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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Expositor, 1870-01-07, Page 3railway stopp- sin the middle of a long cutting. It ill be seen that it is no easy matter tr teams to pass, unless the drivers are good terms With one another Two three iacidents occurred last winter hen the snow was deep, of the effect refusing to "share and eller° alike," Inch resulted, not only- in capsizing E geode,: whirtil happened to be Coal, ttin emptying the greater part of one, without leavie or license, through ss lower wMdeere esf the house oppo Le. lissides the narrow unhealthy Streefs re is &nether iustitation growe h tetonteetd, and tied, is jean Bap - ;He., perhaps useful in a way, it by no paeans oruamental. He has. conneeted with the growth and 14rme1lt of Montreal ever a,ince it aq Tadiaa viliage. He lets wit- iseed-its rapid extension and inereas- g wealth y, ar by year, end yet he is •enticaIly the same -person that he was the davs wnen Champlain first Sailed. r the St, Lattrenee. He is conserve - re to the backbone. He hetes chauge., e looks upon new iesprovemeets with -spieion. If they in aayway later- al with old established usages he re- ds them as sactelet item innovatioaa The earions that were inti.oduced by early settlers, are, still in use, and thought by, the French to be the iv vehicle* in which a ride in winter " be eejoyed ; bat to an Uppes-Ca lien, they convey the idea of going sea in a -wash tub, witheut the hand - to hold on bv. Die traineau, which used, for carrying freight, are, if pos- e, worse,. They are low and snOrt, the shaftsattached to the runnei'S se to, the grotuun The effect uf us- thia piimitiveconcern, is that it _ n rename tlie toad all shos t hillg and - lows, and when a thaw conies, al - St impassable. It takes three steel' 4=hs to bring in a cord of wood., Hay I grail' are carried on the• same rude ticks. Double teams are never used a thorough bled Frenchman. There !plenty of good hard wood a miles north of the city, yet kis ins,- eible to bring it in on these miserable 'Iogies for sleighs, and equally im- sible for double teams to go out from city for it, owing to the condition Ate roads, ,..hiring the lars1 session of the Quebec '1-liareeent an Act _wag-- passed provid- ! for a better system- of winter roads, edoptiag the plan in general use in lario., it was intended only to' ap- to the counties. where there is rege English 'population, and was to -.te Into force in these coueties on tho lei. December of this year. Owing -i. ;ever, ta some bungling in the word - of the Bill, it applied to all the nties in the Province, frota the time Act was -passed, with the eeception hose to which: it was intended to ap- The eset did net come into force in. .e counties,' till tile tiose-epecified. effeet of this good, but unintention- :legislation was, that it renderect Jean ;)tistle highly indignaut, and of coni.se first thing this seesioe was to rescind Aet and allow the old gentleafan turough the country, precisely :he same style as his grand psre did .rudred years ago. ea '7or Hernemade shoepacks go to Cove e re s • mmeemiornexammocrier ED RIVE R. • he ne ws from Red River of late he bune mixed diameter as has o all the intellieence received from re. Gov. Mougall end part of suite are on their road home to ada, if they have not already ar- d. It still appears, that the in- ents are in arms, and in reality rniegthe country, if the forcible pad= of Fort Garry, the arrest of ,mber of its citizens, and the poss- n of all the outlets and inlets to Territory, can be called gov- g. It is quite clear that Gov. ougall has not been allowed to set root within the Territory_ Things as though all hope of conciliating halfbreeds is given up. What the step will be it is difficult to'guesss it isclear that nothing can be done 5pring. Ina word, it is universally itted that the Ministerial scheme iangurating a government for the i -tory, without in any way consult - the views of the inhabitants-, has Pd a huge Blunder, the effects of le will not easily be remedied. McDougall appears to signify the trouble will prevent all further -- - ial traffic via St. Paul. Ire very latest iatelligence is, that sartiea made prisoners were all sen - ed to banishment excepting Dr. sltz and three others, who are st 11 b• y a Court Martial, and accor fortvfive prisoners orrived in aerie, the day after Christmas and- hesvy guard. The insurgents slete eel the Yost- Wester office, pied the Lend ruined things generally. If yon want good value for your' ey in Boats and Shoes go to T. 87-tf. Zitt exporkotor. DISriiicr MATTERS. THE annual sChool Moetings through- outthe ,Proviace come _eff on-Wedues- day next. • DURING the last- six menthe there have beer, registered, in eeeeeete, 21 births, 3 marriages aud 6 deaths. . ON Friday last while six men were working on a buil ling near Roebureh. a log, feil down, injnring eaeh one pres era, moi 0 or lees. THE annual miieting of the South Huron Agricedtutal Society will be held in Bruceileld on Thursday the 2,0th inst. FIRE.—On Wedneedziy evening last the brick 'school leitiee on the . Mill road, Tuckerstnithe/wes destroyed , by fire. THE annutlj meeting of the nicker-. emith Branch Agriceitural Society will he held at Sharp's Hotel, Seaforth, on Thursday the 13th inst. REv. Mr. Wright of' Knox College, who preached in the Presoyteriau Church lest Sabbath, is expected to again - officiate net Saboaeh. 0:I Tuesday morning the snow ploW- ran off the track between this station and Harpurhey, which delayed the' 1030 train till the afterroon. .• DRS. Coremsn and Gouiniock, expect to commence drilling forseat by the first prox. We understand that the contracts are already let. THE Sonseef Temperance will hold an open meeting in the Wesleyan Metho- dist church, on Wednesday evening, 17th inst. For particulars see,posters. The public are cordially invited. A FEvi days ago Mrs. Price, wife of Bees Price, of thiserillage, while get- -ting wood, got a finger literally cut off by the falling of a stick-. Dr. CaMpbeli -dressed the iejtiry. ACCIDEN-2. 7-- A son of Mr. McKay, Tuckersmiths gia, one of his -fingers in the ge--tring'.of a fanning Mill, and • the jam was so severe that the finger heti to be amputeted.* Dr. Vercoe perform- ed the cperation. ACCIDENT. —On Sundae- last, while a son of Mr. Watson; a this place, was waterilig a horse; it kicked him. The boy received eevere injuries about the faee aud hands. He is raider the -treatment o`f Dr. -Campbell, and the • gashes are healing, :up. 7 - MR. P. Snarling., of this piaci, is can eassing the surrounding country for one of the best family Bibles we ever recol- lect seeiiag.. He also solicits suoscrip- tions, for a. superb hook, entitled the " Life. of Saint Paul." We bespeak.for Mr. Sparliu g an ex te nhi vet pa tronage. ON TUESDAY evenine the semi-annual meeting of the Mechanics' Institute took placewhen it was resolved to dispense with the reading lam, ;;_s to was. so little patronized. The library, however, will still be kept at the EXPOSITOR 0166e. MISSIONARY M EETING. —0 n S d ay -next the annual mission;try services will preaehed in the Wesleyan Chm•ch in his place. The clay following, in the afternbon ot 4 o'clock, the juvenile mis- --siontery meeting will be held, and in tbe seyening the regutateannual meeting. SEAFORTH LITEtARY SOCIETY -- ie de- bate on the pi opositione'Resolved thlipt it - is the duty of a Government,to adopt a protective Tariff," takes place on Wed- nesday evening next, There has been :several postponements of f this sklehate, for one reason linzd ;another, lotitrit will .positively come off asabove ANOTHER OLD SETTLER COME. --:-On Wednesday evening last, Mr. Thos. Burton, Huron Road, Tuckersmithe 'flied suddenly. The deceased Was ore of the earliest ,settlers of the Huron Tract. He was a man univerrally re- spected for his 1 very many amiable qualities, and his 'sterling charactet. 'The funeral will take place, from his late residence, to -morrow, at ten o'clock, Friends are invited without further 'notice. THE SToitsi.---On Sunday last a very • heavy snow storm eommenced which slid not eed till TueStlay night. Had the wind not blown &erewattlehave been a level of sense illi•ee feat, but. - Sunday night it was Very blowy, which heaped the snow, iri many iplaces, six 'feet and made it proportionally does otheis. On Monday the rcads we very heevy, and as the municipal elec- tion came off that day, many patties, were debarred froro giving their votes. ^ THE SEAFORTH EXPOSITOR.. Thomsorn he Williams' Foundry and Machine Shop, Mitchell. Perhaps14 comparatively, few- people are aware el the exteet of this estab- lishment. if otherwise they are better posted on matters of the kind than, we .were, up to a few days sinc3, when laishaeSs led us thither. Being very much interested in our observations *bile looking through th.) different de- partments, we propose to retrace our stens in company with our readers. We begin at • THE MACHINE SHOP. Here we notice 'something like a dozen of men engaged at lathes of various capacities, from the ene com pe. te,tit to turn 'a locomt/tive. axletree to that adapted tor finishing the most minute Screw in a steam-engine-Lperat- ing drills as varied in scope,—end dir- ecting the effects of more machines than or e in our haste is capable of oder- standing, notwithstanding the pains- ' Wring of the gentlemanly foreman of the shop in . his explenation. We therefore pass through. the rear end or the building, and next find ourselves in 'THE FANNING MILL SHOP. We are here taken in tow by one of the firm, Mr. Williams, who seiects one 'mills from th dozen or so in the coui•se of construction, and shows us wherein con. ist several of the marked good _qualities of 'those ma.chines. The one striking us the most forcibly, both for the ingenuity manifested in its, concep- tion, and its unquestionable utility, is the combined sqnare and pivot shake .of the shoe. By thig arrangement the latter shake, *inch all practical men know, td be superior ..for chaffing, is secui•ed and with an actjustment, which ec'cupies less time in making than we do in explaining, the square shake is adopted, for other kinds of wm k. STRAW CUTTER MAKING. Judeine from the number of those 0 le -machines in differeet stages of comple tionewe cannot for a monient doubt the statement, as to the large numbers ehich haVe been already sold this sea- son, bnd.the- present demand. 11 we mistake - not, we are told. it is an Ani&ican pattern. It has, at least, amre excellencies than = we can very well enumerate. - THE PLOW DEPARTMENT. This is the next thing alaiming our attentioe. Aboutethe shop we notice the various parts entering into the construe - tion of. this well known implement; all iii their reepective places ; and qulte a num her _ at - reels engeged ili Whiting the different members into one !omplete whole, resulting in a very -graceful plow. GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. Theemoeldineeehops,.we fine to be similai. to those in other establishment, . , of the saniee extent, th.00gh we are retiree -anatzed at -such solid single. masses of iron as eothe wheels we here eliserve. In the blriektinith shops there are seveed forges ell of which ere blown by steam power. At, this, season of the vestr the most attention is paid to 'mill and etene-eneine work, •Isesides such as we have already men- tioned a11aViL1g seen. A t oi,he,, tinies large nurnbers of reaping and teresh- ing, Machines- areturned out. .We observe, that &eery part of the buildings is crowded with workload work men. We are informed that this is top much the case, but that the large buildine, which we see -being erected, close at 'baud, is interstred far a general- warehouse ; and we feel sure that the seventy or eighty hands, now eneaeed about- the premises, c 6 are much pleased at the prospects. - Schots' (Communicated.) The yearly examination of thiatchool came off on Friday 24th inst. A very large number of the parents and zuard- ians • of the childrenivere present. It would occupy too much of your space to enter in to the details of the various classes examined; suffice it to say that all aequitted themselves in a manner teat teflected great credit -upon our talented and highly respected teacher, Miss4ane Martin, and the visitors -wero well pleased vt*eith the evidence of the iteady, and 'in •many •cases, rapid iOrogress of the children in the different branches of study, and 'ale° by the •plain ancl .practical manner in wliieh 'the teacher sought to explain and ilium - trate, the -lessons to the pupils. Miss Martin has thorough control 'ii the School, and that not so anteli by the exercises of her autho 'its, as a tertehet or by the use of the lash, as by the love 'and respect that We children ha ve.for her. The children sin g durieg tbe day several fine pieces a hich added to the pleasure and entainineut of both old •and young. imi happy to be able to state. that our school is now in In a very satisfactory corelition, the awetage mtendance tor the past six months being upwards ef sixty. There were present about beventy pupils, and thirty or forty spectators. At the close , of the examination all retired to their homes, feeling they had passed the dee .1,4Totwithstanding the sevei•e storms • • • the trains ou this line kept now, very good time. In a few days sleigh- prefictuey. ing will doubtless be excellent. , I School Section No. 10 Ilowick. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. SEAFORTH. Reeve.—S. G. McCaughy : Coun- cillors—A. Strong, es Segmiller, Jas. Beattie and J Broadfoet. sicKILLOP Reeva—W. J. Shannon—Deputy Reeve—S. Hannah: Couneillors—J Horan, Thos _durlay and John Ma- lone. STANLEY. Reeve—Mr. Simpson: Deputy Reeve-- Mr Castle : Messrs. Biggias, and Keys and Dr. Woods. HULLETT. Reeve—C. Morrow: Deputy Reeve H. Snell: Councillors—Messrs Stephenson, Warrick and Monteith. MORRIS. Rfieve --e-Thos, Kelly: Deputy Reeve, W G llingston. Councillors— Messrs Kelly, Proctor and -Johnston. GREY. Itveve—John LeCkie: Deputy Reeve Arch. McDonald: Councillors. Messrs Straaan, Williamson and Slemmon. UsBORNE. Reeve—A Bishop : Depty Reeve, Mr. Willis :--- Councillors — Messrs. Hunter, Brock and Turnoull. STEPHEN. Reeve—Mr. Greenway: Deputy Reeve —Mr. Yearly: — Councillors-- Cogdlin, Chun and Cerbett. RA Y. Reeve.—Mr. Brewn : Deputy Reeve Mr. Carrick : Councillors --- Messrs. Turnbull, Ferguson and Geigen. . Howlers. Reeve—Jas Perkins: Deputy -Reeve W Wade: Coucillors, Messrs Wilson, Wier aud McGuire. GoDERICH TOWNSHIP. Old Council re-elected. • CLINTON. Old Council re-elected, excepting Mr. Rance inst :ad of Mr. Steep for Councillor. TURNBERRY. Reeve—John Messer: Deputy Reeve 0 Tait Scott, (majority 148) : Ccuncillors : James Hogg, David Waugh and Robert Moffatt. ASHFIELD Reeve—George Armstrong :. Deputy Reeve:. Maurice Dalton Councillors Clare, John Andrew and- Jas.' Crawford. EAST WAWAN0SH. Reeve—H. helps.—Councillors,-- Edward Jemes, Thos. Taylor, William Graham ac d George McKay. WEST WAWANOSH. Reevb—C -Girvin : Deputy Reeve Edwin Gaunt::Councillors,; David Mellwaine, Charles Stuart, Robert Wilson. GODERICH TOWN. Mayor,—W. T. Has : Reeve—R. Gibbons : Deputy Esieve Horace: Hor- ton: . Council) smore, 116 w ell, Seymour and Sinclair. CcLI3ORNE. Reeve ---Win. Young. Countillers, —Spence, Xleatire 'Halliday and Rob- inson. TUCKERSMITH, Reeve --E. Cress well f Deputy Reeve Jas Dalles : Councillors D Walker,. N. Cousins, and D Sproet .0 . , . Wesleyan .A.rinive PSEI,Ty. . . On Christmas evening the annual tea- irreetin. g of the. W. Al...Church in this place oanse off The attendance was very large and respectable. 'A:he. refresh- ments di" great credit to tile providers. After. i a Dr. Smith was called to the chair, which position_ be filled, in a worthy manner. In introducing the first speaker, he made some very apt remerIES on the season etc : REV. PRICE, on taking the platform extended on the lemarle: of the Chair relative to the Christmas time. -11e also spoke of the genius of the pcesent age, remarking on a peculiar cheracteris- tic of the human mind, in endeavoring to reject novelties of all kinds. It re- quired time to lead men to endorse or second any great effort or Undertaking The speaker closed with some fecetious mention of the talkative propanSities of woman. ' REV. EASTMAN, after a few introduc- tory sentences,•passed on to his subject, "rhe Perils Of the Church of the pres- 'oat age.'. From her advent, she '-has been assailed by enemies, and nothing but [the Supernatural powei-, -fiaelu whom her. strength comes, has brought her safely through het tempestous course. In the present times •the Churen has Er ore to combat than at imy other time in her history. Oee a the most notice- able, as well as dire in its effects, the the Creeping 'ith of Emir. The latest, is "Rationalisin." This species of error Confluencebv ,professing to harruonise Rea .n and Revelation, and ultimately, rejects all religion aid lands man in atheism. It has been very formidable in Germaay, but is now being checked. It has also spread into gngland and America, and the Anglican Church has been particularly infested with ie Tie church in Canada is likewise cons fronted, with it, and, no doubt, but the battle of it and truth must yet be fought here, as elsewhere. However with a knowledge of past results, the Church need not fear the end. Sectim- al Rivalries and Jealousies, is anoth- er peril of the Church. Though chureh. es are divided on. rainor matters- it is united en the first principles ; those are lost sight of, and in the COm bat for demoninational dogmas, the force of power is spent, which might otherwise be employed in genu- ine evangelization. Sucb a • state is most antagonistic to Christianity. Another peril is, Listlessness and Apathy. It is stranke, but true, that all Christians are apt to become indift erent to the interests of religion. The Church is not a grand sanitorium, but where al men go for healing, Neither is it a dormitory, but it is a harvest field, in which all are expected to labor. The Church requires energy from all her members. REV. GRAHAM alluded to the poetry and poets of the present, and imme- diate past times. • He also made some other appropriate remarks. REV BRISTOL: spoke on some ideas suggested by the Rev. Eastman's ad- dress. - REV. Hessous, - dealt with the evi- dence of Chrisfianity. The fact that religion prevails at all is an evidence of its genuiness. A matter for the considererataon of all Christians, is how to enjoy their religion the most. As the proper understanding, of it, is one of the prime requisites in securing this end, a study of the Scriptures is an important part of Christian duty. After the usual votes of thanks ete, the gathering aspersed. USHORNE. (From our own Correspondent.)'' SCHOOL EXAMINATION.—Last Friday (there was an examination of the 2611001 taught by Mr. Fowlie. This 'is one of the finest schools in the township. This is a large section; they have a large commodious school house, and there -is a large number. of pupils. least Friday there was a full attenda.ace of scholars, and to witness the exansination there was a considerable number of parents and friends present, and also Mr. Cur- rie, teacher of the Exeter schooland a nuMbey of his pupils. The Exercises were very interesting. By their readi- ness in angwering questions :the pupils showed a. thorough acquaintance with the subjects on which they were exam- ined. Ms ny in the, school are well ad- vanced, having made considerable pro- gress in the higher branches of a com- mon school education. But se hile these gave evidenee of a catteful and nlieute training, the examination showed there had been no lack of attention to those in the lower departments. We have hadthe pleasure ef visiting this school again and again since it has been ander the management of Mr. Fowlic, and are srttistied that Mr. Fowlie'seesputation as a successful first-class teacher is one that he trully merits. Toweisme EXAMINATION.—The ex- amination of the scholars in this Town- ship was held in Smith's School house, on Thursday Dec. 24. Ten pupils from each sclaool -were allowed to compete, and nine or ten schools were represent- ed. The examiners appointed by the Township Council were, Revd. Mr Ke -vs of Exeter, and Revd. Mr. Gracey of Thames Road. But they were assist- ed by Revd Mr. Collins part of the day, and by Revd. Mr. Bodle and Dr. Wal- den the whole time. It was wholly a written examination, the questions hav- ing been prepared by Mr. Bonis, the Local Superineendant, andwas conduct- ed under the supervision of the Council the members cf_which were all pressnt. The exansinotion began about ten o'- clock a. M., and was not concluded till one next =ening. During the whole time all the available space in the school house was tilled by the friends of the pupils, and those interested from all parts' of the Township. And. although they were confined so long the children ifeemed never to flag in their work nor the spectators to lose their interest in the proceedings There was an interval twice for refreshments, which had been provided in abundance just a little way from the school house, in the Temper- MI,C0 Hall. Music also at iltervals en- livened the proceedings. There was a melodeon in the school house and a few pieces vere rendered in good style by a choii improvised from the children pres ent. The Council had arranged that every child competing should receive a prize, there being ten books for each school. But the school whose ten got the greatest number of marks received the 'est lot of books, the next highest the next lot. eta These books were then distributed by the various teachers accerding to their number of taarks. The school that thus stood highest was School No, 1, taught by Mr. Moir. School No, 6, Taught by Mr. Fowlie, and No. 2, taught by Mr. Gracey, were about equal, and so got the second and third lei between them. School No. 3, taught by Mr. Haslip, got the 4th lot. Fxeter ischool though at the examination did not get a whole let of books, having only four pupils from Usborne, but eet four prizes for these. Over and above these the Council had provided fear special prizes for the four best scholars in the Township. The first of these was gained by Walter Madge, a pupil m Mr. Gracey's school, the second by Gavin R. Moir, m Mr Moir's school ; the third by John Gardiner, in Mr. Haslip's school, and the ith by Thos. Hopper, in Mr. Ourrie's school, Exeter. The examination on the whole wae 14. success. About the only thing com- plained of was the length of time occu- pied. it is to be hoped, however, that if the Council see fit to make a similar grant for such a purpose this year, that means will be taken to shorten the ro- ceedings. • Postage to Britain is to be reduced to six cents. A severe fire took place in Wood- stock last week. The Rei enstein investigation is go- ing on at ttawa. It is supposed that McDougall will take his seat in the Cabinet on his return. A decided refusal to allow the Duke of Genoa to accept the Spanish Crown has been received at Madrid from Flor- ence, and in consequence the Spanish Ministers, including Prim, have re- signed. MARRXED. In Seaforth, on the 6th, inst, by the Rev. Graham. Mr Michael Murdie, to Miss Elizabeth Ann Gibson. All of Mt- Killop. In Sfaforth on the 31st inst. by the Rev. - William Graham, Mr Robert Sharp, to Miss Margret Junor. All -of Stanley. THE MARKETS. SEAFORTA Jan.,, 7, 1870 Wheat, (Fall) VP hushe1,1 Wheat (Spine V bushel, Barley V bushel, • Oats tf) bushel, Peas V bushel, Potatoes 4, bushel, Hay V ton, Eggs V dozen, Butter, V lb. Ducks, Pork, Hides, Sheep Skins, •Chickens, Geese, Turkeys, 0:50 0:65 0:41 0:26 0:43 '0:50 9:00 0115 018 0:20 7:50 6:00 0.40 012 0:30 0.05 GODE.RICH Jan, 4 (Signal Report.) 0:35 0:68 0:25 0:40 0:40 4:00 0:17 Fall Wheat, new,, Spring do Oats. Barley, Peas, Flour, Butter, Potatoes, Eggs, Hay per ton, Pork, to to to - to to to to to to to to to to to to 0:80 0:75 0:50 0:27 0:48 0:60 10:00 0:18 0:18 0:20 8:75 6:00 0:90 0.15 0;06 1370. to to to to to to to 0:73 0:74 0:27 0:47: 0:00 0:20 0:50 to 0:55 0:15 to 0:15 10:00 to 12:00 7;50 to 0:50 Store to Let. A Good Store on the coroner of Main and Market Streets, one door north o thePot Office. 108-4 in P. IvIARICEY. HOUSE AND LOT FOR 11 SALE. The House and Lot oecnpied by MIT, Dunn, North Main Street, Bnattie and -Stark's Survey. For Sale- Cheap, apply at the "Expositor" Office. Seaforth. January, 7th. 1870. 108. INSOLVENTACT OF 1864 AND Insolvent Act of 1869. Canada, In the County Province of Ontario, Court of the County County of Huron, of Huron, To Wrr In the Matter of MATTHEW RODGER, An Insolvent. On Saturday the 22nd day of January next, at eleven of the clock in the forenoon, the undersigned will apply to the Judge or the rfaid. Court for a discharge under the said. Act:' Dated at tae City of London, in the Coun- ty of Midllesex'this fourteenth day of De- cember, A. D. 1869. mArnimrw RODGER, By JAMER MAGE, 100 -td. His Attorney ad litem. BEAUTIFUL HAI% NATURE'S CROWN. Yon Must Cultivate it. GRAY NAIR c...artain in.aioation ti peony at the root*. MRS. S. A. 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