HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe New Era, 1882-05-25, Page 10ULINTON NEW ERA,
THURSDAY., MAY 25, 1882,
gown goni€5.
MESSRS. C0E33EIT & BOLES have pur-
chased a new safe: which has .arrived here
fox them.
A BOY named Shaw,while playing with
a revolver last week, shot hiniself through
the hand.
A Two -AND -A -HALE ton safe has been
placed . in the . oflice• of the Canada Salt
Association, here.
I FE'% days since .ti splendid pinch cow
belonging to Mr, R. Irwin died. He had
refused the sum of.$75-for it,
MR.W JONES, of Stapleton, was a former
employee of the father of Lord Cavendish,
recently assassinated in Ireland.
IT was impossible to get a half -minute
conversation with any of our businessmen.
on Saturday, they were kept so busy.
A FIELD of niietRve acres of fall
wheat, adjoining this town and belonging
to the Bansford firm, IS in an excellent
condition..
WE learn that Mr. David Cantelonis
readily disposing of his buckboards in the
----northwest, antLexpeets ere on to eo fur-
ther west in quest of land.
Miss SCOTT, milliner, has rented_the'•
.vacant storein the Smith block as soon
as the place was rented the proprietor had
two other applicants for it.
Mx:i1r J. MCCUTcREoti, late of Winni-
peg, was in town last week. •It:is said- he-
intends purchasing a farm and leaving.
his family here, wwhrle he goes west.
..TrEE.-employees of the Doherty Organ
actory talk of .forming, a band among
themselves.- There. should certainly be
sufficient musical ability among them to
form a good one:
MEssts. Corbett & Boles got up steam
// in their new automatic -cut-off ;engine,` on
Friday last, for the iirst time ; it ran as
nicely as could be desired, witha very
low pressure of steam.
WE understand that 'Mr: Chas. Swill/
bank, of this town, suspended ; from his
position as engineer 'on the Canada Pa_•
cifrc Railway, along with other Canadians,
a short time ago, has been replaced on
the road .-
/ASP week constable Paisley received a
letter from his brother at Winnipeg, (for-
merly of this county). who went up to join
the police of that city, saying' that he was
thoroughly disgusted with thea place, and
as for being a policeman. he • wouldn't
think of it.
GOOD WORK. -A_ short.time ago the
announcement was made: in these columns
that`77 button holes had been made in 10
hours, by a lady,. but the statement .was
doubted by numbers. Last week the sane
person- made"86-In-the:same time; -at_ Mass:;
Smith's, Victoria street.
PROMOTION.- The , many friends here
of Mr. W. B. Laing will be pleased to,
learn that he has beenpromoted from his
recent position on the Chicago. & N. W.
➢Iyr; at Fon du lac, Wisconsin, to that of
;cashier of that division, with headquarters
at Oskosh,"in-the same State.
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LAST Thursday evening, as the fire en-
gine was passing down Albert: street, a
team got frightened in front of Mr. W. II.
'Simpson's and bolted on the sidewalk,
"almost going through' the window of that
store,: and also. Mr. Cunningham's; the
breaking of a plank in a trap :door • and
the pluck of some of the citiens alone
prevented the damage.
Buse a ss CXIANGE.-Owing to"other
• matters requiring:their attention,; the pro-
prietors of "The Old Curiosity Shop,"
have decided to withdraw from the book
and stationery business, ;and have, accord-
ingly disposed of the balance of their
. stock to Messrs. Chris: Dickson and. W.
• IF. Simpson, Mr. Foster will now devote
all, his attention to the photogra;h busi-'
ness.
QUICK:• WORN, On Thursday Tright
the firemen were .called out for practice,
a test being made to see how,quickly they
could get to work. ' Twelve. out of the
sixteen men responded to the call, the en-
gine was taken down to Doan's tannery,
(about 400 yards). and from the time of
the first stroke of tt}e.bell' until the engine
was throwing water only twelve' minutes
had elapsed.
' QUEEN'S BInTrrnaY.—A large - crowd
were in town yesterday to participate in
the various sports and amusements. The
Goderich band was in 'attendance and
headed the Foresters procession in the
Morning, after which the foot' and other
races were held. Owing to our having to
go to press before these.. were. concluded
we are not able$this week to give a de-
tailed report thereof.
A ,0-001)-1V1
IDEA..r. John Ransford, of
Clinton, in a; 'letter to the "Nrw;`ERe-,'�
urges their town' council- to , petition the.
Grand Trunk, railway authorities for a
change of time table; so that people could
reach Goderich by say 9 to 9.30 a.m., and
the train -.for `returning in the, evening
leave Goderich no later., than "six p. m.
This would be an improvemen+eon the -
present. hours, and allow summer visi-
tors from inland to have areasonabletime
-to enjoy "sur lake_breezes.-Goderich Star
ItIrLrrARv.On Friday last the Coni
manding office—rs of the' several companies:
forming the 33rdBatallion, met in Clinton
to make arrangements for holding their
annual camp, which had been announced
for 'the 13th of June, but owing to the
elections comiug on at: that time, it was
deemed advisable to ask fir a change in
the time,;and the District authorities were
communicated with by telegraph in refer-
ence thereto. We believe it has' been de-
cided by the government that.' no camps
will be formed until autumn.
ABOUT ONE: o'clock last Wednesday
night. the NEw. Liu reporter found an,
old man about 60" years of agewaudering
aimlessly around town., • Inquiring what
he was doing at that time' of night, the
old man said ' lie had walked all. the way
in frons 'lurnberry, and was on: his way
to Goderich, to look up the•registry of his
,property, 'but had someliow`' missed 'the
road to Goderich. He hrtd got in town..
atter all the hotels were shutr-up, but was;,
not very particular about sleeping,al-
though he had tried at one and the
Tuan thereof threatened to kill him with.. a•
stick for frightening his family at that
hour. Would the gentleman please show
him the road to Godericb." The request
being complied with, the Tuan took the
middle of the street and set off as uncon-
cernedly as if it were daylight e and' ap-
peared as fresh as a daisy. ••
ON TUESDAY a bolt connected with the
awning of ,W. Jackson's store. worked
loese,and dropped through a $5 pane of.
glass.r. o
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LAsT week Mr. Jas. Fair sold 26 head
of cattle to Mr. W. McLean, which ave-
raged 1300 lbs. each. • This is a good aye -
rage for young cattle.
MR. T. TIPLINH being barred from en-
tering his colt at. the Seaforth' races, has
accepted the challange of the 'directors of
the Seaforth Driving Park to match his
colt' against one younger,; the race to come
off at Seaforth, sometime during Sep-
tember. •
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' THOS. TUREBULL, (sou of Mr. J. Turn
bull, B.A.,) lately eniployed''in the office
of the Canada.Salt Association here, has
received a good position in the Bank of
Commerce; Berlin •;,-He is a youth of
more than ordinary ability, and will doubt-
less prove an acquisition to the bank.
TEL Juneineeting, of ,County Council
will be held at Gpderich, On -the fith pros.
As the printed minutes for the January.
meeting were' only. distributed last week,
we presume those for Tune will not_he'
sent, out until next November: Who's to
blame for their delay, the clerk or the
printer? • •
THE following occurs in •tire Seaforth
oorrespoiidence_of theJ Lyth Review
it because the printers of Clinton
were noocapable.ofuiaking as good a bill`
as our: printers, or what_is the reason that
Clinton had• to fall back -on, our printers
"to get their bills put up in city style for -
_the -celebration of the 24th of IVlay?
As we have often been asked the reason -
the Driving Park got their bills out of town;
• we clip the foregoing in order to. answer,.
the.question. :The editor of the Exposi-
tor being a shareholder in the Park, pays
for his share in printing, which is the rea-
son .why the work was sent away. • It does;
of course,, cast a reflection upon the offices
of •thea town, and,- 0± rather questionable
propriety. So far 'as=getting better print-
ing done is concerned, the NEw ERA is
-not-afraid to show samples of. its general
work'' with any office -in Ontario; outside
of London, Toronto and Hamilton.
• A"SPECULATOR NOT d SPECUTATOR.—
One. of the best horse buyers that visits-
this; section- is Mr. F ank Thompson, of
Mansfield, Ohio. He has 'good judgment
iu ,purchasing • and doubtless does well
when: selling., Residing not a great dis-
tance from him is a certain person, whom,,
for convenience, we.:; shalt call Jones.
Noiv,:when Jones saw the excellent pur•-
chases his friend Thompson was making
in Canada, be rashly concluded that he
had as good judgment . and could buy
horses to as good advantage.as his friend,.
and he.accordingly, hied himself to;.this,
county for the purpose of operating
his plans. Tris first visit: was made to the
.farm---of/Mr.- A. Innes, -.Stanley, -where --h6"
purchased. a fine mare: at $200,:paying .$1,
as ,k deposit, taut. after he had left -there:
he; for some reason, rued his bargain, and
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concluded" to forfeit hrs;$1<>. He then,
hired alivery rig, drove around forceiv -
days, and;. never secured a liorse, He»
next went down to Mr. John. Shipley's,
where he boughta spanking team at $41iD,
paid for them and took them away"-' after
purchasing a saddle for $5. While riding
them to Goderich be appeared to arrive
at, the conclusion -that-, he had 'bought
them too high, and :he old them to Mr.
Jas. A. Elliott; who, in turn, re -sold therm
to .Mr. Shipley for $30 1 , than .fie had
just sold them fo,he saddle on
his hands, Jones a;r• - When
last seen he had tak n a through -ticket
for Ohio, and by this timewill doubtless
conclude that as a horse buyer he is not a
success • .
UNTIMELY .DEATHS. -:-Information was
received here on Friday of the unexpected
,death of Mr. Robt. Cook, at Winnipeg.,
Deceased was, a son of Mr. Andrew Cook,,
(a former resident ofthis place) and mar-
ried a daughter of Mr John-• Stephenson,
of .the' London Road. ' For sometime -he
carried on a hotel ati Blyth, .Subsequently
moving to Tiverton, where his wife and
family are at present. Ile was. in the.
prime of life; a large, healthy -looking
man.,.but, unfortunately,.like too ,many
ethers, sometimes drank to excess,' which
quickly brings about fatal results in a city
like Winnipeg:
The same day a telegram ;`announced
the fact that James Bay' had been killed
by ,a train • at Evansville, Dakota. De
ceased was well known here, having been.
a resident far some time at different peri
ods, and having "Iearned the` telegraphing;
here, many' years ago • At' one time .a
young man of great promise, his pprospects.
were blighted and,his life ruined by giv-
ing way to a-too'prevalent human .weak -
nese. He was one of the most: expert.
telegraph operators known, and frequently •
received $150 a month for his service's;
he had•°travelled nearly from. one end 'of
the :.Americarr• continent--to-tlie-other---
from. east to west and from north to -south.
but he was unable' to retain •a situation
for any length of',time, • When -he • did:
keep himself straight he was. one of the
most' obliging and courteous. fellows one
could wish to meet.
Bit BFS,-A quantity of •baled hay pass-
ed tlir iugh town 'ori Friday. to Goderich
for export to Manitoba A neat picket
ie.me;h rs:been`'ereeted°by Mr. Iaet-Biggins;
around his property in James street. Mr.
Ws 11.- Perrin has also erected: a new.
picket fence on the Bayfield road. The
parties who rolled Mr. 1VIcGarva's.,;salt.
barrels out into the. -.street, en Wednesday'
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night, and Burst in thiee„of them„ deserve
to •be -punished. A. Meat verandah is the
latest imnprovemnent -Mr. Jas. 'Thompson
has, made to his property. Some of the
cows running around town are a disgrace
to their owners. Saturday was as warm
as it usually is in.August: The spring
grains are 'looking well. A commercial
traveller remarked the other' clay "that
he found Clinton the busiest town he.
,Visited in this section." 1f the sprinkling
-cart is not out soon,. it won't, be much use
this summer. It keeps verycold. A resi-
dent of this section just backfrom Que-
bec says that seeding has only commenced
there. Messrs. Pay & Wiseman have had
their large -sign re -painted, which 'is • a -
decided improvement; there are a number
of signs' in town that could eaislybe Pain-
ted to advantages. Messrs, Miller & Ted-
ford are putting up a windmill on their•
shop.' Mr.,Morgan is training a number
of pupil,s'for a concert to be.given.hero on
the 12th of July. Last• week Mrs. Jos.
Ewings gave:cis some excellent rhubarb,
the Prince'of Wales variety being 14 'in-
ches
in-ches long and 31-I inches round; and - the
Mire 18 inches long and 4;reund.
oimmese
KID GLOVES
.50 ets. 30ets•
KID' GLOVES, 4 buttons-= ......75 50,
KID GLOVES, ,6. buttons.. $1.00 65
KID GLOVES, 17 hooks....$2,25, _ $1.50
LADIES HOSIERY, .. • ; •r55 ,;., . 35
CHILDREN'S HOSIERS' - 35 20
LACE COLLARS-•
WHITE SILK .TIES
WHITE . & .OREAM LA.OE • .18 '" 1
EMBROIDERIES. • • 20 1
50
35'
Lace Handkerchiefs Liven ila.ndkerchiefs, fancy
1askets end: P1,r es, less than Cast.
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We are showing a very select -
of. Light -Colored Prints, White
and . Printed P'ks, Parasols,
Hosiery,-: Gloves, &c:
In our MANTLE -Department
-we-have-just received, another
consi nment of Passmentre
Trimmings for Silk,: Cashmere
and other Mantle Cloths
Produce Taken.
''1�IF. ifltY (OOi)S `riarouXIU'J. o:P �IIN'1'O�VT.
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Ori. account of nay business. so largely increasing, I find it irix-
possible `to vetilrn to NIaiilo i as at first intended, and have.
concluded to remain and. rgive .::the people of Clinton and the n`
4uf rou'ndint country,' some of the
Have disposed or their stocky of Books,' Stationery,)
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and ,F,anc ;,,,Goods, and in giving up that ". line
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business heartily thank their customers for their
it
liberal patronage.
Will. Continue the
i �est 1 ti ' i is 1» Ordered •C .ot) iuig
That have even been offered and- will onand after Monday,
commence a,terrible slaughter inprices, at which time We will
have hane.
remendous Stool
purchased this week at -the great Trade Sale in Toronto. ' Wo -;
are not giving°discounts but .we, are certainly giving bargains,.
and as our expenses are very .light compared . with others in
the same business, we can well afford to •sellat.a bigger xeduc-
tion -and still have jrofft.
�r a HA SUPE
To which he will devote his entire attention.