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CLINTON NEW ERA.
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Tun trees are leafing out splendidly.
Goon Friday was decorously observed,
V'tz0 will Bring, us the ,first straw-
berries.
Thursday the the -dust 'wive ,blown
along the street in clouds • •
Wove preparation is being made for,
the celebration of the 24th of May l
CHERRY 'and wild ,plums are out
blossom som :in town, How's that for earl
WE ;notice a number of farmers ittik-
ing home salt by the wagon lead, This
is a good sign. , ' ,.•
M. JAMES HARPER, fqi some time a
resident here, purposes leaving for Mani-
toba this morning
Mies FIELDS, • A Normal School schol-
ar •
chol-ar; has been engaged in the •school here,
in place of Miss . Forsyth,;in the.seventh
division.* . '
ONE'of Clinton's hotels boasts a wait-
er who can balance a cup and saucer.,
idled, on the top of his finger, and carry
the came obout'•the room.
• e,.. CA,TEReoLLARs,—Qitite a number of
these pests are'to be found on the apple
trees, and it will require great vigilance
to preserke tthe trees, from injury.,
'lac epring.liusiness;done by our niei•-
ehants,'•so far, is a•• pleasing improve
ment in trade.; and there is eery indi-
cation::that it`will continue to improve.
Sem.ani—On•Saturday'rimming lest
a young. son .ol Mr. Kew,. of the G. W.
R., while •playing aroundthe house, fo)1'
into.':a pail.ofhot water and was
verely"°scalded. , •
ALL.:the bookbelonging t the Mete
chanicc' .Institute, are desired to be re-
turned by to-roorrow exening; in order
that the committee' may . reporrt' on the
state of the same. , • •
Mn. •. E. ' W,oRwitin4 ro$, Son of our.,
townsman, who has been employed• an.
connection . with: the,..Canada Paeific'
• Railway, at Kamiuistiqua, rias• returned
None, iookiagavell. •
• IN oneof the Junior departments of
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the school, the •.other day, a pupil .told
the teacher. that •" unless she gave hire
'a better motnthly report, ire• wits going
to. get a thrashing at home
BASE BALI:.: A moetingof ilieDaunt:
less Base Bali eiitb' 'will take place ter
aright .(Thursday): at McLaren's •Hotel,
for the•purpcseof making arrangements
in regard to grouncla in "the new Driving
Park. .
L-o7id7 Vistz;--0ii Tuesday evening!
the members of the 'United Temperance
Association, :'of this'. total, paid a visit
to the Lodge at: Londesboro, where they
were entertained with the proverbial
liberality of the Londesboro people. ; .
Lento GRAss.= bl Tuesday: i4Ir. Jas,
Walkinshaw,: of Hullett, brought us.
several blades • of .grass which he had:
pulled in his .orchard.. They' measured
about eighteen inches • in length, :being
remarkably long,for this time of year.
A Quito . a numbers of our townspeople
are still eniployed in th'e .laudable op
.eration of"planting shade trees, andnow
is the time to continue the same. We
understand that a large •number to he
had froth farmers at the rate• of 3,cents
each, by fetching thein, • .
LIRowINo .T11e recent rains Have
Inde the fall wheat and in fact• every-
thing
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a eev ay
thing else, shoot forward with wonder
• ful rapidity, and the only• thing to be
feared now is that the growth of•sralk
in the wheat will be•so great as to cause
it to fall clown and rot:
ON Thursday evening Mi'. John Day:
went engreed the servicee of the.Juve-
nilBand to ala in
e B d front of his shop.
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It is needless to say that they' drew.a
crowd, and, besides • the• pleasure, of the
music, bad an opportiiuity of se,eing•the
large supply of splendid heat he had
provided for the delectation of the beef
raters of Clinton
3oT'soz,iu, g7ie heitse •of
Johnston, put up by auction on Satur-
day last,•wsts bid in at;$790.
Datmits,—On Saturday last John
Autterson and R. Henry were up before
the Mayor for drunkenness, and tined $1
and: costs.
PAULY VEGETABLES, On Wednesday;
Mr: Sam. Cook showed us some fine
apinage that "'he bulb grown tb1.s-sspring,
which he was taking to grace the table
at the Rattenbury house.
MR. T. FAIR, postmaster, who hoe
carried the mails to and ,from the sta-
tion for many .years, -having -expressed a
desire to cease from the same, the eon -
tract for this work -has, been awarded
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Mr, .1, A. Yuill, Wire is in .a position to
satisfactorily perforin the shine. • •
SocIAL.—A, social under the anipioes of
the X. 0.. 0. F.`of this place, will be giy.
en in •their new hall in the • Victoria
Block, ' to -morrow` (Friday) evening, a
Large"number are invited and a;very'ple-
sent time is expected. .Refreshments
are to be _starved in Mr.:.T.witbhell's
araoms .on the second' flat, W:•
NARRUw• BeeArE.=On Sunday: last a
young •son of Mr. P: Cavan had a .very
narrow escape from what might have
been a serious. injury: A cow was gees.
ing in front of the house, and he • went
out to • drive it away, when it .turned
and hooked him, 'throwing bini down,
and was about to renew ` the charge'
when 'Mr, W. Cantolon ran across trnd
drove the animal off.
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• TRADE SALE In order to try the ef.
fioaey of a. trade sale by, auction, Mr. J.
A. Tulll• will commence a stile on Wed.
nesday evening next, !in his° book store,
when a quantity of`:standard works; mu
sic' and 'prayer. books, fancy goods, Sze.,
will be put up by auction.; • The stock
being first class, any in want ilk such;
slioelcl avail themselves of•this opportii-
nity of procuring the saute,
ON Friday evening last -,a couple Of,
ladies from Clinton werLt for a drive in
the direction of Loradesboro.. Being late
in their return, and, the darkness such
that it could ..almost be felt, their horse
was unable. to -'keep the. void, ,and five
or six` times ,they 'found theinselves
the ditch at the roadside, it being fie-
•cessary to take the horse from the•bnggy
once, in order to get on the. Road again,
Fortunately they sustained- no injury
'SCHOOL, OENstrs.—Mr. Hine, the Sec
rotary of the School Board, has just.
completed the _annual. schooll' census,
with the following results•:— .
Nb.. children of school :ago, between 5 '
•And .16' ,care,, , . . s•ic
Between 7 ant 19 years . i 401 731
Being Ain inevese over lea year of se.-
No• ettending,i'ublic S,O,00l 620
liyglt te do
Privado9 571
'6 years of age, batt not oornntenced bI
7 to 12. ,rears, ,rot. going. ..... 16
';"'"'1! •to 16 years, 'working or at home.. ,; bl ";' 160'
DANGnnotrs.-•On Friday, while the
•volunteers were at target l rectioe,. the
rifle balls .were
over the farm of
Mr. Graham, (late Fulton's) rather
freely. Parties that 'were at work in
the fields could bear the balls whistle
ever .their heads with ai startling dig=
tinctness, warning them of danger,
which they were not slow to sot upon.
Bra CiaetiLAR,--Several 'of our mer-
chants have got out this spring eireulars
of good dimensions, but Messrs, G. EL
Wright &. Co have outstripped them all,
laving issued this meek a'fuil four page
sheet, half the size of the Nnw ERA,,
lull of information for customer'. •The
circular is an evidence of the enterprise
of the rn
fir, and equally so of the office
in which it was printed, at the whole of
It was printed at one impression, and it
contains sixty different fonts of typo, al-
most all being job type.: •
The neatest small circular got out,
his year, was by Mr. T. Jaekgon, being
COmposed of sire half -sheets of note, held
together by a brass clamp, and we be,
lieve we are. safe in saying 'that no
country printing' office could surpass it
for beauty and variety of type, and
general workmanship,
•Two or -three Of these at home :are
physically incapable.` •
RIFLE i rATGH.=Orr Friday Hast No,
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Conip., of ,;33rd Battalion, held;their
annual shooting ;match' at .Atholcot;
Range. -The day waefine and favorable
for shooting, ' ' The following are' the
prize • winners Privates" Ross, Cole;
Campbell, Hewson;_I1cKay, Shaw, Gro-
gan, Graham,: Tripple, Wright, Green,
Jos. Shaw,' Bogan; Gilmour and Cruick-
shank ;
Cruick-shank•,Sorgt. Morsel., Corp. .Helyar,
and Notley. The n inners in the all -
comers =tell were, llelyarRoss, Gras-'
sick, Tuscople, Howson, Daymeiat, R•i-
dor and MegaT, The three -year's ser-
vice match, three shots at 200 yards.
from the shoulder,.Was won by Howson.
About 40 in .nnaount, ineludirlg money
and articles,'were offered erad xn prizes,
which .•hod been contributed by the
townspeoplo and members of the com-
pany. d ,
, thernoomae ia...--•A.0 equal to the cele*
heated note of ".Ban)ster" will bo found
in the following,from the pen of one ,of
the Justices of the Peace; not a hundred
miles fromm this' placer—Wea hereby
Cer-
tify
that an information .'Preferred by
W, C— against J. W -_-r-• for
that said J.' W did unlawfully
Steele newt belonging to the said. %V
C---- on the third rlt of April. A. D.
1878 off the Queens highway in the
:Village of in the Tt'w`li-
slrip of ---•-- in the County. of Ili-.
ton, with on the ninth day of april A.D.
1878 and again on' the Eleventh day of
april of said month Considered by us
two of Her Majesty's Justices of -the
Peace in and,,for the said County of Hu-
ro1r, and was by us disnrissticl. 'With
Costs against the Plaintiff Dated this
15th day of april one thousand. Eight
Hundred and Seventy•Eight , •
e A. Bxonsr.—The dot and dry atino-
sphere experienced up to Friday evening
last, created the hope in the minds of
many that we would• soon have. rain,.
aziri soon it carne, but with a violence
Haat was 'unexpected. , "At Aborti nine
o'clock . on that evening, it commenced
to lightning, thunder following, trod
then the rain began to deep with .a pleas-
ing gentleness. Soon it carte hi tar.
rents, and for about an hour ail a half•.
One of the most violent thunder storms
!eveis experienced, was witnessed. The
lightning flashed with alarming sttdden-
nese and frequency, and peal after
of almost deafening thunder, apple -ntly
in 'close proximity, followed, ►d it
!night be • almost literally said " the
flood gates of heaven were opened," for
the rarn;fol! utteeas ngfy.
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THE CLINTON. NEW ERA.
BB1',11T.N4;i•8111141ir •
SOt1TH RIDING HURON SPRING Snow.
-The Spring Show, under the auspices
of the South Riding Huron Agricultural
.Society, took place at Brucefleld, on
Friday last. The day: being fine, seed,
ing nearly finished,, and theday observed
by a aminber as an holiday, the gather-
ing was unustitally large, The number
ofentries was. also .in .excesset previous.
years, The interest taken in the intro-
duction and raising of good stock is in,
creasing end highly commendable, and,
in view of the growing demand for good
horeaand cattle •for the English mark-
et, too strong a feeling cermet. be well
entertained, Most of the animals shown
Vere .very geed,'well "sustaining: the ie •
potation of this society for good exhi-
bitions, As will be seen by the ;prize
list, when compared with the prize list
of neighboring' shows,different judges
give different .decisions, which will al-
ways'betheease, itis there are so many
points that go towards making the sunt
total of a good horse, that it is almost
impossible for two parties to Makethe
same estimate, The following isthe
prize list :-
HEAVY DRAUGHT •HORSES, AGED--
seven entries:' . 1st, Donald Dinney,
C, IViasou; 2nd, Sterlinshiro Champion,
McGregor &' Cook ; • 3rd, Wellington
Gienlee; C. Dale.
HEAVY DRAUGHT, T7U7EE YEAR OLD
Yoaang Enterprise, Peter McEwen.
;HEAVY Futano ir, `u*o YEAR' oL1)•--4
entries. lst, Ca» adiaai Scotchman, T.
Lee, ;sr; 2nd,-HonestSandy,,:P, McTav-
ish., . 3rd, Young Wellington,,'Carter r di
Willis; Turner's•' special prize, Yonug
Enterprise, P. McEwen. •
AGItictl'LTU7tAi,; A0» -,--Wo. entries,'
1st, Yonne LordHaddo, Wm.Por-
cine ;
urcine; 2nd,• Charitplain,;•hloEvren & Hor-
',CnREE YEAR, OL4=--•5 entries, 1st;
Farmer's Pride, Alex. Dalgetty ;, 2nd,
Wellington, Thomas Robertson.;•. 3rd,.
Young:LardHackie, Win. Smale.
T y YEAR OLD ,i—Honeat Toni, Jima,
Perdue. •
GENERAL 'PURPOSE, AGED--3'.'entries,
1st, 'Performer; Wio. Dixon.;.• 2nd,
Scotch Miracle, W. Hill.; 3rd, Voting
Enterprise, .Jolnr. J. Parish. • • :. •
GENERAL PURPOSE,: THREE, ` YEAR OLD
—4 -entries. . l.st, Pride of the Domire
ion, , Jas. Willson ; 2nd, Young Enter
prise, Wm Train ; 3rd; Herd •Laddie.:
vas. 'Irwin..
Two YEAR OLD.- -3 entries„. 1st,
Young Sarsfield, P. Ford; - 3rid ' The
MossT'rooter,Jas. Young; 3rd, flognt
iia; •;flatter, Jonah Nicolson.
Rq•,ib'XLvt C.ljEtttz uE er ti'iosslst,n
Young Peacock, J J: Fisher ; ,2d;
Sorrel Cloud, 'A, lririr's•, 3rd, Pride ,of
England,' Carter .& Wyllis
.I3L'OODS two • eirtrie:t.:•. 1st,, Iron
;Brittle; ',r'.. Green. •
BULLS,- AGED six entries, 1st,
Young Eat of Goodness, Jas::Dicks'on;.
2nd, Magnet; George Sprout : 3rd, .Far -
Mose Chief, 0. Dale, j nr..
BtI.LS, ANY. AGE=G.• eitries. 1St,
Rob Roy, Geo. Hart.; 2iid, •Huron.
Star, W. Fowler ; ?rd, Sir :William;
John Kitchen.. '
AYRSH1Rr s, :2 trlrtries.- -rat, -Rantiit
Robbin, J Cochrane; .grid, Scarborough
Chief, P, Mt;Tavish. • -
J"vnGEs--T•IORSEs. —• Jacob`. -Willson,
Colborne; Jas. Cowno, Bayfield ; Jas.
Racking, U'sborue; John Marquis, God-
erich township; Jas. Itiairii, McGilvraty;
•John McMillan, Ifnllett, •
`13u.LLs.:-- John. Petty, Hensall ; P.
h
1!oirler;r,,•Tockersrnith; Duncan Mc-
Hibbert; 1V1,•Balhintyne,'D'owri-
ey ,john, Willis, Exeter,.
1VEST Rinn.w lvitoN.--This Suety(•
was field at Smith's Hill, on Wednesday
of last week, unci was poorly attended
eo.far as sp fetntors go, but the display
tandh
of horses vats• verygood, u few
t
bulls were on the. ground. The follow-
iug is, tire Prize List ;.-- •
1.1nAvv 'bRA,tJCztr.r 5. McDona; li's
"Scotehtnari," 1st; Jas. Wilson's "Hard
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T'irr•tute,,> ,. 2 nd.
GENERAL I'1'_7'•1RPos1:-.A04b--I,. firm-
ter's " Old Coachman;" 1st, IL Beadle's
" Conqueror of the West," 2nd..
GENERAL . Pt tieosi , foaled. since jail..
1st 1875--O. Wilson's "(ling of the
Donli,lioli," 1st; D,Moliurclay's."Y'onng
Perfection," 2ird,' .
t;0ACHERS-AGED-•-J:J, 'igher: s' "Pea-.
cock," 181; Alexander Innis' r' Sorrel.
Cloud," 2nd:
C'oaeitERs, foaled Since Jan. t 1875
N. Walter's "Young Smr`l .fir ' 1st;
B. P. Fisher's: " young Pride of the
West" 2tir1.
13t'Lr.s, AGED DtRttAn J`olm Wash-
ington's "Rosy Prince'," 1st;. Robert
Match's rr Ontario Chief," 2nd; D. Mo-
I1tvain"s " Star of Peace," 3rd, ,
17ctarttnst---under two years of age-
'Pobert Medd's "P'rince of Wales," rat;
Geo. Robertson's "nixie Duke,", 2iid;
Jos. Tewsley's. f' Young Briton," 3rd,
lit;rr, any other breed—Gordon
Young's °' Ayrshire."
Juzrrtns,---W, G. Ringston,`11russels,,
J'osepir Salkeld, Stratford, Sohn Mar.
quit, Porter's Hill, n
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destro;'ed ley fire on Monday. •
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-0 OTI-IING • MERCHANT)
(VICTORIA CLINTON.$LOCK,`
•.. We are showing a tremendous large assortment of.
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WHITE,
OXFORD;
BEC ATTR;
And,' DUPLEX
ewest Styles and Patterns. Everybody, ,should.
see them ...
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l •GQt7 P4 LVT IND i''EST :1L'AXCERS" lir A V • • •
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•MACHINIST
Cl:I T'L.ON • April 1 A, 1.878:
J i. WEk : ' PLANTS.'
GRASSICK & CUNNINGHA
Tale pleasure in it6rnainrs the-ptr.blic`generally., that they" hive on hand and•wiltkeeli
for one month, a .
LARGE. ASSORTMENT.O ' ' FLOWER W.
O ER PLANTS,
Which they willsell at GREEN" HOUSE PRICES and any alsnt not in stock irk t,an bo
had by ordering one day in advancer. Parties •WISErtNGIBASKETS
FILLED, s ill please leave their orders as soon as' possible, as they will have a better
varier of plants to choose from at the first of the season.
)N" ACCOUNT t)F THE EARLY SPR'INC> THEY WILL
Receive . Oysters ori Friday and "Saturdays only,
i trtrl thri 1st of IVT3y, after tvfiis•ii 1Tio St.ori will-tic+'•re tilted Tor tTjo 4trtnni.r Tr,ule,
A FR.ESHLOT or. CANNED C ODE? ►
,JUST „RECEIVED
Also, FINEST BRANDS of . CONFEOTIONA%Yr'
FItUI' OF ALLY -KINDS IY SBASO;i;
T1 a. OE. ATEATl I). VANITY FAIR. TOBAceo . .
AGsKAGE 1 DR
' 13Ul;K, li'fi`iE CIGARS : WHOLESALE AND
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ilC;`r.Alt.-
. - OVER ONE, HUNDRED DIFEEitI'NT STYLES t) ' A.
.211- riPpls, WIlTCitt THEY ARE SELtXNG AT CDS 1'. -trfi,
ICE CREAM and SODA WATER IN SEASON..
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Remember that anythrnq got frena .their citrin' can he returned, it at. t as repreaenrret}„
Clinton, Aril, 11378.
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, GRASSIOK R Ot?NNINGf AME.
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