The Clinton New Era, 1891-02-20, Page 8lint�u 4cu7 1
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Single and Double Harness, Horne
Clpthulg, &m. Johnston te Armour.
Potatoes W and, ---10,000 bush-
els, Highest price paid PANTELON
H#tOS Clinton.
James TWITcUELL has received a fresh
supply -.of those 4XX Rhinglea, which
be is selling very cheap.
People intending to go Went this
spring can get Consul Certificates at
Clinton, thereby saving the expense of
going to<ode;ich. They should also
take out an Accident Insurance policy
for which A. 0. Pattison is agent.
LOGS. LOGS
Stapleton Salt Works is pre-
pared to take any quantity of
LOGS this coming season,
principally Elm and Bass-
wood. Also Stave Rolts and
••rdwood.
LIBERAL MEETING.
A meeting of the Liberals of Clin-
ton will be held in the
Committee Rooms, Brick
Block, Albert St., this
Friday Evening.
A full attendance is desired. Addres-
ses will be given by several well-known
speakers.
(l; wn
Mr R. Newmarch leaves shortly for
Winnipeg, where he purposes resid-
ng in future.
Mr John Joslin shipped a car of
stock and settlers effects to Manitoba,
on Thursday last,
A meeting of the W C T U will
be held at Mrs Wm Harland's on
Tuesday, the 24th.
Mr James Steep shipped this week
a considerable quantity of timothy
and clover seed to outride points.
Mr Denitidt, who has been employ-
ed with Harland Bros for some time,
1 a@ taken'a situation at Wroxeter.
A handsome New York Weber
Grand Piano was placed in the resi-
dence of Mayor Doherty this week.
Nothing short of a barrel of oysters
will be enough to supply your friends,
Mr Paisley, when you get back to
town.
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Mr E. W. Burley was laid up last
week by hemorrhage of the lungs, but
we are pleased to state that he is this
week better.
The following passengers were
booked to Shoal Lake, Man., by A.
O. Pattison, J. W, Moffat and D.
Moffat and wife.
Through the failure of Mr W.
Regain, confectioner, Toronto, Mr'
Walter Coats it likely to lose his
situation as traveller.
Mrs King, of Blyth, Mr Jno Reith
and Mr Campbell, of Hensall, were
in town this week taking out United
States settler's certificates before
going west. '
Dame rumor says that a certain
-.widower in town will shortly again
enter the state of matrimony with a
lady of Streetsville. The undertaking
is a steep owe.
Mr Arthur Cook, who purposes
erecting a brick house this year, is
already preparing for the removal
••f the frame houses that stand at
present on the property.
Mr Jonathan Ellis, woolen manu-
facturer, has been nominated to con-
test South Norfolk, in the Liberal
interest; he was at one time publisher
of the Wingbam Times.
Mr H. Stevens, assessor, has .com-
menced his duties, and says he
"won't allow a little thing like an
election" to prevent him finishing up
the assessment in apple pie order.
Mr W. Robb left us a hen's egg
which weighs over 4 oz. and. measures
8z7; this is the kind of eggs Mr
Farrow promised hens would lay
when the N.P. got into good working
order.
Mr Eli Bateman, formerly of Gode-
rich township. but who has been
running a stock farm at Silver Lake,
Indiana, has moved to Bad Axe,
Michigan, where he purposes resid-
ing in future.
Mr W. Herbison and wife left here
on Tuesday, for Manitoba, where Mi
Herbison takes charge of a creamery.
He bas been a resident of this sec-
tion for a good many years, but finds
that he can do better west.
Mr A. Gorrell, who has resided in
this town for several years, and is one
of the oldest residents of the county,
expects shortly to move to Toronto,
where he has a daughter residing.
He has rented his house here to Mr
Henry Hartt.
The body of Miss Landers, daugh-
ter Mr Landers, of the London road,
Stanley, was interred in Clinton
Cemetery, on Wednesday. She is the
third or fourth member of the family
that has died during a abort time,
from consumption.
Mr W C Searle is visiting friends
down in Logan. A report was cur-
rent that he had got lost in the Logan
swamp, but this must be a yarn, for
you can't get rid of W C in that way;
he'd find his way out of any swamp
with his hands tied behind hie back.
Mr Miller, one of the owners of the
Ophir Gold Mine, Thessalon, is visit-
ing his sister here, Mrs Pearen. Mr
Miller formerly resided at Blegrave,
but was fortunate enough to leave
that place some years ago, and is now
one of the leading men of the Algoma
district.
BUILDING.—At a meeting of the
members of the Baron Central Agri-
cultural Society, on Wednesday, the
plans for the contemplated enlarge-
ment of the building were submitted,
and work in connection therewith
will be proceeded with at once.
At a late meeting of the South Ox-
ford Liberals, an interesting part of
the proceedings was the presentation
to Mr John Douglas, the venerable
president of the Association, of a
beautiful and costly silver tea set.
Mr Dotiglas is the father of Miss
Minnie Douglas, Clinton.
NEwUPI ay.T-Mr gugb Moore
has bought from Ale John Gibbinga
the old woolen twill property, An
t'7illiam. street, together with, a
house and acre of land, getting the
same at a bargain, As Boon an the
n411 eau be put in eba$e Mr Moore
Will commence business.
COMMITTEE ROOMS...—The Conger,
vatives have engaged the vacant
hotel Qn Ontario St. known as
"Kennedy's," to be used as a com-
mittee room during the campaign.
The Liberals have eecured Irwiu'R
variant store oil Albert St. as their
own.
SUDDEN DEPARTURE.—A few days
since people residing not over twelve
miles from 'Clinton were surprised to
hear that a certain farmer the owner
of three hundred acres of land, with
good brick house, and the father of a
large family, had suddenly taken his
departure, intending to return no
more. He is now said to be working
in British Columbia, and the cause of
hie departure Is attributted to domes-
tic trouble.
BUSINESS CHANGE,—Messrs Tay-
lor & Sons, who have conducted a
successful branch store at Blyth for
several years have disposed of their
business there to Mr Scott, and have
leased a store at Hensall, where they
will at once open out, Mr Jacob Tay-
lor having charge of the same. They
are a reliable, enterprising firm,
and the people of Hensall will find
Mr Jacob Taylor a first-class fellow.
SETTLED OUT OF COURT.—The
other day a warrant was issued for
the arrest of a young man named
Potts, who had borrowed an overcoat
and failed to return it; the com-
plainant in the case withdrew the
charge on defendant paying costs.
Mr Cunningham, of Varna, laid in-
formation against Mr Cook, of the
same place, for assault and battery,
arising out of a dog fight, and the
case was to have been tried before
Clinton magistrates on Monday, but
the defendant settled it by payment
of $3.25 costs,
COMPLIMENTARY SUPPER.—Mr
and Mrs F. J. Hall, who have been
boarding at the Grand Union for
some tie having concluded to start
housekeeping, a complementary sup-
per was tendered them on Wednes-
day evening, about thirty sitting
down thereat. Mr S. 5, Cooper
occupied the chair, and a number of
toasts were drank and briefly re-
sponded to, among those speaking
being Dr Turnbull, Dr McGregor,
0. Ballard, S. Weeks, W._Morrisonr
J. Boy v:John' Irwin' `and others.
During the evening the boarders
presented Mrs Hall with a handsome
hanging lamp, accompanied by an
address.
No LIGHT.—On Sunday night,and
in fact every night since, the Ratten-
bury St. Methodist church had to get
along as best it could without the
service of the electric light, and the
street lamps were in the same condi-
tion, the ctrcuit having been broken
somewhere. Men were engaged in
trying to locate it for several days,
and at last found that it existed be-
tween the Queen's Hotel and the
light ori Ontario St. It will soon be
in working older. The great differ-
ence between the electric light and
ordinary lamps becomes apparent
when it is necessary to fall back on
the latter. [The light has since been
got to work]
PRESS ASSOCIATION:=Election ex-
citement to the contrary,notwith-
standing,the meeting of the Canadian
Press Association in Toronio,last Fri-
day,was one of the beat held since its
organization. Liberal and Conserva-
tive editor alike met on a common
platform, and discussed the different
phiases of journalism—mechanical,
mental and financial—and the very
best of feeling prevailed throughout.
A press banquet was held on Friday
night, and the Hon. Oliver Mowat
certainly expressed a truth in his
address to the members, when he
described it as "the finest collection
of brains and good looking men the
city had seen for some time." The
Huron papers represented were the
Wingham Times, Brussels 1?ost,Gode-
rich Signal and NEW ERA.
OMINOUS.—Thursday the Clinton
delegation rig, bound for Dungannon
and the Reform Convention, called
at the Commercial to take mine host
along. As it was startling ofl again
one of our oboe merchants was seen
hurrying along to get aboard. He
"helloed." the bystanders "helloed"
also. The rig started. The belated
delegate got on the run. The more
he "hallowed" at the retreating
vehicle the faster the horses seemed
to go. H lifted his "walkenfasts" as
merrily as though he was keeping
time to the most lively and
objectionable terpsichorean music.
But it was no go. He kept up the
race until he saw the team disappear
beyond the railroad crossing. The
"Tories" who noticed the affair re-
marked that this Grit delegate had
got left about as badly as the Grit
party would get left on the 5th of
March.—News-Record. [Our cotem
is entirely astray in its conclusions,
though correct in its recital of facts.
The gentleman in question simply
hired another rig, and ''got tbar" on
time. So, to follow out its own
reasoning Mr Cameron will "get
Char" all the same, and on time, too.
—Ed NEW ERA.1
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LOCAL POLITICAL GOSSIP
It was the town of Clinton that
gave Porter his majority last time.
We hope it will not do so this time.
It is not at all likely that any one
will be brought out in the South, in
opposition to Mr McMillan, as such is
hopeless.
There are some very elaborate and
picturesque cartoons being displayed
around. They may be amusing to
look at, but they won't affect a single
vote.
Here are the official majorities at
the last election in thie county, and
they may be of interest just now :—
McMillan, 758. Porter 27. Dr. Mc-
Donald, 61.
Mr A. H.Manning and Mr Garrow.
are this week holding public meetings
in the northern part of the riding, in
the interest of Mr Cameron, the
Liberal candidate.
Mr John McMillan is attending
Mr Porter's meetings in the interest
of Mr Cameron, and we venture the
assertion that Mr Porter finds his
company the warmest he has had for
seise" titre, As a gentleman ;These
sympathies are with. the Conservative.
party remarked, "John McMillan is
altogether too Many for :Porter."
Did you -ever see the "Liberals in
better spirits then they are now, or*
better fighting humor? We never
did, and dee know something about
elections in this section,
Mr Porter held his first meeting at.
Holmeaville, on Friday night last; if
his owls Needs consider that it was.a
brilliant success, they may have all
the opnsolation that it Words.
4 meeting, In the interests el the
Liberal candidate, will be held in the
town hall, on the evening of Fridayy,
Feb. 27th, to be addressed by Mr
CatnQmen and others; a big rally Is ex-
pected.
When canvassing at the last election
Mr Porter promised that he would
move to Clinton, if elected. We
have not heard up to date, of him
taking up his residence here. What
yarn did he tell on Saturday last?
Said a prominent politician the
other day:—"I have attended the last
two sessions of the Dominion Parlia-
ment, have heard about all the de-
bates that have taken place, and can
say without any hesitation whatever
that there was not a man in the house
who could discuss the National Policy
ae clearly, who had analized it as
thoroughly, and who could point out
its defects as effectively as Mr John
McMillan. His arguments always
were unanswerable,"
Dr. Sloan, of Blyth has issued an
able address to the farmers of Huron,
in which he shows clearly how the
N. P. injures them ; and the great ad•
vantages of the American market.
He disposes of the loyalty cry, points
out where economy in Dominion af-
fairs would result in an immense sav-
ing, and urges farmers to "strike for
liberty" by dealing a blow to the -
combines, corruptioniste, and monop-
lies that have fattened at their ex•
pensee.
Church Work.
Mr James Young will supply the
pulpit of Rev W. Sperling, of Tees -
water on Sunday next,
Sacramental services will be held
in Willis church on Sunday next,
Rey R.Henderson, of Bayfield,preach-
ingo preparatory sermons on Friday
evening and Saturday morning ..pre-
vious.
The next regular private meeting
of the WC Y P C A will be held
on Monday evening, Miss Wilson
will address the meeting, the subject
being John Bunyan. All the mem-
bers are requested to attend the
meeting.
On Sunday morning last, Rev Mr
Craig preached a magnificent sermon
on the power given by God, to man,
to resist temptation, and we felt
sorry for those whose seats were
empty, wishing naturally that they
could have had the benefit of it. ,If
all professing Christians would go
down on their knees every morning
and thank God for the power he had
given them to resist temptation then
would be very little sin in Clinton.—
COM.
Some time ago it was decided to
hold a Sabbath School and Church
Worker's Copyention in Clinton, in
eennection,itritb,. Methodist churches
oteGoderichstria - hie was to
have been held so me -4n March.
Owing CO the electro ceming on at
same time, the committee in charge,
by unanimous agreement, decided to
postpone the meetin t some
time in September a Other
papers will oblige by ing this
'tem.
The amalgamation of the two
Methodist congregations on Sunday,
brought together a very large num-
ber people. Rav Mr Ranton's ser-
mon in Ontario street church, in the
morning, was on "Christian perfec-
tion," and he dealt with it in a
manner showing- a clear conception
of divine truth, and exceptional abil-
•ty in its presentation. In the even -
•ng he preached a powerful sermon
on "character and destiny," in Rat-
tenbury street church, to the largest
congregation that ever assembled
within its walls, every foot of space
being utilized. Mr Renton is un-
doubtedly a clever preacher, with the
knack of driving home hie points at
every blow. 'His sermon, in the town
hall, on Sunday afternoon, was listen-
ed to by an audience the like of which
never before assembled in the hall,
being composed entirely of persons
of the male persuasion, of which
about 400 were present.
ANNUAL MEETING OE WILLIS
CHURCH, CLINTON. — The annual
meeting of the congregation of Willis
church, Clinton, was held in the
Lecture room of the church, on Thurs-
day evening, the 12th inst., there
being a very large attendance of
members and adherents. Reports
for the past year were presented from
the Sabbath School, the Y. P. C. A.,
the Session, Women F. M. Society,
Auditors and Trustees. Among other
things the report from the Session
stated that there were 135 families
and 60 single persons in connection
with the congregation. Communi-
cants now on the roll 265, removed
during the year 22, deaths 2, added
29. The congregation was commend-
ed for their Christian liberality and
good attendance upon the public
services of the church. The Treas-
urer's r ort showed that there bad
been received by him during the
year $2594.19, comprising balance
from last year—$175.74, pew rents
$1070 50, ordinary collections $647.03,
special collections for missions, char-
ity &c (not including amounts raised
by the various missionary organiza-
tions) $412.26, anniversary collection
for last year $270.46. The total ex-
penditure (including payment of in-
surance for next three years and for
plans for gallery) $2441.27 leaving a
balance on hand of -$152,92. The
trustees reported that they were now
in possession of completed plans for
the gallery proposed to be built in
the church, and that they were now
in shape for further action. Mesbrs
M. McMaggart and D. A. Forrester;
retiring trustees, were re-elected for
another term of three years, and Mr
Jas Lindsay was elected trustee in
the place of James Lendeaborough
retiring, Messrs J. Scott and John
McGarva were appointed arbitrators.
At the close of the meeting the ladies
of the congregation invited those
present to partake of refreshments,
which they had provided; the thanks
of the meeting were given to the
ladies for their kind invitation, and
a short but very pleasant time was
spent in social intercourse and in the
refreshing of the inner man. The
congregation is to be congratulated
upon its happy and prosperous con-
dition.
—OPENED AT ----
STAPLE DEPARTMENT
New Prints
New Ginghams
New Shirtings
New Cottonades •
White & GreyCottons
New Table Linens
New Towelings
New Embroideries
CORSET DEPARTMENT.
N'S
DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT.
All the latest Novel-
ties.
Black Henrietta's &
Cashmere's
Plain and Fancy Bril-
lianteens
Check Lusters
Suitings in all Shades
See these goods beforelbuying
elsewhere.
GENTS FURNISHINGS
All leadingmakes— We have a full range
of White and Colored
Try the B. & C. it is Shirts, Collars, Ties,
the best in theMarket Hats, &c.
Every Department filled with Fresh and Attractive
Goods. Prices away Down.
SEE OUR 3. SPECIALTIES
MILLINERY, MANTLE and
DRESS MAKING
NOTICE -
We have now taken stock
and find our last year's busi-
ness very satisfactory,-.,finan
cially, and must, extend our sincere thanks to the public
for their very liberal patronage. By honest dealing and
strict attention to business and to the wants of the peo-
ple, we hope to merit the same.
BERTSON'S
GASH STORE
JACKSON ;CROS,,
MAKERS OF
TISTIC
CLOTHING
x x x
In a few days we will have completed one of the
finest stocks of
Readymade Clothing
Ever shown in this section, We are fully,alive
to the advancement in boys and mens garments
and therefore have devoted considerable time
and expense to procure only Stylish and Good
Fitting Clothing. . Our Leaders are
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Boys Knee Pants 85 Cts
Boys Long Pants $1.50
Mens Pants $2
Mens Suits $7 and $10.
We have no hesitation in saying, and are
always ready to prove our assertion, that
we carry the largest and best stock of
clothing in Western Ontario. Wo will be
pleased to have you call and examine our
immense stock, and we feel confident you
will see the best goods yet shown by us.
Jackson Brothers
Clothiers, Furnishers and Hatters.
CLINTON, ONT.
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tektial v..
Previous to entering stock on Feb, 2nd, we will or
all our
Remnants, oa�
and Ends
AT HALF THE ORIGINAL COST.
BAIR;GAIN?
In all classes of Heavy WinteP` Goods.
JOHN WISEM AN
THE LOW PRICED STORE.
Stocktaking SALE
During the next two weeks we will be taking stock, pre-
paratory to getting in the New Spring Stock, which we
expect will be large and good , value, and in order to
clear out surplus stock and winter goods, we will give
you the biggest bargains ever offered in Clinton. Many
lines will be t,ffered at cost and some less. We intend
to reduce our stock in all the different departments.
DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, HATS, CAPS,
FURS and CARPETS
NO RESERVE -----
TAILORING, MANTLE &.DRESS Making
In ,first-class Style. We will 'CUT FREE all Tweeds
and Cloth bought from us for the next two weeks.
SPECIAL
We want to clear out 3000 Pairs Boats. Shoes,
Rubbers, Overshoes, &c. before getting in New
Spring Goods, and we will give you the best value over
offered to the trade of this town. This is no blow but
the honest truth. Come and see. This will be a cash
sale and only last two weeks.
Plumsteel - - Gibbirigs
Jan, 15,1891 CL=N"T0N SAlbert
treet
B-EEStEy
EW rCOODS
AlloverE MBROIDE RIE S
for Ladies and Children
in Skirt Lengths.
BARGAINS in Narrow Widths
Ladies& OhildrensWhitewear
Stock Full and Complete in all lines. Special Value, New Styles
and Fine Goods.
BARGAINS
IN
000
Fingering and Saxony
Yarns, Woollen Shawls,
FASCINATORS, HOODS,,
CLOUDS, Ladies Black
& Colored KID GLOVES
CORSETS, Ladies and
ChildrensWHITEWEAR
Decide to visit our,;store, inspect our winter stock and
compare our prices and qualities with others; andn
proceed to make the most of this grand opportunity to
secure bargains.
Beesley's Great Millinery Emporium.
The Ladies Favoriie �s�ablis�mcn�
s.