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VOL V1iI.NO 45,
CLINTON, HURON COUNTY, ONT., WEDNESDAY, OC1OBER 2t, 1887.
WHOLE NO. 467
We beg to call attention to our
Great Stook
Ladies' 86 Ifin's urs
Which we have just passed into
stock. We carry one of the largest
nikortments of
FIRE FURS
In the country and intending pur-
chasera should examine our selection
at once. Our stock of
FUR COATS
This season is the largest we have
ever shown.
Fine S.S. Seal Gaps.
Fine Astrachan Caps.
Fine Baltic Seal Caps.
Fine Persian Lamb Caps
Fine 8.8. Seal Muffs.
Fine Pers'n Lamb Muffs
Fine Gauntlets t. Mitts
glicisell
• The Famous Hatters.
goad Correopoildnut
Goderleh.
The aignal has been -hoisted
pretty frequently the past week.
Mi.k R. Radcliffe C. P. R. agent
was in Toronto last week.
'Sunday's rain and wind interfered
considerably with church attendance
Our young people had their
usual weekly quardrille party on
Wednesday evening.
During the early part of last
week our 'people were complaining
of the want of cars.
Mr. A. Farrow, Collector of Cus-
tome, was in Seaforth last Wednes-
day.
Fortnightly meeting of the High
School. Literary Society, next Fri-
day evening.
It is said that the West Riding of
Huron Agricultural Society netted
a respectable sum from the Fall
Exhibition.
His Honor Judge Toms will hold
a court for the correction of the
voters' list on Thursday, the 3rd,
prox. ' •
On either the 5th or the 7th of
November the Orangemen of Salt -
ford will give an oystef supper in
that village.
Early on Monday morning the
fire alarm sounded, the cause being
a blaze in an old building belong,
ing to the statin hotel. Tho fire
was put out with but little trouble,
and but little damage occurred.
There was a largo attendance at
the new opera house on the even-
ing of the 18th to hear the Rev.
Mr. Keefer lecture on the Scott
Act. During the evening Prof.
Morgan and his deughter gave sev-
eral musical selections.
John Shanklin was charged last,
week before Mayor Seeger with
stealing a bag of wheat the property
of Mr. Drysdale, Huron road.
After the evidence had been hoard
His Worship acqnitted the prisoner.
Mr. E. N. Lewis appeared for the
prosecution, and Mr. P. Holt for
the defence.
Tho wind storm on Sunday night
did sono amount of damage to
fences and other property. Amotig
those mooting with loss by the
stern? was Mr. M. Hutchison who
had several blinds blown down,
windows broken rind fence badly
damaged.
tical Correoptiodeure
tioderleh.
Our people are anxiously look-
ing for the C. P. R. engineers.
Miss Mona Macdermott is in
town.
Mr. Jno. Hunter jr. has returned
from bis trip to Mauitoba.
Judge Toms and Mr. IL Nichol-
son visited the Forest City on Mon-
day.
M. E. Campion, barrister, was
iflStratford last week, attending
the Perth Assizea.
The Bank of Commerce has re-
ceived a new drew of tho frishiou-
able color.
Tho house being built for Mrs.
Tye in St. George's ward la nearing
completion.
Two members of Clinton Lodge
I. 0. 0. F. received the Royal Pur-
ple degree in Huron Eneanipment
on Monday evening.
Mr. William Cattle who recently
left for the North West is located
near Brandon, and following his
profession.
A daughter of one of our -well
known townsmen will change her
name to -day. We hope the .young
lady and her partner may march
Straight on to marital happiness.
The Conservatives of 'West
Huron will hold theirannual con-
ventionto-day in the circular town.
The annual election of officers will
take place at this meeting,.
Mr. John Lashara having corn -
plated his apprenticeship with Mr.
W. T. Welsh, left last Wednesday
for Chicago. We hope our young
friend may meet with success in
his new home.
There was a rumour around town
yesterday that the dead body ofa
female had been found about four
miles up the shore, and that goo
was found on her person. At the
time of writing we had -boon unable
to verify tho truth of the rumour.
The petitioner in the West Huron
cross petition was examined before
D. McDonald Esq. last Wednesday.
Mr. F. W. Johnston appeared for
the petitioner and Mr. P. Holt for
the respondent. Nothing worthy of
special mention occurred during
the examination.
The Board of Works spent half
a day laot week, in , the neighbor-
hood of the harbor looking .up a
position for the water worke build-
ings, but on account of the expect.
ed arrival of the C. P. R. engineers
and the uncertainty of the route
that will be followed by that rail-
way line when it comes, no definite
arrangements- teeretitade: _
. At The Harbor
The schooner Pinafore is now
settled in her winter berth.
The Grand -Trunk has been ship-
ping from the elevator the past few
days, the wheat recently received
from the propellor Sovereign.
The schooner Carter with a cargo
of lumber for Mr. Joseph Williams
arrived in port on Friday, and
sailed again on Sunday morning for
another cargo.
The steamer Sovereign after tak-
ing, on a carge of apples and salt
for Port Arthur left fur Sarnia to
unload two car loath of potatoes
before proceeding to Lake Superior.
The steamer Ontario arrived in
port about noon on Wednesday,
and loft early- on Thin, lay morn-
ing for Port Arthur, aftor loading
a large quantity of merch indise and
twenty-five car loads of apples.
The steam barge Ira Chaffee, and
her consorts the barge M. Fillmore,
and the schooner Eugenia Vesta
having completed unloading their
cargoes of coal left for Oscealo on
Sunday.
Tho schooner Ariel of this port
with a cargo of lumber was
blown on shore last week, but was
got off with little difficulty with a
tug's assistence. The tug towed the
Ariel into Kincardine whore she
remained some days on account of
bad weather.
The schooner Kolfage is still fast
on shore about 20 miles south of
this place. The recent attempts to
get her off failed on account of the
impossibility of pumping her out,
her leakage being beyond the pump
ing power on board. If the Kolfage
holds together it is the owner's in-
tention to jack her up before spring,
have her made water -tight and then
bring her into this port.
The steamer Ontario when near
Kincardine on her last upward trip
had an accident to her machinery
which necessitated her going into
dry dock for repairs. The Ontairo
arrived at Detroit on Friday, and
was immediately placed in the dock.
An incorrect rumor in town on
Saturday and Sunday regarding the
Ontario was that she had blown up,
and that twenty-five persons had
been killed.
goal Correopoodence
Godertdi.
Mr. Samuel McLean 'has opened
out in the store en Hamilton street
recently occupied by Mr. Stephen
Andrews, as a meat shop, having
purchased the latter'a iuterest in
the business.
It is true that the C. P. R. ' does
not at precept reach Goderich,
nevertheless its supposed route
affords grand opportunities for
argulneut. Some old heads are
certain that it will follow the route
first laid out for the G. T. R.
while others contend that it will
come in by Colborue reaching the
river by the Saltford gully. So far
the general 'opinion is that it will
come by Clinton, but whether.
after leaving that town it will come
wholly by Goderich township, or
Partly through Colborne general
opinion door not seem to afford any
definite clue.
Early yesterday, inoruing great
excitement -was caused by the dis-
covery of two disabled vessels off
the harbor. Soon after the dis-
covery ' Capt Babb, with a crow
composed of Capt. Lawson, Angus
McIver, Thos. Finn, Jas. Wiggins,
Dan McLeod and Angus Matheson,
started for one of them the,n about
west of the Point Farm.
They found the vessel to be w scow,
watinologged, without a living thing
on board. The other vessel was a
a two masted schooner, lumber
laden, without canvass, floating
about ton miles from ,,,the....harbor
West bx south. The first moutioned
vessel is being driven to the north
of this harbor, and the latter one
apparently to this port.
HURON ASSIZES.
The Autumn session Of the High
Court of Justice was opened on Mon-
day afternoon before the Honorable
Mr. Justice Rose. The following
members of the legal profession were
present Messrs. Lount, Crown
Prosecutor, M. C. Cameron,J. T.
Garrow, E. Campion,F. W. Johnston,
Ira Lewis, P. Holt, m. Proudfoot,
B. V. Elliott, F. R. Powell, A. H.
Manning, L E. Dancey and R. C.
Hays.
The Grand Jury was composed of
the following gentlemen, Mr. Robert
Webster, foreman :—Francis Smeeth,
Goderich ; Robert Young, Gerrie ;
Geo. Johnston, Morris ; Charles Har-
-Aeon, Gref; John Little,Tiunberry ;
J. W. Smith, Goderioh ; 'ilos. Robert-
son, Colborne; Duncan Maier=
Grey ; Geo. McDonald,Rayfleld ; John
Harris, Grey; Robert Rom, MelCil-
lop ; John C. Kalbfliah, Hay ; Ed.
Strachan, Colborne; Robt. Webster,
Ashfield; Jas. Laithwaite, Goderich ;
-Richard --Pickatdy-Exeter ; Duncan
McGregor, Tuckersinitli ; W . An-
derson, Howick ; Chris. Nesbitt,
Goderich township ; John Tiffin, Col-
borne ; Thos. Ginn, Goderich town-
ship; Anthony Ivens, West Wawan-
oak ; John Williamson, Howick;
Thos. A. Mills, Wingham.
The Grand Jury having- 'been
sworn the learned Judge addressed
them at some length on the cases
that would be laid before them for
trial. After using the word trial, His
Lordship explained to them how
they were to try each case that came
before them.
The cases to come before the
Grand Jury were one of shop break-
ing, one of felonious assault, three of
cattle stealing, one of escaping from
the custody,of a constable, and oneof
allowing a prisoner to escape. There
was also what the learned Judge said
might be termed a new case, a charge
under the Charlton Act. His Lord-
ship also addressed the Jurors -on
the present system of confining
prisoners charged with various offen-
ces, and pointed out the necessity of
some kind of classification being in-
troduced , TheCourt settled several
of the civil cases, that had been
mutually agreed to, and tnen ad-
journed to Tuesday morning.
Mol rl
Your correspondent omitted to
mention a short tune since the ar-
rival of another loyal subject in
this good township. The wife of
Mr. John Nethery, presented that
gentleman with a fine, robust son
on or about the 20th of Sept. Mr.
Nethery is to bo congratulated on
this recent addition to our popula-
tion, although too late to be placed
on the list of voters for a while
yet.
Printing in Gold, Printing in Color,, Printing
in Plain. and Fancy Printing, in the best style
known to the craft, at very reasonable rates, at
the Newsditecord office.
--- —
Lord Randolph Churchill, speak.
inn at Newcastle last Friday, de -
dared that Gladstone's proposals
regarding Ireland, as they now
stood, meant the breaking up of the
Union and the ruin of the Empire.
Ile denied t the Government had
lightly adopte rcioin. They had
tried to rule Ire and by ordinary
law until the Plan of Campaign
rendered that impossible. Lord
Randolph ridiculed the idea that
the Parnellites bad changed their
methods and aims.
goal garropoudenct
Hayfield.
Married in this village era 'Xhurs
day illght lest by the Rev. M.
Hill, Methodist clergyman, Gilbert
Thompson'Esq., to Kate, eldest
daughter rof Igt*Saannel Myheer, of
Dion Court, /louse, Cornwall, Eng-
land. The happy bridegroom bas
attained ,the age of seventy-seven,
and the blueliing bride to sweet
eighteen. " Reguiescat in pace."
No card& It would be impossible
to tattuber all the beautiful presents
thWiiihnkmade on the occasion to
the: bridet;, and the munificence of
the bridegroom to the villagers is
beyond all praise.'They Start for
the south initnediately. .
There was a nice social party
gotten up. the other evening not
a thousand ntnete, from this place.
One of Otte' nice( young men eat
down and wrote rin'aCcount of a
concertaocial for a neighbor-
ing local. paper. He had been at
our world's fair and cattle show
hero it few day's previous, and kind
of got things mixed. Judge of his
aurprise when the editor of the
paper returned his manuscript with
thb intimation that his notes must
have got mixed and deeisiug him to
arrange them in proper -Order. The
rePfAft read as follows :—"The
conceit given last night by sixteen
of Storlii Lake's most beautiful and
interesting young ladies were high-
ly appreciated. They wore elo-
quently dressed and sang in a most
charming manner, winning the
plaudits of the entire audience, who
renounced them the finest of breed
shorthorns in the county. A fow
of them aro a rich color, but the
majority are spotted brown and
white. Several of the heifers are
fine bodied, tight limbed animals,
and promise to prove good pro-
perty.
At 12 o'clock last Wednesday
evening the people of this village
were much alarmed and frightened
by the cry of- murder ! murder!
save me! save mo ! When an en-
quiry was made as to the meaning
of all the row and noise, it turned
out that Mrs.----ohovin,o had to
leave her home and family on ac-
count of the continued ill treatment
of her husband, the boys of the
village wore paying the old man a
visit, and were making things pretty
hot for Isim. They got him out of
his bed in his night dross by pre-
tending to steal his geese ;And as he
got outside the door he saw ' :two
small Um nuiking ;or the • oswazup
with a goose -under • inch --arm, he
followed and was immediately
pOuueed upon by four strong men,
who each took'a limb, and carried
him all. the Way to Pollock's pump
when they ducked him well, and
then plastered .his naked body with
tar and dirty oil from Donaldeon's
threshing machine. He roared
lustily for Dr. Stanbury and all hie
neighbors, but none would come to
'his help, ria none pitied him in the
least. After all was over, he crawled
back to his home more dead than
alive, like a big fat duck witla-a
broken leg, and another naked in
the open air.
Auburn.
Mr. John Sturdy and his son,
Mr. W. J. Sturdy, have returned
from their farms in Parry Sound
district.
Quite a number of young mon
from this village and vicinity have
left for Michigan this week to Work
,in the lumber woods.
Mr. Will Robertson, of Walker -
bourne, leaves this week for Galt.
We wish him success in whatever
position liis lot may be cast.
Mr. George Bradford, blacksmith,
has left the employ of Mr. J. Fergu-
son, and will go Michigan in a few
days to work at his trade.
The tea -meeting in connection
with the Methodist Church in this
place, held hero lard Wednesday,
Was a decided success, the proceeds
amounting to $64.50.
A young stranger came to add to
the family cares and joy of Mr.
Hen- y Maley one day last week.
The young gentleman is a bouncer,
and we may trust Henry to bring
him up a good man, and like him-
self, a staunch Conservative.
Mr. W. McDonald has purchased
the farm, lot 45, con., 15, Hullett,
adjoining this village, from Mr.
Elkins, the price paid was $5,000.
Mr. Elkins, we are glad to state,
proposes building a dwelling house
in Auburn in which to spend the
remaining ,years of his life, which
we hope may be many.
A meeting to appoint a delegate
to represent the interests of Man-
chester in connection with the pro-
posed Railway from Guelph to God-
orich, was held hero on Friday
evening, 21st inst. As the weather
prevented a full attendance of our
citizens, the mooting adjourned till
Tuesday, 25th inst.
Nalg Pilfre0Poilderice
Oink.
Messrs. Levy and Morgan paid the
circolaritown a flying visit this week.
Rev. Mr. CIO Of Brussels offloiated
in the Episcopal Church on Sabbath.
The members of L. 0. L. 963 are
talking of heving a sermon preached
to them on tins t.i4 of November.
Messrs. Meginntin and McMillan.
shipped five carloada of barley from
this station to Buffalo this week. •
Regular meeting of our town
Where on Tuesday evening nest,
the 1st inst, in Orange Hall.
The 12th Dieleion Court was held
here on Monde/ in the Orange Hall
before his honor Judge Doyle. The
docket was slight this time.
The atone masons at Rogerson's
bridle tenements have had to quit
work for the present in consequence
of the inclenteney of the weather.
The auotime sale of household,
furniture &a. of Rev. Mr. Parke, at
the parsonage on Saturday, was very
largely attende9.
Several of our citizens are attend-
ing the_ A WU% aj Gederielt th;s week
as witnesses is the Druatmend and
J. Rourke case,' which Is- to come up
for hearing,
Mr. F. M. Tanner left bere on Sat-
urday for another trip on the !ekes
as far as the Sault. We expect to
bear that. Fred has -bad a pretty
rough voyage. .
A sermon is to be'preached to the
members of the A. 0. U. Workmen
in the Episcope.1 church on Sabbath
net at 2:30 V. in. by Rev. Mr.
Parke.
Our new firm of Dry Goods Mer-
chants Messrs. Herrington & Mc-
Kellar, intend to show to the public
their immense stock of geode in
Milne's brick block at the latter end
of the week. -
Ruiners are rife that one of Blythe
fair daughters will clasp hands one
day this week for better or worse
witha young gentleman from the
States who was in business here at
ono time. We wish the young
couple prosperity.
On Sunday night a tremendous
gale accompanied by lightning and
sleet passed over this hamlet. At
times, it was a perfect hurricane
keeping up its 'fury till near
daylight. Some of the oldest natives
claim it to be the worst we have had
in their time. We are glad to bear
no damage was done to amount to
anything.
On Saturday:a man who had been
selling songs around our streets for
a livlihood the day previous, was ar-
rested by Cceis*- ble Davis on ens.
picion of .having! stolen a rubber
coat itiet waiethangutik outside of
D.13. Melton's establishment and
gat tate' cooler where he re.
tesinectekinflned until tho..following
Mandepatnorning when 'he waa,. re-.
leased it having been found out in
the meantime that another poison
huidlound it oiT the weigh- *ales
where it is supposed it must have
been blown by the wind, the finder
thinking someone Amid dropped it
was waiting to hear who had lost it.
Stanley.
Mr. John Reed lostk;-..oable
mare the other day from paralysis
of tho throat.
Mr. McFarlane, of Stanley,
about three weeks ago sold to Mr.
James Wells, Bayfield Line,
three
Shropshire Down 'sheep for breed-
ing purposes. Mr. Wells was SQ well
pleased with the animals that he
has since returned and purchased
several others. Mr. McFarlane also
sold some of the same class to
Mr. John Salkold and to Mr. John
'Andrews near Godorich. As these
gentlemen are experts, tho sheep
must be well bred to attract their
attention.
Godench Township.
Tho wind storm of Sunday night
blow a large portion of the roof off
Mr. William Herbisoni barn.
Mr. John Andrews of the 2nd
concossion bought 12 head of Potted
Angus cattle from Geary Bros., the
celebrated stockbreeders of Middle-
sex county.
Mr. Robert Beacom was very suc-
cessful at the fall fairs in both
county and city. Robt, is a stayer.
He took fourteen first prizes with
thirteen exhibits in the horse stock
line.
Mr. Arthur Knox of the Holmes-
ville hotel, one of the best and
most orderly country houses in the
province, will come to reside in
Clinton. He will bring his family
with him. We believe Mr. Ed
Swarts has loosed the hotel property
from Mr. Knox.
Mr. Wm. Spurgeonl of the Bay-
field concession, this fall sold 700
bushels of wheat ae the product of
twenty acres, besidea keeping his
bread and sowing twenty acres more.
He had the best crop we have hoard
of, being an average of about 38
bushels to the acro. Mr. Spurgeon
believes in good summer fallowing
and plenty of manure.
FARMS FOR SALE, Mouses to Lot, Stray
Stock, etc., etc., and all kinds of advertising In-
serted In the Nows,Record at very reasonable
rater
'peal gorreapeudeuri
Sununei•hill.
The boys are talking about hav-
ing a shooting match shortly.
Mr. Isaac Fisher will soon have
his new residence coinpleted,
Mr. Geo. Johnsen is home again
after a season'arbreehing- with Mr.
-y tiugWui.
gi1411 hid a wood -bee on
Soturdal. It was the first of the eoa
Our blacksmith has added much
to the comfort of his numerous
customers by having the road in
freut af his shop gravelled.
G. M. Kilty hae "doue over" hie
stable and now it looks almost as
good as new. Our village is going
ahead -and if it can't be "the hub" it
is endeavoring to bo a first rate
"folly."
East Wawanosh.
It is with regret that we record
_the death of the late Mr. F. Toll who
died suddenly on the '13th. His
rewaius were borne to the .Blyth
cemetery and follbwed by a large
numbei of mourners. Mr. Toll was
ono of the Oldest settlers of Wawan-
osh, and Was respected by all who
knew him, as ho was always' oblig-
ing and kind.. He leaves five of a
family to mourn his loss, throe of
whom are married andin • good cir-
cunistAnces.
Editor News -Record.
Ma: EDITOR,—I was shown a Cilia.
ton paper the other day containing
some very mysterioua correspond-
ence concerning ,a wayside barrel.
I think that the writer had been in-
terviewing a barrel not by the way'
. 'de. Now, when referring to Mr."
Robb,.a teacher in the Clinton High
'C.:boot, why could he not have given
kis name instead of calling him a
"fellow from Clinton;" That writer
e :idently lied when he stud, "I can't
think of his name—he wore specs—
is married ton daughter.of-0, what
do you call himh^ !;"P', "I Wawa -
nosh —I can't &ilk ot 11,a name."
Mr. Robbis..".the fellow" referred to
and his wife is a daughter of Mr.
Parker, a respectable resident of
ERoasbtbisa
WawaGnoristandr.
li.A7d.LoreoughooMria..
him with being cognisant of the ifeur-
Mons and untruthful concotiotis
mw -
posed upon THE NEWS -.RECORD and
Expositor'I see no reason why he
should be called "a fellow front
Clinton" because he preferred the
Globe to the Mail. • But what all Will:
has to do with "vote ter Kelly" in:
the mention 1 refer to, surpasses my
comprehension-41ns LA.
,A MITC1114 CALAMITY.
A Two•Stoiry bidet BOlkitng
Blown -Down.
Several Residents Killed and
Injured. '
Sunday night last a two story
brick building was blown dovrti -in
Mitchell by the wind storm. It
belonged to Mr, James. Adjoining
the building to the mat Were some
frame structures, the one next being
occnpied by Mr. Noel Green, his
wife, and an adopted girl aged about
18, named Snow. • Next was the sad-
dlery shop of Mr. Broderick, and
next that again the offibe of Drs.
Hodge & Wood. About 11 o'clock
some boyswarned Mr. Green that is
portion of the south wall of Mr.
James' ' building bad collapsed and
that there was danger of the end
wall also succumbing, and advised
Mr. Green that he had better get
out. He did not heed the warning,
coming as it did from boys. Mr.
Broderick and Dr. Wood were also
informed of the occurrence.
Mrs Green, who had been an in-
valid for many years, felt much
alarmed, and earnestly advised her
husband to quit the house till the
storm had abated, but he refused.
She was pacing up and down the
shop and peering through the dark-
ness while trembling at the violence
of the storm. All at once the crash
came, the wall toppled over on to
Mr. Green's frame house; and carried
the roof and all into the cellar.
Green and the girl Snow were instan-
tly killed. The wife, being near the
door, milacu'ously escaped the fate
cf the others, but not, however, with.
out sustaining some injuries which,
It is feared, may yet prove fatal.
The body of Green was found in
the front room. He was lying upon
his back with planks over his bare
head, which was badly crushed.
Emily Snow, the domestic employed
by the Green family, was also found
in the front room. The girl had evi-
dently been eating a lunch before
retiring, as when her body was found
she was lying upon her side with her
mouth full of bread. Her body was
badly mangled.
If you want an attractive and neat poster,
dodger or business card, TUB I.TRV78.RICORD Win
guarantee to give you what you want.
Senator McKindsey is at Ottawa
urging the Government to fix a day
for the holding of an election for
the repeal of the Scott Act in Hal.
ton County. Ho delay; that the
ptition asking that such an election
be held is signed by 1,600 voters.
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