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FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR.-2MG
GODERICH, ONTARIO, CANADA. THIIRSDAY, MAY 9, 1895.
D. McGILLICUDDY, EDITOR.
818W ADVINTm(MENT$ - "AY' THE DOINGS AT OTTAWA.
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PreMsbise---Harper It lee. .
Wished' for Sale E. Heaton
C;Insiee-Robert Young
To the L•diee-Jae. Rehires
tiles* Bettor Works - A. S. ('kryatal
oro.arv, Your For. -(1•e D. Williams
Fungicide. •d Iaa..ti0Ne•-J. E.
Davie . . . .
Iedim Whir U.deew•r.-moi. T. Athei-
sm
lest Days of Tile Belie-Arm.tres8 A Co
Ball far Ssrvies-tis R.. Mclbupll
Hou.. for Kest The Sic.•At. ° oe
Home Cremator,--R..ohnaa tiros
Ice Cream, Aso. C. Blackatoo. . .
t;ourt of Rambles --Wm. Mitchell
Slaughter Sal. Dobie t Co
Bost for Sob -At Borer's Rost Hoose
Tb. Park -Hoose -Yrs. Shannon
Waisted -Chas. Bat...
Amnesties. WssI. -Mines Wilkinson
5i What180o111g on at theCapltal
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7 Tb. tndges en
speech was ado s nser.l l
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5 perms..-memrlte. Pace the roue.
Mlerler-$I, tevb•rd twrlwrInkr•
6 Reply -T The Werk Bridge.
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atuatkt.. 'meant.
PPRBNTICKS WANTED -TO
ri teats Dresemakiag. Apply to Mum
WILKINSON. nor. Wester. sad &Icer.
(toaerish IL 11
(I 00D, SMART BOY WANTED.-
♦pp a J. R. WOR8iLL t O0.. Th -
smiths, enmLLtsscet.. OsMrlsb.
WANTED, -A GENERAL SERVANT.
Most he s ad Iaum
.dre. Highest
vngwn. A.Ns to YRS ReOARROW. 15-t11
h3pN1a1 PI otiose.
VOR SALE --A ROW BOAT, TO BE
.1 sees es Mr. BAXTCWB beat house. It
RAZING. --CATTLE ANi► HORSES
.J received ter pawreeste on the Brueg Mea-
dow. For particulars •pply to ROMKRT
YOUNG. Ridgewood Farm. 1114f
N17INUMILL FOR SALE.. --APPLY TO
1T !t. Hi<ATON. Oederbk. er It IOUNO.
Ridgewood pars. 11-11
' l'LL FOR SERVJCL-I HAVE JUST
purchased fres Robert McLeen. • well
tend Helmets AWL Terms 34
& R. Mc DOUOALL, Proprietor.
( `I KA%1NG 07 BIG MEADOW To LET
lJf or Summer 8se.ne. Per p.rtiouiers•p-
ply 10 ROBNItT Y01; NU. Ridgewood Pars.
DARI.AINS ' BARGAINS . EVERY
1 Wedmanaay sad Saturday. Cosh for
eRR+ Goode delivered tree of chergs -st H.
J. 1tORTON'S general store. Hamilton -et. 13 tt
WANTED. - 200 TONS OF (:WD
Timothy Hay ■t my Her dorms.. No
Trouble to thisad. Hayfork to watch it eR.
CHAR. BATES. Hey Presser.
Near 0 T. R. Station. 14.11.
L111 E-THFT: BEST %HITE LIME CAN
he bad at my prea3s. em tnt-Tia after
the Sth of Word. 1 can sell it sheat ss their
A. The 1oo•1 lime. 1t le mush etreeper. will
or.« -third farther. sad messes say it is muni
rester worked. RL WARD BHARMAN,
Ooderbb. March Itttb. IMG tett
%0L RT OF REVISII iN OF THF: N
V or 0ODVRICH. -- A meeting et the
Court K Revt.ba will be held is the Town
Halt. en Mood?' the Ctb day of Met. IMO. a
It ✓clock in the forsooth. for tits purpose of
r..$rintt appeals stater the •eeesmeNt.
WIl M1TCHKLL Clete
and Clerk of •heOumt01 Revision.
U.dericn. Bay nth. 1 ' Wd
Sr MN o! Dile Rent.
HOUSE FOR RENT. -A (llpMFuKT-
able Mose eentalmreg sloe recites, sed
with fbtt-d.n senmeroeseameba soar the
Square. is ter root Wed. Apry
to Box IN. Tot Sewer OSee. re1t
HOUSE TO RENT -BRICK CO1TAIiE
-Hard sod Soft Water. Fruit. &c. Ap-
ply to C. BRAHIfC Heaths nit. IS
10OR SALE OR FOR RENT. -THE
1 Commercial Hotel Climes. oleo the
Queen's Holstead store, 6zetsr. with Mabee
.ad sheds attached. FOR BALI -Inst halt
la 1. cos. I, west Nls.oert. eentslning eo
acres : and Irl 12. eon. 1. West N Isseuri. con-
taining Mtacee.. Apply to JOHN ROISSiiR.
flee miler P O. 11-41
IVOR SALR -CHEAP, ON EASY
1 TIRYB.
West halt of let U. C.enomeioo five. West
Wigw•mnh. IabOessa A well intro ed 'arr.
LOOP. r and port N subdivision of Bleck d
t'ahem , about M scree
TO LIT -Tie shop lately occupied by the
Isle Thos. Sped.
r1A►pply to Y. D. JOHNSTON. barrlater. Gods
Wit
'IOR SALL-N. g LOT 31, IND OON-
osesiois
s • ti'.e Mist
25 . A1Mi Iwa 1.4 2.
rtah. Apply a PHILIP HOLT. mit.
VALUABLE FARMS AND TOWN
PROPZIITY POR SALM OR RXN'T,-
Let l ia the trot soar mien. ()Martel Iws-
sb(R suety et Horan t miles trent Aedertele.
oeosWing of 1M sores mom or less. Berm Ira
tM..early new. toed orchard of choke fruit.
well watered wfb spring creek. an oxwUcat
bright en eseT
Apply to JOHN KNinneOX. A. Ueae* esw&
Lot 1 la the broken tont, went d the hike
road to ter Womeru Orden, Township 1 Ool-
ber" -.RIn gores.enal elf name ar mpnilee Mesa Ocdarl bask Mr& i
frame hems l+ Mery hlsh, nesriy maW •d
good ae6ard e( throe int one be bought es
sem terms. Appy to JOHN KNOX. Aseeba-
eer.
Moak A ad B. Litt rem&, la the towsehlp
of Colborne. emeistle..f Ith sores mere er
I. Tien roe ea the • trams
7 alms meagerehard sheer
house. am
Timm bars and Abort
IC sorWe. FA best. Thr is •
gorse. ."d` JfJM1(=lfpsgeese =-
BRugmMil Mt b the We et pliers. -Leat
stben$y i OM ter
ernr-
w•t• . Apply to JOHid Rt4OX.
HOte4a
ECHE PARK HCUBE.-TBS POPU•
■gill W Waist=
ien 18.sysIA4
►ea 8zg.gD .iraebew•
ti
thees
br s, brgema a ]sue let
PuWs sotssssl.
NoricL - ALL pPINIONS VOUND
triapisdaa gem 1•1141.2 bethoWIOF!
thane& sr wth mi
M w, fern roe
ami the p
Fs the 'Weet-
Tim Swat Oeereepeseeaoe.
OTTAVYA, May Chili. --lite long ex
pared Mtstetetrml •xpla.aies of the da
Ade bee been made. It is fair to ray teat
it was made with as much devastate sad es
sprieue apologies ea were possible, ed,
slssiderisg the situation, the Government
supponen are es well gaustled as they could
expect to be. But those of them who re-
member the brave, boost! ul days of Tupper
sed Tilley Rudgets must have Ilsteaed with
rad can to Mr. Footer's exposition. As for
the Oppouttos, barrier the patriotic regrets
(which Conservatives will say they should
have telt), they hays so fault to find with
the political situation. For fifteen years
they have waited for the bubble to bunt.
For fifteen years they have preached
against the worship of false idols and who
will ray that there is wasting patriotism In
that measure of ..detection which seas the
idols of • false worship broken ea their
altars
Ihree deiciu feed the Pinnace Minister.
this for the yea which ended on the 30th
June last and which amounted to 51,210,-
000 ; the for the current year, which under
a favorable oalculauon he estimated at $4,-
500,000 ; and then • future one for the year
1896-6, which witheut increasing the burden
of tazatien would reach 31,700.000. These
were the differences which laced him be-
tween ordinary revenue end expeoditttre.
1n the meantime the net debt has bee. M-
etered In spite of the premises that it
would remain stationary. At the end of
the year 1893.4 the debt stood 3246,183,000
o at. This was en iscresse during that year
et 34,50 ,000. Theo again in the correot
year there would be another Increase, he
said, of 37,300.000. So that 05 the 30th
June mixt the net debt will be 3253,480,000
an inrease curing the two years terra all
incomes was to have lewd) of 311,800,000.
With such . suiteinest to make. what won-
der lir. Foster would have omitted the
usual rhetorical 8ouruhes. It was rehab
ly the least tlembmoyant speech which has
hese earned net weld have bteeght W I OUR
Company a very ...dprofit. Mr. R FIRE
eem.
Gibson was sad le • millienure but choose
n ot to put hie own mosey into the enter-
prise. The brides was to oast $375,000. The
Th. Company using Mr. Temples inflamer
odtaie.d from the Government • loam et
$300,000 at 4 per rm. They put 321,000
of their own mosey isle it, thea came .rd
obtained from the Government • boar out
and out of 330,000, Them they bonded the
bridge for $60,000 more end in this w• up
eo 32),000 of cartel stook raised 3380,000
by the grace of the Ottawa Government
For the ant year the Unrest epos the Gov.
ereneeet leaa was pad. Since thee sot • oast
has bees given by the Company to the Gov-
e rnment. Shoe lar. Foster became Frame
1 lliaimt.r the Company h.s out paid a dollar.
The C.P.R. did not go by war of Frederic-
ton and, as • ooneeque.oe, the bridge has
n ever dere more th.n pay for it. *•1010.
team .d repeira Now the Finan. Minis-
ter is to have his leniency recognized. His
present ooa.titueoey of King% has become
too dose to be comforting*, so Mr. Teenple
retire. from York and Mr. Foster will run
there, and hes received assureace of support
from Mr. Gibson, who, it may be remarked,
was . Liberal up to 1887. These aro the
sur pie tacu, undisputed, widowed. Quite
unexpectedly t. the Home they were
brought out by Mr. McMullen in connection
with an unooeot looki.g .,Duos for papers.
About all that nee feels like remarking is
that from one job of tbi. kind which tomes
to the surface there are probably • ac re,
perhaps • hundred, over which the waters
of secrecy .till lie.
The Railway fees question Matte up the
other day upoo the bill which Mr. Mulook
introduced for the aboliuoo ot the peruke
by which ambers attend the .nasions and
yet draw their mileage. More than twenty -
ave members took part in the debate. The
n umber shows how live this question is
throughout the country. Nearly everyo.e
condemned the drawing .f money for dis-
bursements which were not made, and to
that extent, therefore, supported the SAIL
But the practice di.. hard, and members wbo
have for yeas travelled free find It hard to
reooscile themselves to parting with their
peas•.. They therefore urged, with great
unanimity, that the railways should •11 be
oompelled to give members tree paws. By
this means even the staunchest opponents of
Mr. If ulock's bill would be satisfied, for in -
weed of a euruilmemt of the privileve (not
to my profit) of the present arrangement
then will be • very .ubst•auel extineies.
It is likely that lesmletion of Dome sort will
be the outcome of Mr. Maloek's efforts.
been denvered by a Feaaoe !roister smog
the ('ooeervetive party udertcok to make
Canada prosperous by 10x•130..
Sir Richard Cartwright rose to au wr-
ath toward which he has looked and work-
ed for fifteen years -the acknowledged ool-
leper of the Neiman Policy as • prosperity -
inner. The acknowledged collapse as well of
criticisms til he finance uuautry es account
of it. &hums. Net tor years hes the House
heeesd to him make his usual reply to the
budget with so mush spirit and vigor.
LAke • school master •lustioouig a pupil. or
We • lawyer elamuw4 • hostile witness,
he put Mr. Foster through • series of tater-
rogations with regard to the liabilities of
the country and the financial situation
generally. His analysis of the national
nuance* was oompl.u, and remarkable as
'bootee a familiarity with their mere de•
oils which was eves greater than the !in-
cur a Atter dealing with the 6Danciel as-
pect he adjourned that part of his speech
dealing with the National roliey until Tues-
day, • Douce which under the mecum -
steers was advisable. These speeches, no
use disguises, are made for the resit of
the ooentry, ad the Opposiuoo side of the
Min will more likely receive it proper share
at sswup•per span, Hit does Dot come upon
the we day as the Minister's official *taw-
niest.
The asmeaoeemeet during last week of the
Cabinet cheeps was notable by rears of
the speeches tor which they gave the Liber-
•ls a text. Never has Parliament brewed
to suck bitter coadem.Mten of • mea from
the courteous leader of the Opposttaen as
was applied by him to the Government story
that Sir Frank Smith had first been riled
upoo by His Exoell.sc opoe the death of
Sir .1 ohn Thompson and that he had reoom •
mended Sir Reckoner Howell to the Gover-
n or. Interviews which were psblished at
the time in which Sir Freak distinctly do-
ctored this to have been done involved Sir
Frank in web • wayas to justify the reliciotas with which r. Laurier referred to
him. The ot.seeieem of the Ugh seamiest-
ly evidences the political ingenuousness of
Sir Freak became it must have been apper-
attoanyowthat • lie of that kid involving
the Governer General could not be son-
egaled.
Hudson Bay Railway subsidy is De
se Mimeos se mond be desired Of the
togration of the Ooy.rsmset party. 1.
the
oli days of Sir John Masdeashl who
would have dreamed of division in the
reeks epos • other whisk bad been laid
4... by Order ie Council. er whet doubt
weld have existed es to the d Wen of Par-
liament a}•a • reo.mmemdnlies of the Cab-
inet wkMher that teeemmemdaWm prowls. ,1
d to give 02,500,000 to the Modem lay
Railway er twenty •ave minims 4o seine
other wild eat sehees. whether it were •
railway to the North Pole er to the Mean!
Ad yet osd&y Mirrors as, afraid to taw
the Hew with the Polley which in the
pram of the (omit Chamber they were
Wald ewe* to prepare A igbt over the
sebe dy 1s tawred it beprepe.od to earn
it out. Whether any Usmasry es will
carry their opWtis* to the floor of the
How Homay heo.
dt4.d by these of es who
have ssm what they will mellow when the
•It,rsatve is to gin est of *Ilse•. The C. P.
R. hfigemen. home's". le w+ amd may be
redwood we apish the ..b.Yy-
0.t of .i.mdses and
j -W- w4. oars mita ,ship maim
paras.e above the ember d the
Woes prove the eulehm s et eD
m..nWn_sdwp..pf eirdos mod the j.aq. One et
Mery*s i Bridge is
bride ws.M 0
le 1886 by • (yM rs orapo .4of
Mr. Tmep4. msmMr i.t Y.rk. 1 .1<., emd
W am -b -Mw. Mr. Abner/be (ions., the
O.tt.s lbsg d 1111wmes411L end 1315 tea. It
nee brit in the onlielpalles thM 16. C P.
D. Wetly sea the 8t. hie . river at that
Ile glebe of MW
Ye wh eseerM W
DEATH OF WM. CARRICK.
me reseed £way Press ebe (Zero, et Poore.
masks en Weeder.
Hamilton Times : John Carrick, of the
Times .tad, has jest received word that bini
father Wm. Carnck, died on Sunday, April
28th, at the residence ot his daughter, Mrs.
S. Fleming. Adair, Aseiniboi•. Some few
weeks ago the deceased gentleman had en
attack of pneumonts, but being ot vigerotu
restitution and unaccustomed to ooa6ns-
ment by illness, reg•red it too lightly, heel
• relapse. and in mete of several operations
to draw oil the septic matter from the Tung
cavity, the disease sapped his vitality and
death ensued.
Mr. Carrick was born at Oreengurs, Lan-
arkshire, Sootlaad, on Jan. 15th, 1830, end
emigrated to Canada In 1845, arriving in
Ged.rich the day the belle were rung to w-
. ounce the fell of tiebs.topol. He settled
first m Kincardine, when that oonatry was
• wild, and when the people did not con-
sider it as unendurable h.rdshrp to live on
fish, pork and potatoes. At one time be
had to walk to t;oderich by • bush road to
get flour for • sick child. Subsequently he
worked .t his trade as • mechanic in Godes.
rich, and later engaged extensively in the
lumber business in the township of Hey,
n ear Exeter. Huron county, sad In Zurich,
and for tee or twelve years represented Hav
township m the county ooanoil. Acquiring
• oompeteoce he removed to the Southern
States in the early .treaties, hop-
ing to benefit Mrs. Carrick's health. but
mufortn.e overtook him 10 the shape of fire
and tuthlem friends and swept away the
fortune which had token Do many years to
build op. He retuned from the South in
1876 and again ..gaged is lumbering. About
two years age hs joined his two youngest
sen., who hod taken • (arm at Adair, Aesi-
oiboi*,.
I• the early years of Confederation he
was • vigorous and active Liberal worker,
taking • prominent part in 16e notable m n-
peiges' with Meagre Cameron, (;ibbone,
1Dliieehkoopp Greenway and other leder in
Heron. •ad he never lost totermt 10 the
good caw of Reform, never seeking per-
sonal ptefrmset but giving freely of kis
memo sad efforts
He leaves babied him three mese ant
three d• eleere, his wife Maim pre -domes.
el him tour years ; John, of the Hamilton
Times , Janes said Robert N., of Ase.;
Mrs. O. R Wyekei, of Ridgeway, N. (7.;
Mrs. W. J. Treeo.tb, Powwow, and Mrs.
S. stag d Asia., Adair. A, • widely mat-
tered femiiy,to Went the loss of the kind•
est and moat lovable of tethers. Re leaves
tee, • very large *role et friends and act-
gnueteeees, to wham his probity,reser-
cony and geniality bed endeared im. who
'u 1U .ben in that sorrow which his deMh
Wear's V 0sisbe. tgpe1tlem
Will be .t value to the world b illustrating
the isserovenisege i. the .. .eleel arta
and embent ph/theism will tell you that
the prewrem i. mediocre! .genu, Las been
et • goal hspertnw, sod as • etnrgtbwiy
la zees that Syrup of pip b fir i.••l
vaso, of all others.
Rluevle : George McDonald, 01140110-
mater,
he..►maker2 mewed a Hla.v.h. The femme
marred on Wednesday.
McKillep : Mist garret Keen WWI mer-
ited ea Thursday. A el1 261x►, e • yam
yo
mar hem the United 8/asa
Birersle : Mr., Mis end Min Paborem,
et Olenmesrh..les Wu1Ma, e( Winber,
ewe hero lent week &heeding the humeral ef
fora Patterson. their aetbsr.
Reams : Ca April 113.4, Mew L.nerd
Meyers, el Mammo Du . Oe. entered
Mt* reel. atter • .hers ilbs.t4 .0 the •d -
mowed .re d ms•rIy 90 yearn Deseneed
wee the mother d Mrs. John Downing, of
Drupea II mm& trhme aid .W wmbdied about
ow bag Mr
the de Mini pier en lberw
PIttOT,ECTION. " the & .i.. to A.te
gleeeseet., en Yawns-
1'41.
trust Mu.to•!m to Bntaoir•N...a4 .
-.R from W&terlou to Yeermst 1.
piped streets the malas are oily 4
alit.. diameter. 1 he built up parts of the
tewa aro burly well severed, and rt r oily'
its • few oases os the outaktrts where odd
dwellings Ile outside the deeirsble diataeoa
from water protection. Thirty-seven gate-
valyes are distributed at eonyeateot pouts
over the system.
H,pRAxre are 56 to number, about 266
feet &part in the busmen centre, 350 to 800
feet in other parts, all uniform. of Stevens
& Burs' patters, two '2l inch branches oa
each, frost picketed, and drained tato loose
slows at bees. Tested eight, one found
frame, and another with fast cep that ouuld
sot be screwed off. Two said to have been
frozen during the Winter. No means taken
to protect them from frost. Said to be test-
ed every two months In Summer. It case of
freezing they are thawed out by fire. I am
of opinion that the hydrants do out recessive
such .sreful .ttenuou ea matters so Import-
ant require ; they should be tested more
frequently, boxed up with monure or other
suitable m.tertel to protect them from frost
during the Waiter months, properly oiled
and generally bettor looked .iter than ap-
pears to be the Oise .t present.
Floe Eric. i"iz.-One Snlaby steamer. age
and capacity unknown, probsLly 500 gallops
per minute, never rued, nut kept ready for
work. no water in boiler, said to be for sale.
Hone W sou., sir'.. -One hose wegon
drawn by two bones, carnes 1,200 feet of
hoes. Total 2', inch bow 1,300 feet in good
000dition, and 200 feet not se good but said
to do for leading ends ; 300 feet 3 years old,
the rest 4 to 10 years old. Ons "V" ooaneo-
ties Four playpipee, of which two are
bre end two flexible, in good condition_
Sixnozzles, viz. : three of i Inch, one of i
A.oh and two of 1 inch ; ala one controlling
nod one spray eerie. N.Rr. One of the
flexible piaypipse, one 1 inch nozzle, and 150
feet of the hoes kept at pump house.
Hari. AND LADDER 'Nick. One of old
teeutructioo, in f.tr condition, drawn by
horses or moo, carries four wall ladders, 2.4
to 35 feet long, two •xes, three pole and
chain hooks, two lanterns and two toribee.
Should have • light exteaetos ladder and
twelve fire bookers.
FIR& STATION. --Cooveaiently situated en
Feast -lit., .bout 200 feet from " The Square,"
is part of the Town Hall block ; walls brook,
root shingles, two aortae high, not en-
dangered. Lower part is tire hall, armory
and firemen's meeting room ; upper part is
Tenni Hall and Town Clerk ■ office. Hose
washed at hydrants and dried in 60 (t.
tower. No special caretaker. No one
sleeps in the building. Fite bell fixe! on
Court House tower about 500 feet from the
fire hell, is always accessible, butt doss not
ring automatically. All appliances here ex-
cept one playpipe, one nozzle, and 150 feet
of boss, is hick are kept .t the pump house.
There was no fire in the fire hall during the
inspection, contrary to standard, which re-
quires It to be regularly heated from 1st of
November to let of May in each year. I
wished to have • nozzle changed, but it was
frozen to the branch, and had to be taken
from the tire hall and thawed off. Tele-
phone call bells ID fire hal to nng alarm 10
pumouse.
ALAphR. is by Court hoose bell and tele-
phone. The town has emeriti telepho.e
service day and night. Telephooe in pump.
house. Telephone cell balls in fire hell and
pump house to ring up by. One policeman
on duty from 7 P. w. to 4 A.M., should coa•
tinee until daylight the year round. No
day police. Church bells not used for
alarms.
fhR1/.ADR. - Total number 11 .11 told,
should be 15 at least. Chief u paid 350 per
year, the other ten paid 3200 a year •monget
them. Said to drill moothly in Summer
with (u11 attendance, but no records •re
kept. All ere active men. None ere
policemen. Not any &nubble for immdiete
duty by night or day.
CHIRP' hes been in th.t pc.ition three
mouths, was formerly • fireman, hu full
control and du*4.501 of men. Says mea -
bets of the brigade ere nor all well aagosi.t-
ed with the larger buildings about the
town. They ought to acquire such know -
ladle immediately.
Hototse - -Tee owned by town contract
or, ingested In eorporetion work by day and
stabled immediately in the rear ot fire halt
at nights. Two dollen paid for this or any
other team ant at hose wagon.
(;.xgaAL_ --At first .term of are the hose
wagon tarns oat with 1200 feet of how, 3
playpipes and nozzles. Hook and ladder
truck only Roan out it sent for. Runners for
Winter use should be provided tor all
wheeled applies...
Ten. called upon the Mayor in the
niorning and found him unwilling to sound
en alarm of fire until the men got home
from work atter sir o'clock in the evening,
but as it was important it should be dose .t
ones, espenially se there were people in the
town who knew my badness, 1 went to the
chairman of the aro oommittee, but he
would not agree to give it until 4 P..., wit
was sot 5 surprise tat
A SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENT.
Mr. T. Ilaselb.ret. of tr..e/eM, nese a 8s
/
dee ilemedy with Guest mea.
Report of the
Imposts!.
Mew &Merfei 10554. la the Ryes of the
4 .sadism Flee r.derwrisers Mooch
Moe -some or the rdsss w bore
she *sneer r Leckie'.
111 E following is a portion of the re-
port of the leepecrw of the Candies Fin
U0derwntere' Aesociation, sad will prove of
interest to every resident ot Goder►ch. As
will be peen, there are • lumber of pointe
h which the present system might be im-
proved with advantage to the town
Thu tows, at prawn chimed '• C','
with a popolauoo of 3,6.38, and pro-
perty assessed at 31,046,175, u situ/tel at
the terminus of the G. T. R on the east oh
of twits Huron, .bout 46 miles north west
from the town of Stratford, aid is bounded
on the ..arch and east by the River /despised.
There is • tiro limit by-law covering that
port ot the ventre of the town which is
bounded on the north by Nslsoa-st., on the
west by Waterloo -et., on the south by
Elgin-st., and oo the east by Victoria -•t,
Within which limits over the depth of two
lute from " The Square " nu butldusgs of any
deoortuuon other thee mond brick or atoms
shall be erected, and over the remainder of
the said 'imam no wooden building of any
description unless encased within nine
inches of brickwork, which by-law is sad to
be strictly enforced. There doss not appear
to he any by-law to regulate the storage of
coal oil, powder or sunder dangerous sub-
stances. The town is laid out in a novel
manner ; in the centre is en open space
celled " The Square. It a really an cou-
pon, measuring 660 feet across, oocuining
as area of eight more., with the court house
standing In rte centre, at an altitude of
about 136 feet above the waters of Lek.
Huron. The principal business bosses are
situated on .11 sides of " The Square,"
fronting towards its centre, and with the
exception of tour 2 story trams structures
between Hamilton .sd East -sin„ are wholly
of brick and etre, two to three stones
high ; other sures aro situated on Hamilton -
•t., between "The Square" and Nelsen -et,
and on Rest-st for about 200 feet from
" The Square ; " the proportion of (taste
structures over the whole business parts
bung .bout 25 per cent. lite residential
parte are much scattered, the dwellings gen-
erally aro well detached, 1!, to 3 stones
high, probably In about equal proportions of
brick and trame. Strata -might streets,.
each 100 feet wide, radiate at equal dis-
tances apart from " The Square ;" the
streets bounding the fire limits are also 100
feet wide, and there are several others the
same width, the remainder being 66 feet ;
the whole lighted by 32 arc lamps of 2,000
candle power, and "ravelled. No provirus
or enouiry into the origin or management of
fires. No tax oo Insurance Companies
WATxawOkk..--The system is direct
pressure, without reservoir or etaodpipe,t.he
works owned by the town. The water sup-
ply is from six artesian wells close to the
pump house, each about 240 feet deep. 8
inches diameter imide of casing, never more
than five said to be drawn from at any one
Lime, and the supply at .11 seasons abund-
ant. Pump and boiler house situated at
Dormer of Harbor and Beach -sin., near Lake
Huron ; wa1le brick and stole, root shingles
in mortar, one story high. and detached
from other buildings. There is • telephone
in the pump house, and telephone call orik
in connection with the fire hall. Chimney
of brick about 75 feet nigh. Electric light
Plant in pump room without any dividing
wall Engines and pumps, in duplicate,
made about 61 year. ago by the Gordon
Steam Pump Co., Houlihan, Ohio, and now
in good 000dition, consist of duplex com-
pound 000deoaiag engines with cylinders 14
and 22 inches diameter. pumps 12 lachs di-
ameter, stroke 18 roams, and dupliost.e of
name type with cylinder. 14 'tad 22 inches
diameter, pumps 12 inches diameter, both
with separate oendewr ; -Jumping capacity
of each 1,500,000 or 3,000,000 gallons total
per 24 hours ; miminel consumption during
the same time 200,000 gallons in Winter
and 500,000 in Summer, the larger quantity
doe to laws and street sprinkling. Pumps
ran day and night and oo Sundays. Two
boilers 96 bores power each, made (t years
ago by Crystal & Black, Goderich, now in
winch000ditio., both 72 inchdiameter,
es 96 tabs 3 inches diameter, and 14
feet hag in each. Usual working pressures,
steam 80 Ibe., water 100 lbs. ; for fire, steam
86 lbs., water 136 to 155 Ile The pumps
are said to be 120 feet (equal to about 52
ibs.) below the level of "The Square."
There are three engineers, tea o oe day duty
sed one at night. one or mote always in at-
tssdsses. Not any relief valve .t the
pumps. Fell tire pressure oro be put on is
ens minute.
Manse. ---Total length about 9y miles, laid
6 feet ssdeeNrosd, the diameters and other
psrtienbre ss b the following table
MAIN& , HYDRANTS
Dbim'rlLen [tbl Per
in in
Its. V. ; Ulidible.
Naber
Per
Cent -
.4.
10 3,460 6.9
8 060 ' 7.7
6 10,600 21.2
4 ! 3t,100 64.2
5
4
20
26
Tebbe *000 100
893
7.14
30.28
44.66
66 100
1b gseperain et 4 bah mains se &ewe
ahem fi sksslive, ..d farther e.teeeieoe .1
theft eies Weld be .•refepy avoided ; roe
pip es•IMr than Mx Wisp diameter
ith.sM, ie my speaks. be need for the ..p-
plyel hydrant, ter be parpn... There
awl .it mimeo, to be say lerp dn.gLe e
inande..sriesely with the pressors.
Dierannresee. - The neer frees the
=is delivered late • 10 in& ani.
punslang Went.t. e ' The
t Imi/ pipes are 1•Y •U
reeled "tie " end eentinue4 am'
Lw..t. es for n Albertan., where tote
reamed le 6 beim se fir se the +bdr•mt
war tb R. M•Wder x ash
O.?. .m.e elide.
pip. me d.. bid along W.ssr4ew flea
w.rA le i minae aL, as R a. ties
BRANTFORD, May 6 -Internet has been
revived bare, through the published des-
patches about the Kent case 10 Ottawa, im
the extraordioery recovery from diabetes of
T. Haelburet, an esteemed resident of the
town. Thar gentlemen suffered very seven•
ly from the oomplatet, losing • great deal of
weight, .d trying • number of remedies
without moos= At last whim oomplerl
ran deem he determined to try Dedd s Kid-
ney Pills, and s an incredibly short time
recovered hie health ad strength. He at-
tributed his reeov.ry e.tirely to the me et
Ibis valuable remedy, .std ben recommend-
ed it in 'event eases with marked eneeme
£ so/M/eeee Mleeetes.
OVER THE HURON TRACT.
The Grist trom the L.omal Ma
A 'Weekly *40.10 .f sooty flows segVM
.p as eats Rverybedy-Pub and
relit flipped •.d rendtueed
Irromo eery seethes.
BRUSSELS Will Ilawtinheinter has
gots to Leaden weers he will take • sitoa-
ises
%snob : Adam Fart has sold ►u 100
sore farm to Masers. H. & D. Tremor.
Wisgham : N . A. Elliott has purchased
the Cable restaurant from John Rogers.
Morris : Peter Coniston end John Kelly,
6th line, each lost is now recently Crum indt-
geetiou.
Exeter : Mist Polly, daughter of Thos.
Welsh had • canner removed (rem her lip
last week.
Zurich : Henry Bauer tad Mum Dignan,
of Fiume... last %Yedaeed•y )oind hands
in holy matrimony.
Exeter : F. W. Farncombe of !.Dodos,
was 10 town on Mosd•y surveying fur the
proposed grenolithic sidewalk.
Wonghem : The nian who has neither •
horse nor • bicycle will be eomplesely out of
'the swim' in 4Vingham thin summer.
Grey : last Monday :Samuel 6. R►ordae,•
brother of Mrs. Jr. Parr, let 1, oon. 6,
(;rey, died at Petrolte, aired 20 years.
WIngham George McDonagh, who
graduated from the C. N. W. Tel. Co.'s
ethos here, has gone to North Bay to 'pound
braes'
Belgreve John t'anipbsll of Belgr.ve,
was celled te attend the funeral of his
brother, of hequeemg township, Hates Co.,
last week.
Brussels . bre. J. L. end Mrs. W. H.
Kerr aro improving in health. Mrs. (Rey.)
(•obbledick is able to take short welts or
drives now.
Ethel . It is expected that an organ will
be in use et the Presbyterian church for the
first noxa tivaday. The vote stood 17 to 32
In its f•yer.
Grey Areh. D.uc•neon was removed to
London asylum the week, to undergo •
course of treatment which it is hoped will
prove benefice!.
Blyth . Os Saturday last 1)r. Carder was
the recipient of • beautiful dog of the =lie
.penis, and se far he has been usable to
learn the same of the donor.
*Worth William H•lekirk has lewd
Dr. Scott's farm in H•rpurhey for five yeare
and is awe eooupyins it. He has leased hu
residenoe to town to M. Jerden.
Grey : 1)r..1. A. McL.ehlu, of Hertford,
Mtoh., is enjoying a holiday visit with rel.
flys end friends to thug Iecality. He u •
Son of .boo. McLschnn's, 1''•h ems, Grey.
Seeforth The other Uo) . d•ngbier of
Hugh McKay was working around the stove
when she accidentally spilled some boiling
water ever one of her heads, scalding it
meet severely.
Clinton : Rev. .1. W. Holmes has an ex-
o.edi.gly sore hand as the result of a trifling
Injury to the knuckle of one fi.ger ; the
hand is so swollen ea to be useless, while the
pain is intense.
b:xoter William Follette who left hero
on Monday morning to accept • position ae
traveller, was token suddenly i11 in London
e nd win Dompelled to return home. He te
now ceu6ned to his hod.
Sga(ort• 1)r. Ross, of Tonawanda, New
York Jute, and sea of F Russ, of the town
te visiting in thus vicinity. The doctor is
on his wedding tour, having been married
to en American lady this week.
Exeter : The brInees men of Exeter hays
agreed to close their respective places of
business at the hour ot 6.30 o'elock every
evening during the week, with the excep-
tions of Wednesday and Saturday eventnge.
The game to commence May 6th.
(Tinton On Friday Mr. Heddle, of Ree -
miller, was in town with a magnificent full
grown specimen of the American Grey es4 e
which he had abet the day before. He
elem. that It bas bees In that locality for
for the last two years and that it* mate is
still there. it measured 7 feet 10 scrim the
wings.
Seeforth : On Friday evening lest. ea
Rey. Sir. Hunt, of Exeter, who took pert in
the organ moral hero, in Kt. Thom..
thumb, was returning home, hie poeket-
boek 10 some way dropped from his pocket,
and he has not yet fogad ►t. U contained
about 3150 in cash and other valuable docu-
ments
Welton .lobo Hewitt, • well known
resident of this legality, deported this Iib on
Monday of last week, et 12:30 o'clock, aged
72 years, 2 months and 13 days 1)eogased
had bees in poor health for the past two
tessodoo
had been moanebedto blino. last
July. Heart felines was said to be the rum
of death.
Iwn4esbop : On Sunday nor.iag, after •
keg and severe itlnees, Wellington Oliver
departed this life ; he was only about 8
tears old. A post-ortes was hold es
ro tr
Moeda,. more10g and revealed • tomer
8800t the size of • pigeon egg cm the beck
part of the brain. Iib remains were taken
to Clinton Cemetery.
Brow. benign • /mike of whiskey to
take home, •sill, by way of • label, wrote
his row epee • card. which bajipmeil e
he the seven of Mets, mid fled it Se tie
Upjebe worm along. end .beirvimg the
jag, 4.iNh remarked to • Mood
i'hati • seers= way he bare Mat
'Why 1. elm* Ys friend.
` hales. a esm ease might exam &beg with
the sight of dab owl tato IL'
Dt1hMM Ott HMR D1rsA► (hefg el
rehr 66 rheas .•
Kzeter : Oa Sunday morning N. Harrison
11.D , of Detroit, arrived in Exeter, is
obedience to • telegraphic eumea.mi to visit
his (.cher, who is suffering from partial
paralysis o1 the right side, awed by the
formation' of • blood Wet en the bran. He
retuned to his brae and proferammi
douse yewer4•y, (Wedseedey).
Tooksreesith : Rom. H. Charles Demser.,
pastor et the First C..greg.tioeal church
Garnett, 2... s, • .gar Teeketrsmitb boy
bee been greeted tie deers of D. D., frees
Main' College, Little Reek, Arkansas., past-
he with beet hie..., end eempliaomtsd by
the fsoulty en bvieg written tahe best thiels
th.t bad ever pined their ga.otaa.
Romer : Jaw Brews 4ted at the family
resides's, Rooter North, os Bum4ay hat.
at the •p .f SI years. 9 menthe sod 7 fpm.
Drrr•.ri
bee been 'wring hr swim Nw
Irmo the b4aiM_s of e14 ft* bet the
ebyt d Ws lib ws ended by • severe •e -
tai of proper is este of W ley width
seem LraRgb him haw. The lemma beat
Kher bile hews. mieshi. simple= •t