The Clinton New Era, 1889-05-10, Page 7nten4vititi to
FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1$*'J
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LOCAL NOTICES.
taken iu exchange for goods at
gii'l5 Boo104ro1u , Clintons
elrv.ant—Wanted, general servant.
I!to L. KENNELv, Central Hotel.
ay wanted. --To learn the Book,
Stationery Business, Canis. DrcR-
.lauton. •
rvaut—Wanted to go to London
alPfamily, nurse girl kept in same
IP. Apply at NEW ERA othee
yon buy your wall paper at
PERS BOOKSTORE, you may
e:it trinmed free of charge. It will
e„yon considerable labor and time.
be Eureka Bed Spring men are
ing off a lot, about a load a day.
jBi a good article. Their traveller,
0 Emerson, will call on you in a few
Saving bought a large quantity of
all paper very cheap, wo will offer for
id, commencing Saturday morning,
Intl 27th, 1000 Rolls, worth l0c 13ic
adil5o, for 5c a roll cash, CHRIS, Dicis•
ANT Clinton.
Piano for Sale.
4, Square grand •Piano,for sale in per-
i order, of New York, make. Apply
t• this office.
own Zpptir$.
MOTHER VETERINARY,—Mr C.F.
McGregor, who was a student
at. the Ontario Veterinary College,
d"Bring its last:term, has 'opened an
aIAN immediately east of the News-
ecord.
JGORBECT,—A report was current
•+t week' that Mr H: S. Cooper, who"
a' recently gone to Chicago,was laid
all sick. This was incorrect, and
Owe from the fact that he had simply
leen suffering from a cold.
'`'`RUNAWAY.—Early on Wednesday
Morning Mr J. C. Cole had his colt
Gout for exercise, and in passing over
8 stone, was thrown out of the rig.
The horse, feeling its freedom, trotted
;away, and in turning the corner to
,;go home„struck the rig against a tree,
'breaking the whifl3etree.
CLOSE FIGURING.—Builder"• have
aot heir figures down
fine
f andtevidently do not leta emuch of a
, margin to come and go on when mak-
ing estimates for dwellings. A. ceit-
tain man who is erecting a house, re-
cently asked for tenders, and the fol-
' 'lowing were the fieures submitted :—
$750, $745, $730, $725, $710, $705.
A TROUT POND.—Mr John Hoare,
of Manchester, is bound to provide
'for future pleasure, he having receiv•
ed by express last week, a consign-
ment of one thousand small trout,
which he intended to place in a pond
upon his farm, The fish came from
the "hatchery” at Newcastle, and
were lively little fellows.
QutTE SAFE.—Th3 impression got
abroad at Hamilton last week, ins-,
' ediately after the terrible accident
near that city, that Mr Eph,Doherty,
formerly of Clinton, and son•.in•law of
Mr (4. Swarts; was among the killed,.
he having promised his wife to be
home that day. He changed his
mind, however, and perhaps owes his
life to this fact, and wired from Wier -
ton that he was safe.
Base BALI..—The base ball club of
"se Organ Factorydefeated the foot
-; .�yll team of the Collegiate Institute
..a' a five innings game, on Saturday,
the accuse being 1.4 to,$. The Factory
boys play a good game, and if they
had more practice would make an ex-
cellent set of players. The Collegiate
Institute boys say they are ready
now for game of foot ball whenever
the factory team mention the date.
The week before last the Clinton base
ball club defeated the 'Huron Stars of
Blyth, by 27 to 17. Challenges have
been received by the Cinton club to
play at Goderich and Exeter on the
24th.
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SERIOUSLY ILL.-- One day last
week Mr Ephraim Butt, of the Base
Line, sustained a paralytic stroke
from the effects of which he is still
very low.
EARLY CLoaIACo.—The grocers of
town have made arrangement to close
their places of business during the
summer months at half -past seven
every evening, except Satprday. This
is right, and the townspeople should
help the grocers to carry out the early
closing system.
CREAMERY.—A meeting for the
purpose of organizing a Creamery
Company, in connection with the
Mount Pleasant Creamery, Goderich
township, will be held in the council
chamber, Clinton, on the afternoon of
the 13th. at 2 p. m. sharp. All those
who propose to take shares, as well as
any others interested, should make it
a point to be present.
A GOOD ENTERTAINMENT.—It 15
not very often we care to say much
concerning travelling shows, but the
entertainment given by Signor Gio-
vanni, for three nights last week,
merits more than passing notice.
Many of his slight of hand tricks
were entirely new, and the trained
canaries were really a marvel. The
performance throughout was free from
many of those things which often
mar an otherwise good show. The
attendance was not very large on any
occasion.
JESUITS, POLITICIANS, PATRIo-1s.
—This is the subject of Rev. Dr Hun-
ter's lecture in the Town Hall, on
Thursday evening neit. Dr. Hunter. -
has recently been speaking in several
places, and has everywhere been
greeted with crowded houses. His
reply to politicians of the Rykert
stripe, is a stiegigg rebuke to party-
ism run wild. V He reviews the recent
debate in the House.of Commofie,and
enters a strong and eloquent plea in
defence of our civil and religious
rights against encroachments from
any quarter whatever. The admission
fee has wisely been put low -15 cents
—to enable all to attend.
REMINISCENCES. — Somewhere in
the neighborhood of twenty-five years
ago, Rev.Dr Hunter, of Toronto, who
lectures here next week, was stationed
on the Clinton circuit, and there are
many still here who well remember
-him. Our worthy Mayor tells of one
Sunday when the congregation was
anxiously awaiting the arrival of the
young preacher, who was delayed by
a serious accident„as afterwards ap-
peared.' Driving from another ap-
pointment the preacher's horse had
become unmanageable and thrown
the driver out, breaking hie arm and
otherwise doing him very serious in-
jury. He was brought to town and
was unable for many weeks to resume
his work. Mayor Whitehead, with
his usual kindness of heart, exhaust-
ed the resources of the telegraph and•
such modes of travel as were then
used, to get medicine and appliances
for the injured one, and largely to the
promptness of these. actions was due
Mrlunter's ultimate recovery, Since
then the Rev. gentleman has become
a leader in the Methodist body, oc-
cupying the pulpits of (heir first.
churches, and is now known as one
of the most eloquent and able divines
amongst its ministers.
- ARBOR DAY AND WHAT WAS DONE•
ON rT.—Quite a number of trees were
planted before Arbor day, and a good'
many on it and since, in the town
and vicinity. The cemetery com-
mittee planted over 400, .evergreen
and maples ; Mr Thos. East planted
quite a lat on his property at the
point ; Mr J. W. Hill set out some on -
t e gravel road ; Mr James Brown,
ose farm adjoins the eastern limit
or he town, planted a double row,
from Princess street,through his farm
to hie house. The residents of Mill
stfeet both planted and boxed them
Wise, and have improved the appear,
ance of their properties by gas -pipe
fences, and ornamenting their gar-
dens. Councillor Overbury, of St.
John's Ward, has surrounded his:lot,
and Messrs McClacherty, McMath
and T. Cottle also did the same. The
Mayor has been doing his share also
in replanting, replacing dead trees,
and quite a number of others like-
wise. At the Collegiate Institute
twenty.five trees were put in, and at
the Model School a number of flow-
ers and shrubg'set ont. In all. about
seven hundred trees were planted.
But notwithstanding the fact that the
trees are planted by hundreds, every
year they die by fifties, because peo-
ple will not use care and judgment
in planting and looking after the
trees. Often the roots are too small
and the heads too large, and being
too tall the wind sways them around.
People who plant trees may not al-
ways derive the benefit therefrom, but
they perform .an act that will be a
blessing to some one.
A Home CASE.—A case of special
interest to horsemen in this county
was disposed of at the Elgin Assizes,
a couple of weeks since. Somewhere
about three years ago an entire horse
:belonging to the Sturgeon estate, at
Hensall, was sold by Mr S. Smillie,ae
executor, to a man near St. Thomas,
for the sum of $1700,. $1000 being
paid down. A guarantee was given
with the horse at the time of sale.
Later on the purchaser paid $300
more on the purchase price of the
horse, at the same time enclosing a
letter in which he said that the sea-
son had been a somewhat hard one,
and he had not realized as be had
anticipated, but taking no objection
to the horse. Time wore along and
the horse proved to be a failure, and
the purchaser then instituted suit
against Mr Smillie,claiming damages,
lose of time, eta., to the extent of
about $3500. In self-protection a
counter -claim for the balance due,
$400, was entered by Mr Smillie.
Considerable time was lost in trying
to get a change of venue, and the
case was adjourned from one court to
another, but finally came up at the
spring assizes, at St. Thomas. •Mr
Smillie bad some fifteen witnesses to
prove that -ale -horse, at -the time of
its sale, was a good animal and up to
the guarantee, while the „,wner of the
horse had, about forty to V4iow to the
contrary. After bearing ,tie case the
judge decided in favor of i r Smillie.
The ground he took we's that ii the
horse was worthless, the man would
have said so in his letter that con-
tained the $300 remittance, and the
fact of no objection to the horse being
their urged he took as primafacie
evidence that it was satisfactory up
to that time at least. .The costs of
the case run up in the neighborhood
of a couple of thousand of dollars,
MILITIA CHANGES —The following
are officially announced :-33rd. Hu- .
ron Battalion.—No. 2 Company,
Wingham—To be -captain : Second
Lieutenant Charles Edward Williams,
vice William Elliott, who retires re-
' taining rank. No. 4 Company, Clin-
ton—To be captain,. provisionally :
Adam Morton Todd, vice David An-
drew Forrester, who retires retaining
rank., The following officers having
failed to attend the annual drill for
1888-89 are removed from the list of
officers of the militia, viz.: Lieuten-
ant John Ainsley, No. 2 Company.
(Wingbam); Lieutenant John Alex-
Eat ander McNaughton, No. 5 Company
(Brussels); Second Lieutenant Wm.
M. Sinclair, No. 5 Company (Brus-
sels); Lieutenant John Beacom, No.
7 Company (Porter's Hill).
VIEWS OF A FORMER EURONITE.—
Under date of the 28th April, a form-
er Huronite writes from the central
part of Manitoba :—” I will tell you
how I like this country, I like it first
rate and think it far ahead of Ontario.
I left Clinton the second week of
March, bought my ticket of Mr Pat-
tison, station agent, and, landed in
Brandon on the 16th of March, and
hired with a large farmer, within an
hour of my arrival, for $25 a month,
with board and washing,for 8 months.
Save your money young men and
come west and make your fortune.
The farm that I am working on is a
very fine farm of 800 acres. We
started to sow wheat on the 22nd of
March, and we put in 325 acres of
wheat, plowed and sowed 80 acres of
oats, finishing on the.,25th of April,
and done it all with three team of -
horses. How does that catch the On-
tario farmer? If the farmers in Hu-
ron had half the quantity of crop to
put in they would be thinking that
they would not get done before thein
neighbor. We planted, one acre of
potatoes .on May 1st, and we are go-
ing to break and back•set 100 acres
this summer ready for crop next
spring. • The most of the farmers up
- - here are -bachelors, and they are hav-
ing a jolty good time. There are Lots
that are as good cooks as some of
Huron's fair ones, with a few excep-
tions. women are very scarce around
here; they are nfraid to come out
here where they can enjoy themselves
in the cool balmy evenings and get
half eaten up by the mosquitoes. I
am notjoking, but we are having lots
of fun sooting wild ducks and geese
by the dozen. The bachelors often
get up a picric around here, Well,
I think I have written quite enough,
. but what I have to say is Faye your
money boys and come west.”
Little Local Items.
Mr Hugh Biggins is confined to his
house by illuess.
Mr Knight, for some time operator
at the station here, is returning to
Exeter.
3Ir Robt. Gibsnu, who has been at
tending Dloutreal Medical College, is
home again.
Mr J. B. ,Jrossen has removed to
Woodbridge, where he takes a posi-
tion as a traveller.
Mr James Ross is suffering from
some internal ailment, which it is
feared may be serious.
Mr Seth V. Fisher bas opened a
grocery in the premises formerly oc-
cupied by Mrs Kelly.
Mr John Davis, who has been at-
tending a Toronto Business College,
has finished his course and returned to
to town.
Mr C. Carter has entirely recovered
from the effects of his' late accident,
and returned to his farm in Algoma,
on Wednesday.
Miss Aggie Jackson, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs Laing, at App
pleton, Ill.,for a couple of months,has
returned to town.
Dame rumor. says that a certain
widow of youthful years and good
looks will shortly move west, as the
wife of a prairie farmer.
The wife of -Mr H.Stevens has been
very low for several days, her life
being despaired of on Sunday ; she is
slightly better, however.
Mr and Mrs Biddlecombe sail for
England, on the 25th May, on the
"Anchoria" of Anchor Line, getting
tickets from F. W. Watts, agent.
Mr Roth, who has been agent here,
for some time for Carling's Brewery,
expects. to go to Winnipeg. -Jr•Wel-
lington Fisher takes his position here.
The Brussels Post reproduces the
letter of Tom Calbick, descriptive of
of his trip from Clinton to Moody-
ville, which recently appeared in the
NEW ERA.
Jackson Bros. have purchased the
stock of R. Dunbar, merchant tailor
of Blyth, who bas given up business
in that place and removed to Cleve-
land, Ohio. -
The dumping of all sorts of refuse
on the Ranstord property, below the
London road bridge, is an unjust pro-
ceeding, and may lead to troulde if
continued.
Mr Edward Odium, M. A„ well
known in this section of Ontario, and
lately Principal ofthe Methodist Col-
lege, at Tokyo, Japan, has returned
to Canada to stay.
«'e are sorry to hear that Mr D.
B. Kennedy is suffering from soften-
ing of the brain. Although not con-
fined to hie room, it is feared the
ailment will prove serious.
Mr James Steep went up to Win-
nipeg a few weeks ago, with a load of
apples, and report says. that he had to
dispose of them at considerable sacri-
fice, as the market was overstocked.
Owing to continued ill -health, Mrs
Oliver has decided to try a two
months residence in Goderich, and is
accompanied by 'Miss Minnie Oliver.
We hope the charge may be benefi-
cial.
A Wilkes horse, by Onward, pur=
chased in. Iowa, arrived here on Wed-
nesday, for Mr W. Doherty, in charge
of Mr J. L. Doherty. It is said to be
one'of the finest entire horses in Ca-
nada, and a more extended notice of
it will appear subsequently.
Messrs Beesley & Co. have rented
for a year, the store adjoining their
present premises, and have had an
archway constructed so as to give free
communication between the two
stores. This will greatly increase
their facilities,
Mr C. A. Hartt, of tais town, lost
a number of valuable legal papers, by
the accident near Hamilton a few
days ago. They were among the
mail matter that was burned. A re-
gistered letter forwarded by Manning
& Scott was also burned.
The Western district lacrosse asso-
ciation will comprise' the following
clubs this season :—Stratford, Sea -
forth, Clinton, Goderich and St.
Marys. Mr James A. McFadden, of
Stratford, has been appointed the
secretary for this district.
Mr S. S. Cooper has been awarded
the contract for erecting a frame
house for Mr Chas. Lovett, onthe
base line. Sam built other houses on
the same line, and they were ouch a
good recommennation for him, that
he had no difficulty in securing the
present contract.
Mr Robt. Fox and family leave for
Morden, Manitoba,- in a couple of
weeks, where he is promised a good,.
position in a machine shop about to
be opened there. Bob is a first-class
machinist, a good mechanic and , a
steady, industrious young man, and
will be missed in town. He has been
for some time one of the librarians of
the Rattenbury St. Sabbath School..
The law firm of Dickson, Taylor &
McCullough has been dissolved, Mr
R. A. Dickson retiring: Business
will be carried on at the old offices by
Mr A. M. Taylor, Mr J. W. McCul-
lough and Mr S. W. Burns. Mr
Taylor, the head of the new firm, is
taking good rank in his profession,
and he has able associates in Mr Mc-
Cullough and Mr Burne. --a Globe,
[The Principal of the new firm, Mr
A. M. Taylor, is an old Clintonian.1
The meeting of the Model School
literary society, room No. 1, met on
Thursday, May 2nd, with Vice Pres.,
Mary Paisley, in the chair. The fol-
lowing programme was rendered :—
Singing by school, choir, Hattie and
Linnie Irwin, quartette club, Minnie
Couch and Hattie Irwin, Russell
Hill, George Hodgens, Eddie Cante-
lon and Earnie Cooper; Secretary's
report; readings, Eunice Tipling,
Jennie Hamner, Lucy Shepherd, Mr
Lough, Birdie Haywood, Geo. Hod -
gene, Russell Hill, Eddie Cantelon,
May Biggart ; recitation, Winnie
O'Neill.
-The Manitou correspondent of the
Mordon Monitor says :--Mr Wilson,
a painter by trade, recently arrived
from Clinton, bas taken up bis resi-
dence in our town, and has already
secured the contract of painting the
new Methodist church, and also the
dwelling house owned by Miss Mc-
Coy. A long felt want has been sup-
plied by a Mr Holloway opening out
a tailoring establishment in our
midst ; Mr Holloway comes from
Clinton, Ont., and has tLe reputation
of being a first•class cutter ; be has
engaged rooms over the store of Hue-
tqn & Iiettg,
DICKSON' S
BOOKSTORE
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Baby -Carriages
EW WE HAVE THE FINEST STOCK OF BABY CARRIAGES
ever seen in this part of the country. Our stock of carriages were
all sold last year ; so every ono we have this year is perfectly new.
It will pay intending purchasers not to buy until they sen our line,
as!we know from long experience that they are the most DURABLE,.
STYLISH and CHEAPEST Carriages in Canada.
WALL :—: PAPER
1Ve have -just passed through the i•ustorns a very tine lot of
PAPER and Decorations
And in a few days we will pass three more largo shipments from the
United States. We also have all the choice patterns of the Canadian
factories. Our stock of
Wall' Paper and Dec
orations is theLargest,
N.ewest,Best & Cheap-
est in the County.
Chris.Diekson,Clinton
pother Cheap Stock
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We have just purchased the stock of TWEEDS AND
TRIMMINGS belonging to R. D. Dunbar, Merchant
Tailor, of Blyth, at a very,low rate on the dollar for spot
cash, and combined with the stock of A. J. Holloway,
purchased a few weeks ago, we are in a position to
Offer the CHEAPEST
CLOTHING in the
County of Huron
In these times people want to buy cheap, and we are in
such a position with two cheap stocks, that we can give
buyers genuine bargains. Good shrewd buyers will
come and see our goods and prices before making their
purchases
We offer a 312 Tweed Suit to
order that cannot be sold in the
regular way for less than 315.
We offer a Suit at 315' that can-
not be sold for less than 318, if
we did not have these very the �p
stocks." -
'Come and see what
we are doing
oo
Jackson Brothers,
TIIE FAMOS CLOTHIERS, CLINTON
ALL along the LINA
We are showing a grand assortment of
EmEroidesad FLOUNCINGS
At prices we are sure were never offered in Clinton be-
fore. A grand assortment of EMBROIDERIES.
LOOK AT A NICE LOT OF HENRIETTA
CLOTHS just in.
Also a fine range of something new in
PRINTS.
PARASOLS and UMBRELLAS. CARPETS
in All -wool and Union. Hosiery & Gloves
We buy Butter and Eggs at highest prices
G E O E PAY & CO.
THE LOW PRICED STOU, CLINTON
OBERTO}ij'
A1WAYS READY!
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Though the hot weather has dropped on us without notice, it did not
quite paralyze us, though it for the moment knocked out our puff,
but we have recovered ourselves and aro now offering assistance to
others in the shape of
SEERSUCKERS at 5c. LADIES . HOSE 3
pairs, for 25c GENT'S SOCKS 5 c PRINTS
5c PRINTED MUSLINS at 8c CORSETS
25c PARASOLS from 25c up
,All other nece,,„ls:tries t., keep cool during the hot weather, to!)e hn'.l al
obortson's t't C5tm.
BEESLEY GO
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NEW STYLES TuIVEEK
lust opened out this week, one case of'
Ladies and Child's Straw Hats
Our customers will therefore find our stock well assort-
ed, and their attention is invited. to our choice selection
of .TRIMMED HATS AND BONNETS, being
the very latest novelties.
Among the late arrivals is a line of NEW GLOVES in
Fine Kids and Swede Mousauetoire in all the new
Spring and Su13imer shades, in ladies and children's,
all sizes
Our table of REAL TORSION LACE is just what you
want now. See ‚them, pattern and price win
new riends every day
Next is our assortment of Ladies Ready Made White
Cotton Underwear, corre.lt styles and at prices that
would not pay you to make them up
CIJRTAI NS—wheii you aro in 't forget to look -
our Nottingham Lace Curtains -over. Exquisite designs
style and price sell them. To these inducements we -
add that of low prices
Butter and Eggs taken in exchange
Beesley's Great Millinery Emporium.
The ladies Favorile EslabJishffiont
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