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FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1888.
LOCAL NOTICES.
600 bunches No. I Cedar and Piuo Shingles
at greatly reduced price at J. TW ITCHELLS
Car Fencing Wire, all kinds,
Binding cord, Alabastine: R.
M.
RACEY, Clinton.
300 BUSHELS OF SEED POTATOES FOR
sale. T. WATSON, Huron Street Feed
Store, Clinton.
MONEY TO LOAN, at 6 per cent, interest
'payable yearly. Charges moderate. CHAS.
A. HART Clinton. Si
Eggs taken in exchange for goods at
ORRIS. DICKSON'S Book Store,
Clinton.
Full Stock of Cut Nails, Best
Coal Oil 15c per gal., 12i.Itwo
gal. and over, lt. 11 T. RACEY.
Entirely New Designs in paper
hangings that are cheap and effective.
W. COOPER, Beaver Block Store,
Clinton.
SDR. PROUDFOOT, Oc
of Montreal, will be at the C
Clinton, on the 17th, 18th of
when he can be consulted fa
o eration upon the Eye, Ear
For further information ap
ington.
list and Aurist,
mercial Hotel
i 19th of May
any disease or
(Throat, or Nose
y to Dr. Worth -
HARDWARE.
Just received'a fresh supply
of Barb and other Fence. wire,
Steel nails, Tarred and Build-
ing paper, Carpet felt, Spades,
Shovels, Rakes, Hoes, and all
kinds of Builders' Hardware.
We have a large stock of' the
above goods and are offering
them at very low prices. gave -
troughing and all kinds of tin
work a specialty. Tinware at
reduced prices. 8 milli pans
for*1:00. HARLAND BROS,
Clinton.
- NOTICE.
DR. APPLETON has return-
ed and resumed the practice
of his profession.
Clinton, April 14th, 1888.
Zein Zopitg.
ARBOR DAY:—There was compare-
tiiively little done this year in the ob•
servance of Arbor Day, partly be-
cause the weather was too cold, and
partly because the trees necessary for
the purpose were not forthcoming.
Alex. Hillen made an effort to supply
the wants, and succeeded to some ex-
tent. At the Model School Principal
Lough told his pupils that they would
wait until a warmer day. A lot of
the Collegiate Institute pupils made
arranr fits to work, expecting to
set °neat out fifty trees. but as these
were not forthcoming, nothing could
be done.
DIVISION COURT BUSINESS --From
We report of the Inspector of. Divi-
sion Courts, for 1887, ,lust issued the
following particulars are gathered
concerning the Division Court busi-
ness of the county of Huron :—The
number of suits entered exclusive of
transcripts of judgments and judgment
summonses, was 1771. The amount
of claims entered was $32,285. The
number of judgment summonses was
53. The total amount of suitors' mo-
ney paid into court was $15,640.—
Number of suits entered, where the
amount claimed exceeded $100, 74.
STILL UNDER SCOTT ACT RGLE.—
It is supposed by many that the Scott
Act repeal being carried on the 19th
of April, and the three years of the
Act having expired on the 1st of
May, that the hotels of the county
could on that date resume business
under the- provisions of the hooks
t.I'
Act. is is a mistake, however.
When the Scott Act was carried, an
Order in Council was passed by the
Dominion Government, bringing the
same into effect, and although the Act
has been nominally repealed, it is
still law until virtually repealed by
Order in Council of the Dominion
Government. It is expected that
such an order will soon be passed, but
in the absence thereof, the provisions
of the Scott Act are as binding as
ever upon the liquor dealers.
STATISTICS.—From the report re-
lating to the registration of births,
marriages and deaths for the year
1886, we take the following particu-
lars relating to the county of Huron :
The number of births in that year
was 1557, a decrease of 25 over the
preceding year. The total number of
marriages, 461, a decrease of 16. The
total number of deaths, 581, a de,
crease of' 30, 283 being males'and 298
females. The average death rate in
Huron, taking the years 1881 to 1886
as a comparison, per 1000 of popula-
tiona"was 83. The marriages by de-
nominations were:_Episcopalians, 60
mttldt,.53•females ; Presbyterians, 152
' .x.53; ethodists, 187 and 190;
*man Ca olics, 23 and 25 ; Bap -
Urns 7 an 70 marriages took place
in December,being almost double. that
of any other month. Of the mar-
riages, 2 males were under the age of
20, and 58 females; 4 males were over
50, and 1 female ; much the largest
number were married between the
ages of 20 and 30, for while 44 men
were married between the ages of 35
and 40, only 14 women were married
at these ages.
ENTERTAINMENT.—An entertain-
ment, under the auspices of the Y.P.
C.E. Society of Ontario street Metho-
dist church, was given on Tuesday
evening, to a good au fence. In the
®' absen,ie of the Presideht of the socie-
ty, Mr Manning, the chair was occu-
pied by Mr Alex. Armstrong. The
-following programme was Well ren-
dered throughout :—Anthem, choir;
reading, Miss N. Walker; quartette,
Messrs Smith, Foster and Kay, and
Miss Walker; solo, Miss A. fiibbings;
Cornet solo, R. Cornelius; solo, Mr L.
Smith ; glee by the choir ; harmonium
duet, Messrs Foster and Balch; hymn
by the audience; clarionet solo, J.
Armstrong • solo, W. Harland.; read-
ing, H. S, McLean; solo. Mrs Quig-
ley ; quartette, Messrs Smith, Kay
and Foster, and Miss Walker ; saxa-
phone and BB bass duet, Messrs Bal-
lard and Chant; male quartette,Messrs
Smith, Kay, Foster and Holloway ;
chorus by the choir ; duet, Messrs
Smith and Kay; hymn by the audi-
ence.
FOXIER PEOAEH.. -lir Thos. Rol-
loway had the .wisfortune to break
one of his fingers the other day,while
engaged in grafting trees.
TREaS,--Farmers have, been busy
hauling away trees, supplied them by
Mr Colquhoun, representing his own
nursery, and by Mr Giffin, represent-
ing Graham's nursery.
Exams.—The following students
of the Clinton Collegiate Institute are
at Toronto University, writing for
1st year examinations :—Messrs Nu-
gent, Treleaven, Landsborough, Ann -
strong, Malloch and Wilkie.
RAILWAY.—Messrs Manning and
Doherty, who went to Ottawa to in-
terview the Government, concerning
the proposed extension of the C.P.R.,
returned on Tuesday night. They
met with a cordial reception, and re-
port the prospects of the road being
built in this direction, as good.
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PAINFUL ACCIDENT.—A small boy
named Pillman met with a very se-
vere.•accident the other day. He was
riding with another boy, when he
was thrown out, and one of his ears
almost torn off. Whether it was cut
with the wheel, or ground on the
road, is not known, but it is a very
severe accident, nevertheless.
FALL OF A CHANDELIER. — On
Tuesday evening, just as the Ontario
street Methodist church was being
lighted up for an entertainment, one
of the chandeliers, containing four
lamps, became unscrewed find fell to
the floor, smashing all, Fortunately
the lamps were not lit, and no further
damage occurred.
TEMPERANCE/ CONVENTION. — A
meeting of all friends of temperance
in the county will be held in the
Rattenbury street Methodist church,
Clinton, on the 22nd inst., commenc-
ing at 10:30 a.m., for the purpose of
closing up the affairs of the Scott Act
Association ,and making arrangements
for future action.
MOVINGS.—Mr J. Reith has moved
into the house of Mr A, Gorrell, Mary
street, and Mr Shearer, from Vermont
State, has taken the cottage on On-
tario street, vacated by Mr Reith.
Mr W. S. Swaffield has rented the cot-
tage recently occupied by Mr Searle.
People are viiffndering who is going to
occupy the hoUse vacated by Mr
Swaffield ; perhaps the owner. Mrs
Vedder], of Hullett, has moved into
the house on Princess ,street she re-
cently p`ul•chased of Mr Searle.
BRING IN THE NEWS.—An editor
might go through the streets and ask
100 people, "What's the news?" and
90 out of the lot would say "Nothing
special." And yet 50 of them know
something which if it is not found in
the next paper will astonish them
greatly, and disappoint them more,
and perhaps makes them madder than
hornets. Don't be so afraid to spit
out information. If you are going
away, don't wait until you have been
gone and come back, but let the edit-
or know it.
IMPROVEMENTS. --Among the many
improvements in town may be noted
the folowing:— Deputy -Reeve Man-
ning and Rob W. Coats have just
completed' neat verandahs to the
front of their house. Mr Israel Tay-
lor is making a large addition to his
house. Mr Thos. Johnston is put-
ting up a neat fence. M John Bea-
com is having a stone fou dation put
beneath his house. Mr tevens is
adding a verandah to his h use oc-
cupied by Mr Eades. A neo veran-
dah has been added to one Mr
Hine's houses on Rattenbury street
FROM MANITOBA.—The following
from Clearwater, Manitoba, under
date of the 2nd inst., will be of • in-
terest to some of our readers :—Seed.
ing here is now in full swing, and
most farmers have got their wheat in.
and, in spite of the late spring, are in
good hopes of an abundant crop. The
prospect of rival railroads coming in
next summer gives general satisfac-
tion, and will undoubtedly benefit
the farmers throughout the country.
Immigrants from the old country are
arriving every day, and we hear tbat
they are being shipped at the rate of
1,000 a day, which beats the record,
QUITE A COMPLIMENT.—The other
day while a number of members of
parliament were standing together
talking in the parliament buildings,
Ottawa, Hon. Mr Pope, Minister of
Railways, turned to Mr John McMil-
lan, M. P. for South "Huron, and
placing his hand on his shoulder, said,
There have been a good many men
come to this House supposed to re-
present the farmers and farming in-
terest, but this gentlemen knows
more about farming than all the rest
put together, and what 'is more, .I
never heard him make a nonsensical
remark since he has . been in the
House." The remark was not made
as a piece of "puff," but in all serious-
ness, and is the more noteworthy
because it came from a strong political
opponent.
ALLEGED ROBBERY.—On Saturday
night, April 28, Mr James Morrison,
of Hullett, lost $19 while in town.
He claimed that it was taken from
him, and as he would only indentify
one of the parties whom he alleged
was concerned therein, he swore out
a warrant for the arrest of J.Tewsley,
as being one, which was executed by
Constable Paisley. The examination
came off before Magistrate Williams,
on Monday last, occupying the whole
of the afternoon. Morrison in his
evidence, admitted that he had been
drinking that day, but not sufficient
to make him ignorant of his actions.
While waiting at Swarts' to go home
with a friend, at a late hour, he was
accosted by two persons, who,,under
the pretence of being town officials,
marched him up to the town hall for
the purposeof put' ing him ,.in the
lockup, but instead of so doing, Mor-
risdn claims that they took him up to
the town hall landing,and while one
of them held him the other searched
hirrl.to see that he had no matches
about his person. Morrison claimed
that in the search the sum of $19
was taken from him, but not by the
prisoner, who, he alleged, simply
held him. The defence claimed that
Morrison was not in a condition to
know who might be his assailants,
bad he been so assailed, and 'further,
that he mighthave spent or lost the
money before the hour indicated.
However, the magistrate thought the
evidence of Morrison sufficient upon
which to commit the prisoner, which
he did. A youth named William
Flemming was also arrested and com-
mitted, as an accessory before the
act, he, it is said, being cognizant of
the whole affair.
Little ',Peal Ite!ua•
Mayor Whitehead is still confined
to the house.
MRS David Caven, of Uoughlon,
Mich., is here on a visit.
MRS George Acbesou, of Goderieb.,
was this week visiting friends here.
plenty of May showers; they are of
inestimable benefit to the country.
DR Dowsley is suffering from an
attack of inflammation of the lunge.
Ma E. Brady succeeds Mr Tuffts as
assistant manager of the. Grand Union,
Dr Reece, sr., has been laid up by
overwork, but is getting around
again.
THE wife of Mr Wm. Robertson,
manufacturer, is visiting friends in
Goderich.
Mr James Aikens, Hullett, has
four ewes that are the mothers of
nine lambs.
MR Al Williams is home from To-
ninto, where be has been taking a
medical course.
Mr J. S. Found, of Kincardine,
has taken the position of operator at
the Grand Trunk Station.
THE annual meeting of the Clinton
Mechanics' Institute will be held on
Friday next, 18th inst.
THE Baird Comedy Co. have rent-
ed the Town Hall for one week, com-
mencing about the 21st inst:
Miss Hunderhay, of Bostoq, late of
England, was visiting Mr S. Davis
last week, to whom she is related.
MASTER John Kennedy (son of Mr
D. B. Kennedy,) has been quite ill
with inflammation of the lungs, ltut
is now better.
MR J. J. Crabby, (now a partner
with Gage & Co., Toronto formerly
publisher of the St. Mary's Argus,was
in town last week.
THE pasturage of the Agricultural
Grounds will be sold by Mr T. M.
Carling, at the Commercial Hotel, on
Saturday, at 2 p.m.
What ails our Hullett, Kinburn,
Seaforth, Porters Hill, and other cor-
respondents? We would like to hear
from them once in a while.
MRs Sperling has bought the house
and lot in the western limit of the
town, recently owned by. Mr Cottier ;
the price paid was $454.
En.Waterson has taken a situation
in Dickinson's book store, Woodstock,
and as Miss Waterson is living in the
same town, Mrs Waterson purposes
removing to that place.
OWING to the recent suspension of
Messrs Hughes Bros. Mr John Ro-
bertson has been obliged to*se his
store to take stock, but expects to
reopen at an early date.
THE Wingham Times has quite a
flattering reference to the tannery of
Mr W. J. Chapman, in that town.
Mr Chapman is an old Clintonian,
and his friends here are pleased to
hear of his prosperity.
The Lacrosre Club intend giving a
concert in the Town hall,on the even-
ing of the 17th inst. A good pro-
gramme will be offered, among the.
singers being Miss Fisher, of Kin-
cardine,and Miss Wilkenson,of Gode-
rich.
DR A. W. Finlayson, of Detroit,
was in town this week visiting his old
acquaintances. He looks well, and
has evidently prospered in his Ameri-
can home. He states that the feeling
along the Canadian frontier adjacent
to Detroit is very strong in favor of
Commercial Union.
At the recent examinations at the
Guelph Agricultural College, F. B.
Lenfield,of Colborne township,stands
2nd for general proficiency in the first
year students, while be also figures
in the honor list. In the second
year students, W. R. Bishop, of
Grey, stands 7th for general profic-
iency, in a.class of 23. Huron boys
always do well. .
A. H. Manning, barrister, of Clin-
ton, an old Ottawa boy who has made
his home in the west, is in the city as
a• railway delegate. Mr Manning
was a citizen over ten years ago, and
was a student at that time in the of-
fice of Bradly & Bell. He is now
deputy -reeve of the thriving town of
Clinton in Huron county, and is
prominently indentified with the in-
terests of that section. Ottawa boys
generally come to the top wherever
they settle.—Ottawa Free Press.
MR Samuel Crich and wife, who
have been spending thewinter at
Ontario, California, returned on Fri-
day. and are glad to get back, not-
withstanding the much -puffed advan-
tages (?) of that State. Mr Crich
states that thousands of laborers were
deluded into going there who would
be glad to get back. He likes part.of
the climate, but would not take up'
his permanent abode there under any
circumstances. Some people who got
hold of land before the boom, and
unloaded, have made money, but
many others have teen badly swin-
dled. He will again take up his
residence in Clinton—a good enough
earthly paradise for him.
BEWARE.—The latest laws are
such that newspaper publishers can
arrest anyone for fraud who takes a
paper and refuses to pay for it. Un •
der the law the man who allows his
subscription to run along for some-
time unpaid, or takes three papers
from the pest office, and then orders
the postmaster to mark it "refused,"
and have a notice sent notifying the
publisher, lays himself liable to arrest
and fine, same as for theft.
SCHOOL ACCOMODATION.— At a
meeting of the Public School board
on Wednesday evening, it was decid-
ed to purchase a piece of ground,one•
fifth of an acre, at $300, from Mr
Simpson,!adjoining the present school
grounds, wherein to erect a small
building for the surplus school popu-
lation. The chairman, and Messrs
Detlor and Steep were appointed as
a committee to purchase the land,and
procure plans and specifications for
the proposed building and advertise.
for tenders for the same.
PATENT GRANTED.— Mr Charles
Blackstone, of this town, has been
granted a patent for his organ im-
provement, which can be adapted to
any organ. Many experienced or-
ganists and agents have tested this
valuable invention and all give as
their opinion that it is the bestpedal
for an organ that could be made, as
more power can be produced with
ease and glace than by the old meth-
od, while scarcely any motion of the
feet is required in soft passages. The
'grand organ and swell are under di-
rect control with the feet, doing away
with the knee swells.
iring h� Business
Acting on the advice of my physicians in Edinburgh and Clinton, I
have resolved to go out of business, unless,my health improves satis-
factorily. I will sell my large stock of goods at very Low Prices.
Wall Papers,
Window shades
Spring hollers,
Baby Carriages,
Wagons, Carts,
Baskets,
Walking Sticks
Base Balls & Bats.
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ILL PAY
IT WILL PAY TO EXAMINE OUR GREAT LINE Of
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ChildEons and
Y'S CLOTHING !
WE SHOW THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPLETE
ASSORTMENT IN HURON
OurWonderiul$2Suit.
IS A MARVEL
OUR SUIT AT 53.30,
FOR BOYS, IS THE GREATEST SUIT IN THE COUNTY
FOR THE MONEY
Our Boys School Pants at 85C.
SHOULD BE EXAMINED.
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" Our whole stock is worthy the attention of every buyer of
Clothing.
tar We are emphatic in saying that WE ARE SELLING THE
CHEAPEST CLOTHING. IN TILE COUNTY. -
EW Our assortment is by ;Ong odds the largest
tar Our Styles are the very latest.
COME AND SEE I'S.
JACKSON BROTHERS
Clothiers, Furnishers and Hatters,
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It Has Come to Star!
The Summer we mean.
And with it brings the wants of the summer weather
We anticipated this.
See the great array of
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See the New Colorings. See the New Materials.
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PARA891.1
Our stock
This Week
of Summer Gloves and Hosiery
is Complete.
–„ We have paid great attention .tojour
PRINTS. We can show you some-
thing that will please you. Call and
see for yourselves.
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Our Mantle Depat'mt
-1VE A TRIAL 0f,loER
CURTAINS just in. Cream and
Coffee colors
fes' A GREAT LIMP OF' MEN'S STRAW AND FELT HATS,,
White and Colored SHIRTS, TIES, COLLARS, Etc. r Sheetings,
Shirtings, White and Grey Cottons. We are in the front ranks for
Low Prices. We make the prices for the times.
G E O E PAY & CO.
THE DRY GOODS EMPORIUM OF CLINTON
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--: This week we have opened out 2 cases of :--
NewYork Hats!
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In Ladies' &Children's
BLACK,
AND ALL THE. LEADING COLORINGS.
ALSO NEW RIBBONS and TRIMMING GOODS.
Our Great Specialty !
IS MILLINERY,
And this week we will show
2 Windows of New Hats,
And such stylish shapes as the Signal, Theresine, Argo,
and Fairmont. We will have these styles trimmed and'
untrimmed,
Great Bargains in Kid Gloveg
SILK, TAFFETA- AND LISLE.
Fine assortment of Hosiery in Cash-
mere, Cotton, Lisle and Silk.
We lay claim to patronage on the ground that we offer
a larger range of superior styles and reliable qualities,
At Money -Saving Prices,
If we demonstrate to you that this claim is well founded,
you will certainly be the gainer. If we fail to do ,so we
neither ask nor expect your custom. With this under•
standing we earnestly urge you to inspect our beautiful
stock, promising a cordial welcome and careful atten-
tion to youI' wants.
Beesley's Great Millinery Emporium,