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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News-Record, 1898-05-26, Page 1TIIE GL1NTOX 81.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE. A NEWSRECORD. INDEPENDENT IN ALL THING'S—NEUTRAL UTRAL IN NOTHING. W. J. MITCHELL, Editor Prop VOL. XX CLINTON. HURON COUNTY, ONT., THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1898. WHOLE NO. 1,018 THE SPANISH—AMERICAN WAR A GAME OF HIDE AND SEEK. NO FIGHTING YET. I have just received from Meghear Bros. one of the best Liquor Houses in Canada the following: X ,Ii1 TOM Pi t This noble Wine when genuine is well worthy of the highest esteem that can be awarded it both by consumer and medical fraternity. This wine is in sealed bottles. Shtrry In wood and bottle, pale and dry. Come and examine these goods. The Clinton Liquor Store. LACK KENNEDY. Just received an import Orate of Meakins' Royal Semi -Porcelain Dinner Ware Which we are offering at exceptionally low prices. 164 Piece Dinner Set only $12.50. Comprising 1 doz. Dinner 1 doz. Breakfast 5 doz. Plates 1 doz. Tea 1 doz. Soup 1 doz. Dessert 1 doz. Tea Cups and Saucers 1 doz. Coffee Cups and Saucers 1 doz. Fruit Saucers 1 doz. Butters 1 doz. Bone Dishes 2 covered Vegetables Dishes 1 open Vegetable Dish 1 Baker 3 Platters 1 •Gravy 1 Bowl 1 Large Jug 1 Pickles 1 Sauce Tureen and Ladle 1 Butter Dish 1 Cream Jug. We have smaller Sets of same Goods, less pieces for less money. The newest thing on the market is Pre- pared Macaroni and Cheese. We have it. Cash Paid for Butter and Eggs. CASHGROCERY. OGLE COOPER & C01, Clinton Phone 23. NO Xs Tour O? Ortunity You will find our Stocks of Wall Paper and Window Shades just what you are looking for, The Styles are new. The Variety large. The prices right. Special drives in Remnants of Paper and odd lots of Shades. All Paper Trimmed Free. Cooper's Book Store. / CLINTON, Bahia FORESIGHT and HINDSIGHT Look ahead—Don't think only of the present. How much suffering could be pre- vented if people's foresight were as good as their hind sight. If your eyes aro imper- fect don't delay, but let us fit you with glasses that will make them as good as new. Examination free—Satisfac- tion Guaranteed if you buy any of our glasses. Optical Department of COOPER'S 1300K STORE, CLINTON. o o THE TWO A.J'S. v IN N . AT@ We Lead. This is our spec- ialty and we have them in all sizes, style and prices, from the 50 cents Fedora up. In TIES We have the Newest and Prettiest Goods on the market. Good Cashmere Sox at 25 cents per pair. Evil RYT N W And up-to-date in our store. We have no old goods. A. J. MORRISH. CLINTON, OUR SUITS FIT And we have just what you want. It is better to order now than wait for the rush and then have to wait. We make our suits from the best cloth ' of Foreign and Home manufacture and guarantee a fit every time. A. J. HOLLOWAY. CLINTON. GYW OF [AL /AIES n ° Are very apt to he hard ata on Clothes. We sell the Good kind, the kind tha LIMwill stand the hardest s kind of wear. And what w .41114, ;, is more, we combine style and fit with these good wearing qualities, Our clothes may cost a little more than the common kind but our customers say that they're worth more than the difference. If your boy needs a suit, why not see what we're o ing. Boys' 2 piece Suits, Fancy Tweeds and mn erges, Pants Lined, $4, $3.50, $2,50 and Boys' 3 piece Suits, Fancy Tweeds, Halifax, Serges and Worsteds $6.00, $5.00,$400 and Boys' School Pants, all sizes "It pay's to look around." .00 T. JACKSON., SR. Established 1814, Victoria Block, Olinton. 3,50 50c. CLOTBIER, FURNISHER, AND HATTER, Death of One of the First Inmates. Mrs. Margaret McGuire, of Castle French, died last Thursday and the re- mains were taken to be buried in con- secrated ground at. Goderich by Rev. Father West. Mrs. McGuire was one of the nine inmates enrolled upon the books of the Castle the first day it opened two years ago last No- veiuher. Niue entered the first day and forty the first week. A Forenoon's Cleaning Up. Albert St., in the business quarter, had a thorough going over on Monday when the dwellers turned out and with rakes, hoes, shovels and brooms made everything spick and span. Corpora- tion laborers followed after and carted away the heaps of earth, etc., which had accumulated. The appearance of the street was inch improved by the forenoon's labor spent upon it. Death of Joseph Townsend - Death claimed another of the pio- neers Saturday when Mr. Joseph Townsend, aged seventy-seven years, responded to the great roll call. De- ceased was a native of Nottingham. shire, England, and carne to this coun- try in 1833 and shortly afterwards'set- tled in Tuckersmith where the family took up three -hundred acres of land. About three years ago Mr. Townsend retired from farming and became a resident of Clinton. He was a Liberal in polities and in religion a Methodist. Rev. Mr. Millyard conducted the ser- vices at both house and graveside on Monday when the funeral took place to Turner's cemetery, Tuckersmith. The remaining members of the deceas- ed's family are his widow and four daughters, Mrs. John Gibbings, Mrs. Albert Turner, Mrs. Thos. Livingston and Miss Fanny Townsend, 33rd Battalion Notes. The members of Company No. 4, Captain Caruhe commander, had their measures taken last, Friday and in due course of time will receive new uni- forms from headquarters. This corn- pany hasn't had a change since '91.— The Battalion expects to go into Cainp this year, about June 7th.—Lieuten- ant McTaggart of No. 4 has been re- commended for the Captaincy of No. 5, Brussels. The next Gazette will an- nounce his promotion. Dr. Bruce, of dental fame, will he given the vacancy, it is expected.—With the advanc(o ment of Lieutenant McTaggart, Companies 4, 5, 6 and 7 will be commanded by Clinton men. This • is the Hub of Huron in more senses than one.---Sergt. Miller, of No. 4, who took a second B, course in the Royal School of Infantry at London, was successful in his exams and took a high standing.—Captain Hayes is to bo Paymaster, promoted over the head of Major Beck. This is one of the things that go to demoralize any Battalion and, to say the least, in- dicates very poor judgment on the part of the officer in command. 1. O. a. T. Dlatrlct Meeting. Owing to the inclemency of the weather, the attendance at the I. O. G. T's District Meeting was not very large. Delegates were present from Tees - water, Londesboro, Auburn, Porter's Hill, etc., etc. The first session was held in the afternoon at which a num- her were present. The following of- ficers for the District were duly elect- ed and installed:— D. C. T.—J. W. Moore D. V. T.—Miss K. Clarice, Teeswater D. Sec.—B. Lawrason, Porter's Hill D. Ass.-Sec.—Miss Maggie McPhail, Porter's Hill D. G.—Miss E. Young D. M.—Chas. Cook D. D. M.—Miss Erritt, Auburn D. S.—C. M. Bezzo D. Com.—S. M. McPhail, Porter's Hill D. Juv. T.—Miss M. Washington Delegate to Grand Lodge, B. Lawrason. The Lodges were unanimous in striv- ing to upbuild and strengthen the sev- eral lodges in the District and Good Templary should make a rapid stride during the next quarter. An open meeting was held in the evening to which all were invited, The following programme was well rendered, C. M. Bezzo being in the chair:— Opening Chorus—"Onward Christian Soldiers" Solo—Chas. Cook Solo—Miss 011ie Lebie Address—Rev. 13, Clement Medley --Miss M. Washington Solo and encore—Jas. Sterling Solo—Mrs, II,. B. Coultes "God be with you till we meet again." The ladies of Clinton Star Lodge served dinner and supper to the delegates in the Lodge rooms. The addresses of the evening tended to encourage the Good Ternplars to strive their utmost to push forward their good work dur- ing this important time when the pleb- iscite is in view. The distribution of tracts was advised in order to enliven and create an interest in Temperance. The next meeting will he held ab Porter's Hill, L Original Ogle. lIsuy of the business teen trade a special effort Monday and gaily dress- ed windows were the rale Tuesday. When they do it, they do it well, but Ogle Cooper & Co's design was the most novel of thein all, the centre pieces being two stacks of rifles and a make-believe cannon. O. Cv & C. always have something original. No Boulevards for Taxpayer. To the Editor of Tuft: Nr-.ws-Ricoxb Dear Sir,--ln your issue of last week you tell us of the change on Joseph St. and lead us to infer that there isa a question as to the advisability ot such a change being made throughout the town. Why, My Dear Sir, you would wonder why people were so slow in moving in that direction if you could see Clinton so transformed. Mov- ing the sidewalk out to the edge of the gutter does not narrow the roadway. It is against the law for any one to drive on the boulevards and if the walks were in their proper place it would save people from unsightly rails, poles, etc., which you see all over town to prevent, the destruction of these grass plots. The change on Jos- eph St. gives us no idea of what it would appear like, because the fences have not been removed. And then think of the economical side of the question—a very important side with our cheese -paring council. How much would be saved each year in keeping walks clean from the snowdrifts. I trust Clinton will arouse itself from the apathy, I was almost, going to say deadness, in which it has lain for so many years back. Why not wake a move as other towns have done and build the more modern, the rnoreecon- omical in the end and certainly the more beautiful granolitltic walks by the frontage tax system. Other places are doing it. We will languish and die if we do not. Let our worthy Mayor place on record his desire for the town's progress by inaugurating these walks laid in the proper place during his last year in office. Yours, etc., A TAX -PAYER. A Week of Brutal Assaults. Clinton is a peaceful town, but on Saturday it was the scene of the sec- ond brutal encounter in one week. On Tuesday George Oakes assaulted Ike Jones on Albert St. and in the busiest part of the town. This was due to a rough and tumble fight which had taken place iii Goderich town- ship the day pievious between Jones and Henry Oakes in which the latter was terribly pounded. There are two sides to every story, so to this. The Oakes people claim that John Baker, father-in-law of Jones and brother-in-law of Oakes, held the latter while Jones struck hire with a rail. On the other hand Baker contends, and Jones corroborates his statement, that he only interfered to stop the fight and was in no other way responsible for the damage to Oakes' physiognomy, injuries so severe indeed that he has since been confined to bed and the report got abroad that he was dying. However the pounding was given, the fight seems to have been of mutual accord, both men leaving their fields for the highway for that pur- pose. It was this melee which caused George Oakes to attack Jones on his arrival in town next day and on Satur- day he followed this up by a most vicious assault upon John Baker, a gray-haired man sixty-four years of age. Seeing Baker enter Dr. Black - all's office Oakes deliberately went across to Twitchell's harness shop and on a preteuce of wanting to buy he procured a heavy whip armed with which he went across and attacked Baker, knocking him down and beat- ing him, most unmercifully with the butt enol of the handle. As it happen- ed there was nobody else in the office at the time, but a lady across the street hearing the noise raised the alarm when a couple of men ran in. When they appeared Oakes let up, re- turned the whip to Twitchell's and went horse, but left immediately after dinner. Baker's injuries were very se- vere and he was a shocking sight as he half -dazed staggered up the street. I)r. Gunn was sent for and dressed the wounds when the injured man was taken to Mr. Blake's where lie remained until the following evening. Shortly after the encounter Chief Wheatley arrived upon the scene and so soon as the necessary documents could he obtained from the easy-going authorities he started after Oakes who succeeded in eluding him. The same evening Constable I{nox, of Goderich, came to the Hub with Jones in custo- dy. He wanted Baker also on a charge which had been laid against them both for Monday's work, Seeing the state in which Baker was he did not lug him off and on arrival at the Coun- ty town Jones was released on bail. The end is not yet, it is feared, unless the apthorities impose a penalty stiff enough to terrorize the law breakers, The Varsity baseball team is out Goa save trie upon a tour and went up to Goderich ' yesterday to give their opponents of the 24th a return match. If Tuesday's game is any criterion they will' more than even up for a 4 to 3 defeat admin- istered them last season. Touring has become an, annual affair with the Varsities, this being theirflfth yearoul. Her JTIa]estij's 79t11 Birthaij In '97 they went across the lines and played against the best teams in Michi- • gan, but this season they have matches Rou aIIu Celebrated in Clintonori this side alone. It is rather a plea_ s sant way of winding up the term's hard cramming, though the tour hard- ly pays expenses. The Varsities are a gentlemanly lot of young fellows. The team is managed this season by- Mr. J. W. Hobbs, son of Mr. Hobbs, ex -M. P., London, and said to be a chip of the old block. Mr. Fleuty, of the Blyth Standard staff, was on the grounds during the afternoon and, with his better half. was a guest for the day at the Postmaster's. Mr. Fleuty and the Deputy at the P. O. are old chums, their friendship dating back serve year's to when both were upon the staff of the News -Advertiser, of Van- couver, B. C. Mr. A. McGarva is another Clintonian whoru he often met when upon the Coast. The orderly afternoon put Inspector Paisley in a reminiscent mood and brought to mind that famous Donny- brook Day of some fourteen years ago when he had trebeat pates right and left for self protection. The Inspector is a North of Ireland man and when not provoked as peaceable ;as a lamb, but upon compulsion has been known to indulge in a melee as if he thorough- ly enjoyed it. Mr. W. H. Ball, the worthy repre- sentative of THE NEWS -RECORD at the Circular town, was among the specta- tors, but had to hurry hack home by the first train to hustle up copy for the Signal of which he is News Editor. The following Chairmen of Commit- tees left nothing undone and were an - tiring in the exertions :—Reception, W. Jackson ; Music, Dr. Bruce ; Print- ing, A. Porter; Sports, P. Spaulding; Concert, J. W. Treleaven. Mr. E. G. Grant, Secretary of the Goderich July 1st Committee, was an onlooker and, no doubt. of it, took away pointers from the thorough man- agement which characterized the day's proceedings. Mr. A. Porter was Chairman of the Printing Committee and being a news- paper man himself he advertised judi- ciously and thoroughly. As a poster writer Mr. J. S. Jackson has few if any superiors. No one worked harder for the 24th than J. S. Treasurer McTaggart was on the grounds until late at night and saw that coupons and cash corresponded. As Secretary J. P. Doherty is the right man in the right place. J. P. has A great executive head. An organ factory town like Clinton ought, to have a band like that of Waterloo. A higher temperature would have been better for the ice cream men. The grand stand was crowded both afternoon and evening. The trick bicyclists, Baldwin and Morrison, did some clever work and won warm plaudits, The Celebration JI Grand Success. "When We Do It, We Do It Well." Old Prohs was not on his best be- havior Tuesday, inasmuch as he did not furnish "Queen's Weather," but the clouds which hung low and threat- ening in the morning rolled away as the day wore on and the p. m. loft little to be desired. A few degrees more beat would dot have been amiss, bet as compared with the 24th of '97 there was nothing to complain of. Clinton's celebration of the anni- versary of the birthday of the good old Queen, whom we all love so well, was a grand success and congratulations all around are in order. There does not seem to have been a weak link in the management and the motto :—"When we do it, we do it will," turned by that expert coiner of catchy sentences, J, S. Jackson, still holds good. There was a splendid pro- gramme of attractions and it is grati- fying to be able to say that the com- mittee has a handsome balance on the right side of the ledger, a nest egg, as it were, for future festive days. The 33rd Battalion Band came up early and with their arrival the day's recreation may be said to have begun. This Band has about a score of mem- bers, plays well and rendered excellent service throughout the day. It was generous with its music. The Waterloo Band come up on the 10.30 special tilain which a large crowd had gathered at the station to greet. A procession was formed, headed by the Redcoats, and marched to the Clar- endon Square whore the 33rds took their stand and played a number of se- lections. The Waterloos moved up to Jackson's corner where, upon a wire stretched across the street from roof to roof, Prof. Riley gave an exhibition of his skill in mid air. At one o'clock a procession was again formed and with Drs. Blackall and Bruce in the lead marched to the Park where a lengthy list of attractions was given, consisting of'sword and bayonet exercises, Highland dancing, lacrosse and haseball matches, slack wire and trapeze work and selections by the two Bands. The dancing was an addition to the advertised events and took well. The .balloon did not ascend very high owing to one of those accidents which will happen, the apparatus for genera- ting the gas taking fire before the balloon was fully inflated. The lacrosse match, Seaforth vs. Junior Torontos, was keenly con- tested and resulted in favor of the Juniors, who are one of the second hest teams in the Queen City, by four goals to three. Mr. Ben. Gibbings, who before he became a staid family man was hitneelf a noted player, was referee. Doc Blackall umpired at one end and Will Harland at the other. Toronto Varsity won the baseball match, defeating Goderich by twenty- two to one. Our neighbors have a good nine, but in battery work, especially, the Varsities excelled, Will Harland and Pat Spalding, who once could play with the best of them on the diamond, were the umpires. Their decisions were unquestioned. The Kilties, David Mackay, Horace McCrirnmon and Malcolm Mathewson, came from Lucknow and vicinity and were ciceroned by Mr. James Ross, himself an old piper and who is yet wont on meeting nights to quicken the pulses of the members of the S.O.E. lodge by his stirring rendition of old Scottish airs. Trooper Lamothe, who was to have competed with Sergi, -Major Morgana, is a member of B. Troop of Cavalry of the Permanent Corps, Toronto, and had to go to Hamilton to participate in the musical ride to be given by the dragoons. As hie snbetitute came Artil- lery Inspector Boutillier, of the Royal Military College, Kingston, Who has given exhibitions with Morgans these thirteen years past. They are old com- rades, the latter, though now Sergt.- Major of the Royal Grenadiers, having been for many years gymnastic inspec- tor at the same College. The Sergt. has a 16¢ inch in circumference arm and is the champion all-around fencer ot America, though Private Stewart of the Toronto Kilties, has worsted him with the bayonet. Boutillier thinks Stewart would not care over -much to meet Morgans in another contest. On Tuesday it was Morgans and Boutillier in bay- onet vs. bayonet and sword vs. sword. Private Poulton, also of the Grena- diers, competed with the Sergt. in bay- onet vs. sword. Professor Riley, who was described on the breezy bill as "King of the Air," is a native of the county of Grey and the third from that county to win prominence by his skill upon the wire. His home is in Meaford, only eight miles from Clarksburg the birthplace of both Dixon and Cal- verley , who achieved a world- wide celebrity, the crossing of the Niagara Gorge being among their feats. Riley has not yet attempted this, but, so soon as there is any money, in -it will do so. The snake fences which clot the landscape in St. Vincent gave the Professor his first experience at this sort of thing, then a clothes line stretched in his father's barn, and now these four years hack he has been a professional and has filled engagements at various points in the 'States. Speaking of rope walking. Mr. Jas. Fair, Sr., and Mr. John Ransford sat side by side watching Riley and the conversation quite naturally drifting to the great Blondin, Mr. Ransford remarked that he saw him give an ex- hibition at Crystal Palace in Old Lon- don in 1860 when Mr. Fair replied that he witnessed Dlondin's first trip across the Niagara in 1859, he, Mr. Fair, being at that time at the Falls on his wedd- ing tour. No feature of the day gave greater satisfaction than the playing of the Waterloo Band and it is to he hoped that so long a time will not elapse be- tween this visit and their next as be- tween Tuesday and their previous one. Twelve years ago they competed at a tournament here and won a fine organ given by Mr. W. Doherty. The in- strument was subsequently rained off, two -hundred dollars being realized, and it still preserves that fine tone for which W. D's organs are fam- ous on two continents. The Band is managed by the Waterloo Musical Society and not 0 little of the repute,- tion'it has won is due to the care ex- ercised in the selection of material. The boys are put into training when in short pants and when midway in their teens aro allowed to become full- fledged members. And they stay long, some twenty years. P. H. Roos, who rolls the kettle drum, has done so for sixteen years, while N. Zeller, the lead- er, has been in charge an almost equally length period. s—_ To the Reception Committee fell the entertaining of gentlemen from outside towns wlio were for the day the guests of Clinton. Mr. William Jackson wads Chairmrtrl and the duties thereto he is well -fitted to pleasingly perform. Among those whom they re- ceived were:—Stanley Hays, John Weir, and James McMichael, Seaforth; W. Proudfoot, R. McLean, P. Holt, F. J. Pridham and D. McGillicuddy, Goderich ; and W. H, Kerr, Brussels. Mr. Ed. Cantelon attended the laying of the corner stone of the Londesboro Methodist church on Monday to putin a good word for Clinton's Celehration,'if the opportunity offered. Said he to the collector of cash :---"Here's a dollar if the preacher will advertise our 24th," The preacher did, remarking that he would repeat the dose every time a dol- lar wee forthcoming. Corner Stone Laying et Londesboro, The handsome silver trowel present- ed to Mr. Neeland's, Wingham, for laying the corner stone of the Londes- horo Methodist church on Monday was purchased from Mr. A. J. Grigg. Mr. Neelands is said to have dropped one - hundred dollars upon the collection plate. Seale & Hoover will donate a second corner stone. Thera was a large attendance at the ceremony. Little Locals. Mr. Sid Smith shipped two carloads of cattle yesterday. Mr. C. Disney, Goderich township, lost a horse on Monday. Rev's Clement and Millyard exchang- ed pulpits last Sunday evening. Mr. Wm. Rohh has been chosen to fill the vacancy in St. George's ward. Professors Emmerton and Haxby, repainted their signs in honor of the 24th. Cautelon Bros. and Mr. D. Cook are having their stores brightened up by the painters. Rev. W. W. Baer occupied the pul- pit of Rattenbury St. Methodist church last Sunday a.m. Rev. Mr. Bennett, Hamilton, occu- pied the pulpit of the Baptist church Sunday at both services. Clinton may nbw be seen at its best. There is no prettier Inland town in Western Ontario than the Hub. The members of Sheffield Lodge, S. O. E., will attend divine service in On- tario St. Methodist church next Sun- day a.m. Mr. Thos. H. Cook, Goderich town- ship, has disposed of his trotting mare, "Maggie Murray," for three hundred dollars, so it is said. 0