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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1887-01-07, Page 404, 4 NEW ADVERTISEMIWTS. 1 , . Air The fig4re between the palrenthtsis afte each line denotes the page of the aper n whieh he advertisement trip be found. i Seasons Come—E. MnFaul. (8) 1 Cheap Sale— °Oman & Co. (I) ! Durharns for ale—A. Elcoat. (6) i Executorse—H. Hale. (5) 1 Berkshire Pig for Setvice—John Willis. K5 'Cheese Factory Meeting—J. Murray. (5) Notice—Charlesworth & Brownell. (6) Montreal House—Duncan & Duncan. (5 Annual Meeting—J. S. Muldrew. (6) A Good Chance—T. Nixon. (5) . For Sale or to Rent—T. Nixon. (5) Mechanics' Institute—Wm. Moore. (5) Card of Thanks—Alex. Murdie. (5) • Cheap Stoves—A. Welch. (6) Strayed—John McGregor. (5) I Cedar Posts for Sale—D. Urquhart. (8) Milch Cow for Sale—D. McKenzie{ (5) Grand Opening—M. R. Counter. (5) Holiday Goods—Frank Metcalf. (6) Saw Logs Wanted—Robert Bell, Jr. (8) Rooms to Rent—George Good. (8) P,ott txposi oiL SE.AFORTH, FRIDAY, Jan. , 1886. I Anothor Election._ I The DoMittion, Parliament has been dissolved and the writs have been, issued for a new election. Nominatioh Ls fixed for Tuesday, the th of Februkr, , and the elections will be held on the follow- ing Tuesday, February 15. The lectors of Ontario will still have their hands in amt we hope they will give as geed an account of themselves as they did onthe 28th of December. , Politics in England. • During the past_two months Canadial people havebeenSo deeply engroesecl in their own peliticel affairs that they have pretty much lost sight of the doings le the political workl. across the Atlantic. The Tory Govern ent which came into • after the J ly elections, ander the leadership of thei Marquis of Salisbury and. Lord Randolph Churchill, ire not having nm ery. sr sailing. Though out et office, !Mr. Gladstone .was notlout of power. He, '' immediately renewed on a I larger scale, the campaign for 1 Home Rule—appealed directly to the new electorate, iwhich he believes must be in accord with so democratic a principle as Home Rule, when its members' really understand 1what Home Rule Means. The. publication of the pamphlet on "The Irish Question" struck the key- note of this new campaign, viaged ever since by pamphlets,' speeches, and. ap- peals of every kind to the intelligeece of the English people. Mr. Parnell's land bill, introduced early in September, for the relief of Irish tenants, met eviith the defeat which was anticipated from the beginning, the Government meanwhilet endeavoring to hold the Irish q estion in abeyance by an attitude concii iatory but indecisive. Since the prorogation of Parliament, the last week in Septette - ben matters were practically he gala quo antil the inauguration of the plan of campaign deeised by Mr. Dillon, under which tenants are ;paying into the hands of third parties such rents as he their_ judgment are fair. This scheme, which has proved very popular, has becin met by the Conservative Ministry by coercion in the form of a declaration that the scheme itself is illegal, and by the arrest' of Mr. Dillon and other Irish lea,ders. 1 If the Iris -h question has divided the Liberal party, there are many indication's tt.hat elements of division exist tti the Conservative party. The present spurt , in the direction of coercion has evidently not been made without protest inside the ministerial ranks. The old-fashioned Tories, represented by Lord Salisbury, believe in no ether remedy. The Tory Democrats, as they have sometimes been called„ led by Lord Randolph Cherchill, evidently beam liatle faith in coercion, and are anxious to swim with the tide of democratic opinion in England. r When Lord Churchill went into office, he an- nounced a policy of retrenchment in the expenditures of the dcivernment, and. proposed a thorough iuvestigatioe of the various departments of the civil service. He has been unable to keep his premises. In the present condition of -Pings 9n the Continent Ithe Ministry hav4 felt obliged to increase their estimates in- stead of lessening'them,. and. 'Lord Lord Churchill has made this the occasion of a somewhat dramatic surprise., and has resigned from the Cabinet. It is prob- able, however, that the real causelof the resignation is his serious differentia with the Premier on the, question of overn- ing Ireland. Lord Churchill's place in the overn- ment is to be filled by Mr. Goschea, who is, prefessedly at: least, a Liberal, bat who on. all important question, has for years been more in sympathy -with the Tory party.; He is described as an able administrator and a good debater, and while he will add steadiness rather than strength to the Cabinet, he will not sup- ply that da4h and courage for which his predecessor. was .so noted, and which makes him sio popular with the people. The accession of Mr. Goschen 'to the Cabinet will, no , doubt, secure or the Government more firmly the support of 1 the 'anti -Home Rule Liberals; but, on the other hand, should Lord Churchill and the more liberal wing, of the Tory party joie. the Home Rule Liberals, as there is every prospect at present, it might go ill witb the Tories even yet. The er'a of , sadden politieal changes in England. has evidently not yet dosed. , 1 1 • 'LITE Canada Presbyterian, in an ar- ticle on the recent Provincial elections, makes the ifollowing cutting remarks concerning the course of those clergy- ! men who assisted in the outcry against the Scripture Selections authorized by the Educational Department for use in the Public Schools. They are directly to the pointeand although imild, hit hard. It says: We have no degire to see the Presbyterians of this Wintry on one side in politics: We quite agree with a statement Made by Mr. Macclonnell, at the last meeting of the Tleronto Presby- tery, to theleffect that it is better for the country, and as well fcir' the Church, that Presbyterians -should not be of one political faith. But .we hope we shall Inever see the day. whed Presbyterians will ask any Goverament, Tory in- Lib- eral, to do at certain thing, express grat- titude because it is done, and then try to hurl the 60;Ternment rom power, for doing what! they were asked by the Church to do. That is ot fair political warfare. Our readers ale ch.aracterize _ . 1 it for ttrthemselves. 1 I ..i.............4. ' 1 The Temkerance Reformers of outh auron. Our esteemed neighbor; the Exeter Times, whicp , by the way, 'ha.recently shown grati ying signs of , renewed life and vigor, i's, very angry with the Tem- perance Refinaners of South Huron, be- cause they refused to supped Mr. James Swinerton simply . because he pro fessed to -be a Temperance man, and like most angry people say t some ' very foolish things. It says : _ 1 "The Temperance men of South lluron, who voted for, and carried the Scott Act in 1881, defeated Mr. James Swinerton. who is a thorough temper- ance man, in the late contest. Can it be, that 'those 'once temperance men have become disgusted wit e the Act and have given their vote with a desire that the Act shall be repea'ed, or is it that they cast temperance aside when party demanded their attention? ViT,e persume it is the latter." . • Had Mr. Swinerton come out entirely _. independent of politics nd—political parties and pledged himse f to eupport which ever party in the II use would do best for the temperance cause, there would be some sense in asking fler him the support of Temperance Reformers and reproaching them for withholding 'that support; But, instead of 'coming befere the electors in this ilvay, he came out as the acknowledged and accredited candidate of the Oonservative party. He said, or at least his a vocates and agents said for him, that the Govern- ment of Mr. Mowat was corrupt and extravagant, and -wasteful ?f the people's money, and was conSequently unworthy of the renewed confidence 01f the elector- ate. And, moreover, he eaid that by pandering to Roman Cath.olle influences the Government had placed Protestant- ism in this, Province iti Idanger. Re- , formers believe and knew that these several charges are false and foundation - less, and , consequently they could ; I not vote for Mr. Swinetton, who pro- fessed to .believe them1 true, with- out stultifying themselves and voting a lie. More than this, had' Mr. Swiner- ton been elected he would vote to turn Mr. Mowat and his Government from power, and thtut 'puni h them for doing what Reformers : beli ved11to be in the best interests of the roviece;—in fact, for doing just as t ey demand they should do. Besides t is Mr. Swinerton 1 was the exponent of pertain principles which are repugnant th ;Refoimers, and which, if put , in pra Mae, they believe would be ptejudicial to I.e peace and well-being of the Pro inc r By voting for Mr: Swinerton, th ref ee, Reforniere would have endorsed, the principles, and would have given thei I!assent to the various false charges prefer ed against the Government by their opp nents, and it I is because they refused o do this the Times impudently- charg them with inconsistency, and a viola on of princi- ple._ Had Mr. Swinert n been elected I by the votes of Reform e perance men, - • .his success would have e n claimed as a Conservative, and not s temperance, victory, and we are istaken if the Times would not have been one of the first to laugh at those innocPnt Reform- ers who had been so nicely entrapped, and would have shouted itself 'hoarse over the feet of "South Huron being won for Meredith and redeemed from Gritism." Portunately, the, good sense of the Reform temperance men of Smith Huron has saved them from now occu- pying any such humiliating, position as this. The Times also -affects great alarm lest the defeat of Mr. Swinerton will re - suit injuriously to the .enforcement of the Scott Act, and show that a majority 1 • of the people are in favor of its repeal. It says: I "The defeat of Mr. Swinerton implies more than a victory for the Reform party e it means a victory for those who are opposed to the Scott Act. The en- forcement of the Act is in the hands .of the MOwat Government, and it is unne- cessary to say that their officials have been very derelict in their 'duty, yet the majority of the electors ,have said by their votes that they a.ppro,ve of the way in which they have neglected their duty. Mn.' Swinerton was in the field as a tem- perance candidate, and is a temperance man,,ncit Merely in name, but in reatity and in principle, and that the resat of the election will have the effect as stated above cannot be gainsaid." ' We are glad to 'he able to comfort our !nervous contempigary with the assur- ance that its feats are groundless, and for these reasons: First—The enforcement or nen-in- foreement of the Scott Act was, in DO sense, an issde in the contest, and neither Mr. Swinerton nor his spokesmen ever .TH publicly ttempted to make such an issue. Oi the contrary, they advocated Swin rton's claims on every public platform, ot as a. champion of the Scott Act, but s an, opponent of the Mowat Governme it. Ience, this being the case, it is triposIble that either his de- feat or hi success could have • any in - 1 . flumes, ii jurious or otherwise, upon the future pr spects of temperance or the Scott Act I Second It is untrue that the On- tario Gov rnment or their officials have been dere ict in their attempts to enforce +e Scott Act. , The Government have no powe to alter, amend, or improve the Act; that power rests with the Do- minion Parliament and Government. All that the Ontario Government can do is to furnish as -efficient machinery as the law -will permit. This they have done, as the Times very well knows. They hay appointed all the necessary officials, nd they furnish one-third the cost of ei forcing the lam . What more would th Times have the Government do? At; o the officials, they are, all in this COUDI y, honest, ho orable, zealous men, who faithfully try t do their duty. Tlhe fact f the law not eing better en- forced, tit ref ore,1 is due ot to the On- tario Gov rnment and th ir officials, but tothe P4 minion, Cover ment who re- fuse to give the necessa, y amendments to the law, and to the ounty Council • who refuse to vote the I , rirney r quirech 4114r. friend an supporter, of G,overnm nt, who refuse amendme ts, and he is a supporter of Dr. Rollins Reeve an Deputy Reeve persi▪ stent y vote and us in the Co nty Council a 1 laden in id of the Scot tlfus be s n. that Mrs S warm frie id and support I two legis ative bodies elf use to iddin. enforein I and is a iolent oppone I on]e that as everi done a hi its enforcement, and 1 has the "cheek "i to clai 1 he was defeated,. that declaratioe in favor of 1 against the enforcement Third—it is net true erton was in the ,field a candidate. He had nev sition as . a rep resentat. man a indeed, it has 'bee his own mouth, that he total abstainer, and his aetions, as we shall. subeequendy show, do not accord* with the ilrofessions of, is friend and chatepion, and the only representative temperance organization in the riding refused by a vote of two o one to adopt hiailas th 'ix candidate, r even recom- mend himj as a temper ce eandidate. He ivas The chosen and ccredited can dictate of the Conservati e party, and if that party could have go any other per- son to rue they would no have selected MniSwinerton. .,They o ered the peel- tionl to fiVe others, all anti -Scott Act andl anti -temperance m n, and it was I only, ash it they all refus d to step upon the' poli ical slaughter lock, that they •1 .1 bethoug t themselves of Mr. Swinerton , auct his professed temperence principles; and to slidw Min Swill r n's great per- son 1 concern for tem dance and the Sco t Act, he forrped oz of a deputa- tiir whowaited, on Mr. Ratz, a Re- tort en and an anti-Sco t Act man,'to ask him to come out as a candidate in 1 the Conservative, intere t. This state- ment,. whieh will , not be denied, shows probably more clearly than anything else the farcical n1Iature f Mr. Swiner- ; I . to s pretentions to bei g a candidate . solely in the interests f temperance. We Think l we have now aid enough to convince even' the Times that Mr. Swin- erton deeerved 'po su port on the grounds of temporsatee, ither from Re- fOemers dr Conservativ s, and that in urging an such content on the Times is 'only displeying its own hypocrisy and tbie inconeistencyt and in uin.cerity 4 its • 'protege. I 'MR. W I. IIGWLAND was re-elected 1 I I 1 Mayor of ' Toronto on Monday by a 1 majority 'of over, two thousand. His olTonent ras Mr. David Blain, a gentle- man wham Mr. Cam ron has given peominenee to as &I timb r -limit grabber, ! but who, otherwise is sa d to be a very respectable man clad a g od citizen. It 1 1 is worthy of remark als that Toronto I has this y ar a council ith a majority of Reforn ere in it, an vent -never be- fore kno h in the histo y of the city. The mer berg are 21 I eformers and 1 15 Conse Vativesi Thir een of the Re- _ , formers rid one of th Conservatives 1 1 have been electe1d as sledged temper- ance rep esentatIves. f therefore, the a.fiairs of he Queen city are not handled I properly his year it wil be something strange. I 11T is ot often. Ste re able to agree with the oronto, Mail, hut we cordially endorse e ery word of tie following, as we know that the res It in Toronto is duplicate in every otl er municipality in the P ince.1 'The Mail says: The . ov vote of'he women in the mayoralty -election, hough it evide tly pained Mr. Howland' opponents, is an argument in favor off male suffrage. It is true that • the place f the woman i at home, and ; dirt the path of politi s is in some re- speets too rough for her to tread. But when a m ral question a ises she is to be found on the right sid and it is only 1 1 II balance of .the winerton is a the Dominion to make these so a friend and nd Mr. Bissett, of Exeter, who their, influence ainst any legis - Act. It will 'nerton is the r of the only ho stubbornly. the Scott Act, t of the only ything to aid till the Times that because is defeat is a he repeal. and f the Act. hat Mr. Swin- e, temperance r taken his po- ve temperance proven out of is not , even a • . • E HURON EXPOSITOR. propose seeing that she too _has an inter- est it. the community, that her voice should be heard. Rev. Heber Newton, in a recent sermon, said "woman is in- evitably destined ere long to receive the franchise through 'successive stages," and he argued that She should receive it at an early period, provided she showed an inclination to exercise it. It is ap parent, from Monday's vote, that the women, of Toronto at least, appreciate their duties as voters, and it is this ap- precietion that will hasten the day when in lar ger concerns the better half of the count- unity will be allowed to speak. News of -the -Week. OCAUST IN MADRAS. —The fire in ity park' at Madras, India, on , caused the deaths of 300 people, all natives. TH OF AN IRISH STATESMAN.—Ber- Kelly, member of Parliament for Donegal, died suddenly while g his constituents. ITT MARRIED. — Michael Devitt arried to -Miss Mamie Yore in nd, California, on Thursday morn- ecember 30th. ORANGE CROP. —The orange crop isiana is less thanone-tenth ofthe e crop. There will be none for eat north. R FOR THE MORMONS.—A car - of hops twenty-five thousand s, arrived at Salt Lake, Utah, ermany, one day recently. They be used in making German beer. LD OF GOLD.—The returns from ia, Australia'show that the yield d in that colony during the past as 130,000 ounces under that of erruemer.—:The county judges of rought-stricken district in New tate report an aggregate of 17,- rsons in actual need of food and g. They will publish, an appeal Legislature. .. NCB AND THE- OTHER POWERS. — ent Grevy held his customary Year's reception at his residence is. In reply to an address from the nuncio, he said that France was ce with the other powers. YEAR'S WEATHER IN NEW YORK. Streets of New York were ankle ith slush and mud on New Year's d calling was more limited than neryears. The weather was raw eer less. YEAR'S ANNIVERSARY RECEPTION. eror William on Saturday cele - the 80th anniversary of his en - into the Prussian army by receiv- his commanding generals, headed vim Prinee Frederick William. time G PSALM SERVIC.E.—The re- ersion of the Psalms, pointed tor ng, is about to be introdeced Baptists, Congregational, Metho- d Presbyterian congregations in d. Several psalms are used at rvice. ING OFF THE FnmeoH.-Madagascar rrowed $3,000,000. Of this sum ,000 is to be devoted to pawing off ench indemnity. The balance will ended on the native army. The will evacuate Tamatave in Jan - L ACCIDENT.—A sled containing ure party of taienty young people ruck by a train while crossing the near Fort Wayne, Indiana„ on ay evening, two girls being in - killed and seven others badly MATED.—John Coakley, of Ash- lichigan, after freely celebrating v. Year, on Friday, fell into the his cabin during the night, the aces left 9f him on Saturday g being his ekull and the buttons clothes. E EsilATES :OFFERED.—The Mar - f Londonderry, Lord Lieutenant nd, offers th sell his Irish estates tenants. The terms of sale are ntioned. Lord Templemore has pTpir0 ti 'JgQUAIL IN ascar, making the present number nts, and all the churches are to sell his estate in Donegal at 20 purchase on a basis of the present t fourteen years 700 Protestant ESTANTISM MADAGASCAR.—In have been built in the island of There are 8,00 Protestant corn- • THIRTY DAYS.— C. Mann, of 'Minneapolis, last ay night completed the task of 30 quails in 30 days, at the rate Quail daily, which project was aken by Mann on a wager of Only three other successful ts of the kind are recorded. AT SNoW STORM IN GERMANY.— emoval of the snow which fell in storm in -parts revealed an ape loss of life. Many travellers vertaleen by the storm. - Fifty have been found in Saxony, 30 in gia and 40 in Southern Germany. timated that the total loss of life nearly 200. Aril DESECRATION.—Loud corn - are being made at New West - r, B. C., that large gangs of e are kept employed ballasting on naclian Pacific Railway on Sun - It is Pointed out that the track n danger, and that the work that g done is not necessary for the ion of the railway. The British bian says:—"Does the Company here is no Sunday law in British bia, or that the moral sentiment royal city may be with impunity defiance? REME SUFFERING AMONG CATTLE. Monday morning was the cold- rning of the winter in Chicago. 'clock 'the thermometer register - below zero. The suffering of the ock on the way to this market eve been very great. The plat - were covered with dead cattle gs, that perished from cold and ion on their way to market, when ains arrived. The Texas cattle d the most, many of them not any water or food from the time r shipment. 1THER NOTE. — At St. Paul, sota, on January 1st, the thermo- marked twenty-four degrees to low zero. Throughout the State ercury ranged from 25 ° to 35 0 A despatch from Michigan ndiana, says the storm of Satur- nd Sunday was the worst and amaging to railways 4h. that for five years. There is over et of snow on a level. Three ound passenger trains became in drifts five miles east, and it d nearly all day with five loco- s to bring them to the city. Huron Notes. —Mayor Frazer, of Petrolia, son of the slate Thos. Frazer, of Stanley, has been elected by acclamation for the third time. —Mr. Gibson, of East Huron, Mr. Baxter, Haldimand, and MrJ Bishop, of South Huron, are the three oldest mem- bers of the late Parliament, and all will be there again. The first two named have been members since Confederation. —Mr. J. W. Shaw, prineipal of the Blyth public school, was preliented with a handsome .photograph album by his pupils on the closing day of school. He is an excellent teacher, and is popular alike with parents and pupils. —A boy, who has recently arrived from the Old Country and is stopping at the North End hotel, Exeter, had the misfortune to fall at the skating' rink, on Christmas night, and break his leg. The broken limb was immediately, at- tended to, and is doing as well as could be expected. , —The township of Morris has received the sum of $5,382 from the 'Ontario Gov- ernment on account of the Land Im- provement Fund, and have deposited the same in the Bank of Hamilton at Wing - ham. This sum of money will place Morris on a more substantial feeting than ever. —A couple of tramps spent a night in the lock-up, at Clinton, on Monday. , One of them ,'rather an intelligent fellow, professed to have been brought up to the dry goods business in Bradford, Eng., and came to this country in the spring, but not being able to get work, had gradually drifted downward, until lie reached his present levet! —The Sabbath School of Knox Church, Goderich, being in 'need of an addition to its library, made a request to the :congregation for contributions of one or more volumes from each family. The response was most generous, about 175 volumes being handed in last Sun- day afternoon. —We are pleased to state that the three Exeter young ladies'Misses A. -Gregory, B. McCallum andIM. Croley, who have been attending the Toronto Normal School during the past term, passed very creditably for second class certificates. We believe they will re- sume . teaching in the Exeter Public I Sc—hool. on Wednesday evening, of last -week, Mrs. Robert Elgie, of Tucker - smith, had the misfortune to break her arm. She and her husband had been visiting at Mr. A. Elcoat's, and when going out of the door to get into the cutter to return home, she slipped on the doorstep and fell, breaking her arm at the wrist. - 1 —Last Sunday afternoon the pupils of Victoria St. Methodist Sunday School, Goderich„ at the close of the lessons for the day, presented their superintendent, Mr. Richard Parker, with sii very fine sliver watch and an address, as a mark of their appreciation of his labors among them. —The Mammoth steer "General Pick- ard," under the care of Mnel Geo. Hill, of Exeter, is daily improving, and ere next summer will be in good shape and able to resume the circus business. Geo. takes great pains with the animal, and believes, had it been placed under, the care of any one else it would have died, for its condition was poor. indeed. — Last Thursday while Alex. Inglis was working at the burr cylinder in Inglis & Armstrong's woolen mill, in Wingham, his right arm was caught in the machinery and several of the fingers were badly lacerated. Mr. Inglis will in consequence be compelled to lay off work for several weeks. ; —On the evening of the lAth inst., a Grange' social will be held' in Fulton's school houee, 15th concession of Grey. After tea addresses will be given by Rev. D. B. McRae, Mr. Currie, of Wingham, Geo. Hood, Sunshine, Thom Strachan, B. Gerry and W. H. Kerr. Music will be supplied by Win. Spence and daugh- ter and others. Tea will be served at 7 p. m. — The schedule of convictiong returned by the Clerk of the Peace for the quarter ending Dec. 14th, shows 57 cases. Five of these are Scott Act prosecutions in East Huron, in two of which $50 fine was imposed, but is not yet collected. With the exception of two prosecutions for illicit distilling, the remaining cases are for such offences atiassault,vagrancy, abusive language, drunk and disorderly, etc. Goderich contributes the largest number of cases, ----11. I —The Union Sunday schoel in Ander- son's school house, Morris, was closed for the winter last Sunday afternoon, to be re -opened on the first ,Sunday in April. Short addresses were given by the Superintendent, and Mesisrs. Mason, Harris and Anderson. Dhncan Mc- Lauchlin was re-elected Superintendent, and all the other officers hold their re- spective positions. The treasury con- tains a surplus of $9 toward next year's work. The school has been very suc- cessfully managed. —One day last week a wedding party from Hallett drove into Clinton,. and after the customary "drive around" and supper, they all started for home. Just when they got outside of the cor- poration several of the young men start- ed racing, andlwhile trying tb pass one of the cutters tran too close to the edge of the ditch, and was overturned, the occupants—a young lady and gentleman —being thrown into about three feet of ice cold water. ,They were literally like. "drowned rats" when they reached terra firma, and sorrowfully inade their way homeward. —A large party of Mr. Coutts" sing- ing class, on the 4th concessien of Grey, paid a visit to the class le Moleswarth, last Thursday evening, when a very pleasant time was spent. The united clase, of over sixty voices, sang a . num- ber of choruses, anthems, &c.; and the 4th concession class sang d number of solos, quartettes, and glees and the sing- ing altogether was said to be the best ever given in Molesworth. Miss Arm- strong presided at the organ and did her part well. The 4th concession class has done a very sensible thing ii retaining the services of Mr. Coutts as teacher for a second winter, as a result they are now attaining a high state of proficiency in that grandest, most pleasant and, use- ful of all accomplishments, viz, good singing. —The Goderich Star of last week says:, The death of Mr. Stephen Yates, License Inspector for West Huron, al- though for some weeks considered liable at any moment, was heard with great re gret by all classes of our citizen, an will be as deeply mourned wherever h was known elsewhere. His hasI Ion been a familiar face to the people of thin county, in other ways than as License .s !Inspector for the West Riding; and to this earnest and unselfish labors in the I iearly. days of Methodism here that de- nomination owes much of its prosperity. His death was due direetly to congestion of theteidneys, induced by his weakened condition, owing to the operation he .underwent . Hiseon ' Mr. James Yates, was in constant atthndance upon him for some time, and brought -home the re- mains :from New York on Saturday. afternobn. The funeral was held on Monday, Revs Mr. Turk conducting the religiousservices and Maitland Lodge No. 33, A. F. and A. M., of which Mr. Yates was an old and esteerned member, performing the last rites of the Order. We need scarcely say the funeral was very largely attended. —Says the Exeter Times : It is our sad and painful duty to be called upon to record the death of William Henry Gill, of Red Bay, North Bruce, former- ly of Stephen, which occurred at the residence of his brother-in-law, Mr. Wm. Balkwill, of Exeter, on the evening of Monday last. Mr. Gill and wife had come to Exeter to spend the 'festive season, and after visiting at Mr. Follick's for some time had repaired to the resi- dence of Wm. Balkwill, where he arriv- ed apparently in good health. Early on Saturday evening he came from a room staggering, and Mr. Balkwill, thinking he was "playing off," caught him and stood him erect. It was no delasion; he became unconscious and never, spoke after, dying as above stated. The death was certainly sudden, and unexpected, not a sign of anything of the kind being visible; and it being the only attack he has ever had renders it at once apparent that the stroke must have been a severe one. He had attained the age of 51 years; was a brotherto John and Ed- ward Gill, of Exeter, and Joseph Gill of Hay. It is needless for us to say that he was respected by all who knew him. —The programme prepared by the Exeeutive Committee of the County Sabbath School Association, is an I ex- ceedingly attractive one. The annual Convention will be held at Blyth, on' the second Tuesday and Wednesday in Feb- ruary next. Among the topics to be 'dis- cussed are the following: How shall we lead the scholars into church member- ship? flow shall we secure the deepest spiritual interest in our work? How shah we train the children in temperance principles? The spirit in Which Sabbath school 'work should* be pursued. Home work and parents' responsibility. Sun- day school music, its place and import- ance. Primary and intermediate class instruction. Blackboard work. Araong the speakers expected are Rev. Mr. Simpson, Brucefield • Rev. W. F. Camp- bell, Dungannon; Rev. Mr. Charlton, Gerrie • Mr. John Buchanan, Wing - ham; key. J. Ross, Brussels Rev: A. Stewart, Clinton; Rev. Mr. ifusgreve, Winthrop; Dr. Williams, Clinton; Rev. Mr. Howell and Wm. M. Gray, 8ea- forth, and others. A good. time is con- fidently expected. The County Council. The County Council of Huron will be composed of the following Reeves and Deputies for the year 1887 : REEVE. DEPUTY. Seaforth D. D. Wilson Tuckersmith David Walker Usborne T M. Kay •Excter! Dr. Rollins Stephen V Ratz Hay S Ra.nnie J. C. Kalbfleisch Stanley. John Torrence A; M. Campbell Bayfield .John Pollock Goderich T'p.... John Cox Jos. Whiteley Clinton . A. McMurchie A. H. Manntng Hullett... ...... J. McMillan J. Britton ! Goderich Town -F. W. JohnstonM. G. Cameron f McMurchie Ashfield J [Griffin 1 Colborne J Beck J. Gledhill West Wawanosh.C. Girvin J. Durnion . East Wawanost..T. II. Taylor F. Anderson, Blyth ..........P. Kelly . Morris. . Win. Wray Chas. Howe W ingham W. Scott! It. Mandoo Turnberry WmMePherson Geo. Thompson Wroxeter T B. Sanders A. Strong 1 IX McIntosh To be elected W. G. Bissett j H. Eilber ( C. Eilber B. S. Cook Howick .John Kane j ( C. Wilson , Grey. Wm. Milne j W. Oliver E. Bryans Brussels W HMcCracknn McKillop Jas. Hays To be elected Municipal Elections. The following election red to elsewhere: GODERICIL —Mayor, Reeve, Fred. W. Joh Reeve, M. G. Cameron. Hugh Dunlop, John But Wm. Lee, E. Bingham, Geo. Acheson, John Ael Colborne, C. A. Hum Smith, J. Whilly. WINOHAM.—Mayor, 1. W. C. Meyer; Reeve, W. Scott; Dep ty Reeve, ,R. MeIndoo. CO uncillors No. 1 Ward, J. Neelands, W. Gannett, A. Dawson; No. 2 Ward, J. Homuth, G. McKay' • No. 3 Ward, A. Roe, W. Lloyd, W. Moore; No. 4 Ward, G. Mason, C. Mc- Connell, J. Elder. MITCHELL,—Mayor, Jag'. Dougherty; Reeve, H. J. EurIburt ; Deputy Reeve, T. S. Ford. Councillors—West Ward, Robt. BellaJohn Skinner, Jas. Wilson'; North Ward, Fred. Goebel, A. Dent, Jas. Jones; South Ward, Win. Forres- ter, Jes. Sills, R. W. Keeler. are not refer- harles, Seeger ; ston ; Deputy Councillors— er, F. Jordan, antes A. Reid, eson, jr., J. H. er, John 'W. Perth Items. —John Messmer', for 33 years a resi- dent of Mitchell, died on Christmas eve. He had been an invalid for some time. r. S. H. Mitchell, market garden- er, of St. Marys, has lately invented and, paten ed a combined weeder and culti- vator. r. Samuel Nafziger, of Topping, has purchased the farm of Mr. John Beckner, near Brunner station, for $7,250. The farm contains 195 acreA. — An old man named Wm. Brausflor, aged 66, confined in the Stratford gaol for vagrancy, died suddenly On Tuesday last week. ; —In the late elections, Mr. J. ' C. Harrison, of Stratford, insisted on rising from a sick bed and being driven to the polls to record his vote for Mr. ltlowat's supporter. Well 'done. This was, Iin- deed, manifesting enthusiasm in a righteous cause. --Wm. Levy, a fernier resid.entl of Mitchell, but recently an employee of the Smith purifier Company, Stratford, died very suddenly on Chrititmas after- noon, after .having partaken of dinner, apparently in his accustomed health. lie leaves a wife and family. — Mr. and Mrs. James llamilton, of St. Marys, had a narrow escape from death the other night. By some means the pipe of the coal stove got disconnect- ed which allowed the gas to escape. Mr. Hainilton awoke about three o'clock and found himself very weak andscarce- ly able to get up. He smelled the gas, and guessing what was the cause,. got JANUARY 7 1887. some fresh air into the house as speedily as possible. It took a couple of days to bring them back to their ordinary state of health, —The services in connection with the opening of- the new Methodist Church in Listowel were concluded on Sabbath 26th ult., and were conducted by Rev. John Scott, of Walkerton,' Rev. Mr. McAllister, of Kincardine and Rev. I. Campbell, Of Listowelt —Mrs. Merrit Morey, of Fullerton township, met with a very serious acci- dent some days ago. The lady was on a loft over a wood -shed, and the flooring not being nailed, a board ended up al- lowing her to fall through, a dietance of nine feet. She was badly shaken up and her condition is serious. —A tea meeting was held in the Methodist Church,- Logan, on Monday, the 27th ult. when the proceeds amount- ed to $50 Clear of expenses. At the close a presentation of silver plate was made to Miss Anderson, organist of the church for two years, and who is about threr little boy,vteeleeo elsewhere. esren — of Mr. C. J. Cum- ming, Stratford, met with a rather un- fortunate accident the other evening. While carrying a pan of cooked fruit from the stove to the back shed, he slip- ped on smile ice on the floor, and his hands going up, the whole contents were emptied on his head and face. He had to -be placed under medical care, and bad a narrow escape from losing his eye- sight. In the effort to wipe his face the epidermis came off, and the little fellow -Hyde Park, will North l —11 sir.aiGdup torgfeoraHyde of North Easthope, had a misadventure the other day, which caused him no little discomfort, and might have ended in a fatal disaster. Shortly after leaving Stratford his mare shied at something on the roadside, he pulled her up, but the bit broke, and at a lively pace she ran until she came to Mr. Dunsmore's house, when she bolted off the road, and collided with a tree, demolishing the cutter, and severely injuring Mr. Hyde. He was taken home by a neighbor, and has been confined to the house most of t t e_toi insince. Wednesday forenoon last week, \ oung man by the name of Hallo& orn the vicinity of Gerrie, and Mr. H. Leslie from Elam, were brought before ake Draper of Listowel, for having it is alleged, given money to Some of the electors of Wallace, previous‘to the elec- tions, to induee them to work for Mr. Hess the Conservative candidate. . Mr. Morphy appeared for the prose- cution, and Mr. Harding of Stratford for the defence. In the absence of- a nember of important witnesses, at the request of the counsel for , the pros- neution, the hearing of the charges was pbstponed for one week. —The Stratford Beacon is responsible for the following: On Monday, before Christmas, an old Scotch lady called at the store of Mr. W., who is a Conserva- tive, with the skin of a "cawt," stating that Mr. a. had recently been "mon' and offered her "guidman" $25 for her "Tom," averring nhat Mr. W. aforesaid paid that sum regularly for that kind of fur, to make tip a variety called mewira, but her silly auld man just got "wad" at Mr. H. and she, wishing to turn an honest penny, had "slain Tom" surrep- titiously. Mr. W. informed the honest body that the price of furs had a severe fail, and he did not think that the very best cat would bring more than 10 cents next Wednesday; she had better try aciross the way. Shortly afterwards the honest woman was seen harrying homewards, soliloquising: "That is too bad, too bad! just the price of a coo lost, ochone, ochone !" —Mrs. Colter, relict of thelateSammel Colter, of the Gore of Downie, and one of the most remarkable women in the history of Perth, at last paid the -debt we all owe to Nature, at the advanced age of 104 years, at the residence of her son Mr. Samuel Goiter, Gore of Downie, on Tuesday 21st of December. She was - in her accastomed health and was not confined toiler bed until the morning of the day of her death. Mrs. Colter was been in Ireland in 1783, where she spent her childholod. Marrying her husband, now decea.sed. some 35 years, while quite young. Oa coming to Canada they first resided in the vicinity of Fort Erie, but 50 yeaes ago removed to the farm in Downie on which Mrs. Colter resided continually] until her death. At their first settlement here they had to team their grain with oxen to Ferry's mills near Galt, eome 52 miles, and it general- ly took two days to return. Sometimes they would get 6 shillings a bushel for it, and the generally docked five or ten pounds. Often at night they.. were aroused from their peaceful slumbers by the howling of wolves and the warhoop of the unmvilized savage. When they retired at -night it was customary to bid each other good bye as they were never mire of seeing daylightagain Theqi ving decendants of Mrs.. Colter are four sons and two daughters, 57 grand child- ren, 63 great grand children, 2 great great grand children, and 4 great great great grand children. Mrs Colter was 18 when Napoleon died at St. Helena; - she was only six years younger than the American Republic (when she died); fshe was a; matron of 31 at the time of the second war between Great Britain and the United States, and 33 years of age When the last battle between France and England was fought. She was 53 when Queen Victoria's reign of 50 years commenced; she was 23 when Nelson wan the bat tie of Trafalgar; sheremem- leered Daniel -G'Connell and was 18 be- fore Ireland ceased to havea Parliament; she was 33 before the first steamercross- the Atlantic, and 44 before passengers were carried on the first railway in Canada, —On New Year's Day Sir John Mac- Donald was made the recipient of an interesting presentation. A farmer named- Holmes, of North Renfrew, sent the Premier a present of a .walking -stick beautifully and tastefully carved out of the natural wood, coupling with it the -expressed hope that Sir John would long be spared to carry it. The carving of the stick constitutes its peculiarity. An Indian chief who was visiting_ at Washington at government expense was introduced to a senator recently, who has a very bald heed. The chief looked at him some moments with great in- terest. Finally he said: "Ugh'! Where you fight Injun some time ?" A little "fresh -air -child" at. Elk:land, who had never seen a cow before, was watching the milking process with eyes full of astonishment. After looking on in silence for some time she drew near, and placing her hand on the cow's dis- tended side, exclaimed: "Why, she's chock full of it, ain't she?" JANUA A. Govas induceinents Shoes, etc. II Grist Mill WIrk weighed in and iittended to. I their grists hen chase any quail 16 and Soft Om THE Ei.cx township, an ducted with following is - cast in the so Mr.iR.'G. R mation.i No ted by 4 limit 87 votni and division M chic, 351but ii polled 52 to 4, Mr. of .34 aver Mr „ 103 *ndjhio M MraDolds Cash got' 11 - Returning 01 in favor of be 1 commit The, Depu the eouncil, a Ross will be A Rennet -1 Campbell of Rwoo, who L smiled fellow person, had at his reisid of last the enntem Campbell's el parental roof. the following; with his until' in California.; a resident of, years, ami farming. th. and on his young Camp) therefore, wa one. There ; ent, and all nephews of th them live in t .to say that a ii spent, and th left nothing n to this tests present bade Campbell, and wishes for f prosperity Wef: Tin: V ET E —We are ighd friend, Mr. again re-elect nosh, a positie to himself and for over 40 ye that among t Girvin on M< who voted for. men can boasi able a mania: The followint votes polled:; Johnston, 16 nion, 304; tillers were re Bin elan& Frank Metcalf's, No reasonable 0 to come and see gains. FRAM.: Tar e 1 el'c' itto(17 cip for years octitt 'contest wae MJioth yles parties; wasbfltaf to u ?tito Ie of 29.- The without app.' the curren t KelloirYs'. Reeve,' Bow dtm, Syn dil OBrTr AnY. deep regret ti Dr. A. M. Sio e residence on 3 ea. The f unei 1st It was, that has ever 1 was a membee Ie4endS:the ileift ot pi c Medical Schot exanninatit burgh and of, commenced to he was workie from all accd - bright, prosee ed was just crarrvieleid off by ea whole village Tea MEETz anniversary 1,4 t dist church n' From what , grand suceest • willbe served. E. Howell, V' iviTeniv thhtahnel held on the Sacrament above aura L rrr RES. giving iectnr• on " The Er He has alread. a -great man lectures are BRIEFS. turnedHmir he has been = School. -M rs Yuma, Ariten been for hie since he left I return alone . to bring him for Mrs. Sloe Coe elle pursuant to December , Richard I d filed, Mee by Mr. Ka be notified or before the motion the ed to i••,! $87.43 ; S. ary, postaa Bonthr on, taker of hal ting and insi • jurors and.