The Clinton News-Record, 1899-02-09, Page 1-
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CLINTON, IIIIROX 00,1TNTY ONT., TITIMISDAY, FE1313VARY 9, i1399,
lhti: Mints ,,Wito. Bribott. PloOod and Stuffed the Ballot Boxes In Elgin ,F.101111ilg. ill to ?fork, fo! lioln.ies, The. Men. Who ',Are Impor'ting These ilas.oits- Must to Taught skliesson. .watek Them, - *.
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'In His Steps: "What Would Jesus Dr
papoose. Extra fine cloth. binding,.
• "An inteneely interesting Stay, cihow.
ing how tho religion of Christ .can be 0.
carried into every vocation of life, It
. if impossible to --relid-it"-Witheet heVAIlg -
a keen desire to live 'nearer our ideal
life."
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•Overcominethe World The Story' of
Malcolm Birk. Paper, 150. Extra
fine cloth binding. 50e.
•• "A well written narrative, teeming
• with interest from firstto last, and deal-
-ing intelligently vvith many of the so-
cial problems of the day.
His Brother's Hooper: Chrietian Ste. „
ardehip.. Paper, 160. IC,xtra, tine 1'4
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• "A grand solution of the lahotenes-
tion opthe day. Of the two principal '
• charac..:ers of the book. one belongs to
capital, and the other to labor:yet they
..were-friencle. The author ably shows m
how it was poesible for this friendship .
. to exilt, in spite of the gulf between di
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The Crucifixion of Philip Strong, ••Pa-
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le "It his wonderfully strong and race- (4,
that are well worth 25 cents. tive contribntion to the christianliter-
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thein at a price tliat enableS •us Robert Rama. g
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to eel' for r6 .Oents the best Jug atm .of dreaM, and h w it
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.• "A splendid story for young men
showing the difficulties, disappoint-
ments and Measures of the life. of a re-
porter of a large city daily.. and of an to
unknown author."
The Twentieth Door. Paper, lac'. Ex. "V
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"A story of Oolleg.8 life. intereding 4
beaause jib true. The characters Etre
admirable. It is cleverly, written, _add V
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UP-TO-DATE CASH GROCERY.. • T' . pOOPER'S BOOK STORE, '
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tOOPER ick CO Clint011 . and .0. P' R. Tele -
Cash paid for Butter and Eggs and der competent management.
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Suitable Christreficore.:
Bent is a nice
13. eve them in'. handsome
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give to a friend or to.buy
lot yours,elf
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Our st,ock 'of goods for Ordered
._, Clothing iel complete in all lines.
• We make a specialty of
LACk. WORST
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ranging in price from $16 to'$24.
CAMP v'ZIolto SMRG
' is the name of one tif the best
Wearing cloths to be bed. We
ve them at $18 a suit, and you
eV be ellre to get the worth of
nir money if you buy one of
ese. • W'e sell
Load ' • The Jackson Medal. • • Vette Will Ile Mayor P ,. •
' Mr. D. McCue* teeined 7,500 pounds
• of our nineteen 'Miles on Monday,
though the roads Were in pieces some.
what pitch -holey, says, he could
have quite easily added five-bundred
pounds to his load and yet it would not
,have been too heavy for his good team.
Four tons would have been a big haul
Wh
What with competitions for the Mc- ' Who will be Olinton's mayor tor '09 at Ttut.P.S. Costs-YearlyP •
copy of the Munici al World for eaah
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Taggart cups and the Jackien 'medal Way possibly be kepwa to -night, the 1' • ,
• member of the council 'so that they•
•Arld outeide matches the eurlers are Imminatieh taking plaee In the cneincil J Ufight study up the.prettY Pointe, tn°
hair splitting, forsooth . in municipal
the idea.
The Public School Board Makes a De -
03,110.07!, The Cor- 011, e iTenciiindlid not fstil in with
for tile Medal Ng, Doherty, Jobe- sick list for several days and it is not friend fOr
having 14, imsy semen. in the singlee ehamber, Mr.; Searle hes been on the
ston and T. Jackson, Sr., have defeated • known whether be Inter* taking Any Poration Officers for the year Chris. • remark °t11112nact ticL Fordinterjected
law, Th
$, Doan, Dr. Tilenhell 41'44. !itir- Maher action or Dot. The town's in . en el3ig Chief". Wheatley W11 to ha 121 d ty World appeared
ter, respectively, - . , tarots are quite safe in the meantime II d e
. ve, badae ect upon certain
Kicked By the Horse. s• •
with acting -Mayor. Johnstone at the mar the PeoCe. .. ex -members who are supposed to have .
for so loog a distance.•• ma a special study f t
enema Conservetive Association.. Mr. fieorge Bertsch of the Clarendon hea4 of affairs. „
aT •eight e meeting of the.
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The 8:thinal meeting of the °hetet, fiothi staff. hlka, a badly, hyuised head; Nis. Rotuma Dim
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beral-oonservative Association -woe but thanking. his stars „"fe. clanage Mrs.' Charles Rouse of Lanes in "Ash -
held l.• the not greeter, , He was holding a field township died On Thursday: last
the vouncil chamber eu Tees -
•day. evening. There woe' 'a good .at--
tendimee and the proceedings were of
a most cordial ;nature. Last year's Of,
tieers were re-elected, that is to Say :-
Preeideut, Dr, Brae, Vice -President,
George Berke ; Secretary -Treasurer,
j. P. Doherty... A number of addresses
were delivered, among those who•spolte
being Openty Councillor Connolly and
Mr. John 13eacem of . Gbderich town-
ship. ,
Lithe toes*, ' • .• •
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Mr. Harvey Devigbas sold one'Uf ids
Dalmatian dogs treffdr. Kling of Wing- -
•ham and is new -on the look•Mit'for
mate for the spotted pup he still ownsi
. *The sreport that Mr1;. 3, B. RUmnall
had wholly gene out of fency poeltei
raising 'Wes erreneous though it rose
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from bis having sold Wine of his best
White Hocks. He has, however, been
sincebuying prize Winners and con-
s;dera he ,•bas new better penes 'than
ever. The White Rock is his favorite.
The 25 Ofuts Will have anotherof
their poptilar hops in their club roonia:
.to morrow evening. Mr. James as ?ne.of the best PhetograPhere in
Stephens conducted lagt Sunday fore 1 the province. • • ' •
neon% service at the flOnse of .Refuge Ptahlle School PrOtnetIons, , . •
----There has been a alight change in. The folloWhig pupileef Rise Combs's
the G. T. R. time table. . The south-.
bound London 'train new leaves (Minton
station at 425p. m. instead of '4130.sts
heretefore.—Ex-Rseve :.-Kerinedy.: has
beeniaboring with a bad attack of la
grippe for the Past fortnight , but we
are smell pleased to learn is' now • re-
covering. Mrs. Kennedy has also been
unwell for a few days but has much
improyed.---‘ Mr. Alfieri. Andersen
made a shipment of hogs to the Coll-
ingWond packingestablishment on.
Tuesday. It is three years since Mr•
Anderson was in this business and for
the three years previous to that he was
associated with Me. D. Oatitelon.- 1114"
Husirealso shipped 'a •carload to the
sante destinalionpri Tuesday.--7Sede
& Hover secured orders this week from
Miss,Biggin Or a red granite monument
in niereory of .father and mother and
froni Mrs, 13iddlecombe for a red -swede
. to be plinedover grave of husband.—
The young people of the Baptist churth
are arranging for a debate to be held
,shortly. The topic -debaters and plane
will be erapIy sufficient to draw &large
ceowd.—Mit William Tiplady of Om
Base line is suffering from it' severe
attack .of pleurisy. ---Complaint
made of the numerous pitch holes On
the Londtin road an& •the patinmesters
are being mildly criticised for notput,
t'rTjC4OODS. READV-MADE OVERCOATS,
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here is remarkable just now and
wilt be greater when morerget to
• know what we are doing, 'Screw!.
ing sales make it possible • for 118 to The tneetieg WilAi led by Mies Wilson, took Place on Thursday last, deprived
lively -span iif „roadsters helotiging.,to
Mr. Peter Cook of Goderieli township
on 'Tuesday' when one of, them reared
and struck hint on the fop of • the
head, inflicting a severe scalp wound:
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Rev.h1 004 Wood Is Eloquent. ' "
• Het% , Morgan :Weed uiade his first
appearance before's, Clinton audience
laat. Thursday night and ceeittase fav-
orable an .impression that pn his re -ap-
pearance here he would be ;greeted
with a. still larger ..itudjenee their&
that Of Thursday was the best of: ti2e
series SO far. 1i'. Wood is, a forcible
and picturesque speaker and presents,
homely truths in atithing wanner.
Lost His Cutlery. • •
in the•thirty-fifth year of her ege and,
leaving behind a sorrowing husband
and family of five email .children, the
eldest net yet eleven years ofage 'The
vomiting were brought to the residence
of her father, Mr. Themes East of the
Gravel rOad, feogn whence the funeral
• fook placeto the Olinton cemetery on
Sainrday. • • '
A Business Chime
- Me. John McMurray has sold out his
grocery stock to Mr. 3. -W. Hill who
' is already in ,possesslon ¥r Hill is
well known to the citizens as it shrewd
,and successful business man and will
secure e share of the trade. Mr Mc-
Murray'has been a resident of Clinton
sipce 1889 g
".Mr. F. T. jackson, son of Mr. joint, and in the greeery busines'
Jacjisonwho has been n'arrYing on the 1,0gefafteidt:Part oft:phetriiinesifso,h
e.. Hetthir:Hub goiattteprairies
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bueineds of Photographer in Barrie, •
had his place damaged: byra'fire which willlose e respected 'citizen
caused considerable destruetion Of pro- The l4cTsJ!gar Trophks
perty last Week. Fa re friends regret. Tbe centest -among the curlers for
to hear of his loos; but . hope thatthe the McTaggart trophies is eausing con-
suspepeion of business will only he siderible interest and there have been
temPorary. He is known far and wide several "flow ours, new your" games.
The oontest so far stands as follows,
the names of the skips alone being
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, WON. •LOST. TO PLAT.
, Dr. Shaw •.8 2
VV. Jackson... ' 4 ' . 4 .•
W. P. Spalding 4 1 , , 3•
. Dr. Ageew , 1 2 •0
McL. Fair.. 2 2 . 4
C.ounity pians. Lodge. : ' •
The annual, meetingof the. South:
Huron 0ounty Orange Lodge was held -
In Exeter on Tuesday. ' The ettendance
• was fair and the reports presented of ,a
gratifying nature,. A grant of flve"dol-
lars was dade to the Sick Ohildren's
Hospital at Toronto.. The County will
celebrate the peXt 12th at Exeter.. The
lection of ofilcere resulted asfollows;-
County Master, John Scarlett ; Depute
4. Nevin, Financial Secretary, Wit
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tient Craig; Recording -Secretary, Pet-
er Oantelon ; Treasurer, Joh u Beacom ;
D. of 0., P. Davis; Lederer; Jahn
Bullard,• Deputy Lecturers, 'William
Deacon, Heo.
The Woodmen Ineteese.
-The local Oanm 'of the Order of the
Woodmen of the World. held a specie
meeting On Monday everting last. Elev-
en implicatiens for Memhership were re,
ceived from some of the hest citizen's
In town, a number of' 'WhOM'Were giv-
en the p'rivilege of viewing' Wodcraft
behind the scenes. They all express
themselves as being delighted with the
degree work, for they found it beyond
their -expectation. Deputy Oonsul
Jas. A. Ramplin gave' the Choppers a
highly interesting and instructive ad-
dress concerning the •SOciety, its re-
quirements, ahn and growth. It has
grown more rapidly than most aimiliar
organizations In existence and •a
tient future is 'assured it. •
division -have been •promoted to the
second book :-Pearl • Dunford,' .Nellie
Steep, Frank ',Foster, Gladys Herman,.
Stewart Doherty,' Hairy Furry; Willie
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Morrish, May Wehb,,.. Addie Wilson.;
Clarence Copp, R.' P. Monaghan,. p
Rands; Roy Furry, .Clifford „Andrews,
The fo1Lo'i ing wdl be tried as they
are enl.K.a Jtt1e behind in a/subject,.
namely arithmetic :-..Ituby Bruce, M.
Pinning. 'Gar. Doherty, Wilber .Mc•
Ilyeeu; N. Griscte Amy Andrews, G.•
Hartviell, M. Carling, L . filleinan;
M. Rands aren't, Sage. -
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44The Is/ewe-Record (boa Paper.”.
In renewing bis Subscription Mr. T.
M.:Elliott of Elltritt, N Dakotk writes,
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-You are in 104 as 1 haVe an even
two donor but in miy jeans this !non-
ing aM1I see that is the amount of my
subscription to July 1889, My , wife
says, "Send it and THE NEWS-.
HEoann'..is it good paper." She is au
American and nathrally herd tPplease
with foreign newspapers, but yours fills
the bill. Through it she knows many Of
my old acqestiutances. and throughit I
keep posted, where they are and what
they are doing, together with -a -great
deal of other useful knowledge. Glad -
to see my old richoolmate Jimmie Cep.
wily get to the front, Jen always
was right. And the "Front Bob" (Me-
ting the roadway into bettercondition. •
—Mr. p. McOuaig took a load of fur-
niture to St. *Joseph yesterday for Mr.
Oontine.—The ;Whitelyfartu on the
Huron road, Tuckerstnith, is to he
offered for sale by auction on the 4th
of March.It is a fine property and is
'likely to be sold at a good figure. The
Misses Whitely may become resident's
of Clinton. ---,-Captain Sheppard of
Portage La Prairie, Man., in remitting- -Miller had a hard fight with the crack
his slob in advance 'expresses the hope Goderich rink, skipped by D Holmes.
:Oat the Conservatives May carry At the conclusion- of the game the
West Huron, lout, and the Captain hag curlers sat down to an hyster ',upper.
'teen 1p Contests here and well knoWit °Us Pia" speak "II hi°11137 of the
whereof he spettka, "you will have te treatment received at the hands of the
:week hatd."--Mr. Chitties Me0ennell Getlet:Leb
Lean) also in a recent 'issue, wee very.
good. '
Clinton Curlers Win. •
The return MfaCh between the Clin-
ton and Goderich curling clubs which
took place on Tuesdity night at Gode-
rich,,resulted in a victory for Clinton
by one °shot:. W. Spalding and W.
.3ackson's rink were both .up but Mn
le laitl toi with an attack of sciatica;.-. 71641"i\
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-Rev Mr Burton of Varna will preach 3-8; Doithaia' 8.. 3t 'trieellseber
educational sermons in the Itattembury 3 Fair, Jr L E nano;Y
Street church next Sunday.. Rev. Mi. W. P. Spalding, Skip 19. a. A..Humber;aktp 10,
Millyard w11 take his work in Varna, ye. it rem • • 0„ Shannon.
---The W. M, S. of Rattenhury street ma Combo, • Simile' Reynolds.
churchltdd 'their regislar meeting this De-glea-re •°•;431an. • -
afternoon.—Willis church Christian W Jaokson,skip....1a A. D. Parker, skip 0.
Endeavorers have sent an invitation Vr.' G. behertY'• F. push's:14
to the Seitforth Endeavorers to aisoeial T‘3•84k"")3r• 11. Wats"'
to be held in the lecture room on Ireb. ol,si'meit/8"; eth; rt" W.1.4g; etn'tein
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gosh. Mr. Angus addressed the Aociet• 8
on Monday evening on "Idlers In the
market place" and the qatchism ques- Ot'agh short* c•esk* •
tion wee taken by Mies M. 'Campbell. The death of Mrs, .Tolitx Ceek, which
The reg lat. monthly meeting of Excel; the Leven °tone of its oldest residents
go into the markets oftener aid to got, mi kin Band was held Tuesday the deceased having reached the rip;
buy to better advantage' than for. avenin .—lers, Mary Wolfe of God, old. age of fourescore and, three year.
merly.. This is the reason why you re;h„e:roaus Vomntlat'ear.• • tote goo:: ooti 141,:sy. 0.iTt!lawrals, ahneartibitrietttpriuvria;
tter here because WO can do better eiseRbere. If setup committee of the -county coun, faropus Aughrini. Het husband died
, king of buying an Overeoat now is thei_tiine to buy eil; !ogether with the inspector and on the old Sod and thirty•eight years
- county clerk, vielted that institution ago she tante to Anierica With her
Vglie "i0 the place to buy IL We are giving some en Tuesday and orde'red the windmIll fatrillY Of two 00139 and one daughter.
. • to be raised twenty faety it drivingehea After living In Boston for as decade
.8.kROAIN8 1111 Bore' AND ME'N18 811178 arid ice house to be built and that they Caine to Huron county and for
. . maple trees and evergreens he planted, the pait twenty yaws she ha* been a
— hir, Jose* ateip bag applied fee it resident Of (WS tottn, livhsg with her
waft hi the United States and Cans, sone, Mean. Georce and jam* Oook
gaga 41130ye Orem* and 'teeters. You can have them at a r artu - Parslos fleeMett $1.75• tied She nitut Matt'l°n`
Baptist Mleslone.
A fair sized congregation assembled
in the Baptist church lase Friday to.
listen to an address.. on Missions by
-Rev. 3. B. McEwen of Toronto, ,the
euperinte.ndettt of Baptist Mibeioris In
Ontario and Quebec. He told of what
the church had done in the various
fields of laber and the expanse which
had been incurred. TUC -Baptist church
his four Washer Wards -Home
coniprising Ontario and Quebec ;
Manitoba and the North-West, which
includes British liJolumbli;and Foreign
Missions. Of the latter India is the
• principal field; and it its On record that
2222 nattvea Were baptised in One day,
under ihe auspices of the American
, Baptist , -Society. . gore recently
the church has taken up the.Work in
• Bolivia, Grande Ligne Misision Ii
fatiebeelias been remarkably ettccessful.
The ileaseumus Orsusiee.
The Vetted Brotherhood of Track'
men WI comparatively new organize.'
tion, having only been three years in
exittence( Ana no longer than since
town coupon a request was made by
the public school board for the use of.
the couneil chamber, in 'which to hold
its monthly meetings. This is a move.
in the right direction and will induce
the citizens to take a greater interest
lotheproceedingsW-thelle-a7M which
dispeses of so goodly a portion of the
'taxes every year. The departure &OM'
the old ealf-secret mode of procedure
is in no small means du; to the stand
taken by Trustee W. G. Smith, who
•wants to see the proceedings of the
Board given • all possible publicitY,
A report WAS 'presented showing the
•eptimated expenditure and receipts for
the present' year, which was• as' fol-
lows :,--Salaries-,PrinciPal. 025 ; let
assistant;$375, 2nd $325, 3rd $300; 4th
$250, 6th $250, 65h $250, 7th .$8?6, .8th
• (Model) $125-$3025. Oaretaker $2eO,
segretary $50, fuel $2CO3 apparatus
$50, printing and stationery $30, re-
pairs $200, incidentals $100, insurance
and furniture $100, total expenditure
$.4.00: Balance from 1 9, $100.93,
government giant $300, government
geant Model $150, county grant Model
$150, fees from 'Modelites $125, nen-
resideok $10 -total 'receipts $89513,
.Atnetint to be raised by council $3110.-
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'Theielection of corporation bfficera
for the year had probably mere to de
wqh the unusually large attendance of
cittzens than any ether question,
especially view of s the feet that a
change was to be made in the duties
pertaining to the oificesiand that one.of
them was to be abolished 'by stirtalga-.
teatime The repprt of the committee,
which was adopted Withod, diecesslen,
made the following appointments:1-7
'Clerk, salary $250, W. Coats l qteits-
urer, salary $100, W. Coats; assessor;
salary $(10, Oottle ; day . constable,
salary $419, S. Wheatley ; night
watchman, salary $250,• E, •Herman ;
cemetery Superintendent, salary $300;
R. Reynolds.,; chief engineer, salary
50, J. .; stoker, salary $28, A.
SeeleY: *The, re-appointineet of Mr,
Wheatley is a popular one. The "Big
Chief” has perfermed the duties per.
taining to the half-dozen ifffiees he
holds in it satisfactory manner. He
has more to do this year at a smaller
sillar3'','but likely enough with the big-
ger Assessinent Of next fall the council
will feel able to raise his stipend in
1906. Mr. Robt. Weber had made tiP-
plication for the , position of night
watchman but withdrew on Monday,
though it was pretty Well understood
'the comMitteeiteseik his favor. He
has been caretakerl's.,,,hellringer and
weighnuistet for the pas.' ns years.
The scidee have swung true- ittittti-
zees have set their clocks by the hel
while Mr. *deb has been in charge.
Mr. Ilerenan has been given a deserved
increase of pay; . The sixteen dollars
he has been paid • per month
has been totally inadequate His
patrol' will also be shorteried, as -hi
future he will not be required to go be-
yond the fire linlite,
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The auditors, P. elantelon and 3.
Wiseman; asked for Mere pay owing
to the additional duties which have
recently been imposed, upon them.
Each voucher bag now to be dated,
stamped awl The council
said raiee this year but maybe next.
• it WAS Chairman Jones who reported
on behalf of the fire and water commit-
tee. He said thecornmittee intend tak-
ing a deeper intereiltin the fire brigade,
add by doing so he believed the latter
• would mauifetst greater zeal in the per-
formance of their duties.. It is . pro-
posed to have a nom of the town Pre-
pared showing the position of the hy-
drants, etc., and have occasional irteet--
Inge of instruction, so that the men
met understand better just Where
"they are at." Mr, Sohn Scruton fs
now chief in place of Clerk Coats, who
endured the office for nine years.
There is no pay attached. Mr. Jacob
'November last on 'the Grand Trunk Miller, the new engineer, Is an expert
system. The prime objegeof thellroth- °n tnisChinery. The following Will
trhoott io to protect, its weroheve _ eenetitute the remaining member* of
against too great . iropositiOrt on the„;_the brigade, each of whom will be paid
part �f the compenies, though there is fifteen dollare per annum :-O, !Myer
• also an insurance system In conuection :captain ; rt. Collins, lieutenant ; 3.
as well asprusisiga made agaitlit at...! Pinch, secretary ; Glazier, P. Mc-
ebIlity byttecident, It it Claimed that ,Delen, E. Smith,/ Leslie IP. POWell.
I, G. T. It pays its trackman Melt 0. Carter, IL lkiiirPhYl. W. Walker, B.
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Mr. Alfred Miller stated' to the couti. •
cU Shat he had been.asked for payment • '•. •
ofsclpg taX by the Ohief, but didn't own t
doiothe animal having died three. ..
weeks titter the assessor's visit. trader ,
the circumstances _12i.•.hartily thought '
-12xeshehcrqintle- buea'cAleedd,un for ,
The folloiving communication from
claptains Cotribe, McTaggart and
Shaw speaks for 'itself. The request ' •
for a free site Was granted,- oh motion • •
of Copricillors Ford- and Mackenzie; /••
proyided the cost does' not eireeed $150., r
To the Mayor and Members of 'the Council of
the Town of Clinton: -
Oentlemen :-Lt.-Col. Holmes, the eenunencl- ' .
008 oilleer of this military district, was in town
recently and while here informed' the under
signed that the Militia. Department intend to
bullda central regimentaLermonrys.for.-tha.........-e.
Huron Battalion in some town inside .
the battalion limits., He hinted thaf the chan-
. ces for having it built here would depend
largely on what action our, Town Council
would take In the' •matter of granting, a free.
site. The building the Department intend con . •
strueting will be flie proof and Will larlarge
enough 00 contain the eruni, clothing and equip • •
;bent for four hundred Men, :besides the care-.
takel"s quarters. The benefit such an institn- •
tion would be to the Main will be apparent to •
you all. NO only would it provide a living for
a nian and his family but it would make. the
town the headquarters Lot the battalion and
they would spend a half day or 0: day 'drilling
here on their way to the London Capin of .
struction, vvhich will.be held annually. The (
tovift has Vie -understand several available sites ,
and even Were it necessary M expend a lain; ---
tired dollars or so we consider it would be
good 'investment as Well as an advertisennint.
for the town. • We lind. honed to present this .
matter to you personally, but cirmunstanoes
hate() prevented na. • Roping you will give it , -
your immediate and careful consideration we -
remain, Yours sincerely, H. R. Combo Capt.,
J. W• Shaw Capt., M. D. MoTaggart Cipt. •
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'8 ummer hill. • •
St. Valeiltine eoncerk---& grand cori-
cert and literary entertainment .will -be -
given in the school -house on. the even- '
ing of Tuesdey, Feb. 145h, under the
auspices of St. Peter's church. 'emigre-
gittion: Talentfrom anc es er, on-
desberough, blinton and. other places ., •
eXpected.. .141 tirti the best, concert of .. • .
the season. Do not miss it. Adthis-
sion ohly 10 and 15 cents.—Apprenia- . .
ted -Pine clear weather for aspell. Eie. •
cellent roads. A good fire sometimes .
The grip.—Meeting of debating dub
last ThursdaY. Prime feature a debate •
"Resolved that the Franchise should '
be ,extended to women' provided am- "
ple room for hot discussion.' As it
leading speaker for the affirmetive was
• enjoying grip at home and .
Draper and D. Burns so stoutly! 'up••••
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held. that . they should'et..the ladles ., •
din% secure .8. vote this'. time. •.•
McDoneM,
guest.of Mrs. Noble Lovetb.---Miss
Erattia.Jordan,,,Bayfield is visiting her .
„parents at presenk—Miss Morrison •
titginloss and Miss Blanche McIlyeen
of olinton-are guests of Mrs. Melt-.
veen this week. -1,. -Mr. and Mrs
ideBrien and Miss Etta-141E40cl at Mr.
Thos.. Fasquhatos of Hay recniit,7
Miss Mabel Shepherd spent, part of ram -
week enjoyably with relatives at Kin- .
burn.—Percy Cooper has gone to re-
new acquaintances at eluded& for a
Week —Miss Strachan of Goderich is
visiting tier sister, Mrs. Geo. Farquhar
at present,• ,
West Tackersmth.
theft de the **Orme**, The cr. rt. tort', W. WhtatleY, 14" Welsh' It
Mr
and Mrs. J. O. Steep of Goderich
township were theggueste of Mrs. F.
Layton on Sunday, last:=Miss Olivia
Clemens returned to her home in Us -
borne on Tuesday last. ----Mt. Henry
Carter ia busy drawing send and other
material for the ' purpose of putting a "
stone foundation to his barn. Mr.
Alex. Grey is also getting the neces-
aaries for atelier to hishouse. Thie is,
we believe the extent of the building
to be done through ishis part of the
tovinghtp this Beim/M.—Farmers are
making use of this good sleighing' and
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milting their tearning.—MiSe E. Me- „
Vety wiii address the E. L. on-SundaY------"fr—
evening next: Ms.' W., 0. Lanclei-
borough had charge last Sunday even-
ing. She always gives an Interesting,
and it -retractive topktand, that of last
Sunday evening was no elreeption..
. Our sick ate • recovering. —.4,..,Mr; Prod.
• Waldron of the London road is buying
hogs for Mr. fludie of Goderich town-
ship. Ohm. Oda of Toronto is
home on it Mary Bali of
• the Baseline spent part of the nest
week with relatives here.
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Hallett
da or aims, itttaistment. --On on 3oeeph street, Her daughter, Wet el,f0 againtitILSO Mid $1,40 tuk
aboie oesL Give, us a WI and We Win WeffileilditY last the Ringston Catharine conk nellegineP•weeet bhe Otatta Trunk. ft-6_1'0*A ottrp1000 110151; Libeeals sold Conservative's Mrs. ,Tohn Oburebilli north of +Minton
attVG You moneY, Wainer)* e011egiti Of *latch Prof. 3. B. bedsit% when death ensue& The fen- ete otinfehmen is cress d
• McKay. it forreerieshlant, (le Clinton erg teesk 'Mese en SAP ado artortroon ask** ot, grew I. otocni
tls;
wee principal, eras deittairt.
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ed by fire; to Ofintou cemetery She airyitare it that btanra
•tiossurtees
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—Several roots teen trout own as. hearse ittntl grav-eside" being performed ood hats hash
ot ottavetthe town dollars for rent et - is upon the sick list: She is eighty.
'Way but the council toogurtnimously seven years of age.—Mrs. Noble of
daefdad ip$ retitle Ws. Amounts on the the Boron road has heen very for a
arta ghat the pelitleal meetings had number riders lint at time of writing
nienfettrape ef itratruction. had itopravede trotaewhat. Ho sem
• Sanwa of Up/we came down to No
00iteivan DOtittl,litholgoktb. a Alta
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tended it hop gilren at PorlowlelifilI one , b? Re*, r• Parke the areamed hav* Inehrtitorg 6h_irio • 66
'lama 13u:tax*V 'Otitis last week and rapes it vary ; ittir2fmakoe Illotl**e nt Ole 411$1100 wltGll Oh* WARM
01111PAYN. • plotalwat .01$*,
ohm*, •most firit,dai
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