The Clinton New Era, 1912-12-26, Page 9.0110.10415X-.,=
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Here's Wishing One
and All the Best of
Everything during
1913.
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DIRECT IMPORTERS, CLINTON
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MINOR LOCALS.
Only Omore days Tor 1912
• A happy New Year to our readers
The trains ere running late ow-
ing to holiday crowd.
H,aye you renewed your eub-
Stription tOliT,N9w Er.4? •
WAS 17P AGAINST IT.
The email boy was hard up
.against itlast T.hersday when the
Ontario St. Su n iley Schooi, baptist
Sunday School and the junior
classes Of St PanP0 Schoen held
their aintimal Chr,strnas entertain-
er/ant. Revel/ only able to attend
One.
TOMORROW NIGHT,
The hockey club Carrie itself at
the ;beginning pi the season with-
IfUnde Midge sPPortunity has
eseinttia REIM Ofraisitig sfund
and at the same time giving the
people of Clinton a pleasant night.
The Club has engaged Miss Lucy
AVebling, the Enklish 'comeddenne,
eeried Mr. WalterMeRaye, the well
known ICanadian entertain; 3 , who
Will give oneof their programs
which have delighted a udi en c ee
throughout the whole creuntry,
Irma Halifax to Vancouver. Mies
Webling is moned as "the original
Little Lord Fasentleroy" and is well
known in the theatreOf Old Lon-
don as a clever at tress. M;'. Mc-
Raye has IMOD distinction by his pol
fished and (brilliant interpretation
of Dr. Drumenand's verse, There
'elmeld bet/fell house to greet
these eminent entertainers snot Ito
give the hockey elab agooci start
for the season. Plan of hall atW.
Booksiitore, Remeaniber
the date Friday., Dec. 27th,
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Local, „News
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CARD OP THANKS.
I wish to thank ins many •friends
who saleinejlen helped Yt e during my
occidental and I tahe this lei -eine of
thanklerretheer Their taeught ni-
nes? Will isesregibe Sorgottee--A lam
Nicholson, 'Cons/tenet,.
CRUDE OIL oohs 'UP
THREE CENTS
The Imperial Oil Company n t
ar-
has anneunced another auvace
in the price of mule oil of tovec
centreper' barrel.This is the fifth
raise In a ehort time and brings the
price up Co $1 62.
TASKER'S AVERAGE GOOD.
Tho official'e av-erage qf the
Canadien League, Baseball League
has been published and Dick Task-
er's average has ,oeen Ighod.
batting avor-age Was 200 per -cent.;
his pitching -record was 500, and his
'Deeding „average was 922.
LOCAL OPTION MASS MEETING.
Rev, J. W Aikers Field Secretary
df the Department of Temeerance
and' Moral Reform of the Methodist
Church, Will preach Sund iy morn. -
tag n Weeley Church. Re will also
'speak at a mass meeting to beheld
iln the town hall at 3 45 par , in the
kJ:Store/it (Atha campaign on behalf
of Local Option. All citizens invit-
ed., IA Union cnoir eroin 'the
churches Of the town will je °vide
ninale.
eONNER'S
HOME.M11DE
BREAD
'MORE it is asked for every
day itn homes where quality is
'the first deinend.
If You Wait the Best
Use (louner's Bread
CHAS, CONNER
• Baker and Confectioner
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.... 1,S TO PAY- SC 0
Notice Oftlie appeintrnent of W.
E. Kelly, ' JP , as police .reagestrate
at the lOwin. of Goderich at ellery
ef$8iento beepaiciebyrthe towel, is
place of John Ranee, removed,' was'
re eived lasit 'Friday. At a neets
ins ,of the town coun.d1 .are-
solutetion was submitted protest-
ingeagainst the tan paying him
the salary, the population not le--
ing , Sell ilee0 require 1 hy law'
to compel them to do so.
MINOR LOCALS,' • ' .
Good -day? Been cenvaeseil fer
Tara. vote yet? r. ,
It ie at this seison of the year
that tee aepirtng canclideie for
menicipal offiee s.‘in the handse of
his friends."
Nomore free locals will beeiven
Coereepondeets rill plea/ e • .bear
'Leis intmind aeo, and donut be
dinapprinted' if anythirig Pf that
nature ehould be cut ma Most
institutions are a well- ab)' to pay
for .ocal adveetiang as the ocal
paper is to publish Alm. nateing
If ;bills are printiel aiethis• uifice a
focal will, boweiier, be inserted tree
o. cnarge.
COOK—P17LLMAN,
MUNICIPAL -DOINGS.
Rills have been posted up during
the ogast week announcing the
Municipal elections &the rOW11 of
Clinton on Jan/eery 6th 1913, but
even the appearance at, these has
mat• caused any great 6tir. The
ratepayers are evidently satisfied
with the mammies' in which the pre-
Aeint council has condueted the
lusiness of the town dering the
past year and are asking that they
,.he returned tor...Ince Tor another
Tenn.
GIFT TO THE ce,i
The Clinton Collegiate Inti
indebted totter: Geological Survey
Department of Ottawa, and to the
kindly interest at Mr.E.N Lewis
M. P. dor the gift of a splendid
assortment of mineral specimens
and a neat and handsome cabinet
in which they are iontained. These
specimens Will beef grott service
tothe (departments of Scienee and
Geography in the leachirg of
Mineralogy, and Physical Geogra-
phy, and the services Ildr.LewiS
tn :securing them lor the Collegiate,
are highly appreteated.
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WISHING OUR FRIENDS
AND PATRONS A BRIGHT
• AND PROSPEROUS NEW
YEAR.
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Stoves, Hardware and Novelties
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A.0.17 W. OFFICERS.
Atthe recent annual meeting on
i he' A.0.17 We Lodge No. 144 the
Tollowing wore eleetod officers for
1913:
Master Workmen John TIlrance
Foreman, 'J H. Snoll
Overseer, I. Dodd.
Recorder, W.Manning.
Financier and Treasurer, R.J.
Cita(
Guard, Frank Eawden.
The Public echo()) and the Cellers-
late, Institute closed their doors
lest Friday al tern Lion for the
Christmas vacation. They ei ill xe-
open again ,onJarneaey 6.
THE 1VIARRE'I'S.
1gg3 67—IS.
• Butter 25 to 20e
Hoes 447 7,1,,
Wheat sie-sn
Oats
Iiarrey 50-55.
Peas 70-80 •
Hay loose $12 .0; baled s 6.10.25
Talbot Street Baptist, Church
London was Vie scene ode quiet
wedding iast Thursday aHernuon,
when Shea Mary Elizabeth Pullman
and Mr. Josh u t Cook, a' Ceptone
were united 'in elm/Hare Rev.
'H.R. Bingham afficiati c g Miss
Kitty Loucks. of WatIca dr was
bridesmaid, and the goceinanan
was Mr.Frank Watsan, of C initon.
Mrs. Arthur Greenslade, of London
player) the vedtting inareb
happy couple left on an evening
train dor Senna and other points
-vet. They ha ve °Lo w returned to
Clinton, and Tho 1Tew Era joins
with their many .friends in offering
eangratulattions.
THE CHRISTMAS GLOUE.
'CANDI. I ne TES QUALIFICATIONS
Mr 'Been tiem (W T)?torbo,ro` ba.s
dtrocluc0,1 a 1111 to amend the )?00
L 00 ofthe Doininion Pie 'titY:1 eet
eequiring• candela: 'Perna -
meat to make a deposit of $200. Ho
wishes 10 have teie pectice of the
various provinces Toll swot) at
Federal electione. Eor Instance, in
Ontario a candidate dor election to
the Hones° of Com/noes wenld not
3 0 celled upon to make a deposit
The Globe is bualaining Canada's
reputatien for Sit 8.10 Chriedenas
inumbere. It's. 1815010 lor this year
isup tothe highest standard of
European publication --the plate
of MacKenzie's first • view of the
Pacific being eepeeially 5 deserving
of preservation The literary part
leing leantribufted bysuch writers
as Dr. J. A Msedenald Peler
Me-
Ait-hur, Sum Wood, Albert R.Car-
man and jean Blaweit, has a decid-
ed !Canadian Mayor as well as be -
u g of general in I erest. Dr.Mac-
s'onald's eket.:h oifFIor3 180-
eolnald in America will be of special
interest to Scotsmen who may not
-know rafthis iueitlent inthe lifa of
the heroine of Prince Cbariie's
cause. Several good Biome and
the whole embellished by line illus-
tintions and g printing make
up, asumsber al which Canada can
fe1 proud.
ineido,Watchman, T. Trick,
M. 'IX .45 . Dr. Shaw.
Representative to Grand Lodge,
J. Torrance.
ATTEND NOMINATrON MEETING
• Tho electors should make it a
point fto attend the nomination
meeting ein'Monday evening next,
Dec. 30th, and, hear what this
year's Council have to say and the
other candidates, if there ere any
The New Era believes that this
year's Council have give' faitleur
work and ehould be given a ifree
ticket for next year. By the usual
practice Mayor Clibbings is entitled
io ardor:I to • tit chair by accla-
Inatioth andee fii ter Ciauncilloro,
k
PM doubt weld eel that the
electors considered they had tried
to do their duty by allowing them
to sit at' the Council for another
year. No doaht informetion will
he gi vein ° '.o the electors on the
Tlydro-Electric power,
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COLONEL PUGM1RE
TO GO TO EN GIAND.
Colonel Joseph 'Pugmire field
secretary ofehe Salvation Army 1.03:
Canada, • has received anew ap-
pointment frogs General Booth, --it'd
will proceed to Lon doe Ei gis a cl. in
a mointh' is • time, to take an .m -
portant position on the staff of the
'International Training College at
Clayton, 'England. Colonel Pug -
mire has long bee a a leading figure
In Salvation .Army s work in .nada.
Por twelve years no had charge, od
the - social an peison work ot Inc
Army, and wa' peculiarly eucce”s-
Tut in his wort( of roe/aiming .on -
vide and men lune lower Unita
Of society. Reis one of the most
successful evangeliets intheSal-
vett= Army ,• and was a laminar
'figure with his eo.ncertina, and at-
trectiv,e,singing at all the special
evangelicl eampaigne conducted by
•the Salvtion Army in Caeada
Citizens will remember Col. Pies.:
mire when he was here last spring,
and gave atalk nn the social and
priedn work..He was fathee of Capt
kagreire who was stationer) here
7.4"....1•MarM "7".\
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Have You Plumb-
ing Trcubles
Isithere need for repairs eery
few days? Is your bathe ioninioderin
and luxuriantly ciotnifortable? Are
the kitchen arrangene ants eon-
venient aed elnitaiy? If not,
Semi for Our Pluillber
Not enty are we expeets at re pair
work, but there will be littleaecd
tor repsens •f we Metall y,our
plumbing. Yoe% beeurerised it
ear fair estimates if von "talk
pries." with
ThGaMewkins
PI:subbing and Renting
(Phone 53)
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TRAIN MAY BE HE! D,
Through the e:forite of Cliena ger
'McArthur. of Griffins Lima tre
Stratferd, the Grand Trk are
considering 'the advisability of
holding the isettip n teiderich
line train on •'steel/11gs weer: large
c-ompanies are giving plays in, he
Griffin" s Theitre, nuttib6r at
people from Sebringville, MinMen,
zeaforth and Clinton, it aeeme
would often like to come torStrat-
iford in the events of a popular
opera orplay Lang shown here and
It is (thought that 'the in,eiter can
I elsolitled to the satisfaction of
tee public. !lithe train mild be
held until 110' clock the shows
would necessary have to start ear-
lier and the menage.- is williegto
dothis to meet the erisli-of his pat-
rons. •.,• 't
'THEIR S.00ICTY NAME.
Enquiry hea bean made fer 'he
Man es applied o• o tne various- cities
of Otneario. The following list is
given ands we belies o is appi mi-
res ely correct:
telratford—Claesic aily.
'.Guelph—Royal City. -
Toronto—zQueen eity.
Rataiilon—Ambitioue City,.
L eadon—Poreat City
Ottawa—Capital City.
Peterboro—Ltft. lock City or Eh c-
trie City.
Singston—Leneatone Cite,
Beilie—Baby ('111.
...Brantford—aeTe.uotie City.
Windsor—Border City.
Ca t nem '=Mapot C ty.
Galt—Manchestir of Canada
Sarnia—Tuneel City.
$t.Thoines—ltai!way City,
Belleville—Tee Bay City.
Poet Arthur and Port NS,111liam--
Twie
14. Catharines—Garden City :lien -
ley of Canada.
LOCAL OPTION IN ONTARIO,
The Ontario lnanch o lhe Do-
minion Alliance has, peoclaimed a
coizenuation of tee war against the
lreased Bair of alcohol' , lignors.
There are 8e8 incnicinalines in ihe
Provinc' and 460 of these are
under local prohibition *while ;65
ere under lignse. Of those still
uuder license 11Q gave ainaoyite
agaimit the traffic, but not a johree
fifths majority The local cption
eontest this year arfeets 80 intini-
cipalibes, and it isofully expected
that in aJarge maSority of iliene
prohibition will e enacted, '.oar
Py year the "dry" area of the Pro-
viame is enlarging, and there are
vexy tee by-laws repealed Itis
not easV 'to set a Built to he move-
ment, 'for an indefinitely largo
niejority of the people of,Ontario
are deposed tothe • Deeming of
drinking, places,
TI -IE EDITOR'S LIFE,
The Ecle,or ox a local poptr 10
often unjustly eeesured /or ios mis-
takes. The wetness ie that he does
net• make more aftheni On che
average paper homust deal with
all kinds oe subjects, give tee names
dotes, etc. Olne hour, he may be
erzgaged in rep irtin,rt a 3 eligious
meeting and the / ext drawing the
picture ' of a eght. an xcust con-
dense and dill with bt 16105 sev-
eral co1i7nrnrs o l.ether 0 nets ere
transpiring to h W ispinatersalior
his use ornce Count the local
items in apaper and imaenee how
mach mental anxiety, worry ,an,d
work they haveccet, and eieueidee
or. the editor's wet k can be estner-
ed. The e.elcst may hen/ uest
bin/ alone walk and much effort
to each te Teets. There is no end
his woric. When one paper goes to
press he tures he attention tor.he
next One. 1.1a naalzog 1112 rounae jo
search c2510w3, and may not get a
line From some he lest get. news
Without their lenow'eg
them into coin era i0 and obtain-
ing what howents ineection .
may labor For heura in chaeireg
lowe a rumor -only to fiord that
there is nothing i it 'His kea'
columns stare him. ,/ithe /nee and
demand to be If Med not with skim
=Olt bi4t win cream cue the tiewe
evens and menet./ Cid irit'Ate t. His
hounds aro liniited end yet. heutust
find in each dray ard ariehrottel,
the weelc, month and year sOknO.
thing of interest to the public. No
•mere perfect treadmill could be tte-
vivo& With ietch a ye/late-et strain.
pioducing wearier:tie of the ,body
and mind, and an almost (endless
variety of sublects toles touched
uptetei. Sett swiveling tlet he
• take? ,Other •tycaple Ao., why
Strange Yarns These.
Man Arrested for Fraud Tells
. Tales on Mrs. Rice, a Street
Preacher
Froin Tho Welland Telegraph o
test week we clip the following
whish refers . to ,that
"soul Stirling' Preacher that so
many thought was wonderful here
last summer -when 'Mrs, glee toll
the truth." All IC e .can acid is the
saying "a sucker la bon, every
minute. , Here is the Welland
itelienip4enting himself to be an
agent of the Brunewick Coilencicr
Company, manufacturers of Pool
tables, a yoking man entered Stern's
pool room, East 'Maim street. on
Tuesday afternoon 9nd endeavored
toeell him the enclueive right of a
game called billiard pinoc.e.
The cost °tithe game was placed
at $el, while the agept's commie -
elan payable in advance, wus $3.
Should ocraliona ly make, a =is -
shouldn't an op?
Mr. Sterns became suspicious and
premised to ser the seli-etsied
gent later. He notified the pd ice
rind had them arrest the man, who
was stopping at the Dexter House
The man gate hie name as Ches-
ter Rice and said he had gone to a
loeal legal office and had the agree
mem drawe three Th:
"Balke" had been emirtcd ifrom
the Callender 8z BrunswiAt Casu
pany and this was what aroused
Steams suspicion
When Rice was pet through a
crose-examination by Chief of
Police Laing IIS aide] that he had at-
tempted to raise thee-loges'LOECI40t
in paying his mothers hotel bill.
eaid that she ez.° etopotrag al :he
Dexter House and did nolehaee en-
ough money torn/ her b
Rice told the pollee a,story of a
Tart of his life and that of Insino-
tiler. 'Ha slid that One was theiljrs.
Rice who spoke ir Welland sgainst
local option see ',gal months ago and
asserted that she nes receiving as
much as $4e a day Loom the Retel-
ls eepers' ASSOCia tic a of tie: I,/ qv -
ince to give her "honest" °pram:sof
the "evil efffeets ol the lecel oa-
ten law"
Ile said that she ,irst started P,9 a
ispeaker for the lignor traffic on -an
American stale ieheu h,e father „an
Episcopal clerevinan, took to drink
and left the chureh. She was
forced tosupport two small chile -
ren and when she received an offer
w
oT oo from t -a liquor interests
toopeak forthelle luring their cam
peign ahe accepted, esthouge she
was in her heart opposed to the
traffic. .At the fend °etre '•Cam-
paige elle bad ieceived Tahiti?.
the liquor people redlining ee eey
her the promised money.
Her children weere then taken a-
way Iron/ her bythe Aid emecty,
as she wits unable to suppi 3.6 eneira,
They were plated in a convent and
she has not seen them einee, el -
though she made numerous ffonts
11n Ontario she was travellnes
with ernan named \Vhi(fe mid
epeaking against local oplie). he-
ne said, his another had not
been living up to her temperance 'd-
eals, all/lough she was a teireee race
woman at heart elle. spoke apeest
the local opts n law.
To eorrobore'e this stere- lhe po-
h e went teller Sint in thi Lexter
House. Mr Wei.e, who hi:v...0m-
ph eying Mrs. Rice, 3 sensed to et/ v a
word bult gave permission lee the
(Mei to talk with 1VIrs,Ri &el
or fifteen,' minutes were eecinitee to
• ouse thcl woman front a sort of
etueor in which elie seemed to have
Tallein. She coinelained of illness
•'When she w s 'inallv awaitteecl
oho teaefully admitted that a 1 her
son had told her was only lie° true.
She said she roelured the money he
was trying to reise.
When iriterviewed by several
newspaper me Dela day Mrs Rice
maid she came ft, Weilaatd flow
'Hamilton 4uat 'for area and did
not intone spealeng here, gni:meth
she expected se return in seve• al
w eeks.
She denied the Story, her ern told
and explained lt,by saying that ba
was somewhat irresponeib.e. 'I
mover received a cent -n payment
/rota tae leitelkeepele I em sim-
ply doieg 'his •lsecaase 500 not
like to see the ccuntry ruined by'
local option," *befall]
• She said that the ceinvereation
eetween herself and the police was
purely private Red require,' no
'-tillintsdey, Dee:ember 2:1thi'IP14'7•1
• FOR 1913
A Pocket Diary
An Office Diary •
A Desk Calendar Pad
The Canadian Almanac
The Gist of the Sunday School Lesson
• The Golden Text Book
'farball's Teachers Guide
Pelvubet's Select Notes
We hope all our Friends have had
Pleasure and Profit during the past ,
year and are looking forward with
light hearts and smiling faces to
the coming year
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The W.D. Fair
Often the eheapest—Always the Best
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HYDRO-ELECTIOC.
It is expected hint 'G. E. Geary,
ex -Mayor Of Toronto, will he here
on Monday night next and address
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question of Hydro -Electric.
UNCLE DEAD.
Mr. Joe Eienhait, of the Waverly
Rouse, was in New Gerniany last
'vies& attending the funeral of this
encle, Sir. Rummell, who died at
the age of 100 years Mel 4 days.
BEV. J. BERRY' TEANSPILRELD
Rev. John Berry , who has Loan in-
cumbent ,of the St lhomat' etrurch,
• Seelforth, or oeveral Years has
teeln tranoferred to Meafced , and
will leave for thit 111508 at theend
(Atha year.
PASSED AWAY;
The death Of Miss Flora Hinehaa
cad a gloorn over the hearts cif a
' reat Many of the people of Clinton
otae months ag3 'Kiss Hine was
Stricken with paralysis, and since
'then [She has Been gradually sink-
ing until on Monday oho- pased to
the Great Heyond. Miss Hine was
a daughter otthe late W,H, Hone,
for many years fecretany of the
Public School Board. Early in life
she °maw toelinton dr= Stratford
and her quiet, retiring manner and
noble charadter won dor her alarge.
circle of friends. She was a ream-
ber Of St. Paul'a Church where the
Itineral was fheld this afternoon.
She is survived by One brother, Mr.
Charles Hine Of Chicago, and :rois-
ter, Mise Mary, at hone. The sym-
pathy of a large circle of Viands;
'goes suit to them in their bereave-
411ent. •
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it HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS
NEW YEAR
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Shoe, built to keep you in good heaith—
free from colds and rheumatism. A rna.n's
Shoe which will keep you warm and dry
through all kinds of winter weather.
.This shoe is not an experiment. We
have been selling it for ten \ . a,rs, and
know from experience what it will do. It
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Get a Pair Now.
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