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W JtEETSCENE.
ltfoNDAY.--" What a beautiful, spring
like day thie is. The air so fine and.
fresh, with birds chirruping tand'e' ery-
thing pleasant.. This is the corintry for
sue, sir, I do like a Canadian spring,"
TUESDAY, "-Well, did you ever see
the like'? Why I thought yesterday we
were going to, have spring, sure, and
here it is snowing like the twiddle of
winter, Blam'd such a climate as this,
anyhow, there's'no depending on it, I'm
going to git out as soon as I can,"
WEDNESDAY.--" Here's another'. day
jut like the lust. This weather is
-
enough to make a saint dislike the coun-
try. However, I never did care very
much- for it, to • tell the 'truth. ' But I
would like to see 'a few finee days in suc-
cession, though I suppose we may have
sleighing 'yet." • •
'bre snow is still nearly level with
the fences on many parts of the county
roads:
.A1R:. .JOAN RANSI'GRD, Who lately
went on a trip to the told country, is on
Iris way back again. .
Rev, A. D. MCDONi1LD,.late ofElora,-
will occupy the pulpit of Willis Church,
here, on Sunday next.,,
• HOTEL REN. TED —.Mr.•Garter,'
of this place, has rented HenryYoung's Hotel;
_- — Wingba ;rand taken irri iiecliate--posses-
siont.
.SEIZED,—The stock of Mr. F. C.
Wilson, who lately opened oust• a drug.
'--busirless-liar-e;: vas -seized by the-Sheriff--
iest week. '
SOLD ouT.--Mv. Geo. C11id1ey, who a
short. time ago removed front here to
London East,- bas, disposed 'of his drug
business, and is at present in town. .
PexsONAli -•-Mr. A. S. Fisher has re-
turned from. Montreal after completing
kis spring purchases in that great centre
of the dry goods trade, also carefully in-,
speeted what is ,offered to the trade in
Toronto and Hamilton.
DhAniATIo,—On`Monday evening next
Plunkett's Dramatic Company will per-
form "Ten nights in a Bar Room," at
Cardno's Hall, Seaforth. Mr. Plunkett
also appears in his favorite Ethiopian.
sketches "Trip in a'balloor}" and "He's
got to come.' They will likely be well
patronized, ,
CIRCULAR POSTAGE. --It isnot gene-
tally known among merchants and
others who have occasion to send circu-
lars through the P. 0;, , that where
they are to be ' delivered at . the same
Post Office at which . they are mailed,
the postage for each circular is only one-
half cent,
•'-DRTAINED."-We hear -that• the party
that left Londesboro- a couple of weeks
'rI-Il r. ULI TON NEW E13;.A.,
SEA 'OR.TH. '
CHANGE or BUSINESS. :Tho, ipartner-
ship, of Armitage, l3eattie & Co,, of Sea-
forth, has been diseolved,.11r. Armitage.
will continue the wheat end produce
business, Mr. Beattie intends, devoting
his time to„the flax and°Jpork peeking
branch of the late farm.
• 311,14,N11l1I.LER,
CONTRACT LET.—Tare contract for the
erection of the Zion B. C. Church has
been awarded to Mr, -A., Heddle, for the
sum of $1,475, the building: to be ,ready
for opening by the `15th of September.
TEiipLAlts.—The following are the of-
ficers elected for div, 308, Sons of Terni
perance, of this place, for the .present
quarter, P. Cantelon, W,P,; M. B. Gled-
hill, W.A.; W. Robertson, R.S,; I, A.
Walters, A.II.S.; C. Walters, Chap.; J.
J.Vloore, F.S.; A. Heddle, Tres.; G. Stew-'
art, Con.; Ms Lautbe_at,-A.U,; B,. Lam-
bert, LS.; T, Hed&ale, A.S.; W. Larubert;
ago for Manitoba, are detained at.Emer-- P.W.P. This onto': has lately erected
son, on account of the breaking up of a hall which for size and neatness reflects
the ice in the risers, and the overflow, credit,
ing of. the small streams: If this is the
case it will be a great drawback to them,
as they will scarcely be able to get on to
their land sufficiently early to put in a
crop this season. • • • .
WINNGIJ- M. •
-• SUDDEN DEATH --•Mr, Joltrl E. Kent,
of `this place, died very suddenly on Sni •
'day morning, lre•hnvrng been around and
as well as usual on Saturday afternoon:
He” wsis=taken suddenly ill iii the even-
ing with congestionof the lungs, and
died before'' Morning.
..--
GONE TO MICHIGAN._-Last'week Mr,
VVsn. Bingham, .of this township, left on
it visit to Michigan. ' '•
Viler ILL,=`Phe -friends' of Mr. W.
Wallace, of• the 7th con.; Hullett, will
'regret to learn that lie continues -very ill.
.,PRESEN.TATiox.=lVfrs'. uttriuelnael, FARMS SOLD. -117x. W. Brotvtileo, of
'4th con,, last wee.k, sold his farm 'of 0•
arses-by•auction,. his neighbor; Mr. T.
Carbert,:heiug the purchaser, -at $2,600.
Mr. • Brownlee intends going '10 Mani-
toba:: -
?11x. David Hill has sold his 'far tn.on"
the 8th con., three rungs from Kinburn,
to 11Sa:: W= -tis:' -0o1- .fol #,0 4 _Thstfat m
contained 50• acres, with 'fr.ame build
, tends-roman-irlg_ te:
Sault Ste, Marie, where he has. taken
,ip' land. -
wife. of the .Rev. Janes' Carmichael,
Rector of . the -Church of Ascension,
Hamilton, formerly of Clinton, was, on
Friday •evening, presented with a splen -
e iiusband by the
. cli_d o�..�:'.pztr•ai,t.cf ..arer
' • ineinbers of his bible class
Foil'MAi,*IioeA. By.. advertisement• .
-.elsewhere-•rt will.be•seerr-thair-Me.Green
way intends getting .up' another party
iar-lVlanitaha:irr: a few::: y_ ::
s lie-l'rirlly-
be at the Queen's hotel, ,here, on the
23rd Inst , . so that parties. wishii. -to-
.arrange_ with him can:convoniently do so
Mit, R. W: MdICerizie, of Godericb,_,
writes us in reference to the:
paragraph
• inserted. p least week, :that Mr. R. M.
Raney had .bought out his heavy hard-
ware, end says he•does not, wish it•to be
understood that: are is curtailing .lits
Business, but only going out of one de-:
pertinent, enabling him thereby to 'ex;
tend itso_far es _builders,.. painters and.
farmers are concerned, •in which lines he
will keep a full and first class stock.., .
Fritz•;,—Y-esterijay iiioritriig ,about five.
-o'clock; the fire' alarm was sounded, but
the wind was so high that very few heard.
it. The cense of its ringing was• the dis-
covery that a kitchen attached' to .the
house of Mi. :P.Cronyn, was '6n fire;
neighbors being soon on the spot the _fire.
was put out before doing much damage.
In.a few moments -,after the alarm was
hounded steam waa.upin the engine, -and
• it was run out of the arouse but was not
taken :down ..:.•The origin Of the 'fire . vas
an ash barrel in the kitchen,
Sciioo i TRUSTEE . MEETING? -The . re-
gular .monthly ineetitig of 'the .Scheel
Board was held oix Monday ' evening:
Present, the chai:rman,and-Messrs, Coats,
Holmes, Scott and 'Hine. The minutes
-
of'previctun meeting read and confirmed.
3Vlovod by Mr. Coats, see: by. Mr.
Holmes that the following accounts be..
paid. viz:, E. Holmes & Son, $9 ;
Mulloy, $1 .50 ;• ZV H. Ransford, $10,-
60; Silas'Davis, $3 74, --Carried. 'There
being no further business before the
' meeting the board adjourned:
LECTUn i.-W'e learn thatHon.:Vied-
Chancellor Blake will lecture in the
town ball, on Wednesday, Oth inst., at
h o'clock, on 'c The It:blin • Men' of Ca-
, nada." This lecture is given ander the
auspices' "of -St. Peas Church Young
People's, Assooiati.on, who , deserve ,ere;
dit for bringing such. en .intellectual
treat within reach of the people. The
Hon. Vice=Chaiacel.lor is probably the
most extensively advertised public
speaker in' Canada at t ire present time.
A :.a lecturer lie- ii. &fable, stirring,
eloquent, full of pathos and 'humor, and
tremendously in earnest. aTickets are to
be had of members of tare' Association,
• and at $onic of the principal stores.
, THE Clintor'.t NEW ERA has a subscri-
• ber' who.hasBard for his per up to
the end 'et:1880.- HO is the only,snb�
scriber in Canada tubo 'has evei/Vi".on
known to pay for his paper ,two years
in advance. If be had, but known of
Mother Shipton's lirophecy, that the
world is to come to an end it .1881, he
would 'no doubt have paid for that year;
too, when he was about it, on the chance
that after that date no more papers
would be wanted. As for our subsdr.
tiers, if the world cornea to an end then
we expect a great many of them will
, 'Sewer, EXAiIINATIOR..--1'Ile'(]nalter-
ly examination.of 5,5. No. 9, Hullett,
was held on the 28th March, there be-
ing. about 6'0 ~visitors' present:: The.
pupils were •examined in the •different.
subjects. by their. teacher, Mr. Wilson;
and �othets present.
The manner in
which the .pupils uccf„uitted" themselves
has. ieised•Mr','Wilson in the e'stitiration
of all present. 'Luncheon was served at
12 o'clock, and the exercises of the day
'enlivened by recitations and dialogues.
at.the'elose addresses w.ero delivered by
Revs. Messrs. Pritehard -and Jamieson
andothers, all of whom expressed them
solves ,Highly pleased with 'the exercises
of the da.
• ' Whitechurch.
K :ithscribei•, to the NEW EE'RA'writes.
front, this'placc its follo«s`i
Your : New • ERA; . published, and I'
presume, duly posted, Thursday after-
noon; -does not. reach a post.oiiica.thirty.
•miles distant until' Satnrcltty afternoon
Barely -the .circumference of,, Goclerich,
Manchester, Luckuow, .Wingh am, and.
back to. Ulster . should ,arouse the ele-
phant to • "settle that horse. question.
With the opening of •spring'and. enriched
capitalists', the neighborhood offers -in-
ctcements to a ,general grocery,. esry
,. 'dry
goods, and hardware store. A grist mill
and a grain buyer would, find a lively
business here, farmers having to go 12
and I4.."miles to 'grist and market.. A
splendid -opening for a waggon• maker
and job shop; cone along with the tools,
the shop is to be had for a nominal sum;
A. .stave and barrel heading ora hoop
manufacturer. May find the best'af tim-
ber right at his door, a tanner. ser. ]ikewise
hark laid town for n trifle. Healthy
oourr'try, good •water, and rail facility,.
come along'N. P's., more anon,
• LONDESBORO.
CoNEERT.—& -very, •agreeable and:
pleasant 'evening was spent last Friday
by a goodly, number of the people of
Hallett, inthe• Presbyterian chureh hero;
on the occasion of Prof. Salter .giving•a,
concert at the. -close of a singing school
'which -he has conducted' during. the win-
ter, notwithstanding the.:bad roads, and
the night rainy a. considerable. number
assembled to enjoy the singing. Prof,
Salter may indeed be proud of his I3111-
lett class; they evidently hshvo paid good.
attention to the instruction which ho
gave, from the. Manner in which they
acquitted themselves, it is evident tlntt
he lune done his duty faithfully in im-
parting to theism the knowledge requisite
to make, good singers. Prof. Salter was
assisted by Miss Wade, of Clinton, who
presided at the organ in an efficient
manner and added ria little to the enter-
tainment of the'•evening. The• music
was interspersed by 'en. address' by the
Township. Council Meetings
wEST wANANOSrr. • - ,<
Council' inet, according to adjournment,
.on the 25th March, All'themonsbers pres-
ent. The reeve in the chair. Minutes of
asst meeting read and adopted. Mr. Done
aid. McMartin applied to be refunded $10,-
62, overcharge on school rate, which ho was
paid, 'to•.be'refunded by the section to the
totynahiii this year. A large tiumber of
obieetions ,bein i. made- to the passing of
by-law.; to take lift 1.4; and west -half 15,
con. 7, from school section No, 3, and put
it to No, 8, the passing of by-law was laid
over.till next meeting, to see amendments
to sehooL.act • Moved J 0. Durnin, -see,
by J. Washington, that: ,Thigh Morland,
James Gibson, John • Plunkett,: John Cant -
;mon, .John Elamlin, J'clseph Radcliff, Rich-
ard \Vilison, Alexanilerr Pentland,. John '
McLean, Duncan McPherson, Geo. \Veath-
erheadt and: James Cumming, .bo fence -
vie wers..0arried.
ence-viewers.-0arried.. 3. W. Jackman, John
Robertson, Wm: F•rusupllrey; Alex. Cam-
eron, John; ;I3itriter; John Jones, and Jas..
Bruce, be pou.ntl keepers: -Carried. 111ov-
ed'by E. Gaunt, sec' by Cltas Dtirtiin; that
by-law appointing pound-keePers.and fence-,
e read a first time.—Carried. The _ ,
vievversb 8 -_
folTowtng accounts were ordered to be paid, ..•
viz.; Armstriing &131owey, lumber, $6:84 ;
.W. 'wi rat; $1.; P,; Collis; -lumber,
$2.25,,L John Cullis, gravel,,$1 John Mc-
Whinney; -luiiiber, $3..88 Wm,-Kituhau,. -
charity, for -Wm, Gilpin, $10. The clerk -
was instvactecLt -write:_.te,. John MMIcLean,
respectingSprmil's sec. cunt for Mr. Taylor's
funeral expenses. The council adjourned
till; the 29th April.. R. MunnAY, clerk.
HURON- ITEMS:. •
Mr. Cieo, 'Mitchell,'.of Scafoi'th; re-
-moves to Chicago;
Brussels these Factory has been pro-
mised the milk
ro-misedthe'milk of 400 Gows.this year. .
Tho premises ,of Mr. P. Noble, Code
rich, 'were slightly dart age •-by fire, on
Thursday.
'An ohn log; that weighed 10,000 lbs,
was • drawn . to' Wingham;. by a ' single
team, lair week:'
Brussels Driving Park' Assocation in-
tends giving $x;:000 in prizes on -1st and
2nd of July next.
Dr..Dellenbough, of 'B.uffelo, was last
week fined $25 and costs,- in Blyth, for'
lraetisiiig medicine without a license - `
E. Gaunt Deputy -Reeve of West-'
;W awnaosh, recently refused the hand
-some • offer of $375 fro& an American•
btryer for las span of draught horses. - .,
Emma K. 'Troyer- of Hilts Green, aged.
12 years, has just'cornpreted alog•cabin
quilt, with 3,250 pieces in it. This
speaks well for; the industry and skill of
A twelve year old girl.
Mr. Cardno intends removing . the,
clock in his tower, at Seafortb, and re-
turning it to the. maker, as he cannot
afford to keep'it,and the town authori-
tiesgive no assistance.
Mr Joseph Cowan, of the Yill'ego of
Fordwich, las been appointed, by His es
'Hon./Judge Squier,, Bailiff of, the 9th. _..
Division Court, vice 1V1r."S Playford, .
resigned. • •
On Monday. .last P. Kelly, Esq., : of
Blyth, purchased two car loads :of cured
pork from Messrs; G: , iSc ;3. Petty,; of
Ilensall•. ' The meat WAS' purchased fpr
Mr: Whitehead, C :1? • Tt contractor..
Mr. Giles Jenkine, of Wasvaiiosh, had
a quantity of wheat stolen some time
ago, the whole that he had laidaside for
his summer use. Mr. S. Barr, of Hul'
lett, also lost two bags of wheat about
a Month ago, arca Mr. John McPherson,
of Hallett, had a quantity .of peas stolen.
We have often heard it said *that it
you dream the same dream tlrr'ee• times
in succession ib will prove true.. Buell
has beet verified in our midst. Master .
5. Pollock dreamed three alights in suc-
cession, that he found a revolver, -after
which curiosity led him' to the place
where it was to be found. Strange to,
say he found the article just oat had
been described in hie.dreani.-•TJ%yth Vie..
view. ' •
Mr, John .131ackbruff'e. residence, East
\Vawenosh, was entirely • consumed by
fire ort Wednesday nfteruoon. The
family being in thekitchen portion of
the house, the firsy was not •discovered.
until the whold of the nia% building was
_bo in arrears; at thing.whieh tine' would pastor, Rev. John S.'Lochead, and read- in flanges. A few bed elethes throe or
much regret for their sake, as dofan]ting ngee Yvon tho whole. it was a siioecss. four chairs, end other minor articles wore
sub'scriber's have suell. a wretched Ounce The proceeds,. Amounting to $13, are to ell that was saved, The fire, is thought
Of :salvation -1litale/Z ),,e ire -e .p ndetl in the .Sunday seliool Ebro,- to 'have originated through the children
corder, rya: --.t Cost., playing with.,naatclicls. •
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In'ituying your Huts for the Spring, cult', at
Where you will find one of the largest air" ri ost complete "'
assortments of HATS and CAPS in the county.
CHR•ISTY'S:--ENGLISH STIFF HATS,
CHRISTY'S 'SOOT. FELT HATS,
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AMERICAN' FUR HATS,.
GAPIACIAl1I FELT- •HATS,
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All being, the latest; and most fashionable Goons t0 be obtained in the market.
Men's Tweed Hats,
Boy's.. Worste4.. Caps,
Boy's Scotch Caps;
Men's Worsted Caps,
show a very large' range Of Boy's hats and Caps.
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• VICTORIAwBLOCK, CLINTON, ONT. J
'CLINTON, April 3, 187.9.
WALL PA1Fi All PAPS
Window Blinds. Window•Blinds. ' Window Blinds.
ansford's
CITY'.;BOOK• STORE*, CLIN`r N..`
, Clinton. and Vicinity r favors extended to, hill)
While tiianktn„tr.the people y fo... ..
"since he started in bueiness; . the subscriber desires to inform the public that ho
has imported
IMMENSE •STOCII• '()i
klsh &Igurina Wall Papers and Widow 1ith,
,Of a quality and cheapness that have never been seen or heard of before in
Minton, -and'•.. +
the Extra 'tariff', he is
. ' Notwithstanding
' going' t.o - sell nt, the obi Cheap Prices...M.
`•, E PUl-C%TA.�S1Y0 EZSEdl'.JfERL'.
rr?.u'� a.��n ,SEE Ill;SP(lCK serol; ft
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'ItAVIa's; ItoUOIIT A L,AICGE •A\U SI4,,E.NDin 'ASSORTJlENT •Ori,
3E3O01-KS
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isb1w3.d ► r rr .A...910 it) lel
,rust I>reviouss • to' the.. tariff changes,.: and getting these ata largo reduction ori
regnlat• prices,: he -is pitparec] to.offer eescr'.r.' INnt eeiwENTS Tilts LIT,.
Also, • on hand, a. choice selection of FANCY
GOOpS,BERLIN6TOOLS
A. lot of BEAUTIFUL MOTTOES and PIOTURES 'from
New 'York; at very low prices.
1 HAVEor ALA
AIMED To ACLES
VERT Low Furores,."'AT
.:1rs, ;melt A VINE LOT op ��.
�{ g y} CE-�tSolleo'o Old Ota1ld, G'or>'itr of :Markt 'Span aid 41bort :Street.
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Wm, E. 'RANS"'O:,I).
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