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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News-Record, 1902-11-20, Page 1•c." CLINT N L 4 , George B. elas met 23rd Year *N. ••••••••To...2.20, CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1902. •measaseeeeseabeeeeeeesseelbeeweeeetteateseteetteeeteeteeeweeentelatellaw DELIGHTED WITH I. . In remitting his sub for e year 111 • aevance Mr. Harry Morrish of Oxbow, FANCYo AsSoe. writes The News -Record as fol- lows : "The News -Record comes to us CHINAWARE Our fancy China-vrare depart- ment is daily growing in popularity as evidenced by our increased sales. It could not be otherwise as the ladies will have nice china, and as we have the stock and.an ettractive place to show them this is where they mime, This week we aye opening up . mote Japanese China and pottery j which have been imported espee. T ially for our, trade and 'also 14 lins of French China. , We shall be pleased to have you call and see the assortment. • # Wall Paper ebaletalleallbaleeealleallaereasea Your friends will he home at Christmas and it well to have your rooms ready for them. Do they need re -pap- ering, new shades or new curtain poles? We are the people you should consult if they do. Special value in Wall Paper for next week. Several lines must he clear- ed out to make room for Christmas toys. 1040 -In hirtil;>1'3)4 . ' C 1101C ff. a.LECTIONS WALL PAPERal W. ,Cooper 6i, CO., CLINTON. Agents for C. P. It Telegraph and Dominion Express - s Money Orders, also for Butterick Patterns. s • elareseaiessaate-aewa-aessee.teeenteseaefee‘heleenesellehleanelleielle Inhete'illeheee The. . established under the Canadian Bank Act of 1890 IFirst in Canada to issue 1ts capital stock at i premium. Bank to commence business with a Reserved Fund. . ere • 14_ Chartered Bank, having a Paid.up Capital ote ' . • • The Sovereign Bank of Canada is a regularly $1,1013,000, a Reserve Fund of $210„0Q0 andloter • assets exceeding three and one half million dol- lars. It has seventeen branches now open and , its deposits by the public are growing at the rate ' lie confidence... ... of $250.000 per month. This fact indicates pub HIGHEST CURRENT RATES ALLOWED ON DEPOSITS From Date of Deposit. SOVEREIGN STANDS FOR SOLIDAFETY ITY i ECURITY CLINTON • fileANCH L. P. Snyder, Mgr.. :••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ++++444.4.14+4+44 If You Pay .More- ++++++++ Than we charge for:repairing you pay to' o much. if. you • pay less you don't get your work done right. 'We 'do our . watch, clock and jewelery repairing as well as it ean be done and our prices are very low—cleaning, 41; main- springs, $1, and al! other work equally low. *heti was your watch cleaned last:? Better have ie examined now; you may save yourself qpnsiderable expense later on. t^40, 11. • e • , P. B. Crews, '• • e.' Ite • -Biddlecombe's Old Stand. 14444Jeweler and Expert Watch Repairer, -. 14.1.44++++44.144444.4f Retractionist and Dispensary Optician. X 4••••••••••••144•••••••••••••••••44•••••••••••••••••••‘ ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••,••••#.•4••••#.4*••••.. We are selling our stock of Tweeds at 25 per cent. discount off our usual prices. _ A. J HOLLOWAY. _ .16,1111.110111646416111•1111AIIININIANININIbll • WHY NOT SAVE MONEY Buy yotir winter Suit or Overcoat ready-to-wear and you will save money as well as time and bother: That is if you buy the right kind of ready-to-wear clothing. Buy here and we will give you as good material and as good a fit as you can get froin,any tailor and charge you $3 to $5 less. Men's Overcoat*5 te *IS Boy& Overeoate *5 he *6 Men's Suits *0 to $115 )30710,,suit§ etaeatee to *6 Hopools egos. totg, regularly every week ane is like a letter from our old home. We are de- lighted, with it." MANY IIAPPY RETURNS; Mr. Neil McGill, a native of Aegyle- shire, Scotland; who settled upon the sth eon. of Stanley in. October x85o, will on Saturday celebrate .the 75th anniversary of his birthday. He is in excellent health and epirits and looks good for many years to come. He • purpotes leaving the • old homestead in about a month to take tip his abode in •St. Thomas, VERY ILL. Rev: - Dr, Medd, of 'Hensale, who. oc- cupied the ()Mario . street ,puleit oiz Sunday, preached witledifficulty in the evening, having been: attacked by pneumonia during the alternopu. His illness increased and becanie so serious that a doctor from Louden, the Hen- sel' medico and Dr. Thorepson held a consultation on, Tuesday. • The -careful attention he has received, together with the Dr's great recuperative pow- er, are pulling him through andhe is now convalescing. WELL PLEASED,— •.... The architect of the new postefliee inspected the building on Tueeclay and complimented Contractor Cooper or the vigorous manner in which he is rushing 'the job and the satisfactory quality othetee work. He also express- ed bireeelf as well pleased With the services of Inspector .Stevens and eta ,pearee,, to • think, .as we all here do, • thee' he"is:the right man in the right place. Weather perinitting, Mi. Coop- er expects, to have the roof on by the 'ma of next week. THE GRAND TRUNK, BUSY., • • ea • • • .This is tee busy season on the Grand Trunk and although the cams 'patty is pressing into•serviee every old eat it has, still slenpees are eoniplain: lag of deleye • - ' ' Tlie Clinton. station is participating in the .iitercee,e of business, Por in-• Sts.'uce,. • forthe week .ending Feeley test :tem was an increase over the, etateeponcling period of lest year of -245 tens, though a shortage of • foo tons of live stock and same a- mount• of salt. The anceeaee was in repplea Boer and miscollantotis freight. For the same week iif 1901 only 36 tons of 'apples were shiaped, :whereas this seasonethe amount was 136 tons or 1648 barrels. There was: also3e .tons.. more iniecellaneous freight. . , ONTARIO STREET CHURCH: Ree.• Dr. Medd, of sitense,11; ocetteeecl. the pulpit of the Ontario street church both sieern. and evening last Sunday. In the:Morning he made reference. to the referendum; campaign and warned his hearers. to beware of the literature With which, ete egad, the. antis inland, td to •flood the . province before the voting'. The net • is, he ''believer, all 'fieet ancl. an be quite easily enforced. At -am evening ' service Dr. Medd -took . for his theme, the dignity of labor, .which he dealt •Wite . eloquently. While , the Dr's views onthie great and 'die- turbing question are such. as are held by many who. are opposed to " ty- ranny" of all kinds; yet we fancy they would not take • very well in such hot- beds of 'epicene/4' as Landon and Tor- onto. . . • . ' • . . , THE Imgit ileINTERS aok.g. • • inie deer hunters are Marie after two Weeks roughing it in the Wilde of the north eountrie. They eport the weath- er just a little too damp for sport, but say that 011 the whole they hadea vety. pleasant time.. Their looks do not by any Means -belie their words and most of theat have .put on flesh, Messrs. J. B. Hoosier and G. E. Holmes belonged, to e party Which camped at the heed of Williams Lake, one of the many peaty sheets of wat- er • Which dot .Algoma. They left the railway at Thessalo,n where Mr. Char- lie Donaldson, formerly of Stanley; is catrying en a livery business, 1 -le it was who •coeveye.di their otalit.to 'eon Bridge, a distance .of twenty nines north, the joureey being made on a. colonization road built by.tha.Proten- ctal government, • The need ie not as good as it might' bee considering its ,cost, but better, pereaps,than some would :expect in. that ilietriet. There are settlers at interv&ls who appeared to be doing about' as well as the ae- erage bush pioneer. Midway 'is Day Mills where the sawmill owned by the • Doherty' Oyes located. The Compeny'e. interests areeiti charge of,Mr, W. G. Doherty,who is .not by any means in ,leve „with the couetry and expects to, retq, to Clintoe thte winter; s lee* Bridge is, 'cleated in a .beautiful valley of about tsoo agres. in ieetente Thee, land is excelleet end is all taken Up. There are a couple sof stores there which have in stoolabout everything from a iteedle.to an anchor and draw their levee as mitch from. the IttinSe camps as frorrasettlerse The party left the colonization road at Iron Bridge, tnaking a cut across the country aud reaching their desti- nation after dark, they took, up their abode in what had been a lumberman's shanty. They -were. Accompanied by a breed guide who was a, very useful man in his way, but in the matter of cleer,"the greatest liar in all Algoma." The deer were fairly plentiful, but the party being made up of genuine sportsmen would not transgress the law. Ilut autottg, the trophies of the, Lhasa was a 2oo pound back sent down by Dr. Holmes and which has been ott exhibition in Ford & IVIcNeil'e • butcher shop for a fow days. They also shot a moose. They had a little experience on their Way home, which we will itot narrate other thatt to say that they showed their grit by walking twelve miles down the railway tea& on a dark and wet night rather than be itheosed upon by two section meh who wanted to charge the five composing the par- ty eight donate to take them into Thestialoit. They were all very hungry and tired when they"reached the end of their tramp, Mesers. J. S. Catitenet, 0. Copperee, W. Cole and 1. Johnston have alto returned,all 'Well pleased with their We Doherty Co A PROHIBITION SERMON, Rev, Dr. Gifford will preach a. pro- bibition sernion next Sunday evening. Only a fortnight of the campaign new remains so that it is high time it was warrnine sea GOOD MEN APPRECIATED. Mr. W. C. Brown of, Clinton and Mr. Charles 'Hunt of Brucefield are considered two of the most .efecient foremen on the L. II.•& B. Accord- ingly the company wanted to transfer them to the -main line at a point which is being deitible- tracked, hut Messre. Brown and Hunt prefer re - meeting in their present positions, and among old friends., . . THE,' MQ'ITING PICTURES, A. big house witnessed the Moving Pictures in the town hall on .Thersday evening last. The pictures were nearly all good and the humorous ones caused much merriment.. Another appreciated feature was the modeling in day and. rapid pietare makieg. The I. 0. 0.F.,, under whose a.uspices the entertain- ment wae given, had a balance after •paying all expenses. . • PROM THE LEPER :SETTLEMENT.. There are coteliti•ons of life, in' Ori- ental countries especially, of which very little. is knowe to the average ithabitant of the western portion of the world. A• lecture touching *ion seine of these conditions will be given in Willis chtlech on •Wednesday evening cif next week by Mise Lila Watt, a re- turned missionary from the leper set: will he-. given melee the ell -Vices af the elements of the far East, This lecture Women's Missionary Society. CRtigeli. • • . • The 'regular in-eeting of the C. E. of Willis church 'was held on Monday evening when'- the vice president, • Mr. .R01,t. Xing, occupied the chair. :The 'eateehism we'e taken -by Mr, Kirk liduston . and the. topic,. " For Mee.' was exceediegly. well handled by Mr. ,Kteg. A• •missionary letter,coutaie- eing several .suggestions for:the inter- ests of the society, was. reed by Mies, Wilson,. but it .wae decided lb .holcl it 'for • cliscussion• ett the .neat business eneetinge. • .• • • . • • • •• .TO TIIE TOWN'COIINCIL. ' 7 • . , . Dear Sirs,—At your test meeting I think ' evil did 'a. just apt in • granting Clerk Coats Cortes eet5o• dollars -fer extra *ore, hut: why. you oveelook the in- seecter,.Chief Wheatley', I eeenotuee derstaud as he seta& ethe town •• over .,51boo in- the.construet`ion of walks this .yee.t. He did elle wehk in a: very sat- isfactory way bete :to 'the ratepayers• and theeeteploecs. Now • .P Mete you wile,see:.yottr Way .cleaf make •the Chief.: some. recompeuse • for the good work • lie. •did as well. as well . as for• the Manner in, which he did, it. '• :By GOING TO LONDON. •. The louden' Free Pres ' of „ Thursday last had the following ' • .• It is anclerseood*that the..Purchese of the factory formerly. , occupied by the •Canadian. Veneer' and Isernber :Co; at the earner of Pine and Elmstreets, in the east end, will be completed toe. dey. on behalf of a• new ergare com- panye The gentlemen prominently 0 in- terested itt the .new .concern are : W. - N. . 'lleannieg • Of ;Ceram, and .1', F. Sherlock,. Stanley street, this eitY, Messrs. Sherlock, and Manning have for a long, time been etennected 'with the Doherty •• Organ . einnpanY: The :deal .for .the purchase ea:the •old fac- tory building has Mae eft for a Month - Mel • it- is expectedwill . now., go thrdeee willeout a Mech.". • • . • JACKSON:BROS. RETIRING.: The :name eackson lia,s beea identi- fied • with the clothing bueiness in Clin- ton lame, 1854' and Jackson Bros.store •is, we believe, one of . the largest exe cleav,ele clothing and furnishinalatOres itt ,Westere Ontario,butenoweve tinders steed, they purpose retiring. The etig etinotincemeet • on page .5 of .The Netves• Recoietells thcastera fully, and senile we regret, and we are Aur' our .read- ers • will ejelse, to • see .Tacksen eleos: retire from the retail trade, yet when 'out' ecaders azia. our ' citizens -.under- stand why they are •selling this even known .branch of their beefless they cannot help but a.cliniret the enterprise of the firtne • • . • - etwoeyears ago Jackson Bros. bogie the maindasturce of.bo.ys': knickers, at f ' 11- . the roonisin .Elhott's block. The knickers it once beeanie popular with theretail, pride and the firm soon lotoul that by. installing modernmachinery and tote fining themselves to • a special line . ',racy weld find a rearly matket. for ;, all they could manufacture. To their .boys' knickbrs, which are re-inforced be rear and at the -knees, they -added boys', euithe :applying to their • Out- put the name of *the "Lion trend," for • which • a 'splendid reputation has been established ethroughout the Do- minic*. .The rapid increase of busi- ness necessitated largo; :premises and the purchase of the Perrin block fol- lowed and its continued growth de- mands the whole time end capital of the erne hence their retirement tram the retail trade. They now employ fifty operatives, but front present prospects the nutu- her will soon be doubled, Seventy five per centof the employes are girls, who, we understand, make good wages when they gain experience. This is a period of keen competition for thriving industries and we have - no doubt many town e would be only too wilting to hold out indecetnente to such enterprising mei as the Messrs. Jackson. And possibly iti a larger town where there is a greater abundance of labor they 'could carry on the busitiess to better adventage. These facts should not be' overlooked by our Citizens. The News -Record was informed by a Member of the firin the other day that they lied already received orders for $30,000 worth of goods for spring de- livery. This moats that the factory. viil .have to colitinue Working 'over., time as it is doing at present. edit:ton will yet becoine as well known for its Mott Brand of 'clothing as for the organs turned out by the TURKEY NIGHT, At Monday evening's meeting of the Wesley League the subject was key" and papers dealing with the moaners, customs, etc., of that coml. try were given by Pelisses Parlee and Birdie HeyWoocl and Mr. .Ud. Jenkins. Miss Ida Wilken rendered a solo in good _style and Misses Cunainglunne and Miller a duet. TI -IE LAST ROSE OF SUMMER. On' Friday last Miss Irgountcastle of " The Wigwam" presented The News - Record with a rich, red rose which had readied full development in her garden. Ripening roses on the 14th of November puts to shame leepeing's " Lady of the Snows," regarding which the poetess of e The 'Wigwam' .has something eso say in another col, tome ANNIVERSARY SERVICES. At a congregational. meeting held in Ontario street church' on Wednesday evening of last week it was decided not to have a tea -meeting when the anniversaryserefces are being held, :but to raise what fends are needea by a free-will offering, The preacher .for ' the occasion will be Rev. Wxn. MeDonogh., once of Clinton but now .of Stratford, who has never been keown to preech a church empty, CONSISTENCY :IS A JEWEL. A somewhat amesie feature of the referendum campaign'in West Huron is the anxiety of certain politicians —who at. the provincial election either opposed the pledged peohibition tan - dictate tooth and nail, were on the fence or under the barne-eo• speak. in laver of file measure.. It • may be consistent - to support prohibition and at • the same time endeav- or -to defeat 'a prohibition candidate, but we must confess we cannot see it in that light. Nee are we aware that there are different. kinds of cons sistency, . . PINED. • Mr. A. McNeil of Ottawa, gievern- ment oflieial, was exi town op. Tuesday end laid an ieformetion against Mr. Robert Elliott' of Codetich 'for viola- tion of the lava "re the packing and &ening of, apples. The ease was giv- en a hearing by Mayor Jackson and Mr.Elliott making no defence • he was Iincd ten dollars. The ceidence epee which the charge was made was ob. taieecl ' from an export' ehipment at Montreal. The morel in this case is that the buyers:seoule exercise a close aupervision over their packers if the latter are net experienced men', ' ' THIRTY MILES OF WIRE.. • ' If .asked to 'make a geese at the as. mount • of wire used. by the eeectric COND:UCTOR IRELAND., Alf. Ireland, one of the oldest freight conductors on the L. H. & succeeds the late Jerry" Fitzgerald in charge of the 4. m. express. Mk. Ireland lives in Winghani but his promotion will require rasi'dence itt Londo'n. HE ENEW HIS PLACE. The IIP.rrison Review says : Walk- erton's grave digger, walking in the streets the ether day, chanced to turn and noticed two doctors Walking: be- side him 1 -le stopped tile they pessed and then followed theme "Anil why is this ?" they asked. "I guess I know my place in this procession he 'answered. -,t A OUR OF INSPECTION. The following officials of the Grand Trunk were in Clinton on Thursday and Friday last on a tour of inspec- tion of the. 11. & G. and the L. 11. & B. : Mr. Charles M. 'Hays, second vice-president and general manager ; Mrs W. Morse, tiled %ice president; Mr. F.H. McGuigan, manager ; Wire/. W. Loud, general freight traffic man- ager ; Mr. .W. g. Davis, passenger traflic manager of the Graud Trunk Railway 'system, and Mr. G. C. Jones, superintendent of' the Middle Division. They travelled on a speeiel train el private cars and made a quick run over both bees. MOUNTCASTLE :VERSUS KIPI,iNG. We all believe in Kipling, And think him woridirous wise ; But he's mistaken in his :views, • (I de not .say he lies) For instance ie that pecra That everybody knows, , Wherein he dubs our Canada • " The Lady of the 'Snows.' ' Pee often had cacaeien • 'to tell what. we could do . • In Canada, my native land, Where dwell the brave and•true, And do hot wish that Kipling , Should make us all his foes, By naming lovely Caneda. • " The Lady of. tne Snows." told hen °tie. Octobers:. As any one could see, His. elere'ry near to. zero fell' --While mine was eight' three., 'And Ito* ill our Rove:Act . . The Wigwam gercien shows On this, the fifteenth' of the month, • A love Bourbon Rase. . • The eardete is in Huron, ; • ' The brightest spot on earth' .; Where roses bloom in winter- time, : And poets have their birth. And ,t \voitid like that Kipling, Hewever. delta -should know : • The mere'ry stands at seeenty • And not a speck- Of' snow. . Clara Mounteastte. Clinton, Nov. eeth. ' light company in lighting the Owe, . few' of our citizens wotild place it as • high as .thirty Miles and yet that te the correct figure. In; Metalling the et- candesecut• system ill Wesley churcli le miles of wire. was used ; norm of the other churches xceeire neerly.-so much. There • are about ewe incandescent lights in town in addition to the arcs. • The service has been very much im- proved since • Mr. W. .1: Stephenson took the management ate is tow eq- ual to that elven an an ;towel of the size of Clinton; ; • • a • .• DEATH OF 'MRS. STpeTEHAM: , . • . • , • On Sunday ilea; Sioeihani da: Parted this life, aged, fifty , one. years. Several months ago She had etroke of paralysis front which she ;levet re- covered. This is -a particularly 'sad cast. as Mr, Stoeham has: been art invalid . foe years and there wasne: family • to administer to their wants. ' The. funeral ,took place to Clinton se•• teetery on Tuesday, the eft:vices beteg .contlecred by Rev.: Dr. Coffoed.. The Pallbearers were ; 'F. Fowler, W. . Ma. Ewan, T. Cottle, T. Trick, 3. W. .Mrs. Stopeeapee maiden iiame was Mary Nicholeott and ;she was a hative of tee Brow/1am Lime Hay einenship• • DEATH OF DR. PALME1.1.. . Dr, J. W. Poemee: of Detroit apart- • ect this life on Tuesday. His death took place at the resideece of hiafitle er-inslaw, Mr. William Proctor 'of Goderich township. • • Dr. Palmer was born in: Middleset 'county forty tevoeyears ago and was a eon .of the late Francis Palmer, Ile . graduated in ntedieine • in Baltimore, Md., and nine years ego began • the • practisee,gf his . profession ie. Detroit,' -He was siteceseful andsoon built up a. large practice, but he apple* himself so closely to business as to impair his health and an attack. of .plettney. .developed leo eonsentption. . A, few :eivanths ago he came with •his .• wife amid two children'. to Mra•Proator's with the hope that the change would benefit hine .but the disease .hact be- come too deeply •seated for a cure to be -effected. He was Married seven .years ago to a daughter of Mr, William Proctor Who survives him. The family consis- ts of two brigat little boys, agee six and three years reepectipely. • Thefuneral will take place tomor- row 'afternoon to Maitland cemetery, ROYAL TE1V/PLARS RALLY. a- • 2. The Grand Council of the it yal Tomplars set apart one night in No- vember to be observed as rally night by ' the subordinate councils and to give the gatherings an additional interest it offered prizes to the coun- cil making the largest addition to its Members on that night mid having the greetest percentage of its members present. Loyalty Council scored one ' hundred • per couteevery one of its thir- ty five ' members respoitcling to the roll call, a good record, certainly. Seven initiations Were made. During the evening refreshments were served and the following program giveh Solo, ' Gushing Mlle' Miss Irving o Reading, ". The Tett Horned Beast, lVIr Solo, tamely Lee," MiseWisiWatts Solo, " Dreaming," Mee. Bailey Reeding, '1 Be On the Watch," Mi9 Auto iiolitt Solo, " Swinghtg," Mtt. Watta Reading, Lincoln's Promise to Ills solo, seieett.a, militront.lisere,alenfise Burnet Reading, 11 Hohor Bright, e Hartley Watts Solo, " The Holy Cityt" Iltfts4 Bailey te, •••••••••••...ias ,. • ' • VARNA • • ' •• • •• • The enniversary services in 'melee& 'tion with the Pres,byterian church . came' off on 'Sunday wece • the • Rev.' Dr: Murray .of Kincardine preaehed, good sermous both moreing and. even - :reg. The. , church was filled on both oecasioirs. .0n Monday • evening• Dr. Murray eegeve his popular lecture on •the 'terellowstene ...Natural Park." The .Seaforth Presbyterian 'choir en- livened the evenina,..with choice music rendered in their usual •goad.style. . • A large carryall. load 'end. eeeereT other rep full ..of young •people drove out to attend the fowl supper in St, Andrevae elturelt, Kippen, on Monday peen*. hey all report a pleasant time and the largest gatherieg Of the kind they•ever attencled,• • • heaters.' George. -Foster :end Will. Reid returned from the West oe. Mon - eta: • They••bota had good positions in the West and etherefore made •a , good shake of the tieedfuL , • • . . The Varnaglee club held their .week- ly meeting on Wednesday evening at Mrs.. Ir. Mellaughton's. Good• singing ane.•joviel times are always in order at tliese 'meetings. remit present indications your •cpr, s )c) dela' s ould aot be -sur eleed if in a alert time the English cherch here • joins 'forces with the Presbyter- ian. • end as the. Methodist -brethren have •always• been in line for union they evill likely • join in laid set , a grand example of Christieli unity.: • Mr. Levi Makies exchanged horses' the other day with 13eyfielil mane nevi 'alines he, Made a good 'trade. . ••• •, . • . • . • • • IIILLSGREEIC • • One. of those pleasing events .which • brighten 'the hearts of all; took piece at the residence of Mr, justice Mel - lick of the Brownson Line on Wed- nesday, it being the reerriage •of his youngest daughter„..eliss Mabel, eci• Mr. Isaac Hudson of the Parr Line. 'The preseetserceeived were both nure-,, pees and sostly, .t.estifying to the es, - teem . whice Mr. • and. Mrs. Hudson are held. Your • careespoedent joins with their limey friends in wishing them a safe ,journey through life. • • Miss Lattra Horner of •Drysilate is visiting steith Miss C. A. Troyet this week. Mr. G Mattes of Heiman visited friends here Sunday. • We were sorry to hear of the wines illness of Mr. Webster Turner, but at the time . of writing we are glad to say he is somewhat better. Mr. A. Stela teturned. home from Drysdale Saturday. A large Aimber attended services in !tippet' on Sunday. aad Mrs. Douglas of Michigan attended . the' weddiege Of Mr, Isaac Mudson. o n TOWNSEIP. • Municipal matters are egain being discussed. The many friends of our respected and well tried councilman, Mr Wililani Consitt, are moving in the direetion of asking his acceptance of the tiOminatiOn for the county council, Mt. /MotTorratece who has so ably filled the position, having. sig- nified his intentiott of not naming on account of not being a, resident of the clitesion. With this, in view, ete. Con. site, with' les long mid valuable ex- perience, is sottglit tO fill the position of 'vomiter eouncillor., Should hecon- scut to run he will meet with a hearty support from -altmparts of tee • • Whole Number 1242 01 MAW 13AYFLET4D. sinaINgtistrizsdealy.,Cueaolla Rottatt, who is attend- nIldeg-31alitnedna'yt Vent Miss Mantle Ferguson of Clinton is home at present on the sick list. Mr. Hooper of Clinton was in the village last Tuesday. " Miss Jessie Biggart, we° was home for short visit, left on, Monday., ter Colorado. Mr, John Sturgeon left last Friday Tor Lenclott to work. Rev. McNeil of St. Andrew's will preach in the Methodiet church On Sunday evening next at o'clock a. tn. in' the interests of ternpeeance. -- Rev. Yelland will. occupy $t, Ate drew's pulpite. . • Miss Alma- Whichlen leit on Tuesday' morning to attend the a icioanssebrve:nt.oarty- ofmmisussiAtahtel Lxoanrdkoz. w tentling the 1,adies' College at Otto,- wa, returned hothe cin. Tuesday evee- • jug, the school being elosect on • , ac- .e°Dttrttiinogf .e large number of logs that were, strew-. 00 the beach were gathered together and placed in the river Lore and on Senday last a tug arrived with a, number Warren to make a: raft and tow them to Sar- . nia. The tug being unable to enter • ' the bailier the tug faeces: of •Goderieh was sent for. She cane down and • towed the logs out of- the • river when the company's tug tbok. them in tow • and left that night' for Sainte. Rev. MeNeil fired the first shot a in the interests of erehibition last . Sueclay morning. He took. strong grounds on the deliverance of the 4S- sernblies of the Presbyterian Church ' for tee last twenty years as publishe .ed. itt the ,November number Of • the aresbyterian Record.: There ie to be a temperance rally next Thersday evening, *chiefly for . ' layinen to tell what they know of the history of the ..bairceim for the last • • twenty:years in •Ii.ayfield. , .1Viriand Mrs. John Taylor of Brew- ster silent Saturday .ane Seeder ,at the ieetory, • • . Rev. .• and 1,..lherse Jennings were in , Clinton for a slime time last There- • dey. • ' . • 'Line went to Montreal widen. load of • ceaeltireel.Nalsliitlaia.s11.;eik:etninsoc,i of the 'Sauble • cidcr tetade.et: the mill, this yea.thrieSr.'4bic Mr. D, Mentatightan Visited in eClin- ..toAn nloatsitierwseleiko ting at%eiclent• laet we.ek. —The• unfortunate mart was. Rev. C. Gardiner, sou of „Mrs. Gardinee of the •' postoffice here. Me. Gardiner; suetain- ed serious' Metter, having- had :the. Muscles of his right erre bolo* the elbow badar lacerated..At present hopes. are eittertained for .the recovery --of 'the member. Mr i Gardiner hap the • sytepethy of his many Mende who , hope for a speixty reeovery. . • • • • • • STANLEY, TOWNSTLE. • • On Suncla.y morning last Rev.'R: .A. Millee of Varna preached an excellent sermon on lemperauce in: the Goshen Methodist church end next 'Sunday he will preech the anneal tnissionaee set- .• and • Audrete. ...Arinserong the Brewitson Line, were. guests of.ael- ativee on the' Geshen Line 'one day. reccialy. • Mr, elle eles. Peter 'Cole of Coder- ich township spent Sunday. last . 00 the Babylon Line- visiting relatives. „ Miss I.0.• McAuley of near Rinlea hes i)een • the,. guest of her sister, Mrs. Chas. "Legan of the, Parr Line, . for the past week:. Mr. William Reid �f the Parr .Line itticatyttritait.,layeee from. Manitoba on Men - Mr. and Mrs. J:. Sharp of the Baby- , lon •Lineeettllect friende aleesell 911M.rri.itirgdaYMrs: W. Dovvson of Drys- dale were guests at the lionie. of the letter's father, Mr. II. 'powson of the . Goshen Line, one Sunday. . elies. Tetra Bert -fan • of Etemeedville woes the geese ef Miss Annie Keys of ' the Babyloe Line for a few days.last , KIPPnN. Mrs. J. Dinsdale has returned 'from Tormato where she was attending ' the funeral of her brother's child. after spending two weeks with her eaeghters, ears ., (Reve R. IIBarney ., erleofroe... Ivison is Mime again of Milverton and Mrs. Walker of Wat- Mrs. Peter Fisher is hack from a' visit to her sista in Blenheim, Miss Lillian Whiteman is.away to Detroit te(attend the conservatory of music.ro,htio. . • Cloudy,the rain held ofl all • day oft Sunday:and consequently very large conetegations gathered at the re -opening of the Presbyterian church, • that of the evening betngelarger than • the church could accotrunddate. Ex- . cellettt sermons were preached tiorning and evening by the Rev. Mr. Tolone, of Windsor and in the 'afternoon by the Rev. Mr. Larkin of Seaforth. The collections of the day reached the $13o' Ill ark The improvements to the church consist in flew scats for the people, minister and thole, fresh pap- ering, in acetylene gas plant, fresh painting inside and a new up-to-date schooleocen with separate rooms for all *Nees, mid a study with fireplace for fife minister. A basement 'beneath theschoolreorit provides accommoda- tion for tea -meetings. The good peo. ple of St, Andrew's feel gratified at the result of their labors and are nove benclieg their energies to elect the finaucial requirements, ainountieg to almost $40oo. Success will crown their efforts in this direction Also. On Monday evening a very succeee- MI fowl supper and entertainment were held. Notwithstanding the un- favorable nature of the weather the attendance was large. Geed addressee were delivered by the Revs. Tolttlie of Windsor, Martin of Exeter, Atidersort• of Clociericli. and 3, $, Hettdetson of Homan. The inutile was furnished by the Presbyterian choir here, assieted by Iltessrs, W. J. Miller and Wood of Mescal Mid Misses *lets of Chisel. hetet and Drysdale of Itippen, and contributed very much to the vette ing's enjoyment. The proseeds of the supper as taken at the door were $ 3o.,, •