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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1897-1-28, Page 11] fl,lu. �HUHrO/IA 1 11 u0.etC�y.r�•tir.. MAY- THE B•etlr8Or0lemt sr HADDOCKSRICHNEDY FIFTIETH YEAR. -2606 HAVE YOU RENEWED YOUR SUBSCRIPTION FOR 1897 ? IF NOT, WHY NOT ? THE FIRST CARNINAL. THH LE.A.DINGIF NEWBI'AP332: OF HERON OOVNTY_ GODERICH, ON'I A RiO. CANADA. THiTIR$DAY JAN. 28, 1817. D. McGILLICUDDY, EDITOR. CONK DOLLAR WILL f'Ay THE SIGNAL Fos One Yin.. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS -JAN.: ga OUR OTTAWA A i1 A W aemd, Moll BsNer-4i K Ring h 11ailh,Fire Krtek.Fffre O•y-A.B.D.vY- 6 nes A Uo Mid Winter emotive' -C R. Share8 West Rod Meas Market -W. W. (.leu 8 Notate To Oredik-(: re•moron Holt and Holmes b Hoo. W. Leaner -Maus Iiew Kra 4 Gave away His (%ntehes-Fait erd & Co 6 timidiam Lou for R•l.-l.. K Denneyb Nears To go Holt aid b 0.4.i.s 5 (,len Yes Rsat.M-J. W. W..serv+lt b8 Neill el/• Unwst-A. M.D. UUNOANNON. terCiealtiMovies. is at Os muse frrilillYard. -Ile weed yea.* J,M., =meow. tri. who receive or, amid Joh. ,"l`, � to wire •reoeipte oc We. NM meow. 1 Cann Ay, dam. 26133 Mrs. Crawford. relief of in. late Wm. Crawford. and amber of,P J Ct.wtord, who h.s bees very ill for ABA time, we aro plee.ed to seam, is ter•.Wtb meaoe of good mediae! sad mime •tteedeooe bet gradually mount* eas Iron the edema of • foes. mad T trine Setznititr - -Vo regret to have to retort that Mrs. Jena.. Walker, who has been ail for sense time. amt was wooly re- forming. took tU readout) on Friday last end to in • very WOWS Mum. We, .loos with her easy friends, hope the venerable lady will sego recover. GOT Teles Drli.e -" In uoare.ltience (4 the sudden ohange of weather stow our last tid bite and ezperieaoiog a cold wave of old tam. (.onediu hal of snow aid lateens oeld, e • presume whet them who have bees leag- uer for snow will sew be more thee satis- fied, •e we are having butts • blizz.id at the time of writing. Herr Datrre.-[)wing to the heavy drifts north of here s• • regale of the blizzard the pert Lew d•m our tenial moa o.rrier, •itbb.ogn enema ateamy1. :u get through to Lucke .w were ma r. os ydood.y, was obliged to return '0 1)uat•n0go tor the Maki. At the time of writing _0 thote- meet el etermy we/white. SICK Corrie Frey -le ooc••o •_ • ••• of • ▪ tat twines of ear bets( ..t . cd as remitthe reit of having oaagbt t ;•t • ur soak eemmittee are hamar/ • busy Um .110 • • tet, through stew of kind Provideso. •r.., she good .used.ee d the committee trtaey f the p.ttwte ere ea the way w rect.cry which will be pleming to .1l tterit to --Jas It me the popular and energetic Implement agent ban been for the past tet den suff•-nug from the effects of • severe mid and is still weekly W• S DI ple•wd to learn that Ren Trele•ven,m whose ilium* we have previously referred, able to ro out o_rouvtoo•I ly and that he s gradually rezovertog from his serious ill - Dees. Aaltl,cu RaC.!rri.T.-Two young deaths. men (setwltbutaadrng the told we are hav- ing) arrived reesetit• m our village, all being weLL We presume them to be more than trametoat .utters, the peters, Blesses. K. Wray sed J. ender/arm, aro In ootueyweoo of the arrival teeming numerous smiles. The babies and mothers are reported doing name It. We extend oon(r0tol•tieus. lesestes-y A+',rano Memo.: -Tree so - seal meeting of W•w•oo•h Mutual Fire In sumo* Co. Wes held in the old court room es Wdseid.y, the 20th tet. There was • large •ttemdaeo• of policy holders. Upou • vote bang taken. (.. Girlie. who has ban president for sem. years, .ad Kass. and Ballantyne, the retiring directors, were re- turned for another term. As we wets not present st the oowtasoemeat of the meet- ing. we are sot in • postures to give par- ticulars as to the standees of the eompe0y financially, but we presume le is in good shape. Alrofesa Plo.irsxa Goys. -We regret to have to ehro.wle the death of the late Jobe Malo.gb, formerly of West Wwahouh, and who some years ago retired from farm• ing and located in Lockeew, widish took place on Mooday• res 25th. at his residence Let a look • little further into thio velu- m Ltokeow. Tb. come of death, beta/ able little work, for it is • true leder to superinduced by the aroma of injuries •a•- what Ton (;averesemt tot sightm.a rear. amend by erysipelas• rail M the rsn as boo b .t were defog with your met'•y 10 1878, failure ,which est e as .Iso heart oasis i, power, they Toned the failure m which he .uoe.mbed. His ro when why la* mains will M hiterred is the family plot in I)ieegaeeon semstery, to which referee., will 6e made to ear next Stirdeils. DULL-Ineoo.eque.cs of very b.lument weather sad had nods, bu.leose is all its dspvtmwb is very waist. Oa Sabbath Ism *whir to v.ry •e.rmy &md numb wether and deep mew se the high- ways the .ttesd..00 •t the ehurohe. wee very (mall -by the w•y,tbere are nomw who u bete tome and *mood to bsoisem es *ormy ~kis, days bet aro tee delicate to , shush eat • y 5001weather dad sot eyMr, the iealsmoy of the pry silt emu of the fair an •k.sdise aura cervi•s whiles very mast of those seselemes who were not prevented b► leek - tum hi their familia* re*ented at home. AslroAi. Mut-iitc.-The weal mo.kes el the AAbsld •ed W•wes.•h Reaesh Ag- ricultural $o•l•ey. which was hold •t Dtrs- �►.ece r.utIy, was fairly well attended b► els members, whim evolves the l.tere.e Mks It would be mere somer•ff•g te the diremore and aloha@ N Mill greater la - Meth was Views by a large .M••4•sse of arguers and their ole•. 'Itis fell•wler se- aman were .pp.fmted for 1897: Hoary Morrie was, tow hi* tlmelest remises as president, re-eie eed ( J. R. MafwbgA ••d 11. J. Crawford were rw•.botd se Gree sled mooed vi..-puwddeeis r_ep•.M^ly t the beard of dired•es M semp...d of : 1' L Donde. H. Ohrvm. Wm. %key. Wm. e stow. PIr 6 Maid, T. O.rv, k Oise. TMYw. Feel Raids Wm. MkAzt er, easy.. be W seed le that ••piiiiy with IC= � ve sat r.fer.ee M lac thee* teensy -he yens punt ; J• s es •,$asst es es- thete, who hes semi as treasurer for oepusdlbe e • mane asset the *eaiered W reilpNMi . bat p•sdMerame theme we bays nae been ledwasel whether N was thus les weep Few sot asle 1818 bs M7h.sd er wee seagesil. The omelet, le beer When Mr Ji Wok N MIA teem d .sees lee be the ramie e1 Ms pweMme. -00 ball_ sesegter th gie km work le ISM. The esduty ti ea bwd e me- .sirs .f the .wy ISb 41 *ed 1 .e.wd w w e. mdd heth traties-e k 11slmr *am est r e peels Is K- alb M pay obs pr lm Ise white 8fx.i71 se aegis thymese. le c'utee' Maher 0.0N1k1nre are befamesel. smile tag leo* peer resew both 11i,83079 sed he i R.97M. .i.btot Bee molt the psis LETTER. Wheal/ Oolnt oaeaMi9 Capital Mr ile.te.W Dowell Stem ass. Jolts e attmre tee tf arbte Rears-• raw re- arm Culled from rnblle Records Tess epees Leader than Weeds. OTTAWA, Jan. '25 -Probably from a political .teadpetat the meet important ►st o sews 1 hays to refer to this week u the open deolar•tioo ot war between Ma M•okeese Rowell sed has late oolleagw, Joie Huvart, tar the attack of the late pewter in his paper, the Belleville lstelU- use r, •poo the late Mesmer VI Railways last week bears no other 000atruCtigo Ser Muttons** °dile the lntelltgeooer, sad edi- torially he says : " Rumor has it that Hoe. John Haggett bee resigned the leadership of the t'oaaerv.tivs part, for Eastern Oo- tane and that be hes been succeeded by the Hoe. Peter White. It is to be hoped that Dame Kantor speaks truly in tbu losu0os, as the Mange world be highly beneficial to the party.' Then ere but low who will not urea with lair 11a.%keszie. Rut that is their fight, not out i ne owe great Cressona. trotparty hw fallen, sod no man oo.tribu- ted more to ito downfall than John Hag t art. W. oars now look uo and enjoy the fun. It woe this once great party who while they held Dower ran the n.tiosel debt u p from $140.162,067 to $x.58,497,437 ; the party who tnoreesd the cowl ezleoditure from $23.503.158 to $36,949.142. Tlietx xzi'vxD. Teri 0""1""al t.err.•d ors-•' N M I RSTSTORK IN 1897. las sattosel deb( ft .e. $7 048 813 t • $10.602 421 It to the inter., . ...4 awrn .•• .001 ( we add the awl', r 1..•.t we e11 h•o.l that wt of the $19,833 271+ Mt. T •.ter r eat A Model Dakota Blizzard. al you t• use an • • 112.1 lx, 282 wee taken out 0t r . t . u t0. • to mU- tare my •a ..t , . tocol •1•.i. throe • Ybe Frei* Sleds ter Nater ripe, -The SDI nsmt. of • u 1 . • • he i•.i volt d the palate •aoowle k•, o w teed. hell slerb.d - take Unree Tee Kit ••Tua Beek er.urbed - Bleb Mar- -- - -- greet ler the rlemttera The public •000unle for the year *ding 30th June 1896 were issued last week Fond it will be • matter of interest to bristly re view the record of the Tory party donee the lY years they 000troll.d the flamencos of the country. It u to be regretted that the official document could not he planed in the bands of every polders° who hoe the coun- try'. interest at begirt for no stranger or mon eoovtooiog proot could be offered of the reckless and oriminal manner in whiob the &Marrs of the country have been admin- gssul ystmuier. W hate •el/ nt., to kat $.fossil through all thaw ,eat. than the tanite i. regard to politic" nothing con b• fame set forth u the volume rude[ renew sand easiest him as a was and pos. m..ter. THE oral. Vinrr000 -Mi.. S Chester. of L•.ndon, In 1878 es awning into power Sir John fa the gatwt nt Dora. S l.tdw511 Mn. J. 1(sodowld found the m•nooal debt .tasdiog En. r... o Katt a brt Z eArius/ht.-kr, neup iso o soma al or - e t 1140,362,069. The Brunt was too modest dayt;:%10.0.4!.l.1 tams .go Bed wee tae, ill 0 e ter • country of some four million of people, lso so with the help of his colleagues ns at ono. Fixe 1'WTx•TtoV,-The newly organized set to work to " raw the Iona,' as the fire w,tnp,ny ant than plane wore pr•oubuse poker player says, and build up • national vo 'Tboradas of last work with the new .u - monument that the efforts of ge0eratiou"ine poroM.o,t ...we tare ave. 11 555 eon/4 not pull down. He succeeded. The round ,0 w.,rk very 11515 wanly. We first ,ear he managed to ow -rues the pile haps however, it *111 be •lung time before $2,624,117. and tlw .mooed rear $9,461,401 a rest test is reuutred Is 1881 he showei a little more modesty, fes the 10nrease tinned that veer was only 42,944.291, but that was in •at:eip•r oo of this general elections which tnok pietae to that year. The next year, after he had been Dees more o.afirmed in office, showed no such mgoefastursd evtd.toe of .00some, for during that year the Worse"' in the satiate debt was 14,806.063. Next veer the pile was raised $23,696,135; the next year, $14;245,842: the next year, 126,751,- 414 ; the nett year $4.155,668; the sect year. 7,216,582 ; the nett year, $2,995.683, and then we begin to scent the election. Another fit of e0000my struck them, for the .ionones were approaching, so that in 1890 and 1891 Om ehtetions were in 1891) the isomers only esteemed to $278,998 The elections over. there was again en up- ward 1551..•?, as darker the fire years from 1892 ss 1896, $20,688,399 more were added to the debt, an average of over four milling dollars per sem.m. TUX e1Tyl$DITC.z, SI.Ut VALseusv, J."- 26. 11 ism Ms,,l. Dimwit to vac+(+"► 114 Pal.WY SATI'RDAY night a ntortu teethed Mies A. Wyss* M auffming t...n. an et- t.u,tence, yd made 1t unpleasant for late tack tel la grippe. eh - mere. 1• was ber.lded by • light fall Mr. and Mrs. Tinsel, of t'orl • Luh, are of .row and a mild northwest wind, but as visiting Mrs. R. G (....rare. the nt.ht .+.anted the bantiful cease Chauncey Jer"mr, of N- utihau• played doe ti more hsaily and the wind storm be- lls* autoharp •t use (sr,u,eu.eu'• •• rt- (•i., sod before the cherub bells e. M. !label Oltr.t s.,e • very • • I ""1.1°' u. •day party to bar yoI were lint mit la •"'• "I"" service, • reeyelled friend. Ira 1 Dakota bitxsard held the tort to Huron. Ail 5veeug. Rev. J Remiss 1, of 1t aer•iown, '.Dalt.ot, Nund•y 11. Kale ce.ii.asd, sed th•,utib to- ed 'service to he Po e.,o,ref ia0 el.w°b teat ward. awn for barometer rare from zero to Sabbath. I5)1 or levee above, 11 went down agent with Yr'. John D o• -or ...el her atoth-r Mrs. i the eon, an) t,te•r•l• ,nidni.gbt had dropped Sheridan left lee. .eek t.•rGr.n1....1,Mtch.. its throe or tout 'slow. All Solidity night where they 'rill veil ret .' .ee. l the tele raged, and although the add was The onnwrt bell u o'er 10.. .o•.•ovse •M . loot .•.ere "" M"ud.y the hutnoae coo the L (1 L. ant the wwo.ng of Jan 20 n woe I ltne01 tbr..otesout that da, and 1'ussd.y • uumplete su•:oee Te. au wrvori la rue Toe fir.[ tut.mm 100 to mazy of our nand. basement of t0. Meth."icer church. after I dears of 10..evelity of Sunday night'. gale wnieb the people s.lj..un.eot to w the Fur- was eaves to them by 11.. water pipm whish waters boll wean A 11 Mu•gn.re, of world nut ur could not disgorge their owl Windham, filled the cls•u very •wap •hly. Fele l uuntents Io Dau 0.•• brim •11 to he save a neat sea fitiy..g a.ldrws for t0. I our so are (sed there were prod .Ise it mane Oran • o0, giving • •l.ght ekwtch of them•.re torcr.t to • 1 ke 9'"•'' lore) -0. bou*e Orange Io lge pone ve begino.ag. 1).v1d ! holder hod to is, her .now before ha oould Mc•(:.11, baritone, of Blyth. am eat busies- Whigs hen m.•rusct cap of codes. drolly removed. Mr. \Iulall pane•..« • Ail ebrusgh 1 h storm •he lake acv 1011101 nob and powerful to oe end gioesuwly rer 1 I 1•041111114111r 111.01. but on Sund.y aters000 spooled w the mast' encore* he levet,ed. t►•who Kral the o•.u•age o• stria against bulost..l.cuos. were "The B sou •,fi.ome,I teeethemer t.. H.rt.,r Perk.rk were well no Reeks ant I. 'eh Loomis end Tie Maple 1 timer. p• ,1 for their •tieeomfort. A• far as the eye Leaf for [:ver if lir. 15 nil Byer re - with rwti.d on, the ,ogres rerervpe•eot.y 6gbt/eg teres to $lu.ey• a fee a euro of • warm ro with each otter, and as the torpor Dose .b- arpttuo The Harmonic. bee 1 sustained IWeed 105 ma«tery, s great *p•r.d of h+•u- ua reputation for rendering good mise Gk. mat would •,Dena !' -.ntr *note Prof. H.e k.w. of f(rr-sole, was oleo 5511 l where the wave* met • tie ever mo.-ittr shah received. Dotes N egg. M u.rt rug • *.do en. titled '• The Mh• that' 1 Love " The peas- !Ile" silrery •Dray �• cern baling to ell dar- rsle were Mt.. Annie S•ew.. mi., Argi, settees, at taros (Arrows *coons that could Herbert and Pr. f. H+a kine, sot he imitated by the hand of man. _ The G. T K. wee uu to -date .4 through AUBURN. the tempera. for trains alt lett on 111Dr and 1 t tt+cavo •l.. 26 bet Doe of the •rrlvsl* was over thirty P. 0.-- There u •goeat deal . t talk sero mlaute. late 1'be stage mail .ervia.t was entirely drag the trial of 11. F. yAmro.e, our blocked neither of thup northern mos boort ter reached the p.*t offtoo until 0000 yes- terday The storm somewhat affected church and wheel octendsom as might be expected Morning and ever.aog, Sunday, the churches remre not crowded, and the tam. Dan be mid regarding the Sunday ec•hoohe. At the Puhho schools the attendance wan light ; to one instance • teacher in the ward sobora immemorial st 9 o'olock with two•pnpil.,end the number had not hest increased when time for dismissal come In the ('mitral it is mid that two of the rooms Could sat M kept warm and o• i• asserted that s parties rf the Collrgl•te Wu • tong way fro!, fever heat lu the townships the roads were oar tea ; Leaflet eeoret•ry, Are. J. G. Wilms. Sealants The meeting was closed wise prayer by Mrs. Colo Fletcher Tate afternoon emotes oommeooed at 2 r 0.. with tae 'metre of the hymn " Stead up, stud up, for Jesus,' after which prayer was offered by Mrs. James t'arluls ea be- half of those engaged en the work at home, the ettioule of the general eoo1.ty. the of- ficer. of the Presbyterial .Dowty, dolomites and members of the various au:thertes and mimeo beads. Moe. Polley, .f t iodenoh, then have • very tntre.tinj •lsw roshowing Lite man woe - . in whioh eM ooasiders • mentos bond should be ooadeo1.d, after which Mrs. (It.. )N. Shsw,of tsrmoodville, ueetnbuted a solo which was mush ap.prectated. A most pleasing pert of the program was ae address from the president, Mrs. (Key.) Colin Fletcher. in which she gave some vivid reoollecwm• ot the woman'. m..tmc Ia 000550ties with the l'05 Presbyterian council. held last hummer in Glasgow. Mrs. Duff., of i,odertch, and Mrs. (Rev. I... H•miltdo, of l.rebero,tollowed with Prayer for foreign work and workers, for training schools, tied for those who aro queltfyisr for the foreign field, for the na- tive ooavette and all who aro enduring per- secuttoe for Christ • sake, after which Mrs. Hamilton gave an instructive re'po.si,w reeding. Colleotino wee then token tip. atter which as invitation ss+ reosived from the (loderich ladies to hold the next usual meeting in that town. The invitation was . coepted. Mrs. . awpbeII. of ttoderieh, was appoint- ed Presbyterial delegate to the next annual meeting in Hamilton. Moved by Mrs. atm.) K. Henderson. of Auburn, seconded by Miss Strang, of God. - rich, that • hearty vote of thanks be coo veyed to the retiring secretary for her etli- oient services during the put two year.,the ladies manifested their approval by a.tand- 0g vote Tb. evemi0g meeting attracted • large number of people, the church being filled. The pastor, Rev A. McLean, oo0tipted the chair. The meeting was opened with Dreier •.d devotional exercise. after which lieu. ,)ame. Hamilton oonveyel the greetings ot the 1'reebytery. Mus trace ►1cFaa1, of Seatorth, then de- lighted the audience with her beautiful rgo- ditioe of the new sacred 5010. •, Satisfied." An earnest, stirring and pr.ettoal eddrw was given by Key. it Johnstone, pastor of Pt Andrew'. ohuroh, London. ors " The Miosionery outlook,' and George Gibson, of Rtvth, sang (elvers -- with good effect. The oollection, •mounting to 8222, wee taken up, after which • quartette added to the evening's enjoyment. Mr. Fietobet, on heb•It of the officers of the Preshyten•1, moved • vote ot thank", whioh was.eonded h, Mr. fi'&t1, to the meeker,, the etagere, and t.• t ladies of RIrih for their bountiful hospitality. This meet soocrssfal and enioyble pro- gram wait brought to a close by waging, "God be with yogi tiU we meet .grin,' and the beoediotiee. total expesdltaro per ses.m, on •000onnt ooesolid•ted revenue, had Mee $23,602.158 for the fiscal year ending 30th Jose. 1878 In 1880 this expenditure bed been rtes up ea $76,509,564. Five years Mar we bed there ►gslrfeg $36,037,060 to adtttdnMur the .thin .f the sotmtry. Ie 1806.thet meam led le shove it up • saheb 0r two far - pre•. for is that year expenditure r.aohed 138,1006- ]het it was just .t this point where teeth.[ general• ,tie. was smelt, kr ft 11886 Mtytee the.xpesditure dews to $36,040,141. Weil, the result of that esee- tion. dash, their professed eoesemv, di - vented them of power le rue the debt up any !debar, .hhesgb they left bellied them is the form .f ligpdee responsibilities sad .bile.Wless whish the liberal party will beim be terry .M. ted whle\ will for the first year er two el their edmI0Mtrstieu t� .w Mewls" items win .rive Tse ..t1ml =station? well their ezp••dfaw.. 'li•ad•y of 1•e1 week John Tirost's prem- ise ¢ f1 e d Weems, Weeawide\ teak pie.. i it1N was keenly lett •a/ iwt the two ego - eon of admiwietratiee between 1868 mad ••(diet Om • weather was mild* be. 1806 an Friday hi* cold pttiser, MOW, reared i51i, I with \la ted retest their .14 bath ersms mainewsaiss ui J. . 4664.920 vskno is full blast to ce1MN teak leek debts boy, ArloAi ealiare 92.366 210,577 huts .vybeely 0t b s move ea the wove ve 13.11 Owatonna. 883,360 1,306,648 bs fybh.rsheodd ted eeewdriNe Tlehertm 93,268 427.260 Q E. !." u Oodsl Surtey 96,040 134,368 I.dlh.s 421,603 880,408 Ti* fellewleg are the Metes f.r 1b dif. 8,.36 904.687 6forgoN' t young peeps i.ci.1i width .meas M l lfekrY.. alma (ib4 916 t 618.136 1,116,713 d vacant wm"4" III title VwmMd PuB•• 334,748 633,014 lear1Y7t Ysthediet theme L. of C.E. 106.388 311.931 Tr.day wgolample. 0t 7:30 dame. Theample lac Jon. Ji, " Die 001 tial the mower r rod gag a.d the reaper. �Ceou (berth Y.P.aaL. T...day egree- teg re 8 .'fMdk. Tispie tee TMww.ry 1, "Redeslsrues lgei le (IMM white that/ I/l.�" Ibt Meal Murray. YMeiee.ry. Alby ere seglaily bulled M et*.d dew meselep, whish me WM in the bt. eresre, �wieefimu mit Wise 0edur.e •- I. O. 11 T Ti. - Good Templar* of this place are $Dowsing in members very rapid• sidet•hlT bheked : in f•ot, in many Places ly, not honor sole to get through with their they were iapa*sibte. the Saturday • work •t regular meetings, •.pedal meeting Clinton undertaker had a foorral to borne cemetery. cemetery. hot laving friends In town .topped over Sunday. On Moody morn- ing • start was n11140 for home but only a short di'unoe was tremellsd, as tha•.now was eo deep that the horses were buried and the hearse lying on its side in a drift. Perhaps one of the greatest effects of this week's storm was ate destruction of house plants. the frost peoetret'nv hoildines it had never before entered Another item of regret by .on heneekespero is the lose ot vegetables, particularly potatoes. HURON PRESBYTERIAL SOCIETY. wee oslled last Thursday night when eigh- teen sew mem••e►s wets' initiated tato the mysteries of the order. Tec Sick -Mess Annie Strurhan, who has been 'seriously ill for some time, te, we aro pleased re *.y, recovering George * d hitoey h.. ties 000fised to the hewn for some time o i 11 sciatica. taco. Wessel, who had hemi I.•d up with the same complaint, is able to be d ege10. M11.11. -Meson Homes & Cu11•s, who have been in Hoyle'• bash for some time with their portable saw mill. will move to Wesley Fl.h.r u io Colborne, where, we understand, they have purohwd • tract of timber Jas. Young i. •t present bass getting out timber for beat building in Goderiob. GODERICH TOWNSHIP'. TrasDAr, Jan. 24. The roads ere badly blocked with sant, the off.ot of the recent storm. James Rlliott, Nils. le visiting at the borne of Samuel Johostoe, Huron road. Mrs. Spouse, Herds [road, is visiting in Dusk" at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Williams. Mr. Marshall, Huron rood, who was i11 so lose last Summer. is again laid op with his old o•.mpktut. We were iatorwed too lam for publication last week the& • yentas Son of Kagl•nd arrived at the home ot John Sowerby, 3rd .00., a little late to go with hie pate to the hag 1 upper held by that moiety in Oodericb. LEESURN TOWIDAT. Jan. 26 A Wye Sri., --last weak some time wee •'morel% for • tramp by fear Femme Mtge tied stout. but . elethsst:ne proved an etalede t o see d the esarebrs for 6t wwi.. SOON was hurt however sad se tramp Med. Large Number MafigflMlradS. • encetesfei A:ambering--nudes.. t'e•' ammo ie the lee. Deere N ams rrtaet- pal r'empmister. tar the rreans Maple, et Red Fire 1■ the R1sh. THE first Carnival of the season was gives in the Curling and Skating rink on Friday overuse and proved • decided suo- osw: Although the sight was • stormy Doe • very large number o1 ladies and gentlemen in fancy drew attended, and lookers-on were present in goodly number. The expected Bead did not •ppsar, Man- ager W .ilaoe not having been sole to make ..LletacWry arrangements Wath any brass urgamzsttou within wt reach of t:oderiob- As tar es one could judge, the abseoue sl braes wuatu did not interfere with the Osmi- um of staters, or those who only attended ea ase the The .keitun.ne oommeooed •1 7.30, end • pole beytwd that tiro• the Judges, .1 W. Vahatter, K. K. Mallow. an lno. Nairn onnenssoed the sot very I .nt took of awarding the pro• to th. •t costumed ladle• and best dressed gen ,Coen. Hero we would like to remark that the gentleman would have beau Ina bettor ,.osttiue to jade* the ,nenle of the babilimeste worn by thee" 00.teettn4 had they hero in the ooatre of the groups. Being placed, as the', were, on tee platform at the side, they were (mettle m inks anything like a clue elimination of the °Datum.., and besides the, were crowded by those who had 0othiog to du ie awarding the prize•.some ant whom were mek- tug udtbls remarks Notwithstanding their potation. the lodges made ten good decisions and two that were sot on generally tip, proved. ituring the evening the skaters were treated to • *5rnetee, ti* rink hieing unexpectedly lighted with red fire and the incandescent turned off. The scene was a pretty ono, IS the bre, bereave at many points around the rink, reelected on every skater, and made the best dressed ones toes spinous As is must at these gatherings, there were some re.11y praty ostuouee sad .utts and wife that went not pretty. This latter feature, noweve5, is always to he ezpec'wd, au many dress for the purpose of getting o0 the rink, not to contest for the primes. The prize. were awarded as follows : Ladies' fancy costume, Sluts McCreath, tun - Bower ; Mies ('hry'.ml, Winter (:este' fancy, 14 Tilt. Maximo ; F M Dunham, Geroge 111 ladies' or gents mimic, Mus «'tlkinwo, Josiah Atlei'. Witt. ; 11. U. (:rant, court jester. Girls' fancy, Mies Lily Webster, J •pane.. lady ; Mies Pre. flower girl. Keys' fancy, F. Saunders, le• than boy ; l'lareoos Rhynes, Geo Washing- ton. Girls' oomio, Mary McDonald, Mrs. Josiah Allan. Boys' comic, K Horton. Among three in ostuu.e outside of the prize winners were - Mimes Phillip. Hum- ber, H. Hernias, P: Goldthorpe. Queens !Laborious. Mabel Heaai041. M. Arsutrono. A. Hendersea, A M71)om•ld, H Wilkinson, Y. Wats, Tana Waren]. &losers Mabee, F. 1. Paramus, Harry Henning, R. Met'lymoot, and Masters J. Lawrence, Colin Campbell, A Johnston, (' Chr,stwl, John Henderson. Carl treessll, Willie Webster. A relatable Reett.g Is Myth- Report of the rr.reedleaa The twelfth annul meeting of the Huron Presbyterial society. held lags Tuesday in St. Andrew's church, Blyth, was • very pleasant and profitable gathering. The morning seesion, which was presided over by the president, Mrs. (Rev.) Colin Fletober, was opened by praise and reading the Scriptures, atter which Mrs. Taylor of Blyth, e•g.red in prayer. The reports of the various secretaries showed that daring 1896 two new auxiliaries had been wed- omed-one in Leebars, the other in Code - Ash township. Thew auxiliaries. although hat eowly organised, Ned dose nobly, both is the matter of supply and eostribatioss. The past year had bees marked by •d- vseoement is every departures', mei had bees the most oaoeesefsl, fiianoielly, is the Maury et Om oomety. The Herne Presbyterial now eempri•es 15 auxiliaries. with • betel membership of 388 (of these 99 are menesers of the immoral moiety), and eight missies band.. with • membership of 489, .na 10 members of the pewees! meaty Assn .tout 58 scattered helpers emitributed $27.30. The seminaries raised $1.193 25 for nit- .ie.•ry purposes, nod the 1,1551110 heads $999(17, make • total of $1,482 32, w►te\ with the hues* nseral.g from deposit, M $120 k •duos.* of km year Sixteen hundred and slimmer We pond. .f e.mfevt.ie elethisg. 1•re017 tri, ambit - lel, wore forwarded in • eeaeol is the Mt.- trwasie re.trv., dsmg with a box of dello from the 9sesNss .4Mrle. bend. The Mao Mama, mini.. bead she seat • bon of boys ea the Northwest...4 mother to I. - dere. I.di► Toughing refer -es was mode ea the lees .nonsked by the Iemsetl of theirs' heisted mod yawed prm4e.t, Mn. Thesis Am. who ler slake yews .s slio(satly presided ever the Rena Prs.byt.rIsL After the reading a than topside et the erodes. •.:Merles sad atheism b.sds by thea rosp.otive ...resod.e the sleeken of Allem was p•wm•ded with ted rmael*.4 .. fellow ; president, Mrs (Rev.) OAR Tleesher. Theses read ; 101.55.- ,t4555, Yee. Mewl Jos R Lathers ; Bed ey►7re ttr.t. Mrs Ng. Rus- sel { e.sseeary, Mrs R. lrwt.. tee t imeeperst. MM. Reath Ileaderth mere. eery el mppeAAMrs L cwt. Ulla t ruin. w;n HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY bawd .ee•alse MSrsa.ed by A. Bre. alias. On Thursday evening of last week there was • ter attendance .t the meeting called to discuss the um of salt as • manure, thus showing that our horticulturists are alive to the fact that land to produce wood crops must be carefully prepared A Moll Allan who took up the subject spoke es hollows . Salt is acknowledged to be an essential ingredient for the healthy 000dition of ani- mal life Why not for plant life` The use of tett in the soil is tot by any means of re - coot introduction Centuries before the Christian era it was extensively used in Eastern countries. The Romans teed salt in connection with manures for .11 Drop, and doubtless ate historic grapes of Pales- tine were brought to such perfection through the influence of .otertihc manunne, Belt being see of the ingredients always Deed. The ('himes. also began the 0ea of salt in the soli .brut the same time and to the present day they maks ex Weave ezpwimenle upon all the Drops. It is claim- ed by them that salt adds richness of foli- age •sd intenseness of bloom to flowering pleats, trod in every cam of onmhin•tlo0 of fertilizers they claim the presence of salt DOS always be traced in the crop by its ad- vantage ever other.. Salt however oaneot, i think. be Glossed as • direst fertllirwr,bnt rather as . powerful oheslical agent for preparing end providing soluble food for plants from materials pre- sent in the soil, sod is value in this way 005 be bettor realised when we kenw that street two•thirde of all our *oil is lying deferent .sd only about one third in fit oo dit.on ler slant food it also absorb* moisture from the atmosphere and stores it ea the surf..+ of the soil tor the use of piano sad Its value is this respect is in- caloul.ble. It dry weather espeoielly one It. video is this reopet he appreciated it destroys fee*ets is the soil .ed eves the do- .tr5011ve out worm has to *sootmb to its mower whim e.eegh is need. If }raft -growers is this.esins would *ow their °retards broadcast with 500 to 800 lbs. ie. the sere lids .prd.g, I emitting to of/inn Hist they will follow the preotioo in future years. Of emus the quantity mut be varied Is peaperlle5 10 the quality of sell •.d the mop ilet.nded. light soils requiring the heaviest prepereles in .11 oases De set allow soy 1e be used sear an ever- 1111. ver- . s tree sr pleat. but with this ex 1* ass. I Wet. be used with moot pr t fn all elegem of fruit sed other crepe is both elegised ..d garde. By t IN oses bs&p [tit pro ote@ des. n mid alai prevents 1b swops of .mensal.. Aa shimmies., el Yenm ewer's in the sell tad • heavy top-dreming "( salt will (seer. a geed gr•9 1 ina.bvossss, ewp"°l•ny epee • sky sell." Meows Ter, W*reesk. Sheppard .ed R.Nel toot part is the diseemies thee fel- lowed h.d dvs.•sd mem gull Wee O. ThurdavIto Doh. the lk SMey win mMast 7• s.s., whew Wm. mi Warsh wit) led Is • diesu i•• e. ''Orepo totem," .ed mere of the fruit after le W palled. iMashes ed &$Mors•/ varieties .t the trete will he ted frit flthstgatilse1i* Ye.. d.etBmiL COUNTY COUNCIL. The OUNCiL- The members reoently sleeted to form the new county council assembled to the court room o0 Tuesday afternoon. The clerk. treeing read over the name. of those en- titled to hold mate at toe board, and stated that all had mode the a•ceaeary d.ol•r•hoo d qualIfiu•ttun, oalled for nominations for warden. Jno. ('ox, of No. 2 district, was aomin•ted by Councillors Cook and Moosy and no other candidate being ooesod within 30 minutes the clerk cleclart Mr. Cox duly Mooted. The warden having taken the declaration of officio before Judi,. Royle, •seemed the ,hair and thenked the members heartily for the honor ooef,rred As the sew system ootid not he made tee week evenly under theeld rules of order, it was thought desirable to appoint • .penial aem- mattee to report .t the Wednesday mended wuseiou the needful alterations, and the fol- lowing were eleoted tar that purpose : P. Holt, H. S. Cook, Geo. McFwu..1... Toss ramie •.d Dr. Rollins. The oeaaoil them adjourned. asps1NDAr. Council mot pursuant to advantages*, the warden presiding, and members all present M noon of Tuesday's meeting road, eon - finned and signed. Report of •psoi•I oommittee appointed to rearroage the rules was rut by 1 Holt. Tb. toadieg mast in the report was that the *ix loading committees should be practically Mires. the alter.ties being; made by appoint- ing Ms some five members to two mob. The oommittses ea formed sods the sow rules will b. 1 Executive and Special. 2 Finagles and FAciostlea. 3 Road and Brides and Co. Property. The members them balloted for the sem- iseti.g ...mitese with the fellow1mg,roe.... P. Heft, G. McEwen, R. Miller. Dr. VA - liar wad Jolts Trireme's. After the ..001 metiers burdete' the esus oil sd je.r.ed to meet at 3 r. U. erratum -in eninuis. Saes .her the eem5l .•et tb...urineting sesamitte pes.*sted the follows" report whish was s motion adopted. 1. Kz.•OYve-H.It, M.emoy, Hy.fop. McRwsm, C..k 7, members se No. I. 3 ee- 4.Nim, YIllr, Tensme., R..w•rt, J. 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