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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1878-04-11, Page 8Ys r-,� •...� 7 t 1;74R -A... Quart♦ au acceptable ,Aprilshower on • Tneselay.e _... eeCLEAN"ING ill.] • tardens .and burning brush piles is near f hely indulged in. Tune-road-leradiug-to th elying ' has been " graded au,.i otherwise im- proved. • '1'ttE " blue ribbons," formerly allow rage here, have Almost' entirely disap, -,neared. , . ' lila, HAyHoE, known. • in this neigh- • 1e d, ise.. duC ing religi cis Eiervic=- borl o, ori t o ,, o i I`r ri n . n S 1 �s.,, St. A t d:enbe • Rousts -Soi,D-.-•hIr >x ']3rd leo x ace. Nx+. H has purchased the residence of, _ . Stevens, on -the Huron Road Tic '' Rine Total Ah tineneo Giub'r formed' here recently, :has changed its name to that of":Gospel Temperance' Association." A. Goon LiTioen.--A fele days . since a sow belonging to Mr, Monok, of the 3rd con., Hallett, gave birth to a litter of fourteen, pigs. . -- >r il�ap��-a>-ntnt�Woisof nr1e it_ from the north passed 'through on the L., IL & B., to jein acempariy. at ..Lon- don, on their way to Manitoba.' ' ' Is is bad enough Xh to use coal. oil for lighting fires in winter time, :but''.tlreee• is no ball wliatever•for`itsf use now, as some of our townspeople are doing. BY reference to the Auditors' Rep . ort , :published elsewhere, • it will be seen; that the expenditure for • the past year was' considerably lower, than the previ- ous one. • • ' Au' argent of 'n, New 'York fire hose.. manufactory visitedthis plaeii`oii fiiaes- Gaal, epcipavat'itig so sell •a, quantity •af - 's' eel: nothing waist nose to our autnorl,.tes,• done "in' the matter. ON Tuesday a team of horses: Walked down street with their o.wne lying fit on bis back in the waggoxi, with no bat' oir, and so " befungl'ed".that he was un- convions.of the pelting rain, ONE day ]test week while a.person in town was training a stallion,. it made a rush at.him, knocked .hire • doayn; and bit him on the shoulder, .inflicting "a painful'thou;h net serious wound. , JUut.`ING by 'the number• of exeellont safes to be found in the various estab- lishments here, their owners believe' in. being as safe from burglars es'"llossible ` Mr, S;'- Davis has just, got a monster. One. - o re youth oftoWn . find empleyment.,witil Stieet d \V'itilker —a firm, by the way, that are poor•pay -when their tines might be More • pro-, fitably employed; even if only at house- hold chores, . • • 1Trtt'ROves1E1TTS.—Quite a number in town are contributing to the beauty of the, place by planting shade trees in front of their premises. This. •is '•some- • thing that might be iutitated.bri-o'thers.,. . because'it will enhance`tlre vaine of all property so unproved To BE RE -F RECrED:•-- a arei'iV pleased to leant that the buildings of Messrs., Searle i :. e S e and B ddlecombe met to b, r e- erected, •the plans' for the sate having been prepared' by ATr..11. 16?. Pia- of • Winglia^m, and. tenders' being . called ;for the work of construction.. Coirwasis tire heard.. from some of the residents of St. John's Ward), who aaythey'are frequently annoy-ed.hy being awakened from their midnight sltiinbels- to give directions asto the location of a disrepntable lionse said to exist' a : short . distance aibove•the two tanneries. This should not be. •• • ' Mtt, Jorix Scor' son-14,,a'11r...Alei. Scott, of this town, }les gone to Clin- ton . for the' purpose. of taking ' :irr in- 4erest in the sash and door factory of Messrs. McCartney & Thompson of that town. • Mr. Scott isi a steady, industri- u(rs young man, and an .excellent me- chanic, and is sure to do well wherever' he goes.—Expositor. Nr•.w aROCERY.---:lessers. Steep & Finlayson, who, have returned ,front Forest; 'these -they carried on a grocery for a short shite, are' about opening ax I a grocery' in the old stand of Mr James '1'witchr il, which lute been re -built, and newly fitted up. Being Gild residents and well known in the country sur- rounding the. town, they have -eVery chance of doing a good trade. . PEnvtso &s.•-•-ltev. S., FisIier, of Bur- lington, is on a' visit to iii:s friends in this. neigbborliood`:...13y. an kneri= can paper we nonce that Mr. T. E. Jos - lin, of this plae ,,fs still engaged in the temperanee work in the; State of Con necticutt....31e, G. R. Patella, 'Secte- tart' of the Ontario Reform Associratiotl,. was iri town this week. Me reports the prospects of the Reformers throughout the Province satisfactory, • 'EAsTcit MEAT.—Our butchem, who • have gained shell a goes reputation for • the display of meat they inake on such occasi{pts-as Christmas, Easter', idse, .iii• tend this year to 'keep up .theiresenanie, several of their animals having .been in process of fattening for some time.•• Should the present 'fine slid warns is ear then continue there will be 'ono -drt.tyy back with the display, and that is, the meat a*nttbt be on exhibition. Solong before. being sold, tie if the weather were. zp6oler. •• • : Tise grass is quite greets, trues ' are budding out, and vegetation in general has to t' springy" tispeot. • DttsTY roads in April, Streit ass we had the early part of this•weelc, ere an unusual ocearrence in Canada. Goon Prim. --.lit the iauetion sale of Iir, R. Rye's farm stock last is ecly,.. a three:yeav old mule was sold for , $77, 1.arlc _certainly a geed fi ere . ,SnooTmts :TATeit,-- it 1t — .If1I" Just,, (Good Friday) ,a volunteer rifle snatch will; be he>;c1-at Atheloott Range,, when a number of prizes will be oout- peted for. ' "Mart's 1VfXsilob»."--Rev. T. S, Gibbs,, of Toronto, delivered a lectui'o on-tto<abpvo's ilsjcot;"xn 1 oy esb y 'Oriels C1itrala ,ol$ :: Tuesday ea an i Ar uwitioli Wss ver3i p01y attended. • . - t'BLartKleCe s1tway not b_ e gon - ezllycno r that 'an Act bits goer pissed in the House. 'of Parrliatnefit. wallets farces eeevy. person -to destroy • any black knots which may happen to be found on the fruit trees—therefore we would adviSe all- parties baying such knots on any trees 'on their pre- Mises, to attend to ' the ..matter at once: . WiareDionee- Ve.n tiee-staffs teteelse= examination of university students • in connection, with Knox 'College; Toronto,, last week Mr; W. G. Hanna Of Meths, in the far. t; ;eat•' list took . a scholitrshi t. i f O,.,and M. :i .,°3 . lhomson, . of Mated,ln:tbe'seoczt1d yerirJi t,_a�:scl91 azrship of $64, Both are to lie congratu- lated onrtheie sueceSseas each to es the' first prize in his claps. • The were foil- 'mevly� y .pupils°.of the plinth, High School, • " BAsn BALL. `i'he : atintiel meeting of the . Dauntless Base' Bal} Club, '•took' place si .the'Conitnereial Hctel; oil 'Fri- day tiyeniug last, the following oiTicers. being •elected for ,the ensning season 0, 0 ra,ssielc, Prosidont; E. • Doherty., Vice:Pies,,?ant i• W. Jaekson, Seo,, and Treas.; field committee, G. 11.cTiggart, V. Renee and W. Shaw: The club in-. tend 'rocuringground;s en the'new•dliv' ing park, end use every endeavor to 'Mike it one of the best ball field i in the. country. The boys•are now'at practice and we _ei:pect' them toe.slroiv even aft` more ,creditable record thaselast sensors TITS CLINTON IIEW Bond. one, but who, we kttow not,. as they have nob etteche l their name, has taken the trouble to copy off '; Mother Shipton's • prol►lteey," • which has.dreacly appeared itt the NEW olio or twice, and • sends it for publi- cation. . Tits New Petvxzrct PA7tac,—The: new driving Perk in this plane, being colts, pleted, will .be opened on the 23r(1 and 24th of May, neat, when :i numbee of liras seg rvlil ire ufl`dr6i1 1.'tireceropetition,. •on \rhiolt eccasiou it is supposed unite nutnbaz' of horses will be present. Ntozfr V,'.&Tciisreer.-In view of the many railroad titationH'th�at Halve regents ly been •brnglt�trized,the G, T. author- r i rre_ toeing, reea uti .. �r•cvent .t,.es;.,a.. t,�slAr,,..lt_. .; � . QHS :..tR t a: e • lief danl.i,edatiastrs; t►rte have a l stns n t- ie t 1Plt .11 t � a 11 ear' eight tolrntrc Alt bts st•ittiozz i Goderich, a;utl t e liul%ei a ais'y ata odic is rilong the floe, . ' ; ' Caner Ur ' Ausual,, all premises need - little seeVenger `work this spring, and the sooner it is donethe better, We undorstend the imq octor, 1.4e. J. W Paisley, can supplf-both men and teams and have it done as oheaply.. cis. llossilt'le. • He will, no dottltt, be on his metals soon, and will compel a' cutlipli- ante_w.t'th the by-laws. MSiviti :- Ytiess7elt ` tsti+Yrctie int; to Manitoba this spring, Can procure all•necessary infeemation.regai•d ng rates; and seising of boats, •froth Mr: T." -Jae&- son who is.ane It 1' the :North- West. D ik r ',Crealsportatitin Hue of steamers; -The first •boat: of the season' leftGode-, rich oreSaturday morning hist; or'oWded with p;tssenger e.n-route for the fare west:. EARLY RIZUB,ARB.. -Mr. "John Pope - 'awl has opelaud'-has sent us a' bunch offine rhte- barb, •some of the' staelks,being nearly.a' foot loeg. This is extraordinary early for such a growth:' Where are our two Joest ,arid whet -are they doing' 1. If they don't loo's charp, John will catty the ;paha far market gardening. .We'. understand that.ltr; Oopeland is going pito sereiaberey growing on alarge•scale, as tae avill plant batayeen live anti ten. thousand;-jd ants'this :spring; OORR1iSp':ON DEi.N01!1. Iitifl'I10VV1:JIENTS.:.. _ . • To the I!r'rlitor of I.'- ,Nese A're.. . Slti, - C ata glad to Sea that. tiro fine weather has hacl the tendency: to encomei age a • largo nutnber:• of one oitizetisi to improve the fences: around their dwell-. and lots: From the cosier of Joh; septi street • (Mr 114dgins;s residence) • the day was fine very fete of the parents attended, perhaps owilig partly to the busy season of the year,. and partly to ai ' kind of indifferenes too common with many with regard to education. I fear that this subjeot does not hold the place in the esteem df many that it should, of 'it would be mule wore eaanife-et Ow hours attendaece On such an masters, and show teachers and chit - dal that education is held of sbme•little s,ilu a .,. a dint _sonx pea tulta, ask-. ivliat good can be dorso by,attendin an exalnitnttion 1 The nnssyee to that is, if you desire to so your childreti. ad- yatiieiiig and b000lning good scholars, yon, "should encotlr'•age both teacher and scholars by. ' being • presentee-- But, resent,J3tr , perhaps; it will' besttiti- teaehe e tr i ce' n a ' •' are_ rc ul r s l rte. and not s o t reclttrta„ iaaty -other.onoe;iragenient, and it •ls more neeass a y flet parents should attend to their business at .home and provide for their children's wants. if parents can pay teachers higlt enough salary to awaken in children. en interest; about a subject ,which parents are say ing So. plainly - by their indifference' in many other ways that' it- is of little or aro consequence, or will their children be able to enjoy life • es .ivell without tt good edujiation as- they world With one, -01 is-;it-eattle-and lands, or - gold -anal -til ver that constitutes the •distinction Mankind ; kis money- .without educe.- tion duct . tion going to` lire P,nra.:child"reri to' fill' their :places in sootety, T • think no naoro- than a, bag.. of gold tied _ rounde man's iaeek would prepare him fox swim- .ming. • But it will, perhaps, be said • again, that .dray never'' went to school Much, or perhaps 'never went.a day in,. their life, and hazve'got along very well -in the world and 'their 'children base got jfist. ae geOd k►'ohanoe. Well, you' can bill how .well. yen have done, hitt' you never cantell ho.w much better you Might have donesif you had possessed e fair education. I do not meant, to • say that it is wrong to he industrious and careful of bout tirne,•and. money; but to ,get:motiey 1s.hy no, meatus tho, clii©f end of man;. O'ira wHo WAS I'KnSRNT. '. 1iullett, April 9th; 1878 :; • , HUROhT' ITEIVIS. 187. Iw w AFRI[, 111; 1f318. 1878, cLofi�•xz�tazsRcEa.�T, �ICI'ORIA DLOCK. . CLINT *w13..fSeitall arn: x'sa4, During thelastthee: s lare�ha run on attic stock of T :. .... abl . •reduced them `' but w •ave :. y �_ e just opened • FOUR CASES of the Latest Novelties in'Ar e - ii • an and• od >c c • �aoo s, anc1the stock, now conpri es• t)..).e frnest ev • r shownin-�own .. opo SIM SqUAlfilES-damil.: the l�(�➢ �3IE .I O `4 R;;$ •just .: retie ved1 ' STOOK,}'ULLY, COMPLETE I1>1''`EVERY DIa!?ARl'1z1JN1', . AND WITHQUT: . ,F\ • ICEZ"l Cottr- tice,' 'cif 'Olittvn, preached morning . and ; evening, teethe Bible C'hiistian Church on: Sunday. ,last.'` At about . half;past two pane Ile .delivered a funeral :ad- dress. over the oretnaitts• of the late Miss 'Lnsbbrook, and at four o'clock he. spoke at :a thee_ < : • tg-=•i own is or4Ui?peranee The gentlee, man: is an .easy anile raceful , speaker, and Was listened.. to. ;With: wrapt attest - tion on each.-occesibit.:liy,:large.and ep- precietive ,aft tiesaces.---fitvliell _idvo- cafe '., ; ' A 'HINT 1'o CoRREsFoN»iw`AS:—A 'Westernpublisher has the : following en his letter heading :—";Send 'us the news. When anybody dies, gets liwar- Tied; runs away,. steals anything, •ltatilds a boute, makeeu, big sale, breaks las leg; or gets the souses kicked out of hint by ' a rattle, or does anything that; is laity way rennarkeble, mut you ]tiit"e- reason tri -itelieve you know' as,•.nuiclt :about the . occurrence as anybody else, don't wait for' some other person to port it or truot us to find it otit by " •instinct, but cone rind tell us about or ,send the feats on a postal -raid er a sheet of paper. See if .you 'eaannote,ites prove this year, and let us ;know every item' of stews that transpires in your' neigliborltood.'.r' . AN anon. —Pe Clinton NEM. 1IUA lest week credited us with saying that the el: atrucate> of the addition to the Hirsh Schdel'here-is not yet to be proceeded with. Titin is a misstatement, este h our ectetixporary will cerretctor permit tostarts as an usiden�ce of its hpparentdesire to injure fire reputaf•ion of the Goderich High School'. •Stich has;" been the remarkable success of the echbol t]ist.;tlie 'addition• is absolutely necessary •Hpetal. The ` item in question waif blipped froth the cotincil report in our •eotompo- easy of last week; turd was in no respect published to mislead, and we have iso desire -whatever to inter•fera„,witlt or' lower the reputation .of Godorleh High• School....The Signal inottnts a high horse whenever ',school matters"' are mentioned, end displays a strong;feeling ofjealottsy. trt a'lengthy description of the bus • newt of Stratford, in last week'e Beacon, we find-tho following, \vliiclt is .of tt local charaetee "'One year: ago :last October a new manufactnrung enterprise was established in Stratford. It sprang into being -without any preliminary 'flourish of truwpets,; on the contrary its projeetor+s were business men. who. thoro'Ughly realized what they wished to accomplish, aiul they set themselves about' the task in a let t e, -like spirit. These gentlemen Macdonald, A. re'�C�.., i11acd rx'on.z ld A. Macpherson and 3. Macdonald; and the enterprise inaugurated was the Do- minion Agricultural Works, whose spe- cialty in the field of ilttiristty was to be the uianufaeturo of threshing machines. -This was a business with winch Mr..7.. P. Macdonald and Mr, Macpherson had long been familia.,having been assb- ciated with, Macpherson, Glasgow & Co., of Fingal and 'Clinton, .Mr, Macdonald ,hawing been the financial' manager of the firm for eleven years, while JVT , • lVi'acphersotr blast for so, ,ney� eta ir'- e n their superintendentC. at . ala. • Brussei4 .roll$•, of''Ternperenco, 'are, 'fietnishitig. • •• . .A butter :factory, .'With a capital •of 2,500,is about starting" in Howick. ' ,.;• About tweetY ". iersonS• left' Brussels. 1 . for M, a' r ., ,,. _ . . sn , •, e:rat way, to Mie D&1sworth's property; seen, hers of 'shade' trees he e' been 'planted and .-.laxed.' On the Gibbings survey, :gr.' 4. Sheppard fs building "le I.trbo -' calmest, and is planting a mmlier of shade Bees -on „the .steeet; Mr. 3. T. Gibbings is. also 'pl,niting fa nuniber;ef shade, trees: It is hoped the youngpeo- ple going to the shools willnot take hold of those trees ,planted last fail, as they are not boxed and world be easily destroyed. Mr, Biddlecomhe is *M- ing some on tho Goderieli toad, W. W. Ferran and 3:. A. Nelles, on the Huron Road, Rev. . Fr. Matthews,in. front of the parsonageon .Ri tenburystreet,' JosAlison, •cloivn : below the relive and other's in different parts of the town. As there are • numbers of Shade. trees' • dead; some with boxes around thew; flow is the time to replete them ; good second ' growth -maple can be got for about three cents each, by going afterthen., or they will bo delivered at from 15 to 25 tents, I observe- that some, in planting, itl•e not' careful in: allowing :enough fibrous roots to remain on there to keep them , alive,and also that too small' and'short.. trees are planted in some places .where. the ground -is 1oav, and•as the sidewalk is raised six inches; unless the first branches are at least eight feet above the :Walk -elle': Cows will Cat then off, orinis- chievous persorl:s'bt'eak oft` the branches. As we itave'no .by=law to legailiste the Planting. and horsing, 1 would suggest that all trees planted be nine feet from the fenee lute, about twenty feet Apart, and, tl;alt different kinds be planted al- ternately, as it will change the san}e-: twess, but iti'no case''shotald 'poplars; 'be planted, as they barllor insects; willows and, the Mahn of Gitano are the seine, The' best trees;' and .those that are not likely to grow over tine road; •lire the hard maple, the bore;( chestnut, the ash, •tlte elui, tjte locust, and the monntain nsli. The gustiest has often been asked " does the corporation hex the trees 1" I believe there has been no resolution passed this year to do so ; the by -taw only protects them fi our being destroyed after being planted. Tiitiderstand the Mayor is :notions to see trees planted, and will inform par- ties where they froty get either wild or nursery trees. , Some of the oldti'eei on the stt;eeta should be trimmed, a ass low limbs feral apt to batch btl: any high loads, and they sometimes fall so low over the sidewalle as to impede pedestrians , otller:s aro be, ing desttoyed by the b x e.s rubbing a against them. Thanking forthe ewe' given -alosereaark, x .: am, yorars, It • txyl;rr. canton. Apra 10, Mita,. ' "The population, of"Sector t t,'m This is a consider& bl a•incl e'ise over last •year. • . l 11 i tar supper was >iv.en -� ...dot, ap t alt. , y • > • .:,,,: by 11tx•. McMahon, of .Is ms_ els, lest week, 'urea ious'to his' removal... • .:Hiss G :l,. :Case,. of Fxtltet,,:.has just complete:2.a quilt ,which is' composed of. silk, • and -eoittains, 2,633 pieces. Me. ,J, Stewartsgardener, `.Benlnillei' ' has, l.ettitce•.i•eady for. the .table; arid "cab7. bage plan is ready for transplanting. . A .boy named Mehany,, of , Exeter 'iortli, had one of hie :fingers eut oft` at les • ` 1:tst v eek file ilei; iiirll'oft �rVedt day'of i e...f J . Ua•rter,' Blytll, ' sold his half in - teres in the, stni`iion Heather Juck, otr. •'aYedtiesclay, to W. Bell, of \Vawattesh,. for .$000, The inhabitants of tire. village. of Walton, north of Seefertlr, are rio.v very desirous . of getting it medical man :.to' resaitlo iti.;their iuidst, • • • Tho ;authorities of Godevielt are Mov-' ing in tiro• matter of establishing a re- gular market day 'there, e-gular.marketday'there, for the sate;oi< butter, poultry, eggs, &ii. Mr T Dark who ]lite tccontly sold his stook, implements 'having leased his EXCEPTION,: THE FINEST ,DISPL it WE' HAVE EV lyl:tl7 • '�Y.ti.ltl F' . I N %UN o Ike .kxldtete of Maw; :.Veto Litz.-• Ari examination a vas• held in S`.14, No, 8,. iEullett,•an Friday last, and although •fitrtn, Lot 4, con. 7; Oolberne, obtained to bid fear a mare he had in his possession forty forte'_ yours; of .$1.00. V ru Hawkshaw, of,I3lyth hats teatelt" ed his Horse, "Pretection" against 5. °`" n Griggs.. "Bay Warrior" (Loucloti,), for dl,,Ii-'roN•, April 4, .878. • ..J A.CI SON.• ., 4, i40w R. r•L.A_N rs 6RASSIC Take Measure i • iti ur ing the public gene all that the have: on heed and.will 1 in f m � 1. � r Y,. ... Y ?i keep L • .frr .one month, .a. .' NNGHAM LtA.RGE. ASSORTMENT O'FTFOF-FLOWER PLANTS, • Whiclh they will sell at.G1tEEN HOUSE P1Ucf1S and [thy plant not its stock can be -had by ordering, ttte.day. in advance. '.Fatties WISfING..AANGING BASKETS FILLED, will please leave their orders as soon as possible, as they:will;iirave a hotter' vairiety•nfpla1nts to.cheoee from -at the .first`4f the season. • ON. ACCOUNT 0.1+ THE EARLY SPRING THEY WILL. r.r '4400, in.a: two mile 'dash, to conte off in ii xeter about the middle of May. . Dr. Gouinlock.tind e. G. Gouielock; qf' Settfoi'th, took :a •trip' from Roxboro to Goderich by the 1v1titlattd River :last ; week. The distance is about sixtynrIles, • They enade-tlte trip without any •urs - hap, aid describe the s;til as delightfully ea•hilat'ttitirig - 'The chances are thittBlyt1t will not have as •woollen- trill this season The property fol: the sane was hoagies, tuid every preparation tussle to get it into running 'order early this spring, hut pit now 0CCul:S that the title is.imptrt'fect; and a.hawssit'is in progress. -Tire following list comprises the ofii.• eels elected for" spring quarter,of Uiv. 300 Sons of Temperance of Beumiller : John geode W.I'.; Miss M. Gledhill,\ .L e t 1ass11. t to . ou Pti.S. :I A:.;1'`. Cr tel > 1 i , a A,1�.S.; AV, 12obortsott, ,I'�--., �l. Hoa die, Cltup.;; Geo. ;;ter ltt, Con.; Miss S. Peden, A.Cntenuet• I.S.' Jos, 'Moore, _ Thee. Gledhill r. D. Paaytte, of Brumfield,. ,has pee - charted the farm of Mr..l', Kyle, on the. ttekersmith contain= 8th on. It. It. S. T , . � , . .�. , TSR IN SV A SON. r rGl� �RE.A.IVI and �nDA �"A f' ir0, Mr, ing 50 ::Cres foie the'sttnr o �$, Wm. Cuntnnings has pnrellased .tions , Mr. l3eer•s, lot 24, on the 2nd eon,, L. ll: EL, 'containing 100 acres, for ,$6,400 gash., There, is ^al *auto barn and log house. This ferns was sold 1,y` air. 3r (;grant four .year: ago' for $1,400,: Receive Oysters on; Friday ;and: Saturdays `only, •t •if 1'Iaay, a f tel which the Store will be re -fitted for the Summer '.Grad A FiliESH LOT .01F" CANNED O-....D►:S. JUST RECE<1V Aho, FxNIZ 00 FRVZT. Qis ,l 331116 n A:�t �S 11. M0 a �-- -o - elebrarted VANITY PAIR �'OBJi000, 1,Y l AO•iCACJF (►I1, 1311LE, IaiNE CSiCxA.it•5, WHOLESALE, ANTU I%E'pA ed- OVER 'ONE HUNDRED DIF IIENT STYLES Or. -(tic WHICH THEY fLNG tT Gpb � eve 11,s:1/ember that anything get t lintPnt, April,. 1973. c,tn th'eit store an ho returned, if not as repreientetl. (3I1,As t9ii a 'CUN'Nfl (1fA\:Ir,