The Clinton New Era, 1901-03-01, Page 4lst 1901
THE WANTON NEW ERA
Linen Sae
HE grlatest sale of Table,. Linen Napkins, Towels, Towelings, etc., of
the year. On SATURDAY MORN1Nclir MARCH 2nd 'we commencei
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a 7 DAYS SALE with some unusually great values in fine linens, etc.,
made possible through the purchase of some special values, together with
,our own stock reduced in price for this occasion. Here are items bound to
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interest all -items that will save you considerable money on the most
wanted linens. They are indeed exceptional. The qualities are good and the prices in many
cases are less than one third their actual value.
Table Linens Cheap.
58 inch wide unbleached Teble Linen, heavy quality .25
floral design, regular value 30. for
64 inch wide Table Linen, fine make, half bleached .35
regular 50c value, sale days
58 inch wide Table Linen, eaten, heavy twenty, war-
ranted pure flax, regular value 85c. While it
lasts you may have it bale days at ..
64 inch wide full bleached Table Linen, elegant de-
sigu, warranted put e linen, regular price was 90c .60
Sale days
72 inch wide Table Linen, beautiful designs, made
4;.f1.p25urt%ti$a1x..3sand-Yfoeu 16.hoeaicAlessis1711,14strs _Price is
s de at pet yard .90
$2.50 Napkins for 51.50.
18) Table Napkins, large size, in assorted designs,.
regular value is $2.50. but on account of their
being slightly dansaged. We bought theca cheap
and pass them on to you at less than makers I Kn
prices. On sale days while they last at per dos,. I .0 U
.50
Litten Towels at 19c pair
2)0 Tov'rels, size 18x36 and 17x34, made of good qual-
ity linen and cotton mixed, some fancy designs
others plain, with fast color. led borders, all.
fringed ends, usually sold at 25c per peir.. During in
sale days your choice per pair
Some Toweling Bargains.
200 yards of pure Linen Toweling, in assouted color-
ed checks, fine make. regular value is 7c. On sale
at per yard
750 yards of 17 inch wide all linen Crash Toweling,
legular value is 9c on sale at
Linen Crash Toweling regular I0c for
Linen Toweling regular 17c for
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regular 15e for
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Extra Attractions
For Saturday .Buyers.
Men's Unlaundried hirts well worth 60c for 11.0c
Not many, but what we have hie Al value. They
are made of good strong cotton, heavy linen
front, come in all •sizes from 14 to 16, well worth
80c. To clear at each e
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White Skirts at 89c
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About 3 dozen White Shirts made of good white
cotton, wide frill of embroidery. nicely made and Q
finifthed, would be cheap at $1.15, on sale at each U
Linen Tray Ctoths, etc., reduced.
Linen Tray Cloths, size 17x27, regular value 25 cents
for
Lunch cloths, size 28x30, all linen. regular value
35e, for
Corset Covers
Of good cottonsperfect fittiv, all sizes, from 32 to I I
40.' Special at each
Corset Covers with lace and embroidery trimming
at each I9c, 25c, 315c.
Embroideries are selling well
And people who have bought theni say they never
, saw such values before, some new ones added
this week. Dainty designs at.. S.5e, 13c, 12Sc and 15a.
Slore New Wash Goods just arrived. hard to tell •
them from silk, come in and see them. •
REDUCED
FARES to
WESTERN 110IN
Ono way Second 01ass Tickets at re-
duced rates will be sold to certain
points in Manitoba, British Columbia,
Minnesota,lifontana,Norsh Dakota and
other Western States on the, following
dates
Feb. 12th, nth, ileth.
liar. 6th, Mk 19th, 26th.
Apr' sad, tith, Mit h, 23rd, Nab
For particulars as to rates, ete.,apply te
F, R. HODGENS,
Railway k Stearaship Agent, Clinton.
ANIAAAANYVVYWOOWAAANWA
.New Spring Homespuns
Have just come direct from the mill, the newest
shades of Grey, Blue, Green, Fawn. Mode and.
- • Brown are included in the lot. Theyare Winches I I
-wide and are vvarranted all wool, prices $1-00,
Usually sold at $1.25 and $1.50. •
Men's Goods must all go.
We have decided to clear out ey.erything in
goods and take this way of doing it :
Men's linen Collars, two styles, all ' sizes, regular
value 20c each. to clear at 2 for 250
men's •
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To hare the best goods -WD Fair Co..,.Page 8
Reduction fever raging -W Taylor k Bon 8
Where are those mitts -Jackson
Better business- Hodgens Bros
Linen sale-Newoomoe'm
Football -SV Cooper Co...................
Metropolitan Course -C 0 .....
40 great specials -0 B Koenig
Carpets and Curtains-MoKinnon & Co
Overcoats and Curtaine-W L Onimette
chaton Marble Works- J B Hoover
Wanted -Jackson Manufaotury Co
Farm for sale -W G Pope . . ..... . .
For sale -Gabriel Sprung
Servant Wanted -Mrs w Foster..
Notice to Creditors -Jas Scott •
Mortgage sale -W Brv done ...
I 21 Men'ts homeniaile Mitts, regular 95e fot
. Men's 20c to 2,56 Wool Sox at..
.2 •0 Men's 35e homemade Sox for
Men's 75e top Shirts for
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FRIDAY, MAR. leas 1901
Additional Local News.
,BRIEFLUTEL-W. Doherty Se Co, and
the Goderich Organ Co are among the
Canadian firms which will exhibit at
the coining Glasgow exhibition. II.
Plurnsteel eold one find 3 year cid
gelding at it fair price to J. Bennett, of
Welton and one 2 year old gelding to
Mr Clement, of Essex ; he has bought
a 2 year old filly from Mr Ball, Tucker -
smith. °A report of the county assizes
will be given next week.
Firm MANiTona.-Thos. Greenside,
of Fleming, Nan., in renewing his sub-
scription to the NEW ERA, always a
welcome visitor to him, says: "NS e
have just had one of the worst storms
of the season, and are having lots of
snow. If the winter continues very
long the far mere will have hard times
in this part ot the country, as straw is
getting scarce and a ereat many are
depending on putting in their crops on
it in the spring, hay being out of the
question, the wet weather destroying
about two-thirds of what was ready to
stack, and a great. deal was spoiled in
the stack; feed ' oats are also very
scarce; few have any thole than enough
to put In their crops, and it good many
have not that much, but prospects
never were better for a good crop -
so much rain in the fall and lots of
snow this winter."
THE HORSE FAIR.-Wedneeday was
a busy day in town. It was the second
monthly fair held in Clinton, and, we
think, proved more successful than
that held a month ago. The buyers
looking after suitable animals were
in large numbers. Those we noticed
were J. Archibald, W. Cudmore; Geo.
Turnbull. John Fowler, F. Kling and
Geo. Whitely from Seaforthe, John
'D'Yeriiiiiir; BlythfJanies Horton, Turn -
berry; A...McDonald and Js Snell, Ex-
eter; James McCloskey, Godericb, and
Adam Beck, London. The following
are it number of transfers we heard of :
-John DynmanSbought it tin ee-year
old team from Win. Good, Colborne,
and one hot se from Mr. Fisher, of Col,
borne; James Horton, one from Mr.
Annas, a. team from T. Elliott, Porter's'
Hill, and one from S. Innis; J. Dodds,
Seaforth, a driver frorn J. Heflin; Wm.
Cudmore. one froth Geo. Trowell; J.
McMain bought two, jas. McBloskey
one and Adam Beck one. •
PORK PACKING FACTORY. -A pro-
ject is on foot pronaoted by it number
from Colborne to establish a pork
packing factory either in Clinton, God-
erich or Blyth and it public meeting
• has been called for organization at the
township hall, Carlow. on Friday,
March 15. It is expected the meeting
will be enthusiatic and the, directors
appointed to carry the project out.
The Groderich Board of Trade was in-
terviewed regarding the matter and
it is understood offered inducements
to establish the factory there but the
promoters are in favor of Clinton it
being!mote central than any other place
in thecounty. Messrs W.Straughan and
A.Fisher,Benmider,were here Wednes-
day interviewing the council in con•
nection with its establishment, and
learn what inducements this town
would give to further the scheme. We
are quite sure that Clinton will do as
good as a,ny place to promote Any in-
dustry. We would be much pleased
Were the factory to .come herent is cen-
tral for shipment and better than oth-
er_places in many respects. "
DEATH OF AN OLD LADY. -On Wed-
nesday the spirit of SusannahJohnerrn,
relict of the late Wm. Wilson, passed
to the beyond. She was 89 years ref
age, and has been it respected resident
of Clinton -for many yeats. Demise
was due to a break -down of health, and
old age, Of English birth, her native
place being Yorkshire, she came with
her parents to Canada,. settling in Tor-
t:tete, where she married, her folks re-
moving to Hamilton, where her father
died. • By her first husband, Alphonze
Allen, were born six children -Mrs
Castles, Winghans; Geo. Allen, town;
Mrs Rose, Idaho; Win. Allen, East
Guillsbury; Mrs Patterson,- Toronto,
and Mrs Porde% New York state.
She was married to her second hus-
band, Wm Wilson, near Toronto; no
children were born by this marriage;
they male to Clinton over 30 years
ago, Mr VVilsen predeceasing -Wer by
.abont 12 years. She was a consistent
ember of Ontario street Methodist
church. and was a kind friend arid
sympathetic mother. The funeral
takes place from the residence of her
son, Geo. Allen, on Saturday afternoon,
at 2.30o'c'ock. . •
WANT THE FIRM IN GALT. -We no-
tice by the Galt pap( re that Jackson
Bros. are contemplating removing to
that place to locate their new iris:lush y
of the wholesale manufacture of cloth-
ing, and are at present considering an
offer made by the council of Galt.
This would mean the removal of two
life-long citizens who have built up one
ot tne lar gestmerchant tailoring trades
in Canada, and,whose name is known
throughout all _parts of Canada, and
are still branching. out by going into
the wholesale manufacture. Can Clin-
ton afford to let them go, since com..
men,cing this new industry on the 2nd
of January with a staff of 25 hands;
they already find this staff arid the
building now occupied altogether too
small, and Must have larger and better
equipped premises. All things haVe a
beginning, and while we may find it
hard to get big ' factories to remove
here, we believe we should foster and
encourage small ones, and we firmly
believe that, with the reputation and
ability of this firm, the town should
not let this industry go if they are
contemplating stieh. We understand
that this firnl-The Jackson-fd minim..
turing Uo.-are putting in the most
inedern machinery, and with cheaper
expenses, in a place like Clinton can
compete much better than if living in
the city. By all means see to it at once.
COLLEGIATE BOARD. -The organizar
tion meeting of the' Board was held on
Thursday evening, having been ad-
journed from the 6th of February.
James Scott was, re-elected chairman,
W. Jackson treasurer, M. D. McTag-
gart secretary; Meseta Scott, Ransford
and McTaggart, ptoperty committee;
Messrs Plumeteel, Manning and Fors
rester, studies and discipline commit-
tee; Messrs Scott, Forrester and Plan -
steel, special committer* E. Herman,
caretaker, at same salary and same
duties. On motion the Board Will meet
as usual on the third Monday in each
month. Communications from W.
ParlitintelitarY
When Sir Richard Cartwright made
the remark that "he was quite willing
• to leave the adjustment of the Senate
to Providence," the Opposition charg-
ed him with a cold•btooded desire to
see Conservative members of that use-
less, institution lie off. We don't
think he was actuated by any such de-
sire, but the fact remains that there
has been an unusual mortality among
Conservative Senators. Five have
'died since the general election, and
several more are seriously ill, arnong
them being Sir John Carling, appar-
ently one of the most vigorous and
certainly one of the ablest members of
the Upper House,
The County of Huron can make a
boast concerning ite three representa-
tives in Parliament which cannot be
equalled by any other county in the
Dominion. There are people who
think there is no virtue or honor in
the boast, while there others who are
proud of it. It is this, that neither Dr.
McDonald, Mr McEwen or Mr Holmes
either smoke or drink; they are total
abstainers in this respect. There are
other representatives who do not touch
• spirituous liquors, but not another
county in the whole Dominion has
representatives •who go as far in this
respect as the men named. The same
thing held good in the last Parliament
also.
215c
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CLINTON
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THE CARNIVAL AND MATCH
The first carnival of the season was
given by the curlers in the rink oe
Monday night, and it proved eueh a
success that there may be another one
-at least the curlers intend to have
auother special evening devoted Or fun.
There Was a good gate receipt, the
number of maskers being about 150,
and 'a number was present in cos-
tume from outside towns. The ma-
jority ot the "get-ups" were of the
rough -and ready style. and to describe
them, how? They included kings and
queens, cavaliers, nuns, nurses, res•
plendent frost queens, widows, soldiers
in khaki, the clown, the Irishman, the
Dutchmau, the "cullud" gentleman,his
satanic majesty, not to forget the
most appropriate and up -to date, Mrs
Carrie Nation. the Kansas saloon
smasher. That the maskers of Clinton
are imagitietive in conception and prac-
tient in execution was fully demon-
strated. This was the "funniest" event
of the season, and we learn that the
proceeds amounted to $50.
The judges, Messrs 11. C. Jordan, of
Buffalo, and Jacob Taylor and Joseph
Wheatley, of town, did their duty well
and their decisions were approyed of
generally. The prize winners were: -
Lady's costume - 1st, Miss Minnie
Cooper, nun; 2nd. Miss Edna Copp,
Jstpanese lady. Gent's costume -1st,
Horace Etesnett, cavalier; 2nd, Bert
Sage. Robin Hood. Uomic-lst, Jack
Gardiner, Mrs Carrie Nation; 2nd, Nor.
Webb, coon.
A great attraction after the award-
ing of the prizes was the supposed
hockey match between the Married
and single men of the curlieg
wkal ..• • • *,
game so asibeeeebe Was
that it football and brooms were used.
This made th,e scoring of goals few
and far between, but nevertheless the
fun was continual, and such a thing aq
calling time was not thonght of ny
Referee J. Forrester as tense as it
'aged; and it was fun for the specta-
tors, though hard Setirk for the players.
Many Was and scairrnbles occurred, as
Tairen a broom would miss a bit, the
next in order was the fall of the would-.
be striker. After the lineop the game
started in hot, and cheering commenc-
ed; the benedicts drew first blood by
scoring in about dive minutes' play,
then the bachelord evened up by ecor-
int.., when the geese ended -and the
players had quite enough, judging by
their look. The married men were
W. Jackson, Dr. Agnew, E. M. Mc-
Lean, Jas. Fair, J. Rattenbury, J. W.
Moore and R Downs: the single men -
N. Pair, Dr. Hohnes, Ronk Fair, T. T.
Leckie, W. ROss, J. Gardiner and B. J.
Gibbings (who supplied). The single
men are not Battened with the fiCOre
and have issued ts challenge to play
another match with regulation Rturby
ball, floe -foot brooms, and Marconi of
Queenbury rules to decide in the fine
'Mints of tins game.
CLINTON-donnitrent,
leg every play, and had it been thought
that the town boys wet edetermined to
win, the rink would have been inade-
quate to hold the spectators. At 8 15
the following players lined up: '
Clinton Goderich
Johnston goal Campbell
Dayment • point Allan
McRae cover point Johnston
Matheson (McGaw
Forrester. • McCarthy
Steep Forwards McDonald
Clarridge Shannon
The game was fast from the start.
The home team playedadmirably; the
forward line was like lightning, and
had the puck nearly all the time at the
Goderich goal. This was the first
game for W. McRae, "the stone wall
defenee," to play since his illness. Dur-
ing the first half the goale stood 7 for
Clinton and 4 for Godericb, and during
the last half time the home team added
6 more and the other side 5, thus mak-
ing the total score 13 to 9 in Clinton's
favor, notwithstanding Goclerich hav-
ing the referee from their own town,
and professional McGaw, whom Sea -
forth protested against. The deeisions
given seemed impartial enough. The
representatives from the town by the
lake had to accept it , humiliating de-
feat. Immediately on the face of this
defeat a challenge was made to the
London club for a sum of money. It
was combination play that won the
game; McRae played a star part, and
so did the other defence men. The
boys have since been trying te ar-
,range for an exhibition game here
with the Seaforth deb. 3. E, Oantelon
Was so elated Over the victory that he
gave the boys a treat to oyster& We
haye met several Goderieb people and
not a whisper do we hear of tbe hockey
!pat* between their team* and Clinton
The Omni" tqW.n hors feel eon for
their defettfa
From tii4 filtaifotd ellerald:-Hookey is
dOurialsteg in Huron county this pier.
Two years ago the Huron Hockey Agar:ides
Mon was formed, with Seaforth, Goderioh
and Clinton as its componente. aoderich
captured the championship in 1899 and
1900, but had to play very feet hockey in
order to do so, for they had a strong oppo-
sition in the Seaforth seven, who had been
wont to give the senior teams in Berlin
and Waterloo ahead chase. This yea*
the struggle has been ever keener. Sea -
forth defeated Gioderloh hr Godetiob by
six goals to one, and the latter returned i
the oompliment on their visit to Seaforth /
defeating the home boys by 11 to 7.
Wingham, a new addition to hes bum even
keener. Seaforth defeated the others, yet
they °bowed they were eirong enough to
give the other teams a good ergument.
Clinton showedunexpectedstrensith Thum
day night, when they trimmed the Goder-
lob
team by 13 goale to 9. The game is
well patronized in all the Huron town'.
was only lb. otherevening that Geidetioh
sant down a apeolal train load of enihta
Marne to sea their team win, By Olinkon's
defeat of Game& on -Thundery the °ham.
pionship for this year will rat in beeforth,
as will be emir from the standing Of the
club., Oen as follows:
Seaforth defeated Woodstock in a
hcckey game last Monday :evening bye.
a score of 8 to 2. •------
The Clinton club went to St ingham
with two rinks on Wednesday night,
the players being •A. •Porter. J, John-
ston, W. E. Rand, Dr. Agnew•skip,
•and Dr. Molmes, T. Jackson sr., E. M.
McLean and B. J. Gib6ings skip; the
Gibbings rink was down 4 points, 34 to
18. arid Agnew's up 0, 18 to 12, thus
making Clinton win by 32 to 90.
Manitoba Prohibition Met
Unconstitutional.
The Courts have unanimously de-
ided that the Prohibitory Act intro-
duced into Manitoba by the Hugh John
Macdonald government, is unconstitu-
tional.• This will be a bitter disap-
pointment' to temperance people gen-
erally, and shows the difficulty that
egislatiye bodies are confronted with.
On the one hand advocates of prohib-
ition urge restrictive legislation, while
a government hesitates to grant the
same because itmay land itself in ex-
pensive litigation as to the conetitu-
tionality of such.
Hugh John may or may not have
been sincere in introducing the bill; we
will not question his motives, though
it is well known thathe does not to
an; extent todorse temperance prin.
doles. But he carried the election on
the temperance cry. He promised to
inttoduce a prohibitory hill, and he
did so, So far so good. But it. looks
viny much like asking for bread and
getting a stone.
There WAS re hockey match pleyed
bete on Thursday night of last Week.
The Clinton hockey team le a evrell
" one and the players could have won'
thrislauron League championship had
th�v made up their mindebeftsre. The
Goderleb contingent was accompanied
by about 80 enthusiasts, corning detell
by spook! train. Around the arena
the crowd WAS huge, all eagerly watch.
The tenipelande people there are
just *here they were before the elec.
tion, and haturally ask thetneelyes
what shall be the next eteti If they ex-
pect to adVancel TtinSt are confronted
with it condititin, not a theory. As
prohibitory legislation is, apparently,
opt of the question for the present,
there is no alternative but to stand by
the enforceMent of license liters 'as far
as possible.
By so doing temperance sentiment
will be developed and strengthened,
and we have no hesitation in saying
that if the temperance people of On-
tario, as well as Manitoba, punt* this
course with as much zeal as has been
used in other directions, the result wilt
be a decided advance.
The goal to be obtained need not be
lost siaht of. but in view of all the legal
and other difficulties that face this par-
ticular issue, no effort should be thrown
away in useless directions. On the
contrary if "we hold what we have"
and continue building ona good foun-
dation, the time will come, (perhaps
not as soon ai1 SOMe of Us would like,)
but tome it will, when the sentiment,
and practice of the people on thii; ques-
tion wUl be somewhat stronger than
to -day.
In this connection it newht be stated
that there is a noticeable increase in
the,number of total abstainers in the
House, and these are but the repre-
sentatives of a growing sentiment
throughout the country. Take the
returns made by the Provincial In-
spector of Liquor Liceeses, which show
that while there was an increase of 45
committals for drunkenness through-
out the Province during the year 1900,
as compared with that preceding it, at
the same time it shows that there has
been it very marked general decrease
during the last 24 years. The table in
the Inspector's report showing the
average yearly comrnittments for each
period of five years from 18743 to 1900
seems to afford it very decided proof
that the drinking habits of the com-
munity are decreasing. The table is a
fair indication of this. It shows that
the average yearly committmente
were as follows: -
From 1876 to 1889, inclusive. .3,812
" 1881 to 1885 " -4,016
" 1886 to 1890 •" ..4.311
" 1891 to 1895 " :.2,702
"1 1896 to 1900 " -1,920
If this ratio is kept up there will soon
be no comrnittrnents for this offence.
Of course it would not be absolute
proot that there was no drinking, hut
it proves conclusively that the com-
munity is becoming more temperate.
The extraordinary ere, of prosperity
enioyed by Canada was brought very
prominently before the Howie of Com-
mons the other day in the Trade and
Navigation report for the past fiscal
year, and the figures, though ‘already
generally known, will bear repeating.
An increase of $33,000,000 in exports
and $26,750,000 in imports, indicates
..the expansion of Canadian trade •under
the new arrangement. The imports
frorn the mother land have grown by
$7,729,607, and under the preferential
tariff, as revised last year: there is
every probability of a much larger in-
crease as time. goes on. And it has
yet to be told in Parliament that the
surplus is close on eight millions of
dollars. Pessimists who ere predicting
all kinds of ruin under Liberal rule,
are.driven to extremities to explain
away or lessen the force of the mar-
vellous development of trade under an
easier tariff than had existed for the
previous 20 years.
"State ownership of , railroads" has
been the most imp c dant question en-
gaging the attention of the House re-
cently. It's a fad of the Toronto
World -or more properly of Billy Mc-
Lean -who seriously imagines that the
Country ehculd buys up and control all
the railroads of the Dominion. It's
more than amusing to hear those mem-
bers advocating state eontrol as it rem-
edy for high rates, who were the
strongest advoCates of the monopolist-
ic clauses of the CS P. R. contract. If
any government controlled all the rail-
ways of this Dominion, it. could easily
keep itbelf in power forever, to'say
nothing of other phases of the ques-
tion. State ownershie may he all
right in some cases, but we are far
from reaching that point where it
Would be all right to own and. menage
the retiree& of this Dominion by the
Government.
After a parliamentary election a
good many bete are made among
as to the majority
.• Liberal eettiteatiori.
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Lticknow s.nd Mensal teams played
a friendly match In the latter place On
Thursday lad Week, the home team
winning by a Score of w to 33
• The Liberale of Smith Hinter will
hold a conventilon In Renard!, oil Tues-
day, March 6th1 to nominate a candi-
date to contest the conetitueiicylfor the
Local Legislature, •It is earnestly re-
quested that a fall delegation from
each &than be ,predent,
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YOUR
Ordinary failing eye-
sight is bysome regarded
as alarming, by others treated too carelessly
All eyes begin to Ian at
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40 yeais of age. some
have trouble a year or
•• ••ease. -4.rite- .•
two before that time, the
majority not until after. From 38 45 is the time yen should consult
a competent opinion in order to start. ight. 0,therwise several dangers
confront you, among which is tt, terrible disease, glaucoma,
which leads to total or partial blindness.
• Dr. Lewis estimates that,90 per cent. of all cases of glanconsa is due
to the putting off the use of glasses after, failure begins. •
• We test your eyes carefully and advise glasses only when needed.
Spectacles as low as $1.00.
.,
Skr. Cooper, & Coo, CLINTON.
Agents for C. P. R. Tetegraph and Domfniob Express
Money Orders also for Butterick Patterns
$
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Coming and Going.
Miss Wright, Seaforth, Is the guest of
Mien Lily Hunt. ,
Miss Flossie King was home from Dash-
wood for Sunday.
R. Coats, of the Toronto Globe, -was
home for Sunday. •
• 3, B. Hoover visited tte °minty town on
Monday on business.
• Ambrose Smith, of Hensel', paid Clin-
ton a oall on Sunday.
Mr Ross, Brantfcird, was the 'guest of
N. B. Henry on Sunday,
end Mrs G. D. MoTaggart were in
Toronto during last week.
• Mr Skelton, of Aylmer, was -the guest of
his sister, Mrs (Rev) Ball, last week.
Rev. Dr. Gifford had a yieit from 'hie
brother, A. W., of Forest, last week.
• Miss Anna M. Redmond, of Westfield, is
the guest of bliss Mitchell this week.
Mies Ellen McDonald spent several days
of last week at her home in Brumfield.
1,1r D. L, Punta, of Winnipeg, was the
guest of Mr and Mrs Silas Pratt last Week.
Miss Annie' lioliordie was the guest of
• the Misses MoNanghton for the past week.
Jae Ritchie, of Wroxeter, wee the gust
of Mrs Mitchell on Tuesday and Wednes.
day. '
sporting Characters
Lnou
division, but Liberals stand to lose CO. ae, and Jcnty clerk, W. Cots e, town
, . Cunninghame, secretary
a government will haye on the first clerk
of Public School Board, informed the
tuderable money over the first vote Ole
session. It is well known that in 0. full
house the government has a majority
of 48 or 50. On Monday there are com-
paratively few members in the Home,
and the Opposition, Which happened
to be reletivelsr much stronger than
the Government last Monday, pressed
to a vote a Motion to adjourn it debate
on beet root sugar. The Government
eupportere were caught napping, air
the Opposition had 60, leaving oily a ,T.ItOksontrresented the treseureest
frame or be liable to suspension. W.
only 59 members were present, while)re
Board of the election of a trustee from
each of these bodies respectiyely. The
accounts peased ware: -S. Jackson,
111.10; Davie 86 Rowland, $225; R.
Thompson, $26 25. The chairmen and
secretary were instructed to see latent
getting out ' business forme for the
school.' On motion it was primed that
any eeholer detesting or deetroying
property will be renifired to replace
majority 'oft 9. This makes but 100 P,?rt fo/ 9001-Receiftts-iliklatic#.16170
town grants ileum .county • rant,
members preeent, in a hedge of 213.
There Is really nothing itivolved in es
vote Of tide kind, as it is no indication
Of etrengtir, but it Will decide bets, and
the Opposition natutelly ehuckle over
the dilemma in Which the Government
was placed, white Government sup.
porters feel like kicking themselves for
'Mowing such a circumstance to MOW%
$1' .20; government grant, 8978.22;
exam feet', 116; school feed; $856 25;
total, $ ,95. Ditibersenaents-Bal,
andel, 44076; supplies, $82.87t fuel, $210 s
92; repairs, $47.92; printing, $18; insur-
ance, $40.50; exam expenses, $119; in-
terest, $12.80; eundriess $52.831 'saltiness
$115,71; total, $5868.96,
:
Canon Smith was the guest of hia
nephew. Rev. E. B.Binith, while here on
Sunday. • .
Mr and airs A. Conch were visitors in
Millbank and Mitchell for sev•eral days
last week.
Aldermen McKenzie Was` in Godericb
last week looking after the purchase of a
tock�t lumber.
Metropolitan
Course—An Extra
McDonald Male Quartette-
Town Hall, Tuesday, Mar. 12th...,
1' Plan of reserve seats opens at W. P, Fair's on
Monday, Mar. 4, at 9 a.m.
Plan of reserve seats held exclusively for 'rub -
scribers on first day of opening, admission 26o.,„
reserve seats 80o. •
General reserve seat sale on following day,„
admission 850., -reserve mate 50.c.
Doors open at 7.15, entertainment begins at
.
8.15 sharp.
1,4 Paisley has been spending ebveral
weeks in Tecumseh, Mich., with his sister.
Mrs W. R. Bone.
, Jos, Hodgson, financial agent, of Toron-
to, eve us a'eall on Saturday. • Ete was
on business to Goderiob.
• Andrew Forrester went down to Toren -
to on Monday to make arrangemente to
enter the Technics' school.
Jae, Walker, who has been ePending the
last four weeks with his daughter, Mrs T.
Rumbati, hatareturned home.
Mr and Mrs Jobe Walker spent Sunday
last in Goderioh, while -there they were the
guests of Mr and Mrs Jas. Walker.
Mrs 0. Hoare epent Sunday and Monday
in Exeter at the home of her father, Jas.
Snell, and. lso orbited on other relatiyee.
Miss Gertie Laidlaw, of Seaforth, has
been visiting miring Clintoa friends this
week and was the guest of Mrs W. Foster
while here. •
H. 0. Jordon, of Buffsio; is here 'visiting
among relatives. He hes been the guest
of bre sistenitelaw, Pare J. Townsend,
Ontario street.
H. E. Hodges's, Of the Pelee, went to
Toronto on Wedneeday to look over and
Mauro the Meat is millinery before the
rush at the openings began.
The Macdonald Male Quartette passed
Clinton on Tneeday on their way to God.
erich where they were billed totting. • They
will be here on Tuesday, March 12th.
'The Newcorabe Piano awarded gold Medal at
the Paris Exposition used at these enterain-
ments. Sold by C. Hoare. _
• Watch next week's papei.s for dates of enter
tainments to follow.
• W. J. Biggins ot Elmhurst is this ,
week attending The Dominion Shrift
Horn Breeders Meeting in Guelph.
We had the pleasure of a call from Edi-
tor Saunders, ot the Exeter Advocate,.
yesterday. A jovial frieedly fellow we
found him. His mission was to go to.
Elora where he witl summoned to sea
brother, Edward wh is seriously ill and..
was not expected to live very long. •
sesei
blies Mury Stinson left lad Thursday\
week for an extended trip with friends
ironed Paisley; her shier, Mrs McKenzie,
has gone to Parkhill to visit friends.
Mos Damien (nee Mise Ethel Van Tas-
sel), of Toronto, was the guest of Clinton
friends on Sunday and Monday. She and
her little daughter have been visiting Mrs
(Dr. Belden in Seaforth for several weeks
The hookey olub loses one of its best
players in the person of John (Marriage,
who left for Preston where he takes a good
position. We are sorry to lose him; it
will not be long before we will hoer of him
is a star phlyer on one of the noted hockey
teeing,
Jae. Connolly was In Stratford Saber -
day attending a meeting of the Dairy As-
soolstiOn and making arrangements for
next ierrion's make of &atm. On Wed-
nesday he went tseStratford as one of the
directors io finish up the business adjourn.
,ed from the meeting In Stratford,
Sheep Butterfield, of tendon: the dela.
braised judge and expert in rotary VMS in
town on Friday and called on the keel
fersIdere. Mr Satterfield lb Onelderel by
many the beitjtidge in AMMO% Of Utley
goblin* ; hii servioes hitting been sought
for New York,Bosten and am fer west as
San Francisco, Cal.
• Rev. C. B. and 51re Gunn ;sere here ors
Monday and Tneeday this week. Thee
congregation of St. ,Paula have extended,
an unanimous invitation to this reverend
gentleman and he anent -is Gunn were here.
looking over the perish. We will be pleas-
ed to welcome them to ear town shoal&
they decide to doses •
W. Jackson went on a business trip to.
Montreal on Tuesday. He will combine busi-
ness with pleaenre and pay his sister, ?Ars
3. Allen,of Ottawea, visit. While there,nce
doubt he will cell at the Parliament Build-
ing's and attend several gessions cf Can-
ada's businese-like and progressive (toms
metiers, of WhiCh Sir Wilfrid is the worthy- °
chieftain,
The following, from the 'Globe, will be,
read with general regret by the many
friends of thegentiernan named: -Mr Allan
B. MacLean, eldest son of Mr M. Y. Mac-
Lean of The SeeforthExpositer, who hers
been .for a considerable period on • the
editorial staff of The London Eng., Finan -
dal Times, and who was aho for some
years the London correspondent of Tbe
Globe, bas been obliged to give op •his
• position owing to a complete break down
in health. A series of pulmonary trouts- ,
les have terminated in consumption , and
he has been advised • to leave London
permanently „ At present he is spending
toB
the winter tor inteCanada
rmelouth Devon, and expects to
t
with his family early inseams
April.
W, D. Wilson, of Auburn, gave tis a call
on Monday. Be has sold hie 138 acre
ferns to John Rathby, con. 13, for woo
and will remove to • near Brampton about
the let of April, having bought a 104 sore
farm at an advanced price, tine new place .
costing ties $8,000. He attributes the gale- -
of the farm to the Nnw ETU in which he had
it advertieed. He has liyed at Auburn for
28 years, in that time has made many
friends and liked Enron county so well that
he renewed hie subscription to the Nen Eire.
'Ile can't do without Huron's family jour-
nal," eo he says; he will alwaye look for its
weekly Visit with plow:tura as tbe columns
will be more interesting than a leiter with
its brief, spies? news. We regret lo lose Mt
end Mrs Wileon and family from Raton
county but wiehhim prosperity where he
has decided to remove to and will like Pee/
county as well as Huron. s
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