxology. Congrat
ulatnr•y speeches were then
made by the Rev. 0,• E. Jeakins, Mr,
A, V. Simpson. who represented the
family; Messers. Thos, Simpson, Jos,
W. Percival, and Gordon S. Westgate,
a grandson, each expressing esteem
and respect for the honored host and
hostess ot the evening. An , interest-
ing feature of the celebration was a
ward of greeting from Mrs. M. E.
Mitchell, the only one at the golden
weddi g who was present fifty years
ago. The remainder of the evening
was spent in music and games. Miss
Rabbins sweetly sang a number of
solos, and Mrs. Thos. Harrison de-
lightedlthe gathering with her reci-
tations. The decorations were in
keeping with the occasion; large
masses of daffodils and white carna-
tions being the adornments of the
tables. Dainty refreshments were
served. A delightful evening was
brought to a close by the drinking to
the health of the bride and bride-
groom, and the singing of 'Au'd Lang
Syne.'
Mr. and Mrs. Simpson have eight
children living, Miss Simpson and
Messrs. A. V. and E. L. Simpson at
home; Mrs. J. J. Westgate. Mrs. J. L.
Harrison, Mrs. A. T. McQueen. of
Montreal; Mrs. O. E. Jeakins, of Clin-
ton, Ont., end Mrs. 0. Ii, Gledhill, of
Pittsfield, Maine, all of whom were
present, except Mrs. Gledhill, whose
unavoidable absence all regretted.
Master Reginald Jeakins and little
Misses Dorothy and Helen McQueen,
grandchildren, were also present.
There are eighteen grandchildren and
the two great-grandchildren,
Mr. Simpson has lived: the greater
partof his life in Montreal, and has
seen it grow from small things to the
great city of today. He has for the
last fifty years been closely identi-
fied' with the business interests of
Montreal, and for a number of years
was senior partner in .the firm of Bell
Simpson Company, wholesale pro-
ducts and commission merchants,
established in 1005, but 'hos now re-
tired trom active work. 13e has fre-
quently been requested to run for
aldermanic honors, but has never car
ed.fnr the publicity of civic life. He
is a J. P. for the district of Montreal.
The many friends unite in wishing
Mr. and Mrs. Simdson many years of
health and happiness,.
jAFdER-DINNER MINiS.
Judge—Why didn't you stol.
beating him l when he cried
"enough?"
pambo-Wile. ye see, 'Bah. dat
niggah is sich , a liah. ye can't
nevah beliebe him.
Old Jones—Can you give my
daughter the luxuries to which she
has laeen accustomed? -.
Cholly (engagedl--Not . much
longer. That's why I want to get
married.
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Management to Blame
for Farmer's Bank Smash
SIR WILLIAM MEREDITH, IN REPORT TO PARLIAMENT, SAYS
TREASURY BOARD HAD NO IMPROPER MOTIVES IN GRANTING
OF CERTIFICATE
Ottawa, Feb: 20.—Sir :William
Meredith's report as royal tom-'
missioner appointed to investigate
the affairs of the Farmers Bank
and the relations of the former
minister of finance Hon. W. S.
Fielding, and the treasury board
thereto, was tabled in the Com-
mons this afternoon by Hon. W. T. f
White, The conclusions reached
in the report may be briefly sum-
marized as follows : The whole !
blame for the failure of the bnalr,
involving a net loss to the de-,
1 0 ,
positors of $ ,3 6,137 is ascribed
to the recklessness and fraud of
those intrusted with the ratan tg e- I
went ,of the bank, and not to (the l
granting of the certificate by the
treasury board.
Treasury Board Guiltless,
In so far as the treasury board is
concerned the commissioner finds I
that there is no ground for im-
puting any improper motives to i
the ex -finance minister or his
colleagues, and the most that can
properly lie charged against them
is "an error of judgment." This
error of judgment lay in accepting
the repeated assurances of Traverse
as to the correctness of the sworn •
statements of the bank's affairs
without making a sufficiently
searching inquiry as to the truth of
the allegations made by Sir Ed-
mund Osier, Mr. David Henderson,
M. P„ and others, Sir William Meredith.
Not 'Honestly Managed.
The chief justice further finds
that Sir Edmund Osler and Mr.
Henderson did not think it worth
while to bring before the House of
Commons the action of the trea-
sury board in granting the certi-
ficate, and that this `may ibe ob-
served as probably indicative of
their view as to the gravity of the
irregularities of which they had
been informed." Sir William says
that if the bank had been prudent-
ly and honestly managed there is
no reason why it sho,}tld not have
succeeded, despite the, irregulari-
ties on the part of Travers and his
misconduct in connection with the
application for the certificate. This
would seem to indicate that the
shareholders and depositors will
not have much to go on in their de-
mand for reimbursement from the
Government.
Both Mr. Peter Ryan and the late I
Hon. Col. Matheson, Provincial
treasurer, are exonerated of any
culpability in the matter. In
regard to the latter the report
finds that the Provincial Treasurer, 1
in making deposits in the bank. ,
acted with nothing in view but the
public interest, and was not aware
of any agreement between the To-
ronto World and Travers.
The Dominion Subsidy
After a spirited debate in the legis.
lature on the question of Provincial
subsidies paid by the Dominion Gov,
ernment, Mr. Rowell's motion to the
affect that the house memortallze the
Dominion Government to readjust tide
subsidy payable to Ontario for debt
allowance upon the same basis as tiilit
received' by Manitoba was defeated by
a vote of 70 to 17. This question was
also the subject of a keen debate -in
the session of 1912.
Hon. I. 13. Lucas strongly condemned
the practice of granting fixed assess-
ments, claiming that city councils hail
no right to grant them.
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