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CLINT0111, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1907
Whole Number 1468
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ladies' eat lugs
Our collection of Rbsys is proal the
most important one in our ostaidisament
This means a complete assortment, in so far as
sizes, designs, combinations and gems are concerned,
It means satisfaction to our purchasers. A.Slt to spe-our
&Maim giamon4 Situp
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This Big Clothing Sale Is not far from Its
end. Saturday morning, February 16th, the
new owners take possession. We have hun-
dreds and hundreds of dollars worth to sell
before turning over the business, and ygii
cannot help saving money buying Clothing
before this big sale is ended..
Save Money cin.FurCoats
• : •
If you are thinkidg of buying a Far- Coit you
simply cannot afford to mita this' sale., . Fur ,Coats
count into money fast and we ,have 1.5 or 20 that;
niust be sold if possible before the business is banded
over to the new owners. Hers is- a list of them..
Not one but is a bargain. Not one but can - be de-
pended on absolutely in every way. •
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1 only -Fur .con. extra quality. Mack wool
heaver shell. in niink lining, Persian lamb col- .A7 ,50
4 LW. It was $80.00 now you can buy it for .. „ • 'I'
I only -Fine wool black beaver fur lined con. 'line
collar. It was 865.00, you can buy it now for. , u
ing extra quality natural muskrat, Persian lamb 0
1 only -Astrachan coat, it hi rubber interlined which
mikes it absoiutely wind proof, nice dog skin collar. .07.00
It was $35.00 you can buy it now for ...... ........'. I
40.00
only -Natural Canadian coon coats, choice skin,.
thickly furred. nicely marked. You can buy one
now
1 only--Natursil oanadian coon skin coat. This is a
smaller size and a eery fine garment. -It.was ,00.00 in et ft'
now yeu can buy it for • . . ... . . ..UtP.UU
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1 only -Horsehide coskvery soft akin. one that will
staiadany amount, of hard wear. It was 280.00 In gn
now, you cen buy it for Voseiv.i voo."04101,11%,161
2 only -Natural calf skin coats, one of the best coats
we have for general wear as they stand any am -
mint of rough usage. Good linings usedall through
soft pliable akin. Regular 480.00. you can buy eitte•
er of them now for ' . . . •a•iiihUOVIO
1 only-Oalf skin coat, not quite. asgood a garment ,
as above. but orie that will givireplandid mai for allo . 22 00
It was $27.00, yoa can buy it now for ,
2 only -Black dog Ain coats. For a cheap coat there .
is nothiqg tobeat therm. ' They: ore very warm and 15'00
splendid garments to wear. Were 420 now for... ...
1 only-eillack dog akin coat, same class• as above •
hut a•littly better quality. It was •225.0if now you 1.700
can buy it for t •••• sob tte••••• 1.s
nenly-Sten's leather coats. :These have corduroy
linings, and are a splendid thing for Working out of •
doors as they will And any automat of tough usage • 4 76
Regular, Winnow
DIRECT IMPOR7ER3
CLINTON. oNT
spireerieeineeeeterveineeeiteft•
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$trength and Youth
' —.A Safe Combination
Infaig years the Assets of The Sovereign Bank of
Chula have increased to over 25 millions, and exceed
thaabilities to the public by over 5 millions. Deposits
haie increased to over 15 millions. '
You account—large or small—is invited.' .
$1.00 opens an account in our Savings Dept.
I to • Interest paid 4 times a year.
The Sovereign• Bad of (nada.
Branches at Clinton and Brucetield '
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ONT. ST. CI-IURCH.
Contrary to expectations We evan.
gelistic services are not in progress
in the Ontario street church this
week, the rea,son. being the illeess of
One of the Missee Hail. Both of
these ladles are now at their home
in Guelph, but, will arrieeeen Satur-
day anti conduct the 'Services on Sun-
day and the week fallowing,
WHAT .ABOUT .A LICENSE ?
Au interested party wrote to., the
legal editor Of the Mail's/ad Empire
asking if the fee for the billiard
room could be raised to four or five
hundred dollars. The aniever • was
that the council in not compelled, at
all to isSee license', but in .the
event of doing ' so it may charge a
high fee, the arneunt, however, must
be "reas,analldeo -meaning thee th
privilege is not Worth as much e
small town as in a ;place of ten Woe,
sand inhabitan,ts, •
„A. NARROW. ESCAPE.
On 'Saturday morning last 'What
might have 'been rather a serious aff-
air happened • at Mr. • T. T. Murphy's.
During the temPorary .ahsenee of IVlr.
and ,Mrs. Murphy, "their little daugh-
ter, alone • being - in. ttbe. house,
some light wood 'which had beim pla-
ced in the oven igaited and fell to
the hoot. • The flames reached up and
aught oe scene Clothes hanging close
to -the stove to dry. Porten-
ately, just he • the , niqk ' of time,
Mr. Murphy's brother happened
along and to • extinguish ethc
flame" was, for himbut e-metter of
a few neautes. Haxi he been a little
later there is no *ling what might
have -hapPened: '
MASQUERADE CARNIVAL.
• A suceessful. meexpier'ade • carnival
was held in Clinton rink on. Tuesday
evening test', at which the' following
Were successful -prize winners,: Best
ladies coiturne-first ,Mise iloovere
Japanese girl; secoeir Mis6 Jean Dar'
me0, tambeeeibe girl. Beet lady skae
tee-MiSs Potts. gest genie skater,
Bert Treinlin'. Best lady of -gent's
comic costumee-Douglas Godwin.
Beet Clown Edgar Paterson, Beet boy
clown," Eniereon M4tchell. Boys' limey
cesteme, Ross- Forrester, Indian boy
.Boy's refit, :under Afton', first. Clau-
san
,O'Neil;. second Emerson Miteh'ell.
patieng a rink this *eased are
apparently ,1 Oen** with the Man- and le• itnowe merchants, bet. a sot'.
.agement'ofk,Adr,' d Davis, anWe are •••
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pleased to' ',nee that the ..c val
was well .attended and. tha
the rink has proved '6, paying venture..•
Clinton band enlivened:the, eventWith
SALT AGENCY DISCON'TINTJED
The Dominioa Salt Aeency of Lon-
don, winch handled tbe outpu.t of the
Clinton, Goiderich, Windsor, Sarnia
and Kincardine salt Wells, will he
diecontieue'd this week. Title agency
has marketed the greater pert of the
salt made in this country, but here-
after the Metput will be disposed. of
by the individual companies. Mr. J.
Ransferd, who has hail the manage -
men of the Agency, Will again open
up. an office Clinton.
MARRIED YESTERDAY.
Mr. Ed, Levy- *as married yester-
day set:erne& to "Mies 'Wa.gener,
the ceremon,y being performed in
13rucelield by the Rev, Mr. Sewers:*
Tho ho,PPY Young couple will take up
their reeidenee in tone. The News -
Record joins in We good wishes
which are being eittended ba ' and
Mrs, Levy. Miss Alice Carr and Mr.
Norman Nichol were their 'attendants
\when the'' Rev,. Mr, Savers pronoun-
ced, them man and wite.
DEATH OF MRS, BIGGIN.
The. ,death of Mrs. John, Bigehe
which took place at midnight o
Thursd,ay last, deprivea eight ehilth
rent the eldest but fifteen years of
age, .of the oare that only a loving
mother can bestow., She was only in
her thietlefiftb year" and had been ill
for several wciels. The fameral,. took
pine ,on Sunday cifterneon•, the tier -
vices being eondeated by the Rev. 0,
R. Gunne. , The brothers of, the de-
ceased were the .palltearers. To the
Sorely bereft husband awl family the.
sincere sympathy of the. community
is extended, . •
DEATH OF MRS. TOWNSEND.
Mrs. Elijah Towneend died on eat-
turday last alter ae illness of several
years. The funeral took place . • on
Tuesday afternon . to the cemet'ery
near • Londesboro ' :Where the remains
were interred in the •fa,mily • plot.
Service was cendueted by the Rev.
Mr Currie the Methodist church
at . Londesboro at wbielt the deceased -
had been a. member for many years.
Mr. Townsend predeceased his part-
ner several , yeare, and she in turn is
survived be several sons andelaugh-
terse '
RECIPROCAL PEELING.
A newspaper is placed in n peculiar
Position often It will refuse adver-
tising for city hones in order to st-
• iettot ft a eiteeterrieeing office . will
come along and take away work from
' r men the paper hag made the
for. A business man Will not
telese-trittle from outside natives and
A''ieatu” when newspapers do se, in the inter-'
Mar, sucairmtabvlaie. swelasect
tires•targe number este of business men, there should
of skaters in costume, it being the be enough .reeipreesi. feensz to ,., see
,that they do not suffer financial Wes
by it.-Alitchell Advocatev"
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'THE SOH. GOL ACT AMENDED
The School Act nes been.' amended
andthe assessment basis abandoned,
The minimum gaiety .rernains,,at three
hundred dollars,:. hut on as mien • of
the salary. as is given' in excesi
of that areettet, up to 'eta hundred
dollere :the government Mats forty
per ''•edtit;: • Thais to " a. section.
which Nye toet laundted, dollars,
the government conributes forty dol.
lars. Of this •from•,thei same Source
also comes in unconditional grant of
SUMMeirhiti
Mr. 0, Benom has bought the old
1Viaaning property from' Mr. J. W.
Hill and takes posSession next week.
There -areeeighty acres in the. Place
for whiehlw pays, in, the nhborhood
of three thousand eve hundred dol-
lars, '
• Me. C. S. Lowery is all smiles ow-
ing to the arrival .of • a young daugh-
ter, the first. MiseeNesiditt of Chat-
tel is Waiting on Mrs. Lowery,
Airs. Nobie Lovett and family nave
gene ,on a visit of a week to tne
home of Mr. and Mrs. John elerlett
oi Lead'bury.
Mr, John Johnstone of Londesboro
spent last Sunday at his father's.
IA number from this community last
Sunday attended We funeral it the
late 1Wrs; John Riegle olf Clinton.
. Aft. William of Celborne Wag
in our villa.ge 'en Tue,sda..y.
'We .regret very much to learn that
WS. Wallace Sr. foemerly of this
Nioinrity but . who of late has been
miking her ?home with her daughters
near •Battlefetd, is seriously
Mise Ida Colbourn, after. spending
some weeks at herehome,' has . gone
back to her situation in Clieton.
Mrs. N. Lovett spent a few days
reeentlk Alm A. R. 1V10Brieti
at Hensali.
Master Secord MoBilen hae beet on
the sick list during We last, few days.
- • Thre•heMeir gale on Saturday -night
and Sunday swayed the kitchen: of
Mr. Jae, -Miller, and •dilf considerable
;other -damage in Wis vicinity. • .
" MISS A. Scott of Bier is the guest
of tercousin, Miss Maud Tyner,
_ The ;attendance, at chnicir was small
Suisda,e evening. • '
opinion of .many .old patrons ol the
rink thiat all preelon records in this
matter are broken.
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DAMON AND PYTHIAS., ..
,The drama .Damon and Pythias 'pte-
Sented in the 'town hall . on Thursday
evening Iast was attendediby on of
the largest audiences that .tbe• town
hall has Contained for many a day.
It was an n.pereeintive eudience . ant
the fidelity of the entertavieemt, thev
listened to was quite heyond•the aiver-
age presented by purely .ainiateurs.
Damon 'and, Pythias Is an extremely
heavy piece; quite on a par with many
S,Wakeeperiane plays, and to say :the fifteen dollars. The Whitney Gov..
least Clinton should be proud ot the ernment is dealing generously:
rare, ability displayed by the pationi-
ants in the drama. Tte parts , of the
two .pvincipals, Damon and Pythias
Were taken by Mr. E. Ilewardeand Dr.
Axon and the aoting ott :these • two,
gentlemen would do credit to many 'a
stage -worn peofeesioltal. Both looked
their parts which is just as essential
.gockl :acting as the proper Minnei7
aeon tot parts to •be spoliate 'Me, Ike
ward is a. born orator apParently,
The possess'or of a 'deep baritone Voi-
ce of. p,roPer quality and COMpaS9 over
whichehe has absolute control. In
the role of Damon he had ample
thence eta...display his ora.torical
nowt/to. At we thee • express -
b110 litMOSt contempt
for the craven senatorswho
had not the courage to face an em-
ergency like men and :again in the
heart rending scene w.hist lie. -parted
from his wife' and ohild to vp to wh-
at he thougietetrebeehle ildont, ex-
preSsing his ,undying affect:0A o.
mariner which brought teats to the
eyes of many of tife audience. In the
role of Calanthe, Pythias' fiance,ilise
May. Ranee, gave proof that ehe' iS
the Poseesser of a high order of dra-
matic. ability. Miss Rance was id-
inirahly suitable for the' part she as -
SU Med . Her attitudes of appeal were
intensely passionate and properly eX-
pressive of the lotte Calanthe bore
• her -suitor. The ,seniewhat &Moult
part el Dionysius the King, was
taken by Mr, ifoore in. a wiener
quite in keeping with whet has beeit
already said of the others. Miss Sha-
nnon as Ilermion, wife of Dimonyac-
ted well, quite a difficult part. Mies-
srs.-It. A. Downs, Bert Kerr and 5:
Seynoeur ae 'Thiertecles'Philistitte end
Preelee, both looked And, tteted their
Pert Creditably, The cent/Ines *ere
correct reptoilleltiona of the period itt
history tenni the drama. Wee emoted
Ad' added 'in no small degree to the
.success of the event. The , A. Y. P.
A. oirohestra rendered a 'molter of
Selections between the acts in. a Very
acceptable style. Stidom has it been
the privilege of our citizens to wit-
ness en entertainment 'of so high or-
der given purely. by amateurs „and we
hope the company who so adintrably
presented Damon and, Ptiuiia wiU see
the way desk to repeat a performan-
ce of this kind at an party date.
WESLEY • .
The- pastor, ethe 'es•t. Mr. •Jollitfe,
Well conduct both services next Sun-
day. • Thesacrament of the Lords
Supper, will be administered at the
close of the inorning service- .in tee
evening hie. subject will be • ." The
hiterPretation of , a e Wonderfel
Dream." • , .
The Junior League wenn, inter-
esting entertain:Meet Int Friday ev-
ening when the room *ea Well filled.'
The Jennirs sang, recited, and ate
severed' questions regarding the work
and iroperta•nee of their Society.
After the program refreshments were
served.
LITTLE LOCALS.
Mr. ekleic. Robinson haa sod his dr -
IN.& to Mr. S. S. Cooper whet is as
fond od a • goed 'terse as the next
one. The price was $175.
;The Robleson .farm ow the Hertel,.
Road, just west, of We tow*, haa
been rented to Mr. W. Steep. It con-
sists of 120 acres for which he -Pays
$300, per year.
Mr, J. Taylor's black 'spanielt acci-
dently got a dote of poison, on Tues.
day which proved too•natich, for it. It
was a pretty little Retinae .thet twen-
ty-five dollars cotuid searoly have
bought treat Mr, Taylor.
The South Huron; Conte Orange;
Lofty will meet ht Exeter at 10,30
a. m. on Tuesday next.
John Shannon, John Cardiff and
Robert Musgrove, have been appointed
license eommissiorters toe East Hur-
on
The engine on the upyvardehoune
freight broke an axle in the Clinton
yard last Sefutday and had te, be
towed b,aok to Stratford for repairs.
The Pastime Club gave a bell it
the town hall oti Monday evening.
There was a large attendatiee and a
wry pleasant time is reported.
'The 13eggar,Students'•' will give an
entertainment in the town hall on
Monday evening next under the aus-
pices' of the hockey Club, The comp-
any Is -welt spokkiv.
A Mather of our"ettriets enloyed
ate of their favorite pastimes hi
the Settiorth rink on Tuenday and
yesterday.
Several from here atteirded the par-
ty at Mr. Ben Churchill's- on 'Wednes-
day, and also eine at Mr.Chas. Fish-
er's in Colborne on Friday • evening. •
. One evening recently Miss Maud
Tyner gave a' nice patty to 6.. few' of
her friends. .
Stanley Township
Mrs, Charles McKinnon of Lucke
now Is visiting her aunt, 1VIrs.
Chai-
105 Johnson.
Miss ,Allie Peck is spendiug a few
weeks- in Seafotrth as the guest of her
brother, Mr. Richard Peck.
Whis Maggie Crarke was the guest
of Mies Millie Cameron on Sundae
last.
Miss M,atinie Reid and Mr. Nelson
Reid have returned horns from. visit-
ing drierele Bruce- county.
Miss Ruby W'hiddon of Bayfield was
a guest at the home of ,Mrs. John
Reid on Sunday
Mr, P. • Joseph Cantelon of. Boisse-
vain, Man., has been visiting Ms un
-
de, Mr. Joseph Richardson.
Mr. end Mrs. David Armstrong left
Orr Monday for their new home at
Pilat Mound, Man. 'The best. wishes
of numerous friends gb with then for
a happy ape', prosperoui future:
A meeting was. he}e., recently -for the
perPose of reeitin'g the ,atange Ledge
on the Gosh,en ,Lir.e which has been
dormant for some time.. :Some years
ego Ibis" was a prosperous kodg,e and
epee; Weinemberehip roll were such
well- known names as Rathwell,
McKiney,' Pollock, lefeClincliete,
Armstrong' and otters.
•
. Porter's Hill
Thoreas Bettles gave a few Of
his frieride a hop tt4e_Qt.her
In the death of: Alikeganeell Mac-
dougall, which Wok place on Thurs-
day last, this motion' loses -one of its
oldest and -most respected settlers.
.Atiss Macdougall, who spent her
whole life; in ,this township ha,d re-
ached the good old age of three score
and ten yeers:. Though ailing for
some time, she bad only been, eon.
fined:to. here bed for alittle over a
Week. The funeral took . place on
Setueday to Maitland cemetery, the
servicee being conducted by the Rev.
John McNeil, pastor of tee Presby-
terian _church at Bayfield. The pall-
,
bearers were six nephews of the dc-
„ .
ceased : Victor and Thames Elliott,
Mowat and Roy Macdougall, Frank
antr.j. IVIaccionald. To the •herea.vee
relatives. we'extend our ' gympethy:
Mr. Herbert C. Cox weare a broad
sriile these 'days because of the ar-
rival of a , young deughter ete his
home. , . / e.
•We were sorry .1.0 learn that Alt.,
Peter Maedougallts little girl was
pace, but is now manta ing.•
• Bethel :Epworth :League .spent last
Moced,ar with the --League. a,te.Holines-
Mr. "Jai. Howe :was. 'Imre last week _
leaving ni a fresh supply of coal oil.
• . : _
On Monday several from 'fere ate
tended the auction isle of Mr.' Ander-
son; near Auburn. • .
Oae•day last week Mr. F. Heywood
whine, Cliebea, 'sited an ,. eiperience
hire which he will not forget for a
log time: His horse overreached and ;
cut the fore foot so badly that veter-
inary advice was necessary slop,
the profuse bleeding which set in,.
Messrs,: .josti Hill and Tfioi. Lind -
gay • recentlysold some, fine cattle to
Mnmr.L.I.,15cetuins1.4°
Johnstonfi
iriten
hastengeg'ed
,
with Mr: C. Lowery foe- the slimmer
Mr. E. 'Jordan is Moving thieeweek
to the fa,rrn of Mr. Currie 'neer Por-
ter's Hill, Which farm he has. rented
for aeterni or years.:
• Mr. 'Lorne Butt and his sista' Car-
rie have ,been visiting fer a, weele
Mr. Robert MoElveen's near Watford.
Carrie has returned and Loree•rernaire
ed forsome tune. .
Mr. Wm. Brewa has moiied., from
Londesboro, back to Ms firm near
On Sunday' while Mi. and Mrs;
Fisher were ae church their chimney
took fire, and due for the timely ac-
tion of a neighbor -would eildoubtedlY
have resulted in the destreetion of the
house.
Mr Wat. Mair lute converted hate
Wood the' trees of the °retard on, the
AleBrien homestead which he purchas-
ed some time 'ago;
-Chas. 'and Maud Tyner visited Lead -
bury friends last Ai/ochre-
'Mr. Thee. Roberteote-formeriy , of
Olittton, but now a resident of the
West, .visited last week at Mc-
Brien's'. Mr. B. is a brother-in-law od
the genial "Jack' Elliott, liveryman',
Clinton. .
Mr. Jas. Mo�athtts bOught a Year-
ling colt 'from Matti Squire. •
•'• - ee,
A nienber ftonetlile vicinity .atiteed-
ed the tea Meeting' given' under ' 'the
auspices of • the :Union, church. on Fri
day( evening' les". .
We "all join in welcoming:Mr. j ,
dna and finely' to this vitihity.
They are tneving on to, gr. W. J.
Ce,rrries farm on .the SiXtb con."
Pkid, Totranee ". returned home
from' Pittsburg last week and was
accompanied byhis ant. •
" Colds" are the ertiet. ot, the day
Arend ben and nearly everybody . as
complaining of .feeling more or . less
Bayfiela
Dr. Smith, has moved his office, to
the house formerly 0061101cl; by Mr.
Drehmann.
• Don't f,orget the eittertainment itt••
the towa hail to -morrow. evening. •To
Abend will do thee good.
Mr. H. Diet/man* and faintly have
returned from Holyrood and again be-
come residente of or village,
Mis's May Patsons died this (Thur-
sday) mond:pg. • The funeral wiU
take place on Saturday afternoon;
leaving the house at two &pink for ,
the Methodist church, thence td iohe
• Bayfield cemetery. '
Mr . end Mrs. Geo. B. Ila,nley of
the Loodon Road were among those
from a 'distance who attended the
openie,g Deryiee in ...confection with
We new 1VICthodistechurch.
The ded'iention services held le '• the
Methodist church last Sunday were
attended by large .congrege,tions
both services. The pulpit' was occu-
pied by the Rev, A. K, Birks who
preached with great acceptance In, •
the morning his text was 'baleen frore
Col. 1 17.28 and in the evening frora
firse Tim., 3 -16 -and without contrie;'
.versy great is the mystery of Godli-
ness. At the close of the -evening
perviee the eacrament was administ-
ered, to a large' number. by the • ROVS.
'Birks' and Steadran. The choir, with
Mies Cole of Goderich township as
organist, rendered splendid service as
they lave defre all through -.the open- e
nig cetemonies. Misses Wilise and
Reid of Clinton- sang solos, at both
the. services. .
The seethe Under thea,useices of the,
Ladies' Aid of St,. ',Andrew's, • clutch
which Was held .on. Friday evening
last the 148th. eurtiversary • of the
poet Bur*, IA& a epleedid slime
The, basemerit of en church, VaS Le=
ely degorated sad makens, teat' place ,
to upend a social evening. To break
the monotony, While the et -oval was •
gathering,a group of:young men sang ,
several of Burne' best selections, af-
ter which. the ladies . served their es- e•
Cal excellent supper, A• 'good •cnorte, •
s,,Onaragges:eveaad osfaattatTihed , aire.ndeitilead
fine Scotch program. Several num-
bets deserve speeial mention, among
them being the mend ad -poem 1`:`The
Cotter's Siterdny Night," teed .
by: Mrs. (Dr.) Sta;nbury. The'fantilin
'1 mpg,' "We'd • Better tide • A:Wee,".'
a.• s' appreciated; ,Was4 tendereci*he
-Mrs. eeleiejs McNeal, and'we'ery•eee
solo,- Lane: .$.71P,' ,14
'Ruby •Whidclone, eepleech
Rev:. Mr.. chi: e
a, well -given recitation,, "Bairtees Cud
• die Doon,l.' by Johnnie' McNeil. DiN
Smith, ie•his usual- 'good form.; tole
O 'good Scdtch antedotes and Teed
• Man's a Mare for a! That." ,The
Dr. is ,always a welcomed' neinhec ante.
has Cheerfully gti•ein "bis time and talee
ent to help with church miter;
tainments, for Which the ladies take`'
Hullett To*. aship.
Mr, Wei. 'Knox ielmproving nicely
from his recent illness. ile ceeekt tot
take readily • to cane I anent in the
house.
Theo. Dexter's windesill was
sltodIrit. damaged by laeti-Slinitalds-
Mrs. Allen's. barn, wan also partly
unroofed at the same time.
' There is general tlissatisfaction
throughout the township owing to the
change in the asseesors. The feelin•g
is that. politics, should never be con-
sidered sea matters, espeeially
when the Weak has been So well done
as •it has been, in the past.
*Mr, Levi Rands is *arking with
Mr. Bruce Medd at present.
a Haitezelewoloodt ittottirtowithrer!oheao.itee pmeraeahnaseadt
a gocki figure,.
Mr, Wm. 13ritton, getting ,the ma-
teria ready for the erection, of a new
house. It will be a brick, struettire.;
We hear that Mr, Lew Faznihm 15
sick at present., He staying with
Ms sousin,' Mr. Pisher, near
Toronto. • ,
.110. W. Ji Miller delivered e a
Seaitorth buyer on Teesdale a, threee
year-old gelding for which he receifed
away over $200. It was a; superior
animal. On; the same day and to the
Sante buyer IVIr. J'os, Reynolds Soleatr
'eight -year -4f horse at a big, price,
much above $200, Vt. James Tighe
thfis week sold a filly for a handsome
Mr. Lou. Waxed( of the 2nd ton.,
intends intildlls. hence this Leming
Mrs. C. T. Johnstone and &ugh -
ter of Gait are •visiting with' her
father,Mr. John Pickard. •
Mr. Richard Weston . still in the
bittohering business. It must be pay-
ing him well, for he as a,large
number of Cattle., • •
;Mr. Stewart.Macdoujgall is eche
'fined to his house on account or his
eve which ie net intprovieg, as rid -
as friends Would like to, eiie.
.Mr. JOhri Sterling spent a few days
in Goderich lase, weekrwith. triplets:, .
.•.•
West .WsWanosh
The rails:are laid to near Auburn
on the C. 'P. IL, and the atearitior-
se
tseexPeeted.before iong.
' , What might have been; 'a Pericles se -
olden happened to Messrs. Jebn,
ington and JoIttm Howson Of Anbern.,
.Wlitle delivering two young ,cattle to
.a Wryer .the other day, they tlfought
that the hest way was to leed them
en/ a wagon,, so they started With
them, bnt the .roadS•being toy going
up Minim hill theie horses ceuld not
',halt their feet, and. the wagon taking
e slide on the ice upset, 1:finning Alr,
"'Skillingteiread the twee cattle bet*.
een the wagon and the posts, but af-
ter calling for help, some villagers
came to their rescue; and thee thee
took the cattle on. feet,. .
The Ashlield & %/Meanest' Branch.
Agricultural $ociety held its annual
meeting onoWeelnesciay afternoon, Jan.,
9th,, ab Dungannon. The officers of
last year were all re-eletted bYac-•
&nation. The auditor's report sho.
wexf among other thing§ total receipts-
to
r the year 51459,81 and expendltu,r-
es $1044.47, leaving balanoe of,
$405.14, erith"fiittlier assets of some'
$50; 'and, recommended that as the
printing sinounts to a considerable
each year that tenders be asked • for
fronr all the local papers. Tit prises
paid• amount to the tidy sum of 8622
,and the:amount spent for -special 'at-
tractions $100.25. The Pair will be
beld•tthis year 011 the'; first Thtirgday
and pridayt, in Opt,o-bet. 4
•
'As nab as my nail -as clean. its a
whistle ;
AS geod as' a feat• --its *bad as
witth ;
As Ili& as is tuty—as igtic as Is
pita ;
As beak ite 'a beet -as dtd1 as " an
,
Act f.t.44 tat Act tick - solid OS MeV.
•
VMs OlVortonity. thanleing hit*,
heartily. A .catchy chorus "Rollin ,
Home to • Bonnie ScObland,''' an.4,
"Auld Lang' Syne " finished a, air
good nregrana. Mrs.. Ferguagn•
the 'piesidenteafetnee'neiety, presided
at the orgae, The next of the, SOPA
will be an Irish eoefil, on the. fifteen:-
th of IVIaeohe Doe't miss e this tiei't
social, es, an exceetionally flee pro-
gram" has been:Planned::: •
Similes,.
.dr-
own',
. We .7eCatiipeictie s un
-which have long drifted' out in
"Taii-tegnepeta, :•"denteleee.all the. sthbk
coniftarisene 'filost:fteeliliently used, ;le
coneerntion:'' such, ;1*,..e.
Manner as to rhyme, The Poem, ireit
can so lie called,' has;. :beep, rescued
from oblivion by 'Miss Carolyn; Wells
in' "Whimsey Antlfrology:". • •
At "leas
e: va's •ddeatll'aas ebot
A
As One* as s, partridge --,•es poor Jae
arat --
As strong as a horse -as. ;weakas aea.t•
As hard,' as is flint -is 'eoft as a
• ;
mole;
As white le' a lily -as 'blackat a
coal; ' '
As: plain as a' Pikestaff -as rough
As light as a' drum -as ' free is the
a r , •
As heavy aa, lead -as light as 'a foe
•
Wet
11103,s,
,
As steay as time -uncertain an Wee-
; '
As het as au 0v:one-as eolfi, itie
'frog; '
As gay as a lark -as sick as n dog ;
As slow as the tortoise -as Swift as
• the wind;
As true as the gospel -as false is
mankind ; - •
As thin as a herring -au fat as •a
A's proud, as a peacctek---as blithe as
grig ;
AS savage as tigers -as mild. .as
dove;
As still 49 a poker -as limp as
Oove ;, „
els blind as a bat -as cleat it:9 a peet t
As noel as a outeurriber-aswarm r,
as
*tPoRit ; , '
As fiat as a ifiontufer-,tasi round Its a
, ' A
'A'S Willi, as ' a .hemniere-n. sharp cis ea
awI ;
Aa red is a ,feetetteeae safe as• .• the
>Steele; ;
At bald ea' a thief-is"sly as ;
As straight as an arrow.tas crooked
as a bow ;
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PelicoN as safirot black as a
As brittle a9 gla -tough to
stle ;
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