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>r'1IDAY, AUGUST 28, 1891.
post Otlice Patronage.
The mariner in which the
money of the country is still im-
properly expended, was thorough-
ly, exposed in the House, on Mon-
day, when the estimates for the
eretion of new post offices in
' dif Brent parts of the country,
wore under discussion . Many of
the Liberals proved that post
offices were erected in certain
places, not because they were
necessary for the transaction of
public business, but solely be-
cause those particular places bad
helped to return supporters of the
government, and must be bribed
to remain faithful. Take some
cases as. an illustration:—Here are
important towns like Woodstock,
Sarnia, Bowmanville, Ingorsoll,
and others where the annual pos-
tal revenue is an• important item,
running up as in the case of,Wood-
stoek, to $15,000 a year, but they
are all without a post office, build-
ing simply because, they refuse to
!send.. to . parliazne
of the present go
the other hand
like Dartmouth,
supporters
"'Ont. On
ill places
where
the government propose to spend
$18,000 for the erection of a Post
office, Lachine, where a similar
amount is to be expended, though
the revenue of the office is only
$700; and La Prairie, where a
$9,000 building is to go up,though
the office earns only $439 a year:
And those places are to get them
for no other reason than that
they support the government.
One Conservative, Col. O'Brien,
of Musi oka, was frank enopgh to
tell the Government that it was
time the erection of public build-
ing for political purposes was
stopped. In the course of his
speech, the Liberal member for
Centre Wellington said :—
The fact was that the Govern-
ment has peddled post offices on
the country at election times, and
their erection, as every one knew,
was controlled by political and
mot public consideration, and
where buildings were put up there
bas been great extravagence, and
their cost has been enormously
increased. For example, the
Minister of Public Works estim-
ated that the Napanee postoffiee
would cost $25,000, and $50,000
had been expended. This was a
specimen of the increase in the
cost of every public work,railway,
graving dock and harbor work
which this Government has under-
taken. Ile said he would venture
to say that the cost of every work
this Government has engaged in
has been from 40 per cent to 100
per cont higher than the estimates
and yet those estimates were
made out by' engineers and archi-
tects who were supposed to be
the beat in the. country, and by
Ministers who thought that when
their hats were on their heads
they covered the best brains in
the country.
The country is about tired of
being swindled in connection with
its public buildings, and though
the majority in the House may
ratify tbo proposed expenditures
on new buildings, the people know
that there must be a great deal
more honesty in carrying out the
contracts, or the country will soon
be swamped.
o a e p acwe, ere y pu
were robbed, they should suffer
the cansequeeces. A poor beggar
who may have connived at the
stealing of a few dollars,. even
when there were extenuating cir-
cumstances connected with the
theft, is usually clapped into jail,
and suffers the penalty of the law,
but it too often happens that men
in high places, guilty of worse
acts, go free solely because of
their position in life. Let every
man, great or small, bear the con
sequences of his own acts, and
then crime will decrease.
It is claimed that the pre.soncse'
of enOW bas been discovered
the pioon, Weil, what of it? It
snow 'matter;, anyhovw, for it is all
moonshine.
We cel,4ain'ly do not approve of
combines, ' and have condemned
them without stint, but we see fro,
occasionfir abusing personally
orie who is certainly nottbe whole
of an association. What the News
Record expects to gain by allew-
ing its Port Albert correspond'ent
to abuse Mr John Ransford, is
more than we can see. He is not
the responsible head of the Salt
Association. It is trite that he
can more than bold his own in la
newspaper tussal with Clark Wal-
lace, and perhaps this is where
the shoe pinches. Wallace is a
Another Royal Commission.
Mr Abbott admits that the civil
service of Canada is in such a
rotten and corrupt state that he
must appoint a royal commission
to find scme means of purifying
it. But the royal commission
proposal ter merely a whitewash-
ing scheme. It would accomplish
nothing whatever. In the first
place the men who compose it
would have to be men in whom
the public would have con-,.
fidence, and it is not at all likely
that Mr Abbott would appoint
men free from partizan bias. Then
the commission has no power to
compel the attendance of wit-
nesses. Persons might appear
before it or not just as they feel
disposed.
That the Civil Service is rotten
no one will dispute, but the way
to purify it is not by the appoint-
ment of a royal commission, es-
pecially when under direction of a
man who was one of the chief
actors in the Pacific Scandal.
The Census
A summary of the census re-
turns were laid before Parliament
on Wednesday, and no stronger
condemnation of the government's
policy could be furnished than ie
supplied by the figures.
In 1881 the population of the
Dominion was 4,324040, while in
1891 it is only 1,823,844, being an
increase of but 11.52 per cent, as
compared with 17,81 per cent for
the former period.
Canada has spent an enormous
amount in bringing emigrants to
this country, and in trying to re-
tain its native population, which
should have made the population
much greater than it is, and the
discouraging nature of the returns
may be inferred, when such a
strong supporter of the govern-
ment as the London Free Press
allows this comment in its pages :
"The figures, although they show a
vigorous life in the population of Cana-
da, yet do not come up to the expe3ta-
tion formed. An increase of only 498,-
534, in ten years, is certainly not what
was expected, and will provea great
disappointment to the public."
high-upOrangeman, and anything
against him is perhaps construdd
as an affront to his brethren, of
which the N -R's correspondent is
presumably one. Mr Ransford
and the NEW ERA bas often differ-
ed on social and public issues, but
we have always found him too
much of a gentleman to go liaivlcin
.around under fictitious signatures
or shield himself behind the cor-
respondent heading. Our cotem.
has a perfect right to admit any-
thing it lilies into its columns, but
one would imagine that common
prudence would prevent it abus-
ing a gentleman who has been a
warm friend and supporter of it,
especially when there is no occa-
sion for it. Many regard it as a
contemptible piece of business to
a townsman. In conclusion we
may remark that this is written
entirely without solicitation from
the gentleman in question.'
The statement going the rounds
of the press that Windsor is the
only city in Canada running an
electric stree`frailway is incorrect,
as St. Catharines has had an elec-
tric street railway for years.
It is hinted that parliament
will "whitewash" Sir Hector Lan-
gevin;.bnt it will take much more
than an action of this kind to re-
move the impression strongly
formed in the public mind, that
he knew all about the improprie-
ties that took place in his own
department, and was a party
thereto.
Where is his honesty.
Sir John Thompson poses as an
honest Minister of the Adminis-
tration, and has been given credit
a9 such by his opponents, but his
honesty does not stand the test.
A contract was given to a "Ban-
cioft," and this name was signed
to letters and cheques, but it was
proved that the name was a fraud,
that no such person existed, and
consequently an illegal transac-
tion had taken place. When the
matter came up in the House did
Mr Thompson show his honesty
by condemning the fraud ? Did
he display a desire for purity in
the matter of contracts ? Not
very innch. He voted that the
transaction was perfectly right,
though it had been proved to be a
fraud, and the opportunity:he had
oftshowing bis honesty ho lost.
od Ontario ;
be will trot a* the 11 uli+ tr Notes p p Co
n
meflt of tihe. ,provintlo, tiireots. 1) ii p, Q Cotat
Another gobamouohe with which the
PAW s are deli ft
g two ther:Mb/0S ie173,
story that at the atone of the eetlaLQJ)
Speaker Whits will once again:step. into
the political arena to assume charge of
the port€elite of .Finance, ikon. Mr 'est„
er resigning it to accept the control of
the Department of the Interior, and
Hon. Air Dewdpey llgoorping Governor
of the Province by the Raf ifio. But
then this is but mere ratite; and should
be judged only an snob.
Meanwhile a calm reigns where storm
has raged- all week. The interregnum
between the .meetings of the scandal
committees gives the politicians a little
breathing time, and enables them to
comprehend what a terrible week it has
been,
Additional Local News.
ea Owva e, as been
Andrew Atolnnis, at the 1,4t11 lino of
Grey, sowed a, field. of tail wheat last.
week.
errier
haKr.
b Bghtrt the a Wrap ter flour
and Mr„Tae. Ireland, the oatmeal mill.
WM .Cam bell, of Blyth, sold his $ane
three -year -Ad :trotting stallion to. An•
drew Damn, of Ingersoll, for the snna of
X300,
Air, 4•, B, Smith, of Brussels, has
sold the old Shine faxes, aontauiwg 9v
Ores, to Mr. John lltitgheli, of London,
for $$,290, It is a gess farm.
Mr William Swanson, of ,Goderioh,
has bought out an old established
hardware business in Hamilton, and
is now a resident of that city.
Jas Found of Nl d 1 h
appointed station agent at Gerrie, in
place of S. A. Seaman, resigned. Mr.
Found is a young man and comes high-
ly recommended.
The contract for the erection of the
county bridge on the boundary between
Morris and East Wawanosh has been
awarded to Mr. L. Hardy; of Exeter,
for the sum of $760.
Londesboro.
N o'rEs.-- Harvesting operations are
about over for another year and the
farmers :tire again busy sowing fall
wheat. W. T. Brunednn left on
Tuesday for Hartney, Mao., with a
car load of horses and effects, also
taking out an accident policy at the
station before leaving,to cover risk of
journey, Miss B. Wilson has return•
ed'home from her visit among friends
here. aeveiAl from here took in the
excursion to Niagara Falls on Satur-
last. Mrs Ferguson is visiting around
Walton and vicinity at present.
There was a large attendance at the
Forester's meeting, on Sunday,
and the sermon by Mr Manning w as
an excellent one.
Rumors of Political Events.
An Ottawa correspondent writes as
follows concerning affairs at the Capit-
al: -This has bean throughout a session
of rumors, many of which have proven
to be merely rumors, while others have
turned out to be stern realities. So,
just as the gossip -monger has had his
opportunity ever since the memorable
June day on which the Old Man was
laid to rest, he is still at work indust-
riously spreading his ideas of what
should be or what may be. The events
of the session have prepared the lobby-
ist and the lounger to accept any story
which may be set going, and the most
improbable • rumor is taken for fact
without the slightest doubt. The past
week's developements haveTin them-
selves been sufficient to justify any little
piece of gossip, however improbable,
being taken as gospel truth. In truth,
the air of the capital is as full of gossip
as are the clouds which have hovered
over the hill. all the livelong day heavy •
with moistur The most sensational,
and, there, perhaps, the most prob-
able -is that Sir Charles Tupper is
hastening to the rescue of the Abbott
administration as fast as one of the
Atlantic reel rd -breakers can carry him
from Liverpool to Sandy Hook. The
story is an improbable one at first
sight, but then the High Commissioner
is one of those individuals who delight
in the unexpected. His coming at the
last elections was unforseen ; his ap-
pearance in Ottawa would not surprise
anyone. The Ministerialists, and
especially those of them who come from
down by the sea and are rejoicing in
the hope that this years phenomenal
harvest garnered by the toilers
of the Atlantic will ofset the ef-
fects of the terrible revelations of the
past few weeks, effect to ridicule the
rumor. But then it mast be remembered
that they did the same thing in the an-
te-bellum days of last winter. The
rumor seems to have been started in
Halifax by Premier Fielding, who, hav-
ing just returned from England, men-
tioned it as one of the man stories
Had a Minister in Mr Mowat's
Cabinet resigned under circum -
stages like unto these of Sir
Hector Langeyin's, or had any
Liberal member in the House
been proven guilty of all that
McGreevy has, the epithets and
adjectives used by the Conserva-
tive press would have clouded the
atmosphere till it was stiff enough
to cut with an axe.
117.cKillop.
NoTES.-Mrs Souter, con 14, is
seriously ill at present, from the ef-
fects of a severe cold. James Camer-
on, son of W i Cameron, had hie an-
kle badly sprained the other day by
getting it caught in the wheel of a
waggon. Mr N J McFadden spent a
few days with friends in .the township.
Miss L Pollard, of London, is spend-
ing her holdidays with her parents,
near Leadbury. 4 number of the
members of Duffs' and Cavan church-
es collected at the manse on Friday
evening last and gave Mr and Mrs
Musgrave a very warm reception, on
their return trona their wedding tour.
Mr Hugh McIntosh and wife,of Lon-
don, are spending a few days with
frieuds.
Varna
GARDEN PARTY. -On Wednesday
evening of last week, a very 5000085 -
ful garden party was held in Mr Se -
cord's orchard, under the auspices of
the members of St John's church.
The Seatorth Brass Band was in at-
tendance and rendered some very
choice selections. They are a very
gentlemanly lot of young men and
in the future may expect to be well
patronized by the people of Varna.
Messrs McLeod and Walsh, of Sea-
forth,gave some vdry fine songs, which
enlisted the applause of all present.
Our local talent did themselves credit
by the part they took in the program.
The grounds were beautifully illum-
inated for the occasion, and the
spread under the apple trees was all
that could possibly be desired. The
proceeds amounted to $58.
DRIED FRVIT.-Messrs Robier and
McCool, of Varna, have commenced
to put an apple evaporator into
operation here. They expect to have
everything in readiness for work by
next week. This is an enterprize
that will prove of great convenience
to this great apple growing com-
munity; the promoters deserve to be
liberally patronized.
NOTES.—A head of oats was fallen
the other day from afield owned by
Mr Thos. Keyes, Par fine, that con-
tained 292 grains. The crop was
upon rich new land and will average
about 76 bushels to the acre. Now if
any one can beat this let us hear from
you. The fall Show of the Stanley
Agricultural Society, will be held in
Bayfield on the 5th and 6th of Oct.
gathered around the festive board of
Westminster Palace hotel, on the oc-
casion when h,entertained Sir Charles
Tapper and a number of other promin-
ent Canadians to dinner just before his
sailing home. Time alone can show
who is right. But no one will be sur-
prised if this day week should see Nova
Scotia's favorite son domiciled in his
son's comfortable little home on Maria
street, facing the square on which the
military of Ottawa delight most to ex-
ercise. Meanwhile it is no secret that
the Maritime Ministerialists do not
view Sir Charles' coming with much
happiness. The atmosphere political
is quite cloudy enough at present
the advent of the political, petrel
could only mean that another storm,
more serious than any now vis-
ible, was impending,
But if Sir Charles' possible visit is
dreaded, the return of the favorite son
of the Conservatives of Ontario, is no
less feared. Dalton McCarthy is now
back. What that may mean only his
friends can say, and they are very silent.
He is known to have expressed him-
self forcibly while in England upon the
revelations which have cast such hu-
miliation upon Canada's fair name, but
there is much speculation as to the at-
titude which he quill assume in the pre-
sent critical situation. The North-
West bill has passed both houses while
the champion of Equal Rights has been
away, passed in haste within the last
two weeks in the evident hope of getting
rid of every chance by which Mr Mo
Carthy might raise the standard of his
hopes, and it will now be impossible for
him to bring forward his hobby this
session. But none the less his coming
is anticipated with disquietude. He is
unquestionably the foremost member
of his party from Ontario. He has
nothing to gain by supporting the
Abbott -Thompson administration; on
the contrary he may lose much by
doing so. Will he not, therefore, be
most likely to assume the role of un-
biassed critic, and judge the scandals
from an independent standpoint ? If
he does, and comes to the conclusion
that it is his duty as an independent
Conservative to declare for honesty of
politics and purity of public life even
more forcibly than it is possible for
any member of the Government to do,
soiled as they are by contact with the
offenders, he may become master of the
situation. Warwick of the political
sphere when he sailed across the briny,
he returns the greater Warwick still.
In his hands lies the fate of the Con-
servative party. The Liberals pretend
that his independence can be done away
with by the promise of a position in
the reconstructed cabinet, which is
promised if the Government can live
through this session ; but those who
know McCarthy best laugh at the idea.
He represents the honest Conservatives
Col. Vincent, who is in this
couutry trying to talk up "pre-
ferential trade” with the old
country,is only wasting hisbreath,
There is not a newspaper of any
influence in the Old Country
that supports the scheme, and to
think that the English people aro
going to impose preferential
duties for the benefit of the col.
onies is too absurb for serious
contemplation.
•
On Sabbath 16th inst., the remains
of the late Mre Wm. H. Reid, of Ash-
field, were interred in Dungannon cem-
etery. Deceased was aged 74 years,
two months and sig days.
Mr.C. M. Whitney, who has been in
the stove and tinware business, Seaforth,
for many years, and who has grown
up with the plane, has disposed of his
business to Messrs. Mullett & Jackson,
of Toronto.
At a meeting of the parsonage Trus-
tee Board of the Victoria Street Meth-
odist Church, Goderioh, on Tuesday
evening last, it was resolved that a
suitable building for a parsonage be
purchased.
Mr. Henry Holtz has sold his farm
on the north boundary of Stanley to
Mr Jas. W. Johnston, for a good sum.
The farm contains 47 acres, and will
make a valuable addition to Mr John-
ston's already large farm.
Some fast shingling was done by Geo,
Beirnes and A. McKay on D. Farquhar -
son's barn, Morris, last week. They
took off the old shingles and re -shingled
the barn, which is 36x60,- in two and
one-half days. The shingles were laid
4,j in. to the weather.
The Financial District Meeting of the
Wingham District will be held in the
Methodist church, Bluevale, on Tues-
day, Sept. 1st. A public meeting will
be held in the evening, when addresses
are expected from Revs. E. A. bhaw, of
Wroxeter; J H. Dyke, of Belgrave; and
G. F. Salton, of Brussels
A note from Rev. G. B. Howie, Ph.
D., Beyronte, Syria, says he arrived
safely in Jerusalem on June 20th. He
left Montreal on May 20th. On arriving
at bis old home he was greeted very
heartily and many listened with inter-
est to his sermons in Arabic. The sun
rises seven hours earlier there than it
does in this country. Dr. Howie says
he may return to Canada before Christ-
mas, but if not he will not leave Syria
until next May,
A yearling Oliver Wilkes colt, owned
by Mr Strachan, of Brussels, which
had been left with Kidd Bros. for train-
ing for the Dolt stakes, met its death
instantly a few days ago. It reared uip
on its hind feet, striking its head
against a post, and dropped dead, evi-
dently from concussion of the brain.
It was valued at 5500, and gave promise
of being the smartest of the fifteen
colts entered for the stakes, it having
made an eighth of a mile in 26 seconds
on its firet trial.
Mr Thos H Cook, of Goderioh town-
ship, has a'blood horse that recently
trotted seven miles in forty minutes.
He is thoroughly trained, and seems to
have almost human intelligence, and
his owner can make him do all kinds
of tricks.
Mr Jones, of Chicago, who was on his
way to Kincardine, was taken from the
half past ten train at Blyth in a criti-
cal condition last Monday morning.
The facts of the case as near as we can
ascertain, are as follows: Mr Jones
was on his way to his wife, who was
sick in Kincardine, and feeling unwell
groomed a small bottle of medioine
from a'doctor at London. The medi-
cine contained a quantity of strych-
nine and the contents of the bottle was
t o be taken in four doses. Misunder-
et anding the directions Mr Jones took
half the contents of the bottle at the
first dose and the result was alarming,
and had it not been for some of the peo-
ple on board the train he would have
died. A message giving directions to
procure a doctor at this station was re.
oeived and complied with and the man
was taken from the train. Under a
doctor's care he soon recovered and
went on to Kincardine.
West Wawanosh.
Council met on August 22nd. A
special grant of $10 towards gravelling
Hickingbottom's hill. Alex Rose re-
quested the council to complete filling
in the gravel pit on his premises, re-
ferred to the road commission. John
Craig requested that the commission
should assist in straightening the creek
running through his premises and
across the road allowance. Resolved
that Mr Craig be paid $12 for cutting
ditch across the road, and removing
and rebnilding old bridge, the council
to supply bolts and new timber required.
For the purpose of raising the necessary
funds required for county and town-
ship purposes for the current year, a
county rate of 21-5 mills and a town.
ship rate of two mills per dollar will
he struck on all assessable property in
the township, also that sufficient rates
be levied for the purpose of raising the
money required for school purposes.
Alex. D. Cameron was appointed
collector of rates for the current
year. The road commissioner was
empowered to have roadway op-
posite lot 17 Dons. 6 and 7. A number
of accounts were passed for roadi work
etc. Gouncil adjourned to meet Oct.
3rd. R. K. MILLER Township Clerk.
Gun Club Shooting Match.
At the Gun Club shooting match in
Clinton on Monday, between Clinton
and Seaforth clubs, the home team won
with seven birds to scores :
SEAFOETii.
John Dodds ..011111111110111-13
J. Turner001011010111011- 9
A. J Bright 111111111111011-14
F. Beattie.... ....01111101011 0 1 1 1-11
J. Anderson ,.011011110101000- 8
H. Grieves111110011111101-12
A. Stark 1 0 01 1 1 101 1 0 1 1 10-10
E. Hinchley 101110101110111-11
Collegiate institute
The greatest saving to the covers of School Books we
have yet secured, are the strong MANILLA COVERS
that we introduced last January, and which gave such
good satisfaction. We have now received a seconintock
of them, and will give one with each book we sell.
Slate Pencils, Scribblers, & Lead
Pencils, have been .received in
thousand lots.
Exercise Books, Drawing Books,
Copies, Pens and Pen Holders, in
gross lots fp
All for the Public Schools- that are
now opened, and for the Model
and Collegiate which re -open on
Monday next.
We also make a specialty of sup-
plying schools with Maps, Globes,
Desks, etc., with the latest edit-
ions, at popular prices.
Coopor & Co. Clinton
BOOKSELLERS, STATIONERS,
and FANCY GOODS DEALERS
BORN.
Danwxa.-In Seaforth, on the 19th 1
inst., the wife of Mr John Darwin, of a
daughter.
SMITH.—In Seaforth, on the 166 inst.,
the wife of Dr Bruce Smith, of a
daughter.
FRENOH.-In Seaforth, on the 16th
inst., the wife of Mr R J French, of a
daughter.
Bnoaneoor.-In Tnckeramith, on the
15th inst., the wife of Mr Samuel
Broadfoot, of a daughter.
FORREBTER: In Clinton, on the 17th
inst., the wife of Mr D A Forrester,of a
son
BALL. -In Hallett, on the 16th inst.
the wife of Mr Ephriam Ball, of a
daughter.
MA14RIED
88
CLINTON.
Wm. Grigg 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1-15
Jno. McMurray.,111111111111111-15
Doo. Blaokall... 101101110101111-11
Charles Grigg101110111101111-12
Joe. Rider 101111110111101-12
A.Innes 110111101011101-11
J. E. Hovey 11.11011111 1 1 1 1 1-14
J.,Johw,ton 011110000000100-2
95
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Majority for Clinton - 7
AWE EVSTARE9 MATCH.
5 birds each.
John McMurray
A. J. Bright
Doo. Blaokall
J. Dodds
E. Hinohley
A. Stark
3. Turner
S. E. IIovey
H. Griever
A. Innis
, W. Grigg
a
4
8
2
5
3
4
4
5
5
4
51 not been reaoyored.
The latest advices from Britain con-
cerning the condition of the harvest
there are confirmatory of what has al-
ready been said about it. The harvest
is late, but now a fairly good idea of the
yield in most crops can be given.
Wheat, barley and potatoes will be
above the average and all other crops
below. Much depends on the next few
weeks, and if they should be of the
warm sunshiny kind the British farm.
ers will have not much reason to grum-
ble. Tho weather lately has not been
good, and consequently much anxiety
exists.
Just before the service begun on Sun•
day morning at Grimsby Park, in the
big Temple, the Master -of -Ceremonies
announced that any mothers who had
babies that would likely cry during the
morning should take their seats at the
ends of the benches. so that they could
slip out handily. The request had
soarcely been made before at least balf-
a-dozen infants began bawling, and the
poor mothers had to walk. One mother
carried her baby to a cottage near by
acid returned to the Temple and took a
seat near the entrance. Every few
minutes she would look anxiously to-
ward the cottage, the door of which was
open. Finally the mother was seen to
dash from the place of worship; her in-
fant had crawled oat of the cottage and
on to the high verandah, and was about
to take a big tumble, when she saw it.
Suffice it to say the woman heard no
more of Sam Jones' sermon on that
occasion.
Ou Tuesday of last week Mr Thomas
L. Cranston, teller of the Bank of
Commerce at Dundee, left that town,
full of life and hope, to spend a week
or so holidaying along the bank of the
St. Lawrence River. All his friends
were surpriped and horrified to hear by
telegraph on Saturday that he had met
his death by drowning while canoeing
on the previous day in the neighbor-
hood of St. Anne's, Quebec. Deoeieed
was the son of Mr Adam Cranston,
miller, a well-known ant highly re-
spected resident of Galt, Ont. He was
21 years of age, and before leaving,Dun-
dae took out an accident insurance
polioy for $10,000 payable to his mo-
ther. This he left in the hands of Mr.
Park, of the Bank of Commerce, Dun-
dee. His follow -clerks in the bank at
Dundee feel very badly over his fate,
as he was beloved by all. ILA body has
WEESE—Mumm.-In Clinton, on the
26th inst., at the residence of the bride's
father, by the Rev A Stewart, Miss
Maggie Muir, daughter of Mr W Muir,
to Mr W 0 Weese, of Udora, York Co.
i?IED
FALL FAIRS.
Northwestern, Ingham, Sept 29
and 30.
Guelph Central, Gu Iph, Sept 22, 23
and 24.
Canada's Industrial, Toronto, Sept 7
to 19.
Western Fair, London, Sept 17 to 26.
North Perth, Stratford, Oct 1 and 2.
Northern,Walkerton,Sept 29 to Oot 2.
East Wawanosh,Belgrave, Oct 6 and 7.
Huron Central, Clinton, Sept 28, 29
and 30.
East Huron, Brussels, Oct 1 and 2.
Stauley, at Bayfield, Oct. 5-6
Reit! A uerti cmtnto.
(IOOD GENERAL SERVANT WANTED
apply at NEW ERA office.
MARTIN. -At his residence, Bayfield,
on the 20 inst., John Cameron, third
son of the late Captain Alexander Mar-
tin, of Oakville, in his 45th year.
CLIC FORD .-In Blyth, on Monday, 17
inst., Delia Clifford, aged 21 years.
JOHNSON.—At the residence of her son,
(T A Johnson), Toronto, on August l+i,
Margaret, relict of the late Thomas
Johnson, formerly treasurer of Ashfield,
aged 83 years.
urif
l'l..a Importance et
keeping the blood in
a pure condition Is
universally known,
and yet there are
very few people whir
have perfectly pure
blood. The taint of scrofula, salt rheum, or
other foul humor i s heredited and transmitted
for generations, causing untold suffering, and
We also accumulate poison and germs of dis-
ease from the air we
breathe, the food
Ire eat, or t h e water
We drink. There 1e
hothing more eon.
elusively proven
than the positive
power of Hood's Sarsaparilla over all diseases
of the blood. This medicine, when fairly
tried, does expel every trace of scrofula on
Salt rheum, removes the taint which causes
catarrh, neutralizes
the acidity and curds
rheumatism, drives
out the germs . of
malaria, blood *d-
iming, ete. It also
vitalizes and en-
riches the blood, thus overcoming that tired
feeling, and building up the whole system
Thousands testify to the superiority of Hood's
Barsaparilta as a blood purifier. Fun tnfom
Mahon and Statements of cures sent free.
Boy Wanted.
Wanted, at once a good strong boy to learn
Fthe RDBl, Cacklisntmon.
ithing business. JOHN TED -
Girl Wanted.
FIRST-CLASS GIRL WANTED, TO DO
general housework, apply to MRS W:
DOHERTY, Roses Cliff, High St.
House to Rent.
Splendid brick house,on Rattenbury Street,
with every convenience. Rent 49 a month.
MISS FOXTON.
41,
To Let or for Sale.
Frame dwelling house pleasantly situated
.m the east side of King Street opposite
Foundry every convenience. Terms easy,
apply .to A. EWING.
Cottage to Rent.
Tnc comfortable and convenient cottagge on
Rattenbury St. west, now occupied by Mr W.
Manner. It contains accommodation for or-
dinary family, with all desirable convenience
and will be rented at reasonable rate. MRS
PORTER, Albert St. Clinton.
Hood's
Sarsaparilla
Sold byfin dritggleta. $l;ell for 't15. Preparedonl*
by 0.1. HOOD a CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Maim.
100 DOSOS One Dollar
For Sale.
The cottage on Albert Street belonging to
the estate of the late Thos Cooper, atpresent
occupied by Mr Wm, Robb. contn'ining5 bed-
rooms, double parlor, dining room, kitchen
and woodshed. Hard and soft water, stable,
carriage house, driving shed also the three
lots adjoning will be sold on reasonable
erms, apply to MRS THOS. COOPER.
Clinton, Colleoticbgiate Institut
N.
At the last meeting of, the Clinton
iate Board it was resolved that the
pupils residing outside the County ' ' pm`
residing in town shall be the nam as those
fixed by the County Council for County
pupils, viva:
Fall Term :82, 33, and 84, according to room
Spring Term : X12, 32.50 and
Midsummer Term: 32, $2.50 and es " „
According to SchJol law Foes must bo paid
in advancd.
W. H, RINE,
Secretary.
EXCURSIONS
Kingston and return $7,25 Aug, 28
Montreal and return $9.25 Aug, 28
Manitoba and return $28.00 Sept, 1st
For tickets and all information apply"f*
W. JACKSON,,,
Town Agent G. T. 11.' '
Watik