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The Clinton New Era, 1888-06-01, Page 3Vett lavertionuent6. Speciahet -Dr. Speer New stationery -W. Cooper Re-epcned- Johu Robertson Tenders wanted -Geo. E. Pay Mortgage sale-Manuing & Scott Baby casrrial;ee -James Twiteheil Boots and shoes -G. Cruiekebank Summer millinery -Beesley & CQ, Wonderful bargains -Jackson Bros. Good goods cheap -G. 14,, Ley & Co. - f��xn#ane�v(�xu h'IiIDAY,JUNE 1, 1888. Cabinet Change;. Sir Charles Tupper having formally resigned his position as Finance Minister, in order to re- aumo the duties of the high Com- tnis,ionershil), lloD. Mr Foster has Deco appointed in his stead. The latter lac'rs)n ecrtainly has plot the ti uncial avuul(n of hie predecessor, and it is exceedingly doubtful how he wilt discharge the duties ot'so important a position as Finance Minister of Canada. It is regarded as a position little less important than that of Premier, and certainly no one.. but a very able mini can properly discharge• its duties. It may be said in Foster's defence that he has hitherto 'had no opportunity of showing what he knows on finan- cial hatters. At any rate he has displayed no special ability in this Fine, but time -will soon toll what adaptability he is possessed of. Mr C. 1I. Tupper, (a son of Sir Charles,) has boon appointed Minister of Marine and Fisheries, and it is altogether likely that .Lieut -Governor Dewdney will succeed the late Thomas White. iDewdney no doubt is well -inform - 4;d concerning Northwest affairs, int he is not the man who -should be entrusted with a seat in the Ministry. The Printing of the Doluin- ion Voters' Lists. It is announced !that nearly 2000 pages of the Dominion voters' lists are now set up in the temporary Government printing office. Tho whole work will pro- bably not be completed before Deeembor, when the lists will be sent to each constituency for re- vision. What a, humbug. This.. means that the government .is setting up (or putting in typo) n lot of names that were on the lists in 1886, and when sent to the municipalities for revision,at least one-half of these will be struck off, and thus the setting of' that much type is useless. It does seem a most senseless proceeding indeed, to go on set- ting up names of persons who may be dead, or have left the. munici- pality in which they resided in 1886, only to change them on a final revision, and if a simplor and more reliable method of pre- paring a voters' list could not -be devised, it would bo better to throw the thing overboard en- tirely. n- tirely. SEVERAL recent inventions in Printing for newspapers htivo been announced. Until some one in- vents a method for insuring the collection of back subscriptions, life'; will be just as burdensome'for ell i tors. - THE Globe suggests that the only use the Senate could be put to would bo to take it around on wheels, andshow it as a' curiosity. But at an admission fee of two for a cent" the people would not get value for their money. THE London Free Press,/allud- ing to the fact that the population of Iluron is now smaller than it 'was some years ago,tries;to lessers the force of the fact by• alleging that those who have left it are still residents of the Dominion, they Lavin;; gone 10 the North- west. If the Free Press Wel'c wise it W01i1(1 hit this question alone. While it k tree sine former Ilurouitee have gone to the Nortln\vc,t1 it i.salso true that ai great many more have gone to Dakota, 'alxl they are not all Lilarills by any means. OFR ]Dein CO ten 1. Wats unhappy in; its reference ito thc.iiToro)to coal contract, for w•hile.ititries to give credit to the Orange;frionds .. of Patrick Burns, for securing the contract for. him, it overlooked 'the fact that the city has refused to ratify the contract, notw•ith- r standing his "Orange backers." The following paragraph from a Toronto daily is not very compli- mentary to Burns Ald. Gillespie moved that the securities of Patrick Burns be sued for the price of 1000 tons of coal said to have been paid for and which .Judge McDougall declared had never been delivered to the city. Agreed to, Local Sporting IpYU.tes. Our4.11(i:T. The Clinton Victoria Cricket Club Juniors went to Stratford to .play a friendly game with a teem from Paris and one from Stratford. They went by train, and arriving there at 0 a.m., on the 241b of May, and immediately pro- ceeded to the grounds, and at 10 o'clock conuneuced play. 'Pm Paris captain won the toss and sent Clinton to bat. They made 50 in the first innings; Mo - Taggart batted well for Isis 14, and Chidley for his 10. Paris then went to bat, and scored 61 runs, Haokland and Gurney doing some very nine batting. The Clinton boys made 37 in their 2nd innings, Barge and Robertson making 10 and 9. This left Paris 25 to make, which they did, and beat Clinton by 5 wickets. The Paris boys were mueb larger than the Clinton boys, but had a very hard time to get away from them. McMurchie bowled a tine game. At 3 p.n. the boys once snore assembled on the grounds, this time to play Strat- ford. As Clinton had beaten Stratford last year, Stratford 'tried as hard as possible to redeem themselves. They, however, were unable to bat the Clin- ton bowlers, and thus Clinton beat I then by 33 runs. The Stratford cap- tain won the toss, and sent Clinton to I! bat. They made 23 in the first innings, against 27 for Stratford; in the second, however, they made '67, of which Ball made 18 trot out, and Stanbury, 14. Stratford could only make 30, so the match went to Clinton by 33 runs. The boys are very well pleased with the reatment they got at the hands of the Stratford boys, and expect to return the ompliment in a few days. They play- ed a very good game, all through. Mo - Murchie was the best bowler on the field, and Chidley was not far behind. The following are the scores: - Penis, 1st Innings 2nd Innings S Ryan, b lfcliurchie 3 b Mollterohle,...., .1 F Finlayson, b Robert- son, b Chidley... ..6 to bat W Cameron,b Chhiley 5 L Stanbury 4 J K Unsworth, b Mm hfurel,ie 1 run lout 0 0 Backlaud, b llcblur- chie 10 not out F Walton, b hhtdley..2 run out ; 0 WOniony, run out..17 not out t.,,, ,. ti J Finlayson, c Robert - 5011, b McMurebie..0 to bat II Inksater, b McMur- chic 5 to bat W Fraser, c Stanley, b McMurt:hie, 3 to bat T Doclfstador, not out0 c Robertson, 1, Chidley' 1 Extras 5 4 Total 63 Total 20 C• I.tsrus. 1st Inning., 2nd Innings W liobortson, b Cantu- rein1 e Unsworth, b Walton 9 J Chidley, c Dochsta- c T Finlayson, h Wal- der, b Walton, - •,.10 ton, J McMurehy, e Gurn- suy 1 ii Walton 0 A Wilson, b Winton, .5 b Unsworth M McTaggart,not out 14 c Inkstater, b Walton -.1 N Fair, b Walton ...0 b Unsworth ,5 O Barge b Cameron ..3 run outs. " ...10 J Stanbury, c Uns- c J Finlayson,b Uns- worth, b Walton ...2 worth 0 A Cooper, b Cameron 0 b Unsworth 0 II Sheppard, b Cant- c Gurnsoy, b tins - croft I worth 3 W Rall, b Watson 9 not out 1 Extras 4 1 Total 50 .....-Total'37 STIRATFORD. 1st Innings 2nd innings Proctor, run out , , 0 c Fair, b McMurchie .,0 W Deacon, bStanbury 1 c McMorchie b Chidley 0 E J Deacon, run out1 b McMurchie 8 C J I[amilton, b Mc - Murchie . • 9 run out .,4 W ESinglebach, c Fair b McMurchie 0 c Cooper, b McMurchie 0 C Watson, b Chidley., 0 b 11eMurchie 1 DI\ right,bMcMurchie6 b Mclfuruhic, 0 8 Johnston, b Chidley 3 b Chidley W nuckinghain,rn out 1 b Chidley HJeflery,bMe)hlrelue0 not out 0 J Scott, not out.. ,.1 cStanbury bslcMurchic12 Extras. 5 3 t c O. ,3 Tet;l....... 27 30 CLIS'fox. tat Inning' 2nd Innings h McDonald b Proctor 0 cllamilton,b flamilton 0 W Ball 1, Johnston , .. , 3 not out ........ . .18 G Barge b:Proctor...,0 run out •1 J Chidley, run out... ,2 run out A Wilson, c Ilamilton, b Johnston , .. 1 l) Johnston W nobertson,c Wright h Proctor ''c Wright, l) Johnston..7 MMeTaggart,bProctor3 b Proctor 2 JMcMurchie,bProctor 0 5 Proctor 0 J Stanbury',c Hamilton b Johnston 0 h Hamilton 14 A Cooper, c'lucking- ham h Proctor 1 b Proctor N Fair, not out 0 b Johnston 0 Extras 8 12 Total -, . ;...23 Tothl,.. ,-„67 BASE BALL. On Saturday a game of base ball was played between the Case Makers and Action Makers of the organ factory. It was a very close game all through. The case men won by 22 to 18. Another match will, it is expected, be played on Saturday, at 5 p.m. 8 FOOT BALI„ On Thursday, 24th of May, the Col- legiate Institute boys went to'Exeter to play a game with the Exeter foot ball club. They started at 6 a. m„ and reached that place at 9 o'clock. As soon as they haci time to put on their uniforms, they were hustled off to march in a procession There was a very good procession, composed -of the London Canton Oddfellows, etc., and a few trades wore represented. After marching through the principal streets, they proceeded to the town hall, where they were addressed by the Reeve, Mr Rollins. Then, headed by a band, the foot ball teams marched to the grounds, where there were about 1,500 persons in attendance. Agnew, captain of the Clinton teals, won the toss, and elected to kick to the north goal; Exeter had first week in June is the best time to the kick off. As :0011 as the ball was Demi StJ:,.-MrR.Adams(nowanxious for plant evergreens, We are getting kicked off, Dallas got the ball and eraeseeper warfare) seems disappointed crossed throughout the country, many beau - crossed it Ovei to Doherty; he took it that no one deemed his letter of sunt- tiful rows of maples planted, which clown the field and crossed it to Wil. tient importance to call for a reply,and add much to its summer beauty, liams, and then he crossed it tri back assumes that it was unanswerable. \\•e ' do again to Ross, who made a shot, but it od er\'c • suh d cl went Over the tape. Then the ball hovered aronnd the Exeter glial for about 10 or 15 minutes, when it was kicked through by Dallas. Exeter then kicked off, and the ball once more went to the Exeter goal, but vas returned, and after 20 or 25 minutes' play Fisher Sip 'if-- ar: dodbtlees take pla.-(3Iu` o,Iwa The Clinton team vas Goal Elford; backs, Downing, Agnew, (Capt.); balf- backs, Taylor, Robinson, McKenzie. Towards -right, Williams and Wbit: more; centre, Ross; left, Dallas and Doherty. The Exeter team was -Goal, J. O'Brine; backs, S. Davis, J. Elliott; half -backs, D. Tait, J. Davie. Towards -right. Treble and Dempsey; centre, Swallow and G. Snell; left, Gundy' and E. Snell. Umpires ---Mr Perry for Clin- ton; W. holland for Exeter. F. Rua; Exeter, referee. - 4 LAcaosse The Lacrossists went by train to Seaforth on the 24th of May. They played from 10 to 11.30 a. m.. The team was as follows: -Goal, Tudor; Point, Brady; Cover Pt., Corbett; lst defence,Fair; 2nd defence, Harland; 3rd defence, Stoneham; centre, Doherty; 3rd home, Buchanan ; 2nd home, Jack- son; let home, Graham; outer home, Swiubank; inner home, Robinson. The boys had a very hard time to get a "dozen” to play. Geo. Bay was laid up, 11. Newmarch had a sprained ankle, Robertson playing foot -ball in Exeter, and in fact, half of the players wore disabled. They took on some juniors and went down expecting to be beaten badly. So they did not get dissapoiut- ed. Tudor played a very good goal and had it not been for some of his excel- lent ball -stopping, Clinton would have fared far worse. The homes had not a chance to distinguish as the ball was around the goal nearly all the time. Corbett and the 3 defences played e, very good game and had all the work to do. The first goal was scored after about 50 minutes play. Here a discus- sion arose about the goal. The Clinton boys claimed that the ball went 6 inches over the goal posts and refused to give the goal. But the umpire said that it was a goal, so they had to let itt go. It was not long before three other goals went in and Seaforth won by 4 to 0. The boys were very well used, and would have been well pleased had not the decision of the firsts goal been made. They are hard at work now, and are going to put a good team in before the season is through, The boys did very well for they had not had a stick in hand for four years and had not yet got in practice. W. Mulloy umpired the game for Clinton and Deadriat for Seaforth. McCuthon, of Stratford,was the.reforce. .. A Case Decided. The following case, decided at Tor- onto, on Tuesday, has no especial in- terest now that the Scott Act has been defeated, further than being a local case. Roe, the defendent, losing the case, will have a pretty big bill of costs to pay. The Queen v. Roo, was decided in favor of the jurisdiction of the magis- trate. The convicting magistrate was the police magistrate of the County of Huron, including the Town of Wing- „ham.and other towns, and had also sep- arate commissions as police magistrate for each of the towns of Goderich, Clin- ton, Wingham and Seaforth. Roe's offence was committed in Wingham, and the magistrate, in taking the in- formation and issuing the summons, and also in making the conviction, pur- ported to act as police magistrate of the Town of Wingham. Tho informa- tion was laid and the stnnmons was is- sued nbt at Wingham but at Clinton. The summons, however, called upon the defendant to appear at Wingham, and he appeared there and objected that the summons and informa- tion were irregular because issged at Clinton, and he pleaded not guilty. Motion was now made to quash the conviction on the ground that the mag- istrate had no jurisdiction \when net within the territorial limits of the town of Wingham to take the informa- tion or issue the summons, and that these proceedings being bad the con- viction founded upon 'thein was also bad. The Court considered that it might be doubtful whether this objec. tion was open to the defendant, he hav- ing appeared.upon the charge and plead- ed not guilty, but they did not rest their judgment on that ground. As put by the Chief Justice: -"The person com- missioned as police magistrate had juris- diction to take the information in the prosecution of this -offence (which was committed in the Town of Wingham iu the County of Huron 1 at the Town of Clinton, which is also in the County of Huron, and td issue thereat sum- monses to the defendant and to witnes- ses to appear at the Town Hall in Wingham, The fact that he described himself in the information and sum.‘ mouses as police magistrate for the Town of Wingham did not deprive him of the jurisdiction which he had as police magistrate for the County of Hur- on;" referring to R. S. O. (1887), ch. 72, sec. 11. The case of Regina v. Young, 13 Ont. Reps., 108, relied upon by the defendant in this case, was explained Wu, Tnr•.wrN, J. 131tArTItivArrr•„ by the Chief Justice, who dissented in L. Tow•Nsvix that case and held as be and the Court now do. It seems that Sir Adam Wil- May 28, 1488, son, who was Chief Justice when Re- 'Sorg, -While we have no desire to limit Proper discussion or do an umustico to any- one, we think it would he wise to end this nue right hero. Both sides havelbeen board, and while each may feel that furtl,..,- explam e fatdiea' 4,} E nteterrl*ediiiieday,' and have decided Upon the only alter- native, of which due notice win he given. Kindly aoj njntiea,te this, fact to those concereed.. Toils truly, A. Iteemts. We leave the public to judge as to the "pie -crust" promise, and also as to Mr Adams' honesty in witholding the above mentioned note. Just about this time it was asoer- twined by voluntary testintokiy, without "scouring the country" the distance of one rod, that Mr Adams had been for 'weeks industriously misrepresenting our minister, aMpll as our Board's aotion, and was really the catigti of the disturbance in our hitherto harmonious society. He was asked (March 30th) in presence of several officials, if he had made statements of this kind. He said he had, and would "now say it above, board," repeated what was afterward proven false by the evidence of members of our Board, and insultingly challeng• ed Mr Rogers to go ahead and do his best, etc. It was now seen matters had assumeci serious dimensions, and that none of the offending parties, would. make any reparation whatever-, hence the matter was submitted to the Chairman of tbo District. In Mr Adams' first letter he said, " I was charged also," but ingeniously withheld the charges from the public, for a month. These are the charges :- 1. Falsehood. 2. Originating and per- petuating trouble in the church, sowing seeds of dissension. According to Discipline, five Chris tian men constituted a committee to hear the evidence, and render their -verdict hi the .case. After a' fair and patient hearing, they unanimously sustained the charge of falsehood, (and there were more than one) the five per- sons signed their names thereto, and the Chairman, according to discipline, suspended him. "If the accused be found guilty, and the offence is such as is expressly forbidden in the word of God * he shall be expelled." (Disc. par. 229). Fourteen days, however, are allowed for an appeal, that the accused party may have an opportunity, if he deems himself unfairly dealt with. "If there be no appeal, the expulsion shall take effect when the delay for appeal has expired." Mr Adams writes, " I have no intention of appealing the case," but prefers rushing into the newspaper, and whimpering about un- fair play. His last letter was not an improve• ment on the first. In his attempt to quote what Mr Rogers said to the persons presenting the petition, be plunges into error again. What was said was gentlemanly and Christian, and the fact that we were not through with our regular business ought to bo a sufficient "reason" for the request. As soon as the different items of business were through, it was moved and second- ed that two persons be permitted to present the petition. They were in- vited in, read it to the Board, and advocated its request, but declined to place it on the table, or leave it in the meeting. Several of us thought, and said, that the form of presenting it was irregular, bet our minister said, " You had better waive any objection of that kind -the petition exists -and let it conte as it is." After a fair and bro- therly discussion, it was moved by Mr R. Stephenson, and seconded by Mr S. McVittie, sr., that "the petition be not accepted," which was carried by a rising vote of 12 to 2. Mr Rogers was then heartily invited to return for the ensu- ing year. Mr Adams states that he "consented to do so for any salary wo might choose to give him." We repu- diate the statement, as the salary ques- tion was not.then mentioned, nor was our Board then concerned about it. It was a question of right, find we adhere t0 ',hat rr'r 'lid. Other parts of his letters are beneath notice, and shed a good deal more light on the animus of Mr Adams than on the matter he attempts to discuss. Hi's "hope" for "peace" is allowed to pass for what it is worth. Wo have been silent up to the present, and regret that we are now obliged to pit/dist these facts against a public man, but the in- terests of 1l-uI/) have seemed to demand it, We have not written a line in ma- lice, but what has been done is right -in accord with our Discipline, and we unanimously stand by our church and its proper authorities in their enforce- ment of it against such sins as slander and falsehood. It is not our purpose to pay any attention whatever to future communications on this.subjeet so neral• lessl?/ dragged Wore the public. Our public services are spiritual and well. attended, and as a church, with the blessing of God, we will continue to pursue the even tenor of our way. Signed by members of Official Board. JoliN TA MUNN, R. Bococr,, Wm. STEVENS, GEO. Gummi', R. S'rerrfENSON, J. STANLEY, J. H. Mels, W. McLeroslr, gins v. Young was decided, has author- ized the present Chief Justice to say that he has become convinced that his view in that case was wrong and that ations are in order, the probabilities are that the breach would be widened.-ED.NEWEnAI Chief Justice Armour's view was right. The case may therefore '-- regarded--- -.+— overruled. �' PLANTING EVERGREEN TREES. OUR LETTER BOX A FEW FACTS. To the Editor of the Clinton New Era. SIR, -:•Perhaps you will allow me to remind your farming readers that the To the, Editor of the New Era. had reasons, apparent to every thought- go s t e In Riving s a e, an fol person, for our silence, but as he also, by modifying the force of the continues to write and misrepresent, wind are valuable in preventing the further silence might be misconsh lied, ( too rapid drying up of the land. But and we beg to state, onr,•,l0,• a1/, a few On winter and early spring, when facts. much needed as wind breaks, they Mr Adapts began his 11eb/1,'opposition • are not nearly as beneficial as ever - in a Trustee Board meeting last Febris • greens would be. 'Yours, etc., he pretty nice playing, took the ball ary. The debt on the parsonage (with p near the goal. here the Clinton barks interest and illsnrailce) wild now paid, . 1�• W. 1 1[11 P�. May 25th, 18,18. made some wretched pinyin'and a and the Board (of which most of us are - •-- - goal w•a9 scored by Exeter. These were members aniani,nousb, accepted and or•' the only games scored in the first half, t 'r to 1 paid, bill 821 ' (Altheradi Synod. do ed be 1 a11, a of s.,4.3.; for par. In the scenud half a strong wind arose, soilage repair, improvement, and some `- and proved very bad for Clinton, Tlie mini! pieces of needed furniture. When The Lutheran Synod of Canada ball for a while hovered aronnd the this was clone, quietly and agreeably, evened at Zurich, Ont., Thursday, in Clinton goal, but was sent clown the Mr Adams arose, used offensive and in. the usual way. Rev Mr Genzmer, of field : then it was kept there. Repeated suiting language to Mr Rogers, reelected Toronto, preached the opening sere shots on goal were made by the Clinton (as he did in his letters) on the action mon. Twenty-seven Ministers and boys, but the strong wind would take df our board, and said this would make ten lay -delegates answered to the call it out of its proper course. however "biggestm President's the storm that had (n he, seen of the roll. ,she report Whitmore and Williams carried the seen in Londesboro." This \vas allowed was read ai7!1 submitted t0 a commit - anddown abreast with the Exeter goal, to pass. At the close of the meeting ile t if curl Williams crossed it to Daherty,\vho resumed his opposition• ee, The ell officers were el - made a good and difficult shot on goal. glin his ed home. ected for the coming year: -Rev Mr IID was there strongly advised by one This 5005 1110 only goal that was made, of the undersigned to drop the maVeit, of Tavistock, was President;tter, Rev Mr Schulz, of Elmira, Vice• and thus the game resnited in favor of though it now appears he did not do so, , Clinton by 2 to 1. The ground was but in his store and elsewhere elides• President; Rev Mr Oenzmer,of Toren- very oren-very rough, and was such that no good v0red to create the "storms" to, Secretary; Rev. Mr Nitarly, of team play could be expected. As it IIe charges our minister with break +few Dundee, Treasurer. was, Clinton played a far better team ing his promise in not attending a ter- A committee was appointed as fol - game than their opponents, Tlien the fain meeting on April 411. As he chose lows: -Rev Messrs Veit, Mueller and ball was 11 source of annoyance to the to publish letters, he should have pub- Schultz, and Messrs Koop, Huefner Clinton boys; it was of no shape, and fished this one also, which has been and Goebel, to conduct the disabled was too light and small. The boys can• placed at our disposal, and explains ministers' fund. It was decided to not speak too highly of the treatment itself :- o deposit the funds at the C;overnment they gotat tai ed a e ccler�f onntietl anie ' April 2, 184.4, Savings Bank. Rev Mr Spring was Y y played y gentlemanly To Me A. Womittx,--DEtn Sill AND game, and it was utterly devoid of any Ban„ --As neither of the parties coil- re-elected editor of the Church paper.An Examination Committee was ap- pretence to roughness. In the afternoon cerned are prepared to make any retrac• as follows: -Rev Messrs Veit, sports were held, and Agnew tion, (which I very much regret) upon pointed took first for throwing heavy atone. further consideration, aided by a Con- Gensmeri Schultz, Muell and Lang- Altogether, the boys never had a better ferenco officer, we deem it utterly use- h )ltz. Some reports were received time, and look forward with great in- loss to carry Ont the recomniondation of and adopted. terest to the return thatch, which will, Midair last, in reference to meeting The Synod expressed a wish to • form, an English pOUnt unity at 'ler to. The following wie;aionary graute. were adopted:**Auburn $1.50; MS* kuk T, 175.; Denbigh. ' W e,. and T n $ he candidates, Mr Maurer and ftlr Lamertin, were ex- amined and ordained on Sunday. Mr Maurer will follow a call to Nova Scotia, and Mr Laniartin to Walkerton. Out. The following grants were adopted for students: -- W. and G•'Geuzmer, of Toronto, $150 each; J.fauke, $100, VanderSmis- sen, of Toronto, who has filled the office of treasurer for the Synod the fast 25 years, bas.reaigued on account of bis old age. He was elected hon- orary life member with flattering ad- dresses by the president and others. The Synod closed in the usual way at 5 p. m., to meet again at Neustadt, Ont., iu June, 1889. Wiiighanl Distriet Meeting. The third annual meeting of the Wingham District met itt Brussels on Tuesday morning in the Methodist church, Rey D. C. McDowell, chair- man, presiding. • After devotional exercises Rev J. S. Cook, of Blue - vale, was elected Secretary, and Rev A. E Smith, of Wroxeter, assistant. The following ministers answered to their names:—Rev Messrs. D. C. McDowell, Wingham; A. Potter; Teeswater; A. E. Smith, Wroxeter; M. Swann, Brussels; A. W.) Touge, Blyth; J. L. Kerr and R. Paul, Brus- sels; Wm. Torrance, Walton; David Rogers, Londesboro; Thos Gee, Au- burn; N. Burwasb, Belgrave; and J. S. Cook, Bluevale. Revs. Wm Mills and Jno, Kenneny were not present. A letter was read from Mr Mills stating that be considefed himself a member of this District. Mr Ken- nedy bas passed his examination at the Theological College and was re- commended to attend college. There were no candidates for the ministry in this District this year. Revds J. L. Kerr, R. Paul and W. Mills are the superannuated ministers. A profitable discussion on the state of the work on the various fields of labor followed. Owing to the transfer of the, pre- sent chairman to the Toronto confer- ence it was decided that the members of the District meet on the morning of June 7th at Seaforth to select an- other for the conference term. The following are a few statistics of the year just closing, of interest to our readers:-- Total membership of the District, 2,086; total missionary money, $1,285; number of baptisms, I58; marriages, 63; funerals,78; super- annuated fund $550. On Wednesday tl:e following lay- men were in attendance in addition to the ministers.:—J. Buchanan, Wingbam; W. C. Hazlewood, Wroxe- ter; W. H. Kerr, Brussels; A. Morri- son, Walton; Jas.Braithwaite,Londes- born; N. H. Young, Blyth ; Win. Campbell, Auburn; Wm. Wray, Bel - grave, and Joseph Leech, Bluevale. Rev A. Potter was chosen on the Stationing Committee; Rev N. Bur - wash and W. H. Kerr on the Sab- bath School Committee, and N, 11 Young as representative on the Mis- sitlnary Board. The following laymen were elected representatives to the annual confer- ence at Seaforth:-Wingham, John Buchanan; Teeswater, T. Fairbairn; Wroxeter, W. 0. Hazlewood; Brus- sels, S, Fear, J. Buyers, and W. H. Kerr; Walton, A. Morrison; Blyth, N. 11. Young and W. Wilford; Au. burn, W. H. Campbell; Londesboro, Jas. Braithwaite ; Belgrave, Robt. Riley; Bluevale, Jos, Leech. The report of the Bluevale Mission was very satisfactory and reflected credit on both pastor and people. The meeting then adjourned. NEWS NOTES. John Bright is seriously with fever. Miss Thompson, of Port Dover hung,herself on Sunday. EvangolistsCrossley and$untet- report (324 conversions at St. Thomas. Stanstead on Wednesday gave a maljority of 159 in favor of the re- peal of the Scott Act. Senstor Ferrier, a prominent business than and Methodist, of Montreal, died on Wednesday. Postmaster -General lIcLean has admitted that he will accept the Lieutenant -Governorship of Nova Scotia. The North and South Winnipeg Tory conventions have been un- •ablo to find candidates for the Lo- cal Legislature. It is rumored that the Duke of Edinburgh is suffering from blood poisoning causal by the use of bad water at Gibraltar. Toronto district meeting of the Methodist Church adopted the committee's report recommending that Bev. J. R. Longley, late past- or of' the Queen street Methodist' chin'c'h, be expelled. I,ev. Dr. Lyman Abbott sons last friday elected permanent pastor of Plymouth c'hurch,l3roolo- lyn, and, the flat regular successor of the rev. Henry- Ward Beecher. The vote by- which the result was finally, attained stood 400 to 00 in favor of the choice. The house of Mr. F. Toy -e, (lode of Draper township, at Utl]ngton, four miles from Ctavenhnrst, was destroged by fire on Moilda5- night Mr. Toye; his wife and three child- ren being burned to death. Only 0110 member of the family, a „ill 13 years old escaped. A11 the re- cords of the municipality of Dra- per and Oakly- have been lost, Thee.Speer, M. D., Surgeon &o,M.'•C. P. 8. O. S. and L. T. C. D. Head office, St. Thomas. The Great East Indian Physician and Surgeon, for the treatment of all chronic diseases and diseases peen• liar to women, for which he ie so well qualified, will be at the Commercial Hotel, Clinton, on Thursday, June 7th, from 8 a, m. to 4 p. m, One day•only. Patients please call early. Persons Buffer ing from diseases that have bodied the skill of the local physicians should not otnitthis favorable opportunity of seeing him.liehas been educated in neerlyall the best colleges in Europe, has been in the army,of the United States and the British army and has circumnavigated the globe. Consultation free. Remember the date. iii T r +YrtR ,Pr' QClllR rtltlfr►ANa ,S rano bur Though obliged to close for a few weeks on account of the suspension of Messrs Hughes Brothers, has RE -OPENED AND IN ORDER TO COLLECT FIVE THC'Q'SAND DOLLARS By JUNE 80th offers the whole of his ililfr mise stock c Q eT And to further this end wo request all indebted to us to kindly settle up and thus assist us in canceling our obligations to the bank. This is a genuine holiest sale. We give below quotations of prices which you will notice is thirty per cont and more, less than regular selling prices. Grey Cottons at 3c. worth 4c. White Cottons att5c. worth 8c Twill Sheetings at 10c worth 122c Towels 5c. worth 8c. Towlings 5c worth 7c Table Linens at 20c. worth 26c. Shirtings 8c worth 10 Prints 4c. worth 6c. Prints 5c. worth 7c. Prints 8c. worth 121c. Cretonnes at 10c worth 13c - Cretonnes at 11c worth 15c Ginghams at 70 worth 12 i c Gents White Shirts 48c worth 75c Seersuckers'at 7c worth 122c Seersuckers at 11c • worth 15c Dress Goods at 5c worth 10c Dress Goods at 10c worth 12 i Plushes 60c worth90c Velvets 38c worth 50c Mens Straw Hats 5c - Boys and:Girls Sailpr Hats for 1Uc. MIZZ..IINERY You can buy anyth'eg in our Millinery Department at your own prices as they must go. Positively no reserve. ' Now is the time to make your purchases, as the goods must be sold. Call and bo convinced that we • advertise the truth. Robertsoo's Gnat sore. BORN '.TO\VNSEND,-On the 17th May, in Hullott the wife of lir E. Townsend of a daughter. ANDREWS. -In Clinton, on the 25th May the wife of Mr it S. Andrews. of a son. AIKF.N.—In Ilullett,o) the 23rdlof May,the wife of air A. Aiken, of a son. SHARM:AN,-In Clinton, on the 30th May, the wife of MrGco. A, Sharman, of a son. LAVIS,-In Holulesville, on the 21tit May, the wife of Mr E, Levis, of a daughter, MARRIED G UNN-ROSS,-At the manse, Woodville, en May 23rd, by the bride's father, assisted by Rev D, McDonald, of Glenarm, Christina I., eldest daughter of the Rev A. ltos,s, ILA., to William Gunn, M. D., of Clinton, HAMLEN-HERRINGTON_-At the resi- dence of the brides father,Hullett,en the 2:lrcd of May, by the Rev A.;W,To1ge,M R,,T.IIaut- len, of Detroit, to Miss Hattie Herrington, 1'OLLOCK-AHRENS.-At Bayfield on the 23rd of 1[ay, by the Rov,Mr Forestl[r James l'ollock,of-Bayfield to Miss Elizabeth Ahrens of ayfiel IiBUNIiAL-FAWSE-At Goderich, on the 22nd of May, by the Itev. Dr,Ure, lir Samual Kunital,of Colborne Township,tolliss Teresa Fawse, of the sante place. KINSSIAN-21URKLEY-At the residence of the pride's parents in Turnberry, on the 22(1(1 May, by the Rev. 1)t• Ward, lir Thos. H Ibert'V. iinsuian. of Streetsville, formerly of Wing - ham, Miss Maggio F.. Murkley of Turn- ELLIOTT-CLARK E -At \\-i nghaul,ou the 23rd May, by the Rev. D. C. SieDowell, Mr Wm Elliott, briclanaker Wingham, to hiss Rosa Clarke„ of the sante place. DIED McSWAIN-In Goderich, on May 20 john M Swain, aged 421 years, THOSiPSON-In Chicago, 011 Tueaday,May 22, Rosana Fritzey, wife of Adan, Thompson formerly of (loderich, aged 14 years and I) Mouths. New AtivtrtiStmento RL-iI.DLNG TEN DI•.RS. , The time for receiving Tewders for the sleeks, o1' a. FRASf1: SCHOOL HOUSW on or near the present Model School Grounds, in the Town of Clinton, has Lain extended unlit ti o'clock p. to., on S,STI•an tv, •Irx'r 2nd, illy order, G. E. 1?A\-. Chain:Inn B.P,5, ' IORTGAGL SALE OI' \-aliinblc Property in ill(' Town or ('Hilton. • V0(1,1'111111 by virtue of it 30511' o( sa1ecor- tit4ded fu n oel•tnin tnort4n0e nun141v Slcli-- 1:, 4Vnik,v nn4 Jnnms 4, 1\'((18(1', to Snnnn'l Fowler. assigned to the vendor and 5,-siRn- inent thereof which mortgage will he pro- due(rl of (1141,.., n' of snle, then" will 1'4', '', snlrl In• public an(t.ir,n, Ly .1As. lfuv: snN, ,Auoti1 loo, r, (511110 R;att('nbdlry dots', Clinton, --oN— SATURDAY, JUNE 23rd, 1888, At the hour of 11 o'clock a.m., the following real estate, vi: -.,All these 001.1A in parcel., 01' tl•net1 of Land and premises, sitnn10, lying beim, in the Town of Clinton, in the Comity of Huron, containing together one rood and fourteen square perches of land, he it more or loss, being composed of town lot 0110lber eight hundred and thirteemie the said Town of Clinton situate on the south side of Hur- on St„ and the north rpn1t of town lot num- ber eight hundred n.nd thirty-five, sit,inde on the north side of Mary St., in the said Town of Clinton, and which 5nid north part 111(53' 110 better described as comprising the whole of said last mentioned lot excepting the per- 1 tion thereof heretofore sold to the London, Huron & Bruce Railway Company, There are upon said premises a storey and a half frame dwelling 15 e 22 and 111 c IS with a one storey frame adrlitinn 14 x 20 on the south, a frame stable 18 s 22. The pro- perty' is convenient) find pleasantly -situated, and is a desirable place for resides Teays or SAt.t;,-10 per rent 0 he pu,•• chase money to he paid to the vend r or his solicitors 011 the day of sale, mid the balance in thirty days thereafter, without interest. Further terms and particulars made known on day of sale or npol.applien(ion to the'un- dersigned. - Clinton, May 291h, 1049, MANNING & SCOTT, Solicit ns 5511' vendor f' c Lt dvertiOtultlttO. GOOD SERVANT SEVANT WANTED, at once. Apply to MRS. JAS. FAIR. %'1 OOD GENERAL SERVANT WANTED - VA Apply to MRS. THOiIAS JACKSON, sn., High Street, Clinton, BICYCLE FOR SALE -,fust the thing for a new -beginner. \\'il'1 he sold dirtcbeap Apply at Ntsw Etta Office, Clinton. BULL FOR SERVICE. -THE SUBSCRIIt- r:a keeps for service, on his premises lot 12, 2nd con., of 1Iullett, a first-class bull, two thirds thoro-bred. Terms, 31 at time of service; with priviligo of returning if nec- essary, HENRY FREEMAN. ACCIDENT INSURANCE. -IF TOU ABIl going away from twine, or if you are going to remain at home, take out an Acci- dent Insurance Policy, for there is no telling what may happen to you. A man does not require to be laid up in bed to draw his al- lowance, in ease of accident. A, O. I'ATTISON, Agent. \\'ILL, 11E .'T THE Commercial Hotel, to CNoll, Thursday, June 7, P1'ntlt 8 (Z. 111. 6e d p, Otte day only Patients please (;1111 early. THOS. SPEER,. -ILD, • _-. SURGEON, &e., S[.C'1'-5.(7,5 and L.T.C,D, THE GREAT EAIT INDIA • SPECIALIS T For the treatment of n11 Chronic Diseases and Diseases peculiar to \y'omon. :SO years' lu•actice. 1lead Office -51., Thomas. The Doctor has been educated in neau•Iv 5 of the leading 3lorlie51 Colleges and Hnspite is in Europe; has served ns'urt;(o, in the Itrit- isl, Army in the Inst Indies, ,Surgeon in She .\moll('')( Army during the late war, 1ron1 1x61 to close of the same: llna treated nil na• tinrnlilies and cir(1(11n avii;a.1(11 the glohe,-- I1i4 thorough (rluentio,, ]nrCe and varied 1'('1t-emld experience. entitles hint to rank ns n Specialist -second to none op this con. Uncut -for the treatfnt•1it of thn.( dnn{;ernna end rifftic111t fli,v1150,1 tuna bare Dallied the skill of the local physicians. The following diseases, with ,115114' others, -ueeessfully treated;-Astlu"n, Bronchitis, Catarrh, 11)5(4ses of the Lungs. Dyspepsia Diseases of the Eyo and Ear. Heart 1)111.5.0 T;nile psy,Parnlysis, Nervous Pel ility. Goitre Fever and Ague. 3lnlm'i'nl Affections, Rheu- matism. Sciatica., Sy11'hilis Strictures„ RI)] - tures, Skin Diseases, Pills, ..Ye. Electricity used when required Tl:vrrarm'!Ar.s 00 Enry ATnoN,-Tl,e follow- ing testimonials and diplomas may he 51(11 nt My o8dee, with many others from nearly n11 the loading; medical schools in Europe; Trinity Col]'ege., Park St. School of ltedici,in and Royal College ofSurgeots,Dnblin; Royn1 college of Surgeon4,Tielfnst, England; Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh and Glasgow Scotland; Licentiate in 01nlwifery, and cm (1er4ed by the highest medical a11thOrltie5 in the United States and D0111 1111011 of Canada. The above with many letters from different parts of the glohle are a medical passport - without re-examination, doubt or quibble - Over every 409, and in ever=v laud front tho rising to the setting of the 8111, ('olanitntinn frcc.Read (0'(211151 4114 Rometq- ber th(date, CANADIAN - PACIFIC RAILWAY For full inforntaticut in reference to travel to all parts of the worid, write or Ball en 7'; W. JACKSON C.P.R. AGENT, CLINTON, ONT. i