The New Era, 1883-08-24, Page 10CLINTON NEW EEA..
FRIDAY, AUGUST.2i, 188.
Division Court here to -clay ':(Friday;)
D. Kennedy has a fine new sign on his
livery stable.
The county school board meets here
to -morrow to transact school business.
SOLD.—Mr. Newton has sold his Bony
and phaeton to Mr. Biddleeombe at a good
price.
The President, and other officials of
the Grand Trunk Railway took an inspec-
tion tour over the G. T. to Goderich, and
also over the L. IL & E. on Monday.
Mr. 'Jas, La,srence and <iUr. Samuel
Hicks, of Tuckersmith, left last week for
Manitoba, by boat. 'They took with them•
large vestry s. me cows and young cattle.
rt>;xr of the:
�uz.-The.tr , }
Methodist church has been -very neatly
- -fixed up.. It is now a very s comfortable
meeting place, and a treat improvement
on what it was.
4
suBscauryiox has been in circulation
to assist the fire company\to" :attend. the
- tournament at London on the 28th, We
are sure the boys will do themselves credit.
On Saturday,mornnig last ibee'south of
Stanley was visited with a severe hail -
sterna. The hailstones were so. plentiful
tliatthey covered the ground!
•
1111r. J. T. Codper, of Turtle Mountain,
• M nitoba, hasnine young chickens ha${cb-.
ed tby a wild duck, and has;four young'
wild ducks running about the house life
• tame ones. •\
• Rev. M114(.trey, of the Methodist church,.,
forwarded to• the ,authorities ,at London,
$20, the proceeds of the, collection taken
np,on Sunday last, in aid of the sufferers Aft•, Honier and -Miss Annie Cooper, son
by [the floods in that city.
LOCAL PERSONALS.
Ed Dickinson is home from Galt on a
tjsit,
Mrs, P. Craib is visiting relatives at
Norwich.
Mrs. J. I-iodgens;'is visiting relatives in.
Mr. J. Brickendon, of London, is home
on a visit. - .
Miss L.''Wliite left last week for the
old country.
Mrs. P. Craib is visiting friends at
Norwich.
Mrs. W. L. Newton is visiting relatives
in Woodstock. -
117r, W. H. Smith has a liberal share of
the fireman's pants to make.
M11iss Carrie Fisher has returned from a
prolonged yisit to friends in the States,
dIiss Nellis, of`Craib & Co's, las gone
visiting to Caledonia,
Mr. E. Harttis home from Toronto; on
a visit to his parents.
Mr. J. C. Stevenson • is visiting, friends
at Rockwood,
James and John' Berrett leave for St:
Paul, Minn., to -morrow.
R. I-lolnies and family are at St. Catha-
rines spending a few days with relatives.
Mr. Jas. •Tighe, bar tender for Mr. R.
11liller, is going to Bay City, Mich.
' Mr. A: 11, Drumm, student of Knox
allege Toronto, is home on his holidays:
Miss Campbell and Miss Burnett, of'
Seafo`rth, are visiting Mr. Burnett -at Mil-
ler's hotel.,
Mt 11 Foster contemplates a trip up
the: lakes, starting on Saturday: Mr. Bay-
ley will
ay-ley°wall; return to-morroiv.'
Ci-vla.. SERVICE ExAMIXA.Trow.—Mr.
W. J. Floody is among the'recent suc-
cessful competitors in the qualifying ex-
amination .for the Civil Service. We
hope lie niay soon get an app'ointmeut,
which is far better.
'S nrovsL Inn. ---"We regret to have to
announce that Mr. 'Alfred Smith, who has
been so long a'sufferer, has ;lately been
much worse. He is at present in Detroit
for treatment. ' Mr. andMrs. Smith are
also with him.
Civic HOLIDAY.—The town was de-
aerted. last .Thursday, the.' -various excur-
eons taking hundreds away to enjoy a
day in the cities or the shores' of Lake
Erie. .The excursion. to Port Stanley ip-
anddaughter of the Deputy -Reeve, have
been ,`siting Toronto.
Mr. E1 ank Mitchell has been; taking
quite an eastern tour and is now spending
a few
- '
Mrs. Th ot las, of Toronto, who has been
visiting Mrs, Jas, Fair, returned borne
last week.' \\
Mrs, -Whitt Nt11�1 resumes her classes• in
nii.isic as follows,=Blyth Sept. is.t; Kip -
pen, Sept.. Srd ; Clinton Sept. -4th. •
George. A. Wats is has removed from;
Prince Albert; iNr.WV ato Edmonton
where he will practice law.
• Mr. J. Donagh, of Winnipeg, formerly
of Clinton,„was in -town last week on his
tray to California.
geared to -he the most populaf•,' Ms, Wan. Coats,-jr,, and 111r, D. F. Mac
• CoarPLmJI r rev.-" The cabbage were • pherson have been spending some hole-
not nearly so large as the heads of some
of the feasters onthe morning of the ;e -
form banquet.here last spring." This is
the kind of flattery a tory.paper•deals. out
to a. large number of the people .of this
Messrs. Craig ;& Hearn will ship four
car loads of splendid stock on Saturday,
havinepnrchased 18 head from Mr. Jas.
Fair for $1,250; and six from' ivIr. Lyons,
for about `d75 per head, and a large num-
ber of sheep. They paid out this week 1.1 R. Herriott, rte are-sou•y to. learn,
near $5,000 for stock. heeli laid up for some /days , Te -is
CAMPING. -Letters: are to Band from'- improving and will .we trui: .shorty be
Messrs. Jas.Thorpson and John Connolly out,essain.
days at Fingal,. 'Both ha-verettirned. ,
' Mr, \Vat,;Manning recently visi'ted Os
goode and O illia in the interests f, the
Doherty Organ Company.
•
• Mr. Jas. Thompson and Mr. J. Connolly
are' taking a well-earned rest at Grimsb'y�
Camp grounds.
Miss Ovens, lately -in the millinery ,de-
partment of R. Beesley's store, is going to
\Ving'ham as head millinery, for lir..'
Holmes. • .
who are at Grimsby Catiip Grounds des-
cribing
WE oBSi:Rvt the names of Messrs,
having,
a in, that popular resort. They e, are Turnbull and A. M. Taylor figuring in
speakit twin seem,s ofall t time, t nue the'. reports °ftheProvincial Teachers.ars-
speak in glo\ving terms of all that is to be Trout
seen .and heard They will return on sociat
ion meeting in o
Saturday. We`are pleased to fear• that -Messrs.
The •Canadian Order of hoiiesters, of
which there area large slumber, of Courts
cattere'd throughout Huron, and Bruce,
will give a •cheap excursion from Kin-
cardine to London via the L.•H. & B. on.
'Tuesday, Aug..28, the first day of the fire-
men's tournament there.
W.anNixe:-17r. J. M. Moran some
time ago bought out;the Stratford Herald,
and, after losing all.hehad; has. sold out
to, the former ,propriet&rand gone back to
his profession; of teaching. He is now
principal of Stratford' public school at'a
salary,of $800. That's a good deal, better
than starving in the newspaper' business,
Josh. Hamner and L. lie ncdy, who have
been on the sick list, i progressing to
wards recovery..
Mr. Win. lluir' ad his hand :badly
crushed on Friday,. by a. -threshing- nna-
chine dropping of it, which he vas,assist-
ina to remove.
WE REGRET to learn that Mr: James
Scott, Barrist'r, was Called -home oii Sat-
urday last' •, the death of his brother.
The decea_ d was a younger brother and
has been a 'great'sufferer for over two,
years. -
074 'DrSTiRTC i1JEJtT.OiC.
le Goderich financial district meeting
s held in the -Methodist church here, on :
• iesdaylast ; ,Rev.. Jas, Gray, chairman,.
)resided over, the meeting Rev. G. IT.
Cornish, secretary of the district, was at
his ;post. A ministerial and lay delegate
from nearly every circuiton the :district
was present. The ordinary routine of
business having been disposed of,: a me-
mo lial,to
e-moi:ial•to the United General Conference,
moved by Dr. Towler,—'of Winghant,, sec- -.
onded by Rev. G. H. Cornish; was carried,
asking that the children's fund be so modi•
-
tiied as to more fully meetthe end for which
it was designed, and be made ,more tt.icept
able to our people. ''Also a memorial, to
the adjourned General Conference of our,
church,;moved by A. S. :Fisher,: !sec. • by::
Rev. D. Clappison, of Brussels, was: car-
ried, praying that the 'Oasis of Union".
lie adopted without' ;etnendation. Grit of
fifteen circuits thereis now but one :this-
sinn-on the Goderich dihtriet," About 30
Years ago ill the county. of Huron, at that 'i
time settle:f. belonged to the then Code �,
rich .mis i ui' and tho l rbers anis missionary,_
•of -the preeui: t hai.easan of his 'district,
eatended•oei this •large,field, and .inan:y
of the old seVtlers in the vicinity of Olin -
ton'( well, remenihered rlim' as an; earnest
and :'successful laborerin themtister'svine
yard. His long expeiienee as chairman,
his genistI.si.ad uniform kind disposition, .
together with business tact and know=
ledge, admirably quality hirii for a presid-
ing officer. '
:ln acrobat gave ti street' per:thrinauce
on the square on Wednesdayafterneon.
The. lightning strurck Mrs. McDonald's
Nash: ]t burned. for; four days, doing con-
si dertible damage.
The Anui:versary!services. of the B. C.
Church of Holmesvillc ate to, be held ole
Sunday, 30th. September.
Excursroti.-Om the 30th of Aug.- a'
great excursion will run to Niagara Falls, w
and Grimsby Cain') ' grounds over the
L H cuB., calling at all, stations.' Tickets
good for two days. North of Clinton
•. $2.00, Clinton .and south $1.75. Tram
leaves Clinton at 8;20 a.m. This will//be
the great temperanceday at the camp, and
the falls will be all aglow with thee] ctric
light. ' Crowds will go sure
CovcxATu s rocs; 11lr.and ¥ s. Perry,
have taken up their abode am ngst .us.
MrPerry is. already well known to• most
of our readersas one of theteachers in
• our High School. Mrs: Peri�y ;comes .to
us With the well wishes of s, larged num-
:•ber of friends as to .haven doubt that she
will soon :,become• a fav rite herd The
NEW Eics, extends .to t epi its' heartiest
congratulations: •
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lZolvu�[rnJ.-The •
s on`umeiit erected,
in the cemet'eryby the many, friends' of
the young"man Latiis;:;;rvho lost his life
waiting upon others iii the Northwest,'has
been finished and is certainly, a good piece
of tvorl�titirhrlx: `l r�-jslo�surortnzll]ig
it has been neistly sodded and. the appear
ance of;the wliplc t5 imposing and pretty.
We understand that .after payinent of the
con tract -1;06e. the conun ittec It :have a
small amount on hand, which will he
disposed of as;soon as a meeting is held.
\VRo1G TrAcr.—" Y hen three.of the Ni -
•
Balis excursionists were returning
home on Saturday they took the wrong
to
'` tr rip; and, wile'? they thought they had
\got near house they .asked -the .:conductor
/if they were near Clinton, and, they were
much surpr i,;ed-when he told- thew that
they were nearly ;100 guiles frorr this town,
and were wear Chatham. 'The' railway
company carried them, to 'London that
night where they hail o borrow • money
to remain over. Sunday, ,there being no
train north so late in the eyenini,
IMPOLK-G Ecr7'c.AL,—A pet canary
bird died a • fete days" ago in a cer
teua=,li.ouc ,u.. toun�. anst_s..the "little
folks decided-to--give-•it--a funeral i[he
neighboring children :were duly notified,
but not on black- edge note paper, and -1M
the appointed time about a dozen young-
sters were present The grave' was 'dug
and an old match box made to de service
ais ti collar. The pail bearers 1i'ith grave
mien boretheretrains to their 'last rest-
ing place, and the chief mourners made
their eyes red with \yiping:. Around the•
open grave the company thought it pro-
per to sing in good old style the time
honored psalm ". All - people that in
earth dodwell ;' The coffin was lowered,
WEb'$ WAWANOSH.
Daring the thunder storitn last Saturday
morning, Mrs. Miehael -teddy, of St. Augus-
tine, whale covering a stove to protect it trona
the rain which was blowing in, was struck by
lightning on the shoulder. $be.resnainedun-
conscious for a considerable time. Medieal
aid was speedily obtained, and it is expected
hat.,she will be all right in a few days, -
Itis our gainful duty to record the death
of Nlr. Peter McDonald, of St. Helens, on the
13th inst., at the age of 40 years. The cause
of death was dropsy of the chest. He leaves
a young widow to mourn his sudden death.
He was highly respected in the neighborhood.
A large concourse of friends :assembled on
'Wednesday to convey his retrains -to Dun-
gannon cemetery. His brother William, of
East Wawanosh, was buried. 13 days before.,
Mr. James Wilson, ofthis township, was
the only Goderich High School pupil who
succeeded is taking a second class grade. A
at the late examinations.
WAa.IiZxBU;<tN,
Mr. Alex. Reberton of this place has p.ur--
chased anew threshing machine, and deserves
patronage.,
;Mrs. Laws on, of Detroit, is visiting her
parentsi;M.r,, and Mrs- Jblin A;iartin of this
place.
\Vho is it walks this 'World.o€ a<oes1
And to the church at evening goes •
And leave's his mules to sweet repose,
You know him.
Who i s it conies to \\'alkerbnrn
And ,to the south his eyes cloth turn,
While loveteithin his bosom limns,
(Just think swhile.
Who is it laughs. behtind his back '
And thinks that, be some drains doth; lack •
And wishes he would not comeback„
Neu all know.
EAST WAWANOSH.
SToaaw.—The storm of last Saturday X
was one of the heaviest of the season, In
the morning a horse, valued. at $200, be-
longing to John Taylor, near Zetland,
was killed by lightnng. About the same'
time a barn on the 9th con., belonging to
Edward Wightman, was struck by light -
acing and considerably damaged, but not
set on fire. In the 'evening and during
the night it rained very heavy again, and'
raised the creeks and river as high or 1
higher than they have ever been sincel
the spring freshet,
Mrs. E. Modeland and Mr. F. Pearen1'
have returned from a visit to their friends-
in Sarnia and vicinity. They report the
harvest considerably more advanced there
.than in this locality, a large amount of.
the spying crop being cut.
lir. and Mrs. Charlton, of Lobo town-
ship, are visiting friends in this locality,.
We notice the familiar face of '1,
Whightmau again in our midst. He
arrived home from Manitoba last :Saturn.
day. He looksas if the climate there
agreed with him,, Query. --Will he go
back alone?
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e
a
'Have a
v
e ail. been. SOLD
Bargains i
a ns ONE ' DECK.
weareivin o
g �n
Gloves
oven
MANonESTEit.
Misses Katie and Annie Young, daughters
of Rev. S. Young, pf Clifford, are visit here
at present.
The Maitland river is higher here, at pre-
sent, than it has ever h6enknown at this
season of the year. It is '•higher than it '
usually is during the spring freshets.
\4'illiani;Ualbraith and Thomas Carrick
left this place yesterday •fort Glasgow, via
the Allan Line. 1, 0, Pattison is agent
for this route. I'•,
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MILLINERY cheaper ...than ever. SUMMVIER'
PRINTS at a great reduction.. Summer HOSIER'
ry .. � {�at'�- cost. SHIRTINGS��rat cost- --- - -
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t. E EESLE
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alla SWISS SO AT, The best 'washing
ao i'keu
WE ; IT A IPIAL, ASK YOUR
moms
11IANUFACTURED. • L'1 THE..
:SOBA CO.
CO) 111 c,
hr
liress Goods
. Another -lot of Great Bi
Come and see the big. • cuts `;
Summer'.' Goods HOslerY,..
and Parasols
If prices-- have any -nft uenice we
a,re boundbound to see ter a•t they- are.to-via
Every
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Tourr
enough t0,,
ase : ®f Summer
reat
Sacrifice.
icemanJ
GOODS-E1V PORIU1, CLINTON.
nor• - :.�:, r
People around -Porter's Hill are thresh-.
inn'their iltll wheat and, 11 is worse' than
expected It ititnot yield five bushels
per acre; andea poor -.s ample a.l th at...
man named Clark came to this place, from"
Blyth; where it is saicthe became in debt'
and lift without ,paying his board. When
herb he started work! Nidi W: !Taylor &
Sop..' Last week Ire suddenly left town
leaving Tars:.Cull-about '$85• behind for
hoard.
A MEA,r'MJ N.—Some thine ago'a young
Edward l'1eClintock, who once ,traded,
the site of •all Denver for a mule, has•
never seen a steamboat,- and within a
month had his'' first ride on a railroad,
•pati money enough to make a 'pleasure
The '.rave Clidal lir, ,laid the dnnpaay ,dis. trip to Sir atog 1, notwrthstandmg his miss
petsed, - - of a fortune real estate, "'
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KSON,
inon
Buy your Fall Suit anywhere until you hav
seen JACKSON THE CLOTHIER'S
T • eernendo Lis FALL ► _
Vhich will be. complete about the 1st of Sep-
= •E' 11
Stock of Goods that has ever been brought into this section of the country, .and at .prices that
will astoni,Sh every body, as we have, facilities
to sell cheaper 'a than a'n other, house iia ton•
e p y
A.11 we ask is to exarmine our stock
in that' the chew -. and be�� convinced p
':clothing ca_a bol ht from