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l1 4 THE RRATTLERORO REFORMER. FRIDAY. JANUARY 4, 1907 JOHN H. MERRIFIELD IS DEAD. End Came in the Brooks House Saturday Afternoon After an Attack of Heart Disease. John II. MiTriflfM. 5H, rlirk of Wiml ham county for Hi ! " ami one of tho b " J iilulilv r.-apfvtc.l mtn In rinoiit, l'l in tli Hr.k llouae t fl.S5 H.ilur.l.V afternoon of iiijiii rlorU. to MrMttl'lro Kntur.la.v niorninn i.rrntly In M "'' ''""l,n "I"'", the county clerk oflie nt bout u o'clock. Shortly flr 1 1 he na en with wlint h mm.p.I waa . nu Bt tack of nciile in.Uucsiinii. M.-.l i-nl ml waa miniinonM In Imti'ly. ' '" lie fur noon Mr. M-rrill.'l-l n "M to wulk to 111 M'l wl'i'rp h -njn room ami went to Im-I. Mo a-i-itie.l to ln ireltinK ul'i8 11 Khaui 0 o'clock when a w'rmi.l nttu.k eiiim' nn.l from thin h tli.l not rally. Hi wifo, who wiie auiiiinoiu'il from ln'r home in Willianiavillu after tin' nrat at tack, waa with him at Hi.; rn.l. The body waa taken to illinmaville Hun.lny ami fun.-ral aervicea took .liice Tu.-a.lnv ufternoou t 1.30 in the Metho liat Ki.iaeoi.nl church of Hint vi Ititfi'. Th eliureh rrow.l.-l to the iloora. Hev J Ilnwlton of Williiiinaville .iffcre.l ITiivrr Mini rcn.l the Metl.o.liat Imriul acrviee, ami th hnr.li clioir aaiiK Ahi.lo With M. One Hwoftly Solemn ThoHKht and H"k of Arm. Kev. W. M. Newton. .reiliii eUivt or the Mont'lier .liMri.-t. Riive a brief vet extremelv appropriate eiil(.'.v. He aai.l no one could believe the atnteirfMit that Vermont haa failed to pro.luco the tvi.o of men ahe used to if he hu.1 known Mr. Merrineld. Mr. -Newton then apoke of hia umineatioue.l honeaty, a qunlitv for whieh Mr. Merrtfiel.1 wna known liv everyone with whom he cum;' in contact, wiving that however much untiiry IhIhim of hia many ,1",lr'r onv aiK-ll atrenitui 10 " ' thtit h reeeive.l 27 votea in the Jtaie ronvelition In Xlontj.elier lilt June, Ittatiiiif tin the ae.on.1 ballot to Lieuten ant liovernor I 'rout v. Mr. MerrilleLI haa aerveu nia oo p i: .. . ..i .... mi, I a, riiitendent of arhoola. II waa direelor of th Ural- tlelioro t Whitehall niurou.i eoni.a.iv and of th I'nion Miitiml Inauraneo eomimiiv of Mont.elier, a truate of tin. Wiiidhnin foinity Knvini! Hunk or Newfnni' mid a ineml.er of the eminty jail eommiHioiiera. lie wna Hlao a aleward of the Williiinmvllle MelhodiM Ki. imopiil .hureh, proai-lent of the K worth l.'iiKiie e..nne.t.d with thut or (iiliiy.ntii.il mid until reeenlly hud held the iioHitiou of aui'eriiit.nd.'iit of the Kun.lnv aehool. Wi hi li'oilill'nt iia eou'utv rlerk he had held th" "Hie of jualiee of the .ne nnd wna one of the moat eluVi.-nt trinl juatie.-a in the eountv. Mr. Merrill.ld ulo hud aeted na exe. utor of many ralutea nod guard inn for a lnre uuiiil.er of minora. Mr. M.-rrili. ld married Keli. 21. . Mina Klla K., ilmn-hter of Aaa and 1'olly M. Mora.. Mrntton. To them wna'l.orn one ami who died lit the u" of four veara. Ileaidea hia widow he ia anrviv'.d l.v two l.rothera; Wel.al.-r M.rritl.ld, .reai.ent of the rmverHitv of North Dakota in Criind r'orka and Arthur M. M.-rrili.ld, a basket mauu-faetur.-r in Williumaville. f,.- men whoa rlmrnetera t,oa.Ka ao muny of the virtue and a.. verv, vi-rv lew or iue ni" hiniiiiii niitiire na did that of the late Mr. M.-rrilield. Ilia waa a life devot- i,e of " lloni at John," and in riling t" him ever aiiiee, in ai.H f i.roleatiitiona of th bearer of it a ene of mod.-aty led him t re- . " 'T-l lav a man who waa m aom ..o.. Ai l. u II If utrl. No on eoiil-l aay III 01 . ... Held. Kindly, g. u. roiia ani 01 "' iiiteiiritv. h waa nniveri..i - mired and re.H-t.d. H.i prominently lid hia devotion to iiuiy amii-i u. it gained rr mm ih.t -a- - name of ' Hon. at John." and the ,""' haa the oueat hia frlenda not to ue It. In Ma aH-iationa with men In whatever walk of life, hl "' w" n"",,,' "v uriglitneaa of .l.aung. ' "-- teriatie waa never more ii. ill hia rareer aa .ul.ne aervai... men are wont. If ever, to be awerved. Mr. Merritield eoul.l never oear i- mere ni. nraiie or anyining u....- and nothing ever gai I nia appro when Ita atiilua waa In Uoui.l. in m Lid t.nliltit ft ml nrivute life, h at.Mi.l out aa a man among wen, and th fore of hia example haa been a M.w.-r or uood in hia eonimuiiily nd in th atnle . . i .. . ilia of Vermonl. witere iiihiit - worth haa I II rewnr.le.l I'.v P""' triiKl. . re ueaerve.i iru.u.e . aai.l of him than that the amull world where hia iiilliieiue wna felt ia lint Im-I-ter for hia life. A Loved and Beapocted Leader. ltutluiid Xewa. Ill the paaxilig of that eateenied Ver m.iiiter. John ll. .M.-rriiii ui, i -ni.i.ropriato to panae a nioui.-nl to take . ... ie..ore of the limn. Pry.l.n anid l,,.t I he beat evidenre or eiiaruei. r a a man 'a whole life." I -nig t he Hrvden atiindiird of meaaoremeiit .Mr. Merritield piiam-a with n v,'r,','","K'' H.l leavea him in a elnaa ael.lom oiil- ru nked. . Many a Vermoiiter Ima erosHeu in. atnge iiiid pnaaed off with a more bril liant earring.', a more brilliant enaeiu ble; but no heart ever bent truer or ateadier with pulaationa or nomeiy mm- ealv; no heart ever beat alronger wi.n firm mid unviirving 'b-aire to do junt the right thing; and but few have aue eeeded na well none better. The meteoric fluali of aome men, to gether with their diamond like bril liancy hut attracted attention in pass- and thcMo in their way nave u- Mr. M.-rrilield. Hut ineiiaiire.i .TOIIX H. MERUI FIELD. one might disagree with liim there would never be the slightest doubt about hia sincerity of purpose. The speaker then referred to the great gen erosity of the dead man und the-vast amount of good that ho had done al ways without thought of reward. He spoke of his modesty, his kind y interest in all men and bis charitable manner of speaking about everybody) closing with the statement that his was a life after which anyone might well pattern. . Mr. Newton's long acquaintance with Mr. Merritield made it possible for him to spoak with more than usual feeling, and toward the end of his remarks the speaker's emotion visibly affected him as it did everybody in the church. The body was placed at rest in the village cemetery, the bearers being Charles Stedman, George Dickinson, C. D. La zellc, Porter Thayer, Charles Hovey and Allie Frevenhagcn. Among those who attended the service were Thomas C Cheney of Morrisvillc, speaker of the house nt the recent legislative ses sion, Fred Hamilton of Salisbury, clerk of the house, Jutigo J. ft. wcckb ul iu- , dlebury, Judge V. B. Pier of Kawson-1 ville, Judge .1. L. Martin, Judge E. U Waterman, Judge E. W. Gibson, Judge A. F. Schwenk, Attorney General C. C. j Fitts, Attorneys, F. D. E. Stowe, R. U. Bacon and A. I'. Carpenter, O. L. . French and S. A. Daniels, all of Brattle- boro. John Hastings Merritield was born in Newfane, June 12, 3847, and was a son of the late John A., and Louisa (Williams) Merrineld. His early edu cation was received in the public school of his native town and in the Spring field Wcsleyan academy. During his youth he worked on the farm of his father and inter conducted it. Ho be gan his business career a tew years later by purchasing a general merchan dise Btore in Williamsville, conducting it until 3881. The following year he wont to Grand Forks, North Dakota, to act as western agent for the Ver mont Loan & Trust company and held that position for four years. He then severed his connection with the com pany and returned to Williamsville where he had lived ever since. Soon after his return he was made station agent for the Brattleboro & Whitehall railroad company at Williamsville and held that position until 1897 when he was appointed clerk of Windham coun ty, an office which he held at the time of his death. In 1874 and 1876 Mr. Merrifield act ed as engrossing clerk of the Vermont legislature and in tho following elect ion, which came in 1878, he was chosen representative from the town of New fane. He proved himself an able leg islator and in 1880 was reelected. Ho was second assistant clerk of the house of representatives in 1882 and 1888, first assistant clerk in 1890 and clerk in 1892, serving in the last named ca pacity for two terms. In 1896 he was chosen senator from Windham county. In 1902 Mr. Merrifield was elected representative from Newfane for the third time and was chosen speaker of the house. His work in that capacity was so noteworthy that he received 'rom hia associates the. sobriquet of "Honest John." Again in 1904 Mr. Merrifield went to Montpelier as- rep resentative from Newfane and for the second timo was chosen speaker. His careful and painstaking work again won recognition throughout the state, and in the early part of the campaign of the past year his name was mem tioned for the office of lieutenant gov ernor. In his characteristic way Mr. Merrifield suppressed any organized movement in his behalf, but the vol- ed to service for others and as an ex ample of the golden rulo it has few equals. A devout believer in the om nipotence of the Almighty Mr. Mem field strove to fill the part of the good and faithful servant to be true to himself, upright in all his dealings with his fellow-men and sincere in every purpose. For years a member of the Methodist church in his home town, Mr. Merrifield was not only its most liberal Bupportcr and one of its most conscientious workers, but he carried his Christian belief into his every day life and made it one of his business precepts. The charity that he did in his modest way, avoiding any chance of publicity anil without thought of re ward, was' greater than even his most intimate friends knew about. Mr. Merri field 's willingness to help any cause which he considered worthy brought frequent demands upon him, but he never refused, fearing that any attempt to discriminate might cause him to slight some charity that needed his aid. As a public servant Mr. Merrifield was unusual. He never sought public office, yet positions of honor and re sponsibility came to him through his ability anil conscientious adherence to duty. Through his long legislative ex perience he displayed a remarkable in sight into all public questions and wielded the power that was given him carefully, unostentatiously and in dependently. To the lesser positions which he held he gave the same faith ful service, and his modest, obliging and kind-hearted personality will be long remembered by all who posessed the treasure of his friendship. All Vermont His Friend. (St. .Tohnsbury Republican.) Dear Honest John Merrifield has joined the great majority. His enemies were a minus quantity. All Vermont was his friend. Deserving The Title. Montpelier Journal. rpi, ofntn will mourn the death of Hon. John H. Merrifield of Newfane. He held his friends and they lianKcu on iTn waa a trpntleimin of the old school and was well deserving of the title of --nonesi .lonn. xie u' a politician of modern times. He nev er asked a man to vote for him in his life. Less than a week ago tho writer was talking to Mr. Merrifield, and tho latter, with tears in his eyes, said that ho felt infinitely sausncci u nan uiu things said of him in the late campaign in which he was a candidate for the republican nomination for the lieutenant-governorship were sincere. He said it was worth more to him than the office he sought. Honest. John All the Time. (Morrisvillc News.) "Honest John Merrifield" is dead. This intelligence will undoubtedly cause many a man in Vermont to express sincere sorrow. He died suddenly at Brattleboro last Saturday. As clerk of the house, representative and senator and twice speaker he made a host of friends by his genial and kindly ways, as well as his strict in tegrity. He was "Honest John" all tho time and his service to his town, his county, and his state as a public servant has been of such a character that it will linger long in the memory of the people. Surely death has claim ed a good man, an honest man and an upright man. Peace to his ashes. The Soul of Honor. Barre Times. There died at Brattleboro on Satur- t ..... f i . " age, taiicetl where the aoul l.v .I... Ilrvieii iriuiL' shines out in superlative brilliancy, where great throbbing henita bent in unison with the fatherhood of (iod and the brotherhood of man, he wna not outclassed. For Ihirtv five years n public servant, n man of affairs." in positiona high and low he never undertook the execu tion' of a trust confided to him without invoking help from on high. en tering upon hi" purpose to do e.pii. justice to nil men. John II. Merritield was an exceedingly modest man ...in.--i in,.. nlmost dillidcnt to the extent ,.t l, in,,. rim' his niiblic duties never mwivK with his views to the .lis comfort of hia fellow assoeiiites, yet with nn ability and a knowledge of affairs which made him n loved and respected leader. Where John II. Merrifiebl has gone, where human lives are weighed for what thev really nr.-, he will not be found wanting. ' May his mantle fall on a generation who need the stimulus of just such a well lived life! OBJECTIONS TO AUTO LAW. Brattleboro Man Thinks Certain Pro visions Too Strict. Brattleboro owners of automobiles are not entirely satisfied with the new automobile law, enacted at the session of the legislature which has just closed, although they admit that the bill which finally passed is a great improvement over some of the auto mobile bills which were introduced. Charles A. Harris, treasurer of the Brattleboro savings bank, is president of the Vermont Automobile club. Mr. Harris said that the most serious ob jection to the law as it now stands was the provision limiting the speed to ten miles an hour within a city, in corporated village or thickly settled part of a town. "I have always con tended, "said Mr. Harris," and do now that there should be no speed restric tion other than that automobile driv ers should be required to run their cars in a careful manlier at all times. A car may be run carelessly at five miles an hour and it may be run safely at twenty miles nn hour. As people have become accustomed to automo biles their ideas of speed and careless running have changed considerably. Ten miles an hour is only about twice as fast as a man can walk, and a team driven at that, rate, although not under nearly as good control as nn automo bile would be, is not considered to be going at a dangerous speed. An au tomobile driver coming into this vil lngo from any direction does not know when he reaches the village lim it and he is certain to violate tho law without knowing it, for which he is liable to both fine and imprisonment. It is too bad for the legislature to take the attitude which it does toward something which is bound to result in much good to the state." Hens Pay If They Lay. What is more aggravating than the refusal of the biddy to lay when eggs are high? The poultryman oftentimes sputters and scolds and proposes to live on poul try until every hen is eaten, forgetting that the biddy always does her duty when she is supplied with the necessary ingredients for producing eggs. She likes to lay and then talk about it after she has done the job, but she does not like to work when she is cold, chilly and poorly supplied with warm, stimu lating food. If she could speak good English, she would tell yon that she would like a few rations each week of Green Cut Bone and Meat; that she would like a warm, clean homo to live in, a borne with plenty of sunshine and southern exposure. Carroll S. Page of Hyde Park, Vt, supplies fresh Green (Jut Bone and Meat at $3.50 for a 200-pound barrel, freight prepaid to any station in New England or the Middle States, and the money may be sent at his risk in registered letter, postal money order, express money or der or check. Granite Manufacturers Complain. Tlie Bane granite manufacturers' asso ciation and tlje merchants' association held special meetings Friday and appoint ed committees to upjieai' before the rail road commissioners on a complaint chain ing that the railroads at Montpelier and Barre do not furnih power enough to move the shipments and that carload after carload of granite are on sidings, and have been for weeks. They claim the present force is insufficient, and that the engines ait' not of sufficient strength and usefulness to do the work. As no eouii'laiut has been formally filed, no hearing could take place Friday. The board stated that the complaint must b made in writing, after which the com missioners would fix a date for a hearing. Mail Orders Don't lot anything inter fere with your immediate orderinjrof irooda advertised. Delays are apt to prove diaiKintintr. Write today. Grealt Araiiiiafl Phone Orders Call up 31-13 and your re quest or orders will receive personal and prompt atten-tion. Jaumnnaipy Claak nt the season. Two weeks of great value giving. . V V W V W v-ww Sale Begins Ladies' Furs This sale closes our Fur busi ness for this season. These are clearance, profit sharing prices on what we have on hand. BROWN CONEY SCABM. 78 la. Ul. giMid, full tain", Iriniaifd with laila, former riir, 13.00. S.l. price. SI. 93 $4.00 AND $5 00 CONET 8CABTS, good full iu. su pric, S2.98 BROOK MINK SOARFa, 78 In. lonj. trimmed with 6 tails, a n wearing fur, ami .ecinl value, former price, 4.0. S.l. price, 82.98 rOX SCABrs IN SABLE, and IbUa, trimmed with trn bm'li ". form" price, DV0O. Sale price, 3.98 OPOSSUM BCABFS, fall Deck with clui ter f tail". er? I"'"1 value, at fU.Oi, but offered In iperUl tale, 82.98 nv K.i 87.98 1500 BCABFS AND TIES, In opoiium, extra lonit and heavy. Kale prio, 3.98 TOX SCARFS, in Sable and ItabeUa. trimmed with two liruh taila, former price, 7.f0 to S..r0. Hale price, gJ.C.r 10.00 FOX SCARFS, In Sable and lai- belta, all very deairable. Sale price. 87.98 0F0S8UM BCABFS, in Sabla and laa- hella, very lnr.f id well blended, former nr "' V h $12.uU ANi) aiS.OO BACCOON and Opoa sum Searfs, full, rich ralues. Sale price, 89.89 BROWN MABTEN 8CABF. ery choice, former prlee, $13.50. Sale price, 89.89 $25.00 FOX STOLE, latin lined, very choice Alaskan fox in Isabella color, 8.1 Inches long, trimmed with two large brush tails. Sale price, 819.50 ISABELLA FOX MUFF, full tilt, pillow style, former price. $11.50. Sale price, S7.9S ISABELLA FOX MUFF, 4 atripea, Tery special v.ilne, former price, $12.50. Sale price, 89.89 ISABELLA FOX MUFF, large, pillow style, 4 stripes, former price, $15.00. Sale price. 812.50 CHILDREN'S SETS, regular prieei. at one third less Saturday, January 5th, at Eight o'clock nrArra a Air. quits Ladies' Waists At One-third to One-half Less than Regular Prices Table Linens Manufacturers have for the last six months been warning us about a sharp advance in price of Table Damask, to take effect very soon. The disturbance in Russia has decreased the exportation of flax nearly one-half, hence an excuse for the advance. All our goods were bought at old prices, and are sacrificed in this sale simply to raise tho money. An ex cellent opportunity for hotels, restau rants, boarding houses and conservative housekeepers to buy their year's supply. 6 PIECES PURE LINEN DAMASK, 72 inches wide, in very best patterns, that sell regularly for 85e. to 75c., now to close nt 49 (Try to match it.) ONE LOT 72 IN. DAMASK, have aold at 80c. and 98c, reduced to 75 (Napkins to match.) $1.25 PURE LINEN DAMASK, 72 In. wido, nil standard patterns, napkins to match, reduced to 9S( Napkins ONE LOT 58 ALL LINEN NAPKINS, value, $1.25, reduced to 9S $1.60 PURE LINEN NAPKINS, 81.25 $2.00 PURE LINEN NAPKINS, extra fine and heavy. Sale price, 81.75 BETTEB NAPKINS, $,98 to 3.98 Ladies' Coats COATS IN MIXTUBES, of grey, brown, hltie, and green, in loose and eeml filled styles, former prieei $5.00 to $(1.50, all put I" thia aale. Prlee, S2.9S $7.00 AND $8 00 COATS, In plain clothe, also in mixtures of grey, blue, brown, and green, la loose style, all le, 82 to 44. Hal. price, g l.98 $10.00 COATS. In plain Keraeya. alao in all mixtures, made in loose and At led styles, some msde with satin lin ing, siies, 32 to 43. Sale price, S6.98 $12.60 AND $15.00 COATS In Caator and mixtures of grey, brown and Xreen, Beautiful coats and some of the umartcit styles of Ihe season. Hale price. 88.98 $17.50 COATS In mixtures ef frey, and brown, also in csslor, satin lined through yoke. Sale price. 812.50 Ladies' Black Coats BLACK COATS, 62 tnchea long, made In neat, desirable styles, former price, $5.00 and $6.00. Sale price, 83.98 $10.00 BLACK COATS, 62 inehee long, lined to the waist, made of all wool kersey, were very specisl values at $10.00. but offered in this sale at 86.98 $12.50 AND $13.60 COATS, full length, made of kersey and broadcloth, in loose and fitted styles, wetl trimmed and lined to waist with satin. Sale prlee. 88.98 $17.60 AND $19.80 COATS, In keraey and broadcloth, la loose and fitted styles, 52 inches long, aatin lined, and the best coats we have. Sale price, 812.50 SHORT FITTED COATS, for atont fig ures, made of fine quality material, en tirely lined with Skinner's satin, and in several styles, former price, $12.50 to $15.00. Sale price, 81.98 S8.98 Misses' Coats MISSES' COATS, in sizes 8 to 14 years. $3.00 and $4.00 coats reduced to 82.98 $fl.0R and $5.98 coats reduced to 83.98 $10.00 and $7.50 eoats reduced to 84.9S Rain Coats $8.60 AND $7.60 COATS, In grey and bronw, several odd styles, all in one lot. 8ale price, 84.98 $12.50 AND $10.00 BAIN COATS, In a, good variety, nearly all siies, greya, greens and browns. Sale price, 87.98 Ladies' Tailored Suits $12.60 AND 81000 SUITS, aMda In plain, all wool cheviot, also in na tures of grey, blue an brown, all ery tood values. Sale price, 87.98 $16.00 AND $13 80 SUITS, made of fJl wool cheviot, la plain colore and mix tures of grey, satio lined, well tailored coats, and skirts In full gored models. Sale price, 89.89 $20.00 AND $17.60 SUITS, In pUln col ors and mixtures, aatin lined eoata, very special value. Hsle price. $ 12.50 BLACK SUITS, In looaa and fitted atylea, all satin lined and made in tailored and braid trimmed models, skirts in full plaited styles, former prices, $12.50 to $17.50. Sale price, 89.89 Misses' Suits MISSES" SUITS, a few odd auiU to brown, grey and blue, former prices, $8.50 to $10.00. Sale price, 84.98 Dressing Sacques We shall not earry dressing sacques another sesson. Thia sale closes the whole lot, and they are priced at a loss to do so. LOT I. Sacquet In cotton and wool eiderdown, all eolors, and nearly all sites. Former prices, 50c. lo 98e. Sale price, 37 LOT II. Wool eiderdown sacques and kimonos, all colors and aires, former price, $1.00 to $1.50. Sale price, LOT III All onr best kimonos and sacques, former price, $1.98 to $2.98. Sale price, Q7 Children's Bear Skin Coats CHILDBEN'S BEAR SKIN COATS, sizes 1 to 6 years, made in white, grey, brown, green, and red, in several styles, former prices, $3.00 to $8.00. Sale price, 81.98 to S3.98 Children's Cloth Coats We h.ive too large a stock of chil dren's cloth coats and offer the following remarkable values. $4.00 AND $3.00 COATS, sizes 1 to 6 years, made in grey, blue, brown and green, trimmed with colored velvet, neat and stylish coats. Sale price, 81.98 $5.00 AND $4.50 COATS, made In red. blue, green and brown, very neatly trimmed, and all good, durable mate rials. Sale price, 82.98 Our entire stock of waisu goes in this clean-up sale. J.OT I. White walsta In mereeriied ma terials. Flannel waists in blue ir.4 grey, also lot of odd waists. f ran price. 08a. lo $2 98. Sale price, (J)f LOT II. White ambroidered waists, au halr waiata, all colors; also man;- uii waists, former prices, $1.49 to $3 00. Sale price, fjgf LOT III. Fin tailored waiata In net cerized materials; mohair' waiiu it white, blue and brown, also a few dj waists, former prices, $2.00 to f i 9i Sale price. gl.JS SILK WAISTS. Wa have taken all oii waista and marked at bargain pritti waists which were formerly $3.M tt $7.00. Sale price. 82.98 S 1.98 Dress Skirts AT $2.26, ax a few odd skirts wlucl were $3.00. Sale price. 82.25 AT $2.98, are sklrta of all wool broitf cloth, also a few mannish mixnim which were $4.00 and $5.00. Sale price,' 82.98 AT $3.98, a lot of grey skirts, also bin and black panama cloths, former price $5.00 to $'1.50. Sale price, S3.9S AT $4.98, lot of skirts in biicli blues, greys, also mannish mixtara which were $6.50 to $7.98. Sale price, S ,g I Children's Dresses Our dresses are all new and very nr able for achool wear but we haie n many. CHILDBEN'S DEE8SES, aixea 2 to li years, all odd dresses, in plaid ik plain colors, former prices, 59c. to 'if , Sale price, 4f $1.28 TO $1.60 DBESSES In plaidi u plain eolors, sizes 2 to 14 years. Sale price. J)Sf $2.28 AND $2.00 DEES8E8, In all m cloths, also in plaids and conli; cloths, all sizes. Sale price, gJ,4S $3.98 AND $4.50 DBESSES, made ia ti wool cloths, all sizes 3 to 14 yesri go at one price, S2.9S Odd Lace Curtains '4 to M original price Only 1 or 2 pairs of a kind. $1.00 MUSLIN CUB'lAINS, Sale price, f fjet 69 $1.00 LACE CURTAINS, Sale price, 81.60 LACE CURTAINS, Salo price, Qgg) $2.00 LACE CURTAINS, Salo price, 81.48 $3.00 LACE CURTAINS, Sale price, 81.98 $4.00 LACE CUBTAIN3, Sale price, 82.98 Portieres, only one pair or one-half pair of a kind, all odd or slightly dam aged, at 14 less than regular price. Writing Paper best Unen paper, but put up in holly boxes, 25c. quality, reduced to 17 Children's caps, bonnets, mittens, leg gins, infants' blanket h, ladies' knit shawls, tarns, toques, all winter goods, and all left-overs from our holiday trade aro included in this great mark down sale. Odds and Ends V Ou this counter are odds and ends of onr entire stock, all marked at prices which make them exceptional bargains. INFANTS' AND CHILDBEN'S FLAN NEL SKIRTS, some made with at tached waist, were 25c. Sale price, 17g LADIES' FANCY STOCKS, and top col lars, slightly mussed and soiled, were 2"c. Sale price, Q CHILDREN'S GLOVES, white, all sizes, but slightly soiled, were 25c. Sale price, J5t LADIES' GLOVES AND MITTENS, in mocha and kid, wool lined, were $1.00. 8ale price, Qf)& CORSETS, all odd makes which include almost every figure, all sizes, 18 to 80, reduced from $1.00. Sale price, 5f)g Ladies' & Misses' Sweaters $1.80 AND $1.25 SWEATERS, grey, and white, reduced to LADIES' GOLF VESTS, duced to In red, 98 were 98c, rs- 794 Cotton Piece Goods OUTING FLANNELS, In all colors, pn cipally pink and blue, a good Tn: have sold all the aeason at 8c. Sale price, (J1 100. OUTING FLANNELS, In good sortment, all standard goods. a... or.. sale p.ivr, : 10C. FLANNELETES, in large asiofj ment of patterns, all new, doiral I goods. Sale price, 16C. FLANNELS, In several pattern! special at lOf 12l20. KIMONO FLANNELS, in larp variety. Sale price, Of 150. KIMONO FLANNELS, In good sortment. Sale price, Jg1 WHITE DOMET OUTING, the 7c. goodtj. now, per yard, 5 Waistings 350. AND 50C. WAISTINGS, In wluti and colors. To close, 25f ' 2CC. WHITE MERCERIZED WAIST; INGS, several beautiful patterns. Sale price, Jflf DRESS GOODS, several odd pieces dress goods, mohairs, zibilines, fai.c;; mixtures, all 50 cent goods but Te . duced for this sale to 39f Bed Blankets $1.38 AND $1.25 BED BLANKETS, fuH. sise, slightly soiled. Sale price, JlSf $1.69 AND $1.50 BED BLANKETS white with colored borders, reduced t S1.25 $2.25 AND $2.50 BLANKETS, extrj. heavy and large. Sale price, gl.Cft '' KIMONO BLANKETS, allghtly soiled. were $1.98 to $3.98. Reduced to 1 81.39 t0 S2.9S BABT BLANKETS, In pink and bli were $1.50 each, slightly Boiled. Sale price, JSC Remnants We have taken all the odds and end. of our wash goods stock and offered ,. next to nothing, half prices and lees , half price. 'i This remnant sale means desirable m chandise at a small part of its real vaicv and a great saving to the purchasi Ginghams,' prints, percales, crashes, ovl iug flannelettes, cottone, nainsool lawns, drapery goods, laces, applil"' hamburgs, dress linings are all Include..