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LQOAL NEWS.
lfli .gaisti Around the °MOW
30wit
att times wewili 114 glad to receiroe
items of news/rum any reliable source, siOlter
verbal or written. .Reports of meetings, en.
4440040,4 social, and aural& doings, et c.
ets, or ally other matters of genera' reteresr
wilt always hall a place in our colutnnil.—ER
° How 4RE YOU Or FOR EGOS. -
AS nanal I will, this season, pay the
bight* earth price for fresh .eggs.
THOS. 000PER, Albert $t., Clin-
ton. 280-0.
•: BetnieeT, THE "RED ROCKER"
FURNITURE MAN', To THE FlioNT
AGAIN I --House cleaning will cone,
• nience,8004 and D'ENNETT has mour.
ed the services a a Arat.alasa
Trpholsterer from Detroit. Any per.
ISQU wanting &fail, Lounges, Chairs,
etc., re -upholstered should send
them to.the Red Rocker Furnitere
Stores.Albert Street, Clinton, and
have them done right. 28.0 tf.
CHEAP PRI2V-TIN 1-(700D
• OTOU. K -Note znd Letter Heads,
Sflatements, Bill Heads, and all kinds
.of Oonzraercial Printing, at Tue.
;:ler Imenatecono office, cheaper than the
cheapest,.guantities considered. Busi-
ness Envelopes, with, Card printed on,
,,ropt,.$1,2.5.,_,eir„.1,00.0-and-Vwarck
joss Ii.ceie ifs suffering from
MI injured kneejoint. With the aid
of crutehee he is able to MVO
arQUIMI,
MR. rnomprom, I. 10. S., was in
Witighatu the other •day for the
purpose •of openiug a brauelt oiRce
there. Lt is gratifying to learu that
this gentleman's professional servi-
ces are moat sought for.
Tim NORTH ITURON TEACHERS'
ASSOCIATION Will Meet ia Seaford',
Thursday and Friday, lIray 15 and
lb. Messrs. Turntsull and McLean,
oi Clinton High School, will take
part in the proceedings.
X. 0. G. T. leseeteAeion.--Ou
Friday evening the following office'
were installed by A. W. Oarslake,
L. D. t--Bro. Chant, W. 0.; Sia.
Call, W. V.; Bro. Baer, IL S.; Bro.
Rye, F. S.; Sis, Cottle, Treas.- Sig.
Nevvinarch, D. M.; Bro. Boa, W.
M.; Sis. Patterson, I. G.; .Bro,
Downs, 0, G.; Bro. 13ailie, W. 0.
MR. 'Jolls Iinr " Will iertve
for Baffelo id a few days. '
THE Ictte rains bave made fariuers
• and vegetarians feel good..
'CHAS. HAIZIGTON, of Blyth was in
town on Monday. '
*R. W. SrARDINo is on the siek
list.
:Mn. W. MunrtAf is leid up with
.rheuulatiene
• a.ln. BAER is erecting a resdieepe
on afiroil street.
Teeneentarca meeting in the B. 0.
church Friday eelming. Scott Act
action Will ha the telk. •
"Thecae Am) rervasease' is used
1 Islay, it is said, to heal the heart
rejected levee in town.
SOME of the sidewalke and cross-
ings need repairing 'badly, and men
are engaged doing the needful.
. Ma. Wet. Yeuiva's new building
•'On Albert, street isbeing rapidly
pushed forward. -
Wn. Mute's new •residence
twill be a fine structure.. The werk •
•is being pushed.
CeAte's advertisenient on the
first page of this week's imiression•
is attractive, ••.
• Mess- •SAnAn .WiLenters left on
• ealondaer,*. for Michigan, where she
has seeured a situation as operator.
. Mae 'We II. JOHN -knee, of Ayr;
has taken the positioe-of bookeeper
at the orgau faetery.
THE work on -the now. Presbyter -
Ian Merrell is ussuMing a visible
.• form, the ,eecavo.ting having beeti
/completed. .
NEW subscribers to TnieNews-
Recotte every day last week-eancl
all' of. them teem/tors: '
/se S. FleitElt e ereetinte
C. 0, P., -Cour b Maple Leaf No,
16, C. 0. F., at their regular meet•
ing on Thursday evening installed
the following officers for the ensu.
ing term :LW. 0. R., Bro, Spar -
ling ; R, 8., Bro. Oole ; W. T.,
Bro. Dickenson; W. T, 5., Bro,
Blacken S. R. W., S. Fitzsimons;
J. W., IL Pullin; J. 13., A. Two.
cliell ; J. B., 5. Pannaybaker ;
Chap., Bro. Hull.
CENTENA.RIANs.-By the ceneue
report of 1881 just issued it is
leerned that in Manitoba, one per.
son 190 years of age or over is
enumerated ; in British Columbia,
2 ; in the North-West Territories,
; in Prince Edward Island„ 12 ;
in Nova Scotia, 30; in New Bruns.
wide 19 ; in Quebec, 83 ; in 'On-
tario, 132 -total centenarians in the
Dominion, 279.
FoR TWIGBEM:MRS.-By a re-
cent regulation it ie enacted that
"headers of third class certifigate
who desire a voneriaToirerroceneron"-751-
sucli eertifieatee, etre yequiree.to pre-
sent themselves at the • non-profes-
sional exateinatien for third class On
Jely 7th,1884, at the county town,
otherwise the Minister will grant no
extension unless under special. cir-
•ceruseances and then valid only un-
til neit examination.. •b
PLLb nice new wire fence •'in front of leis
residence.
• Tele damagceused by the. fate
fire to R. M. Raceyes huildieg, .on
Albert sereet; has been repaired,•
Com Eeiete hehth
se enisee ' e
excavating fey !tie nntr.," !hltiek:
It Will now be in order or the stone
tuasone to take their ttien.
• • An .old subseriber writes 'rem
Brussels; where he reeenely yernote
ete'saying he caneot -do without,
• Tim aeconn--the testimotiy
. •
"I of hundreds: '
4- Slimes:. was noticed on Friday*
twitting. emerging from a Window
in a •• bowie oecupied by:Irish int-
• iiiigiant families, on Amon street.
Xt proved to beet. chitnney on fire: •
R. W. B. RellAnoteeee, of Her
Majesty's Customs; Goderich, now
temporarily domiciled in Clinton,
ek• • visited Wingliatn lodge .A. F.' aed
• A. M., Tuesday -of last week.
OWING to an unlooked for meeting.
of the Temperance people, in eon.
• liectionwith the Alliance As:sepia:
don, on Friday evening the proposed
enterteinment has heart poetpened
until theeollowing Friday, .
Tim temperance workers of
• -.Huron are notified to meet in Clin-
ton On Tuesday the 27th May for
the purpose •of discussing plans and
organising for action ie the Metter
of submitting the ..8cOtt Act in this
. , . .
Snows ClAuse.--The, reason
'n.dvaneed by the alitor of the
Kincardine (Standard for not wear-
' ing a plug het, is lest he Should "be
mistaken for a millionaire or oe
*Wier" the party who exchrenged
mistake an eight ,for a tweeve.
ed• umbrella at the C. Mechurch
n &Miley evening, kindly call ab
(this; offiee 1 The owner of the twelve
) ril•hed umbrella would like to trade
back.
W. It. Coopee has 'completed a
•fine monument to he erected hi
;memory nettle late Mr MeIlvaine,
• of Runde It is made of 05.
tawa valley granite and has
mournfully pleasing teepee:roe-me.
This meterial iff eoneideree hy some
:preferable to the &etch granite.
TREE PeANTINGleteahe idea of
planting caliche nut hearing tree*
where ehatle deeired inateed of
those which are solely ornatnetital„
is not new, but the suggeolion la one
that will bear thinking alma by
those who cOntem plate plantitig
shade or ornamental trees. Cheetnut.
walnut, hieltory and bet teruut trees
are all nearly as fine in appearance
as horse chesnuts and maple, and,
aside from the tiource •of revenue
which will itt time accrue to their
owners from the fruit, the thither of
such trees itt always in demand,
should. it become desirable at any
time to remove them,
Oalis,,iSaw AND.. • ..--It is al-
leged that 241'.. rtapitige, 0 for-
mer resident of Clinton, now of Galt,
was the victim of- a mereilese hoax
the other day at Lucknow, ad.
yertised in the "Globe" for lady cor-.
respoudence, midi a view to matri-
mony. A, lady correspondent in- ,
vited him to Luckeow, Arriving
there he was driven all over the
village without getting a glimpse of
his charmer, tin pans, cow bells,
and horns making tnatters pleasant
and enabling him to bear his (limp--
pointment. The "boys" wanted $10
to cease their attentions, which they
didn't get. lie left, the village with
anything but !good will towards its
people.
ARBOR Deer. -To day, Wednes-
day, is the officially announce:1
arbor day. It is generally conceded
that this t, commendable practice
owe e its initiatiou in Clinton to al-
derman, Searle, and that this town
was the first in Western Ontario to
adopt the advanced idea. Even so
progressive a townee Galt has been
backward in coming forward in this
respect. The Reporter says "We
observe that the majority of the
neighboring towns and villages
have appointed an "arbor day" for
the -planting of trees: This ehoWs
etileat evenein-titieerfrautierreengteeleve-
epr the beaueifui and., aesthetie has
not died out, „We truAt thut anode
er year will not be allowed to pass
in Gait without an arbor day."
ON THE Move -E. Corbett has
removed te his residence on Huron
street. Harry Stevens has removed
to the residence- opposite lawyer
Metes. ,W, Gauley has removed
Lo the 1"ouritcastle property, Huron
street. E. Moore moved to the
Co.pt. Sheppard property, neer the
woollen mill. W. Charlesworth has
removed to the place twitted by D.
Moore. W. • R. Leavagood to the'
heuse vacated by W, Gauley on
Ontario street.
Mn. J. 8. Oocnen who preached. on
the Bayfield circeit and who has
.heen etudying in the Wesleyan Teeo-
!of:regal college, Montreal,' Dr.
Douglass principal, ,carried off. the
class prize in his year. • He iseraid
to have given peomise Of more than
ordinary ability. He will visit his
• friends in England for the next six
months after Which lie will return
• to Canada elle continue his studies
at the College' above mentioned. ,
• Piteelli NCI CONTAGION. -71)r, .
B. Whitely, of ••Goderich, and 'Dr.
Thomas' Reeve, of Clinton; Appeared
yesterday before It London • Magee
trate to answer the charge of :abet-
ting the man Little, an • alleged
small pree petiene to travel in pule
'lie conveyances to the great datiger
of etifeeting • hr Majesty's subjects
'With the loathsome tliesise. Dr.
Reeve :was clischarged, Dr.„Whitely
wris committed for trial at a court
of eout petent 'jurisdiction. :
' SILAS ANDREWS died Tuesday
eth inst., at 3 •o'clock • p: m. The
decoesed gentleman has been a: reel-
-tient pf Clintnnefor about e.,7 years,'
Was Vieille reepectederied his ?demise
-will be regretted by.'a Very large
number . of friends. . His ege. was
78"eectre: He leo.ves ee 'widow, five
sons and two daughters: to whom We
tender: our sympathy 'in their be-
reavernept. Funeral will nitre place
from his late retridelice on Thursday.
8th inst., at 2 o'clock p. in.
A DISTRICT Lorme, meeting of
delegates feone' surrounding lodges
will be held Itt the Temperance hall
on. Monday at 10.30 a, te. The
Clinton representatives will be
Bros. Client, A., Hide, Cetrelake and
Baer, and Sisters Chant, Cell; Todd
• And McDougall, '
4,, • SHAM, Poe:-Iis t eteted that the
e much dreaded disettae,, email pox, is
now prevalent at Point Edward, and
And: a railway engineer has within'
ehe Wit few days succumbed to eh
terrible malady. There are alSo
two additional eases at/ proseet
rider ereattnent there, .
'
is. Siterir and daughter
•will leave todItty ' forWooddook
where they will reside fele an itideIi•
Ian time, Mrs, &nide has been
there fee some .1110titlis undergoing
t Medical treatineht, apparently with
t beneficial diodt.. Jrushand end
, itatighter now join her .in the l'oPe
that their presende Inay 111:1 in re -
attiring the lady, who' has boon for
440Yeral ,Yearftait Invalid.
<
Now is THE man toeitece paint
freely. • Too much cannot be used
on buildings and fences.• it will
beautify, improve and add to the
lasting qualitiee of all Wood-
work. Spring is tee best • time
to use 'paint on outdoor work,
:it penetrates the wood •and forms. a
more durable surface coating if' ap-
plied now,. than if post' once' midi
better Weather. Paint applied to
outside; work When the rein is ex-
tremely hot is apt t� ecale. offand
present an unsightly appearance and
is useless as a tvood preservative.
Ileeideselie ordinary lead paints of
comtherce there are other cheap and
durable colors for outside . work.
R. M. leacey and B. pavis will no
doubt supply the Wants of thaiewhe
wish to save tnoney by the invest-
ment of small minis the beautify -
lug and preservative paint.
• Tete Score Ace. ----The tWeety
eight counties in. Which the .Seote
Aet•will be voted1 on this year are
to be' grouped 'RS follOwi 1, -
Peet, Simcoe, 'York, Ontario, North.
temnberland • and Durbein; No. .2,
• Fronteese,, Leeds, Grenville, Ren-
frew, Lanark,' Carleton, *Storenbet,
Duedas, Glengarry, Lennox and
'Prince Edward.; No. 3, Middlesex,
Lainbton, ''Nerfolle Elgin, Kent,
'Brant. and Essex;. NO. 4, Grey,
Bruce, Huron and Perth. ,
THE TUNES P.s.-The St. Thomas
Ti»zes pays :-The ,three ruling
powers -Press, 'Pulpit and Petti-
coats -appear to be ranged on the
side of the Suote Act in this city_
'end county. Napoleon • once said
he foxed three newspapers more
than 100,000 hayonets; and Wendell
Phillips is authority for the state-
ment that the newspaper is parent,
school, pulpit, example and coun-
sellor, all in one. Still, it may
turn out when the vote comes that
whiskay'is mightier than • the pen,
even if the pen is mightier than the
sword. •
Tonere OF Resnece.-Prior to
, as -
emu) liteefut the aeeitheueref Mr. 'Geo.
Theobald t� pny due respect toan
old member of Christ, Church Choir
-Mies Sarah Theobald. The young
'lady was presented with'ei, Valuable
Over water . pitcher and a kindly,
worded address: The event Was a
pleasipg and enjoyable one. Mr.
Theateld has leased the Prince oe'
Waleselnitel, Clinton, and leis now'
got fairly Wel) Bailee down to busi-
ness, Be is a former resident of
this enmity: '
NOT Tile KIND OF MEN -4-1. VOSter,
R. Holmes'auti G. Shertnan of the
Clinton house of ' commons were to
have held a joint session with the
Godet•fch house, lait night, in the
latter,town, ' The Clinton members
will endeavor to Merry a resolution
in favor of "Prohibition." A Gode-
rich paper eays: "It is believed the
Clinton speakers will be 'primed' for
tee °common." WIISteVeft• is honey-
ed in Goderich, ft is not believed in
Clinton that the Clinton speakers
will act eb inconsistently as to czet
• 'printed' 50 tette up "Prohibition."
Tine CORRECT THINCL-1n future
all Marriage, Birth and Death
notices will be Charged for at the
urrirorm rate of twenty five cents',
Hitherto they have been free rind
Borne value them so little at that,
rate, OM we are almost expected to
Call and inquire, if People aro really
monied or whether they have been
Teemed With an irlOPORISO &e1 If in
any of these, those interested be
grudge twenty five conte, •to an.
110tInge the fact of their loss or
gond fottune, our candid impression
is that they deserve to live and die
in obectitity,-)-Durliatn Clieeniere.
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ariatat 3Ftetooli.Nriacis
RUBBER BALLS,
BASE BALLS,
BASE BALL, BATS,
LACROSSE STICKS, WALKING CANES,
BASKETS OF ALL KINDS.
Five o3ifferent kinds of TOB4CCO.
Cups and Saucers, Xu4s, Knives di Scissors.
FOOT BALLS CHEAPER THAN EVER.
School Sponges, Combs, 64o.
WALL PAPER
. SPLENDID NEW AssouT.
XENT, VERY ()HEAP.
Come and see our large Ya.riety of goods, which are being sold
at lowest prices.
OHMS. DICKSON.
DISHONOlt zslITIST UPON' ouit
TowN.--The London Free Press has
'ear again. Half it column dedicat.
ed to an outrage by "Clinton
roughs.". Clinton 'people had noth-
big • to do with it, [See another
column.] Clinton merchants will
resent, the London insults and give
London representatives a chilling
reception in future. am in a pos
ition to know that the Free .Press
had an authoritatively correet state-
ment of the outrage, yet in the face
of this it publishes a grose libel
upon our town, -001,
• Ma. It. J.: Fecienv was intown
on Friday on his 'return front Moe.
treal *here elle hat' - been studying
at the Wesleyan Theelegical College.
.He passed a creditable second - class
in all the subjects prescribed in elte
curriculum at 'that tnetitution. Al-
though; he-' Was not , there at did.
commencement of the term, yet by
persistent bard work and ,no donbt.
aided •by a more Oar) ordinary
modicum ofenaturat ability, and the
thorough earnestness with which
'he is itubned..foi his- chosen caileitge
Ito carne elf " as 'we beet) the pleisere
of .recordeng above. htr. Fleetly'
will likely go. tolliceigen• shortlywitli a probability of • engaging 10
• ininieteriae work in coimection with
the Mettiodiet, Church .in the De-
troit District. lije•numereirs friends
in Huion will wish him, ."Ged
'reieed." •
A BRUTAL AFfAIR.
A case of aggravated brutality on
tho part of three Seaforth-young
men towards a respectable young
girl belonging to Gelder ich has been
the theme of conversation in our
sen-durieg tateeweet week. On
Wednesday forenoon a' girl, who
gaveher name as Bates, w s ught
to town by Mr. Geo. Hill, who lives
on the base liireeGoderieh township.
She appeared to be laboring under a
cliental hallucination from Foam
cause. Mr. Hill informed constable
Paisley that the girl ileum to his
house about five o'clock on Wednes-
day morning tied rapped at the
door. 'Upon his inquitieg who was
there tche replied it was ,
• • "es IRISHMAN"
• -.ORANGE Jeep, Editor Of the
American' Agriculturalist - for sortie
thirty years e but undonnected With
its business niariagettientler a year
or two past,' has lately retired': from
its editorialalepertmeni and located
in tlie West. Ho emeres to gather
a complete "Postal•Card. Allzunt,' of;
hie Readers and Friends, and • re.
quests them all ter send him now a
Postel giving their present location
and address, littering also, *heft con -
the years in which they:
were his subscribers. Editor. Judd ,
has done good Work in his time, and
there is lots of "go" in Itim yet;
Should he agate -take to Writing and
publishing Farte and ,Agricultural
literature, for e‘ hide there are hinie
better 'qualified, no doeht thousands
of his edd -copstituents would gladly
set at the feet of. . dee hollered
Gamaliel. • Mr. ,Tudder address. is
Chirmg,o; i11uiois."
who would like to get admittance.
Mr. Hill went to the door and wits
ierprised to . find a young girl of
weirdhet, respectable trelpearance.
He assented' to her coining in, when
she i-eincd grateful, °tiering him her
left hand, which she said -was the
one nearest her heart. Being ques-
tioned by Mr. and Mere Hill, the
peer girl gave' a rambling, diseon-
neeted.account of how she, a strange
er in the locality ane neattended,
came to request their hospitality at
euch aia unduaely hour..
Bluestated that three yoong *men
hadagrecdto drive her front Olin.
tee eto in a buggy; that
shortly after leaving Clinton they
rietempted to nikaimproper liberties
with her; that she asked diem to
lee her taut.so that she could reture
to bliiiton; that they finally allowed ,
her togs out, or draggCd her put of.
the buggy'', when at least- one of
them assaulted and indecently- oub-.
limed bey, notwithstanding her
vigorous • outcries And • resistance.
TIis, is far as we can find out, was
-the substanoe of her story to Mr.
and Mise Hill. ,The brutal treat -
meet had Leen • meted oitt fclhor-
about mid During about
four licturs'of whet must have heen
a ierrilee lime of mental and
physical egbriy the girl Wandered
about • in a dazed eondition. She.
steted•at.Hilre teat she had. passed
two bridges aroicsing over on -one
only, She other- Waa . so 'large that;
she was afraid to Walk over it. She
also seemedits mOrtaleerror of some
imaginary people who site thought
.wete ceasing her. Notwi lictending
• the incoherent , stateteent of the'
girl, elle wemanly sympathies of Mrs.
• Hell were aroused, Thieledy made
tee gide change her clothing---fier
tineerleirinents being tornand bear.
ing bloody niaksoflnr fiendith treat-
ment; and her pereon bruised and d15 -
colored --,and put hetet° bed.. When
first arrieing at the house she ap-
peared to be in. a etate of feverish.
'excitement; this, however,„ was gee-
ceetled by chills.. For sometime. all
the clothes' that, could be piled on
the bed supplemeitted by the appli.
cation of hot bricks to the fee't of the
girl, at"cl the ' use of such other
remedies as suggeeted thentselvee to
the hospitable people tif elie heuse,
failed tee produce, anything 'like a
nerin,a1 weenie!) of the system.
They finally succeeded in making
die girl fairly comfortable. . •
Chief Paisley telegraphed 'the
girl's father at Goder.ich. Constable
Yule came down 'next day; laid au
information and procured Warratits
for the arrest of Fred Soolos, Ohits.
Herbert and Wm. Hunter, of Sea-
ford,.
Hill and she had paid them a
short visit, afterward cowing to
Clinton with the intention of going
to St. Thomas where she has a
brother and where she was formerly
employed. .
Chief Constables Paisley, of Clin-
ton, end Yule, of Goderice, deserve
well of the community fee the pru-
dential way they went to work to
secure the prisoners, for, no doubt
had they had any idea that the -mat-
ter would have assumed the serious
aspect it has they would have
"skipped," Mr. and Mrs. Hill will
assuredly have the silent prayers of
twee), mother who happens to hello
of this disgraeeful affair, and of the
humane manner in which that
gentleman and his wife treated the
abused -and-. friendless-egirl.-.It. -is.
said by some tbat previous to her
ill-treatutent the girl showed signs
of mental aberration. Should this
prove to be so it will only intensify
-titeeleasenessealtliose-eile-leek
vantage of her temporary, mental
. '' • - '
GoDErticn, May 6th, 1.80 p. rn.--"
(Special)e-Last night 111iSR Bates was
very low, suffering muesli' physically,
and also from ruental derangement.
At 1.80 toady "het condition was
unchanged.
The Mechanics, Institute.
• • •Tbe.annuai meeting of the suberibers
and supporters of the Clinton Mechanic's
'Institute was held on Friday evening.
Owing to the 'Magistrates' Ceurt•gbindmi.
the „meeting washeld iu the LihratY
Roouis instead of the Council Chamber:
.This no doubt militated egain-st bele 'at-
tendauee,but it Was largeithan for frailly
,years. • Amongst • those peeont were.
Rdv„J'as.Gray, Rev, A. Sten/eat, Rev. W.
Craig, ,Messrs Turnbull, Dr, Woriltiugton,
Dr, Williams,. Joslin,. Corbett, Combo;
Foster, Perry, Lough, McLeaa, Commit*
Coats, 6tevensou and many others. ' The
Predident oecupied • the chair, and Mr,
Foster ,acted as •Secretary. The report's of
the Treasurer, Secretary, Book Committee
and .auditors were submitted and adopted.
The Directors, ..Report was. eabmitted its
follows:
To the Ambers and Subscribers of the Clinton
Mechanics'' Institute:. •
At the close -of another year it heeomes
the duty -1 the .13oar4 .of Ditecturs to lay
beforeyou their Anntial Report, :morn:.
panted also oy the Report's of the , Secre:
tiny, Treasurer,- Audit 18 and Cominittee,.
on the state of 'the. library. We suhinit
our annual reports; :with. a good 'deal of.
satisfaction because of the substantial pro-
gress madaduring the year: , In MI. de-
partnients-opecially in 'the library and;
'oar finances -there has been a marked
linproyement.• This sueoess has helped
.coesiderably ie removing front the elands
of same erroneofis impressions 'which they
held in regard to the work done by the
Institute, and the privilegea afforded by
' the .11brary and reatling'rooin.order.
that the fullest lam tuition may. be in the
Annuls of our supporters and the pithlie,•
the Board has resolved 'to devote this
Year's Report to a .consideration Of the
'topics in regard to which these misconcep-
tions exist. ”
W110 AIM TIIS assEriTialty oNts ? •
OMAGH SENSATION IN WI NM. -
PEG, -A budget speech was deliver-
ed in the Congiegational. church;
Witinipeg, on &reality !nate When
the time came for beginnirig the
sermon, the pastor, Rev. Mr. : Sil.
coe, called upon one of the officials
to read thefinancial statethent, and
used this aS his text for delivering
a Hermon on the necessity for more
liberal contributions, if the church
Is not to close up. Mr. ' Silcox was
soinewlicit sate:arctic in bia references,
hinting that some of the more eco.
nomieal ineethers of the chureh are
foe literal in their belief that "sal
vatiorus &e77 T1bwsrg. Wee
while sortie gaveaccording to their
means, otheeer gave aceording to
their meanness. Tee affair is a .40-
cided pulpit sensation....The pastor'
stated that the colleatioesainitiented
to needy three cents 'each Sundae,
per head of the average number at-
tending his church. If theite liber-
ality extended in the direction of
cultivating the minor vices bbtry,
W011id not purchase a "penny grab'
and iltrotild have to be cent:mit with
feasting their desires in ao aesthetic
manner on. the gotgeons label's Of
the liquor bottles.
Tleferet Ittsoeterion.-At a meet.
ing of the township of liullett Ag-
rieultural Seciety, held at the Com-
mercial hotel on Tuesday, 15th
April, ib was neneti by detente Big-
gins, Esq., secoaded by G. Elliott,
Esce, that this .Society in meeting
nasenlble.dy desire to rood our feel-
ing decimetre regret at the sudden
death of our esteemed late Vice.
President, Mr, John Shipley, whiell`
°minted on March /601, and to Mato
tbatw min iiis cheerful eountenance
and feel the want of his Wise counsel
at, the meetings of the Society, of
which lie had been an native °facer
sille6 its formation on January 7t11,
1854, a period of thirty years. The
duties devolving on Idea id thll Vas.
liana positidne he held durieg
protracted term of °Mee were al-
ways diseharged with eredit t� him-
self and benefit, to the.society. We
therefore extend our heartfelt ern.
• pathy to the bereaved wtdovv and
and family in the irreparable loss
they have sustained in the death of
father and daughter,
On Friday evening they were
brought before his Worship in the
Clinton town hall to answer to the
61144 -1Srtigg476,1.1701' .411q5'•
vated . itataa'Upitil thi peesou Zir
Rebecca Bates, of Goeerich.
• From the sworn testimony of
Soolee add Herbert it would appear
that Hunter was the Only one who
actually aseaulted the girl. Sooles
admitted standing witein a few feet
of the struggling giel when she was
thrown into a ditch and treated in a
most diabolically fiendish manner
hy Iltinter. Alta yet he, Booles,
heeded not the piteous cries of the
girl., The outrageous crime wa,
committed just, outside the town of
Ciinton ori the road leading toward
Seaforth. The screams elf the girl
armee the horse the miscreants
had to start off lind llerbert, who
was in the' buggy, does not appear
'to hat•e actually witnessed an allay
that should came (WOO the hetet of
pandemonium to liang their heads
for vciry shame. We shall not
dwoll further upon whet, eveh upon
the statements of the accessories if
not participants. Soles and Ilerbert,
• appear° to have been the niosthrtital
affair that has ever occurred in this
section, The prisoners were re-
maeded to appear in the Mien hall,
• Goderielt, in eight days. They did
not appear to. realize the enormity
of their offence. Late reports
item Goderiele where the girl now
is with her parents, poitit to the'
possibility of the girl dying from the
tibiae of her foul treatme0 by the
parties above mentioned.
The girl's parents are life•long rind
reepeotehle resider' Net Go d er i The
whole family of several odaughters
and sons are .respeetale. Itelatives
.MILUNERY A
D MANTLE
A Great Sucoess—Ourpaseing any Previolis Attempt.
Crowds of Astonished People to see,our Tremendous Display;,
Everybody seemingly pleased with the great variety 0/Hats and Bonnets aud with MIS$ CANIPBELL'et
to cater to their tastes.
MISS McMANNIS is our Mantle -Maker: A very large stock of mantle material in. Ottoman Cords, Satin!
Brocades, Gros Grain Silk and Cloth.
OUR CARPET ROOM, which is one of the finest west (*Toronto, also attracted the multitude and very
numerous were the pleasing comments on the display we made arid at the large stock of goods we carry in this,
department. We have the finest stock of Carpets in the county and w1,11 he pleased to show them at any time,.
We thank cordially those of you who favored us with a call at our opening and will be pleased to see you again.
To those who could not visit us Saturday night we extend a hearty invitaticn and will be glad to see you at the Great
Dry-Goods_Palaee, •
ESTATE OF THE LATE JOHN HODGENS‘
Municipal, Gov't Graeae,
CLINTON 5125.00 ;400.00
Dundas 100,00 400.00
tEesgus . 100.00 800.00
tureen Island, -.244.00 400,00
Godorich .....100.00 400,00
aistehelf.. . .....100.00
Inners Falb; .200.00 400.00
$ Paris .100.00 400.00
Pashto's.. ...... ,200.00 200.00
tPestli . 100.00 400.00
-Peterborough 100.00 400.00
Freston 200,00 400.00
Sestorth . im.00 400,00
Smith's Fails.. -.400.00 400.0o
' • r' .160.00 400.00
iStratford . 150 oo
iWatesloo • 100.00 300 00
Avorago 5131.61 5350.00
Mese towns provide their institutes with free
rooms This is an average increase of 075 at twist
The reason some Institutes fall below,
the full Government grant is the want of
proper nianegement and the statutable
expenditure of moiley. Clinton has not
lost through either of these causes,
-MEMBEE3L-71,2115.
The Dixectorkfeel pi:stilled in ealling.at-
tention to the auiall nuinlier of 1:ir Wilde
who become members in comparison with
the inemberahip of other Institutes. Talc-
ing towns about the 801110 SiZO in this
neighborhood we find that
Seaforth raises from this. source $348.00
Goderich " " " $103.76
Wirighain " " ' ." $206.67
Clintua " 1.1 ," ‘‘• $110:00
• One'. thiag that militates against our
Institute in "this regard is the .fact that
we have Put theAnnual fee at the very
lowest figare,,viz6 51, and that our Read -
ilia Room is free to all. We -have else
given to pupils attending ow High School,
and transient mechanics, the privilege of
paying for part of a year. These are two
thingaao fee a we know not recorded by any.
other Institute. Recently oar Lihrariliti
undertook a.panvass of the town and has
met with considerable Success. As an in-
stance of what might bo accomplished he
infertile() the board that while canvassing
the Woollen Mill, Mr. Corbett very kindly
assisted him, this resulted in an addition of
a dozen names to the Roll. At the Seine
time, salmi with this canvass, there are a
large number in town who should' be sub-
5citliliNes
erist,natisd we trust that this coming year
will
v
.an improventent itt. this re -
Ord.
• 0ENERAL meet -eons.
• A niereglattee at the financiabstatement
will not givq.an adequate idea of tbetroubld
which the emberconduct of the Instituto'a
Fhlances give the Board. The Goverument
lay down very: strict rules by which the
Board has to be viverned. " An amount
equal to the Government grant and one
'half as much more -5000 in all -the Gov-
- erpment grant being $400 Inuit bit • ex-•
trended m this? N'ay. Over and above this
'two have to raise. the:Librarian's salary and
incidental expenses, te which no part of
the•gritht' is applicable: We are rejoiced
to be able to say' for the first time in a.
number of yearathat we have brought.=
'expenditure fairly 'within our receipts, and
if we can ,inerease the latter' by $50 for
next year a:considerable Part Of the Boardw
Uitliculties 'will be durmotinted:
•Tliore 18 8 nuniber Who as that our
imine is a miSnoiaer auti that the class we
pretend to -benefit :are-ifot, he:jai:14ml very .
largely •Ity the Institete. Tho Class that
ouglzt to be reached are the inechanicd,
clerks, .apprentices,: stinlclitS, and baslitess
men of, the pixie. Vo.r. thd, purpose of
meeting,this coinjilaint your Board 110,0
110040 On. Investigatidif of the, inemberribip
roll, with the, followieg result
teacliers,'6; Mechanics, 241'newspoperinen,.
2; umechante, 18; clerks,' 12; students, 13;
inanufactitrers, 8; professional, "18j farmers,
17; retired, &c., 29 -total, 117, In this
division lady' subscribers tire not' classified...
..-• •A pltER raill./MG ROOM..
T1)0 privileges of it tree Reading Room •
are largely availed of," its die Secretary's
Report will show. : There.can be no doubt
that the . throwingopen • of the. roadie.;
room to the'general 'Obit° has 'induced a
large number to •take all ititereSt• in the
curreht• literature of the day. In it. town
like Clinton thereare a considerable mint -
het who cannot afford the luxury 01 11 daily
• paper,.and these have the Mt:anti- a n•ee•
retiding.rooin-ef gratifying a laudable de-
sire of . keeping, posted upon, the Wol'Id`s.
news. *The Board would call attention to
the fact that•theY are tinder no obligation
to maintain a free reading room, as.in other
places ,a'sniall fee is colleted .froni anyone
not an annual 'subscriber who wishes to
*rush. any. of the papers . and magaZines
for an eveureg, No doubt. the policy pitt;.
sued by our Board decreases our revenue:
but in a marked degree increases the 'no: -
fulness of the Institfitd.'•
• • • TUE L.ninAnic.
. The 1.Libraey is steadilY irtereaSing itt
numbers attd value. • The valuable (lona.
tion of $28, worth of good books made at
the close of last"Smar, andthe large addi-
rtion made by the Board this year. bring it
‘tbastatratIrizig.
eTirieSeereterreoperts 'Om trimilierriffi the
Edits being 1171, mid the number issited
as 4960. Advocates of a• higher class of
literature alai reading will he pleased to .
learn that for two years there has been
O steady decrease ip the demand for fiction,
and a correspoteling inereaso foe evorkeen
scientific sttbjeets, history, poetry, &e.•
Of this latter class no les,s than '2296 were
the issues out of the total untidier last
year. In Me regard Clintoe -kends Al
interim the Instituto of the Province. Since
the disastrous dire whiell dePrived us of.
the best part of our Library we eave ent
been able to -show as good a rt,Corti itt Ilie
number of books tag our rieigliborieg towns;
het we are fast aertaking them ea the
following table will show :
No
Clinton ....:.
'':721141T8°5118*
..... 1394
' Cloderich • . -.1223
11 Rebell
.Itt one repel We have a very justifiable
pride( e. 1111he comm endetioe freelygiven no
by Inspectors- and visitors in' possessing the
Library witlethe highest and best WOrliS.
. TEE lattNIDIPAL GOVERNMENT ORANTs.
The Beard is pietism 'to observe the
change for the better taking place in pub.
lie opinion in regard to the aia eetended
by the Governmeet end tho.Munimpalitiesi
to the Inotitetee. At the last meeting of
the Legislattire11 very gerteral and some-
wliat lengthy discussion took plare on the
subject of Government aid to tile In-
cidents. No voice was" mimed alsainst it
mid. wren stoke in favor day increase.
The gentlemen composing our Town Collo.
ell unanimously gave es tho grant NVS ask.
ea for Ode year, Taking the tozon't asseet-
ment at half amillion of -dollars the muni.
eipal grant Just costs Mt ra tampers one
911121 11I of a mill in the eptime Tee Board
are under Obligation to the Connell for
theft eoniinued liberality and bawl' nee
knowledge(' the some. It order that the
people tr -Clinton may how something. of
what ether teams grant out of the Munint.
pal Funde toward the euppoit of tee In.
stilettos, elist of` places about the mime
• ." • ,
Of tit greliSMOtherali$10 110ar Porter'S Axe Iles hem meth, me,
role:Lae egareets:
The course of lectures given last *Intel.
by the joint oommittee of the histituto
and the Literary Society, was a veri, suc-•
dessful 0110. Te engage lecturers of good
talent at a. cbst approaithing $200 and after
payineall ether expe”ses, to net •the Insti-
tute 51155„ was no easy task., It entailed a
large sluti•e• of mirk .upon the gentlemen.
who undertook it, ond thd Board had,
already recognized; in the 'only way it
etiuld, their services. It has been.suggest-
ad to the Beard that neXt year itereftertee
made-:,outaftle Of 'maulerentertaimbents
for the raising of fiuuls-to have ...short
lectures given by Meal gentlemen,. upon
snob subjects as the history of the Steam
Engipe, Telegraphy, Photography, orsome
eeigus itt Elie/lief' History, or periods 'id
American -or .Canadiaii History, and -that
at the end of the. (lotto. ftily 12 letstures)
prizes be givenat an exathination. This
has been tried ill 'other places, andtakes..
mtieh better than the ordinary evening-
' ; ACKNoWLEROBTNTS. ,
During the year the 'lewd has lost,rby
his promotion to the important position of
Inspector, . the' •valuable servicea of Mr:
Malloch as a Director, In consideration
:A Iris I'dng counection with the. Institute;
the Board unanimously elected birn a life
member. . Thotigit Mr. Mall:Ali ls 'debar red.
_from serving as a Direetor,we are plearel
• to.knoW that on all unportant matters'We
shall still have his counsel and aid. '
. Our acknowledgments ere due t�our
.Treasureeand eecretary--ance the audi-
tors, Messrs. R. Coats and J. McGarva
'-.--for their gratituotis services,reudered
sometimes, et considerable inconvenie
mice and personal saerrece; to oueLl-
brariani
. Mr. Scott, who Is always tit
Itis post ane gives the Ijistltuta JtIs
valuable 'aervices for.. a salary far 'toe
small and .Whioli would have been eta,
thie Inereaesel• if our limited 'income
-Would have permitted' of it; to Miss
elounteastle, the accemplislied teacher'
,of our evening drawing class; and to the.
Clinton press • for centia.Ual courtesies.
1110 toard .feel gratified at the past
year's suceess arid trust that'whoever
their succeseoremay be they may enjoy
. one of &teal prosperity.
Respectfully stibrottted, .
, A, 11. alAHING, Proaldent.
, -The-electioneoleitibtereeultaes- fol-
Idivieteee,Presid en t A:, t Ifanning,; lst
Nest, s. Turnbull ; 2ed. V. Prost, Dr.
Williams j Treatturerr',1..H. Combo ; Dir;
.sectors,' Messrs It. Holmes, Stevens -ore
'rosier; Cerbett, 'Rev Messrs Craig, Stewart
and Ja8..Gro.y. At a subsequent meeting,.
of the Board the following four were tip.
pointed to complete the formation of the
Board : Dr. Worthington Counbillor
Coats, Jas. Scott, and W, L, Newton,
Mr. Scott was re-elected Seeretary, The
OntanitteeS for the year were atruak and
the meeting adjourned,
WE HAVE BOUGHT • .
Groceries
cheaper thanever et
COOPER'S GI?OCEfir,
-_-0---•
The undersigned begs to return 1113
.teincere thanks to bis numerous cus•
torners for their liberal patrofeete
for the past two years, alit' as lite
intervis to give his customers the
Eest Value possible for their weltee.
he 110pf'S td meet t eontinuanee tre
their patronage.
1500 YARDS -..PRESS. GOODS
At ;Less Than Half Cost!
And we will have them in stock this week. Come and
get one of the greatest hits. of tbe season. •
We have also a gr.eat Bonanza in HOSIERY. Ask for
them and get a pair., •
antic. epei rt ft
Is ahead of any: season yet, a ease of NEW -ORNA-
111"Els.ITS and.BUTTONS jiw. in,
Our
Bargains in Parasols !
Baidgain.s.in Prints!
2)04ses of Embroideriep(2
• OPENED. SEE THEM.
1:1Antl don't forget whatwe told you last week ---6:
about the ,• , •
CD,Orr
An AnSWer IVanted.'
Can any one bring us a case Of
Kidney or Liver Complaint that
Eleetrie letters . will not speedily
cure? We say they can eof, as thous.
athis of 011805, already permanently
cured and who are daily recommend.
ing Electrio Bitters, will prove.
Iiriglit's Disease, Diabeteis, Weak
Back, dr any urinary complaint
quickly tiered, They purify the blood,
regulate thabowelie and act, directly
on the aiseased parts. Every bot-
tle gueranteed. For Sale at 50e. a
bottle by Watts' & Co.
•
Nom one Otni C0/10/1110/00114
The following is the standieg oe
the pupies of el, S. No, 4, Omierich
:Township, lot the month of April/
The report is based on diligenee,
putietuftlity and tlementior, Ana
names arranged in order of merit t
Fourth Verne -Lucy johustort, J.
Sheppard and Thereat' 'lardy) tda
Thompson.
Third, Sr. --Thos. Murphy, Ilert
Murphy, Relit. Thompson.
jollier 8r4. -IL Teibhutt, .Aggie
Dalt; Emma 'Sprung,
Second.-Aottissi Johnston, Wm.
11..761'1)0ton, I:Az* tAturehill.
First. Georee 11111, Mary tIchil-
t ton, Chris, flheppard,
Bry,...Goocis
,
ISE A
5t
110111 & OE STO
W DENISON,
Takes this means Of letting the .Publle know that he has
•
opened out a.'
O
owl srili 00 E
BOOTS AND HOES.,,
HIS GO QT! T -EA
-Will atill-beeefefeecatitetenti eset'noteeedeb
oe beaten -in the market. All other,'
Groceries as low as 'Possible. A.
Large Stock of GLASS w ARE feel
el ROC KER Y ou hand.
Ff?ESH OAT MEAL,
CORNMEAL, FLOUR,
• ,Q1.1T5),.-POTA TOES,
• .4a, &e,
0 MI me a call and be satisfied..
.T.- -COOPER.
r -
O.
1.4
I
-IN--
WATTS -:-: OLD STAND;
Which he will sell at the lowe. st possible rates. I
• keep' the Celebrated '
4.YMOND .Sewing Machine
At a Price everyone can buy. Alt kiluls Of.
NEEDLES1& OILS '412
Always -en htind.
SEWING MAGNI:NES REPAIREP.
*Rptneinber the Stand; Opposite T.Cooper's.
01.13 ,S110a,_„111filociai),
WITCHELL-S.,..
'Victor' la Block, Clintonf'ontaa.io,'
0 0 0
Munn received my--,
Spring and Bummer Stook
Of BOOTS, SII0E-1; ete„ iwould' eali the attention of the public Or the same.
ted.• IN MICE'S ICH' Boots only $1 76.
itV. Men's, Boy's arid ChiltirmeseCheitp, accordidele•
sereerenks tine Valises very cheap: •
tre7"ecitiri mid Carriage Itarnesk cheaper than .ever; Silver Stotintcd •Slegie
.11011108S 01117$14, • f •
tee Baby Carriages, a limo variety, at al meet. half price.
re. 15,000 Ihrechee Tligli Land Nee and retitle' shingles) for lisle, cheap.
13.ut,ter and Aggs taian as cask for • Boots and #Shoes.
• RoOltts TO tna, ovlat snOr.
'awn
Ji0OM:1\1- ILESDIPA
Wishes toinfotet hle old' etietomere and the public generally
) that lie lute again (evened out In the
171...1.1.12/1:AN'S •
7 0 Z.127. PONNVDE.M.S
!re i'''.,;(1...0311 to ko, coutainiheir owls
r . ti 0 11 a, s sure, and offeptu4
•••4' AVI1(7::6 iu Obildreu or Adititfl
TO THE PUBLIC,
God.eilid.IarbjaTo.as
, •
y HAVE appointed RH. ROBERT o'ORDON, se
General ..igent of tho Ootlorlob 'Marble Wurke
ter the 'County of Huron.' . •
• JOSEPH VAESTONE.
. ' Proprietor .
Ooderfob) Feb. 0, tem ). . • =
Clinton Marble Works,
HURON STREET) CLINTON.
manntaeiurer Of anddederlu oii ItIffde
MArble., & .Grahito for :Ceineter5i
• ;Wo'rlt at ftgares that 'tidy ef:hupetitiou
Also enanufecturerof the* Oelebrefeele
A itTirictAL Sieen Ibr Building- pin, • •
.poses stiniteemetery Work, .whittli niitot
.be -seen to her appreeintede.-All *elk
•wareented to give fidasiltetion,
Cairiage and Waggon ''ausiness,
on the Corner otHuro sud 0111,11g0 Otroats, Olintoh,
In the Mick Ihtliding known fill the "VA`ennteastle PriieeetYin winte 11° will etnry
on the trade 10=411 RS branches, expertenee of over 20 pars in businees tn
°itt°1vifIttutt1hmtort1 ea lilei11811i All
mtter10ot;eee4 iestrltstssc.-n acd
tea -ledge before purehasi141.,,, ' An vie latest unprevgd rigsmanulaetule4 and hePt
constantly MI hand,
• ALL AVer,It WARRANTER, • - PRICES REASONARLE.,
t r c 4 .
opairince qml Iterintirg tPromptly Attorisloi to.
•
••••..
-AND -
'Elie subscriberbegs toyeturn his sincere
thanks 'to 'his. customers and the puling •
gentrelly. for the liberal pairbnage extend-
ed to 'Mai iii the pait, and.by furnisltima
Hie
Jt est eartittile
LAT
tOWE.ST. Pm.eraiia Price,
he hopes to merit et t• of of tbe• :
881110.r .
v 1 et slIerhdif reeon'm
iend• a
1healer
'his Dingo; OSS of the VEST.
REST. BRANDS or BRANDIES, PORT
forlINVnieEtrieli:adl pi le(irillioLN
sCASiiiii)01N11, suib1
(1 ftu(ly 0811.
Bess' Are: mid erre-sees' Pointe he
bottios-eints or quarts, CAeme AN Allis
ANI) POS;rErt,.C.ttll,IN0 & Devies LAOSit
Constantly on hand,
Just teceived, in erinmcondition, More
.TItlil I, 0 I suip £1,is, CHANPAONE CIOSS•
PLAIN SODA.
AgeHtibr,C0c14Vish /Ltd,
N. ROE3SON
ALUERT STREET CLINTON
v-22- in.
• 1:Avist rp$ pls Ott. Rat zi OF
It IF! tyterl::: sul 45:1,4:0:4 14 t tt re:
INO10EtrIOA4 ntito:fryiN )'ME
:lam;
EnvOIPELAA, AcibirY OF
ireARtOunAr, bilYNtOg
ivs, KIDNEYS, 4
And emery Ispoties elfsiuktA Olelog ?roar,
GnOWhLtt iaLooeSNMA",
It, !MOULIN & CO Pro'r"8"x
SS
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