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VOL. XII.—NO. 5.
CLINTON, HURON COUNTY, ONT., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1889
Hardware Removal.
In announcing my Removal to
J. C. Detlor & Oo's old and well-
known stand on the corner of
North Street, I would call atten-
tion to my large stock of General.
and Ship HARDWARE, a stock
that for extensiveness in range
and reasonableness in price can-
not be excelled in Huron.
I also take this opportunity of
thanking my many friends for
the patronage that has necessi-
tated a removal to more commo-
dious premises, and request a
continuance of the same at the
new stand,
JAMES YATES.
GouertIOn,.Oct. 21st, 1889. ..
oral (l'arrespontleuce
~-- (}odcriclr.
To day being Christmas day, we
wish the readers of these columns
Many Happy Returns, and hope
that the anniversary of the death of
the Oue who brought Good 'Tidings
may be a day of Peace and Plenty
to all. In many of the families of
our patrons there will be vacant
chairs, the former occupants of
which have left loving remembran-
ces that time can never efface. May
such memories cause us to comment -
the Da in a manner accept
able to the . iver of AU Good
Things, and o imbue us with that
virtue, Charit •chat we shall feel
we are nearer t t loved ones who
have passed to t to Great 13eyon•1.
We– For Fresh New Year's Can-
dies, Fruits and Oysters, call at
BALL'S store. s
Early communion at St. George's
at 9 and regular Christmas service
at 11 a.m. to -day.
Messrs. F. W. Johnston and Jos.
Beek paid a visit to Myth last
The rsd ay. •
The pupils of Miss Crouk's class
presented their teacher with a very
pretty album.
During the windstorm on Sunday
the handsome lamp outside the C.P.
R: telegraph office was blown down
and badly broken.
Rev. B. L. Hutton lectured in
Victoria street Methodist church
last Mouday evening, on " Ireland :
Her Sins and' Sorrows."
There will bo a good programme
presented at the Sunday School
Christmas Tree in the Victoria -se
Methodist church this evening.
Mrs. James Vivian, when passing
around the square on Friday, lost
her gold watch and chain, but luck-
ily it was picked up by Mr. William
Craig, of the. Huron Hotel, who
handed it to Mr. Vivian when that
gentleman was searching foe it.
Tho past three days our butchers
have had an exeellent display of
Xmas beef, mutton, pork and poul-
try, all of which was tastefully
dressed and decorated. The exhi-
bition of Xmas cheer was the beat
we have seen for many a year.
Mr. Dalton, market inspector fo
Brantford, died last Tuesday after a
e short illness, aged 78 years. The
deceased fell recently and dislocated
itis hip, an accident that was the
primary cause of his death. Tho
deceased was father of Mrs. David
Curry, of this town.
At the last regular meeting of
Huron Chapter No. 30, R.A.M:, G.
R.C., the following officers were
elected for 1890:—Comps. C. A.
Humber, Z.; Wm. Craig, sr., H.;
I1. W. Ball, J.; W. A. lthynas,'S':
E.; W. II. Murnoy, S. N.; James
Craigie, P.S.; Judge Toms, Treas.;
T. J. Vidoan, Janitor.
Misses Florence Williams and
Allie Shannon passed t•he recent
second class professional teachers
examination at the Toronto Normal
School, with honors. These young
ladies, who both hold first-class non-
professional certificates, have been
engaged by tho Goderich School
Board for the year 1890.
A general mooting of the Board
of Trade was held ou Wednesday
evening. The presideut, Mr. R. S.
Williams, in the chair, and there
were present Jos. Kidd, vico-pres.,
R. Radcliffe, treas., J. Mitchell, sec.,
Mayor Butlor,'P. M,. W. Campbell,
councillors Nicholson, Humber,
Dunlop and Cantolon, and Meters.
Hutchison, Price, VanEvery and
.McGillicuddy. A number of com-
munications wore -read regarding
the establishment of manufactories,
when Messrs. R. S. Williams, J.
Butler, M. Hutchison, C. A. IIum-
hor and H. Horton were appointed
a committee to receive any of the
visitors who might visit the circular
town iu this connection.
Worn' (!farregpondenee.
WHOLE NO. 583
Goderich
Many of our stores now use two
electric lights, one even using three.
His Honor Judge Doyle held
several Division Courts 'teat week.
The adjourned session of the
Peace will opou ou Jany 4th.
Election of officers for Huron
lodge No. 62, I. 0. 0. F. at the
regular meeting to -morrow eveuiug.
The semi-mouthly meeting of the
Went H iron Farmers' Institute will
be held in this town ou Jauy 17th.
and 18th.
The Christmas exauunatiou hav-
ing been completed ou Friday, the
schools were accordingly closed for
the holiday term.
PURELY PERSONAL.
Mr. Keith McLean is spending
the holidays in town.
Mr. H. E. Johnston of Toronto
was iu town this week.
Mr. F. W, Johnston is spending
the holidays at Sarnia.
Mr. Morrieou, of Walton, was in
the county town on Wednesday.
Mr. F. Jordon returned from a
visit to Montreal oil Friday.
Mr. R. H. Collins, of Exeter, was
last weok'in the circular town.
Mrs. Jas. Yates is., visiting at
Alyuter.
Mre. Richardson is visiting her
relatives at Alymer.
Mr. R. Park returned from Exeter
on Friday.
Miss Hattie Smith is visiting at St.
Thomas.
Miss May Doyle returuod from
college at Buffalo, last week.
Mr. Stauloy Hays is holidaying
in towu.
Miss Allie Sharman has returned
-froth the Toronto Normal School.
Mr. Ilarry Clucas is spending
Christmas week at hotno.
Miss Mary Macara, of Brantford,
is visiting in town.
.Mr. Sidney Malconrson is home
for the holiday season.
.Mr. Hilton 'felines k hone on a
Christmas visit.
Mrs. Wygle is visiting at the old
homestead on Britannia road.
Mr. W. B. Dickson, barrister of
Brussels, was in town this week.
Mr. E. C. Coleman, of Seaforth,
was in the county town last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Rastall are
spending Chrietlnas at Kincardine.
Mr. Hastings, barrister of Sea -
forth, paid the Co. town a visit last
week.
Mr. E. E. Wade, barrister of
Brussels, was in town on Wednes-
day.
Mr. L. Rightmeyer, of ,Kincar-
dine, was in the circular town last
week.
Mr. Chas. Lee returned from
college last week for the holiday
season.,
Mr. Jeo. Straiton of the G. T. R.
has recovered from his recent indis-
position.
Mr. Ed. Beck arrived home from
Sarnia un Thursday, the Empire
having finished her eaason's work.
Mr: 11 'pry Potts who has been
attending •'..0 commercial college at
London i i n rned home last week.
Mr. P. It. \Vallate returned to
town on 1• riday, and is spending
holiday vie, a at home.
The ret or of St. George's, Rev.
W. A. Young, was in the Forest
city last week.
Mr. Park is in town on a visit to
his brother the Principal of the
Public Schools.
Mr. Win. Kay had so far recover-
ed from his recent illness as to be
able to attend to busines on Mon-
day.
Miss Florence Williams returned
from Toronto on Saturday, the Nor-
mal school having closed the day
previous.
Mrs. Bastedo and children, of
Toronto, are visiting at the resi-
dence of the lady's father, Mr.
Chas. Strbuhal.
Mr. John Weston, of Dakota, a
former resident of Goderich town-
ship, is visiting in this neighbor-
hood.
Mr. Jas. Hamilton who has been
indisposed since his return home
some four weeks since, was able to
be around on Thursday,
Miss Florence Downie who had
been visiting at the residence of
her aunt Mrs. Geo. Black the past
two months left for hor home, Sim-
•
coe, on Saturday.
Mr. Gregory Tom having com-
pleted his duties at the central
school, left for Exeter last week.
Tho gentleman .while in charge of
the Principal's room proved him-
self a most efficient teacher.
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Moral (!arretpondence
Go tier felt.
Tho usual Christmas service at St.
Peter's to -day.
Regular meeting of the Maitland
lodge No. 33, A. F. and A. M.
next Friday evening.•
There waa a meeting of the Board
of Trade last Wednesday evening
in the town hall. '""
The Holiday time of the high
school commenced on Thursday,
the school having closed on that
day.
Oue ut' the new dynamos was
placed iu positiun lest week, when
the 1000 caudle power lights wore
placed in the stores.
Numinatiou for Mayor, Reeve,
Dopy Reeve, Councillors, and one
school trustee for each ward in 'the
council chamber at 7.30 p. nr. on
Monday.
Captain9tabb will attend a Life
Boat officers banquet at Detroit on
the 28th having received as special
invitation through the superintou-
deut of the Michigan Life Beat
crews.
The uow artesian well is now down
about 250 feet. The flow from it
seems to be cousiderably ahead of
any of those previously Bunk, it
apparently giving as much water as
any three of them.
The patent machine for making
the improved barrel arrived in town
last Friday, and was ready for
manufacturing yesterday. The ma-
chine has been placed in position
at Kidd's mill and salt well.
On Monday morning as a Goder-
ich Tp. farmer was getting into his
w..gou his team started to run away
but the Oehler,' by a quick move-
ment, got control of the lines and
soon brought the animals to a stop.
The lighthouse keeper has during
the past few months planted many
hundred poplar slips on the bank
outside the lighthouse, for tho pur-
pose of uniting the earth and pre-
voutiug future slips.
• The officers of Maitland lodge
Noe 33, will be installed at the
regular meeting on Friday. At the
conclusion of the ceremony the
members will celebrate the' festival
of St. John by taking supper at
Campaign's restaurant, West street.
There was a meeting of the Public
School Board on Tuesday of lust
week to consider the report of the
Principal regarding the system of
promotion, and otherwise conduct-
ing .the schools. After discussion
the report was unanimously adopt-.
ed:
At the regular meeting of Huron
Encampment No. 28, I. 0. 0. F.
held on Monday evening the maid-,
herselected to office for the ens.uing
term were :—Patriarchs, P. Holt, C.
P. ; G. H. Nairn, 1I. P.; Jno.
Straiton, S. W. ; Goo. Porter, J.
W. ; Ross Rastall, It. S. ; II. W.
Ball, F. S. ; W. II. Murney, Treas.
Tuckersiluth.
Deputy Reeve EIgie publishes
a card stating that he will not be a
candidate the coming year.
At last meeting of the Council
all the members were present. A
by-law was passed itp pointing In
apoctor Malluch, A. Bishop,; M. P.
P., a.ud Win. Kydd• Esq. of Usboree
to value tho school property of the
township, to adjust and settle the re-
spective rights and claims couse-
gnent on the repeal of the by-law es-
tablishing the Township Board,
and the division of the town into
sections. It is understood that the
examinstion of the school property
will take place early in January.
A resolution was passed fixing Dix-
ott's hall, Brucefiold, as the place for
holding a meeting for the nomina-
tion of candidates to fill the offices
of Reeve, Deputy -Reeve and Coun-
cillors for the year 1890, and if a
poll is necessary polis will be opened
at the usual places, viz: For divi-
sion No. 1, Henry Colbert, Deputy
Returning Officer ; No. 2, Janine
Broad foot, Deputy Returning Offic-
er; No. 3, S. Smillio. Deputy Re-
turning Officer; No. 4, James Cum-
ming, Deputy Returning Officer.
The rumination will be on the last
Monday of the year. Tho follow-
ing suras were voted ea relief : To N.
Price. $15 ; J. Miller, $5 ; Ed. Cont.
her, $10. The taxes charged a-
gainst John Collagen and Edward
Gomber were retnitted, also a (log
tax of \Vm. Turney.
It may not 'bo out of place to re;
mind the ratepayers of each school
section in the township that the
school act fixes the last Wednesday
of December as the day ou which to
hold "school meetings," except when
Wednesday is a holiday.This year
Wednesday .being Christmas, the
meetings should be held on Thurs-
day, the 26th, at 10 a, nt.
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Xacltl Tal'*t,pandenct
Stunuterhitl.
Air. John H. Lowery, who has
just returned from the Normal
school in the northern city, looks
as if proximity to John A. did not
disagree with hirn.
Mr. 'Phos. Cousins, who has been
engaged with Mr. W. H. Ball for
the past year, has engaged with Mr.
Melburrt Sprung for 1890. Mr.
Albert Moles has al -o engaged' with
the eamo gentleman. We are scary
to lose two such genial geetleieu
from our neighborhood.
A very successful examination
was held in the public school here
on Thursday, 19th inst. It com-
rneuced in the morning and was
couductetl by the teacher, G. M.
Kilty, assisted by Messrs. Arthur
Scott, of No. 4, Colliorue ; Alex.
Watson, of No. 9, Hullett ; and J.
II. Lowery, who had just arrived'
home trout the Ottawa Normal
School,.. Thu ladies brought well
filled baskets of choice "eatables,"
and at noon lunch was served. The
examiuetion was then cogtiuued,
after which"Air. Watson was elected
chairman and a programme of reci-
tations, dialogues and music, was
rendered. At the conclusion of the
programme the chairman, on behalf
of the pupils,, presented the teacher
with a very nice' writing desk, with
inlaid cover, which took him com-
pletely by surprise end impressed
the visitors present with the good
feeling which .rust exist between
pupils and teacher. Speeches were
then delivered ley the chairman, the
trustees of the ar.hool, the 'visiting
teachers and.r. number of the other
visitors, in all of which great praise
was given to the pupils for the
manner iu.which they had acquitted
thetnselvee. The great attraction
was the Christmas Tree, laden with
presents bought by the trustees for
the pupils as. a reward 'fpr their
work during the year. These pre-
sents were distributed at the close
and seethed' to give satisfaction to
all. There were 96 visitors present
by actual count, the hugest' umber
on a:similar occasion in this 0011001
within our temen)brance. `\\'e ,sin-
coreiy hope she trustees •will hold
out the same inducements to the
pupils •for the coming'year. It ie
the opinion of all that it worked
exceedingly voll dut.ing• the pact
year, and we also hope the ratepayers
will give the school the encourage-
ment caused by their presence•when
the annual examination of 1890
takes place.
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Goderich Township.
Treasurer Cantelon has furn-
ished, and the Council in accordance
with the statute has published, the
financial statement of the township
for 1889. The expenditure for the
year is somewhat over $13,000, made
up School taxes $4,583.37•; Reeve's
notes $1,215.4; County rate for
general purpusea $3,173'13 ; Do.
municipal assessment' for schoola
$360,1eaving estimated balance in
favor of township of $1,518.06.
Council met according to. statute
at lfolmeavill'e Monday Deer. 16;
members all present. Minutes •of
l,,;t week read and passed. •
Report of Mr. John Cox, chair
luau of tho local board of health,
was road and passed, ,the report
showing that no complaints had
come before the board during the
year of ill kept pretnises or any
deaths from contagious diseases, and
that the townehip is at present free
from any dangerous or infectious
disease. The treasurer handed in
the report of the receipts and ex-
penditures of the township for the
current year, which - was o'arofully
read over. Moved by Samuel
Sturdy, seconded by John Beacom,
that the treasurer's report he accept-
ed and the council have 150 copies
printed for distribution at nomina-
tion, and the requisite number of
copies be posted up in the town-
ship. Carried.
The following accounts were paid,
viz; Henry Weston, outlet for
drain, $2 ; James Alexander, gravel,
$9; medicine for Aire. Bray, per W.
C. Goode, $1.75; News-RocoRD,
printing, $17,50; Andrew Courtice,
gravel, $3.30; 'Wm. Nicholson,
gravel, $1.80; Robert Draper,
gravel, $3; Thomas Trick, use of
scraper 4 days, $1; Joseph Wilaon,
gravel. $L80; James Elliott, 5th
con'. gravel, $3.60; James II. Elliott,
cut line, gravel, $12.36; John Weir,
gravel., $5.85; clerk for services as
secretary to board of health two
years, $4; John Beacom inspecting
spile:driving at Holmesvillo small
bridge, ono day, $1.25; Thomas
Chuachill, two days same, $2.50;
Samuel Sturdy, three days same,
$3.75; eollector,postago, $1; Mrs.
Soworhy, dog wrongly assessed, $l;
treasurer borrowing money and pre-
paring his reports for nomination,
$6; Edward Smartt', ties of hall for
council purposes, $50; collector,
goal (garreopoudenet
Goderich 'Township.
salary, $70; treasurer, salary, 870;
councillors for their services as such,
$22 each.
Council adjourned to meet again
per statute.
JAMES PATTON,Clerlt.
Stanley.
Council met at :Varna Dec. 16th,
1889. Mentber°all present, mioutes
of previous meeting rend and signed.
Geo. Baird, Thos. Kennard, Wm.
Rathwell and.Santuel Sterling were
appointed Dep. retu'uing officers for
the ensuing year. The following
accounts wore ordered to be paid :
Dr. Staubury $16.00 and Dr. Nichol'
$3.00 for attendance on Mr. and
Mrs. Bannerman they being in in•
digentcircumstances ; Robt. Holmes
$1.00 for notice of courtof revision ;
Andrew Stinson $10.00 Salary and'
$5.38 for wood and repairs for the.
Hall and three days attendance at
special Courts ; Board of health
,officers $9.00; \Vm. Slack $3.68;
E. McEwen $17.75; D. McTavish
$2.16; Ed Glen $11.20; Ed West-
lake 19.52 for gravel accts;° Geo.
Stewart $3.00 for making out deeds
'and reglatering spine and $11.00
for making out School Section
Census for 1889; John Torrance,
salary, road commissioner select•
ing Jurors and postage $32.00;
Isaac Erratt salary and road Com-
missioner $29.20; \\int. Clark salary
and road Commissionrs $29.20; Jas.
Aikenhead salary and postage
$86.00; Geo . Stewart, salary, voter's
list, registration, postage, stationery
and selecting Jurors $126.00; Jas.
Campbell and Robt. Reid were
each refunded $1.00 being error iu
dog -tax; also that $2100 commuta-
tion for statute labor against Wm.
Lang be considered null, ho having
paid it in another beat. The Cqun-
cil then adjourned.
GEO. STEWART,
Clerk.
Morris.
The council niet ou the 16th
Dec., .1889. Members, all present,
the Reeve in the chair.. Minutes
of last meeting read and passed.
A number of accounts were ordered
to be paid. The .following persons
rvereappoineel to take the votes at the
planes hereinafter mentro ed ,should
a poll be rexelei the coming
Municipal Er Tion: -Subdivision
No. 1 at the school house in S. S.
No. 1, Jas. Ne.woombe D. R. 0.
Sub -Div. No. 2 at the, the school
house in S. S. No. 9, Alex McCall
11 R. 0. 'Sub -f" No. 3 at the
school house it ..,. No. 5, Geo.
Hood D. R. 0. Sub -Div. No.4
at the town hall, 'Tori. Miller D.
R. 0. Sub -div. No. 5 at the school
house in S. S. No. 7, T. S. Brandon
D. R. 0. Sub-biv. No. 6 at the,
school house in S. S. No 10, Arthur
Shaw D. R. 0. Bylaws No. 7 and
8, 1889 were duly read and passed.
The Council then adjourned.—W.
CLARK, Clerk.
Blyth.
Judge Doyle hold Division court
here Thursday.
Mr. A. Smith shipped another
load of fine dressed hogs from this
station to Montreal on Friday.
Mr. W. Coloton and wifo of
Winnipeg and Mies Ellen Coloton
of Calgary are spending tho holi-
days with their parents here.
Mr. James Gosman who has been
living in the neighborhood of Galt
for two years past returned on Sat-
urday to spend a couple of weeks
with his parents.
On Monday evening the members
of the Bible class of the Methodist
church waited upon their teacher,
Mr. Miles Young, and presented
him with a handsome easy chair as
a token of their esteem for him.
The meeting of the local Con-
servatives on Thursday evening was
fairly well attended. In the ab-
sence of Mr. F. W. Fanner from
town Mr. John Emigh took the
chair. Excellent addresses' were
given by Messrs A. M. Todd,Joseph
Bock, F. W. Johnston and Reeve
Belly. It was very clearly shown
that no man could be a Conserva-
tive without being a consistent
equal rights man in the proper and
fullest sense of that term.
On Thursday , afternoon our
bailiff with several assistants got
into quite a melee while' endeavor-
ing to remove a machine from T.
Bawden's shop to tho station. At
one tirne it was thought that the
riot act would have to bo read out
but as soon as the evening, train
arrived a person alighted frot it
that soon made it all oaceful d
serene. I tell you w t them ' .ast
enders aro terrors on
solo
when they get started.
Xaelill (! orrcgpolldeizet.
Blyth.
Mr. Secord of Goderich a'as in
town on Monday.
Mr. John McDonald of lien.
salt waa in town on Friday.
,rliessrs Tanner 'and Shane took
part at the English Church concert
at Bayfiold on Thursday evening.
On Friday our Public School
wee closed for the Christmas heti-
days.
The large new driving shed iu
rear of the Methodist Church he...
is almost completed.
Regular' meeting of the member's
of the C. 0. F., was held in their
hall on Tuesday evening. •
Divine service is to be hold iu
the Trinity Church on Christmas
Day at 11. a. m., with Holy Com-
munion.
It is rumored that our Christy
Minstrels intend holding their
annual open air concert ou New
Years eve. Look out for theta.
Our tax collector was on the war
path on Monday paying the delinqu-
ents another visit. Did you get
much chink Johnny 1
Several of our young folks at-
tended the English Church .Xmas
'free and Entertainment in Bel -
grave on Monday.
Mr. T. Bawdan and his workmen
are busy making some large sashes
fur the plate glass front of Reynolds
store at Hansall.
The excellent choir of the Method-
ist Church have been invited to as-
sist at the tea tneeting of the Afotho-
diet Church in Belgrave on Xmas
night.
Ont Saturday afternoon Mr, Net.
son McGee whilst -chopping in the
bush cut his foot with -an dice.
This will confine the young clan to
the house for a few days.
Mies Ruth Jones the organist of
Trinity Church and the excellent
choir have been making preparation
for several weeps past to have a
grand musical service on Christmas
day.
Two beautiful carved oak chairs
have been placed in the chancel of
the English Church, the gift of Mrs.
Whitt of Clinton who was for many
years organist. The congregation
aro to be congratulated on receiving
such a handsorne present.
The English church. Xmas tree`
entertainment last Friday evening/
was well attended though the
weather was bad. Two trees were
loaded with presents for teeth' old
and young. The programme of
singing, dialogues and recitations.
was well rendered. Great credit is
due those who effected such success
ful training. The tableaux "Re-•
bocce at the Well" and "The Indian,if
Captive" were immense. Messrs
Tanner and Bawden several times
during the evening played beautiful, e
instrumental pieces which received
great applause. After a time Santa
Claus rapped as the door, was ad-
mitted and in full regalia passed
up the aisle amid roars of laughter:
Ho then stripped the presents orf
the trees and handed them to the
fortunate ones. After this the.
affair was brought to a close with
singing from the children and the..
benediction by the Rev. G. W.
Racey. Proceeds $20760.
Nile.
Mr. Robert Kirkpatrick has re-
turned home after a two years stay
in Manitoba.
Mr. David McWhinney is hotne
again from a trip to Fort Gratiut on
the American side.
The Christmas tree in connection
with the Nile Sabbath school conies
off on Xmas eve: Tho Rev. Mr
Edge, from Clinton, will deliver a..
lecture. There r1LL rein. be .lead-
Ings and recitations, goy 1 by the
school. Music by th.' choir. .rr
Tho anniversary sermons in cone
nection with the Nile Methodist
Sunday school were preached here ..
Sunday morning by Mies Williams,
and in the evening by the Rev. A.
Potter of Dungannon. Tho revival
meetings will commence New Year's
eve with a watch night service
The entertainment in the halieue,
Friday evening, get up by the Good
Templet's, was quite a success not
withstanding the wet day, Mis „:'.
Ilamiln of Goderich presided at thio!'°,
organ and gave some vary
selections of music. 1ttr. Shane Of ..;
L'fyth was also present, and hit
comic songs were fully encored.
Our teachers have both gond
hore'after the duties of the you,!,+.`
Miss Plummer was the recipient of
a valuable present of a silver piekiar;:,
cruet, a silver butter co ler
dozon tea knives. ` M r.
mick received the ' 3r'4l
plush shaving oaso tt
brush. Tho teachers for tiie,a
year will be Mr. A. McKay 4
gennon and Miss Watson
Wawanooh.
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