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The Huron Expositor, 1874-01-16, Page 8t- 8. von x ottitor. TTERSt I BE. 'y& Co. have already commenc- ed receir g installments of the'r Fall Stock. They have the present week receive 1 Canadian,, Grey, Scarlet al d Fancy Flannels, Ca adieu Shirts and Drawers, rafters, and Cariathatn Tweeds, Blank- ets, &c., c., which have been "secured vory low, and mark d off very cheap. An thee consignment of that c oice bIoynne Young llyson. Call and inspect t eir stock. BEATTY •Yz! Co., Carmichael's Block, Se tlorth. A L GE assortnient of Nett,- Year Gifts, co Ed'sting of Writing Dqsks, Work Boxes, jewel Ca. es, Dressing Cases, -Fruet Stands, Al- bums, Fa cy Goods, c.? Sarni g off at and below cost to char out stock prior to building, at R. IJUDISDB. 's, Seaforth. ALL 4N'S GROCER--NOTE.-15 lbs. New urrants for $1;15 lbs. 'Valencia Raisins for $1, 1011A. Layer, Raisins foT $1, lbs. Seedlebs Sultan R isina for $1, 101bs. Coffee and Sugar for $1. Syr4ps at all prices, and Teas that, for qual- ity and ice, defy competition. Cheap for cash at ALLE3S" B Grocery: • • _OUR during th erable re - A Fie received they are for 1874, RE o Mr. Jas -appoint Huron Huron, Wingh - . TOODS and Plated! Ware not solcl holidays will now be Old at a consid- otion..—E. Hreasow SPE lot of Ayer's -..tledicines just -eet from the Labratiluy. Consequently •esti and. genuine, °dee Ayers' Almanacs t litincso's Drug Ste •e. • NING 'OFFICERS 1OR HURON. -- es Dickson, Registrar, has been d • Returning Offi'ter for Centre Mr. Sheriff Gibbons' or South: and. Mr. Thomas llolines, of , for North Huron. 00 LaaidabOroug i, ofTuckers very much against their wis ed President and ice-Pkesi tively. Mr. Johi Hanna re-elected Secretary, an Logan, TreasUrent The ifoll appointed Directors for the e Appleton Elcoat, John Sc btt gie, David Sproat, Tuck rs (J 111.1 and Thomas Me lett •- James Scott and Mc1611op •' M. Y. IVIcI.e miller andG. Willianison, REPO M MEEUTNC1.—A meeting of the _Reform rs of Seaforth, forthe. purpose , of appo'nting delegates to the Conven- tion on 1Vionday next,. be held at • Murray's.Hotel, this (Friday) evening at S o'clo k:. A. large attendance is cle- sired. . BALL —A ,Benefit Ball, tinder the aus- pices ofl the Star Base Ball Club of • Sea-' -.forth; take place on Friday, Jan. 23. A (=foot °omen tee' have the arrange- meatls ii ham:leant' the affair is likely to be one of the most successful of the season. th, were, re-eleet- nt respec- , Jr. was Williamving were suing year: Robert El- th; W. E. hael, Hui - Grieves, F. Seeg- aforth. tion ,is di - f Mr..S.W. ed," in an - an has al - of splendid e has deter- il Feb. 20. 's Hotel. THE HORSE TRADE. -4t rected to the advertisern Heineman, , "Ilorees other colunni. Mr. He ready shipped two carg horses fram thie place, an milled to prolong his stay His headquarters is at S MISSION'AJRY; niEETING1 Missionary Meeting. und 4 Caned e held in ening, ne ses Will s of the be taken °me M . Lancia Eocts'.---We have been shown • by Mr Allan Hobson, of Hullett, two hen's ggs, one ot which measures inches circumference and. the other, 8 • inches. -They Were laid by a hen which is a cro s between the Brahma and the! common"barnyard fowl. • AGR .OULTURAE MEETINGS.—W e would again r mind our readers. of the annual imeetin of the Huron Farmers' and , Mecha ca' Reaping andMowing Associa-I '-i.Oti, t be held at Kippen, 011 Tueedayi • next. Also the annual meeting of the .South uron Agricultural Society at the eame 't lace on Wednesday. We have been rcquested to -state that a meeting! Of the irectors of the South Huron So !piety: ill be held at 10 o'clock on th above lay. at an E.,: of the beafot Churcheewill Wednesday ee P. M. Addre several minist collection will the interest of th The annual the auspices Preebyteeian church on at 7 o'clock e delivered. iv pi esbytery. A at the close in sli ns. russ 'v. R. OIOPE , Brussels, POsmoUNewspap r and job1.' ANNUAL ME TING. T hie of the Gre Branch , 0 ciety was held at Par sels, on Fricla last. T fair attendanc , ARIL is doing well, the Direct ceiye that enc urageme t ing communit . which deserves. Th re should larger member hip list.th Yet been. It is the int • the duty, of every far !hearty supper to these Societies. Every dollar spent y a farmei in supporting ;and encouragi g an agri is money pro tably inv yield, inclirec ly, liberal i are glad. to 1 ain that mination .of shove gronad, ings for exhi ttion. pu good resolve, nd shout The followi g officers a l. elected for ih ensuing John Broacio t, Morris -R. Martin, On y; Secret Brussels ; Tr asurer, 3 sets. _ Direet rs--John Grieve, S. i lemmon, John Comb r, Andr James Joh st h, Grey syth, Mor is. e Audi To and W. G. H ngston. n Presbytery. tery met' ii Seaforth, on 4. Ther inisters was elec x month . Roger, presen nding m tery Re g are t he next essrs. 11 er, Hart srs. M new, Sc ent for the Ex - ting Office.] e annual meet- ricultural So- ee'e Hotel, Brus- et was a pretty u. the Society rs do 'not re - from the farm.- eir enterprise e a very much there has ever rest, as well as er to give his PRF.SByTERY MEETING.—The Presbeei • tery Of Iltiron met at Seaforth, in the Caeadt, Presbyterian Church, on Riese day la t, and closed on Wednesday aftet•-1 • noon. The -principal subject discussed!' was that of union with the Church o 'Scotia id. The Presbytery declared ii favor f union by a majority of one The fo lowing is the division list :Foi Union Ministers : Rey. Messrs. Geld. -1 .*mith, The, Jones, Brown, MeCuaig I • Grace , McLean, Pritchard and Leask .1 Elders Mews. Wilson, Strachan, Gar -diner and Agnew. A.gainst 'Union • Minist rs : •Rev. Messre. Graham Logie Ross; Barr and- Ferguson; ilders Messt . Carnoch.an, Walker, Kerr, Ma theson Fulton, Scott : and Spence. SCH Of. MEIETIN G.— The annual sate) meet g was 1 held On Wednesday testi The tendance, as is usual on such ocl casiont, wasi not very large. The prince, pal heftiness lwas the reeding of the ani inlet report,eand the : election .of tw • trustees: The retiring trustees , Neer • Dr. Coleman and Mr: D. D. Wilson. Dr. Coleman was re-elected. by acclema- • tient Mr. Wilson expressed. a wish t retire, but, 1 notwithstanding, was pr • posed, and his mover and seconder rel fusing to Withdraw his nomination, h • had to stand. a contest. Mr. A. 0. M Dougall was also proposed, and, altheug also 'declining, to stand, failed in prevaill- ing !upon. his mover • and seconder tb • withdraw his name. :The contest was therefore between Messrs. Wilsonlan McDougall,i but was not very aeimate was declared elected. At the clote of the poll, Mr. Ilso!i. • ultural society, sted, and will interest. We it is the deter - he Socie y to purchase -a -- and -erect'Isuitable buildL poses. This is a be carried out. directors Were ad.: President, ; Vice President, ry, J. S. Oreerede Le4.Akie, Brus- ierguson, Wm. obert Brown, -Hyslop and. Alexander For - • Stewart' HE 'HURON tXPO ITOR, t . i11 th t niedical aid .1a,d to e procured, and, irbefore, morning she h d. breathed her last. iInflanama fon of the bowels w s the cause of hr death. She was inch esteemed in the neighborhood a. w art she had lived. Her sudden death le vet a husbaiid and young family to thourn th1 loss ,oftau affectionate wife d iiot1idr. i li Worth Huron Reform; Convene i f - !ion. A inetiig of the North Riding Re - Nen A s elation. was hel at Brace's all, Wingham, on Monday Jan 12, for tl e purpose of selecting a n ndidate to contest the Riding in the R form inter - e. i. IA oht 60 delegates wtre present, and in , cldition a large num er of influ- ential Informers from evert us parts of the , icing At the appo uted time, , Pete Fisher, Esq., of Win ham, Presi- dent,' t Ole the chair • and. commenced busi es. by calling npon the atious dee- gateslt present thcir crecte itials. The delegetes were as , allows : I AstretWe—MrMallough. hairman— obti. Clendenning, Alex. aser, John Murdoch, Alex. McIntyre, . Mallough, fel. Aacterson. ! Wnst. :WAttettrosia.—J . • • Hr 0 • The Pre be Jan. 13 an tenclance o • Mr. You the ensuin Rev. M reC. 4 Mitchell b in sit as con sp The. Pre b made .up. The foll appointed Minister§ Grant, Ile Elders — Gardner, Strachan. Mr. Tho • discourse o cai exerci, • were coedit On beha f to consider past year, ting forth •h. family :and p t FIBFE. —About 9 o'clock. , Thuirsdaly -'!-evening of last week the r+id.ence f Mr. M. R. Comater, Of this village4 eves ascer eine& to be on fire in the inside. The f rally had gone out for the evenith and. • ad left .a large coal oil laMp burn- ing • the hall. The oil exploded, break- • ing te lamp, and alloiving the oil to be- come spread over the floor, which, ig- nitini , set fire to the partition wall. Alit. Coun er was the first to discover the fire. On o. ening the door tie enter the house, • after returuing front his store for the nigh • he was met in the face by a clot of s • oke .and. flame. . He at once ga e the a arm, and a 'crowd speedily gathek ed d extinguished the flames. The lire ad get into one. of the paatiticin wall and• had burned up until it was maktng its .way throiigh. the roof. TIte belie furniture, &c., were conaiderab y dam gut by, water and hasty Temova Had the fire been unnoticed for five - mini tes longer the buildiug mu.st a.ve been destroyed. As it was the whole of the uterior, which was nearly new and. nice y grained and finished, was badly smo -ed- and scorched. • . . A esetu.itleertne.,--The, annual 3=4 - hie (of the'Teckersmith Branch.- Aericiq- e . : 0 . tura Sodety was held at Murray's;Ho- tel; • m. Friday last. The Trea,surer's re- port whiclawas read, showed. the finan- ces c f the Societyto be in A most fay r - able condition_ After all demands, su h ' as pizes and Avorking expenses were p o- videl for, the Soaiety eminences 't le new year with a balance On hand of ON cr. -.139 • The agricultural grounds, whi-li • ha Vt grown toe small for the require - men s of the Society, ' are to be: enlarged by al addition of four acres, which. et ill mak then). rank among the first ife this sect;on of the coentrte 'This 'grimed has aka, der been purchased from 3 fr. Sper- ling and as soon as spring- opens will .lbe enciesed With. th.atnow in the possessi n . cif the Society. Last year there was a erabership of over 490, and there is . io T. tottht but :the list - will - be candideta- , bly increased this year. A Well deseiv- ed vote of _thanks was tendered: the -1 e - tiring • officers and directors. Meeers. • John :McMillan, of ' Huliett, and James . , • 11 i A. 11 • G. results in the whole, t6 endeav crease th with those their liber • The bas a long and A mai orit as it is se remit on ft • ed of. • Rev-. T was 'meal the Asse 4.1 4 re •at bl was a large at- eldere. Moderator for Mc:Diarmid and were invited to rebers. for the year was Commissioners eneral Assembly: e, Ross, Brown, ey and Ferguson. theeon, Spence, tt, Wilson and on, stud t, read a popular ph. ii., 8, and an exegeti- n Gal. ii., 10-14, which • sustaind. f the Co mittee appointed e financi 1 returns of the . Gracy r ad a report, set - average contributions per r membe for all purposes, e report showed gratifying rd to su h contributions on was *reso ved to take steps o induce he people to in- contribu ions, and to deal ngregati s which failed in y. f union as taken up and heated iscussioh ensued. ecicled in favor of the basis, own by he Assembly. _The gn raissi ns was disapprove .9 1 as McPherson, of Stratford, d as the next Moderator of DELEG the deleg to attend held at J. Leckie W. McC ae Kel Vi e J S. McGee te f. • • • Grey. .—The felloWing is a list of appointed. in this Township e Reforni convention to be rth on Jan. 10 : J. Strachan, McTaggart, Win. Bishop, J. N. Krieelitel, Jas. Mc - Ferguson, 'Jas. Douglass, , Geo. Brown/ • AGRICL LT -meeting ral Societ 1 day last. retiring ct are in a f, v ing office th e. ensin ming§ ; Secretary Janies M mond, R. liain Mid Millen. 19 Mor RAL Soc e Morri Vashington, Ohairnien—Robt. Taylor, oseph Plat - 'Ought , araes Rose, Irwin 0! met, Thos. Weath ahead, Charles Girvi t. i EAST Wawaxoste--Tho tas Taylor, Chai are— George McKay Robt. Cur- ry, Fin ay Anderson, Robt. McGowan, Jas. Br wn, Mr. Auld ; T:ote, BERRY. -L-A. Fisher, Chairman— john Genitnell, John Green, T. G. Jack - eon, J hn Powell, Hugh ch'wen, W. Dougla-s, John Fortune. Mon Is.—j. A. McEwen, Chairman— W. B. Mills, W. Isbister, (eorge Mof- fatt, John McRae, Wm. ichie, Dr. Sloan, ,trJohn Miller, John BT adfoot. WiNottem.--e-Lt J. Brace, Chairman -- A. Leitimix,, J. McG-uire, D . Fowler. LUCKNow.—Neil Smith, Chairman— John licPherson, George • onglas, Jas. Some'll til e. 1 Brim sEns.---Robert Tho pson, John. Leckie. t..,.- ' - - •---HowleittaLltichard Yo ---Tho . Willso.n, John i it fall into our thousa —Cott. NEW CH Wesley au will be de 18. Serra morning b he same hands that threw ds into the lake years ago. Reif -PEDIOATION. —The new. lethodist Church at Varna, icated on Sunday next, Jan. ns will be preached in the • Rev. C. Lavelle, Al. A., of Beaforth ; at three o'clock in the after- noon by Rev. Mr. Hicks, and at 6:30 o'clock by Rev. C. E. Stafford. A. tea meeting will be held the,following Mon- day evening in the church. • Doors open at 5:30; tea at 6 o'clock. Addresses will be delivered by the above reverend geutlemen, Rev. L. 0. Rice and others. Good vocal and instrumental music will be furnished, and no peins will be spared t� make the entertainment a complete success. Hullett. MUNICIPAL BLECTION..—The following *as thestateof the poll at the close of .the municipal election in Hullett. This statement we were unable to obtain last week in time for publication on account Of one of the poll books not having been returned ; Councilors—John Warwick, 192, Francis Stiver, 192, John Britton, 144; Ralph Stephensen, 90. is ET.: --The annual Branch Agricaltut as held at Blyth on Tues - to the report of the airs of the 'Society litioin The follow.: rs were elected for eident, John 0=4 it, James Logan :4 uarry '• Treasurer; •ectors, John Rich- eoige Hood, Wile Lundy, James Me - 11. Cole and S1 - , ccording ers the Al ra.ble, con lad direct g year : Pr i e-Presid liugh Me G wan.; Di L Ed ward McGovva • , Chairman uir, Robert Gibson), Wm. McKercher, Fohn Inglis, Charlee MeLaughlin, Robt. • IcLaughlin, John. IV;IcDermot, Robt. Bur s. The Chairman, in a few remarks, ex- • plained the object of the eeting, that of sel cthi'g a standard -be rer, and en- deavored to impress upon 'hose present the n ed., of earnest, unite 1 effort, and that itI was not so much pa •ty as cause, cometr Blyth, posed now, secon of Lu Leckie meant of conl Mr. spectf ing il turn o by su ts° lteriPeotno 1 were tequested to retire an( the C nwentibni adjourned utes. , The Chairmen reta excel) the delegates were • withd •aw, when Mr. Wilso reportled that the consultation had- re- sulted hi the name of Alcletman Dickie, of Toronto, bein,g selected as a wegges- tion -do 'lay before the Co ivention. It . was ttien enoved by T. 0. Jackson, sec- onded by L. J. Brace, that a non-resi- dent be selected. After i remarks by Messrs. Clendetining, Fraser, A. • Fisher, Jackson, Messer and othe a resident, and Mr. Lecki Mr. Dickie, the motion w most unanimously. Dr. Sloan proposed Hon. Ha • ANOTII PIONEE obituary o tune this a notice the dee Lamb, o e of Ham respect& i siclents, the town:h p of Ha. on Moncae last. .N been a Ti si lent of tl eettled on nong the e to retire GONE. — out eek will be found of of 'Mr. Thomas oldest and most ich took place in near Roclgerville, . Lamb had. tong township of Us- t d' his farm in that rst. A few 3:Tare ii from actiee labor, s farm and:r moved to Rodger - he purchaeed a house and ere he lived until the time of He was 67 years of age, and. as a prominent and useful ; the community in which he death will be regretted and cherished by many, • The o place on Tuesday, and the ei dance fully attested the re- v' he was held. borne, a to We Shit' ago, CleS1 he sold. 1 wh' lot, and his deat' in his de member • lived. 1 his me funeral t large at sped in 1 and principle. then in a few happy Mr. James Somer s the nowinee of th ed by Ptobt., Clend r. Sloan, of remarks pro - e, of Luck - Convention, nning, Esq., know, ably stipporte 1 by Messrs. „McRae, Messer an Fraser, and ously carried, as w s also a vote 'deuce. • Somerville, in a sho t speech, re- dly declined thenomi tation, plead - health and other auses. This • affair e seemed to ke everyone prise, and Mt. So erville was urged by several p rties to ac- ut all to no purpose after which airmen of the varlet s delegations consult, and for 20 min - lied, and all requested to of Howick, • s,, fa,vor of in fayor of • s carried al - R. W. cott, and J. M. Leet tsubmitted the na e of Mr. Stewart, Of Hamilten, but none seemed to find favor, .excelit that Of Mr. Dickie, when it was moved by T. G. Jackson, seconded by Th. mas Willson. that he be requested to ac ept the nom:: ination. it was then tnoved in °amendment by Robert Clendeimieg, secOncled iby J.. Messer, that Mr. Leckie,' of Brussels, be our choice. Mr. Leckie thankedi those gentlemen for their .kind :intentiens in nominating himself, and weeld. feel high- • ly lionated°, yet he though't he wee not the strongest man, and that Aid. Dickie would be the right naa,n in he right Place. gentlemen in te, and Mr. ie motilm was dissenting then remark - JAN. 16, 1874. 4ntairty-te;:W. H.. Mumer, Director of Cere- Armstrong; Wilson, W. Slight, Com - monies ; Thomas Sturdy, I. Connelly, R. • • COMPLIMENTARY • DINNER. —The con- stituents of Mr. Humphrey Snell, the re- spected Reeve of 'lulled, entertained hint at a complinaentary dinner at Lonclesboro' on Thursday night. GOOD PORK. --Mr. George Lear, of rocently geld on the Clinton niarket four dressed hogs, which weighed in the agg,regate- 1,948 pounds. One of these was a apring and weighed. 281 pounds. Mr. William Hiles, also of Hullett, sold a pig which weighed 503 pounds. , SOIREE. —A very intereSting and. high- ly successful affair of the social and in- tellectual order came off here a few eve- • nings ago. The only people in this .sec- tion that have made arrangements and pwvision for stated, religious services are the Wesleyan Methodists. One of their ..earlie-steefforts in the settlement of this • _place was to erect a house of worship, or • church. Some twoor three years ago, finding the congregation had outgrown the building, they determined on, and. effected the needed enlargement. Still wore recently, and when yet the effort • was thought by many to be quite be- yond their means, they decid.ed to erect a shed in connection with -the dhurch. Decision with this people is only another word for completion, and. so the shed was commenced, completed, and all their en- gageinents therewith fully met, and. now the whole is paid for. Still more recent- ly, they decided to place an organ in the church, and this latest social was got up for obtaining funds to assist defray- ing the expense thereof, and. to ay they are justly proud. of, and. very grateful for the cordial response that has fur- nisled the means of meeting every obli- gation at maturity. The gustatory part of the entertainment was ample in quan- tity and good in quality. After the re- past, J. S. Briavinee, of cheese factory celebrity, was unanimously called. to oc- cupy the chair, which, despite his ex -1 treme modesty, he did in a most satis- factory manner. After prayer had been offered up by Rev. Mr. Crane, six young ladies came forward at the call of the chairman and. gave an interesting dia- logue in a very crecliteble manner. The only speaker engaged for the occasion • was Mr. Thompson, of Kinburn, who was then called, and, on rising, set forth • in a laughable anecdote the high estimate in which he held the excellent supper of which he had just partaken. In allude , ing to a recent lecture in the same place, in which the lecturer discoursed of the. men of Canada, the speaker thought ' might at least have owned that there - were women in Canada, even if he had neither thne nor taste for delineation of character. He coald not overlook this sad defect in an otherwise eloquent lec- • ture, and so he would constitute himself their champion. The speaker then spoke of the ladies in a vigorous and somewhat humorous style, yet with what was evi- dently a genuine enth.usiasm. Mr. Thompson appears to be a hearty. ad- mirer of the fair sex, and if Canada has furnished, and still supplies, such women as the speaker gave her credit -for—and there seems to be no good reason to doubt it—then Canada may well feel proud thereof, .and can never need. to blush ler her matrons or maidens, and her sous must take rank amongst the foremost of the age ; for naothers, and sisters too, exercise a boundless influence in mould,' hag the character and determining the destinies of the race. Mr. Marshall' Braithwaite, of Londesborough, gave a good reading of "The Miser." Rev. Mr. Crane read an excellent article on t "Luck vs. Pluck," wherein pluck was made to appear to the decided better ad- vantage. • lt wain& be hard to find an occasion where the doctrine of the ar- ticle was more fairly demonstrated than on the then present effort and. its con- comitants. An efficient choir discoursed. charming miisic at proper intervals to the manifest delight of an appreciative audience. After the usual votes of thanks, Mr, Crane, pronounced. the bene- diction, and the congregation separated_ about as fully delighted with the eve- ning's entertainment as any one would rea.senably expect in an intelligent and progressive community. --Com. • Tuckersmith. SUDDEN DEA.T.11. --We regret this weeit ' • being called..upon to record the sucldea death ,of" Mrs. William McDougall; of rai ,h, which took place on Fri- rm g last. On the previous day cDt ugall was in. her usual state • th, and. at dinner time ate a me 1. In the afternoon she be- eeea, Lean and before night was so Tucke day m /Mrs. A 1 of hea hearty gan to tft After remarks by several favor Of a local candid Leckie's :refusal' to stand. t put and caret el withou. voice. Mr. Fraser, f Amberly ed that in -ease the Conventio dictate.. After obtain. Mr. Le of Mr. Di tide's tefusal, was still Without' a can further futile efforts to kie's consent to run in the firSt instance; it was moved by J. Messer, of Bluevale, seconded. by Robert Clendenning, that in case of Ald. Dickie's refusal, Mr. Leckie be invited to takethe fieltl. Mr. Leckie agreecl to consider thit until Friday, and the mo- tion wes put and carrieil unanimously. It was .theu resolved the the Secretary write to Mr. Dickie infOrming him of . Wroxeter ' ACCIHENT.—Mr.1 William Dickson, of , Wroketer, while chopping in the woods, on the 19,th inst., had the misfortune to eut his foot severely, almost cutthie off the great to, and severing the. art°ery. As he walked' ovet a, mile after the acci- dent, he Arrived home very weak and. faint from loss of blood. Sic NE1111, was Bo —A year old ewe belonging to Mr. Dalvid Sander- son, Howick, gave birth, to a lamb on the 27th of December. Both ewe and hemb erre doing well. • Drysdale. JOBBiNG.7---Mr.' Jacob Troyer intends Opening a general, jobbing shop at Drys- dale in the, line of -woodwork. This will'be of much:Service to farmers and •others. . . Foo-FisumG-rnosnnars.--, The fisher - Wen of this vicinity are of: the opinion that their moneet will not trouble them this; season, as the prospect for fishing is yet tvery backwda.d., owing -0 the open winter. Thete is no ice on the lake yet. POSTPONED.—The committee of the Drysdale Catholic Church -have deeided in, net openine the Church until spring. he weathetf;eing so uncertain at pres- . . endings fer the delay. raith could. or a shop, d pay," at man should ohr, mer - of this place, sluppe to -day for don 'a double -sleigh load of straw . The load. doneisted of ladies' and. ' hats, and was composed of 1,200 - nOi.—The trade of this place is very bnisk at present, nevertheless coinmethial men do not confine them- es;:to tht cash or credit system alone. Wb en passpag down We iotic-ed a fair trade co ercial traders am pia .ing :wa :sea .rye . GoeleG oFF Lire Sow —The people her aieso much affected liy the mat -rt- . ent, and there being no out -b accommodatiOnt accomats for NEEDED. --A good' black flu& a ..desirable opening " plenty- , of nrorle and go Drysdale. Some enterprising step in; ` • ATS.—Mr. James Ru the decision of the Conve Mr. James SomerVil le -be wait upon him. • 'Some aroseT ' as to Whether tie Convention. shot:ad:meet again. to he.r Mr. Dickie's decision, t but it was ultin ately agreed. to meetion Friday, Jan. 16, at 2 P, M., as there was plenty of w rk to 40. At this point another attem persuade Mr: Leckie to .successfully. Votes of tl tendered to the Chairman and Seeretary, and three cheers given for the i Queen; after which the Conventihn adjourned to m.eeti at the above date. tion, anti that deputation to scussion then 6 was *lade to •ccept, but un - auks were then Stanley'. PROPERTY BOUG IIT. —Mr. David Wan - lass has purchased from _Ir. Terher, the grist and saw mills sittiated on the Bay- field river about one mile north of Varna. Wanlass .is well and favorably known in the township of Stanley, and will be well patronized by those in the neighborhood who may require to have geisting or sawing done. THE SURPLUS. —TheIthm. g which is most spoken of at preseltt is, What is to be done with the "siirplus" Some, and they are not. e few, NA-1.int it to .be put in Bayfield Harbor, while others wish to open up certain roads With it; but really the way roads have been bun- gled in this township for many years makes peoPle hesitate before giving their voices in favor of roadebuilding. But, then, the harbor was as badly Misman- aged as the roads, and -perhaps a little worse, and, if this money is expended on the harbor, will not the disbursement of • eha Lc hat on ttoz not ur 1 00 he street lately, *th; one of our reSident of this e.; The formenew trading a sew - machine to the latter for -a certain titit of axe ha,ndles. The argument settled by stepping intoithe bar and. •g the bargain with a drop of old monial fever that they are dropping off in half :dozens to the day. No less than , three 'couples had the pleasure of step - :pit .before Rev. Father Mitrphy one MO ming last week to have the tauten - toles knot tied. • St. Helens - POLITICS.--a'he Reform electors of the no thl:werd of West Wawanosh held a ineting on Tuesday evening, for the pur- po e ef appointing canvassers and differ - en ctimmittees further the success of th Reform. candidate. The Reform pa tee in this township is in •a splendid sta e of organization, and will give a go d aecount of itself on the 29th. Alt de man Dickie, who has been offered the no ination at the Wingham Con-vention in consequence of Mr. Somerville s . re- fusal,. is a general favorite, having made a -good impressionon a former campaign of Sonth Bruce for Mr. Blake. It is to be hoped:he will Accept the nomination • and redeem the constituency. Sutenea.—A carpenter, by the. name of McKenzie, residing with his brother • in West. Wawanosh, about two miles from his Village, e0mniitted. suicide last Saturday =Tiling about 10 o'clook. Be was S. very steady, industrious man, which has made people all the more wonder why he committed the rash act. Twenty-eight.years ago he seems to have been • somewhat mentally deranged, from an attack of the black jaun- • dice, and lately he told his brother he thought he -would go out of his head" if he could not rest better at night ; indeed his brother's family . were very suspieiotis of his sanity, as precautions were taken lest he, might imflict some personal injury on. them. On the above morning, when his brother had gone to a neighboring house,. he strolled off to a secluded corner of a field, took off his overshirt, braces; vest and coat, and laid them on the fence, and with some in- strument which has not since been`found, as it was snowing at the time, made a deep gash in his throat from' the ear to the windpipe. He was soon missed; was traced and found still alive. He, however, died. a few minutes before medical aid. arrived, which -was about 12 o'clock. He acknowledged commit- ting the deed, and. referred to "his head" ?, as the cause. Dr. Tennant, of LucknOw, held_ an inquest on. Monday, the verdict of which was "temporary insanity." He was buried in St. Helens • graveyard on the following day. Goderich • tEROAI TRE SIG-NAL.1 VITAL STATISTICS. —Forty-four births, 58 marriages and 38 deaths were regis- tered. in the office of the Town Clerk, Goclerich, during the year 1873. Usioet.--aKnox Church congregation, Goderich, met ou Monday evening last ancl unanimously adopted the General Assembly's remit in favor of union with the other Presbyterian bodies in the Do- minion. SUICIDE. —A roan named. John Mc- Kenzie committed suicide by cutting his throat, at St. Helens, Township of West Wawanosh, on Friday last. It is -stated that his mind had. not been quite right for some time, on account of a sunstroke. He was in good cireunittances. Co N ERVATIVE ASSO CIATION . —A Con- servative Assoeiation has been formed for Goclerich.. The following are the of- ficers elected: John Davidson, Presi- dent; Mr. Bunbury, Vice -President; John Whiteley, Vice -President St. Da- vid's Ward; Wm. Mitchell, Vice Presi- dent St. Andrew's , Ward.; B. L. Doyle, Vice -President St. George'sWard ; Dixie Watson, Vice -President St. Patrick's Ward; Fred. Johnston, Secretary; C. Crabb, Treasurer; ORANGE. - Orange Lodge _No. 182, Goderich, has elect-ecl the following of- ficers for the current year: John White- ley, Master • I. F. Toms, Deputy Mas- ter; John Knox, Treasurer; John Ach- eson, Chaplain; Fred. Johnson, Secre- tary; A. C. Sinantons, Assistant Secre- GR EAT CLEARING SALE AT HOFFMA BROTHElib 4 CHEAP CASH STORE. 011ntom FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR. RACE. ---- The largest funeral -which has ever been withes.sed in this portion of the country took place at Clinton on Sunday last. The remains of the late Samuel Henry Rance,: fitst. Past ,Master of Clinton Lodge, No 81, A. F. A. M., were buried with Masonic ceremoniee. A very large attendance of Masons from lodges in •Goderieh, Seaforth, Brussels and other parts were present. The Oddfellows, of which the deceased was a member, also tamed out largely. The funeral service. of the Episcopal Church was conducted. by Rev. S. B. Kellogg, of and the Masonic service by e Brother D M Malloch, Worthy Master f cif Clinton Lodge, and the service of the ddfellows was cenclucted by Brother Tell Matheson, Chaplain of Clinton odge. In addition to theeMasons and tddfellows, a very large number of the riends-of the deceased from the village ! •and neigh.boihood were in attendance. 1 t McKillop. OBMARY.=•ThiS 'eek it is our pain - u1 duttato record. the departure of one alleeply regretted by. all who knew her. !Mai•tha Menarey, third daughter of John Menarey, Req., McKillop, died, of in- !gam/nation, after a brief illness of two clays, on. Friday, Jan 2, 1874, aged 27 i years. t She was highly esteemed by :those who beCame acquainted with her, and. is sincerely mourned by a large con- : course Of relatives and friends. Alt though sUffering severely almost to the !time of her death,. she bore up with pa- tience, and departed with faith and tcon- , fi! clence.—:00er. . 1! CONCERT. —A concert and lecture will , be given at Zion Church, Latta,'s Corners, 1 g on Friday evening, 23d January. Full particulars of the enterta.inment, which • promises to be an excellent one, will be found in Our advertisincolumns. Ttfv. ENTIRE .STOOK OF DRY GOODS AND MILLINERY. AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES FOR ONE IVIONTHs From 15th of JANUARY TO iixcE 15th OF FEBRUARY, ISM As we intend taking stock by the 15th of February and wishing to sell our stock off as LOW AS POSSIBLE Parcht.sers can expect GOOD BARGAINS, Aan w, win not disappoint them. • SPECIAL LINES IN DRESS GOODS, LADIES' FLANNELS AND WOOLEN GOODS. Call Early And sceure sonic of the Bargains. Rem,ember the Place. HOFFMAN BROTHERS' Chealitash Store l Seaforth. '1 te,E Vitt woo' ar'relett 11:!): :12w1e0 re ofefvmfrtaittttAzl;, 1-10US1 Strout. ,m'svo rAy.; . cony,ni on, who V. • ply to ti 517 'FAUX SA1: t!1 of Lot `2 50 acres; 441 1 good club 'with beeci fenced anil is a small is 8 acres farixt Th] • road; 411.d. ther partie • premlset.T.. 4 337 ;.t WINO .1-!' 67 acres ni frame bar' go.011 watt 315-0 • FAR T4-‘011. Gou. vleared, yation- ••saw, thivc ber convi, orchard, a isn.scbod lot. It i •quarters e Bruce Rai will he ro th propri 312 s, et hot wen -knee by her; good stab lor the parob remaiude_ /Aleuts. 310 l'IN ship excellent barn,118.] terrat.A, wl ply 11) MA: said Tvw \Viers, S STEAM n-,;(; atref,' two gootl ig sprin !Con. 0.e< • Sitnut graxel rot on the r SON. Cu' • FAi hulf Fan 12, WEI • well fent: aiirl ut.v!' MORS an from tht sawmilU schools propriett Winthrt 280k4 OT _ Con 5.0 clear/ Gravel 276 ing part -of. frontagA 2.'91 ner thoron4 able at 1 neceli 3148 Berks known 60u, if Ileac., - 91 year al time necess VjtJ 1.1 .. 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