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The Exeter Advocate, 1890-9-4, Page 1VOL. IV EXETER, ONTARIIO, THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 4, 1890. The Molsons Bank. (Chartered by Parliament, 1815,) Paid up Capital....;..... $2,000,000. Rest Fund;... 1,000,000, Head office Montreal. F. WOLFERSTAN THOMAS, Esq:, GENERAL MANAGER. Twenty Branch offices in the Dominion Agencies in the Dominion, U. S. and Europe' E-7_-c==EIR $R fS Z7 CSS, Open every lawful day from IO a, m. to 3 p. rn., Saturdays 10 a. in. to 1 p. m. A general banking business transacted Four per cent, per annum allowed for money on Deposit Receipts. R. H. ARCHER, Exeter, Jan 28, '88. Manager. THE 4 .ittv tma0'i at Is published every Thursday Morning, at the Office, MAIN -STREET, — EXETER. By the SANDERS' PUBLISHINGCOMPANY. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. One Dollar per annum, if paid. in Advance. 881.80 if not so paid. a.8. semi etza.o Rater., oratiara 3pglica- No paper discontinued until all arrearages are paid. Advertisements without specific directions will be published till forbid, and charged accordingly, Liberal discount made for transcient advertisements inserted for long periods. Every description of JOB R�RINTING turned out in the finest style, land at moderate rates.. Clieques,Xnoney ord- ers, &c. for advertising, subscriptions, etc. to be made payable to William Sanders, Editor. Church Directory. TRINITY MEMORIAL Cnunci =-Rev. S. F Robinson, Rector. Sunday Services, 11 a. m, and 7 p. nit Sabbath School, 2.30 p.m. METHODIST CRunon--James-st, Rev. A. L. Russell, Sabbath School,2p..mBOa. m. MAIN STREET—Rev. ,I. Wilson, Pastor. Sun day Services,10.30 a. m. and 6.50 p.m. Sabbath School 2.30 p: m. PRESBYTERIAN CntRCH—Rev. W. Martin, Pastor. Sunday Services,11 a. m. and 6.30 p. m. Sabbath School, 0.45 a.m. Professional Cards. and '� 1 L. BILLINGS. • 7DEST'SSSZ'. Office over O'Neil's Bank, Exeter, Ontario, Nitrous Oxide Gas for painless extraction. Goes to Lucan every;Friday. .. „.. H. KINSMAN, DENTIST, L.D.S., ex- teeth without pain by giving „•.••. tracts Vegetable Vapor, or using the new Anaesthetic on the gums. Makes Gold. Filli ings and other dental work the best possible. Goes to EastZurichast side of Mainrst street, in onth. t, Exet m JB WHITELY, M. D. C. M., PHYSICIAN • and Surgeon. Office and residence— Corner Victoria and Elgin streets, Goderieh, Ontario. 11R. J. A. ROLLINS. OFFICE—MAIN ST. LI Residence—Corner Andrew and North Streets; Exeter, Ontario. DES. COWEN & AMOS. Y. COWEN, M. D Member of College Physicians and Surgeons, Ontario. T. A. Amos, M. D., grad- uate of Trinity University, Toronto, licen- tiate of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Edinburgh; licentiate of the Fa'- ulty of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow. Office—Dr. Cowen's old stand. [ATILLIAM SWEET, VETER- VY roary Surgeon. Graduate • a,4;,,, '" Toronto, Veterinary Dentist- �.:. rya speciality. Offiocand Re- m•- '.'. sidenceone block east of Rich. Pickard's store. Opposite skating rink, Ex- eter, Ontario. RH. "COLLINS, BARRISTER, SOLICIT - • OR, Conveyancer, Notary Public. Office— Samwell's • Block, Exeter, Ontario. - Money to Loan. •' LH. DICKSON, BARRISTER, SOLICITOR . of Supreme Court, Notary Public, Con- 1 veyancer, Commissioner, &c. Money to loan Office—Fanson's Block, Exeter. LLIOT & ELLIOT, BARRISTERS, SOLIC- itors, Conveyancers, &c. Money to loan 1 at 6 per cent. B. V. ELLIOT. J. ELLIOT • EARED. W. FARNCO afB, Provincial Land .L' Surveyor and Civil Engineer.' Office, ilamwell s block, up 'stairs, Main street, , Exeter, Ont. ' AMES OKE, Exeter, Ontario, Licensed ' ll Auctioneer for the Counties of Huron, E Perth and Middlesex. Sales promptly attend- sd to and satisfaction guaranteed. Sales r trranged at this office. c [J BROWN,Winchelsea. Licensed. Aunt-. LI • lancer or the Counties of Perth and Eddlesex, also for the township of Usborne. 1 sales promptly attended to and terms reason ;, ,ble. Sales arranged at Post office, Winchelsa t Qom, BOSSENBERRY,HensallOntario. Lie- t LJ. wised Auctioneer for the Countys of c Iuron and Perth. Charges moderate and c atisfaction guaranteed. . CAT HOLT, Hhiva, Ontario. Licensed eruct- YV • ioneer for the Counties of Middlesex a Lambtun, and the townships of Stephen b ,nd Hay All sales promptly attended to, t c t1HRITIES L adamelegaratokreman First Class RIOS And HORSES: ORDERS LEFT AT THE HAWK• SHAW HOUSE OR AT THE STABLD•WILL BE PROMPT LY ATTENDED TO, Teldbhbne Connection, A Trip to the Maritime ;Provinces. Mr, John Spackman returned 1. week from his two weeks' vacation the lower provinces. Representin Biddulph District in the Grand Oran Lodge of B. A., he took advantage the 1,300 mile trip to take some not of men, places and things down by t sounding sea. The ,G;rand Lodge m in St. Johns, N. B.; but our towusm went beyond that city some fifty mil up the river as far as Gagetown. who liye in Ontario know but little the eastern portion of our Do4ninion, most travel is to the west fird, meet a man from Manitoba is a comm occurrence, but to hear of Quebec a the Maritime coast is quite uncommo In a hurried way therefore we inter to giye a short account, for the bene of our readers, of what can be seen b an observing man in even a short tr of a fortnight. Mr, Spackman speal in the highest terms of the Intercoloni Railway, its officers, and its manag meat, Solidity, enterprise, and caref attention to its patrons is his report the grand Government road. Th officials on the train are the very pe sonification of obliging kindness. The are no coal oil lamps and no fires ili th passenger coaches. The ineandoseen electric light is the illumination, an steam from the engine furnishes th warmth. The Iong run of 800 mile was made in 24 hours (including stop pages) showing that speed is not ove looked. 'The Metropolitan City of bion treal was examined with its shippi and solid public buildings At Ric mond, Que., the C. P. R. branches o through the Eastern States and seize its share of through freight from tie very door step of the Yankee comma carried. Three Rivers, in the days o the French regime a place of note sleeps lazily under the shadow of th wayside cross, the black -skirted Fran cisian, or Jesuit priest, being the mos prominent result of every industry The fields bear ecclesiastics, and th looms -of the cottages weave them,and well -"the people love to have it an what will the _noble 13' do in the en thereof." Quebec scowls across a Point Levi just, as man -r years ago it frowned at. Wolfe, but the breeze of th widening riyer lifts from the staff of th citadel the heavy folds of the red -cross flag, that his Montmorency there The Falls Of Montmorency are seen from the ,train—grant. and beautiful, but then we Ilan;e' see`�'ffi `�'Nia dra and the majestic panorama of forest and hill holds the eye,andtell their tale of beauty, while St, Anne de Beaupre tells an old world story of saintly relic, and human credulity, French simplicity and the far reaching rule of the Roman Church. Mir<aotes of healing are abun- ant, and miracles of human industry very rare. An ox was seen at one lace, harnessed to a cab, with gaily ecorated horns waiting to trot with its are to the town. 'The, farming was ad, the land stony, here and there might be seen an ox and cart, or more arelyla horse and cart carrying a few rmfuls of hay, about as much as one f our sulky rakes drops at one lift, in he gathered roa. The grain that we eft harvested in Ontario stood here reen in the field, it was haying time 11 the way to New Brunswick, the arvest was not yet. Riyere du Loup vas passed and then no place of note met the eve until Campbelltown, New runswick, raised its head beside the 'iters of the Bai de Chaleui•. Sugar oaf mountain, about four miles dis- tant, looked much nearer. Chatham i near here, and. Bathurst, in the midst f the great lumbering country. The ntercolonial passes through the region ailed the "Black North" where many ears ago an awful forest fire swept way millions of dollars worth of New runswick's timber riches, It is now overed with second growth fir, grasp- ing its hillsides with clinging roots, Ioncton is a large busy place, and is ie junction where the lntercolonial ranches for Halifax 170 miles away, nd St. Johns about SO. Froth here to t. Johns the country seems good and a -ell cultivated and thanks to confed- ration is advancing rapidly. The ty of St. Johns is the ,great commer- al centre and. port of New Brunswick. 1 its harbor ocean •steamers and fling vessels from a1'l,: parts of the orld discharge and receive cargoes. t. ,Johns' is wide awake. On crowded locks her business men brush against he traders of the world, and in conse- luence are keen, enterprising and sue, ssful and their stamp is on their city, ur' informant, as our readers know. addition to being a business man, is so church -warden' of the Trivitt emorial church, and on his arrival on unday, went with Mrs. Spackman to. e service in Trinity church. He mired thesinging ofthe sue lie ed p oir and the heartiness of the service, le church i5 a very fine one with sies'supported by massive granite liars and carved capitals, The form - building was burue down in the cat fire some years ago, The tall ire , bears, as did its predecessor, the urc of a d b Tide emblem has no Iinection with trade: but is one of the dest of Christian symbols, though net<illy carved upon .altars or foists, he tetters which make the Greek ord for fish cbmposc also the initials the words in the same langugae est in g go of es he et. an Cis tiV,o df as To on RD n. id flt .y ip se a e ul of e r The' e t d s ng h- ff s • f e t e d d t e e „f008 (Thrist the ,3'oie of God, The Church. has also a set of chimes working with a clock movement, striking the hour. quarter, half and three-quarters, and every three hours playing a hym i tune, The Grand Orange Lodge met in a hail once used as a Reformed Episcopal church,With the work they did all interested are familiar, • Our old friend Clarke' Wallace 11T. 114,i4 Grand Master. IN'ever in the history; of Canada before was the Orange Order as full of.:life as to -clay. ' The attend- ance of delegates from Ontario was very large. Mr. Spackman spent Sunday, Monday,; Tuesday au.l .Wed nesday as delegate to the Grand Lodge and after vien'ing the ct 's fine. public buildings, among which are the Custom House, Post Office, Intercolonial R, R. station, etc., sailed 50 miles up the St. John River as far as Gagetown,, where he has a sister living•, 26 miles from Fredericton, the provincial capital, TheBrooklyn preacher, De Witt Tal- mage, calls the St. Johns the "Rhine and the Hudson commingled." On its banks" are what is called the intervals lands overflowed by the river portions of the season, and hearing rich crops when the waters subside The tide on the St. John River is very pecu}iar. Just below the Intereolonial bridge when the tide is low there. ie a fall.inta the harbor of 25 feet, Mien' the' tide flows this is reveescit and the °fall, is' 15 feet high into the. riper . Tire ,tide flows upward for sixty miles, or ten miles • beyond 7 Gagetown' "This place is the county" town of ,(ueeii'l. county and contains about 400,'inh'lbi" tants and is isolated from the outside world When the river freezes over; having no railroad; nor teiegr'aplr but owning a telephone of which they are justly proud. They can say to the outside world awe want food" while they have no corn cuercial arms to' take it with. This is a hurried sketch of what our townsman. told .us.•_(on his re- turn, and if r anyone ' hats curiosity about that 'part s of the ``dountry and wants to save the esponse and time of a trip p e advise tLhunt, up the genial agent of the -Canada Company in a leisure `moment When he has just set fire to sonic good tobacco, and get him to talk as we did.' Brucefield. Miss Bella Greve; of Seaforth is the i , guest of.MrSaW,, Sstatte Mr. Robert McCartney paid a flying visit to Berlin last week. Report says there is to be a singing school formed here shortly. Miss Aggie Beattie spent last week visiting friends in Seaforth. Miss Bertha Meyers, of Boston is vis- iting friends in this vicinity. Mr, Jno. Grant, of Exeter, is yisiting his brother of the Grant House. The Royal Templars lawn social held Tuesday night proved a grand success. ,Parties from Seaforth, Clinton, Exeter and Bayfield being present, ' all going away satisfied. Crediton, Mr. Geo. Smith and Miss Rose Brown returned to Sebawaing on Tuesday. Mr. Harry Walters returned from a couple weeks visit to friends in Berlin. Messrs. Weurth Haist & Co. shipped several carloads of seed this week to Baken. Mr. Scott, who has been the 'guest of Mr. Eiiber for the past few weeks ' re turned to Philadelphia on Friday last.. Mr: Thos. Mortloek leaves this week for Naperville, III. We understand Mr. Morlock takes a course in the Evan- gelical College there. Messrs. Sarni Brown and David Fink- beiner left on a tour through Michigan on Wednesday. We understand that Mr. Ifinkbeiner is looking for business opening in that state, Farquhar. Mr. Simon Campbell was in "Seaforth one day last weex on business. Mrs. A. Turnbull was the guest of Mrs. W.11. Passmore on Tuesday last. Mr, Thos. Rundle was in Mitchell 'oil Sunday last visiting his mother-in-law, Mrs. Collins. Mr. R. KeIland has rented his farm on the boundary to Mi': John Urquhart for a term of years, Peter and Tom got badly left b y on Sunday evening last, buts try again boys, "better Iuelc next'time. Master Will and Miss Mary Hedged, of Exeter, were the guests of their sister; Mrs: 'Win. Bray, oh Sunday, last. Mr. H.n r h G a a e and ltIisses LI Y Rutherford and J. Duncan were the guests of Mr, Wil, Monteith on,Sunday last. We are sorry to hear, of the illness of ,Eddie, e young son of Ma; S. Camp- bell. He is,sutl'ering from' a severe attack of bronchitis, but we hopeto hear of his speedy recovery, , • Mrs, . Vmi 4 Gardiner. and • family left ore Tuesdaylast forManitobar where: she -will join lier'Irtislsand, and in fiat, lire make it their hoose. ' Ater father, Mr. John Allison, 'wilt aceompanY her oUt, Brewster. Mrs. Levy, of Ridg etown is at pres- ent ent the 'rest of her uncle, Mr. R, B. Bailey I111r. R.olst• Taylor has' traded his cele" do h. brated trotting mare, Maud 13. to Mr. E. Bossenbec- i', of"Hensall,- (her former owner) fu: a, handsome span of Chesnut drivers. We hasp this ; "weekto record the death ofet;r old lady in the person of Mrs. Starks; who departed this life on. Tuesday if last week. Mr. Starks had eeached"hee.77tl year. She leaves be- hind her'` .i son and daughter to Mourn her loss, Her remains were interred in the Bronson Line: cemetery on Thursday last, As Mr I`. Fulton was at work on his farm one day last week he heard his dog baelei ,g in the bush near by and upon going 'over to see what was there he was ,surprised to see, what' he took to be, a`large'brown bear come '`down out of a'tree and make off through the wends, but as Torn had no arms with him he, thought it nest not to try to make too elope an acquaintance with hr pin• - G; Centralia. Mrs. Jas.Jaegson is the guest of Mrs. R, Handford at present. The farlmers"around this vicinity are busy witiefes4seir threshing. .' Miss' Amey<.Heaman, of London is the guest .of Mrs. R. Hier{s. Mrs. Daelanning is at present visiting friends andthis vicinity,' Miss, Irii:zie Neil, of London,is at present. yisiting friends in this vicinity. Mr. Dennis`O'Brien has left.our vil- lage. Be was elerxing for Mr. B. P, Quarry...'. Mr. R. Cobbleigh, J. Handford and I Handfeed left on Tuesday. for Manitoba on business. Mr. C. W Smith, cheesemaxer of this place, is at present taxing his holidays at Brantford. Mr. Win. Essery; sold a fine team of three year ;old colts for the handsome sum of three hundred dollars. Mr. A. Parsons has returned home from Alma, Mich., where he has been for the past four months. He looses hale and hearty and as if Uncle Sam had usedshim k ell. Quite t'llile vas` s pent at -pleasant p the residence of Mrs. Joseph' Anderson. on Tuesday evening last, where a crowd of young people gathered to trip The light fantastic. They departed in the "wee sma; hours" feeling sure that they had past a pleasant evening. Elimville. Many visitors paid their respects last Sunday to the new arrival at the Town- ship Clerk's. The Model Farm is now in full bloom 'the example.is just now crawling out of hybernation, brushing the cob -webs 'away, and getting a move: on. Miss Sarah Halls and Mrs: Sarni Halls and children, of Chicago, whohave been on a visit here for some time ae- turned to their home last week. Mr. Jonathan Cooper, it appears, was visited the other night and had a large quantity of honey stolen. The buys lead a sweet tooth about then, which longed for satisfaction. ' Mr. Thos. Smale one of our most en- terprising citizens paid London a visit last week and disposed of his crop of potatoes. We understand Mr. Smale displaf •d,a very generous spirit and astonished the:Londoners by refusing something like a dollar per bag and: accepting 75 or 80 ets. Mr. Smale is a philanthropist, Miss Ellen Halls.left on Friday last for the Model School, Goderieh, where she will go' in training for a third class certificate, Miss Hills passed for a non-professional third a year ago, and this year she succeeded in passing for a second. This is a.very good record and reflects credit not only on her own abilities as a student but also upon her teachers. Biddulph,, Several of our Moorsville sports take in the Manitoba excursion on Wednes- day. There died at the family residence, 7 eon. Biddulph, Mr. John Carroll. His remains were interred in t Catholic cemetry on Monday last. Clandeboye Lodge of Foresters is flourishing, and reports twent¢'. new members m erg for last month and seven ap- plications for next night. ' Mr, T. II. Neil starts to -day for Man- itoba with a carload of clydesdales, Mr. Shof lts shipped a carload some two weeks since and reports a good sale. The barn of Mr. William Armitage, Biddulph, was entered last week and a quantity of pork stolen therefrom; also Me. William Richardson reports a hive of bees: being stolen, Mr. Samuel Langford, Biddulph, has rented hisfarm,and will remove ' xemo a to Toronto.—Mr. Robt. Hodson, Clande, boyo, has rented hisfarnt in Biddulph, 5 ii to Mr, Dishman.--Mr. H. Hodgins has rented his farm, Lucan Line to Mr,. Freeman Dobbs for $275 per annum , Reports from Manitoba this s we cele show that a very severe hail storm dee troyed considerable grain clop in the. neighborhood of Killarney, Manitoba. Mr. Jolla Hudgins, late of Biddut h,lost his entire crop by bail. Across the line in Dakota, near Deloi•aine, reports poor crops, Ontario so far has been the most exempt of any part of America from cyclones and storms for the past ten years. d+ Hibbert. Mr. F. Chubb, of Staffa,was the guest of Miss Speare, of Cromarty, last Sun- day. Mrs. P. Scott, of Cromarty; who ha's been very ill for some time is now con- valescent, Miss Annie IMlclvaigl of tire 12th con., left on Tuesday to spend a few weeks in Manitoba, Mr. and Mrs. Coleman, of Cromarty,. were visiting friends in Fullerton on Sunday last. Miss Agnes Meliaig, of Downie,speut last Sunday with her parents residing. on the 12 con. Charlie G, what is it that draws your attention to the brick cottage on the 10th con. so frequently.' Miss Edith Seigel, of Mitchell, who is at present yisiting at Mr, Jas,. Hislop',s, of Cromarty, was taken very ill one day last week, a'doctor was summoned and it was found that she had the brain fever. She still keeps very low, but it is thought she will recover-' Mr. John Swan, son of Mr. John Swan of 12th con., has been suffering with typhoid fever for short time;but death put an end to his sufferings on Sunday, 24th inst. The remains were placed in the Cromarty, burying ground on Tuesday. Another son of Mr. Swan's is now suffering with the same trouble., We have this week to record the death of a very highly respected resi- dent of Cromarty in the person of : Mr. W. T. Johnston, Deceased had been troubled with dropsy and heart disease for some time, till death put an end to his sufferings on Wednesday last, in the hospital at London, it the age of 40 years and a few months. IIs had been under the care of Dr. Naismith, of Staf= fa; untif'a few days before hist 'deatiij and agit was Mr. Johnston's wishto go to the hospital. He was taken;.to Lon• don on the Tuesday previous to his de- cease. His remains were brought to Cromarty on Thursday, and laid in their last resting place in the burying - ground there. He leaves behind a wife and two small children to . mourn his loss. We extend to the bereaved fam- ily the sympathy of. the entire neigh- borhood. Greenway, Master Albert Wilson ` is attending Parkhill High School. Mr. Andrew Pollock has engaged Mr. Fred English for three months. Mr. Andrew Koding, who has been suffering with billions fever, is improv ing. Rev. T. E. Holmes will deliver a special sermon on Sabbath, September 14th. Mr. Wm. Mellia has received the contract of doing the carpenter work on Mr. John Sherritt's brick house. The 'committee appointed by the Bos ton Methodist church to arrange for their 17th annual harvest home dinner are hard at work. Mr. Alex }Riker and wife and Mrs. A. M. Wilson, who have been very sick for the past few weeks, are much bet- ter and are able to set up. Mr. Andrew Grieve went to Ailsa Craig last Monday to deliver a large drove of fat cattle. Mr. J. Brophey took his place firing for Jos. McWilson. Grace church was very tastefully de- corated last week, and on Sabbath a large congregation assembled and list- ened to' a very interesting and in- structive sermon nstructive'sermon by the pastor, M. G. Freeman. The contract of clearing up and grading the ground arround S. S. No. 10 was not let last Saturday as adver- tised. Very few were in attendance. Applications will be received by the trustees during the next ten day: On the 17th the grounds, church:and shed will be decorated in a new and. attractive way. Dinner will be serv- ed from 4 to 8, then a display of "fire- wor•ks, among them a metorie. ballon 20. feet long which will throw w out showers of "golden rain." Mr, C. IT Wiison,`jr,, presented our postmaster with a stalk of corn which measured 11 feet, 2 inches in length, which grew on his farm, lot 413 town ship of Stephen, in less, than three months it grew an average of 1 inch- es a day" froni' 'the time it was sown. Messrs.' F. Nelin and C. Holm drove. to .Ailsa Craig and purchased seed Wheat of Mi'. A. liotson;also did Mr. R. Hutchinsois: purchase his seed wheat of Mr, J. rorlet, Varna, formerly of tins plaee, h. large, number of our best Qin*m'.. asaas.r...o,.,,r_ Oa 17L farmers see by exper• ience the advarts. age of changing seed every few years,. Mitchell Races, The third series of Races . of the Western Circuit took placein Mitchell' on Monday last, The attendance was very large and the 'weather was every- thing that could be desired. Below are the prize winners; -- 2.32 °Lass=-Pwtsn $175. Baldwin. .. , . 2 ,I, 111 John Dodridge • • 3 2 2 3 Walter Drake .'1 3 3 ;t Prince Frederick . ,1 4 4 2 Time, 2.35:1, 2.314; 2.33i, 2.32. 3.00 CL cr`,A.ss--,PunsE$1.50. Dr. Livingston .. , .... 2 2 3 I _1 Archy 'A ................ 6 4 6 drawie Joe Mowat .. ....4 5 6 « Black Billy.., ., 3 1 4 3 3 Valentine, Jr...;. a..... fi V' 2 8 2dr, Ben Bolt ...... 314242 Chester. .Dist. Time, 2.341, 2 35?;, 2.37, 2.37i, 2.34, , 2.28, PRLE FOR-ALL—Pr1RS11 $225, Florence. G ............2 2 2 New HoPe. .. -3.,3 4, John Duncan .... . .1 1 fl Finnigan........................... 123 Time,'2.25},' 2.261, 2.27. OPEN RUNNING Race—Ptrnsn, $Lfki- Topsy B ' 2 2 Colonist Lady Bell......: Millers' Association. Meeting. Theannual meeting of the Miller?, . Association for the counties of Hurons Perth, Grey and Bruce and NorthWei- lington was held at Listowel, one day last week, in the Torun hall, P. Kellye Blyth (President) Fri the chair's''J. W Meyers acted as Secretary. ` Over twenty of the leading millers were. Em attendance. J. C. Hay, Listowel, Pres. of the Dominion Millers' Association, Jas. Stark, Paisley; M, Hutchinson,; Goderieh ; Mr. Kemp, Seaforth, acid. 1 S. Hay, Listowel,' addressed the meet- ing on important matters pertaining - to the Association. Moved by J': C' Hay; seconded by N. Wenger, Ayton," and'carried; that the members of this Association, believing, as we do, that the system of buying wheat by the tester is the only fair and equitable way to arrive at the value of wheat;,' we agree this season to continue ,the. **tem. by the -.tester, ..:boil,..' locally at the mills' and in car lots. Moyed'by Jas' Mahafy, Port Albert, seconded by H. Hutchinson, Godeneh, that we, the millers of the Associations, agree hereafter to adopt the recognized weight of 196 tbs. as a barrel of- flour, and hereafter agx'ee to put 98 tbs. a ." in bags instead of 100 iris. for the local trade to grocers and bakers and retain" trade from our mill, said change to in o o eratron on come t p October 1st,,: 1890.—Carried. This motion provoke& considerable discussion, and was hotly- debated. Moved by James Stark (Paier ley), seconded by J. C. Hay, that this - Association heartily endorse the 'move being made to secure the grinding of Manitoba wheat in transit,' and will give the Dominion Association our best- support to attain that end; and that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Secretary of the Dominion Millers' Association. A committee appointed to examine the Exchange Table report- ed that it is not advisable to make any 'change in same, but would earnestly urge the members to drop the Ex , change Table and adopt the buying of the wheat and selling- • of the . flour. Moved by S. R. Stuart, Mitchell, second- ed by N. Wenger, .Ayton, that this Dis- trict Association consider it in the in- terests of its members and the manse; begs of the Domiiion ltlillers' A.ssociat ion that the buying of wheat in gear lots be placed in the hands of one gen- eral buyer, en-eralbuyer, and that 'a committee. .int appointed to have this discussed., and if possible, adopted at the Dominion Millers' Asset:141 s meeting to be held in September next.—Carried. Miasma J. C. Hay, James Rodd, T. 0. Kemp,' and Jas: Fair were appointed a's,, chant, mittee to carryout the above resolute- -ion.' The ofilcers elceted'for the ensu, ing year were:—P. Telly, Blyth, Pres,5 Jas. Stark, Paisley, -Vice-President, J-. W, Meyers, Listowel, 'Secretary. The a next annual meeting will be held. at: • Listowel in August next, A 'number: of minor matters were disposed of by, the Association. The meeting svgs ina, large and enthusiastic due, and the in-', terest manifested at the meeting shiners it to be a live institution. ' Fall Fairs,' Goderieh Sept. 15, ,and 17. Listowel, Sept. 17, 16 8 and 19. Industrial—Toronto, Sept. S to 20. Western -London, Sept 18 to 27: Mitchell, Sept. 23 and2-i. Exeter, Sept,29 and 30. Seaforth, Sept..30 and Oct. 1;. Clinton, Oct, 1,y 2 and 3, Bayfield, 'Oct. 8 and J. ,G •anton Oct. land 2. Iiderton,'Sept. 30. Sept..1a Zurich,, Sept. . and 1.G. Stratford l?et: 2 and q, Biussels,;Oct.'2 a,nd 3.. Northern --Walkerton, Sept. 30 to 0 Wroxeter, Sept. 30 and Oct.1. • f •