The Huron News-Record, 1891-08-19, Page 1S
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For Hot Or Cold Weather !
nice Liquor Store hoe a full and choice
eupply of
Canadian Whiskies,
Imported Brandies.
Holland and Old Tom Gins.
Irish and Scotch Whiskies.
Port,
Sherry and Canadian Wines,
Bitters, Ales, Porters.
Mineral Water.
Ginger Ale, etc.
tleo G. 11. lrrumm & Co's
EXTRA DRY CHAMPAIGN 1
All Goode bought direct from the best'breweries
and distilleries for cash, and sold on a close
margin. When you want the best, call on
J. W. RITER,
Wine and Spirit Merchant, Clinton,
,tom Wholesale dealer in Choice Cigars
• Goderich.
Mies Walters has been appointed
to No. V in the Central School.
Mrs. Neil Campbell is recovering
from a rather serious illness.
Mrs. D. Ferguson. returnod on
Wednesday from a visit to Detroit.
Mr. Percy NValton was in town
on Sunday.
Mr. Jas. Clarke arrived in town
Saturday.
Early communion next Sunday
at St. George's.
The Park house has a full list of
guests.
Regular meeting of Huron En-
campment No. 28 I. 0. 0. F. next
Monday evening.
1IThe schooner Heather Belle was
wind bound in this harbor on
Thursday.
The tug Scotia returned to the
river on Thursday after a three
months stay at this port.
Mrs. F. R. Mann, of St. Paul,
Minn., is the guest of Mr. and Mre.
N. Weston, Cambria Road.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Yates were
last week visiting W. T. in. Wing -
ham.
Dr. A. Hutchison has been ap-
pointed on the staff of the Montreal
general lrospitel.
Mies E. Grace Walsh, of Detroit,
is on her annual visit to the circular
town.
Misses Blair and Sharman have
returnel to town from their Western
visit.
Mise and Miss Brock Mitchell
have been on a visit to relatives in
Galt.
Mr. Geo. Sheppard re -commenced
teaching •.in Saltford Public school
on Monday.
The rector of St. George's, wife
and family are r'rsticating at Niagara
Falls.
Miss McDougall has returned
from a trip to the Soo and Port
Arthur.
The schooner Pinafore brought a
cargo of salt from Port Frank the
past week.
Apple King Cantelon, of Clinton,
was in town on Sunday and Mou-
day.
Goderich has had but one inter-
ment of a child under 10 during
the last twenty-one weeks.
The tug Messenger left on Thurs-
day for Detroit and other points
with trap nets and other fishing
supplies.
The Black IIole Encampment
broke up for the season last week.
Those who rested in the Bungalow
Valley report a pleasant •outing.
The steam barge T. TV. Snooks
arrived last week with 200 tons of
coal for the big mill. She left for
Pike bay light on Thursday.
There will be a Fancy fair ou
Thursday and Friday of next week
under the auspices of the ladies of
St. George's church.
Mr. ,Tno. Ransford and eons and
Mr. Wm. Jackson passed through
town on Saturday on their return
from Duluth.
Last Sunday the service at St.
Stephens was held in the afternoon
on account of the absence from
town of the rector.
Jailer Dickson returned on
Wednesday from a two weeks visit
to Renfrew, Ottawa, and other
pointe East.
There was a very large Union
.Sunday School excursion from Sea -
forth last Thursday. The weather
being of the best a most pleasant
day was spent.
Barrister P. A. Malcomson will
bang out his shingle in Lucknow,
and being an excellent young man
should soon command a good prac-
tice.
rac-
tice.
Last week we reported the Tar
Bird as having returned from the
r some other biro that winged its
way into our harbor, as elle crew of
the Tar Bird is now hauling out
big bass at Johnston's harbor.
CLINTON-. HURON COUNTY, OTT., WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 19, 1891.
Summerhill. 1 Sunimerhill.
Goderich.
Mies Huldah Smith returne
• from a visit of several weeks t
Clinton, yaaterday.
Geo. K. Parke, Bank of Com
coerce, Dundee, was in town last
week.
Tue S. 0. E. Benevolent Society
have held four meetings sine
organization, and initiated 13 candi-
dates.
The United Empire made her
usual call. on Wednesday and load
Ad 'two cars of horses and other
freight. On leaving she grounded
at the mouth of the harbor, but
was released after an hours' lose of
time.
Ou Sunday, shortly after nooq.r
about twenty members of the Long
don bicycle club wheeled into town
and took up quarters at the British.
In the evening by invitation they
attended the Presbyterian church,
and on Monday after doing the
town, and giving some fine exhibi-
tions of fanny riding, they left on
their returu to the Forest city.
There was a large influx of ex-
cursionists on Tuesday of last week,
Lucknow, Blyth, Belgrave, Wing -
ham, 13russels, Bluevale, Wroxeter,
Teeswater, Sebringville, Stratford,
Mitchell, Seaforth, Clinton and Bay-
field each contributing. The City
of Windsor made trips on the lake,
and other amusements with the fine
day were highly appreciated by the
visitors.
Sia,—In the old land when a thief
is caught in the act and pursued, he
loudly cries "stop thief' in order to
divert attention from himself, a pro-
ceeding adopted by the Grits on the
Public accounts committee when
they besmirched the character of a
sickly female public servant of the
P. U. department in order to hide
the crimes of their compatriots the
Grit thieving cabinet ministers of
Quebec. A noble pastime truly for
men who are anxious to handle the
money belonging to the Dominion.
It has always been understood
that Mercier would be Laurier's
minister of Public Works. Of this
man the Quebec papers say "that
when he took office be was a poor
man but now owns more, real estate
than bis salary for the period would
purchase, and withal lives nobly."
Could you not invite the Ontario
Grits to investigate these charges
made against Mowat's chosen come
panion. Should the Ontario Grits
enter into t:,is work with half the
ardour they attacked the character
of a poor sickly woman. they will
occupy a higher reputation among
honest men than they do at present.
Yours truly,
Not in the $175,000 steal.
Goderich, August 15, 1891.
Stanley'.
Shropshire sheep seem to be
at the top so far es demand and
price are concerned. A few years
ago Meesrs James McFarlane and
John Duncan imported some excel-
lent stock in this liue and seem to
have reaped the benefit of their
judgment and enterprise. Last
Friday Mr. McRoberts, of Indiana,
U. S., shipped from Brucefield
about $2,200 worth of these sheep
to the United States. John Duncan
of this township furnished about
$1,000 worth and James McFarlane
of this toe nship, Jas. Cooper of
Tuckersmith ,rid J. Wigginton, of
Goderich 1. , the balance. They
averaged al) X22 per head, some
going as hig s $60,
it 1• igrave.
Mr. J. and :u iso Maggie Brandon
left for Manit, ba last week.
Mr. H. McLean, of Blyth, spent
Sunday in town.
Miss Jessie Lemmon, of Lyuden,
is visiting friends in town.
Mr. A. Swaflield epent Sunday
with friends near Marnoch.
Mr. E. Livingstone shipped a
consignment of cedar from this
station last week.
A new sidewalk is to be built
from Timmins & Co's ,store to Mc -
Cummings' tailor shop.
Those who have threshed fall
wheat in this vicinity report a yield
considerably above the average.
Mr. Wm. MiCrea and daughter
Maggie are visiting relatives at
Bruce Mines.
A number of our citizens took in
the gsrden party at Mr. J. Russell's
on Tuesday evening.
Mr. Wm. Wallace, of Ilowick,
having spent a week or two with
Mr. R. Gallagher of the Queens
hotel returned home on Saturday.
Mies Amanda Littlefair who has
been visiting friends in this vicini•
ty for some weeks past returned to
her home in Michigan on Thursday.
Over 190 tickets were sold at
title station for the excursion to
Goderich on Aug. llth, and all
report having a good time.
,_What eeerne.: to. ..bo t.h..a,matter
Charlie 1 are you thinking seriously
of the Bridge question? If so it is
useless to worry any more about it
as Bill has got the contract.
– n.ev. 1. o. Stringerpreached to
the largest congregation that has
assembled in the church for some
time.
Mr. Jim Gordon and a compan-
ion, of Goderich, who are camping
on the lake shore at Mr. Burkes,
were in to,vn uu Thursday.
Dr. McNally, of Tara, paid Bay-
field a pleasant visit this week. He
was accompanied by a fair young
lady.
Mr. Arnold, family and friends
of Hensel', were encamped .on
Jowitt's grove during the past
week. They claim a pleasant time.
Mr. Samuel DlacNeer, a famous
citizen of our town, left last week,
bag and baggage, for the prosperous
country called Manitoba.
On Thursday of last week a small
tribe of bicylists, numbering about
seven, passed through our town
from Seaforth on their way to God-
erich.
A recruiting officer from Goder-
ich was in town on Saturday look-
ing up recruits for Company 1.
The circular town seems to be short
of material.
Last Tuesday a large excursion
left port in the yacht Lady Dufferin
under the supervision of Captain A.
Eliott for the " beautiful town of
Goderich. They arrived at 11 a.
m. and put in a very delightful
day. Three cheers for the Capt.
The •fair ones of our town are
sighing for a picnic of the good old
kind. Where are the sports of Bay-
field 1 Where are the hustling
yachtmen, students, counter -jump-
ers, the engineer and other well
known followers of that which is
fair? Echo answer's where.
Bayfield has organized •a grand
company of musicians accompanying
their vocal powers with instruments.
This melodious organization gave
their first. exhibition in the Lake
Park last Thursday evening Much to
the pleasure of those who were roll-
ed in the arms of slumber.
Moonlight selling is the latest
wrinkle in Bayfield'a history. Many
a happy couple may be aeon in their
little birch -boat canoe drifting over
the calm waters ; but on a larger
scale the sailing boats with their
towering wings of canvass and
merry crews who may be heard for
miles.
The London Bicycle Club, to the
number of eighteen, passed through
here on Sunday morning en route
to Goderich. The champions of the
wheel sped through our town at a
very rapid rate, but we particularly
noticed the leader --the lady—at the
head of the flying wheels.
The Scotia is gone. She farewell -
ed on Tuesday. Her whistle will
no longer call the fair ones for a
spin on the billowy deep, and they
deeply regret it as may be seen by
the tears that are daily shed at the
pier. The water in the river having
raised several inches, the sight of
the fair weepers explains all.
Ae picnics are all the rage it ne-
cessarily indicates that sailing must
follow and such is the case with the
yachts Dufferin and Daisy, which
are excellent Bailors and well equip-
ped for sea voyages, but a difficulty
arises as to which is the fastest bail-
ing boat, which in the netr fubur'e
"will be disliule l hi eome,i irng more
than words.
—This Beason 255 binders have been
sold at Deloraine, Man.
Mr. James Manning has broken in
hie roan coalt.. He is a beauty and
will make a good driver.
Mre. Geo Stewart of Cliuton was
visiting 'her many friends here dur-
ing the latter part of last week.
School commenced here on Moo -
day the 17th inet with a very fair
attendance.
Our I. 0. G. T. Lodge has now a
membership of 73 and still there
are new members being proposed,
' Mr. and hire. Archie Cousins of
the 7th Con. Goderich Tp. 'pont
Saturday evening and Sunday with
friends here.
Mre. Brigham of Toronto and
Mrs. Pity of Clinton were visiting
G. M. Kilty's for a few days last
week,
The Misses Kerr of Wingham
were visiting at Mr. Robert Millers
for a few days. They also visited
friends in Clinton.
The members of L. 0. L. No. 928
are thinking of getting up a fife and
drum band. The expense is the
only difficulty lie there is plenty of
musical talent at hand.
Master Charlet Johnston is rapid-
ly recovering from his recent severe
attack of quinsy but it will be some
time yet before he will be able to go
back to hie work.
Last week's New Era contained a
history of our village written in a
very pleasing and jocular style, and
and was very interesting. We might
add that our village was named after
Mrs. Armstrong, sr. whose maiden
name was Somers, the village being
built on a corner of her husband's
farm. The present spelling does not
corrrespond with the original, but
changee take place in the spelling of
the names of almost all places of
ancient fame or date, and besides
the present spelling is more suitable
as an index to what the traveller
will find here both in climate people
and surroundings. Our village has
certainly taken a new lease of life.
There is more business being done
in it than ever before and this is
likely to continue and increase as
yeare roll by. There is a good opening
here for a shoemaker, a tailolr,a bar-
ber, a wagoumakor, and we mere go-
ing to say a doctor, but are afraid
our healthy climate would kill a
doctor (financially) and so we leave
him out and hope it will not hurt
his feelings to "get left." Our peo-
ple are believers in the principle of
"United we stand, divided we fall,"
and so they all take the one eide in
politics and are nearly all members
of the same church. This principle
of union to) has added to the pres-
ent population of our village with-
out calling in the aid of emigration
agents, but of course we have dune
considerable advertising in the mar-
riage and other columns of
the newspapers. If the desir-
ed tradesmen do not locate here
soon they will find their places
filled by natives "to the manor
born", and will have to turn sadly
away and bewail their lost opportun-
ities of becoming wealthy and heal-
thy. Come along gentlemen, now
or never. We will give you a hearty
welcome. Clinton always claims
to be the hub and we profess to bo
good fellahs and although if you
come here you may be tired and
made tight, you will always be
spoke well of because you will be
tired with toil and your pockets will
be tight as the result of that toil,
and so having friends on both
sides of you you must surely be
happy. So mote it be.
Last week's late items.
Miss Annie Lovett, of Birr, is
visiting under the parental roof.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Manning spent
Sunday with friends at Sheppard -
ton.
0, M. Kilty has been re-engaged
as teacher for the public school here
for 1892. -
Mr, and Mrs. Rutledge, from
near Varna, spent Sunday with
friends here.
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Cameron, of
Lucknow, were the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. G. M. Kilty last week.
Messrs J:es. and Thos. Mair have
purchased 60 acres at the west end
of Mr. Thos. Draper's bush lot, at a
fair price.
Master Dharlos Johnston is very
ill with quinsy. His tongue is
also very much swollen. We hope
for his speedy recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. Grainger wore
visiting the lady's mother, Mrs.
Walters, of the circular town, on
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Kilty drove
to Hills Green on Sunday on a
visit to Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Farqu-
har, returning on Monday.
Ira iriCrEVi Era
been on the C. P. R, near North
Bay, as fireman and engine driver
for over a year is renewing old
acquaintances in this vicinity.
The storm of Sunday week play -
.ed havoc with the woods in this
vicinity tearing off limbo and turn•
ing trees up by the roots. The flag
pole here which has stood the
breeze for so many yeare was laid
low by it.
Blythe
Mise Mary McGee loft here on
Monday for Detroit.
Mr. John A. Brownlee, Belgrave,
tinsmith, Sundayed here.
Mr. F. W. Tanner and lady spent
Sunday in Goderich.
Mr. R. Drummond of Toronto was
in town for a few days this week.
Mr. E. Sherritt, wife and family
of London are visiting in town at
preeent.
Mies Flora Watson returned from
a visit amongst friends in Clinton
on Fay.
Several ridcarloads of cattle were
shipped from this station to Montreal
otr Surday.
OuratLacrosse team intends play-
ing a match in Wingham on Fri-
day,
Mr. Robert Evans, tinsmith, left
here on Tuesday for the State of
Illinois where he nae obtained a sit-
uation.
Rev. Mr. Ramsay of Londesboro
preached two excellent discourses to
large congregations in the Presbyter-
ian church on Sunday.
On Sunday evening Rev. D.
Birks, a former pastor's son, preach-
ed in the Methodist church an able
discourse to a well filled edifice.
Workmen havo been busy put-
ting down another of those cedar
block crossings ; thia time from
Milne's Hotel to McKinnon's store
There was no service in the
Episcopal church here on Sunday
in consequence of the congregation
not having any pastor.
Our townman, Mr. John M. Ross,
left here on batuaday t'or Kincard-
ine en route for Manitoba, but had
to return home the boat not leaving
there until Wednesday.
Mr. James Emigh met with an
accident to his right foot on Satur-
day whilst working in Gray, Young
& Sparling's saw mill which will
lay him up fora few days.
A lawn social is to be held at tha
Inause on Friday evening next un-
der the auspices of the W. F. M. S.
of the Presbyterian Church. A cord-
ial invitation is extended to all, Ad-
lniesion 15ote.
A lawn social under the auspices
of the woman's Guild of the Eng-
lish church ie to be held at the rectory
on Wednesday (to day), all are cord-
ially invited tobe preeent, admis-
sion 15cts and 1,cts.
Mr. Alymer Kaake, telegraph
operator and assistant in Hamilton's
drug store here for sometime past,
left on Tuesday for d:ornellville,
N. Y., state where he has obtained
a situation.
We regret to hear that our photo-
grapher Mr. E. Kaake intends mov-
ing his family to Lucknow shortly.
We can ill afford to lose such ex-
cellent citizens but what is our loss
is Lucknow's gain.
The C. 0. F. of Blyth have re-
ceived an invitation from their
brethren in Londesboro to be pres-
ent to hear a sermon preached to
them in the Methodist church on
Sunday next at 2.30 p. m.
On Saturday evening a most un-
fortunate affair occurred in our vil-
lage by which Mr, J. H. Greenan
and his niece, of Morrie, were
thrown out of a waggon when on
their way home. The tongue of
the waggon dropped down when
they were going down hill toward
the Creek. The horses were brought
to a stand still at Bennet's hotel.
The occupants were picked up and
taken to the hotel and medical
aid was at once sent for. Mr.
Greenan was severely bruised and
his shoulder bone broken but will
likely got around all right. The
young lady's injuries were more
serious, she having laid uncon-
scious from the time of the accident
to about 2 o'clock p. m, on Monday
when she breathed her last.
— A former near Port Stanley has se-
cured a yield of 51 bushels of wheat to
the acre.
—The Canadian riflemen won £686
this year at Bis:ey, Eng., the largest
amount ever won.
— The Allan Line of steamers has re-
sumed the carrying of the mails between
Great Britain and Canada.
—Lord i,urgan's estates in the counties
of Armagh and Down have been purohae-
ed by 86 tenants for £235,000. This is
the flrat sale under the Irish Lend Pur-
chase Bill.
''=41 fi're,'ainti lt"a e'i` t o of y
origin, did considerable damage at Exe-
ter early Sunday morning. Lutz's drug
store, Holland's tin,aehop and W. E•
Couoheonur's drug store with contents
were destroyed.
WHITELY et TODD, Iugllahera
WHOLE NO. 668
Nile.
There will be uu Harvest Home
.tu the Nile Circuit thieyear.
Misses Edith and Ottawa Stewart
are visiting frieuds.here.
Mise Creighton from St. Mary's is
visiting at the parsonage.
Miss Ethel Dustow returned
home from Lucicuow last week.
Tho school commenced on Mon-
day this week and the boys and girls
will be at the old work again.
Miss Kate Reid of Goderich has
been visiting friends here the past
week.
Miss Mary Anderson of Dungan-
non was visiting friends here the
past week.
Mrs. John and Mrs, David Mc-
Whinney returned home on Satur-
day from their visit to Seaforth and
Clinton.
Mr. Wilkinson and wife of Monk -
ton were visiting Mr. Fear the past
week. Mr. Wilkinson of Logan is
visiting at the parsonage.
Mr. Johnston from Stratford was
at the Nile on Sunday. IIe is on
a visit to his sister 11rs. David Mc-
Ilvain.
The harvest is progressing slowly,
the spring wheat is being cut and
some peas. Taking it alogether
there will be very good crops this
season.
At the meeting of the quarterly
board on Monday the 10th the Rev.
Mr. Fear's eatery for this year was
raised to $800 ; he received $750
last year.
Mr. J. Brown and Mr. J. Knott
of Auburn were buying horses for
Manitoba market last week. They
purchased two from William Mc-
Knight.
Goderich Township.
The storm of a week ago Sunday
took away portions of tho barns of
Alex. Welsh and Geo. Sterling.
Mr. B. W'. Anderson one of our
reputable young men, has gone to
Toronto to learn the drug business,
Warden .Beck was the guest of
Mr. Henry Beacom the other night,
Lawyer Johnston of Goderich was
with him, As both the visitors are
eligible bachelors, there was a flutt-
er among our marrigeable ladies as
to the intentions of Joseph antl
Marshall.
Mr. John T. Anderson, of the Bay-
field Line, has fall wheat that turn-
ed out 45 bushels to the acre, actual
measure.
Mr. John Middleton has reports
from his Manitoba farm that the
crop will be an excellent one and
that cutting would be commenced
this week. It will take three bind-
ers all they can do to cut it in time.
Ilullett.
Mr-.ensl_Mre. A. Wier of the 4th
ann. were the guests of XI.. and
on Sunday and part of Monday.
Mr. Fred. Yot'ngblut has started
out with his stedm thresher and is
doing excellent work.