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CLINTON • ONT., FRIDAY, .A.PRI. L 15, 1881. •• •
EDWARD FLOODY,
Publisher.
W. H. RANSFORD,
City Book RON, Clinton
NALL PAPER,
iu endless variety, from
5 CENTS A ROlt-L,
GOOD VALUE.
1 have added to my Stock a full
line of.
Tne bens have been well watched
this week,
PERSONAL—Mrs. Long of the Carson
Block, is atpresent visiting her friends
at Newbridge.:
Anniven.—The poles. for the scaffold
of Mr. Sinith'S block have arrived, also
a quantity of sand, and now looks like
work.
• Ssow,--There were showers of "the.
beautiful" .on Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday nights of this week. What
has Veneer to say 7
You will now see the average young
man, on .a Sunday evening, at •the
church door, whiting for—who.i His.
Sister, of course, he will say..
DOING A Rumen Bosixess.—A,11,
the tailoring establishments in town„
more especially those who. advertise in
the RECOnD, are doing a rushing busi-
ness. . • •
Massns, 3. Sheppard and R. MeLen.
nau left heie for Dakota on Tuesday
last, Where the latter intends to reside,
and the former merely to see the
couetry, ,•
Choice Cigars,
Smoking and Chewing
Tobacco and Cigarettes
A.:Vial Solicited.
LOCAL NEWS.
Houle and Vicinity.
DUST was flying on -Sunday lasb..
"Wno wasn't out on Sunday 7 Echo
answers, who . 7
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FAnmEas advertise y on r. farm' stook.
for sale in Tui RE.coun: You Will;
then soon find a buyer. aa
READ Broodfoot & Box's ads. on the
inside this week. They .are • giving
great bargains in furniture. •
SEuvicE.--There is now service twice.
every Sabbath in the Baptist church.
Look at the directory on.tiat ,• • ,
PERSONAL.—We had 'a call from Mr.
P. Moore, of Brussls, on Saturday las,
He is as lively as ever, and reports'.
business good in Brussels. , •
Tus Blyth Review Wouadlike to see
., greater interest taken in the t.en/Pr-
. .
owe cause in that village. Pet. a•Cross.
in your note hoick—ifs a ,good oue,
.
Goon Cota..--'"--1Ti. jam Peiclint, of
Goderielt Township, weighed ,hie young
stallion here on •Moaday, a The anneal
is coming, two years Md and turned the
scales at 1,700 lbs. Who can beat
this 1
PElisoNAL—Mr, A. H. Manning ar-
rived hones on Monday last.
ATTENDED.—Mr. Wut. Jackson at-
tended the trado sale at Londou on
Monday last.
Aw TO BR AROUND.—We are
pleased to totice,that Mr. Wm. Cooper
is able to be around again.
Mr. Wia. Cooper, has 6014 his house
and lot on Battenbury St. to Mrs.'
13lair receiving the sum of $750 there-
for.-
ALL THE Go.—Putting the stone and
'jumping is all the go, on tine evenings.
Everybody is best," as far as we can
learn,
13,aoas.--a-The Clinton Driving Park
AsSociation, it is said, will have races
on, the park ou the '24th ot May, and
also on, Dominion Day.
Bineptau.—Aetive preparations are,
are being made for the rebuilding of
Smith's block. We understand it is to
he finished by the lst of July next, •
READ Diana—A number of new
advertisements appear in this week's
issue. Among them will be. found.
Pay & Wiseman's, .They. invite an
inaeeetioa• of their New Spring Goods.
•Mixisanatat..-11ev.:Jas. Caswell, of
Londesboro', occupied the. pulpit of the
Methodist Church 'here, morning and
evening, on Sabbath last, Rev, Mr,
'Sutherland took his .place at tondesa
bore'.
Leoaen Busistess Ltica —Our streets
presented a very business -like appear-
ance, on Saturday last, the streets being.
thronged with -straegers.nearly all day.:
It paya.farniers and • others to come.
het°• to: do their; trading: •
PeesoNAL.—Mr. Win. Alexander -of
thc7t1, .on, Goderich Township, moved
into town -last week, he having. ren-
ted his farm some time ago. --Let some
more follow bis example.
itemoven.Mr, W, .H. Ransford's
hook store has . been removed -a eoneha.
erable distance to the north, Andthe
place where it stood, is now being excaaa
•ated for Murray's new beck.
A 'SUCCEas.—Heller, the great ' ma-
gician, performed io the town hall on
Friday, to a meagre house.- Although
.all was not done that was advertised,
80111C good tricks were a.aecuted, 'and
-the performer, by his humorous man-
ner had the best of atteetion;
• CAUTION 1—Young 'nee, it is dan-•
gerous to sit on dry goods boxes: that
may be lying round the writers•during,
your spare Clouts on the Sabbath.. We
•know- of one young Man haeing biota'
• self nearly injured by this practice
on Sunday morning last. • • •
New Sr.—Messrs. Craib,. Mac-
whirter & Co,. have hada new sign
placed on their store, at the side. It
is very 'attractive, and will catch the
the eye.—A new sigo has also been
placed at the entrance to:Tee . RECOnD
•ollice. It is meetly painted, and is the
work of Mr. Keltie, sign painter.
NEW ADvEnTislatENT.-1,--We desire
to call -the attention or ear readers to
Miss Scott's adverdsetimet which ap-
pears in this week's•issue. • She :has on
hand a large stock of spring
of the latest styles and takes this
op-
porbtnity of telling' such to the
• 'Keel.; Waldta-L,ThiS is the season
when all wafer awraps should. be were
ay.regehttly as in January. • Heavy
overcoats and fur -lined eirotilareeafinot
be laid aside With safety. for seine. ''veeks.
yet. Iteep as warm as you can; and
don't allew yourself to think about.
spring until it forces itself upon you.
The professional cards appear on the. and brought to justice. Mr. Tisdall
inside this week. will be a heavy loser, as be had a good
Caowinao OuT.—A communication stock on hand and was doing a rushiug
signed " Squeeas " has been caatvtled
.out this week.
Mosta—Oa Wedneetlay • , night
lest our band played several airs on, the
roof of the market builbing. We would
judge this to be -a good. hint for the
Cotnicil to erect for them a band :stand.
Pisot._-Mvs M. MoTagg,art of
this pleceTevareed from Woodstock.on
Saturday last whither he bad gone
.some time ago ort account of the illness
of her daughter.. . Mies McTaggart -has
So far- recovered as to be able to come
neat weekot 'fact which many of her
friends will be pleased to hear.
GRAND Oe'ealaar.-.--Mr. 'JaCk.
serf's advertisement.occupies a whole
page this Week. lie ha,s-lately import-
effrom New York, a large .Stock of
ladies' and .gent's: furnishings' of the
latest styles. -Ilis.gran& openinga-wili
lake .place on Saturday (to-merrow)
evening, April 16th; when one .of the
• finest displays ever Made in Clinton
will-bershowe. Doia•failate attend.- •
THE Victoria Trahleit; • published • at
Lindsay, Ont., reached ,our office this
week. • It has a new • dress, and pre-
sent's a fine appearance. I!, is well de-
serying the support Of the Conserva-
tives of the- County of Victoria, and we
•:bespeak Or the proprietor, •Alr. E.
,
Flood, unbounded success.•
Prronen.—While a young man was
riding a horse on Tuesday evening last,
gotts pitched off Very suddenly. A
emitdog run behind the horse, making
the.animal throw.. its 'heck; in the air.
"Right side up, •withea4 care," was
.the -result. No injury.
-Esaaav Carrte.---The necessity for
adyertising estray • cattle, is a• matter
that i too often over -looked A man
may be kind enough to take up an es-
tray and feed it ; but the statute re-
quires that such estrays be advertised
• within a given time, -if apt -O. -attended
' to the person harboring said •auimal
may notonly lose his pay for keeping,
• butte liable to a criminal fine. .
business.
C,4.17 For a good piano go to .Doneeav
& CiesiNGS.
tar The Doherty Organ. Hear.
thent 1 Nee theml
• Goderich township.
Prof. Holmes has organized a Singing
class on the 16th con., in, the school
house, which. will. no douht prove a sun -
cess, •
Mr, John Marshall, of the Bayfield
line, intends going to Manitoba. He
• goes in company with Rey, W. • Wade, •
of (Milton, John Will lie missedaumeg
kis mealy friends, . • •
Itlyaime is alMost exp rid,
Aud my foe leis cone; along
• To prevent inc at my labia
And -me so very throng.-
But, ides ! my friend cloth nd -
• Astray across the way, •
And soon he 11101.111t8 tile old express
Aud to,Clinton flies in, haste.
FIe then lays down his geutie care
`Before the lawyer ecu] ••• . •
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•• But, Olt 1 he finds it all in wile.
• • And goes liOnic an April foul. •
A very successful eaamination took ,
place in S. S. No. • 9 on Wednesday
last. The weather being favorable a
large animber •visitors were . in .at-
' tendance. , • The :exaulining of the dif•
ferpnt. classes was cooduated a by
the teacher, •E, ! Evans,'
aasisted 'M.. • Kitty;
Teacher, of.Summerbill,sehool, and Mr. .
R Fleetly, of the altadono, Clinton..
The order was excellent and in the dif-
Jereet subjects• the •pupils' received
critical eaaininatiinea but they showed'
by their aesWering, the .careful brain
tog they had received freni
teacher. At'the. clossa.several speeches
•Werefnade by tit* present expressiog,.
themselvesas well Satisfied. with ;the
work' done ;Mt, Evans.' .' •
Sugar making is all the around -
here. - A number of buswent out the
other evening to a certain sugar caritp
fOr to have a good titne„ a • big feed of..
taffy, sing*ngsand tell stories.. Feta
Aing':wood on the fire, was 'their pith
cipal amusement while waitingifor th
sap to 1)011 down - to 'taffy, „After ina
dulging in such 'for two or.three hears,.
one of the boys Waa,called on totell a
story., "The best • story I:ace:a tell,"
eaid I1e ."is if Mr. P. was to drop
amongst us," when to their diemayaa.
abOw-wow," came from two dogs,'and
a venal sayhig, "Well, here..lane' was
heard. The•'lecene'that followed' 6anba.
' better i agined than deabribed. Ow•
of httboas ..while scrambling over the,
fence sprained his ankle,,, another for •
got to gut on•his 'coat; and after- aim- .
nalig for about a Mile t1ie. thought -
struck hinathatheliad left bis coat
the camp. • After. tagreet deal Of coaxa
ieghe persuaded two of ..thein to • re:
turn with him for hie Cot, but to.their
horror, when, they got naia the Camp,
they saw Mr. 1'. with his 'arnis folded,
iniokinat one of their pipes that they:,
had left behind; and two .dogs of. the
.most. ferocious kind by .bis aide. ,T0
get the coat, they Must, but for the life
• of them they could eottell wily, After
'considering A'whilo,- 0110 of thee; agreed
to go in an opposite direction, .climb a •
tree and attract the 'attentiOn of the
doge, so after nestling • hinikelf in the
branches ofa- tree beaaye three of,four
unearthly• wide,n .brought. the ;lege
to the foot of •the tree.. • Mr.. P. had
beeti-one orthe boys, in the days gone
by,and not very 'easily :afrigliteeed,
ilowever, hsCuriosity .was aroused,: so
bethought he would see what waa up,
but ere be got near thedogs, he heai'&l:
ernnebOdy. say,. "lie down •you brutes."
•
[lo saw ahrotigh'it. at a.glande • and. re -
tented tai the camp, but discovered that
Weoat was ' gone. They waited. for
their companion a long time, and- thee
they thought how be was to f..:et doWn
witht1eni brutes there. Aftet Consult,.
leg a while, they agreed to g� to Mr.
P., beg his pardon, and get him to re-
lease their companiou. He etijoyecl.
the joke; ao well that be called the dogs
aaray
from the tree and invited' them
• to welt. end he would make some taffy
for them, lint .04 •replied. that they
had taffy enough for ono year, The..,
• yoong. ligan who Nvris op in the tree
which Some •of the robbers, in then- said that be always; could tell •whieli . •
haste, bad dropped, Were found a abort
distanco from the building. ,An in-
quest be held, and itis belioped
that the miscreants 'will be found out
• fp•-•:?'- A large stock of beautiful chro-
mes. Call at 77 and see them.
The New York Mail says the only re-
medy, for a lady of short stature is to get
spliced as soon as possible. •
irk --7 A nico assortment of women's
and children's boots and shoos at Har -
land's., •
• ." The spring will be backward," pre-
dicted Vennor, as he was about to apply
aered hot poker to the cat's nose.
Crair A. Bennett has just received
large stock of rosewood and gilt, and
gilt mouldings, and is now prepared to
-frame-pictures cheaper than any. Othea
house in town.• .•• ••
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CEtilsITON 5. Seen:ay.—The re-
gular meeting of this Soeiety Was on
'Monday evening last. -Mr.A.ALTaylor,
•banded in the resignation of the Govern.-
ment and eovernmageneral was requir-
ed to be elected, , Mr. D. C.- Carr, was
appointed to till that position,and Matt!
Holnies. wae•theit called on to feria a.
neW,•hlinistry vebich'•Ile immediately
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• )gA.STER, RIEAT.
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• ,IN taking a glance' at the different
butcher above, in town, we were very. the upper story. As the building was
much. pleased at the grand display.of but lightly insured, it is supposed Mr.
Easter meats, and we Venture' to say Stinson will be ateavy loser.
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• Miss Lliaie Tricklie, of IIarriaton,
bas been 'visitilig With :-reliitiv.ea -Oa
town daring the past two weeks.
• The 'only' fire thet has. occurred in
our.•quiet little. town this • year, . broke
Okit'abent. three , o'clock on Tuesday
niornieg last,. in a wagon shop owned
by Mr. John •Stinson'. . Several:anew
buggies, .and• a ,few . others ,svbicli .had
been'brouglit'in. for repairs; were burnt
-With .The tire had 'piped
such, headway before 'noticed •that it
Was impossible to save much, the gaeat-
er. number of- the Carriages being in
•
that feW. towns in Westero Ontario • •
• could • equal the shew. anade by the
buteliers here, either 45 to quality or
quantity. In fact in passing the shop
it reminded" us of the . old saying,
"There's Corn in Egypt:" Below we
give: a list of atianals in each of .the
slic;ps faras pan be leareed.
1. FiTz8moNS
Shows two heifers, theee Years old, fed'
by James Fair,.Clinton, 'dressed'areight
.745 • •. and 770 -lbs respectiVely.
Two heifer, two :years Old, fed. by 1L
Scott, Hullett,,dressad weight 679 and'
710 'lbs resspectively. Two bogs, five
months •olda, fed by Robta Crawford, rheumatism, We hope to .socut. see
• Ga.On. OE fata---TharlUeoun will be
given tenFiv" au bscribers from now. to
alte-end of the year,..for'75 cents in ad-
va.nce. • .ThisiS a great inducement; ag
thellecotio is now acknowledged to be
•one of. the' best. pipers ' in :the ceaety.,.
and sewed to none •for7COunty 'news.
Let -each of ourfriends, send us in a near.
subscriber. • '• • . •
Paramus sa15 ,L7—Mi sa Hee*. Buie for-
merly an attendant of the High S;bool
bere,•has resigeed his position Prin
cipal. of Kinburn 'Public, School, he'
.lia.yina purchased ,a half interest. in.
.'137isinegia •Colleare. Afentre-
.0; • Mr. Buie 'etarted on
day for for.: Chicago, Where he- intends
talcieg a cotirse in a leading business.
eollege. He takes pease:3AM' in Mona,
trear about 'the 1st of .Auguat. •Mr,
Buie,.daring . his. terns of teaching in
thin county; Juts. been very successful,
and•he baS our 'best Wishes in
Undertaking.. • . . • •
St,Tceessaue Saoniaarrs.—In the te-
part;• of 'the 'recent .examinatioa lfl
Knox College,' (Toronto) the names. of
thtee:ex-pupila of :Clinton High School
received the. following scholarshipdviz
M. Ramsay, a op eclaolcitship, R.
• Thompson, aa $60' .scholarshiP, aed 3.
A. Turnbul a $60 scholarship; also M,
A. Elliott, of Trinity College, is aiuoiig
the sticeeesful students: Mr. 3, Ross„
another bx..pupil of the .Ifigh, School
here; highly distinguished himself in
the different Subjects. Our Iligh
.School has now the reputation of being
one of the beat. inatitntions of the kind
in Ontario, without leaving out Colle-
giate iustitutes, and we would recent -
mend all young mon who intend' going
into the professions or preparing them-
• selves for tettehers, to take a course at
this institution',•
Tini Meenasics liestheaa.--As •••a,
slight error occurred last week in prin-
ting the resolution of the Town Oatm-
eal relative to the grant to the Meehan-,
nal institute, it is proper to state that
the cettra. grant of $75 was given ",on
condition that all residents of the WW1).
shall have free admission to the library
and reading room during the • boure
they are open and under the; same rea
gulatiens shara apply to subseribers,
but without the right of taking home
books or periodicals." • The library
and reading room are open every week
day, froie one to tenP. M. There is
a well-ebosen collection of more than a
thousand bookta . with obout forty :of
the best English, Canadian. and 'Ameri-
can Magazines 'and Newspapers. The
directors desire to see as ill iltly readers
as possible avail tl emselves'ef the priv-
ilege which this action of the Council
has secured •to the public.
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Mr
Jolin Dunbar . had sevetal sheep
killed by on Menday•light last. ,
Our sehmil •closed, oa Thersday for
the Easter holidayS: .
W. Kerr, 'of the Brussels Post,
preached in the M. E, (notch; of this
place,•on Sunday evening' last„ • a
. Mr. • James Honey •advettisea his
blacksmith sliop . for. sale. This . is .
geed chaee for au eet(rprising man,.
W. L. :Papa, station master of this
place, ia eilahle to attend. te his duties
at. preseet, be being troubled With,
. ,
liullett; dressed. weight 125 and 139
lbs reepeetiVely,' •Ooti.,esve, fed by .Josa
Lyons, Hullett, dressed • weight 125
lbs' One. spring lamb, fed by Win.
Pearson; Stariely,dresseal 35 !ha 'One.
veal calf,. fed by. John 13ows, itulletta
dressed. weight 115 lbs aid a number
of 'pigeons..
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• • , sm. TENVOLF.dTe, . *
1 'heifer 2.371s. nit wt wt, 1095, fed by
him around again. • '•
.Mr. 30110 Wade and family - left here-
on...Thursday for. Port Hope. 'Mr.
Wade ..intends .leaving. his family in
Port Hope for. the present, and goieg,
bhowir to ..Do.bota. -If the: country
suits. bite, be will probably settle there,
•Fte,:e.—On Sacurday. Morning' last,
'about half -past two p'elock,'oua citizens.
were roused from their sleep by the
Cudinore; Tuekersmith; 2 „heifer's, • cry of fire. it pi o'. to be tho'build-
"WE 2950, fed by' A.. 1.ritylor," Ifellett;
.3 pigs, fed by 111, Tarnblyn, Ifullettaaa
sheep, .100 lbs. each, fed by ',R. Sander -
Son, Hullett; 2 lambs, fed by.IL Baker.
• Goderich Towap,; calf, dtessed•wt. • 100
lb.s.a also, anumber of rabbits and big
eons. •-a•,•.
Co[tat ,&.:nstetisoa.
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1. heifer, -2 , years eld, fed.by. I),
junior, Goderich Tp,, weight 1;395,
One lreift.r, 3 years old, fed by R. Jack-
in" owned by Air. 11. • C)obson, and. oc-
cupied by Mr. J. Tindall,, as a geactal
Store: • The fire was first 'seen by some
men 'Working all. MIller's saty_ 111111,
whieli. is •running day and eight. -Tice
building ,being• ii. • light frame, the Inc
spread se rapidly that .before 'hay per-.
son got to the place the 'whole edifice
was rin ilameg,. so that- it was impossible
to do anything to wave either the. build
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nig or contents.' Mr., Tisdall's loss is
about $1,000, ana:Mr. Dobsott's $100.
soo, ifulletal. weight 1,175 lbs. One
steer, 3 years old, fed. by - J..' Worm, The
Tlicre• W 8,4 110 i nee ranee on the ' build •
weight 1,200. Two steers; fed by W.. 'etesik was insured in.the*
CUdttutre, Tuckersinith, weight 9,300. Sohv'ereign Insurance Co. for $9,000,
weight 1,120. Two piga, fed by . How the .fite originated is unknown,
hat it ia',:attpposed to have been the
One steer', fed by j. Rapsou, . Hullett, .
Junior, and 3. Talbert, • and one. calf, work of burglars; as sonimof the, goods,
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fedty ii. Andrews.
Mr, 1)iiisloy has filao a few fine atti-
nulls. Mr, Cook deed not make ny
show. •. '
way it tree was goiter to fall, but byall
thet wee good and bad, he could not,
tell which way that. tro was going us'
fall, ••..
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