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The Clinton New Era, 1889-07-19, Page 1Tw Ey.T-r OCUTH From Corres i min ts Will all Our Cor espondents please write EVERY 'eek. Mail letters so as to ream us not later than !Ved- nesday evening if possible. If you know of an Vol of news kindly send it to us, even i you are not a regular corral) • +ea _ w St. Helens Mrs Dr sy, ot St. Marys, is visit- ing her p: rents in this place. Mrs J'hn Crow, of Milton, is visit- ing fri •ds in this vicinity at present. Mr: Alex. Stuart, wife' of our es- teem d Deputy Reeve, returned last wee from visiting fziends in London anvicinity. he Misses Radcliffe have returned ome to resume housekeeping, look. ing hale and htarty after a prolonged visit in the country. Miss Harris, of Toronto, who is to sail this fall as a missionary to Cent- al India.ani Miss ,o rcion .Q L hitb Miss C .t are visiting their uncle, Mr John Gordon, at present., Mr R. K. Miller, general merchant of this place, is having the "Manches- ter House" undergo a thorough paint- ing, which makes it have rather an enticing appearance. Oar genial blacksmith, Tom, and farmer Tommy, are gAug about with an unusually bright smile flitting across their countenances, since their wives presented them wi!u bouncing baby boys recently. Mr George,Weatherhead left last Saturday, in charge of a number of fine cattle and sheep, for Liverpool, owned by' Mr Hugh Girvin, of the Nile. This will be Mr Weatherhead's third voyage across -the Atlantic on a similar errand, and hope he may be equally as successful this time, aeon former occasions. Dungannon. The rain of Wednesday spoiled the picnic held at Port Albert. Mrs Isaac Hamlen received the sad intelligence ofthe death of her sister. We are sorry to report that Mrs James Alallough has been very ill, and scarcely any hopes are entertain- ed of her recovery. Miss Ella Crozier, who has been attending the Goderich High School, is at present spending her vacation at home. A great many of the farmers in thie vicinity have commenced cutting their hay, which promises to be a 'good crop this year. Mr Ed . Ceasar, who wrote for a third : 's certificate during the past We , hay returned home. We sin - rely hope Ed May be st.ccesssful. The 12th passed off quietly here,the Orange lodges attending the demon• stration held in Wingham, some' of our young people visiting Point Farm and Port Albert. Tee young people of the Methodist church presented Rev W. F. Camp- bell with a purse of money, a short time before he left,as a slight expres- sion of the respect and esteem in which hewas held. s' The entrance examination took place in Dungannon Public School, on the fourth, fifth and sixth. There were not as many candidates as form- erly, but the pupils conducted them- selves in a very creditable manner. .., Iiippeu. ROBBERY. — On the llth inst a well-dressed tramp went into lir Geo. Blair's, at Kippen, and stoles. watch ; be went further down and stole anoth- er from Mr Thompson near Hensall. He then took one to Hensall and got a glass put into it, since which time be has not been seen. BRIEFS.—The many friends of Mr Hugh Macgregor, who has been dan- gerously ill for some time,wi;l be glad to learn that he is on the road to re- covery. Mrs R. Coats and Miss Dinsiey, of Clinton, guests of Mrs Ann McMordie, have returned home. Mr L. M,,Plewes is now enjoying va- cation, atter having attended a term ai' Stratford Business College. Ye pedagogues of Kippen and there- abouts are home enjoying vacation, and may be seen promenading gaily homeward from church moonlight evenings. West Wawanosh. Mr Edward Ploughman has rented the farm of Mr McCabe, near St Arustine, for a term of years. Mr John Clark has rented the farm of Mr George Agar, for a term of ten years, at an annual rental of about $260 per annum. * Mr Edward Fowler spent the 12th in celebrating the birth of a son. If it were only a girl, oh, how Edward would have smiled. 'Quite a number of the young peop- le of the sixth and seventh conces- sions celebrated the anniversary of the battle of the Boyne, by having a dance. o- j ll The Rev. Mr t iurri'e preached the funeral sermon of the late Sarah Tay- lor: last Sabbath, in the Episcdpal church, St Helens. Deceased was cut off the previous week by con- sumption, at the early age of 17 years. Ob, what it is to be a book -pedlar during this hot weather. A pair of glasses to view the slighest relaxation ~.of the muscles of the face; a valise in ' one hand, the coat fastened on top and the umberella, and you are fully equipped. Mr George Agar purchased a new threshing machine from Ferran, Mac- pherson and Hovey, of Clinton. He got it home last week, and it is now fully prepared for a good season's work. His brother, Mr James Agar, of Ashfield, purchased one from the same firm at the same time. Do yon take the NEW ERA'1 If you don't yen should. Auburn. One of our citizens has been made happy lately, and hie cheerful and genial smile of good humor is pleasant to see. Anotht r boy. Mr Irwia,our popular young teach- er, is not one of the idle kind, as he is bravely holding his own with the young farmers around, working in the haying for Mr Jas. McGee. Mr John Mole, who has been un- dergoing treatment at Berlin for the removal of a cancer from his face, re- turned home on Wednesday, and ex- pecte to be all right in a few days. A lawn social is to be held on the Manse grounds of the Presbyterian church, on the 25th inst. Admission, 15 cents for adults and 10 cents for children. Proceeds to be applied to church repairs. C. Bowerman is doing good work for the Ontario Mutual Life. The Mutual principle of insurance is much appreciated, and as the Company is a 1P , P Y .strong .and safe one, low iu its rates ,and liberal in its terms,there are good prospects of a large increase in new business in this part of the county. The German Methodist picnic on the 12th inst. was a succus. They had a good day for it, and all put in a merry time, though it was not for the purpose of celebrating the anni- versary of the battle of the Boyne that they met together. The spread could not well have been beaten, and the swinging and other amusements made it a day the young people will not forget for.a while. Robert Sprung and John Knox, of the Base line, Hullett, have returned froth South Western Manitoba, and are looking after their farm work just now, but soon intend going out again and tatting with them 16 or 18 horses to aell:"They will make a good thing out of it if the crops of the Manito- bians escape the frost this year. They are also taking dried apples out there for Wm. Downs, and will no doubt find a ready sale for them. This village is making great strides, and bids fair soon to be one of the most progressive little villages in the county. To one returning to it after four or five years' absence' it is almost unreeognizable,as so many new build- ings have gone up, making a remark- able improvement in the appearance of the place, and its business has greatly increased. It is beautifully situated on the banks of the Maitland, and if the C. P. R. run a branch line from Guelph to Goderich it will pass through the village,and rapidly build it up into a town. A union picnic got up for the Pres- byterian and Methodist Sabbath Schools, was held in a grove on the batik of the river, south of the bridge, on Wednesday, 10th inst., and boat- ing, swinging, croquet and baseball playing, races of different kinds, scrambling for nuts, oranges and can- dies, and other amusing sports were participated in by the youngsters with keen enjoyment. The rain in the afternoon put a damper on them though, causing them to scatter in great haste, The committee of man- agement deserve great praise,for their efforts to make the young people en- joy themselves were crowned with abundant success. [We shall be .pleased to hear fre- quently from this correspondent.— ED.NEw ERA.] Hullett. Mrs John sa ilson, of West Wawa - nosh is visiting friends in the neigh- borhood of Walkerburn. - Messrs Morrison and Martin have dissolved partnership in the Walker - burn Mills. Mr Martin will take the saw mill while Mr Morrison .retains the woolen factory. NOTES BY RAMBLER.—Mr William Snell has just completed a large barn with stone basement on his farm on theravel. Mr Jas. McCool bas split his barn and enlarged it,putting in a stone basement for stables. Mr Taylor, on the 13th, has rebuilt his barn that was burned last winter, and Mr Walter Haines, on the 4th, re- built his barn; all this makes an im- provement to the appearance of the farms: Mr D. Erwin, formerly of Clinton,ihas nearly completed a very neat frame house on his farm on the boundary; this will add very consid- erably to his comfort. The crops in this township are looking very well, and the spring wheat, oats and barley aro nearly headed out and peas are out in blossom, the fall wheat in some place on high land is beginning to ripen and will soon be ready for harvest. Farmers this week are cut- ting their timothy which is generally an extra good crop, in some places it was injured by frost but the recent rains have almost made amends for the loss in that respect. As a general thing root crops are late, ,many hav- ing to plant twice and in some, cases three times; however at the present time they are making very good pro- gress and if the season be late may make good progress yet. Apples, pears, plums and cherries may be set down as a complete failure, for in- stead of having these fruits to sell the farmers have none for themselves. The weather this week has been very favorable for the filling of the fall wheat,, and the prospect at present is very encouraging. Itis to be hoped that the farmers may have a^few good crops to set them up again. Stanley. CROPS.—The hay crop is untisu- ally good in this township, and all the farmers are busy getting it in. The fall wheat and barley will be ready to harvest as soon as haying is over. Mrs Rutland, of Toronto, who has been visiting at Mr W. Key's for a short time, has gone up to visit her grandmother, Mrs Clarke, near Gode- rich. She has two children with her, and there are now the four genera- tion(' in the one house, a thing not often witnessed, CLINTON, ONT., JULY 19, 1889. Blyth. The band went to Wingham, on Friday the 12th, and played for the Orangeman. A large number of citizens also attended the demonstra- tion. On Sunday evening last the Orange- men assembled in , their hall and marched to the Methodist church,and there listened to a very interesting discourse delivered by the Rev A. W. Tonge. Dick says that he is thinking of starting a Lew organization in town called the " Popular Bums Society." No doubt our three popular bums will hold the most popular positions. Dick and George are candidates for the Presidency. A meeting was held on Tuesday evening last in the Orange Hall, for the purpose of organizing a branch of the Equal Rights Associatiou. A large number were present and a very intereating meeting was held. The following officers were elected ;— Pres., —Pres., John Wilford ; mice -Pres., Hugh McQ•iarrie ; Sec., F. Cummer ; Treas., F. Metcalf. The following were elected as members of the Ex- ecutive:—N. H. Young, Wm. Camp- bell, C. Floody, Win. Laidlaw, and George Quinn, We are given to un= dertandthat the membership so far is 48. The next meeting is to be bei in the Orange Hall, on Tuesday eveo- tng, 23rd iust. PERSONALS.—Mise Lena Hess, of Listowel, who has 'been visiting at Mrs (Dr) Sloan's, returned home on Saturday. I)r Sloan was iu Wing. ham last week. ' Mr and Mrs Alex. Elder, who have been enjoying a trip up the St. Lawrence, returned home on Tuesday last. Mr Jno.A. Tanner left town on Tuesday, for the Pacific coast. Rev A. McLean preached two eloquent sermons in the Presbyterian church, last Sabbath,' Mrs F. Met- calf, accompanied by her daughter E:la, will leave on Saturday for a trip to Dakota, going by boat as far as Duluth ; we wish them a safe jour- ney and a pleasant trip. W. S. Tamblyn, of Woodstock, was in town this week. Miss Gertie Olds, of Goderich, is at present the guest of Mrs McBride. C. H. Ross, of Ham- ilton, was in town this week. Miss Annie Kelly has returned from visit- ing friends in Clinton. W.R:•Hobbs, of London, was in town this- week. Miss Annie Moffatt was visiting in Clinton this week. " Mr M. A. Mc- Naughton returned to Schofield, Wis., on Saturday afternoon last ; Miss Ella McKinnon accompanied him, she purposes visiting that, part of Uncle Sam's domains for about three months ; we wish her a very, pleasant time. P. Kelly has returned from Ottawa. J. H. Brownlee, of Hamil- ton, was in town this week. H. G. Cullamore,° representing W. J. Reid & Co., of London, was in town this week. Miss Walker, .of Clifford; was visiting Mrs M. Young last week. E. D. Chamberlain and Wm. Scott spent the glorious 12th in Exeter. M. Mc- Gregor was in Ripley this week. J. Stoneman,•of Hamilton, was in our, burg this week. G, Middleton, of Toronto wag in town this week on business. Miss Mary Carson, of Clin- ton, is at present the guest of Miss Annie Kelly, Miss Inglis, of Toronto, is at present the guest of Mrs Mc- Lean. Miss Maggie McQuarrie is visiting in Exeter this week. Mr T. F. Johnson left town on Wednesday afternoon, for London. Rev Mr Racey, of Goderich township, the newly appointed incumbent for the Trinity church, arrived in town on Wednesday ; we welcome Mr Racey to our midst. A TEMPERANCE WORTHY.— The Canada Citizen of the 6th nit,, con- tains portraits and short sketches of the new officers of the Grand Lodge of Good Templars of Canada. Mr Metcalf, of Blyth, it will be remem- bered, was elected Grand Councillor for the coming year, and a'good like- ness of him precedes the following sketch, Those who know the gentle- man will say that .the reporter sized h' well :— RANK METCALF, G. Co.—One of the rising men of the Order is the newly -elected Grand Councillor. A. resident of Blyth,HuronCo.,his record in Good Templary is one of which he may be proud. He has been the rest- less, "going,' pushing spirit of the order in this large and flourishing county for years, As D. C. T. of Dis- trict Lodge, No 24, he has been the means of pushing the Order to the front, and effecting large increase in its membership. 'For the Grand occu Lodge year just closed he has pied the position of ° auditor, and proved a capable officer. He was one of the:representatives to the R.W.G. L. that recently closed its sessions in Chicago. Personally Bro. Metcalf is one who makes many warm friends. To know him is to love and esteem him. He is an out•and-out Good Templar,and will bring much strength to the Executive of the Order. Exeter. ACCIDENT.—On.Tuesday last while Mr David Rowtcliff was engaged in raking hay on the farm of Mr James Pickard, he met with -what might have been a serious accident. It ap- pears he arose from his seat on the rake and just then the horse stepped forward throwing him back over and in the fall one of his legs caught in! a part of the :rake and held him fast. Had it been a skittish horse no doubt it might have proved fatal, but he escaped .with a few bruises and sprained back. Tuckersmitli ACCIDENT.—A young man named Kennedy, while working at Mr Sproat'e barn, got his leg broken a few days since. He was standing on a leeper, when it turned with him, affd be was throwm into the cellar, breaking his leg and receiving other injuries. Subscribe for the Clinton Naw ERn, and get all the home News. Holinesville. A net dog owned by Mr Swarth, was accidently beheaded by the train at the station a few days ago. The people say, oats are rusting, barley ripe. We want our owu her - rise. What shall we do without ap- ples ? It is reported that Mrs J. Holmes sr., hail been favored with a birthday party. This is probably true, as Dr Holmes, of Brussels, was here a few days ago. The people in this locality in many instances will not have as many ap- ples as they had barrels last year. Otte of our largest farmers thinks he may have one barrel, another one pailful, and a third 14 apples. Seaforth Mr R. Jamieson left on Tuesday for the Old Country. Miss Coffee, of Guelph, is visiting at Mr r J. Killoran s.• Dr Mackid started on a trip to the Northwest, on Tuesday. Miss Jackson, of Clinton, visited friends in town this week. Mr Joe 0. Rose left this week for Calumet, Mich., on a visit to friends, Miss Clarke, of Woodstock, is the guest of her cousin, Miss Erie Clarke. Miss Lizzie Hodgins, of Stratford„ formerly of this place, is paying a visit to friends in town. Our lacrosse boys went to St.Marys, on Friday last, and defeated the team of that place in 4 goals to 1. The Presbyterian church choir pic- nicked at Bayfield on Wednesday. They report having a good time. A cricket match,bachelors vs. bene - dicta, took place on the recreation grounds, on Wednesday afternoon. St. Thomas church Sabbath School picnic took place in Turnbull's grove, on Friday last. A most enjoyable time was spent. A base 'ball match was played on the recreation grounds, last Saturday afternoon, between the Broadioot & Box club and the Firemen of town, which reaulted in a victory for the fire fighters. The concert given by the Tennes- sean Jubilee Singers in Cardno's Hall, on Friday evening last, was first-class, notwithstanding some of the members of the company being sick and couldnot appear. The championship lacrosse match, Stratford vs. Seaforth, to take place here, on Friday afternoon of this week, is eliciting a great deal of in- terest. The stores will close from 4 to 6 p.m. to allow everybody to wit- ness the game. The Forresters have circulated a petition asking the Mayor to appoint Monday, Aug. 26th, a civic holiday. Objection is taken to the above date owing. to it being ton late in the sea- son, and that the Forresters, have a monoply of the day. A counter peti- tion is in circulation asking that Fri- day, Aug. 9th, be proclaimed, so that excursion rates can be procured to other parts, instead of only toxone place as in the case of the former date, Colborne. Mr Papst, of Michigan, has taken his departure for home. Mr Schwanz boasts of having oats nearly five feet high. Mr 0. Sanderson 15 on the stocks for repairs of one of his pedal extremi- ties, Mr V. Fisher had the misfortune to Pose one of his horses last week, by inflammation. Mr John Phrammer has had his commodious barn raised. He intends putting stone stabling under it. Misfortunes never come singly, Mr W. H. Baer, who has on several oc- casions during the last six months been laid up with an injured spine, had again been forced to lay off work a couple -of weeks, and just as he was able to get around he accidentally ran a pitchfork through one finger and to the bone of the next4ine,mak- ing'a very painful wound, --•..-- Usborne. BURNED.—On Friday night lant,the barn and contents belonging to These. Balman, of Usborne, was totally des- troyed by fire. It is a mystery how the fire originated, but it is supposed to be the work of an incendiary. The shock was so great upon Mrs Balman. that it is doubtful whether she will recover or not, as Mrs Balman has been ill for some time. Mr Balman cannot as yet estimate his loss. A SHEEP AND PIO SCRAPE.—On Thursday last Daniel Hicks, of Us - borne, had six reputable farmers of the same township brought before Justices Snell and Buchanan, charged with damaging andinjuring his(Hicks) sheep and pigs. Hicks claimed that on Sunday, the 7th inst., his sheep were on the public highway and that the defendants, coming upon them, chased and caught hold of several of them and caused them amine injury. The prosecution failed to satisfy their worships that any of defendantthad been guilty of any such Sabbath des- ecration or of the alleged impropriety towards the sheep, and the six cases against the defendants were summari- ly dismissed with costa against Hicks. His worship Buchanan administered a good sound lecture to the parties re- garding the very unneighborly con- dition of affairs in the locality. Brucefit. Mies Templeton. of Brucefleld,who a short time ago had an internal tumor removed by Drs Gunn and El- liott, is now able to eft up and is do- ing well, When your neighbor wants to borrow the Clinton NEW Min, recommened him to take it for himself. j JtOBERT HOLMES, Pubtia l $150 a year in advance. Bayfield. Mre Stuart, of Toronto, is visiting her daugl.tir, Mrs Dr Stanbury. Lawyers Johnston and Campion of Goderich were in town on Tuesday The Misses Cowan, of Warsaw, N Y., are at present visiting among their friende here Last Thursday quite a crowd of Americans,. many of whom were from Detroit, arrived at the Commercial Hotel. The 12th passed off quietly here. The Orange lodges went to Exeter and did not return till late. They report a good time. A picnic of some of the Clinton I Rattenbury St. Methodist Church' young people was held here on Tues- day, and they seemed to enjoy them- selves. Rev Mr Ryan, of Florence, preach- ed a very fine sermon last Sabbath in Trinity church. He and his wife .autl.family intend -Gemsinsog here for the summer. Our tailor and his assistant seem to enjoy a shower bath out on the main street", every once ,in a while. IWe wish our reeve would see to having bath houses erected for such as these. Among the guests at tho Clinton House are :—Mrs Alex Wilson and the Misses Watson, of Seaforth, Mrs and Miss O'Neil and Bay, of Clinton; Miss Gibson,of Toronto,Mr Taunton, wife and family, Mrs Graden and family,Master Frank Bullard and the Misses Brierly, of London. The remains of Mr McIntosh, of Exeter, who was formerly a resident of this place, were interred in the cemetry here on Tuesday last. The deceased gentleman was one of those who composed the first council of the village. By his death we are remind- ed that of the members f that council only one, Mr John Eason, now sur- vives. Turnberry. Bluevale cheese brought 9 cents at Listowel fair. Miss Maggie J. Scott, of the 10th con., spent.a week at Arkona visiting Miss Weir. The picnic and social at Salem, on the 4th and evening of the 5th, were very successful. Miss Ella Cooper, of Howick,spent a couple of days last week. visiting Mr G. H. Blackwell,•jrr Mrs Thos. McKibbon and Mrs Armstrong, of Walton, paid a visit to Mrs Fred. Thompson, at Zetland last week. Owing to • some misunderstanding' the football match at Wroxeter be- tween the Ironsjdes,of Turnberry,acd the Wroxeter team was not decided on the .first of July, as was expected. Miss Addie Porter, who has been visiting in Goderich, was home for the 12th of July. We understand she has resigned the;position of teach- er in S. S. No. 6, as her health bas not improved enough to warrant her in attempting to teach after holidays. She returned to Goderich on Satur- day last' • Hensall Mies. Hattie Morris is visiting here. Mrs ‘Vm. Muir has returned from her trip to the Northwest. The contractors are pushing the work on the new school houses. Our pathmasters are laying new sidewalks and otherwise improving the streets. Mrs McEwen, who has been visit- ing friende in Brooklyn, N. Y., is bonne again. Rev. Jasper Wilson, of Maiu street Church, Exeter, will occupy the.pul- pit in the Methodist church here ngst Sabbath. Rev, J. S, Cook hoes to Exeter, 'The picnic la connection with the Hensall Methodist Sabbath school, held in Mr J. Gilchrist's grove, was a succese'in every particular, At an early hour both old and young might be seen wending their way towards the scene of the day's amusements, whilst load after load of baskets, which proved •to be filled with.deii- cious viands might be seen(on the way to the grove. The day was spent in 'promenading, swinging, pitching quoits, croquet, base ball, &c., feast- ing on the good things provided by the ladies and listening to eloquent addresses by Revs. Henderson, Fear, Bridgeman and Cook. When the shades of night began to fall all went home feeling better mentally, physi- cally, socially and morally. • Leeburn. W. Sterling is preparing for the erection of a large barn this week. Mr P; Stuart, teacher of No. 5, has gone to Stratford to take in a course of study during holidays. Next Sabbath morning the Sacra- ment of the Lord'e Supper will be ad- ministered in the Presbyterian church here. Miss'M. J. Linfield spent a few days near Paramount last week, and was the guest of her former teacher, R, E. Brown. Miss Bella Cree, of Clinton, has come to reside in our burg for a time; having taken the situation of tele- graph operator at Point Farm. Mr Arthur Horton is very • busily engaged in erecting a new house, which will add very much to the ap- pearance of his place,besides being much more comfortabe. ' The members of the Band of Hope are busily preparingfor an entertain- ment to be held on Monday, the 29th of July. A collection^ will be taken up to help get necessary lesson books. All parents and friends are earnestly invited to attend. The Clinton NEW ERn, is one of the boat Local papers in Ontario. Ashfield. Norns.—'rhe farmers are busily engaged,at their hay; the crop is a very good one. The crops louk re• markably well and promise a fair average yield. A fine job of gravel- ling was done on the 2nd con by Mr Fisher; it was a bad piece of road and needed it. R. E. Brown has been re-engaged in S. S. No 5 .or another year. Rev J. Cockbourne, the blind preacher from Gorrie, preached in Zion church last Sabbath very forcib- ly and eloquently. Maitland Presbytery. The regular meeting of the Presby tery of Maitland was held in Wingham on Tuesday. The call given by Chalmers' church, Kincardine, and Bervie, to Rev D. A. McLean, of Kemble and Sarawak, was sustained. It was signed by 115 members and 285 adherents. The salary promised is -4800. Messrs Wm - -Henderson and C m a be'Its" ii d ther I. e to beartine s t f the call. Mr McNab was appointed l to prosecute the same before the Owen Sound presbytery. The call frcm Whitechurch and Calvin church,East i Wawanosh, to Rev W. 11. Geddes was also sustained, it being largely - signed. Mr Jameson, of Calvin ehurcb, and Mr H. D. Yenderson, of, Whitechurch,represented the interest- ed congregations. •The salary pro- mised is x850. The induction is to take place at Whitechurch on Thurs- day, the 25th of July—Rev Mr For- rest to preach,Mr Cameron to preside, Mr McQueen to address the minister and Mr McRae the people. A case from Belgrave was discussed and ad- judicated on for a couple of hours. Mr Wightman, an elder, an active and consistent member of the church, having had some disagreement with his session, considered it his duty to sever his connection with that church and made the request that the usual certificate of membership be given him. This the session saw fit to re- fuse, notwithstanding the fact that Mr Wightman had always been a consistent member and active worker in church and that he had never been made the subject of discipline or had any charge preferred against him. The facf appeared to be admitted that Mr Wightman was entitled to his certificate, but the court appeared un- willing to reflect on the action of the session. After a lengthy discussion,it was decided to send a delegation to ascertain more fully the facts of the case. The presbytery then adjourned. Additional local' News. Presentation. On Wednesday evening the employ- ees of the Doherty Organ Factory connected with the Workmen's Mu- tual Benefit Society met and present- ed Mr C. Blackstone, President, with a beautiful pickle dish. Mr Black• stone has been connected with the factory for eight years, and for two years has been President of this As- sociation, but has iesigned, and is succeeded by Mr R. Stoneham. The present was accompanied by the fol- j lowing address, to which a suitable ' reply was made by the recipient :— To C. BLACKSTONE, ESQ , DEAR SIR, -Having enjoyed the benefit of your time, ability and in- tersst for two years and more, in the faithful discharge of the du- ties of the President of the Em- ployees Mutual Benefit Society, we, as members of that Society, would be untrue to you, as well as to ourselves, to allow your retirement from ofilee to pass without an expression of our sincere regret, that pour arrange- ments for the future lead to a seP9L° ance of your relatipnsh'-- +• •P tthe PCietpi' to express to you Our appreciation of your valuable as- sistance, in the establishment, devel- opment and successful management of the Society. We are fully con- scious that its present prosperous state is due, in no small measure to your efforts in its inception, and since in the office of President. It ti as been always a pleasure to enjoy your friendship and genial company, and the unfailing' good nature and sense which has characterized your associa= tions with us, as members of this So- ciety, and as fellow workmen. We ask you to accept, at our hands,the accompanying Pickle Cruet, and with it we present our kindest regards, hoping that in whatever sphere you may be, your lot may be one of hap- piness. R. STONEHAM, BEN. THOMAS, Cammittee. C. TWEEDY, THE COOL WEATHER.—The remark- ably cool ni hts we are having at this period are ly favorable to the crops. Generali speaking—in the middle of July we aye tropical heat, and the consequen is, crops dry up and ripen premature y. With such a cool even temperature as we have had lately, the different cereals develop and fill out gradually,hence the weight of the grain this year maybe expect- ed to be abnormally great. The weather Ie also highly favorable to the growth of roots, and the comfort of men and horses working in the fields. A STANDARD NUISANCE.—There is point in the following from a eon- temporery :—The enthral nuisance of little children, in most cases girls, running from house to house and store to store, endeavoring- to dispose of tickets for some entertainment, has set in. Business men, housekeepers and others are pestered at all times during the day to purch ss,e these tick- ets. We have no desir6,to throw cold Water upon any worthy -entertainment, but some other method of conducting the sale ot tickets for these objects should be devised. The practice has a tendeucy in the case of little girls to make them bold and forward, and should be discountenanced by all. ARE YOU A DELINQUENT? There are a number of NEW ERA subscribers who require to be'reminded that it is their duty to look at the bate on the label of their papers. % e re- spectfully ask that such will remit the amount of subscrip- tion due us AT ONCE. A. pa- er iKe. t1 LIN..TO . Jp e ERA cannot get along with slow PR31,ng sttbstril.)ers...o.n its list, and we look for a prompt response on the part of those to whom this item is directed. Local Church Chivies. Rev T. Goldsmith,formerly ot Sea - forth, has retired from preaching at Hamilton. The Presbyterian and Episcopal Sabbath Schools picnicked at Gode- rich yesterday ; over six hundred+ went up on the train. Miss A. and Master Harold Stewart, sister and son of Rev. J. W. A. Stew- art, B. A., Rochester, N.Y., are the- gueste'of the former's sister, Mrs P. Cole. • Prior to leaving Louisville circuit, Rev R Thomas (formerly of Clinton) was the recipient of a Bible from his many friends there,and Miss Thomas the recipient of' a piece of silverware. Very general regret was expressed at their removal. Rev Mr Craig will preach in Brant- ford on Sunday next,• and in Wood- stock the following Sunday. Rev Mr Bridgeman, of Hensall, will's ip• ply for him next Sunday, and Rev J. C. Farthing of Woodstock, the fol- lowing Sabbath. St. Paul's Church was the scene of a joyous event, on Wednesday after- noon, when Mr C. W. Hamilton, a prosperous merchant of Port Arthur, was united in the holy bonds of'mat- rimony to Miss May M. Riter, also of Port Arthur, and sister of' Mr J. W. Biter, Clinton. . Rev Mr Hart, of Varna, preached in Ratteibury St. •church, on Sunday, and gave two sermons that were both much, appreciated by his hearers. His evening sermon in particular, di- rected to the unconverted, was full of gospel truth, and delivered in a most forcible and pointed manner, The garden party held at the -resi- dence of .Mrs Wm. Coats sr.,on Wed- nesday evening was a grand success in all ways. Early in the evening a large company of young folks and their number was very materially in. creased by the presence- of many ' f the older folk. The grounds were lit up by Chinese lanterns, and soon the promenade was alive with• pleasure - seekers, while all the ice cream tables seemed to be occupied. The Doherty band discoursed sweet music, and all present seemed to enter into the en- joyment. The young ladies of the Mission Band and the hostess did all in their power to make the hours run merrily. About 440 were raised, CHEESE FACTORIES, To'the Editor of the Clinton New Era MR EDITOR,—A few days ago your correspondent passed a certain cheese factory in the county of Huron, f shall not say where, but the stench of the piggery which is, adjacent to the factory, is altogether too strong for my olfactory nerves, In fact, Mr editor, if you should be punished by being compelled to pass that cheese factory and piggery, you ,would for- ever protest against, eating cheese again for fear that it might be made at that factory. It is a wonder to me how nice, clean cheese can "be made in such a contaminated atmosphere. It reminds me of the dirty women who lived in the dirty house and a lot of dirty dishes but 'still she made clean (7) butter. Surely here is a job for the health officer; why not move the piggery away half a mile from the factory. A LOVER or Goon CHEESE. 9 CEMETERY LOTS. 'l'o the Editor of the New Era. DEAR SIR,—Last spring the Ceme- tery Committee called the attention of parties owning lots in the cemetery to put them in a more orderly condi- tion, as the committee intended to do their part as far as the funds allowed them would permit. We are pleased to say that some owners have helped us in so doing, yet there are numbers who seem not to care how their lots look. Some are nothing but beds of weeds, with monuments leaning over, and fences lying down. Some have cut the weeds and thrown them on the adjoining lots. Very kind, I am sure. (?) For a small sum yearly the caretaker will keep them in order. We hope that those who have not at- tended to thia matter will do so at nee, as ••it looks as if some had for - hten that their friends are lying.' er . By levelling and sodding the lotst and keeping them in order, it will make them look better. After you have done yours, please tell your neighbor to do the same, as the com- mittee cannot inform them, and your example may lead them, W. C. SEARLE, Chairman of Com;