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The Clinton News-Record, 1898-03-10, Page 1THE CLINTON $1.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE. NEWS -RECORD. VOL. XX INDEPENDENT IN ALL THINGS—NEUTRAL IN NOTHING. W. J. MIT HELL, Editor and Prop. CLINTON. HURON COUNTY, ONT., THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1898. WHOLE NO. 1,007 ALL CUSSES OF GMBH WILL BE BENEFITED BY THE REBUILDING OF THE ORGAN FACTORY IN CLINTON.--vote Fr The By -Law Monday. dc-------',4kLINTON POULTRY YARDS. fi 1. EGOS FOR HATCHING From my celebrated prize winning White P. Rocks, Light Brahmas and Indian Games. All of the above aro high class bred fowls and have won the highest honors wherever exhibited. Will furnish Eggs for hatching at $1.50 per 13. Guarantee a fair hatch and from the same birds jas I breed from myself. ('an ship eggs any distance. Orders booked in rotation. LACK KENNEDY, Clinton, Ont. Looks just the same as a stale one until it is opeued, then it's diffe ent. 1 is the same with Canned Goods. If your Grocer is not care- ful in buying, he is likely to get something careless- ly put up, and then, there's trouble. We buy nothing but what we are sure is all right, and this is true not only in our Canned Goods, but of all Foods. You cannot afford to forget this fact. Your health depends largely on what you eat. The quali- ty of this depends largely un you Grocer. Just now we are offering a line of BAKING POWDER put up in Pt. Jugs. 1 lb. of Baking Powder and the Jug only 25c, quality guarauteed, just the regular priceof a Pound of Powder alone. THE CASH GROCERY. OGLE COOPER& C01, Clinton Phone . Vote For Pfospbritu Bu -Law All sensible people will support the Dohsrty Loan By -Law, not because Mr. Doherty needs the money, but because the town needs Mr. Doherty, On the same terms we ask you to buy from us, not 'because we are nice people (and of,course we are) but because we can do t little better for you than other m,,rchants. OUR NEW SPRING WALL PAPER, WINDOW -311ADE CURTAIN POLE STOCKS ARE READY FOR YOUR PATRONAGE All Wall Paper trimmed free of charge, W. Cooper & Co o THE TWO A.J'S. Listen T. Don't You Buy Until You See Our Hats, 44 SPUIN.C- rod We have the Goods you require and the prices will please you. We do our customers justice and give them up-to-date Goods. We Lead in Styles, See Them. We Lead in Qualities, Try Them. We Lead in Prices, Get Theni. We Lead in Hats, Get One. 111.911 41111R. American and FIATS and English CAPS. A Good Fedora Hat, the Latest Style $1.00 A. J. MORRISH. CLINTON. WE • CAN SUIT YOU. Suiting is our business and we can give you a Suit that will Suit You and at a Suitable Price. Come and See us. A. J. HOLLOWAY. CLINTON, 0 During the remainder of this month you will have an op portunity of purchasing a heavy Overcoat at a big discount from original prices. The coats are all this seasons' goods, made in the latest styles and colors, but we want to clear them out this season and we cut the prices to do it. Men's brown and fawn Frieze, extra large storm collar, strap seams,wool lined, Instead of being $10 they're now $7,25 Men's grey, black and brown Frieze, storm collar, slash pockets, fancy check lining, instead' of $8 they're now. . $5.25 Ilen's grey Frieze, double breasted, wool lined, storm col- lar, a genuine good coat, was $3 but now $4.50 We've other odd lines in Worsteds, Beavers, Meltous, etc., that will be lowered in price during this month. Nowhere •can you obtain better values than these and if you need a coat you'll find our prices the lowest—quality considered. "WALK IN AND LOOK AROUND." 0 JACK SON, sR. CLOTHIERNI , FURSHER, AND HATTER notibtlithed is Viotoria Blook, Clinton, • 1 The Wingham Advance Changes Hands. The Wingham Advance has changed hands, the purchaser being Mr. T. Hall, late of the Tara Leader and formerly of the Dundalk Herald. He is au ex- perienced newspaper man and will make a success of the Advance. Mr. Cornyu, the late Editor, iutende, we are infovined, taking a trip to the West. Tho Hawk Chased The Partridge. Councillor Bowers has a handsome partridge which he intends having treated by the taxidermist. He obtain- ed it in this way :—He was visiting at Mr. David McNaughton's irt Stanley last week when the bird, pursued by a hawk, smashed through the stor window and broke as well the glass of the inside window but fell between the two. It was alive when picked up but died shortly afterwards. He Voted, Notwithstanding. While working in the woods Monday week and swinging the axe, Mr. T. IL Beowniee, of West End Tuckersmith, cut his left foot badly. He was alone at the time and had to make his way as hest he could to the house, a con- siderable distance from the scene of the accidents The next day, though ho should scarcely have been abroad, he insisted upon being driven to his poll- ing -snit -division, ten miles away, where his father, brother and himself added three to Eilber's vote. How to OM Acquainted. An exchange says :—If you want to get acquainted with human nature, edit a paper a while. You know noth_ ing of the ups and downs et life until you hava served in that great capacity. You May have preached, swapped horses, conducted a bank, sold goods, practised law and set up stove pipesand hnnted potato hugs, but you need a few months' experience as as editor to complete your knowledge of the ec- centricities of life, The Youngest M.P. P. Mr. J. B. Lucas, the newly -elected member for Centre Grey, brother of Mrs. (Rev.) .1. F. Yorke, Clinton, will probably be the youngest member in the Legislatures as he is not quite 32 years of age. Mr. Lucas is an able young lawyer, practising in Markdale, and so far he has had a really brilliant career, that promises to 'shine still brighter in the future. His magnifi- tent majOrity of nearly 1,200 votes, in a riding which in 1894 went Patron by 542, is a splendid tribute to the unus- ual abilities of the popular young leg- islator. Mrs. Proctor Dead. Another of the citizens of Clinton has slipped away to the Great Beyond in the person of Mrs. John Poctor, who died Friday morning in her fortieth year. She was a daughter of Mr. William Connell and lived for many years in Goderich township only moving into Clinton May last. She has been in poor health for months and adds an- other to the long list of victims of that scourge of northern climes, consump- tion. Her husband died some years ago of the same disease. Three child- ren, the eldest sixteen years of age, survive to mourn their irreparable loss. Deceased was a sister of Mrs. W. Colclough, Goderich township, Mrs. Mayer, St. Paul, Mr. Thos. Con- nell, Hamilton, Dakota, and Mr. D. Connell, Clinton. Meeting of Huron Presbytery. The Presbytery of Huron met in 'Willis church, Clinton, on Tuesday, the 8th inst. Excellent reports were presented, discussed and adopted, upon Church Life and Work, Sabbath Schools, and Young People's Societies of Christian Endeavor, Tho session records of Grund Bend and Corbett were exatnined and attested. It was agreed to apply for the following grants from the Augmentation Fund : —for Hayfield and Bethany, $200 00 ; for Grand Bend and Corbett, $250.00 ; and for Leeburn and Union church, Goderich Township, $200.00. The fol- lowing were appointed 11.9 coinmission- ers to the next General Assembly —Meesre. Arch. McLean, J. A. Mc- Donald, J. A. Hamilton, James Ham- ilton, and William GraInsm, ministers, and the representative elders of Exe- ter, Grand Bend, Egmondville, Thames Road and Goderich. Dr. Torrance, of Guelph, was nominated as Moderator of the next General Assembly. Dr. F, R. Beattie MIA nominated for the chair of Old 'Testament Literature in Knox College, Toronto. Attention was called to the death since last meet- ing of Presbytery of Mr. John Hor- ton, representative elder of Leeburn, and a suitable minute was adopted and placed upon the records. Mr. Muir, of Brucefield, obtained leave of absence for three mOnths in order to visit Scotland during the coming sum- mer and Mr, Stewart,, of Clinton, was appointed to act aft Moderator of Brumfield Session during his absenee. Willis Choir Visit Hensall. On Monday evening the choir of Willis church drove to Hensall to furnish the musical part of the pro- gramrne at a lecture delivered in the Presbyterian church by Rev. Mr. Johnson, of London. The reverend gentleman had for his subject "Scot- land" which he handled in an enter- taining and instructive style. The lecture being over the members of the choir were entertained at the Manse hy Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Henderson. Coles Company Did Not Play. Cole's Big Specialty Co., of which the financial head is J. B. Munro, was to have played here Monday and Tuesday nights, but having lost two or three of its best people through illness, cancelled its engagement and returned to London Monday and reorgan- ize. The star of the Co. is Fred Vice, a bright young Buffalonian, who like the average of the profession is one month rich in salary and press notices and the next "walking the ties." He is the son ot a Baptist minister lett prefers the "black" art any day to theology. An Exam. for Horse-Shoers. The Michigan State law requiring horseshoers to undergo an examination as to their fitness and capability as a prerequisite to continuing the busi- ness, has gone into effect. The exam- ination is to be conducted by a state board of horse-shoers, who will issue certificates to those passing the requir- ed tests. It will exercise a general control and regulation of horse-shoere all over the state. All apprentices will hereafter be required to attend a special course of lectures on the anat- omy of horses' feet before presenting themselves for exontination. Clinton Curlers Visit Oat, Two rinks of Clinton's curlers visited Galt last Friday and though they did not succeed in winning, look back with much pleasure upon their visit to the granite town where they were most hospitably received and entertained. On their way down they partook of lunch with Lieutenant Spooner at the American Hotel, Berlin. The players and scores were as follows CLINTON. N. Fair J.1Raltonbury G. Henderson W. Jackson, skip— J. Fair, Sr., J oh nson G. D. McTaggart W. P. Spalding, skipL- 13 GALT. Wulton W. Turnbull A. Oliver C. Turnbull, skip - 13 17 Total 24 W. S. Clay A. Saidlaw T. McLellan J. S, Spalding, skip - 15 32 Sudden Deatt,of Mrs. Cook. Early last week Mrs. W. Duncan re• ceived, a telegram stating that her sister, Mrs. John Cook,;of the township of Morris, had died suddenly from heart disease, apoplexy of the heart the Dr. called it. It seems that Mrs. Cook was on a visit to another sister, Mrs. McNair, of Cranbrook, who is seriously ill and not expected to re- cover. Mrs. Cook appeared to be in her usual good health but dur- ing the night complaining of pain in the back she rose from her bed but fell upon the floor and never spoke again. Her niece, who was sleeping with her, call- ed for assistance but the silver thread of life had been severed. The shock was a terrible 0110, especially upon Mrs. McNair in her weak state. Mrs. Duncan left for Cranbrook immediately upon the receipt of the sad news and has not yet return. ed home, She was accompanied by her daughter, Miss Lettie. Organ Recital Friday Evening. The new organ having now been placed in the Ontario St. Methodiet church—it was manufactured by the Scribner Co., of London—the event will be observed by an organ recital on Friday evening which will afford to rich treat for lovers of music. The progamrne is here given :- 1. Overture "Tancredi" Bellini PROF. FEATHERSTONE. 2. Chorus ..."Miller's Wooing", . Eaton Fanning ONTARIO ST. CHUROR CHOIR. 3. Solo "Saved by a Child" Piccolomni MADAME WALL. 4. Organ Solo.... ..."Bercense" ....Bollini PROF. FEATHERSTONE 5. Chorus...."Inflamatius".... From Rossun's Stabat Mater ONTARIO ST. CHURCH CHOIR. O. Solo....“Alono on the Raft".... Paul Rodney R. 13. Fewrign. 7, Organ Solo. .Processional March. .Messner PROP. FEATHERSTONE. 8, Organ Solo... "Mandl Triumphal" Costa PROF. FEATHERSTONE. O. Quartette "A Slumber Song"Frederic N Lohr ONTARIO 81, CHURGII QUARTETTE. 10. Bolo "Tho Swallows" MADAME' WALL. Cowan "Only Theo" J. Christopher Marks MRS. GIIIIIINGS AND Mn. W. HARLAND. 12. Organ Solo.. "Andante Second Symphony".. Hadyn. PROP, FEATHERSTONE, 13. Anthem .. "Sing 0 Heavens"Coldham Hall Owninro S. etionon Cirent, 14. Organ Solo .,.... "Allegro' .Beethoven Pecos Isessarnaessm, 11. Duett IMeeting of Black Chapter at Blyth. The annual meeting of the County Grand Black Chapter of Huron and Perth was held in Blyth on Friday last. Among the resolutions adopted was one of condolence to the widow of the late Sir Knight George Hanley. The next annual meeting will he held in Blyth on the third Wednesday in 1899. What The Raba Gazette Says. The Picton Gazette, published in the old home of Major Beck, M. P. P., said in its last issue :— "The Gazette is proud to hear of Major Beck's ad- vancement. Ile sprang from a noble family and has made the very best use of his opportunities." The Gazette will by this time have heard of the manner in which the Major has been, temporarily we hope, robbed of the seat he so gallantly won on March 1st. IL will learn, no doubt with sur- prise of the class of deputy returning officers the West Huron Conservatives have had to contend with. Porter's Hill 1.0.0. T Visit Clinton. One of the most pleasing and enjoy- able evenings of the quarter was held last Friday when about twenty-five Good Templars from Porter's Hill Lodge paid Clinton Star Lodge a friendly visit. The following excellent programme was rendered by the visi- tors and was thoroughly appreciated by all :— Quartette, Members of the Lodge. Speech, Mr. Marquis. Mouth -Organ Solo, Mr. W. Weston. Recitation, Miss A. Cox, Solo, Mr. Potter. Violin Solo, Mr. T. Weston. Solo, Mr. J. Sterling. Recitation, Mr. S. McPhail. Duet, Mr. Potter and Miss Cox. Instrumental, Mr. W. Weston. Quartette, Members of the Lodge. Violin Solo, Mr. Weston. Duet, Miss McPhail and Mr. Sterling. After the' rendering of this pro- gramme refreshments were served to all. It is needless to say that the Good Templars of Porter's Hill will be always welcome. Next Friday an Irish programme will be given. The Grand Jury Visit the House of Refuge. Their duties :it the Spring Assizes, Goderich, being through Tuesday several members of the Grand Jury came to Clinton and in company with Inspector Coats made a tour of the House of Refuge and Grounds. The folloWing report of. the visit has been handed us by Mr. C. Hatnilton, Blyth, who was Foreman of the Jury :—"In company with Mr. Coats, the Inspec- tor, we visited the House of Refuge on Tuesday. Me. and Mrs. French re- ceived us very cordially and took us all through the buildings. We fount] everything orderly and neat. We are of the opinion that Mr. and Mrs. French are to he highly complimented upon their management of the•institu- tion. There are now 85 inmates, more than can be conveniently accommodat- ed, one an insane person who ought to he removed as he is really dangerous. The inmates express themselves as re- ceiving the best of care and are well satisfied. Thegrounds are well kept and the outbuildings in good order. On the whole it is a model institution and an honor to the county of Huron. All is respectfully submitted. Little Locals. Vote for the By -Law. THE NEWS -RECORD gives the news. The Seaforth Sun has donned a new dress and looks well. Mr. Sid. Smith shipped two car- loads of export cattle yesterday. The Spring Assizes are in seseion in Goderich this week, Judge Rose presiding. Mr. Ben Switzer has sold his eighty acre farm on concession ten, Goderich township, for $4,600. There will be an auction sale of household furniture on th,e market at 1 o'clock p. m. on Saturday, March 12th, Cantelon & Wallis' shipments of hogs this week, together with a car- load to be sent Tuesday next, will amount to 600 porkers. Mrs. Cooper, who lost her fur tippet, had it returned to her and hour or so after the ad. appeared in THE IsTuvvs- RECORD. Meetings of the West Huron Far- mers' Institute will be held in Holmes- ville on March 18, Auburn, March 19 and Wingham, March 21. The Wm. Contiolly farm of eighty acres on the thirteenth concession, Goder ich township, has been purchased by Mr. Albert Hearn for $2000. Mr. H. Cantelon, who was reported as having swapped houses, that of the Coyne House, Mt. Forest, for a Streets- ville hotel, will not after all leave Mt. Forest, the deal having fallen through. The meeting of the Christian En. deavor of Willis church held last night was conducted by Mr. A, Barlett. The topic was, "What is a profitable Sab- bath P" TOWN COUNCIL MEETING. The town council Monday evening was waited upon by , a delegation of ladies who presented 11 petition, signed by ,Rev. B. Clement and 313 others, asking for the enactment of a Curfew By -Law to compel youngsters under the tender age of fourteen years to scamper homewards at the knell of nine, the penalty being a fine imposed upon the parents of the stay-out-lates. The Fathers did not 80001 at all anx- ious to taste action and thi petition was accordingly tabled for a mouth. A grant of $25 was voted the Salva- tion Army Band which is in return to give an open air concert one evening each week. Though not so set forth in the resolution it is taken for granted that what is sometimes called "popu- lar" music will,be played on those occa- sions. $25 is not a large sum but it is What they asked and will he sufficient to buy the new instrument they have been longing for. Clinton has one of the hest Salvation Army Brass Bands in the province and it is only fitting that it should receive such recognition. The question of that big drain which crosses Albert street and runs under the Hotel Clarendon came up for dis- cussion on Reeve Kennedy asking that the street committee receive authority to buy a carload of tiles. A number of members expressed their views on the question. Councillor Plummer, who has gone over the ground eiteefully and thought out the matter, is strongly of the belief that the Council should extend the piping to the outskirts. The cost will be considerable but better to do the 'work thoroughly than be everlastingly patching at it, he says. An anonymous communication ad- dressed to a Town Council is such a rarity that mention must be made of one laid before the Fathers Monday night. Who the writer was it is not necessary to try to find out. He evi- dently attempted to disguise his hand- writing, none too good at the best. The By -Law was the theme and if the writer was in its favor he took a round- about way of saying so. The report of the committee appoint- ed to confer with Mr. Doherty re se- curity was informally presented. The Mayor said he had talked over the matter with Mr. Garrow whose advice was to first decide whether the By -Law should be passed or not and leave the details to be settled by the Council. The [3y -Law before it becomes law must first be ratified by both the Town Council and the Legislature. Barrister Scott :—The question next' Monday is whether we will advance this money or not and if the By -Law is carried, its lie hoped it would he, it must be ratified by both the Council and the Legislature before any money can he paid Mr. Doherty. He thought the details should be left to the Coun- cil which would look after the interests of Clinton. Reeve Kennedy, Deputy Jones and Councillors Plummer, Todd and Tay- lor expressed themSelves in a like manner. The Deputy added that the attitude of the Council should be known to the ratepayers. The committee which waited upon the Council. and asked for a Curfew By -Law consisted of Miss White, Mrs. Crich, Mrs. W. Harland, Mrs. Biddle- cornhe, Mrs. John Jackson and Mrs. D. Stevenson. Miss White supple- mented the large petition presented by a short address explanatory of what is hoped to he accomplished by such a regulation, She cited a couple of towns where a similar by-law was now in force and from her in- formation working satisfactorily. The good ladies were, we fancy, rather disappointed that the Fath- ers did not evince a little more concern in as matter in which they take so much interest. The question of meat and milk in- spection was not up for consideration but is on the way for next meeting and is bound to produce a lively dis- cussion. The admirable letter of the efficient Health Officer, Dr. Shaw, which appeared in the issue of Trim NEWS -RECORD of Saturday, February 26th, has been the tneans of more thoroughly info' ming the public and arousing interest in the question of such vital importance to the health of the people. Dr. Shaw is entitled to thanks for the preparations of so com- prehensive an article Few Health Officers would trouble themselves to such an extent. The Council and the Ronald Engine works are at loggerheads over the heater purchn.sed some time since. It has not been giving the best, of satis- faction and the Council objects to banding over the price until it does, The Ronald people protest the fault is not theirs and there the matter now stands. Me.Foster, of Wingham, who ex- amined the town hall and reported it, quite Rafe for large gatherings still suggested that certain steps be taken to render it absolutely so. The cost of this work is estimated at $24 and on motion it was ordered to be perform- ed. Plummer—Kennedy—That the mat- ter of Curfew Bell be laid over until next meeting so that more may be learned of its working in other places. Todd—Plummer—That the Treas- urer be instit ucted to remit $126.- 65 to the Ronald Engine Co., the Heater purchased from the Co., to be paid for when satisfactory in accordance with contract. Todd—Plummer—That the Chief and Night Watchman be instructed to re- port to this Council monthly all street arc lights which are not satisfactory or which do not burn on any night or nights during the month. Kennedy—Ford—That the Property Committee be instructed to proceed with repairs on Hall indicated in Mr. Foster's report. Jones—Taylor—That a pair of Rub- ber Boots bo purchased for Robt. Welsh, fireman. The following accounts were ordered to be paid. CHARITY ACCOUNT. W. Wheatley, wood $ 8 73 J. Alexander, wood 18 90 J. Livermore, rent for Mrs Divine 2 00. $ 29(15 PROPERTY ANL) ELECTRIC) LIGHT. Walter Wallace, wood $ 3 75 Street Lighting for Feb 70 00 Town Hall, electric light 2 60 John Foster, examination Town Hall 400 H. Hill, building chimney 4 30 $ 84 55 FIRE AND WATER ACCOUNT. Jos. Ryder, repairs to hose $ 1 50 John Leslie repairs to hook and ladder 8 75 $ 10 25 INSURANCE ACCOUNT. John Ridout 22 50 SALARY ACCOUNT. R. Reynolds, 1 month's salary, . 18 00 E. Herman, 1 month's salary16 66 RECEIPTS. R. Reynolds, sale of lots in cemetery 24 00 R. Reynolds work done.. . .. 7 25 Jos. Wheatley, proceeds 'of • stock scales 8 40 Rohl-, Welsh, proceedsofrnarket scales 9 00 Rent of Hall 10 00 Little Locals. A meeting of the Trustee Board of Willis church was held yesterday af- teruoon. Floody Got the Best of It. Revenue Inspector Floody, a former proprietor of TnE NEWS -RECORD, was assaulted last week in Windsor by a tobacco smuggler whose premises he was searching, The 'affair cost the Windsor roan twentystive dollars and costs. South Goderich. A very interesting game of foot -ball was played between the teams of Schools Nos. 9 and 10 on Friday last. Both teams played well and it was not until the time was nearly up that a goal was scored in favor of No. 9. It is expected that a return match will be played in the near future, Mt'. B. Switzer having sold his farm intends holding a sale. The family is highly esteemed by all the neighbors and their absence will be deeply re- gretted by all. A merry sleigh load of young people from the Bayfield line spent the even- ing of Thursday last at the residence of Mr. D. Beacon]. They report having a most enjoyable time and re- turned home in the wee stna' hours of the morn. Mr. P. Cole has returned home from visiting relatives in Michigan. Miss A. Taylor, Clinton, spent Sim day at Mr. 3 Middleton's. liolMesville. Mr. and Mrs. Matlock and Mrs. Alcock, of Goderich, spent Sunday and Monday with Mr. W. Mulholland. Misses S. Courtice and F. Pickard and Mr. R. Forester spent Sunday with friends at the Nile. On Friday the meeting of the C.O.F. will be held and all the members are requested to he present as their dele- gate, Mr. J. Smith, Clinton, to the High Court, is to give his report. We regret to announce the death of John Cantelon, eldest son of Peter Caittelon of the 7th con. The funeral took place on Tuesday and was largely attended by the friends and acquaint- ances. Mr. Blackwell paid a flying visit to Toronto this week. Mrs. Reason and daughter and Miss Griffon, of Markham, are visiting Mr. B. Forester, •