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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe New Era, 1884-05-02, Page 10if IPLINTON NEW ERA., FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1884.. 1.0041. NOTICES.. MACHINES—The heti-r gat w ill tell Sewing Maclaine leads. KITT wow au about it. f- 1 GGE.--The subscriber, as usual, will this *sawn PO' the highest cash prico for any quantity of fresh eggs. THOS. COOPER, Grocer, Alhortfit., Clinton PARLOUR SUITES In endless variety. �fleo, Upholstered Goods of all Minds, which acid be sold cheap, at the Red Thier Fur- oziture Store, .Aibert street. A Goon IDE4.—Now that spring has arrived everybody is preparing topurchase their spring clothing, it is a good. idea to do so early, as the stooks are fresh and new, and •a better choice can be had now than later in the season. John Craib has just received a beautiful line of; Scotoh tweeds, and French and English pantinge. Call early and get firat choice. Seg his adv, Our old friend, Mr. W. Marten, has been confined some time to his bed with conges- tion of the lungs and pleurisy, but under the skilful treatment of the same doctor who brought him from near death's door by simi- lar complaints, some eight years ago, he is feet receyering,, and hopes soon: to be again on his rounds. Although new beginuers.<.iu his line have been specially active the last three weeks endeavoring to gather in the iivst fruits of his business, he trusts his many old friends and customers will stand firm, and faithful to him, and gave up their rags and other truck for him, and let the young and healthy strike out and not attempt to run down bne at near 72 years of age. NOTICE. DR. APPLETON has returned, from LICENSED.—A special meeting of the Ontario License Commissioners for this Riding, was held here on Monday, to con- sider the petition that had been sent in. caking the board to reconsider their de- cision about Mr. S. Pike, and give him license. ATC" the commissioners were present but they decided to take no favor- able action of the petition. The„Dom►n.:. ion Comissionersmetnext day at .Gode- rieh, .and besides granting licenses to other houses in the south Riding, they also gave Mr. Pike a license. BRInFS, .Mr. John Ross, who recently got his leg crushed between two logs, can manage to get around on crutches. It has been learned that Conrad Schleis-- meyer, who ran away from town some, time ago, has lately' got married ; as he left; a wife and child here, it will be un- fortunate for him if he ever returns. Mr. TEACHER'S ASSOCIATIONS. -The seal - Andrew Moore, 'formerly ticket clerk here, annual meeting of •the West Huron has been visitingbis friends in this plaee; Teacher's Institute will be held at Exeter, he is now Superintendent of the the C. P. on Thursday and Friday, 8th and 9th inst. R, dynamite works at Port Arthur. The A splendid programme has been prepared,, other day Mr. W. Smithson. was using a which will undoubtedly.be of profit to all crowbar as a lever when it slipped and Goon "D.AX's WORD. --One day last week aoung lady of Goderieh township accomp Ished an unusual amount of work in one ay, which was the making of two men's shirts, two children's dresses, milk- ing five •cows, night and morning, and cooking for seven persons, Who can beat this? '" -H' r -v 1srg Sxe Ru. -4.t Toronto they have a surplus of small .children, in the schools, and the papers are advocating the half-time system. Clinton 'has been troubled in the same way, and in the low- er department of the school there was. no alternative but, to teach half of them in the morning and half in the afternoon. What should be done here, and what. mast be done ere long, is to provide an- other department and teacher, either in the shape of a ward school, or by making an addition to .the present building. struck him in the face,. cutting his fore- head. The rain on Sunday was a grand' thing for the fall wheat. The dust was so bad on Saturday that it wasnecessary to bring out the hand engine and sprinkle the streets. The Doherty Organ band" played on the square on Saturday night. A person residing on Ontario street miss- ed some wood from his pile the other night and next ;any found it in the yard' of ,a aeig.bor who should certainly not be under necessity of stealing his fuel. A dog jumped through the door of the Dry -Goods Palaces .on Monday; the dog was not hurt, but the glass was not worth much after. Mr. Thos. Dinsley has been chosen captain of the ase ball lub,'and his health -restoring trip, and bas now they areopen to play. a • clu n the Do- minion. Mr. Geo: Shiple sold a young resumed his Medieal practice. horse to Mr. E, Butt; last week, for the. Clinton, April 23rd, 1884. spm' of $180. Mr.. A. Couch's father lies at the point of death, at`Mitehell ; he has . been ill for sometime. Mr. J. E. Swartz, (`Zi,eWW$t (lUopica. of this place, has purchased a number of rigfrom• London was in PDX town on TuASE. A esday, I Mr. D. B. Kenat nedy has added afor his Goderich �fine gig, to the stock in his livery; it is a splendid thing if a fellow wants to take his grrl out -• one arm can hold her in, the other can drive. Persons should inspect their cur- rant and gooseberry bushes, endure helle- bore where necessary,;we were shojvn a slip, from a currant bush the other day, the leaves of which were covered with in- sect eggs, and a day's warmth would bring -them into -life. Messrs. A. Morrish and J. Glazier were charged before the mayor with keeping vicious dogs; a. fine of 25cts was imposed, and they. were ordered to either kill the dogs.or secure them against doing harm: Mr. Frank.Tamblyn' arrived here from 'Manitoba, on Friday, and is' purchasing stock for that country; while at Ch".icage he purchased a splendid Clydesdale stallion, which he will take back -with his other animals. He•states that; the ',emigration into the west this year is much' smaller thin in previous years; there being very little Canadian emigration, but..a' large "number .are ex- pected from the old country. Quite''a. number of good-sized flsh are being caught in the Bayfield river; they'evidentlyniade their 'way up stream while . the •daili at Bayfield wines broken .and if this dam was constructed" with the proper slide there would always be'.more or less fish along the river. The pasturage of the Driving. Park. for the year was sold to onSaturday terMr: Beare ; er $78; 1a t-yeatitpbr'ouglfr $85. 'Miss 0. Mountcastle, who has been suffering from 'inflammation• of the eyes for 10 weeks past, . goes, to London this week to' undergo treatment. bya;-well l.neWn oceulist.. "Skiff &Gaylord's min- 'strels played. hereon .;Mondfzy and. Tues day evenings.' to' very :slim houses, al= though their ,performances- here .really good, the troupe has been. "stuck" pretty had in this section, having their baggage. seized in Goderieh, and riot being able to. 'meet all their `bills hero. On Monday night ;the therinometer: registered ten de gieee of frost. ` The attendance at the High School is` now. very 'Targe, s nd'new scholars .are continually coining, in.. The annual ineeten of the Clinton Mechanics' Institute; •fo.r tthe-election:of officers and he -transaction ' of other business, will be' held 'in ,the council room .to-niglit. The High" School Lacrosse. club" played the 'town boye.the other'dav, beating them in three straight games. The examinations for'teachers• for 8rd".class certificates will take place on the 7th of July; for 2nd class, on the 0th of `'July, "both'of these being at the.High Schools of the county.' Mr. AS. Fisher isereeting, a neat ,wire fence in front of his residence. • On Tues_ day •evening the: Odd fellows' of Goderieh observed the 65th anniversary of Oddfel- lowship by haring an 'entertainment,'at which a large number Were present; Messrs T.'White and W. G. Potts. repre- sented Clinton Lodge there; an address. was given by Grand Warden Rev. Mr. 11lartiu, of Chatham, Who promised" to visit Clinton at an early 'day.. Nelsen Carson answered to the charge, of selling liquor•on Sunday, on information laid he- fore the, Mayor by Inspector Yates, and was ° fined the statutory $20 and costs. • Mr•,..P. Paltridge,''of Galt, was in:Clinton. Ceiling . on_..liia_.old:_, frieiids this week. Messrs. Foster. & Bayley haye.two life-size' portraits on exhibition, one of l%J: r. M.. Y. McLean, of the Expositor, and the other: of Rev: A. D: McDonald, of • Seaforth, that are really exeell`ent-repecitneiis.'of photographic art. Mr. W, Craig has sold his sorrel driving horse to Dr. Worthing- ton; in appeatanoc it is one of the pretti= est carriage horses in the county, and it h as plenty of "go" in it; The town Foot. Ball Club "had a friendly return match .with the High School Club," Tuesday of ternoon,•: redeeming their 'former defeat by a well scored, two to one. Rev. A. Stewart, of"'Durham, is here visiting • his daughter Mrs. P. Cole, jr.. 'Mr.Theobald has moved to town, and taken . possession of the Prince of Wales Hotel.. The Street Committee intend making a tour around town to -day (Friday) to see,whatint prd've, nients "are necessary; Of eouree•thoso who expect any favors at the committee's hands will have.''a couple, of dozen of the best"" on hand. The town barbers have agreed to close their shops every night, . except Saturday, at 8 O'clock; Mr. Roney Camp- bell has procured,an assistant from Inger- soll. Messrs. IL Snell 'tit Sons washed all their sheep this week, and Blipped ten. on Tuesday ; the weather is pretty Cold for this work. Mr. Will Shaw left yesterday for`'1'Vinnipeg, Brussels base bail and foot ball bhiba have signified their inten- tion of Coming here on the '?dtlt inst., if there are any other athletic 4port:e" here , 01) that day. • issuing summonses to several parties con- nected with the ease, which comes up for examination before the London police• magistrate. on Tuesday • next. The station agents. •at Goderieh and Clin: ton, and.ilevelal medical men are among, the parties summoned. MOVING BUILDINGS.—Mr. John Steph- enson is quite an expert in moving build-• ings, and occasionally gets some difficult jobs. He hasjust moved a large stable for Mr. Fair, has epntracted to move` a dwelling house in Stanley two miles,, and, has also to move a building down one of the steepest hills in . the county. After awhile he will surely be' able to move• brick buildings with • as much ease as he now moves frame ones. PROPERTY CHANGES.—Mr. Smith has bought the house and lot on Victoria St., (opposite Mr. Turnbull's) owned by Mr. W. Grant, for the sum of . $450.; The house and quarter acre lot on Rattenbury, street, belonging to the Rowell estate, was sold by auction, on Saturday, .Mr..J. J. T. Harland, being the purchaser, at $740. The other properties, belonging • to the same estate, were not sold. . • TEMPLARS.-At the last regular meet-• ing of Clinton lodge No. 705, I.O. of G.T.; the followingg members were elected: office bearers for'the ensuing term:—W. •C.' T„ Bro. PLR Chid ; W; T.; .Seger Ca11 T • W. S.,'Bro. W. Baer ; W. F. S., J Rye W. T., Sister Cottle; W.' M., $iother S. Booth ; W. I. 0., Sister New march ; 1W.. O. G., .Brother Downs;. Organist, Sister Shannon. The lodge intends giving a free .entertainment on Friday evening; May 9th. , A BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLY.' —`Softie time last fall Mr. -John -Bean -brought ;in-. to this office a cocoon which he had pick- ed from a tree in his garden, and the ar- ticle was r-ticlewas hung up on a nail to see what would develop from it. During the winter nothing was thought about it, except that. the employees occasionally feltlikepitch-, ing it out into the road .as . useless. On Wednesday all were surprised to see a large butterfly emerge from the shell or chrysalis) in which theprocess ofileve op - merit had been going on all the time. • It is a beautiful specimen of what is proper- ly called the Tiger Moth, and measures.. about five inches across the wings.'; BICveLIxG.—The roads are now getting so that this popular pastime may be en- gaged in with . some degree of pleasure. Mr. T. Jackson, jr., has sold his 52 inch wheel, to Mr. Murdoch, pf Blyth, and bought Mr. Tisdall's 54 inch, who has re- placed itby one of the most. improved English wheels. Mr. Woolverton it the latest accession to the ranks of the,.Clin- ton wheelmen, and rides, well. Mr. Jos. Chambers has also learned to ride, and is nearly as proficient as older riders. Seve- ral persons in town are seriously consider- ing the purchase of wheels;. and it ie al- together Iikely the number of riders here will be increased during the .summer: RETURN DEBATE., -It is expected that Life return debate, between Clinton and Goderieh Literary Societies, will•come off in Goderieh next Tuesday 'evening, the subject for discussion being, "Resolved; that the prohibition of the manufacture, importation and sale (except fbr medi- cinal and rnechanieal'purposes) of intoxi- eating liquors, would not bo beneficial to - Canada. Clinton takes the negative of this, the speakers being Isiessrs. Sharman,' Foster and Holmes. The Goderieh speak- ers Will. be Messrs. Kidd, Preudfoot and Embury. As this niiestion is one just now receiving a good deal of attention, no doubt a capital debate will take plaoe. DASTARDLY OUTRAGE.—A young girl who gave her name as Bessie Bates, of Goderieh, was brought to town yesterday in a half -demented condition, and placed under the protection of the authorities.-- The girl's story, told incoherently, is that while corning from..the station after miss- ing the evening train for London? a man ofl'ered.to drive her'in his buggy to one of the hotels. Suspecting nothing she got in with him, and the felltev drovo her out the base line, notwithstanding her resist- ance, where he was joined by two others, all of whom; she alleges, outraged her per- son: Some time during : the, night she managed to make her way to the house of Mr. Hill, who subsequently brought her here. tier ,ur?derclothing is said to be badly torn, and there is evidence that her story is only too true. Parties acquainted with her sayys she has alwriys Borne an ir- re[ reachable character. It is to be hoped the guilty 'part ies will be rliscoye.yed and pUnishn+1. participating therein, The regular annual meeting of the North Huron Teachers' Association will be held Lin beaf'orth, on Thursday and Friday,,May 15th and, 16th. The programme embraces some goad subjects for discussion, among the list being "Outline of Spencer's Education," Dir. J. Turnbull,. and "Advisability of re- ttirnieg to a Council .ofPublicInstruction as opposed by a Minister of Education," introduced by Mr. Turnbull.. NEw Btnbivlzras,-Signs 'of material improvement and progress are visible on every hand. Mr. Thos, Cottle has the frame of bis new house up ; Mr. henry Stevens has his well under way; wort will soon be commenced on Mr. Geo, E. Pay's new house. • Mr, Baer's new house on Rattenbury st., is well under way. ARBOR 'DAY,--Wehope to see a large number of trees planted next Wednesday, arbor day. -Much has been done in the past towards beautifying the town, still there is room for much more being done, Parties who plant trees should becareful to put in varieties permitted by the by- • • taw,and in accordance therewith asre-SpecialDrives in Bards location. Towne CouielL, '.Che regular Meeting of the Council will be 'held on Monday Dress Goo evening next. Among the business to be ' transacted will be fixing the time for Court of Revision,considering dog by-law, speaking some arrangements for street wa- tering ; considering a by-law to restriet fowl running at large, the usual payment of•accounts, . ete. M. R. D. BAYLEY, of Clinton, Presi- dent of the Photographic Associdtion of Canada and Select Councillor of'Banner •Council No,100, Royal Templars of Tem- perance, is this week visiting Toronto and other points. While away he -will be en- gaged in business in connection with both of the above institutions, but it is wide- pered that he is •also using this so-called .business trip •to advance his' well-known matrimonial inclinations. VW SEMAN AR M4ZU C .Text Received. RUBBER BALLS, BASE BALLS, BASE BALL BATS, LACROSSEATICKS, WALKING CANES, BASKETS, all kinds. Five different kinds of TOBACCO.: s, knives, Scissors, • R TH.�NEVER::• MBS, &c.•' ' • . A SPLpNI�ID NE�'V 'ASSORTMENT? Seip cheila: of goods, which aro, liking sold . st •"in•ice5. Cups *and Sau©ers,. Mug FOOT BALLS CHEAPER SCHOOL SPONGES,' CO A11 PAPER ;` (Joule and see our large -variety. at lows C_ _. • • tip • ICE 79 CgLia■ ys . -El • . u_ a 1r LINE 0 RGAINS IN PARASOLS HosioryStoct vory Iargo Don't forget what we said about the =Boys last week, u r. r r ,.. r a MANTLE NT: Leave ou ode for LE We solicit a trial. Tweeds ' and Gent's Furnishings, a splendid assortment. Wiseman; Y GOODS EMPORIUM, . CLINTON. ON AND Ak'1`ERti • WE: COATA::EN GE - rand ;General lied action' of oL Entire Spying :tock, r.rhi- will be the very. • beat;opport t- • rea• r Heat ha yet' been., ofL ered here to si4ecureCHE A. ]P' C.L;CYrHING, and if yo,u ;l>ta,ye zkot„ "bought. your $piing w aTA - S.1,11,1133'ae loth n a�-sr azl yo:.r.rse 1 T. ,._.; BOY'S SCHOOL, J1A`.L`S, PRICE.2,i tats, • A light Straw Hat that will 'ivr,. ;;feat' �veai• GIRL'S SAILOR HAT tat, tow' iil'ic;e.i. •` J:A CKS O N ; Te 1lt. ./r4113.0111.4" Hat ("Oro; u4 ii7ild:•6:f" u • of it l .Y .vlyl)ot�tI flinty. ` T6��n is NU }IMBI ABOUT TIIIS S CE .()iii' business for March and' April,has been :a busy. oleo, and has,f�.r eiceeded our. ailticipatiO s. During thea time we have been continually addling to•our stock, and now we congruence to rabic() it, and for the months of May. and June `we give the People a rare bonet, of buying the. Cheapest Clothin; that has ever.been offeredin this section, Orn � -'.COCI� IS .' ' AL'LARGE AND BEAU:uIEUb ONE, ANi) Yol.T . With ,HAVE NO DIVER/1314Y 1.N MA1UN(: A SBLECTION. •" rEEi\IEM13EX , this is your best chance to SEOTYRE A CHEAP SUIT. • .. • THOS. 'JACKSON Sz SON, LOTH 1 ��aCLINTON