HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1887-01-21, Page 7FRIDAY, JAN. 21, 1587.
NEWS NOTES.
Paul Williams, the I2•year-old son of
G.33. Williams, of. Mendota, Mass., has
neither arms nor legs—only stumps from
hie shoulders about two inches long,
There are hundreds -of cases of meta-
. sloe in Now Yot;k city; and the health
authorities find it difficult to combat
h0 l; tidemic
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Ayer's Stier, arida is the most pc to
blood purifier, and a fountain of health For thenext thirty days WO will sold any article in our immense stock of C>~i C
d strength 13e •,vise iii time, mill bane-
ful infections etre promptly removed by this
ERY and GLASSWARE, at a discount of 10 per ceut. Just think of it,
Sets 44 pieces for ..$1 50 Cash.
720 "-
' Ol)
6 0 " X40 "
15 00 Dinner " 119 . 13 50 "
c, 104 " . 9 90 f,
11 00 �``
7 "
8 00 Combination " 85 " 10 `r
5 40
(i 00 Decorated stone tea 44 � 15 <<
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;; 5U Irony Tea Sets, 44 " 3 15 `'`
2 25 -Stone-41 " 44 c r
5 00 Decorated chamber 10 " 4 et50�,
ca 10 " - 3 b0 cc
4.OU w tr
2 25 it
stumps about eight inches long for legs, uuequalledalterative, $15 00 (.)hlna 7.ea , 1
The.Corporation of the Town of Dundas A year ago Thomas Cruse, an old
fined $1000 at the Wentworth Assiz3s mining inp11
iouaire of Montana, who had
. forfailureto�repairt}dangerousbridgeover livetl Uacbelor, married Miss Galen, tt
a creek bridge
r ba limits ne of ug town. If poor dressmaker, giving her a wedding
the bridge is rebuilt by next August the fine Present of $250,000. Last week he died
will he remitted.
The report of the commission of English . at Helena.
officers seat out recently to purchase`re• The annual accounts are coming front
ae mounts for the British cavalry and the trial Dakota or the snow balls, sonie the size
horsestaken toEugland have proved sosatis• of apples, others as large as peck meas=
factory to the War Office that orders have ures, that cover the prairie there..These
hese
been given for the of purchase S00 groin balls are rolled by the wind and thein
Canadian horses next year. are thousands of them.
Worth itis weight in gold. West'sWorld's Mr. S: Mille, of Wardsvile, lost a vele-
-Wender, the cheapest and best liniment in able colt a few days since in a very strange
the world ; cures more cases and goes fur- manner. It had pushed open the granary
ther than any:other medicine. Rheumatics, door and had its head inside eating when
try it. 25 and 50. all druggsits. the swung back, which frighted it, and its
There b a man in Montreal who has endeavors to free itself only drew the door
• been struck by lightning three times, and tighter until the animal was strangled.
'he claims that the electric shocks cured Prospectors for gold in Calaveras Co.,
. _.hint of both rheumatism and dyspepsia.California, have discovered a carious
He has had enough, however, and- will - mountain: Its -substance was found to
prepared to dodge in the future. tl , be various varieties of ochre. The find
Young and middle-aged men, suffering was a veritable mot`ntain of paint, con -
from nervous debility or kindred affec- taining all the primary colors, with all
tions, should address ,vith 10 cents in their various shades.
stamps for large treatise, World's Dispen-
sary Medical Association, 663 Main St., A young man in Nebraska City,of-
Buffitlo, N. Y. fered a prominent citizen $50 to get him
The estate of Charles Mallory, who died a wife. The offer was accepted, and the
iu Alabama the other day, had just two girl selected agreed to the proposition
cents left after all expences were paid, and in consideration of a sewing machine.
the widow received. them and invested them The two were married and apparently
'-in peppermint candy. It was the first she are as happy as two turtle doves.
had eaten in twenty Sears, •'TheoPropagunda has received a letter
A traveller in one of the liiotela of Ban- from the Catholic missionaries in Uganda,
gor, Me., put his false teeth in a glass of Africa, in which is related the story at a
water when he went to bed the other night, massacre of native Christians there. The
Iu the murning the water was frozen solid, writer says that King Mounga recently
and as the water pips in the tense were discovered a servant studying a catechism,
alto frozen, he had to take the glass in bed and, being greatly enraged, caused the
with him, and thus thaw the ice before he massacre of 100 converts. 'Most -of the
could go to breakfast. yictims were burned alive. 1`Iouanga,the
At Reading, Pa., on Friday, Alvin missionaries say, vows that he will destroy
_.Loherbach took a vessel containing a all Christians in his kingdom.
large quantity of frozen dynamite into a in regard to the smuggling now going
blacksmith shop -to thaw, when it ex- on across the ice at the head of Lake
'plodetl, killing him instantly and de-. Erie, a 'Toledo correspondent says :—
m 1' h d the s%op. There are prbably 1,000 Canadians who
ors e. tens
Last Thursday night over .223,000 make their living by dodging the revenue
yards of solid limestone and slate rock officers, while the Canadian officers
went out of the bank near the Horse actually help them all they can. At the
Shoe Falls, Niagara. It fell with a Present time they use Canadian ponies
tremendous crash that was heard and and sleds, and come across in the night,
i felt for miles around. All this rock, bringing fine brandies, Piper-Heidseick
for 60 feet wide, by over 100 feet long wines, barley and hops. Tho brandies
and 170 feet deep, parted from the main and wines are sold mostly to Toledo
rock, leaving a perplen„ volar wall. dealers, and the barley and hops to To-
ledo brewers. One of the ponies will
The principal topie of Aiscuesion among cross the lake in about four bpurs,with•
delphia
out trouble. 'They smuggle back calico,
and barbed wire for fencing, and our
revenue officers do not-prohihit the busi-
ness because they are not paid for doing
coast guard duty,. Two successful trips
make one of the smugglers as much
money as a whole year's labor on a farm
would being in.
A Dublin telegram says :-•-•The evic-
the Methodist ministers 10
Sanday, was an announceu
Sunday, in St. James' M. E.
pastor, Rev. Wm. M. Gilbe
` for souse time been uneasy
—e but had finally concluded
7,"". what he did, not believe. He
said to the member's of ht
that he dii not believe in t
the Bible, and did not
about immortality or wheth
ca ra cr it cr
2 50 Stone chamber sets 1 c: 50
Fine Hanging Lamps for 2
10 per cent off GLASSIVARE, Lts,.11PS, FANCYWARE, E•rt. Remember
the sale just lasts THIRTY DAYS.
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A sadaiccideut oc.urred on Monday after-
noon in the southern part of Elma, close to
the village of Monkton, by which an old
woman named Mrs, Fritehley lost her life.
She lived iu a small house alone, near her
daughter, and smoke was seen issuing
from her door. When the hired roan
tushed .in he found herctothing and bed on
fire. She wag immediately taken out and
the flame extinguished. She died during
the afternoon. Her body was fearfully
burned. .
Ayer's Hair Vigor improves the beauty
Of the hair and promotes its growth. It
imparts an attractive appearence; a delight.
fol and' lasting perfume: It atiinolates the
_g,cts, cleanses the scalp, and provea.itself
to be the unit and cheapeat'-tn'ti-ele-'for
stilet use.
CHRISTMAS GROCERIES.
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In Groceries, onr stock was never more complete. All our new
RAISINS, CURRANTS, PEELS, WALNUTS, AL-
MONDS; FILBERTS, CONFECTIONERY, &c.,
Are in and will he sold as cheap as the cheapest. Call and see 'the handsome
presents we aro giving with
COOPER'S BAKG POWDER ANAL..
ENAS F AVORING EXTRACTS
To every purchaser at cur store on Dec. 2 -lib, wo will give a decorated cup
acid saucer. Wo want any quantity of good Butter, Eggs; Poultry, Potatoes, and
• Wood in exchuonge for groceries. -Give ne a call, it Will pay you.
Diplt'titeria is very. • prevalent' iii.. the
,bast Ward of Brantford: In St. 'Thotitas
the disease seems to be epidemic, nearly
• 'a score of houses being decorated with
Bards of the Medical Health Officer. Two
or three of the public schools have been
need, �r -••s 1. -.families -lie -v - .,•�cr, .
one to three children down with the
malady. The disease is also prevalent
in.other cities and towns in Ontario.
In Woodstock over a dozen cases are 1 e
• ported. ,
A. Chicago merchant decided to surprise -
his wife on Christmas by presenting her
with a 680,000 policy on his life ; but he
neglected to apply for the policy until the
day before Christmas. Then he was told
that the application and the report of the
Medical examiner world be sent to .the
New York office, and the policy__ would
come back in a few •days. This wouldn't
do. The merchant euggested telegraphing.
The medical examiner was sent for, his re -
pert and the application were telegraphed
to New . York; and its less titan six hours
from the times of iiiipl'icition the report was
. accepted in New York and the policy re-
ceived in Chicago: This is said t`i;.b-e the
first transaction of the kind.
There have been some further, develop-
tnents in the case of Sproule,the American
citizen.lately hanged at Victoria, British
Columbia, which tend to show that he was
innocent. Sproule protested front the
first that he was not guilty, and repeated
os. Cooper-& Son,
CLINTON.
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NEW FALL,
And WINTER
BOOTS & 'SHOES,
.t C. Cruicizshmaks.
My stock of BOOTS and SHOES is now my
• large, -and will sell at the very Lowest Pr' , s
possible. Having made a, large addition to guy
previous -large store, and filled the same wii,'t t
evet;y kind of the best goods in the matt,
CILI
Customers can depend on the very best esti la
for the least money.
FOR t , USE. CUSTOM WOW( as usual unsurpassed and at
LADIES', MISSES & CHILD�E 1 S
Tay Ir. a short' native.
American & Canadian' OVERSHOES & RUBBERS
in Endless Variety.
„ Try my DUCHESS and TOPS? DRESSING which can't be beat.
Call on C. Cruickshank, the Boot- Maker,
ALBERT STREET, BRICK BLOCK, CLINTON
' 033:11\-T ,.AI., DRUG STORE -
FRESH ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
HELLEBORE €ASIIaIERE BtQUET PERFUME -
CARRIAGE SPONGES Fine line of HAND MERRORs, ckeap.
BEP.TRANDS BULK PERFRME
PURE INSECT POWDERleASU 1ER$ .BQQ$ET SOAP
ATLANTA SEA SALT BEARS (Ei oLISii) SOAP.
FRESH LIME JUICE 'PEARS VIOLET POWDERS
PURE PARIS GREEN PEARS BLOOM OF Nzzot .
We pay special attention to TRUSSES, and have the largest stock in the county.
Best 5 cent CIGAit in town. .
J.A.111.]ES IL CO1 jS'E,
CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST, CLINTON, ONT.
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STAVES
Stoves.
S. D.A.-VIS'
Mattimoth - Stove - ioiise.
\VE HAVE A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF
tion Of tenants on the Winn, estate c 1 �y o fT PARLOR . ' -...... "
Glcnbarah ' County hart y, centinued t- (` J!
day. I•
stoutly resisted. The occupants of the
u some cases the bailiffs were 3
.....• the Lest man
so
From in Canada,,nnd of the latest patterns, bought at the
very lowest prices, and will be sold as close as they Sant Our stockof
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house barricaded the doors and windows
and refused to allow the ofliceradc"on-
ter The bailiffs glade several attempts
Removal:. RemovalS
to force their way into the dwelling, but t
defenders eceived them with ailiree i Ilei dWc11 e, , Cutlery , Lamps, this, ells t s,
water, and showers of stones' and Disse p FULL AND COi\'1PLETE.
them to retreat --a number of them !y�I��
itw r if l
were severely' wounded The siege . 1)1-'�.� I
lasted some hours. Finally the police
loaded their weapons'and threatened tp
fire if an immediate surrender was not: ,
made. • At this the defenders yielded
and•snbmittedtoarrest. ,They were 25
in number, and all. were taken into cus- i
tody
Two ladies urr}ve ut uflVOINI ` rr-
day on a visit to some relatives, and one
tells the following amusing incident
which occurred while they were en route
over the Niaetu•a branch of the lilichi-
a•?t`trers cttttl; lret--romp3.rriett•--bgnit-tlw
victim. A diminutive boy was endeav-
oring to please the passengers and get a
few pennies by singing comic songs -in ''
the car. When he had finished and was
passing along the aisle with outstretched
palm, making his collections, the lady,
in .question . stiid to hire : ` Don't you
know it's wicked to sing song on Sun-•
day ?' Tho youngster looked at her for
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a second and with a twinkle of his black
eyes replied: ` Don't you think it's wick-
ed to travel on Sunday ?' The passen-
gers roared and no more questidnS we''e
asked.—Buffalo Courier.
Speaking of the fact that out in Dakota
the people have clothes lines strung about
their premises by which they pulltheir
way back to the honse incase of a blizzard,
is a reminder of a story concerning Col.
Cleary, of this city. The story is quiet pre-
valent in the Far West, but seems to be
new -here, on the principle, pdrhaps, that
one must go from home to hoar the news :
It seems that once when there was a captive
balloon in Chicago, which people could take
a short aeiial..voyage in for the sum of 10
cents, Col. Cleary concluded to go up a
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Dr. Worthington having bought out the business -lately carried on by W.H. Sheep -
son, purposes removing it ro tohe,thtte building -
open up a large stbely occupied y Thompson & Switterof
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Books, hIStationery�..and Christmas
Novelties
Which will be second to none in the counts:'. He also intends removing s
DRUG STORE to these premises. As be has taken advantage of the times al01.
,Naught at very lot* prices, he can give -you good' Value for your money. Plea t)
call and inspect his stock.
A. W O RT.I ING-TON, . Clinton.
WE ARE NO SULLIVAN,
Bu the rale has very few exceptions, that every one who buys
•a, --Suit-,: a Pair of Pants; a Vest or Overcoat or any covering far
the body at the
OAK - HALL, - CLOTHING - HOUSE
that declaration on
lthe gallows.The Unit- piece He was as high as the eaves of a
ed States G,vernment interceded in his ton -story house, and felt as if that were far
behalf, and after the day.of execution was.
fixed, a delay. was asked for to enable
Sproule's counsel to produce a witness to
prove an alibi. The respite was refused,
and Sproule. was executed. ;Now Beaty,
the w'it'ness referred to, has turned up in
and trade affidavit that at the
...Californiatime of the ntnrclarTer wvhteh Sproule W1t5
lianged,Spronle was with him, fifteen miles
away from the Beene of the tragedy. This
corn firms Spronle's clyine declaration. Mr.
Franklin Sproule, of Kennebec, Maine,
111rposes bringing an action against the
Dominion G ,vcrtneut to recover °1100,000
as compensation for what he claims to he
an unjustifiable execntion of his brother.
it is understood the first ac''Son will be the give satisfaction, Large boxes containing .tet
presentinu of , petition of ri;ht to the ou,h; r r tnted ni'Is.'..1c. her nal. by all drug.
Crown asking that suit many be ent,tred. gists. Beware c f e.it:nterkits and imitations.
If this be al o vert. then action will ltd The genuine ntannfa'•tnre'l only by 1(...West
taken against the Dominion Goverume'ttt at Co., Toronto.
enongh,-so, speaking to the man at the
windlass,he said : "Lave her down." The
man at the windlass was enjoying the Lnat-
ter,however,- and instead of "laving her
down," let her go a little higher. Col
Cleary deliberately went to his pocket, tend
pulling out a huge claspltuife, ho yelled at
ithcrinan : "-Leave her--down,-yer-son of a
goon, or I'll,cnt the rope,"—f Chicago Mail
5500 Reward!
We will pay the above reward for any case
of diver complaint, dyspepsia, sick headache,
inrligestion,constipatron or costiveness wecan•
not care withWEst's\egetable Liverl'ilis,when
tale directions are strictly complied with.
They are purely vegetable, and never mail to
Great di
Bar
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Are so \yell satisfied with the Fit, Make and the Trimmings,
that when they want another ,suit they always come back to res,
and send orbring their friends with them. This is why. ®ur
business has increased so rapidly. ,
TERMS CASH. PRICES RIGHT 1'OR THE TIMES.
Mrs. A. ,Fischer, Prop., M. Fischer, Mann'r..
¶iomirdon Planing bill:
Cooper & SwaflleI4,
SUCCESSORS TO - •
H. STEVENS , & oc . SON, CLINTON:-
Manufacturers Of SASH,` DOORS, BLINDS, FLOORING, SIDING,
scOunt sale now going on. CEILING, MOULDINGS, FRAMES, PICICETS, &C., and all kinds, of
Interior and Exterior Finishings. • LATH and' SHINGLES kept
(rains in ever de artmant on hand Mill on Wellington St., opposite W bollen Mill.
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Ashtons Stamped' Prints 6c a yd.
- _111 WoolWool - , Change of Business
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PLANS AND SPECiFICAT1ONS PREPARED..
S. S. Cooper, W. S. &4wa,flield.
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COME OFTEN.
OUIfllETTE
LONDESBORO
The undersigned begs to notify the people oftlinton and vicinity that be has bought the
HARNESS BUSINESS formerly carried o1 ty W. L Newtoi,
And that he is prepared to furnish •
Harness;- Collars, Whips, Trunks, Valises, - Bnffalo',Robes, Blankets.
t And everything usually kept in a first-class Harness Shop, at the lowest prices. ,Specie
attention is directed to my stock of Ltenr H.+r.Ness, which I will make a specialty.
REPAIRING PROMPTLIt ATTENDED TO.
Alt I By strict attention to business, and carofnlly studying the want' of my custom1r3,
l' merit a fair share of patronage. Uiye me a call before purchasing elsewhere.
REMEMBER TI -IE ST,i fl)-01-''POSITIE THE �MARKET
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