The Huron Expositor, 1871-05-12, Page 1MAy5,, 1871.
RE STRAYED.
ED from the premiseof the
tier, Lot 35, First Concession.
on Sunday, April 23, a sotali
with white etar on forehead.
•serili be (suit -Mlle- rewarded on
liter to GEORGE GAUEN, lst
1•77-tf
OW ESTRAY.
RD into the prent.isee of the
bete lot Na 2, 2d Coecession
Pownehip, about the let of .
,ROWN CO -W, with a white
ir the back and' hite face, she
ileed. The owner is request-
proPertye pav chargee and
-wav. OHN P0111)
*zit 24, 1S-71. 177-4t'
ED POTATOES
FOlt SALE.
cDERSIGNED has on hand,
5, 3d Concessien, Tucker -
a quattity- of Seed Pota-
e following varieties: Early
y Goedrieh, Harrison, tsrid
'Re will be prepared to meet,
e premises, those who may -
seed potatoes-. ort Saturday of
ALLAN HUBSON.
ahty pif_ Grey -
DF REViSION
of ReVision, for, the Town -
11. -7 will be held at
IIo1e,
Cranbrook
-
[tt,011111.1, May, l&t1,
1 - •-
.110- at 10 o'elock A. M.
,
t -sons interested Twill gevern,
s accordingly.
J. Re• GRANT,
Township- Clerk,
TRAVELERS
RANCE COMPANYII
kRTFORD, CONN.,
AND ACCIDENT
INSITR &NOE
.1D.) VP 'CAPITAL,.
$543(0,000',
THE
ILERS
IISURANCE
COMPANY,
HARTFORD, CONN.,
AFP, and ENDOWMENT POL-
sa the
r RATE CAST[ PLAN,
=cmitoxte ample security and
- of -coat, under a. definite
'
l'NCERTA INTY about the
of premium.
OTHER about notes.
;TER EST TO PA,Y for:the use
awn money.
SSESSMilNTS, present or pros-
PPOI NTM DNT ni regard
sible dividends.
Et)1.7CTI(iNS a -loans, notes., or
obligatiorts, when the pal-
ates-, a claim.
L1.- PAYM Eyrs of premiurn.
unt what you have
*ranee von pay for.
ts.:;;T-Rys but what you. have
aisuratice at lowest eost.
_
PI DENT DEPA RTMENT.
! teemed over Two 11 undred Thou-
eneral Act:Meat Policies, des -
;al payment 13,742 claims UTICter
astaa averaging about Seven Hun -
liars per day_ for the entire pe -
se the last twelve months there
-1 tam in this department, Y9,339
Accident Policies, on which the
:einiums were $521,711f 30. There
id. 1,310 claims for death (yr whol-
:ling- injury by accident. Of these
for .atal. and 1,286 for non-fatal
WATSON,
Aetatt, SEAFORTH, Ont.
DULL,
Manager, Ilamilton, Ont.
E. FOSTER,
tieneral A gent, Montreal, Q.
j3t*
JORN THOMPSON
KS his teammate customers for ,
eir patronage daring the
;€!tot years, and trusts he will re-
s watt:nuance,
aow on hand a, large assort -
t Good Sewed.
reen Hemlock !
e warrantswii! give satisfaction.
ALSO.
NG AND DRAINING
UMBER,
',WAYS KEPT ().-.N HAND.
00 FEET OF PINE
CUT FOR
Ma AO GENERAL PURPOSES
'tch he offers on liberal ttirms.
vat he promptly attended to.
r- Min as situated on the Townline
liep arid Hullett, 3 and mite a
7 uron Road.
-forth, Neve les i6j70-4 84 tfe
MeLEA.N BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS.
" Freedom in Tratile—Liberty in eligionl—Equality in Civil Rights."
$1
5 0 A YEAR, IN ADVANCE.
VOL. 4, N023.
AFORTH FRI
AY, MAY 12, 1871.
WHOLE NO. 179.
MEDICAL.
TAR.: W. R. SMITH, Physician, Sur-
geon, etc. Office,--fOriposite Scott
obertson's Resi lence Main -street-,
North.
Seaforth, Dec: 14, 1863. 53-1 y
T) MOORE, M. D., C. M. (Graduate
of McGill University, Mentreat)
Physician, Surgeon, &ca Office and resi-
dence.Zurich, Oat
Zariele Sept. 7th, 1870. • - 144
T AMES sTEwART,,m. D., C. M.,
„ Gfacluate of McGill University,
Montreal, Physician, Surgeon; &c. Office
and residence—Brucefield.
Bracefield, Jan. ]3, 1871.
y L. VERCOE, M. D. C. M., Physi-
ta„ cian, Surgeon, etc. Office andlie-
sidence, corner of Market and High'
Street, immediately in rear of Kidd's
Store.
Seaforth, Feb. 4th, 1870. - 53-1y.
IR.
CAMPBELL, Coroner for the
1/Gounty. Office and residence, over
Corby's, corner store, Main street, See -
forth.. Office day, Saturday. 159
LEGAL.
f0A EY & HOLMSTEA D,
iBarristers, Attorneys at Law, Sol-
ieitors in Chancery and Insolvency', No-
taries Public and Conveyaric a•s. Solici-
tors for the R.C. Bank, Seaforth, Agents
for the Canada Life .Assurance Co.
N. B.—$30,000 to lend at 8 per cent.
Farms, 11-011sEA and Lots for sal.
Seaforth, Dec. ,14th 1868. • 53-tf.
TIOENSON & MEYER, Barristers and
Attorneyat Law, Solicitors in Chan-
cery and Insolvency, Conv'eyancers, No-
aries Public, etc. Of fices,—Seaforth and
Wroxeter. Agents for the Trust- and
Loan Co. of Upper Canada, and the Col-
onial -Securities Co. of London. England.
Money at 6 per cent; no commsision,
-charged.
IAS- H. BENSON, H. w. C.NEER.
Seaforth, Dec. 10th 1868. 53-ly
HOTELS
NOXISHOTEL (LATESHARPS)
. .
Theandeasigned bee to thank the
public for the liberal patronage 'awarded
te him in times past in the.hotel business,
and, also to inform. them•that he has again
resumed business in the above stand,
where he will be happy to have a call
from oldfriends„ and many new ones.
. THOMAS KNOX.
Seaforth, May 5, 1870.. - 12641.
W1-1.1A.T
E SPARROW
,9
1 -am only a .'it1 le sparrow, i
A bird. of 1oi degree;
My life is of Ilt le ,value,
But theaker Lakcareth for me.
He gave me aLc at of feathers,
It is very pl1 in, I know,
With never as eek of crimson,
For it was no Made for filiONFr.
1
But it keeps me *arm Winter,
• And it shielde me hem tl e rain ;
Were it bordeted with gold or purple,
Perhaps it Ivould make nee vain.
And now thatfhle spring -time emneth,
I will build y little net,
With many a el irp of pleaslure,
In the. spotfI like the beat
, I have no. barn or to;ehoulse,
. _
Gad giresene[a sparrove s „iortion,
I neither soW no reap;
Batneyer eeed to keep.
If my meal isle metsmes 94nty,
.
Close pickit makesit s eet ;
I have alwaye 'lough to fed me,
1 And "life is more thano eat."
,
RITISH EXC1EiANGEIIOTEL,Gocl-
fl
•
prich, ONT. , J. CALLAWAY, PROPRI-
ETOR ,• J. S. Wierseatis, (late ot Ameri-
can Hotel, Warsaw, N. Y.) Manager.
This hotel has recently been newly fur-
nished, and refitted. throughout, and is
atewone of the most comfertable and com-
modious in the Province. Good Sample
Rooms for Commercial Travellers.
Terms liberal.
Goderich, April 14, 1870. 123-tf.
MISCELLANEOUS..
& W. McPHILLIPS, Provincial
, 'Land Surveyors, Civil Eneineers,
eta All manner of Conveyancing done
with neatness and dispatch. G. McPhil-
lips, Commissioner in B. R. Office --
Next door south of: Sharp's Hotel, Sea: -
for th
Seaforth, Dec. 14, 1868. 53-ly. .
rj1 A. SHARP'S LIVERY and SALE
s Stables. Office--AtIturray'sHeitel,
Seaforth. • Good Horses, •and fiist-class
'Conveyances, always On hand. 1684f
HARP'S LIVERY STABLE, MAIN
SEAFORTH. First Class Horses
and Carriages always on hand at as reons-
ebleterms.
R. L SHARP, Proprietor.
Seaforth, May 5th, '1870. 34f
C. H. CULL,
•
AGENT FOR
LOC3.1,54AT'S SE07_,VG MACif IR _ES, -
Telegraph and Express Companies,
4CANADA. LIFE ASSURANCE CO.,
Issuer of Marriage Licences.
• American Money bought and sold.
Particular attention paid to
JOB PRINTING.
OvereE—Elliott & Armstrong's Book -
Store, Seaforth 174
NEW LINE OF .STAGES,
Between Seaforth and WroXeter.
We, the undersigned, beg to inforrc
- _the inhabitants of Seaforth, Ainleyville, c
Wroxeter, and the public generally, that
IVO are now running a
DAILY STA(4E,
-(Sendays excepted, ) eaeb. way,as follows. (
Leaving Seaforth at 11 a. m.; leaving 1:
etinleyviIle at :3 p. m.; leaving Wroxetei a
at 12 nowt; leaving Ainkyville at 3 p. s
- :tie; --coonect.ing with Morning and even-
ieg traine. going east arid west, also with
'Walkerton end- Harriston stages, Com-
I know therela e many' sp rrows :
'. All over the world we ar found, _
- But the-heaseinly Father lnoweth
When one Of us falls to the ground.
. •
Though email, we are neve forgotten ;
• Though Weak, we are lie% er afraid ;
For we knowithatthe dear I oi•dkeepeth
• The life in e creatures he made.
!
I fly through .t e thickest orest,
I light on many a spray ;
I have no chat nor compa. s,
13/1( I neveT lose my .wa
Anti I fold m, wings at t night.
Wherever happen to b ;
For the 1at14r is always watcliing.
And no hai-r Will cone to me.
I am only a lit le sparrow,
A bird of degree ;
But I !know- th Father lo es me,
Have you 10 s fait that me ?
—The Chil l's Paper.
,MANITOBA ANP THE NORTH WEST.
,
The followi intercting particulars
✓ lating th the irrovince ON anitoba and
e e North Wes erritoey, we cull'frorn
a lectuee recenly delivered by Arch -
d aconlicLean1 4f.that Pro ince' in the
ci y of liamilto : • i
• , , ROUT, ITO MAN TOI3A.
W .9q4_1 ti e to g t th re ?" There
The first que4ttn lik ly o be asked
HOW are
a e two routes -I eie by iay of Coiling -
w • od, Fort 11.,•1 lam a id i Jett Garry,
,
winch is that se e ted by the evernment
to
and the othe • via, 8. . I aul, Minn.
Afser he fiftee th doe of June next,
el igr, **ill 46 conveyed on the Gov -
e nme tj route lat the foll Irving rates,
v z.-eToronto to Fort Will am, adults,
hildren, half-price, vhen under
t elve years of:
. age; bagga, e, 150 lbs.
$ , c ,
f ee ; extra lug 'age, 35 cent. per 100 lbs.
F om FOrtWill m to Fort G erry, adults, -
$ 5 ; Children under twelve years, half
p ice ; 150 lbs. of personalgage free ;
e tot baggage viral be eller ed $.1. 50 per
110 lbs., but nol horses, .joiie , wagons or
li eery farming iimplernentsi san be taken.
he mode of equveyance b this route
a oulde 'taking 1Toionto , as the starting
point, he as follows :-96 rales by rea-
r
e
4
8
adto Collingw;ood ; ,53'2 rid ea by steam -
from Calliniswood- to Fo William ;
miles by wagon fromiFor William to
11.
ebanclowee lbakd ; 31 0 tiles broken
n vigation in, open boa, s f om. Sheban-
dowels Lake to the noq --*.st angle of
the Like of the iWoods ,,, 95 i • • es by cart
or warren from t he ' nort -W st angle of
the Lake of the Woods to Foit Garry. --
*Between Fort William and Fort. Garry
huts and tents Will be roV•ded for the
a commodation f emig ents on the port -
a 'es. Passen ers should tatether;ir
V11 supplies. , rovisio is ill, ho'w'ever,
b furnished at cost price, at Sheban-
wan Lake, iFort ranc s'and the
n rtiewest angle of the ake of the
1 roods. The a her , route will be by
ill, Griggs & go's. Line, b way of St.
I ma, The coal by thi& reu frem the
c ty of Hamiltoh will be for adults', first -
c ass, $49, ang, second-cla s, $1, ex -
c usivein both [cases o irk Is; children
etweeu four and twel o ears of age
ill be charged half 1i') ; baggage, 64
er _100 lbs. 1
ADVANTAG4B TO NE S ,TTLP.RS.
In comparin ' Ontari an 1 Manitoba,
oi e of the znot strileiri! a, lvantages in
f N or of the latter, wa.s the quantity of
r rairie land.1'clear w oded- farm in
t e beckw/Ie oods of *Ont rio would cost
out $22 per ere, an t i is generally
cupied about, ten ear before the
t ees arid stunsiss- cauld all • • removed;
ut in 'Manitoba the pr hie broken up ill
e
e 9 I thorough -
the acre could be obtained troth ordinar
soil when o dinarily cared for, as in fol
lowing up llhe regular system of crops
It is with tl e land as it is with ourselves
all work nal no play- makes Jack
dull- boy," and so with the land, all wor
and no rest will sooa weardut any land
He visited last 'fall the garden of k Cana
dian farmeri who settled in Manittba th
-previous yeer, and he was shown a cro
of 1,000 bushels of -es fine potatoes as h
ever saw a,nywhere.j. He tdso saw peas
parsley, on'ons, leeks, cucumbers; ra,d
islies, and o her vegetables growing mos
luxuriantly A. bed of sunflowers at
tracted his especial attention—none
them were ess than 10, feet in height
and some al mined a - hdig it of over 1
feet, Ther , were, 00, excellent straw
'berries, ras berries,,huckleberries, goose
:berries, etc He mentiened this to slio
the extraor teary procluctiveuess_ of th
the soil. Farmers ; with their stalwar
sons cotad Looh obtain a ompetencyii
-
Manitoba, 4iid even hecon e rich.
SWAMP LAN
•
The sw nips of Man toba are no
swamps of he description usually faun
in Ontario. They are not bogs, but her
'bottoms, ai d cattlecould Wade .througl
them, and rouse. The river channel
were tsuall r- deep, mid la d moderatel
level, so th t by ditchin and draining
these swa p lands co Id readily be
rendered a able.
WOOD.
Though there is a sc rcity of thi
article in ome . parts, i - others vas
quantities ire obtainable. . There • is, in
deed, sufficient for genera ions to come
Vast forests of wood ex end along th
s.
!banks of th rivers, and i i other parts
The highe.s price he had paid for ; woo
was:$2 50 cord.
-B 1ILDING MATE 1A -L.
0
. e
tine or July ol%one yea-,
available for !crops th
d thus a far ni of, say
e placed in Ithoeoug i c
S coral year, while in Onte
✓ quire about tem to do the
1 hen the question of to iils
i nportillit one. In ti e
anada it dost labout $500
Mstruct road*. and ther
nd croSs--roade Ito be made,
uired a great cxpenditure , Well, the
rairies of Mani, Obis are ju as good the
ay you .set : foot upon hem as the
anadian roads are ten yCaTlS'after they
e made, - and. !thus we have a- great.
ving at the ot4tset.
klIE SOIL
Whale:VET : exaggeration
ave been with reference
, w
e f •llowing year,
1QO acres, could
ndition the
io, it would
same thing.
was another
oodiand of
per mile to
-were roads
and this re -
there may
other mat-
fortabie vehicles and fast time. Livery t rs, there never could have been any
111 connection at Seaforth. ith reference tic) the fertili y of the soil.
1a7-tf ROSS & JOHNTSONE, heelaud of Manitoba is plbahly as rich
Proprietoree
•
For a genuine good portrait of yourself
you must go to Frank Paltridge's. On
alollar per dozen,
nd fertile as could be fount in this wide
orld. (ApplOuse.) Wheat ripened
ere in ninety lays, and. 40 to 45, and
bushels to th aere had een realised
om the virginjsoil ; but
i
bushel/3 to
resultof tieing strong drink. His advice
to thrilse going there would be—abstain
from 4trong drink, or you will sink fast-
er thin in Ontario. There is ample
room for farmers and mechanics, ana for
tailors, too. There was one tailor -in
Wirii
inkiii.acoat.peg,,aiibcle had paid him $15 for
This showed that com-
petiti a in the tailor trade was necessary.
This ailor was charging high prices, and
was eiddently making his fortune. He
endeavor to do the same thing if
a taAjor, (laughter) but he being a
ser preferred. more competition.
ter.) 1 . Shoemakers were doing
old the tinsmiths appear to be on
y of making fortunes. He advised.
ring men before going to secure a
hearted, !generous, Canadian girl
rtner. (applause.) -
,wonl
. he w
parol.
(Lau
well,
the
the 3
war
as e,
The peop e have certai ay no lack
good stone for houses. .01 Lake Winni-
peg there i plenty of. -sto le for buildin
purposes i• there is also lenty of goof
clay for brick -making. Ir. Schultz ha i
established a brick yard ed a kiln, an 1
J had made a considerable umber of brick.
The doctor built a brick tore at Winn. -
peg. He believed the uality ef th
bricks was good, arid if.n t, it was no
the fault of the clay, but he lack of pe
fection in the manufactur of the articl
He had referred to these hings as the
were all matters of 1 nape ance to such
as might intend to go to flanitoba.
• . •
, 1 THE CLUYIAT
Winter Usually began a out the mi
die of November and c ntinued until
about the middle of Ap il, but there
were occasionally excep ens to thisi.
They had been church hu 'ding last De-
cember, and had'worked 11 the open air;
but the ice usually left the Red Myer
about the third week of April. In en-
deavoring to complete the cnurch iraDe-
ceieber last they had made a great effort,
and•in three days he collected $80 from
among the people a t e' settlement.
Among the contributors, and among his
hearers were many of Ithe Hainaton
Volunteers. (Applause.)
There was no one he w uhl rather see
at his Church than those strong-arintele
staunch -hearted fellows. A more in-
telligent and brave -heart d let of men
i he never met in the worl L. (Great ap-
plause.) Much had been iaid about the
' great depth of the snow. The average
i depth, during several winters, had been
trom one to two feet. INT r di.C.1 he ever
see better sleighing than they had there.
They were not sabjected to a January
thaw, and, in fact, they ere enabled to
black their boots at th begin-mng of
winter. ancl keep them ree from mud_
and _dust until 1 spring (Laughter.)
Though it was actual y c lder th re in
winter than here, it ras 1ot felt, owing
to the regularity of ti e te aperatu e, and
its dryness. There was a great r ab-
sence of wind than he e, nd that, oubt-
le ss, effected the resi it o the co stitu-
tion. The cold cou d not reac • one's
bones. It did not, , t all events reach
his bones as readily i s it lid ie c nada,
but, as they could ee, is wer welt
protected. (Laught r.) He ha( lived
in both Manitoba au On ano, a d felt
from this fact that h w coinpe ent to
judge.. Never had h see amore eauti-
han in Ma itoba.
ful sky anywhere
The nights were clear a id bria,h , and
particularly grand nd • eautifu were
the aurora boreali ' • nde d more beauti-
ful than any sight eI had ever witoessed.
The lecturer here 4ntlered into a fall de-
scription of the grendeur of the scene.
They had also an _F In lian summer,"
which rivalled the clime and beauty of
any other tountry, a id i illustration of,
this, he related the Bi hop's !ppinioh.
While standing and gazin• upon the sky
and noting the beenties he remarked
that never had he I eee anything to
equal its beauty, •i3 ve on one or titers oc-
casions in Southern Ital . (Applause.)
He did not believe ther was a more
healthy climate in he orld. He at-
tributed the healthi ess o the elimate
being dry and Sa ubri use He had
known many sickly pers ns coming into
the climate and se u ing ealth. He of-
fered his own pers n aft -r a residence of
above four years, as het g example of
the healtbiness of th cli e. (Laughter.)
arm) IARE WAN pE IN IANITOBA ?
This is a question f so e importance,
particularly s0 with nten beg emigrants.
From information and fie m his own ex-
perience, he beliete 1 he 'as correct in
saying they chieflY ,ante 1 farmers and
mechanics. He Mig t h ve to deplore
the cases of many c min to that Pro-
vince. Those who ame as clerks and
book-keepers .with he xpectation of
securing occupations in that capacity,
had better stay atlh me, •r if they came,
let them first &biro a situation. He
- would assure then i that he person wild
has no clear and defi lite 'dee of what he
• will do, had better stay t home. The
! farmer is sure to st ccee( if lie is in.
, dustrious and leaves stroi g drink alone:
1 He dwelt with great etre, s upon the ekil
PRE SASKATCHEWAN SECTION.
He eferred to the vast extent of the
fertil belt a,ncl immediate coal -fields in
the sk a tchewan section. He hoped—
shouhi. God spare his life till the allotted
time • f three score years and ten—to see
the c thnierce of Aida passing over this
vast frti1e tract, Which embraced some
10,00 ,000of aeres. He also touched upon
the f itility of the Swan river and Assini-
boin [river sections, and gave Professor
Hin opinionw hen he described it as
the n Ost heautful district in the -state of
natu e he evers a w. &time A in eri cans had
expr sed the idea that if Uncle Sam
coul get it, it would j be the making of
him. (Laughter.) 'But we will take
care' not to let him have it. (Cheers.)
He a Ivised the leading mercantile men
of 11, •Iton and this country not to lose
sight -of diet vast and fertile tract of
land. From Manitoba direct steam com-
mum stion is had through the Lake to
the •ur-mile portage, ,which can ise
gasil overcome. Thus a total diotance
of 81 1 miles 'direct navigation is practic-
able p the lakes and upper Saskatche-
wan or if preferable an overland route
can e. talieu over the prairies. The
poin to be aimed at in securing emigra-
tion, ,s to throw in a thoroughly British
popu .tion, to induce the bone and sinew
of th. nation that has " braved a thou --
sand ears the battle and the breeze,"
to ta e up their lot among us. (Cheers.)
The ue reason why immigrants go to
the estern States rather than stay in
Can a, is not their preference for their
laws, brit rather that they aveid the
trou e of clearing up wood land, and
have he prairies more readily brought in-
to su jeetion ; but give those men prairie
land in Canada, and we will then find
the with a preference for this coun-
try. :
COAL BEDS.
In he prairie land between the Rocky
J
Mouittains and the Saskatchewan river,
were "immense beds of coat There was
one single coal bed 200 miles in extent.
fie b d himself seen a blacksmith break-
ing i off where it obtruded on the banks
of a we; and used the same at his forge.
He a d:uced- a theory as to the origin of
thee coal beds, and. expressed the hope
that the day would come when they
weal furnish heat and comfort to tens
of ti ousands of peaceful and happy set-
tlers in that country.
ED CATIONAL EFFORTS IN MANITOBA.
Ti ed.ucationel interests of the Pro-
vin.c were those that induced his eoming
to ritario. Religion was frequently
open y endangered in a new country, and
it w s necessary that they should see to
it th t education is properly :founded on'
the ford of God. He had. visited Ontario
for t e purpose of securing aid in rasing
the Ocessary funds for the endowment of
a col egiate institute in the town of Win-
nipec I, which would afford the youth of
the ew Preview° a Means ofobtaining a
good education. The chief objects aimed
at in the proposed institution were :--
Firs —to provide for the ;training of
youn men for the Church ofEngland to
ad • ister to the* spiritual wants of the
peop e oi that denomination. 2nd—For
the
go f
ple
ceiv
pro
a go
of- the country without distinction as to
sect, lamed or nationality. (Applause.)
The [Presbyterians had, availed them-
selv of the advantages of thecollege,
one •f the students being 0, son of the
Rev: I Mr.' Black, the senior Presby-
teria minister in the territory. He paid
a gr at tribute to the Rev. Mr. Black,
who after a college examination, had ex-
pres ed himself as highly gratified that
sons f _Presbyterians •couldi share with
equa ty the advantages .delived by sons
of th se belonging to the Church of Eng-
land
aining of Indian youths who would
h as teachers among their own p00 -
some few of these had 'already re- ,
d instruction, and were Making good J
•ess. The third object Was to give
d sound education to the young men
Bayfield Concession; JOhn Moseley, to
perform his statute labor on the bide
-
road, leading front his residence to the
Mahland Concession: The following ac-
counis were ordered to be paid, viz.,
Wm. Townsend, $2; Joseph Young, $7 ;
Amos Baker, $3; Thos. Elliott, $30; Rob-
ert Disney, $3 ; George Steep, 50e.; J.
Proctor, $8. *Widow Lavin and John El-
liott were exempted from taxation in
the year 1870. The petition of Henry
Morley and others cannot be complied
with at present, as it tvonld -require a
large sum of money to Make the road in
question at all passable. James Hicks
was paid the sum of $7 tio for keeping a
foundling eight weeks,. • William Hall
was paid the sum of $50 aspart payment
of salary for current year. The time for
receiving tenders for the construction of
Hull's. bridge is extended to the 15th
inst. Council adjourned to meet agaln
on the 15th inst., at Colcleugh's Hotel,
Holmesvilk. T. B. STuKES, Clerk.
Goderich Township.
9 • UNCIL MEETING. —The Council met
to -d, y, pursuant to adjoUrnment; as a
Cou t of Revision'. Merab4rs all present
Res ived that the assesament of John
Ingl remain as assessed. Resolved that
the °Hewing persons be exempt from
taxa on, via, Margaret McGibbons,
Benj.: • in Longworth, Anne Hamilton
Josh ia,Caloway, Robert Bray and John
Pen ehecker. The assessment roll hav-
ing pen revised and amended was con-
firm:I. The Court of Revision closed.
M hutes of two hist meeetings were
read approved and posed. The petition
of Mrs. Brown and others was laid over
unti next meeting of Council. George
Mei ee and David Patton were instruct-
ed make enquiry and ascertain the
mos convenient place for establishing a
pout (1, near Goderich, and report at next
mee ing of the Council. Hugh Davidson
and 1 wield Bruee to perform the statute
labo on the side -road between lots 2_1.
and 2 in 1st concession, mder the su-
peril tendence of the rathmaster. John
ij e psey, to perform his statute labor on
the ide-road betereen lots 35 and 36 in
the lth concession. Paul (Jleve, David
Rie ards and David Stacker, to perform
lie statute labor on thewest end of the
:
McKillop.
CouNcrL MEETIN 0 ._i -The Council met
at Montgomery's Hotel on the 25th of
March. All the members present. Min-
utes of last meeting read and Confirmed.
Moved by J. Hays, seconded by T. Mur-
ray, that the necessary number of path -
masters be appointed—Carried Moved
by J. Malone, seconded by T. Murray,
that the sum of $100 be levied and car•
lected in this township for Charitable
purposes, and that the following parties
receive the following sums of money, as
it appears they are in indigent circum-
stances, viz., Widow McKay, $7; -Wid-
ow MeDonnell, $7, 'and Widow Riedy,
$7—Carried. Moved !by j. Malone, sec-
onded be J. Hays, that John O'Loughlin
receive $16, for aid to purchase seed, be-
ing in needy circumetauces, to be charged
to Ward _aro. 1—Carried. Moved, sec-
onded and carriec1 that this Council do
now adjourn to meet at Chambers' ,
Ho-
tel, when notified. •
JOHN O'SULLIVAN, Clerk.
N. B. --The Court of Revision for the
above township will be held at Cham-
bers' Hotel, onawoterday, May 20, 1871.
I
srse
Another Let r from Mr. Bishop.
To the Editor of the Huron. Expositor.
Sire,—ln the last issue of the EXPOS-
ITOR., I notice that my friend Mr. Sproat
has seen another "-new light." With.
regard to the London, Huron and Bruce
Railway, he has swallowed the corn.
He is now the last man who would
"throw a stone in its way." It is sat--
isfactory to know that Mr. Sproat has
seen a "new light" on the railway ques-
tion, at least. I hope that, notwith-
standing his inherent ficklereess, . Mr.
Sproat will long continue on the right
side of tbe railway question, and show_
the people of Huron that he is alive to
their best interests. Mr. Sproat directs
my special attention to a road that was
built by the County "up one side -road
and down another in the township of
Usborne." For his information, I will
say that the road runs straight through
the township oh a side -road and down a
concession till it reaches Blanshard. In
looking over these "old a,nd worthless
figures," I find that before the Council
would build a road through Usborne, the
township of Usborne had to give a guar-
antee to build a road through .Blanshard.
At the June meeting of 1858, there lives
a motion passed to this effect: That the
bond from the • Gravel Road Company of
Blanshard shafl. be accepted for the sum
$16,000, and that a bond be also given
by live freeholders for an additional
$6,000 for the completion of St. Marys
Gravel Road, and that the bond be drawn
by the County Clerk, or as he directs.
Or in other wordsethe County Council
gave the township Of Usborne $20,000 to
build a road through that municipality, on
condition that 'Usborne should give $20,-
000 to build a road through Blanshard.
I would. direct Mr. Sproat's special
attention to a road that was built, at the
County expense, through the County of
Huron, to suit the convenience of Mr.
Sproat and a few others. The necessity
of thi.3 road being built is evident from
the fact that not a single toll -gate was
ever put on it. The selfish Reeve Mr.
Sproat speaks of is quite able to take
care of himself, even when he comes into
collision with the Ex -Reeve of Tucker -
smith. Mr. Sproat's literary ambition,
prior to the.writing of his first letter to
the EXPosrroit, led him astray.i At-
tracted by an eloquent editorial !which
appeared in the Scottish. AmericanJour-
nal, under the heading ," Pacific Rai[
way," in which the talented editor con-
demned our Government for their course
in that niatter, Mr. Sproat thought to
win fame by dishing up the article to the
EX.POSITOR, under his own signature,
merely changing the name Pacific Rail-
way to that of London, Huron and
Bruce, without even changing the con-
struction of the sentences to make them
applicable to the subject be undertook
to discuss. Plagiarism is the crime of
many petty authors, but seldom do we
see so marked a case as this. I now
leave the field to Mr. Sproat, and until
he confines hinaself more closely to facts,
and composes his own letters, he will re-
ceive no further attention from roe. I
hope the editor of the Haron Signal will
be as manly and just on the railway
question as he recommends others to be
on the Gravel Road question.
Yours truly, A. BisHoP.
tsborne, May 6, 1871.
Canada.
—The Volonteers ef Military District
;No. 1, 2,200 strong, meet at Goderich on
t.ie 16th of June, to perform their annual
rill.
--The Reformers of the County of
• iddlesex are to have a grand Reform
1 ic-nic at Strathoy on Monday the 15th
• June. Messrs. Blake, Mackenzie, and
other big guns have been invited to at -
t nd.
—The following is themanner in which
• is proposed to raise the funds to build
t ieLondon Huron and Bruce Railway :—
onion bonus $100. 000 ; Government
grant, $300,000 ; Couney of Huron,
a250,000 ; Townships in Middlesex, $2.3., •
000; Brnee 150,0O0;$leaving about
.$00,000 to be raised by stock, and $100,-
000 on first Mortgages.
For eorreetness, style, and beauty,
Frank Paltridge's photogrophs excel,—
at one dollar per dozen.
_
—Mr. "Moylan of the Toronto Freeman
Dominion Emigration Agent, _received
,
$,000 for his services last year. Mr.
Moylan has received a. good deal of money
but has rendered very little service for
1 , $1,000 would have been a high. fidure.
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A petition has been filed protesting
garnet the election of Mr. Alex Mac-
enzie for Middlesex.
—.firm in Strathroy have sold two
mbined reapers and mowers to parties
A ho int -end to take them to Manitoba to
e used there. -
—The Premier of Ontario is:eit present
sticating in St. Catherines. His health'
i considerably imp -loved, and hopes are
ntertained that it will ere long be sufli-
iently restored to permit his return to
s official duties.
—Mr. W. A. Wallace, ex -Deputy' Re eve
of the Township of Etobicoke has recent-
ly been presented by his late constituents
with an al:dress and a gold watch, as a
*ark of their appreciation of the services
Which he has rendered -the municipality. ,
As a general rule the services of useful
and efficient public offijals are net suffi-
ciiently appreciated and rewarded by their
constituents.
_ —A second wire for the DOTBillieD Tele-
graph Companies line, mak-Me a double
Connection between Woodetocl, Ingersol
.ml Toronto and Hamilton, was put up
' few days ago. 4
—A barn and stable belonging to a
Ir. Hutton, of the township of Bland-
flord were destroyed by fire about a week
a,go; A span of horses and several sheep
ere also burned. The loss is heavy,
and no insarance.
1
I J—The great revivaiistsMessrs. Carroll
end Russell, are at present 1 oiling forth.
•sa beaeliville, near Woodstock. Their
s;eeing meetings are always largely at
tended, neople coming from a, coe
k &sider-
austance in. the country to hear
41m.
i—The farmers of North Middlesex
iropose holding a grand pic-nit on the
24th of May next. Speakers and meeie
have already been !engaged and a gay
iine is expected.
—Rev. John Hogg, I). 1)., Pastor Of
St Andrew's Church, Guelph, was
presented by his congregation with a
purse of $200 on the occasion of his re-
ceiving the degree of -Doctor of Divinity
from Queen's College, Kingeton. Mrs.
Hogg was also presented with a maesive
silver tun and salver,
le
--The first circus of the season swhieh
las entered Canada, exhibited at Sarnia
n Friday last.
—A Commercial traveller fen through
a bridge at London, where the phatke
were rem ved by the repairers, as he was
Coming from the station after the mid-
night express from Sarnia. He cati Pitt
by his arms just in time to save a fall of
sixty feet into the creek below, and in-
evitable and instant death.
The Downie Court of 11 eViSi071 has
truck personal property off the Assess-
ent Roll, and fixed statute labor tom-
utation at 75 :tents per --day.
, —It is stated. that Mr. Alex. Mac-
kenzie is about to take up his residence
m reroute permanently.
' —News has reached this country that
Dr. Livingston is still alive and well,
but in a destitute condition.i
—It is positively asserted that the
treaty of the Joint High Commission will
contain no provision of Any kind for re-
eiprocity with Canada.
—St. Marys offers freedom from taxa-
tion to m an u fact u ring estab lish m en ts go-
ing into operation in the town and em-
ploying not less than say fifty hands.
—A well -digger named John Ford, of
St. Catherines, was buried alive at that
place by the closing in of a well. After
three hours' existence underground he
was exhumed alive, and—well as could
be expected.
--No less than 900 bushels of flax
seed have been sold this spring in the
town'of Listowel for seed.. The farmers
find this branch of agriculture pays, and
are sowing flax seed much more exten-
sively this season than ever belare.
—A man who will take a newspaper
for a length of time and send it back re-
fused and unpaid fees would swallow a
blind dog's dinner, and then stone the
dog for being blind, or would, perhaps,
break down a young shade tree,
—A yrung man named Edwa.rds,
a resident of.Lucan and in the employ
of the Grand Trunk, as -carpenter, was -
killed on Wednesday the 3rd iestant, at
Sarnia. He failed to hear the approara
ofwas knocked down and crashed to
pieacetsr.ain that was backing on a siding,
—It is said that Mr. Cochrane., of
Campton, sold during the biat eleven
months, no less than $115,017 worth of
fancy stock. One calf; which he sent to
England sold for over $5,000. .
—According to the assessment Tolle,
the population of London is now 15,31a,
being an increase of 1,187 in the last
yew. The real estate is set deism an
$4,331,683, personal property at 6927,-
900.
, strayed on to the railway trac.k :shone
mg to Mr. Scilly, near Lucen, which Jed
atwuersdtayofm oir.anieinang, aweoael trlbi en 1:::::.
ilw1311a3mensi'0.1e8rs
! by a train and emashed to pieces
% bedew t e animal was ebout Sixty
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