The Huron News-Record, 1887-09-14, Page 7The Huron News-fieoord
Wednesday, Sept. 14th, *881'
LOCAL NEWS.
in and around the "Hub."
cowls Tale.
gig' GREAT SALE OE UPHOLSTERED
Goons at the "Red Rooker Store,"
Clinton ; 12 Parlor Sets, 25
Lounges and Easy Chairs, at cost,
for 30 days. Don't miss this
chance.—A. A. BENNETT, Albert
street, Clinton, 461
THE street lamps of Clinton have
been brought into use.
Mn. JOHN WISEMAN, of the
Hodgeus' Palace House, has return-
ed from the eastern markets.
Service was held in the basement
of the Ontario St. Methodist church
last Sunday.
Tan RL'RAL..DEAN Crt.tIG took
part iu contleetiou with the Harvest
Horne services at St: George's
church, Goderich, last Friday.
A. A. BENNETT, of the Red
Rocker store, has the contract to
'furnish the has
St. Methodist
church choir with chairs.
MRS.AND MISS MITcHELL,of Ypsil-
anti, Mich., mother and sister of
Mrs. H. W. Cook are visiting rela-
tives in town.
NEXT Sunday there will not be
any service in the Ontario St. Moth-
odist church on account of building
improvements going on.
MR. ISAAC RATTENBURY, who has
been sojourning in merrie England,
• for a couple of months or so, return-
ed last Friday looking all the better
for his trip.
\IR. GORDON YOUNG, the Col-
borne cheese maker, was in town
Saturday with another load of
cheese..., Ile finds ready sale for
it here. Previous to this summer he
marketed in Goderich, but finds
Clinton a much bettor place to buy
and sell in.
MR. J. E. WHITELY, of Little
Horse Creek, Wyoming, U. S.. is
on a visit to his people in Goderieh
township. He was in town Satur-
'day and dropped into THE NEWS -
RECORD office. The young loan is
engaged in cattle ranching in the
west and will return there again.
THE Globe of last week contained
several highly- complimentary re-
ferences to the Doherty Organ Co.
exhibit at the Toronto Exhibition,
and to the special merits of the
respective organs. The concluding
portion of a mention in Monday's
Globe roads : The town of Clinton
should, indeed, be proud of having
such a roprosentative concern."
BOOMING THE EMPnrE.—Messrs.
David Creighton, M. P. P., and
Robt. Birmingham, the two gentle-
men who are canvassing the province
in the interest of the -new Conser-
vative organ, the Empire, report
having got subscribed $150,000,
or three-fourths of the capital stock
necessary. When $200,000 have
been subscribed the paper will be'
issued.
THE Ontario St. Methodist church
will be re -opened ou Sunday and
Monday the 25 and 26 of Sept.
Tho Rev. E..Roberts, of Toronto,
will preach on Sunday in the morn-
ing at 10:30 and in the afternoon at
2:30, .and in the evening Rev. J. E.
Howell', of Soaforth,• chairman of
the Goderich district. On the follow-
ing Monday evening the ladies of
the .congregation intend having a
tea meeting to whirls one and all
are invited.
A POOR MAN CAN BE GIVEN . ITIS
T�-41E-E VIwwThz 'es- sterfiT i os
who supplied beer at their flax bees,
which were watched with much in-
terest by fanners who grow flax,
wend ism issed, there'. \L not finding
that the evidence showed that the
beer was exchanged for work. The
witnesses testified that the flax bees
were merely exchanges of work
amongst neighbors, and that tho
heer was not considered as a re-
muneration.
\[n..JosEPll WALKER' a short time
ago graduated from Tun NEWs-
1tEc0RD office. IIe last week chang-
ed from Detroit to Chicago, where
he has secured work in a lithograph
and show printing house at $18 per
week. He says learning his trade
properly secured him the' job.
Learning a trade properly is time
•wc'1'', spent. We are always pleased
to hear of honest and respected
young men doing weld. "Joe" de-
serves to succeeid.
:EVEN A POSTMASTER I(AS 1115
RIGtITS.—City Boarder : "Any let-
ters for me, Aft. Dusenbury 1"
Country Postmaster : "Dunno.
I've been so busy around the store
I havn't had time to open the
mail bag'" City Boarder : "Tut
there is a very important letter for
me in that bag and I insist upon
-laving it at once." Country Post-
master : "Say 'Mister, I kinder
reckon Pin m a -mucin' this office. If
1 got time this afternoon Pll open
the bag, 'n if I find anything fer
you I'll gave it 'f I think of it.
1-"r'aps you think a Canadian post-
master ain't got no rights.
Inn date for the meeting Of Sputh
and North Huron (Orattge) com-
mittees has not yet been fixed.
T IE'DoHERTY BAWD leave for To-
ronto this morning. No doubt the
boys will return with honors.
MESSRS. LASHAM AND 'BELL) of
Londesbore, left for the east yester-
day morning.
We would like to hoar from aeyeral
more correspondents. Send in your
budgets, ladies and gentlemen.
A GREAT number of Clintonians
aro at the Toronto Exhibition this
week.
WEDDINGS seem to be the order
of the day. Sonie half dozen, it is
said, will take place in town to -day ;
among them a double -wedding,
when two sister young ladies will
take up their homes in opposite
directions. Mr. Curtis Stevenson's
remark at the Blake bouquet a
couple of years ago will apply, "for
you know," said he, "they all do
it."
0, INDEED!—Mr. F. S. Spence a
biggnu in the Prohibition camp,
speaking in the county of Peel the
other day, said that the Scott Act
was a failure only where the tem-
perance people were not men enough
to demand that it be enforced. There
were some license inspectors who
wero tools of the whiskey party.
They were scoundrels and traitors to
the Government who employed'
them, because they did not do their
duty. He would not be surprised.
if these men who receive pay from
the Government for doing nothing
also i ocoive pay from the Bluer
party fur letting them alone.
MORE ABOUT THE SCOTT ACT.—
The 1.,►,uoou's bench division court
in Toronto last Thursday in a Scott
Act case of Queen v. Boomer from
Bract county, directed notice -to bo
served upon the minister of justice
and the attorney -general of Ontario
to argue the constitutionality of the
Dominion and local act. The con-
stitutional questions aro : 1. Can
Ontario appoint police magistrates
2, Tho validity of the act 50 Vic.,
cap. 11, sec. 7. 3. The right of the
Dominion legislature to prescribe
the limits of the jusisdictiou of
police magistrates in .pr'osocution
under the Dominion act. 4. Inci-
dental the right of the Ontario
legislature to create criminal courts
of appeal. The argument will take
place in the November term.
- FINE Bnoou MARES—Mr. John
Mooney has, or had a few days ago,
in his stable on. 'Victoria street a
pair of •as fine heavy draft Canadian
bred brood mares as have ever been
seen in Ontario. He bought them
froni ler. McComb of Morris. They
are aged 7 and 4 yoars,nnd weigh 1720
and 1730.1bs.respectivoly and are.per-
fect beauties iu outline and general
appearance, and of markedly docile
disposition without showing any of
that sluggishness often noticed in
heavy drafts. They possess blood
strains which will permit of their
.being registered. Mr. Mooney, will
exhibit them at the western fair if
he does not sell them in the mean-
time. One can hardly imagine
anything .superior to these snares
for . draft or breeding purposes.
They rule worth probably $G00..
ONLY FOR NEWSPAPER \IEN.—
"The first decision under the new
Libel Act of 1887 was given last
week by Mr. Justice Armour iu the
case of Egau v. Miller. The action
was brought by a clergyman against
the 'defendant for damages for libel
contained in a letter over the de-
fendant's signature which was publi-
shed in tho Graveuhuist Banner.
Under section 4 of the Act a mot-
ion was made in Chambers before
vacation on behalf of the defend-
ant for security for costs from plain-
tiff, and the - order was granted. Mr.
Aylosworth, last week, appealed
from than order on the ground that
the_14zassed fox_1.lari_-,iriaMila-
ion of the newspaper proprietors,
and its` benefits could not be claim-
ed by the defendant, a private in-
dividual in full possession of tens
facts, who was not ou the staff of the
newspaper. Mr. Roan supported
the order. The learned judge revers-
ed the order on the grounds taken,
deciding that the Act was passed
for the benefit of newspaper pro-
prietors only."
A DESIRABLE CHANGE.—We have
looked into the School Law as re-
quested by our correspondent
"Heavy Ratepayer," and find that
Suction 104 of the Act reads as fol-
lows :—"The Board of Public
School Trustees sa may,
by resolution, of which notice shall
be given to the Clerk of the
Municipality on or h„fore the first
day of October in any year, require
the election for the school trustees
in such city, town, incorpornted'vil-
ingo or township, to bo held on the
same day, and in the same manner
as munieipnl councillors or alder-
men aro elected." (2) In every
case in which notice is given as
aforesaid the nomination and elec-
tion of Pablic School Trustees shall
thereafter be held at the same time
and place, and by the same return-
ing officer or officers, and conducted
in the salvo manner as the municip-
al nominations and elections of
aldermen or councillors, as the case
may be," rCac., Arc, As the change
seems to be a desirable one and in
the interest of the taxpayer's,, the
trustees should not hesitate in adopt-
ing it.
Tun FUNRt M, of the tato 11 r, a)'Qlln
Ilempsey last Wednesday was very
largely attended.
MRs. LEvers ELLIOTT, of Gorier,
Loh, spent a few days with friends
in town last week.
-A SCOTT .ACT convention is- an-
nounced to be held in Clinton on
Friday, Sept. 20.
L: 0. L. 710 has inaugurated a
lecture course. The first shots will
bo fired at the regular meeting in
October.
TIr<E Fnurr REVIEW for September
is full of valuable information to
those interested in any way iu
fruit.
"RARE QLD A toe" in the town
hall • to -night. Go and hear the
Rev Jackson Wray ou the above
subject—to-night-town hall.
CHAPTER MEETING.—The Hallett
District Royal Scarlet Chapter will
bo open this (Wednesday) evening.
A full attendance of Companions is
req uested.
A. A. BENNETT leaves for Toron-
to this week to attend the uuder-
takers convention, also the lectures
on embalming at the Toronto School
of Medicine. °
MONDAY MORNING a runaway horse
attached to a vehicle, dashing along
Albert street caused almost as much
excitement as a turfraco. The run-
away rig collided with a buggy
'opposite Cooper's book store and
overturned it without doing any
material damages there or olswhore.
TEx'r BOOK.—Mr. R. S. McLean,
mathematical master of the Clinton
high school, has compiled a work
on bookkeeping fur the use of
high schools and collegiate insti-
tutes. It appears to bo excellently
adapted to meet the object the
author had iu view. It has been
authorized by the Department of
Education fur Ontario, and is now
in use.
AT TIIE Ulintou Fall Show on
Sept. 27-28, Mr. Geo. A. Shar-
man will give a special prize of
side saddle, with bridle and nun•
tingale, worth $25, to best lady
rider, and Thos. Cooper & Son
will give chinaware valued at $12
to the second best.
THE cross petition against ALC.Cam-
eron for corrupt practices in the late
Dominion'eloction, so it is reported,
will come up for hearing at Gode-
rich on the 16th Norember ; it is -
also, expected that the petition
against Mr. Porter, the sitting
member, will be heard at the .same
time.
ON MS return to Toronto Dr.
Potts reported that his efforts to
secure subscriptions to the educa-
tional fund of the Methodist church
had been very successful. Amongst
others he mentioned the liberality
of the - people of Clinton. About
$800 was subscribed at a meeting
addressed by Dr. Potts here last
Thursday. Among the liberal
donors . were W. Doherty, J. C.
Detlor and ninny others.
IN AND ABOUT TIIE COUNTY
—Mr- ..I+izgerald, of Lucan, on
Tuesday _lost a Clydesdale stallion,
valued at 82,000, from inflammation
—William Jackson, a wealthy
farmer of West York, was engaged
in working a roller iu one of his
fields, when he fell from his seat
andwas. crushed to death.
—James Dawson, a bogus circus
advance agent, who swindled hotel -
keepers, liveryman and others in
London, St. Thomas and Chatham,
has been sent to central prison for a
year.
—On Monday of last week Mr.
Geo. :Williamson, 2nd con. IIowick,
fell from a scaffold in Mr. John
Wallace's barn, severely hurting
himself. The lower part of his
.body yin ]_l.figs -alts-}lalalyze{d,- . --
--In the House of Commons last
night.Sir James Fergusson said the
Government 'did not cOusider that
Canadian vessels were liable to
lawful seizure in Pacific waters
unless they were caught fishing
within three miles of the American
coast.
—A young man named Eno, who
formerly worked in Clinton, was
arrested the other day charged with
stealing a horse tt'oin a farmer in
Colborne township. He was
brought before the County Judge,
and the evidence against him being
clear, he was sentenced to six
nioliths in jai!.
A 16.year old youth named Ed-
ward Thorne, who lives at Galt, was
arrested at the Union Station, Toro-
nto, on Saturday aft,irno,n ou a
charge of vagrancy, his joking pro-
pensities having got him into
trouble. He went to the station
wearing a false moustache, and
several people who noticed this
mentioned the matter to the detec-
tives. They took the youth into
the station agent's office, and on
searching hie pockets found a bull-
dog revolver loaded to the muzzle.
and over $75 in cash. His story is
that lie was on a visit from Galt,
where 110 attends the Collegiate
Institute, and went to the station
to meet a companion, donning the
false moustache to see if he would
be recognisable. He was detained
in the Court street cell over night
and on Sunday morning was sent to
gaol.
-GREAT
13C01111l Sale
Nert�60 Days
DICKSON'S
Book' Store,
C -L- I :N :T -O -N
This is the greatest opportunity ever
ofterdll to secure goods
Below wholesale Prices
Our entire stock, amounting to nearly.
$20,000,- lnust be reduced to --$10,000
within the next 60 days.
Come and see our stock and get our prices,
whether you buy or not. No trouble to
show yon the GREAT BARGAINS we
are offering.
Terms Cash, or 3 months' credit to
re.sparraible parties.
Chris. Dickson,
HO! FOR MANITOBA
British Columbia and Dakota,
And all points Westward, TORONTO and all
points Eastward.
SarLoicest Rules to All P.uinta.' V
Coupon Tickets reading via Toronto and short
line over the Canada Pacific Railway to all points.
g 'Baggaeo Checked thrpugh to destination,.
No exchanging Tickets, or Baggage.
Parties travelling will find it to their advantage
to call on the to purchase tickets to any y point
they desire to reach.
JAS. THOMPSON.
Agent/G. T. R„ in Grand Union t3loek, opposite
I'ost Office, Clinton.
=Editor O'Brien has been arrest-
ed for not obeying the order of the
Court to appear to answer the charge
of using incendiary language.
—The British Government has
a.seuted to the grlinting of the sub-
sidy of .£45,000 yearly to the Can,
alias Pacific Railway for carrying
testi mails to and from the East.
— Woodstock- Sentinel -Review :
A colored man named Trickct, who
lives in Anderson township, about
25 miles from Windsor, is 99 years
of age, but that does not prevent
him from being as frisky as though
he was 19. During the course .of
this week he will take to his heart
as his wife and a kind mother to his
infant daughter, aged 50 years, a
maiden who has been blushing un-
seen (for she is of his otrn race) these
8o years. past.
— The longest road' on the conti-
nent is the Canadian Pacific, which,
with its branches and leased lines,
covers 4,533 miles. The maine
line, from Montreal to Port Moody,
is 2,893 mites in length, which is
the longest continuous line, operat-
ed by• one company, in the world. -
---Thc Bella vine'Iutelligencer an-
Aau44crs the -death a€ :Mer-4refribatti
Thompson, sen., of lfadoc township,
aged 87 years. The deceased was
born in tate county of Fermanagh,
Ireland, in the year 1800. At the
age of 18 lie was initiated into the
Orange order by .James Braden and
his brother John;' -Church of Eng-
land minister. He emigrated to
Canada in 1826. He returned to
Ireland again in 1828 for his fans,.
ilv, taking with him eight snakes to
try the saying of St. Patrick. They
did as well playing over the sham-
rock fields as !Imre. He returned to
Canada in 1829, where he remained
ever since. After remaining here a
short time he secured four Orange
warrants and organized lodges in
Belleville, Sidney, Hungerford and
Huntingdon. I'Ie had a large fan.
ily, six daughters and three sons, all
'of whom are married. The increase
of those marriages gave 53 grand-
children and 45 great•grandchildren.
Mrs. Thompson is still alive,' being
in her 89th year. Her father was
killed at the battle when the French
landed in Ireland. Slie was only
three weeks old at that time.
FALL FAIRS
Clinton Sept. 27-28.
Goderich, Oct. 4-5.6
Seafortb, Sept. 28-29.
Exeter, Oct. 3-4
Ilolgravo, Oct. 4.
Blyth, Oct 11-12.
Walkerton, Oct, 3-4.
Stratford, Oct. 6-7.
London, Sept. 19-24.
Toronto, Sept. 5-17.
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WogderfuI 17 Suit
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Last spring we placed upon the market a lino of KNOCK ABOUT'
SUITS, of our own manufacture, at the wonderfully low price of $7, and
the consequence was that we -sold a tremendous lot of them. We consid-
ered thein extraordinary value for the way the suit•was got up and wo •
fully believe that there never was a suit sold in this section to equal them..
To sell goods cheap you must buy them cheap, and we want to say a little
about a suit we are offering this fall at $7. During a visit to England
this last summer we were enabled to pick up a large line of SERGES at
about ONE-HALF the usual price and wo are now -offering these goods at
$7.00 A SUIT.
They are. without exception the cheapest suit of clothes ever offered in
the West, and while making this assertion we are perfectly aware that a
great number of people wilt look upon this as an ordinary newspaper
advertisement, but we can only say that it will cost nothing to call and
see for yourself.
OUR STOCK OF CLOTIHING IS THE LARGEST to be found out-
side the cities and to shrewd people who want to save money in their
purchases we ask for an inspection.
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O/(SON BROS
THE FAMOUS CLOTHIERS.
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GALL ON
----FOR YOUR --
FALL and WINTER CLOTHING.
C. C. RANCE AND CO.
Fine Merchant Tailors, Clinton.
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