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The Clinton New Era, 1898-03-11, Page 8Women and men who are on the Assess 1intn tui era P'B DAY, MARCH 11, 1898 LOCAL NOTICES. To Students.—Warm comfortable rooms in private family,central. Apply to MRS BEESLEY. Furnished Rooms, with or without board, central locality, terms reasonable. MRS WALTER COATS BOOKBINDING DONE AT TUE AU kinds of Magazines &o. neatly Bound; old books re-oovered and made lice new. Z4101i 410PI O. SHIPMENTS.—S. Smith shipped two cars of cattle on Wednesday. C. Reid shipped a car on Thursday. Forrester and Smallacombe shipped three cars of peas for export. VOTING.—The voting places on Mon- day will be Town Hall, Stewart's bas- ket shop, Rurnball's shop and Leslie's shop. All persons who are owners of and assessed for real estate to the val- ue of $200, can vote, unmarried ladies and widows as well as men. SALARIES.—The Auditor -General's report, just issued. gives the following as the salaries of the Customs Collect - tors in thiscounty:—A. Farrow, $1000: T. W. Dancey, 8 months' salary, 8366; W. T. Whitely, Clinton, $600; Sella ▪ forth, F. G. Neelin, $400; Wingham, H. Davis, $600. HOGS.—Messrs. Cantelon & Wallis • ship about 400 hogs.for eastern factor- ies this weels. This represents two double decked carloads. The price paid was from 94.50 to $4.60. Robert Elliott also shipped d car to Toronto, Friday. AN ACCEPTABLE CHEQUE.— Thos. Hollaway was this week the recipient of a very acceptable cheque from Jacob Taylor, representative of the Confeder- ation Life Insurance Co. It was for the sum of $1158, being payment of a 15 year endorsement policy in this pop- ular company. DEATH OF MRs JOHN PROCTOR.— The wife of the late John Proctor died in town on Friday last, at the age of 39 years. She has been a sufferer from consumption for some time, and leaves a family of three young children. She was a daughter of the late William Connell, of Goderich Township. CURLING.—The Clinton Curlers who played at Galt on Friday were only defeated by 6 points. When it is re- membered that Galt possesses some of the crack players of the province, and generally beats other teams by large majorities, it speaks well for Clintonians that they scored so high. PROPERTY CHANGE.—Mrs Hill, late of the gravel road, Hullett, has moved to town,and is at present occupying the house adjoining Ontario St. Ch.irch. She has bought a lot near Mr New- combe's from S. S. Cooper, and given him the contract to erect a frame house thereon. We welcome her and family to town, and hope ebe may long live to enjoy its privileges and comforts. FADIi ERS' INSTITUTE.—The supple- lY,tentary meetings of the Farmers In - Saute for Holmesville, Auburn and Wingham will be held on the 18th, 19th, and 21st respectively. The same delegation, Major Sheppard and Jos. E. Gould, with the best local talent, 'areas the meetings, also a liter - 013.2 am will-be'giVef L -Mr Hall,of Tara, ringham Advance, rietot, J. Cornyn, or Dauphin, Man. blishers should get some way unite their e is no room there for The Seaforth Sun has dress, and is generally reby; the old one was worn. URY VISIT.—Several mem- of the Grand Jury, from the As - es now in session at Goderich, came as here on Tuesday, underdirection of C. Hamilton, Blyth, to inspect the House of Refuge. They were met by Inspector Coats, who took them over, when they made a careful inspection, and expressed themselves as delighted with the conduct of the House. They -,,. y.711rharra in, a written report concern- ing their conclusions. SCHOOL REPORT.— The following is the partial result of an examination in Division 11I. of the Model School. The names of the fifteen who obtained the highest number of marks are .given, and these are arranged in order of merit:— Willie Streets, Elva Potts, Lola Gunn, Leila Hoover, Matilda Young and Minnie Hill, equal, Nellie Cooper, Heriry Swallow, Tom Rattray, Alex. Houston, Annie Cook and Joe Oudmore, equal, Albert Prout and Lizzie Reid, equal. WEDDING,—An interesting and hap- py event ''occurred on Wednesday ev- ening, when Mary, youngest daughter of Mr John R. Smith, and Mr Robt. A. Downs, a popular young man of town, were united in thed►onds of matrimony. The ceregg�iony -4as performed at the ,• ethodiet parsonage, Seafortb, by Rev S. Bond. The bride was supported by Mise Gill, of town, while W. -McLeod, of Seaforth, assisted as groomsman. We join with their many friends in 'wishing them the fullest measure of happiness. PERSONAL.—The following, from the London Advertiser, refers to a brother of Mrs Parke: —. "Mr I. B. Lucas, the newly elected M.P.P. for Center Grey, is aWestern Ontario man. ,He was born in Warwick, Lambton county, Sept. 13, 1865, and is consequently 32 years of age. He was educated at the Strathroy and London Collegiate In- stitutes, and learned the law in the of- fice of Messrs Beecher, Street & Beech- er, this city. In l$83 he settled ass law- yer at Markdale,and has done well." 'NEW PIPE ORGeN.—The new Scrib- ner Pipe organ, manufactured express. ly for the Ontario St. Church, Clin- ton, is being put into position this eget%k, ii,pd an Organ Recital and Con- cert will take place in the church this (Friday) evening. The programni;,, em- braces some very choice selections, solos by Mrs Wall, R. .Foster and others, with quartettes, trios etc., by members of the choir ' and others. Prof. Featherstone, of London, one of the best organists in Ontario, will pre- side, and the officials 8f the churc i confldetitly look for a large crowd be - night. When they promise a good entertainment they provide it, and ciur readers may look for a flrst•clt'ss 1 Dn &tri, it may add a little to our taxes to carry the fljislaw* but it will add More to them to•de*eat It. 1 EASY TALKING. — To Many people the telephone is still a marvellous in- vention—as it really is— and its effect- iveness was shown on Saturday. May- or Holmes, standing in his own office, was talking over the phone with Mr Kelso, Superintendent of Neglected Children, whose office is in the Parlia- ment Building, Toronto. In Mr Kelso's office eat Mrs Stewart, wife of Rev. A. Stewart, and as Mr Kelso turned from the phone and spoke to her,theconver- sation could be easily heard by the Mayor, though not directed into the phone. LITTLE LOCALS. —Cole's Big Special- ty Co., billed to appear here on Mon- day and Tuesday, did not turn up; it is said the company were stranded at Seaforth. John Bloor felt about eight inches taller on Saturday than he did on Friday, all because a boy had ar- rived at his house. A. M. Todd claims to have gained 20 lbs in weight since he quit the newspaper business; see what it is to have no worry. Mrs W. Taylor, who isquite an amateur flor- ist, has a beautiful black calla lily in bloom. On 4onda3 T. Britton drew the Doherty safe to the freight `shed, over bare ground; it was a pretty good pull—over six tons—but the Doherty team was equal to it. The busses and like vehicles in town are now using wheels. Clinton is developing a youth who promises to be an expert cartoon- ist in a few years; in fact he is pretty good at it now; it is Walter Arm• strong, eldest son of Mr Alex. Arm- strong. The friends of Ben Tomlin- son, V. S., will regret exceedingly to learn that his illness has developed so far as to preclude much possibility of his recovery; he is supposed to be suf- fering from cancer • of the stomach. Mr E. Floody, of the Inland Revenue service, Toronto, formerly of Clinton, was searching A. J. Gilboe's restaur- ant at Windsor for smuggled tobacco. when Gilboe struck him and Floody drew a revolver; the case will be tried in the Police Court Messrs. Trotter & Trotter bought several horses here last week for shipment to Manitoba. John Pinning, who lately bought a lot at the foot of Isaac Street, is erect- ing a new frame house thereon, for his own occupation. Miss Pridham, Godericb, spent Sunday in town; if reports are true she will shortly un- dertake a matrimonial crews with one of our popular business men. The uni; form promotion examinations for the Public Schools of Huron, will be held on Thursday and Friday, March 24th and 25th. James Smith, who was called to Indianapolis, owing to the serious illness of his son William with typhoid fever, writes to a friend here that a turn for the better has been taken. The friends of Mrs Smith, Frederick street, will be sorry to learn that her son John is so low his death is expected at any time. Mr Houston, of the Collegiate, makes a boast that he has never enjoyed the "pleasure" of a toothache. Thos. McKenzie, the well-known builder, has the contract for the erection of a fine brick house for D. B. McKinnon, of Blyth; it will be one of the best in that village and Tom knows how to do a first-class job. James Aikenhead and wife drove through town on Monday, on their way to Goderich; it is Mr Aikenhead's third matrimonial venture and he is past his 82nd year. The friends of Miss May Beavers will be glad to know that, under the treatment received at Gravenhurst Sanitarium, she is im- peneing in health considerably. The station firhliltiyeesswera kept at week nearly all day Sunday, owingco some telegraph changes being mae in this section of the road. A recent issue of a Dodgeville, Wis., paper contains an account of the death of Miss Lane, teacher, of Superior, from typhoid fever; she was the eldest daughter of Richard Lane, postmaster at Dodge- ville, who is an old Clintonian. Owing to the breaking of a portion of the machinery, the Flax Mill has been closed down for a few days. We are very sorry to ,hear that Will Emmer- ton(biother ofJ.Einmerton)is seriously ill at his father's residence in Goderich; on Friday0night his death was expected at any time, and, though he rallied and seems somewhat better, it is al- most too much to expect his ultimate recovery. A telephone bas been put into the temporary office of W. Do- herty & Co., Perrin Block. Business in town was more than brisk on Sat- urday, and everybody had a senile on. J. J. McCaughey, of Blyth, takes pos- session of the Commercial Hotel next week. A few more days of spring suushirae and the sleighing in town will be a thing of the past. H. F. Sharp, of St. Marys, father of F. Sharp, of the Molsons Bank, announ- ces that he is going to retire from the stationery business, in a hich he has been engaged for some years. You can help Clinton to boom this year by supporting the proposed loan to the Doherty Organ Co. on Monday next. Miss Combe, of the Collegiate staff, is still on the sick list; she is fortunate in having so efficient a substitute as Miss Dingman, of Stratford. In the Globe of Saturday, appears an illustration of Toronto University Football team, of which S. McMordie, of Kippen, and L. Whitely, of town, are members. The other day a boy Raw a lemon lying on the sidewalk In front of Cantelon's sure, and he took a good blow at it with a stick; he struck the lemon, but the stick slipped out of bis hand and went through a large pane of glass. Miss McCall, the 14 year old girl who recently won aold medal for general proficiency at Chatham Collegiate In- stitute, is a niece of Mrs S. Coats, of town. George Kitt, an employe of the pipe organ case department of D. W. Karn & Co's factory, Woodstock, and do :Minton, linton, had the first and second lingers of his left band taken off while at work at the buzz Planer Friday; the third finger also was badly cut. A couple of youths from the southern part of the county were tak- en to Goderich on Tuesday, in charge of a constable, for alleged theft. Ern Hovey is at St. Thomas this week competing in some rifle matches. Miss Mary Moore intends resuming her business of making over hats, in the Beaver Block. Mr Pattison estimates that the G. T. R. has lost at the very least $2000 since the burning of the Doherty factory, counting the value of the usual incoming and outgoing freight. Eight teams, loaded with the effects of Robt. Craig, London road, passed through town on Wed- nesday, to his new place of residence in Hullett; on one of the rigs was a stove with a fire burning in it, and a kettle boiling thereon. J.Bannerman, who has been ail inrnate of the Mouse of Refine has been allnwed to return to Stanley at his own choice; his wife remains an inrnate. Additional looal nerve Ori page 4. In each ward where they have preport . os. R • We are doing as we advertise in this great March Sale -of ours. Crowds of buyers will testify to this. A month usually dull is being turned into one brisk with business by this gathering to- gether of seasonable merchandise, bought to sell at prices less than usual. In no case has quality been sacrificed to lowness in price, our prices are all for dependable qualities. It isn't old goods at any price, but new goods at a cheap price. It will pay you well to do your spring shopping here. These prices are all special, every statement is fully backed up by the goods. Try us. Put us to the test. Linens Always an interesting de- partment with us, it shows some lines that are priced for quick selling this March sale. Towelings LinenGlass Toweling, red or blue checks 5C 18 inch check glass toweling, red only, regular 10c, Maroh sale 8c 17 inch pure linen Crash Toweling,half bleached, regular 10c line, March sale 8C 18 inch extra heavy. pure linen, Crash, our regular 124e line, March saleIOC A Special in Towels Heavy bleached Huck Towels,.pura linen 21x44 inohee, red lsordsr7sa good Towel at 18c each, aj?esited quantity only at - --Two for Twrenty.five Gents Napkins The special line we advertised last week. Fine quality pure Linen Damask Nap- kins, large size, good patterns, regu- lar $2 quality, Maroh Sale $1.50 Table Damask 58 inob half bleaohed,linen, table Dam- ask, regular 40o,Maroh sale 32c 67 in. pure linen Bleached Table Dam- a4k, heavy weight and fine satin fin- ish, compare favcrably with our $1 cloth 75c Cotton Goods in every day use in every household. Having the ready cash to buy with, we are fortunate in being able to offer some specially good val- ues in Staples of all kinds. A special line of ,Factory Cotton at.... 11c 37 inch factory Cotton, fine even thread free from black spots, will bleach easily CC Yard wire White Cotten 5c Yard wide White Cotton, heavy thread Tic Extra fine bleached Cotton, fine even thread and soft finish, regular 12to quality, we have never sold its equal for the money, Maroh sale 10c Real American Lonsdale Cambric very fine and soft finish Ytie Sheetirig S and Pillow Cottons. A direct saving of from two to, four cents a yard o11 the stock of these we show to -day. Two sample prices. 8-4 Heavy Twill Sheeting, unbleached 15C The beet twillSheetingmade,unbleaoh- ed, 2 yards wide 24c fickings 31 inch Ticking, heavy and close 19c 33 inch Ticking, the heaviest made 20c Lawns. Some bargains in Lawns have come our way and we pass them on to you at a close advance on cost. 36 inch fine Victoria Lawn IOc A little better line 12i4c 44 in. Victoria Lawn, extra fine quality 15e 38 inch Victoria Lawn, fine thread, special 9c Check Apron Muslin Se Check Apron Muslin, medium and small checks 7c Swiss spot Muslin, spots close together, very special valve .... , 10c Wide Apron Muslin, fine quality, five rows insertion, five rows tucks 25c Shakers Two lines worthy of note. 30 in. plain blue and fanny stripe shak- er Flannels, heavy weight and soft finish, a limited quantity only 5ic 36 inch pink and white stripe Flannel- • ette, heavy and soft finish, IOc French Cambrics The best value in cotton goods we've ever sold are the French Cambrics advertised last week. There's nothing to equal them for wear, the col- ors are fast and the patterns good. They have always sold all over at 25c. We bought this lot cheap; that accounts for the low price. Stripes, spots and figures on red, bluett, navy, pink end black grounds; special for March sale 15c a yard. French ,Sateens What we said about the Cambrics being cheap applies to the Sateens. We got them in the same way. Almost as rich looking as silk when made up, stripes, spots and figures en black and navy grounds, regular 25o quality, sale fifteen Gents a Yard. Prints. 32 inch American Percales, dark col- ors, wrapper and waist patterns ....10c Needles. .A special in Needles. A good needle makes easy sewing; here is a good one— good points, gold eye, will not uet, all sizes, 25 in a paper, Three Papers foe Ten Cents. Ladies' Whitewear • . There is a wide difference in Cotton Underwear. Y6 i ll filed it in the material,. end especially in the workmanship. The garments we offer for sale are made to our special order. They are the product of the best and largest factory in Canada. The are cut on the most approved and fashionable lines. They are perfect in work, make and material. They are full size, there is no shrinking of material. The decorations are some of the finest and best of Embroideries and Laces, and there is no trash. At the prices we sell them it can pay no person to make them up Ladies' Skirts. Good quality cotton, trimmed with tuoking and frilling 50c Good cotton, 5 rows tucks, frill of 6,} inch embroidery. 850 Better quality cotton, six rows tucks, frill of 9 inob embroidery $1 Fine white cotton, nine rows tnoking, eight inch frill of ,fine oambrie em- broidery .... $1.45 Fine Lonsdale Cambric, trimmed with wide frilling and fine embroidery....$2 Night Dresses. Good cotton, full size, trimmed with frilling and insertion ..65c Better quality cotton, yoke of tnoking and insertion, front trimmed wish insertion and frilling,neok and Weever; with frilling 75n Fine Cotton, yoke and neok trimmed with embroidery and insertion, sleeves with embroidery 1$1 Extra fine cotton, yoke of fine tucking, front. neck and sleeves trimmed with fine embroidery and feather stitch braid $1.90 Very fine Cambric,front and yoke of fineembroidery and insertion sleeves o ,y , trimmed with fineembroidery,a very handsome garment.. f$2.50 Drawers Ladies' Drawers made from fine white Cotton, 7 rows tucks, 4,} inob embroi• derv, very special valae 50c Extra fine Cotton, ten rows tucks and wide embroidery 70c TORCHON L,ACES"We have imported direct from Germany, the best values in real Linen Torchon Laces we've ever had. They are just opened up, the patterns all good and prices just about half usual. NEW CORSETS A SPECIAL BARGAIN Over 50 travellers samples of white and colored curtain mus - We have added three popular and perfect fitting Corsets to line, lengths' from one to two yards. The goods are worth from our Corset stook, Flexible Peatherbone, E. T. 410 and 20o to 40e per yard, and the ends are good for Small windowesaeh 'Watchspring, and eoreet buyers will find ours the most core - 10 pillow shams, deo., your choice of the lot plate atoms in this section. 10 Cents per End. odgens Bros. Dii eet JmportCrs, CLIA TON 20, 30, 40; 50, 60, 75, Cent Sheet - For IO dents. About 150 pieces which originally- cost you abo'' prices are now offered you for 10 cents. They are all good, some vocal, some instrumental, though not "the latest." It's often the old familiar air that's most pleasing to you, and here is a most pleasing -- chance for you to have it. The u%. D. FAIR CO, Clinton. "Often the Cheapest—Always the Best" earerui buying Makes easy Selling We won't have Shoes that are illmade and inferior in our store. .We only buy what is good material, well made, just what it pretends to be. You can count on this always when dealing here, as Shoes you get from us are always guaranteed to be just what we say, and wear will prove it. We are just as careful about the prices. We gain every advantage in buying—you get the benefit. Wm. A tir-az Clinton Who's our = Matter Our English importation : of Stiff and Soft Hats is now to hand, - and we are safe in saying that no finer selection has ever been shown in this section. While our stock is full and complete we would like our customers to see the new lines. rofs,.School Caps We show the greatest 25c Cap ever offered, and the hundreds of customers who buy this line from us will be greatly pleased with this season's quality. Our s lection in all lines is not equ •r 11 by any one in the trade. Jackson Bros THE BIG STO1 , 011I '