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Huron Record, 1881-11-11, Page 13, L d Volume 3, No 38. TERMS . ---$L25 per Annum in Advance, CLINTON ON T., FRIDAY, N OV-EMBBR. 11, 1881. EDWARD FL000Y, • Publisher. LOCAL NEWS. Dome and Vicinity. THE roads are bad. Copies of this week's REvoRD will be for sale at Dickson's bookstore, CLINTON and Seaforth High School foot ball clubs will have a tussle at Seaforth to -morrow. Mr. W. H. 'Cooper, of the Clinton marble works, has received an' order for a marble monument for Bruce mines. Ma. IL Irwin, our wheat buyer, has -over one hundred" cars of grain, ing shipment: to the east and it !possible to get cars. _ ° WE understand that a new milt is to be built near the Trunk Station, as soon as neces rangements can be made, MR. Geo. Fulton, ,jr., -who remembered by many of our ladies, was married a short time a Miss Vaneps, residing at Mt. , await - is ire:- Grist Grand nary ar- will -be young ago to Clem- semen, e,Jack- W. s in Z of 55 the N. fter all s paid, to the rd Mr. on our wishing part of tickets a new y Prof. s cry fine 1 Vold a ded the like to Mr. D. J. Cantelon, a farmer em- phyee of the Doherty Organ factory her, left on Monday' for Woodstock, whe•e he has obtained a situation in E art & Co's. Organ'factory. As he is a steely and industrious young man we have no doubt he will give satis- faction to his employers... A.. 0 t. W.—The Clinton lodge of the Ancien; Order of United Work- men instituted here recently, has leas- ed the Forretter's hall in which fo'held their meetings. This lodge appears to be growing in favor in our midst, and judging from the many merits and ad= vantage -it possesses we predict for it a large membership. DnivING PARK. --The annual meet- ing of the shareholders of the Clinton Driving Park Association, will take place at the Rattenbury House on, the 18th inst., for the purpose of selecting officers and the transacting of other business. The financial affairs of the association are in a .prosperous condi- tion and a big meeting is looked for- ward to next 24th of May. FORESTRY.—Toe following officers were duly elected for the issuing term, in Court Clinton Maple Leaf, No. 16, Canadian Order of Forresters : Chief Banger, Bro. A. Bennett ; Vice -Chief Ranger, Bro. Hale ; Financial Sec., I3ro. W. Sheppard ; Recording SeSee.„Bro. W. -Muir ; Treasure Bro. ° J. Junior; Senior Woodward,Bro. Powell; Junior Woodward, Bro. J. McCartney; Senior Beadle, Bro. W. Moore; Junior Beadle, Bro. W. Dennison ; Chaplain, Bro. E. Hull , Physician, Dt. Wil. Hairs, era. Messrs. T. Jackson, Pay R Wi W. IL Perrin, F. Mcllvain 2M11oore, J. A. Turnbull and W. :ann have new advertisement this week'n issue, SLEIGHS FOR MANITOBA.—r, 1: 'Cantelon " the noted cxtriagemaker" lets just completed a. contract pairs bf bobsleighs for Manitoba: An - the of the many results of F. RIFLE CLUB. --A considerable sur- plus of funds remain on hand a the prize list and other expense and this success is. greatly . due •efforts of Mr. W. Shepperd, Secy, of the club. Join Jackson is the third merchant to order plate glass for his nesv build- ing. Now if Mr. Metearva ar Stevenson would only follow suit, 'it would make a fine appearance main street. W Jackson, The Famous Hatter, has been appointed Agent for the White Star and State Line of Steam- ships for this place. ' Parties to send for any friends in any the old world,. can get prepaid at a very low rate. " LAMA "—This is the title of piece now in preparation by• a large class of children training b Holmes, and is expected to he ready for the public in the course of a coupe of weeks. It is pronounced a v affair. Notice next week. THE Agricultural Society wiI meeting next week to consider matters in regard tealiolding a big Christmas 'fair. Great success has atte'n efforts of the Directors for the past year, and we would very much gee a good show at Christmas. Titn PUxrtr,- Eev, ,A, Edwards, of IIoluiesville, preached in the Methodist Church, on Sunday morning last, Mr, Geo. Fulton, sr., formerly of Clinton, and now residing at Mt.. Clem- ens, Michigan, was in town last week, looking hale and hearty. Tile Methodist Church was packed full on Sunday evening last, a large number having to go away 'without obtaining admission. Musses. O. V. Floods, and W. H. Virtue, of Blyth, passed through here yesterday 'morning . on their way to Enniskillen, County of Durham. Onewnn» OUr.—A lengthy commun- ieation sent from Holmesville, has been nnavoidedly crowded out :of this week's issue, out will appear in our next. • Miss. Thos. Jackson who bas been visiting her daughter in Fon du Lac, Wis., returned ou-.Monday night; Mrs. Laing also accompanying her, and . will remain here for a few weeks. • ENTRANCE Examination of : Candia dates for admission to the Clinton High School,' will be held in the Model School, on Wednesday and Thursday, 21st and 22nd of November, beginning et 9 a. m. each day, Intending candi- dates must notify the Inspector ' or head masteli. not later than, the 21st of Nov. WE beg to call the attention of our readers to the maninioth advertisement of Mr. Chris: Dickson, which appears on the eighth page. Mr. Dickson, has purchased the stock of the Ransford es- tate, and has opened out again .in .the old-stand,adding to ,the'st,ock $1000 worth of•new goods. -Mr. Dicksop has been a teacher in North Huron, for three pr four years and being uitiuY«. .ately acquainted• with most of the tea- chers, will no doubthave a big share of their patronage: ,As be buys for• cash; he will be able to give good :bar- gains.. We wish him everyasuccess in the enterprise. DIFFER;CNII,i,' Or 0riinosi.—The fol.' lowing gives some idea of the -big rush of Frani, and tlle'riiarkets xn Seaforth so much talked about as :being ahead of 'everything Sec/orth•Fzp osieor, .Nov- ernber.,4. . • "A goottdeal of grain that need to be nrarketet. in this town is this.season. being teatued to Clinton.' This is not as itshouldbe. There ()rust be somethingI,,•. wrong somewhere, and our dealers . and business tams the lead ut.a grain men should look' aftor`I market." their ' interests. Once trade becomes diverted - from a town, .It."is pretty hard to draw it back. .SgaforUr stat, Nov. 4. "Grain bas bcen'pouring into town • during tae. week. Seaforth'stitl, re- MEETING.—A meeting of the South Huron Liberal Censervative Associa- tion will be he held at Brucefield, on Monday next for the purpose of ap- pointing delegates to attend the mon- ster convention at Toronto. THE NEwsr;aFnR.—The New York Tribune says that a newspaper is a businsss interplrise, and tnurt be con- ducted on business principles.. Men areconstantly asking favors ofnews= papers which •mean a"sacrifice of apace representing money., who would never' dream of asking lawyers to take cases ;without fees, or expect their doctor to take bis pey,ai thanks, The dead; head is clisappea }}'ng from other, de- pariMents :9f business ,life,•-. and the newspaper dead -bead, - distinguished though he may be, must follow.. News- papers being enterprises mua;.:live in .a. business way. • PLOWING 1�ATIlII' Asa cviously announced," tie'annual 'Plowing math in connection with t'he' Huron Union Plowing Match Associa- tion took place on the farm of Mr, Roland Jenkins, 16th con., Goderich, - Township, on Tuesday. last. The wea- ther was fine and there was a fair at- tendance. Aitho'u h- the ground was rather rough, the work done- was good. The following is the list of prizes ;— CLASS L --Open to all comers --1 P. McDougall, plow by. Tedford k Miller :valued $15, $2 cash, copy of 'HURON RECORD for one year and silver cap, 2nd J. Marquis, set of iron Harrows by'i'. Tipling, valued $15 and $1 cash. 3rd E. G. " Courtice, - $8 and' set of, whiffietrees. 4th Alex. Thompson, $5 and a, silk handkerchief. 5th Wm..:; Phipps, $3 rand New - ,Irma for •one year,' Class 2,—Open, to all, who have 'never taken first prize t any County or Provincial 'f'a'ce± of this Associa•. toil± -1st 1). Reynolds, plow by :'S:. Segniiller,. Goderich, valued $15... 2nd 1L White, pug ip 'EY J. Ross and '$2 cash. ; 3rd denies Tana set of draining tools by R. M. Racy, valued at $4 and $3 cash: 4th J.. litogarth, coital) Add brush and $3' cash. -5th Chas Up: slaw, whip and. $1.50 cash: Class '3,—Open•to' -all boys under 18 years of'agc--1st J.',Bogarth, lalnp„ neoky oke, silk hetell:erchief and $3 ' cash.‘ Orates 2.—,Open 2.—Open 'to men with, stub- ble ploughs with shear not - lees than nine inches in width -1st •D. Prong;` one book, I te•an Signal for one ' year g4 in bash. 2nd John Yeo, neckyoke. and $3 ie. casb.' • INTERESTING'. TO LADIES. -our .Lady: readers can hardly fail to have their. attention: callee. this week to the' latest combination of InipitiVetneall sin ilia ': most useful of all domestic implements, the "sewing machine." As we:tinder- stand it, a machine• for family :use should Inset firat'.of'alt these require- ments : It _ should be , simple in -its mechanlstn, PO RS to be.easilymanaged; it should run easily; so'as not to weary the worker unduly ; it should do a wide range of work', that the' oweer' -need not wish for. any- other 'machine; it shunld be as nearly noiseless as pos- -isble, that it may not be .a nuisance ;. it should be; light, handsome,- durable, and as cheap as is 'consistent, svith°: cellenee-tiefougliout. These conditions the "Light Running 114w Home"` 'cer, tainly meets. It has also several very ' important and useful attachments and " notions" of its own, which go far to make good its claims to popular favor.' Now a great many families • have been and are still using the old machines -- waiting for the times to insprov-e; wait- ing for the latest improvements in deo signs and Mechanical excellence. But why delay longer 1 Considering the low price at which • good. .machines are now sold, and the improvements that' have been made, now is a good time to buy, ,and the "New Homee'specially recommends itself to purbhasers on ac- count of its supeaior- nieehanical con- struction, ease of management and reasonable ,price. . Nearly half a - MU' Han have been mold in: the last three years, all of which are giving universal. satisfaction: This unrivalled machine is manufactured by Johnston, Claret 3t - Co., 30'Union Square, ` N•ew York, wto wish us to•ifay that all who will send for their new illustrated catalogue, and enclose their advert seneent(printed on another page), will receive a set of fancy advertising novelties of value to those collecting cards, &c. TOWN PARLIAJ I ENT." The- regular. --session- was;- held on Monday evening last. Members *all present except Coun. Coats. The Mayor in the chair, -• FINANCE COMMITTEE REPAST. • "The following'report. was. subinited: by the Finance 'C,mniittee: Accounts of G. Rentzen, work'ou streets, ,Jac.,' $'i8:38; H. Stevens;, work, 9; c. $20 20; J. "Wheatley, quarter's salary, .$17.50; McCartney,'Thompson & Scott, thirty one loads of water, $3.10 ; T. J.. Wil- son, lumber; dic.,.024.05 ; W..J. Pais- ley, sundrie for cemetery, $8 9.5 ; A. Jordan, teaming, $6 ;• J. Ross; clean- ing well and fixing'pump, $5 , Thomas Connell, sand and gravel, $8.50 ; Rans ford estate, $3;50 ; Jas. Ferguson, work -on -tank, sand and extra labor, $14.25 ; J. Callander, quaeter's sal ary, selecting jurors, &c., $63.21.. Would recommend that the said .ac= counts be paid in reference to the ace 'count of F,. Jones'for blackemithing for Fire Company, the 'Committee consider the charges are too high, and referred it to the Council for their considera- tion. ' Moved by Copp. Stevotison, second; ed by (dour, Jackson; that the. report be adopted, ---Carried. Moved by Coun. Twitchell; seconded by Coun. Corbett, that the account of, F. J ones referred . front the Finance Committee to the Council, be referred back to the Fire and Water Committee. ;=-'Carried. mend that a suitable table and stove be procured for the same. Moved by Coon. Morse, seconded. by Coun. Jackson, that the report of the Fire and *atter Committee be adopted. Carried. - tig3IDIUNICATIONS, A communication was received from the' Clinton Brass Band asking that - tho' Council refund the rent paid for the use of the town hall for their assembly, as such assembly was a fail- ure. - Moved by Coun. Jackson, seconded by Coun. Morse, that the $5 be refund. ed,—Carried. . A communication was,also received' from -Muskoka asking for some aid for those who suffered and are in destitute oireuiustanccs from the late fires, Mr. Moore appeared before - the Council asking that the Cotlilcil refund $5 to him which he paid as license for using his team in drawing passengers, to the camp grounds, which he had no right to pay. -Nothing definite was done in 'the matter and the council : ad- journed. ' MAGISTRATE'S COURT. On •Thursday'last,Mr. C. Cruikshank was -arraigned before the 'Mayor on a charge of assault, and I fitted' .$5 •and casts. ' On friday • Mr J. Cruikshank was brought•.before his worship do the same charge and fined $15.and 'costs. . On the'seme day Mr. G. Swarts was, brought before the Mayor,• and Mr. McGarvie, J. P:, on a charge of selling liquor on Sunday, preferred by Insp. Yates..., This was dismissed, and dur- leg the,pr'ogress of it, Mr. Yates -figura. ed in another charge of " •disposing of liquor in any "way," on which charge Mr,• Swarts was fined $40 and costs;. Mr. Swarts'intones to.appeal, if.he Ira''s hot done eb already. FIEF AND *WATER 00811nTT1&a RtrORT. . Your Committee begs leave to report that we saw the chief engineer of the Fire Company regarding the reciting of roam in the town hall, and findthe company wish to retain same for. their own n eetinge, and wish to have the seine furnished. We wduld `recont- • , Stanley.. . C_ o1:rNCIL.-Pursuant too djournment the Council wet on Saturday:last. at 1 o'clock', p. to. Met -label's: all present ;• Reeve in the chair. Minutes of pre-. vioue•ni!eeting read and signed.' ; The clerk read ,i communication •from,thb R. R: Comenittie, Godorich,'calling .at- tention to. the proposed scheme of build- ipg a ;branch -of the; ;Credit. Valley R. R. from woodstock to Goderich vitt. Exeter, and asking the the co•opera- • tion of the Stanley Council in the Stanley Council in :the matter'; " also requesting that' representatives be sent. to the meeting tobe held in Exeter on the 15th inst,; to discuss thio subject. The scheme which 'certainly deserves the attention of the •: