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GODERICH, ONTARIO, CANADA. TH1TRSDAY, FEB. 13, 1896.
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D. McGILLICIIDDY, EDITOR.
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Chap Hardware ---R. W. MuKenie.... 6
Nene. y ' on. •as- W. A here i Son. 6
Lots fee. fimel ' IME/P-- t' W set here I ' 5
The (aboral Seco W A H Calf b
Decided Df kreec Joto.nra. K a. $
Fur lisle w mss- „1'•. Rossater, Bee
miller , 5
took Wanted • Mira (1.r..... 5
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Hamel' w 0
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KNOX CHURCH.
Revert .1 the •■seal reutwg el Ise
fesaiega I.a.
The usual toe ••.tg of Knox 4'touch coo•
ersR*110s we. Lsld lrt Wednesday ...rag
in the lecture room of the search, and was
• red lotto .lay in the bust.'ry of the «.ngn-
gataoa. Bath o.ar-b.rs and 4h.eost. 'urn
.d out en mere and taxed the arttog
cape y . f sy ^•nue room to the utmost.
The panto., Key Jit A Ander..., K A.,
occupied the chair, and H 1 Serre, u. A ,
was in h.s nano! plate, as ecstasy. After
devotion) ex. -octet. aed the reading of the
mere of f.rwor meet,Dgs, reports were
rad from the ...freest, organsz.ura of the
ooagregst... •11 of whisks proved to M of
an interesting roar -etc. Thew report*
were printed and bound in pamphlet form
and distil, a '.l 'hroughout the congrega-
tion
'rhe rep - frau the eesstoo was presented
by the mr•Aeret.r. It showed that 42
ores were .dried to the commuoton roll.
that 31 woes removed oi0e of thee by
de•tb-and that 539 names ore refloat* in
their repot the ss.'nn recorded " t hetr
barb appreciation of the emotivity of Win.
('rate sed M. Dope., now deceased, awl
of Mn. A4am.os, an motive member of the
coogre/.,i..a, me evidenced in their hand,
some hequeeta red gift. to Knox Church.
They •leo reorde,1 "their rrehtude to God
that when the °o.reg.tan' was threatened
with the loss of ita pastor. owing to a prow -
ung call from another te0.estial °oograge-
1eo•, be wee I.d tin see it to be his duty to
remise with e
The Sabbath w•hool report was preoeatd
by Alex Sounders, the superinteodwt.
The school is is a peepernns cood:tton,
with a roll, i.••ludtag Bible clans, of 425,
sed •s arrow- Weeder* of 300. Theo
total receipts plod erpeedttoree, inducting
Bible Class ow.. $296. The ecb.ol is Sup-
ported by the congregation, and the eobolere
cootribucions go to miemtoo.ry sod hem -
veleta pawner. Then .re 34 teachers
mod o(hoers at ork
Th. p• -t -o-'. Bib -a else mese in the
body of the • totcb, mad report• an average
attendee's of 64 serf receipts of $4(., which
ram was whrily allotted to missionary
schemes
Khmer Cosi•stgs* secretary of the
V. P S C. i? , preeeuted ma admirable report
of the workings of that Soototy . At pres-
ent the Society hero • siember.bmp of 127-
71, motive anal 51 ...00ate seemben, Dur-
and the year through erdieery sad special
afforts.$215 84 were rased sod disbursed to
various nhieote by vote d the Sootety.
the W ! " Society reported through
Mees Bella Wiens, its oceretary. This So-
ciety met monthly d.ri*g the year. It has
• ..nil err tp of 47, .ad a average ago ad -
.aos of 22 Ito total oo.tribatio.s were
$111.72
The MoGillivrey Mienem Bead, which is
•Otiliary to the W,F.M.`t., is in • flourish-
ing os.ditien moo ca by the report whit\
was presented by the seer't•ry, Mies Mar-
garet Strome. fledge the able presidency of
M ass Poll, y, this Hand has Sorrowed until
It now holds int plan &arse the 250 jar'
n il* mesion bands of the Western division
of the Presbyteries°here\ tin Canada. 1t
has • membership of 167,-119 ere and 48
bo,. and an avower stte.dmmt* of 82. la
receipts for the year uncoated to $174. it
bold. Et* meetings every alternate S.tur-
day afternoon is the Wears room of the
Ouch
Mn. (Opt. (.berm protested an .xaIlest
report trona t M Derma Society. This So-
ciety, though • nail is inember.bip, appears
to b. like Its .scre'.ry, tall of merge, for
mash b .e hem done is alleviating the 4is•
tress of the poor sod the suffering.
The .mmmeriwg omanittee of the seo/reg.-
time reported through Mr. Street. Through
boilers and dnatio.e.nd the liberality of
the people, the .s.retsry was able to report
that after mediae all de01s.de eo..eeted
with Ma runes/ explosee oft the es.grees-
tio., and atter ae{1'wg every met .l debt
apo the ehu-rh '8., were alga to carry
.ver a bassos of $410.20 with MOM to be-
gin the we k of the soot year. This an-
Oountenent was resolved with marked ap-
proval by the ooseregatMa The td.1 pp•ay-
mena for .11 purposes. kield.sg the sffflrl.
.1 the duffer.et .ag.•'s.tis.o...esdcd M
$4783. 0' Mir •a.oaat Mile ware shoo to
h is issary sad beseveloMehju*a
1n the course of tie..uulER 11ses.grer•-
ties. `y • treaty mel assmissomo vete, oes
, Unwed rhe resolution peed .4 • epsslal
nnstlag e1 this on.gre'1Mss M imams the
salary el Ib• pastor \y $SMO,
At Me *tags of tae prooee•linea, Rev. Dr.
Ilre, who Pled owe sat awl is same the
pspla, sad whose .11 are delighted M .Ei-
menw, took the platform, mad •her beWv
reviewing the history of the eos1reg ted.
sad referring is fonder torm to the
et
et seem sow i. red enema triamphsetl, N
roiled aim remarks be Mr. 8t .ag wed far
O rly . qq.aner .1 • ...Eery has baso the
solve and .soege•te sonoetary of the law
gregae'en, est is the mess el the essgregs-
ties pt... toot hies with • beautiful geld
want.. oho sod pencil. Mr. eMs.e. bola/
wnplea. y 1.kms by wrpriss, feed 111111 -
salty is o*pr.ssiag the grstlNde of W
heart. awl tee apprsslaeie- e1 the sill The
wash Imre • y soy e.U•bte iw.erlptiae.
Th. r .twin • S •ora were rwdosted. Vases
of Mao kre • wetenders/ Mr. lame and etr.
a0$*
axw. red 1 h... walla& ssrvi.se m
se Sms-
ial eserm *y ..A enem ars, Pee oolweh .md
alas to 'ae A I net oreasieseises .f 1M
ehrot., ..d whet wee . very pres.noees
taieatbe tom 81...48$ he • sl..s by the owe-
grop.Wws sbeglrae the L N. Moselegy sad
the psalm pommemig the hi.dh,Y..
OUR OTTAWA LETTER.
Wrest le la slag OK at the Capital
• Clear Eaplaaal,.e d Was rear rockets
era 4y.y-- *here. /1111... a 11-
Ierr MM Ti.. large Increase
he the MN lossre.4 •r.
OTTAWA, Feb. 10.--Titere is a new
head t.k,ag the helm today, as old @allot
with lots of taproom. as you will have
reams to know C.pt. Tupper. .bo wants
ao awoduction to the people of Garda,
doss cot p.opu.. ..ilea/ firs ship on ecO0.m
tool lase. sod that you will hod out when
be (ekes fall uon.maud. " There • millions
in it -for who' Look out for increased
etpenditure, increased taxes to old th.
Mu ler . K.y Railway, the Cbigoecto Snip
Keil .►. sod a soon of other simile,
schemes involving millions which well hes.-
to
es.to go on when Tupper leads the band. You
have danced to his tones before and you
seamed to like his last music.
But 1 advise you now to fay to your nett
wiener's cosi It you bave nay mooey M you
for Sir Cb.. t@ out 404oe to Deere you with
say surplus is your pocketa
NOW TO/ ARE heli
There is an Important matter I wi.h to
keep before you. " Where does nevi mosey
ger " Wby •m 1 paying two fold the
duties out of my bard earned wages 1 did
is 1878 " Where is the leak Who is
rem tensible It is • .natter of vital Ino
portant* test you snould investigate Vises
queeuoos snd get your answer if possible
In • recast letter I referred briefly to the
large laCre*ee in interest account that in-
ores.ed whorl debt bad necessitated Y.'u
paid out of your wages or earnings as tares
os a000uot of interest, sinking fund and era
pensee, •f ter critter trove received
from Inveetmeop, in 1878, 57.960,940: to
1894,;11,307 123, wed In 1896, $11.611,508
Thee elbows that In interest sad debt ac-
count there sae an annual increased charge
of 54.030,568 as compared with 1898 or 53
per out. increase 4o the amount taken lot
this service alone out of your pocket,. Do
sot lees eight of the fact that I have credit
.d the (:o•ernmeot with the interest they
bave reosiyed from investments.
N w what 1 wish to draw your attention
particularly to this time is what title great
taoresee u debt and interest really meso*.
la the first place we 5111 loop at the cheer--
tee
haraster ef gods that oould have bra admated
free of duty had the (eovernMent Dot re-
quired just $4.031068 more interest to meet
the debit interest account Mad the promote*
of Sir Chas Tupper in 1878 been kept wino
he said, " If the people of ('wade return us
to power we will run the country without
tette ••A01 more mosey out of you/ pocket.
is the way of taxa and an tee years the
satiate' dell .ill he reduced to 5100,000,-
000," that 54,030,568 would not be required
to meet increased interest
Mad it cot been required the Government
could have •dmited the following articles
free of .iuty, sad then had enough nit.
1a the following list of articles were 000ld
hove been admitted fres had that $4.030,
not bra required for tat.rest, I .bow
thus amount of duty mob article paid lost
Tear
Cottle, sheep, horses (broodier) $
All rranuf•otaree co cotton, prints
shirtless, oto 1
Earthenware, all kinds. . ...
Hata, caps, helmets-
Aerievltursl implements.......
Coal oil
Geode made et tree or steal. all
kisdn 1
Cordage
33 206
200 820
166 458
216 471
70 147
387 279
947 674
17 507
$4 038 562
Have I made the pass clearly enough
Had the Goverarnent kept their promise
and net iwwreasod the debt, they would last
year have been able to have admitted all
these articles free of duty, and thea have
bud enioiest revere to re the oou0try
Bat the Inorss✓od debt bas ...sssiated •
farther ax of $4.036.568 upon yea and the
articles which enter your household have, o
be taxed to pay for it. Your areas, year
.rtlbmwara, year bats, cape, and bosoms,
year mot oil, all have to be taxed to make
u p this modest i.crease of 53 per coot. is
the debt interest a000a.t.
wove' IT w.rt.D bo),
Thera le mother and equally forgeable way
of looking at thin alarming ieer..se is the
debt tonna •eoeaat. Thus matt 1sor.S.
of $.030.568 Moab has been token oat of
your po.kets would mere Mesa have paid
the tote/ east of
1411iti•. 1 674 013
(evil (lovrrm.est 1 422 277
Legislation 941 570
$3 937 860
TOWN COUNCIL,
■ laaaes 'M 1M Last eegalar morMeg
.4 efts" Made.
The regular smestiag pf Ike tows eominn
wee bold en Friday erosion.
Pr.s.1--the mayor. reeve, deputy -reeve;:
eoesotllon Thompson, Good., Colleen.
Netts, Saunders, W Il. , Dunlop, C•mpios,
N,oboleon, Swartz. ('r.tgte and (;sallies.
he mtnetes of the r.•gular Lod Gustatory
meetings were read, approved sad signed.
Report of treasurer fur Jahwry, nowise
• balaooe on rood of $1580 03, was soot to
fisacoe committee.
Th. auditors rep. rt* for 1895 were read,
and co motion of the reeve and •. 8..ndees
woe referred to the linear committed.
Report of fire warden. W. MoC.ugba.,
roousimending the appointment .f •K. C.
H .lob.r as fire warden.
Moved i.r the meet, seconded by W.C.
Goode, that the report be referred to the
fire committee.
Moved to.meelmeot by the deputy reeve
• wooded by M. Ntonoleos,rbat Mr. Belcher
r.o appointed fire w.rdoo, and that the tal-
e nts. of the report be referred CO tb•
nn oone014t*'r. The .meadmeot was de
hired carried, the reeve• and councillors
Compos, Nairn and Goode vottog say.
A oo.musicattoo from the ooltector ask -
tog authority to ooatl..tae the collection of
unpaid taxes fur the year 1895, was granted
on motion of the reeve and councillor t tem -
pion.
A communication from W. J. Brows,
asking for au iocrew of $1 per week was,
co motion of the reeve and ouunsillor Vid-
eos, sent to the water and light commit
tee.
A oommunicetao from Wm- Byon,Soutb
. mptos, asking for pay for acting as • fire
than, was, on m01ua of the depoly-reeve,
seconded by councillor Ntcholie°, seat to
the Sr. committee to report.
A oommuuIcatioo from Phos. Tilt, asking
the eeaoeil to transfer the bulled horse
granted to 1'hos. ('ochrac to him, was cow
plied with,00 mono of F:.Campton and the
resve.
A °ommuoicatlon from the secretary of
the Single Tax Aseoeateon was, on motion
of the deputy reeve and oounoallor Nichol
coo No lothe special committee.
A cemmustcauun from W. H. Gress, of
Wtogham, witb reference to isosed000ent
electric light for the tow°, was es mottos
of ouu0otllor. Th. mpeon and Goode sent to
the water end light ous,m*tt e to report.
A oommuaicateon from J. W. Marsden,
asking for • rebate on hotel license, hu h. -
tel being burned, was 'm motion of deputy -
reeve and counotllor N icht.leon, seat to the
special committee.
The Municipal World's ■ubsori flea was
ordered to be paid, on mottos of
Saunders and the reeve.
• oommunseatton from the city clerk .t
Ottew.,asking the council to sign a petite&
to the Legalese. Aleno4 Iy, for the aboli-
tion of ail exemptions from *sateen, was,
on the motto of the deputy reeve and
councillor looters, .ant to .,,sial °om-
miltee.
The 1, (lowing accounts were seat to the
fiorsce °anomie*.
• Kukbnde, 24 20: Devisee t Co., 18.-
01; 81. Geo. Prue, 43 00; Sturdy Bros, 9 -
77; G.N. Davee, 7.38: h. Romero A Co , 14.
81; J.8lbsw,7 00: (:Porter 5.20: J.E. Davis,
1.40; Samosa., 23.75; Gaeta Perob• Co .3.00;
G N. Davis, 21.56; W. Barrows, 10.56: J.
H , Woreell, .55; Hort k 14.dd01, 4.20; N.
sod A. Dynast, 8.45: McLaren t Bete.,
12 00; Jamieson Rem, 1.30; R. W MaYos-
cme, 38.54; Jas. Wates', 200; C. A. Hum-
ber, 19 98.
The water and light reunite. asked
permission to obtain estimates as to the
probable nest of °hieing water from the lake
sed the cost of an ierode.oent system of
lighting the town, Recommended gnat 200
be allowed on Captain K.bb'e water rate.
sad reported "bat the engineer had been in-
structed M make • test as to the most
eootenical fuel, sue test to be as fol
lows :
1 --One week, wood.
2-0ar week, wood and coal mixed.
3 -One week, coal.
O. motion of deputy -reeve and council -
!or hi.bolses the report was adopted.
The fears committee recommended the
payment op the following accea01.
for 11196.
This given you a fair ids• of what extra*•
agent immenseness ie bring the amnion tit,
for in se plasty would you Ind the remelt
inure bsalbly br..gkt out than in the an-
neal bene* asws.t yen bave te provide
lee.
1. the few fate I have laid before yew
tile week you 5111 have neem pretty geed
sats to amen with soma e8 year setheaiaseM
friends. Just ask tie. M oxplata the fasts
Away and tee tee knew the remelt is • ssm-
01wi.tle to this paper. 1 me Mathis for
isfermailiss. Would set some .f Meese like
te sash ens i. • try la mirepr+nnndng
bele t I awn it • pant whom seeding
them Mahn be deal with fuse enly : reek
rtanoa., sad that a why the Meade of the
lie.mamomt have saver ked the sheen .f
e\ake.gleg .y aseamomib.
The to was all elm Inst Trliy. The
bawd M the risk, • las4-1.am b•1, •
*semen tameimg, eatr praselsem ems •
.nye el Moly"bmd "
deOese f5*
ire paeYm bobs amens the kmdklg Som'
Mem
OVER THE HURON TRACT.
The Gtdst 17wm the► Local MW
W. Sharrr.0. jr., 850; J. Rrophey •
Son, 4.00: National Crew Co., 42.50; Star
23 25. lice. M. Elliott, 17 80
The report was adopted on emotion of
mossillers Campion sad Dunlop.
The retie works osmmttten asked for
power to obtain Dost of oortruotisg • sewer
sydsai In reorders with the pleas of Al-
es Mollougatl Proposed that the said se -
4.01•a be plaited before the 00.0011 as its
. ext meeting, so that if advisable a bye.
law to proceed with the Werk rimy he sub-
mitted.
Recotamendeod that three additional
snowplows be purchased, see to M left in
each ward.
O. motion of &weedlore Thesepeo..ad
Canales. the report was adopted.
A by.iw.appoiaths Dr. W.J,K Nelms
T. Jordan .ed Jae. Albepbwd, Eaembws of
the Beard of Health, was rend the usual
member of tunes sed passed.
0o sanies of the reeve and eorewiltor
Canopies, the relief ossimlttes was easter
d to preset .t sett mamas/ • list of par -
tin r.sivieg rebel and • Wermeet of their
es.dtties.
A petition was read, aski•g the omega to
rant L. A. G. Pew 1600 t .id him is *b-
eam
►aim • Marta sad proems as eleetrie rail-
way lir fresh 44ed.rhh to Pert Perry, via.
Wiorhaai. Mr. Pew bawls/ addressed Me
.e.agl, as meeles d oesee111ere Nara sed
Geode. the suss we gu.55d...s.eillda
Swank Thompson mei De{ap vain
• Weealy segs." K rusty Rewe served
op ere OWN Rvevybane - n"k sad
rein" elapsed .red t aedenaed
gram Every Oert*n.
run. They .B :memod be esjq the mus-
ing a ceremony.
Kluev•le : Mi. Floes Niall, • Blown!'
girl, now living in lwmmm, Man ., in •
credit to her native 51111... Shit it set
aixtes° yet and has •.....d class oertifwte
and has passed the ex•mtuatwns at the
Normal, in Winnipeg.
Se•forth 1)ariug the suction eels of fur
sitar. at Dr, Campbell's resideoos last Sat-
urday, • valuable gold wa*b was stolen 1t
was left oa • dressing oar to sae of the
bed roosts, and after the urowd bad left so
traos of it could be found.
\` IPI(; H AJi It. H Fortune, 3•.5., Clinton While Mr. thatcher was
left tows this week to open an office ,o As .0.84 g at • saw to the Doherty Factory o
ten Friday • p*eoe of board, thrown by. the saw
Clinton . 8.1 Mheye•. ...ere baptised at streak bon in the pit of the stomach, mar -
the lepton, church last Friday 'young. tag him teterwlly.but not euro&eI.,tbourk
he HessenJohn Henault has purchased thaw off blood for come tune
the McDonald properly to tea village. Chicon W. Luer, of the foundry, mot t
13'm hoot t
V. \'e,.N raw, of Idelgreve, with • bad accident one day last week,
ff whereby 4.e loses three fingers. tt'bile e
has been appointed cote' ' polos for 1396. gaged at the buzz planer his hand got '
tl'ntoo : A six mouth. plan of Sunday ought, and was lao.rated so badly that 1t
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