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FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1897
LOOAL NOTICES.
• x $ °duirre�e-sjreat a asps.---Broadfoot & $6.50
' NOTICE. -"-We haves. number otsubscribers on
rnur step who will oonsutt their own interests and
�t
our couvonienoo by settling up at owe —NEw
k' '� pit STOW—One of the peculiari-
°tieEt of Cauadiau weather is its varia-
bl,eness; if a man don't like one kind of
weather, it is not much tronhle for hint
i'' te' he. a another. On Friday after-
'nsoon it hailed quite heavily at the
,, : rforthern end of the town; it rained
about the middle, and at the south
end the sun was shining, all at the
Aatne time.
. •PRICES OF 'RAIN.—The harvest of
%07 Will be a bountiful one, not only
i,t Canada, but elsewhere, and graie
'dealers anticipate a slightly lower
Market than at present. We have al-
p..:'RAygays advised farmers to sell as soon
t n ter harvest as possible, and it seems
lIus that this advice is more import -
"ant this year than others.
'' ACCIDENT.—The other day, while
s• ome boys, ranging from 8 to 15 years
l; f GE age, were playing on the market,
they commenced pelting stones at
.each other, and one of them, a boy
uaauied Judd, was struck in the eye.
For a time he was unable to see from
either eye, and it was feared the sight
ad been destroyed, but beyond a little
swelling and soreness, no permanent
illness was the result.
TRIFLES.—Flax pullers are at work.
,c{unday is the fleet of August. The
wheat harvest is general now. Rasp-
berries are unusually plentiful. Has
our subscription been paid? The prices
or small fruits are lower here than
they have been for years. The NEW
:RA gives reliable news and lots of it;
( 5 cents to end of year. The night
w.Ltchman has commenced his duties.
The street watering cart had quite a
:rest, bnt has resumed its duties. The
next general holiday will be Labor Day,
'Sept, 6th.
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•R no. D NOTES.—Mr Reid, Varna,
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shipped a car of stock to Toronto, this
week. Two Monarch Separators were
hipped toVictoria, B.C., this week, one
to Trenton, and others to local points.
t,,t A: fine new 120 horse -power boiler, of
• ..Ooidie-McCulloch make, arrived here
this week for the Organ Factory. On
141onday;eleven cars—some of them load-
a;c rich yaid,eandd break started forsn the Gode-
the wharf;
theygot there, but in such a condition
that it was necessary to send up the
Auxiliary on Tuesday. Single tickets
4 ewer&. offered for the Civic Holiday,
,good from the 4th to the 6th.
u 15`.' MEET IN STRANGE PLACES.—It has
been said by some one that "you can
'`';hardly lose yourself anywhere in the
eyvorld," meaning that population and
means of communication are, so close
'.rthat one is almost sure to find friends
••Y reverywhere. A singular meeting of
f• riends occurred the other day in Lon-
edon, Eng., Rob Coats, of town, sat
..in`Convent Garden Theatre, and look -
ng around between the acts, bappen-
ed to notice Messrs.Brydone and Rand,
Also of town, in the same building,
E'°ipeither knowing before that the other-
ewas there. Such a meeting in a popu-
fuus place like London, is remarkable.
�t'•A HIIRONIAN.—Less than 25 years
Pent of
. e Nickel Plate Railroad, Ur S.,l
uubegan
his railroad life as office boy in the
r Great Western offices at Hamilton, at
"t et'salary of $100 a year. Three or four
:'years ago the Grand Trunk offered Mr
;;;Callaway $25,000 to take the manage -
'pent of the road, which he declined,
And recommended the present mane -
„ger, Chas. Hayes, for the position. Mr
'Callaway is now getting $45,000 a year
s.• resident of the Nickel Plate, and
e stands well in the good graces of
t e Vanderbilts, the owners of the
road. [If we mistake not Mr Callaway
is an old resident of Stanley Township,
being a brother of Joshua Callaway,
`'xj ow of Winnipeg.—ED. NEw ERA.)
,.1.4. NEW FIaM.—We are glad to be in
:,position to announce that a new and
srong firm has been formed in town
• fcir the purchase of grain of all kinds,
land are preparing to at once handle
any quantity that inay be put on the
Market. The firm will he known by
1, „the name of Forrester & Smallacombe;
'the former being the well-known and
lei -pular Flax manufacturer, and the
latter so long and favorably known as
•Warehouseman with Mr R. Irwin.
They have leased the Standard eleva-
or, .which, as many know, is fitted
u' with labor-saving and time-econo-
,. wr ing appliances, superior to most
oth.r storehouses, enabling them to
.than'• e grain at the lowest possible
rritti gi r, and thus placing them in po-
sition • pay the very highest prices.
The pro•ity of these gentlemen is too
well kna n to require endorsation,
a d we ars sure the town is to be con-
ratulated • havin men of such well-
`'`' nown integ pity added to the list of
leilyers. We have always advised
farmers to ma . et their grain here,
Claiming that it would be to their in-
.�tere"-st'-Co-dzrao; acid nnrler the new or-
der of things they will still find Clinton
M.market one of the \best, and Minton
.hutyers unsurpassed,
inPUBLIC LIBRARY. -For come time
the
e financial state of the Library has
hot been what the Board of Directors
would like to see it. AcL rdingly at
the meeting last Friday night it was
decided to dispense with the r vices of
4 °n;,salaried Librarian. This to urinates
the long connection of Mr Jas.ott sr.
.' With the Library • For a quart of a
.century he has been faithfully at his
:'Poet, winter and sammer; only in the
:last year or two could even the storm-
ie'st weather deter him, it was meet
that the board should in acknowledge,
,Ment of his long and faithful service
* continue his salary for one month long•
eralthough he will not be required to
ire his service of any kind in return.
his holiday was deserved, and the
�eard would gladly have made it long-
e., or have given him a pension, but
his was out of the question. Mr Scott
le,ill Soon be 90 years of age; be is a
eiitoramongglibrarians, in age at least
• hied is not lathing in those noble well -
t itites that marked thatancienthero--
wi'dom, eloquence Ifni' virtue. if he
had not a Trojan war to light he has
u:e manfully through many a cti•ug•
�le' .,an 1 deserves a rest in his declining
Yeats: We should be glad to see on r
,:citizens show, in n. tangible way, t,ho
iesteem in which he has always been
eid`.and
desire
it make
to
Ixtmitr ng years ashaply ars Possible.
Clinton8owIertiat London.
Two rinks cif Clinton bowlers took in 1
the London tournament last week and
the following will show that our club
were well to the front and succeeded in
bringging home some of the prizes.
D.A.ForrestJr rink won four matches
beating London, Chatham, Woodstock
and Seaforth, and lost one each to Mit-
chell and Paris. G. D. McTaggart's
rink defeated Chatham, Seaforth and
Loudon and succeedeel in getting into
the finals for the Labutt Trophy_on1y.
losingby. a few points to a crack team
from Hamilton.
G. D. McTaggart's rink consisted of
W.Taylor, A.J.Taylor and J. P. Tisdale
and each brought home a Silver Cup.
D. A. Forrester's rink consisted of W.
Jackson, J. W. Rattenbury and John
Ransford. D. A. Forrester and W.
Jackson won second prize in the contest
for doubles and now they carry a silver
mounted cane each. Two rinks will
probably go to St. Thomas on Civic
Holiday, and there is some talk of one
rink going to the Niagara tournament
on the 17th of August.
•
Lawn Tennis
The At Home given by the Tennis
Club on their new grounds last Thurs-
day was a ux.st delightful success, and
between fifty and sixty guests enjoyed
the program provided by the commit-
tee. Refreshments were served be-
tween 5.30 and 7 o'clock by the ladies'
committee, Mrs McTaggart, Mrs Jas.
Fair, Jr., Mrs McLean, Mrs Spalding,
Mrs Dr. Agnew, Miss McTaggart, Mrs
Dr Shaw, and the success of the At
Home was chiefly due to their willing
assistance. The matches on the courts
between Goderich and Clinton were
very closely contested and resulted in
in a tie -5 events each—the scores be-
ing as follows:—
GENTLEMEN'S Dem;DLES
Terry and Crane (C) beat 1). and F. Holmes (G)
B-4 and 8-6
Parke and Combe (0) beat Carrow and Jen-
nings (0) 6-4 and 6-3
Karn and Sharp (0) beat Field and Garrow (0)
6-1 and ti -3
LADIES' Dor m.Es
Misses Elwood and Middleton (G) beat Misses
MeHardy and Ross(C) 1i-3 and 11-1
Misses Osbrook and Sheppard (Cl) beat Mrs
Spalding and Miss Fair C) ti- 4 and 6-4
GENTLEMEN'S SINGLES
D. Holmes (G) beat Terry (C) 0-1 and tl-1
Crace (0) beat F. Holmes (0 i 7-5 and 6-2
Field (0) beat McTaggart (0) 6-0 and 6-1
MIXED DOUBLES
Miss Fair and Mr Sharp (0) beat Mise Shep-
pard and Mr Garrow (CO 6-2 and 11-9
Mies Middleton and Mr Jennings (G) beat Miss
MoHardy and Mr Combe (0) 6-1 and it -2
Pat Spalding as official umpire, gave
great satisfaction to everybody.
Fair's flouring is undergoing a thor-
ough renovation, and the most mod-
ern improvements are being added.
This mill is one of the hest in Western
Ontario, and its proprietoralwas keeps
it up to that standard.
Me James Yong returned from Tor-
onto on Tuesday, whither he had gone
`o visit bis brother Henry, who is in
the General Hospital. His brother is
in a critical condition, but hopes are
entertained that he may pull through
all right.
At the meeting of the McKillop In-
surance Company, on Friday, Mr Jas.
Reynolds, Hullett, was allowed $140
for the loss of his horse by lightning.
Under all circumstances Mr Reynold's
thinks the company acted very fairly
and generously towards him, although
he valued the mare at more than was
allowed him.
FAITHFUUL SERVICE.—For nearly ten
years Robt. Welsh has been in the em-
ploy of the town as weighmaster, bell-
ringer, etc, and during that time he
has attended to his duties faithfully,
but more particularly the ringing of
the 6 o'clock bell in the morning.
With about half a dozen exceptions,
Mr Welsh has rung the bell promptly
on time, -rain or shine, cold or warm,
during all these years. While the
townspeople might he enjoying the
warmth of their beds, reluctant to
rise some winter morning, Mr Welsh
was alwayson duty, no matter how
strong the temptation to remain at
home. He is now relieved of this duty
and may "slumber a little longer,” If
desirous, the night watchman being
now required to ring the bell before he
leaves his duties every morning.
GRANOLITHIC WALKS.—It is with
pleasure the News -Record chronicles
the fact that the Mayor favors grano-
lithic walks. something this journal
advocated several years ago for Clin-
ton. In presenting the estimates Mon-
day evening His Worship favored the
issuing of debentures to build thein.
It had been roughly estimated that 7,-
000 square yards, or pi obably more,
would he required. He noticed where
this walk had been pet down for ten
cents a square yard and spoke of our
$1,400 yearly expenditure at present
for walks and roads. Clinton should
cel teinly seriously consider the advisa-
bility of some kind of more permanent
walks.—News-Record. •
The paper from which the Mayor
quoted the price had evidently a mis-
print, as we notice the contract has
been let et Wingham for all the grano-
lithic walks needed, at 10e cents per
squarefoot. E ven.at this figure. they
would he ch aper and more satisfac-
tory than pi nk.
HE'S A BAD EGG.—Thomas Craig,
who figured in so many escapades, but
now a convict at the Central Prison,
is in,solitary confinement nursing a
pullet which was fired into his cell by
Guard Charles Edwards, and which,
he says, he intends to show the Min-
ister of Justice on his release. The
bullet$ is not in any part of Craig's
anatomy, bet this, be says, is not the
fault of Girard Edward. He picked it
iip from the floor after the incidentoc-
curred. He was a very morose and re-
bellious prisoner, and a few days ago
he threatened to cut the heart out of
Foreman Able. For this he was dis-
ciplined by spanking, the punishment
given prisoners for grave violations of
tiM prison law. Craig retrnrned to his
cell mad with rage, vowing that if he
were hanged for it, be would cut War-
den Gilmour's throat,. Thursday morn-
ing Wing-gnaid Edward and Quaid
Rogers entered CI dig's' cell, when the
convict made a dash at them, with a
piece of vvdod in his hand. Thinking
that. another weapon might he behind
the wood, Edward drew his revolver
and fired, the bullet. pa -lying the con-
vict's head and striking the wall near
the ceiling. Craig is now undergoing
solitary confinement. it may not, he
generally known, hut. Craig was at one
time a resident of Clinton—but this
was before his evil genius was dis-
played.
TITE CLINTON NEW ENA
Town Council
The regular meeting of the council
was held on Monday night, all the
members present. S. S. Cooper, chair-
man of the Property Committee, re-
ported that the proposed improve-
ments in the corner store of the Town
Hall, as asked for byMr Grigg, would
be about $100. Mr lummer, as chair-
man of the Street Committee, recom-
mended a new gravel walk on Church
St., from Osborne to Erie; culvert at
M'r•Allan's, Dunlop St., to be repaired
if possible, or new if necessary; that
10 inch tile culveit be put in Ontario'
St., at Jas. Smith's; that some earth
be drawn and filled in opposite Mr
Croll's; that a gravel walk be laid be-
tween Huron and Rattenbury streets,
opposite John Stephenson's property.
The Treasurer's report showed the
expenditures for July to be $798,87;
leaving a balance on hand of $10753.66.
Messrs Wheatley and Welsh were
each granted the usual week's holiday,
only one, however, to be off duty at
the same time.
Mr Swallow received a letter from
the Ronald Engine Works, agreeing
to the payment for the Fire supplies
next January, and signing the agree-
ment that the same shall all he first-
class and satisfactor} . In reference to
the new tank to he erected in St. An•
thews' ward, Mr Searle moved and Mr
Plummer seconded, that the tank be
placed beside the one now on Ratten-
bury St. This was defeated.
FINANCE COM. REPORT
Councillir Gilroy, chairman of the
Finance Committee, recommended
payment of the following accounts:—
J. 'Wheatley, salary, 8108.75; R. Welsh,
$08.70; W'. t'."oats, $87.501 S. Pratt. $18.-
75; J. R;der, $11.25; A. Seeley, 85; 141
firemen. 0 months salary, $105; W.
East, $7.50; services 4 firemen testing
engine, $4.50; R. Reynolds, 830; T.
Hillock, $2.20; J. Miller, street water-
ing, $50; Ren`. for Mrs Devine, 82; G.
Rumhall, work on scales, etc., $5.85;
T. McKenzie, $11.13; J. Beker, work,
$33.15; C. Carter, woik, $31.38; S. L.
Scott, work, $28 13; G. Pickett, team-
ing gravel, $33; J. Steep, teaming
gravel, $37; G..1..l.nston, teaming gra-
vel, 828; Jas. Ferguson, $3; W. Steep,
teaming, $9: D. McQuaig, teaming,
$0.50; Jas. Fair, lumber, $27.45; D
Cook, draying, $4.30; F. Evans, dray-
ing, $1.45; W. Wheatley, mowing
grass on park, etc., $4 50; Electric
Light Co., $2.80: A.M. 'Todd, printing,
$0.05; Messrs E. Herman, S. Fisher
and J. Hancock, $4 each for cutting
weeds, etc. I:receipts, from J. Wheat-
ley, scales, $9.05; from licenses, $8; R.
Welsh, $705; R. Reynolds, cemetery,
$19.40.
emnant
p
The reduction in assessment is large-,
ly due to the reduction claimed by the
G.T.R. The increase in the Fire and
Water account is due to the purchase
of hose; and the repairing of the Fire
Engine, both of which came out of this
year's appropriation; the new fire v,p-
pliances not being included in this
year's appropriation, as they are not
paid for until next year. Although
the amount required to be raised is $13,-
004.57, the council only controls the
expenditure of $5912.1.4, the balance
being for schools, interest on deben-
tures, etc. that is a fixture. The total
increase in the estimated expenditure
this year is only $259.77, a very small
increase when the great. improvements
'to the roads and streets are considered,
As twenty mills on the $ would not
quite raise the requisite .amount of
taxes, the committee was compelled to
raise the rate by one tnill. At this
,figure .Clinton is still one.ot the lowest -
taxed places in Ontario, the town• of
Barrie going as high as 29 mills, Gude-
rich 23 mills, while other towns, near
hy, are also higher. The rate bas been
as high as 22 mills here before.
On reading the by-law confirming
the appoint rnent ofa night-watchman,
considerable discussion took place as
to the proper defining of his duties,
and some minor additions were made
to the by-law.
THE STAV ELY ESTATE
Councillor Searle wished to reconsid-
er the motion passed at a previous meet-
ing confirming the location of the
Stavely building on the Market Square:
Deputy -Reeve Cooper wished to second
the motion; the mayor ruled that ac -
corning to parliamentary usage, a mo-
tion of this nature should he introduced
by members who had supported the
affirmative. However, the question
was again threshed out without any-
thing neva advanced, tile whole cnnten•
tion being that, the market, was not
the proper place for for it, and Dins-
ley's corner was. On the second read-
ing of the by-law setting apart a, por-
tion of the square for the erection of
the building, it was moved that the hy-
law he not, read; this was defeated on
the following vote:—Nay, Kennedy,
Cooper, Ford, Hoover, Searle, 5; Yea—
Plummer, Walker, Swallow, Gilroy,
Taylor and the Mayor, 0, The by-law
was then read a third time and passed,
and the council adjourned.
ir�t%riA, ,
We are going to call the week commencing
Saturday, August 7th, Remnant Week.—
Stocktaking always brings to light the:odds
and ends of a dry goods stock. There's
the last one or two of this line, the last few
yards of something else that unless cleared
out, soon accumulate and lockup honey we
should have the use p'There's just one
way to prevent this aeculnulation and that
is to sell them out each season.
We're going to make next week Remnant
week, when every odd line in the store,
every piece that's short enough to be called
a remnant will be gathered together, placed
on our counters and marked at a price that'll
tempt you to buy, and make it worth your
while to come Here remnant week.
Odds and ends means that in all cases quan-
tities sire shall, and means that first buyers
will get best choice.
Odd lilies
In Parasols, Hosiery, Gloves, Blouses, •
Underwear, &c.
emnants
Of Dress Goods, Cape Cloths, Dress Tweeds
Cottons, Muslins, &c.
Iiodgens Bros.
The Dry Goods yPalace, Clinton.
JACKSON BROS
The Famous
Clothing People
A Great Snap.
' WHITE VESTS.
We are loaded with White
Vests, and to make . a speedy
clearance we will offer our large
stock at 50c.
.The regular prices now run
from $1.25 to $2, and at the
above figure they are a won-
derful snap. Buyers should
' jsee thein at once ... _.._
Overalls and
Summer Pants.
The greatest selection in towi>.
at prices of 50e, 75c and $1.
White Shirts
Our wonderful range of White Shirts
at 50c are still selling like hot cakes.
Jackson
COATS' Iii.°t'CK, CLINTON.
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"There is a tide in the afl'ai> of men, which taken
at the flood flows on to 'fortune,"
Take the flowing tide at the flood.
See our
'bargain
Window
And realize how much Shakespeare knew
about the way we conduct our business.
The W. D. FAIR CO
Clinton.
"Often the Cheapest, Always the Best,"
IF YOU WANT
BOOTS and SHOES
The place to buy them is at
W. TI4YLOR & SONS
We claim 'td have the best as well as the largest
assortment to choose from.
We court criticism and comparison of assortment
qualities and prices.
You can't judge of the great values we are offering
unless you come and see the goods for yourself. We
know that our prices are right. Therefore it's a
pleasure to show you, our stock and give you our
prices. You can save' money every time by making
your purchases in all kinds of up-to-date Footwear at
We sell for Cash, that is why we sell so cheap.
Wm. Taylor & Sons
CLINTON.
JUST NOW IT'S
Bargain Time
—IN—
MILLINERY I f
The reason. for it is' we don't want to carry one '
Hat over to another season, because when a hat
is out of style we cannot sell it at any price, so
tliat we are willing to lose a little on the cost of
one now.
Do you want a Dress Hat or a Nobby Sailor,
• you will find what you want here. We have the
best of assortments, correct styles, and at prices
that are a great saying to you.
1?arasols and
Sunshades
lau e.. o-•-ln;113--Para,--
sols lett, and ill order to
clear thein out quickly
we have nuitde the
priee, more
itltt`rt'sstlllg
to You.
• it
Corset Purchase
The other day we Nvere otl'ered a bargain
in Summer Corsets ; they are I1O1
stere on sale. rl'gllliir 155 for - - - 50e
Ladies' 11ygielle Corset- Waist in Creai'n,
regular $1.25 'sol'
Ladies' and Children's hose in all net} Tan shades.
Ladies' and Children's fast Black nose, Blernisdorf die,
1'\tra sable.
H. : E S L e .'Y & CO
The Ladies Favorite FstablisInnent, Clinton
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