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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1889-07-12, Page 1• •4 • Tvv P TY -FOURTH VOL. t V. ire Ir Number.1209 CL1NT-ON, ONT., JULY 12, 1889. )ROBERT HOLD ES, pul•liativr 1 $100 a your in w1Yu:xe. • From Corresponden is Will all Our Correspondents, please, write EVERY week. Mail lettere so as to 'reach us not later than Wed- , nesday evenings if possible. If you know of an item of news kindly send it to us, even if you are not a regular correspendent. • linnet t. Road work is the prevailing occu- pation of the yeomen at present. Mr David Hill, from the Soo, is visiting friends in this vicinity. Davy still Iooks hale and hearty. Mr Wm. Knox and wife have re- turned from their tour to Pickering. Mr Knox feels much improved in health. The garden party given by 3Ir John Kilty, 2nd con., on Monday evening, was an immense success, a large number being present, and all erijogirng-the'mseh*es until elate -hoarse Mr Ninian ,Moore and wife left for their home, near Sundridge, Parry Sound District, last Thursday, going by way of the C. P. R. through To- ronto. They have the well wishes of the community, and may prosperity and peace be with them in their new home. The Hill church congregation are making preparatory steps towards the erecting of a new church. As the present building is becoming some- what dilapidated,a neat brick church on the slime site would present a fine appearance, and would'be a credit to the congregation. PRESENTATION. -Mr J. H,Lowery, teacher of S. S. No. 5, Hullett, hay- ing decided to attend the Normal for the balance of the year, was the re- cipient of a present from his scholars a few days since, accompanied by the following address :- DEAR TEACHER,- Vacation has come and we know with regret that when we again meet under this roof for instruction, you will not be with us. During the year and a half you have been our teacher we know that you have worked hard for our ad- vancement, and have always taken a deep interest in our welfare. As a slight token of our esteem please ac- cept this album. We wish you every successs in the halls of learning to which you are going and we will gladly welcome you back as our teacher at the commencement of the New year or any future time. Signed on behalf of the pupils, ETTIE WALLACE LIZZIE CUNNINGHA\ME, Mr Lowery will•attend the Normal at. Ottawa, it being, impossible to secure admission at Toronto,and his trustees have shown their confidence in him by re-engaging him for next year at an increased salary. Scnoci:.-The following is a re- port of S. S. No. 8, Hullett, for June: SENIOR DEPARTMENT- Senior IV class -Henry Lennox 622, Dan Mc- Connell 613,`,Herbert Bell 559, John McConnell 549, Thomas Adams 484, Bertie Gray 478, Orpha Whitley, 467, Annie Wood 389, Addie Crisp 376, James Webster 305, Joseph Webster 296, Jennie Woodman 191, Junior IV class -John R. Bell 712, Nelson Bell 680, Ephraim Gray, 646, Fred Johnstone 555, John H. Shobbrook 493, Kate Roberton 430, Frank Mc- Connell 414, Sarah Mains 406, Herb. Mogridge 338, Raymond McConnell 365, Lavinia Brigham 291. Senior III class -Lenora Whitley 715, Flo- rence Garrett 696, Ida Bulger 660, Ida Riley 596, Ada Shobbrook 589, Lorenzo Brigham 546 Elva Adams 542, Sarah Hill 520, Mable Bell 509, Nellie Austin 472, Vincent McCon- nell 442, Annie Brigham 365, Ida Anderson 324. Junior III class - Eva Cole 642, Allie Brogdon 642, Rob Wilson Cole 634, Jennie Rober- ton 609, Thomas Wallace 475, John Moore 470, Cora Newton 423, Belle Cunninghame 422, Alice Brigham 405, Annie Nelson 367, Wm. J. Cole 198, JUNIOR DEPARTMENT -Senior IL - Minnie Nelson 403, Wilfred Crisp 391, Bernice Moore 387, Lyda Shob- brook 288, Junior II -Lou Ouimette 497, .John Crawford 412, Alice Moun• tain 385, Ada Brigham 305, Willie Townsend 340, Eddie Mogridge 295, Rose Cole 270. senior II part - Ethel Barr 492, Rose Riley 470, Robt. Totrynsend 373, Carrie Crawford 343, Alice Oliver 295. Junior II part - Willie Myers 461, Eliza Garrett 437, Russel Myers 405, Elva Wallace 386, Sydney Hiles 328, Tommy Lee 310, Amelia Brown 309, Wesley Lee 286, Dillila Oliver 268. $Tit AND 9TH CONCESSIONS Mr Jacob Hunter is at home spend- ing his vacation. Mr Wm. Carter who has been at Windsor drilling, is home again. Mrs and Mise Cartwright, from Kent, are at present visiting Mr Jas. Cartwright. Mr J. Cartwright raised his house last Monday and intends putting a stone foundation under it. Mr H. Livermore has struck a spring on his lot not mote than two feet from where two other wells were dug, Miss L. Dey has gone home to spendther vacation. We wish her a good time but Lu will have a long driv..now. A onic was held on the flats of Mr arqurhar's grove last Friday evening, which proved a grand suc- cess as it is a splendid place for a picnic. A very pleasant time was exper- ienced in No. 4 last Friday, In the morning an examination of the chil- dren took place, after which dinner was served. A pleasing programme was given and -speeches were made by Messrs Irwin, Ruddel and Craig, after which prizes were distributed anions the children. Do yon take the NEw ERA 1 If you n't yon should. . XA East Wawanosh. Miss Mustard has been spending a few days at Mr Coultes's. Wm. Mason and son are still con- tinuing to haul wood to Blyth. Wm. Wightman was home on the First and took in the Good Templer picnic at Westfield. John Coultes has traded his young blood colt. for a dandy top buggy with Mr Griffiths, lumber merchant of London. The township engineer was out settling a disputed outlet for a drain on the 5th con, and decided that Mr Livingstone must deepen his drain. G. Anderson, son of our worthy citizen, Juhn Anderson, was so un- fortunate as to lose all his tools but one plane in the recent fire in Belts furniture factory, in Wingham. During the thunder shower on the First, Thos. Taylor's baro was struck by lightning. Ben Taylor, Wm. � efitipsnttanntlitY roan weTkitaid'e" at the time but fortunately escaped unhurt, While John Coultes, jr., was re- turning home from Clinton and near Blyth his horses ran away, the cause of which was the bolt coming out of the cievises. The harness was considerably broken up and the neck yoke smashed, but nu other ser- ious damage done. Elam Livingstone was so unfortun- ate as to have his blood stallion run. away. He was coming from Walter Scott's and left it standing while he would shut the gate, when the Eagle bolted and flew down the road at a rate that made Elam satisfied that he would, if timed, have lowered the record. He was finally caught, hav- ing done no damage but break a spoke from one of the sulky wheels. The Catneronians of the 6th line, went out to Belgrave on Saturday, and played a friendly base ball match with the club of that burg and succeeded in coming' out ahead by a score of 54 to 24 batteries. The boys speak in the highest terms of praise for the friendly and gentlemanly treatment they received from the Belgrave boys, and hope ere long to have a return match on their own grounds. Thos. Taylor umpired the game to the satisfaction of all inter- ested. If there is a club in Blyth the boys would like to hear from them, and get that match agreed for last year. OBITUARY, --We have this week to chronicle the death of Margaret, re- lict of the late Duncan Anderson, which took place on the 3rd inst. She had sustained some severe•injur- ies by a fall last winter And never•.rg- covered from the shock, being almost helpless. She and her husband were natives of Perthshire, Scotland, and on coming to this country stayed a short time in Halton, shortly after re- moving to Wawanosh where they lived till claimed by the hand of death. They were among the earliest settlers and suffered all the hardships common to a new country. Mrs Anderson leaves a family of'four sons and two daughters to mourn her loss; all are married but • one daughter. Rev Dr Robertson, Supt. of the North West Missions for the Presbyterian church is a nephew of hers, and other connections and members of the family have risen to high and in- fluential positions of trust and honor. She was a devout member of the Presbyterian church, and a firm be- liever in its teachings. Stanley. Mr Rod and Alex McKenzie are erecting a new frame dwelling house this summer. Mr P. Campbell has the contract. ORANciE SERMON. -Rev Mr Hart preached a sermon to the Orangemen of Varna, on Sunday, and. to the members of the Order here. NOTES. -Petitions for the disallow- ance of the Jesuits' Estate Act are being signed. Several -children in the vicinity of S. S. No. 1 have hoop- ing cough. Mr Robert Baird, of S. S. No. 1, Stanley, is the winner of the County .prize-Macauley's History of Eng- land ---in the Montreal Witness Do- minion Prize Competition. This is pretty good. PPOPER'rY CHAN(;E,- Mr Thos. Mills, of the 5th con. of Stanley, has traded his farm of 100 acres with a Mtr Richardson,near Wingham. They made an even trade ; Mr Mills, who has been an official in Varna church, will be missed when he takes his de- parture after harvest. Mr Wm Moffat and Mr John Gil- mour returned last week from their trip to the North, West. Mr Moffat has secured land in the Moosejaw district, to the extent of 960 acres. Mr D. McTavish, jr,, has also return- ed from a tour to the prairie pro- vinces. PrcNrc,-The annual picnic of S. S. No, 1, Stanley, was held on the 1st, in Mr Innes' woods. Dinner was served in the usual sumptuous style and partaken of by "a large number of visitors. In'the afternoon just as the games and recreations were well under way, a heavy rain came on and put an end to the proceedings, which promised to be as usual agreeable and pleasant. SKIPPED. -A short tiine sines a couple of young men of the lower part of the township got into a quar- rel, said to be over a young lady. One of them has the reputation of be- ing not as good as he might be, and he is said to have threatened that he would stab the other when he met him. This coming to the second young man's ears, he caused a war- rant to be issued for the other's ar- rest, but before it could be served he had skipped. When yonr neighbor wants to borrow the Clinton NEW ERA, recommened him to take it for himself. Bayfield. Mr Henry Pollock has returned home for his holidays. Mrs Michael Miller lett here fur a trip to Saginaw last Tuesday. tine Misses Brierley, of London,are staying at the Clinton Hotel. Rev Mr Hodgins, who has been away for some time, returned last Friday. Miss ,Struthers, teacher in the Clinton Model School, is •visiting her aunt, Mrs Thompson. Mrs and.Miss Esson have arrived from London and intend remaining during the summer months. Mrs and Mrs Holmstead, of Sea - forth, together with their children are staying at the Clinton hotel. One day last week 'Miss Wild, of the Sauble line was united in mar- riage to Mr Swarts, of Buffalo. These beautiful denings are taken advantage of by many--vouples, who - apparently love to stroll around and view the water by moonlight. • Last Friday the Public School here closed, for the fiummer • term. Very efficient work has been done during the past year, especially in the senior aepartment, as three of the scholars, Miss L. Martin, Miss B. Stonehouse and Mr W. 'Johnston are at present writing on the depart- mental ,examination for third class certificates. DEATH OF MR CONNOR.-Last Monday between 10 and 11 o'clock Mr W. W.Connor,one of our promin- ent citizens, departed this life, at the ripe age of- 75. His death was not entirely unexpected, as he has been ailing for a couple of years past, and was several times almost at death's door, but always rallied. This time, however, the web of • time had been spun, the brittle thread was snapped and the spirit took its flight to the God who gave it. Mr Connor was conspicuous among the ranks of the Orange order, and was an honorary member of the Right Worthy Grand Lodge of British North America, He was first reeve of the incorporated village and at the time of his death was a member of the village council. He was a strong Conservative but his genial manner and kindly disposition gained him not a few friends among men of all shades of opinion. The great number who followed the body 'to the grave on Wednesday, testified to the merit and esteem' in which the deceased gentleman was held. • Hill's Green. . NOTES.- Miss C. Patterson, of Hensall, is visiting friends at Hills Greeii. Mrs Geo. Hartt, of Detroit is visiting at her, parents. Miss M.J. Hagan bas gone on a visit to friends in Centralia. Mi Wm. McAllister who was struck by lightning and otherwise injured on July 1st, is pro- gressing favorably. ' Mr Andrew Love is having his barn reshingled. Mr Wm. Hill anddaughter,'have re- turned to their home, the former looking a great deal better for his trip. The bricklayers, are now work- in the house of Mr Warren Digman, and are rapidly' pushing their work towards completion. Master Edward Hagan, of S. S. No . 3 Hay, is in Clinton writing on the professional third class examination. Turnberry. Mr W. Jobb raised a barn 50x456 on Friday afternoon. Mr J. Porter has returned from b1s trip to Manitoba. Mr Geo. Magee and Miss Victoria Cooper, of Howick, spent Sunday at Mr Geo. Blackwell's. Miss Ella Cooper, of. Howick, is visiting Miss P. Powell, of the 6th con. Mr J. Campbell, one ofWellesley's most successful farmers and stock - raisers, has been visiting friends and relatives in •Turnberry the last few days. The union school picnic mentioned last week came off last Saturday, and was a very successful affair. Three schools, Glenannan, taught by Miss Weir, No 5, taught by Mr Blackwell, and No 6 at present in charge of Mr N. Hartley in the absence of Miss Porter, took part,each of the sections being well represented, in addition to which there were a number of vis- itors from Wingham and surrounding sections. All seemed to enjoy them- selves very much, but what was per- haps the most attractive amusement was the facility for boating and raft- ing. The latter was especially pleas- ing to the small boys, and we noticed that some of the larger ones, girls in- cluded, seemed to take a kindly in- terest in that particular sort of aqua- tic sport. About the middle of the afternoon a short but interesting pro- gramme was listened to. A number of musical selections were well ren- dered and Dr Chisholm gave an ad • dress on the financial value of an education,; IMr Munroe, editor of the 'Wingham Times also made a few re- marks e marks on general picnic topics,which were well received. One very inter- esting teature of the programme was the presentation of an address, a handsome plush album and a couple of articles pertaining to a laches' toi- let outfit, to Miss Weir, the -teacher in Glenannan school, who is leaving. the section to further continue her studies at,the Clinton Collegiate In- stitute. Miss Weir has taught in the school for three years and has proved herself to be a very energetic and ef- ficient teacher, while her kindly man- ner and the interest she has taken in everything pertaining to the welfare of the section and the prosperity of Blyth. Blyth Loyal Orange Lodge held their regular meeting on Monday night. ' Rev T. Thompson, of Vancouver, 13. C., gave a very interesting lecture in the Presbyterian church on Wed• nesday evening, on British Columbia. A young lady who lives in town a certain season of the year, bas a pe- culiar fascination for (red headed) young men -or at least Armitage says so. Freddy, the aesthetic rival of "Os- car Wild" has withdrawn his alleg- iance from the gorgeous sunflower and now only worships the (wall) (ace) of hearts. It is reported that one of our young men saw a supernatural being one night of this week. Go on young man, your powers of sight seeing are now reaching full development. . At their meeting on Wednesday of last week the school board made ar- ran ments_(gr raising the money necessary to pay the salaiies of t71e teachers for the past quarter. A press telegram says:-A'young •man named Richard,Clegg, just ar- rived from Blyth, Ont., was seriously injured at Calgary by being dragged over the prairie for about a mile a few days since. He may possibly re- cover. On Monday Mr W. Scott while working with the band saw, had the misfort4e to bring his hand in con- tact withstbe saw, resulting in a bad cut. He had the wound dressed by a doctor and now he is taking an en- forced holiday tramping around town with one hand in a sling. Mr T. J. Huekstep has struck a novelty in the way of window dress- ing, he had a bed of earth placed in the bottom of the window and then planted moeses,geraniums and plants of different kinds. It makes, in our opinion, one of th e nicest windows in 'town, Mr J. Ross, of Ross & King, while at work in their shop one day last week, was struck in the eye by some flying particles from the emery wheel. Several small pieces embedded them- selves in the eye, but were removed by the doctor, and now John is look- ing out with both eyes for the farmer who has not got one of 'the Ross and king sharpeners. On Sabbath morning last Rev A. W. Tonge preached to the children of the Sabbath School, who were gathered for the occasion in the centre Beats of the church. ' The Rev gentle- man choose for his subject the service of the child Samuel in the temple be- fore Eli, from which he drew many practical lessons, the principal be- ing that of the obedience due to par- ents. In the evening the sermon was for the special benefit of the young people of the church. The subject was that of Sampson and Delilah. Special collections were taken up for the general conference fund, On two hours notice Messrs Peto and Kelley, of Clinton, came out on Saturday for a game of lawn tennis and caught our boys out of practice. However Mr Fred Tanner and Dr. Milne played the visitors a close _game, winning 15 games to their 14, but losing two sets out of the three. We would like to see a club match between six or eight players from each town. Surely a town the size of Clinton can get together as many tennis players as Blyth can. A large crowd watched the game with much interest and we think the visitors en- joyed themselves in the evening. • CONDENSED PERSONALS. -Mr W. Livingstone, of Clinton, formerly of Blyth, was in town this week. Miss Annie Kelley is at present visiting friends in Clinton. Miss G, Martin, of Goderich, was the guest of Miss Milly Scott this wepk. Mr P. J. Conroy, of London, was in town this week. Miss Annie Taylor, of Brus- sels, is at present home on her holi- days. Mr Deevan of London; was in town this week. Mr T.•Armitage; of 'London, was in town this week.. Mr Chris Dickson, of Clinton, was in town this week. , Miss, Radcliffe, of St. Helens, who has been visiting for a short time here, left for her home last week, Mr. W. H. Stewart left on Saturday for Bluevale:tospend his holidays. Miss M, L, Taylor, teach- er of the intermediate department in Blyth school, left for her home in Clinton on Friday. Mr R. D. Lind- say, of Norval, was in town this week, Messrs J. Vert, of Hamilton, Geo, Upton, of Detroit, and J. E. McGarva, of Berlin, were in town this week. M. A. McNaughton, of Schofield, Wis., formerly an old resi- dent, of Blyth, is visiting in town: Mr Morton, of Montreal, is in town this week. Mr lyteicklejohn, of Har- riston, *as in town this week, bliss S. Marton; of Goderich was visiting in town this week, R. J. Thompson, of Toronto, was in town this week on business. Miss McElroy,of Toronto, is visitingfriends in town. Mr C. Milne, oClinton,'was in town this week, Miss Lena Hess, of Listowel], is at present the guest of Mrs Dr Sloan. Mr R. McGee,of Kincardine, was in town this week. Mr J.-Bal- lantyne, ;Bal- lantyne, of Wroxeter, paid his par- ents a visit on Sunday last. Mr Lov- ell, of Belgrave, was in town this week. Varma, MORE HONORS FOR VARNA BOYS -Messrs Louis and Henry Diehl are home for the summer holidays. These young men passed very cred- itable examinations, both of them securing the scholarship prize, cash, $90. Louis then secured another valuable prize, consisting of 13. vol- nmee of Church History, value, 825, also the Bishop's prize, hooka to the value of 825. Thie prize was divided its people have endeared her to all i between them, there being only one both young and old, and her depar- I mark difference. Total prizes taken ture from among them is deeply re- 1 by tha boys, 8140, which is not bad gretted. to take these hard times. Snbecribe for the Clinton tirw ERA, I The Clinton NEW Ens, is one of the and get all the home News. beat Local papers in Ontario. Winghanr. ' Londeskoro. DIED. -Last Monday evening the infant daughter of W. Roderus, aged eighteen months, died very suddenly. She ate a hearty supper, but about 7 o clock was taken in a fit and never recovered. FIRE, -On Friday morning last at about six p. m. the citizens were alarmed by the pealing of the' fire alarm, and where much concerned when they discovered it was the fur- niturefactory of Mr Bell, This factory is one of the mainstays of the town, employing somewhere in'the neigh- borhood of s my -five hands. The fire broke ou in the top flat, and is supposed to have originated from some spontanlous combustion. It completely wrecked the building and destroyed some two thousand dollars worth of furniture ready for ship- ment, the firm having forty-two large orders on hand at the time. This is 'the fourth fire Mr Bell has had to con Tend with ;.but we re -'glad to say he does not yet intendo die of a kroken heart, but to rebuild on a larger scale immediately, and he believes that in about two months time everything will be in full blast. His loss was mostly covered by insurance. He had only returned from Manitoba the night previous to the fire. One of the employees, in trying to save his • tools, got very badly burned, but al- though very painful were not of a dangerous character. Morris. Miss Fetes, of Bervie, is visiting at Mr Meiklejohn's, at present. Mrs Young, wife of Robt. Young, of the 6th con., had the misfortune to break a couple of her ribs recently, while engaged feeding calves. A large number intend celebrating the victory of William over James at the Boyne by assembling in Wing- ham, on Friday, the 12th July, It is a day which ought to be dear to the heart of every Protestant, the lovers tj civil and religious liberty. A large number of young people assembled at the residence of Mr John Clokey, last Friday, to spend the evening, tripping the light fantastic until the wee spit' hours o' the morn. Such performance doesn't correspond with so much sickness and sudden deaths as has been in the neighbor- hood so recently. r -•-I Porter's Hill: The person ' who has the pocket book containing the notes belonging to the undersigned and -is not honest enough to forward it to its rightful owner, will please drop it where hon- est people will be likely to find it, which will show that they are as hon- est as their disposition will allow them to .bc, and will also greatly oblige JNo. A. ROBERT, Seaforth • l4ev J. Edmunds, of tlamburg, formerly of St. Thomas church here, was in town this week. 3Ir Geo, Murray was kicked in the face on Sunday last by a horse; for- tunately his injuries are but slight. The employees of Bright Bros'. tailoring establishment enjoyed au outing at Bayfield on Tuesday last. While playing cricket on the re- creation grounds on Tuesday evening, Mr Wm. Cline had the misfortune to meet with a painful accident by be- ing hit in the eye with the ball. Mr Vessot,representing the French Canadian Missionary Enterprise, oc• cupied the pulpit of the Presbyterian church on Sunday evening last, and gave an address full of interest and instruction. Revs. Wesley Casson and Wesley Cosens, the new pastors of the Methodist church, were greeted with large congregations last Sunday. Mr Casson preached in the morning and Mr Cosens in the evening, andboth sermons were much appreciated by all present. - At the semiannual meeting of the congregation of the Presbyterian church, held on Monday evening, the , pastor, Rev A. h' McDonald, was made the recipient of a purse contain- ing 8175, giving evidence of the high esteem in which Mr' McDonald is held by the people to whom he min- isters. He left on a holiday trip to Winchester Springs on Tuesday and will be absent about six weeks. MCTUAL DICE STOCIC ASSOCIATION, -The first meeting of the Board of Directors of the Mutual Live Stock Association of Ontario was held here on Tuesday. All the directors were present except Mr Robert Beath, of Bowmanville, and Mr Graham, of Whitby, both of whom are in the Old Country. Mr John MacMillan, MLP, for South Huron, was elected Presi- dent; Mr D. D. Wilson, Seaforth, Vice -President ; Mr John Avery, Stanley, Secretary, and Mr M. Y. 'McLean, Treasurer. The other officers will be appointed at the next meeting of the Board. The Rescue Hose Company of this place visited Mount Clemens, in Mich., on the 4th ofJuly and partici- pated in a firemen's demonstration held there that ,day. They were suc- cessful in winning first money in the international hose reel race, and also secured first prize in a tug of war contest and second in hose coup- ling. On their arrival home by the 9 o'clock train on Friday evening last, they were met at the station by a large crowd of citizens bearing torches, and the town band. • A pro- cession was formed, headed by the band and followed by the, firemen and citizens generally. They march- ed up the main street to Mr. D. D. Wilson's egg emporium, where a halt was made. Short speeches were made by Mayor Wilson and ex -Mayor Beattie. Fireworks were set off and rounds of eheere rent the air, in fact, a•general demonstration was held for about an hour in honor of the victors. The band playing the National An• them brought the proceedings to a close. b We are •surry to report that Mrs Tamblyn, jr.,ia but slowly improving, if improving at all. Mr Ouimette has greatly improved his store front by erecting an awniug and making glass case windows. A debate will be held in the Tem- perance lodge, next Tuesday, between the members of the lodge. Subject, " Which is the most desirable, mar• ried or single life," The trustees of 5. S. No. 8 have se- cured the services cf Mr McFadyen for auotiier year, at an increased salary. They seem to know when they have a good man. KIND WORDS. -The Atwood cor- respondent of the Brusels Post says : " On the eve of Rev J. Ferguson's departure for Londtsboro the ladies of Atwood circuit presented Mrs Ferguson with an elegant hanging lamp, a beautiful easy chair and some money. This .was ' right, Mr and Mrs Ferguson have shown themselves friendly and had many warm friends in Atwood. That they may prosper in their new home is the wish of all.' • Goderich Township. Mr A. Osbaldeston, of the Huron rood, west,is making a large addition to his barn. ACCIDENT. -A valuable mare be- longing to Mr H. ,Baker received serious injury,on Wednesday,through getting entangled in a sett of harrows. -It appears the team became unman- ageable and backed on the harrows, upsetting them and then falling on the sharp points. The mare was very badly cut, and the Veterinar put in 25 atiches to fix up the wou . SOCIAL. -A garden socia was held at the residence of Mrs Kil. ps, Mait- land con:, on Tuesday evening last, where a large number of people spent a very pleasant evening. The com- mittee spared no pains to make it a grand success. The program was A 1, consisting of sacred songs by the choir, readings and recitations, and a splendid quartette club from Col- borne, consisting of the Messrs and Misses Allen. Mr G. F. Oakes, of Clinton, was also on hand, and sang a couple of solos in his usual good style. Proceeds amounted to 823, which were given to the Ebenezer church, [Whoever penned the article; in the News -Record of this week, concern- ing a reported outrage, had very,little cense and leas honesty, for the NEw ERA did not state what it is charged with. As we have no desire to make the existing breach anyy wider, we re- frain* Trom publishing all we might about it.] Sur#iruerlifll. NoTEs.-.lir H, Kerr and wile, of Winbham, were visiting friends about hereispn Saturday and Sunday. The Orangemen here expect to celebrate the 12th in Wingham. liippen, NOTES.-Mrand Mrs Jas. Robb,of Wheeling, W. V,, accompanied by Miss Jessie Simpson, of London, made a short visit last week with their uncle, Dir Chas. Robb, ofTuck- ersmith. Mr W. Cudinore,our enter- prising live stock dealer, left for Montreal with a shipment last week. Mr Henry Mclfordie, brother, of R,` McMordie, of this place, who has been in California for several years, is at present home on a visit, Hensall NOTES. -The brick work on the Oddfellows block hail been completed. The contractor, Mr Wm. Westcott, deserves praise for the way in which he has pushed forward the work. The masons are now working at the new brick church at Sexamith,which is to replace the one recently destroyed by fire. The picnic in connection with the Methodist Sunday .School was held in Mr Gilchrist's grove oh Thurs- day.__Rev R. H. 13grnisy was jn the village last week, and preached at Fansville and Hills Green on Sunday evening last. Rev W. Cosens, who was appointed to Hensall North by the Conference has since been trans- ferred to Seaforth. Mr Geo. Eyre had a narrow escape last week ; he carried a hod of bricks to the fourth scaffold of a building, and stepped on a board, which , gave way, precipita- ting he and his load to the ground ; his face is badly cut and bruised, but otherwise no serious injury was done; a little more care in the erection of scaffolds would save a great amount of pain. Additional Local News. EXAMINATIONS. - The examina- tions for 3rd and 2nd class certificates have been in progress since Tuesday. Five candidates are writing for junior matriculation, 28 for 2nd class and 58 for 3rds. Inspector Malloch is presiding examiner, being assisted by Mr A. M. Burchill, and the examina- tions continue till about the 24th. The weather for the commencement was too hot for candidates to do jus- tice to themselves, but every lawful advantage that can be allowed to the students has been cheerfully given by Mr Malloch, and we believe that one reason for the large number of out- side candidates writing here every year is the urbanity of the Inspector. THE TORONTO INDUSTRIAL FAIR. -The Directors of this Fair, which is to be held this year from the 9th to the 21st September, are already actively at work making preparations for the same, and appear determined to make it excel in magnitude and attractiveness any of its predecessors. We have received a copy of the Prize List, which is very neatly gotten up, and any of our readers who may de- sire a copy can secure one by drop- ping a post card to Mr H. J. Hill,the Jf anager, at Toronto. A large amount has again been appropriated by the Directors for new special attractions, and the erection of additional build- ngs, etc. Crieket. • Below is given the score of a match ..fr played here' on Wednesday, between the Victoria Cricket Cluband they Stratford Juniors, wherein the home team was successful :- go .:��py°cCZi ys:tj ba m '4 o� n ew °,oa 0 a 1.a;r:o10Mp:*� p E.,.! co p p 7p < (7' o've'n~' �, ate+ p' 50 .1 m ev 0 C 0'r0 0'. OU 7 W • 0 0 y. r � w,vo.••c�oaeooweo m (.1 N ed. r,azro � ,„0 e:0 ams - w d 0 O <•M a O g .E212.7,49' ��u.. t° C'�•o� cr> a Baa 0. vs °��.�K� a,� b 08 z G a n' 0 S 0 a " �c 11 C. a Ba O O et - ti IOOWC0 c:100Cc0 t-ia0 0 0'00 O'o 0 0'•20' as r,; WIZI Ht7HH�•H5 y 000,,0000000= a am cgo6•4- m m� 0 0 C p p o a reaD •1 0 • . E A 0 0 0 c 0 a `- 0 -- 121 ,�cao►+tosr0000i-.o v. Fruit ' Growers' Association. The summer -meeting .of the Ontario Fruit Growers' Association has just • been held in Seaforth. .Among,,others, • the following gentlemen were .present : A. McD. Allen, Goderich ; P. E. Bucke,. Ottawa ; A. Morton, Wingham; P. G. Dempsey, Trenton; T. H. Race, Mitch- ell ; M. Pettit, WWinona;` •A. 'II. Pettit and L. Woolverton, Grimsby ; Thomas' Beall, Lindsay, and John Little, Graff,. .ton. The meeting Wed held in Cardno's Hall, and an address ',vas delivered by Mr D, D. Wilson, of Seaforth. a Among the subjects discnssed `,ere the follow- ing: -"Grapes for m,srket," "Ciiltiva- , tion of the currant for home use and for market," " Strawberry culture,;' and the ' Culture and propogatiaa1 of gooseberries." One very itnortant subject was that concerning the "Judg- ing of fruit at fair:,," introduced by 31r Beall, Direct9r of the Aysouiation for AgricultnraiDivision No :i. He claim- ed that, in order to secure uniformity and fairness in the awardingof prizes,it was absolutely necessary that a -scale of • . points should be carefullypre1ared,anct that instead of three jud„ed, as the pre- sent employed, the wie., judge sys`l should be introduced. in this -way the best talent could be employed and suit- ably remunerated. It was also recom- mended that a card, with the, st;nae of points marked plainly on it, should Ile filled out by the judge =sncl attarhaci to the prize fruit. dile following list of pointe wad Cerci• n,zynial valve; (2) Productive ; lig - Hardiness ;(4)Quality;(5)PerfectGrowtn each of these to count live poiuts,except the last, which was to 'count ten. The whole question of arranging a scale of points, however, was passed over to a committee which will report et the next meeting. % l:kb will be held,at the City of Windsor, in December. 'A very • practical address. •.vas also given ny the • President, Mr A McD.A1Ian, of Gode- rich, upon the best methods of culling, packing and grading apples for market. Ile said that buyers should arrange a scale of prices for perfect fruit in pro- portion to its commercial value in the British markets. and thus encourage the growing of only the most protitab.l1 varieties. He recommended some such scale of prices as the following :-.-When the Baldwin is worth 51 the other varieties should range in somewhat this way, viz: Ribston Pippin and Blen- heim,Pippin, $1 fill ; King, tl 50, Spy, $1 30.; American Golden Rubset, tg 1 25, and Greening, +1. In speaking of „strawberries John Little, Canada's Strawberry -King, said that he was sat- isfied that thellat•erland was four tines as large as the' Croscente,mnd just as early; that the Warfield.'was, a very valuable berry and would yield more and larger berries than the Crescent. The aim of the Association is to advance the frnit-growing interests of Ontario, and thus increase the wealth of country, and to accomplish this end the better it has been determined by the Government to send the most skilled specialists in fruit. culture, whether directors or members of the Association, to address the meetings of Farmers' Institutes up, onr the best methods of conducting with profit this industry. • ARI YOU A :LTNQt' :VT? There are a number of l!irAV ERA subscribers who refluire to he reminded that it is their duty to look at the date on the label of their papers. We re- spectfully ask that gosh will rernit the amount of subscrip- tion due no AT ONCE• A pa, - per like the CLINTON NEW ERA cannot get along with slow paying Qubscribers on its list, and we 1•Kolc for (C prompt response on 1 he part or those to whom this item Is directed.