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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24'1'a, 1898.
THE ELECTION IN TWO WEEKS ?
It is understood that the election for
the Legislature will take place two
weeks from to -day. If such be
the case, it is rushing matters with a
vengeance,
Wby this unparalleled haste ?
Why bring on the Local before the
Dominion, anyway ?
Is the Hon. Sturgis Hardy bound to
drive tkre constituencies into Hue,
whether or no ?
GIVE US AN HONEST ELECTION.
Though the Conservatives of West
Huron will have to contend with the
power of two Governments iu the con-
tests close at hand, they ask nothing
more than honest elections, fair tests
of public opinion.
They object most strongly to having
the voting machinery placed in the
hands of men who are either
careless or incompetent, criminally
careless or criminally incompetent.
They further hope—hope is some-
times stronger than expectation—that
there may he no disappearing ballots
and that the count• before the judge
may tally with that taken in the pres-
ence of the scrutineers.
This is surely not too much to ask,
WHY NGT BOTH TOCETH?
Why not have the Dominion and
Provincial elections both on the same
day ?
Such an arrangement would save
both time and money and would have
the sanction of the public.
But as "the boys" want two
elections with double fees their wishes
will in all probability be complied with,
the expense to the contrary, notwith-
standing.
The deputies, poll -clerks and con-
stables are faring well this year of
grace ; the two elections to come will
have afforded thein four opportunities
for re-imbursing themselves for their
labor and zeal on behalf of the party.
One would think that with all this
experience r'
exP they should be able to fill
out
the necessary Pa ers
and
sign their names, but, as the
Conservatives know to their sorrow,
some of them cannot yet do that.
A MINISTER WITHOUT
A PORTFOLIO.
Mr. Garrow has been made a mem-
ber of the Cabinet, but given no port-
folio, a position of doubtful honor and
of no practical benefit.
This will enable hire to tack Hon, to
his name, for which he has long
been on the still hunt, but the appoint-
ment at this particular season has a
still deeper significance. 1t is hoped
that as Hon. he will have a better
chance of election than as plain Mr.
Garrow. In other words he has been
given a seat in the ante -room of the
Cabinet with the expectation that it
will help him to hold the seat of
which Mayor Beck was robbed.
This is a Liberal acknowledgement,
that Mr. Garrow's chances of election
are not any too bright.
And so Mr. Hardy thinks that West
Hnron..can be influenced bye, seat with-
out any say.
This is rather a doubtful compli-
ment, we should say, to the intelli-
geuce of this riding.
THE CONSERVATIVE
-CONVENTION.
The convention held at Smith's Hill
on Thursday last was one of the grand-
est successes in the history of the Con-
servative party of `Vest Huron for
though h t
he Was unfavorable
w A t n tLVUraI)le
and the roads very bad there was an
attendance which overflowed the hall
and porch. Many saw and heard as
best they could from - the open wind-
ows.
At the opening the convention was
presided over by Major Beck, as presi-
dent of the riding association, who
gave way to Mr. P. W. Scott, one of
the stalwarts of East Wawanosh,
when the nominations began.
There
were no dummy nominations
and no names mentioned for
that honor, but that of Major
Beck for the Legislature and
Mr. Roht. McLean for: the Commons.
Both names were received with great
enthusiasm. The delegates rose to a
man and signified their approval in
chaers again and again renewed.
Major Beck in a terse speech accept-
ed the trust so heartily reposed in him
and expressed his intention of throw-
ing his whole energy into the fight.
Hs warmly thanked the friends, in and
out of the party, with whose assistance
he honestly won the seat in the gen-
eral elections. s, The cause now was
as
stronger than at that time, and the
victory of March can be repeated.
Mr. McLean thanked the convention
for the confidence expressed in him.
The size of the gathering, he said, its
heartiness and unanimity could not
but be taken to indicate that the Con-
servative party was thoroughly united
and determined to win. He accepted
the nomination and declared his inten-
tion of entering at once upon the con-
test and of doing his utmost to place
West Huron once more in the Con-
servative column.
Delegates from the different munici-
palities also delivered short, virny and
encouraging speeches and after cheers
for the Queen, the lealers and the
candidates, the convention adjourned.
In point of numbers and manifested
enthusiasm and determination the
convention left nothing to he desired.
The hill of fare at the Hardy ban-
quet was rich and rare in its array of
provisions, but meat and drink cannot
overtake the hunger and thirst of
partisans yearning for office. ---Toronto
Telegram,
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD,
HOW LAURIER JOLLIED THE
TEMPERANCE PEOPLE.
An exchange which has been study-
ing the plebiscite election returns for
Quebec proviuce says: ---
Quebec East, Premier Laurier's own
constituency, is the banner anti -prohib-
ition constituency of a/anode. The
vote stood two hundred and seyenty-
one for, and three thousand six hun-
dred and forty-nine against, Either
Sir Wilfrid is a very poor temperance
man, or else his influence doesn't
amount to much in hie own riding.
Another Evidence of its Weak-
ness.
The Hardy Government professes to
enjoy the confidence of the people of
Outario, hut its every act shows that it
is trembling in its boots, that it is
afraid of being kicked out of office at
any moment. Its lack of courage, its
pusallinimity, is painful to witness.
One would think that men with any
decency left would scorn to resort to
the tricks that the Hardy Government
is practising in order to maintain itself
in power. Not content with holding
the bye -elections separately so that the
whole influence of the Government
may be projected into each single con-
stituency as it becomes vacant, Mr.
Hardy is now snaking cabinet minis-
ters of such of his candidates as are
called upon to face the mnsic in doubt-
ful constituencies. He is afraid to lot
Mr. Carrow contest West Huron on
terms that would be fair to his oppo-
nent and honest to the electorate. He
.is openly bribing the constituency by
giving thein an opportunity of securing
representation in the Cabinet and all
the patronage that is supposed to go
with such representation. But the
electors of West Huron should not al-
low themselves to be influenced by Mr.
Hardy's specious ways. The Hardy
Government has little to bestow upon
any constituency. The electors of West
Huron would cover themselves with
glory if they repudiated this attempt
on the part of Mr. Hardy to bribe and
corrupt thein. A single constituency,
if it rose in its niight, could of itself
deal this shameless Governinentsucha
blow as would knock it into a confused
heap of ruins. We look upon the ap-
pointment of Mr. Garrow to a place in
the Cabinet as a bad omen for the
Government. It indicates such;t weak-
ness as the public can hardly credit as
existing, even in- Rardy's weak-kneed
outfit. The vote in West Huron at the
last election was equally divided be-
tween the two candidates. The oppon-
ents of the Government ought to make
the forthcoming election the tight of
their lives. The whole province is look-
ing upon West Huron as about to de-
cide the fate of the Hardy Government.
It Mr. Hardy
's s candidate is beaten it
will mean the speedy decline of the
Government. We trust that
uy the Con-
servatives of West Huron will do their
duty.—Toronto World.
Bye -Election Tricks.
How was it that the Government
was not holding the bye -elections sim-
ultaneously. Instead of having thein
take place on different days ? The
policy of holding elections simultane-
ously was one that was repeatedly
urged by the Government in the old
days, when the Conservatives were in
power, on the ground that it would
prevent a gang of bribers from run-
ning around from county to county
and corrupting the electorate. Every
word uttered by the Globe in those
days was applicable to the situation
now. "Why 'is it," demanded Mr.
Whitney, "we find all over the Pro-
vince in the different elections that
there have been the same body of
scoundrels appearing in each, constitu-
ency that have appeared in Lennox
within the last ten or twelve days, a'nd
are here -now ? Of what value are the
protestations of these people, or of the
Globe, of a desire to have free and fair
elections when they are carrying nut
sat
for the e purpose and for the same
n
means tactics which the • denounced
years ago ?—Mr. Whitney at Napan-
ee.
The Bye -Elections.
The report is that we are to have the
Federal bye -elections before Christ-
nihs. There are now six constituen-
cies without representatives ; and
rumour promises us a number of
others in the near future. As regards
the six, if this Government has any re-
spect for the pledees of the Liberal
party when it sat in Opposition, it will
without any hesitation or doubt hold
thein all on the same was . It W 9 one
of the cardinal principles of Liberal-
ism in the old days that when a set of
bye -elections were pending. they
should not be strung out for the pur-
pose of giving the C'rovernrnent an ad-
vantage but should he held simultane-
ously like a miniature general election.
As regards the constituencies not yet
made vacant, , the, Government will
stand perplexed between two Liberal
principles. One forbids it to appoint
members of Parliament to office, and
the other will endeavour to hurry the
appointments up so that the bye-elec-
s necessitated on ec essita
encs itis. be held sitnul-
taneously with the six b
efore mention-
ed. What an inconvenience it is for a
Government to have principles to
bother it Still it is only fair to add
that this Government does not permit
itself to be much bothered in that way.
—Montreal Star.
Varna.
Rev. Mr. Rigsby of Blyth, president
of conference, delivered a very elo-
quent address on the subject of mis-
sions to
crowded hon
se. He took for
his textr Asaiah Ix. chapter and 17th
verse, The financial returns in that
behalf were very encouraging and sat-
isfaetory.
Miss Annie Weekes is home from
London.
d n.
Mr. Frank Keyes has purchased a
thoroughbred Jersey cow for a very,
reasonable figure. What can beat
Varna for butter -making now.
Miss Maud Ricker of Kippen has
been visiting at Mr. McKies's.
Mrs. W. Cook has been visiting for a
week at her mother's in Seaforth.
She celebrated her mother's eightieth
anniversary and she is still in good
health and quite smart for her age.
Sad news reached the village Mon-
day. when a telegram addressed to Mr.
Johns stated that his son William died
on Saturday last, in Flay City. Mr.
Th emirs Jahns left, in the evening to
bring the corpse home if possible. No
explanation has yet been given of his
death.
Ashflie l d.
-rhe Zion boys who went to Mani-
toba on the harvest excursions are
getting home.
At the annual meeting of Zion Sun-
day school Mr. Joseph Hackett was
chosen superintendent.
A thunder shower in the latter part
of the month of November le some-
thing remarkable. We had one last
Friday.
We are sorry to learn that Mrs. John
Murdock is serionely ill. We hope to
soon hear of her reco•Very.
News FROM
Goderich.
The S. 0. S. are still adding to their
numbers. At their last meeting the
debate was "Shall we celebrate St.
Andrew's night with a feast worthy of
Camp Inverness ?" The officers are :—
Past chief, A. 0. Hueter, M. D. : chief,
Jas. J. McMath ; chieftain, Wm. J.
Howerie ; flu. -sec., A. D. McLean ;
rec.-see., Jas. Mitchell ; chaplain,
Gordon Coutts ; physician, A. C.
Hunter ; standard bearer, Wm. Mc-
Creath ; marshal', J. S. Howerie ;
inside guard, A. Henderson ; outside
guard, Alex. Johnston,
Miss McEwan is the guest of her
uncle, Mr. McEwan, and family,
Chicago.
Where was the .meteoric view be-
held ? Not in this town, for people
watched for the display and saw it not,
Had Thursday last, Nov. 17th, been
Thanksgiving Day, it would have been
a glorious one, but the preceding one
would have wade us miserable. So
we must take it as it comes.
In Kit's gossip of Saturday's Mail
and Empire, 12th Nov., there's a poein
from "Eloise" entitled Ode to a Single
Man, which for the sake of THE NEWS -
RECORD readers we will inform them
that the writer lives at St. Catharines.
Goderich girls don't have to send
poems across land or sea, the single
men come themselves, and we have
not got acres and acres of girls, either.
Mrs. Carter, now a guest at her old
home, residence of Mr. David Reid,
Elgin street, receives, we are happy to
note, good news from Mr. Carter, who
speaks highly of business at Grand
Rapids, Micb., where he resides.
Miss Purdy, one of Detroit's promis-
ing young,pianists, is the guest of her
relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Ben. Saults,
Union Hotel.
Mr. Joe Smith of Chicago arrived on
Thursday to spend Thanksgiving with
his brother, J. W. Smith, East street
bakery. Mr. Smith is full of reminis-
cences of Rio Janeiro, which,he affirms
is a lovely place, of Santiago, Ceni
Fuegos, etc., having sailed for years on
the deep blue sea.
If Mr. Hillier spends this winter in
Florida, as he intended, he could not
return in time to commence farming
operations.
Having college games should he con-
ductive to study, for every youth takes
a pride in being an adept at some
game, and if he does not study he can-
not compete with his college friend.
The tug Long, Angus MacAuley,
captain, will winter in our port. It is
aassen er boat.
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WhenIVIanager John Bain arrived
in our harbor on the tug Long, on the
13th inst., he and his companions were
greatly surprised to see the height the
new elevator had assumed. They felt
themselves quite at sea regarding the
war telegrams as well.
Mr. Charles Nairn has a handsome
nickle-plated set of scales, trade mark,
money -weight, manufactured at Day-
ton, Ohio. Part of the base, on which
the scales rest, is of marble, and the
gilt rods at either. end of the scales are,
connected by two pieces of steel placed
at a distance from each other, covered
with figures, The top bar registers the
price of anything you buy; the figures
are marked in red. If you purchase 3
lbs. 8 oz. of butter; at 16 cents per lb.,
the butter is put upon the scale, also
the proper weight, and presto, there's
the price registered upon the top bar,
56 cents. It is, figuratively speaking,
as ingenious as Captain Brown's target
register or the Mooer's Transit Co.
type -writing machine. Mr. Nairn is
quite proud of his handsomely mount-
ed scales, and takes march pleasure in
weighing out the purchases of his
patrons and feels that they are worth
their weight in gold, for not a dram
can be weighed without the price be-
ing registered. So the scales are a
boon to .the dealer.
Our town had it's share of pleasure
and music last week. The Ideals of
Bostop engaged the Marine hand every
evening, and so we bad an ideal treat.
A. M. Polley, the veteran livery roan.
has no longer the famous "spots"
which everyone admired and ordered
for special occasions. One of them
died on the farm recently and the
other is driven
bSo no
longer is the handMr. Shaw. some pair seen, after
being so many years before the public.
A lady said 'Twenty-one years ago
the "spots" drove me to the station on
my wedding day."
Mr. Frank Elliott and his assistant.
Mr. Blackford, have quite a time
„ v
,>
breaking in rLc ) •muck his pride
M (.cr
g
bin almost unconquerable,an41 car-
riage shafts bis prticulaaversion.
Palrnerston street, on which Mr.
Frank Elliott resides, is a cinder track,
on which the horsemen test the speed
of their animals.
The Presbyterian church at St.
Helens was opened on Sunday last and
is quite a credit to Buchanan and
Rhynas, contractors. Mr. Rhynas is
also the architect.
Jim Wyatt, engineer G. T. R., left
last week to report at Stratford. He
raffled his running horse and it was
won by Mathew Mr. s of Stratford.
Bishop Baldwin intended preaching
at St. George's church on first Sun-
day after thanksgiving but cannot
attend. He will lecture on Monday
evening. Tickets for admission, 25c.
Mr. Halpany spent several days in
Toropto Last week purchasing goods.
Mr. Thos. Brophy has really won the
admiration of the citizens by his nu-
merous and artistic views of the ele-
vator and surrounding scenery in
every phase of the erection of the ele-
vator from start to finish. One was
most charmingly taken when a yacht
with its snowy sails was in the har-
bor at a short distance from elevator.
Mr. Cosner left for his home at
Minneapolis on Wednesday a. m. The
contract was given rather late in the
season and the heavy snow fall, com-
ing before the last part of the pave-
ment had time to harden, it is needless
to say that part of it is a complete
failure. Eighty per cent. of the suns
total has been given Contractor Cos-
ner and he promises to come hack
in the spring and finish the last part
of it. It was impossible at last to
keep the people from walking upon it,
and so matters stand.
The Ideals of Boston held
an
audienceeve r night hist
, n
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weelr and gave very much sat-
isfaction, On Saturday afternoon a
matinee was held in Victoria hall
which was very well attended and
which was deservedly appreciated by
those who attended. At the conclu-
sion of the matinee every child receiv-
ed a bag of candy. Great enthusiasm
prevailed at the Friday and Saturday
evening performances owing to a vote
taken for the most popular member of
the Marine hand, Messrs. McVicar
and Greet being the contestants. Both
of them being very popular it was
closely run. Mr, Grant won with only
10 votes ahead. Mr. McVicar has
worked hard for years to keep the
band together, but Mr. Grant's duties
keep him before the public and he too
is worthy of the gift which is a hand-
somely upholstered chair and was on
exhdowibition last week in Dunham's win-
.
We regret that Goderich was not to.
presented at the hardy banquet.'
ALL OVER
HURON
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS ANO COUNTY EXOHANGES,
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Goderich.
Mrs. Frederick Beatty's sale of im-
plements, farm atoek, &c., took place
at her farm on Tuesday, mud inst.,
Thos. Gundry, auctioneer.
Miss Vivian is Laking a position in
Kalainazoo in a telephone office.
We are sorry to note the illness of
Mrs, Matheson, Wellington street,
mother of Mrs. Captain Lawson.
Mr's. Blackstone was the recipient
last week of some lovely yellow chry-
santhemums from the Stewart conser-
vatory, Benin iller.
A handsome young fanner on the
Bayfield road is having his nt+w house
put in readiness to receive a bride.
May prosperity bless hint and his
choice.
Miss Nina Butson returned on Sat-
urday frons a pleasant visit to 1Iaiuil-
tou and Stratford.
Every oue seethed scary that thanks-
giving was so late this year, but had
it fallen on Thursday l)Lh inst. we
would all have been dissatisfied, for it
was a dreary day.
Mr. Driver, we are happy to slate, is
progressing very favorably after his
serious attack of illness.
Miss Susie Cook of Dungannon is
the guest of Mrs. Attie McLean.
Mr. arid Mrs, Attie McLean will
spend Christmas in their new house on
Elgin street.
Mr. Stewart cf the Beniniller con-
servatory and his orchestra came in on
Monday night to practise up with the
Blackstone fatuity for the Iienuliller
entertainment on Wednesday.
Mr. Halpany is dressing tip his win-
dow for Thanksgiving day and ex-
hibits good taste.
A very neat editorial welcome ap-
pears in the Mail and Empire re. t.hego•
ing and cooling of our Governor-Gen-
erals—"Exit Aberdeen; enter 111into.
Canada is prepared to give the new
Govetnor-Generaal at waren, though
wintry welcome."
On Friday last the sun rose in all his
splendor and at. 10 a. M. lo there was
thunder, lightning and heavy rain, a
lit sunnier again.
Touching up things, is getting to he
the order of the day, to prepare for '99.
Now the telephone people are smooth-
ing up the poles, and winding narrow
strips of beet it't)n around each, then
painting the sauce a lovely "railroad
red."
At the meeting of the Junior Guild
of St: George's church, the momentous
debate was "Will we extend the Sun-
day school, or get incandescent lights "
By all means extend the School ro om,
the lights will sure to follow.
Mr. bI . V. Rhynas attended th n
y e pan-
ing on Sunday of the new church
built at St. Helen's by Buchanan and
Rhynas.
On Tuesday evening (the day being
changed) the Y. P. entertainment at
the Separate school was well attended.
The organist, Miss McCarthy, play-
ed a serenade march ; Mr, John Tye
of Oliver Whitely's establishment gave
a recitation, the picture on the wall ;
the Shop Girls of New York duett was
very nicely rendered by Mr. John Mc-
Donald and his sister Miss Nellie, Cam-
bridge street ; Miss Payne, reading, a
Romance ; instrumental solo, Miss
Martin ; mading, Miss. Mary Tobin.
The officers are : president, Mr.
O'Connell ; vice-president, Mr. John
Tye ; secretary, Mr. Eddie Doran ;
editress, Miss Theresa Chisholm.
The handsome brick house on New-
gate street, the late residence of Mr.
James Wilson, druggist, is now ten-
atiniited by .Mr. Marshall, late of the
Brown estate, Huron road.
Mr. W. Robertson, late of Soda
Creek, 13. C., returned to his home
about two weeks ago in very delicate
health, having taken cold last year
while returning to his home hereto
spend Christmas. His daughter, Mrs.
Hopkir'k, a nurse in a Pitsburgh hos-
pital,is ill oft typhoid fever. Mrs. Ho -
p I
irk• ntcred only about 13 months ago
to graduate as a trained nurse.
Victoria opera house was filled on
Monday evening with a most apprecia.
Live audience and well patronized by
the elite of our town, showing the in-
terest they are taking iu the course of
entertainments to be given'once every
month during the winter season—some
of the fruit of having Goderich repre-
sented by the newly-forrned musical
society. D. B. GrtLnt addressed the
audience and introduced Mr. Macey,
who is a fine ,.,.+ uiig gentleman with
diamond ring and diamonds on his
bosom. A lovely voice too, that dia-
monds could not buy, soft and deep.
His favorite American poetisFrederickk
Brooke, who says of his own works, in
his own modisst way, that nobody reads
his .books but himself. The first reci-
tation was "Old Ace," and Mr. Macey
delighted his audience with the perfect
acting required to portray the race be-
tween "King" and "Ace" all for the
love of a lady fair whose name is Grace
—and Grace wins, as true love always
does. His favorite musician is Adain
Geibel, the blind organist of Philadel-
phia, who set the hymn
"O Jesus Thou art standing
Outside the half gate"
attH
specially for Mr, Macey, and beautiful
it is, and much credit is due the accom-
panist, Miss (arnpaigne, who played
faultlessly. She wore white organdie,
with pink drop skirt, and a wealth of
chrysanthemums upon her corsage.
One humorous song was written
specially 'for Mr. Macey by one lady
composer of New York city. A negro
song entitled "The Buzz of the Bee "
and Mr. Macey went through all the
antics of driving off the bee with his
handkerchief,h could not divert the
hut
attention of the bee, his own sweet
self. "Four o'clock in the morning an'
all's well," a very huniorous Irish epi-
sode, convulsed the people with laugh-
ter. His "Yellow I)og" showed him
master of the German, and his render
-
ing f the negro idiom, "In L
h s
Heaven," written also for
Mr. Macey
by Frederick Brooke, was exceedingly
good, showing in fine light the anxiety
of the negro .servant in wishing to ob-
tain the desired information, "where is
heaven," from his beloved master, who
dieli in his chair before giving it. The
closin recitation was "Pa.lestine," a
very tine poem by Frederick Brooke,
showing the wish of the little rntud
who would give half of her life to go
across thsea to Palestine
: film
maiden-
hood, wifehood and motherhood she
always wished the stone, but offered
each time a less portion of her life, no -
til heaven at last called her to the Pal-
estine celestial. Before ending the
recitation Mks Caunpaign° accompa-
nied the recitation by softly playing
the lovely time "Nearer my God to
Thee," which had a very flne effect.
Wo must not, omit the piece hay Fred-
erick Brooke, "The Sparkin',' and a
thorough lyenjoyablerepresentation of
how a great politician appears address-
ing a vast multitude in some great po-
litical centro such as Montreal, Toron-
to or Goderich (he didn't forget to he
polite), when one cannot distinguish a
word of the oration and has to be con-
tent with the gesticulation. Mr. Macey
led in "God Save the Queen," the peo-
ple joining in the national anthem
With much fervor. The opera hdnse
was lovely and warm The piano need
was a Nordheimer warn
Emerson's
music depot.
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Goderich
George Buchanan is a military clerk
under General Wood at Santiago de
Cuba. Young Buchanan joined a
Michigan regiment some time before
the war with Cuba, but went on with
brave heart to tight fur the country of
his adoption. He is a son of.Mt'. J.
Buchanan of the firm of Buchanan &
lthynas, and we feel quite proud of his
preferment.
tt.
'I'hey ought to call the dock Scot-
land, for almost everyone employed
there belongs to the land., o' the
heather.
The funeral 'of the late Mr, John
Reid took place at 2 on, Monday p. nt,
'Miss Mamie Smith is lying yery ill
of pneumonia.
Assizes opened at Goderich Mon-
day. iss McLellan of the Collegiate Staff
will spend Thanksgiving week at her
home in Stratford.
Miss Wilson. the amiable young
daughter of Rev. Jasper Wilson,
North street Methodist church, had a
little social re -union at the parsonage
on Friday evening last for the little
folks belonging to her and Mrs. AVil-
)n's S. 8. class. They spent an en-
joyable time.
Died --On Saturday, 10th November
John Reid, at the age of 60, father of
the tate James Reid, merchant.
Mr. Blackstone will have Thursday a
fresh lot of candies, nuts, etc., and
promises everyone a fine thanksgiving
stock, including oysters, oranges,
cream sodas•
ftrnu which cin
the most fas-
tidious may select. Every prepara-
tion made for oyster suppers.
The Rosedale carried 60,000 bushels
of wheat this second trip 'mei arrived
safely in our harbor late on Saturday
night and cleared on Sunday at 8 a. m,
for Fort William.
The fishing fleet rests safely for the
season above Mooer's elevator.
An incipient blaze broke out in the
Henderson bicycle factory on Satur-
day at 8.30 p. m., hut the Co's Bose had
it under control before the fire engine
reached the factory. This is the sec-
nd fire there.
"There's great trouble in Ireland" is
what one citizen called out to another
at noon on Monday. Having seen no
telegrams or heard of anything ex-
traordinary in that spot of blessed
memory, your correspondent made en-
quiry and meeting a lover of the shorn -
rock asked concerning the great trouh
le. "1 do not, know of any news," said
the gentleman, "hut oh 1" his face
lighting up, "I'll tell you what it is, it
is at the dock
he meant,
working
on
Sunday against the law."So endeth
happily "the great trouble in Ireland."
Thanksgiving Day, 1898.
.And now 'tis our Thanksgiving day again
And some mother's fond heart is fill's with pain
And ever she sighs this saddest refrain,
'My dearest boy again t neer will see
Nealh Spanish clay, he's hidden from mo.
And now another is flll'd with pure joy
To welcome home her brave warrior boy.
No more will fears her loving heart annoy
And she sings this carol so bright and gay
My clear boy is home,this Thanksgiving day.
But boys must go and fond mothers must weep.
Their sons love to sail o'er the briny deep,
And little they caro if they•must e'en sleep
'Noath Spanish clay, o1' Canada's earth
If their glory gilds the land of their birth,
And now let the sunset speak of sweet peace,
Let all rejoice at the welcome release
Of Cuba—that her sufferings may cease.
And pray that upon this Thanksgiving day
That God may reward us with peace alway.
Goderich, Ont. —Hunan A. S i(OMrsos.
]Drysdale.
On a recent Wednesday about mid-
night Mr. Musso, while in the midst of
,:t deep dream of peace, vyas aroused
from his bed by the squealing of a pig
in the barn yard and at once jumped
from his bed
and made his wayto the
scene and by striking a matcfound
-that a huge black bear had captured
pne of his hest pigs. Mr. Musso be-
came excited and ran to the house for
a lantern and the gun to put an end to
the bear. But Mr. Mosso being extra
excited returned to the barn with the
lamp and broom and when opening
the yard gate, he unfortunately
knocked the glass off the lamp, break-
ing it and leaving. Mr. Musso and Mr.
Bear in darkness. By the star light
Mr. Musso espied the bear over.the op-
posite fence walking towards the pin-
eryon it's hind legs, carrying the pig in
its front paws, just like a mother
world carry her child. Mr. Musso at
once sprang to
the fence to fire his
gun
at the hear, but being very unfortun-
ate he could not find the trigger and
cried out :—"I got old bruin, tetch me
my shoot, fetch me my shoot." This
aroused the family and neighbors but
in the meantime the bear had disap-
peared. Several other rnen tracked
it to the woods, but they were unable
to track it any farther on account of
the shrub being so thick. Several
sportsmen are trying to track him no
yet with hounds and they say they
will get hint yet if he is in Huron
county. Mr. Musso also says he will
take a burl at him when he gets
through with his fall
Mr. Robert
Orr,
our turke man will
give a grand oyser supper next week
on the returns of his last carload of
turkeys.
Mr. William Slack, our veteran
thresher, did so great a work for Mr.
M. D. Westlake that ho deserves cred-
it for it,
Ploughing is now the order of the
day.
The Snowden Bros. left with a car
load of lambs for Buffalo last week.
Mr. R. Talbot returnedhome h me from
North Dakota last week.
Mr. John Jobnston,our genial watch
maker, has now a full stock of clocks
and intends starting business in the
near future.
Mr. Minnie nnie Stevens was the guest
of
her brother-in-law, Mr, W. H. Talbot.
Miss F. M. Turner was the guest of
Miss Rosie Westlake last week.
Mr. A. L. Sreenan intends leaving
for Southampton in the near future.
Down at Drysdale
They are having lots of fun;
The Grits are underneath the Karn
And John Howard's got his gun.
llensal1.
About 25 tons of onions have been
disposed of and shipped from here dur-
ing the past month. I3etween onions
and apples disposed of money ought to
be plentiful just now.
The revival services being held in the
Methodist church are verywell at-
tended, When J. McD, err leaves
here, he goes to one of the leading
Methodist churches of Barrie.
Judging by the amount of geese
being brought into town, they will all
be ate before Thanksgiving and people
will have to fall back on turkey.
Geo. Ingrain has sold his form to
Mr. Caldwell and intends leaving here
in the spring.
Over MOM barrels of apples have
been shipped from Hensel' station this
season.
The Observer claire that the busi-
ness men of this village are not excell-
ed as ad writers,
NOVEMBER 24 1898
COUNTY.
1
Stanley Township.
The beautiful auishiney weather of
last week gave the ial•nlel s a V,ud
chance to get their turnips up.
Mrs. Win. Clark, st., visited last
week at her daughter's, Mrs. John
Raid's,
Messrs. John Davison and Joseph
McEwen have t.tnechased three acres
of bush from Mr. Andrew Armstrong
of the Brownsou line. They purpose
cu tting the small timber into stove
wood, the tale Limber they intend
to cut into saw- mud sell thein to
Coniine, who has just got possession
of J. Donaldsou's saw -will at Bayfield.
Mr. Charles Parker was threshing at
Mr. Wm. Stinsort's 00 the lake shore
road last Saturday and Monday. Mr
Stinson is a well-to-do far mer and one
of our councilmen for Stanley town-
ship. He always has from two to four
days every year for Charlie.
We are glad to hear that Mr. James
Turner of the Pau' line, whom we
made mention of last week ars being
very ill, is recovering very fast.
..tr. Harry Either, M. P. P., was in
Bay tioId on Wednesday collecting the
asses, .tents for the Ilay Fire Insur-
ance ('.,rupacny. Harry looks well,
having ,hist returned from Muskoka,
where he -pent ten days hunting deer
and other ;;acme. Harry is a crack
shot, at 'any rate some of the Grits
think he is.
Boiling citttr and making apple
butter seems li+ be the order of the
day.
i�
M .Geo. iiathwt'll, who was one of
Apple [ting Cautslon's foremen in
Waterloo county, has just returned
home, looking well. We guess one
young lady will be glad to see George
return.
Mrs. Geo. Beatty visited at the home
of Mrs. Wm. ltacthwell, Goshen line,
last week.
Mr. John Duncan, who wa:; here at-
tending the funeral of itis father, re-
turned to his home near London a few
days ttgo.
Ilaylicld.
Our sick, including Mrs. John Whid-
don, Master Gordon Holman, Miss 111,
Erwin and Miss Maude Pollock, ars all
on the mend. ,
The telephone poles are being de
livered and soon we expect to see them
in their places and hello, Clinton I will
be the order of the day.
Every sport in town was wishing
last Sunday was a day in which they
could indulge a themp
elves in a crack
at
the flocks of t clucks that came in from
the lake and played hide-and-seek
around the decoys placed on the river.
St. Joseph's Lumber Co. is the
mystical sign adorning the front of out
erst while sawmill, and men are busy
flooring the upper story and otherwise
repairing and re -fitting the concern.
The lumber is being cleared away as
fast as sawn to supply the needs of the
mystic city that is being reared from
nothing on the banks of lake Huron,,
to the south of us.
The trustees have placed a furnace
in the school. At first it did not work
very well, but last Saturday some
changes were made that will no doubt
do something to remedy matters. As
the furnace is placed on a level with
one of the school rooms, there, will
likely be some difficulty experienced
in cold weather in getting sufficient
heat into that room, however time will
tell.
A public meeting was held in the
town hall last Thursday night to con-
sider the advisability of selling the old
drill shed, which has been used for a
great number of years as a sawmill,.
and also putting in additional lights.
It was decided to sell the building to
the St. Joseph's Lumber Co. and to put
in more additional street lamps. One
of the St. Joseph's Lumber Co. was
present and asked for an exptession of
opinion ars to a bonus for a railway,
but as there was no immediate pros-
pect of securing that boon, no action
was taken. tf seine definite and
feasible scheme were presented to the
people, no doubt a bonus worthy of
the enterprise would be voted. At
present wc. seeno
prospect of securing
a road, unless it be a branch of the C.
1'. R. from Woodstock, through the
points lying between there and here
in a direct, line, inclutling such irn-
portant points its Ernbro, Lakeside, St.
Mary's, Kirk ton, Winchelsea, Hensall
and Varna, all centres of thrivingcom-
munities and
.illr n wit.1
two exceptions,
outside of the
charmed ' circle of rail -
'"0111 ntodation. This route,
wilt,;;. eau 1w seen by a glance at a
map to be a most direct one, would
give railway facilities to a large area
of thickly -populated and wealthy coun-
try and give thee. P. R. a great share
of the shipping trade of Huron tract.
Bayfield was at one time the greatest
shipping station in several counties,
and there is no reason why, if a direct
road is 'opened up to the east with such
distributing points as St. Mary's and
Woodstock, it cannot again take its
old-timeplace 1, c c tunott most the asste g
pros-
perous towns in Canada. This oad
would cover about
hit
ymiles and
would require very little grading,
and
passing as it would through the town-
ships of east and west Zorra, Blan-
shard, Ushorne, Hay and Stanley, it
would no doubt receive from these
municipalities and from the towns and
villages. named substantial aid.
afammir
• TWO PIGS STRAYED.
Two pigs strayed from the promises of the
undersigned at lot 28, concession b, Huller, one
on November 1st and the other on the Oth, the
former colored white and the 2nd a Tamworth
with some black spots. They will weigh from
250 to 300 pounds each,
THOS. ARCHER,
Clinton, Nov, 12th.
The first sod for the site of the new
Normal School at London has been
turned.
Success conies to those who perse-
vere. if you take Hood's Sarsaparilla
faithfully and persistently you will
surely Ire benifited.
WELL KNOWN VIOLINIST
Traveled Extensively Throughout the
Provinces— Interesting Statements
Concerning His Experience.
STELLARTON, N. S.—James R. Murray,
a well known violinist, of this place, who
has traveled extensively throughout the
Provinces, makes this statement:
"I was runningdown in healthand
my
weight fell off from 1 6
ti 7 to150 pounds.
s.
Prescriptions did me but little good. My
trouble was called nervous dyspepsia. I
resorted to Hood's Sarsaparilla and after
taking five bottles I was greatly benefited.
I feel as well now as ever in my life, and
have increased in flesh so that I now
weigh 177 pounds. I am well known in
this part of the country, having followed
my profession, that of a violin musician
for the last 26 years. I gladly tell my
friends what Hood's Sarsaparilla has done
for me. Beton I began taking the medi-
eine I did not have any ambition, but now
all is changed and my dyspeptic trouble
perfectly cured." JAMIiA R. MvRnsvt.
N. R. If you decide to take Hood's Sat-
wallas,do not be induced to buy' any
eubstituie. Be sure to get Eood's.
Hood's Dills with Hood's Salrsapariillla..
Sold by Watts & Co., 1)ruggests,
STRAY CALF.
There strayed from the premises of the under-
signed at lot 80 on the lOth couuession Generic
township, about the forepart of October
steer calf about ten months old. Parties g
information leading to its recovery w'1l be
suitably rewarded.
Nov. lbth. PETER COON
Clinton P. O.
HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE,
House and lot on high street. A first-class
residence in every respect. Price low. Terms
easy. For particulars apply to
G. DAVIS, CLINTON, or GEO. E. PAY
Oct. 28th, NORTH BAY.
House to Rent.
That large two-story house at corner of Huron
and Orange Sts., fur sale or to rent. Apply to
T. JACKSON. SR.
Clinton, July 7th
nip
APPLES WANTED
We are now all cleaned up on poor, soft ap
plea and will pay a good price for ten thousand
bushels of good sound paring apples. Can use
two or three thousand bushels chop apples
Bring on your apples and got your cash.
TOWN & OaISWOLD,
Clinton,'Ont.
CAKES
AT
KIRKBY'S
A Variety of Home,Made
Cakes Always On Hand
SaturdayPastry
A SPECIALTY.
TART SHELLS 10c doz.
ART SHELLS, Lemon filled, 15c doz.
We take eggs, hay and' oats for trade.
KIRKI3Y
Next door to Clarendon Hotel.
BARGAI
NS
IN
MILLINERY
ON FRIDA Y,
NOV, 25th
we are going to give big cuts
in all our Miliinery to clear oat
our stock.
$1.25 " Sailors fol'.... 90c.
1 25 WaikingHat for 90c.
1.00 Sailors for ....75c,
75c Sailors for.... 60c.
20 PER CENT. OFF
on all our Trimmed goods,
Wings, Quills, Feathers and
Ribbons.
Call and see our stock before
buying.
ng.
E. HILLIER,
CLARENDON BLOCK.
W.etware Agents for W�
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Oompoulld
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The guaranteed Asthma
Remedy
11IENTNOL
Griffith's
LINIMENT
Combei s Baking Powder
OO1YIBE'S
DRUG STORE
H. B. Combe,
Chemist -and Druggist.
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