HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1886-05-28, Page 8CLINTON Bies-Beetlie.-A game of base balk was
r M NEW ERA on Monday, n Seafortb between
FRIDAY, A.. 28, 1886. the Stars, of that place, and the Dauntless,
of Clinton. • The gem ended in a dispute
owing to • the Seaforth team wanting to
NOTICE, bring on a fresh .man in the' seventh. in
P1. AVPlefon line retur vee duel
,esumed tiro airactice of. his pro-
fession.
Clinton, April lath, 1886.
gun 1apirg.
SuonTER R017118,—The '•proprietors• of
the Foundry. of the Woollen Mill, and of
*Kenzie's. Planing Factbry, haveagreed
o close their respective'establishments at
o'clock p.m., ori Saturday afternoons,
Cliicaikt.=Th 1iist'match of the Huron
' Courtity Cricket Association was played in
Brussels on Monday,. between Goderich
and Brussels.; Score Brussels, 133; Gode-
rich, 128, The nest match will be on the
• 7th of June, between Clinton and Godo.
rich, at the latter place,
NEW SroaY,—Next week we.commence
the publication of a ttew story, entitled
"Self or Bearer." It is by an excellent
. author, and bot as long as the others pub-
lished. Those who are not subscribers,
Aid wish to get the whole athe story,.
should subscribe at once.
prA
No NoTIOE.—We have• an angnymous
letter from someOne,in,Ttickersmith, eon-
ceriiiinr something that has appeared in
our 'columns.- It is pretty near time • poople
knew that editors will take no notice of
such letters, and if the writer is ashamed
to put his na a e -to the letter then it is just
as well left out of the paper.
EXAmneeTro1 s.—About one -hundred
persons have signified their :intention of
writing at the'comingentrance examina-
tions tu, the High School. 'here; eighty
haveade,application'to write at Wing -
the same number at Seaforth.
1pinU*16er is, ou the increase every year,
his bel�ti about double what. it was a.
einhilel&Aids• ego.
'°'FohssT itfi 1 -At the. last meeting of
Court Maple Leaf C:O.F. No. 16; 'the fol-
lowing officers. •were installed by Mr. I'.
Robb, D: CR.•:—Joh'n Smith, :C R.
O. Johnston, V;C.R.; W. -Jones, F. S.;
'J. 0. Cole, R S. •; W. Young,. Treas. r E..
Hull, Chap.; R,Johnston S W. , J.Finch,
J.W.,--=Arthur•Twitchel1, S.B ; Calvin
Osborne i J.B '
Sam TnifeeR..--Mr. eleCueig, of this
place,. has just finished 'shipping the tim
ber that was cut under his supervision,.
for the .manufacture of vessels; within his
district he loaded one hundred and fifty
cars, the •.amotint of timber in cubic •feet
being 120,000. Itis becoming more scarce
• every year, and itis anticipated thatano
Cher year's cutting will exhaust thesupply
in this neighborhood. • •
ONLY HAr.r f' ATR.—While our local'
.cotem.avas_ iving credit -to thea egues o£
Rev,,A. E. Smith to publish the report of
theMethodist District meeting at Seaforth,
it should; also have' `mentioned , that said.
report'was taken by_it,, bolus bolus, -from
the columns of the Nutiv ERA, which goes
to the trouble of procuring: special reports
Qf;all chi' "c preteedings, no matter of
what deno ° tion, and. without. waiting
to be "officiitllY asked."
POLLED Airous;—A• •.splendid, Polled
Angus Bull, for Mr. ;fames McFarlane, of,
Stanley, arrived here ou Wellileedayy. It
Is from .the herd of Geary Bros, Bothwell
who are very large importers df this -class
of.eattte: The prejudice -,against 'the Bel
led Angus is gradually.'yearing'away,,end.
lift is believed that as their merits are bet-
ter understood, they will be more fullyap
=preoiated... Mt. McFarlane. states that the
crops south and west from Exeter are not
looking nearlyLas good as .they ate this
Country;and no place did he see that came
1'ip,to Clintbn in his opinion, airethriying,
and energetic business place. •
IN HOT WATER.—One Sunday recent-
ly, Rey. DClint* G. Sutherland, of London;
termerly of Cfounda drunken man,
on the street, and:ie'took the poor fellow'
' home 'and s'petit .the afternoon •in caring
for him. Ip his 'evening sermon he de-'
nouneed from the pulpit : the man who
.so!d'-tiim''the liquor.id violation ` of the li-
cense law. Thereupon some one ztished
into :print° acid attacked Mr. Sutherland
.anonymously, whereupon he.replied,.giv
.ing the -fellow: more than he bargained
for. Mr. .Sutherlatacr. is ready both With
..,pen ancrvoice; and•will stand up for what
hinge; "which was not only contrary to
rules, but very unfair toAarde the Clinton
nine. The Dauntless were willing to`
finish the game with the same men, but.
Seaforth would not: agree, The umpire
being a Seaforth man, very unjustly de-
cided the'game in favor of the home club.
The Dauntless deserve great credit for the
game they played, they being only ama-
teurs, while the Stars are professionals,
being in the Western •Logue, playing for
the champbinsbip. ' The following is the
score:
—
CLINTON.R. 0.
Turnbull, e a J 2
Mcearva i; ,.2' 2
Spalding, 2b ., 1 1
Tremmner, r.f 1 2
Cone c.f .:1 2
Robert..son,11, 1 2
Armourrlb 0 '1
McKee, p,. 1 2
2tanbury, ..q , r•.•,•r.+. 1--2
8EB;1 QRTii B. 0.814s s, ..
Barton Lt., .
Damien, 2b " 1 3
Herbert, r,f... ..02
Lamle, e,f
Kennard, 2b,.. . .. 1
151141 Ib,. 2 1
Beatty, p
Reid, a ;err ..- .. 1. ' 1
2
ITotal.'. 1118 Total.,.i.,....,.... 14 18
e ..
BRIErs.—Air, Coram, of Belleville, was
her last week on a visit to his daughter,
Mrs. Arscott. Mr, H. B. Proudfoot has
been selected by the Ontario Government
as one of the surveyors to open: up new
townships in . the Muskoka district this
summer. Mrs. McKee was summoned to
Toronto last week by a report that her
sister was dying, bet when she got there
the mister was found -to -Ire enjoying` good.
health: • .It is,rumored'•that,amarriage will
shortly take -:place in which a prominent.
Clintonian• will act as principal. Messrs;
C Dickson -and W. Broderick set off a
quantity of fireworks on Saturdaypvening.
The Doherty Band charmed the crowds
ivho were on the streets on Saturday
eyening, by'their excellent music.. Sdme:
person stole a democrat and-buggy,gearing
belonging to the estate of A. MillsCallender
Brp., out of the old woollen :l ;- there
has.been a reward offered for their recovery.
Messrs; T. C. Doherty.and Ben. Thomas,
of the:'Dyherty Organ Band, have bought
new. brass horns,. Fred -Bakes, of
Woodstock,-form'erly 5f Clinton, was in
town this, week, on pleasure. • Neighbor
Joe' says hewill be to the fore on Julylst,by,
leaving the editor a gallon of potatoes and
a•gallon of peas, and for any other .man
who comes te compete in this h1s way''. Joe
.will Give two dollars to the Agricultural'
Society. • Mr.. Walt. Coats and wife, of
Teeswater, spent the 24th with relatives
here; Walter says •he's corning down to
Clinton' sometime to go into business•
the hub attracts them all. - . Ben. Switzer.
of Goderichtownship, drove into town
with a three -wheeled buggy on Tuesday ;.
Ben is,always doing something odd—the
fourth wheel" was in ;the buggy. Mr, : Jas,.
Johnston, 'of _the. 16th ' con., Goderich
township,. who has been troubled with
inflammation in thb eyes,. was taken to
London Hospital on. Monday, to undergo
treatment for the same; he haying. nearly
lost his eyetig11t altogether:. The drains,
in which considerable -.stagnant .water is
lying,.should lie cleaned out before the
hot weatber sets ie •`Mr. Geo: F. Brick-
enden, of London, and Jas.Wiseman, •of
St`Phomas;=renewed-their7iegttaintance
with Clinton friends, on the 24th. Messrs:
Fair and Forrester go to Teeswater. on 'a
fishing expedition, in a few days, McLean;
Bros. •shipped a couple:of of ear loads- of
cattle to Montreal last week. Mr. R.
Irwin .has teen 'making heavy. shipmentre
ot oats lately, having•sent out over thirty
cars to American markets, within the past
few days. .Mrs. E. Keefer has a couple of
her uisters visiting her: Mr. John Hanna,
of Tuckersmitl. has been appointed a
license commissioner for South liiuron;; in.
place of E, Cash, of Seaforth, resigned.—
Mr. Calvin Callander has gone to•Parkhill,:
_where lie expects to take up his residence.
A new post oilice-nam`ed--Crewe.• has -been -
opened in the West riding of Huron.---
Mr. J. C •.Gilroy has planted about an
acreof onions this spring. Mr. John
McGar✓a was elected to fill the : vacancy
in the Public School Board, op 'Tuesday.
Mr. E. S. Hackett, formerly baggage -man
here, died at Vittoria, ou the. 24th'inst.,:
It is. expected' that a Masonic lodge of
instruction will be held here some: time in.
June... Mr. John Washington, dt Auburn,
left here on•Tuesday, for the old country .;
:he goes by the Allan Liner . On the lOth
of June an excursion is run. from Wing•
ham to Brantford via ."0liiiton; the. fare
from thisplace is $1,10 for adults, and
55 cents for children. Mr. W,-H.'Pearen
talks of erecting a couple of houses on
die believes to he right in defiance of all, .the point •just across • from the railroad
odds.
Tisi NoIHIElaTIoas -+•Nominations for
the. position of Deputy -Reeve, for the bal
ance of this year, were 'held on Friday
last, when Messrs. Searle, Corbett, John,
Johnston,,,and J.C. Steyenson .were select-
• ed, abut •the tivii.frist=named resigned ' A
public meeting was held in the e'veni'ng,
when Messrs. Corbett and Searle' addressed
the electors,stating what they would do if
returned, - endurging their respective`
claims -on the electors: There are no -par-
ticular issues at stake,and but little in-
terest is being ipanifested in the contest.
The •electien talces•lilace to -day, pelling-
being belts •iii the different Wards, •at -the
ssualaplaees ote.early-andaoften
STIMET WATggztvt.—Mr. Paisley was
,around among the business :men on Wed-
•nesday, •solielting subscriptions towards
„watering the streets.:. It is •expected the
.council will grant 8100; to be expended in
conjunction with whatever -amount he
• �rarsee. In some placer; the town `council
bears the whale expense of street water=
ing, and it is the opinion of many that
• 'the same should be done' here, We are
well aware that the_.ben.etrt-derived -by
street v atering more direct to tbo bust-
mess men than to�some other parts of the
aown,ut the outskirts of a. place always
'derive. an indirect benefit from that which
mere central localities. Without
business then a place would notainountto
tory much.
MAY ItforroEs.--Cool weather. Next
holiday, lst of July. There frost sev-
eral nights lately, but not enough to do
alarm Mr. Searle intends to make biome
alteration In the store next to that of
Cooper & Son. How quickly the year is
passing --nearly five months of it gone al..
ready, There appeared to'be eonsiderable
violation' of the Scott Act on the 24th,
Masons, carpenters and plasters are very
' 'busy just now. Scott Act convention to-
day, in the Town Hall. :Messrs. Sparring •i eek, p d'd , p f Colonial
'
'station.The Odilfellows of town enter-:
thin Mr.. Geo. L 'Diehl et'a farewell sup,
per 'at the Grand Un,ioti, prior to his de=
pasture for Chicago,. Mr.A. Carlton' ex
pests_ to return to.the old country some-
time in. July, for the importation of more
stock • The Moller Rink has been closed'
for•the-summer months,Or-untilthe war. m -
weather is over, • The Walkerton news.
papers, Reform and Conservative, have
announced "their refusal `to aceept`"adver'
tisements through' the Mail . newspaper
advertising agency of Toronto ; 'several : of
the papers in this county, Conservative as
veli' as Reform, are also occupying' the
same- poaitiou. • There is -nothing fair in
elle-management-tit the -Muir Advertising'
Agency. .Mr.; Joseph Taylor., 'eldest son
0f Mr. W. Taylor, Clinton, and who for
years has held a position .as traveller for
Kilgour Bros.. Torolttb, goes to the old
country, next month ; he sailsby the,
.
Ancho line, and takes•a return. ticket for
two. • ir. Dennis,'. who has been employ-
ed with Mr. Farquharson° -for some time,
leaves this week •to'open a, silo 'in Pe:
trolie.'The book stores have all agreed
to. eloile
at 7 p.m, every evening during
g
the sumtnet, excepting Saturday. The
Wife tit Mr. James Th on has been
seriously• ill for severa'f days. Messrs.
John McCartney and P. Cantelon,'' of.
4 oderich township, left Clinton on Thurs-
day, on strip to British Columbia. Reeve
Meillurehie is improving his property by
the erection of a new fence. Mr. Jobart
ships a car load of breeding mares to the
States next week. Mr. Carter leaves for
the old country 10 a c,aruple of weeks. A
young man named Jackson, ofMullett,.
has just Made a three years' engagement
with the Organ •Factory. The first new
wool of the season was sold here on Wed-
nesday, and brought ,.17c a Th.; for the
same week in 1878, when Mr. Mackenzie
tvas in power, it was quoted at 23e. per Th.
We 'Ave .on hand, and will publish next
v •al s loin i report o the .
Exllibitfon at London, +"nglaed; Clinton
ear
"FROM' Si` UP. •
,
Moth Proof CARPET. FELT, BASKETS, PANS,
• SILVER PLATED WARE, CROQUET, BASE.
BALLS, BATS, RUBBER BALLS, FOOT
BALLS, HAMMOCKS, SCHOOL and
OFFICE MAPS, BUILDAhG PA-
PER, BAGS, -PATTERNS, &c.
e'Dryl.:i..odsEmporium
Do you now the purchasing power of a $ is to -day about
thirty-five cents more than it was a few years ago, If you
do not think so, just go to
THS
GOOflS -EMPORIUM'
GEO. E. PAY & CO,
EARLY1I.5OO MFFERENT KIDs.-
OfWa1
Paper and ; Borders, from
o 1:.aA►1 ROTA.
1VI Ws.vi....PAPEn .iND tORDERs Co1RSIs'r OP
DIl�1 P� TE uS
PIGS �i
Much superior in;finish and more elegant in design than last
year, and.also mucb cheaper. Save.,lnone by purchasing here.
X am go.tior tl a Allan Line of Royal
Mail• Steamehips:
•
ITDeooi!ated Tthdw Slia(!es and. rolrors;' Cheap
4Citm DiC"i 4N
"Cllintcn, ()zit.
OFTEN JtrDGED
OLOTIIING1.
AND BE CONVINCED,
x
0
. •
:SPECIAL JUST NOW.
Dress •Goods,P ants, .Gi
nghams,
Muslins, Parasols, Gloves.
Embroidery and Hosier
mantle Departmen
Full lines . of MANTLE GOODS, . ORNAMENTS
BUTTONS , 'CLASPS..
P
:x. .
We• are bound
to sell CHEAP, :and give as much fol•.a $ as
any men: on.the.s'treet, and a, little '..ore if we can.
THE DRY GOODS EMPORIUM OF. �CLINTON
ry ,
Therefolee , e carets in selecting them. See that the materials
are right:,` the style: -of `the - •garment: good, and that -`
theyfit you well. Buy durable goods of -fast •
colors, other are dear at any price:
The lowest priced. are not.
always the: cheapest.
W itehead and others, leave very early
„next month en their OW country- trip. No
grocery stt rets now considered complete
maimit liras }t reptesentative tourinrg the
eountry in ifs interest, Mr,,'.1`, Dunlop
last week r13f4ae0;1 good- offer" tot: iiia bags.
jng business, -
edmes in for quite a notice there, on ttc-
count of the musical exhibit of W. Doher.
tit Seco.; the report: is worthy,of perusal..
Mr. John Taylor ii one visit.to .his:son'
in Miciigen.
Invites your attention to ,stock of
` " a - all: the good qualitie's
That combinesln the largest measure, �,
that candesired,
be and the extent and- variety -of which is so
great that'the most fastidious can be pleased. The great value
we are iving'in.good. :gllaliy.Jsston1Shing.
it
CALL AND INSPECT 01111, STOC1 .
c.a a ' RAN../,■ -a & 'Co.,
THE ill CLOTHIERS, CLINTON'.
y
r. look (Store
Three 1)00 � 'We�f, binickson's
We expected this week to have offered aline' of Tweeds' ata .-
wonderfal price.; but -as -they aree--not- to hand yet-, tyre will offer
atu day. , .next,
1 iiveed Vests far -60-0u:
u5O
1 Odd Coats, or. $4
WORTH $8, $i,A cG ' 12:-
lV rt S
r � e hart
i O b s dor .`52c:
WORTa $1.
Our Saturday Sales are. creating a great sensation, and they
will be continued throughout the month of June. People who
are the't look out for cheap: goods 'should. not ` fail' to' come
1 in
an sae the 'special 1 eswhich are. o red
ffe at' • silch tremenc2otls
reductions.. Our stork of'
WORTH :$2,
Tweeds, Mens' Tnrn1ohia '. Coe > : p -.
g . dsf, 711tats
and Caps is complete, \ • •
A New Line ,of
Neckwear
Just passed into stoee;
JACKON.S
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