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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1889-12-27, Page 4Abe • to ttreeree•fs•. ear - R . '' o wF ImR1111j 11,JIkI„III API'�.NA i i,• �,,.. i.: r �„ .i�� 1 J. � _., number of queatie na. It was teased A. Papin, and the oni i .of Mr. Wier n casco e tied it was a res in- vette° to the millers that flour sheuld enema , was la ha tun 1� a d ;mewled, iet ' great ' Pattersonwere 'lentil/ reoeuved and Chirietmee is past and gone, and i d one of the dullest is the memory be allowed to come into Granada .for Thursday afternoon was devoted to of the oldest inhabitant.• -•-A ver 50 cents per barrel, while duty on the aiieoussion of the following papers; suooessful examination w as held i sufficient wheat to manufacture a "Fruit rooms and storage of fruits'' by barrel of Sour, was 71i cents, and T. T. Lyon ; 'eider making,' by S. that this institute petition the Gov. Weigh ; 'icy experience in rear Cul, erument to remedy the above gnaw'. tura, bet J. H, McMichael I 'Pear in $1 er barrel dui on orchard,' by N. J,. Clinton; Penh, growing,' by'Jae. F. Taylor; 'Case of the vineyard,' by A, McNeil and A. E. Tournier ; '•Fall planting of trees,' by T. 11, Race•. In the evening the Secretary read a paper, `apples for stook,' Prof, Panton gave a most instructive and interesting leoture on 'Fdrtilizetion of plants,' There was a most creditable display on the stage of fruit, fine,. well: colored, and large specimens of all the leading varieties of apples, pears, grapes and quinces. Tho committee' on Fruit's report was also read. The musical portion of the evening's enter- tainment was contributed by the Detroit Medical college glee olnb,whose rendition of various college Bongs was excellent: e ;A FRIDAY, D1Cr MRERI 27, 1889. .ST W I ON • FAR11ttBRS' INSTITUTE. The fifth annual Meeting of the • snap by ptao g p y above institute was held at (teasers flour, An amendment was moved nt week before last. Tho President, Mr. • to the en that whereasheatthe prearse U. McFadden, atter tba• opaaing of tariff ou highflourly wheat and coarse Agri - the meeting, read a paper entitled, aultaral interests is of injurious Cana-cla, a beit " The relation of the money lender to ': resolved, that we, the farmers of the farmer." Ho tbnugbt the gov- East Huron, hereby demand that 'ernment ehoald to 1 the farmer I these duties be entirely removed, money, at a low rate interest. At thereby removing those unjust re. present, the majority of farmers are deletions on the farriers. After loosing money, owing to the heavy considerable disoussion, the amend - mortgages on their farms. went was • carried almost unanimously Thos Gibson, M. P. P., read a by a, standing vote. The meeting paper on " .Hurons place in agricul- then closed. aural products.'" Huron is the sixth largest county in the province, and. in Ontario Fruit Growers. 1881 had the largest population of The annual meeting of the Ontario any in the province. In wheat, Huron Fruit Growers' Association was., held takes third place, with a production at Windsor, week before last. The of 2,369,695 bushels; in barley, tenth old officers present were ; . A McD place,. with a production of 742,912 Allen, President, Goderioh; A M bushels; in oats, she takes first place, Smith, VT,. St. Catherines; L Wool with 2,799,535 bushels; in peas, fourth verton, Secretary, Grimsby; with place, with 702,508 bushels; in bay, Directors A H, Pettitt, Grimsby;. M fourth place, with 134,902: tons; in Pettitt, Winona; J M Denton, London; potatoes, eighth place, with 685,002 P ODempsey, Trenton; T Beall, Lind - bushels; in turnips, fourth place, with say; T I1 Race, MVIitchell; J A 2,556,488 bushels; tin other roots. Morton, Wingham; G O Gaston, Craig - Huron takes second place, with 852,- hurst; Jna. Oroil,, Aultsville. Among 897 bushels. Taking the total value the visitors present were Prof Wm dal! .field crops, Huron stands fourth. Saunders, ' Ottawa; T 3 Patterson, with a total of $6,013,448, and when Grimsby; T T Lyon, president Michi- wool and cheese are added, she stands gin Horticultural Society; 0 W Gar - second. In cheese alone, Huron' takes field, ex -secretary American Pomolbg- tenth place. In horses, pluron stands ical Society„ James Qoldie, Guelph, second, with 28,010; in cattle Huron . Prof. Panton,. Ontario,Agricultural takes first place; with 100,928; in College. sheep, fourth place, with 64,921; iu - The president, in, an elaborate; ode eighth, with 29,246. `dress, congratulitted the association Prof. Robertson, of the Ontario oo again assembling end reviewed at Agricultural Oollege, discoursed on length the objects of the association, "Fodder corn and the silo." He con- and urged that the art of horticulture tended that the cora crop always pays ' should be prettied, forward for a place the farmer; that this section is ad- in, their public schools. mirably adapted to its growth, and The. election of officers was then that it could be used to advantage and 'proceeded with, with the following profit. result:, President, A M. Smith, .St, The evening meeting of the first de.y Oatherini s;, Vice Pres., J A Morton, was largely attended, and a good�pro- •Wingliam. Directors, John Croil, gramme was well carried out.' .Be- •Aultsville; P E Buckel, Ottawa; D sides several selos, short addresses Nichol, Oataraqui; P +' Dempsey, were delivered by A. J McMillen, colon- Brenton; T Beall, Lindsay; W E Well- ization agent for 141enitob;t,, and, Prof.:ington, Toronto; M Pettitt, Winoan•; liobertson, ` ' 'A H Pettitt, Grimsby; J K MoMieli- On Saturday,,, `;The. hog industry" ael, Waterford;: A Mc]) Allen, Goder- wao,introduced by " Mr Thos leaylis. ich;' T H Race, Mitchell; N J Clinton, 11e'sateithat pork can be raised. for Windsor; G 0 Caston, Oraighurst, three cents per pound, and that there Auditors, Jas Goldie and J N Denton. is no more profitable part of farm work , On. Wednesday afternoon the re - _ than the hog industry. He favored the port of the .committee on the scale of """ ')tester White breed.,' ' ' • ' ' .,points for judging fruic at fiiirs was 1.'rof Robertson atso discussed the oonsidered and'provoked much dis- subject; 'He said it did not pay to sell cession. The report; wits ordered to hogs live weight iu ;'the' fall. It"is be printed with the annual " proceed more profitable to sell them ' between ings.; July aud,Deeamber, and not to keep , R. Dempsey said he did not believe pigs after they are eight months:old. in giving any apple a maximum rating, ' Mr W Il, MoCraeken read a paper as none should be considered as per - on "rite' Farmer's Garden,". and„. •said feet.' He had on his farm a variety riothing,would pay better thane small known as the" Eeglish Mermaid, and .riot and vegetable. garden, with a few all he kept it for was the fact that 8brubs; suit'as'gooseberries, currants, it was ennsidered the oldest apple in r•�tspberries, and a„ well kept bed of tlrawberries. " . ' A"generaldiscussion on Fall Fairs, bl:essrs: Thos. McMillan, A. Gardner, e l;:,abidson, N, McFaddeu, T. Baylis, variety as theEnglish Mermaid;because ;,f Gainsbo%ough, Dakota, are visiting • Lakelet. Mr. E. Kilig,our enterprising. black- smith, has purchased a commodious residence and shop here from Mr. Jas. Wright. -Oar village' can boast of hav- ing two chopping mills running in full blast. Owing to the competition the charge has been lowered to 4 Dents per ),bag. -Mr, John Hooey and Mrs. W. Halliday are not showing any signs of recovery from their illness. Both are yet in a dangerous condition. -A pub- lic examination was held in S. S. No. 1, Howick, on Friday last. Notweth standing the disagreeable nature of -the day ane} the muddy state, of the ?roads, quite a number of parents And (visitors found their way tp the school' ''•house, which was tastefully decorated with evergreens and flowers. The following teachers were also present and assisted iu e'xamining the classes, viz Messrs. Thos. 13. Hamilton, J R Balfour,' Wm Watters, el Fletcher and Cooper. The pupils passed very satis- factory examination and showed clear- ly by their answers that they had been taught to observe and think for them'eelves. The ladies of the section had provided an ample supply of eat- ables, which all present heartily enjoy. ed. The .pupils also added much to the enjoymenb of those present by giving several well -rendered recita- tions and -songs. The day's proceedings were prought to a close by the pupils presenting -their teacher, Mr • John 1'avidson, •with a beautiful album and a very complimentary address. Mr Davidson, though taken entirely by surprise; made a very touchin:;. reply showing that tire bonds of affection existing between his pupils and him- self were strong. -On Saturday last the widow of the late Col. Young. passed peacefully away to her heavenly home, at the ripe age of 86 years. She 'was held in esteem by all who knew hex and har life was. truly a living testimony of a noble,. Christian character, Her remains were interred the world. Considerable amusement in the 1rtkelet cemetery on Sunday. Was occasioned when another delegate - • said that the members, including Mr. 'Wiiiteohnroh. Dempsey, should frown'down such. a • Moses. Charles and Neil Rintoul, 1. Stewart, Thos. Strachan, John b cCrae, Win Martin and others tak- ing part.' .. .• Mr. W. R. Bishop read a paper on ",Tae root crop," 'and handled the 'subject ably. - hie, J. C. Hay, of Listowel, Presi- 'ficnt of the Dominion Millers' Assooia- een, and Mr. D. Plewes, of Brantford, Secretary of the same association, addressed the electing, the Latter taking up the discussion of the ques- tion of " The relation ofathe miller to the termer," He said the ,association was not a combine, and thy wanted the farmers to unite with thein. He C �V Garfield. ex -secretary of the Musgrove, teacher in S. S. No. 10, said the miller miters of Ontario; had '.Anwracan. Pornological Society, said Kinloss, and tele. J. Simpson, of No, paid the Ontario farmers from 10 to that foe -years in Michigan. they were 9, Oulross, and all showed by, the 1.2 cant more for their wheat than ,trrying to got.sotnething- in; 'respect to lively interest they evinced that they any other huyees-in the ` world.' The .;horticulture, taught in. the schools so fully a reoiated the efforts of teacher exchange' question belonged tb the -thtit the rising generation: might be- and pupils. The more eerious part of 1';c.�1 associations Miilers 'vers, 111 .eotue interested, but they had only the business was interspersed with ignorance of the'roiler husineas,,'and come to the conclusion that this could longe, recitations and dialogues by were .learning. a y. experience. They only be accomplished by getting the the childreiewhich contributed htr;�ely • if what he said was true,' that was the _'friends in this. locality. They report apple that Eve ate, and since then .crops good, and times' fairly prosper. has caused us lots of trouble. eons in that part of the state. -The The opera house was filled in the.: %closing exercise for the year for S. S. evening, a great many Indies being N9, 14, were held in the school house present. Mr T.T Lyon, president of on Thursday, the 19th inst., and was the Michigan tIortioulfural Society, i -a doeided success from every point of and R Taylor, of Douglas,. Mich.,. de- view. The promptness with which livered addresses on different `subjects, the pupils answered all questions put Sol. White regretted that the meeting to thein.proved that neither' they nor was held'eo late, because if it had been their teacher 'had been idle during the held 'a few rnonths ago the residents. ' past year. A large number of the of Windsor could open the eyes of the residents of the section wore present, visitors upon the ,bea,.utifu),, county. of as well as quite a number' from the +'seer.. outside, among them being Mr. A. H. aw for Qxing mcrm iu bit►: fid, ing polling booths And ftp 3, Deputy Returning Officers n Gibson --Moir--That this • r• n nee adjourn r -Carried. . e b Gi;otsan 11"irso i, Tp. Clerk, a$ Teeswater P. Or n East Wawanosli. The last meeting of the council for. the °arrant year was held in the count e oil room, December 16, 1889. Mem. n here all prevent. The mutates of the • meeting of Oot 31, read and sign ✓ ed. Two letters 'were received by the. h J1eeee since. last meeting from Messrs Owens & ,Tohnson, barristers, Blyth, a acting for Richard Dowdall, S e lot, „ 40, son 5, askin; the council to cpm., e, pennate rife Dowdall $600 only, as. o damages claimed by him said to base. t- been done his grain crop last season, i��•. t eeceount of the award made by .the. y Township Engineer in the fall'! of f 1888 not being parried, out at the. 0 peeper time, and threatening legal - proceedings against the outwit forth. with if their demands were not cora, , . plied with - Ordered to be filed. u Cornmunieation from Crown Lands. i Department„ Toronto, being a i utl` n report and details of survey of lots e 2S Enid 29, cons 3 and 4, by P L 8- s 'Proudfoot, in 1888, received, examin. ✓ ed find filed. Petition. of George, - Dalgarno and other ratepayers roceiv s ed, asking tho sonnei) to. remit Arch. e ' Robertson taloa, E e lot '38, con 10,., on account of severe afilioticn in his•. • family, remitting lately in the death, ✓ of: his wife and eldest`' (laughter Granted. Moved by i1r Roche, .enc-. enlded. by Mr Patterson, that -the Reeve, be empowered to send or take all the papers eonnee,�eed with the purchase, of gravel pit:frem hissers Walsh, lot 42, con 0, to Peter Adamson, Esq,. Gode,ioh, and have the same duly registered, if satisfactory, and when tette-- completed, completed, to pay the Messrs Walsh.. the amount agreed upon. -Cat ried.. Debentures were ordered to be signed for paymeut of tho following,accounts,. viz : John. Stein, half 'r aymeniw-•for. culvert on western boundary, $5 ;• t .0 Win Anderson, gravelling ou sideline 39 and 40, eon 13, $10 00 ; Elishit Wallcer,underbrnthing atlot 40,con 12, $4.95.; Charles Campbell, 60 yards gravel, per Edward Robinson, path - roaster, $3 ; Jackson' Wightman,. gravelling and cleaning out ditch, sideline 33 and 84, .sort 7, $19.40; Jahn Salter, ::0 yards gravel, per'' Diehard James, pethmaster. $1;,, \ James Wigh tman, 67 rods:wire feuee,lot Oon 7,-0,10.05 ; Andre' Ferguson,, sllovolling snow, eaetern boundary, in • February 1889, $1.5.,0 ; Tlieophiius. . l+innen, cutting hill, cons 12 and. 18, $40 ; Edward Robinson, building culvert, lot 29, cons 8 and .9- $4.25 ;. Sampson Carter, digging drain and lumber, -sideline 80 and 81, con 2, $8.50 ; Henry Lawlor,. repairing, lot 83, con 1, $2 ; Robert Johnson, stetting hill, sideline 38 and 3A,, eon. 4, $24 ; Andrew W Sloan, 80 yards gravel and damages, &c, $8; Alex Patterson, repairing bridge and plank , for same, sideline 36 and 37„ con 2', $21 ; Wm Stewart, cutting out. side.. line 86 and 87, con 1,. $7; Robe. 1VI,o. Barney, 126 rods wire fence,. sideline . 33 and 34, con 10; $18.90•; Walter Scott, 30 rods wire fence. Int 85, con-, 4, $4.5©; Wm Stewart, Wingham,,,, services as per award of Messrs Rath and Dowdall, eon 5, $1; Jas A/10001,.., cleanini out ditch, lots‘ 39' and 40, .. con'S, $1, ;: John ,Cra.ig, .e4ar plank and lumber, per'Jol>nn Stein and 'Jas Smit: I, cons 8 and 9, . $7,1•$teelohn MoOallute, building culvert, lumi6er and.nails, &o, lot 88, cons 8 .and 9, , $.3,50;• Wan E Seed, ditching and eumleer,•lots 34 and 85, cons 6 and ,7, 53.;,,, James Warren, Kincardine, •derviees as per averted of Messrs; Me - Gill, Living store and Doudttall, cote 5, X8.98,' $•9..,.. JR Elliott; , 'V1 Ingham,,, printing, aocoutelup .to; date,;. 58.1.5 Geprge, Henry, building culvert,.. and ditching,. sideline. 33 and 34, , con .0, '. 5.'50,;:, p, Porterfield,. eittra, services revising Voters' Liets, &c, attending .,, court at,, Belgrave,.,,'Oet.. 18th, 1889, $10 ; P Porterfield, use of hones for council room,. and seleet�ing. jurors, . 3889,i$15;' Alfred Otter, 47-',rodswire fence, lot,. 8Q, eon. f3, $7'.�3ii, W m. Cerr, 21, :'rode. wire fence,lo>:8i,,,-can 6(,$3.15, Mrs, Catherine Stewart, 60 , ro•is- wire fence, E4 lot 41•,, , con.,, 2,.., $'�.,;.,Mrs Bzednock,, 8(�, . yards. gravel,., $4; , Geprge Odea,• 17 verde, gravel,. ,850 ; Arob Robertson, taxes remitted for 1889, 410.57 ; Messrs Bart & Co, Toronto, two debenture books, new . sal and express charges, &c, $9.85 Thomas II Taylor, attendance at council,letting and •insp sting jobre, selecting peer*, &c, &c, - $52; Finlay . Anderson, attendance at council, 1.4. ting and.inspeeting,jobs, &c, kc, 1889, $27 ; Wm Sutherland, do, do, 1889, 82,38 ; Wm Roche, do, do, /tine tied, do the school house of section No 3, o Monday, followed in the evening an entertains: ant and a Cbriatm tree. -We had a very stormy aunu ached meeting in the sobool o Chtiatmas, Liar, rogue, knave,heath en, and several other choice epithets were common expressions among th parties at the meeting, However, i spite of such unparliamentary proceed ings, they suceeeded in electing M Hugh Gillies as trustee, and Hug ;ain't to be fooled with, The Municipal Council of Culroa met at the town hall, Teeswater on the 16th inst., according to statute Members all present. Reeve in' eh chair. The minutes of forever mea `ing wore; read and confirmed,'' when i was movedi by L. Moir, seconded • b 1. Clark, that as .bhe ratepayers o Formosa having given, upwards of 12 days labor gratis to improve the high way, and having petitioned this board for a small grant to finish the work that this board give $25, on condiao that the township of Carrick give at )equivalent -Carried. Scott --Gibs° -That Mr. Hardy be granted th sum of two dollars for his cervica during the present year as care�take of town hall --Carried. Gibson - Moir -That as Mr, J. Dreamer wa charged in error two dollars in statue labor account, that a cheque be issued to him for that amonot-Married McKay=Scott-That. Mrs. Eerwake be allowed the sum of ten dollars, as she is. in destitute circumstances, the •same.to be given to Hobert Murray to hand to leer --Carried. Gibson -Me-. Kay -That the printing committee and clerk have the detailed statement ,of receipts and expenditures, assets •and liabilities of the township printed ;and distr buted as the statute requires Carried. Gibson-MoKay-That Messrs Moir and Clarke enquire into Mr. Loutitt's grievances and build a culvert,if neceseary, but act in accord- ance with the spirit of the arbitration between Messrs. Lontitt & Bryce - Carried. Gibson -Moir -That as a petition has been presented to this council by Andrew McLean and others, complaining that the owner of Lot 18, con 14, hat obstructed the highway by building a fence - on the road allowance, that the °letak notify the- owner of said lot to have the fence removed within ten days from date, and Mr. Scott see.that the same is done -Carried. .tele ay -Moir- We think it we1'l to state, Meat coat sparing the amount of sinking fund at ;the end of Mr. Henderson's term of cage with the amount peovidod at the end of 1886, we find that there is .more than the required amount, but -$500 received in 'Mr,. Oolviu's time ,has been put in the general fund, but ;there is not that amount deficient, -but only about $100, but we recom- mend the future council to have the auditors report on. it, as in the hurry of business, wo may have made a mistake -Carried. ' Gibson -Moir - ghat a cheque be issued to the Trea- surer of the village of Teeswater for forty dollars for rent of town hall for the present year -Carried. Gibson- Clark -That the Clerk notify Messrs. James Howe and A W Thacker that James Warren, Eugineer; has, been paid the sum of six dollars by this council for his services, that the par- ties named attend to the matter. --- Carried. McKay -Scott -That as Donald MoAinby bas applied to this board for assistance, that five dollars be granted him, to be retained in the hands of the treagnrer and only paid for his board, on the treasurer beim; satisfied that the same• is dun for board Carried. Mo$ay-Olark-That the following parties be appointed Deputy Returning Officers. for the Municipal Election of 1890; Polling, Sub D'i'vision No. 1,, school house, No,...2', - con. 2, Joseph. Wellwood ; Noy,, 2t; schnol house, No. 4, con, 4,, Lauehlan McKay ; No. 8, J. Goodfollow's house, oon. 8, George Wilson ; N. 4,; Green's house, coq, 10.. Robert :: Wat• son; No. 5,,3, Cross'ahouse, con,,, 13 George Mayers ; No. 6,., 11Zti Ohlhis-.. could not till ae cheaply under rollers teachers of the school interested. to the enjoyment of the visitors. er s house, Formosa,. Joseph, A.estett: as under the old system, He said • A. ?4cNeil, who had been a teacher Not the least pleasing feature of the • Thera. was a petitioli,to te;appoint J £4ranes breuolat the rollee nulls into -for sixteen years, agreed with the hast progrmm�ie was the substantial lunch Goetz for ,Re. 0,, but, there being.,a the eeountry, Fifty seven pound speaker and told what interest his provided by the pupils ,and I do not complaint. o£•irrognlarities. et Polling wheat was onlygood for low grad° pupils had taken in horticulture, wish anyone to suppose that the re- Sub. Div. t1 o. 6,.;we. think it tadvilsable fi,3str, hence five cents per bushel was ' . Prof. Saunders, of the experimental gard of our people for the cause to. chaltge, •the,., Dep,uty..'Rpturttieg, taken. of. 7 • cents difference was . farin,. Ottawa, placed Essex at tee of education requirea any such epreaci. Oi rept:... Seott•-Gabeo>z,, in,, amend - Matte between 57 used 58 ponn,t wheat head of all counties favorable to feint .1 ray that this added. very materially In Detroit, Manitoba wheat was growing, and he had traversed every to the attractions of the day's proceed Werth 117 to 12 cents more than On County in C,utndi. 1Ze spoke of the ings. Mr. A. Simpson, who has trio. o.viun to the want amount of benefits of being a llortioulturist, and wielded the birch in this school f ,r teepeeaThat :John : B Goetz be re. appointed' Deputy Returning Officer for Pulling Sub. division, No d, as there was a petition signed 6y • fifty Wotan it contains There %vas a Lave a brief outline of the expert- the past year, leaves at New Year to ratepa} ors of the said Sulediv.. ask. t'rrger daty on wheat eomng into the mental farm with which he is con• take possessi$n c.f No J, Culross, ing the -anima' tl to appoint him. I;l•nuinie,n than there was on the flonr, "cted• online with him the best' % iatiea of Motion • carried on division. Yeas - hence the reason the American mil During the evening the inanition- all the people of the section. McKay, Clark and Moir. Nays- . l••re snide flood the market with lime tal music of Miss A. Oullette, the - �-.e Scott, Gibson, Gihsnn•-Moiry-That .`f .'r tips' speaker had aa,s,vert•d •a duets of J7es,,rs, A. McL:iugyin and ISubscribe for the Mats. by-law No.7 be now read a. third titxte' $ • c2 •