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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Record, 1881-01-14, Page 14Supplement to THE HURON RECORD, Friday, January "21, 1881. Local Briefs. { . 1.. - You might as well try to strike a light on a block of tee as to do business without advertising. AN ancient sage once said :—"The goodness of gold is tried by fire, the goodness of women by gold and the goodness of men by women." IT is generally supposed that all Christmas presents are accepted, but this is not the ease. A gentleman of ere'! his heart aud•iatiutttcl a young lady Christmas day, but' she rejected. She did not like•.his presence. A LITTLE girl living •iu Clinton was saying her prayer the other evening and had just finished " give us this day our daily bread," •when a precocious four-year-old brother exclaimed, " Say tookies, Mawy 7" "THERE are seventeen and a half men to every • female in Dakota." " Well, said Miss H , when she read the above iteni, " if girl; knew what [ know, they'd take that half a roan rather time none at all." AN English magazine descourses on "Cheap Girls." It says-:—" No young moan, not even the worst, wants any- thing to do with a cheap young lady." This is is a Mistake. No matter Trow eheap a girl may be, her young man always thinks she is a "little. deatr." SOME girls of tit,—Mature require long thinking before'• -they love. Per- sistency is so attractive that it often attains its end, and happy marriages are not unknown in which the lover haat heen refused several times and accept - 4 A. SOCIAL PARTY. --011 grids.), evening last, a number of young folks drdve out to the residence of Mr. Wm. Wise, t4oderich Township, where a social party was being held. A. very pleas rust tint, was spent. "Bret" amn-l- " Noisy" behaved themselves to the satisfaction of all present-. Soso, person, not far from hent, took advantage of the absence of one of the young Hien of the Meson), ou Satur- day and hid his slippers. However, he found them after a two houis search. He says -- (nothing personal) must have thought they were the property of "some other person. MISTAttes.—Th, other clay a man was seen nailing a notice on the fence. A friend passing, said : " Why don't you have the notice put in the paper, where people can read it 7" " Wall, said the old gentleman, " if I tuck it to them newspaper fellers they might get it spelled wrong." The notice read: " Howzc fur to rent incoir on the prey- meysis." THE BUFFALO I:xpre m wants to know who invented Missing. We don't think it was ever invented. it ,just came kind o' natural, like a shock of sugar-coated electricity. Our first mother, in her maiden innocence, asked Adam if her back' hair was all right, and we presume he couldn't help it. We couldn't if we had been Adam, and the girl's mother away at a prayer meeting. SOME bachelor has penned the fol- lowing, but we withhold his name "Frosty nights have come again, and at this time of year the single men who sleep alone prance round upon their ear, then turn their bedding quickly back ; and then they tumble in, roll up into a little knot, with knees up to the chin, and then unto themselves they say, just loud enough to hear, "By George, this thing has got to change before another year." Goderlch. Exeter. Varna. The man Lloyd, who was so severely frozen about too weeks ago, bad both hands amputated last week. He is mending slowly. Rev. Mr. Collawore is in town, making arrangements to bring Mr. t.Widdows, ex -Monk, to (,lodericlf, at no distant date. A grand skating tournament and carnival will he held ink the rinkthis (Friday) evening, when a silver- cup will be given as a prize for the cham- pion skater of Huron and Bruce. A largely attended and successful tea -meeting was held in the M. E. (inure!' ou Monday evening, 17th inst. Addresses were delivered by Rev. Dr. Ure, and Rev. Mr. Francis, pastor of the church. Excellent music was ren- dered by the choir. Lemuel.—Mr. Arch. Forbes will give his world-renowned lecture on "The Inner Life of a War Correspond- ent," on Tuesday evening, 10th Febru- ary, in °rabies hall, God4'rich, • under tivi auspices of the Mechanics' Illsti- stute, of that town. Mr. Forbes is drawing. large crowds in every part of the Dominion where he lectures, anti all who desire a rich intellectual -treat should go to hear hint. The following officers were duly el- ected and installed at the last regular meeting of L. 0. L. No. 182 :- F. - W. Johnstone, W. M..; Lewis Elliott, D. Thomas Sneyd, Sec.; W..11. Mur - 'key, Tres.; Benj. Wilson, Chap.; John Boxall, D. of C.; Johim Reid, 1st C. M.; W. Runnball, 2.nd C. M.; R. Sharutan, 3rd. C. M.; A. McKippen, 3rd C. M.; J. Million, 5tlm C. M. Thin; Lodge now numbers on its roll 70 members, and Is in a most -flourishing conditiio i. In the absence of the 1). •D. Mathews, P. C. P. Chas. A. o,. a - listed by P. C. P. C. W. Andrews, P. C. P. P., Neil Campbell,. and P. 0: P. - Jos. Blake installed the following offi- cers of Huron Encampment, No. 28; for the ensuing. term, at the regular tweeting last Friday evening Bolton, C. P.; H. W. Ball, N. P.; E. R. Watson, S. W.; J. Roberts, J. W:; 1). McKay, R. S.; Chas. Slight, F. S.; H. 5. Holmes, Treasurer;N. Campbell, 1st W.; J. Robinson, '.nd W.; W. Babb, 2rd W.; W. Mathews, 4th W.; C. W. Andrews, 1:.; J. Nairns, J. 5,; W. Chapman, 1st G.; A. Burnie, 2nd G.; Finance Committee, I. F. Toms, W. 13. Mathews and Neil Campbell. r.NNSONI.rw, TESDALL & GALE, BANKERS, ALBERT ST., CLINTON, ONT., Transact a General Banking - Business.- ' Money advanced on Mortgages and Notes of hand. Drafts issued, peptide at par,•at all the offices of the Merchant's Rank of Canada. New York drafts batted, payable at par, and available in all parts of the United Stades. Prompt attention paid to Collections throughout Canada and the United States, Sale Notes Bought at Close Rates: And nnmer advanced to taxmen on their own notes, for any length of time to salt the borrower. All marketable securities bought and sold. Rankers in New York. Agents of the Merchant's flank of Canada. (4r Six per cent. interest allowed on de- posits. J. P. TINDALL. T. A. GALE. WATER in the cisterns is getting low. - To MAKE a cord of wood go a great way—leave it out of doors. it has been known to go two miles. On the evening of the 13th inst. an Exter North livery horse escaped from its driver on one of the back streets and made bis way tti:Mal Street, up which he rani, as far as Fansoces block, where. be ,vas caught. Mr. Andrew. Gibson, of Uaborne, has purchasedfrom. Mr. James Pick. and an excellent farm on the Thames Road, for which he paid the sum of $6,500 cash. He takes possession next. fall. ConUUE11101 ATIVE OF PETER PRATT, WHO DIET+ IN GOul:ii- 1011 TOWNSHIP, ON SUNDAY, - 9TH. OF JANUMIY; 1881. ANOTHER SOHOOL-MATE (SONE. He suffered much, he seifferofl long, And passed to Heaven- above, Where he will sing the glad new song of Jesus and his love. His suffering here he'meekh bore, ' And praiser his Ood on high'; But now his sufferings are all o'er 1n the Heaven of eternal joy.. Why is It that the ehristains died Sn eal,nly and are blessed? Bemuse they served their God on high, And on his promises rest. • So it was this youth so bright arid.fair, Ie, life Ito made his peace with Ood;' And now bis spirit's with him. there, end his bodlvs Reath the sod.• When that that illustrious da i shall nouns, ' How glorious he will rise,'• ' - And decked in full immortal bl000m; tt ill praise Him in the skies. our brother's vu)•age is at an end, And all his afflictions fast; • - The years in Heaven that he shall spend; lour over and ever shall.last.. ' Although our brother's gone before, And we are left' behind; • We'll meet him on the celestial shore, -With saints and angels joined. Gud+•riah'I`ownship, Jan. All, 1S$L., G_ rr.>ie, 3 m . Nei-- Campbell _ his' ---liis -- ew . blacksul;i li shop, .opposite William's furnitlir, factory, nearly eonmplkcal. Gini1 expel, • to colntnence business 1 't' shortly. - Mi .:.rs. Joseph and John. 'Fer,;nison, 'of (:ari.wright, accompanied. by their sister, • are the, guests of Mr. Wm.' Evans near this; village.. Iii .s Davis, of Harriston, is visiting with Mr. u.ncl Mrs. Wm. Evans, near Gerrie. . There is soul;, talk.of forming u Pa- cific syndicate in G.orrie.'••. A Medicine man, several of our wealthy •"Jinis". and n '{'has. are rumored as being- coif necte.1 with it. They will; probably buy up, 1Il_ old 'Marro* (Image rails when Ile. riii.d is widened. • • The -,wiled meeting of the' Howick Agrieuliur•,.1 Society wile held i1a Heal t f:+,tel, Fordwiels, t'11e report rut}try sires.—:1'.rea sif rw Vwaa read gems adopted, showieg the total receipt- i, -r . the year to be $182.84.; total •,•' N"Ises 135.42—leaving a .bal- . ance, ia., oiling cash and note,; of$47.42. The 1..II,++t ink tire the officers .elected for ti ;-issuing year : Presides t; S Greer : \'iee•Prc sident, "'Wm. Evans ;: Seeres.,rc•, .1. D. ;Milt : Treasurer, J McLai+;,'lil"sm. 1)ireetors .li: Howlet, J. W. J:aloe-, J. \'%ontgowrery, il. 11c Laugl+Ii". W. I'..'ylsworth, H. Smith, B. 5: t' ,nl;. Mose 'Aldrich and Wm Strong. Auditors ---J. • 'Lroskery and J. W. t t'rv+'n. The board decided ort offerir'2 n. prize of not less than $2 in value to !hi, nmernber who brings in the highs -i unanber of members at the July, meeting of the Board. Mr. Chas. Tough has organized .a singing class in this place. Mr. John Stinson has returned on au ' visit after an absence of eleven years in the gold regions of Nevada, looking bale ,arid hearty.. "The Good Ternplars of this ,place have bad a ..series of very successful! meetings, which has added. materially to their numbers., Their success may be attributed • to the active part taken by the clergy. and also to an eloquent .� address delivered by Mrs. Yeomans here a short time ago. The aillluat district meeting of Stan- ley L, O. L, was held here on Tuesday, lith hist. • The following officers were elected for 1881 M,, Bro: Thos... Simpson ; D. D. M. Bro. S. A. Moffat; D. C., Bro.' Robt. McKinley ; D. S. Bro. . Ed. Briggs ; D. T., Bro, Geo. Park 1). D. C., Bro. W. Lamont. The next annual meeting will be held in Varna on the second Tuesday in Janluary, 1882, - L. WEBSTER, hotograpfic Artist, . NTON, ON etfre Frames_ --AND— Mouldit gs. Photographs a Specialty: BEAVER BLOCK;,:CLINTON ELYTH ''1'Imese Works are now in full opera- tion; atitl the undersigned are enabled to otter any grade of Silt of Finest Quality for Sale • The necessity of Salt for AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES, • :Is' W. sal fully established that every .farmer will neglect his own interest who fad's;"to use about -five. tons.antnu-' ' ally. . . .. zr„ This Trade Will receive tilts best. . 4.tentlon." 1Gt .Os d wood, Elul Stave - Bolts -11101 BaSZIWOrci, delivered at. the Works, for. • which Cash will ho: paid. ' • Gray, -Young 86 Spar ling,