The Clinton New Era, 1888-12-28, Page 8flintonfewOra
FRIDAY, DEC. 28, 1888.
LOCAL NOTICES.
Wed Scribblers, two for 5 cents, to
. them out, at the New Era office.
New stock Silver -Plated Ware just
received, prices away down. Christmas
Cards and Novelties, very cheap, at C.
1.)SCaeoa's Boo sTonE, Clinton.
Call at Twitchells and have
the K11eel plate put on your
Rubbers and Overshoes.
ho more swearing to be done
—Perfect fitting, Steel Plate
Stove Pipes. Same price as
orribiary pipe. A boy can put
them up. R. M. RACEY, Iron
and Hardware Merchant, Al-
bert Street, Clinton.
LOGS. LOGS.
ENT,RANCE..--Q"t the Eutrance,,j'iz-
aplipation Conducted here°last week,
thirty-nine candidates wrote,of which
number nine were from the Model
School here,• and the remainder from
outside towns.
CoNvlcrroN8. — The magistrates
of the county return a total of 79 con-
victions for the quarter ending Dec.
11. Of this number 17 were by the
Mayor of Goderich, 7 by Seaforth
magistrates, 8 by Clinton, 10 by
Wingham, and the balance more or
less scattered. In these cases were 8
violations of the License Act. The
fines imposed amounted to $850.
No DEMAND.—On Saturday Mr
Jas. Scott, of the firm of Manning &
Scott, went to Blyth to superintend
the sale of a 100 acre farm in East
Wawanosb,which they were disposing
of for a client, but the sale did not
take place because the bidding for the
farm did not reach anything like its
value. $800 was the highest figure
Stapleton Salt `Yorks is pre-
offered, which does not indicate that
pared to take any quantity ; there is much of a demand for land.
of LOGS this coming season,
principally Elm and Bass-
wood. The Elm to be not less
than 14 feet long, and the
Basswood 12 or 14 feet.
INSPECTION OF SCALES. — We
omitted to mention last week that
during the recent visit here of Mr W.
J. Hayward, Inspector of Weights
and Measures, be tested the Clinton
Weigh Scales and found them to be
perfectly accurate and correct.
CHAGE.—Mr S. S. Cooper has
bought out the interest of his partner,
Mr Swaffield, in the planing mill
and building business, and will con-
tinue the same ; he proposes to still
"push it for all it is worth." It is
said Mr Swaffield will return to Gode-
rich, -
FARMERS' INSTITUTE MEETING —
The next meeting of the West Hilton
Farmers' Institute will be held in
Wingham, on Monday and Tuesday,
Jan. 14 and 15, commencing at 1.30
on the 14th, and 8 a. in, on the 15th.
Amongst the speakers will be Prof.
dills, President Guelph Agricultural
College, and other prominent agri-
culturists, An excellent programme
has been prepared, of which further
particulars will be given later on,
MUNICIPAL — Nominations take
place on Monday next, and we just
want to throw out a hint to persons
whose zeal sometimes outstrips their
judgment in making nominations for
public positions. Do not nominate
anyone unless you are sure they will
stand for the position, and be certain
your nominees have the necessary
property qualifications. There have
been "nominations just for fun" that
have been expensive affairs • for the
town, and a little forethought will
prevent such again.
BUTCHERS' DISPLAY.—Notwith-
standing 'the great expense and risk
connected with making a display of
Christmas meats,the Clinton butchers
spare neither pains nor expense to
cateer to the tastes of their patrons.
Messrs Couch, May and Tewaley had
the very best beeves, porkers, etc.,
that could be secured, some of them
showing animals that bad been prize
winners at the late shows,and the ex-
tent and variety of their exhibit had
to be seen to be appreciated.
HOMEWARD BOUND.—The Chicago
British American of last week bas
the following personal, announee-
ments:—J.C. Smith, with J. Thome.
son, goes to Clinton. Ont., to visit
friends. J lriing,rather of our young
friend Frank -Irving, -has gone to his
o•dhome in Clinton, _for the winter,
Our old Scotch Canadian friend,Peter
Straith, of Clinton, Ont., gave, us a
-call this week ; Mr Straith is the in=
ventor and patentee of Straith's
reaper and mower knife sharpener,
which is a pronounced success, and
is bringing in loads of shekels to the
ingenious iuventor.
ATTEMPTED HORSE STEA
On, Monday morning when Mr R.
Fitzsimons went to his stable he was
surprised to find the door unlocked
and his horse loose in the stable, and
'a rope used as a guard unfastened.
He attended to the animal on his re-
turn from church the previous even-
ing, and is satisfied it was left per-
fectly secure,the rope used as a guard
being fixed in such a .way that it was
impossible to become unfastened of
itself:. The horse has-been lame for
some time; and its owner is of the
opinion that this fact becoming
known to _the would-be .thief, the
animal was found unserviceable and
therefore was not taken. •
SLIGHTLY 'IN ADvANCL — News-,
paper enterprise•is all right,but some-
times may go too far„ as aninstance
that lately came under our • notice
. shows. The NEW ERA has a splendid
staff of correspondents, and they are
always on the' alert for news, but one
recently overshot the -mark. Three
weeks• ago rat was mentioned in the
items from a certain place that a
presentation had taken• place to an
'estimable young lady of that town,
while, as a matter of fact, the presen-
tation only took -place last week.- Of
course the premature announcement
deprived the happy recipient of the
privilege of saying "she was taken
completely by•'surprise, and while,
• we-iiope correspondents' will always
be ba the alert for news, they must
not anticipate hventa tooA far in ad-,
vanoe. •
THE WEATHER.—The mildness of
the weather at this particular season
of the year may have its advantages
for the citizen who has to buy wood,
but it has been a serious disadvantage
to business `igen who laid in heavy
„s_�c�e„Rf w�se,�Q4lliil� ni'e.Q81p„t.�C+Y
tha if they do not buy winter goods
before Christmas "they ',1 pull through
without them," while in point of fact
they are more necessary after Christ-
mas than before.
Mr Keachie and wife, of Galt, Mr
Green and wife, of Parkhill, Mr
Fletcher and wife, of Galt, and Miss
Eva Croll, of Parkhill, spent Christ-
mas at the house of Mr John Croll.
All the ladies mentioned above were
at one time typos in the NEw ERA
office, and doubtless the only reason
why thq last named has not a gentle-
man acdompanying her, is because of
the difficulty of persuading anyone to
have her.
SCH )OL TRUSTEES.—On Wednes-
day last Messrs Steep, Cunninghame,
and Thompson, old members of the
School Board,were re-elected by accla-
mation, and Mr T Jackson, jr., elected
in place of Mr Searle, who has been
an exceedingly useful member of the
board, Although • Mr Jackson is
without experience, it will not take
him long to become familiar with
all necessary details, in school mat-
ters, and he will "fill the bill" well.
MARRIAGES —On Christmas day
the popular book keeper at the organ
factory, Mr, W. M. McGee, was unit-
ed in marriage to Miss Jennie R.
Cruickshank, daughter of Mr C.
Cruickshank. They went east on their
wedding tour. At St Paul's church,
on Wednesday, Mr Atkinson,of Strat-
ford, (a former residentlof the Hub)
wasmarried to Miss F. Noble,00f this
place, leaving the same day for their
future home. The church was almost
crowded on the occasion.
DECE3IDER 23 THE SHORTEST DAY
—While Frsday, Dec. 21, is, by a
sort of common consent, reckoned
"the shortest day" in the year—that
is, between,un up and sun down—it
is not so in strictIact. The 22nd was
precisely ,the same in" shortness, for,
while 'sunset was one minute later,
on that days sunrise was also a minute.
laters leaving things even at the close.
But the 23rd there was a set back,for,
while the sun set one minute later
than 0n the 21st, sunrise was two
minutes later, leaving the 23rd the
champion short day by one minute.
fter the 23rd there is a sort of
wobble for several days until about
the 25th and 26th, when the process
of lengthening the days really begins,
leaving the sunlight hours at the close
of the year (Dec. 30) about two min•
utes longer than on the 21st.
DEATH of MRS T. EAST. —Mrs
East, wife of the well-known brick -
maker of that name, died at the fami-
ly residence, Gravel Road, Hullett, on
Sunday afternoon last. Deceased
has been ailing for some time, though
able to be around, -but the immediate
cause of her death was heart disease.
She had resided in the county for a
great many years, and was highly
esteemed. She was especially well
educated, and in her earlier years
gave material assistance -to bar hus-
band in the managemc ut of his busi-
ness. She .was a. member of the,
Episcopal church, and leaves a family
of six sons, and six daughters, two of
the latter being married, one being
Mrs B. Churchill, and the other Mrs
C. Rouse:` She was the mother of
14 children and ,has 20 grand child-
ren ; by her death Mr East loses .a
patient help -mate and the children -a
loving and kind mother. Her six
sons carried her remains to the ceme-
tery, on Tuesday. She wag a native?
of Exmouth', Detonsbire, England,,
A KLEPTON ale tA.—On Saturday
night while Mr R...Fitrainions sat in
his store a slight noise outside at-
tracted his suspicion, and going to
the door tie found that a pair of fine
Clucks had just been stolen. He fol-
lowed a figure hurrying down the
street and recovered the ducks, and
a ter he had taken them back to the
store he went out again to try and find
out who the party was. In the mean-.
time the wothan, for ouch it was, had
crooned over to Mr Walker's store and
lifted -a goose. This,too was recover-
ed, and she was still shadowed,
( 'when she again lifted a chicken td•
Swallow's store. Thinking the mat-
ter had then gone, far enough she tris
,taken -in the store and charged with
her misdeeds, when she admitted that
she valid not help -herself. It *as
not necessity that compelled her to
do it, but an apparently :irreeisable
'deair° to take things net her own.
She it a rwornan Of inetttti Who has
ith r lived above treproach. The
' ehment enough for
ed to go With,
aiming taloa
,Local Church Chimes.
Little T,tOC!ib Items.
&Ir D. Henery,of Woodstock,spent
Xmas here.
Mr T. Ford, elf Woodstock, is visit-
ing in .town.
Dr Oona bas returned and resumed
his practice. •
Mr George Bay, of \Voedstock, is
home visiting friends.
Mr Fred Bakes, of Woodstock,
spent Christmas in town.
Miss Sarah Mulloy, of Rochester,
N. Y., is home on a visit.
Mr James Turnbull, of Toronto, is
home visiting hie parents.
M. J. Minting, of Woodstock, is
spending a few days in town.
Mr Wesley Barkwell, of London, is
under the parental roof for a few days.
Mr Powell and wife, of Detroit, are •
visiting the parents of the latter here.
Mr P. Armour and wife are here on
their wedding tour visiting relatives.
I Mr Ralph Wade, (son of Rev W.
Wade) is back from Dakota, on a
1 visit to friends,
Mr Forrestor, of Mitchell, brother
of D. A. Forrester, was a visitor to
town this week.
Fred E Corbett and J. A. Croll. of
Toronto University. are home for -
their holidays.
Mr Frank Hodgens, who bas been
living in Toronto for some time, was
home for Xmas.
Mr W Malloch is home visiting his
parents, but will return in a few days
t� Toronto College.
Miss M. McFarlane. of Duhdas,
and Miss C. Cole, of Sarnia,, are the
guests of Mrs H Foster.
Mr Al Williamm, who has been at-
tending Toronto Medical College, is
home bor the holidays.
iiCi iit:eIon Bros. had three turkeys
stolen from the front of their store on
Saturday night, and Mr H. Wacker
lost a duck last week.
Mr Fred Milne, of this town, is
home on a visit, but will return to
Toronto in a few "days. He is study-
ing for a Veterinary Surgeon.
A purse with a small sum of money
was lost on the Huron Road, on Tues-
day evening. The finder will confer
a favor by returning it to this office.
Mr James Smith has returned from
Indianapolis,and'thinks that Canada,
slow though it may be, is far ahead
of the States in morality and honor.
Mr Harvey Callander, eldest son of
the late Robt. Callander, who has
been farming near Brandon, is down
on a visit; he looks w>11 and likes
his prairie home.
Mr George Bayley, of Sparta " Sen-
tinel," Mich., who put in a short
time some years ago working in the
News Record office, is visiting friends
in this vicinity.
Rev G F Salton, of Waterloo; was
one of the speakers at the Rattenbury
street church aupper,.Thursday night.
.itev• Mr Tonge, of Myth, will take
Rev J. Livingstone's work on Sun.
day next, Mr Livingstone going to
Blyth
The annual meeting of the teachers
and officers of Rattenbury St.SabSath
School will 'be held the first Monday
in January.
The Georgetown Herald, of last
week, contains a full account of the
induction of Rev A. H, Drutn(m,
formerly "of Clinton,into the pastorate
of Georgetown and Limehouse.
St. Paul's church is this Christmas
decorated with more than usual taste
and care, flowers largely taking the
philia, of evergreens, and the e~9"ect
therefrom being specially pleasing to,
the eye.
' Rev -Mr Danby, who for years was
pastor of the Presbyterian churches
on Varna circuit, is at present repre-
senting the Confederation Lire In-
surance company in this section ; he
has some'idea of moving to Clinton
and making it his permanent head-
quarters: -
Rev J. Edge' lectured' at, Dutigan-
noir, on Thursday night last, on the.
%bject " Take home what -you her-
row." If Mr Edge 'is as good a lec-
turer as he is a.preacher, his atidie"nce
enjoyed -•a rich treat. Some time
when we get a lot of our subscribers
together we wilt get some one to give
them a lecture from the topic " Pay
up what thou oa'ett."
On New Year's afternoon "the young
ladies of the Christian Endeavor So-
ciety, of the Ontario St. ohurch, will
hold a reception in the basement of the
church, where they will meet fiordially
receive their friends who desire to call,
This is Anew move and one whiph"wb
think is to be commended. From two
o'clock until six all who care to pall and
enjoy the hospitality of theoeladies will
be itteide)ieartily welcome.
n
Mr W. Bailey, engineer on the
Western End of the Montana Union
Railway, and son of Conductor John
Bailey. of the L. H. & B.,is home on
a visit to the old folks at present.
The anniversary of the past Xmas
day will be memorable to Mr. W. D.
Stewart, of Ayr, formerly of Clinton,
by a most unfavorable event. On the
evening of that day his place of busi-
ness was destroyed by fire.
Mr Jenkins, a prominent citizen of
the State of Illinois, and brother of
the late W. Jenkins, of the Huron
road, has been here on a visit; he goes
back in a few days, and will be ac-
companied by Miss Mary 'Jenkins,
daughter of 'Mr Thos. Jenkins.
Miss K. Struthers, who is teaching
in Ashfield, is visiting her mother
here, accompanied by Miss McQuoid,
also of Ashfield. Mr W.'E. Struth-
ers, teacher at Porter's Hill, is also
home for the holidays Both have
been in engaged for another year, in
their present schools.
It' is rumored that Mr Joseph
Draper, the well-known conductor on
the Stratford and Toronto branch of
the G. T. R., has resigned his posi-
tion and will retire from the service
in a few days. Mr Draper has been
long in the service and was well liked
by the travelling public. Mr Draper
is known • to the travelling public
more because of his peculiar way of
drawling out the names of stations
than for anything else. He would
split a word in two and ,bawl out the
last sentence, like " Icer -1 -i -n eta-
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'Public School Report.
After an examination of the -different
divisions it has been decided to leave all
e rooms except the three highest as
they are,for two or three months. The
work in divisions I and II would be dis-
turbed too much to promote 'pupils in
April •and again in July, consequently
all pupils who have succeeded in passing
will -take their places in those rooms on
the opening of school.
The following is the result' of the ex.
amination in Divisions II and III:—
DIVISION II.—Marks attainable 620;
pass marks 310—Winnie Shepherd,327 ;
Geo. Hodgins, 311 ;,Joseph Armstrong,
308; Lucy Shepherd, 295; Eddie Muir,
285; Birdie Heywood, 283.
DlvisroN In.—Marks Attainable 595;,
pass marks 298—Charlotte.Everitt,372 ;
Horace Jackson,368 ;Amelia Fitzsimons,
361'; Rufus Andrews, 343 ; Thomas
Southcombe, 334; Linnie Irwin, 327 ;
Maggie McMurray, 317; Chas. Robert-
son, 310; Flossie Pattison, 308; Clara
Dayment, 305; Rosa Cunninghame;300;
Harry Fitzsimons, 299.
Several pupils in both roOms were not
present when some papers were given.
Some in Division II have absented
thernse es"frorn examinations in -June
and De tuber. •
Christmas , Song Service:
The service held 'in Ontario St.churoh
on Sunday evening was worthy of all
praise. After reading the,lessaps the
Pastor discoursed•upon ,Luke ii, 1Q, 11
and 12 verses. - The sermon was an able
exposition of the birth of the Saviour
and the lessons surrounding it. "He
described the times when the Saviour
came, the place of his birth,the circum-
stances and the manifestations acorn.
panying it. His 'remarks abounded with'
apt illustrations and the crowded
audience followed them,deeply interest-
ed to the close. At intervals the elioir
of the church, leg" by Mr Hay,with Miss
Gibbings tit the organ, rendered appro-
priate anthems and other .selections.
The Christman hymns selected were
heartily" taken up by the congregation
end the singing was very. enjoyable.
Tbi*'ohoir hae•'won a .well deserved re-
nown and its services are very largely
sought after. The athemnsgiven on
Sunday evening wort';.—"Hark, the
Herald 'Angels Sing," " The Prince of
Peace," "Glo6y to God in the Highest,"
While Shepherd's watched their Sheep
by night," and " He Redeetiied Me."
OLJDAY
GOODS
1V icest and best Assortment
we ever had,- and prices
the Lowest
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Slverware,f Plush ^ Goods,
ChristmasCards;Booklets
Fancy C.tthia&Glassware
Violins, Concertinas and
Accordeons, Toboggans,
Sleighs, Picture Books,
Albums, Bibles, Purses,
Toys, Dolls, &c
A most elegant line of Goods is
now on the way from New:York
and will be here in a few days.
Mr Dickson was in Toronto for three days last week,
and bought up, cheap, a large stock of the very latest
NOVELTIES for the Christmas Trade. Come and
see us, and select what you want now, before the nicest
.goods are sold
Ch ris. Dickson,Clinton
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WE EXTEND' TO OUR NUMEROUS CUSTOM-
ERS 'NITRE COUNTY, A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
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THE FAMOUS CLOTHIERS, CLINTON
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Has landed us on the Miele of another year.
WE EXTEND TO ALL
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And for the coming year we will try and
do our ,part to make it a happy one to
all who see fit to give us a share of their
patronage, ' by paying strict attention to
what our customers require, as well as to
see that our goods are bought in the rinht
market, and at prices that will meet all
and every kind of competition.
We thank you for past favors, and solicit
your trade for the coming year.
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Yours truly,.
G E O E ,PAY & CO.'
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