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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1871-02-03, Page 9• :pint txporiitor. DISTRIC 'MATTERS. RAILWAY TIME TAt31..E. Trains leave the Seaforth •statitni as follows :- OOINO EAST.- GOINa.:wEST. 805A. M. 10.50 " " L35 le tt. 5,45 " 2.25 r. M. 8.50 • 1.35 " 8.05 A.:3r. • Fish at meta at W. A. Shearson & Co.'s. • I58-tf , . . - IarraitARY.--iThe next meeting of the Seaforth Literary Society will be held in . Mr. Watson'shale-room on Wednesdey 1 ' ' - • next at half paet aevett p.m. , • MISSIONARY SERVTCK-The Rev. J. Denovan, of Stratford, will preach the annual Missionary Sermon at the:Baptist. Church, on Thursdey el -ailing Feb. 9th. at half -past sever.; o'cleck. A collection will be taken up for the mission.. SEAFORTH MARKET. -We arc informed by a farmer frein Blerthe,etheet on Thiirsa • day last he made i43 50 on a load of peas, over mot ahove what he would have made had be taken thet same load to Clinton. Remember this farmers. • . LECT-tr RE . -The third lecture of the course will he delivered by the Rev. W. e Graham, of Eamon dyille, on Monday, 6th , February, at seven o'clock pm.., in tith C. P. Church, McKillep, Subject --"The' Life aud Writiegs e•f Dr. Kitto."., LECTU RE. -a-•A lecture tinder the aus- pices of the Sons of Temperance, was de- livered in the efemperance 1L1J,Sea,. lorth, on Tuesday evening beet, by the Rev. Mr. Griffith. The lecture was a . good on, and wad deservedly well at- tended. • We are requested to state that the Rev. Mr. Starr, late of tif. Catharines, and newly appointed incumbeut or the Parish of Seaforth, will preach for the Rest time in St. Thorned' Church, Of this village. on Sunday next, at eleven oteock •a.m., and in the evening at half -past six o'clock. - ' ----- AN OLD FRIY:ND.. -The I foron ,S'ignal entered on the heel n ty-fourth year of •itte . existence, last week, with promises Abort- ly -to enlarge its borders and improete its appearance- 1 y donning a new dress. The ,.. Signal, unde the editorial eoutro- of -Ka Young. it.= in good handti. ItS,ealtOrials are ably and spiritedly writthit, and are frequently cold; e hy the oity aed iv)Cal Press We trust onr contebillot•ary may ge on and proeptie and that its success dhring the next cwerity-four year may be as great as its most ardent friends can desire. ITILLA(:-E COUNCIL. - The 3,1 uni ci pal Council of Seaforth, met at the Commit Room, (41 the evening of the 30th ult. TheReeve and Councillors StrongeBread- foot and Beattie being present._ 'The minutes (tf last meeting were read and adopted. The reports of the License and Bread Inspector weee received and adopt- ed. -The Treasureest accorint of $18 37, and an account for ehandilier and lainpe for TONVII Hall, amountieg to $14; Were ordered to be paid. Councillor Beattie gave notice that at the neat meeting of Council, he will introducehe anietainient to Byelaw No, 41. The Colleetor wae g veil until the 15th of; February to eel - leo the balance of taxes. The Couneil then adjourned. • BOILER E PLOSION. IWO L117 S LOST. A BUILDING B OWN TO PIECEr.; THE BO LER TH4 YN A AISTANDE SIXTY ARDS. .t FULL PAR 7.10 UL ARS. HE UNFORTU ATE _ On Saturday mo fling last, b twe n twelve and one o'cl6 sic, one of the mot extraorditaay bode.f xploilions on ecord took place in the B rrel factory o Mr. • John Elder, of this village. The tartic- :ulars are as follows ,:-It appears ti at on Friday night, about half -past nine or t4n o'clock, Mr., Elder nd Mr. Shaw, the engineer, iDarn 1 1. eft the factor and 4 the engine in char q of a lad 1 amid Friend Wm. Shdw, don of Daniel law, who has; for some tii e, been acti g s night -engineer and , f roman, in th fa tory: There was als a younger b oth r of the lade:She-4d, hfi with him, to kee him cor4pany. 1 1»l t eleveneo'clo • M Elder r turned to th factory, and loth d all righ t, and then w nt home to is h • tel, her. McBride's, f r the night. t aboutdialt-past twelv the noise of ti e explosion was heard 11 over the yllag John -and William E der, and seve al / f their, worioneu rudsh to the scene ftle . disaster. . The first thing they saw epo approaching, was the younger S It aw rus • ing Madly :long the streee en front ft e cooper shop. exclain ing that lie w s l building in' scalded. They went a littie furth ,r o and found the elder brother, 1. 1 Shaw, lying on his face, quite ea They next came to,th the entente was,andf3und it comp etel wrecke% to piece, and the boiler ly•ng a distance of about si. ty yards fro i 1 s .place. Some of the parties tool th , smaller boy to McBri le's Hotel, het he received all possib e attention ; an Mr. Bidet proceeded t once to 1 otif the Coroner., -The Co oner, upon rri ifig, andifinding the lad dead, or ere his remohal to McBri e's Hotel, als . ,1 tun SUFI RER. • • THE. FUNERAL 0 • VI MS. THE CORONE S INQUES • • The eldest • boy Fri nd illiam haa , was about 16 years �f ago. Be wa found lying on his.fac , aletut 50 ard front the,building in e hich he had eeu and the appearance w ich he pres nte was it ost sickening. nd heart -ren ling The f co was perfectl black, and. a dis figure 1 and mangled:a to be almos un recoeeizeble. • The id ht leg and lef tern were broken, and th eight arm wa Dead. seyered from he body. her was a so zi deep cut oi the right t 'fah llis c• oth,es were tor •almost en irel off hit . . . . The younger broth -r was .dreadfull , scalded about the arm and.lower p. rt of the body, hind from tl e 'first, Mit 8 ig4 hopes were entertain( • of his ulti ate recovery. ' The poor I ttle fellow linger' ed on,- enduring the111 ost excru tiatin suffering, luntil about • hree o'clock ifi th . afternoon of the same day, when eat • came to hfs relief TIIE BOI • The boiler was; ble'er lireotton from the •utif • was Trn.frout its fas e • g, and lighted o the north. It seem nd foremost, an truck against a large n a piece of the end o urniug the- log,, and oun 1, then turn oiled a chnsiderable toppe 1. The for ust 1 aye been tre he bo each a distal • ower as o carry be rhich unp6ded its pre • huh mu' tThe bei ding in wliii oiler were, was literall he roof wee blown erect in all direct -to .estigt left together :he contents, also, we ections ahout the yarc THE orthSel OF '11FIE A. Varreathe Re 6 I: Ho EON THAT IS TO BE. -Mr. David AIeSelight, of Seafoetb, has left for the purpose of attending the .Yeteri teary College 'in Toronto, -whidir superintended by Professor Andrew Smith, a graduate oPthe Edinburgh Col- lege, assisted by an able staff ar profes- sore. Mr. McNaught had beenprepar- ing for this step for nearly a year, and had -been reading up carefully, so as to , be able to enter Intelligently- upon the 'work and be abla-to.profit by the instruc- tion.. which he would receive at the hands of the professors. He is a man of . a fair education and. good ability, alai we believe he Will come out at the bead of his profession. We are happy to learn that he intends to practice in Seaforth. PERS() NAL -The Embr3 Planet speaks in the following flattering and compli- mentary terms of Our new townsman, • Mr. Benjamin Shantz This gentle• = man, after being a resident of. Tavistock • for two 1 -ears, was elected Reeve of East • Zorra last yean and should he have re- mained in that place would undoubtedly have been re-elected by a large majority for the ensuing year. When Mr. Shantz • came to Tavistock he embarked in the flax enterprise and carried on a large • business in that line up to ;.the present time. He has uow resolved to try the romantic village of Seaforth, and. intends erecting a large flax matte' that place int- • mediaColy. frieuds in Tavistock and vicinity will -deplore the loss of such an enterprising -townsman, and at the same time wish him every tuccess in his new home." GOING AHEAD. -We notice that Mr. L. Meyer has commeaced to lay• down - the materi41 for the erection, next Spring, • of another brick building. to connect that now occupied by the Messrs. Hiekson with Seottts block. • When this building is completed., Shaforth will be able to • boast of as handsome., a block of brick edifices as there- is in any town in Ontario:: Indeed. we may safely say that there is not another town or village in. Ontario, of the same age, which con- tains so large a number ot substantial aid imposing, places of business, as our o thriving llittie town of Seaforth. What we want now to make us second to no other town in proeperity and im- portance is two or three extensive manu- facturing establishments. These, how- , i ever, will no doubt come in 'good time. I There are few places which offer bet- ter inducements: for the investment of of capital in this way than Seaforth. • It is surrounded by a country- which cermet be surpassed for fertility and productive- ness, with a population both thrifty and prosperoustVe may state, in this con- nection, ethat Din. Coleman and. Gonin- • lock offer a free grant of land, in a col- venient situation, to, any energetic per- I sofa whe will undertake to establish ag- ricultural implement or machine'tiorks. This is' an offer well:worthy of attention, as there is no doubt that any person of liberalexteans and good ability, availing himself of this opportunity, could, in a very short time, establish a large and profitable business. ER.- • in the opp sit >athlete. boys. I ings, throng th bout -sixty yard • tie have come oe on its • patitage log which, broke the boiler, over• lunging int? the over, evidently mimeo befere if of the explosion ndeous, to drive ce; and With swill ort it all objects re s. the.engine and shivered to pieces. , the siding scat - and scarcely a xc pt the . posts. strewn in So far) i utterly i ny reason for the ek -onjentures are voue s nal cause will. doubt e •ystery. On thispoi eadere to judge fo orm their own opini aken it tlie Coroner ive below ..xritisioN. . f • ossible .to give ilosion. Various fed, but the ac- s- ever Uremain a we shall leaveour themselves, and from the evidence nquest, which we THE FUN IRAL The fun ral took pa e •ari Sunday, etid as 'eryj nurrierou . attended.. iThe ast repiai s of the p r unfortunate 'lads ere f011o3 eci to their last resting -Place n the Egniondville bi ial ground; by a ere k4rge concourse sorrowing friends nd r latives: pressive funeral ermon was preached, y the Ree. Mr. to] d smith!. The sadly bereaved parents are entitl- a to the iiost sincere ympathies of the onuriunit : Mr. Mebride is entitled to the highest redit for his kindne.ss and attention to he Sufferers, and for •, he willingness of ihriself,- and other men hers of his house- iold, to do all in thei power to accom- nodate an I assist th s who were in at- endance ipon the de 1 and dying. THE IN9 EST- ner, held an in - Dr. Campbell, Co uest upon -the body • 'haw at i IcBride's I r. Ia. es attie w ri f the jury The fell al evitien e taken befo CYRUS ELDEn, said It at upon going to- • ards the faetory, he A und a pair of pante . rid bots on the road. 1The body was fty yards from the bu lding. Shaw has 1 ecu five years in Jo • • Elder's employ as .ngineer. The boiler and , engine were pparentlY in good orcl r. Don't know he reason of the explo ion. His brother atm was there an hoit before the ex- losion took place, a u tried the steam pages and found, water. Shaw comes on at six o'clock and works until seven o'clock next mo ing. The pants and hoots found bell ged to Williana Shaw, and were foun about •twenty yards from the factor, . The deceased as very steady and a. entive. Jonx ELDER, propri tor of the factory. tarted steam in the f ctory on Friday • ternoon. - Daniel Sh` we father of de - sed, filled the boile , and left it in ianing order at ten p i • I Left Friend I haw in charge of the eigiug and boiler. ' • is duty Was to make I team and let it r n on to the bonesfel steaming bolts, a d run the engine el d pump water. 1 hen we left we gave nstructions what do; and ,I said 1 w ld be back by Fhieed .Nt'illiam tel, on. Saturday. chosen foreman ing is the princi- e the jury :--e• HE HURO EXPOSITOR. twelve o'clos er before to see how he was getting long. Went back at eleven o'clock. We» t into the factory anda ked him if every hing was running right. He said everyt 'fig tees right. I partic lar- ly asked him if the pump was right, and he replied thlat it was. Stayed in. the factory about ten er fifteen minutes, and then went to MeBride's hotel and went to bed. I gO rothid every night to see if every thing is right. . On the night in question, the boiler and. engine were in good working order. Shaw told me there. was water in the boiler, and the steam was damp. It ppears to me that the explosion was caused by. want of water. Shaw's duty was to keep the water in • the boiler. The father of deceased un derstands eyerything about a boiler. _DANIEL M. SHAW, &her of the &- ceased. being sworn, said :-I was there and started. the engine and left all right at half -past ten p.m. I ran the engine from =clerk. Mr, Blder and I left at the same time. There was plenty of water in the boiler when I left, and the pump was working spleadidly. Told my son not to let the steam pp to a blowing head. I set up the engine and consider- ed everything safe anout her. Believed my son was able t� run an engine. • I be- lieve the expllosion has been from press- ure. • I belieye there was a weak point in the boiler,' Don't think there is any blame to be attached to any person. • My son hashed charge of engines many times. The engine Was shut down as I always have her. • 1 . After hearing some further evidence of an unimportant nature, the jury ave, the following verdict : • . - "We, the mu thy consiaer that the de •f ceased cae his death, from explo ion of the boiler, which Occurred from s me unexplained Ta.use ;• atso that no bl, me can be, or is ittached to - any party or parties. AmAhnuit RAMA.TICS.-The Seat. rth Amateur Dra etic: Association gat an entertainment in the Town Hall, ast Friday evening. There was quite a 1. rge attendance, the hall being well fil ed. The stage was furnished with the ne es- sary scenery footlights, curtain, &re., pertaining to enimie theatre. The frst piece given was the • panateurs' stale ard farce of " Bex and Cox." The .p rts were well taklex. The, Box of. Mr. • 4c - Dougall, in it imperturable coolness nd sang froid, could hardly be inipro -ea upon. _Mr. A cFee's Cox was also a c• ed- itable piece f acting, while the el 7's. Bouncer of M eJackson was a clever r- formance. P orer !acting .than tha of these gentlem, n !nay be. seen any ni ht on profession 1 boards. The next p ece was "roppin the • Question," and me the usual difl eulty of mnateur asso da - Cons, that of filling the parts of fe ale characters, h d to be met. We will ot say the diffi ulty was altogether o er- come, but it as boldly taken in ha d, and grappled with some sueceet. 'he make-up of t e lady characters was x- cellent, and a ittle more practice in tit ier. particulars 3v uld mike the perforate lee highly credit ble. The last piece- as the farce of " iasher and Crasher." his was very mi th-provoking, and brou dit down the h•ou e at every turn. Betw .en the pieces, so gs were given, in excell ut style, by Mr. avanagh, Mr. Sperling rat Mr. Cline, ell iting hearty en -cores.- 'he orchestra um er the skillful cenduct r - ship, of Mr. ollins, furnished approi ate music for t ie occasion. The proce ds •of the entertainment, anmenting to so e. $26, were don ted to the Seaforth Ben v- olent Aesociation- lt is the intentioi of the Dramatic ss iation, we un ere stand, to give a set es of entertaintneits' during the w ntee. We hope they n ahr, all be aesucee sfill that of last wee . 0-o to She rson & Co.'s for D. W fruits. 11 158-t .THE CHESS -higrom -The telegrap tic chess match b tween the -pleyers- of Sea- lorth and ton resulted, on Monday evening last, n a 'victory for the ea - forth platers. Thefolloveing is the sone : • LS cilian! Game.] sEAEokril-witrx.R. ' cm/mm-73Lm • 1. P to K 4. P to Q B 4. 2. .it to Q tks P. , 3. Kt to K B 3. • ..1) to K 4. B to Q 3 4. • Kt te K 133. 5. Castles. P -to Q 4. 6. P tks 1? 13 to Q 3. 7. Kt tks B tied Kt. • 8.. R to K q! • K Kt to Q2. 9. P to K 3 Q to Q B 2. 10. Qtks P P to K 13 3. • IL tks 13. •Kt tks P. 12. 13 to K 4. • tit Kt to K 2. 13. Kt to Q IR 3. Id to Q, sq. - 14: 13 to •Q Q to Kt 3. a 15. Q tks Q. tks Q. 16. B to Q Kt 6. I) to K Kt 4. 17. B to K. Kt 3. 1Kit4. 18. 13 tks Q Kt. •Kt tks 13. 19... Itt to Q Kr, 5. ' Kt tO K 4. 20. B- tks P tks B. 21. It tks P • P to K Kt 5. 22. Kt to Q. • K to B 2. • 23. Kt to N. 8 chk. • K to Kt. 24. Kt to K B 6. P to it 5. ' 26: P to Q It 3. P to Q Kt 4. 26. P to Q 6,. •Q R to It ;3. • • 27. P to Q . • 13 tks P. ; 28, Kt tks B'chk. • K to B 2. 29. Kt to Q B 5. it to Q13 3. • 30. P to Q B 3. P to Q Kt 3. 31. Kt to K 6 chk. • K to Q 3. •• 32. Q R to K. I I It to K. 33. K]3.toK4. R to Q B 5. 34. :Q it to clak - K to .K.2. 35.-: Kt toQt dia. hk. Blk resigns., Ingham. , S„ , T. ANDREI.% ,--The Winghain St. An- drew's Society held their anneal dimier at Johnston's Hall, on Wedneskilay even- ing, the 25th ult. The hall was beauti- fully decorated with evergreens, which plainly showed that lour hot, Mr. John- ston, spared neither timenor expenseto make things pleasant to the eye. After sufficient justice beingdone to the cravings of tlk inner man, the tat) es being fairly loaded with all the delicac es of the seaku the intellectual part of the entertahtn ent commenced: Several toasts were pr posed and ably tn respond d f id by gentlen present, who had. ma1e it *reit- duty -t have their most elabor te speeches read on that occasion. T e vocal part of t e entertainment was c r- ried out by th • choir, ship of Messr Tar'under the leader- ship and Herbe t who sang sox e most beautiful son s. In conolusion 'Auld. Lang Syne" wlas sung by the ch ir, and the audience s- persed, each t king his own road, ful satisfied that t ey had spent an e'enjj both pleasant n.d profitable. 'K. a orrie. Business is ery dnll. We are pain d to reeord the death Of two old gentlemen during the last weck. S. Brant, Esq., in his 72nd year, and Mr. Green, ag 88 years. • J A • Blythe., MISSIONARY MEETING. -Th e • annual miszionary meeting was held in the Free- byterian Church, on Wednesdayeveeing, the 2Tit1i ult. : The deputation was small, but the objects were ably advocated by Reit Messrs Leask, of Lucknow, and Id eQuaig, : of Cliu ton, who very ford] ay and eloquently impressed. upon the audi- ence the great importence Of aiding the Home, Foreign and Kankakee Missiees, Knox College and the Widows' and 0 phans' L. BIBIJE SOCIETY. -The annual meeting of the Blythel3rauch Bible Society, was held in the • Presbyterian (Jhurch, on Wednesday evening, Feb. 1. The meet- ing will addressed by the agent and others. . r .-Professor Ward has organized' m an adnit and a juvenile class in this place, for the purpose of giving instruc- tions it vocal music. We ?}WA congrat- ulate ;Mr. Ward upon his success in ob- taining so large a number of pupils. • He contemplates giving a juvenile concert here in the course of a month. 1,Ve are quite sanguine that it will be largely ak tended as his musical talents are,much- ap6pAreLialSALTER!'ted.• • SALTEST !-Salt • being the great export of Huron, atel one of the strong1 st L., II. & B. itailway induce- ments, Blythe is determined not to al- low he sister village to monopolize this precious article of •commerce. • She has therefo e made a noble strike for her share, nd not being. satisfied with the article n the positive degree, she is des- tined t) be the "saltest village" in the Count A large amount of money lete leeu s bsciibeeby our leading citizens. ift ,, barrels of hand-picked Spitzen burg' pples, at W. • A. Shearson & t 158-f --4 .•• Wroxeter. • BUR. s ANNIVERSARY. -The Wroxeter St. Au( rear's }Society celebrated the an niversa y of Scotia's greatest poet in true Scottial style this year. The attendance •_was no quite so large as on former occa- sions, t • ough there were upwards of 200 present and in point of enthusiasth the celebra ion was fully equal. to former ones. S ne gratifying feature of the en- tertaim lent .which we cannot help notic- ing was the almost total absence of the inebrie y with which such gatherings are very a it to be- around up. The repre-- hensibl custont of drinking toasts in strong inks, is, we are happy to say, coin* ely thine away with by this So- ciety, nd people la e beginning to see that' th y can enjoy themseives just as well vri hout indulging in these time-hon- ored b t dangerous customs. The ball -whi h the celebration was held was tasteful y decorated witn pictures, mot. to.&i.. Conspienons amnia; the latter was the defiant "Nein° me i.nkinine sit ;" a d others such as "Auld Lelia Syne," " Scotland Yet." " Braw Lees and B nnie Lasses.1" "God Sere our Graciou Queen," "Our New Dominion," and oth r appropriate sentiments. With regard. t the viands we need only say that th -y were prepared in the usual first-cla s style of the caterer, Mr. Gof- ton. , After the keen demands of appe- tite hat been fully complied with, the hall wa cleared off, and the audience called t order by the Preeident of the Society, Mr. Hugh Hamilton, taking the chair, A number of sentiments were thee p °posed and replied to, among which e may mention, " The Queen and. Ilo !al Family," by the Chairman, followet 'by " teod Sate the Queen."- "Govertor-Geueral and Lieutenant -Gov-. ernor," .)y the Chairman. ----Song by Mr. Wm. D If, " Fortune turns the Wheel." -The text toest was the " Army and. Navy," coupied with our Canadian Vold unteers.--Song by Mr. George Gibson, " Red, White and Blue."- Mr. Peter Morin, rho delivered a • speech later in the eveling, here favored the audience with a ideitation 'lepicting the "Horrors of war. '-Mr. Samuel Playford sang " Ye ith riners of England. ' Mr7Wm. Duff sit "-The Heights of Alma." -- The Ch trman then proposed the toast of the ivening, " To the Memory of Robert urns." He said just 112 years ago to- ight Robert &fin was born in an eul clayabiggint in Scotland; he • gave sot e amusing anecdotes connected with .13u ns' childhood,. gave a sketch of the man er in which his countrymen re- ceived in e alluded to his faults, and to the i justice with which he Was treat- ed. He remarked that Burns' object in • writing such poems as "Holy Willie's Player,' was not as many supposed to ridicule le: ig i • 1)ut to lampoon the cant am the liyeocrisy that made them- selves tc aim:trent to a man like Burns. He rela ell an amusing anecdote of a char:tete m his hative leach who greatly • . resemblt d Holy Willie in bis religious optnois 131.1rns' nritiTgs were produc- tive of I; )od i't these times, as by t:teir keen t. at re they removed a great amount of the itui existing in Scotland. He also not d the effect of .his writings on the dial ct in which he wrote; in retain- ing and perpetuating the " guid braid Scotch." Burns' writinea were not wily universe ly -read in ScotFand, but all parts of the ci ilized world has received them with de ight. • Mr. John Moffat, sang "Soots Wha' Hee." The Seeretary of the &el ty, Mi. Geo. Gibson, then gave a short pitome of the amount expended by the Society in charitable perposes during he past year.-±t1The Land we left," es- 18 then responded to in a short pithy sp ech by Mr. John Fortnue --The "Land ' Cakes," was next en the pro- gramme, sling by Mr. Ilebtea -Cibsome- " The II. tistrums Dead,", was then pro- -.posed, ai d was received with appropriate 'silence, Mr. Geo. Gibson responding to the sen iment.-The next toast was, '- "Our a 'opted Home, the Dominion of Canada.' It was responded to by Mr. Peter Morin; .who made what was, by . common consent, called the speech of the s evening. This toast was also replied to by Mr VingLanrie. -Other. toasts -were \ propose and responded to, and the en- 0 tertainment broke up at a late henr; all seeming] satisfied with the manner in r which t ey celebrated the anniversary of \ Scotia's eatest poet. •• Ltiean- • RUNA team belonging to Mr. h Richard Mewling, of Stephen, while a hitched. at .Atkinsoe's store -house, last d week, b calming alarmed at a passing train, brike loose and ran away, scatter. ing its le d of pork in all directions. Be- t yond.bre king harness no serious damage w EdAopni MACHINE FOR MANITOBA. - Mr. Jo • • Jackson, sold. one of his com- bined re ping machines last week for ex- portation to Manitoba. The price paid was $160 Mr. McMichael's Reply to the Warden. ' To the Ezlitor oXthe. Huron Expositor. • Sine -In the last week's Bignal ap- pears along letter from Robert _Gibbons, , Esq., 1,1,ral't ea of the County of Huron, in reply to my communicatioulately pub- lished In your paper, relative to the pur- cha,se of the Northern Gravel Road, and • froin the tone of his letter, which is now before me, he evidently thioks that he has at last, got the "conceited Hullett philosopher" entirely within his grasp. But, Sir, the "Hullett philosopher" has never as yet considered it an arduous task to reply to the Warden of Huron's communications. He says, first, that there is not a word of truth in my state- ment that the Town of Goderich built the Northern Road. Well, we all know that there was such a thing as a Gra.vel Road Company in connection with it. But he says "the facts are these, the Mn- nieipal Corporation•of the Town lent to a Jeint Stock Companyethe sum of $60,000, and the Compaay advanced $20,000 of their own. money, and that the Town also ga e a bonus of $3,000 to encourage them i carrying out the work. From this it tement of facts, 1 would ask the ' Hulle t Philosopher ' if $40,000 was not en ugh for the Town and Company to lose " Now, Sir, the "Ihullett Phil- osophe " adopts the Warden of Huron's logic, h can with equal truth and jus- tice salthe above statement is not true, simply because the farmers of Huron do not want their road. They say let them keep it, and if the Town has found in their cosy little nest, a Tartar, instea of the goose that was to lay toe gale eggs, %viat have we to do with it. Bul Sir, the real facts ef the ease are these": The TO vri of Uoderich borrowed from the Go -tern ent out of 'the Municipal Loan Fund al e sum of $100,000, add $60,000 was spent as above stated, the balence; $40,0001 was squiedered. away in local i improv ments within the Town, and for the use of said money they agreed to pay tho Get ernment six per cent. per annuro for tnterest, and two per cent. for sink- ing fund, until the whole was paid, and how the graeping Coiporation fulfilled their a freereent the segnel -will show: On the 30th of June, 1368, their account stood with the Municipal Loan Fund as follows -Goderich Town owed as prin- cipal $ 00,000, amount of arreaas $29,• 693, making up a sum total at that date .of $(29,693. Wherilas the County of Huron borrowed from the same fund. $253,000 on the same co -editions, which amount! they :invested as shares in the Buffalo and Goderich[ Railway, and ulti- mately as transferred as a bonus to the Compel.) that finished said rail road; and at the s me date, namely, June 30, 1868, their a count stood with the Mitnicipal ' Loan itu lid as fol lows : B urnn County amount of lean $253,000 ; ar, credit of sinking fund $129,70, thereby reducing their -debt to ;51 23.2.4 a e. rt•at lerable over one-half. Now, Mr. htater, is it not veey cool and audacitme for the War- den of Huron, and the grasping Town of, God.erich, after breaking- faith with the Government, andsquandering away the $100,000 borrowed from the Municipal Loan Fund, to turu round. and co.dly ask the farmers of Huron (who have been paying to the last cent, all legitimate claims against the County, as they be- came. due)' to purchase from them this dilapidated road, at half price. They haye evidently come • to the conclusion that a half loaf is better than none. But he says, I "again, Sir, although the Philos- opher is a very wise man in his own con- ceit, still I am -prepared to show that his statemetts with reference to -the disposi- tion of t e $400,000 borrowed for builde: ing the ounty Gravel Roads, are incor- rect an not true. My worthy friend will be surprised and shocked when 1 tell him th all the Town got was Why, . r. Editor, the Warden must either •1 e dreaming, or else under the inflnence of that which intoxi- cates, b case -1 distinctly stated in my last coin unication that that was" what -the Tow , got 'out of the original $400,- 000, and I presume that it graveled all the road within the Town • Corporation. His ilex statement adverts to the assess- ments a •d equalizatiord of the Town of Goderich and the Townships ef Hullett and Morris, from theyear 1855 to 1859, but has no connection whatever with the purchase of the Northern Gravel Road. It was a subject that I discussed during these years through the columns of the Huron. 8 'final, and was the direct means Be also ays that my statement relative i of formie g the basis that the assessment rolls of t le County are now equalized by. to the a onnt of money expended on the Maitla,m Hill and Bridge „at Goderich and, Lake Shore Road are not true. • I have the in a letter from Mr. Adamson, and certified by that gentleman, as Clerk of the Cc mity, to be correct. • But, Sir,. the Warden goes On to show that the amount of $09,074 that the M unicipal Corporation e of Ashfielel, Colborne, and 'Goderich . received, as certified by Mr. A dameon's letter, cannot be- considered as an eq nvaltnt, simply be.cause it did hot all come out of the original $400,000, borrower( for the gravel roads. • What logical reasoning to emanate from the A arden of }fume 1 would ask where did. he expect to get the $40,000 as the price of the Northern Gravel Road, 'sure- . ly not out of the original $400,000. I again repeat that the Corporations of Goderich Town, Colborne and Ashlield, received of County money the sum of $69,042, which was spent on the Lake Shore Road, the Maitland Bridge, and Hill at Goderich, as certified by Mr. Adarneon's letter, (let the Warden again deny it, and I will publish the letter,) while their proportionate share of the 8400,000 borrowed, wonld only be ae- ording to •th o last equalization of the hiunty $64456. I am really sorry for my old friend. the Warden who is evi- dently bewildered in his o financial fa tatement. The Warden th n asks how came o leave out of m calculation ver ten tedies of its front graveled by the to Vest W aeposh, a township that got Northerril Gravel Road Company ? My eply is simply because the Township of Vest Wawanosh was not in existence when the -gravel roads wei e built, or in ther words, suppose for instance, that he ratepayers of Hullett took into their eads that the township was too large, nd petitioned the Ontario Legislature to ivide the township, would the Warden _greet an equivalent to East Hullett. He would be the first to tell us - that the ownship had. received their share of the $400,000 already. But if the Warden and the Town of Goderich are so very de- sirous of having free roads all over the County, let them prove their sincerity by abolishingl the tolls on the Northern Gravel Road, and the collection. of far- mer:. market fees. Their exaMple might have a beneficial 'effect in influencing the ratepayers, of the County to abolish the tolls on the County Gravel Roads. Fresh eas and Coffees at cost at W • Shearsin & Co.'s. _ FEBRUARY 3, 1871 But, Mr. Editor, it appeals that the Warden could net close his wonderful production, without= a taunt about my followers repeated.ly leaying me out in the cold. It was really too hard of my old friend, as he knows I an very thin skinned. I might return the emnpliment, but that would be no argument against the purchase of • the ,Northern Gravel _ Bead. 1 can assure him that I am not in the cold, but viewing matters as they turn up quite philosophically. • Yours, THOMAS MCMICHAEL. BUSINESS.- bleighing good, and busi- The timber is on neTssEgRenSeArLaTil ynEnbrisk.Ieground for the derrick, and the Company expects to start boring for bseaeint itnraitbeouat tenhlltdauallYluesetelsj.-anh2-el8h7a1s. large quantity of pork and ,graiu of all kinds in during the last week. As higli as $7.10 has been paid. for pork. QUA MILLE ASSEMBLIES-- -0 r Qua- drille Assemblies are prospering well, better than was ever expected, there be- ing -about thirty couples present every nigThlita.w.-There was a man daught shop -- lifting on Tuesday. • Ile doubtless one of a gang of ragamuffins, with which cur village has been troubled for some time. His name we have not learned. THE WEA.THRR.-The weather for the la.st few days was rather mild, and seem- ed to be bordering on a thaw -which came on Tuesday morning with fuey, and threatened to destroy pur sleighing, but, as usual " tack -frost ' . 'is again on hand. A BIG RACE. -The greatest race of the season was run from here 2,4othGoder- ich on Tuesday night, the for a prize of $100. Tple. c•sohmarpiritaoured astrarriteel filrioGrctuldieerrieebat at 3 a.m., messra. Livingstone and..Areestrong winning by -fifty minutes. • SALT. -The preparations for the erec- tion of the derrick are being rapidly push- ed forward by Mr. 'Thompson, of -this place, who is contractor, and as -he is a god and faithful workman, it is certain that. it will not be long in the erection. When completed it will be a well -finish- ed. and substantial building. WOOLEN FAgronY.-Our old and es- teemed friend, Mr. atm .Kay, has retired from public life, having sold out to one McIntosh, of Woodbridge, who is going to fit up the factory here in firskelass style. The farmers will do well to pa- tronize hir. McIntosh as he has been at the business for a number of years. thenvettent-We are all alive about railways. There are three roads propos• - ed to cinne through here; :one from Ber- lin, one from London, and. one from Lis- towelle and all three terminating rt Kin- cardine. We woulbi just advise our neie0 hboring villageis to keep coot on the matter'and they willsee that they will Yet all be supplied with branch railways from here, as this ie ;to be the railway' centre of Western Canada. • NEW FIRM. ---Business is rather dull In Hamilton at present. So muchao is this the case, that the enterprising firm of Kerr, Brown & McKenzie, of that city, has opened out branch stores in Ainley- ville and Cranbrook, for the disposal of unseasonable goods and bankrapt stock. I am teld the are doing ,a fair retail trade, and if business does not improve in the city shortly, they will probably move the Hamilton Branch up here when navigation opens. Ainleyville will sure- ly have a railway soon now. -Com. COU14-C11.1 MEETINGS. • STEFHEN.-The Council met on the 16th inst. All the members preseitt. Usual papers signed. Clerk and Treas- urer re-elected ; 0. Walrond -and John Mathewson, Auditors C. Prouty to at- tend Biddulph Coancil at its eext meet- ing. • _Collector -to settle up with the Treasurer by the 1st February. Clerk to. Jet a job of chopping, etc., between lots 11 and 12, on .N. on Saturday, 28th inst. at 2 o!clock. That a By-law be submitted to the people, on the Ilth day • of March, for the purpose of boreowing • ten 'thousand dollars be, way of deben- tures, for the purpose of extending the Credit= Gravel Road,also S.B. and N.B. roads. Orders were granted to the amount of $326 44, principally for road• • improvements and charity. C. PROUTY, Clerk. • HAY. -The new Council of the Town - 'p of Hay, fleet in the Town Hall, Zur- ich, on Jan. 16, 1871. Present -Robert Brown. Esq., Reeve, William Carrick, Esq., Deputy Reeve, Messrs. Robert Fer- guson, John • B ,,Geiger, and William Turnbull, Councillors. The Reeve, Depu- ty Reeve-, and. Councillors, having made and subsciibed their respective declara- tions of qualification and office, the minutes of lastmeeting were read and ap- proved. Moved by W. Turnbull, second- • ed by R. Ferguson, that Ralph Brown be an Auditor for the current year. --Car- ried. • The Reeve appointed John Roder- ick an Auditor with the approval of the Council. Moved by R. Ferguson, second- ed by W. Carrick, that William Wilson be Clerk, at $140 salary, for the year, and _Michael Zeller, Treasnrer, at $50 salary, for the year. -Carried. • Moved by W. Carrick, seconded by Vii Turn- • bull, that Paul D. Bell be allow- ed next season, to perferm the bal- ance of his statute labor for last year amounting to eleeen days.- Carried. Moved by R. Ferguson, second- ed W. Turnbull, that the folio -Wing accounts be paid, viz : Jacob Reader, lumber for culverts,$1; T. J. yoorhouse, stationery, etc.'$6 ; Charles Creitaan, sundry fixings in Town Hall, $7 ; Daniel Zeller, Road Inspector, $11 25; Charles Bauer, cedar for enlverts, etc., on 14th concession, $9 75; William Wil- son, Division Registrar for 1870, 84; William Buchanan, balance of repairing grayel road, $4. -Carried. .Moved by W. Carrick, seconded by W. Turnbull that Alex. 'McLaren be Assessor, at a salary..of $C0 a year; R. Broderick, Tan - ern Inspector, at a salary of $12 a year ; Mrs. IA olnick, Hall keeper, $8 a year ; and W. G. Wilson, Township Librarian, •$10 a year. -Carried: Moved by W. • Turnbull, seconded by W. Carrick, that the sum of. $4 per month be allowed to Harriet Carr, indigent • -Carried. Moved by W. Turnbull, seconded by J. 13. Gei- ger, that this Council do now adjourn to meet again in the Town Hall, on Tues- day, Feb. 21, at 10 o'clock a. in. for the purpose of granting certificates for Tay - ern Licences, appointing Pathmasters, &c., and that the Clerk put up notices thereof. -Carried. WILLIAM WiLsox, Clerk> • • . MeLEAN I3IWTI� VOL 4, BUSIKISS MEDIC, • TRACY, M. e County of Huron, • itidence-One dooritast • Episcopal Church. Seaforth, Dee. 14th, n -1-) C. MO0B-E, M. D., • tne, of McGill Unive Physician, Surgeon, ke • deace erich, Ont. Zurich, Sept. 7th, 167 ir AMES STEWART, J. Graduate el 'Mei Montreal, Physieiare and residenee-Brucefie Brueefiekl,•tlatio•13,•1 • -FIR. W. R. SMITH, I geon, ete. Othee, Robertsolde Reehlene Notth, Seaforth, Dee. 14e L. VERCOE, M „ clan, Surgeon, etc.i sidene,e, corner of Ma Street, immediately -in.: Store. • Seaforth, Feb. 4th. TAR. CANIBELL, _IL/County. 101tiee an Corby's, tornar store. forth. Office day, ;1/4.;'atur WAKER„ • and Solicitor-bi-: veyancer, Notary Publi • the Clerk of the Peace, Goderich, Ont. N.B.-MI:M*3r to len Farm Lands. . Goderich, Jaii'y 28 JICArpilEY- 1Barristers, Afton icitors in Chancery 9.114 taries Publie and COnv • tors for the R.C.Bank,S for the Canada Life Ass • N. B. . 301,000 to lei Farms, Houses, and Lot Seaforth, Dec. 14th, • lop EN8ON &I MEYEI .JI Attornev1. t Law, 8 eery and Inso veney, 4' aries Public, etc. Ofilee Wroxeter, Agents fin Loan Co. a tipper Can onial_Securities Co. of L Money at 1 per. cent; 41'•:a1f0 gje" 1A1.111thEi,14:S.14;pc. l'Otb- HoTg 0M:11E11(1 AL HO James Laird, p tirst!--cja,ss ace( mmoda Iing Public. 11(.1 larder. ways snpphcl with thi ts afford. Execilent stal tion. , Abileyville, April f...'3, : NOX'S HOTEL {L, The undersigned b public for the liberal pa. to him in time past int] tad ate° to inf rill thene t, tesurned lewd ess in t where he aril be happe from elt1 friends, andam TIT( , : Seaforth, May 5, 187( EXCHANt 1.) erich, ONT.,J. CA EToR yna,xxx liotel, Warsaw, This hotel ha S recently nished, and refitted th now one of the most cora modious in the Provinc( Rooms: for 'Coromereiat Terms liberal. April 14, MISCELLA BHAZLEHURST, ,- eer for• e Coun 13. trith, Ont. articulo. the Bale of ,Bankrup Stock Sales attended o Goods Appra.hted, Mort Landlord's Warrants Bailiff First Division Goderich, -June Pth fl & W. MePHIL ▪ Land Surveyors - etc, An manter of ,Clo with neatness and dispa litps, Commissioner 'Neil-, door south of Sha forth. • Seaforth, Dec. 14, 18 Ci MAILL & CROOK• Plans and Specifi rectly. Carpenter's, P son's work, measured Over 3. C. Dethor House Square, Gederi Goderich, April 23, • Q HARP'S LIVERY LJ ST., SEAFORTIL. F and Carriages always o able terms. R. L.S}Lta Seaforth, May 5th, 187