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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron News-Record, 1891-01-21, Page 86 The Huron News -Record gt.6e a Year -41.26 in Advance. R rThe man, dues nut do justice to his business he voids lees in adsertieingg than he dues in Ant. --A T. S'rawnar, eh uiit4ionaire merchant j .New Yorlc. Wednesday jaw Nast, 1801. LOCAL N HJWS. In acid Arotuul the "Hub.' i own &IL GOAL Nu•rruws.—All notices in these columns of meetings or entertainments, previous to holding of the sauie,at which an adaniation fee is :!liarged,orfrom which a pecuniary benefit is to be derived, will be charged at the rate of ten cents per line. THE WIST LARGELY CIRCULATED PAPER INTHIs SECrioN. Fine large assortment of Trunks and Valises of the best quality- at JOHNSTON & ARMUUWS. They are very cheap. E. CORBETT, general Insurance agent for Fire and Life. Houses to let, properties bought and sold, general business transacted. Money to loan. Office, over Twitchell•s store. WANTED, 10,000 bushels Potatoes. Highest price paid.—CANTELON BROS. REIIABLIS AGENTS WANTED.—The Cram, politan L.fc Association, head Office, Toronto, is appointing relith'e agents all over Canada The Pen -i n Fund of the Com .epolitan is to re'ie,,e the members of the Lurden ••f poverty and supply such comfort as wi 1 alleviate the snfler:nes of the rick chamber. Ap- plica'ions f• r territory r1i u'd be made at once. LOGS. LOGS. Heading Bolts and Cordwood wanted, in any quantity, at the Stapleton Salt Works. 639 WE had a hand shake the other day with Mr. Geo. E. Pay, formerly in tho dry goods business here. MR. W. MCKOwN fell; Iasi week, and broke the small hone of the lower portiou of one of his lege which will probably lay him up for a time. We hope the time will not be long. ° Ma. T. B. S. CRAMP, who has bead the position of ledger leper in Molsons bank here fur some time past, leaves this week to take a similar position in the same bank in St. Thomas. Mn. ALF MooRE of the Fair farm while operating a straw cutter on Friday last divoreed himself from ono of his fingers. It was granted in less time than is taken by the proverbially fist Chicago Courts, but Alf thinks with mors accom- panying pain. GUELPH, CLINTON AND L.1KE HURON.—It id stated that applica tion will he made by the Guelph Junction Railway company to Par- liament at its next session, for an act giving effect to an agreement extending tho time for the corn- meucerneut and completion of the extension of its railway from that city to a point on Lako Huron at or near the town of Godoriclr. A SKY MIRROR..—Lucan Record : —A remarkable sightcould bo ob served in the western horizon a few minutes after twelve o'clock on Saturday last. Lako Huron, a dis- tance of tweuty-five miles away, could be plainly seen by .the naked eye, the rising and the falling of the waves as they collided together, and • even "the white foam as it travelled carelessly over its troubled waters. The mirage was a beautiful one, and created some little amuse- ment for some of our Lucanites while it lasted, I{URON CENTRAL FAIR -=The members of this association met iu the town hall lust Thursday. The following are the officers for 1591 : President. A. H. Manning ; Vice - President, S. G. Plummer; Secy- Treas., W. Jackson. Directors : Dr. Blackall, A. McKenzie, J. Snell, \V. Coats, M. McEwan, J. Wiseman, John Hunter, J. Rey- nolds, John Lindsay. Honorary Directors : Mayor Doherty, W. W. Ferran, D. A. Forrester, D. Tiplady, J. Johnston, J. Stanbury, W. Wise, T. Carbort, W. J. Biggins, A. Mc Murchie, M. McTaggart, W. C. Searle. Auditors : J. Harland, P. Cantelon, The financial statement showed a balance carried forward of $242.00. ONE ON THE GRocER.—A coun- try woman brought a number of pound rolls of butter into a store in a neighboring town. When she left the store the merchant weighed etch roll and found that they were all under weight, the total deficiency amounting to one pound. On her return the vendor of groceries, etc., mentioned to her that there was a pound lacking, each roll being light, and that he would have to deduct the amount. "Well," remarked the lady, "I can't see. how that can be, for yesterday I bought a pound of soap from you, and in weighing the butter I put the soap on the one side of the scales, and made each lot weigh the same." The merchant let the matter drop as it is well known' that the so called pound packages of soap shrink con- siderably. allaasaISS DENTIST Druce has an aaeiatant is the person of Mr. Newton. MRs .Beowe, of Hensall, is visit, ing her sister Mrs. 0. 8. Doan. Rev. Ma. ReoEY, of Blyth, gave the the NEWS-13E00RD a call on Satur- day. Mn, GEO. F.DIERL, n0W ofTOl'On- to, is visiting his father in -Law, Mr. J. Chidley. MRs. J. S. Timeless -nee Miss Carson, of Belgrave, is spending a term "la) Mr. Hy. Steveus. MR. J. C. CALLANDER,uf Melgund,' Mau., is renewing old acquaintances in town and making new ones. MR. JAMES FAIR attended a meet ing of the Dominion Miller's Association in Toronto last week. MRS. MCKINNON, one of the victims of the unfortunate tragedy at Goderich laatThureday afternoon, died on Saturday. THE Presbytery of Huron and the Presbyterial Society of the Woman's Foreign Missionary couvenod in part,jointly,in Willis Church yester- day. LOCAL capital is centreing at Davis and Rowland's. So says a geutlerntn who could not find enough money in town to get change for a V until he struck the above firm, ANNtvEReARI services of Willis Church will be held on Sunday Feb. 1st. to be conducted by Rev J. A. Murray of St. Andrew's Church, London. No other meet- ings will be held, the management relying entirely on the generosity of the people to materialise the financial request. TIIE BLYTH band while 1u town last Saturday enlivened things generally and had the small boys running from all quarters by play- ing a selection on the street. Blyth as a town does not displace very much of the earths'e vacuum but it has a g000d band and we might add a newspaper. THE REMAINS Of the late Lanson H. Shane, of Blyth, were followed to their last resting place in Clin- ton cemetery on Saturday last by a large umber of friends and Tela tives, some driving from here and returning ^pith the solemn cortege to pay the last sad attention to the departed. He was a worthily popu- lar young man and a member of the A, 0. U. W. Aged 32 years. THE CITY MUTUAL FIRE INSUR- ANCE Co., of London have decided to wind up their business, suspen- sion being deemed prudent on account of some heavy losses, lately largely augmented by the one in connection with the Toronto Uni- versity fire. It is claimed that the company is solvent and that pro- bably the assets will exceed the lia- bilities by about $20,000. A few policies lire held iu town. SIR JOHN REPLIES.—At the Con- servative meeting held at Smith's Hill last week a telegram was sent to Sir John and the following reply received :— OTTAWA, Jan 13 To Jo.reyh Back, Previrlent, Smith's Hill, Ont. Please convey to the Weet Huron Con- servative Couventi rn my beat thanks for their kin 1 c Ins. atuhitions on the occasion of my seventy-eixth birthday. JOHN A. MACDONALD,. MR. 1SAAc SKINNER, Wife and family, of Alexander, Manitoba, are in town ou a visit. The gentleman was a former resident of Clinton and has done remarkably well in his western home. He is engaged in farming and has practically demon- strated that there is no place like Manitoba for a young pian with health andintelligence who will use these for what they are worth, even without the aid of much capital. His farm is about half a mile from John Middleton's Manitoba estate, and not far from him live Nelson Carson and Mr. Morrison, formerly of this place. ELLsIVE FOOTi: o.—The:Galt Re- porter describes a state of things there on 1st of Jany. soinowhat simi- lar to what prevailed ie Clinton : "The rain continued until after 10 o'clock New Year's night, when a north wind followed and the cold since has been quite severe. Late home -goers on New Year's eve found the length and breadth of their way troublesome enough. They tried the sidewalks and found they could not walk there, then the street and that proved equally bad, one gentleman explaining how he beat the predicament by saying : 'Oh, yes, it was bad. I was some- times headed right and then just as ranch wrong, but a happy idea struck me when in one of my slips I reached the gutter, for I stuck to that and made my way home. There was more water than I liked, but my feet hung on. It is true it did not look very dignified for an elder of the church, bald-headed, with grand -children, to be' soon walking home at midnight in the gutter, but I doubt if our minister could have done any better, at least, if he could he would only afford an- other example of the truth of the words—"The wicked stand in slippery places." Mian Murtwa, M. C. I. M., bas returned to town front an enjoyable vacation at Hamilton and Ottawa, Tan Hamilton Spectator says :— Misses Lizzie and Maggie Mitchell, of Clinton, Ont , are visiting their cousin, E. E. Hallet, of this city. TEE next regular private meeting meeting of the W. C. Y. P. C. A. will be on Monday Jan 26th. Mr. A. L. Budge will address the meet ing. A good musical prograw is being prepared. THE NEWS -RECORD take pleasure in thanking those who by mail and personally have paid renewal subscriptions, and for their many kind words of appreciation and encouragement. We have a lot of small awouuts owing yet which we would ask our friends to attend to at once. Though our list is not as large as we would like it to be we are 78 ahead of this time last year. A slight effort on the part of out many friends could make us 780 ahead of last year. A distant subscriber in reinittiug his $1.35 says, NEWS-REcuRD, don't yon stop it, Unless you want my 1rown, And here's the year's sub eriptinn, And credit it right down, And sews the pap -r promptly And riuularly "n, And let it Ming us weekly I•s welcomed benison. FIRE.—Tuesday motuing about three o'clock the fire hell sounitd an alarm. Then immense volumes of smoke were seen issuing from the tannery of Mr. Llugh Moore. The fire quickly made headway and be- fore the steamer arrived the build- ing was irretrievably ablaze. The fire brigade worked heroically, but the building being frame it was soon seen it could not be saved. 200 rolls of leather ready for ship- ment next day were consumed. A small portion of other leather stock was saved. The hides in the vats will probably be uninjured. The buildings and coutente destroyed were probably worth $4,000. No insurance. Nothing definite known as to the origin of the fire, but pos- sibly it proceeded from the engine room. Universal sympathy is ex- pressed for Mr. Moore, who is an honest and industrious man. It is hoped he will be able to rebuild. DOUBTS ABOUT YouttEx.—Things may not, perhaps, reach a culminat- ing point in couneetion with the arrest of the now famed Chester W. Yourrx as gnickly as at first antici- pated: Chief Newton of Belleville recently received a letter frorn Germany purporting to be from the police department there, but written in s very questionable way, indicating that the entire corres- pondence may be a blind concocted by Yourex to put the victims off the scout. •f he New York police know nothing of him, though it was trade to appear that the first intimation of him was from them, which fact creates distrust as to the right man being arrested in Germany. The hero is evidently a connoisseur in his line of trade and may not have trifled so perilously near the ohestn that divides law from liberty as it once appeared, and may yet smile derisively at his victims who expect• ed hirn to fall over. WOMEN MEET.—At the annual meeting of the \V. F. M. S. of Wil- lis Church on Wednesday last the officers were elected au under :— Preeideut, Mrs. A. Stewart ; 1st Vice Do., Mr. J. W. Irwin ; 2nd Vice Do., Mrs. W. Coats sr.; Secy.- Treas., Mrs. R. Irwin. The various reports for the past year show this branch of the church's work to bo in an exceptionally prosperous con- dition. The society raised during the year $150 and the mission hand $10-1, both of which amounts go to theZenana field. Mrs. Coats' sewing class raised $20 for Point Aux Treru- bles School, the boy's mission band $10'for Indianmissions;antl firs. W. R. Lough's life membership fee of $25. A pleasing feature of the meeting was the representation of the local churches at it, the Ontario St. by Mrs. Edge, Rattenbury St. by Mrs. Llodgens, and St. Paul's by Miss E. Mountcastle, denoting a unity in excellent keeping with their professed purpose and motto— "The World for God." THE PLANETS IN JANUARY.—The scientific editor of the Chicago Inter Ocean in answer to the inquiry, "Is the star of Bethlehem now vis- ible?" answers in the negative, though many of our exchanges are parading the statement that it is. The authority referred to says : Tia star of Bethlehem, by which name a variable star seen last in Tycho Brahe's time is known, was expect- ed to reappear about 1884 or 1885. But neither then nor since has tho star become visible, even to observation with the most powerful telescopes, and it is now doubted whether it will ever again appear. In January, Venus is a morning star and reaches her maximum brightneae daring the month. She rises about three hours before the sun and is in the constellation Ophunchus. Jupiter is an evening star during the month. In the ear- ly part of the month he is visible in the southeast for about three hours after the sun has gone down, at the close of the month he sets one hour later than the sun. D7 Rs. 0. TWEEDY, ofGodorich, was visiting friends in town the past few days. A dastardly style of argument to snake political capital is that of falei- fying what opponents say. This reprehensible conduct our town totem was guilty of last week when it brought its own prurient imagin- aiiod into play regarding it resolu- tion paesed at the Consortative con- vention authorizing President Beck to look after the interests of \'frost Huron in case there should be a re adjustment of constituencies on 0c count uf iuequalities that may be showu by the forthcoming census. There was no mention in the reso- lution, or in any remarks in connec- tion with it uf any candidate, or "making safe". Our totem, ignor- ing the good old legend, "Evil be to hien that evil thiuketh," persists iu thinking evil and faleifiee the record and seems to be itspired by its own vile motives when it says, "a read- justment will take plane regardless of constitutional requirements." It is not known, and will not be known until after the census is taken, whether there will bo any necessity for a readjustment at all. Conservatives 'do not adopt the tac- tics of Mr. Mowat in making 000- Alituericiee "safe." TOWN PARLIAMENT. Met Monday morning and mem- bers qualified. Met agailr in the evening, all the meluhere present. The new members this year are Metiers J.Steep, J. Werry,Thos. Mc. Kenzie,ti.J,Andre wsandO.J ohustou, though the leonine countenance of Mr. McKenzie and the Gladstonian features of Mr. \Vcrry are not alto- gether unfamiliar at the Board. The council is composes of fairly good material and will no doubt do their hest to carry out the ex. celleut suggestions contained in Mayor Duherty's inaugural address. His Worship reviewed the doings of the old Council, and the progress of the tower geuerally, exhaustively and impartially and with no dis credit to the city fathers of last year, or of our citizeus as a whole, paying a deserved compliment to the retiring tnenibers McMurchie and Searle. His Worship's address was a master -piece of terse diction and good sense and was delivered in an elocutionary manner worthy of all praise. The Striking Committee reported the following standing Committees, the names fu italics being those of the respective chairmen: Officers and Salaries—Mayor Doherty, Reeve Manning, Dep. Reeve Kennedy, Conn:illors Plummer and Doan. Finance.—Reeve Matniirrg, Dep. Roovo Kennedy, Councillors Doan, Andrews and Steep. Streets —Reeve Manning, Councillors Plummier, Doan,, McKenzie, Armstrong. Property and Electric Light.—Dep. Reeve Kennedy, Councillors Plummer, worry, Armstrong, Johnston. Cemetery.—Plummer, Jotinaton,Steep, And re rt•x. Charity.—Doan, McKenzie, Werry. Board of Health—Mayor Doherty, Clerk Cunta and Messrs Chidley, Wise- man and W. Cautelun. Court o/' Recision—Reeve Afassi7rrf,- Dep. Reeve Kennedy, Councillors Plum- mer, McKenzie, Doan. Mr, R. Irwin made a forcible appeal to the Council for aid to enable a blind man to go to a Hospital for eye treatment. This was not granted but as a matter of courtesy „was referred to Charity Corn, On notion of Plummer and Andrews M. McTa,gart was ap- pointed Coll. Inst. Trustee for the ensuing tern. John McGarva and P. Cantelon jr. were appointed Auditors. The byelaw and agree- ment between the Agricultural Society and theTowu was continued. Reeve Manning broached the matter of changing the time for making assessment to sometime between July and September ; roll to be confirmed on or before 31st Deer. Estimates and rate to be struck at January meeting. Taxes to be made payable in two installments between Mar. 15 and Felty. 15, and A•Ig. 15 anti Septr. 15 each year. It is likely that Finance Committee will report on the natter. There is one tribe in the interior of Africa that makes it a sacred duty to kill a common liar. Will this account for Sir Richard Cart- wright accepting an invitation to lecture in Boston in preference to visting darkest Africa as lecturer Stanley playfully suggested he should. Sir John A. Macdonald was ask- ed the other day when the Domin- ion Parliament would meet. He had not aeon the latest morning Globe at the time of the interview and consequently could not say. It is surmised that the date will be well on in February or early in March. The lateness of this: session is said to be that Parliament may be in a position to deal intelligently with American boundary and trade questions before it adjourns. Saturday, Jan, 24. BARGAIH DAY. 0 We are perfectly aware that the Public are heartily sick of the worts "bargain," from the fact that for years past they have listened to all kinds of advertisements claiming wonderful bargains, but we think there are enough peo- ple to discern the difference between Humbug Advertis- ing anti Advertising that means ,just what it reads. On the above slate only we will offer the following ASTOMSIIDIh- :BAR�AINS All our $10 Suits for All our $7 Suits for A line of Odd Coats and A line of Odd Coats for Boy's $9 Suits for Boy's $8 Suits for Children's $4 Suits for Children's $2 Suits for Boy's 85c Odd Pants Men's $2 Odd Pants for Men's $3 Odd Pants for Men's $10 Overcoats for Men's $8 Overcoats for Boy's $4 Overcoats for $5 00 4 00 Vests for 3 50 2 50 4 50 4 00 2 00 1 00- 45 1 25 1 50 6 00 00 4 00 The prices for above Goods represent the Biggest Bar- gains ever offered in this section, and the few shrewd buyers who will take advantage of this BARGAIN DAY will be more than satisfied. Remember, it ONLY LASTS ONE DAY 0 JAOKSON BROTHERS "THE" CLOTHING FIRM, CLINTON, --- ---='-ms's. BEESLT : % CO, JAIIARY BARGAIN MONTH 0— During this month we will offer special inducements to cash purchasers in the way of CHEAP GOODS and in order not to carry over much of our Winter stock we will give a reduction on our prices for good credit. Our Stock is well -assorted in all lines and our customers will find that we are offering Special Values in Dress Goods, Grey Flannels, and all WOOLEN GOODS and MILLINERY. Our Ladies' black all -wool HOSE at 25c cannot be beat for the price— see then. We have some of that FINGERING YARN at 5c yet, in black, brown, white, and grey. Come right in and you will find every department filled with the BEST AT BARGAIN PRICES. IQEESLEYS CREAT R A ILLINERY & FANCY DRY-COODS 1111 EMPORIUM. The Ladies Favorite Establishment. A FES GOOD BOORS! 0 The Greatest Thing m the World, by Hy. Drumond, 20c The Greatest Need of the World, " 20c Peace be liVith You, " 35c Natural Law of the Spiritual World, " $1.00 Christianity and some of its evidences, by Holl. Oliver Mowat, Darkest England and the way out, by General Booth, - - paper 25c., cloth $1.25, - 50c Elf- Sent postpaid on receipt of price. 0 W.COOPER & CO. Window Shades, Stationery, Fancy Goods and Wall Paper.