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Home My WebLink AboutClinton New Era, 1893-12-01, Page 4M.� A.. P ceinber 1, 18 93 Tfoket W. Jackson Atha e . f'. Kmersen cloves=-;Xaoksou Bros. ` Shorthand --Aire Qolenlan Stray cattle—J.11, Holmes Muslipe-^$state.,Rod ops otoii social --Mission Bend Bend J. Uotieentt Overcoat sale—Jackson Bros. cottage tgrent —Y'<:•,Robiri sort Great da ,-Gilrey $t Wtsemart Munioipa O1e,tion—S, mUlie Meady;or Xmas-eCoopor & Co antle sale -.Estate d. HOdgens EaI4t window -.Ranee Bt Spalding Unappproaohablo.-.W. L. Quimette . . Holiday trade—MoSfurray & Witygo •To theladies--Elurnsteol & Gibbing% Clinton Conservatives wasihutniliating The, chief ;sane et the oampargnWas the tarrif, thengh, legal issues and the "eapabillties of the: eau- didates also had some weight, 1r Martin. anneunced himself as in thorough a000rd with the declarations of the Liberal con- vention on the tariff and a etaunoli follow- er of Laurier, Mr Campbell wart the avow- , ed Feoteotionist candidate, though soaking oma claim to i de en aAoe. The verdi P t therefore pap be regarded in no other light thane complete triumph et the Liberal policy of tariff ter revenue over the CPO eervative policy of tariff for protection. It was not iso numb,' q - eonteet; between' the choses and perrouages of Martin 'and Peml!bell as ,between the poligiea and per. :reneges of Laurier and Thoropaen; and the (-result is regarded as a Vote of confidence A a• In the Liberal letCtler and °"°11 -confidence k in the Government, lt1ECE11BER 1,~1893. What's the use of the London Free Press and Hamilton Times discussing ' w reform of the Senate. It cannot be done. Agitate for its abolition. Connolly and McGreevy having been sentenced to jail for one year, for their boodling, it is now proposed to release them. This shouldnot be done: Rather send to keep them company, the men who profited by their opera- tions. Here's another evidence of the "mod- -erate.and equitable tariff" the Empire is continually boasting about: During the month of October, according to the. official customs returns, a duty of $77,- 000 was collected on $71,000 worth of coal oil imported from the United States, or over 100 per cent. The value of rice imported was $5,985, which was taxed $4,202. The. Globe of Saturday last was one of the best and most interesting issues that, has ever appeared of this great paper. The Globe is. ;the cleanest, fair- est, most',honorable and most enter- prising paper in the Dominion to -day, and as an evidence of the latter, has sent two commissioners to Iowa and Kansas to report impartially upon the working of prohibition in those States. East Huron Liberals A Convention for the purpose of se- lecting a candidate to represent the East Riding of Huron in the Local Legislature, will be held in the Town Hall, Brussels, on Tuesday, Dec. 12th. The American Tariff Bill. The United States Tariff Bill, as pre- pared for submission to both Houses of Congress, has at last been given to the public. TheCommittee proposes to put the raw materials of manufactures and the food of the people upon the free list, or to greatly reduce the taxes which have- heretofore been charged upon these foundations of industry. Some of these raw materials and food stuffs -are largely produced in Canada, and with regard to a few of them it is proposed that the duties shall not be abolished unless the exporting coun- try shall also abolish its duties upon similar products. This is a recognition of the reciprocity idea, which the United States might well have ignored since Britain has ignored it since the adoption of the principle of the Ricardo -resolution. Thus we have reason, to hope that the placing of bacon and hams, preserved beef, mutton and pork, binder twine, cabbages, coal and coke, copper, eggs, feathers, fish, fruits, hides, iron ore, lard, periodicals, oils, paper stock, peas, nursery stock, plaster of Paris, ploughs, harrows, reapers, mowers,horse rakes, threshing machines, potash, salt, seeds, soap stone, tallow, wood and luinber and wool upon the American free list will not only be the means of getting the Canadian duties taken off these things, but will also enable Canadian producers to sell largely of these things in the American market. And how greatly the free list can be enlarged with advantage to both countries. The list of reduced duties is hardly less interesting than the free list, The glass and iron duties are cut away down from the high protective stand- .,ard, Mr Wilson explaining that the -old; duties returned little to the public treasury, though they made the people pay high taxes into private coffers. The duty on refined sugar is reduced froii} A to j of a cent per pound, ra w sugar l emaining free. The barley .duty, which Canadians would ha ve been Oad to see abolished, is reduced from ,50 cents to about 12 cents pet bushel. The cotton, woolen and leather duties are reduced. The internal revenue tariff is not yet published. It is be- lieved that the customs reductions will decrease revenue, and the method of refilling the treasury is a matter for future consideration. Altogether, it is to be noted that the tariff changes are made in an antiprotective spirit. It would be easy enough to carp upon the half -leaf nature of the Bill, but as we have said, it will do very well for a beginning, and we shall be only too glad when we see the Canadian tariff taken hold of in the same spirit. The Winnipeg Election. Not alone were the Liberals of Winnipeg ole t. d at their sueceee in that city on Wed - nee t iy, but Liberals all over the Province eejbiced. The election of Mr Martin by 27 was an overwhelming defeat for the : ;unservatives. The significance and com- t,letenese of the great victory for tariff re- form cannot be exaggerated and can only be understood by a careful study of the faote. Winnipeg since its erection into an electoral division in 1882, has always re- turned a Conservative for the House of Com- mons, and in the general election in 1891 Huh John Macdonald was successful by a majority of 509 over Ieaao Campbell, a most popular man. On that occasion, of Coarse, voters had been brought from all parts of the globe to vote for the Govern. mens candidate, and a great amount of personation was done, but Mr Macdonald certainly had two hundred majority of the teeident vote. Iii this contest the Liberals had not such a personally popular standard bearer as in the former fight; they were without funds, had only three weeks' notice 'Of the date of election, and had the most tgetohediy,00mptled voters' list that ever eirdted, there being over ten thousand names ell it, the 'majority being dead 'then and tibeenteeei The Conservatives, on the o het+ hand, had all the election ma. chine*, in their own hands and such tt11or6tiglf Organization As money alone. otlriY, efeot. Their candidate, too, ' as a itfpttlarr and able man. U'tder all hese , ; ofrotimsiitsticed the 111030081 of the Li rale o del:xtd Ora, the defeat of the; 1 - • THE l'RO$InnclON PLEBISCITE. Te the Editor of the Clinton New Era. SIR - ' letter I wish to reply to Mr Houston'e and to your criticisms of last week, and endea vour to show you wherein you err. My sole object in writing on this matter has beep to set That itehas beeWs n those opposed ablI prohibition. aware. I would gladly relinquish my position to an abler head and pen than my own but so long' as tilers is nobody to step into the breach, I for ono am not going to record a silent vote. The temperance party are advocating their views pretty thoroughly, Do I object to their so doing! And if not why may not the other side do likewise t And now to reply to my es- teemed friend, Mr Houston. I must confess my inability to understand the drift of the first portion of his letter. It is a very bard matter to pprove the . almount of liquor consumed in Scott Act time's; government returns will not .how it; they are useless, for reasons given last week. �If Mr Houston is at all open to reason, [ would refer him to the statements of menu - fa cturers of liquor before the Royal Commis- sion. If my memory serves me right, they all stated that they made as much or more during the years the Scott Act was in existence as at other times. Will Mr Houston undertake to say that it less was consumed in Scott Act counties, the remainder of the country consum- ed the balance of the manufacture I I doubt it. What was made, was sold, and the simple honest inference is the supply went in its old channel of demand. I am sorry to say (tor my correspondent is -a man for whom I have the utmost respect) the questions put to me in the last paragraph of his letter are of such a nature as not to be worth answering. I call it folly to talk of beer and strychnine at the same time. Mr Houston asks also that they be answered intelligently. To do so, in his estimation, is infinitely beyond my powers. Perhaps you, Mr Editor, would be bold enough to undertake the task ! Replying now to your criticisms, permit me to say you have made a good showing of a bad side. You have said about all yon can say for total prohibition, but I cannot lot you, inten- tionally or unintentionally, put a wrong con- struction on my words. I. of course, think the latter. You are wrong in your interpretation of the word "sumptuary," and still more wrong when you say I regard sumptuary as a substi- tute for the word liquor. A sumptuary law is simply a law intended to restrain or limit the expenditure of citizens in apparel, food, furni- ture, etc. Therefore total prohibition has been rightly classed as a sumptuary law. I claim it is perfectly reasonable to classify sumptuary laws as distinct to other laws, as those against stealing, murder, etc. Such laws oe- nuPY an entirely different position. It is per- fectly consistent to apply an argument to one class that cannot be applied to another class, and whether such reasoning would "be laughed to ridicule in publio debate" depends entirely upon whether the audience consisted of the rank and filo of prohibitionists, or thoughtful, sober, educated people. If the former, I doubt not, but that the rafters would ring again ! It is no extravagance of language to say that the minority will be compelled by brute force to accept total prohibition when you consider the nature of the enactment so called, and the vast array of the best citizens of the country, in all walks of life, who are strongly opposed to it. I must now correct you again, and here you yourself lead me into using someavhat strong language. You style my argument about Adam and the forbidden fruit as weak. Pos- sibly to your way of thinking and reasoning it is—I cannot help that. But you must not mis- use the word prohibit or prohibition any longer, You either do it wilfully or ignorantly. I must sot you right. And here lies the major part of the difference between us: To restrict moans to restrain or to keep within bounds. To pro- hibit means to forbid with authority. But tho question under discussion is "Total Prohibi- tion" (one of your party, you should be proud of him, Inspector Archibald, would stop the growth of apples for a poor farmer to make cider with,) of all intoxicating beverages. In the case of Adam, God certainly prohibited, if by that you mean forbid the eatingof the fruit of one particular tree. But he dinot totally prohibit fruit eating. But you go further in the liquor question. Total prohibition means with you the entire removal, entire cessation of manufacture, etc„ of the article in question, It grows wearisome. Cannot you see any dif- ference in principle between God leaving a large variety of fruit in the garden, and of one kind alone that in company with the rest -He lett there, forbidding, restricting, or prohibiting '(whichever you like) Adam from eating of that one tree; and the ENTIRE REMOVAL of a thing that some people now consider a source of evil? If you cannot see a wide difference between the two, a difference makieg them as far apart as the two poles, I am vary sorry for you. You ate quite right that God meant only to restrict in all His commandments. You cannot find total prohibition in Scripture. Else, ac- cording to your theory, everything that was a source of temptation would have been removed, and man would have been a miserable, useless,. untried creature. It seems to surprise you for me to say that liquor is not the cause of crime. Were I to allow that, I would be compelled to charge upon the Maker the cause of crime. The wine, the strong drink is all right. Turn up your Bible, friend Holmes, and read where Moses commanded the people to drink both. Both are all right. I again assert it is the man that is wrong: who uses it unlawfully. You profess to believe the Bible. Show me a pass- age commanding total prohibition on the part of a nation, and I will show you plenty of com- mands enjoining the proper use of all kinds of liquor so called. The judges doubtless repeat, what the prisoners tell them. It is an old story ever ready to blame anybody, anything but themselves. "The woman tempted me." I gave you credit for more reasoning how- ever, than to say, in the latter portion of your criticisms, that my argument contradicts itself. Read it over again, and you will eeo that I blame that accursed Scott Act for the scene on the race ground. Again remember, the liquor is all right, the man all wrong. in this case the vbters imposed that nuisance upon the community. A glues of beer in the legitimate way was a crime ! The result was that whis- key (save the nano) wassold on the race ground whore it, ought not to have been, and the literal poison (for one effect of our temperance friends' exertions is to make what might be harmless positively damnable in its quality)produced inevitable result. The direct bame of all that trouble lies on the heads of those who brought the Scott Act into oxietence. In conclusion, I would remind you of one thing more. Your party aro ver fond of using strong language, and talking of y the accursed traffic, accursed drink, etc. etc. Lot mo say, that while they talk in that; manner, many of them defile their own bodies, destroy their nerves with an amount of abomination in the shape of tea," that many a poor, depraved man (in their eyes) who thinks it no sin to drink a glass of good, honest boor, would not touch with a ton toot pole. Yours, until next week, Stapleton, Nov, 25, JORN RANSFORD. ithore is only one point in the first paragraph of the above letter that we wish to refer to. Mr Ranelord assumes that as much liquor was con- suthed when the ScottAct was in force, as when it was not, and says "government returns will not show the amount of liquor consumed" for the reasons ho gave horde, viz: that it is sold illicitly. This is partially true, but government returns show the amount manufactured, and we would like MtRansford to tell us how it was that in one year when the Scott Act was in ore( in 24 counties of Ontario, the gallons of spirits taken out of bond for consumption worn L342,989 than the average of the previous five years; and the coneumption of beer fell off 21 per cent during the same year, as compared with the previous tonears. This is not an "in- ference" either, but a tact. In the second paragraph there is no real argu- ment bearing on the prohibition question, con - Sequently there isnotial/forreply. AsMrRans. ford speaks of the "vast ,,aarraof the bosh esti rens of the country wild aro opposed to proh' i tion," are we to suppose tho judges, senas,- members of parliament; lawyers and all ot ars who aro in fairer of it Will be classed as he worst citizens of the cot trv'1 In the third paragraph mr Ransford apo SOS tdr the use of strong language: It is U emery'. Blit his explanation and opinien not affect our position. We ooutend the diving rohibition in the arson of Edon beebremoveettj eeonte dfuras iherthatthe1 \mandntents tbtallr prohibit+: the VIOos alltide to., a tifideritatid exaotly the d HTR. Cl -`TTO NE. E1A ...T•�,,f,TgR tion lir Ransford draws but do not concede his wife, is eoiiductln ,special servigeli in interonaos. He admits shat in referonq( to the eatinget the forbidden fruit, it was , u proliibi, tion, but claims that God only intended to re* strict by leaving the tree there, ' Then it vvould bele icalInd•scrlptural for .the..ggovernmentto. "Prohibit'? by restricting the individual use of llgior, whi]o allows_ ng its manufacture. We. fa . tq eco yet how Mr Ilansi'ord can, logically deny the existence: of crime;, a% ono result of drinking. In one breathhestates s b. at "it the man that is wrong,'" in the next be lamest e scene on the race ground to "the aecursef Scott i the same Church. Evangelistic meet - Act," Now t[he mon on the track had certainly ings every evening (except Saturda ) t im o m qh t AO: bu Choy w0ro gong services commener t 7 the Baptist chute , w111 hold a conn 'dential talk, to men only, in the town hall, on Stlrad,ay, at 2.90, ,At the same time in the Baptist church' a meeting for I Others and wives will be address- ed by Mrs Pugsley,. Saturday even- ing, Bee, 2nd, at 7,45, a talk by Mrd, Pu s le o t it isand sun women n i g Y o gy nr g no bibed o u Soot A t ' supposed to have imbibed liquor. It hatters ,. ng a " not whether it was "positivel damnable" in Everybody welcome. e o ui ren , 01 whether the elegant language f o. f f ;1 + t it was the genuine artiole, ,Whatever theyhad taken was the pause ot- their acting as they did. and no fallaoieuareasotling,such as Mrllausford Indulges , in, will make it otherwise, Tnere are several other points that knight .be noted, but spaoe forbide. There may be some truth in what Mr Bander(' says about %bomi- nable tea, (we've had sumo, ourselves, ono in a while, anddidn'tknow what was the matter) but it is so infinitesimally little in the comparl. son, that the stron est mierosoopo would hardly discover it. Has Mr Ransford ever heard of a man under the ipauenoo of "tea" goingtome and smashing the furniture, braining his wife, turning his family out in the cold, and "raising the devil generally" if the phrase will be allow- ed. Mr Ransford has seen men on the streets of Clinton supposed to be "the worse of liquor" and he has heard of similar eases in prohibition Maine, but has be over seen men "the worse of tea." Tho trivial nature of this argument is such that we are positively surprised at ite be- ing used. Generalities have been pretty fairly dealt' with so far, and we would like Mr Rans- ford to take up some particular point and con- fine his argument to that, say prohibition in Maine.—ED. NEW ERA.] [A couple of other communications on the same subject are unavoidably crowded out but will appear next week. We are quite willing to do what we can to further this cause, but find it impj1osible to publish all that is wanted on the subject.—EDITOR.] ti Sabbath School Anniversary. The anniversary services in connec- on with the Sabbath School of Willis Church were held on Sunday and Mon- day evening last. On Sunday two very appropriate sermons were preached by Rev. Mr. Henderson, of Hensall. In the morn- ing he addressed his discourse to the children, who occupied the centre pews, taking as his subject the feeding of the five thousand, but more particularly the lad's partnership with Jesus, in providing the five loaves and two fishes. He spoke pleasingly and effectively upon this subject, and hold the attention of the children throughout. In the evening the ser- mon was based upon the 9th of John,.35th verso and the preacher showed how negligent many Christians were in helping others, and poiuted out the various ways in which young people startingin Christian life could be aided. For the Sunday services the church was nicely decorated with'beautiful flowers, and the music was specially suited to the children, who sang well. On Monday evening the service consisted of a song service, entitled "The unfolded seed," re- presentative of harvest time. Tho church was decorated with the various grains in sheaves, and many products of the garden. There was also a profuse display of flowers, which added greatly to the scene. Tho credit for these dec- orations belongs to the young ladies of the school, who certainly did their work well. The chilJron were trained for the program of the song service by Misses MoMurohie, Mc- Garva and Coats, and they acquitted them- selves very creditably. Mr Jas. Scott, barris- ter, the Superintendent of the school, occupied the chair, and epoko briefly about the school, its succuss and prospects. Rev. A. Stewart conducted the opening services. The program was as follows:—Organ prelude, Mies McGarva; hymn by the school; solo and chorue, Lily Do- herty and school; recitation, Harvest, Lionell, Paisley; recitation by fifteen children, each car- rying baskets with vegetables, fruit and seeds, Pearl McDonald, Frank Swallow; Maude Dow- ser, George Gordon, Maisie Kennedy, Robert Stewart, Maggie Wiseman Alex. Baird, Lizzie Claridge, James Keane, Tessio Biggart, John McKenzie, Annie Forrester, Edna Manning and Alex Houston; semi -chorus and full chorus by school Ida Ross, Jenny Robertson, Jenny Lindsay,'tVinnie O'Neill, Winnie Paisley, Jessie Wiseman, Jos. McMurray,Clara Chidley and Lizzie Aitken; recitatio,i bsix boys, The Seed, Malcolm Aitken, John Cook, Walter Irwin, John Walker, Kirk Houston, David Gardner; recitation, Where to Sow, Ruby Paisley; reci- tation, What little hands can do, Lizzie Chid ley, recitation by three boys, Scatter yo seed Rob Beatty, George Chidley, Harry Irwin_ solo and chorus, Wallace Irwin and school; recitation by seven girls, The reaping time, each carrying a sickle and sheaf of grain, Dot Fair. Belle Mur- ray Maggie McMurray, Amy Howson, Ada Mctlonald, Linnie,Irwin and Mary Irwin, this also included a solo by Maggio McMurray, with a chorus of the rest, entitled, 0, whore are the reapers; recitation by twenty-seven girls each carrying a maple leaf with a letter en it, and making altogether the sentence, The harvest is the unfolded seed; duet, Harvest home, Clara Wiseman and Elsie Dowser, with chorus by the twenty-seven reciters; recitation, Gregg Irwin, being the closing salutation; hymn of praise by the school. The school is an exceedingly prosperous one, and has been steadily growing. It possesses an excellent library, and, from the treasurer's statement, does not lack for funds. We con- gratulate all concerned upon the successful an- niversary just over. Town and County Church Cb imes. Rev W. H. Watson, of the Congre- gational church, of Wingham, has re- ceived a unanimous call to Emmanuel church, Hamilton. Rev Mr Cunningham, of Guelph, has declined the call extended to him by the Witigham Methodist church, to be- come their pastor at the commence- ment of next Conference year. The gospel temperance address last Sunday by Rev. Mr Henderson, of Henson, was an excellent one, and the singing by Ontario St. choir was of an unusually high order. The meeting; on Sunday next will be addressed b Rev. A. Stewart; chair taken by Mr - Swallow. Rev.. Geo. Richardson, whose term in the pastorate of Trinity church, Ber- lin, terminates in June next, has re- ceived three calls. He has been invit- edto Centennial church, London; the Methodist church, Milton, and the Mount Forest church. It is under- stood that he has accepted the last named charge. The new opera chairs for the gallery of Rattenbury street church are now in position, and it is expected they will be ready for use next Sunday. They are upholstered, with folding seat,and make a fine appearance, being quite an improvement to the church. With these the seating capacity of the church is increased by about forty seats. The attendance at the union thanks- giving service, on Thursday last, was not as large as in former years, doubt- less due to the unfavorable state of the weather. The sermon, by Rev. Mr Smyth, was an able and appropriate one, other clergymen taking part in the exercises. The collection, which was on behalf of the poor, amounted to a little over $20. Referring to an entertainment given in St. Thomas' church, Seaforth, the Expositor says :—"Among the most pleasing features was the stereopticon exhibition by Mr Brewer, manager of Molson's Bank, Clinton. The views were of places of Biblical and local in- terest, and also of several prominent citizens. They occasioned much inte- rest and mirth, pleasing both old and young," Rev B. B. Keefer, well known as a former clergyman in this county, but now stationed it1 Pennsylvania, was in town last week.' He does not like the other�side`as well as Canadal the gene- ral moral tone; in his opinion, being lower there than here. Although an gi ardent prohibitionist, he is not satis- y,p (` liquor law, based o his own bs a ad � b ' 'fled wit the wor ing of the Maine o ery - iae" tions, though he admitit has done m-ffo �, i. - 4 d ould cis() more rf n- 0o stn uch d icedg tl the rigor that it a#1ould e. Evan�eliet. Pus whet lwith rid • $olmesvillle. THANusonnee SEnvron,--,Public service was held at 10.30 a, m. in the Methodist Church, last Thursday, when Mr Fear gave' a very appropriate sermon to a fair oongregatiop. WOop 13E5 AND Quirrise,^-Laet Friday afternoon. W, Ramsay bad a wood bee in B, Forster's bush, there were 16 of the boys (?) who- took part in a quilting en- gaged themselves far a short time. Orr THE Tiace,=--There w,es something wrong. last week either the week was a day a head or we were a day behind at any. rate we got off the traok,'bnt fortgnately (?) we are back to the Old thing again this week. TEMPLAR%.—Owing to the rain no Council was held last Monday night. Will the members please take notice that next Mon- day night will be the election of officers and it is desirable that all be present who can do so. RETURNED.—Mr W. Stanley and wife,who have been visiting in Michigan, returned on Saturday last. Mr Stanley thinks Michigan e, very nice stretoh of country with the exception of around Port Huron, which is very low. • SUNDAY SOHooie—It is intended to give a literary entertainment on behalf of the Sunday school, on Friday, Deo. 29th. Everything is being done to make it the best of the kind ever held here. Anniver- sary sermons will be preached by the pastor Sunday, Deo. 31. BR) CROWD.—At the free concert given by the Royal Tempters a week last Mon- day the hall was peeked, not even sufficient stadding room. As the program was hard- ly up to to some former ones it was heartily appreciated and no doubt will benefit the council in a number of ways. YOUNG PEOPLE'S SOCIETY.—It is talked of starting a Young People's Society in con- neotion with the Methodist ohuroh here, something that would be a very good thing both for the church and themselves, and along this line there will be a half-hour prayer and praise meeting before the even- ing vening service on Sunday next. Let all the young people especially be present. Moven.—Mrs J. Prootor who has been living on station St., has removed to the 14th con., where she will reside with her father, Mr Wm. Connell, her mother who was very sink at the time has since died, Mr S. Phipps intended moving into the house vacated by Mrs Proctor and had part of hie) furniture moved in,. but has since decided to remain where he is. WHAT DOES IT MEAN?—The other day we noticed a team and light i;leigh going up the outline, with a horse blanket thrown over something in the box, we could not tell what it was as the blanket only ex- posed a few lengths of new stove pipes, that in itself was nothing but the sleigh turned into a vacent stone house at the top of the hill. Anyone that is at all suspicious may rest easy for he is tired explaining the minutest detests and will batch it this winter. Cnuncii.-Mr Fear preached a grand"ser mon Sunday morning from the text "the sword of the Lord and of Gideon" and in the evening his subject was "How to make life a success" from the text "Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit, serving the Lord,"Romans 12, 11. In the treatment of the subject he divided it into six divisions 1st, Start right; 2nd, Be in earnest; 3rd, Be dilegent; 4th, Be honest; 5th, Ask the Lord's blessing on your work; 6th, Keep your religion. Next Sunday evening, Mr Fear intends giving a temperance sermon. Christmas Sunday Mr Fear and Rev. Mr Baugh, of Auburn, will exchange pulpits. NOTES.—Mr W. Wade, of Dakota, was hi the village last week. Rev. Mr Fear and wife took in the union tea meeting ai Bayfield the evening before Thanksgiving. Miss Emma Acheson was visiting in Gode- rioh last week. Miss Bessie Mugford, of Benmiller, is visiting her sister, Mrs W. Ramsey. Miss S. Acheson is spending her winter holidays at home. Mr G. Huller was the successful applicant for the posi- tion as caretaker of the Methodist church; he commences his duties Deo. lat. J. Walker, Goderioh, was in the village on Tuesday. Messrs E. Jervis and W. Mc- Roberts were in Goderioh Friday and Sat- urday attending the teachers' convention; the latter remained until Monday. Smoot REPORT.—The followings is the standing of the pupils in the public. school here, for the months of October and No- vember: Fifth class.—Mand Dempsey, Nelson Trewartha. Senior Fourth, elass.— Alburn Murch, Bertha Stanley, Fred Stanley. Junior 'Fourth class.—Edith Huller, Matilda Cololongh, Mabel Dempsey. Third class.—Louis Graven, Willoughby Tebbntt, Harry Evans. Senior Second class.—Minnie Evans, Winnie Sturdy, Mary Gravell. Junior Second class.— Harvey McCartney, Lorne Fear, Harry Williams. Second Part plass.—Edgar Trewartha, Harvey Mulholland, Luella Fear. First Part otass.—Nettie Ramsey, Fred Potter, Robert Colclongh. Average attendance for the two months, 54. W. MCROBERTS, Teacher. From another ccrrespondcnt. DISGRACErtm CONDUCT. — On " Tuesday some evil -disposed person or persons re- moved part of the fenceenclosing the premises of Mrs Jenkins. It's a pity an aged lady cannot be allowed to live in peace; the authorities should endeavor to stop such proceedings at once. [We are unavoidably compelled to omit part of Holmesville this week.] Grand Trunk Railway. Trains leave Clinton station for all points as per following time table : 'ICING EAST GoatG wirer 246pm 11.28pm 4.50 p m 7.06 p m 9.22pm WING NOM GOING 8017211. 10.12 am 7.45 a m 6.55pm 4.48pm Grand Trunk R'y Through Tourist Sleeping Cars leave every Wednesday and Friday for the Pacific Coast. For tickets and allinformation in reference to travel, consult , Jp KSON. io 1 Pa$s« ?Agent 1 R eady'dor Xmas A glance at our store windows and an inspection of our stock will show you that • are busyreceivingand sendingout IfolidayGoods. DQn't delaymaking selection ntil the last few days of Christas week b tt come in now and we will lay aside for you anything you wish pick kept. 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PLUSH is again shown in many different styles, and for real service nothing can equal them o Christmas Numbers of the MONTREAL : STAR, Toronto Saturday Night, Also the leading; English numbers, including • Illustrated London: News, Graphic, YuleTide1 Black and White and Pears Annual. Id ,