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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1906-05-04, Page 1tt Renewed? inton Adyertise The_ffeli_r Era Established 180 nOmeEw lealelES, nutlI her, CLINTON ONTARIO FRIDAY .MAY 4 1906 stresetseereee 1.1.00 per year, in advavee 1.60 when ace se paid, PO • M. i• • • • ow N. 4, pb, INSURANCE The very best kind of Insur- ance- i. e. provisionfor the/attire as well as the prerent is a Saving Account iu Sovereign Bank OF CANADA Interest paidfour times a yews $1.00 will open an account. .Put your monevis. ixess place where you can get it when you want it. H. T. RAN CE, Manageriff Clinton branch, - Ntix Atlinvtistilienti 13eef Iron and Wine, W.S.R. Hohneel Dr. F. A. Axon, Dentist 1 San Francisco, A. R. Smith 3 G.T.R.-F.R. Hodgins 4 Hand Bags, Cooper's Book store 4 An Immense Showing, Neweombes 4 Eullett Court of Revision . , 4 House for Sale, New Era . 4 Rouse and Lot for Sale. E. Butt 4 Cook Stove for sale, New Era 4 -Central Business College, Stratford. 4 'Cottage for Sale, W. 0, Searle' 4 High-olass naillinery, R. Adams ' 5 Sovereign•Brand, Galbraith Co 5 'Store News, W. D. Fair Co..... 8 Swell Suits for Boys, Hodgen Bros, -8 Millinery Headquarters " " :8 One half a million acres of land, part of the grant of the Proyince of On- tario to the Grand Trunk Pacific Rail- way, are to be returned to the Pro- vince by the railway company, and in return for this concession the Govern- ment will relieve the railway of its .obligation to place a certain number of settlers on the laud each year. Af- ter some months of negotiation ' this agreement has been reached. •The hovictus Flullett Mee M. S. Crawford has returned afteran extended vitit with her cousin Mite Jas. Langley, of Niagara. Henry Wallace, with his- wife and child, left for the West on Friday. Their many friends wish them success in their new home. COURT OV The Court of El:widen for. the hearing of appeals • against the assessment roll will be held on Saturday, May 26th, at 10 a.m. TEntentEEPorieneems -The Thresh- er Company has Purchased a complete outfit from the 'Whyte Co,. of London. They get a modern engine and end -cut up-to-date Thresher representing a heavy investment. Mr. Thos. Cole, a Well known and experienced thresher has been engaged to run it, and the farmers specially interested look for - wird tp satisfactory results. • FROM THE WEST. -- Bert Garrett writes from Stzathcona, Sask., Ander date of April 22nd as followei-Seeding. 'is in full blast .out heere. • The weather is fine, but very little rain. &tams are still corning in by. the hundreds. Prairie fires are the order of the day.. Several homes have been destroyed, smile . people only escaping with the clothing they had on. thew back. The New Era is like getting a letter from I home ; may hear from me again, [We shall he glad to her at a.»y time.- Ed New Era] SCHOOL REPORT. -The following - is the report for U. S. S, No. 10, Hullett and Goderich Towuships, based, upon attendance and test examination held during the last month :-Sr. 4th et Evelyn Hill, Frank Hibbert, Lewis Glower, Sydney Lansing; Edward Yungblut, Kenneth Mair, John Rad- ford.. Jr. 4th -Charlie Govier, Myrtle Mair, Ethel Edmiston. .Jr, 3rd --Lela, Lansing, Bessie Waite. Jr. 2nd - Clifford . Lansing. Pt, 2nd -Herbert Lawson, Maggie Lansing, Grace Eno, Lucy Edmiston, Pt. 1 (a) -Ray Maar, Alice Shepherd, Fannie Lawson. Pt. 1 (b) -Edgar Morris, Albert Eno. EDNA COPP, Teacher. —F. 0 R— Men Women, and Boys. The Empress Shoe fo4Women, In all styles:from $2 to $4. .A trial will convince that we keep the best in this and other makes. If you are lookingifor shoddy don't come to - E. CLUFF'S -CLINTON- SOnoox. REPORT, - The folloWing shows the relative standing and classi- nettle'', of pupils of No. 5, basecton the uniform examinations and attendance and general proficiency for -April. Sr. 4 -Beale Mem, John VVallace, Gertie Vodden, Elsie Brown, Della McCool, Flossie Brown. Jr. 4 -Orval Harmon, Earl Squire, Sept, Wallace. Sr. 3.-0. Vodden.Cora McCool,Armand McCool, Ephraim Snell... jr.3,Wesley Hoggart, Richard Vodden, Maggie Mai r, .Helen Little, May Appleby, Floss Cele. Sr. 2. -Elva Me0o61. Mary Verse dee, Adcle.. Little, Willie Weymouth. Jr. 2 -Etta Brown,Ella Lee, Edna Lee. Sr. Pt 1. -Ira Rapson, Rothe Wey- mouth, Pearl Hobbs. Sr.Part 1- Fior- �nce Vodden, Ernest tittles TtinIe Ap- pieby.. Enrolled. attendance 4, 'aver- age attendance, 25: • .Tuckeremith . • NEW BUGA:4IES.-Mr. W. Elcoat his bought a very httodsoine dropseat car- riage from Messrs McMath & Rumball, ' 'Clinton.Mr W. Carter has also bought a new single buggy from the same re - SMITH'S Wall Paper Store Are you one of the crowd to the:Busy Store? Everybodyis row talking of the beautiful designs of Wall-Pap.er we have in stock, and ptices to -suit the • purchaser. We also carry a stock of Window Shades, Curtain Poles, Cottage Rods, Room Mouldings, Floor and Furniture Var- nish, etc., of all descriptions, which arelsold at prices never known before to the public. Painting and 'Paper Hanging dorm.' Estimates furnished ontjob work. Smith's Wall Paper Store —CLI NTON— N.B.-Sign Paintindone. All Paper trimmed FREE, 11. J. firi Clinton Jewel AND ptician Coderleh Township Service in Sharon Methodist church next Sabbath evening at 7 p.m. Mr Jahn Middleton has purchased a, good driving horse recently. The Electric storm of Sunday morn- ing was the scene of disorder fora time. Mr Percy Cole and sister,Miss Flossie Sunday•ed with friends acmes the bor- der. Mr, Ben Rathwell has been laid off tWIffitktiasugthheimre.eult of Job's comforters Miss Flossie Perdue presided at the organ on Sunday last in Coles Church in the absence of Miss Cole. Owing to Quarterly meeting in Bethel church next Senday theserviceinCele's Church will be disposed of. The farmers in general are finished seeding and are now smiting for the tiny bladeteto appear; they are hopeful of an abundant harvest. Mr Dick Pecleof Sea,forth,bas install- ed a piano in the home of Mr John Stewart ; the musical ability, such as is In the home will he well looked after The Missionary collectors of the diff- erent churches in this towdship have been busy gathering money tor the sending of the Gospel to heathen lands. Would it be that nets are across the mouth of the Hayfield river, thereby stopping the suckers from corning up. There's a scarcity somewhere and plen- ty elsewhere. - Mrs Jetties Switzer, we are sorry to note, is a little indispose 4 ; we trust, however, that as the warm weather approaches, she will be renewed to strength and vigor, • 'VVord was received here from the El- wood boys in the west, stating that the country looks fine and wages superior to. this country. May they be _crowned with good success in the far off land. There is talk of joining Middleton's • Parish with the Clinton Parisieleaving Sinrimerhill and liblmesville to them- selves, which may meet the approval tna,.snenelier of parish.oners at 'Middle-. A peculiar and rare •circumstance oc- cooed the other day in which a steer got entangled in a fence. It managed to free itself all but its tail, andwith much bellowing tearing the fence down and leaving part of it tail behind in the encounter, the poor brute is desti- tute of its fly protector. The decline in price, 'however, is in the weight. , Smoot. REPORT. - The following shows the standing of the pupils in S. S. No, 4 for April. The report is leti‘sed on deligences attendance and demeanur :- Sr. 4th-Erzna, Jordan, Collie Leith, Mary Senitli;; Myrtle Bea- com, Eleie Lobb; Jr. 4th -Nettie Sinclair, Fern 13eaccan. Sr. 3rd -Fred Lobb. Jr. 3rd- Vera Lobb, Buelah Nesbitt. Sr. 2nd- Frank Lobb S Jr. 2nd -may Sinclair, Hateold Lowery, Bettie Betwom.' Pt. 2nd -Helen Nes- bitt, Isabel Sinclair, Lehi Lobb. 1 taf.-Everett Lowery, Beryl Huck, Pt 1 jr.-A. Jordan. J. HAOWERT, Teacher, ' Gourmet. -The •Council met in the town hall, Seaforth, on Saturday, Ap- • ril 28th, as per adjournment ; all the members present. The Downie drain by-laW•was given a first reading, and provisionally adopted. An agreement between Wm. Needham, owner of N. half lot 10; con. 8, L.R.S.; and the cor- poration, re the securing of cru.shed stone from his pit, was reached, and the Council expects to . operate the• crusher in this pit withtn ee few weeks, when the Hensall road, frorci Jim. Mc- Farlane's corner to the village.coepora- tion, will be given & liberal dressing of crushed stone, which it needs very badly. The Clerk WAS instructed to ask for tenders for eleven jobs of gray:. ailing, tenders to .be opened at next - meeting. The Reeve was instructed to take proceedings under the Ditches and Watercourses Act, to secure the drainage of the sideroad between lots 5 and 6, con. 11, H.R.S., so that the culvert at that point may be perntan- ently constructedin its proper position. The Reeve and Treaseree were auth- orized by by-law to 'borrow from the BP nk of Commerce sufficient funds to meet the current expenditued until the taxes are collected. Council will meet as a Court of Revision on assessMent roll, on May 26th at 10 o'clock, and for general business after the close of the Court. -A.• G., StrieraE, Clerk. 'A/Ingham WANTED.-Eags 14e cash; Me trade. FULL 'Pedlar:a Priem _ . ' GEO, E. RINI*, .Wiliahalm SPRING- AfEETING.-The Wingharn Turf Association will hold a spring meeting this year on Wednesday -and ,Thursday, June 13 and 7. A good pro- gramme for the two days has been' arranged, -the first day there being 2.50, 2.25 and 2,18 classes: The second day there are 2.28, 2 21 and 2.11 classes. Trotters will be allowed five seconds. The entries will close on May 80 and the horses eligible May 23. The purse in each event is Timms Orem - The .Winghain Tenn is,Olub has reorganized for the diniaiog season with the following offi- cers ; Honorary president, J. A. Mor- ton president, O. W. Conway ; let vice-president, J. E. McGuire ; sore- tary vice president, J. E. McGuire. secretary -treasurer, Miss M. McLaren, managing committee, the above officers. NEW 13 k XX. -Winglialn, April 26. - The Car iteitut Hanle of. Commerce has purche sod the private banking busi • ness of Mr. A. E. Smith, .and have epeneda branch of the bank here, h Me. Sinith as Manager. For the eeent the treendses formerly used by MI.. Smith are being used, Inib it is nrelerstood that a convenient site near the new post Office 'has been nurchased and offices will be erected thereon. Kippen Seireoe Rmenvr.-The April Month- ly Report is As follows. Narnes are in order of merit. Sen.5-A.W. Johnston Maty Johnston. Itin.5th-E. Genamell, Eleanor Hood. Sen 4 -Etta jarrcit, 3. Grassick, Norman Jones. jun. 4-M. risher,Sas.jarrot, Reim McHeath, 3rd -Oda Iticlleeth, John Kehl, Jas. Gem - melt 2nd -tole Rathwell and Arthur Jones equal. Allan Fisher, Frank Gem - melt and. Herbert Kehl equal. 2nd pt. --Anna Hood, Ida Mame% 1st pt.- Wallie MeBeatb, Attie MelVfurtrue, N. Hood; The beet spellers in the month- ly spelling mateh'Wete (-5th and ben, 4t11:--jettn Graesiek, 4tut4th-Mutray Fisher, &el. -Jabot Logan, 2nc1,,—.A., Logan, he annual tea -meeting of Nee Ep- worth League 'will be held on May 24. 'A good program, is being provided: • • • • BIyth SOLD HIg3 PRACTICE. -Dr. 3. O. Lindsay, who has conducted a, success- ful medfcal practice here for the past six years, has sold the same, includine his property, to Dr. Jr, E. Charles- weith: at old classmate, Who has been seven years in practice in the southern hart of the province, Dr. Lindsay will .continue to conduct the practice dur- ing. May • • at the same time he hope: to Introd'uce Dr. Charlesworth to his meny friends here. Dr. Lindsay pro - to make a tour of the West this coming sensmer, . and if he likes. the. country, will locate there. He has made many friends here who will re- gret his contemplated removal. • •Goderich Thomas 'Whitely, a one time resid- ent of Goderich township, but for many decades of Goderich, died after a long illness ora Sunday, M the 64th year of his age: Mr. Jonathan Miller, of the East street livery, Goderith, who has been in poor health for some time, has sold out his interest in that business tit Mr, L. B. Augustine, who will conduct -the. business with 'MI': Welker'. lAtnikerburn Mrs. Aylesworth, o Pordwich, has been visiting at the home of Mr. Herb Mogridge for a couple of weeks. Seatorth Mr Rebore Garrow will dispose of all his stock steers by public' auction on Wednesday, May 9. The herd consists of 59 steers'averaging about 1800 lbs each and no doubt will sell readily. Mr. George Baldwin has disposed of his musical instrument business in Seaforth to Mr. Richard Peck and this week removed to, St. Thomas, where he has embarked in a much larger business. We have to record the dennee . of an old and respected, resident of Sea - forth in the person. of Mr. -Joseph Herbert, which occurred on ednes- day. Mr, Herbert had reecho' the unusual age of 80.yetiess The Messrs MeNanns who have been in partnership in the horse business at Seaforth for some time, have dissolved and in future Mr... John McMann, sr., will condi.* the business himself at his old 'place in Egmondesille. Mr. Mc- Mann has recovered hie health end in- tends going into the business more extensively than even. He will be assisted by Messrs Allan and Chester McMann. • Wrest Wawanonb FAmmat Strionsits,-Geo. Garton, a farmer about half a mile west Of Whitechurch, coraroitted suicide on Wednesday by hanging, His son, who had gone for a load of lumber for a new barn they were constructing, left his father at work about 8 o'clock, and returned about noon to find the lifeless body suspended. by „a rope in barn. Deceased was aboot suety years of age, and had been worrying consid- erably about his work for some time. 31. VV. .Howell, Goderich, has sold mit his hardware stsck to 0. 0. Lee, the latter gentleman holding both stecks; and joining the two stores togetherefor business. At present Mr. Howel%&not laid out any plan for freei stattrut it is expeeted that he will go west: - Demerit on JOHN A.O1/ES0N.-Mr. John Acheson. for 'many years a resid- ent of this place, and a former busi- -ness man, died on Monday. Mr. Ache- son had been ill for some time with kidney tronble, and his death wa,s not unlooked for. A wife and grown up family spryly°. He was a brother of George. William and Edward Ache- son, of Goderich; Robert .A.elteson,Mrs. Crooks, and Mrs. Ford. of Hohnesville. Hohnesville OnuncH.- Quarterly meeting ser- vices were held in the Methodist church on Sunday last, the pastor being as- sisted therein by Rev. Mr. Rhodes. The service was one of power and in- terest. The meeting of the offIcial board was held on Monday eftertiden, the finances being in good shape, Mr. Stanley was elected representative to the district meeting Rev. Mr. Rhodes will preach in this church on Sunday evening next ....The I3ishop of Her- on will preach in the Episcopal church. on Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Drysdale Mr. A. Challett had the misfortune to lose a valuable mare on Thursday of last week ; he had reeently refused $225 for the beast. ; Joseph ,Duchartne, our village black: smith, was in Seaforth en business on Monday. - • • , . John T. Johnson left for New One tario, where Mewill take a claim. Joseph Gelinas, sr„ had the misfor- tune. to lose his fine standard bred trotting mare, Lucy D.. Mr. Gentles hadrecently refused ahandsome figure • Mies S. Denomy, of-sour-Lbueg.si spending this week with her sister, Mrs. C. 13edited, of Hohnestrille. H. W. Talbot near Drysdale has disposed of his farm to his brother, Edward, and has porchasedthe farm. •nroperty of John Dunn, of Bronson. Line, Stanley Township. • .A.Norant BIGAMY CASE. Huron Farmer's Wife secured a Michigan Divorce and Re • Married: Again, Under instructions from Crown At- torney Seeger,the local police arrested Jasper Brindley on Wednesdayeven- ing, on a charge of bigamy. Brindley is a young famer living te few. miles south-east of Goderich, and has rather a bad reputetion. He married on April 14, 1897, a Goderich girl, Mee Card, whom he treated so badly that she went back to her father ,several times, finally leaving her hushandpeernanent- ly and going with her father to Michi- gan to live. While there she entitled for a divorce from Brindly on the ground of habitual cruelty. and this wee panted by Judge Homer in De- troit on January last. During the pro- gress of her proceedings, Mrs Brindley testified that her husband had forced her to do farrn work,such as pitching 'hay, and had in various ways abused her. On ApriI40 of this year,Brindley ,at- tempted to entire in bioderiCh relitense t� marry EmilyFlorence-Picot. The mother of this gir: had been living with Brindley, contrary to the wish of her hiisbanclaind was desisting hira in his attempt to marry the daughter. The issuer of marriage licensee, however, refused a license, of coupse, as the girl was under 14 years of age. On the 12th last, the couple went to Detroit, and were there married by Mr. Ott, a Jus- tice of, the Peace,returning to Goderich• the next day. Public. feeling has been somewhat aroused by the matter, and it is reported that Brmdley was to have been presentedwith a coat of tar -and - feathers, had not the la iv been prompt- ly brought to beer, The father cf . the girl, however, brought the matter to the attention of the Crown Attorney, and the .Attorney -General, having ad- visedthat the divorce procured in Mich- igan by Rosa Card Brindley did not protect Jasper Btindley,he being a per- manent resident of the Dominion of Canada, the arrest followed.' The preliminary trial of the prisoner teak place before Police Magistrate Humber. He was committed for trial and appeared before Judge Holt. Stanley • Mr. Malcolm McEwen has gene to Kent county to visit friends. Mr. John Moffatt is still improving, and he hopes soon to be around again. HORSE SOLD. -Mr. Mal. McEwen 'this week paid to Mr. Alexander Innes, La colt two years old pati, for the sem of $250. This is a good price for a two- 4year-old. ' Mr. Neil Gilmour, Indian Agent, Norway House, Keewatin, is visiting old acquaintances on the second this week. He was formerly a resident of this township. He is here on a six weeks' furlough. ' . • Colborne VERstreeis -Mr. W, 13. Forster re- turned on Tuesday night front a visit to his sort at Locust Hill, near'rorento. He drove down, this being the third time he has done so during the past year. Mr. Forster says that the roads in Huron are grand comparedwith those elsewhere, the weed, piece he struck iu his drive being in the •viein- ity of Brampton. While east he took occasion to visit his son Harold, who is employed as an eleetrichie in Iluffalo. Nor SETTLED, -.The report that a settlement has been reaelied in core neetion with the Colberne-Ifoliniewille bridge ease, is incorrect A. meeting was recently held at which representa- tives were present from the Councils of Goderich and Colborne townships, and an offer was net& on behalf of Colborne to pity $75 in full of all claims against thetownship, TidW e a0 fused, and' the matter Mande just Where it, was, Bast Wawanosh • Mr, Chas Redmond is in Lucknow at present. • Mr. Holahan Sundayed itt 1Vir. m. 5. Wa shse, • WM. Sena had, several ribs by it kick from ahorse recently. Mr. and Mrs. Jae, N1001, of Delgtewe, have been ma,de happy by the arrival of & baby bey to cheer that heMer • Londesbore• 'WOMEN'S INSTITuTE. - The next meeting of the Women's Institute will be held on Thursday, May 10th, at.2.30 p.m., at the home of Mrs. Win, Hiles. The topic, "Home -making vs. House- keeping," will be introduced by Mrs. Ashley. All ladies invited, whether members or non-members. [Our usual budget of news from here failed to reach us this week. To our personal knowledge it was forwarded from Londesboro by the postmaster yesterday -Thursday -morning, -bu it has evidently been carried some- where along the line by mistake - gD, NEW ERA.] • Porter's Hill Sohn Torrence sports a new rubber tired buggy. J. R Cox and wife. of Colborne, spent Sunday at James Cox's. , Mowat McDougall •rides a new vvheel purchased from 0. W. Potter. Maggie Cox is spending a few days with her Mint Mrs. Hebert McLean In Goderich Will McDonald left for Detroit 013 Tuesday, where he has secured a job for the summer. • John Harrison and Robert • Mar - (Mail are cutting wood in Colborne for Robert Elliott. Mr. William Johnson brought home A, new buggy Saturday evening pur- chased from George Leads, Clinton. Will McGregor and Percy Weston have secured a job on the elevator Goderieh, started to work on Wed - Mrs, Tom Morgan and child return- edto Goderich on Tuesday, after spending a, tow weeks visiting in the neighborhood. . Master Harvey 'Potter had a severe attack of croup &Imlay night, necesit- tiling the calling in of a physician, but ho is able to be amend. again. An Advancement, . • Printer and Publisher says :- "The business Staff. of Saturday Night has been 'strengthened by the appointment of Mr. A. E. 13radwin, proprietor of the Blythe atandaed, to an impertent position. Mr. Bradwin will maintain control of the Standard for the. present." • The NEw ERA has known for some time that Mr.-BradWin had the offer of business •Manager of Setutdity Night under consideration, and his ac- ceptance of the position is financially very inech•better than he cold ever hopet� make out of the Etyth Stand ard. The probabilities are that he wilt only retain his interest in the latter until he can dispose of it. He . has been ai.,esident of Blyth for several years, is a mein er vi age -. cil, Secretary of Morris Society, and while his 'removal from the county. is regretted, his newspaper friends will be glad to see him stepping into a mordresponsible as well as more lucrative engagement. . The sudden death of Mrs. David rollick, Hensel', on Saturday mused a feeling of surprise and pain through- out this community. Her husband and. son George left the house Inc a time and on returning found her lying On the floor apharently suffering greet pain. She was enconscicnie and, re - Whiled eo until her death Which took place a few Imre later. She Was in " her 0711i Year, - Of interest to Teachers. • Owing to unavoidable eireumstaneeS the (late of issuing the programme for the West Huron Teachers Association may bedelayed, and as inany are anx- ious to know the date of the next Teacher's Institute, this plan has peels taken to let all know that it has been definitely decided for W.H..T.A. 10 go ou the Farmers' Excursion, June 15th, with , the privilege of returning next E.H.T.A. may go the game day, or, for -the greater convenience of teachers in the north,With East Bruce Farrnees: If thelatter plan is 'Chosen, then East Huron Teachers, for whom June 15th excursion will be More convenient,will be gladly welebmed by W. H, T. A on that date, • • (Hist Huron papers please copy) Hayfield The meeting of the Women's In will be held as usual on Thurs- day afternoon, 'May 10th at 2 o'clock at the residence of Mrs, J. Tough, A full attendence is requested as important matters in connection with our de- • monstration willbe brought up. • • NOTES. -Excaya,tion for the base- ent of -the -new Methodist ohurch-has been commenced, and work on the walls will be started soon. J, Whiddon has the Mintier for the new evaporator on the ground. Robt. .Bailey left last week for Owen Sound, to take a pos- ition on the government survey steam- er, Sam Moore has moved into the laouile formerly oceupied by R. Johnson. Death •ot Edmund HOInies4 I....•••••••••••• After an Mimes that only lasted for a few days, Mr. E. Holmes, the found- er of the NEW ERA-, Passed away as quietly as one falls asleep, on Saturday afternoon last, at his home just outside of St. Catharines. Lase thao, a week before be had been up and around, in comparatively good health, thougli very feeble. On Thursday night he went to bed feeling rather worse than usual, and while a relative sat by his bed Saturday afternoon, he- pimply slept away without the slightest per- ceptible struggle. Deceased was •born at Grantham, Lincolnshire. in 1823, and was, there- fore, in his 83rd year, and it is en un- usual coincidence that his death took Place in the township of Grantham, Lincoln county. Another remarkable feature of his death is the feet that al- though heving.a rem ily of eleven chit. don, and being married for 56 years, this is the first death inhis family from natural causes. during all that time. His eldest daughter,. Mrs. Zeal- and, died as the result oh a railway ac- cident at St, • Thomas some twenty years ago. Mr. Holnses came with hisparents, to Canada in 1835, there • being ten chil- dren-s.eyen boys and three girls, the voyage taking six week,. the family lo- cating near St. Catharines. Shortly afterwards an older.. brother went to Brantford to start a paper, and Mr. Holmes •went with Inm, where he learned the printing. trade. Ele after- wards became mechanical manager of the Globe, • which position he held for several' y„eare, going &gm there to the Hamilton Times,. where he remained for five years. ' • ,• in the spring a 1865 he came to Clin- t I the . on. t was. n an incorporatedv - lege. Two papers, the Courier and the True Briton, had been in existences but both had collapsed. Mt. Holmes bought the plant of the True Briton, end Mr. Layeeek, the owner of the Courier, pat his plant in with the True Briton, and togethei, they started the Nnw Hue, the first issue coining ous on Jelly 6, 1865. . The present owner of. the NEW ERA; though then pretty voting, helped to get out the first issue. It requiredvery he'd work to put the pa,po on a permanentbasis, the people here having loi lot considerable n con- nection with the failure of erotic:ass papers. Mr. La,ycoele retired at the end Of six months. In 1873 the paper was sold out to Mr. Edward Grigg, who had been foreman in the office, and for six Months he ran it under the name of the Monitor, in the Conserva- tive interest. At the end a that time it rQvbrtc1 to,' Mr. .11cilnies,' and was pnhlisheil undo the firm 'name of B. Helmet :Sono. In 1885 he was ate pointed Assistant Librarian ett he Per- lianient Buildings, Toronto, a position he held for seven years, in the mean- time hailing moved to St. Catharines; where' an invalid -sister and brother had formerly resided. . • . • He was ' not only a. well-informed man, with strong convictions, but heal ii, remarkable memory, and was liter- ally a walking eneycloptedia.His one weakness was perhaps in ilfe'faet that . he looked at ever thin .• frona the ser- ious side.; there was little sentiincnt in his nature He believed in calling a spade a spade, and once convinced that. Ise was eight on any public question, his opinion 'could not be changed, and to him the opinion Of any rine else wits not then of Much consequence. Before the so-called National Policy •had become a party ehibboleth, he had established a reputation as an encom- proinising freetrader, having studied the question from an economic stand- point, and it is a singular thing that the actual father cf. the National Pol- icy, Mr. T. MacLean, father ot-W. F. MacLean, of the Toronto World, and. Mr. Holmes were associates on the Hamilton Times, • but with directly op- posite views. • . '. ' Physically, :1V1r. Holmes never was strong. Delicate in boyhood, he suf- fered continually in • after years With dyspepsia; 125 pounds was the heaviest he ever weighedsvnd he was a physical perielex, in the fact thatlfor 15 years his . pulsation rarely exceeded • 45. But he took good care of himself, never hav- ing used tobacco, and only as a medi- cine using any spirits. That he comes from a long-lived family is shown by the fact that he has' two brbtifeleitiv- ingeone 87 and the other 81. • • In early life he had intended enter- ing the ministry of the Episcopal church, and studied accordingly, but the fates decreed otherwise, and he became a :Methodist. ' His wife,six daughtersand four . eons survive. Three of the daughters are tinitarried.;. th,e others are Mrs. Chant, Clinton ; Mrs. Ferr, Brentford; and Mrs. Emerson, of La Riviere. The sensears-Roberk-of the NEW- ER:Ai-Ed, T., who is Canadian Immigration Agent at St, Paul, Minn,; Percy. Sup- erintendent of the stores department of the Niagara Falls & Toronto Street Railway, and Howard, cashier of the same company • • . . • County Clippings. , '1Vir, P. Sipple has reeigned as bailiff of the Tenth Division. Court, Zurich. His successor will be Mr. 0. Last year the assessment of Hensill amounted to $265,000, this year it .will run over $300,000, or about 40,000 more than last year. . Another of the pioneers of Hay passed away on Monday last in the person of Valentine Eisetiliefee at the age of about 68 yeare. M. E. Brown, former assistant 111 Eketer Post' Office has passed her probation examination as nurse at the fiarpet Hospital, Detroit. We recox.d the don,th 'or another pioneer resident or Lida section iii . the person of Mr. Thonias Powell, of Turn - berry, in his 88bh year, who died on Wednesday. Mr. Powell WAS one of the first settlers in the township. About two miles South of Exeter, on the farm of James Walker, one of the oldest buildings betweetx Lou- don and Goderich will soon be razed, and in its. 'plebe will be erecte(1. a dwelling of More modetn arehitec- titre This old structure is over 60 yews old and hes for generations been a familiar landmark, and to see it now, one would hardly believe that In its time Was considered one of the best hostelries in Weeteria Ontinio and that many men of prominence of Upper Canada, aS Mir province Watt then called, made it a stopping place in their journey 6 from London to Oodetiolz, House=Cleaning Requisites, Moth Balls Camphor Gum Insect Powder Sulphate of Copper , • • Chloride of Lime Lilac Flakes Liquid Amino ma Furniture Polish Gillet's Lye Caustic Soda Refined Borax Zen oletun Little's Phenye Silver Polish Copperas, etc. R. P. Reekie's • DRUG STORE, ][41N14 CON at ONT N. 13 Sweet Pea and Nas- • turtiunt Seed, in -bulk, also a full line of package seeds airs •411,11110W1+11.1111.4n4 Beef Iron and Wine In our peepaaation we have t h e /1Terve Tonic, Tissue strengthening a is d System Building Elements concentreted to perrection. A trial bottle will convince you of its super- iority. • If you have'itt your SweetTeas and Nasturtium Seeds you'a better.get them the next time you're up town. . Eckford's Hybrid Sweet Peas 50 an oz. Nasturtiums, tall and Dwarf • 10 cts. oz. HOLMES. • phm.: $ Post place Drug StOre. Manufacturing Ohemiat to live long. He made it his business to live well, so thet to his family he • leaves the best Of all:inheritances "a good liable, the fragrance of which is - better than precidus ointment." His death leaves Sir•Meekenzie Hoveell the Oldest living printer. -St. Catharines Journal, . ••' The death is reported at St. Oathar- ines on Saturday of Mr, Edmund Holmes, father of Robert Holmes, ex - M. P., West Huron,. in his 83rd year. Mr. Holmes was probably one of the oldest printers of the province, having "stuck type" for sixty years... A. gener- ation or so ago he was foreman in the Times news -room, . His name in Huron County is a synonym for honesty, kindliness and diligence. Mr. Holines' personal appearance had a striking similarity to that of Abraham Lincoln, and an acquaintance of thirty years warrants the writer in saying that he possessed many of the traits of charac- ter that men moSt admired in the nears tyred president. -Hamilton Times. • The death of Mr. Edinund Holmes remoVes one of the pioneer newspaper been of title proVirceti from our midst. To Mien men AS he it is given to lay the foundation work upon which other men build and for which they depend for much of their success. The "Art Preservetive" he thoroughly' under- stood. He and his brother Thorpe Were associated in the publication of this t newspaper in the early forties. Reference to its files shows the good Work they then did. Felten years he Was foreman ot the Globe composing room when it was under the manages Ment of George Breen). Later in life he molted to Clinton and founded the Clinton Mew Itlita-one of the very best weeklies in Ottnada-nosy °ended - ed by his son Hebert, ex-M.P. for West Huron. 1( or 'some tituebie liveda re, • tired bit e in this neignborhood, Mind by his fatuity, esteerned by his Mende, teen/Mt/0d by all who know hint, it was given to the late lidelumillelmee Mr. E. Holmes, Who died at St. Catharines on Saturday last at the age of 8,3, was in his lifetime both a printer and a journalist. He was one of the very early typesetters on the Globe, and filled fnr s foreman of the news -room; Ile worked at his calling in St. Catharines before faking hold of the Clinton NEw ERA, of which his son, Robert Holmes, ex - is still editor and proprieter, He passed from Clinton to the position of assistantlibrarian to the Ontario Leg- islature. In every position he ever filled he was noted for alertness and integrity. In polities he was a Oana- cliah Laeral and an English Radical, who did his own thinking and always had the courage of his convictions. - Toronto Globes ., • Mr. Edmund Relines, whose death. his lust reported, ' was one of thepioneer Journalists of Weetern Ontario, . For many years he conducted the Clinton NEW ERA, and that journal, with the Huron Expositor, ranked amongst the best weeklies that have ever been pub- lished in the old Huron tract. • For some years he was. assistant librarian at the Legislature, and'his long, spare figure was well known about the Par- liament buildings., He was a man of exceptional vigor of -mind and inde- pendence of 'character, and while he acted generally with the Liberal party, he often eve frank and fearless ex- pression to. his own opinions. He stood for a type of Liberalism which has seemed to be dying 'out in Ontario, but which is certain to' revive when the party is again disembarrassed, by office and freeto own its convictions and declare . its principles. -Toronto News. The dwelling house �f Mr. j. Cruicke. shank, of the 1st line of Morris wiTs burned to the ground on Thursday afternoon last. Nearby all the furni- ture was saved and Mr. Cruickshank is fortunate in having another dwelling - on his farm. • • On Tuesday a horse belonging to Mr. Robt Breen, on Turnberry, was being driven around the corner at Hamilton's drug store IVingliaire the animal slipped on the granolithic cross- ing and in the fall broke a blood vessel. The horse was taken to Dr. John Wilson's veterinary stablefor treatment, but only lived 0, short trine, . THE Molsons Bank IncorporatalVg CapitallPaid u0 $8,00%000 Reserve Fund, $8,000,000 Total. Assetk: $30,000000 SAVE VOUR, DOLLARS by depositing in our Sittings Bank. It does not require a lag° amount to begin with„ We pay 8 per Cent in terest on amounts of $1 and upwards, Better begin now- deposit, what yen can spare -add to it Wheneverpossible. We will weleonee your account, large or small, A general Banking hueinees tt'anitacted, e, cAtr ANt OEE 178 C E. DOWDING, Matuiter, Milk*