Although not a native of Cornwall, William Clayton, jeweler, is getting to be one of Cornwall's Old Boys. He is a native of Flesherton, Grey County, and previous to coming to Cornwall in 1891, he worked at his trade as a jeweler in Owen Sound, Aurora, Hamilton and Toronto. For a few years after arriving in the Factory Town, Mr. Clayton was in the employ of the late A. F. Milliken, whose stock and good will he purchased in the fall of 1900. He keeps an excellent stock of gold and silver watches, clocks, rings set with all precious stones, and a large display of lockets, bracelets and diamonds. His stock always includes large quantities of sterling silver, ranging from complete table sets in handsome chests to the smallest piece, including souvenir pins and all kinds of souvenir goods. Being a master mechanic and an expert in watch and clock repairs, his job department has become a very important branch of his business, which has been steadily increasing year after year. Mr. Clayton has recently removed to a fine large store in D. J. McDonald's Block, three doors south of the Ottawa Hotel, where he has a large and well fitted shop.

      Many years ago, when Cornwall was a very small place indeed, David Liddell came to Cornwall and worked as a journeyman cordwainer for John S. MacDougall, and being a steady, conscientious workman, in time succeeded his employer, having meanwhile established his reputation as a thrifty, careful citizen, and a man to be trusted. Boots and shoes be knew thoroughly, from the sole to the heels, and his customers recognized that the footwear made by him was to be depended upon.
      Full of years and honor, and having amassed a competence, Mr. Liddell, senior, departed this life in 1903, and since that time his son E. H. Liddell has conducted the business in the old stand, having had the management for some years previous.
      Times have changed in the boot and shoe business like everything else, factory goods have taken the place to a large extent of the old hand-made articles, but it is still just as necessary for a merchant to have a practical knowledge of the goods he handles, and this Mr. Liddell emphatically has. He is a young man, full of new ideas and progressiveness, and keeps thoroughly in touch with the styles in Canada and the United States. The ladies' shoes in this store bear the mark of style as well as quality and high finish, and the wants of the little people are not neglected. In men's shoes he has something to suit every buyer from the up-to-date fashionable styles used by the most fastidious dressers to the strong and stout kinds used by hard-working men. The variety in all lines is almost unlimited and prices are reasonable. Mr. Liddell has a courage to buy largely when prices are right and his customers get the benefit.
      Trunks and valises are also carried in every quality.