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The Huron Mws-Record
WedepeselaY, Allgitat ?4th,
- TH.No' REPEA4 OF THE
SCOTT ACT.
The ,majority of the temperan
people of the county demand t
repeal of the Scott Act. If our i
formation is correct there are n
only temperance men but many te
totaller's names attached to the pe
tion for repeal.
One thing is certain that 1
5,000 names are not those of hot
men as asserted by some Scott A
peovle. There aro probably 150 s
called hotel anon iu the county.
Our town totem has arrived
the conclusion that "the petition
but one of the preliminary, step
necessary to be taken to get th
real expression of the sentinno
ekistieg," 1Vo11, that is abou t a
true ae that two and two make fou
But what existing sentiment is
the petitioners want to voice
Why, that the Scott Act ehoul
be repealed, and they %vent to gt
the real expression of that sent
mem taken officially, by ballot.
But says our conteineorary, "w
are convinced that it (the petition
gives no indication ivhatever of th
sentiment existing for or agaius
the Act." This bangs Banaghe
comp)etely. '
Tho Scott Act is already the lea
of the laud and will remain so un
til revoked. Do those iu favor o
it want to put themselves and others
and the county to the groat expense
and trouble of another electiou for
the chimerical- purpose of show-
ing how badly they can beat the
opponents of the Aat Not much.
But this is substantially what our
contemporary says when it declares
that "hundreds of signatures may
be attached the petition, of persons
who have nothieg to say ageiust the
Scott Act."
Tho very section 97 to which
our totem all tidos defines the
the ours() to be pursued in order to
have revoked the order in council
declaring the Act in fore°. This
is what th 5001) petitioners desire :
The revocation or repeal of the
Scott Aot so far as it affects this
county.
But "they waut their faith con-
firmed," adds tho writer alluded to.
This is the heigth of absurdity. It
i1sbout as. reasonable to suppose
tied the 5000 signatures for tho
re-
)oa1 of the Scott .Act ere largely
made up of those in favor of the
Act as to imagine that a mau who
had seen a buzz saw take off another
man's hand, in order to heyellie
confirmed that the rapidly 'revolv-
ing Serrated disc could do what he:had
seen it do, should put his own hand
in the wayof the tooth of the saw
and have it taken off in order to
confirm his faith in what he had
already seen demonstrated before
his oyes.
There is, however, some slight
region 4» -the Ertt saying that those
who favor the Act have doubts
about, 01.0,8004 Act being in form
And yet why should they lack faith?
Faith is the evidence of things not
smelt. 'rho people of this county
ought to have an abundance of
faith, ler they have not seen much
evident() of the Scott Act. There
room for the iudulgem;e in wry
amount of faith as to thisprosence of
the Scutttot, for there is not much of
it to be seen though there is a tradition
• that it has been in the cuunty for
considerably ever two Years.
But our contemporary iS 1)01.1111.1
to make aseurance doubly sure In
its endeavor to size up those who ere
responsible for the very largely sign-
ed demand fur repeal. in the first
place it says : • "It is plain that
hultdreils of signatures may bo at-
ftched to the potition,eof those who
havo nothing to say against the
Scott Act, who hi fact are in favor
of the A.ct." Then it says "It is
thus evident to everyone that !twee
who are actively pushing tho repeal
of [ho Scott Act in the County are
those fleaire fo return fo the
legalized sale of intoxicating ileptioP.."
Our contemporary doubly em-
phasises the words wo give in italics
by printing them in small capitals.
Wo emphatically endorse what it so
strougly emphasises : that those
5000 who havo signed tho repeal
petition desire a return to the legal-
ized sale of intoxicating liquors.
We shall leave it to our readers
to reconcile our contemporary's
(44101014 that those who signed the •
petition for.ropeal are in favor of
the .it with the ether statement
that these who are in favor of ro-
peal desire to. return to the legalized
sale of intoxicating liquors.
It tvere a work of supererogation
to show why legalized traffic were
.much preferable to illegal traffic. In
the one case wo would have the
truffle under control, the morals of
the community not tampered with
and a large revenue receivable. In
tho other case we find it beyond eon-
trol, the morals of the community
belay, trilled %vial and a large
amount of revenue lost.
THE BIBLE AS A TEXTBOOK.
Tho compulsory reading of the
Bible in the schools has been de -
dared "unreasonable" by the On-
tario Teachers' Association. This
is rather s. startling proposition to
be endorsed by the teachers of our
children. As a people wo believe
iu the Bible. W,e cmsider it much
more reliable than secular histories.
But the latter are compelled to bo
used in schools while the teachers
say the Bible should not. Is it any
wonder that infidelity is making
progress, as alleged, when the 'nate
permits its authorized servants to
teach that the most reliable history
of the most woudorful people the
worldlas ever heard of, and the
history of the inception of' the.most
beneficial blessing to mankind are
uot of as much cousequenee lie the
mythical legends of tho Greeks,
Romans or ancient Britons 1 The
educational system should bo kept
free fi:om sectarian controversy say
the teachers. The authorization of
the Bible as a text book does not
necessarily meatstaectarian teaching
or controversy. There is no text book
used in the schools, except math-.
metical ones, that there could not
arise sectarian controversy over,
Lingard's History of England has
its votaries and so has Macauley's.
Should all histories of the English
people be eliminated from our school
text books because those two histori-
ans have each .their admirers? One
would tlk, not. The Bible should
be an authorized text 'book. The
teaching of a particular• religious
belief does not 'follow. Here is
th.o resolution we refer to:
"That iu the opinion of this Assooia-
don the demand for s(d). a change in the
the school law that will make itobliga.
tory on teachers to give religious instmet•
ion in schools is unreasonable ; that it. is
expedient to leave the 1.Vholo question or
Bible reading and religious instruction,
as the law has left it for many years, to We
puhlie opinion of each school district ;
and that until the clergy give the present
system a fair:trial, by generally availing
themselyes of the opportunities afforded
them by the iresent law of giving religious
•instruction to pupils in the public
schools, any attempt on their part to agi.
tate for a change should bo discountenanc-
ed by all who desire to see our notosectar-
ian educational system kept free from
sectarian controversy."
EDITORIAL NOTES.
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wMr. A. J, Moore, assistant. master
the goderich High Scheol„ in
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In
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ciitiug from Bowmanville has this
say of the Scott Act; "Police
agistrate Haines has grown weary
veil doing, and InaPector Climie
hifitsell feels despondent about the
peal," We take it that those offi-
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an
are 'sympathy with the Act
d their despoedency about the
-repeal 18 011 account of' the epeal car-
ry
atecaing. They should rather fool el -
111 over the prospect of repeal being'
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lioried; for if there ever was a 3/011.11-
ns and domoralizing law on tho
ste tutu books that ono tho Canada
TfImparauce Act.
iis All manner of stultifying ergu-
ment is used by the small band of
Canadian annextionists. „ flue . of
them is reported to have said "If
wo were annexed to the United
States and if the amount of duties
on Canadian farmers produce sent
to the United States were put into
the pockets of our farmers; they
would be much better off than
now. Y. -I, but thet f is a very
troulilemoine little monosyllable.
Thom is no probability of annexa-
tion being brought about, but if
accomplished our fartnere would be
much worse off than now.
The Globe is informed that petit-
ions have been sufficiently wood
calling for a repeal vote to be
taken on the Scott Act in
Dundas and Glengarry, Dufferin,
Guelph, St. Thomas, Huron,
Bruce, Halton and Simcoe. 11 is
fair to presume that the prayer of
tho petitioners «iII be granted and t
tAbet Tete wilt be 'tame iu th
the befielities named. In the mall
time it wore well for' the electorate
to consider whether the existing law
is Working out the betterment of
religion, morality, business, and
the finances of the munioipalities.
If they think it is they will vote to
halo it continued; if not they' will
vote repeal. Our own opiuiou is
that noue of theso conditions are
being placed on a bettor footing by
the Scott Act. It is dear to all
who will give their unbiased con-
sideration to the matter that the last
state of the community is worse
than the first and that the Crooks
Act, with all its &Foote, was a more
desirable law than the one wo have
now. Au old tine Dunkin Act
advocate aud more recently Scott
Act advocate voiced the views of
many who at one time held similar
opinions, Sep that 110 voted for the
Stied Act because he "thought it
would benefit his follow man, but
now ho knows it would 'not ; that
whet good it did do was more thau ,
offset by tho undoubted evil it was
working, especially among the
young mon," And Ito then related
what had come under his own ob-
servation, the knowledge of whiell
lied caused such a revulueion of,
feeling. Like this gentleman and
those who think with 'him we
would hold up. both hands for the
Scott Act did we think our fellow
men and society generally would
be bettered by it. But the inexor-
able logic el every day occurrences
furbish) the thought.. Tho Scott
Act must be sweated if sobriety, tt
respect for the Sabbath and vener- p
ation for God's word are not to be-
come things of tho past. Thn will t
of the people will prevail, howevel,
and the matter deserves their
prayerful consideration.
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action of -the preeeut eottnell, If 'it
was rIght-to fiend town priutittet 'tte
Toronto fob neje°, it is right to send
it to the °Mee a)f a Clinton newspaper
which publiehes° every week wore
items showing the business done in
onr town than do our local papers.
The milling, salt, lumber, harbor and
shipping business of the town isIf hOWA
to the outeide world to a greater ex•
tent through the columns of THE
NEWS•41:10011D Wow by our town
papers. I will say this for your
tmterprieiug Goderielt correspondent!
that Ins deserves the hearty praise of
every well wisher of the town. Bear
with me, Mr. Editor, while 1 just
refer to another phase of this squab-
ble. Haviug approved of Councillor
Colborue's advocacy of a tax of $200
on podlore, I cannot refeuiti from
justifying his protection policy then
with Ins recent "bighead" policy in
the expenditure of town funds. Had
this tax been put upon pedlers, Mr.
Colborne nor any other merchant
could liave charged two prices for
their wares. Consumers would still
have the privilege of sending to
Toronto or elsowlicro for their goods,
just 1110 8131:)) as the council has doue
for its priutin,,,o, rather than be impos-
ed upon. It is rather arousing to
those+ who aro aminainted with Mr.
McGilheuddv's bumptiousness to find
him rloolorio:7 that Councillor Col-
borne or any other member is troubled
with "bighead." Mr. McGillicuddy
publishes every week under the nom
de plume of Ajax a blathersotno sketch
ofhis experiences. But I am afraid that
he does not placoldinself in any more
envions plight before tho public than
tlyi))(3
li111(3's pn
icture of his acieut proto•
"All fierce, anti ready now the prize to gain,
Unhappy Ajax stumbles on the plain
Sesmear'd with filth, and blotted o'er with clay;
Dineen° to sight, the rueful boaster la)'.'
As yon are aware from your last
week's report of commit doings it was
stated that Mr. McGillicuddy hall of..
forod to do tho lists for $40 rather
than 812f) the printing go out of towu,
This offer was alleged to have boon
made by him after yonr tender had
meu, received.. But I notice that he
denies having made any such offer,
bat it was Mayor Seeger who made
he offe
r. This is rather an equivocal
osition to place his worship in, but
s tho mayor bas done „wry well in
iis position it will require more than
he mere word of Mr. MeGillicrelly to
natio any dirt stick to him.
I believe you will find these re -
larks of sufficient interest to your
Godorich • readers to justify their
mblication.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR..
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We wish it to be distinctly understood that we do
not hold ourselves responsibte for tho opinione
expressed by correspondents.- ED. Nsws•Its•
coup.
GODEIIICH COUNCIL AND THE
PRINTM RS.
Editor New:I-Record.
'DEAR suppose yon have
noticed the fury our town' papers
have lately foolishly .worktl them.
selves into over the action of the town
commit in calling for tenders from
offices outside of the town for the
printing of the voters' lists. t auy
rate our people have noticed this and
a question ofteu heasel i, what's up
with tho town printers that they
could not do the voters' list instead
of •allowing it to he done in Clinton.
As your paper is about as well read
here as either of the local ones I wish
you to allow me to place the matter
fairly before the public, as I under-
stand it. It is the fault of or: own
printers. Thoy treated the conn-
ed and its committoe with .great
diecourtesy. Moro especially did Mr.
McGillicuddy do so. The, strained
relations between the local press and
the council first became taut over tho
bill for advertising by-laws. The
amount for this work was about $225,
Thecouncil' considered the charge
too high. They asked for an explan.
ation. Tho newspaper mon gave it,but
became indignant at the council critic-
ising their charges. The council view-
ed the matter in another light, con•
aidered that they wore the stewards
of tho people and as such werb, in
duly bound to oot maid° for the
people's money. Rightly or wrongly
they considered the advertising ac-
count an exhorbitant one. They
then authorised the clerk to ask for,,
tenders for printing voters' lists. By
the alternate system, without tender,
it should have boon given to Mr. Me-
Gillieudety this year. Ho was asked
to tendoefor it but would nob, Mr.
Mitchell also refused. The Clinton
trfire asked. Mr. Holiness get-
ting the Clinton printing without ten-
der."as 1 learn by your paper, refused
to tender but wrote a letter, pnblish-
ed in our papers for the benefit of the
council, that the lists were %mirth $50.
You tendered at $e7.75. The council
wore bonne by their instructions to
the clerk. As you are; aware he gave
the printing to yon at a littlo over
one-half what your expert, townsman
says is a fair figure. The taxpayers
save $22.2b on this small job, Conn-
cillor Colborne was tho first to assert
titright of the council 'to expend
the people's money for the benefit of
the people. For this, Mr. McGilli-
cuddy, who Kbytes himself, the cross.
roads man from wayback, attacked
Mr. Colborne and tho council iu a
most unbecomincl. manner, and Mr. •
Mitchell backed lutn in his usual milk
and watev stele not, having gunip-
tion enough to see the pitfall he was
being led into by his brother publish -
or. Though 1 would. much rather
that 1130 printing had boon done in
our own town, 1 do not see how the
council couild have done their duty as
public servauts aud preserved their
eelf•respeet except by following the
course they did. Not mealy years;
ago our town offices attompted to
i' -way
as tide year. Mr. John Achasion I be-
lieve being the mover them the
lists wore printed that year in Toron-
to at a coat of somewhere about $30.
The next year ono of the town offices
printed them for $19, instead of $70
formerly charged. The people sup-
ported the action of the council of
hat (lay. They will support the
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Yours,
JUNIUS,
Goderich, Aug 20th, 1887.
CURRENT TOPICS,
NOT BANKRUPT YET,
The surplus of more than $300,-
000 in the revenue of die Dominion
for the lag fiscal year proyes that
the equilibrium,lirolcon by rho ex-.
penditure entailed by tho insurrec-
tion iti the Northwest, has been re-
stored.
A YANKF•E V1PW.
The, Syracuse ,•S'eflitflarii:
141W.H•WOrth Seorns the idea that
commervial ' Union nioa,1,; political
union. It weans nothing else.
Free trade with Canada and protec-
tion against the ef the world'
would lei a constant 8011 :00 of equal, -
Ides worse than the fisheries dispute..
Free trade with Canada will not
succeed until we aro either living
under the. game government with
the Canadians or have adopted fresh
trade with .the worlds. That ,is why
commerce should .not be as free be.,
tween Canedand New York as be,
tween New York and Pentisylvanin.
We want no commercel union with'
out political union. '
Tner PARTY' OF TRE OTHER PART
'Canadian wooers should not forget
thatthere is another party to be coin
suited in their so called commercial
union proposal,. and that the follow.
ing resolution passed the United
States on the • 25th . of tehruory,
1887: •
Resolved—that it is the judgment of the
senate that 'under present circumstances
no negotiation should bo undertaken with
Great Britain in regard to existing difficul-
ties with her Province of Canada which
hasfor its object the reduction, changeor
abolition of any of our existing duties on
impoi ts.
9111 JOHN MACDONALD ON COMMERCIAL
UNION
Interview In St John, N• 11. Sun.
Con,gross Wilt very vireo ual ty
settle that •niattcr when it is brought
beforo it. There has been 110 desire
mapifested for such a measure„
either in the United States congress
or in the British parliament, and
there is no reason for supposing that
Americans are desirous for such a
union. It would mean that Canada
would have to adopt the American
tariff. This would not be agreed to,
for two very important reasons. , In
the first Oleo' Canadians would not
wish to Meant -a elrieher tariff; and,
sccondly,differontial duties con never
be placed on importations from Eng-
land. Neither country would gain,
because they are naturally adapted
for similar industriera It is not a
nioaeure to meet with popular favor
in the United States, and neither
party in Canada will take it up.
Tho Americana Imam no particular
-desire to get our market, nor are we
determined to have theirs. I think
it a very visionary scheme.
• —The brakeman Harte injured
at Harrisburg, died at Palmerston
Thursday night. He suffered in,
tensely till death pat an end to the
pain.
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Al 0 Pt; Oji' VA BM ING."
At the last ineetin4 of the Wan.
too Fltr1111•114 °bib the following
paper wse read bv Mr. Donald Ross,
Stanley. It has Item, handed to us
foi publiestiou.
111 •
making a few remarks Liu the "most
profitable mode of funning," I would first
take Into ounsidelation the expense of
labor and low price ofgrain, which consicl.
orations show clearly that it would not be
advisable to gu extensively into m1/fit
growing. Taking then an average faun of
oue hundred acres, ninety of which are
a, year, sow five acres or peas and live of
peas and oats mixed for green feed, this
cleared, 1 would plough up ten acres of sod
would leave the soil iii good couilition fur
fall wheat by manuring. Follow the fall
wheat with oats and seed down. The lob
lowing year take a crop of hay and then
pasture. If preferred the sod might be
sown with oatiethen follow with peas and
green Wed, then fall wheat awl seed down
as before.
This would leave forty acres for pasture
and teu acres the house; and gardeu, barn
and barnyard, orchard, calf -pasture, and
root crop.
- In horses I would keep twobrood mares
atilt 0110 Working Iturso by ichieli
would work the farm and tai. -9 0/10 01' tau
colts. n year.
In cattle I keep eight 1,1011•11, hav-
ing them to calf in January if possible.
This would leave eight calves, eight yearl-
ings, 111111 eight two year olds. The two
year olds I wou1.1 have ready fur the mar-
ket iti the end of June or the beginning of
Jidy
It weight be nearly impossible for me to
make an estimate of the value of the stock,
but I think I might safcly .put them tit
$250 the horses at $200, dairy produce at
8150, 200 bushels of wheat CI, 750:$150,
amounting in all to $750.
Other items such as bogs, sheep and
fowls, I do notmake any estimated. Excfpt
for private use I do not consider the raising
of hogs profitable. 111 following out this
courso, it may sometimes be found iin.
11U0 11', but in lily opinion the nearer
130(7111conlbrin to the above rotation the
mom profitable will onr fanning be.
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Blyth.
Village Clerk Wilson has been
very ill lately.
Tho brick work for Milne's new
block is about completed.
Mrs. Emigh has gone on a , visit
to friends in Michigan.
Mr. Livingstone has raised
large barn for putting flax in.
Mr. and Miss Hays, of Goderich
wore the guests of Mr. A. Belfry.
Mrs, NV. McElroy, of Listowel,
is holidaying here at present.
Rev: Mr. Gunn and wife are the
guests of Rev. J. F. Parke.
Large quantities of flax are boin
hauled to our fax mill every day.
Mies Sanderson, of Wroxter, is
visiting friends here for a few days.
Mr. 'Beckwith has given up the
baking business here and returned
to Clinton.
Mrs, Reed of Clinton and Mrs.
John Wallace of London are the
guests of Mre. A. Belfry.
Miss Annie Shane has returned
home from Goderich after a lengthy
visit to the circular town.
'Wo are given to understand tha
the Principal of our public schools
1\lir. John Shaw, has tendered hie
Mrs. toy, teacher, left here on
Monday to 108111110 her duties a
Josepliburg. .
pur churches here were- slimly
attended on Sabbath morning ow-
ing' to the air being a little damp.
Several of :our sports intend tak-
ing in the Clinton races Thursday
of next week.
We are sorry to hoar that Mr.
G. H. Rowed is not improving in
health as his friends would wish.
Mr. George Martin has returned
from visiting his parents ill Port
Dover.
Mr. Charles 'Shane and his sister
loft here on Friday for Goderich,
thence by boat for Detroit.'
Miss Morgan loft hare on Wed-
nesday to visit friends in Bay City,
Mich. , •
31r. A. Smith, cattle buyer, left
this station on Thtirsday with a car
load of cattle for Montreal.
Mr.• Edward Sheritt has com-
menced the stone foundation for a
brick residence on Dinsley street.
Mr. and Mrs. Rice, of Ohio, have
returned to their home having
spent several days hero with Mende.
a
g
t,
Tho first issue of tho Blyth Stan-
dard, published by Mr. R. White,
will make its appearance on Friday
uexe
Miss Jackson, tho guest of Mr.
John Morgan for some time past,
returned to her home in Parkhill
this week.
Mrs. Pino and Miss Hartnett
having spent a lengthy visit with
friends here returned to their home
in Pittsburgh, Penn., this week.
Mr. A. McCreight has had his
residence renovated with a fresh
coat of paint. It )5 a good im-
provement.
Mr. Robert Howard has finished
tho brick work for the photograph
gallery at the rear of P. Kelly's
brick block.
Mr. Edward Watson, cattle buyer.,
loft hero -last week with three car
loads of cattle and a car load of
sheep for Montreal.
The Secretary of our School
Board, N. II. Young, Esq., received
ovoa sixty applications for tho posi-
tion of principal in our Public
School, Mr. A. M. Burchell is the
successful appl lean t,
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1401.,,t1;
Lianlipbil:ti,.ip,plame44
agent, moved it'tta stew Ieettee
the Win which he leased eeree•
time ago from Dr. Sloan,
Dame goeeip has beetVery busy
this week discussing the approach-
ing high toned wedding whIch Is
to take place on Wuchroaday.
Mr. Stevenson and his men hove
finished moving Anderson Se El-
der's store. It made a greet
improvement to that side of the
stIsir. Auderson is having his build-
img veneered with brick, Mr. Eobt.
Howard is doing thejob. It will
make a handsome iosidence when
finished.
Our band discoursed some fine
pieces on the market square to the
delight of a largo audience. Sam,
we would like to have the dose re-
peated oftener before the instruments
freeze up.
Mr. John Denholan is goiug ex-
tensively into the apple business'
this season. Notwithstanding the
low price of that delicious fruit,
John se's stacks of wealth in thorn
yet.
Mr. R. B. Keller, jeweler, start-
ed on Monday in the baking busi-'
pees im addition to his other busi-
ness. II. 13. evidently thinks one
baker in town is not sufficient to
keep us in the staff of life.
Mr. Thomas Bawden received
this week a car load of pine lumber
from H. Secord of GOderich. He
expects three ears more in a day or
two, Tom is doing a rushing busi-
ness.
A family living at the north end
of our burg took a moot -light -flight
tho other evening with their earth-
ly goods to parts unknown: Their
absence was not discovered un-
til Sabbath its the blinds were left
is if every -thing was going on with -
11) as usual.
'skin S. Herrington has returned
to town having been for .several
days past visiting Toronto and
other markets purchasing a large
and choice stock- of dry goods and
groceries which he will show to the
public in the Milne brick block
when finished. Sam hays been
a citizen here for several years and
as ho is generally well liked by the
public we aro satisfied that he will
receive a good share of ' patronage.
Porter's Hill.
Mr. Relit. 13eacotu is still on the
sick list.
Miss Wary Colwell is -visiting
friends at tucknow.
Mies 'Tilly Morgan is vieitiug !ter
sister, Mrs. S. McDougall. ' • •
Mrs, W. McDonald and family of
Galt, aro visiting friends in fled
about the village.
Mr. James Cox, jr. who has
boon ill some time ti,blo to 10
about, though not fully recovered
yet.
Mr. Samuel Burke gave a "blow
out" at his residence the oilier even
ing. The occasion was the leaving
for London of friend* who had
'been • visiting during the sunielet,
A brass band enlivened 110 proceed-
ings anfl there was a good. time gen-
entity, Mr. and Mrs. Burke treating
all with extreine liberality and
hoepitality. •
Gotiertela Township.
Mr. Archie Elliot t is getting
around quite lively after being laid
up a long time with a broken leg.
Mr. Win. Clark is somewhat
lame yet from the effects of a frac.
turn of one of his legs last winter.
Mrs, Frank Herring -and •mother,
from London, are visiting et
ard Farm, near Godericle the reei
dence of her sister,Mr. David. Cox.
Me. Herring will join bis wife
shtirtly,. when site will accompany
him to Toronto.
The barn of Mr. 'John W. Salkeld
lake shore road, about -olio -and a
half miles free) Ooderieh, was struck
by lightning I,18 Thursday after.
noon and destroyed along with con -
enterable grain Anti 5 -valaalile mare.
L058" probably esibsiderable over
$2,000 ; innurance $1000.
We are requested to state that
there will be a grand harvest home
Native' in connection, with St.
Stephen's Churah, Goderich Town-
ship,. on Wednesday"'Aug 31et, at
the reeidence of Mill. Brown Huron
Road, Service will be held in the
chureh' at 2 p. tn. Tea will be
served at 5 p. There will be an
admission charge of 25c., children
10 centas
Morris.
Tin: Cousienr, met August 8t1), 1887
Members all present. Reeve in the
chair. Minutes of last meeting read
and passed. Accounts were ordered
to bo paid as follows :—R. Ferguson,
work on south boundary, $28.50 ; J.
Jackman, ditching, $22.50; Jno.
ospw,:gravelling, $22.50 1 J. Leitch,
plank and gravel, 817.70 ; R. King,
work on Bluovaie Hill, $10; F, Scott,
grating for box drain, 81.35 ; T. Bono,
culvert, 81.50; E. Bistnan, gravel,
$7 ; Messer, repairing boundry,
81.25 ; .1. Taylor,- graraiss$3:571 D.
Forquharson, gravel, $3.92; A. Sloan,
gravel, 82.85 ; Geo. Skelton, gravel,
56.75 ; H. Jachson, gravel, $4.90 ; J.
McArthur, gravel, $6.25 ; R. England,
gravel, 89.80; A. McLean, gravel,
83.85 ; A. Bryans, stone hammer,
$1.50 ; R. Bloomfield, gravel, $5 . D.
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