The Huron News-Record, 1885-05-20, Page 3Clinton, Wc<U>cisil0y, froth.
LOCAL NEWS,
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NOTICE.—At all times wewill be glad to rcceitt
items ofnewifrom any reliable sourte; either
verbal or written, ileports of meetings, en~
tertainme.tts, society and church doings, etc.
etc ,j>r any other matters of general, interest
will alwarjs: haue a'Placein our columns.—, Ed
(^’ Boy Wanted to learn the
art of ■ printing.—Apply at this
office;
Mr. J, R. Miller, Inspector of
Public Schools, West Huron, passed
his examination as solicitor ami at
torney at Osgoode Hull last week.
A DtvoRCs’ Bill.—The Bill from
the Seriate for the relief of Geo. B.
Cox lias been read a third time in
the House of Commons Smd passed.
MiivJ.H. Finlay,of Guelplq form
erly agent of the Bank Montreal,,
Goderich/ recently returned from'
two days* fishing, and returned
with 322 of the ^speckled beauties,
all of good size, one weighing 1 lb.
15 oz.'"-’ ‘ :. .
For Merrie England.—Mr. and
Mrs. Chas’. West and Mrs. J. Ful-
wejl bought tickets,' Monday, from
A. O. ’ Pattison, G. T. R., through,
to England? Thq ocean voyage will
be by the-Allan steamer “Circassian”
which sails on the 23rd—bon voyage.
The Old Adam Y et- Lives,—The
old Adam is quickened in some men
these troublous times. A Londes*
borough Gyit merchant is credited
with saying that he would rather
have Riel at the head of the Dornin-,
ion Government than Sir John * A.
Macdonald. ■ ■
• Industrial—The Clinton. Woolen
NlilltJ are now in full blast. They
have quite a nice lot of manufactur
ed woolen goods and yarns on hand.
Tlioa-t having wool to dispose of will
receive tlo? highest market-value for
it at ’the Ulintmi . Woplen Mills.
Mr. E. Uorbett co- -ii.-ues to act as
manager.
Mr. W. Adcock, a 30 years resi
dent of tIm township of Grey died
last wbfek at’the nd vauced age of 75
years.- Decease'?? was a native of
County Wicklow, ’ Ireland. His
brothers Thoimis and Richard and
two sisters were, many years ago, re
sidents of Godmieh.- Rev. T.- W.
Cluff, of Brussels; performed the
funeral services. '
Church , Notes.—L>is.t,O(sJSunday
m-irriing the Biv John Grey, (Bip-,
tist) occupied the pulpit of the On-,
tario St. Methodist cliarch,—:In’ the
evening Mr. R. D. Bayley, of this
place, filled t-he pulpit in a very cre
ditable manner. Tlie pastor, the
Rev. J. Kenner, being absent in
Toronto, engaged in work connected
•with the Methodist Ghurcli.'
. Considered Officially.—A-coK-
respondeiit'~pf toe “United States
J nuy~afi;d^avy^oemtal V-c it in g. of-’- ■
tlie first fight in which oui vol!ni>t’e«r» •
were engaged in the Northwest says
he—itH<gh^«fcv^-Htbfal^it^siviii-e- •
with regard to the-oilier fights) :
“Their'losses were very severe,, but
■they did not flinch ; they stuck to
their quarry, and notwithstanding
Ml-their disadvantages, Were notrtu'--
■hi denied. Herein -the old Joint
Bull .pluck and dogged determinat--
ion all over again. That’s just what
Ranee the “Hub” dothier -says.
• Illogical.—Admitting orir town
-cotem’s assertion that-Dumont,- the ■
rebel, has been t-iikjng a French .
Conservative paper for years, it does
not-at all folI'ow tint he fa a Cbnser- '
vative or that they should cons
■done liis ofle.nces. That would not
bn . Conservatism; that. Would be
-Gritism". Many Reformers take the
News Record, but.that does not.
make them Conservative's. Some
Conservatives take the Era, as well
. as .the. News-R);C;iR.p;.,„... TliesCan’.el>„,
on Bros, take the Era,, Hut tjiat fact
does not malie them Grits.
An Election at Once.—The
election for a member for the western
-o r -M h I ah ide -an d Tecu m s< »h< di v i si o n
to a seat in the Medical Council will
take,> place on the 26th May, Dr.'
Edwards of London ;lias held the
position for many years, but Dr.
Campbell of Seaforth'thinks the posi
tion should be passed around ar.id
will contest the ,seat. • The London
Err.e Pmns says-; “Dr- Ca.iupbell was
in.the city and was well received hy
the profession here,” Dr. 'Campbell
seemBjto ls.e popular with the nieinli-
•ers of the profession everywhere, but
whether they will so far discard
’ their" allepitiiic conservatism as to
-make a’chatige, reiiuirfa to be seen.
We wish Dr’< Carnpbwll iiia’y succeed
■in his honorable'ambition,
A Bad' Source.—0ur half-breed
■localbjournal catches at every idle
gossip to showdts • sympathy with
■the rebels and i-. .discredit, on
the Government. . t week it liad
an alleged version of a Mr. Smyth’s
accoiTnt- of tlie tfoubles in''.tbe’’Noftii-'
west. Mr. Smyth was in the dis
turbed district* at the time'of'the
• rising and was here a few days ago.
But wliar, information Mr, Smyth
furnishes he Idtnself says wks ob
tained from reb'l h al fa breeds. It fa
hardly a .creditable source, but it is
the •fountain from -which the Era
delights it<5 draw its inspiration.
Mr. Smyth evidently has no sympa-;
thy with the .rebfiis, for, we are in
formed tliat hri’has. volunteered into
the-BruceBatfallion', which lifts been
ordered aut toe fight the .enemies of
our cottptry, ;
Clinton to the Front—-Friend's
•countrymen arid lovers of British
institutieas -and Britain’s Queen
.will be glad to learn tliAt Clinton is
to the front this year again in get
ting up iegitmate sports in honor of
onr Sovendgn’s natal dav. "As will
be soon'by advertisement in another
column, and by posters, horse-rac
ing, afhlettc sports and games,and’
baud rifltfaic etc will be the order of
the dav ott tbo Clinton Driving Park
on Monday $5th May, Let it be
understood ’that this is no gambling
affair, but is gotten up by our best
citizens for the best,, of purposes.
Although it is a busy time with far
mers, a day devoted to recreation
and aiMitfairietd. on tbo Queen's: birth-
day might ho parmfasablc, and the
loss reconned by 'tho,extra vim with
David McConnell, who died at
Port Albert recently in hie 89tb
year, settled in Loudon in 1812, and
was one of the first settlers of Lbn-
don. Subsequently be built mills at
Exeter.
Clinton vb. Gopkricii.-— A match
game of foot ball will be played be<
tween the Clinton end Goderich
clubs, ch the High School grounds.
Clinton, on ^undny afternoon, May
25th. The -contest will likely be
keen.
Odd Fellows.—According to
late returns, the wealthiest Odd
fellows’ Lodge in Canada is Union
No, 15, St. Catharines, which is
’worth $21,718. In 1853 the
‘membership of the order in Ontario
amounted to over 400. The
'membership is now 14,339, which
shews the reriTarkable progress
Which tire order has made. On Dec.
31 last the total amount of funds
held by the order in Ontario amount
ed to $546,746.
2.40 on the Gravel.—The sorrel
driving teiim of W. W. Farran,
Clinton, made out to break away
from their mooring opposite Dr.
.Gairdner's in Bayfield, Saturday
last. .They just everlastingly ‘‘went
it alone” along the graveled road
Nostrils distended, tails extended
and the carriage unbended front its
prim propriety as it was humped
along without an occupant. IIan«
Breitman, out informant, says th-
-Flying Dutchman’s gait would seem
stationary if compared" with the
speeding, of the O.inton sorrels.
They .were - stopped by Mr, John
.Beacon’s maq when they had cover
ed a straight stretch of over three
miles. The harness etc was some’-
what damaged, but the animals ap
pear uninjured.
Trifles.’—The Worthington pro
perty, now occupied by Mr, Brawni-
adjoining’the Public School is being
improved by a neat new fenced —
Miss Cooper will shortly open out
a fancy goods store.—Ex deputy
Reeve A Smith - and.. Misp Huldab •
SmithofGoderich .were in the ‘Hub,”
Monday-—The Clinton and God
erich Base Ball Clubs will compete
-on the High School grounds on
May 25th.—Clouds’o,f dust blown
along our streets, causes enquiry
about the watering cart.—The
. Clinton P. O. has been floored—
literally,/- not figuratively.—The
aeeonnnoda’iii’g Collector of Customs,
at Clinton, Mr. Armstrong' will for
a. few days attend to tho Goderich
office and his own. — We have not
heard of any 15 cenfa per hundred
‘‘spontaneous” ebullition of indigna- ■
tion»i.n Clinton in ;tiie form of a pe-
tition against the Franchise Bill ; it
is.ruirmretl, however, that on Friday'
evening there will be a grand pow =
wow in the toWn hall.—Mr. and
Mrs. “Capt.” Hanibly .will visit
Clinton this week and partake of
the hospitality of Mr? and' Mrs.
Peter CantoJon,
• Neglected Spots.—There is an
unoccupied v shaped piece of indiv.
uiually owned ground in front of
.Comae’s drug star® and Couch’s
meat shop tliat could be made a beau
ty spot. It is at the intersection of
the priucipar«treets and is. probably
the most public point in town. Were
this point fenced in .with a neat wire,
-feipie-'-OTAa-COtnposite one of iroti and
artificial stone arid tastily planted
-.with •flowers and.jihrubs,.’ and if po-s
s i b I e' s a p |_> 1 >* tn i • n te< I by a s m a 11 f out i ~
tain-for use on special occasions, it.
lA\UMi-ULl>>&-a--.ple>Miiig^ad<>ri> munt-and- ■
would serve (wuph to relieve-the l>aj<l
and arid appearance of,the heart of
our ‘‘city ’. We know of at least on--
gi-ntleipan, a'nd there are. probably
-in a-i l-y-o 111 er .-if, - w h o -will, .w.i 1 tribute-to ■ ■
in tkitig tltt’s.point one of beauty and"'
delight to ‘citizens and visitors even
the most.>iaiiuest.her,ic. The suggest
ed imprevevyeut would also be of a<l
.vantage to. the pi operty . situate oil
the other corners.in tlie.iiuiriediatp'-
vicinity. Then if a small portion of
the Market‘Square adjoining Albert
. St. could be fenced off and similarly
beautified it*would be. another mafc-
.ingl ideas^nt of the . waste place's.
Suflie-fant. could, be spared from the
Market Square without interfering
with, pie practical use of it for trade
purposes. 'Every Cuoiyho has notr-
iced the few yards’ square-of orna
mented ground at various rail way ■
’s'-atiwns’a’Tyd''(lepots''w-i'li'"ii'grcfer“''tlra:r
one must not necessarily li.a-ve acres
of ornanptrjtiil grounds in,’order to
please the eyes and thrill..the senses
’ with a keen appreciation of. nature’s
"iiTst-best-gift-to uiaiikhid^-a-pret,ty,.
bit of landscape. ‘’
The Presbytery of IIuron.-^t-
The • Presbytery of Huron met in
•Willis’ church, Ciintou,.on Tuesday
■last. The'attendance -was not l'afgh,
No taliulatedjitatvment of the finan
ce.s of the Presbytery .was submitted
as there- was not time to prepare it
'and it was agreed that for this year
. it v/oYald net be printed. Mr. Prit
chard was appointed member of the
assembly's Home ftiission committee..
A report from commissioners ap
pointed iti the Ilusse,I .case,‘reported
that the papeis in tlieir possession
being-defective, no action could .bp
taken in the matter. This report
' was received and the, commissioners
discharged. Mr. McCoy, of Egriiond-
ville, was appointed to moderate in
a call in Union church, Bru’cefield, as
soon ns convenient. Several circul-
ars.aud letters respecting application
by ministers se.eking admission into
the church were read. Dr. Ure was
appoi ted to visit Bny.field and Beth
any arid if he. fotind matters prepar
ed, to proceed to moderate in a call
to a minister. The following motion
was submitted and adopted, “Where
as this Presbytery more than, once'
expressed their approval of the Scott
Act, com amending its adoption to the
members and adherents of the church
in this county, and whereas the Act
has been adopted in the county by a
very large majority ; the Presbytery
hoped that the provisions of the Act
would Im faithfully and fully carried
out, be it therefore resolved tliat tliTs
Presbytery regret the action of the
License, commission in passing over
all the druggists "of the county and
appointing as vendors under the. Act
so many parties -who were outwardly
and openly opposed to the Act,*and
still further they view with grave
apprehension and regret the amend-
mont to the Act in the direction of
the s-de of beers and light wines in
Scott Act counties,, that has been
introduce^ in the Senate; of the Do
minion. ;Thev’ hope and pray that
the.se ainOndmohts shall’ not receive
the approval of the House of Oom
inoiis or become law.” Sympathy
was expressed with the congregation
of Bethany in the loss nusirifnrd in
the burning of their church, The
next meeting of Presbytery will bo
GODERICH.
78 ih the shade cm Monday.
Dr, Reeves, of Clinton, was in town
last week.
Dr. Meckid, of Seaforth, spent la$t
Thursday m the circular town.
Neatly half the town visited the
United Empire on her first visit.
Mr. Grahame Moorhouse left fat
Pinconning, U. S., Monday.
Mrs. F. Prid harp is around again af
ter heb recent severe illness. ■'
An entertainment at Knox church
last evening. ■
Lake freights are neither plentiful
* nor paying at present.
Mr. William Holmes is in town at
tending the nuptials of his eiB'ter.
There was a meeting of the Cricket
Club last evening.
An extraordinary lay.— A double
yolked egg-
The breakages in. the drains on
West Street are being made good.
• The steam jbarge, Isaac May, left for
Detroit onTussday in tow-of the tug
John Martin.
With the exception of the reserved
seats Victoria Hall is, nearly ready
for occupation. ------- — - —
A large number of row boats have
taken to the water during the past
week.
Trees to replace those taken up
a few days,since are now being plant
ed on the Square. *
Rev Father Watters celebrated
mass at St. Joseph’s church, Ilullett,'
last Sunday.
The school holidays will be -from,,
Friday afternoon till Tuesday morn
ing.
Mr. A. Saunders, is making a round
of visits to the various .courts of For
esters in the county.
Mrs. Chas. Seager we regret, to
have to announce has been seriously
ill the past two weeks^
The-watering cart commenced i ts.
rounds on Monday much to the satx
isfaction of our business’men.
The new Skating Rink is being
ruslied-rapidly-rahead-’ for an early
opening.
Miss Horton after a long visit to
the States returned home last Wed
nesday per the United Empire.
We notfee with pleasure that Mr.
C.C. Ross successfully passed his ex
amination-’ as barrister at Toronto
last week.
The town band serenaded a number
of our citizens last Friday, when vve
were pleased to’ notice a continued
improvement in their playing.
.On Monday week The equalizati on
’committee will meet,- and the follow
ing day the County Council will meet
in session.
'M.r. Joseph Jessup . who arrived
home last week to be present at the
fuperal of his sister, returned to
Chicago oh Saturday.
. The-question of the grant of £-10'1
towards the funds of the Mechanics
Institute will com,e up again at the
council meeting on Friday week,. -. v
The. Tluron-and Bruce Loan and. In
Vestment. Company’s new„sign at
tracts, much attention. Clue as" the
painter was the artist. -
The,open entertainment ’■of -the
.HighSchool Literary .Society will be
given in Victoria Ilall, to-morrow
week.
Mr. Jas. Doyle ‘(express,) fell out
-.of his wagon fast week slightly injur
ing two of his ribs’ which’ accident
•laid him up for a few day’,
. Mr.'IT. S. Holmes, G. T. station ag5-
ent’, Thedford, anj wife ar^ iri tow'n’,-
having arrived on. Monday to be pre
sent at the marriage of their sister.
Mr. and Mrs. Radcliffe left on Mon
day for Buffalo? Mr. R. goes to con-,
suit a famous oculist regarding his
ey e’s.. . ’ * . • i’ • . . ' '
To day one of our citizens,, a-most
eligible young widower, wi.ll take unto-,
-hiinself-a -• pretty—1 Io, 1 mev We wisfli’
( he change of Ilojjme may be a hup-
-p y- o ri p-.—tt—--------------------r~-------;------
As the-soil at tho foot-of the Park
steps'-is'aftvays moist and watery, a
narrow walk from the fence to the
road would be a most desirable ini-
piovement. ' ■
If the offsho.re fishing, was good.so
manybfoiir fishermen would hot have
left at th fa early season for the Islands.
There are but four boats left to do
the fishing at this*.pojrtte.-,-. ? «
Collector of Customs,Mt. A.Farrow,
eft on the Quebec last,Saturday’ for
the fishing islands on • matters con
nected with the recent seizure of the
tug Dispatch.
■' A young lady in town .says she did
not have to buy any’ furs lost winter,
because the gentleman - who waited
on her was both a muff and a boa.
It can be, truly said of t^e Reform
Rtlly last week, that the one who or-
'gimze.d the meeting put his-Foof ip
it. ... .
; ~ Tlnirsday some —, cn.» outside
"tlfeTost Uffic • shouted “Thore goes
the mount - d police,” which caused
quite-a i-ush tb - the -eant side of the
square, where Constable Yule was
ujounted on a bicycle/.
Master Jno, Knox, son of the Bailiff,
broke his ■ arm Tas t Welln’esday” "while
playing with a toy cart.,. The cart
caught 'against an. obstruction,’ and
threw the boy with-sgrea t force again
st a fence;
Rev. P. Owen^Jones being absent’
at Ottawa last Sunday, -Mr,. Miller, a
student of Toron to,, occupied the puL
pit of St. George’s church both morn-'
ing and evening.
The drily empty houses iri town are
of the past, and much dilapidated,
•and as there”are many enquiries fir
decent residences the chances are
that before very long, house property
in town will make a decided iump.
upward, '• ■ ’ .
’ Capt-. Traunch took- command of
the schooner, Midland Rover, on her
passage to Owen,Sound, the Capt. of
the vessel being tod il.l to take charge.
Captain Traunch reached .town-from
Owen Sound at lOp, m ,-on Saturday,
-and sailed at 11 p. m.4 the same evens.
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. The commitlee—fippohited ftt the'
last session of the Grand lodge to re
port on an endowment scheme for
the I. 0. 0. F. assf»mliled in Hamilton
yesterday. Ilis Honor Judge Toms, a
member rtf the committee, (eft by the
ed’ly train yesterday for the ambi
tions City.
’ The members of.,the fish and game
protection society will meet in Grant's
store on Friday^avening to make ar
rangemonts fora glass ball shooting
match on the 28th. As many of the
members have been practising for
some time some good shooting-will
probably be made.
• 'On-the I5th a number . of tho
diciples of Isaak Walton ' might be
seen at intervals along the break- -
water trying to worm themselves into.
the*confldence of some Bass or Pick
erel. So far rib large bags of .game
fish have been made, biit the Signs
are rather in favor of a good fishing
season,' •
The Goderich Amateurs will re
open Victoria Hall, on Monday next,
th? Queen’s Birthday, by producing
SithpRbh’H powerful Drama “ Time
and*the‘ Hour.” The teoent additions
to, this Well kndvfti blub, Misses Cooke
and Horry atJd Messrs iiutiean ahd
Vanstone and Prof, Foote will, with
Miss Ball and Messrs Andrews, Rob
inson, Nairn and Sautiders make up
the Oast for Hus favorite drama. The
ball has been considerably altered,
and nioely finished; and is*now cap
able of comfortably seathii# seven
hundred and fifty people. As the
performance is for the benefit of the
MeobAhics InsillutO;.alL tho&e favor-
\
New
JTxxSt Received
5&O AMERICAN FANS.
300 REAMS WHITE TEA PAPEB.
A JfEW IiOT OF BABY CARRIAGES.
WHEELBARROWS & EXPRESS WAG9X&
W. O. RAPES IN ROLLS QR
LACROSSE STICKS- ‘ • ’
CROQUET SETS. " ’ /
' BAS® ,f (, v '
RUBBER BALLS’
.. PIPES, —-ETC.-
CJ-Big RedfioHons in Photograph Albums,'and Cups-and Saucers. •
^asr-Laurentie’s Celebrated Pebble Glass Spectacles for sale,
r. DICKSON Ciintou.
Our county clerk iB building a
brick addition to his pretty cottage.—
Mr. Jordan’s newly erected house is
just painted.—Mr. -Sneyd’s intended
brick cottage rs above the foundation.
•Dr. Holmes’ brick veneered stable
is nearly finished.—And Charles'
Blake’s pew brick house is fairly on
its way, As all the above buildings are
within a^stone’s thr jow of each other,
the building activit v in the neigh
• b.orhood ot Colborne street appears
immense.- ■<;'1 ' ---
- Mr, Garrow at the Reform Rally
said “we cannot, shoulder our rifles
against the government, but we have
this way of shewing .our grievances,
and we hope many of our Conserve
live friends will yet join* us.’’ ,We
would ask Mr. G., remembering the
cheering that greeted the disrespect
ful remarks on Canada’s Premier-ut
tered by non voters, if he is simple
enough to believe tha,t any Conserva
tive could join him witlio such a lol*
lowing.
As Mr. Campbell was backing his
wagon to the edge of the bank at
Macdermott’8 steps last Wednesday,
the hind wheels got over the ridge,
and the horse being utiWF&te'hoid it
went with the wagon over the bank.
The horse and wagon descended a
considerable distance before a stop
page was made, having revolved all
the way down. Strange to relate the
horse when unharnessed was found
to be almost free from injury, and
moved with lively steps, to its
master’s stable,
Last Tuesday Mr. Robt. McLean,
butcher, while driving., through "the
entrance to his iarhi'on’the Bayfield
road accidently broke liis leg a few
inches above the ankle. It appears
that he was seated on a board 'that
extended over the sides.of a hay rack
he was using, his feet being placed in
the framework at the bottom, and
that in passing through the entrance
the board struck with such force
against the post as to break both
bongs of.the log Al? this writing we'
regret, to -ay there is’considerable m-
• flamation existing near the injured
' part, .which gives intense pain to the
sufferer.'
Marine News.—The United Em
pire was in'liort on Wedesday mnruv
ing on her first.trip to lake Superior
this season, and took on a few pas
sengers and a considerable quantity
of freight. Our old townsman Cap
tain E. Robertson,‘again commands
her and brought her in and out of
harbor without a hitch. After leav
ing port she steamed for.Kincardiue,
but was- unfortunate enough to run
on a sand bank th^t bad formed since
last fall, while trying- to enl.er that
harbor.-The Quebec calledin on
Saturday morning and -after loading,
a'quantity of freight and- embarking
pessengers left on her upward trip.—
On Friday evening the Schooner
• Rathbun arrived in port.with a cargo
of coal for her owner," \V’. Lee.—On
■ Saturday . afternoon the Tug John.
.iMai'tin steamed into harbor with the
steam barge'Isaac'May in tow, the
latter- vessel having iU - thousand
.bushels, of wheat o’n board for Ogilvy
anil -Hutchison.—The Muy loaded
last ’fall at. Port Arthur ' but: getting
disabled'did not get further on her
journey than .the .Saulb, which place
she madeTier’’’winter quarters'^ "A'
portion of the wheat is'slightly• da
maged. — The -three masted scow
Grace Amelia left-on- Thursday for
‘.Bay City.- The Grace wintered- in
port, during her rest she managed
to' rest fore and aft'on sand banks
which warped her-.in such a manner
as to almost prevent her sailing. —■
The tug Jas. Clark arrived iii port on
Sunday morning from the’ fishing
islands, and left oh. Mpnday afternoon
on her return trip with an assorted
cargo and 7 fishing boats in tow.:—
The following vessels cleared during
the hitter ; art of last week, Scho’oner
■ May S. Gordon,'salt, for th'e river
Elgin, Georgian Bay, light ;-*-Midland
Rover, Port Arthur, light;— and the
....J, G-.. Kolgage for...an... upper -port,
-j . .......------
QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY
V R
CLINTON
Dry-Goods Palace of Clinton
Dress and Mantle Making.
We have added to our immense establishment a Dress-Making DeVARtMUnt in connection with-mir Alaniii
Department. MiS$ AjcMAN/S has charge of both these departments, and while W have never advertised Dress *
.Making;she has (privately) turned out some very excellent and nobby Costumes; We bespeak for her a share gL
public' patronage and Will GUARANTEES every Garment going out of our Establishment. She will have
experienced assistance to help her in winning both Mantle and Dress Making-
Apprentices and Assistants wanted for Dress and Mantle Making. \
J. CALLANDER, jnm J. HODGENS,
MANAGER. DRY-GOODS PALACE
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♦
£
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RACES.
r Leif..
The eighth Annual meeting of the
Clinton-Driving Park Association will be
held on , .
MONDAY, 25th MAY, 1885,
when .the following Premiums will be competed
or, viz :—
First.Rape—3 Minuto Trot—Purse $45. Open
to horses that have never boaten 3 minutes; own
ed within 25 miles of Clinton at date of bill. .Mile
.heats, best 3 in 5 to harnoss. 1st bor.se $26, (2ud
. $15, 8rd $5., ■•
■ Second Rkce—Green Trot--Purse $3'5, Open tg- .
horses that have never started for public money, ’
owned within 25 miles of Clinton at date of bill,
Alile heats', bast 3 in 5 to hurness. 1st horse $20, ■*1
2nd $10, 3rd $5.
Third Race-‘-Running—Purse $30. Open to
horses owh6d within 25 miles of Clinton at date
of bill. -Half mile heats, best 2 in 3.. 1st horse .
$15, 2nd $10, 3rd t'5-
■Fourth Race— Opsn Trot—Purse $fl!L Open to •all trotterB and pacers. Mile heats^best 3 in 5
to harness. 1st horse $35, 2nd $20, 3rd $10.
• Fifth ace—Bicycle Race. Open to nil, One
mile dash. 1st, Gold Aledal, value $20; 2nd,
Silver Medal, value $10. . '
■ USu A Brass Band will be in- attendance at the
•Park. '
In addition ttf the above there will "be Match
Games at Cricket, Base Ball, etc., etc. •
The Grand Trunk Railway will carry passengers
to and from Clinton at reduced fares on May 25th.
For further particulars sei» posters. ' .
I. RATTENBURY, N. ROBSON,
.. President. - Secretary,
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN 1 . .,
Entrance Examination
rpHE EXAMINATION OF CANDIDATES for
1 admission to High Schools will be held in
Seaforth, Clinton and Wiriglpjm, ,on ThursoaV
and Fridat, theSwcoso and riaun da.\s of JULY
next, commencing-promptly at 9 o’clock', a. m.,
in the Public School Room In exch place. .
Those who intend t* write in Seaforth.will send
their names and addresses, not later thau the
First day of June, to J. C. HAiUiTOKK,* B.A., Prin
cipal of the High Sbhool.in that place; those in
Clinton to Jas. Turxbkll,- -Bt. A., i’rincipai of
Clinton High School ; and those, in Wingdiai'n'to
W: E. Groves, Esq., Principal of the. Public
School. . . •
7' ..' D. M. MALLOCII,. .
■. Inspectoa Public Schools,
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Luminous Dial Alarm Clocks. The time can be seen fis well ftV night as by day.
'Cathedral Gong Cloaks striking the half hours.’
" Cail and Bee them at
ISTOREROB.W
GO TO’$
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CLINTON- ONTARIO.
C. J. TUTHILL ■& (
. WHOLESALE Aifb RETAIL DFALERS IN
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HOSIERY, GLOVES,
CORSETS,
HATS AND BONNETS
RIBBONS, LACES,
Dress Goods, PARASOLS,
HOOP SKIRTS AND
BUSTLES.
The GREAT BASH STORE
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Note Some of Our Priceai
Mankin Young Hyson, 30c., at . - 25c |
Pakliaong Young Hyson, 65«., ; ' I
Japan, 40c., at ... 25CJ v.,u.,
Japan, 60c., at . - - - BOc ^Zn ln?s. Beat Raw Sugar,
Moyune Gunpowder; 75c., at - -50c ~
Oolong, §1, at 75(r
'liilgr, Best, 75c., at 66c'
C’ongr, 65c., at • ' ' 5('tv
'“ ~ " " ., , - ■ - .$1 00
13| lbs. Standard Granulated Sugar,$1 00
We. Import our Goods direct from Foreign Markets, and consequently can
quote you lower prices than those buying in the ordinary way.
, TERMS. CASH. Produce of all kinds taken same as cash. See our Stock- •
Get Our Prices, and you will’find them right. •
C. 4..TUTHtLL\& ee.,
■ ' Sign of the China Tea Canpister, Searle’s New Block,.
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FIELD <& GARDEN
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County Huron July , Examina-
,b ■ tions, 1885;, r. . * ~
PHIST-CLASS, Grade .0, Non-prpfessiijnal at
the Narmil Schools, Toronto and Ottawa,- on-
vU'e<lt)e«ray, Julv 15tli, at 1..30 p.m. Third-'elit /
Npn-prcSfessio'iial Examination at the High*
Senools, in tlie-County,. on’ Mondav,'Juiy 6th, 1'
—I>tI1u—Seco'mMUa>^''rtHHu'«ieasimial-Examinut,ion--—I
at County High Schools, on Wednesday, July '
Stli, at'11.05 a in, For’ First-elnss certificates,
Grades A and B, Examination will begin-atter
the conclusion of the Professional Examination.
Candidates must' notify tho Secretary, on or be-,
fore i‘iw. of June, the School where he or she
desires to write, naming the’optional subject ho
.HL.£hli_JVkUws to take, and tlio certificate Jie.or..
she no.w holds, if any. ■ The notice must be at-
cmlipanied'by a'certificate of character and a fee
ofS2.6'0, or 84,00 i/.'the Candidate applies fora2nd.
as well us a 3rd c ass Examination. No name
will be forwarded to file Department, unless-the.
fee accompanies it. Forms of application may be
.had from the Secretary. The Head Masters of
the High Schools will phase send the applications
<if their Candidates' to the County Inspector of
■ the division in which the High School is situated.
PETER ADAMSON,
D. M.'MALI.OCIt. Esj., . • See’y B. Exam’s.
Presiding .hspeetor. ■ . 330-!it.
May l-2thk 1885. '
~Stylishr8cotch~T:Lue^ds,-----=—B~emrtifal~N:ezu~Ti
Handsome Spring Ouercoatirigs.
All Goods New.. . I Ho old, accumulated Stock*
Tdieed Suits $12.
^^Perfect Satisfaction Given or no sale*
C. C. RANCE,
THE HUB CLOTHING HOUSE, CLINTON.
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curutw.ai.n H.-Ig
NOTICE.
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THE Council of the Corporation of the County
of. Huron will meet in the Court House, in
tlie Town of Go'dericb, on -Tuesday, the 2nd day
of-Jnnc nex.t. All accounts against tho County
must be presented on or before the second day.
of the Session. • « ..
PETER ADAMSON.
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Benmillci*. ■’
The Cantata-, “Under the Palms,”
given in the Benmiller church last
Friday, evening ivas a decided success^
.toe. attendance ..being..large-, and .the
performance highly meritorious. The
Musical Director and Instructor,.Mr.
Okes, is evidently well up in his work
or else, the 70’voices utilized could
never have been brought into such
excellent harrhony. .The singers
were of both sexes, embracing among,
the number the youthful and- the"-
aged; The./singing was good ail
through,that of the childi'en particul
arly so, three ohyhom in pretty solo s
carried of the Palm. The platform
was nicely decorated, the* central
portion beihg a large Palm manufac
tured by a gentleman living in the
the neighborhood, whom one would
think had been himself iu the land
of palms’. The proceeds were’ divid
•ed, one moiety going to the phurch
the other to the Instructor. Among
’those .present frbm Goderich we
: noticerBMr. S*. P, Halls and the mem«
bers of the .choir of the North Street
, Methodist-Gkurch,- Dr. Whitely, Mes
srs E. N. Lewis, Davis, C. Newton,
Gandrie and Stewart, Mesdarnes R. B.
Smith, -Crawford, and Ducjdiamj. the
Misses'Fisher, Crawford and Ball.
FOR SALE. .
COTTAGE and Building Lots, corner Pripcess
and Raglan Btrects, opposite Doherty'Organ
Factory. Applv to MRS. CARRY, Port'Pa try, .dr
MRS R. P. D. BROWN, Clinton.
-■iMay-16;1885fa-.... -.JX-............839.,.^*-„. .
BAYFIELD
COURT 0FREVIS10N
•KTOTICE is •hereby .given that the/ Court of
J3l Revision for, hearing appeals against lan.l
revising the Assessment Roll 'of the Viilago of
Bayfield, fol‘ the year 1835, will be hold on
SATURDAY, MAY 30th,
at Ton (10) o’clock a. m., in tho TOWN HALL,
Bayfield, Persons'interested'arc requested to
take notice and.govern themselves accordingly.
W. A. MORRISON, Clerk,
338—-St -. Bayfiol 1.
The taw's ftimi I
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. T7I0R Solo Carling, and . Pinning,. ..Clintirn-..
r Tho drudgery of urdinary hand churning-
avoided by securing one of tho Churnor’s Friends
They are cheap and duriiole. See
- ' CARLING & PINNING
B37-tf‘ , Clinton.
’Tv
M. FISCHER,
SMITli’s’ BLOCK,CLINTON/uNT.’
The correct place fo’rporfcct-fitting gnrm.entR
...................... at closest quotations.,:..... ..........
Fit, Workmanship, Style Assured.
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.t). trial, and rou will find they are- cheaper .than the cheapest.
, No old stock— ALL MEW GOODS to1 select from.. Wo •
do not give any'quotations bege on Special lines, as goods so
, • muofaiii price. . ;
MILLINERY A SPECIALTY I
S3" Remember the Cheap Dry-Goads/Storo, next to Cooper & Son^s Grocery,
opposite the Market Square, - - .• <
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^ai^riage wobks
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-H’hvej stooe: of--
Ilolinesville
The young, people of the' Methodfat
'church intend having a picnic on the
MuiCl^nd flats on the Queen’s biithday
anniversary. '
Mr. J. R. Holmes will ship a cap load of
horses to the Northwest this week—look'
out your scalp John;
" Mr J. W. Hill’s peddling rig came to
grief last week in Mr. Rathwcdl’s yard.
The ponies got off with the rig and spilt
the China plant all over the" farm. Mr.
linthwell will likely havens good a.crop of
tea as Henry Ward Beecher didof fruit After
panting dried apples. The rig was slash
ed beyond repair.
Only, one drunken person seen in our
viilago since the Scott Act came in force,
he was from Clinton.
The Clinton band delighted otir villagers
on Thursday evening last. Come often.0
• On Several occasions we have noticed a
young Clintonian, who,# after attending
the Sunday evening sei vice makes himself
painfully conspicuous by his treatment of
his horse, which nobody considers as smart
except porhapsr himself. Wo have seen a
ten year old child make a fool of a horse ;
bnt last Sunday evening wo sa,w a man
make a fool not only of his horse but»we
aresotry to say of bimtfelf also. , „
A Jsiaw Hinkle,—Tho latest ofit*
growth of tho skating mania ia-
^probably tho ahklo corset, which
'aeem.s to.be a necessity to tho aver*
age skating fotninino ankle. It is
made of rubber and leather, and "fits
the ankle tightly from* The top of
the boot/to ifrtf'Salt of the Jog,, aptT
is said by many to bo an excellent'
THORO’-BRED SHORT HARM BULL.
II1HE UNDERSfONED haTjfarchaRfccl’If Thbr-
, 1 ougn-bred Short Horn Bull from Mr. John
Middleton, and will koop him for service on his
farm. Tho charge will bo 81.50, with privilege
of returning if necessary. ‘
S. O. PLUMMER.
'Godorieh Tp.,‘April 22nd, 1SS5. 330-4t
LUMBER FOR SALE.
FOURTEEN THOUSAND FEET of HEMLOCKl'
LUMBER for sale. Will bo cut to ord or/
Apply to " "
. ' , C. DOJIERTY,
335-tf ' GJihtdn Music Emporium
CITY PAINT SHOP.
COPP & LOGAN,
Decorators. Sign Writejs, Gilders
ETC., HJOC'Q.
Ati kinds ef House, sign and crna-
•MENTAL PAINTING, Pepor Ilangfagtnd DocOr-
ating done, in'tho Latest^tylo,
Fresooiniig, Kalsomining, Flags,
Banners, Eto.’,
Artistically got up. Orders promptly attended to.
Shop—ISA AC-ST., CLINTON.
March 30th, 1885,, USS-St ■
fi£0. POTTS, House, Sign.
Lf cAiiniAGJS &Paper IlMhina and ralsominin^’M&nd
to none, School BlaacboUrde a specialty. Sftilp
faction' Guaranteed and prices mith the times. Lie.sidinco^ALary Street, ublNTOff,
LMJ—.U1—
T. COOPER & SON,
GBOOERS.
New Season’s Teas from 15 to 75c. per Pound.
Chase & Sanborn’s COFFEE a specialty, all grades and Prices.
Christie, Brown & Co’s Biscuits
HAMS, BREAKEAST BACON, ETC.
Large and Complete Stock of Ohina» New Orookery, Glassware, :&c.
Gooda promptly delivered.- Gall and examine pur, store, which is the
—LARGEST AND NEATEST?. • GBOCERY IN, TOWN-----
T. COOPER & SON.
IMPORTANT Ab®bE
In returnlng thanks to'tav tnany frienilB ani pAtfan&.fot’ pnst patronI Would
. like to call their Bpeci'allhttentibn tojny very complete..«t<>ck pX
HARllESS, WHIPS; CURBY COMESj BRUSHES;. 'ET8.,: M
“/ .....' Speefal attehtion iB directed .to-my stock of . ..
:-:SINGLE" HARNESS:-:
It.will be found very complete, and for durability end finish cannot bo .oxcrllocf’bv
-A*(jYfpjllpy PQPP.butt.he best.workman, nnd.nr,e tho b'esH materinllo,
b'ougbt'Yfiifiermarket,- all who'may favor me with their potrbifage riiay feel confident
of getting satisfaction.
®£S“PRICES away down,
Trunks and Valises iii great variety and Prices Low.
GEORGE A.
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DURHAM BULLS FOR SALL
THE SUBSCRIBER offers tot WiS
„Woro’-breiDutii»m Bulls, tafiglng from one
to three years of age, in good condition, •>
v JOHN MIDDLETON, CliiJon P 0
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CANTELON BROS.,
General Grocers and Produce" Merchants,
RACEY’S OLD STAND, ALBERT STREET, CLINTON.
Choice, Fresh Family Groceries
CONSTANTLY IN STOCK.
TEAS—EXTRA VALVE.
Farm Produce taken at Highest Price.
C^VJSTTZELOiKr BROS.' M./?i m
Ks&' BARB WlREi^W
-—Ask foT.and have no dihSf than the--
WASHBOURN-MOEN MAHUFAGT^iiW
GO'S GENUINE WIR" ■?
AGENT,
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