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Town Topics.
THE LATEST.—STYLISH dress meter-
' ials: crepons and whip cords. New
. shades for spring: fawns, pearl gray,
golden•brown and navy.
THE NEWS -R ICORD was pleased to
have a call from Mr. A. J. Grigg, of
Ridgetown, yesterday. The gentleman
is visiting his many friends in town,
E. • M. MCLEAN, Science Master in
the Clinton Collegiate Institute, spent
a few days last week with fellow -
members of the F. B. C. here.—Forest
Free Press.
' EXECUTIVE MEETING.—Mr. D. Cante-
lon goes to Toronto on Friday. He
Will be present at a meeting of the Ex-
ecutive of the Apple Exporters Asso-
ciation, of which he is a member.
ALL SHOULD READ IT.—The Can-
adian Magazine, a high-class Toronto
publication, will shortly give a bio-
graphical sketch of W. R. Meredith, M.,,,
P. P.., the 'able leader of the Ontario
Opposition. .
SuCOEssFUL.—Among the successful
ones at the recent examinations in
dentistry in the University, Toronto,
we notice the names of G. A. Dewar,
'thee of Mrs. Jas. Fair, jr., town,' as
1s
gi
ring first-class honors and G. A.
ewton, town, second-class honors.
PROUD OF HIS CHICKS.—Adarn Will-
iam Norman, the little grandson of
Mrs. Adam Cook, town, is very proud
of a nice -batch of chicks a mother hen
presented to the lad on Friday, April
6th. The setting was eleven eggs, so
that he could not except better luck.
ONTARIO ST. METHODIST CHURCH.—
The special services are being continu-
ed every evening this week. The pas-
tor, Rev. Mr. Smyth, will be assisted by
the Rev. H. 'Irwin, of Goderich, this
week. The services commence at 7.45
each evening. So far the meetings
have been well attended and the inter-
est increases as the work goes on.
A .CHANGE.—The postoffice depart-
ment has made a notification of a
change in the form of postoffice money
orders. This introduces into the order
the name of the payee and makes the
order negotiable like a bank check.
The new forms will be sent out to the
postoffices as rapidly as the old ones
which they now have are used.
SHIPPING.—There is quite a business
being done in hogs. D. Cantelon has
been shipping for some time from 150
to 200 a week. They all go to London,
and in a few hours after arrival the
cured product is on the way to Britain.
About 60 hands are employed at the
London factory. Mr. Cantelon will
ship another fine lot of hogs this week.
The price is about $4.23.
WORTH OBTAINING.—The Cosmo-
politan for April has published a re-
markable find in the shape of a story
the scene of which is laid in Corsica
and the author of which was no less a
person than Napoleon Bonaparte. It
was written when he was a young lieu-
tenant and the manuscript has surviv-
ed the vicissitudes of war and exile to
be at last reproduced in the pages of
this enterprising American magazine.
SLAVERY DAYS.—Slavery Days Co.
who are to appear at the Town Hall
on Thursday evening, April 12th, is
composed of twenty-five colored peo-
ple. The leading features of this com-
pany are Buck and Wing dancing, two
quartettes, one act and a score or
'more of genuine comedians of no com-
mon order. The troop is a strictly
novelty one. There will be a great
cake walk and many other good things.
Seats 25c. and 35c. Plan of Hall at
Jackson Bros.
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH.—At the ad-
Sourned Vestry Meeting held in the
unday School on the evening of the
9th inst., a very satisfactory balance
, sheet and statement was presented by
t e Churchwarders showing the affairs
the church to be in good condition.
wring the past year they have been
enabled not only to meet all current
expenses, but also to almost clear off
the floating debt of the church, the
liabilities standing lower now than
they have for the past seven years. A
cordial and well-deserved vote of thanks
was unanimously tendered to the
Rector, the Rev. J. H. Fairlie, for his
faithful and satisfactory ministry dur-
ing the period of his incumbency and
for iiia• able and successful conduct of
the affairs of the parish under very ad-
. ,..Verse circumstances; and the vestry
;fnruler showed their appreciation of
his. Services by increasing his stipend
$100 for the current year.
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CLINTON-. HURON COUNTY, QNT.VEDNESD.Ay .APRIL 11, 1894
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Tow11 Topics.
INUREASING.—The Local Orange
Lodge is increasing in numbers. Initia-
tions are the order of meetings.
FAME.—Mrs. Riter took part in a
concert at Wingham the other evening
and rendered one of the very best
selections, entitled "Flower Girl."
THE SLAVERY DAYS troupe, nearly
thirty in number, breakfasted at the
Grand Union yesterday morning on
their way from Goderich to Winghain.
The company will by special request
play in the county town again next
week.
VERY ILL.—Mr. Thos. Fair, the
popular postmaster, was taken seri-
ously ill last Friday and for a time, we
exceedingly regret to say, his life was
despaired of. At time of writing—
yesterday afternoon—he was some-
what better.
MOTH.—Mr. W. C. Searle, town,
showed THE NEWS -RECORD the other
day four fine specimens of moth which
he captured. They were of different
sizes and varieties. All of them were
very pretty indeed and harmless look-
ing, because they were dead. The
several varieties were of the humming
bird species.
PATRON MEETING.—There was a
public meeting of the Patrons of Indus-
try in the town hall Monday even-
ing. Mr. Lawrence presided. Mr.
Alexander, the Patron nominee for
North Middlesex and Mr. Connolly,
the Patron candidate for West Huron,
delivered addresses. Mr. Connolly
made a very favorable impression.
T. O. Currie, vice-president of the
Grand Association,' opened in gatling
style and poured hot shot at the On-
tario Government with marked accur-
acy. The Ottawa Government was
also adversely criticised.
SOUNDS LIKE TRUTH. —A deputation,
composed of three gent.lemeni left here
yesterday for Ottawa. The deputation
had reposed comfortably all night in
the sleeper, so reports says (and what
deputation doesn't, go in for all the
comfort that is going.) When morn-
ing came they were curious to know
their whereabouts. The man who got
up first was naturally appealed to for
the needed information, and in all ser-
iousness he informed his colleagues that
as near as he could make out it was
"Castoria." The board fence advertis-
er has many a sin to answer for.
, A GOOD WOMAN DEAD.—Another
old settler passed away to, her rest on
Monday night of this week in the
person of Mrs. Couch, at the residence
of her daughter, Mrs. A. Babb, in the
north ward. • The deceased was a na-
tive of Yorkshire, England, and came
to this country when only ten years
old. Just forty years ago she came
with her husband to Mitchell where,
with the exception of a few years'
residence in Fullarton, she has made
her home ever since. Mrs. Couch was
one of those faithful and devoted
Christain mothers whose reward came
even in this life in seeing her family
grow up about her all consecrating
themselves to the religion which she
had loved and taught. She was the
mother of fifteen children in all, eight
of which are now living, six sons and
two daughters. One of the sons is a
minister in the Methodist church at
Lions Head, one lives at St. Thomas,
other two near Ingersoll, one at Clinton
and one, the youngest, an active worker
in the church, in this town. The
deceased has always taken a lively in-
terest in every movement in connec-
tion with the church, formerly the
Bible Christian and since the union the
Methodist. ' The Womens Missionary
Auxiliary will' meet at the house of
mourning in a body this Thursday.
afternoon to pay their last respects to
the memory of one of their number.
Her remains will he borne to the tomb
by her six sons who all arrived just be-
fore or shortly after her death. Her
life was a benediction to all who came
under her influence and her death was
a peaceful transition to a more glor-
ious realm. She died in her 73rd year.
—Mitchell Recorder. [The deceased
was mother of Mr. Arthur Couch, of
Clinton.]
County Currency.
Mr. Wm. Garbutt, of Hullett, is the
possessor of two ewes that dropped him
six lambs—three each—the other clay,
James Dunne was committed at
London for trial on a charge of indecent-
ly assaulting Margaret Jane Peasketh
in her father's stable in Biddulph.
One evening recently the choir of
the Methodist church Hensall went to
the parsonage in a body and presented
the pastor, Rev. Mr. Swami, with a
fine photograph of the choir, beautifully
framed, as a token of the good will and
feeling existing between pastor and
choir.
A. M. Robinson, of Wingham, has
disposed of the Wingham Foundry to
R. J. Blackwell, of Brantford. Mr.
Blackwell has taken possession and in-
tends putting in considerable new
machinery and fitting up the works for
doing all kinds of mill and other re-
pairs, as well as to turn out all kinds of
iron castings of a superior grade.
The publishers of the Port Hope
Guide got judgment for $11.50 and
costs in the Division Court from a man
who had been a subscriber in Port
Hope and moved to Guelph to which
address the paper was then forwarded
and continued for some years. The
sndscriher, after taking the paper for
some years, "refused" it and tried to
get out of paying for the same. Judge
Ketchum, of Port Hope, however,
taught him a lesson on honesty and it
is to be hoped others will also take
the lesson it should convey, for there
are people who after taking a paper
some years try in some way to get out
of paying for it. A. man who would
cheat a printer in this way would rob a
hen roost.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR,
We do cwt hold ourselves responsible for utterance; of
correspondents or opinions expressed under thrst
head.—Fd. NEWS -RECORD.
A Few. Observations on Trees.
MR. EDITOR,—Having had adesire to
see how shade and ornamental trees
are taken care of in other towns, that
are older than our own, I visited a
town south of here and noticed that
the streets were well planted with hard
maple, but the trunks of the trees were
too close together and the limbs too
low, like our trees. Consequently they
have had mon pruning them, cutting
off large limbs and making large
wounds, carrying rot into, the trees ;
this will cause the death of the trees.
They also put red paint on the wounds.
Why not make the paint the color of
the wood ? or why not put tar on to
preserve the wood till the bark grows
over? There were a number of young
trees on other streets that required
pruning and could be very quickly
done. This is about the condition of
many of our trees in Clinton. The
longer they are left the greater will be
the wound, and the harder to heal
over. Some have the opinion that
hard maple will stand any amount of
pruning and will sprout again, hut this
is not so of old trees. You might as
well expect a finger that was cut off to
grow again as to expect a large tree to
get into good shape' again, yet there
are many shade trees that would be
improved if some of the centre limbs
Were cut out, as the head is too thick.
Evergreen trees are often pruned so
close that the new wood is cut off and
they cannot sprout again, having no
buds to grow from, hence they die.
As you pa. s by ninny orchards you see
trunks rotting because large limbs
have been cut off and never healed—
that is called pruning—instead of open-
ing the head, letting the sun shine on
it and balancing the tree. At this
time of the year numbers of cater-
pillars' .eggs are on the trunks and
limbs, sonic in rings around the limbs,
others in clusters and under dead
leaves. 'Take them off and burp them.
While trees are ornamental in some
places, in others they are a nuisance
and destructive to gardens. For in-
stance, the citizens on Princes street
have for some years had their property
injured by a row of willows that are
growing in our Park. They should be
cut down.
Hoping these few thoughts may he
useful to your readers.
Yours, W. d. SEARLE, Clinton.
To the Editor of The. News -Record.
Dear Sir,—Mr. Robert Beacomhav-
ing failed to produce the evidence
promised in his first letter the inference
is plain, it was merely another "Bea-
couuan statement.'
I am, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
D. ROBB, I.P.S.
Brussels, Ont.,
April 9th, 1894.f
County Currency.
The cannon that was sent to Wing -
ham by the Hon. Mr. Patterson has
been placed in front of the town hall.
Mr. Sanders, editor of the Exeter
Advocate, is on an extended tour.
through the Southern States.
Mr. Hugh Campbell. a brakeman on
the C. P. It., had two fingers taken off
in the Wingham yard, one day recent-
ly while coupling cars.
Mr. Peter Bowden, of Exeter, has
received the contract for the erection
of a brick church for the Methodist
congregation of Hills Green.
The misunderstanding between Messrs
H. P. Chapman and George H.
Mooney, of the Ripley Inquirer, has
been amicably settled, and Mr. Chap-
man will conduct the paper in the
future.
Mr. James Rowcliffe, of Usborne,
died on Monday week, after an illness
of two weeks. Deceased leaves a wife
and seven children —four sons and three
daughters—to mourn his demise. He
was aged 54 years.
On Tuesday of last week Mr. Horace
H. Follick, of Exeter, departed this life
at the age of 28 years. Deceased at-
tended the Wesleyan College, Cobourg,
for the purpose of studying to enter
the ministry, but in Nov. 1890 he
caught a severe cold, from which he
never recovered, and a few weeks ago
dropsy set in which hastened his death.
Joseph, the 13 year-old son of Mr.
Martin Schuett, met with a bad acci-
dent recently while sugar -making in his
father's bribh, lot 3, con. 8, Carrick. He
was gathering wood with a team when
a projecting log on the sleigh struck a
passing stump and sprang back strik-
ing the boy on the left leg and break-
ing both bones. Although suffering
considerably the young lad is doing
as well as could be expected under the
circumstances.
The Mildmay Gazette says.—The
epidemic known as cerebrospinal meni-
getis appears to have taken a deep hold
in this section, leaving many sorrowing
families in its track. The disease is
very often fatal, and in some cases
where a recovery results, blindness or
deafness has remained in the patient.
It is said that the disease is not
infectious and the fact that in so many
instances only the infant of the family
is attacked would lead to the supposi-
tion that this is the case ; but on the
other hand, it has been known to
spread to families who have intervisit-
ed, and one instance is reported where
five children in one family were attack
ed and two of them have already
succumbed. Seven or eight cases ar
reported in Mildmay and three deaths
have already occurred, while several csf
the others are considered fatal. This
peculiar disease becomes epidemic only
at long intervals of years, and it is
hoped that the worst of its present
' visit is now passed.
WI OLE ATO. 804
Ebettexer News.
Master Frank McIntyre and sister,
of Nile, spent Sunday last at his
brpthers, Mr. Wm. McIntyre.
Mr. and Mrs. John Feagan spent
Sunday at Mr. Joe. Feagens, of Crow -
WO Point.
lir: and Mrs. Wm. Plunkc'ttSunday-
ed`ats the gentleman's father-in-law.
Tlie. farmers of this neighborhood
are quite jovial as they are again able
to turn over the mellow soil, although
it is frozen a little.
In spite of the hard' frosts and snowy
weather, • the fall wheat looks exceed-
ingly well.
We learn that a few people have
already commenced seeding and some
are . making ready the ground. We
think seedingwill be. general in a
weeks time.—FmELITOR.
• litelgraye.
'Mr. I. Wilson, of Wingham, has
moved to town.
Quite a number from town attended
the concert in Wingham Saturday
night,
Mr. V. and Miss Charlotte Haslam
leaves this week for Stratford Business
College.
The grounds for the driving park
have been well drained. and work will
be commenced on the track shortly.
Mr. Jas. Proctor is recovering slowly
from a serious illness.
Mr. Dan. Geddes has been on the
sick list the past week.
A large quantity 'of grain, principally
peas, has been shipped from here
lately.
Seeding operations are progressing
favorably in this vicinity.
Mr. H. Jones left for Detroit on
Thursday.
Mr. D. Bell, of Wingham, was in
town on Friday.
1Londesboro.
Andrew Taylor bus gone to Manitoba
and British Columbia for the summer.
There is lots of talk about drainage
in the village • but nothing definate
arrived at as yet.
Our framers have started out on
their summer's work.
Owing to the revival meetings in the
Methodist church the S. O. E. lodge
meeting was poorly attended on Fri-
day night. The report of the delegates
to Grand Lodge was deferred till next
meeting night.
Mr. Geo. Emerson, of Clinton; plac-
ed a new piano in Mr. Ouimette's house
on Saturday,last.
Miss Crisp has been visiting friends
in the neighborhood of Walton lately.
Mr. E. Dawson, of Kincardine, was
in the village on Saturday. He de-
livered his popular lecture "From
Winnipeg to San Francisco," on Mon-
day evening in the Temperance hall.
The two young Englishmen who
came out, with John Holland have both
procured employment, one of them
with M. E. Lear, of Hullett, and the
other with Mr. Boyd, baker, of Clin-
ton.
George Snell is doing a rushing
business in his blacksmith shop. He
and an assistant are kept busy all the
time.
Our hotel -keeper had quite a little
scare on Friday morning in the shape
of a,chimney blaze.
Mr. Joseph Colciough is engaged
with our butcher, Mr. Tewsley.
The Foresters will (D. V.); meet on
Friday night.
Seaforth.
Mr. M. Robinson, of the undertaking
and furniture business, has made an
assignment for the benefit of his credi-
tors. The stock, house and lots were
sold by public auction on Friday last,
when Mr. John Robinson son of the
above, bought it all in at forty cents on
the dollar. Mrs. Robinson bought the
house and lots.
Millinery openings are now all the go
in town. The show windows are the
attraction of every person. This is a
business that tries the pockets of the
husbands as their wives seem to be
uneasy if they are not in with the
style. So to make his old lady look
young and girlish he will purchase one
of those large turbans about the size of
a cup to make her mind easy.
B. B. Gunn, orir enterprising grocer
and dry goods merchant, has been laid
up the past week with sciatic. We
hope to see him around again before
long, as a gun conies handy some
times.
SOLD OUT.—Mr. J. S. Porter, the un-
dertaker and furniture merchant, has
sold out his business to Broadfoot &
Box, proprietors of the furniture fac-
tory, and intend to carry on the'busi-
ness in that line.
FIRE.—Fire was discovered in the
dry goods and grocery store of Mr.
Geo. Smithers about five o'clock Sun-
day morning, but as it had gained such
great headway before discovered that
the whole stock was totally destroyed,
but as the Seaforth fire brigade is:one of
the best in the Dominion they soon got
the fire under control and kept it from
spreading to any of the other buildings.
The building is owned by Mr. A. Ault.
We understand that Mr. Smithers has
an insurance of ($2,500) twenty five
hundred dollars on the stock, still his
loss will be very heavy.
The nigger show held here Saturday
night last was appreciated very much.
Mr. Clive Mattice, of Detroit; is at
present visiting friends in the neighbor-
hood of McKillop and Seaforth.
Varna.
NOTIOE.—For 30 days I will allow a
discount of 1070 for cash from myal-
ready low prices on all Tweed uits
made to order. I will also give you
a fine lack Worsted suit guaranteed
fit for $17 cash. My 25 cent Japan tea
is unequalled in Huron. See my stock
of Boots and Shoes for spring and sum -
Mer; choice line of Prints. Give me a
call.—J. T. CAIRNS
W. Cooper & Co's Special Space.
WALL PIPER
As the days become warmer our Wall Paper sales increase, and if the bundles
continue to go out as they have been cluing this last month, we will do the
largest season's trade in the history of our firm.
A FEW REASONS WHY :
1St—Because we buy direct from the 4th—By buying in quantities for Cash
manufacturers.
'end—Our buyers are experienced and
know their business.
3rd—Our stock is almost exclusively
new and not made up froni a coni
bination of old stocks.
we got the best discounts—you
know how much that means.
5th—We sell only for Cash, therefore
have no bad debts to allow for. •
6th—Our papers were never more care-
fully selected, and up to date we
have never missed pleasing a cus-
tomer; we are sure to please you.
For 5e, per Roll we have papers that when hung look like an Americans
15c. Choice Patterns, New Colorings.
For 7, S and 10e. we are surprising everybody, as the 10 cent papers,
are fully fifty per cent better than ever. before. They also have Borders
and Ceilings to match.
For 12 and 15c. the Cream of the American factories. Patterns. are
shown in many colorings, and when combined make beautiful effects.
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For 1, 12O. ''5 to. 6Qc. last year we sold a great many Gilt and
Embossed Papers, and now we have a stock which far surpasses anything
we have heretofore shown. Ingrains are also in stock in many dainty
colorings, and the borders and ceilings always match perfectly.
WINDOW SHADES
WALL PAPER
Go hand in hand and many are the homes which we are
decorating. The new patterns are more beautiful than
ever, while the price is very reasonable. Just think of a
two -yard Shade. mounted on a guaranteed roller,
hemmed, squared and dadoed, then a pull attached, sell-
ing for OOc 1 Yet that is what we are treating our
customers to, and in Fringes and laces we have some
beautiful lines at very little higher prices.
BABY CARRIAGES
Are again in use ; a call at our store to see the produc-
tions of the best Canadian factories will show you that
quantity rules the price, and experience shows where
and what to busy.
EXPRESS , WAGGONS,
VELOCOPEDES,
BICYCLES, CARTS and
TRY CICLES
Need no particular mention here as we
carry the best, and never have a stock
left over. New stock just in.
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W. COOPER & CO., Clinton.
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