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THE HURON
JOHN M-IIWLETON'S LOVE...
The last night but one of
year 1$--- was one of the co
Ntid stormiest nights which
Middleton; bachelor and weave
Thrippledykes, in the count
Langkail,. bad ever known.
had been an almost ° contin
Aeries of rains for about a,
Previously, but on the. mornin
this day the rain had given pia
sharp frost, -and it was so bit
cold that there was not a ,no-
Thrippledykes, from that of Pro
"Rogers downwards, which at
time or other during ibe tw
hours had not been blue:
now the wi:id had been
inough• to take aduantage of
darkness to rise in its greatest
end play the maddest possible
trips, and a cow bination of r
hail, and 1 know not What hor
had followed in -the wind's w•
It was one of that mournful sol:
nights which are apt to give
"the blues" in a, wider sense
a tinted nose,.; far what mortal
listen to the howling of cold wi
rmd the„sighing of trees as they b
to a blast without feeling in a s
suicidal mood ? The wind and
sleet had free course in. Thrip
dykes for that night; at all ev
there wa8 no man in the town
could have held his own. out
doors for a couple. of hours.. S
poor wretches a necessity cotulael
to be about were kuor.kcal hit
and thither in the most >alutnerci
!Danner. They went spinning
against doors and Windows i
meaningless sort of cosy—big
diverting to onlookers, .farad s
been visible, but by no means am
itl to the principal actors. Inde
I fear that the majority of th
way-farers, albeit steady, resp
able people, orbjiirgated after afashi
ache minister of the parish co
scarcely have justified.
On such a night did the afo
mentioned John Middleton, havi
first peeped cautiously out at t
driving storm, take down from
;peg on his wall a faded, 1118
lwown great Coat and button.
about his person. That done,
fortified himself with a glass of son
mixture which he poured from.a fl
leek bottle. Thea, ilavingslook
at the face of the old ” wag at t
wa''" the hour ha lel' of whic
rxointed to eight o'clock—and e
tin;wished his candle, lie muttere
"-Noe fcr it," anal plunged ma
frilly into the darkness. Aft
traversing the length of. the tow
John turned into a bypath, alon
which for. fully! half an hour 11
struggled as seccssfully as the story
�sould permit him. At the e'pil
of that time be reached a sola
cluster of dwelling houses =sari
half-dozen in tall ---act the tool- o
erne of which lie paused fat a mo
went. Ho serried then- suddenl
to change; bis bind, for he contiuu
ed on ills wa another bundle
i.•arrcls of so. Then. lie once enol
paused, scratched his head, lin
whispered confidentially to hi
waist -coat, " Weel, I surely am
daft fule." Fnally he turned again
toward the houses, walking rnor
Slowly, however, than the state' o
the weather ♦warranted. Having
reached the door at whic11 he had
f )rrnerly hilted he coughed once or
twice, knocked .-rather timidly, and
finally lifted the latch and entered.
The family groupe which John
Middleton saw before hire consisted
car' a1 father c.f soarne fifty years, bis
wife,- a contemporary, and their
elaughtcr,•a good-looking °lruniden of
less than half bet f;t ther's age.
They -were seater around a great
laughin e fire of _ wood, and the wo-
men, Aile they knitted,. were
listening to ,tire husband and fat het,
who was spelling our a alarraative
from the columns of a newspaper.
Gucle e'en to ye," said Middle -
John's eager gaze—het thoughts
seemed fixed only on :ler stocking.
the " Hoo do ye like living. yere
ldest lane this w• ter, John r' asked Mrs.
John Bruce, after► bei f silence.: " I'm
r of sure yell £ s y ar emither, sair,
y� of ptur bodie."
There - "No ava o I j' .e linin' my lane
ilUiis • —the Lange the or ; but I doot
week I I maun e'en ide (intent, naebody
g of would hae th like o' me."
ce to "Nonsen ; ma. ," broke.in David
terly Bruce, cheer'ly, it a stout heart
se 'j tri 2 stey bra, (by he way, that's a
vest gude prover tae in conjunction
one ; wi' ' that ith :r a out faint heart
elve ltever• wirnin fai lady). A man _
And like you can waist get ony lass for
mean. wife. he set his in,d on."
the . John he
y no means positive
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EXPOSITOR.
ATIGOT 2.5, :18711.
,
.
n this•score, and anet when ap-
ca;n- Baled to ER e a v ry indefinite re -
au,, ly. Mrs: B uce ntered on a me-
rocs t aphysical di •cusli n of the whole
ake, uestioti of logs, co rtship, and mar-
t of irf'aage, and finale • greed with her
men husband.
"1 dinna kin,' s
Mrs. Bruce, n..tura
silent vii' sic :ubj
0' me—bit e'e o -n
has observed tba
np to be fore • d; an
very fact o' a marc
the world w ac ca'_
enough o' lase, ' to
bie.. Dinna ' e thi
Janet did net kn
that like Lire to 1''
"Sae it dies,"
and he look d i.
sighed.
While thio ony-
ceeding the et. rn i
had increased. •Th
place to rain, hic
torreu ts. Th z vii
the Chimney,' nd y
*key hole and ucler
most mournful ma
"Oh," said Irs.
aboot the dein as o
are abroad this nic
were."
Still the win 1 ra.s
and the fdur el atte
,on which the lean
were now. •bri, kly
o'clock had co la
1
titan
can
rids
end -
em i -
the.
ple-
nts,a
who
of
ich
led
her
ful
up
as
hly
t1uL
us-
ed,
case
ect-
ron
u!d
re -
ng
he
a
ty
its
1
at
ed
.ham
h
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et•
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11
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c;a
Ili
to
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1110
cep
at
liar
n1u
per
cc
you
tier
to
Brun, as he closed the inner door.
Joo are ire a' the nicht?".
'-r Mosh, John, is that _you, man?"
id the reader of the newspaper• a
o�lgly-halilr, large -fettle ed, broach-
uldered, bearty-looking peasant,vllat's brccht ye n'ilr way in a
it
like this? Ye're surely no easy
fear ? Bit come in to the fire,
nl
stare ye want warnirl', "r
Deed:, Dauvit," answered the
rippl e y l F s weaver, as he re-
ved his overcoar, previous to ate-
tin'g the invitation, "I was over
Thrappletree, and I can rooi
s way to :,coos a wet'_" (1 fear
ch th.rt.Jolrn Middleton was ;no
feet weever.;
Wel,' John, we are glad to see
, and yell bide noo an' tak' a red
rin' wi' us," said the gude wife.
Ye're far ower kind, Mrs.
ce."
Toot, havers," said Mrs. Bruce,
to eleery, motherly,
c.c "re'er aye. glad to
trona we, Jaarret.lass
anar le , vaas addressed
who as a t had not
she had blushed w
l
eonsy woman,
see vote Johiz. ;
?" The last ve-
to the daughter,
spoken, though
hen Middleton ;
first made -leis appearance. The t i
r
0
o'clock- was c• me,
-began to expr „Se 1
making his war ba
dykes-
" Ye can ne er t•�
like this," staid Br
your death gas .
• ma;n-ye Maui.-
"
aun
"I'll wait t
ony rate," rej.
e.lgerly toward
favored her ,fa
nothing could
ma melt's look.
The 'llslf-lion
when Janet suddetfl�
feat, cryingwith" an
"What's that?"
1
id John. "You,
ly are better ac-
t than the like
y • sma' way I
Inclinations . are
1 that aften the
i.ge being what
tke-the-thing, is
r Baler it onl)o3S•i-
J4e sae, Janet �"
W, but had heard
e.
k
aid Middleton,
o the fire and
tion was pro -
lead of abating
Sleet had given
literally fell in
roared down
ed through- the
be door in the
er imaginable.
Bruce, " spaik
e stern, they
it an' ever. they
, the rain feel,
ay the log tire,
lgs and,.potatoes
Stoking. Nine
ted gone, ten
1d Middleton
intention of
to Thripple-
g in a nicht
i 1e, " ye'd get
ye're a livin'
u>_e a'
stop.
nitllc
lied
Janet
leer's
e 1St
bad
• Her . corn pa. ions
they became sei sible
splash and roar which
the wind nor. the ra i
sounded live t le tis
'This wash of water se
nearer e nd neat er, •cti��
Wiilcl.ancl roar egan
tinct. Bruce, his wife
-ton sprang to th it fie
silently and eagc rly.
half hour at
ohn, looking
to see if she
proposal, but
.int fror>i the �.
just elapsed
sprang to her
laruled voice
istened, and
f the muffled
was neither
1 • but which
s of a flood.
reed to draw
m above the
rhe sound clip
and Middle -
and listened
Janet strain-
ed leer eyes at t e w'ectuw, trying
to see in the der -nes the si inething
which she dared not rotation._ Her
mother's face at+ th sound grew
more distinct bi Inch of from fear ;
even the lather s hat turned spade.
For a lean,ent, < <lllrll ,l;�;lll;:•c1 hours,
the .group - stooc thu • in silence e
then favid Brirrcl wlii pered hoaarse-
ly, " 1-Ieev-in pre 'er.ve' �,, the dam bas
burst."
The E great darn,
a mile higher up . 1
e hie
vaa 1,
he sl
• It was true.
the stream: an tl
Bruce's house
beaten against
which was a bou t
by the horror of the situation.
Janet, too, was speechless. The
mother sobbed. piteously, " ea' my
things, my chairs an' my cheena,
will be spoilt ; my braw sherts ' o'
my ain !Dither's spinnin'r . an' thy.
towels that hae n ',ter been -oot 1 i'
the faulii sin' we'were married,
wil,'' be` a' ru:pne wi' mildew.
Bruce calmed hos ate a best 1fle
could.• "Toot, l ,''sad e, "life's
better, than sheetsor icheena.. Get
up on the roof; we'll get mair
"sheets for 3 ou." '
Middleton . climbed t rough a.
skylight, and pulled a¢,�ter im Janet
and her mother. D 1vid follewc d
immediately, and the four' ensc�onc-
ed themselves on the roof; rapping
about them the blankets which
foresight on the f' ther's part had'
provided. It was a weed eight
which met their g ze. T e moon
had come out, tho gh its ace ,was`
ever and anon of scured by the
black clouds ' hi h cha ed each
other across the sky. t shone
brightly enough, evert eless, to
show the great ex apse ' f w ite
water, which w s blacke ed ere
,and there by li trees cotter
houses. The comp pion }loadings
to that in which :t a Bru`es lived'
were almost entir'ly submerged,
and on the thatc of each were hud
dled groups of e ' ; women, and
children; From all the sc ne there
came no sound°1� it hat of be wind
and the flood, w l is t betty n tile_ m
raised a demopia • la gh.
Our four frie cls •had t but a
few minutes when Davi Bruce
whispered to Middle on, ,« I've left
the kirk siller beh' d me there's
fifty pounds in paper notes in my
kiss in the garret, a id I m un get
to it—ye ken I've t pay t e 'min-
ister_ his half-year' stee ° iu the
morn. Tal!' you! ca e o' the wife,
an' dinna forgets J. net, hatever
happens ; she's a' guid bar , "God
bless her."
John replied, in the sal
of voice "Trust to nie. B
gang doon if there's any dan
The Tlhrippledykes wean
forgot the Iingering look
tion which the peasant cast
wife a.nd child as he _span
the roof and back. through
light, saying the while, -'
nae fear o' me, the garret
covered these ten. rnl�lutes
be covered ava."
He had barely disappeare•. whe
Mrs. Bruce suddenly set up a lou
-wail. "My marriage - lints," sh
cried, " they'll be ruined wi' th
water. Davtut, t ey ;are i' the to
left drawer 0' m. kis t.
y� ff -Oh grin
there -w1' you." T ' -
Receiving no r ,sponse sh stol
quietly toward Th s skyligh i Be
though- she called again, hat bus
band, wlio evident y on account o
the wind did n t hear het voice
c e no rep y. kt this tIromeut
Middleton first a.,c tic d that Mrs.
Bruce had quitted her. place at. his
side. Ho slioutec to ;her to dome
back, r ud warned • er of her c anger
opus pot;ition. - But to this_ woman's
heart dear were he ' marriage lines,
and ere John coul 1 scramble to her
Sithe she disapp areal rifts r her
spouse. It was th , haat look which
John Middleton ec-r had of Mrs.
Bruce alive. She . ad scarcely van-
isheci when i gr at wave came'
sweeping down, and with'an
sough covered the aside eI
to the garret. There Was no
of escape for David Bruce a
e tone
t dinna,
ere"
r never
if affec-
on his
down
he sky -
There's
lana be
et.ifit
had lon1eci to call her h s own, n
man could even so much as gees
As this ` night be held er in -h
arms, he prayed that cod 'weal
give hint the right to take her t
his home, and protect her from
life's storms even as no he pr
tected her from a storm of ,the el
menti. ''Surely," he s id, "la
like mine may succeed."
Meanwhile he chef d Janet
hands, and strove to rou her. Er
long she: opened her a%es and look-
ed at John. fle whisper d in he
eat' "Dinna be cast utca:rly doon
ye ken wha' is • a fait er to th
faitherlegs, niy dear," Then th
maiden threw her arms round his
neck, anal sobbed bitterly.Middle
ton spoke such . words of 'comfort a
he_could: think of, and patted he
cheeks rind head tenderly. By
aad-bye Janet fell asleep in hi
arms. Once or twice .s e awok
or seemed to do so, an once sh
leaned up and kissed her c.mpanion
who was weeping for ver•' joy. k
had at latat (so Inc though') won th
prize for iwhich .he had so ' ong Bray
ed. Jan t was his now ; no power
on earth ould deprive hi of her
He bent over in his g eat- love
saying i her sleeping ear hog
gladly he would toil for her, hog.
joyfullye would lay w' at little
store of a possessed at he feet (fot
John, th ugh out a we.. ver, was
well-to-ilc),
Then anet, still scree
ed )ler Bice to him
"What i 't, my daawtie l"
glad -hearted Middleton.
swer cam---" Aly dear, g
I love you, oh, so dearly !
Jamie they'll a' be prnod
Ah me ! in all .the w
was not"- a sorer -heal d
this who looked aacr t
to the night. I fear, too,
Middleton's thoughts gre
ter, for li4 drew back fr
;Bruce, and as he did so h
`ed --"So 'the kisses wer
me." Ctirse Jamie," he
after an hour; " 1 would
at the bottom of that wate
CONCLUDED NEXT WE
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asked the
The an
de Jamie,
My ane
ye yet."
rld there
an than
flood in
hat John
very bit -
in Janet,
in utter-
not for
ontinued
he were
K.
A BY-LAW -
TO AID tho Wellington, Grey ana Bruce ltail-
nay Company by a free grant or donation uf'n
Debentures bt way of bonus to t e extent of
l8.0tN), snbjea,t to certain terms res rictions and
conditions.
Whereas,
tate o[ the
therein refe
iu;,�tun, Grp
donations u
Uy certain acts peened by the Legisla-
n Pr since of Ontario, the .' uuicipalities
d ( rret to are authorized to a d the 1Vell-
j y a�td Bruce Railway, by free grants or
e • f Debentures by way of bonus.
e And Whereas, the -litmicipal Cornell of • the
Township of Tiunberry,-buing ono of hu muuiri-
p palilh's so ant oriztd are desirous of aiding the
,, eaid Railway, I y the free kraut or donation of De-
b bentures to thit extent of _twenty-eight thoueaud'
dollars, and p opose to issue debeutnies• for that
purpose.
And 'Wheroa, , it will require the sum
to be raised an anally by Special rate 1
went Of the said debentures and t
e
of $,080,
r the pate
thereon as hereinafter mentioned-
interest
f And Whereat, the amount of tho`wl�olo rateable
property of the said Municipality, irrespective
angry
trance
hand,
td his
wife. Death came ' to them_ ith a
sudden bound. 0 e solitar look
into his tierce hang •.y fico, on wild
shriek of dispa�ir. •n the w min's
Diet, and ii balm ward of prat er on
the man's, and the were hath in
death's Mans.. �:Iid Ileton kneesi in a
Dement that his lei Illy friend4 were
no more, ,and he he rd, or he fa ncied
:latC 50 e 1e91C, a4- d voice ry-ing
at of which
Olt had 1
!rices during Tatl' care o' my J• net"
these :wild days that . they had. at I :Janet, who ' all this whip had
length- yielded to the pi�esstire. The been looking ec3g, rly acros the
huge mass of water, we—
an oaitlet, , cane t i1111)1i
mad fury, sweepi
fore it: It - was
sistless flood by tl
ed mile,'
David :Bruce,
t'he,.ever itearin g
moment took in t
knew1 that '311 at
house .tivould be
Perhaps engulfed.
ness, he knew, to
any of the- neigh
Ere he end Ills.fa
yards the fioo 1 w•
hae two moment(
could the statbil.lty
his house be `relic
the stream over -to
water was already
heath the door w
celinly to his wife
lg ev
a l.rt
e tim
as he
tusk
be sit
oth cc
stu•r
It w
oiccd to fi u d
g forth with
rything be
ad, deep, 1 e=
'i it had flow
listened to,,
(water, in .aid
ation. He
iuinj:te Iris
Leaded, and
old be mal-
attenl1)t to reach
)orin eminences:
lily c uldgo fifty
uld' upon them.
us qu stions Were,
of the walls of t
on, and world.
) the roof? The i
tricljling in be-
en Bruce turned
aracl aid "It's
aor oris chance, et's jtak' to the
arret." He place 1;a leakier against
he entrance to .-this department,
lid trade Hist his life, !then Janet
l,nd Middleton ascend, are he br l� -
d tui itich, this gallant ;otter:, .The
►'alter had reached .his knees before
e quitted the floe
I thinkthewas wilt stanch," lie
lid when the our were s>ife in the lc
trree " l'ut-we 'in•tun tak'' to the 11.
oof'." illidclletcm has stege , (l ape l) k
0
water to the roofs ok the nein hbor-
ing houses, turned at this in •tan!.
In another - n)ome It she co 11pre-
bencled the terrible calamity ;which
1-i d just taken phaco. She was 'a
houseless orphan. Her dear mother
and her dearer father were gone
from her forever, Her wail - rose
rose above the wind—an agonising,'
broken-hearted cry. Then n ture
was kind to her,.a d, she fah. ted.;
Middleton but react ed herein time;
to grasp her reeling form, and save'
her from rolling into the`fluud hich
eddied past.
At this ritolnent,sti- ngelyentngh,
the wired fell, and John soon saw
hat the water bad =.ret the same time
ceased rising. if �t'>Eth his con pan -
on he. could lerain.lentil daybreak
there alight come hipe of es ape.
lj.e was°in a- strazige iurmo' I of
thought, His heal ti bled for the
ept
g
t
at
e
weaver looked earnestly in Janet's 111
fide as she replied, " Of corse,(
nlitiier, we're aye pleased to hal' at .i s:
yr-c.sit free Mr. Middleton." But 1 g:
clic rebel Ilei no answering g'aace to )`"
l
loss of his two friends and he
for the stlfli�ril)bs of t e poor gi3i by
Iris side. For the-liaslif-iti ma of
forty loved Janet race` with a
1)itssionateA evotion, . i For ears. he
ha • •-• to win irexsy {a ]ifb o de-
votion—never cnce the while ,en-
turing to exp.ess his clove in w rds.
How be bad lungerSd, this 1 ran,
",r a smile from Janet's lies, row
is heart had leaped for joy t t a
1U( weed from Ler, and -%owhe
•
$ e
of any future i lcreasc of the same, and also irre-
s ecti:•
p o of any income to bo derived from the
teenpor trr iuveetivant of the sinking Extort herein-
aft(ar mentioned or any part thereof according .to
thfs Lest revised assessment roll ofthe s rid _Munioi-
pality, being for the year 1371, was $336,300, (two
hundred and eighty-six thousand live It unfired dol-
lara.)
-
And whereas the amount of the eeii ting debt
of the said Municipality is ate follows Prinu•ipal
the sum of $--k- and interest the set of $—,
making in the; aggregate the sum ti—of
which'interost no portiuu is in arrear. '
And 'Whereas for paying the intents , and creat-
ing an equal yearly sinking fund for paying the
said sum of $,000, and interest as heicivaftcr
mentioned, it w�l.l require an equal anemia spacial
rate of one and; one-tenth: cents in the dollar in
'addition to all other rates to be levied u each year.
Be it therefoafe enacted by the rniuii 'pal Coun-
cil of the i'own4hip of 1 urubutry-
1. That it shall be lawful for the eero of the
said township, a nd he is hereby requires 1 to- hisue
Debentures to he -extent of twenty -tight thou -
send dollars, in -erne of not less than ;100 each,
which debenttue s shall be 'sealed with -the seal of
the said llnniei.a l Council, and be eland by the
said peeve and mutersigned by the Treasurer.
2. That the weld dobeuttu•es shall lie mane pay-
able in twenty )•ars front the day hereiiafter men-
tioned for this t y -law to bike effect, at- the Office
of the Canadian Bank of Commerce at Ciodetich;
and shall hare a tauhod to them Coupo s fur the
payment of lute est.
3. That the ea d debentures shall bear interest
at and after the rte of tilt per cent. pwr nnu
am
from the tbtto-1 eroof, which lutenist s he pay-
able on the first flys of Jtumary and Ju y, in math
Year.
4. That for tie purpose of forming a sinking
fund for the pay neat of the said deb', tures, and
the interest at et e rate eforesahl to be ...,..o (hilt
And Provided, further,- that if the work
connueneed within the amid period.
niths above spee•lied, it Shrill he optio
lir
u Connell by rest lution deli- passed to t
declare thit; BY- aw anti the agreement
hall not
if three
td e
at effea
founded
. That this 134 -law shall take effect . d come
heir, le.71:
15. That the field Debentures shall be d paeited
within ono mouth aifte.r the final passing of this
Bealaw, either with the Provincial Treaeur •r, or in
onie of the Chartered Banks of this Prey' ee oTof
this- late Province: •Canatlit. •
). And be it fluter enacted that the , aes of
the electors of thes Munictpality shall b taken
upon this By-law, as follows : Namely, at the
1which the Eleeti ea of members oe (ennui' are
Howe eppendecl to this By-laiv, being tile- plaice
on the eleventh day of Septetule r next,
tlte71,) at the hour of 9 o'clock iu the feet:peon
bay, and that the following person shall be ileturn-
ing OfIleer to take the votes at such place :
Returning Officer, JAMES JOIDiSTON.
1 Place of Voting—Lot 16; Concession. '7, Turn -
itTARE NOTICE, that the above is a true Copy -
f a proposed lay -law, which will be taken into
insideration by the Council of this Municipality,
fter one month front the first publication thereof
tuned on the said 1
'n the Iltutox Exeosnou; the date of which Melt
nblicatiote was the eighteenth day of August,1871,
nd that the votes of the ttlectore of the maid Mu-
icipttlity will be taken thereon at the place above -
et the hour of 9 o'clock in the forenoon, and mul-
Eleventh Day of ihitPlreluber next,
Dated. thie 14th day of August, D371.1:17:1793-rky:51
T0 AID the Wellington, Grey and 13ruce Rail-
-6- way Company by a free grant or denution of
debentures by way of bonus to the extent of $35,-
d();e0i,oueusbjece to certain terms, reetrictitnes and eon -
Whereas, By certain acte paused by the Legisla-
titre of the _Province of Ontario. The Municipal-
itice therein referred to are authorized to aid the
Wellington; (Frey find Bruce Ithilway by free
tentage or donations of debentures -by way of benue.
!And Whereas, The Municipal Connell of the
Township of 'Grey being one of the Municipalitite
sO authorized, a.re'desirous of aiding the said Rail-
way hy the free grant or donation of debentures, to
the extent of thirty-five thousand dollars, ($3e.0e0,)
and propose to isame debentures for that purposa
!And Whereas, It will require the sum of tal3,850
(three thousand eight hundred 'and fifty dollars,)
to be raised annually by special rate, for the pay-
inent of the said debentures and ; the interest
thereon, aa hereinafter mentioned. 1,
And AVhereae, Tho amount of the whole rate-
-a le property of the said municipality, irrespective
o any future increase of the Saioie, anti also irre-
si ective et any income to be derived from the tem-
pt auy investment of the einkiag fund hereinafter
inentioued or any part thereof, accenting to the
la4t revised assessineut roll of the said
, being for the year 1871. was 8189,600, (four
ht mired and eiehty-nine thousend six hundred
And Whereas, The amount of the 'existing debt
of the said inunieipalley is as follows : Principte
the awn of nothing, and interest themum of netta
hie, making in the weeregate the ennt, of nothing,
of Whieh interest no portiou bidet arreare.
And Whereas, For payingthe interest, and ere -
a ng au equal yearly sinking furttl fdr paying the
sa d sum $35,090, and interest as hereinafter men-
tioned, it will regnire an equal annual spechil rate.
of 77; mills iu the dollar, in additien to all other
rit es to be levied he each year.
Ile it therefore enacted, Ily the Ildunieipal Conn-
cil of the Township of Grey -a
1. That it shall be lawfal for the Reeve of the i.r‘
debenttaes to the extent of thirty -bye thousand c
dollars, in suhls of not less than ted01) eeeth, which
debentures shall be Healed', with the heal of the
said letunicipal Council, and; be Siglift(1 be the said
Reeve and cotentereigned by the Treseu.res.
.2. That the said tiebentures shall be made pay-
abte in twenty years froru the day hereinefter men-
tioned for tide by-law to take effeet, at the otiee of
Lo., al Canadian Bunk, Seaforth. aud shall have fi
at and after the rate of six per cent. per annual
It That the sma liebenturee shall hear iuterest
fro ) the date thereof, which interest Khalil be pay-
abl on. the first days of January and July in eech
within the bffinielpality or portion of a Muoilipal-
ity creating such debt." titnd
Woziotas, The Muni 'pality of the V11114144 of
Sestforth hits deteriniued to aid and (amen the Haiti
Company by Kiving thereto by way tff bonne the
emu of .P.3)000, under the -authority of the said re-
cited act. And
WI-IF:texas, In order ft.; emu into ei/ect the said
rectted 'object, it will)* neeeseary for the said Mu- ..
nicipality to raise the fetid snm of *,000, in the
manner hereinafter mentioned. and set forth- Axel
WitEREAS, It will/ xequire the sued ot 4700 to
be raieed annually by -special rate 14 paymg tho
said debt of $8,000 and interest mit the deben-
tures to be heated therefor, as hereinafter. pro.
Wnsasee, The amonnt of the whole rateable
property of the said Itunicipanty, inkopective of
any fitither inerettee of the saute, exi,d also irre-
spective of any increatie to be derieeel •trum the
ing to the last resised Assessment Retil of the said
Municipality, being for the year 1871, the sum of
the said Nlimicipality is tis fellows: l'rixteiptil—
bearing date fah July, 187t), payable in eeen years,
bearing interest ae the rate of seven per centuxa
er annum, which interest is payabie beef yeariv.
ipal of the said debt of e',48,C60, ateen fang to tho
ions of Upper Cantide, ..,, will requite au annual
pedal rate of one-half cent, in leitietion to all
g3din_Tthh: ..,,,..1„,osloaiathaat:itduiee:tuith:::•etib.:,tinim,ttel,two phi::
33B IT Tneatasoae; I.:secrete By fte; Corpora -
ion of the Village of beabn Oa, in Co eii abS0311.-
led, as follows :
11—'llest it shall be lawful for the oe ',oho afore -
elide for Lao Reeve, of the Reid min izipiehty to
.ause any number of de-hen:tut es to made for
urpose, not tette than $1.u0 each, ami AA fAceeti-
AtkihilOil ti:linlbalentiviclrePlelysitli)::;21:11!6arilfd:Irtil.°31ittellt i'lifilta76 t..thehwtdredattujy-
ereinafter mentioned for this ity-law to take ea-
eet, either in Loudon, kaselaral, or eortie place
b. Canutia, to he de:Agitated in said tielsslitures, and.
)14.11 have attached thereto Coupoir; fo the pay-
)7,,,:s7.7.i.b.....,7
uent nue:retie at the Tate sea in
accordance with the provisiens of
heti act.
4th—That the mid debentures bear
tereet at and after *the rs.te six par
entum per annum from the te theft --
,and such interest ehell PaYable
fayearly, on the lin day of Jnee atm 1st day
t Decenther, in each and ra (try Year I deem; the
here the bald elebentarete are matte peteefitio.
all other rates, be raisacl, tested e leeeted. in
benturee or env of there.
llth--Thit this 13Y -hew shall take efast antkreceete
ecember, in the peer at ear Lerd, Le71.
7th.—'llhet the votes of the elector'', u the said
unicipalitv shall be ttiken on thie w, et the
allowing -photo, that ie to say, at Town
ail, Seafurth, on the 9th day of Steste ber, A_ lee
71, eumraencing at the hour of o'clept in the
orning and (-in.:111g at 5 o'clock in the meriting -
s nut day, said that T. P. B1:LL hhall Itetuntiee/.
tier to take such vottee
fu d for an: pavinent of the. said. ilebteitnres and
the ieterest at 'the rate aforesaid, to herome tine Pt
th . von, an equal epecial rate of 77, mine in the k -
dol ar shall, in additum to all other rates, be raised,
ltieeed. and collected in each year upou all the rate -
•able property in the old Municipality durhee the
continuance of the see `debentures or any of them.
Provided always, and it is hereby declared that
Me By-law is 'twitted eubject to the following stipu-
11 That before the lteeve shall iesue the said de-
bentnree, the Railway Company shall ifernieh an
agrifemeut wader the seal of the Company, a ropy
whereof has been submitted to mid atparoved of
by this Council, undertaking and binding the Com-
pany in the. nnumer set forth therein. 10 continence
the ex-tensioo therein referred te, that, is to site-,
the extension of the said Weniugtme Grey und
Bruce Railway through South Bruce wet North
Ifuron to Lite:now, within three menths after the
final passing of this. By-law. and to eeteedete. the
haunt to Lacknow ready for truffle within two
yeauat from that time ; to conetructet siding at tir
neateEthel, and 10 erect a Station at nr near to
Ainleyyille. either in Grey or Monis, within one
quarter of a mile of the Maitland Rhea providing
Ana Provided tRtt the debentures shall 1H, de -
punted with the Treamixer of the Provence of On-
tario, or in one of thh chartered hanks of this
Proeinee or of the late Provinee of Canada, and
the same Audi be delivered to the Conniany 00 the
certificate of theEngineer of th.eCompaovee,wirmed
by thu certificate for the time beieg t;f the Chief
Engineer of :the Great Weetern Reilwav. tee the
work progresses throuelt the; Taavitship of Grey,
Com any to dentaud wet nes ive time the sehl
'tine d with the eurrent eutipoti and those yet to
matt ife
•
d Provided further, that if tile work ahall not
111011 tas above specified, it shall be oatimial with
the ouncil by resolution (iniy pastel' to tluit ef-
fect to declatre thie 13valaw end the agreement
5. ,that this By-law shall take effect :mil route
into hperation ution. the 18th day of iit-ptember
76x.c Ihat the said debentitree shall bo depot -died
witlun one -month later the Mad passion of this
By-litiv either with the Provincial Treasurer, or in
one of the chartered liank:4 of this Prevince, or of
And be it further euttefed 11)4 the votes of
he eleetors of this llVfitnicipality shall taken neon
this ea follows : at the nieces
hereinafte.r mentioned and referred to in tbe notice
appeuded to this Bylaw, being the place whieh
tht: election of members of Comiril held, on the
eleventh day of' September next, 1871, at the hoer
ock in the forenoon, and ending at five
o'clock in the afternooe of the same dayeauttl that
the billowing person shall be Returning Officer to
take the votes at such place :
Ite‘rning' Officer, JOHN It. GRANT.
Flalm of Voting : School Rouse, Section No.
7, Craubrook.
TA:a NOTICE that the above is a true copy of
a proposed By-law width will be taken into consid-
eration by the Council .of this munieipality, after
one mlonth froie the first publication thereof in
Liettekel Banner, the date of which first' publica-
tion 'sits the seventeeuth day of August, a871, and
that the Totes of the electors of the sail inunici-
panty will he taken thereon at the platie above-
na.met on the said
at the hour of hille o'clock in the forenoon, and
eudiret at live o'clOck in the afternoon of the same
TownshiP Clerk.
Dat d this 14th day of August, 1871. - 198 -fit
Y -LAW NO.
To aild and assist the London, !Huron
and Ilruceltailway Company by!giving
$8,600 by way of bouus to the said
CoMpany,' and to issue debentures
. theteior, and to authorize the levying
of a special rate for payment of the de-
- benitures and inerest thereon.
. Weteireas, By an act of the fourth session of
"And it shall further be lawful for any Munici-
the Lei ishiture of the l'rovinee of Ontario, passed
in the atil year of the reign of her Majeety Queen
Victori , entitled an act to incorporate the Lohdon,
Iluron Led Bruce Railway (Innpany," it is, 8111.02.114
other things, provided anti enacted as follows :
'laity el 21unicipalities, through any part of which,
of thet shall think expetlieut; Provided always,
or ne which, the. railway or works ef the said
Comp y shall pass or be situated to aid aml as-
sist the said (knupany by loaning or guaranteeing,
or giv. ( money by way of bonus or donatione,
or oche mettne; to the Company, in the eoustruetion
'or equitheent of said Railway, or of any of ties
works tilnthorized under this act, in such; manner
aud to tiuch extent as such munieipalititei or any
that nai teach aid. or assistance by way of bon -as,
donatie 1 or otherwise; shall be given until after
the pas, ing of a By-law fig the purpose, and the
vided al .0, that any such By-law, belie valid, shall
be mad . in conformity with the laws of thie Prov-
ince, re •pecting Muiticipal institutious, and all
such le -laws et) passed ',hall be valid, notwith-
standine euch rate may exceed the uggreaate rate
i.
of tWO 1.11t8 in the duller on the autteefi-alue of
imal rat of easesement ehall hot in any came ex -
Take notice that the shrive n trite ivy 'of 11.
OrOSP(.1 By-law, which will he bike)) ta co/midi:t-
hin by the Council of tho y of the
liege of beaforth, atter one nee a h 11-0o4 the firsr,
'lineation hereof in the le EXPOSI-
IR, the date of which publicatiou is On day
August,A_D.D371,and that the vette of the electors
o the said Municipality 'will be tt.l.mi thereon on
o 9th day of September, A. I), 1871, bete eext 'the
urs of 9 o'clock in the forenoon and 5 teelock in
t e afternoon, at the Town Hall. tetieferth, for
ich purpose T. P. Bull is appointedi Rents -n-
it Ofilter.
Village! Clerk.
aforth, Ang. 10, 1869- 19:1-5t
USIC EMPORIpIVI
7.7.371
11.
IMPORTERS of and dealers in the celebmted
Pianos made :43 -
\VI TER at CO., Kingston,
JO IN NITSCHKE, Damien.
et3nA11/4-:::.bny,
FIRST -PRIZE MELODEONS,
w. BELL & CO., Guelph, Ont.
Instruments snpplied fano the finns
R. ,tf. 'WILLIAMS, Toronto,
AN 11TIS BROTHERS, London,
Wo desire to support Canadian fuel Mend enter -
T ., GREAT UNION PIANOFORTE CO., New
T e tuulereigned will deliver, put up out warrant
fur ive year:), all instruments sold by them et Fate -
tory prices.; and -will promptly _attend to a orders.
19 DE PE W &-DOIIERTY.
FARM FOR SALE Ili MORRIS.
SAT.T1, on reasonable terms, Let No. 8, Con_
0, Morris, containing 64 acres', oyer 20 of a hiela.
are c eared, seeded to graliti alla Weil ft ; the
bal ce hi well timbered with hard -wood. It la
sittu ted on the Northern Gravel Road, 1 ntile and
h f from Blyth, and 13 miles limn Clinton_
The is no waste land. There is on the Premises
a me framo house, 20 x 30, with good cenar and
Fo further particulars tipfilev to the Proprietor,
GEORGE BU'ICIIAI,tT,
FARM FOR SALE
vb Sale Cheap, Lot No. 30, llth Concesslone
T wnship of Bruce, County of Bruce, co:amine
halan .e well timbered with beeeh and maple. No
was is -t tl. There •a never -failing stream of
wate running throukh it. It is eituated within -
five es front the *wishing villaige of Pnielue-,
throu ,h which the "i"-elliteeton, fifty and 13rnete
Railway will ehortly rumting. If the uhme pro-
perty is net sold, it Will be learieti for it terili -
years for the improvements. For further partlen-
FARM FOR SALE.
The subsdelher will also sell bY private sale that
supine r etook earn' being lot No. 1 Second Coottea-
clean: and -uraler gnu's. Tht:re in on the proui
ieee ood new frtune barn. 'nu. River Maitland
rums t °ugh the farm. 'Ile whole is well feeeed. -
It is s mated on n geed az.avel rend thxes
miles
trig at
Ceanad
ler is—(ene-third of the pun:liaise /noisy tti ho
paid ; the balance ou time to suit the per-
,eileteer with iiitsrest et 6 per ea-nt.'
1?or nether partieulaxe amity to the proprie
1h71. le:3e
if the Village Vi SZtiOrth. For ts.
grtizing farm, it has not a superior in
•
AUGUST 2.5,
like bis 13101Mtachei
- waxed it, both ends.
— A ?modern think
people will be shtonish4
get to Heaven, to lin
laying no scheme te be
upon time, after
whele of it,'fifr the be
-who had:: bled an
sleep" coane upon them
bath Sellools, the Su
was 1-CVik4 tag the
talking of the 'verse
Your loins be -girded
Wkv are we <43112111311
our lamest" Oise little
Cer Stillg To keep y.:
- 'One of our reeidert,
sine() at not rereiving
had ordered foam New
,sifterwarde learned that
ear OU it was
been sv itchva °V en to .
st Corry, end it will be.
before it Ail]. lienleaf
pretty white horee't team
that's his name ; heis,
he 'stepped. in frout of
bealai him lily, .‘ Whoa
now in Alabanat amine
guano dealers. Oae of t
way of showing the slap'
his guano over the x:rther
.fariner recently -put a le
ed home on bonehal
Teething his h-ouse
doivia, mid the farmer A
to discover the cause,
that the carpet tack bad
,lee- a long her of rail wee -
Charles R. irs tlaia?
or thereaboute. The ot
became very Angry be
father insisted on enforcn
ewe'. eieese on some diepi
and blurted out, " You
papa !" Papa looked grave
presently -called out of
Mamma embreted the
impi-esseed upon the youn
the impropriety of Lis eot
pipe felt very badly am.
kiss Lim'and sav be was
when hie father return*.
rnehtel up to bin] with is
ail einiles, end kinsing
The Danger of Bad
beer" es it eliould
wishing eupply of Fon
bev-a-slt!re. wrote 41t9 ft/110%1i
.fuly Intl—Mese
end 1)-riliker eeneme :16
possib eaek of Brandy
Large Bear fey forth of
Bear by express, .in Hats
Todd, The answer eoniee
Mr. Tedd ----Dear Sire
you to -day one ask of b
the bear, by :express, le
You mubt feed him on
1,K; very careful thet
eecape, for be is very 'fear
cost $400, and we let you
for the some. Meese 'for w
anent —Yoe re reepectfully,
& DRINKER," The C011etter
the finious animal wile lam
shop door, with it half -see
orowd about it, and it aim
filleal ififte of the cask of )
New York. that "he got
'ugly ptoperty, and learnt.
A gentleman. related i
_sence a. little ,incident, win
as he,,,,a:adgoint was passIng:
laden with slates. Tbe ho
ped, refusing to be urged or
into searting„ Of _course,
ed, as usual, to see the al
Iris whip, or perhaps his he
with an accompaniment
and oaths, to remind the an
his neglect of duty. He we
wagon and commenced film
its depths. Now, thought:
heating„ and waitod the
bated breath. But instea
deew out an old wooden bu
,ontside covered with meal,
mains of former lunches,
the read for some distanee:
home, and set it down. Th
true to his instincts, forget
&met obstinacy and u-birn