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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1893-4-13, Page 1,a....e.aaaaraaa \TOL. IA? EXETER, ONTARTO:.. • TIITTRSPAY APRTL 13, 189.3.,( The IV !sons Bank. (Chartered by Parliament, 1855.) Paid up Capital .... $2,000,000 Rest Fund.... ........ . 1,100,000, Head office Montreal, F. WOLFERSTAN THOMAS, Esq., GENERAL MANAGER Money advanced crit. Farmer's on their own notes w.tl, one or more endorsers at 7 per cent per annum. Exeter Branch, Open every lawful day from 10 a. m. to 3 p. m., Saturdays 10 a.m. to 1 p. m A generalbanking business transacted CURRENT RATES allowed for mon- ey on Deposit Receipts, Savings Bank at 3 per sent. N. DYER HURDON Exeter, Jan 28, '88. Su.b.Manager, 66•MSM66666666666666666•6066 THE eveter Abrocates, Is published every Thursday Morning, at the Office, .WIAIN-STREET, — EXETER. By the SANDERS' PUBLISHING COMPANY TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. One Dollar per annum if paid in Advance. $1.59 if not so paid. ortis2.=.e- Rates ox3. tiors. No paper discontinued until all arrearages &re 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 PRINTING turned out in the finest style, and at moderate rates. Cheques,money ord- ers. &o.for advertising, subscriptions, ate. to be Made payable to Sanders & Dyer PROPRIETORS 11•166612••••16166666•6611.0866•166166.16,1••••66 Clittreli Directory. TRIYITT MEMORIA.L CutracH.--Rev. P11 Fatt. Rector. Sunday Services, 11 a,. m and 7 p. in. Sabbath School, 3 p.m. Holy Communion, let Sunday of each month at Morning Service, and in months of five Sun- days, after Evening Service of 1th Sunday of the month. Holy Baptism on 2nd Sunday of each month at morning service. METHODIST CHURCII--jaiDeS-St , Rev. A. L. Russell, Pastor. Sunday Services,10.30 a. in, and 6.30 p.m. Sabbath School, 2.30 p.m. DLIAIN STREET—EAT. W. MODOnagli, Pas- tor. Sunday Serviees, 10 30 a. m. and 6.30 p.m. Sabbath School 2.30 p. m. PRESBYTERIAN DITURCH.—Rev. W. Martin, Pastor. Sunday Services, 11 a. m. and 6.30 p. m. Sabbath Sehool, 9.45 a. In 06666666166666660•66*66166: Professsonal Cards. H. KINSMAN, L. D. S, Fanson's Block two doors north of Carling Store ▪ i1LAIN STREET, EXETER, extracts teeth without pain. Away at Hensall on let Friday; .A.dss. Craig on 2nd and 4th Tuesday. and Zurich on last Thursday of each month. CH. INGRAM, DENTIST, Member Royal • College Dental Surgeons, successor to H. L. Billings. Office over Post Office Exeter, Ont. .A. safe anaesthetic given for the painless extraction of teeth: Fine Gold Fillings as required. ........••••6•61•••••••• Medical onamsamosimnmpmen..n.... D It 3. A. ROLLINS. OFFICE—MAIN ST- Residence—Corner Andrew and. North Streets, Exeter, Ontario. TAR. T. P. McLA.UGHLIN, MEMBER OF ▪ the College of Physicians ancl Surgeons Ontario. Physician, Surgeon and Accouch- eur. Office, Dashwood, Ont. suralarstatorasuagu....... DR. T. A. AMOS, M. D., C. Id , Member of College of Physicians and Surgeons, Ontario; licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Edinburgh; licen- tiate of the Faeulty of Physicians and Sur- geons, Glasgow; Fellow of Trinity Medical College, Toronto. Office—Dr. Cowen's for- mer residence. •••=.11•14•662••••••••..•••••••••66/6•/•••••SAM610. !Waal. 9616656666•. P - as COLLINS, BARRISTER, SOLICIT- -Lt. OR, Conveyancer, Notary Public. Office—Over O'Neil's Bank, Exeter, Ontario. Money to Loan. i••••• .1110 LB. DICKSON, BARRISTER, SOLICITOR • of Supreme Court, Notary Public, Con- veyancer, Commissioner, &c. Money to loan Office—Fanson's Block, Exeter. V••••••••••9.110141.1.rnefin.•,n1.6. EN LLIOT & ELLIOT, BARRISTERS, SOLI0- .124 itors, Conveyancers, B. V. ELLIOT. FREDERICK ELLIOT Anctioneers MaWilnalin141 ▪ BRO VVN, Winclielsea. Licensed Auct 11. ioneer for the Counties of Perth and Middlesex, also for the township of Usborne Sales promptly attended to ancl termsreason able.Setles arranged at Post office, Winchelsa 161066666t AJ. ROLLINS, late of Manitoba, Licens- Auctioneer, for the counties of Hur- on and. Middlesex, Residence: 1 mile south of Exeter, Ont. Sale Orders by mailer other- wise promptly attended to at reasonable prices. •••••••••••••••6166. BOSS.ENBERRY,Hensall Ontario. L10- • ensed Auctioneer for the Counties of Huron and Perth, Charges moderate and satisfaction guaranteed. EIRED. W. FARNCOMB, Provincial Land 1C Surveyor and Civil Engineer. Office, Over Post Office, Main street, Exeter, Ont. ARNEST ELLIOT. 14 AGENT FOR he Western Fire Assurance Company, of Toronto, The Plicenix Fire Insurance Co'y., of London, England The Alliance Fire Assur. Co'y., of London, England. Office:—Main-street, Exeter., Ont. EXETER MARKETS. eat per binshel $0.63 to 0,63 ley ...... ............ 33 to 35 29to 80 .............. ....... 55 to 55 er .11111110111•••••14•114 ••• 17 to 18 l2t� 18 en pet lb... „. 5 to 6' r Seed, , .. 9 75 to 10.00 hy........ ... 2.75 to 3.00 • • • • • • 0 • 4 • •4‘ 8.75 to 9.00 4 • . 7.00 to 7,26 ea per OBS ... 6 II • . . tb50 er On • 6 6 • I 6.00 to 7,50 11F YOU WANT TO in VEL through life by the rough stages of coughs, colds and consump- tion, be careless of yourself during the damp, cold weather and DON'T use Alien's Lung Balsam for that nasty cough of yours. But if you'd like to live to a green old age in health, and consequently in happiness, use Allen's Lung Balsam as a preventive and cure of al/ Throat and Lung diseases. — PRICES -- 25c, 50c & $1.00 Per Bottle. 114.1146162U=S Sale Regieter• SATURDAY, APRIL 10TIL—In Exeter, on the premises. Lot 25 William st valuable house and lot. Mr. John Gill, allot.; R. R. Nelson, prop. Exeter Spring Show, The Stephen and Usborne Agricul- tural Society- held their annual spring show on the Exeter Fair Ground Tues- day. Considering the favorable weath er for farmers in attending to their duties of seeding the tnrnout was large and a good show of horses and .bulls was the result. The following are the prize winners:— AGED CLYDESDALE.—ist, Coursey & Stewart, "Joe Anderson"; 2nd, James Brooks, "McMaster"; 3rd, D. Burns, "St. StePhen." DRAUGHT 3 YEAR OLD.-1SI, Wm. Cornish, "Mack Master." DRAUGHT 2 YEAR OLD.—lst, John Essery, "Sir James." AGED SHIRE,—Francis Coleman, "British Lad:" AGED COACH —Dow & Tennent, "Pasha"; Walter Shillingasv, "Arnie." AGED CARRIAGE—Iry ing Armstrong "Bookmaker"; Wm. Tirsk, "Thing. Foulton " AGED ROADSTER.—JOhn Beaeon, "Scabbard"; George Grafton, "Almont Magician"; T. J. Moyers, "Tocolo." BEST HEAVY HORSE OF ANY AGE OR CLASS,--Coursey & Stewart, "Joe And- erson," medal. AGED BULL. -1St, W. J. Smith; 2nd, Thos. Shapton, "Willow Lane Jack"; 3rd, Wm. Colwell, "Lord Lossie." BULL 2 YEAR OLD.—Thos. Coates, "Usborne." BULL 1 YEAR. OLD.—W. D. Smith. Thos. Shapton, "Premier Gladstone," Greenway, Miss Amelia Brown returned home from Aurora last week. She yisited the World' Fair buildings on her way and was highly pleased with the erandeur.--eer. George Foster spent riis Easter holidays with his parents at Varna. --Albert drul Will Wilson spent their Easter holidays visiting their un- cle, Mr. Thomas Stinson, and other friends at Paytield.—Mr. Reuben Wil- son sold a span of 3 and 4 year old colts and a fat cow a few days ago for the handsome sum of $250, and Mr. Charles Holm sold a fat cow to Mr, Jim. Grieve, butcher, of Parkhill, for nearly $50. This shows we have some men in our country that can make farming pay.—Mr. C. H. Wilson, commander of Union Tent of Maccabees, is attending a meeting of this very flourishing or- der in the city of Toronto this week.— Mtss May Wilson presented our post master with the first boquet picked in the open garden this season.—Miss Bella McPherson presented our popular village merchant with a large boquet of wild &mei% pieked in the woods. This is a welcome sight after so much snome—Our village merchant, Mr, W. J. Wilson, who has entered on his twenteafiest year of business here, vis- ited London last week and bought twe large loads of new goods , His long experience has taught him how and when to buy the best values in the market of our flourishing country,— Messrs, Rufus McPherson and Son have seeured a steam engine to run the machinery in their factory.—Mr. Albert Wilson returned Co Parkhill on Monday last to attend the high school. JameS Brophey left here for lake Enron last Wednesday to COMMenCe fishirtg. We will expeet to see Some fine white fish en Out market next week. 'louse of Industry, 'rho principal matter in 'dispute be tweet' the Cretliton and Sodom Socie ties, re. the Poor House, is the cost of maietenapce of inmates of the jail— Crediton conteuds that the county pays 9 ctsper day for the keep of vagrants, and that that is all its costs the county for jail vagrants; whilst Sodom con. tends that the jail expenditurea is paid by government and county in propor- tion to the number of clays crimivals are confined as compared with the number of days pun criminals are con- fined, government paying for crimi- nals, mid county for all others. We have coine to the above conclus- ion for tho following reaeonte— Judge Doyle, iti his late addeess to the grand jury, stated, that the reports from the hoases of refuge, now in opt r ation showed that the cost for keeping imnates, was from 850 to $60 pet ann- um each, whilst he said, that the Conn. ty of Huron were paying about three times that amount for their poor. Dr, Holmes, Co an ty Treasurer, states in his report, that the vagrants in jail cost about $t50 each per annum. Wm. Davidson, counts' clerk of Perth, in his report to the County Council, re. the poor house, states that, the government base tb.sir payment On the proportion the criminal class bears to the vagrant, or nces criminal class, if the wbole are criminals the gov eminent pays all, including salar- lee, fuel, light, board and all other ex- penses, John C. Morrison, County Auditor, for the. County of auron, in an article to the Huron " Expositor " says, "The government appoints the jailer, turn- key, surgeon, &c, and pays them $1, 420 per year if there are none but criminals confined in jail; but if the county uses it as a poor house as well thegovernment only pays its share of all the expenses in proportion to the number of inmates. For inseance. he says, during the then last' quarter there were criminals in jail 65 days— vagrants and drunkards over 900days and the government paid $61 and the county over $800—he further states that he is satisfied that there is not one person in fifty has any idea of what the vagrants in jail cost us They say the jail and jailer are there, but there is a cost of $4 per week to keep them there for each. Then again, itt looking over the county treasurer's jail account we find the general cost to maintain the jail annually amounts to about $2,500, sometimes more, sometimes less; that the government pays of this sum from $250 to say $500, and county pays the balance Again, a committee was appoitited by the County Council to investigate the poor house question and report. This committee was composed of Messrs Kelly, alarming, Proudfoot, Rollins, Wilson, Keine and the Warden—men fully competent for the work in hand. After their report was handed in, a motion was passed in council to the effect that a sub committee be appoint. ed, composed of Messrs. Manning, Eil- ber and the late County Clerk, Peter Adamson, so that everything would be In their report page 2 we find the following: "Another large item of ex- pense to the county is in connection with the running of the jail. The manner in which this expense is paid is as follows: The goyernment pays for all prisoners who are charged with in dictable offences, and the county pays for all others. Tne report goes farther and says that the last quarter the gov- ernment was charged with 119 daye and the county with 1,513 days. Of these 1,513 days 1433 days is chargeable to maintainance of indigents. In con sequence of this the 3Ovrity pays $642 against 114637 paid by government, or about 14/15 of.the whole expense. If there had been no vagrants confined in jail, the government would have had to pay nearly two thirds and the county one-third. In this way it cost the county over $400 for that quarter alone for vagrants. Again, let us see the opinion of A. M, Ross, county treasurer for Enron for about 25 years but resigned to fill the more important office of Provincial Treasurer, whose ability, integrity and far seeing has never been questioned. On pages 42 and 43 in the January Minutes of 1880 county Huron, he states, that there were 41 commitmente, some of them for six months, thus getting them board and lodging in idleness during the winter at the expense of the coun tY. He further states, "The actual cost to the county of maintaining these is about 60 ctsper day each. This, he says, is much more than the actual cost of their food, hut as the whole cost of the jail, including salaries, is borne by the county and goyerntnent in proportion as the criminal prisoners committed by the sessions and assizes bear to those 8'mm:eerily committed by justices, these numerotts and long corn mitrnents for vagrancy throw a large proportioft of the whole cost ttpon the county. More opinions oi! a similar kind might be mentioned, but I think en- ough has been quoted to convinee any unprejudiced mind that we dideoi ar- rive at the stand we took withotit good reason, A.ceording to my way of figuring, let us see how Jail expenges were paid jail was $2557,94; Of this sum govern- ment paid $313.68; County paid $2044: 26, if the county had had no destitute poor in jail their share of the cost of jail expeeses would be $788.58, shame- ing that vagrants cost county $1265.- 68 more than if vagrants had not been in. The same number of vagrants in a poor house cost $600; direct loss to county of 0655.68; government would have to pay instead of $315.68 the emu' $1569.36. There are in the coun- ty now 28 county wards. At an aver- age cost of $88 each, amounting to $2464. The loss to the county by those in jail is 8655 68. Amount paid for poor by municipality- $4700, allowing half of this cum to be expended on poor (partially aided) and could not be sent to Poor House. The balance goes to aid poor fit for poor house $2350. Cost, for poor in Couuty now $5,469,68. The average cost in a poor house, includ- ing sinking fund, is $4020,:amounting to a saving (on 60 inmates) of $1449.68 and at the end of 20 years property is paid for, after which the cost is reduced Notwithstanding the above showing, our opponents still claim that all it costs the county for rnaintainance of vagrants in jail is 9 cts. per day. That appears low. but in Brant House of In. dustry the Inspector reports that after deducting surplus proceeds of farm from cost of maintainance it will agnount to the small sum of 4 3/7 cents per day and that the surplus proceeds would likely be doubled the next crop, 9 cents per day for one year amounts to $32 85. Now, if their statement is correct, why is it that the County Council do not place their 28 wards in jail as well? These wards cost each on an average of $88 —$32.85 cost for keep in jail, educted from $88, present cost of wards, leaves $55.15; this multi- plied by 28 wards gives the enormous sum of $1544.20. Either our opponents' theory is wrong or the county is pay. ing $1544.20 (for the keep of the 28 wards) more than they can get them kept for in jail. In addition to the 28 wards, there are likely- as many more township wards fit for poor house. Stephen has one costing $96 for board alone; Hay has at least one costing considerably over $100. So we might put the township wards at same aver age as county wards; hence, as the loss on the 28 county wards is $1544.20 the loss en township wards as much, viz: $1514.20, making a total loss of $3088.10, an amount larger than Conn- ey Clerk Davidson. of Perth, estimates -would require to be raised by County Council for the cost of keep of 80 in mates, and including salaries, interest &e. I Contend that the difference be tweets what it cost for maintainance in a Poor House and what the county now peys would be sufficient to pay the salaries of the officers of the P. el. and inteiest on the capital. The argu inept advanced that the jail was a cheaper way to maintain the poor, ap- pearsto me to be a weak one, inas- much as there is no revenue from jail work, whilst the average revenue from these places of industry is $1500 and the official salary about half that of jail officials. I have seen jail prisoners working but don't think there was much reven ue derived from it, as the work con sisted in wheeling a barrel of water through the streets, guarded by one of the officials. I cannot see in the Stat- utes anything authorizing the commit- ment to the common jail of the needy poor. Certain classes of persons may be put in jail. The Poor House or House of Industry should, and likely does, include not only the poor but the others named in the Statutes, and it is in the power of the County Council by law to say who should be admitted. If there be an institution within the county in which to place any certain class of vagrants, such vagrants can. not then be committed to jail, bnt apart from the jail, the Poor House would be cheaper. I admit there are many, very many, honest poor coin. mitted to jail, but they are not thus committed on account of'sheir poverty. No J. P. would dare make out commit ment, papers to commit any person to jail on the plea of pauperism. Neither would any jailer accept any such per- son presented fer commitment, with such a paper—but as before mentioned paupers do get in jail, generally by substituting the word "vagrant' • for "pauper," this, then, is a wrong, in order to clo wrong—I have heard of a justification for doing wrong that good might result, but this is different. A Toronto minister said a short time ago "That every Christain was responsible for just so much wrong doing as he clid not oppose." Vagrants are legally divided into three classes, thus: lst, Idle and disord orly persons; 2nd, rogues and vaga- bonds; 8rd, incorrigble rogues. No doubt there are many now in jail, as vagrants, who Would object to belong to either of the three classes above mentioned. Thanking you, Mr. Editor, for So much space, C. PROUTY. Since writing the above. I discover. ed in the Decay Free Press of Theirs dayeGth inst., the following: "To the Editor of the Free Press. DEAR SIR, --1 See in lest week's Free Press a query to ascertain who pays the expenses of the jail, the Gov- erntnent or the County. The answer wee "both," irrespective of the nature of the cetninilliiCati011 does not furnish the infermatiOn "S, S." in 1892: Total cost of tanning the required. Retied this orte: NO '306 1. Does the Government and County Qattlm taseort Trade, I pay equelly towards jail expensos, or Cattle exporters in Teronto are mak s are the inmates claseifieti, as criminals ing purehaecs for ehipmeuts on the op. and non criminals, and the Goyern- ening of navigation, . , in expeetetion meat pays for the days criminals are in, mid the County pays for the num- ber ofecla,ys eon criminals are confined; or pitting it th 2. Say there are in jail one adult nal, one, insane and foer veg;rants, and the whole cost is $24. What portion would Government pay, and what portion would County pay? 3. Jf the four vagraets were:not in, only the one crirniaal and the one in sane, what portion of the 024 would each pay, Government and County.— Ia. Giteiene. AnSWer—S. S. and F. G, have asked ptlescolsdesisuin . dct questions on criminal ex- Ans. No, 1.—We may say that the expense of the maintainance of prisononers in the county jails during any quarter of a year is borne bY the Gov - eminent and the County in the propor• tion as the nunaber of days spent there in during said quarter by persons committed upon charges of indictable offenses bears to the number of days spent therein during the same period by persons committed upon charges of non indictable offences. Now take (2) Say there are in God ericii jail one indictable criminal, one insane and four vagrantsand the cost is $24, the County pays for all non -in- dictable and the Government pays for all indietable; thus the County would nay of the $24 the sum of $20, and the Government would pay $4. Question 3: --But if only- one crimi- nal and one insane, the proportion the Government pays is $12 and County $12." The general cost of maintaining the Huron jail is about $2400 and the Government seldom has to pay $400, for 1892 Governmeut paid ony $313.68 Then, according to the above expla nation of F. P., which is correct, of the average cost of $2100 Government pays $400 and County pays $2,000. If the four vagrants were not in jail, on- ly one criminal and one insane, Goy- ernment would pay $1,200 and County weuld pay $1,200; because the four vagrants were in Couttty pays $2,000, by leaving the four vag.rauts out County pays $1.200; cost for keeping the four vagrants In jail, $800, or $200 each per annum. But our opponents say the four yagTants would cost the County only $181 40. The difference between the two ways is $668.60. It is now for the ratepayers to study upbaee which way is the correct one. In the article on P 11. in the Titues of last week, in the eleventh line from the bottom, the $256.67 should be $205,- 56. In the ADVOCATE, fifth line from bottom, read instead of "England,' Poor House. C. PROUTY. Kirkton. A money order branch has been add- ed to the Kirkton post office. It sup- plies a long felt want and is highly ap preciated by the general public.—Ex- cavation is in progress for the founda- tion of Mr. Robert Beatty's new resi- dence, to be erected in the 'village this summer. Mr. R Brown has the con tract for the building. Iiillsgreen. The roads are slowly drying up, and the farmers are starting seeding.—Mr. Charles Stele& has moved to the farm he recently purchased from H. J. Smith Mr. Smith has moved his family into the house vacated by Mr. Stelck. He expects to start for the States shortly. Rev. W. F. Campbell, of Blyth, preached the educational sermon in the Metho- dist chureh last Sunday. The sermon was very instructive and much appre ciated.—Miss Erania Troyer, who is a proficient in the use of the brush and palette, has received an invitation from her old teacher, Professor Walker, art- ist, of Chicago, to go to that city to as sist him during the World's Fair. Biddulph. ANNUAL MISSIONARY SERMON.—The annual missionary sermon will (D.V.) be given by Rev. F. R. Ghent, of Gran- ton, in St. Patrick's church, Biddulph, on Sunday, April 1Gth, 1803, at 3 p.m, Special collection in aid of Diocese Mis sion Fund. All are welcome, H. D. STEELE, Incumbent.—The annual vestry meeting of St, Patrick's church, 13iddulph, was held on April 6th, when the following office bearers were duly elected for the ensuing year, viz: Fran- cis Davis, senior, Clergyman's Warden; Richard Hodgins, People's Wardari; James Atkina011 and Naasan Davis, Sidemen; and Richard Quinton, Dele• gate to d The accotents submitSyno , • ted showed a dbeided improvement in the ordinary collections, and also in the special collections for diocesan and other purposes. Steps are to be taken for opening new subscription lists to raise the clergyman's stipend to the amount assested by Synod.—Mr. Frank 'Washbura is ereeting a dwelling house and store Oa the eastern side of the 4th concession line of 13idduiph, Within sight of St. Patrick's church, where a new post office will be located for the convenience of the general pubs he, This will be a great boon to rest, dents both of tibbotne and l3iddulph toWnships near the toesrriline. that the embargo upon Otieadian cat- tle will be retnOVeci. They are paying in the neighboihood of four emits and have every confidence that cattle will be admitt4 on hoof from the begin, niug of the seasou. ei‘rout wisuleg. The enthusiastic muat hold their hands this year. Trout fishing does not commence until the 1st of May, which is on iVionday this year, Last year owing to the Dominion' Order of Council, the fishing opened on the first of April, but residents of Ontario aro uncloubteday governed by the Ontario Statutes for 1882 So be careful, for the fine is $10 to $30 and the Game Ward— ens are known to be extremely vigilant Poisoned By ffellihore. One day last week the family of Mr. Wm. Kydd, of the 4th concession of Usborne, narrowly escaped fatal re- sults by poisoning. It appears some time ago Mrs. Kydel purzhased aquant ity of what she supposed to be ginger. and taking same home placed it in the cupboard for future purposes. A few days ago she had occasion to bake some gingerbread andused some of this sup- posed ging•er, The bread •was baked and apparently all right, and the fam- ily partook freely thereof, but were soon all sick and vomiting. A doctor was at once summoned and on exami- nation it was found that hellibore had been used in the bread instead of gin- ger. The doctor administered a re. Having dose and the family are nearly all right again. Clean up. Exeter is conceded to be one of the healthiest localities in the west. One reason for this most acceptable state of affairs is due to the watchfulness of the Board of Health, whose efforts are promptly seconded by the citizens However, a word to the wise will not be- eut of place, aed as the old proverb has it "a stitch in time saves nine." We would advise people to guard against the developemeut of deadly germs and unless people are careful as to the character of their wells and cisterns, also out houses and premises the town veill have cause to mourn and epidemic of cholera, typhoid fever and other malignant clis&l.Se,S. Notice has been given that a thorough renovating must be made before the 15th of April. It is not only that the health of those in the immediate vicinity of the nuis- ance is endangered, but their presence is a danger to the whole neighborhood. We are pleased to note that the Board of Health is necessitating a removal of these unsanitary nuisances, and are guarding. against that dreaded disease cholera. Don't forget that all premises must be cleaned by the 15th inst. Crearnex7. As was state(' in our last issue we are to have a combined butter and creamery under the new seperator system. A stock company with a capi- tal of $5000 has been formed, whieh is devided into shares of $100 each, the holders of which are some of our very. best and most prosperous, and energet- ic farmers and business men. At a meeting held last week Messrs. Bawden and Russell. were appointed delegates to po to Chicago, visit some of the cream- eries now in operation there and invest iga,te matters appertaining thereto. These men haye returned and give a satisfactory and glowing account of their visit. They are highly pleas- ed with the workings of the dif- erent institutions manufactured and pat in opetation by the Davis & Ran- kin Co,, and found things as represent- ed by Mr. McManus to be correct in every respect. Since their return the contract for the erection and equipment of the creamery has been duly signed, the site purchased, (which is the back half of the old market grounds) and the establishment will be erected at once and the industry put in operatioa within sixtydays. This when com- pleted is the only establishment of the kind in Ontario and will be a boom to the town in many ways. It will give employment to a large number el hands and the estimated. wages, based on the amounts paid out by other creameries, will aggregate $500 per week The benefits to farmer will be great in many ways From what vee learn of t he delegates that dairy cows average from $52 to $85 per year, which is a good and profitable show ing We ttre highly pleased with the tern that matters have taken and are now Sure of a goocl live industry. Croditon Spring Show The followihg is a list of the prizes awarded at the Spring Fair held in the Village of Crediton, on Wednesda,y the 12th inst. CLYDESDALE, Jos, Brooks "delVlaster, Owen Geiger, "Crai,grenold" D Burns, St Stro e. Phl c?,11. yD. Coughlin "Bell Boy." AGED CoACII, Alex. Dow, Pasha," W. Shillinglaw, "11., Amie. AGED CARRIAGE, W. Thirsk s Young Fulton ;J oe. Pumphrey's Lord. Zetland, Btoons, Joe, Edward's "Glen. Daly." RoAnsTnus, A. M. Mittlehoitz "Roau Cloud," Sam. Lamport's "Rooker," V. G Moyer's Fustola, CANADIAN DRAFT, two years old, Wm. Hill's "Pat." :Srectare Alex. Dow's "Pasha" kri Brook's "MeMaster,"