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The Exeter Times, 1879-2-13, Page 1} Vol. VIr IMPORTANT' NO`L'ICNS. IaIIODGSON, & J. OTE, CO, Auctutlleer5 SnL'spt ntptlYattentied to, Days of stied ar ngod at tL s uillco, H. CADDY, BARRISTER 6 ATTORNEY At Law, SoliQitor, o Office, Fansou's nloek :voter. pISSOLUTION of PARTNERSHIP The tlo'nattn,rship between the nuder,dil;ned os 1liorohaats hero, under the came, style and m of " Harwood .t Flenli,tg," was this clay die• solved by mutual consent. 11. HARWOOD. A, Ii. FLEMING, 1leusalt, Hnrorl ('e„ Nov..13, 1578, 'TTEI`tTIUN -- TAKE NOTOE tom- the aretetntutont of Mossra, Meson. & liudson,lieneL, il, as agents of the ate tad Frio Ill. serene° Company of tate County of lVelttugter, is thio day eartoulied,audMr, 41/RN tLYNl)J1AAN will fufatfr r got as agent forExeter and vi.einit3 . l3yut•ctoL, ,. CIIABLES DAVIDSON, t7selph, De'om*ter 4t1i, 1870. 154f. See.-T:eas ASON tC HUDSON, fleneail,•Out ACOOCNTANTS, AUCTIONERRS. , Fire and 1.Ifotusurano, 'lid General Commission Agents, Insurance two-thirds cheaper than or- dinary lost, 1180 money to loan nu reasonable terms- Prompt attention to orders per mail <�1 otherwise, Firm and Village property for sale or to lease, Also sou e good business stands ant? reaidrnceein Henson. JODE ,\IASON, JOSEPH EUDSON, Commissioner Conveyancer PROPERTY LIST. T_TOUSE TO RENT. Known as the Ttodgerville hotel, Immediate doasessiou, Apply to JP MAIRSHALL. Exatur, FOR TALE IN WINCHELSEA— Iiouso and Lot, Good stand for a shoema- ker, A corner lot. For particulars, apply by totter or personally to HARRY n1IOWN. Wia heist aP.O YTOUSE TO LET on the 3rd Con- cession, Stephen, containing 4 rooms and 1;oo.I collar, good well ou the premises, with or without garden. For terms apply to WILLIAM BASER, 2nd Con., Stephen, Centralia, I ;u, ILLAGE and TOWNSHIP PI3OP- ERRTY ['0R SaLry —Two lots in Creditou,00 r\one of which is a new hriok store, good, well and now stable. Well fenced. Also 25 acres bush land, part of lot 21, eon. 6. Stephen, on Exeter side - road, Sn miles west of Exeter. Por terms apply AO JACOB RAIST', orediton. P 0 OUSE AND LOT FOR SALE IN CEiiDITON—A .good' frame house and table, also a good. wen on the -promises,,: The ;able, is for sale or to rent. Also 25 acres ofl,tnri, ill bush, being. mostly black aslr,'on the Exeter side road,3imiles west of Exotsr in the township of Stepen. lot 20, concession e, For particulars' apply to BERNARD FOIST, Credited V. O. G 00D FARM FOR SALE.' —:0:— To be sold by private contract, Lot, No.10, Con. 10, Ylibb*Lt, County of Pert1i,1110 aures. about 80 acres cleared. Possession when required. For pIartleulars apply to IIr. B, V. ELLIO'T, Solicitor, dc., Exeter, or to /Sirs. L'OST,)N, Lot 5,'Con. 3,'Osborne DROPERTY FOR SALE. — THE aubsoriber offers for sale two houses and two lots. one situated on Huron street, east, in the vil- lage of Exeter, and the other on Sitnooe street, Both houses are nearly new, and one rents for six and the other for seven dollars a mouth, They will be Fold together, or separate, and on moder- ate term, For pa tioulnrs, applyto P, J, WILSON Hansell, or to the Tarts office. i1ARM FOR SALE.—THE SUB - 12 scriber offers for sale his farm, Lot 13- Con.14,Township of 'Osborne County of Enron 80 acres oloa•'ed, the remaindo good bush, well fenced, anti in a good state of cultivation; under, draine't, good orchard, spinntlfd well of water. frame barn 36x66, log stable24s38,log house, find convenient to school and three churches. For urtherparticulars apply to tVAt• BBYANS, Kirklon, P.O., or MR. B. V. ELLIOT, Attorney, Exeter P.O. - HOTEL FOR SALE. ,euet largo frame Hotel known as' T1U BRIT- ISH HOTEL," in CLINTON, with large flame stables attached, situated on lots 860, 361, 367 and 368, in the town of Clinton, containing ono acre more or less. Thohotel has a license and is now doing alirst.clitsit business. This affords a splen- did u1tl+0rtunity for any one desiring to go Lute the hotel itasiness, as the terms are very liberal. A. sm.'ll payment down, and ton or twelve years forbalance. For further particulars apply 1.0 B. O'BYJINE,,Lgeter. valuator for Dominion Loan. Society. DENTAL. R. ABBOTT L. D.S.,I►i,1•t.C.D.S. raduato of Royal College of DENTAL :SURGEONS. Office over O'Neil bank, and opposite Saniwell Pickards. ''-p•`—'��' KIN.SMA.N, DENTIST, Licentiate of the Dental College of On taxi°, may bo epnsult'd any day.Office-- next door to the Post Office. Exeter, Ont, STOCK ESTRAY. Exeter, Ontario, County Council. 2. tie-NoARY 28th, 1870. The County Council met to -day pur. smut to statute, the Clerk in the °heir. The foli'rtving gentlemen presented cer- tificates fr ennithe Clerks of their resppet- ive inlilfi0lpalities of having been eleot- sd Rooves and Deputy-ki,eeves, and then took their seats as such, viz ; 1. eenoteataer. REEVE- DEPUTY-QHEVIu. Clinton JChidley D. R. Menzies.':'; aeafol'tlt....D. D. , .... ., Goderich . , } J, T. Garrow F. W. Johnson.• J. C. Donor,„ .1 . Wroxator. ,..,A, L. Gibson flnilett.. , ....John McMillan John Mason, .y bioliillep.... T.L. Hays..... a. Kerr Blyth W. Clegg L !V awanosh James Potter.- Robert Currie W i'1'awanoshC. Girvin.... -- E. Gaunt .... •1slt.F old .Robt. Wt. ,c rt b o ,r mss Eranut..:, , Osborne .Lon. Iinutel , i1T. Kay...... 1Viugham. - , .Dr. McDonald -. Grey T Strachan Slemon..... .. 1lurris G. Forsyth t Clegg Exeter L. Hardy.. Hay ,Dr. Buohaual. O Iialbfliesch Uruesels.......J. Leckie.. , Stephen i; Hogarth...,.. -.,C. Eilber,,'.a'. B. S Goch) •• Howiok--„1 John Diane Stanley Thos. Simpsopn Geo. Castles,. Bayfield W. W. Couuot Ttu'uberry. - . - S. Black, - CR. Hennings TuckersiuirliD. Walker. t _:,John Hannah Colborne.. --R. Jowell.. ::r G edhill.., 1kodorich'r'pG. Ellott . J Whitely... The Clerk said the Bret business lie- fcre them would be the blec'ion of the Walden, and he w re therefore eorepar- to receive n.)minatinns`:j It was then rnoved' by Xt. ClAgg,sec- onited by Mr. Kerr, tlilat11r. Thoma - E. Hayes be Wet den fpr tire” geirrdut Year. Moved by Itlr. Mr.11i i 'p. aesotided by Mr. Currie, that Mr. < "t+ Gibson' be Wardeu for the cul l e Upon a ballott being `1''ea) 25 yeast were recorded fur Ir. j es, when he wa-1accordingly declares `,acted. After taking his se 1 lee Walden briefly thanked the i1 for the honor conferred upon - ' _ and then signed, the declaration ,t ' oe- ' The minutes. of the 'December meet- ing were then read and approved. • The Council theu adjourned. („ZTRAY.leD froth Lot 32, Lake Road LY East, .Tp Hay; about 1st October, 8 s'teel's, ono coming three, red, with bell,.ancl 3 yearlings, qne all rod, and another red and white. Also ono e2 cow. A liberal reward will he given for re- rovery. JOHN J. TAYLOR, Brewster, V.O. TEAY EAM.e—Came nn the premis- e-, es of the' subscriber, int 7,•Oon. 4, Unborn°, on or about the D411410., a ram two or throe yearn. 014. The owner is requested to pto'oe 1)ro cert t, pay expensoatan,1 take it away.' ItPCHAliil FfiJN,l'1EK. JANUARY 29th, 1879. Council met pursuant .to. adjourn - meet, all the members present except Mr. D. D. Wilson. 111iuntes of yeeterclay read and ap• proved.. Moved by Mr. Castle, seconded by Mr. Gibson, that a committee of five be ballntted for to appoint the standing committees for the current yearr—Uar- ried. Upon ballott being taken the com Witte was found to consist of Messrs. Kaiue, Elliott Hogarth, Potter . and Gibson. Moved by Mr. Kerr, seconded by Mr. Hannah, that W. 11. Watson, of Seafortle, be appuinted auditor for the curreut year. It was moved in nmendrnent by Mr. Whitely, seconded by Iilr. Johuston, that Jamie Patton be auditor. Upon a vote being taken on ills am• mendment they were negatived and the original motion passed. The War- den then appointed Mr. Arch. Dickson as second auditor. Moved by Mr. Hardy, seconded by Mr. Chidley, that Messrs. 1'. Adamson and F. W. Johnston be appointed audi tors of Criminal Justice acoouuts, &c. —Carried. The opiuion of Hr. C. Robinson, Q. C., in reference to the claims of the different county officers upon the Council to provide them with fuel, +sta- tionery, lamps, oil, &e. &o., was read and referred to Financial Committee. I : A. letter from the Board of Atidit, on tlle•saine subjeot, was read and refer - 'red to the financial Committee. ' Moved by Mr. Cook, seconded by 117i. Weir, that by-law No. 2, 1876, imposing a tax on dogs of one dollar, and two dollars on bitches, be repealed. Some discuseion took place ou tills motion, and when a VOtt` was taken it was 'rented that the motion was lost by a majority of nine. Moved by Mr. McMillan, seconded by Mr. Maaruoi1, that the Clerk • be in- sstruoted to dreft a by-law to confirm by-law No. 4, 1878, of the Township'of Hallett, to stop rap a road allowance through lots 17 and 18, in the 9th con. of said township. ---Carried. • llfoved.by Mr. Gibson, seconded by Mr -McMillan, that by-law No. 10, 1876, he amended by adding the fol.. owing to it ; That every hawker, red, dlers, petty sbopmen,andnther persons oarryiug on petty trades, die., shall; ou demand; fuses 'to salne•,pet11 —Referred te. rsday, February 13, 187 No. 27 use, .and if he re - be liable to the ad no license. Committee, Moved by Mae I.:upson, seconded by Mr, Wlhitely,,thatt the salary of the en- gineer be` reduced to X700.—Referred 'to Salaries Committee. Moved by Garrow, seconded by Mr. Clegg, of Blytn,that it is the opinion of this Councilthat manufacturers of ar- ticles within the county, e*tho peddle the same, should be exempt from ped- dler's licence, and that all articles menufaotured outside the county, and peddled within it, should be so peddled by ltoensed peddlers.—Carried. % Afternoon --Warden in .e chair— A. conen nnioati n from •?Miller, See- retary' Of the :est Huron . Teacher's to the ap- pointment i reference Aeaoolap pointmt nt of bounty Exatniuers, was readand referred to School Committee. Report of Inspector Miller, was read and referred to •School Committee. A communication from the County Council of Carlton requesting the co- epertion of the Council in petitioning tlida:llegislature to extend time of Reeves tend Deputies to remain in of. flee to three years, was read and filed. A letter from the County Clerk of Lambton, in re epee to Grand Bend tiridgar,was read. :t Poork I3 iise ' Sites were ofor sale by Messrs.ii: W. Moore, A. J. Ridoutr and Win.. Brighame, Moyes by Mr.. Mason, seconded by Mr. Mirr,•that a grant of $200 be giv- en' for .repairing Gravel Road from Clintul' North. o ondeaboro' ; also $200 I2,' north • 'afortlh :to Walton. Referred to Finance Committee. Move.d by Mr. fs'Qirviu, seconded by Mr. Seedy, that.*. Malloclh,,of Clint- on ; 11Ir. . Gregory of Exeter, and Mr. Halls; of Goderich, be a Board of Ex- aminers of Sclioo) Teachers for the current year.-Ilelerred to Sohooi• Com- mittee. ' Movgd by etreittrette seconded by Mr. Mason, that $8,000 be raised for the improvement of boundary lines:— Referred to Finance Committee. Moved by -Mr. Black, seconded by Mr. Hennings, that the Warden and the Clerk be authorized to memorialize the Local Legislature to 'pass an act for the following purposes, viz :—That when a township has aLreaiy grauted two or more bonuses, to a railroad company, and where no portion of said township is more than seven miles from a R.• R. Company no more bonuses can can be granted • by the said township without a vote of two thirds of the qualified electors of the townehip.— Cart ied. W. W. Farren, of Clinton, T. F. Mc- Lean of Goderich, and S.G. McCaughey of Seaforth, were appoiuted High School Trustees for their respective :wheals. Council adjourned until 8 p.m. The council resumed. Warden in tho chair. Letter from Mr. Cookerline offering a site for Poor House was read and filed. Council adjourned to meet 'at 8 p. m., on 80th. January, 30th, 1879. Council met. Warden in the chair. All the Councillors present. Minutes of yesterday apptoved. Report of Mr. Bay, Com t, Eugine r, wits read and referred to Road and Bridge Commit. tee. Letter from Mr. Bay containing his resignation on account of ill.health was read. Moved by Mr. Stranhan, sec- onded by Mr. Currie, that it be accept- ed. Moved by .Mr. Leckie, seconded by Mr. Black that this Council grant the sum of $500 as a retitino allow- auce to Mr. Bay, after 22 years faith- ful service. Carried ou a divisiou by a majority of four. Five tenders for County. Printiug. Referred to Printing Committee. Report of ]t'ivauce. Committee was read. Moved in amendment by Mr, Clegg, seconded by Mr. Johnston that 8200 be granted to, improve gravel road uort•h of Seaforth. bust by a majority of13. Moved by Mr, Connor, seconded by Mr. Gibson, that twenty dollars be gianted the County Attorney in full of bis claim of $43.5(1. Carried. Report of Salaries Committee was -read. Moved by Mr. 1)etlor, seconded by Mr. yohneton, that this report lie over until tomorrow. Lost on division by a mniority of'24. Moved by Mr. Straohan, seconded by Mr. McMillan that this conned do not provide any of the oI oittls connect. e4 with the Celtrt Hnne° with stationery and -postage, except those officers ap- polgte'd by the council: Carried. Mr. Macdonald moved, Mr, Girvin seconded that a guard fence be put along, the embankment' -ear Wingbam. Referred to Roam and •idge Com. •Ja 81st 1879. Warden in• ilk�gg.. chair •illt Council- tors present.rday ap- tition t once tread@ a;l- rraad rl'w proved. Copy of P Generaluiin r way faoillitties Moved by Mr:= Mr. Gibson at the be authorized to sigu consideration of Dont of the present arraug way approaches and west to the City of ou a=division by it ma;rity Of 85 • .A. motion was bre the time of inalfing ass villages and townsh Feby. to lot July in by a majority of Moved b M ernor seen elj "and; Y.) foe') rlr; rctC tjnt eine"' fa lail- titibs from. diet n oto( ." Carried t in to extend 'ent in towns, rim the l.st year --Lost ,rt y Mr.' on, seconded by Mr. Chid ley Altall the. 1 of ,$100 be ranted to each Of three Riding g Agricultural Societies iia the county— Referred to Finance Obmmittee. Moved in amendment by gr. Currie, seconded by Mr. Girv1 i that the $100 so granted be distributed oy Agricultural pieties in the same ,manner as the nment grant (mein is ;' amongst th&several branch Societies within the event ridings—Referred to Flamm Comet-Atte°. • It w • moved and carried that Mr. Elliott and Mr. Connor , be authorized' to sell the old bridge at ,Bayfield and hand proceeds to County Treasurer. Moved by Mr. Black, seconded by Mr- Gitunt that Messt•ei. Hardy, Men. zies, Gibson and 'G1rvk be appointed road commissioners to, Assist reeves when called upon, in letting the build• ing and -repairing of the`eounty bridges —Carri"6'd. ; Moved by ,'blr. Wilson,,,•F seconded by; Mr, Garro ''liatttjtrden's Com- mittee' advertize for'tapiealts for "poli - tion of engineer—Lost. It was moved and seconded that notices be placed on the ends of all bridges over 30 feet span to prevent against furious driving—Carried. Accounts of McLean Brothers and Henry Horton referred to Finance Committee. Council adjourned. Feby. 1st 1879. Council meb. Warden in the chair. All Councillors present. Minutes of yesterday read and approved. By-laws were passed appointing County Auditors, a Board of Audit and Road Commissioners. Moved by Mr. Gibson, seconded by Mr. Black that the County Treasurer, on the order of the Road Commission- ers, be authorized to pay for building and repairing County bridges—Carried. Tho Clerk was authorized to request the late Engineer to collect all tools and other property belonging to the county and place the same in charge of Mr. Menzies in Clinton—Carried. Moved by Mr. Kain,secon]ed by Mr. Simpson, thattho Council do now ad- journ to meet again on the first Mon- day in Jane next.—Carried. The crew of an Australian bark are reported as having murderd'he officers of the ship and: scuttled the gessel. The foreign sailers at Liverpool have joined the strikers, and the Mayor` has issued, a proolalnation calling on all +t wells .osed citizens. to aid iu preserv- ing•pe 1 - The' i=Ploygamy Society of •Balt Lake CI y liave passed a lneinorial to ress stating that the Mormons s. .intention of obeying the law n reference Polygamy. radians o' a ieHtlls r]ll - n band waited ont�1eut,-GCM, nor LORI, at Battle(' d' ,ly, and 'a that they never were so near starva as at, the presdj)t. They asked or prig=1 advano-ose 1s ted 'at" about •35,000 laborer r> <; on at Liver ool. . p p 7 :::S I, 1 J'he a 'n r a d l ]�a a numbers on Fly y last at the docks ' and cora- induced riotiug. The polios interfered and quelled the disturbance for the e prevent. The steamer Agan Sofia has arrived.' at Liverpool, and brings two of the brew of the British ship Vauaiemttn, whom she rescued from a boat. The Vandieman collided with an unknown vessel and both went down. It is sup- posed that all on board were lost except the two just rescued. The definitive treetyy of peace be- tween Bessie and Turkey has at last been signed. The Russians are to commence the evacuation of Turkish territory immediately, and c.lnelude in thirty-five days. Podgoritzas has been surrendered to Montenegro. Dr. MoEachran, of Montreal, who was appointed by the- Government to investigate the cattle disease in the United States has returned, and reports the disease as very prevalent through=, out the Eastern States, but that it heti not yet made its appearance in Canada. All cattle which have arrived in Eng land siuce the cargo by the steamer °uteric arrived have been found free from disease and the British Govern- ment, in view of this fact, are not in- clined to be too rigidwith regard to the importation of American cattle, and if they are thoroughly inspected before shipment, they will be allowed to land. General News. The Emperor William intends to open the Reichstag in person. The German ieiiuister at Copenhagen has ban recalled, so it is rumored. The Persian 119iuietry has approved of a duty on grain, cattle and horses. The 'Prince Imperial of France is re- ported dangerously ill. A large number of German ladies have petitioned the Emperor not to suppress Ursulino Convents. The disease which has broken out in Thessaly, resembling the plague, is fast spreading. The bark Espeland from New York to England lost her captain overboard during heavy weather. The latest reports state the Ameer is siok, and that Yaicoob Khan is in constant communication with hien. Diphtheria is raging in parts of New York State. The public schools in sone places have been closed in conse- quence. England has conciuded a convention with Turkey, purchasing all State do- mains in Cyprus, excepting the Sultan's private estates. The Governor of New York line ap- pointed a commissioner to investigate the cattle diaease in that State. It is reported that if the frontier 'commissioner's do not soon agree that. 'Greece and Turkey will appeal to the Powers, Dominion. News, One-third of the population 6f Brampton have taken the temperance pledge. - Sitnooe County Council is the largest muuicipal body in the .Dominion, hav- ing fourty-four members. Great excitement prevails at Yar- mouth, N. S., and is feared bloodshed will ensue, in consequence of the liquor trials now in progress there. • 00 Sunday afternoon a lad at Mon• treal,was playing with a revolyer,which accidentally went off, the ball entering the left eye, and lodging iu the back part of the head. Seventy-six flat boats of merchandise reported at Emerson, Manitoba, during last season's navigation, with 1205 tone merchandise. This Anes not include the vast number of rafts of wood and • hi tuber. That Soy. Dramatis prsrsonnu.—A young Amer- ican in roundabout and leggins, perched upon the fence devouring a huge' piece of miuoe pie, a maiden of aive summers, in pantalettes, ' looking very wishfully at the gormand on the fence. Young 11merica,—t' I say, sis, does your mar snake mince pies ? If she does I'll bet they -tint so good as my mar's." Little Miss (timidly) —"I like mince pie awful• well." Young America.—'1V 1l, now„ that's funny 1 Jnst louk here (drawing a quarter of a pie out of his jacket pocket) and it's boss, too 1 Aiut my Isar good ?" (,:arefnllyetowing it away in his pocket). That boy "is father to the man" who must have his cigars and any other masculine limey his. contemptible selfishness: craves, while his poor sickly wife must do the work of two women ("girls waste more than. they earn;" he says), and for the want of a little mousy to purchase a few bot- tles of Dr. Pierce'sPavnrite Prescription,, the sovereign remedy for fenialedieettsee and weaknesses, she is literally dying by inches -and all because of that museulule selfi•hnese that would not divine the childish luxury with lid playe. mate, and now tateitly refuses his wife) the luxury of health,