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CLINTON N)AW
FgIpAY MARCH 12, 188G.
LC►CAL NOTIONS. —,,..
'Met -Agent
at eines
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Apply to Box 9A _Clanton, ,d . 0. '
,M•r. 4, A. Bennett having leased As build-
ing now occupied by Man,for another term of
t'
w tearer; wishes to make some alterations in
fs
promisee, mill give big ,$ aRGAI1KS in Pali-
" NIT URIO for
ROD
OISIFURY,ITU�B 8TORM,
Zoo Voino,
Paorsitxr •C:u` gems. --Mr. Henry
Sleep has sold his lots on Princess street,
near the Presbyterian church, to Mr, John
Jolnestort, for the sunt of $350:. Mr. Pao.
Beesley has sold the two lots owned by
high;' on Rattenbury street, (also adjoining
the Presbyterian church), to Mr. J'. P. polis, has opened a tailor shop in the
Tisdale, for the num of $651); we believe it - rooms lately occupied by Mr. Wilkie,
is Mr, Tisdall's intention to erect a fine Smith's block. Mr. T. Trick attended
brick house on the property, and occupy ite thefeeeral of Miss Barnwell , an 014 friend,
tistry • he is now tet liberty to praotise
when .he likes. No lees than eleven fair-
sized saw logswcre seen on one sleigh one.
day last week. Mr. H. Panneber, of
Blyth, has rented a house, ape will be-
come a resident of the hub. Mr. W.
Whitehead, of Winni�peg, (second son of
Joseph Whitehead, Fele) had the mis-
fortune to Blip and break his leg a few
day's sines, Miss Emma Rumball, who
has been visiting her sister at Parkhill,
has returned to town•"Dog• poisoning
seems to be an epidemic just now, Mr.
Beattie losing one a few day's since, Mr.
F. A, Powell, late with McCarthy, Osier
& Co., Toronto, has opened .a law office in
the upper rooms of Searle'$ block. Mr.
Chris. Dickson is away attending ameet-
ing of the Ontario Booksellers Association,.
which is being held in Toronto. Mr.
John Burnett returned to Dakota, on
Monday; he was accompanied by Mr.
Hayes, Mr. A. Ewart, late of Minnea-
••`' 'THE por.icE Maeirsrn$TE rThere op- at Exeter, on Tuesday last. The (laugh-
- pears: to be --an erroneous impression in teatr of Mr. W.
Craigabill recovery is very low
the.minds-of many throughout the coon. y
tter
that the powers and duties of the Police of uncertainty. Mr. R. Irwin completed
Magi`s'trate extend to theg personal investi another shipment of forty cars of barley,
•ration into supposed -Iriolations of the to the United States, this week. Mr. D.
Scott Act, and•the institution of proceed- A. Forrester leas shipped eight car loads
ings against the violators. To save trou- of hay to American markets. Mr. John
- hie and inconvenience, both to the. Police Callander has gone to St. Thomas on a
Magistrate and friends of temperance who prospecting tour, Miss Lane, instead of
'are not aware of the true .position ofAS- accepting,a situation in London, hasre-
main for e
will e h
town, dr
u Red to an
ceediugs desire to abovee that be such pry- present, at leat. Mr, A. Forrester, of
inspectors
as theotother
pr must prosecutors,
taken by Mitchell, brother of Mr, D. A. Forrester,
the duties or oth agistrateare to re that has been here for several days, Mr. A.
the duties of the magistrateare to receive,.
hear and determine such informations as near ell Winft on Tuesday
is visit
ill. a brothW.
er
may be laid before ilim, ' He has nothin S Lawrence g h' the bonne of Mr.
' - whatever to do with bunting up caries and
evidence `` .,e" --
Pi airy er e[ ns mus.
13;The Presbytery, met In the First Pres-,'
terian ohwrch, $eaforth on .'ucodt►Y•
The attendance was fair. a be records of
sessions within the bound were called for
and examined. The Convener of the.
Committee an the State of Religion reed
a carefully prepared . report, condensed
from answers furnished by the various
sessions of the Presbytery., Revs, Messrs.
Danby,•, *Ronald, Thomson, Pritchard
and Stewart- re appointed commissioners
to the General Assembly, The annual
report of the Women's Foreign Missionary
Society (presbyterial) was read, setting
forth very considerable success in this part
of church work, $439.75 having been
rased for foreign missions, The presby-
tery agreed to receive., the •report, and
heartily recommend the society to the
co-operation of alt the congregations
within the bounds. Revs, McDonald and
Fletcher were .appointed to meet the W.
FaM,B..end convey to them the sentiments
of the Presbytery. The elders appointed
as commissioners to the Assembly were
Messrs.
Kerr, Bro
adfoot,
Riddle,
Murray
and Scott. Since
the reports on temper.
ante from sessions had not come into the
hands of the, convener, it was agreed to
give hien power to formulate a report from
sessional reports to be sent to him, and
forward the same to the Convener of the
Synod's"committee. A committee con-
ferred with Rev. J. E. Calvert regarding
his reception as a minister of the church,
and Presbytery agreed to apply to Assem-
bly op his behalf. Mr. Carriere and Mr.
Carney' were , appointed , members of the
Synod's Committeean: ills and overtures.
The next meeting of Presbytery will be
held at Londesboro,
he 're alar weekly
�IOH Scaaol.,--� g•
meeting . of the High..' Vehoel Literareeso-
cietywas held in the school, on 6ilonday
afternoon, 8th inst., the president occupy-
• ing the chair; after the usual routine of
", business had 'been dispensed. with, the
tfollowing,programme was given : '
;Instrumental,. selected. Miss Baker
▪ Reading, ''Somebody's mother" Miss C. Jenkins
:Recitation, "Shadous•on the blind.:Dir. ii. Kinsman
Music, "Ratn'unon tho roof, No.1 Boom Glee club
Iievltation, "Sm'ol mean Jolan�, Mt.1'. G ouley.,
11 ading"`The sham gentleman, miss. ¥CEivan
Dialogue; "The-eyorlasting talker;",...Dresses
tnssol,Holros.
Duet,•'Bring flowers,",...Misses McGuire and Taylor
Reactings Canteen
Recita ion,`"How the little sister entertDaiined ter big
Recitation,`"How beau.",:Miss I. Boles
Instrumental, (violins)..Mesars. Cloghorn and Reynar
Miss Mellis, accompanist
Readirf4, "The mule" her. H. Stanbury
Recitation, "Tho old maid's soliloquy,' ::Miss O'P, iep
i,iusic,''•IeIe of Beauty;' Glee Clnb
Recitation, "John and Tibby's disptite,". ,Jan. Hunter
godsave the Queen.
All, the parts were well rendered, but
several. are 'worthy of special -mention,
namely:—The dialogue by Misses Holmes,
Vantassel and Holmes, the recitation by
Miss I, Boles and the duet by Mises Ma-
guire and. Taylor.. The society is at pre-
•' , sent in a very flourishing; condition,: this
being due to twvo facts, first, the : good at-
endance at every meeting; and second.the
willingness Mani fested by the. papils, with,
out exception,; to. do all that. lies in their
power towards making the society a sua-
cess.—COM. •
• SKITS. --A _ rest deal of freight has been
an .e ' . ere , wring a pas
There are a great ma�iy horses in this vi-
cinity troubled with a :sort -of sore throat
which causes a sedere cough.: Hay seems
to be unusually plentiful this season, and
- seller's 'find it somewhat difficult to obtain
a •'mallet, `,althoughif the cold weather
continues •prosipects will. likely brighten,
Mayor Forrester is•,packing down a lot.
Grain is Rory pouring in from , all sides;
es it : is found that it is not 'profitable • to
hold it., Subscribers•.to theNew'ERS. are
increasing. ' :Sore • .throats and .colds are
very common this weather. A'large 'quan-
tity -otaaw. logs were- brought into town
last week. Some people can ,ask awful
silly questions; the'other ;day we were
•asked if a dog's•tail dragging'. through the
snow makes at a waggin' track. " Papa;"
exclaimed a little boy, ". is: the snail the
slowest animal in the world?" Yes, grey
son," replied the father, "the snail is the
-$lowest -thimg onl. record except a _slow_=
paying newspaper subscriber'•', we have a
few of them:- • Saturday last was a beauti-
• ful day, and the town was- alive with busi-
ness: Reader, is •there anything you can
do to help�build up the town? if there' is
.no le. Now that the Jackson block, Hu -
eon St., is all occupied,.• it presents a• fine
appearance. The Doherty Organ Company
lately placed an. order for 50,000 cata-
logues—and they are to be splendid speili-'
mens of the_printera art. too; this shows
that the firm have faith in advertising..
neve Ilse not been very much pork mar-
keted this season and still the price re-
riia i i low, "
uIBITIoN . •Cee.—On`, eTnee ay a
• C�,naiice Pacific carebelad'socriely fitted -up'-,
With products of the Northwest, was •on
. exhibition at the Clinton station, and was
visited by re large'number of townspeople.
The ear was under direction of Mr. E. A.
Mr
Bailey, an old newspaper man;,and
S. A Bedford, of Moosomi.n, N. W. T., a
member of the Northwest Legislative
C0uncih The car was decorated with
. native. grasses,¢wbeat, peas, oats, barley,
corer,n'MAX, hem. p,, beans and other grains
ori_ els both threshed 'arid iii 'their
•natural•• -state --These---were---some- `-lute-.
,Aussian oats that .it was claimed run 48
lbs. to the bushel -the standard is only
. 34 -and the yield was .85 bushels to the
, acre. • The ttrelve kinds of wheat are
mostly represented by the red and white
Fyfe, which are the' prominent varieties
ggrow% in the Northwest, It is needless
to.say the .samples are very fine, of course
the very hest being procured when mak-
ing the eollectinn, Specimens of North-
west soil were also shown, and roots of all
varieties. Aquantity of small fruits, Such.
as currants, plums, berries, tomatoes, &c.,
were alieWn;-preserved in alcohol, Mr,
Bedford stated that he had made efforts
• for ycars,:.to grow, Apples, but eo far had
been.unsuccetsful. He believed ii ire
that some variety of hardy app
be .found that would stand the climate.
A splendid sample of NorthWest coal,
formed part of the exhibit. ,• Of'touti,e the
display gives an idea of the productive
And fertile : nature of the Northwest, and
it is a pity that molt county 5'eople could
not see them, The •C. P. R. should ate
rangefor a eituilar exhibit at some of the
larger
er
leading exhibitio%s, where ere a -much
number eonld see them than can be done
--by the thr Meta -Ping ern elatioh for'il:'half
a day or a acv.
BRxri,y..,:.-'ire Congratulate kir. 1r.' A.
:Bertin (son of air, 11. Martin, London
. i. the College of, Dee. w)i b he resided,
road) 01) having passed successfully its
as rented The first annual meeting of the Wo -
Taylor, Rattenbury street, and will move•. men's Foreign Mission Society, associated
thereto. .A. team attached to a load of
hay ran away on Saturday, trying to ruse
through- the alleyway behind the Dry
Goods Palace, but itwas soon brought: to
a standstill. • Mr. Jonathan Ellis has pur-
chased the Norfolk Woollen Mills, Port.
Lover, for $20,000; about 90 hands are at'
present employed in the mills; Mr. Ellis
was at•one time publisher of the Wing -
ham Times, and had ha remained in the
newspaper business it would have taken
about 999 -years werecumWate sufficient -to
buy such a property as he bas. A meet-
ing of those who intend to go to Manito-
ba and•the northwest territories was held
here on Monday last;. representatives of
several lines of railway were present, but"
the Canada -Pacific succeeded in capturing
the bulk -of the crowd, offering a: better
through rate than the American lines; it
was decided - to •-leave • on the 23rd inst.
Several . . boys Were ' up before
the . Mayor on � Tuesday, charged with
stealing a. quantity of peas, besides.filling
the journals - of the ear' -with dime saints-;
four of them were fined $1 each, and two
Others dismissed. The lady collectors for
the Bible.Society are now on their rounds,
and it is..unnecessa§ry to say that they are
•meeting • with considerable success; •for
"who can resist the most plaintive ap-
peal" of a couple of good-looking' `young
ladies. Mr. S. It. Clarke ,lectures here
next Monday and Tuesday evenings ; he
is this week filling a four -nights: engage-
ment at Kincardine,, and had a crowded
ones-atSea-forth-ou-Mouclaren fight -Last-
year the Exeter Times got'$Il'2 out of the
Dominion Government; it and others on
the same political side will get consider -
• with the Pretb terian Churches of the
ably more, this year. Parties•, going west
should remember that » a "special train
leaves here next Tuesday afternoon, -about'
4 o'clock. Mrs. John Rayson has started
a grocery in Cooper's old stand. The ad-
vertisement of Cooper & Swafilelde the
new proprietors of theeDeminion Planing
Mill, appears in our imam -this week. On
Friday : night last.: the employees of the
Dry Goods Palace presented the late
manager of the estate, Mr. John Callander,
with a beautiful gold chain and : locket,
accompanied by sat address (unavoidably
crowded out) expressing their esteem and
good will towards him; on•Saturday even,
ing Mr.•Callander_entextaieed'the em-
ployees at an oyster supper at his house.
L1lr. Farranereturned on Wednesday, from . t
the burial of his: brother-in-law, Mr. 'A.
funera wits he iarges et/ Landing sen the: SCOTCH 11713 S�ITIr
funeral wars the iekbacr aver seen. in that Tim;section of .the country, nearly three°bias-f
county, was held at theseme time. Dele-
gates were present from. Clinton, Goderich,
Blyth, Brucefield, and Thames Road, and
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a very interesting and profitable ]e . meeting
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was held: The chair wail . occupied' ,by
Mrs. Thos Fair, President of the Mamie.-
tion,
socie-tion, • and Mrs. A. D. McDonald, of Sea-
forth, delivered a very cordial address of
welcome, which was replied to byalrs. A.
Stewart,, of Clinton. eneral business of
the Society -was transacted; after which
the following; offices were, appointed for
the ensuing year:••••President, Mrs.T,Fair,
Clinton;, Vice-presidents, Mrs. Fletcher,
Thames Road, Miss 117cKay, Goderich ;.
Secretary, Mise Anderson, Sealorth; Trees,
Mrs. W. Robb, Seaforth. ` •
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, WE HAVE RESIEIV•ED THIS WEER;
1 Ton of Green and Drab
WindowblindR ,
10 Cross .Mucilage.
100,000 Paper.Bags.
250 lbs. Cotton Twine,
72 Copies Canadian Farm-
earn Manual
,ALSO A FINE ASSORTMENT
And-weRepeat it.
'al-TEA.17) -cscope.
,Are what the people are .looking for. We cannot quote
prices, but -just come and see What we have and what we ask
for R. No store shall sell' cheaper. -
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PLAQUES' OLEOGRtAPES
R Liz 'E, ago., frox,».
Ra .hael, Tuck &.Sons..,
LONDONi; ENG.
• Loom; HORSE NOM—A fe ' days
since Mr. Jos: Copp, of this place, reftused
$300- for his splendid Tontine 'colt. Mr.
Cox, of Detroit, shipped a car load of
splendid horses from this place on Mon-
day ;
tIorf-day; among them was •a teem for which.
he paid. $500, purchased in : Bruce; 'and
several mares for which he paid over $200.'
each. Mr. T. Tipling bought of.Mr.'Jno.
Thompson, Goderich township, last week,.
one of the finest colts left by Tontine ea,
this part of the country, it was coaling
three years old and had good speed; he.
he has since sold it again to Mr. R,;R. Me-
Kellar,Gletico, for a good increase in price.
Mr T. J. Bell, of Londesboro, boughta
year-old entire colt, by Borland;Chief;
tellett; `-for t'
-shpt of $250;'•it is a -fine animal and will
be:shipped 'to Kansas, ° •
L PAPEB-
Cheaper
" and better than last
rear.•
A,ccordeons,_ Foot Balls
Violins 'Sle1 hs &c
at reduced prices.'
The• TRADE SUPPLIED
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Don't p forget the • 1ace,� we -are not moving, g.not .selling out,
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but just giving the people the verybest value
for
their. irmoney
in Clinton..
a
you -for. past:T
W8 thank .favors, we ask:: renewal Of .Your •
:confidence,_,�•hat we have to say. for
by coming, and' ascii �g.• w Y
ourselves.
CH•RIS:`:QICKSON,'
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BOOKSELLER & STATIONER, • ,.R
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,. THE DRY. GOODS EMPORIUM
dred conveyances forming the procession. • •
A friendly match between five membera:of
the Goderich Gun Club and five- of Clin-
ton Club came :off here last, Friday, and
resulted in, the" Goderich club being'
downed by one point, the score being, 24
to 25; the members of Clinton ..Club.ex-
pect to have a return match in Goderich
in about a week. At Gibson's sale of.
shorthorns, at Brecop, on Wednesday; S.
Black, Bluevale, .bought a hull calf, Lord
Chesterfield $rd, for $70. Mr. J. Chidley
his now got settled in his new • premises,:
Elliott block ; his advertisement appears
-elseethere Meer Petrt*e . of'Coneianee has
taken up her -residence) in town ; people.
Who contemplate retiring from farm work,
will find no more "suitable location than
Clinton. • '
SHORTHORNSTOCK NOTEy ""Mr. W.J.
Biggins, of the London road, has sold the
following animals from the Elnihurstlierd,
this week; MrThomas Carbert, Hallett,
purchased the 16 months old Royal Min -
Must, price $780. Royal .Elmhurst took
firstsprize-at-thp Pall -Show; and elthougle
only a ealf;'lie stood at the liead of"tlie
first prize herd of any .breed; his dam,
]Matchless of Elmhurst 6th, .took the •first
prize in her class, and the first prize for
the hest'eniinal on the -ground ofany breed.
or any age, and was also in the first prize
herd. Mr W. Lang import and breeder
of Shorthorns •St, Msirys,
anicnaJl''°'t;i.he
heifer, .i ;atchless. of Elmhurst 7th, an
the 10 months old calf, Baron Elmhurst,
price $300, ' Baron is from Old Matchless'
19th, the dam of many prize: winners
her first calf, Matchless of1finellar, .2nd
WO sister to Baron Elmhurst, succeeded
in carrying a great many first prizes both
inher own ekes and also specials, at the
Prov~incial,'Tndustrial and Western Fairs.,
1liatchless 19th's eke and dam were im-
ported from the herd of bf:r Cruickshank,
Sittyton, Aberdeen, Scotland.. •
OTHIER$, -
FUANISIFE
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Theprices at which .they' are sold are within the reach o
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every one in need of a nobby suit • •
.We- now, beg' to announce that our great assortment o
WOOLLENS for the Spring trade is complete in'. all depart-
• meats. Me show one of the finest displays that has ever been
made in our. establishment,' and we -confidently -assert -that
In for caah, our prices will be .found 'to, be lower than.:ever..
offered beforein this place: Come'pw1 see the great range of . .
CANADIAN TWEED` SUITINGS.
SCOTCH TWEED SU
ITINGS7
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HALIFAX TWEED SUITING4S,
TW`r'
:EN�rZISH EED SUITING%
all both udlcl aneoun` who arein need of a nobby
gin Over
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SLIGHTLY IGNORA1 T ---"Any letter s -
for Mr. Blank?" inquired a person at
Cli»ton-post office recently. One bearing
the address mentioned was handed o(,it,
when the applicant, looping at ft, said,
"What does 'Ont.' on the corner there
stand for?" "That'sfor _Ontario,"replied'
-tire pdt'tanasier.- `-',bh, well," said the ap-
plicant, "that letter'snot kr us, for there's
no one of that name in our family," and
it was some time before lie could under-
stand that Ontario was the .provincein
Coat, oat Suit .o.
ads.
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olxv u.sfgoods ; and get prices 'before
purchasil g elsewhere.
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HIM -CLOTHIERS, CLIXTOX.
Three. Doors, West, oi' DieksOltes Book Store ..
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