Ch “It Shines For All.” un. Vol VIII—No 12 MILVERTON, ONT., PERTH €0., THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1899 MALCOLM MacBETH, Editor and Publishe To Glear $6000 Worth of Goods In the next 4 weeks means business don't it? Well we mean just what weare going say and thatis hat we have decided to go out West, and before we can?do so we must dispose of this stock of Dry-Goods, Readymade Clothing, Hats, Caps Millinery, Crockery, Groceries, ¢tc. and we want to do this in the next 4 weeks if possible, and we will, because ourClearing Prices will make you buy. You will get the profits the merchant generally gets and @ little more if What we are offering is ali NEW AND SEASONABLE GCODS—a lot of it bought this spring, and it is worth gold dollars,—but we will take your Cash, Butter or Eggs. We want you to read this over carefully and often, and act wisely. Come along, look through, pick out the bargains and if you have never bought a dollar's worth from us you are welcome. Just forget the other fellows for this period and come in our back door, its alright, it means money to you. It will pay you 25 per cent. to borrow $50 and pay $1.50 interest for 6 months| ¢ you like. it would mean at least $10.00 profit for you. Dress Goods, goc line for 65¢, 75¢ for 55¢, 6oc for 42c, 50c for 35c., as low as toc a yard. PRINTS, all new goods, regular 12 1-2c for 10c and as low as 6c yd. Best Indigo SHIRTING, regular 12 1-2c for 10 I-2¢c. Bleach SHEETING, regular 30c and 4oc for 20c and 3oc. TABLEINGS, red and white 55¢ for 4oc., red and green, regular 65c. for 45¢, bleached 75¢ for 55c, Loom Domast 3oc and 22¢, 40c for 30c, 55¢ for 4oc. TOWELING, 4¢, 6c, 8c, 100. Plain, Colored STEENS, regular 12 1-2¢ for 1oc. GINGHAMS, 8c, 10. FLANNELS, 8c, 12%cand 21¢ worth 5 to 10c per yd more money. House Furnishings— Extra Heavy Union Carpet,reg. 5c for 39¢ Extra Heavy Hemp, regular 18c for 12%c. Fancy Tapestry, 50c for 39¢ Stair Oil Cloth, regular 15¢ for 1oc. Floor Oil, regular 25¢ and 35¢ for 20 and 27 Table Oil 11% and 1% yds wide for 18 and 27c, best quality. Best Cashmere Hose, 25 to 4o0c. Laces, Embroiderys, Gimps, Dress Lining, Silks, Trimmings, in great variety. CORSETS, D & A Brand, regular $1.00 75¢ ; regular 75¢ for 55c ; regular 50c for 4oc. GRAIN BAGS, regular $2.75 and $2.25 for $2.25. and $1.90 Crockery— _ We cannot begin to describe to you. We have a lot of beautiful Dinner and Toilet Setts coming, that will be sold at cost. Lamps, Glass- ware, etc., all must go. + Groceries We have a lot of all kinds. $2.80 box best Raisins, select. $1.50 Matches, 5 boxes for 25c. Sulphur 3c ; Salts 3c. Washing Soda 1%4c ; Baking Soda 3c Tea, best, 50c, green or black for 35¢ in 10 Ib. lots ; Green tea, 6 lbs for $1, a reg. 25c tea Roller Shades Fancy Lace edging, regular 60c for 45¢, a good line for 3oc. Lace Curtains (Beauties), regular $2.00, $1.50, $1.25, for $1.50, $1.15 and goc. Wall Paper We have over 50 new Samples in our book selling now from 4 to 12%ca roll, Ceiling and Borders to match. This is the greatest snap you ever had. Tweeds 35 to 75c makes you a suit for $11.00. best goods. Readymade Suits Ladies’ Jackets New style, $4.00 to $7.50 for $2.50 to $5.00 Underwear In Ladies’ and Gents’ at your own price. Men’s Hats All new stock, reg. $1.25, $2.00 and $2.50 for 95c, $1.50 and $1.85. White Shirts Regular $1. for 75¢, unlaundried,regular 60c for 45¢, all Sizes. Ties, Braces, Gloves, Socks, Collars all go- ing at cost. Millinery This branch Umbrellas and Parasols All new, have not an old one in stock. Steel rod,regular $1.25 for 80c; large Parasols at 4oc to $1.50, were selling as high as $2.50. Glass Jars NOTE THE PRICES Wine Quarts 50c doz; Wine % gallon 7oc doz. Imperial Quarts 55c¢ doz ; Imperial ¥% gallons 85c doz. FRESH GARDEN SEEDS just from the growers, 10 packages for 25¢. Space will not allow us to quote you all we have to sell, we want ot you in to see us, it will pay you well to store in a good lot. H. Gleiser: Store, Dwelling and other property to sell by private sale. The vill be under the management of Miss Broderick, who comes highly recom- mended and in this line you will find prices away down. Miss B. will be here about April 4. LOCAL NEWS “Winter lingers in the lap of pring.” . at Grosch & Pfeffer’s. is on the sick list. ‘An excellent stock of Wall Paper cat Grosch & Pfeffer’s. Mr, David Smith has three or four good working horses for sale. present visiting Mrs. George Smith, Men’s spring top coats, in whip cords at $9.50. Grosch & Pfeffer. in rack bottom prices try J..G. Grosch & n New stock of Gents’ Furnishings, finest range in town at Grosch Pfeffer’s. 4 Mr. David Smith has two good second hand spring-tooth cultivators for There will beservice morning and evening in the Church of England on Easter Sunday. Don’t forget our Millinery openings commencing Saturd: i Grosch & Pfeffer. Mr. Alex.-Jacobs has returned from Bleuvale where he had been employed during the winter. a Tf you want a new bieycle, ot want to trade your old one for ‘a new ‘one, go to J. G. Grosch & Son. Miss Macdonald, of Guelph, will be hats at Grosch & Pfefter’s. Mr. A. L. McLennan, B.A., leaves days at his home in Glengarry. ‘A full line of school supplies at Torrance’s, who is agent for Steinberg-Henrich school maps. It is now time to wish your friends the compliments of the season—Merry. ‘Christmas, Happy New Year and April Fool. to take place on been cancelled. Té you bave any paper hanging, painting, graining, calciming or any- thing in this line to do call on Schaefer & Schauber, Milverton. Mr. G. F. Maitland willbe at hi Milverton studio on Friday,March 7th for the purpose of photographing all those who want work done. Mr. W. D. Weir has been chosen as one of the five representatives from Ontario to attend the meeting of the Supreme Tent of the K.O.T. M. * Mr. Ephriam McCloy who used t local agent at Newton for the Frost & Wood Mfg, Oi w general agent for this district with head quar- ters at Loudon. st Mr. D. Pagh is getting the material on the ground for the erection of three new dwelling houses ou the lots he purchased from Mr, Adam Scheon- hals, on Maple street ay We have lost. our file copy of The ScN of Feb. 23rd and would be much obliged if any of our subscribers who would kindly let us have it. Mrs. Fred. Mohr, ostock, while returning from Stratford on ‘Tuesday mel ii ru yin igbert however attended to her in- i os Miss MacDonald, of Guelph, who as Messrs. Groscb e spring place at Lotl J. D. Pugh, the enterprising secretary of the North Perth Farmers’ Institute is at present trying to. make arrangements with the G.T.R. to run an excursion to Niagara. Falls in. the early part of June. Moxey Loaxep. — When your mortgage is due, or if you want to with us wil TorRANcE. It will be regretted by his many friends that Mr. Gleiser has made a finite announcement of __ his se) ig to the wild and woolly west. Call and ses our stock of boys’ suits| Miss Maggie Rae, we regret to say, Miss Donglas,. of Stratford, ia at |°. For a first-class sewing machine at |go April Ist.| of delighted to show her stock of trimmed he a sister to |Mr. ©. Lippert, of Milverton, who fi 15 ‘The sale ot Mrs. Chas, Allen which |s Regular $4.50, $6.00, $7.00, $8.50 for $3.25} was eavertad fgets Hi mile i to $6.. Child Suits, 1.50 to $2.¥o,reg, 2.50 to $4, OVERCOATS at about half price $3 to $6 Sst of this month bas for the present|until ‘ate that the family began g is ever "S| Presbyterian cemeter yf have a copy of that date lying around i whi P ason has arrived. Miss Bundy ‘is in |* mn h & jling out and|™ offer some genuine bargains of his|move a barn. : ‘goods. #% The Grigg’s County Sentinel of North Dakota, z agree with “Gus that Canada “isn’t in it.” The meeting of the Literary Society on Saturday evening, considering the violent state of the weather, was well di gramme by postponing it fora week, but the large attendance did nov it wi id championed by Messrs, A. L. MeLen- nan and Edgie Torrance; Jas. Torrance and Albert Langford; A. MacBeth and Robt. Hanna jr. The decision was awarded to the Statesman, ‘hi programme was of a very high order and consisted of instrumental duets on th piano and mouth organ, 01 songs, readings, quartetces, etc. 0 wr Es & 4 e aS ra z days‘old. She leaves behind her a loving husband and a family of five sons and one daughter. Much sym- pathy is felt for the bereaved ones in on Thursday to spend the Easter he Epis has just returned from the funeral Another of Mornington’s most re- spected citizens in the person of Mr. John McLennan, journyed to the land from which no traveller returns. bees getting better. Though it was known 4 that death could not be long delayed, it came rather unexpectedly last Friday: morning,and on Monday his last mortal remains were interred in the Milverton. while a vast orrowing friends and db concourse o acquaintances stoo Mr, Me- Lennan was a native of the township was held in the highest esteem by: all who knew him. In polities hi e le reformer. m a son and daughter i sympathy of their many friends in a their trying hour. Be: Mr. J. M. Lillow, of Stratford, hod the contract of moving the house pur- fi after itis jacked up, two behind and B i Teams are then placed is towed ts ro} : house a little difficulty was experienced. A platform had to ‘be built o si P several ineffectual pulls the huge load was started and it came with a rush pull- ing of it phone wires, draggi anchor-sleigh ploug! ‘m and terrorizin: igh. (Locals Continued on page 4:)