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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News-Record, 1904-12-22, Page 44 sinensaineeisieeseasanisa The NewsmReeord CLINTON, ONT. 41••••••••• Terms of subacriptien—$1 per year in advance $1.50 may be charged if not so paid. No paper discontinued , a until all arrears are paid, unlesd at the opinion of the publisher. Tho date .to which every subscription is paid is denoted on the label. Advertising rates — Transient adver- tisements, 10 cents per nonpariel line for first insertion and 3 'cents per line for each subsequent insert- ion. Small advertisements net to exceed one inch, such as • "Lost," "Strayed," or "Stolen," etc, in- serted once for 35 cents and each subsequent insertion 10 cents. Communications intended for pubilica- tion must, as a guarantee of good faith, be accompanied by the name of the writer. W. J. MITCHELL, Editor and Proprietor. Attention, Mr. McLennan. Rev. M. C. McLennan still remains pastor of the Presbyterian churches, at Kippen and Hillsgreen and Liberal candidate for South Huron. Inother words he is the spiritual adviser of those congregations and at the same time, for this is what it ainounts to, apologistfor the Ross Govern ment, the lVIinnie M. CXpCULt1Q1L,the burning of the West Elgin hallats, the rascality revealed at the various • election trials and repeated pledges made to the Temperance people only to be brokefl. The • Walton of Case' didatc and Pastor Mclennan te- spectfully directed to the manifesto of the Dominion Alliance and the op-. en letter to G. W. Ross by Rev. D. C. Ilossack, Presbyterian clergyman, Toronto. •- We understand Candidate and Pas- tor McLennan visited Toronto tate.' 1st. Did he go for the"sineWs of. war ?" • • • The Date of the Funeral Has Been. Fixed: • • Toronto Saturday Night,. which. no. one will ;say is Conservative, had the following in its last issue 5 ° • The unhappy situation has at last - compelled the Ross Government to appeal to the province. The funeral - has been .fixed for the 26th of Janu- ary. The announcement is not put this way in a spirit of • mockery; nor because I have .any unfriendly feel- ing for Hon. G. W. Ross and his col- leagues. Nor do 1 Mourn as one who cannot he comforted, believing, as 1 do that nothing but overwhelming defeat will purify . • the executive end of the Liberal party in Ontario. Sometimes we say of one who • has been long and hopelessly ill, "It is much better he is • gone. Life was worth nothing to him and he was trial to his friends." This sort -ce thing does net mean that the cleau man's friends were not willing • to make sacrifices for him, but even sacrifice becomes painful when under- taken for ° an unhappy and morbi.. victimof an inceraible Tile Ross Government has long been sic • unto death, and the obaelanies would• have been muchmore anxiously hoped for if the heirs, twaiting with antigen, erous and ungraceful eagerness tor. the offices, had been • more. worthy: of. confidence. •It has been rdade evident; that the sick,. Government shOnld have been let die much sooner, • for • reorganization has not brought about regeneration, and affliction .has. failed to produce .either . a change of heart or an improveneena of method. • Even at the last, when there WO. no choice between resignation and. disgraceful developments in; the elects. ion cotrts on one hand, and an app- eal to the country' which cannot even 'be called a forlorn hope, on the oth- er, the Government,- grown' so incur ably accustomed to cant and • hum- bug, through its newspaper' mouth- piece in a leading • . editorial .bleats with a pitiful assumption of virtue : A dissolution of the House is a . natural seri/pence cf the great gath- ering Which assembled in this city on Novereiber 23 last. That opress entative body of Liberals charged its leaders with the carrying out of a new programme of reform.: With its existing majority it would not be feasible to undettake ' the radical changes which the' convent- ion called for. The Premier is; therefore, well ads Ind in . making an appeal to the Province for mandate ito go on with the eforms which we profoundly believe are of so much importance tosus. all. What rubbish I The cOriventiOn was called as an excuse, the . pro- gram was prepared at the bidding of Mr. Ross, and the appeal to ' the country is the sole and exceedingly slim chance of dogging an overdue de- feat. With the Prohibitionist party have little sympathy, yet I canna see 'how they can a.:upport Mr. Ross, who prefers even the ghost of a chalice to retain power to the Willa ment of pledges made to the temper- ance people by 'his predecessors and ratified by himself. To save their face they must defeat the GoVerne rn en t. The Temperance Organ Condemns Ross, The Pioneer, the aids,' organ \ of the Temperance party, had the wing in its issue of last week It is admitted that Sir Oliver Mowat pledged himself to "Introduce prohibitory legislation" to the limit of provincial jurisdiction if the courts declared that a province had power to pass useful legislation of this thar- actor. The nubile understood this to be a promise on behalf of the Liberal party which Sir Oliver Mowat. repre- sented and the pledge was endorsed by his successors, including the pres- ent Preinier. This promise was made la view of the vote polled in the 1894 plebleeite, which Sir Oliver Mowat declared to bo "a remarkable one, not only be - cause of its and not. only beeause of the magnificent majority of 82,000, but because of its wonderful propore tion 'of two to one." The numbkr of men's votes polled for prohibition in the plebiscite was 180,087. The Hon. hIr. Ross claims that this pledge was fulfilled by the passing of the Liquor Act, 1902. As our read- ers will remember, the coming into force of that Act was made ; condi- tion upon a ratifying vote so diffi- cult to secure that it was not secured, although there were polled in favor, of the Act, 199,719 votes, being a major- ity of 96,291 ot all the votes east on the question. The Aet therefore did not come into operation. The, Alliance claims that the pass- ing of an Act hampered by such con- ditions as to prevent its becoming law, was not a fulfilment of the promises made, This is the differ- ence of opinion between the Premier . and the Alliance upon that point. In view of the promises that had been made and the enormous votes for advance legislation that had beep polled, the Alliance Executive had hoped that the Liberal convention would demand Such a forward step in temperance legislation as would have approximated a fulfillment of the Go- vernment's promises and would have beea a reasonable responseto the mandate of the referendum. In the convention no member of the Government made any effort to secure moll a result. The ministers who look part in discussing the proposals made, in both the convention and the ..onvention's cm:nittee on . Resolu- tions, exerted their influence to re- • press and prevent approval of ad- vanced temperance legislation. • It was largely because of their effoita that .the convention • rejected the 'lease of the Resolution Coinseittee's report, Which was considered of fnost niportaxce by -the temperance men present. . The fact that the convention•recom- nended improvements in the present license law, does not alter the ' other tact that in the 'eenventionthe tr.- luence of the Government, as .far as • t was exercised, was inopposition to :he • most important advanced mea - ages that *ere suggested • notwith- :tending that those suggested Mea- sures .fell short of a fulfilment. of the l'Ioverninent's promises.' • The Alliance manifesto in respect- ful• terms expressed its regret for this O ailuro on the part of the Government • ,rise to the responsibilities which' he situation •imposod,,, and that so -ar from appealing :to the convention :0 carry out the pledges that had Iheen made, the Government's attitude. in rhe convention might be mere 'fairly stated as an 'attitude of opposition to • egistatioa that would he Moat effec- rive in securing the •abelition of the aareroom yStem. • This bblition• is the main feature if the ,policy advocated ' today ‘iirk tem- erance • men. It would • certainty • be • part of any fair fulfilment of the' .-46vernment's. pledged and the mains Oen • opposed by members of the Go .•- rnmerit and stall& Out, on their ap- aeal, • by the • 'convention, went further in this :direction • than • any latise of -the report • which was sad: spted. • ••• All this' dOes, not alter the fact that the legislation recornmended ..by 0 the sonventionis geed and that ...the re- •eommendatiOns page are ire mote lefinite form than is the declatition . the CeriSenVative conference. This does not, however; affect at all the situation and facts Upon: which the • Alliance. manifesto is based.: For ten Jeers .• temperance' men have . been •lookiegs for a fulfilment of promises • nade by the Government, In fultil- :nett of these' promised :there has as • yet been • no. legislation • Wha,teVer. • instead of aGovernment's otomise to give loaislation,. we ha,Ve S4liStittlted a conventien's ilccinration in favor of legislation of much less el* and whichaeven if enacted, would fall far short of what Was 'remised, what was voted for, • and what the country. requires, • • The Eon. Mr. Ross' long article oi- lers' no satisfactory reason. for, this retreat, this failure to. • redeem pledges, this failing short of what the situation demands.: • • • : ..Zurich. . Mr. D. • Geromette niet avith a seriousaccident in italbfleisch.'s flax mill on.'Wednesda,y. Be was working at the brake and accidently got his • hand caught in the tellers of the Machine, smashing one finger and the tip of another onathe right hand. The injury was a painful one and wall lay' Mr, Gerometie off • for some weeks, ' • Mr. Phil. Ducharree and brotber of the Satible Line left Wednesday for the lumber camps, north of Wier - tot. They will be employed by the Goderich Lumber Co., Who have pur- chased a 2000 -acre timber limit in that district. The company is erect - rug a large saw mill there. and have secured the • services of Mr. Fred. Belanger as overseer. Mrs.11. of East Zorra and Mr, Rudy Desch of Huron Co,, Michigan, are visiting their parents, Alr. and Mrs. Mono Oesch, Browr.- son Line:• Mrs. Ocsch has been ;quite ill for weeks, but is slowly recoVer- Ing • .A fatal accident happened in a bu- sh near Grand Bend on Wednesday, when Albert Sharrow, postmaster at Brewster, was struck by a falling tree and was so injured that he died soon after. ivir. Chris Hillier has been. tttler' the doctor's care for a few days this week. He was overconie by the heat in the hake shop and ,on regain- ing conseloustieee was left in a very weak condition. On account 'of the increased cost of raw material and that higher wages Ise being paid the workmen, the bla- cksmiths of the following towns and villages have 'raised the priee.of new horse shoes froin 15 cents to 50 cents and • resetting an old shoe from 10 cents to 121 cents : Zurich, Henn% Dashwood, Varna, Exeter, hayfield, Corbett, Grand Bend, Ripon, Drys- dalo,Blake, HilIsgreen, Greenway • and rarpliar„ pie Clinton* News -Record Holmesville Benmiller. The many friends of Mrs. G•eer e Telabutt are glad to bear that she is improving. Last week John Walter left for California where he intends remaiiiina for some time. Weging bells will be ringing en the Cut Line next. week. Miss Susie Acheson spent several days with friends in Goderich. Last Sunday morning the Epwor- th League took charge of the service and gave an interesting and profitable service. Next Sunday morning Mr. C. A. Tebbutt will occupy the pulpit and in the evening a Christmas song service will be held. We wish The News -Record and its very many readers a Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year. • • Wingham. Mr, and Mrs. David Rob;ertson, who have /men residents of East Wawa - nosh for many years are moving to Wingham this,- week Into the house next to Dr, Irwin's which Mr. Rob- ertson • recently purchased from Mrs. Thos, Moore, A large number of East Wawanesh friends 'assembled at their home en Tuesday evening and presented Mr. and Mrs. Robertson with two easy chairs and an address. Mrs. Hawthorne Sr. passed away on Dec, 9th in. Manitoba where she had been residing for some months. The deceased had. reached the very advanced' age of ninety-two. She was a native of Ireland and carne to Mor- ris in the early days of the settle- ment, of the township. With heahuss bead she' moved some time ago • to Lower Wingham where. her belov.ed husband 'died over a year ago. Mrs, W. Saunders is a daughter and Hen- ry Hawthorne is a son. The remains -, were brought to Ontario for inter-. ment and laid to rest in Bluevale cemetery• on Thursday: • • Mrs, R. H: Saint had ,an /alarming- ly close call one day last week; She wanted to cross the high railway bridge on the G. T. R. (a very dans pious think to attempt.) On enquiry • she found that the.freight traits standing' at the station was not go- ing to 'cross the bridge and soshe. started pushing her little child•lin the baby sleigh ahead of her. • When she got part 'of the way over the strain hacked onto the • bridge. • Seeing het danger Mrs.. Saint took her ohild 'un- der one arm. and the baby sleigh in • the (Abet hand rind leaned againstO , semaphore wire, which alone Pre- vented her from failing frorathat; grea at height to the icy river below.: In • this position she leaned with ,her burden,. while the ears backed • peat; her. 'rhe'•.engine driver then assisted: 4e.i; t� aniece oa! safety, lt wais an ;esperience. :she 'does not want to 11e - )cat and next time she will • be apt to choose the read around by the • Alter' several weeks ilinvss' Chris- tina Tucker, .reliet of the late Will- iam Tucker, passed away- at —her •hoine on Josephine street not. . on tionday last., aged 73 years. Deceas- d bete; a highly respected, resi- dent of` Wingham for upwards of fee . years and previous to. moving ' to Wingham she resided near Blyth Mrs. Tucker and her late husband,: who, died in February, 1895, were pis „sneer residents of this section: De - leased :was a member of the Wing - ham Presbyterian, schurch. She • .is • survived by several ehildren. •••. • • Miss Bettie ' Haines, daughter • of Mr., Arthur Haines of, this town, O who • is telegraph • operator • at Luck-, now, • was the reaipient of a beauti- ful gold ring, set with pearls and an einerald. The • gift was.' from Messrs. Gaynor; whose • brother died recently in Mentana and who Miss Haises had aecommodat41.. in telegraPhina on a • recent Sunday •in making :arrange - menta for the bringing: of the corpse to Lucknow•for burial' • There. is now a temperary bridge. across the Maitland 'at Zetilatid. The- re 'seems to. have hem misinanage- inent somewhere, or a public road such as the one referred to would. not have been left so long , without a bridge. • If the bridge could not:have been completed quickly, the county sheuld have provided some means of erossirig until the new structure cots• . Id be placed in position. At last the • farmersin that ' vicinity toot' the :matter, in their own handsand furn- ished a temporary structure that will prove a great Convenienee: •• • The Advance is informed on good authority, .that the Ontario Govetn- ment has • recently appointed forty new ma,gistratesain Huron county. Can if be that the law• -abiding cit- izens -of this 'county are suspected of becoming suddenly' unruly .and law- less,that this new magisterial • force • required ? So• far as we know, there has been :no shortage in the magistrate line, that forty morene0d be added in order to Preserve the peace and order of the county. But perhaps Preniier Ross wishes to make a Jew. 'friends just now, 'previous 'to a general election, ,and this wholesale distribution of magisterial honors is simply a sudden ou!ilburst of his gen- erosity. Realizing that it will not long be in .his power to give, he now gives without stint to his faithful' • followers and honors aro 'thus Hedy bestowed. • ' The News -Record wish: Its read- ers, each and all, a, very Merry Christmas. • Mr. and Mrs. James Jewell spent Sunday visiting friends on the Base Line and in Ilullett. The League service on Thursday ev- ening last took the form of a liter- ary. An excellent program was ren- dered. The pastor spoke on Temperance its connection with the local option mo- vement on Sunday morning. Arthur Straehan, after several inon- • ths' sojourn, in the West, has returned home. Ile expresses himself:as well pleased with the western cohntry. William Moore, who has so ably carried the mail between this point and Goderich for a number of years, has again rieen awarded the contract ler another term. Blake, Winter has apparently come to stay and sleighing could not be better. Swampers are busy taking out the- ir supply of firewood. Having an ear- ly start they should lay up quite a pile of it, :• Mr. 'James and Miss Lizzie Kirke of Fairgrove, Mich., are visiting in the neighborhood for a few weeks. Rev. Mr. Shaw of Hensall preached in the Presbyterian church on Sun- day in the absence of Mr. Davidson. • Port Albert. William McConnell and family have moved to Goderich where he is going into the Dairy business. T. G. and II. 11. Hawkins of the Soo and Port Arthur are home vt- iting at present. E. Huston is in the village after spending a few months on the lake .on the Westmourit. Isaac Hawkins has been on the sick list during the past week. Mr. and Mrs, W. Reid and family, who have been visiting her father, W. T. Fellow, have again left for their home. W. T. Peltow Jr., Goderich, Sun- dayed in the village, • Joe McMillan is again in the nei- ghborhood for a short stay. • St. Helena. Mr. S. J. Beckett is visiting at the home of Mr. William Gordon. Messrs. Hugh Macdonald and Stu- art Miller and Misses Maggie Clark and Mina Rutherford of tho Goderich Collegiate Institute, aro home f sr the holidays. Scheel closes for the year on Thurs- day, Dec, 22nd. • We are pleased to see Mr. William Woods out aglairt after his recent illness. • Treasurer's Statement of the township' • of Stanle3 up to I5th December, 1004. • • • SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS • , • Balance on hand last statements •$3807 .69 • Deo 24—Non-Resideat taxes 0 • 3993 '•" Jan 11—Bal. on hand $8836 less $22;97 ret. to ety. 65 39 A 3 per cent. added . • . • • . • O Fel) 8—Refund from Big Drain . • License fund O Withdeawn from bank and interest • • Borrowed money Sundries • Big brain tax • • Logan Drain tax • • Schwalm Drain tax . s• Lteagits:taeattivLe•Gorrant • Township tax collected • 2 65 O . • ' t272 59 • 62 22 610 15 1700 00 • 38 00 962 65 315 80 24113• 244 00 12122 02 10 00 . . • Grand Total Receipt's .• • • $19978 03 ',SUMMARY OF PAYMENS. Roads Boundaries Gravel • .Charity. • . 0 Timber and tile • . Postage and Stationery • • Board of. Health Schools . • Salaries • • .•-• ' • • Miscellaneous . • Bridges ' County rate 1904; . O Payment to Logan drain Drains • Total • • 1903 • Dec 24—S. S. No. 5 • •24—Ceunty 'rate • 28—R. Snowden,. grant 28 --John Day; scraper • • . • '28—D. Campbell, refund 'tax . Total 1903 • Payments 1904 Jan 9—Deposit • , • • -• Grand total• • . •• Balance • • . • . The Best Dollar Xmas, Gift. 3r. One of the very best Christmas gifts and one that will be appreciat- ed by all during 1006 is a year's sub- scription to the X'aniily Ileraid • and. Weekly Star of IVIontreal. It costs " but a dollar a year and includes the lovely premium picture entitled "The Princess at Work." The publishers of that great weekly are planning to give its readers bigger value than ever during 1005. A dollar eannot be better spent. It is said the start of clerks employed in the Paraily ITer. aid office entering up names alone of new su*erilyers is greater in number than the whole As& of any five pa. pets in (ianada, • • •• ASSTS. • . . $844 38 . 39.00 263 89 1450:• 369 63 ' •• • 64 85 . " 21 50 4569 28. • 670 80 • • ' • , 427. 98 . 1553 '25 ' 0' 2445 05 • : 297 64 • O 2762 93 $14344 67 • • 375 '72. • • 2445 06 019 00 • 4 25 • 2842 73 • 14344 67 600 00 ' • 17,787 40 0' • . 21062• • .$19978 02 • • • . Bal'ince to next account $2190 62 • , Taxes unpaid Dec. 15' ,„ •• . • 53 42 •• Interest add 3 Per cent. , 159 =• Township hall • • ' 1000 00 Grader driver dedr125 00 P Sewer pipe • Total ' LIABILITIES. S. S.• No. 5 . S. 0 S. No. 1 union ' Total O 25 '90 • 175 00 • $357063• , • . 183 25 , $30038 1 December 22nd 104 /1 1 ! 11 11I I, 11 41. A! ,•• - A ""... • -141MANraiY40141.04 • eti tr. McK1NNON & "00 BL.T.H. . The Christmas Rush Is On And we are fully prepared for it with the finest stock of goods, eta st., able for Chriettnas presents, Bile busy each store has eve' shown. Do your as buying in the forenoon if poesible, as we are nisveyeerowded in the after. • noon and evening. This store will he open late every evening till after y• the holidays. Below ,you will find 4 few Christmas euggestions X Ladies' Leather and Silk Belts, in black and colors, in great variety. as Ask to see nur' special Ilia. of Si 1 k and Sat in Belts, wort1150e, for 25e. I Lidice' Lao ()Mims, 10 all the new desiges, .'Se, 3Se and 60e, Is Ladles' Stock Collars, the newst style, from 25i' t I . Ladies' Leather Hand Begraineluding the Pegg4 from Paris style,from 60c to Si0 • • as . • • Men s Silk Ties, the very newest, iu puffs, knot', bows, foar-in-hande, • • floiving ends. etc., at 15e, 25e, 35e and 60e, •Men's Way Muffiers,in black,white and volore, at 25e, 35e, 50c'; 750 and as $1.00, •!se Men's, Silk and Satin Mufflers, at 25e, 50e, 75e and $1. se. Men's Suspenders, each pair in a fancy box, ,i60c. Handkerchiefs, °revery kind and deecription, from 2e to $1, J. Ladies' Snit Waists, in winter weights, some fined others unlined— .;• travellers' samples—at about half price, • '‘ 4,70 :3 ,A44 44. '4 4• 4:* At• 44, A:A y French Kai Gloves, in black, white and the new colors, in Fowa n's and ea Pewney's beet mikes, at.75e, $1 and $12& e • •:: We show a special range of Lad tee' Silk Waist Goods, in black and col- • -e• . owed telfetas. I lunoliness brocaded, silks, taffeta chiffons, etc., al -o 40 o.-• 2 os Fine Wool French Delaines, with satin stripes, in all colors, bought - specially for the Christmas trade, worth 75e, for 50e. • as • • Now is the time to buy Furs, We have a. goodatoek to meet from and the prices are away down. 4. -7 .A.A A4* 44. • McKINNON 00„ BLYTH r• • „„„„„„„„„„ „ ('‘„ „ „ .+....e ear FOR Seasonable oot •:• ••• • TAYLOR .14& SON: • • . have the bestassortment to cheese from. .• • •. Fuld Granby Rubber's. They are more popular this season i,hen as .. • We are sole agents in Clinton for the celebrated Kant•Krack Our great aim is to please our. numerous customers and we .'. have Ihe stock that will give 'satisfaction ' • • • : •-•-.--•--- • • • ever: Out m custoers sey they are tbe hest HAVE • YOU; TRIED THEM .. They do not'east any more than other ,rubbers butthey wear better. We are also .erole• agents in Clio ton for.Williams' Pat- . - ent Lace Leggings and Felt Lined Boots mai they are a first- class combipation. Ask those • who are wearing them what •they think of thew and weknow what the verdict will. be: • • Now is the time to invest niopey. in • footwear. Oars stook is O . the. biggest and our prices are the lowest for FIRST CLASS GOODS. : Let us help you. save dollaron your shoe bill. We • • know we can do it.' We will not beundersold ."•• • • . . • . . . . . . . r I. . The Old' Reliable AI..TAYLOR •& SON. : • . ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••: • . , .. .1 $483 63 2,IMI.. , Headquarters • On7C1\Tr21011" DECEMBER, 22nd, 1904 To. ALL MY FRIENDS: • • HERS WISHING You ALL A VERY MERRY XMAS Youxts FOR rim, • Santa Claus P. S. MY LATEST TOYS A.REo TALE AT • 000PERIS, BE SURE TO 131SE THEM. w • Cooper Co, ClititOtt • • 4.******************************************** • J. B. HooyER: • NELSON BALL • HOUSE AM) OFFICE • FURNITURE • • your wants can be supplied best by us. Our prices bring •us the - trade [-, you have our personal . supervision and satisfaction guaranteed. .4.. UndertakThg promptly attended .to 1.):;>. night or. day. ° • • - .. . . • . . . .. c'o-60-6-cK?-o-':>6o-o-Q:olo-acHPP.-.o-o-Q-6-'>o-o:d<K>Q.9-ci,o-c>:6cYq-o . 't HOOVER & BALL. .9.r Night and Sunday calls answered 40 residence of either of the ,princI7. + . • THE GREAT CASH STORE • Some Specials • See the I3ig Snap tha we 4ave in Table Linen' for Xmas Buyers - 'SEE THE BEAUTIFUL SLIPPERS.. • THAT WE ARE SHOWING. All LADIES! COATS at HALF PRICE for XMAS rar Here is a snap - all TRIMMED and WINTER e • MILLINERY at HALP PRICE. g . Space will not allow us to tell younhout the many • Hatteattas we have, but it will he to, Yom advent - age to drop in and Snit before buying. AWOOKANAAAW1011.11.4101141.11ki. 4604~6.46.46A A:to '21A•AAA*V.A.4 A.. D. M. 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