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The Huron News-Record, 1898-01-13, Page 1i TERMS -41.00 In Advapae, INDEPENDENT IN ALL T131f43S—NENTIt4L LN NOTHING W. J. MITCHELL, k3triter and Proiq, Iet01'. VOL. XX CLINTON. HURON COUNTY, ONT., THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1898, WHOLE NO4 998 THS NEWS -RECORD SOLICITS AN EARA' RENEWAL OF SUBSCRIPTION The New Town Council I a This Beer is made from the choicest malt and hops, quaranteed perfect and bottled by the Pabst Brewing Company, Milwaukee, Wis., II, S. A. For Sale by CLINTON LIQUOR S rORE,,. 1,1( Lack Kennecq1 THE CASH GROCERY: Wishes its nuireerous.Patrons a Happy and , Prosperous New Year. MR. ED. RUTLEDGE'WOn the Dinner Set. The number in the envelope Was 654321. Mr. Rutledge's guess was 640878 and the nearest number ' that was guessed. We congratulate Mr. Rutledge on his - [success. OGLE COOP:ER, & .CO. THE CASII GROCERY. Phone 2.3. Little Locals. Rev's Stewart and Millyard ex- changed pulpits last Sunday evening. A. O. Pattison, of the G. T. R. has one of the noblest driving outfits in town. Mr. Perrin shipped a couple of car- loads of "Manitoba" wheat to Brant- ford this week. A party of twenty-eight young people of Goderich drove down to Clinton Monday evening. Rev. Mr. Goldberg, of Markdale, oc- cupied'the pulpit of St. Paul's church last Sunday a. tn. and p. m. Sacrament of The Lord's Supper will he observed in Willis church on the last Sunday of the month. The pastor of Rettenbury'St. Metho- dist church will take as his text next Sunday evening :—"Escape from Self Impossible." Quite a number of young people from Seaforth took advantage of the heauti- fnl wtl-at.her sleighing and spent Sun- day in the Huh. On the average a carload a week of maple rollers is being shipped to the Old Conntr'y by Osbaldisten of Goderich township. All communications intenved for publication should be accompanied by the name of the writer, not neces'5 sexily for publication but as a guaran- tee of good faith. The Christian Endeavor of Willis church will hold a sociel gathering to -morrow evening. The Society of Brncefield will he their guests and will furnish the programme for the even- ing. • The Secretary of the Hockey Club has received several requests fur matches fl orn outside clubs, but until the rink is an accomplished fact and the Club has bad practice he is unable to arrange for dates. The Ontario Poultry Show is on this week in London and no douht.sorne of our l ca.l fanciers taking advantage of the cheap rates will spend a day or so taking in a really good exhibit of birds. Rube Grigg Cut His Poot oY While Mr. Rube Grigg was splitting wood in Colborne last week the axe passed through the block easier than he was prepared for and entering his foot just above the instep, inflicted ao ugly wound which had to be stitched up by the doctor. It will lay Rube up for some time, if it doesn'tgiv a him a halt for the rest of his life. Thursday a Day of Funerals In London. Last Thursday was a never-to-be- forgotterl day of funerals in Londen. There was scarcely an hour from seven o'clock until five that hearses were not passing along the streets, heading towards the cemeteries, and it proved a vivid reminder of the ex• perience through Which the citypassed after the Victoria disaster, in 1881, and the London West flood, in 1885. Long lines of sorrowing friends and citizens in vehicles and on foot followed the coffins, and the services in each case were simple but deeply impressive.. There was one•exception to this rule.. It wag that of the late Stephen Wil- liams, Who wits buried by the city, the funeral taking place from the City hospital. The unfortunate man ap- pears to have had no friend's, at least no one claimed the body. In conse- quence Mayor Little attended as chief moutuer, • • I•• Aubry Will Be At The Rattenbury. Missionary Address In Willis Church. Mr. B. Aubry, of Montreal, will be Rev. Mr. McGillivray, of the Honan, at the Rattenbury House to-tuorrow China, Mission, who is addressing a to buy all kinds of good horses in con- series of meetings throughout this ditien. I district on behalf of Missions, will speak in Willis church this evening. The Motor Cut Cook's Hand. While Mr. H. Cook, of Stapleton, was Jimmie Dislocates His Arm. guaging the Ransford aermotor Satur- In a rough•and-ready happy-go-lucky day the weight slid down the bar and scrap little Jiu,ruie McCool, son of Mr. catching the hand between thumb and forefinger iuflicted a severe and pain- ful wound which will prevent the use of that member for a few days. Additions to the 0. P. Staff. Mr. Jas. McRae has, after a consider- able loss of time owing to an injured heel, resumed -work in the tuning de- partment at the Organ Factory. Mr. Russell, formerly of the Berlin Organ Co., has also joined the tuning staff, these additions being necessary owing to the increased output of the unequall- ed Doherty Organ. - The incandescent Dynamo Burns Out. The town has only a partial use of the electric light plant this week, owing to the incandesceut dynamo having burned out Monday evening. The proprietors are rushing repairs and may 'he able to turn on the light again this evening. It is when we are deprived of the benefits of electricity that we realize hoes valuable they are. W. Rutledge Hasa Very Sore Bye. . Mr. W. Rutledge has his left eye bandaged and somewhat feat's he may lose' the sight of it. He dates the origin of the trouble back to August when a thistle found lodgment in the eye and the injury had not been cured when "it was aggravated by a splash of mortar while working at the rink. Mr. Rutledge's enforced idle- ness has compelled him to throw up a fairly good job and, work not being any too plentiful, this is an additional hardship. Officers of Council No. 115, C. O. C. P. The officer's of Council N. 115 Cana- dian Order Chosen Friends iustalled last evening for the present year are : Chief Counsellor, G. Stewart. Vice Counsellor, D. C. Cook. Past Counsellor, J. E. Blackall. Recorder, W. S Lawrence. Treasurer, W. Weir. Prelate, R. Jenkins. Marshall, E. Saville. Warden, D. Macdonald. Guard, H. W. Cook. Sentry, O. Johnston. Physician. Dr. Shaw. Auditors, B. Churchill and G. Stewart, Representative to Grand Council. J. E. Blackall. Harlands Turned On the Oas Tuesday. Harland Bros. made their first ex- periment with acetylene gas Tuesday evening and the result was entirely satisfactory. The light is really super- ior, strong and steady, yet mild. It isnot so dazzlingly brilliant as other means of illumination in general use, but its greatest virtue is its cheapness, Some have estimated that its cost is about equal to coal oil at six cents per gallon. A large , number of citizens have come up to see what acetylene is capable of and several are alre.tdy talking seriously of piping their hous- es. We have been given these figures as the cost pee year of lighting three of the Goderich churches :—North St. Methodist, electric light, $120; Catho- lic, gasoline, $90; Preshyterian, acety- lene, $35. Annual Meeting of Hallett District L.O.L. The annual tweeting of Hullett Dis• tr•ict L.O.L., which includes No's 710, 793, 813 and 028, was held Tuesday in the lodge room of No. 793, Seaforth, which had been beautifully- decorated for the occasion. There was a large attendance of delegates and the reports presented indicated a prosperous year throughout the District. Addresses were delivered by the D. M. D. D., P. C. M., the Master; or the Primary lodges and Rev. MMfr. MMlcCutcheon, of St. Thomas. The business having been disposed of the company sat down to a bounteous oyster supper prepared by the Seaforth lodge the inel'nbers of which did everything in their power to entertain their visiting hrethern. The' next meeting will be held in the Rall of No. 813, Winthrop. The officers for the current term are :— Worshipful Master, John Bullard. Duprey -Master., W. G. Smith. Chaplain, W. Dynes. Recording -Secretary, W. Lowrey. Financial -Secretary, J. T. Welsh. Treasurer, R. Sc't'h tt. 1), of C., J. A. Miller. Lecturer, W. Kenney. D. Lecturer, Geo. hill. 'Ihc Curlers Visit Seaforth. Two rinks 'of the curlers visited Sea - forth for a match Thursday and t.hungh they did not score up so well as the other fellows it is expected by and by when they have a rink of their own and a reasonable amount of practice that they will. be able to hold their own in any company. The rink is" not yet ready thoughnow only a question of a few days if the cold weather holds out. The managers are talking of having a big carnival for opening night. The respective rinks in Thursday's match were composed of :— p S CLINTON. EAFORTF3. Rink No. 1. Rink No. 1. J. Fair, Jr S. Hays I. Wiseman W. K, Pearce J. Rattenbury J. Coleman W. Jackson (skip) W. Bethune (skip) —24 Rink No. 2. Rink No. 2. J. Johnston Minty Dr. Shaw J. Scott J. P. Tisdall F. ,Homestead W.Spalding (skip) N. McLeod (skip) G --1t3 Jas. McCool, town, got his arm dislo- cated on Tuesday afternoon. He will soon be all right again, however. The Old Officers of Goderich T'p Re -Appointed. At the meeting of Goderich Town- ship council held Monday the officer's of last year were re -appointed, viz., Assessor, F. McCat tney, salary $60; Collector, L. Anderson, salary $70; Audjtois, J. R. Holmes and G. Hut land, salary, $5 each. The First Publisher of Waterloo Dead. Mr. Benjamin S. Burkholder, the oldest school teacher in Waterloo county, died in Strasburg Wednesday of last week, aged 83. Mr. Burkholder once was a journalist, rtud in 1835 is- sued the first uewsprlper in Waterloo county, calling it the Morning Star. He taught school for twenty years. Doherty Pond of Good Horses. Last week Mr. W. Doherty bought a magnificent heavy draught mare to mate "Charlie," from Mr. Jno. Shana- han, of 1-iullett, for which he paid - a handsome pi ice. Mt,. Doherty has now one of the finest of dray teams. They are wonderfully well -matched and are really a handsome team. Each weighs nearly a ton and to look at them one would imagine they could dr'aw,well many tons. It there is a finer team in Canada just let "W. D." know and he will soon be after them, too. Postponement of Postage Reduction. Sometime ago ie was authoritively announced that it was the intention of the Postmaster -General at Ottawa to reduce the' rate upon letters to the United 'Kingdom and other parts of the Empire from 5 cents per ounce to 3 cents per ounce. It seems however that this good intention cannot be carried into effect at the time stated, Jen. 1st, 1898, rand the proposed reduc tion has therefore been postponed. The old rate upon letters for Great Britain and any of her colonies, name- ly 5 cents for ? ounce will still be charged until the arrangement with the other countries affected has been accomplished. A Curling Club Organized. A meeting for the purpose of or- ganizing a Curling Club was held at the Rattenbury House on Monday evening which resulted in the elec. tion of the following officers :— Patrons, W. W. Ferran, Jas. Fair, Sr. W. Doherty. President., John Ransford. Vice -President, Dr. Shaw. Sec.-Treas., W. Jackson. Auditors, G. D. McTaggart, H. B. Combe. Managing Committee, J. P. Tisdall, W. E. Bryden, Dr. Shaw and H. B. Combe. The rink is fast approaching com- pletion and may be formally open- ed next week. But Old Probs vvril have something to say about that. The curling season is expected to be a lively one as a large number are now arranging for the purchase of ' S t ones. The 1.0.0. T's Will Conduct a "Mock Trial." The Good Tempters will hold their Open Lodge on Friday evening in the Oddfellows' Ila.11. As usual no pains have been spared to make this a decided success and an interesting evening can be spent. Don't fail to hear the ex- cellent programme, it commences at 8 o'clock sharp, mentioned below which, added to the rich rnusicial treat, pro- mises to rtffor'd something newel and instructive in the "Mock rr'ial" con- ducted by tnernbers of the lodge. The programme is as follows :— PART 1. Chairman's address Mayor Holmes. Quartette "Merrily".... Misses Miller and Goodwin, Messrs. McRae and Oakes Reading Selected Dr. Bruce. Mock Trial.... "Tho Queen vs. Grogg Traffic 20 Characters. Solo, ,."The Saloon Must Go" Miss Harland Orchestra.... .......Selected PART Ir. Duet.... "The Milkmaid"..Mr..and Mrs. Oakes. Solo "Loch Lomond" Miss Hillier. Recitation .... "To -Morrow at Ton".. , . Miss Gill, Duet...."I3end Low. Sweet Angels" Mrs. Hoover and Miss Goodwin. Solo.... "What a Difference in the Morning", , . G. F. Oakes. Orchestra Selected Quartette "Dropping off to Sloop" God Save the Queen Silver collection at the door. John A. Cooper Deals with the French Regime. A most interesting talk was the first of a series of three on "Canadian History," to he given in the parlors of the Central Y. M. C. A.., Toronto, which was given last Friday eveniu by Mr. John A. Cooper, B. A., (broth- er of A. T. of the bookstore,) editor of the Canadian Magazine, on "The French Regime." Mr. Cooper opened his remar ks by pointing out the bene- fits to he derived from a diligent study of history, showing that if a person desired to know the advantages of the present Canadian constitution it was essential that something should be known of the earlier constitution. The "French Regime," he said, was marked by the four" French-Canadian heroes—Cartier, Champlain, Fronten- ac, and Montcalm. He explained that Cartier's landing on the American con- tinent was an important event, not be- cause of any exploruations he made, brit because of the territory acquired for the French King. Ohareplait was really the founder of Canada, but the • new country mode the tnost progress commercially and otherwise under Froritenac. Montealm's time was. oc- cupied in en endeavor to keep the territory acquired. o . THE TWO ti.J'S. e SETTLED DOWN TO BUSINESS MONDAY\ �ol a,i�i Sdoe 11�`i Neat NIGHT. THE STANDING COMMI'r- • TEES APPOINTED. We want help to carry out We are The Town Council for 1898 met Mon- day noon, took the oath of office, selected the committee to select the Standing cornutittees for the year and thus made ready to settle down to regular' business at the evening session. Mr. Taylor was the only absentee. He has not yet wound up his affairs in Walkerton. When the Council assembled in the evening the Mayor made a brief inaugural address. He expressed himself as pleased to see so many of the old members re-elected and had no doubt but they would work together harmoniously, especi- ally in view of the fact that the dis- turbing element, as he termed it, of 97's Council is not now a member. The first business+ taken up was the consideration of a petition received from t he authorities of the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, an institu- tion founded by the munificence of John Ross Robertson and doing a noble worn in caring for the sick and destitute. A grant was asked. The benefits of the Hospital are not confined to • the children of the city and gra,nts have been made it by ninny municipalities throughout the province. The Fathers were unanim- ous that Clinton should also contri- bute. The Reeve and Councillor Plummet thought a five -dollar grant would do for a starter. Councillor Todd eulogized the Hospital hut pre- ferred instead of a town grant a private subscription, of say one dollar from each member of the Council. Councillor Doherty said five -dollars was a rather small surn to vote in a case of this nature so moved and Councillor Ford seconded an amendment that it be increased to ten. The motion was withdrawn and the amendment carried unanimously. The report of the Medical Health Officer was again read and several items in it discussed at some length, but on motion of Doherty—Plummer action was deferred to next meeting. In the meantime fuller informa- tion on the subject is to be obtained. The Council divided on the selection of auditors. Doherty—Todd—That F. R. Hodgins be appointed auditor by this Council. Moved in amendment by Plummer—Bower's—That John Wiseman he appointed auditor by this Council. The amendment carried by five to four. The Mayor named Mr. Peter Cantelon the second auditor. Salary, $10 each. On motion of Mackenzie—Wtltse Mr. Williarn Jackson was re -appointed High School Trustee for another three- year term. The Mayor spoke of the catastrophe in London where so many deaths were caused by the collapse of the floor of the City Hall. He thought it convey• ed a lesson and that our own Town Hall should be carefully examined. He suggested that a "committee -composed of Messrs. Jas. Fair, Sr., R. Ransfoad and Plutniner be_ appointed for that purpose. Councillors Todd, Doherty and Plummer expressed themselves in favor .of the addition of an outsider to remove any prejudice there might he in the matter. The Reeve thotyght a local builder should be satisfactory. Councillor Mackenzie was of the same opinion, but finally on motion of Todd— Ford Mr. Foster, of Wingham, who assisted in the erection of the Hall, was selected to co-operate with Messrs. Fair, Ransford and Plummer. The street electric lighting system was discussed at some length. The junior representative from St. George's ward favored replacing the arc lights by incandescents 00 back streets. Coun- cillor Doherty suggested the "Cluster and Reflection" system. Deputy Jones told of the use of incandescenta in other towns which he had visited, ,but from what he saw was not very favorably disposed to their replacing the arcs. Other mem- bers spoke but no action was taken, awaiting further information. The calamity which so recently befel the City of London was introduced and on motion of Todd --Plummer a suitable resolution of condolence wee ordered to be prepared, engrossed upon the minutes, and a copy sent to the authorities of the grief-stricken city. rhe snowdrifts which will gather on the Base line in stormy weather the Council thinks can he avoided by the erection of wire fencing and according- ly adopted this motion of Kennedy-- Tddd—That this Council grant a small sum to Andrews Bros., not to exceed 40c per rod and, for not over 40 rods, to erect a wire fence on the Base line north. The Collector's Roil was extended another month, but Mnyor and Coun- cil alike were of the ophniod that when the new Roll comes out some change of system must be made to overcome these extensions of time. The Standing Committees for the year are as follows, the first named in each being chairman :— FINANOIC.--COUNOILLOR TAYLOR, Deputy - Reeve Jones, Councillors Wiltso, Bowers, Todd. STREET. -- RIE'vE KENNEDY, Councillors Doherty, Mackenzie, Ford, Plummer. Fare AND WATER—DEPUTY-REM JONES, Councillors Wiltso, Doherty. CriAnOrV-.-•COUNCILLOR TAYLOR, Reeve Ken. nedy, Councillor Ford. PROPERTY AND ILLEOTRIO LrGrtT.—COUNOtL- LOR MAorcSrizna DtiputyRceve Jones, Coun• enters Doherty, Plummer, Bowers. CEMnTttla1r.—Couteutton Fora, Reeve Ken- nedy, Councillor Plummer. nody,ICouncillorMaokonzieonD, Reeve Ken the few remaining of UNDERCLOTHING have left both in Boys' and Mens. Our aim has been to give good value for every dollar we received which no doubt accoun's for the large trade we did in this line during the past season. There are only a few left of our special line of Scotch Wool. They are of the best quality. A line of Buckskin Gloves is going for at Dollar. A. J. MORRISH. CLINTON. base • eical'1Dg out a line WORSTED , 'y PA�.NTIT� GS That were sold in the re- gular way for $6.00 now at $4.50. Tliis is a neat cut hi the customers favor. 1'.esit.l(s we guarantee to give you a Neat Cut and a Cut that will fit you. Only e, few pairs to go. Come soon and make sure you get a pair. 0 A. J. HOLLOWAY, CLINTON. WeXitthe, 4'n Saturday, Jan. =aiti we will hold our SPECIAL BAR- GAIN DAY. A, day we cut all lines of Winter Goods, A general clearing out of odds and suds. We will offer some wonderful Bar- gains on this day that will he appre- ciated by shrewd buyers. We are noted for keeping the hest goods to be had and while our. prices have been reasonable, there will he a still greater cut on Jan. 22nd. If you are a money saver it will pay you to come here on Jan. 22nd. We have many good things to offer at ridiculous prices, and bargain hunters will find a harvest here. BEST CHOICE IS TO BE HAD BY COMING EARLY. T. JACKSON, SRCLOTHIER, FURNISHER, AND HA ITER Established 1854. Victoria Block, Clinton. OFFICERS, THEIR SALARIES AND The Dates are Jan. 25, 26, 27. r nod Councillors The Prize Lists of the Huron Poul- try Association are out and a copy may be obtained by writing the secre- tary, 111r. Jas. Mitchell,(;odet'ich. 'rhe date Of the Shbw is Jan. '25; 27 'rand 27. A'ieetingofCliuton Y. P. L. U. Tee Clinton Young People's Local Union meeting held in Ontario. St. Methodist church on Dloriday evening was largely attended. Thu re papers were read' by the following persons: —Miss A. I3rickeuden, Miss F. Pickard and Mt'. 13. J. Gihhingi ; Subjects : —"Retrospect of 1897." "What, the young people can do for the Church" Methods commonly used in 1 rising money." The officers whoho were re for' 189FV.ab'e :— President, Miss Janet \Vilsnn. Vice -President, A. T. Cooper. Sere-Treas., Miss A. Brickeuden. Wedding At St. Joseph's Church. St. Jr.seph's church was the scene of a wedding Monthly, the contracting parties being Pd i'. William Taylor, of the London Road and Miss 1llartha McCaughey, of Hullett. liev. Father' West performed the ceremony after which the party drove to the resi' deuce of the, bride's mother near Lnndeshoro where dinner was waiting. The afternoon's guests were married $ 3 49 people and in the evening young folk who spent several merry hours in. music, games and dancing, 80 Who Does Mr. Dryden Please ? The Western Ontario Veterinary Medical Association, which met at Stratford a few days ago listen- $ 3 84 ed to an address by Dr. Black - all of this town, who recounted the incidents of his visit te. the Ontario $ 8 39 Veterin ally A ssocintioll, held in Toron- to, Dec. 24. Dr. Blackall referred to the petition trended to lion. Mi. .Dry- den, asking for better protection to, the Veterinary profession, and claim- ed that the appointment. of Lieut•Col, McRae as a public instructor in the use of tubercnline, after' their' petition had been presented, was a slap in the face. to the profession. He urged the mem- bele of the association to use their in- fluence with the members of the Lege 'stature in their various districts to have a bill introduced for better pro, tection of the veterinary profession. Dr. Gihh of St. Mary's and Dr. Steele of Stratford agreed with Dr. Blackall in the statement that Lieut. -Col. McRae Was not qualified for the posi- tion to which he had been appointed, as be was not a qualified veterinary surgeon. On motion of Dr. McMas- ter, Stratford, and Dr. Greenwood of Wellesley, Drs. Berger of Listowell Blackall of Clinton and Carr of Kirk - ton were appointed to draft a resolu- tion and send it to Hon. John Dryden, setting forth the views of the associa- tion, DUTIES . — MAYOR HOLMES, Reeve Ke I y, Todd, Plummer, Mackenzie. COURT OF REVISION. • COUNCILLOR Tont), Mayor Holmes, Reeve Kennedy, Deputy -Reeve Jones. Coun'dillor Mackenzie. BOARD or HEALTrL—JotiN MCMURIIAY, J. C. Stephenson, W. S. Harland. Pnrtrl'.—:MAYOR Hoi.Mrs, Jas. Fait', Sr., W. J. Paisley, W. Doherty. ST.1\'x:LY.—MAvoR HoLMEs, Reeve Kennedy., Councillors Plummer, Mackenzie, Clerk Coats, J. C. Gilroy, W. J Paisley, 3. Scott. The report. of the Finance Commit- tee, its follows, was adopted and the different accounts ordered paid:— Street Account. Jos. Wheatley to pay .J. Becker $ 3 75 Harland Bros , nails 16 50 T.Mackenzie, ventilator 6 15 -Election A cconnt. W. C'oats D. R. O's., etc . ...... $ 20 05 Fire and Water. Albert Seely, repairs to Hook arid Lad- der Truck. Harland Bros., elbows Davis & Rowland, pipes T. ,Mackenzie. scantling W. Wheatley, coal Property. J. Wheatley to pay J. Becker Harland Bros., re Town Bell Davis & Rowland, supplies 13 50 10 4 19 48 7 29 1 00 55 Cemetery. R. Reynolds, salary $ 18 00 T. Mackenzie, stakes ................... .. 70 Harland Bros., supplies ....... ...... .... 30 Electric Light. • Lamp near 0. Johnston's Charity. J. Wheatley, rent for Mrs. Devine $ 2 00 Couch & Wilsun, beef for Butler Park. H. Dodd, lumber for seats $ 15 91 Salaries. A. McRae. 7 days Incidentals. W. D. Fair & Co. and Brown Bros., sup- plies Total payments $128 46 Receipts. R. Welsh $ 20 75 J. Wheatley 8 05 23 10 R. Reynolds Total receipts $51 90 Stanley. J. D. Peck has gone to Clinton to attend the Collegiate. Miss M. A. Richardson has returned from her visit to friends near Clinton. The Misses Campbell, teachers of Babylon and Front road schools, spent Christmas at their home in McKillop. Mrs. J. Eckardt, of Markham, is at present visiting relatives in this neigh- borhood. Mr. T. Sanderson and family of the Front road have moved to Bayfield. Rev. D. 1VicGillivray, of Honan. Chinalectured in Bayfield road church on Friday evening. A