The Clinton New Era, 1888-04-27, Page 1TWENTY-THIRD VOL
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CLINTON, ONT., APRIL 27, 1888
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DEAR Ens,—During the past three
weeks I travelled some three or four
hundred miles through Gire)sland, and
in the time saw many kin :s of soil and
climate. At Linclenoiv t:!..: water tanks
were empty and farm( rs were deplor-
ing the partial failie of the maize
crop for want of mole:tire, and a little
more than a hundred miles distant at
Dronin. and Waaran;e1, the people
were wading in mud or piling more
wood into the fire places and listening
to the incessant dashing of the rain on
the iron roofs and wondering if it would
never stop. The \Varrangul district is a
heavily timbered part of the country
and the rain fall is enormous. The
soil is a reddish loam and but for the
amount of rain it receives, would be al-
most useless, but as it is, land sells
readily at from .E18 to £20 per acre
when in a half cleared condition and
with little or no improvements in the
shape of buildings or fences. Grain
crops do not do so well here, but potatoes
generally can be relied upon for a good
yield, and as the grass is always good,
dairying is carried on to a considerable
extent, the Melbourne market being on-
ly about sixty miles.distant, taking, at
good prices, all the milk, butter and
cheese that can be produced. But 1
am satisfied, thathere as in many other
parts of. Victoria, land has- acquired a
speculative value and before long there
will be a rude awakening for those who
are buying it at the present pri,12s.
Land lathe valley of the Miechell ;er
near Bairnesdale is held at from t, 5 to
4:100 per acre, and if a man says it. is
not worth the money, he is looked on
with a kind of pity. No use to tell of
the well improved farms of Om aeio and
the prices tney can be bought for, nor
of the prairies of Manitoba' and their
wonderful productiveness. to these
Victorians, for all they know about
Canada has been learned from ethe
Vagabond's" letters, and we know how
much. information he gave on the sub-
ject. The river valley close to Bairns•
dale is certainly wonderfully fertile and
produces. crops year. after year without
the aid of manure, and a walk or drive
along it at this season pf the year is
-soinething long to be remembered. It
is literally a land of milk and honey,
corn. wine and oil, and the traveller
• who has become wearied with gazing on
countless acres of sunburnt plains or
miles of fire -swept bush and, is here
refreshed with the sight of broad bad,
docks of fast ripening made waving in
the breeze of dying summer, green
fields of chicory cultivated by indus-
trious Chinamen, and extensive hop
gardens, where hundreds of busy pickers
are at work. He sees instead of those
nightmares of vegetation, dead gum
trees, orchard laden with plume, pears
and apples, and beautiful flower gar-
dens and wattle trees. take the place of
Scotch thistles, and dandalions of the
grazing country.
though a town as large
as Clinton, has • only within the last
few weeks Secured railway connection,
all goods and passengers, previously,
having to reach there. either by coach
or boat. Even now that the railway is
completed most people will prefer to
'get off the cars at Sale arid complete
their journey by water across the Gipps-
land lakes. These lakes or lochs are
connected with the ocean bot are fresh
water, being above the level of the tide.
They are not nearly up to a Canadian's
idea of what a lake ought to be. The
traveller over them cannot get out of
sight of land without diving. and even
then he would not go many feet
before finding it. But, small and
unromantic as they are to a person
who has gazed into the blue depths of a
Huron or Superior, and vainly scanned
the horizon for hours for a sight of
land, yet to the Gippsiand people. these
small lakelets are what the widow's
mite was to her.—all she had—and
they value them aecordingly. I have
heard them spoken of as "jnst, lovely."
'Amply wonderful," 'really beautiftil,-
At)., ttc.. mostly by people of the “fe.
male Persuasion." as Josh Billings
would would say the same things had they
been viewing Niagera Falls, or the great
pyramid. But after all it is not so
much wonder that people go into rap-
tures over blue sky and pure air, and
to them, a seemingly unlimited supply
of fresh water, after coming from Mel-
bourne in the summer time, and riding
over a hundred miles in a Victorian
railway carriage. It was on these
lakes that I first saw the black swan in
te native state. These birds are pro-
ected by law and are quite tame on
account of not being molested, and
swim about in scores close to the
steamer.
Bairnedale is one of the few places
in Victoria that has not been afflicted
with a native name. An old Scotch.
man is said to have given it its present
appellation on account of the number
of children in the place, and from ob-
servations taken on the spot, I can
safely say that it is sustaining its rep-
utation, and that the government will
not be justified, for sometime to come,
in changing the good old name of
Beirnadale, for any black fellow's gib-
berish. Nobody would object to pre-
serving native rumps if they were sag-
gestive or euphonious, but after wrest-
ling for weeks with such linguistic
monstrosities as Bundalaguah, Coon-
gulmerang, Warrnameoel, Bullenbang,
and Buninyong, one is ready to
ask with Brete Harte, " is our civili-
zation a failure, or is the Cauca-
sion played out?" It was a great re
lief to me a few days ago, to find my-
self in a place called Stratford, with a
small river called Avon running through
it. I was thankful to sit in the hot
sun for a couple of hours and wait for
the next train. True the village was
only about the size of Brecefield ar d
the Avon river scarcely as good a one
as the Bayfield in summer, but here at
least was something homelike amid
strange scenes and faces. Mare Twain
must hitve experienced. My. sensations
wben he was shown the grave of Adam,
and grew pathetic at finding the tomb
of a relative in a land of strangers.
But the names, Stratford and Avon,
were not the only things to remind me
that I was still "on British silo, where
the people believe in Saint George and
the Dragon" for posted up in a p.omin-
ent place was a proclamation under
the name of "His Excellency, Sir Henry
Brougham Loch, Knight Commander
of the most Honorable Order of the
Bath, Governor and Commander in
Chief in and aver the Colony of Victor-
ia, and its Dependencies, &c., sec., tec.
This is a great country for News.
papers and I may say more on this
subject at some future time, but at
present, I only want to give an idea, of
how one paper is managed that I know
of. It is published in a town not so
large as Clinton and is a tri -weekly of
four pages, most of tbe space being tak-
ee tip with ads.; there not .being as
much news in three numbers as in one
of the ERA or Expositor, and yet bow
many men do you think it takes to run
it? Well first there is the proprietor,
who doesnothing but draw the profits,
when there are any; then there is the
editor,who is supposed to write the lead.
ers and read the proof sheets, when his
time is not taken up with studying the
merits of Colonial beer and English ale:
thirdly there is the reporter who never
sees anything worth reporting; fourthly
the book-keeqer, and fifthly the collec-
tor, who calls around every quarterete
see how subscribers 'are liking their
paper. These five men take charge of
what is called the •brain department:
Then there is the hand or muscle de-
partment where half -a -dozen more
people find employment, who also
have a foreman over them, whose heav-
iest task is hunting up the editor and
helping him home when "Copy" runs
ont. Now I am not very well inform-
ed on newspaper business,' but it 'seems
to me that there might be a little, just
a little, cutting down of expenses in a
newspaper office like the one I have re-
ference to, which only sends out 700
copies at each issue and about one -
:elle! of these to non-paying subscrib-
ers. It is the same in every branch of
',nisi/less in these colonies, whether
' farming, mining,. milling, railroading,
or anything else, the object seems to be
to employ as many men as possible,
D.A. not to try, as in America, to do
1, with as few as can be got along with.
Then, somebody asks, is not this a
! good country for a working man? to
! which question I am not yet prepared
to give an answer. ABNER COUSINS,
Seaforth.
t.JOLLEGIATE INSTrTiJTE OPENING.
1—Friday, the 29th of April, was a
!Jed -letter day in the ambitious tittle
• town nf_Seaforthwas on.that day their
High School was 'proclaimed Colle-
giate Institute number twenty -Kix.
The trustees of the *three are entitled
to great praise tor the manner in
which they have •discbarged their
duties in educating public sentiment,
and in being able, as some •of them
very expressively put it, to extract
the necessary moneys from the pock-
ets of the ratepayers. They have it
very good building,well arranged and
supplied with apparatus to enable
their...stall of teschers to discharge in
arrefficient manner tbe duties do:riv-
ing upon them. The Hon. G. W.
Ross, Minister of Education, was.
present and in his usual happy man-
ner performed his part of the official
programme. On the 'arrival of the
train from Toronto, the chairman of
the Board and^ three others of the
trustees met the Minister and made
him the geest of the town by con-
ducting him to one of the leading
hotels. Here dinner was provided.
At tbe head of the table the genial
and witty chairman of the Board,
Mr Thos. Kidd, presided. After din-
ner a conveyance was in waiting to
take the Minister and members of the
Board to the High School, where the
proceedings of the day were to begin
at three p m. On reaching the build-
ing the Minister was taken on a tour
ot • inspection, and after examining
the premiseF, as he afterwards said
" from basement to garret" he was
ushered into the Assembly room,
where the teachers, students and
audience were prepared to receive
him. A few of the students sang very
effectively a chorus of welcome, after
which the Head -Master (we cannot
yet call him Principal) read a very
appropriate address to which the
Minister made a suitable reply, and
then after a very excellent speech he
declared the Seaforth High School,
Collegiate Institute number twenty-
six. The chair was very ably filled
by Mr Kidd, the chairman of the
Collegiate Institute Board. Mr Kidd
makes an excellent chairman, inas-
much as he succeeds in doing a large
amount of business in a short space of
time, and does not do much talking
himeelt, but leaves that for others to
do. Space will not permit to give a
synopsis` ef the eloquent speeches
delivered in the course of the pro-
ceedings. After the address of the
Minister, the chairman called upon
the resident clergymen present, who
all responded in short pithy addresses.
He then called upon the leading
members of the council, the members
of the board of trustees and lastly
upon the Principals of the Collegiate
Institutes at Stratford and Clinton,
both of whom briefly congratulated
all concerned on the happy state of
affairs and wished the young "Col-
legiate" all success. Thus ended a
most harmonious and successful meet-
ing. It might be added that the
students and friends of the school did
all in their power to contribute to
the success of the meeting. In the
evening a large and intelligent midience met in Cerduces hall to hear the
lecture to be delivered by the Hou
the Minister of Education. The
musical part of the evening's enter-
tainment was. all that could be deei red
and in order to show this it ie only
necessary to say that Miss Ewing'e
name was on the programme. Mr
Kidd again occupied the chair. After
an opening instrumental by Miss
Ewing, the chairman called upon a
number of the leading citizene. who
again gave short congratulatory ad-
dresses. •Mr Thos. Gibson. M. P. P.,
who was nreseot, also made a few re-
marks,' But feerefelefifies. of the event
ing was the prantical common sense
and eloquent address given by the
Hon. G. W. Ross, Minister of Educa-
tion. The large and wealthy county
of Huron has for many years been
noted for the excellence of its High
Schonls, but the citizens ot Seaford'
and Clinton have for some time felt
that their High School were worthy
of the higher title " Collegiate In-
stitute" and,after a large expenditure
of money and much careful planning
• and thought, these two towns have
placed themselves in the fore -front in
educational diadem. We congratulate
the county upon its high educational
standing.
I „
Londesboro.
Mr J. Amos and Mrs Millen, of Ailsa
Craig, have been visiting in this village.
Mr A. Woodman has procured the
services of a first class cutter, and is
turning out dandy werk.
Mrs J. N. Campbell, who has been
visiting at her father's, Mr Win.
Hiles, the past week, has returned to
her home in Westfield.
Rev Mr Tonge,from Blyth, preach-
ed morning and evening in the
elettenie•t church here, last Sunday.
In the morning a serrhon for the
children.' His sermon in the evening
Wits simply grand. A great many
were heard to remark that it was one
of the best sermon they had herd for
a long time.
7'o the. Editor of the Clinton...\",e) Era
MR EDITOR,—I would like, to inform
the proper authorities of tl.e village of
Londesboro, with regard to the yoring
gentlemen—as they consider tnemselves
as such—about their improper conduct
of insulting ladies, and on Sabbath
evening crowding around the church
doorway and fence, and also standing
on the street corner insulting passers-
by. It is to be hoped that their own
sense, if they have any, will teach them
better manners, or, if not, that the au-
thoritieswill do so. At; Onsenvint.
Dungannon.
Rewli. Irvine, of Nile, occupied
the Methodist church pulpit Sunday
morning last, and Rev S.V.Pentlared,
of Arkwright, in tne evening.
We are sorry to report Mr Wm.
Varcoe as being very ill itt present.
also Mr J. M. Roberts. who has been
laid up with au attack of intiamma-
i tion, and also Mrs J. Bowers, who
has been very low. We sincerely
hope that they may each fully recover.
- The Friends of , Mr Wm. Findlay.
who left here fur Canton, Ohio. will
be pleased to learn of his success in
securiog a good position. Mr Find-
lay seems greatly 'pleased with that
part of the world and we understand
intends making that his 'permanent
botne.
On Wednesday evening a very
pleasing event toek place at the home
of Mr Thomas Pentland, when his
danghter, Miss Frances, was united
in marriage to Mr Wm. Henery. The
bride was the recipient of some nice
presents. This is another member of
our choir that has deserted us. We
join` in wishing them' prosperity and
happiness:
Anti Scott Act people•where great-
ly pleased here on Thursday evening,
when the word reached us that the
Scott Act was repealed by such a large
majority, butwe trust this is only
temporary, and that although the
Scott Act may seem buried, yet out
of its ashes shall rise something still
grander and something tat will do
still more for the furthering of the
cause of temperence.
Leeburn.
EARLY BIRDS.—MT KehOe has a
brood of chickens over a week old.
This is pretty early.
IMPROVEMENT.—We notice that
our " tall laird" has been busily en-
gaged in pulling down the board
fence at the north side of his house.
A neat picket fenee, it is said, is to
take its ;ere.," and also enclose the
garden.
The measles have all gone and the
roads having dried up nicely, the
little folk may now be seen trotting
off to school leaving the good wives
with more time for the increasing
duties of spring time.
WHAT TM) PEOPLE SAY,—That
two of our noted widowers have got
tired of boarding and batching it and
are about to take unto themselves an.
other wife. That the improvements
that are about to be made at the big
house on the hill look suspicious.
That the fall wheat in this part look,
very poorly, That the seeding will
be late here. That the temperance
people should have worked harder
than they did during the late contest,
NOTES.—Mr John Horton is pre-
paring the timber for a large machine
house, which he intends to put up
shortly. The farmers are nearly all
busy plowing, but no seed has been
sown here as yet. Mrs John Horton
has returned home after spending a
few days with friends at Shephardton.
We are pleased to say that Mr P.
Green is again able to be around after
a long illness. Mr D. Bogie itt also
getting better.
Gloderiels Township.
Aceineirr.---On Monday last Mr
W. Perdue, of Goderich townehip,
met with an accident that might
have. resulted very seriously,. While
his mill was in operation, he got in
beneath the circular saw to fix some-
thing, rind accidentally brought his
head too close to the revolving saw,
which cut the crown of tbe head
slightly. It was a marvellously close
call from what might have been a hor
rible accident.
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IBlyth.
Weekly Epitome of General
news Scraped up by our
Wide-awake Eeporter.
Events which h ave
happened, wilt hap-
pen,and are trans-
piring in our
enterprising
Town.
.Bay field.
Norms.— Division Court was held
here last Friday; same important
cast s AVM before the Court ; our
friend McLellan (ex councillor, Godes
rich townehip,) was there on the de-
fence ; poor James may as well settle
his little bilis; without heaping more
costs on himself, for he will have to
do it some day. The question now is,
who had the contract for the Bayfield
bridge repairs. Our Scott Act elec-
tion passed off very quietly; between
ynu and ourselves, doet not the village
of Bayfield stand at the top of the
ladder? three years ago we decided
against the Act, and what we saw
then nine counties in Ontario saw
last week ; no place in Christendom
has been more abused this last year
than our town, we have stood to our
profession. and to -day nine counties
of the fairest province under the sun
pulls in the same boat with us. We
have 1770 acres of land, (as per the
county's report) the finest foundation
for a town in the county, and we in -
teed to 'Mild it too. Our delegates
attend a railway meeting at Toronto,
on Tuesday; the C. P. R. ie coming
here, certain, and it cannot find a bet-
ter place to go to on this lake. We
are sorry to learn that W. W. Connor
is still very, low ; lie has ben ailing
for a year ar two, at the very least,
but about two weeks ago took a severe
cold. which has settled on h.is lungs ;
his daughter, Mrs Ityan, has been
summoned to the old homestead, to
assist her mother in her untiring
watchfulness by the bedside of her
sick husband. Mr Seetchman lost a
child by death this week ; this is the
second of his family within a month ;
we deeply sympathize wi'h him in
his trials. We regret to learn that
our old friend, Mr Jowett, bad one
of his periodical runaways the other
day; Tom, you have had many narrow
escapes; you must be' careful, and
tell Peter not to pile his wood on the
road again, we often wonder, in going
through Goderich township, who
owns the road.
•
Colts are troubled with inflarnma-
tory rheumatism.
Mr Churchill occupied the pulpit
of the Methodist church here last
Sabbath evening.
Mr Thomas Lobb, who bas pur-
chased the blackemith shop, intends
to take possession ' on the Bit of
No-
vember nest. He. is a good work-
man, and a man worthy of the liberal
patronage of dieppblic.
Ira, sun of Me -T. C. Pickard, who
has been so ill that his recovery for
several days was very donbtful, is, We
are happy to say, out of danger. The
trouble was inaflmmation ot the lungs
accompanied by :in affection of the
heart.
There is a strong feeling here, on
the part of many. in favor of total
prohibition, several avowing a 'strong
desite. to support at the polls only
such men as are known as prohibi-
tionists. The opinion is quite preva-
lent that t• e defeat of the Scott Act
will very greatly hasten a better mea-
sure.
East Wawanosh.
The literary was fairly well attend-
ed, on Friday evening last, to hear
the debate on Wellington vs. Napo-
leon, which was the greatest general.
It was decided that Napoleon was the
greatest.
The Westfield Lit. sent a challenge
to S. S. No. 13, which was, accepted
on condition of their following the
challenge to hold a meeting to con-
test which is the superior Lit. The
contest will probably come off in May.
Sugar making is almost over. Some
toughs, from in and around Belgrave,
started last week to go bunt some
taffy. Their first search was unsuc-
cessful, so they decided to continue
and were marching on when they
came to a creek, which is not yet
down to low water mark, and as they
had imbibed too freely they could
not get across, and two of the number
staid on the banks till near morning.
We hope they will get home earlier
next time.
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God eric h.
Shade trees are being presented
free by the town, to those who will
p'.ant them in frone,of their lots.
Mr Samuel Pollock, brotner to Mrs
D. Gordon and Mrs G., Acheson, an
old resident of Goderich, died here
on Wednesday morning at 5 o'clock,
after a short illness. He will be
buried to -day Friday) at 3 o'clock.
Ten eettercifeD.--On Tuesday after-
noon it large number witnessed the
launch of the large tug constructed
during the past season by Mr W.Marl-
ton. At 5:15 o'clock,amid the enthusi-
astic cheers of the thousands *bo wit-
nessed the launch, the bottle of wine
cracked over the bow, the boat struck
the water,and the flag unfurled,disclos-
ing the name of the tug " John H.
Jones." Miss Fanny Lawrence acted
as sponsor on the occasion,and named
the craft. The John H. Jones is 118
feet long over all, 21 feet beam, and
ten feet deep, and is the largest of
three boats that have been built here
during the past winter by Mr Marlton.
i ppen
We are pleaded to learn that our
friend Mr Thompson has not travelled
northward so often in vain ; he has
at last secured the prize, and is now
a happy man, and past the inconveni-
ences of single life, We wish him
and his fair one much happiness.
ilar Dentist at milne's,Blyth, Saturdays.—
Teeth from $5to $$0. MACIJUNALD'iN DEAN 5
Backward seeding.
Cold, raw winds.
Scott Act defeated.
Severe colds are preeelent among
our citizens..., ^
- The maple syrup "crop" is -short id
this section this season,
Several orphan dogs in tow% As-
sessor is on his rounds.
The cry of our merchants just now
is dull, very dull; and money awfully
scarce.
Mr. G. H. Rowed has gone to Col-
lingwood to assume his duties on it
sailing boat.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Orangemen, Mond•ty evenine,was
fairly well attended.
A number of leap -year weedings
are on the lapis, but the pest office
clerk wont tell; Aihens.
The choir of the Methodist church
has been greatly improved by the ad-
dition J f. several view members.
Messrs. R Sellars and Jas. Sparl ing
are exceedingly happy. They were
always fond of boys—a son each.
It is reported that Little Harry's
prolonged visit at the Soo is causing
anxious enquiry among not a few.
The able sermon delivered by Rev.
A. McLean last Sabbath morning was
the subject of general comment.
The St. Mary's congregation was
treated to eloquent sermons by their
Reverend Fathers on Sunday last.
Dwelling houses are scarce; about
every house in town being occupied
and still more houses are wanted.
• The chronic croaker has assumed
the garb of the evening promenader,
who grumbles at the coolness of the
. .
Our local gardener has commenced
operations. Messrs. Slat( r & Sims
have built him a new land roller.for
use. this season.
We understand that Mr. Robert
Howard ie on his way home from
the Old Country accompanied bysev-
eral immigrants.
The Board of Health should make
an inspection of the town and see
that cellars and closets were put in a
better condition.
Men and teams are employed in ex-
cavating the cellar and foundation
for the erection of the Anderson and
Elder brick block.
The boys who congregate at the
street corners night after night for
fun, will probably meet with a sur-
prise some evening.
Messrs. McKinnon '& McMillan
have had a very successful season's
trade in connection with their lumber
and cordwood business.
Division Court was held here Mon-
day when a number of unimportant
cases were disposed of by his presid-
ing hoilor, Judge Doyle.
The spring feverhas so severely ef-
fected some of the yoling folk as to
cause them to hang over front gates
forlieloieigellnie those evenings,
Mr. John Your*, who has Our.
chased a livery business itt London,
left Friday to take charge of the sarne.
May sucuess attend thee, John.
Since the fine weather of Wednes-
day a large number of anxious farm --
ere in this section have rusned into
their spring work. Some have all -
ready sown.
t What doth hinder our enterprising
postmaster making a public improve-
ment in the appeaerance of the post -
office by putting in a new front with
lock boxes.
We notice that some of the oldest
residents of the village, who have
been unable to get out of the house
nearly all winter, are now able to be
about again.
The fall wheat in this section looks
very poorly, especially' on clay land.
Some farmers talk of plowing up their
wheat fields and putting in flax,
which is the best thing they can do.
Mr. Thos. Jones, one day recently,
received by letter the sad intelligence
of the death and burial of his father,
who died in his 82nd year. He was
a consistent member of the Biptist
church.
This week Mr. Hammond has mov-
ed into his new residence purchased
lately from M r Geo. King, and Jno.
M. Ross occupies his premises recent-
ly purchased from Mr. Wm. Duncan.
The mortal remains of the late Mrs
Frazer, of Morris Street,were convey-
ed to the Union Cemetery followed
by a large cortege -of sorrowing
relatives and friends. Deceased was
highly respected by all who knew her.
Rev. Mr. Rogers delivered an able
and practical discourse to a large and
attentive audience in the Methodist
church last Sunaay evening, taking
as the foundation of his significant
remarks the parable of the ten vir-
gins, recorded in Matthew.
Messrs. Ross & King having com-
menced the manufacture of their cel-
ebrated knife sharpeners, are prepar-
ed to fill all orders. They will have
to turn out about twenty machines a
day from the first of May to the first
July to supply the demanti, They
have made several shipments Viiidy.
The premises lately occupied by
'Mr. Jno. Drummond as a dwelling
and boot and shoe shop, has been
purchased by Mr. A. McNally who is
thoroughly renovating the same by
converting it into a comfortable dwel-
ling house. He is going to put new
sills under it, block it up and turn it
around so as to face Drummond St.
Some evil•disposed person entered
the machine shop of Messrs. Ross &
King hest Sunday night and removed
the valve which prevents the water
escaping from the boiler, thus allow-
ing it to become nearly dry. Had it
not been discovered in time the de-
struction of property would in all
probability been great as the boiler'
would have exploded.
A number of young met] have gone
to the Soo.
Billy McElroy, jr , is home from
Listowel on a visit.
Potatoes are selling at 75 cents per
bushel, and very scarce at that price.
During the past week two new res-
idents have come to tote's. They are
boys; - -•
Forty-four of a majority said by
vote last Thursday that intemperance
must reign supreme.
The temperance people have very
gracefully submitted to itheir defeat
and consider it a step in the dirk-.
tion of total prohibition.
So great was the desire of the antis
to free themselves trom the tyranny
oppression(?) of the Scott': Act, that
voters were brought frotn Kincardine,
Lucknow, Seaton!), Clinton, and
other places.
About three hundred bushels of
flax have already been distributed to
farmers in this section by Livingston
Bros., who are afraid that their pres-
ent supply -400 bushels --will fail to
supply the increasiug demand.
It is whispered in certain circles
that the antis anticipate having a
jolly time here next Monday night,
when the Scott Act ceases to be the
ruling power, but we understand that
no licenses have been granted, and
may not be for a year.
Messrs. Forsyth & Son expect rn
do an extensive.business this coming
season. They expect to be able to buy
all the wool they can get and pay
cash or trade. They will have an
agent out canvasing the section who
will call on farmers and pay cash or
trade for their wool.
The report of the death of the Hon
Thos. White caused no small stir a-
mong the faithful here. By his death
the country looses the services and
counsel of one of her brightest, most
patriotic and public-spirited sons.
He was fora long time prior to his
death a most prominent and consis-
tent member of the Church of Eng-
land. .
A lively time at the polls on Thurs-
day, but a much more livelier time
at night when the antis hcnored the
event of their success by a blazing
bonfire and attacking prominent
Scott Act men's houses with clubs
and a showee of ripe eggs but did not
do much damage. These disgraceful
proceedings were much enjoyed by
town officials.
The following conversation yVaS
heard, -arid caused no smell laugh
among the hearers :—" Say, Bob, you
have to pay 15 cts. for a shave now."
"Why, how is that?" enquired a voice.
" Why, the defeat of the Scott Act
has so elongated the faces of tbe tem-
perance men, that the barber has to
charge the additional five cents."
Your reporter would like to enquire
something about the physiological
development of women in this sec-
tion. 'The twisting of the English
language, and the perverted sense in
which sentences may sometimes be
understood, is startling. The follow-
ing was repeated within hearing of
your scribe : " Last week Dr
performed a severe surgical operation
in removing the entire breast of a
lady up towards Belgrave."
A THRILLING EXPERIENCE.—On
Thursday morning last, shortly after
a poor, weakly, feebleanti had post-
ed up a 10x12 red card at the en-
trance of the polling booth in Cook's
Block bearing the directions ,how to
vote for the repeal, was ordered by
the Dep -returning officer to be im-
mediately removed, which was done,
whereupon the anti entered the poll-
ing booth and demanded an expla-
nation of affairs in threatening man-
ner,when the deputy cooly but firmly
seized the anti by the collar and put
him out. Angie says it was a hard
grip lend thankful it did not last long.
ASSAULT CASE.—On the night of
the Scott Act vote, a crowd of youths
assailed the house of Mr, Hugh Mc-
Quarrie, and this gentleman went
outside, when the boys made off. Mr.
McQuarrie was then quietly walking
along the sidewalk when he was
wantonly assaulted by R. B, Durn-
ion, being struck in the face several
times. Mr. McQuarl'ie laid infor-
mation before Police Magistrate
Williams, and the case was set for
trial, at Clinton, on Thursday. Be-
fore that time, however, the assailant
went to Mr. McQuarrie and told him
not to take any witnesses to Clinton,
as he world plead guilty, and there-
fore avoid extra expense, When he
got to Clinton he entered a plea of
• not guilty. Mr. McQuarrie wanted
to proceed with the case if given time
to get Ms witnesses. His worship,
however, proceeded with it at once,
and imposed a fine of $4 and costs.
An amount, in the opinion of some,
very trifling indeed, compared with
offence.
Take advantage of the Maw ERA'S
trial trip, three months for 25 cents.
hill's Green.
NEws ITEMS.—The funeral of the
late Mrs Mitchell took place from
her residence, last-- Sunday, being at-
tended by a large number of vehicles
to the Brucefleld burying ground,
where the remains were interred ; in
the evening the funeral sermon was
preached by Rev. Mr Hart, in the
Methodist church. Last week, while
Mr Joseph Foster was grooming one
ot his horses, the animal gave him a
kick, causing him to be laid up for a
few days, but he is now able tole
around again. Mrs Joseph jarret,
sr., is recovering from her recent ill-
ness, but is still very weak.
Sunshine.
Nels Love left for Dakota laei
week.
Rev Mr Rogers, of Londeaboro. .
preached here last S day. .
lt
Some few days a u a number ol'
bones and the jaws of valise were
discovered in the ashe of the stable,
that was burned here along with a
store and other buildings last whiter.
As no cause of the fire has ever been
ascertained, the general opinion was
that the bones were the remains of
some tramp, who bad lodged in the
building and accidentally lighted it,
and as the insurance company had
taken no proceedings in the rnatter,it
was thought prudent . to have the
bones examined by the coroner, and
thus have the real cause of the fire
settled. A dector examined the bones
but could not find sufficient evidence
to justify him in pronouncing them
the remains of a human being. But
later investigation bas settled the
matter, not the cause of the fire, but
the cause of the bones; andsvalise be-
ing in the ruins. More than a year
ago a bone gatherer went the rounds
of the country and told some boys
here, who have since gone to Manito-
ba, that he would be around again in
about two Weeks, and in view of this
they gathered a valise full of bones
and put them in the stable. The
boneman did not return and conse-
quently they were left in the building.
Mr Carlyle, enterprising shoe -
1p --e —ew---ieacretiiiiirrliolsiti:stnitelir
.
Mr Thos.erected a hand -
sense wire fencehis property.
maker, is having his shop and dwel-
ling raised.
Miss Ida Evans, milliner, has re-
moved to the store recently occupied
by McArthur & Bell.
Front street was made lively last
Wednesday night by the runaway et'
Mr Jas, elell's horse attached to a
beget,. No serious damage was done.
The British and Foreign Bible So-
ciety rnee.ing was held in the Metho-
dist cburch, on Thursday evening.
A full report will be riven next week.
Building operatIons whice promise
to be very lively here thie season, have
commenced, Mr McEwen having corn=
menced tee building ot his brick
b17`leki. members of St. Paul's church,
with commendable enerprise, have
erected a fine hell on their church.
The other churches should follow so
good an example.
Messrs McArthur & Ball, hardware
merchants, have removed their large
stock to Marshalls Block, where they
will have a much better place to dis-
play their stock.
Mr Jas. Sutherland, merchant and
postmaster, has had his store newly
painted, which adds greatly to its aps
pearance. The work was done by Mr
Wm, Stoneman.
Messrs Wesley and Robt. Johnston,
sons of Mr W.H. Johnston, merchant
of this place, have gone to Toronto,
where they intend to open a meat
market. We wish' the boys success.
--sees--
Sheppardton.
BROKEN LEO.—On Thursday after-
noon Mrs James Gordon met with a
very bad accident. • While coming
down stairs she fell, breaking her leg
below the knee. It happened that
no ono was home but the baby, about
eighteen months old, and consequent-
ly she had to lie for an hour, till the
children came from school. At last
reports she was doing well.
" AT HOME."
A Dew departure in church work
was instituted by the Young People's
Christian Endeavor Society of the
Ontario St. Methodist church, on
Wednesday evening last. The mem-
bers of the church and congregation
were invited by the Society to .an
"At Home" in the church, for the
purpose of becoming better acquaint-
ed with each other, and affording ari
opportunity for explaining the gener-
al management of the church and its
various services. At seven o'clock
the young people assembled, in full
force and welcomed the visitors as
they arrived. The members of the
Society wore a neat badge made of
white satin ribbon. The church was
neatly decorated with evergreens and
flowers. Every effort was put forth to
make those in attendance acquainted
with each other, and to welcome
tbose strangers who have recently
connected themselves with the
church. •
At eight o'clock the programme
was opened by devotional exercises,
led by the pastor. Then followed
several selections by the choir. Mr
Kay is heartily to be congratulated
upon the efficiency of his choir. The
singing was excellent in every way
and the selections very appropriate.
A pleasant feature was the singing of
several old hymns,in which the large
congregation heartily joined. After
half an hour had been thus spent, an
adjournment was had to the base-
ment,wbere refreshments were served.
It is sufficient to say that these were
quite up to the standard of what the
ladies of the church are noted for
supplying.
After the " inner man" had been
thus refreshed, the auditorium of the
church was again resorted to and the
programme concluded. There were
more quartettes, solos and glees by
the choir, and short spicy addresses
from Rev Messrs Snarling and Butt,
and Messrs D. Tiplady, J. Stevens
and B. Stoneham. In coneluding,
the chairman. Mr A. H. Manning,
briefly referred to the different ser-
vices of the church, and appealed to
all present to aid in carrying on its
work The doxology and benedic-
tion brought a very pleasant evening
to a close.
The Y. P. C. E. Society are to be .
heartily congratulated upon this ex-
cellent innovation in the way of
church entertainments, and are da-
mning of great t raise for the manner
in which all the arrangements were
ao successfully carried out,
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