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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe New Era, 1882-02-02, Page 10T WE understand that Mr. 'John lJpsltall 01-4-1.1.Nr iv 'IN '' 9 of this town, has bought Brownlee'shotel,' -THUBSI)AY, FEB.. 2, 1$82. at K inbixrn, and Will take possession at,. c]nce. st' veek itrluite in :r _._ie_ Das ,.7.7. i1:., 1. ,..,, x7 60:. ,7.6• THE cold snap 1a lately bought by him at, the , junction`of number of Douse plants. • THERE are axnu7nber of; eases of,senrlet fever in town,,of a mild form; . : M. E. 1-lu1,L slipped' a ear load • of 1 old iron and rags away on Tuesday.. : ` THE wind: on Thurgday'night blew over • large lamp in front -of Emerson's butcher shop 11MR. `r. JACKSON has ". had his shop handsomely papered and otherwise nn proved TMit W C SEArtLE liar grapes in just • the vines: • . TpEannual.' meeting ' of: 'tlie County •,Orange Society will be held at`Exeter,, on • the 7th in'st: "' MR: T.1 W ATsoN broke the- •axle• of his, �waggomon' Saturday, for the. second time inside ofia.few weeks: asgoodas if fres pulled,from IcE cu4ting bas commenced;.the artx7 I is not as good as in former years, owing to the changeable weather. THEWEAT,HER.—The "Januarythaw" SEVERAL horse buyers were around lash rvasZio Lyth -but aver-itabls-fact1' week, among them being Mr. Johri,Ross, .of our,readers learned by experience .last. formerly hotel keeper here. . week, but it was of short'd'uration, : which MR ; JOHN TAYLOR, of 'Hullott, • has .was, perhaps, ps, its' only redeeming feature. moved'i'nto thebouse recently purchased-The'"weather.this week has been unmistak by'him of Mr `A: Gorrell. `; ably:of a winter character.: A little more THE billiard tables owned by Mr. W. snow, would, however, :make sleighing Rance, and for some rime iiiiuse here, were better in the country, as in some; places yesterday_ shipped to the northwest. the roads are quite bare LoT•12, in the 5th eon. of Hallett, ad- 1 DEArH.-Many of our• readers will re vertised to be sold here under power. of ;member Mr. W. H. Lowe; -who lostboth' mortgage on, ;Tuesday, wis' put •,up, but not sold: MR. W.11. RANSTORD is agent for this locality for the eelebrated,Black Austrian and`Russian White:oats, advertisement of :.which will be • fotrud in another column. 4 ,. the Trunk and:Western Railways, to Mr. • John 0. Elliott, of the Bayfi,eld;Road. OI,,rE day last week as the youngest son of Mr, H Hunt was playing with some other children on some ice, he' fell and cut a .deep gash just below -the ]eft:. eye, an'd' another above it, narrowly escaping'_ his • WE understand that Messrs. W. Taylor '& Son have leased the third new store of Mr. W. Coats, and will remove therein as soon as it is completed. This firm evi- dently have an extensive business, as evi- denced by the demand for more shop room:' IN ITs repo t;oflhe Burns' Anniversary supper at Brrssels last week, the post' says:— F. S. Scott read a poen; compos-. ed by A. M. Taylor, of 'Clinton, on the `, Memojry:of Burns," which . was well re- ceived, and added 'fresh. laurels: to the faire of our Canadian poet, whose health was proposed at this juncture. LAST week a . person residing . in-' the country carried-offfiom one of the hotels here a valise belonging to':anether :per- son, and did discover the mistake un- til he arrived 'at ; of course the ar- ticle was returned, A. . CouaLE of car loads of turnips were shippedfrom here yesterday, by Keefer & Co.z for ,the American mar- ketseaC1 Dads -provided with it -sl eet- iron stove, made expressly for the pur- pose, to prevent -the turnips frgni freezing. THE DEATH is announced:of Mr. Thos.' Lloyd, livery -stable.` keeper at Ldndon, Hhipli occured :on Tuesday. Deceased,- was eceased;was :at one time in tuts business in Clin. .ton, and subsequently; moved to Seaforth, where he kept hotel prior to removing •to London ; LAST fall Mr. Bert. Pay, of .this place, bought 320 acres of Syndicate land about fourteen in ilea west of Brandon. On Tues- day he sold the same to Mr. Jas. Thomp- • son, of this place, at a -good increae.. Mr. Thompson evidently 'has faith= hi the fu- ture of the northwest. - Ox MONDAY evening the annual' meet- ing of the Fire Brigade was held; but it being understood ,that the Connell had some intention of re-organizing;the brigade that is having only "a:few men, grid paying, thein annually for:. their services, no ;elec- tion ofofficers or. other .'business took PI±.RSONAL.Mr. Weld, editor of the Farmer's Advocate, London- was in town ort Friday, and -,called upon a number of iriends Mr. Geo. Bowers has returned. from the northwest,. like all others who visit that section;much pleased there- with. Mr. Geo. Hiscox is able to be out driving after his long illness. Mr. John Jackson, of Iowa son of Mr. Isaac Jack- son, is home on a visit. / 11MEsssts, Doherty & Co. put in_,their new engine last week,. which will; give '_ them more power in running thei't •im- niense establishment ;'Messrs.W B .Crich i Co. take the engine' (discarded by them, -rid will engage more i, etively in' the manufacture of furniture; •this -firm has also rented the preiuises lately occupied by Newton„ & Dennis, and will keep it as a -warerooin. , MR G. H. WRmIIT; of this place, has leased a store, in Grander, ,Dakota,,, and will open out ;a general -stock there at once. For the present it will be incharge of Mr. Will Shaw;,of this ,place Mr. Wright elsewhere announces his determination of moving to that placer While regretting the -loss of such persons as Mr. Wright, we hope bis fullest expectations will be real - WE SEE .by :the New York: Herald of last week thatat the annual meeting,; of the American Society of Civil:Engineers, a Canadian' engineer, Thomas; 0. • Keefer, (unele of Mr, E. E. Keefer, of Clinton;)' is first on the list r f.directors elected for -:the current year. This el'ection.isnot only a cofnplimentto Canada: but shows the 'C'os- mopolitan character of this, society, whose members, like those of the medical profes t on,'praetioe in all parts of the world:' ' LIBERAL' CLUB.—A meeting of the Clinton Liberal Club *was helcr on Mon, dayevening last,' when a constitution and by-laws to .govern the proceedings of the . Club, was adopted.. dr Vice -Presidents '. for the several wards.in town were also ap•. pointed. It.was decided to hold the meet- ings,fortnightly, on Friday evenings,the first, regular Pieeting being to -morrow. ]night, when ib is_hopdd there will be a large attendance of'alhthose in sympathy with good and:Liberahpririciplea. LITERAli.Y=AND SbIENTIF,IC SOCIETY;= In spite of;wind and.rain, and in spite of the theatre and other 'special attractions for great 'minds, ourlegislators, true to their trust, assembled in. the House, of Commons, Thursday evening, and discuss- ed the anti -canvas bill. The measurewas introduced by Premier Carr Himself; who, spoke briefly in explaining and defending tit. Mr. Newton thundered against it, and the member :for Ottawa . declared such a bill •.could never'be: enforced.; It would -sweep every:member,pf the House off his seat, and prohibit them from ever being legally elected again.' 'It was a prohibi- tion bill he could -not support, Nopar- liament could be held. Lawlessness and • n.harehy would result, and 'our .beloved Canada would speedily go to 'the dogs Or• the Yankees; - ,Mr. Manning defended the government's position in eloquent terms, and inade.fttrther explanations.- He de Pounced the- oppositionas. factious, and • had a mind to have: them unseated -en bloc, andbreathed out withering' threats against all who dare;' oppose the govern- ment.measure. t1..t the coneinSio,n'af the Speech the klouse.'a,<djourned. ofhis arms at. the Grand Trunk: here, about nine yearssince, and who went back to, British Columbia to reside •Last week- a letter was received from his wife, by the. Secretary. of Clinton Lodge ofOddfellows, informing the Lodge, of which he was a: member; of his death about a month since. He leaves a wife and four ehildren, . we understand, in straigthtened}cireumstances,` CHANGE.—Mr: Jos Irwin .who has for a considerable timefilledtthe position of assistant, agent of the G. W R, ;at this- place, las "been.promotedto the position of:. station master atCayuea, on the Air Line. Wliile here lie hhats made Many friends by his oblinlnc deportment andgenial sition, and fere .isno one who knows him .but , will' regret Lis removal except for his personal advantage:. We have no doubt butt that he:wil'l gain as many friends .in his new place of abode, as heleaves here, but .we regret to Lose him,`' never-` theles$. ` DARI10:ROBBERY.-On_Friday morn- ing last, a bold robbery was committed at 1VIeLaren's Hotel, here, it -is supposed by some of the members of Uncle Ton's Ca- bin Troup, who had been stopping' at the house. While several •o£ the• boarders were at breakfast. their rooms were enter • ed and anyarticles of Value on which the thieves could lay their hands, were carried off; Mr. Bert Pay, was,about the heaviest, loser, having a valuable breast pin, revol ver, merschaum pipe, and other 'articles taken.. unfortunately, the thieves were not discovered in time to cause, the arrest of the suspected members of the troupe. • Hov IT Is DC/NE.--Til g Guelph Mercury thus relates a little real estate transaction. that. occurred there last week : " tV; E. Gl`ennie,`Hamilton;' who is at. the Royal Hotel in tliie City, made' a decideiily 'pay- ing investment in Winnipeg lots while in Galton Thursday.. At the Queen's Hotel. in °'that ,town .he purchased, from'; an ac- quaintance four Winnipeg lots for $600. A moment afterwards the purchaser sold two of the lots to Samuel Wilson, of Clin- ton, 'a cominercialtraveller, for $1,000,and in less than half an hour was offered $5,- 000 for the remaininz two, by a Winni pegger. He thought he would wait, how- ever, sincethe demand was so keen, with; the expectation -of gettinga better price for the roperty.', . i Tx>_ MANITOBA' FEVI R. --That -theiie`: will be a large= exodus from this county to, the north-west nexf;month, is beyond; question, as a great;; many are making pre- paration reparation to be off at• that time. This town, like other3„will also. `lose a number of its residents some going only for specu lation, others to take up -land ,and become permanent settlers WhiI w are'sor - to lose any of our townspeople :cannot help believing that if they take up 1iind; with the idea of working it; ;they will ma- terially aterially better their circumstances, as well as addto the wealth of the country. Peo- ple must not go with the expectation that' wealth, is picked up. without working, for it,. butthey may -rest assured, that hard work, and good sense will bring them a -better return than amongthe crowded workers of Ontario. O.T.B.A.''>• , A meeting of the Huron Brancb_sf£_the' O'. T B. ,.;.was --held at .the _Rattenbury (House, yesterday; (Wednesday) pursuant to-notiee . The.minutes of previous meeting read: and adopted. •Itjwasresolved that 1VIr. L.; Thorp; of Blyth, lie president ; T. Stevens of Seafortl , 1st viee-president ; and• Mr. Blatchford; of Wmgham,: be' 2nd vice- president;;, false, that N. Robsen be Sec, retary-Treasurer, •. . _The.following gentlemen were appoint- ed- narliamentary ppointed-parliamentary: committees, to. the Do- minion "Government viz' : -For North, Huron,', Messrs:, Roe,- Brussels ; Black, .W igham;Erwin;:Blyth. 'Centre Huron, -Messrs. Jackson; Seaforth; Martin, Gode- 'rich; Bell, ; Londesboro. South' Huron, Messrs -Morgan, Bayfield'; Rattenbury, Clinton; Farmer, -Exeter. Parliamentary committees to the Local LegislaWre:_--Eest'Ridings Messrs,;Tuck, o f Cranbrook; Hall,`of Brussels, and Scan,". drett of Belgg rave. West Riding—Messrs. Cor,•Goderiehi; Jas. Moored Clinton, and. •Dlzlmlagh; W'inghain. South Riding- Messrs. Knox, Holmesvile'; 'Ryan, Sea - forth, a ea-forth,• andCarling, Exeter. ' Managing Committee -Messrs. Carroll, Seaforth ; Dinsley,:Winghain; Oke, Exe ter ; Kennedy, 'Clinton.; Millne, Blyth ; Cook; Goderigh ; Ree, ,Brussels. 'Finance ConiBiittee--Messrs,Weir, Sea - forth; McBride,-Goderich; Pike, ,Clinton. Xuditors=-Messrs:•Moore and McLaren;. Clinton. The,'President and Sec.-Treas, were au- thorized to appoint- agents to collect the meinbership dues, in the different muni- :cip•alities of the county, and forward the same•to the Sec:-Treas. It was also re- solved that this association be non-politi- cal, . The ,meeting then adjourned to meet subjeit,to the call of"the President; S1AY it no-w e ngcleared out J' A. rise in.all OOtTON G0 S -WO fiacle our selec tions early; which has given us an adva:iitagdin prices that ' cannot: possibly be had now. 'rints9 PRINTS WHITE AND GREY COTTONS, SHIRT1NGS, DENIMS, .TICKS, COTTONADES, DUCKS, GRAIN .33AGs;!' - ---COTTON YARN-,- C—AltPET WARPS,: &. ehnl in a n town p ' tc than the ttention- i t t ea �owes1 "OLD ` GURIosIT-Y rices, HOP," ' LINTON f rt 11,4 0. Before stock taking we will, offer some of the' That ; Tia$ ever been offered, beim, determined to -reduce our stock down as low as possible. All wool SCOTCH TWEED SUITS at $24, re- duced to $20: All wool CANADIAN TWEED SUITS at. $20, reduced to $16 All wool 'CANADIAN TWEED SUITS at $1$, r.ed-tced to $13,,'> All -wool CANADIAN TWEED' SUITS. reduced to $12 'Che, same, reduction will be made in proportion on anything, :we. have in the shop, and people .may—rely on, getting tune ,great ai bar �ns' before our<s spring g Prg g :. � ds arrive. at $16, I,, WE- HAVE BUT A FEW LEFT, WHICf Wi'LI l3E_. SOLD._:1AT-,•COST Our business,, which is- so largely,. increasing, 'compels , s to make some big alterations in our Clothinu Store, w ch will be done immediately, and we are consequently bu rib' largely; for the spring trade. ' • ckson the Clothier 4qz.ars-woz