The Clinton New Era, 1879-01-09, Page 8TUE CLINTON NEW ERA.
CLINTON NEW ERA.
lEocal Wiltt40.
Town COnnelL,
The regular monthly mooting of the
town council WRS heid on Monday even-
ing. ---Menebeee all present except Messrs
Menzies, Cooper,' -Smart„ Gibbinge, and
Jackson. ,Minutes of last meetiree read
:
and. adopted.
,-Nictved by Councillor .Shoppard, se-
conded by Cotincillor Chidiey, aua car-
ried, that tho following accounts be paid,
Scandrette coal. oil for
hall, $1; jellies Fait!, lumber, $10.8;
Dr,eDowsley, account charity, $1.50 ;
S. Pike, meals, ebc., to -tramps, $1.75;
W. ,J, Paisley, charity and worke$7.15 ;
R. Simpson and James ROSS, St.001110g
snow, $3.50; Watts &Co.; telegrephing,
.38. cents; 8, Davis; debenture: and Ate
and Water acconnt, $84,3.; GeReuteen,-
work, $4.95 ; J.. Ryder; cleaning 'fire
engine, $5; (LA. Nonce, quarter's salery,
postage, cbc„.$7'6.' •
A report was read from W. 3. Paisley,
showing the receipts frona•tlie town ball
for the _year, to be 4112.e rent from
offices in town hall; $193 total, $308e
The report was ordered to be filed.
Foreestee, se,
conelod by Conncillor-CimTeNn,-truielre
sum of $133, accrued interest of .fire ae, • .Aecopirty eotein makes the following
bentures, now placed to theeredit ef:the suggeseionae-e," _A. new paper has made
-- fire ant l water:n=1'0, bo.tranferred.� its.eppearance Blyth, it small villaer,e
the aecount en
" geeel fond", Of the, in the county ofelineon-e-being the se,
• . cowl fey that plebe. 'Couldn't smile one
• Moved by Coutieilible4Itenteloneeeeee--ebe itiaoe04. teeetart a paper in Breete.
conded by amen* Sheppardthat.the field or Haiperhoy, or say Zitlie14-aftele
sum of, $1 he refueded Tieing then, all the. vacenciee would he • filled in
mistake on aseeeeing bitch for dog '• Itlint the county
The eili.tor, in: his spare
85.76, part of Mre, Grey's taxes, 1.)e Q- time, might hive. himself ont to the
funded.- that the surn•of $1, dog, tax, be ileighhering, eallnersete keep the ,_ eats
remitteh D. A. Forrester ;tdit the'.surn oe t of .the el:The:II-4a And op the
of $3.80, pereonal prepbety tax, be fcle, subject the Brussel* 'Post. :sti,golSr re -
ducted from the taxes ef,A, A. Bennett, nun ktee.---" The' Man Who 'would -stare
and that the .cellector apply to 1118 nemther paoer m }revels ineetbe either -
'lees for that anionnE-Carried, .•ett Qieetweeee-a-tool.".•-
Council therrinljeurned.
.A.Inetiet PAL ELEcTIONs.--zrlic.eledtien
•• • ' el.Maiet'rnnd -Celine:filers. for this town
' • • •
Tne lowest point the told lies leeched peesed elle very quietly. With the ex-
.. •
here this season is 2 °eabeve zero; • • ' ceptioe Of OiIO werd there wa enleee
A ••.
sufficient number. te -e-triiiie contest; and
ceelt (if these thee(); Were One. er. more'
thet were. unwilling cAnaide tese so. that,
as far- as the electien isconeeriied,the.
populaeity.'of the candidates ,eennet be
:estimatedebeetheinerinbev-ofevotesetliey-
veceiveir therefore- we do not,e4ve the
• stateeefethe voteeat...its.close,......A. jittle
more spirit was thrown into the May-
.
entity election,. • procheced'e by •seVeral
canees, one of evhich etas the elm:elation
'tt tequisitiOn ,R,.. Atee. Redeye
'exciting Mr...Searle, to isuea Matifestoe
:and, to :enter Upon the benteet • with a
degree• Ileteey tookno
nett in the election ,ferther.. than te
Cept tlie nommetion.
Fon futious-driving Mrs. Elleby was
,yesterday fined $1 and •wets.
Fitozeue.--Several parties, when they
called in our office for their papers last
Thursday, announced that they bad
either their ears or cheeks frozen that
day by the
TEMPERANCE LECTURE. ••-:- Mr. Jacob
Spence of Torente, gives a lecture on
prohibition, in the old Temperence
here, to -morrow evening. Admission
foe .e.alLaret invited,
Exuma Geatn.---Messrs. Speoner
and Mooney were favored with the pre-
sent of a brace of English pheasants and
an hare each, with e sprig of holly and
mistletoe to garnish them. They ar-
rived in good condition,' and in time for
New Year's diuner, This shows that
poulti y elm be eafely sent across the
seas.
" MISSIONARY 4 N NwEttS.AttY,—Sennons
;will be preached in the Methodist
Chola, Clintene'ore'Sundity, Jen; .12th,
morning and evening, by the- Re. W.
Bryers, of Wingham, in behalf 'of' the
• Miseionary Soeiety of the Canada Me-
thodist Church, end on Monday, Jan:
13th, the annual missionary meeting
will be held at 730 p. in. Deputatiop,
Rese,"Mr, Caswell; of Teceideiboro, and
'Rev. Mr. Bryera, of Winghttre. Cede
leeeiens in aia4.4 Missions after each
Terrific Snow Storms,
1.44".-•11.4#.4.44444.44
TIM SUED AND TRAFFID DOPENDDD
Shz p Awn the outside toorld—' Yearly
jive days without a nil front he
east—liztsiness almost entiray sus-
pendetl—lneonvenieneed* travellers—
Nothing like it ever reinembered-
- Mary loss to businvss,
Whether Yennor's prophecy . of this
being "an, eld-fashioned: winter"' was
based on previous observation, or was
-merely a .eopjecture, we know not ; at
any rate, it has provedto be true, in so,
far as reletes. to thiapectioneef the Pro-
vince, and the experioece of the last
week ir one that wi11 be remembered:
by • all who, know anything abotit
New :.Yeer's day coming out so fine,
after a week's- al moet incessant 'storm,
created the hope that the worst et- tam,
weather was over. Poor hope, how•
bedly crushed it beeepee, •
TM: STORM• '•
,
ra4
eea Snowing, And in ar little while it.was
falling in denseeloeds, almost as fine
as sand-, and. beipg accompanied by a
wind tearing along with alerming vele;
•city; it wasnetsunprising' that delfts
soon formed, which became almost
ini-
p3not3Oblo.. For, throe...fuII days _the
eeeorta" raged with unabetbd fury e the
• cold at timee'boing• intense ; and it was
notu til Sunday morning that there' was
the slight* ceseation. On Sunday night
• there Was again a heavyfall of .snow,
• nearly a feet •falling dining the night ---z
and people...naturally '•heganto inquire
when the 'storm .-seendcl. cone% -and they.
(111.0S.tieen ee•itieute..theenevennee
sterm7having entirely sirs-pended busi-
ness andtrallic, by oil or -highway con:
veyenge. • •• e, '
•
, • .
• •nerseere TRE STC)01!.
• ' • • •
-Trit American Express. and Do -Minion
Telegraph officehave beenrepuived to
• the Carson -Meek..
• FINGER: CUT oe'ree-Yes,i.eraae,.: weas+41
e
Mr. Je,Inwood was werkine. at a "stick.
-er" Scat% BbialliT);)-Pectei-rlie wos
,so unfortunate as to have the ,•66cond
finger of his loft hand-ent clean -off.-
'. BUSINESS CJIIARGE.--Mr..Switzer bav-,
ing retired from the firiii,:of. Thompson
& Switzer,. hiseplacc bee -beep, taken by
. Mr. John Boles, and the.firtn hence-
forth be known Os Thenspeon &
NER. • Taos. FAra entitled toethe
thanks of the people herd, . forhie
en-
deavors t� facilitate•the '1M:warding of
malls, duripg theebleckade and for his
general curtsey under 'the trying cir-
cumstances. •• •
"C,OW P Sulid4ymeaning,
when Ali-. W. Weir, ,ofethe Bayfield
road, went but to attend, to hie stock,
_
The Municipal Elections
•
The _following ie.' the result of tlic.
elections on •Mondef,as far as we have
been able tO get thorn .:---
be was astonished to find that one of 1•- :Clayrox.-.Mayer, :W., -. Cs. •See0.0,'
his cows •• hnd died during the night, 1 Reeve,....Teseph .Chkeley,' (accitimatien.).
from no apparent or known eause,• .. .' • 'Deputy Reee-b; .D.• R, Menzies (fleck-
'
'Urrea (..lpiADA Min..% Sieeiseev.-- unition.) .. Councillors—St. • .A.ndeew's.-
The annual • meeting of the :Clinton -Ward, E: Corbett, J. `.57hepparkl, Jas.
.J3ratech of this society- will. he held in
the Bible Christian Church,this•(ThurSe
day) evening- .conemeecipg it- • 7e30;
Addressee will be delivered by l'i.eV.
Messrs. MatheWseStewaet, FoWler and
Thomas together.• with the. travelling
agenbeef the •tobiet-yeeReve: W.- W elle*.
-A collection will be • taken np••••at ...'the
close one behalf -of the .-funde of •th
••
Society: • ' . .
. ,.
•
• PoesOeten.e--On Tuesday night last
Thos. .Churchill, a 'vetdrinary. ,sergebn,
drank a.quantity of some. poisonous pre -
pal ation ; soon afteat its effect .on him
was noticed. and medical aid summoned,
when he was "pumped orit" intiree to.
save -hie life: Whether he had arank it
intentionally or by • mistake is. not at.
present known, lent as he hasheen 11)financial embarraeeinene of late; and
was very dissipated, the taking:of:the
poison is thought to have heen Ireton,:
tional. • , .
. Rua ON-nue—Cm. Tueeday last Mrs,
Elleby, (who ' was etipposed . to be in-
toxiCated) and another woman, • were
.drivine around • kewn. When neap the
Grand ° Trunk station they ran over. a
small cutter in Which was seated the
'child of Mr. W. H. Ransford, throeving it,
..into a snow Wink and breakin°e the cut-,
ter. Very fortunately ..the child _wee
notAurt, bUt it Wa$. a narrow , eseapee
TIM inirse was with* it "tit the- time,. And
had drawn : it, to one. Side of: the road,
but the wornen mined to drive regard-
less of eVerything. ' . ,
Cialnoif Isl'OrrEs.----.A female prayer
meeting in connection with the 0, P.
'Church has been stated. • Mr. R.
Craig occupied thee pulpit in Willis
church, on Sunday evening. Owing te
the snow bloeltade, the Rev. -Mr. Mat,
thews being detained at Stratford, there
was no service in the Episcopal choral,
on • Sunday Rev, Mr. Preston, of
Goderich, was also detained here and
preached hl tho Methodist chureh, eti
Sunkay evening, .sricrainent being ad-
tninisteed after the service. The con-
gregational meth* of the Presbyterian
Ouch will be held next Thursday, 10th
inst. Mr. Levi Smith has been appoint-
• ed caretaker of the Bible Chrietion
church,
Fair, St. Jtinies' Ward, EyWin, • j.
Turnbull, G. Glasgow. Se: ;John's
Ward, 3: Leelice Ileigooep, E. Mount-'
caetle. St. GOtege'e Ward, 0. Steven-
son, 11. Caution, -D. Ferresteie •
W alone et —Mayer,13., .11beve
ta)le. McDonald: .Councillers—No.
Ward,' Robinedn, Ritchio,-Neelands:
No: 2 Ward Johbe Lemix; McKay.
Ne. 3 Wate1,..33611, Kinnie, Kerr.. No,
4 Ward, MeKiliben, Inglis, McOlyne
Witextenn Vazisera—Reeve, A. L.
Gibson, (by Declamation.) :Couneilleree:
Forsyth, J. Pall, T. Senders, 1::San-•
dorsal). • •
Exnenn----Reeve, . L. Ilardy. • Colin-
-handers R. Bissett
,and J. Pickard,. ' 7 ' 7
Be:Veit—Reeve, WM.- Clegg, (accla-
mation) • Councillore, j, Retch, It Me-,
Quarrie, W. H. Watson and ',O. Fleecier.
• StAtonnt.---AlaymeJohx Beattie.
Reeve, D. D. Wilson. cloUncillorsL-
Soothe Ward, 3..3. Carter, A.. Strong,
AeSteWart. East'Weiel, D. MacNaugbt,
J. Ward, 3. Canipbell: North. Ward,
3. Beattie,-. Ciuff and Wm. Gray.
• Gon.naton,--elgayor, B. L. • Doyle,
Rego, 3. T. Garrow: •• Deputy Reeve,
Ile W. Joliiisten, Second • Deputy
Reeve, 3. •"0,. Defter: Coeficilkire,
George's Ward, L Hutchison, F. Joe -
Aar): and M. Nicholson ; SLAintrew's.
Ward, W. Squealer, 4. Gordon . and E.
Kingliem ; St: -David' \Verdi --Pe X,
Dancey, W. R..Refiertsone W. Hillard;
and J. Mitehell (a tie); igt Patrick's
Ward, S.. Slone, J`, Acheson, and, Win.
Mitchell. .
Gontnion TOwn1Xtr..7,-Reove, G.
I1liott; Deputy Reeve, JCR. Whitely;
Councillorif Leithwaite, Cox milt .Pea -
bock, (all the same as last year.) "
,ceeneresp,—Iteeve,• R. .,:rev.,011,3 De -
pay Reeve, T. Gledhill ;CouncillorsC.
Mel:lardy, 3, Carrel, • and 3. 1?. Fisfiete
Moraits.----Iteeve, (1 Forsyth ;Depu-
ty ,Reeve, Clegg; Councillors, V:
Mooney, D. Vanelstme.and G. Kirkby,
;
Deputy Reeve, John Hannah ; Council-
lors,, -S. Mundefl, S,.Landsberougli,
and jos. Nigh, . . •
Sideetaxee-Reeve, T. Simpson: Dena-
ty1teevet, G. Castles; Councillors, Jas.'
Alkenhead, 3, McKinley, P. Douglass..
storm has been as heavy in other parts 1. observea the sun rise on a dismal scene.
of the Province, but we know that it The beams ,of the mem eeingeeeg
wee the heaviest and most violent storm strangely with the dawning light, cloth -
ever known in this -section+ Several ea the enemy Aline in livid gray. .As
partiee, Whose, oecupatiou necessitated far es the eye could reach—which, by
considerable travel, had to make their the way,' wasn't very fir—nothing. but
rounds and transact their business on the mantle of snow was visible. ' One
snow -shoes, a means of loeornotiole not of the passealgors is observed holding
often met with in this pak or the country. sai,n,eutheiiiit,otvbeerret,leNevis:4tIotv:I..0
you doing 1"
• ietcoxvnxtartean Taavatamns• •
Thawing out my watch. We been
Quite a number et' our townspeople, „"
4'1'4
the window all night., and
who laid been away either an business 'le"
the cold has stopped ie. This is a cheer -
or pleasure, were put to greateineenve-
ni
ful, wholeserao kind of climate te live ence in returning, some of amen being
on the reed for five days, and they in ,: thiis, you bet
s
de-
. The clover the caw evens and one of
scribe their feelings a. anything :but de -
the officials comes in with icicles all
sirablo. At Stratfoid, a large number
around his mouth, life deelares 'that
of storm bound travellers inad collected,
during the night it was so cold that his
and it was with difficulty thatriccom-
. breath froze into. a big iceberg at his
was provided for all.
What the loss to -busioess has been snored he froze so-methine • '
side.
.
, THE Loss. . Another averred that everytiene be
by .the stoppage, cannot .be computed, . An endeavor wasernade to diseover
but ite must be vevy largo, and corns at how the thermometer stood, and one of
a season of the year when it Will be par-
ticularly felt. . .
• •On e 'Thursday ..a train. left ;here fete
Goderieb, having te-Snow plow. andetwo
lectern o ay OS attached,.. but when.' :it 'got
toe the •.(entting at,...1-tolmesiiille,••• it get
fest; thereWere three passengers' on
..heard;•.• and there ..they -eeniteineele -ate-
conductoisdeing hie best to relieve their
Wein-tie; ufter :remaintirg_on board mita
• Prielee eveningeand seeing that it was
impossible to get out, thepassengers
• were reincved and the fireeein the loco-.
anotiees,alleeeed:eoedie out; and Se:great
was theitoren .,bY: Saturday morn:
ing .one of the loboinotietee. was -entirely
• buried. • On Sunday it traiirefek. Gado-
rieh to assist in • its ..-extrication and 'a.
largeforee-ofn
..mee left here the same
day, butthey were 61440 to:shovel
(mew nutii TeesdaY Morning 'beforeit
eonld got. imp. • • .
• A Passenger teain on Gre“at WeSt.••
erneg.ot stuck near Brueefield, and there
•itehed to -remain Taesday; Vety •
ulna to theeinconvenienee. cif,. the
eengere, who. Vc•cre taken off arid .billet--
• ted. A plow phd.:1;wo loboneetiees got
last in MeAlliteee's bush; the same day,
'ad- nrerril
•aiied until Stinlay;•*ilen ibe•
teaek was dugout and site managed to
get a little farther•north th4ti the tank,
when it .becaine disahled.. The sante
eveningeeseeeralengines and a -large
Woo oferren on hoard. was sent:oteefrotp
'London to. elear•eare 'line, -brae tt only
reached Exeter that night '
A. plow and three endinos ,lefe.Strat-
fordithat afternoon, tincr did not .get to
:Clinton until,Monday at- Midnight, The
driftsbeingae bad betWeerielinton end,
'Scarce:4h ti,e„anywhere en the line ;these
were followed.by aeineil train,: it being
tho first,: this way • eine(' .Wednesday.
meht licit• . On Tuesday: afternoon the
• 0, ‘•
trams were ale:fete rim ,on the Ge T. R.
. •
• CONVEYING Tnn...unt,S.,
Of course -the. great invnvenionce.
-from- the ,blookede-,!-was -thtonpage of„
the mails,:but nil wee chine •thatecOuld
be to forward them— •On Saturday:rimm-
ing Mr, Polley laft Goderich •With mail
Matter, with instrnetions• • to proceed
east mitileho,niet acoutierfrom
Sbrat-
.ford; after alardeley's work he reache
edlime in the evening:Morn-
big he proeeedba on 'his journey, 1\X1',
Thos. Faie, and . °aim; accoMpailying
him as far A6 Sly's:. going down the
hill at Stapleton was' a difficult' task,'
owing to an immense drift,. and' it. 'was
Aftemoon • before he reaehed-Seeforthe
1-1e'wout.' as far as Dublin, where an,
oxchang of maili was made,and
tett:wiled hue by Monday neon. ,
On Saturday Mr, Fair authorized
mr, Anderson to „take iai1s south, who
started, but whenehe got to • the bridge.
at thnBeyfield River, he found h im-:
..possible -to proceed, and had to return,
On Tuesday, hoWever, conveyances .wei
dispatched nerth.and south, with mails„.
, TRAMPING IT.
Tho roads in the biiiintry aro veiey •
leadly'drifted ttp, and getting to eown
this week was'a matter involving great
labor; almost all who eamte doing so on
'feat, A snowplow was driven around"
town on' Saturday, to break. ' the roods.
In..seme porta drifts'. had formed about
eight feet deep;The hill on the Dase
Line reqoired ethe set -vices df a large
recce of men.teetnake a track through:
Tii reference to the blockade on the
L.,. Lt. & 13., the London didreetieer. has
the follewing, and -as it iet so spicy, 'we
„feelejuetified in giving it
Oa Thorsdey merning mentioned
C eau et or M. eAfee.,, left .,,Lendour , 'carry-.
irtg with him the mails, three Cases tf
oysters and 'about .thirty paseengerse
All went well until north 'of' Exeter,"
Wheel a:Seise-rebuild:moo of stow was
finned alone's the imek, whither it had
drifted. Reports . that • the leted was
blookbel northhad nq effect On the con-
ductor,,his motto • being ee.Onward.'''
• " Oh, stay," :the 'station •agent -cried,
t'and et the Centred, well get your oysters •
fried:" Ileit••no, the; tone Was ordered
ahead. . After eeonsiderable difficulty
the two Alma' stations 'Were. ,passed, •the
engine' working. ite..way. through 'six
foot drifts slowly, ,:At -tithes the' engi-
neer was almost -OM ited: to eives it
elenteeencenerreeenletyettree.ediilliletoi•they
•resOlved to pep to. Clinton •or die. -
Up
they*Went until •Brneefichl .was reached.
'e next, atation:ohe4 -Waa
and all began to congratidate themselves
onthe result of thei4 peateverancee
':The• edeneof anybodythrning heel< fee
snose ;• tbo thing • is Os.ti at... 1'
. . , . , , ,
never saw...a unit...you.- tu 13 illy -engine.
cOuldn't wade- through,'; eennivkad the:
ectrivereesinillaiglyee„Aerayi, the teairegc es
egein,bsit ales, ! liiigo mountains Otenew
begin to. eppeereetheyeametee,neleleeely_
taken for " yarra2-atieenowethonght. eo
have eoine truth in them. • A full head
ofesteath is seemed *and the...engine flies
along efeneeti little; then. goo, ..siewee ;
theAheWbeels.turn amend and iiivende
•bete'the torn does. net Move.
'finne.e.Und fret e like achained li�n, lint
„'tis n11 to no, purpose: -..The • enoW hae
conquered,areet masses lay Piled up
iii -..beautiful confusion, •..preseistipg.'
scene:of dazzling splendor:, '.13ht Some,
'how 'or othor :the glistening 'rebe.wiirli
:Covers all Mario does not •seem tb call
farth maliy poetic le u rats of fin magin
The crystal iciele; AS it hnuge-froin the
-
barren oak aseav in the wood e the..
• ... . ,
right, wee not tekon for. any magician's.
wanel. • e•Onis. paesenger :.did* "aetempt to
get'off the +erigintel poem of " Tbo..Gptvar •
tful Steaw,.whirlinge twirling, (rte.,' be --
w.," lane he neVer an so any' More..
Severn:Hours Were lest in useless en
cleavers to push ahead, when •thd, Cone.
dnctor• .helda. consultation: With .the
.dtiyeee The we* Was..thatthe pneeere,
gers-were infornied that the sir 0 f Rruee-
lietd4r-a few tniles back.---wete the health-
iest lie,Capada, it•being far stijibrifir tee
:Clinton at any tettee.i.Censequently the
Order was ..given to Teat eye .Bet,:thia
• wt.ss eteier regolVerl then exequtede ;!flieTt
read had.' drifted op again, and.' the use
•ofthe.o.ow,eateher'heing lost,very slow
irrogress_WaS made. ...e.feer goat exer-
tions theArain, was landed:in n protect. -
ed ',spot :front'. Briteefielde
Where it reinained Meal .11.tonday morn-
ing, When Superintendent Dawk.n..end
-ene•hundred Men ecanne to...the rescue.
The :majority: of the passengers - took.. up
theieettuartereeet thavillage.lietel,-Walk-
big. along thefenee tops CA rented; 'Many •
were theecries for helP as-soine luckless
.wiglie fell °Tinto. a drift:. • Ono Orwell
• man'elopped.CVei Unseen by his friends,
but was discovered shortly afterwards'
by a parson who tripped rainethis elev.
It is.confidetitly 'stated; however, . that
not Moro than two ,or thrtie of theeeeeon
the train vi1l have to be• dug out in.
are AS a rule. the -passengers
.took their adventure in the 'bust of hu --
mor, as there seernecl to be no ese in
g tang 'tnad., One man, however, Who.
_was:going: to. ,wibigur9. to got iparried,
'was an eeception, . He. threatened
eVerybody with all manner .of things if
he . wee . net on that daypushed ,for:
ward to hie destination. After finding
that there was a likelihood of.his .heing
:Pushed. ferward—heael foremost irito the,:
snow—ho cidnied down dna keepted. the
Jokes of his cc -partners in travel .with
the bode -grace possible; While 'outside
the cam the ivind howlediand everythieg
looked dreary, thew inside passed the
night, in a merry manner. Everybody
.did their utmost to "lighten rip the
6eloote " as it wove, and lett; of was
the result. The. ""comniercial men,"
with their abenedence of song and limner,
here shone out at their best. The aw-
fuliellence of the desert Wes 'net notice -
;able to any alarming extent id the viol-
'nity that night, ' • owards . Morning,
JANVARY 1679
. .sere'er•e..-
.
ester received aerate share of the heleted
ptvesengers. All the hotels, especially the
" Centre]," wee°, well filled, bet it is
doubtful if very much was made out of
the party, for, as the cook remarked,
" they were not men but sharks—they
could eat enything." But •on Monday
the cook and the reerular boarders smiled
sweetly as the party saia good-bye.
.4,4444**"..
LORNE, 104TINEA RINKa—on account
of the inability of some of the members
of the band to attend the rink on Fri-
day evening's, the night has been &gig -
ed to Thursday, and they will plaY ort
that night of every week, The manag-
ers are fiche congratulated on the great
Success attending their efforts sirice the
opening, Veyy jarge numbers attending
every night. The first carnival of the
season will be held on Monday evening,
next, and will be for the little felki.
A splendid lot of prizes will be given,
and a large crowd will no doubt be pre-
sent.. Clinton Brass Band will be in
te nd a n ce. •
e tfiourin inuefno'irastisoenn t to ltte „lez.?miti ?Ilan
eai by the1SNOW O. SIDDWALSS.
morctiry frozen and came back in great ,
excitement,' " sure," • says he, " the I In consequence of the, Iarge goantity of
this iimillitixt, I snow tha. sidewalk -A -aro ceMpletely bleek'."-.
' thrognoinican's chock up-
, 1 ed, compelling children and otherate take
• Trelciekoinliseirieou„spfyiuleeardidn't.,,, :.-budige,
• * I being run over by sleighs ; 1 would, eller°.
and i- 1 the ontre- of the street, to the clanger of'
While the train Limier the charge of fore, earnestly, request, those. possessing '
.Conductor McAfee was thus snowbou-nd property on the mein •streets leading to
lee-Beefeeemde .efeeees'eeebeee.eleeeeeid -,teleeiit. the schools'treo.opeeate with -the Cianicil '.*
to,send out relief frem London. On
in clearing the •sidewalks. Sento have al-
'.
Friday morieina a. ti-ain undeo. the. eiready done so, and unless their neighbors
• xection of Cendoctoe Wylev proceeded
• . • .
• afar as Exoteiewithout much difficulty,
Order* were. here • receieed to return
with the .engine t.te.id ) passenger • coach:
The passengers; learning thestate of
• Affaire further :north decided tO return,
but . what • was. their .. a stonishnieriif
when .theedenduetor refused to . carry
them, eta -los -Tie they possessed retain
. .
tickets. • Expostulation was in vain.
Ifis only -answer • was, ".]: knew my own
businesse; I tell von it +-tinti safe, as eve'
it. We do not knew whether the however, the paseeneers got sleepy and
o1 do the same the sidewalks are dangerous .
to trayel upon, By •the - remeval of the
snow ii ri
iv•
t prevents the accumulation or '
ice to ho dangcr of predeatria,na,..aed to '-
the gr at ihjury of the sidewalks in remov-
ing, it. A compliance with this request
.will oe for the benefit of all, and a fulfil-
-inent--ef•-i-h-e--hy:-laiv.in-relation,t.o•-i•t,••' -----*----
• 1 would also rerieest" partios driving to
he a little "Cautious •while se doing, as peo-
ple may he walking along .theread and a
.teem bo right on ebem befdre they become
aware or it. ' ' "_-.• • .. •.
. • W. 0, SEAP•i:E.
hat' -OW illitliGli t ie$ were not 601-.44,1fm---------
We are sere 'elinton•-ren- 9, 1870.
. iry Not, •
have tobacle•to London." .
•
. .. . 051 TetiA
• .
by the cautions. conductor, tie those iii •
1IY M. Livrswarox- conatsnuaar, ruirst,
charge of the G: NV. R. have aver shown
.wit i tho'greateet possible beurteey. ." '
a-desire:1;o' treat •the .tva.velling .public •
•.Allealonm the lineofth& railway the
• . • - . T bpaht aetybe :anal, tu; ut odr ‘4,.auroinlegfieollwourolirath .
• • For ever pass amity. ,
: °±,AhlAc.11 tell menet, dear bea,t,. ph,feried,
nrg6:111(snerliTvto i"";r: '. ' ' .
Anst iron my mlo
hotele weies erowdect , with .belated Thee- • teese scedenr to tia in.youth • .
. •• , Por.otten be and old 1
seugers.,...all - the . country roads being ; . "Rer duel heir was black as MR4fs.:
:blefeked as •weli 118 the•frnilwaYs• Tko ' .- ..'llar•easBePlicOlbtatretatitlaAtivitt light,'
gravel road from Exeter eta London is . ' ' Were dai,a and passionate. .
- - ..• - . Ami-sto-wo:s sweet and wondrous sweet,
as,yet impas'
stil-fie, the strongest team- in. • •• e - And Mi. and wondrotreittir • '
tlIQ'fot MOP place 'being, unahre to break', •, XmllorrolY from hor if ofntY foot -
, ,. ..,„; ...,.. .. _ ,,,,. .,._•__ . ,,c • ,, Unto tor midnigtt hals„,
A paesage ii one Jemmy to. aeopesty. eel.. . lie olasped hart° his engothrgkei • • .
-41111111fer-'61' -31. .6Pti1naet°Ig141 Mir • 'Nil' bir - 'And there dea .maidel' tl, wIll niigt4st -
Withlifliti Monly.iihts "'..... Y ' -
I' Jethoso wholioetvolt.,1aattnitloy,8* 01 a p. art, .
team's from this city and-ClAndebo. ye - • .ree seedaea
- -----,Wilibnot be Woe or cold:
, • • The face may wither but the.boart, • .
..Cou never more grow cola. . ' •
'CLINTON ' Jun 7 1570 . .
were detained fonf days -in Exeter and
then were compelled:to •take the train,
letteving their horees to be. sent kir, •Ex-
. . _ .•
•
wm-w-
aeksoiis urnis
'17.16TOPIT -1110()Ki- CLINTON ON" •
•
.Starts --the NeW. Year with an unsurpassed stock
. .of 611 goods: in the
•
GENT .1.NL
CALL AND 114SPEolf STOCK,
0.1sIlle1.ON Ian, 2, 1870,
<L.
THOS. JACKSON,