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VOL. X.IV.--NO. 49. WINGHAM, ONT, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 41'1885, WHOLE NO. 725
re Cljc‘adnkim chum A IIL A.CK FRIDAY.
feeble spasmodic twitching of the
who stool at a distance and witnessed his death, when the late john Gal
muscles. At the end of nine minutes the affair were very quiet, and the di. was registrar. He was a quiet,uneffe.
Execution of Ben. Mamma at London, the heart ceased to beat, After hangence was only broken by the wailing trusive Onristian man, and a .faitliful
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WGAIaettaITIIPitOMURTonand of EIgh;, Isxdi Eattlefotd.— tug a quarter of an hour the body was of the wives of the condemned men, and pains.taking official, He will be . , .
. Easterbee Escapes the Gallows. taken down and the oustoraary inquest The savages generally set out for their much missed in the community where
1r401. WINOIIATI TIDUs. published every Friday morn.
Ina, is a Hint heat newspaper, and has a large
cironlation in Wingnamand surround.
iii conntry, waking it a mill -
able advertising
medium.
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& DICKINSON.
fl tRRISTERS, .to.
Solicitors for the Bank of Hamilton. Commissioners
for taking affidavits for Manitobtr. Private funds
to Ion 1 .n raight loans at lowest rates. Offices —
Be it's SI %Ving.mm, Lneknov and Gorria.
U. W, 0. DEYDR. R. D. DICKINSON.
J. A. MORTON, .
'BARRISTER, &o.,
*Ingham, - Ontario.
EORGE McGILL,
(Late partner of Dahmer°, Black
LU The father and hrother of
was .
amed in the Who reitnaairl. showed no special signs eident.
Beajamin Simmons, who murdered the condemned man rem
Mary Aun Stoke e on the Oth of June A few days ago a termer naMea
last, while in a drunken frenzy, Was cell praying while the execution was of exc emer
eoing on, The iemains were interred arkfiftERBZE REPRIEvED. Webb, living on the 14 con., Hibbert,
executed at London last Fridley. morn; lost two young cattle in a rather
nig et 805 o'clock, in the presence or "in the jail yard on Saturday niorning, John Easterbee W110 was to have peculiar way. It seems that there
burial 'service. The , coffin almost'
I been hanged at W'elland last Monday,
some 60 or 60 persons, SimmoneaRev. J. F. Latatner conducting the
for the murder of hs brother, has had was an old straw stack in the barn
eame a a highly respected and widely touched the sides of two others as it his sentence commuted to imprison- yard and the cattle had buirowecl holes
eonnected family, and every effort was rested at the bottom of the grave. One ment for life. Basterbee was either underneath it end were m the habit of
used to secure a reprieve. - A largely- was the coffin of Phosbe Ottinebil, and a Ithatio or et hardened wretch, and going into these holes for shelter.
signed petition for °leniency was sent the other that of eey-ive Picard, Three allalong has manifested supreme ha These two animals, a yearling and a
to the executive, but without effect, times ou Thursday Alr. Simmons, tele difference as to ins fete. The patent two year (Ade hod been, thus under -
and a few days previous to the eXe0t1. graphed to the Lieutenant -Governor scaffold was placed in position the nefttli this old stack- when the thresh*
and
a deputation, consisting of Dun- aiming for the body of his son after early part of last week. it works on ing machine commenced work in Mr.
can McMillan, M. P., Benj. Oronyn death, but simply receivad aa answer a new principle, a heaVy weight being Webb's barn, and. without being
and E. Meedith, Q. O. visited Ottawa that the law bust be carried out and attached to one end of the rope and observed the old stack was covereet
to urge the minister oijustice to exer- the body buried under the seafibld. It 1 • t* b • 0 dd 1 • k d • over with now straw and the aramals
reserves o.
fter the execution andthose he had so long been an. esteemed re -
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were Imprisoned underneath. it. After
tine mercy, but without success. 1 he
prisoner had pothing for it but to pre- is possible, however,. that after a time wards, instead of being 'allowed to the n:aoliine had left, the cattle were
pare for the gallowe. in fact he him- he ihaY get permission to .take it up erns through a- trap. Basterbee re- missed and failing to find them any '
:want and remove it to Wingham or P t di requeste& to- e the .
other place about the farm it occurred
self never felt any hope of securing .-
Lobo for final interment. . machine, and always talked of it with to Mr. Webb that they might be un.
clemency, and niamtained ail through
his life in jail a remarkable resignation EXECUTION 01' EIGHT INDIANS. the greatest levity. He noticed that der the stack. A search was instituted
a number of people called' to see the and sure enough they were found
to his fate. Instead of repining he At precisely the same time that
scaffold, and suggested to the jailor there, but both of them were dead,
luoked forward to the fatal day Simmons was being executed a similar
the propriety of charging, an winds- having b
without despondency whatever, being scene was being enacted at Battleforcl,
sion fee of 5 or 10 cents, the proceeds gbeen smothered.
latterly buoyed up by -Christian hope N. W. T.—. -the last tragedy in con.
waitecaurca.
to be applied to hie benefit, "as it was
So mcoailed was he that, in talking nection with the late rebellion. EighL
his show." He refused to see any • —
to be father and others, he repeated- Indians concerned in the Frog Lake
ministers, and showed great indiffer- There is a good opening for a wagl
ly said that if it rested with. hhn he massacre and the murder..3 aeattle
would act change his destiny even if ford were executed at. 8:15 o'elock, euee right up to Saturday night, when gou maker here.
& Bogor, Toronto,) it were to regain his liberty. The con- Friday morning. The court sentenced
BARRISTER. SOLICITOR OF SUPREME COURT,
NOTARY PUBLIC, ETC.
OFFICE: MATED. BLOCK, WTNQIIAN, ONTARIO.
*a. turnkey visited his cell ge would be woman in Big Beaxas camp; and
roni to loan at lowest rates. Mort.. ..es bought
and fauns sold.
found on his knees with his hands Louison Mongrairi, who shot a mount -
clasped in fervent supplication. By ed policemen at Pitt, had his sentence
all the jail inmates Simmons was commuted to imprisonment for life.
PIC YEKRANS AND SURGEONS, greatly eked and to each of them he This was unexpected, as iriongra.n
Office, corner Centro and Patrick streets, Wingham addressed words of Christian comfort killed Policemen ' Cowan under dr-
oaatio. and. advice. Three clergymen, Rev. cumstances or great cruelty, and
Messrs. McGillivary, (Presbyterian), when the latter was lying 'wounded on
...ILEX. BETIIUNE, M. D., W. J. IDLING Bert
Evens Davis, incumbent of St. James', the ground he shot him while the
KERR,
London. Soutla, and J. R. 1 -licks, curate. words "dan't shoot, brother," were
au of St. Paul's -were in daily attendance, . sounding in bie ears. His good luck
-------- DRESSXAKER, .. , ---and remaiiied viith, him all Thursday ei$ attributed to the, fact that he uoti-
Roans over W. Holmes' store, McKenzie Dloffir, night. He was baptized by Mr. Me. fied Instructor Mann and , family of
• Gtllivary and received the sacrament
KTINGITAM - • ONTARIO. -
of the Lord's Supper at the hands of
RARE oineelba.--so acre farm; some tim )er ; the the Bishop of Huron, assisted by Rev.
making of a nice halm; dffiightful situation, Si
wiles south of Vassar, Michigan, sandy loam ; spring Mr.
Richardson, of the IVIemorial
brook ; school and state road near ; M. C. By. wadi church. The early part of the week
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.on corner. Also 320 acres Southern Manitoba. 100
:acres highly improved farm, lot.30, con. 6, and 100 his father, R. P. .Simmons,.and his
.0ores lot 9, cote. 5, Culross. Foe deeds. Salo or brother Archie, who live in Wingham,
exchange on easy terms. Gm McKwuog,
Whigham. went to London ' and were ' with the
no expenses. Wingham, Oct. 9,'86-3-m. condemned man daily in his cell
P. E.—Private lunds on real estate at 7 per cont;
Simmons passed all Thursday night ia
prayer, about 2 d'eloek he took a cup
of coffee and some toast, and then lay
down and slept for two or three hours.
He was awake again, however, before
five and renewed his devotions. Just
about the time he expected the sheriff
he went around and shook hands with
the ministers who were present;
with his guards, and then affectionate
ly embraced his fatherand brother. His
prompt response when waited on by
the sheriff in periormance of his duty,
and his firm and e,onfident, though
submissive,bearing through the last try-
ing ordeal,and his short exortation and
prayer on the scaffold, was but in
et 1 ft d eleven to death but On the previous
einnee man was greatly so ene in
manner and conversation. He fre- Saturday night a respite came for
quently engaged in prayer when alone, Charlehms, alias Duchene°, and
and of en in the menthe., when the Dressy Man, who killed. a crazy
DRS. BETIVU.NE & VOUNG,
DENTISTRY,
G. L. BALL, L. D. 8.,
Nom Graduals, and Member of Royal Dental Cellefie,
Tomato.
Attends his Gale° over Gordon & McIndoo's store
every Wednesday. Best of reference and Satisfaction
given. The various antestbetics used in extracting
tooth. Pries moderate. -
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JEROME, L. D. S.
MiNTIST, WINOIIAIL
OPPICE—Stone Block', Oldest stand
in Winghatn. Charges moderato. Can
ho found at his office, Stone Block; at
all times except on the first Monday
and Tuesday and third Monday and Tuesday of each
luonth, when ho will be in Lucknow. All the latest
atostheties used In the painless extraction of teeth.
Office hours two/ 8 a. ni. to 0 p. Oold filling a
specialty.
eleL eir
seassailea
THE CILEAPEST
MONEY
en the market. Private or companses' funds to
Loan on farm security AO, 01 and 7 per cont.
Apply to
K DAVIS,
Oppoarte the jailed Square, Wingham.
EXCHANGE HOTEL,
This house has lately been re -modeled to a con 11
serable extent, and is thoroughly cemfortablo in every
respect. Always sets a Good Table. Guests well
pleased and C01110 again. Rates reasonable. Good
/stabling tm connection and No.3 hostler.
J. PATTERSON,
CENTRAL HOTEL,
LATE BIERRITIELD'O.
the reprieve came. During the weelteaaatas. Gaunt speaks of erecting
his _nether, sister and three brothers another private dwelling in the village.
visited the jail and went into the yard The village authorities should bestir
to see and examine the scaffold. ' One themselves and have a sidewalk nut
of the brothers undertook to showithe dow ",
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others how it worked. Seale one r. Musgrove, teacher at No.. 10,
standing by pulled the holt and allow- has purchased the old Methodist .:
ed the rope to shoot up in the air, church, and purposes fitting it up for
whereupon the mother remarked she a .lapose near the school. ;
was afraid John's head would strikee...0.'On Monday evening last the Ball
the beam above. She is reported to family of jubilee since's rendered in
have said she hoped her son would the Methodist church a: selection of .. ,
hang. She did not want' him to be sacred melodies of the slaves, inter -
sent to the asylum or penitentiary, spersed with short and interesting .
because he might get out from there narrations of slave home life by R. A.
some time, and then he would hill BalgTlae fairdly, seven in number,
them all; but if he was hung there is a rare combination of musket tal- •
would" be an end. f• 1i1. ' -Phe--whole- -ea. --Their Inunoroaa-selesadinataendeeear....,
the threatened danger at Fort Pitt, family appear to be a calloused. crowd choruses are very entertaining and
worthy of high commendation.
and escorted them to a place of '
safety. The gallows stood out in bold Neighborhood News.
relief, having been placed near the An art school is being organized un -
military post in open, view, to enable der the auspices of the Blyth Mech-
the late warring savages to witness the
death penalties passed upon theirgeaeee
arms' Institute.
leaders. The names of tiler, Indian • r. Sloan, of Blyth, who has been
hunting in the Muskoka district, re -
hanged were Wandering -Spirit, Miser -
ports deer scarce but partridges plena -
able Mari, Bad Artow, Oharles Duch -
f ul.
esne alias Charlebeis, Round -the Sky,
Iron Body, Man-WithautBlood and The debating club of Knox church,
Little Bear. Their' victims were Kincardine, has decided that the press.
Quinn, Guoin, John Delaney, Gowan- exercises a greater influence than the
lock, Pritchard, Dill, Willescraft, Gil. pia rm.
ehrist, and two priests, Fathers Mar- ' he estate of Kyle & Mustard,
°hand and Faffard, During Thurse' whose mills were recently burned at
day night they nearly all remained Egmondvillo, will pay 50 cents on the
wakeful, ono or twO laid down on their dollar to creditors.
blankets and slept from midnight. it is said that Andrew Denholm,
until the early hours of the morning. late of the Kincardine Standard, will
None of them displayed any unusua shortly start an independent ,news
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signs of excitement, but remained
stoical up to the hour of their appear. pa r at Woodstock.
eat week Robert Graham, grain
ance on the seaffold, around whioh merchant, of Brnssels, shipped in one
strong guard had been placed. After lot 2,5 car loads of peas, consisting of
East WaWanosh.,, ,
The regular meeting of the town -
alit) council was held on the 19ult., all
'the members being present. The
collector's bond was received and ac-
cepted. On motion of Mr. King the
taxes of Mrs. Ruger, of W lot 32,
con. 8, were remitted, ithaving been
shown that she is •in straitened cir-
cumstances. The deputy -reeve was
-authorized to sell to the highest bidder
certain elm trees on side line 89 and
40, con. 6. John Jaceson,• con. 10,
was present asking remuneration for a
culvert built by the Directors of the
Beaver Cheese Factory, across the 10th
and Ilth con. line, near the factory.
The deputy -reeve was authorized ta,
inspect; said culvert and premises and
report at next meeting of council.
The following accounts were order-
ed to be paid: Rich. Coed, gravel awl
damages ia drawing same, $3 ;
keeping with his conduct all through taking their places on the trap they over 11,000 bushels, to the old coun- TIMES, Wingham, printing, $2.25 ;
his confinement. At 8 o'clock the were asked, it they haa anything to try markets • Lauchlin McQuarrie, Blyth, repairing
procession, headed by the sheriff, say. Wandering spirit began to speak road scrapers, $5.25 , Andrew Sloan,
Elliott,„of Gederich township
Blyth aravel $4 50 • Robert Scoet,
started for the scaffold. The prisoner in his native tongue, aaknowledgin
drove a neder with •a dislocated " '
ollowed. in a humble attitude but grading, $2 ; John Anderson, =vine'
that ------ ved death. He warne
his people not to, emelt° war en the shoulder to Clinton, and when he got
whites, as thoy were their friends. there ho was fined $10 aua costs for
Ile told of the grog 'Lake massacre, cr ty to animals.
of strength and manhood as he walk• and took -the burdeu o sue-orime uring the past season the Seca
ea to the place of execution. At the..uponinniself. -Hb' wee .followed b? forth creamery manufactured 25,902
scaffold he knelt down a,na Rove Mr. Miserable Man, who spekeitathe.saine pounds of butter, which realized
ItleGillivary offered up a feeling strain. When he had concluded the $5,130. Of this sumgoes to
the patrons, realizing to them an
prayer. The prisoner then stood savages, who had remained quiet
average price of 16 cents per pound
erect, and looking upward prayed as throughout the speeches, except to
follows: # exclaim "How I" at • various periods after paying all expenses.
"Oh, ourLord, God atthiette. Oh, most mord. during Wanderinrf Spirit's address,A few Jays since a deputation from
mo. Thou hest plucked me from tho burning, w ela they c011iclecied in his Views. Blytii went to Goderich, for the pu-
ha rawer. Thou host Shed Thy hying beam upon h
a brand from the burning. Thou hast washed My Then they began to chant their death pose of securing the infinence of the
. sGng to show that they did not fear judge in getting the Ontario Govern -
sins away In tho precious bleed of Mho only beget.
never faltered. His face was closely two stringers, building abutment 'Ina
ehaved, except a short black mousefilling approach to bridge, $15, ; John
tache, and. he presented a fine picture Deter, gravel, $4.50 ; Samuel Hop-
kins, work done on gravel road be-
tween Wingham and J3lythe $100 ;
John Robertson, building bridge, $67.=
50 ; M. Walker, graveling, $13.50 ;
Wm. Matin, building culvert, $2.50
John aefferson, building culvert, $2 a
James Smith, digging ditch, $1,50;
- Hugh McBurney, cutting hill, $75 ;
George Tervit, building culvert, $3 ;
McLean & Son, Wingham, part pay-
ment for timber, $2.20;. P. Porter-
s • for my ;ins, and hot only Minn but the Sins lof the death. All the while the priests ment to form a Division Court at field, repairing bridge, $8 ; John Red
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WrilliZit30§ abatiriti0 getstAketitiegtortdiettretTeori TovPoratO could be heard reciting prayers. The Blyth. This matter has come up be- mond, gravel, $2.80 ; Wm, Mee/tiara
NPIAKTEIT TO TIM tummy.cnanting savages notitinaed fore, and it is gaestionable. if any repairing sinners standing hero this clay, to shenv that . of the sava. .
FIRST -MA. N EVERY RESPECT. meet strengthen and that Thou wilt be with them even atter the whito cap had been ad. action will be taken, as the impression- Taylor &Sonl elm plank for bridge
00... scaNnyfirz.pactor. rhtohigitetakadgurpreasethnocre,tLic=6.t
„ ,i justed, and in the midst of their song prevails that with courts at- Wingham ' and elm for culvert, $55.16 i Alex.
late WigmAtas Manager. and I cOrnmend myself to ihae, through' the Idled the bolt was drawn and all fell tee and Olintota there is no netessity for, Patterson digging. drain, *$15 72 ;
AU% Btentede: Stehle Mem pf JesUe: Christ, whose blood cleanseth front all im
way.. getlier, everyone apparently dying another at Illyth. ' Simon Vanorman, inspecting on gravel
Bout FOR SERVICE. Then in equally clear tones he re. instantly, After hanging fifteen min' Donald. Fraser, for many years road, and repairing culvert between
pealed the Lord's Prayer, arid conclud. tilos the bodies were out down and deputy registrar of the county of Morris and East Wawauosli, $11 ;
c then began reeking the Lord's the °owner nd jury. All the arrange- 21st ult., after a short illness from in- Robt. Steel e,haray $10 " Wm. Bira
boar 4prise winner wherever helms been exhibited,
arms, ei.00, pi.yab 6 at time of service, with privil. f m vil" the drop fell.- Simmons mien, and the execution °totted Gederieli for aboat 30 years, having then eajonriied until Thutstlly, 17th
The undereigned ham for service on his Will, lots ed with the benediction. Rev. Mr. plaeed.in &Ins .and handed over to Huron, died at Goderich on Saturday, Wm. Greenwood, cutting hill, $50
'V and 8 eon. L thorongnbred Berkshire k
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Vid without doubt re of the best in the cotintiA Prayer, and at the words "deliver us melts had been calculatad with Pre. tionnuation of the lungs. He resided in shovelling gravel, $1. The conneil
biro of returnieg if neeessary FO 0
eltAB. nitSomulox. Proprietor. made no poreoptible struggle beyond a Without any mishap. The Italians talteu thb' positioli he reteinej ettil Deeeraber,
diords, Oot.„ /8113.—.&•.