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The Clinton New Era, 1887-09-09, Page 81,15 OIL iZDA X•.Ert4 3113E 9r 1'887, LOCAL iv JOTICES. -7 atoek 1so,In Tete at EisE EY a.. seto'Vomit .or for Says Appy to t'A$ OHELL, Clinton. A Good -House and Let for sale- Apply to ,PAR'FLL, Solicitor, Clinton. gVendid /Ionise andLot•for sale dirt Cheap •gitet 1>I � , §POTT, Plintgn. 'w41TED.-1,000 flush. Linens, 1.400 bush. R0411.000 bush, APP1es. EBLOODY. High hrasa Pine and Cedar Shin les` at from a1 to S2 peraquare, at J.TWITC L$ DON'T MISS THIS CHANCE. 12 parlor Sets, all colors, also 25 lounges, all new and Just manufactured at the Red Rocker Store, 'Will be" red at wholesale prices for thirty dant. ".,.°A. BENNET, Albert St., Clinton. gi!tVit &PIO. A 13I61 SUNFLOWER.—Mr H.Joyner jpulled a sunflower in hia garden the .other day that measures eighteen in- •• cites across the seed surface, or about twenty=four inches from the outer end of the frills. He says he has lots more net as large. WILL NOT MovE,—It is said that as Mr Armstrong,' Collector of Cus- toms, does not desire to leave the room he at present occupies in the town hall,• the Mechanics' Institute, —zvhic1rhadintended removing thereto, will not do so, but will remain for the present where it now is. , 3tu$SINGTHIN(s.-!dr i' . cix'ee,� book-keeper at the Organ Factory, else gne tp rentor £ easslst the offi- cers of the' Industrial Fair in com- ---pitting.their arrangements for theex- hibition. Mr McGee's father is one of the indefatigable officers of this growing Association, HEALTHY HERE. — What with typhoid fever prevailing in Wingham, and another case of it said to be in existence at Seatorth, Clinton is for- tunate in being exempt from anything of this nature. This town is generally very .healthy, there being nothing to :., give rise to disease. MOVING. -A Morris correspondent nays :—Sunshine will shortly lose one of its most enterprising citizens, in , the person of I. Rogerson. He talks of going either to Blyth, Brussels or Wingham. [This is just where Mr Rogerson will make a mistake. He should move to the hub—that's Olin- ton--whereenterprisingmen like him are appreciated andfind full swing for their abilities.]• Wire PAY THE TAXES.—The fol. lowing figures from the Collector's 'Roll, show who are our heaviest rate- payers over $100, the amounts given being the taxes they will this year pati:—Jae: Fair, $348.20 ; M. McTag- 1 arta, ,6174; Farran, Macpherson & rs:Hoyey, $170 ; R. Irwin, $1.61.; W. i Doherty & Co., $110 ; S. Davis, $107; *Cleans `Bank, $106; Estate John Hodgens, $121 ; D.A. Forrester, $101; R. M. Racey, $102 ; J. Chidley, $104; G.T. Railway, $141. ScoxT=ACT CASES.—At Exeter, on Monday last, before P. M. Williams. Mrs E; Porteous, of Exeter,was fined -.»$50 and coste,for violation of the Scott ' Act; T. Hodgens, of Hensall, $60 and costs; J.Brunner, of Grand Bend, $50 and costs, and Smith & Co.,of Zurich, $50 and costs, Mr Jas,Scott, barrister, • Clinton, appearing for the prosecution. .At Goderich,-•on Tuesday, Geo. Cox was fined $50 and costs. Si.nce.March last, the Inapectori.n the South Rid- ing has secured over forty convictions. ' Several cases, come up for trial at .Blyth, to -day. THE SCOTT ACT.—A county con• vention of the temperance people of Huron, will be held at Clinton, on Tuesday, Sept. 20, for the purpose of re organizing the Scott Act Aeeocia- tion:for -the campaign against the -re "peal-movement. --=E-very-friend-of-pro- bibition in the county is cordially invited to be present. The con en - tion will be held in the Rattenbury 9t. Methodist church,. and" will com- inenee'a1i10:80 o'clock a. m. In the evening, commencing at 8 o'clock, there will be.a.public meeting in the town hall to be addressed by the Rev. John Smith, of Toronto. NEW FREIGHT SHED.—.During a recent visit of Grand Trunk Railway • officials to .this.place,it was decided to `• extend the present freight shed ac- commodation by the erection of 90 feet to the east end, • provided the '•' town authorities wool¢ allow the " building. to be erected over a street that runs across the track. at that paint. Extra shed accommodation is certainly absolutely necessary, And it is equally true that the streetpro- posed to bd closed up, is not of much service—in fact it would be a public service if it were closed, as it is in a very dangerous neighborhood, and w does not accommodate very many people. If asked for its consent the town should give it without delay. ANOTHER HORSE DISAPPEARANCE. —On Thursday night last a well- known drovefof the county tied his horse . in front of the Rattenbury House, while he went around to the back to try and get a friend to go home, who was trying to pick a row. It took Mm only a few minutes, but when he 'came back his horse and buggy had mysteriously disappeared. Thinking it might have started home, he hired a livery and followed it, as he thought, but the horse was not home when he got there. At about wo o'clock Friday morning it was found walking the streets of Clinton, in possession of a man who did 'not know where he *got it, whose it was or anything about it. It was taken charge of,until the owner arrived for it. A CASE op HARDSHIP,—It came up it the council meeting on Monday evening that a woman in town is suf- fering very badly with an incurable disease, brought on by indiscretion, and was stopping at a place where her presence was Very undesirable. In fact her condition was so deplor- ably bad that 130 one wanted to have anything whatever to do with her, it being necessary to move her bed with pitchforks. It so happens that she a$ no claims on the charity of this 'town other than the fact that she hap- ened' to be here when her ailment eveloped, and rendered her helpless. What to do with her was the question. She could not be sent -to jail, as no person in her condition would be re- ceived there ; no•one in town would •accommodate her,as she is a very un• desirable subject, end it was finally decided to correspond with some :Home for Incurables in Toronto and -see if admittance could be secured for her there. [We since leant that she cannot be got in at Toronto for the present, as all are full, and the town Connell has succeeded in making tem- porary arrangements for her case here, TUE Tom$'-e.People vehe have n apprehepf l e of Bangor' in case Aro NA olkiletworwoot, ooarcity .of water, may,rns* easy so fax; as the town spanks are coneer~ned,tbellehaving been inspected,and with a single exception found to' have ageed supply of water in thein: - • A$ GOOD AS NEW,.- Mayor,White head is entirely overhauling the frame raw -shackles that eo long adorned Victoria, St. nearly opposite his own house; and is converting them into one house that will be just as good as .Acw.wheu.completedi -and-as. different from the old as day is from night. VISITED 'BY A TaAMP•—The house of Mr W. Weir, on the Bayfield road, was visited by a tramp a few night's since, but so far as known nothing was taken, the window blinds showing evidence of the fellow having been there. These gentry are getting to be very cheeky, and in a majority of eases, assistance rendered them, .is charity thrown away. THRESHER$.—Mr D. F. Macpher- son is this week at Toronto, in the interest of the firm of which he is a member, (Farran, Macpherson & Hovey) and who are showing their new Monarch thresher—a machine that has mst with marvellous success, considering it was only introduced by them this year.— Me-Geresainchley, the well-known traveller for the firm, will practically demonttrate the vari- ous meritorious features of the new machine. Hunole AIWAv9-`LEasssi--Sai3 s" gentleman theother day who has been a reaident here for- some time :—" I know nearly every foot of the State of New York, and there Ill got any portion of it that can begin to com- pare with the County of Huron as an agricultural country,butland is worth considerably more than here. Why? Because the farmers have a better market there. Give us Commercial Union and our land would soon be- come as valuable as theirs." IN -AN UNUSUAL PLAOE.—On Fri- day morning last while fifteen bead of cattle belonging to Messrs Ransford were being weighed—or rather while they were trying to weigh them—a young steer that was bound to have his liberty, leaped over the fence be- tween Mr Ferran's and the cattle yard, and ran " lickety-brindle" into the kitchen, which opened level with the ground. The servant was engaged there at the time and was naturally very much alarmed at the unusual intrusion. The bovine ran around the room followed by one who was doing his best to get it out, and after some manoeuvering succeeded, very much to his own and the girl's relief. It was a wonder the stove was not knock- ed over, as the animal passed uncom- fortably close to it. Mr and Mrs Farran were at breakfast upstairs,and wondered whatever had happened when they heard the commotion downstairs. Had the cattle yard been in proper order, the animal could have been properly handled without the chance of getting out. THE STATISTICAL ABSTRAT.—eve have received from the Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, a copy of the' "Statistical Abstract and Record for 1886." The work is a perfect magazine of facts and figures, not only in con- nection with Canada but with other countries. This is the second year of publication, and all the important tables relating to Canada have been retained and brought down to either the close of the financial or calendar year, 1886, and a large number of new tables have been added. Two new chapters have been added, one on Constitution and Government, and another on Education,while the chap- ters on Inland Revenue, Militia and Banking have been considerably en- larged. -Special attention also is given in chapters iv.and ix. to the Recipro- city and Was}iing — Treaties, the questions pertaining to them being. of particular interest at the present time. The Tariff and the Railway and Fish- eries are also dealt with to a consider- able extent. The volume will prove of great value to all who wish. to get an insight into the statistics of Can- ada on almost every subjfct. A ..DISGRACE.—Clinton has seen some large crowds here on different occasions, but it never before had a crowd so many of whom acted in such a shamefully disgraceful manner as did some of those attending the races here last Thursday. It is reported (but we do not vouch for its truth) that a mutual understanding bad been arrived at by some of the op- ponents of the Scott Act, to set the law at:defiance to bring it into can= tempt; certainly the law was set at defiance. Liquor appeared to be,sold without any restriction, even under the eyes of the Inspector, (wbo,under a .recent decision by one of the Su- perior Court Judges, has not as Much power as some people suppose,) and the consequence was that a good many got under its influence. At cue time a general melee took place, on the Diving Park and for a time it was more than constables Tedford, Paisley and Stewart could do to .maintain order. Stewart used his fists to good purpose, while Paisley swung his baton, at one time a little too indis- criminately, as it struck Stewart over the head when the blow was intended for some one else. Paisley was arrest- ing a man named Weaver and a crowd of Zurich toughs piled on in the at- tempt to whip Paisley, but they were unsuccessful.' Weaver afterwards paid a fine of $5 and costs for his hilarity. Not satisfied that drunken- ness should be the order of the day, many made it the order of the night also, and scenes of carousal could be witnessed in all parts of the town. We do not know who was to blame for the laxity of law, but some one was, and unless the more open viola- tors are brought to task for their wrong doing, much dissatisfaction will prevail. While we"have heard the local officers very severely censur- ed, we heard also a strong opponent of the Scott Act denouncing most vigorously the action of the Driving Park Association in permitting liquor to be disposed of tbere. We are told by some warm friends of the NEW Ens but strong opponents of the Scott Act, that under a license law such a state of affairs -could not have prevailed. Possibly not, possibly otherwise, but we do not •belieye in licensing an evil, which to ourmind, has not a redeeming feature about it, we prefer to get at it in some other way, if possible. We are not going to shut our eyes to the apparent tem• porary failure of the Scott Act in the present instanceits will still do our best to perfect ts machinery, secure its more rigid enforcement and main- tain it as slaw upon our statute books. We hope for the credit of Clinton, that it will never be disgraced again as it was Oh Thursday last, Lpeal Briefs. Mra John Miller_ is v sit1ni; Motherleer other at P ngan"nbn Mira Lizzie McKo Hen is visiting relatives in TorQUtP. Miss Clara ,A Croll, of :the Listowel Bander, lip ore on,;a: yi8 t. .`fimith,'anci gr.Torbett leftyeater. ddyfor ,Michigan lumber woods.' Prepare for the Clinton fall fair - 27th and 28th of the present month. The street lamps were lit for the first time this eeason.,.,.oa Tueiiday. -a,ght. Nt Thos Jackson,sr.,returned home from the old country, on Tuesday evening. Mr T. Smith, for some time in the employ of the Dry Goods Palace, has left town. Mrs W. R. Lough has almost en- tirely recovered from her late illness, and is at her home here. The average attendance at Clinton Public School. for three days in the month of Aug., was 433. Mr John V.Coats leaves fog Toronto this week,where he intends tt perfect himself in his trade as a jewe ler. Mr Diehl has removed his family to Toronto and thus becomes a perma- nent resident of the Queen City. Gapt. McPhail, of the Salvation Army, took part in the jubilee ser- vices at Seaforth,on Wednesday night. The streets have been better water- ed tike: year than at any_timeprevious.. and se'liouid--W-watered-for- soother month yet. • Numbers, of our townspeople are yisiting Toronto this week, over 20 tickets being sold for that point on Tuesday. Mrs T. Stephenson returned to her husband at Griswold, Manitoba, on Monday, taking her ticket from Thompson's Agency. We understand that Mr W.Glazier, an employee of the Organ Factory, purposes. entering the Methodist church ministry at no distant day. Mrs Robertson, ivho has been spend- ing some time with relatives in Du- luth, is back here on a shot visit. She likes that northern latitude very well. Part of a sign on the store of T. Stevenson fell down on Thursday evening, dropping in close, proximity to the head of a gentleman who was passing. The wife of Mr Thos. Jowett, and son, of Goderich tpwnship, left here on Wednesday, on a trip to New Westminster, B. C. They took return tickets,via.C.P.R.Agency (Jackson's,) Conductor Walmsley, of the L. H. &. B., was away to Indiana last week, owing the seriousillness of one of his sons there; he buried a son in the same place only a few months since. Our merchants are now advertising their fall goods,andanticipate a busy season. They know from experience that if their announcements are planted in the Naw ERA they will bear fruit. Mrs Jos: Watson, of Chillicothe, Mo., who has been spending the sum- mer here, has returned home, being accompanied as far as Windsor by Mrs T. Watson, where the latter is visit- ing friends., A meeting of the Executive Com- mittee of the Huron Clydesdale As- sociation, was held at the Rattenbury House, on Friday last. The main business transacted was the arranging of some detail work. On Wednesday a team of mares— mother and daughter—belonging to Mr J.McCool,of Hullett,were weighed here, and brought down the scales at 1710 and 1720 respectively. He had sold them to Mr John Mooney. Mr Fred Jackson is at Rochester 'this-w.eelr;.`-acting as second beat man for a cousin who is getting married ; Fred will no doubt pay close attention to the proceedings, as he expects to follow suit some day before long. Some half-dozen weddings are to take place in Clinton within a short time, among the number being a double one, wherein two esteemed yonng ladies will change both their names and place -of residence. Miss Ferguson,the popular milliner for J. C. Detlor & Co., has returned from the millinery openings in the wholesale markets. Messrs Detlor & Co. are daily receiving and opening out the latest novelties in fall mil- linery. b a Mr John Shobbrook, of Hullett, placed us under obligations to him by leaving us a quantity of splendid peaches, on Wednesday. They were grown on his own farm, he tells us that he will have about fifty bushels from a fest trees. Those who wish to hear an exceed- ingly popular author and able lectur- er, should attend the lecture of Rev. Jackson Wray, of London, England, which will be given in the town. hall, Clinton, on the evening of Tuesday next. the 13th inst. A young man named Eno, who formerly worked in town,was arrested on Monday charged .with stealing a horse from a farmer in Colborne. He was brought before the county judge CM Tuesday and the evidence against him being clear, he was sentenced to six months in jail. Mr Peter Steep, (son of Mr Henry Steed,) of Spokane Falls, W. T. is home on a short visit; he has travelled somewhat extensively during the nine years he has been away from town, and appears to have reversed the old adage that " a rolling stone gathers no moss" for he is said to have ac- cumulated considerable wealth. Our excellent cotem. the St.Thomas Evening Journal celebrated its 6th anniversary as a daily, on Saturday, by coming out in an entirely new dress and enlarged form. The J ournal displays just as much enterprise and go-aheaditiveness as any of the dailies in larger places. Mr J. C. Brierly is a good manager. The base ball match announced for last Friday, been the Kincardine and Clinton clubs,did not come off, owing to threatened rain. Umpire Boyle, of Mitchell, appears to be in hot water all the time, for be has a letter in last week's Stratford Beacon defending himself from some criticisms which had been made concerning bis decis- ions. Every once in a while some of the boys around town cut up with all sorts of capers at nigh$ time, such as obstructing preibises with ladders,re- moving waggons, etc., etc. The same thing took place on Tuesday night last, and as the names of the guilty parties are known wo want to caution thein that any further offences of this nature will result in their being. brought before the mayor and punished, .00HSTORE Imp 01,r -1.1 -Tr oN. u11 St oc and,_ Prices. n . - Prices. Q Look out next week for Advertisement. .CHRIS. DICKSON, CLINTON. B'OP A NOBBY FITTING SUIT C.C.RANCE & CO, THE HUB CLOTHIERS. A FINE SELECTION OF Canadian and Imported Goods Always in Stock. C. C. RANGE & CO., THE Enna CLOTNIER,S, CLII 'TON Our Fall and Winter Goods are arriving daily. We • are determined to keep in the front of the Dry Good, Trade, -We•have paidgreatattention to our selection or i • DRESS GOODS We can assure our friends that we can show you a very attractive stock. Our Mantle Department - ' t- 'in -working order ":very shortly, and we will show • __the leading-patterns—in -� MANTLE GOODS, DRESS •TRIMMINGS, BUTTONS, &c., A CHOICE STOCK TO MAKE SELECTIONS FROM. Flannels & Blankets IN GREAT RANGE OF PRICES. We will give you very low prices. We want to giv• e the very best value we can for the money. But we can- not explain in an advertisement, you will require to see • the goods. W e are always pleased to show what we , have, and,give you theme very lowest quotations. ,d• 4 CHEAP GOODS GOOD GOODS SH7iLL BE OUR MOTTO. ' GEO E..PAY & CCs. THE DRY GOODS EMPORIUM OF CLINTON SOMETHING ABOU T B&..SCiLOTHtN. WE ARE HONEST IN OUR BELIEF WHEN WE SAY THAT OUR STOCK OF BOY'S and CHILDRENS' CLONING • Is the largest in the county. •We have trebled our business in the latest English novelties, until it is nolo one of the most important departments in our Great Clothing Business. It will pay people to ,come from all parts of the county to see our stock and prices. The great encouragement received, in this department has caused us to feel a great interest in, the boys of the county, and while in a very liberal mood, we expended nearly $50 in a New York novelty, in the shape of KITES, and to every purchaser of a BOYS SUIT OR A PATE OF OUR WONDERFUL 85c. Knee Pants, WE GIVE AWAY A KITE From present appearances the boys have jumped right on to this idea, and what we Would like to clo at once is to strike in favor of a new suit or a pair of Knee Pants, when they can vary the monotony of school life by flying one of our great kites. Wo might just add that our 85e. Knee Pants are made from a line of Scotch Tweeds, purchased in the 1, country at half price, and is the grandest thing for bard and solid War to be found in the country. Next week we will have something to say about a $7 SUIT, which will interest a good many people. JACKSON B ROS., CLITSTOL'C)INT.