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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1879-01-10, Page 81 7'N 8 THE HURON 7.XPOSITOR. iron expooito DISTRICT MATTE s. Searle & W'Ese, for Fifteen Days only, wfll hohl their Gand Clearing Sahr of Dry Goods, Hats,. Caps, etc. This sale offers an opportunity for obtaining goods at prices hitherto unheard of in Seaforth. We offer many lines at a discount of 25 per cent. on usual priceS. We ulso cull atten- tion to our immense stock of Boots and Shoes, which must be cleared out to mak al roomier Spring Stook. Terms Cash. SMITH & WEST. 170 A FINE assortment of Al urnss Photo- graph, Autograph, floral and Me tal Photographs, Writing Desks, Work Boxes, Dre sing C ses, at LEMSDEN & WILSON'S. 576 • TUE SNOW BLOCKADE. -Th e sno block- ade on the railways was raised o Tues- day last. From Wednesday unt 1 Mon- day there were nO ;mails recei ed in this town. The trains are aged:- run- ning with tolerable regularity, an if the present fine weather continues b einess and traffic will soon resume its. former even course. A WARNING.—The mitaistre es of this town the other day i4osed, a fine of 1f6, upon a charge of firing a revdver within the corporation. Parties who are in the habit of amusing themselves in this -Way would do well to bear in mind that there is a by-law prohibiting the apparently harmless proceeding. When brought before the magistrates they have ne other course to pursue but carry out the provisions of the by- law. A FAILURE. - The public meeting called by the Mayor for the discussion of town affairs, and which shoul4 have been held on' Thursday night of last week, proved a failure. The night was stormy, And only some eight or ten per- sons put in an appearance. The meet- ing was, consequently, indefinitely post- poned. This indifference on the part of the ratepayers as to the manage- ment Pf the, affairs of the town is scarcely commendable. Sonooe TRUSTEE ELECTION. The sehool trustee election took place on Wednesday and occasioned about the usual interest. -The retiring trustees were: Messrs. Dr. Vercoe, W. N. Wat- son and Wm. BallantYne. Mr. Ballan- Vete was re-elected for the North Ward, Mr. James A. Cline takes Mr. Watson's place in the East Ward, arid Mr. Nicholas Young succeeds Dr. Yam() in the South Ward. All the elections were, of course, by acclamation., • READ INGS, -Professor Chapman, L. L. B., will give readings in Cardno's Hall, this (Friday) evening, under the auspices of the, Mechanics' I stitute and Literary Society. The Prof ssor is highly commended by the Press of the several cities iind towns where ie has appeared, and as an elooutio st and popular reader is said to ha e few equals. We are sure our town people will spend a pleasant and pr fitable evening, if they attend the entertain- ment to -night. FORESTRY. - The following officers were installed into their respective offi- ces in Court Flower of the Forelst No. 3, Independent Order of Forest rs, last Tuesday evening, viz: D. Mc Chief Ranger; Thos. Recl.moncl Chief; R. N. Brett, Treasurer; Murray, Recording Secretary; Haynes, Financial Secretary; I Latimer, Senior Woodward; Beam, Junior Woodward ; Wright, Senior Beadle ; Henry hardt, Junior Beadle; John Chaplain. aught, , Vice• A. E. W. H. Thos. Zeuas ichard Eber- Shaw, • TICE TOWN Beneetoies.-.The elea- tions.passed off very quietly on Monday last. The following is the result: South Ward -J. I. Carter, 77; A. Stewart, 60; A. Strong, 58; Wm. Hill, 37. North Ward -.Jas.- Beattie, 59; Noble; Cluff, 51; Wm. 3eGray, 44; G. Williameon, 33; S. Johnson, 15. The Council for the present year will be.: John Beattie, Mayer • D. D. Wilson, Reeve; :.and. David irCNattght, John Wards Sohn Campbell, .J.1 Carter, A. Stewart, A. .Strong, James Beattie, Noble Cluff and Wm. M. Gray,- Coun- cillors,. It will be seen that there has been considerable new Hoed infused intothe municipal body this year. We hope this;Will have a beneficial effect and that the new Council will have the courage either to enforce or repeal their own.byelaws. . Even if they do not de more than this, they will be an im- provement on their predecessors... • • • THE MCKILLOP Rai:MANCE COMYANT. -The annual meeting of the memberd of theMcKillop Mutual Fire Ineurance Company was held in Seaforth on .Fri. day last._ On account • of the snow - blockade there -was a very small atten- d4ce. The annual report of the Direc- tors was read. and adopted. The fol- lowing officers were appointed: James Kerr, McKillop, President; Jam, Broadfoot Jr., Tueltersuaith, Vi -Presge dent.. - The retiring Directors this year were thosefor Hulled. • The following werestippointed- for that township : Jno.. Britton, John McMillan, Thos. • Moen, John Morgan and George -Watt. The .annual report showed the affairs of the Company to. be in a Most satiefactory position. In our next issue We shall give a more d.etailed statement of the workings of the Company for tbe past year. We are also requested to state that the Secretary, Mr. W. J. Shannon, will be at the Conimercial Hotel, Sea - berth, on -Friday and Saturday pf each week, from one o'clock to five, for the next three weeks for the purpose of re- ceiving assessments which have not yet been paid:in.. • THE S KATI gilt x AL Th e ;opening carnival cif the season took place in the New Dominion Skating Rink,on the ' evening of Monday last, and, in point of costumes and spectators, was only a partial success. The small attendance on this occasion is, no doubt; attribu- table to the ihortness of the notice given-- the time be ng too limited to allow of a great many getting up fa,ncy cocitunaes, this -together with the absence of the usual list of prizes, accounts or the comparatively small attendanee ; and. as a few small prizes , creates considerable interest and 9 repeti- tion in the matter of cci tumes, and thus ' adds materially t the success a a carnival, they, should not be lost sight of. The ice as in very good condition, an all ot er ar- rangements in connection thtrewith complete, and an enjoyable even'ng was spent by those who patronized ti e rink. In addition to the carnival the ; urling Rink, where the "• roarin' game" was being played with all its time-honored noise and excitement, proved to be quite an attraction, and the cries. of " Soop. her up," Alex," " Gie 'er the in -turn, Jamie," were being propelled bath loud and. often from, each end of the rink. ir The town band, under the leade ship of Prof. Fetzer, was in attends, ce, and added: to the evening's enjoynieut by playing a number of musical selec- tions. RANK CHANGES . -We understand that Mr. Helm, who has held the position Of Chief Accountant in the Consolidated Bank here for the past two years has been promoted to a similar position in the head office -in Montreal. Mr. Helm has not yet left town, but will do . so in a few days. During his residence here, his affable manner and gentlemanly 'le- portment secured him . many warm friend, who, while they will rejoice at his advancement, will regret that that advancement will necessitate his re- moval from town. Mr. Brown, the former Teller, succeeds Mr. Helm as Chief Accountant here. -We also con- gratulate this gentleman on his promo- tion, as we feel satisfied it is justly merited.. Mr. Campbell, late Inspec- tor, who has been performing the du- ties of Manager here since Mr. Hays're- tirement, has been appointed to, the mauagement of the Toronto agency, and Mr. Green, of Wingham, has been appointed Manager of the Seaforth agency. - • • • A LONG- Maecn.-Mr. Thomas Dun- can and Mr. F. W. Sellars, of this town, hating been snow bound. in Stratford for a couple of days, and:having become tired of the charms of that enterprising town and being unable to procure other means of locomotion, started out on Sunday last to walk from that town to Seaforth. Cohsidering the condition of the roads the enterprise was a for- midable one. They performed. the journey, however, in good time. They left Stretford about 10 o'clock A. M., and arrived in Seaforth at about the same hour P: M., having tarried in Mit- chell for rest and refreshments about two hours. The distance is 24 Miles. To Undertake such a journey must re- quire considerable courage and to ac- complish it successfully not teed endur- ance. Neither of the gentlemen, al- though tired'were by any Means exhausted, and they say they could do the same thing again although they would just as soon not try. THE LITEHA ET SOCIETY.—The last meeting of the Seeforth Literary So- ciety, held on Tuesday evening,' was largely attended, the Town Hall being well filled, and the largest half of the audience was Composed of ladies. The chair was occupied by the President, Rev. Mr. Campbell. The debate on - Female Suffrage was spirited and in- teresting. . The decision, rendered by the audience, was adverse to the advo- cates of Female Suffrage. The next meeting of the Society will be held in the Temperance Hall on Tuesday even- ing, when readings will be given by Misses Volmar, Rogers and S. Fisher, and by Meeers. Wm. M. Gray, J. W. Field, P. Hayden, R. Jamieson and J. Greta. Another interesting debate will form the programme for the following evening. The subject and the sides we shall announce .next week. We ' are glad to see these entertainments So well attended. We are stire we do' not know of any 'other way in which one evening a week cpuld be more profit- ably and pleasantly spent. We hope the interest in them will be maintained throughout t1ie season. • . 1 ANNUAL MEETING. -We are requested' to state that the annual meeting of the members of the South Huron Agricul- tural Society for the election of Direc- tors and the transaction of other busi- ness, will bej held at Shaffer's Hotel, . Kippen, on , ednesday next, the 15th inst. We are sorry to have to say that hitherto the farmers of the riding have not taken the! interest in -these meetings that they sholuld,• or that their import- ance demands. It has been far too fre- quently the ease that there have been barely a sufffpient number of members present froml-which to select the direc- tors. This is notes it should be. The Meetings are held at a season of the year -when farmers can very easily spare half a day to attend the annual meeting, and thus attest their interest in the af- fairs of the Society, and at the same time give it countenance and. encourage- ment by attending the meetings and taking their share of •the responsibili- ties of appointing suitable officers. We hope that the meeting on next Wednes- day will be an exception to the general ' rule, and that at least a majority of the raembees will- be present. A new de- parture of this kind would be sure to have a beneficial and stimulating effect 7n this useful institution. • THE HIGH SCHOOL .—The new -High 'School was formally opened on Tuesday last. There was a large attendance of ladies and gentlemen of the town. Af- ter all had thoroughly inspected the in- terior of the building, they assembled in one of the class rooms. The chair was taken by Mr. S. G. McCaughey, Chairman of the Board, who -delivered a short, but neat and. appropriate ad- dress. Short and pointed addresses were also delivered by Rev. Mr. Camp- bell, Mr. A. Dewar, Public School In- spector; Dr. Coleman, Mayor ; Dr. Vercoe, a member of the High School Board; Mr. M. Y..'McLean, Mr. Mc- Faul, Principal ef the Public School; and Messrs. Clarkson and Field, the mas- ters of the High School. The several addresses were listened to attentively and seemed to be well appreciated by the audience. Previous to the break- ing up of the pleasant meeting, the Chairman announced that the school would open for pupils on the following day. The building, as we have before` started, is pleasantly and. conveniently located. It is a neat two-story brick edifice and presents a very attractive appearance externally, while the in- terior is well arranged, comfortable and. commodious. There are four large class -rooms, two on the first a,nd two on the second flat. These rooms have fine high --ceilings, perfect ventilation, and abundance of light. The building throughout -is a credit to all who were in any way connected with its con- struction and completion. The school opened on Tuesday with 50 pupils, a considerable number of whom are from the country and of thee() several are teachers who are preparing for examina- tion for second class certificates. The school opens under the most favorable circumstances, and we have every reason to hope that it will become a most useful and popular educational insti- tution. East Wa-wanosh. RESULT OF MUNICIPAL EIANTIONS.- Anden•on, 120; Brown, 81; Clow, 117; Coutts , 16; Howatt, 11; Reilly, 107. Counci llors elected -Messrs. Anderson, Clow and Reilly: Turnberry. LirOIFO TO LEAVE .—Mr. W. G. Palmer, of the 2nd Concession of Turnberry, in- tends having a Public auction sale of his farm, farm stock, and. implements, on the 15th inst. Mr. Palmer talks of going west. Goderich, MUXICIPAL ELECTIONS. -The electier,s in Godeeich resulted in the return of the following gentlemen to the coemell for the current year: Deputy Ree ve, J. C. Deelor, 354; E. Martin, 25); ma- jority for Detlor - 99. Councillors: Messrs. T. N. Dancy, J. Mitchell, W. R. Ro ertson, M. Hutchison, M. Nichol- son, . Jordan, E. Bingham, James Gordo, and Wm. Seymour. Ir result Ward. 83; 4 land 1 McNi 11 op. EIECTION.-The following is the of the election for a councillor in No 2, McKillop: Geo. Holland, s. Hillen, 65. Majority for Hol- . CHEESE FACTORY MEETING. -We are requested by Mr. Hill to state that a meeting of the patrons of the Winthrop Cheese Factory will be held. in the fac- tory, o Monday next, January 13th, at two o' dock in the afternoon Wroxeter. NIC Socese.-The members of Lodge A. F. & A. M. entertained riends with a social in their Room, on St. John's Eve, the t. It is unnecessary to say that ning was an enjoyable one, as tertainments given by Forest are noted. for their success. Re- ents were hospitably provided by rs of the Lodge, and. th.e evening led away by dancing and other amusements. MAS Forest their Lodge 27th u the ev the e Lodge fresh raemb was w parlor fi Exeter. Tn ELECTION .—The following is the result of the elections in this . village and t e number of votes polled for each condi ate: Reeve -L. Hardy, 175; Geo.- amwell, 26. Councillors -James Picka d, 171; Ed. Drew, 109; R. Bisset, 104; John Saunders, 1(,3; Willin Bawden, 95; William Fen- wick, 00; 'Wm. Hoskins, 25; James N. H ward 5 • James Renton, 96. The new Council will be composed of the fallowing ' gentlemen: L. Hardy, James Pickard, Ed. Drew, Robert Bissett and John Saunders. • Stanley. • THE ELE CTION s.2 -The following is the result of the 'municipal elections in the township of Stanley : For Reeve- Thomes Simpson, 165; Wm. Crraham, 141; Majority for Simpson, 24. Deputy Reeve -Geo. Castle, 161 • Wm. Camp- bell, 14; majoritylor Castle, 27. Colin- cillors-Jas: Aikenhead, 169 ; P. Doug- las, 19; John McKinley, 04;2Wm. Stephenson, 106., The Council for the current year will be composed of Messrs. Simpspn, Castle, Douglas, McKinley and. Alkenhead. Hay. Mu, 'emu, ELECTIONS.- The following is the esult of the municipal elections in the township of Hay, and the num- ber of otes polled by each candidate: Deput -Reeve - John C. lialbfliesch, 207; S. Rennie, 182; majority for Kalbfi esch, '25. Councillors- Henry Heyro k, 169; C. F. Moritz, -152; Danie McColl, 135; David Spencer, 101; Win. Snider, 100; William 'Wil- son, 94; Wm. S. Wilson, 21; Frederick Hess, 18. The following gentlemen will compose the Council of 1879: Dr. Buchanan, J. C. Kalbfliesch, II. Hey - rock, C. F. Moritz and Daniel McColl. • Lumley. Hoe4 ON A VISIT .--M17. James ATM - strougleame home on a visit last week from Nevada, where he has been work- ing for upwards eif ten years. ENTRTAINME 'T. -A concert was held in-Lurnley scho house, on the evening of the 23rd ult. Mr. A. -Bishop, M.P.P., Was called to t e chair, and in a few concise remark set forth the object of the.gathering, fter which Messrs. Ar- thur Wanless, Charles Diehl, G. A. Powell, James nd Henry Anderson, J. Diehl, j. Boweiman, Wm. Kerslake, J. Diuniii, James Fyfe, John Kidd, Geo. Small womb, and Mr. Taylor, besides a numb r of school children, performed in dia °pea, songs and recitations, S. Horto end. Wm. Simons played on violin , -with J. W. Rightmen at the Iirgaaa. Notwithstanding the unfavor- able c ndition of the roads and. weather, the a tendance was good, the school h use being crowded to the aisles. 'Af t • singing "God Save the Queen," the Del eting was closed. Blnevale. OUR SOHOOL.-At the recent quarter- ly examination of the Bluevale public school, there was a large number of or- derly, intelligent looking pupils present., of ev om any town might be proud. Tilais s hool consists of two diVisione, one of which was examined in the fore- noon nd the other in the afternoon.. Messr . Bruce, principal, and Stewart, assist ut, form the staff of teachers. The p pils in.Mr. Stewart's department were ig,idly examined by Messrs. T. Ferro v, M. P., Stewart, Bruce and Scott, the latter of whom is a teach r in Turnberry. This part of ti e examination evinced con- clusiv ly that Mr. Stewart had taken great ains in instructing his pupils. At 1 o'clack p. m., the other part of the ex- amination began in the other depart- ment, Mr. Bruce, who is a most ex- cellent instructor, examined. a - few of his own classes. Mr. Stewart examin- ed the third class; Mr. A. McIntosh, teacher, Turnberry, heard the fourth 'class read, and examined them in the lessonl; 'Mr. Stewart examined the fourth and. fifth classes on mental arith- metic ; Mr. Henderson examined, the same dosses on geography; Mr. Far - rove xamined the same classes on arith etic ; the grammar class was ex- aminel by Mr. A. McIntosh. Mr. Bruce Who is an energetic young man, deserves great credit for making this examillation a success. At the conclu- sion ef the exercises we were favored with two eongs, well sung by two little girls, after which Messrs. Messer and JANUARY JM, 1879. Fowler, two of the trristees, expressed their entire satisfactio n itshrs.the pe Farrowe_ aeedings of the day. The writer must state here that that part of the exam - m ination conducted by and McIntosh, wa Examiners shoul altogether too rigid. divide their questions into two parts, what the ene of which based on pils studied during the quarter, and the other based on the ex- aminer's ow,u knowledge which he may wes display to perfection if he chopses. One fault wYech some examiners have is, that tl-iey their are more _3 -eager to exhibit Own knowledge and what they kflOE 'v. than to bring out what the pu- Pi] s know. This kind of examination h AS a very damaging effect on thoee who are not in a position to know the difference, but, with the well-informed, it is quite different, and is very good. as a supplement to the first part. -A VISITOR . . Bruc efield. ACCIDENT. - Albert Aikenhead, a young lad, while assisting his brother at a threshing on the last day of the year, met with an accident which might have resulted very seriously. While en - engaged in driving the horse power his foot slipped into the machine, but by promptly stopping the horses his leg was saved from being badly crushed. As it was be escaped with a slight injury to the foot, receiving, however, rather a bad tear on the calf of the lea. We learn that he is improving favorably. BRIEPS.-Our active grain buyer, Mr. Rutledge, got s-nowed up in Loudon. We trust business will revive with his return. -The annual meeting of the shareholders in the Brucefiecid grain stores will be. 1.1411d in the hall on Saturday.next, the llth inst., at 7.30 P. M.,, when business of iimportanee will be transacted. A full attendance is desired. -There wa,s no service in Union. Presbyterian church on Sunday last. Mr. Thompson, the pastor, being on a ASA up north,the condition of the roads rendering his return impossible. - Professor Jones, of Seaforth, will be, here on Friday evening next to organize a singing class in this place. We trust the chnrch will be well filled.- The annual:meeting of the Huron Farmers' and Mechanics' Association will be held on Friday, the 10th inst., at Kai- ser's hotel. Dinner in the evening, commencing at 8 o'clock. Hamilton Corbett, the Scottish vocalist, is expect- ed to be present. SNOW STORM. -All traffic on the Lon- don, Huron and. Bruce Railroad was suspended from Thursday, the 2d, un- til the followine,0 Tuesday. This is the first ac ual block which has occurred on theroal since its construction. About 30 passengers had to take, quarters in the , village,' a number of whom as soon as the storm had. partially abated. started for their destinations on foot, while the reniainder left on Tuesday present- ing rather a haggard appearance which gave -evidence of considerable mental perturbation, they retaining but few pleasant reminiscences of their visit. Among; the lid( of Passengers snowid up here was a well-known gentleman from Clinton, l'ho on the ill fated Thursday, o have a confidential chat with escorted him a short distance on the r eel, intending to return by the up -train, 'out fate had. ordained other- wise. He had to hang out here until Sunday last, when he started to foot it .e -to Clinr. We trust GeOrge reached individ al deserved even more com- misera ion. What with business exi- gencies and the claims of his , family, he said he had spent sleepless nights, having little or no relish for food; his looks did not belie his words,for a more cadave ous looking creature could sc excel be imagined.. --se- Colb orne. CIPAL.-Mr.. R. Jewell was elec- ve and Mr. T. Gledhill, Deputy The Council is ' composed of Chas. McHardy, P. Carroll and J. P. Fisher. The fickleness of the pop- ular mind is proverbial. "From time immemorial it hath been, and for all time to come even so will it be. A faithful public servant, after for many years bearing the heat and burden of the day, has been put to one side. At this moment we refer to Mr. Wro.. Young, late Reeve of Colborne. Were it not & loss to the county we would wish Jae greater punishment to the mu- nicipality than the exchange now made. But the absence of Mr. Youngfrom the County Council leaves a void that Mr. Jewell will not, cannot fill. We care not how estimable a man Mr. Jewell is, he cannot add the experience and con- sequent influence of twenty-five years, service to his qualifications. Mr. Young may be termed the father of the County Council, not only from his lengthy ser- vice, but on account of the paternal re- gard which the members have invari- ably had for him. His liberality has been unbounded, schools and churches have been aided by him, agricultural matters have ever claimed his time and. his ineend, in all that constitutes the good. 'citizen., neighbor, farmer and Reeve, we claim he has no superior in. the great Province of Ontario." So says the .ignal„ and so will say all who know him. "For he's a jolly good. fel- low," Reeve or not Reeve. ;wishing a. friend home a right. The case of another Mem ted Re Reeve. Messrs. _Willett. -The examination of the pupils in school section No. 2, Hutlett, was held on the 19th -December. The pupils -were examined on the subjects usually taught in our common schools. The answering -of the pupils in reading, English grammar,arithraetic,geography, &c., evinced careful and judicious train- ing on the part of the leacher, Mr. Megaw. After these exercises were over a number of the pupils engaged. in recitations and dialogues. The trus- tees and teacher had provided a num- ber of well selected books for prizes, -which they distributed after the exer- cises were over. A good number of the parents -were present during the exam- ination, and. expressed themselves highly gratified. The truetees deserve great credit for the manner in which they have furnished the school with maps, tablets, &c. SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT enter- tainment, which was held in G. Kilty's school 'house, on the 20th December, resulted in a grand success notwith- standing the inclemency of the weather =„the building was crowded' to the ut- most. The programme was introduced ein a brief and appropriate address by the chairman after which a• number of dialogues, recitations,. duets and, read- ings of an entertaining character were carried out, the music, which was ren- dered by professionals on the organ and violin, and the singing,: deserves a word of notice. The programme was executed- in the most efficient style, which reflects credit on those who took part in it, viz.: the members of the Hullett dramatic club!. The occasion was one that was never excelled in that part; only one fault could be -found, and that a serious one, it lasted almost twice as long as it should, in view of which the magic lantern had to be omitted. The audience was highly satisfied with the affair and expressed their willingness to attend on a similar occasion should it be given -New .Era. EXAMINATION. -The closing examina- tion of the pupils of school section No. 4, Hullett, was held onyridaythe 20th December. The examination was chiefly conducted by the teacher, Mr. John, R. Steep, who put the different classes through a very critical exam- ination, and the efficient manner in which the pupils answered the ques- tions given to them reflects credit to the teacher, and also to the pupils. The examination dosed with dialogues, reci- tations, dm The attendance, of visitors was fair. Mr. Steep his been engaged to teach in school section No. 10, east Wawanosh, for the coming year at an increased salary. . Morris. PsEsslirlrioN. - A :surprise party, consisting of the members and. some adherents of the United Presbyterian Church, Walton, met et the house of Mr. David Moore, of t Morris, on the evening of Tuesday, Dec. 314, for the purpose of making a presentation to Mrs. Moore. Seeing that she has al- ways been a consistent and energetic member of the above named church, and that during the late period of diffi- culty through which the congregation has passed, she has spared neither her means nor her energies in its cause; it was deemed expedient for thee mem- herd to render to her sobae sig of the appreciation in which they F1d her- self and her labors. Aceordingl e on the ni4lit above mentioned' they repaired to her abode for that purpose, when Mrs. Moore was made the recipient of a very handsome set of china and a silk dress, together with a cansiderable sum Of money, and the following address was read: Dear Friend -In considera- tion of the high esteem in which we hold you personally, arid of the valu- able services which you have rendered us as a church, we, the Members of the United Presbyterian congregation of Walton, have assembled here to -night for the purpose of rendering to you some token of that esteem and regard. Seeing that since our cengregation has been without a reaular Pastor, the min- isters who have ,from time to time sup- plied us with preaching have found a home in your house, and seeing that you haveeliever received:, in fact never asked any remuneration for your trouble On that account; in considera- tion of these facts, we bede'you to ac- cept this small present, not wholly on account of its intrinsic value, nor as be- ing at all au adequate remuneration for your services, but as an indication of the high esteem in which these services are held by us. In condusion, it is our sincere hope and prayer that you may be long spared amongstus to cheer and. assist us. The presentation was made by Miss Mary A. Torrance and Miss , Isabella, A. Lees, and the address was Feed. hy Mr. R. Lees. ] The Rev. Mr. Hannah, who was present, made a very clever and. suitable reply on behalf of Mrs. Moore, in which he spoke of the feeling of sympathy and brotherly _leve which was manifested by the gathering present and the occasion. of its miming together, and also how in his mind it -, augured well for the fitture prosperity of the congregation. Atable was then spread and:loaded in sneli a manner as showed. that the ladies present had riot been unmindful of the wants of the inner man, and that they were quite as well qualified to 'make ii, display in the management ot their cuIluary affairs as in gracing the parlor or dra-wing room. Supper being finished, 4, few hours were passed very pleasantly- fp social conver- sation, when, after the,'singing of sev- eral psalms and songd of a religions character, all repaired to their several homes, feeling cheered. and encour- aged, and with renewed energy for the good work in which they are engaged. Tuckersr4ith. STOLEN the m ht of the 18th ult., Mr. John Thorp blad stolen from his stable a string of open bells and some parts of a set of team harness. Mr. Thorp wishes us to state that -the thief had better : quie ly replace the stolen articles and save further trouble and. exposure, as he ha a pretty good idea of who the guilty p rty is. AN HERCULEAN TASK. -Our respec- ted friend, Mr. William McConnell, Township Clerk of T ckersmith, has had an Herculean taskl imposed upon him by the Clerk of the Weather. Af- ter several fruitless att mpts to make his way to the respec4tive deputy re- turning officers with h llot boxes, &cs, for the election on 1onday, he was forced. to abandou the task until the storm abated. Early on Monday morn- ing he started out on his mission on foot, and after ineetina-with many diffi- culties, such as wouldbhave appalled. a less courageous person, h -e succeeded in reaching the last returning officer in time for the opeiaing of the poll on Monday. TUE ELECTIONS. -As will be seen by the following returns; there was a very light vote polled at the municipal elec- tions. This was due to the impassable state of the roads. Had the weather and. roads been favorable* there would. have been a" big struggle" this year. The old, Councillors have all been. re- turned, with the exception of Mr. El- gie, whose place is taken by Mr. Nigh. The following is a statement of thevotes polled at each polling place for the re- spective candidates: FOR REEyE. Walker. ,Dallas. DiTision No. 1 117 20 l4 "22.... 82 it ti 3 12. . 34 " 4. . 41 .16 Majority for Walker, 90. DEPUTY REEVE. Etannah. Monteith, Division No. 1. 111 .14 "" 2 ..... ..... 31. . .21 ,‘ 3..........18.......... " " 4 .. . . 42..........11 Majority for H. annah:118. , COLINCILLORS. Mundell -No. 1, 82; No. 2, 21; No.3, 24; No. 4, 54; total, 181. Nigh -No. 1, 110; No.2, 5 ; No. 3, 1; No. 4, 12; total, 128. S. Landsboraugh- No. 1, 30; No. 2, 42; No. 3, 19 ; NO. 4, 31 ; total 122. Elgie-No. 1, 26 No. 2, 24; No. 3, 37; No. 4, 33; total, 120. McLean -No. 1, 30 ; No. 2, 15; >No. 3, 6; No. 4. 13, total. 64. McMillan -No. 1, 6; No. 2-, 19, No. 3, 20, No. 4, 13; total. 58. We regret that in the list of can- didates published last week, we inad- vertently omitted the nanie of Mr. Mo - Mill -an. AAILICULTORAL MEETING. -At the an- nual meeting of the members Of the Tudkersmith Branch Agricultural So- ciety, held yesterday, the following officers and directors were appointed : George Sproat. President; Robert Gov- enbeek, Vite-President. Diteetors- Wrn. Jr. and T. Robertson, Tuckefsmith ; John Malone and Robert McMillan, Mc1Cil1op ; John McMillan, G. 'Watt land C. Dale Jr., Ilullett ; Monroe and John Dorsey, Seaforth. John Hannah and David Johnson, Au- ditors. We have not space this week to give a more lengthy report of the oper- ations of this excellent society for the past year but will do so next week. TRUSTEE ELECTION. -The election of four new members to the township -School Board, took place on Wednesday lastThe retiring members were all re- elected, with the exception of Mr. N. Codeine, who declined to a -et. His suc- cesser is Mr. R.,Peacock. The trustees elected are, therefore, for Ward No. 1, SaMuel Wallace; No. 2, Robert Pea- cock; No. 3, James McEwing ; No. 4, john Wood. The next meeting of the Board will be held in the school house in Egmondville, on Saturday, ist Feb- ruary, at 2 o'clock I'. M. We are in- debted to Mr. George Sproat, the ob- liging and efficient Secretary of the Board, for the above returns. ADDRESS AND PRESENTATIa-N. - Mr. John Landesborough, jr., who has fill- ed. the position of precentor in Union church, Brucefield, with. great accept- ance since the organization of the con- gregation, was waited on a few evenings ago by a deputation from the congrega- tion, and made the recipient of a hand- some present, andwas also tendered the following address: Mr. John Landesborough-Dear Sir : Allow us on behalf of the members and adherents of Union Church, Brucefield, to present you with -this Bible, album and writing -desk, as a slight token of our esteem and regard for you person- ally, and also as a mark of our appre- ciation of the generous, self-denying spirit manifested towards us in gratuit- ously acting as our precentor, which office you have so ably filled, with no little expense and. inconvenience to yourself, since the formation of the con- gregation. Trusting that you will not -- book merely to the intrinsic value of the Its, but to the spirit which prompt- ed the donors of them. When you look upon them, may the knowledge of the motives Which prompted the givers rise up in pleasing remembrance lefore you, inspiring -you with renewed zeal in the furtherance of the noble science of iumeic among us, a zeal 'which lie,s in- delibly marked your career in the past and. 'which is eo gratefully appreciated by Tie. We pray that the richest bless- ings; of our heavenly father may be showered. upon you, that you may have length of days and strength of body ima mind. May He -who rules the winds and. the waves be your shield. and your guide, .and may we all, whilst iMIllersed itt the cares and troubles of this world, live honorable and upright lives, so that when the sounds of the last trumpet are heard, and sleeping millions awake' to undergo their last examination, we may appear faultless before the great white throne, and mingle our voices with the angelic choir, singing the song of Moses and the Lamb. Wishing you a Merry Christmas time and a happy New 'Year, we are, dear sir, on behalf of the congregation, Yours;&c., Wm. Graham, James Broadfobt, Wm. Mof- fatt, James McCully, James McDermid, Wm. Sinclair, jr. REPLY-. Mr. Londesborough raade the follow- ing reply: The surprise and presenta- tion party coming in upon me very un- expectedly, I feel altogether unable to reply in a way becoming a recipient of so many substantial and costly presents from your hands, for- which I thank you. .This ide a standing memorial be- tween the congregation and rayself. No matter how long I may be spared, when I cast nay eyes on this Bible, album and writing -desk, it will carry me back, as it were, in the twinkling of aneb� the last day of 1878 or the eve of 1879, when the people of Union Church presented me those gifts as a token appreciative of my services as leader of the psalmody. With the assistance of Mr. Samuel Carnochan and others, 1 have conduct- ed the psalmody since the formation of the congregation, that is three, years and three months, to the best of my ability, not expecting any remuneration -what- ever. This spontaneous offering, and what I admire still more the spirit that prompted the action, should stimulate me to greater energy in work of the future, if my services as precentor are acceptable. My prayer is that we may be all long spared to mingle our voices together in the service of sacred, song, and that when the tirae comes; as come it will, when we have to leave 1 this transitory scene of action, that we may through faith in Christ and. love to him, be prepared. -to take part in the or:the-Aral harmonies of the saved around our Father's throne in Heaven. Wisbina you alLnot only a happy new year, but a prosperous one also. Diirision Grange Meeting. The Prince Albert Division Grange met in thellippen Grange hall on Sat- urday, the 28th ult. Delegates from - the following Granges were present, viz.: Elinaville, Cromarty, Lumley, , Eippen, Egmondville, Maitland, and Farmers' Friend. The Secretary and, Treasurer's Report stated. that there had. been received during the year $161 29; there was paid out $63 7:6; leaviing a balance on hand of $97 53. Resolved, that the Secretary communi- cate with. F. W. Clark, of Guelph, and endeavor to get him to come and lec- ture -within the bounds of the division, say at Seaforth, Hensall and Usborne. The election of officers for 1879 resulted. as follows Master, Samuel Smliie, Overseer, Brother Plummer; Lecturer, Brother McMordie; Steward, Brother Ginn; Assistant Steward, Brother Char- ters ; Chaplain, Brother Halls; Treas- urer, Brother Hunter; ISecretary, Bro- ther . Gillespie, Gate -keeper, Brother Cooper, Sr.; Ceres, Miss Margaret Me - Ls; Pomona, Miss Burns; Flora, Mrs. James Cooper; Lady Assistant Steward, Mrs. James McLean; Domin- ion Delegate, Brother Malordie; Ex- ecutive Coinmittee, Brothers MeMor- die, Kitchen and Charters. - 1879 1879 TO MAKE,:. THE NEW YEAR —AND— HOLIDAY sgAso! ATTRACTIVE„ A. C *DONAU & Oki liAVE THE FOLTOWING GOODS TWENTY PER.CENT. TO CLOSE THEM OUT: FIRST LOT -The Balance of Colored 22 -inch wide, in Seal Brown, - Navy Blue, Dark Green, (New Shades) aid Drabs. SECOND LOT -The Balance of Silk Ties and Scarfs. THIRD LOT -The Balance of Mink and Seal Sets. FOURTH LOT -The Bala,nce of a a.. ren's Fur Caps and Sets. FIFTH LOT -The Balance of Lidice Nubias and Opera Shawls. SIXTH LOT -The _Balance of Ladies' and Children's Hosiery and Glos. SEVENTH LOT -The Balanced Drees. Trimmings, Fringes and Ruttorrst..„ EIGHTH LOT -The Balance of Ladle?' - Heavy Cloth Jackets. "OUR GIRLS3"- -CAN -GET-- A GOOD SELEOTI From the above Lets, and at 20 PER CENT. LOWER PRICE.':-. WE MEAN BUSINESS We will Sel II Somebody wilt get these Bargains I Why not your At any rate call with, the " and Jtdgefor yourselves. WE IDO AS WE ADVERTISE CHEAP GOODS to Everybody is Our Motto. Buy where you can buy thee CHEAPEST is Yours. Readymade Clothing FOR OUR BOYS." TWEED SUITS for all ages. DUCED PRICE -$2 90, $3 50, 70,$5 3G,$5 90, ana $6 50. Nice Fitting and Neatly Trim ell. Aar ‘‘ MEN'S " Large11EAVY 'ULSTER Overcoats $5 50. The Greatest Drop in Prices ever known. Call and buy before they all go. A Few BUM° ROBES to cox. Finest Prime Whole uffalo Robes, is* est size, for $6 50. Finest Prime Whole Buffalo Rob" perfect, largest size, for SI 50. ' Finest Prime Whole Bnffalo Robes, perfect, small size, for V. Excellent Chance this to Robe 801/ for Little ifoney. 0 A. G. MCDOUGALL & Oaf Direot Importers and Dealers DryGood Only;