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Home My WebLink AboutThe Signal, 1890-10-31, Page 1The Signal from NO70 until New Years for 25c. GET THE BEST. WORT THIRD ne. t HO NUYBYOt h nee i FOR TARIFF REFORM The Iniquity Should Be Out Of, Root and Branch. • Rehr .t sae sera Rasa The r. Kee • R..ma lata Ree•pertte -Mw tae beef affect. tern Warmer Se -reeled Pre. terata. Lewers vrajes. MON TAktrr erraru.Trt1oL. Grip : 1f the Canadian people meld only get over the delusion that it mat. support a few special iudustnes at the genet -el expense, ,eonoerua which it is suppwed wuuld die without U. al c.d.jltogi-and the twos superstition aguust direct tszatsou, we could easily defy all tbu McKinley Bills on earth by deeiartug for Free Trade with the world. Nu manner would this pulley be adopted than Canada would i.e "deluged with format' goeods" A vast calamity ! says the P(,teottuOist, with his crack -brewed pumice' economy, which canton.* for- eign -good." with foreign "evt:a " A • dein.e o1 good things born abr.•sd- bine, that we went -would not, ham- ster, b.regardcd by tier cluaumrrs as r am an uumuigeted disaster, however cheap- ly they mere sent to us But what about our bsuve todustrie. s Just this -that for every dollar's w.nth ..1 stud we got from the fortieths". we would have io mud him a c'ollar's worth Lit our own. proluce. It would simply mean that we won.d devote ourselves to the pruduction of th•t.e (binge we could moat advm,tage- oDa:). pr ranee, and withdraw our ruergy sod capital from those artificial tildes- tries radertries which me aro now allying on wi- der a but -Know system. \1..uld our waive manufactures perish, then t It n beyond question that under natural con ditwus we would have more tall chim- neys and hither wages all the year r..ui d than we an e•rr have under the Protec- tive pokey. Thie s far in advance of the thought of the day, of curse. \\'e are still in the deep daikne.. of Hl4h Tariff superstition, as are our neighb.ss in the Stater. TUX X. P. • HCLr NOwH[Yt. Thu Srntinrl-Keri..' : "Woodstock we* without to the Nominal Polity Lir industries are prosperous imw ; they were pr.sperous before u was tu- oduoed. They would have been in..re prosperous ander • lower tariff Our chief pi -curets of late years is due to the fact, mot that we have built up new or intent industrm., but that we hare robbed another place of a %try important one.' Guelph also owes nothing to the high tariff, fur our uoaiufactunnl iudur tries generally were mor,. pro•pen.us before 11179 than they are now. The only ne which has been greatly increased wee its prosperity not se much to the *throat Pulley as to the advantages of fke • trade in England, where • large pro- portboo of the manufactured goods are sold. -Mercury. - • ra&XRe'r STATLIE.'*T. A western farmer, petted by the Kingston 11'IJy, hes leen allowing how the ye man ie handicapped in the race for prosperity, end pot■ it in this way: "His candle is burning .t both ends. Ile Pees 20 per cent. on nearly all hu pro- duces and swils arid pays 30 per cent and upwards mi ell Its huya You will easily ere that it is i•npesible for the farmer to prosper under the prevent o.ndition of things enc debt against the odds of 50 Der cent , and it is not easily understood how the farmer submits to this heavy taxation without a grumble. Fur he most know that this National Policy is continual leakage, going on *very day of the year. There is no doubt that the inensf•eturen and combine•tere are making money out of the National Policy, bet Out of whom do they maks RI The farmer is the man who has foot the bill and bear the heavy bort" THa xFr1tTe OV T1s w, r. At the weekly meeting of the nines Tax Association recently, Mr A. F. Jury delivered en address on the N. P. in introducing his subject the speaker quoted figures showing that during the last eleven yam, although Imports bad increased only to the extent of about 64.5,000,000, the tezes on them had in- creased 684,000,000. Sims 1868 lb. amount of customs duties ootsatd per heed of Qsnpelatioo had mors.aed from 62 82 to $4 8e. I. some ewes the lazes "n the raw mateiriaM of the m•eefeetur.s have teen increased to • greater extent thee the duty o. the finished prodoet. Seventeen years ago the workingmen's otaaio e, vojeed by their journals, were in favor of pritsetios. Now they are generally in fume of free trade or tariff reform, espeeedly i. the United States. Itis a carious feet that in Pennsylvania, where the industries have the highest proteetice, the •Teras. of wages is lower than in any other State of the Unless. A FAH WITH rami i taw wow t'orwTRT. Alexander Gibann. the New Bruer witk manufacturer, says "i wast 1 reciprocity bs ease, it will ties am • large market, end i sin not afraid to eompete with the to the south of ea I he- lmet' i Imre annoy smough a,i4 brains emewgb, wad nor people are istelltgent enough to feeble s W compete waaeeee- frdly with these who are loanafaet.n.g oottna to the.. 4h ..f s " Mr Gibs*. is not use of tome weak - keeled Oseediana who le afraid te Maul up and sake his Striate Ybe • we is this oouotry that should be free, but is out. He dose not want the buyers of his out - ton to be messed to add to his riches, and enable him to urcham males in England, sod Itve there, as the sugar lords have done by meso. of the special legislation of the Dominion Government. He is • man and • patriot, though his declaration will no doubt be deu..unced .. rant disloyalty by the opponents of • free tuterehange of cou,mudtties betwesu Canada and her ..reef neighbor -Lou- dest Advert/ler. IT RV'xel LOM TUX CHt-4'H x+L, The high tariffs rob the church coatri- buuuu box. This is how the matter was put by Rev Myron W. Hynes, a :rad• log Chicago Baptist twitcher, on Sunday last : We might not have been able to furnish our new church so handsomely had the McKinley Bill pawed e little s....ner. May the time soon Lynne whim the iniquitous tend system shall be abolished." IT WOULD Milne re Baca TO TH, Flu LRAr rasion. The Jay Gould view .4 the tariff ques- tion ueertion i. the uoe which will be mineral's' •ocepted and lived up to : "1f the tariff makes clothing cost more, a person will get along with one suit when he would otherw,,e have two.' In says Gould Thr amine philos.phical spirit may, per- haps, mak, bobtail overcoats and knee breeches tuhiunahle_--New York Times. EAST WAWANOSH. From our own correspondent. Mr. D. Scott has returned front visiting friends in Halton. Miss Lizzie Edwards was visiting in Hallett last week. 1. number of young people of this vicinity attended the lecture at Belgrave on the 20th. Master James iby is spending • few day with friends on the.izth. Mr Nurriah, of Walkerton, and Miss (Bowles, t.f Halton, were the germs of Mr* J. C.•ultee,sr , on Sunday. Mia H. J. Rowland is visiting fnends in and around 'Walkerton. Mr Willer. VanCamp had the mis- fortune to have a runaway last week, but no serious damage was dons. Mr Walter Scott, sr., has gone on a hurried trip to Halton. Miss Emma Chokes% of Morris, was the guest of Mr M. H. Harrison on Suu- day. Miss Williams, the evangelist, now et Gnderich, is going to lecture in the Methodist church at Westfield on Sab- bath neut. VAItN A. From our own Mr Hugh Cunningham of this place is test coming to the front as • eatery grower. He has stalks which measure over four feet. If any one in this county at. beet this let u• hear from him. Mr John Sparrow has just moved into his beautiful residence. The• is indeed a lovely edibce, being . f the latest architectural design. The building is built of Krick, with • slate roof, and pre- treat. a stately appearance. We hope that he and his estimable lady may b. • lung spared to enjoy its comforts. A very interesting and instroctive de v bate bink place iia the R T. of Temper awe on Tuesday evening, of last • w eek. The subject of debate was, "Resolved that wood is more useful than iron." The •fhrm.tive was cap- tained by ilia Adage Armstrong, and the negative by Mr. E. Wanless After • number of brilliant and weighty speeches were delivered by the support en of both sides, the decision was given in favor of the affirmative, Special meetings ars ;being conducted in the Methodist church, Goshen line, n jou nus by the Mises Hall. They pur- pose remaining in that vicinity for a few weeks, after whish they intend holding similar meetings in Varna. These lady G •re doing good work in . wak.nier • deep sense of religious 000- vietios in those who are fortunate enough to hear these. " Truth from their lips prevails with double sway, and fools who come taunt!' remain to prey." Awotmr. CONJtUAL KNOT Tian. -0. Wedoe•dsy of bast week, et fbe resi- dence of the bride's father, Mr Samuel Peebles, of narrates, woo United in the bonds of matrimony to Ellen K., only daughter of Wm Keyes, Eq., of Wil- lowdele farm, Babylon line. The cere- mony. which was p.rform.d by the Rev hg J. Walker. of Varve, was witnessed by K about seventy relatives and friends. 0. this ooeasio. Mr Graham, of Holmes- ville, acted s , end Mw Bella Kaye*, a gossip of the bride .dad of se bridesmaid. After the nuptial, inset wee securely tied, and all had panatela Now of a bountiful repeat, the satire party drove to Br.oebcid .Woos, where Lha happy .Dept. took the train for Moo- y trend, via Wi.ghau intending to spend •i a eo. ple of smooths nn their wedding tour. The bride wee made the happy la noipiest of a Iterse number of hesotifel a sad sorely psessets, whieb sheaved the • high esteem ia which she was betel M this onmaroity. We all wish the newly pe„ wedded maple • long, and in happy life h. "BE SURE YOU ARE RIGHT. THEN GO AHEAD." BODERICH, ONT., FRIDAY. OCT. LUCHNOW LOCALS. DUNGANNON. What in Going on in the Sepo Village. Press our own . The municipal ooaocil cf Ashfield y met. pursuant iia twitter, on Thursday, the 23rd. All the members were present. Deme Remor puts it that Sir A. Black, kntel-keeper, u about to lease the hotel rod retire (rum business and live pri- Irattly in hie own dwelling house. We would respectfully call the atten- tion of our street inspector to the 000di- ttion of the a:dewalk adjacent to the post y 1 utbice,'epilog immediate repair will be s wade, e The inhabitants of this vicinity were WI Monday, the 27th, reminded that winter is approaching, by argent show- . ono( snow, which is the first snow that e appeared this sea.un. Mr A. D. Cameron, collector of taxes ✓ for the municipality of West Wawanosh, • un his route, and therefore hopes that the ratepayers will be prepared to take e his receipt in proper form. The municipal council of West \Cawa- t noeh Wet in the town hall, oti Saturday, 25:h. All the .embers of eouucil were 1 present. We were pleasant to see that • couuci'hu Gibson has been restored to health, and was able to attend the meeting. After the trsnsactiig..1 'ever - 1 al ileum of wuuirip.l hustuere, en edjourumeut was mode till tare 24d of November. Our papular shoemaker. Mr 0. Young. has received lute a mora spaci .m and commodious building, fonorrly occupied by Mrs Wilson, milliner, when be le prepared to supply his patrons with • tint -claw quality of anythusg in his line. Haring securvd the services of a first- class workman, he hops to give entire .atisfactiou to all and sundry. Division Court was held in the owlet room here on Saturday, With. _ i Is Honor Judge Dcyle p-eaided. MOW were quite a number of cases to disputa of. The legal fraternity was represent- ed by M Traver* and Nlorri.•,t, of Locknow, hut none fr..m Godench. Division Court is held here once in two m•.nths during the year. 31, 1b90. •■ IaaerrMIUS tl.dRe1 of Lire Sew. Fre. pared epeeWir ter Rrwden at •• The weal" Sc.rpi$t.g Kw la \Nl.a tars be F..•d dere. From our own The Reliance Electric Light Compan has come to •n arrangement rifts th municipal councd of Luekuow. Th oumpauy 15 to pay the ourperatiue 6400 a year for the use of space in the water works engine house in which to place a sages* of teeuty-eve horse purer. Tb village is tc pay fifteen cents each night for eight lights, for two huodre and eighty nights ui the year. nos- will erwill also be a lautp in the yard of the t: T. R. •tattoo, waling blue lights in •l:. Mr Thomas Dett. r, formerly of th good town of Goderich, has domiciled himself with us sad we hope to make o him a good citizen. Mr D. has opened up an elegant stock of dry gods ate boots aid shoes so Nu. 2, Cawpbel brisk block. He is all buses.** and til moat certainly do • guud trade. Messrs Cliffs & Forster, of the Centre furniture factory, to whom the munici- pality abet two tuuuths ago grated • ...an of $(.,000, are rapidly tuakiug en- I•rgemeuts in their buildings, moving in new machinery and ...therein. improving their property. All will ha completed in about two weeks, when they purpose putting on • staff ut about 40 hands or more. The Eby Medicine Co. gave • series Lit ent.rtainrueuts bore last week under the auspice* of the tire 'remade. They were really gaud and merited far langur audiences than those they were greeter by. Mr Neil McDonald, late in the employ of Mr Win. Allen, died on Wednesday of Last week from consumption at the early age of thirty one. Deceased was burn Asbtield and was well kuuwu and generally liked. Ile leaves • widow and two childreo, who have Lha aye p•thy of the nelghborhu..d. The re manna were laid to rest In Kwluae cemetery on Friday last, Mr Chas. Stewart, cutter and mer chant tailor, was married on Wednesday eremite; last to Maw May Motr,sm, daughter et Mr Gee. Merna..n, Have luck-st., sod sister of Mr Hugh Mor- rison, banister, at the residence of the bride's father. Rev Mr McKay, of Knox church, tied the wartt.l knot. Mie Jennie S!ewart, suitor of the grump, was bridesmaid, whole Mr 11. Morn«.n supported the groom as beet man. Only immediate friends of the contracting parties were present. The presents were t utucroua and handsome. Beat wishes. If the purpose for which each individc•l attends Divine worship were thoroughly sifted it is to le feared there would be but few who really go for the ohject fur which chutche• were instituted. Some go fur • literary trmt.some to hear the mimic and a very few. it may be, to really enter int, the service. But, let people's motives be what they may, it is decidedly certain that their conduct hould be respectable, and not like that f some young moo who wt before me he other evening in • certain church whose behaviour wouli have dune credit moog the "gods" in an Opera House. Some of oar inial sports have been breaking the bylaw against shooting within the corporation. It is wrong, not to speak of slaughtering uoe of our finest Canadian birds, the robin. A Resod entertainment is billed for at Dungannon on November 51h, the event being the opening of the new Orange Hail there. Mr Geo. E Kerr, Lack - now, hes the management, and • large umber from hen take part, including Misses Della Herry, Emma Smith, Jean Gordon Murray, Emily Peart, Laura Berry and Ennis LOU., the Lockoew lee Club and the Dandy Black Brigade. Our band i• oomieg to the fore since Prof. Sumner Gook cLarge of it. Ho is a old military bandsman said takes all the mote out of a man then is in him. Mr Walter Stewart, of the West Zed planing mill, purposes studieg • saw Mill west of his present factory. Theapp's, market has been booming hen all ((all. Masers Cook and W. S Moss are the principal bitters W. J. Bremptoe, of the Monier store, and Mrs Brompton attended the mar- riage of Mies Lanese, of Ad6.ld, us r B. McNamara, of Michigan, at ing.bridge last weak. Os Saturday tarbot a most die - graceful .-graeftel row took pMe• an our leading street, and it hes been the means .t last armless the indigestion of our !med- iag .hisses. .n as to moire nor local law - ken to exert (\emssive• and wipeout the Dame whielt has made Lueknow aotorlous for rowdyamr. It aesote a Dong man Hying on the outskirts of the Mage had some spite against another o.ng loin in town and had permed the tier from pleas to pleas, until eoaiay p with him • fight began ..d .n.tieeed ntil eight or tee were mixed op in i1 One young man geed • raOor, aid as pre were Reis* 1. shush Rett more - g they W 1e .sw wide to avoid welk- in into house Inge. The matter wig ventilated in the restyle seal it r to be hoped the gaiety nuee will not, se 1e the t*51, t -RR trete • Nominal flee, bet will be plwhtlM W the Hell limit el the San.el 111.0.11, Morris, hs tall.. • position is the d goods sten of A. R. Amit►. as Be where he .ill hare the mensal& beei.ess. la.. Mr U. S. Woods, prinicipal of Dun - Reopen ochres% having resigned to fur they pfbecute his studies, leaves here alo•.rtly for Guderich, where he in- tends to attend the Collegiate Institute Mr Sheppard, of the Nile. who has taught in Goderich township and else- where, succeeds Mr Woods for the re- mainder of the term, vis : to the end of 1890. The general travelling agent for THE Siena., Mr James E. Cassidy, passed through here on Monate', the 27th, northwards in the direction of St Helens, where ha has bas headquarters for the northern end of his route, and at which place he will be on hand to take Orden 1..t Tex Hn:<AL. Wo understand that Mr orders. re He therefore wishes tothank r t!ttwe who have so largely patronized him, hoping that a further continuance of such peonies* may be made. Be is piling up the .ohscription lid beyond anticipation. THE $IONAI is the best medium for local and general news hereabouts THIS RAILWAY Qt-Rtino.N.-The Wing - ham, Dungannon and Gudench Railway route is to all appearance • settled fad, inasmuch as the important preliminary steps, inch sat he required amount of stock, and deposit, etc , have taken • practical cc,ursc. Treasurer Holmes and other prominent citizens of Ooderich dears. great credit for the energy they have tak- en thus far in the matter. As was prophe- sied by some, Dungannon is not, atter .11, guing to be fooled in the matter of railway •oeomm..dation. All that is necessary for the further completion of the scheme is for each and all in the municipalities concerned to do their ut- most until the desired object is gained. Front Brother L Bowmen BRt.rw. .Q. J. Pentland, our local blacksmith, still does • good trade.... R. Murdoch has Now been en- gaged in business in oar town for a full year, and appears likely to be • perman- ent resident ....Oar town baker, P F. Hamlin, takes the cake in this section every time....T.il.ra may comm, and taibn may go, bet W. 0. Girvin dill matinees to do the business of our local- ity ...The McKinley Bill doesn't in- crease the duty at A. P. Dither's mill. Hai • fres trader evert time.... We have quite • number of F,pprooles in tows, and they are all hustlers. A. A W. Sproule, the furniture dealers, carry a bio dock in their line, and pay special attention to undertaking, whilst David Sproule lays over everything In the plas- tering line. ...The clinkety-slink on the anvil et 8. Stothera black.mith .hop al- so goes steadily on . . Dungannon a moving at a Maud 8. pit, and don't you forget it AUBURN. ilham ear Owe , Our townsman, D. Z. Munro, has purchased the property at the oast sad of the village, formerly otreed by Wm. D.wmi We •.derd•ad it is hie islen tine to move hie byelaw, there at an early date. J. P. Brows'a fish a Tme.day lad wee leegely .ttasded, het prises of stock were low and therm woo aN deemed for here,s at a11. Me[i.ley 1 Mr Smyth, et the B.eadfoot & Sox Furniture Couipany, bee nausea to Seafertb, sad Mr Wilma, .ha ha, aero there for the pest year, goo. to Beta - dem COUNTY CURRENCY. Items of Interest from over the County. • Weekly sigma of tee Canal, %ewe eery. ed Dap !Leask Readers et **Me Mga•L." TIM sad roast. Clapped mad t'... leased from avers erste... Win. Little and wife, of the 4th line of Morris, have Roue to Michigan. They wade the journey in • auvurnd wagon, camping wherever night Dame upon them. Mr John Ellictt, who has been with Mr Wm Kidd, V. hi., Wins/ham, for some time, left un Tuesday ..f last week for Tonne.., to &tired the Veterinary Collette. Mrs Fred Jacks.*, Clinton, has ten demi her reatgunts..it al organist u, the Ratteubury street church, Chillier, a position she has well tilled for avveral years. T. J. Dillon won • prize of tr.4 at Belle- ville on an exhibit of colored Alec... made to the Bluevale factory. The 1st prize in this class went to William Wood, .•f Muleaws.rth. Messrs Hastings S Ritchie, Wirigham, are vary busy at their cider and ieily mill, and are running day and night. They shipped a Dar load of cider 1. Nur- trice last week. The death of a John Stscey,by a boiler explosion in Dakota, is reported ; this person is thought to he. furrier rest dent • f Citroen. as a person of that name worked then at one time. A (Haut hocca ons, o, measuring 13 joshes un circumtereuc, and weighing ewer f of • pound, may be mon at the ire *Mee, Atwood. It was grows rumased by s e esident of that place,Johe Hear. The other day Mr J.a A. Clark packed, in the orebard ,f Mr James Reyn,Ida, Hallett, • barrel ,f beautiful Northern Spy apples. that were expressly inten'_ed for the Right Hon W. E. Gladstone, Landon. F.ng. Mr .}ea, McKenzie left in Mr Peter Deans' 6ur and fend store. \Gingham, a White Elephant potato which weighs 2 !h. and 4 :.z. This variety of potato is becoming eery popular with potato growers. While at work et Mr W.0reen'a house last week. Mr Richard green, Wing - haw, lost his balance and fell about tea feet, receiving • slight injury to me of has shoulder., which laid him off work until the next morning. Mr John three, Clinton, hes returned from his visit to friends in Eastern Ont- ario, having driven all the way, some- thing over 200 miles ; he states that farmers are much better off in Huron district this year than they .re in the East. At • cheese exhibition held st Belle- ville last month S. W. Laird. Brussels, captured a prize of Elio for colored cheese and a 66 prize for white cheese. There were maven prizes gi•en for the first named and five for the latter. He .leo te,.ok bits prize at Toronto and 3r] at Lon- don fairs. ' Rnbt. Shedden, son of Wm. Shedden, 4th line, Morris, had 'he misfortune to meet with • had accident a fortnight tar tan ago. Along with others he was moving some oil -well machinery from one loo. - tion -to another when he had his left arm broken in two plum and his right knee cap shattered. Mr Shedden lives in California. On Saturday afternoon 18th inst., Edna Dennis, Brussels, met with an accident whereby her left leg was broken below the knew Mr Dennis was remov- ing some .mall trees from kis Int and as they began to f.11 the children were amusing themselves with • short ride. Ednas foot aught some way in the crotch of the tree and in the fall the inj•ery was done. The bone was speedily est and the patient will ere many weeks be able to get about again, we hope. Clinton .Weer Ern: Mr Thos Fair, than who no in Canada ever applied hinsult more closely to his detis,and who scarcely lett his office year ie and out, except to go to church, may now be use cn the streets every fine afternoon, hie medical advisers having ordered him G. take outdoor ez.rci•e, which i. having • very beneficial effect on him. Wingh.m Time Mr W. K. Snider conducted the services in the Methodist church, on Sunday last. There were large ming -rogations at both services, the church being crowded to the doors at the evening serviee.sod some were eom- palled to Ito away, not being able to gain adma.iort. Mr Seider'e drs000rwea were both practical and pointed and were listened to with pleasure by the large sod Moose. The Jsmestowttl♦ New York, paper' state that the Rev. D. L. McCrae, of dos First Presbyterian church, of that city, and formerly Astor of the Presbyterian ehurob, Oobo.rg, and son of John Me Creel. *t Brunets, who has been troubled with inetsmna for the pest eight mouths, has fires up pommel work feta a tial, and will ewdert•ke the raising of se for his Nem. Mater, the P 001111. Meetrsl. Oe tearing J•ucstow. Nt.ad 111,. MesCrse received a meet .1.•tineste farewell from the people. Amorist the mishit, gift. Mrs Meanie wcoieed a puna of •186, •d Mr 11e0e... pone el A.M ecatal.i•g early Wingham's town fathers appear to Ls in • muddla over the old Town Hall They want to sell it. but are afraid the ,,urchsser will run oppoe,h,n to them in routing it fur enlerteinmeula, &o., and wart the purchaser to atgn • bund that he won t do it. The new building will be . comfortable and cuM wLK:ulna struo- ture. .yenning Anderson met with a very painful accident on Saturday,18th iost., while he was working in the grist mill of 1'. Kelly & Sow, Blyth. His arm was caught it the machinery, sod hadly smashed shout the wrist. Drs. Milne and Young dressed amid the little .uffvrar is now progressing favorably, Sealorth Expositor: Mrs This Hendry, formerly of Seaforth, bat who removed with her late hub•nd to Huron Couuty, Michigan, ■b..ut • year ago, is in town at present visiting friends. She expects t-, go East shortly and will reside with a daughter .t Hondhead, in the County of Yuri. Her ion Alpert is Tying HI with typhoid fever in Stratford. Mr W. C. Landsborough, of the %Ve.t End, Tuckersmith, has returned Kowa• from au extended trip through Manitoba end Dakota. He visited bid bother, sister, cousins and other friends -tis Dakota, and he reports them all well, pr.rper nus std contented. He says the crops iia Northern Dakota, where he was, are g.00el sod Friers high. His brother has a three hundred acre feign adjoining the town of Pembina, and he has • Targe crop of grain this year. His ' retrains, who are located in the Part ' River district, now have confortable homes. • 0ItEY. From our own corres",noaent. A great deal ..f shooting is 'done by local sportsmen }oat nos, Jim still visits across the bridge, even- ings The rest .4 the boys are getting quite jealcua of hem. Cour .. . ent intends contribu- ting a few hum in the utter future on the subject •' Dancing," aa w• noticed that one or more other scribes have tired '.1f their guns in that direction lately. In the meantime let those scribes whit have gut into position touch it off. The days for organizing literary and debating ..cieties for the winter months are nigh at hand. There was a slight fall of snow last Monday, the first of the season Fall work has been much delayed owing to e.. much wet weather. Fleury Scott lett last week for Mus- koka, where he purposes worlOng in the shanties all winter. John and James, sons r.f Adam Doug- las, con. 16, arrived home last Saturday. They had Dern in Washiogtuo Territory for several ;ear.. C. Bowerman, teacher in No. 8 who goes to Nu. 1 next year, has rented the atone house on the farm of A. 14 Smith, which is quite convenient to the school. Curnelius imalways in luck. Several from this vicinity who attend• ed the lecture, at BrosssIs, of I'rof. Panton, Guelph Agricultural College, on the Wonder, of Yellowstone Park, say it was the most interesting lecture they ever heard. Most of the winter apples were deliv- ered at the different shipping points last week. Load .'ter load might be seen on the different lines every day. The crop turned out a great deal better than was expected, and at the prices ohtsined a nice sum was realized from the orch- ard. BEN MILLER. From our own The road to. Goderich is wretched, eta pecially oesr Mr I. Fisher a Mr Albert Algin is recovering from • very severe attack of quinsy. The Methodist quarterly meeting is to lee held on Huuday next at Ball's church, 11 *Ilett. Chas. Sisley is still suffering from concussion of the bran, the result of • fail in hss barn two months Rinne. Mr Pfratemer i•,puibing on his new mill, arid h..pe• to have it ready in a short time, when he expects to du a big boaos's. A. Gledhill is intending tc, more out of the "Holl -w, ' and open • store in the wagon shop next te Jewell's black- smith shop. He talks of bonding next spring near there. The main road to the Hollow hu been almost immovable aid quite dangerous of late, in oonsegoence of the rain and the new •ppro•ob to the little bridge. Mr John H. Million is moving into Godericb. He will be very mach mimed from the Zion M.thedist church, when he was for many years an efficient mem bier and leader. A petition has been In eirculation to have the poet office removed to the sense I place where the store will be located. This would he a great to those who reside in Colborne. It hue been numerously aimed. 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From our regular WA.HiNOTON, D C., (led. • 7. 18110, Mr. Harrison probably did nut im- prew the English steel and iron men r all aggieeaive enemy . f (' Brttatn and lief interests, as hs cordially shook hands with lout or live hunt:red mem• tiers o1 the British Iruu and `Steel In- stitute at the White House Saturday •itrn,o.ar, at a special reception held in honor of the solid foreign visitors number of them jovially referred to V ties, rardff law and its probable afire,. ou their American trade, but they agreed thst there was n.. anti upoe� Antietam!) hospitality, with which have ben everywhere. sere helnee party left hen this uo,ruing. a visit Canada before going home. The Civvl Ser.rice Cuwmiastun ' been heard from again. Thn ugh Cotn- isissuner Itoo•.veibit has rout tetters to the presidents of the carious Republican Mate associations herr, warning them that ihry notated the law relating ty political contribution* at their peril: The members of the ass dations smile in s moat ;mealier mauuer when the let- ter la mentioned. 1T you should ask we d the law was being vn,lated 1 .hould sae y.., but at the same time I should not like to undertake the contract of convicting; the men whe are doing it. In plain language, the law is being %minted in spirit, but not in letter, and it would be setl nigh impiestble to - prove a vi •lati:on. No excitement was created pure oy the report that eminent lawr,•rs, including Srnat. re Carnets and McPherson, were of the opinion that the McKinley tariff law was rendered void by re•se(' of • short par•gisph relatirg to the reduction of the tobacco tax having been omitted by the eurolling clerk*, and that New York importers intended to carry • test case to the Supreme Court. Nobody of any ... , here believe* that the omission interferes with the law, and if the New Yurk importers wish to speed w...e of the money they have made by cumpelhug people to pay increased prier* for geode imported under the old tan:I, why let theist go ahead. The law- yers will to the only gainers. Mr. Cleveland is here for the purpose of ,o.kii g an argument before the Su- preme Court. He i* looking extremely well, and says he u feeling in tip-top condition. He receives ie. more .tten• tion than any of the other eminent law- yers who come hero from time to time t . prscttae before the Supreme Court, He has not called on Mr. Harrison this tine. The work of the two campaign rnm- mitte.s is ..ver, the big Run. of Doth sides are un the tte'd taking part in the final aeau:t, and the headquarters here are en charge of the clerks who are wait- ing to sew the result of their with. No figurea are given out by either commit- tee, but pnvstely among their party friends the Republicans are figuring up- on a majority of twenty, while the Dem- ocrats contest themselves by claiming • majority of from eight to twelve. 1 met a gentleman today, who has been taking •e active pert in the campaign in the Northwest, and who has a national repu- tation as a class political observer He says that be u ounfident that the Farm- er,' Alliance will hold the balance of power, and dietate the org.nixation of the next House. He thr,ks the Alli- ance men electso in the S web, who have heretofore been Democrats, and those in the North and West who have acted with the Republican., will refuse to enter the mucus of either party, should they, •s he thieka they will, hold the balance of power in the Roues, and will act as • mitt, casting their votes for the party that gives them the most. The condense is • Republican and oppoesd to the Farmers' Albano.. Sheila his ppr gnoSttstion prove to b. oorrest, the Fihy-Sec,ud Co.gtwss will b.. moat in- tere.ting body, New York City teens farther from getting • recount of its population than eye,. Secretary Noble has refined Mayne Grant's weed re- quest, and Sept. Porter, who Ilse jest returned, says he faits to see any g.sod grounds for ordering • recount, and se Mr. Porter u himself • citizen of New York it would be natural to suppose that he would drain • point to raise its Rearm if be weld find any good reason for so doing. Next Tbord•y the awnement erected by Coegrese.en the grounds of the Navel Academy to (be y of dines .ho oat their lives os the ill-fated Jeannette Areca ezpedittioa is to be unveiled. A .penial trsin oaeryi� Lha Preside.t •ed other eminent people will go from hen. The Hoes of Temperance had an open division ne Tessey ..slog. Mr. Stew art, of (od.riek, brought oast hie mouth organ bawd of Cedes. Considering the afmht the attendance was very good, and all ejnyed the pro*rao. Mee (Rev.) J. Harris hes boas Mtoad- i.R tha Goava.tia of the Obehai.a la- deavor Sashay is Hawiitea, sad reposes it • rasa wawa Sha impala M Bove • ddal meet at • meetiai of the T.P. A.ca Mamuff dM.. Yr J. R Holmes, of Hnlmesviile, las returned from the Northwest, whither ha had hero with a lead of hone., which ha seeoscded iia dhpeeing of. 11. r.4.r..d with • load of steak *Nab. Mr Holes says that, wotetthasadtan the ab.nddset harried i. Mamie.., surer are eon es good eta they weight be, for tire remora that rein has prmventsd a los a1 Iho harvest big gathered, snnddee- abbIe big WM b taken oat dt obis he 1, sad 1