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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News-Record, 1900-04-05, Page 1'1 ' TUE CLINTON • A CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, A PRI L 5, 1900 2Ist Year NEWS -RECORD. Whole Nataber 1111. Compare The News -Record witk any paper in Huron for quality and quantity of Local News and say if its claim to lead is Hot correct .••••••• 1 ALL PAPER TRIMMED FREE. , PAPER HANGERS SUPPLIED WHEN REQUIRED. eteiseeceeitwieeereeee(eteeesseteeoiteeeeeeectocweactitoete Let Us Show You SOME NEW DESIGNS. IN 11, WALL PAPER esisHEY are away above the average in designs,texture 11 and general excelleuce. The latest productions of the leading manufacturers, and sold at the price you would pay for much poorer stock if you were to buy elsewhere. - • We bave so many kinde that it will probably bother you to make a decision, but that's the way people like to be bothered. • It isn't like the bother of going to several different stores and then finding nothing suitable, Few stocks in the West is as big as satire and none more complete. • W. Cooper & Co., . iffitEianseEiataelaeeaGe9sEliaeaeaa€Aekaaotaaaata%ealcala4eo6aataeoeese Clinton, Ont. We Have Moved To our new premises in The Corrs'er Store in the Searle's Block • where we • shAll be. • pleased to welcome all onr old oustitmers • • and many new ones:• Our stock is new and complete and consists of e erything to be fonnd in a well equipped and up-to-date Grocery Store. oaLECOOPE & Cs • THE CASH GROCERY, Phone 28. Cash for Butter and Eggs. 4 C CfeteasleiFtliF-05:55niFis.S;12 The Art Of- satisfactory Watch Be •'pairing is exemplified by me, I am an expert Watch -re- pairer, can repair all kinds of Watches and Clocks. I ' know bow to do it properly. • You don't have to take it to • any one else when I set through with it, because I do it right, do it promptly, and charge eou reasonably. Fourteen years' experience enables me to guarantee a perfect job., Am I to do your NEXT Repair Work ? • P.. C EWS t • Jeweler, Expert Watch Re- pairer anel Optician. getiReRia51)-5 t:gtisg-tstt-7S5*Ee-lt5 • Remember. If you are going trav- eling you can get a •Tirgin °R Valise • cheaper from me than • any other place n town.- /jag TWO A.J'S, Your Spring R�:J0CLUJPR •••••••• Our new stock of Spring Hats has just arrived and is bigger and better than ever. It includes a well•selectal assortment from the best known English makers. • Sackville, Wakefield, Leslie • Who eta e the best hats on the English market. An aluminium brush goes free with each hat of those makes. •These are the latest and most stylish hats. - Call early and make a selection.. • The prices we ask. only give•us a modest p. rat as we would sooner make four sales at a small profit than one sale at a big profit. Special Fedoras .2t $1.28 4 • AIORRISH OUR $4.00 MEN'S sum have arrived. You will wonder how we can sell them for that orice but we are doing so. Come and see them They are lined with g ‘od farmers' satin \ Your Last Opportunity A. J. Holloway. Will you be one of the fortunate ones to take advantage of the ocgasion. • The balanee of our Winter Clothing must go. Prices are a seeondaryeonsideration You will see from the following list that is what we mem We have In stock 25 Heavy Ulster Overcoats, waterproof lined, Price was $0.00, is now $5 00 Fine Overeoate " 12.00, " 8 00 " 3,50, 44 1 05 .......... " 8.00, " 500 s " 4.50, " 2 95 " 3.75, " 2 00 Boy' e Overcoats . Men's Suits at toys' Sults at 290 pairs Ready -WOO Pants. The 0. P. Saw Alla Work upon the saw mill at the o. f. may begin this week so that sawlog may commence at as early a date as poseible. The building will be allicriOand will be equipped with machinery for rapid work, It will be erected by S.S. Cooper, CGMVOOSCidg. TUE NWS•RECIORD was very much pleased to see Mr. D. B. Kennedy able to be about again On Tuesday after be- ing laid up for three weeks. He had a• rather bad attack of • 006iich ibis and though a httle of color is rapidly re- gaining his usual good health, Mr. Gilchrist is also improving but we ex• pect to see little of him -until the wea- ther moderates and becomes more springlike." The Queens Will Change Hands. Dir. Thos. Bell will retire frora the management of the Queens Rotel at the end of this month, He has done a good bueiness down there, but inti- mates that he has a touch of Western fever and that nothing less than a trip to the prairies will cure it. Mr.and Mrs, C.Milne will takeover the hotel again and, no doubt about it, maintain it at • its high standard for furnishing good acconamodation for both man and beast. An Evening With the Poets. The Epworth League' of the Ontario street church held a very interesttng and instructive literary meeting on Monday evening. The subjeet was "Familier Poets and Writers." An address on Kipling was given by Dr. • Thompson and a selection from his Writings read. A paper on Tennyson was given by Miss Tibbett, one on Wesley's hymns by Mrs. Seward and another on Fanny Croeby by Miss Twitohell. The Rattenbury Renovated. • The Rattehbury House, which, since the pioneer days, has been famous throughout these counties for its honse- like comfort, is being renovated from top to bottom by the painters and pa- perers. Mr. Jos., Copp has the contract and his aides, Kaiser and Kennedy, are making a good job of it. Be the wall what it Will, it is surprising how many yards they can lay during the course .of one day ,As soon as the weather moderates it is Mr. Ratteribury'sinten- tiou to have the exterior of the House re -painted and the north end re -sided. When these improvements are com- pleted. this Well-khown hostelry will never have looked quite so well. •07i Mason House Changes Hands. ., The. Mason House changed hands; on. • The sale at these pfees will be continued till Afareh g5th, when all will be cleaned out. We vvill be ready to show these goods ori Saturday morning. These , goods are all first. class AO w keep nothing but the best. • , . T. JACKS'ON, Sr. CLOTH anti" VRITORIA BLOCK A,ND HATTER. siostartie ISid CLINTON, Monday when Mr. Thomas Dowson retired. He took possession in Sep- tember 1 and during the three and a half years that have intervened the House has beep well and successfully managed and did a constantly increas- • ing trade. • Mr. Dowson is as "straight as a string" and being in addition-sof_a genial and unassurning dispesitionhir sate.Beadle, GRummell Sr. Beadle, E. Carter Rummell Mr. won a well-deserved popularity. 'Mr. and Mrs. Dowson have moved • to Court Deputy, J. W. Ohidley the Babylon Line, Stanley, where he Coition Wedding. some time since bought a farm 'upon On Monday in the presence of child - Which be will build a house next sum- ren and grand children MiSand Mrs. L. mer. In the meantime they will take up their residence at Mrs. Dowson's parental home, Mr, john Bothwell's. Success to them. ,:s! A iVew Church. The good people of the Rattenbury street Methodist church have been for some tune discussing the advisability of renovating their present place of wore ebip or bulidios a new ehuroh and at meeting of the Official Board on Tues. day night it was decided to build, not until next spring, however. In the mea ntitne the sinews of war will be gathered, Collegiate Notes. The boys of the Collegiate intend to. make their favorite game, teethe% boom this year having medals to play off with the Goderich C. I. and the Hough Cup with the Seaforth Cone- giate. The Cup will come to the Hub this year if hard work can bring it. The organization is not yet com- plete, but they will give a full report later. • The offices filled are the col- lectors, who are :-4th Forrn, A.Alken- head and Peter Baird ; 8rd Form, Char- lie Porter ; 2nd Form, W, Irwin ; lst Faun, J. W. MoKibbou. Kb e Pell From the Scaffold. Mr. Edward Octanes' life hung • in a balance for several days as the result of an accident vvhich beret him on Thursday last while working at Mr. S. S. Cooper's new house. He was standing image scaffold and from some cense or other fell and the dis • tame to terra firma being about twen. ty feet he alighted !leeway. He was taken home at once and. the m,edical man summoned and though the injur- ies'were severe and it was nip and tuck for a, time whether he would pass . out or recover, at last reports he had much improved and was out of danger. The Lacrosse Club Clots Ready. A, meeting of laerosse ;enthusiasts was held at the Commercial Hotel on Monday night when it WAS decided to re -organize forl the seaeon. Mr. Thos.. Jackson, Jr., who takes a lively inter- est in tbis forni of sport occupied the chair and the following °facers were elected for the season of 1900 :— Honorary President, Lack Kennedy • Honorary Vice, A.J. Morrish • President, Bert Potts • Vice; John Forrestei CJaptain, Peter Matheson Treasurer, Harvey Doherty • • Secretary, Arthur Shepherd Managing Committee, E.Dayinen t,J.• Forrester and. F. Ker. L P. P. Officers. • At last Thursday night's Meeting of Court Clinton No. 470, L O. F. the. following officers•were installed for the current year :— • Chiet Ranger, 0. ()rich Past Chief, J. W. Chidley Vice Chief, H. Pennabaker • • Financial -Secretary, F. Ift.Hodgens Recording -Secretary, Geo. Rodgers Treasurer, 3, W. Irwin • Chaplain., 0. flelyar Court Physician, Dr. Graham •• Sr. Woodward, • Jr. Woodwerd, A. Tyndall. The LicenseBoard Re -Organizes. • The License Board of West Iluren.-.-; the members being 3. Stevens,Clinten, S. Sloan,Goderich, and R. McQuaerie, Blyth, met in Inspector Paisley's of- fice on Thursday last and re -organized . for the year. •Mr. Stevens was again chosen chairman, a position which he has filled acceptably ever since his first apptantment as conimissiener 'tome ten or eleven years ago. Mr. Stevens- is a strong' politician, but a square man and will what he considers right and just. The next meeting of the Board will be held on April 19th when- appli- - cations for licenses will be considered.. There are at present thirtythree tavern and two shop licenses issued. 114r.S.Pike is also an applicant which will make thirty-four for the Board to consider. During .the past year there have been only three transfers, viz., Jost fen. ey 'to John -Hamilton, Saltforl ; O'Leary to Patrick Cummings'Wing- ham ; and Thos. Dawson to. Reuben Graham, Clinton. . One licensee, J. Dinsley, Wingham, died during the year. Alia widow is continuing the bueiness, .4 Narrow Escape. - • The ruins of the Smith block. which Was destroyed by fire nit Thursday morning last; were the scene of great excitement on Saturday • after noon when for a short time it was leered. that one or more precious lives had been lost. What remained of the stock of T. Beacom & Son had been removed from the cellar and James Sheppard,T. and W. Beacom, John McQuirt, John McCool, Geo.flurnmell and Ed.Blacker Were standitig together on the floor when it gave way and precipitated them into the cellar. Several lads, among the nunsber, Jim and George Finch, arney Copia, Kelso Wall, Jim - milt Grimes, Elmer Beatotn, Norman Webb and it couple more were also etheding on thelloor and they, too,slid below. To make matters worse the wooden partitions fell In and trn. pelsoned them. Matterslooked serious and Mr. Robert Welsh, who happened to be standing dote by, was, quicker than can be related, in among the debris to the rescue. Many willing . hands rushed to the scene and by dint ot 'niggles and lilting those below were gotten out without sustaining _ Verai• much injury, beyond bruises, : scratches and torn clothes. As it Was • not known just how many were upon the floor when it gave way the war& . continued for some time after the above.Mentioned Were safe and in the meentiose many a nervous spectator feared threworst. Mr. 'Welsh, himself, WO not a little apprehensive its his own, son, oled of eight years, was In the Vieinity, as he thought,of the ruins. • When the aecident took place, and it Wee 1108 Until Setiletitne afterwards that he learned that he Was with life ,piaymates in another part of the town. Manning celebrated the • fiftieth anniversary of their wedding day. • This worthy couple ha,ve resided in town nine years, previous to this they lived at Summerhill and in Colborne township. To them have been born six daughters and one son all of whom, save two daughters were present at the golden anniversary. • The daugh- • ters who, accompanied by their • hus- bands,helped celebrate the event were: —Mrs. 0, fleacomi Suannerhill ; Mrs, Jordan, Summerhill ; Mrs. McConnell, Saltford ;and Mrs. Chas. Beata, 'Clin- ton. Their only son, Mr. James Man- tling of Colborne was present,also Miss Emily. Jordan of Bayfield. The guests presented Mr, and Mrs. Manning with a purse containing a •handsome amount and before the gathering dis- persed a photograph of the group was taken. This venerable couple are till in good health and the hope is expressed that they may celebrate many more anniversaried of their wed- ding day. Little Locals. • • • Mr. A. Forrester has taken an agens cy for the Stearns bicycle. • Miss Lily McEwan assisted New- combe's' staff on bargain days, Miss Couch entertained a number of her friends on Monday evening. Mr, W. Moore sold three Singer sew. ing machines in one evening last week. Mr, Reuben Graham, the new land- lord of the Mason House,resembIes Mr. Robert Welsh not a little and one has not infrequently been taken for the other, • Rev. Jasper Wilson of Goderich will preach Educational sermons in the .Rattenbury street church next Suuday a. m, and evening. Pastor Howson will take Mr. Wilson's • work for the day. Monday night's meeting of the Wil- lis Endeavor was presided. over by Miss Mary Matlieson,vitho also took up the question of the catechism. The topic was very ably dealtivith by Miss A.Irving. Mr, J. S. Jackson, son. of Mayor Jackson, has launched out as an adver. tising specialist in Wannipeg. At ad building he is exceptionally clever and we have no doubt but that he will be ablo to make It. go." Success, Mr, John A. Kin" has had insprove- ments made upon his property, kit- chen erilatged, etc., which raids to its appearance and at the same time Make it more tommodiouo Nr, P. Ker did the work aud did it, as usual, Well. Mr. Peter Her has been appointed a Deputy Counsel of the Woodnsett of the World by the executive. The ap. pointmeht is well merited by reason of the interest Mr. Kee has taken in pre - Inciting the interests of Wooderaft, Clinton Camp in particular. 'ryndall Bros of llullett have o fine span of horse, which they had Weigh- ed on Tuesday. Before they were put, on the Reales Mr. /. Itattenbury said s -- "Take off those heavy coders and bridles and they Will weigh 3200." With the big toilers oo the team tip. ped the WM at80, a good geese. Night Caps for the Amine POO, • Mrs. (Dr.) Graham, who has been an • pointed treasurer of the India Vanilla Fund in connection withWillis church was very nauoh pleased by receivin one dollar from Miss Agnes Irwin, little girl of only seven yeers of age who eerned the mousy by makin night-caps and. selling them to th bald-headed gentlemen in town, Any gentleman, bald-headed or otherwise They Talked About aroollthie SVIVIMERNILL..• SIXTIt 0 ' The Majority of the Rate iteerson High • Street Petition the own Fathers • for a Granolithic Walk. More • Petitions to the Same Effect Are • Expected for Next Meeting, wishing a night cap, will be promptl supplied by.plocing his order with lit tle Miss Irwin. • P y• It begins to look as if the coming Poll Prima Scatted. • To fall from a scaffold Is rather a serious matter, even if it only be at an elevation of ten or a dozen feet. W. 3, Robinson thought so on Monday when he took a tumble at the house Chief Wheatley is having built and as he he carries much avoirdupois he struck the bard earth with a resounding thud. He was bruised and one leg sinceeasily doubled its girth, but no bones- were broken and he will be able th return to work again shortly. „ season would see much granolithic sidewalk built in Clinton. Two •J petitions to that effect have already len presented and both are from residential streets. The business part of the town has yet to be heard frorn and when one block leads the way others will follow suit in short order The petition presented at Monday nightle meeting of the Own council was from the following ratepayers of High street :—'Mayor Jackson, McTaggart, James Scott, R. 3. Cluff, Richard Dovvna, T.jackson, Jr., James Ferguson and Robert Downs. The petition was received and will be pass. ed through the usual channel. The Clerk has been in receipt of communications from cement pavers asking for information as to the council's plans for the season and intimating that they would be only to glad of an opportunity to compete for any work to be awarded. In discuss- ing the matter Cogncillor Sounson said the council should query as to Cost and durability 'of cement, etc, At this juncture His 'Worship said. he had samples in his office and would be pleased to show them to whosoever might call. The finance report contains a charity item of $8 for wood,but Old is likely to be the last for some time. The only dependent npon this fund was a poor half -blind man who tried to make an honest livelihood by Making.. baskets. This was rather uphill work and cruets rather than pastry were his portion,bet the council helped him along. He had - been only a short time a 'resident and though, perlurps, he should have been reterned from whence he 'came, still the charity committee took the rciore humane part.- As • Captain Combo said' :—"We cannot let the poor fellow • either freeze or starve now that be is here." However, he left town a week or so ago and before going shriek the dust, eo to speak, of Clinton from off his shoes for good. • A communication was received from Captain Camphell of the Salvation Army asking for a grant, Same as last year, 6f twenty-five dollars for the Army Brass Band which has lately increased in efficiency. The proposi- tion is to give an open air concert once each week during the summer sea- son. The request was hung up Skull vs. Band Saw. Mr, Arthur Gook met with an 'acci- dent on Monday wnieh he will remem ber for some time. It happened sins - ply enough but the results might have been serious. He was operating a band saw in Cooper's factory and in removing some material allowed his head to come in contract with the saw which cut through his cap and more than scratched his skull Which the medical wanhad to sew up. The fra.etion of an inch deeper and he would have band -sawed no more. The Patriots Won. • The Excelsior Mission Band , of Willis church met on Tuesday evening when they had a very • interesting debate. The Indian Famine. Fund was represeuted by Edna Manning, Annie Watt, and •Katie Scott, and the Patriotic ' • Fund •by. R. Stuart, G. Biggart and Lizzle Chidley The arguments were quite apt and the Patriotic won. The judges were, Mrs. Coats and Miss 3 Tben followed a chorus. by four little girls and three boys and a duet by Misses Tedford and Linnie Irwin . Industrious Rena. On Tuesday Mr. Jos. Retterib ury re ceiVed from Fred. J. Kennedy, BelIe- vilie a flve.doflar postal note the. pur- clirise price of •a trio of Anclalusians which will be shipped to their destina- tion to -day. At this rate poultry rais- ing ought, to pay well. Mr.Rattenbury's partialityfor the Andalusians is based upon good results frees his own coops for though Morels was a cold month, and his poultry house is nob an up, to one, his twenty-six berm laid 34 dozen ofeggs. With the adventof warm weather they will be much more industrious, as a matter of course. • BAYF1ELD. Mr. John Tom end Mr. 111.8oss have returned from Stoke's Bay where they have spent most of the winter fishing. • Mr. James Ferguson left here Mon day for Port Dover where he joins his v essel. for the summer, • Mr. A, Calling boa moved to Mr. luiddleton's in Goder lob township where he has secured work for the year instead of to Mr. Westlake's as stated last week. . • Rev. Mr. Noble of Grovenhurst occu- pied St. Andrew's church •pulpit last Sunday morning and • evening • and preached two able discourses. %his Walwin and Miss Morgan have returned from Detroit to visit their mothers and other friends in town. • Rev. E. ...Thompson of Tuckersmith preached Educational sermons in the Methodist church here and the other ap- pointments last Sunday. • Mr. John Fraser a.nd •wife spent a few days last week in Lucknow visit- • ing the latter's brother, Dr. Elliott. They dfove by way of Goderich. ' •Mrs. Burns has purchased a cottage in the eastern part of the village from Ildr. Cleave and will move shortly. • Mr. W. Brandon,our genial butcher, has started his shop in operation again after a winter's rest; arid is now doing business at the old stand, • We understand Mr. King intends moving into the bake shop soon to be vacated by Mr. Burns, when, it is rum- ored he intends starting a bakery, his old business. We regret to report the sudden death of Mrs. Jane Elliott, widow of the late William Elliott of the Babylon Line, Stanley, which, sad event took place at the residence of Mr, George Parke of Bityflekl on March 27t1i, Mrs. Elliott had been in town on business and WAIS on her way home when she was taken suddenly ill on the road and die & a few, minutes after being carried into the house. The remains were in, Leered in the Baydeld cemetery. De- ceased was one of the pioneer settlers of the township, was sixty years of age and highly respected, by all who had the pleasure of het acquaintance as a genial, whole-souled neighbor and friend. The family and friends have the heartfelt sympathy of the whole neighborhood in their sad and sudden bereavemenb. The plan of Sabbath serviees for the Bayfield Methodist church for the three months ending July 1st are as follows r—Sabbath school 10 a. m., Hp - worth League 11 a.m., to be followed byclass meeting, preaching at 7 p, tn. Mr. Willie itlettool Has a contract to split ten cordsof wood for the rectory. Wiilsis a worker. Mr. Moore has morel into the house lately occupied by Mrs, Bothwell, Rev. F. Ityan of Durban), Grey eounty, was in our burg on business last week. Me. George McKenzie, Who brie been with Mr, F. Ildwards for sortie time, took his departure from our midst for a visit to friends In Kincardine. We are sorry to learn of the contin- ued illness in the family of Mr. Heard of the Brownson Line, Miss Stinvion, who has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Sewn of the Saul& Line, returned to her home in Ripley lost Week. for a roopth and o decision to turn down or grant will possibly be made at the next meeting. ilequest was made for certain •fixtures for the town hall stage. The • amount they will cost is small and the proper committee. was given povver to have them added. • .• On motion the Treasurer was author - Ind to • transfer $5000 of the Stavely money to the Free Library Board to • faciliate his book-keeping. Requests were wade for an addition- al electric light but the Fathers decided • for the time being to, raise several of those they now have which, it is •believed, will to some extent. do away with the necessity for new Ones. The Fathers hesitate about granting even' one additional light as it would be followed by further petitions, without a doubt. • . • The report of the Vinancecomnilttee, Which was adopted, was as follows :— Stock Scales • 1lEnEnPrn $ 18 05 Weigh Scales 13 40 • Office Rent • 4 00 Cemetery 475 •EXPENDITURE'S • Fire and Water Davis & Rowland $ 5 56 Davis & Davis • 4 00 Guttapereha Rubber Co. 8 68 •2 00 Edward Grigg• J. Miller, work on engine • 3 25 • Property , Davei Oa Rowland S. Alexander Repairs to snow plow Street W. Steep, snow plow C. Carter, work Cemetery R. Reynelds, salary Charity ' Wood • Electric Light Electric Light Co, &timely D. K. Prior JOhis Bean 7'84 800 90 800 • 6 48 18 00 800 85 10 550 15 05 VARNA, Miss Annie Keyes of the Babylon Line is learn ing dressonaking with Miss IS. Keyes. There is a general move in the east end ot Varna this week. 3.Armstrong has moyed to the house lately occu- pied by 3 Herniae% and B. A. lita. ins moves to the property lately pur- chased from J. Armstrong S. Reid also moves' into '13 A. Higgins'ihouse. We welcome Mrs Reid to our midst, as we know he will make a good citizen. Owing to 3. McKie leaving town, N. Fair and 0. Reid have to change board- ing pla,cee. 0. Reid goes to I. Wan- less' and N. Fair to L. Beattie's. 3, Voote Intends buildinga new lime kiln tisie spring. t Otiving to the rush of °Hera for lune, lie Will run the tWo kilns for a while. Turner and Atwood are also prepare Ing for a big season's burning. There are so many femme building this Sim- mer thee the lime burners will be kept busy. Sap is running. Hurrah for taffy pulls. 'V. M. Deihl is busy making the tootheome liutd Court Varna 0. O. P. will wee on Friday evening nett, A 'ergo attend- ance of the members is requested as Important buitinest will be transacted, An ed in The People's Paper, thetis • Tut Naffs -Rowan, para Mr. and Mrs. W. Routledge of the Mr. Ulises Ireland spent Sunday in Hub were visiting at Mr. john John- stone's on Sunda -els Mr. and Mr. I. Brownlee spettb Sun - , to andMlaCtstZa"lrethivinttgalflon- th r Assine.boia. • . TbeW, jot. metliiIl'. esn.M" arlaevening atMrs, Misses Sarah and AggieReid of Con- stance were visiting at afrs, Noble Lovett's last week, and this week they take their departure for Caricluff, • A,ssinaboia, Mr. Nelson Bingham had a wood bee on Thursday last, getting his year's supply of fuel ready. Mr.3osR:Psnl haabeLan7e4 ttsdtyfo; thsaePurpose On FridayMr. Jame:Mil hadthe w0ad_euttersatwortndwnno: want for firewood next summer. While helping to fell a tree at Mr. •Jos. Repson's bee on Wednesday of last week, a falling •limb struck Mr. Robt. Draper on the side of the head and inflicted a scalp wound so severe that he had to go into town to have the doctor sew up the cut. It's a pain- ful wound, but Bob is thankful it is no Worse. e. Walter Maine Mhas been very ill for a number of days, but we tsope to be able Awn to report a complete recoV- ery. William Jordan of the 168h Goderich • township has hired with ?dr. James Cornish for theaummer months. ltir, and Mrs. 0, 3. Nesbitt entertain- ed a party of young people on Thurs- day night last. Their guests report • a very merry time and look forward with • anticipation to another such party. William Johnstone has hired with Mr. Thomas Archer for the season. Mr. Walter Manis intends giving up' farming, but not until next fall, and m • the meantime intend 's building.a house on the old skating rink property on Princess street East, Clinton, which •he bought recently. Mr. Mains has liv- ed nine years on his present farm and was horn and [media Hallett. • Miss Pearl Beacom of the 16th was •visiting her cousins in the village last • A progressive crokinole party was given by Mr, and Mrs. George Hill on Fridey evening last. There were • shout forty guests and enjoyment reigned supreme, as it always does when the young people gather under • the Hill roof tree. The first prize was won by Miss Sarah Nesbitt and the last prize by Tom Lindsday and Miss Lavine Woodyard. Mrs and Mrs. Thos. Murphy move this week onto their own farm, Where the clivelling has been renovated to. • Petitions were circulated last week in the townships ofGoderich and Mil- let, adjacent to this •village, asking • that Summerhill school he made a 'Un - ton one. Both sides were almost un. 'aninsous and Messrs. Murphy and Nes. bitt waited upon the township counc of Goderich on Monday- to ask that it take the necessary steps toward union. The Hullett petition which asked that 1100 acres be detached • from S. S. No 5 and added • to the village section, was presented to the council of that township on the sa,nie day by Mr..losh.Hill. The change asked for is not a radical one ae many,if not most, of the ratepayers in the 1100 acres have been sending their children to our school, But then two slices off No. 5 *ill reduce that section very touch, but we hear the intention is• to . move tbe school over cleaver Londes. bora. Indeed, there is likely eve long , to be a shuffle all around in •Hunett. Probably there is no better time than the present for doing it. • The wedding of Miss Evelyn Ball and Mr. Jas. Raithby, which took place at Mr. M. Hill's on Wednesday evening of la.st week, was attended only by rel- atives of the contracting parties. The ceremony wairperfornied by the Rev. T.3. Murdock, the popular Baptist div- ine of Clinton. Mr. and Mrs. Baithby have not yet decided where they will take up 'house, hut it may be in Lond- esboro for a time. We wish them all the compliments of the season-. We understand that twice as many logs have been delivered at Butt's mill this season as last. • Mr. and Mrs, 0. Beacom were in Clinton on Monday assisting the lett- er's parents, Mr, and Mrs Meaning, to celebrate theic golden wedding. Mr. W. M. Lowery will live at the homestead while assisting Dr. • Fowler of Clinton in his vetenary practice. • Mr. John Smith bought e fine horse at Mr. Henry Beacom's sale on Tuesday of last -.week. It is reported that Mr. Loft, formerly of Goderich township but now of Sen- ile° county, Mich., intends opening out a blacksmith shop here. Missionary services wil, be held to St. Peters& church next Sunday even. iug when the Rev. Me. Jennings of Bayfield svill officiate. Last Sunday was secrament Sunday and. as nearly all of those who were lately confirmed were present,the own. ber of communicants was very large. Using as his text Heti. 10:14, Mr.Smith urged upon his bearers the necessity of rembering the Death and Passion of our Lord in His oWn appointed wey, viz., by partaking of the emblems of His Body and 'floodlit the sacrament of the Holy Communion. • idesReuben Graham of Bruceileld took posseeston of the Mason House on Monday, Bev. T. 3. liturcluck's sermon next Sunday evening will be for the young ladies, particularly. Mr. D. Connell wilt build a house for . Mr. James Sheppard on Orange street and has also taken the contract of fin. tilling the house Me. Jos. Wheatley Is having built on Victorle street. . ,Mr.11iram 11111 has token the folio*. i nee tontrects asecellars forE. Bamford, IL Glazier and G, Rodgers, Will raise Mies White's house on Itattenbury street and pub et foundation under it, coffer for T. Down, staatty, and ' betel foundatiou for /. Johns, Tucker. smith. town. Mrs. Dr. Tait is away On a vielt to her parents In Munceye Mr. Shane of Detroit, paid a visit to relatives here last week. • Mr. Lawrence of Welland formerly a resident of this place, renewed AC. quaintances with his friends here last week. • Mr. W.litelfry, vvho has been visit - Ing his cousin,Muvey Shane,for the past week returned to his honse in Montreal last Friday. McKinnon and On, and Anderson and Elder will hold their Millinery openings on Friday and Saturday of this week. The council held its regular meeting in the Industrial Hull on Tuesday eve- ning. A meeting *as held in the Orange Hall on Monday evening, at which ib was decided to form a volunteer coni- papy in this town. Mr. R..McOonnxn ins and Capt. Rance will undertake to teach the recruits the mystery of . company drill. • Mrs. Nation, Mount Iron,Minnesota, el siting Blyth relatives. • Her many friends are glad to see her looking so well. Mr, T. Metcalfe, it former business man of this place, moved his family ' to Galt last week. The concert in the Industrial Hall on Tuesday night in aid of the India Famine Fund and held under the aus., pices of St. Andrew's church wits a treat thoroughly eujoyecl by an app- reciative if not a large audience. Mr. Spense is an t entertainer, singing Scotch songs aud reciting humorous steries in it manner that captivates, his listeners. Much disappointment was expressed over the dancing being cut out of the program. Our earnest hope is that we may again have the pleasure of having Mr. Spense and his able assistant Miss Laing, return te 'Blyth at some future date. A bumper house will be sure to greet Min.• • On Monday Measrs, • Watson and Ensigh shipped to Toronto, under the care of Mc. George Smith, the largesb steer which has been seen in these parts for many a day. It Was Only three•year•old and weighed somewhat ' Miss I. • Morgan held a successful sale of her household effects on •Mon, dayafternoon. , Many of our Citizens are indisposed . with the annual . epidemic. viz., la grippe. • • •• The Missionary lecture in the Trin- ity church on Wednesday night by the Rev, Mr. Crawford was instructs ive and ably given and was listened to by a large audience. • Intended for last issuo.t • Mr. A. Denison spent Sunday at his home near Seaforth. • Brick contractors from Brussels are at work. at the vault in the Bank of Hamilton. A number of new books have been added to the Public Library. They are in great demand. ' • • . • • Miss Baker has returned from , her home in Walkerton to take charge' of the millinery department ,at D. B. Mc- Kinnons. •. Miss Gertie Shane has returned from visiting friends in Goderich.. • gists Howard, who has been visiting at Mr. Slater's has returned to her home in Exeter. Mr. Harry • Kelly is home 'from Louisonia State, winding up his affairs prior to his moving his family to the South. Mr. McPherson was the tined of Mr. P. H. Douglas for a few days this 'week. Mr. Denholm has shipped four car loads of hay to Sinseoe during the past week. • Mr. T. Emigh and family of Gode- rich were Blyth visitors on Sunday. Mr. A. Babb and Mr. T, Bell of Teeswater spent Sunday .avith friends here. • Miss Ballantyne of Teeswater spent Sunday under parental roof. AUBURN. On Friday evening last a, meeting of those interested in the game of foot- ball was held for the purpose of re -or- ganizing for the season of 1900. A. chairman was appointed and the fol- lowing officers elected:— President, D. E. Munro • Vice -President, Dr. RoSS • Contain, Wm, Ferguson Sec.-Treaes Win. A. Mole Committees were appointed for the purpose of securing grounds, ordering_ outfits, etc. It Was algTO decided that there should be practice on Wednesday and Saturday nights of each week. Mr. It. Sprung of Goderich was visiting friends in this neighborhood last week. Mr. J. Lawson returned home from Pickering lad week. Miss M. Pentland of Dungannon is • the guest of Mrs. E. ..Nrunro at present. Mr. Alfred Lawrence of Welland was visiting reletives in this vicinity last week. 111r. IL McGee is helping his mother to move into the village this week. Mr. Geo,Morshall Intends selling watt books. We wish him success. • Our barber has moved opposite Mr.S. Aether's shee shop. tie is a fine fol. low, an op-toelate barber, and we With, him rinecess. Mrs. Marshall extends a cordial invie Whin to the ladies to attend the ltfile linery °petting next Saturday, the 7th. Mrs. Marshall has been in Toronto where ithe has secured all the latest styles for the season. She will have What the fair ones Will much admire and buy. The school has been reseated throughout and While the interior Ionics better it is also vastly more corn. forteble for the children. The desks are of the Preston company make end Were Itoughb through the W. Pole Co Of Olitaten Who tare agents for thht county.