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The Clinton New Era, 1886-10-15, Page 8CLINTON NEW ERA FRIDAY, OCT. 15, 1886, . New Flushes. Ladies Felt Bats and Xie loves atBEESLEY d; .Co's. Zalvn Sego. To TIIE BLUE -GRASS STATE,—On. Tri- day morning Messrs, W. W. Ferran, Isaac Batterbury and Joseph Copp, of Clinton, and John Beacom, :of Goderich township, left to attend a Bale of thoroughbred horses at Loui villa, Ky... It.iapossible they may bring back some horses with them. SINGING CLAss.-=A, meeting of all those interested or wishing to be taught to read. music, will be held in the basement°of the• Ontario St. church this (Friday> evenin • any of the young peopleA in the town at liberty to attend._ Aa ..this will be -a splendid opportunity to gel a knowledge of vocal music, it is expected there will be a large turn out, INDEPENDENTTEsTIMCNY.-112r. John • Ransford received a letter from bis father. this week, in which the following flatter- ing reference is:made to the Doherty r. gans:—"I saw the Doherty Organs a the Colonial exhibition ; one for 3 peas ' a they told me a $tondon maker id were first -rata and that they could not make them at the price. • ' . • HoRsi NaTEs;—lilt: Robt. Marten,. of the London road, weighed an eighteen months' colt, onTuesday, that turned the scale at 1460 lbs. A pet colt belonging to Mr9,,Mustard, Tuckersmitb, three months old,, that has been exhibited at several _ ebows-this-waren ttraeted-the:.attention_- .r of a buyer at Exeter, who offered $175 for "` it. This tempting offer, howevi r, was re- fused.. DISLOCATED.—One day last week Mr: E Glen, of Stanley, fell down and seriously injured his shoulder. It , pained him so much that be at last concluded to come and see a' doctor, not ,anticipating that anything more' than a severe strain had -baPPed: - When -the &eta' eaitminea- him he found that the shoulder was die- located,xand it..recluired_ the, combined strength of three men to get it back into.' place again.' - ' • NEARLY A FIRE.—On We nes ay ar ternoon some one thoughtlessly threw a pan of ashes into the manure heap at the back of Beattie's Livery stable, not know- ing that there: were coals in the ashes: Th etrawitoek fire, but it was fortunately discovered before makingmtichheadway, otherwise a very serious fire would have beenthe result-, as -the 'buildings close by. are all frame. • ALWAYS AHEAD. --Our merobants are wide-awake and bound to lead the pro- cession, as they make use of every oppor- tunity to bring their names before toe. public. Over at Bayfield, on Tuesday,the following were represented personally and •by advertising matter: —G E ray & Co.. Jackson Bros., (: 0 1tance & Co., Detlor & Co., John Rpbertson, A A Bennett, 111: Fischer, Marland Bros., F W Hayward, G A Sharman, and DobertrOrgan Co. Balers. --Mr. Win. Robinson; of the Huron Road, bas concluded that there Nis• so little money In 'wheat, growing; that he will only put in for next year ten acres, all told, either springer fall. Internal changes and improvements have been. made in the office of Ferran, Macpherson, & Uo*ey, Mr. T. Odium • this week moved his family to Guelph, where he has been working for some time. Amo ng 'those who recently Passed with honors at the Toronto Collegiate Institute was Miss The' I uivereal Opinion. Last Saturday a: gentleman, who had been serving on the Jury at Godetich, sat or a few moments in a stere here. No- ticing a large number of people passing sod re -passing on the street, he said to the roprietor, • P " What 1s going on.in town to -day 9°" "Nothing particular," vas the answer. Asking if the amount ,of business indi- cated by•the numbers on the street was a common occurrence, and being assured. that it was, the stranger remarked: " Well, I've keen more stir and bustle in the ten minutes I have been sitting here, than I saw alt the,time that I was in. Goderich." - . A•nd so say' they all. WILL Do HER STAR A New York . thatthe ami t be 'paper declares 15 was. mo a os stops thisyear than it v .. s r Pi P Ita l year,, because more people are ge ngg °' married, Weil, linteejs doing atewill. do. her 'share to ring about goofl times then, • - TRIELEs,—The wire -worm is said to be working in the fall -wheat, Division. court will be held the latter part of this month, Tho weather of last week. and this has been perfectly delightful. Get. in, your garden products before the last of the month or some one may get•theni for you, The season for church socials and the like •is at hand, Merchants anticipate a busy fall and should not hi -disappointed. Mr. Kennedy, the•well-known Scottish vocal- ist, died at Stratford, on- Wednesday;. after a week's illness. There are a great many 'men who can't pay for a paper, but no- body-ever.-saiv-a-man-ivho-didn't think he could edit one. Once more the fall fair sea n- is over, Bayfield winding up the cgramme on Tuesday; we are not Sorry. rhe tax collector started on his rounds on. `Monday'; we claini'exemption on the ground of being "a public benefactor.'!— ,Several enefactor.' -- everal new sidewalks' are being put down in town. Several new' bridges are to. be built along the line ortire. H. and B. Special trains are running :every day to accommodate the freight- of this section. • HuabN . MEDICAL AsSociATIo1 .—The' regular meeting of this, association was held on the 12th inst , at: the Commercial 'I1Ste1;' -There weretipresent Drs: lrTi an, Campbell, Smith;' McKenzie, Williams, Young (Londesboro); Young (Wingham) and Worthington.• One'of the .most in- teresting cases of'disease of the spinal cord was presented for 'examination. The age of the party was about 50 years, and he ie a blacksmith ; his symptoms were very peculiar. .The feeling or sensation of an iron band around his body, andsometimes' around his knees, being .experienced a feeling of numbness et the ends of the fin- gers and -a. sensation as if walking'on sand or on • wood, also, inability; to walk with -the eyes closed, were the principal symp-. toms.—=lin 2pidemic, of dysentry was re- ported as prevailing around the • nort portions of the county, and some intere ing;facts brought out. Avery. interesting case of disease of the blood 'was .Presented, in which the blood was examined under. the microscope.. A fatal case of disease of. the glandular system was reported, which brought out considerablediscussion. The meeting was a -most interesting and in �stra.c.tive one,and;rpembers`new look for- ward with pleasure to thejbne when they.. are to take place. The January meeting will be held in Seaforth.. _;^ Millie Holmes, late of Clinton. We u b 1 tit derstand that Mrs. Archibald, of Dickin- son's Landing,has rented a house in town, aid will take up`her residence here. Mr. Frank Jackson is now filling a position in a Brantford Photo Studio, Mr, James, Mair, of the base line, is this week ship- ping one thousand barrels of tipples. to the old country. Mrs. Mowbray and Mrs. Duncan of Stratford,.•are both here visit- ingfri nds Mrs.Morley y isputting g up a new house ou Mary street, neat the woollep factory. Hon. A. M, Ross was in town on Saturday, having been in at- tendenee' at the Kincardine. Fall' Show. Rumor states that a tomb -stone man, not. a thousand miles from Clinton, intends joining the' matrimonial ranks• this fall; there is no doubt there will""be Lot's o r. ace flying 'lathe air at that time; see it?— Mr. Iobt, W. Coats, a popular young business man of town, and Miss Doll Stanbnry, eldest daughter of Mr. T. Stan - bury, were married on Tuesday morning, Rev. W. Craig officiating; "the bride is very highly esteemed, testimony of which" was found in the handsome Wedding ,pres- en,ts stent her ; the young couple left -at once on their wedding tour, and start their matrimonial career with the good swishes- ofalarge circle of friends; on ter re- turn to townthey will take up their abode in •Mr. Chidley's house, opposite the foundry. The- infant::'daughter of 1VTr. John Ford diel' on Sunday: Mrs. Brinnell, of Seaforth, has been visiting friends here, Mr. 0.,Dickson, attends a meeting of the Bobksehers' Association, at Toronto next week. Mr... E. Corbett has. severed his connection with the Clinton 'Woollen Mills ; we have not yet learned what he, purposes doing, • Mr; and Mrs. McGarva have returned from their visit to friends in the Old Country. A snit arising out Mn. 'BAWDEN's'•SALE.--Mr. W,Bawden of the failure of Callander. Bros. comes up (son-in-law of Mrs. Shaw) who resides for trial next month; the parties hereto near Ooderich, bad an extensive auction being Mr. Thompson, asassignee of the sale of farm stock last week, as he is about estate, and . Mr; Twitchell, defendant ; to go on a visit to the .old country., The sonie nice points of law are likelytc-arise- • whole of hie stock being :first-class,: sold in connection herewith. • Mr. John Free at very good figures, cows going as high . man shipped a car load of sheep to Buffalo` as $70 each; yearling heifers et $35 each. on' Wednesday. Mr. A. F. Jury, of Tor - Among purchasers from this section were onto, called on the NEW -ERA •while in Thos. Tinting, : who bought a yearling : town., Mrs. Christopherson, •of oderich, stallion James Cornish''bought a 2 -year is visiting, relatives here... Thi 21st, an - old filly at $1$6; and W. Shipley bought nuat Provincial -Temperance .Convention will be held in '. Hamilton on • Oct (26, 27, 28 and 29th ; ' we' hope Clinton will be well represented. ' Mrs. 'Ferguson, of -St. Louis, who bas been visiting at Mr. R. Irwin's -all summer; returned: to her honi.e on Tuesday.' • Mr. A. ;O.Patterson,'G. T. 'R.'agent; has gone en a short vitit to Saginaw-and:'other western points.. The voungest child of Rev. A. Stewart has been'seriouely. ' 111 for; several days, but is nowout of danger: '• Miss Nellie Collier; of Blyth, left for Winnipeg this week; she took her tieket by the (•1. T. agency.. We understand that Mr. C. -Blackstone has tendered his resignation: as leader of the Doherty band.' Mr. •Carey, section - boss on the G. T R.,died at his residence. here on Monday morning; after a compar-'• atively.'short illness;frbm inflamddation.of the heart he was a quiet, industrious' man, and leaves a young family to,mourn his death.; he was an adherent of the R. 2,_Chtlrch :'Mr.r-W; Padget,father of =Mis.-.W-._Tiplady.,_sr dieeLon Sunday, at two sucking colts at $65 each. NO VOTE. -= We have been asked to publish the yeas' and. nays ou the: motion passed at the last meeting! of council to: raise the tranaiggt sadera"Iicense.' We find byreference to theaninutes'thatthere • was no vote taken on it:' .If any of the members of council dissented from the by- law, it ,is; not shown Iv. 'the resolutlon..of un cocil, •as it was •simply declared ""car- rued." Informal discussions are never re- corded in the minutes. We • suggest to those who think that the ;council hasdone wrong, that they should wait `upon them, in a body,...at.the next' meeting, and ask that a return be made to the old license. fee,. and this would: give those' who' favor the. higher fee a Chance o present, their' case too. From what we•canlearn, every member of the council favored the change • made.. , • ' A NOVEL SCHEME,—Jackson Brothers certainly-believe-in-advertisin4•--`1'he tat est and most . novel scheme., resorted .to is that of a brass band, which' was organized under the leadership of the well known "Jim Scott."- whose record as a splendid. cornet player is well known, and wh8 bad forseme time been drilling the band.: -for: the' express .purpose of an' advertisement for Jackson Bros; at the Blyth fair.' The band left here about Boon, on Friday last, in full uniform; accompanied by. a. colored brigade for.thedistribution of fancy print- ing matter, and gave a `good performance of yocal., and instrumental music on the. grounds, which was greatly, ;appreciated. Although under a big expense, no doubt -Jackson Bros. were well repaid for 'it; for out of the 4,000 people present; not one could go away without hearing of the firm. - 'of Jackson Bres., ant e r novel scheme: would be talked about for days afterwards: • WARDnN''s QOMMITTaE. — A special meeting of the Warden's. Committee was held at Brussels, on Friday last, to take, steps to push forward the completion of the , from bridge et•that place. The con- ' ' tractor was present,• and explained that the reason for the bridge being delayed. was Owing to the difficulty of getting suit- ableirony-the-str-ikes-and labor:troubes havingdeleyed work It was found that the road inspector, Mr. Ainsley, bad awardedthe contract without: asking for any security for the due performance of the work. The contractor, at this meet ing, furnished satisfactory security, offered, to put up a'teaiporarybridge to accommo- date the trade of Brussels, until the other is completed, at his own expense,andd,,g�ttn extension of time was given him.fos cilm- pletion of the contract,. A Ma ESTATE.- Vlariyor the readers of the Nnw EitA will be glad to read the fol- lowing;—An association has been formed by the heirs of the Lawrence, Townley and Chase estates, in order to obtain their rights. They have authorized Mr. S. II, Blake, of Toronto, to attend- to their'in- terests,,and as soon at 4e, Motley 'can be collected for: therpttrpose lieNwili proceed to England on Itis incision, ' The value of , the estate is said to be at: least £20.0,000;. 0`b0, sterling,- and consists of both money and landed property. The number of heirs isabout one hundred.and fifty. We. are glad to state thatithe following persons , , are of that number: -Mrs. Francis Crich, of Seaforth; Mrs. F. Tamblyn, of Brandon, ManitobaY; Mr. Stewart Johnston, of Lis • towel, their mother, R1rs, Sidney Johns- ton, of Brandon .--being of, the family .ot Lawrence ' also iliiss I:fil't`s fills, laugh; ter of A Willifi''`Esq., of Seatorth. ‘Ye congratulate otir friends on theil• prospects, and trust they shall soon be in possession of their, inherititiice. • the'advanced . age of 139 years ; thein firniities of age,have beentelling on him for'some'time, 'and it was, from this cause he died ; he was a pian of considerable intelligence,but of,a very retiring disposi- tion ; he -died as Ire lived—trusting in the power and-presencelof his Saviour. •'A shooting match was held over near the diamond on • Wednesday, but •no large scores`were made. Mrs: C. ter, of Sea - forth, .is visiting.. frienrr 'here. Mr. T. Tipling is .'putting lip a large 'barn on Huron street in order that , e may engage more extensively in the horse trade. Mr. �i ,James niith and wife aro visiting friends at Brantford. The Cricket Club went to Brussels yesterday to play a friendly game. • Chas. Spooner, jr., is home on a visit.. Seaforth has formed a :.Young Liberal Club ;: why cannot ;Clinton _.do likewise ? Mr 'I3. Watson now. holds-ia. situation in a Detroit Sugar Refinery. Mr. Simpson is potting'a'stone foundation beneath the house on Mark 'Street, which he purchased from Dr.Worthington. The mayor, clerk and ,assessors went through the voters' lists the other day and selected jurors who are to'act when called on, to the --number of '?2.-`_A temperance con- vention was held at Hensall last Friday; among other business transacted was the nomination of 11t;r. '•.James Wanless, of Varna, for theposition of ,Police Magis trate for. the South Riding of Iduron.=- �►+ssa. liullett Agrieu,ltnrai Society A. meeting, c.f the director's of the Hui. lett Agrieultur ii Sooiety•was held at. the Commercial hotel, on Saturday last, Mr.' Prop�l foot acting secretary in the absence of Nfr. Robson. Mr. John Taylor was conditionally-grantedthe use of the Ag- IP ricultural hall for one year, the society to have the use of the building when requit- ed for agricultural purposes. Mr. W. G. Broadfoot having protested against the judges' ruling with reference to his mare, the following resolution was carried:— That Mr, Broadfoot's mare having been put out of the Agricultural and General Purpose class as being too heavy, is never- theless worthy of,special mention. The following corrections from the published prize list were ratified:— • Thoro-bred cattle --Milch cote) 1 and 2, W, Biggins. •2 -yr old heifer, 1 A Elcoat. Bull calf, 1 Snell & Sons, 2-W Biggins;' Best female; animal,1 W Biggins, 2 Snell & Sons, :nerd, any breed, 1 Snell 8;,.SonF, 2 W Biggins. Water -color painting, 1-2, J' J Biggins. Soquet natural flowers, x Miss J ltohinsen, 2 J J Biggins. Hang- ing basket, 1 J' .T Biggins Vatliety dah- ling,, i 'r' Holloway. 2 J J Biggins. WV'ool- en gloves, 1. Miss 11i`eGill, 2 11, ;tireewittn. Sar By purchasing your goods•at Dickson's l3ookstore, He sells cheaper than anybody else, • Just received a large stook of NICD aNN.DW . LLP And. BORDERS. Which, are tieing sold very cheap. New - Fall: Goods Arriving Daily. 'The "WEEKLY" GLOBE, MAIL, NEWS, WITNESS,. ADVERTISER, or FREE PRESS, from now till: the end of • nest year for ONE ,DOLLAR.' , OHli,I$. DICKSON, Bookseller and Stationer; CLINTON. 0 IT 1:R0 DRESSlr' r DEPARTMENT. s We are shoving one of the best selected stocks in the above o e department, . and • would- respectfully ask the - ladies to inspect our stock. • 4 The MANTLE Department We are in a 'position to execute any orders and guarantee every satisfaction. ... Flannel lankets • an -a-1. Woollen Goods at the Lowe sp bottorn'fi ure MEN'S UND ERCLOTHING. at pries _ ,hat . no Poi se . __. shall - sell lower. • FIATS, C�?S TIES and SHIRTs A magnificent stock to select from.• • We are: dethrnlnetl that no first-class and see if'we bacGoods store shall •• undersell tis. Come Dry up' . what we say:... GAO..E. PAY & CO Tilt DRY GOOD EMP S ORIUDI OF 'CLINTON, mon ur*shin- g YOURSELF FOR THE COLI, WEATHER WITH AN 0 • Their stock $ splendid ;' ;the assortment is great`;; the, values: offered unprecedented .ee;what . eIegant0VE.R•C.QAT. ou[can et for $12 up'''to .$24• nobb� TWEED SUIT $ee .w a y you. on -�•el.for012 • a to 2, 0 No matter•what you need, we can please you, fit you and send you away perfectly satisfied. ' . �, • RANGE 18i THE E`U`B CLOTHIERS, CLINTON". N -• r Three Doors West of Dickson's Uook Store All. ;the Latest NOVELTIES in: EC' K: WEA R, We lza ve a.11 1 e Late,,t and mos- l'ashion.able Sriapes in. Celluloid and'o L' nen... oitllars. " This is the • very latest NEW YOItK SHAPE IN STIPP HATS Come and see our Immense Stock. iACSSOIV 1ROS r. ,T '"r y 0