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Home My WebLink AboutThe Clinton New Era, 1897-04-16, Page 41,0,18! TIE CLINTON NEW ERS. deelded to put these famous GOLD VTiEEL6' in both our Goderich and Liveries and having purchased tl w4 will give, at ousa tomerclosee the rice ed xtz ,g t gnqte prices hero, but Would advise or Customers who have the cash or ble Papert- to call and see us. We inimberor.second-hand wheels tlfat I kng off very cheap. Our sundries POO will,Betiary you. 04 ttie are headquarters tor everything lCJOI . cF CARSOr 'S .t ' Rtovextioeranto BICYCLE & MUSIC HOME%, CLINTON k.' ltxorrisb i 'Crews it. ngr:aohool se ,t a Circle (1 'linesmen aekeon 13ros -Hodaens Bros ns -,11 O Barlett ser --.Cooper do Co ex -St. J Holloway Ess --W L Onimette erns -Chief of Police i igps=Cooper & Cu {fn$thi—W u Fair Co tse01-0 Cooper & Co -.McKinnon& Co Ihted--Allen & Wilson 1 inery—Beesley & Co ods, sale—Beesrey & Co i(pitlg-Jackson & Jackson 1gfZtti—Gttlroy & Wiseman Harris Models—II L Brown 'ou ew gra p'P.IDAY, APRIL 16, 1897 41Sixer's Aunouncenients. w ek the NEw ERA gave over liurnns of closely printed local w.iehip news. No other paper county gave within three col- uti'tIS much. Ij" °'the past ten days the NEw 'd;ded, the names of thirty-five itheribers to its list. Advertis- 11 find the NEW ERA an excellent i for their announcements, and e; -Mir subscription list at any inithe past few days the NEW i4kadded nearly $100 worth of 'pe,and borders to an already quipped job office. And a simi- ai?tity is on its way here. We "*have the hest printing office 'County of Huron and no county Y: 'Vilify balker work than is done alEW ERA.. ;think the Ontario Government )ne wisely in deciding to erect a iarSchool at London. The edu ial interests of the Province re (numb Cjilimee. Additional Local Mews. On Thursday next. April 22nd, the EASTER DIFATS regular meetingof the W. 0. T. U will -- be held at the home of Mrs. (Rev.) A. It is only necessary to 543, that our butchers Stewart, at 3 p. m. purposetmaking a display of Easter meats, to In the Diocese of Huron, church of insure them a crowd of visitors. Below is a list of each display:— England, through the efforts of Bishop s R Frrzsuacas • Baldwin, the sntn of $2,879.12 has been raised for Indian sufferers. r dthe (»`S'enate has adjourned until the Fitt; Moved, seconded and un- 1`tiely carried by the people of `;that the Senate adjourn for- qtnd that the money acnually ,by this useless body be allowed pain in the Dominion Treasury tier purposes. Vert the bill to abolish the Domin- ;auichise Act was under discussion s`t louse on Friday, Mr M. C. Cam - ;Made one of his old-time char•ac- x 2speeches against the present li9e Act. The papers speak ot enh as one of the best delivered C,i'aY nen t. G. Reynolds has been appoint - Oa of Huron, in place of Mr lye; Yesigned. Mr Reynolds has " tr the position of deputy for ser- ars,and is in every reseect well 'ei1'.for the faithful discharge of ties of this office, and the NEW aillia't a word to say agitinst hila. ',same time we think there are whose superior party services 4them to recognition. 'o did.ering the estimates in the > .Ouse, the Opposition wanted to 0,000 from the Agricultural e.t p"propriation, and $1,400 from Curt to the Poultry Association, •: . vote being taken the Govern- te sustained by 59 to 27, the fajority for the Government be general election, r Case of Grit Persecu- tion. aret Kelly, who went to Windsor from Blyth in Uron about, a year ago to fill a :on the postofce staff, and is faithfully discharged her dut- t;o, hhe present time, has been 'that, she has been removed e:list of Oipil Service employes. On Was given for the dismissal, s'Presumed that it was in full vlritrh the policy and sentiments eLaurser Government is now to inculcate among its adher- HO Kelly was appointed through nonce of, Mr J. C. Patterson -after he contested the bye-elec- ' ;'eet Huron successf uilyagai n et eral candidate.—News-Resor d. BAPTIST OHURCH•—Rev Rich. Weav- er, of Toronto, will occupy the pulpit next Lord's Day, both morning and evening: he comes highly recommend- ed, not only as a'preacher, but also as a lecturer of more than ordinary abil- ity. Rev Mr Harris, who has put in several months of very faithful work here, leaves in a few days for Clifton Springs, N. Y., where he undergoes treatment for bis eyes, which have been troubling him for some time. WILLIS CHURCH.—Last Sunday Rev A. Stewart occupied his own pulpit, morning and evening, and his congre• gation was exceedingly pleased to know that he had recovered from his late illness. 'Next Sunday morning the Sabbath School Anniversary will be observed, the children all being seated together; on the Monday even- ing following, a song service will be held. It is said that there are several aspirants for the position of choir lead- er in this church, applications for which are received up to Wednesday next. ollowing from the Windsor itis , recent date will show that fie, If any, injustice has been eily :— xray 'Postmaster Wigle was that, Viss Margaret kelly h.. -: neve from the postogice eta 88 than half an' hour the lady •,Miss Kelly belonged to SVHuron, the constituency •,3'W..,4001,.;tj Patterson ran and, was in * hy'e•election. It is said ifieItelly's father was a faithful dent supporter of Mr Patter - that contest, and that Miss appointment last year was co,tisideration of services ren- 'Sp'thatasit may, Mr Potter- er atter- e ., took the trouble to have r placed" on the permanent as all temporary employees in sdteice are being removed, les'disinissal came as a mat- reis', 'The fact is that she teas ap- lt . , fall. titch zeas a ra ll. Fts a .if tie dike Miss Kelly made titY (popular, hot only with o'butWith her fellow clerks, poly,presence at the wicket d'+" Last Friday night the Salvation Ar- my had a very successful time. The program was very good. Staff Capt. Turner, the chancellor from London, conducted the meeting, assisted by Ensign Wiggens, Capt. Fisher, Capt. Smith, Capt. Brannigan and Lieut. Liston; the evening was well spent. The annual J. S. will he held next Sun- day and Monday, April 18 19; a pro- gram is being prepared for Monday, in which a number of children will take part, to commence at 8 p.m. Look out for the "D"unkard's Home," which will be given in the Barracks on April 28th. ONTARIO ST.—There was a good at- tendance at the lecture given by Mr Schoot last. Thursday evening, and he retained the interest of his hearers throughout. There will be service in this church this (Friday) morning at 10.30. There will not be a social in this .hur'ch this (Friday) evening, April 16. as previously announced, the same having been indefinitely postponed. The Ontai io St. church choir. assist- ed I:y the leading choirs in town and Madame Wall, are practicing hard for heir concert to come off on the even- ing of the 29th; it will be a Chorns Concert, over 40 persons of well-known musical ability taking part therein, in addition to other choice musical selec- tions, The meeting of the Local Union in Willis church last Friday evening was well attended, and was an interesting occasion. Mr Jacob Taylor, Pres., oc- cupied the chair, During the evening Mr G. M. Kilty, Summerhill, gave an address on "The present aspect of the Temperance question," and R. Holmes one on "Good Citizenship." Duets were rendered by Misses McWhinney and Carter, and Mrs Hoover and Miss Goodwin. The choir of the church al- so rendered several selections. The of- ficers for the ensuing year are Pres., A. T. Cooper; Vice, Ira Johns; Sec.- Treas., Mlss A. Brickenden. Summer-' hill society having signified its inten- tion of joining the Union, was formal- ly admitted. TheUnion now embraces Clinton, Holmesville, Tuckersmith, Londesboro and -Summerhill societies. RATTENBURY ST.—On Sunday even- ing a memorial service was held, the church being well filled; at the close of the sermon brief reference was made to those who had suffered personal or family affliction during the year. On Sunday afternoon Miss Aletha'Foster took charge of the organ, in the ab- sence of the regular organist. Miss Carol Newcombe is efficiently perform- ing the duties of organist in this church during the absence of Miss Boles in Toronto. This Friday evening the annual thank -offering meeting of the Women's Missionary Society will be held, at which a suitable program will be rendered. Next Sunday morning the anniversary of the Sabbath school will be observed, and a sermon will be delivered to the children, who will oc- cupy_the centre seats of the church. Sunday afternoon an Easter Service will be held. • ST. PAGL's.—The annual Vestry meeting of St. Paul's church will be held in the S. S. room on Monday ev- ening next at 8 p.m. Miss McHardy will give the last of the series of sacred organ recitals in this church on Easter Sunday evening, , from 6.30 to 7 p.m. Servides have been held every evening this week. Service will beheld to -day, Good Friday, at 11 a.m.; offertory for the promotion of Christianity among the Jews. The festival of Easter com- ing so late this year, the ladies are sparing no pains to have the church decorated with plants and flowers as tastefully as possible; quite a number of beautiful lilies have been secured from the city,and other cut flowers.— Mr R. Foster, of St. Paul's choir, has made a ge serous present to the church, by having the choir stalls neatly cush- ioned; this is very praise -worthy in- deed, as many young men o£, the pres- ent day are not much inclined to make such a good use of their means; the choir feel grateful to Mr Foster for his kindness. The choir of St. Paul's church have been working very hard for some weeksast in preparing the musical part oftheservices for Easter Sunday. The musical service will be as follows: MORNING. Hymn—Jesus Christ is Risen to-day—R. Carey, Christ our Passover is Sacrificed for Us." —$chullltlg, To Deum ,Randall B8nediotus Beethoven, Hymn, "Alleluia"........... ....,Stewart. yK1'rie. c ..Gilbert. GloriaTibi 'fours. Hymy,—"The Day of Resurrection" Smart. Offertory Anthem—"O Death, where is thy Sting"—Spfnney. EVENING, Processional—"Ctrist the Lord Is Risen to Gloriasohuling'. Magniflcat gall. Nun° Dimittes. Blackburn. Anthem—Psalm LIX 18 17.Sir Arthur Sullivan Hymn—"Jesus Lives" Gauntlett. Offertory solo—Emmanuel RodneeyY Hymn—Pax Teoum Oaldbeck. Vesper Hymn after Benediction—"Father, Give us now Thy Blessing.' The offertory et both services will be in aid of Foreign, Domestic and Dio- cesan Missions. Three extra heifers, 8 yrs old, 8810 lbs !live weight, fed by Jas. Caldwell, Hullett; 1 extra calf, 7 weeks old, 250 Its live weight, fed by W. Waiter, Mullett; 2 extra hogs, 6 months old, weigh 840 lbs., fed by L. Alsworth, Goderfbh township; 2 extra spring lambs, 8 weeks old, dressed 85 lbs each, fed by L. Alsworth Gode- rich township; one 1 yr old Iamb dressed 'rolls, fed by R. Fitzsimons. Conon & WILSON One i heifer fed by John Wise, Tacker - smith; 1 heifer fed by Thos. Hill, Mullett. 2 heifers fed by Couch & Wilson;•2 lambs fed 'I W. Wallace, Mullett; 2 lambs fed by W. B'v. Ball, Hullett;1 calf fed by J. Beacom, Goderich township 1 calf fed by J. McGregor, Mullett; 4 pigs fed by Couohl& Wilson; and other meats. C. J. WALLis that the new announces Mr fielding tariff bill will be introduced on Thursday, April 22. At Windsor Peter O'Neil was sentenced to eight years in the Kingston Penitentiary for highway tobbery. One 2 yr old heifer, fed by Lindsay( Bros., Goderich township, 1000; one 2 yr old heifer, fed by F. Wild, Stanley 1200; one 2 yr old heif- er, fed by Wm. Lobb Stanley, township, 900; one extra sheep, fed by Mr Parsons, Goderich township; 2 pigs, fed by John Lindsay, Gode- rich township; 1 fat calf, fed by Thos. Battles, Goderich township,2851bs.• choice selection. of cured meats and lard, G. b. Pettie, Hensall; choice bunch turkies, chickens, etc. FORD & MURPHY One extra fine 2 yr old heifer, -fed by D. A. Forrester, town, dressed weight over 700 lbs.; 1 fine heifer, fed by R Govier, Hhllett, dressed over 0lO lbs.: 1 extra fine calf, not 6 weeks old, fed by W.7Veir,Green Bank Dairy, live weight 215 lbs.;'1 very fine calf, (i weeks ol,i. fed by C. C.o•ieric-h townChip. live weight 2'albs; 2 very fine pigs, fed' by H. Folland, weight abort ltd each; 1 spring Iamb fed by George Farquhar, Hullett: 1 very fine fat sheep fed by G. Farquhar, Mullett. Division Court Ontario Legislature - Friday was a busy day in the H411(1Q. Among other bills, the following passed the third reading; To make better provis- ion tor the keeping and auditing of Munt- oipal and sohool accounts; to amens} the Mechanics' and Wage-earners Lien Act, 1896; to amend the aot resppoting oeme- ter companies; to encourage the manu- yy of railwaysteel and iron in the facturet provinoe; respecing roads laid out along side lines in pertain townships; to amend the General road companies Act : respect- ing cemetery companies; to amen • the Electric Rai " : : o . i A fee. : • morning bringing down of the estimates. cook moved to strike out some of from the vote of Government Hou Premier opposed the proposal. ground that the committee appoin deal with the matter had proposed a com- promise, which was acceptable to the great majority of the House. Mr 111arter con- firmed this statement. The compromise was satisfactory. One of the items that Mr Haycock ob- jected to was $800 for the Lieutenant -Gov- ernor's Secretary. Mr Whitney said that Mr Hay000k himself had a private secre- tary whose salary was payed by the coun- try. r Haycook demanded the right to make an explanation with regard to this. When a secretary was first assigned to him it was on the distinct understanding that the work should be done by a person already in the Government's employment. At. first this gentleman was appointed by the Government, but laterly he (Mr Haycock) had been allowed to choose his own secre- tary. The motion was deolared lost on division, A motion was made to strike a sum out l t Ire a for Noxons 'm s e ua o c a. 'salary. Mr Davis, Provinoiel Secretary, expressed his surprise at the constant pur• suit of Inspeotor Noxon. He could say sincerely that be believed the inspector savedsalary his five times overpro- vince to the vince every year. Mr. McKay deolared that Mr Noxon was one of the ablest men in the provinoe, and that the Government was fortunate in securing his services. The motion was put to the vote and defeated by 54 to 35. On the presentation of the report of the public accounts committee, Col. Matheson made an assault on the printing contract. Mr Auld said that Col. Matheson might be a very good lawyer, but he did not know muoh about printing. Mr Auld, who is an editor and publisher, said that he had carefully looked into the contracts, and be thought they were not open to crit- icism. Mr Harcourt showed that there were several tenders for the work and it was awarded to the lowest. In the evening, after short routine, the House divided on Mr Whitney's amend- ment to Mr Harcourt's motion that the Speaker leave the 'hair. This was prac- tically a vote of want of confidence. It was defeated -56 to 26. The House then went into committee, and took up several technical bills, The supplementary estimates- show a total of $114,705, and $80,000 to meet the charges of the public service during the month of January last. The business of the Session was practic- ally closed on Monday. Mr Conmee said, before the adjourn- ment, that he desired, as a matter of priv- ilege, to state that he knew nothing of the Ent;ledue agreement until,news of the ne- gotiation between the Government and the syndicate appeared in the newspapers. He wasjnot personallyinterested in the slightest degree in that enterprise. He congratulat- ed the commissioner for his well directed efforts in meeting the needs of mining de- velopment. The aid to the Ontario and Rainy River would do more, he declared, than anything else that has ever been done to:develop theimmense mineral wealth of Algoma. There was in Ontario as fine a mineral territory as any on the continent. The afternoon was taken up with the passing of a number of private bills. • Mr Hardy proposed the addition of the following to the Act amending the statute law:—No street car company, no tramway company, no electric company shall run cars on the Lord's day except for the pur- pose of keeping their tracks clear of snow and ice or for other works of necessity. It being understood that the foregoing shall not apply to companies already havinsr power to run their cars on the Lord's day; nor shall it affect the rights of the Toronto Railway Company to run oars on that day whenever the vote of the people shall de- clare that they are .a necessity, Nor shall it confer any rights to run on the Lord's day on the Toronto Railway Company other than it now possesses; nor shall it interfere in any way with the working of the General -Electric Railway Act." This, he added, was io compliance with the re- quest of the Lord's Du Alliance. The clause encountered vigorous opposi- cion from both sides in committee, but fin- ally passed. In all,one hundred bills— about the usu- al number—were passed at this session. Before the House adjourned,however, Mr J.P.Whitney rose in hie place and said he wished to give expression, on behalf of the Opposition, to the great satisfaction at the courteous treatment they had received at the bands of the Speaker, Hon. Alfred Evanturel, and. to thank him therefor. Premier Hardy supplemented this by saying that the Speaker had made wonder- ful progress in mastering the delicate du- ties of his high office. Mr Haycook spoke in aompiimentary terms of the Speaker's corteously impartial oonduot in the chair. Mr. Evanturel, replying from the Speak- er's throne, gave graceful expression to his appreciation of these kindly remarks: He further said:—"From letters received by me from all parts of the Dominion, I know that my appointment has contributed far more than we can perhaps realize to bring back to our fair Canada that peace and harmony which we all dbsire." Three cheers for the Speaker were pro- posed by Mr St. John and given with great heartiness. Then the whole House sang, "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow," and so practically ended the third session of the eighth parliament cf Ontario. Saturday was a sort of "field day" on con rt matters, as a number of im portaht ('Hers were under considera- tion. Judge Doyle presided, while the legal fraternity were represented by r • •, r., i • ntnn• v '(, andBr d rt F (ll DIF...( sew Pr•nn(,r nt, Holt and Oawpu n, de - rich: Hays, Seafrmth, and Idtalgens, Toronto. A. J. Cooper vs. H. Livermore—A suit for value of second-hand organ. Judgment for plaintiff. ' Jas. Watters vs. S. S. Cooper—dis- pute by con- pute about wages. Referred sent to D. A. Forrester for arbitration. Reid vs. H. C. Cook—Adjourned till next court. Comet Bicycle On, vs. W. S. Lang- ford —Account. Adjourned till next court. Weir vs. P. Cook—Account. Judg- ment for plaintiff for M5. H. S. Cook vs. G. Mair—Disputed account. Adjourned at plaintiff's re- quest. Parker vs. Baker—Cutting wood. Judgment for plaintiff. Owen vs. G. Sprung—Suit for wages to a Barnardo boy. This case took up considerable time, and judgment was - reserved. Beattie vs. Osbaldeston — Thisis known as "The Hannah Case," and caused very great interest. Mr Han- nah was running a number of cream- eries in 1891, among them one at Holmesville. He paid the patrons here a certain sum on account of milk received. Shortly afterwards he fail- ed, and the other creditors received very little out of the estate. Suit was therefore entered to recover from the Holmesville patrons the amount paid them, on the ground that Hannah was insolvent when the payment was made. The law requires that anything of this nature must transpire 60 clear days before an assignment• in order to be a legal transaction. Unfortunate- ly, only 59i'days had elapsed in this particular instance, and judgment was given for the plaintiff. The jury had no alternative, as the judge stated it was merely a matter of law and judg- ment under the circumstances could not be otherwise. NOT LOOKING FOR WORK.—One of the fraternity whose members toil not made a professional call on one of our medical men. Tne good hearted M.D. invited the caller to dinner. This par- taken of, the guest was pointed out the way to the wood cellar with an in- timation that if the same dexterity were shown in carrying up the wood pile as was shown upon the contents of the table, all would be well. The host then went about his ,Usual busi- ness. Returning sometime after he found the woodpile undisturbed and the caller missing. He left behind him in prominent letters:—"When you say you saw me,say I was not sawing.—"A freeborn British subject." Porter's Hill. NOTES.—Miss Cox, Goderich, was visiting at Mr John Cox's last week. Mr Reid, of Goderich, was calling on friends in this neighborhood on Satur- day. Mr E. C. Potter is at London this week on business. Mr Fred Pick- ard is on the sick list. Our store -keep- er has engaged Mr C. Newton to run the delivery wagon this summer, which started out on Monday; be is an old hand at the business, and is said to he a fir st class man for the job. Mr Wm. Lobb drives a very fine draught colt, which he purchased from Wm. Pickard, Holmesville. Don't forget the conceit given by the singing cease nn Friday, 16th inst.; everybody in- vited; a full house and a good time is expected. (Another correspondent) NOTES.—Mrs Copeland has some to live on the old homestead. Mrs S. McDougall was the guest of her friend, Mrs A. Pickett, cut line. Mr Wm. Blair is getting material ready to build a brick residence. Mr Charles Young is about buying the Hodge farm. Dame rumor says there is to be a wed- ding on the cut line before long; David get a hustle or.. St. Helens. NOTES.—Mr W. E. Brown, Blyth, is visiting friends in this vicinity. Miss Annie McKay, cf Kinloss, is theuest of Miss McPherson. Miss Salkeld has returned from Goderich. Mr W. Tay- lor had the misfortune to lose a valu- able horse last week. Mr Duncan Mc- Donald is ill with Inflammation of the lungs; Mr Took and Mr D. Todd are also on the sick list, but we hope all will soon be better again. Mr Murray, who had a general store here, failed in business lately, we are sorry to say, but we hope there will be a favorable settlement. Mr Herbert Thompson lately returned from Detroit, and is visiting his aunt, Miss Curran. Mr D. McWhinney, Crewe, visited friends in this village last week. Mrs Hethering- ton's little son, we are sorry to say, Is keeping 'ttiite poorly. Mr and Mrs Harrison, of Lanes, were in the village this week. Rev Mr Whaley purposes attending the induction and ordina- tion of Mr W. J. West, M. A., on the 20th inst., being one of the appointed examiners, in Grey. Ottawa Topics. WitiT m GAIne ON AT tlin .CAPITAL. Uncertainty as to the date of the intso- daotioYi of'the new tariff is at' an end. In answer to a question by the leader of the Opposition when the House met, Mr. Field- ing announced that unless something un- foreeen occurred the budget would be brought down on Thursday, the 22nd. Sir Richard Cartwright made an impor- tant announcement in reply to a query by Sir Charles Tupper, who asked if the etate- ment made by Mr. Chamberlin in the Brii- eh House of Commone that the Canadian Government had signed a oontraot for a fast Atlantic service was correct, Sir Rieh • and said the oontraot had been signed, and was now ander consideration by the Im- perial authorities. sion was t = e Mr Ha e ite s . T he ed to DISTRICT MEETING.—The May meet- ing for Goderich Lists ict of the Metho- dist church, will be held in Ontario St. church, Clinton, on Wednesday and Thursday, May 19-20. The Ministerial session will be held on Wednesday, commencing at 10 o'clock, and the gen- eral session on Thursday, commencing at 9 a.m. The most important clatter that will come before the meeting the second day will be the proposed union of Rattenbury and Ontario St.cherches. On the evening of Wednesday Miss Cartmell, a returned missionary, will deliver an. address in Ontario St. church. • - Counts Treasurer Wright, of Essex, six WWI required to a $18,- 000 seven years ago w s $ 000 alleed shortage to Fthe municipality. His nephew, Walter Wright, hart discovered that there was no shortage, but a mistake in book-keeping, and the municipality will be asked to refund the $18,000. ' Still another important announcement was made and one that will go far to put• ting an end to the wild talk about further negotiations with the Government. of Mani- toba for better terms forthe minority there. Mr. Haggart asked;—"Have the Govern- ment any intenticn to resoind the remedial order made by the Governor-General in Council on the 21st of March, 1895, o@ do the Government propose any Parliamentary notion in relation to the said matter?" Mr Lanrier, in reply, said the polioy of the Government had already been announced and they did not think it advisable to take any further action in the matter. The Premier's statement is a timely one. There is more than a suspicion that several mem- bers of the Roman Catholio hierarchy would like to see the Papal ablegate turn aside from hie mission to interfere with the sohool question. They do not understand yet that so far as Parliament is concern,d the whole affair is at an end and the reme- dial order a dead letter, not even important enough to require rescinding: The Pre- mier's reply serves notice upon thes'' dis- turbers of the peace that Parliament does not propose to spend further time discus- sing sin a dead issue. The greater part of Monday's session was taken up with a debate on the question of cattle quarantine. Mr Davin brought it up speaking for western stockmen, said there was serious danger of the contamination of the cattle, and more especially of the sheep on the Canadian side from the influx of American cattle and sheep. Dr. Montague speaking to the new regulations, said they showed that the Government had abandon- ed all hope of getting the British embargo removed. The debate was continued by Mr McMillan (Huron), who said.: the repeal of the quarantine regulations hadbeen of groat advantage to the agriculturists of Ontario; by Mr, -McMullen, who blamed the late Government for many of the troubles of the cattle export trade; by Mr. Oliver of the Northwest Territories, who said the price of cattle in the Territories had gone up somewhat since the abolition of the quarantine and by Mr. Davis of Saskatch- ewan. There seems to be a general agree- ment that the removal of the 90 days' quar- antine has been a decided advantage to the stook interests ot Canada, There was an exceedingly interesting de- bate Monday as to the position of members of the civil service on the first reading of Mr. Mullen's bill to amend the civil service act by the'appointment of a board of three supervisors to inspect the inside and out- side service and dispense with the services of officers found to be incompetent or un- necessary. Mr. McMullen stated that how- ever willing Ministers might be to reduce the staff there were always powerful influ- ences at work to' prevent reduction. When the Cabinet aid its duty the cry was raised that reduction was made for party and po- litical purposes. The inspectors under this bill would be independent of the Govern- ment of the day and would be removlable only by joint action of both houses. Sir Charles Tupper has been posing as the oiampion of the civil service ever since he was unhorsed last June, and in thun- derous tones he deolared that the country was outraged and indignant at the way in which the members of the service had beer. treated by the. Government. He drew a picture of 'Mr..McKenzie standing guard to prevent the country from being pillaged by his supporters. Here was an opening that Mr. Laurier did not fail to improve. Mr. McMullen, be replied, had not consulted him about his bill, but if it would remove the temptations that beset public men in office it should have his cordial support. The Opposition leader had spoken of Mr, McKenzie standipg guard over the.treasury. It was a pity Canada bad not more such men. In indignant tones he asked who stood guard over the Levis graving dock, over the Langevin block and other works of the same nature. The difference be- tween the Liberals and Conservatives was that the former were willing to remove temptations by law, while the latter were too ready to yield to them. He announced once more that a new regime had begun, and that under it civil servants were no longer henchmen., of the men in power. Every man who discharged his duty fairly to the country had nothing to fear, but the moment a man became a' political partisan he need expect no mercy. Blyth Naris,—Editor Kerr, of the Brussels Post, was a visitor hi town on Monday. Misses Stevens and Gray, teachers in our Public sohool, returned to their respeotive homes in Clinton And Seaforth on Thursday afternoon. Miss Curtis left on Monday for Brussels where she takes part in the "'temple of Fame,' given there this week. ee i. Rev. Mr Miokett has been assisting Rev. Mr Rigsby during the past week; Mr Miokett occupied the pulpit of the Methodist ohuroh Sunday last. Mr A. S. Dick- son left for Toronto Thursday mornig. Miss Stevens, of Clinton, visited her sister in town this week. Our town Board of Trade is busy looking out for some one to occupy the old school. Dr. John A. Tanner is in town. Mr R. Moody visited Exeter last Sunday. Messrs Tanner, Dickso and MoMurchie attended the "Temple of Fa e" in Brussels Wednesday evening. Sund y last was children's day in connection with the -Methodist church; the church was beautifully decorated with Row- ers and a large number of children assembled to hear Mr Rigsby address them. Mrs Geo. Powell and her mother Mrs Tanner, returned home on. Monday; Mrs Tanner spent' the win- ter with her daughter in Strathroy, and her many friends are pleased to see her home again, S. S. ENTEII•rAINMENT.—One of the best enter- taitlmonts of this kind ever given in Blyth was held on Monday evening in Industry hall. The children reflect great credit on those who have had them in charge. The program was well rendered in every particular. There were a number of fancy drills which were each very pretty, The Scarf drill and Shaking Quakers chorus were highly appreciated. The program was brought to a close by an interesting Art Gallery exhibit. The entertainment was a decided success. Proceeds amounted to 884.50. Maggie Adamson, a young woman em- ployed in a store at Ottawa, died suddenly at her work, J. Sears was sentenced to 23 months in the Central Prison and J. Sickles to three years in Kingston, at Brantford, for coun- terfeiting. Herbert Temple, insurance agent, who was married at Smith's Falls three weeks ago, shot himself at the Grosvenor Hotel, Halifax. Reis not expected to recover. The Parliamentary contest in Maddon- ald will be between Mr Rutherford, Liber- al. and Mr McKenzie, Patron; the Conser- vatives deciding not to make any nomin- ation. It is stated that as a result of the mis- sion of Mgr. Merry Del Val the Manitoba sohool settlement will be given'a trial, and if it proved satisfactory will be accepted by the Catholic Church. A horrible accident happened at Strat- ford Wedn'eeday morning. As a Toronto train was moving out J, W. Crowan, sad- dler, of Forest made a rush to catch it, swung on to the platform, missed his hold and fell under the wheels. Both hie legs were taken off. Nearly the whole train passed over him. He died fifteen minutes later. A sad case of poisoning occurred at How- ell, Mich., Saturday the tesult of which is that two children, aged 5 and 8 years of lira Myrt Grover, and one child of Wm. MoFaii, aged about eight years, are dead. While playingin the garden they dug some parsnips wLioh had been in the ground two years and had started to grow. The obild- ren in play grated the roots like horseradish and ate of them, and soon after' went into spasms, The strongest drugs known to the profession failed to give relief in any way after the dootors got there, and the little ones died in the greatest agony. Physic- ians say when parsnips lie in the ground the second year and commence to grow, they go back to the wird state, and produce pois- on the earns as when wild. Heads Win ill tailless STRATFORD, ONT WE FILL HEADS with Practical Knowledge' VW, 4 b The leading Commercial School in Canada to- day Nine beautiful college rooms; excellent teachers, moderate rates, students assisted to good positions; enjoys splendid reputation for superior work; enter any time. Write for cir- culars. W. J. Elliott, Principal MASSEY-HARRIS Model 2 MASSEY-HARRIS Model B The Wheels with the Silver Ribbon Name Plate already occupy the front rank. They are made from the highest grade material, and with honest workman- ship, and will give the purchase full value for his money. We parry a full line of supplies which will pay you to see and get our prices, and remember we can Repair your Wheel with- out making a botch of it, as we have one of the finest repair shops in Ontario. We never do any idle boasting, what we tell you is the truth. H. L. BROWN CO. 0 pens the Market, PRRIN'S BLOCK, Clinton THERE ARE STARS AND STARS, BUT THE Star Wall Paper COMES FROM COOPER'S BOOK STORE' We make a feature of handling the most complete line of artistic wall de- corations to be found in Clinton—at all times the leaders. We have never been so far in advance Se the present. We are erre we can please you in style and price, because we know what and where to buy. All paper Trimmed Free. COOPERS BOOK STORE, •.,41,1.#•........,,..\.....uti,.,..4......, Just Resthe t esu. .to. y It is not always that eight is bad or that you cannot see, but to rest and save your eyes is the reason glasses are of- ten worn. We neper urge the sale of Spectacles. What dur optician recommends will be the exact th.ng required, but it rests 1. with you to accept, his advice or not. ,W. COOPER & CO. Clinton r •N.,n .. ........... PIANO FOR SALE, A first-class Upright Mahogany Case Williams Piano, almost new, an excellent instrument, for ale on very reasonable terms. Apply at NEW ERA office. SEED GRAIN FOR SALE. Seed Peas, Oats and Barley, also feeding Corn. Sell for cash or exchange any kind of grain in some cases. One to six months time. W. G. Perrin, Clinton. EGGS FOR HATCHING. From the following varieties of pure bred and prize winning stock at a moderate price, viz:— Black MInorcas, Black Longshans, White Wyan- dottes, White Leghores, White P. Rocks, and Houdans. Make your selections and order early. Price 750. per setting of 13. FAIRSERVICE BROS., Londesboro. -T 8 9 TWO A.- J's •- FAULTLESS SHIRTS FITTING . . A comfortable Shirt is one that fits perfectly in every particular. We've got tbem both in white and fanny. Open front and back with all the latest patterns. Also a Special Line of BLACK SATEEN SHIRTS at 50 cents. A COLLAR BARGAIN 25o. will bay 2 Four -Fold Linen Col- lars, either in standing or turn down. call and eee them as they are going rapidly. PUBLIC OPINION Is that we show the best valve in Hate in town. Ws ask you 'to oall and in- speot our stook whether yon bay or not. No %rouble to show good goods. A SIDE LINE One from which we will not realize profit, but they mast go. THEY ARE BOYS' SUITS Cut so close in price that they are Positively the cheapest in- town. . THE GOODS ARE GOOD The Cut ;and make superior, and all of the latest styles. BLACK WORSTED SUITS . For men. A special drive to order for $16; a great snap. A, J. MORRISH, Clinton. A. J. HOLLOWAY, Clinton, CloseBuying AND Close Selling The very best evidence we can give that our shoes are being worn more by the people around here is that our Business every month shows an increase, this is a posit- ive fact, we account for it because we buy close and sell on very close margens. Tnie ie the new order of things, the old days of big profit is gone. We mean to give every cust- omer of ours the very best value possible. Listen to this Speoial Lot for close selling. Ladies' Dongola Kid Button Shoes, neat new styles, good wearers, regular prion $2 $1,50 to Ladies' Chrome Kid Britton Shoes, ball -dollar; toes, the latest up•to- date style, solid leather, regular price $2.26 $1.75 Children'e Shoes in Chocolate colors, 7 sizes, regular price Men's black French welte, half -dollar value blank ox blood buttons, in all $1.25 $1.Q Calf, goodyear toes, epeeist, ` $3.60`'' Men's Ohoolate Tan, good year welts, half -dollar toes, the nobbiest Goode ever shown here, price $3 50 Come to is if you want NEW NOBBY SHOES at the gory lowest price pos- sible. We wantyour trade and we will not bo undersold. Money always back if not as we represent our Goode. •••••• K OST J AC •Esz JACKSON ane Shoe Dealers, Clinton. ro