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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1878-05-02, Page 88 I TO NEW ER.A, 11!'n. ANP 1►Ilts, Moost<z -($all, of this CLINTON 1X place,•left for Manitoba yesterday, at Woo, o ,+ -__ YksTEILSAT we received a letter tits dressed Messrs, Wholems." What , have we done that we should thus he School Trustee Meeting, tortured 11 The regular monthly meeting of the School hoard was held on Monday event ing. Present the Chairman and Messrs.. Holuaes, Pay, Scott, Searle, Ridotit, Net les and Bine. • . The minutes ofprevious meeting were read ant approve . A report from the secretary was laid' before the Board, showing he had en- gaged a Miss Field for the 7th Division,: up to midsummer, at -the rate of $275 per annum. • .. 1Vloved,:.by Xs; Scott, . secended by Mr. Holmes, that the report from• the ,eoreteey be -adopted, end the arrange= meat with.Misii'ield confitmecl.—Ctar-. ,vied. A: report was laid 'before -the, Board from the Committee,: with • respect to certain. repairs, new seats, &c., and new gates for the front entrance, Moved by Mr; Searle, seconded by Mr. Pay, thatthe report frgan the Com- mittee be adopted, and an order -given• on the Treasurer for the) amount,—Car- ried, The Sbeeetary laid before the Board a communication from Mi..Frazer, ask- ing permission to 'resign, as he wishes: to attend .the Normal School. Moved by Mr, Holmes, seconded by Mr. Pay;. that Mr.. Frazee's resignation, be accepted. Carried. Moved by_ Mr., Scott, seconded by Mr. •Holmes that the followin accounts g be paid, vis: Samuel Date, $3.08; Watts •&; Co., 70 cts: ; D, Buchanan,' $2.50; Walter Cooler $20.00. -Carried. .A. discussion arose with regilyd'to the future accommodation, of pupils . in the Sth, or junior Division, the constantly in.. creasing numbers of .which will very soon necessitate an addition to the school building, or the erection of a 'Yard School. As nething••definite was ;ar- rived at, the matter Was: allowed. to drop for the present. The Board then adjourned. As A sequence to the continued rains, the roads in town are again in. a 'bad state. Mn. J. C. BENETr, of Brantford,' is conducting servicet.hese on behalf of the Brethren. ' . - TIIE Quarterly services in..connection with •the Methodist chinch, here, ,will be • lreld.orrSuriday next. Ov7c • of •'forty-three .eggs set under:• four geese, by Mr. Johnsieving;•.of this. place, forty-two were -hatched -out. THERE are. twelve . teachers employed. in the schools of this town,.. What place of 2,700 population; can , say the AMONo the eixaminees at tbe'Montreal Wesleyan Theological. College, •at.last. week's examinations, was • the Rev. Mi. Fowles•s of this town. • . - TREES. The•agent of Messrs. McCool Bros., London, hes been delivering, a good .many •trees • in this neigliboHiood' during the past week. FooT R-AcE.-On Saturday next; at 7 p.m,, in the Driving Park, a footrracel, -will take place between Thos, Leishman: and A. G. Elliott, on a wager of $5. Mk: GEo. Kiroa. is the .first to intro due broad tires in this place, he having ,had, his burr fitted with .new wheels, having a tir•e almost four inches wide,' . LARGE Roo, --Mr. A. P. boss has left with us a very large hens egg; it measures' eight inchee around one :way, and six and a'half the otlter,.anct wveiglis four ounces. Theme ISHEO. What isaknown: as " McTavish's blacksmith shop," a place connected with the early associations of • Clinton, has been, pulled. down "and: scarce A vestige left," • FRvnT.—The fruit 'trees are very full of bloseenfs this season, and at present give -indications of an early and abuts; dant crop, but whatrnay.happen to pre- . vent this, there is no telling SosiE time since -Messrs. Glasgow, M4cpkerson & CO., purchased. from Mr, Morrison, the house and lot to the rear of their establishment, foi •the sum of $350. • They now own the entire block. Nor long siiiee this singular quartette happened. to meet in a certain. office in town,' and.the fact being noticed; a little joking at their expense was indulged in: —One doctor` one, ministeir one sextor. and one 'Undertaker. HhAv- r RAilrs.--Saturday, Sunday. and 'Monday witnessed the fall of some. heavy, showers, but while it poured in torrents at Clinton, on Saturday, there was little more titan a slight shower a few miles to the north. , To THE "other, ni3nufaetories in ;town *tut be added that of "SAW Mill Dog," a patented article for holding logs while being out, Messrs, A. S. Either and Rs Downs being the manufacturers; . The business looks to be an extensive one, steam being ,used for their manufacture. PEOPLE ask us why don't the Street Committee do something towards im- proving the ITuron• Road, Well, we are not the Street Commitee, and there- fore cannot'say, but 'wo•do think it should be Unproved in' some sr:annex'. Alrrrost every year it is in the same state, andalthough one .of those most used is genet:ally the lett £o be i'eliaired.. A AMORE has been made on the stock; of Mr. A. A. Bennett, cabinet maker, and he will, consequently, retire from business. LOT SOi;D,—Mr. W. Coro hes sold rs ot on s e ou s• u s o e own, on the gravel road north, to a Mrs, Smith, of l3iddulph, for the sum of $500. As there are no buildings of any account on it, this is considered a yery fair price, T#tn Rev. James Carmichael, of St. George's Epiecppal ch irclt,. in Montreal, and. formerly of Clinton, •was' recently presented with a •complimentary address. and a purse of money by Irish •Catholta .citizens; on the e've' of his tepartuse for Hamilton, Ontario. RuN oN R.Aisu s. -0i} Saturday lust asgrocery firm in town put out a box of raisins, and•labelled them "these raisins for $1,211." Another grocery firm' then placed .out a similar box, labelled " for $1.00," and• soon founsissn-number of customers at that price Fon Mtrsnorcc,—lir. Ryeleft here yesterday for Muskoka, teking with him a stallion, got by John Brill, which: he put. posee travelling in that district,', He went by Way of boat, from • Goderich,' which !Votes to. these taking: freight, he finds considerably cheaper than by nail. GARDEN PLANTS.—This season. is an excoptionally,. tine, . and . early ° one...for gardening,.. •Mr, Thomas has a full as- sortinent- of all kinds, ot plants for set ting out, and: all that want plants should. embrace end opportunity of getting there, end the fine weather for planting out.. A Nicin k'EBLu o, Did any 'of our readei t 'ever experience.the pleasure., •of arising to sing a•hyrnn in. church, and then find that the choir had got awrong ai,e, and had' to hunt up another. If they hive they will know grow the con- !. gregutioii in:: certain Clinton• -church felt last 'Sabbath.. PAr r i L. _. A GGiniE r -ori Tues ay Mr.- John.Trving,' while, -working at- ;a circular saw in Mr:: D. Buchanan's slice,` met with an accident.that�vell for some time disable him:: 'Head just•tnished eiitting. out: 'some :strips, • and reached .over these* to get a couple cif 'pieces, when his right. Band was caught by the saw; between the. thumb and finger-; and the b'one'tiartiy' cut'through • and splint tered, causing:a very painful wound. JADLY'NukoED.=-Although attention" has' frequently been drawn 'tq the fact, apparently little attention is given to it, that a crossing• is absolutely,. 'necessary from the Cartier of ',Mli; Tewslestlessor Mr, Coot's• ites:petty, ox►..•Albert street, to ;the;opposite side of,the ,street. ' It. is toe bad that parties living•iu that neigh- helloed and wishing to erase, have to. go' -to D.r. Reeve's corner in bad weath- er, to do so. We have sonietiures noticed that ladies, 'in. attempting to cross the.road, have found: it very diflicilt and unpleasant. A NEw l•oR Pas—Phe•fO11owrrtn frets). Q, the Mitchell' Advocate;4i11 be df intei:est to people Here,. both gentlemen - being `roll -known : .This being the last year of theRev. Chas. Lavell's itinerancy in the Canada Methodist church of Mitch- ell, it is rutinored. that the',Rev. Mr, •Holmes, of Exeter, has .been: invited t take his' 1)lace as p a astor`of the eongreaae� Lion. . Of course it is not. known . with any degree of certainty as to whether he will eon of not, . That remains for the Stationing Committee .of the Lon- don Conference to decide, which meets in St. 'Thomas •the first Wednesday in June.. • . Divisio S-Cotirt was held hero on Monday lest), ;judge Squires,- presiding. A. large -number of cases were disposed of, but mostly of a -petty character. A disinterested listener at- these Courts. cannot .be otherwise ' than painfully conscious that a very ' large amount .of perjury is. committed, or at least des= torted evidence given. • Very frequently. two witnesses give diametrically op. polite evidence, and upon matters that, apparently,- there could be no two. opinions. It is difficult to foldout' the truth in many cases, and we certainly think the lees a person has to do with litigation the higher his estimation of the 'veracity of his species will be. • L OE 0.11, Soorsos.—OIs Friday even- ing. lust ven- inglast the Oddfellows of this town cominemoi'itted the fifty-ninth miniver - :tory of their order by an open social. The' invited guests, together With the memtfei�s:and their wives, filled the hall to repletion.. letion.. 'After' the opening core- inonies, and a short address from the W.1V1,• 1St°. J. A. Valli,the company made themselves at krone in the well. furnished rooves of the order. A piano and organ had been provided for the occasion, the former ofwhich was frequently brought into requisition during the evening. Yeast°, Craw. ford. and Balfour gave the " Minute Gun at Sea" in • beautiful style, Mrs, Ytiill presiding At the piano, Misses Jackson and Scott also. played some tunes in fine . style,. illiss Morse gave a reading, and Miss Bond a couple of re- citations, and elicited loud applause, Refreshments were served dining .the. evening; and everything passed off in a gratifying matinee. • . THE CLINTON NEW ERA. GARDEN vegetables are already being Hawked around town. BA,sE 13.M.D.,--••The Dauntless. Club aro 'now at practice, ad expoot 'to play their first match: on the 24ti\inst. • Tug trees along the diner nt streets- are treetsare undergoing it process of trimming, under the supervision of the ' mayor; They needed it badly enough, WE .n.'!I+ been handed a. California paper containing a: lona account„ of the niarinage,of n. 'maple. .1,01 , r fair beinga'farmer Clintonian, Limit- ed space prevents its republication. The I Carriage notice will be found in its Pros per place. REv., W. J. I uuter; ab ono time ,.iyl~ethlidist minister in_ 'this pi ce, and whb recently, accepted a. call to the Reformed Episcopal 'Church, of Chica- go, is tibout -to return LLto 'Canada, he having 'accepted .an -invitation frons' the Yorkville Methodist church. Nnw FiuAi.-The fire, of Steep & Fin- layson has been °banged, by Mr. A. Gor- don buying out the interest of Mr;. Steep. We bespeak-for-the.new •limn .a fair and liberal 'Aare ot patronage, Their goods are; all new and bought to the best ad- vantage, • FOUNTAIN PUiiir.—Mr. John Steep is' ent for a kind of hydrapult called. tire. fountain Pump," which: is. an -excel- lent thing for throwing ii spray of any decoction that will• destroy grubs and worms over times.' • It •can alto . be used as a small fire extinguisher. THE Caore. —The fall wheat is. look ing splendid; and about to shoot out in .head,.and spring wheat, oats, peas; &e,, are growing rapidly: 'Hay promises to be a very abiindant crop. Fermershave had .to stop. seeding on account, of the ruins, but those. who .had their crops in. .previously, are. now getting the benefit of them. • Scinoon CHILDREN, -L --The. attendance of children in the eighth division of the school is so , numerous','- at present, that the teacher can scarcely do justieo to them all, t would be well if parents Would send the least ones' only -part of the day. `There is a number at present attending. who are. scarcely five yetis of <ige,' which makes the 'gelled rosm ap ,pear, 'Like. a mammoth' nursery. CLINTON RACES. --The inaugural nroet- ing of th'e Clintoni)riving..Park Asso- ciatio1i is announced to take place on the 23rd and 24th itlayOnext. The track is a new half•mile`'one, Andis reputed. to be the finest in the Dominion.- The la- ces on eachday : iniiuber four, 'and the amount of money offered is $$00,' which stun will; no. doubt, draw a large attend- ' nce of horsemen each clay • 'Mus'CAI, -�:Un 'liiesda-y-evening the Clinton Juvenile Band,_ leader, the'le:vier: shill of Mr ins,. A.. Scott, ...Serenaded • some of our citizens and sricceeeded in raising quito a • slim of xionev- •for the purpose .of procuring nnifcra:s:- They intend going.ont eveay night this week,. and .we -presume our Citi%eos will not be backward with the needfi l; as it -is the 'only band we have, arid it is certainly)), credit to any place-. 'Fi,owxus.—In perambulating tlism gh town one is impressed with -the very. Targe nunxber. of ; horse- plants kept, and the alipe•4rance of them: would alrnost lead to the .conclusion that the ladies were better gardeners than tbe•men. In this town;'almost every house 'has. Some - plants. in omeplantain. its wliidti'ws, .and occasiorially,. large and valuable collections are met- with: et with: Among those. who:seem to have gong to the greatest expense in their care, are Mrs: Wm. Murray.and'Mrs. G. -E.. Pay, both parites having bad' a- -sort of hot•lrou'se made oti, Sue end of their verb niidab,•by inclositig it withglass: Quick WORit. _Notwithstanding the depression and the lack of protection, aoeordi rg to the Conservative platform, business is•reviving and the demand for some •kinds' of manufactures urgent, ,as wilt he believed when, we tell'thom, ;that- Mr., J...-C.unpbell, of . this ° •town, reeeived orders- for .four , sets of har- n ss on Friday • evening last, one fol' Manitoba, one .fag Muskoka, one foe Wirigham.and ono for $incardine: He commenced their mannf'*otin'e on Sams day, morning , and : finished them by. 'Monday evening. • There's an evidence• of business enterprise' and mechanical expertness for you.' Who can beat it i . PERSONAL„—We are pleased to see the familiar countenance of our old and respected towxisnian,,Mi'. Petor Grant, patentee of the world rouowned Hay Fork. having vacated for a short time 'his fields of labor in. the Eastern States, where, we understand, lie leaves a busi- ness partner. .Having sold a .half inter- est dills invention for the whole :United States, Mn. G. feels satisfied now that he lies struck the nail on the head this time, having found. an assistant at last,. one who is•possessed of good'piineiples, means and ability: Wo bespeak for Mr..G. the success that he has' so well merited, lutving :carried bn'an enterpris-' ing general blacksmith business in Clin- ton, since 1858, and at a tneehanie, con- sidered second to none, straight foewa d in all his dealings, though often • sur- rounded by the cold shades of adversity; bot, undaunted perseveranee established the masiufaoturing of hi invention ex- tensively 'its the Unite 4 States, as well as Canada,: where • he has honored the name" of Clinton and sounded it as well as his own throughout tho length and breadth of the, land. •. a1 • t: Now uyks urs your Onion=Jack, FiRECI OK RS—small boy's --•-burnt fingers. ... 0 . Tun Health luspector is waking his visits, . - S, Caouou has started a tailor shop aver Davis' ' store, - Mn. J. D. Davwws, formerly in part- nership with Mr. Straith, in the mann- facture an -facture of cheese, has removed to Port Elgin, -eniertaiiunent -on behalf of • •the• 'Oddfellows, to be held on the 24th inst.,.' is being talked of by severalof our townspeople, • A .(Num.—Six years ago A' girl natued Charlotte Cassels left . her home et or _near Goderieh, and went, no one. knew`where._ During this period lie became •an. actress, getting :high up .in the profession: Taking a •faney for the trapeie, -she attempted• to muster its dif- ficulties in New York State, when, a', few 'weeks ::since' .she fell and sustained severe injuries. Lying ill for sonic time; her friends deserted her, money because scarce, and shethen tele; raphed to her. father to conte and take her home.. TMs he.did lics.t.xveek:; Her Mother had died in the interim, and it was thought that the daughter wasalso dead. Ltquar Licenses." • • CLINTON, Taverns •.-C..•Cole;L Ratteribury, W. Ross, T.- Lane, J.' Moore: P, Mc- Laren, and 'W.• Kitt. • Shop—Sheppard & Cooper and : N. 'Robson: S.. Pike failed to gen a bemuse, • T. Lane getting one instead, ' • ' ' SOUTH HURON. u, Seaforth—hotels--A. Davidson, 3. Brigham, J'.• Weir, T. Foster, J.W. Car•: roll,•T. Stephens, R: Carmichael: Shops, —T. D. Ryan sand T; Kidd. Tuckersmith-hotels=:G. Facli, B. Kaiser, and. J.; Cox; ;Shops -L. -G. & kT: Jackson. • • . Usborile-hotels'-J. : W.•. -Cathcart, N. White, J, Davis, 'J.. Cave.. - 'iteter.—hotels--.A. Waiper, J. Oke, 3. Hawkehaw,; G. Swartz, Ps Atkinson. Shops--L'Carliug, G. Niece and, Thorne ;& Farmer. •- Stephen =hotels—_ W.:. J. Moffat, J. Kane, Wm. •Baker, B. Sparr,'Wr. Holt, sMNevill,.A`Hall,,H.',Beckenhaer,'C,, Ilartlult, H. McCann: - Ha hotels -:C.. Purdy,R Re nolds,, Y. y J. Prang, N peichert; 1:I. Orthe, John' Duseharnle,• H. Uook;.`Shop- Seekson .. Stanley: •-hotels—W. R. edginFtU. � y H,.n.?, ,.l;baf er,'R. J..Turnei'; 3. Joslin. Bayfieldi—hotels -J:. Merge», .:Mrs.' •,Johiison,..H.. LernelI, ' .Ships -ss -11: Mor- riso i and T.- r. Marks. . fiTodrSi•t�o`itW.FownshiYr -A Kennedy. Ereitsels;=-.McKinney Bros., J.•M; n=. telt, 3,' Strettou, W. A. Martin, and • W ..J. McCntcheon'-.Taverns. .Shop. T. Tait. • Hullett.--H. Bell; ''1';: Stanley: Morris. -0. 'Sage; W. ; Kennedyy. T'ur•nberry. — J.' Cargill;; • W. Ross, T. HWoewsitc k J. ,. • Goltis , J. •Ii B ell 'I , M:,,A.1-:Parks,;;D Adeir, •E .•I-Ienstock,' L. Graham, Mrs.Days, R, McGrath S. Uilmou r, • Grey,—.I. Mills,. R. ••Catliei:s, Mrs, Laird, I. Gill, • Wrn, King,•. Jae: Tuck, W. Dames, Wm. T.ieroes.. .• McK llop---0. Davis, 3. • . Hermann, J..Leyden, If. TI. O'Brien. •- Wroxeter. --J.' Gofton, W. Johnston.. Shop, J, IRdss. Whether Orr or Spark-: ing shall obtain the .thircl license has not yet been decided. • 1878. PRI.N 000 , *--,- .11 A:v , 1878. , 1878, z t received and opened have 'Juss • up. SILK, MERINO, 'BALBRIGG-AN LISLE TINDEROL THI7G SILK K BRACES, SILK HOSIERY, ,LINEN COLLARS. den.. CUFFS, NEW TIES ANn BOWS, KID. GLOVES; IN IQEwsHADS , BOY'S. WHITE BRUITS ANA LINEN COLLARS,, • AT r; BEING. THE LATEST NOVELTIES -soiie. • . ALSO,' A SPLENDID RANGE OF. FRENCH' REGATTA SHIRTS, WITH . COLLARS, IN ALL SIZES. , ;; Oneo� case .f New American -Hats, •:just opened up: • WE $130W; WITHOUT EXCEPTION,: ONE OFF• THE FINEST S'1OCK' OF FURNISHINGS; 'Les WESTERN ONTARIO,. ;411' N J�4►CKSO S CL CiTH1NG 1.100 E VICTORIA BLOCK.'. 'GOOD PANT AND' YRST .JIA.KER'S IV ll'1:127E) at once. IMP' THROUGH TICKETS ISSUED TD MANITOOA, for $18;DO. . • 'CLTHTOI, May 2,1875. •NOrIC�S.'. NEw r)oMisIox Mnninrx.—This publica- tion,for May, contains ntuch interestie reading, and• sustaurs its reputationas a first' class. magazine, .r -Being a Canadian work, it should recerie,-even better.eupport from Ca:' nadiane than it does: ,John Dougall & Sons, publishers, Montreal. • • Amanto.ot AOrtninr.TUlttST -for May 1st, surpasses itself, if possible, without its hu.d. dred or more nada' articles and paragraphs, illustrated by some 70 original sktitohea and ongravings, The Work of the Month ii"r''dff• toren tdepartmentsislaid 'out, with multitudes of practical hints and directions. A variety of .swaiddles are shown up,, including the "'Butter Compound."' '''Alligator Plank's etc, . Some of the leading articles are : lfn j portant Results of Farm Experiments ; $1,000 Cottages, with plans and.specifications.; Among: the- Farmers,: by One of Them t "'Talks on Farm •Crops," 'No. 18 ;Hints and Helps to Farmers,Labor-Saving Contrivances, with many' engravings ; Raising Ducks ;. Chapters on •Sparrows, Corn Planting, The Catalpa and Its neer, Poultry, Penguins, Care of Bees in May, etc. ; New Conn, Dog LaW,, Grape Vines on Small Places. A Wisconsin Barn, Wire Trellis, numerous household Topics, Youth and Children's Department anti their Garden, etc. • Price 15 cents ; $1,60 a year. Orange Budd Company, Publishers,. New York. . • . A. return of House, of Commons ofil- crais 'arid employees has been issued. The number of permanent sessional clerks is five, and of extra • sessional clerks forty-one. The number of nue- :tensors and pages is the same 55 in 1873; but expense is $907 less than .in. that year. ' The number of messages 'carried up to the 1811i of April in the present session is 6,013, and of bell -ringing:: to call messengers and attendants to the same ditto 15,770.,. The. oldest roma.Bent officer of the house is Mr. Alfred, Patrick, who has. been in the public ser' vice 51 years. rPLQW > PI_ A. INT, gASSICK & CUNNIN6NAbIE Take pleasure in, informing '.tha public generally, that they havd on hand. and' will keep fur oiie. an"urith, .. LARGE ASSORTMENT OF. FLOWER PLANS, Which they sill ae11 at GREEN HOUSE. PRICES, and any ;plan:, no( in stock • cab he bad -by-advarnce -Parties WISHING HANGIING BASKETS , FILLED, will please leave • their orders as soon as possible, as they will haie a better variety of plantas to, choose from at the first of the season. • • ()ssAC00VNT OF THE EARLY .SPRING THEY. W[LL Receive'O.sters on. Friday and Saturdays, � � y �s, only, Until the let of •Ma , after which the Store will be' re fitted for the Stormier Trade, y, 1 . ; .FRESH LOT OF CANNED. GOODS .`JUST RECEIVED. dlaoi "FINE T DRA) DS OF OONiETIO (ARIL . :EBDIT .OF ALL 'VW tai SDASOK, o•o o. .111E. CELEBRATED . VANITY FAIR TOBACCO.• BY PAGKAGE'. OR BULK. FINE CIGARS WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, ,rnt OVER, ONE HUNDRED DIr'FE k,ENT STYLES' OP *skis. AS, PIPES s4rnoH . THEY ARO SBLLTNG. AT COS t'. :R,. ICE CREAM acid SODA *ATER IN SEASON. Remember that anything got from their store cau•be returned,. if not as re reteat ed. Y fi' p Clinton, April, 1878. ..Y GRASSIOK tea CUNNING "1 i ME.