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GODERICH. ONTARIO, CANADA. THURSDAY FEB. 4, 11497.
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THE SIGNAL
Fos (yrs Yes.
D. McGILLICUDDY. EDITOR.
HAVE YOU RENEWED YOUR SUBSCRIPTION FOR 1897 ? IF NOT, WHY NOT ?
THE COUNTY G'OUNCIL. a
d
�ete+d t pare fur stare tlke•dtmi(M1 Iie Loot ea theimportationimtupllurtoaiteign .ofper.pwa- il
iOUQ01AnALEl Ei. WOVER THE HURON TRACT. .prss.ted. read. and .atm throsek s
MmsuOme, adopted is do change as custom• tariff sr t
y e4ee mused. Road and be committee «ted h t y h
rope t •
In IS(lrlon In the Now Form. The speeial committee report wee red. Westfield. B.O.., Meit Iwo and F:,itteea i Wk $111 OOlnfs on atth. Capital
y
•eeu.es . sad a:eeseestaws Slop et. seaman
to M • U. a. gsaela «De
saea•entes_
t11Maie. d stabAgues'.
t.
mos oe steer s(ataaess.
('.stta led from Last West.
w xn .'Gnus'.
AFTER the report • ; nc-tuinatiug
a.mmhadittes hbees re, • i, s eswtu
a.uc0-
tfea was read from tat u' L.ni 1011, •.k
Ogee operation of thee awl•) •e u.eusortalit-
a.g the D.t
osaiss Gorernatet to plaoe ratl-
ine companies ea the same level with other
.
props Mre of load ender the ()Marto [)rats
.g. Lot. 8peeidom
ooattt•e.
Frost FroCounty of Froatea•o, saki.? the
woaail to pass • resoluute
oa re. tariff rano ea
.-ertsto artaolee. Sweet wisterias
A request iia., 1) Preach, keeper of the
Hoagie 01 Refuse fes aircrew .f salary foe tw
keeper and macros of the Hoof Reines
Notto etea0Yre eembltt.•.
p ooo
A tarsober of aos0te, l.oludiag
then of the nows
t *invites. sod the Hou
of Refuge, were east to the fisaeoe ores-
motes
A tender for meats printing wee wt M
the exe0ati.• t'ammjtw,d
i.eoler a report wee resod referred M
county prosertt• aooamittee.
Treaasrer's report read and seat with
6saaolsl statement to flamefle ocean*"
roust eommtsroser's report read and
east to road sod bridge oesusittes.m
Reports of ferpaetor. To•sd Robb
n mot e
wet to education oommltt., sad that
of ts•p•otor d w the Hoof Refuge to ba-
ssos. r•un
Report ofisa000e on county build*"
was read and referred to county property
committee.
A mottos of Matteis •sd Ytewest'shat •
ma
past of 116 be de to .soh pabdso library
m
wee seat to executive aamltteeMcGowan,Cho McGowan, of KIK • Ye. was •p-
pnioted auditor ea goodies of .Mew.. 11,-
alop and J R. MoLe•s. amid 'Clio4 urdy,
of (,odersh Tewo.hip, by th.. warden.
Messrs Moved by Meas Hole sari Robt. Mo.
Lean that 7.o Aohesos, Jo. Soots and W
gh
11 Brit be trustees is their respeaWve
Collegiate Institutes.
(loved in • esdemet by Messrs Mo -
Ewan sad Miller, thee Mr. McDonald be
trustee for (iodertok, Robert Mord,. for
(•Bator, and I:. R ('r•.wsller for Sosforth.
m
The oeode sot earned.
1' Holt enan
d W. Le were appointed
auditors ot the orimir•1 tuntio. swoon.
and Geo. hejrd, of Stanley, sod A J.
Moore. K. A • of tlodertoh, 00 the board of
misty •1%mIners.
Moved be Mr. Hyslop..eoonded by Mr.he
Holt, that the click pewter, • copy of t
Ontario `statutes tor each member of this
council. the same to be the property of the
county. Carried.
(Ys, anodMemo es of Me s H•ys and Mooney
oa
the 000il adjourned to meet at 2 P. 0.
Thursday.
TRCa:MAY.
meat through committee .ad palmed
0500043
The report of reed sad bridge committee,
baying bola reed, was passed through oom-
minet, sad *her a few verbal .meadmeate
adopted is oouoetl
Report of Hearne et Refuge oommtttee
was read, •.d atter itsaersis( the words
'.ad tsepeotor'm report' after the word.
" pbyeiciees revert,' wee adopted.
Moved by P. Heft, •.00aded by .1. K. Me -
Lean, that Wm. C.N., immerser of the
Hesse of Rota... be pl•ood on the ply let
while in •tswd. 0. at the request of the
oo.. 43 Semt to exe0Otive.
Moved by Mr. Stewart, a0000ded by Mr.
Pattereoa, that the various, lock-up keepers
in the oopty be paid 110 en the cerutio.te
of the reeve or of toasty oouuoillor of the
division that each lockup has been properly
kept. Seat to exeoativs committee.
A fir. ie. fist the teu.l wrest be
made to teacher, taesetetee war seat to the
examinee nommlttea.
The oonooll thee ted jourood till 8 r v , •t
which tome It resumed, and after p•wtug
be supplementary reports the filet semioe
of the sew county ooanojl Gloaed.
'minima or . ,00JTrer xxr)OTY
Spelaul osinm/ttee reported that no action
be taken on the r.solotsoa of the 00001,
eased! of Froeteoae, .eking that crude oil,
coal oil end Nom wire be placed oo the fres
hat, en/ reoomme0ded agreement with the
platoons of Lambtoo conocil, and that the
warden and clerk peatioo the satiate .0d
the House of Common. in .000rd.•oo there-
with.
The executive oobmlttse reported so ta-
ttoo oa the applioation of mater .ad
mistral of the How of Refuge for an in-
crease of salary.
That • gnat of $15 be made to each
public library.
That in referesos to the clam of !iesfortb
Congeries institute for arrears, 1228 76 be
pied in full of all claims.
That to the application of Col. Wheel for
• great of 25 ora • day to volunteers In
0•mp no actios be taken.
That 125 be granted to each Farmers u-
etltot e.
Teat o. the .ppho.uoo of 11. E. Munro,
of Auburn, for a grant towards • lookup, oo
•oleo 0s takes
That 120 hotfooted 10 each branch Avn-
oniturmd tied Horticultural society bolding
e xhibitiess.
That io referees to the claim of Jobo T.
Diekeos for moot.* •llered to be overpaid,
that it lay over till .lues aression, and that
the treasurer be ia.truoted to request pay•
mist of 11,052 67, monies for 1896, and re-
port at Jose mouse.
That the olatm of the Clusters Collegiate
Institute for arrears lay over till Jobe era
. len.
That as only one tender for county print.
fns had been reeeired, and that being much
Metier then the .00epted tender of former
years, we reoommend it be not accepted,
end that that the oe0aty printing be done
by Mr. herr,of Rouen. provided he agrees
to do the sass or • price satisfactory to the
warden and ohairm•s of this oommitw,
and that to the event of no satisfactory .r-
rwn0enient beimm/ made, that it be felt to
the wisdom's committee to deal wa0.
Toot rsgardise payments to be meds to
(:.iii abs lo.titstes, r000mmeed that
treasurer and chestnut of this committee
examine statement of Oodles submitted and
tb•t the matter be dealt with at the Jose
emasion.
1014) 1) IMPART.
That the 0000ty oomwri0loaer be plowed on
Conseil met p0reaaat to adjournment.
members .11 proem
Mloutes of Wednesday reed mod •dooted-
iwtser red from 1' SlolEwen, asking M
be allowed M wee Maitland bridge as sup-
port for a salt pip., was emit to road sad
bridge oommittee.
Request of Col. Willes and Major vas•
toe that the estuary ply reinstate, while in
Gasp daring 1897 25 atm per day, wee re-
ferred to exeoouve oobmittta.
('omenuniwties from (,'Beton Coll•vlate
1 Isotitwto, oboe for • omniscient of arrears
was meat to executive oommlete., and an-
neal natemeate from the ooil.gj•w of
Clinton mid Seaford' west to the seise
oemnittee.
A Jotter teem D. R. Mare, .4 Ashore%
eek ing • groat .f $30 towards oke ersetio
of • lookup was also emit to .x.ewt(v..
A request that the vtll.rtt ef nasal' be
bade • Detre for b.ldi.g Satre... tad
Public School Iwarisg .zamise0e.0 was re
tried b e*eontiv, oet.n)tteo.
Dr. Shaw's reps' ea Hew of Rd.se
was seat to lama .1 refuge comma ate.
Moved by Mr. Cook. s000ed.d by Mr.
Patterson, *bet he the Voters •l1 orders ter
payments of oo.tv..m unsaid by the o.o.ty
oemmhmio.er be certified to by • me ibee
of this o..wdl *mead of the rasa as f.rm-
elv. met to read and bridge estailt se.
Moved by Mr. MoKw..,.ee..ded M Mr.
Tommie. tet the ....1 gnat .t 1300 be
made to Apioltaoal ..d H.rtio.lt.r•ll
moieties holding exhibitions i. 1897, sass.
Iiye oommitte•.
The ooa.ofl then adjourned to meet N 10
•.r. a Friday.
►atn•v.
Commit re.un.4 at 10 4. m., all ..slew.
psasest.
Mentes reed end approved.
A lett.r from Wm. Cost%, ssa.tary .f
the elerk'...aeoiati.u, ..kits( that ..mala
maim be stat by the tasty was referred
•tee.N,. cemmittee.
Th. ►.past of 6...ee oemmitmo wee read,
through o.mm(MM sad adopIul,
Rem i i. of erosetiws eassiftmwa
s s reed
2, i3. with tb..M_..4 'flies.
The email the oatmeal te mei M
2.'.leek r.n.
.ln,Niv• report wee again sane.
the be
W to wly aired so ' mid be
N O eses C•el00pi.m I.ibM.M for are
shawl ter 18`9 'til3 'A, mai
hos - r d esemby elm.? 4w
lad
MSResC
ash wins lb. Radar �
/,
w.
by R. Ms 00s
.y,. .0 topai ,.i
adored ee be dins by the .,e -
•w rdeal. 1 deal nt4 IbeMwi Nese he d
.Simi« far U.Ye. *w. LThe _
woe gob eloped
p�s 'aim b*b ings$ we Bila.
the pay het at the same rate se the members
darter the esesio.o of the ceased .ed that
Inep..otoe of Hones of Refuge he also placed
ea the )jet at same tato se • member while
attendant meetings That the toasty clerk
Wood .11 Insetja.e of oommitb.e whteh
may be held .aside of Ooderiob, and that
he be paid at the Isms rete es ambers ot
the committee.
That the .coal groat of $25 0s made to
each 1 eschews' institute.
That se motion he takes as the meow et
MoKwa and 8aell,r. boundary H3.(raab
that the same estes be followed whit *be
masistpal sleeks petite., aid tet $10 be
mated is aeeorda.oe with the mottos et
11 Melees mid Dr, Rollin.
Rdmie tis. emu. raperted that Massa. Robb
tied Tom appeared beim the essassittee ail
requested that 600 espies of the course of
steel* be primal d pamphlet fern for the
nor of the easels« lid resommeaded that
the •pvlhatbs be gsa.Md.
Ther flee pathos o1 the village of He-
stll reg.ediig that that '113.1e be
made a metre of High Sohoel estrum*
szrami.ailea be granted.
not see reposes el IaoMetm. Tem sod
Robb had bees examined std passed, ad
that Obey be prated le the assess with
tb..xe.phas of One visite be 'stools.
°meaty Pro sty reported *at the }mil
had bene *anima sad bled 0100e and is
geed order ; that Oben« DMteeo was well
pleased wftb the lsss.dass.rt light, old
Ow* awl wait Beal be pissed la each of th.
four terridaes, acid Aims the 4•riii of the
tersltey's note. ordered at the Jose min
lies. be .Noised to N ems.
110/ .a. I..... Iimatm. who le vary
weak phydlaliy•0 re..wsd so its asylum
Ie Olen as pis IN.
That es oh mai.A. Wellnbybe wr vary
an
imam., sod se, hl.n Peppw1Ms, GLaaf.,-
M. Rashes, Midhod 1)h. O.T.R. be .omit
Mess as bis lime aspires M los Rhrwary,
. he MN bore M be ,et te the Hem of
Trio =ppl m soloed for y whir be
▪ 'rhos moo. eked for low ehrsey W
Judos Weems be gwabd.
Than tln dost 0 rglbfey i be sawed'
al set
lir) the ease wan e.amlid .ad
rt yew s/S glib *0 wempY.a
wise,
li1M the slatemmil d «amines
him the eseesllllas be read ere
m s ba
flat ib, dlMaant renis he flea Qw *
Nam ow onmebed 0.4 lewd aria. furl
'hili INA gird WM Ur. 160011016 etIonel
•
Mite bridles •,uared new floor•, that tool
oomedento.• • 0 fur tenders for the «•gee l
lead the wo k w proceeded with ea suoo ea t
pemi`de �.abt (flsph.•. 5mt»rms rtlgblb N-
T►•t the tessd•, of L. Hardy. $139 for MSMSa--• sweats m mow
Taplady bridge he .00.pted- 4a,.._ ' glia« Taal .fie., m.o., Mr. Magenta be granted the oriel- , 7
ledge of laying •pip. on Mattiend dart
provided her
aume all responsibility,responsibility,nu
that the m
murto0er have power to
move at at any time.
That the coes
mmalorers oert,6o0te be ef•
fioa.ot for the paJ moot tel onOtraotors.
Thin Ththe 'Roder of Mustard .od lint'•
ridge for stone mod oonurete •butm•ote for
it.uaockburn bride. et $5 50 per cubic yard
be .00epted, and that the tender art the
Peterhoro Bridge ('o,S,I273 00 for the super
structure be also sou.-p1.d
That the report of the road oommiestouer
be printer) in the minutes
Falsettos oumenittee recommended '•y
meat of some fifty asniounte
That the anent,' solao.tor draft a new
peddl■rs and neo 0.ra homes bylaw, an •o-
oordw'•e with oro statute, and that the
present he be continued.
That t%' Lane be pied for set0.1 travel.
tog externs* tor county election. sad re
ported that the treasurer* statement of
6s
county aoose for 1896 were full en
• d com-
plete and orefully prepared, .od that they
be DU lh,hed as the mines*
I.
That the tecutltaes soiloods given by
the o,uoty treasurer had been examined
end found to be the same as those owes onw
&ail in the auditors report of January
1893, end that the clerk procure before the
mixt mesion the latest esteemed v.3.es ot the
properties embraced In such securities.
The warden's committee reported that
they had decided to eek the opinion of the
tnepeotor of registry ottioee regarding the
olaimu of the estate of the late Ise. Dickson
and Joo T Dickson.
That the claim of the Yeaforth Collegiate
Institute was • proper one.
Howse of Retiree committee recommended
that the reports of oh t-etcaen end inspector
he printed in the minutes, and that two
hundred copies cf the inspector's report to
printed in pamphlet form for distribution.
That oontraots for supplies he made for
three swaths with power to extend thema
for another term by mutual 0000t,
•
and
.o.tt.Elts atroRT,
After mentioning jn strong terms the im-
provemeot brought •bout by the ietrodue-
tioa of the iocaedeaoent 110111. )bows that
there are 17 prisoners cootioed. three of
whom ere under sentence for larceny, ooe
insane and thirteen vasrante, .11 strong mod
•hl. -bodied men with the .ze.ptaon of A.
Wellesley who is soot, and weak jn body
and mond.
erre-En, R0YURT..
The 1'ubllo school inspectors, road oom-
mi•nooer• treasurer, House of Refuge phy-
arcaan eon House of Refuge inspector .lee
sent in reports but they are too lengthy for
even • summary as Lbw nesue.
COMING ANO GOING.
Mies R. McLeod is visiting to Solaria
the week.
Impactor Paisley, of Climes, los in tows
the week
Mrs. J. T. .;arrow returned to tows the
pan week.
T I). Speakman, of Exeter, wee to tows
last week.
inspector Robb, of Clinton, was l0 town
ea Thursday.
R H. Collis., ot Exner, w.. to 0oderiob
ea Saturday.
39. Dalton, of Winches, visited (,oderteh
ea Saturday.
1). P. McKinnon, of Blyth, was is tows
the part week.
Jae. Clark rotiore.d on Tuesday from a
visit so Bagel°.
Miss M. Stevenson a visiting at bar home
u Port Albert.
B. R. Jaak.so, of Exeter, was i. Oede-
nob oa Friday.
Israel Taylor, of Clients, wee is sown es
bustles@ last week.
A. Naos, of W3a(0.m, wee •swig fir
visitors lost Tricky.
Mosso Ott.rheia, of Make, was visiting
is tows es Saturday.
Row. Mark Turnbull oeadaoted esrvios i.
Duir...o. a Sunday.
Mr. sad Mn. Jo. Doyle, ( arwh..k, (aft
cm Saturday for Detroit.
J. 0. Wiles, of Ssafertb, woe in the
eeasty sows lest Thunder.
Walter Boob...a is en • two weeks visit
to Winging' aid Walkertou.
Mae. (Maley Hamilteo rad Miss Horton
were 1s the Demos City the pot week.
Registrar Ale. Oihee has hese ena8.,d
to the boas. by Maras the poet few days.
Mrs A. McDn.R.11, et Windsor, i. the
"sot of her brother, (leu. vex, Brit.ssi•
read.
Koss.. Cozy of Leassiwgt.a, Irma at the
p•rouyl abed., Britss.M read. the past
week.
ids.• L Daum harlots', of (leder telt,
was is tow. ye.terd 7 es badoea - Exner
Times
Mrs. A. IL tern, who was e.wet'dy b -
dimmed IIIb weak, h ..w obis se awed M
melesea
Dr. Tbestpesst, of (lod.rfek. spent lass
Sesd•y 4Efeseall, re.ewhg aid seg0aht-
•seea.--Rester TN. .
Passiostam. of
was
rollweek dd Mita r ardest.ofof
Hensall - -Rosier Thom.
T. Jades. wbe roamed hale week hem
Motreal, woe M.tiere4 Is Its base • low
days by Moms deer tie ream
Jon. Wdtltrli., who boo heed end .p
with a swore shoat d les erlppe far several
weeks. k, ebb te be alma ones mere.
Wes McVMbr, el Jamas', lees
iIs Mos the pm. week 'W30.g Wn. RA*
sea The ossthe I. from Bram bold his
(140 nib lW One )dab I. M..+sp.
•
pros
dee
OTTAWA, Feb. 1. --It will be .
atter of satiate:nos •t 'seat to tholes who
o the 23rd of June mood to place the
Liberal party to office to note that during
their first six Soothe of administration •
very m.rked Iocr.ese :s shown in the •x ort
Wade of the Dominion ..d oe0rquentiy u
areseed purub•sity power Tb. follows
. how• the export of ter adieu. p'o.luoe d
jag the 6 months *Oleg 31-1 ileoem
18%. and for the eorrespoa'Irog period
18.e)
1 1896
The \tine 1 3.73 3 930 1 5 146
The I-. 'horse 7.00'i 000 7 066
Toe F•,re.t 16.965,511
Anomie and their
I'roduote 26,442.125 25 231.
AgriI'roduct. 8.8'7 393 8 860
W.nuf.c•cres 4.76.C.088 4.783
ao
Mutella.o115,496 100
Told 167,3385,543 169 911 4'25
The .boyo .hsws an Ino -emir .d 32625.
9i2 im the value of • ter exlcr. ..1 nett
product during trio first px rn
aon'hs of Lr
5r.3 goverutneot as a'ntp.red .r'h the r
omelet'
• nding 6 month* of the yr.r omelo
en ler Tory admis'e•ration. Another oaf
boo cry feature of the re ern for the pa
e ootb• i. Jerome.* which t.- -k plate in t
«.duff of Cowed States produou which
now beess exported through ('.n.r1-
channels, a shown by the 'dere-..fro
$4.187,321 to $6.974 569 a the value of nos
p
produce mirror.. .luring the 6 months
compared with that period of 1895.
/pod for stud, Irl., the forrvulog. I know
&ors mike dry readmit anhey d tare eddy
of ulterior to thole who do.h so keep op
wish the work et admutstrati.m et l)ttawa.
Tog StL
.rtO
GODEHICH TOWNSHIP.
• Ti * per, Feb. 2
Sleighing is excellent.
The infant eau of N all Hicrs, 5th coo., is
r50ov*rao5
Inspector ol
pector Tovulted•sobools Noe. 1 d
2 on Tuesday.
The Hohneeellle singing clave is jo • flour
Shaw ous,uttuo.
.las Mur, of (.oderiuh, suited hu old
netshrr.rs off the 7 h coo. lest ;oaturday.
Maw con Tillie (ox, 6'b a , u vo't'er her
meter, Mrs Fred B-.ttte, Huron Knad.
W. J Patton, 7.h orro , ha en beappotat
ad enrol tut the From k Wood ('ompwy.
nes Toe spneul services oondatur•d by G. W
air- Andrews to Hulmesville are largely at
her, 'ceded.
of
UUNGANNON
N,rrra
o -Tit• local agency rs Dungannonft d
f rriwx0L as a the 0113 a of J. O. Ward.
066 J.1'. oowIto.. o.. who will receive or
(.48 den for suheor1ptions, adver•'.raid sod Jot.
Obi work, sod a auth .razed to gave receipts for
.mou0r5 paid for the aims.
Tr roti, Feb. 2
•13 The 000iu,3 of W. N'...•u•h meow o0
MI Saturday.
__ Owing to the rush, the items are rather
oendorsed tit. week
Mr•. 11•1101111, of t.odenob, visited the
homestead oo oat video .
Mies lathed. Moore, of Huron Tp., firms
ye
b -
or
•
oo0oty, u the guest of her .user, Mrs Jas.
Rose
The tops for Monday •1.00101* at the
League will be •• growth In grace by Mrs.
is- U. (:. Heckle
6 J M Roberts attended • mesons of the
no directors of the proposed electric railway
oro held in Toronto last week.
en J. R. Weetberbead end Jas. Young, mud•
m 'tom for West Newscast,, were In town on
municipal besmear oa Thared•y last.
•a Sappho Sirut ons ha sold his black
•mothtate and o•trege busmen* to Wm. Mc-
Nally of Rosemount, Dutieno county
1 Airs. Walker, of Mnoeemio, and Henry,
of Iagertell, rowelled the fuoeral of the late
d Mrs John :thaw, of ()ederloh, on Saturday.
6 They are vontirg their parents.
re SALA Oar Saw% -Wm. Cameron will soli
le
his stock by nasus ole on Monday next,
oommeoyi0g at 1 r r. The me will be os
e hl. farm, lot 19, nos. 8, W. Wewanoob. J.
Purvis wielding the hammer.
Cosy4l.erietsa:--We aro pleased to be able
to erste that Misses Margaret M.Il.,uyh,
end Charlotte Wit/gine, who have been
troubled with lofloenre, induoed by having
ooetrw0ted severe colds are rea.terinn.
1'Txttrx5T -The remajo• 01 John 3101
lough, sr., who died at his resadeuoe In
Lacknow, were interred in Dungannon cem-
etery on Thursday. Rev. Messrs. Waltrip
sod M1cKey conducted .ervioss .t t3.e house
..d Mr N•••llwin at the grave. Recessed
leaves • widow, two .ons and six daughters
to mourn their lot
Ftkt -On Tuesday morning. Jan. 26th,
the barn and oontente of Wm. Comer•oo, W.
W0wano.h, were destroyed by tire. Whole
feeding hi. .tock early in the morning, the
sprang whish holds the globe oo the linters
slipped, and the portion of the lantern with
the oil. fell on . bundle of straw. The
horse. and Cattle w.re .ared, and 1aarwo•
will probably cover lees.
l a t 0RT.
Coming new to imports, the result te •d
aline of $47.906 in the valuation of free as
dutiable roods importer) during the
months. In the import of fres goods the
VW. 004 Menem of $490.229, but is fl tab
tools • drop of 546 1.56 es compared wit
the corresponding morel of 1ifei In th
amount of duty oolleoied there •.a 0 drop
of $293.136 In the item of manufactures
of iron and .reel, exoteric, of *nein.* and
res ioniser,. there wee a drop from 13 736.
797 to i3.158 884 and • en1Mrine0* Im.. of
$188.240 in revenue from customs duties.
lo woollen goods there wee • • drop .ad •
oonrgreet Toes of $176,834 in revenue under
this heed. Shrtok.ge in o i e rodeo of eotton
import.s caused a drop of $23 562 in revepee,
while jn the decline trs the vets. ret import.
ander the h.-•djnr .•
of brewnoe. • Mohr;
toes of 475,:73 in reverie. was austatned
Notwithstanding the prom'ee to lower the
dn.y ns sad oil, Import. under thj. need -
in¢ iocro.rerl, Aar i• i• A ahtfal if import.
have been In !IMO,. r'3 •rnvwd•are domande
for *easements The average rate of duty
on coal nil seas 73 poi, ....et The value of
that imparted area 4426 791, whish onutrth-
uterl 1314,356 to the revenue in custom.
duties.
The present 1:0vernment in the six
months under review hive lost $92,136 in
revenue o- nsriluest apes redue.d jmonrta-
tiooe of .ilk rhe principle dutiable item*
in which decr.•aed importation appears and
in whiok • Ins. of revenue coon red a con.
mired with the six month. of 1139E are :
drugs, 110 388 loss of revenue ; fruits and
sots. 163.488 ; fury, 18 189 ; t0ttaperehe
',wig, $9324: here, r.p..nd hn.neto,$16.-
137 : j.w.ltery, $16 388: m0ntaseteres of
lead. $6 113 ; manufactures' of .to...n4
marble, $7165; modest Imam/meets. $7,-
025 ; leather rood., $3 *187 ; oil other 10.,,
coal oil, $15 399 ; paint. •.••i onlors, $3,892;
paper and envelop-., $6,182 : rwevjein..,
lard mod meat. $6 507 ; red. and «not.. $3,-
315:silks. $92136: woolen Rood., $176,-
834 ; manufacturers of iron and steel .x•
elusive of .0¢1050 and mechiu.ry. $188,-
140 ; grain and hrtwdstufh, $95.173: sod
corse. Roods $23.562
Th. d.tiaMs items in whioh Mo,- 5.d
impnrtstien and elite ie Dhows are • .n( -
male, increased duty, $6,968 Moycle.,$19,-
120 ; railway Dore, $6 512: hjtrmiaow.
on•I, $32 738 ; .•rth...'nns and ohne.
ware, $10,633: fano* reed., lace* ie . 49,
069 ; •I•eswar.•, $4 652 ; sugar, 1266.572 ;
oral nil, 145,109 ; engines anti rnachs..ry,
$48.270 ; spirits and whoa. $22.965.
Tans 42(1)2)1
As already et (ell there tree •e increase
el $498.229 to t3 l .•3ee ot in.port.ties. oo
the free list. W. will first take the items
showing deore•eed Importation and the
amount et redoetioe is value of impnrts
orenp•rod with the 6 mouths el 1995 An
fm•Is for nook enrolees, decrease $42 121
asphsltnm $29 262: broom enrn, 430,129 ;
cede.. $33 R28 : rotten waste 156 666: raw
drewd fors. 153 066 :.r.... for soap. $65.-
797 : bides. $16.728 ; Fedia rohber 113 438;
lose. and Dopper, $5.063 : 'revs .ad .feel,
111171.936; tis and :Me, 4187 462: veret•ble
ell. $34.622: raw ell k 459,156 :.11.30.109
mod onmll., $315.386 ; te., 1612,693 :
wool, $150,966.
AI•io.t Mi. th.,e eta an inoreeets is the
value of importation of the follewise fir
Wiles es the tem let : Arose foe the-niHti.
loers•ee, P?*1,270; •srhreette oat, $345-,
605 ; row no•b•a, 1317.692: dyes end
'hominids, $22.202 ; .fits .ad fishiest lice.
115.382 ; ja•e vets sad efeth, $104.783
. tel rails. $259 218, sal'. $7,330. ; tattlers
whom, 123 621: 401100,00 15.1, $207.941
.abi.et wood, *135,571 ; saemante as.d
pads. /54,558.
Then t• ese striking feature of these re -
tans sad it is that dahee.h these hes hoes
some shrlek.ere w r vh.ue emery have et-
...ded lmp«e. by $16,287 498 4.rt.q the
past d. q..tbe .whi.t 114 413.870 dOadaR
tbe ..me period a 11116. Dario, the lest
obit ..mien. ('_.4.aid .oar Sae= sad •
�ivw .w 411AdMw worth mime .oda
ilea. Ike
AN ares wb. hobos «tabs• L tl 1L
BLUEVALE•
Mt. and Mrs Fred Mtac('racke of Kru.-
eele were vl.iting In town last week.
A Ras Social is to be head at l;eo, John -
.ton. bit line of Morrie no Feb. 10th.
Two loads of young people from Bluevale
spent • ple.sms1 evening at Peel Powell of
Turnberry.
DUNLOP.
Trrauar, Feb. 2.
Herbert Morrie is visivag to Kudalo.
Yr
mid Mrs. A'rx. 1100401th, of Tucker -
smith, were the guests of lire. A H. C1ot-
tea. Mom Monteith was formerly Mw
Jetuie Fotheringb.m.
Deep regret pervaded our .ill..go lot
week when the udtogs mimeo( the early de-
mise of Mr. John Shaw after • severe al
saes of Nome days Moot too. Deceased with
her husband oondooted the post ()Rhee and
store here movjo5 to (:edenoh in 1893. She
woe • miasmal favorite and will be deeply
mooned by all who keew bet.
In oar esteemed fneed's 1►uogannon items
last week we Bed much regerdjar
heads of families not being food of going to
church oo 8..dars, and then he gives the
fair sex special hearse for their good .mend
ants. Now wise family coon are tired cud
are pleased to rive the day to rest, while
others mare oossider•te eftes stay at home
to cook the dieser and mind the eg.ellin.,
youngsters t0 give theta wives • °Itasca to
go end 'tear • esrmo0 and •leo. ere might
add, to view the latest head gear for whoa+
the worst .torn wnald not prevent them
going; although without woman lagoons
the trammels oonld hardly sztat,Jor we.lwaye
ate 5 to 1 in favor of the fair sex preset.
KIND WORDR,
Hetes Fre. Preen: TOM Rraow Ktdwrt.
has Tamed its hall..wtury mark. Nawar
has Tee 14r0011, bees brighter or 51001 bi(h•
ly •ppreowted than darts( the editorship of
Des MOOIIIiomddy, who still h'ilds the helm.
Now Kra : The il.dsrioh Signal eetersd
last week epos the fiftieth Tom of Oa oda-
moos, and it assochose that it aimed with
• larger johM.g sad advertising horior0o n
its ..edit fib•. is ..y provides year. Mere
power M Tse 81054L Although ft baa
tuned the bell mew, mark it is still e.e
of the meet vostbfl and brightest of ..e
Rr.,,.lm Pest• The Peet overlooked the
fast • few weeks aro'kail the ()aderit\ Sia-
m's ltd jigged Mos somber milestone ..d
i, sew Legged
its Etta year. The (.Mien
osalvsrsvy shah terry 1.m tie Wow
0ry a leave ass** of the prosiest afetal
a. Tut 85.15.1. was sever smear ad
lofting*at tM t, ones W. wish bow.
.(iwY ddy Msi*.ud prosperity.
Regular irestial d M•hW.d Ledge H..
l► A. R, did 6. IL Oat Tanis, won*
The Grist from the Looal M111.
• Weida/ Wisest of renally flews served
up to Lit .yerybody - nab w
retest supped and 4 054raaed
From aver. fleet'...
CLINTON : The mother of Ed. Rod-
way died at 1.o. Angeles oo the 17th.
Se•lorth : Wm. Crich, of this town, he.
purchased • bakery hominess in Brussels.
Myth : Alex. Slmpoo, of Chicago. 111.,
is vetting at the risottos' of K. E..J.mo.od.
Moms : Wm. Michas bee already an •d-
dttioo of three young sures to his herd of
cattle.
Klyth ; Mimes 130rb.ra mod Eva Tamen,
of Detroit, Michigan, are visiting rel.Hvts
and friends in Klyth.
Morrie David ('antlon left Brussel. oa
Tuesday for ('hilliootbe, M10 , where he ex-
pecte to follow farming,
Clinton : Messrs Inset M Horton shipped
10 tine horse* to the old country yesterday,
the latter going with them.
Kloomtogton : Hugh '..r'- - cattle dealer
of Ashti-Id, hes the saw et atop' vtag
les•ph 00•aehiO4to4 with 5., .,,oak cattle.
Clinton . Robt. Moos, who sustained
such serious smuts* by falling from bar barn
is how suotitled 10 hit bed most of the Wino.
Kru.sels • last Monday Geo. Parker for-
warded • oar of horse. to Londo. Eogland,
from Krussel& Toni Kloom6eld went with
them.
Henle • Ar•hnr N•rt. -411
end Mies Mills, to ranomoerg, lhtt„ mre
visiting at Wm. Robb's, 6th Iroe. They
are brother mid Meow to Mrs. Robb.
Bloomington • John Robertson, of Col-
borne, had 0 Are cutting wood in John
Mall' bush Thursday last, at whish good
work was done, gutt.rrg over 20 cords cut,
split and piled.
Auburn ; Mrs. John Emerson, of East
T.orr., peeped through here lot Friday even -
tag for the i'th con. of West Waghashr
where her d.ughrer to suffering from •o at-
tack of quas0e).
Morris The Kerrie family, 6th lies, 0111
probably remove to • 50 acro faun- inherited
by Mrs. Berri., neer (:alt, Their old
aelghbors and noisy f.atod..rill regret to
ase them leave this motion.
Se.forth : Kennett, a member of the
firm of Clod k llenuett, has decided to leave
toes. Mr. Bennett has purchased Watt's
planing mall hnrrneee in WIngh.m end will
neve to that t..en with hie family,
('u•tos.. Three (limonites are now at-
tediav the 4'an.d. Rumjness College, Chat-
ham, Musa. Hattie Dodd and Amelia Her.
fwd 'c the Kusin••s. 1).perrneat, end 1'. F.
Res in the Shorthand l►.p•rtment.
Morris : Last week it wee rumored that
Alex. Nichol had purchased the 1.ov prop-
erty, 200 .cr•1 on the 5th line This week
It to *tared as a positive fat. Mr. Nichol
is now owner of 500 sores in this township.
W mgham • Many W utvhmmites will learn
with deep regret of the demise of a former
cjt.zen ()t tli, town, namely, J. T Mitchell
who from February, 1884, to August, 1885,
published • paper knows as the %Pinghem
vedette.
('Gatos Th. Public School hoard has
released 51 1•• McEwen from her 00405. -
meat, in order that she may accept a more
lucrative situation at Ottew., and hos se-
cured Miss Annie Taylor, of Blyth, ea her
wocemor.
Wisgham : Mr. Ingraham, of (retell, N
W. T., visited David Bell over Sunday. He
says that times are better in the Northwest
sow than they have been for years mad
thinks that • great future Mia store for
that oouotry.
Clinton T. 1, Fortune has bees of<ured
and has accepted the m•s•Remwt of the
hardware business lately tarried so by T.
McDonald, Motoheil, and which has boa
bought by Mr. Mallon, of Sarnia, sad win
be known as the Mitchell Hardware (.10U1 -
pan?.
7.oriob : Mrs. Louie Booker, wbtle.temid-
ing on • lounge to triad op the' dock Mon-
day night, by soure insane fell end broke
her arm at the wrist. She was alone is she
how, but went to one of her neighbors,
where 1h. Boohasen was rolled, end dron-
ed her arm. She is dols. slimly.
Hees/rya Os Wednesday sr..iy,Ja.,h1.
Tho. J. Watt., of Morris, Mea., nee d
Rev. Wan. Watts, formerly of Heatrys,
end Mies Jennie, vo0t:ate.t daughter of John
Williams. 12th 000., Brant, were united in
marriage by R.. Way, father of the
n0010. smi.ted by Rev. R. 11u..y, of
Cheeky.
Breese : After wetting several day. ter
the oombnr of Me. Scarlett. of Midland,
who was the ohoioe of the Schaaf Beard as
'lacier, • letter wee received no Thursday
stating her inability to Dome, owing to her
illness. The Board mot at coos and ea-
st
loos Jackie , who b'gtae work Fr1-
y mtor.i.R.
Seafertb : On Thursday, Rev. fir. Mo.
Donald reosieed a note from Dr KOohae•0,
• r.o..tly returned mie.40n►ry from isidore,
ledie, natio( that Mrs. Bookman is in the
hospital at (salt, where .be his had to
andervo • crines' •pwstios..ad although
getting a favorably, .he is not yet oat of
danger.
Hessoll : J. T. Ws,., formerly of He. -
5.11, but .ow Prineip•1 of the Keewatin
publi..e0.54, (e wntta( trots that ppion as
the 23rd Met., env. ' As i write, elle ther-
mometer
hen
'.iometer le 46 degrees blow cern, hat es 1
atm soar • sane sad a red brisk ere A., I
de ..t teal so badly.' Rut .Mwithet•adhyr
the aid, lin. Wee is well .sd is is lees
with the..w.try.
W e sake t. the Meshed
orttribd $.*..d., lest, portraits of OM
farm of 8. Ra sseh, of (hieweed, Metslathy
and •I Mr. Raossh's hadiem5 two stow
brisk reedases. lir. Hemet workhem
d Wises b..dred air. /ham ad hie rode
demes ems him ewe shimmied deem% tad idle
Wad ep whh all medal s ntuditiba i$
le }b set an • 'WI be Rand%
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