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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1886-02-19, Page 51886. We bespeak . „ and feel as - than znain- retion as obliging and the county. to the front_ !chased from hit 80 acre of Gderich good gure, Ile of the beat the -veteran hip of Grey, or laet year: id when the t only ;•teeee daorne, a few Le coach. star - n, of Stanley, intends tak- aunty, Miewe, t was lacking the township A was money r Mooney is in the right ef Mr. Wm, Exeter, who ...'alifornia, re- lent htoking ceured in that ast, Mr. Wni. lash, received groin. For a 11 whether he 'opes in that Led. Usborrie, has tele horse to irth, for the he horse was of thg best on. Saturday last iller, on the lot. The iever shot in 7 feet 6 inches inches from a. 11 Tbs. is, about re - ler factery on eter, which e years ago, the best in 'iady for oper- , toil have con- thn at t. their Rem- ind. awarded the Cook the E James. who East Wawa- logat J ele contained tfternoon he h contained former resi- Flaw of Lamb - ng friends in eattended the aa -wash, near ist week, and fann, con - $3,3e0. a Mr. Hud- ing in ;front a the titter el was over - were thrown el fortunately doctorhad es. He is at .-, of - the late pioneere of -She had 4.6 years at esteemed as She was: a chitrelat were inter- ' Monday. Purvis, of order to a ty fork, :and at the Luck- - to, take them y which has 'Fade, and if tr. it serves For- Tornberry 'ecident. He 'ad of wood igh came in staele which He made a -one of his -esult was spent on .c.' „ _teat year la carity, 894. ith a balance closed with nal ex-pendi- te 87120 an 0, of which .mennted to ranepired at Temtetyn, the 3rd hest, hter Emma, Mr. George by three roete's man. a.AEI., took Ifer the 1 ast, resolved to of the Mar - whether or the church -seat in the Literary As- p voting has tends, for its the members ramie Gray deuce of Mr. p of Morrhe vorking at -as in Myth ,ly enjoying 1 to Le under ir e xposttre ied from ii - T. Nieou. of Mr. T. his teaeo, i. On Ma- ne efter, ire gait towards e side, minus ri ved at the to the Saw- igh ted itself* -ek a saw -log, te air, break - _ FEBRUARY 19, 1886 THE HURON EX osr OR. big it up badly. The -horses ran a little further up the yard- and were caught. - 311r. Nixon came after them in h feW minutes, puffing and blowing from his long run, and was pleased to find that the horses were. not injured; and that the smash-up generally was no > worse- -A few days ago Messrs. James Watson, of Wingham, and-ElainLiving- ston, of Blyth, decided. to try the speed at the respective horses they were driv- ing, and had a regular, organized horse race along Josephine street, Wingham, When the secondheat had been finished -Chief Pettypiece made them stop and served them with a summons. It just cost them $1 and costs each for their fun, and even. then they hadn't the satie- faction of knowing which horse beat —Mr. James Whiteford, son of Mr, Adam Whiteford,ofthe London road; Hey, died at his father's residence on Saturday night, in the 23rd year of hie age. Deceased had been ailing foe about three years with consumption, but which at last turned to general debility. , He was a smart young man and his de- mise is mourned by malty. The funeral, which took place on Monday, was large-, ly attended. His remains were interred in the Exeter cemetery. —There is a farmer living in Ashfield township who should have his name handed down to posterity as a worthy example for the rising generation of . farmers to follow. This farmer has . been in the habit of using the shed con - fleeted with one of the Lucknow hotels for sheltering his horses when in the village, and the other day he took a big load of wood to the hotel -keeper to pay for the use of the shed. He is the only femme We have heard tell of who appar- ently did not think that hotel -keepers pat up sheds for the fun of the .thing. —The St. Mary's papers speak in the following styleof our new sphool in- spector. The Journal says " Mr. Tom's well-earned reputations a elead- 1 ing educationist entitles him t as posh tion of this kind„and his appoh tment as school inspector will merit the, approval of all parties in his new field of labour" The Argus says : "Mr, Tom Will make a most efficient official. Whatever he undertakes to do, he does well, and the County Council of 1:11117011 will have no cause to regret the ehoiee it has made." —The anniversery serviceof the Presbyterian church, Wingham, were held on Sunday before last. Rev. Mr. Murray, of London, conducted the services bath morning and evening. The collections taken up am tented to $184. On Monday evening fo lowing a tea meeting was held, when tile receipts amounted to $130. A chit. ren's tea meeting was held on the nextl evening, when $15 was realized. The total sum, which goes towards liquidatin_ the debt on the church, amounts to $29. The Presbyterians are to be con atulated upon such a successful annive sary and tea meeting: —Mr. joins Willie, of Ha, has pur- chased from Messrs.. Colqulate n & Dow, of Exeter, a half interest in their cele- brated thoroughbred Clydesdale stallion "Count Carlos," for a large nm. We understand that" Count Car os" is one of the very best horses ever wned by Messrs. Colquhotin &° Dow. His colts are already famed. Mr. C. las= of Brucefield, a short time ago aid a two year old, sired by him, for $ 00. Mr. Rattenbury, also of Brucefi Id, awns, two of his colts from, impor d mares, acknowledged to be the be t in the county. A span of his colts geldings, were recently sad for $450. We con- gratulate Mr. Willis on his purchase, as we believe he has made anoth r " Glen - lee" hit "Count Caries" wi1I be trav- elled during the corning eaeOrt on Gleniee's old route. ' :—On Wednesday of last week, Martin -McCaig, of Dungannon, was suddenly killed in the bush of Anthony Black, Ashfield. McCaig was engaged with Stephen Deeves, Wm. KeIlingten and James Black in cutting wood in the bush, and about noon, McCaig and, Bladek desisted from their labors and sat, upon a log to eat their noontide repast. The other two continued their work, and felled a tree close to. where the two young men were sitting. Twice the, warning was given to "look out." At the second call McCaig and Black start-. ed up and sought to escape from the falling tree, but it was too late, so far as the fermee was concerned. • He was struck by one of the limbs of the falling tree on the topof the head, arid inatant- ly killed. Black was also struck by one of the limbs on the leg, but sustained no serious intary. McCaig was a young man of twenty-one years of Lige, a,nd was a fine athletic young fellow. Ile was a son of James McCaig, of Ashfield, and was well known and respected. —The Brussels Post of last week says: This week we received a letter from our old friend John Nott, V. S., from Kan- sas. He says the winter has been very severe, the coldest ever experienced by the oldest settler. Thousands of hogs and cattle have been frozen: On one road where ,they were shipping hogs there were thirteen car loads frozen stiff, and where farmers had large numbers of hogs, they would pile up on one another to try and. keep warm, and in the morn- ing perhaps 30 or 40 would be smother- ed. This is the way most of them were test. The cattle that were in good. con- dition and had plenty of corn, stood -the winter very well, but those that were thin in flesh, and not well fed, perished with the cold, the most of them would be found standing up frozen stiff. Clay Centre is a. thee town 'conteining about 5„000 people, and is a smart business place. There are two railroads and an- other being built. There areten churches and anther orie will be erected next sum- mer. Union revival meetings are being held in the Methodist church. Good has been done and the services are so inter- esting that the skating rink has been elesed, as the young people attend the meetings. The weather is very pleasant now, nice and warm, and the appear- ances ef spring are becoming quite mark- ed. ` , ' 0111& —Says the -Mitchell Recorder: A curious thing occurred lately in the township of Downie. In that town- ship is a farmer by the name of Andrew Hackett, and as the story goes, a val- uable mare belonging4to Mr. Wm. Watt, of thii town, was left in Hackett's possession some five or six years ago. At the time the -mare was left with Hackett she was in foal, and in the course of time a colt appeared,. and that mere and colt have been the cause of considerable trouble. Mr. Wm. Watt has et -different times applied to Hackett to have a proper return of the mare and cat, but Hackett presistently refused to return them, and owing to relationship between them, Watt hit matters run along as they were, until last week when Hackett advertised all Mistook for sale. Watt thought it Was about time he should take steps to recover his pr p- erty. With a view to -t atend he e n - suited Messrs. Dent & Hodge, who x- plained to -him how he Should proce d, t and Mr. Watt was taking all means at his disposal to follow out their instruct- ions. However, ason of Mr. Watt thought he would seek a vice on his own behalf, and it is said he eonsulted a cer- tain legal gentleman as to the course to be pursued. And young!Watt says that he was advised to adopt summary meas- ures and to take the horses into his possessiod without following the ordin- ary course in such cases. However, be that as it may, itseems that young Watt and his uncle, Thos. Watt, went to Hackett's place and tOok away the horses, 'whereupon Hackett laid infor- mation against them for ettaling wleat he called his horses. In due course of time the Watts Were arrested and taken to St Marys where they were tried on Saturday .ath 4inst beforea bench of justices, each side being well represented by counsel. lAfter the hear- ing of the evidence and argument of counsel, the prisoners' Were committed to jail to stand their tried. Some time before midnight of the ,Same day, Mr. Thomas Watt, sr., succeeded in getting bail for his release, Mr. Win. Davidson, the county clerk, becoming his bonds- man. The younger %Vett was detained in jail with a view to having him tried before the County Judge without the intervention of a jury. Mr. Watt; who is out on bail, will appear at the next court of competent jurisdiction. i Provincial Institutions. 1 THE INSPECTOR'S- 1REPORT. THE BELLEVILLE DEAF AND , DUMB IN- STITT/ITT - ` The fifteenth annual report of the -In- spector of Prisons mid Public Charities upon the Ontario Institution for the Education and Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb, at Bellevilleis a very satis- factory one, and shows that the institu- tion is becoming yearly inore eflicient in its work. During the session of 1884-85 there were 168 males and 116 females in attendance; the total being two less than during the previous session. The average number of pupils was 233, against 243 in 1883-84. 1 The aggregate cost for the year • ending September 30, 1885, was $38,749.21, against $40,985.68, $166.31, against $168.6 during _the pre- vious year. The report of the superin tendent notes the continued impro e- rnent of the pupils, this good resiilt being due to the entirieg exenions a d harmonious working of the cotps of n- structors. • , ' TIIE BLIND INSTITUTE AT . J:RANTFOI D. The annual report mien the Insti u - tion for the Blind, at Brantford, is a so a gratifying one. The 'average atte d- ance was 132, or twelve more than d r- ing the previous session. The total x- penditure for maintenance - for the y ar ending September 30; 1885, was- 385.52, against $33,2197..24 for the pre- vious year,but the average cost per pupil last year was -$252.92, - against $277.48 in the •previous year. The re- port is especially satisfactory as to the progress of the clasges. During the year five graduates were discharfrothe willow shop with full outfi s, gr m , and others have made excellent p o- gress. The superintendent reports b t- , ter discipline than during any previoue session within his experience. THE CENTRAL ramou. - • , The annual report of the -Inspector of Prisons and Public Charities for Ontattb, for the year ending September 3Oth, 185, furnishes some interesting statistics e- speeting:the Central Peison • at Toronto. Few people who have not been th re have any idea of the number of th ir fellow -men who are ye rly committed to this institution. Last eer the total was, 761, being greater thap in any previous year save 1882, wheii: it was 767. Of this number 513 were I sentenced duct and 248 transferred frem. _jails. Dun ig the year 704 Were diteharged on expi11 a-- tion of sentence, 15 on payment bf fine, 4 on remission of sentenbe,4 were re -trans- ferred to common jails as unfit for label. 2 were transferred to lunatic asylums, 3 escaped and 4 had ,their lconvictio s a quashed. The nurnbea in eustody at t e commencement of the tiresent year (0 t. 1) was 335. - -,. • i ' . Of those committed during the ye r 221 were married aed 540 single, 1 4 were temperate and 617 intem.perate,5 1 could read and write, 80 could read onl and 110 could neither Lread nor writ There was a noticeable increase in tie number of prisoners oftemperate habi s. They represent 18.92 of the nuinber cot:O- mitted, while in the preceding yeai. i e percentage was only 11:75 per ce t. The number of totailyl uneducated men committed * shows a . slight decrease. Very nearly one-half Of the prisoners were between the ages of _twenty and thirty years, 42 .were under eighteen, and 10 were between sixty and seventy years pf age. Among those committed were 3 8 laborers,36 carpenters and woodworke s 31 tailors, 28 sailors, 23 clerks and book keepers, 22.barbers, and 21 shoemakers. No other class went above twenty. The counties which contributed the largest number of prisoners-arei es follows: York, 236; . Wentworth, 56 ; Welland, 5(i ; Simcoe, 40; Carleton, 35; Middlesex,32 ; Essex, 32; Northumberland and Dur- ham, 29. None of the ethers went above twenty. ii The total expenditurefor the year was 858,677.07, against- 855,258.57 in 1884. The increase was due to the increase in the number of prisoners, but the aver- age daily cost per prisoner was much lower than in the previous- year. In 1884 it vva.s about 51 cents, and last year it was about 46 cents. The amount ex- pended in carrying on -the manufacturing operations of the prison was 820;128.98, and the revenue from the various indus- tries was 840,617.80,a gain of over $6,000 over the previous year. Deducting this revenue from the total eXpenditure, the actual cost of the prison was $38,188.25, or 29.10 cents per day for each prisoner. THE COUN ./ AILS. The same official in Ills annual report states that, he finds himself able for the first time -since assuiting offiee, to re- port a decrease in thei number of per- sons committed to the bommon jails. in 1881. the commitments numbered 9,229, arid there has been an increase each year since, the number, in 1884- reaching 12,081. This year it is only 11,426, being a decrease of 6, or 5.42 per cent. Of the persons committed 0,419 were men over 16 years -of age, 450 boys under that age; 1,507 wombn over 16 and 50 girls under tint classes there he in that of youn over last year young girls, ho year from 1869 The principal thur, the comm duced from 834 to the completi works in the vi shows a decrees are among th largest decrease 76; St. Thom Chatham, 32 ;• ich, 29; Guel creases are ; 112; Bracebrid way works); Hamilton, 49. of the offences were made, wit ing increase br vious year: age. bleach of these been a decrease except girls, where the increase four. The number of ever, is less than in any o 1882 inclusive. • 'decrease is at Port Ar- tments having been re - to 186, a fact that is due n of the great railway inity. Rat Portage also of107. The following jails, which show the : London, 46; Ottawa, s, 59;•Sandwich, • 56; 'Brockville, 31; -Godeth h, 29. The chief in- oronto, 146; • 82 (caused by rail- arrie, ; Sarnia, 47 ; The following are some or r which commitments their munber, show - decrease over the pre- ' • De- crease. , Assault. comniorl . . Assault, felonious. .. . Cutting a n d stabbing and s lootg in with intent_ . ..... - Rape and assault- 'it1i in- tent Murder Manslaughter. ... . .Attempt at suicide Arson and ineendi rism Burglary — Embezzlement. Forgery Larceny Bigamy : Perjur 3 ••• Drunk and disorde ly 3,696 Contempt of court 120 13 Debtors 63 10 Lunatics and peso is dan- gerous to be at la ge. 433 en that in the erimes n there has been a large umber of commitnients manslaughter, but an her •-• serious offences. against property the itments for larceny- is The decrease in cotn- -unkenness is also very .51 per cent. In the s the ratio which the ✓ drunkenness bear to ments has been as fol- In - crease. 672 80 169 23 40 68_ 25 •12 5 35 51 32 • 60 1,589 13 19 94 1.1 7 30 6 20 • 8 5 954 • • i I • • • It will be againet the pers decrease in the for murder en increase in o Amongst crime decrease in com very noticeable. mitments for large, being 9 three past yea commitments f the total coninf lows : 1883, 3 .42 per cent.; 1884, 38.49 per cent. ; 1885t 32.34, per cent. The largest deer ases were at the follow- ing places: P rt Arthur, 478; ,Rat Portage, 74; 1 ttawa, 109; London, 168; Sandvtich 56; Barrie,- 68, aid BrockVille, 55. The largest increases were: Hamilto a 73; Toronto, 46; Sarnia, 25; Br cebridge, 54 ; Bremp- ton, 14; Wella., 10 ; Huntsville, 7. Of the 11,42 persons committed, 7,301 were foun guilty and sentenced. Anumg thete we -e the fellowing : Com- mon assault, 443; felonious assault, 97; rape and assault with intent, 30; mur- der, 2; manela ighter, 8; arson, 12; burglary, 29; e bezzlement, 21; forg- ery, 22 ; larce y, 1,027; bigamy, 5; perjury', 4 ; dru. - and disorderly, 2,861. Only one pris ner was sentenced to, death, and 66 to over three years in the penitentiary. hree were given cor- poral punishine t with imprisonment. Although the n mber of commitments was less in 1885 than in 1884, the cost f maintenancet, was greater, being 129.747.86 - lasef year, against 8127,- i 82.27 in. 1884.1 This s explained by he fact that the aggregate stay of the •risoners in 1884 was 249,519 days, hile in 1885 it was 267,171 days. The -ost per head was actually less in 1885 han in 1884. _ , During theipar escapes were made by 4 prisoners, 6, of whom were reeap- ured. The :following are the jails rom which they escaped: Cornwall,: ; Chatham, 1 ; Hamilton, 1; ;Port rthur, 1; Rat Portage, 2; St. bath- rii 1, recaptured; Stratford, 2, re- aptured ; Sandwich, 1, recapthred ; i.t.. Thomas, 1, recaptured ; Welland, 1, ecaptured in ,five minutes; • Wood - took, 2. Miring the previous year 15 risoners escaped, and only four of hem were recaptured. A Seafo h Boy in Dakota. GRA. D RAPIDS, Lamoure county, ) D -ota; February lat, 1886. 1 o the Editor of ue HURON EXPOSITOR. Dile SIR, have noticed quite fre- uently in the columns of your valuable aper, letters roni different parts of the orthwest, bi t none from here, though here are a gr at many -Canadians here, nd a numbee or, them from - Huron. amoure county is a little north of the entre of the territory, in the James iter Valley. The surface of the multi/ is gently rolling, just enough to ake natural drainage. The soil is a lack sandy loam with. a heavy clay ub-soil. The principal crop raised here s Scotch Fife. wheat; which yields -adn. verasee of 20 bushels to the acre and rades principally No. 1 hard. There s a little Lott Nation and other varieties f soft wheat t high averages 30 bushels' the acre. ats, barley, flax and•rye„ are at honie or this soil. Corn also.does well here, thoi gh it cannot be depended upon every ye r. Potatoes and all ,root crops do well • The leiter of growing potatoes here s :light. The fernier as he is breakieg ip the prairie just drops the cuts along he furrow and Writs the sod on top of t ent. In the fall he turns the sod back add picks up the murphies, which are. nice and clean. Turnips, mangolds and beans are just sowed broad -cast che lbreaking and harrowed over oncetar twice and they - yield well and attain egreet size. ' We thus do away with didlling, thinning and fight- ing weeds. This section of the James River Valley is adapted particularly to general farming and stock raising. The native grasses g ow in great luxuriance and are much more nutritious. than he tame vari ties ; besides, buffalo, Inc joint and olpher prairie grasses cure tanding., and as long as the ground is ot covered with snow, which, is not renerally till the middle of December, attle and sheep need no feeding. To show thedevelopment of Lamoure ofinty,I will state that in 1880 the first ettler moved into the countyeancl the merest railroad station was 50 Miles way. In January 1883, the assessed raluation of perSonal property in the ounty was $1,418,475, and since that ime the county . has increased more in opulation and wealth then ever before. (trend Rapids,'i the county seat, is sit- ated as near the centre of the county as Its:Able, on a level strip of prairie,, fel- lowing the course of the river, and is bounded on . both sides by bluffs which ire very picturesque. From one line of duffs to the other is about three miles. long this level :strip, which we term 'Ole vadley, the James River valley rail - read was built late last fall,which makes things more lively. - In Grand Rapids there *eretwo sMill• warehouses th limited facilities, Wilt last fall, an al- though with limited facilities, heir owners have handled over 80,000 sh- els of wheat. Two large elevatoiare to be built the coming season,and se eral parties are preparing to buil4 rick blocks. The James Rivet abounds wit fish to a great extent. luring the last t ree weeks, they have been crowding ti the air -holes, caused bk springs that are quite humei-ous along the banks, in ueh t quantities that a m n can go there ith a fork, and draw ou a wagon load in half an hour. The mos of the people ar und here have all the fish.they can use b fore spring and Some are salting 'them d t wn for summer' use. Some pickerel ave been thrown out which weighed 22 1 s. The, weather this winterifrom the ime tvinter set in till the first of Janu ry, was really delightful, so pleasart th t a person never felt ' the need of an o er- coat—I-no ram, no slush, and not yen snow,but since Nett Year's the then om- eter has been dowh to 42° below ero several times, and the wind has een piercing to boot, but we have not 11 d a blizzard yet. 1 i 1 The principid ,draw -back to his country is the hail storms, A pe son never feels sure of1is crop till he h s it 1!). in the granary. -om the time h is done seeding till hi grain is in the sck I 3 he it afraid of hal storms, and f om then till he has it hreshed and in the granary he is af Aid of prairie fi -es, which are raging here from the time the grass gets dry enough to burn till a ow falls. We have Organized a Mu nal Hail Insurance Association here, in which we protect *selves against ail ata very slight cost, aful for the pr irie fires vie have to Plow good wide fire breaks. i Thegovernment land is all taken here, but there is some railroad lan yet for sale. I will say in conclusion, if there are any of your many readers thinking of coming th see Dakota do not et disgusted as some as you strike the Red River Valley and see the mud Ind the alkali water they have to drink, but come right ahead and see the fan ous James River Valley where mud and slush are unknown end you can getpure spring water without boring down to China. Thanking You for the space in your valuable paper, I am, yours trily, H. G. ROBITRTSON, 1 Formerly of Seaforth. Assessors' 'Attention. As assessors are thout entering their duties for the year, it is we draw their attention to section fit the Assessment Act, passed last ses ,,by the Ontario Legitlature.- The F chise Act provides that: "Every male pertion upon the las yised assessment roll as a wage -ea who resides at the time of the ele in the local municipality in whie tenders his vote and has resided t continuously since -the completion o last revised. assessment roll of the n cipality, and who has, during the ti months next prior to being so ent derived or earned wages on income some trade, occupatton, calling, odic profession of not lest than $250, sha entitled to vote." And it further prevides that: The fair value of the board or 1 ing received by such person in towns as part of his wageashall be constd or included as part id the $250." • The amount for which the w earner is assessed ig not taxable. name is placed upon the assessment for the sole purpofie of giving . hi vote. The wage-earner is, however quirecl to sign a. cettificate or dec tion in the form heileinafter mentio We with to direet the attentio clerks of municipalities and assess° the duty imposed tipon a municire of .providing the assessor with these tificates. The clause is as follows_ tion 5, sub -section : " The local municipality shall pr the assessor with a Sufficient nunab printed forms of tile affirmation a said, and if the same be not so prot by the municipalitY the assessor procure and provide, himself with . ficient number thereof, and shall b titled to have and, recover the thereof from the municipality." Both the assessor and clerk may der themselves liable to penalties i event of their distegarding this . . ln this connecticm we may point -significant change made last sessi the vote of farmets' sons, now c landholders' sons,' in the Ontario Formerly the right of farmer's so vote was governed iby the amoun which the father Was assessed, a still is so in the Dominion Fran By the Ontario Act kg last session, ever, where the father is assessed as owner or tenant in cities and t for $400, and in villages and town for $200, all the sone who are 21 ye eon, and who have resided with father for the past twelve month entitled to be placed upon the a ment • roll as landholders' sons. expression landholders' son" al eludes in its meanink a step -son, g son or 'son-in-law who may have s sided with the assessed landholder. Six months' temporary absence d the year does not prevent the from being entered.—Globe. pole 1 to e of ion an- re- ner ion he ere the ini- lve ront or I be dg- ips recl ge- His roll re- ara- ed. of to lity cer- sec- ide r of ore- *ded hall suf en- osts ren - the pro- ut a nllin edAt st di ifiscew htloe o wns :hips rs of heirre a sess- The • in- and- • re - ring ame • Perth ;Items. Revival meeting d are being he d in Kirkton Methodist ehurch. —Professor Bulliock has open d training school for horses, at Poole —A curlers' concert is one of the amusements looked forward to in Lis- towel. —Mr. Thos. MeClay has the con ract for building the nevi/ Methodist el urch in Mitchell for $9,587. _ —Mr. F. Ruse, of Exeter, has opened a singing class at Kirkton, which rom- ises to be successful. —Messrs. Kidd & Climie, of List wel, shippechanother ea e load of fine h rses to the Montreal maiket last week. —Mr. James Watt has sold hi. fine Haddo entire colt to Mr. Archibald Gib- son, of Fullerton, for the sum of $21 0, —Knox Presbytetian ehurch in Mit- chell, has adopted the hymns for u the Congregation, instead of the p alms as herefpfore, —Jeweler Davis, 'n Mitchell, son f W. R. Davis, Esq., will present a handetme circular clock to ithe new Meth dist church being built in that town. —A complimentary banquet was ten- dered to Mr. Laitnour, of the 1rand Trunk Railway, by the citizens of trat- ford on Monday evening last eek, prior to his removal to London. Mr. Larmbur was presented with an ad ress and & very fine gold watch and chain and a purse of gold, while Mrs. Larmour was the recipient of a beautiful diamond riegl hdr. John McKee has been appointed master of the county Orange Lodge of Nerth Perth, and Mr. W. D. _Wilson to the same position for South Perth. Patrons of the Listowel creamery reeeived 75 cents per 100 pounds milk, an4 the skim milk returned. The but - tee made having sold for nearly 24 cents per pound in the English market. —Mr. A. L. Argo, of Fee-gus, former- ly and for many years a valued citizen of Stratford, where he wait for several years engaged in the milling business, died on the 6th inst. at the age of 77 ye4rs. T -Rev. Mr. 'Cunningham of the Meth- ochat church, Mitchell, has been suffer- ing from sore throat during the past week, and Mrs. Woodger kindly took hie pulpit and relieved him of his work on Sunday evening la,st. , Aggie Knox, of St. Marys, who is now a student in the College of El cution, Philadelphia, weds one of two la es selected out of a lass of about 20t, to read at a great public gathering in hat city. ' -e-Mr. T. IL Rolls, proprietor of the Grand Central hotel, Listowel, has pur- chesed the Thompson property in rear of his premises, at a cost of $2,200. Mr. Rolls intends'as soon as spring opens, to have largeSheds and stables erected on the property. - Mr. Thosl Babb, a former resident of Mitchell, has returned from Mani- toba, where he has resided for the past few years, and will again engage in the mercantile butiness in Mitchell, in com- pany with hisson-indaw, Mr. Hugh Mc- Intyre of London. grandmother of the Messrs. Davis, proprietors of the Mitchell Advo- cate, died at EL great old age, at her son's residence, county Kilkenny, Ireland, on the 20th of latit month. She has left a host of grand children, great grand. children, and three great great grand children. r --The • Stratford Beacon says: A natural phenomenon was noticed on On- terio street the other day. Three young ladies were drivthg a rather spirited horse, when the animal Was startled and ran away. None of the young ladies screamed or tried to jump out till the horse stopped itself by running into the railing at the Queen's hotel. —The following are the salaries fixed on by the council of St. Marys for the town offieials : Clerk, $350, with free office, fires and light; treasurer, $250; assessor, $150; collector, 8:200; chief constable, $400, with $50 additional for clothing; night constable, $350; so- licitor, $100; fence viewets and pound - keepers, legarfees. —On Tuesday morning last week, while the freight cars were being shunt- ed at the Listowel station, Mr. D. A. Black, baggage -master, who was on the top of the train passing from one car to another, slipped and fell to the ground. He was considerably injured but not dangerously. It was lucky for him that he fell clear of the track.. —The St. Marys Argils says: The silver medal 'Awarded Miss Mary E. Moscrip, at the amateur bat exhibition - beld. in Louden during Christmas week, is a very hanatome one. 'The medal it- self is in the form of it, palette and brushes, inlaid with colored stones to represent the paints, and • bears on the reverse side the inscription " 2nd prize, amateur oil painting, Mary E. Moscrip." AUCTION SALES. On Friday„ February 26th, 1886, at 12 o'clock noon, sharp, at Brncefield, Imported Hefetry Draught and Roadster Horses. JohnRattenberry, Proprietor; James Oke, Ahctioneer.. On Thursday, March 4th, 1885,. at 12 o'clock, on Lot 29, Conceision 4, Morris, near Brussels, Farm Stock. and Imple- ments. Alex. Forsythe, Proprietor. On.Monday, March 1st, at 12 o'clock, noon, on Lot 9, Concession 1, Hay, Lon- don Road, Farm. Stock and Implements, all without reserve. A. Bishop, Auc- tioneer ; Robert Scott, Proprietor. On Tuesday; March 2nd, 1886, at 12 o'clock noon, on Lot 18, Concession L. R. S., Tuckersmith, Valuable Farm Steck and Implements: George Me- Gormigle, Proprietor; P. DeCanillon, Auctioneer. On Friday, Marel 5th, at 12 'O'clock, 11001), on Lot 16, Concession 15, Grey, Farm Stock, linplemente and Hay and Straw., Thos. Shiels, proprietor; Geo. Kirkby, auctioneer. este THE MARKETS. SEAFORTD, Feb. 18, 1886. Pall Wheat per bushel (new) 80 76 to 80 79 Spring Wheat per bushel.... 0 50 to 0 78 Oats per bushel. 1 0 29 to 0 30 Peas per bushel.: 053 to 054 Barley per bushel, 0 50 to 0 65 Butter, No. 1, loose.... .. .... 0 13 to _, 0 14 Butter, tub t 0 13 to 0 14 Eggs 0 16 to 016 Flour, per 100 lbsi . 2 00 to 2 25 Dressed Hogs, per 100 Ms 5 25 to 5 75 Hay per ton t .. .f.. 8 00 to 8 50' Hides per 100 lbs. / 5 00 to 5 -50 Sheepskins each.: ..,„ . .... t, ... 0 50 to 0 85 Wadi' ,.0. 0 17 to 0 20 SaltI (retail) per barrel. — .... 80 to 1 00 Salt (wholesale) per barrel.. .. 0 80 Potatoes per bushel. ... .. .... 0 35 to 0 40 Wood per cord 2 50 to 3 50 I ' CLINTON, Feb. 18,1886. Fall Wheat per bushel(new)..... 80 76 to 80 79 Spring Wheat per bushel.... 0 50 to 0 78 Oats per bushel, . ,. ... .... .... . 0 29 to 0 30 Barley per bushel, ..... .... ..... 0 60 to 0 65 Peas per bushel.. ', ... .... ... . .. 0.53 to 0 54 Butter.' 0 13 to 0 14/ Eggs .. . .... .... 0 16 to 016 Hay per ton 8 00 to 9 00 Potatoes per bushel.... ... 1, .... 0 35 to 0 40 Apples per barrel • 2 00 to 2 00 Wool - . 0-17 to 020 Hides per 100 lbs.. ..... . .. ...... 6 00 to 7 00 Pork., . .. .... . .. ,. .... ... . ... 4 50 to 5 00 CordwOod 2 50 to 3 50 i Dresscd Hogs, per 100 lbs... . 4 75 to 5 25 , i___.,,........_ 'Pieper°, Feb.18.—Fall wheat, 80.80 to 80.81; spring, T.10.75 to 80.81 ; oats, 30e to 37c; peas 67c to 58c; barley, 005 to 98c; hay:perton, 810.00 to 810.00; butter, 14c to 23e; potatoes, per hag, 60e to 70c; eggs, per doz., 200 to 23c; dressed hogs, per 100 lbs., $5.75 to $0.50. • LIVERPOOL, Feb: 17.—Spring wheat, 07s Old ; red winter, 7s Old ; Califortua, No. 1, 06s 10d; California No. 2, Os 08d; oats, es id;1barley, 5s 6d; peas, 6s Oad ; pork, 51s 00d; cheese, 40s Odd. Live Stock Markets. Moarretiae, F81). 16.—There were about 150 butehera' cattle and 25 sheep offered at the East End Abattoir this forenoon, and several lots of good beeves were held at Point St. Charles. The supply of good eattle is about- equal to the de- mand, and prices of this kind are without ma- terial change, though pretty firm ; leanish stock are less plentiful than usual, and prices are higher. •• Choiee animals sell at from 41-e. to 4Ic per lb.: good fat cows and fair conditioned steers 3.3o to 4c, and leanish beasts at 3c to 3fic per 31. Sheep are scarce and rather higher in price, or from Sic to 4M: per Th. Live- hogs are worth about 4te per lb., and dressed hogs from tic to Oile do. HARDWARE, HOUSE FURNISHINGS, STOVES AND TINWARE. Agency Boynton"s IMPROVED HOT AIR FURNACES. Canadian and American Coal Oil of the best Brands always on hand. • A settlement of all overdue accounts and notes, particularly those define back several yeats, is respectfully solicited during this month. MRS. JOHN KIDD, MAIN STREET, - SEAFORTH. 111.2•1•IMMUmmon.limmomi EW SPRING GOODS AT L. SMITH'S, SEAFORTEL We are now prepared to show a few cases of the first arrivals consisting of .Cot- ton Shirtings, Tickings; Oilcloths, Prints, Gin'ghanas, Table Linens, White and:Grey Cottons, Tweeds &c. rhese Go.ods. have been bought right, and are rnarked close :for the trade. Call andl examine. J. L. SMITH, $EAF6RTH,_ Staple and Fancy Dry Goods, One Door South of Mrs J. Kield's Hardware. • • Births. BIJRGESS.—In Binevale, on the 15th inst., the wife of Mr. John H. Burgess .of a daughter. THOMPSON.—In Bluevale, on the 4th inst., the wife of Mr. Jas. Thompson of a daughter. . STEWART.—In Bluevale, on the 4th inst., the wife of Mr. Thos. Stewart of a daughter. McDONALD.—In Grey, on the 7th inst., the wife of Mr. McDonald of a son. ROSS.—In Brussels, on the 5th inst., the ; nwife of Mr. David Ross, jr„ of a son. BUTTS.—On the 2nd concession Tuckersmith, on the 2nd inst., the wife of concession -, John Butts of a son. Marriagbs. WARWICK—MELVILLE.— At the residenee of the bride's father, on the 16th inst., by Rev. Mr. Ramsay, of Londesboro, Mr. Wm : Warwick to Elizabeth Lurie only daughter of Lawrence Esq., a:11 of :Hallett. SNELL—TAMBLYN.—At the residence of the beidels father, on the 3rd inst., by Rev. J. Hough, Mr. James Snell to Miss Elizabeth Fennel, Tambly», Hulled. McMICHAEL—HOUGH.—At the Methodist par- sonage, Londesboro, on the 10th inst. by the bride's father; Mr. Jas. A. MeMichliel, • M. D.J., of Quincey, -Michigan, to Minnie, eld- est daughter of Rev. J Hongh. FARROW—YOUNG.—At St. Stephen's eburch, Conner on the 10th Met., by Rev. Mr. Moor house Mr. John M. Farrow, Railway Mail Clerk, London, Huron and Bruce, to Rate, eldest daughter of James Young, Esq., of Gerrie. FOWLERCALDER.—In Galt, on the IOffrinst., by Rev. J. A. R. Diekson B. D, Mr. Wm. 0, Fowler, of Oakland county, Manitoba, to Miss Rate Calder, of the township of Grey, Huron county, Ontario. BALL—MUIR.e-At the Methodist parsonage, Fresno City, California, on the 26th ult., by Rev. Mr. Goodell, Mr. Thos. Ball, of Fresno, to Miss Jennie Muir, third daughter of the late Andrew Muir, of Brussels. HOBEIRE—STURGEON.—At the hoine a the bride, on the 17th -inst., by Rev. W. Tor- rance. Mil. Walter Hohlark, of Hibbert, to Miss Mary Agnes Sturgeon, of Hay. Deaths.- ANDEBSON.—In Seaforth, at the residenve of her daughter, on the 14th inst., Margaret Maitland, relict of the late Gilbert Anderson, of Stanley, aged 8:3 years. GRAY.—In Morris, on the 8th' hist, Thos. Gray, aged 64 years. WEBSTEI.—In Brussels, on the 5th hist, Alex- ander Webster, aged 41 yeats.' - ROSS.—In Brussels, on the 9th inst,, David Golden,- infant son - of Mr. David Ross, jr.; aged three days. WALKERt—In Stanley, on the -43th inst., Eliza- beth, relict of the late Duncan Walker, aged 56 years. FRIENDSHIP.—In Clinton, on the 7th inst., Susannah, wife of Mr. T. Friendship, aged 36 years and 6 months. OLEW.—In Hid -lett, on the 10th hist., Mrs. Mary Glew, aged 05 years. GUTHRIF..--On Paris Plains, on the 5th inst., Margaret Guthrie, wife of Mr. James 133aek, aged 29 years, 0 months and 2 days. WARD In Georgetown, on the lith inst., Geo. C. Ward, aged 01 years. - CANN.—In Usborneion the 1Gth inst., the in- fant son of Hz. Thos. Cann, aged 3 months and 12 days. • Local Notices. NOTICE.—Dr. MacKid has removed to Fear's Drug Store, where he can be found night and day. 94.7 MONEY LthlT, —Lost OD Tuesday night, January 2Gth, either in Cardno's Hall or be- tween the hall and Cliffs Pmnp Factory, a sum of money in live dollar bills. The finder will be liberally rewarded on leaving the same at Tar. EXPOnITOR Ottite, &MOTO. 946 GIRL WANTEIL—Wanted, immediate- ly, a, good Servant GirL , Apply to Mas. Da% le Joessoe, Seaforth. 948 • LENT, LENT. —A car load of No. 1 Herrings imipeeted, head off, to arrive in a few days at C;leitLieeWeelil ts•:. BRoWNELL'S. Can for Prices, 134 NEW BOOT AND SHOE STOPLE. —The undersigned has (aliened a shop for the manufac- ture of Boots and Shoes, one door south of Me- Intyre.'s Old Stand. When he will be glad to see the old customers, and as many new ones as wili favor him with a call. Repairing, done as USW. D. MeLetvrte. 948 IMPORTANT NOTICES. -ESTRAY EWE.LCatne into the premises of Ila the undersigned, Lot 18, Concession 4, L. It. S., Tuckersmith,' in November last, a two year old ewe. The owner can have the same on prey- ing property and »aying charges. GEORGE Ma- G4/4111E. 949-4 CllEESR FACTORY FOR SALE.—The entire plant of the Beaver Cheese Factory, lo- tated on Lot 31, Concession 11., East W-awanosh, is offered for sale in whole or in part. Tendems for the same will bd received by the undersi,gned up to Monday, Mardh 8th, 1886. If not sold ill this way the whole will be offered at Public Auction, on the premises, on that day. Apply personally or by letter to THOMAS AGNEW, or DUNCAN MeRELLAR, Whigham. East Wawanosh, February 11, 1886. 948,3 FARM FOR SALE IN THE TOWNSHIP or TUCKERSMITII—For sale in the township of Tnekersinith, County of Huron, being; Lot 314 Concession 2, L. It. S., containing 100- acres, 90 acres cleared; the remainder in bush. The farm is well fenced, with a good orchard, a good one and a -half story brick house with a slate roof, two frame barns and shed, and good wells. The farm is of first-class soil. It is two miles frorn Brueefield station, six from Clinton and six from Seaforth,a,goOd gnivel road leading to each place. Apply on the premises to JAS. WALEER, or DAVID WALKE.:R, Mill Road, or to Bruce._ field P. 0. 949tf IN GREY:: FOR SALE.—For side, the .1! South Half of Lot 1, Concession -12, 'town- ship of Grey, containing 60 acres, of which 40 are cleared and pretty free from :stinnps, and the balance well timbered:. There is at good frame barn, 56s30 with -stables underneath; a „good frame house 32x22 With a :cellarthe •whole -size,also two good wells 1•and an orchard: containing 50 trees. There are :five -acres of fan wheat and five acres plowed ,ataii ready for spring. crop. it - is one mile south of ;Brussels, on the Mein Road leading from Brussels to Seaforth. It will be sold cheap, one apiarter the .1.)u-reliase money cull and the balance to suit purchaser. Apply to ALEX. DALGETTY, Brussels . P. 0., or A. RAYMANN, Cranbreek. 949-4 ANNUAL MEETING. The Annual General Meeting of The Sea - forth Recreation Grounds Society," will be held in Reid Sr It Store, ON MONDAY, MAWR lst, at 10;30 a_ in., idx the purpose of appointing Officers and Directors and the transaction of other business. ALEX. W1tSON, T. T.COLE,rMpdent., liecretary.1 Ies 949-2 Walton Cheese Factory. The routes for drawing the milk for the com- ing season for the Walton Union Cheese Factory, will be let by poi)]* eompetition at • Beirnes' Hall, Walton, on M9NDAY, MARCH' 1st, at 1 o'eloek p. ne The ason's whey will also be sold at the seine time and -place. R. a FER- GUSON Secretary; JAS. :MILLIE, President. q4-9,2 SEEDS. If You want aelerited Carden Seeds, ehoiee Mower Seeds or any hied of Fait] Seeds, you will be well pleased with 308i- crops if anu -bend your orders to ROT, EVANS & Co., Seed Merchants and Growers, iLAMILT9N, ONT. P. al..- nd yonr address for their if you wt',.ed-. :etalogue 949-4 — M A E. ,-;'1•1'.GE LICENSES ISSUED ,ta THE n'BRON EXPOSITOR OFFICE, aAFORTH, ONTARIO [PAO WITNE,Se% ReOUIRED