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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1886-06-04, Page 3FRIDAY, jUNR 4: 1886. or the night should close in upon a with a drizzling shower -,-a tranger Orange city -u was my own experience here on Southern Correepon,dencemy first arrival. But all this is becoming • rapidly changed so far as Atlanta is con - ATLANTA, May 25, 1886. at Sunday t took a walk Out to the Laey, West View Cemetery, some three mile!, from the city of Atlanta, It °en- tail* 575 wee, and .vrae purchased only about a year ago; and is. a beautiful loca, tion for the purpose, aa it is studded with forest trees in rich profusion. Hills and dales and running. streates thickly abound; • and it is already being made quite ettrac- tive, at! the long winding avenues so neatly graded are coming into existence, and the • bedding -forth of rare plants plied their sweet perfume; A !street car line from the (34..4 nearly completed to this. point, and Will E10011become oteariy accese to all classes at all times. I know of no other country where 5owers are 80 highly prized as, among the southern people,. You will find them gallantly displayed through the button holes of the mate of the sternerinix„ and profusely displayed in large • tempting clusters utile)] the bosoms of Atlanta% fair- est ladies, in all their rambles, both old and. young. At the widows, on the pul- pit cushiens„ in the work shop, and at every nook aed corner, you will always find the pretty flower to cheer out path- way through life. • Especially are they bountifully .dieplayed on public occasions •os when Jeff Davis, -the idol of the Soutbere • 'Confederacy," . lately -passed • through IVIontgomery apeAtlenla, on his way to Oharleston. .Tho car' which con- • veyed him was strew!) with flowers -lettere. • of welcolue were . woven, with flowers of . every hue upon the outiide; and 'every -town at w,hioh the trein would stop, he. was greeted with emblems of every device written in ilOwers, and showered with., nosegays.. Nature-,hae. been generous in their .prodeation, in this climate, arid so they are popular. The immense .fields of bright oleanders in the. s,wainps.' of Flerida and Southern Georgia- are not more en- chanting -At - thwbeholder- than 'the -wild - forests of Magnolias. that .environmany a southern hamlet; as.. the immense white and fragrant flower which it yields bursts forth in all its grand beeitty and loveliness -or the wild honey -suckle of almost erstry • hue and shade:from white to yellow .or • deep scarlet, . profusely • scatteripg the• ground in all ourforest .wanderings: • This is a different vaiiety. Om the northern honey -suckle, which is 'quite , insignificant in comparison to the kind 1 speak of here, •tvhich grows from 'V to 10 fe'et in ,height. • A week or sO ago I 'strolled out to our new publie park, adjoining the city limits, • which was a present to the city three years ago. It .• consists of .100 acres of natural forest -a .winding ravine, with high sloping banks .on either side, inter- • ' spersed with many sparkling. springs, and cool •running brooks -giving . a.. oriel and . coveted retreat to the' weary., A street. car line has also been established, and now: • in 'operation, leading to this park, and a dozen care:placed on this line find plenty of patronage on a Sunday.:.' The grounds have been: bsautifully laid out, With Wind- ing walks, !MOM fleets:and 'artier% a large. suri.diai, 'fountains, spechriens-of Georgia marble, large refreshment .saloon -z- • -Tiers) and a ne music etan • an a d.ano- mg hall. The band assembles here;Tues- • days and Fridays; and •.all. Is freeexcept the car fare, which is 5 cents. ' There is alito another new public park in progress of being fitted up in still another • direction adjoining- the city. . Itis.a pri- vate entetpriseoinderteireh by a .0yridicate. • of ba.pitalists, • It is Peterl Park, Mr. Peters being the original owner Of the -plot aground, containing)" believe "abotil sp 80 acres, and also embraces a deep •ravine • and water course, with an abrupt felloof . smile 40 feets.w,hich had'been used evident-- ly as a • Inne.kiln •quarry, and triore.re- motely Mr. 0 Peters • formerly t purchased • several acres here, merely for the.; timber upon it, put up a saw Mill .owthe strearit; • and continued -sewing until the timber be- - came 'exheetited, -This •cv itself accomplished about 40 years ago, the land :costing hfin , only $1per aeres the timber 'heingS the.. object of the purchase and the .land was considered valueless, as it was unfit for • agricultural purposes. . After the lapse" of • 'so Many years a second growth of timber •--,•-liptieared. Last year a syndicate of capif • taliste conceived the idea, as a matter, of Speculations to. spend about half a million dollars uponthat pOrtion Of thisworthless property that lay nearest to the city, in levelling the hide, Conetructing sewers, • .making „-keautifully "-sieved. avenues and •drives in "all its parts, orqqbet grounds, lakes -and •fish•ponde ;. gas pipes were -to -be . laid, street lampit 'erected and pines for a supply of clean water. -A little over a year has .now elapsed and 1 understand the syndicate have. spent al/mit $150;000 or• . $200,000 in this enterprise,4n grading and ornamenting the grounds., and the erec- tion of many fine buildings.. And herois where . the profit isto cone in, tie naked loti3Oto be. soldsfor aslefiestini than at the rate or $5,000 per acre, But few lots have been .sord uip to the preient date; owing to stringency in bilsioess affairs. The plan is an excellent one, but cialild not sac- • ceed without a large, capital.- • The lots • will be cheaper than residence tete on our most fashionable streete, will be as attritc.- tiy e and eristoetatio,end the scenery around far more pleasing and romantic. • • The questiori of Atlanta being Made a • Military. post, by the Voited States got*. • ernmente-hith-littely-lieen-deeided-'-in-its- • fafor. A beautiful spot' adjacent to the • city has been .purchased, and already spec- ifications are out for the construction Of the necessary' buildings, which are to • be sublittintial and elegant,. -some 40 or 50 in number, . • • All the business streets of Atlanta are now pared with blocks of chiselled granite •tow Belgian blocks', Which after ,a briek sis shearer of rain, look bright and clean and glistening'in ,the sunlight, making a re- snarkable eolitrast to the effeot of a like shower on my first arrival here some"three years ago e when it was not uncommon to see the drayp and Milk waggons nearly up. to the belie in thelitiff Clay, and becoming worked nti into mortar beds with each passing valeta,. The street crossings in Georgia ere pi/Millar and deserve a desetip. tion. • Large Wolfs 'Id • atone are- plated across the roads within ordinary stepping distance, so that the intervening Rumba between the Stones allows free and unob. attueted-tranatt-to-patidowteamei-as-ivell as a tileatia of eseepe from the deep mire and blush that would, &hermit° be encountered at oath omitting. But woe to him or her OM ehould happen to alip as they °retie .eingie•hatided and • alone, Snot being wide enotigh for two to go abreast) eerned, and may yet become a model city. fiassanears AWAY IN THE WEST. The folk:ming letter, from ..Mr. Llenry Smith, formerly of liowick, to bis brother at • Varps, will be of interest to our readere SasEAtooa,. April let, 1880. DEAR BRotecee,-We all left )3randon on November 2n4 and landed at Saskatoon on , November 15.1h, having travelled by rail:20 miles, and by trail with the teams 170 all comMg through splendid. The' cattle lived on tne prairie as they trevelled. The river not being frozen over, we bad to pat up. a.t a neighbor's' for several weeka; thes,boye and I went over in a small boat, and got the house and stable ready, so that we bave been quite comfortable all winter. We cut and put up 90 large loads "of geed prairie -hay for feed, last August, SO we have plenty of feed for thesoattle and hoses, R makes better feed for cattle to winter on than good time* bay, but not 'quite so -strong for working_ horses, -though they de eplendrdon it 'with acene grain. Our •cattle never looked so well, at .this section of the year, tie they do poi, and they berm had nothing but slough hay, It is quite a mixture of -grasses, containing a. large amount of sugar, the great bulk .of it tasting as eweet as corn stalks, when chewed, it is good for milk and butter, Young stuck. growesplendid on it, even the pigs eat some of the bay, '88 they would at corn stalks. As for the winter and cliniate here, I niuet say that I never sew a nicer winter than this haw been here. Ploughs wererun until Nov. 1201 withaut frost to interrupt progress, froze up a little for several days, then sof- tened 'again suitable for ploughing for some time. As usual here, there was im tame all fall. December was igfine month,about two inchesof snow at Christmas time and New Years day, and on the-2nst of lanuary • it turned cold; and allttle stormy, being void .all the rest of the month, sometimes register! ing 45 degrees. below zero. But the.celdest here did not seem any worse than 20 below in kowiolt ; the, air here is so dry, that.no mat- ter hew. cold it is one never chills, like in Ontario, but if ene's.fingers or face is extiosed to the eold, without good mite or buffalo about the,face, one's fingers, nose au % ears will freeze very soon,: especially if driving 'against auy little wind there might be. It is always italra and bright tunshine, when very cold. Feb. ruary and March were both tine most of the tinse, and there has been leas wind and storm here this winter than I ever saw in Ontarie and the people here say that .iyehave had an average stonier, only the latter part of De- cembee was .milder than inuals if so, the. -win-• tete bete are certainly preferrable to those in the county of Huron, andthe tunimers here are delightful. • :The climate here is much milder then Manitoba, and e blizzaid here is never koowo.„ Seeding cOnintenced -last year on April 4th, and continued good seeding wets. ther,excepting two days, until done. At present the snow is nearly all off the prairie, . and every appeerance of seeding in full blast. I shall try to keep dates of seeding, harvest, .etc.., sp that 1 can give,you a correct account of the 'Burnt:ter progress of affairs.. We expect a railroad through Saskatoon inside of a year, .the Manitoba Central; running frona.BrandOn to Battleford„, which acerirding to, emitract,' is to be completed. by the first of March, 1887. The Lone Lake and -Prince Albert R.IA. is ex• potted- to come” through here inside: of two treterse we issailikely.soon tube weli otter railroads. The. contract for the Winnipeg it Hudson Bay Milieu'. is let, to beseempleted in two. years; and will bfs the greet Outlet .01, produce in thia crepitt north:west, through. the • Iludspo Bayand-theaudsom.Straitssinte the: Attutic ocean; thence , to 'Liverpool,' beiog 0500 milee.nearer liYerpool by that route than you' are in Huron; which will be a great ad vantage to us, a big.eut on tlieU.P.R. From observation made by !he Government last StIMMet, it seems that the Bedlam straits are O -navigable for ircn ecean,steamers, for pearly six months in the year. Now is the time to invest in. lands out. here. • It is remarkably • healthy; both in Winter and summer, • Tim-.. her is searae, though &retyped can be got for some years: to oome; but heal:must in future. be the fuel, is there, its .-plenty of it in the country. • Lumber is Scarce and dears but when the railroad gets thtough the -country .both timber and lumber for building will be 'Cheaper and,more plentiful. Game is ful, 'there -loot _o.ceasioriel islarik _bear. seen, different, kinds • of deers prairie wolves and foxes of differenkkinds, also badgers;: --and on thehtreams lots cif beaver, Mink, musk rats, • SC., and in summer and autumn wild turkeys, wild geehe and wild ducks by the thousands; also lots of prairie chickens and rabbitri win- ter and summer.. • There is lots -of .wild fruit • out here, and I believe- small fruits can be cultivatedrind raised here as well as in 'Hu- ron (except manes) as there are lots of straw- berries, gooseberries, currants,: raspberries, two kinds of eherries,stvio kinds 01 tree cran- berries, and. in Some parts there. are, marsh cranberries, mut lots of Saskatoon berries, (being the &line berries Of Ontarie). all grow- ing wild. I believe that sortie varieties Of ars. pies Would &swell here; There is one thing certain, °pecan live.here.witla far less labor than .in Ontario. 1 ant thankful that we made the move • when we did, and if you think you •ate likely' to more here limns day, I Would advise you, if possible,to come, out this 'springs and see the place, -as land can be' easily got now, but when the railroad •comes through here it Will somata taken up: 0 If tiny ono wishes any infetmatioe respecting this part °Vale country, I. will -da. all I can for •them, if they -write and send stamp frit replii w• ithdrawn owipg to the reserve price out being reached. In the death of Mr: M. Killoran, the township of Downie, has lost an excellent Citizen and a good neighbor. Ile had beet, in poor health for a oumber of years, but he bore MS Maw uncomplainingly. A few dart ago the infant son of M. John. Rolfe, of Stratford, took a phial con- taining pure carbolio acid and drank there - Flom. When he wee seen by lila mother ha was putting this oink in the }with!. His mouth, throat dud eteinach 0 ere eCriousis inj u red , • 1.1 P. Ray, the defaulang teller of die branoh llauk of Montreal in Stratford, has been arrested ill glan Francisco, The amount alleged to bave been stolen is The prisoner has confessed the crime, and. sas ill return to Canada... The ',Wile ell Creamery • met with a ohm h t. necklet' t which ....delayed businees for a few !Ionia one day last week. From some unknown cause shortly after work hd commenced, the head was blown out of the cylinder of the engine, and several break& made in other parts of the machin- ery. •' •" • Mr. Henry Goddard, - -while working in Sinith & Itainford'e factory, Listowel, last week, had the misfortune to get one of hia hands oeverely cut by the machine on whiCh. he wee at works One finger was cut off at the second pent and two more weri-biW. en and apother-tularly split opens, Mr. Goddard has been very unfortunute of late, as it is only a few months .since he hest, part of a foot by a similar accident, 0 - Last Sunday meriting Mr. W. A. Higgs, of Stratford, was somewhat surprised to find upon Ms.:front doorstep, an infant of tunnel inonths old, wrapped in a shawl. The child is a fetoale• &lad looks healthy. lts immediate wants were amply provided 'for in,the matter of clothing, nursing bot- tle- and Booth i :Hy etsp. Mts. Higge is caring for the ehill until another home is found ter it;ot :mine traco of the unnatural Parent is found by the police. Gotlib•Pilke; a German from Fullerton was,in Mitchell on Monday last, and hav- • ing indulged rather freely n whiekey, two af his adquairitances. took his watch away for safe keeping. ".1.ditee on in the day, forgettieg what bad become of his, titnespiece, he bitught a new one for which he paid $14 dollars cash. On his, way home, about Midnight, he aays he wee met by two Young inan near Trinity church and that one of them held his bands while the other took his watch frourti is pocket, and then they both ran away. • • • Anyton rO Marentts.-Areyou disturbed • s.t night, and broken of your rest. by a sick child suffering and crying with pain of Cutting Teeth? If so send at once ,and get a bottle of "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup" for Child- ren Teething.Its value is ancalculable, It will relieve the' poor little sufferer imtnediately. -Dependecipon-ite-mothersisther about -it. 4t curet Dysentery and Dimerlitea„... regulates the Stomach and Bowels; cures Wind • Cellos softens the Gums, reduces Inflammation, and gives tone and energy to the whole system. "Wm. Winslow's Soothing Syrup," for child - reit teething is pleasant to the taste and is the prescription of one of the oldest and best female physicians and nurses in the 'United States, and ss tot sale by all druggists throughout the world,' Price twenty-five tents a bottle. Be sure lad ask for "Mee. Weenew's Sootimea SYRUP." end take no other kind. FE RTEI NEWS; The following it; teken froth the Listo- wel Bonier, .of last week t . Mr. Thomas , Jonee, of 'IVIitchell, ehippeil a splendid lot. of eattle for the old country market. Amongst the shminents were 11 head from WM. *Burnett, of rEfuta, :Which aSseregated 14,710s Or an average qf nearly 1,338 each; 7 head from . Mr. John Disiks of Elton; which aggregated 8,980 pounds, or an aver- age -of 1,276 each ;2 head'. f,on Mir. Geo. Danbrook, which turned • the settles at 2,960; 4 head heel J. Thoiapeoe, Grey, which. aggregated 5,990,' end froGeo. Ament, of Wallace. 3 heart weighing 4.250 , .peende.. sNeerly all thesinimale were tliteci' year old istoers and hprime condition. ' The annual ineeting ..of the Stratford District of the Methudiet chtirch was _held. in. the Trafalgar i street on Friday! Rev. C. W. -Henderson, M. 4., in the_oham. There -was aditrie%tteridlinee of -clergy.and lay delegetes, and tha meet- ing, was beth luteresting and: prefitabie. The reportpresented for cifeuit and pon- nectional fands was most setnifactory, showing that over $30,000 was 6ontributed. for all purposes during theyear, of which Alger street church gave $2,4110 and Toronto street church$1,950. Mr. Edwin Flagg .was admitted as a probationer, and preached his trial aermen, ;which was sat; efattOry to the ministerial board. Rev. Andrew Cunningham was placed ori. the, Stationing Comtnittee ; Rey, David Rod-- gers on Sunday School Committee; George Leversage, Esq,, on •Missionery-Comnail.: tee ;. Messrs. R. Babb, , .Wille; N /3rishin and I..* Hord' lays delegates.to Con-. ference.. Rev. Mr..Hendertion,fot the able, impartial and.satiefactoty manner in which be , filled the' position of Superintendent daring the pas t _threeyearsi weestendered. a highly eulogistic :rote Of tilitukes.whilh drew from ..the geotlemhi en ..heeety , esnitett .Crovirs' of nevistoir. . . • ,• . The first sitting of the Court of Revision for the township of Hullett was ,.bele at Loncteshoro on May 26th. All the memberd prole nt, and duly .etvorn ; John Britton was - appointed chairman. The following notiees' Of appeal tvero read: Wm Tipladysjr., aro eased for too Many utile; Chass--Msekintbeh,-- for having a Wiels ; resolved that Wni. TiPlacly's"aesesenient be reduced $100 on per! soled property; Mae. Maokinto.sh, bitch struck off roll. A notice of appeal was loud.. ed in by Jelth Morgan. dated 26t1i May, 1886, , to be assessed as tenant for•part of S. S lot 6, . M.13,.; resolved that haid appeal he laid over until the court sit egain, and' that the reeve and deputy -reeve consult Mr. °Arrow, on tho leeslity of said appeal.. The court was then adjourned toeit again it Iondesboro, oli the 71b.of ,.18 , ' • :Connell meeting was then held, Minittes .of 'former nieetiog read mid confirmed. John .Torratiee to be paid 14 cents per rod:for Wire fence on lot 6; con. 13, as .said fence was or- •dered•by•theroouncil„Androw Willie was ordered to.build a wire fence on lot 26; cop. •2ritird-be-psid-30-oents-pererod.-thereforreee ..I.--Lashamto examine Mr. Willis' • fence and 3. McMillan to examine Mr. Tortatioes'whew completed, and if satisfactory give °tilers ree es:natively for payment. The treasurers bond WAS examined according to law, And accepted, The following Amounts Were ordered to be ,paid i -Dominick Reynolds, taking care of -tlie late Michael O'Hara, $10 ; T. Stevenson, coffin for Michael 011ara, ; Wm, Gimlet, 2 stone.hanimere, $3 ; G. Askwith, repairing: culverts, $2. • John Lasham' to get ten .new roadscrapere from John Brunsdon at $6,50 each. Righty cords of gravel to be put on S. It. 25&26, micierthe direction of J. Lasliam, j, Brigham. and B. Churchill,and eizty- cords on 'S.S. & 9, under the direction Of J. Me - Milian and J. Britten, the treasurer to pay for same o0. order of the said respective coun- cillors. The reeve to take What action he deems necessary to recover 'rendes obtained from the couttoil by Mr. Thos. Jackson of Olieton, for gravel taken from lend held by Joseph Whitehead and represented to belong to the estate, of the late Donald MoDoneld, said monies being wrongfully chained, Conn. ,:ciLthen.adjeuttied_toineet ageinsist, Laides! bore, on June 7th; the Barna day as the BeconT eitting of MI5 Court of 'Revision.. Join IleArrewaite, township Clerk. ' Mr. W, Bolger, of Stratford, has re- ceived an appointment as road overseer in the Parry Sound District. A. yoting man of 80 years, son of Mr. Michael O'llrient of Stratford, was killed while lumbering in Northern Michigan, on Tuesday, 18th May, The Barley House at the Grand Trunk etat'on, St. Marys, hits been purchased by • _George Taylor, of Lanark. village ..and_. O county, who shortly takes poseession of the proporty. The Oxford Rause property,. St. Marys; was pet up for sale by auctson by Mr, William Cosgrove on Saturday last. The bidding ran up to $4,476, but the sale wee Around the County. Thos. Oudmore, of Usilsorne, apeared sucker in the Sattble, which weighed three pima de. Miss }leery, of Brussels, whose mind, is Ito impaired, will be sent to 501 asylum for treatmeitt. • • Mr. Soihu Shepherd, of Tuckerstuitli, re! • gentlysold to Mr, W, Cudmore,ofjippep, two fat etesirs, one of which tippeci the beam at 1,820 pounds. List .Tuesday ,Annie Alaud, socuilit O daughter of Rev. T, J. Sabine, of Walton, died after a severe illness of sevetal week, aged 8 years and, 8 menthe. We have heard it stated that the License' Inspector for south 'Lure's has. A large number of cases against parties for illicit, liquor selling; and that he can not get. sa... • magietrate In the county to acC,-Exposi- ter. Mr, 0, Willits, of the 12 cim. of Howiek, came near losing • a .veltiable horse on the 24th, Ha was tied pi Mr. Wm. DAI1010 • gyaarrdde, na. -, and reaching ove., r7the fencebit the top off a poison plant in Dr, Brownlee's The EX eter Salvation Army has pur- O chased the property at present occupied by Mr. A. McDonnellme a livery Roble, from Mr. E. Dreir, tor $525; It is the in-- • tention of the Arley to fit tip the. building for a barracks. • We regret to hear that Mr., Wm. Mc- Kay, of the l'Oth line of MoKillop, has not yet recovererl, frorn the severe accident Which befel him while sawlogging last winter. One of hia little children died a few weeks ago. : s We have just learned of the death at Ishpeming, Mich., of Mrs'. Cassidy, relict of the late Mr. F. Cuddy, formerly of Goderich, from congestion of -the lungs, at a very eslyenceel age. ,Shis watithe.mother. of Dr. J. F. Cassidy. • Rev. R. McCosh, rector of $t, Paul's church, Wingbans, started for. California on Monday morning, his brother-in-law, Mr. Sovereign, at prtatent being danger- ously ill,During his absence his place will be filler) by, Mr. McEwen, a student: McCosh expectsAft tie away about six weeks/. , • " - Last weak the License Commissioners for South Huron met at. Kippen, and granted the following dreguiste' licenses under the Scett -'Aot W. Browning, ExOter ; Lumsden & Wilson,eaforth R. SratibUry, 13ayflefil; Chap. 11111, Zurich. The coin in issiOne rs present were Spicer Exeter ;J. B. (leigeis, Hay. • The Dunlop correspondent of the:Signal says: -There is some talk here Of petitions irig for a new school section, running from John •Berker'e nrthwards tosTohn Link. later's,eivie,g a section of 2S• miles sgaire, and teking, iit 61 children ef school. ae„e, with a tendenCy to further Sticrease. The school Insuse to be beat about, an eig,hth of a Mile/from the hotel, on "the Lek° Shot cs •Road, and thus be near the post office, Robt. N. Duff, ofthe fiiixt of Reading (Ss Dufr, ,Bluevale, Met . with a bed accident, last Friday; in his Flaw mill. • Ile was ens gaged in cutting shingles,. and in order to prevent •sthe bele. fram- tempted to put some resin .on, when his hand was caught in the niIIy, resulting in both bones ef. Isks arils being broken-; Brussels Court of ReYision Wita.teld. _pp Tuesday. • There Were over 50 appeals to - the Court, most of which were•for persona neglected to boput on the assessment roll by the assessor, and for properties missed, there being something like 36 lots missed. by that official, amonnting in value to about $3,000, •Tho lady voters were also diss franchised,. the same as in Toronto, but on appeal nonie 16 Were corrected. •. James, on of •Nr. .David Greig, Of Wingliam, aged about five' yearly met with: a painful accident on Wedneedey evening. He Was litternpting to `get on 0a finisher Waggon ishilein Mother, and -got his le; in between the spokes. of • the wheel in. some manner. The wheel had tehe taken' off,before tho leg could be teleaeecl, when lt -eras .folind that it Was badly skineed, and the'small boric of ..the ankle broken. • neura.lgie headache it is a specific) ; elite AS A gargle, diluted with wester, it has no tossi IL Ili% FRA.sk.V. 510 Vergeti avenue, J.dsets-re-res city, N. J. Sold uy all drugelets. TRY TUE . • CLINTON N14.1111 ERA FO R PRINTI/sTO. Trailer leave Qin ton as folloveF RA.,ND Teo :SIC RAILWAY. Going Emit. , Going .Weet. 7.25 am. express 10.0 a.m. mixed 1.05 p.m. Mixed •3 00 p.m. mixed 4.30.p to. eirxed • 9.15 psn. express _ - SEAT WESTFRN RAILWAY, • Ghillg Nor th, Going Sonib . 9 05 este. °sprees 8 03 am. express 7.00 p.m. repress 4.13 is m. exgress _rite AC.1116 IHR14110.W ---mit-JAS.AATIVIIIGIf Trot- Hallett has been ap- pointed agent for the ("minty of IIhron, for the above arrow. It wlllcut and turn the ground from 2 to 4 inches deep, and is made of the very best material. It also takes the place of both gang plow and scalier, and does excellent work. . Any person wishing to see the Harrow work, tuaY by addressing the undersigned, and he will he pleased to take I0 any placti and -work it oit any kind' 01'11011. TIM 'HARROW biedmittodto be the most labor- saving farm implenient ever manufactured. JAS. CARTWRIGHT, Lonclesboro. Thompson's Jed, Estate Ala 'CLINTON, ONT. The undersigned has opened an agency for the sale of Real Estate, and will be glad to deal troth parties having proper. ty to dispose of, Terms; two per cent on all 11MOUllt8 Up (0 SIM, and one per cent on any amonut after the test $1000 le charge made for advertising. and no charge whatever -nu,- loos a sale or transfer M effected. I have 'low the following properties for sale • Lot 14, Lake Road east, Colbonfe, 100 acres, 45 cleared and under pasture, 20 acres slashed and can easily be cleared, balance of bush light. WI» be sold cheap. _ lei acres, good land, 216 milea from Dowesmount, Daltoth! GO aores under cultivation, small Mose. Puce $10 an acre. West half lot ra, 2nd con of East Wawanosh, 110 acres, 80 acres cleared, balance pod bush, 18 acres of fall wheat, poring creek running through the farm, bank barn 40100, two acres of orchard, one mile from Auburn. • Price 50,500t $1200 or $1500 down, balance to snit pnrebaser. Lot 806, 1.5 of an acre, eu Huron fit„ situated on the,elist side of Xt. Ridout's residence, well fpnced. Price, $200, to suSitnPulenficii: rulriillug lot fo'• r sale, opposite the Commercial Hotel, 40 feet front by GO feet deep. Price reasonable. rx THE MANTRA OP AN. ASSIGNAIENT, .1. by A. Olillander ,t.• Bro., of the town of Glinton,tar- Flake motto's and BlacksinithS,. pursuant to an Act of Legislature. of Ofitarle; keetNi as 28th Victectii, (Map. XS; being mi net espeeting assignments fin• the be - pent of erctlitma, mid amendments thereto. • NOTICE '18 IIKREBY GIVEN TIIAT A L'STIN i Llallanderand John Calvin Callander,diiing business to. %tether, under tho firm name and style of A. Cal hinder & Oro., •Carriage Makers anti -General Blacksmiths, have,. with the consent of a insjority of their creditors' having clauria of i100and upwardn,.,Matle an assignment Of all their personal propel ty, which may beamed...and sold under 'execution, and all their real estate credits and 1 °fleets to me, j antes 'rhompson, of the town'of Clinton; Agent, in trust, for the lienefit of all their creditors and for the inirpose ofpaying and satisfying ;ratably .011(1 proportie»ately and without prejudice or riOrity, 3 all the croe000r4 their .jlist debts. And the persons, . firms and terporlitions,• haying- claims against the said O ' i debtors are required to send fri their names, residence end post office addresifes and particular.s of their claim duly verifiedby affidavit, .ivith Tentelier(if any) at. s 1..tached, andspecifying the nature of the tow:tufty (if 1 oily) held by . then] by letter prepaid, to the on or be: fore tite tot1t dayi , , . 14 Loreby kiVoll ttOtt after the said date I will; proceed Lin ,distribtite the,,assets Klee said .debtors- among-the- Parties-entitled-thorettring-; regard-unb to t ms clair f ,wbi Jli notko shall have been•given, and that I, will nut he liable for the assets or any part thereof . so distributed to anYperson or persons, firms or eor- iterations', el whose dcht Or claim r shrill not then hive 'Aker notice 10 3110 herebygiveir-that A meeting -of -the- ir -0d creditors „will be held at Inv office in said Town, on .Friday, 4th day id June, at 10 oiclock 0.1n., to ceii- ssIlidicier,At(1;te. .ii itu i 04 0 of the Estate generally, 'pursuant to , • • . • jAS: THOMPSON. Assignee, 31AN14I.VO J:, SOOTY, Solicitors for Assirmce - . . . TWIIP 0 1=1,2'49.. To Owners of stock.. • - SWORE trial liSSMS. •••••• mu,DE twas Giles' Liniment Iodide lung Bowes en Umeghtlf Bunches: Cures Lameneas 14 Cal— Spinal hIening4i founder. WevavkindIdglaiiii:., Sprung Irnees. "Q"Nitotlirtlible sho'uld be without it. Salim:74a: tanin.IRiugnga Und"te: mess companies all use Gile's Liniment, and in the great ree Iiinegr:tabOine: tliaBleniTectonavnin4 Le"t1-1"4'. " lia arllie"4' w. Write DR. GILES, BOX 2482, N. Y. P. wjio 4111. °A4 Cbarge. give advice on all diseases and also en thO malt agemeut oceattlei Sold by ell druggists at 50c. and. $1.00 a bottle mad M quarts at $2.50,•in which there great, earl The Bailment in whiteivrapper4 ifor family use; that it yellowfo ttl 'biles Iodide Atermow111daerlls.ONSe and Cattle • Used bv a11 the leading tome:seen Jetkoe Park, Rtes. _ • . weed, Beighton Beach, tibeepshead Bay and Bull's Ilero;., - Never disappoint, aro tonic, Alteratlios awl mimeo, Destroy • Worms cures Indigestion, Colic, Dots Sore Throat Worth Minder, Plok-eye and Rheumatism, The dose Is email add . the power. is great. The Powders are Guaranteed and ;chi - chasers falling to obtain a auto liwaos refunded, sole by aOl druggists at 2,1cts. porbokt .13e-costro of Counteisteits I . "7"7". ROBERT DOWNS CLINTON, Manufactufer and Proprietor for the best Saw liikI Dog in use. Agent for the sale and application of the Olir Fianna PAxusr AUTOMATIC) BOILER, OLEAN1111. STEAM FITTINGS furnished and applied on simrt' notice. • • Boilers. Engines. and all kinds olMos citinery_xepaired expeditiously anti • in as satisfactory manner. Fann implements manufactured aedirepaired, steam and Water Pipes furnished mid put in position. ,Dry Kilns fItted'up onapplication. charges electorate. HARICNESS 'HAIR- BALM ' Restores grey hair to -sits- na- tural color re . moves Danilruff • ICSI raliSing811011 Conally. afl atia Paoille Railway to• Winipe FARE TO OULU. TH, 'FAAE :Mt:45015.A° PortArtb..4±5fai.0 0.4() • knd till poi n te in Pseora, Ma-stitenAsand Berrisn Castranna. • Tickets ' by rail ati tothal to all Points at Lowest Rafes. • ;LAS.: '2FIOMPSON, , At the anneal meeting of the London • • IVfstbridist District oh Thursday, ifwas de! "aided 00 allow stiwtrustees of Jetties, St: church, 'Exeter, to sell present parsonage site and to • apply the proceeds on buying a new one ;also thatthe eonference pay its portion of the- simply' for Exeter Main St. church. • The total receipts • for Exeter ' were, James St„ $3,327.59 ;Main St., .$2,- • 210:01. Elimville, $1,999.20 ; Centralia-, $1,514 51 ; Crediton, $11238.27. • ' . Mr. Joseph Bnrtoit, Of arrierliey, While • in Mitchell celebrating the faueen's birth - 'day, got one of los.eyeaskii-oseliTid ont.', Tl Somas that Joe entered into an aitefeation with the bartender of the Royal, a Man of the name of Frith, and the *latter struck: liiin over the eye with a large beer tumbler- --with the. result: Mentioned. Constable Dunlop went to Mitchell to arrest Frith and the latter settled it for $70. Burton. has gone to Toronto to get his eye treated.' He has still one, Mid we hope be may be able for werk. "0. . • , On Wednesday John Haskett, a lad abouel7 years of age, Who has been in the employ of Mr. 3, R. Williams,. cilorrie, met with a very serious and what might have proved fatal aecident. It appears he was pealing bark off a: log, and accidehtally slipped into the stream tank which is about -4 fe:. deep and-fillird with • t, fortunately it was nearly full of logs or he would never have come out alive, as it was he got one leg scalded in .11 terrible manner, the skin pealing off with his clothes. The Winghain Times says- -Drillingoper- ations at the new salt workige,eased last Sat- ureay evening, at a depth of 1,180 feet, no other bed than the .35 feet one struck a couple of weeks ago having been reached. This bed, however, Will famish an abund- ance of salt. The pump waa put in the well the early part of tho week and was pet to work a little en Wednesday afternoon to cleat out the dirt. Pumping was re - stoned in.earnest, on Thursday morning, and the brine showed 100 per cent. of salt for some tinie, when it gradually dropped Until it showed but 19, when it commenced te gain, and by noon 'hallowed 15 per bent. As the surface in the bed is enlarged the strength will continue to limonite, and it is expected thet after a weell'epumping tho brine Will carry the full 100 per cent, -of-ealt.right-alonge- Sand nte Another quart bottle of Giles' Lint. went Iodide Ammonia for family use, I have a heavy cold, and as I 'old before, cannot Liniment. I 11130 it as An FIRE WORKS • 24tit MAY, AT 23110DERIC,It'S. 'TOE CIIEANI, NEW FRUITS, ' pIN*7E-A-Pl)1;Efs, tBANN-A-N--A , , ORANGES AND .LENIoNfi.... ,'Fruits stippl led. %iith Tee grearn the ‘;hnit. • emt.notica: . MRS, 11110.1.11.Q1101C, JACItia M f; 'oo»; STSELT. CLINTON. • W.. 0. Meyer, Esq., of Wingalitn, has a•inhalant. I find no language to express the caw which gtves 30 qoarts of milk a day, great rohef and comfort 1. find 10 its nso, To TZ.W.ELLERS-A-N.n1OPTIOLA,1* logronwEns 01, DIAMOXDB, WATcFihS, CLOCKS, BRONZES, MARBLE STATUARY; ART POTTERY, OPERA GLASSES, FANS, •. • BRIC-A-BRAC, ETC. . JOREElltii ASO RETAILERS OE. ELGIN AND WALTIIAM .WATCHES.,, STEItLING SILVERWA.I1E, TRIPLE PL,ATED SILVERWARE; 'AMERICAN CLOCKS, • FINE CUT GLASS, ETC,, ETC., Ult113RELtiAS, • 140 WOODWARD AVE., DETROIT OPERA, HOUSE K BLOC; IETAOIT4, /L. -MICHIGAN. soL4 STA.TE ;.t.GENTS von, pAitg, rintivr,E oo,g, ontitnnATrim WATCHES. stops the hail - front falling out •in.creaoeSitL growth,.essid 'not Soli the sktii: AsFa hairserets sing, it has ec superior: • Gese. anteedltamilese Prepared hs .* • lierkneas.& . Leedom; Ont, Sold by all Druggist rad Patent 51 • • Dealers For sale bilite GRAND RAPIDS 4 iNDIANA R. R. CO. Sugar maple the prtneipai timber. Advantages Railroads already b'uil.t, numer- -oustowns and cities; one -of -the -healthiest parrs-- Of the United States, purest water, good markets, fine fruit, good roads, schools, churches, large agricultural population, best building material at , low figures, good soil, low prices, easy terms, perfect title. For books, maps, charts, and all - additional information, address _ W. 0. 141/011ART„ Land Commissioner, Gland Rapids, Mich., Percheron maws.% • 1481110 StocIt Fast Grosse isle, Rich. • All stook selected from the get of sires and darns of estab- •- WEr, registered to tho lished reputation and. Erence and Amenean Stud Books. We Liirve S. • very large number of 'Imported and grade stal- lions and brood 1113,TCS on hand, Prices reasons.... able 'correspondence solicited.. Send'for large' illustrated catalogue, free by mail. Address seAVAGIE A FARNUR, Detroit, Itlich. •• t:t Gobi net Parlor Ftipoi1tim,11-41)rooms, JJNDEtAKI ti 1. The subscriber keepe the fittest OASKtYS and .00141INS Alwai‘e ou band: FuneAtle fueeished at • thesehotest notice aed lovrest prices. -A CALL SOLICITED, Leading Undertaker. ,9R.E.mEM T II 11 • LACS, OPPOSITE Tut TOWN 'HALL. INDS, STEVENSON exist witheut tho HURON AND BRUCE. Loan-apd-Invostment Co'y This Company Is .toaning Alhaei/ ON PC41•1/t • 8002frity at Loorst Palo* of Mow& MORTGAGES - - PUTICITASED -.,-SAViNGS • BANK 1311A NO11. .1", Mid 5 pPr.Cent. Interbt Allowed on. • • Drpootts, accordiog to Amount —mod tinzeNdit,z - • ORVICII, -Corner et Starket Squire and North Sim% IIOnACE IIORT014. MAXAsaft Onflerich A tignst hill 198 L