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The New Era, 1881-12-29, Page 10NEto CLINTON W W E front fink in the 'sholu occupied by him, 1581.,. THURSDAY, DEC. 29, and other needed improvements made,. as soon as the work can he conveniently done. Taun most beautiful monument in the Clinton cemetery is one recently erected over the graves of the Misses Foxton and brother, who were drowned in the 24th of May disaster, at London. Ma. W, WADE, JR,1 returned from the northwest, on Saturday last. Miss A, .'BATT,daughter of Mr, S. Pratt, left for Winnipeg hist week, where she visits relatives, MEssns. Geo. and W. Acheson, and Mr'. McKenzie, of Goderieh, took the G.W.E. train here, on. Tuesday, for Winnipeg. MB. .A I.Ex,t, Gt!NN,for ft number of years a resident of this place,, but now of London, was :among the holiday visitors here. Ur TO Wednesday last the pleat ship - peel to Winnipeg by: Mr. R. Fitzsimmons, on the 6th inst., had not arrived• at its destination, Goon W.or1;.,—A lady in a certain. dressmaker's establishment ou Victoria St., made 77 button boles in ten flours, Who can get ahead of that? ROBBERY.—On Monday morning a man named Joy stole $40 from his sister-in- law and,decamped, since which no trace of him has been discovered.. WHY is Tr that about all the exhibi- • • tors in connection with the West Riding Agricultural Society are held in Gode ` rich? .Clinton is inthe Riding,and has claime. to recognition which should be no longer ignored. . THE entertainmentto he given by Mr. Kennedy and family, the swell -known. Scotch vocalist in the town hall, this eveninj, promises to draw a large crowd, and those wishing seats, should secure them early; ,• MRCS Ausrix':CALLANDER .has returned from Dakota for the winter, and has rent- ed the building oVictoria street known as. "the old bending factory" where he intends to manufacture a lotof buckboards and harrows for the northwest trade, THE list .of convictions by magistrates in the county, published in this issue for the past ;quarter„ embraces a total of 94. eases, of. -which 30 were by Goderieh magistrates, 7 'by Seaforth. and. 17 by Clinton. The total amount of fines in- flicted was $399; • SCHOOT. TRUSTER ELECTH/N.--The no- Initiation for school trustees took place yesterday ; in three wardss the election be. ing by acclamation —St, George's ward— Mr. Geo.. E. Pay. Si. Andrew's ward- Dr. Williams. St. James' ward --Mr, H:Combe. ' . In St; John's ward three per' sons were nominated, viz.:—W. Coopers Jas. Keane and J. P. .Martin. OBITUARY, -Another of bhe early set-' • tiers of this;neighborhood has been remov- ed by the hand of death, lin the person of • Mr. W. Moore, who died atthe residence • of Mr. Jelin Pickett, on Monday, at the, age of 61 years. Deceased was a native of Yorkshire, and settled on the 'London • Road, near•Clinton about 35. years ago.. He was of an urbane and retiring disposi- tion, but as he has been ailing more or less for,sev-eral years, did not get around very much His funeral on Wednesday: (yes- terday) was largely attended. A 1rAN named John Leary was locked up. for being drunk and disorderly on Saturday night, and at 11 o'clock p. m., brought before the mayor, who fined him the usual. $1 and :.costs,. Tion SuCCESSrut, 01M—The drawing for the suit of clothes offered by Mr, Thos. Jackson,',clothier, took place on Friday last, Mr, Robt, Carter, Of Mullett, being the successful man. This scheme has un- questionably proved a good advertising plan. l3usrKI ss CHANGES.—There are a num- ber'ofchanges in business here this Ball, several of which • have been already an- nounced: Mr, Robt, Jones.' has bought. out the blacksmithing business carried on by his brother'Frank, and.. will continue the same.. • WE BELIEV•t it is the intention of Capt, W. Sheppard to erect a large . hotel at Brandon,"N,WT., in the spring, taking a good deal. or. the inaterial with him from here, 'such as doors„ window • sashes and. frames, and also the carpenters to•put-it up, so that he will suffer no delay in its erection. It will be a three story frame. - THERE was a traveller in town on Mon- day last who has been travelling in (lane, da between Ottawa and Windsorr and north of London for eleven years or more;. in all that time he had never 'found a bet- ter kept hotel than the liattenbury house. He saidOlathe merchants of Clinton. as a body, were first-class "jolly good. fellows." He felt sure that the town for the last two or three years, was pushing right ahead of other surrounding towns,—Clinton car. Seaforth Sutt, - • ; • RUNAWAY. Yesterday. afternoon] a. horse attached to.. ;t bng;y,,belonging to :Mr. Wm. Stanley, of. Flolmesvil e; ran away from Messrs. Craib, Macwhirter Co's corner, being frightened at' the mov= ing of thebuffalo robe 'Mr. Stanley -had hold of the reins while standing at 'the side of the buggy, but the horse pulled him down and ragged. him thirty' or forty yardsbefore he let, go. The horse ,then ran as far as. Tipiing's shop, where the buggy •struck a post, breaking 'it .end the harness considerably and the horse Fortunately no further damage was done. STOCK INSURANCE.—As this place with now becoisaing a; place of importance with respect £b' the importing;, buyin g, and. sell- ing, and shipping stock, we. think a stock insurance companyor association should:, be'forined, as many importers and: dealers • are'scarcely able to carry the risks on theiranimals; and quite able, and willing to pay good premium to a company that was financiallyable and. well guaranteea. .Those interested should make a move in **matter. 'We will be pleased to an- ce -a meeting for the formation of a society, at any time. following letter appears in the fff'ortif•Sun •— • t `EAR Slit,=There are threewheat buyers on the seaierth market, the big mill', NO.3, and No. G, store houses, but in reality there isonly one wheat buyer, as the three haveapparently am, alkamatbd, and each buy a load alternately, thus keeling the markets down in price. There is no real competition on our Seaforth mnarket so you must accept the'flrat. offer you receireor take your grain home with, you. Now, -Mr. Editor, this Is the true state of affairs, and it there is not a change, we will be coilipelled to take our grain elsewhere. I am yours A MCKILLOP F=ARMER' They do things'different to this in Clin- ton, which is the reason that the highest prices are:always paid here, IN `ANOTHEn column will be seen the the advertisement of Mr. Rehull, seed maxi of Seaforth,.who offers some splendid va- rieties of wheat and oats for spring sow- ing. We have examined the samples and can say the' oats are very good, and the wheat is •superior to anything of the kind brought into the county. Our farming friends should secure some of each kind' .and it pays best to have the best seed. At the .Seaforth slow these oats took the first prize forboth varieties,:and took the dip- loma at:tlie Provincial and London shows, and similar bonus at the .Southern fair,' bt. Thomas. CHEISTMA311'RA'J Dtst'z.A�,-- ��,Itliougls our butchers are less in rtuirlber thaw they have been for many years past, we are quite safe in saying that they neve made• -a better exhibit of meat than' they did this christin'as. Mr; H.•Tcwsley, whose shop was very tastily decorated with ever- greens, ete., showed 1 heifer fed. by Mr. Young, Huron road, dressed weight, 750; 2 steers, by J. Elliott 689and 560; 3 lambs by 1% Mason, dressed each 65; calf by G. 111cCartney,1 dressed 100; 2 3 -months old digs by R. Fitzsimons, 150 and 145 ; 28' ib. turkeys, 12 lb. geese, rabbits, hares, pigeons, etc., everything well decorated. Messrs. Couch & Emerson, whose premises were also filled with evergreens, showed a 2 year old heifer, fed by •themselves that dressed, 710 lbs; a dressed heifer, by, R. McGowan; Wawanosh, 790 lbs; 2 steers, by Mr. Brown, of Morris ;1, heifer by Mr. . Moore, of Hullett; 2 five months "`old pigs, by J. Junor, 187 and 182 lbs., devi- sed; 8 pigs by J. Ewings, 4 months old, about 100 lbs. each; a ewe, fed by Jas. Reynolds,: Hullett, 140 lbs. dressed' ; ewe fed by khemselves, 90 lbs.; 3 lambs, by themselves, an average of 70 lbs, each, dressed; and fs lot of turkeys, geese, tab- bite, partridges, pigeons, ate.' • .L . happy•Ne-w ?a r to a ,..1 MESSRS, Newton & Dennis have bought out the harness business of Mr. George Davidson,. Brussels,• and instead of Mr. Dennis going to Winnipeg, .he will con duct the business in Brussels. The firin have an almost world-wide reputation for the excellency of their work, and the •peo- ple in that yicinity may restassured that all orders entrusted to the firin will be satisfactorily 'filled. In. addition to this Harry is a capital 'fellow, and his services in connection with the cricket club- here will be'rnueh• missed.•• • ' • blviexoN Couimmi-There Was a very large • attendance 'at the sitting . of' this court, on Thursday', ,a• Sheep case being one of the features of attraction. Mr, Geo. Enoch, of Hullett, sued Messrs. Hill and1Wright, of the• same 'township, for the value of some sheep; supposed to have been killed by their dogs --A great' deal of evidence was taken, the weightof. which seemed to. show that the dogs had killed : sheep some 'time: before, but this' particular: case. .was' not brought directly home to them, only by circumstantial evidence, and the jury gave a yerdict -for defendants. H. L S. AssocIA.rioN,--A meeting:Of 'the directors ofihis association took pace at Pike's hotel; here, on. Saturday : last; 'and: on account of the absence ' of the 'President, Mr. J. Biggins, Mr. H. Snell was voted to the chair.. The secretary: read a statement of the receipts, expen- ditures and -Other' transactions of:'the as- sociation .during the year, showing a bal- ance to its credit, which• was adopted by the directors. After a brief discussion of'' the lite sale and its effects in bringing thoroughbred stock before the 'notice of the farming community, and the sales' effected throuh it; it:was decided to con- tinue them, but would not hold a sale next- spring, as stock of all -':kinds . was. somewhat scarce, and there would not be sufficient to makeit,an• object to have•one. A meeting 'of the directors;will take place some time next June to arrange :for the fall sale. • • ' BRoonING , M ui s.: --`In : conversation with one of the best horse breeders pfthis county, a few days since; he deplored the fact that se many of the very best brood- ing mares of the county were being ship- ped to the United States, and while ad-; mitting ;that the high prices paid for•them were hard to refuse, still, . he 'thought it would be better it they could be retained in the .county for a couple. of years, at least. The very best of the stock was be- ing called out, he went on to«say, and al- though' more would be bred; still it' would take some time before 'their equals could be raised. •, This is doubtless true, and there is. .only one 'lesson which . farmers- should learn from it; and that is to retain their. best mares and breed nothing bat first-class animals, so that, there may not. in the future be any scarcity' of good stock. There will always be a :demand for this• class of animals, and while good oues'will command the very highest' prices, poor ones will not' be wanted even for export, at nominal prices, and the farmer who is sa- tisfied with what may be°described as a " scrub," because it is • cheap, when Ifo coulddo se much better with very -little additional odtlayo, is not worthyof belong-: ing to, this bit`orient class in, the com- munity.: ,.. • •• P'tESENTAT1O .---Oxi Friday evening last the members of Mrs, Thomas Fair's Sabbath school Glass islet and presented her with a beautiful cruet stand acid pickle • dish, in recognition of her faithful ser- vices on then Behalf: To her little daugh- ter Doily, they also presented a splendid work box. The .presents were accent.. pernied by the following address: Itis with the highest degree of pleasure wo have this evening assembled to acknowledge, in ,.memo aniall. measure, our deep and gratbtul 'appreciation of your faithful. and self-denying labors in the Sabbath ,•Schbor on sur behalf, and to •give qqou' the amplest • potsfble atieuranco that those labors hive.be1n and arc fraught With much, profit to its, temporarily and spiritually. Faithful in thought and word, xealoue In action, wise and instructive both in precept and example, and over manifesting the tom:erpst.sympathy with all our trou- ble and the deepest solicitude for Our progress and toil-beingg, wo fell that in many times and ways you have denied yourself your legitimate pleasures, and saotlaied your own interests for those of your cuss ; and although wo know that for an e110'h labors a glori. ous reward will hereafter bo given, wo doom it only a duty and privilege to express our entire and tanning. led satisfaction with your teaching. We ask, yourself and tho patient little dompanion of your labors,"Dolly," to accept from oui hands this email tribute of our hearts, and that you will continuo as long as possible to be sun teacher.' We wish you the happiest complh moats of the sateen, and we shall pray that your life shall long be 'mitred t0 beautify with labor and faith, the Master's 'vineyard. Yew "Sabbath School Citss. Mrs.1i'air, who was completely taken by surprise, made a brief reply expressive of her appreciation of the, gift, and the sentiments which actuated It; After, re- freshments had been served the remainder of the evening was very pleasantly spent in social intercourse. JACWON'S Famous� � HousP -F -i :i .. �. One of ills Finest • ri l l0 , most .'sue- cessf ul Establa.,s1 Im —9 s - of the kind 1.1' i. .the W. .:0 SO E FAMOUS HATTE- -4 • ire tuf as lion`. It q • ght Tam imento of #fie Jaon. • • 0 ' GOODSMP.OR��U1Vl OCLINTO u • T�1TIO N E RY, FANCY D s,. /. rices.. ,�►.t ,owest Prices., The successful man for our free suit of clothes was MR R`4BT., CARTER, 4.F ,HULLETT, • Who has called and left his measure ' for the suit` whichwillweek ,in first-class be made up: this s style.: "OLD CURIOSITY SHOP," CL1NTON dw OUR sT .0E .7• Islower, . . : which , still ge�kting . c ac- counts for the Big Reductions that we have been givng, and we will . st' l ,continue to reduce the prices until all l are sold. Jaik-- son the Clothier •n r y