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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1887-07-08, Page 1THE CLINT ON NEW E VOL.23 NO. 27 TFity;g—$1.50 Per Annum to advance JACKSONS ter a are closing out a great stock of Odd Shaw & Foll HATS At 25c. 'apiece, worth double the money. HOSIERY 10c, a pair, 3 pairs for 2bcisr WHITE SHIRTS 50c. worth $l, CAMBRIC TIES 10c. 3 for 25c, 0 Our $7 SUIT again. We are still booming this wonderful bar- gain, and for a cheap summer suit it can- not be equalled in the county. For a Light Hot Weather Suit we have a SEERSUCKER COAT & VEST & 11ALIFAX 'I WEE9 PANTS FOR S4.75. JACKSON BROS., HATTERS AND PURNISHERs, CLINTON. STANLEY TEACHERS.—Mr Robt Reid, teacher of the Shakespeare's school in the county ot Perth, is home spending his holidays. The Diehl boys, one of whom teaches at Bayfield and the other near Bayfield, are home for their holidays. BARN RAISING.—The raising of a new _Hato „on _tire farm._ol_�lt�llex��ti`Cetiell, took place on Tuesday. After the bents had been put together, there were sides choseu•by Geo Bates and \Vm McAllister, IS and resulted in favor of the latter's side. Old men, who were looking on, said they never heard less profane language used at a raising and to account for this no liquor was used -at -it beeause-th'e-ol`l saying is very true when it says, ”\Vhen whiskey is in the man is out." SCHOOL PICNIC.—The childreti of Band's school, on the 3 -rd con, of Stanley, with parents and friends, enjoyed them- selves immensely at their annual picnic in Innes' grove, on Friday last. The day was very warm, but the heat was not telt in the woods,where swings had been erect- ed and the tables spread. After all had partaken freely of the most liberal supply of gond things provided by the ladies of the township, the afternoon was spent in youthful contests of racing, jumping, and other like games, the teacher, Mr G Baird sr., and otbers,doing theirutmgst to make the afternoon one of pleasure to all. DUNGANNON. Socials—A strawberry sodtiirivas given, in the Erskine church, on Thursday even- ing, in connection with a lecture given by Rev ,Mr Howe,a native of Mount Lebanon, Palestine. A PICNIC.—A union picnic of the Methodist and Presbyterian Sableith Schools was held at Port Abert on the lst - of July. •A very enjoyable time was spent by all,and the children seemed thoroughly satisfied with their day of pleasure and amusement. , BRIEFS.—•Mr Walter Treleaven is again in our midst after an absence of some months. Mr Walter McKay is visiting friends here, Some of our young people visited Point Farm on the 1st. We are • sorry to report Mrs A Sproal on the sick list this week; we hope soon to hoar of her recovery. 11ULLETT. FAtiT WORK—Messrs R Carter. 1: Eddy and W Spindler on the farm of R Carter, unloaded a large load of hay, over 1 ton, in the short space of three minutes. BRIEFs.—Mr T Farquhar is away at Buflalo with his eldest boy, who is under- going -medical treatment for hip disease. Mr Lansing, of the base line, was serious. ) ,Aly ill last week, with internal stoppage but we are pleased to know he is now all right. ARBITRATOR APPOINTED.—Mr John McMillan, M P, and Reeve of Hullett,bas been appointed by the Perth County Council to act as their arbitrator, in de- termining what share of the cost of the new county buildin s,shall be paid by the " city of Stratford and the town of St.Marys, in the event of the respective parties failing to ngrec, SUMMERUILL. OBITUARY.—It becomes our painful duty to record the death, from diptheria after a very short illness,of Albert Ernest Kitty, son of Geo M and Maggie J Kitty, I of this village, on July. 2nd, aged 2 years and 8 months. The funeral took place on the 4th inst., and was largely attended by his many friends. Little Bertie's daily visit to his neighbors, his merry childish ,`--'r- and most of all his ''I'll tum back" on leaving, ;will be much missed by them all. However, their lose is Bertie's gain, We extend our sympathy to the grief- stricken parents. VARNA. GONE WEST. —Edward Ward, son of Mr Thos Ward, of this place, left here on Monday last bound for Dakota. ' • TEACHERS—School holidays, having conic round once more, our two genial teachers, Mr Johnston and Miss Walker, have gone home to spend their vacatiou. A Nils ace. --There is quite a lot of noise around the corner of our hotel in the evening, and we hope it will be dis- continued or some means will bo taken to get it stopped. PICNIC—On Friday, July lat, was held the annual picnic of the Methodist S. S. of this place, in Mr Jae McClymont's grove. Quito a large crowd gathered there and spent an enjoyable time swing- ing, singing, eating and ball playing. MINISTER.—Rev Mr Hart, the newly - appointed Methodist minister, arrived here On Saturday evening and preached hie first sermon to a large crowd on Sun- day, and created a favorable impression ; if the members ot the' congregation sink all their differences and feeling, and work in harmony with the minister, much good may be done, (From a cuual correspondent.) BASE BALL.—The Windsplitters feeling so good over their victory against the Muffs, of Porter's .fill, theught they would try the Jubilee's of Brueefield, so a match was arranged for the lst July i0 Bayfield. The game was commenced about 11 o'clock, the Windsplitters being dressed in tights presented quite an im- poseng spectatcle. The game was brouget to a close at the end of the 2nd innings, owing to some dissatisfaction of the losing side to the umpire, who no doubt tried his hest to act justly and fairly. The game then stood 8 to 2 in favor of the Jubilee club. GOIIEItIUSI TOWNNIiIP. STRUCK BY LIOHTNINO,—The Abet - deal Daily News, of the 21st ref June,thus refers to a former resident of Goderich township :—Mr T. W Elliott's barn. five' miles southwest of the city, was struck by lightning during Sunday's storm, `.lib_• hay in the toff: caught fire but was soon extinguished. Fortunately there was no loss of stock ot any kind, although it was a very. narrow escape. Over 0,0J° worth of machinery was in. the barn at the time. The 'loss is about • $300. - BRIEFS. A certain young man of the' 7th con., is so anxious to get along that he is hunting every night. Sor,_reeetc)ld.;_ it would be a while ley to say he won't , find it. Dr, M R • Elliott, -of kiiar leett,� DLk ,_ left ,for„Tnron.tq on;Monday ; he goes' back to the'States in a few dais, much strengthened by bis brief release from active work. Mr Her- bison, of Mount Pleasant Creamery, this week made a sale of butter to a Mr.Brown of elontreal, at 18c a lb.; this should'show farmers that the Creamery system is a good one. Levi gs IO1'tO, Would it not be a good thing:for our village to become incorporated. Apart from ether advantages, we could confine those sheep that blurt at midnight within proper limits. A Goon ACEs.r.—Mr $ 'Woodman is at present busy putting up binders; the firm h3 represents has sold all they have. Mr W has sold 21 and supplied` them and he also made some sales, and was not able to get machines to fill the order with. RECEPTION.—A nuinber of the Metho- dists of this place, gave a very cordial reception to Rev D•Rogers and his family, on Thursday laMt, and we are requested to say that Mr Rogers is very thankful for the kind -and hearty greeting tendered him, and also for the practical help of the brethern in drawing and, unloading goods from the station, We clip the following from Ailsa Craig items :--" The family of the Rev. Mr 'Rogers left on Wednesday of this week for Londesboro, where he is stationed. During the past three years Mr Rogers and family have endeared themselves to the citizens of Ailsa Craig by their exem- plary Christian walk and life. The best wishes of our people accompany them to their new home.' The services of the Methodist church last Sabbath, both morning and 'evening, were attended by unusually large and at- tentive audiences, the occasion being the Rev D Rogers' introductory addresses on bis assumption of the pastorate here. The sermon in the forenoon, or " talk" as the speaker not inappropriately termed it;was based upon the words " That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed," and as in choice and appropriate terms the mutual dependence of pastor and people upon the sympathy and co-operation of each other was pointed out and illustrated, the atten- tion which gradually pervaded the con- gregation showed that what the speaker had termed a talk had nevertheless found its way to both the intellect and hearts of his hearers. The discourse throughout was one which impressed itself upon the listener as the utterance ofone thoroughly cognizant of, and in genuine sympathy with what he was,talking about, and its deli"very was with ail the cultured self- possession which would seem to be part and parcel of the man.' The evening ser- mon was a fine exposition of God's methods of dealing with his people, as il- lustrated by Duet, 82; 11.12. CLINTON, ONT., FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1887. TECHEHrslUITH. ILL.—We are sorry to record thecan, tinued illness of Mrs A Crich. She, at present, is in a very frail state of health. WoRRtED--Several lambs that have been running on the road in the vicinity n Watters' corners,have been worried recent- ly by dogs. CATTLE KILLED.—Mr \V Robb, of the 2nd con , had the misfortune to have two cattle killed by the train, at Alma cross- ing, a few days ago. This is six cattle Mr Robb has lost in the same way during the past two or three years. BARNS.—Messrs John Crich and Chas Routledge have raised up their barns this summer, and built stone stablii g under them, and made other alterations and im- provements in their buildings, to render them. more convenient. SUCCESSFUL.—Diss iii (.orenlock, who taught the West End school last year, has been revisiting old scenes. She has re- cently returned from Termite, where she has been attending the Normal School, and has had her certificate raised_ to a se- cond class Grade A, intI$I;RT IIOLl EM Puhlir•her, hard for second place. but Vesper being a little in the best condition, when about 200 yards from the winning post, made a spurt and left his opponent behind about 25 yards. The race was for a silver cup, f valued at $10, presented by Mr Thomas Fitton, our popular jeweller. HAYFIELD. DOMINION DAY. --A very lively and pleasant time was spent here on Domin- ion Day. As early as ten o'clock people from the neighboring towns and villages, were seen driving into. the village bent on spending a day by the lake. A game of base ball between the Varna and Bruce - field' clubs was begun about 10.30 a. m., bat was cut rather short; owing to the for- mer club suspecting the umpire of giving unfair decisions. After the untimely end of the game nearly all repaired to The, Point,where they partook of the tempting spread prepared by the ladies: The after- noon was very pleasantly spent by the members and friends of the Trinity church here, who assembled themselves on the parsonage grounds whore a delicious spread was prepared by the ladies of the church, also amusements ofvaribus kinds. Considering the attraction elsewhere the garden party may be said to have been a grand successas at the close of the day there were sixty dollars over and above all expenses, handed over to the treasury, which goes towards paying off the parson- age debt, which is now nearly wiped oft SCHOOL REPORT.—The following is the correct standing of the pupils of the upper division of the school here based on regul- ar attendance, good conduct and general proficiency. Only the four best of each class are given :—Sr Fourth—Wellington Johnston, Geo Stanhury, Grace Cameron, Arthur Peck. Jr Fourth—Bertie Ianson, Chas Logan, Kato Harrison. Sr Third— Geo Peck, Geo Grainger, Ella Cameron, Chas Falconer. Jr Third—Annie Miller, John -L -i isay, eitaYlottssitifli- Challis to McNeil. The average attendance for the month of June in both divisions was 89. The school was kept open during the first half of the year for 119 days. The most regular attenda • is curing that time were Clias Logan; Wellington Johnston ait'd Grace Cameron, having only missed one. two and three days respectively. The verage-attendance for the half year was 87. The school' Closed on 'Thursday. NOTIis.—We did think we were the -plane st writerhr ho-wtrote—diocese, tits the way your type setter gave us away last week, was enough to cause sunstroke this hot weather; he must have had " stick" in it that time, but null said. [The lady who did the type setting thought the fel- low who did the writing, had taken a " stick in it;" nursed.; we shall be more careful in future.) We ,have the finest roads in the world,tliey cannot be excelled anywhere, no toll gates; we have a mile or more of the ,finest beach• for bathing purposes that can b'e found in Canada; we have pleasure boats for hire and accom- modating boatmen ready to go out on the lake with those who want a sail, at small cost; the quiet spots where the family group can picnic, or the invalid sit down and rest are numerous and free of charge, and with the certain prospectofa railway and commercial union at our doors we must advance. The garden party at the rectory was a success, although not up to last year; the proceeds, about $G0, go towards the parsonage debt. Many of our citizens went to Goderich to see the games there. Two of our sporting youths went to-Goderich by boat, took their tent, fish- ing rods and gun,camped out at night and had what they call a good time. We are going to have street cars here too, to take the people to church on Sunday,as desired by Canon Dumulin; if it is,right in Toron- to why not here? something must be done to get the people out,but the contract is not let yet. Tho remarks of the Huron Ex- posj,tel.Jt. cut Oar ..lawn and David _Hays., are true to the letter; Davie:is as punctual as Bro Bess' clock at Zurich ,who regulates the time for HIuron. Mrs Cameron is no better, her shop still shut. Mrs Connor we are glad to hear, is much better; she has tried many doctors and at last got one to do her good. ---- - •-- 1E:e E'I'ER. DOMINION DAY.—Friday last passed off very quietly, a portion of our villagers go- ing to Goderich, London and Grand Bend. The town presented a deserted appearance. BRIEFS.—The rain on Tuesday bright- ened up the crops. Mr G Moir and Mr J Acheson, of St. Mary's, were in town on Monday; George still wears the old smile. Mr G Easterbrook, who has been on the sick list, is able to be around again. Every preparation is being made to spend a good day in Goderich, 013 the 12th. Mrs P Sweet, who has been visiting friends in London, returned home on Friday last. Building operations aro fast being pushed forward. The town hall has a beautiful appearance in front. BOAT RACE.—On Monday evening last, a boat race was held on the pond, the dis- tance being } mile. There were three en- tries; the race throughout was witnessed by a large number, and the contest was very keen and exciting, Mr F Collins lead ofTfrom the start, and came first; Mr Geo Vasper and Mr 0 Sheers, both struggled LEEBURN. 001INIuNJ:oN.—The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was administered here on Sunday last, several comunlcating for the first time. ACCIDENT,—On Sunday afternoon, the six-year-old daughter ofJohn Horton met with a painful accident. She was on the swing with her brother and fell,fracturing her cellar. Medical aid was called in and the broken bone set, and on last accounts she was doing well. BACK AonrN—D Cumming and gang have been home for a short time erecting a barn for A Williams. Arthur has now got the house and barn, surely there will be something else coming. HAYING —Most of the farmers have started at the'hay. Our tall laird is get- ting home a new mower and binder, tvith which he intends to beat all our Dunlop cousins in haying and barvest. BRIEFS.—Rev John Gray, of Clinton, was the guest of Mr W Clutton last week. Miss Mary McManus. who bas been on visit of about two weeks with' friends in Goderich township, is home again. Miss M Blair is the guest of her cousin Miss McManus. EAST WANANOsII. SCHOOL,—The afternoon of June 30th was spent very pleasantly by a large re presentation of the people of S S No 13 at the school. At about 2 p m Mr 11 Scott took tht chair and a literary prugramnie, lasting for two hours,was carried out,after which strawberries were served to the visitor's. The closing of the da? was marked by an interesting match of base ball between the Belgrrve club and that of the 6th con., resulting in a victory by the ferw.er._...T.h.e .game was noticeable throughout for the good -will and courtesy of the players on both sides, NOTES.—Mr D McGill is improving his farm by a new fence along the front. Mr W Scott's now stone house is progressing. Mr Wm Ross, sr., has gone on a visit to Regina,where some members of his family live; he took advantage of the cheap rail- way rates and will be absent probably three weeks. Mersrs John and George Brown, teachers, are spending their vacation with their uncle, Mr Thomas Brown ; George takes a school in Stanley next year and will undoubtedly give good satisfaction for as a student he has been very successful. Mr S Robertson,of Inger- soll, is spending his holidays with his parents ; Steve has the grit for' work in him and thus far has done well ; we hope j he may Continue to do as well, IIICLGRAVI . NoTI•:s,—Wm J Proctor, who luta been i unwell for several months past, left on Wednesday 288th Julie, or the ar : o r - west, for the benefit of his health; he was accompanied by hie mother, who has a -.brother_.in _Marquette. Mian-;. whsle eat_`• catching the horses, which took them to Wingham road, his father,Abran Proctor, � was knocked down by them and trampled on,cutting a terrible gash in his head near the ear, and bruised his ankle; he will be confined to the house for some time. The funeral of the late Mrs Dunbar, of East Wawanosh, was the largest ever went to "the Brandon cemetery ; there being a •bout '80 rigs in the procession;allcrowded ,lith s01Cowrn m relatives and neighbors. lIa -ing has commenced end farmers report heavy crop. Mr John McCallum's sale - man for the Belgravo cheese factory, sold May and June make for Oct a lb,, at the Listowel fair, held on Thursday last.— Misses Mina Bengough incl Emile& Owen left on Dominion Day for the Bruce mines. Miss Bella McKenzie also went with them to Owen Sound. Several others went. to Goderich. ' The Sabbath School picnic near Sunshine, in Mr John Wheeler s grove, was well attended. A Taylor is re- ducing his mammoth stock this month and is going out of a few lines, • rfEAFORTR. IHOLIDAY.—Last Friday being Domin- ion Day, was observed its a general holi- day by our citizens. There being no cele - tion in town, a good many took advantage of the cheap railway fares, and spent the day abroad, while a goad number pick - nicked on the shores of Lake Huron at Bayfield. ,13arErs.—Mr N. H. Young,, of Blyth, was in town on Sunday. The Baird'L"om= edy Company are playing at Cardno's hall every night this week. Mr Arthur Trott preached in the Methodist church here on Sunday morning. Mr W J Clark, of the Presbyterian church here,preacbed in the nen-union church at Brucefield last Sun- day, while Mr Higgins of the latter place took the work here. The decors ions, arches, &c, used nn the occasion of the Queen's Jubilee, have this week been re- moved and the town once more wears its accustomed appearance. Mr Jas Beattie, Mayor, left here last Thursday morning on a trip to the northwest. • PARTEIt'S Hill . Noes,—Mr Robt Beacom bas been on, the sick list fier some time, but with good medical treatment he is able to be around again. We hear that our constable is taking a trip to Dakota this week. Ceoes.—The fall wheat is getting in very bad shape, the gnar fly is cutting the thin wheat dowivat the joint, the heavy fields went down so early that the bead will amount to nothing but chaff. The spring grain never looked better and promises an abundant yield. Haying is in full blast here. IT IS A DANDY, —We heard some re- marks the other day in this shape, "I wonder what Attrell was doing at the Hill's the other day, I saw his carriage there." "Was that Cameron out at Por- ter's Hill yesterday." "I wonder who that was with that dandy pair of black driveriind carriage that went down the 6th the other night." Of course we had to ia'orm them it was Mr Jay Elliot-, and our popular reeve, who have the noblest turnout in this section. SUNSli1NE. BRIEFS.—The farmers around here have already started haying. The school teach- ers of this place will spend their holidays at their homes in Wawarosh. Mr Gal- braith, the well known phrenologisr, has been giving lectures in school houses No. 3 and 5, Morris. Miss M Sheridan, who has been very low with heart disease and 'dropsy fur several weeks, is slowly recov- ering. Mr R Clark left here to attend a base ball tournament in Wroxeter, on July lst. The appearance of this•villago bas been very much improved by an addi- tional gravel walk being made from the corner up to the church. Mr J Johnson has returned -from his school near Clyde Park, where he has been teaching since the lit Jan. Mr J 3liskimmins has re- turned home from Michigan,where he bas been since last full. The school of Mr Win Potter has had its attendance de- creased about forty per cent. ou account ofIhe uieasies being in the section. The annul Stinday School picnic of this place was held in Wheeler's grove on July 1st; th-e•fhly-being•fi1ie-and Fall necessary pre- 'paratlon be nng_.iu""a`de, to secry-'lrle'asant time was spent by all ; during the early part of the afternoon,the children amused themselves by swinging,. while the young men indulged in a game of base ball, after which all engaged in a hearty repast, which was prepared by theeldrly. people; a number of recitations and musical seise• tions were' given by, the Sunday School scholars, .which showed that no_ pains were spared on the part of theseiitterest- erl in making the picnic a sucees-. DI, van'. TL::s:.Ls.--'.l.'lte Blvd' Lawn '1`wr,iis Club play a game of tennis with the Brus- sels team, on Thnrsday, on the Brussels •grounds. .Play good boys, or you will get beat. DUBLIN. 1' ATA1. ACCIDENT —A sad an fatal acci- dent occurred about four miles up the. Huron road, on Saturday' evening. Mr Wm Yea, of Stafl'a, was driving to Strat- ford in his buggy, to get a grain cradle. He stopped a while at Dublin, and did some business there, and then started for Mitchell. When near Mr John Aikens' residence, scarcely a mile from Dublin,he was thrown from his buggy,apparently on his head, and was instantly killed His body was carried into Mr Aikens' barn, and kept there till eleven o'clock the next day, when it was taken home. The de- ceased leaves a widow and five children to mourn his untimely end. IIOLL11ttSVILLE. .Oua ScitooL,—The old school house that has done service so long here, and in which many, now occupying positions of trust and responsibility in various parts of the world, took their'first lesson in "readin', riting and rithmetic," has been torn down to make way for the new and more commodious structure to take its place. Messrs Swaffield & Cooper, of Clinton, have the contract, but they will require to hustle themselves in order to have the building ready when school opens. I1ITT,L7 GREEN. ACCIDENT.—While riding on a load of gravel on the Parr line, Sarah Smith fell off the waggon, the hind wheel passing over her right hand. The hand was con- siderably mangled, but is doing as well as can be expected. PERSONAL. —On Monday Miss Jessie McAllister. accompanied by her parents, went on the Port Huron excursion. Miss McAllister will not return for a few days. • AN ATLILL:1'F: -- ME Will Shane attended the games at Attwood, on Dominion clay,and was fortunate in carrying off 7 first prizes. 'Will is getting to be quite an athlete, and is able to give the most of them their deserts. C.lood'boy, William. PICNIC.—The annual picnic in oounection with the Presbyterian andMethodist church- es, was held in A. W. Sloane's grove, on Do• minion day. The young folks assembled at the Methodist Church, afterwards proceed- ing to the grounds, where they then satisfied themselves with the good things provided.— In the afternoon amusements of all kinds were going on, ono of the principal attrae.- tions being a baseball match between a pick- ed team of Morris and Wawanosh, against conte of the Blyth boys. The game resulted aevictory_f_or the.fornler_by. n.few. aurs If the country team has any spunk in them, they will return the match and have the plea- sure of pleyine; with the regoli.r' club next time. Bnrer•s.--\Ir e- et Hamilton 1, getting his drug store painted this week. We regret to learn that Mr Arthur Steinhoff is at present indisposed and unable to leave the house.— The band is busily engaged this week getting into trim for King 'William, next Tuesday. The Ladies Aid Society has arranged to s©rve dinner and supper to all who may come on the 12th; dinner will bo served from 10.80 to 2 o'clock, in both the Orange and Tem- perance halls, and supper from 4 to 8 p. m. Mr M. H. Hammond, station agent here, is at -present enjoying a few weeks holidays.— Mr James Livingstone, of Hepworth, is visiting friends in town at present. Miss N Shane is visiting friends in Goderich this week. A large number from here attended the games in Goderich on Dominion day. A large turnout is expected on Tuesday next. A number of Gypsies were in town this week; some of our sports were on the horse trade. Mr A Halliday, of Lakelet, was visiting his brother, E Halliday,--this-week. Miss Mal- loy and Mrs Twitchell, of Clinton, were in town last week. Rev J F Parke is at pres- ent enjoying a few weeks vacation. The re. gular meeting of the council was held on Tuesday evening. The Rev A McLean ar- rived home from Winnipeg last week ; he visited Regina and other places of interest during his vacation. Master Richard Colo - ton left town last week for McGregor, where he has secured a gitnation. Mr f of Walker left town on Saturday last for De- troit. Miss A Tayylor, of Clinton, is the guest of Miss Ella Mckinnon, this week. Ur I W Scott spent a few days in Luoan last - wook. Mr J Watson has had his store and house repainted. Mr's Simpson, of Solo, Mich., is at present the guest of "Mrs Milne. GODEIUVii. DINNER.—The ladies of Victoria street chucch'wit -x4n first-class dinner in the rink, on the 12th inst., for 25 cents. As this is the largest building in the town, good accommodation and the best of treat -- meat may be expected. THE Boom.—She boometh every day, and property continues to change hands, at ris- ing prices. Mr J McDougall sold sixty feet on Church street to Thos `Ausebrooke, and forty feet to E -R Watson, for $705 for the two pieces. It is the intention of both par- ties to build on. the Iota. Wo hear of another transfer of store property but as there aro several after it, we !mast keop it quiet for a week. Ndiee3.---Phillip Bolt iaaskinfi for tenders for a find house which he intends to build on North street, next to the R 0 church, Not- withstanding the doubts expressed by the Star in regard to the location of the new government buildings, we think the corner of East sfreet and the Square will stand, a1. . though the lot opposite to the present site would snit alt parties better. The Dredge e Challenge" is busy deeping tho entrance to the harbor. Two vessels with wheat from Chicago arrived on Tuesday evening, the first of a Fleet to arrive during the slimmer. CALEDONiA DAY IN °ODEnrool.—The Caledon- ian games on the 1st July were pronounced a decided success: The town was gaily dec- orated with flags and Chinese lanterns. A large number of the athelets and dancers ar- rived the night before, and a further addi- tion was made when the morning train brought in the excursionists. The, society formed in -a procession at. 1 o'clock, ,and marched; headed by the pipes, to the La- crosse ground, where the programme was carried out without a hitch. The best of order prevailed and everybody expressed themselves well -pleased. Caledonia day is a settled thing for Goderich. The concert in the evening was well attended. -TEE CoiN L TOWN POLICEiru?r.—R' L Mui. veney, Manufacturer of the Eclipse Cement, visited the town of Goderich on the 1st of July, to sell -cement and lemonade. He rented a lot and got everything ready, when the' policeman came along and demanded $3, or he would shut up the business. A. gentleman standing by said, "Yon are all right, my friend, never mind him, he can't make you pay," this enraged the policeman, and he gave the gentleman warning that he world run him in if he didn't keep quiet,and faced his man again and demanded the $1, which Mnlveney refused to pay, as 110 con- sidered the renting of the lot oquvalent to a license, Youhill, the constable, attempted to arrest Mulveuey, spilling some of the lemonade and breaking goblets, het found finally that lie could net do so, ' R l&UUEFIELD, P 1gr.Ll.•1.L.^The base ball math-,1,okcn of last week came oft' nt Baytiolcl. i . Piexrc•--On Dominion day a_largc number of the Royal' Tontplar of this place, together with a number from Seaforth, held a picnic in Bayfield,& very ._pleasant and -enjoyable -- time was spent, and all seemed -satisfied. PemsoN.tr..--Genial Baird, Eel., has again gone to St Paul, but did not take his family, he having decided to give it a farther trial -before removing -there.. tl-rorge 'seems to- _- think 1:ruceeel•.l is about ns good as any on110r place. • Fry Additional Local News. Moan NEW flouaact.—We have noticed this year the erection and the proposed erection of a large number of houses, and it seems there aro others sill to go up. Mr J W Mills has decided'to erecta house on his property on Isaac Street, and Mr W Cooper, builder, will put up another south of his, own residence. The' new house lately built for tar F Rumbalt, has been rented by Miss Wilson. THE FALL Wrtr•..tr,•--Last week, Mr Jas Coruish, of the base line, Millets, left us a sample of ripe fall wheat. The head was well filled out; and bad not been af- fected by rust or anything else. It is un- usual early for wheat to be ripe in J une in this section, and tall wheat generally will bo ready to.cut betore farmersare•through haying, With which all are Utley just now. It is reported that in some sections the Hessian fly is Waring the wheat, but the damage so far is light. TRIrr:Fs.—The strawberry season is over. We are now into the lower half of 1887. Old potatoes aro replaced by new ones. Picnics aro ver? common. Rasp- berries are in season. Flat;,_ pulling will soon he the order of the day. Tho crops in the country are looking well, and the ersllpee t. At:_n large.. y.ieltl_..ls.good-._._Itay_ - 'ualciug is in full swing, and the mower is singing its old time song again, A position to be desired these days is that of engineer on an ice waggon. Names of friends. visiting in town are always ac- ceptable to the reporter. Notwithstand- ing the welcome showers of rain this week, it is still a little too warm, but the patient citizen will find comfort in reflecting that Chriatmas is coming. Tito latest "gag" - among some of the young people is ." let's go and get some sweet million's." THE WEATHER.—For a week past the atmosphere has been excessively warm, the theremometer standing in the "nine- ties in the shade"' every day, and on Fri- day of last week, it went as high as 95 in the shade. The best thing to do is to keep cool. Easier said than done, eh ? Not a bit of it. Let the perspiration flow. That is not heat— it is cooling. Lack of perspiration means internal fever. The man who perspires freely may not be much of a- success as a dude, but he is keeping healthy. Don't lose your temper. It ain't worth much may be, but keep it. Don't worry. May be it will be hotter to- morrow,and,may bo it won't,but anything you can do or say is not going' to change it. Here is the formula in a nutshell— perspire freely, don't lose your temper, don't worry. Act on these lines and you Will get along tolerably well, even if a shirt cellar or two doe; wilt.