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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron News-Record, 1887-12-07, Page 1J, Y TI7RiUS2-41.25 per Annum, in Advents:, RON 4841 4:4" 4' • . NEWSEEC011 1 INDEPENDENT IN ALL THINGS, NE'U'TRAL IN NOTHING. VOL. VII1.-NO. 51. CLINTON, HURON COUNTY,'ONT., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1887. WUIITELS' & TODD, Publishes' WHOLE NO. 473 , RtY..:Y-H:Sv..YufYMR.n..+-aL.noP�•a�fll..i.til.11111N1 Ladies S.S. Seal Muffs, - $18 00 Ladies Baltic Seal Muffs, 5 00 Ladies Hair Muffs, - - 1 75 Ladies Persiau Lamb Muff's, 14 00 Men's S.S. Seal Caps, - 16 00 Men's Parsian Limb •Caps, - 10 00 Mon's Beaver Caps, - 10 00 Men's Astrachan Caps, - - 4 00 The above liues.al•e..the. finest and Choicest o -ods 1.'o be had in the Market. A line of School Muffs at $1,00, WORTI[•$1.75, just in. Soo them before they all go. JacKson Bros., Hatters and. Furriers. Toad ev'ot't'eopott'ttettce. Godericl. " Tho harbor was frozen over hast Thursday morning. It is rumoured that the big mill will shortly close down for a long period. - • Mr. and Mrs. Tanner were in town last week, visiting their rela- tives. Inspector Malloch was in town on Monday and Sunday was a blessing to all in this neighborhood. Mr. James Wilson has moved into the house recently build by Miss .Beaumont. The Rev. A. M. Phillips deliver- ed an address in Knox church on Sunday afternoon on "are our young wren safe." There :will be a meeting of the church Guild at the conclusion of the service in St. George's school room this evening. Miss Janey Hunter, daughter of Mr. John Hunter, Huron .Road, was married to Rev. Jas, Davy, of Dako- ta, on the •15th alt. Reeve Girvin, of West Wawauosh, informed the County Council that ho would retire from the Reeveship at the end of the year. Mr. 'George Sheppard, jr., of town, au experienced teacher, has been engaged to teach at Taylor's school, Goderich township, for 1888. Mr. William Marlton has laid ' the keel of another stoani tug, mak- ing the second now building. Mr. Marlton will shortly lay the keel of a much larger steam tug. 11ir. Ernbury, principal of the Goderich Model school. was last Friday evening presented with a very valuable testimonial by the pupils of the Modal school class. Tho widow of the Into R, T4:'Pal- mcr, at ono time resident of Gode- rich, has received the sum of two thousand dollars from the A. 0. U. W., of which society her husband was a member. Tho widow of the late John Brohman, atone time proprietor of Railway Hotel, has been forwarded a cheque for two thousand dollars by Mr. Thos. McBride on behalf of. ` tlib-CTAT: IT S. oC which organiza- tion the deceased Jno.l3rohman was a member, Vocal (N or.reopoIUleltce Gotierteh. Miss Kelly, of ]Myth, was iu town for a few days last week. Dlr. and Mrs. Boswell are visiting friends at Zurich and Exeter. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. G,u'row are visiting iu the Southern States. Fortnightly meeting of the High School Literary Society next Friday. Miss Emerton loft town on Wed- nesday on a lengthy visit to rela- tives at the Sault. Inspector Tum exam iueLl. the :1 schools pupils in the several war is last week. lfaitian Regular mooting of d d A. A Lodge. No. 33 A. F. an M. next Tuesday evening. Aspirants for municipalhonors are now all seniles, their powers of handshaking aro also excellent. Legear•„ Vas visit- ing of Ethel, t- ing at the residence of her s, last weal Mr. and Mrs. D. Fisher, 1 ;. was James of Sea - forth, Mrs. S.1887onnot'remainsThe• Stratford,weektheRob- inson.sermons iu Knox church. The Young Women's n Temperance Union will in Knox church library nt 7.30.m. to -morrow, 'Thursday. Mrs. Thompson and childrent town last week for their, Dakota, While in town the was the guost 'of her parents' Mrs. K.irkbr'ide. Last Sunday the Rev. Griffin D. D. of Guelph, iu Victoria Street church the morning and in the Nortlh odist church in the evening. The schooner Ariel from San- dusky with 240 toes of for Mr. John Platt arri9cd in r ou Friday morning. Tho probably the last arrival for Rev. A. M. Phillips, of St. Marys, occupied thepulpit of the North St. Methodist last Sunday morning, and evening preached in.Victor street church. • Rev. Air. Wilson's lee Scotland's Martyrs last Wednesday' evening was a most interesting dis- course. Tho attendance as large as the lecturer and sub- ject merited. The officer sent by the Dominion Government to report on t available site for the Custo Post Office building arrived last Wednesday, and inspected various lots. When the•ge has reported to the governor expected a stat will be mad The late Mrs. Winters, Col- borne, who died last we within three mouths -of bo hundred. years old. The were interred in the Dunlop overlooking Dunlop's Hill, will now be finally closed. ceased `lady had been fo years previous to her decease resid- ing with Mr. Joseph Morris, Col- borne. • (total eot't'eOpondfltce The Liver ruse to its usual spring height on Sunday. Holy eoutiuuuiou at St. George's last Sunday mot iliug. Mr. W. 1I. Ridley, of Paris, was in town last week ou a short visit. \1i. A. Putts has succeeded DIr. G. J. Green as clerk in Detlor's 1-iis 1 f inor Judex .l )ayle holt} di- vision court lino last Thursday 100111 ng. Capt. W. Shepherd, of the North- West, an old Iluruuitc, ways wisitiug to Lewis last ,,'eek. • On account of the meeting of ' the county council the town council did not meet last Friday evening. This day week the now Amateur Dramatic Company will show our people what Amateurs cily do. Godwin Campague returned to town from Sarnia on Saturday, the United Empire having t.Lkeu up her winter quarters. Mr. McCall at present teaching the senior division at the central acho.,l has received the appointment of Principal of a school in Michi- gan. • The committee of the County council having granted the appli- cation for the proposed now school section in Colborne, the pal -ea -op- posed to it have appealed to the County Judge against said decision. Inspectors Malloch and, Toni were engaged•tho past two days in exanr- ing the students of the model' class on oral teaching. To -day will con elude this branch of the examina- tion. Next Monday the written portf-on will commence. Dir. W. Watson, wife and family, left for Dakota one day last week where they will in future reside. The family havo been held in high estimation here and `Vere 14r4scuted by their friends with over $200 worth of souvenirs on the eve of their departure. Tho following teachers have sign- ed agreements for :-Central school: DIr. Allau Embury, Priu- eiji,11, aua Misses Blair, Sharman, Croak and Kathleen Ball. St. An- drew's school: -._Miss K. Watson and M. Sharman. St. George's school :- Misses Miunie Cook and Wiggins. St. Patrick's school: -';Misses A. Burrett and Thompson. The School Board met on Mon- day evening, present Messrs. S. Mal- colrnson, chairman, and Acheson, Ball, Butler; Morten, \ icholsou, Price and Swansou. Minutes of .November meeting -read and con- firmed. The Principal's report showing •an average attendance of 282 girls and 291 was read •and filed. The contingent committee •vas authorized to obtain paper and get papers priuted for Christmas examinations. The Principal re-. ported that fees of the modelites had been collected, and paid over to the town treasurer. Accounts : C. Crabb, $6.14, referred to contin- gent committee with power to pay if found correct. Fraser, Porter, and Kay, $12.67, and Yates and Acheson $10.96 ordered to be paid, A communication regarding sup- plies was filed. Moved by M. Nicholson, seconded by A. Mor- ton, that copies of the book called Public „..School Temperance be be supplied to the teachers of the four senior rooms in the central school -Carried. The Board then adjourned. Illillett. It is rumored, and it is given as such, that Mr. Ben. Churchill and Mr. -Jelin Brigham will possibly contest the deputy roeveship. DISASTIIOUS FIDE. -Early Satur- day morning, between two and three o'clock, the residence of Mr. Geo. Crossman, I[ullett, was destroyed by firo, which is presumed to have boon smoldering for some time and to have originated from a furnace in the kitchen portion of the build- ing which had boon used to boil food for the cattle. It was a most disastrous affair indeed. • Nothing whatever was saved, the inmates escaping with only the clothes they hastily put on when the fire was discovered. There were living in the house Mr. and Mrs. Crossman and their daughter and son-in-law Mrs. and Mr. Warren. The house was a comfortable one and with contents would, it is estimated, be worth at least $2,500, in fact that sum, it is thQught, would not place Mr. Crossmaka in as good a position as he was in before the fire. Fortun- ately ho is in good circumstances, but aho loss will be aserious ono all the same. In common with tho neighbors and others who know Mr. (;rosstnau, we deplore tho unfortun- ate circumstances in which the gentle-, man now finds himself at a time of year when ho will bo prevented from Xeral oort'esjlolldeltce °�i ut (2ot'reliipottdettce County Council. 'Tuckersruith. Next meeting of township cuuu- u- eil Doc. 10th. pt Mr. G. Sproat intends erecting a ie new barn next summer. rs 'l'lte prospects ate good fur a live e• p' I 1 win 0 r Uodarich Curie,, oudeut. The December session of the cou ty council covlwuueod in the cou sown at 3 p. in. ou Thursday, tl warden iu the chair, all the welube being preseut. 1'lto minutes of pr viouo lueetiug haviug been read au cowfirmed the warden informed tl council that all sinking fund Inoue had been invested, that the eon louse repairs were completed, au that all county bridges had hoe satisfactorily completed- He al elentlou0d that the couuty had been sued by the County License Commis- ioners. A communication from the Elgin county council requesting the couuty council's co-operation in ob- taining legislation, se that police magistrates, jailers, and other officers may be appointed by the county council, and sheriffs, and registrars by the peopie,.was referred to special committee. A circular from the couuty council of Welland regaading the confinement of lunatics in jails was referred to jail and court house committee. A letter from Messrs. Seager and [[art, re the License Commissioners, was referred to finance committee. A letter on the save subject from the county solicitor was similarly dealt with. A number of accounts were referred to finance committee. The council then adjourned to Friday morning. Friday morning members all pre- sent. Minutes of Thursday read and confirmed. Report of, Mr. Aiusley road cowmissieuer, read and refer red to road and bridge committee.. 13y -law No. 8. for licensing liawkers and peddlers.was read and passed. (The by-law as now passed giyes peace officers and constables power to cotupel hawkers and peddlers to show then: license.) A motion by Dr. Hollins, secouded by \V. Bissett, that the sum of two hundred dollars be paid for the Exeter lock up, was carried. On motion of the same gentlemen one hundred dollars per annum was granted Mr. Mary Ann Morgan, a destitute insane person, not being a fit and proper persion for admission to a provincial lunatic asylum, on the production of Ca.. necessary certificate. Report of jail and court house committee read and adopted. On motion of Messrs. F. W. Johnston and Mcllurchie the usual grant to 010(1(1 schools' was or- dered to be paid. The road commis- sioner was ordered to examine Bain's bridge, Ashfield, and report on the sauce at January meeting of council- Report of finance committee read and adopted with the below given amendment. No. 2 of said re- port was as follows: "Bills for salary and expeuses for six months from Dr. R. tV. Williams, police magistrate, 47.,0. Your comhuitteo recotnuicnd that so soon as Dr. Williams, police magistrate, pays the county treasurer, according to statute, all fines inflicted and collected by firm then the treas. of the county pay Mw the above amount." -The following amendment so nearly reproduces the original in the finance committee's report, that we merely print the amcudineut. ' "Moved by A. H. Man- ning, seconded by P.' Kelly, that clause 32 of the fivance committee's report be struck out and the follow- ing substituted therefor :-"That in regard to the action of the License Commissioners of West Huron against the county, the couuty solicitor be instructed to settle the same upon the following basis, and that if the same be not accepted by the plffs that the solicitor further report to this couucil upon the same at its January weetmg. • That the license commissioners of the three license districts, the .-liceuso inspectors for the same, and the police magistrate furnish to the treasurer of the county a statement showing tlie names of all parties who have been fined un- der the provisions of the Canada Temperance Act, siuce the corning in. to force of the same in • the county, the amount of such fines, and the names of the persons to whom the same has been paid ; such statement to be given to the satisfaction of the county solicitor and clerk. Tliat up. on the said statement bein; furnish- ed, the treasurer slo forthwith re- quest the person or persons to whom the said fines have been paid to pay than: over to him uuder the provis- ious of the order in council of the Douiiniou and that the said finds be placed to the credit of the fund men• Honed in said Order in Council, and distinguishing between the license districts of the county. That upon the withdrawal of the suit now pend- ing the payment of costs by the plffs, and upon such payment to the satisfaction of the county solicitor and clerk, the final formed by said flues lie appropriated as follows :- (.1) In payment of that portion of the estimates submitted by the License Commissioners of the three districts which the solicitor considers the couuty liable for, (2) Iu payment of the salary and expenses of the pol- ice magistrate, and that the treasures pav these sums to the parties proper- ly authorised to receive the same, the names of the parties to be Berth. fied by the solicitor. That in the event of there being any balance after payment of these sums, the same be retained to the credit of said account, and it a deficiency the same be supplied from any mon- eys belonging to the county available for such purpose." The council then ad journ�d.___� cl ly time in municipal matters this le year. Ys Nominations for Reeves Couu- rt cillors and School Trustees in c1 Dixou'a Hall, Brucetiold, Monday, 26th Dec. at 12 o'clock. so buildingfor five or six months. SALE stats cheat, Ileacs• RECORD office. "J. and artistic, at Tblt The farmer's club of S. S. Nu. 6 will discuss tho subject "a suitable council for 1888" at its next meet- ing. Mr.J.Landsborough will inti 0 - duce the debate hp reading an essay. There will bo several candidates for deputy reeve, among some of the names mentioned are John Sproat, D. Sproat, A. Forsyth, W. Elgie and father and W. G. Broadfoot. No ono seems to want to be councillor. Tho present Reeve will be oppos- ed by \[r. D. McIntosh; the preseut deputy. Probably tilero will he other candidates also. Surely Tuckersmith should do something to commemorate the jubilee year, even if it is only to gut a new reeve; this would bo helping the good folks of Fuekorsinitlr to i. rich feast -a festival to which they Nvould look back for years. The members of the County Council will think that Tuckerstuith possesses a lack of tal- ent if "Auld Davie" is the best mart that is to be had for reeve. The Board of Trustees mot last Saturday at Egmondville for the purpose of engaging a teacher to take Mr. Morton's place in S., S. No. 9. Mr. Horton has neither resigned his position as teacher nor has ho received notice to leave, but not withstanding this the Board of Trustees seem to think that another teacher should be hired. Tho fact of the matter is that the Board, le,ving a disagreonment pith DIr. Horton about wi10 for i:oi:ting the fires,' &c., wish to dispense with his services and do not appear to know enough to inform him that he is not wanted, but expect that he will be able to frud this out for himself, take it for grained or something of that kind. We hope that Mr. Horton will bring the law to' boar on this slip shod way of doing business and give the trustees of the 'Tuckorstiitll Board a wakening upLsomething that would not conio amiss to there. At the last Meeting of the Council the follwiug accounts were passed: J. Ainsley plans and ifications for bridges $7 ; L. •dy tighten- ing truss on two bri ges $6 ; John Sproat filling at bridge cou.4 $9, and 102 3 -inch tiles $1.35 ; DI. Williams ditching on boundary line Hibbert $4.75 ; L. Shouldico ditching ou con. -4 $12.50 ; McLean Bros, printing and advertising $80.90 ; Wm., .Mundell ditching etc., con 8 $5 ; J. Traquair box culvert on con 13 $1.; T. Murdock drawing cedar $1.50; Wm. Ford drawing cedar $1.50; Robt. Bullard culvert ou con. 2 L. R. S. $5 ; B. Blair culvert on London road Kip - pen $8 ; John Butts covering cul- vert on con 2 L. R. S. $1. The members of the board $5 each, anal., tlro-merlical health officer the sum of $30 ; the reeve $45 and the do- puty reeve and coundillors the sun] of $35 each for their ser- vices in` 1887. 1laylield. Our Reeve, • Mr. John Pollock, was in Goderich last week attend- ing tiro county council. Mr. E. 0. James, our now tailor, has removed to his new promises, next to Dr. Staubury. -Mr. William Montgomery, Jun., of Dakota, arrived here this week. IIe will spend the winter in this vicinity. Diessrs. •Sturgeon & Ross opened out a neiv .Butcher shop' iu the pro- mises next to George Erwin's blacksmith shop. --Success. Our fishermen have -returned from ' the Islands and are all well and hearty, with plenty of money in their pockets to nuke the pot boil during tho winter: We are grieved to learn that Miss Mary Gairdner, daughter of our esteemed postmaster, has boon for some time severely afflicted with a sprained ankle. Wo hope aho will soon recover. A very pleasant evening was spent on Wednesday last at the residence of Dr. Nichol, when a large number of his friends assem- bled to celebrate tho tenth anniver- sary of his marriage. Numerous games wore indulged in and an ex- cellent lunch was provided by the ladies. All departed at an early hour leaving a bountifutsupply of tinware and wishing. the Dr. and Mrs. Nichol a long and prosperous life. �_+'ofltl (acceopondeuce Hayfield. There re is a grand opening here 1', r e ui in of enterprise and capital an we are in great need of a grist • 311.1 slw,euill• It is altogether pro - kWh; that a liberal bonus would isa ohmic(' towards the establi'shtnei t I :s that cl,iss roller mill by she right ,nae. The Bayfield 1 )01)10 never blamed any person in Clinton for forging the confounded and unfounded lies that appeared both iu Lhe Era and E:rpoe•itur relate ug to out order- ly and respectable municipality. The li.erson they accused was .that old whining hy'p write the bronco uetnnttneelt blab frons the ueighbor- hood'of St. •Thdivas, as the Editor of the Era knows tight well ; and certainly the Bayfield people con - demo those two editors for publish- ing such a tissue of falsehoods as this disreputable outsider has put to- gether against us. Wo o are happy to say that one never sees a drunken person en ot' streets for we have no'sucli thing in the community ; and as to rowdyism, fighting or such like, we have not had a magis- trate's c;tse fur this long and many a day in this village. Ono of aur clergymen in a sermon lately de livered, trade use of the following words to his congregation, "Yon have many things to be thankful for, you aro to all appearance cou- tented and happy, and you live in harmony and good fellowship with each other, and for such blessings I hope and trust you do not forgot the source from which they flow," That is our character in the main. But if ,(Bose two editors take a mor- bid ploas>o in publishing the lies and stories of every old tramp that goes the road, why let them : Sua cuique • roluptas-"Every one bas his own pleasure." FOWLIL. -on Wedncsday,December 1st, the wife of Mr. James Fowlic, of a slaughter. Blyth. Our local weather prophets are predicting a green Christmas. On Saturday Mr. Cullis unloaded a car of Manitoba wheat for his mill in Auburn. Mr. John .Emigh spent a couple of days in the Queen city of the West this week. Reeve Kelly was attending the couuty council held in Goderich last week. The carpenters have completed the roof on the brick terrace which is in course of erection here. ' Mr. R. B. Keeler has boon able to ,make a satisfactory arrangmont so as to open out again. • P. Kelly & Son received at this station on Saturday, 5 more cars of Manitoba wheat for their mill. Mr. Isaac Rogerson is fitting up the saw mill which he recently pur- chased from Kelly & Co., for a big season's Work. Tho regular meeting of our town fathers was held in the Orange Hall on Monday evening, Reeve and members all present. Constable Davis. is making the young men that put in their even- ings loitering on our streets corners, to the annoyance of 'passers by, find some other places of resort. It is about time, James. • On Sabbath our poet-clraywau, R. Sellars, got somewhat frightened by soeiug some smoke issuing from the window's in the upper part of his residence. On further examin- tion it was found that tho stove that had been taken down in the spring leaving been placed in another part of the room had been filled with paper and rubbish and sono of the little folks set it a going with a match. There was not much rhyming in Dick about that time. On Saturday afternoon Constable Davis arrested a man in Fisher's hotel, Auburn, who had boon hero in the early part of the day dispos- ing of some of his bogus jewelry to some of our inhabitants. He was brought before Myles Young Esq. J. P. for selling without n license and fined 10.00 and 6.00 costa, which lie paid, After having got his freedom once more he ]:lade a beg lino for the station for the train goiug south, no doubt with a deter- mination of giving Blyth a wide berth in the future. Wo aro given to understand that some got badly roped in. • I[olmcsvile L.'O. L. 189, Iiohnesvillo, will hold their next regular meeting a week from Monday evening, Dec. 19th. Important business requires a full attendance. DerFor other local matter seg editoral page. 0 •