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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1902-1-30, Page 1THREE "A"8.' A DVTs ANS ACTIVE Ac�NT8 WHMN PLACt IN THE SIGNAL THS 1-.1EADING NFJWBPAPE]R OP HVRON OOVNTY_ r FIFTY-FIFTH YEAR -2866 GODERICH, ONTARIO, CANADA : JANUARY 30 1902. D. M°G1LLICUDDY, EDITOR. HAVE YOU RENEWED YOUR SUBSCRIPTION FOR "THE SIGNAL" FOR 1902 ? THE WEEKLY MAtems.T REPORT 000611011. 2a.. N. 1901 Fall Wheat, 0 75 to 78 Fleur, family. per owe-. _.. _1 10 l0 110 Rear. patent. per owl-- .-__-9 50 to 9 50 Stan, • .fetoo,,,-. - -- -- 16 00 colli W r s • • • • - • ,--• �- -. 10 00 tel Oil per cwt 100 to 00 Rfee Per bush ....... 000 to 69 Beet wheat. per bosh066 to 55 Orme. .„•_. JM to 37 Peas. •bask.... ... ...... _.._75 to 9') Barlett. per bosh - 0 60 to 60 • day. 1 ton....... 10 tot 00 3) War. li1'eatatoes. 1 busk„ 30 ase 30 to �) , .... 8 16 to 16 (Reese. per 18 .... 10 to 11 /MIN" "MINK •S ML... • It to 18 Wood �-• 60 10 00 Hldes,,,,,..,w�....,�.•�.�•••• 660 to 00 Pelle II 10 to live �a toe. 5 75 to 21 7 CO 10 60 Me.•..,,.._._*mom•i.�� 0 I1 to I6 18.. ••••••• 0 13 to l6 L*rd, car Ib. 0 13 to 11 50 30 W :u Droned Beet rase manse Demised Beef. Wal S 00 to 000 to 0.4'116. =ifort err..., 3 71 to °l'Uaary 300 to Muds. MISS COLBORNE, Temeker of Fletcher mesio method, will re - delve pupi4 at kir codle, above Mr. N•flei's laseraaoe es01. Hewitt to street. Por dfor motion apply tither at etadio or 81 to @idenoe. Bt Petrloa • Street W GLENN CAMPIIKLL, Orgeoist sad muolcal director of North street Metbediet oburrh. trosoher of pl•oo, Aloe or- gan and theory. Pupils prepared for •11 ea- 8mtio ia•pe of y the Torooto Coo.ervtory of Mole. Will be pl°•eed to r•oelve •p.tlee- tloce from all those retolrini euoh lo.truo Hun at his new soothe over Thom•on's ma.lo -store, Use of piano far emetic. may be ar ,!masted tor. 67tf Tenders Wanted. rPKNDKM WAN'1RD. -SR ALED TEN - 1 dere w111 be received on to Fob. 21th. UO:, addressed to Trustees of Coln Sobool Section No. 1, West Waw6008e, for the ere, Hon of • brlok school house. 6t NU., Ont. Plan. and .perlao.tloasosn be seen and other btortamloa °b144"111,6 •peppllostl • to McILWA1N. NIIeP.u. laeretsry 8dhoot Board. 117-3t TTKNDERJ WANIEU.-SEALEDTI h 1 dere *111 be received up to 1518 February. 10x3, addreeed to the chairman of the build No committee for the erection of • brick Presbyterial obarcb at Hayfield, t tot. Plass •ad •p.oIOeeUoas eau be seen and other lo formation o' taloed on aopitestio. to JAS. DONALDSON. (Reynold. ch donne of building oemealttee, or to the architect. JOSEPH A FuWLER,Oodertch. No tender necessarily accepted. 611m For Rent gLET-THE STORK ON W ESt ST. Ikr81111 oosupled by Andrews Bros.. . the Nal ms above the Amertic ■ DUNLOP. R -tam. TIP I.I7-UOMFORTAILZ. DWItLL. 1st- with ooe.crs arksa. is the tgodoown of b, non verdant to the Sq oars ; bars Mpr'emlees, and memo choice fruit. pN to R O. HAYS. Barrister, Ooderlch. 61 tf For sale. FOR SALE-TWENTY-F1VK AND A 1felt scams of hind at meth ewe ort town. Dasst outride town boundary. Apply to H. UNLOP. West -et 116-1m VALUABLE PROPERTY FOR SALE That well-known property at the corner of Vaetorla and Bruce streets In the town of Oodertchbelong.oc to the 'estate of the late D K. Ht•arhan It 000tprtaes a two7lory ms. ohlse sad blacksmith shop, oontaleing •slit sole palmetto for lever•' moth used maohloe. and implements : • two story store and dwell log °ombined, and • story -and -a half frame dwelling. The bulidiog. aro In good °ondl Hoe and •re welt situated. A .pleedld .poor enmity leo/Need to •0vo6e wishing to invest Apple' at premises or address MRH. SUSAN A. BTRACIIAN. 11044 FARM FOR SALE - iOT 13, RAY field con.. (.odetioh tp., 113 acres (80 Bleared, bales°. hard wood. with • large quart t/t7 ot rrdar on Ill, la good state of cultiva- te.., about flue scree f*11 wheat. and consider. able fall plowing done. Comfortab.e briok horse, large barn with stabling ned.reesth. driving abed and other outball tinge. About two acres orchard, mostly whiter fruit. W.I watered- never -fathom string creek and two wells Seven mile from Clinton and three from Reynold. Poneesion at any time. ria eoaable term* Apply for farther particulars to CHAHLE9 11111,10`16, 79 Bt D*vad .t„ Ooderlob. 06cf FOR SALK -THE EAST HALT 01 the weal half of lot 15. eon. 7. West Wa- wanosh comprising50 erre. Apply to HEN- RY FOWLER, Dungaaaoa, os to Phlllp Holt Barrister. Ooderlch. 1L'ORSALE. -LOTS 95. 96, 117. 118. 119 i aid tog In llutohlaon's survey. all In Ooderioh. 70r partlonlaus apply to PHILIP HOLT. Rho -later. Lo.. Ooderlch. March 1111, 1900. 80.10 Public Notice NOTICE TO WATER TAKERI. Notice L he rb7 given tb.t a discount of 10 per .sat. wilt be allowed off 611 water rates for 18. year 190: paid dart,' the month of January. W. L. NORTON. Collector L. TAUB1f ▪ rAITCRINO OPTICIAN AND aye erKCIALIST. All kinds of Speot•nlee and Eyeglasses made te order Special attention given 13 fitting the eye. Orden by mall pprnmmptly attended to Be. ware of parties using my name, as 1 employ no tra•etlln/ agents whatever Haile/action guaranteed. IFtabllahed 1673. 164 RICHMOND STREET W., TORONTO. CARD OF THANKS -- I take this opportunity of ten tering my thanks to Metier, 11 .1, of Moine' FI e Insur- ance Company, of Galt. far tho prompt and very .5tlefut0ry was In which tne7 paid me se losoil 4.m•ge M fire. *blob 000urred on $r about Jan. 1101, 1901. OEOROR ACI(ESON. Ooderioh, J6evary 21ad. 111 chariot R. Shaw, general agent (loderioh. Orden by mall promptly attended to. Instaranes, et*. • CHAT. A NPR R. INHAtV, GENERA I, IfeSUR• and rota rotate avant. OBIS. tae Acer wt of P. 0.. 9odarloh. Agent few the &sorting mistrial fire Iewreane nom melee and leading .took eemt.anles. Mereentlie and manuf•oterinr ricks at aweret rates. 0.11 et .Bee. R. KOSIRT8ON. • AeeaaaA•al *Gd 1 ON up. Agent and 11199111110111 MON asp. Met~Mnill Ogg* la cad Canadian Mae re P 44111 • illlee ease, it n J. T. IIAFTRi., 0T.NRRAL iN J. • DURANCE and Real Rafale agent, el. Aeee ldeatand Plate Oise. India -matt M maln*1 or oast ales at leanest At .ble. en h■n*Ilnh end c.n•dlan ormpanles rep Tea. n M !lttuast AMMAN, M /arrow to Os, NatMaw. Ra el AMMAN, 811118. MUNICIPAL BUSINESS. A kpeetet *sellsn of one Tow. tassel! ea Tuesday E.anlag. There we • special meetleg of the town caution on Towle,/ evening a which oso side,•hie business w.. treneoted. All the members were preens. The tint matter brought up gess that of the mutilates! hh•ooes. The follow•., letter from J. B. Laing, 61• Provl.olsl umalol el auditor, who was in town last we. and bad •o 100,651 Interview with the comma, was reed Toronto, January 25th, 1902. I.1NTLA$ttt,-Referring to my interview wat0 you on the 24th tool , 1 am gull of the opinion thea expressed, that the .tat• of the town's finanota la such as to demand greet oars to the headline and if peelbl• au lo. crease of Ievepne on ON one hand and • diminution of expenditure on the other. How is •n more•.e of revenue to he ob tallied' Clearly only by an Norse.. to the err •eesme011. Coe this be done without lnjory to the town's best interests! Local intones - goo toduose me to think that while the n•jonty of the ratepayers are sufficiently taxed tare le • .lase that dogs not cont,! but* the proper .hare 1n the matter of taxa- tion. There- is also the question of solar, log the ores served by the waterworks department. Your solloltor 1..yldetly of the epinloe that the council o.a pear • by law oompellug the nee of the town water within certain defined three, and prohibit log the ons of spring or well water within the dittoed area, 16e el.utrlo light depart meat should also moo e Its .h.r• of moan tion with • ,i.w to Norms* of reveoa.. A000rdmg u the trwar.i..tatement your a0000trollabl. •xpeodttur. as 321.551,.46. Addles official y1•ne, 32 5L8.46--324.060 • 32. Your Dol *Woes roll lama remt1Ioas of tale for the year emoaots to $27,713.54. 1'bl. leaven • nominal 'melee under fhb hood of $3,633 32 Your debenture debt proper is 3176 912 93 Your liability for elevator note duoousted at Ronk of Moat. real, 350.000 Your ourrent disooaoY at sem. Bank. 319 500 Yon, local improve moot .t same !Seek, 322 465 90. Your utak mg fund securities, 37,724.06, and nub In Huron cad Brune Loon and Investment Company, $21,962.43-$29.706.48. The sit- ■.tioa is ooa watch will require careful look • low into, and with • view to oomlog to oorr•ot 000ulauons la the matter 1 would advise that you employ • lint olase account ant who to oonlu0otioo with your own of fic.1. *111 first oommanoe with the WWI meet and ooll.oLor'e roll., then t.k• up the waterworks and "Iemon II/hs departments with • view of Improving their .ffoienoy hod , and then make an audit of your treasurer's book., /clog back from fi,e to tee yeas as m• be found o.o.ma•r . 7 1 Mr. Neff. the lorooto s000antent men►me.d eit our lest Interview, 1 dad 1a sot ayell•bl• His term., V he were Ghia te NM, wield be 115 per W ani a psweee. 1 would therefore name as the .oeountent recant mended to you In tide matter 61r. T. (i. Willum.o0, of Torento. Ho he done • good deal ot work for the Department. and always well The Government term. err• 38 per day and sitoeea 1t you decide to go on with the Inquiry as above you *111 please send m. • oopy of the motion and 1 will tisk the W.ut.oaot Governor In Conn Astray. ASTRAY _THREE 13TRAY SHEEP. Want .weer t0 name and prove erox erty and pay menial CLOROX A. GREEN. Port Albert. Ont. 116 AuoUon Bale AUCTION BALL OF PURE-BRED BHORT•HORN CATTLE. the property of 8.Ikeld Oros., consisting of nine ehol'e bulls neglog In age from nine month* to twenty months old, t6ne r melee about two years old, also some good horses Hale w111 take place on the farm or lasso Salkeld. lot 5. ooncosion 1, Goderich Lowe - skip, one mile eolith of Ooderioh, on WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13th, 1901. at 1 o'olo-k pen. Terms of male Eight montes' credit. Dia taunt for Dud Write for catalogue. Address ISAAC SALKELD. Box 50, Ooderloh, O.t. T1106. GUNDRY, Auctioneer. Publle Noone. APPLICATION TO PARLIAMENT. Natio. is hereby given that an application will be mode to the legislature of the Prov. Ines of Ontario st the next Mesion thereof, for •n Act to Incorporate a Company under the Deme. "The Huron and firma Itallway Com pony,' to construct, equip, maintain and oper ate • railway between • point at or near the town rf Weirton. In the county of Hence, and • point at or near the the. M Ooderioh, In the nongty of Huron. and peeing through or near th. gown. of Klnosrd:ne and Southampton : with power to oonatr,,ot own, equip. main talo and operate telegraph and telephone lines •.d systems In eonnectloe therewith : aid with power to oarry on hulness as .o Ex. prow Company. Dated this eIrd day of Deoember, A.D. 1931. HAMILTON. ELLIOT & IKViNO, 63-64 Solicitors for ADplioao9. NOlICN IS HEREBY ()IVNN THAT the Port Dover, Orantf,rd, Berlin and Oodorloh Rail ear Company w111 apoly to the Parliament of Canada at Ito nest Norton, for an Act extending the time for the oommence- ment and oomuletion or it work, charioteer Its name to the Wand Valley Railway Company, reduolno the amount of Ito capitol stent. and authorising the oon.trnctann of It line in Imo tiros' and the Ione of bond. with respect to annh "notions and for other pnrpoeea. Dated at Woodstock, Ontario, 17th I),o* her, 1901, WALLACE R LITfL1W Solicitors for the Company. ■edisal, (KW. F. (TALLOW, PHYSICIAN J./ and Souses. (ldee In Bank of Com - owes bnllding, whet @Mo of &rare. Night salla at random*, Bale 5'. W. Pees. Il. The Royal Victoria Life In- surance Co. of Canada., !lead Office at Montreal, with a Capital of $1,000,000,' wants an Agent for Goderich and district. The remuneration to a good man will he made satis- factory. Apply to 11. ('. Thomas, Superintendent of Agencies, 6 King St. West, Toronto. 2t.. oil to appoint Mr. Williamson. his uoder- stood the. the Dost of the inquiry la not to I seemed 3500, uol,n some more time is taken up with the audit than is now an11u1- p.ted. Mr. Williamson oso Nays for lroderioh any tome attar 1702 February, bot It is n.oeseary that 6e should be wa- gered as soon as porimbl . W. A McKim moved, "emended by 0. M. Elliott, that the L eutenent Uov.roor to Council be r.quetad to appoint T U. Wil- liamson to oouduot that enquiry 0o the lines suggested iu Mr. Laing's o.mmunloatloa. Miers. !leeway and Knox moved that Om matter be referred to the special oome mimes. They wowed further loformmlon before Inournog an .xpeodlture of peeibiy 3500. Mr. Humber voted with Messrs. Muroey and Knox fur the ame<Im.ot, which was lost by the Mayor's you, and the mottoe was declared carried on the Nato division. Tb• following resolution was then carried unanimously : Moved by W. A. MoKlm, emended by C. A. Humber. that tais roue• o11 realizes the neowsslty of making %.ry •ffort towards Indoolag the Uoveremeot to goosed •t an early date with the oonstruo- ltoo of • breakwater of snob a character as w111 enable the largest freighters o0 our lakes to enter our barrier in stormy weather with safety, and with that object In view a oommltb.e co0siguog of Counollton Humber, Thompson and Elliott be and la hereby ap- pointed to oo-opereta with • committee of the Board of Trade and Ibis °GING. ganeral- ly• b procuring all necroses lnlormaleo upon the motor, •, preparatory to an early appeal to Parliament. R. 8. Williams, president, and ether member@ of the Board of Trade were pre• sent lo the Interests •f the breakwater pre- set and were melted to address the 00000al. Mr. Williams promised the support of the Hoard of Trade In whatever aotio0 the .ousel! might take,ln furtheranos of the scheme, and then asked Capt. A. M. Shap - bard to give his •lewa oo the matter. lop!. Shepherd *aid the proposed break• water was the only thing which Uoderloh harbor now needed to eoable It to compete with icy of t0• other ports on the lake. Cestelal) somethlog would have to be done here to ger the trade of the big boats, which required an anted" breakwater to shelter them before making for the nor row en:rsooe to the harbor. All the tort on Lake Krle were building breakwaters He thought • breakwater from both sides of the harbor would be oeoessary here- oee Ede to reach out from tfalt's point, the other Irom the hrhthoaes point, 611.8 an outran*. In range with ihs inner piers. 1e had boom said that It all depended upoe the shipper where a beat was to be sent This was not altogether the case ; the captain had something to may about the ports at which he would rather tall, end the oap- tale would prefer • port to whin eatranos was easy and sale. The nater ends of the breakwater should be 1,500 to 2,000 feet Meisel' from the Inner pier. ('.pt. Shop - bard replied to • number o1 gestations from the mayor and °emo lion and throw • praise del of pr.oltwl light on the <e{motion. I). McGillicuddy, A. Mclt, Allan and Wm. Le also spoke lo support of She pro- ject. Engineer Brough thought the plan was • good on., bur he belayed It would be better first to ask the Government for .n investi- gation Into the echoing. Information was required u 10 the action of the wad, the depth of eater, the beet method of coo • tructloe, lib., before they would be able to ••k for . certain appropriation. Some of tills Information oould not be obtained until Jones. R. Holme., M P., said be wanted to co- operat.iheartaly to anything ler the advanao- meat of Uoderloh Mr. Tarte bad !Mown his sympathy with the transportation prob. Ism, but he believed with Mr. Brough that the data to be presented to 1n• Minister • hoald be rather definite, 6 the first quo. !loo Mr. Tarte would ask would be as to the cost of carrying oat the eob.me. H. had eked Mr, Tarte to oome to Uodertob, but had net retorted • definite reply as yet. He would do everything In his power to uslat the ooanoll In the matter. Wm Campbell tbougbb the Department could send op one of Its engineer. to procure ibex Inlormatlon desired and to make estim- ates of the Dost. It was deeded that the committee is this mater should meet b the town hall on Fri- day .t .3 o'clock r. M., when all who can give any Informuion upon the subject are re- quested to be proem A letter from E. h. New. le regard to the same matter was referred to the oom- mltee. A letter from Mr. (,arrow In reference to the bylaw In the granollehic walks matter was read, and the town °Metals were le• /greeted to furnish Mr. (Ostrow 86 coos with the felormatien M require for the pr.pan• Hon of the bylaw. A motion pio•Id1eg for the paroboe of supplies by tender (except In owe of emer/ency, when the proper committee la to maks the purohese and report to Doan• oil) was paved. Another motion which was passed called upon the lreasorrr to fur- rnleh the °ouzall with list. of water and oleo - trio light taker., with details as 10 the amounts oharged them, amount. In smarm, oto. Tb. domino. committee was Instructed to look Into the question of placing the is- te.ment on • saldeotory bald". A dept lotion from the munch was appointed to wait upon the county °eneoll In behalf of the H., B and M. eleatrlo railway's appll• o•tloo for rousing powers over the county bridge,. Mr. Holmes, M.P., read from a letter be had received front the Mirin. l)epart.meat to reference to Ws gae•tion of Improving, Uoderinh herbor'hy dredging not soma of the Islands at Ike est sed of the harbor, and .leo r ding the neoemalty of rebuild Int the ortbwerk at the eomeneroial dock. Th. Mayor hod • • letter from Mr tsar row, enclosing • bylaw to be vetoed by the oneeol4 giving effect to the agreement in the salt of the tows veno. the elevator company. Ills Worship found that the by l.w, as drafted In ucordanee with the judgment o1 the Court, provided for •z.mp- tlon. In favor of the elevator oompaoy' for len yeas oommenoing with the present year. As the n0mpany has eejny.d these •semptlnns over sines the bolldlnr of the elevator, this would mean their rnn#lnaanoe for twelve or thirteen years altogether, le• steed of ten years. The Mayor propmeed that le the event of their palming the bylaw they pr000n • 705,80tee of the payment of the taloa remitted up to the present wear. The matter WY left over for seethe' meeting, and the....08 6dio reed. AROUNO TOWN D.ATH or MRs. YAOMATw,-The news of the death of Mn- James .I. ManM.th, w81eh recurred early Townley moraine of this week, was renmrally nnexpont.d, •e leer kris* of her 111nw. She hal been ,.neatly -enfin.d end appeared to be routes 'lose steely whoa • madame °haage mete *hien alokly bn.h rgh1 sheet • Mn l resale. M. quiet was • daughter of Mn. C. Crabb, her lath.,, the labsCrabb, betas ems at the aunt k..v. real dent of Huron In hie day. She was twenty• ewes year. of age. She, leaves • motber- 1ee little boy four years ot age !mildew her bus6•ed, who has the sympathy of all in tits bereavement. 1'b. funeral will take plus from the family res:d•au, Kistatret, Om (Thursday) afternoon •t 2:30 u'olook. CLOD or TuANin.-The Floreooe Night. locale Chapter of the Daughters of tis. Em• plre desire to express their lh•,ks to oke gentlemen who participated in the Interest - tog ream of bookey on the 27th Inst., whereby the funds b the treasury were to• caressed. WILL CoNDulTroa Au0.B*1WK LIAVe!- "Mite" Higgins, unit of the oldest oonduo- tora on the mato hoe of obs U. T. R. from Torooto te Puri Huron, hos realised, and we learn that the position will Itkely be offered to Conductor 1'. aueebrook, of town. Cooduotor Auebrook is popular both as • railway offload and as • gamic, and we should not lako to have him leave Ha'.tiob, although (n soother way everybody would be pleased at his advancement, se well de- served. TR/ 1NVtcrYIGATION AT KINGSTON. -An investigation Into the logs of the •oboouer Marine City, with four semen on board, off Goderieh lost fall is prooeedlog at Kinert on, when the •iatime of the diameter all had their homes, Commander Spain, Edward Adams, chairman of the Hoard of Steam host Iopectore, and Patrick Harty, laepsot- or of lightbou,oe, are oonduotlrg the I.- vsstlgatlon. Caps. Crat5le and P. D McCarthy left Monday morning for Kings - too to gin evidence, DR HAMILTON, or CoRNw ALL, 1LL.- Much 0000500 he been aimed the Uod. rich friends of Dr. Hamilton, medical health e Bier at Cornwall, by the news that he was ill with email.pox and we quarantined in his own house. A few cow of • mild type of the diatom' bad developed m Cornwall sod at was in has exertions to keep It Le cheat that he Memel( contracted the disease. Oa Suod•y prayers for his re oovery were said l6 St George. church Mrs. Shampoo and Mise Ham•Iton are also is C'orow•II. Guist: Wco'r. -R. Percy Andrews, who for several years has owned on • meat Mimosas oo West.treet, nes toned circulars to his ouetomers •000uoomg that •iter Friday of this week he will dieoontlooe bustn•e., For some time Mr Aodtews has been thleklnr of going west, and we uoder- staod that .S 5000 as be oso wad up hie affairs bete be w111 remove to Winnipeg. H• nos been a reliable and progrwav• business man and • good cit:zeo, and both he and Mrs. Andrews will be meed by their lode. rich friend.. Nies STCoio,-0o February 1 W. Glean Campbell *1(1 open his sew goodie, over toil beautiful new store of Geo. W. Thomson & Son. lhese loom" • e been .pea leu 1Litt .d up for the purpose, to very neat style. and • re adwirab;y adapted to the requirements of . nob work, befog well hotted, airy and Com• modious. Mr Campbell will, therefore, be in . hotter paettfoo than ever to tarry M Ms work, both In Conservatory oouree, in which he ties had soots marked I0roree in the past, and in other branches of mueloal study. He will be please] to have all interested persons Dill o0 bum at the sindo. CCLD STORA(IR.-Reader. of TH■ SI1NAL will moon elsewhere In our oolumn• to. ad - ...whoop eat o1 the Huron County Parking and Cold Storage Co. On readier It osre- folly std 000sideriog the question of storage and traneportataoo, it is not difficult to ars rive at • decision in savor of investing (0 It. When we know that m:ll,00a of dollars are touted in told storage in Great Britain, and by ateam*hip companies and railways, 0o order to handle our product. sefely, we ran easily see that •11 this extolls. le seed - lees, unless we sen our products •t this end of the road. In order to sector, • e pl..did market and nave our prodaots It le necessary to have this oold storage at or neer our door, and although many towns In Huron are perhaps more ds.rryisg of It than Clinton, yet for reaching It silly from •1l parte of the °n0ety It perhaps will De well to have it planed in that town. Lows BowLIRN Magi -A meeting of the lind.r.oh lawn bowling oloh was held on Thursday evening in the ,Bine of W. Lane, with • lair attendance. Although not oslled epeoifirally for the purpose, it was decided to make it the annual meeting, ani officers were elected as follows for 1902: Hon. president, Judge Masson ; hon v,or president, Jules Doyle ; president, Sheriff Reynolds ; vice president. W. Lone ; wont• ary•Irwurer, J. D. O'Connell. W. L, Ellet, Wm Usa.pbell and Job. Galt were Merited the managing committee. The membership fhb for the year wee plated at 33. A oommlltee was appointed to look into the question of !fie lighting of tb. ground,, 5o that play may be continued In the evenings. Toe appointment of skip was lett M the managing committee- W. 0, Eliot was appointed se ins club's repre- e ntalive .t the annual meeting of the Western Ontario Bowling Aenoutloe. Tllc (.otNty ,,uuNC IL. -The o00nly ooan- oil met on Tuesday afternoon, all the mem- bers except Mr. Terrane, who i. .tet, hetng to mtendanar. In the *Motion of the War• den the expected b.ppen.d, 1)•nald Paler• eon, of Fart 15 •wanner,, plop elected by soolam6 Ion. Yesterday morning • large deputation comprising memhere of the town °en0ul and the Board of Trade of (ioderioh and others wafted upon the moaned to the intere.0 of tin Huron. Bruce end Middle sex Eleotrio Railway Co., rsquestiog per mission to ernes the M.1tlend river over the Aelttor4 brides A Mel), Allan, Council- lor 0, A. Hamper, James Mitchell, N H. Omen*, engineer for the e•.mp•ay, Mellen Dolton, Reeve of A•h6eid, Major ,lne. Reck, Mayor(Amuse, Dr. .Holmes. R Holmes, M.P., A 8aund.rs and It Mctlllicuddy .ddresstM the °ounol. The meet inmate" was ieetrooted to report on the eult•blllIy of the Maitland bridge for the purpose Indi- m•ted. in the ell noon 'dottier Lege dols ration waited upon the mooned to oras the pecersity of h.114lnv soother bridge ower the Midland between Colborne and Ondertch toe reship. h:Igb1. n gen- tlemen addressed the ennead after which Mr. holt mowed, se.oaded by Mr. Casettes, that the roomful on Thursday go In • body to the plane where et is proposed that the bridge shall be he I• and make en inepeoune of the Ine.11ty• This was defeated on the (*Flowing vote: Yu --(;•melon, Connally, Ch.mber•, Hnl'. Lament, Mc Lean - 6. No - Bowman, Fwgarer, Heys, Hicks, Kerr, Lockhart, 60.44.,, Speakman --8 The cannot! p6..ed • resolution' •t the Deotmoor meet's/ to v.dt the place to .inns .ext, and the r.enletioe te still in .Root. tome new ensign of the amp adorned one end of the room : and the well-koowo yet .nr•pleasiog Simeon Boors. the chalmiog Htghlan 1 danorog, Ibe skirl of the pope, manipulated by Piper Cratgls, tn. many - colored tartans and Piously nape of the legates, and the voioie5 of leotImente of love fur and pride to the laud of the thistle •p• pealed to everyone with Sootttah blood io his roles or admiration for things S3011158 In his heart. A little diversity was .ntuaed into the program by the iotroduoLioo of • *melee Irish jig, very oleyerly performed by Kdith Leonard, and loudly applauded. Iroise Sults, Lulu Tweedy, L'zz:e Green. fouls Cl.rk, Olive and Ell. (ioldtborpe and Bella Howls *aye a number of Highland chaos to the delight of all. Wee Edna Stratton rousted with root expression, and songs were given by Mae MoKerz • ; Miss Johostoo, of 1' ,Iboroe ; Mies MoCaul, and Miss 1'.tt, roma. The singers all reoelved greet applause and Mie Pattereoo rave as an eno0re " Annie Laurie." Rev. Jas. A. Anderson gave a short but eloquent address In.plrtog food remembrances to those of his byres who owned Sootland a their birth. velem'. The ribbon drill by sixteen yauog ladle we ezoeedtngly pretty, and " Auld Latg Syne" 0000luded the morrow. Durlog the intermisslo, refreshments were served in the room oowast.trs and at the oo0oloeiu0 of the program a pleasant hour was epeot by Dome ret ah, young people to pursuit of the Terpsichorean art. LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF. Yrtd8m ran wph a .dos neat ter oroweatherpl/you 1 suwitlly 5e 000 of0700 s Bellew weight and via. vers•. Su whatever you want fes tore tattering line call oo 8101 and leave your measures Wm. U.sbam, of Bevil., t now on the (3.1 R. office muff Mr. 1)•n.00 has no turned to Caledonia. Horace Horton, manager of the Huron . ad Brno. Leo Company, has been to very poor health the let few weeks, and is con- fined onfined to has hone.. M. King's D•ugbtere wall bold their annual meting for electtoo of uhoere Icr the en.urog year In the grand jury room ire Lb. court house on Wednesday nut at 3 1',m., when • lull atteodanoe no requested. Cha. Wallis, Fast street, was very 111 last week as the 'mauls 0l taking some medicine for rheumatism which had been In the house for some weeks and which had d.nloped foto • rank poison. l0 p•ye to be careful about the tektite ot medooloma We anderataod that the oompany wbioh will le at the Opera House on I oesd•y eVenIog nut ars all Irish this will give our people • chance to w whether or not there le any truth to that tamtllar guying, "There's 0othlog too good for the Irian." Rev. J Greene, of Clinton, will preaoh we Viotorla street ohurch out Sabbath. Tn• eiscrament of the Lord'. supper will be admin, r1 atter the morning sermon. The love feet will oomme0os at 10 o'clock. Stomal serviette are still In promos. All ere welcome. The Opera House will open iia doors merit Tueedey evening, F,•hru•ry 4 h, to one of he very best companies oo the road -the D•Veroe Hasten• accompanied Ay that fuony • 0d'oratorio king of ail comedians. Harney Roman. These people are ander the sole management of ,Shipman• and that in Itself is • euar•oles not only of • good perform - arms but of • packed bows .s well. Blyth Standard : Mr. James Emigh ar rind .t the home of his parents hen one week ego last Saturday our feeling in the best of health. Early last week he grew worse and for the greater part of the week hut little hopes were entertained for his re Conry. Let Saturday a change for the better est In and he has eiooe been steadily improving. For the pee, year he has nut feed mon or less from Bright's di which is the Des of his present serious ill- ness ness Sino• last spring he has been em ployed in the bog Bou• mill .t Ooderioh, where he had a good position. Seroog hopes are now •otertaloed for his ultimate recovery, HOCKEY NOTES. THE R. 0. R. Aortal, KvrrriNn .lannary the 26th lit the day n. *nigh Mnntla's eine delight M honor the national hard of the bud of "(rtwa heath and .hags, wood, a..1 Lot Friday eveelog the members of the local ramp, S,O S„ wet with their /Heeds In the 1)Idf.11ows' Hall M *peed the evening In model letereeane end entertatemeet, sad • most oro jnyahle time was spent by Seery. MID In the large gathering. A rood pro- gram was rives In Om ledge teem upstairs, l'1elel J. Mltdhdl presiding. The hand• Tbe Waterloo team played at Seaforth Thur.dey Dight. and defeated the home team 9to2. The jeteMtr league rams !,night between the Dollar Eighties and the Harmony team will be a warm one. Tneee teams are keen rivals for UN championship of the league, and the ems that wins will have to play for it. Wises Clinton hockey.lob oan defeat SN(erth team 14 to &alerth defeat 8tri.1lerd 6 to 3, and Stretford defeat (lode - noh 6 to 3, by what c.o Clinton delea' the Uoderloh team when It comes here 1 -('lm ton New hrs. The ()oderieh team w111 give the answer to thio 000undrum when they play in Clinton. Two games on the junior league schedule were played the pat week. On Thursday night the Dollar Eighties defeated the Shorties 7 to 4, and o6 Tuesday evening the Shorties beat the Elites 4 to 1. The Elites have withdrawn from the Iacono, and the gams on 'Needs" evening was just to help fill out the schedule. Tbs match between the W.Igb Becks and the Wood Bites, on Monday eyan10g. was • hnwhpr eooetu. We that the limit- ations of our spree will tint permit our gib !tithing the report of it which oar st°tong editor was preparing The event certainly de• place In history, and If Wo Mn keep the report warm until next week we may serve It op In our next Issue There was • good exhibition of hockey at the rink on Friday evening, when the game with Waterloo was played. The visiting seven were • ornate oomhlnvt.ion, and the home loam put up • good gyms, pertleularly In the 5eui54 half, There wore Some °haremm on the local teem, Donald Mciver pl•7l07 at point, Allan moving up to Dover point, and WlgnnS taking Fred Shannon's plane on the forward lino. Dae Mciver mane .n impartial and elliolent referee Tho first halt was 1n the visitor.' favor, by 4 goats to I. After lbs halftime (loderleh htlgh'noed o0 sod tied the Waterloos der Ing the amender of It.e game, eanh team soering three times, making the total "note 7 to 4 to favor of the visitor.- The teams wen Waterine : Uoat, Magmata ; point, AIN. in.nn ; onyr r point, Forrester ; forward., Yonne, Sayler. Leahy, Roos. God.rloh : Goal, Campbell ; point. D. McI•er ; eover point, Allan ; forward", McCarthy, McUsw, A. M,1,.,, Nigel''. COMING AND 'GOING Mn. (lir ) Clark, formerly Miss Nina dlrscbao Mus Mildred Campbell Ido yesterday afternoon to .peed two or three week. in Toronto. A (3 Sperling has returned to his home at Nang', Man , after • mo0th'. •istt with his relatives here. R. Holme, M.P., was 10 town fhb week 0o business fur his cooeNtu.ou. He met the town council oo Tuesday evening and the uouoty coupoll ea Wednesday. Mies Ethel Aobesoo went to Port Huron last week to meet her sister, Mies Laura, of the Horton Ladle' Symphony Orchestra, wbioh gave • performance an that oily on Friday eveolns. ANNOUNCEMENTS. Theme le . treat in store for you U you buy your dour at the Maple Leaf Grocery N e are **thug the best grades of fi ear oat be market at • low price. U. M. ELLIarr. Uy.ter., always fresh, at the old reliable oyst,r house Vutorla Rostearan0 West - .t., 1n bulk or erred all .tyle. loo cream, fruit 000feuttooery, osgars etc. U. BLACK - "TONIC WANTeu,-l'bnloe roll butter, 18o ; No. 1 mink or fox, $3.50 Our slaughter We of dress good. during January suet F.bru• ary 1. worth coming miles to .e.. U. E. KtNu, Win/bans P. T. D.AN, grocer, wishes to inform the public that be will bold his removal ole ter two weeks in his new stand, at the corner of Square and Montreal -so . and will open up oo Saturday, January 25th. Coll cad get pricer, Y hi will mill oboio° groceries at, lowest prices for cash, and delvee to sem all his old ou.tomers and as many new Dol as pouf ble, DUNGANNON. Nemec --The looal agency to Dungannon for To■ 8lan•i. la at obs om:e of J. 0. Ward, J. 1', con vs7anoer, a.c.. who will remise order, for eubsoriptlone, advertising and lob work. and is authorised to give receipts for amounts paid for the same. TOintAY, J... 28:b. l'outioT WAva.-We are .t time of writ- ing b.viog lb. °oldest dap of the season, the thermometer osolll•tlog socol zero and the wind intensely told. KENiwatw.-Any person in This vicinli wishing to subscribe for that old, reliable and up -to dere paper Tats 141,6,11, should call 00 the went .t 1)ooga0000. All order. for pruntmg w111 be promptly attended b and thankfully reserved. ConvAL&ctiw,-Wo are pleased to stet• t6•1. .11 the subjects of v.coinalon who h.v• rsoeotly uodergoo• the operation, al though many of tbem for the time Wog were very unwell from effects tbereol, are oioely recovered and will pass muster for another 11010e. ■ I y r Also that Mn. A. Poet lend, who ba been very III from • coma tel cation of disease., 1. improving in health ..l he numerous Irtende of Mrs. Richard Reid, who nu been very 111 and who w6g for some days very low, *ell be pleased to know that present and nations are that her rot -oration to he.tth is probable We 510 • surely hope that she will soon remover her wooed health and strength. 14CCIAL Fv(NINU. - One •venIng Not week John GLoo's employer@ who are en• gaged 1n o0ttt0g wood for bon lex a bosh en CO,. 6, W !t lot 17. spent a pleasant time In • house is that neighborhood until the wee, ems' noun in the ennrniog, .rd .Iter eojoy- oa themselves with their •esooiatee wended heir way to the shanty for next day's work. which, by the way, is • reminder of the primitive days in the woods. J. titans some time ago purobaeed the timber In the bush •od has out .bout 400 oorda of hard •od eat wood, Wm Stewart, with his .•w1ng machine, le one of the staff of wood moo. Mr Gleno has the oo0traot of supply ins gars• • number of the °Weene of Duo• Retinae and other, with wood. ,love, do not forget, nut party, to bring your b.skete well filled with trod Conga. HITHie AND THITHiK,-,)ame. McMath, of Clinton, last week vl aced the homestead owing to he fatho 'e illness. We regret to bays to state that rhe veoer•hle gentleman is .till le • poor state of health and is sweeter 0 mind and body. .. A. Harelip, of Ripley, vetted friends here and to the vloinity during last week ,1, Walsh, of Stratford, lite Insaranoe .gent, 1. here on his otlime' tour Mrs, J. Wilson, who loos ill on her visit, has recovered and I. ft for her home In Zephyr Net we• k Rev. K. Feldman', B.A , and Elder J Bennet', 01 Pori Albert, attended the ses- sion et Maitland Presbytery held Mat Tues 1.y, 2let test, .t Wtogh.m .J U Word, .1 1'., returned home on Thursday last .Iter having a pleasant visiting tour to reletiyes and renewing •rgmaioteuoe •t Wlnoham,"nulling at the sanctum of 'the Wlogh•m Time. Mise Mabel MoKeeme is yarilla, to To- ronto. Mama Mende Malt left on Satard.y for Toronto. Mass Aram Washington 1a •Isiting friends .t Rlnn•.1.. Lewis McR01 left bet w1r6 in tali s a oral ties le Tornntn. Men 8.0.hr0041 has r,lnrned from • visit to Orangeville where she was the guest el Rime ('LI'e -.January 23 • 200 yds. 100 yds A. W. Sproule.. 18 26 I),. Blm 28 23 0 Elliott 19 45 L.13wkle 22 46 A. Leber 25 19 J. Bleck 24 38 Matt Sproul10 19 T 0. Allen 15 39 B J. Crawford34 37 J. Glover . 7 30 Total. 44 51 64 67 44 Hie attention was drawn G. ol•use 2, sea, 124. Ft S.0., which read,'''16eelection of directors shall be by ballot. ' A vumber of the directors, the suret•ry and others logistic 0o elolatlog the law and sleeting by • etaodlog •otos A polloybolder ob- jected, stating that 11 the) proceedings were not carried o0 a000rdlog to law he would try to void the election, and requested the secretary to note the election. The ohair• man then dlreotod the scrutineers to dis- tribute the ballots, whlob resulted In Mr. Batlattyoe being elected. Wm. Soothers, 8', Anderson, I. Fisher and J. MoLe•a were nominated for the usual term- Mr. McLean oritloizod the method In which the work we done, •dvoo•tlng fewer directors sod fewer meetings and that Formate should oak• policies. He claimed that directors should not pronoun,. on their owe work. Before taking bis .eat he withdrew bis nam• as osndlda.. The chairman declared Meters. Stotler., Anderson and Fisher °looted, Mr. Ackert, from Holyrood, ad- dressed the meeting •t some length along the Nae tines se Mr. McLean, advocating the employmeot of agents . Mr. Ackert sod Mr McLean 5.0 among tb0 largest polloy- holders to the company, The auditors were 000splouou. by their •hem's. PORT ALBERT. TpatiD•V, Jan. 2816, J. B. Hawkins, of Uodertob, ices In the Port for • few days lost week, The annual tea of Christ ohuroh was • suooe.e this year. The supper was good, the prooede were better and the program was beet. - A blank omelette eollarette with for trim• adage was found o0 8aodey morning last last outside this village. The owner Dao bays it by catling a1 the poetofftoe. ASHFIELD• TOrMDAY, Jan. 21st. On the 17tb Inst. • meeting of the Liberals of the township of Ashfield was held In the commodious house of Mr, John Style. The object of this meetlog was to aecerta(0, If possible, If we could 011.01 ono from among ourselves whom we will ottani. moody support as candidate for the I.00.l Legislators at the •pproaohlur oonventloo. Upon the meeting befog oalled to order Mr, Morgan Ualtoo, Rom of As06.14, was •p• pointed chairman and Mr. H Maol'bee, seoretary. A number of gentlemen ad. d the meeting, their addre.en bearing on the evidence of prosperity In the °Gantry, the existe0o• ul oral •0d religious liberty •moog u1, and the desirability of securing • 1 representation in Parliament from the agricultural clue. Agrlouleure belog the chief (oda.try In (otano, It was claimed, should have • larger representation In our boost Parliament, Many good points were mode. raft I v sol pp favorably' on Coo t ) merits of the preens Uonrtmeot, •eortbleg to I6 honesty, ability and prngressiveoema. After dne oonddetatioo bed been paid to the con- dition onditlon of our ProVluos, ue Institutions and laws, It was formally mond and seconded •hat Mr. .1 N MoKenzle be ealeoted to be- , tone a oand•d•te for the riding, subject, however, to the .bolos of the annual oo0- v• noon. It was thea moved and aeoonded that Mr. Morgan Dalton become our candi- date under the conditions. The former very generonely withdrew and requested his Moods to support Mr. Dalton, o/ whom he spoke very favorably. Mr. Dalton was than unanimously selected se the gentleman whom the delegates from Ashfield w111 gap port when the proper 000a1io0 arrives. Great harmony prevailed •moog all the Liberals at this meeting and unstinted ooe- !Heooe was expressed in the geotleman ohaeen PORTER'S HILL. MONDAY, Jim. 27. Arch. MoDoagail is 111 at present. Dr. Freeman, of Clinton, .pent Sunday a1 Wm, Elliott's. Tom. 8111016 was the guest of Clinton friends last week. Jas Harrison bas taken up his abode es his farm, Luc line, Mies Martin, of Hayfield, visited .t John Torraooe'e loot week. ()olden and Mie Pearl Newton have re- turned from Goderlob, Wm. McDougall, of Egmoodvtlle, swot Sunday in this vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. Jae. Pickard hays return• ed to their home In Bay brills. Mrs, I). S. McDougall gave • elect euchre party last Thursday evening. (Norge Little, after • week's visit at Jao, 1'orranne'n, has returned to his home 1n W Ingham. Mr. end Mies McPhail attended the wed• ding of Mies 1,10ora, of Kipped, • short time ago Mise McPhail played the wedding marob. Henry Hastings 1s in our midst ohne more, living on B. Plokard'e term. The people of this •iolalty are pleated to sea his genial happy countermines ono. morn. Mn. and teles Vsestene, of (1'nderlch, who were enjoying • pleasant visit at Brse• 62 side, have returned owing to the sad •Dol. 29 dent whioh bef.l Mn. Vanstooe. grandson, 54 little Lorne T*hh, terminating his life, 71,forms■ MoI)ougall droves • fast, stylish 37 Sam. A few .tante ago, when nU, driving he had &.light smashup of the cutter. Ms. leg to torn back about half • mile for • sleigh to 0on0.y isle company and matter home W• didn't hear of any doge beteg 011', J•noy 27 A 8. Tarreleaven 18 26 44 A. Maher.....36 63 68 1' F.Iliott 18 46 64 T. U. Allen .,,, 2 39 41 .1 Glover 1 32 3.3 I1. Hackle sees 2 17 19 W, Sproul es18 9 25 (Prom another oorrpo,dent.( ANNtAL Norm.; -- 1 he annual meeting of the West W•wenoeh Mutual bin Inger ante Company was held In the Agricultural Hall on Wedoesdy. January 2'iod, The auditor.' repere showed receipt .luring the year $0,771 48 ; expenditure, $3 227 69 ; cash on hand and i, hank, $5 543,79 ; pra- mlom notes, 3148.879 11 ; tout, 3156,107 45. The minutes of last annual meeting were read and adopted by a email show of hand,. A pollnyhelder asked whore the mlootrm last read were obbslned, •1 the, was not • secretary appointed at that meet.ing, neither was there -any person on the platlnrm oak. leg minotes at last meeting. The secretary olalmed that he was seoretary of all meet- mire. eshinn, but did not 'tate how the nitwits' were obtained. The n hating oeateeded that the hudnsse should be dose •,•cordis* to law, and appointed Mr. Wilesa secretary and Mr. R•1110 chairman. Daring the pre - oiding di.on.lnn offensive !alienate wu need *hick should not have been allowed. Nominations were nailed for to fill the veoseoy caused by the resignation of Mr. McLean. J. M RnMrta stated that all thee was required wee • show of hands to ratify the heard of directors In the appotnt- mea. of Mr. I4*llantyoe. A oopy el the ✓ evised 51tatee was plowed on the table Ay • pelloyeold•r, who regimental the lhairmas to read sect. 126. Mr. Rallanlyee and Mr, M. McKay were nemiested for directors. The chairman asked for •'tandly vete. Cramps Are tt6t. Burglars, They come unexpectedly and when they are least weloome. Re armed with • hes minute mire for cramp. and keep Poison's Nsrvlllee handy: 41 sets Instaotaneousiy. Ner.11lses anodyne power 1s unique, for lex oomposltloe ermness the highest medical pretenses of the sae Poison's Nervthns le s true oom- fnrt In the family for 1n all d gement. of the stomach and bowels 11 Is an •beolu1 speolfio. Nerylhne has By. times greater medicinal vales than any other remedy and is sold Ie large 25 coat bottles. Try It. ... MARRIED. CARMODY -• MrORROOR, - At Seattle, Wash,. rat Toosilay, Jan. 7th, Ay Re•. Pother Miller, C.14 5 R., James 8 !tar oody, of Butte. Mont„ to Ella May, rimmed dan her r of Copt. 0. W. MoOreor, for merle of Ooderioh. WILLi/*Mt( MoINTYRIL On Wednesday. Jan 92nd, at the reside/one of the !.ride a mother. Sort hootpavenue, Toronto. by the HP, A. Logan (i Is, W. llrslum WIII lams, Arlingtot, of Toronto Non of Mrs. .1 H. Williams, Ooderlehl, to Flora, eero.d daughter of . A. McIntyre, DIED. YOUNG, On Tomalley. Januar, 91st at Ham ilton, I)ouglase, youngest eon of Rev. Into. Yonng. NOM A year.. M1cMATH In Oodsrinh on Tneeday. Jan 9Mb, Ieanstt Rllrabeth, (Nettle', beloved *10, of James J. Ma,Mah, eget 17 years. The femoral will take place from the reel. donee of her Armband. Rest straws, on Thane alloy, Jan Mtn, at 130 r.W fhbade rind aequatetanoes w111 please nee at this letlma- tl1a.