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nth HURON S1GNAI, FRIDAY, JAN. 26, 18
THE HURON SIGNAL
ItILLI published
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Friday
tl their quo ,, North li
loft the 4Quarel
GODERICH, ONTAtIO.
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Jos rs3117t1NY.--• Ws have ale• first-class
lobbing deparamelt In coonacttoo, sad posse ss-
ing the most complete eut-et sed bestfsciliuce
i cr turtling out work In Uoderich, am prepared
to do business in that line at pricesthstoannut
be beaten. and of • quality that cannot be
surn•ased.--r'er+aa Cash
FRIDAY. JAN. 26ru, 1883.
"I. That this House deeply ruliNts
that notwithstanding the unanimous
award made on the 3ed of Auguste, IJN,
by the arbitrators appointed by the j
and concurrent action of the Giovent•
meat of Canada and the Government of
Ontario, to determine the notihe ray and
westerly bouudariea of this Proving', no
legislate on has been submitted .by the
(.ovurttmeat of Canticle to the Dominion
Parliament fur rho pis of confirm-
ing that award, nor h the validity of
the award yet been otiose
by the
Government of Canada.
"'L. That the omission of the Govern-
ment and Parliament of (',nada to con-
firm the award is attended with great
inconvenience, has the.etfuet of retarding
settlement and municipal organisation,
embarrasses the administrative' of the
and interferes with the preserva-
tion of the ponce, the maintenance of
order, and the establishment of good
Government in the northerly and math -
westerly parts of the Province of Onta-
rio.
That it is til.• duty of the (3urern•
'tient of Ontario to assert and maintain
the just eliding ai,ti rights of the Pro-
vince of Ontario as determined by this
award of the arbitrators, and tkia Hoose
hereby reaffirms ita diterminaticat of give
its cordial support to the Guverantent of
Ontario in any steps it may be necessary
to take to sustain the award, and to ss-
aert and maintain the just claims and
rights of the Province aa thereby declar-
ed and determined...
This, then, is Mr. Meredith's re-
cord on the 'Boundary Award.
What is Mr. Mowat's ? An un-
swerving fealty to the interests of
the Province of Ontario. Mr.
Mowat has stood nobly by his re-
cord ; Mr. Meredith has swallowed
himself.
.1 POLITICAL ANACONDA.
It has been said that it is a phy-
,teal impossibility for a living
creature to Awallow itself, and that
no anaconda has leen put on exhi-
bition which could do the job to
the satisfaction of an unbelieving
public. Dropping natural history,
and coluing to ' politics, it would
seem as if the leader of the Oppo-
fntion in the Ontario
Legislature
has performed the extraordinary
feat of swallowing himself, so to
speak, on the platter of the Boun-
dary Award-
i'ntil a brief year ago the great
heart of Ontario was a unit on
that matter. Conservative vied
with Reformer in the assertion of
our just claim to the large and
valuable territory adjudged us by
the arbitrators who had so prompt-
ly and unanimously agreed upon
the boundary of our Province. if
Mr. Mowat spoke in favor of the
award, Mr. Meredith followed in
a strain equally as strong, and in
full accord with the Views of the
Premier. Did the Ontario Gov-
ernment bring in a measure re-
flecting upon the Dominion au-
thorities for refusing to ratify the
the award, the Opposition voted
heartily with those sitting oppo-
site. Reformers and Conserva-
tives duet upon one common
ground, and stood up for the fair
and honest claims of the Province.
But -the Dominion authorities,
forced into a hostile attitude to-
wards Ontario by our envious
neighbor Quebec, have forced the
Ontario Conservatives to desert
haws,
THE WAEDEN/MIT
Mr L Hardy, reeve et baster, was
uusninuusly elected warden of Huron
on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Hardy
is a first class county councillor, and wit
do honor to the Iwsitiol of warden.
THE BEI'SSELS REdVES1I1I'.
?bete is a nice kettle of fish over at
Brussels.. Ou Jul. 1st the municipal
elections were hold in that village es in
another ntunicipalitiea,and Meson. Rog-
ers and McCracken were the candidates
for the reeveship. Rogers had held the
prition of neve for two years, and Mc-
Cracken was art opinion that the old in-
cumbent should step down and out. The
election resulted in the return of Mc-
Cracken ever the old reeve by a major-
ity if 2, and everybody believed that‘
Rogers was "left.''—so to speak. Thu
returning officer un the ,.e amara was Mr.
Geo. Couper, the village clerk, and the
deputy -returning officer was Mr. W. H.
Kerr, the editor ut the village newspa-
per. Couper is au appointee and a per
sons] friend of Rogers, and, fur aught
we know to the contrary, eo is Kerr.
Things remained n this state for a day
or two, when the local wire -pullers sug-
gested to Rogersthe advisibilityof having
an inspection or a recount of the bal-
lots before the Judge, and the coufident
manner iu which they spoke of reversing
the return of McCracken gaye evidence
that they knew the thing could be ac-
complished. Rugers consequently came
to Uoderioh, obtained legal assistance,
and claimed an inspection early in the
month. The matter came before Judge
Toms ou the day appointed, but owing
to the incorrect mode of procedure
adopted by the appellant's counsel the
order for the inspection was declared to
be ultra tires. The node of procedure
was then amended, and the iuspeetien
was duly held to Tuesday last.
\Vhen Cooper's ballot -box was opened
the only apparent error was a ballot
marked with two oblique parallel lines
crossed by a single line. This ballot had
been rejected in Brussels, but was held
good by the Judge. The total vote in
the division was 109 ; 3 did not vote for
reeve, and of the remaining 106, Rogers
received 59, and McCracken 47 votes.
Cooper failed, however, to produce any
ballot account, and therefore no official
recnrJ -' the dispoeal of the ballots at
No. 1 polling stib division was obtain-
able.
In the other ward the ballot -box gave
a very uncertain sound, and failed to
agree with the returns made on election
day. The total vote cast was 130, one of
which did not vote for reeve ; 72 had
been counted fur McCracken and 59 for
Roger.,—or 2 votes more than the en-
tire number polled. One vote intended
for McCracken was marked by a perpen-
dicular stroke, end was rejected by the
Judge, After the inspection the soon'
aa being identified with the political acid
legal history of Canada fur man; yes e
It is amusing to see the Med eudearvor-
ing to claim Bir dram's Htaoks as a for-
eigner. Why, tier Fraecil was the Tory
Finance Minister fur suwe time.
Mf1alE!•
liounelL—The teemed suet onillenday
ao.iurdtug W law. The following Footle -
nem having trade end subscribed the re-
quisite dudareti.dts of qualification and
office, took their setts, W. Graham,
r•uve, G Castle, deputy. P. Douglas,
J Terraecu and .1. McKinley, coul-
ctlluts. On esteem of Mr. Torrance,
•eo..utled b) Mr.Castlu,(leo. Stewart was
rpp..tom, d clerk for the present year. On
ui thou Joh,t ltuid ea, appointed Tree,
serer, J Tough, aro, Aa,euur, iu place
of A ex. Spa ka, resieued. Andrew
S tis., 1, was ..Pe.tintud caretaker of the
Gall ter the itreseut year and J. Beatty
4,,i too lewd, reenters. The clerk
ti is 1 etre 1..1 to ca! for tenders for
t •wnshi,• 10 'mine fn. the year. ---Thu
a e ,omit ot the Clinton Neto Zed for atl-
vertts.u;. $1, was tottered to be 1iaid,
.001 ills., the heave' ac.ouuts of Mrs Dal
1 e*, $Y 40. rhos. gaud. fr2.46, J. Ales-
$ Ater , $2.lJ, C,dlector, posting receipts,
50 rte. The trrusurer was instructed to
eve the act: ..nits au.tited before the let
The market oetautittee are taking act-
ive stele to peened, the interests of the
fanning sommunity, by causing all the
buying and selling of prtduee to bedew)
on the market This is as it shuuld be,
and every farmer who conforms to the
market bylaw will he the gainer. NoI
oue but the huckster wku wishes to get
produce (rem the fernier at less then it
value, so that et can be retailed a, a
largo prutit,will object 4, this uareet rs
Relations which are now to be rigidly en
forced. 'Ile market clerk wilt (uruult
printed cupies of the iegulstions to all
petst,ns d" "'""- of o'ytaining the saute.
SOUTH HURON.
The Reform convention for this Rid-
ing took place at Hensall on Saturday
last, when the completion of the party
organization and the selection of a stan-
dard bearer was the business transacted.
Never was there a more successful con-
vention of the good men and true of old
South Huron, in point of numbers and
respectability, and the unanimity and
enthusiasm evinced on all sides proved
(it proof were needed) the popularity of
the Government of Mr. Mowat, and the
hearty sympathy of the people with hint
in the great battle he is waiting in be-
half of Provincial Rights and Constitu-
tional Government. Upon the commit-
tee on credentials reporting, and the roll
of delegates being called, it was found
that s full convention from all parts of
the riding was present.
The chair was taken by Mr. D. D.
Wilson, of Seafurth, President of the
South Hnron Reform Association ; Mr.
M. Y. McLean acting as secretary. The
following gentlemen were elected to fill
the offices of the association for the pre-
sent year.
D. D. Wilson, Seafurth, President ;"
Hugh Love, Hay, Vice -President ; Dr.
Hurlburt, Brucefield, Secretary. The
selection.of a candidate was then pro -
Iof !.1 tech. !-'-I. Green and W. Richerd-
Tea full import of the u:•uuty u•.uu: t- s,,,, were refunded $l each, being error
proceedings will appear in our cul .tu•t•a in dee tax. ('coon it then a.'.journed t..
nest weok. (meet the first Saturday in March, at
1 are.
billows of every es of trouble. Our
God is the guiding star aruuud which
everything else must resolve. In pass
ing, he gave some useful hilts on pilo• s,
urea, amusements, evening parties,
gumma dc. He we/eat/pinion that theme,
slosh of the as wale m theatwlveshary.
hos, are con ucive to man's highest hal,
pipes*. w nut carried to, excess, but
the difficulty comes in where the right
use suds and wh se the abuses begins
He was of opinion u dentate rule c•uld
be laid down. W t w..uld be the right
use fur ate man alight be an rhuse for
soother. Oise man can not decide foe
another, but every man mist do 'it lei
himself. And when anyone finds the
world or its pleasures taking the place of
adonttiou of the Most High it is time 11
right about face. Master the world and
dou't let the world toaster you ' make i•
serve )•..0 and net you serve it.
OOMMUNJOATIONS.
We do 1101 hold ourselves responsible for t e
opittiocs of our Uurrespesdeats. Centribu•
selves to publictu this quueen�ons. andt mum bebrief. arca
To the ILdiwr of The Hares eitgeal.
In a c,iuwueicati.,u t.. 'dile 1. .
I lately called atteutiul to some ratite i
extraordinary statements ceutainea le e
report of the prooeudiugs of the Pre.b)
tery of Hurter at uta Nuvemher meeting
With your penuisaion I wbul.l like to
enter more fully upon some other fe -
tures of the since report That part to
which I wtsh to refer is the fullowingg
lidr. J hn Jacks. n
"A memorial from
was presented, asking information re
apecting au alleged union of the sessions
of Manchester and Smith's Hill by act
of Presbytery sums years ago. A care:
ful examination of the records disclosed
the fact that thuugb such a union hot
been suggested it had never been con-
summated, The Presbytery, however,
was unanimous in the opinion that Mr.
Pritchard, the ininister of the two tun-
gregations. had all along acted in good
faith, and under the conviction that the
two sessions had actually been united.
It was also agreed to confirm the pro-
ceedings of these sessi na while acting
under the impression that the union hao
taken place.' Aa no entry whatever
could be fouud in the minute+ of Pres
bytery In reference to the matter, and
as no person in the Presbytery except
ing Mr. Pritchard appeared to have any
recollection of such a union having ever
been proposed, it passer ray comprehen-
sion to see how an eiafalrauou disclosed
the fact, ate. Further, it is said that
it was the unanimuus uptniun of the
Presbytery that Mr. Pritchard acted in
good faith in the natter. Tbia,no doubt,is
very gratifying to him, but those wht.
believe so. most have a very pour opin-
iop of Mr. Pritchard's kuuwledge of the
constitution of his own churob,ifhe
could think the Presbytery had power to
smite two sessions tutu ote, merely be-
cause he asked it to do so, and without
any request whatever from either of the
sessions interested. But, I' think the
strangest statement of all is ; ''That the
t' tesoyterregleed to coufirm the action
of said sessions while acting under the
belief that they were united." The
facts are simply as follows : The session
of Manchester having been asked by
their minister to order an election of
four new elders, declined to do so ou the
ground chiefly, that there was no neoes-
iity for such an addition t.o its number.
The session of Smith's Hill with but one
elder from Manchester then ordered or
authorized ouch election, which sea car-
ried out, and after considerable delay
the new elders were ordained. A pro-
test against their election on various
grounds was sent to the Presbytery for
trial ; the principal objection boing,that
the election had not been authorized by
either the congregation cr session of
Manchester. At the trial, Rev. Mr.
Pritchard said that the two sessions of
Smith's Hill and Manchester wers actu-
ally only one, as the Presbytery, at his
request, had united them, so that now
it did not matter w hether it were that part
of the session formerly representing
Manchester which authorised the elec-
tion or not. Acting upon this statement
the Presbytery dismissed theappeal,thus-
confirming the electiou of the new eld-
ers. At the succeeding meeting of
Presbytery a petition from some mem-
bers of Manchester congregation was
presented, asking for information re-
garding the alleged union of the two
sessions, with the result already stated,
namely, that nothing whate' er could he
found in the minutes of I'reseytery bear-
ing on the matter. 1t how became evi-
dent to all that the Preabycry should
t'rovince the Dominion.
have sustained the appeal +tgatnst the
The Reformers of South Huron have Young, It strong political supporter of election of the new eiders, but instead
in this diviaiott sto,tl : McCracken, C3
t7eded with, and %he utulyst Unanimity instead of 72 ; Rogers, GO instead of 59.
their principles tor political exirr -- - m -
diencv, and the entire party in the prevailed. Mr. A. Bishop, the present In this polling .booth 217 ballots had
worthy member, received the unanimuus been furnished the deputy, according to
Ontario Legislature have obeyed nomination of the convention. evidence before the Judge, and the fol -
the order, `as a pack of hounds Resolutions strongly endorsing, and lowing were returned :
would the keeper's whip. expressing the confidence of the people 17sed ballots
Mr. Meredith has swallowed in the Government of Ontario were pass- Rejected impr .;'eft)•
Spoiled
Unused "
himself ! He has bolted all his i sed. Short addresses wore made by
former words spoken in the frank- Messrs. A'1, Bishop, M.P.P. , John Mc-
' illan, M. . D. D. Wilaun, M. T. Mc-
neas of sincerity, and the warmth Lean W. M. Grey, of Seaforth, and M.
of loyalty. He has swallowed his G. Cameron and C. Seeger, of Goderich,
better self, and the patriotic Mere- and the meeting closed with cheers for
.lith who stood up for his own the candidate, Mr. Mowat and the
Queen.
Province and her truest interests.
As was well said by suute,of the speak- number of ballots cast.
is no more. If there be such rs the Hetoniters of Ontario never had' McCracken was found to be 4 rotes
thingas a political anaconda, thebehind after the inspection, and with -
leader
better cause to do battle for than they p
leader of the Opposition in On- have at the present moment ; for the drew in favor of Rogers. who took lois
issue was another the people of .Ontario
would submit to be robbed of the rights
and privileges Reformers had long �on-
tended for before Confederation, and
which were accorded to the Provin-
p.
$OlII'i3btrllje.
Aux Itaoset i --Mr. T. C. Pickard s
l ouugrat sen attesupted to jump Ott their
can sterth t. hrtat.uss week, and frill under
the Ideielt whish want over his arm.
d, ssuppoiled, etdy hruibed it. But
w ..-auti:ien.tu this week oue of the bones
was f.uud to be brttkeu and uut of place.
- Ce, rt'salsa of Charles
Leads arrivut Lehr "n Thursday night
lair, and were tuned on Friday at
Hohneaville at ': 30, p in. Considering
the shunt notice there was a very lareu at
tetulance. The funeral sertnuu will be
preached in the C. M. Church, Sunday
.ver.ing Jen. 21st at 6.30. [NOTE. - fie
died in the Winnipeg hospital of intlam
'natiuo .f the hues, and .tut 60 Brendon
with typhoid fever, as reported in !alt
week's (taper.]
129
1
:1
72
'05
leaving 12 ballots to doe accounted for.
Where these 12 ballots went to was not
shewn by Mr. Cooper. The pull -book
chewed that 130 ratepayers had voted,
and that number corresponded with the
tario fills the bill.
Listen to the Mr. Meredith who
WWI speaking in the Legislature in
1880. Ile said :
"I will at all times give my cordial
support to the assertion by the Govern-
ment of the just claims and rights of
the Province, and to all necessary and
proper measures to vindicate such just
claims and rights, and to sustain the
A.oard of the A rbitraturs.
Honest words were these, for
the imperious hand of his superior
seat in tate County Council 00 Wednes-
day afternoon.
it devolves npon Mr.fierr the deputy -
returning officer to clear up the mystery
attaching to the disappearance
ccs by the Confederation Act, but ed sof the 12 ballot papers. Ile is an
which the Dominion Government were experienced deputy -returning otlicer,and
at the last election,when counting, there
were present in his booth, beside the
serutineera, Mr. James Drewe, (Rogers'
Elislta, upon whom the mantle of the
recveship is likely to fall) and Mr. ,lames
now striving to de}.rive us. It was a
struggle for Provincial Rights and of
constitetionalgovernment under Confed-
eration. not only in Ontario, but ill
everyof 1 IA
Dnataaaoon.
PeasoaaL.- - Dungannon has lost two
useful young men in blesses. W. G
Wflo on and W..1. Bickle, who have left
for New Mew., N. Y., to engage in
business for themselves in the merchant
tailoring line. Mr. Wilson has been
cutter and toiler for B. J. Crawford &
Co., for four years and during the past
tell years Mr. Bicklo has acted as clerk
with Mr. J. M. Roberts. Both young
men bear flattering teuuuntala from their
late employers. aiid others, and
(nem a persons' aequaiutancea with the
members of the• new firm we can cor-
dially recommend them to our American
cos't's. They will wake first class citi-
zens.
Ooibor'as.
COOIicIL PARRYING. — The meulbers
elect fat the township of Colborne .net
in the towrtsdiip hall on Mfot:day the 15th
Jan. 1883 The following gentlemen
subscnbod their declaration of othce and
qualification vii : - William Young,
Reeve, Anthony Allen, Deputy Reeve,
Patrick Carroll, Joseph Beck, and Jas.
A. Gedbill, as councillors. The Coun-
oil then organized, theReeve in the chair.
M,netee'ut last meeting of old council
rad and adopted. Moved by Joseph
Beck, seconded by Patrick Carroll that
Raby Wi lams be appointed auditor on that deputy return's officers be behalf of the council. Carried. The p y g laml
Reeve appuinted Donald McMurthie as i $1 for taking poll and IQc. per utile for
returning ballot boxes, at munici
elections—Carried. Moved by m.
Kinahan, seconded by J. Gibson, that
auditors be paid $6 each—Carrie:'. The
reeve appointed A. Pentland auditor,
the Council appointed .1. H. Taylor au-
ditor. Moved by Kinahan, seaconded
by Gibson, that the collector be paid $2
extra for extra services. Moved by
Durnin, seconded by Kinahan, that
officers salaries with the excention i4
auditors and assessor be same as last
year—Carried. John Hickinvbuttnm
was appointed assesstor at $75; W. Dior'
nin, treasurer The Council ad iterned
till 10th Feb =R Menace, Cleric.
Wast Wawanosh.
Mr. Archibald Martin has purchased'
forty acres of the east half of lot 27, 14th
am., from Mr. Alex. Cameron, for $800.
There are no buildings on the property,
and Mr. Martin is as yet undeeided as
to whether he will build Of not. He
has still an eye upon the Prarie Pro•
viuoe
The Council elect, Chas.Ginin, reeve.
C. Durnin, deputy reeve, R. Lockhart,
W. Kinahan and J Gibson councillors,
met according to statute, subscribed to
their declarations of office and qualifi-
cation. The reeve in the chair. The
minutes of last meeting read and adopt-
ed. Gin eunication from Jas. Warren,
P.L. S., respecting drain on let and
2nd con. and Colborne, showed 900 yards
unfinished, 10,684 yards finished. The
following accounts were paid :—D. Keys,
on drain account, $482.08; T. Leaver,
graveling on 12 nad 13, $40.30; J. Jor-
don. 71c; Jas. Irvin, station�erqy, $2.15;
J. Warren, drain secant, 11 *IMO; the
clerk's election expenses, $27. Moved
by C. Durnin, seconded by R. Lockhart,
the nth •r auditor, The clerk was in-
structed to notiiy James Watson, Rnbt
Bnchannan and James Clark to alter or
remove their fence which borders on the
public road and is found to cilium an ac-
cumulation of snow. impedes public tra-
vel. The McDonald estate was paid
$12.40 for gravel, The clerk was in-
structed to notify the auditors to meet
on Monday the 5th of February at
10 o'clock a. m. to audit the accounts of
the township. The council then sd)ouni-
ed to meet on 5th February at 10 o'clock
R. In.
Lad not been laid upon liinl, and ole
he was free to speak his mind, and
the mind of the people of the
Province. And although he sub-
sequently knew that at Ottawa
there were plots to cheat Ontario
out of the territory awarded her,
yet he still endeavored to follow
the dictates of his conscience, and
at a late lesbian courageously
Maid :
" it s tale duty of the Government of
Ontano to assert aad maintain the just
claims and righ's or the Provisos of On-
tario, es deteir.ttweJ by tAs Award if
the
A detrwtovs, and I hereby re -affirm my
determination to give ley cordial sup-
port to the (lovernisent of Ontvrio in
any step which it may be necessary to
take to sustain the Award. and to sasert
and maintain the jest claims and netts
of the province, as thereby declared
and determined.'' •
The unanimity of sentiment in
the Lot al House on this matter
can be judg-d from the fact that
every t:netnl:cr ---- Reformer i,it'i
Conservative --wave one, vols -d on
the 3rd of March, 18141 I:— the
10110 en alt tesotvtioae
of retracing its steps and le -opening the
lard bearer a moan who Rogers. How so many errors could case se as to decide it accordeug to law,
has given a consistent and loyal supiort occur wg
ith such wide awake onlookers it sou ht t,, make that legal which is
Mr. Mowat Government in the atrug
is something beyond our coutprehensien, not • and "decided to confirm the
ge
1 in the least and it is well and fitting unless it lie that in some way at present
to return hint te continue the good not known, a portion of the 12 missnag
ballots have been made to perform work
which they were never intended for.
Tort annual meeting of the Gode.ich
Reform .Asseciatien was held in the As-
smeateei Ball .an Wednesday evening
last, for the election of officers for the
;ureas vent. t min and for other Filminess.
wurk.
Let the Reformers of South !Wrennow go to work and roll up such a ma-
jority for Mr. Bishop on election day as
will help to encourage Mr. Mowat and
strengthen his hands, and give a d,•ci..ive
and unequivocal answer, whether or not
the people4,f Ontario will submit to be
despoiled art their territory or to be de-
prived of their just right to deal with
their own affairs.
Men of Routh Huron ' the ie.ue is in
your hands ; let there be rate uncertainty
m the verdict you return.
Tax M:init'eha elections have meekest
in fav"r •.f the Norquay administration
The Man'tolains will deserve little eyrt-
pethy in the future should they cry out
a4sin•t tyranny. •
Ter. ou
able 'perch of Cul. Rs. M. 1'. P.
for West Heron, on the Ontario Btsiget
which we print on eoer third page. is
.ell worth a care!ol perusal.
Solon of the session while mous under
the belief that they were .,ne. But an
important question now 11,00,.. has the
Presbytery the power to make legal, by
simple resolution that which is illegal t
The l'resbytery admits the action of
w t.
thesessions . have been llegal, else
why seek to confirm it. It legal, its need-
ed no ennfiruauon from the Presbytery.
and if illegal. the Presb) tery cannot
mere n legal Haatue l'nsbetery both
judicial and legislative powers1 and if
smo, con it p►ss retroactive acts tt. iwtify
rhe fnnnwing were elected President, 1 mist.•tk,s which tt mads m iv judicial
E. Martin ; 1st vice-president, Js0tes capacity ! i think not. The highest
Yates : 2d vice-president, .las. Sheppard; conn of the Pi•ve',ytenen eheren has
secretary, Wm. Pretudfa.t: treasurer. ze I laid down plain and strict rules for the
tileane. A very practical address was election of elders. and alien rheas rales
are not sbservc,t. as to this case, the
given gni the „wee, n by 1'.61 Ross. i sandidatea ere •it..1.1y not elezted at a11,
M t' r for We -t linr.'n an n'. in..•or oto d •t possesses the pewee
rj M
_ . _. — , to stet made the reenlations laid down for
he im- • td♦n,.. h the cnorta a1 reit
pression that the arbitrators en the Tours. T.
1,iueation were "fercignere Let int see t
lies true this is. The arbitreturs were The t'ott'er et the Exeter R.mte-.o, es -
joys a joke even at las own eanMel
d
, THP 11...1 attempts to create t ite av y
LNbura- _
Mr. Hamilton McManus and wife ares'
visiting friend* at -Ripley this week.
OS1T.—On Sunda`, 21st inst., Mrs. As EARLY CALL. —In spite of the in-
clement state of the weather, and the al-
most appalling stillness of our northern
er, and where the brown earth is entire -
last but one of the pioneers of Leeburn. ly hidden by the cold merciless snnw,the
The deceased was a native of Orkney, ' merry, sweet, perhaps rather anxious,
Scotland, and carte to this country In twitter of a robin was heard by a wood
1858 with her husband, the late James
Linklater, (with whom she spent fifty
years of wedded life, he dying in 1879.)
Theyfirst lived in Hamilton, but removed
to this place in 185G, and here she has
slice resided, beloyed by her family and
esteemed by all who knew her. She was
an especial favorite with the young
people, her cheery voice always making
kindly enquiry after their welfare. Al-
though advanced in years, her sudden
and unexpected demise has cast a gloom
over the neighborhood, for many will
miss the venerable friend who ,.n last
Sunday morning crossed the silent river,
nevermore to return. She was a faith-
ful Christian, and was much attached to
the Presbyterian church, of which she
was a member. We extend our sym-
pathy to the bereaved relatives.
Jaruea Linklater diets in the 75th year of
her age. She was tilt rt..ther of Messes.
James and John Lin kla
t was the
Oarlow,
THE WORLD, 1TM IPE ANT, AIoeL.
Rev. Mr. Musgrave, of Londesb.ro,
prea_hed in the Presbyterian church of
tnis place on Sunday last, and as his dis-
course was something rut of the usual
line of iermona, your correspondent 1,
of opinion that a syn .pain of it would be
appreciated by your readers. Ho took
his text from 1 Cor. vii, 31 "And they
that use the world as not abusing it, '
and prneeeded to explain what the right
use of ti..e world was, and also its abuse.
Every Vico, •biel he, was some virtue let
run wild, or in tither words mss simply
some virtue carred to excess. For ex-
ample, covetousness was but the laudable
j.-inciple of diligence carried to excess.
He first defined what the right use of
the world was, negatively. (1' That
man's duty was not to keep clear of the
world and all its c•.ncerns, but that it
was man's highest duty to make the very
best posaible use of the world. (2) That
it Was 'tot our duty to shut our eyes t..
the beeutioa of nature, the mountains
with their •nowchd peaks and their gras
sy e,des, the ocean with its ceimeless roll,
the stars with their sparkling brightness.
or the sunset with ita glorious tints. (3)
That the principles of the Apiourean
wen sof correet, who believe that man
was leads for please,* and enjoyment,
and fur this end alone should he lire.
This, the speaker said. would not neves•
manly lead to evil provided that those
thews, which were r.nsidered by ratan
pleasures and enjoyments, were in ao-
e•rdance with God a weed, but withnnt
Chief .l teasioe Harns•ai, Cir Franca thea for •guide most men wultld run into
cnu d not keep the folbow.n A ya.(atag dissipstaro. What than is tits right rase
Hineks and Fair Edwanl Thornton. "ir manattendinq tae ('avec abytorian of the• world t What tsthettineiplethat
Edwani Thornton was (tritish Minister ('herch a Sunday or two ago, happewed will snit, rich and poor, high and low,
to the United States. and no mere a for to be the Peeleeeor "1 a lowly moda fifty yonnq and old alike 1 it is this, to so
signer than the Chief Jestke of Ent( cast piece. When the plate was being use it that ave chief end will M to iflnr-
paased around. he by mistake despised In ify aid. This is the principle that win
Rliutd ie. The 'thrr ewe 0," 1".,11 kwoww ,hs fifty Merit* His wrath we. rrefe -errs us eafel1 scree. the thiHmaitn. ,.
nian, at noon on ilaturday last. On look
ing about for a few moments, robin him-
self appeared. on the scene, hopping has-
tily from twig to twig. His stay, how-
ever, was rather transient, rapidly wing-
ing his way to the sunny South, no
doubt being a better weather prophet
than4Vennor, with all his prospecting ap-
parat us.
I understand that the gentleman who
grinds out the news for you at Iieeburn
had the lobe of his right ear badly frost-
bitten "n Sunday, when coming from
churck. Some' fair and willing hand rub-
bed the sapient scribe's auricular append-
ages with snow, and Webster is now
none the worse of his freeze.
Mr. John Stewart is on a we ,k's visit
to Ripley.
McTaoaoululcaL--Mine host of the
Exchange has hung out a thermometer
on the hotel verandah, and now our na-
tives and travellers passing thr,ueh hero
will be able to compare nota with the
weetherwise 1,1 Goderieb.
In the wife of Thos. Germh, on SundaMcGt lleud,ly. Jesuitry !of TH,.
HURON SiowaL, of a daughter.
■Asals0.
On the 22nd inst.,a. 312 1 undss-tori.'. ten
Min, by elle ier. J. Allister Murray. 1tr.
William Darton. of (atatbam. to Nancy,
dangbter of the late Richard Souag,of
(le deriob.
Mho.
In U,rdericb, on FrI4at. Jamar, 15 h. Arthur
mantel, can of .1. H. W Wlaraa, aged 4 yrs.
3 moat 11 days.
in Colbnrtsirtp., ou Sunday mornin4. January
'
21st, at 1 o'clock 0.m, Jan •i relict of
I be lets m
Lin '1r Team
ie (ioderlob. ea Wednesday. Jeasary 1M. 1861.
link glias Wsraoek, and M Ire o s.
Too ruwsisas gaud tab plan from ber 1st?
nwldeses, HamMea-etiss I. as !Vidal morn
le t, January 'Mat half met les e'edock.
ADMiNIST1RATORS NOTICE.
Ill TIS Kama or ala tA.A>A. Maya SAID
Tows .2 MOREY 02 or the
Grafters alt Alb tate of Hf the
widow, who ea e� Ube meth
t aide sag et J , A.l i. amt. tis., ea et before
tae. Mb day .•.0 INK teased b
tweeter , tM ms.aav etM eerie'
" akRaelisesInitorof
the Use sat.1 deepened.
tbsir s w aidreesee and
1•110111111111eoftheircisme,
sad the eater*
them, er 15 4e
or will. st
I limited, pro
tore to salt w'5.
med
tbersastwlt omen a "owe
be Sassy� ' .L Mo. b Comae
vas, sod wilt M
ttahls friirr or any
' . shall
bays , Rp � t • ,,,rapt uM�.
SA She MP l.. OARof t " tt�. tjom,
RelIMtors fes . awtlr, Its""'
Addis, Matra..,
6444.44 tasws Amro dao W5''
r
8PEOILI
We near t
tthlea Alm
.. year, ■bic
lis addition,
Pel It
cent Plate
great palati
on exhibitiu
f.,r sale at $
The *min
wr ling to a
October, do
" .I wi
see offered 1
of a very 4
aerie Mlw," 1.
E locator
This sup
inched, exol
more than t
is mounted
sent secured,
pre•sly fur t
nailed, 10 c
Packing, Pt
71
pother
Hy ,•asual
-peculators 1
spa sad do
fame k the brined
TIES MUM
We can sal
for -tbe grew
V.ari•
it were seem
.l certify t
is tits
olflus and
eh
ant ale
bfeetinea
ees
and dyinga
Tee ya n
atter seven
b
The ebur
rice.
For sale b:
Prof. A. M.
1t..aa)o�e•ilrewat�e LSe
/derfch of
Wood, Jas.
earn, aad J.
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town. 115 c
new. Capil
(,oaddtt
ta mak
giris make
business at
e he timaftw
& CO., dirt
AU(
Town
I'nder a
';age, whitl
made by 31
the Ftlteet
will beech
rie, anotta
the Colbot
un SaTUaI
I). 1553, at
property,
number W
taming 1 c
Thiswwp�graae
for handl]
on a large
planing ue
Tfilauthe also
the parch
and
posse
for
For fur
t i oneer. e
OAI
ai ca
2ti
(19,500
00
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