HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe New Era, 1884-02-08, Page 9els m T0N NE\V FBA. At the annual meeting of theMeKiuop• ° ON t;L DAX morning it was necessary
Mptual Insurance Company, held in :to call in the services of Chief Paisley to
FRIDAY, FEB. S, 10.1. Seaforth, last Friday, all the old officers protect a lady from the threatened assaults
, _c were reelected for the ensuingtyear. The of her husband, who has recently shown
question of allowing the..use of steam signs of mental aberration. -
threshers came up for discussion but no ON w__EvNEswAY evening a young man
totvfl ZOOM action was taken au the matter, started with his team for Kennedy's ho-
D. I'Ic•KETT was committed to jail as
a vagrant on Wednesday.
Over fifty loaded cars Stood in the G.T.
E. yard here last Thursday.
MR, JAS. FAin will this. year use about
fifty cars of Manitoba wheat,
Mit. JOHN SCOTT has the contract for.
• the erection of Mr. W. Mini's new house.
THE Mayor of Clinton only wade one
conviction during thelast three months.
MA, W, 'CooPUE, has the contract for
the erection of Mr. T. Cottle's new house.
THE number of scholars on the Model
school rout for the month of January, was
496.
• ME. J.. E.4'SWARTS, who lately bought
m
sol the
same to
has resold lr
a livery business
J. P. Wisher .& J,. Knox. , •
Ian. I, TAYLOR'S new house will soon
be completed; it .is not often that houses
are built here in winter.
'Scam one has sent "our devil" a oaten -
tine, and he thinks they sent • their own.
0
phis.
insteadof
,his.
BEMEMnER that the clever cartoonist
•ofOrip,.Mr,. Bengough, appears in the
town hall on the 21st Inst.
Mn. En., NEwI ARC$;who recently re
turned from the west, intends to reside
here, for the summer at least.
THE probabilities are that there will be
snore. buildings erected in Clinton this
year than in any other place in the county.
TEE 21st annual dinner of the Hul-
lett Agricultural Society is •held At the
4Q,ueen's hotel,here, next Tuesday eaening.
REv. W. AIcDo U H,. of Sarnia, will
• lecture in the town ball. Clinton, on the
'a9th insteon "William Prince ofOrange."
WE ARE sorry to "learn: that Mr, Geo.
T. Riser's; of London, ,(son-in-law of. Mr.
V. Rattenbury) has lost •a.eeeond son 'by
,croup
.TUE remains of Mr, Donald McInnes,
formerly of Clinton, who died.last-August•,
',were removed from Saginaw and 'rein-
'terred•here_a few. days since.
Mn. 'Ii. S EVENS will, commence the
erection of his new house at once, so that
Mr. Corbett maymove into the•House
he
.
t ofMay. has purchased by the 1s
THE St.•'Tbomas Journal refers to Mr.
, Dawson, ' of this place, • • as the "alleged"
.champion skater; which 'isincerrect. Ile.
is something more than alleged.-
THE melancholy death of 'Mr..Petrie,
•of Hullett, takes a student away from the
High School, his sotrleaving this institu-
tion to take charge' of the farm.
WHILE skatingg on Friday. evening, Mr.
J. Boles slipped doivn and struck it
el-
bow, almost. dislocating his arm; it is yet
se sore that. it is with difficulty he uses•
ON FRIDAY. evening W. Callander, (in
the employ of S. Palliser & Co.) slipped
clown and sprained both wrists so severely
that he Was not able to .work for several
A FEW days since Mr. S. Davis took in
a $50 bank bill,. on the back of -Which was
written the verypertinent remark,'"The'
poor you have ith you always, but me slat •of music, ;readings, .recitations, de
you have roti." ^.bates, etc:, given by the school The
. school now boasts of several: very talented
Messns. Forrester, McTaggart, Tisdall person's of uncommon belebrity; for tlie';
and Young have purchased curling stones,) execution and management of.such meet •
and have been practising atthe rink with ins. It.vili rtndoubtedly, prove;•interest•
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a view to getting up a•inatch, with some.) ing'and instructive, and add very materi-)
outside rink. e ally. to the many pleasures which the
P1to11t0TED.—The many friends of Mr. tel, and at once put his horses on a gallop,
A. E. Beemer. formerly assistant station when they bolted front the road and
agent here,will be ,pleased to learn that plumped' into the side of Craib'sa: etore,but
he haslate" been promotedte take charge fortunately did no damage.
of Paisley station. This is quite a step Mrt. C. SrooNER, 3E., entertained his
forward for him, and shows that the rail-
way authorities are, willing to recognize
talent and energy. .
PEBsolALs.—Miss A. pair and Miss
Ai, Douglass aro taking in the winter
car-
nival at Montreal. Mr. Jas. Young next
fRoa
week attends the Grand Lodge ,o Royel
Templars' at Hamilton, as delegate• from
the Lodge here, .Mrs.. W,Kew, of White-
church, is visiting; friends • in Clinton.
Mr. Jas. Fair left this week as a delegate
from the Ontario Miller's Association to
wait on the Government at Ottawa, and
refer
encs' o
.t.
done with
seewhatcan be P.
M:
laeilit4tng the importation of grain, . xs
W. H, ktansfo rd is visiting friends et
Guelph. Mr. Jas. Archibald,, of Portage
la Prairie, is down visiting friends; he re-
turns to the northwest in a short time to
wind up his affairs there, when he : will
make Ontario his future borne.
T.O, O. F.—Brucefield Lodge ,paid a
visit, on Tuesday evening, to the Clinton
'Lodge, and avery. pleasant time was spent..
After the regular business had been eon-
cluded,, the members of the lodge here
,entertained the visiting brethren to an
impromptu oyster supper, The chair was;
taken by Bro.A. H. Manningand after
the good things provided had een Amply
donejustice'to the. following toasts were
duly -honored.: --Our Order, Bros, Smith
and Baird; Our visiting Brethren, wet
corned by Bros. -T. White and I. Taylor,
and responded to by Bibs,; Murdoch;;
Forest and Win. Taylor; Our Municipal -
institutions, Bros. James Thompson and
Fraser; Our Ladies, Rios, Lyons, Potts,.
Moffat and Callander: Excellent songs.
wpm given by Bros. Jones, H. Cole and
Beesley. Altogether a very pleasant time
was spent. •
GATHERING.—Last Friday.
evening -the Rev. Mi; and;Mrs. Stewart
entertained a number -of tho"High. School
pupils and teachers at thermanse. A very,.
pleasant 'time'Wee iipent by ...all. The
•eveningdvas spent in music,, games, eon-
• r•ersatron and an abundance of harmless
fun, the host and hostess contributing
more than any one else to make the oc-
casion a delightful and pleasant relaxation no alternative but to sell his wheat in
from .study, A •cordialvoto of • thanks I Manitoba, at the munificent price of 40
was tendered"to Mr.• and Mrs. Stewart for cents a bushel. It is •such • oura�geous
their kindness and hospitality. In reply- tran'sactions as this that dames the•north-
ing,•Mr. •Stewart said he:.al-ways felt for west farmer to denounce the government
students atony from; home, and took th15•i'and railway; . •
method of becoming acquainted with those
attending the High School, and invited I ' Tnn Clinton NEw. Etta has recently
all cordially to set apart Friday 'evening ',;entered upon the nineteenth year. of its
to call at the manse, when he and Dlrs, publication, and is now more prosperous
Stewart would be happy to see then. It than it has ever been before,, and we can
is, needless. to •say the ,guest's were more ! conscientiously say that it never was so
than pleased in every way, , !;deserving of public patronage as it now is..
HICK Soncioi .1.aTErtAnY SocisTY',= It is a credit and a very great benefit to
The pupils of the Clinton
High School the town lir s whichitgis, published, and
have reorganized their literary meetings; our neighbors have good cause to'feel
Ex -
with greatly reneivedv ger. • These meet-
ings
nset-
„proud of their local ilaper--Seaforth. Ex-
willlugs.e. a everyposies• •
.CENTIMES
fellow -laborers in the foundry, to an oys- .
ter supper, on Wednesday evening, on the Chris
occasion of having completed his appren- 1 DICKSON
ticeship. The chair was occupied by Dir.
John Williams, and all present spent a
S '
very pleasant time. .__g A THE
tobe re-
• N wishing
M H C
LNTELO
leased from the anxieties of bsiness for a
time, lately made arrangements to lease
his shop to a person from, Zurich, who
paid $25 down, and was: to take, possession
on the 1st inst. He did not put in an ap-
pearance at the time, and although Mr,
Cantelon has written to him, he has
learned nothing as to the man's where-
abouts.
a JUST LIKE A GosLsi ;.• — On skates,
around the great rink flew a swell, a sty-
lish young Clintonian blood—but in tak-
ing a turn he. staggered and fell, with the
usual dull, sickening thud, "Aha !" cried
as e
a maiden, vivacious and spruce, sl
ie
on the hard icy track,, `You remind
me just now of an infantile goose, because
you've got down on your back."
A`MEETIN( of the High School Board
of trustees was held' on Wednesday even-
ing, being the annual meeting for' election
of officers, etc, On a ballot being taken
for chairman, Dr. Dowsley was elected to
that position. Mr. Rutledge was appoint-
ed caretaker at a salary of $75. The ap-
pointment of secretary and treasurer was
referred to the finance committee, to be
reported on at next meeting.
RECENTLY Mr. Dorrell, of this. place,
contracted with,' Mr. James' Fair, on •'be
half. of one. of his eons in Manitoba, for
the delivery of two cars of wheat,at Mete.
a bushel, delivered. The grain was ex-
pected along every day, until Wednesday,
when. Mr, Gorrell received a letter stating:
that it could not be shipped, owing to the.
hindrances caused by the C.P.R. authori-
ties. • It seems that when his son .drew his
load to the railway station the agent
wuuld•let him have a oar for one day only,
And as he :lived 25 miles from the station,
it was ifnpoisiblc.to load it in one day; he
t lac it in the elevator
tiler wanted o place
and pay storage till he could. haul' the
rest and this. also waa.refused, and he had
b held 1 Monday evening
at 4 •o clock. The. programme will con .l .
A MEETING at -those intending togo__
west rvil1 be held in the Temperance hall,
Clinton, on Saturday afternoon, 36th inst.,
when arraltgoinents will be made for the
formation of a party, A number of rail-
way agents will be present.
DIIt.' JoirN Srri'i-lENsoN, of this place,
is at present engaged inmoving the large:
planing mill of Scott & Grey, 'Seaforth,.
which has been purchased by, Messrs.
VanEgmond, who will use it. as .e. store
room for the new factory they intend. to
1,uild, to replace the,one burned down. •
-
Mlss KATE ROWEr.L bas' returned to
town after a short absence.. For . some.
time she has. ben. unable . to use
her right owing to a- gathering';at
the knuckle of the index finger, and while
at Toronto, underwent an operation, a
small abscess being removed, by which it
is hoped she may regain the Use. of her
hand:
THE "wicked did: not stand iii slippery
places" on ,Tuesday, a great many of
them sat down, with a suddenness that was
painful—not to the. beholder. The streets•
were like a sheet of ice, and the number
PT tumbles, by females, as ;well- as .males;,
toonumerous to mention. Quite • a. nttm-
ber of trees were badly broken , by ' the
weight of ice upon them. •
()N TIIE SICK LIST.—Robert Torbett, a
iyoung boy in the employ of Mr. H. Tows -
ley, has been` dingerensly ill, .but is re-
cavering. The wife of Mr. Arthuf; Couch
is suffering from a severe attack of itlifla
ination of the lungs, and at one: time. her
case was considered' hopeless, blit we are
pleased to .learn that she is out of danger.
'Phe wife of Dir. ,Tames Ross is also very
i11. Mr. Andrew Duncan, though not
confined to his room, is unable to" leave
the house.
>~ of stEne. — On Tuesday evening a
nntnber of the Foresters from this place
drove up to Goderich to visit their breth-
ren there. .After the business of :the,
Court was transacted, theyrepaired to -
the Colborne. House, where an excellent
supper was partaken of, Mayor Horton
occupied the chair, and Mr. F. W. John-
ston, the vice -chair,: and speeches- and
songs. were the order of the. evening until
a late hours. • Those from Clinton speak
in the very highestterms of the courtesy
' c li breth-
ren. 1
.o
,the
!r God
' ndI
inc.s
and f'r,e
ren.
Ov VitrnAv' morning Mr `Jas. Seott,
librarian of the 1lfeohanics' institute, pull-
ed a large stick of wood down on his foot,
hurting himself very much, Although
suffering considerably he went dor1in to
the institute in the afternoon, and while
walking :'cross 1ho room,.ho slipped and
fell, strike lig leis head"on the corner of tho
table, lei ;,g rendered'in nnsihle, and •,t 44
ting his fta.u. Parties :Oho Were in the'
institute at the time, eam0 to Itis assist
.nne.e,.nnd he was taken home,reeoverhig.
I+ufiicient to be able to he in Ilio pins•,' a t
1.1:741111 (Its "Inn'i;ty. /MY rate. •
school affords.. ;l,iidging from the;talent
and energy in the school, itwill be rt'.
grand success The following Are the of
•ficers : President, Mr. Turnbull; 1st Vice, •
11fr. Stewart, 2nd, Vice, Mr. 1'Valrond;
Sec.-Treas, Miss Inglis . Managing com
mittee=Messrs. Perry, Robb, McLean and
Boweriug,. and Misses Morrison, Simpson,
Hamilton and Drummond. Mr. McKin-
ley, Secretary
LEc7un .—'On Tuesdayevening the
Methodist chu•c
rch was omfortably.•filled
by those desirous of listening to an ail-;
dress-froinn:the well-known, temperane
advocate, Mrs. Youmans. .Rev. James'
Gray occupied the chair. ' Mrs. Youmans
took as a text for her remarks "Am l..my
brother's keeper," and li:rocceded• in the
most scriptural and logical Way to show
that each individual in : society was re-
sponsible,.to some exteirtfhr their, influ-
ence on others, and applied her arguments -
to the drinking customs of the day. Al=
cohol, she declared,on the authority of
the best medical then of the world, to be.
as'rank a poison ae any of the poisons so
'labelled, and urged entire trohibition as
the only safeguard for tho individual, and
society. p She made .a number ,.of good
points in the course of her' remarks, and.
if any present were not convinced of the
truthof her statements, it was because
they, were not open to', conviction. ..
'Vete of thanks; moved by Rev. Mr. Craig,
and seconded by, Rev, M,r. Stobbs, brought
the lecture to a close .•.
To cat.iEr A•' i,AST.-On Wednesday
Iasi a well-dressed girl -about twenty years;
old, went.arouud town soliciting contri-
butions for a sick' neighbor, whom, she
claimed, resided near Holmesvillo, Chief
Paisley got his eye on ler, and as . she
Was not acquainted with tt solitary, per-
son around Holmesville, And tea several
different.:stbries, he eoneludecl to arrest
her as a vagrant, and she was taceordingl
placed itr:the Council �Chitmber for safe
keeping, the chief being too ' gallant to
pinceber in the,celis, Shortly after she
walked out of the side door, and before
Mr. Paisley got wind of it she was a mile
down the Huron road, making excellent
time for Seaforth. She Was brought back
and taken before the mayor, to whom she
gave her name AS Atinio Parkinson, of
Horton- street, London ; she had ' a pass
book in which was entered the amounts
of her • collections, from which it was
loartiecl that on luosday she gathered
over $5 and : hack collected $1.50 here when
arrested; she aclthitted that though Osten-
sibly eolleeting for charity, she .kept for
Herself the money thus received. She
toles very contradictory stories as to 'her
whereabouts at different times, and .the
mayor, ,justl y believing th at•lter casecarne
within the scope of the 'Vagrant Act,
and gettiiip money under false,preteners,
cornmittecl her to jail for thirty days.
She seemed to her poaltion very keen -
and tsobbed hard a' Oho was "led away
from the. Mayor's (,dict,. The business
aIle wwf011,r;a;;;ry'1 in 1' it prnfied,,lei once, at
LARGEST, CHEAPEST ANI) BEST
SIOCK OF VALENTINES
Ever brought into the, county of Huron.
These Valentines were bought in England
at the very lowest prices, and will positive -
1 be sold cheaper ar thananybody else can
,sell ,thein.:Come and see for yourselves..
They range in price from lc to $1.20. -
MUSIC and
[SIC B001(3
OF ALL KINDS..
Can supply School Trustees and Teacliers.
with the latest School Maps, Globes .and
School Apparatus at the lowest rates. I
have norm on hand the best Map of Onta-
rio ever published—price $5.
Sleighs,al Reduced Prices.
• BLANK BOOKS; . &d.
Large stook of Blank Books and Envelopes
suitable for busieess purposes. Day
'Woks, Joyrnals, Ledgers, Cash .Clash Books,'
Invoice Badirs, 13i11 Books, Notes,,. Drafts,.
' Indexes Book keepinging Blanks. '
Jest received 600: Scrib ill � ooks
b B
l iolios, •• Co ertil as au. d= Accolideons,
• CHRIs.. IDZc$S ON,
CLINTON'.,
Perhaps one of the most difficult lilies -of goods to success
Cui1yliandle•, is.`FURS, such being`thle 'experience ;of.a great'
many merchants.
• To. keep a stock now a-daysto :satisfy' eustomers'requncs'
a very big selection, great attention arid care; .incl` considerabl
capital ; this we are layrng ourselves out to do:
The ' season just closing'has been a ver..:sucoessful one
with us -
commen
ofLAl7i>;s �;vb G
dare closl7lg it, with
y
•
ced the season with perhaps the largest stock
GENTLEMAN'S FURS in the county, and now we
our stock ust about cleared out. 'b'
"Wb ••li ri -1lien ;all t•- ct. 1 scalds to bu-'°'lr�tti, ii buil 'i
the ver latest shapes; and. had the satisfaction of doing a fi>ile
trade. In 'a very short time we will incl p stir contracts for
twit winter, tlrnd1'V0 1 fe it tb kVep l~ 71,Afrafe SELECTION Irl
TIL COtiNTY.
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This'is`tll we have to say about Furs this season.
- We are liow receiving out it voice i of SPRING' GOODS
'and in a* fewweeks of*erytiliia0' will be ready for spring trade,
Yw , , ' • 'say ` our advertisements.
when we will have c oi"i51,(1rxtt1)lt, to In
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Two great specialties just now •
cotToNs,,,..0s3icuiTiliNi
ales of Grey C�ttons
611 wictt�ss, a31 prices.
Cases.white Cottons
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. 1 widths, all prices.
SIIEITIEGS plain and -twilled ?
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SEE 4 R :FI E �� T F
U N s� oca� o'
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�NADIAN; SOOT�B ANUIllIH TMED&
A Your order for o :first class Suit or,
tad .guaranteed.':
Ovet cof�t.' StylE •a114i �l �Lili �LIItE@d,
a,�; & Wiseman'
DRY GOODS EffiPORIUffi; CLINTON.
•
, .The •* aersioned.':begs to announce that he has;
•.
admitted his son THOMAS JACKSON, Ju., as pa t
her into the business ;coliductei:t,by him Or the
last �2 years, anti the business will`henceforth be
carried: on bider the name' and ` style'of
•
THOMAS , JAOKgON & SON..
•
THOMAS TA.CK;SON.
we have liow to' say -that
11 conriectan�tkl,the- above change
:been Made aiid b the
Our contracts''for the spring have•• i1o�v' . b , . •
lst of March we will show
The largest affil finest colleeti `n 01 Goods
in the county.,.,
Our &tch & jj:j (foo
We are: i o l in • . direct from lrhe old
country, avid for quality and sty
, •
they wiN not be 'equalled,
THOS. JACKS & SON
CLOTHIERS, CLINTON
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