The Clinton New Era, 1880-01-15, Page 8,
CLINTON' NEW ERA..
FEW WIMPS To OUii PATRONS.
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lie bl s ae the E' IZ'A are
?d z f .N lY ,�'
mailing a number of accounts to
• • parties indebted to the ogee. In
many asses the amounts are so small
as to cause some surprise that they,
Jaye not been settled long ago. Yet,
in the aggregate, these small accounts
• foot up to manyhundreds of dollars,
,and they are scattered over suck an
extent of country as to render .aper -
conal call altogether too costly.
Tire have to thank many of our subscribers
for sending their renewals before the
expiration of the term. There is
some pleasure in catering to the
wants of such people ; indeed with-
out them the life of a country news-
' paper publisher would be intolerable.
The,outlays on a newspaper are much
larger than is generally supposed,
and these cannot.be borne unless its
patrons .discharge their part of the
contract with becoming promptness.
These considerations are 80 obvious
that it 's ho amay
a z hoped they _have 'the
desired effect of speedily replenishing
•theepleted treasury.
O
goal Zoite.
• A PEW fences, and one 'or awe chimneys.
were levelled by. the Willa on Friday night.
CARETAKER, — Mr...E.- Roptledge has
been appointed caretaker of, Clinton High
chool,-for the present, year.
SERVICES. —Quarterly services in connec-
tion with the. Bible Christian church, here,
were held on Sunday morning last, Rev.
R. Thomas; officiating, ,
A *AN with b pair of Bright red cloth
pants on, attracted considerable notice on
the streets, on Monday ; he didn't appear
to mind it a partible. • • .
' OR4Aivs.—During the air months ending
with Deo. 31st, the Clinton Organ Factory
manufactured over one hundred organa,
all of which were'dispoaed of.. . .
PRESENTATION.—A few days . since the
members of the Blyth Episcopal' church
presented .Mrs. Whitt, of this. town, with
a puree of money, in- acknowledgement of
her services' as organist of said church.
PLowING.=The'Weather was so mild on
'Friday, that Mt. ,,O. Spooner was able to
plow up his garden in town, and we learn
that several farmers in the neighborhood
embraced' the opportunity to do a little
.plowing. . • g
Mr.D. Forrester
fr
o mer]y of this town,
and son,.of Mr. Alex .Forrester, has been
elected' Mayor o£ Clinton., We congratu-
late our young friend on this high mark of
respect pail him. byhis :fellow townsmen.
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_ , TildEGHTEEL.-It has frequently, .been;
•-.reinai d by parties in a ositton'-to-kno-w
that -Ale poatmasterhere is one of the few
who does not put:post cards into the, boxes
in such a. way that they can be: ;read by
the idle and curious outside the' wicket.'
- `Ctreasorr —A special meeting of the town
council Wait held on;lkionday evening, -but
the only, busiilea* done •wasthe passing of
a motion empowering the property:com-
mittee and the deputy: -reeve, te.see testhe.
tearing, down of the walls of the ,market
building. . : . ...
BLowN.DowN.—The heavy wind of Fri-
day evening blew down. the front wall of
the market building. Parties living' • in
the neighborliood" thought an earthquake
had been experienced .at' the time, the
shock of the -fall being felt for a consider-
able distance.
Frowns, IN BLooni=The. very . open
• weather seeing to harehad the result ofpails-
• ing flowers to bloom.in ::.profusion. ' On
Thursday last pansies and daisies Were ob }
served in. blossom in the garden of M.
Swinbank, and 'dude then in several other
gardens in town. •
as 4.
Tun: WearsteR.-The memory of the
oldest inhabitant fails to bring to reeollec-
tion a solitary instance wherein such re-
. inarkably fineweather was' enjoyed, as
that, experienced -last 'week. The a'tuios-
- phere .was quite warm.. and .spring-like.
On 14londay, however, "a •different song
waas_aung," . at the .proverbial coldweather'
had asserted its claim, and was enforcing"
its rights.:' : - -
Hoases KILLED.—On Wednesday night
as the train froin Wingham, due here at
7:24, was' on its .way •down, it struck a
couple of Colts • vhi
chwere on :the track
where it crossea'the Base Line, killfng-
, them at once. • , The catcher on the train.
was slightly_ broken by the accident --The
coltser
w e the property of Mr. John Col-
clough, and had.been'let'out .to water.
11A1410 114 ON„F1t'ETGwT TRAINS. -There
are a number of lads who make a; practice
of hanging on freight,-traine'while they are
moving slowly about the station. The
boys thus endanger their lives,,and throw.
a risk on the railway company. - The phort-'
eat and most effective way of /stopping the
practice is for the company: to: prosecute
-one or two of the lads' for stealing rides
and the remainder would doubtless' avoid
the possibility of a prosecution,•
WnoNG.--We, cannot but smile, when 'a
man says he cannot afford to take his local
paper becausehe went; to:take a city paper.
He might just as well say he cannot afford
bread because he intends baying sponge
cake: Meanwhile he has to ask hie neigh-
bor about•the ideal news and notices; and
the local paper: goes on building up his
place and business, and serving his con-.
' venience without support. This is not
• manly, and we say without hesitation that
there is something• out of joint- with the
man who does not support his local. paper,
A Totarat RnnuKB,—It. is a very nom-
. iron practice in some churches, as soon as'
a minister commences his sermon, for par-
ties to” pull out their watches and look at.
the time. This habit received a sharp, re-
buke in the Methodist church, on Sunday.
Mr. wa
Rev, M . MoTlonagh; pf Kincardine was
officiatin , and as he obrorved ' '
g!, a number
' of time -pieces
t s
out, he remrItarked s all.
right, frie
nd to look ok at your i Watchesbut
,
remember it doesn't affect me at all ; in
laet, it rather hurts pie, and as I alwa e
preach as long as I like, please dont hint
that to me any more." It is needless to Clay
that but .few watches weretouched after
that..
STEAM°, CLpxuns.—A, few days isinee a
man stopped at Kelly'a hotel for a short
time, and aeon after his departure, it was
discovered that two splendid .overcoats, had
likewise••departed from the hallway, but
not on their legitimate ow ersbae
s.
Efforts were made to overtake the rascal,.
but he had sufficient start of his pursuers
to, elude thein ; it was afterward$ learned
that the same chap was " wanted" at See -
forth, on a charge of stealing four goats:
from Carmichael's hotel. .
FIRE BarciADE.-,At thee monthly meet.
ing of the Fire Company, on. Monday,'1be:.
following persons were elected officers for
the current year : Chief engineer, Henry
Stevens ; assistant engineer, Geo. E, Pay;
captain, L. Trouse ; lieutenant, J. Bolas ;
secretary; J, A. Yuill ; treasurer, J. Cun-
ninghame; lot firemap, J. Rider -2nd. fire-
man, A, Iliff. e ; foreman hose. division. No,
1, John Powell ; foreman hose division No.
2, Adam, Forster ; foreman -auction hose, J
Inwood ; 1st. branchman, R. Reid ; 2nd
branchman•,; W. G. Potts s signal man, J.
A, Yuill.,
4. OoLD BATu.-•.On Sunday evening a
couple of gentlemen,; in taking a short cut
across the Market Square, aeoidentally
walked into the cellar formerly beneath
Erwin Sc Scaadrett'a atore, which .is two' -
thirds full of water. They managed to
scramble out, byno meansa
pleased at
their mishap
.At the same time a couple
of ladies narrowly escaped a similar nem
-
dent, while a young man was unfortunate
enough to fall ihto Jaokson'a cellar. It was
well that there was water in them, other-
wise 'the parties might, have been badly
hurt; the collars should not have been left.
unprotected so long.. '
•
I' i ow EsciPE.—On Thursday even-
ing last as an aged lady belonging to town ,
waa.getting off the night train at the G.T,•
station, she had' rr narrpw escape of what.
might have been a serious accident. She
had ,two small children with her, and a.
number of bundles; and: before she had got
'off the ateps of the car, the train started ;
the motion threw her off, her arm passing
through the -hand railing, -and --for a.mo;
went -it seemed -as if she would be serious-
ly hurt, but the arm was released and she
fell violently on a side track, being stun-
ned and somewhat bruised by the fall, but;
fortunately, sustained no other injury.
LAMP ' EXPLOSION.'— One 'evening last
'week, as Mr& S. Macwhirter was engaged
in 'her room, a lamp standing on a•dressing
bureau suddenly exploded; the oil ran.
down the bureau, taking fire, and entered
one- of the drawers containing a lot of light'
fancy articles, 'which were in a, blaze in a
• moment.: