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The Clinton New Era, 1888-04-27, Page 3EW UtOlOttglOntl. OursPeelalties,,-W. %Vim: 4 on NeW papers,, -W. 90,0per American print—BOOR,. J. Vodgene Big drive—J, Robertson PropertY for sale—W. StanburY Property for sale—a. Twitchell Property fpr sale—W. a Searle Salesman wtrited—Brown Bros. Medical --Pr Chase Girl wanted—Mrs C. Hovey. elitton tut gra FRID.A.Y, APRIL 27, 1888. The Defeat of the Scott Act. Certainly the nsoat enthusiastic Anti could not have anticipated a more decisive victory than that which the liquor party, gained on the 19th inst., and unpleasant as it is to make the admission, especially for those who have so disinterestedly fought for the Scott Act, we frankly confess that we look upon it as doomed. No other conclusion can be drawn from the result of the voting in the seven Ontario sounties in which repeal was at issue. The overwhelming majori- ties by which repeal was cerried in all those counties place the seal on the fate of the Act throughout the Dominion. Such a remarkable re- volution in public sentiment as is ex- pressed in the vote of those seven agricultural counties cannot be ac- counted for on any other ground than that of serious dissatisfaction with the Act. The peculiar operations of the Dominion Franchise Act and the ma- chinations of politicians may be taken into the account as having had some effect, but the change in the vote on a question which, with many men, involves a principal of moral right, is so great that it can mean nothing less than a general conviction that the Act is a failure. It is possible that had the law been enforced from the first, the verdict would not be quite the same in this county at least. At the outset every possible objection was taken that would embarrass the working of the Act. Technical ob. jections were 'raised that took time to settle,and in the meantime the liquor traffic flourished, and the Act was brought into contempt. The Act was never a satisfactory measure, but was accepted by the -people for want of something better. With all its faults and failings it ac- complished some thod, and the re- turn to a license system is regarded by many as a backward movement. However, the people have so decreed, and their ye -dict must be accepted. Some peeple have said that we are nearer prohibtiou now than we were before the Scott Act was adopted. We ate sorry to say we do not believe it, and we go further to say we very much doubt if prohibition will ever be an acomplished fact. Some one says, Why? Simply because the peo- ple do not want it.- They admit the terrible evils of an unrestrained liquor traffic, but are unwilling to make the individual sacrifice necessary to stem the tide of intemperance. We have got over that period of indulging in visionary views concern- ing human progress and advance- ment, and accept the logic of stern facts as revealed in every day life. The only remedy for the liquor traffic is by moral teaching, which has made such a marvellous change in the habits of the peope of this cotentry during the past quarter of a century. That system of education must now be resumed and continoed until the moral sense of the community as whisky -selling g as it now con - 001TOEMPOOt aaalatanee tO,ein 0 040)100r 44 COMO. Time it it were not for the fact that the \ membere will draw their salary and mileage aa usual 4 no one would ever know that the Senate is in session, Ste. John's ubiquitous nature was shown before the Public Accounts Committee at Ottawa last week. A bill of several hundred dollars for cab hire had been certified to by his private secretary, while at the very time Sir John was charged for using these cabs, he was travelling over the country in the palace car Jamaica, Some one must have been wearing the Premier's clothes while he was away. -----•••••• • Mr Boyle, M. P. for Monek, hs introduced a bill into the Dominion Parliament, Wended to prevent the success of awindling tree, plant,shrub or vine agents, when such products are not grown in Canada. The best way to render the trade of these sharps unprofitable is for farmers and others to refuse patronage to all who are not agents of a reliable firm. In al Most all cases of fraud of this description revealed in recent years, the swind- ling has been rendered possible main- ly because the purchaser has been told be was obtaining a bargain out of all proporriou to tho money he was pay- ing for it, It is right T.o legislate for the prevention of fraud, but paternal government may be carried too far. Death of Hon. Thomas White Hon. Thomas White, Minister of thd Interior,died at Ottawa on Satur- day afternoon, after a short illness. Th ottutsWhite was born i n Montreal on August 7th, 1830, and has there- fore nearly attained the age of 58. His father was a leather -merchant of Irish birth, After leaving school the younger White engaged in mercantile pursuits, but having attracted atten- tion by an address on temperance be was offered and accepted a posititn on the Quebec Gazette. In 1853 he help- ed to start the Peterboro' Review. where be remained till 1860, when he began to study law. In 1864 he be- came joint proprietor with his brother Richard, of the Hamilton Spebtator, which he edited till 1870. In 1867 he was an unsuccessful candidate for South Wentworth, in 1874 for Pre- scott, and in 1875 and in 1876 for Montreal West. In 1878 he was elect- ed for Cardwell, which he has since represented. In 1870 Mr White and his brother purchased the Montreal Grazette, which Thomas edited until compelled by pressure of public duties to abdicate in favor of a son.Mr Rob- ert S. White. In 1885 Mr White was called to the Cabinet and appointed Minister of the Interior a position which he has ever since retained. He will long be remembered as a grace. full, fluent speaker, and has many warm friends in both political part- ies. generally condemns and whisky -drink" QUIR ZETT74it 00X DONPESPORO METHODIST TRIAL. Te fits Mihr efthe 0.1juton Rew Xra, 50,—I ash a. space in your paper for the ventilation of fk matter concerning the Methodist church of Londeshero, and in order to get et the origin of the. matter, I must go bask to the time when Mr Rogers, tha,pastor, first came here. /deter° coming- he sent a letter asking to have part of the parsonage papered, and other things dope to it. The officials applied to refused to do it then, as the place was not paid for. The first day he was here there was a recep- tion, and those present were asked to do those things, and, by a large majority, refused, on the same grounds as the offi- cials. Mr Rogers, however, proceeded, and spent some $38, and then presented the bill to the parsonage trustees. He called our fine parsonage a barn. They accepted it, but made no provision for its payment. Mr Rogers, however, in. slated on having it paid out of money that was raised for other purposes, and this gave dissatisfaction. When the Ladies' Aid met, on March 7th, they talked the matter over with Mrs Rogers, the President, and expressed their dis- approval of the action of Mr Rogers, but decided to drop the matter, and look out better in the future. On the 9th, however, we were startled to receive the following letter, and one almest the same (except the laat paragreat) ad- dressed to Mrs A. Woodonsa s bowl:pinion°, Friday Margit 9th, :88. To Sins it. ADAMS, Londesboro, I am very much grieved because of the necessity for the following note, which I put in the form of a Written, in preference to a spoken request, that it may not be misun- deretood. You are reported as having made statements on Wednesday last, March 7th, injurious to the church and DEROGATORY TO My CHARACTER, which statements, if true, (and circulated, as I have reason now to believe they have been, to souse extent) would effec- tively injure my influence, and also the ohuren I represent. Part of the language is " dishonestly" receiving and " underhandedly missapproiwinting moneys, etc. These, and several other things said, come plainly tin- der the head of "slander," "unprofitable and un- charitable conversation, speaking evil of minis- ters," etc., as defined in gee., iii, par. 31 of the Discipline of the Church of which you aro a voluntary member. Now, to correct this matter and save the church's reputation— also to SAVE YOURSELF from disciplinary proceedings, it will be necessary for you in some way, within the next 5 days, to make an apology to me, full and tvithout reserve, for hav- ing used this language, and also give satisfitc- tory assurance that hereafter it will be entire- ly discontinued, that the peace, harmony and prosperity of the church may be secured. Apart from the foregoing I wish to say that no lail•tes, religion altogether apart, would commit such it breach of decency and respee as several did on Wednesday last, in speak' ig as they did to the minister's wife, espe ally as she was in no way responsible he things complained of. And it was quite as much out of character to throw no to her what " I heard Mr Rogers said," cite., which I am prepared to say was false in toto. In 17 years' experience I have »ever known its equal or iike. Yours truly, D. Amines. No notice was taken of these letters, by the ladies. Mr Rogers invited ten of the brethren to meet him at the church, on the 2lith of March, and eight came. Some of them told him plainly he had pursued the wrong course, and he agreed with them to invite Mrs Adams and Mrs Woodman to meet them ia the church, on the 30th, to try to settle the matter. Here is the kind of letter he sent:— and *Ise: from 'Other" SOSO are :l191 Nhdrell 11101411014 1.. balAktkePlk tg *40 glWiettl/Ts. al412.04 telten'thne to consider over t, and did not. 49,A. OR the spur Pt the moment,. as, the triM vra.S.011 the Nth Met. ' April 24th. .it.. Anos. VIATott'e Nouse"- LWAIle We are averse to gimp* teauwee eppeerMg In print, we have been asked by members of the CleRfleabOTO church to allow this umtter to anneat laPhr columns, end do so, on the °Nimes@ eenclition that both sides are to hay° the flame privi- lege, but that no anonymous letter snail ar: pe o anon either PIO of the eontroveree, continued. We might Dalt add that the let- ters published are from the origiusls.—En. Nrw LONDEHBORO, March 27, 1888, To kilts R. ADAMS,— ' I have pursued the lenient course thus far, and will give another opportunity. There will be a meeting in the Church next Friday, at Spin , to consider the statements referred i to n my former request. Some 8 or 10 of the brethren will be present, representing the parsonage and church trusta and congre- gation. IF you have anything to RETRACT OT APOLOGY to offer, your presence is respect- fully requbsted, Respectfully D. Roosits. Friday came, the committee of ten ,and about twelve more of the members met. The ladies did not appear, A. Woodman and myself appeared on behalf of our on Tuesday, 17th April. The call from wives. The matter was discussed pro Goderich and associated congregations to and con, when it was finally agreed by Rev Jas. A.Anderson, B.A., of White- Mr Rogers, and all present, that he church, to became co -pastor of Rev. Dr should meet the Ladies' Aid the follow- Ure, was taken up. The call was signed in,g Wednesday. He chose Mr MoVittie by about 400 members and 300 adher- as his referee, and the other side chose ants and guaranteed a salary of $1000 Mr Callender. Some promises are like for the first year with an increase of pie crust—easily broken—and his seem ,550 each year till it should reach $1200 to be that kind, for on Saturday, the and a manse. Reasons for the transla- 31st, he took the train to Wingham, to tion were read after which Rev Dr. Ure meet the Chairman of the District, and and Messrs Aikenhead and Buchanan,as on the following Tuesday we received representation,of Huron Presbytery and three letters from the Chairman, noti- Goderich congregation, were heard in fying us that certain charges were sent support of the call. The commissioners from our village, and that a trial weuld for Whitechurch consisting of Messrs* be held on the 10th of April. Here are Henderson, Legget, Campbell, McWill- the charges: iams, Shield, Love and Robertson then .1. You are charged with falsehood, addressed the court warmly urging that 2. Slandering, using language injurious to Mr Anderson remain in this present the character of .the minister, Rev. David much attached charge. Dr Ure having Rogers, thereby, so far, hurting his infl tweet:. replied,Mr Anderson intimated his will- U. Sowing amnia of discord and dissension, ingness to accept the call and transla- I was charged as well as the two In. tionto Goderich was unanimously agre- dies. I wrote the Chairman, asking ed to. Mr Anderson will preach his fare- him to give us the when, where and well sermon in Whitechurch on the what were the offences, that we might 20th of May. It was announced that prepare for trial. He did not answer, Rev F. McLennan, of Kenyon, Glen- and ,said, on the day of trial, it was fair garry, had accepted the call to South play enough for us not to know any - Kinloss. Arrangements for his induc- thing about it till the trial commenced. tion will be made at the May meeting: But Mr Rogers had been scouring the A call was presented by Rev D.B.McRae. neighborhood for eight or ten days, se - from Knox church, Brussels, in favor of curing what, evidence he could. The -Rev G. B. Howie, signed by. about 130 scriptural mode of proceedure was en - Members and a member of adherents tirely disregarded. Almost all present and promising a salary of $800 a year at the trial considered it a very frivo- without a manse. Thos Strachan ad- Ions matter to make such, a fuss about. dressed the court as representative of They also expressed dissatisfaction at the congregation. A motion was then the one-sided nature of the proceeding. carried unanimously to sustain the call Mrs Adams was tried, and the evidence as a regular Gospel call. Mr Howie hay. was six to two in favor of her o-n—the ing decla,redtlirough Mr Strachan his ac- first charge, and two to two on the se- ceptance of the call the Presbytery re- cond charge, and on the third charge, solved to meet in Knox church,Brussels one' witness was called, a tall young on Monday, 7th May, at 10 a.m.,for the man, who said Mrs Adams told him, purpose of proceeding with Mr Howie's "The sooner Mr Rogers left, the better." examination, and should it prove satis- (A lady remarked, "That is a fine lump factory, to proceed with his ordination of a boy, and didn't he have his lesson off and induction at 2 o'clock in the after. good.") It was agreed that the evidence noon of the same day. Messrs. Ross, against MrsAdcoms was to be used against Ballantyne, McRae and StevensonWere Mrs Woodman, yet, strange to say, the appointed the examining committee,the Corn. condemned Mrs Adams and ex - induction services tobeconducted by the onerated Mrs Woodman. Three of the following ministers ; Mr McKay, of Com, voted. to condemn Mrs Adams, Lucknow, to preach, Mr Stevenson, of and one of them turned round and voted Molesworth,to address the in in ister,and Mr McRrae, of Granbrook, to address the people. The Presbyery adjourned at early hour in the evening. A FEW FACTS IN REPLY TO MR KEEFER. To the Editor ol the New Era. Sue,—In reply to Mr Keefer's letter of the lith of April, respecting the little girl, Fanny Lewis, I would say: The girl came to my house early in the morning, before we were out of bed, March the 16th. When I came down stairs -Fanny Lewis was in the kitchen trembling and seeming very much afraid; she said that Mr Keefer had whipped her last night with a rawhide on her hands. I examined her hands and both were all blood -blistered, and very much swollen; she begged of me to protect her, which I did, and as I had .many complaints for the past four or five months about Mr Reefer us- ing the little orphan girl badly, that he had got frgm Miss Rye's Home, at once wrote by the first mail to the Horne, Niagara, saying that the little girl placed with Mr Keefer had run away from him and had come to me for protection as "she had been .badly whipped and as it was a public report that the girl had been badly used, I want some one sent up here to investi- gate the matter, or, to say what I shall atQp, onOing.: 10040' 004, Ina OPP 70q* P04130 kf4nulgl. an% tite lAd.a are oapandedr wa taire hold to meke Rue teem streete ad gardens look ornameatea Wit entnOler, tihoMU.' tfea that all the willoWs, poplars and locusts, . Web are harlserere ef the Iserere, abould he eut dawn, and dead and -nu - sightly sightly trees, and old stumps cleanest out, like those that can be seen cemesite the commercial hotels while the the streets are bard and dry. If it is done afterwardit makes dirty streets. The shade trees are too close together in front of some lots; if every other one was cut down they would look more evenly planted, and at the same lOinas allow the sunshine and air in to dry up the sidewalk. A willingness on the part of some ratepayers, and with the assistance of the council, there could be quite an improvement in this respect and ours might be the neatest town in the county, with attractive and orderly streets, and neatly kept gardens and fences, and our valuable schools would attract persons to settle in our town. A number of shade trees should be planted on the streets this year, a tew are dead. Quite a number are dead on the road to the cemetery; the Collegiate Institute grounds also require some trees now. If the chairman of the cemetery and street committee, the Collegiate Institute board and the citi- zens requiriiig them would look up the number wanted, a contract could be made with some one, or there could be men employed to go and get and plant. Nothing but large and suitable trees should be taken up with good roots. Parties purchasing trees should not buy' any that are not seven feet to their first limbs, with good roots, and second growth at that. A bare pole will make the best shaped tree, but it takes longer to get the head on them; they will not split in two when they get old. A unit- ed action of all is required, and a com- do with the girl." During the same mittee should take hold of it at once, forenoon, I told the Chief of Police and thereby have time to find where that Mr Keefer's little girl had come to they can be got. I would suggest that me for protection, and to tell Mr Beef- the chairman of the street committee, er that I had the girl and had written D. B. Kennedy, receive the orders. to the Home but I should keep her till Yours, W. C. SEARLE. I heard from the Home and I should — give her up to no one until then. The same evening, Mr Keefer and the Rev. Mr Craig came to my house to demand the girl, and I told then, that I would not give 1 er up to any person until I had hear from the Home what I was to do in the matter. When.I told ith. The Smillie farm on the 5th line of Keefer to have an investigation he got Morris, is said to be rented to aq Mr quite indignant, and asked what the Chambers from Tuckersmith. Around the County. Mr McCorkindale has leased his farm on the 6th line of Morris, to his neighbor, Mr Smith. public had to do with her, she was his child and he demanded her. I told Mr Keefer that I had heard so many com- plaints that if 1 gave up the child 1 Dr Holmes, of Brussels, was called to New York last week owing to the illness of Mrs Holmes' father. should be censured by half of the peo- It is, reported that Chas Hingston, of pie of this town, and I.should not give Morris,has assigned to Shbriff Gibbons, her up to any person till heard from and his creditors will share as the law the home at Nino.. a,. Mr Keefer stud directs, the child had been well used, and 1 told him where there was so much smoke Alex. Stewart has leased the Atkin. there must be some tire and that I He will be succeed - son farm, Morris. would not give up the child to any one until I got instructions from head quarters; Mr Craig said that "if it was him he would make it hot for some one," I told them to make it hot for me as I had the child and would protect her. Mr Keefer said "it was nothing but lies that had been told about the child, as she had been well used and that I would believe the low, low com- mon, trades -people before I Would) be- lieve him and hisifriend,as gentlemen." This sentence wasrepeatedover two or three times, and Mr Keefer reflected on me as a neighbor for . not telling him that there were such feelings about the girl. I told Mr Keefer that I had no information laid before me and that I did not like to speak to him on the matter as he might have told me to mind my own business, but I had told an intimate friend of his over three months ago. When we were about through the in- terview, he took out of his pocket an anonymous letter and read it. fhere were a great many charges in the letter against Mr Keefer. It commenced about Mr and 1VIrs.Keefer going to the Commercial Hotel, and getting their dinner every day at twenty cents cash, and leaving the little girl at home with bread and water for her dinner, and making her wash on Sundays, and a, great many other charges, which I can- not remember,' and wound up by charg- ing Mr Keefer with being nothing less than a murderer. Now this letter was written last Novemberfat least I under- stood Mr Keefer' to read the letter so. If I did not tell Mr Keefer thelfeelinu in the town about the child, somebody else did: COPY OF TELEGRAM RECETVE1). Joseph Whitehead, Mayor, Clinton, Niagara, March 19th, 1888. Please send, cnild to me at once: I had written Mr Keefer to send her, was expecting her, so he Will please give her box. M. S. RYE. SO I bought her a ticket and sent her home next morning. March the 21st, I got a letter from the Home stating that the little girl had arrived all safe and thanking me very kindly for the trouble I had taken, and to send in the amount I had paid and they would remit it to me. Mr Keefer should have paid her passage home. In reply, I wrote to say that I did not wish anything for the trouble or expenses; that I had done what I had for the benefit of the little girl. Now, I have given a state- ment of the whole matter from the commencemett, as everything took place, and if Mr Keefer wants an in. vesigation now, I will see that he shall have all the investigation he wants. I think I have done my duty, and under the same circumstances I would do the san-e thing over again to -morrow. As there is a law to prevent cruelty to dumb aniinals, surely there ought to be a law to protect human beings. I am told that a man from Guelph is serving three years in Kingston peniten- tiary 'for a similar offence to this, and about two months ago a man and his the other way in favor of Mi' s Woodman. wife were tried for a similar case at I was condemned, and the sentence pass Peterbrough, using an orphan boy bed- ei is suspension with ott t lim it. Although lv, and if I remember right, the woman ent to goal. received no fair play in the matter, I was tined and the man s WHITEHEAD, Mayor. have no intention of appealing the case. by the grace of God given to me I shall ! A SUGGESTION. If the church hero can do without me, endeavor to live without it. The question may be asked, now To thr Eli/or the of Kew Era. Sm,—You stated, in VOID! last issue, Presbytery of Maitland An adjourned meeting of the Presby- tery of Maitland was held in Wingham demise thef}piel murder. —ses— Ttis; Conservatives of Lincoln are looking around for a candidate to contest that county for the House of Commons when the expected eleva- tion of Mr Rykert to the Senate takes place, and the St.Catharines Journal, the organ of the party in Lincoln, believes that it has found the right man in the person of Mr J. Geale Dickson, and it assumes that he will be nominated on the ground that he "will be acceptable to both parties— to the Conservatives because he has always been a Conservative and is a member of one of the oldest Conser: vative families in Canada, and to the Reformers because he is in, favor of commercial union with the United States." A Conservative and a com- mercial unionist! The Conservatives of Lincoln to nominate a gentleman for the House of Commons because he favors, not unrestricted reciprocity, but commercial "union, and is there- fore a strong candidate. And we are told by the ultra -loyal, subsidized organs, and by the ministers them- selves, that:every man who advocates unrestricted reciprocity is a rebel, a scoundrel and an enemy of his coun. try, and that the people of Canada are unanimonsly opposed to any such policy. But the proposed nomination of Mr Genie Dickson in Lincoln in- dicates that commercial unionists are pot regarded as rebels down there. TUB first division in the Manitota Legislature was taken last Thursday on the Manhood Suffrage bill, when Mr Greenway was sustained by a ma- jority of 24. It looks very much as if Mr Greenway was there td stay. In walking along the beach at St. Catharines Saturday, Mr A May, far- mer, of Louth ,discosered a portion of a human head with the ear and a sec- tion of the lower vertebras attached, It is thought this discovery will assist in solving the mysterious disappear- ance of some young ladies who went out in a pleasure boat from Toronto Park and were never heard from, Little Laura Jones, of Eatontou Ga., is the West baby wonder to be heard from. -Although only 11 years old she has invented a plow and grain elevator that are said to show remark- able ingenuity. A Seymour, Ind., desrafch says:— Mrs Phoebe Lynch, residing a few miles south of here, is the happy mother of seven children,all less than two years old. Eighreen months ago she gave birth to triplets. To -day she rejoices over the birth of two sons and twb daughters, all doing well, The publics accounts were brought i down n the Manitoba Legislature on Wednesday. The total receipts due - fig the past fiscal year were $61i,400.- 17 and the expenditure $728,125.12, leaving an apparent deficit of $118,- 715.75for the year under the Norquay regime, • NEWS WOES, - Thea-Voirhaulto, a well known boron breeder, who ivs.slicked on the Ivo* by a stallion a few day* ,ago, died on Monday morning. A resident of Highlaml Falls, New York, claims to have discovered -the hiding places where the famous pirate Captain Itscid deposited his tabled treasures. The bylaw to grant a boons of $30 - NO for the removal of the Maxwell Manufacturing Company's) works from Paris, Out,, to St. Marys, was carried on Monday by 404 majority, only 34 votes being polled against it. The German Crown Prince hates everything English, not excepting his mother. `Mother day he had an attack of bleeding from the nose, and several hands offered handkerchiefs to stay the fiow. He refused them all, saying: "The more of this—English blood I lose the better.' The advance of spring this year is made with very tardy steps. In the New England States things are just as backward as in Canada the farmers reporting that the spring season is fully a fortnight or three weeks later than usual and that the winter trosts have not yet gone. ed at the Belgrave hotel by Mr Scan- drett, so it is said.. Mr Was. Best during the past winter delivered at Harlock mill 100,000 feet of logs; Mr Henry Allen, 70,000 feet and Mr Herrington about 30,000. Mr Anthony Carlton, of East Wawa - nosh, returned from the old country on Friday last, bringing with him a tine specimen of a Clydesdale horse. Miss Minnie Adams, of Lower Wing - ham, had to undergo the painful oper- ation of having a leg amputated, ow- ing to the advanced stage of a tumor. Rev. A. Y. Hart*, of Bluevale, after a sojourn of two months among the flower gardens of 'Alabama, Tenessee, Georgia and Florida, returned 'on Tues- day. aid you three only get into the trouble?" I answer, the people put us in places of trust, and we would not betray their confidence, and submit to what we con- sidered a wrong, in taking money raised for the Sunday school to make repairs on the parsonage. The Corn. did not finish their labor the first day, and one day, during the interval, Mr Rogers was seen going by a lane and climbing fences, to get into the house of a member of the Com., when he could have gone all the way by sidewalk, and got in by the front door. St. John, 10, 1, was my first thought when I heard it. On the day of the finish Mr Rogers and some members of the Corn. were together quite a while, which gave the appearance of tampering. On the first day the Committee gave their decision on the first charge as not sustained, but when they met again, the chairman and one of the Cofiamittee wanted to vote again on it. One of the Committee did not vote on the first day, the one who lives in the h luso near the sidewalk. I take this opportunity of thanking all the friends who so nobly stood by us, and for the many kind words we have received from members both of the MethoSist and Presbyterian churches, Mrs R. Harris, of Kansas, us more frank than people generally a,re who have lost dear friends by the liquor tritffie.She has erected in the cemetery a granite shaft around which an ugly snake is coiled. The inscription is this: "Richard Harris, died Feb, 13th 1887, of delirium tremens, aged 41 yrs." A. Lucas, head of a prominent pri- vate detective firm at •Los Angeles, California,has been arrested on a con- fession made by Wm. Eltoo,who is in gaol for burglary. Lucas, who had access to stores, residences, etc., em- ployed his men to setae burglars,they handing over the stolen property to him. A little girl 9 years of age, named Nellie Dawn, living with Mr Jas Ai- kins, Niagara township, loss her life on Sunday evening. She was c'imb- ing in the window from the outside and it is supposed that he- feet bud slipped from a block of wood under- neath and let the window down on her neck. She was quite dead when found. Along in the days of the boom Win- nipeg city had a population of nearly 30,000, but a great portion of it was floating. The lait assessment shows the population to be 21,257. As lots have been sold within the corporation boundaries and in the suburbs suffic- ient to permit of the erection of 'Iasi - deuces for nearly 2,000,000 persons, it is evident that there is yet room for a few more settleas in that neighbor- hood. Robert Bonner's famous trotter Dexter, once "the King of the Turf," died at Mr Bonner's stable in New York on Saturday, of old age and ex- haustion. Dexter was just 30 years i Old, having been foaled n Apri1,1858 Be was bred by Jonathan Hawkins, of Orange County, N. Y.,and was the son of Hambletonian out of Clara, a mare by Seeley's American Star. He was the sensational trotter of his day, and the first to break the 2.19i record of Flora Temple. mot rltOul)rCiO'rr:attloeertSh, Oak ,,A4th lust.. Mrs 4.044/4.Vraikarook..91 a.likUpterk #erria, 141 0942.0. the wife of 'Mr !ugh Vorsytb, of a dallSover• YAN:EX4STIN14;,-In mortis, on the /7,44 the wife of Mr 4. Vanalistilla, a fiffingtfs ser. stputstsx—iss Beet wawanseasson the Ittla lust., the wile of 114"TierneY, of a 4NT,DR8ON,-At the ms-tuisi on the fath inst., the wile of ltev,lite. A.. a.c.- deri..4Laita— Qfaslni: aBlyth, cu the that lust., the wife of Mr IL Sellars, of a on. 8PaRDINO—in myth op the 22nd last. Om wife of Mr Joules spading, oka son. MARRIED sTE WART—W.044BR— At the Manse, Lisbon. flak., on the 3rd inst., by the Rey. E. W. Day, Mr John A. Stewart. (formerly of Stanley) to Miss Grace Walker, (formerly of Tuekersnaith) both of Sargent County, Dak- ota. coLLIER—HUNT—At Bay City, Mich., On 18th hist., by the Rev E W. Ryan, Edgar Collier, of Bay City. to Miss Alice S. Hunt, formerly of Clinton, ENGELS—KELLY—On April lath, at the residence of the bride's parents, by the Rev Mr Henderson, of Atwood, James Engels to Isabella, eldest daughter of James Kelly Esq., all of Grey township. DIED STORY—In Goderich, on April 111th, Jas. Story, a native of Cumberland, England, aged 70 years and 1 month. NICHOLSON—At the residence of her son - in the township of Ashtioid, Mrs Anne Nicholson, relict of the late Angus Nicholson and mother of Si. Nicholson, of Goderich, aged 00 years. COSFORD—At Washington, D. Coon the 25th inst.,John H. cosford, eldest son of Rev T. Cosford,of London, and brother-in-law of Rev W.W.Sparling. Funeral at Titusyille, Pa., on Sunday- next. Messrs Davis & McKay, of Mount Pleasant, Michigan,- have purchased from Mr Thomas Derry, of Denali, the well-known stallion, "Auchencairn" for the sum of $2,000. Alex. McDonald, of Tuckersmith, charged with fraudulently obtaining a loan of $300 from B. S. O'Neil, banker, of Exeter, was tried before Judge Toms on Wednesday last and acquitted. . John Armstrong, of the 1st con. of Gray, • died on Tuesday morning of last week. The deceased was found dead in bed. He had suffered from an ttffeetion of heart disease for some time past. On Thursday Aligns Campbell, while working -around, a grain thresher. ..on the farm of Joseph Scott, 4th line Mor- ris, had the misfortune to have his left hand drawn into the machine and had it terribly crushed. Messrs John and George Sproat, of Tuckersmith, have rented the farm of their father, and will work it on shares this year. Mr John Sproat -has the 200 acre farm on the south side of the road and Geo. has the 200 acres on the north side of the road. A duck belonging Jno. Brown, GreY, laid an egg 8x9i inches, and -upon ex- amination an ordinary. sized egg with hard shell on was found inside this largeone. The space between the in- ner and outer shell contained a yelk and white equal to that of the inner egg. Dan,Bhowers, in the employ of Henry Clarke,' Wingham, had a wonderful es- cape the Other day. Whilst working with a pump -boring machine his arm caught in the shaft and he was instant- ly wound up and the clothes torn off his body in tatters. Mr Clarke, who was near by, With great presence of mind threw off some belting in the nick of time and saved his life. Mr A. McD. Allen, of Goderich, has. been appointed travelling superinten- dent of the Manufacturers Life Insur- Co., of which Sir John Macdonald is president. Mr Allen will leave about May 1st for an extended trip through Man.itoba and the Northwest to the Pacific coast, in the .interests of the company. He is an experienced and efficient insurance man, an& the com- pany has made a good selection for their work, that citizens have been insulted, proper- ty destroyed, glass broken and ',rind ings disfigured by the rowdy element of town. This- ought not to be. Cannot the Mayor offer a reward, or could he pot get all the constables in town to- gether, and have them co-operate with himself and the town inspector, to stop the outrages. We have five constables in town, and if they were asked to take hold at any breach of the law, and given the fees -as pay, instead of our having to depend on one man, who is expected to do too much, and cannot be all over the town at one and the same time, I think it would be an improve- ment to the town morals. Yours, A. RATEPAYER. TREES AND THEIR CARE. To the editor of tie New Era. Data Smut,—Will you allow me space in your columns to answer some enqui- ries as to when is the proper time to prune fruit trees. I would say in the month of Juno, after the buds have ex- panded about an inch. The present time is too late, however, you can test the trees by cutting off a few limbs, and if they start to run sap during the day, The Spr i n g Assizes. The Spring Assizes open at Go,lerich sm Monday, April 30th, Mr Justice Mc- Mahon presiding. The Crown business which will be conducted by John King, Q. C„ of Berlin, will be unusually large as the following calendar shows, and there are other eases yet to be added: Queen vs. Lennon, Seaforth; Perjury. Queen vs Van Norman et al,Belgrave Robbery and assault. Queen vs. Hannon, jury. Queen vs. Frank H. Bear, Tp. of Col- borne; Seduction under the Charlton Act, Queen vs. James W. Manser, Wroxe. ter; Forgery. Queen vs. Henry Stanley, Zurich; Bestiality. Queen vs, Jonas Baker, et al, Stephen, Larceny. Queen vs, T. C. Edmonds, Clinton Forgery. Queen vs. E. R. ilissett, Exeter As- sault, Queen vs. - John H. Ityndman, Exe- ter ; Assault. An invention has been introduced In English mills by which plate and sheet non can be rolled perfectly level and save rerolling for that purposit. It is very valuable for sheet iron; which rolls crooked despite the best workmanship. A Guelph Paper says:—A novelty passed the G. T. R. station here the other day in the shape (Ian immense horse, declared to be the largest in the world. The animal weighed 3,425 pounds and stood 19 hands high. All the members of the huge carcass were equally proportioned to the size, most especially the eyes, which wete of' gi- gantic dimensions. The animal was from Liverpool, Eng., and was dash in - ed for Illinois. His present owner 'him at $4,500. Seeding on the Portage la Prairie -Plains became general early last weak. The area that will be put tin- der criip this season will be fully 25 to 30 per cent. more than last although more seeding was done last year at this time. No fears are entertained at the lateness of the season. Farmers are confident of a good season. Seeding implements are scarce in town, all dealers being sold out. Some land will be summer-fallowed this season and a large quantity more broken up. N. Y, Sun:—This is a bad time for working people to strike in these parts. The new Kings County Elevated Rail- road wanted 30 engineers last week; but the applicants numbered over 500. It wanted 30firemen;britithe applicants numbered over 1,000. It waned 300 conductors, gatemen, ticket choppers and other empolyes;but the applicants crowded the company's quarters for ten days. From many other branches of industry there are like reports. It is evident that there is a large amount of what is known as surplus labor in the market. The winter wheat in the Western States has been greatly injured by the weather, as that in this part of Ontario bids fair to be by the long at ternation of hot days and frosty nights. A considerable acreage has beer. plowed up and seeded to other crops in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana., Missouri and Southern Michigan. From all sections comes the complaint that the season is cold and backward and spring seeding much delayed.— Meadows and pastures show consider- able injury from the drought of last summer, the severity of the winter, and the long period of spring freezing and thawing. Brussels; Per. AKIO° OWDER Absolutely Pure. This powder never varlet,. A marvel of purity stiength and wholesonteness. More economical Hike the ordinary kinds, allti cannot be sold in competition with the multitude of low test, short wight, alum or phosphate powders Sold onlj in cans. ROYAL RARING POWDER CO.. 105 Wa» Street, New York. _ . . ,ZAIhICtiI,fltfltC 001) GENERAL SERVANT WANTED 1..7Apply to MRS. C.E, HOVEY, Townsend Street. • — 111DROPERTY FOR SALL.— THAT CON- veniontly situated lot and commodious house on Rattenbury Street, near Albert, at present occupied by myself. The house Is storeys and in good repair, with nine rooms and woodshed, first-class cellar, hard and soft water, also good stabling on the prem- ises. Will be sold reasonable and op easy terms. POSSOSS1011 given innuediately; THOS STANI1 (JY , Clinton, April. 24, 1888. if TIOrgIl AND LOT FOR SALE. THE untlersigned offers for sale the house and lot on Rattenbury street, at present oc- cupied by Mr I). Mulloy. The lot is one - us vier if an acre, with"frame house, stable and ginal well thereon.Also, the pump fac- tory sited oOm adoining loping lots in Clinton. Subscriber offers for innieitr, sold on vu's':,'ssonalile terms, nast_i217t.et\f. Vow . wishes to, elision' of it. • Particulars on ap- plicationo M tR. ,IA MES TL WITCHEL, t tutn j Clinton. _ tesstros SAL E OF VALUABLE BUILD - sale by public auction on TUESDAY. MAY first, at 2 p. in. On the premises, two eligible building lots en Huron street west, almost iihmediately opposite the residence of the late W. Marten. These lots are admirably situated for building purpose, syith ,good drainage, hid Sill be tibia togetlin, or seen.- ' Moly, as may be desired, TERMSt--$50 down on each lot, on day of sale', and the balance in one yearwith ietercst at 7 per cent. W. C. SEARLE, Proprietor. Chu ton,Apr, 9.5,1888 AL ESM WA NTE D. Permanent posi- tions guaranteed with S4LAKY Mid EXPENSES PAID. Any determined man can succeed with us. Peculiar advantages to beginners. Stock complete, in- cluding many fast -selling specialties. Outfit tree, Address at once, (Name this paper) BROWN Entbrii is Its. Nurserymen, - ' Roc hester, N. Y. ap-27,21n. The excitement of the hour is the scandal associated with the name of the Rev Benjamin Longley, pastor of the Queen Street Methodist Church Toronto, This is one of the most prominent churches in tic city and Mr. Longley was one of ti a most pop- ular pastors. He is accused of acting indiscreetly with a young lady, a member ot his class. It is understood that be admits having had one inter- view of an hour's duration on one occasion after class meeting with this lady in a room in the church,the door of which was locked, and another in- terview lasting two hours or more at a hotel in the city where he registered under an assumed name,but he indig- nantly denies that anything criminal occurred or was attempted and it is stated that he will make an affidavit to this effect and with a full explana- tion. He is thirty-eight years old and has a wife and daughterior whom the greatest sympathy is expressed on all sides. Mr Longley has practically admitted his guilt by clearing out to the United States, His wife intimates that she will follow hint [Several Toronto ministers affirm their belies in his entire innocence, notwithstand- ing that appearances are against him.1 C W. JACKSON C.P.R. AGENT, CLINTON, ONT. For full information and tickets to Manitoba, Dakota, British Colum- bia and the -North-west, call on the above. 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