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deal with. liut, carried away with the
ardor of a controversialist, he descended
to particulars, and if we may be allowed
to ;use the expression—" gave himself
away at the first pop." He went on to
state that :
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FRIDAY, AUG. }7Tu, 111133.
"!TRE BRIMTELff BN.4RC.4ROB .
A c.•uple of weeks ago vie drew atten
tion to the fact that a lack •.f barmen
existed between the reeve •.f Breese
and the members of the council. Las
week the mere ill question took czce
tion to our remarks, and wrote a coo
raunication, denying the truth of wha
we had published. Instead of sendin
his letter tor publication to Tun SIUNA
•n4 thereby giving the readers of cu
article us the " Brumeh Bear -Garden
his denial of the facts set forth thcreii
he saw fit to publish his statement in ou
bell ream. Of course, this method o
settlehir.•e)f right with the pub(
may have seemed proper to him, for h
is not a judgt, of journalistic, er an
other Lind of etiquette, but to the rtgh
thinking mind it would seem that th
proper channel for hits to ventilate h
grievance would have been that iu whic
the original article appeared. I'robabl
the Brussels reeve thought his coalmen
cation was tau terribly personal that we
would not publish it, or it may be h
t1►d nut wish to Lacerate our feelings' b
asking us to publish it, knowing that in
stead of replying in a rational manner
to our remarks, he had endeavored' t
empty the slush -pail of his vitttperatio
upon our devoted heads. To ease hi
mind of havingatRcted our nervus sys
tem in the slightest by his literary effort
we publish the precious epistle as it s
peered in the columns of our cotem :—
A PRnTEYT FROM BltrssEL,.
To the Editor of the Goderich Star.
DEAR SIR, —Having seen an article i
the Goderich SIGNAL reflecting very
strongly on the Brussels council, I woul
be obliged by yet:: giving insertion t
the following in reply :—The Editor o
the SIGNAL, as everybody knows, is ap
to go beyond the bounds of decency an
misrepresent matters to suit his ownpur
pose. That he has done in this case,an
I feel in duty bound to give a flat con
tradiction to the scurrilous article h
has written, as there is not a word o
truth in it. The facts of the cane ar
simply these :—Our council meetings u
to two week ago have been of the mos
agreeable kind, not a word of disput
having taken place ; but finding som
irregularities, I felt it nay duty to brin
the matters before the council, whtcl
caused some cross -firing to take_ place
but not more so than occurs sometime
at the Goderich and other counci
boards. The matters in dispute havin
been ventilated, the tempest is past an
no heads broken. The disgraceful pro
cedure spoken of by Tee SIGNAL est
applies very strongly to his own case, as
nota day posses but he tries to malig
somebody who is not just in accord wit
him, to serve some purpose. If no more
disgraceful proceedings take place in th
Slaws'. office than at the council board
u• - it alley be put down to be veatly improv
.,^ ing, which there has been much need of
Yours truly, .—s.
F. C. Rumens.
Now, the old gentleman must have
been fearfully wrought up when he wrote
that communication. His passion had
evidently mastered him to such an ex-
tent that it militated against his reasoning
powers, it warped his, truthfulness,
and it envenomed his pen, so that
he wqs constrained to bear false witness
against us, and endeavor to tear from
our manly bosom the white rose of a
blameless journalistic record. The old
gentleman should not have done se—
really and truly, he 'bottle not have act-
ed in this wise. It cuts us to the heart to
know that he ix "getting no better fast,"
and that as heslides down the shady side
of life's hill tr'wardthe yawning abyss,in-
stead of bracing up and herniating est ex -
simpler of grave deportment,• truthful
speech, tine Isionege, a•urteous manner
and choice writing when differing frein
another. he Is oeteilly Crowing wore
and eerie.. Ti. sad : Fuel : rad ! But
we will not r ntcmplate the pitiable
scene at greater' o•tgth, i.tit will proceed
to *how what a poor champion of his
cause the old gentleman is.
in our previous article we state.' that
the demon of discontent had entered fo-
to the Rewrote council ; that the reeve 1
was at loggerheads with the members of 1
the council, and the council out of her
frith e Breve ; that during the i
th
meetings tranquillity was at a
Trott and hard words and unparlis-
tttvestary language the nr4er of the even-
ing The venerable reeve in his re- ,
Oneeply rises its erasetireiict the statement
sass tele words
f
it "I feet in duty bound to give • Mat
Mteasdieti•tn f. the amide he (tie .dt-
.Tetf Stowae hu n, writteas their
llt1
I tisld of tr-utk to 1K"
Ba d iJ$.ttTt to 1>t.k.. vines
THE HURON SIGNAL, FRIDAY AUG. 17, 1883.
"Finding some irregularities, 1 felt it
illy duty to bring the matters before the
council, which caused amu croesstiring to
take place. , * * • The
matters in dispute haviue been ceutilat-
ad the tempest is past, and to heads
broken."
Ah : then there were "irregularities; '
there was ' cnoasfiring ;" flu matter bas
"veutilatod;"the"teutpost" ragolo ud is
now over, thank go(dnea,; anti.,, 11101
all, "no loads wers brittle 1". O how
does it come that the article in THE Sm-
ote, which stated the facia et the em-
bmglio,had not a word of truth to it, ae-
curding to the published statement of the
sapient reeve f Out of his own u.outh
we convict him of wilful falsehood,
With regard to Lis estimate of the
editor of THE SIGNAL we hate nothing to
Ray, as we lung ago learned to smile at
personal flings hurled at us by "old
women, of both asset" We ,know what
constitutes our duty to the public, and
we endeavor to faithfully carry out our
conception of it, regardless of personal
abuse from those who oppose us. Of
course, every once in a while, some one
will. like the reeve of Brussel, ehject
to being pointed ata a public rsprosch,
but it is not our fault that he his gained
the unenviable notoriety. Time and
again some lawbreaker catty, to the
editor, and asks to have his (tame kept
front the police court column ; he alleges
he wilt be disgraced by the publication
of the n.tme, and that the journalist will
do a wrong thing if he suppress it not.
The newspaper titan will at once point
out that the disgraceful part of the affair
was the committing of the unlawful act,
»ltd on thst account he will net suppress
the publication of the offetcier'e name.
The lawbreaker then goes off, filet int'. a
passion, and gives the world to under-
stand, so far as he is able, that the jour-
nalist is a destroyer of character, a
maligner, and a person in whom no re-
liance can be placed. And the editor
smiles at the efforts of the wrungdoer,
and continues to go on exposing' all that
is not right and 'holier ant of good re-
port. The world returns the ver-
dict that the wrongdoer. should have
kept quiet under the circumstances.
And as in the case of the;petty lawbreaker,
so it is with the public man whose wrong-
ful acts have been censured by the vigi-
lant press. The intelligent public will
not fail to return a just verdict, whether
the journalist be abused or not.
But, to further show the falsity of
reeve Rogers' ;communication, we will
place the Brussels Post, the village news-
paper, in the witness -box, and give its
account of the doings at 'the ccuncil
meeting in question :—
toueeIL MEETING.
The council Inet,according to adjourn-
ment, last Monday eveninfe All the
members present, reeve in the chair.
Minutes of last meeting read and pass-
ed.
Reeve Rogers asked why the couucit
had adjourned for a week ?
Jas. Young said he mored fur an ad-
journment because there was a dead-
loek, and he did not see any good to be
accomplished by sitting there all night.
Reece Rogers asked Mr. Drewe how
he came t.. build that sidewalk to his
Own place without the consent of the
other members of the street committee.
Mr. Drewe said he had charge of the
work over the bridge and he found there
would have to be two crossings built
which would cost about' as much as the
new walk. They paid about $80 taxes
un that side of the street.
Mr. Rogers said he did not believe it.
Mr. Drewe said the reeve was trying
to bother the street committee, and con-
sequently found all the fault he could.
He did not grumble at the expense of
laying the new sidewalk ill front of his
store, nor when the road wax graded and
gravelled ti the salt block, and the salt
block had never paid a cent of taxes.
Mr. Baeker thought Mr. Rooters had
better be the street cumtuittee after this.
He (the reeve) talked about expenses
and debt, but he did not say anything
when the village had to pay the election
expenses of the re-count, and he (Mr.
Rogers) had declared that it would opt
cost the village a cent.
The reeve said the street committee
had expended $1,000 now, and the doe
tax collected was all gone and $:70ti
drawn from the bank. Mr. Drewe was
the most ezpeosive councillor ever sat at
the board, and he would not be advised
but would do as he pleased.
nuns, unsound in hu deductions and
wholly inaccurate iu his deseriptiuna.
He doesn't intend to be a bad old man,
or to be guilty of wrongful acts, but be-
ing very vain and rather self-opinionat-
ed, lie occasionally " bites oft' inure than
he call chew "— t . use a Westernise,.
lie has dune so in this case, by rashly
runmutg into print, but we hope this
lemon, which we now give, will be a warn-
ing to hien to stick to his regular busi•
nen in the future, and forsake the de•
%'lours windings of controversy. Hew ill
thus reap for !Outsell a better reputation
from those *he hear of him, and in the
and be a great gainer. And with these
few reweres, as the .lump speakers say,
we relinquish the reeve of Brussels to
the tender mercies of the •:.tep ayers of
that village, to be weighed by them in
the balance when the neat municipal
election comes round.
FC. ER.4 L OA RISS.
The funeral notices, printed on note
paper with a deepedge of sombre buck,
and posted conspicuously on the lamp
posts and verandah ctlmmns around the
s.tuere, are the cause of a little surprise
to our summer visitors frau the neigh-
boring republic. -
It seems queer to them that in a town
noted for its bracing air, and a favorite
Butt►mer resort for those seeking he+lth
and physical vigor, so many reminders
of the boastful grave's victory should to
thrust before the vision of the invalid
visitor who comes to Guderich in quest
of health and cheerful spirits. To them
it_seems larbaric. R_Thelbrua 1 black
edging of the funeral notices, the;badge
of Lsorruw and loss, has a depressing
effect on the spirits of the stranger, and
the number of cards issued alarms them
at tint sight.
There is a 4..t l excuse for the posting
of these funeral notices in towns where
no daily papiers are published. The city
dailies can burr the news .•f a death And
notice of a funeral .very unostentatiously
but in n art ti.ot of c-,untry where ti:ere
is no diurnal journal, a mural mode of
announcement is called into being, and
the lamp -Lost, the wall and'the fence are
placarded with the announcements of
deaths and funerals. It is well to ob-
serve, however, that only a part of the
funeral placards relate to the demise of
citizens u: t:...ierich. The first settle.
meet of this country occurred t my some
fifty years ago, egad many of the older
residents havea wide range of acquain-
tance. It is no unusual thing to see
posted in Guderich funeral notices. of
persons who lived five, ten ..r fifteen
miles out of town. We cannot prevent
it. It may be that those cards bear the'
first intimation to many close friends of
the deceased that he is no more.
We have noticed that the majority of
those who have died this summer in and
around Guderich have departed life at..
ripe old age. Not a few have outruia
the allotted three score and ten Tears by
another decade. There Ire malty octo-
genarians left in the section still. If we
were seekipg health anywhere, we would
not feel over -melancholy if a funeral
notice of a person who died at the age
of 80 or 90 years met our view. tVe don't
expect to live any lunger than that.
' However, when Tile SN;zaL becomes a
daily, black bordered funeral notices
will become scarcer. But people will die
all the same.
Tim chole- ra has reached Holland, and
when the clean and thlifty Dutch are
visited. it is tune to look out for the dire
disease in other European countries.
407 persons died from cholera in Egypt
on Sunday.
Tee life of a juror on a political trial
in Ireland is not a happy one. Juror
Field sold his fnrniture at Dublin en
Monday, preparatory to quitting Ire-
land. Au abortive attempt was made
to boycott the sale.
So FAR as the Provincial election pe-
titions are concerned, it seerns as if there
has been a series . of farces play -e4 -either
in the entering et the petitions or the
withdrawing of them. We fear that
both parties are to blame in the matter,
So far, no ono has been unseated.
IT elves us pleasure to acknowledge
the receipt of several copies of the Win-
n ipeg Fro Press, of the date of August
4, which contain a detailed statement of
the progress of that city, so tar as build -
A wholesale jat.gle took place here in ing operations are concerned, during the
which S. Hopkins, J. Knox, 0. E. year. A total of $1,710,850 is not to be
Cnnper J. Drewe and the reeve took sneered at, and we extend our hearty
part. Seem very " choice ' compliments
w ere passel and atone very unparliamen• conlreatulatiuns t.. Winnipeg. Hueneme,
tare :snoop usede we are glad to eheerve, a also beginning
lie,. Harker thought the position "f I to look up. and the atonornal trade done
ooencill•or a very unthankful one and in the sheriff's office, has to a certain ex -
next a rhheeosk thought he would ato 1 .+J tont been ne lamed by the legitimate 1
John Wynn said the council t. wr husine.R a
should he " ehliged " to the reeve for ha L t
lecture,and hoped M would tlwaya wsffch i n•ch } h ach col
as oitr•sty after the latetwt of Brussels. Tall
The money expended this year otsld be have Bode mei-
Orbe prod of the
aeenenfed far, every amt. emceed of t pupils at the went A gond deal more eau said by the' Nwmy sit suns. t tut r 39 rands- d
n.emb•r'e of the th. i., which appeesvot dat droiit the lehoal 32 wera.nccessful I t
too greatly ammo the large audtsoce, but . i f
we think it heat to withhold it as it ala till ttkisf boogie eft - /irwde111. second
no ervdit to men placed at the head of , clews, 1.; graft, 13, seco.n.l cls 3 ; third
affairs I chalk 13 ; hterro*a 1. the heat -
in the hew of the shove, it •mild seen ity of the honors, as well as number,
that epees Regets in not a refiehlet ra r br' tattoo ince consideration, will he
tattoo
A LIVELY 1).A1.
Wingham, Lucknow and Blyth
Enjoy the Lake Breeset
Ararat of L'trer•I.rl.i• Tarr .ler
a/eerees er tae elnare--Laero.se Malra-
es -The Baer. Thr rimer 11 Ike *Arbor
]layer Wrles•. Mrtrpllee- srresadrsg
- .its Aboard fur It Ingham and resat•
SwrIh.
On 1 'edn ay morning there witsen
expectant 1 • on the countenances of
almost every resident of Guderich. The
day was to be big with sporting events
and not the least iuteresting feature look-
ed for was the arrival of the excursion
train from tVinghaiteLucknew• and Myth,
which. it was believed, would bring to
town a large contingent of visitors. By
le o'clock many tf the residents. hied to
the station to be in readiness t u welcome
the excursionists to the cuuuty town.
Amongst others were mayor Horton and
the majority of the aoderich town court•
cillurs in a body, and the town band.
About 10.30 the excursion train of eleven
passenger coaches, under the supervision
of that veteran conductor Quirk, bowled
into the station, and forthwith the plat-
form bean to swarm with visitors.
Au►, ngst the excursionists we ubservei
reeve Elliott, deputy -reeve Gordon Dr.
McDonald, Dr. Tamly n, Major Clifford,
J. Neelaads, T. Scott, W. Bell, Alf.
Roe, Wingham ; councillors (:unman and
Carter, Blyth ; Chas. Procter, Belgrat•e ;
Then, Hall and Henry Chapman, Brus-
sels, and a host of other local celebrities.
The mayor and councillors of Guderich
immediately sought out the municipal
dignitaries and the committee -men of
the excursion, and gave theta n warm
I prairie province. (Loud laughter.) The
I furniture finn of whioh be was
speaking had paid out in wages during
the put year seine $21,000, aid it c..uld
thus be Wien that it wee the hack -bone
and sinew of t.te tuwn. The speaker
then jocularly alluded to the good tish•
ing abilities of the Goderich people, but
reminded thea( that,. when a couple of
ears ago they went a -fishing to Witte-
' ant with a silver bait, they failed to
tet anythiug in the shape of the1 catch
l
bf the manufactory. The people f
Wingham knew the benefits of their r f ec-
teries to them, aid if outsiders bid to
entice the.n away, 11'inghain would bid
higher and keep thews in their midst. if
Guderich eudesvorel to steal One of
Viugltpui's itanufecteries they would
join issue at .once, hut if the taunt)•
town it tahe i to bring hither the cumpett-
tier Ione ..1 road, it would find "" Wit-
ham toady stud %tiling to strengthen its
hands. , Hear, hear. ' He thanked the
mayor and people of Gelertch for the
friendliness sh•.1111 the execusionists,
and liepud that today would 1.e the
beginning of h.aruwuiuus business rula-
tionships between the two tdwns, which
weul.l result in the commercial improve-
ment ..1 both. Applause
The meeting was then brought to a
close with cheers by the Guderich peo-
ple for the excursiunists.
louse; THa altiliTa.
During the day the visitors viewed the
toren, and took in at will the horse
races, the lacrosse matches, Itutgham's
Ettore, the towe park. the row boats, and
the other attractions of time dab. Con-
stable Yule says he had no tneublc with
any one. No accidents were repotted.
greeting. A procession ala% then formed
an I led by the Goderich, Wingham and
Blytn bands,the line of match was taken
to the Square,where several addresses of
welcome, and responses theret • were
made.
TUN AI'aLt-Has.
Mayor Horton, on behalf of the town,
warmly welcomed the visitors to Gode-
rich. The county town was frequ only
visited by excursionists from nuts ide
points. but this was the first time that
au many friends from the north east of
Huron, had come in a body to enjoy the
attractions of Goderich. He hyped
the excursionists would have an excel
lent day's enjoyment. and be so pleased
with their visit that they would feel itti-
i pelled to repeat ityearly hereafter.
,Hear, hear. The reatd6nts of Goderich
would endeavor to make all things run
smoothly, so that none of the visitors
would regret having made the trip. He
concluded by once again tendering theta
a right royal w•eltome un behalf of the
townof (icderich. (Applause)
Reeve Elliott, of Wingham, respond
ed on behalf of Wingham. He re-
gretted the mayor of Wingham had been
debarred from being present. In the
absence of the head of the council it de-
volved upon him to return tbanki tc the
mayor and people of Goderich for the
hearty welcome extended to the excur
sionista, a sufficient number of whom
had come down to show that they ap
preciated the advantages of location and
scenery possessed by the beautiful coun
ty town. The excursion was under the
auspices of the Wingham town band,
who deserved credit for the thorough
manner in which they had worked the
matter up ; but the idea of the excur-
sion to the county town was perhaps due
to an esteemed former resident of Gode•
riot, Maier Clifford, to whom should be
awarded the chief honor. (Hear, hear).
The hearty reception accorded them, and
the friendly welcome remarks of -the
mayor of Guderich, wou13, he was sure,
convince the 'excursionists that the
choosing of Goderich as the objective
paint had been a good selection. ,(Ap-
plause
Reeve Johnston of Goderich, also
transit, welcomed . the visitors. They
had direct communication with the
county ti,wn from the north, lout he
hoped the day was not far distant when
another line would join Goderich and
Wingham t.'ether. (Hear, hear He
then enumerated the attractions of the
day. and pointed out how an enjoyable
time might be spent, and concluded by
hopimt this would only be the beginning
of regular excursions from tVingham,
Lucknow, Blyth, and the other points.
(Applause!.
Dr. McDonald, ex -mayor of 1Vinghant,
lifter repeated calla, took the platform,
and thanked the mayor and people of
Goderich for the earnest welcome extend-
ed to the excursionists. They had come
front the north-east to see the handsome
old county town, and ito had every rea-
son to believe that app woule he well
satisfied that they had chosen tol:ave the
excursion t.. this point. They in the
north were anxious to have still closer
commercial and personal relations with
the people of the county town, and he
hoped ere long to see the prominent
men of the two towns working hand in
hand tower It i onstruction of a com-
petitive railway line with the G. T. R. —
not that the residents of Wingham found
any great fault with the 0. T.
R., but that it was in the interest of all
progressive towns to endeavor to open
up every available channel of trade.
(Hear, hear. When the day for work
came, Wingham would range itself side
by aide with the county town, and if
earnest work was done by the public men
of both towns, with the aid of municipali-
ties between, there was no doubt the
desired end would he attained. Wing-
ham,althougha comparatively new town,
heel made 'Old progress (tering the past
few years, and now boasted of several man-
sfacturies of more than local celehrit,.
During the put year 40,000 barrels of
flour had been exported, and 100,000
bushels of wheat, 80,000 bushel• of har-
py. oats and pees, and same .4100,000 of
cattle had ale. been shipped from their
1ation —which all went to show that
hey onuld offer trade to a gooApco.mps-
itive line, and yet give some business to
the nne they already had of the mane
factories perhaps the mot important
was that of Scott & bell, the furniture
esters, who bat shipped this spring to
be north-west alone 73 fart.rda of
ureitnre. In the .latter .if coheirs sone
13,000 had bean sent to Manit..hs, and
when it was remembered that the 01111 -
toll to our western sister previews
durans the present year *mounter! to
13,000. it retold be ewes at a glance that
Winpfham had eertaialy dole its share
eweOes ' than that made by the i sante elep.e,d npon where pwbs4e no area that 4(1t1tlrld high ecwr.l stands
lata son .4.00 ' are costumed H. is rash ill his ater ' j ty tb pet
f
.esat .
r
■•tunas is. Wanhameokera.
There was a goer! ottteldtnce at the
Owego, i tstch ill the aftenu,,nt, •..,t•
wnhstandiug counter attractions. The
grand stand roma!), yr.xtell by the
Hurou Lacrosse elub was lovely pen..
*sizedby the ladies, w ho evinced emelt
interest in the ,;clue duriuir the r.ttire
play. The 3Vaubunaulikre., o.1 Win:•- •
hA:n,
wet e sifeugtlieted Lv snwu g.....1
players from Lucknow tied elssw!trre,
and played a surprisiu,tly goo:( game.
Their g.wl-keeper .tnderson is Al. a
keen little fellow as tett e as cat, He
"gut down" to his work several titres,
actually pitting on the hell when his
crease failed to her it oil.' He was tie led
in his defeuee by the excellent play of
Wright, the h +ave man of the %Vinelav
team, and at g'F..l ono ..n the field, rites
playing of F. R 'tklwlgt, hone, was i's
e w.urre .•f ..tr•ungth to the visitors. ► it
b.oyA played their usual game ou the
whole. McPhillips atoning for his f
slip in the first gamin by some datito4
ranting and straight Ling throws in the
after gainer. Charlie Rias was in 'plat -
did fettle, and drew nowidemWe ap-
plause by his tine play ,in front of the
1Vaubuuauhkee's flags. Barton who is it
rezular member of the Hunts cluh,resid-
ing ill Tut Obeli, mole a good defence.
His running, checking and throwing
were well exercised, and he proved more
than a crutch fur his man. Perry got
his work in late is the game ; and Tout
Grahaut nod Hilly Ellnr•.1 made • .111u
showy and effective play all through the
match. The remainder of the Hurons
a ere up to their record, and the playing
..f the new nun;\Mille Wallace, was good
for a young 'un. It was a p'ea-•ant sur-
prise to the spectsturs. .He is a promis-
ing player.
The following are the tames of the
nieodlees of the two teams :
Iiesosit,—C. Rites, home; W. Ellard,
home ;'T. Graham, home ; J. Henderson.
point J. Perla., cover -point ; W. Wel-
J.
: W. 11'atso u, field ; .
Hayes, defeuc.t ; F. Perry, defetsee ; W.
J. Barton, defencei A. McPhillips, de-
fence ; W. Perrin, goal.
WArnrNArilxsR.L—W. Anderson,gaol;
A. IVatson, p eiut ;.1. C. Wright, ewer
point ; Josh Vainallan, field ; W. Fair-
field, tiel.l ; A. Sirnmons, centro ; .1.
Contyit, field : D. Dyell, field ; A. .1.
Snell, field ; H. R•a,kltdge, field ; W.
4I. Chambers, hone: ; F. Ro,.tkle lge,
home,
ltttrlaas.-sFor Guderich, F.A. Keit;
for Wingham, R. F Richards .n.
Iterz,afc--Fred Corey.
Mr. Corey's ruling on fouls was close.
but he made an ezc.ellent referee, and if
he is in town on the day of any future
match, he will get a bid to officiate
again.
The delay in starting the game was
vexatious. It was fully an hour after
the advertised titno before the hall got
redline, and the broiling sun did not
improve the patience of the waiting
crowd. It is a mistake not to be on the
field and in position at the advertised
hour. It is a mistake also for the gate-
keepers not to be at their posts until
after fifty orahundredpeople have press -
in through the open gate and captured
the grand stand without paying any ad-
mission.
kTHE FIRST(4AVE.jjr,
THE PREae GANu.
Messrs. Edwards and Wiley, of the
Wingham news accompanied the excur-
sionists. Mr. Edwards expressed l:im-
1 self as delighted with the appearance of
the town and its surroundings. Mr.
Wiley is of n musical turn and Wows e
horn in the band.
Fleuty, jr., representttl the • Wingham
ddrare.
J. TnMitchell, of the Blyth JQrieir,
mounted on his wheel, enjoyed our
glorious roads, and took in the horse
races. Mr. Mitchell is evidently one .if
the wealthy editors of the .county, but
although he rides n silter-mountel ma-
chine he isn't a bit proud, and shook
hands with his poorer brethren of the
local press in an easy 'And unassuming
manner.
• THE RAND+.
The Wingham baud presented a tine
appearattce as they marched with a neat
uniform ..f blue, and hats with peak and
gold band. There were over twenty in-
struments, and the music was well rend-
ered. They march endplay with the pre-
cision of • military band. We under-
stand that our old friend,Pntf. Ivry, has
bad them in band only since :.tat Octo-
ber.
r. They du him and Wingham credit.
They were the subjects of many favor-
able comments during the day, and ap-
peared to be gentlemen as well as musi-
The Blyth band numbered about a
dozen strong, and prayed very sweetly
and in good time. They wore dark hel-
mets, Their leader T. J. Huckstep,is arat-
tling cornet player, and learned to
tongue and finger the instrument in
Goderich. A. selection of Scotch airs
was beautifully rendered in the evening
on the square. We didn't thin% Blyth
had so good it hand.
The Goderich band, or rather the
remnant of it, also put in an appear-
ance. It is a pity that so much talent
as exists in Goderich' for a •first clasaband
could not be utilized to the satisfaction
of all. We ought to have a band a
least twenty strong in Goderich.
THE MAYOR'S warriors. •
Shortly after four o'clock in the after-
noon, a number of the prominent visi-
tors and members of the Goderich town
council availed themselves of an invita-
tion to call at Mayor Horton•s residence
and partake of refreshments. The spread
was an excellent one, and tl a hospitality
of mayor Horton was duly appreciated
by all who partook if it. After a couple
of hours friendly intercourse, during
which the p asibilitius of making (lode -
rich the western lake terminus of the
C. P. 11. were freely discussed, the visi
tors bade good-bye Co the mayor, and
hied toward the Square, to make ar-
rangements for the
DEPARTURE OF THE Exr•rRsloatsTs.
If in the morning the Goderlch con-
tingent ei welcome the outsiders was a
large one, the crowd (1 ourreiidente that
gathered to see the excursionists off was
far superior in point of numbers. The
number of Goderich's fair daughters
present sae truly phenomenal, and went
far to show that the brawny sons of the
north-east of Huron had created a favor-
able impression in the minds of the maids
of the west, and that in the time to
curve, when a more direct railway line
linked the two towns, even yet more
friendly relations 6etweett the residents
was quite within the range of pxssihili•
ties. The crowding of the cars was soon
an accomplished fact. Conductor
Holmes, who was to run the party as
far as Clinton, repeated the stereotyped
"All morn)," a responsive "toot, toot"
carne from the engine, and with a thous-
and "good byes," the train moved out
• The ball was forced at 3.34, Perritt
and Simmons crossing sticks foo it in
the centre, "Play," shouted the burly
referee, and the rubber was on the move.
For a few minutes it went all around the
infield, and little or' no geed play was
shown. At last the Wsubunauhkoca gut
it down near the Huron's goal, and made
a dead shot on the flags. Perry was
struggling with two opponents, and Me-
t Phillips rushed down to help him. The
ball darted behind Mac. and Cornytt
got it on his lacrosse. The gooal-keeper
was the only man now left on the Gode-
rich dofence,and the Winghamite clever-
ly sent the hall through the flags under
‘%•allece's nese. A cheer wont up from
the visitors, she got the game in 5
minutes.
rom the station heat, blunders with the
living freight
THE LACROtwli; MATCHES.
Tar Junior Hurons. ♦. Junior Sepoys
The lacrosse metdt between the junior
teams of the Lucknow and Goderich leo
cross. clubs wax played in the morni,
before a goodly number of spectators. It
was a wank over for the home team our
boys taking three straight gamer The
find Real was captured in a scrimmage in
10 minnt.es ; Harry Donagh sent the ball
through after six minute's play in the
second ; and in the third game Harry
Arnold had the proud satisfaction of
putting the Ao,ending rubber between the
40sa s gaga after utile play had gone en for
Jvtloit tR Hrs,w.a. H. Dnn
Dn.agh, R. Malonmsnn, ,1. agh. en.
H. Arnold, R. Cam psndalace.
T. Miller J Watson, t . Wallace,
1' Nairn, i►
Reid, W. meek.
Jessen &wrorn .. J. Anderson, A
Johnene, W Beird, W. Jose., J. Mandy,
M. (Iamptsell, A. 1Wllneidd, i'. Gordne,
0. Jehnstoe, W Grandy, J lineage, H.
McXinn. ,
Ram Rt'ld ill referee Tom Header•
to preemie a suitable reamer plate for eon was umpire for Goelerieh, and an
every .• isrant who had gone t.. the unknown Mr Leek.ow
s -
SErOND GAME
Perrin relieved Wallace on gaol,and at
13.45 the second game began. It was
1 plain to see that the home team were
now on their mettle, and that the short
10010 resulting adversely had made them
determined to brace up. The play was
lively. and only the strength of the
Wingham defence kept the game from
being very brief. The referee called a
foul during this game, and kept the boys
strictly e. the rules. At last the goal
of the Wauhunanhkee* was stormed
in dead earnest. Russ, Graham and El -
lard hung on to the hall in the face of a
spirited defence, and got it within a few
feet of the, Haus. The last two named
kept it before their holies, for half a
minute, and 8naile Ellard jumped at the
goal, and the rubber srhere was put just
where it ought to be. Time 7 minutes.
During this gameMcPhillipanude a num-
her of pretty shots from end townd, one of
which landed exactly between the flags,
but was snatched by the Waubunanhkee
goal -keeper in time to save his bacon—
for rho limo -being.
THIRD (.ALP
This game was keenly contested. The
hall was faced at 4 minutes to four, and
for 20 minntes a series of lively scrim-
mages occurred, in which the players on
loth sides shed it little blood. No hard
feelings prevailed, as the knocks seemed
to be the result of pure accident. The
Gtdench players, especially Itllard,seem-
ed the wont cut. After a foul or two,
Tom !.raltam gut the hall on his stick
and made •brilliant dash on the visitors
goal. Anderson neatly caught the
sphere, and sent it spinning into the
field again. After 40 minutes play Char
lie Ross put the ball through, the Wing
ham men around the goal stopped play-
ing, and the (Inderich boys Rung up
their lacrosse* and yelled. T'mpire
Riehards,n, however, held that the ball
did not go through the fisgs, and "he
game" was declared to the disgust of the
krge crowd who differed from him.
Play was renewed, and after some lively
rahher hunting. Ross again sent the ball
through in tee minstte*from the renewal,
making the game 5.1 minutes lng,
MraTH GAME
The last game was a pnety One, and
hruurht out the playing strength of the
Hurons The ball eau starter' about Eve
o'clock, and althnweh tt tents 49 miwutes
to get the game, the visitnes was tamest
orwtlinnally cu the defence, The Gods•
rieb defence had s holiday of it this
pair, Mut the home had it hot and
heavy The lightning work of the
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