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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe New Era, 1882-06-01, Page 10-CLINTON NEW ERA, -.. THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1882. 15. CENTS, TIIE NEW ERA will, be sent to any address,' till theist of January, 1883, for tho above aunt paid in advance. Parties subscribing noir, i:hus get a weeks free. SUBSCRIBE NOW. Zown Zpnico. TBE Record has changed its quarters. MES as. Craib, Macwhirter &.Co have, erected an awning, THErading os'a portion of Princess St,: has greatly improved it. A SITTING of the, Divisioncourt will be held here on the 16th inst.. LAST week Mr. F. Rumball bought',:a cow of Mr. W. Robinson, at $50. MR. W. EAST is making a large, addi- tion .to his house on Albert Street. MR. W. H. RANSFoxn has disposed pf his tryciele toa gentleman of Goderich: THE NEW ERA has the second largest' circulation of the 13 papers, in the county. THE rule cautioning '.people against lwa track is but little_ walking on the r s:? Y —_. . - observed. • SINCE the. 1st of Januarylast about • thin interments have takeplace in the Clinton Cemetery: A OUT four thousand postal cards were disposed of by the Clinton Post office, dur- ing the month of May. ON 'FRIDAY Mr. W. C. Searle trimmed every tree on one side the: g=oad between Clinton and Stapleton. SEVERAL of the Foresters of town took' ,part in an initiation ceremony at Londes- boro, on Friday evening. MEssns. McTaggart & Co. sold a splen- did driving horse to A. M. Ross, Esq., M. P. P., last week, at a good figure: THE farmers west ot_. Clinton on the Huron road, ahoul.dgo into tree planting as extensively as those .on the east have. THE Bayfield river running south of this place, formerly a good-sized stream, has dried-up till it_ iss_now -Ah1y_a very_ small creek. Ma. TtroMtAs JACKSON. recently receiv ed an order for ten fine suits of clothes, at $30 a suit, from students: at the Huron College, London. 1- , MISS 'JOSIE SCOTT i8 now filling the • position lately bold by Thos. Turnbull, in the office of Canada Salt Association ; and she fills it well, too. A LARGE number of apilicatipns have been made for the Entrance Eaatnination; to the Clinton High School,.which;, comes, eft here this month. •. OWING to the scarcity of cattle and the;; prices at which`they tiro selling; Messrs. Ercierstin & McMullen have . closed :their butcher shop for a Any Weeks. • A MEETING of the several ward. com-. mittees" and all others 'interested -in the Reform cause, will -be 'held in the Club: Room, Beaver Block, ,to -morrow ':(Friday)' evening. MESSRS. A.A. Bennett and II.1Stevens have 'been chosen by the' Foresters' Of this place to represent them at the meeting of the High,CGurt, which is to be held in Guelph, .on the 13th inst. Da. Dowsr,EY, of this . place, and his brother, • leave to -day for Kingston and vicinty, where he purposes -spending. a few days. His' practise here will be efficiently looked after during'his absence. MISS WEBBER, a music teacher of much ability. who has been residing in this place for a time, leaves for her home in Boston to -day. She has won many •friends, and her departure will be much regretted.. MR..WM.." BxoADFooT, of this place, recently' bought of Mr. John Mason, of Hullett, bis splendid grey driving mare, at a. good :figure. . "Bill" is constantly making good purchases of horseflesh. MR. SarILI , the.eflicient accountant in Molson's Bank, here, leaves' in a few clays for Montreal, where he resumes his former position, in the bank there His place here will be taken by a Mr. Toothe, of Owen Sound: Ma. AL. READ, late of this town, has given up his situation as shorthand clerk in the office of the Chicago & Alton -R..R., at Chicago, and accepted a' more lucrative position at Peterborough, in a':similar capacity.• • STILL TO THE smoxr.—Three fanners from the vicinity of Benmiller, were en- gaged all last week inhauling theirgrain to the Clinton market, where, they stated, they -received three cents a bushel more than they could have got in Goderich. POSTAGE ON N*WSrAPERS.—The aboli- tion of -the -postage -on -newspapers -only -re- lates to papers sent to regular subscribers from the office of publication, and not to papers sent by the general public, which svi11 pay the same postage as heretofore. WE NOTICED on Saturday, that the di- rectors of the Agricultural Societj had a number of teams engn aged levelling, the Show ground. . More of the farmers should lend their services en occasions of this kind, as the benefit is as much .theirs as any one's. 11Essiis. Moore & Sharman having dis- solved partnership, Mr. Sharman has rented the premises formerly occupied by Mr. C. Dickson (next to Mr. Hodgins') where he will still carry on business, and Mr. Moore will continue business• -at his old stand. A SISTER of' Mr. W. H. Cooper, jr., now living at Emerson, writes back in great praise of that country, notwithstanding its serious drawbacks of blizzards and floods. Although only working nine hours a day, she makes, an aver- age of $10 a week. THE Chops. :The late rains have prov- ed the salvation of the spring crops of this county, for they had been suffering very much from drought before that. /How- ever, they are now growing as nicely as could be desired, and pastureshave;; also been very much improved.' MR. II. MORGAN, the blind' vocalist, is making big preparations for giving a grand concert on the evening of the 12th of July. Over 60 children are now in training, be- sides a large number of our best`likal tal- ent who intend putting forth a great ef- fort to make the concert•a success.s any loss of time. ' THE j regular meeting of the town coun- cil will be held next Monday evening, ON Tuesday some children, gathering flowers' on tho farm of Mr W W Ferran, sn Hallett, discovered that a young colt had by some means broken its leg near the thigh. The colt was one highly valu- edby Mr. Farran, and was killed to end its sufferings. RIFLE Ma.Tcii.—Last week a contest for a smll wager, came -off at Atholecot Range, between Messrs. Jas. Young and J. T. Marsh. ' The ranges were two, four and five hundred yards, any position and Mr. Young was the succesful one, ' by 7 points. UNTRUID'.—A report was in circulation last week that Mrs. R. H. Call had died of her sickness, in Winnipeg, but such we are pleased to learn, is not the case. A postal card from Mr. Call, under date of the 26th of May, states that she is 're- covering from -her ailment, inflammatory rheumatism. DID NOT ACCEPT.—Mr. J. R. Steep, late of -this place,1(aow teaching school at Ben - miller) lately had an offer of a: good Situa- tion in the C. P.R. offices, Winnipeg, but" he wisely concluded that he would be just as -well. off in the end, to remain .where he is. Being a first-class teacher, his ser- vices are in demand. RAGE PosTroNED.-.-The race which -was to have come oft here on the 22nd 'of 'May between two Winenghahorses, Ives postponed -until' the 25th, owing to one of them being ill,and when they toed the mark on the 25th they acted ugly and re- fused to go at all, so that the race had to be indefinitely postponed. • PUBLIC MEETING.—Mr. M. C. Cameron Reform Candidate for this constituency, will hold a public meeting in the town hall, Clinton, next Monday; 'evening, the '5th inst. It is altogether likelythat-Mr. S Porter, or his 'representative, will alssgs be present. We,expect to see a very'' large attendance, and doubt not but that the shortcomings ofjthepresent administration will be clearly and convincingly put be- fore the audience. A VERBOSE ADDRESS —A few days since a book was received at the Clinton post office, -the address of which was as follows, we omit the name :— "1882 a compliment to John ---by Clinton post office he once stopt in Stanley second concession province of Ontario". - "Th`-1mmew'as-written-in- the --broadest Irish, and it was only by pronouncing it sharp, -that .it'Was found to be *for one of another nationality. RETURNING OFFICERS.—Mr. B.Wilson, of Wingham, has been appointed return- ing officer for :the•WestRiding of H11ron.: The_deputy-returning officers for Clinton are :—St: Andrew's Ward—T. C. Doherty. St. James' Ward—G. E. Pay. -',St. John's Ward-H.'Young. St. George's Ward— Ws H. Cooper.; The polling places will be as.fellows :-St. James' Ward, Fisher's factory.. St. John's Ward,W; H. Cooper's shop.: St. George's Ward, Cantelon's car- riage shop. St. Andrew's Ward, Town Faun' PRosi'ECTss-The prospects ` for the fruit crop of this section age not very favorable just at present. -Peach blossoms `egad many of the cultivated plums have been killed by the frost, while wild plums appear to be all right; apples will likely be an average: Something or other is blight- ing the strawberries; 'shortly -after they blossom, a hard woody substanceforms in the centre of the blossom, which seems to distroy it, and horticulturists are at a loss to :know how to remedy it. Small.. fruits, such as currants and goosberries, promise' well,. however, and grapes are no far enough advanced to forge' an opinion upon. MR.:JouN GORTtELL returned from the ,,northwest on Thursday, owing to the con- , tinned illness; of his .wife. While away he went as far west as'Fort'Ellice which 'he describes as a fine country, but he says that the greatest indignation exists on ac- count of the land ;policy of the govern- ment, speculators being favored at the ex-. }pence of the settler. Lake Manitoba haw- ling overflowed its banks, tile, country :ib 'that .section is still under: water: The Sunday pefore` he left the people . were treated to a heavy snow storm, which Madded`nothing to their comfort. His re- turn to the northwest depends, upon cir cumsta nces. MECIIANICs' INSTIrUT.E.—A meeting of the directors ,.f the Mechanics' Institute was held on Thursday. evening, ,when the 'following committees were a pointed for .the.year :—Evening classes—Messrs. J..C. 'Stevenson, J,, Turnbull, J. Scott, jr., F. 'Whittingham. Book selection -Messrs. Malloch, Turnbull, Watts, Revs. Messrs. McDonagh, Craig and -Stewart. Lecture and entertainment — Messrs. '''Forrester, Manning, R. Holmes, Watts and Rev. Mr. Craig. Finance—Messrs. Combe,: Corbett, McGarva and Rev. Mr. Stewart. Library and, reading room—Messrs. J. Scott, jr., Stevenson, Holmes and Rev. Mr. Mc- Donagh. II.' S. <,I S. =The regular meeting. of Clinton High School Literary Society was held on Friday evening last. Owing,. to ;the .absence of the President Mr. Robb, occupied the chair. No business of• im portaneewas transacted. The programme wasT hen proceeded with, which consisted of readings by Messrs. Cornyn; Gauley, Farquharson and Rowlands. ' Songs by. Miss'•Helyar and Mr. B: Stanbury:; duet, by Miss' Helyar and Mr: B. Stanbury, instrumental music by Miss Kinsman, all of which were remarkably well rendered. As the examination is near at hand it has been deemed advisable to discontinue the. meetings until after the holidays. THE EVIDENCE ACCIThiULATES.'— Al- most every day, peoplein a position to knows -bear testimony to Clinton's super- iority as a place of bum:le s. The other day a .well known business Man` of .an.ad- joining . town acknowledged, while in con- versation, -that "Clinton nowheld the lead of; all the business places in the county." A commercial traveller repre- senting a London house remarked the other day that " there Was no town of similar size in his district that did Imo much business as Clinton," while a tra- *eller representing a Montreal' house, said that "he visited agood many towns along the road, but, business was livelier. in Clin on"and on a better footing than iii_ the most of •them." .And our position as a convenient centre. is further shown, by the convenience and comfort with which the large numberof delegates repro ent- ing"the South Huron 1lefor I Co teen ion' could assemble here, transaj t their b si ness and return to'their i-hofnes, with tit Ism Conservatives haye taken, as their Club Room, the premises in Victoria Block lately occupied by the Record. O i TUEspAY Mr, J. Johnston started off from Cooper & McKenzie's Factory, with a tremendous big load, being 45 boxes about two feet square and five feet long, for the Hullett Butter Factory, but they would keep shifting, and 11 of them were left by the road side. The load was even then a big one, MR. J. AIB.ENEEAD, of Tuckersmith, was up before the Mayor last week on a charge of assaulting his daughter-in-law, and, was fined $1 and costs. He laid a - counter -charge against herand she was fined 25 cents. The circumstances of the case were' much mixed up, and were the result of family troubles that should not have been made public. •MAsoNict—At the last Regular Convo- cation of Clinton Chapter No. 84, the fol- lowing officers were elected for the ensu-: inv year : E. Comp., -D.',M. Malloch, 1st Prin. Z. " H. Cameron, 2nd Prin. I3. J..,Maewhirter, 3rd Prin:: J. A. Worthington, Scribe E. " John 113clntyre, Scribe N. T. K. Anderson, Prin. Sojour. A. Slemueon, Treasurer. CC THE A. O. U. W.—The-regular meeting of the Ancient Order of Workmen will be held to -morrow .(Friday) evenings -al -eight' o'clock. - This .order is growing' rapidly in Canada, numbering .upwards . of five thousand members, and in the United'. States upwards of one hundred thousand. It is an insurance society in some respects, every member entering receives a policy for two thousand dollars, which goes to his ..wife at his. death, 'the payment of which is guaranteed by the 105 000 mem- bers. MR. HoRACE NEWTON (brother of Mr.' W. L. Newton) returned from the north- west on 'Monday. He has been making his headquarters at Brandon for a con- siderable time, and his experience of that country has by no means impressed him favorably. He says that between two evil's—the government and the syndicate —the country is ; in a. very bad . state. During the tremendous snow blockade of April, the Syndicate charged•$4 a day on all cars not unloaded by'. a certain time, and notwithstanding the fact that a car for him was almost buried in snow, and utterly unaccessible,- he was forced to;pay $48.':demurrage. He says that if any one wants testimonials from Conservatives up there, condemning:. the Goyernment, he can get thein "-by! the waggon load." While. stopping at a certain hotel .out there, a curtain across one corner of the bar: attracted attention., and asking .what it was for, found that, behind it were the corpses of four Canadians who had died of fever, .and the carousals went on in the hotel just the same. Out of sixteen per- sons who accompanied him out, all. have returned, :notwithstanding the fact that some of them took upland with the in- tention of remaining, but became disgust- ed with -affairs, and threw up their claims. On the return -frons Brandon -to Winni- peg, the train ran off the track no less than five times. Winnipeg he describes as a' horribly dirty city, and typhoid fever raging and claiming its victims by the score. .. WE would'nt like topublish all the,com- meats we have heard upon tho town sprink- ling cart. They are emphatically flatter- ing—but not to•the cart. - We have received 'a communication from a ratepayer in reference to the re ported formation of a grange in connection with a manufactory in this town, but have not space for it this week. PERSONALE.—Mr. D. M. Malloch, who was laid up sick on Monday, was able to resume his duties on Tuesday. The fami- liar form of "Ned" Pickett is again to be seen in town, he being on a visit to his friends here. Mrs. Houghton, of Seaforth, left by G. W. R. on Thursday, for Chir cago ; she goes to visit her daughters Mrs. Robt. Wiseman. Geo. Cole, son of Mr. P. Cole. of Clinton,) ho has hada . every , ) severe attack of typhoid (over at Minne- apolis, Minn., is home to recruit his health. Mr. G. H. Wright did not' go, west on Thursday,' as announced ; he is waiting for better weather. Mr. Race, editor of -the Mitchell Recorder, was pres- ent at the Reform convention here on Fri- day. • Mrs. W. Foster,. of Kincardine, is visiting her friends here. Mr. A. Archi-. bald. Division Court clerk. at Dickinson's Landing, is on a yisitst to his friends here. TOWN CHURCH' CHIMES.. Rev. n Mr. M D c� ash will deliver a ser- mon on "politics" on the evening of the.. 18th inst. ,. Rev. Mr. Thomas leaves this week for Port Hope, where the annual conference of the B.C. Church is to be held.. . Mr. Jas. Young preached at Hensall on Sunday evening. He takes Rev. Mr. Cobb's place, at Seaford', on Sunday next. Rev. Mr. Gray, every Sunday, performs the hardest work of any minister in town. He drives 30 niiles and, preaches three times every Sabbath. On Sunday next thei1e will be services of Intercessory Prayer for Foreign Missions, in St. Paul's Church. The offertory will be exclusively in of Missions in foreign Rev.' Mr. McDonagh leaves this Weak for Conference, he being a member of the Stationing Committee.,; His place next Sabbath will be supplied by Mr. A. H. Manning. Services were h'eld in Willis church on Friday ,evening and- Saturday morning, 'Lev., lir. Pritchard officiating. Com- munion services -were held on. Sabbath, Rev. Mr. Stewart officiating in the morn- ing and Mr. orn-ing`and.Mr. Loughead in the evening. minister in town, on Sunday, in the, course of his sermon made two very strong.; assertions, when he said "it was a sign of weakness when any government hurried -through its behests," and also that "when politicians come in contact with moral or. religious rights they will certainly be de- feated." It is very, probably, the fact that the first assertion was true, as a moribund government is very apt to resort to every means to save itself from destruction; but it is doubtful whether the latter is always true; notwithstanding the 'fact- that it - ought to be. If it is true, the defeat often. happens, so long - after the contest 'com- mences that it is Y •hardlrealized whether it is a.defeat or a'victory. We hope the reverend gentleman will speak "in • and out of meeting," and fear not. T lo ` the Independent 0 QF HURON.. Before you give the casting vote, SEE OUR 7 . an d Ass or tm n. : e OF: Light- colored Prints. g . Printed P' k and- sM Blas r lack andCoo � 1 r' ed Cashmeres: Hosiery, Gloves, -Corsets. 'Parasol's aso s and Sun Hats. eaui t ful range of colors n Nun's Veiling. :anti�: :epartrnF WE EXCEL IN THIS DEPARTMENT WE AE., SP CIALTY HENCE IT r R UNPARALLELED SUCCESS. TUE DRY GOODS E MPORIUl1I�'CLINTON.0 C e our ows en aturclay venin or an ii mense ehlbl seri TheFarous • -JACKSON '. To; hand this week a fresh lot of IRISH SERGES SCOTCH SER ' ES ENGLISH SERGES;. Canadian SERGE As low as $13, and up to $24, with beautiful. COLORED TROUSERINGS, to match. My stock -is now larger than it wa at t}e first•,::of the season, having o' b h•t : 'a lar •a stock at the; Greer ug g t. Trade Sale old Toronto in last week r ods I •am re a ed to se oo s•sa if e. mend,ou cr c Everybody ;shou=ld see nay special lines of , �'er9►ets and Scotch 1 ch weedts 9 6986E1TOK of T�T aodCOV09EU WORSTDDS PRICES.,LOWER,AN" EVER. Hatter end Furnisher Thomas Jacks ::-~NONNY. I • Tlie Noted Q1othierjClinton; 1'