The New Era, 1883-08-10, Page 10CLINr1101NT NEW E11A
FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1883.
LOCAL NOTICES.
WOOL -The highest eash price paid
for any quantity of woof:••CORBETT a:
BOLES, CLINTON.
TO OUR READERS.
In consequence of the holiday next
Thursday the NEW ERA will be printed
a day earlier, on Wednesday; and there
fore request our patrons to act accordingly.,
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AT cR melon s.
PLENTY of work for those who want to
do it,
illi,rho
-' ' � s.Robertson received a severe
injury to his little •finger 'while handling
the cable at Fair's mill the other day.
Mr. John -Cruickshank narrowly escaped
b eing shot while e'gaged at the butts as,
signal man, a few c a,y's ago.
IaipizovE 1ENT.=Mr John Taylor is,
putting a new addition to his house. It
makes quite an improvementto; the place:
HORSE SOLD.,-I1essrs. R. Coats & Son
have sold their driver to a Londongentle
man for a good sadvance on what it cost
them a -year ago.
In giving the result of the election for
elders in Willis Church last week the
name of Mr. McEwen appeared inadver-
tantly instead of Mr. Ewing.
EXCURSION. = Apparently in, eonse
.fluence of the lack of business,:. excursions
are ;liberally patronized just bow., On
Tuesday there were 47 tickets sold -for the.
excursion to Toronto; and on the' same'
.day therewereover, 300 sold for Goderich.
THE body of.,Mrs.'Torrance, • who died.
from the effects of a paralytic stroke, was
:received hereon' Tuesday; from IStayner,
where she resided, and buried in the•ceme
.eery here. She was the;.mother-in-law of
Mr. John Junor, •of this.place.
Cum,-EiiT.—A. new culvert is being put
in the drain that crosses the road'in-front
of Fair's mill. The sides are heav"stone
work,_and_t:heLtap-and bottom -thick cedar.
Would it not have been better, and cheap-
er in the end, to have put in.all 'stone or
brick ?
CATTLE TRADE.—Our buyers have been
very busy the last few weeks and have
bought and shipped a large- number of
good stock. Messrs. Hearn &Craig, Young
&Matheson and W. Cud,nic e are all in.
the field making things lively.
TEDSPERAE CE. -.At thelast meeting of the
temperance lodge here;•the officers elected
the week previous: we're installed by Jacob,
'4 Taylor, L. D. A meeting for practice for
a -
tle entertainment to he shortly given,,
nas lr ld on Monday evening:
/A SAN MAN.—One daylast
week a'
'map -applied to M-rs:Call?s hoarding house::
for board and lodging, stating that -he
was going to work at the foundry. He
came atnight and ,got his supper and.,
bed and breakfast"next morning, and then,
left without -paying Mrs. Call.
.STREET LAasPu:=Thee -brick.block at'.
• the north end is inakin� ever- effort,to
draw public attention and draw business.
,The latest movement is';the erection of.
several fine lamp posts fatly equipped.
Whenlighted at night they ivetheplace
a very citified appearance. • We hope more
of Our citizens will go and do likewise.
THERE ARE a good ;many dogs about.
this town, which :appear to have no other'
object in . existence than to make night'
hideous. Those wlio are light s161pers:or.
are of nervous temperament are,constantly
subject to•,their:annoyance,' and it would
be a relief if abeu, t one-half the wortl#less
curs were summarily disposed of. - ;
RUNAwA�.—On' Tuesday a team :be-
longing to. Mr. T..Ohurcbill rail' away,
and just as • they. passed Mr. Dickson's,
bookstore, the tongue, which had dropped
from the' neckyoke, broke, and shortly
after the . horses ' became detached _ from
—the waggon, -and_were-soon. after topped.
Fortunately but.] ttie.damage-was done.
ACCIDErtr.--Ou Saturday afternoon as.
?�I•r. A. Joyner was returning .:from Mrs.
Jrvis's.funeral, the load he was ;.driving
sustained a slight necide>St. ' His horse
took fright at a white' bow, and shied,
throwing all the occupants . out into the
ditch, and breaking the shafts of the wags.
on. Every one -in the' rig sustained some
Oight_personal inlury.�
LARGE GoosEBERRIES.-Mr. Jas. Sig -
gins has handed to u's•a few of the largest
gooseberries • we have seen . this year,
weighing over half an ounce, and nearly
an inch and three-quarters long, called
Yorkshire Bods. He 'says that if the
bushesare planted -in such•a position as.
to get' a free circtilatiori of air>;they will.
not he troubled .with mildew.
A CALL at the foundry revealed to . us
that before the threshing season has even'.
commenced Messrs. Farran,`Macpherson
& Hovey have sold clean out of their ex-
cellent threshing maohires. Orders keep
coming in and the:whine force of. the
"-foundry is engaged in trying to keep up
with them. An order had just' }een're-
ceived from Nova Scotia while we were
there, the End Shake Climax seems to have
its way into every Province of -th, Do-
minion/
Folli s=r1 PS.—On Sunday morning last'
the Foresters- 'marched in a b'ody,•in re-
galia, to .the Bible Christian '•'Clttrreh
---zvirere- taro Res : i11r. I enzrer--xd'tireasud-
ihorri from the text, Matthew x; 42, `!And.
ivhosoever:shall give to drink nnto one of
these little ones a cup of cold -eater only',
in tine na.ue of a disciple,'. verily I say
unto yoti, he shall not lose his reward."
At the close oIbis:sermon he gave a brief
statement of the charitable operations Of
the society:- The church was . crowded
witha,respectable and attentive audience.
MATRIMONIAL.—We have received the.
till]owing_letters, :dated August_2,..whi:ch.
speaks fora.tsel-f.- Mr..J';ditor,-_ young
lady wishes to correspond" with a gentle-
man; with a view to matrimony. - Dark
eyes and .bait. arespreferred—blown curly'
hair ancl blue eyes will do, A doctor or
chemist•is preferred, a minister notwished
for, not very particular. about . srefession
SO long as lie possesses' good], common
sense, or what is, now -a -days, iln,common
sense, on account of its scarcity. The
gen,tletnan's photograph' is' wished for first,
and if wished
hed for the ,ladywill Send hers.
Yours, GAL S.
LOCAL PERSQNALS,
Miss McLennan is visiting Miss Sloan;
at Blyth.
Mr. and Mrs; Gen. E. Pay are taking
holidays by a trip down the lakes.
Miss Maggie McDonald has been taking
some holidays at Blyth.
Miss M. Grigg has been visiting Miss
Bessie Porter for some days.
Judge Toms has. gone to Ottawa to' at-
tend the annual meeting of the I.0.0.F.
Mr. Begley has been visiting Mr. S.
Stothers at Auburn. a
Mrs. Whitt has been visiting for a. few
days with Mr. S. Colwell at Auburn.'
3Ir. Andrew, Duncan and bis sister Nel-
lie arrived home from the Sault last week.
Mr. Thcs.-Jackson jr., has been-visitina-
in Chicago and other lces.' b
Mrs. and Miss O'Neil are staying ying in
Kincardine enjoying the lake breezes.
Miss Susie Malloy has returned home
after a few weeks visit to friends in Walk-
erton and Stratford
Mr. T. H. B. Tooth, of the. Molson's
Bank, is in hisplace again after his holi-
days
which seem to have done him good.
Miss Archibald has returned from a
prolonged visitto her,. brother in Mani -
Mr. Fred. Jackson; accompanied ' .Mr.
Wats. Manning on his trip honie, and will
remain for a.few days.
Mr. Perry, of the High ,School,.is:._ex-
pected here
expetted-here to occupy liis•own house next
week.
Mr. --and Mrs. Graham, of Egmondville;4
has been spending a few days withills.
Irwin: Sr.
Mr. Thomas Boles,.G.T.'R. station mas-
ter at Drumbo, has been visiting Mr.
John Boles, his brother, -for a -few days.'
Mr. R. Herriott, moulder, has returned -
from Chicago and is now employed in the
foundry.
• Mr. A. 0. Pattison, the genial agent: of
,the G.T.R.,has returned from an extended
trip over the Union Pacific to Ogden.:'.
Mr. John Carrick, one of'the originators
of the Exeter Reflector, is now local editor
of the Chatham Banner.
Mr. R. D. 'Bayley, left on Saturday for
a two week's holiday, trip, ' Friend `Bay-
ley works hard and deserves a gest.
Mr. James- Sproat, of Tuckersmith, is
announced as the first' to commence har-
vesting this fall.
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a on h s e bac o town
Mr os '; . t�, co
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to live, Ailsa Craig not being to his taste.
There is no place like the
hub. _
Councillor Searle visited Toronto on
Tueday last, to make—purchases for the
Fire and Water Committee.
Mr. Geo. Turner, son of Mr. E. Turner,
of Tucltersniith, left - on Wednesday for
Jamestown, : Dakota.
Miss Ida Cryderman has returned'lrome
to 'Porter's Hill, after` aking a term in
music from Prof. Jones f Seaforth. •
We are pleased to observe ' Miss Alice
Smith home again after holiclav�lool
ing fully recovered: ----
Mr. Geo.
ecovered,Mr.-Geo. Cole and wife, of Minneapolis,
have been spending a few days with Mr..
James Thompson their brothor in law,
Mr. Roby. Holmes, who has been laid.
up for a couple of weeks, has improved
considerably; and will, if all goes well, be
out in a few days.
Mr. Heber Arehibald,one of Winnipeg's.
leading awyers, %a been here for a few
days with his: brother-in-law, Mr. W. W.
Farrah.
Mr. Milton Armington,' formerly of
Clinton, last 'week suddenly lost a ten
month's old child at Toronto. IIe was
away at the time it died. -
Mrs: A, Moore started ,for her home in
Port Arthur on Friday last. She; has
been visiting her sister: here, Mrs. James'
Moore, at the Commercial
, Rev.' R. Y. Thompson has- received'.a
call from Rodgerville Presbyterian
church at an offered salary of: $800.Ile
has not yet decided:
Mr. Rob. Coats came home' from To--
ronto on Tuesday for a short visit. We
are glad to knots that he is fast climbing,
to thetop of the ladder in his chosen call-
ing.
Rev: Mr. Cook, who is supplying: - Kin
cardiae C.M. church duringthe absense
of Rev. Mr. Andrews in the North West,
was in Clinton visiting old friends on
Friday last. •
Rev. Mr. Wakefield,: latelychairman of
this district of-the`C-1111. church aisiv-sta-
tioned at Paris, is staying at Godericlifor
a short time, : His health, we are glad to
know, is much' improved. -
-Mr. John -Watts formerly of the Clinton
High School, and 'brother of Mrs.. John
Boles, who is studying lawwith his broth-
er, at Crookston,
rother,at;Crookston, Dakota, is here' taking
his vacation. ,He stays, for :sometime 'and'
then goes to Ann Arbor college to finish
Mn. BEr : W> 'nr; has been .appointed`.
caretaker' of the cemetery and any ;one
wishing their grave lots attended to, can
have the same done by applying to him,
Mr. T. Cooper; chairman cemetery, corn-
mittee, Or Mr. Paisley.
Mn. A. 0. PATTISON, station agent here,
has ' returned • frons his trip to the west.
Ile' speaks highly. of some harta of the;
country, especially Iowa, as beinga iii-
perior section .for the agriculturist. The
wast herds of cattle on the prtiries were a
-gratifying-sight;—especially -to- a'lail tvay
man, as they contribute so very largely to
the business of the roads. He says there
is plenty of room and' good wages offered
to everywilhng.labo er.
TEACHERS' .IttEETrNO A;, neptiug' of
the Inspector and leading teachers of the
county was held here last week',,to discuss
the new school readers lately authorized
by the Education Department; There'is
a strong rivalry between Jas. Campbell &
Son and Gage .'& Co.: for preeedcnce'for
the readers'' respectively published by
theni,_ at the meeting here after some dis-
cussion it was unanimously' resolved- to
ask teachers and • trustees throughout the
county not to•introduee either• of the New
Series untilboth Associations of the
county Shall have fully considered the
matter, and decided which, series; they
will recommend for adoption,, The As-
sociations will meet early in October and
appoint suitable committees to consider
carefully the re]ative merits of the two
series.
Additional Local News.
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WE areglad to say that;tbe synicptoms of
Mr. Josh H'amper's sickness is decided( v'
more favorable. . _
HORSE PIIR.01ASE.—Mr. H. Plumsteel
has purchased a fine black mare from W.
H. Hays, of Farmersville, for,$170,
MAP or TtrE' TOWN. —Messrs. Man-
ning & Scott are preparing a large map of
the town, showing all the recent changes,
to be hung up in their ,office for public
reference.
UNLESS Dame Rumor lies most terribly,
there is going to be quite a stir in the
matrimonial market this fall. "It's an
ill wind" quoth the minister, "that blows
no one any good."
FIGRT.-A terrific en co unterook'p'n1ce''
the other morning between a prominent
citizen and .Bovey Campbell's barber pole.
After afew rounds the pole was knocked
clean out and the citizen declaredthe
winner. No blood, no cards.
THE Chief of Police has , had 'quite a'
number of boys up and fined this week for
loitering on the streets ou :Sunday,. His
action is commendable, for this loafing on
street corners and passin: remarks whilst;
people are going to and from church_is an
intolerable nuisance.
ExPOBTI\G. HAY.—Inview of the great
hay crop of the present year itr tvill be in-
teresting'to know that, it has lately been
discovered that ,in the United States im-
ported hay is subject onlytoYaduty of 10
par.pent.. 20 per cerit..has,been imposed
for Years, and the amount _overcharged,
which is said to: he over three million,
dollars, will be -refunded to those who paid
it, and- can establish theirelaiins. ' Mayor
Forrester engaged extensively in this
business,' but` we have not•heard whether
he overpaid his'` ditty or not.
TRir. r;:as: It is to be lipped fariners are
bearing -in mind the proposed Live Stock
Sale to be held herein October next; these
sales have already done more good for the
farmers of Huron than they have any idea
of. Now is the tine to plant call aclw cr
tisements: they' -are :r crop that never fails:
The fruit crop so' far has not been any-
thing eitra, if up to the average, and
what the 'remaining varieties will` yield
Brill not be.great. The gravel distributed
upon the town roads have put them in a
general good order. The several excur-`.
signs of late have been pretty' well p atron-
ied,showingadisposition'on the par tcif_
the people to take what pleasure :Jut of',
life they card; a Mechainics':' 1•nstitute e.x
cussion to' Toronto is to be , iyen shortly,: i
and there is every likelihio ed Of 'plenty
more, as the exhibitions season ,ipc nt.
]here is a great'deal too' much preran it.y.
among the small boys:of this coven for
their own benefit, 1`his:lus, certainl} •
;
been 'Ya ."season of extrenies " rioted for'.
sudden n lion s `th weather 'several la a•
e c ae enc
last week was so cold,that extra 'cl'oth jug
was necessary
for' comfort and a man
c u h s that 1t5 o cd Friday. Miss'
Hanlon; of this 'plate, goes to Muskoka to
•
reside
TOWN CHURCH CHIMES.
Rev. M Y Thompson, preached again T
last Sunday morning and evening in the
Presbyterian Church, very acceptably.
Rev. Mr. Birks, pf Holmesville, preach-
ed
reached in the B.C..church on Sunday morning
last.
'
The quarterly services of the 0.1.41;.
church were largely attended last Sunday. -
A change was made in the usual proced-
ure, the sacramental service being held
after the evening service.
The Rev. H. J. Nott, editor of the
Observer, Bible Christian organ, whom
we mentioned last week as being taken
suddenly ill, died at Bowmanville on Sun-
day last.
On the first Wednesday in each month -is
held a missionary Prayer Meeting in the
C: 11 t1iii dlif"O' 'Weythie-sday event
last Rev. Mr. Gray read several selections
from. receht ` publications setting forth
more especially the degredations to which
women are subjected' in the heathen lands
of the east: -
•
A LARGE pasty of young folks ]sad 'a
picnic over atiBayileld' and :enjoyed them-:
selves immensely. ;
The St. Paul's churcli Sunday School
held their picnic on Tuesday last, at
Goclerich. There was, a good turn out
antra very pleasant time.
IT WILL be seen by hand bills that there
is a cheap excursion to Toronto onour
civic holiday. Fare 81.50. The one on
the same clay. to Port Stanley is 81. there
and back. .
DEPARTMENTAL F.'. XAVENATTON.—The:
sub -examinees have finished their work,
and the result -of the intermediate and
second class will be given to -morrow (Sat-
urday), but the result of the first class ex-
amination, :will not be given for about ten
A pati DAY.—The 17th will 1e a big
day, as it is the day the monster excur-
sion will be run over the G. T. R. to Nia-
gara Falls and Buffalo. Train leaves
Clinton at 6.15, . and tickets only 81.75,'
good, four days. Don't fail to,se.e the falls
illuminated with the electric light at aright
-a 'grand siglit.This 'will be the great trip
of the season.
i'i Mayor has issued a proclamation
specifying Thursday next, ' 10th; inst., .as
our annual civic holiday. It was at first
desired' to have it on the loth, but it was
(bund that extra cars could not be had on
that day, and then a petition was circulat-,;
ed fo have it on the 17th; but the business
part of the community 'eared to prefer
i 5 appeared
tine 16th, and therefore it was fixed for that
clay,
G AS I ,tunic. -Recently a circular was
received here from Listowel], directing
attention to elle manufacture of gas for
town purposes, and;asking us to calLthe
'attention of the proper authorities to the
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. uh vv <ct; rill a -view to it beingintroducedhero. Thereir•cidar «as handed' to one of
tie councrhons `rtho carefully read it over
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Bargains ON.
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we are giving'. on Summer Goods, Hosiery,
Gloves s .and'P r cls:.. .. ,
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