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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Signal, 1888-1-20, Page 4r41i7WLA11 IZ1i DQE P e ! Fall and Winter©oods at and 'Slow cost price for the next 'Marty nays. Several lines of Dress Goods and Tweeds at HALF PRICE. The greatest i bargains ever offered in Gode- tag • farmers' iso ums in this seetioet will be Orr r Mims Maddine that the .11 Chess who qesithease loss a Mr is British &troWL Mon - The htetetery incl of the *boort Based, 1m Nes purposes, weld bald N 1 Roo. m the tasted whoa man Maloomaun the trustee Gmbh was pissed se 611 lora vacated by .x critMe tabor changes won mdse N.w Homs hrtAxsa-fly d- •.eta.mg adman' it will b. Mr W. J Dowdiest the purchased bust - sem oo Hamdtooet, tormtit> can ed on «, •u.s.mf& ly hg Mr C. P. bat We o.lalm• ssr mow twdpM.s, nod behove he wail d• hit shuns Of the tr.de. de' M !ba ' is h.g s *SIP rf ts'l►rrMr fttr itwtt anhad MMrwi torr►, is P. bis me «hums oe the v ilthe w P Nr are Wits, dais week. Meat MSMarelti. W sold hs farts 1s Wes. (Mhos, had totes & to remove to Soothers Dakota oe Nebraska et as tingly data J. B. Dort has removed to Seisiig- ville for the present, .0d ben mods that lowish* burr his headquarters - Woo Other sold los tares farms me the sant of Maitland oma to John Munnings, but has now used the best 160 moo fans is the county. Mks Holum, of Chagos, who Aa. taught at soh of motion No 7, for the past two yeas*, attended the 0orlaat is Tomato during the past sessos, and Wittig beim suoosesfel is p.saiug a ursditable *Sem, has been re-.utgaged for 1888. We soot from hTU papers that Tim members elected for the muniei- J. M pease,, y, (brother polity of Colburue met is the township d J. W. pares, at this town), was hall, ou Monday, Jan. 10th, .s per Sorest councillor et the 00:1age of Play- statute. The billowing gestlosson mitt - mem and sot oa17 wee hit Soothed, but scribed their declaration and qualifies- "( the 13 councillor. /Jested, Mr Peareo tion of otos, vis. -Joseph Beck,as reeve, headed the ltet, h.nng obtained the most Archibald Malloy, as deputy rano, J,s rotes Taylor, Alex Young, jr. • any Nathan FAlurear' IslrrTttJgi i[Rttnhu.-♦ Joiss as osuowlbn Th. council meet . of clow iso ihor Yarn"' then organized, the minutes 4 last mootingwere opt Mallomoved, seconded by N Johne, that Juho Kornigha° os appointed au- ditor for the present year -Carried. The reeve appointed Raby Williams as f ertainiag u. IlRrseulturnl pursuits. the other auditor. The other officers 'slated were all re appointed. A Young moved seouoded by J Taylor. that t►. rmere deput reeve, clerk, Jos Hstkeringtoo, and Ww Young, see-. be appointed a local board of health for this year -Car- ried. The following amounts wen Dodd, fur planks, $t47; M Aod*non, repairing cele Int, $1.60; Hart A Ca, fur printing, $4.60; Hcaoi BIONAL, for printing and stationery, 49 95; J McPhee, graved, 42.60; A Sands, ttravel, $14.25; election purposes. $30.60; J Million, for calling a meeting for 8. S. No 8, 41; Jas Saods, for ditch- ing on Saud.' hill, $1.50; Mr Do°, ter charity purposes, $1.50. Alex Young moved, se000ded by N Johns, that a by-law be tamed issuing five debentures for $723 in a11, fora period of five years to be paid in ri•d. S.m'l Moorris applied tote board for • removal of the fence off the nblic ro.d between his p1.e. and the moved and that thea clerktb.a instructed to write Mr Johnston and Mrs Shields to move their fence off the road between 8 Morris and the boundary. vee clerk was io- structed to write W F Bu11tn kr mors his fence off the public road on the 13th ase. The clerk was also instructed to notify the auditors to meet on- Fob. 3d, .t 10 o'clock, in the township hall The council then adjourned to meet again on Feb. 3d, at 10 o'cbck, sharp. J. R- Rlcaaaoit, clerk. 4IDh. ('call and inspect. bald in the dre.d Opera House o. T.es- day and Wednesday. Jao 24th and 26th, I Prot., dills and Rebases. will he pre - B 0 snot iso ddive absrtt ens il matte. f apes are to be rend by John McMillan• 6.1111111.. IMO ptomain, M, John Kernighan.,John Washington, Harry Morris,, James Hay den,J. C. La1M0e', Joha Stewart, A. H. Charon andelhara. The public are n1- - . t•itad. ' WRIDAY, JAW I *mos, MIL The waft friends of Mr. J. C. Robert- ttr" _ -_ - sot ,a itis town and elsewhere will bo pleased fathers that a telegram was re- newed hese yesterday to the afoot that ,angios a H IRON SIGNAL. Mime 4eeariramew miss west. stem wasted -win. klikken. t.151►eare Joseph Manta. be lou woe the use scholarship for Meccials--1'. Nal,w. I crook end Intim at the Baltimore, la the High ()mai of Justlos-Garrow t Maryland, University, where he has Proodtoot. bow panutng his studies for some time Chase or business -tt . J. Ilowalag- Pat. jhiy, R. distinguished himself both Rlhrim Before Pilate Amerman Addeel- as a student and lecturer at the Toronto Railway committee - K. H•oodcook. Cobromity for several years, having Ins elanoo- W. it It Wilma aatsfad of the gold modal in 1883, and - _ 1 trona k1• pest career is likely to rook among the "ho''" of TOWN TOPICS. : "4 chiefs awe) we, fekie' sacs. An'/esti tar f/ priest it.' { Fer oil paintings. crayons, cabinets or ph► _tea. you mescoot. be mooned at (:Sorge Witmer'. Fur extra value iso tine tea.. coffee,. I t6, call at M. McGWtvmy stunLinter Nertb.t. and square- d Goot. Ptussexe,- The best Nes Ymus gait t Pea. ApplT of can make D. McGilbeudd is o .. a a- arltih. s sprat t:oderloh. The Fisheries question tear bother the Ivieds of the politk cans, but R. k aalbw. is votes all kis time to Lumina' out good pec- iota/. 16-0 tares. Picture framing is also donate good R. R. Watson .1 0 0 1 0 10 0 1 1--6-1 style at *bort notice - During the pant week or two F JUL prtd- ism have sent out a number of acconsta to themes/teemed customer,. Grrtlemes. [hare are two thing. we want to sae lea do- ting" well. and pay up. The condition powders dept by Georns Ricin' the druggist are of au• h tae quality. that it was wit• dn&s4*y • horse was Madered Mm suing into the tars through Abe window and beipin r tomtit Remember the nab of s,:tlnery sad fasity Cl t Mrs ti,rrb's said. Hamden -.i. 0. tie attertwog and evening Saiurda Jas 11th. also an rat urday. tl.t- Good and,obt•p liana will oe offered without reserve. on Wednesday last sum• of the Goo Qom turned out to have a shoot. Maws Watson. Pretty and Ellerd defeated Mors Nisbet, Ration and Wilkinson in Moraine off the ties, by one. Owing to thio stoney weather, the shooting was not answerers. The following is the aeon Jas- Nisbet ....1011101101-7-0 Wan l;ot0011...0 0 0 1 1 00 1 00-3--0 R. Wilkitawm- -0 01 1 1 1 0 1 1 0-6-0 F. Pretty 1000000001-9-0 W. Ellerd1 11 1 0 1 1 1 1 1-9- 0 Total, 16-1 Warr RIDING Atiitt•iZ7t-p.t %Ochry Miirnto.-The annual meeting of West Huron Agricultural Society was held Wednesday last in the Court House. There was a good attendee°. of mem- bers. The financial statement showed that notwithstanding the inclement fir, weather during the Northwestern Ethi- cal 11 on+TtGoode, i int ter rue o, Aldlbio bis bitioe tate ledger balanced on the right wed*Mses, cbemi.aL and ldDet .rttcya side to the tune of 4126.53. The fol- iar pe ionai arne..uce is ppn ew yn tfs0a lowing officers weelected :-Preesdaot, w. C. Goode. 1lrarx e..11ldsa lmoaR. A. McD. Allan ; Vice-president, Robt Mclean ; 2d Vice-president, John Aik- enhead ; secretary, H. Hayden ; trea- surer, A. Wataon. Director. -H. Snell, Wm. Young, D. A. Purvis, E. Bingham, Joseph McCltmky, Wm. Clark, Isaac Fisher, 'J )ho McLean, and A. Allen. The coming year promises to be the most important thus far in the history of the society, To. (lamas. -For the management of vegetables gardens and practical in- structions concerning the culture of flowers -for hints and information con- cern* all kinds of seeds, planting and saki, gong all vegetables and flowers, D. 11. Ferry & Co'. Seed Annual for 1888 will be found as complete as any work of a similar character else issued. Tho variety and extraordinary range of the information given renders their mumImo this Viand will reside thane A„y worthy the special attention of erica every *0. interested in having lo.cioua ./potables or be•utifol (Iowan. Rev. Hamilton Wigb left for Charing Ferry A Co., make the growingand male Cross, Cal/set, shirrd ep.ndiug • pleas- I of Onion Seed a leadi int holiday term in (3oderich. tag sp•ciaand giro se much information on onion cud Mies O'Noi1J, Hamilton -.t., Left oo tun as to make their A(mord o(permanent Tassels .gn attend the fosters' of beg I value to all onion growers and ord.'s. titer, near Paris, Ont. f on. The Annual can be had for the e have received from J. J. Wright • ! askioti. Address D. M. FIERY & Co„ copy of the tura Francisco Chronicle, 24 Dotson, Mich. pages in extant, closely printed Ax lain Cum m5 Dago° Dino DrMcDonagh will be ia'Goderieh for 71122.1•' -Rath Lockwood, the nine - consultation on Saturday, the 4th of year-old child of Thomas Leckwoed, • FWeary, aad afterwardse(ata the lint; compositor in the New York Tortes Ratoren), of every month. Tea Kossa ('namrraw Tannases (boom will meet repast, ter the trawcye. el business every Tossiaf shaman at tin o'clock. in Northw 1telbollt church. raven woman bosomed is the work is medially incited to ahead Tux tlrwi. £XD haste LOAN AND thrown wcYT (•oxi•ax1 -- Depositors in this company have ;Le hest possible security tar their mo. - et, all bettinvested V normaeo m farm property. lf►postt., Mve• ant Last in W the cs!i aso s 's masts. Massa interest paid. fromand deaths of deposit Forams hg ansoms- 's/cis mint should can tad See the manager. err Pur T.iao -Overwhelming stock or choicep. s, .swhT• to be hand at price* to or shoddy nude. bet bet geed goods made et the goods roe buy. No wash wear and riremaladoetton aro the goods i keep. I mate as tomes at Oils tract and, without cheet- asta Mama sleepers Moro ti v.e foe year messr ethee havers t cad ism nags (mas. me in t besesetves of mmm" 7 atioes. 11. Maethreas floe, A. 1L Massa' family left for To - Dr. IL Nicholson, the West shell docket, makes the preservation a' natural teeth a specialty. Gas adminis- tered from 9 am. to 4 p.m. for the *a- lma extrscu,.a of teeth. Ales, became violent)) ill with diph- theria on • Tuesday night. She wits so that it wait demmed dangerous to ry trathectomy or costing open the windpipe. On Thursday Dr Nichola, of 117 West Washington plass, albs was It 6•etmv.rt( tb. Prokibitioh attending her, easiest' a Dopy of the , which contained a -repor will bo held um Tuesday nest, at7 30 I mad foPans r the French Aeadeo 4 ] t idi- polo, in the Tempetanoe Hall. A fall cin. by Dr Dslthi, who .a.d that the atte:iderice i. rrouoetal, 1"res and open 1 vapours of liquid tar and ery.n tar d to eves, .. who wakes to join. would di.solre the fibrinous sx which choke op the throat in troop sod diphtheria Dr Dekhil's promos was described. He pours egesl pets al turpentine and liquid tar into a tie pea .basis's demons W hops he'll stay. I0r Cep sod ante fin to the Mixtw, A fc. xA1r.'s Ixwrrr4Ta-Tire ammo lianas masons smoke arses, which dale of magazines and nesrepspste tams obscures the air of the roots. "The place this Fridays.anitge in tko rooms, pgiieot," Dr Daltbil "7., ; the i,ttsl7 commencing at ✓ o'clock, This is • god I sesmm to expssieop 411. ; the oe .11. chance for any ape who wants cheap ins and rat extra- ;the patient fele literature. The gale is pastas. l into a slumber and seems to inhale the /11"2 St oast. -Thu IdeeMien De seenirote with pleasure. The &brio en partm.nt has confirmed the sasaisioa of prose t „mooeeomesm dedsahed, and all tib. oa0dida O h.iawbieides. Our old friend, Cyt Alelraadoe Fra- ser, one .4 the warmest -hearted of amen, and stoutest -hearted al Gnts, arrived is town Wednesday evening from Monk entrance tee who wrote at the hot noes, when moot ih a plan, oasis wen pobltkod as parsed or r'e0emmeaded Cho ranee examnnatae at Ciodaish hind ono to Stools• is oho swam la tl•• 1 hoes ka salt o ttelas f three *days wad the pa- I manner, and for which he wee appareled 7 vuaa" Dr Nichola a unanimous vete of thank*, J. tried this tnatm..t with little Ruth I Roberts, Re.., Imokwood. Sha was in for i palled u t Seery statemTreasuent being breath when he visited bor. First - buaiow t t0 antsglee • dories oremtot of the ^*rappeted der; yes pop eided . t tablespoonfuls el 1887, did mo n a very elate amend .et- as much tmtpeh an km oder ant. he set it reds y Oer' aad it appears 'Here spwayes is in a prosperous sista sessions approval .f the report. The tolbwieg gentlemen were abeam DIroetor, in lips of the re - Wile ems : O. Garvie, Presides., W W W 1. Qr*H. /Sheath, .. Illsehlintemihip d Makes. by heal esamtiame. 'foe Oars Qresinea. - ', reach us from farmers GM deli ~w not paying a /air prise for mesh' gealhr to (i„d.ri•hi, W sasida bushel at (Maimt and our berme would not offer mope tYo 10e. On the man it sad day 500 bushels changed hemi he To- fro The rich, refines' 'mete whish roto .t Ms to 51a . d'in't see why roma to w wallas was by w sear es- Qnderieh bayos masa hasp pre wkt pbesesmt. As it filled the .Weld the the buyers of other plesss. L i set in 'AW'e breathing Leeann material, end as the interim* nI the tows to drive away the smoke grew demo she tett a.bop the grain trade. WM the steeps as above. y hrosagiht 40e a llimes0 at She `moi.... hnbillomt d'U► The following from the Burticwttr,-w{, M as iaterasttag •heath of our townsm.a, A. MoD- Allain, ■ho has re illy been re --mind Proaidest of the Northwest- ers Exhi►itiom It Is with phasors that we bag ries 4 persomal sketches of • dew pfumtnemt anodise (ruff -pre redesign'. Why should not th sad het deedss (if thole gentlsmm ►awe originated new and ism *tine 0f Isaias, or who ►ars aided des*lopm*°t of omit of the most task industries of our eo•ntry,be dews throsgh the page. of our for Me grat ful oossid.tsttos of ! Omeeatious who shall profit ,m io te s 1? Why i. nr,t an e°gnvtn el a trait or cheer s. traiterest to our renders as the Ao W origiaat.d 1 Coo an a0irmative saswer, we proceed w esei.a There is at the present time p 'o.iseat Caeadsau hurtiouhur Mr A. MoD. Allan of Guderi toric, Now, for dm second time, President of the Frttit-Grower tion of Ontario, he presides with over its meetings, and 000ats'tl tin members the b...8 of bis ex practical knowledge animaisg wisdom, pecking and marketing of Mr A. McD. Allan wss burn llth, 1844, at Briar Book, io the ship of Nath Eastbope,cuuaty of n. old homestead cossisted sane*. H. •xperies..d a groat the life sad labor of a pioneer, taken part in clearing of the forest afterwards cultivating the lands. took • hand in everything on tb until it came to • state of &crit perfection almost. His early ed was obtained at the district schuot his father (who had the repute being one of the finest classical sc of his time) newer tired of assist every pariah!. occasion to push fi his "boys" ao their studios ; and constant labors he owei more t any other person. From the local he graduated into the old St grammar school, when he spent years, and then moved to Toronto, he prosecuted classical studies for in • ss of oar mid • IOiS lobo pro wed vri- i■ the hei aded marnal maomed by their g of the full of SSr oe Moot of with 0o mot• it than ch, Un- elected Amooi•- ability 7 gives tanst.e w oolti- trait.. o0 Jaly towo- Perth- of 230 deal of having and He e farm. ultural amnion but ion of belan ,°g on sward to his ban to school rstford several when three • very Wrests than was seder young excel. to bo under y the lotion tooth ie the remark the years. In horticulture his (*tries took early interest, and is fruits hi. in wen awakened at an earlier date they wen in it, culture. Thein the largest and beat orchard and a in the satin dietnct, and whim Alec could cite no other points of lents to varieties. they were son marked by the presence of sticks the trees of those considered strict! beat. Dammam. At • recent meeting of our Assoc in The Miasse Stevens of Harriaton arehi, teacherinhthe syn (who bad visiting their sister, Mn Ginio, of this I • grammar on tool village and other friends speaking wards of congratulation Mr. Themes Anderson, of Dun thatAssociation."h1 took occasion to one of the 1 Dungannon. that •'e did not wonder •t Mr largest and most successful Allan reaching the highest office is breeders of Durham' in this section, has gift of the Association, as it was decided to give up farming, and intends known in Perth that he could tel offering his fine herd, numbering eigh- I about the variola fntita and their teen head of pure bred shorthorns for in every garden and orchard within the sale by public suction on Wedu.sday, scope of his travels in the county." January 25th. This is • nn opoortun- His writings on agriculture under rar- ity for our farmers to secure tint class iso. atom.. de plume, such as "Agricola," animals, and they should not hitt to at- "Hortua,'• "Sydney,.' "Frueta," eta, tend the sale. have appeared The annual meeting of oke Ashfield ing win all Samos of papers, and annual Branch bocioning with the old coneofion Fanner. was held in Dungannon Thursday Country r Gentleman Gexgemay years noand h he ..4ntericfor usei last. The officers and directors appoint- dgriewltoriat under various tomes de ed for the coming year are :-Chas use, Girvan, Pres. ; Tho. Anderson, Vice SI Inter inilife he edited the nHURONin President-; J. M. Roberta tree. ; Wm. journaliGNAL.sm But in all his boon o j 7*rnali.m he has never ben ka0wo t0 McArthur, Secy.; T. G. Andervon, H. writs a line of a political bearing, ha.io; Moen., David Jardine, M. McBrien, H. newer had • taste or inclination that way. Girvan, John Bowen, Alex otew•rt, Man yeah Joe. Malleugh, John McLean, Directors. and he fruit ggrowing in o his letters on nda a frons The annual report Asa, were read and ed in several British journals, appear- The h the officers and members were pleased opened up favorable criticisms on the to aims that the society u in • good stand- ing financialll, possibilities of •trade opening in fruits The Band of Ho between Britain and her forest oology. Ha - afternoon the 7th that, in the basement rim, Brucay Ho e an annted d for atbout twelve of Erskine church cn which occasion • gold sod payears on vice the board of the years , that profitable time was of in , tilled the vice chair for two yeah of that recitations by the children' and Teter-' lima sating conversation on Tedperaooe wail' Hs name is "well-known" all over entered into by all, there nein obi, t FROM LONNAN '•melt be ee •OaN.W'ta s se ae...t taMN4 1 As•-• IIse7 - ta»:.. sea teemse. t ere In prem ever sew tiesatpeadrnt- OtrAwA. Jas. lbllowh$ the saying of a a storm, the pulitiest atm* and th. Meet weights ;natter easegmg the attention of moot ia, tae North we know, th tam of th. sp.eck hors the to Tithe or four Catiaet Miniters •f the country, rod the Premier ►1m.., u uocupied uocasiueally to °p.otag robot imams; elide• fur tae Subs, sad ,s st ' It.adiog revival oessi ass Ile osle1rat- I.nagg eh• ew of I d• 73rd bwrtbd.y os Wedaeeday, listening to Masse, tAemle .nd ant r it the Ibatisias Methodist church. Th. bad Grits said M bed many seal to repeat of, bet Bir John himself expecte • seat is a celeatial cabinet, kr when a friend said to b1. us Wedoerday : "I you will 11,. 73 y sr. longer, the Premier replied : ' hat, wuald yes keep me out of Heavee that long 1" 11 is said that whim the old man was takes down 00 a toboggan Thursday evening, be left hi• beatb .t the top end retwriting fogad i1, like Bub Burdett..., (resat to an ioisle. *lir Julia yet relates • prophesy mode forty-five jean ego b se old iipey whF was angry at him for pru..cvtine her horse stealing son "My the devil gad you," she exo:armed, "go heating to- getber for sixty years to come." pur eba' (juolity, '1 you w l l any quota r cue wt ruNnxu Tera Lay's The type w expected hen daily fa the titling up of a temporary ►noting oma in this city, which Cot Chamber- lain say. will be Deed for the printing of the electoral lists coder the Franchise Act. Thia will, if carried out, take the pnntiog of them lists away front the local newspaper offices whose proprietors will say with the post .- 1 -I do holier. with all air soul 10 the great orems freedoms. , To pint tie people to the goat 50' is the trate, lead's„ P.Wed the arm that forma yokes At my fat ceatrscte assists•' An' withered he tate nese that pokes Wee the g,Vmest prtstts•, OCR IeILITta. It will not serpents moss if as ismoa.- nd militia appropriation 1m asked toe this session. The British Government is mid to be urging an increase in this direction to he applied chiefly to Mast defences sad the purchase of gorse. The article by Sir Charles Di1ke in the P.rtwiohdy for January, severely criticis- ing our militia system, was probably in- spired or suggested by Lord Wols.*. All this however looks so much like a meddlesome interference in our domestic affairs that Parliament may take the views that our financial 000ditioe and national relations do not warrant unpro- ductive expenditure- The strength of well our active militia u about 39,000, min- i all rained at an annual coat of over mulles $1,000,000, and divided as follows:-Io- fantry, 32,780 ; Cavalry 2000: Garrison Artillery, 2,530 ; Field Artillery 1600 ; 8ngioews 180. By Provisoes.: Ost.riu 18,000 ; Quebec, 13,000 ; New Reuss - wick 2,860 ; Nova Scotia, 3 900: Prince Edward Island 800 ; and a low is Man- itoba and British Columba, 0o th P 000 M Loa 9f as to 18t th and at ILetT101r 11111'MS. Since my last letter another O0 ostttuency has been opened -(;le starry. The Reform majority then • general elections was 206. 14 ortcll the Reform candidate was tractor and his oppoo.ot was Donal cMaster Q. C., of Montreal It tweeted now that Mr Raysids t 1 member, should resign and run he new election for w Commons, r Purcell might run for w local, be Mr Rayside • majority was only r. Mowat might he onwdling to this ar'rangeMeat. To -Morrow, h, is polling day is Queens, N. IL e candidates being ag.i° Meas, Eine Baird. It's a curious fact that Sthe the general election Mr. Ring noir • majority Mr. Baird ie pot down in "official" returns as being returned "exhumation." Qotena has always • Liberal eoustitusncy both federal loot. In CarleWo, polling is fixed the La February. TheComorvativ. tario D- at r. $ d is he in and 32 apses w n R o thea continent, as well as in Britain, by •d twenty members present- At each asset- I hortioultunl ant sisterthe in ice temperance He has had enormous oo literature u distributed. t'rw•pooderct nth in the interest of the testi- methods of kin tome regarding him , for Lotion and in view of which the Children and picking, D•cku.g' geleatiog •n preparing themselves for the work. A program suitable for the entertainment is being prepared Further notice will be given. The annual meeting of Erskine church congregation was held on Saturday after- noon lent in the basement of the church. It u pleasing to note that • good in - target is being taken in the b°aocial and other matters of the church, as shown by the goodly cumber present, and the good feeling, arid unanimity which per- vaded the mooting during it• deliber- •tiohs. The managing and building committee• pemonted their annual re- ports which were very favorably receiv- ed by the astatine. The eor.gregatioo deserve great credit for having construct- ed such a neat, oommediou•, and in al- most all respects, a place of worship of which it may be mid it i• mooned to nous in this locality. The building commit- tee most hare had indomitable sn.rgyand pSne.erasoe to order to bring it to ooM- pJetaon coo adoring the difficulties it had to contend with. The West Wswanosh Mutual Fin In- aynnee Company held its annual meeting at Tuesday 17.11, pennant to mo(its. 11 was well attended by the director* and others from w surrounding town- ship.. kir Ballantyne of the township of Huron, presided over the meeting in a very mhafactory and boo noes lis g a quantity of chs • oorretioos- A public en- for such societies all over this 000tio•nt, bots ttsrtainmmt a to be held sometime 40 as well as in foretell Chu mo cud f' tag fruits, as we as pointe on growing. etc. It is fair to my that Canada is now rasping the benefit of his labors at the Cotooial and Indian Exhibition in many w ye wen ha had the position, and the Dominica Government, of Candia fruit .pert sod cogmis*ioner- Experi- ence m journalism alio chits gave hi the opportunity and ability of giving t newspapers of many foreign countries through their consuls Norway, Sweden Denmark, France, Germany, Resets), ar ticlss on Canadian pumolemy. eta, which has now resulted in an amount of foreign correspondence which is almost burden. some. He has been intimately connected for many Tears with many of the leading American horticukonl societies, and m a irfe member of the American PomOlo g- ital Society. Every season he gets wee - linens of the new vaned.. of various twits for examination, and is constantly ed to in the State., as well a. in , for nomenclature. In his own county (Heron; he has oc- cupied the highest position in societies for advanosmem•nt of horticulture said 'timeshare, and ie now President of the Northwestern Exhibition at Ooderite. Ha was the ongin.tor of the "Dominion ran Draught bbr e,y Book," is w iota He has neer weight municipal hos- ors, la fact, he bee newer termed bis lineation to anything specially bet her- tisalten sad sericulture, wham all his testae tie. H. natives many req.,sete to at1.md farmers' heritage to address farmers an free and fruit cotters, eta,. good Meshy of whie11 he has compile. with during thud few ►.,s bus i4 tis our readers as *mhos .ketch 4 • than w►i11 we trust the maylong ban spared M aid tie fellows lm farther pr'.. Lm of the int_._ , of °median pttMiMts• tooventlom ebn.e Me. Diekin.o. • young man, bet Ex -Sherif Powell who rope.- sented the 000stits.ncy bdcs Con federation, repodiatos the Convention, and le i0 the field. Thom then is a or chane between the Conservative. Far n I the Victoria B.C., Oommons election. 1 polling on w 4th February. A m I fast has bees entered against the return 0 I of Major General Lauri* in !Melbourne ; ' his majority was only .igbt. The elestiou to the Co..o.. for Dorchester Q.a, resulted in the .torn of . Liberal, Mr Chooinard, by aeelsmatioe. Then are at present ten or a doom ants in the Qesbee Legislative meant but no writs have yet boss issued. 0054 ,1011 WILD DtJrTiRIN. On the amain, of the presentation in 1 India to the old 1001h Canadian 1111. former Governor writes to Capt inset by the Countess of Daff.rin, our 'Walla, of Ottawa, is o of the 100th Regiment, • tetter in whish he gays he will "these forret the $leeti5US4t kindness.' which he had resolved st ,tbe hands of tha Canadian people. Orta OIOIRAL,10DCt`rs• At a time when seem discussion is going Oro about Oar Mineral raeourem Carte's statutes/ report just timed by the Geological int... ewe Serve? our f int nmal product i. 1886 was $10,6'19,000 of which 46,000,000 was from anal, gold 41,130,000 sod salt $227,196. He n is Mates theonly one mine ha Caneda producing aromas, • train. in Hastioga ren mom Acs. The petition for the repeal of the &mu Add in Haltim is still swaitiag anima b the Privy °meet Um lea loathe Snot yproosoenes bowl- ines! its loemmrt, le the meal w*y i p.em- 140. AD .bits see rtesfvd the thee seat le Mae Minis - lar Je[ aail.wb'asesif the 1 has begs a Mass maon. segment math. Aayrittat Wirer co pecans .t o reenactment so ad eliaraed lowhes sterm s will lt la a apgelal rites for larger adee. . ed per Awa .S.. eertisromans her t puahatma J688114 DEPARTMENT, A Tat17 equipped Jotbiag ogee Is carried IND la tonaectlaa with the ord/a.a7.sw.paper bsalnes•, where arat-ctass work le inroad out tog Ilesls e n be~done Ever/Mao 11*. pes0 l•e. •tb. pri an poster tea vial caro. from an All communications met be addressed to R lleLSLL1CtMif. Edltar a Tom 8WDnL floe erteb Oat. -' somplid with, and if es 111e Privy Coun- cil fixes th. date for polling. The tonoR. W Scott (trsom h e author or have H to state Cha objections to the &seemed petition for repeal. TRADE 0,711 601TE Ari*1Qa. Mr Simeon Jones, of 8t. John, N. B., was hero on 8aturd.y is coosultstfop with to Minister of Caatoins as to his spacial Miamian to the Argentine Repub- lic, the object of which is to ascertain If a possible Canadian trade would war - rant the Ooveragseet in 'obsidiain, a line of steamers to that Republic and the Wet ladies. Mr Jones is • banter,and has been mayor of 8t. Jobs A NATIONAL AST GALLERY. It is not generally known that there mists is Ottawa the nucleus of • Nation- al Art Gallery. There are a hundred or in oil piloting., valued at $25,000, near- ly all donated by the artists. Some of the important oolleetioee of tbo world have grown from molar bsgianings than tklis. OINIRAL SOM. Then are 11,221 miles of railway in uperatio. is Maeda The report of tho commission on the Oriental disaster will shortly he made public. Arnpricr has been made • customs outpost under the Ottawa a,llector. The Ottawa branch of the Imperial F•deratioo League will on Friday discuss aommereial union with England. Mr D. Chisholm, H.P. for New West. mivat.r, is already hors for the opening of Parliament on Feb. Med. SirJohn Macdonald will preside to- night at an insurance company's bhaquet a1 Toronto. same sap rsa.e. Has convinced many that to use any of the substitutes offered for the only ere - pop and painle.s corn tore is weeded .nth danger. (int always and use none other than Nausea's Painless Coern Ex- tractor, at druggists Mrs. John Washington, of Godorich, has then visiting friends in this vicinity daring the week. Mr A. Gordon, and the Mimes Gor- don, of $t Helm's, ham been visiting hen ;during this weak, the guest. of their brother Dr Gordon. )Ire Theo (leo, who has been ho low for the past few week, has taken a tern for the better, we an glad to Biota Miss L. M. Err.t, of this place who has boon low with innate/OSU I, ie im- proving. James Nichol, of Dungannon, who is in the employ of A. T. McDonald, of this place is on the sick list. We hope to nes Mr Nichol in our midst soon again The member of Maitland Lodge, No 304, I. (). G. T., are busy preparing for their entertainment. An smelled pro- gram rust a being prepared. The two Mime Hetherington. of the Nile are visiting their sister Mrs Jas, Carter of this pLe. The siesiooary service held in the Methodist church last Sunday evening, was well attended- Recollect addresses were given by the Rem McMi1Ln andGee, olds :m nubs work. D Rutherford has had immense sec- tion salsa of goods here 1447. E Dawson, of Kbcardihe, meaty Do- ablepoty of the f. 0. O. T. delivered a very 1 yard address is the eehool- that se • He proved everywhere should temperance ~ AM se 1t is a support the Sante N total h the relit dimmer's. Mr most will make his "auk as a temperate* reformer sad ne- ledge 4 the above onist whist' will amill5 sash Friday *wools,. This_Vingsial tenses far this Ism : um., shim Altos ; Marshal, bre W Onseby, jr.10eard, bre Ansa ; flea M- t kin • bode Dame, anarshil, sia- M Thmegess4 Ledge depot,. Iwo the tee tor Gnat, sm.