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Home My WebLink AboutClinton New Era, 1892-07-08, Page 44\Ity s, 1892 Oat uedteuzeut "SOfriCgriaiico,—;000ter &Ca Sneoial sliatioant,41, • Wine. vot toolS,-.B. Moans Dioomfot8-Gi1r0y f5; Vifteeman, radrine OalMette, 0, B. T. cooper t ' Ray for Oal*m-U. Sibben VeralerS-4amett SOPA Bed Paav,v4L H. Wetreell Outfitar,-, Admen Brea Idanitasa Excursion -W. jacitson Neadall linton tw FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1892 •Accerding to the Seaforth Sun there will not be any Provincial election in. South Huron, when the Local House is • dissolved two years hence, as the Sun ' has Weisnailler elected already. - is very ki,nd of our cotem. to take time by the forelock, and save all the xiety incident to an election, but the Liberals may have something to say about this a couple of years hence. The Goderich Star admits that wheat •is quoted higher here than in Goderich, hut asserts that the Clinton quotations are wrong. S,o far as our figures are .concerned, we will swear that they are 4b4Rlute1y correct on the day of publi: Cation. We are not surprised that •Pyices here are higher than they are in Goderich-they usually are, and farm- , 'ers have proved it time after time, but we are surprised that the Star, which stasnally admitsnothing, in this instance eknowledges it. A lady in town has handed us an rtglish paper, wherein reference is Ode to the presents sent by Queen letoria to the King and Queen of Den- nsark, on the occasion of their golden oswedding. The lady thinks the Queen .44 not show the judgment she might • ave done, in sending to the King a keg f Lochnagar whiskey, and expresses e opinion that while women general- ly are doing so much to restrain intern- erance, , the Queen could have set is etter example than she did. q; Government supporters, in asking or increased- sessional indemnity, ar- gued that the revision of the Dominion Voter's List cost a lot, and they should bei:ecouped for it. They should, eh? Well they've got heaps of nerve to ask it. The measure was passed, not in the Stilartirh8lp-the sAlonservatives, and they have voted to ssrettun it every tune the Liberals have reed to have it abolished. If the gov- , ernment supporters are bound to keep pp the act and derive its benefits, they OUld not object to paying for its re- ,vieibn out of their own pocket. The rberals are quite willing that the act 40,il be Abolished in its entirety. Manitoba is now in the throes of a general provincial election campaign. The 16th of July is nomination day, alidspolling-willstake-pimes isiftlie-23fd: 'Although both parties profess to favor the abolition of separate schools and the , establishment of a secular school system for the province, the supporters 'of Mr. Greenway are making the edu- cation question the great issue,and the fact that the upholders of the separate t 6110°1 system are supporting the oppo- sition, gives them an excnse for assert- ing that the defeat of Greenway would ,)nean public condemnation of his leg- Slation on the subject of educat ion.- i 4 'el‘ft-Greetiway and his colleagues would ' a ,ciibtless have been stronger had they 1e1t the education question alone, in- StOad Of inviting a politico -legal con- flict, the outcome of which is not easy to 'foresee. Yet one can easily under - Stand the desire to recognize but one otSystem of education in the province. ,. Additional (coal Now, dime, After •some sharp playing • on both 01400, geWitt and Ovr4eu. get Ilte• T>w0..,0ounO11,•.b411141.411elet007.00ried it up040 field, " tossing it frOrnone to the other, and The regular meeting_ was held on Monday night, The Finance COm- inittee ronotrimended _Payment of the following accounts; --4, Millet', street watering, 40., 800; V. W. Evans, for charity, $8.2.}3- W. Coats, charity for Cushion, 88.2(5; 3, Bekeranen and work on streets, $158.0); II. W. Obok, put, ting in tank, $8; P. Webb, $1; \V. Wheatley, street work, $68,74; Wheatley, $2.20; N. Robson, 44; A. S. Weekes, surveying at cemetery,$4;W. Coats, $3.61; Fire Company, filling tanks, $1; R. Holmes, printing, $2; Receipts of settles, MO; of hall, $10. - A NUISANCE. Mr Ferran addressed the council in reference to the uses that are made of the market square, claiming that the residents jai the innuediate vicinity -thereof were subject not only to ser- ious inconvenience, but to grave in- justice, in being con3pelled to pub up with the various nuisances arising from several muses, but more especially from the use of the same as a cattle and hog yard. He believed that if any member of the council lived and had their place of business where he had, they would feel justly indignant at the way in which they were treated. It was not decent that these thirigs should prevail, and not only in his own interest, but in the interest of all who were concerned he asked that the nuisance be abated. Mr Plummer agreed with Mr Farran and believed that it would be a wise thing to buy a lot elsewhere. Mr Kennedy and 111r Doan thought the fences should be taken down as buyers or farmers had no right whatever to shrink cattle on the market, the town had no right to provide yards; private individuals had yards that could be made use of. Mr Andrews thought., the only proper way out of the difficulty was to prevent cattle being weighed there; whether we could purchase a lot and scales was a matter, of course, of expense that would have to be considered. The Mayor thought it time to take action and remove the nuisance; the centre of the town was not the proper place to shrink cattle; he suggested that the Property Committee act at once. Mr Johnston thought the town had no z.:eht to provide yards, when the hotel men hacl plenty of yard room for the purpose. It Was finally moved by (Joim. Andrews, seconded by Court. McKenzie, and carried, that the PIV- perty Comtnittee make inquiries to see where land suitable for a cattle yard can be procured, the probable cost of same with the necessary scales, and report at next meeting of council. ;The Empire the other day contained • asensational despatch announcing that ;"0:, Presbyterian minister at Wiarton, 'who is an avowed annexationist and a Grit, had hoisted the Stars and Stripes ver the Union Jack on his premises, e:11,t4e 1st, and refusing to take it down iitif requested by the indignalat'popu- dee to do so, they had hauled it down and tore it to shreds." Now it turns t that the story is almost entirely a fiction. Some young boys who were • playing, had hoisted the two flags, on eptiVto poles, over a hen -house, when Oboe 'excessively loyal fellows hauled ,the ilag down. The minister was not t it home when the incident occurred. HOt.the whole thing is silly, and shows the Ignorance and bigotry of some liersons. The Empire contains the an- noitneetnent that some people from OttaVtlit Vent over to Malone, N.Y. to help celebrate the 4th of July,and were met at the station by an American • habil playingGod Save theQueen. Now itivonld be regarded in this country as k a very silly and bigoted proceeding if torte .Atrierican had gone to Work and itiobbdd that band for playing foreign yet where is the real difference tween playing Goa save the QUeen the State e On the 4th a Stly, and laoye lying the Stars and Stripes' aaa Mt the let, catching with wonderful coolness and precision, and when nearly opposite , the Burden made the prettiest shot Of the flan scoring in 01 minutes the last gauge and the match for the DmortleSs. For the Dauntless, Rem ;runes, Burden, , Gibbings, and the plucky little goal lWeper,'Ho$8, played nrilliantly;While'fer the. Yrf 'irons, Rays, MiVicar, Itunciman and Blackford 100,704.' Put beet lacrosse, although the latter's playing Was rna :Ted. by his brutal conduct, as was ThOnapson'a. As a result of the brata I work of the Hurons, Burden had the forefinger of his left hand broken, Yellowlees and Ross had their cheeks badly damaged, James was kicked on the back of the head, by outsiders, as he lay on the ground during his serape with Black- ford, and all the rest are more or less damaged, some of •whom have not worked since. POINTS. Why was it that the Dauntless were as well backed by Seaforth as by our own townspeople ? Blackford appeared to be very anx- ious for a fight, having a row with all who dared to contradict him. In the morning a citizen of Blyth got hit in the eye for defending the Daunt- less lacrosse club. There was a likeuess between the way Thompson handles his lacrosse stick and throws the ball, and the way a coal heaver handles a scoop and throws coal. Theprincipal characteristic of the Goderich club seems to be meanness; not being able to win the game on its merits, they have protested it on the grounds of playing- professionals, serv- ing writs on the following players: - Scruton, Gibbings and Kerr, whoni they allege to have co.apatedfor mo- ney at the races held here on the 24th of May. Several members of the Huron La- crosse Club stood on the corner of the Albion Block, with stones in their hands, ready to pelt the Clinton la- crosse boys, as they were driving home. COWS AT LARGE. -"What about a cow by-law," said the Mayor; "I would say shut them up." Conn. Kennedy thought if we added the month of Oc- tober to the by-law which already prohibits them running from Novem- ber to April, it would be a step in the right direction. Coitncillor Doan thought it would be best to bring the matter up in the winter and thus give people tune to act next year, and Councillor Johnston agreed with this. Councillors Andrews, Plummer and McKenzie thought they should let the cows alone. It was moved by Conn- -calor Kennedratid-seconded-by-Conn- cillor McTaggart that the by-law be amended by adding the monthof Oc- tober to it. This.raotion was lost on the following vote: -yea- Doherty, Kennedy, McTaggart and Doan. hay --Andrews, Plummer, Johnston, Mc- Kenzie. Several members afterward suggested that a vote be taken next January on the question. The Street Committee reported that all the work previously passed, except- ing a small portion, had all been com- pleted; the amount expended upon the streets so far this season was $1208; an expenditure of $50 on the Hayfield road, below the station, was recom- mended. Counoillor-Andrews- made a'vetbal- report concerning the cemetery. Coun- cillor Plummer objected to the amount charged for putting in tank, $8, at the cemetery; he said it was altogether too much; Mr Andrews made an explana- tion that was accepted by the council. The clerk was instructed to prepare a by-law including 4bicycles on the "fast driving by-law." LAC BOSSE . The Hurons, of Goderich, Van- quished. They suffer an igno- minious defeat on the r own grounds. The second match of the series be- tween the Hurons, of tioderich, and Dauntless, of Clinton, was played on the Agricultural Park at Goderich, on July 1st, wherein the Hurons made a desperate effot t to win. Feeling- their inability to cope with the Dauntless at scientific lacrosse, they attempted to win by brute force, and scenes of row- dyism were the order of the game. We do not wish to infer that all the Hurons are rowdies, some of them are gentle- men, and play and act as such, but as- sociated with them are some toughs of the bull dog order,whose sole ambition seems to be to fight. The game result- ed in an easy victory for the Dauntless by 4 goals to 1. rosmiost. Dauntless. Ross James Kerr Cover Point..Thompson (3antelon 1st defence Hall McKinnon ..2d defence.... McIntyre Seruton 3d defence Hayes Gibbings ......Centre Blackford Hewitt 3rd home Cockles laarden 2d home McVicar May 1st home McLean Yellowlees .. Outside home .. Ranciman Kennedy ....Inside homeMorrow Morrish Captain Johnston Referee, Walsh, of Goderich; umpire, Smith, of Seaforth. In the face off Gibbings drew the ball and passed to Hewitt,who dropped to Burden, and he scored one for the Dauntless without a Huron stick touching the rubber, in 15 seconds. The second was won by the Hurons, after a long and determined struggle, lasting over an hour. It was during the progress of this game that the slugging ability of the Goderieh team manifested itself. The third gatne was a repetition of the first. The Hurons here showed their lack of combination. The ball went quickly to the Goderich flags, and did not again pass centre; Was tipped back to Yellowlees, who easily dodged his check and scored, time, 4 nintitett. The fourth game Went the Datuitleta abetit ea WHY so the first, In the fifth POf tImprettlettt tgayhw es Hurons Goal Nicholson Point Read CORRESPONDENCE We are not responsible for any opin- ions whatever expressed under this heading. OUR CEMETERY. To the Editor of the New; Era. Sia, -There is an t old saying "the dead are soon forgotten," but had you seen the large number of our citizens who paid a visit to the cemetery on Dominion day, many having hooks, shears and scissors to cut the grass and weeds that were growing on the ground over the remains of their departed friends, you would not have thought at the first sight that the old saying was correct, but although there are many who love to visit there, and keep their lots clean, yet it is a shame to see so many lots neglected, all grown over with weeds, and that by persons who live close at hand. Some persons go out there, cut the gr ass and weedieand throw them on their neighbor's lots, instead of taking them to the side of Abe. fense,_.resetnbleS S0111Q..11eigh.-. bors in town, who think that all the old hoop iron, glass bottles, tomato cans, etc., are better over the fence in their neighbor's garden than in their own. If the owners of cemetery lots would help the town authorities by themselves cutting the grass on the lots, or get the superintendent, Mr. Wheatley, to have it done, it would not cost much yearly, but they must not expect him to call for the pay many times after doing the work. A lady from London paid a visit to the Ceme- tery on Dominion day, only to ,find that the tombstone had fallen over and broke in two by neglect. Hoping that people may be induced to look after their lots, remain, W. C. SEARLE. _ . _ THIS GOES FOR THE EDITOR. lo the Editor of the New Era. Ms EDEiOR.-It has been my privilege to become a constant reader of your paper and as a rule like its spirit and tone as well as the measures it advocates, but confess that in its correspondence it in my opinion has not been edited with that care which the times demand. While perusing that part of it under the caption of. Holmesvelle, I observed tidbits and allusions which do not savor in the least IA anything elevating, either church or community. Now Sir, - we hold it is the duty ot correspondents and Editors to circulate that literature only which would have a tendency to lift up, and not encourage strife, bickering and envy. It appears to be important to em- ploy those correspondents only who are re. liable and truthful, in order to carry out tbis much to -be -desired end. We assume you are generally careful in the matter, but in your anxiety to eeoure news, a few of the inferior class unfortunately trespass upon the people through your otherwise well condneted journal. When such is the case, would it not better to exercise your discretionary powers with such vigilance as to eliminate the low, bitter and distasteful, so that the press may not become a medium for back-biting, spleen -venting and slander, for which some of our communities at least have attained considerable notoriety; more wholesome news, even if leas, wonld, we conceive, better subserve the interests of the people. Yours truly. OBSERVER Goderich township, July 4,1892. Hensall NOTES. -Piles of lumber may be seen on our streets now, to be used in mak- ing and repairing sidewalks; we hope the pathmasters will be able to see at least a short distance past their own doors. Haying operations are well begun in this neighborhood, and the implement agents are kept hustling to supply the needed machinery to save such an immense crop. Robt Bell is getting his new saw mill in shape for operation. A game of foot ball was played between the Hensall junior club and a picked club frorn Hills Green, with additions from the sur- rounding country and villages, on Tuesday evening, on the grounds of latter, which resnIted in a score of 0 to 0. The St Pauls S. S. took an outing at Hayfield on Thursday; the weather was good and a very pleasant time was spent; a good many will go there again on the 12th. A young man named W. Glenn, of Mor- ningtori township, was killed on Thursday, by 6, bent falling on him while assisting at a barn raising. Mr Salter M. Jarvis., .on of the meta highly respected itsefuloinze s of Chatham was tocidonts.liy drowned the:cistern -ratnr'pratelseir on Olitur y. velasallieses ANTON NEW' ER tOitifietilb9r0* rESTIVAX+. The strawberry *Oval, under the aileroicee of thu Presbyterian SondaY_SehOcii, was a grand success, over $35 being cleared. After supper was over ell wont into the Omen for the program, which was Opletediel. Vhhie all played their part well, it may not be amiss to mention the re- citations Of Mrs J. D. Ainsley as 8=0 - thing extra. Nis. -Miss Mabel Lennox, of Bel. grave; is visiting friends here, Miss B. Wilson, from Auburik_is visiting here, Mr..../ohn R. Bell and Howard Adams are visiting at Belgrave at present. Me Harvey McBrien fell from the roof of Mr T. Nott's house and injured his back eorne. A few from here took in the 1st at Wirigham.e We are glad to hear that Mrs McKbrizie and -.1.ffrs 3. Brundson are again recovering. From as Ocess' °um' 0 rreepondent NOTES. -MP Win Brundson and wife left here for Owen Sound on Monday, where theywill remain a short time to visit their uncle, lIfe E. Lyon, and from thence they will return to their borne near Pickford, Mich. The many friends of Miss MaryHiles will be i sorry to learn that she s in a very deli- cate state of health; owing to her ill- ness Mrs J. D. Ainsley, of Cumber, was not able to return to her home on Saturday, as was intended. We are sorry to learn that Mr George Gran- thum, a former r ettident of here, who has been ill for a long time, is no bet- ter; no hopes are entertained of his recovery. Stanley NOTES. -Mr Jas McFarlane and wife returned this week from their visit to Manitoba. Mr. Frank Scott, who teaches in Hastings, has come home for his holidays. Mr. Duncan McEw- an's house now looks well, having just received a good coat of paint. Mr. Win. Graham has returned from his trip to Scotland, where he went with his cattle; he reports having a good time. Mrs R. Biggart, of Clinton, and Mrs Gallagher, of Detroit, accom- panied by a number of their young people, took a drive on the second con. on Monday, visiting old acquaintances and the old homestead, which they left over twenty years ago. Mr Dun- can McGregor, of Chicago, spent this week at home with his mother; he is engaged in the service of the R.I. & P. Railway. Mr. D. F. McGregor, who teaches in Hay, will be at home dur- ing the summer holidays. Miss Mar- garet McFarlane, of Blyth, visited some friends in Stanley at the begin- ning of the week. A number from this part are likely to take in the celebra- tion at Hayfield on the 12th. (From an occasional correspondent) NOTES. - The townline school at Blake held their annual picnic at Maple Grove, on the lake shore, and a very enjoyable time was spent. On Wed- nesday last, as Mr James Stephenson, Goshen line, was returning home from Seaforth, his horses tonic fright and became unmanageable, and in attempt- ing to stop them one of the lines broke, which rendered the driver helpless, but Mr Stephenson succeeded in bringing them to a standstill before they had done any damage, thereby averting what inight haxe proved a very serious accident. Messrs Robert Armstrong and Sam Johnson are, we understand, making arrengements-to start -cattle ranch in Northern Dakota; they ex- press themselves very strongly in favor of freer trade relations with the neigh- boring republic; may they flourish like the "green bay tree." Crows are prov- ing a nuisance on the Goshen this sum- mer, we believe; Mr Wiley complains that they are interfering seriously With his trade in hen fruit; firearms of all kinds have been resorted to, but not- withstanding (bis they seem tcr thrive. Zurich. NOTES. -Miss Edith Steinback, who for the past six months attended the conservatory of music in Toronto, has returned home, aftervery creditably passing The examination herd a few weeks previous, there being a class of forty pupils that passed; Miss Stein- bach has received the honor of receiv- ing the highest number of marks. Mr Lou Herrald, station master of Hensall, and sister, paid Zurich a flying visit on Thursday night last. Mr. Charles Bossenberry, of Hensall, but formerly of this place, was visiting friepds in the village a few days last week: Mas- ter Horace Hardy and Geo. Buchanan, who were attending Goderich high school, are spending their holidays at home. Miss Maggie Lippert, of Ches- ley, was visiting at her mother's a few dayslast week; Maggie looks just as hearty as ever. Miss Minnie Heide- man, of Brucefield, was visiting her parents and friends last week. Mr. Fred Kibbler, shoemaker, of this place, has added another hand to his staff, which shows increase of business. Miss Mills, who had been working in W. H. Hoffman's tailor shop for a while, received word from home that her mother was seriously ill, conse- quently she left right away for her home. Mr. H. Happle, of Berlin, is in the village on business this week. Mrs. Smith, of Dundee, is at present visiting at her mother's and other friends in the village. Quarterly meet- ing will be held in the Evangelical church here next Sunday. English service will be held in this village on Sunday next at 2 p.m., regular meet- ings are expected every two weeks, and if possible every Sabbath, this will be a great convenience to a great many in this vicinity, and was rooked for; we hope they may prosper. Mr. Har- ry Haymaker, who was working in Michigan, has returned home. Miss Hoffman, who was in charge of Mr. D. Steinback's millinery department, left for her home in Stratford this week. Quite a number of farmers are at present busy with their hay, and the general report is a good crop. All our people go to Hayfield on 12th. Brucetield. NOTES. -Our foot ball boys gave good account of themselves at Exeter, on the lst; having tied their opponents, the Eden team, they came home with half the proceeds. Miss Annie Campbell has returned home from her visit to Wingham -glad to see you back. Our civtc holiday has been fixed for the 20th inst; we trust all our citi- zens will join heartily, shut up their place of business for one day, and join the picnic for Hayfield. Quite a num- ber of our citizens are having their houses neatly painted; we are glad to note such improvements; let more fol- low. The Iflion church S.S. picnic, in Reid's grove, WAS well attended, and all seemed to enjoy themselves thor- oUghly; the provisien for taking the children was very incomplete; a little more OffOrt it needed. We eXpeCt to see tjOrne Of oitinpeopla at field hil GOrrigt COMO:R.0MM PatO.a4he eorner. stone of the new Methodist church of 0orrie was laid on Friday, Under very pleasing circumstances. From $ o'cloOk to 4 the ceremony cootinued, The Gerrie brass band Was ori the grounds and gave some excellent music. The first stone was laid by Mrs M. C. Car- son of the village,in memory of her late husband; the second by Mr El 5, Cook of Fordwich, in behalf of the Orange order; the third by Mr James Leech of Gorrie, and the fourth by Mr Daniel Harris, of Orange Hill. About 1,000 people witnessed the ceremony. The beautiful weather drew immense crowds out. From 4 to 6 o'clock sup - was served, after which tAll ad- journed to the town hall, and Were en- tertained for a few hours by several good speakers and music by the Gorrie choir. -The receipts of the day were about $560. New Nees Anti the County Mr H. A. C rooks, late with Mr Deadman, druggist, Brussels, has gone to Gananoque East Huron Fall Fair will be held on the show grounds, Brussels, on Thursday and Friday, Oct. Oth and 7th. In attempting to stop a runaway team Mr Samson Carter, of Westfield, was seve- ly injured, but we are happy to be able to state thathis recovery promises to be quite rapid. While assisting t unload way freight on Tuesday night, Geo.Longmire, of Henfryn, slipped and fell from the car alighting on a wheelbarrow, resulting in the fracture of two of his ribs. Mr Peter McGregor and Mr Charles E. Mason, of Brucefield, arrived home after their trip to the Old Country on Friday evening last. They sold all' the horses they took over with them, but did not bring any back. G. A. Deadman, Brussels, disposed of a Jersey grade cow to a gentleman, near Fer- gus, a few days ago, at a good figure. It is not all gain in stock -raising, however, as on Monday a fine Jertey cow, valued at $100, died. One of the largest barns in the county was raised last week on the home farm of Mr John McMillan, al. P., Hallett. It has extensive atone stabling underneath, and when completed will contain every conveni- ence known for the saving of labor and com- fort of stook. Last Sunday, as Thos. Strachan and family, of Grey, were driving to church the back seat of their carriage became detached and overturned backwards by the horses giving a quick move. Mrs Strachan and Miss Isabel were pitched out on the road, but the injuries they received were slight, we are glad to say. On Satuiday one of the oldest and most highly esteemed settlers of the county of Huron passed away, in the person of Mrs Mary McMillan, of Seafortb, relict of the late Hugh McMillan, at the advanced age of ninety years. The deceased lady im- migrated with her husband and family, about the year 1850 Ind settled on, a farm on the 3rd concession of Tuckerarnith, she resided on the same farm for the period of forty-eight years. The English Elections The elections are in full swing in the old country and have resulted in some gains ' for the Gladstone party, but not so great as they had anticipated. The figures up to yesterday show the election of 123 Conser- vatives, 93 Liberals, 19 Liberal Unionists and Home Rulers. Up to this time the Government has still a majority of 45. The total Liberal gains are 29, and Conservative 14, This is only about one-third the full house. What the final result will be re- mains to be seen. Among those who have been defeated are the Marquis of Lorne, Sir Henry Tyler and H. M. Stanley, the explorer. The election inSouth Longford,for which Hon. Edward -Blake has been 'nominated will take place on July 13. The special correspondent of the Toronto World cables: "So far Mr Blake has received it warm welcome from both sides, and I therefore I scarcely credit the rumors in regard to opposition from a Parnellite in South Long- ford. Opposition or no, Mr Blake last night determined, in obedience to the wish- es of his friends here, to no more than ap- pear in his own constituency, but to make a speech at some central point in as many doubtful constituencies as he can reach be- fore election day. According to this pro- gram he hopes to be able to make from 20 to 25 speeches before the last of the elec- tions are held. He is full of fight and is ready for the fray. I cat say that the hon- orable gentleman is in the highest of spirits and decidedly has seen or heard nothing to make him regret his decision. The warmth of his reception here has evidently touched him deeply." NEWS NOTES. JudgeMcOrackin, of Algoma district, died on Thursday evening at Sault Ste. Marie, aged 84. The 9 -year-old son of Mr S. S. Ritchie, of Lindsay, fell into the river there on Fri- day and was drowned. 'Mr Taylor, the Chief Conservative whip in the House of Commons at Ottawa, figures out a Government majority of 71. The contest elections in Great Britain Tuesday resulted in decided Liberal gains. The net gain for the Gladstonians was eight seats. Prayers are being offered at Quebec for sunshtne, so that the crops may grow and ripen; while in the Rimouski district pray. ere are being offered up for rain in order to save the crop. Monday morning Edmond Deedes, sheriff of Norfolk county, died at Woodstock, where he had gone on a visit. Mr Deedes, who was in his 82nd year, was appointed to the office of sheriff in 1859. Stuart Walker, formerly of Uxbridge, 10 years of age, has succeeded in gaining a scholarship from 400 competitors in Gor- don's, Aberdeen, Scotland. Thi e .entitles him to free books and tuition and $20 a year during his course in college. T. M. White, late editor of Windsor Re- view, has been appointed permanent seine tary ls) the provisional committee of the Political Unionists Association of Ontario, and will remove at once to Toronto to open aPheadquartere for the prosecution of the work. A deputation of Ontario Ministerial mernbers waited on Hugh John Macdonald, M. P. and urged him to abandon his in- tention of retiring from public life. They said they would provide him with a seat in Ontario if he found the duties of e Western • conetituency too onerous, Eind helcl out for him the prospect a an early ant lido the Cabinet,' Mr Ma0dOnald OM Oa COO. laerati COOP'ER'S BOOK STORE Nearly every day there passes our store, mothers carrying in their arms, the beautiful babe some few months old, and one cannot help but no- tice it, for there is no excuse under tile sun why` they should not have a Baby Carriage Husbands, do you know where you can get one ? If not, wewill ask you why you have read this column the previous weeks, for we pay for it for the purpose of ot telling our friends of the numerous merchandise we keep in stock. When you make up your mind to buy your wife that car- riage, we will furnish you with one suitable to your pocket and taste. We are now in the midst of stock -taking, and will con- tinue to offer you bargains on odds and ends we may pick oty t. Come and see us. W. COOPER & CO. Books, Stationery and Fancy Goods, CLINTON, ONT. High School Teacher Smith, of Mitchell, is missing. He skipped out. The Toronto Island freak has made a full confession. His name is Win. D. Adams, it son of Samuel Joseph Adams, it market gardener and small woolen- naantt-es- - facturer, living in Stroud lane, off the Stone road, between Dundee and Hamilton, township of Ancaster. He admits that he came to Toronto voluntarily,went out to the sandbar and tied himself in the position in which he was found. He says he did it for notoriety. The magistrate allowed him to go home in charge of his father. Nato Adrerttotntento. HAY FOR SALE A field of Timothy and Clover Ray for sale by the acre or to out on ehares. Field contains 15 or 16 acres,south of the river on the Carter farm, just below Stapleton. ED. SIBBEN, Seaforth. TENDERS WANTED For repairs to the Gymnasium and Water Clos- ets of the Collegiate Institute, received up to the 15th inst. For particulars apply to JAMES SCOTT, Chairman. AROUND THE WORLD —ON TRH -- C.. Telegraph and Ticket Agency at COOPER'S BOOK SrORE See our Excursion Rates to Montreal or Kingston on July IS and 19, also to Manitoba and North West, A. T. COOPER, Agent, Clinton Fountain Syringe Canadian Medical Record, Montreal -We con- sider it the most valuable yet invented. The pan, though tight and neat it) appearance, is strongly made and is provided with it rubber out- let on either sides of pan, which conveys the used Water into a pail under the bed. Another com- fort conneoted with it is it waterproof cushion laced on the pan upon which lies the enormous weight. Physeians and ladies who have once seen the pan and fountain would use them to the exclusion of all othere, Dr. Lapthorn Smith, Prof. Biship College, Mon- treal -The pan and fountain deserves all the praise you gave it and a great deal more; I will gladly_recommend it to all my patients. Dr Newton A. Powell, Lecturer Trinity College, Toronto -It is in my opinion the best for an its various uses, to be obtained for the treatment of a single ease; is is well worth its cost. Sold by all druggists. J. II. WORSELL, Manufacturer. Clinton MANITOBA Excursion JVLY 18 and 19. The last Excursion of the season takes place on the above dates. FARE $28 For all partieulars apply to W. JACKSON, TOWICARRItt 444,