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THE HURON EXPOSITOR.
NOVEMBER 1
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
ar The figure between the parenthesis after
each line denotes the page of the paper on which
the advertisement will be found.
$500 Reward—Harry J. Scott. (6)
Save Money—E. McFaul. (5)
Youths' Corapanion--(8)
To Wood Choppers—G. Thompson. (5)
Notice—Peter Adamson. (6)
Farm for Sale—Robt. Walker. (5)
Good Farm for Sale --11. B. Dettwiller. (6)
Entrance Examination—D. M. Malloch. (5)
Conundrum—James Pickard. (8)
Strayed Steer—Win. Curry. (5)
Boar for Service—L. L. Tasker. (5)
Solid Truths—A. R. Smith. (8)
Bicycle for Sale—Jas. Gillespie. (8)
Temple of Fashion—J. W. Millar. (8)
Berkshire Pig for Service --T. Nash. (5)
Auction Sale—a. II. Collins. (5)
Goods for Half Price—E. McFaul. (8)
Ready-made Clothing—E. McFaul. (1)
Aartipon
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SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, Nev. 18, 1887.
School Trustees' Aesociation.
The Provincial Association of High
and Public School Trustees of Ontario
met in Toronto last week and held a two
days' session. This is an association
which has been but recently formed,this
being ite second session. The need
of such an association has long been felt
as it was necessary that those having the
real management of the primary and
most important educational interests
of the Province should have an oppor-
tunity of consulting together and dis-
cussing the needs of the educational in-
terests. There are none more closely
comaected with the people and none have
a better practical knowledge of the wants
of the people than the trustees and
hence, as would readily be- supposed,
none are more competent to recommend
to the Educaticmal department what is
required by the country in the way of
legislation,pectiniaryassistance,etc.,than
the trustees who have the local manage-
ment and control Of these interests.
Thus far the expectations of these who
were instrumental in having this Asso-
ciation organised must have been more
than realised. The Assoeiation is com-
posed of -representatives appointed by
the various School Boards throughout
the Province, and the meeting recently
held in Toronto, proves not only that
good selections had been made, but that
the gentlemen composing the Association
possess a thorough and intimate know-
ledge of the subjects which they had to
consider.
The school law and departmental reg-
ulations as they affect the Public and
High schools were thoroughly consider-
ed, although the latter attracted by far
the most attention, and se+eral alter-
ations and amendments were recom-
mended which will, no doubt, receive
due consideration from the Minister of
Education, who was an attentive observ:
er of the proceedings. In respect to High
Schools one of tae principal grievances
of the Trusteessieems to be the mode in
which the money for their support is
apportioned, and !aearesolution on this
line was adopted recommending the Gov-
ernment to introduce a saterne for 'ap-
portioning the necessary expenses of
supporting such schools on a basis simi-
lar, as near as may be, to the legislation
now existing for distributing the ex-
penses for the administration ,of justice
in case of a town separating from the
county for mtinicipal purposes." Wheth-
er or not this would be an improvement
we are not prepared to say., A resolu-
tion was also passed expressing the opint
ion of the Association that the time has
arrived when a minimum fee of 50 cents
per month should be imposed upon all
pupils attending High Schools and Col-
legiate Institutes, and the Goveimment
were asked to provide the neeessary
legislationa The principle - here involved
is quite correct, but Boards now have
the power to iMpose a fee if they con -
aider it advisable, and as the charging of
the fee makes no difference in the aid
received either from the Government or
the County Council we cannot sea what
good result will be gaieed by making it
compulsory instead of permissive as now.
The trustees of each school should be the
best tudges as to whether it would be
elvisable in the interests of the sehool
to charge a fee or not.
In reference to Public Schools, the
telation of these to the Separate Schools,
and the laws affecting these relations
were the principal features disoussed.
n this connection the Government were
asked to submit for the approval of the
Legislature a measure "having in view
the change of the law of assessment, so
as to admit of -the party actually paying
the taxes (at any time before the same
are paid), directing the application of
same, so far as the same relate to school
purposes." This isnot a very material
nor yet a very important change that is
asked for. As the law now stands the
tenant has the right to say whether the
taxes ef the property he occupies shall
go to the support of the Public or Separ-
ate School, and in the event of failure
en, the part of the tenant to pay the taxes
and the owner having to pay them, he has
the right to say in which way his money
shall be used. Instances were cited,
however, by members of the Association
where a Catholic tenant occupied the
property when the assessor went around
but left shortly after, and the property
fell into the hands of a - Protestant ten-
ant, who had to pay the taxes, and who
wished. them to go in support of the
Public School, but as the previous ten-
ant had directed th.at they should be
applied to Separate Sehool support, the
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change could not be made. It is to
afford relief in cases of this ikind that
change is asked for. The second amend-
ment is of considerably greatI r import-
ance. As must now be knowLto every-
one, under the law as it no is, a Roe
man Catholic is assumed to b/ and has
to be put down on the assessmtnt roll as
a supporter of a Separate Sch ol, and if
he wishes to because a Pu lic School
supporter instead he must app al to the
Court of Revision in the ordi ary way,
so as to have the change mikle. The
Trustees' Association ask that in this re-
spect the law be amended So that every
taxpayer be assumed to be a !supporter
of the Public School and be inserted in
the roll as such unless he spcicially re-
quests the assessor to place him as a
supporter of the Separate School, or ap-
peals to the Court of Revision for the
same purpose.. As the Public Schools
are the national schools of the !Province,
this request is not unreasonabl , and like -
the former one should be ccim lied with
by the Government and Legisl ture.
The third amendment asked for is one
which has created very much less dis-
cussion throughout the counsry than
, .
either of the others, but whi h, in its
practical results, is of vastlytgr ater im-
portance than either. It is to the effect
that in rural districts the wizpter holi-
i
days be extended and the sum ner holi-
days shortened so as to make tie aggre-
gate number of holidays throu hout the
year the same as now. This resolution
was made by Mr.! W. G. Broadfoot, who
attended as a delegate from thd Tucker -
smith Township Public Schoql Board,
and was seconded by Judge Belt, of Lan-
ark. In many country distric s, owing
to deep snow and blocked ro ds, it is
impossible for children to atte d achool
during mid-wintenwhile the gre ter part
Of the sunerner, the season they can best
,
attend, is taken up by holidays In this
way many children are deprive of fully
one-third of the schooling th y might
otherwise receive.
On the whole the meeting wa a very
successful one, and proves'that the for-
mation of the Association is m re than
justified, and that,good will res It from
its establishment., We hope the trustees
throughout the PrIovince will co tinue it
in as efficient a state as possible
Inter -Provincial Confe once.
The Inter -Provincial Conferen e, which
recently sat in Quebec, have si brnitted
for the consideration and ap • oval of
the public the result of their la aors in a
series of resolutions, una imously
adopted. It will be remembe ied that
the Conference was composed, of the
Premiers and 'members of th Local
Governments of , five of the se en Pro-
vinces that compose the Domin on. In
this respect, therefore, the Co ference
was thoroughly representative, nd was
at least competeut to express th wishes
or to act in behalf of a majority of the
people of the Dominion. Th reso-
lutions now submitted show t at the
r
mentbers made good use of the r time,
and that they thoroughly un ersta,nd
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and appreciate the wants of the people,
as well as the relatiOns which should
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subsist between the Federal a d Pro-
vincial Governments and Parli: merits.
There are in all some sevente n reso-
lutions, each one dealing with a eparate
subject, and these were appr yingly
signed by each of the twenty embers
of the Conference, thus provin their
unanimity. Thede resolutions sk to
have the British North ArMeri a.n Act
amended in several important articu-
lars, of which the following are t e more
important enumerated: First, o as to
remove from the Federal author ty the
power of disallowance, and to g ve the
Local Legislatures exclusive r ght of
legislation on subjects assigned te them,
subject only to disallowance :y Her
Majesty in Council, as befors Con-
federation; 2nd, to limit the tern for
which Senators hold office, and o give
the choice as 'vacancies occur, to the
Province to which the vacancy b longs ;
3rd, to restore to the Provinces t e con-
trol of local or Provincial railvv ys or
other public works in which t e Pro-
vinces have a direot or pe uniary
interest, and to prevent i the ederal
,
authority from taking possess on of
these, as has been done, siraply by de-
claring them to be of !general utility
and without reimbursing the Pr vinces
for the moneys they had invested in
them ; Ith,to restom to the PrOvii ces the
control of the franchise for both trovin-
chid and Federal representation th same
as has been ever since Confederatio • ,until
the late Dominion Franchise A t was
passed ; 5th, to give i to each P ovince
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the right to collect 'aid dispose of all
fees collected from -Provincial courts in
the respective Previnces ; 6th, to isermit
of the abolition of Legislative Cluncita
inthese Provinces where they sti 1 exist
on a two-thirds vote ofhe Legi lature
of the Province and precis, nation
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thereafter issued by l4er Majest ; 7th,
that all la•nds belongi g to the everal
Provinces be placed uider the co trol of
their respective Legislatures inst ad of
the Federal Parliamentor Goiter • anent;
8th, that the power of respiting, rdon-
ing and reprieving prisoners. i4i the
teveral Provinces be restored o the
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1.T.,ieutenant Govetnor of each Pr vince,
as was provided lfor in the resolut ons of
ble Quebec Conference, which1 ormed
the basis of the Confederation Act1; 9th,
that the subsidiee payable to th Pro-
vinces of the Dominion be re -a anged
and made permanent and unalterable so
that the practice recently adopted of
giving "better terms" to disaffected and
impecunious Provinces be stopped. The
financial basis proposed is laid out in the
resolutions. While the legal indemnities
now stipulated for in the Act would be
considerably increased, the amount on
the whole would not he greater then has
recently been drawn from Vile Dominion
exchequer by the Provinces by way of
the regular grants, supplemented by
better terms, aid to local railways, etc.,
and the proposed arrangement would
be much fairer to Ontario.
tVe have thus given in brief, the sub-
stance of the. principal resolutions, and
we are sure that no person who is ordi-
narily acquainted with public affairs in
this country will say that anything unl
reasonable is asked, or that the changes
demanded are not desirable and neces-
sary in the interests of the whole people.
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But, perhaps the most important resolu-
tion of all was that passed in favor of
Commercial Union. The Conference un-
animously passed a resolution which,
while declaring continued loyalty to the
Mother Country affirmed that unrestrict-
ed free trade between this country and
the United States would be beneficial to
the whole people of Canada, and is ear-
nestly desired by the majority. This
action was unexpected, and was conse-
quently all the more welcome. It is the
greatest set -forward the question of
Commercial Union has yet received.
The gentlemen composing the Conference
belong to both sides of politics, and they
represent five of the largest and most in-
fluential Provinces of the Dominion and
it is unquestioned that the Legislatures
of these Provinces will ratify their action
at the first opportunity. We will then
have an overwhelming majority of the
people's representatives of the Dominion
declaring not only for the constitutional
changes referred to, but for absolute free
trade with the United States. These
accomplished, and Canada will be a good
country to live in—the best on the globe.
What the Temperance People
Want.
A deputation representing the Domin-
ion Prohibitory Alliance and the
Women's Christian Temperance Union
waited upon the Ontario Government a
few days ago and urged the advisability
of certain changes in the laws which it
is held will aid in the suppression of the
lictizor traffic. Mr. J. J. McLaren, of
Toronto, was the spokesman for the
deputation.. What the deputation de-
sire will be ascertained from the follow-
ing extract from the report of the inter-
view:
The first request was the appointment
of a force of provincial police to suppress
any disturbances and lawlessness which
might be consequent on the enforcement
of the Scott Act. It was thought there
should be ten or fifteen men in every
county for this purpose. The prosecu-
tion of offenders for third offences was
also urged, as imprisonment was the only
means that would stop some men 'violat-
ing the law. The Act would be greatly
strengthened by the licensing of all
-houseaof public entertainment, as this
would do away with the boycotting of
travelers in Scott Act counties, and
would provide for the proper inspection
of:temperance hotels. The passage of a
law to do away with all bar room drink-
iug was also urged. The last request
was that an act be passed disqualifyiag,
persons from holding licenses who have
been convicted of violation of the law.
Hon. Mr. Mowat replied that he was
anxious to have the Scott Act properly
enforced, and promised to consider the
petition of the deputation.
None of these requests are unreason-
able, and if conceded all would, we be-
lieve, be beneficial. But there are two
which should receive the immediate at-
tention of the Government and for which
they should provide at the very first ses-
sion of the Legislature. One is the
licensing of all houses of public enter-
tainment, and the providing for the
proper inspection of temperance hotels,
or hotels in Scott Act counties. The
next is the passing of a law prohibiting!
bar -room drinking. Both these come'
within the scope of the Ontario Legisla-
tnre, and the Government. should have
no hesitation in cemplying with the re-
quest of the temperance people, at least
in so far as providing laws to carry out
these two reforms:.
THE Two leading papers of Toronto, of
Canada we might say, the Globe and
Mail are just now engaged in a war of
words about the cireulation of their re-
spective papers and the volume of busi-
ness done at the establishment of each.
They accuse each, other of lying about
the circulation of their patters, a d both
are putting forth challenges which one
is evidently afraid to accept aid the
other dare not. We can tell cur big
brothers that this is a very silly bosiness,
that in this enlightened age, should be
left to the small -cross roads paper, and
indeed there are very few even ef the
smallest and most insignificant that
would t1ink it worth while to engage in
such a fo1 lish and profitless controversy
with their neighbors. The public do not
care two straws hew large or small their
circulations are, or how much or how
little business is done by these aristo-
crats of the press, and it is not only bad
taste but unprofessional to be thus wash-
ing their dirty business linen in public
view. But while they have their hands
in, both journals might explain to their
_readers their reasons for taking advan-
tage of the monopoly they enjoy to rob
their advertising patrons that they may
furnish a paper to their country readers
at less than they can purchase the white
paper. or. Perhaps the laudable desire
to keep down or root out the country
press, tea that business may be more gen,
eeally eentralised in Toronto, has noth-
irig to do with it., Although the Globe
and M il may fight hetween themselves
1ieZA elkenny cats about their own
privat business, when it comes to a
matter of drawing gr st to Toronto they
work eaceably eno Igh in the one har-
ness.
TBE ontreal Star , in urging the abo-
lition ef tollgatesvin uebee, quotes the
ex -amp e of York Con ty, which proposes
to do a ray with this long-standing nuis-
ance. We regret th t the Star is a little
too p vious. The abolition of this
medireval restraint , n travel has been
talked about for many years. We wish
we could believe that the present move-
ment would be mo e successful than
previous agitations. Toronto News.
The Quebecers, as ell as the people
of the county of Yor , should come' to
the county of Huron to see how these
things are done. e in this county
abolished tolls on the public roads many
years ago, and, still we have as good
roads as any county i • the Province,and
better than most. t's easily enough
done when you once ake up your mind
to it.
IN THE Haidimand
day last, in Monts,
member, was re-elect
seventeen over his op
At the last election
election on Satur.
ue, the unseated
d by a majority of
onent Mr.Coulter.
Lr. Coulter had a
majority of six over Mentague,but Judge
Upper counted out ti e former and gave
the seat to the latter. When the case
came before the elee ion courts an ar-
rangement was come tie between the par-
ties that the election hould be voided.
Haldimand was ger y andered twice in
order to make it a comervative constitu-
ency, but without str- il, • and then the
Indians in it wereenfr nchised and they
seem to have brought • own the scales to
the side intended. TI is may not be a
fair" representation, o honest treatment
of the people, but it is the sort of thing
a majority voted for a the lastelection
and a good inany in • aldimand seem to
like, it. It is'high tim we were having
a coastitutional changi of some kind.
FOUR of the seven C icago anarchists,
who, have been unde sentence some
time for causii the death of several
polieemen during the memorable An-
archist riot in that 'city about a year
ago, were hanged on Friday last; one
topk his own life in hi cell by blowing
off a portion of his h ad. with a dyna-
mite cartridge, which e had placed in
his Imouth and ignit d with. a candle,
the iday before his e ecution, and the
two others have .bee sent to States
Prison for life. The were a hard,
wicked, callous crew, , f which society
is well rid. Their fate1 will be an exam-
ple and warning to ot ers of their kind,
and will lead them to understand that
the law is considerably stronger than
the rabble. A more righteous sentence
was never executed than that which
consIgned Spies, Parsons, Engel and
Fischer to the gallows and Fielden and
Swaa.b to a life of servitude in prison,
where they will be kept' out of harm's way.
Ling g committed suicide and subjected
himself to a most horrible death.
Huron N6tes.
—Dr. Gunn'of Bruc4field, has teased.
a residence in Clinton and intends occu-
pying it shortly.
—Mr. George Cardiff having leased
his farm in Merris,has removed to Brus-
sels where he will reside.
—Messrs. W. II. Verity & Son, of
Exeter, have received an ord_er from
Manitoba for 500 of their celebrated
plows.
— Mr. John Pugh, of the 2nd conces-
sion of Morris; has sold his farm, to his
neighbor, Mr.Scott for the sum of $1,750
and intends removing to Brussels.
—The steamer Ontario, of the Beattie
line took on 1800 barrels of apples at
Gocierich on its up trip latt week. The
apples were for Marquette, Michigan.
—Mr. Budge, teacher of Auburn
Schoel, has been laid up recently with an
attack of measles, which disease he con-
tracted from some of his scholars.
—It is reported from Howick that Mr.
B. S.! Cook the present fitst Deputy
Reeve, will oppose Mr. Kaine for the
Reeveship at the January elections.
—The commodieus ' and well-built
brick residence near the agricultural
park, in Goderich, formerly known as
the Ferguson property, has been sold to
Charles A. Nairn for 2;200.,
— Goderich curlinglelub,has given five
bags of flour to the tOTin-council for dis-
tribution amongst the !deserving poor.
Welt done. There's some use in a curl-
ing club after all. •
—Mr. Thos. Cave, of' Exeter, has dis-
posed of his blacksmith shop at the
market, in that village, to Mr. R. S.
Lang, who will convert it into an agri-
cultutal implement wareroom.
—Chas, Campbell, of Morris, while
feeding a threshing machine at S. Mc-
Curdy's last week, received a severe cut
in the arm by its corning in contact with
a knife in the hands .of the band -cutter.
—Mr. G. A. Deadman, • of Brussels,
who is quite a fancier of Jersey cattle,
has recently added to his herd a fine
bull cif that breed which he has purchas-
ed from Mr. S. Smoke, of the Paris
Plaine, North 'Brant.
—Mr. Peter Cole, of the Bayfield line,
Goderich township, having rented his
farna has taken an agency for the Nox-
en Manufacturing Company, and will
make! his headquarters at Clinton about
New !Year's.
—The residence of Mr. Wm. Brown,
miller, of Exeter, was' the scene of an
interesting event on Thursday evening
of last week. There assembled at the
house at an early hour, a goodly number
of invited guests to witness the marriage
of their daughter, Ada to Mr. Thomas
Bissett, of the 2nd concession, of Us-
-
borne, the ceremony beitrg perforined by
Rev. James Graham. After the union
had taken place, the usual festivities
were indulged in, much o the enjoys'
ment of the mirthful gath ring. At a
seasonable hour the ne ly wedded
couple left for their future ome on the
farm, amid all manner of g �d wishes.
— Mrs. Oliver, of Olin n, has sold
her 200 acre farm, in the township of
East Wawanosh, to Mr. tobert John-
ston, of that township, fo the sum of
$6,500. The farm is a g od one, but
the price would indicate a 1 eavy depre-
ciation in land values.
— Mr. Wm. Gray, who Ives in the
township of Stephen, abo t two miles
from Dashwood, died last 1,'eek, leaving
a widow and four stnall children to
mourn the loss of a kind usband and
affectionate father. An in ernal cancer
Was the cause of death.
—One day last week as M .M.Maloney
of the township of Stephen was going
froni Shipko. to Crediton, he lost his
wallet which contained ov r $100. It
was picked up by an old ge • tleman who
was visiting in the neighbort ood and re-
stored to its rightful owner.
—Mr. Thomas Dunsford as sold his
farm in Hay township, cuttaining 50
acres, to Mr. W m. Dunsfor • , his brother,
for the sum of S3,100. Th property is
well situated and very des rable. Mr.
Dunsford has sold his fartstock, and
will leave shortly for Micl igan, where
he has purchased a 200 acre farm.
—Mr. E. N. Lewis, the well known
barrister, of Goderich, oath r of several
legal works and son of the &ounty attor-
ney, was married last week to Miss Ida
Show, daughter of Jas. S ow, Esq., of
that town. May prosperits attend Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis through t e remainder
of their lives.
—Mr. Gavin Struthers, au old and re-
spected resident of Goderith, died in
that place last week after protracted
and painful illness. lie wa 63 years of
age and had lived in this co "sty for over
35 years. For the last teri or twelve
years he had been emplo ed in the
Registry Office.
—Rev. Dr. Cochrane, o Braford,
will deliver a, lecture in 13 ssels town
hall, on Monday evening, 28th inst.,
under the auspices of the Yo ng People's
Christian Association, o Melville
church. The subject of the lecture will
be "Across the Rockies, t rough Salt
Lake City to the Golden Ga e of Califor-
nia."
—Mr. George Baird, he popular
teacher of the 2nd line, t tanley, has
been re-engaged at the same alary, $510,
for the year 1888. If he eh uld live to
complete this engagement •t will be 27
years in this school, and n teacher in
Huron, no matter what his popularity,
is held in more universal e teem where
he is known, than Mr. Baird is..
—Mr. V. Fisher, of Colbor e; received
word last Friday that his s n Abraham
had died of mountain fever, on October
24th, some where in the •cky moun-
tains. Mr. Fisher joined he North-
west Mounted Police abOu a year and
a half ago, and wrote homr saying he
liked his occupation well. is untimely
death -is much regreted by a 1.
—A few days ago Mr. P. Brooks, of
Whalen, had the- misfortun to lose one
of his best cows, and one w ich he had
recently purchased,in a very extraordin-
ary way. The cows were al standing
other cows
rn into her
the main
death im-
in a lane, when one of the
rushed at her and ran its h
breast, completely severin
vein, so that the cow bled t
mediately. -
—The Young People's Lterary So-
ciety, of Walton, met in D41ff'8 church
on Monday evening of last ifreek. The
programme consisted of readi gs by Miss
Johnston and David Ballant ne ; musk"
by Ellie McGa,vin, WiWe Tait and
others; selections from the tleaner by
Miss McDougall, teacher. se subjects
for debate were "Exhibitions," for the
young men, and "Benefits f the So-
ciety," for the young ladies.
—Miss McMurchie, school teacher of
the village of Norwich, the young lady
who was assaulted by a virt ol thrower
one night last week and sligh ly burned,
is a sister of Alex. McMur hie, Esq.,
Reeve of Clinton. It is silt posed the
man mistook her for some ot er person.
The village council and the Icltlurchie
family have offered a reward or the de-
tection of the culprit, and i is to be
hoped the cewardly scoundr 1 will be
discovered and fittingly punis led.
—Mr. Hamilton Hunter, w o located
in London about forty years o, died in
that city last week after an illness of
_nearly a year at the age of 76 years.
Mr. Hunter at first taught school in
London, and many of the n *ddle-aged
Men of the city to -day were pupils of
his. About twenty years a o he was
appointed to a position in the Customs.
He was afterwards superann ated and
then removed to a farm near ayfield, in
this county, where he rem ined ten
years,- when he returned t London
again.
—On Tuesday evening of ast week,
Mr. D. Mulloy and daughter f Clinton
'Were returning -home from B yfield, in
a light wagon; the daughte driving,
w -hen a too sutlden turn cause the wag -
On to upset, both being throw out, Mr.
Mulloy falling on his should r. It felt
pretty sore all the way home, nd pained
him so much during the nigit that on
Wednesday morning a doctor as called,
Who found the shoulder dislo ated, and
it took the assistance of thr e men to
re -set it.
—One evening last week he team
owned by John Pfeffer, of Hu ett,broke
loose while Mr. Pfeffer was in the hotel
at Auburn on business and ot away.
They started on the home st etch and
kept the road for about sixty ods when
they turned off and ran agai st a tele-
graph pole, throwing it abo t 10- feet
out of the ground. One of the horses
stopped with the wagon, and the other
started for home. Very 1itti4 damage
was done otherwise with the e ception of
the harness being broken ba.d1 .
—At the last meeting of the Granton
Farmers' Club Mr. Thos. raser, of
Stanley, read a very able pape on Com-
mercial Union, for which a vote of
thanks was tendered him by he Club.
After a lengthy discussion it as moved. .
by Mr. D Ross, seconded by Mr. W.
A. Grant, and carried, that in the opin-
ion of this Club Commercial U ion with s
the United States would be reatly to i
the advantage of Canada prose ing that
read a paper at the next meeti
most profitable way of
terms. Mr. J. Martin was re uested to
it can be secured on fair and goinnootnerartibuhlgee
cattle.
—Some time ago a man nar4ed Flan-
nigan, of Dungannon, was fine1 for vio-
lation of the Scott Act. He as given
a reasonable time to pay his Ifine, but
did not do it, and on Thursda last Con-
ti ti proud.t, yheni effected
tneTd The
is yabtaurnisloyts,spthaeleffnroeoaden
n which many large citie might went::
r fug eminences upon whi
h I do credit to
n
e devoted to private res
Con-
stable Paisley went out with a distres
warrant; finding no goods upon whic
to levy the constable arrested Flanniga
and took him to Goderich jail, where h
will remain for two months in default o
paying his fine. Mr. Whaley, of Clin
ton, who was some time ago fined fo
illegal selling on the race track in tha
town, was taken to Goderich on Mon
day, for two months, he having neglec
ed to pay his fine; he claims exemptio
from imprisonment on the ground of il
health.
—On Wednesday -morning of last week
a little child of Mr. Cornelius Moore, of
the 6th concession of .Morris, went up
stairs and lighted a lamp. The lamp
was either upset or the burning match
dropped and the whole • upstairs was
soon in a blaze. The household effects
were removed from the lower part of
the building but bedding, flour, &c.,
stored in the upper part of the house
was destroyed along with the dwelling.
Only by hard and persistent efforts was
the barn saved from the devouring ele-
ment. The house was a hewn log one
with frame kitchen. There was no in-
surance on the property burned. Mr.
Moore has pluckily set about rebuilding
at once and although it is a bad season
to be homeless be hopes with fine weath-
er in his favor to soon have a dwelling
put up.
—On the fifth of November the mem-
bers of Parkhill, Grand Bend, Moray
and Greenway Orange Lodges and their
friends, had a very pleasant time at
Greenway,the occasion being the opening
of a new Orange Hall there. In the
afternoon a procession was formed at the
new hall and proceeded about half a mile
west, and returned to the hall, where an
excellent repast had been prepared.
There were about three hundred and fifty
Orangemen and others who partook of the
the good things prepared by the ladies
of the loeality, which speaks in high
praise of their work. After all had done
justice to the inner man, they proceeded
to the Methodist church, the hall not
being spacious enough, where addresses
were delivered by the clergymen of the
districts represented. The aftair proved
a. great success,and the proceeds amount-
ed to over $50. •
1887.
s 'for the purpose of
f found some of the hands
- •ample drainage which ha
- homes in all Florida.
stagnant fresh water pa le to breed mat_
perfume of the sea and tisahnreselaieerxsahltaelaahvtaeinelis
ifsropnuirtehaenvdabsteapiitnhefufloraens o of oomminnt.
Throughout that port
making it in m4Inity aboluld
many of the
mode hmnee st4treaandntedi yevtosseleoelpsdt_
of sewerage of
honthoisf
dences may he
dlarfgairiitiottivesns.
the ocean tides;
been thorough
-
localities ex-
, pthereti:nwaof
with the
asrwiae.epiin,gheovsneiritohfeuslaelitsi nd is light and
ed by the lukuriant growth of the orange
csaeenddiynglwyitphioadisuactdi7eixatsuie amply evidette.
and shade trees of various kinds, induct -
products of the numeroue vegetable gar-
ing the stately palm and the wonderful
dens and flower yards whichmaarhyo,usndanian
ed shell,
teritimieedt, la)3Tnathies
and romantic
the Atlantic,
and about the town.
Amelia Island and its
with an average
with places of historica
It was known in
s as Guale, and
interest. The Island is
nt of a power -
the time of the Aborigin
about 22 miles in length
Amelia, rivers and Nesse
breadth of two mile. I
was the seat of governm
surrounding waters of
Cumberland Sound, the
ful chief who has been deserthed as a
person of remarkably col mending pres..
ence and noble mien. Jis sceptre was
broken and his savage aourt dispersed
under the oft -disputed I reigns of the
Spanish and English colonists. A small
fort was built at a very early day by the
Spaniards near where noW stands the old
town of Fernandina, abolit a mile north
of the present modern towa, which was
occupied and garrisoned up to the time
of the cession of Florida to the English.
The spot where it stood, as well as the
quaint old town, are visited with inters
est by curious strangers. About 120
years ago the Countess of Egmont, an .
English noblewoman, established a great
Indigo plantation on the island,
the
buildings of which were eituated on the
1 ighest point of land near the sight of
A e present Amelia lighthouse, and the
t edigo works on a spot near where now
b tan ds th-e Egmont hotel, named of
c rarse after the Countess i a fine portrait
of whom hangs in its, parlor. Two or
three miles from town, at the northern
extremity of the island, Stands old Fort
Clinch, whose massive gam still frown.
from the parapet. Eight miles from the
town by water, on Cumberland Island,
is the famous estate of Dungeness seve-
ral thousand acres in extent, bestowed
by the State of Georgia! upon General
Nathaniel Greene, and belonging for
many years to his desCendants. The
massive rubes of the stately old mansion
kept watch and ward a til within the
past three years over t
e smouldering
remnants and historic in mories of the
place. Broad avenues, be laded by plan-
tations of ancient orange and olive trees
and 'bordered by giant ! oaks, stretch ,
gladly away on either side of the home-
stead, while the half-wild:remnants of a
once flourishing and extensive botanical
garden give evidence cif the former
luxuriant surroundings. •The old family
burying -ground, with its ancient tombs,
(one of which covers the Mortal part of
the renowned soldier knoWn to fame and
the history of this country as " Light -
Horse Harry " Lee) is located in a grove
not far from the mansion, Many other
objects and places of interest abound on
this island, and its recent purchase by
Mr. Thos. M. Carnegie, (who died about
a year ago leaving to his wife and,a lane
family of boys' his estate) a wealthy
Scotchman, who restored and rebuilt
the old mansion, rehabilitating the en-
tire estate, will be the means of preserv-
ing the mementoes and memories and
traditions of this historic ground.
Fernandina possesses a number of
handsome church edifices, prominent
among which are the Presbyterian, the
Roman Catholic church of St. Michael's
(connected with which is a convent and
young ladies' school under the -manage-
ment of the Sisters of St. Joseph) and
the beautiful new Episcopal church of
St. Peter's. There is also a convenient
and eommodious public hail. There is
one of the leading journale of the State
published here, the Florida. Mirror.
Half a mile south of the town are the
!principal car shops of the Florida Rail-
way and Navigation Company, where
have been executed some of the best speci-
mens of railroad work to be found in the
South, among which may be mentioned
a complete locomotive engine, the only
one ever constructed in klorida.
One of the chief attractrons of Fernan-
dina is the Amelia Beach, a noble stretch
of smooth, shining sand, Sloping gently
from the foot of the great i " sand -dune"
which lies along the outer edge of the
island far out under the 'shallow waters
of the Atlantic and extending from one
end of the island to the other, a distance
of over twenty miles. The surface of
the sand at the edge of the water_ is AS
hard as a floor, forming a magnificent
drive, and a firm, hard, shell -mad tex-
tends from the town to th beach, which
is about two miles. Near where the
shell -road joins the beach are a number
of cottages belonging to citizensand h
large and comfortable hotel, the Strath-
more, whose broad verand , comfortable
rooms and well supplied tables, welcome
crowds of summer guests. A branch track
of railroad from the town to the beach
has recently been built, readering the
facilities for reaching this notable resort
perfect. The surf-bathin on the beach,
which of course is the c ief attraction,
is said to be safer and miore enjoyable,
especially for ladies' and hildren, than
at any of the famowiresor
s of the north-
ern Atlantic Ocean on the American
continent. There are three good livery
stables to supply visitorswith convey-
ances of all kinds, and theL harbor is full
of sail and row boats of alIshapes, styles
and sizes. Fishing in th harbor and
adjacent rivers is unsurpa§sed, and there
are quantities of game of several kinds oh -
the island. The Egmont is one of the
moat complete hotels o the South.
I
First class in every appo ntment, with
service of gas and wate throughout,
bath -rooms on every floor, a billiard -
on
rown for the free use of its guests, costly
furniture, and a charming flowergarden
-
and park of orange and palmetto trees
attached, occupying one of the most tie- -
vated situations in the thwn. It pre-
sents attractions which are found in few
other places. There are also a number
of other well managed hotels, proud
nent among which are the. Masi -
House, the Lucy Cottage, pn one of the
quieitest and leasanteet residenee
streets in the town • the Florida Home:
p
-
the Tourists' Hotel, and: a nuraber of •
1
—The Tuckersmith correspondent of
the New Era last week remarks :—" Mr.
D. Walker, Reeve, has privately stated
that he will again be a candidate for
municipal honors at the forthcoming
elections. That he has served the town-
ship faithfully and well in the past no
one will for a moment dispute, but there
are quite a number who think that he
Should voluntarily retire and allow some
younger person a chance to fill the office.
It is useless opposing him, for he is too
popular to be beaten, but he has, never-
theless, had his share of the honors of
office, and would be doing a graceful act
-to make way for some one else. Your
correspondent has no axe to grind,' and
is not interested in booming the candida-
ture of any one, but is giving expression
to what he believes to be a prevalent sen-
timent. It is reported that Mr. David
McIntosh, the very popular deputy -
reeve, finding Ms professional duties re-
quire all his time, will not again run for
office. During the year that he has been
in he has given general satisfaction, and
it will be with reluctance that the rate-
payers allow him to withdraw."
The New Port of the South.
DEAR EXPOSITOR, —As I am laid up
with sore feet, I take the opportunity of
writing a few lines on this -town and its
surroundings. Fernandina or the "New
Port of the South" as it has been justly
named, is the initial point and general
headquarters of the Florida Railway and
Navigation Company's Railway system.
Its happily bestowed cognomen had its
origin in the proximity of the town to
the magnificent ocean beach known as
the Amelia Beach, to which I will make
reference further on. The town itself is
of no insignificant importance and has
frequently been called the "Gate City
of Florida," from the fact that it posses-
ses the largest and deepest harbor on the
eastern coast of this state.It is beautiful-
ly located in a sheltered situation on the
west side of Amelia Island, the northern
extremity of which guards the entrance
to Cumberland Sound and the extensive
landlocked harbor into which open the
St. Mary's river, and Amelia river from
Nassau inlet, the former from the west
and the latter from the south east. The
harbor of Fernandina is similar to that
of Charleston, South Carolina'and Sa-
vannah, Georgia, in having a bar at its
entrance and in respect to the draft
which can be carried to its wharves, the
three towns are about on a par, but Fer-
nandina excels the others in the fact that
the wharfing shore is only about three
miles from the sea buoy or -open ocean.
After crossing the bar there is a broad
way of from 25 to 60 feet depth at low
water to the anchorage in the harbor.
The inner basins,which form the harbor,
are closely land -locked, of :unlimited
capacity, of a general depth of 30 to 40
feet at low water; with good holding
ground of stiff blue clay and lined by ex-
tensive shore for wharves. The water
obtainable here for ships' supply is reput-
ed to keep better 0.11 voyages than any
other in the South.
The ravages ofewar fell with peculiar
force upon the town, paralyzing its in-
dustries and complicating the titles to
property by reason of sales made under
the United States direct tax laws, while
this was followed by an epidemic disease.
All these disasters have now happily
passed away and the staunch little " Is-
land City" as it is fondly called by those
who know and love it, is rising from the
prostration caused by its many misfor-
tunes and is rapidly putting on the ap-
pearance of a veritable metropolis. The
facilities afforded by Fernandinasfor the
profitable and successful prosecution of
an extensive wholesale trade with the
whole state, are unsurpassed by those of
any port or city in the state. The splen-
did harbor admits vessels drawing 25 feet
of water at high tide, so the depth of
water in the harbor enables cargoes to
be loaded and unloaded directly at the
wharves. Two lines of first-class steam-
ships (the Mallory Line and 'the Clyde
Line) ply regularly between this port
and New York and a direct line of ocean
teamers, to and from Liverpool, visits
ts wharves at stated hatervals. Freights
therefore, aremore than two-thirds low-
er by water than by rail and the Florida
Railway andNavigation Companies' lines
give direct access to and from all the in-
terior towns and cities of the state. A
recent fire, I am told, destroyed a num-
ber of the older buildings in the princi-
pal business portion of the town, which
have been promptly replaced by hand-
some and commodious brick structures
whose appearance and accommodations
1.
NOVIAMBER 1.
reatate boa,rding.he
remarks I will d
forgetting to State
SVOSITOR is made 11
Fernandina once a w
Yours
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more than eighteen
arranged in rows up
amTheerDegs tartehemthea latdw
trsciaeps1 ens dttowoeatit ethiell
themselves and let
and make their
Bto‘fuTththiriyheweaiTmlafe8atfiernrotmit at
to eat." The disci')
wiunsedwonviihaint hethNecoupali
abilredasigaavned tlhifatnekds n pi
blessed bread and
disciples to set bef
In erder to get the
are doing we must
ilia not really hap
these men I. laden
bounty, they start
gracious purpose t
-people But what
them? They stop
down themselves up
and have a good t'
dinner I Then they
day is far Spent
gather udt
er satieltahY for allii
a tent to keep th
and then, satisfie
crawl into it, and
a. cosy rest! W
auch men? But
further—suppose fa
there is no bread in
where in all the 1
those wonder -work"
breaking the loav
bountiful pieces to e
tude. -Thereis plenty
plenty of messengel
gers are asleep, ar!
fainting badeed. V.
are there, and the A
death is to be heard
were first too bungs',
and now too sleep
selves with - the
than just what t
own use. Is it the
that comes froxu
perishing multitnti
sleeping messenger
sort of eyes can A
Saviour, who was e
sion towards the,
they fainted and w
1
•as -sheep having
what sort of eyes c
Servants? But is n
an awfully accurate
the whole Christie
towards the milli°
are " perishing for
The gloriously a,d.ec
Chris
Isti Lordahnhygeasyl, it Jesusto h a rt.
rill:: ueplYthsoeruisols
orffopezinrg, themselve
men and women
church's messmage
heat
The situatiou
h they
syexcept.ingonxaneo rwtt
with Thet lieCI le;
hands ; but it is gi .
every nation, to h
creature," and yet
of inert, women an
are spending a life
misery and going d
of " outer darkness
" one among a th
to stay at. home
What ean be done
Church aud eve
it resobetely to
selves with all th
their 'silver and
treasury until ther
for allthe za
ewr0 1k ? .
b
perform this. Th
is, according to li•
givlhe.
e brinakno je
o re
tall
r
stead of a repro
But we shall not
WW1 we not, depe
upon
there 0 ft,haen ar e supsoens
the end in view?
that is! pressing u
Is this matter
p
otlitethCehpriusbtialien. pritebl,
that Christians
power of the
cause. Politician
incessantly keepin
fore the public e
people roused to
rf
ihhsineveroloaumwvneeehhowever
teantrapeiNieNNivriki 1 ):(1,:tn:tillatia: 1 rt:
nation to anythi'
three in one '
necessity leading
to flow from it
itillue sirin
tratgeiotinus,i tatstzt d,
Selves, their earn
wionrdsnd
sto, and theh
war.
rst had been 1
difference, begin
interest, interest
taPiruni lira epYof
Purpose
ascaatng ei od d
n. mco
The Master h -
children of this
generation, wiser
light," but will it
if we begin to