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The Huron Expositor, 1871-04-14, Page 80 DISTRICT MATTERS Don't fail to call at Frank Paltridge's And get one dozen photographs of your- self for one dollar. • NEW STORE.—We uederstand that Messrs. -Hoffman Brothers are about opening oat a new Dry'Goods Store in the stand lately occupied by Mohr & Co. Tama Marcia—We *nderstand that two members of the SeAlorth Volanteer Company, purpose going to London; te attend the trial math far the Wimble- don team, to be held on the 27th and. 28th inst. Fr PERSONA.L.—We are pleated to learn 'that Rev. Mr. Stair; who was, for sever- al days coafined to' his room with tberia, is again nearlyrecovered, and _able to attend to his ministerial duties. CHESS MCH.—A. cbesS match be- tween Seafoith and Toronto is at present in progress. So far the ,game is a very close oee. It Will be concluded in time, to aable us to- give the complete score net week. errEss Coateite—We observe that the London Adveihieer has devoted weekly -space for extending the knowledge of chess. The column seems tobe couched- dd by a most competent person, and. one who thoroughly anderstands' this earl, dent game. • EetanuenrsiNme—The Messrs. Hicktort lave started a branch store in Watibrloo Village. We wish them success, and tenet they may succeed in building up as extensive and Incretive busineis in Water, too as they have done inJ Seaforth. * EXTRA. PRIZES; --7The inhabitants of =_Brucefield and vicinity will give the fol- lowing extra prizes, at the South Riding Spring Fair, to thorough -bred stallions : 1st $5 ; 2nd, $3. Parties competing for these prizes must be prepared to produce pedigrees of their animals. • CA NA DA. PRESBYTERIAN CHARM =The work en the Canada Presbyterial). Church of this village, is progressing favorably. Mr. Duncan, tlheconeractor for the wood work, is making a first-class job. Mr. Darling has the contract for the Plaster- ing work, and is now busily engaged with it. Mr. Darlings Connection with this department is a sure guarantee that the week will be well and. neatly done, • EITSINES.S NOTICES.—We direct the at- tention oftour readers to the new adver- tieements of.:111essrs. Kidd, Hickson, and Campbell. They have each received large and well selected spring stocks, whichare well worthy of a careful in- speetton from intending purchasers. Mr. Kidd has added a Millmery department to his establishment. CRICKET —A parting of the Seaforth Cricket Club will be held at Currie's Saloon, on Monday next, at 8 o'clock P. M. We have seen a very handsome °ticket -bat, which will be presented by Mr. •Meyer, President of the Club, on that evening, to the player who made the beat average score last season, -who, we understand, is .Mr: James_ H. Beeson. Besteltante —At a meeting of the base -ball players of Seaforth, held at Murray's,Hotel, on Wednesday evening, 5t1I inst., a Clob was • formed, to be named the "Star Base -Ball Club." The following officers were deleted.: H. W. C. Meyer, President; Thomas Smythson, Seeretaxy ; T. P. Bull, Treas,urer ; Cameron, Captain; Messrs. Latimer, McMurray and Dalson, Managint, COM • mitten It was proposed that .th; mem- als herald') fee he 25 cents, and monthly dues 10 cents for the ensuing year. s Mr. G. hesney, weighec 1580 Ins.; wh' Mr. G.I Walker furiiisi (.1 a heifer a steer, Mr. Peacock, of ullett, furnisli a steer and heifer, the latter of whi though' only 18 months ii (I, -weighed 101 Ibite and Mr. Crawfor of the ainc towashi , contributed cow 'wcighing 1330 lb . 1 THE 1 OODSTOCK IIEVJ .W. --The Wo de stock Ieziw has been: onsio.erably dn- larged and intproved, a d has , adopt d the eight -page form Of pi blieation. T ie Review now claims te he the largest in s'ze and to have the latgest circulation of a iy, loeal paper in Ontarre. ! Ve will not d s- pute the assuiriptietuas to size,but wh n it comes to talkiem of ]1 circulation, e e would gently hint that alocal paper n t a hundred miles from Se feeth lias claims in that respect-, which ikre .certainly as Well founded as the Rein w's. However, the Review is a gipod pa mr—temperatb, moderate andgentlemanit in its tone -h- and desertees thellarge m4•aeure of Bocce s it has. actitetred: We tru t its prosperity may tontiteue. 1 , 'FOR. RIM RIVER. --:-On 1Ionday last, party of ' seven, all fore er residents this vicinity, took -their departure f Red River. The followin are the nem of the gentlemen Who co poeed the pa - ty : Thomas 111orrison, jr., ] McKillop ; Frtincis- 'Neilson and a n, McKillop ; Archibald &Hers, Grey ;' Angus Camp- bell, Kiribiirn, and a ge timer( named McDonald. They all took through tick- ets to St. Clmicl, and pro osetgoing from thence, by teams, to Fo t Garry. I'Ve wish. them a safe and speedy journey, and health and ]prosperity in their flew homes. AVe are also in ormed that a number of others from thi neighborhood purpocie leaviiig for the . acne place on Monday iiext. Seeming ScnOet, A NIVEI1S,ARY.—The Wesleyan, Methodist tiSable th-Scheol An- eiversaryi wait held on the evening of Good Friday. The childreei of the school, numbering, about one hien lred, were en- tertained tit tea, after whele- under the direction of Mr. William lill, the Super- intendent; they assumed thcir places on an elevated platform wluch. haat been erected for the purpose. t the foot of the elevated seats was anther platform for the speakers andetecite -s. Rev. Mit Price acted at ehairman, aricl prompter to the' childreh in ' their reci ations. Mise Price presided at the piano. Mr. Brandt singing. The recitation% and dialogues 13, Acted as leader for the chi dren in their si were not only well exeeut d., ).iut appro. ria,te, and the singing wa in every way deserv ing of the approbati n it received Tom the audieeee. The entertainment vas highly successful, and much credit $ dae the Managing Committee for the Meient manner in which th.e arrange- ents Were carried out. , The proceeds mounted to :marry ten dollars. . ' BumeeNG.---Beilding in Se forth this ming is pretty brisk, and the prospect s that the. village will be considerably creased in this wey during the. coming u ildings which. go, as being 1° mmer. Besidee those h e notice 'a week or two a ceerse of erection, Nye have now to, no- ] s ice tt-M he f tlowing : 'r.. IT. -,'Aelams is- uilding 'commodious fr me dwelling mime oteh his property otittoderich Street, i -cljeinieg he residence of .Mr, Hicks ; Ir. Andrews'is also buil ing. a frente• ( welling house. on the sana street:, near he hVe lapin Method t Church. 4.4. ]Cleff ie building a fr :m,e, dwelling louse near the Baptist Ch chi, and Mr. , 'homes B , is buildinve ar e addition o his . Furniture Ware-rm ins on Main treet.e: *. Scobie in als builcliing a 1 rge frarci 'dwelling -house eae the Epis- t . n , ( opal .0hur de..-BeSides the a ovb, Messrs. 'elemaii and •Goulinloelt be cOmmenced leerection of a large War hause, 100 x :e 0 feet ; aid Mr. Marshal ii going to trild. a .st jre house at his . i1L which 18 be 45x3; feet, and 35 fee hih. We o learn that Mr: Josepn- Cie. cl, of Car- nbrook,„arpoees erectin 17 (1 ming the a eater or 1.es Snagnitud.e p ejected, and iming su iner, -a "large bri dc hotel, on a corner, adjoining the res :dmice- of Dr.. erre, oil Market Street, 'There are so 21.. nut her of ether iii dings, of e hiclitWill, ditubtlesse be p !eeeded with s may.- ' • ' SoCIAL.—The Odd -Fellows' • Soda] held in the Lodge -room, on Wednesda evening last, was a very pleasant an. successful affair. The attendance of th Brethren arid their friends was good and all seemed to. eujoy tlaemselve heartily. During- the evening, seyera excelleut songs were sung by Miss• e Humble, Mitchell, Robertson, Scott Campbell and others, also by Meseta • Sperling, Cavanagh and Digby. Misses • Humble wed Campbell 'presided at the melodeon in a graceful and proficient • manner. The refreshments were gotten • „ up by Brother Cavanaele and it is need- less to add thetethey were of the best order. The entertainment theoughout • wee Most satisfaetery to all, and. we trust that this may not be the last op- • portunity of a similar character afforded • by the members of Fidelity Lodge for social COnVerse and amusement. SEAPORTH COUNC L .—Th e Municipal (toenail of the village of Seaforth, met on • Tuesday evening last. Present— the Reeve and Councillors Strong, Broadfobt and Segmiller. The minutes of last meet- ,• .11,g were read and adopted. A. report • was presented by the License Inspector. A communicatioti was ateeived from E. • Lusby, and petitions from G. Ewing and others, and Ale. Cambrio and others. It was moved, secouded and carried, that J. Duncan's account of $7 be paid, and a debenture be issued for the same. The report of the License Inspector was re- ceived and adopted. Mr. Reynolds was granted a tavern license for the current • lieense year. The petition of G. Ewing and others was read, and laid over for fu- ture considera.tion. lt was resolved that . the Council would not bind Mr. Lusby to teccept the offiee of Street inspector: it iera,s moved, seconded and carried, that this Municipality will pay thirty cents towards boxing in a proper mem her, each shade tree that is or may be Flanted ia this vinaxe. according to by- aw. • John M. Martin was appointed Street, Yard and Chimney Inspector, at a salary of t we atydi ve dollars. The Conned then adjourned. • FAT CATTLE. —The God erich Star says: Uur Goderieh butchers on Tuesday, the 4th inst., received a drove of nine as flue fat cattle as have ever been seen iu the town of Gederfeh. They -were the n property of S. arid 1% Andrews and (eo. t Hilton, and were bought specially for the h Lastern market. The aggregate weight of the eine head was in the neighborhood. of 14,504) lbs., and cost over $700. Two (if them were raised in the county of Bruce, and. weighed 275()(.)f the others, three were raised in Hullett. and four iu Tackersmith. The finest of the lot, a heifer three years old, was raised by Mr. S. Carnoehan, of Tuckersmith, Whieh weighed 1350 lbs.; a cow fed by ifle Shootin The annieal match of the 5 eforth and the tnembets Association1•Cameoff on t S afor, o e Go d Fridae ; th Nineteen erltered or the fie ti dye for he second. A w th gusts, blewi from th T e followi g is the score o w uners : 1e 81 A t C. FIRST MATCH'. • - 200 Yards mem; lstprize,.2 4 3-h kinson, 2d......... ambell, ,...,....3 3 3— SEOOND MATCH. 200 Yards • is prize 4 4-1 e, 2(1 .3 3 3-- bertson, .3 3 4-1( •idsman. st rted in m nts' have tichig has Al 'ertocie ereale.—A public ex- it N •Ul , of the s 1, Logan a Jo Murd Al out eight telt dance. r sent, amo pa tie clo th abi tit hot 131 bert. olunteers of if the Rifle Range, att. 7th ins. match, and 'troller Wind, - F. 6u thwest. tthe prize - 300 Yds. s. 3 2— 8 3 4 3-10 4-3 0— 7 300 Y'dit: 4 3 3-10 4 3 3--10 3 3 3— 9 A hi'ass batid has .been Irroinibtook. he instru- beau procured, and prae- -eady coinmence I. t . Mr. ants of t • COMM e ed abou •pupils a rjittbe • y were e xhibition se by the frt. nds who SiS ee. att ndede an ly. The soh pro perous a ste e of affai „tir Murdie's ro ttess and 1 ETiRINo. 111.host of Ir. Pellow, irt ine has s tiri otfe • two • of t le from b s for eale which, ei ago, lids ie village ver d good one it. e trued uht mei prof ing As -git ent on Ti di.00l in Union el Hibbert, of e is - the effiei eseeeu • pupils nember of valtere were • g whom were t le trueteese elbert, and sae -mat of the e ehil leen,' Th exanifina- ced_ About 10 'clock and () during whicl, time the quitted theinse ye credit- erious branche .in. wnieh A minc.d. In I e evening, Was gieenin he sehoed, ehildrien and a• number ef indly volanteer 4 their As- o ent itaihnien : Was well • pass il 'Off very suressfi1- 01 is 41.1together ire a most t cl- sa- sfactory •-audition, a -which is largely Oeing te Oetse, ering effi ruefor the ntprovere en t of iis• 'pupils. 'Rom BusiNess. —The ge- he _Er obert Hote1,1 Stella, handsome ition of re - that view.' back bo- a "ear or and glory 1 stead is a eputation manage t, the hotel canoot • fail to prove a table inviistment to some' enterpriet 'oniface.-taStraybrd Becteeta sday, 28th ection which Mr. t ]teacher. vete in at- al-irigI realized ified his . inte Ismess, and etitl itis sp endid ma e it erection •rmed the pride of Staffa. The and -with, the dr Mr. Pellow' A Tuckersrnith Farmer on the County Bonus. T the Editor o the h uroa11:1114t issue vour that Sin,—I noticediin there had been a meeting held in Sea - forth ef the se fempointed Directors of the London, II tem and Bruce Railway, and a few of the Reeves of be 'ounty of Huron, and that all at 1aici meeting where in favor of giving a Couuty bon to said .railway, b*t strang to say mo especia.10 in favor of Mr. Bishop's pr position, to give a County bouus towa the road, and to make it large �nongh buy up the Nor here. (ravellt ase to se- cure the good will of those municipali- ties. Such a proposition is worthy of the - man who made it, and the thing is too fla- grant to require eithet argument or cora- •menW t. ,hen a, vote of the ratepayers was taken, not many months ago, and it was attached to a more feasible Bee law than the one it is stow to form a codicil to, it got an everlasting hoist. What new light has 3Er.. Bishop got that he cannot let his se ethe stand upon its own merits as all things of a pudic nature should. He could not in n.y opinion have made a 'imposition better calcalated to defeat the railway- bonus than the one he made, and what is all this 'mete and filmier and expense of calling a special meetingaf the County Council when they will have their o d nary,meeting in about six weeks hence, w ich I think would be time 'enough to get up such a obnoxious and 'corrupt By-law ? I think the rate- payers shoulcl get a little time to consider Over the matter before any by-law was forced upon them for their vote. --We have paid pretty dear for our w istle al- ready in the way of railway' bo us, and I think -we should be cautious anct look out that we don't get caught in the same trap again. I gannet see for iny part that any bonus that we could give, not to be oppressive On the ratepayers, would induce any sane capitalists, (and ca.pital- ists generally are sane), to aec pt and embark in the building of a railway from London to,Kincardilne, but we are 'will- ing, for out part, to let the thing stand or fall on its mean, but if such a proph- sition as Mr. Bishop's is relied lipoid to force through thei project, vte are sure that at this time nd in its preseut shape it a blimder w ch even its autor will regret. dimes at hie command to prey() a very dangerous lobby _membet. Mr. Taylor was offered $5,0o0 in hard cash to With- draw from the contest and allow the Hudson Bay autocrat ..te go in by accla- mation, buC he was , proof against the temptation. The resolt is, of conrse, a defeat, though not s6 bad as it might have been, when we leave out the French • vote. • Provencher went ea we all expect - 1 us ed: I Delorme, one ,of 'tiers most active re suPporters last winter, being the success- o- fel candidate against Wm.1Dease, a loyal rd Frenchman, who lasttwiuter suffered the to pain of excommunication' from mother churnh, and is still under that harm. In Lisgar division the contest was between Dr. Shultz and Colin Ingster, and resale - ed in a glotiouse victory Tor the Doctor; he standing St the head of the poll with a majority of over 250 votes oet of about. 400 votes pelted. At Portage La Prairie the vote is a tie; 288 votes being polled on each side. We had quite a turn.out to meet the Doctor on his returning from the election, with flags tlyieg, and in fact a big time generally. We escorted him to his residence, when thete was consid- erable speaking, and then went home. I happened to be up at Fort Garry 'today when the Ontarios were on parade, and heard the Colonel had a letter from Mr. Royal, disclaiming all knowledge of the authorship of the artich si in the ..Aroltoeatt. Monde against the Ontarios. A deputa- tion of the officers by command of the. gallant Colonel, waited on the gentleman to hear his defence, and the letter abovementioned was the result. Well, we are awfully excited here about the matter, and now since the officers have taken it in hand. we must await further develop- ments, The Colonel has pledged himself to the men to see to the bottom of the thing, and I certainly pity the man who is found guilty, if he ever flails into the hands of othe 1stOntario. 1 It was fear- ful' to listen to them—men who were never known tb utter an path, vowing vengeance agaitist the perpetrator ; and in fact it was o ly by the COlonel promis- ing to make a personal affair of it, that the men were kept from executing sum- mary ,vergeance on Mr. Royal, who, not- withstanding his letter, is looked upon with strong suspicion, as it is thought a man who was liar enough to pen those articles can also lie himself out of the scrape. GEORGE Selmer. Tuckersmith, plil 12, 1871.- . .Ai • levvillo. .FAT-A,L ACCIDE T --On Friday night Let, an old man of. ether dissipated hal.,- - its, named Hugh ubas, met hisdeatb at th.e Crown Rate , Morrisdale, ,,4 n the gravel road about four miles south of this place, in the follo vi ig manner : It seems that he had been isuaying round the hotel for two or tut e days previous to the night in quest , and had been in- dulging pretty fre .1 -in liquor. On this night he retired to h's bed in the upper of liquor, and so4 me daring tl e night part of the house .:.,o iSiderably th,- worse he wee quite dead., i inquest Was held_ ii got up, and in atte ptieg to corndown stairs fell, and burst:a blood vess in hie head. When first no iced in the m rning, on Saturday, by Dr. Holmee, coroner, fehen a. verdict of accidental death was returned by the jury. KiSE-BALL.L- The iMaitland' Base -13a11 Club, Of this place, et in Armstrong's Hotel, on the 4th int., for the purpose of electing officers] for the. ensuing sea- son. The officerelected are ----,C. R. Cooper, Presidentl; F. S. Scott, Vice - President ; John Hamilton, Secretary ; john Stewart, Treasurer, and John Arm- stropg and Williain tAinley, Field. Com- mittee. After going through theit- busi- ness, the meeting adjourned _to meet on the first Tuesday oT next month. I FIRE IN;GREY,--1-Iye regret to; learn that the new resid nee of Mr. John l'in: cent, of Grey, wit mimed on 5;unday last, at noon: Th re • was $600 'album ance on the house. The origin of the fire, is unknown. Wr• oxeter. 'APPOINTMENT.—Geo. A. Powell, Esq., has • been appointed postmaster for this village, vice- Cyrus Carroll, Esq . re- signed. - POSTPONED DEBIT —The debate be- tween the Clifford an tVroxeter item ary Societies, which was postpon cl on ; account of the elections, is to take place in McDonald's Hall. Clifford On rEhi1ri- day evening, May 4th. The subje t for debate is ." Greece er Roine—whic i was the greaten" Cliffer •takes the•af 'rma- tive,—Greece. . .A MEAN Tnicee Seem yo ng men, who in their own opini 11 are very ' pinin- ny phellows," but evho in the opini;on of the public are decided nniscencee, tbok a skunk that had leen 1 illed in a swamp a short distance from th1e village,' and de- posited it on Mr. Tho. McDonald'emeat stall one night last; eek. In the lan- guage of the art-cait cs, the effict was 'very ". striking;''perfuc!. ficating round that eat : in little danger of b ling misthkeb for -odor of Roses, or Mur ay and a;nnaan's Florida Water. ' We ear that Mr, Mc- Donald intends prosec diem the perpetra- tors of this cowardly t ick on accou t of damages, to the meat i the 8110 MANITOBA. NEWS.-.:- The fol1oviiig are extraets ham letters 1 tely rece yed from lelani tuba -: Winnipeg, 11 arch 7th ]S71. . The nomination tool place •on Tuesday last, and . a very quie affair it was, al- most as . quiet as Um last—t en on I hursilay came the elet ions. he poll- ing in Winnipeg was P etty spir ted and resulted in a rnajorit for D. A. S-th. The Scoteh of Kildona i parish voted for -Smith, a free dinner at Davis' Hotel be- ing it is supposed a 8 rong incentive in turning some of theme ho had tronlised to vote against him.'on know,jth t in this country of all th ? sins of ini siou end connniseion of whi ,h a man ca. be guilty, that of oppositf n to the 'Hu son Bay Company is the gr ,atest an(p. w rst. Then in the Headiugl division, 8 eith had a majority ofsoi e 20, that result being,attained by putti ig in the French _ parish of St. Charles. Then the St. Boniface parish cast ai almost na in-i- oils- vote for Smith ; th vote theze at the close of the poll standi g 93 to 1, the one Opposing tote being H. J. Smith a b ew- 'y one er in the parish, Nvh 0 as the o who dared to vote against the pr est , so that you see, exclusive of the Fr nch vote of St. Boniface, east and We t o Cheeks, we had. a majority of the Eng- lish-speaking population against D. A. Smith . His opponent was John traYlor, a residentofthis countity, and a thougn not a man of great ability or intellect, yet liad the character' cq honesty and dis- interestedness. Mr. Stith,' dear knows, is no shining light, but Ire has got the Bluevale. ImrnoveMeNas. —.Considerable. im- provements are goihg on in our small vil- -lege. • A number of new. residences and additions to old ones 'are ie process of erection, and a great many Are talkieg of putting up new . buildings ithreugh the summer. • Rateweee—Since the macitement of the political contest has diel - away,. the chief 'topic occupying the pa he mind is the railway question. ,Th .route laid down by the ',melee, Huroij and Bruce Company, suits the people of this village and neighborhood to a demonstration, and there will,be no trouble in this part, in .carrying a large County bonus, or a Township one either. • W hope the friends et'. the London road will not let the. grass grow under their.f et,: but will pat forth every exertion to c rry forward • the scheme. ! ITEms.---The weather duri ig the past week has been very fine, ax farmers are ,,busy putting in the spriegcrop.—Large quantities of maple super an eyrup have been made around this neig borhood— Our merchants are. %Yellin out their spring stocks, which consi&b of choice selections .—Great quantities of shingles for sale here. If] you want a good patent chum lie go to T. Iterrow's. TuckersmitIn EXAMINATION,—,School i Section No. 6 of this Township, was exam tied :pretty thoroughly' last • Thursday. So thought the children of the Section, , t any rate, andtheir opinion is not to lie ignored. Messrs. Cameron, Baird,'Hi mmell and Mackintosh assisted Mr. - Je lieson, the teacher m the work of exam nation. ' A number of dialogues and re itatioris re- lieved the monotony of the 1 roceedings. Miss . Maggie Laudesborou di carried away the prize- in ceimposi ion, while Master Cousins . performed e radigies of reasoning in geometry. Ind ed, all the classes acquitted themselves 'n suck an able manner. as spoke -velum 8 in1 favor of their teacher, who was s -assiduous in his duty toward them. A .the close, Mr. Baird niade a few neat at41 appropri- ate remarks suitable to the oc asion. ' . Temperance Meeting in' Elibbert To the _Editor of the Hltroll V ositor. in this part of Hibbert and Tuickersmith, i • DEAR Sten—The friends of emperancef on • Friday evening; March 31„ 1871, were favored with a very 'nteresting 'temperance meeting in the Methodist Episcopal Church m this net hborhood. Ite.y. T. Reid presided, and fter a few opening remarks by the Chab man, Rev. A. E. Griffith, of Seaforth, w. 4 called on to address the audience, which he did in • a very , able and. eloquei t speech, highly interesting and. deli ihting the assembly. The lecturer evi ently felt that his theme was indeed a good one, awl Worthy the attention of all, for he threw his whole heart into t le subject. The meeting closed at a seaso able time. all.feehne that the evening ;had been well and ° profitably spent, and 'hoping that duch meetings would be more fre- quent. By giving this notice a place ire your excellent paper, you will much oblige the good cause of temperance. A HEARER. Hibbert, April 8, 1871. . MCK11101). -DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.7-On Sabbath last, the fine brick residence ef Mr, John Henderson, of this township, was com- pletely destroyed by fire. Abut twelve o'clock, when all the occupants of the house, with the exception. of Mrs. Hen- derson and the servant girl, , and most of the people in the neighbOrheod wete ab - tent at church, the servant girl, who happened to be out in the yar( , noticed a small flame of fire issuing from the south .corner of the roof of the house. She immediately pee the alarm, and fortunately a neighbor happened te be passing, who proceeded with the utmoet speed to Me. MeDiarmidts church, a dis- tance of about a mile, and infotmed Mr. e Habkirk, son-in-law of Mr. Henderson, and i, and ; 'ethers, of the fire.. 'Crime this in- I formAtion being received, quite a number y of the neighbors left the chureh, and pro- f ceeded to the burning house, but ere they . I re,aehed it, the flainee had got such head- way that it was impoeeible to do much towards savnie the imildinse All the t .furniture, clothing, etc., which were down Stairs., were, howeven saved:with- o out receiving - much. injury ; . bat the n Whole contents of the :upper tery were al completely destroyed. • This part of t e house was occupied. by Mrs McFall, sr , and contained a considerable amount f furniture, clothing, carpets, etc., beton ing both to her and Mr. Henderson; ani amongst which was all the clothing folr six beds, a large chest filled with ne blankets, and a large quantity of wear Mg apparel, also about 47 in money. The origin of the fire is not detinitel known, but it is supposed that it woe caused by a spark from the kitchen chim- ney. Mr. Rendertion's entire loss is esti- mated at about $700, and no insukancec The building is entirely °netted, the wbo work being completely burned out, bn the walls stand as firm and good as eve they did. The wind at the time ev-. blowing directly from the south, had i been from almost any other direction, i would have been next to impossible tci have saved. any Of the outdmildings Mr. Henderson is going to comenelmo t £e -build at once. Stanley. ,Couttete.—The Council met parsnalt to aeljourmeent, at Mr. Morgan s Hotel, Bayfield, on Monday, April Std. Al the membere present. • Minutes of las meeting read and approved. •A petition presented from the Trustees of the Bay- field School Section, praying the -Council ,to rescind a By-law passed on the 18th; October, 1858, which took a piece off the; Bayfield section and annexed it to No. 3,1 • —action to be taken on this petition next! meeting of Council. t A strong delegation; from Brucefiekl, headed by Mr. Brigs, 1 • prayingIhe Council to submit a By-law' to a vote of the ratepayers, offering a bones to the London, Huron and Bruce Railway. to induce said road to approach Bruce -field. • Application from the Rev. Mr. Collins, for remuneration of expenses incurred and injuries sustained to his 1 • horse by a hole in the culvert. - Moved ' by George Castle, seconded byj Thomas • Keys, that the petition of the ITrustees ; of the Bayfleld•School he over till next meeting of Council" to allow rnefubers to consider the nen( School Act—L. Carried. Moved. by Thomas Keys, seconded by Dr. Weeds, that George Anderson be transferi-ed from his beat on Cencession 7, to the sideline between Lots $ and 6, extending aleng blind line south to town - line, and that he be pathmaste in -that la 1 beat.—Carried. Moved by Dr. Woods, seconded by George Castle, t tat this Council grant half the cost of }Ridge over James Logan's creek, provided the 'cost be not 'welt $30 for a bridge, and • provided that the Rerve pay the other ehalf out of his roacl appropriation for • 187L—Carried Moved by Dr e Woods, seconded by George Castle, that this Council publish and submit a By-law for the consideration of the ratepayers for a grant in aid of the Londole Heron and Bruce Railway,—say six thousand dol- lars if the line be carried to within three- quarters of a mile of Brucefiel I and a also -t .: station maintained there, or ten thousand • dollars if the line he extended t within a similar distance] of Clinton and a Ste - tion there maintained, provided hat no County grant be made for the railroad, and provided lastly that the road be con- structed before the money be paid.--Car- lied. Moved by: Thomas Keys, second- ed by Dr. Woods, that $10 62 be paid_ to George Stephensma, for gravel taken to date. —Carried. Mo ved' by George Cas- tle, seconded by Thomas Keys, that the Clerk be instructed to direct the path mastersto have all creeks and ditches opened and • cleared of driftwood and other obstructions in their beats, =lathe Clerk get 150 copies of this motion print- ed and: one sent to each pethmaster.--- Carried. Moved by Dr. Woods, second- ed by Thomas Keys, -that a By-law be framed_ and passed to prehibit all rar- ties from taking or using any timber, gravel, stone • or other material off the public highways or roads, save by the authority -in writing of the Reeve Or Deputy Reeve for the time being —Car- ried. Moved by Thomas Keys, second- ed by Dr. Woods, that $25 be granted to Mr. Collins for injury done his horse by being injured in a culverha-Carried. Moved by George Castle, seconded by Di. Weems, that this Council do now ad- journ to meet as a Court of Revision,and subsequently for general pusiness, on the third Monday in May next, • at Mr. Ching's Hotel, at the hour of 10 o'clock, a.m. . Wm. PLUNKEIT, Clerk. 11E11111 • SPECIAL NoncEs. - An Extraordinary Watch.. • The •following paragraph, from the Pontiac Union, was voluntarily forward- ed. by Mr. Bowlby, of that place, to Thome Russell & Sons, the eminent English watchmakers • "Twelve. yea] s ago the 7th of last July, Mr. George Wee Bowlby, of Pon- tiac, purchased of M. S. Sniith, of this city, a gold hunting -eased English lever full -capped Watch, of the make of Rus- sell & Sons, Liverpool. The Watch was set to running, regulated, and lia,s been carried. in the pocket of Mr Bowliey, without more than two 'days' inter- mission, ever since, having never been cleaned, never run down but once, and never hiving the time changed but twice, once when it run down, some eight or nine years since, and once some two years since by a jeweler who put iato it a new crystal. On this last occasion it was set by a chron- ometer, which has remained without change of time since, -and is now 50 seconds faster than tame time, and the watch is 23 seconds slower than the chronometer, or that much nearer true time. Incredible as it may eeena, the works iii this -watch are to all appear- ances as clean as on the day it was pur- chased, the cases being so nicely adjust- ed' as to exclude even water. • These facts, vvonderful as they stem, are reli- able, Mr. Bowlby being a man of char- acter and ready to make affidavit to them, as they may in. part also be sus- tained by Mr. Smith, and those at am- tiac familiar with the watch, which4 so highly esteemed by its owner that money would hardly purchese it." See the. following : • PONTIAC, Feb. I, 1S71. • Mr. Russell, send a statement of one of your watches, the .niin.ber is 27,826. The watch is running. The best of watchmakers say they can see no good reason why it will not run twelve -ears longer.• It will be 13 years the 7th of nextfuly that it has been running. f you want good evidence of the fact, o•u can have as good. as is in America role yours truly, G. W. Boweev. leply to letter sent by G. W. Bowlby, • Pontiac, Mich. Dear Sir, —We thank you sincarely for he trouble taken in writing us the ac- count of the wonderful performance of ne of our ratelies, No. 27,s26. We do et -advertise our uoods in England at 1, as their fair, sound q.nality is gen- erally well known, and we have no view to do so, otherwise the evidence you of- fer so kindly about No. 27,826 would be very valuable to us, but we forward your letter t the manager of our Cana- dian House, Mr. A. W, Russell, of To- ronto, and we dare sae, he will be glad to make use of it, and either he or our- selves here will be glad to zerhe any frien& reCoMinended by you, if they ever reituire the Russell watch. Yours, &c.-, RusELT.. A,- SONS. • M. R. COUNTER, sole agent for the Ru.ssell Watch ii Seaforth. • IRON IN THE Beoore—When the blood is well sepplied with its iron element, we feel vigorous and full of animation. It is an insufficiency of this vital clement that makes us feel weak and :tow -spirited; in such cases, the Peruvian Syrup (a pro- toxide of iron) can supply this deticieery, ana its use Will invigorate us wonder- fully. ATROPHY ARRESTED—Fellows' Com. pound Syrup of Hypophosphites. --Wast- ing of the tissues of the body is arrested, the muscles made firm, and the nerves regain their power by using Fellow' Compound Syrup of Hyphphosphites. APHONIA CURED—Fell° s' Com po tied. Syrup of Hypophosphitee.—Aphonia, or Lose of Voice, is remedied in a short time, no Matter whether the della° be from inflammation of the lining mem- brane, from cold, or froni nervous de. rangement. • Price 81 50 a 'bottle.; 6 for 97 50. Sold by apothecaries and by F. Candi]. & wholesale agents, Montreal. Or The efficacy of Bryan's Pulmonie wafers in curing Coughs, Colds, bald All Bronchial aCtections, and cheering- the af- flicted, has passed into a proverb. ID the United States, whete these marvellous Wafers are known, they bear down all opposition and eclipse all rivalry; the demand for them has steadily increased for the last twenty years, until now the sales average over one hundred thousand boxes a year. • Eminent memheis of the medical profession without number ad - Mit that they know of no preparation producing such beneficial results as these wafers. When taken in time they effect a permanent cure. - Sold by eveey druggist and most of the hespeetable stores throughout the Pro- vince, at 25 cents per box. mow • RAILWAY TIME TABLE. • Trains leave the l Seaforth station as •follows :— •GOING EAST. 18.05 A. M. • 0.50 lc if 1.35 P. te. OEM Gomet. wear. 2.25 e. M. 8.50 ee CAVANAGH'S NEW BAKERY & CONFECTIONERY . CAVANAGH Keeps on hand ALL KINDS OF .Biscuits, Crackers, CARES, AND, CONFECTIONERY. WEDDING CAKES Made to order. • J. CAVANAGH, 174 Main street, Seaforth, .HORSE FOR SALE. OR Sale, Cheap for Caele or on time, a good. Driving Mare. Apply to McINTOSH & MORRISON_ Seaforth, March 31, 1871. 173 -ti ORO NTO MILLINERY. MISS ERWIN as opened out a large stock of Spring cods, comprising. ail the - atest -.Styles in _Alillinery.. • Dress and Mantle Making romptly attended. to. • Stamping done on the shortest notioe, Straw and Hair Work of every kind • executed in the neatest manner and latest styles. 172-tf Reynolds' Seafortb. 1 NOTICE. HE Court of Revision for the Town- ship of Stanley. will be held at Mr_ IMAM, CHING'S 110TEL, Ellyn -cid road, MONDAY, the 15th day of MAY, at n,o'clock, a. m. WILLIAM PLUNKETT, Township Clerk. 'Varna, April 6, 1871. 174 -td FOUND.; TEAR Ainleyville, a Pair of BOOTS_ Prove property, pay expenses and t. ke away. WM, :1.1ALC()til.. Seaforth, April 5, 1871. 174-2t EGGS ! EGGS! HE Subscriber begs to intimate that he is still prepareti to purchase liege at his tore at the Market, and to pay the HIGHEST PRICE JN CASH for all fresh Eggs that may offer, To Merchants in Town! and Country- th whom be has done linsintss in the st thiee years, be retnrns his best nks, and hopes for a eontinu_anee ef 13 siness relations. th ,wi. MALCOM. e forth, Mardi 3, 1871. 16S -ti licLEAN B11OT1 VOL. ilaissmagesx•W• icessies S AD --- n tock s N":;:. *.t` )••••• C EW 1111 Nall its Splendid HATS AND: From 50 een SILK AND 111 1,000 all styles, Canatlia Fer the Red River:14 my Hate, CapstAtiet before ifaving.. EME keep he best mei ,cerics, echery. Liij Sea .BC,St, $1 Tea ft STR -CTLY ONI; T eafortle, April 12, 1 TWO VALUAI If'OP V411' - J. ;Acres, qUall Ir:1Leedivii10 New Value Barn, ' NeI:4 75 acre elearede Tfirhome fa. r],i;s:xttirlattxt:9 I Half -C n 1-00 eres, h eentrally betwcen Wt.. liarristen, 30 acres lag-houte, 15 acrest easily be drained. 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