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Editor andProprietor.
Sixty-one Years Age.
The first family of the Coxes settled in
the township of Goderich, on the 6th
Concession, in the Fall of the year 1833.
The district was ab that time a wilder-
ness. The writer was a boy of sixteen
and baying to go to Goderioh, bad to fol-
low the surveyor's "blaze."
There was only one small store in the
town, owned by William and Jasper
Gooding, and I bought a few pounds of
salt, paying three pence per pound for it.
The residential portion of the town oon •
silted of eight or len frame dwellings and
about thirty log houses. I don't remem-
ber the population, but there may have
been one hundred. There was no church
or minister of any denomination in the
town or in the county, and there was no
marriagelicense to be bad nearer than
London -in fact, I have known some
who travelled to London to procure a
license. There was one magistrate who
had authority to celebrate a marriage.
The Canadian Company owned the
town and the whole Huron Tract, as it
was then oalled. and town lots were sold
at £5 per lot of one-fourth of an acre,
and farm land at seven shillings sixpence
per acre, mostly on time for payment,
and at a high rate of interest and com-
pound interest. The taxes of the county
were sent to London, where all criminal
oases were tried, until our jail was built
in 1842.
Where Clinton now stands there was a
hotel and a log house, and it was known
as Vanderburg'e Corner. The Huron
road was thinly settled, and a few settlers
were on the back concession in Goderioh
township. There were also a few settlers
on the London road a few miles from
Vanderburg'$ Corner, and a few more at
what is called Egmondville, near where
Seeforth now etande, but there was no
Seaforth in these days. There was a
hotel every eight or ten miles leading
from Hamilton and London, for the ac.
commodation of immigrants and other
travellers.
All mail matter was from six to debt
weeks on the way from England or Ire-
land to Goderich, and the postage woe
high on a single letter. We have paid as
high as six shillines and three pence for
postage. The mail was carried on horse-
back, and the post -office was kept by a
highly esteemed lady, Miss Rich, who
was a very capable official.
Most of theflret settlers are either dead
or bave removed from the vicinity.
Sheriff Gibbons is the only man in town
now who bad grown
t manhood in 1883
o
and in the township of Goderich there
are only six or seven who had grown to
manhood at that date. About the same
timethere were eight or ten families who
settled in the township of Colborne.
They were well supplied with money and
took up large blooks of land and built
large log houses. They lived in higher
style than we in thio section and their
money did not stand long. Most of them
were Scotch and English, with a few
Irish. About the year 1884 a few famili•
es of a more thrifty temperament settled
in Colborne, who by care and industry
succeeded in making good homes for
themselves, and their families are now in
good circumstance.. There are very few
of the first settlers now alive in Colborne.
There were no settlers in the township
of Bruce in 1883, as it had not then been
surveyed.
I assessed the town of. Goderioh in the
Spring of 1842. The population of the
town at that time was a little over 600.
I attended as a juryman at the first ooert
of assize held in the county of Huron,
and for three days' eervioe I received
thirty-five cents.
In the Fall of 1837 the Mackenzie re-
bellion broke out and all Canada was in
a state of excitemonb. The militia was
called out, and volnnteer companies were
raised by order of the Governor. At the
same time 16 was promised that all loyal
subjects who would serve to quell the re.
belllon would get 100 acres of the wild
land of Canada, but that promise was
never fulfilled. Captain William Good•
ing raised a oompany of volunteers in
this section. and two of my brothers lett
for Sarnia. They marched along the
Lake Shore through the brush, and had
no road until they got to the settlements.
A few dawn after they gob to Sardis or
Walpole Island they were supplied with
old muskets and blankets, but had no
clothing given to them, and were placed
in a Catholic chapel for a barracks.
Shortly after the volunteers left all the
able bodied men in and near Goderich
were ordered to meet at Papst's hotel,
three miles from the town, and the next
day we met at Clinton. Corner. As we
had no lire,arme, the authorities had or.
dared the blacksmiths to make pike.
heads of iron Or steel, and had them put
in bandies of white ash, eight or ten feet
long, and the men were supplied with
them, I got one, and I have it still in
my possession. About one-fourth of the
men were eent borne again to take care
of the families and cattle.
I was sent
home again to take charge of three fam•
Mee and cattle, and.I had to go one day
of each week to enroll my name before
Captain Attuned, a veteran Of the regular
army. The volunteers outside of the
honleguard were marched by way of the
,London Road to Bernie., and they had a
hard time of it, ae the roads were very
middy and the travelling hard,
net militia mon wore kept away moot
part of the Winter and the volnntoere
until the Spring. A, number of the
Madero of the rebellion were taken pea.
onere, and hanged in London and more
in Toronto, and more were kept in jail
and seeeral left the oountry, Mackenzie
made hie esoape, and the Governor 19800d
a proclamation offering £1,000 for hie
oapture to any person or parsed; who
would deliver him op to the proper teeth,
oritirs.
In the Pall of 1838 Qaptain'Luard, an
old captain of the army, raised a company
of volunteers in Goderioh town. I joined
them and we received $8 of bounty and
clothing, and were supplied with old
muskets. Our pay woe $8 per month,.
We were in the town of Goderioli all the
Winter being drilled by Lieutenant John
Young, who bad served his time in the
regular army. We were discharged in
the Spring following, and the captain
obeated us out of two months' pay,
Some time after all wag over and peace
proclaimed ; the rebels were all pardoned'
and William Lyon Mackenzie in years
after eat ea a member in the House of
Parliament in Canada.
The militia and volunteers suffered al
great amount of hardship from bold as
many of them were poorly glad. Any of
them who were wounds l or otherwise
bodily injured afterwnrde received a pen.
siert of £20 a year.
In the year 1842 the first election for
members of Parliament for the county of
Huron was held in the town of Goderioh.
The township of Biddulph and MoGilli-
vary were then in the county. The can-
didates were Captain Dunlop, Reform;
and Captain Straohan, Conservative. No
person had a legal vote except on deeded
and the whole count had to
property, Y
Dome tGoderich to vets, a number of
persona voting illegally, The eleotion
continuing for a whole week, four of five
hotel keepers got orders to keep open
houses during the week, free to all for
board and liquor, and I knew several per-
sons to stop in the town eating and drink-
ing at the expense of the oaudidetes the
whole week.
The writer of this lived in a hotel kept
by James Elliot, and had the &barge of
the liquor and vituale, and kept a strict
account of the meals andaleo of the names
of the persons. In the beginning of the
week the authorities were afraid there
wonld be quarrels between the twoparties
and sent to London for a companyof
soldiers to keep the peace. They soon
arrived and were billeted in the hotels.
Eight or ten in Elliot's had a room to
tbemeelvee, andtheir vituale werebronght
to their room, and every morning I
brought them a bottle of Sootob whiskey,
made by the Youngs, of Colborne. They
were jolly, good fellows and kept the
peaoe during the week, and were sent
bank to London when the war was over.
Captain Strachan was returned as the
candidate. Captain Dunlop or his party
protested the election, and tbe next Sum-
mer a trial was held in Goderioh for the
beet part of a week. I was witness to
the liquor and victuals sold,and gob orders
in the beginning of tbe week to keep a
horse ready to serve summonses on parties
who voted illegally. When the trial was
over Captain Straohan was unseated and
Captain Dunlop sat in the Parliament
during the session.
GEORGE Cox, J. P.
Goderioh Tp., March 18, 1895.
Lucknow.
W. U. Little and family, of Milverton,
intends shortly removing to Ridgetowo.
The Thompson Broe., of Orangeville,
and lately of Lnoknow, have called a
meeting of their creditors.
The crows have been around in force
for two weeks pact. Other spring birds
have been slow in coming north this
Beason, and they have therein shown
that they know their business.
Lawyer Hugh.Morrieon has purchased
from Mrs. T. Mullin the frame pottage on
the corner .of Campbell and Havelock
streets and G. W. Berryurchaeed
has p
from T. W. Hildred, the residence on the
corner of Outram and Hamilton streets
in the village.
Ex ete r.
John J. Knight, operator at the Exeter
depot, met with a painful aooideot by
letting a heavy packing case fall on hie
foot.
The third barber shop whioh was
started here by I, J. Dearing a short time
ago has been eland, owiug to insufficient
trade.
H. B'isbop & Son are making prepara-
tions to have a plate glass front placed in
front of their hardware store and the in.
terior otherwise thoroughly renovated.
A most lamentable and severe aoei-
dent befel Mrs. Littlejohn&, who has been
engaged with Mrs. Ward at the Molsons
Bank. It appears she went out to feed
the Lens and in sodoing accidentally
slipped and fell on a piece of ice, breaking
her leg at the thigh.
Goderich,
The new plate glass front was put in
Robinson's store.
A bye•eleotion in West Huron is among
the possibilities.
Fishermen are busily engaged in mend.
ing nets, overhauling boats, etu.
The new ice house receutly built by
the Buffalo Fish Co, holds, it is esbini.
ated, about 450 tons of ice.
There are indications of livelier times
in the passenger and freight business the
coming season on the route between
Windsor, the Sault and Port Arthur, and
Goderioh inay expect to feel the effect of
it.
D. B. Calbick received from 13. J, Nash
Jr Co„ LOndou, a handsome funeral noir,
wbieh for appearance and finish hue neve
er been equalled in this section of On.
tario. He has also arranged for the de.
livery inside of a month of a white funer-
al oar, of similar finish to the one recent-
ly arrived,
A quartette of young men were brought
up for disorderly conduct ou the 000000,
ac a result of which one of thorn in
throwing a atone had broken one of the
narrow plate glass lights in Goode's drug
store. The immediate offender made
good the damage to the window, and the
quartette were fined $1. and costa as a
deterrent against future sky -larking.
•
A. AU lees story.
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WAS l tY 1(1 mu on MONTH,
Fleet Attawtted With I nlbimnnrtore ethell•
01(111818 awe Whelt.8trienea 11.1111 Per-
alyeie—lhelIe AhentIonull and He
Longed For heath to Valence Iain
From 8ntferhng—At I,itet 110 Fuaud a
Cure and adages Ills 1Yonderfnl lte•
uovury,
liberhrooke Gazette.
The banditti arising from the use of
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are well known
to the Gazette, It 10 a frequent occur•
ranee that people Dome into the office and
state that they have been restored to
health'by their use. It occasionally hap-
pensthat extraordinary instances of their
curative powers come to our notice, and
one of them was related to us recently, so
astonishing in its nature that we felttbo
closest investigation was required in order,
to thoroughly teat the accuracy of the
statements made to us, We devoted the
necessary time for that purpose and can
vouch for the reliability of the following
facts, wonderfully passing belief as they
may appear
There are few men more widely; known
in this section than A. T. Hopkins, of
Johnville, Que. Previous to his removal
to Johnviflo, Mr. Hopkins resided at
Windsor Mills and was for three years a
member of the municipal council of that
place. When a young man Mr. Hopkins
was noted for his strength and his activ-
ity as a wrestler. Hie atrougth stands
him in good stead for he works hard at
his business, carrying heavy sacks of flour
in his mill for 'many hours during the
day and frequently far into the night.
Active as he is, and strong as he is, there
when he was
long wag a tim e not.distant w g
as helpless as an infant and suffered in-
tolerable agony. About three years ago,
while residing at Windsor Mills, he was
attacked by inflammatory rheumatism.
It grew worse and worse until, in spite
of medical advice and prescriptions, after
a year's illness he had a stroke of para-
lysis. His right arm and leg became
quite useless. Sores broke out on both
legs. He suffered excruciating agony,
and had rest neither day nor night. He
sought the best medical advice that could
be obtained, but no hopes were held out
to him by the physicians. "He will cer-
tainly die within a month," one well-
known practitioner told his friends. "He
will be a cripple for life," said two other
doctors. It is no wonders that, ae he
says, life became a burden to him and he
longed for death to relieve bim from his
sufferings. This was in August, 1892.
About October of that year he beard of
s
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and a a forlorn
hope determined to try them. He did so,
and before long was able to take outdoor
exercise. He persevered with the treat-
ment, closely following the directions,
and is to -day nearly as strong as when a
young man, and is able to follow success-
fully and without difficulty the laborious
calling by which he gets a living.
Such was the wonderful story told the
Gazette by Mr. Hopkins, who attributes
his recovery solely to the use of Dr. Wil-
liams' Pink Pills, and he is willing to
satisfy any person who may call on him
as to their wonderful effects.
A depraved condition of the blood or
a shattered nervous system is the secret
of most ills that afflict mankind, and by
restoring the blood and rebuilding the
nerves, Dr. Williams' Pink Pills strike
at bile root of the disease, driving it from
the system and restoring the patient to
health and strength. In cases of para-
lysis, spinal troubles, locomotor ataxia,
sciatica, rheumatism, erysipelas, mein -
Mus troubles, etc., these pills are superior
to all other treatment. They are also a
specific for the troubles which make the
lives of so many women a burden, and
speedily restore the rich glow of health to
sallow cheeks. Men broken down by
overwork, worry or excesses, will find in
Pink Pills a certain cure. Sold by all
dealers or sent by mail, postpaid, at 50
0
...0b ad-
dressing
abox or six boxes for 32.5
0, $
dressing the Dr. Williams' Medicine Co.,
Brockville, Ont., or Schenectady, N. Y.
Beware of imitations and substitutes al-
leged to be "just as good."
Three or four men and a dozen girls
were compelled to jump out of a second.
storey window in a burning tailor shop at
Orillia to escape suffocation by smoke.
At Stratford, James Sheen, Of Logan
Township, was found guilty of stealing
eom0 fifty sheep from Whyte dr Sona, and
eentended to five years in penitentiary.
RELIEF El SIX Hoene. -Distressing kid•
Hey and bladder diseases relieved in six
hours by the "Great South American
Kidney Cure." This new remedy is a
great surprise and delight on imenunt of
its exceeding promptness in 'relieving
pain in the bladder, kidneys, back and
every part of the urinary passages in
male or female. It relieves retention of
water and pain in passing it almost im-
mediately. If you want quick relief and
Bore this is your remedy. Sold by G. A.
Deadman, druggist.
"UAli, FOR SERVICE.—ralE
Undersigned will keep
a for service 011
White boar, "Illi Grey,
chlet,"'e n 'Pedigree May
be seen 00 apolloation, i'orms,31,00 toile
paid rat the tioie 01 eervle0 with privilege
of,returuing rflaooeseary,
JAMES FrLLIOTT,
86-414 Proprietor,
TAMWORTH AND CHESTER
WHITE BOARS FOR SERVICE.
The undersigned will keep for service on
North Half )let 20, Con, 7, Morrie, a tbor0'
bred'amwortb 13 oar, reliantly pursbaeed
from the well known breeder,Jno, 13011, Am•
ber, Also a Cheater White l3aar, 'Perms,.
51.00 to be Paid L1,13111110 of service with pile, -
liege 01 returning 11 neeesea20,
0041 8. WALLOI1t,Proprietor,
p7 OAR FOR S,ERV1OE.—THE
17ndeiol050d will keep for servtee on
Lot 20 Con, 0, Morris, the thorn' bred lin-
proved
mprovers White Yorkshire Boar "Seloeted,"
bred from J. N. Brothoar's • eWeepj1etalroe snow
at Chicago Fair. . 'Perms41.00 00 b0 paid
at the time of service with privilege of rs-
turaing if necessary. Pedigree may be Seen
on application,
R0138. NICHOL
TERSE X' BULL N FOR SER—
t vino,. -Thio undersigned ,rill beep a
ihor0 -broil Jersey bull for service on Lot 15,
Con, 10; Grey. Terme 81.00 to insure,. Pedi-
gree may be seen on application.
JOHN B1i0wN,
854 Proprietor,..
BULL FOR SERVICE.—THE
Undersigned will keep for eorvioe on
N 4 Lot 20, Con. 7, 51orris, the ilio ro'-bred
Durham bull, "Lord Melville' No. 20898.
Pedigree may be seen on applioation.
Terme, 81,25 to insure. JOAN RODB,
Proprietor.
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HOST SUCCESSFUL -REMEDY
FOR MAN OR BEAST.
Cortaro in its effects
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KENDALL'SSPAVIN CURE.
Boats Carman Henderson Co„I11.,Oob.24, '0L
Dr. B. i. I1005ALL ho.
Dear erre—Please send mo ono et your Rome
Books and oblige. Ihave wade great deal of your
Kendall's Spawn Cure with good success • It is a
wonderful medicine. 1 once had a oa etlnt had
on Occult anavin and ave bottles cured her. 1
keep a bottle on band all the ttmo.
Pours truly, Cies. rowi:LL.
KENDALL'S SPAVIN CURES
Oen000, 00., dpi, 8,'01,
Dr. B. S. Co.
Dear alt's—tre—I I have used several betties. of your
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l'e epavia Cern" with much 8000000, I
681,1011 t8e beet Liniment I ever used. ddu, tear
tecotone Curb, ,a, Mood ec om, and anted
wo D,ne y neat. Have. recommended it to
several
nd keep f 2N Re pe who
50101, pleased with
S. R.. i2teey, P. 0, Bosl10,
For Oslo by all Drugglets, or address
Dr, II. J, KEND.riLL COMPANY,
ENOS BUBOH FA LLS, VT.
"White Star Line.,
ROYAL MAIL SI'Gk3MNlill'i.
Between New York and Liverpool, via
Queenstown, every Wednesday.
As the steamers of this line carry only a
strictly limited number in 011e 01105T and
en:OBM CAM'S accommodations, intending
passengers are row tutted that au early ap-
plioatinn for berths is necessary at this Bea-
son. For plane, rates, oto., apply to
W. H. Kerr,
Agent,
A eut Brussels.
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An Agreeable Laxative and NERVE TONIC.
Sold by Druggists or sent by Mail. 25c., Goo„
and $1.00 per package, Samples free,
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Sold in lifvsiels by
l)I2A IDMA14, Druggist.
SEE JOH
We are unloading this week
one car load of Giant Prolific
Sweet Early Dent Ensilage Corn.
Farmers and others requiring a
good, reliable Seed, for either
Green Feed or Ensilage purposes,
can be supplied at ol'lee either at
our Mill or at. Storehouse No. 1,
at Lowest Possible l
v Poss b e ofi ce,
Stewart 8z Graham,
Millers and Grain Dealers,
BRUSSELS.
—AND A FEW LINES OF—
Dress Goods. Cottons,
Cottonades, Flannelettes and
Skirtings are Complete.
LIFT+: IS `IIUIt'1',
Be wieo and Economize your
Time, Husband your Strength,
and inereese your Pleaeure by
Using
Skene's Teas 16 Sofees
Which are the Beet and Pur
est in the Market,
All the best Brands of Canned
Goode and Pure Spines.
We will not be Undersold.
1St -Butter and Egge Wanted.
A SH
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rocery Store
Oppooito the Quoon'c gold, - Brussels.
A Full Stock of .Fresh Groceries, Flour, Bread,
Crockery and Glassware always on hand
CHEAPEST IN
TOWN FOR CASH,
Produce taken at Pfielhest JWarket, but ria in
Exchange, es
,,no Credit dtive 2,
Commissions of all kinds GOODS DELIVERED
Promptly Executed. IF REQUIRED.
Ranionibar the Bread and Other Prim
in Proportion.
Special Bargains TUESDAYS and WEDNESDAYS of each week.
POTATOES WANTED
TAYLOR & SMILL!E.
AILIMMLIMEImilifCCINSMAIMMOIMEIN
There's nothing like hav-
ing Good Ink for either
CORRESPONDENCE,
BOOK-KEEPING or
SCHOOL PURPOSES..
Stafford's
Is one of the BEST.
GET A BOTTLE AT
THE POST BOOKSTORE.
prin
HATS & CAPS
D.
Ross
We have just Received
a large Consignment of Flats and Caps in all
the leading Shapes and Shades for Spring
and Summer wear.
Call and see our Balmoral
Cap, the Newest thing in the Market.
Frites Better than Ever ;before.
OUR ^
Spring 1i... uitings
Are also coming to Hand.
Prices Right ! Myles Right I
Satisfaction • Guaranteed !
D. C. ROSS,
Tlie Leak Hager & Clo ier;
J. G. S K E N E. I Brussels and,'Monter,.,