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' In Chfua the pig is harnessed as n draft
nI5st'd s 1.00. animal. Chfua would prow a great field
for Mr. St. Ju1m's energies.
` = _ Quobeo Preview last year had to pay
FRIDAY FEB, 111, 1898. $1,560,874 On its public debt ; Ontario
_ has no public debt. On the contrary it
POLITICAL POINTERS, orpi sahirge num annually from its
'Photo are seventy-six Conservatives in
P, Malonin was elected M, P. for the field for election atennst fifty eight
Quebec Centre by aoolamation instead of Liberals. This looks no if the Oonserva•
Francois Laugelier, appointed to the .Lives are fighting between themselves le
judgeship of Montreal. more than one constituency,
The Congested District Board in Ire. In order to defeat the Government,
land is replacing the pig with the honey. Mr. Whitney requires to carry every seat
bee, and the farmers have gained thereby. now held by hie present eupporters, all
An idea for 1312". St, John 1 the Patron seats and some Beate belong.
Out of a total proposed appropriation ing to the Government as well. The took
in fourteen years of $47,417,483 the Om le a diflioult ono.
tario Opposition objected to only $948,- Over conadeuoe lies lost funny a battle
146.50, equal to about half a cont ou the and will be the cause of losing many
dollar.
more. Moral—Liberals, don't sit down
Twenty-five years is a long time for and wait till election day and then poll
any Government to be in power. But it your vote, but get out and work and see
proves that the record of such a Govern- how many more votes besides your own
ment is simply unassailable, or it could you can have polled for good government
never retain publio confidence so long, when election day arrives.
As a result of legislation passed at the Wein "r nes DONE,—The Ontario Gov-
instance
ovinstance of Premier Hardy, no poor and eminent has established :—A. Bureau of
honest man can now be imprisoned in Mines ; a Bureau of Forestry ; a Pro.
Ontario, Mr. Hardy is bound to keep vincial Board of Health. The Ontario
hieProvince at the head of the procession Government has promoted agriculture
in every respect. by aiding Dairy Schools ; aiding Farm -
PUBLIC LIBRARY Morns.—From the era Institutes. The Liberal Govern -
Public Accounts for 1897, the amounts ment in Ontario has passed laws for the
paid by the Province to the various fibrae- preservation of Game and Fish ; preser-
mee in Huron, was as follows :—Blyth, vation of Forest Lauds ; preservation of
$67 ; Brussels, $88 ; Clinton, $225 ; land for settlers.
Duugannon, $97 ; Exeter, $87 • Gode. The report on the administration of
rich, $77 ; Hensall, $30 ; Seafortii, $183 ; the Ontario Liquor License Act, just
Wingham, $181 ; Wroxeter, 6180. submitted to the Legislature, is au im•
The charge that the Government "rob- portant document. It is the most sable -
bed the municipalities" and the charge factory, from the point of view of the
that they wasted Sandfield Macdonald's progressive taxpayer, ever presented to
surpass do not haug together. Under the Assembly. The comparisons given
the surplus distribution scheme there was are interesting. In 1894-05 the number
paid directly to the municipalities for the of licenses was 8.874 • in 1995 90, the
Provincial Treasury, mainly fu the years number was 8,901 ; in 1890.07, the numb
1874.5-6-7 more than $3,388,000. bar was 8,658. Iu 1804.05, the amount
Elections in Ontario have been held of fines collected amounted to 617 248.46 ;
on the following dates •—Marolt 14th, in 1805.96, $16,979 ; in 1390.07, 814,457.-
1871 ; January llth, 1875 ; June 6th, 01. The list of commitments for drunk -
1870 ; February 27611, 1888 ; December muss is 1n0011 more snoouragiug. Iii
28th, 1886 ; Sons 11th, 1890 ; and June 1880 the cumber was 4,789 ; in 1890,
26th, 1894. Liberal rule began on Den. 4,573 ; ie. 1891, 8,614 ; in 1802, 2,736 ; in
20th, 1871, when Edward Blake became 1893, 2,652 ; in 1894, 2,274; in 1895, 2, -
Premier, and Oliver Mowat succeeded 287 ; in 1996, 1,907 ; iu 1897, 1,716.
him on Dat. 31st of the following year. The argument that the Government
Notwithstanding all the talk about a makes people pay more than the text
big deficit, the Ontario Government's books are worth rs effectively exploded
receipts during 1897 were $379,000 in ex- by a comparison made between New
cess of the expenditure. The people of York State and Ontario. The compari.
this Province should not allow mislead- son follows, showing the prices paid in
ing statements to divert their attention each case:
from the fact that their business has been New York Ontario
wisely and economically conducted by Readers 89 57 $1 66
the Liberal Government, and never more Algebra and Euclid 25
so than during the past year. Grammer 7
Dr. Baxter, who was first elected to the 25
Legislature at Oonfed°ration, and who History 80
continued as the representative of Heidi- 30
mand for 31 years, with advantage to bis
constituents and credit to himself, has 10 25
announced his retirement from public 20
life. At the Convention, last Week, at 20
Cayuga, J. W. Holmes, of Selkirk, who $9 06 64 95
will make a worthy successor to the vet-
eran who has just retired, waenominated.
The main charge of the Opposition
against the Ontario Government is not
that it has governed badly, but that, even
if it has governed fairly well, it has gov-
erned too long. If e. Liberal candidate
went into Mr. Whitney's riding and
fought a campaign against him, on the
ground that he had had his turn, and
should give plane to another man, Mr.
Whitney and his friends would cry to
high heaven againet the weakness of such
an appeal.wir
GovsuNT Movwn.—The Agrioultural
Societies in East Huron drew from the
Ontario Treasury last year the following
sums :—Hullstt, $70 ; Grey, 881 ; How.
ink, $68 ; Morris, $110 ; Turnberry, $37.
The Souh Huron Societies drew, Hay,
$93 ; Tuckersinith, 694 ; Stephen and
'Osborne, $94 ; Stanley, $93 ; Seaforth
Horticultural, $46. In West llurou,
Ashfield and West Wawanosb, $83 ; Hal-
lett, $70 ; Tarnberry, 429; East Wawa -
nosh 88 ; Clinton Horticultural,59 •
Goderioh liortioultural 88—a tal of
t
82400 in the three ridings.
The Montreal Witness, which was so
extensively quoted a short time ago by
the Ontario Tory press, eays people who
have confidence in Sir Oliver Mowat will
doubtless support the Government he
virtually created, because it is still pur-
suing his cautions policy and carrying
along on the same economical lines the
Administration he established, and it
adds : "There will bo an inclination on
the part of all who supported Sir Oliver
Mowat to give Mr. Hardy a fair trial.
So far there bas been no change and no
deterioration, so far as we 0an see, in the
Liberal polioy or Administration."
MANHOOD FBANculas.—Farmers' sons
have been given the franchise by the Lib.
erai Government, and this was followed
up later by the manhood suffrage Iran.
obise, and now every young man of 21
years of age and a British subject, who
has been a resident for ono year in the
Province, or three months in the munici-
pality, may boldly walk up in the ligbb of
clay, regieter his name, seed claim his bel.
lot side by aide with the man who owns
millions, and his vote counts for just as
muoh and weighs in the country just as
much as that of the greabest magnate of
the land. (Cheers.) That was the
crowning feature of the various nobs
granting to the young man full autonomy,
recognizing his fail manhood, his ability
to judge the right and to have a voice in
the management of the affairs of the
country ; and, to round it off, the Gov-
ernment had provided foe manhood suf.
frago registration in cities and towns,
where every young man who ought to be
on the list can walk up and have his right
to vote recorded.—Hoo. A. S. Hardy at
Brockville.
There has boon a great deal of talk in
the press of a number of new offiniale
00Oated by the Ontario Government, yet
they have never been able to point to one
who was not fully earning his salary.
During the life of the last Legislature
three new officials were appointed—Mr.
Kelso, superintendent of negleoted 011118.
eon; 'Mr. Oampbelt, instructor of road.
Making ; and Mr. Laing, .provincial
municipal auditor. The first named bas
been credited by the Toroht° World with
. saving to the Province $100,000 since his
appointmenb; Me. Campbell has every.
Where been credited with doing exoellent
work in the pause of good road-makiing ;
and the numerous defalcations by muni.
oipal treenthete in late years, mostly
through aefocbive book•keeping, show the
need of suck air o6b sal as a rovinoial
auditor. Everyone of tiiese officials 1s
necessary to the good government of the
1"roviu8o and instead of beim condemn•
ed the Government Olindabs eommsnd•
ed for its 501100 ih appointing thele,
1 80
1 01
1 00
Drawing 106
Physiology and Temper-
ance
Writing
48
Arithmetic 95
Lowest cost
The Ontario Government is willing,
nay anxious, to be judged upon its record.
The record of the past twenty six years
is one that no party need be ashamed of
and the certain verdict of the electors on
March 1st will be "well done, good and
faithful servants. You have faithfully
cared for the interests of the people en-
trusted to you. You have done well the
work that has been committed to your
charge, you are worthy of a renewal of
confidence and you shall have it." The
Government is going to the country on
a platform solidly established. Its planks
are all sound and have aided in the good
government of theProvinee, Agricnitnre
has been and will be enoouraged and foist.
erect 1 liberal mining laws have been
enacted and are being administered with
an eye single to the good of the Province ;
the rapid and substantial development of
the New Ontario is being cared for ; edu-
cation has reached a standard equalled
by but few other countries and by no
other Province of Canada • the Govern.
mnnt'solio of Canadian lumber to be
workedbyCanadian labor is well known;
the finances of the Province are in such a
flourishing condition as to merit bud re-
ceive the admiration, if not envy, of other
Provinces, and the policy of the Govern.
meut on the liquor traffic has been sound.
These are but a few of the parts of the
Government's record, and they are such
as to eompeI the approval of even the
Opposition, and will form a platform
strong enough to carry the Hardy Ad-
ministration bank into power.
Tnn Lnismn Becalm rN Oxeento.—On
the 19th of December, 1871, the :first
Government of Ontario, of which Hon.
John Sandfield Macdonald was premier,
resigned for want of confidence, The
Hon. Edward Blake then came into
power, and after ten months he resigned,
and Sir Oliver Mowat took hold of the
reigns in October, 1872. In July, 1800,
Sir Oliver resigned to enter the Govern-
ment of Sir Wilfrid Laurier. :Elem. A. S.
Hardy then became premier. Mr. Hardy's
riga was gradual. He first entered the
Legislature in 1873 ; became Provincial
Secretary and Registrar in 1877; Com-
missioner of Orowu Lands in 1880, and
Attorney.General and Premier in 1890.
In fent ho has been closely idenbifiad wibh
the Government during the whole of Sir
Oliver Mowat's long and successful career.
For a quarter of a century Ontario has
enjoyed a continuance of good Govern-
ment—e, period unparalleled in the his.
tory of nations governed by represent•
ative institutions. Look at Ontario's
splendid position --no debt beyond that
created in aiding railways ; she levies no
general taxes; the increasing value of
her wild lands and mineral resources
since oonfederatiou ; she has spent on
public works and buildings $10,500,000,
all out of revenues ; she has aided rail.
ways to the extent of $8,500,000 ; over
68,889,000 distributed to the munici.
palities, and atill has a enrplus fund of
64,800,000. What a contrast to any
other state or provincial The financial
condition of Ontario is incomparable.
She also line an educational system
s000nd to none in the world ; end the
same may be said of her municipal
system, Hot law comae are well and
economically conducted and free from
the taint of corruption, thus assuring
justice to all. Now another gener
election is at hand, and the Liberal
Government for the seventh time appeal
to the electorate for a renewal of oon.
Adenet, and who, after the faithful man-
ner -in Which the Liberals have governed
Ontario for 20 years, will refuse to re•
turn them again 7
rs
It ig e6atod ono d authorit that
Ticonoh Liberal paper will shorllybe
started in Winnipeg,
THE BRUSSELS -POST
ALLISON HANGED.
James Allison, the boy murderer of
Mts. Anthony Orr, in Aegueb last ospi•
abed Itis crime on the eoatl'old, et Berlin,
Friday morning of last week. There
were not mare than about 25 percent+
present at tho final scene. Thee° inolyd•
ed the jail officials, reproesntatives of oho
prase, Allison's epiritnal advleer, ltov. it.
Atkinson, and tate jail surgeon, Dr. Bowl -
by. The execution took place iu the
woodshed, and the scaffold was so or -
ran gad that when the trap was sprung
the body was completely hiddeu front
view, as it dropped into a department
especially prepared for its reception.
The procession to the scaffold watt
conim°uced ab 8 o'olock, The prisoner's
arms were pinioned in the usual way,
The order of the prooessiou was as fol.
lows : Jailer Cook, A. Boomer, J. P., of
Linwood, Rev. Mr. Atkinson, Turnkey
Tracey, and Night Death Watch Gast
mayor, with the prisoner, Coroner Webb
and Jail Surgeon Dr. Bowlby. The psis.
ouer's face was paled to an ashy hue, but
his step was firm and a sli0hb smile, such
as be always seemed to wear, was observ-
able. He mounted the steps leading to
the scaffold and made no remarks before
the blank cap was adjusted. The drop
was sprung at 8:02.
The body was viewed at 8:15 by Rea
cliff°, the coroner and the jail surgeon,
Dr. G. II. Bowlby, who pronounced death
instantaneous, as the neck was broken.
The prisoner spent a fairly comfortable
night and took his breakfast as usual.
His spiritual adviser was with hien the
greater portion of the night and in oho
early hours of the morning.
Allison gave Governor Oook the follow-
ing written statement :—"I am sorry for
my crimp. I did it out of ill•will. I
hope those whom I injured will forg?vis
rue, and that no one will turn this up to
my people. My sentence is just, and I
hope God will have mercy on me. (Sigu-
od) JmtEs ALLISON.
The jury viewed the body at 8;85 and
returned the following verdict : "That
James Allison came to his death by the
process of law."
This is the first banging that ever took
place in Waterloo oounty.
The particulars of the crime briefly
were : On the morning of Aug. 9th lreb
Allison was left on the Orr farm with
tire. Orr and her two children. The
husband had left home at an only hour,
leaving his wife milking the cows. It
was while performing this duty that Al.
lison fired upon her from behind with a
shotgun, and as she fell from the stool be
smashed the woman's skull with an axe -
He then hurriedly prepared a grave and
buried the body, where it was disoovered
a week later. The motive appeared to be
revenge for alleged or fancied i11•breat-
ment.
SUMMIT OF THE ROCKIES,
Duo Sm,—As I don't know whether
I'll have any time to write in Seattle or
not, I thought I'd write from here and
tell you the news, as it is. So far I have
had a very pleasant time, my trains all
made close connection and I never met
anybody going to Seattle till I gob on the
Great Northern at St. Paul Friday after-
noon at 4.80. Then came the squeeze
for the trein is crowded. Ib composes
two second-class sleepers, two day conchae,
a dining room can and one first•olass
sleeper, and every seat is filled and all
the berths are taken. Everybody is en
route for the Klondike and on the whelc
they are a nice crowd. The car I am 10
is especially well conducted for a sword -
class train, There are twenty-eight in
our car—men, women end children, of
all nationalities — English, Canadian,
American, French and a family of Jews.
These people are going, some of them iu
parties and others singly. Then there is
a car ahead of us, chartered specially by
a party of men from Kalamazoo, Mich ,
going to the Klondike. They have nr•
ga is d themselves
into a stook company
v
of twenty h oil foal of 2b 000.
owe y wiL a p $ ,
Every member of the company goes along.
They are taking with then" an eleotrio
light plant, a saw mill, steam engine, and
a 4 -inch auction pump. They intend go.
ing over the Chilkoot pass and there build
a boat 49x12 feet with a stern wheel and
on this boat will erect and put up all their
machinery. They are taking both doge
and horses along with them and they ex•
pent their freight to weigh 20 tons when
they have it all bought. The men are ell
married but three and their ages run from
28 to 54 years, Their average weight is
190 pounds, one of the party weighing
only 127, while there are six weighing
over 900, One of them is the strongest
man I ever saw. He weighs 250 potu.ds
and is very solid. Has hauls on him like
No. 12 feet. Besides these there aro
about seventy -Ave more for Seattle, where
they all separate and go to the gold fields
by every direction. I am the youngest
one on the train, and one old duffer lead
the presumption bo call me "Tho kid," I
don't know whether he'll survive the
shock or not.
We had a little excitement last night
when one man from Texas got cram" and
in coming through the oar got hie thumb
caught in the car door, which out it right
Olean through to the bone, broke the bene
of his thumb and left it banging there by
about a quarter of an inch of slim, We
bandaged it up as best we could and tele.
graphed ahead for a doctor who got ou
and fixed him up. Needless to say ho
pretty nearly gob sobered up.
There are it number of doge in the
baggage oar aua we stop every once in a
while and get off and enjoy a run with
the dogs, The atmosphere ie just lovely,
On the summit i6 was snowing auel blow.
ing, but it wasn't as bad as last Sunday
at home. We were passing or railer
running along side of a mountain einem
and in a minute or two somebody noticed
a couple of deer drinking, We were all
out there in about throe minutes with
our revolvers. We had only gone a short
distance before we saw a couple more
and about fifty (more or less) fired at
them, I guess those bullets went every
place except near the doer. Now and
then it wild duck rises from the river
and escapee unscathed amidst a perfecb
hail of bullets. The stream is very
swift and the 00005,y is simply immense.
The porter says there is any amount of
game here, but there is one thing certain,
there is lobs of snow. Some cute higher
than the train. The stream hero is a
regular Niagara.
Iam Wilting here looking out of ilio
window. Every little while you conte
across a small log hut, pretty nearly
stowed in. Sons of the ]tills are se
thickly wooded, that, looking up them,
you eon 3180 Nothing but the broo tope,
The passengers aro gutting prepared to
get out in a minute or two, We have a
fifteen minutes' stop and some of the
boys are going to get out their fiahiug
tackle and try the stream, Tint ofiioials
here say the stt•esm is filled with trout.
Every sure or no we go through a termed.
We hevo passed live tunnels inen19 of
three hones this mornbuu. We have just
come in ft oni our outing awned dinner.
I have jri,tcl tnv+cif t, a perm'".; to n
party of five for bjie Klondike frons 1'ibts•
burg, Peen, Thoy ars very nice and the
following is whab we had for dinner: --
Bread and butter, fruit cake and Christ.
mas cake, two loads of jam, cold chioken,
col8 ham and bologna sausage, mustard,
pickles, eta, ilia° sweet pickles and woos,
made with hot water. One of the boys
just called to ns to see a fox, but it
turned out to be a coyote. Now, wo are
looking for bear and buffalo, but I guess
our chances for seeing them are pretty
slim. All kinds of small game abound
through Here, for we eau see traoks galore
on the side of the creek. Wo expsob to
get to Seattle some time to -morrow.
This is all I eau write now, but I'il prob.
ably write from Dyea.
I am, yours respectfully,
Fan. Ssnurasne.
Summit of the Bockiee, Sunday morn-
ing, Jan. 80,'98,
East Huron i11 1894.
The following are the returns in 0011.
necbion with the East Huron Provincial
elections, bald in June, 1P11 :—
BBUa9ELa,
Gibson. Milne.
No. 1 7 ; 48
No.2 07 48
148 91
Majority for Gibson -62.
ones.
No. 1 78 17
No. 2 48 26
No. 8 92 18
No, 4 48 54
No, 5 36 71
No. 6 50 96
No, 7 70 68
417 285
Majority for Gibson -132.
ILOame.
No. 1 68 38
No. 2 61 82
No. 3 41 45
No. 4 46 43
No. 6 57 48
No. 6 61 60
320 275
Majority for Gibson -54.
000LETT
No, 1 06 24
No. 2 87 17
No. 8 37 7
No. 4 47 31
287 79
Majority for Gibson -158.
01'itILLO0.
No. 1 68 8
No, 2 74 15
No. 8 59 85
No. 4 29 41
No. 6 58 82
No. (I 89 84
No. 7 29 22
No. 8... 27 88
878 223
Majority for Gibson -155.
wnoxr.TEn.
No. 1 09 31
Majority ^`or Gibson —38
000NBEnex.
No. 1 38 64
No. 2 79 37
No. 8 78 60
No.4 48 69
238 210
Majority for Gibson -23
II 8,
Owr0
No, 1 23 115
No. 2 58 72
No. 3 51 83
No, 4 60 82
No. 6 85 60
No. 6 46 74
323 482
Majority for Milne -159.
Total majority for Gibson -453.
EAST HURON IN 1890.
Gibson. Musgrove.
Brussels, majority, 64
Grey, ' 145
Morris, " 5
Mullett, " 152
McKillop, " 250
Turnberry, " 43
Wroxeter, 21
Howlett, 177
080 177
Total majority for Gibson, 1890, 503.
13.tW 00(1.
ELNA F,uwtons' MUTUAL Frets TNeusANOE
Go. —The animal meeting of the Elm,
Farmers' Mutual Fire Insuranoe Com.
puny was held at Atwood on Tuesday,
Jan. 18111. A fair repreeenbation of
members wore present. Jobe A. Turn-
bull was Balled to the chair, who after a
brief speech bbanking the members for
the honor conferred upon him, called
upon the Secretary to read the Auditors'
Report, which showed that the company
had policies in forge on Deo. 81st amount,
ing to $1,060,576.00, with an unassessed
residue of premium notes amounting to
$72,785.00. Total receipts for the year
amounted to $8,247,10, The total losses
$102;00, all other payments, expense of
management etc., $285.45, leaving a
balance in the hands of the treasurer of
$2,850,65, with $180.00 to collect, After
some friendly disonesion on the general
affair° of the company the report was
unanimously adopted. Then the matter
of the appointment of directors was
taken up. The directors Were :—Wm.
Howitt, (leo. Richmond and David B.
Grieve, On motion of Jas. Duncan,
seconded by A. P. Preece, the retiring
directors ware re•eleoted. Two other
nominations wore made, but both with.
drew, and the chairmen wan authorized
to mark a ballot in favor of the retiring
dirootors, On motion made and carrie
John A. Turnbull and J. It, Code were
appointed auditors for the ourre:,t year.
Aftat. a hearty vote of thanks to the
obairmau the meeting' closed, The
Botha -sleet then organized : Wm, Sheat.
or Wag eemleoted President; d Janne
»onaidson, Vioe•i.'rooident, and Itobt.
FEB, 11 1898
T1... e
i f!
Gee, ;t P1 ,nc tries
•
That govern the buying find selling of merchandise in th s store : To
supply every demand of the season, and to close out all odds and ends Whelt
the season's business is over.
We're "Cleaning" up in all departments and if yon coin; you'll find
many odd lines at Special Prices.
At 20a per yard -4 pieces 44 inch Amazon cloth in Black, Brown, Navy and Green, we eth at regular
price 30c.
At 133c per yard -2 pieces 42 inch Fancy Plaid Dress Goods, regular price 20c.
At 20c per yard -8 pieces 42 inch Pure 'Wool Dress Sorge in all shades, worth regular 35o.
At 15c per yard -5 pieces 40 inch Heavy Melton Dress Goods, in .Grown, Grey, Navy a id Black, regu-
lar price 20e.
At 5c per yard -3 pieces 20 inch Melton Cloth in Brown, Black and Grey, worth regula r 100 per yard.
At 35c per yard -2 pieces 40 inch Pidre Wool Dress Tweed, regular price GOe.
At 15c per yard -4 pieces 40 inch Tweed Dress Goods in Light Shades, worth regular 35c.
At 89c per yard -3 pieces Fine and Heavy Beaver Mantling, in Brows••.:, Navy an Black, worth
regular $1.25.
At 75c per yard -2 pieces Golf cloth, suitable for heavy capes, worth $1,25.
At 35e per yard -5 pieces Pure Wool Tweed, good patterns, worth regular GOc.
2 Balls for 50-100 Balls Colored Knitting Cotton, were 5c per Ball.
At 15c per yard -1 piece 60 inch Table Linen, worth 25c.
At 110 per yard -5 pieces 25 inch Grey Flannel, in Plain and Twilled, Light and Dark Culors, regu•
lar pride 15o.
At 37,zc each -2 dozen Mons' Pure Wool Shirts and Drawers, well worth 50c each.
At 5c per yard -10 pieces Heavy Factory Cotton, would be good value at Gc.
At 4c per yard -12 pieces Colored Embroidery, were 10; 15c, 20c duel 25e regular.
At lOe each -3 dozen Ladies' Ribbed Vests, high neck, long sleeves, were good value al 15c each.
At 15c each -4 dozen Ladies' Vests, heavy weight, high neck, long sleeves, regular priue 20c.
At 12c each -1 dozen Ladies' Colored Cashmere Gauntlet Cuff Gloves, were 25c.
New Prints, Embroideries slid Laces.
Dry Goods and Groceries. -V''
Cleland, Soo. -Trees. Applications for
ineuranoe were received and aeoepted
amounting to 653,000. Moved by J. R.
Hammond seconded by Wm. Hewitt
that on and after this date tread or sweep
horse powers, threshing machines, grain
°hoppers, straw out.ere, silos end power
wind mills on barns, bo considered ordin-
ary contents, all beim,; the property of
the insured. The claim of J. S. Alex.
ender, damage to barn by lightning wee
adjusted at $200. Meeting adjourned
till Tuesday the 8th of Meraii next.
Bono. Crani in, Seoy.
Ueztietctet..
ET0 es,—I. R. Carling
has success-
fully
eae-
fully passed another law examination and
in May will try for hie Seal.—A worse
of sermons on gambling will be preached
by the Rev. W. M. Martin in the Presby
terian church beginning last Bentley.—
John Moir, of the Exeter Woollen Mills
Go., has purchased from John Sweitzer
the machinery of the Orediton Woollen
Mills, and intends placing the entire plant
in the Company's Mille here.—Some mss.
obievous youth rang the'fire alarm on•Sun•
day night about half past seven, but as
only five or six strokes wore given, very
few were called out.—Henry Doyle, of
Stephen, hes been appointed License
Commissioner for South I3uron, Robb.
Spicer having resigned.—At tbe County
meeting of the L. 0. L„ held here Tues•
day, it was decided to celebrate the 12th
of July next in Hensall,-1dobb, Sanders,
after a few Weelca' hunting trip with two
friends in Michigan, returned home.
They succeeded in killing five wild oats,
eight foxes and one hundred and fifty
three rabbits.—The annual county meet-
ing of the South Huron L, 0. L., was
beta in the Lodge room here. A large
number of delegates from different parts
of the district were present but the at-
tendance woe not me large as previous
years, owing probably to the extreme cold
weather. After the usual routine of busi-
ness the following odbss,'s were elected
for the current year, viz.—County Mas•
ter, hebt, Scarlett ; Deputy piaster,
Anthony Nevin ; Chaplain, Wm, Craig;
Financial See., Wm. Andorsen ; Reo.-
Seo„ Peter Cantelon ; True., John Bea-
com ; Dir. Ceremonies, Frauds Davie ;
Lecturer, John Bullard ; Dep. Lecturers,
James Cox and George Deacon,
Manitoba Petrone have adopted the
title, "Industrial Independent Aesoola.
tion."
Hon. W. IT. Montague, M. P0 may re.
move to Hamilton and practice his pro.
foesion.
Swine disease has broken out in Far.
mouth Townebip and the dietriot will. be
quarantined.
James Gibson, eon of L. T. Gibson, of
Walkerton, lost a portion of his thumb
and forefinger the other day in a mill.
During the Christmas holidays his
brother Charles met with almost a simi•
far acoidmit in a mill at Teeswater.
At tho fellowship meeting after the
morning service in the lifothodisb church
at Burk's Valle, on Sunday, Joseph
Rernick, aged about 00 years, dropped
dead in his seat. i)eeeaeod was a highly
reepeoted farmer, end one of the fleet
settlers in this locality, He loft lila
homo fn the morning nlilrent1Y in good
health and spirits, anti was the only
member of the family in attendance at
the °hunch,
Well Here
We Are.
Again in the field with our first
shipment of
Eo lisV i is
for the Spring trade. There is something
new in Prints this Spring. Cell and see
the Metal Effects—you would imagine
they were silk.
Also a full line of Teas, Cof-
fees, Spices and Canned Goods
all of the best quality at
n 'L
Agent for Parker's Dye Works.
AIMINIMINVIIMZEMOLlii.IMON =Mr
Fire Engine 1Norig,
•'gY i . •C(fl. •O• 4Y
SRUSe ELS.
Wo are prepared to do any kind of
Machine Repair Work
with dispatch and on very Ren -
Boilable Terms.
When wanting anything i t
the lino of Engin :s and Boilers,
stationary or poriable, we would
be glad to have you ask us for
quotations as w, think we can
save you money.
We have al 0 on hand ail
kinds of Repaint for Engines,
Boilers, Stearal Fittings, and can
also execute any (,rders for Bram
work.
Nickle Plati2•g is Specialty.
onald lira) 5inn Warks,
BR'CS✓~ CLS.
11119l:.- --,
AT ANO
®+verepats an
r
Realdynade Clothing
For Children Boys, s Youth, and lien,
Euro at and Below Corfu
Men's Muffs, Ladies' Muffs, Storm
Collars, Ruffs, Scarfs and Boas-.
We have had a good season's trade in the above lines
and are satisfied to let the balance go cheap.
Wishing all a very happy and prosperous New Year.
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