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CLINTJ.1 CHURCH DIRECTORY.
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Sr. Paut'a (Episcopal) -Services on
Sunday at 11 a.m. and '7 p.m. Sunday
School at 2.30 p.m. Rev. W. Craig,
Rector.
RATTENSORY STRUM (Methodist). -
Sunday services at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Sunday Sohool at 2.30 p.m. Rev. Jas.
Livingstone, Pastor,
WILLIS(Presbyterian)-Sunday ser-
vices at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday
Sehool at 2.30 p.m. Rev. A. Stewart,
pastor.
ONTARIO STREET (Methodist) -Sunday
services at 10.30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sun-
day School at 2.30 ?mt. Rev. Joseph
Edge, Pastor. . t -
BAPTIST -Sunday services at 11 a.
and 7 p.m.. Sunday Soliool at 2.30 p.m. ciprocity between Canada and Aue- may be some time before he is all
Rev. Mr. Trotter, Pastor. tralia is obtained? Not to an great right agaiu.
gaged in a bitter tariff war antoug
themselves, and cannot yet arrive at
auything appro.'s:Ping Australian
free trade,s r...eiProcity, and are
therefore t likely to reaipro-
cate with Caned.' to any great extent.
But evi n if it wereposcible to frame
half'aeozen reciprocity treaties, it is
not certain that much new trade
would be developed, as Canada as
these eoluniee is a !age exporter of
agricultural producte, there i2no
chance of Canadian farmers having
any better markets for their pro-
duet-. How then about the Ontario
manufacturersef agricultural machin-
ery, sewing tnachines, musical in-
tartn owl &c. Will they have a
wider field opened up to them if re-
Goderieli Township.
Roan CUT. -The other day the
youngest sou of Mr J. Yeo was play-
ing with a neighbor's boy, who acci-
dently threw a atone and struck him
on the forehead, making an ugly
wound. The doctor was turnmoned
and the wound is getting along nicely.
ACCIDENT.-Oae day last week,
Mr Thos. Cottle,of this township met
with a pretty severe accident. He
was driving along a concession line
and in going down a bill, something
gave away, allowing the tongue of
the waggon to fall down. The horses
:an away and pulled him out of the
waggon, diteolating bis shoulder and
otherwise injuring hirn. He is fit
present confined to the house and it
Our Australian Correponience.
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Ve Several matters of Interest to
Canadians, touched upon
by our versatile and
racy correspondent.
VieTortia,AG'STRALLI,June 9,1888.
DEAR ERA, -The scraps of Cana -
d iau news published itsthe Melbourne
papers are always very short and un-
satisfactory, and though perhaps as
accurate as can be expected after
having travelled so far, yet, that they
are not always so Is plain. for a short
time ago a statement was published
that the revenue of Canada for the
past year was $110,000,000. Times
must be looking up over there, or
else some "mixer or muddler" has
been at tha figures. A prominent
gentleman of N. S. Wales, connected
with the educational department of
that colony, recently made a trip
around the world,and visited Canada
among other places, to lenquire into
the school system of that country.
On his return he stated publicly
that he had the pleasure of visiting
some of the more advanced Cana-
dian schools and of putting ques-
tions in mental arithmetic to the
pupils. One question he asked was:
-If seven herrings cost one shilling
and nine pence, how much would
elven herrings cost? and he states
that be failed to get an answer. He
therefore arrived at the conclusion
that though the Canadian system is
cheaper than that of these colonies,
yet it is not so. efficient. Young
Canadians, this is not a satisfactory
record to send abroad. It may be as
well to mention that the gentleman
in question had only been in Quebec,
-aud-didsnot appems to sossmuch as
know that every province in Canada
manages its own school matters.
Though the Australians are an inteli-
gent people, and have public libraries
and free reading rooms in every town
and village throughout the country,
and perhaps own more books accord-
ing to population .than any other
country in the world, and with the
eight hour labor system in full force,
have ample leisure time for reading,
yet they do not know very much
about Canada and are not likely to
be enlightened very much by reading
their newspapers. Sir John Mac-
donald, Louis Riel and Edward Han -
Ian aro about the only Canadians
whose names have gone down to the
antipodes, and Toronto is the most
celebrated of our cities on account of
being the birthplace of the great
oarsman and also for having mobbed
Wm. O'Brien, the Home Ruler, a
year or so ego. The Australian
"War Cry" is thankful for having its
lot cast in Christian Australia, where
Salvation soldiers are not pelted with
stones and half killed as they are in
Quebec, Canada. Is it possible that
atter all, Canadians are :not such
shining lights as they sometimes
think themselves to be? But there is
hue good quality that nobody denies
to us and that is the virtue of loyalty
to Great Britain. Carlyle speaks of
"loyalCanada;" and did not Queen
Victoria send her daughter to live
there? Our oft -honored premier de --1.
, clared that Canada would give her
last man and last shilling for tile de-
fence of the empire, and Canadians
love to sing, that: they "love those
far oft ocean isles where Britain's
monarch reigns," and that they will
"never forget the good (TA blood
that courses through their veins."
Mr Jas. Service, ex -premier of Vic-
toria, lately electedito a seat in the •
legislative council, says in a recent
speech -"The old Domiaion of Can-
ada has been long associated with
Great Britain and has strong teinpta-
tion, owing to its neighborhood to
the United States, to drop into that
union, but it is a curious thing that
at no period of the existence ot Can-
ada, has there been such strong • feel-
ings of loyalty there as now obtains,
There is no desire to separate there."
Mr Service was moved to makelthese
remarks by the strong republican
ideas that are somewhat loudly given
utterance to, by a certain class in
these colonies, and no doubt caught
his inspiration from the news lately
flashed around the world, that the
reciprocity resolutions introduced in
the Canadian house of Parliament,
had been defeated by a large majority
and that the members adjourned
singing "God the,
the Queen.' Yes,
the Canadians are a loyal people, for
in the face of so much evidence, no
one dare gainsay the fact; but they
Reek out very strange modes of ex-
presaing their loyalty at times.
A few weeks ago we were gravely
informed that -"The Imperial Fedei-
.
• ation Committee at Ottawa had pre -
Rented a petition to the Marquis of
Lansdowne asking him to invite the
Australia' colonies and New Zealand
to take part in a conference which it
is proposed to hold for the purpose of
promoting reciprocity of trade be-
tween those colonies and Cid,"
and now a later telegram states that
the Dominion Government is vigor-
ously promoting the scheme. Are
these gentlemen et Ottawa aware
that these colonies are at present en-
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extent, as a gleam at the tariffs of T. -On Monday keit Mis
these colonies will show. Victoria Henry Weston was dusting a shelf on
charges a duty of 20 per cent .on most the cupboard on which ppwder was
kinds of machinery butadmits reap- spilled. She, thinking the fire in the
ere and binders and sewing machines.stove to be extinguished,'put the
free. In South Australia there is a dust into the stove. The powder
t.uty of 20 per centalso, ou most caught fire from a coal and the blaze
fieweand burnt her hands and part of
her hair, but as there was a raiu
barrel near by, into which she plung-
ed her hands, the result was not
nearly so bad as it might otherwise
have been.
CotYITCIL. -Council met on the 9th
pursuant to adjournment, members
all present. Minutes of last meeting
were read and passed. Mr George
Hawking was heard respecting a
piece of land purchased at a land
tax sale in 1874. The clerk was or-
dered to investigate the matter.
Moved by John Beacom, -sec. by
Thos. Churchill,that this council in-
terview the Clinton council as to
having the Huron and Bayfield roads
within the limits of the corporation
put and kept in a state -of efficiency,
nn having snow fences on same to
,.evrlt winter blockading. Carried.
The following accounts were paid
viz -Dr Reeve examining children
ofS. S. No 4, for skin disease $2;
rent of post office box house of clerki
$2; Ooderich Star for printing, $23.-
50; Wm. Collins indigent per Mrs
Collins $18.75; Mr Tremblay for one
months hoard of Mr and Mrs Bray,
indigents 810; Geo. 4, Connel for re-
pairing culvert, 9 con., $10; Mrs
Walker, Maitland con., for goods per
J. L. Courtice, $2.11; Mrs Walker in
destitute circumstances, $10. Coun-
cil adjourned to meet again on the
second Monday in August.
JAMES PATTON, clerk.
things, but portable engines aud sew -
lug machines are on the free list, as
well as such smaller articles as scythes
forks, shovels and spades. Western
Australia charges 4 per cent on agri-
cultural machinery and 12i, on sew-
ing machines. Tasmania's tariff is
on sewing machines 10 per Cent., and
all machinery worked by steam, gas,
water, wind, or horse power, free;
while agriculture and horticultural
implements pay 5 per cent. Queens-
land only asks 5 per cent. duty on
machinery for sawing, sewing, tnin•
ing or agricultural purposes, and also
on engines and boilers. In the other
two colonies, Figi and N. S. Wales,
all kinds of agricultural machinery
and 4 implements are admitted per-
fectly free from duty. It will thus
be seen that there need not be much
advantage looked for by the Canadian
machinery men from the 'proposed
reciprocity treaties; for if they require
a 35 per centduty to enable them to
retain their home market, ;they
would not be able to compete in
these colonies even if the Australians
should be persuaded to give them an
absolutely free market and keep their
existing rats of tariff against other
nations. Pianos and organs are ad-
mitted free in Queensland and pay
from 5 to 25 percent duty in the
other colonies. These are luxuries
and it is not likely the rates will ever
be lowered to favor any country. Let
our Measles and Harrises, our Bells
and Dohertys make a good exhibit
at the coming ,Centennial World's
fair at Melbourne, and send out a
few gsmd men tetalksup' their goodss_ _ Mr. Ras/sirs-at- present -the -guests of
and they will derive more benefit
than from any reciprocity treaties
that will ever be entered into between
Canada and these colonies. Fish,
dried, salted or piokled pay from 2
shillings per 112 lba., in New Zee -
laud, to a penny a pound in South
Australia and N. S. Wales; but
Australians have too much cheap
beef and mutton to be likely to im-
port any great quantity of salt fish
even if they had not plenty of fisher-
ies of their own. British Columbia
salmon in tins pays from 1 penny to
2 pence a pound in,most of the colon-
ies, and if the duty were removed,
no doubt there stotrld be a consider-
able increase in the consumption of
this delicacy. Rough lumber; (or
timber as it is called in these colonies)
only pays a slight duty, but fittishbd
materials, such as dressed lumber,
doors, sashes, mouldings, &c., are
subject to a higher rate. The trade
in this line would no doubt be 'con-
siderably increased if Canadian lum-
ber were admitted free and Ameri-
can lumber still left subject to a tax.
But is Canada prepared in turn to
buy anything of wnat Australia has
to sell? Perhaps a little •wool and
some hides,and a few cases of oranges
from the Parramutta or bunches of
bananas from Figi, -if these latter
cauld be delivered in Vancouver in
good condition. On the whole the
prospects of a new trade are not very
bright and the Imperial Federation
Committee at Ottawa Would do well
to use their efforts to have a line of
steamers put on between British
Columbia and Australia, and not
waste their energy in promoting reci-
procity schemes at present. The
steamers now running between San
Francisco and Sydney charge caberbant passenger rates and make very
slow time, and an opposition line is
badly needed.' A Canadian line
should have a good chabce of securing
-the contracts of carrying the mails for
at least some of the colonies, and
•would certainly get a fair share of
the ever increasing passenger traffic
across the Pacific; and would be an
inducement for Englishmen travel-
ling round the world, to cross the
American Continent on Britiah soil,
as well as affording' them the plea-
sure of seeing our Canadian North-
West,instead of suffering days of mis-
ery crossing the deserts of the
United States. ABNER COSENS.
'Euckersinitlr.
East •Wawanoslr.
Mr Currey, of Ayr, is the guest of
Mr Geo. Coates
Mr J. Hunter, teacher S.S. No. 10,
has returned home for his holidays.
Miss A. and Mr J. Ross have ar-
rived from Clinton Collegiate to spend
their holidays at the homestead.
Mr Geo. McGowan is recovering
but very slowly from his accident of
last week. His back appears to be
the seat of the trouble.
Mr Wm. Stewart, of let con., met
with a very painful accident last
week. He was engaged in rolling
stones down an incline for a founda-
tion of a barn, when one accidentally
rolled on his foot, jamming it xery
badly.
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Leinde sboro.
Wo are requested to say that Mr
James Young, of Clinton, will not
preach here cn Sunday next, as hes
been reported be would.
Mr Turner, of this locality.
Miss Dick, our esteemed teacher,.
has returned home for her holidays
Mr W. Broadfoot had the misfor-
tune to haven colt injured on a barb -
wire fence.
Miss Hartt, of Clinton, and Miss
Gray, of Seaforth have been rusticat-
ing in this vicinity.
Nearly everybody around here
have finishedhaying and are now
putting in the time praying for rain.
The weekly prayer meetipg at Tur-
nee's has been changed from Wednes-
day toThursday night,in order;thatRev
Mr Edge can sometimes be in atten-
dance.
atter the weather, is tie School
Board. The majority of the people
appear to be in favor or smashing it,
which shows how the majority of the
people may sometimes be in the
,
wrong. -Com.
A Faaoas,-The other night after
the family of Mr James Sparks had
retired, they were rudely awakened
by a door being struck with a stick
and forced open. Mr Sparks went
down and while repairing the damage
was pelted with stones, and a stick of
wood was thrown through one of the
bedroom windows, tearing the sash
to pieces. He procured a light and
rushed out into the fields after the
unknown disturber of their peace; a
neighbor had in the meantime been
aroused and he came on the scene
with a shot gun, which he is said tot
have fired when he found that Mr
Sparks was still being pelted with
stonesk At this juncture the assail -
off, and it. was afterwards
at he was one residing near
board question. A letter was road
from Moss, floy.lest and Aylesworth,of
Toronto, stating that they. had been
iustructed to take proceedinge to en-
join the council of Tuckersinith from
further' proceedings with the By-law
for the repeal of the township Board
aud declaring the subnilesiina of the
By-law at the present time to be ille-
gal,and threatening that if the council
did not rescind their motion and stop
proceedings that a motion would be
made to secure an injunction for that
purpose. A letter was also read from
the Minister of Educ'ion, expressing
his willingoees to have the question
referred to a Judge of the High Court
as provided in Section 237 of the
SchoolAct. This the council thought
a proper course, and .accordingly the
Minister wilt be requested to submit
the question as indicated. It is
mutually agreed that the question be
submitted to the judge without argu-
ment by counsel on either side. It is
expected that a decision will be given
before the 2rd of August, the day on
which the vote is to be taken, and if
adverse to the By-law, of course no
vote will be taken; on the other hand
!lino decision is given up to that day
or if a decision favorable to the By-
law is given the vote will be polled as
indicated by the By-law. The clerk,
who is not in very good health, got
leave of absence for four weeks), and
requests that pathmasters return the
road lists with the number ot loads of
gravel drawn and state from whose
pit taken, as soon as convenient.-
Seatunt, SmILLie, Clerk.
an
foun
by an had taken this method of get-
ting even with Mr Sparks for some
assumed grievance. The matter is,
we are informed, in legal hands, and
there is likely to he further trouble.
Dearn 01' A PIONEER. -Although
the NEW ERA last week mentioned
the serious illness of Mr Jno. Young,
of the London road,as a matter of fact
he was dead at the time the announce-
ment was made, he having passed
away on the morning of the 12th
inst. Deceased was born in Lin-
colnshire, England, in the year 1824,
itnd came to Canada with his parents
11 years later, settling near Clinton
where they resided until the death of
his father a few years later. His
mother marrying n Methodist mini -
ter by the name of Armstrang, the
family removed to Toronto, but Mr
Young soon returned to the County
of Huron and settled on the farm
near Brucefield, which has since been
his home. He was a man of ster:
ling integrity, his word being undis-
puted, and for years he filled the
position of assessor of the township
in the most satisfactory manner. In
politics Ito wrt`tin reformer; he was a
member of the Methodist church,and
also a member of both the Presbyter -
1 ian and Methodisr choirs, being an
excellent musicians a wife and 10
children -5 boys and 5 girls-monrn
hie love the respect in which he was
held was amply testified by the very
large number who attended his.funers
al on Saturday last. Ire wes•
brother-in:10rd Mr ,Henry ,Young,
of Clinton.
Tim Senoot,Bv-Law-Our council
met on the lith of July at Brumfield,
The chief business was the school
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Baylield.
Misses Grace Cameron and Maud
Shephard, of Goderich, were visiting
Mrs Middleton, of Bayfield,last week.
NOTES -We are pleased to see that
the Government at Ottawa has at last
seen the importance of this piece
and has given us two stages daily,one
from Clinton, another from Seaforth
by Brucefield ; Davie comes every
night blowing his horn as usual, the
Clinton lad says he cannot blow his
trumpet, but we will soon learn him;
we just take our letters now when we
get them, we have no idea when they
should come. The Grit Government
at Toronto, no doubt with an eye to
business, has given us five licensed
hotels, or inns, or houses of entertain-
ment or what ever who call them,
where a drop of the critter can be
got. The only thing wrong now is
we are without a council, three of our
city fathers threw up the sponge last
Friday; an election must be held
forthwith if not sooner, and in 'these
scla,yeaund dry weather -an-excite
ment like what we 'generally cause at
elections is no fun ; the good ship
Bayfield is eranded on the bank, for-
saken by her crew and the earnest
cry now is, who will take her Wand
bring her into port again, and no one
answers, but time will tell. A grand
social and bazaar was held at the
Methodist parsonage on Thursday,for
church purposes; 'we utterly disap-
prove of this mode of raising money
topay church debts; yet they all do
it. Brother Hill made an excellent
speech at the Orange celebration last
week ; his views on liberality and
liberty of conscience were very good,
but he is not a home ruler. We re-
gret the very unsatisfactory answer to
our question a week or two ago by
the Rev W. Craig; he evades our first
question and think the second useleea,
and supposes children can keep the
commandments; well we shall leave
him to think as he likes, there seems
to our mind, in many cases, too much
of this supposition speeches from the
pulpit now a days. While we write,
something less than 503 young folk
have just passed for the lake shore,we
must quit for the present and go down
to sae after their welfare; they all
seemed happy, that is what we like
to see. -Com.
W11014111,
Mr J. Johnston, ef Pelmerston,was
in Maer on Tnesdaylitet.
Our town baud give open air con-
certs every Friday eveuing.
Mr John Cornyn, teacher from.
near Toronto, is home on a vieit.
Tanalyn'e prairie is frequented on
Sundays, by large crowds of our
citizens,
'
W. R. Kinsman left for Clinton
last week, where he will remain dur-
ing the summer.
W. Elliott, of London,but formerly
of the corner store, is in town this
week visiting old friends.
• A certain youne, man, of this place,
intends joining the army of benedicts.
Full particulars next week.
Will Fleuty is manager of the
factorise team, and thoroughly under-
stands how to manage the club.
Mr W. Tarnlyn, who is attending
medical school in New York,is spend-
ing hie vacation with his parents in
town.
Much interest is taken in tht Na-
tional Ligague base ball games, and
consequently considerable money
change hands.
Thieves entered the dry goods store
of Styles' & Kent, on Saturday even -
leg last, and carried away a large
amount of goods. We understand
the "Chief" will make some arrests
before long.
Mr Chas. Lloyd, an old Wingham
boy, and who has been on a tour
through the Southern States during
the past four years, returned to town
last week. Charlie has many friends
in town,who welcome him back home.
Gray. -
-AccioEsTs.---One day last week
as Mrs Chas. Switzer was returning
from her father's, near Crandrook,
with a single buggy and her -three
little children, the horse took fright
anb became unmanageable, throwing
her and the-ehildren out Mrs Swit-
zer was thrown on her head and was
taken up insensible and for a time
her life was despaired of; she is able
to be around about her work again
but she has a bad cut on the head
and is badly shaken up. One of the
children her face badly cut, but the
others escaped without injury. On
the same day Mr Jno. McLaughlin's
team made a dash to run away with
his top buggy, but he managed to
stop them before they did any harm
Mrs Kelly and her daughter, of near
Craubaook, were out for a drive the
same day and Mrs Kelly was arrang-
ing the bridle, the horse, finding he
was loose, started off with Miss Kelly
in the buggy, but she having no
means of controlling the horse, jump-
ed from the buggy and escaped with-
out injury. Onothe same day a man
in Brussels left his horses standing
for a moment while he went into a
store, and his team rain away. On
the same day a farmer in Morris drop-
ped his lines for a minute while he
fixed something about Itis mower; the
horses found they were loose and
ran away, tearing his mower all to
pieces. He was about to go to Bruin.
eels to buy another machine but his
neighbor sent word for him not to do
so but to cothe and get his and finish
his mowing. This is as it should be
among the neighbors.
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hxeter.
$17SPECTED or Strovrer, COI"NTER.
entrs,*--Chief Gill, of Exeter, on
Saturday arrested Benjamin McKen-
zie, an alleged member of the Johns-
ton gang of counterfeiters. McKen-
zie has beep .up around Sault Ste
Marie "shoving the queer," it is said,
and returned to his home in Exeter a
few days ago. He was taken to Sarnia,
where others of the same gang are in
jail, for examination.
The LadiesAid Society of the
Blethodist church held a garden
party at the parsonage, on Tuesday
evening last. The town band was
present and enlivened the evening
with a number of choice selections ot
music.
It is reported' that Little Jimmy,
of the Star restaurant,intends leaving
for the States,wheie he intends going
into the woollen mill business.
Jimmy has tnade many friends dur-
ing his stay in Wingham, who will
join with us in wishing him every
success in his new home.
• John McTaggart, of Winghani,who
was working on the farm of James
Neil in Lobo township, met with
what may prove a fatal accident, on
Saturday. He was bedding a young
bull in the cow -stable, when the ani-
mal turned on him and fractured his
atm, besides injuring him internally
before he could escape.
•During the service in the Salvation
rra.cics on-Saturclareveni ng
last, a certain young "Mack" was
severely brought to task by the Capt.
for the way in which he conducted
himself during" the meeting. We
hope this smart young man will take
warning and hereafter conduct him-
self in a proper way when -attending
any religious service.
Dungannon.
Dlyth• in both 0: his arms. His daughter
Mr T. Passinore is working on the " MSS Della, is with him.
Standard.
Increased trirffle bas been a pees
The corporation tanks have been ceptible feature an the London,linron
filled with water. & Bruce railway during the past
The town scales are undergoing re- week.
pairs this week. Farmers in this vicinity are com-
A number of our dressmakers are Plaining of the shortnees of the spring
enjoying their holidays.
crops, which in most cases do not ex -
Mr Hector Buie, of Montreal, is at ceed ten inches in height.
present home on a visit.
- Mrs A. W. Nation is at present
visiting friends in town,
M's J. R. Forsyth is at present
visiting. friends in Wroxeter.
Miss M. Elder, of Elders Mills, is
at present visiting friends in town.
It is about aix weeks since a shower
of rain has fallen in this vicinity.
Mr NValter Treleaven and sister are
at present visiting friends in Tara.
The farmers here are all busy with
their hay at present, some of which
in some places is a very light crop.
The festival held on Thursday
evening, under the auspices of Y. P.
S., was a decided success. A very
large number gathered, and although
the evening was somewhat cold and
unfavorable for ice-cream, yet with
the maple syrup,lemonade and coffee,
the bill of fare seemed to meet the
requirements of all. After the tea a
programme was prepared and render-
ed as follows :-Qaartette, The door
was shut, solo, Miss F. Anderson,
chorus, by the choir, quartette, Come
where the fillies bloom so fair, reci-
tation, Rey W. F. Campbell, duet
and chorus, Nearer home, solo, P. F.
Hamlen. The proceeds amounted to
$25.48, for church purposes. .
CaLEnitaTioN. -- The celebration
here on thal2th of July was one that
will be well remembered- for a long
time by a large number of our citi-
zens. A very large crowd assembled
and -if those who are so much opposed
to the Scott Act did not have their
• big drunk the day after the election
• for the repeal of the Act, we think
they took the opportunity of celebrat-
ing it on the day of the 12th of July.
Such rowdism and drunkenness was
never witnessed in our streets for a
long time. Is it not time that every
man, especially every man who calls
himself a 'Christian, rise and forever
blot this cure% this dreadful iniquity
from our land, before 'the youth of
our land be destroyed by this terrible
traffic and before the souls of out
young men, who call themselves
Christians, are forever ruined.
Ki ppen.
In late late for hint wet
The lawn social announced foi,was
held at Mr R. Mellis' on Friday ev-
ening of last week, and was in every
way a decided success. About two
hundred sat down to well-filled tables
andlall seemed to enjoy the tempting
viands. After the wants of the in-
ner man were fully satisfied, the
platform was erected,the lawn beauti-
fully lit with Chinese lanterns and
the programme was proceeded with.
Rev E. A. Fear in his affable manner
acted as chairman. Addresses were
deliveted by Revs. J. H. Simpson, S.
Acheson, J. Livingstone and J. S.
Cook, Revs W. Cousens, A. McKib-
ben and Messrs Doig and Muldrew
gave readings. Miss Dales, of Wheat-
ley,gave a recitation in fine style,Mrs
Fear, Mrs Oates and Mr Stoneman
each rendered a vocal solo. An in-
strumental sold' by Miss Dayman and
a violin solo by Rev A McKibbin
were highly appreciated. The choir
contributed several selections in their
usual able style, "The Gypsies" de-
serving special mention. The pro•
ceeds amounted to upwards of $43.
All expressed themselves well pleased
with the evening's entertainment.
Rev J. Livingston pronounced the
benediction.
A new platform of cedar is being
put on the corporation weigh scales.
Miss M. Hawkdhaw, of Bxeter, is
the guest of Mrs .McManus. this
week.
Mr Hugh Currie, of Toronto, was
the guest of Mr Win. Campbell last
week.
Our popular shoe dealer, Mr Jacob
Taylor, took a trip to Toronto this
week,
ingmW. Sloan, who has been visit-
Toronto, returued home last
week.
A baseball match is to- he played
here on Friday afternoon, between
the Clinton and Blyth clubs.
Mr J.Bennet has sold out his hotel
business to Mr J.Stott,of Port Albert,
who takes poseession shortly.
Mrs Wm. Campbell, accompanied
by her cousin, Mr II. Currie, were
visiting friends in Wingham last
week. diseases, which no doubt is dae
Our village is free from all conta-
giousto the cleanliness of the streets and
back yards.
Miss Maggie McLear, who has
been attending the Collegiate Insti-
tude in Toronto, returned home fur
her vacation last week.
Miss Wallace, who has had charge
of the millinery department in Mr D.
B. McKinnons left on Tuesday morn-
ing last, for her vacation.
The Salvation Army work here has
been enlivened very much through
the efforts of Blind Jennie, during
the past few evenings.
Mr J.Carter is having his house on
Dinsley St. -moved back some dis-
tance from the street, and the same is
being put on a new foundation.
Mr McKinnon is getting his house
painted-Ttp- in Toe style artheirand4
of Master Schyler Shibley, who is
rather young at the profession.
A number of our more prominent
citizens have gone on a trip up the
lakes and will enjoy the exhiliarting
breezes of the Straits of Mackinaw.
The wile of Dr Sloan indulges in
the pleasures derived from riding out
quite often, but she is unable yet to
walk without the support of a crutch.
A party consisting of Messrs J. M.
Hamilton, R. Milne, C. R. Tanner,
J. A. Tanner and' I). 'McKeller left
on Tuesday morning last, for a trip
up to the Sault.
Scientists are puzzled to know if
monkeys throw stones, but a few
ininutes' walk on our principal streets
would soon convince them that they
smoke cigarettes.
The raspberry harvest has opened
very auspiciously, the crop being a
very good one. Pickers are in abund-
ance and the ripe fruit is soon picked
from the branches.
The value of buildinre-rected
imated at township is gone, in the person of
nearly ten thousand dollars, while a
Mrs G.Neaves, who died last Friday,
here this summer hi e t
large number of houses have been at the ripe age of 70. Deceased leaves
handsomely repainted. the partner of her youth, a 'son and
two daughters to mourn her loss.
Her remains were interred in ,the
base line cemetery last Sunday.
A very plain and practical sernuni
was delivered by Mr H. Ist. Young, of
Clifford, in the Methodist ohurch,last
Sunday morning. The regular ser-
vice commencing at seven o'clock: #
Sunday evenings is much approved of
by the general public.
Flax pulling bas commepced anel
the average school boy can be seem
wending his way to the Held of opera
tion in the early morn. The crop in
this section is a very light one Four
dollars per acre is the price for 'kit-
ing.
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Ma richest er.
The principal °flux school is at-
tending to his store for holidays.
Mr Wm. Downs ie busy building at
present. He is raimieg the store high
enough to have rooms over it, and put-
tinglan addition to the dwelling house;
when finished it will make quiie
handsome appearance._
Messrs James Murray and,,Robert
Godt, two workmen lately in the em-
ploy of Mr George Younghlut, shoe-
maker of this village, lefOlus week
for St. Helens, where they.fievestart-
ed business on their own account.
Another bachelor lost to the village,
tut only by removal.
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Hallett.
ARNE BROKE. -The other day the
second child of Mrs Brantfield fell
and broke its arm.
Mr Joseph Webster has entered an
action against the telegraph company
for the damages he received last
spring, near Blyth.
MR Robt.Scott, of Hullett, informs
us that at last accouuts his son-in-law,
Rev R. Y. Thomson, was realizing
the benefits of a change of location,
being in comparatively good health,
at Vancouver, B. C. The reverend
gentleman's many friends hereabout
will be. pleased to hear of title, avast
extend the hope that the change for
the better will be permanent.
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Leeburn.
NoTesoMr J.Horton has hai a large
cistern made in the rear of his house
which will be very covenient; Mr J.
Stuart done the work and . ie • now
busy building a stone:foundation un•
der Mr W. Strachan's house. Mr,W,
Oabaldeston and family are visiting
relatives prior to their departure for
Muskoka. Mr and Mrs J. Rapson,
of Hullett, are visiting relatives here.
The butcher cart of Mr Strachan may
now be seen again moiled our neigh-
borhood, and ;8 welcomed by many
a gude wife. We understand that
Miss Me Florton, wile. has been
suffering from a sprained arm, is im-
proving slowly. The service in the
church here will be held in the morn -
ing on'Sundav at the the usual hour.
11s o'clock; Sunday S..;hool at 11I
o'clock..
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West Wawa 'midi.
Mr George Smith was made the
happiest of mortals this week by his
better half presenting him with a
daughter, last Wednesday morning,.
Mrs • Richardson, wife of the Prin-
cipal ot the Tavistock Public School,
returned to her home this week, from
a visiato her mother, Mrs McAllister,
of the 7th con. of this township.
Another of the early settlers of this
What about a civic .holiday being
held inBlyth this year? Surely Blyth
can keep up her reputation and have a
•civic holiday as well as she has done
on former occasions.
.The commanders of the Salvation
Army here, have during the past
week been soliciting alms ot the peo-
ple for the purpose of purchasing a
Walkerburn.
Bair.ss.-Mr Thos. Gibbs and Mr G.
Marsh have stopped ditching and are
trying the haying.. Mr Gibbs has gone
to Colborne, and Mr Marsh is engaged
with, Mr W. J.McBrien. WIC Pater
,cook stove. We have yet to learn if son, Reverly, left for Galt last week :
they have been successful in their this sicommtil for the sghey, looks of some
of the fair sex. Mr Frederick Gibbs is
here at presentvisiting his parents,
efforts.
Our band Boys report having a
good time in Kincardine on the
Twelfth. They must have had, for
when the boys reached'. Blyth delta
our snare drummer was minus his
drum. Never mind, Billy, get an•
other.
A special meeting is to be held on
Friday evening, July 20th, for the
purpose of discussing means of pro-
viding fire protection for our town.
This is a step in the right direction,
and we hope the meeting will be welt
patronized.
Among the freight which left this
station during the week were two cars
of cattle and two cars of cattle and
sheep, the shippers being Messrs
Watson & Freeman and Alex.Smith,
local buyers. The stock was shipped
to Montreal.
The editors of this column en,; Dyed
an outing in the park one evening
recently and were very much pleased
to see so many citizens enjoying
themselves in the coolnese of the
evening, and the large number of the
more yobthful, who were heartily en-
gaged in various games.
Where is the watering cart? Has
the licensed system taken its place?
During the past three years, under
the Scott Act law, our streets were
well watered, and pedestrians could
with comfort walk our streets, but
this summer they are cocelled
face the terrible dust ivfich hies
around the corner at race horse speed.
Mrs James Stewart has her p
perty offered for sale because
husband, who has purcha
able property in tbetity of N innipeg,
wants his wife to join him. •
Stewart bas been unable te work fat , P.A.. No. t. Paltnr.t Monte
40MetiTle in consequenee of erysiplaS . IVoejle,Toron to.
er
Pull briars Vestibuled Trains.
it is universally conceded that, not-
withstanding the advent_of old and new
lines into the field of competition for
jiassenger traffic between Chicago; Mil.
wankee, St. Paul and Minneapolis, the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway
maintains its pre-eminent position as
the leading line, iinclea.tries the greater
portion of the liminess between these
points. It is not hard to account far
this, when we consider that it was the
first in the field, and gained its popular-
ity by long years of first,class service.
It has kept up to the times by adopting
all modern ithprovomenth in equipment.
and methods the latest being complete
PullmanVeseibuled trains running daily
between Chicago, Milwankee, St. Paul
and Minneapolis, and its route being
along the banks of the Mississippi,
through the finest farming Country, the
most populous and prosperous towns
and villages, it offers to its patrons the
very hest service their money can buy.
Its dining cars are celebrated through-
out the length and breadth of the land
as being the finest in the world. Its
sleeping ears are the best belonging to
the Pullman company, being marvels of
elegance, comfort and luxury; its day
coaches are the best made, and its em-
ployees, by long.continned service in
their respective capacities, aro experts..
courteous and accommodating to all.
11 18 not at all strange, therefore, that
an intelligent and di 4C rim inatin tra
veiling public should almost exclusively
patronize this great railway. with fie
separate through lines running between
Chicago, Milwankee. St. Pant and Min
neapolie. Chicago, Connell BInfla and
Omaha; Chicago, Kansas City, and St .
Joseph, Mo. L V, II. CARPENTER,
.(11; P. it T. A., Milwaukee, Wig. A. J.
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