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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1879-11-14, Page 44 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS: Estray CalfWilliarci Hudson. Salt—Blyth Salt Works. 33oar for Service—J. Joslin, Varna. City Lots—Denver Land Company. Dick's Blood Purifier—Dick & Co. To Pig Breeders—J. H. Carter. Colt for Sale --J. H. Carter. Winter Goods—Smith & West. Strayed IS heep— Wm. McCutcheon. Mink Setls—Hoffman Brothers. Great Bargains—Wm, D411 & Co. Protection—Stanley Day. Insolvency Notice—Robert Gibbons. Farm foi Sale—John Brown. Estray Colt—George Sproat. 1nsoIven y Notice—Robert Gibbons. ,Seaforth Cheese• F etorv—J. Duncan. 'Five Dol ars Rew d—M. RI Counter. Teachers Wante —Robert Patterson. New Goods—A. G. McDougall & Co. Card of Thanks & Gouiulock. xproitor. SEAFORTH. NOVEMBER 14, 1879. Our County Councils. Is Their Usefulness G -one P In these days of agitation for a re- duction in our legislative expenditure, the above query is, we think, a most pertinent one. We are free to admit that M days gone by, when the country was new and when extensive local im- provements were in progress, the coun- ty councilwere most useful institu- tions, and did good service for the peo- ple. But, we do also think, that the country IIIS nowarrived at that stage of its existence when the propriety of very largely decreasing the number of onr county legislators, if not the entire abo- lition of county councils, might, with profit, be considered. In so far as our own county is concerned, and we notice by the minutes of proceedings of other councils that it is a fair sample of at least a majority of the counties in the Province, there is no good reason why the county Council should not be entire- ly abolished. As can be seen by the minutes of their proceedings, meeting after meeting, there is absolutely noth- ing for them to do except work whioh they make for themselves, that could not be done as well, and much cheaper, by the local municipal councils. This is not the fault of the councillors, but is due to the indisputable fact that all necessity for such an institution is gone. The only work which is now left for our county council is the guardianship of the county buildings, the equaliza- tion of the assessment rolls, and the construction and repairs of certain bridges. Respecting the first of these, (3 there is no reason why the county build- ings shoui not be handed over t6 the care of the Local Government. They now have supervision of the jail, of the registry office, and of certain county offi- cials, andhey could just as well take entire charge could be d ne without 'additional ex- tof the whole thing. It ) Fe -lase to the country, and. the property would be as well cared for as it is now, or perhaps better. As to the equaliza tion of the assessment rolls, that is a matter which could, no doubt, be pro- vided for. So long as there is a county debt, there must be money raised to provide fori it; but surely it is not neces- sary to keep up such an extensive and. expensive institution as a county coun- ell, for the sole purpose of levying and collecting i few thousand dollars an- ima,* toi4eet the requirements of our county deb? If necessary to continue raising die money from the several mu- nicipalities by the present mode, the rolls could e as fairly and efficiently equalized, iad the tax levied and col- lected by a committee of three or five persons a.p ointed by the local councils, as by the e tire body ‘ as now. These two classe of duties being disposed of, there now emains but the trifling mat- ter of the c nstruction and repairs of a few bridges. The local councils now have full c ntrol over all bridges of a - certain len . la and class, and they at- tend to then just as well, and much cheaper, than they would be attended to by the county rulers. Why, then, not hand t e control of all the bridges to them ? By slightly enlarging the 'powers of the local c linens, and placing a little more iaborl and responsibility upon the Local Gov riamentwhiela they are -quite able to bea, , the county councils could be abolish d, and we would never miss them-. W would, of course, remember them kindl for the good they have done, but at the ame time congratulate our- selves tha we had got rid of an institu- tion whos usefulness had gone. By abolishing he county councils, we would effect an a Dual saving in this Province of betweea one hundred and fifty- and two h.undr d thousand dollars. View- ing the i atter, therefore, even in a purely economic light, the propriety of making the change is well worthy of careful co siderat;on and general dis- cussion. With the county councils abolished, and the Dominion Senate swept out of existence, a very important saving,—n arly one-half, —would be ef- fected in oz r present legislative expen- diture, a d •the burden remaining would not e euch as to justify com- plaint. is not likely there will be tion. The Conservatives n prominent farmer of the rid candidate, but he, having ny opposi- minated a ng as their ore sense than those who nominated him, declines to run. The nomination ta oes place on the 17th inst. THE TERM of offi.ce of t Lieutenant -Governor of Ont next June, and the question successor will be is disousse of the papers. It is said th tion has been promised Beverley Robinson, of To Robinson will be remember those who derived considera ance by milking the Northe cow. His name has also be ed with other discreditable t We sincerely hope that the r appointment to so importan orable a, position is entirely He possesses neither honesty as a recommendation for th and the Dominion Govern scarcely inflict a greater indi this Province, than to appoi person its Lieutenant -Govern e present rio expires f who his by some t the posi- Mr. John ontos Mr-, d as one of le sustep.- m Railway n connect- ansactions. mor of his and hou- emature. nor ability position, eut could nity upon t such a r. G -RIP gives a suggestive nd well - executed cartoon in its last i ue, illus- trative of how Chapleau, t e Quebec Premier, captured the loose fish. Mr. Joly, the ex -Premier, 18 mad: to appear in the guise of a _fishwife, c rrying on his head a large basket labell d "Rouge Party," in which are the loose fish, bear- ing the names of Flynn, PaqUet, c. While Mr. Joly is marching unconcernedly and unsuspec Chapleam represented as a glides up behind and steals fish from Mr. Joly's basket back ground is a miserable -1 long quite 'ugly, Mr. mall boy, he loose In the king old hag, representing the Legislatve Coun- cil, applauding the boy and eying a battered umbrella over her 1 ead, and dancing for joy at the succes ful and expert manner in which the theft is being committed. The carte • n is well conceived, and its author h s fairly caught the spirit of the sham dess pro- ceeding which he so vividly ortrays. Grip always has something ood, but this is among its best productio s. SAYS THE Toronto Telegra? "editor of the Kingston Whig f "when Parliament meets, some "Tory member will move a re "to the effect that Speaker T "usefulness in the Quebec Le "is gone, and Speaker Tureotte "immediately 'bounced.' But "this is moonshine, for .the "Commons has no more right o "to interfere in the matter "Speakership of the Provincia "latures than it would have t "fere in the affairs of the Whig. may be all very true, but the Tories do not stick at kifies w desire to get rid of a political o who stands in their way. Th of Commons had no right to Mr. Letellier and try him the time for the same offence, and the bidding of a clique ofl Queb zans they were forced to_do it, the diction of the same power t ernmeiat were forced to "boun on the flimsy plea of "his us being gone." The Legielative also had no right to block the until they got a Government right political complexion to sui Yet they did so and they succe their object. The House of Co may have no right to interfe , Speaker Turcotte, but the fact having 110 .right is no guarant they will not do so. If the Tories make the demand, th mons must succumb, or the ment must go overboard, and t jority of the Commons will succu fore they will permit the Gove to be defeated. And according recent ruling in Downing str Governor-General must do the of his Ministers, so that the co perfectly clear for the -perpe even of so absurd an act as that by the Kingston Whig. It is, cer humiliating to think that the Dominion should thus be at the of the whims and caprices of a fe headed and greedy politicians Province of Quebec, but it is, theless, the position we occupy, been already proven by past e And the reflection that we ha• liberately placed; ourselves in th enviable position is none the les miliating. As we have freq .stated, the decision given at the p September, 1878, meant a very deal more than an ensdorsation National Policy. But when we misery upon ourselves by our own none will very deeply sympathiz us however much we may suffer. Our Own. Free Grant Dis rict. Although it is always cheering 0 re- cord favorable reports from the v nous new districts of the Dominion and notably the Province of Manitob and the great Northwest, it is even more gratifying to record the SUCCOSS Sof emigrants to our own fertile, free ant landslands of Ontario. The lands o i the Northwest have for some time tak n up o much of pubhc attention, tha our wn,lands in the Muskoka and arry ound Districts have, in a me ure, een lost sight off. But, notwiths and - ng this fact, these districts are eing uietly but steadily populated and ost : "The ars that French elution rcotte's 'Filature will be f course' ouse of power of the Legis- ' This Q uebec en they ponent House arraign second yet at c parti- and at e Gov - e" him, fulness ouncil upplies of the them. ded in 11 1 CI 1. MODS e with f their e that rench Com- overn- e mae b be- nment o the et, the idding rse is ration feared ainly, entire ercy hot - ,f; the ever - s has en ts. e de- s un- hu- ently lls in gi eat f the bring folly, with 11 111 111 Hoff. EDWARD BLAKE has accepted the. o invitation of the Reformers of West S Durham to be their candidate to fill I b the vacancy. caused by the resignation i of their foriner CODTMODS member. It I q : • 11 THE of those atho have_gone there are only well satisfied with their lot, b hu send back the most cheering accou of the excellence and fertility of t _new country. We are also glad to le that the country is being rapidly fil up, and that the new settlers are prosperous and contented. Mr. Jam Menzies, late of Ethel, in the towns of Grey, who removed to Stirling Fa Parry Sound Dietrict, thus writes to Brussels Post: " Much has been said and writ about the suitability of Manitoba a the Par West as a field for emigrati and we fear the fact has been overlo ed that we have large tracts in our o Province that have not yet been p pled. I refer to the Muskoka and Parry Sound District. -1 left Ethel on the 26th of August, and came to Stirling Falls, to assist Mr. Milne in running mill. Mr. Milne met with a seri- ous accident about that time. He was engaged in blasting& rock that obstruct- ed the passage for logs into the flume, and after having drilled the hole and put in the powder, he haclgjust begun to tamp, when a spark from i the drill ig- nited the powder, driv.ing the drill through the rim of his hat, and fear- fully shattering his left hand. It will be pleasing to his numerous friends around Ethel to learn that he is rapidly progressing favorably, although his hand will be somewhat contracted. Mr. Milne deserves credit for the way in which he constructed his mill, the whole building being raised with the as- sistance of two men and himself, with the use of a chain block and tackle. The mill is 26x50 feet, with 20 feet of a working head, and contains a lumber, saw and shingle machine complete. This pla,ceis progressing rapidly. Land hunters have been pouring in all fall from the front. Sorne have taken up land, and I are highly satisfied, while others have gone back tired and men- tally deranged, realizing that there was no place like home. One year ago we had no saw mills here; now we have three, of which the _ proprietors. are as follows: Mr. John Milne, of -Stirling ; John Nichol, Denville Springs, and Dunbar & Brothers, at Dunbartonville, the latter of whom have a steam mill, the whistle of which can be heard re- sounding through the forest for miles around. These mills are all in the township of Strong. The general char- acter of the soil frorn Huntsville to this point (30 miles) is clay loam, with rocky ridges running through, being very pro- ductive. The yield of oats on the lat- ter soil has; averaged 70 bushels to the acre this season, while spring wheat, in spite of the backward season, will aver- age about 25. Fall wheat was also good. Only a few farmers have sowed any yet. Roots of every kind grow in abundance and yield an extraordinary crop. One of the mostprominent fea- tures of this district is the abundance of game and fish which it affords to the ardent sportsman. The numerous small lakes are teeming with bass and trout, the latter being of an excellent,quality ; while the bills and dales abound with deer, mink beaver and indeed all kinds of game. 1 a,ys : "I am aware that a great many round Exeter and vicinity intend going o Manitoba in the spring. I would sk them te read this short sketch of uskoka, and to come and see the ountry. _Fifty dollars will take you ver the greater portion of Muskoka, specially the parts that are yet unoc- upied. Any man that comes here will nd that this country has advantages r superiorto Manitoba. In the first lace you e n raise equally as much rm produce here aS you can in any art of Weetern Ontario. Some people robably will say that they cannot raise ny grain in Muskoka, because it is all ones. I Will admit that Muskoka has s share c)rf stones, but if people will me with me into the middle and back wnships Of Parry Sound District, I ill show them as fire farming land as n be seen in most of Ontario. As for ocli: raising, it is admitted by every e that comes here that Muskoka is ing to be the finest country in Am - rico.. It has thousandaof little lakes, hich are dionnected by small channels. do not suppose that you can find a rm' in MuSkoka that has not a spring eek on it.: There is no stagnant wa- r here; it all runs swiftly. The rivers d stream S are filled with brook and lmon tro4t. Since coming here this 1 I have held conversation with par- s that have been in Manitoba some o and the years, and I have failed find one of those men to say that anitoba iS the more prosperous coun- . The Government offers good in, cements to people coming here. A anied man can get 200 acres and 100 every girl or boy above 18 years of e. A single man can get 100 by chop - g 15 acres. Settlers are allowed five - ars to do their settlement duties, and hey own:500 acres, they do not re - ire to chap any more than 15 acres get a deed. You must have a house, hink it is 16x24. you have to live six nths in the year On the land until u get your deed, and if you need any re land You can get an additional 100 es for 50 cents an, acre. Too much ise cannot be giVen to our Local vernment for the Way they are open - up roads in this part of Muskoka. ey are standing nobly by Muskoka. ould advise people to come next ng. -The Government have just shed surveying three new townships, tt, Paxton and McCraney, and it is onishing to see hew those new town - p8 are filling up. ' The townships e average about 4,400 acres, so that re is plenty of land open for location . There are 500 on the way from gland to, locate these townships just t veyed. 'Siuce I have been here 1 e tried to find on how -many inbab- ts there are in Muskoka. Theytell hat there are al'out 40,000. About hird of that number have come here he last three years. The township m living in has 'just been open two rs, and I do not tuppose there are a usand acres not taken up; and if it all rock and stones, do you suppose se intelligent peOple would settle on I think not. Some people might that they would like to see Mus- a. ReMember tbat you are not out he world here. We are nearer Tor - than people in Exeter are. There drawback in railroads. I think we e only Vasa railroads. The Northern URON EXPOSITOR. not fror, mstT ut northe Bt8 built n his arn led all es hip Ils, the ten ud OD t ok- wu 00- • Mr. Wm. Balkwell, late of Exeter, writing from Kearney P. 0. to the Times gives the following interesting particulars respectiug Muskoka. He a a fi fa fa a st it CO to ca st on go fa CT te an sa fal tie tw to try du for ag P111 Ye if t qu to 11; MO yo m0 acr pra. Go ing Th I w spri ftni Bu ast shi her the yet En SLIT haV itan me at in t I a yea tho was tho it? say kok of t onto is a hav ronto runs as far as Graven- nd the Lake Nipissing on the n boundary. A road. is to be xt summer from Gravenhiirst to tap the Nipissing road on the north, tio we will1 have a direct route through the centre f Muskoka. If any person in Exeter or viciuity weuld like to hear Nom ixe, I would gladly give all the in - format on that I Call." News of the Week. CITA ITABLE DONATION. — The Em- peror o: Germany has sent $2,500 for itnhesbpea nfi. et of ,the sufferers by the floods PAC ASSURANCE.—Emperor William is said, to have assured the Czar that nether lie nor his son will ever war ag inst Russia. PROS CUTION FOR LIBEL. — Mrs. Amolia Meyer sued the New York Wor/d for libel, claiming $10,000 dam- ages. he got $1,300. .WAT R FAMINE.—In some parts of Virgiuit water is so scarce as to threat- en a f mine. Mills are standing and wells a d streams are dried up. COST Y CHURCH BUILDIN0.—The new Baptist church at St. Louis, said to be the fine t church 'building of that de- nomina ion in the world, cost $200,000. COTT N MILL TIME. — The Cotton mill ow ers of Oldham have resolved to discont nue the short time movement, weeks. as been in operation just eight SnICIC been 1 ESS. — Russian colleges have osed on account of- measles, scarletina, and diphtheria, whichare said, to, be making great raVages throulout the Empire. AFRA D OF THE Luna—The threaten- ! ed movement - ot the British Mediter- ranean fleet has apparently warned. Turkey of her peril, and checked the intrigues of Russia at Constantinople. ' A _BUSINESS , THAT PAYS.—Miss Ann Hostelldr, daughter of the patent medi- cine manufacturer at Pittsburg, Pa., was married last week. It is stated that her thei father gave her a million in b DISTRESS IN IRELAND.—The failure o the potato crop in Ireland and , the scarcity of peat, owing to rain, are like- ly to cause great distress to the Irish peasantry in the course of the coming winter and spring. WORK IN FRANCE.—A plan is about to be earned into effect for deepening the Seine. Vessels drawing nine feet will be able to reach the eastern ex- tremity of Paris. It will cost thirty-six millions of franc's. ' THE IIANLAN-COURTNEY MATCH,— Blaikie believes that the Haulan-Ceurt- t ney match will be rowed at Washin ton early in December. He will not be referee unless the $5,000 is placed 'un- conditionally in his hands to be giveii to the winner. FLOODS IN JAMAICA.— A despatch from Kingston, Jamaica, says thefloods have subsided. and the rains ceasekbut immense damage was done to the roads of the country, which it will take months to repair. Nearly a hundred lives have been lost. The coffee crop` suffered heavily. INSULTED AT HOME.—General Grant was rotten -egged at Galesburg on , his arrival home a few days ago. This is said to be the first and oily indignity shewn the General during his trip around the world, verifying the old adage that "a prophet has no honor in his own country, &c." r. TURKEY'S PECUNIARY TROUBLES.—Pri- vate letters from Constantinople con- firm the reports of the extremity of dis- tress in financial matters in Turkey. Even a pilgrimage to Mecca, hitherto provisioned at the expense of the Government, is unable to get any as- sistance, au event which never before occurred. - SUNDAY TRIVELLING.—Last summer, at Baltimore, trains and steamboats were prohibited from running on Sun- day, and the engineers of steamboats and locomotives were fined. The judgments were appealed, and a few days ago the Appellate Court decided that the running of • steamboats and the lainsw.011 Sunday is not a violation of h Coaeisiaa AT SEA.—The ship Lady Octavia, from Breakwater for New York, collided with the steamer Cham- pion, from New York for Charlestoia, striking the steamer amidships and sinking her in five minutes. It is rumored 25 of her passengers and crew have been saved and 32 lost. The col- lision occurred at- four o'clock Friday morning. A STOCK TRAIN FALLS THROUGH A. BRIDGE.—Last Saturday night the west span of the St. Louis, Kansas City and Northern Railroad bridge, crossing the Missouri river at St. Charles, fell, with a stock train of 17 cars, which, with seven men, was precipitated into the . river. One car, with the conductor, engineer and fireman was saved, by the breaking of the connection between the cars. Three dead and three badly injured men were recovered from the river. • BISHOPS' MOVEUENT.—The Catholic bishops of Ireland have adopted reso- lutions appealing to the Government and all public bodies and private indi- viduals to help the poor, as the Poor Law Act is insufficient to meet the ne- cessities of the impending crisis. The bishops exhort their flocks to bear their trials patiently, to respect the rights of others, to pay their just debts as fully as they are able, and to obey the laws, while using all peaceful constitutional means to reform the land laws. RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—A. serious acci- dent happened on the Hudson -River Railway last,Friday night. The train was rounding a curve at a high rate of speed, when the rear coach left the rail, dragging the next two coaches af- ter it. The rear coach then broke from the train and plunged into the river. It was not entirely submerged, and re- mainednearly upright, so that the passengers could escape. The lives Of over a hundred were imperilled, and their escape was miraculous. Several were injured, among them a Mrs. Bland from Canada. THE IRISH DISTURBER.—PaThellt the I Irish agitator, who is coming out to America, is not yet 30 years of age. He seems to be a clever young fellow, but to be lacking in tact. Although he is -Making a good. deal of noise, and is vigorously firing the Irish heart, he evi- dently does not see that he is splitting up the Irish party. Shaw, the nominal leader of the Irish party, and the suc- oessor to Isaac Butt, has been obliged to repudiate Parnell, and to disclaim all connection with the bad advice he is giving to the Irish peasants—namely, to resist the payment of their rents. Butt's. idea, like O'Connell's was; to carry on the Irish fight by constituteinalmeans— not by force. It is unwise of Parnell to - incite the Irish peasantry to resist the - payment of their rents, for in that ease the rents will have to be collected by the aid of the bayonet. The Irish peas- antry are in no position to Stand out against the law, for they are unarmed, unorganized and widely scattered. Par- nell is evidently in earnest and un- doubtedly means well, but it would be a pity if he should get the peasantry into a row. DREADFUL ACCIDENT.—A terrible ac- cident occurred in Kansas City on Fri- day. A cracker and candy manufac- tory, occupying four three-story brick buildings, tumbled down, and was com- pletely burned. Of 107 persons, most - !boys and girls from twelve to twenty years, at work in the factory, all escap- ed except seven. The cause of the ac- cident can not now be determined, but it is supposed to be a repetition of the mysterious Barclay street catastrophe in New York last year, namely, a starch explosion. As soon as the walls fell the buildings took fire. WRECK OF A WHALER.—The Austrian bark Rebus, ou her way to New 'York, on November 3rd, rescued six persons, passengers o the whaling schooner Petrel, of New Bedford. The schooner Petrel sailed on October 25th, from New Bedford for a whaling voyage in the Atlantic. On October 29th she Was capsized in a squall. Fifteen persons were lost, including Captain Fisher. From 29th of October until 3rd of No- vember the Survivors clung to the wreck, exposed to the storms without covering, and kept continually wet by the seas that swept over them. They had some food, but little water. The Perth Plowing Match. The plowing match under the aus- pices of the Downie and North Easthope Plowing Association came off on Tues- day last on the farm of Mr. Hamilton Duperrow, in Downie, near Stratford. The weather was very unfavorable, but there was a large attendance; both of plowmen and spectators, and there was much good work done. There; were 44 competitors. We are pleased to notice in the prize list the names1 of several Huron and Hibbert plowthen. The following is.a list of the successful com- petitors: FIRST" CLASS. --- 1St John arquis, Goderich township; 2nd Wni. .North Easthope ; 3rd DouglasFraser, North Easthope ; 4th Robert !Wilson, Stratford; 5th E. Go Courtice, Goderich township. SECOND CLA8S.-1St Alex. Thempson„ Stanley; 2nd James Gardiner, -Osborne; 3rd Henry Kelly, Morningtou ; 4th Paul Boa, Hibbert; 5th Fraucis Gleyn, Dow- nie; 6th J. B. Bannon, Ellice. THIRD CLASS.— ist J. B. IVIcLean, Kippen ; 2nd Wm. Hastings, Wellesley; 3rd Duncan Crerar, North ,Thasthope ; 4th John Otto, South Easthope ; 5th TheMas Dickson, Elma ; 'John Thistle, Downie. BOYS' CLASS.— 1st Robert ,Hunter, Exeter; 2nd Peter McLachlan, ibbert ; 3rd Charles Upshall, Hibbert ; 4th Robert Peddie, North Easthope ; 5th John McMillan. The Judges were James Thongas, Stratford; John McNabb, Ayr ;! James Dixon, Elora; James Ballarityne, Dow- nie; Joseph Salkeld, Downie, and J. L. ourtice, Porter's Hill. North Huron Teachers' Institute. Mn. EDITOR : Under the aboVe title an article appeared in your htst issue, upon which, with your permi sion, I ' would ask the liberty to offer a few re- marks. Had the writer of that effu- sion, who, I presume, was ai eye- witness of what he has attem ted to describe; confined himself to his legiti- mate business, viz., to give an account of the proceedings of that learned and honorable body, this article would never have been written. But, as he has travelled considerably out of his course to give vent to his spleen, and to say what I think had better been left unsaid, some correction becomes necessary. "What private griefs he may have, I know not," but certainly a public jour- nal is not the place to air them. I think you will also agree with me, Mr. Editor, when I Eay, that that palladium of bur liberties, the freedom of the press, is too often and too -much violated. in the matter of anonymous correspond- ence, and that this is a case in point I can prove. The blame is certainly not to be laid at your door, but on the shoulders of him who, under the guise of giving you an innocent account of an ordinary meeting, takes advantage of his position to make base insinuations to which he has not the manliness to append his own signature, leaving the odium of tb.e act to attach itself to the whole body present. So much by way of explanation, and now to the proof. The writer begins by eulogizing my much esteemed. friend, Mr. Turnbull, of Clinton, and with all he has said on that ipoint I cordially agree, but I have certainly very much mistaken the character of that gentle- man it he relishes being used as 'a foil to set off the sins and shortcomings of others. Who those naughty gentlemen were with "an appendage to their name," who have so far swervedi from the path of moral rectitude, an1 the amenities and courtesies, of social life, he does not inform us, however), But since he uses the word "gentlemen," urdess the whole statement is a' false and malicious libel, the number Oesent to whom it could apply is necessarily very limited. I can think of only three, viz.,Mr. Clarkson and Drs.Canapb 11 and McLellan. With regard to Mr. lark - son, since he is a member of th In- stitute, and as I have no desire o be- come the champion of any man iTho is perfectly able to defend himself should he deem "the game worth the poWder," I shall say nothing; nor of the deliber- ate insult implied in the notice of his paper read at the meeting, an insult too, which, unless the writer is as grossly ignorant of what he pens as he is of either fairness or a sense of honor, is too palpable to be for a moment mis- taken. Drs. Campbell and McLellan were invited to attend the Associp.tion, ' were, in a sense, the guests of the teach- ers. They were both gentlemen to whom the meeting was largely in ebted for its success, and I am sure I d not know what either they or their hiends can think of the pointed compliment paid them. I wish, also, briefly to touch upon a matter with which I am more inane- 'diately concerned as a member of the Executive Committee, viz., the alters- c NOVEMBER 14, 1879. ton of te days of session from Thurs- day andFriZEtY . to Friday and Saturday. I can assure yinit speak- ing for myself, and, °I;DMMunicant, for the others, that thefcaro. as I know, mmittee had any wz• no intention of doing ong, but thought that what they did was Ica" the best, and would not meet the disappro- val of the teachers. Arbitrary the act might have been, but sureAy not illegal, else those who held their meetings on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, as at Stratford lately, for instance, must have been breaking the law, aud I have good authority for stating that our action was no innovation, but a common cus- tom. My reasons for the change I gave at the Association, and have no wish to repeat them here, but for all I have heard to the contrary, my opinion on that point remains unaltered; but should even a respectable minority of the teachers differ from the Committee in opinion, I am sure there is no wish to press the matter. Should the sug- gestion thrown out of visiting upou the heads of those who moved and sup- ported the motion for a' change, their sins of commission in tampering with and over-riding the rights of their con- stituents in so high -banded a manner . adopted, we must bow to their ' decision and abide by the conse- quences, trusting at the same time that a little of that charity which covers a multitude of sins may be extended to- wards us. In conclusion, Mr. Editor, I would only add that while thanking you for the space you have so kindly afforded. me, I have no desire to trouble either you or the public by involving Myself in a newspaper warfare, too often a use- less waste of time and trouble. Should, however, the writer of the article which I have thusabriefly reviewed have any- thing to say by way of explanation, I am quite willing to hear it, provided. always it appears over his own proper signature, otherwise I shall pay no at- tention to it whatever, feeling also well assured in any case, Mr. Editor, from your past record that fair play and no favor is a motto of the EXPOSITOR. JAMES FERGUSON. WINGTIAM, November 4, 1879. Huron Notes. Mr. J. N. Wright and family, o Brussels, have removed to Algoma. — Dr. Cowan, of Exeter, has dispose of his drug store in that village to gentleman from Woodstock. Jos. Littlefair, son of Mr. Emerso Littlefair, of Morris, stands six feet tw inches high, and is only eighteen year ofage. — Brussels Council have given th Mechanics' Institute of that village grant of 425. They should at, leas double it. —Owing to some informality, ther were no chanaeamade in the Goderic township voters' list at the Judges' Re vision Court held last week. —The Winghazaf Council have de cided not to proceed with the erection of their waterworks this fall, but wil do so as soon as spring opens. —Wingha,m teachers, and their sal aries are as follows: Mr. Ferguson $500; Misses Case, 375;$Eadie, $250 McGuire, $250; Youhill, $250. —A man named A. 'Corkindale has been lodged in the county gaol to stand his trial for obtaining goods from an Exeter merchant under false pretences. —Mr. Thomas Kelly has just' com- pleted the erection of a green -house in Brussels. It is well heated and venti- lated and. contains all the latest im- provements. It gost $500. —The Council of Clinton have de- termined to petition the Local Legisla- ture, asking that the number of Coun- cillors in each ward be reduced to three. Similar reductions might be made with profit in all small towns. —Some of the dogs have been doing damage among sheep in Usborne town- ship lately. On Sunday night Mr. D. Mill lost two, Mr. Mark Mekins six, and Mr. Thos. Hazlewood one. They were all worried by dogs. —The farmer Neagle, of Woodham, who laid an information against him- self for the purpose of clearing up a charge of murder which rumor had coupled his name with, has been fully exonerated by the magistrates. —The recent live stock sale at Olin - ton has already had the effect of di- recting distant stock breeders to this vicinity. An American gentleman has resently written, asking what price he can buy 300 Cotswold sheep for. —Mr. Jas. Gardner, of Ashfield, Sus- tained a .serious injury the beginning of last week, from a steer he was leading. The beast threw him with such force as to fracture his right arm and nose and otherwise cut and bruise him. —Mr. Samuel Sanders, of Stephen, has bought the farm of Mr. Glanville, lot 19, concession 4, containing 75 acres, for $4,000. Mr. Sa,nders at the same time sold 35 acres, part of lot 23, con- cession 3, to Mr. James Sanders, for $2,000. —Only three plowmen put in an ap- pearance at the Morris plowing match last week. The match was, conse- quently, indefinitely postponed. The directors very unwisely shut out alt plowmen who did got live in the town- ship, hence the failure.. —One night last week Mr. W. Wade, of the base line, Goderich township, had ten sheep worried by dogs, eight of which died from the effeets thereof. A few evenings afterwards fourteen be- longing to Mr. John Mooney, of Clinton, were worried, ten of them dying. —Mr. Wm. Stew.art, of Wingham, has been engaged as teacher for Union Schooi Section NO. 14, East and West Wawanosh. Mr. F. T. Bryers, son of Rev. W. Bryers, of Wingham, has been appointed teacher for School Section No. 7, Turnberry and Wawanosh, in place of Mr. Young, who has resigned. —The annual report of the Exeter Canada Methodist Church shows that the congregation contributed during the year the sum of $2,472.16. The Sabbath School in connection with the Church has on its roll 212 scholars, and has in its library 520 volumes. The ex- penditure in connection with the school during the year was 363. —Mr. Charles Morrow, who returned to Clinton from Dakota last week, states that a great many are settling in that State, the half of whom are Cana- dians,and although there are yet a great many acres of available land, he is of opinion that in another year it will all be taken'up. He believes it to be a good grain -growing country, with a climate, as far as he has been able to judge, that is preferable to Canada. His land is two miles from a railway, at which point wheat was quoted at 90 ents when he left. With the new aet- tiers, most of the buildings erected are of bsatavnetryi itiorbdainuadrLgsiskindd, tiwni hguileshgoath older settled disetriecoats: M. D., t DnmLformer4 of Kippen, but now of Detroit, has bee appointed. Professor in Michigan col_ lege —MofrM. Wedi.°Hille- asty has been engaged as teaabee for the ensuing year in -School Section No. 7, Hullett, at a salary of 13t -5 -The Goderich township plowing :11,4tewhwhich w ee, kfwas poasstohv tponead,eontateenoil:!aoet la7itnah — rinfaseoiraat,, ble2 nwde athei, concessionunti 1 otfo sd taayn, heye r. C.; Smith has disposed of f Clinton, for the sum of $5,800, by Wu. 100 acres, to Mttth ro:alNetir, paMlacenacTac. —agghiaantt,1 ro! , Monday, oenxiVahhyai,nlieworking gneCflrnanother the knives of ;which Dmakel ohertyight s leftnngi- lke ri hand eevaoml ueti , collian.tavirei in therewith, and all of his fingers were more or less cut and bruised, but singe - lar to say, none of them were cut off. —James Johnston, son of George JOhnston, of Morris, had his foot badly injured by a threshing machine at Mr. J. W. Walker's, Turnberry, on Satur- day last. He was stepping on to the horse power of a threshing machine while in motion, and had his right foot up when he slipped, and his left foot 2irb a cll; Johnyinjured. fewMcDonald, caDyon ald, of tosrnanoff since ethe and.tw to silo en sfooto f went into the horse power. 6Tthhecosnolceeo his boot was sion of Goderich township, returned from Dakota. They have taken up 160 acres of land each, erected a small; house thereon'd broke up a quantity of the prairie, anintend returnthit in the spring: They are very well pleased with the country, and are like- ly to be accompanied on their return by nu m bpel re pleasant others. :_Areunion of the ern m - bers of Grange No. 348, Morris, to- gether with their friends, took place one evening last week in the school house, on the 2nd line of Morris. There were about 200 present The evening was spent in speech-makina, singing, f recitations, &c., and in demolishing the a understand that this Grange is in every a flo—urishionugncgman named Ay many baskets full of good things. We / Richard Still - son, while wrestling •behind a span of horses belonging to Mr. Jas. Potter, of s the township of Howick, on the night of October 29, was kicked on the head, e and fortunately escaped with a slight a fracture of the skull. Dr. McMichael, t of Gorrie, was called in to attend to the case, and on examination stated that e unless inflammation should follow, the h case would not be fatal. _ .—As. Mt. John O'Donohue, of Strat- ford, and another traveller, were driv- _ ing from Goderich to Bayfield last week, their team and rig went through a defective culvert. smashing the buggy and injuring one of the horses. The _ Goderich Township Council is now called. upon to pay a bill of fifty odd ; dollars for damages, the claim having been Placed in the hands of MT. B. L. Doyle, of Goderich. —A stranger came to Winghs.m and started a shooting gallery. One day last week a number of boys amueed themselves by throwing stones at the target, and, in doing so, broke a Wrap. This enraged the man, and. he TRH out with his small rifle and shot a lad named. Simmons. Luckily for both, the ball struck the shoulder blade and did no harm. The man got frightened when 1e saw that he had hit the boy, and he immediately left town. Perth Items. Mr. Edward Stiles, of:Mitchell, has gone to Manitoba on a prospecting tour.. —Knox Church, Listowel, is now. heated by hot air, other improvements, have also been added to the building. —Mr Geo Wood has sold his farm,. Lot 16, Concession 2, Downie, to Mr, Theobald Tuscopf, of Ellice for the handsome 'sum of $7,600. e=a-The St. Marys Mechanics' Institute offer a reward of $5 for the apprehension of any person who cuts, carries away or mutilates any magazine,paper or period- ical belonging to the institute. - —At the sale of Mr. James Mc- Clacherty, Mitchell Road, Fullerton, Sheep brought $16 per pair; COWS ran from $18 to $26.25 ; a yearling coltfrom Young England's Glory brought $40;. two year old steers $18 to $22. —The present staff of teachers in St. Marys Collegiate Institute have been to - engaged for the year 1880. The head' master, Mr. Wetherall, receives $LOW,. the second master, Mr. MclIfurchey, $1,000, Mr. Tom $900, and Mr. Cameron $500. A Volunteer Company is about-. to be formed in connection with thee Institute. —The Seebach estate, of Ellice, Lot 31 in the first and Lot 32 in the 2nd - Concessions, were Sold for $14,375. Mr. MichaelStoskopf, of Fullarton being the. purchaser of the former at $8,875, and Mr. Albert Dietze, of Ellice, of the latter - at $5,500. It takes the farmers to bring out the " old:stocking " full of sovereigns in these hard times. —Mr Sills, Reeve of Mitchell, held:a chattel mortgage on the effects of & Logan farmer, and hearing that someof the stock were being quietly disposedat Mr. Sills, to secure himself, undertook , to remove the stock. The task was -not so easy to accomplish, however, for the farmer determined not to be deepened of his goods and chattels fought the the Reeve and. constable with pitchfork and shillaly, until finally overpowered he was obliged to succumb. —Much dissatisfaction and ill -feeling has been occasioned among the Separsts School supporters of Stratfoth and the county. It seems an entertainment-waa given by the children and specialinvita- tions were issued to a few of the Separ- ate Sehool supporters, while a large number of the most zealous- ones were entirely overlooked, and are perbxtlY disgusted with the partiality shown the favored few, and threaten to withdraw their names from ths list, of Separate School supporters. —The staff of teaehers in Listowel Public School at present are, Mr. Roth- well, Principal, salary,. 3800per annum; Miss Beeth, 1st assistant, $400; Miss Stewart, 2nd assistant, $300; Miss Draper, 3rd assistant, $300; Miss Christian, 4th assistant, $275: Arles Gibson, 5th assistant, $27.5; M168 Martin, 6th assistant, $275. The class- es in the schools are, Fourth class, Mr. Rothwell, teacher; sr. third class, MisS Beeth; jr third el U &Mat ; NOVEMBER 77'!"7,1"1" sr. second dass,mies class, MiSS: Christia lass Gibson ; jr. plartin. —A gentleman fro lately paid a visit Ireiand, had there, of meeting lifolesworth, who, taught the Milverton remembered that s Molesworth left Milv to extensive possessio sof sAnnaghs to which his family. Mr. Mel with his family in D activity of a metrepoi to the °gum eum dg -bis estate in Armagh, world-larned prOduc..e eon, Son it Co., and acquires a thorough. I bigness he proposes I country Rua launch el the same line, either i Cana;da. G-enetal A lady belonging B'P'VeySoft. PillslaT gra ;env" she left Liverpool, sal srlersett 5e riaSeWtarofdrna!rtilbtila] badeiat aasAba Canada. 11.3 et awlltrho Yorkes 0 ob 0 Naianfacturers' and ; and left the bank Buell leaviret lhetebaem tear to ingib: —Henry Jackson, / man who stole a hori Aylmer last week, am line between Thames1 sonae two months agoj ea at IngeTS011, SS:4j and buggy in his posl res—ted. Mr. Alex. Ilarve contractor at London, against the Corporath $1.„725 for work donl named in his agreeme fuses payment on the wiark was not properb; --There is a good amongst a number of ; ville, who have loade barley, but have fail as Promised. Mean been detained. The . have been the agent f Un—,ReCdap-Stat.Bteastis, of at London on Sunda 72 years. 11.3 WILS f keeper at Port Stank the pioneers of th. country. At the ti affair heraised .coni and also held a co militia force. His 4:11 spit of a paralytic str' —Intelligence has Montreal of the frighl mer of the county of Casimir, Province h unters while going ti •days ago, in -the wi head of the Lake of f, • pasimir, came ups reMains of the unfor -bear trap, whicia held avhile4 good. 'portion be_H.en„vrera.teDii. bears. , < f erCely attacked a fecl • The attack bf Mr.illeRae was taken tag. Be Was quietly 'nal in the barnyard found lairoself elevate feet in the air, and as animal -made at him. horns. The yomig helplessness, had the toe/1117er dieetsislYtecall. theHe ward his hand and. gl cilattiyth cwiklysiuprinhisgaigretoal his ferocions autago OD. the head and lint 'his heels, pursued by fortunate enough tx escape. The animal . and H. Wilso South Dorchester, w Charge of fraud. Fr appears that two year ed a steam engliae, ss articles from the 3", facturing Company gether to $2,100. manager, accepting 1 amount upon the prisoners that they p to the value of $5„ save by a 4500 mor4 these notes become January, 1880. Mr. 'being -aroused inguiri and it was discovere brances amounted $500, as stated. It that they had everyt to leave the country quently arrested upe were remanded to X Journal France, of October foth a rday moru three horses, on th of reiseothan 5, s. It1slo0Vo hii quently„ when that - Tara had been reach quite a difficult as+ 119.0 -abed beasts stopj totb htdraizer.beTathtben ertb rage, began kicking ing them with the 1 That was too mucb. in horse seized the, hiaftstereehathvinartgabtirtatemp ul eral times. He was bystanders and el Hoospital, where lie tion. s —dams appears t about theBerWlartiton; as 1 flive ed. in that village, Friday while Mr. J. upon sport, intent h abut two and a hal lage, which he had 1 bring to the earth While dragging the er one suddenly path. This he alai sa4Nevas , On suwrpseab: aririesa afternoon brought t/ Cdnamercial flotoi aUd left the village •qUest of game. Ab