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The Clinton New Era, 1887-10-07, Page 2DAd A',i0;i,.',T- OBF,.R 31337. Time Et' tp 1 Q BY MVP, NORRIS,, ;CONTINUO. 'IWQuh1 gnat metitioti it while fames wts here.' be said 'blit it until ru' thet•Lord Bracknell wt's laving a somewhat restive animal, Ind I- erre net help feeling that some tgoident has occurred.' Ifany accident had occurred with - 'seine Miles of es, we should cer- *ainly have heard of it by that time, laid so I told 'him, but he was not lonvinee i ; andjrts the poor old man was evidently fretting ilitu Yrlf into ;, fever, 1 could but offer to scour Elie country in search of the alssen- ees.ljAccordingly I set out in one lireotion while the good-natured Sparks trudged away in another ; ind a very disagreeable walk I had if it through the rain which began o comO down immediately after I started. • None of the people whom I met tad seen Bracknell`, upon whose dead I did not invoke a blessing g- ear I roadbed home, drenched to the fkin. I was perfectly Buie that either he or EIilda had come to any physical harm, because persons of .hat kind verrPrarely get tbeie necks noken (unless it be by the hand of lie public executioner, and if only hey belong to the lower class), but [did think that between them they vere carrying imprudence about as ar as it could very well be carried. Towever as I did not at that time 'orsee that I should write the his - cry of these delinquents, I ceased think about them as soon as I iad fiuisl l my .dinner, and, having nude myself comfortable with a dazing fire and a cigar, set to work Ilion an article of which I hoped to nem the skeleton completed before iedtime. I was getting on quite nicely,ttnd iad scribbled down several epigram- matic sayings to be scattered care- essly over my composition and to beer the persevering reader on his way through it,when I was inform - 9d. that Mr Turner was down stairs lind wanted to see me most parti- cularly. The announcement was speedily followed by the entrance of Mr Turner himself, in an indescrib- elele state of agitation. On seeing his pale face and rumpled heir, I naturally concluded that I baddone Nemesis an injustice,and exclaimed, 'Has there been an accident after• all.' But he spread out his hands with a gesture of despair, 'Ah, no. No eeident, no accident. Design.' Af- tor which he became so incoherent and unintelligiblo,that I" had to seat him::in-my,arm air,.. and pour out a stiff brandy an oda for him. This he swallowed, t w wing � n back his head and closing his eyes as if Jae had been hemlock ; and when. he had drained 'the last cit•op of it, lie felt in his pockets for a note, which he handed to me. 'Read it,. Harry,' he said, tragic- ally. ragic- a1 y. 'Read it, my dear young friend, and tell me, if you can,what Is to be done. Because I am willing to confess to you that what to do I do not know.' The note which I perused with no 4ma11. curiosity. and astonishment, ran as follows : Royal Hotel, Stockham. ou wish ":far toffy opfiiiotl,' I: reel ',Where be bad, repoated_bta deteand, ` cloud' tray that }roue bad bettor read the uill.Pr tge service ovOr'theta and titer,{ pal=ls; there off' with .ell dispatch. After that, it will be yeur p.1e},ieing dtltsy to ignpdrt .th.e good news to Lord Flteipes, kJ -elate; well put of reach of iiia, arm. while-yotrelo-so. I don'trknow--filet it is any business- of mine, but in common charity I will undertake ditty. May Heuven st nt us both a good deliverance. As soon as I had got rid of Rev Simeon, I went to bed. I could think of nothing but poor trim and the cruel blow which it would be my Int to to strike him -on the Ivor - row. CHAPTER VI. As matters fell out, the task of enlightening Lord Staines was thrown upon tey shoulders; in addi- tion to that with which I had al- ready saddled myself; for scarcely bad I finished my breakfast when Mr Tulner arrived, trembling and breathless, to say that he really did not feel equal to the task of encoun- tering the brunt of his patron's wrath. 'Indeed,' he added, with a, ludi- crous effort to regain his accustomed suave pomposity, 'I am not sure that it would be right on my part to do so. I have not forgotten the very improper terns in which Lord Staines chose to address me when I called before to see him on a similar errand, and both for his sake and my own, any repetition of such a scene, is-er-to be deprecated. To you profanity of language would be less shocking at least, I mean that you must be more accustomed to the hearing of it ; and-er-er- - in short-' 'In short,' I interrupted; not over. respectfully - for really, the Rev Simeon's aspect at thatmoment-was not calculated to induce respect 'you want me to do your dirty wot k for you. Very well ; I don't parti- cularly mind ; I may as . well be, hanged for a sheep as a lamb. Only I don't propose to prevent Lord Staines from going down to the rec- tory later in ,the day and shocking you with the profane language. It may not be altogethe r your fault that your daughter has disgraced herself and inveigled Bracknell into disgracing himself with her,but you may as well be prepared to be told that it is. If I were in your place I should be a good deal more fright- ened of .rim Leigh than of Lord Staines. 'Gently, my dear young friend, gently. You are excited, and I'do not blatne you for it but to say that my daughter has disgraced her- self is to say too much -a great deal too niuoh. That she did very wrong e in engaging herself to Jim I allow, and he will not find me slow to ex- press my sincere sorrow and sym- pathy ; but we must beat in mind that her affections wore given in the first place to Lord Bruited'. I will not say that the young people were justified in rtakine the law into their own "hands ; yet,, I may doubt whether Lord Staines' motives for forbidding thew to marry were of the highest kind. Now, do not an- swer me, I beg you. I can see that 3 ou are not yet master cf yourself. .If you will allow me I .will go.up- stairs and sit with your dear moth- er while you walk over to Staines Court.' 'Dear Papa -Lord Bracknell and (were married before the registrar aero this tnorning. It ,is all quite egal and regular, of course, but we hink we eught't to omit thereligious eremony, although circumstances Iave prevented us going, through tin tho, ordinary way ; and so we iropese to drive over early to -mor - ow morning and bo married again luite piivately at home by you. I in sure you understand how advis- lble this is in,order to prevent scan - a1, and I need not warn you that iota word must be said at Staines otirt. until it is all over and we rave left again. -Afterwards you an break the news to Lord Staines. Bracknell thinks his- father will not Ave been made uneasy by his appearance, as he often runs up to Condon without mantaining that he s going to do so. Please tell Sarah hat I shall want all my things eckecl up, and that she must begin oing so at once,andsit up all night, f necessary, as there is no time to_ ose. T have engaged another maid o meet us at London, and shall not ake Sarah withre'rne. Do not•dis- ress yourself about this sudden re- solution of ours ; you will see all ill come fight in the end. We vill be with you after 9 o'clock to- morrow morning. . 'Your aflectionate daughter, Hilda Bracknell.' I can testify that the above is a trictly literal reproduction, because wrote it down word for word, irn- lediately after I had read it, -think- ng it worthy of remembrance' as a uriosity in the way of epistolary omposition. Never, I imagine, vas a treacherous act [avowed with ore . o c nlcal effrontery. . T he writ- s seemed to have forgotten alto - ether that she had been engagedlto .0 married in the course of a few ays to an honest man who had the oily to adore her. One can't think •f everything, and I suppose she vas fully absorbed by the impor• ant considerations set forth in her utter. She was anxious to avoid tnnecessary scandal ; she did not ish to incur the discomfort of a tormy interview with Lord Staiaes, rid she was determined not to part 'ith her now clothes. If she had wandered away from these main 'oints she might perhaps have con - wiled her father's mind, which, to et sure, was not a very clear one, tiiyway. x really could not Seo my way to ffe"i'•ing that unlucky man any com- et. allow t?1�i to hatter. tolpet,. about you ate eight ; thisl,•world ire peopled ' %MI F'': +FXV b TO ' BQIN tnysgn coo"' Hell }lig bytett7reotl awl liars,- -. = SYN a iia Idreld D� le l 13, e I J? p, Q sled;: wia�t y It l' a ^i- 1r4t 9tl l .d l� .tu , r tet thl� eta w ?r1 a ago glr; L t:�t. tnl : w t • 1 ;•et re y Itrdi} e4tka.tr is a 14e: perfect,. plod kuo._i~ b4. qt .laps but,tiat;bbad slot.bfotp• tgtt>telac ,sad', r! t.u±. Jean el heirea Y:Qu dgn't aweelling a 'Phalle as t- littti $eli .. The bateau, di gait! 'e a Btu he iett , � .e •pP F .,il seen 1,0 take irk thee no ho.tlora'ble it, a SaBe',lit sate Irui+t ..tcl!rlpllr'atrdsnd Wf►di U could` act in the wax ea ;des• ' Oh' I thought,:. O 4etr tthinee in. ealstertd sit �4 � � - ,youhad 120. � t•, p g. orihp,' thing I know , 'I, wiler tru13!<:,pttt otll 01 k Jl r q Cirt'ayy, ftweitr toa;gb 'It Tie of altogether ttnprecedent- an pf 'romall;fl ein 41:lgpg ae -t food,sloppy.to,•,i?,;llall-co(.kery,: ,eA:: ed; --I observed. iij a But IC w.on't bear talk n$ and many lethetr�tthings R a'eh join' • 'I don't care whother it's unpre- about;' and,after all; what's the good not to be, have made the American cedented or not; Bracknell never of talhieg? Goodby,,, giteey. Mala. Atatiti•Irl of ,dyrpep.tice. did it. If he had been determined He turned and walked away a Green's August Flower hes done a to marry this -.this ,,.lady, he Would few paces,then suddenly faced about wonderful %vote in reforming this sad. have defied me aud done it in the 'and came back to me. ' Some day peoplesso rid iiialihit the theycameri n light of day like a ratan, knowing or other we'shall meet again,if I live' taeir meals and be happy. - enjoy very well what the consequences be said ; ' but when that will be I Remember: -NL happiness without would be. But as for slinking off can't tell. Don't forget me, old health. But Green's August Flower with her on the sly and betraying chap; I'll write to you when I can. bringshealth and happiness to the the confidence of his friend -pooh, And so we parted. I confess that dyspeptic.. don't tell me ! If you brought the I did not take his words quite whole parish to swear to it, 1 would literally, and fully expected that he troteooiolI111 anti other (Wl Ido not believe it.' would he over at our house on the I suppose he was really loss in- following day. But I was disap MANNING & SCOTT, ' credulous than he professed to be, pointed. He left England, just asp• poor old fellow. he had said that he would do; Elm- Barristers, Solicitors, Presently he added, 'Anel pray, burst was shut up ; its owner was where did yrou get this precious in- lost sight of, if not absolutely for- formatioti.' • gotten, by his many friends, and it And then I told hien the whole was years before I saw his honest, story. It was one of the most un- kindly face again. pleasant things that I have ever bad to do in my life, and when I had had my say I wanted to go away and leave him, but he held me back, gripping my arm tightly. So far he had listened to me quietly enough, scarcely interrupting me, and only once or twice muttered under his breath a word or two which•I could not catch, but now int a sudden his DR APPLETON-OFFICE- AT RESI- anger burst forth in a storm of die pulite English Churoh. Entrance by side DENos on Ontario street. Clinton, op - jointed sentences. gate. CHAPTER-, VII. -The hero of this narrative is, of course, Jim Leigh. It is true that Jim is not and never has been a particularly heroic personage; still, so far es heroic writers and readers are concerned, he btands ,fur the time being, in that proud position, and must abide by the consequences of it. One of these is necessarily the oocurence of a considerable hia- tus in the record of his career ; tor what is an unfortunate writer to do when .his hero disappears into. the interior of Abyssinia, or the least frequented proviuces of India, and will give no account of himself for months together ? If I only knew something of the circumstances un- der which, during all those years Jim slaughtered lions, tigers and elephants and bears in the happy hunting grounds ofthree continents, I should doubtless have many a thrilling adventure to chronicle; but I could never get anything but the most bald and meager recital of his performances out of him ; nor do I dare to draw upon my imagina- tion, for my own sporting exper- iences do not extend upon the shoot- ing of partridges and pheasants,and even those I am very apt to miss when flurried. Unfortunately, too, Jim is one of the worst correspondents' have ever itacl to dealwith. wi h I did indeed re- ceive letters frcm him with tolerable regularity ; but for any information ofinterest that they contained, they might as well have been written up- on the back of a Resta' card. 'It is hot here, but I have of so awfully he , fi castomed to it and don't mind. Yesterday we were very lucky, kill- -ing two- fine tigers; but our average so far has been hardly up to the mark.' And so forth, and so forth. Th.tt is scarcely the kind of thing that one wants to Bear frons a• man Who has quitted his native land in a state of bitter disenchantment and misanthropy, and who at the end of six years ought surely to be much better or much worse than when he CONVEYAN' TERS, &c, Comtaissioners for Ontario and Man tuba. Or'ies NEXT DOOR TO NEW ERA, CLINTON MONEYTO LOAN. MORTGAGES MONEY ,. Private Funds. 0 RIDOIIT, Office over J Jackson's Store, Clinton. ARRIAGE LICENSES. - APPLY TO the undersigned at the Library Reruns, JAMES SCOTT, Clinton. �i RS WH1TT,-TEA 'HER F MUSK, a. Reaidence at Mrs R. H. Reid's, corner of Huron and Orange Streets. MONEY TO LEND IN LARGE OR Small sums on good mortgage security, moderate rate of interest. H HALE,Cliotou Til never see his face again -nev- er. You may tell him so for me. He has chosen his own way, and,by the Lord, he shall have it. Not another penny shall he have. I'll stop his allowance -a devilish hand- some allowance, too -and his debts -which I paid again aad again, by George, without so much as grumb- ling a fool and his money, but he'll find I'm not quite the fool he takes, me to be. Hang it all, sir, did you come up here with the idea that you were going to talking me over. You have got up this scheme between you -you and that girl and old Tur- ner, a man who owes everything to inc and thinks he can play me such a trick with impunity. But I'!1 very soon let him see his mistake. Lie shall iresign the living as sure as I stand here.' think you forget,Lorel Staines,' I interrupted, 'that I at least, can have no conceivable object' in fur- thering Hilda,'s schemes. If I bad known anything about them, or had had any power over them, I should have done my best to put a stop to them for poor Jim Leigh's sake.' ci Evidently Y t Hilda had talking to him, and it would be absurd to waste good indignation upon such hopeless inaptitude. 'Pray, do so, Mr Turner,' Lan- swered ; 'my mother will be very glad to see you.. Only I hope you will kindly refrain from expounding your views with regarii to your daughter's marriage to her, because she is rather subject, to attacks of nausea.' Wath this valedictory shot I sat out to perform the first and least painful of the duties which I had. accepted. I found Lord Staines int - his study, and apparently in a bad humot. 'Oh, how do you du, Maynar,' he said, looking up from the letter he was writing. 'Do you happen to know anything about that fellow Bracknell. When I was his age it need to be Considered the civil thing just to let .your father know when you propose to leave his house or return to it,hut nowadays the young men seen) to think that they needn't take any notice of their fathers, ex- oept when they want money. Hero is Btacknell gone off,nobody knows where, at the very moment when I am making business arrangements for which his signature is required. I told him about it two days ago, but,of course,my convenience counts for nothing when it is a question of going t'o sonic confoundod• steeple• chase.' I thought there was nothing to be pined by putting off the evil mo - men t. 'I can't toll yon where Lord Bracknell is,l.ord Staines,' I replied, 'but I have come here to give you some very unpleasant news about him. lie was married yesterday at the registrar's office to Hilda Tur- ner.' Lord Staines started up, over- turning bis chair. A rush of blood made bis cheeks crimson for a mo- ment, and then ebbed slowly away, leaving thou: of,,a chalky whiteness. For a full minute he uttered never a word ; then he advanced slowly towards mo from behind the table, trembling a good deal, 'Maynard, uty dear fellow,' said ho quietly, ,'it is not possible that you can be tol- ling me the truth. Somebody has played a very foolish hoax upon you.' And when I shook my head, 'My good sir,' ho went on, with rather .,oro impatience, 'I tell yon that the thing is impossible. You will 'Yes, yes -I know,' he•answered, with a complete change of tone, 'I beg your pardon, Maynard ; don't mind what I say about you ; I did not mean it. I mean=)••what I say about liracknell,though---I'll never speak to hint again. Oh Harry, that boy has broken my hearts tie knew it .was essential that he should marry reoney-and then to ruin himself for the sake of such a girl as that. You' needn't pity Leigh, he's well rid of such a bad bargain.' Very likely lie was, but unfor- started. tunately there,as no likelihood at Jim never alluded to his ruisfor all that he would take that view. of tunet,_nor made any .enquiry as to. the matter. I was beginning to say the fate of those who had caused as much but the words died away them. I generously gave him a few on my lips ; for at this moment' the items, of intelligence without' having door was thrown open and Jim him- been asked ; but he did not refer to self entered into the loom, As them _in. _in.his replies _l , and _ _ in like soon as I saw his face I perceived mintier he ignored my representa- that some one had been beforehand tions that owners of landed property with us, and that .there was no Ion- ought not to be absentees for an in; ger any occasion for me to consider definite period. Once - or twice he in what words he might best hein- spoke vaguely of coming home, but formed of her flight. something always occurred to make He glanced rapidly' at each of us him postpoue his return, until, as I in turn. 'It's true then,' he ex- have said, he had been wandering claimed. about the world for no less than six Lord Staines wheeled round upon consecutive years. him- with an odd access of fury. Now it came to pass' that one hot 'True -yes, it is true enough. Why afternoon in the height of the Lon - shouldn't it be true. Did you make den season I had returned to. my the mistake of supposing that my chambers, physically and mentally son was an honorable man: Why, exhausted, after an intellectual what a simpleton you must be ! I luncheon. party, and was saying to -I-' myself -with very great truth and He stopped abruptly', staring at justice -that of all forms of social us for an instant with fixed open cruelty luncheon parties are themost eyes, and then, swaying forward, wantonly malignant, when a loud would [have fallen on his face if rat -tat, as from a heavy stick, made Jim had not eaught him. me glance at the door, through Between us we lifted him on to which, after an instant of delay, the sofa, and then the servants_were there strode into my presence a tall, called, and poor little Lady Mildred broadshouldered,bronzed individual, had to bo sent for. I told her in as who had Jim Leigh$ oyes and nose, few words as possible what was the surmounting a blackfmustache and cause of her father's seizure, think- beard entirely unknown to me. The ing it best thatshe should know nose,however,wasenough toswear by the truth; and, so far as I could and I don't know when in the course judge, she was not greatly surprised. of my life I have been more delight - She kept her presence of mind ad- ed to behold a familiar and promi• mirably,disylaying no agitation and nent feature. ]' welcomed him with doing what little could be done un- a warmth which I hope was as agree - til the doctor carne. able to him as it was sincere on my Later in the day a great London part, and he smiled all over his man was telegraphed for; but our face, quite like the Jim of old ; so local practitioner confided to me that that I freely forgave him his beard. he would not have considered this ' And now that you have come step necessary in the case of a pa- back at last, you mean to stay at tient of less exalted rank. home, like a respectable English ' Will ho die, then ?' I asked. country gentleman, I trust,'said 1, ' Well, no,' answered the doctor ; after I had made him comfortable 'not this time. But he will never with an urns chair and a cigar and be the same again. I have told someting cold to drink. Lady Mildred that she may exercise her own judgment about tolegritpll- ing to Lord Bracknell, b.it that., in my opinion he should not be allow- majority of about 20,000. ed to see his father.' Probably the heaviest ficitt Act case Jim and I left the house together. ever tried in Canada was heard before We had hardly exchanged a word Police Magistrate Campbell at War- es yet, and I did not like to begin ; wick village on Tuesday last, The o defendants, Mr and Mrs Bears, tip so that we walked in silence as far the scales at about 600 pounds, and as the park gates, where our Pathe anything they say naturally carries diverged I and there he came to at considerable weight with it. . Teepee - It alt, tor Taylor rndeavored to rout them Goodby, 1'Iarry,' said he; • I'm over with light weight evidence for going away to -morrow.' the prosecution, but the 'noble G00 ' The best thinyou can do ' I withstood every charge and the P.M. g dismissed the ea''e against MrstBoars answered. I and the charge against her husband 'Is it ? I don't know. Anyhow I was withdrawn. I can't stay here. I shall go to :-n-h-- India or Australia, or somewhere- ildren Cry for it doesn't much matter. ilnrry, Pitcher's Castoria: •1'O BE (:ONTINI•f?lt. Tennesse rejected Prohibition by a HB. PROUDFOOT, CIVIL ENGINEER. Provincial and DominlonLandSurvey- or. Architect and Draughtsman. PERRIN BLOCK, Clinton. DR REEVE, -OFFICE, RATTENBURY St, Murray Block, two doors east of Hodgens' entrance. Residence opposite S. Army Barracks, Huron St, Clinton. Office hours, 8 a in to 6 p m. JAMES HOWSON, LICENSED AUC- TIONEER for the County of Huron. Sales attended anywhere is the county, at rea- sonable rates. 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Stevenson - T H E - LEADING UNDERTAKER CLAIN TON. Anticeptic Embalming fluid kept on hand, My Funeral Director, J, C. Stev- enson, has attended the School of Embalming, in Toronto, to make himself proficient in the art of embalming. REMEMBER TIIE PLACE, OPPOSITE THE Towx IIALL, THOS, STEVENSON. Implement Agency. E. H. SNEI,L Having accepted the agency for the Ayr Manufac turing Co., (Watson's) will open out an office iu the premises lately occupied by Mr Qauloy.Albert Street. Clinton nearly opposite Fair's Mill, when he .will be pleased to receive orders for the celebrated STEEL TWINE BINDER And the NEW HUMMER MOWER and DAISY RAKE, A full line of repairs will also be kept in stock. Prompt attention win be given to all or- ders, whether by mail er otherwise. Mao PLOWS, ; STRAW : CUTTERS And all other Farm implements kept in stock. H. 1311E.*.lir, CLINTON. J.T. WESTCOTT EXETER, ONTA RIO. Collect Notes and Accounts in any part of the world at the ntort reasonabl- rates CORRESPONDENCE SOLIC'IT'ED T WESTCOTT, REAL ESTATE! AGENTS, EXETER, ONT. Tiro Xusurance. All kinds of property insured at"lowest tariff rates. First-class companies, rilICKETS VIA N W. T. CO. LINE BOATS J- TO WINNIPEG AND ALL LAKE POINTS, ALSO by all roll lines over the GRAND TRUNK and CANADA PACIFIC to any point on that lino, Winnipeg, Brandon, &c., Dakota, Kansas, or any point •reached by rail, local or foreign. Come and 80e me before you buy ticket.. any- where. J. 1 HOMPSON, U1iiito11. S. WILSON, GENERAL DEALER IN TINWARE. HURON STREET, CLINTON. ttepairng of all kinds promptly attendedta at reasonable rates. A trial solicited. $50,000 to Loan at 6 Dor cent. Why pay othd ra 7, 8, 9 and 10 per cent, when you can get money from us at G per c: First -clays loans 51 per cent. Largo .loans 5 per cont. TERMS made to suit borrower, re- garding payment and period of loan. Apply to FARRA \ & TISDALL, BANKERS., CLINTON. The Molson Bank. "-Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 1855. CAPITAL, - - $2,000,000. HEAD OFFICE, MONTREAL, THOMAS IVORKMAM,........President. J. II. R. MOLSON Vice -Pres. E. WOLFERSTAN THOMAS, General Manager Notes discounted, Collections made, Drafs issued, Sterling and American ex- c4aage bought and sold at lowest current rales. interest at 4 per cent allowed on deposits. FAIR MECIRS M .ney advanced to farmers on their own notes with one or more endorsers. No inorttrage re- quired as surity. II. C. BItE%%Eli, Manager, January 1887. Clinton Oakes' Cxcclsior ORGD Aftor tho severest test at the late fair in Clinton, it was universally ad- mitted that FOR PERFECT AND EASY ACTION, BEAUTY OF FINISH, AND SWEET- NESS OF TONE, the EXCELSIOR was away ahead of all others, and destined to bo the popular instrument of the day. This, along wi th the fact that a special prize was awarded it, certainly speaks volumes for the instruments, and parties purchasing should see the EXCELSIOR before buying P1sewhere, GEO. F. OAKES, PROPRIETOR. Factory three doors west of Molloy's Pump Shop, itattenbury St., Clinton. J. BIDDLECOMBE. _..=. Watch &Clock Maker JEWET.LER, OPPOSITE TILE MARKET Sie.'ARE, l Buten. Whore he keeps a select assortmrnt of Watches Clocks, Jewellery, Silverware. which we will sell at reasonable rates. Repairing of every description promptly attented to, and all work warranted. IJ, BIDDLI:COMiIE. Clinton, Nov.' 1882. 46 r X1011 r QPLIi Rt7JJ.�44R4 N ETC,. Tp tbif concerto. oto due. aubacriber Ii#t: yabt's, *Nina; orr:.reeees t fog peepers *sir peek Prior th Daum tp Pay. •up W.4010, ha cailf wltho t; pressure, 11 haring eve under thP.9ato 11;ndt, ne l• albduPf to In t ilabili• tt11 P'4 tjl talo aB spits of truck to .fettle, as rvtl iJ all •eatables for, Man ticdtop�s. Wre sitvllNi $q(itilr,•Ciinfoga Jun@ I4, 1$$7. rtx FRUIT OND ORNAMENTAL TRW NORWAY SPAWN.. $CQT ,EL' AND ASTRACHAN PINE, - TIM LATTER OF Willer WE MAtts A =F=MMALTY. LARGE STOCK ON' HAND. The above ornamental trees and sb?ilbliely' be sold at very low prices, and those wanttn, anything in this connection will Say/, 1110110 by purchasing sere. • Orders by Mail will be promptly attend ed to. Address, - JOHN STEWART. Oenmillor. THE MERCHANTS' Protective & Collecting Association - OF CANADA Office, Hamilton, Ont. ESTABLISHED 1884. Is an Association of buaineis and professional men, having for its object the COLLECTION OF DEBTS; And to prevent its members making bad debt, by furnishing them with lists of parties who d.. not pay. Ederohants and others having accounts to collect andwishing to become members, by remitting 87 to our Managers, Hamilton, Ont.. will receive by return mail, full particulars, certificate of membership, tic. J.B.MILLS & Co., Managers, Hamilton. Or to JAS.THOMIPSON, Agent, Clinton. itC, LINTON FLOU & FEED STORE Tho subscriber having bought outlthe bas • inesa of Mr Jae Steep, will continue the same to all Its branches, and by close attention to thewanta aids oustomers,and courteous treatment to all, he hopes to merit and receive a ehare,ofpublio patron- age. He will keep in stock Roller Flour, Graham Flour, Oatmeal, rolled and granulated, Barleymeal, Corn- meal, coarse and fine, Cracked Wheat, Rolled Whea,tFarina Wheat,Pot Barley, Split Peas, Buckwheat Flour, &o. ALL KINDS OF CHOPPED FEED and everything usually kept in a first-class store. Farm Produce taken in exchange. Goods delivered anywhere in town. Prices the very lowest ROBERT F1TZSIMONS. A. A. Bennett -THE LEADING- Of Clinton. The BEST of EGYPTIAN FLIJI:LiSwco1iu1 )&FLA.TintDFG r' A large assort motif of e%etything in the Undertaking line. Rod Rocker Stoic, Clinton. RESIDENCE, ORANGE ST., NEAR METHODIST CHURCH Londosboro» Roller-» Mills After being thoroughly overhauled and re -fitted with NEW'DIACHINERY of the most approved kinds, these mills arg now in splendid running' order, and will not be surpassed in the quality of the work done, by any mill in the country. Special Attention given to GRiMING•. CHOPPING DONE ON SHORTNQ,TICE.. Satisfaction guaranteed. Parties Wanting any- thingwhatever in this line will find it to their interest to give Ha a call. E. HUBER,'Proprietor. HURON AND BRUCE Loan & Investment Co'y This Company is Loaning Money or Farm Security at Lowest Rates of ' Interest. - MORTGAGES - : - PURCHASE% SAVINGS BANK BRANCH. 3, 4 and 5 per Cent. Interest Allowed on Deposits,according to amount and time left. OFFICE -Corner of Market Square and North St HORACE HORTON, MANAGER. Goderich, Autrust 5th 1885 Z.. CI) 03 < 6 •W he 0 he0 al n C7I.tee-reea �. Planing Mill -ANO- • DRY EXJLN r1liia SUBSCRIBER IIAVING JL:ST COM - 1 rtt(TRT and furnished his now Planing MI11 with machinery of the latest Improved patterns, Is now prepared to attend to all orders in his lino hi the most prompt and sntisfnctorip manner. and at reasonable rates. Iso would al. o return thanks to all who patronized the old flrm before they were hurried out, and now bolugg„in a bet- ter position to execute orders expeditiously, feels confident he eon give satisfaction to all. FACTORY -Rear clic Grand Trunk. Railway, Clinton. TTiOMAS 5f.1(ENZID