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FRIDAY, ?11 AY 23, 1884. ' originally belonged to the second wife
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LOCAL NOTICES. •
If you round a bargain tri Coppir'a
Jiaieina al G c. per ib.
S W)NG 111ACIIIN'ES.---• W. KIT:' seas
the light -running new Moine ,Sewinli Machine,
Which• takes the lead, f
EGGS. -The subscriber, as usual, vin this sea9on
pay the'highest cash price for any qquantity of fresh
eggs. TaOS..000PEI$, .Oroccr, Albert St., Clinton
WINDING UP' B USINESS—•John Ct ath
commences a Clearing Sale Of his whole stock
on Saturday next, preparatory ortndinu
up
business.
PARI Q IIR SUIT.JS iii endless variety.
Also, Upholstered Goods of all kinds, which
'will be sold cheap, at the Red Rocker Fur-
niture Store, Albert street.
MARY AND 1.
TWAS eypatng in 'Slay, and the soft zephyr's sighed
1 Through branches low -bending above,
My Mor •• and I, as wo wandered along
And whispered of beauty and love,
We'll make us a nest like the birdlings, I said,
And never shall part any more.
Oh, yes, she replied, and can furnish it nice •
At the Ran ROcaEa FUAYITDR$ STORE..
"Fair creature ! there's many a. wealthier man
Would gladly have you for a bride,
But no one can lore you more fondly than I,
My treasure, and beauty, and pride!
Oh . had I a mansion, with carpets,of old-
9floor."
Azld of silver—I'd cover the
nut smiting, she said, "You can purchase the best
At the Ran Roca* •I• trate ruan STORE."
" I'll spread you a couch upon Which to recline
When evening shall call as to rest,
Of the fleeciest down." But she said with a sigh,
" I like BENNRrr's mattresses best."
" Then so shall it be, love—mid tables inlaid,, ..
And seats from some far•distant shore."
4'0h, no," she exclaimed, "they have elegant chairs
Attic RED ROCKER FURNITURE STORE."
We went i Happy day ! Can I ever forget
The pleasure that bearned' in her face,
As she gazed at the marvels of beauty displayed
In this most beautiful place.
:We fuI'nild;edur nest in an elegant stye
Been marred a twelvemonth or more, • .. _
Jud Mary is singing this song to her babe,
0f thb RED ROOKER 1' hRN1rURS STORE.
. A. A..:BENNETT,
sign of the Red Rocker, next to Harland Bros., •
, . Albert street, Clinton. ,
NOTICE.
DR, APPLETON has returned 'from
A • his health -restoring ' trip, arid has. • now•
resumed his Medieal practice.
Clinton, April 2Srd, 1884.
r ``1IU11 Eopfic0.'
r fin icke -Mis-Alice Smith, (daugh-
ter of Mr, Janie§ Smith) has been serious-
ly 111 since their •residence at Woodstock,
with erysipelast and is yet confined to her
room. Mrs. Gordon,who'was some time
ago taken ill while visiting at W.Cooper's,.
is gradually declining, . The: wife of Mr.
Kitt, who has been .suffering from. rheu-
matic fever, is able to be:out 'again.
DROP TIiEM, Almost weekly tommer-
cial pedlars visit Clinton; solicit orders for
clothing, spirts, . etc., and in not few.
cases.with success. The town has several
first -plass merchant tailors, who keep ex=
cellent stocks, and guarantee •good .fits:;
they pay taxes, and in other ways contri-
bute to the prosperity of the town.. Then
why send money away front home for ar-,
titlesthat can be purchased just as cheap
here? `
THE gentleman referred .to toil' the fol-
lowing paragraph, from the. Wingham.
Vidette, was the father. of Mr. Jas.;Ait-
kins, Clinton :-The • mortal remains • of
Mr. Thos. Aitkins, an old pioneer, and re-
spected resident of Turnberry, .ere com-
mitted to their kindred dust in Wingham;
cemetery on Tuesday, the 6th inst. The
'funeral cortege was a large one, and no.
, " wonder, for his modest, unassuming de-
meanor, his blameless life, his Nathanial'
like guilelessness, and his consistent'walk
won the respect of n11, of whatever party
or sect. Need we say his end was, peace.
MODEL SCS'OOL..�3OARD,—A meeting of:
the Model School �3oard of Trestees was,
held on Monday evening, Mr. Wilkie tak-
ing his seatr as the member elect for St.
John's Ward. The following .accounts
were ordered to be paid: -John ROSS, $14;
Cooper cot McKenzie, $3.18 ; T. Cooper;;
$1.25; C. Dickson, $4.88. :Mr. Brown,
caretaker, made application to . have' his
salary increased to $225, being an advance
of $15, which was granted. . The. chair-
man and Messrs. Pay, Scott and, Lough;
were appointed a committeeto select
books to be presented as prises at the
midsummer examinations; and'to expend.
$30 for this purpose.
HORSE NoTEP.—Last week Mr. James
Stevens of the base line, sold one of.his
'
matched black horses for the sum of $250,
and a small team .for $875, bnying a single
horse ofMf.Rathwell for,$225. On -Mon-
.lay, Messrs. Cox & Smith, of Detroit,
shipped'. a number of verygood horses -
from here, among them being one•°purch ployed in the store of Mr. John Craib.',•-
ased of Mr. J. McCool, Hallett, at $250, ,A certain young lady became so absorbed.
a mare of J. Rands, at $227.50; a -horse in the services at the:Presbyterian church
from Jas. Watson, at $280, a' horse from the. ether evening, that she left her stock
Thos.Farquhar, at $190, one from M. Mt- Ings in the .building When the services
Mann, Seaforth, at $200, and a fine bay were,over ; (w)hose business is it anyway.
team from Jas. Graham, Goderich town- Mayor Forrester plowed up ten .acres ' of
township. Mr. B. Woods sold hip driver fall wheat on Wednesday, and resowed.
to a man in Lucknow, for•$130. Although with 'fiax. We have had ' plenty of rain'
so many stallions are . travelling this sea- for the presopt, Mr. Weather ' Olerk.
son, two said to be doing .unusually well Noiv for the sunshine. ' There is not a
are Pride of Avon and Prince Arthur, solitary appeal against theassessment roll.
owned by Messrs. Ilorton &Innes. Mr. this year, which speaks weir of •tbe way
Wilson, of Stanley, lost an excellent the acisesaors performed .thoir..• work.,. So
snare the other day. far fruit `prospects are encouraging. this
DOHERTY ORGAN Coain'.lacy's Blau).—year, the . trees being w well laden with
The semi-annual meeting of•the members Wessoma. 'Numbers of shade ti`•ees ' are
of the above was held on Thursday even being destroyed by chaffing the boxes,
ing, the 15th inst. in the Music Empori which. should be removed where the. trees
um, 'Perrin's Block, the president occupy- are large enough. Messrs. Jas.'Tbompson
ing the chair. A statement of receipts end Jas. Scott aro .expected home from
and expenditures was submitted and au- their western trip next week; we Lave+:on
dited by the president, Air. Wm. Doherty,, band a•third letter, descriptive,.of their
and found c r '
or act After tendering enderin a vote tri � hi h
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l e riot, next issue.
ge t
of thanks to each officer of the ,preceding No wool has yet made its appearanceon
term, the nieinbers joined in singing " We the market; the- price for this ebmmodity
tiro alI jolly good fellows." U The officers will mile low, and is likely to remain so
responded by thanking the members for during the season. Mr, John:Goyitt con-
their hearty vote of thanks: The election templates •a trip to theold country next
of officers for the ensuing term was . then month. Jackson, the Hatter, haat furnish-
proceeded with. Mr.. Doherty was re= .ed the Gocerich Bicycle Club with a hand -
elected President; Mr. John (ribbings, some outfit, consisting of drab helmet,
Vice ]?resident, and Mr. 0, Blackstone garnet stockings; and white fiannekehiitlr
sleeted Manager and Director. The this uniform is being adopted by the rid -
members expressed their deep and heart- era "throughout this section. b'or Some.
felt regret at the death of one of their time there has been a difference of several
rnombers, slime their lastbusiness meeting; minutes lletween the town • aridrailway
in the person of Mr. Geo. Young. Mr.• time, causing considerable ilconvenienee;
W. Doherty addressed the members of this will be obviated hi future, as Fowler
the band and congratulated them en their &'Son have arranged to get Toronto tilne
succera and good behavior in the past' daily, and the town bell. will go by' that..
which he was certain would be continued l'erbert and Soles Were committed to
in the future after which the ulcering standtheirtllal in the outrage case on
of The most enthusiastic temperance meet -
Charles I. It is even yet in splendid
condition.
ing ever held in 'Varna, took place an
Tuesday evening, in the Temperance Hall;
to arrange.for delegates to :the convention
in .Clinton. next Tuesday. All were
unanimous in favor of the Scott -Act being
submitted, and thirty delegates were ap-
pointed,
Reports front other places also state that
large delegations have been appointed,
and the probabilities are that•the conven-
tion will strongly represent temperance
in this county, Men who are not usually
regarded as temperance workers are en-
thusiastic
n-
t is icfavor ofthe ctand promise
bus sifvr A
t inb
`their financial support. and personal in-
fluence to help carry it into force.
ENTERTAINMENT.—An open meeting
of Clinton Lodge of the I,O,G•.1', was held
last Friday evening, in. the temperance
hall. The ball was 'well filled with an'
intelligent audience, notwithstanding the
attraction of'the. Lord's Army elsewhere.
The Rev.' Mr, Craig occupied the chair,
making, a few remarks bearing on the
temperance work, and advising all inte-
rested in the cause to join the Indepen-
dent
ndepen
dent' Order of Good Tempters, as it was a
great help to those who .were trying to
reform. A very interesting programme
was rendered. A reading by Mr. H. B.
Kerr, solos by Harry Reeves and Maggie
Trowel duets
rcu .e b Miss Todd andr o e
M,X'u
o
Y
and Misses,A. d N. Holmes, and two
choruses by.the lodge choir. Three dia-
logues were well executed by several
members of the lodge. After' a very libe-
ral collection .the meeting dispersed, all
being well pleased with the evening's en-
tertainment.
• CRALLExGE.—•The Exeter Clear Grit
base ball club wishes to state through the
columns of our paper that they are open;
to receive challenges from any of the
neighboring clubs, to play a friendly game,
on notice of five days. All communica-
tions' promptly answered, by addressing
Wm. Sanders, jr., secretary, Exeter, Ont.
BxlnFs.--Messrs. Ferran, Macpherson
&Hovey made their first threshing ma-
chine shipment thie'Oeek, sending one t.
BritishColumbia; it ar ii is
whenarrives at i
i
destination the fright on it willbe nearly
as much as, the Aral, cost of the article.—
Mr. W. Pay, (father ofMr. Geo. E. Pay,
of town,) who has for many years been
managger of the Welland Railway, bas re-
tired from that position, and will take' it
easy the remainder of his days. Mr, Jas,
Fair is putting in a 85 horsepower boiler
in his mill -here. Another dentist has
come to town; .his "card" appears else-
where. Messrs, Geo. and John Stanbury,
of the London road, have a herd of over
one hundred"cattle, which they are grass
feeding on their farm, and expect • to sell
about the first of•July. The wind blew a
perfect hurricane on Friday . night; the
.only damage we have heard of was the
unroofing of an old house on the faun of
Findlay DToEwen, Stanley, and. the lower-
ing of scores of fences. Mts. Ford, of
Welford, Ireland, sister; of Messrs. Wm,,
Thos. and Henry Ford, who has been
visiting friends hereabouts for some time,
returns t s to Ireland this week; she would
have preferred remaining in Canada,. but
circumstances made it necessary tor her
to return, Master 'Charlie Blacker re-
cently put his ankle out of joint by falling
from. a velocipede, County Council will
meet'on the 3rd ofd'une, The post office
will only be open the usual holiday hours
to -morrow,: (Saturday). . Saturday ex-
cursion tickets_ are now issued by the G.
T. R. as follows;,;—London,• $1,60; Gode-
rich, 50 cams',' Stratford, $1.15- James
Addley fsontributed $1 and costs to th
town funxis; on"S,atprdayy,. for being dru :
and disorderly; next,day he joined th
Aimy,'awl has since :remained a sober
man. The Doherty Organ Band delight-
ed a large number of listeners Saturd
evening; the Mouth Organ Band 'shoul
. come forth occasionally. •A geed deal
synipathy is manifested• in town for th>
.Messrs; Diehl and A. Malo, in. their busi
ness reverses; both •were hard working
and industrious persona, and their posi-
tion can only be attributed to trade being
overdone. There was. quite 'a ,-finrry of
snow on Friday night last.Mr; H. • Col-•
liar intends to- boom business. this year,
as ho has travelling two' peep •show wag-
gons,'two shooting galleries, and a photo.
wagon. Mayor Forrester has been appoint-
ed Captain of No. 4 Volunteer Company ;
when he gets 'on a sdit of regimentals he
will be the toniest little officer in the'bat-
talion. Mr.. p.,. Iu,. Blackstone has corn
-
.posed very pretty quickstep,, which. the"
Doherty;'band is,, now learning; it is not.
• every band master who: can compose. his
own . music 1t4 r . Stewart Plummer, of
-the •16th, con. . •Goderich: township, ,who1
left here on Tuesday, on a .trip" to the
northwest, had .the misfortune to :eater
with him -a black eye, caused by . one of.
his horses striking him the previous. day.
The booth privilege on the. driving Tarlo, •
.for the 24th of May, was sold. by . auction
to•.Mr.: D.•13. Kennedy, for *35, who fm
mediately,resold'it 'to- Mr. Thos. Cooper
at an nth -once of • $5. , The stock.of W.
Wilson, Mensal], sold 'by D; Dickinson,
on Saturday; realized . considerably over
$1,000..Mr. W.:'Duncan, of Blyth, leaves.
herethisweek On- a trip to Scotland. -7
Peter: Adalnson, .'County Clerk, •was in
town list -Week. Some one while discussing
the visit. of the Army to Galeria) said
"they might possibly capture Ira Lewis,.
the Crown Attorney, and if they did there:
would be hope forthe reat of e- people."
We are afraid the rest • will stand a poor
chance; for they'll never reach Ira—be is
irreclaimable A':ntiniber of our bicyclists
intend to take in. the London tournament
on Monday. Ittr.-Menzies has very. much
improved the appearance of a couple of.
houses he owns on Victoria Street. The
'Army.,continues:to draw.immeuse crowds,.
none of the . balls in. town' being large
enough to .accommodate the nuinber who
go: to hear them ; on Sunday night tire.
hall had •fully .7f,0 people •nt it; while,
about half that number tnorewere unable
to get in ; quite .a cumber of recruits have
been added, .and the number keeps •in-`
creasing, how true they Will keep to their
pi ofcssion remains to be seen; If • all 11
true that is stated•of a. certain house"here,.
the occupants' should be driven out of
town ; -there is no room in Clinton. for any
such "institution;' The wife of MT. Geo.
Hinchley, who' died •'last Friday, was
buried in Egwondville cemetery, on Sat-
urday, quite a large number following her
`remains thither. Ed. Swats is now' em -
QUEEN',S BIRTHDA Y,IN CLINTON. t o
r
Those who wish tt ',spend a day in
harmless sport to iltor;;ow (Saturday) can-
not do better than Cope to Clinton, as anm
excellent program has been arranged,
and nothing will 1 lacking that would _
contribute to the c 'oyment of the day, ,
The Doherty Orga Band commence the
celebration of the <ay,at •8.45: a.m., when
they march to tp station to meet the
Brussels base ball, end Kincardine lacrosse
clubs, afterwardoc, giving an open-air con-
cert on the s,g
quo, In the morning la-
crosse, base bal.* and cricket matches will
be played on 0.13 show grouad, with a foot
ball match in the afternoon, clubs from
Wingham, Brussels and Kincardine tak-
ing part therein, The races of the Driv-
ing Park Association take place in the
afternoon, in which are included bicycle
races, audit is: probable that several riders
from outside places will: take part°in these
contests, The day's entertainment will
wind up -with an excellent concert in the
town hall, given under the auspices of the
Doherty Organ Co. band.
BASE BALL MArcir.--A match was
played here between Clinton" and Exeter,
on Wednesday, resulting in favor of the
Home team by, tiro following score :---
Exeter, , 2 0 3 0 0 1 5 7 O--Total-18.
Clinton . 0 4 2 1 0 0 8 3 ia—Total19
The unwire for. the first
part the am
e
_,.
who belonged to Exeter, caused aood.
deal of trouble by his tardiness in making
his decisions, and another had to be
chosen. This is the first baso ball match
played in, Clinton for 'several Years, and
considerable interest -was taken in the
game, ,
•
EW GOODS:
AT THE .r
C2T 2 1 00 0
nk I ICHTER MOUTH ORGANS, 10 key, brass, 25 cts.
e1 :
EXPRESS WAGGONS, Iron axle : $2.25," also WOODEN
axle,.: 1:00 5uu�i1; 5.0:.•
as
o
BABY' CARRI.. GES going very cheap.
EIBST CLASS stock ofaFRESJ E INK.
NEW stock of. BLANK BOOICS.
� *TIdE LAP�GEST V3RIETY A. AL'L. PAPER.
CHEAPEST' in',the County of Hltron.
ciroqutet lr;lr><cl L aeroggse
splendid ' LSsor>t Herb,. ,
I ammoctk's rood and Iieali..
d „Cab and Walking- '40a,nes:
CI IS... D=CIKSON..
•
till
on
See the �a
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d ce�I2
n�t
.Now offered eyed b .
us.'
We intend 'that the people shall.-- .
• know where the
greatest
value is' to be had.
See what In have is Dress Goods.
Look t 0llI Parasols & E�osiery,
r MntIe.Dcpart'mt,
Our. Boy's Clothing.'
Tweeds, Skirtings, Cottons.,.
N�TSGENT'S FURNISHINGS. CAPS
• ;ski:.
DEMPORI.RY GOODS
,.DRY • UM; CLINTON.•.
Wiseman,;
CKSON''�
THE WIMBLEDON
THE LOYALIST
Our stock.of White
and Colored• Shirts
.Hosiery,' 'Neckwear,
Braces, Underwear, '
ThinenCollars&Cuffs.
Kid,Gloves 0 Men's
Jewellery, 'is,.. cer-
tainly' the , Finest
Selection of 'Melt 5
rurnishino Goods to
be seen . anywheltie.
Our.kat
��l
a��� dry
pd
V
t
I1J.1TE RBI
Is having an. immense' run, and every pirchaser of•Shirts should
ask,,to see this line. Nothing has ever been shown like it. .•
lie 111b1BIJII N COLLAR is t14
� 1� taking �1p8 this Sam, �0 X62,
lkf. N.S NIGHT SHMTS, , full line of sizes.
` COME lits SEEtl8,
.b•
w.e JACK$ N,
was adjeurnet� tb meet on Miry 75th;1.8$5,, Wednesday; lytics hates ave her evidence, r-11.�h !► 41.E~<11,1151.OltS Hattj r,
WEATHER.
WE SHOW; THE LARGEST RANGE OF
Russel Cord Coats.
Alpaca and Linen Coats
a
Linen duster' t
....-_ � c.
e
hW t• 2 e. Vests, a' l
�aea : stock .P
will
be on hand this week.
000
Our Light .'Tweed. Suits are reduced to, the
1HCI'y . toWest rig sire.
,
Our LOW priceson all our goods
are Ineetin.g with approval of"'
all who have favored. - s
.with an inspection
"hist is our busiest week of the egeaoon; w
will have more -to ear' nowt weal than we
have this.
THOS. JACKSON & :SON.
CLOTHIERS.'
CLINTON