The Clinton New Era, 1904-10-07, Page 4A-oramoni
Ootober 11104,
LOW- UTE EXCURSIONS
COW PIK* lora *eta an* eetitt
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Our Millinery DeperOnent haS flavor been so busy as now this early in the season, ainr we are 04,
_titled to evenibit Ih18-#1creased trade.' It 1113 been our Alm to *nake This department one ol the best in
.1his'section*rnthat we have succeeded has been demonstrated by the 'great croWdi we have had since our
fipe' Wog. Every hat we send out is made 0 good material and has style about it not oltenseen in smell
,towns If youare going to buy aNow tlat qr not, ramitelp9:.:4),90110 and see the new Fall "let,
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-Tailor-Made Coats r Women
Misses and Children.
There is a distinction about the winter coats we are show-
ing that is hard to describe but readily appears When seen
alongside of the coats shown by some stores. The >vorkman-
ship, the material, the hang, the fit are all much better than
s Mita of equal priee Can be bought for in most stores, The rea-
son is plain, oar syndicate sent a buyer direct to Germany,
where they make the best coats in the world, and by taking
very large quantities we secured them at prices, which en -
us to sell them in many cases lower than we could buy
them at here.
Our stock just, 'no* is quite ' torapleti and you will find
it to your advantage to make your se.ieetion early When you
get first choice.
Worrien's Coats at $$, $6, $7. $8.50, $10 to $20.
Misses* coati $4.50; $5 to $10.
Children's Coats at $3.50 to 0.50i
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A 9ine Showing
of Tailor -Made Skirts.
A stock that takes in many styles and kinds, running
from a plain skirt at it2.50 to a beautifully made skirt at $10.
The Main point to mention is that whatever the price may be
- the quality will be found good and the price will be found
lower than in any other store in toivn. This has been proven
• ki many -vvho have come here first, then looked around and
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we get the benefit of large buying. This we pass ',DB to our
customers in the shape of lower prices on the best Skirts. We
havejust..passed into stook another shipment of', Skirts and
Shirt Waist Snits and invite you to call, and seethem.
Ptices $2.50, 3.50, 3!75,,4 00,„4,50 5.00 t9., 10,00
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A Great Bargain in
Flannelette Blankets
for Saturday Morning.
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Tickets and all information regard,
ingthese Exciusiona on application.
Purchase your Ticket!) atTown Office.
F. R. Nodgens. 'town Agent;
Last Week our syndicate got a chance to buy 3,000 pairs
of Flannelette Blankets at a very low price. They are what
are called seconds by themaker on amtunt of their being
some little imperfection in:the weaving, s These Blankets al-
though palled seconds( ,wilL wear just ilk, well and be just as
warm as the perfect blanket: Our share of tb.is big purchase
will go on sale Saturday'rnorniog and if you want a pair or
two it will pay. you 'to be on htinotai 8,30. This aame blan-
ket if perfect is being soldfoutside of Clinton at and *L25.
Our sale price is
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10-4 size 038a, 41-4 size, 854
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New Fall ahd
Winter 'Furs
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We ,afiell, not presume ta say you can't afford, to ignore
tiiis store's special offerings in new Furs, ' but there are few
people,indeed, whoare not willing and anxious to make their
money ge as far as possible in buying a good Fur. We might
just say that our pre,senVstock of Fur Goods is double the size.
offany previous season and our prices are very much lower
than ever before. •-
Beautiful Genuine Sable Ruffs at
$9.00, $10.00 u to'1.00
Opposum •Riffes $2,50 to $3.7d.
• Ohio Sable 'itiiffs- at-48.'50`to..0,6.06. •
,..We have great.values itt A.straenan
Fur Coats at $25 00, $28,00430.00 to $75.60.
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1;• 'ONTAElo .STREET. Lek Mendity
I evening the president ' of the Epworth
Legg,* MPS Stevens, went over in it
, very thorough manner the events des-
cribed in the first sevenchapters of
Judges, which was the par or t.he
evening's study. Miss Hattie ourtibe
smitmedthe whole up in 4, Odd num-
ber Of questions and answers ; the also
drew some valuable ,:lessons from the
part studied. • After the Bible study
the pastor. Rey. Dr. Cook, conducted
his usual class. Nett evening the
Bible study will be continned. • Anni, •
*eatery services will be held tn this
church on Oct. 23, when Reif.' IL Cloth.'
unt, of Londethoro, a former pastor,
will preach morning and evening. Rev
Dr: Cook will also be present and as -
gist in the Services.. •
Virxws!-:The services on Sunday
were taken by Rot Murdock McKen-
zie, andhis missionary Unties, being
interesting, were thoroughly enjoyed,
reviewing the work in China from its
inception until the present day. •The
Sabbath School also had the pleasure
of listening to, an excellent add.ress by
litn, and at the Christian Endeavor
meeting.on Monday night Mr. McKen-
zie was again listened to with rapt at.-
tentkm The attendance at all ser-
vict&W6s inuohabove the average.. it
is eibOoted that Rev. Dr. Stewart will
take his own work on Sunday next.
The laird's Supper will be dispensed
on the 10th, Rev. Mr. Hamilton, God-
ericl, taking the preparatory services
oulha.,ri. ay: night previous, The
OlirirdAM'v Endeavor elected officers at
the nfirrual meeting, held on Monday
night. Mrs. Stewart will be president
for the Orr/int year, Mies McLennan,
vice ;-Geo• Pearson, secretary ; Walter
Stewart, treaserer ; coe. sec., Miss H.
McKenzie; pra3reraneeting com,, Miss
A. McEwan ; lookout corn., Miss L.
Chidley ;.. social com., Miss
Waikin-
ehaw ;music cow., Mr. Cook; organist,
Miss L. Coats. It was decided to have
a literary evening at the conclusion of
the regular business meeting of each
Month.. ' ' •
We will be lead to have pastors or
ehmehoffieiale medals for publicatiou.
any item of loud emir* news.
elowattemeame.
Arrangements have been made
through the hairman of the District,
Rev Manning, whereby Turner's • ap-
pointment will be supplied every Sun-
day afternoon by. Rev Dr Cook, of
•Ontario -St church. .
ST Parr..'s.-At the monthly meet -
mg of the ladies giuld held Thursday
evening, a very satisfactory financial
report was handed in, which showed
that out of a recent expenditure of
some MOO, lese than a third of this is.
all that remains unpaid. The date for.
their annual sale of work and bazaar
was set for the 2Ith of November. Tee
also will be set red this year, and A
concert given in the evenihg, that will
be unique in itself and well worth the
silver collecbion that will be taken at
the door.
BAPTIST. -Mr Thomas Murch took
the service here last Sunday morning,
and Rev Mr Greene in the evening.
Rev Mr Magee, who has accepted the
invitation given him by the people of
this church, is expected to assmA the
work thereof next Sunday. Rtrr Mr
Dunlop, wife has taken a charge in
East Elgin, will make his home at
Springfield, to which place his family
will shortly move; helms as his Meth-
odist neighbor in that village, Rev W.
Butt, brother of Mr Eph Butt, of the
Base line.
Wnst,usr.-,-On Sunday next Rev J.
W. Holmes, of Gorrie, will occupythe
pulpit in the interest of the Superan-
nuation Fund....(at Sunda y evening
last Mr Manning took for his text the
words "and they sold a girt for gain,
that they might buy drink. . He
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• hided to the necessity of placing a high
• estitnate upon womanhood; and shield-
ing her from many of the dangers.
which inevitably surround her, re-
ferring especially to the homeless girl,
who deprived of mother and fatner,
is at the mercy- of a designing world
;without a word that Was improper or
suggestive, he gave a lob of advice
that should be helpful in this its mkt.
He scored unmercifully ereeent: per-
formance in the town hall, in which
womanly virtue and character ,was
degra,ded, and charged the civic •auth-
pritieg with non-performance of duty
in allowing the bills for the show to
^ be flaunted in the fade of young and
old, and admitted that the ministers
and &illation pilOple were censurable
also for not coming to the assistance
of the authorities,.
A small gathering of thel/Proe Pres-
bytery met here Tuesday eriling, to
- diocese Rev Hamilton's resignation
from the charge at Loncl.eslsoro, to
leave for Leamington, and they con.
' sidered the appeintinent of iniothee in
his place. Dr McLean, of Myth, was
dole% bet we regret fleeing him labor
under a, severe cold, Rev, De. Stow -
art was appointed Moderator of the
Session, which MOMS that he will have
to look after a supply for Loudesboto
Until an appointment id Made, ROC
ShaW, Of Egnitiedville, Will preach the
birch Vacant ott the Ifith, •
Pinanciol • Mietting of ttaaitrich
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On Thursday of last week the
financial meeting of the Methodist
churches in Ooderich district was held
in Sea,forth. The attendance of minis-
ters was good, that Ottiei laymen was
very small, but the business of the
session wastransacted with despatch
under the direction. of Rev, 11. ° M.
Manning" of Clinton, the chairman of
the district. •
Reports were received from the
Varichle circuits' regarding the Alma,
college fund, and the prospects are
that $150 will be realized for this iM.
portant connetional hietithtiOri, which
ia doing a splendid work for young
women, not only of Methodism, but
of all denonainatiOitt. ,There being no
missions on the district, the actual
business of the meeting was very light
from the financial considerations in -
Veined, but the other sides of the
Work were carefully reviewed. The
various conneitional anniversaries
Were left in charge of the different
local pastors, 'Who thus become re-
sponsible for the nresentatititi Of these
httportanb interests to their eatteral
• congregations. • The importanceof
1aggressive . revival , work recei'v'ed
, some attention. but no definite:01in
for t h e -district w a a adopted
Following the discussion of the . re-
vival work a resolution was intro-
duced in regard tolocal option in the
various municipalities: Resolved that
In view of the fact that local option is
being nidely agitated, and 'believing,
as we clew that thie is ' an opportune
time, and that the people of 'this
county should arouse themselves for
the Work, we, the members of the
Goderich district"' of, the Methodist
church; in meeting assembled, call
upon all our circuits to unite in the
general effort to secure therpassing of
this measure in each municipality.
After some discussion the resolution
was unaminously adopted. The bust-
-.netts of the session was concluded and
after theclosing devotional evercises
the meeting adjourned. .
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We do not hold oureelvee responsible for
any opinippe expressed under Wahead.-
Ing -An AIM BRA,
• To the Editor Of the Now Era:
•21n Emithatle Denied.
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I einphatically clen3;; the evidence
sworn to by one Nicholas Cole, miter
on Minnie M. I did not .pay or mese
to be paid one dollar to any, person or
persons, nor did .I speak to or try to
induce any person to vote for Mr.,
Smith. I did not tell said Cole my
name was Ferguson, nor•did I register,
at any hotel except under my OW13,
name. Regarding . the false Bible,
Cole's Ettaternent is simply absurd.
did not have a chance to defend my-
self, not being subpoenaed in the case.
In fact it was some days after the
triabefore I Saw the papers giving an
account. of his evidence. I claim it
was r great injustice on the part of
the Liberals who • Were conducting _ the
eatie not to have had me there. They
never made an inquiry for me, / have
never been _away one hoer from mY
Work for six months. However, it is
all over, and when they get me mixed
up in such work again it will be a cold
day. Yours truly, LACK KENNEDY..
The following letter apeeks for itself:
° Blenheim, Sept. 15, 1904.
ficial results to some of our neighbors.
noble men,. who were much addicted
to drink; but who are now sober and
industrious; No man; I'm 'since, with
any heart of sympathy, can help but
rejoice over these cases.. These men
earnestly desire to keep away from
Bauer, but with the open bar before
them day by day,- - were utterly power,
less to do se. I Wish you every success
In your noble fight in your town, and
hope that every worker may be stimu-
lated by the thought that God is on
the side of right,-Etndna one surety Can
Hay that , we are not laboring in the
cause of the very best interests of hu-
manity. If at any time I can give you
any'helpful information 1 shall gladly
de go; YOUCS teSITI
T. .B. SummoTox.
To The Editor of the NEMO Era:
Sin. --To those in our miden Who
think that rilerelltitgenerally; 'lent es-
PeCiallYniatininitoni druntenness,'
1110DIYOED By LAW,1s a consaunination
so devoutly 0 be wisheffor,il'fricom,-
mend the perusal of this clipping from
an Englisleilewspaper I recently came
axress -
• THE WHAT, PLAdle, '
The long haired, lantern jawed, pale
faced, watery eyed reformers were
holding a ' debate, and having agreed
that the world was about as bad as it
-*could be, and that they alone Were the
people to make it fit to live in, a mina
faced stranger arose from the back
benches. "What . you Seem to want,
my friends," he said, "is a place where
everyone has to be good by law."
"That's it" chorused the Pale faecal.
-crowd. "Where there's .no to
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vvhere cigars and the deadly ciga et
are unknown, and where the b efu ,
accursed, intoxicating cup can be
had for love or money, and Whe:ie con -
sentiently all is peace and loveliness."
"Nie do,'" they cried enthusiastically.
"Where everybody,'! continued the
grim wan, "has to go to church on
5tindays twice a day, whether he will
Or no, and is, b- law, obliged to keep
good hours." "l'hat is just exactly
what we do Want, that lathe Yearning
of our soulful nature." "liN ell, I've
just come . from just such it place,"
"You have! Oh tell us, man of glad
experienee, yOrt who have discovered
a remedy for all the evils and woes bf-
suffering humanity, tell us, where is
this blessed abode, that we may go
there and enjoy to the full its rant
surroundings.' ‘4It's a place called the
penitentiary," saidthe grim Plan,
-with a sad mile. ° . .
Yours, etc., tTOEN ItA-ESPOR.E.
Ttielteramitb
Ottnitorr.--Rey Mr Coulter preached
his farewell sermon on StilidOle last to
e large congregation. Dr Cook, of
Clinton, takes this appointment for
the balance of the year.
NOT1g5.-111.r Sohn Carter Intends
having his auction sale on the UM of
this ,month, Miss McDonald, of De-
troit, is visiting her Bidet' Mrs LaYton.
Miss A. Johns ie visiting friends In
Colborne, Mr W. Scott is on the sink
list. Mr T. O'Brien is visiting trona
in Stratford and Toronto. 1
Da. C. W. Ttiotiesow, Clinton, Ont.
Dean SER -I have your letter of
18th inst., and reply at once, answer-
ing your question ns briefly as possible.
1st, The supporters of Local Option
are well pleased thus far with the re:
sults, and I. bell e our cause has ,
gained many friend from the oppost-
tipn. 2nd, The hotelmen in Bleeheirn
are living up to the I w, as no liquors
are being sold so far as I can see. In
fact I have scare* heard of•even any
snsnicion resting °natty of these places,
and everything is orderly about them.
Srd, For ay short time after the bars
Were closed there was, as might he ex-
pected, some . bringing in of liquor in
bottles, and an -apparent effort on the
part of a, fent to make it appear that
the law Waif a failures but this has
Very largely died out. We Mee the
, Meet gratifying eeldenee of the bone.
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with eten-orer tettrileaw fa ideaffe. netro
and Intermediate Comas* Mimic
The glinton ewEra
FRIDAY, OCT. 7th, 1904.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier's
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Meetings.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier Will Speak in On-
tario at the following places ;-
Hamilton Mondaj, October 10.
Guelph, Wedneeday, October 12. .
nava°, Friday, Oetober 14.
Chatham, Saturday; October 15.
Lucknow, Monday, October 17.
Wednesday, Oetober19,
Peterboro', Thursday, October 20.
Cornwall, Friday, October21,
Many. otheililaceit Were desirous of
hearing our honored and gifted leader
7ofttre Liberal party, but it was im-
possible for him to take anv more
meetings. it is likely he will be ac-
companied on his tour by Hon. W.
Paterson. ••
Liberal Candidates,
East Iluron-Dr. MacDonald. •
,West Huron-Rol:it. Holmes,
A Quiet Session 0 Alder.
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TAHM.r. °MOM QVIWVION O 40 SO Tax
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VIM TINS AMP Painnin:
. The October milion of the town
ethers Watbeld OA Monday evening
that1 bneWitil Ctilharthirgeteritedgliththeriengpatilvretwa.%
meeting.. *Those present Were
.walmilbttortiotrttrie Co" bY4lIcilfesellIt°tar 914
the Local Option issue.
After the usual routine Work WU
dealt with, and the petitions and corn-
numications thatWere In lind'been die
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posed of, the vanish. Yoked queetion
wati taken up, butdid not arouse much
• epeeeb-Makirig. 0ounoillor Cottle
thought, it would be & wise move to
submit a referendum vote of Yee Or no
without a bylaw to , the people In Jan -
nary. and on the result of the poll act
on • the matter. The only lengthy
speech of the evening was made by
Councillor Ford, AS 10110WII
The petition width are considering
to -night ehould eertainly leers no doblit in
the mind of any member et the Cennollt..
whether It would be Wire to eutineit Leal I
Optionbelaw to the people or not. When
the first petition was presented there- might
kayo been room for a doubt, bet new there
ehould be none. Although the Council he.
passed a motion to submit the question to l
the people, let ite look at the action of the
Blenheim Council. They gave it llittlina
and isoond'readiug,- the peophtooted an it
and 'carried by Mims Of a majoriey, hal
when the bylaw earee up for third reeding
the Coundl, -apparently -boring seen they
bad made a !mistake,' refused to gm con.
sent. ,Would it not be wise for this Coun-
t cilia he guarded a UMW and nob repeal
She petitionlidera , us to -eight,. I do n$.!
wore who IMO it SP. or nadir What tfirtfunr‘l,
itemetie hunt got up. The. people hive,
given us an . expresilon. of their
whit* is not in War of entamitting *hie by-
law: If there is one mason more than en -
ether whith would 'induce mato submit a
Itylew to the people. it would he that,the
,..t*ould be oarried .by .good majOrity
which would enenie ite infordement,andi
doeth$ Whether this -would' hethe moult
hare.. Another ' mason why 1 tbiplt WIt
elimild not ram* bylaw to the people
under existing oireemetanoes ie that the
Connell rhould atit take from the businella.
men of the town Ie only proteotion they
have, and iteree theism tit the. mercy et. per-
haps half edema' velem, who may boys
aims poisons' epite egaind some bout -
keeper, or some political notion 'the% a II,.
tunise had been tiken from one .and given
.th another, and who do net oar. 'a cent for
the interests Of the town, or wtiether Lcert,
Option is a Omani or not. I do net think'
that the moid enthusiastic temperance men
In tos-.1 Would think.of renting or building
hoMi °and running it as a temaerem 3
health, in oppoeition to the Menem, houei,'
and if we were .to elk -him to do eo he
would my, away the 'Jeanie' from
Om other houses aDd 1'• will do L3, bat
eatinot provide as Olean .tc.'.133133o?ailon. as
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South Huron Liberal meet at Hew
Sall =Vet llth, to relict a candidate,
Mr A. D. Ayiesworth, K. C., has be.
Come a member of the (labinet with-
. outPortfolio. •. •
South Huron Conservathres Meet 'at
Hensall op -Oct. 14,:to reiect a . °audit-
" date.. It will likely be Mr thinie, • of
Seaforth:
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Current riunor states that Rev. Mr.
Elliott, of Goderich, is an aspirant fo
the Conservative nomination ' for the
Local in Weselluron. • .
I the Blenheim Councils, aftwr. Odneerning
'41W4WiLfind, Laurier". will -deliver
,eight addrsaes in$Ontario during the
campaign. . The only one In this tidetion wiU-eat -
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Lucknow, oir Oct,.'17.
IVA Huron Liberal faangildat••
•With soniewhat exagger0 and
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hardly life -like pietere of the editor of
this paper, the•Teronto-Star (which Is
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publishing 'Sketches of perliameittary
candidates) has the following:
Mr. Robert Holmes, the Liberel can-
didate for West Huron over fifty
years of age; -having been born in the
city of St. Cathericies in WA Never,
tireless, he doesn't look It, and the fact
is not berenientioned to his dis.„..-edit.
Holmes has been, and is *et, a
man Of considerable importance in the
town of Clinton, • which will be his
post -office address uatil. the new par-
liament,ineets. '; lie has heenat scnool
trustee for six years and Mayor Of
Clinton for four. - -In the intei vale be-
tween the activities necessitated by
his holding these offices' he bas found
time to successfully edit the Clinton
New Era, the leading Liberal weekly'
of West Huspn, and do a Safficient
amounb of job minting to keep the
hands 'feeling pleasant. As a dam-
PaAgner, Mr.11olmesha9 won his_spurs
in more than One hard.2oughb, contest
in West Huron which-rioing he Suc-
cess:011y contested at a bpelection in
•ICSO, and again at the general election
in W.'. /. In Ottawa Mr. Holmes, ad-
dition to his... parliamentary duties,
finds time to .weiteNthe leaders foe his
paper and keep the foreman' at home,
stirr 1 up. He is not a talkative M.P.,
but usually makes a speech or two
each session. He never speaks unless
&es' oak he gets the ear of the
hehtliziornething to so, and witen,he
House. It una•g•-••• be remarked in con -
elusion that While Mr, 'Holmes is a Can-
didate for re-election in West Huron,
he is not losing any sleep over It, and
those who know the riding say that
he doesn't, bocci to.
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NOTES.--Theklagrament of the Lord's
Supper will Will be observed in the Presby •
tertan church next Sunda. " A. Ailt-
enhead and 0. Sewers len LAE; week to
pursue their studies at London Medi-
cal School; this is the forraneasecond
yvt,r, be passing last year's exams.
mai great credit to himself. °hernia
Mustard telt on Monday. for Toronto
University ; he will etudy for the Pres-
byterian ministry. Henry Monteith
left on the harvest excursion 4or
Moosejaw, Ansi, Murray Gibson. is
now at ez•ork on the farm be recently.,
rented from Mr. Moffatt near Varna.
Miss Maud McGregor is recovering
from her recent attack of appendicitiS.
The fainn stork and implements of the
late Thos. Penfound, .of Stanley, were
sold on Tuesday, realizing good prices;
the farm was put Up for stile, hut,not
gold,. the higuest hid bell* spe%
oetneig sidewalks are being latd'on
the Stanley side of the street to the
station. Mrs..W. Raitenbury aloW-
ly recovering from her recent illness.
number of /mini-' front. Mies Mus-
tard's school obtained prizes for writ-
Ifitmnd dra*ing ab Goaerich, fair Last
week. Mrs. renfound and don have
taken up their residence with hoe fifth-
er. Mr. Tasker, of Seaferal.
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Thetiberals have given the
people the best postal service they
ever had7reduchig the rates on
foreign and domestic postage,
opening new offices all over the
Dominion, and in addition cluing -
ed a deficit to it surplus -Vote for
Liberal Candidates.
Report of 13411eld Show and prize
Itst ie unavoidably omitted.
Season agall..e.
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11Q-cir about those
roorns yoti want
papered'?
Septernber its a
good month to get
this work done.
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OUR STOCK • IS LARGE AND
CONTAINS Tit DESIGNS
All Paper trinimed
F R
would eatxtt al much wisdom Vein the
Corinoil in the inisv • .3 of the 'publio ea
wewould hots a cir :.:!c in a priya e Whir;
When other towns -submit Lout Option by-
laint tO the people it is time eaough,for ue
to do so. ..Liow, I am look fig at ibis goes.
Mon from a purely Publicaipleited taxed -
point, and I for one am not willing to gars
the town of. Ciluton at a disadvantage in
providing Chian aceommodation for the
travelling politic, au il °afloat compete
with 'surrounding towns if we do so. •
,
Councillor Wilise.i,,:who has Shorn
himself iv, strong supporter of the agi,
Whin „for the taking,. of the vote, in
bia `rer!ieMrs said . that' he had noth-
ing to regretifi his' former actions ; he
didnot know:much about the question
when.it Via* first!propiased,,a.nd after
alt that had c1;13eerk, said;;•benceraing it,
he could find no Valid a*eitegforchang..;
leg litaimbIdi; pe*lterlisgithe 'stand he
proposeltakinyti) 2 •
A motion•weathen noised he lour to
two (Yea-L.Wiltae, Vt.allis, exibbings. •
Levitt; Nay -Cottle, Ford; )that the
anti -petition be filed, • And a further
imotion that the bylaw be real a first
time Was put and carried by the same
vote. The bylaw wasthen read, which'
calls for a vote of the ratepayers to; be
taken at the municipal electionshi
January, the same, if carried, t,o come
,into force on the lst &it', of May.
, Complaints' were heard from J. C.
Stisvensoa and W. -.O. Searle concern-
ing thentier drainane on Albert street,
there being ne',.out.et fcirthe water in
front of their stores, so thatit amiked
through to the cella -s. It. Welt also
suggested that ar regular crossing be
PlaCE 1 itt„,the • lane -way at tlxvis
moorland's'.
W. C 3ats asked to be released f
his membershili'ron Public Library
Board -granted:
A netition from Public School Board
re sidewalk on William Street was re-
ceived and laid over for diepassion.
From secretare of Leitiosse 'Club,
asking' that gistexeutif:$3,;he returned.
owing to poor financial condition of
the ciub -,granted. • .r .
From the residents of the BO:4h side,
of Dunlop street, asking for 'a trano-
ixtbic Walk -granted. • ' '
Alex. Mckenzie •wss appointed as
tt.ert tente,titee on the Library Board,
to till the vacancy. causedby the resig-
nation of Win. Coats.
Coun. Cottle reported that Mr.
Coats had stated that he had sufficient
Co.
of the byravi4 ready to keep the! Conn.;
• ell busy a couple. of eights a week till
fir$t of . yearadopting the same'and
would meet ' the;Doeetel. at any time
rcquested. .• '
'ilio,niuch-beard-of Mary street drain
is at last -being undertaken. The three
drains, emptying into this one will be
replaced by 15 inch, tile, the former to
have 24 inch tile, tbe sarne to be in-
stalled at a probable cost of $31).
.' The Special etenrSittee onthepurch-
ase ef the electric light Onnt reportral
'progress, andenked that they de em-
powered to proceed further in the
matter in the hope that they May see
their Way clear for the purrhasing of
ei-7-Thls,weutel-en2aiLa-hy1
bang passed and subtaitted to the
People far final adoption at the Janu-
ary municipal elections. '
In reference to the elaim'of the Hur-
on Cold Storage it Pecking, CO. on the
town, the finance committee recent -
mended that no action be taken, and
that in event of the threatened suit
being entered, the committee; in con-
junction with the Mayor, be empower,
al to take what steps they deem.beet.
in the getVer--A.dopted. • . ,
'
Finance committee's report ir-Street
account, work, gravel, teaming, eta,
$100.024. local improvement account,.
work, gravel. cement, repelling, etc,
111434.5i ; governmentwo k, lumber,
letuniuge•grass seed, etc,, $6140 ; street
watering, Sept.. ; electric lioht
-account; 550; charity. 310 ; weigh
clerk, 10.10 ; rubber coats for firemen,
59,851,preatieg',. ; proputy, $111 ;-
ceineterVAirork andi lumber, $i81;
Itecsiptatialee, hall and shop rent,.
cemetery, sale of loin and wok '•
lb/ ; from celebration Cotipinittee,
Th60;0110,1 solved the difileultY it
was in in reprence to Local Option in.
' the easiest Way for itself at any rate.
Had it iescinded its ottginal motion,
it would have a:ranked an ti,..,Ita,tion fok•
a etraight ternperan.ce ' Council et the '
next municipal election, and the Clout. .
cil would have assumed :a responsibil-
ity which it. ,now places on the 'shied-
ders Of the people. It gives them an
opportunity to say whetner they, want
Local Option or not There is no un- '
fairness in this position • as botla sides
are on the saute footing. We think, .
under all the circumstances, that the
Council has pursued,the wisest course,
and it now remains for the people to
decide. Opinions will differ, as they;
always have, on the merits, of eRticu-
lar forms of temperance legislation and .
their enforcement. but there is littIo
or no room fordolibt as to the growing
sentiment in favor of temperance be.
.ingbestte,r 4,11 individual, and, by
purity of reasoning, it 'thcaild be best
for a community. • , •
Burin; eight; years of Liberal
rale they carkied on all the affairs
of the Dominion, and yet reduced
the debt by over $1,000,000;
During 18 years of Conservative .
rule $118 000,000 was added to the
public debt. .. ••
H APPY THOUGHT RANGES
PANDORA RANGES
N ATIONAL PEARL RANGES
,
THREE LEADING RANGES NIDE IN CANADA
We „have them in oil sizes
,
Heater's for:Wood,and Coal, including the celebrated
. A D'I A N T (HOME
• Light consumption of hid and a good baker -
are a necessity in a good Range. These ate the
Strongest features in the above nomled Ranges,
They are.. made. to give satisfaction. You are not
. ' • experimenting' when you buy one. •
COAL -all sizes-CHESTNU1VSTOVE ogo eda.
salmon Portland Cementlit Reduced i Prices.
-aaatid
iiioves and '11AROvvA0.e.
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