The Exeter Times, 1878-1-31, Page 88
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THE TIMES
JANUARY 31, :i1 ;
RuNAwAT.-On Monday last, the usual week-
ly runaway was held. Three men having im-
bibed too touch liquor, started for home,ud
made their horses go a good deal faster than
the town by-law says they may be driven. The
result of their recklessness was, that at the
OBEEDITON.
We are r„ easy -get , people in
Crediton, ..Ir, viettor. .o news been
caron:c'.c: fro-..: 'neer Mows 'for some*
wee;te, and f).;:,11 nese it .• q mercer ar-
corner of Malo and Station streets the wa;eu Hole their :stir'. ..,9 en good weather.
edtp.ized into the flitch smashing the reach. We have n:r teens),. Z' "amp, a small
and bringing tt;e hind wheels to a stand still. nlodienee or arunitenoecs, no accidents,
Tile horses centimes' with unab ted speed, the no runaway teams, and ever; a dog
two faint w1!e is rattling at their heels. The fightin public laza slot been witnes:ted
'horses were stopped at the etetion. One of for weeks. However. by giving'as a
f the risen wa s hurt a little about the head, and1 little time end a railfi ay we may event-
wetne had his knee eLgiztly injured. They Italyimprove in the.;e re Teets. From
escaped he, our presoet quietude. Settle people
wil0 ado not Lind,^} us ianagane we r«re a
J R. C s.aur,s is sellingoh-Boolse, Fancy gee& i t'
li •tUO cr(taal-rend ilainlrlt, baler sorne-
tud F+...tione v, at lase Prices, dais. ]lint r. coil where rmoa) ,' the beln19:11iS,, but when
L o+ire, A large Ea lk+'ti.lir of Aolis.
" r r.•e infero! such poorly inform?. d Wai-
t
r.. d; a a 'k -T1edH Queen a En. ,
a ,,r a , tete Ti. I -]s then our mean etroot is a full
gl,.nrl (CQR, i e.a throne rteta$. gc.-.t r, oldie and a everter in length, and
pretty Tell studded with ]]oases its en-
tire le*.gtin they nifty epees^,e their
opinion. The branches of brasiness
carried on here are s0 numerous and
various that at rreeent I hill mit at -
decal ing, Bae t e h ar:c.rl➢ of (entree, as a bed t'f
Main Street^ ^^ Ont••
Exeter,
TOSC 111-• Ea ern t.' eitta no doubt t o ub es
eent .-.,nennca:.,.s..aF..neAt.w...,,,,,•...,.. live i, ' ;e .; a brain a s elle., her 1'einle'Minis-
1,,aOC. tL :ale E 1rs. __ , ers. Due to ttry has always proved teen
_ _ ._..„...-:-,,,....._ ... _ wizen n gt.:at ilaiYr. id ie . r:r:.• a, the roan to tueatt
TSiZ. inneA .. nAten .%.1''tr ,lin ween ane even cru:' that U.1ic:ilty ar1b-28 likewise,. tempt an enumerator), but may do so
_....__ _ ._..---- t Y.e..1 LS!J::L Eales'tH 2..` ear+l. a gwaatls3a3n of et some future time fir the benefit of
1,1, kin 3,„-- Po N . fei't to reed M . lint P. lest ', :rise att.t ia:(.d : +re.1, ht'nt the Queelt as,
your readers at ➢i dicta a..e
dt,
d, earn 'n t t o. „zee def t',• ire a t :at« I. t t Le gF'.t'- d t 1 % n:`t tJ' meant, Irl the Ilnsitress am slag our merchants and,
bier: til- ,t.:t, cat J. It. Ceer:.«e n. 11 It:c ., '''f'''14:"14 '' T' 1,..•1 it t+huulal 1ead to that tradesmen is reported] os about average
Amer et. n: f:7,:14+a.-'112,' n5aee„i n„,, tin:.,,, , •1n,A:a.7aat a: da.` A.n:y'Ire'.. WkOliu lw' bat wllst
VW ('.l. L. 0. 1.., tail I':' he'll ie* l'.4.1.r, e+:➢ iia' ,•1 - :i p see indlteetiens are the res. It of
'i nc .Y:.a; nt.- t. hiss 1''t .reit+;; teat !ler Ir'al'. ri; i Mee. sty?
`4rsovi :•+o'F:a:d'r. t' ":vrtir2,,N. --Thi' Herm to gteext; neetr.-te ra .iifeit troller -five cent
(.'u, s leeeg s ela"t'1 ('.p•'.aene idan sen be 'nee in pinen tea' is t':reul 1%i''.t 1n Ilra4nilt,arr ani] e1:ae-
( lii;t?'t et. 1'e UriY:drx illi mad „iia. SSIr,'r.•, 61'I!:t'da as - , i t i•+ be vt'ry well teei`ilted.
nt;.-=1•l:t...nat.403:10, i s f'c,,Yaa •it, :Y➢ail nott1-t 1 a:ty-r:l:.•rt u:al<' 5 evil ittepect-
+ r. r: , t,.e to r' ni`I tee,- Ilene et the v`:•d .a,rl `'!1. The ,i t • . ter Item i1? ]slate.1 wan pure
li en Friday pt'a•YY:o, p r1 i lt. r mal would Ir 3. it 6:eunbdr of tests. 0
l t. en U; -td r , at J. l:. t .toe . b; the ➢.: re
a.. t; to the 1' rite rill tli. 1-1rtiil r the surfacer;
and nen..,f til,+ a .in are bet;$".•ater then thee"') d•1 the
Ili': ee-+•Wll:le werIii4a.t in steno' ineeee °Y ra 1' gel d'vene which f.':ieteitt nit n , 1V h 'u 4?x-
is t• c- font ti dee. et. . 4 etref Iy au1 ( ..n'trt1 pith tint grime
Lai tlta 214-1, rill!.. e.a Ir:atie t.➢at' of 1 , genet,. in. easel' 1a -at ice renentete tltiot the die in
1':44 cru- l'.' 1. IJ':' tS,/`+ prt`Et:latz'''.a d :' '8'ltie ]t thy am strdii't., ,i '..• d net give the' elder
a + tl:. ,M. lest^ neiaen which the letter be aro. 'I Ile Vnol-
t.'!.•s.E..t3" rd'lYila^1 '°efts, i> t4t, eat ani`.lit: as t. ttei•tIl:11i tltt•:eth,.r•
t .ld t •e tart.' Ten e iene, in tenant weal 'Dee "'°t le ideas' the "Then' met the e':.:it'SQne:' in tate
"" . .p .ry , a. .Go .Rat le ta mt pe tt'letutale. The year r-t:ainletel
d."9[:-!+ ll$r: S. .: d 1,;54:4 a,.. 7 S:a' i7i `+..' I"' eB 3 9,1
« , The " . a the tree tterfte.t -hewn waw 1 71. Ile-
, wee t.a ' r➢ t t'S , l' tree ]seat. .?,•• 1 a.
slide t:ee-feta., ..ls est aid v'rd+t t+f .t.'la.
reett'tr rue i le,• vitt ref t?te :til, :1w'1• t eine-The social I;a;`. rriday erenin„ at
st (`level Vert r, nos t.^...1 tial C*,ar 1,.:.ii tee, Mrr. ii a,.41eI a r.'dtb ace* het 1 antler the a'le-
uat<r.,il eel ttvenl➢s,, 1'; a 1 teal 1,. at °a ; :°a:'ta t•f th . (.,rile a is t :t a, , °v '4 (°hn
na12t(1 Ii.i ,farm. n.na f.+ ➢. i -$'i. viii" ala list :. e$ t'lnrreh, ]lett] one 1'f this meet l.4te'..•;itnl
UV"'lid"t a...a,:^.r:ati 1 rid litro.*,-iaae ra.r'aaa`+:p••, entry l articular d'v1'r hid its Exeter by any
1;a.'r -Attie Teaaa:ct a sat] ( f:Hr+t t theTetle.lc-
tepit .:t➢..t;➢tion. The 1.+ort wee well filled et
eo :.::tom, Exeter. .Ii➢ t sly hour, by Fleur: and obi I f both se'a's,
A Plrrr tta::er..- t to friday last, Mr. (*. [1'.I tleteettained on a fright of enjoyment. The
Vac • sit etiet°.l ]iia heavy &tw et ]mere on th t tour eist1t.-ing before tea, vete a pleasantly passetl
Exetee FA rtes and tonna] her to teeth 1•t lee !t. , in tutteie end Shl;;in; . and when the aft•1*us: ed
i will filled alto Ante find' no more hands
iftere and 1plates e i
ID' then went to Exeter North. where ca dl..0 v
ane:^ of 4.e lira, was nl'stlt' in trimer, •rl „Aldi Mealy to liehton them t'cvetent of the evening.
by the new wales. Wltieit eenlee are wrong e
('ons Atterent -:All s inter t-ueh as we have
hada a nalnler of a eves have b a'ra running at
halrge in town. Tile is contrary to the by4av:
relating tie reel made and enacted. '1lte cows
sheen" be in some t•uelde:itre at the tii,t of
November; if not, they are 1k!bltl to be ini.
vela/led by the ponndldtel'er.
Tun l:1xxr.IrrAtNat> Nr.•-ltemeniber the en-
tertainnlerat for the beat•liit of the firemen to-
morrow, {Friday eveniugl, in Prew'eiiall. The
elite:minuseat promises to be the best of the
Ik'Ssan, And a glance at the array of talent an-
nounced will convince you that it will be well
worth the price of all nfesion, Mr. H. Cole
Brown has the entertaiureut in e.bart;t'.
I)n>,rat or 3I'n. Caxr.A:sDER.--We regret
uracil to Iearn of the sal death of lir. Robert
Calieuder, of Clinton, which took ]'lace on
Thur -,day morning. The cause of la. Calinn•
tiler's deetis was the Sella° injui.
ries lie recrvcd
at the late fire in Clinton. HR was but 40
years of age, :end few men possessed more
thoroughly the esteem and eoniidenee of his
fellows.
Tar the Ship Grocery for cheap Teas, etc.,
opposite the Skating stink, Exeter.
At.cioENr. -On Tuesday last, Mr. T. Ander-
son, an employee in Mr. D. Braund`s carriage
shop, Exeter North, met with a painful neci-
dle.at. He was working on the grouud floor of
tut chop, and auother employee on the second
floor was letting a heavy board through a trap
door, when Audereon happened to walk unfit r
the descending beard, which struck hint with
great force ou the upper part of the body, (net-
ting a deep gash in his head and injuring his
right shoulder so badly that he' will not bo able
o work for surae bine. 1 r. Hyudman attend.
t;1 the Avowal.
..EJECTED. -For about tbe four hundred and
a inety-ninth time, we beg to remind near read -
tem that we are not accustomed lo admitting to
our columns comrulmicatious which :Ate with -
oat the narne of the wrter. lienaember we
dotted want the name to publish it; some fic-
titious one may be appended for that purpose,
but we want to know who our eorreapondents
etre, andlvtaether the effusions are trustworthy.
<0f course, we often receive letters which. we
'know are true, but that does not warrant ns
departing from a rule which s'.1 newspaper
men have accepted. After this, any letter
without:a name goes iutothe fire without being
read.
•> Been •OF TrionoIIenIIRLtD. .§ZooE. At a COM-
/ 'Hotel,+on Tnesday last it was resolved to hold.
mitten mettiug held in Clinton at Pike's
•.a sale of thoroughbred stook, etre., in Clint --
en, on Wednesday, the 6th of March, e•rm-
nienoing at 10 o'clock,a. sn. As .this will be
..an opportuuitsy for. persons • having thorough-
bred clock for sale, to dispose of the hare, wo
hope that all such will contribute to the sue-
:twss of the undertaking. Information in res-
eict to it may be obtained of Mr. M. Y.
McLean. of .the • Seaafurilt Bxxosiior, who is
.?r,.,dreta r; of etiiu etganizaii.,h.
eke., the awarding bytelrt•tion of a silver-hrea•l.
e.1. eaue to tile most pepltltlr num in the village
WAS prael'eil e:I with. Moser, It. Pickard, W.
if•e4F•,, sllr, Jas. teket and G. M1!(' were nominee
tot as ean2ilatcr, but the last mentioned de.
eliued the p.u1Ytt...1 honor, and tba three ree
maining nalaes were sulouitted to the ernclal
test. Twenty minutes trd'iug agreed til by the
eauditlates as Iang eneuelh to allow every one
eresent tune eat ugh to "vote early and often;
Um T. AI ant watt ,. r - srs. G. Willis and T
M. White weie relceted as scrutineers. Three
boxes, each with a hold' eut i.i the top, and
labellee reepeetively "Pickard," "Oke" and
"Iiiadsou" were plaeecl in. a ream the door of
which was guarded by Mr. Hayden. The voterr
weed' allowed to cuter mgr at a bene, anti place
their money iu tbebos bearing the name of the
gentleman for whom he or elle intended to vote.
A gooti deal of excitement prevailed] while the
contest lasted and eousidcrablspeculation
e as
to the result was indulged in. Some of the
vo."rs found themselves as little troubled in de
cuing pu the moat popular roan, and to re
move the , ien:t r almost invariably gave a
Isurtion of their ]case :lash to two at least of
the candidates, Shaer' at ,he dose of twenty
min ates, Rev. Mr, Ryan shout]; ed the election
ended, and the scrutineers eo .'moneed count-
ing the money with the following result: For
Hodgson, 6157.63; Oke, $94.10; Pickard, §34.s5;
making a total of 16287.20 for the cane. }lir.
Hodgson being thus declared the meat popular
man in Exeter, the cane was presented to him.
The cane was purchased by Mr. Fitton, jewel-
ler, and is a very handsome one. Tho proceeds
of the social were 419; the united income from
cane and social being 6306.20. After the elec-
tion, the amusements were renewed, and en-
tered into heartily. Singing and 'playing on
the organ a id pias a being the f Ivolite neet10 •
adopted of "driving dull care away." A band
consisting of Messrs. Lracrett, Gidloy, Bawten
and Tomlinson, and Mist V, Bissett, at the
organ, was improvised for the occasion, and
soon attracted a large proportion of the visitors,
who were held enchanted by the strains pro-
duced by the musical quintetto. Mr. Hayden
and lady exerted themselves to the utmost to
anticipate the desires of their visitors, and by
their pleasant ,and courteous manner contribut-
ed not a little to the success of the evening.
At a reasonable hour, the company separated.
ANDERSON.
ANDERSON, Jan. 25, 1878.
%Ifs. Editor, -1 called at the Ander-
son post office a few days ago and was
informed that the :'above. office is ten
years in workiug order. 1 think ap.
plication ought to bit made to the Pos
Mester General to install it among
order offices, as it would be ai great ad•
vautsge to, this locality. .During the
pant °yt tit* there have passed throu,gh;the
Antennae Post offioe 120 registered
letters.
BB.sin ZNT.
%itis mare;; lather scarce,'acooutite be-
ing paid ("lowly. The unsd'nsonable
weather is blamed for a good deal of it,
the rerntainder bei':g ollarlred to ]lard
times or a hidden providence. In feat,
this seaean .beets the oldest inilabia
tants. 11 is conceded on all 'Janda to
be the most peculiar and Vetlnor-aisle
winter we have had for a great many
years. Providence and Vennur ap-
e;tring to be pretty well agreed on illi'•
weather bushier:s, people rail at bosh
or neither as thete.nperaulents dictate.
Pcl:s r te--M' A. Weir, teacher, ibis
gone to St. Calhartnes to attend the
Collegiate Institute there. Mr R there
Moir, else a teacher, has left here for
Queen's College, Kinenton. Moth are
young men (•f more tllaa average abili
ty, end aro likely to Malde their mark
in life.
. A. Gots» SIT. -Mr. Henry Ilof)ings-
head. of Hay, has boon chose:] lately
bti the firm of Goldie 1lcOullooll, of
(Silt, as their traavctlittg agent for tak-
ing orders for engines. The teppoint-
ment is a good oue, as he i'1 a thirteenth
ly reliable person and a very skilful
workman. His salary is to be $1,000
per year and all expenses ]said.
Ceotrecin N1nwr1NG.--Tile Council
inet pursuant to statute, on iIontlnr,
.2.1st inst. in 1110 Town Hall, Zurich.
The following gentlemen were dnly
seed r i in es mambo a of the Coun-
cil for 1878: John B. Geiger, Reeve ;
Samuel Nannie, Deputy ]Reeve ; John
0. Rnlbtlei,.ch, William 8. Wildon and
William. Snider, Councillors. The
persons appointed to the several offices
for the current year with salaries are
tag follows:
NAana. BALAIIY «
Daniel S. Faust First Auditor, $8
W. Wilson (F'ansvill) Soo.Aud., 8
Samuel foster, Clerk, 110
Michael ZolIar, Treaenrer, 80
David Hochstettler, Assessor 70
Henry Boller, Collector, 70
Mrs. Reinhardt, Caretaker, '8
Moved by Mr. Isa]bfleisch, seconded
by William Snider, that the following
amounts bo refunded, being errorrs on
collector'e roll : W. Stlupn, sinew e la-
bor, $2 ; J. J. Treminer, dog tax. $1;
J. Broderick, dog tax, • $1. -Carried.
tloved by J. 0. Iialbfieisoh, seconded
by William S. Wilson, that the follow-
ing accounts be prid : J. McDonald,
tot gravel, $7 ; S. Rennie, lumber,
$41.22 ; T. Murdock, repairing scraper,
$4 ; C. Purdy, superintending drain-
age worke in .:•Tensa]], $12; S. Foster,
e;e'ciion expenses, $40.50; S. Foster,
regis ration fees, $16.90. - Carried.
Moved and Carried, that the Clerk be
requested to bet five order books
printed before the next meeting. A
delegation from the 11'v Brawl Ag'
ricllltural Society waited on the Conn -
oil with a petition, asking aicl for the
purpose of liquidating a debt on ,;.how
grounds and building. The petition
]Cas laid ever till next meeting for oon-
sideretion. The Council 'adjourned to
meet on fiatnrday, 2nd March at 10
o'clock, when the pathtnasters, pound
keepers and feneeviewers will be Ap-
pointed. S. S'oseen, Clerk.
USBORNE.
SECOND-CLASS OERr1rCATi4. -•Mr. Jas.
Jones, of this 'township, obtained a
second-class B. certificate at the.seoent
examination held In Gotierieh...
Some n)isereants unknown wreeked
a public school house in Usborne a few
Bights ago, destroying the furniture,.
books and prepares and attempting to
set fire to the building, but without one-;
eels.
COUNC1L MREnlxa.-..Cour it met on
the 21 inst. The following gentlemen
having been duly'sleeted, and he:ving.
blade and subscribed to the dileelaraoion
of gndali$eatitin anti offoe, 'took their
seats at the <ccnceil board. viz.
Leenard.•]'Ranter,. End]., lteeye,• and
Masers, Rails, Millar, Kay and Shier,
Councillors. Moved by T. M. Key,
seconded by 3. Halle, that David Mill-
ar be Deputy Reeve for 18.78.• --Car lied.
Moved by D. Millar, seconded by 3.
Shier,that Mr. N. J. Clark be Munici-
pal Clerk for 1878, at a salary of $120.
--Carried. .Moved by J. Shier, see
ended by 3. Valla, that Mr. Thomas
Coates be Treasurer for 1878, at a sal- j inflictit'g a"bad] grill therein.
ary of $70, and, that be execute bonds,' The Allowing par ons have passed
signed] by himself and two good and p Ibo second] -el tas , ex"rnination l;d lel ill
eufilcieut sureties, to the srnunut ra Df (r:ddorit:lt, in December ]test; Grade A
$12,01)0. ---Carried. ;]loved by T. .•t, -aloins 111'' tt, Col o lir ; MIL M.
Kay. encoded, by D. Millar, that S. P.Ia de)), Asitiielel (trete1;-Ja,mee G.
Haile b.e one of €110 antlltnrs fir 187:1.• -- I Jo gee, Vstionte, .1 !tlof S IL ()er, ('tett]•
.,anted]. Tho R. ere altrlir ill fir.: eri,•l'd Tiesn'ehip ; James IF'.. Peale,
Arehlba.ial 1 iehop as tee oth r . iov'tl t;t•N;ld•y, Alt ere front the 0e:dern.fr
by 3. Balls. secon:led by J. bieit'r, that i eueon l Sclloz/l, 1.5•bich epeaaks tell] fur the
Tilos. Heywood be As.:esoor fors
8, t:ol'ld (10210 there,
at a salary of $06. ---Carried. slldly- On "llttr dart' last 1'Ir. ti . lindt , rf
Mov-
ed by D. Miller, LCconttedl by T. M. this +1atcda received an only !;ick on tilt*
Kay, that the petition of John Taylor t Idneo froom s horse, s Vie- pa'Willg
and other:: of 50±1001 section No. a, C 1tllro.lall Idols s stable,
b /aid • till next t'
COUNTY ITEMS.
QaThureatty last a reuse men wetted
John Jot den, of Intel:now, rnet with A
pailful occident. 11'' vee dressi:sr r on
a pole •111 the bush, betiding it in hie
right hand, and tiring thee oriel his
lett, when the axe cement, on a limb
noel nos bronght down on his left hazel,
borne, a laid overnee oar a ing.-
Garried. lovard lay J lhells, s ^s•i:ctd dl n t The follo;Yur scholars have p Ssed ,.. 11. 'dill... that all t t x89 in amain ;0 1114. Sello"1 interne. elite exonuna,-
,
after tlicl 8Arta T`'t b., 1878 win ba eon, D 21.4)11 held in December last t Mss -e,3
leetedl ecenrdlirag to " law. --Currier]: G K..t1e 11.:a,ra17, it ]Isle iii Preston, Fennel,
;ituved by J. Shier, seconded by D. , Sllarratan, «Isobel. SZierrnan, L ni-la
Millar, that $30 le: expended in gray rrtumr, Wm. Preston and Devitt Braes
calling the townline between Deli ince of Goderieh arid] Albert F. Hooper of
and 1ilalnsllarei, the same being au Stel skill.
equivalent granted by the. 1•leneltardl A lulls boy stainedAdamRey gt 1 t
•
Council for the same l*ureo: e. ---Use. 4 lois leg broken ono day laid week senile:
tied. Moved by J, Shier, seconded Iry l t lenli:g reith other i•ch0lars on . the
.ta. Millar, that fr, ItobertCroery ]leIlertaeIs echoe1 t,ronttile.
]'said the BUM of ;.1 for service*: ns tar- I A meeting of the Conservative Also.
biirator in coneectintl with the (.'rola- citation arae held in Goderioii on the
tion of a new solio,rf stiction between seterti iuet, to hear the 5041111 of 1120 pro-
L.bor eands Blanshard. - carried. dedlilge of he Conweution Held in T
,-
Oa motion Council adjourned till the e'rento. Mr, ],hall gave an i'•teresting
first Saturday in 114arelt at 11 o cheek I neeeniat arta' ae lance nnlliber of the Carl.
A. M. eervative representatives attending the
N. J. Crane, Clerk. County Council were e'en present and
[The ahem() SC's 9 reeeivedl ]stet week a' gave excellent eeceulitS of tits ore.r.ani•
we wero going to prone.)
----A- •19^a-4
I AVISTOCK.
=tint: the 1n the varione rinitieif felines,
stating that durieg the last year the
residents of the several 'l'nwnihiiu* "tad
been n•eparing to meet tbe enemy at
Onteceu .--Our nem:lfy cheerful cit- env tittlee
lege was on the night of the 10111 10't.
overcast by a donee gloom by the
death of one of our most useful and
[rolllilient illlt:abila its, Doctor John
:1,tltltne, wIzo 11101 suis" ilii fcon1 iyeateidl and attempted 10 r:ltave ];iris' elf. He
fever, frim] which ho hail been (t Itx•t\- a• tlltel l lit,
$]lend>edied Lrl xttlitesxtir7 ai
til cent, anti Alit as ho lin beginning a«retches on his face, when he was ale -
to be a msiJor td slit of clanger iva9 at- co1ere4, and the in:ltrntuent taken
am -
tacked by *.nllrtmutitan of ilio h•asvels, 2148V. *U wag h ttoltder 1to Iv" lintwhichelided ]lit life. Flits Dineen from seriou'l'e hurt«
tate first to the slay of his death beated
nearly Six' weak+" Dr. Adams has
sat' accldee:t happened on ',i'httrm-
praeti3ud:ilis profession for abed t.ix day morning, On) ".:211s1, n the lawn of
years. anal Karl ealdQsuartld ]]ilei self to lir, John isebdsbri5i.tt11;11, r110ltersteith,
many by lila ktnlln9, anti n;ained Lt. by which en 1'uglislllnan of the ]urine
nil 'kill, attention and genial wanner,
the ounfilletiee scud resrcet ' of
of the entire community. Ile (lid dt
large and remunerative prect.Ce, and
will be missed alike by rich and poor,
``to the hatter of wheat he attended as
Icllelrfully ay the fnvrner About four
months and a half before Mie death ha
married an amiable sadly, who waatehed
over him during his tedious; illness
with almost superhtlmae assiduity and
endurance, having left 1118 bedside only
a few minutes et a time during the
long period of his prostration. His Ie-
piains wore''followedd to their last rest
ing place by an immense concourse of
mourners, and buried with Masonic
!tonere in the cemetery at Tavistock,
'eve hope, in the prospect of a glorious
entrance into a better life. His sor-
rowing relatives have the sincere sym-
pathy of the public, and they'fear they
may never get another who will entire-
ly fill the sad vacancy his death has
made.
[Tho decee,sod gentleman was well
and favorably known in Exeter, hav-
ing raided here for some time.]
STLP IN.
CODNClrr PRoct:EDINGS.-Tho newly
elected council being all present were
duly sworn and subscribed to the quali-
fication of office took their seats. The
tnitintes of former meeting were read
and signed.
i1oveil by 0. Eilber, seeonded by T.
Yearly, that 0. Prouty be re-elected
Clerk. -Carried.
Moved by W. Baker, seconded by W.
Baker, that the salaries for tee follow -
bag offices be as follows : Clerk, $120 ;
Treasurer, $80 Collector, $85 ; As-
sessor, $70 ; Hall keeper, $12 ; Audi.
tore eta, .•
Movedchby W. Balser. seeonded by C.
Eilber that J. A• Rollins Rea Treaenrer.
Moved by W. Baker, sect.pdetibs W.
Sohnarr, that M. Finkbiner be pare tent will be de -abated by the M. W.
keeper.
Moved by T. Yearly, seconded by C.
Bilber, that A. Hobkirk be Anditor.
Reeve appointed W. McDougal as the
other Auditor, whieh was approved acrd
confirmed. Clerk to lireparc Treasurer's
books at once.
By-law and Debeptnree for School
loam for School Sootion No. 4,' ordered
to be eigned.
Collector to hare all team collooted
by next meeting.
Minutes of meeting) to be published
in fall in same paapore es last year,
A large nntubor . Of amounts were
ordered to be paid.
The next meeting of Gagnon to be
en the first Monday in Febrnury, est 10 wise $3,000, The' pnreharrsers intend,
o'elook'beep, 0, Neese, Clerk, raked there to theUeited States,
One day last week a little child
Clinton, not over two years nldl, lean-
seed to obtain poesessien of a razor,
which had been nlectea teeny in a drawee,
of Wet. Bnbinseon was invtaidly killed.
Decehaed and two either men were fel=
ling a tree, which in its fall s*roan a
dead tree, ehiclt bent and rel7onauded
back and fell, tttritiing Robinson on that
head and killing hint instantly, scatter-
ing his brains around. Information
was l'ai'd before Dr. Gaul! bell of Sea -
forth, enro',er-who gave an order to
bury as ho did not consider an iugnest
oeeesaary under the circumstances.
Mr. Francis Coleman has pnrol'ased.
the 'fano of Mr. James Onxwortlt, on
the Parr Line, Stanley, for $8,500'.
The farm con.ains S'J aures, with ordi-
n.iry buildings, Mr. Coldunau now owners
200 acres in a block, which makes as
fine a farm as there is in the County.
During the divine aservice In the Bay-
field Presbyterian 01)21 rel] recently Mrs -
John Bendorman feiI down in a paraly-
tic fit. The Cireernatances caused con-
siderable excitement for a time.
The farewell social held in the Pres-
byterian Church, Steaforth, on Friday
evening of last week was .t Hurst pleas-
ant an 1 successful affair. The hese-
went of the church was crowded full,
both town and country being largely
represented. The chair was occupied
by Mr. D. D. Wilson, who in a few ap-
propriate remarks announced that the
main object of the meeting was the
presentation eo Reverend and Mrs.
Goldsmith of parting Gifts from the
congregation and Bible oeass. Mr.
James A. Cline being caned read the
address. which expressed deep regret on
account of the eeparation which was
about to take place, the high esteem in
which the Reverend gentleman and his
family were hold by the Congregation,
and the most fervent wishes for their
future welfare and'happiuess.
DEDIOATION•-The members of Cliu-
ton Lodge, No. 83, 1. 0. 0. F., intend
dedicating their new hall, 'in Victoria
Bloek, on Friday, February lst. Ttie
Gra;,, i enter, Dr. Cl. T. Campbell, of
London, aesis;;ed by ti number of otleer•
grand officers front a diiaiseetee, services
ootntnenoing al 2 p. m. In tbe eva3II-
ing a eonoort. evil] be held in tlte' T':Wer
Hall.
}Iran PRIOR roe Hostas.--Mr. 1Yi1=
Liam Peek, of. Stanley, has 'recently
sold to Moseys. Lewis di Harrison, of
London, four heavy draft imported
'Anthea., ria -Tom Linooln, Black
Robin, Duke cif York mad Lion of Edius
burg. The first' horse was five years
old, sad the other three fouryee!rs old.
The price realized for the four animals