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e attractiveness of om illinery and
there is about the Hats turned out
department is winning us new cos -
i* along.
Hillery business is good, remarkably
len the weather is considered. The
'son we can give for such exception-
eSs as We are having is that there is
Iiventss and style about our Mil -
tat stamps it as absolutely correct.
ain we remind you of the advint-
morning shopping. We are never
in the morning as after the noon
d you will finrit by far the best.
Millinery Shopping if you can pos-
tke it convenient to come then.
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Main Rain Coals lust In Ms week
Wool Carpets.
e is a wide difference in Wool Carpets.
poorly woven and heavy with grease and
;, soon losing their new fresh look. Others
and evenly woven, as free from dirt and
$horough scouring can get them, and re -
right appearance until worn out.• The
e kind to buy and the kind to sell.
*11 that makes our Carpets is the largest
The wool enters it as it comes from
ack and leaves it woven into the best
Canada. Every yard guaranteed
no filling, no grease—just wool,
ol at that, --These three qualities
Iiarzets, two-ply, colors guaranteed
n dark colorings, suitable for any
ellent wear, per yard 75c
Carpets, aextx super two-ply,
cellent wear, a big range of new 85c
buy, NO BETTER MADE, heavy,
atterns and colorings suitable for
hat will stand any amount of
Leo
and lay all of the above
t extra charge.
rpets.
rpets are made in the same mill
They are the best we have been
nd we have been buying Ecarpets
any ways. All colors guaranteed
5c, and 50c per yard.
order your carpet:about a week
nt it put down. While the busy
have to arrange our work some
you give us a little time we will
dissappoint you.
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w Rain Oafs at $5.00 I
Wash Silks
ard.
than Japanese wash silks for
are cool, stylish and serviceable
ash .without fading.
se Wash Silks. heavy weight,
wfilte, firm and strong, special
35c
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limst-tiaturelay evening, a leather Valise, ik
lest earl of town. rind r will canter raver
by leaving, word at W. T
Elm Paint Ing and raper natiging, even.'
1., SAM iset0144111uton.
unpin Arran -rare h 4130' made Maple
ssree at CrU114.
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AT THE AGE OF 83, --Another of
Huron s old pioneers, passed away last
weelc, in the person of John Riggiosp
at the age of 83 year,. 1 -lis only re-
maining near relative in this. vicinity
is the wife of Job' Cooper, she being a"
neice, by whom the deceased was bur -
10(1 un Saturday last in Clinton ceine.
• tery.
MOVING PICTURES. -In the near
fixture admirers of the late Mrs. Emma
Moth -Tucker, who was killed in iv
railroad accident, will have the- plea -
81110 of listening to an address on her
, life's work by Brigadier Hargrave; and,
illustrated by Lubin's powerful Cline.
• matograph. The date will be announp
ed later.
! 'PHONES. -'Phones lately installed
and their numbers, aro : C. C. Rance,
residence. 119 ; H.I. Brewer, residence.
I 120 ; B. J. Gibbings, residence, 121
Pesfmaster Scott, residence, 122 ; A.
Couch and Molsons Bank take their
old numbers. Wm. 'Harland, jr., is.,
also having a 'phone placed in his
home. These new ones place Clinton's
aggregate at 125.
NOW IN THEIR NEW HOME.-
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It was well en to 11 p 14aturdity
evening widen the Motslina Bank staff
got things moved . from the old stand
to their beautiful now home in. the.
Combo block. The place was all well
lighted with eleetricity for the conven-,
venience of visitors, who were many.
The moving of thelargesafs attracte.d.
much attention. ,
A GOOD AV.BRAGE.-Since D. L.
Macpherson has been clerk of the town,
he has had six registrations of deaths
The youngest age of same Was 65 years
and the oldest 85 years, and tho. aver-
age age of the six deaths was years.
The past two months has been niers
than severe on our older residents, and
most of them have been confined to
Rattenbury street., and 1 ladies.'
STOOK TAKING. -Jackson Mfg,
Co., is closed down this week in order
to take stock., before. launching out
into further improvements. . Several
• changes will be made in their present
quarters, and a large steam boiler.' en-
gine .and electric al power installedl.
They will then be in a position to sup-
ply all needed power in town, and
those desiring same cannot do better
than make vout• wants known in this
line to Mr. Jackson. ' • •
REGULATION or AUTOMOBILES
An areendmentto the motor vehicles
act of last session, under whichi-xl-11--:
cense fee of $2 per annum is charged.
,for all automobiles,. empowers .the
Lieutenant -Governor. in Connell•• to
adopt regulations and fix the license_
fee. The old act did notapply to.autd
mobiles in .the possession of ma,nufac-
turers of such vehicles ; under the ew
provisions the Lieutenant -Governor
Council may pass regulations to gov-
ern them,
IMPROVING.-Becorning alarmed
at the rapid decline in health!tif•her
little son, Elmer, Mrs. Wm. Beacom
took him to a- Toronto hospital for
consultatIon and treatment: The doe
tors could not determine the cause of
the trouble that was pulling down one'
so young, he being but eight years of
age. Saturday they had about given
him up, but the glad. word was receir.-•
ed on Tuesday that the little fellow
had improved somewhat, with good'
chances for recovery.
EXPRESSION OF THANKS -The
auul begs • through your columns to
thank the citizens cif Clinton for their
go erous patronage at the late concert.
Our receipts allow somewhat over.$100
clear toward the Uniforin Fund. These
uniforms are now being made in town,
and we apnear in ' them at our next
concert. We trust your appreciation.
of our efforts to become a first class or-
ganization may resnit in continued.
hearty auliport. Signed on behalf of
the Citizens' Band. -.F. HILL, Secy.
13E C 1 1.1.EFUL.-WithgripPe threat-.
' ailing on every hand, we would advise
the hnsir houSewifer, Vim dOeSnet feel"
disposed to wait till More suitable
spring house-cleaning weather, to "let
well enough alone." The hard and
severe winter we have itist seen the
close of, has made us like house -plants,
and we are not prepared for the in,.
numerable .devices man is exposed to
during house-cleaning ,time, • to say
nothing of the chilling blasts from the
north, east and west we are being sub-
jected to by the weather nianapresent.
ANOTHER BUSINESS CHANGE.
- George Roberton, who has conducted
a successful and popular tonsorial par-
lor in town for a number of years, has
sold out to billiottDaymenk who takes
possession a week from Monday. El-
liott is but a student in the art yet,
but he has an A 1 barber coming to do
the work for him, while he is adapting
himself to his new business. Mr. -Rob -
erten has purchased another business
at Virawanesa, Man" and leaves for
that place in a couple of Weeks. We
wish both of these young men every
I success in these, ventures.
YOUNG STRATHCON:AS. -There
will be a junior lacrosse club in town'
this season, and that they will try to
imitate their seniors is indicated by
their name, "Young Strathconas." A.
meeting was held on Wedneeday even-
ing of the young men interested, and
the following officers elected: Cap-
tain, Eddie Shepherd; secretary, Earle
Seale ; treasurer, Hugh Brewer ; Com-
mittee -Guy Miller, Dave DoWeer and
Mowat Chowen. The club will wear
white sweaters, boots and ca. Al-
ready aohallenge is in from the God-
erich juniors, and atesoon as the boys
get a little practice they will accept.
• LET THEM SOW IN PEACE. -
Many complaints have been registered.
the past week with the Chief and
Mayor about chicken owners allowing
their fowl to wonder on to their neigh-
bors plot, there to undo what gentle
hands have done in cleitniiag Up their
back yards, confiscate whhtset1s have
been sown, and otherwie% Want.only
destroying the plants d IloWers'
that are beginning to ma eir Wel-
'come resencd known. Then acts are
ann�ying, yotir neighbor who is of.
times your best friend does not watt
to hurt your feelings, so if those who
are allowing their chickens to roan
will have enough kindly oonaideration
to see that they are el her 'pelted up B
in pens or kept fur* own yaw.. b
/ HONORS loon A IIIIRONIAN.-
tE.
Beeteittn‘rilfeheltiliti Wr fireftig
ul eap r eel or s oho1
amino in Theelogy et Qacen't, Univer
sity, Iravrttg obtamed the highest .
marks in this subject et the recent ex
aminations It is worth S70.
Loral News.
APR 2gatr 1004.
I Clinton's bore feneleritWere preeent
in large numbers at Breeetaeld horse
fair Wedrieeday,
is a collection of newness: andoriginality. An extensive
Wall r siodi •
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m T.; SI0.8T4 MATTERS. -111e public
n patently appreciate the enden.% or of
r. C Hoare, of the Music Emporines,
to give best qua- ity and value in
Tdanos, as he is this week delivering
about a enHcad of the finest cabinet
gram' instruments he has recently sold
of the Newcombe gold medal style of
Toronto.
AN ODD BIRD. -Arthur 000k, of
Goderieh township, brought a prize to
town on M onday. that he had captured,
and sold to Harvey Davis, it was A
large bird that measured from tip to
tip !if the wings, 0 feet, and from end
of bill to tip of toes, five feet, and &out
tip of bill to end of tail, four feet. It's
beak was six inches long and its color
was et the lighter shades,belongingHO
doubt to the genre., pelecarins that 'in.
habit 'marshy ;does and lake shores,
living mien fish, while others again
think it is of the crane species, makesi
iit a rare bird to get entrapped. Har-
vey intends to have it killed and stuff.
ed, but it would be more valuable to
some ornithologist.
THE BOARD OF TRADE -We are
very glad to be able to inform our
renders that the work pommenced last
fall by our Board of Trade in re-
gard to hotter railway accommodation
for this town will, in the near future,
produce still better resnits. It is the
ffitelition, we are infornicTd, of the MT
T. R. to put on a train, leaving Strat-
ford abont 5 o'elOck. due in Clinton at
6 p. T11. 'This will enable passengers to
leave Toronto at 1 °Week and reach
hoine at 0 &clack, travelling all tha
time by a passenger train in the place
of being liriffeted about at the end of
it long string of freight cars for three
hours between here and Stratford..
A FOR VIER RESIDENT, -In the
Tilsonburg Obsery or of last week there
appeared a short sketch of the life of
an act,ve citizen of that town, whit%
xectilta the attire of a forMer preprieter'
of nee of Clinton's Periled newsnapers,
in the person of W S. La.w. Back in
the early sixties, when the emu 'Was.
In. its infancy, Mr. Law cattle. here with
a M. Laycock, om Ingersoll, and
started the old.Courier. which many
Of talr Older residents will rementher.
In connection with. their printing es-
tablishment a stationery business was
'carried on. both of which proved suc-
cessful. Alter two. years of inercan.
tile life in Clinton. Mr: Law sold out
his interests to his partner and retu=n-
ed to Irversoq. settlirg in Til-
sonbure.where he ha; labored hard in
t
placing hatlown in the front rank as
a railroad and manufacturing Centre.
We have in our possession today a
Conrierof Oct. 31, 1862, which was
published .by . the ,•above-mentioned
firm, and interesting reading. it rvould
be if we could republish the paper as
it appeared on that date.
ANOTHER EXPRESS. Ort• the
21st of December last the G. T. R.
officials placed temporarily On service
two new express„
"t&-g-reat traffic. that Huron district
puts up gen erally theyear round. That
the puplic have apPreClated this kind-
ness and the cinimany benefitted by
• the trial is evidenced,by.the fact that
a third express is to be Put ' into. ser-
viCe the 1st of May. It will leave
Toronto at 1 p. and .get. here'at 0
o'clock,' and. will carry a mad par and
likely ex nress accomodation. The
citizens willbe benefitted by this mail
arrangement ;. heretofore Eastern
mail not getting here by the1155 train
was held over,to be either sent around
by London, reaching here on the 0.55,
or corningnp on the late train, whick
Tfiot ,
We will now get most of this mail
handed out to us at 0 in the future.
The business done in this section tra,-
versed by the R. has warranted
al these considerations for us, from
them,- and though the .public have
been clamoring a long :While for what
'we are now getting, we feel the com-
pany willhe well repaid for their ex-
tra expenditure. Thanks, Me. Hays'
ADJOURNED MEETING OF
LICENSE BOARD. -The adjourned
meeting of thiLicense Board was held
on Monday afternoon at the residence
of the chairman, Mr. Jas Stevens.
These were present, MessrsiMeQuarrie,
Robertson and the. InSpector. Harry
Inspector.
of Auburn, and J. McDonald
of Whitechurch were granted their
licenses; J. .Perkins, of the Queen's
Hotel, and S. Pike, of the Waverly
Rouse, Clinton were granted an ex-
t'nejolt of license for three months.
S. S, Cooper's was left over to be son-
sidered Whenthe building is complet-
ed, a suitable tenant installed, andthe
tit quired si ned)retition.from the rate-
payers of the ward in which the build-
ing is located: The application of W.
G. Boggs, Carlow, was not granted ;
a deputation of some" seventeen resid-
ents'of the neighborhood, with Rev.
Wilson of the Nile as leader, waiting
upon the license board, and stating
the house was not necessary. On the
other side, praying that a license be
anted, was a petition from the coun-
ex and signed by 97 .residents of the
township. But even this was insuill-;
cient to get Mr. Bog's his license,
from West Huron's tried and trusted
commissioners.
Thomas Johnston WAS elected
gate to the gland lodge of 0. 0. tr: to
be held next June in woronto,
Gardener roeAllanaon had some of
the finest specimens of rhubarb we
have seen for sale last Saturday
variety surpassingly fine in its. completeness. Every merits*
iouS sort and its expanse offers an Inviting field for selection.
Novelty is its feature. It possesses that exquisite"somethin
c e the grace of good breedinp, everf -
The fire brigadewereout for practise called style,whi h lilt
where prevasive and nowhere emphatic -makes itself avourab y
g',
'Monday evening after a winters restl
and everything found very gooa
shape.
The town. fathers will meet for theft
May session on monde.), evening next
and the school board on Thursday
evening.
Mrs. S. S. Cooper Indthe misfortune
to ran a rusty nail in her foot which is
causing her considerable pain and
anxiety,.
R. Downs is busy this week.renevat•
ing with paint and kalSomining tho
interior of the town hall, he is assisted
by Ogle Cooper.,
The few warm days of last week
brought out, the dormant' frogs and
toads, and the Canadian band of frogs
music could be heard disttnctly,
. The many !Honda of - Miss jennie
Holmes will learn with pleasure that
she is now able to walk around, town
without the aid of a walking stick.
A quantity of furniture and several
stoves, for private sale, may be seen
at the residence of the late Robert
Coats, Bayfield road, any day before
Thursday: May Sth.
--West I lrinspiketor is making
things warm and expensive for hotel
keepers. Three in Clinton have been
fined since Easter, the lasti hay-
ing to put up $40 and costs.
• Next 'Wednesday, at 1.30 p, m. the
cottages as well as the household
furniture of the estate of the late Mrs.
Win Taylor will be offered for sale in
order to winu up the estate. •
Mr, W. W. Varian states that his
loss from mice and tabbas 'girdling
the trees of his orchard is not as gteat
as first reported.: Some be the
outside number killed in this way.
• The Sovereign Bank of Canada has
declared another quarter's dividend
on the paid-up ea, ital stock; of 1} per
cent,beinrecitta to 5 . per cent per
practically new institution.
Prayers were offered in Wesley and
Ontario street churches Jest Sunday the restoration .to health and,
strength of Elmer, sena Mrs. Wm.
H. Beaconl, who was at dekilh' s door
in one of Toronto's hospitals. •
It is said (and it is worthtrying) that
if a small piece of bread is put upon
the point of the knife while peeling
and cutting onions it will prevent the
tears froth flowing from the eyes of
the person peeling the onions.
annum. :his is a good record for a
Mr. T. L. Stevenson's hearse has
been in the hands of the, ptinters. and
varnishers at Runrball •!z McMath's
and on IThursday last came out in its
new dress. Its appearance has been
• greatly enhanced, and is now& credit to
the undertaker:
hraim Ball moved into Geo. Stew'
art's house last Week, and not Rey.
Rhodes, as was mentioned in last
i
week's ssue. Mr. Rhodes takes Mrs.
Straith's house on Mary street, and
will move hie family here in the
course of a week. •
At the coming Bowling tournament
A.NNIVERSARN DAY OBSIlltV..
ED.—Local lodge OddfellOws to the
number of fifty 'fittingly remembered
their Anniversary . clay . by attending •
divine service in Ontario street church
on Sunday morning last. The weather
Was•anything but agreeable for body
marching, it raining when the breth-
ern left their hall, and gettibg a sprink-
ling of water oil Jeaving the church.
Any unpleasantness in this way was
more than made up in the beauty of
the service. The pipe organ Music,
played by their organist, Miss Carol
Newcombe A. L. 0, was. majestic ;
:the choir rendered a very pretty. an-
them, in which, Mr. and Mrs, W. Ross
took solo parts ; also Mrs, .13. J. Gib-
bings, this latter lady . singing an
obhgato solo in as good a voice as we
have ever had the pleasureof listening
to; Will Harland and Mrs. Gibbings
sung a very prettyduet, and although
the service the Musical part was very
pleasing. Dr. Cook's address WAS the
best exposition of the teachings of
OcklfeIlowshipthatthe members of the
local lodge have heard in many a year.
Et, was advertisment, no statistics
whatever were indulged in, and his
truths was as applicable to the non-
member as the member. Dr. Cook's
text will be found in Matthew 7.20
"Wherefore by their fruits he `shall
know' them," Oddfellowship was' a
branch of the vine because they were i
fulfilling Hie teachings of Christ and
their fruits were everywhere visible.
On returning to the hall a hearty vote
of thanks was tendered official board i
of church, pretteher, choir and organ- r
tit. A few words were heard from t
re. John Smith, and the _gathering i
rote up feeling that the ehort HMO
they had spent together in the Rouse
'eit and eaves the impression of Indefinable completeness,
And the Prices -
Just a. word about them. They. are
fair and honest prices Often the Chealir
est ----Always the Best.
The W. D:�Fair Co.
Retailers of touch Wall Paper of the Better eiosh,
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TME 019 RELIABft.
Outstock is equalled by
few and excelled by none
Special values in
Men s FINE SHOES
Our °School Boots for
boys and girls; made to
our order, are Trade-
Winaers. .
We shall be pleased to
show you our:..-stOck and
give your prices. It might
in Yon.r-poeket7--
Ourspring stock, of
Boots and Shoes IS now
complete. We have the
largest' and bestassort-
ment to choose. from, and t
we know our prices are
the lowest.
The immense- demand
for Taylor's Shoes is -the
r
best evidence that our el-.
forts to • supply reliable
and stylish footwear at
reasonable .prices has
caught the attention of
shrewd buyers.
We are Practical Shoe Makers, having had a long experience and
you run no Risk when you purchase, your,Footwear.from us.
an .TA.YLOR & •SON
.to he held xn London this summer,
extra silver trophy is bein offered by -7-7"--""""6-000.000004:7)00.0000010-0.0.0:00" •ft.•.•vi.••••.
the • Free Press Printing o.. for the
winners of the association series. This
will make competition more keener in
the second series.
Rev. WG Howson, forniet pastor
of Wesley church preached L 0. O. F„-
-antatersary Serinorrinst ft/Ida-riff-
his church at London. One of the
many good things he Said of: secret
societies was 'that "they had all left
their benedictlen.`ixt
Rev. 0. R. Gunne and Harry Brewer'
were in Southampton on Monday ev-
ening. Mr. G.unne delivered his inter-
esting lecture on wireless telegraphy,
and Harry had his machines and. bat-
teries along demonstrating the -points
'brought out, by the lecturer,
The impression has gone abroad that
the( close season for bass has been
changed thit, year, and that instead of
.extending from Aiiri1.15 to June 15, it
would only cover rem May 1 to June
15. No such notice, however, has been
sent out by the Government.
Last 'Friday Mr. Thornton, who • re-
sides near Bayfield and is a brother to
Mrs. C. Bartliff, of town. was in-
juredin the bush by a falling .limb
striking him on 'the head. He was
rendered unconscious by the blow but
'we hope he will be able to tally from
the serious accident. •
meeting of Goderich district Ep-
worth League executive was held here
Monday afternoon in . Hoare's
music store. . The district was well re-
presented, and the rally will ,be held
here the middle of June. , •The Secre-
tary, Rev', Mr. Husser,HohnesVilleihas
the program in hand.
The city departmental Eitore s are
'again on the warpath with an unlimi-
ted supply of spring getalogues. Of
course they have a right to distribute
thend to further. their own cause, but
our people have no right to patronize
them with their cash and then tun
their faces with the merchants at
home.
' Two new publications have reached
our offiee of late ; "The Lord's Day
Advocate," published in Toronto, with
Office at 183 Con. Life Bldg. and Revs.
J..G. Shearer and T. Albert Moore its
Editors. The Other is published in
Montreal and, styled "The Power Re-
view." It is especially adapted for
students of steam power or electricity.
Some sneak thief' walked into the
Naw EitA cellar last Monday night
and helped himself to a pair of
bicycle wheels and tires. We would
like these returned; if it is done, noth-
ing will be said abouti the affair, but
otherwise the Chief will be asked to
look theta up, and the party punished
as sufficient evidence has been gather-
ed to place a clue.
The Marty friends ha town of Roland
Cook, of Blyth, who has been lying at
cleathrs door for some weeks with t3,..
phoid fever, will regret to learn that
no improvement is visible. The sym-
pathy of a large circle of friends is ex-
tended to Mrs. Cook (nee Miss Sarah.
Mains) in her hotly of affliction. We
hope, however, that a ehange will
come, and that '10, Cook will soon be
restored to health and strength. ,
Tho heavy freight engines now 1)0.
ng usedby the 0,, T.' R. is playing
havoc with joints of rails and switches
where much shunting is done, It will
be beta short while when the Goder-
oh and Stratford will have to be
e -railed of muoh greater weight,. and
he bridges etretigthened, imismese
s demanding the larger engines, and
voith theee will have to mine, ,the bet-,
ter ballasted road bed, heavier toile
end stronger bop brides,
preVelit let Of ard, feelings trete to
wing a ea. • •
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f od, was ot vahl,
Sunny Ones
There is ,.no garment
like the ,rain -coat. If it
rains, why the coat will
shed the Water like a
duck's back, If it is fine,
it fills the -bill as a light
Overcoat, for it is cut, and
• tailored as well and is as
dressy as the: best spring
Overcoat.
Our Cloth Riincoaes
are roads from imported.
Tweeds, cut in correct . styles, and are dressy,
servicable garine,nts. . .
Cloth Rain-coatS, $ 7.50, $10.00, $ 12.00
. . Tweed Rain -coats, Rubber interlining,
$5.00 and $7150 - •
Mud, Coats . , $2.;00 and $3.00
LION Brand .Knickers wear a
long time before they need.
mending. That is because
they are honestly made
from .honest all -wool
• Tweed.
Isn't it nearly time for a new Spring
A Hat ? Of course; when you want .
you will naturally turn to this THE
Hat Store of theCounty. Never as big
a stock, never as good values, never
as many natty shapes as to-da.y.
Hard Hats, $1.50, $2,00, $%.50 and $3.00
Soft Hats $1.25, $1.501 $2.00 and $2.50
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