The New Era, 1883-02-16, Page 10•
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.40,14NTON ,1'M EI',Y ERA.
FRIDAY,'FEB. 1G, 7883
!I oitfit AjYil' ;
1t IR.:J. MORSE goes to Dakota, pros-
pecting, nest month.
MR. WALTER Coos intends to remove
his family to Fargo, Dak., next month.
MR.: GEO. E. CR1tivFORD has bought
the :cottage of 14:r. B. Anderson Albert
.i reet, at•$800.
Mn. GEE. PICKETT, of the gravel road,
= --bad-the Misfortune to inflict, a Very severe
cut on hisfoot, while chopping
,
1
wood. -
It is estimated that at least $800 went
away frons this town as investments in
the Masonic.Lettery, while not more than
.$25 was received in return.
Messrs. Scott :Brothers.have sold their
bay trotting horse to Mr. Wm.'Broadfoot,
of Clinton, for $225 He was one of the
bestadrivers in town.—Expositor.
MR. JNo. P. MARTIN attends the annual
meeting of the Ancient Order ,of United
• Workmen, sat, London, next week, as re-
presentative from Clinton Lodge.
ntelon lost.-a-
-Gow- L-osT:--1iir: I . Ca
good cow this week, the result 'Of -'41r ae-
cident,!abouttwo weeks ago, being tied
too long in the stable, she caught tier'
bind feet over it; throwing her, and in-
juring her spine so that she died en Tues-
day night.
ues-daynight. • He refused $50 for it a short
time ago.
Miss A.- BoKD;,formerly a teacher in
-the Clinton Model School, has resigned
her position in the Goderich School, to
enter on a matrimonial engagement. It
is not often the case that a lady is served
with a writ of attachment by a sheriff; but
this bine it i sale deputy -Sherif
MEETING. --Col; A. "'M. • P,;oss
PUBLIC 11I ,
Reform' candidate for West Huron, will
hold a' public meeting' "the `Town Hall,
Clinton, on Monday, Feb. 19, and- will
address the electors en the questions at.
issue. The Conservative candidate is in-
. • vited to be present. Spealcin to eom-
irlence ;lt 7,30*
▪ MR. . SA}IES MITE had ati unusual in-
Aux- of
i-
fiux.of visitors this week, whose corning
To near 'to ether was pre chance. On
hursday last a brother n lain ; and -wife,
On visit. arrived' on a
from. Michigan,, to t
-Satur-daY-a-sister-and_her•-_husbiand frown
Oxford. Ole Sunday a sister and her son
from Bright, and on Monday a' brother
and son from Goderich. •
• ONE DAY las't''week. the residence of one
of our citizens had a_ Marrow escape front
Inflow wha W.
dtiwii. A o d. bee
beingburned
.i• o d
f " 1 the , t 3' an
front o o e o e s ve
v in z
• lftlr
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lying.
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,during the absence in other parts of the
'• .: house of the famii Y this took fire from a
,m :
speak,. 'filling the .rooiii so densely with
smoke that, fora moment, entrance was
impossible, but, before' m:ucti headway had
been gained, the fire was put out.
A ROWLAND FOR AN OLIVER —At a.
Missionary meeting in Goderich, en Mon-
day evening, some of the speakers •tinder,
.took to speak disparagingly of Clinton,,as
a little, inane , east" of Goder'ich.. some-
where.. The Rev. W. McDonagh was pre-
. sent and in' his .speech came veryeflect-
velY to' ';the aid::ofClinton'sreputatien,
and told: the Goderieh people some facts
which opened their eyes:_' His comparison
between the two;places. was highly amus-
:ing,,and_when.he was through':there was
• not. as mueh left of tumbled down County
Town as there is of Tyre and Sidon.
• AccxiENT.—One day last week Mr.. H.
W all.er,metwith a peculiar accident that
might have resulted much more seriously
-thanit did. He was driving =:up !Staple-.
'ton hill, and the snow being very deep,.
.lie got out to tread a path, and while.thus
:,engaged.. the' horse followed . hint, , and
Striking hint on the leg, •knocked him
• 'beneath- its feet. It, continued .plunging
• in the snow fora minute or se, stepping
on'hita several times he being, unable ";to
extricate himself• front' his perilous posi-
tion, until•a con'ple'of°youiig ,men carne
to his 'relief. He• was' confined • to the
house fol -'a day or tivo_by his; injues.
ri
• ON'MoNDAi ;nighty '.while: sonic 'boys
were out_snowshbetng, tlley.hac::;a tluil.l;
ing:experience,that titill;:Iearn ' them„ not.
' to thoughtlessly Sun. any: asks' in the fu: -
"cure. They had,walked•on the L.,
�3 into;MeAllisters eat, and wereadmir-
ingthe`piles ofsnow on' eitherside, when
• a. train; soiirewhat-behind 'time, came"
1,hunderisg along., Sonie ofthem.instant-
ly struck out for dear life, 'making the
best-timeaever: covered on showshoes,
• svhile others clambered' up the; perpen-
dicular walls of snow as best they could.
*„,, Had thele been a fall sr stumble, the con=
sequences, would certainly have -a. been
`serious; •
PERsO Ara --Miss Iiodgens, who has
been at theresidence of her late brother,
-for several months,' returned horne t.
•Toronto!: on •.1)/ednesday "Mrs: Hirace
Foster, aiid sister, have • gone to,:Dundas.
Mr. Thes. Stephenson;,; of the". London
:.Road, returned 'tollsanitoba this' week:
• Itir. Wellington McKettie, 'formerly. a
teacher in Goderich township, is' expected'
home from the west ;• he has been in. poor,
health for some time. 4e. Bert. Pay is'
on his way home from the northwest; 'her
latelyhad his ears, face and ,.hands frost
•bitten, but not seriously:: • lir. H. Hale ,is
away on a'visit .to ,NewYork:.. R.Mc
lviordie, of Kippen, and. R. Corrie; Wing
ham, are deleg-ates 'front Huron to the',
Provincial Grange now in session at To-.
ionto. .l'i'e are sorry to hear that Mr.• II,
Morgan, . (the blind vocalist) is seriously
ill. Mr. A. S. ,Fislrer,has been confined
� o the -house by 'a. severe Cold.-
. SUDDE.N DEATII.—Many'were
old.-
SUDDENDEATIt.—Manywere surprised,
to learn on Monday that on Sunday after -
Peon air. Andrew Kirby had died at the
-:residence • el' 'Major Murray. Deceased
was about on gaturday, and, retired' in
-rhe evening as,usual, On Sunday._morn=
ing he was found in bed in an insensible
condition, and never. rallied He was 'a
anember'of Godealeh Lodge A F. & A. M.,
of Muted, R. A. Chapter, and of Goderich
' incampnient of I. Oaf). V. He was well
:known thronghout the section of. Ontario
in whieli he travelled for the past twenty
"five years; havingYbeen during that time
snail clerk on then, & L. II. R. R. About
t-hree *eel:8 •age'. he was supe•anuated
iening to'"failing health. ' Mr Kirby was
• t nephew of Mr: R.11: Itaceyand Major
:Murray, {and was born in West Elamboro,
.-Pear Dundas.. Mals remains were interred
in Clinton Cemetery en. ,Wednesdays ;the
Masons and Oddfellotvs attending in a
body, intiniforre,, and a nine tier of his
railroad associates ileo dieing present.
The expenses of•tlin funeral were kindly"
'borne by the Odrlfellows.
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MR. Jolill' METOALF,, V. S. has rented
the house of.Dr. iUlishall, and "hung out
bis,shingle." We welcome him to town
and have rro doubt but that he will do
well.
ART Ex,IIIBITiON.—Commencing' on
Tuesday next, 20th inst., and continuing
until the 24th, an exhibition of curiosi-
ties of all descriptions, will take place
in the store of Mr. G. 11. Wright. The
committees have gone to very great pains
in collecting relics of one description
and another, which have kindly been
leaned by the townspeople, and the ex-
hibition will be well worth"visiting: Full
particulars may be obtained of posters or
by programme.
msnow Roslin.—Tho amount o f s ors t h
at
has fallen this winter has filled up nearly
every liack'read level with the fences—in
fact, in some ,places the felines are not
visible. • In 'consequence driving, parti-
cularly with loads, is accompanied with
considerable danger, for if it becomes ne-
cessary to turn out, "over she gages:" ' The
pitch -holes,: tins, are another source ofdan-
ger, and it is no exaggeration' to say that
in seine of them a cutter would be buried
beton, the level of the'road. • There has
not been "a:good thaw this winter, but if
-a-quick one,:comes,-thexoads will be.nett.
to impassible. '
LBc'ruuE.—On Friday evening l ast M r.
T. McGillicuddy, of the Goderich Signal,
delivered a lecture '.in the Baptist church
of this town, the subject being ." Back
bone," which was merely the brief naive
forthe vim, push and .perseverance of in-
dividual lifer The subject was well chos-
en illustrated with numerous and'appib="
priate anecdotes, and delivered in an easy
and conversational style, that gave plea=.
sure -and profit to the listeners. At, its
close "a vote of thanks was moved by the
"A
Rev. r. Tic i aver.
v I Rice, B C. minister, inister , in
Y
flattering as it deserved — and brief
speechand given by the audience 'inat
hearty:manner, The chair was occupied
by the Rev. Mr. Gray, minister of the
church. Mrs. Newton presided at the or-
gan, and with the assistance of Messrs.,
Newton, Ward and Cole several quartettes
were rendered in .beautiful style,
NATIVE Vtits i chicle of poetry
Of singulet tient is-ptiuhslieel:,by Hunter, -
Rose & C., Toronto ; entitled 2lie'Mission.
Of move, Zost, and of/Lead-Poems,-,Sof js-camel-
Valentines, by Caris • Shaft. We, in Clin-
ton,
ton -. should beespeciallyproud. o'. the
nor
k, as C e iS the:nom':de plume
arisSitna
adopted by one who dwells in -our •midst.
The•book is well worthy of careful :perusal
and will amply reply for the trouble of
so doing.• There is a force and an origi-
nality in the writirg"s, that words, fail to
describe. We will, not trouble oui' read
ers with quotations, but we subjoin; the
following as a brief -example of the force
and originality beforespokeri of. Who,that
is past childlbod,;has not felt the troutli'
of the following lines
"Tho world's rough grasp of ableodmg nohad, '
And the dumb dead feeling when hope wns.u'er..'s
The Valentines are perfect gems in'
themselves, and must' be read to be -
ap-preciated.. There. is likewise a vein of
rich humor and adelicate refinement care-
fully- blended that is a rare accomplish-,
meat in the present ,day. ::We' heartily
commend itto our readers. '
Strains. -15 .below zero`` on Friday
night, this :is getting such a' -common oc-
•currence that people don't mind it at all.
On Saturday morning, while "walking
along the Huron road, Messrs. Pay and:
C.m'be-very narrowly escaped being run
over;by some boys.who :were recklessly
exercising . horses. • It looks somewhat
odd to see smoke issuing: from the differ
ent smoke stacks'in town on Sunday but
a'firein the furnace, below is necessary to
prevent the'iengines from freezing up and
bursting their pipes. Some time ago the
ideawas thrown out that the townrbell; be
rung on:Sundaysfor the benefit of church
goers, but no action was taken in the mat-
ter;, see see ,fhat' at. Galt the council :have:
granted the rise• of the town bell for,. :this
•purpose. Several ofthe buildings in town
are carrying enormous quantities ofsnow,
•and'it would be well -to loci,:• afterthem-
A sitting of the Division Court. will be
held here te-morrow`(Saturday).at which
it isexpee d the newly-appointed.:Judge.
-Doylewill preside.._Quite.a..nttmber from:.
Clinton. attended the S. S. Convention at.,
Meter on ,:.Wednesday . and Thursday.:
Valentines, iu plentiful quantities, found,
their, way throughthe post. office this'
week. hie, III, Cantelon has now four-
teen hands employed; he is m :kittg..u.p a
lot of articles for the northwest. The
Foresters -of town-donot go to' the dinner
at Blyth" next. week: Messrs: Thompson
& Switzer shipped a quantity, of 'potatoes
this week: On. Saturday the Conservative
candidate foi.•'West Huron and'the junior
editor of the Signal returned to Goderich,
in the same conveyance,along with ;seve-
rat others, When a very warm ,argument:
sprang upbetweenthem,andthe C. C. is
said to have used some very undignified
language: ,. The NEw. East: carrier boys,
have been .laid• np for It week with the
mumps. "Mr. W. Denniserisseommenced
his duties asweigh• clerk, Ac., yesterday.
A little girl, daughter of .Mar. Josh Ham-
ner, avai
am:ner,,was running along the street en Wed-
nesday, and while"trving.to get out Of the..
way ofthe bus, she slipped down, the'hind
bob. of which passed over h'erleg, bruising:
its adly. The Expositor, published'.only.
A miles away; -came to hand' on -Tuesdays:
— a result of the blockade.' Weknow
of one individual who has made several
bets in favor of Mr: Rose having a ma-
jority'of over 100. A full meeting of Re -
ferniest; is called for to -night (Friday) •at
the committee room;