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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1881-11-11, Page 88 _ u Ofxproitov. DIS RIOT MATTERS. SOMFTUING FOE THE LADIES The Popular ato —Great clearing sale of Women's and ohildre 's fine boots, shoes and slippers, at John McIntyre's. Ladies ktd battoned boots for ; LadieeIndian kid buttoned boots for 81 5U; 'es' Fre Goat butt° $1 75; La Misses Kid buttoned also shawl llaimorals Goat, Cha oh Kid buttoned boots $2 60; Ladles' ed boots 82; Ladies' B Kid Balmoral es' GoatBalroorals, Chamois lined $2; atoned boots $1 50; ehildren's fine ote for 50 cents aud upwards. 1 am lg the finest stock of Ladies' buttoned nd Walking boots, in Calf, Kid and ois Lined with, English and Frenoh Beals, in wi e and extra wide widths. I would also call at ention to my Kid and Toilet Slippers in the very ewest styles. These are', all very handsome g ods and shonld be seen to be appre • dated. A cjali of Inspection is invited. Remem- ber the old tand, opposite Soott's Block, Main tired, Seat rth. none searriewae. .„ Fem. B TTER DI TINTS.—Families may be stip lied with Fine Fall Butter at EDWA.RD Casn's Butter Store. 727 A. QUA TITY of Peas and Oats for Sale st Aura. & broCnzares, Seaforth. 727-1 I . Paasoldele—Mr. Chistopher Dickson, formerly Of MoKillop, but who has re- cently been attending the High School in Clinton, has pureha.sed the book and stationary stook in that town formerly belonging to the Ramsford estate and intends otrrying on. the business. Mr. Diekson i4 a steady, clever young man, and willv, e hope, be eminently anc- cessfain 1 his new line of business. We can heartily recominend him to the people of Clinton who we are sure Will find him Worthy of their patronage and eonfidencel. MGMULiuN'S HORSES.—The thorough- bred horses; the property of Mrs. Mc - Malkin, of this town, were disposed of by public!' I auction on Saturday laest. The breeding mare “Aunt Betsey," 10 years oidnind the two year old bay stal- lion niGeniiiral Mack," were purchased by Mr, E. Edwards, of Kingston, the for- mer for $1 Ca and the latter for $310. These auiriais were shipped to Kingston on Tuesda . The three year old chest- nut stallie "Captain Brant" was pur- chased by kVlr. M. W. Reid, of Kingston, for $330. a d was afterwards sold by him to Mr. Jahn Ward, of this. town, for $350. Uhe spring colt "Major" was purchased friy Mr. Alexander Beatty, of Toronto, for $105. "General Mack" and "Major" were sired by Old Clear I Grit, and' Captain Brarit's" sire wits a. son of Old Clear Grit. We are glad that this s leadid young horse is still to remain in the county, and we hope Mr. Ward will have the best possible good luck with hire. , 1 COUNCIL DOINGS. — At the Council meeting on Monday evening the motion of some weeks ago granting aid to the Michi- gen Fingerers was rescinded and the grant was qrd.ered. to he given to the Muskoka siifforers. A motion instruct- ing Mr. Ja, es Cline, Chief of the Fire Brigade, to purchase a hose cart now for sale in Hamilton, was voted down. The Street Committee was instructed to have the water table on the east side of Main St6let between Porter's and Ryan's store properly repaired so as to carry off; the water. The town con- stable aod Market clerk were instructed to properly dry the hose that had re- cently been in use. the work to be done under the upervision of the Chief of the Fire B gade. : The sum of $100 was gra,nte to the Mechanics' Inatitate. it was agre d to pay Mr. Broadfoot a rental of $8 per annum for the use ofi the town el ck. The Mayor, Reeve,. Deputy Re ve and Councillor Willson were appoir4ted a Railway committee to omoperate sith other municipalities in devising a s heroe whereby an addition- al railway c n be obtained, and the Mayor was °quested to call a public meeting at n early.date for the con- sideration o railway matters. After passing a number of accounts the Coun- cil adjourned for two weeks. . - _ RAILWAY NOTES. — The St. Marys Journal in r fearing to the advantages of a branch f the Credit Valley Rail- way from oodstock to Goderich says: "Now, thi railway from Goderiah through Seaforth and St. Marys to To- ronto, and t ewe to Montreal need not be a myth. It can be secured by active_ work on k e part of the towns and manicipalit 08 that will be benefitted. Let the pea le along the line wake up to their oWn interests and they can secure a lin to the sea board shorter than any n w in existence, and at a cost very tri ing indeed compared with the advanta ea to be derived from it," —At are ent meeting of the Goder- ich town co non Mr. Cameron, M. P., was asked t give the result of inter- views he ha had with leading resil dents of Str tford and St. Marys daring the week. e stated that the propo- sition of the Stratford men was for a brans% of the Credit Valley from Drum - kr to Stratfdad and thence to Goderioh. 1 to St. Marvs, was WOOdSt001c The route proposed by the St. Maria; PnaPie, i Exeter, Bay elcl t and Goderich. The bonuses tha, this route ould aggregate $350,000, or j could probably be had on about $5,000 a mile. —At a meeting of the Goderioh Rail- way Committee held in that, town on Monday lento it was decided to call a meeting of eelegates from the i mu nioi- palities betv,een Goderich and Wood- atock via Exeter and St. Marys, for the purpose of fornaulating a definite soheme for communicating and -arranging with the i3aanagees of the Credit Valley Rail- way. This ineetin is to be held at Ex- eter 011 Tuesday next, and it is expected that delegates from each mithioipality on the proposed rents) will be preeent, Miaow Bs IN Dercore.—Mr. Thos. Grieve, of I4�K11p, near Seaforth, has recently rec. ived letters from his Solis, Robert and "Arnhem, who removed to Dakota a fear months ago. The many friends of the Messrs. Grieve will be glad to learn that they are doing well and like the country splendidly.' They are both residing in a smali. town caned Sheldon, which is in Ransom County. William keeps a "stopping place" in that village and is doing a large businees. He now has a stable capable ofSiceorarnodatinni twenty four horses, and le about erecting a large addition to it, so as to provide for his rapidly increasing business. His farm ig about a rx4le from this plaoe and he works it ha [connection with his other business. He has been offered 51.100 more for hislfarm than be paid for it in addition to the improvements, which would be eviorth $500 more. Land in that section is advanoing in Price very rapidly, andPI being taken up very fag. The eeentrylis getting thickly popu- lated, and nearly: all are Canadians, Robert has erected a house in the vile' lage where he now resides, b6 intenda building on his farm next spring. The railWay to Sheldon is already graded but'the oars Will not be running to that place until next spring. When the road is opened William's farm will be within a mile of the station and Rob- , efts' will be only about two miles from • it. They say that all the other Huron peoPle who are located near them are doing well and like the country. The weather thus far this fall has been del lightful and -.as fine as they ever ex- perienced in Huron, and the climate seems to be very healthy. INSURANCE LoBSES.—Mr. Editor,- -Sir, -4 -While on my rounds making colleCtions for the Maiillop Mutual Fire Insurance Company lately, I found that many of the members were anxious to know the particulars of the losses for which they were being asses- sed. This curiosity on their part is quite natural, and as far as time and opportunity permitted I .endeavored to explain -these matters to members enr quiriug. But, as my time was very limited., some may have desired the in- formation who did not get it, and, con- sequently, I will now, through the medium of your paper, give all neces- sary information on this subject. The first fire was that of Mr. Thomas Hen- derson, of MoKillop, whioh ' took place on the 5th of October, 1880, and the amount of loss for which the com- pany was responsible was 00. The second fire was that of Colin Smith, of Stanley, which occurred on the 23rd December, 1880, and the loss was $333.33. The third fire was that of Wm. Hill, of Colborne, which occurred on the 12th of August last, and the loss was $584.84, and, on the same day, the fourth fire, that of Mr. J. H. Lind- say, of Goderich township, occurred, with a loss of $1,016. The fifth fire was that of Mr. Hyman Tyerman, of McKillop, with a loss of $1,200. It will thus be seen that the last assessments were to provide for five different fires with a total loss of "$3,934.17, besides several small losses. All these losses will be provided for by the assessments just collected, and a balance of $1,000 left to provide for future calls. In this connection I hope you will permit me to thank the members for the prompt manner in which so many responded to the cadl made upon them, and to state that there are a few who have not yet paid their calls, but who will, I hope, do so at once.—W. J. SHANNON, Secretary and Treasurer. LOCAL BRIEFS.— The Clinton New Era strongly approves of our remarks about block pavement and stone cross- ings and recommends them to the earn- est consideration of the Council of that town. Owing to the difference in the nature of the soil, the main street of Clinton is not nearly so costly to main- tain as is the Main street in this town, but even there we are convinced that block pavement would be very much chea,per and better.—A couple of weeks ago we mentioned that several of our mercantile houses have -regular cus- tomers in the neighboring town of Clin- ton. We have since been informed that it is not onlyfrorn the west,but from the east also, that our splendid stores draw custom.. During the past few days we have noticed large bills of goods going out for customers in Mitchell. People will buy where they can get the cheaPest and best goods.— Messrs. Laidlaw it Fairley have pnr- oha.sed the old EXPOSITOR building on .John street and intend fitting it up for a storehouse. --Miss Ella Edwards has been engaged. as teacher in the junior department of the Public School. Miss Edwards is a former pupil of the school and recently completed a very successful term at the Clinton Model School.—Mr. Thomas Kiddlias just re- turned from a trip to Bruce Mines and other lake ports. He went on the "Josephine Kidd." He had a very rough and stormy passage both up and down, and was not sorry ewhen he struck terra firma at Goderich. He says he won't take another lake trip at this season of the year, at any rate, until he is tired of residence on this mundane sphere.—About a year ago Mr. Wm: Logan, of this town, sold a property in Portage la Prairie, Mani- toba, for $800, and thought he was get- ting a big price for it. A few weeks ago the same property was sold for $12,000.—Mrs. C. M. Dunlop has an announcement to the musical public it this issue. Mrs. Dunlop's popularity as a first-clasii teacher needs no com- mendation from us, but all admit that she ib a thorough and caedable teacher. —Mr. Wm.- McConnell, the genial Clerk and Treasurer of Tuckersmith, has just returned from a pleasant holi- day visit among friends in the county of Oxford.—Mr. Cs F. Pashley, local secretary of the Temperance Coloniza- tion Association is obtaining' a large number of subscribers for landiein their colony in Manitoba. The echeme is a good one, and any person desiring to invest in Northwest lands could not do better than subscribe with the secre- taries of this company. -e- The mail trains f orn the east on the Grand Trunk for a duple of -months past. The are no earriving more regularly than change is agreeable.—Mr. W. S. Rob- ertson and Major Wilson are off on a duck shooting expedition.—Rev. A. D. McDonald preached at Brucefield on Sunday afternoon last for Rev. Mr. Ross.—Although the roads in the coun- try_are very bad, trade in town has been quite brisk_during the past week. —Mr. T. A. Sharp shipped a load of horses this week for use in the Michi- gan lumber woods. They were a good lot.—Mr. Alexander Mustard, of Bruce. field, has purchased an interest in Kyle's mills at Eginondville, and hav- ing rented his fares intends removing to Egmondyille shortly. Mr. Mustard is a good, active man, and being well and favorably known, himself and Mx. Kyle will make a. strong team, and the Eg- rnondville mills will be more efficiently and energetically n3an4ged than ever.— We are glad to learn that Mrs. Brewer is recoverino from the effects of her recent accident, and she is now able to leave her bed and sit up the most part of each day.— a Roan of horses belong- ingto Mr. Peter Ross, of McKillop, ran aw y from the big mill on Saturday las,ad , and when- turning on to the Main street ran foul of Mr. D. D. Rose's horse and grocery wagon, upsetting both. The wagon and harness were slightly broken, but the horse was not injured. Fortunately the boy who was driving Rose's wagon jumped from the vehicle befere the collision took plaoe, else- he THE HURON EX.POS1 fOR. would in all likelihood have been seri- OtiSly injured.—The benefit of our, ex- cellent system of waterworks is becom- ing more apparent every day. I/ Strat- ford had invested in a system such as ours instead of purchasing a steamer, the large fire which occurred there last week would have been avoided, s the fire could easily have been oonfiulted to the buildipg in which it origi ated. Our neighbors are now beginni g to realize the, inefficiency of their fir pro- tection system and are talking about .waterworka.—A meeting for th pur- pose of re -organizing the ches and checker club will be held in the Man[• sion Hotel this (Friday) evenin at 8 o'clock. There are lots of good layers in this toven,and they are all expe ted to 'attend this meeting. Mitchell. GOOD STEERS. — On the 5th Josiah Murphy, of Logan, weigh steers which he is about to put stall feeding. The aggregate wei which was 1,100 pounds each. the lot were several that would tu lust ed 82 p for ht of mong n thin scales at 1450 pounds. Taking them as . a whole they were a remarkably hand- some lot of cattle. LOTS OF BACON,—John Whyte 'Son are slaughtering hogs by the ca load and making almost daily shipm nts of bacon and hams. There is no anger of starvation among the employ es of the Syndicate so long as John's sym- pathies can be secured in their favor and liberal prices will secure thi de- sirable boon. SCHOOL MATTERS.—The trustes of the public echool met on the even ng of the 4th inst., when Miss Hepburn who has taught in our school for a per od of about twelve yews, with credit, having for a great pat of the time cei upied f first assistant te4cher, resignation. The oard mote the other three in d at will term tent, Miss gned g a posi- thus d if be ade the position tendered her decided to pr the order io which they DOW star their present salaries: Miss For thus after the close of the present occupy the position of firet assi Miss Walkingshaw second, and MoGeary third. Miss Marty res her position in view of attendi seminary to qualify for a higher tion. Miss Sarvis also retires, three new teachers will be requir the present educational force is t kept up. As no change has been in the respeetive salaries of those gaged the aggregate cost of the a so far is only lessened by $25, th ference betWeen the salaries of Hepburne and Miss Ford, Mr. Ne mitt is still to enjoy the principal and his $800 a year as he has so fax ceeded in commanding the respect concerned. en- hool dif- Miss her - ship sue - f all , Walton. THE LITERARY.. SOOIETY.—The Liter- ary Society which has been carrie on so'successfully in this place for two aeasons past is to be re -organized. A meeting for that purpose is to be eld this evening, and we hope that a eod, live organization will be the re ult. We know of no better or more p oflt- able way in which young men, and old 'ones too, for that matter, can spen an evening each week thari by eaten ing properly conducted meetings of this kind. Dublin., FIRE.—At eleven o'clock on Fr' night, the harness shop of Mr. Ge Diegel caught fire on the inside. penetrated the roof before it. was tinguished. His worthy next neighbor slept soundly during whole confusion. BUSINESS. — Our little village long been noted as a great salt em ham, but now by the energy and a ity of John F. McLaren Esq., rapidly becoming a great grain ce Business was booming yeeteiday. village was full of farmers, who are beginning to fled out that the hig prices are being paid for grain here. BRIEFS.—Btleiness is very activ every branch, and our business men mechanics feel very' jubilant over good times enjoyed by them.—Mr. J. Kidd and Master Kidd are enjo the balmy breezes of Exeter for a •weeks.—Mr. Ignatius Swinerton, man who can lift 2,000 pounds wit teeth, is to give a performance in Ki Opera Hall soon. 6 • day rge It ex - 00T the has or- Uv - is tire. he OW est • • • in and the. eo. mg few the his d's Lumley. BRIEFS.—Miss Strang, who is at present teaching in Exeter, is engaoed to teach our school for 1882 at a salary of $350. She is an efficient and pains- taking teacher, and we congratulate our Trustees upon the selection they have made.—The matrimonial fe er, which is at present raging in thi lo- cality, is, no doubt, of a very infect]. as nature, as quite -a number who h ve been previously afflicted with the is ease, are at present in a; very sen us condition. — Mr. Ichabod' Bower an and Mr. James Horton, two of ur neighboring sportsmen, started for Muskoka on Wednesday morning ast upon a hunting tour. They anticip ta having a very large time.—Mr. Geo, go Crawford, of the Thames Road, nd Mr. Nicholas Horton, of the North ant Boundary, returned home on Thum ay last from their trip through the No itb. west. Morris. ENGAGED.—John H. Mc Casey, former- ly of Sunshine, in this township, as been engaged in School Section No 4, Derby, for the ensuing year, ata sal ry of $375 per annum. -Mr. McCasey ae proven himself a successful teach r. The six pupils that he trained for he entrance examination passed • th highly creditable marks last July. BRIFETEL—Mr. James Purvis, of he 6th concession of Morris, has purcha ed the farm of Mr. John Mair, being ot 29, concession 12, Turnberry, contadn- ing 100 acres, for the sum of 53,100 cash. We consider he has made a g od purchase .—Mrs. Doyle, of Detr it, formerly Miss S. J. Conery, is at pr s- ent visiting her friends in Sunshi le. She intends stopping a week or so aid then she will return to her home in Detrolt.—Thomas McCasey, Jame/5 Russell, John Healy and Wm. Ar strong left for the lumberwoods, Mich- igan, a short time ago. They rep rt wages from $26 to $30 per month 'n that camp. We wish them a safe ue- turn in the spring with a full pocket. ill have to shut do If sleighing does not come 800I1 shine sawmill wSu n for want of logs, which would throw a good many hands out of employmen —D: J. MoCasey is at present ereoti a dwelling house for Mr. Wm.Ari strong, an old resident of Morris. Wte !g wish him many happy years in his new house.—Mr. i"iAitcheson, of the 3rd con- cession, s wisely preparing for winter by way of clap -boarding his house and filling the wall with sawdust, which is making it very warm and comfortable.—Messrs. T. Wilkinson and Proctor, of the 4th concession, are at present visiting their friends at Esquesing. They intend remaining about three weeks.—Mr. Stubbs, of the 4thnoncession, has finished his new . board fence which adds greatly to the appearance of his farm.—Messrs. W. Atkins and J. Speers, who have been spending the summer in Petrolia, have returned home. Hibbert. ENGAGED.—The Trustees of School Section No. 4, Hibbert, have secured the services of their present teacher, 0. J. Kennedy, to teach their school for the coming year at an advance of $50 over his present salary. Mr. Kennedy is held in high esteem by the ratepayers of the Section. He is a . young man endowed with fine natural,. abilities for teaching, and -intends following teaching for a profession. If he does so we predict for him a high standing in the profession. Hullett. - FARM Soma—Mr. John Watt has dis- posed of his farm; lot 6, on the 14th concession of Hallett, to his brother, Mr. George Watt, for the sum of $8,000. This farm contains 158 acres, and has on it a large stone residence• and good out buildings, and is as good a farm as there is in the tOwnship. Mr. George Watt has now, 315 acres of beautiful land in one block, besides his homestead farm, which eontains 150 acres, making in all 465' acres. Mr. John Watt intends having an SALO ion sale of his stock and implements on the 22nd inst. We are glad to learn that. he does not intend to leave the couiIty, but will probably purchitee another f rm when he gets one to suit him. McKillop. NEW BUILDING.—Mr. Timothy Blake, 10th concession, has let the contract for taking out the timber, framing and erecting a new frame stable to Mr. Jas. Manley. He expects to.fieish it this winter if the weather continues favor- able. Mr. Manley is a first-class me- chanic, and Mr. Blake may rely upon a well finished jOb. CLOSING UP.—Mr, John Carter, of Winthrop, has finished the burning of his laet kiln of brick and tile for this season. The work was only completed last Saturday. This is his third and largest burn this eesson, and he esti- mates that there will be in this kiln npwards of 60.000 bricks, besides a large quantity of tile, which he expects will net him upwards of $500. Mr. Carter intends going fax more extensively into the business next season. PERSONAL.—The Rev. Mr. Gilpin left Seaforth station on Monday last en route for his destination in Michigan, where he is to labor as a missionary for some time. He has in the past been very successful an has made many eonverts. He has een in this neighborhood for the last two months, part of which time he ass sted in con- ducting revival services in the Methd- dist Church east of Winthrop. FARM PURCHASE.—Mr. John' Camp- bell, Jr., residing on the 6 b. concession, Maintop, has purchased of Mr. Wm. Smith, Hullett, his farm, consisting of 100 acres, 75 .of Which are cleared and in a good state of cultivation, pay- ing for it the sum af 54,200. A splen- did bank barn, good house and orchard stand on the premises. This farm is considered. to have been purchased cheap, being one of the best in that section. Mie Campbell is to be con- gratulated on his purchase. MR. MORRISON'S SALE.—Mr. John C. Morrison, residing east of Winthrop, had a sale on hie farm on the 4th inst. The day was very cold, snow falling at intervals. Mr. Morrison himself C011 - ducted the sale, which he did in a style -.to be admired by all. The sale was conducted on the temperance principle, no whiskey or other intoxlcating liquor being allowed. This is a step in the right direction and is a good example to others having auction sales. The farm, however, 'was not sold, and not much of either the stock or implements. The want of success was due in a great measure to the inclemency of the weather. .. COUNCIL DOINGS.—Last meeting held at Colcleugh's Hotel, Winthrop, on the 31st October pursuant to adjournment. Present the Reeve and Megsrs. Kerr, Evans and Grieve. The following accounts were ordered to be paid, viz.: $3.25 to R. Pethick for stone hammer and repairs to scraper; $4.50 to Alex. Murchie tor drain, breaking stones and postage. Moved by Alex. Kerr, sec- onded by Wm. Evans that ; the Treas- urer be instructed to notify all parties having borrowed money from the Mc- Killop Council, derived from the muni- cipal loan fund, whose mortgages be- come due to redeem or renew said mortgages—Carried. Many parties at- tended to whom debenturewere issued for contracts completed. The Council adjourned to meet at Smith's Hotel, Leadbury, on the last Monday in No- vember. Blake. THAT MODERN DANCE. — MR. EDITOR. —It was simply amusing to read that last prodtiction on the "Modern dance." "Observer" commences by accusing Honor Bright for upholding and defend- ing immorality. But I woold ask him to wipe the dust from his glasses and look over that letter once more. If self pride will allow it he will soon be con- vinced that he was utterly mistaken ie regard to Honor Bright's views. tHe, "Observer," thinks it strange that Ian attempt cannot be made to moralize society without it being ascribed to ,such a cause as the one be states, but is ,it strange that in our would be moral- izer's attempt to reform society he should meet with so little success, es- pecially after the scandalous reputation he took so much paints to bring so vividly before the public. If that is the first lesson in reformation we have to learn before we can realize how low we have sunk, we would. ask our adviser to draw the line between morality and im- morality, as we have failed to dis- tinguish in him any of those qualities which would exalt him above the level of the 'general community. And not until he can carry truth into all his as- sertions and prove by his actions that he is indeed virtuous, will society re- cognize and appreciate him for the in- terest he so ardently takes in its moral welfare. Let him practise what he preaches, and remember that morality excludes more than dancing, and the result may be more favorable. In re- ference to my defence, "the feeble at- tempts" were simply made to defend the place and the "few respectable" that he admits were there. And what I said before I repeat here, that profan- ity which Observer or Traveller states was so prevalent, was never heard with- in the Walls of the hall on the night in question, and if such was heard it must have been elsewhere. I being there can truthfully relieve his mind of the dotibts he entertained, and I think I had the full use of my senses to see and hear what was going on in general. But it is eeedless to say more on the subject. Sufficient has been said already. And in conclusion I only hope that the peo- ple of this community will not again be so ruthlessly slandered and misrepre- sented as they have been by Traveller alias Observer. Tours, Sm.—Ho/TOR BRIGHT. Green. REPLY TO PEEPER.—Mr. Editor,— Sir,—As the old saying is, "That it takes all kinds of people to make a world." Now this Hills Green peeper is one kind, and truly he must he a very curious kind to be guilty of an act so mean, low and base as to go .peeping in at the windows of any benevolent society and, prying into its business, and then try to justify his act. His letter contains little else than slander and misrepresentation, but is quite on a par with the character of the person who wrote it. Peeper says: "The re- organization of the Temperance So- ciety is not correct." I do not under- stand how that is, as it was a Temper- ance Society before and is the same now. The order of business, constitu- tion, by-lawe and rules of order are nearly the same as before, the only difference being that we have no con- nection whatever with any Grand Lodge. Ours is not the only lodge that is separated dn the same way in this neighborhood. We never said la our last letter that we organized ourselves as a primary lodge of the United Order of Good Templars, as Peeper seems to have understood. Peeper says that he was told by the Worthy Chief that the society was got up for a winter's fun. The main object is to drive intemper- ance from our midst, and if things are carried on around the corner In the future as they have been in past it will be driven out sooner than the peepers. are aware of. 'At the same time we try to make our meetings as entertain- ing and instrective as pogaible, and we think we are 'succeeding very well in this ripspect so fax, the entertainment being of a moral nature of course. "Peeper says: "The windows being open and myself a little curious, I thought I would take a peep." But I beg to state that in order for the peepers to take their peep they had first to pry up the window and raise up the blind. When detected, instead of stending their ground as persons who were not ashamedof what they they were doing, we heard ever and anon the clatter oi several pairs of No. 14 mudhooks as they scrambled over the fence and through the field. Truly, it would have been a grand sight to see them. There was a violin used on that mem- orable night, and if Peeper had been inside he would have seen that it was used in a proper manner. I belonged to Temperance Societies before and never saw members conduct themselves better or the lodge carried on in a bet- ter way than the Hills Green lodge is at the present time. Peeper says "our lodge is composed of a few beardless youths." I beg to state that he is sadly -mistaken, as we have from the gray bearded man down to the school boy, and men of gigantic size and pro- digious strength, as for intelligence we compare favorably with anything in the neighborhood, as we have two school teachers prominent members in our lodged AS to firearms a member of the lodge was out hunting that after- noon and came home by way of Hills Green, and, as a matter of course, took is rifle. with him into the lodge room, ut there was no danger in connection with it in any way. In conclusion I would say that we have a very good lodge, which is well conducted, and I have not known or heard tell of any of our members violating their pledge or obligation. We make it a point to admit any person of a good moral char- acter as a visitor, but seemingly, those eaves -droppers did tot possess the re- quired character, they being men in size but not iu principle, and. therefore hey had to resort to that mean, dis- raceful way of finding out what was oing on it that lodge room. Now ould advise those eaves -droppers to eep away in future, it being up -Hill ork for Peeper and his Clitrke.—A MEMBER OF THE LODGE: Gorrie, A REPLY.—Mr. Editor,— In your issue of the 28th inst. I noticed an ar- ticle above the assumed name of "A Lover of Truth," in which the writer attempts to reply to an article written by me and appearing in your issue of the 14th hist. Believing you to be a lover of truth in reality, and also of jastice, I feel confident you will give me space in your valuable paper to reply to his silly and abusive letter. He says: "I did not know. there were two or three grades of society in our village,'' and immedi- ately afterwards divides the inhalitants into two classes, making their financial condition the bases of hieelassification, and names one the poor, the other the rich. This seems very much like a contradiction; does it not? Yet he claims to be a lover of truth; strange! I claim that there are two grades of societe in Gorrie, as well as in other villages, namely, the moral and 'the immoral:: We agree in the number of grades. but differ in our basis of clas- sifieation, and also itt the names ap- plied to the grades; my classification being based on a man's moral standing, his on a man's financial position, as be- fore stated. He says: ,“To my knowledge there are not more than two or three that are in the habit of getting drunk and making a noise in our vil- lage." A strange assertion for a lover of truth,to make! I feel quite coon - dent there is not another person in the village, who pretends to he truthful that will corroborate this assertion. He compares Gorrie with other villages and towns. I made no such compari- son, but simply spoke of the conduct of some of those in the village on that particular evening of being disgraceful in the extreme, which it certainly w I spoke of the moral condition of Go rie, taking the conduct exhibited on t etening of the show as a speciinen, a did not refer to the general conduct the people of Gorrie. That sight saw on Main street I did not hear abo from any one else, and I think imagined some of it. Mr. "Lover Truth" I wish you to stick to the trut I did not say I saw the sight on Ma street. I cannot believe that he d not hear it from any other source; for heard it from six or seven person some of whom were eye witnesses the scene. "The old. man may ha been drunk and the youths escorti him home and amusing themselves his expense, as idle youths do." Ho kind he is to adroit that the old m was in error and that the boys we amusing themselves at the old. man expense! A very nice way of polis ing bad conduct! "Idle" boys N a very forcible adjective to use in th case. How careful he is to avoid. es suring the boys much for amusi themselves at the old man's expens Because he did not see a single yout drunk on that oocasion, he infers as matter of course that youths were n drunk. Are we to infer from h statement that he is *omnipresent, o omniscient ? He does not state th they were not drunk, but evidentl wishes people to believe that they wer not. He Says: "Now, if he had see the same in Seaforth, it would no have cost him a second thought. This, Mr. Editor, is a falsehood Sights of the kind mentioned cost m many thoughts, probably more tha they cost "A Lover of Truth." I fee that it is my duty as a member of so ciety to do all I can, both by exampl and by precept to oppose the use of in toxicating liquor, swearing, and the us of obscene language. I defy "A Love of Truth" or any other man to say tha I ever encouraged immorality of an kind in any way whatever. Wny doe he mention Seaforth in preference t other towns ? Probably he reside there at one time. He thinks Gorri could get along without my society Could Gorrie possibly prosper morally intellectually, or financially withou him. He says that I stated that Gor rie was a place not fit for a gentlema like me to live. This is another fals statement. I did not say anything o the kind. How he loves truth H seems anxious to know how far Gorri has gone down so that its inhabitant may climb to a level. with others. II is now, I suppose, talking about th general conduct again, something my letter had no reference to. He wishes apparently, to be as moral but not any more moral than others. "A Lover o Truth" should not be afraid of being too moral or of Fleeing other people as moral as possible. He continues his comparison aud mentions some of the religious privileges the Gorrie people enjoy, and how highly they appreciated them. Now, I think this should add o the disgracefulness of the conduct an the night in question. He accuses me of censuring fathers because they do not train their children as I think hey should. This I did not do. I censure parents who do not train heir children according to the teach- ngs of the Bible. Does he mean to say hat those parents to whom he refers rain their children properly (as the a Bible teaches 1' mean), and that not- withstanding their sons go astray? He speaks of prayerful. teaching and ood advice. I would like to know what he Means by the former. Advice s good enough in its place, but example s fax more powerful, and if the latter oes not agree with the former, much ood cannot result from advice. He ays I sneer at the fathers referred to. This is another falsehood. Far he it from me Co sneer at any father who is ndeavoring to discharge the duties de- olving upon him to the best of his bility. Such a father has my sincere ympathy. On the other hand I great - y blame parents who pretend to be etter in any way than they really are, nd further, I hold such parents re- ponsible for any deceit practised by heir children. "A Lover of Truth" elks as if he has had some experience. f so I hope his has been a pleasant one rad that none of his sons, if he have ny, were drank on the night of the how. He pain' a compliment to our otel keepers, (for what object I do not innv,) and says, "As far asI know there s not much canoe for complaint." What a contented creature he must be! lmost as much so as John Tompkins he hedger and ditcher. I must say he s much better satisfied regarding the ale of liquor to minors than many of nr villagers are. Within the past two r three years, more than one boy in - is teens have been seen drunk in our illage. This is a faet that cannot be ispnted. No person who is much in- erested in the welfare of society will ay there is not much cause for corn - I ain t." If the editor of our village paper ere the only one in the village. who ntertains the same views as I do on he drinking question, I would still aintain that my views are correct. ay safely say many in our village gree with Mr. Green and myself on his important question. All the people Gorrie do not drink intoxicating rinks. We have a lodge of Good emPlars here, and probably "A Lover f Truth" is a member; if so he will be n abstainer, unless he be a Good Tom lar in the same sense that he is a ver of truth—merely in name. "Had over of Truth" furnished your readers ith more facts, arid fewer "1 thinks," is article would no doubt have been ore highly appreciated. The article nt you regarding the show was true every particular, and I am not a ttle snrprisecl that "A Lover of Truth" d not relish it. But it may be that contained too much truth for him. ear what Robbie Burns says: Here's freedom to him that wad read, ere's freedom to him that wad write! as. r- he nd of he ut he of h. in id s, of V43 ng at an re 's h- ot is ng e a, ot is at 1 • There's nane ever feared that the truth should be Bat thheyeawrdAm—the tctErtAhLijvE wadoindRieto.; AR TRUTH. BRIEFS.—We are glad to welcome Mr. C. Carter, formerly of Wroxeter, to our village. He has opened a jewelry store in the building at one time oc- cupied by Mr. Ketch.—Mr. Wilds has moved to the building formerly owned and occupied by Mr. John Leech.—New plank has been laid on the bridge at the north end of our village.—Last week Mr. Wm. McLaughlin and family moved to Michigan, where he intends to make his future home.—Mr. Turner of this village has sold his foundry to a Toronto man, and it is probable that the village will be minus a foundry for some time.—The many friends of Dr. NOVEMBER 11, 1881. A C. MCDOUGALL & Co. Beg leave to announce that they have OPENED out at their new Store (four doors south of the old), a splendjd. stock of NEWFALL AND WINTER DRY COOK And whether you buy or not, we shall be pleased. to show customers or vie. tors the Largest, Cheapest and. Best Stock of Dry Goods in this County, The Stock comprises of our own, DIRECT IMPORTING, all the New and Most Fashionable lines of DRESS GOODS, and TRIMMINGS, VELVETS, SATINS, VELVETEENS REAL LACES, SILK and CHENILLE FRINGES. EXTRA GOOD VALUE IN BLACK AU - WOOL CASHMERES. We can show the cheapest and hest Cottons in Canada. We can show the cheapest and hest • Winceys in Canada. We can show the cheapest and best Linens and Linen Tablings in Canada. We ean show the cheapest and best Towelling and Ticking in Canada. We can show the cheapest and best Ducks and. Denims in Canada. We can show the cheapest and best Shirtings and Prints in Canada. We can show the cheapest and best Cretonnes in Canada. We can shoW the cheapest and best Lace Curtains in Canada. We can show the cheapest and best Carpets in Canada. We can show the cheapest and best , Mats in Canada. We can show the cheapest and best Oil Cloths in Canada. A Splendid Assortment of Ladies Mantle Cloths, in new makes and Colorings- ••••••••••••.... Our Millinery Department Com- plete' in Every Branch,. CLOTHING DEPARTMENT COMPLETE. - A. G. McDOTTGALL (16 CO. McMichael of this village will be sorry to hear that he is at present in a criti- cal condition from-- the effects of con- gestion of the lungs. Tuokersonitli. GOOD THRESHING.—A few days ago Mr. John Murray threshed on the farm of Mr. Robert McLean, Mill Road, Tuckersmith, with his steana thresher, 300 bushels of oats in one hour and thirty minutes. The grain was fed by Mr. A. Models,nd, another well known and experienced thresher. This is putting grain through pretty fast and did not leave those who were attending the machine much time for gossiping. FARM SOLD.—Mr. Robt. Lang has sold hisfarm on the town line between Tack- ersmith and Usborne, near Rodgerville, to his brother James for the Bum of $6,600. The farm contains 85 acres, is nicely situated and au ex- cellent farm. Mr. Laing intends re- moving to Missouri where his brothers- in-law, the Messrs. Wells, reside. SHEEP KILLED.—Mr. Robert Lands - borough, of the 3rd concession of Tackersmith, had two valuable sdeep so badly mangled by dogs on Sunday night last that they had to be killed, and a third was so severely bitten that its recovery is doubtful. Mr. Lands- boro was awakened by the noise of the dogs abont two o'clock in the morning. On going out he found matters as above -stated and saw the dogs making off. They went to Mr. Herbert Crich's farm and commenced worrying the sheep there, but, being closely pursued by Mr. Landsborough's son, they were prevented doing serious damage to Mr. Crich's sheep. The dogs were then traced home. One belonged to Mr. Charles Routledge, and the other to Mr. John Landsborough. The owners of the animals promptly destroyed them and settled for the damage which they, had. done. Mr. Landsborough had recently purchased a fine Southdown ram, which was with his flock at the time, but which, fortunately, eacaped i,niCtirO1337; CIL DOINGS.—The Council met at Kyle's Hotel OD the 1st inst. Mem- bers all present. Moved by Mr. Mun- dell, seconded by Mr. Elgie, that the Collector's bond be accepted as satis- factory. The Clerk was instructed to notify Mr. Alex. McKay, South half lot 6, concession 8, to have all timber fallen out of his lot removed from the road allowance. Nicholas Price was allowed $5 charity, to be expended by Matthew Clark. Mr. Cook, Brocefield, to receive the sum of $3 per week from Oct.8th for board and attendance on.Wm. Johns, who is destitute. The Clerk was instructed to enquire- as to the proper persons to whom to remit the monies collected in aid of the sufferers by fires in Ontario and Michigan. A number of small accounts were passed for payment, and the Treasurer was ordered to pay all bills for gravel for statute labor when certifiedNoy a path- - master. Moved by Mr. Elgie, seconded by Mr. Sproat. that the Reeve bepaid the sum of $45, and the Deputy Reeve and Councillors the sum of 111130 each for their services for the current year, and that the Clerk draft a by-law in accordance with the above resolution. The Council then adjourned to meet again at Daly's Hotel. Egmondville, on Tuesday, the 22nd day of :November at the hour of one o'clock p. m. FOIJRT sm T :PRI Blank Cashm ill Wool D Fancy Dress Winceys fro Shirtings fro Ge-ey Flanne Scotch Fla Factory Cot . prints from Mantle Clot Men's trude Wool Sea All Wool T Duck from Dethro_ fro Rid Gloves Kid Mitts Ladies' .$2, $3, $ 61 iferils $8, $9, $ You Say SIN& I TR READY AT CR The I) This Th factio figur Th the PE: Gi .nnis ,