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Wingham Times, 1891-11-27, Page 4• E. W I LLIA MSS CHEMIST. - AND,._ DRUG GIST.' ACT. G. H. W. TELEGRAPH CO. opp. Brunswick Hose, Wingham, - - - Ont 60c Ihtgbm Q,inies FRIDAY , NOVEMBER 27, L891. EDITORIAL NOTES. Tan petition against the election of Mr. Langelier, Liberal M. P. for Que. bee'Centre, has been dismissed. Ma 11 TRr1Ax, •Liberal M P for East Bruce, has been unseated on account of an agent hiring a tetam to convey voters to the polis. MR MERCIER announced Monday that proceedings will be taken against Richard White, of the Gazette, and J P Whelan for criminal and seditious libel. THE laying of the corner stone of the new city and county buildings at Toronto, was done on Saturday last, by Mayor Clarke. The buildings are to cost $1,600,000, and to be 'ready for use'n+19.. TEE North Perth Doininion election trial has been concluded, all the charges, except that of distributing railway tickets to voters, having been dismissed, Judgment has been re- served till Nov 30th, when the similarµ case of South Ontario . will probably be decided. Ix Is said that the Manitoba Gov- ernment intend preseoutingits immie gratiod policy more vigorously than. ever before. It is the intention of the Department of Agriculture end Jen- ' migration to send ._east at an early date, ten agents toassist officials now steadily erep'loyed in the province's behalf ARNOLDI, the boodl'er, has 'been arrested at the instance of the Doinin. ion Goverrirnent, as chief.niechanical engineer for the Di lurtment of Public Works. it is charged that he betrayed his trust and conspired to defraud the ernment. He .was bailed out ePegi Senator Clemow and Arnol i ' i; brother. k Tum shipments of cattle from Mons. treat the past 'Beast% were 109,150, against 123,126 last year, and of sheep,- 82,042,against 43,372 Last year. Theexpenditure for attendance, etc, was $700,000 ; for flight, $200,000, and for railroad charges, $250,000. The value of cattle and sheep exported was $7,000,000 according to customs returns. Ise Ontario last year there were 48,- 538 births, 14,870 marriages, and 26,- 820 deaths. The highest rates were in the counties of Carleton, 36 to the thousand; York, 36; Waterloo, 84; and Prescott and Russell 81. A marked variation is shown in the cities,. Ot• tawa having 37 to the thousand inhab. itants; Kingston, 36; Toronto, 30; St Catharines, 14; Belleville, London and Stratford, 21. • A Morixnusr correspondent of the London Standard (the leading British Conservative organ) strongly combats the truthfulness of a recent statement that in the matter df official corrup• tint' "there is not a pin to choose be- tween Liberals and Conservatives, between Ministers and opposition." "A more unjust statement it would," he says, "1,e difficult to melte, Mr Laurier, the leader of the 'Opposition, and Sir Richard Cartwright, the pre. sent leader of the Ontario wing of the Librrel party, were members of the Markenzie Admieietration, in power ...«».,_ , enta to 11161. with every erne portunity to, adopt the .Measures and practice the arts, a few examples of which have recently been exposed in the Ministerial ranks of the Canadian House of Commons ; but though every effort was made ou their opponents cowing into office to discover come• thing against the ex -Cabinet --- speculative commission having .been appointed for the purpose -• nothing could be found. It is admitted on all sides that, whatever the merits or demerits of their fiscal polioy may be, they have kept themselves clear of corruption." order for $10 issued; Thos Henderson, 42 yards gravel, $2.10, damages, $1, order for $2.10 issued ; Dr Tamlyn, certificate for Ceuuty Wards, $5,order• issued.; Malcolm & Gihsou, for plank, $1 09, order issued; Duff & Stewart, for plank, 28 cents, order issued ; Geo Burgess, serving notices re Douglass and Hislop drains, $I 50,order issued; Wm Audereou,charity,$5,orderissued; Wm Duncan, charity, $2.50; order issued ; Richard brigley, oharity, 82.50, order issued ; Thos Pope,gravel, 10 cents,refund statute labor, $2,order issued ; W B Hutton, refund statute labor, $2, order issued; Richard Srigley, refund taxes, $1 28, order issued ; Win Duncan, refund taxes, charity, $8 44, order issued ; Wm Hayes, refund dog taxes $2, • order issued. Moved by R iYlaxwell,seconded by John Diment, that this meeting do now adjourn to meet in Saults' hall, Bluevale, on Tuesday, December 15, 1891 -Carried. J Bultnsss, Clerk. Morris. Mr Jas Fife, of the 1st con, has been making ,improvements - on his house by having it newly weather. boarded. -Miss Annie Armstrong, of the 3rd line, had gone on an extended visit to friends in Paisley, -A. gentle- man who has lately joined the bene - dicts, was treated to an old fashioned charivari, on Wednesday night of last weak, on the 1st line. -Mr Frank Armstrong, son of Mr Richard Arm- strong of the 3rd line, who went to Moose Jaw, N W T, last summer, has had the misfortune to lose one of his horses. The animal got out of the stable somehow, in the night, and was found on the prairie next morning, dead. -On Tuesday of last .week an inquest or investigation was held at Miles Young's office, Blyth, over the burning of C I Rogerson's dwelling, lot 12, con 8, Morris, on August 27th President Edgar and Director J R Miller, of the Howick Mutual Fire Insurance Company, were in attend- ance. P Holt, of Goderich, conducted the examination tor the Company. Constable Davis, of Blyth ; Mr Weir, of Clinton, , and Mr Brown, of this township, gave evidence and the case was adjourned to hear what Wm Clark, Township Clerk; who lived in the neighborhood had to say. The invese tigation .was asked for owing to certain rumors afloat and rather suspicious cireuurstances connected therewith. The insurance has not been paid yet. -On Wednesday evening of last week, Mr Jas Moffatt, of the boandary, and Miss McVettie, of the first line, were. united in the holy bonds of matri- mony, at •the residence of the bride's parents. Rev A Y Hartley, of Blue. vale,tied the knot for thehappy young couple. There was a large company of friends and acquaintances present and a very enjoyable time was spent by all. -Wm Robb, of the 6th line, who, we rerret to say, has been dan• gerously ill with inflammation of the lungs, is convalescing. -The young men of the 6th line had a shooting match ou Thanksgiving day for a supper and dance, the losing side to foot the bill: -Mr W Sloan has been re-engaged by the trustee's of Balrie's school for the ensuing year. Turnberry. A number of families are looking for the return of friends from Mani- toba and the Northwest.-We are having wintry weather now. -Arthur Kelly, son of Rev J Kelly, is recover• ing from a fever. -Mrs Barrett reach- ed New Westminster, B 0, Ndv 5th, and reports the journey very pleasant from Calgary through the Rookies, and the weather as mild and sunny on the ooatt. Intended for last issue.) One by one the Giver of all good is calling to their last resting place the pioneers of this township, and this week it is our painful duty to write of the sudden but not unexpected demise of Thomas Jobb, at the ripe age of 87 years, who departed from this world of pain and sorrow on the 9th. instant. dr. Jobb was a native of the County of Tyrone, Ireland, In the year 1836, he and his brother. John, accompanied by his young wife, whom he had married a year before, set sail for Canada. Their voyage across the ocean was extremely rough and stormy, but they eventually landed in Montreal, after being shipwrecked at Cape St. Peter, where they lost all their worldly possessions. After a 'good many ups and down's in the world, he at last moved to this township, where he took up his late place of residence. In the fall of 1876, his aged partner in life departed from her life on earth. There are seven sons left to mourn the;loss of a kind, loving and indulgent father. The remains of the deceased were interred in Wingham cemetery and were followed to their last resting place.. by a very large concourse• of friends and ac- quaintances. _:. . The regular meeting of the Council. of Turnberry was held in Saults' hall, Bluevale, on Saturday, Nov 21, 1891. Members all .present. The Reeve in the chair. The minutes of last meet in; were read, approved and signed. The Reeve reported that he had at- tended a meeting called by landowners to examine the Douglas and Hislop drains, and as no agreement was ar- rived at, the Township Engineer has been called to report on the drains. The Deputy Reeve reported -that he, along with the Reeve of Culross, had let a job of fencing road on boundary, to Mr Wise, at $14.25 ; also, a job of widening a narrow part of road, , to Andrew Reid, at $4 ; Turnberry to pay half of both jobs. Mr Maxwell reported that he had inspected drain on 12tH con and did not write to the Engineer,as it seethed tobefinisbed,but subject • to Engineer's inspection. Moved by John Diment, seconded by R. Maxwell,that Thos Pope be refund- ed $2 statute labor tax ; also, that W B Hutton be refunded $2, statute labor tax -Carried. Moved by Wm Cicuickshank, seconded by K Maxwell, that the County Treasurer be ins strutted to cancel the sum of $2, ar- reties of taxes on lot 16, con 11- Carried. Moved by Wm Cruickshank, seconded by John Diment that, Wm Duncan be refunded $3.44, taxes, charity - Carried. Moved by John Dirlent, seconded by Geo Harris, that Wm Hayes be refunded $2, dog tax - Carried. Moved tiq R Maxwell,second ed by John Diment,that the Treasurer deposit in the Beak of Hamilton the sumof $750 and interest,to the credit of the railway sinking fund - Carried. Moved by R Maxwell, seconded by Geo Harris, that the Reeve call on Mr Fianna, of Wingllam, and find out what he claims to be wrong about arrears of taxes --Carried. A resolu- tion wag passed for publication that no extension of time will be made thia year for collecting taxes, as all school moneys must be paid before the end of the' current year. The following accounts were presented to the Council and action taken as follows: Geo Bryce, for board for Engineer, $8, .filed ,• C A Jones, for plane for trial. Bryce vs Loutft et al, $15.50, filed ,; Amos Tipling, for refund special rate, $3.94, tided ; Thos Henderson, for refund spc'eial school rate,$2.82, Med Jas M Henderson, for refund ^special echoot rata, $2.19, filed ; Jno Ainsley, glee's and inspection of bridge, $18, Seatorth. Two very daring robberies have been perpetrated in our town lately. On. Saturday eveuing, the 14th inst, the residence of Mrs Oarlin, east Goderich street, was entered, The door was left unbolted so that a young man who boards in the house might get in. About 9 o'clock a stranger entered and at once demanded a dollar from Mrs Carlin, She got her purse and handed him what he had asked for, but he immediately demanded the whole amount in the purse, which amounted to about $200. Being alone and feeling frightened she did so, and the stranger immediately took his departure as coolly as he had entered.. Upon the return of the border, who had gone to meet the evening train, the police were notified and a search immediately instigated, but no clue as to the robber could be found. - On the Sunday evening following, the residence of Mrs Engles, organist in St Thomas' church, was entered by a back window,wliile the lady mentioned was at church, and the stun of $9.56 was abstracted from a drawer. The burglar trade his exit the same way he had entered. No clue as to the guilty can be found. -The Good Templars of this town intend holding a coffee social, in their hall,on Friday evening the 4th of December.- Mr Jno Can, avan, an employee in the Halt mill, met with a very painful accident on Wednesday of last week. Ile was working at the seutching machine, when his left hand slipped and came in content with the knives, indicting aerions woatrrde. Mr 0 W Graves, travelling 'passenger agent for the Grand Trunk Railway, and Mr ht A Dickson, district passenger agent,were in toren a few days ago attending to their official duties. -- The Orange Lodge of this town, which bas beeii dormant for a number of years, is to ho re organized . before long. -Mr A Gnlbraitb,the well known phrenologist, is iri town at present, lecturing on phrenology and giving phrenological charts, -The new town hall is to be light with electric lights of .two thous- and candlepower. Lower Wingham• The eventful night of Nov. 22nd is one ever to be remembered by the citizens of Lower Wingham and sub, urbs. The heavy showers which had lately fallen had swollen the waters of the Maitland higher than they have been for nine years, and some firmly assert that itis worse than the one we had nine years ago 'All day Sun- day and Monday the water was grad• ually'increasing and when the dawn of Tuesday woke the people were wild with excitement, as the Wroxeter and Gorrie dams had given away and the whole place here was like a great lake, cellars were brim full and people were oonipletely shut up in their houses. Tho sidewalks were flouting, hen coops were buried beneath the water. Part of the dam here had broken away during the night, etc. As the day wore on,the-water gradually increased. The Upper Towuites had to cut • away their dam and this made the flood excessive. People had to wade through the water and seek a place of safety for the night. The roar of the water would Almost .eolipse that made by the Niagara Falls. In the evening part of the race bank gives away, and this makes things worse, The water spreads through the principal streets. Locomotion is stopped. The harmon- ious sound of business dies away, and chaos'and excitement is established. Tho men and boys who have been working in the factories are shut out from their homes. What can be done? The water across the street is nearly three feet deep. It is now that Mr A G McDonald's horse is called into action, and ft ,lid valuable work by conveying those abroad to their homes. Night set in, dark and,stormy, and the •people go to bed. Some in their neighbors homes and expect to rise in the morning only to see that their own house, which they abandoned, had been swept away during the night. At last the grey dawn begins to spread over the water and many an anxious eye; which could not steep all night, is directed towards the flood: Then a smile of thankfulness lit up the visage of the anxious looker, when he finds that the water has ceased rising, and things ire no worse thou the night before. But the day is very stormy and houses are separated from their owners by the great • streams of water. People want to get home How can they ? do you ask. Well, Mr Saml. Lockeridge brings his boat on to main street and the town would put you mind of one in Holland. Pao. pia are ferried to their homes. The ex. oiternent begins to subside. The water begins to go down. The latest reports are that no lives are lost, except three of Mr Geo Green's hens. sir John Meliwain's pig was shut in the pen, but some one rowed over and let it out. When it saw how things were,it swam the streams in the streets and started for Upper Town, apparently for the butcher ehop,thinkipg it would rather be butchered than drowned, but it was delayedandtaken care of until after the flood went away. And at last when the aroused feelings are put down, the folks begin .to think about those who are sick. How are they getting along? Well some have got better and some others have got worse. Mr Joe Kerr is all right, but Mrs Kerr and bis mother are very sick yet.' Mrs Jackson is still very low, and Miss Maggie Morrison also is quite ill, suffering from a severe cold which has settled on her lungs. Teeswater. Mr Robert Copeland has rented Mr Fowler's new store, and will remove his taker shop and groceries in short- ly.-- The person who walked the streets Saturday evening, the worse of "the cup that cheers," had no respect for the coat he wore. -Mrs Rolston, of Clifford, who has been visiting at Mr John Button s, returned home on Tuesday. --Mrs Rolston, of Itincar. dine, who epetit about six weeks with. friends here, returned to her borne last week, --Mr George Forsyth bas opened out a store in the new blook and buys 'butter, egga and fedi.-Mr Morrison, principal of the school, has been en- gaged for next year at an increase of $50 salary. Miss Richardenn, first asaistant, receives $15 advance for the ensuing year. The rest have been en- THE ANCHOR HOUSE. COLD WEATHER IS HERE. So are our fine Fur Goods. They aro really handsome, comfortable and good, but they are reasonable in price. MANTLE GOODS. In plain, all shades; Brocade, Checks and broken Checks; beautiful Sealette, in brocade and plain; prides all the way Vora 50 cents per yard, double told, up, Piles of Dress Goods, in all materials,. shades and prices. Stacks of Dress and ordinary 1.+'lanuels, all colors. In Ladies' and Gentlemen's Under- wear, our stock is very large and fully assorted; in quality we show the finest imported goods, as well as the heaviest Canadian makes. Suits and Overcoats are booming just now. Our prices, combined with the quality, makes them go every time. Boots and Shoes and Rubbers are specialties with us. Goods from the best makers, many of them fully guaranteed in every particular. Our TEAS draw enormously -actually draw customers over twenty miles. Still giving 25 pounds nice Sugar for $1,. GORDON & McINTYRE. The Big Brown Anchor' gaged at their present salary, with the exception of Miss Rolston, who has tendered her resignation, leaving the fodrth department vacant. -The Car- ter and Field block is hastening to completion,and is a credit to the town. It would do credit to a town of larger dimensions than this. -One of those events which is always looked forward to with interest to the contracting parties, took place at Mr John But- ton's residence, on Wednesday, the 18th, at 9 o'clock p in, We refer to the marriage of Miss Mattie Irwin, to Mr J W Scott, express messenger be- tween Toronto and Winnipeg The Rev J A 111cLauchlin, M A, pester of the Methodist church, tied the nuptial knot 111 the presence of near friends and relations of the bride.The presents were well selected and valuable, there being no two alike.The centre table pre- sented by Button, Trevett & Co,leoked beautiful and rich, with its load of silverware, chinaware, a:c. They left on the early train for a trip to the west, We wish them a long and happy life in their new sphere. -Toe Patrons of Industry held a meeting in the town hall last Saturday. We are of the opinion that their efforts will come to naught, as they will still buy where they can get goods the cheapest, irrespective of their stores. --A meet-, ing is to be held in the basement of Presbyterian church, on Friday night, with the object of forming a Young People's Society. The object ib a good one, and the young peoplo of the con gregation should cheerfully lend a; helping hand. -Misses Bella and Annie Cares, who are teaching near the vil- lage, have resigned their present schools and have secured schools for next year, the former at Gerrie and the latter at Baden. Mr Butte and family left for Detroit this week,. where he has secured a position. -We. would suggest, Mr Editor, in closing, that you would pay our flourishing town a visit soon, when thf stores in course of completion are in their splendor and see that "we are the people," and we are sure that our en•- orgetio business men will find space in your valuable paper to `make known the cheapness and good quality of their goods to the public. 9r'oronto Street Markets. The receipts of grain on the street Wednesday were fair. Prices were generally steady. Wheat steady; 300 bushels selling at 95o for white, 95o for spring and 930 for red winter. Barley steady; 5000 bushels selling at 50o to 55&e. Oats firm; 100 bushels sold at 36 to 360. Peas firm; ono load sold at 65lo. Dressed hogs, the receipts were large and the prices were steady at 5e to 5sc, Oh, What a hough. Will you heed the warning? The signal perhaps of the sure approach of that more terrible disease Consumption. Ask your solves if you can afford for the sake of saveg 50c„ to run the risk and' do nothing for it. We know from experience that Shiloh's Cure, will cure your cough. Xb novel fails. Menannalt. hire, Thomas Aikens bei returned from a few days visiting relations in Iient nounty -Mr. and Mrs. Win. Wallace, from Willowdale, are et prea. eat the guests of ?Jr, Richard Waliaoe. Graham, from Cliuton, is visit- ing at Mrs, Andereeit's.---.Mr. John Weir has returned from leis three months' trip to the Northwest. 0 The Our to closely ST such as • you are BOOTS, and pie meet th ment of In 4 RE N. ADM • Pursuant chapter 11 Hastings, li County of ' who died o' 1801, aro r1 Town of w; for the um, onl 1801, their, full partkr accounts u held by tli said Admi urentioner the sat d havi „ rc,' th have . A. 001 Winghc E' i • Pursual chapter Sloan, lei of Iluroi died o requir wingha undersil, reforo names, eiders e and th them; centers day pegr ceased rard. .bum h 1Vfi1 ti