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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1874-07-31, Page 4• ,JuLY 31, 1874 RIEntlfrAti cL D. att., Physician, Surgeon and ,•settfortli, tint- Office •and reef-. of t;oderitth Street, first door 'tau Clutch. 8,42 ett_fcrth, (late (7f CArroubroOk,) tlie Comity 4j1 Perth. 011icc ana en, ee Baena,: Isattlattre Store, r D.. ett will be as-. 267 • se. le, n. 1'11y:tette, Sur, C-.7!...ttti :tor t }alma. e, tratr ...ti...ket arid. P;a:titz-t:if.jail. „1„ titlitinate ..xt et ;ill 'Culver-, tor the County of No:1' te###I t## t`.11„#ier ilrothers 1.1...t."`:•111:ries Hotel #r.t /..et#• 1' h#: iLtirtv, ay Station., ts. ItaltaL, u le ; et IN, i tentist ,W.e.,Se,.tfOrt4 tt:ttar.t.. Vatte work, late& ,k t.ttly e •at, tet. ii."1•10;iit ed. wit Fe• es tot /city ;Is eau be ob : 02:re bolus f.7.7-ont 6 A. 1.1. et .1"letIon:41111's Store $ 270 • V. S., LieeViate and Prize T'..f ith-tra, N.Y., eh E• _tit Ne et S.,,,17 fele;;-t. te)r,OUtO i to :.#4`te:ls, it. r11 Linda of nein excepted), e, 3,.1 1.10,ttft:, t ;.Iu..tL Ce. tilt‘6. Tem 31 • • t -.1t#: inhabitants o t.7:i-tt.inting. • ittant7y that he lia; th (trio Veterin prepay. 1 to treat disease .11 tit tie animals. H F.7.7:7 conuection -with his hors L.- will . .and. r#1,•##.7.y to at the feet Kpecially at ci. otliee ;vat sle.t. Irt the Te t-tere.- Alt !dill, of Vet s ;_ept e..t..tnntiy on hand . 22a • Veterit. Suren, (mem tViav Ct,ilt•gc,) be ;lit has rt turr t7,1 to tiro practice 'it ma y• At all huesb. t.f .itorset Cattle, itc it.es eon,ittutly on hand. ktt...-nt:ed to. Otlice, at Mausio 273 C4ECt..4.11.. NM-It-J.:it, Barristers, Attorneys, ilzliee on 'West St. t;aderiell. Melt r. re. w.trat.na. Wingham, has been ap :. for the Colt:nisirl-ties Cam r, Le is ah.15..-tgent for several pri 'roronto, who loan Money a Interest payable yearl 213 zr.77, Bsrristerc, A haw. 6...1ieiters- in. Chancery a 't,riett PLAIlit: and eoll•;eyi'Llte-erS • It. Bfadi, Agents -to to- it :id at 6 per cent. Farms Barris- ers and .Attorney eit.,7▪ 77s Chan:7E717y end Ill,olveney utrit ot2e7•s—Sea t• Privi.te Funds pi. r ctnit. Interest, payabl 53 NV, C. :511.:YE1t. • t 7. it. 13arrister, torn. y fn. (Mane- ttr^ t. Of.:.-o—over Ci uporititu, lItlarket Stlutre. 261, _ . .31-en031ta14, At, t ors in Chancery „ Ont. Ofile• e—two tio..trs rLot-ho DANIEL 21c1)ONALD, natiseasha :-1•12kFtlP.TH. Thomaa ttx sf re, his (714 friends and teal lie.7.11:tit lie has Iiiaseti the ,••71.1.i. hyr .11I.It1tAY, and the. t'f't•NEt HO1S.11, and of the patronage rowed npiffi him during his many .77.1 in tine‘is. Every comfort and be to-fi.zt•il for tn‘vvriers. Thet a•:71. t`i•.,Tar.•: ()illy th the Bari s7t,t7 ndance.. IC.'..s;(3.X, Proprietor- ;;;:-daT.F.T„, siaaroRT-a. rEit' 1).7t7s. Lo info -un Iris old : ere trivt•littitUI1 tit he has 7!et el, a.1;17initig the Pet,,t Off11ce- 128.4 the very hest attemumodal Iw.• begt of liquors and Ill(Y.`..tAS FOSTER. LIVERY AND SALE t'..=Y_L'A.DLES ,,..'ltz.77r•ty`14 }fad, Soaft,rth. Goo 77.ittt;sCon.veyancesfrIvi-t yi.-• onhand. ItY 6.1.'AltI.174, SE:A.17'011TH, Orf.4 tta.i. Co:nfortable Vehieles, aiwaysi t...1*.1,- ..krri...1:...-J2i.tents Lade with Al! #-#*1-r,-; kit gt il.-Nry.X'4 --Third d* -r 'North ol. 4tin Str. IMAS DELL, Prtiprietoy. rann=2.1=2,==strmx2=4102toatit 1120 Erodie, 1`. 14,,y• 1 1 ; i'- L.ti NI) , Sttl:,V17:Vitts:Stliforth 1 forse with Mr t•t: ag• iv., hi 1#:,..iit,,t1, tztc#ICiart. ' Dr..hit- ,. •111*5I' 'ct 1511-IsTSOttlt 't ,tit in receive twat, af.ft nastea-1 • e meet, eels to t1L s q.t.. - i= Mr.g. Dr . • t. ; 34344 LITSEY einty' Corm tit to -talent t7,. 32, 4 X Ylc.: El:It for ti..7 County i.tft ttil ;.,tints of t 5",L ;•17.• tit the 1iArtf::::70`.1:. °file t 7_77 74:- .f. to. .ca ""•.•:e,f=el'f'Le. ILI. h. ,,11 appoint • .1 2.1Pi in.f.t -inetnit ea 7ft 7-1 (114/y author • t, 11! 1,:y agent, e, e• [111 Os' .ift,t•gentl. .7 ,t t to. hty a#:=,#•evA I •", ; P . . ; Doherty V• ...# St7aforth ‘i,ttl.sii-tAE t " • tb S • ! t.f.ty `e!.. -i. Ate c=-.Virt.1• ",(111 of i -1ti"'1 of r. his notice 'ert" t et, E'tij. %L, nu- - •1771.0117; Inuits- ', -In _t -r be- : nt.r. 1. ; I.. ; 4-. :tit-R.1110p ; Litt • (t.n. 1, r-, I, MeKil- "tMnt Ik=t r..)11. i. MKii- N tV.7t fo r o: t" .4 ; tit) ).! /iCri."14, Pi) step:ft, be - It 20 ii -res, being '.• 1 to 'y t•i:'-ft: reres,be- g'.. 7 ;2. cetn. I. To.-`,•:•:..tt.itit a 50 1. 1t e't. 17:01.=FrAtlitil; Lot 115 (ott. 2, Tuck - 10, Con. '25 1`.7* • ; etniter it h.7• .74i.,t,iling cast h-) west 50 tf...rth ttt f.,ttath roag ; 10 rt,==11-Jt itti Con.i, Tucker - ▪ 00,1.t 16.4`, roar:, Lula ex- 6,ott.th. ffri roira. k.1.1r2S II. DEO, Reeve. Clerk. !day oz 4,1.) 1674. 339- 3I3LY 3 1, 1874. • ea. _ =eta= weeitt=4,-.111K1MW33,21Mii. APPEAL PROD- THE EQUALIZATION OP THE coUZIjY _COUNCIL OP HURON. The Tow 6t1 Goderich TV. the COMM), of Matron. Thi -matter came up before His Honor tease lit Tom. Esquire, Junior Judge, , on Tuesday th the arrangeme Mr. Thomas Mr. Sinclair, Mr. W. R. Sq. r• ich, and M S. Malcomson for the Village of Clin. on. - Mr. Ilodgin, objected to the tziking of evidence upon ath by the ,Tuclge, urging in support of 1 is objection that the act crave. him no it riedictiota to examine wit- s, nesses upon ea h. i The Judge decided that he .had such power aria the •matter was therefore 21st inst, purauant. to t made on the 13t1i. Hodgins, Q. Cs, with him neared for the County, er for the Town of ('od- 1$ proceeded witl The folio win of the evidenc Robert Call .of Qlinton ; Equalization 0 year;.in °rile assessment far arrive' at the i umber of acres of land in each municipal ty ; thith. was ascertaitied 'from previous ?ears' reports ; we made some alteratims iu Turnberrytend Ste - i phen from las year's report.; we took the: cleared lan 1 and made the rate' upon it the same as ast year; we took Tuck- ersmi.th at $22 per acre for cleared laud and $14 for bu h hunt ; the calculation for equalizatio of the townships was I made on ti. it asis ; the committee _ de- 1 eicled On taki ig the 'same Value as last I . year; other to 'the same basis $14 per acro; is the prineipal portion taken : ncler, sworn ; Am Reeve was Chairman of the mmittee for the present to ascertain the rate of each townshiis we first value of it was v member a lot you Clark farm ;) it is it sold for Z120 per that $21 per acre w fori the average taking thewhole , , ' eta -as .1 ..a.fat .Ta - - • ' ry Uncertain; I re- sold out there, (the good farm ; I know ero ; 1 do not think uld be out of the way value of property, township together ; tlit'tre is a good deisl of swaanp land in Colborne.; we too that into 9.0001.111t in making the essessu ente By Mr. Squier : value for cleared la, township ' • there at go as highas Mr. Sinclair referre one ; know severe about $20.per acre • $21 is a. good. value and $14 for Unclear . NA illiant Young, he Eighth Coneess roperty in that p bOut five years ag as increased in vaa 21 acres for $27 p mproved lots; 1.1 ent of last witn eslue of real prop bout correct; car stimate of persona, r too low; I kno ied by Proudfoot ; y; it sold for $2, cres ; it was pret here is a small frall n the lot. By Mr. 8111010: : There wee a good ouse on my laud, aud good barns,, and 1,11 that a farm recp ired ; the fa„rm was miles from Gode-ichl; Proudfoot'e was 1- miles from God 'rich, both of these roperties were so -d for pat cash, and. vieships were equalized on ealance on mortgaee on the land; Tuckersmith at $22 and the village :property in '2 rper acre is a good id., taking the whole e a few farms would. very_ few; the farm I to was a Very good good farms sold at taking it as a whole, or good cleared land, Warden: I live on on of.Colborne ; own t have made sales ; could not say land ie since then; I, sold r ace; they were all ave hearci the state- s§ with reference to rty ; I think he is 'tot say vvhether his property ie -too high a lot formerly °can it has been sold late - 00; it contains 100 y rauch aU cleared ; e barn and log house 1$ • township nun cipalities we ramie con- siderable alter tion ; I wept through all the rolls ai d took all Small parcels of land under te acres, and we arrived at a comparati -e vaaue of these parcels and added the same proportions as on the township p -operty ; to ascertain the assessment V t e. personal property, the townships we! e classified into three classes—No. I, 2 and 3 ; No. 1 consisted ofthe townshi Goderich, Us and McKillop, per acre (clear No. 2 consist West Woman° 90 cents per el ed of East ,ould not like to advance more than 21 per acre on th average land in the ownship. - ' i - John Buchanan : reside in Colborne, ot 8, in Con. 8, is my_ farm ; land sold o late (avis _Ransil on for -$S,000; is 200 cres ; my lot is w rtli abeut the same as amilton's, viz.- $4,000 ; I wae assessed 1873 for 20 cattl ; could not say what hey would be wort ; think that on an verage they mig t be worth $10 per ead ; four or five cjollars would. be mod- .3of Tuckerstnith, Stanley, rate price for tbej sheep, two dollars orne„ Hullett, •Colborne Would not be too h'gli for hog, and one hese were put don at $1 iundred dollars eacili for horses.; I have d) for personal = property ; d of Hay, Stephen and h, these we put down at a,t.:ed acre; No. 3 consist- atvanosh, Morris, G-rey, Ho -wick and larnberry, whieh we put down at 80 cei ts per cleare.d acre, this n average on€. was a new way of arriviag at the value By Mr. Sinclaire-My farm is worth of the personal property in the townships he same value as Mr. Hamilton's farm ; in 1873 ; there was no basis laid !clown think I could get $ ,000 for my farrn. for the .equaliz, tion of real nrenertY ex- 4. J. Knott : 1 reside in iColborne, tatted with Tuckeremith ipOn Lot 6, in Con 2, 100 actes, about per acre, the comtnittee 0 cleared, '1 pure ased it sisciyears ago ilations to ascertain the . or ;$33 per acre, Ives assessed for 20 values in Tuckerenaith ; attle in ; 1873, tl e ' average Value, for e to the townshipe and i considerable wrangling ; tion was made by Mr. toderich sheuld be put 00 ; we ft na-lly ;placed the if Goderich ist $650,000, rty $75,00d, ;and real ,000; we d d. the sani.e' n; the total equalized as- , at arrived at, and. then di- ll al and real]. roperty, and t. off the t tal ; do not w we arrive I at the first tion; there was no basis IleIim equalization as between villag-es ; th last year's es ntirely take i as a basis. us : The si put down arrived at after we had rties ; the isposition of , the committee vas an hon -es one; there , was no intenti to evade t e law; we tried to follow he law I thi k as far as : we could; the), was a differ nee of opin- don as to value ; the aneoun of increase was put down by myself ; Mr. Brown, of Hay, and myself made the calculations; could not say that there w, s any differ- ence of opinion as to the rate of increase to be added to G-oderich and Clinton ; I said if they put Clinton d seen for over $250,000 1 w add appeal I thought Goderich shod not be ov r $,600,000 ; the Reeves an Assessors ttere both be- fore the comii ittee and w took their. statements wi h reference to the cash and in that here was no roperty had. he ordinary q multi y of agricultural im- lements •' they w eild be worthin ,1873 100 ; I hacl, two w gons,. one sleigh, one utter, two plows, ne pair of harrows, we reaper and mo er ; I have not paid!. or :the reaper and ower ; my stock is ; • cept that we at, $22 and $14 made no calc percentage of whew we ca villages we has the first resol Perkins that down for $160, assessed value personal prop property at $57 way with CI i nt sessment was vided into pers took 60 per ce know exaetly1 basis of equaliz of arriving at t the towns and report was no d 1; By Mr. Ho for Goderieh w heard all the p 1 value of differe t properties way arrived at an opinion; evidence to 9t: dr w wheth increased or d creased in ralue within the near in Goclerich ; real estate in Clinton has 1 ot decreased. in value ; hether it has d increase , essment in 'Clinton: this ; last year ift was the differen e is account- ed for by differstit opinious of assessors; , committee is signed by we fixed. the age property a,nr1 added ve did to the would not say rer not ; the as year is $467,00 000; 1 suppos the. report of- t is in my hand - me ; I dreva value of twine° by taking the , the same rate other lands of he same tow ship. James 0. Stewart: Live in. Colborne ; have been Assessor there f a- six years ; was Assessor in 1873; we alopted a rate of from $12 to $13 per acre s the assess- ed value of property in ti e township, some a little little lower ' lue ; my en- ssessment as nt the town- ; I assessed ' I could_ got the best fart.: pwatds,. and. ; 1 took th& consideratic n as well as ot take ag 'cultural inn mount ; us i ally took the vions year with me in know David e equalizatio iting and tb e report; 'iterated vd ssessed vain increase as -some cases a li le more anc Iess ; we asse sed them a than oneethird of the real v cleaver was to make the , equal as possil le through ship, according to location personal prope tT whereve ; 1 took the average of mars at from $200 and othersat 8I00 and upward buildings into the land; prements into , roll of the pr hese cattle would be from $8 to $l0; he hogs would be Iworth $3 ot $4, the cusses from $75 to $80, I have,* 6rdinary uantity of agricu1ti ral implements, w ag- ns, sleighs, .mow r . and reaper. ktc.; he value of those implements would be etween- $200 and 4300-; thinla some of y cattle were unp id for in 1873. . By Mr. floclgin1 §, I bought the farm • art cash and part eredit ; I da not know • j hether $20 for el ared. and $14 felt un- learecl Would be- a nood average value - ion ; would not gi ,e $5 per acre for some and in my neighb4rhood ; my farm is he pick farm of the neighborhood ; it is ituated about thine miles from God- -rich. , , Thos. Darke : I live in Colborne ; own ot 4, in Con. 7, J00 acres, 80 acres leered; I asked $g,000 for it but could lot get a purchaser; •owned in 1873 15 attle and four horses ; at that time cat - le were hardly worth the feeding; some • f them might not be worth half of 1$10, .ore of them more than $1Q; horses ere worth $60; I have a reaper and. ower, wagons, Sleigh, &c.; I owe 8 75 on these implements; would take 5 for the mower-; he wagons should be worth $35 apiece; lluggy should be worth .601; plough and h trroW are worth very 4 ittle ; altogether ay farm implements vouli be worth $20. To Mr. SinclainTI have a good house n my farm; have more than: ordinary ood. buildings; conldn't get $300 a year or the fatm. ; my &use a,nd outbuildings oSt nearly $7,000; I consider that $21 , or cleared land aittl $14 for uncleared duld be a fair avetage. price in the as- ss:sea ellrti Sother wwi tresses froiti. Colborne rere examined, b t their ev deuce co- ncided mainly wit 1 the above Wm. McConnell!. I was the assessor or Tuclsersmitli is 1873 ; Iri as_eessing he land in Tucker mith, I valued it at bout one-half its alue ; I believeithat he assessment of osvnship were ass •ortion as between ..,ot 13, Con.3, 971 -orth $3,000 in 187 tock in Tuckerem elf for 15 cattle, orses ; I think th o $9 a head; sheep would be worth $3 heal ;- the horse t would not be worth itch; one of then.I shot a, short time fterwarcl, and the other I b tight for 50; I have the ordinary far imple- nents, &c. 1 - .1 By Mr. Hodgins -The assesepaent was ased on the prices that the Rots were . ening at on credit at 6 or 7 Per cent.; think that the atnouuts at which the and is assessed, -riz., '$22 fqr cleared •nd. $14 for unclea ed land, arc •age value : I don' think it wo ere than that if int up to a f . Re-examined litt Mr. Male st, uld say that Mr. Carmel ,Ould be worth S4,400 or $4 making as, as.. (earl -tent ; I ah and pat credit. Fisher ; he hi c =3200 of pet sonal proper- Robert Carnochtn : I, live ty when I asse.sed. him; thoiight he . I ith, on Lot 20, in. Con. 3: I had about the aniount according as I ike to take $4,500 -for it, assessed the re t of the to vnship :' did vitrids1 be worth More than fI am well ac- ; '1 r $12 a he, not make any alculations ; gcst as much h in 1873 my nettle woul rara • peati os I colt1 1 all the far ssecl in th heniselves. acres • I t s in the ptttn.ei pro - 1 hese on ink it was 3; There isSome good th ; assessed my - even shee., and ' two . cattle werd worth $S 11 1 a just ale ald realize )rced sale. c mson ; painted with he, townshit ; there are all kinds of cattle in it ; the - averane value of }write( cattle would be: from: e:8. - to $10 per he d. e sheep $2 pet bead. ; could. riot givc any average of h.oess•; might be about SI 50 ; same of them would be dein-. t any price': the average -value of hares would be about -$30etthe ordinary-at:vim tural implements would average nob less than 8200. Cross exaniu,ed. by Mr. Sinelair : I understood in duties' when • I entered my office; 1 ha e read the act relative to A,ssessots„ and. .save taken the oath; good deal of th property in -the township asseesed ne-third of its value ; I .ttiadethe aseess -eat as.equal as possible, it Was not the dual value; must have mem to the r iI. I think; 1 knot, the . oath; 1- havelaa(1 the certificate--; it was not :the actual alate of the property that. •. was• assessec ; where I knew there was personal p operty I assessed. it. ; the an overage $10 50 ; and the,ho ses, $40 a) spessed for $2,20 persona '00-; I know Ja es Carno 't is very similar t4 My own, hout the sarae ; his. cattle -vorth about the same as mit he ordinary farm inapleme vordcl be worth 839tM 0 inarch 1 tether's would be tvorth a,bou know James La13 lsborough' 'sIsimilar to my o vn and in here is a, very- fin stone dwe n it, and very g od buildia Ouldn't be a greal deal of di Teen the value of lhis lot -and re ; his cattle al less vali Me; I know Jamles Broad° eiuld be Werth tip same a Assessed. at $2,25010 Lot 27, py Mr. Hodgins -1 -The lots atilt among the b st in the Ilk farm would. als rank azno iS well cultivatedj and drain ' n's ftLrin 500, part Tuaer- woalda't think it 4,000 in beworth d.l; sheep, a.d ; land property, lot worth Avonld be ; „( have s ; they 873: my the sane; lace; it 'broth et's.. -ng house ; there erence'be- my broth - able than t's lot ; it my own. Con. 3) ,mentioned !township ; g the best; d; I make E HURON EXPOSITOR,. 1114111131111111MA stock Mang a spool 1 business ; I have heard he estimate nentioned by other witnes es; I considov that the average put on the land in 4 e township by the Cunt Council is p etty nearly right. Wm Downing: live in Stanley; I assesse 1 that township in 1873,1 assess- ed the land at abouthalf its actual cash value ; I owned ab lit 50 acres in the towns ip of Stan16 E. part of Lot 2, Lake toad East ; 1 t was worth about $700 ot $800 in 1874 (assessed for $350); in asse sing the tow t ship, I eqtelized the farms s nearly as piesible ; 1 think the other fi tins will bear about the seine pro- portiot -to its assess d. value as mine ; I know Ialcolm McT ggert's farm; it is one of he best farms in the township ; I would ive him $4,0 0 for it; it is Upon Lot 2, a Con, 1, and -is 'assessed for $l,- 250; know Mr. 3ollock's farm, Let 34, in on. 1; it is net wOrth so.niuch as Mr. M Taggart's by ; 1,000, assessed for $1,200 Malcolm It &Taggart had. eight head o cattle and • e horse; ordinary cattle ould then Is worth from $8 to $10 a had, assessed ' for $20; I saw no ffaarrmini.nr implements on Mr. itIcTaggart's By r. Sinclair he average value placed upon the fa.i s by the County Comic' , $21 on the c eared and $13.50 o11. the bush lands, is a igh valuation; Mr. IVIcTag,art's and ' Mr.. Cook's are the b st in the township ; - and are si uated with n two or three miles Of thevil age of Clinton; there i a good deal • broken land in the towheh p ; there is -1 bout 1,000 acres of swamp in the township ; • I assessed it for more tl an it was wo tilt; I assessed the :person I property, int the township, that I saw t a reasonable figure; in assess- ing per, on.al property I fiod that farmers •claim t e ex.ception lowecl for debts ow- ing on he piopertv. I Jam s Biggins : 1ie in Stanley, on Lot 33, in on. 1 ; the la is worth about $5,- 000 ca h, assessed t $1,220, in. 1873 ; . my cat de on the pl, ce would be worth $9 Or $ 0 a head, anc sheep about $3 ; I had liree horst, worth -about $50 a iece ; my a n has . the usual farm implements c., worth $175 ;_ know obt. Cook's 1 t ;' it was. sold this spring for $6,200 I)art time and part cash. •-( Lot 34, Cent 11.) Know MeTa-g- gart'a f rm ; there a, e three farms, Me- Tagee ar 's, our own and Cook's, about alike; McTaggart keeps very little stock, but what la has is of a good quality; it would b worth in 1873 - $25 or $30 head; there would be about the same a nount of farn implements on the • adjoin' g farms in o ir neighborhood as on our own farms; know Mr.• Wilkie's farm, ot 47, in 0 n. 1, Tuckersmith; it is orth about 4.500; assessed at $2,000 $130 personal property; know Thema Grant's fart , Lot 29; in Con. 1; it is w orth about 4,000 ; assessed at $1,150. By It r. Sinclair. ---sly. farm is a . good. .one, a out 1 miles rom Clinton; Mr. Polloc 'S farm adjoi is the village of pinto • ; it was sold or more than it was worth; I offered $5, 00 for it • the land is nem alone the ondon Road, and very w .11 cultivated -the lots mentioned are the best lots in S anley. John A. Nelles : reside in Clinton; I am oi e of the Ass ssors there for the last ye • r; I lived in the village in 1873, and ha Te for some ye rs been eonversa,nt with ti e value of la it cl; I assessed the proper y in Clinton, •:t about as nearly as I co ild its actual , ash value; I delft think iroperty ther has changed in . value during the yea • Clinton was as- sessed bout $480,00 in 873;.11iny opin-. ion is t lat the prope y there is worth about 457,000, and I consider. that a fair cas value; I w nt over the proper- ties. ai d spent a gold deal of time in makin the assessme t.. By 1 r. Sinclair— for 187 ; Mr. John Assess r for 1873; some f the memb Counci complained assess ent as being t make ny valuation 1873 ; l think there i in the elite of prop buildin s and improfements have been made: there was n reduetion made by the Co rt of Reviei n this year; last year there was a arge reduction; I ' n's property this operty very well ; do -not know that bank has bought don't know' the sment of $1,900 on t; I cousider the 00, or $1,000 ; the cre was rented for e half acre was with the building; assessed. at $1,200; building were as- . is not worth any to the Royal Ca; Baia ; I consi er" the price paid by the inn k a high one ;, I aesessed Mr. Ir - le buildiug, and. as - 'op crty a paddock ; 1 tty good value for the pro serty ; 1 thin - that the property is wo h $4,500- ; I .now Mr. _ MeTag- garb's )roperty; Mr: McTaggert's is a yeti:ail ahouse ; 1 forned my opinio n from ii my kn • wledge of the property; I placed on the house and /rounds $3,500, or $4,000 we did not eilue the house and ground. separately ; do not remember wisatw assessed the house and grounds on whi h it Stands at; do -not think the lots 'Iv suld bring .', 100 apiece; they might a Verage $100 ( here 'are 22 lots;) the lot are assessed at $350; I do not °onside • they are wm th more than that ; I know Knox's H.ote ; .I assessed. it at some $ ',000 ; Mr. ''' urner holds it at much n ore; he gets a -large rent for it; 1 aeses-ed, Johnston s Hotel at about 84,000 at $2,5 kilo w change( house , 11 was the Assessor 1cGarvey was the he is at home; • rs of the Town f Mr. McGarvey's o high; I did not of the property in no material change rty ; a good many valued year ; ircont the R half a price; the wh Mr. Malcom know the ins 1 acres; al Canadian acre of it ; hink my asse le lot is corr 11 half aci e sold worth buildint on the half $100, p r . annum; worth ;800 or $1,00 lots 22 and 223 wet the oth r half acre a sessed lor $1,200; i more ti an the lot so nadian -ten 3 property in theI lage, taking their r la - 1, 1 ` tive value, is asisessed for its actual, v hie ; in cash. I -- By Mr. Hodgis—I bought the 1,t) on. which the house is built, and paid. $i00 for the five acres, in 1867 ; the haus() cost me inethei:;eikhboihood of $4,600, ) ,probably not $5O over that sunt ; the cost of material and the cost of lend is greater now thau when I bought; I 11 ve frontage on three st eets, land. sells1t1 ere by 400 feet on (alp street, and 600 on wo other streets ; if 1th house was not th re, I couldn't say what the lots would brng; I think some of th m would not b ing $100; they Proba ly would be IV rth $100 on an av e; the propett I bought for e3,4 0 stss bought at et sh sale; I do not t in I paid, too much for it; would not s li -for that sum; the buildin.g would c st iore to build it t an the price paid fo t e property ; the 1 nd is worth $1,000 I iave personal 0 op- erty, two horses, sinm.i e buggy and dble buggy; they w uld, be worth $460 or $450. I • I [CONTINUED ON (METH PAGE. JUST ENED, A NEW O. T OF STJAIMFR PRINTS, CHEAPER THAN EVER; AT HOFFMAN BROTHERS' Cheap Cash, Store. 1=Z7 There is Lu «ber inMcKillop, at the VICTORIA JOHN 18 the -1-•37-Intits on hand Lumber, which cannot be surpassed of price. • Draining and a TEAM MILLIS And pVENLOCK an to supply it. a 1 -wi in rge stock Of all kiln of 1 be sold at prices -cv 'oh lile County for cheapness ncing Lumbe sc dance. Also SHINGLES, T builders' material. Pa large quantities will • e will find it to their ro VICT R a trial beforapurch sin ORDERS CUT T All orders left at tie t throp P. O. will ret eiv raember JOH 325 e•-•. c•-• rim , and every descriptiOn of ties building or buying 'berally dealt with, and t to etre the ; A MILLS elsewhere. I A DAY'S NOTICE. in or addressed tc? W' -'- prompt attention. Re -OVENLOCK'S ctoria Mills is the p ace. drIVI1 IV `saoma rives A .COOD HIRIfEST EXPECTED. win's 1 t by valuing sessedt ercst of thep think 4,500 is a pr JOHN KIDD Has just received a iarg Scythes, stock of Harvest Tools Sit h as rks, Cradles, SNATHS AN HAY FORKS`, Which he will Sell Its heap as any in the Trade. NO SEOOND JOHN KIDD. STOVES fgt. TINWARE Of ail kinds and in endless. variety it I assessed. 3,1 IsIcTaggert's mill )0; I thiuk tt a fair value; 1 MRS. WHITNEY'S.) several prop rties which have • 400;. it was ae- seesed tit $450 in IS; ; .1 assessed it at about $. • 00. i\ Re -e amined by Ir. Malconison—I hands since /87:1 there was -Carmichael's Block, Main street, Seaforth. a ntl lot sold fo • know F everal pro serties -which beve sold f e less than ,assessed for ; Mr. Moore ,-ssessed nt $10 ;. sold for 8600; Mr. Co mnander aSSi ted me in the as- sessmet t, and we agrsed on nearly every valuation except two . Lire in Clinton ;c. I roperty in the: lil- acl some dealing in some property at large warehouse, a e and three quarter h are erected sev- t was assessed at Rich, know t lage I realest ; I bough the dep t ; there is a large blielt mill; thr land, on svhi per shops ; I paid $3,4010 for it; the build - in good st ,te of repair ; was 1866; the v hie of my residence s to be sold, s much as it t is not mei sed as pastu rd Irwin : o vaine of r have lately acres o eral co $4,000 ing W built i if it w to get land. th is:1gs is t would be difficult is assessed for • the pied by the uilds e and garden.; the COAL OIL, Pure, good and cheap, wholesale and retail WHITNEY'S. at Mrs. CUSTOM WORK Of all kinds promptly attended to and neatly exe- cuted. 308 MRS. V.11ITIZ'It-EY. BURST OPEINIr 13 One night hist week, - John Logan's Old St nd. et • : _CAUSE—A LARGE NEW STOCK OF FRESH GROCERIES. TAMES REDMOND has opened out in john u Logan's old and well-known stand. a niCe stock of Fresh GROCERIES, I coraPrising evervthing whieh should be found in a first-rate Groeery Store. _ FLOUR and FEED on hand. solieitS a Call, and will guarantee Satisfac- tion. 319 - 3. REDMOND. GREAT CLEARING SALE 1 AT 111111111111 THOMAS K!DD'S EMPORIUM. We commence and ONDAY, JULY 6, 1874, will. Continue to Sell for COST the MONSTER STOOK of DRY GOODS, DRESS, GOODS, SILKS, . COILORED AND BLAC SILK POPLINS, BLACK LUSTR ES, CRAPE CLOTHS, FRENCH .ALL -WOOL MERINOS AN, D DELAINES—All Colors, Peel's, Hoyle' s ,and A shlon's PriNts, ])4 As 0+0 © INT , . Broad Cloths Silk Mixturk Scotch, English and Canadian Tweeds, - Tickinger Shirtings, Winceys, Cottonades and Denims, CLO• THING—Men's and Boys, HATS ANI6 f.,:`,Al2S, BOOTS AND SHOES Millinery- and CALL AT 0 runella and Leather. antles Cleared at cozy Price. CE AND SECURE BARCAINS. THOMAS KIDD. FRUIT ,g7 • JAFiS, FRUIT JARS. ";- Royal. Gem Quarts, $1 40 per dozen. Royal Gem Half Gallon, $2 25 per dozen. Mason. Qua ts, $1 75 per dozen. Jelly Can, 33c per set. Jelly Bo-wls 60c and 70c per dozen. Jelly Timab ers, 11 Pints, $1 50 per dozen. E. H IC • AT SON & • BARGAI A . S IBARGA1 NSe - I OF WHITE SHIRTS. MeDOVGIALL S—A_DM Has dete.mined to offer his inninewe stock of WHITE SHIRTS at greatly reduced prices. Shirts worth $2 5 for $2Shirts worth $2 25 for $1, 75, •4) Shirts worth $1 5 for Si. EVERY t Shirts worth $2 _I,or $1 5, Shirts worth $1 74 for $1 25, The Goods offered are not old shelf-wora Stock but New and Fresh. SHIRT GUA ANTEED, AND A .PERFECT FIT TERMS 01 SALE STRICTLY' CASH. G-OileT0s, AGENUME nN MONDAY, JULY lath, MR. D Stock of Choice DRY GOODS • This step is rendered necessary as he i Fancy Goods, and must have roorci to REMEMBER DENT'S A. G. McDOUG:ALL, •Esrowtottinstt Clothier and Gents' Outfitter. 6-0_121\TC4-., .0r01\TP... ALE. NO HUMBUG. NT will begin Selling seat without reserve. His heavy MUST BE SOLD D WILL BE SOLD. about building an extensive Show Boom for Millinery and o it and money to do it with. REAT,S.A.LE OF CHEAP DRY GOODS, 41 a t1 , 1 eerX, a-. ss.