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CLINTON. HURON COUNTY ONT., THURSDAY, 1VIA.RCH 9, L899..
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W. J. IMITCHIEL1-0 Editor and Prop
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Clinton With Its Central Position gild. Good Railway Facilities is the Proper Place for .the Huron Battalion Arnioiry. The,, Government Cannot Without Doing An Injustice Build ft in Any Other Town
Duke �t Cambridge Blend
of the finest) Highland. Malt
. Whisity,15 yearsold.
J. Brown& CO,.
, London and Glasgew.
For sale at •
THE CLINON'
LIQUOR.STORE
Lack, Me
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, • With thewarm Spring days
will come the demand for
Wall Paper,
mirinow
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creRTAxx
POlaxs
aiourPoriftry.
Mr. A. S. Grigg a few; dare, ago sent,
1 two of his Red Paie gain° 'Oils] to a
) -fancier in Elaricockaa114., who writes
) that he is 14;y innah pleased with
them. Mr. Bari* OVTorontai, judge
f 1 atthe recent Poidtry Show in Clinton,
has also writtenin regard to a pur.
ehasea-a-Mr. Lack Kennedy has add -
Jr2,
three lines of our business
• whicb receive special prorni-
F „pnonce. Unsolicited words of
raise and superiority have
) already been passed upon our
'11 samples, and we feel assured
. 4 our efforts to get together
the finest collection of Papers g
shown an Western ail -aerie is a.,av
going to i)e fully a,ppreeiated.
Call on us and see what we a,
have. Out Wall Paper De- 0.
partment is large; weenie-
dioos and well lighted, 'and -
our facilities for showing the
a paper are the best that can
abe haa,.TWo sets of sam-
• pies this year, so that you Q
can look at thein either. down
• stairs. or up.
_
;4 ARE P.sipare
'Examat4,0,4 Mr.6(n
are working for us. For 2.
the next tea days we will offerf 7
. •
a line of Quart Jngs at:15 cents
that are well Worth 25. cents.
We bougla alarge quantity of
them at a priee that enabiA us
to sell for 15 cents the bestJug
that has ever ,been -offeied for
that money; they. can be seen
in our north WinclOw.
. , •
Have you tried ur Happy
Home Soap, if not get a %liar;
ter's worth the next time you
are out of goal; and .try .it.
Just think 8 .Scent bars for
25 cents.
UP-TO-D.ATEa CASA GROCERY.
OGLE COOPER & CO. Clinton
Cash paicl foe -Butter and Eggs and
pried -Apples. Phone 23.
---Wfirckw Spectacks
If we had Mir choice between giv-
ing up everything we have in this
world and losing our eyesight, rm sure
we'd give up everything else and keep
our eyes. Trouble is we never think
about these things until we're brought
face to face with them. We all know
people who ere foolish enough to buy
'Window Glass' from peddlers and so
called spectacle mon, becausethey
think it's economy, not knowing that
• ger until it is too late. There is just as
raneh.difference in spectacle lenses 48 ' •
they are doing their eyes a great dam.
thoegniisgIrrretIgnitcgnratss8 adnith
that cnn
th t t t 11 W
nothing but the best'''and%guarantee' idt
satisfaction. ' '
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Go '
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Store
•()TINTON.
oseela.assEssosiaso:941aelseass
0 o THE TWO A.J'S.
To see the latest,. in Hats
inspect A. J. Morrish's
stock. Don't buy till you
do so. .An inepeetiOn
• convinee you not only that
he has what you want but
that his prices suit the
times and the gOod-quality
of the Veda he sells.
His Ties, Collars, Cuffs,
'Shirts, -eti, aro also supe.
rior goods at taking prices,
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•CLINTON. •
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Our Suits are made to Wear and
wear well ae well as fib well.
An order given. Holloway is al-
. ways followed by another. •
This. means that he gives,' satis-
faction as to fit, quality of. goods
and ori
Is tibe narne �'f
CAMP 3i Mie1Tra SXRGE
tone
atk e best
wearing eiothsWe
have theni at $18 a knit, andY ou
. may be sure to gettheworthof
gi'etre,racvireyseilfl you buy one of
HEADY -MADE OVERCOATS, •
PANTS AND OVERALtai,
•
3/1T, sur
OUR SUITS ALWAYS 8111r• mutz-Y
la Its take your measure now for a between seasnn
Suit, one that you can wear a few' months' before you need a
spring suit. Weve a splendid assortment of very neat pat-
terns in haported Tweeds and;ean give exceptional 'values, No
trouble selling such goods as you find here.
rHE BEST/8NONE roo GOOD •
Ziplio
inANT0N.
ed a prize-winning Light Brahma, tcr
his •pen,while Mr, Walter, Coats recent-
ly got four Wyandotte bens from St.
Thomas.
The White 13ese Degree.
. The following nine members of Shef-
field Ledge, S. 0. E, visited the Londes-
boro todge on Friday night last and
conferred the White Rose degree :-
Thoe.-Saelcson, Sr., N. Robson, J. Seen- -
-ton, P. PowellaJ, Moore, W, Webb,
W. Slomen, Dou.bleclee and S.
The ' mentioned six drove but
afterwardswished they hadn't, for the -
roads were in a bad state,necessitating
ati occasional walk. However, their
heparable reception and ;treatment at
the Other end of the line made amnia!
amends kir the unpleasant joUrney. Al-
ter the Lodgehadbeen dulyblciied a tas.
ty lanch was served and an hour or so
spent in, that hearty, jolly manner so
-Otaracteristic of Englishmen and
members of the S. • _
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41ttle Local;.*
• Brea have disposed of their .
'milk business, one write to Mr. Adam
Weir and the other to Mr. Soini
Who will take possession next
Monday.---LaThe officers present rn.
charge of the S. A. local corpeatie
Captain fleeter of Norwich and Lieu-
tenant .Fyfe. -L-A. •special meeting
washeld in the • barracks last
r
Thu.sday and toalight a. Musical pro -
grain will be given. • Captain Keeler,'
• who 'Wag stationed- here lest . summer
bUt more recently has been in charge
"or Ian itinerant aggregation; is.now 'in
c =mend of the Seaforth :corps.—
The W. D. Fair do. and Mr, J.: W. Ir-
win •viall • light their • stores • with
acetylene and will use the Ashley gen-
etator of twenty light capacity. Mr.
Aahley,who exnects to make other
contracts; is now getting the machines
ready for Messrs. Fair and
The children 9f Rattenbury Street Me- a
thodist Sunday School, ender the dlr.
ection of Mr, B.P. Sibley, are prepar-
ing a caetata; for Easter, called .."Mary -
• of Bethany."—The Prize winners at '
y ow e
paid. --111r.- H. C, Barlett, undertaker,
herr moved bis .honsehold effects to
Galt, where he will go into busineris.
.
-n--Mrs. Jefferson, Who hat carried on.
the millinery business here for about IC
year, has returned to Goderich to as.,
• eist in her sister's establishment ther,e.;
Clrossley and Hunterathe eaangel-
lets,: have been laboring in St. John's,
Newfoundland:for the past month,
—Wood is a scarce article these days.
Dry sells fee from $215 to .$2.50 and
green for $1.75 to- $1.85.—Rev. B.
Clemenb will speak from the text
•"Christian Motives" next Sunder
moanieg.—Three rinks of curlers
played in,Seaforth on Tuesday but did
not meet with suecessa The-'01inton
players were :-Rink i --H. B. Combo,
H., W. Cook, D, A. Forrester, W.
Saekstm, skip; rink 2 -Sohn Bell, Sart
Pair, Dr. Agneiv, 0. D. MoTaggart,
skip ; rink $-3, IL Hoover. A.. Porter...
0. Miller, W. Spaulding, skipa--
The orizinal Nashville Students from
Fisk T.Iniversitv will give an entertain-
ment, in the town hall next Monday
evening. The company numbers fifteen
and comes well reaommended. Achnisa•
sion, 15,25 an d 85 cents. -a --Mr. S paulda
leer rink leads. in the trophy competi-
tion. ---Mea S. S. Cooper bad eleven
teams drawing brick from Egniond-.
ville to Varna, yesterday.—Mrs. W.
Fleuty has been very ill tins week,
seriously so on Tuesaity but we' are
pleased to hear, is now inuch better.
-Mrs. Thomas, aunt of Me. Onslow
()rich, has also been upon the Sick list.
• —Mr. W. J.CooPer, caretaker of the
Public school, who met alith an aeci-
dent a couple of weeks ago witch laid
him up, 'returned to duty on Monday.
—Mr; John Ernmerton's baby boy's
life was despaired of yesterday.—
Mr. E. Hovey presided at ;he organ in
St Paul's Ohurch last Sunday. —Mal.
W. Murphy has been quite poorly for
the past feet days, but is now improv..
ing.-a-The regular monthly meeting
of the Excelsior IV/lesion band of Willis
clay evening.
illis chureh beta
the recent POW& Show hay .been
for the the trade We are after. Careful' dressers find it very easy
to keep pace with the dress requirements of the day if they':
9tme direct to this store for everything they require in Cloth -
mg, Furnishings, Hats and Caps, •
Buying for spot cash doubles our purchaSingp at 1'bl'
os .
lies, We thinZof all classes when, we buy, therefore by the side
,of costly merchandise are the simplest and cheapest, not .eheap
in the sense of being of no account but from a standpoint of
' price, Don't forget that when you are in need of anything in
church was held Tu
The W. P f
seWing bee last T voayafternoon
. at the residence of re. A.. 1/. Man-
tiug,—The topic.. at the. 0..E. of Wit.
• Ile thurch...-orr4ftmclay-crotaring was
"Th"e Gates of Zion.".and wee taken by
Mrs.- Jits, Scott. -Mr. and Mrs. Hor-
ace Poster -will entertain the ehOir of
ltattenbury street Methodist chureh at
their home to-night.—Mr. George
Murray has been appointed taretaker
of Willie thureh,—Itelt. 11/r Mill.
Give lie 11 Call and We 8aue Yom Money, yard Will take as his text at next Sun.
day a:: m's discourse "The Seven
f!E
totnotisagt
AP HATTER,
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literalshad 104.
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,:inEatOrtrA itocx
OLINTON,
eties of Asia," having special reference
to the church ab Smyrna.--e.The
:Grand 'Think will put a Colonist sleep -
or on the excursion to Manitoba to
• leave Clinton next Tuesday morning. •
The ,APPIes Lost.
Apple King Cantelon had a consign -
Meet of 950 barrels of apples on' the
steainer Labrador, which 'was wrecked
off the -coast of Ireland •a few days,
rig°. • The cargo Was all Wit, but there
immwasaneins7nce upon. th.e fruit. which
will lessen the Apple King'
As loss.
•
• The organ factoryatt Home held
Rattanbury street Methodist church
on Tuesday evening was a largely at-
tended and Pleasant itaair. The. chair
wee occupied by -Pastor Millyard Who.
cerdially Welcomed the guests, To the
program renclered the following con-
triauted ia-Mee. Hoover, Mrs. Chown,
„Miss Ida Haria,nd, Miss out:114;0
1am,
Miss Goodwin and Master. Seale,
Death of Mrs. Thomas Masotti '
Mrs. Thomas Mason died on
Tuesday after an illness of about
a fortnight. About four, years ago
Mrs. Mason met with an ac-
eident from•which ehe •never fully re-
covered, She , was highly respected
and esteemed by a large .• circle of
friends and acquaintarices and. sincere
sympathy is extended the bereaved
husband and two ehildren, one a, girl
.�f about seventeen• and. the otherat lad,
of VC, years. The funeral wili take
place this afternoon.
•
Net Yet. •. ' - ' :
A coup% Of our esteemed exchanges
bravo . stated "on •the most reliable
authority" that Mr. M. Y. MeLean of
th Seaferth, Eipositer has already re.:
a that 1 • ' y g e .
1
ceived the appointment of registrar
The annonneernent was prematureafor
we have l'On the en tiSt. reliable author-
: .
ay?' also that no appointment' hair yet
been made. While riot seeking in the
least to belittle Me. McLean's plainis.to
recognition, yet Air. :vv. coats is West
Huron's favorite for the position, Of
course Clintim. will. not like, to hays
him take up his residence ' in another
•town, but registrarships . are - nob tor
disposal every year.
checker araiee.
- "
The Hrucefield checker -chainpions
journeyed to . Clinton On , Thurs-
day ... evening last and •weee
defeated by 14 • games, as the
following -score shows: . The'. players
from the south . did mat show up to
their usual form, owing 'nr) doubt' to
lack of practice, but the Clinton
ers seemed to he at their best. Special
mention feint he 'made of alimunie
Cook, who quitenften "beats' 'eni
but the way he took the veteran Mc-
Dougall into camp was especially
good, After the game was over
•the: visitors were invited •into
•Witts' regtaurant, where oysters, etc.,
were served in the 13esb possible style.
Clinton. Brucefield.
,a• . • .• won. ' won,.drawn.
Hoover, ... 4 Snider.... 2 0
Bruce . , 8 Grant., 0- 8
Cook (Jimmy) 5 McDougall 0 •1
JAoghnneswon . ... 3 M'Diarmid 2 1
4 Delgatty.. 1 -1
• a Total 19
Death et Mrs Hat*. • •
Miss A. Hartt, who has • been for
many Years a resident of Clinton, died
on Friday last, She was a native of
the city of Frederickton, N.B.,her par-
ents moving to Clinton In 1854 when
she was two years dirge. Mr.Hartb was
an attorney and pradtisedahis profes-
Bien in this town until his death a few
years ago. Miss Hartt was a devoted
Christian and of a kind and minable
disposition whicb endeared her to all
with whom she was acquainted. She
WAS a member of the sect known as the
Plymouth Brethren one' of whom,
a Mr. Booth, conducted the last sad
rites, The funeral took' plater to Olin.
ten cemetery on Sunday afternoon,
when the furious snow storm prevent.
ed Many, who would have otherwise
paid this last, tribute to the re-
mains, from attending. The surviving
members of the 'family are six broth.
;erg :-Prahir Chicago, William In
St, Louie, Edvaln in Ooltrtiabut, Ohio,
enry of Medina, New 'York. Allan of
Toronto. and • Ludlow of Holstein.
The four last mentioned were home for -
the funeral,
. .
Eetarave.
was Bela Allison left ori Monday
for London to fill a•' situation, -,-Mr.
and Alm Hugh McLean celebrated
their. crystal wedding on Monday even.
ing.—Mrs, Arthur Brooke is visiting
her fathee„ Mr. P. Anderson, in East
Wawanoih this week.--Thechutieliee
•
were almost deserted on Sabbath and
n gerviceil at the outiside stations.
Master Carl He% is visiting his
grandmother,. Mrs. Tufts, at present.
The Presbyterians intend holding a
teaalleeting on the 14th• inst. and the
proceecle will go to the building fund,
The Westfield choir will furnieh, the
music. for the occasion.— Mr. John
Voultes' sale last Thursday mut agrand
suedess. Hie sheep averaged Over AtIO
per bead. -41r., E. Garton and wife of
HoIetein are visiting Mende •here at
present. •
Goderiola Township.
I The Veterans of Huron
Me. W.. H. Elliott' will have an auc- . • • -•
lay before the council, or rather to •
tion sale of his farm stock and imple-
ments on the 21st anat. All will be sold
without reserve. •
The Scarlet Chapter will be opened
in the Orange Hall, No. 189, on Tues.;
day, Mamba-1th, at'7 o'cloek•p. in. All
Onua pan to ns of the District .are, cord lel-
ly invited to be present.
noticed in your last paper that
yqur Port Albertcorrespondent Estate&
ar case of two bartenders who acted.. as
scrutineers for Mr. Hold:tee the so -
milled prohibition candidate in the last
bye -election, but we can beat that in
this township. We have a man who
no later than last fell wrote two or
three anti-Proldbitionletters and had
them published in Mr. Hotlines''. paper,
and during the last parnpaign he not
only, Worked for Mr. Holmes but had
con:mate° meetings in his hot*. : I
• suppose it is like all Grit partisans, the
lamb. and the lion may lie down to-
• gether and Laurier can lead them all.
11ar. Peter Cook, Jr, fornaer resi-
dent of this -township whohas been in
Manitoba and Dakota for the past
•eight years; has been visiting his uncle,
Mr. J. 0. Elhottand other friends.
• As a member of the Holinesville
Methodist church remarked on Mon-
, clay :-"Save us from the lode' preacher
who winks at sin a.nd on the sly' pets
sinners on the back." Poesibly this
wararin allusion to the"good" politician
who was so friendly with the ,"gang"
Which worked in the late election.-
- Mr. Willacaintelon of Indian Head,
who is quite 11,11 athlete; won a gold
brooch and a gold headed Cane at a;
recent curling: tournament in that
place. .The cane will be "quite haridy,
but- witat will Will do" 'with the
'breech? • . .
Mitre E. Taylor', of Blyth has been.
vieitingat Mr. J. Miadlaton'e, 9th con,
cession, for a couple of weeks.• -
'We are glad to announce that Mr,
George Hurnettof the 7th concesaions.
who has been very dl for some time, is
again recovering. , • ••
• Miss J. RathWell; Hayfield line, is
away on a prolonged 'visit to Grey
Counta, -
On Frida:y &treeing lasti'Mr. J. Rath -
*ell, Hayfield line, gave a, grana sup-
per to these who had assisted him in
drawing stone for, his foundation'.
•V"virich hepurposes erecting this spring.
A most enjoyable evening was spent
and all returned borne feeling that
they had been amply repaid far their
services. • •
Mrs. Vit'illiam Turner, near the Bay-
field river, has been •seriously ill for
some time. She is at present under
the carteof De. Atruitreng of Bruce -
field. We hope soon to hear of her
speedy recovery. '
• Me. Thee. Elliott attended the funeral
of his cousin, Miss M. Elliott, eldest
daughter of Mr. Sohn Elliott, Duo-
gannon, last week.
-An enjoyable evening Was spent at.
• the residence of Mr. Wes. Hearn Wed-
nesday evening last It was attended
• by sorne•from Hayfield, Stanley town-
ship and the sarrounding part of Gode-
xich township. The earlier Part of the
evening was spent in games and
.aniusernents until the music ov'ercatrie
the "pedes," and the light fantastic
was then tripped until "Sol" began to
tell them that the night was far spent
and that the time -.for parting had
c°Mtnee..Thos. H. Cole, who was on the
• •
sick list, was improving when he hada
set -back. We are pleased. to hear that
he is n'on? nOnvnieSeing.
The name of Mrs. John Sheppard of
the Hayfield fine mud also be added to
the list of these who are not enjoying
good health at present.
• Mrs. Robt McCullough of Chicago is
visiting the parental home.
Lot -30 on the Hayfield concession is
owned by Iltr. Thomas Bericoni of Clin-
ton, not hyMta ThosaElliott, as was er.
roneously stated last week.
BUM
Sohn Habkirk returned to Work at
S. T. Jacksons on Wednesdaylast
Miss Sean Dee of Winghain visited
friends in town this week;
Mr, Ed, Moser made a flying visit to
Goderich and Clinton on Monday.
Mr. S. Gidley is on the sick list
this/week. „
Bev; W. 'Bigsby hOlding revival
services in -the Methodirit Church at
present.
•Will Get Their Medals
. •
The Presentation WiltaTake Place in
Clinton on May 2.44h. ' A Toronto
Regiment May Be Another Attrac-
tion, ' • •
In aahair-splitting discuesion in the
towncouncil Moriday night, as to
whether Night -Watchman Herman ire
really A night-watchman or not,
Mayor Shaw remarked : "it is. some-
•
timesaanot hest to know whether
you are eight or wrong." • 'The expres-
sion had application.
Captaiii McTaggart, representing a
eitizens' committee, asked the council
for a $209 guarantee fund Or the May
24th celebration. 1897 a grant of
$100 was given, but not availed of, the
demonstration Droving a financial sue-
.
cess. Last year the council gave a
$100 aguarantee, °but. •neither was it
drawn neen, •for the same reasona •That
the guarantee asked for is doUblect this
year arises from the fact that the com.
reittee intend the corning demonstra-
tion tO be on a. larger and More
peasiye.scale than , any heretofore at-
tempted. •Captain McTaggart stated
that an effortwould been3aae to 'secure
the Kiltiee, the 48th Highlandeta of
Toronto. This of,course would,' be a
costly undertaking, and was • his
reason for _asking: that the: gnarantee
beeincreated; but, at the sercie 'time, he
had no doubt, If the . usual suc-
cess attended their efforts, that the cele-
bration. Would, as naiad, more than
pay its wayavithoat using the guar-
antee, Last 24th the expenditure
waP. over $900, but the committee
has handsome balance in the bank• .
'Mayor Shaw was heartily in favor of
granting the request, and"as an Addi-
tional reason statedthat the Veterans
of Huron, the cad men who responded
to the pall of duty when danger threat-
ened the douritry in 110; would receive
their meanie in Clinton, and on May
24th: This presentation and the pres-
ence of the 48th Highlanders • Would
naake it the higgest.day in the histo ey
Of Clinton. •
The guarantee would, have been
given there and then Were it not!, for n
resolution adopted by the coencil • at a
recent meeting that no expen diture
over tvirentaafive dollars cae be incurred
without a month's notice. . There will
not likely be any objection at the next
meeting.
The report of thestreetcommittee,
Councillor Plummer chairman, advis-
ed the purchase of lumber and sewer
• pipe and that the ' Clerk correspond
with the manufecturers of stone erash.
ers to ascertain the cost of one. •Mr.
Pluanner is-haedly in favor of the pur-
chase of a crusherawhich will cost sever.
al handred clollars, just yet •At any
vete he thinks thein should first be
sorrie expression of public.' opinion be-
fore taking any action. ' Mr. TOhnsori
is in favor of buying a crasher,
forthwith, :being ,of the opiniOn
that theinvestment would be it
profitable one for the town. The
discussibn stopped at. • that, but •
with facts and figures at hand some
action might be taken at the next
meeting. ' •
The Misses Grace), of Wingharn
ited friends lirtiii-Vinh'IN Week.
• Monthly Vale.' Waobeld on Tuesday, -
It was -Very fairly attended..
Mr. and Mrs.. Henry :rOtiminitig lkfk:
on Tuesday naorning: for Manitoba •
where they will make their home.
The best wishes of their many friends
go with them. -
Messrs, Toll, Denheim and Perdue -
shipped two earltattli of horeati•te Mani.
Obit on 'Tuesday, •
• Word wit, received on Monday by
Mr.ltugh MeQuarrie that his titioghter,
Mary, had died In Toronto on Sunday.
The sympathy of' the Whole commun.,
DI is extended bo.hint in till. ,sad her.
eayeirient.
A corm -aurae tion was received from
Colonel Ilohnes. 'if NO, 1 Military Dis-
trict in regard to the ceritral armoury
for the 33ad-B5atga1ion. • The 0o1one I
wrote that the couticil's offer of a free
site would receivehis favorable con,
sideration. The Colonel, the P.;
geography, and railway facilities,
together with a free site, will get 'Ole
armoury for Clinton Withotth A doubt.
The Mayor has sent Colonel Holmes a
NEWS -RECORD map of the county to
derhonstrate that the term Hub &well
applied. • •
- A communieatiodwite also received
from Mr. 3-, G. Sardine, a member of
the Demituon Board of Commissioners
for the Paris Exhibition, which urged
the council to take action and help in
having the province well represented.
It appears that 27,000 feet Of spate has
been -allotted the Dominion in addition
to that given'it in the nain
but the entire•spaee is so utterly inade-
quate that, for instance, ea& man*t.
fitetnter,of piatiociacid. Organs•will 'only
be"nnnwid room for imiteument,
that. lit one piano and one organ. " •
• '
•baldly inform that aoily,that he hadre- •
ceived an offer front another town: of
substantial eesistance if he Would esta,b-
lish a, branch of his works there. As the
Pathers could only guess aCthe'ittipOrt
of this message, a committee consisting'
of Messrs Shaw, Plummer and .Thigt-
son'was,appointed to c'oh-ftir with him
• in yegard. to the matter.
Stavely coinnaittee wilt.- be the
same as last year, with the exception
of mr. Gilroy, who is replaced by Aft!.
Johnson, and Mr. Holmes by Dr;
Shaw.
Bnylleld.
. •
• Our fishermen' have been in decided- •"
• ly hard luck this eeascin, not more than _
thirty dozen berring 'having been
caught all winter. Other years they
• averaged between five and. six hun-
dred dozen each. What makes it
moze tantalizing that the has
gone im to twenty-five cents per dozen
from the usual pride • of fifteen cents.
The ehort catch does ,not mean .
that the herring have abandoned
these shores, but is due to the rough ice
which has quite often been six feet in
depth: aThie does not mean that it
has frozen to that depth, .but that it ,
has been driven inslure and banked -
The fishermen eannOt work te advan-.
tage on six foot ice so that they have '
been unable :to lay their nets', TO
make inatter•ri worse it has .happened
.that 'jarring the night the wind shifts
the position of the ice and the nets are .
'
lob. William Branton his lost two in,
this way, John Toms and Seines Mac-
donald one each. Down atport Frank,
• thirty miles south of thia village; fifty
nets sailed away northward. on Sat-
nrday :week, the floe being seen
as -.passed .. our harbor, .About
twenty fishermen make this their
-,headquarters but only the; folloW. .
Ing half dozen, do 'Wieter-fishieg 1-a
James Sturgeon With 10 nets, Charles
Dressler 4 nets, Sohn Toms 7, Williare •
Branton 12, James Dlacclohald 6, Hugh
McLeod 10. .
Captain Holey and taiegtenant Craw-
ford of Guelph took charge of the Sal-
..eation-Areiy •corpe here, last Friday:
-Lieutenant .Gatsky having been trans-
ferred to another field of labor., The .
-officers who. have commanded here
• have been heed workers so. that . the
epees is in a prosperous state.
• Mr. Alex...Parsons,. who has been ail-:
in for .• some years; quietly passed
away on the 4th inst Deceased con-
traoted long trouble six' years ago,
while- lie was employed as engineer ma
the French cringer, .Napoleon III., '. • -
froze which he only partially recover-
ed. This, with ft severe Attack ef . la •
grippe, terminated a -.very aiseffil Jae:
He leaves a wife ana three small. child-
ren to mourn their loss.
John Harrison and his son tom aro
busily engaged drawing lumber to the
dock for St. Joseph Lumber Co. ' a •
Mr; Ed. Eagleson left on: Thursday
last for North Dakota, .
Mr. R. Peck, whohad been aaisiting
friends in Clinton, returned hilme on •
Thuriday. •• • -
Al9X. McLeod spent Friday, ,Sat-
• urclay and Sunday under the parental
roof. , •, • • .
Mr. A. Vanson returned last week
from Clinton, where he learned the '
baking with Mr. J,1ing,
Come one,1 eorne all, to the supper
and bail, on Friday evening of this
week. • .
, Mr. John B. Eagleson left on Mon-
day for Sarnhato spend a few weeks,
• and then to return. to Dakota accom-
panied by -his wife.
Mr. W. Smith and wife returned
• from a trip to London last, week.
On Tuesday morning last our genial
• young friend, Mr: Ambrose Smith, left
home for Exeter where he has been ap.
pointed junior clerk in the Molson's
Hank:
-• • •Ilandon.-.Hullett.
. Messrs. Carter, Addison, Hughes and •
.A.ppleby had wooci-bees last. week and,
got theie next winter's Weed but. --
Mr, Ben. Tyermata sold a horse to a
McKillop farmer lasb week. and. is on
• the lookout, for atother.---Sohn Com.
nell has ;hold his &Iva to Withate
Fairservice for a good figuie.---While
working in the swamp the other day
Mr, Sohn Lfttle cut his foot very bad-
ly-, lie will be laid up for 60010 time.
Miss; Nellie Medci itas. secured 0
school itt Itegina, Vtr, V., and will
tpaire for them ih'it'few ,dari; We are
''3%Ist-Yartoa gl°18cid,thoegrentlttliiiiaat•:111331std:bitliel
'Wino
Is now *able, to sit •pi.-:-r.titylor
(Pipe 14 hired or ihe "ttipAei, with
GeorgeSuell.-4---kr. Sohn Winton
was down at Brantford teat week as it:
represeritativs to the High Conk of O.
,0.141,-,—,Tehn.8plidereoilk has bought
a three-year-old colt from Chrietopher
• Albert MeGregor is the
mondpossessor or it tolineing baby
Thomas liatiewood Is Olen
wearing the Mite kind of 6 S*1116.
Crawford Wt �n -Tne,sdo• for
pariphin,,,, Manitoba,' after :spending
, three atoriths with friends, Imre.
1./r, Graham wins appOinted Medical '•
Health•Offiper, the Oesitien.
'tlie tiresent Mayor.' ' •
A COMMitiliOntiOn WM read from Sir.
OlWee Mowat, Afikitig a'grant in aid of
the Xitehener College in the Soudan,
but,the doeumenf.wae ordered to lie
Med, thetonne' apparently thinking,
that heathens ileareiv home had a prim.
'Oyer Shaw aged that he bad been
• requested bit Mr. William Doherty to
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