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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron News-Record, 1886-05-26, Page 8M The Huron News -Record WY'ednes1la5'',,1lay 26th. LOO L NEWS. 4444*, $it aitd.•Arow l o "Hub. SOUt1r Eit14, • • 'THEE NEWS RECORD has posi- •tively a laprger -circulation than aezy ,paper published in dais section 0/ the Province. We have several times proved this to the satisfaction' of ad- vertisers, wlaco have examined our list," 'which is now and always has been accessible to those who mean business. And we 'have added over one hundred rinses since the last ' occasion on which we satisfied doubting Thomases; no less Haan seventeen additions last 'reale. The double circulation of THE NEws REocr?D days over them all. WANTED, AT 9NOE, A 000D' ACTIVE Dox' TO LEARN TEIE ART OF PRINTING. APPLY AT THE NEws-REOOED OFFIon. TIIE HURON NEws-BEOOUD, the tnvst largely circulated pctpez•publish,: cd in Clinton... '$1.25 a year in ad- vance. Send .in or call and leave ,your names at the office. • 1MEssns A. AND It ,W. Coots aro putting up a .new fence for firs. .Saville' and D. A. Forrester. Mn. Jou;`T 'PLATT, of Goderich, 'was in town Friday attending a moot ing of the. salt manufacturers. • . ULTRA VIRUs:-According to the' Guelph .Herald a, lawyer in that city claim that the. Scott Aot is "ultra. virus." It is supposed that the virus is in the sort of whiskey the Scott Act induces.-hrarnilton Spectator.. MR. ' ALBERT NOBLE: passed through town Friday on •his way back to.Jolie.t, U S. .Ho` was called home on account of the death ofh•ts • father at Godericb., • "Lib" is' an old typo and was at" ono 'time 0.11 the Star. . "TILE MAN whosits down 'on the i 'oad to success and watts for a .,free rido•will get` left." And the nasi who has saleable goods and waits for the people.: to find it ont keeps lits goods." • "Advertising • is. the stone to success"' • si CoMING.II.'P.-D1.:Goleman, .of Seuforth', ;is to be. the Conserve- tire candidate for Soutar 'Huron -.at the next .election. for' the Ontario Legislature., Tho doctor is a clover • gonticinan, well known, and will in ail pi ob:tbility b.e elected.-Exotcl Tun's• . • Curtsious.=This is one of:the cur- boils things floating about Take a piece ofpaper, annipon it. put ih. figures your ago in. years; .dropping 'months, weeks ,and 'dlays.. 1\Tultiply it by two ; there add to the result obtained, •' 3769 •; -acid 2 and: then divide .by 2. ' Subtract l'ion, rho re suit obtained the number of yo r' .years on earth, auc'l see . if ,you de, not obtain fignros that you'.will` not' die likely. to. forget. E6ONNO?,r]' tOTPoLITros.-llossrn.'. Barber Uro's, of Georgetown, have secured the contract 'Tor supplying printing paper required by the ;Dom- inion Parliament, although they aro Grits. They inake.the best •goods. in .. their line .manufactured in Cntnacla the fact of the'government gettingand their supplies from Barber'Bro'a is, another evidonoe that tho Tories en- deavor to .Uet the best value possible -� fol�h,a:pc ':. •c�ilOs-::Iran Poon HousE.-Warden Thatz, Reeviis .Kelly and „Strachan and County Clerk Adamson met in Clin •. ton, Thursday last`ancl dismissed the matter of a County Poo ._,Jlouso is' .requested by the qo}r�>dty Coiiitcil'. As will bo •'seen by aditertisement jilt another column, they deter:mined`to ,• 'ask for offers of •40 to 75 acres. of. land within a.tnilo of a station:from whi:cli the Council rnray 'select a 'site. This is a step toward.' acquir- ing. a cquir-ing,a very mnch'aeeded Xitiblic in- sst.itution, whatever the outcome of it may be, , GIVE THE Ham' amps 1 Clrn;vCa,, -As usual the pretty girls seem to• be doing all the' mischief or getting into all tho serapes.,, Tho girl in' I.ondoit who recentlyeloped with of the doneInn.en, the guileless ..,young . thing in Paris, who poisoned her husband, the stage-struck Berlin pride. who ranaway ivi:th a. barn etoianinn, eempany,.,ancl'tho western far western---ydrdiirg woman who was recently 'discovered ;'to be the wife of three Iitlsbanda, ., none of whom are yot dead aro all ravishing= 1y'heaatiful goings. �Iii1 paper. The plain girl, on the other Band, never does anything apparently but work. .She never figures in scandals. or tragedies; and although she may be homely. enoughto- stop n clock, she is never brawl of as breaking her fathers or her hasbancl s heart, tet Moine novelist a•riso and immortalize .. the°plaingirh, for, she will lover do r ' licr,yelf that service, •SuNDAT was a a`ine1tor," and Monday a "freezer." TIE Clinton rages on. Monday were notably the best contested for many years. TEEToTara,-.-Newt Friday is the day fixed. for a meeting of the tee- total workers. of Huron Co., in Clip, - Town Hall. 7.'itoTTINc BADE. -A matched trot ting race will be held on the driving park, Wingham, On Saturday, June Stb, between Mr. Perdue's 01104114 horse and F. Nickson's chestnut mare for $50 a side. IT WAs t► graceful act on the part of our city fathers to have the dust laid on Albert street on the morn- ing of the 24th, Tho firemen were called, together and the fere engine was used to advantage. FnsTivll,.,_A number 'of the dile of Clinton attended a Ball and stip- per . at Goderioh . last Wednesday, gotten up by the cricketers. It was a very successful affair and will no doubt lead to further interchange.of social amenities, SOOIAL,-Tuesday evoning.of last week • tho adjourned social at the, Ontario St. parsonage was held. About $20 wore -realized which will bo devoted 'to paying off petty in- debtedness for necessaries for church and parsonage. THE Gu.r.-Tho fourteenth annual match of the Huron Rifle Associa- tion will take place over the range et Clinton., on Friday, May 28th, There"_ will be given $125 iu prizes and'excellent sport is anticipated as there 'aro Several crack shots who will participate. . • YANKEE Iluacon.--An ' 'Oswogo paper referring to the seizure bytho Dominion patrol marine of several American schooners for stealing our ,flsh and for, violation. of treaty stipu-. lations says :-Our Canadian neigh- bors; aro .evidently And of kissing. They are gabbling all of our shacks.. 'S>;'i•NSTEES WIrn CFIILDiLu.r.- Kentuc'ky'slegislMum has justpeseed. a school bill, one clause of which reads:.. `Any •cvido}i, •spuistor 'and alien,•who':is a tax -payor and' has• children of a sehbol age, shall be qualified to of. Any spinster Who is really earnest in.her desire to vote aright• not. to kick. about such a .slight. requirement as 'havin'g.child •ren.ofa schoofi rige. • •'OFrres s • , INsTALLEB, Court 11laple Leaf No. 16, C 0. F., met on Thursday evening' find Taro. D. D. H.. C. It, Peter; Robb; :installed the following officers. -Bos Jolie •Sniith,-C. 1i:; (Javier. Johnstori, Y. C. R. R.il W.M. Jones,`F S.;1J. {,Cole,• 11. S,i, Wm: Young, T oas ; Enos Hull,, Chap;;Rich Johnstone, S. W.;. .Jas. Finch, .J':. W'.; Arthur Twitcliciil, S. 13. Calvin Osborne J. 13. • DID LAtioR Qin sTIoti -A •letter, appears in •this• ;ssue from 1I1. Proo- for on the lalior question. Ho is'in full sympathy with those' who toil and spin,• and has no doubtreview. ed the past with: the purpose, of'en- conraging the present ni'ovenient of labor brgailizatlofS: 'One opinionIin particular which ale expresses shoilld coiiuiiend itself to•rfil or,gauizations:. 'ivh:icll have tate amelioration:of.,the working men in.vlaw t.eschew poli-• ticsor rather partyism A LIBERAL TLnPERA CE MOVE tENT. Ili' order to . counteract., tato ill effects of the.Scott Act itiiie, snicl. that liquor clubs have been formed in some of the' villages of Stephen and Hay townships.. The name of the clubs area Vttssenschaft1iclickar toffclplannenknchon rarein," The. c u $ are, Tipp le(. wi' 1 'quer otn;i- Stock which' is the common property .of the mombers,and are condueteil on ptir•ely liberal temperance principles. Find in eider that none .ef_the .inein- bers shall driuilt to; c ess, every ono is. obliged to'sioll the •tunic of the AJub.beforo the ,steward will sot, it np foriliiiri, This role "ie strictly adhered to and thorough 'sobriety is is'sricitred, for h matt who cannot. shell a simple word like tho.one re- forted to is evidently muddled en ough for the tiro being, • ' 1'lrltxt r • 11Imuti .-T110 utility O. -.establishing a fixed day .for a weekltntarket here has often been adverted to in these columns. The fallowuig from, the A 7rlehana Econo' mist shows it •it .it has worked ad- mirably in thei la. re of. Stonffville, York aeotinty:-.3" I1".'-" Daley .. ed- vertiscd generously that a weekly market would be opened in his hall, Stouffvillo, on Thursday, 19th i iht'., and patiently awaited. results. • On that morning, at 8.30, the waggons were whirling.t)irougli .the streotslo. the hall,;and Elam 0 to 1I the •ex- citetnout and bitstlit.'tras. aninmtiiig and profitable. 1,000 dozens•of eggs; at 10 cents per dozen, airrt 400 lbs. of btittcr, at from 22 to 25 cents per pound, • besides dried . fruits and meats, and a aprinklit'.tg of other produce changed hand tifr, Dalr:.y charges the sellers 0 cents oacb per day for : us!) of hall, weigh scales, and other attendance, or .31 'per annom, Some Moen or twenty sub• scribed for Lire Year." ` Baby Carriages Iroli StO011» L:L PAPER From 5c. a Roll up. Carpet. Felt, Baskets, Fans, Silverware, Croquet; Rubber Balls, Base Ball 'Rats, Hammocks, Foot Balis, School and Office Maps, Building Paper, &c. WINDOW SHADES ANTI ROLT.E1 S, CHEAP. CHRIS, DICKSON, CLINTON. Mn, D. A, .FoniESTEn'is' exten- sively overhauling the premises purchased by him onPrincess street. Another story is being added to the building. VERGING "O ON THE OFNTURY.-=Mr. Wm. Knox died at .St George, near. Galt a few days ago aged 93 years and 10 months, He was father of Mrs. John Brown, of Hallett. %. • BASE BALI. :The, Dauntless of this town is officered for the present season as follows:-Hon.;'Pres.; 1. Rattenbury; Pres„ H. Cooper; Vice- Pres.,1\.: Craib: Troas., G. I). Mc- Taggart;, Soc.,' J. Tomball, jr. Committee of management G : Ar- mour, €4. Robinson, J. Armour. Tt n . remarkably fino : weather Withwhich .Canada has been bless- ed this spring, 'htis given a wonder- ful impetus to farming operations in this part of th©.• Province, Fall wheat' looks iro1T, and everything so'. far indicates' the prospect of a beautiful season. SALT. -A number of .proprietor's of salt works from Seafoi•th, Godo-. rielt, Hensall, Stapleton; Town etc., met'. at the . Rattenbury House, Clinton, Friday last,.]� •• arrange, if possible,,mupon• a u €lforni rate •nt which to sell salt, butt no conclusion. was arrived at'. Another.' meeting will be held in Goderich j.Wednies- dayof this week.. • C1 ioxiir.-At the meeting of de- legates.'lioro, on Tuesday of last week, E. E. Wade, of Frussels,'.Was elected President ..of the County Cricketers' Association; Mr. Stark,' of • Godorich, Vice -President snit W. Jackson, ofClinton,Soc. The first of -the 'Association matches .was played. 'at Brussels, on the .Queen's T3irtliday, . .between Goderich and brussels clubs. • DECIDED So FAR -The suit' of Platt and. the Grand Trunk 'Railway Co.. relative to water privilege etc„ on the flats of the:Maitland at Godo - rich, which the Grand Trunk sold years •ago to Plattand afterward Sold to another party.bhs' been cle cided.in favor of Platt, and refer=' red to the Master in Chancery; to take account of. It. is supposed that the llihility;of the G.' T. R. to Platt will amount to about $60,0.00: • • FROM .THE FAR ,fr. Thos. Calbick writes his, friends . at Ilo niesvillo;••,front New Wostmin• stor, B. 0., under elate : of May • 10 He forted hisobrothcr, all right and doing Well. • Although- he 'secured employment -soon after getting there he wasmore fortunate than the. majority. 'IIo says there , aro five 1=r -for every-oparung offered, and tis eople re-still_raishiu rho a, but ho would•not •adyiee any one seeking employment to go: there just now at any Irate., no 'is ,getting. $2.50or day and pays' only $3.50 per week for his ,board, but the usual charge is greater, from •$3.50 to $6.00. Taking it all in all likes British Columbia'^fronn what ho has yet seen of it. ' • FEW IN NtJMIiEfS-DIG t.N IDEAS.• -The village of Norwich, in the predominantly Grit county of Ox.' ford; is evidently 'not ,peopled by a Inial -Deck population,.. In fact they are rather: aggressive, as, wit- ness ; The last issue of the Nor- wich Gazette contains three -by-laws as follows: --"To • raieo the sum of $2,000 by way. of a bonus for the erection of a roller flour milli" to be voted upon by- the ratepayers on thio 31st; the second, "to raise the sura of •$11,000 for local improve- stents in the. way of •7 waterworks• and `improving .the. condition of our streets," .and rho third,-• fto::raise.'the suit 'of !12,000 for..tho purpose "'of hoilding' a Torn. Hall within this corpoiirfiort:; The village has a populationof :less then 1000, and the' nnthorities have the nerve.. to submit by -laws.. --;-which there must be reasonable grounds for supposing the people aro in favor of -to raise the amount of $25,000, for"' local: inr• provomonlii:. And yet the town of Clinton with a population verging no 3;000 is afraid to tax the pea. A cGENTLEi,ietr retnarked the other dity'that as' slow as. Goderioh was. they were awake to the necessity of having the streets watered; CHOKED WITH DUST. -"I'm al- most choked with dust," said a city father the other day. "Anel I wish you would remain so," said an un- synipathetic elector, "until you. de vise sonic.. Bans of sprinkling our streets." f• .•" A Timmy WET: -13y rare good fortune, or else by direct inspire- tion, some ono was moved to get out the fire steamer and use tho hose•. in liberally sprinkling a considerable portion, of the main streets on the 24th. Were it not for this it would have been impossible for the -many pleasure seekers who visited our town on that clay, and others, to have 'seen .the length of their noses ahead of them, so great would have bcon.the clouds of dust, BRIEF, BhTs.-Collector , of Cus- toms, thaffable• .Mr: Armstrong,. spent the, 24th with hik family in 'Toronto. -Mrs, "Case • Allan, • Miss :'Smith and Miss;Lydia Smith visited thv:.hcib on, the_ 4t.h.-A-'goodly. number lef' people from the sur-:. 'rounding country and villages. ".took in" the Clinton races on tho 24th. Godorich town '.was 'conspicuously represented. -Santo loyal 'citizens fired royal salutes earlyon the morn of the •Queen's birthday. --,Messrs. Chidley, Rance, Dr. • Worthington, Biocicrick, Fttsirmons,, Moore; and Chris Dickson 'banded Mr. Chidloy $1.80 to give•tho'firemen for laying the dust in front Of their premise on the 24th. If all "others benefited wonlcl contribute in: an equal prp. portion ,,tato "'b.oys" would .have a nice little solatium..for their, haixl work. -peeve Torrance; of Stanley, end deputy reeve Harry Either. of •Stephen, 'were. in trio hub on the royal day.`The.'irost.neoessary'and. worst paid body of leen are the:. firemen. -Tho Doherty band made. the air -resonant with, ' their musical 'strains en the 24th. -S80,000 file; in the Mail Office :tonna' last. . .A I3oNA;vz4.-Sortie of our 'gilt- side,:exchanges refer to the salt find it Wingliam as "6 -salt bonanza in - Huron." .In 'ono sense :the... tenni "bonanza" !May- be properly used in .this correction. Bonanza is a•. 'mining term signifying an abnncl. Anoo`of rich'.pay in'g mineral or ore. ',No doubt, the Wiughamitos •have. •struck a,n abundance of 411e.'saline ininoralz but that"it:Will. "pay rich" questionable. In this sense they have not struck a' .bonanza, Facts are against spell n supposition. ,With salt • selling wholesale in the ighboi heed. -e -forty ee=nt6a,bar el ineluding the barrel . which 'cost's ,twenty-five cents, there is hardly' millions .1n the 'salt business,. as those will fiucl 'who ' invest their looney in it ;There has not been'a dollar of clear gain in the inannfiic- turo of salt' in this county, and it is now going on twenty years since -.it was. discovered, au1c1• many millions. of dollars have. • changed hands • through operating the• business, A:fewfirms have hold their own or ;made a trifle, but much iuore Capital' and labor :has been 'sunk :clear ont of eight than can be shown on the :profit sicl'o. The : chief advantage arising from the mann-Adore of salt • in this ,country 'has been to the carrying trade --shipping: and rail- way.' , Tho ho :cai a1 at r re out in- vested iu salt could hot be made to rctnen 50 per cent: of the original amount, and,•it has earned nothing over: and above the amount paid for labor etc. Take it all in all the discovery of salt.in'Huron has been the .reverse of n bonanza, Tho capital ir'retiaiovably lost and tho ''energy orponded in it would have taken some other channel. As it is there in absolutely no •tangible finaneinl benefit that oan be shown to have accrued to investors in sett. Of course it has all along helped trade and busiPoss : front expendi- tures in connection With itsmenet= facture,but the vast bulk of the capital invested' has yielded no. re. plea paltry $200 or $300 for street turn to its owners and. emelt of 11 watering, has "gone up salt creek," Printers'.-;' 0 eeiai:84 EVERY • SATURDAY o A.th'anta 'e do you have in buyin .at tate .:, • • your Clothing 3 � CLOTHING: L J `,ice Y OU_JIAVE o Best -Assortment-- AND FINEST O®DS From. 'Which, .to •rake your selection, You wrong yourselves in every way if you don't.buy, your (0). SUT 4 Y From om(, 0.L BASrE N.; the ti�b Glottrel s. Perfect satisfaction given or no sale. 54 C. C. RANCE & CO., TAB IIM11. CLOTHIERS, E ' DOORS WEST OF DEMON'S tOO STORE T'H't�D 4