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NEW AD VERTISEMENTS.
Spring Goods-Duecan & Dunca,n.
Clothing -Thomas Kidd.
Boots and Shoes ---McIntyre 86 Willis.
Old Country Goods -R. Jamieson.
Parlor Shoe Store -G. Offord, Jr.
Clothing -Hill Brothers.
Old Country Goods -A. G. McDougall.
Dress Goods -Smith & West.
Mertgage,Sale-Harris. Magee & Co.
Auction Sale -McCaughey & Holmested
Seed Grain -John Hannah.
Ontario Loan and Debenture Company.
Ittiptare-Charles Cluthe.
• Books and Stationery -C. W. Papst.
Cricket Meeting -Alex. Wilson.
um txpeoitor.,
SEAFORTH, MARCH 12, 1880.
The Ontario Legislature.
The Ontario Legislature was pro
rogued on Friday last. The, session
was not a very lenghty one, neither was
it very noisy. With the exception of the
Slight scrimmage which His Honor's
trip to the Northwest occasioned., there
were few lengthy discussions of any mo -
meet. It was not, however, an unite.
portadat one by any means. Although
the sittings were short, there wes a
great deal a private bill legislation to
be considered, as well as several impor-
tant Government measares. All these
were thoroughly discussed and consid-
ered by the respective -committees to
which they were referred, and many of
them were considerably ehanged and
re -modelled by the committees. All
this made a good. deal of hard work,
'which, although it does not make
much public display: is yet very neces-
sary and useful. At the close of the
session the Lieutenant -Governor gaye
his assent to 82 bills, which had been
passed during the session. This, as
will be seen, is by no mean S a
trifling showing for two months' work.
Among the more important of these is
the bill extending the jurisdiction of
Division Courts; the amendment of the
School Law, by which the trustees of
rural school sections are empowered to
shorten th, summer vacations if they
see fit;. an act providing for the erec-
tion of new Parliamentary and De-
partmental buildings; a bill incorporat-
itig the Agricultural College and making
provision for -its extension and increased
asefulliess ; also varics4 amendments to
the mueicipal law, meet of which, so
far as we are able to judges are in the
right direction. One of the most in-
teresting, as well as most gratifying
features of the session, was the self-
reliant and independent spirit display-
ed by the, supporters. of the Govern-
ment While they manifested the
strongest desire to give the Govern-
ment fair play, and while they heartily
supported them _in all matters which
they thought right, they gave their
leaders very plainly to understand that
they would not be servile supporters,
but that they placed what they consid-
ered the interests of the Province ahead
of the interests of .party. This is the
true.representative position, pd a ov-
eminent with such support s 1)st
be guilty of either corruptio or ex-
travagance, even were they inclined
that way. Tie Opposition organs may,
and do, sneer at this independence, and
_
call it lack of discipline ; but the people
who are -interested in having our coun-
try economically and honestly governed
will not be slow to appreciate it. It is
a lack of discipline which we hope may
continue in the Legislature, and which;
if displayed by Government supporters
in the Commons, would have a healthy
and purifYing influence upon the
Government.
Dominion Parliament.
Business in the Dominion Perlis,
ment has now fairly commenced; and
• we may loOk for lively times from this
out. The estimates were submitted on
Monday last, and Mr. T_illey made his
financial abatement on Tuesday. He
was replied to by Mr. Cartwright.
Both speeches were particularly able,
the member for Centre Huron being,
evidently, in his best fighting moad, and
being perfectly at home on all. matters
of trade and. . finance, his effort was
masterly and convincing, and its effect
upon the public will not be favorable to
the Government Sir Charles Tupper
attempted to reply. While Mr. Tilley's
epeech was moderate and argumenta-
tive, that of his colleague was abusive
and superficial. It looked as if, being
unable to reply to to Mr. Cartwright's
damaging argriments and statements of
fact, his object was, by reserting to per-
sonalities, to neutralize their effect
upon the House. Sir Charles was fol-
lowed by Mr. Mackenzie, whose address
was not completed when the debate
was adjouraed. .
From the Finance Minister'seatate-
ment we learn that notwi.listanding
the ieereesed taxation the era of de-
ficits has not yet come to a close. For
the financial year ending June, 1879;
the deficit was over two millions of dol-
lars. It is hoped, however, that for the
year ending with June,. 1880, the deficit
will be kept down to about half a mil-
lion. We fear that this is rather a san-
guine prediction, as the revenue for the
first half-year does not justify the hope
tor such a result. Some slight changes
were announced in the tariff. As a sop
to the Nova Scotian coal men, there is
to be an additional duty of 10,cents per
short ton to be placed on coal, and
wool, which was formerly neglected, is
to have an increased rate of 3 cents
per pound. -
Probably the most important an-
nouncement made by the Minister was
his reference to the currency policy of
the Government. Being hard pressed
for money with which to carry on, the
stupenduous public works nos on
hand, and the failure to secure foreign.
t$ G-overnment are prompted to
step ii and make some more money of
their wn. On this matter we quote
the wdrds of the Minister himself:
"Th Government propose to ask that
the anount now standing, beyond which
a note cannot be issued, unless we hold
dollar for dollar in gold, shall be ex-
tendedi from 10 millions to 20 millions
:of doll ,, and the 'Government propose
to ask pr whatever proportion of that
20 millions they may find it in the in-
terest of the country to place in circula-
tion: We_ shall ask for 20 per cent. on
the first nine millions, 50 per cent. on
all that is put in circulation between
the 9 and 20 millions, and guarantee
securities shall be held for 25 per cent.,
thus putting in circtilation 15 per cent.
at least in gold, and the other. 10 per
cout. iq Dominion guarantee sec u ri ti es.
That ill be the proposition that the
Goverrijrnent will ask the House to sup-
port ,ansustain, and that will enable
us probably with the amount of gold
that wi I be debased and the four __rail-
bous i addition to the five or six mil-
lions w have now on hand, to dispense
with a ymecessity to go into the Eng-
lish market to provide money. It will
enable ns to make up for whatever the
deficiency may be by the capitalists of
our own Dominion, who have been seek-
ing during the past five Months, and
have lacit been able to get them, invest-
ments at such a rate as will be satisfac-
tory to the rest of the country."
Whether or not the Government in-
tend to increase the circulation of one
!,!snd two dollar bills, or whether they
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, . t
will take from the banks the issuing of
. fours and fives, the Minister did not say.
The latter, however, is the most probe-
- ble. Instead of doing this, it would
have been much better and more satis-
factory to the country had the Govern -
Ment sumnaoned courage to manfully
grapple with the whole currency ques-
tion, and submit a scheme which would
be worthy of them, instead of a make-
shift abortion such as that indicated
above. It looks as if they were paving
the way for the ultimate adoption
of the "Rag Baby" in all its bideous de-
formity.
Besides the financial statement, the
only ether business of material import-
ance transacted was the final adopting
of Mr. Colhy's bill repealing the Insol-
vency Act. Should this bill pass the
Senate, as it most likely will thie time,
compromises with creditors under the
Insolvency Act will be at an end, as it
has been intimated that the Govern-
ment do not intend to interfere in [the
raatter further this session.
,
Money by 'Mail.
A correspondent offers the following
suggestion with regard. to an i con-
venience widely. felt. The plan pro-
posed would doubtless prove as gr at a
convenience to the receivers as to •the
senders of small sums by mail. The
writers say:
"Now, si ce postal currency has gone
out of use ad dollar bills are getting
scarce, we, in the country, need some
mode of sending small sums of money
by mail. The money order system is
excellent, but the charge for sums less
than one dollar is too high a percentage
on the value of the thing wanted. I
would suggest that postmasters be au-
thorized to receive change in less than
one dollar, and issue certificates for the
Berne, which shall be receivable at any
post office for stamps, or when present-
ed in quantities of five dollars -end over
to be cashed. The certificates to be
issued to postmasters in book form, and
so printed. that the piece torn off will
represent the sum, the whole page re-
presenting one dollar. The certificates
to be at the. sender's risk. Postmas-
ters to ma,ke returns when a book is
used. up. Such a system would facili-
tate trade between different paints, and
increase the revenues of the post office
department."
moseemeemeae,..„.
THE present Do.minion Government
have one virtue at any rate. They are
good to their newspaper supporters.
There is scarcely a. Conservative . paper
in the Dominion, no matter how Sickly
or insignificant, that does not .sport
from one to two colnmns of G-overn-
"Ment advertiseraents almost continu-
ally. Judging from the appearance of
many of these papers, we should say
that a considerable portion of their
revenue is derived from Government
advertisements. This sort of thing is
very good for the papers, but it is not
of anY'advantage to the country. The
Government mightjust as well. sub-
sidize their means dixectly and be done
with it. The publishing of long ad-
vertisenaents asking tenders for sup-
.
plies for the Northwest Mounted Police
and other matters of a similar char-
acter in all the small weekly Tor
pers in the Dominion. from Gaspe to
Sarnia, at an expense of thousands o
dollars to the country, is a proceeding
that can not be justified upon square
business principles. In nothing, per-
haps, does the economy. of Mr. Mao-
kenzie's and. Mr. Mowat's Govern-
ments contrastmore strongly with the
extravagance of the present Dominion
Government than in this matter of
Government advertising. While the
Ontario Government never spend one
cent in advertising of this character,
and the expenditure of Mr. McKenzie
did not exceed twenty dollars per an-
num to each paper, we venture to say
THE HURON EXPOSITOR.
'that there is not a Conservative paper
in the Dominion that does not draw
from the public treasury from two hun-
dred to four hundred dollars annually
for this Useless :service. Under such
circumstances it is not at all surprising
that new Tory sheets should be spring-
ing up in every quarter as thick as
mushrooms after a summer shower.
FROM A return made to the Legisla-
ture during the recent session, we learn
that the eost of carryieg prisoners to
the Penitentiary, Reformatory and
Asylums of this Province, during the
year 1878, amounted to $9,984.96, and
for the same service in 1879 the cost
was $9,034.13. In 1878 there were 225
persons conveyed to these places, and in
1879, 185 persons. From Huron there
were 5 in 1878, the cost being $308.40;
and in 1879, 1, at a cost of $90.50. This
expense has been borne hitherto by the
counties, but this session the Govern-
ment passed a measure assuming the
cost of transportation, and will have
the service performed at a very much
less cost than -formerly.
Mn. PARNELL, the Irish agitator, visit-
ed Toronto on Saturday. He was met
at the station by a deputation of leading
Irish citizens, and was conducted to the
Rossin House. In the evening he ad-
drtssed a large, orderly and attentive
audience in the Royal Opera House.
His Speech was moderate in tone, and
convincing in -argument, and was deliv-
ered in a quiet, unassuming and unos-
tentatious. manner. Both the matter
of the address and the manner of 'its
delivery did much to dispel preconceivr
ed unfavorable opinions of the advocate
and his cause. He said that the
pre-
sent and former famines in Ireland\
were due to artificial and not to natural.
causes. The soil of. Ireland is as pro-
ductive as any in the world, the climate
is Most favorable, while the people are
-inclined to be frugal and industrious if
they had any encouragement to be so -
But the conditions of land tenure are
such that the people have no encourage-
ment to help themselves. He con-
demned strongly, but calmly, the con-
duct of the English Government to-
wards the Irish pea.santry, and despair-
ed of their condition ever being improv-
ed until Ireland- enjoyed the blessings of
self government. He went from Tor-
onto to Montreal, and on account of the
d issolution of the English House of
Commons he has been called home, and
will start at once to fight the battle of
ids cause at the polls. That Parnell
is thoroughly sincere and terribly in
earn -est, no one reading the report of
his address could for one moment
,
doubt.
News of the Week.
VISITING THE QUEEN. -The ex -empress
Eugene is visiting the Queen at Windsor.
BELIEF PROM FRANCE .-An Irish Relief
Committee has been formed. in Paris,
France. The committee is comprised
of men of all creeds.
PARNELL.-On his return to Ireland
Parnell will recommence his campaign
in favof of a peasant proprietary by
mass meetings to be held all over the
Islaud.
EIPLOSION.-A tremendous explosion
occurred on the 27th of January in the
artillery barracks at Santiago, Chili,
killing 24 persons and wrecking the
buil ding.
--DISSOLUTION or THE BRITISH PARLIA-
MENT. -The announcement was made
simultaneously in the House of Lords
and the House of Commons Monday
that the British Gov ment would
advise the Queen -to d. solveParliament
about Easter. The ti e is likely to be
the 23rd of March. Te campaign will
open at once.
The .Arnetka Wheat.
Mn. EDITOR, -Sir: Last spring after
testing the milling qualities of the Ar-
netka, wheat, I gave for the benefit of
your numerous readers my experience
through the columns of your valuable
paper, which Mr. Pringle made light of,
as he said two bushels were not suffi-
cient to test the milling qualities of the
said wheat, as it would require that
amount to remain in the stones, bolts
and cloths. I would have replied to
these statements and also proved them
to be false, but I thought I would be
undertaking a useless task in trying to
convince the minds of the public to the
contrary, after Mr. Pringle's statements
on the subject, as the public would be
more apt to credit his statement than
mine, he having had more experience in
this matter than I have had, so I let
the subject drop, intending -to take it up
again after I had had a better chance'
of testing the milling qualities of the
said wheat on a larger scale. But I
noticed in the EXPOSITOR of the 20th of
February that the subject is again taken
up by two able writers, each denounc-
ing the Arnetka wheat in the strongest
terms as a fraud, and that it is not fit
to make flour of, and also that if the
farmers persist inegrowing it, it will
ruin the reputation of our Canadian
wheat in the foreign markets, and I
don't know what else. To test the
veracity of these men's statements, I
brought a grist of the said wheat to
Winthrop mills which weighed. nine
bushels and ten pounds. I didn't tell
the Miller what my motives were, but
f simply told him I wished him to try
and make as good flour out of it as he
could. He said he was afraid he could
not make good. flour from that kind of
wheat. I told him to do the best he
could with it, and that was all I would
ask him to do. Mr. Editor, before I
give you the result of my experiment, I
would remindyou of an article which
appeared in the EXPOSITOR last March,
which was supposed to be statistice
from the Model Farm of testa made of
the milling qualities of diffreut kinds
of wheat. I will only mention that of
the Arnetka wheat, asI was mdig in-
terested in it than in any other variety
mentioned. For this reason I took par- r
ticular notice of the statements made I
in regard to the test of the said wheat,
MARat 127 1880.
which were only three pounds of floor
and 40 pounds of middlings to the
bushel of wheat. I have ray doubts in
regard to these statements that they
ever came from the Model Farm. I
am 6f the opinion that their birth place
is nearer home than that, or I might
say were manufactured for the occasion..
Dill now give yoe the result of my ex-
periment from the nine bushels and ten
pounds. I had 390.pounds of the very
best of flour. This I have thoroughly
tested before giving these statements by
having bread made from the flour. I
can produce testimonials from five or
. six different parties who have tasted
the bread, and they all- said- it was as
good bread as they ever eat. I further
state that I have bought tons of flour
manufactured. by Mr. Ogilvie in Mon-
treal, and in very few instances have
I got flour from him which gave as good
satisfaction as the flour from the de-
spised Arnetka wheat is giving, and
what I am more than a little -surprised
at is that there are farmers Who have
grown the Arnetka wheat last season
and are well satiefied with the return
they had from it, and yet they are not
going to sow any more of it simply be-
cause they believe the statements of
these men who are condemning it with-
out giving it a fair trial for their own
satisfactio
his letter
. Mr. Kemp mentioned in
at even the midge pass it by
in disgust. think it will be a great
blessing if they_ always remain in ignor-
ance of its good qualities. There has
been a vast amount of this wheat sown
east of Toronto. I heard of one man
having 100 acres of it sown last season,
and no doubt there are many others be-
sides who have grown it more or less
extensively, and there is not a shadow
of a doubt but that the greatest part of
this wheat has been shippedto foreign
markets, owing to the dislike which the
millers have towards it here in Canada.
Besides, all that has been grown in this
section of country has been Mixed with
the fall wheat, according to Mr. Kemp's
statement, and shipped likewise to
foreign markets. I Willsthere relate an
article which I saw the Montreal
Witness, that owing tcie the failure of
crops in France this last season, a vast
amount of our Canadian wheat has been
shipped there, and the Witness said
that it was thought more of that wheat
• from any other part of the world. Now,
had the mixing of the Arnetka wheat
among the other varieties that damag-
ing effect which Mr. Kemp and his as-
sistants predict it will have in foreign
markets ?- Why, then, is the Canadian
wheat prized more than wheat from
any other part of the world? I am
confident that instead of the damaging
effect which Mr. Kemp speaks of, that
it has, to the contrary, a beneficial
effect, more especially among the fall
wheat, and this is, no doubt, the reason
why Canadian wheat is prized so highly
in the .old world. I will now close,
hoping you will pardon me for occupy-
ing so much valuable space in your pa-
per. Yours truly, R. BROCK.
BRUCEPLELD, March 8, 1880.
• School Reports.
The following is the correct standin
of the pupils of school section No. ,
Moitis, for the month of February
J. 11. Drost teacher. The standing i
based -on proficiency and good conduct
Fifth forme-lst Henry Clark, 2d Jabe
Stubbs, 3d Stephen Taylor, 4th Eliza
beth Irvine. Fourth form--lst David
Armstrong, 2d Wm. Hamblen, 3d Ed
mond Caspell, 4th Alex. Cloakey. Senio
third-lst Alex. Badour, 2d T. H. Wilk
inson, 3d Jas. Lawrence, 4th Edwar
Badour. Junior third-lst Geo. Wilk
inson, 2d Robt. Russell, 3d Wm. Subbs
4th Jas. Wilkinson. Senior second-lst
Wm. Badour, 2d Frances Tasker
3d Alex. Hood, 4th Annie Lobb. juin&
second-lst T. C. Wilkinson, 2d Maritta
Masters, 3d Melissa Tasker, 4th Charles
Taylor. Senior first-lst Ellen Clark,
2d Cantley Baines, 3d Annie Campbell,
4th John O'Connor. Junior first-lst
Wm. Ward, 2d Albert Haggit, 3d Mait-
land Bailey, 4th Peter Badour.
-The following is the correct stand-
ing of the pupils in Ethel public school,
for the month ending February 29, Thos.
Leishman teacher. The standing is
based on proficiency and good cenduct :
Fifth class-lst Thos. G. Ratcliffe, 2d
Arnold. Pana,baker. Fourth class -
1st Ada Carter, 2d. Jae. Barr, 3d Jemima
Tindall. 'Senior third class-4st Gertie
Crich, .2d Isaac Dobson, 3d Mary A.
Slemmon. Junior third class-lst E.
A. Tindall, 201 -Rebecca, Spence, 3d Ben-
net Dobson. Senior second class-lst
John Green, 2d Geo. Eckmire, 3d Wm.
Sanders. Junior second. class - 1st
Uriah Henry, 2d Wm. Crich, 3d John
Sanders. Senior first class-lst Colonel
Sanders, 2d Mary Coats, 3d Walter
Sharp. Junior first class-lst Alice
Whelpton, 2d Susan Thomson; 3d David.
Green. The average attendance of the
above school for the month of February
was 88.
-The followiug is a correct report of
he standing of the pupils of school sec -
ion No. 4, McKillop, for the months of
anuary and February: Fifth form-
st Francis Hogg, 2d John McIntosh,
d John McLeod. Fourth -form-lst
Anuie Campbell, 2d Geo. Habkirk, 3d
Bella, Kerr. Third form-lst James
Hogg, 2c1 Matilda Gibson, 3d Harriet
rench. Second form senior-lst John
Hogg, 2d Wm. Thompson, 3c1 Grace
11.1cFaul. Sedond form junior-lst Mary
French, 2d Letitia Campbell, 3d. Annie
Cluff. First forth-lst Alex bluff 2d
d
1
3
Herbert Lawrence, 3d Jas. Kerr.
-The following report of school sec-
! -Hon No. 4, Howick, gives the names of
those who have succeedede in gaining
the highest places in the various classes.
Fifth class-lst Rachel Jaques, 2d An-
nie Carrothers, 3d Jane McLaughlin.
Fourth class-lst Wm. Walters, 2d
Isabella Milne, 3d Thos. Deachman, 4th
Geo. Wauel. Senior third-lst George
Dane, 2d H. Fitzpatrick, 3c1 Wm. Ed-
gar 4th David Edgar. Junior third
1st Ernest Fitzpatrick, 21Nancy
Jaques, 3d E. J. Montgomery, 4th Vic-
toria Milne, 5thl Alex. Montgomery.
Second class-lst John. Wauel, 2d Robt.
McLaughlin, 8d Barbara Dane, 4th Jane
Montgomery.
-Below will lie found the report of
the pupils of Blooming Hill school,
Hibbert, for the month of February.
The mark is very good. The attend-
ance has been extremely regular, al-
though the number of pupils enrolled is
not so large as it was last year for the
month of February, the average attend-
ance is rauch larger, as the following
will show: Month of February, 1879,
total on register 84, average attendance
49; month of February, 1880, total on
egister 75, average attendance 59.
Fifth class -Wm. Howarth 226, John
S. Wren 204, Matt. Miller 192. Fourth
class -John Rice 201, Wm. Goo. Gan -
ley and, Geo. Hoggarth 221, Gideon Hob -
kirk 213, Samuel .Latta 198, Katie
Stewart 83, Wm. Maudson 72, Justus
Parish 38. Senior third -Ellen A.
Keef 361, Jessie A. Stewart 256, M.
Parish 233, Jas. Taylor pos, Thos. Ryck-
man 161, W. Morrison 185, M. J. Stew-
art 146, Jas. Humeston 102, M. McTag-
gart 100. Junior third -Mary Maud -
80U 259, S. Couch 244, E. Horton 226,
J. Humeston and, Alex. Stewart 208,
Miles McTaggart 203, S. Ganley 202, J.
Hicks 202, J. Morison 183, R. Miller
180, M. Morrison 176, C. Shillinglaw
171, C. Latta 169, P. Stewart 191, W.
Hoggarth 122, J. 5 wan 119, M. Meters
110, R. Meters 105, S. Humeston 88,3.
Brintnell 81, Ben. Allen 78, A. Orr 43,
The second and first forms were not
examined.
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-Correct standing of the pupils n
the valor department of Walton school,
for the last two months, based upon
proficiency and good conduct, R. H.
Henderson teacher: January -fifth class
-1st W. Hewitt, 2d Jane McDougall, 3d
D. Smith. Senior foUrth class-lst
Smith, 2d 3. Medigan, 3d J. Less. Junior
fourth class-lst A. McDougall, 24 W.
Smith, 3d j. McArthur. Senior third
class-lst M. A. Blair, 2d. M. A. Mur-
chie, 3d A. Burgess. Junior third class
-1st Kate Ryan, 2d M. Ryan., 3d. Geo.
McArthur. February -fifth class-lst
D. Smith, 2d J. McDougall, 3d Kate
Murchie. Senior fourth class-lst F.
Smith, 2d J. McFadzean, 3d F. Stog-
dill. Junior fourth class-lst A. Mc-
Dougall, 2d M. Smith, 3d J. McDonald.
Senior third. class-lst M. A. Blair, 2d
M. Murchie, 3d A. Burgess. Junior
third class-lst M. Ryan, 2d. G. McAr-
thur, 3d A.aMcArthur.
-The !following report shows the
standing of the pupils in school section
No. 8, East Wawanosh, for the month
of February : lst Jas. W. Bone, 2d
Allen Itorterfield, 3d Anna A. Agnes.
Fourth class-lst Peter Porterfield, 2d
James Porterfield, 3d Mary Anderson.
Third class -1st Geo. Robertson, 2d
Wm. Porterfield, 3a Wm. Robertson.
Second class-lst Lorinda Wightman,
2d William Agnew, 3d. George Cum-
mings.
Brucefield.
THE BURYING GROUNDS. -A meeting
of those interested iu the 13rucefielcl
butyiug grounds was held in Mr. Ross'
Church on Wednesday of last week.
Mr. James Dallas was appointed Chair-
man, and Mr. Joseph. Higgins, Secre-.
tary. 'Upon taking the chair Mr. Dal-
las explained that the committee ap-
pointed at a former meeting having
failed to come to any definite con-
clusion respecting the improvements to
be made on the old grounds, this meet-
ing was called to consider if it would
not be advisable to purchase new
grounds rather than. to expend money
in draining and improving those now
used. Mr. Cameron, of kippen, strong-
ly recommended the parties interested
to purchase a new parcel of land, which
they could set apart as a burial ground,
leaving optional with those -having re-
lations interred in either of the present
cemeteries,to userthem or the new one as
they Might see fit to do. After some
further discussion, it was moved by
Mr. Johu Laut and seconded by Mr.
Wm. Mustard, "That the present
burial grounds be improved as contem-
plated at a former meeting." Moved in
amendment by Mr. John Gilnaour,
seconded by Mr. Donald Ran, "That
,grounds be purchased from Mr. Thomas
Baird, of Stanley, for a burial ground,
at $100 per acre." Moved in. amend-
ment to the amendment by Mr. Robert
McMordie, and seconded by Mr.
Ketchen, "That two burial grounds be
purchased, one north at Mr. Baird'a
west place, and one soutb at or east of
Kippen." The amendment was with-
drawn with. the consent of the meet-
ing, when a vote was taken between the
second athendment and the motion,
which resulted in 25 votes for the
amendment and 10 votes for the mo-
tion. The amendineut being carried by
a majority of 15, there will be two new
burying grounds. This being finally
settled, it was moved by Mr. John Gil-
mour and seconded by Mr: John Mc-
Ewen, "That a committee offive be ap-
pointed to secure the land for the
burial grounds." Moved by' Mr. Hugh
Gilmour and seconded by Mr. Thomas
Fraser, "That Messrs. John ketchen,
James Broadfoot, John Gilmour, Mal-
colm McEwen and Alexander Mustard_
be the committee, and that they be em-
powered to make all necessary arrange-
naents about the proposed burial
grounds, and to carry out the,. views of
the meeting in reference thereto." These
two last motions having been carried,
the meeting adjourned.
Luckn.ow.
A MELANCHOLY DEATH. -The Luck -
now Sentinel says that on Tuesday
night, the 2nd. inst., a very. sudden
death occurred in this neighborhood,
the circumstances of which are of a
most revolting nature.- The victins
was an 'old man named Bartholemew
Hattin, better known as "Batt," about
sixty years of age, who has lived off and
on in this village for about fourteen
years. About a year ago he went to
Belfast and worked for nine months
with Mr. jno. Loughead, hotel keeper,
of that 'place, and a little after New
Years he returned to this village and.
staid at Mrs. R. West's boarding house,
at that lady's expense, until a few days
previous' to his death. Last Friday
Mrs. West applied to the Village Coun-
cil to take charge of the old man and
send him to some hospital, as he was
unable to work and in a dying condi-
tion. The request . was refused, the
Council disclaiming all responsibility
on the ground that he was not a resi-
dent of the village, and, charging the
Wawanosh Council with his care,order-
ed Constable McKay to take him to
Belfast. This was done on Saturday
morning, he being left at Lougheed's
tavern. Lougheed applied to the
Reeve of Wawanosh for the Council to
take charge of Hattin. This was re-
fused on the same grounds as those
claimed by the Village Council, and on
Tuesday night Lougheed put the old
man on the mail stage and paicl two
men, McTaggart and Bennett, to see
him safe to Lucknow. No cushions or
naattresses were provided, although the
old man was almost dead, and he was
placed on the hard seat. The men
were furnished with a box of matches,
and these they would light at intervals
to see how the sick man was getting
along: When opposite Dr. Tennant's
farm, about three-fourths of a mile
from this village, they noticed a change
in the old man, and lighting a number
of matches at once they discovered that
old Batt was dead -a victim to intem-
perance and neglect. He was brought
up to the village and depusited in Mrs.
West's house. The Reeve then took
charge of the corpse, ordered a coffin,
and on Wednesday afternoon at 4
o'clock the remains were conveyed to
the Kinloss cemetery, where they were
interred. There was no one to mourn
his death, and he was laid in a pauper's
grave. Batt came from the vicinity of
Strathroy, where a number of his
relatives reside. It appears that he
had some disagreement with his folks
several years ago, and came up here.
Since then, so far as we can learn, he
has received no aid from them. For
some time previous to his death he was
fairiyrotten from the effects of whiskey
and medicines -a sad exampl,aof what
intemperance will make of a man -and
in this wretched. condition he was
trundled over the country, thrown oB
the hands of One Council on to .those
of another, then back again, neither
willing to do a- little act of Christian
charity. Is it any wonder that poor old
Batt came to so miserable an end?
Huron Notes.
A private bank is shortly t) opened in Blyth by Messrs. Lucas, Tan-
cbe
ner eic Co.
-Mr. James Leech left Gorrie on
Tuesday last for an extended trip
through Manitoba.
-Mr. James Clarkson, of Hay, has
already manufactured a large quantity
of maple sugar and syrup.
-A valtable horse the property of
Mr. Samuel Siemmon, deputy -Reeve of
Grey. died of inflammation a few days
ago.
-Mr John Alexander of Brussels has
recentlY been prostrated with a severe
attack of erysipelas, but is again recov-
eriLigu. r
A Et Baker, of Hallett, near
Londesborough, removed with his fami-
ly to the neighborhood of Napanee last
week.
-Mr. R. Ransford, of Stapleton,
left last week for England. 'Mrs. Rens-
fordsWho is now in England will return
withlrirn.
-Mr. John W. Walker has contract-
ed to supply the Winghara Public
School with 25 cords of four foot wood
at $1.80 per cord. Cheap anough.
-Mr. L. Hardy, Reeve of Exeter, has
purchased the old foundry and property
in the north end of that town recently
'owned by Mr Verrity who has removed.
farther south.
-Mr. Louis Aldsworth, late of Hay,
has purchased the farm of 124 acres on
the first Concession of Goderich Town-
ship., and will commence operations
thereon in the spring.
-On Tuesday afternoon of last week
Mr. Stephen Jory and two sons accom-
panied by Mr. Samuel Treble and wife,
left Exeter for the neighborhood of
Crystal City, in Manitoba.
-Mr. F. G. Simpson, who has been
teller in the Molsons Bank at Exeter
• for over three years has been promoted
to Ingersoll, where he will fill the same
position in the bank there.
-e-Mr. Geo. Thexton, druggist, who
has been a resident of Exeter for about
five years, has gone to Gravenhurst, the
•terminus of the Northern railway,where
he will take charge of a drug store.
-The Exeter Times accuses the new
editor of the Reflector with writing' Grit
editorials for his paper and talking Tory
politics to his friends. It requires a
pretty smart man to do this for any
length of time.
-Mr. James Cranston left Wingham
on Tuesday rnorniug last with Patter -
son's party, en, route for the; 'Northwest,
where he intends to reside in the future.
Mrs. T. G. Jackson also left at the same
time to join her husband at Portage la
Prairie.
-On Tuesday last Mr. Cyrus Turner
and family, of Tuckersinith, left Clin-
ton by way of the Great- Western Rail-
way for Manitoba, • his father, Mr.
Edward Turner, also accompanying
them for the purpose of winding up the
affairs of his late son.
-Mr. W. F. Mylne, who has ver
ably discharged the duties of st on -
master at Londesboro, since the open-
ing of the London, Huron and. Bruce
railway, has been promoted. to St.
George, on the main line. His place is
taken by a Mr. McMichael.
--The tea-meetine held at -Wilson's
Appointment, township of Morris, on
Tuesday evening of last week, was a
grand success in eyery particular. TJp-
wards of $33 were realized All ex-
pressed themselves as being highlypleas-
ed at being able to be present.
-The terrific storm - of Saturday
night the 28th ult.'unroofed the barn
of Mr. A. McGrath, on the 2nd conces-
sion of Howick. Part of the roof was
carried several rods and the balance
was left lying on the exposed grain and
fodder in a dilapidated condition.
-A very pleasant and successful'
soiree under the auspices of the Gorrie
Presbyterian congregation of that vil-
•lage was held one „evenino last week.
The attendance, notwithtStanding the
unfavbrable weather was good. and the
handsome Sum of $70 was realized.
meeting to be held on Friday evening.
the 12th inst.. The tenor of the speeches
throughout was decidedly hopeful.
-Mr. T. Neilans, of Hallett, hes pnr-
ehased Of Mr. W. Pearson, oft Stanley
a splendid thorougbred bull.
-On Tuesday, Mr. Wm. Shier and
family, of Hulled, left for Marlette,
Michigan, *here Mr. Shier has p.urchas-
nd
-TheClinton council are hs.ving a
ed
la
dealoftrouble locating their new Thar_
ket building,and considerable bad
_blood is beinOngendered on the sub-
ject Mr. Joseph -Chidley, Reeve, has
handed in his resignation, but as yet it
hal noont been last,epted
the following
arties left for Dakota by way of the
p
'Grand Trunk Railway: Duncan Me_
Farlane and family, of the 6th con-
cession of Stanley, _Messrs. Jas. Mc-
Gregor, Andrew and Miss Smith,
eo-ncoesusizonofta
uesdaSy:vleenying
Malcohn and John Cameron, of the 4th
the members
composing the Bible Class of Rev. J1_
SteWart, Presbyterian minister of Clin-
ton, surprised that gentlernan.by meet-
ing at his residence, and pregieting Mae
with a handsome clock and inkstand.
The present was accompanied by a very
appropriate address, to which Mr. Ste-
wart made a - brief reply.
-As Miss Jennie Mutch,of the town-
ship of East Wawanosh, was driving
into the village of Manchester, one day
last week, the vehicle ill which she was
riding was run into by that of
Mr. Hoover, of the same township.
The buggy was badly demolished.
After considerable parleying M.
Hoover agreed to pay for the damage
(1°-net°r. theamebuggy.Davidson
MJis Chief (Jon -
stable, health officer, bread, fire, license
and street inspector, care -taker of Town •
Hall, collector of poll tax, &e., in
Winghara and all for the sum of $400
per annum. The by-law confirminghis.
appointment specifies that he must give
his whole time to the council. One
would naturally suppose such a condi.
tion J
n super
floah78.
mLeckie has opened a
private bank in Brussels, in the prem-
ises formerly occupied. by the Exchange
bank. Brussels has now two private
banks, but as Mr. Leckie is an old and
prominent resident of the place, and is
well and favorably known to the busi-
ness men of the town and possesses the
entire confidence of all classes his bank
is sure to do a large business,
-Some days ago information was
laid before Mayor Wilson, by Sterling
Parr, of the Township of Morris, charg-
ing one Wm. Martin„ with having
feloniously entered his dwelling, and
stolen therefrom $2. 25 in money and a
pair of pants and quantity of provisions.
A warrant was issued for his arrest and
placed in the hands of Chief Constable
Davidson for execution, but the bird
having flown no arrest was made.
-Messrs. W. Clegg and J. Laidlaw,
produce dealers of Myth, having pur-
chased a large quantity of fresh pork
this season, they had.remaining on their
hands about $1,500 worth., which, ow-
ing to the open weather, they could not
dispose a to advantage. They hawse-
cordingly had it cut up and salted. The
work of curing was done by M. DaVia
.DOITCHee, of Seaforth, which is a stiff-
cient guarantee that it has been well
do
ho-dward naneeEWatterson, of Clinton, lft
. a week ago in consequence of a
e
family quarrel, and arrived in London
with $1,500 in cash. He was driven to
a house of ill -fame and resided there for
nearly a week, during which time he
managed to get rid of $470. On Fri-
day last, his wife arrived in search
of hina, and had a warrant issned for
his arrest Before this was executedhe
and his wife made it up, and on giving
-
her the balance of the money they left
fol-• home. The inmates of the house
were arrested and fined.
-At the annual meeting of the East
Huron Reform Association the follow-
ing officers were elected for the ensuing
year : President, T. Strachan, Grey;
Vice -President, John McMillan, Hui-
- Treasurer, P. Thompson, Brussels;
c etary D. McGillicuddy, Brussels.
ejtownship chairmen were apppinted
as fOlows : Grey, S. Slenemon ; Mor-
ris, AV. Michie; Howick, Charles Me-
L4ghlin ; Turnberry, - C. Fortune;
MeTrillop, A,. Kerr., Hallett, John
McMillan Brussels, . R. •Smith;
Wroxeter;J
J. The association
then adjourned to meet at the eall of
the President.
, -In West Huron the number of con-
victions made for selling liquor without
license in 1877-8 was 8; in 1878-9, 8;
and for selling on Sundays and after
prescribed hours the were in 1877-8,
9 convictions; in 1878-9, 6 and none in
1879-80. In East Huron the convictions
selling without license were in 1876-7,
23; 1877-8,13 • 1878-9, 2, and in 1879430,
1, in South Huron, 1876-7, 23, 187743,
6, 1878-9, 12, 1879-80, 5.. Le East
Huron the number of convictions for
selling liquor on Sundays and after pre-
seribed_hours were,1876-7, 3; 1877-8, -5;
1878-9, 3 ; 1879-80, 2; South Huron,
1876-7, 7; 1877-8, 5; 187&9,8 ; 1879-
80,4.
-Mr. T. M. Elliott has rented his -At the last meeting of the Wing-.
an3. council a communication was read
farm of SO acres, being lot 29, 5th
con-
ceesion Goderich Township, to Mr
from Mr. John Scobie, of Seaforth, of..
.
fering to erect a salt works, with a
Phipps, for a term. of three years .for a
$ provided a
day in that 1,000. This is considered an exeep-
town,
capacity of from 175 to 200 barrels
tionally good rent, but there is an ex-
tra ')<food orchard on the place. Mr. - suitable bonus be given to him
. •
Elliott is going to Manitoba to specu- todo
monthsdosoe,ixanao that thehewonld
latewithin time
-Mr. lames Broadfoot, lot 28, can- of the erection of the salt works, erects
cession 6, Morris, while riding on horse- stave and barrel factory in connection
back into Brussels, was thrown from with the works, and would. employ from
the horse in some way, and had. his 15 to 25 hands. After hearing a per -
collar bone broken. The broken bone sonal explanation from Mr. Scobie the
was set, and he was removed to the council appointed a committee to col -
residence of his brother-in-law, Mr. D. laesc et aarlilyt ha deiantfeoranis ,aptoisosnzi.th regard to
Watson. We are pleased to learn that the matter, and. report to the council at
h isTdoing
Exeterwell.
Reflector should “choke -Some mornings ago as Dr. Carder,
off" its “Bible History" correspondent of 13lyth, was driving to Manchester,
and relieve its readers. The man evha and on reaching that place about two
could be guilty of writing such horrible o'clock A. M., he met with an accident
trash week after veeek,and colurcin after which carae near costing him his life,
column, and. who has the unbounded and which caused the complete demoli-
g
'.!cheek to ask a newspaper to - pub- tion doctor
f his acgyis bruehed Itth: appears thhya t tahh
lish it, and expect sensible men to read
at, should be shot.
kirk's store, when a stallion belonging
-The mass meeting held in Brussels to Mr. Askwith, which by some means
to discuss the advisability of taking steps or other got loose, came dashing around
to sink another test salt well in that the corner, and suddenly Sprang upon
town was well attended. After speeches the 'vehicle 111 which. the doctor was
had been made by a number of promin- aiding, completely destroying it. The
ent residents, a committee consisting of doctor was thrown out of the buggy on
Messrs. T. Leckie, J. R. ,Smith. Tames the road with great force, and had it
Drew, B. Gerry, Marsden Smith, J. E. not been for the tinaely arrival of Messrs.
Smith, J. G. Ament, F. C. Rogers Askwith and Beadle, who had gone in
and Dr. W. J. Holmes was ap- search of -the stallion, it is is impossible
pointed and instructed to make all to tell what might have happened.
necessary enquiries into the salt busi- After considerable trouble Messrs. Ask-
ness at other points, and report at a with and Beadle succeeded in conquer-
•
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to a fence
almost a
getting -Set
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