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The Huron News-Record, 1885-02-11, Page 3' JftnM-wlff&aj Wm, PAVISA * M .-HjAO—' gT...rT* WAYS READY AIMtfte ^WlierofiPaln, ^SapsritQXT -. i- "Mr. F. 8. MliwYLL of the “P*> Uoe” ia away, ou a short vacation •Jitrip ssrt. ’ Hyndman of Exeter, who Jias been the guest of Mrs. W. W. Farren, returned ho.me Fri lay last. Spring Assizes will be held in Goderich Court House, Monday, March 22nd—-Hon. Chief Justice Cameron presiding. The Court of Chansery will at­ tend to business in Goderich Court Hoop'*, Monday, .April 13—Hon. Air, justioe Ferguson presiding. Thy Preslmerien social at the residence of Mr. John, Callander, * -i I A ................................................................. .....................................................—------------------ ------------ , . , AT THE PALACE. THOSE OVERCOATS & FDR MANTLES AGA III . Men’s Fur Caps,. Ladies’ Fur Caps and Gapes. Blankets, Rugs, Carpets, Clothing. The Finest Selection in the County. Always busy on accouil of the (3-reat Variety of Goods we show. J Come and see us. Only One Pric 5 per cent, oif for Cash. Butter and Eggs taken for Goods. late JOHN I0D6ENS ! .T. CALLANDER, Manager (■muwffij!....................... i . ............ n >' ■ "'■■I i’"•wu"||X5M "ROB.. *W ' (Suooesaor to S._ FOWLER & SOK. Watchmaker, Jeweler and Engraver. -The latest styles of Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Optical Goods and Silverware always In - , stock; A good stock of VIOLIN STRINGS always on band* Repairing promptly attended to and Warranted. BEAVER BLOCK, CLINTON. V A LENT I N OS. ■ >--»p —— ............... ... ■ February 14th is Valentine Day arftf * ’ •' DICKSON’S Book iStGri is the place to buy your Valentines. Large? variety; * cheap, from lc. to $1.50 each. ,, >?... /v I have'about 500 CUP< and. SAUCeW^^J: W.. / sell at about o^e half .regular priest; /? / u, .'e. T Also about 10,000; RollsWALL PAPER, vary These Goods and thousands of other articles* must. by March 1st to make room for the largest stock of Spring Goods ever brought to Clinton. J J - CHRIS. DICKSON, Miss~A Gilchrist, i»on*a visit to her sister, Mrs. Neill, at Pia^s*. ville. " Miss McManus, of .the “Palace,” left yesterday (Tuesday) morning on a holiday trip to her home at Port Hope. THsDur^/nea Reformer is now published in the eight page form and from new type. It presents an excellent appearance and is every whit as good as it looks. HNTERTAINMjSNT—St. Paul’s guild pre arranging for an entertainment to be given in the Town Hall on the evening of Febr, 17tb, next Tuesday. From the pleasing char: acter of those given in the school room in spite cf obvious disadvan­ tages, we shall'expect the one in tbe .TriWJJhall lo be a thoroughly inter: esting one. An excellent programme Jus been prepared and will be-carried out by the Very best ’local talent. Admission is placed at the popular figure of 20 cents, children 10 cents Everyone and their wives and dffugb: ters and sweethearts are invited. J, Q, G, Officer?,—iAt the last regular meeting of Clinton Lodge No; 705 I, O. G. T. on Friday night last tlm following officers were duly installed-for the ensuing quarter by Jacob Taylor, LodgeJJeputy :— W. C. I., Bro."K’S: Booth; W. V. T, Sis, M»rv Cottle; W|‘S, Bro. James Rye; W. A. S. Sis. I. Me- Dot)gall, W1. T. Sis. Susan Moore; W, R S., Bro. H B. Kerr; W. C., Bro. G. Hannaford; W. D. M., Sis. Sarah Mull.oy, W.’I. G., Si?.: E. Whittington; W, 0. G., Bro. Wm. Rutledge; W. R. IL S., Sis. Sophia Kilty; W. L. H. S.,.gis. E. Bricken- den. 0 Temperance Delegation.—The ’ following Delegates were appointed to represeut Glintou Lodge at the' /Went Huron Dibtrict Lodge I. 0/ G. T. to be hpld in Manchester on : Wednesday-Feb. 18th A. W. Carslake, * John Bayley, Susan 1 Moore,, E/lizabeth Betts, Elizalteth Bayley, James Bye,-Edwa'rd Saville. Wo rather like, tho snap, of the Durham Chronicle mas, but in his vigor lie sometimes rivet looks ru'ea he land down wheq a school teacher. As in the following: ‘Our many friends wi|| be glad to hear that the, . impending payment for the Chroni­ cle, has been discharged. If anyone expect^ iis to be “swamped” we beg to inform them, that th®Y be lamentably disappointed, providing v^e keep oup liealth and our‘friends’ away from us.” ' About twenty five young people- assemhled ut the residence of Mr. H. W, Cooke on Friday evening last, to tender a farewell party co Miss Lotlie Mitchell, jprior to leaving for her home in .Ypsilanti, Mich. The eveningpjyaR spent in innocent games and. aniusements. A splendid sup­ per—oysters’, etc.,—- was served about 12, shortly after which the company adjourned’ to their respec­ tive homes. Miss Mitchell left for her home on'-Monday morning. Messrs W. HE, Murney, R>bt Plunkett and John Reid of Goderiuh dropped in on us while they w<jre en roulefor.tbe purpose of attending . the annual- meeting of- the South- Huron County L, O’.' L. holden in Exeter last week. We were glad to see such sterling representatives of tbpse who stand by “Tho flag that flouts triumphant o’or the world. ' D'sliOiiored never by' the stain of <■ shame,— . The fhw that never fell, while British blood, ‘ In British hearts remained beneath its shade,—. ' The lion-guarded flag of Brittan." Candlemas Day. —And behold ic“ cometh to pass that the second day • of February, anno domini 1885, was _.the day'/on which the-briarj so legend, hath it, wak.eth up in his darksome cave/ wipetli the soot out of his eyes, with his paws, yqwnath, stretcheth iris limbs, ariseth, walketh "out. of his cave; looket.h about for his sha­ dow, .returueth to his cave’if he findeth hisj| shadow, ' and decided) that tile end of the winter doth yet be six'weeksJiEthe future : or, if' he "findeth not hi.? shadow, there being iio sun visible,’ remaineth our, satis- (ieth himself that the reign’of F Ost is o’er, anddnstructeth Mrs. Brum to preparo. for . her spring house cleaning^ And jt,caiD.e to pass that- a bear .in the township of Huilett, which was an early i iser and caugh t the early worm, walked out of his cave in the morning"at an early hour and, seeing the shadow of himself, 1 returned, him to his-Jowly .Couch, pulled.the bedclothes about/hia form . and told-tlie hired mao .to call him ' .Rix weekq hence. . bouTH nuaoN "Orange.-—The an­ nual meeting of the County Orange lodge,ot South lluron met on Tues­ day last in Eki-terJ ■”T<rere~'werir"" alMut' 75 of the .brethern. present,. BroJ Jblni Scarlett, C. M", presided. Tlie Various committees were struck and after.dinner their reports were read and discussed Three places vvere meMinned for the processi&Li/,. - on the I2thof. July n- Kt.:—Exeter, Bayti Id, and Stratford, - brit' on a division tho e in. favor, of "Bayfield were in- the'majority. Tl/e follow* ing officers- weie ele.ctedLfo.r..the.;cur<. rent year :— J. Scarlett; W; C. M ; •Alex. Garret, Dpy•'-M-j.-W?- H: Murne-y, Treas. ; E. Floody,' Sec’y y Wj. W-»-Connor, Chap. ; John. Doig, Dir. of Qer. ; John ‘Pollock and H. •Eilher, Lecturers. communica­ tion wa8„.repeiyel from W. W.< Connor, ut -Bajfield, 'expressing his regrets that owing- to ill liealth.he was unable to bu.ipresent. This is the first time lie- lias missed a coun­ ty meeting during tlie last. 47 years. 'Among those present were' Bros. Rfijd, Plunkett, Mur'imy, and Slier* man,.--*Goderich} Calbictr’, Holmes­ ville;- Floody and Cantelon, Ciin­ ton. /Scarlett,... Horney, JLeadbury, Simpson, • Brucefield;- Torrance, Beatty, Foster. Itatliwell, Stewart, Varna;' Pollock, -Heid,' Higgins, Castles, Bayfield; J. Bengqugb, R'. B.engough, Clarke, Ilensall; .Eit­ her, Lawson and Sims, Crediton ; W.“Portice, -Morey, J." Dagg, J. Neil, F.Davis,- Centralia, and others. Ths: ^eKt :nieeting.‘■WU“feirlraliL..in • Exeter. ‘ Personal.—The .Brussels Post publishes the following 'honorable mention of one of Huron’s million-- a ires, whose, home is in Clinton, where is how*, residing,-’from tlie Daily British Whig of Jan. 15th :— TIie Eirst Railroader—a survivor of the tiines of George Stephenson, a hale old gen'leman yet.—Joseph Whitehead, of .Clinton,'the first mHn to fire a railway locomotive,is’at the Royal hotel, in Kingston. Mr, Whitehead 'fa 1827 w^g oh the engine bult by George Stephenson. It was a ten ton machine, worked, with a beam, and was altogether An awkward lookfag affair. Last even­ ing to many auditors Im related the j>tory of his early life; and it was • very fateresting, He is the sole survivor of those who wore identified with tjie operations and workings of theTfrst locomotive, ...When the en*-. gino would go into-.the ditch an old gray.- horse wan secured to work a.' cr^ne which lifted it on to the track again. .He looks now with astonish­ ment‘on tlie marvollous progress made in railroading. At first 10 miles an hour was good wdrk ; re­ cently he had ridden over A fond at tho rata of 60 mileh «fa*hour. Then a good wind would stop the trftin, nriw it;wou!d require a terrifiri hur* ricano to even reduce the spend, At Chidage the first engine was Mffiown along-side a leviathan of tbris. The contrast was wonderful. l\Tr. in 1844> i "** ' ■ ' • • < ift1* i1'Joi JlUllfttte,.. ' ,., Maps.—The majority . Icbools being insufficiently aupplierj;. with waps, and school section , No. S HuL .lett being in thitb- p’redicameujt they ^it once Bet the matter right . by pujp chasing river thirty dQllarn wbrth pF the latest school maps, from /Chris. Dickson of Clinton. ” Bpoke about th® smell of coal oil. On my ^suggestion Collier-went in­ side where'the tire was and threw some water on it.. He went through the opening I had made in the ro<>f,. but immediately camo out savins he could not stay there "for the heat aiid smoke. We then threw in some water and saw that the fire was extinguished, Went home and. came "back after breakfast and. found t^e shavings, (shavings pro­ duced), saturated .with coal.oil. at the place the fire had started. The :ouly access to the place' where the tire was is a “niauliole” in the ceil- jng. I also got dry,, shavings be­ tween the joist. Coal oil appears to have soaked . through the ceiling. The joist. Tor 7 or 8 feet from the chimney towards the “manhole” are blackened .by the fire. When I showed Collier the "shavings and traces of ' Co.al oil he offered no ex­ planation ;.how they got there. There was. no way of getting" to where tfie fire started except though the “manhole” in the ceiling. My­ self and Mr. Leslie compared the shavingR produced with (hose got , by Collier’s boy at.the wagon shop, and believe them.' to have been the same. • • - W. H.’Cooper said Mr. Paisley asked him to go to Collier’s aiid ex­ amine the place where the tire had been,-and corroborated Mr, Paisley’s evidence. ' , John Stewart, working at Leslie’s wagon shop, agreed . aS . to the, shavings got at the place of the fire corrcRponding with those got by Col­ lier’s boy. \ * Mrs. Collier Raid she awoke Mr. Collier when th® cry of “fire” was raised <,a:iTd stAted that lio one ~bW members of- her family stayed in the house on the night in. question., Mr. Collier came to bed a^ half past, eleven. The boy--got a few shav- ‘ ings the night previous to the fire. Mr. Collier testified to. his wife arousing "him from sleep. He at once put op. his..pants *a.nd took'his •coat and hat off the rack as he burs ried : out. After going, out .and handing water to Beattie he went "^bHclcaiw}-|Hit’oiTi hislaTots; Did not notice than anyone iiad^jot through .i-he windows dr doors on the night of the. tire.- There is no way of get­ ting into the ioft except bv going through-the billiard room which he had chargb of. He liad $100 inRTir«. ance on the;Iurniture. and $3QQJ,ti- Rurqnce on the billittrd 'tables and fixtures. Wa‘s understood f-o say that the duly wav he could account for oil being at the place of fiie wds -that he had a’panorama ad veitisiiig. sheet stored tip there for a few days to dry, on which oil or-benzine had been freshly put. Knew nothing as as to how shavingR had'got there; Ah 11 year’ old boy of Collier’s saw .his Brother got shavings from Leslie’s the night before the fire and put their, under the. table up stairs. Mr. Collier being recalled Raid his1 landlord was Mr, Janies Miller and they have-always been on good termR. . "The Buhstance of the finding of the jury was, tllat the premises were mali-iously. set on fire, but that-' there was no evidence Jo show who the guilty Darty.or parties were, . We are inclehted to Mr. /W. H. Co<,per for the.above report. y stoves:COATS,■ Feb. llth .. LOtJAL NEWS. In anji Arouud thc “Hub.” ’/W*’. ■■ ■ in qUwiipiiii’Avm'i'ny f-ilwbti toutce, eithtY Verbal cr writUn. Keporti of mtetingt, tn~ UrtslnMcnCt,society 'and church dolngt, etc. kte^.or'^dy other viattert of general interest ■will alwidjl* keM aplaeeuiourcol^>nns<~-En Canadian Abhoad.—At a scul­ ling match at. Sydney,' New South < Wgjgft, ]Rst Saturday. Hanlon beat Clifford'by .-seven hrngt ha. Mr. Riohabd Oxtabx, at one timVl^Gbiiductbr on the Grand Trunk Rail way/ but lately‘a farmer aiftiftCtfryinap, died ou Monday.last near Brantford. ' ' is now charged that women pracsidytlib 'jnferiijLl machines which blew u|/ tifiu parliament buildings. ‘ a great deal of the blow ipgpup in this world. 4.. ^Cqn’duqtqk, Qui RK, who has for a long.period, been running on the W.: G. W/W <betw'ee|ii- Kfacardind apd H^miltbipllias been transferred to - the- J^Hidpn JHurou A Bruce., . Mr. Beok Doyle does things ac-_ at ^ie. Que®*/8 ItriS is fortunate in-hav- in^JM?uirwl-the-services of so genial ah<T"aqcouimbdiiting an ’asHistant. A <coW got . driink in St.'. Thomas bli'a'^Wy W&fcweek oh. pour beer which had.; bem.l thrown out of a ftreweryj.- -,The'v T*‘nes pertinently remarks- that.it was an. interesting display, of corned beef.; • Ticke ts nd place like home, so we imagine:thfaks. Mr.,Harry Cante•• - Ion. Ahhougii figcpssaj-ily/.living a sdrt^of Bedoiun life in.following jils"! new occupation he will cornu ‘home.’ He was iu'town Sunday-and Mon­ day. - ' . ~. Mil. and Mrs Joqep'h Goldthorpe of. Golborne drove to- .the ,.‘.‘Hub’’ Saturday And spent Sunday with their relative Mrs. McLaren, . “Queen's" Hotel. Mr. Goldthrope say^ he'never found-better sleighing than on Saturday last. Miu Bobi& HoLMEajr of' Clinktpti, 'liajtf wrtftfcn to? M’jor. Draper, of * Tbrdnto,’ for-partiiUl <rs of the death’. oFa namesake, formerly of Demer- ara, and if the party reAliy died. There appears" to be some mystery surrounding the aUe^liil death. —’ Arews. ITamft’TdS *n£]'>dbtator-:-“- -Guelph- was”'fdrine’rly noii?(F-‘ToP"/bffiug"fthe. ■ residence- of tlie gentleman, wlio driit-kH hot • Trilli w-hisk’ey/-in July. ——It is now notijd f®r being the first Ontario city that, has. decided---that t'liatr^ gentleman shall not have'his lint Irish, in July or’any other month. The Presbyterian Dr. Cuyler accords to-.tire Bapusts “the hook,- which next to God’s own book, has had :mor«'-rekiliirs-than ahv in the E iglish tongue," meaning Bunyan’s “Riig.<im:’s - Rr<?gre'-s,.” an<l - the preacher, , whq . has -reached more ,ihan~pny~^man since the. .Apswtl^sj-'.iyrthe-persoir of Spurgeon. Six’-JP-AtiL^s School HousE.-r-The ,cnnti!«c4> i for--- ihw ■■ building of ,St. Paii-l^'Church School- House' has • Mr. John.. Scott,,at. $ll,20: some of-the material- to ’ be furfashddrbyfthe trusiees. Includ- i^jj. material the cnBt will be about? $1,450. T-he-huildinc Will, be of fain proportions.—28x&6, So appears that the McGillij cuddly brothers, of Goderich, do not­ own the town, and that a gentjeman • named Mr. Mafcolmson is better thought of than my brother Tom. He actually defeated the latter for . School. Trustee the other day by nihe^ votes. It is well o.nce and a while for a'man to ,gb-to'‘the people' and see how, New IjEGAL Firm.—We are glad to notice^ in the*1 Seaforth that .-the .business of Mr." J> M. / Beet, barrister,hiur^ that he has to take in an aii- ■ sistant in the ol a partner. Mr. Hector C«>wan7*wlm has just pAiik'e.ff’.'t^'.’ii Wiirristdr With honors, at. the-bead of the iist, boing"*the' gen­ tleman. ’ ‘ ' -. Important • Question.—If Mrs. - were left a widow,. Ahdbld' stfeWsume her own given name or continue to. hr® thajb of her lath ireshand wheny "being addressed/ by (etter qr. signing her name 1 -An- Rttct<^Wiren that edamity happens ' to’ Mfa. John Smith, (and to ME. John SmithTjT’ioo,) Rhe should be ad- ’ B.V «w’ Mrs.’- Mary Jane Smith. 'Some women prefer to qAp tlmjr own nafttb in -that way evdn Spring their hunHand’s lifetime bnt is rather evidence tljat tlie’Jr rebel agajnRt the present relations of m.en And women, fthtl - that they-- do nobbntertajn thd respect and ad- rrirration of-their "hftsbands-that is the basis of true matrimonial fell- -------"TMty.'^— ' ’ ’ ArFRECijiiiSD.—We # congratulate difa (Ah’iF pre want m many more as wp. can g«’t from ' various parte of the ebunty) on the^ appreciation of their items by onr |bri)U|t‘jin:of tho - resji. Thd Godtf- ich personal organ last wety conr correkpondjfoca; items th® #J5W8'REpo*p fliffipM--' '/qoyrwpbndupjw J nlneteptt Ite^bbfa'th^.N^rltFtiORD, Por- j/'-and ten -r • r T •< > % Incendiary Attempt. About . 2’.o'clock Wednesday morning, Feby. 4th, smoke was seen to issue -from the premises occupied by Mr. Collier,. a., poi tion of which is used as a billiard hall. His fams ily also reside upon the premises. They are situated between Cunning ham's corner grocery-and Kennedy’s hotel, the centre of a-very inflatum* able row of buildings. - Some young men -who-had just returned from Goderich gave the alarm and the steamer was soon at work, but the fire, fortunately, hqd not.made suffix cient Headway to require very great efforts to extinguish it. A pringent smell of burning coal oil suggested the idea ethat that liquid had- been used to get up a blaze by .some per­ son of incendiary instincts. An ex­ amination of the location of the fire by Inspector Paisley, revealed the fact that, the tire had started in the loft, or lo.W place between tbe ceil­ ing and -the roof,, access to which could only be had by a “riianhofa” opening, about 15 inches* square. Here also.were found shavings sat­ urated, wit.h coal oil. .The tire ap­ peared tcTliaVe started about fifteen feet fro.m the chimney which was- perfectly-secure. The smell of coal .oil iu* the atmosphere during the burning qf-the..‘dbfaze” having jpten-. sified the acuteness of the olfuctbr ies of'.Chief Paisley, he, during the-' investigation>of the origin of” the fire concluded that he smelt a “rat." Tie gathered up some of' the p w ily burned and.coal oil saturated shav­ ings, and, having learned tliat a «u'ri of the occupier of the premises h/nl brought home shavings froiirLeslie’s wagpn shop the previous .evening,.- lie Cook "W.-H. Cooper witlr liim and went?to- Mr. Leslie’s shop and arrived, at the conclusion thaf the shavinge used, in- what appeared an ■ incendiary attempt were identical with those got by the )ad the eve­ ning previous'to the fire.’ Who placed them where ba found them, was now the question. . FIRE INQUEST: -"Tn prdfer to ‘HeteiriSine'"Tnw“ah3,Td get all the- informatioi/posfdhle in rhe premises; Coroner Dr/ Worth­ ington, on the application of Reeve M’cMurchie."* and others, suinmoni-d a jury to appear in the town hall, oii Febr. 5th at 10 o’clock in the forenboh to hear evi­ dence., digest it-and report accord­ ingly. ‘ The jury was comppsed of- Joseph Whitehe ijdi (foreman), J; IT. . YL.mL'u _T" <li«..»>iuiJjWrtfr- 1 Hy. Steel>,' J as. Smi th. Jas. Thomp­ son, T-hos. Cooper,"G. E. Pay, W. H.Simpson, W. Beesley and.Ro’bt. ■Coals.. After examining the prem­ ises they squared - themselves for work • in .the service , of her Majes- John. Armor testified that early on the morning of the 4th Febr, lie, Will Fisher and W- Strsith and Earnest Copp noticed the sniolt,o issuing from .Collier’s,/ atid a strong, smell., of coal oil, but did not per­ ceive any Jilaze, They went/to Mr. Collier’s -apd rappea at the door, and told him jiis .house was on fire. Mr. Collier appeared, .already dressed'. Witness and the compan­ ions named, along with Dick Patter­ son then went to the back „of the premisesr and finding^ the fire wan making headway he rang the firb bell Earnest Copp corroborated pre­ vious witnoss and stated that two or8 threeminutes atter the rapping" ■three children and Mrs. Collier came out apparently fully dressed, ;,wa9 not quite-certain that Mrs. CoK lier was. Alf. Dennis said he was in Beat­ tie’s livery stable when his comrades' shouted “fire.” He ran out and the first, thing that greeted him was a smell of coal oil. After finding out where tbe fire was he ran up Collier’s stairs and found-that gen.- Hernan in the doorway with a bed­ tick. >In About three minutes heard Mrs. 0. ask, “where’s the Jbabyl” Thought the folk? in the hduso bad their boots on. ’ .. ■Roland Beattie wad there at the time and Mr. Collier asked him »o help take his furniture out. He. asked Mr. 0. to get hinr spbie water to put the fire out, Mr. 0. brought half a pailful saying that was all there Was: fa the house. Ijhrewft ■ on the fire, Mr. 0. wan dressed. Asko l him for more water but did no,t get any, W. Straith told much the satire’ sfary aS -the previous witnesses about noticing the smoke and the pre valance of thq burning coal oil smell. W. J.Paislev, chief of police, was aroused by the fire alarm Ori the rnornincr fa question. Upon arriv-- fag at the Scene wont up the stairs from the street, Found a lot of bedding at the door, at the tdp of the stairs. Climberl . on tliS. roof .Nile.-,’ ’’ -'h Mrs. D. McWhinney and -JfciF. Qj; May^gre visaing frienda.iti •C|fatoq«,.^ Mr. W. Mclntyfe isrhome - from Dakota.' He|has taken ai farm. th eye - and will likely return in .the spring ‘ Mr. Wm. Shifefa/^r CdibdWeJtt dn1 the sick lLti. ‘ Mr. Martin ip mending stby^^ere, He invaiiably makes »,! A large number of saw logp./pre be­ ing drawn to McWhipney’s .i^VW' mUL. The roads aref still, very--livery ‘J? Mr. Thos; Anderson arid sister and’ ■ Alisa Webst. r are visiting hcy.^ Rev. T M. Campbell preached here on Sunday. ■* STOVES. STOVE? " —“ ■■» — ;y ...*«..f*. ■■ „ Just Arrived, a Splendid D Colbornc . There were’married on February r by the Rev. W. Birks., at the" residence of the bride's uncle, W Forster, Esq., James./Page,-Esq , of Hamilton, to Miss Hanna Rebecca Forster,"of Colborne. 5th, . Dungannon. Miss A. Kaine, of Gorne, is on a visit here. Mr.. II. Biokle and bride, have re­ turned from their honeymoon trip. . An old-lady, Mrs. Robinson, died early on - Friday. and was buried on’ Saturday, She was about JOO years Of age. - ’ ' A big sleigh load.of young folks, from this , place, and the Nile, had a surprise at Beifast-dn Friday evening. On their return they had an upset, and it was quite a sight to see 23 of them scrambling, in the deep snow. No one,was very badly hurt.’ , • Saltford. Alias Susan McIntyre-ut Port FJ&pq. is honrie again-visiting her parents, and friends "galore, wno areglad tri see her. Mr. Geo. Fisher’s team ra.n away on Friday and made a grand spill of cord, wood through the village but no. great damage done. .* The'roads are very bad at present especially out towards Dunlop there being innumerable' pitch holes, hut ’under the skilful management of\our 4 Wetion boss” they ate not as bad as1 they might be. . Thd^inhabitants of this village re- joioe in the overthrow and downfall of brother Tom of Goderich,for Mr Mo GilHcuddy'is the gentleman (excuse this phrase) who said we were liood •Zumx. Will the'.Signal steal thia as* it stole rail* Under this head, (and others, last week. Holmesville It is likely that Holmesville will soon be oonneoted with the Bell Telephone Trunk line And the resid­ ents of this “Burg” will soon be Able to‘hello’ to their friends in the‘Hub/ As there is no Telegraph.'office at this point |it wiil be a great Udnveti- anoe to residents in the locality. The central office will probably he managed by Mr. Duff, Post Master. Our village is increasing in popula­ tion. The latest addition is a family named Bishop who have removed here from Kincardine. Mrs, Hall, the evangelist, Is doing ,a power of good. Revival meetings presided over by her are verjr largely attended and the power of-the Spirit Is being felt by a great many whd openly acknowledge, it. The lady is ah Able resBoner and instructor,which Ugi/te accompanied by a kympathetio Porter’s llillv = "y’7 ' A pleasant time -was' spent. at the .residence of Mr. McPhail, of $he Cut Line, by-th® youug,.folks pf 'thp place, one ‘evosing last w,eek,. .- . Mr. Stewart MriDougall, qf^b® Ps*l. Lino has disposed-Of horse for a large sutu to Mr,. Jqhu,, Turnbull, ol Listowell. .trr .jf -Mr. -.Alex Robihsqir,’ of*- Vjaterlop, was on a business, tjflur ihroMgh the village and vicinity. His,<e.b,and.-1wet, believe was.the purcliasfag oiso-nio .Qf the splendid ■ liQr,ses;. ^r'lyy^iol; Ulis place is famous. . - Mr. James H. Ell^o,tE J for Porter’s 'bill, : has head of his cattlo,:"..T!lie,y.j-ay)eraged. over $66 each,..and wereMprotonucod by competent judges to’.W5&a ’-lob-of cattle as.had been TfeiSl(-iii' Hie “Hub” for sotrie.. tiino/'fwp^'f/theih turning the scales^t Our local cattle dealers R^e,putvit| the business $gafa..: Mr." Jarnos'" Elliott,- of tho 5,t‘h; " and David. Cox, of. tho ffithi are, making hoavyt; purchases. • •..il {-Mrs. Cryderman is visiting friends at Dublin. ; - ■>’.. Mr, Gcorgo Cox, chief ^magistrate, of the .village, "and Mrs. ..Cox have "returned from their visit to |heir. spn in Hilton township, .;sf r Mr.-/and .’.-Mrs.,.John. Stirling, of- • Goderich, whojwore recently married, areWisiting at Mr. Wm; Morgan's,.of of the 5th. ’ •-.7.■ .. ■ Miss;Bella. McClusky - is’'visiting friends in "the Village. . • . - Mr. David Walden, of HbYrintown* ship, is visi.tirig friendsdu 'tli’ri'n'ci^h- hood, J1 j"-/J .\ Miss Cox, of. tho 6th, is'ph. tlie sick list. . .. ■ "J.- . Mrs, John Wallis, of- tlie ‘’2nd con., is1 seriously- ill, ■’infliffimrttioifr'being: the cause, •’ ■ Mrs. James Wallis, of tho 1st coni, we are sorry to state" is much worse. - It wjll bo remembered tfrisdiidy met with an accidorit last fall'that con­ fined her to her bedjand though seem­ ing, to" be getting better:of . late, it is now. feared that-those b'righfantioipa-" tions inay~not oe realized^ x-<- • ’• Mr/Picot, of tho 4th", ha^.T'bnj'oyed- to the 1st con,. He will db'lfbtless Be" missed, by. his'old neighbors? The many friends, of-Mr/iHasting^. . of the '4th,«>vyill'tbe pleased \’to loam lip is recovering’’fftitji -hffi "illness.^.* ■ We understand’.^liat:Mr.’ Jjohn M.c- Lonan, framer, of' tlip 5t,h,pon.,. has . undertaken"’ a big-contract 'from-Mr. Thomas .McKee,, of:£bu.;4tfi, Tor. the foundation,' also for. anAdUitibn to be .built to the barn.-' 'j.‘ 7 j/ • -• I -Mr. John-McCauley, -^oderiofa Sis making _Borne extensive repair's,,in the’,bh,rris of. Mr. Da,v^ the 6th'coricessioh. Owing to^the illness of thq,organist, the entertainment ,at Bq|h"(4-Qhnrch was postpenecL-a-' „. ,7).J " Mr. William Clark^f -tlie;6th, paid a flyirig visit to thri villageilast week, the purchasing of horses, we believe, was. the.olijdct he had'in.vjpw. - . Mr. Foster; Presbyterian ministef;. of Bayfield, officiated-;-at, .’Bothel church, on Sunday evening;last, in the place of Rev. Mr. Gee who was too ill to attend. " The many fr.iends-of -Ro'eVo Elliott will be pleased-to see.thutf he has been again-appointed- road 'cdmmiB- sioner. No doubt the County Coun­ cil know how to apprdci’are good sefvices, lb Seems th'StFJtliey don’t want an engineer.'. Well, it l^ niiiff- ter of opinion whethbt prii^tiiSal mei? -like-Mr. Elliott arid "his fml^w-pdm-" missioners .can. attend.. 4o’2t%afl'and. bridge making .as well > asl-ti!, good theoretically capable man., Your correspondent it appears wiis wrongly ihformed in regard id..Mr. Fred Smith’, That geptil^jia'b .has no intention of retiring froth -the washing machine ’ businefl^ mn the contrary Jhe Jntends to’ ’ri'ngagri .in'' the business, oji .a rnpcli . larger scale than evor. Be rides t^modem . ^improved ones, oi. which ' bb’"'keeps a supply, always..rih^handj.,Jjeei'ntohds to invest in ^re/ old, original Dan O’Connol stylo of machine.' yretl,’ old fellow, roceivo our congratulations, ■ Tho latest modern improvemopt is a machine for drawing" wood; and may be seen on tho 1st oon. daily. r It is managed by an .elderly..genntleman, , and it is an eyesore, to :a spirited horse. o. ■ ’ • , , . Miss Annie Elliottvof Toronto,.'who .has been ‘ .visiting-Jrfend^ in thia' ' ^vic’iniFy" returried-’to "^her’i'-bottie! :«n Friday last. , •' , NR............................... ’ll! I ’ifir ii WANTED/ ■■:./; I GOOD SERVANT ’'AP A pjy’to’ - ’ "MRS. JOrtN’CRlIB. Applications for ibe-poirftkiA ^f.care­ taker of thaClibfofi Hi&o. lol'6’1® year, will be received by'tH.li ainaersignea up to tho evening of thG.iflth liittr ' Ptiti^ to bo performed; &6;: lhiy-h'edt' oh' ‘applica­ tion to the Secrottftf.fv 6-W!«'H<' February 5'th,-18&5l o.f: ■/ - -f ' ’ .- pn11.1 -.ie; h„ r,{>DA.- JOHN CUNNINGHAME, GROCER, , . CLINTON. Choice Groceries, fruits, Confectionery, Etc. ■■ Fresh Currants, Layer Raisins, Rlack Basket Raisins, 1 Valencias, layers; Valencias, loose;" Citron, Orange, & Lemon Peels: Nuts—Almbnds, Filberts,’ Peacan; &c. Green and Dried Fruits of all kinds. About twenty different kinds of Confectionery. BISCUITS—Wine, Abernethy, .Lqmojn, Fruit, Sod^s and Crown. Bisquitg. Marmalade in. jars, CANNED GOODS—Reaches, Pears, Toinatoes, Salmon, .Mapkerai,. Lobsters, .Sardines,’ etc,-, j^y..Haddie>, and OUSTERS constantly on hand. ‘ -. I ' ...................•_______-_*a CHINA & WHITE GRANITE GLA8aWARE^M4i«?? Gent's Cups and Saucers, Glass Bread Plates, Fruit Dishes, Jugs, Nappies, otc.-—all new goods and of the very latest styles. ■ See them early, v Essences of every kind. Reliable Yeast Cakes. Toilet Soaps, made by all the leading" manufacturers. Washing Soaps—all the leadin? lines. GREAT VALUE IN TEAS, COFFEES AND SPICES. J / JMj XJLU1. ’ — ETC., AT- I W)1 TWITCHELL’S. Victoria Block, j . Clinton, Ontario. BUFFALO^ gOAT ROBES, for Sate Cheap. —i-Having received ;my-— . O'Wotajen’s Kid Boots only $1.75. - ts" Meifs^Boy's and Children’s, cheap, accordingly. ear Trunks^aDd Vallses very cheap; •” ' . ■ ' Team and Carriage Harness cheaper tliaii ever. Silver Mounted Single Harness omy$l4. • . * Xfflr B.aby Carriages,Vjarge variety, at almost half prlcb.,’ . 15,000 Bunches IIlghxL'ind Pine and Cedar ..Shingles for-sivle, cheap. Better and tiggs'$k&i, as cask for Boots and ,Skoe'3> IROOMS TOAET OVER SHOP. TF ST. PAO ........................... ..... Coal Stoves, :-t Cook PARLOR & BOX STOVES, I ‘ OF E^ERY DESCRIPTION,! - -----AT------ I S. DAVIS Mammoth. Stove Warehouse, Hardware and Trip, CLIJSTTOlSr,. - ousr'i’l WVOHinftW V WBM We have removed-to our new storo in SEARLE’S BLOCK, • ' • , I COR.OR ALBERT & RATTENBilRY STS. Wllere we haye opened out a .large and well-assorted stock of GROCERIES, CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, &0 . A visit will convince you that w# have the best store of-lhe'kind ih the county.- . • pall and examiue our promises. * T. COOPER & SON/ dANTELON BROS’, - General Grocers artel Produce... Merchants] RACET'ifiLD STANG, ALBERT STREET, CLINTON. Choice, Fresh Family Groceries • * - Constantly in stock. • ' teas-^extra VALUE. Farm Produce taken at Highest Price. OA-lSTTEULOZESr EROS. d Id * A BRICK STORE, Suitable for first class Dry •XX Good?, Hardware, or general business, now occupied by P.lumbtkel & Co. Possession given let of January. Ront moderate. Apply to --------.3-l7.-......... . R—JRWlrf STORE TO_RENT. M. FISCHER smith’s".BLOCK, > " CLINTONj ONT. - The corrcct place forporfect fitting garments ■ at closest quotations. . Fit, Workmanship, Style Assured HOUSE TO LET. ON ALBERT 8TREET, CLINTON. ' • 323tf Apply to T. COOPER, Grocer. STRAYSHEEP. -A . j. —- ---------■ GAME to the premises of the auhsorihor, Lot 19, Con. ft, Goderich Township, about the midd’.o of October, 1884, 4: SXlIOJIlJiP (two ewes and two lambs). The uwTior.can have thorn bj proving property and paying charges. . FRANCIS HILLOCK, $23-4t . Portor’e HtH 1‘. 0. A CARD. HAVING distwsed of the whole Of mV Ineur- anca Business to Mr. 0. .RIDOUT, I would ask for him from my-many friends and patrons a. corttinuance of the conBdonee and support so long extended to-mo. He can.- be found at my old office on High Street., (8d) A. 8. FISHER." dfntop,J4nu«ryl9th, 1885,. 223-3t ~ NEW BOT & SHOE STORE IN PERRJH BLOCK. . Hand-made work, sewed and (begged, at ptkes to suit every purse, The wet work, lowest prices, and satisfaction guaranteed., As I have flrst-claes city workmen em­ ployed, entire satisfaction ’is A certainty. Give m* a call. 1 H. BEACOM,r < is Ybrtr Time £q Buy SEE SHARMAN’R Large & Assorted Stock ■ of ROBES AND BLANKETS -if you'wish to Vi SAVE MOETEV. Everything In thn HARNl 88 l,De down to suit the time’s, . A. SH-ARMAN.GF TON CARRIAGE WORKS. (LATE HARRY CANTELOIM’S) * P. W.YWARD, PROPRIETOR, MANUJ'AOTUKES ALL KINDS OT > ■' Buggies and Wagons, Cutters and Sleighs, • FB.EEMAN’3 .. 70mi POWDERS, \ro pleasant to t sho. Contain their own ■ .ti'e. la a safe, sure, and, orrcctcaJ forms iu Children or AdnUt Notice to Contractors. SEALED TENDERS addressed to 'the under­ signed, and endorsed “Tender for Colling- wood,’’will be received until MONDAY, the Otn of PEEiltUARY next inclusively, for the con­ struction of a further length of tho Breakwater at Collingwood, Siiucoo County, Ontario, accord- ihg to a specification to be seen on application to Adem Dudgeon, Esq-, Collingwood, from whom forms of tender can-oe obtained. .Persons tendering are hotifltrd that tenders will not he considered unions made orf tho printed forms buppliod, she blanks properly filled in, And signed with tholtactual signatures.' ' Eilcb tender must bo accompanied by tn ooeentari bank ahoqhe, made payable to tho Honorable the Minister of Public AWfe, equal ta fvepertenl. tM amount of the tendert which will be fotfoited If tho party decline to enter into a contract when oaliOdpn to do. so, or is. he fall to efitb pitta th a *ork contracted for. It the ten • dor bo’notacbopted the cboquo will be rotnimod.' The Doptrtraent wjjl not bo bound to tocept tlx lowest or toy tender. ’ By order. ’ A. G<WL,’ Acting Ro Ct Wy Department of public Worktr, ■ •. dttewt, »th January, 1886 .- . W <■ Only beat seasoned lumber arid heB^ifonuMd, Best workmen"cmpToycdT’ AllworkWarranted as-represented.JiriwyPricies" arid‘"'QhTclc Sales Biiggy Tops,- Bodies,.Gears/Trimmings, etc., m'ade'in large quantities nuitsuppliod to the Trace at the very lowest Wholesale Prices.? B^PAlRlNu promptly attended-to.,' All kinds of Lumber takori in exchange. Givei u£<a call'..'. q ’ . - . P. W. HAYWARD, Opposite Fair's Mill. Subscribe for the News-Record, $1.25 per Year. ADVERTISE IN THE NEWS-REOORD, The Only Double ■ Circulating1 . Paper in the County. RRtHQOI j 4A0 - ------------- ■ ■ NOTICE^ ■tf » ,.. n Ars ttteaMntf ef Ao fe»rd of t>lropta«f of A wjtfUl m IMWMM Oe. bold in ewfortb on January Mtb, 1886, for the purtoOo of deciding tho point Mt over from the meoting, tt WWrtblOuely deoMed that Uta ,------. o r i i G AS TO MERCHANTS: *' How to Sell Goods -—-TALK TO—