The New Era, 1884-02-22, Page 6e�.
CLINTON NEW ERA
FRIDAY, FEB. 22, 1884.
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PROPERTYCA�'QI.- 'ur, dames Big-
gins has bought the brick store and build-
ing formerly owned' byMr, Salt. We
understand that Mr. E. Corbett has sold
his house and lot on Albert street, to
Miss Trewartha.
THE Swjc,—Miss. Hamilton, (daughter
of Rev. C. Hamilton, Lucknow,) who has
been attending the High ,School here.
was taken sick on Friday last, and found
it necessary to go home on Tuesday. We
are sorry to hear .that Miss Morgan lies
very ill at the residence of her sister, Mrs.
R. P. D. Brown,
HIILLETT ,Obis 7 runAL °•SOCXRTY.—
The township of Hallett Agricultural
Society lately proposed tp the Morris • So-
ciety to bold a union•spring show, to be
held in Clinton this year;.and Blyth next,
The Morris Society wouldnot accept this,
and a meeting, of the • directors of the
Mullett Society will shortly be held to
make arrangements for holding a spring
show here—if they decide on leaving one,
WIND STORM. --On Tuesday night a
terrific wind storm set in here and lasted
for about an hoer. It teemed to haye tre-
mendous force and roared alarmingly,
many no doubt fearing that the roof above
them would neomeptarily,drop an onthem.
Tho smokestack on Moores :tannery was
blown over ; a skylight on Robb's store
tore off and smelled, part of the wall of
the old woollen factory blown in, and at
Goderich the Albion, hotel had part of
one of its walls blown in.
ASSEssMENT, The -assessors are al -
really at work assessing the town. When
ratepayers get their schedules, whieh are
left with every householder, they can see
how they are rated. If not to their satis-
faction they should appeal to the Court of
Revision, and not grumble after, when it
is too late.
rnovorOIax, ,GRA.x0 ,---The annual
meeting of the members of Ontario Grange
is in progress at Toronto. Those on ,com-
mittees, from this county are, Messrs.
Geo. Hood, Sunshine; R. McMordie,
I<ippen, and Robt. Currie, East Wawa
nosh. Among the business brought be-
fore the meeting was representations in
County Councils. The secretary of the
grange had been requested to circulate
or signature petitions asking the Pro-
vincial Government to, pass a law that no
County Council shall be composed of
more than twelve persons, and that such
representation be based upon the assessed,
value of property, and not on, the number
of ratepayers.'
14MIIsi0 FOR THE TOWN. --The question
has often been asked " Why is it that a
piano cannot be purchased for the town.
hall?" We .know of no reason why •a
fund could notbe easily raised if the pro-
per steps he taken A correspondent sug-
gests that the several churches, lodges,
the Mechanics' Institute, the fire. brigade, ,
and volunteers, should each give an en-
tertainment, and devote the money realix-
ed to thd purchase of an instrument. The
council might also make a grant, and the
ownership of the instrument he vested in
the corporation. Organizations contri-
buting would always -have the right to
the free .use of the instrument; while a
revenue could be derived from others -who.
might require its use at entertainments
in the hall, '
TEMPERANCiE. CoNvrN'rioi.=The In-
dependent Order of Good Tempters are
trying to arrange for a convention • to. be
held in about a months• time to discuss
and arrange for submitting the Scott Act,
if deemed advisable. If held, it will 'take
place in Clinton, .as there are 27 lodges, in
all parts of the county,00linton would be
the best place to hold At, of which further
particulars will be given. ...The lodge here.
take as a subject for discussion to -night,
"which shall we have, -a •eonvention or
an organ."
GROPPING THE puTuts.—Tlie combi-
nation of the offices of assessor, street:.in-
spector and tax collector is a move (taken
by the council,) which . has met With -a
good deal of favor as. an economical, step.
While we have no particular fault to find
with the two previous assessors, there
seems no reason why the dutiesmail not
be performed by one man.=Goderich,.Star.
- [The NEW ERA adyocated-i similar move
here, and ,believes still :that it 'Would. be
an advantage over. the present ;system:
The Star lias made a mistake' in suppos-
ing.that the system was adopted here.] . •'
BEHIND THE TIMES.—IL'is just because
such "sticks -in -the -mud" as Elliott are
$ pitchforked into seats in the couueil'that
Goderich remains half a century behind.
the times.—Signal. ' ] So the Signal is
willing to admit that Goderich is half a
century behind the times, eh! People out-
side that place have had that idea for some
time, but when3 the `NEw'ns. has inti-
mated as much, the papers of:the 'county
town have called us pet nain,es,T a eliall
not be surprised, after a while, tosee an
admission from the same source that Olin-
__ should and will be the county town,]
ED. NEW ERA. •
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PERSONAL.—Miss Macpherson, of• 'in -
gal, ishere visiting relatives -Mrs. Pay
and Mrs.Taylor, of St. Catharines, mother
and sister respectively of. Mr. Geo:E: Pay,
are here on a visit, ]kir. W. L. Newton
.is this week at Guelph, attending the
Grand Lodge of the Ancient Order of
United Workinen, des representative. from
Clinton. Mr, R. 'Fox,. who has •the offer
of a good permanent situation at Nelson,
- Man., will remove there as soon • as con-
venient. Miss Craib, 'of Woodstock, is
here on a visit. 11Ir. E.' Corbett .was in
Toronto . this week ; on business,.• Mr.
_Armstrong, Customs eol.leclor, is ;away,
at the sante place.'111x, Jas.. Combo, jr.;
has accepted a Situation in a large drug
store at Jersey City, but does not yeten-
r ter on the duties, oftlte position.
THE DOG TA.x. A gonadal of feeling
has been aroused in town because the
council proposed to levy a tax oft$2 and
$4 on dogs and bitches; and at the two
last meetings of council some discussion
has taken place thereon. If the following
question, asked by a councillor of Clin-
ton, in the Mail, and answered by that
journal is correct, and some say it. is, the
council haveno power to. do as .they pro-
pose:Question, "Can a town council
pass a by-law' imposing.'an annual taz,on
dogs of $2 and on bitches of $4?" ' Answer:.
R. S, ti., chap 194, provides that:a tax of
$1 a year may be -collected', for each dog
and $2 for a bitch. There .appears 'ton be
no power in the council to •exceed. these
rates. , •
HonsEFI.Essr.—]kir..-Geeo. Cox, of De-
troit, shipped some splendid horses frorn.
here last week,-am'engthem being one
bought from H. Snell; Hallett, at $170 ;
one from W. W. Ferrite, at $170 ; a team
from Mr. Garrett; Mullett, at $350' ;; mare
from Chas. Baker Goderich townahip,'at•
4170; mare from 'Jas. Brown,' Huron road,
at $150. Mr. Frank Thompson, of Mans-'
field, O;, last week bought a year old filly
from Mr. Riddell, of Huliett, at $200; he
also bought Mr. T. Tipling's splendid 2 -
yr -old stallion, for which he paid him
$400; this ,one is a very promising :horse,.
and in another year will make a valuable;
breeding horse, and a yearling filly from
the same person,'for4140.; 2 yearling fit
lies of R.Charters, Tuekersmith, for $350;
2 yearling fillies of W. Rihn, Mullett, ler
$425 ; 2 -yr -old filly of J. McClacherty,
Hallett, at $30.0 • yearling.: stallion of T.
Shobbrook, Mullett, at $145; yearling
stalliorri�,Of John Erratt, Mullett, $200;
2 yr,oIYPfillyy of J. Snell,. Exeter, at $175;
yearling riilly of W. Grant, Tuckersmrth,
at $207. After the disposal of this lot, Mr.
Thompson proceeds to France, where he
will purchase Norman-percheron stallions
for Heinsman, of Mansfield and another
buyer will be sent hero in his piece, If
he is as good and',reliablebuyer es"Frank"
it will be all right, for this person is one
of the best horse buyers that, yisits this
neighborhood, and farmers Add it a,ploas-
bre dealing with flim. Yesterday . Mr.
W. p. Hays, of Fai mersville, purelra?sed
of AV. Hastings, Stanley, the 4 -year old
stallion, Black Comet, for $800; it is from
3 'nportod stock on both dam and ;sire's
Aide; weighs 1790 lbs., and is considered
an excellently bred Canadian horse.
the club,the national anthembrought]
the meeting to a close.
BniE s.--Mr."R. M. Racey bas rented.
and movedinto the premises.-1hrectly
south of his old stand. The Seafortb Sun
is responsible for this awful joke t—" W.
H. Cooper, Clinton, paid us a flying visit
on Wednesday last, 'looking as happy as
of yore ; the young ladies of his town say
his heart is harder than marble,, but not
as bard as nice.' On Saturdai night Con-
stable Paisley intimated to several, who
have a habit of racing along Albert street,
that unless the practice was discontinued
he would have them fined; the intimation
had its effect. Mr. Harry Beacom has
moved into the store in the town hall.
A man named D. Cooper was before the
Mayor en Tuesday, charged with being
drunk and disorderly, and was fined $3
and costs, Air. W. H. Cooper slipped on
some ice on Tuesday, inflicting a severe
scalp wound. • The delightful fine weather
of Monday and Tuesday almost carried
off the sleighing, but a sudden change on
Tuesday night brought more snow. The
fall wheat is looking splendid, and farm-
ers are in hopes: that the cold weather
will continue steady until the usual spring
break-up. The thermometer dropped 40
degrees on Tuesday night. Messrs. Hunt
& Rance (the latter a former Clintonian)
have rented the Huston House, Manitou
city; ---Smoke issuing from the siding of
Spooner's hotel, on Wednesday, alarmed.
the inmates, who thought the• building
was on fire ; investigation showed that it
came from a defective chimney, which
was at °nee made secure. A. M. Taylor.
formerly of Clinton, is now in the lecture
field, having for his subject if The future
of Canada,' this is a grand topic, and
iliould give Archie room toswing himself:
Mr. Austin Callander finds theharrow
business so extensive that he has been
compelled to purchase' an iron 'turning'
lathe to facilitate work. On Saturday
afternoon, while Rev. ?rr. Andrews, of
Kincardine, was getting off a train at the
station here, he slipped and hurt himself
considerably, grazing the skin from both
legs. At a meeting of parties going west,
held here last Saturday, arrangements
ments were made to go on or about the
18th''ef March. Mr. T. Dunlop, for some
time ln the employ of Mi. Young, has
started baking on .his own :behalf, and
,now runs a shop next to the NEW Enc.
office. •Mr. F. A.. Thomas will continue
the, classes started. here by :Prof: Degalles.
Several of the. High•School students have.
recently taken cold baths in Gibbings'
pond, while venturing on unsafe ice; they
should be . careful, for colds cgfftractecl at
this season• are not easily.dispo.;e;l of, --
The
The race at the skatin,^ rink last Friday,
for silver. cup, Was wen" by L. Stevemj, the
lady and gentleman's race,1st by Miss M.
Bay and H. Combe, 2nd,] y Mss Bachau
an and T; Gregg. Tho carnival 'fo ;]lave
taken place on•Wednesday,• eotnes ';ff to-
night (Friday;). A. communication on"
"the 'skal ing rink and carnivals"is t'ro*d-
ed out till next week, The Warden's
committee and a.Ciyil Engineer from To-
ronto, meet at Goderich next Tuesday, to
take .'notion' in reference to llapehester
bridge. Tho lecture by Rev, W: McDon-
agh, on. Tuesday eyening, was fairly at-
tended, and at its close it vote of thanks.
was ; tendered ]lien by Rev. John Gray,
seconded by Mr. Corbett.'
THE BAND,—After following their late
comrade George Young; to the grave on
Wednesday, the Doherty Organ Band
played a number of tunes in front of their
rooms in the Perrin block. This is their
first public appearance, and although
'they came out several weeks earlier than
they hadintender] to; they played exceed-
ingly well for the short practice.they had,
The leader, Mr.•Blaelcstone, has reason to
feel••proud of the ,progress of his pupils,
and may rest assured that the public will
appreciate their 'efforts to furnish thein
with. music. They expect toget suits be-
fore their nett appearance.. Mr. Alex.
Armstrong, took all the members down to
Anderson's, when they got through, and
treated them to the oysters.
. ENTRANCE •ExAMINATIoN.--•The nosh
examination for the admission of pupils
will beheld at the respective high sc pools
on Thursday and Friday, being the 26th
and 27th days of June, at. the hour of
aline in the morning • of each day. Tho
sub1ects are the same as at the last ex-.
amination. In the fourth,book and spell-
ing, candidates may take the selections
•'.t the
Royal read=
r des h
i)ntaiio ea
(rem the i
ers or the Canadiau readers. Inyveluing
the answers in geography,gran}mar;. and
composition ono markis to lie• deducted-
3or every mistake in spelling.' The value
of all the subjects, leaving otic the draw-
ing, is 560 Minimum, to pass, 280.• One-
third of the marks i§ also required in each
subject; oxeept drawing, and one-half of
the marks for. the ' analysis, including.
parsing questions. The paper on drawing,
is valued at 60 ;marks, and credit: will, be.
given for: the marks obtained in 'reckon-
lug the total. marks'requirecito' pass. • 'The,,
examination for intermediates, second
arid third class teachers will begin .Mon-
day,'
the 7th of July at the."•respective.
high schools.•
THE HAND oi' DEATH:—Mr:'John :Rgl-.
ston, ir.young man in the employ of Mr.
T. Tipling, died on. Sunday, after a 'short"
illness,with inflammation of ,the bowels.
He was 19 years of age, and had only been
in the-country:about a year.. Although he:
was a comparative stranger here, .haying
only been with 'Mr.''.tipling a short- time,
this person did all . that was possible for',
his. relief; employing . two (lectors; and
Whig unremitting in attention to Mw, bet
without avail. 'Mr. "Geo. Young, of Whose
illness mention has been previously made,
died on Monday afternoon last 'For
several years _he has been in the employ
of ' the. Doherty Organ Company, and:
made.a geed man'y fiends in town by his
easy, pleasant manner ; he was a .•Member:
ofthe recently-organizedOrgan Cptiipnny'
band, and of the Dauntless Lacrosse Club,
both of which, and the employees of the
factory,'with many others, followed his
remains to their last resting' place on
Wednesday, It seemed sad that the first
public appearance: of the band should be
:to pay the last tribute of respect to one
of its members.: -The drums werentuflied,.
Mind the • instruments .had crape ' badges
attached to them, while the 'members of
the'Lacrosse Club „it11 wore ° appropriate
badges.:. .
LITERARY SOCIETY. -The •meeting of
the High School Literary Society was
held on Monday evening. After the usu-,
al business, preyigtes,, to, -the programme;
Mies DIc]~Tardy rendered, in her usual good
.style an instrumental ,selection, This
was followed by lb debate, being the. event
of thetevening, "Resolved, that the world
owes more to the inventions of the .19th'
century than tothose of the 186." Mr,
Stewart (affirmative) opened byshowing
in an able manner, the progress of inven-
tion in the 10th eentury, takingas subjects,_
steamboat, cotton machine, sewing
.
ins-
e inselectric light; nitroglycerine, ia-
provemout onpaining, eltrc brake,
telephone, Ste., explaining the value of
each; Mr. Walrond (negative) next rose
to lay the clainia•ef thel8tli before them,
and, notwithstanding' Mr. Stewart's ad-
dress, .succeeded remarkably in, turning
the tide of feeling to his own lino of
thought, dwelling on the steam; engine,
boat, spining machine, railroad, canal,
telegraph, firearms thermometer, Sec.,
picturing to them the scantiness of inven-
tion without these arid, the very many, dis-
advantages it would. cause. Mr. Milne
(affirmative) next spoke and wished the
audience to draw on theirimagination-the
number of inventions that the 19th cen-
tury may yet boast of and those in: pro
grecs bo • passed, a fee'/ remarks on the
safety lamp, submarine telegraph% water
power, steam plow, floating docks, steam
crane, improvements of steam •engines, itrL
tillery, reaping machines, sinking bullott;.
specifying, the ,advantage of eaeh, 1r.
Budge (negative) spoke of the • ndvautttgc
of the steam engine, even in. the 18th
century, and the screw propellor. Mr.
Hart, (negative) spoked telescope, dire
tiometer, vaoination intelligentlly explain- :.
ing their usesand a vantagos;after a sum-
ming tip by tic' leaders and a song from
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Please read : our advertiseaentsthroughout : the.
season '-
a nwd you will what we are doing.
iseman,
DRY GOODS E1PORIt114 CLINTOL
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THE NOTED . CLOTHIERS.,
Listento what ° we have
say this wee, .
We .announced' last week that we had received it hill: set of •:":
samplesof all the goods that we;are importing, and were. ready..
to •take orders for . Spring: Suits . We have great pleasure' this
week in,' ainnovncing the arrival of the goods, and have the;"'
now all ]narked off and ready to commence the season's cc
palgn. We , tl erefore invite everybody to come and see '
We want to ow• t u What weiiave and what We intend a
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Wo intend to do a trade this season that will far' a xceetc
previous one, and by keeping a sum:BTizon. sTociu : such as we
now have; and pay overt' .attention to our ,business,. we think
• • Ivo can do it, •
• We therefore want you to bear inmind when you are g6ing to .
buy your SPRING S' 'XT ' that we: would like to 'see you:
It makes no difference whether you buy or not. We want to
show you the superior class of goods that we have this season.;
We have something to say next week about
Trinixnings. Watch this space and hear what
we have_to ay. -
THOS. JACKSON S SON,
CLOTHIERS, .CLINTON