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The Clinton New Era, 1896-08-14, Page 8a. r cI 1$90. it rr: nopha, AUGUST 14, 1894. When we offer to send the NOW ERA to new subscribers for 8, cents cash, for the bal- a#ice of the year, there is no reason why everybody should not subscribe for it. We want to add a lot of new names. IOOAL ZNOTICES. ail and Pears wasted-0arrrarox Naos SOON ON :TO lNZNT—On second door, with good 3POSe Rept reason suitable for C. lodgebBABLI0 igeWu *notes; F, r STATION NOTES.—Last week four car of; apples were exported, three of them being for Winnipeg. Messrs Watson ,shiped four cars of cattle, Smith three�cars and Hearn a couple of cars. PyjtoPRRTY ORANGE. — The frame bruise and lot on William St, belong- ing to the estate of the late Chris. Dickson, has been sold to Mrs Laird, (sister of Dr. Armstrong, Brucefield) or a figure in the neighborhood of e000. STauc .—During the electric storm of Tuesday night, the lightning struck '-`the wire of the Electric Light Co., bur- ning out switches and also setting the - Key board on fire. The line was so in- lured that the House of Refuge was eft without light. Err:; MASONIC RE-UNION.—Parties wish- ing to go to the Masonic re -union at Stratford on the 20th, can procure tickets for admission to the grounds and for the 18th Batt, Band concert from Conductor Hunn at the station any morning at 10 a.m. or 5 p.m. Please don't neglect this. See posters. INCIPIENT FIRE. — At about ten o'clock. Saturday evening, the roof of the Electric Light Power house was discovered to be on fire. The alarm was sounded, and the fire engine taken out, but its services were -not needed, as a few pails of water were sufficient to put out the fire, which had origina- ted from the smoke stack. SUNSTROKE.—On Friday afternoon last Mr Farran experienced a slight sunstroke, which for a short time ren- dered him helpless. He was in his own house when it came on, and is suppos- ed to have been caused by overwork and exposure to the heat. A doctor was called in, and next day Mr Far - ran was attending to his customary duties. ACCIDENT.—Last Saturday evening as a horse owned by Mr Robt, Thomp- son, 16th con., Goderich township, was being driven west on the Huron road just outside of town, a flash of lightning revealed a buggy standing on the roadside, at which the horse is supposed to have got frightened and bolted. The buggy was upset, but fortunately the occupants and rig were uninjured. IMPROVING.—Reeve Kennedy was in Detroit the other day, and brought back under his care James McRae, third son of Mr Arthur McRae, who has been laid up there for some time. ?m` Recently he got hurt in playing la- crosse, and it was necessary to have an operation performed on both his ' feet, which was successfully done, and although he is not yet able to move around freely, he expects, before long, to have the free use of his feet again. CAPSIZED.—One evening last week a party of gentlemen drove over to Bay- field in a double carriage just to have an evening's enjoyment— and they had it, but in a way they did notanticipate. On the way back, as they were driving leisurely along, one of the wheels col- lapsed, and the rig was instantly dump- ed over on its side. For afew minutes their position was perilous, but they escaped without injury, and borrow- ing a farmer's open waggon they start- ed home; then that terrible storm came on, and when they reached town they were a great deal dryer inside than out. QUITE A RIDER.—The Rev. F. E. Roy rode to Toronto on his wheel last week, leaving Clinton late Tuesday afternoon be rode to Clandeboye where he re- mained over night; starting about 9 a. m. next morning he rode to Stratford -via St. Marys, where he rested nearly three hours the thermometer register- ing 91 in the shade at the noon hour, .Continuing his journey he rode as far as Georgetown that night. covering a distance of 110 miles that day, and the neat morning proceeded to Toronto a distance of 27 miles. He took tbe evening train to Guelph on Friday and leaving the latter place at 7.15 p. in. he wheeled to Clinton during the night, arriving here shortly after 4 a. m. Saturday. The distance by road from Clinton to Toronto is about 150 miles. DEA'rRs,—Last week Mr Jas. Twit- chell was called to Ashbury Park, N, Y., to attend the funeral of his elder brother, William, who died at that place, aged 63 years; this was the first death that had occurred among the children in forty years. While he was away his brother-in-law, Mr Jacob Segmiller, of Walkerton, died; Mr Sogtniller 'was one of the prominent men of that town, and had been asso- ciated with several public positions. Speaking of him the Walkerton Herald says: He was an extensive reader and a man of broad and liberal views; he placed a high value on education, a quality which belongs to all the child- ren ; he leaves a widow, and 8 children —four sons and four daughters Mrs Fisher, Victoria St., and Miss Kennedy received word the other day of the death of their eldest brother, '.Donald, at Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia. A former resident of the London ,woad passed away in Goderich, on ° "Tuesday, in the person of Mrs Aiken - bead, wife of Mr James Aike ahead, at ,the age of 70 years and 6 months was only last Thursday that people learned of the illness of Mr. T. M. Carl- ing, the well-known auctioneer, and theywere greatly grieved and surpr ised to learn of his death, which was the result of acute inflirnndoation of the howols, an ailment from which he had previously suffered. Deceased was a member of the Orange Society, under whose anspices.,he was buried, and in which he Carried an ,insurance of $1000. no Wait an adherent of the Presbyterian CJhurch, Ilo was a native of Exeter, a he how of Han, Sohn Carling, had re• el In Exeter ter 4 good filmy yeatb, na business bringln>i; bijrn ptdfnln. neat woe the plfblic, ha h made a of clirdie of f`riender e� eaireS !E' and five chiIdr ei . NARROW EscAPIr,-•=The Rev. Roy had quite an exciting experience during the electric storm on Tuesday night about four and a half miles from town, on his way from Olandeboye. While driving along in the worst of the storm he received an electric shook which completely paralysed hie left side for several moments; on aecover- ing from the shook he unhitched hie horse on the side of the road and sought the shelter of a neighboring house where he remained till morning. FLORAL EXHIBITION.— The first floral exhibition of the Clinton Horti- cultural Society will be held In the Agricultural Hall on Aug. 25-26-27.28. The building will be open on the after- noon and evening of Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and the band will be in attendance. This being the first floral exhibition held here, every effort will be made to make it attract- ive, and the officers of the society look to the public for a generous patronage. It will be the finest floral display ever made in the county; it will be worth coming a long distance to see; it will be something magnificent and people in the country as well as those in tow n should be sure to visit it. MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEARED. — Mysterious disappearances are not un- common, but cases of this kind, in which Olintonians are interested, are fortunately very rare. Some time ago the friends of Julius Carson lost all trace of him, and although consider- able has been spent in an effort to lo- cate him, not the clightes . trace of his whereabouts has ever been discovered. He was at the World's Fair, and is supposed to have been murdered at that time. Thousands of copies of his portrait have been scattered broadcast, and as he was always in the habit of communicating with his mother, the fact that he has never been heard from since then, forces the conviction that he is dead. SHOULD 13E DONE.—The Council of the town of Ulinton would take it as a %' special favour if the parties whose proper ty faces on those streets recently operated on by the street machine, 4 would keep the grass and weeds cut on �. the boulevards made in front of their proper ties. Many citizens have done so from the first, and now a beautiful green sod is already formed, which is really a beautiful addition to their v‹ places, as well as presenting quite a city like style and appearance to the street; others, again, have allowed the )< grass and weeds to grow untouched, right in front of their houses, which has a most untidy appearance- Sure- P ly, after the town giving citizens nice boulevards, the very least they can do is to keep the grass and weeds down. THE DOHERTY ORGAN,—As announ- �;i) ced in our issue of a week ago, the firm has succeeded in getting the Gold i( Medal at the Leicester Exhibition, England. This makes two gold me- dais, inside a month, taken in com- petition with tbe best makers of the world. It must be exceedingly grati- fying to the firm to see their instru- ments thus placed ahead of all others by competent judges of tone and me- chanical construction. At Toronto this year they will make the largest exhibit they have attempted, and no doubt will receive highest enconiums from those skilled on matters musical. !v While we enjoy at least a reflection of the honors that come to our townsman, Mr Doherty, we must recognize the substantial benefit the steady increase of business brings to us. During the last year,while other manufacturers in this country have been running half time, and some not that, Mr Doherty has ran his factory to its utmost limit the entire year, and from time to time has had to enlarge his plant to meet the demand for "the Doherty Organ." At present he is making a very large addition to his Dry Kiln. The honors that are given him and this steady in- crease of business tell us three things, 1st, that he is making "the best" organ made in the world to day; 2nd, that the people know it; 3rd, that his management is most efficient. NOTES.—Mr Thos. McKenzie has the new frame house for Mr John Avery, on the London road, about completed; what John is going to do with the house when it is completed is the puz- zle to most people. The excprsion to Sarnia, on Saturday, was well patro- nized, nearly50 tickets being disposed of here, and larger numbers at other points. The heat of the past week has been decidedly uncomfortable, the thermometer ranging in the neighbor- hood of 90 c every day, but to most people It bas seemed considerably more. Mr H. R. Walker has left us a basket of beautiful tomatoes, some of which measure 15 inches in circumference; for an amatuer gardener this ieretty good, and big enough to rival those grown by a professional. Regular meeting of the Home Circle next Tues- day evening. We understand that Miss Murray, music teacher, and for several years a resident here, has de- cided to take up her residence inBramp- ton, for which place she left afew days ago. It is expected that a carload of crab apples will ieave here for Winni- peg in a few days, the price at which they are being bought is 81 per bbl. We are pleased to see Mr R.J.O1nff out after a lengthened illness. On Satur- day night while Mr Geo. Swallow was on his way out to the lake -shore camp, he had the misfortune to break the axle of his buggy by a heated journal, just outside of town. The demand for the Doherty Organs is unusually great for this season of the year, and no less than nine men have been added to the staff to meet the demand. Mr Jas. Walker's daughter, who is just one month old, tips the scales at 18 lbs. The Waterloo and Clinton Cricketers will play a match on the Park here, to- day, commencing at 11 o'clock, no ad- mission fee will be charged to the grounds. The other evening a horse owned by Mr Geo. Connell, cut up some pranks while being driven on the front street, and it was only by means of expert m i,nagement that he escaped serious injury. Mr John Stephenson bas raised Mr S. Wilson's building and repaired the foundation. Jas. Steep has fish in his pond fully as large as local fishermen claim are caught in some of the surrounding streams.— On Sunday, while people in town were doing their best to keep cool, people in portions of Stanley were dodging hail- stones, and on Tneeday night a siinilar storm is said to have been experienced at Seaforth. Miss Mountcastle has a night blooming cereus in flower. Mr Amos Oastles, an. employe Of the Do- herty Organ Factorry, kot his hand prryett ybadly curtt yest ry�nayF, ; Meseta W. Doherty $4(Yo, bed 80 or' „Meseta on the a teatdebip 4tiebUverr, which had a ColiieIntr, the othier 'de►''.. atilt found it oatiovo to feturn tri finebi30.. a,, TrE () INTON NEW ERA' The Little Lots We're very anxious to clear out the little lots, odd sizes, &c., of Summer Hosiery, and to do it have whittled a good sized piece off the price of every pair of Children's Cotton Hose in the store. Your boys and girls will wear out a good many pairs of stockings before the summer is over, but they won't cost much if bought here. Just as anxious To clear out the odd lines of Ladies' Hose, and now you can buy a line that was 45c for 30c, and one that was 35c for 25c. Just a few pairs of each left. NEW COLLARS. The new Linen Collars and Cuffs are here, we would have had them sooner, only owing to a strike at the factory, we could not get our order filled be- fore this. See them, they're the correct thing. HODGENS BROS, CLINTON. '-,s. °9 ,l 2.4 THAT GREAT DAY SATURDAY, Aug,l5th Semi -Annual Slaughter Sale Has again rolled around, and many lines of goods which we will close out will be a marvel to close buyers. No bargain day has ever been so successful as ours, and the reason is that we carry out to the letter everything we advertise. We still celebrate our tenth anniversary, and every tenth pur- chase will be free. Study this list and see the wonderful figures 150 prs fine Braces, sold everywhere at 50c, sale price 25c Every tenth pair free 200 prs fine cotton Hose,B1k. and Col'd, 20c,sale price 10c Every tenth pair free 50 Light Shirts and Drawers, cheap at 50c, sale price 25c Every tenth pair free 60 Colored Shirts, regular price, 50c, sale price, ....30c Every tenth suit free 40 prs Men'sTweed Pants, reg. price $1.50, sale price $1 Every tenth pair free 30 prs Men's Tweed Pants, reg. price $2, sale price $1.50 Every tenth pair free 35 prs Men's Pants, regular price $2.50, sale price $1.75 Every tenth pair free 50 pairs Men's Pants, regular price $3, sale price $2.25 Every tenth pair free 50 pairs Boys' Knee Pants, 75c, sale price 50c Every tenth pair free 12 Child's Suits, sizes 22 to 24, from $2.50 to $4, sale 75c Every tenth suit free 20 Children's Suits, all sizes, $2.50 to $4, sale price $2 Every tenth suit free 25 Children's Suits, all sizes, $3 to $5, sale price $3 Every tenth suit free 6 Men's Blue Serge Coats, unlined, $2.75, sale price $2 5 Men's Blue Serge Suits, reg. price $5.00, sale price $3 25 Men's -Fine Tweed Suits, reg. price $10, sale price $7 Every tenth coat free SUMMER CLOTHING, H,1tL7 G, We Will alto hold it Sale of t3ntnnner Clothing at the mostjridionlone pieta ever quoted fof reliable good*, We lrays also ,a hundred and ane bitgaipll" whioli it; ie lnijiobeiblq to thaiitt�I m thle spoof). 'berme strieily Oitsh. DTo goad* on approvsl. Ner good* exoltapgid ri 's Long Story These price reductions,we have made, but we telt le briefly in our Odds and Ends Window. We solicit gour inspection hesitating to term the articles "bar- ains," for the word has been so much overworked and used as a deception; however, the goods are high and exceptional values, perhaps never equalled be- fore, and certainly come under what Webster calls a "Bargain," viz :- "A gainful and satisfactory transaction." They are all Webster bargains. The only kind worth regarding are the dictionary kind. 15c will buy a 5 foot Curtain Pole 45c will buy a 3x6 Fringed Linen Shade on 'spring roller 35c will buy a good Razor slightly damaged 20c will buy a good Comb and Brush $1 will buy a Webster Dictionary, 1281 pages 25c will buy a Framed Picture 10c will buy an elegant piece of Glassware Etc., Etc Etc The W. D. FAIR CO. Clinton, Ont. SHOE BARGAINS —A T— W. Taylor & Sons COME TO US 404 e have some special Bargains to offer for the (just now, and if you are thinking of new Latest Shades in Shoes, link us with your thoughts. TAN GOODS HIGH GRADE GOODS and LOW PRICES are Trade Winners with -us. No toes need be out of shoes when we are offering them at the present astonish- ing prices. It will pay you to inspect our stook and get our prices. We are anxious for com- parisons, they are the keys that unlock the facts. Have you tried the Slater Dressing in Tan and Black 2 They are all right. W. Taylor & Sons, Butter and Eggs taken at Cash prices. \�I CORSETS Our Corset Sale is a big success, because we are selling a 75 cent Corset for 50 cents, long waist, six hook clasp. Ribbed Hose. Boys' very heavy Ribbed Hose 25c. Ladies Hose Plain Cashmere Hose, 25, 35 and 50 cents. Clearing lines in .. . Ladies' SUMMER VESTS MILLINERY LADIES' SAILOR HATS, Just the shape you want, at a small price. /— 1111PS1