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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1888-02-03, Page 1Rr 27 tss•48, MoFau. - fAINS ads, Laths, and Jackets, Blankets, a -coats, &c. ngoo G d - few Weeks, and the titer Stock must he PAUL, ORTa seassesateassa. of our Sabbath re - low pleasant it is to lth after Sa,bhath for oly word. The num- se roll is 136, with an .• of 78. The total all purposes during ien more th, in $1 MOO, - pin advance of any - b y the congregation, 4regatien has reason ward signs of pros - there has likewise , deeper things. Treace, wife of the e has been very sick e are happy to say tg and will soon be ere have been two neighborhood this and one in Grey, .ore coming. Don't irk. -e ---We noticed in arrespendenee from en regretted the de- Ltosh, school teacher, need not be attri- se who passed with i were only a little ahl the others did .0-:, and the idea was a 0 went for exam the - t is not so_ I do not any person in the els leaving, although man: success in his a first-class teacher. e doing good work I the pupils in her th the chamge. match between the No. 2, Grey, came e 21st and resulted e latter. The first ton bays seemed to - of it, although no either side. In the he Greyites having e of the grounds, tty welt upon their 'ough at times one of. hi make a good run Fith it, then within s of time the Grey sal, much to their game went on ex - within a few min - ten a dispute arose 'ay that some louts by leading others on the difference be: - umpire and that of f, I win inat mention [I` have taken from .lastions of the West- ation of Ontario for petitien matches an 'cued at each goal, est of the referee, matters of fact, but control over the t of an appeal for gement of the rules, play until a decision sels. WIETY MEETINGS. - of the Grey Branch was held in the els, on Thursday, e auditors' financial wing receipts to be ents, $335.25; hal- -.47. The following ers and directors for Preeident, James Pak -lents Thos. David- , hh Sibben, W. H. Stewart, Jonathan ,had, John Forbes, A. es. McLauchlin and auditors, Alexander hicott. At a meet - '4 immediately after :AV. H. McCracken . negotiate with the with a view to hold Is this year. eeting of the East -erred in the Brussel' etesday afternoon of .tleisauchlin, Pres -he The Secretary,D. apsie of the aneuat ea the receipts to be t ependiture te be aielance of sat when aid. The following :I /Quaid alclasuch- . Grieve, let Vice- , t tat -on, 2u.d. Vice - drier, Rabt. x. Stewart, Th cotes site., Ds Milne, A. L. 'cKee, Directors; Kerr, Auditors ; !To vineial Exhibition, 1:110.3. Kelly; Reprora Fair, Jas._ Fergu- - 17 TWENTY -FIRST YEAR. WHOLE NUISIUMR 1,051. SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, FE' BRU A RY 8, 1888. {McLEAN BROS. Publishers,. $1.50 a Year, in Advance. AT alI73::ED Cheap Cash Store Roffman & Co., SEAFORTH, Can be had some very good bargains for a few weeks, in the following lines: Dress Goods, Mantle, Jacket and Ulster Cloths, Shawls, Jackett, Blankets, Furs, Flannels, Cloths, Underclothing, Gloves, Hose, - Scarfs, Clouds, Fascinators, Hoods, Caps, Tam O'Shanters. kinds of Millinery, in fact every kind of goods in our establishment. Call and take a look through. HOFFMAN & CO. CARDNO'S BLOCK, SEAFORTH • • NOTICE. -Agents for Battericks Reliable Pat- terns, Fashion Books, Sheets, etc. - t -In the city of Toronto there are 111 bakers, 109 barbers, and.230 barristers. The number of boarding houses is 148, of dentists 39, of doctors 238, of under- takers 14, of cemeteries 5, and of florists; 39. There are 288 butchers and 74 black- smiths. Of newspapers and periodicals there are 6 dailies, 42 weeklies and 26 monthlies. The dressmakers are 195,' and yet a large number of ladies in the best society appear publicly with uncov- ered shoulders and arms. • -Tae Ayr Recorder says- : Charles O'Neil, of Glenmorris, while under the influence of Liquor, fell over, the Glen- morris bridge, and was found frozen stiff next morning. His face was gash- ed, and frozen to the ice, the warmth of • the face having melted an outline on the ice. Such a shocking .fate as this leads one to ask -Why was poor O'Neil sent to his death by whisky, when GrIenmor- ris is in a Scott Act County? The man who served that liquor has an awful re- spansibility to face. -During one of the recent very cold nights while Chas. McKinnon, who has been working for Mr. Wm. Hall, in the vicinity of Ayr, was returning home after having been witnessing the game of curling between the tailors and printers. When nigh Mr. Hat's he got off the road, and walking into the swamp near by he appears to have become ber wildered, and continued crossing and. recrossing the creek during the whole night until he became perfectly exhaust: ed and almost frozen to death. He; however, had the good sense to keep on his feet. When discovered early in the morning by some members of Mr. Hall's family he was in a very exhausted con- dition, but by good care is likely to re- cover. . -A despatch from Cleveland last Monday says :-E. Strachan Cox, .the fugitive Toronto lerroker, who has been in this city for more than a week under the assumed name of W. B. Darling, of ' Hamilton Ontario, paid his. bill at the Weddell house early this morning and hastily left for parts unknown in spite of his assertions that he intended re - ming here until such time as he saw fit to return to Toronto. The young men about town with whom he had struck up an intimate acquaintance monrn, the expose of their swell compan- ion, and the Weddell house bar loses its fifty -dollar a day patron. -On Sunday, 22nd ult., Mr. Levi Shantz, of Wilmot, noticed smoke issuing from his barn, He at once gave. alarm bat on arriving at the building, found the whole place in flames. With great exertion the stock and implements were saved. On Monday, Constable Cook, of New Hamburg was sent for, tb investigate affairs. Shortly alter his arrival, he succeeded in fastening the guilt with one Annie Rohr, a servant. girl of Mr. Shantz. It appears that the girl, who is only 13 years old, became homesick and. being refused her request to go home, took out her revenge by setting fire to the barn. The poor girl will likely be placed in the Mercer Re- formatory. Loss about $1,500. -The opening services of the Presby- teriam Church at Corbett, in North Middlesex, were conduced by the Rev. Mr. Pritchard, of Forest. In the after- noon the pulpit was filled by the Rev. Lochead, of Parkhill. The collections for the day amounted to upwards of $100. The tea -meeting on Monday eVaning was a grand success. The Boston Brass Band discoursed sweet music during tea time in the hall. Mr. Waters, M. P. P., occupied the chair with his usual ability. Addresses were delivered by the • Rev. Messrs. Pritch- ard, of Forest; Fletcher, of Thames road; Lochead, of Parkhill, and Currie, of Medford, and the choir of the Presbyterian church, Parkhill, delighted the crowded house with their beautiful HURON COUNTY COUNCIL. I wide. The bridge is quite new and tion to the fact that during the year The January seesion of the Huron County Council opened., at Goderich on Tuesday of last week. Every member was present. After the usual formal proceedings the first business to enga.g the the attention of e Council was the ' ELECTION OF A WARDEN. This election is now, by universal consent,, we may say, talsen as a test of the political bias of the members. If it. is quite evident that a majority of the members belong to the Conservative faith alConservative is elected -for War-. den by mutual consent, and vice versa if a majority is on thie Reform side. This year, however, th councillors were sup- posed to be equal' divided, and conse- quently two gentl men were put forward as candidates for the position, viz : Mr. Wilson, Reeve of Seaforth, and Mr. T. M. Kay, Reeve ot Usborne. Mr. Wil- son was proposed by Mr. M. G. Came- ron, of Goderich, and seconded by Mr. Thomas H. Taylor, of East Wawanosh. Mr. Xay was proposed by Dr. Rollins, of Exeter, and seconded by Mr. John Keine; of Howick. A ballot being taken thi re voted for Mr. Kay 27, and for Mi.. Wilson 23. Mr. Kay was there- fore declared elected. and well -rendered selections. The proeeeds of the tea -meeting amounted to $133.60. THE STANDING COMMITTEEs. The following gentlemen were appoint- ed On the various standing committees for the year: Eguaerzearoa---Kaine, Happel, Grif- fin; Pollock, Milne, Rate, Britton, F. W. Johnston, McIntosh, Kelly,_J. John- ston. FINANgE.-H. Eilifer, Rollins'Came- ron, Strong, Mormey, Taylor, Mchlur- chie, Sproat, Co*, McEwan, Torrance. ROAD AND BRIDGE -Beck, Bissett, Gregory, Kydd, S. Johnston, Hays, Er- ratt, Girvin, McPherson, Howe, Ander- son, Bryans, SCHOOL AND 1 PRINTING - Manning, Wilsth, Morton F. W. Johnston, San- ders, Oliver, Rolins. JAIL ANT) COURT HOUSE -McCracken, Scott, C. Either, Mallow, Lockhart, Jacques, Thompson, Stothers, _Pollock, Kidd, Ross. SALA lam -Hay s, Wilson, Manning, Morton, Kelly;Bissett, Cite, Mehlurchie, Mooney. WARDENS- Torrance, Kelly, Keine, Itatz, Bissett, Beck e Griffin. gPECIAL-Kaine, Wilson, Rollins, Either, Taylor, Senders, Beacom. APPOINTMENTS. On Motion of F. W. Johnston and -John Pollock, Archibald f Goderich, was appointed County Dickson,Audi- tor for the current year. On motion of Messrs. Beacom and Pollock, F. W. Johnston and Peter Adamson were -ap- pointed on the Board of Audit. THE BOUNDARY LINE APPROPRIATION. A motion by Messes. Beck and Britton, to raise the sum of $3,000 for, the im- provement of the boundary lines of the - respective municipalities, to be appor- tioned after the June meeting when the Clerk shall have calculated the amounts due the respective municipalities, was referred to the Finance Committee. made of good material. Owing to the there have been invested of sinking fund great amount of snow, and being a time moneys the sum of $37,450. The total of low water, I cannot say for myself amount of these funds now inve ted in what the bridge should be, but I learn first mortgages on farm property t 0, - from persons living in that locality well 300 and it bears an averagef peat ikette, acquainted with the stream - and it all round. The total debt of the county source, that. the bridge is not any too is about $280,000. large; some think it should be longer The actual expenditure for the past than it is. There is no railing on it, but year as given by the county treasurer there should be to.prevent accidents,and was as follows : Administration of the approaches require some fencing." Justice, $2,069 ; inquests, $37 ; jail ex - His report also contained a statement of penses, $2,241 ; jury, $2,159 ; lunatics the accounts paid for work done since and charities, $553 ; crown witnesses, the last meeting of council and the ten- $256 ; division court jury fund, $77 ; ders for the new bridges at Wingham • high schools, $2,863; public schools, and Exeter. This report was ,referred $2,519 ; salaries and council fees, to the Road and Bridge Committee. ,$4,346 ; contingencies, $501 ; stationery THE WEST RIDING SCHOOLS. 'and printing, $474; repairs to . county Mr. John E. Tom, Inspector of bnildings, $511 ; roads and bridges, Schools for the district of West Huron, $11,290. The total expenditure was handed in his report. He says; " With $29,905. The following ' was the in - a few exceptions the repats from the come : Auctioneers' licenses, $565 ; ped - school sections came to hand more lar's licenses, $880 ; interest, $258, mak- promptly this, year than last. In many ing the total income, $1,703, leaving a cases the portion of the statistics to be balance of $28,199 which was paid out oupplied by the teacher was not given of taxation. . and had to be- taken from the register. '' FINANCE REPORT. Many of the teachers did not addthe The Finance Committee reported, re - summary of attendance, as required by commending that the boundary line ap- t -he regulations. It is to 'lie hoped that propriation of $3,000 be granted ; that trustees will see that the teacher has pedlars' licenses be granted ,free to Wm. completed his part of the report before Ste -wart, of Grey, and Jim. Johnston; accepting it. With the system of an- that the grant of $25 be given to the nual registers now in use no excuse as Stith Huron Farmers' Institute; that to want of time to gather and arrange $10 be granted the Ontario Rifle Associa- the information can be entertained. tion; that the expenses of the Entrance The number of teachers engaged - dining Examinations at Exeter,' $47.18 ; at 1887 was 107, classified as follows: Goderich, $73.70; at Clinton, $49.70; Three first class, 47 second class, and at •Seaforth, $63.20, and at Wingham, 57 third class. The work done during $60.65, be paid; that the usual grant of -the year was, in the majority of sections, $300 to the agricultural and horticul- very satisfactory. I am sorry to find tural societies of the county be paid as that trustees in several sections have formerly. The committee further say: -reduced the salaries for 1888. This has "In reference to the statement of the had. the effect of making a number of License Commissioners of the county of good teachers leave the profession, and Huron, accompanied by the legal opin- their places have been filled by those of ion of the solicitorsion the same, show - a lower grade and less experience. ing . that the comlniissioners owe the Teachers will accepta low salary only on county $1,370.60, which amount,. Mr. two conditions: 1st, a knowledge on the Garrow says' will be '-paid fortlictith to part of the applicant of his unfitness for the county treasurer, and we find as far the work; 2nd, a feeling that he has as we know,the same is satisfactory, and not, spent either time or money in his pre- we would recommend that the Police parktion at all commensurate to that re- Magietrate be paid his salary and ex- gliired by one, who is better qualifiedpenses to date, and that the treasurer be Too many trustees and ratepayers (for- empowered hereafter to paiSuch eatery the trustees merely reflect the opinions and expenses quarterly, and that the 'of the- ratepayers), consider the actual county solicitor 'demand the'a.dditiona,1 amount of Money paid more than they fines and- fees collected by the Police do the return to be given for the out- Magistrate heretofore, and 1 that the lay. Low salaries• cause a frequent treasurer request him hereafter to make change of teachers,which is an injury a, monthly report and return to the to any section. ' A large number of county treasurer of all fines and fees im- candidates presented themselves at the posed and collected by him." The re - teachers and entrance examinations' dur- mainder of the report simply recom- ing 1887. At the teachers' non -pro- 'mended the payment of sundry accounts. fessional. examination 66 candidates LOCK UP KEEPERS. wrote, and more than the average per -Moved by Dr. Rollins, and seconded centage passed. At the County Model by A. a, chlurchie, that in the opinion of Schools 73 took the examination, of this co ncil the various municipalities whom 65 were successful. At the High in which lock-up keepers are paid by the School entrance examination 70 came up county,- the said municipalities should at Exeter, of whom 59 passed, and of have the privilege of naming the lock-up 154 at Goderich 97 were successful. It keeper to whom. the grant should bel would be a great advantage to the paid. That each such municipality, - on schools of Ashfield and West Wawa- or before the first of March in eac nosh to hold an entrance examinationatyear, may notify the County Judge o Dungannon. It is expensive for the the name of the person the municipalit candidates to come -to Goderich. The wishes to have appointed lock-up keeper cost would be no more than at present, asking the Judge to lay such name be as the work which would be taken at fore the session of county magistrate Dungannon is now taken at Goderich. for appointment by such session o The Minister'of Education has agreed magistrates. -Carried. to allow the examination there if the COUNTY EXAMINERS FOR SCHOOL County Council gives consent. The TEACHERS. different High School boards imposed a Messrs. Halls, of Goderich, and Turn fee of 5Ocents on all entraece candidates bull, of Clinton, were appointed mem at the last examination. The new regu- hers of the Board of County Examiner lations give the Council of the County for the current year. jurisdiction to impose a fee net exceed- ENFORCING THE CANADA TEM. PERANCE ACT„ ing one dollar. Moved by Dr. Rollins, seconded by Mr. Bissett and carried, that a memorie The followine statistical information is soartl7 gleaned' from. the Inspector'sre- on behalf of this council, to the Ontario be presented by the Warden and clerk Legislature, asking that legislation be Receipts the year: Ashfield provided whereby the liebility of any county or city, in -which/ the Canada Colborne Goderich • Temperance Act of 1878 ifi in fell force, Hay. for two thirds of the estimated expendi. Stanley . Stephen. ture of the Boards of License Com missioners, shall he done away with o iset:toterWawanosh.... else to provide legislation whereby th Bayfield details of such expenditure by sue THE SCOTT ACT EXPENSES DISPUTE. Messrs. (Jarrow & Proudfoot, County Solicitors submitted their report in reference to the dispute between the council and the License Commissioners respecting the fines collected for in- fractions of the Act and the county's share of the expenses of enforcing it. This report was accompanied by state- ments showing that after the License 'Commissioners for all three Ridings are paid their estimates in full, there is still a balance' due the county of $1,370 fines collected and the case is put as follows by the senators d' "The county must be paid he $1,370.60; we must be paid $75, the amount at which our coats were taxed, and the License Com- missioners of the three ridings must give receipts in full to the county for their, several estimates, and the matter is then completely at an end,' The statement of accounts between the county and the License Commissioners of the three Ridings is as follows : Total fines received - West Huron East Huron South Huron $2,550 00 2,000 00 660 00 $5,200 00 Estimates for expenditure - West Huron $1,172 64 East Huron 1,381 43 South Huron. 1,275 33 $3,826 40 -1-- Amount due the County S1,370 60 This amount has, we believe, been paid to the County Treasurer so the whole matter has been satisfactorily settled and it is likely there, will be a proper understanding and plain sailing - by both parties in the .future. The County Treasurer will receive • all the 'fines as collected and will- pay the estimates of the Commissioners as demanded. It will ads° be seen from the above that the county will be con- siderably in- pocket by the transaction. THE POLICE MAGISTRATE. There has also been some dispute be- tween the County and the Police Magistrate. The Magistrate maintain- ed that while the county is responsible for his salary, 8600 per annum and an allowance of $300 for treveling expenses as provided under his appointment, he is also entitled to his court fees the same as ordinary magistrates. The council on the other hand claimed his appointment was not a legal one and refused payment of his salary and ex- penses. The solicitors now de,eide that the appointment is legal and that the county is liable for the salary and allow- ance for traveling expenses but that the Magistrate mast account to the county for his fees. This decision has been accepted by both parties and this dis- pute will now also be settled. THE COUNTY ENGINEER'S REP911T. Mr. Ainsley; County Engineer, re- ported having examined Bain's bridge in the township of Ashfield to see whether or not it was of a character that it could be included as a county bridge and says: ‘-` I find it more than 20 feet long, clear water course between the abutments, and the floor 18 feet annual budget in which he drew atten- on the side of the bank to make sleepers for the sidewalk. Referred to the Road and Bridge Committee. -REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. The Jail and Court House Committee reported having visited the Jail and found everything clean and in good order. There were nineteen prisoners confined in it at the time of the visit, of these 13 were males and 6 females. Of the 13 males one is confined for insan- ity; one for violation of the Sec& Act; one for being drunk and disorderly ; one for arson and one for forgery; the re- maining eight are vagrants. Of the six females four are insane and the remain- ing two vagrants. Respecting the pro- position of C. A. Humber for the heating of the Court House by the hot water system and its probable cost, tae, com- mittee recommended no action be taken. It is recommended that the Grand Jury Room down stairs be fitted up for a Division Court rooin and that the super- vision of the fitting up be under the County Judge and:County Clerk. • The School and Printing Committee reported recommending that arrange- ments be made for holding an entrance examination at Duagannon to meet the wants of the people in that section of the county and in accordance with the recommendation of the ,Inspector. In regard to the resolutions of the county council of Elgin submitted for consider- ation it is recommended that the War- den and Clerk on behalf of the Council - prepare and signa petition to the Ontario Legislature to amend the High School Act so as to make it compulsory on all High School and Collegiate Institute Boards to impose a minimum fee upon students attending these institutions. It is also recommended that Dr McLean of Goderish ; D. R. Menzies of Clinton and S. G. McCanghey of Seaforth be appointed ;igh School Trustees for their respective municipalities; also that the tender of Mr D. McGillicuddy of the Goderich Signal, for the County printing be accepted, it being the lowest. $7,894 83 5,391 42 6,864 .28 8,258 62 6,228 25 7,437 98 5,157 22 4,541 27 3,914 00 1,007 79 Boards of License Commissioners b Total regularly submitted to the councils o Expenditure for tbe any such county or city, for audit,' ap Ashfield. proval or criticism. year: $56,695 66 $6,998 90 4,387 62 6,195 09 6,604 27 5,490 77 6,319 12 4,616 86 Colborne Goderich Hay. Stanley Stephen. Usborne West Wawanosh 4,268 91 Exeter 3,103 27 Hayfield . 717 50 REQUIRED. A CHECK RE Moved by Mr. Wilson, seconded by Mr. Kane and carried, that in the ac/ ceptance of all tenders by the CountY Road Commissioner, he shall have ass sociated with him one or more of the Reeves nearest to the work to be done,i and no tender 'shall be opened or accept. $48,702 21 ed and no contracts shall be entered Total Amount paid for teachers' salaries: into, but in the presence and by the Ashfield, $5,891 Colborne, $3,560; consent of such associated Reeve or Goderich,$3,990; flay, $4,983; Stanley, Reeves. Further, that before paymen $4,635; Stephen, $4,774; Usborne, of any person under the supervision o $4,015; West Wawanosh, $3,230; Exe- the County Road Commissioner th ter, $2,670 ; Bayfield, $625. Total paid associated Reeve or Reeves shall acce_p for teachers' salaries, $37.773. and counter sign the account, an Rate per pupil for salaries: Ashfield, all such accounts shall come before th $4.52; Colborne, $5.38; Goderich, $5.14; Finance or Road and Bridge Committee Hay, $4.38; Stanley, $6.09; Stephen, for examination. But, 'when sue $4.65 ; Usborne $6.35 • West Wawa,_ accounts are accepted and counter anosh, $6.28 ; ixeter, 4.72 ; Bayfield, signed by the County Road Commission $4.25. The average all round is $5.12 er and associate Reeve or Reeves, an per pupil. presented for payment, the Warden an Number of pupils attending school in Clerk may authorize the Treasurer t 1887: Ashfield, 1,302; Colborne, 643 ; pay a part of the whole of such account Goderich, 774; Hay, 1,134; Stanley, previous to being examined by th 760; Stephen, 1,025 ; Usborne, 632; Finance or Road and Bridge Committees. West Wawanosh, 514; Exeter, 438; A SPECIAL GRANT WANTED. Beyfield, 147, making a total of 7,369 Moved by Mr. Kelly :and seconde children attending school in the district, by Mr. Johnston, that this council gran and the average cost to the municipali- the sum of $200.to be expended in im ties far the education of these children Proving the road on the boundary lin was $6.60 each. between Hullett and West Wawanosh, There were 107 teachers employed, as immediately east of the bridge an follows : Ashfield, 17 ; Colborne, 11 ; known as Manchester hill, said amoun Goderich, 10; Hay, 15 ; Stanley, 13 ; to be expended Under the supervision o Stephen 13 ;Usborne, 10; West Waw- the commissioner, and that rule No. 6 anosh, 10 ; Exeter, 6 • Bayfield, 2. The be suspended for that purpose. Los average salary paid the teachers of the on a division by a majority of 21. district was 8353, not a very extrav- Moved by Mr. Britton, and seconde agant allowance certainly considering by Mr. James Johnston, that the villag the labor and eTpense - teachers have to of Manchester be granted the privileg incur in preparing themselves for the of building a side -walk On the ban profession. leading from the village to the coun THE COUNTY FINANCES. iron bridge providing they do not inter The county treasurer submitted his fere with the traveled road, and tha they be allowed to cut the t ps off post • • • • for same, and also ascer municipalities in the co to grant a liberal sum fo ment of such House of its limits, and if so wh report at the June meet cil. Lost on a division of six. HAWKERS' AND Moved by Mr. Morto The Salaries Committee reported re- commending that the salary of Mrs. Dickson, matron of the jail, iSt raised to $200, being an increase of $50 ; also that the salary of the county road commis- sioner be raised $100, making his salary $700 per annum, and that the salary of the high constable be $50 instead -of $130 as formerly. The Road and Bridge Committee re- commended that the report of Mr.' Ains- ley, road commissioner, be received and adopted; that n� action be taken in reference to the road at Holmesville bridge referred to in Mr. Jervis' letter, as a by-law has been passed relating to the matter; that the tender of Joseph Voegel for the masonry work on Wing - ham and Exeter bridges, for $9 per cubic yard, be accepted; that the, tender of Foster & Kincaid for the building of the bridge at Tielgrave for $150 be accepted; that the motion of Mr. Beck for the county commissioner to report at the June meeting as to the probable cost for a sidewalk on Maitland bridge between Goderich and Colbornebeadopted; that the motion of Mr. Kelly to the effect that all bridges within the county, ex- cept bridges on boundary lines and in incorporated villages, be hereafter main- tained and assumed by the local muni- cipalities where such bridges are, and that the by-law assuming those bridges be repealed, that no action be taken on it; that the request contained in the motion of Mr. Britton ire reference to a sidewalk at Manchester, be granted, the work to be done under the supervision of the county commissioner; that the tender of John McCallum for Gully bridge in Goderich township, $119, be accepted; that the report of Mr. Ainsley respecting Bain's bridge in Asitfield be left over until the June meeting.; that the tender of Hunter Brothers, of Kin- cardine, for iron bridge at Exeter, $1,865, be accepted; that the tender of the Central Iron Bridge Works of Peter- boro for Wingham iron bridge, $3,33 , be accepted. Security to be requir d from contractors in all cases. , All these reports were adopted. GOING TO LOOK PRETTY. Moved by Mr. Beck, seconded by M . Cameron and carried, that this coun il grant the sum of $20 to be expend d under the direction of the County Clerk in flowers and plants to be placed around the court house and on county property during the coming summer. THE EQUALIZATION. Moved by Mr. Either, seconded by Mr. Happle and carried, that the Equali- zation Committee meet during this ses- sion and report to this council upon what they intend to base their report in June as to the acreage of their respective municipalities. Moved by Mr. Sanders, seconded by Mr. McPherson and carried, that the equalization of the rolls be left over until the June meeting. DISCHARGE OF MORTGAGES. Moved by Mr. Kelly, Seconded by Mr. Manning and. carried, that a peti- tion be prepared and signed by the Warden and Clerk, on behalf of this council, to the Ontario Legislature now in session, setting forth the inconveni- ence frequently experienced by the non - registration of discharges of mortgages by loan companies and other lenders of money who are making loans out of the proceeds of which prior mortgages are to be paid off, and asking that the law be so amended as to provide that a dis- charge of mortgage obtained for such purpose shall, upon demand being made upon the company or person holding the same, be registered or given up to the person owning the proper4t affected by said discharge or for such ;ether amend- ment as will remedy this evil, and that such petition be forwarded to the Hon. Mr. Ross for presentation to the House. THE HOUSE OF REFUGE ONCE MORE. Moved by Mr. Wilson, and seconded by Mr. Beck, that a committee composed of Messrs. Cameron, Kelly, Keine, Hays, Rollins, and the Warden, be ap- pointed to make enquiries as to the cost of a suitable building for a House of Refuge for this county, the cost ..of site am n if any of the nty are willing the establish Refuge within t amount, and ug of this coun- by a majority El) LABS. , and seconded by Mr. Kelly, that sub- •ection seven of the Hawkers' and Pe la,rs' by-law be repealed and the folio ing substituted therefor: For a perso exercising or following any of the sai I callings recog- nised by this by-law to axe such license the sum of $200, and th t the by-law to mice with this be framed in accor motion take effect on the first day of January next. Lost on a division by a majority of 16. After some further unimportant busi- ness the council adjourned on Thursday night to meet again on the first Tuesday of June. • Canada. Mr. David Goldie, o appointed local direet Valley Railway. -The contract for Alma College, St. The to Mr. J. W. Green, $1,470. -Mrs. John Gillies, f Carleton Place, has presented Rev. D. J. Macdonnell, the pastor of St. Andr onto, with a handsome - A sneak thief en D. J. Donohue, Coun y Crown Attor- ney, St. Thomas, the other night and stole fifteen or twenty bushels of oats. -Maggie Pierce, employed in a steam laundry at St. John, New Brunswick, had her scalp torn completely off the other day by her hair becoming entang- led in a belt. -The remains of Edward Hall, killed in the lumber woods in Michigan, were brought via Parkhill for interment at Offa. He was about 40 years old and leaves a wife and family. -While tobogganing Tuesday night a little daughter of John Farrell, of Liman, was thrown against a stone, breaking her lower jawbone and knocking out a mina leer of her teeth. -James IVIcFeiggan, for many years secretary to the Central Presbyterian church, Galt, has been presented by the congregation with a gold watch and chain. -Mrs. Robert Armstrong, of Milton, has been convicted of a second offence for violation of the -Scott Act, and has been sentenced to pay a fine of $100 or suffer two months' imprisonment. trotting races at r. James S'kead's ✓ winning the ad. The animal d was valued at Ayr, has been ✓ of the Credit he extension to as, has been let f that city, for w's church, Tor - silk pulpit gown. ered the barn of a severe cold, which produced an asth- matic affection. He took a trip to Kan- sas, Colorado and other States last sum- mer in the hope of benefiting his health, and three months ago moved to Califor- nia, thinking that the mild climate of that country might have a beneficial effect on him. But in vain. He went there but to die. -Mrs. J. S. Black, wife of the for- mer pastor of Erskine church Montreal, died in Colorado on Saturday. The de- ceased lady was well known in Mon- treal, where for ten years her husband was pastor of Erskine Presbyterian church, which he only resigned in 1884 on account of the ill health of his wife. -A letter received from Mr. "Jabez Harwood, of London, who is spending the winter in California, says that the cold there this season is the most severe known in many years. He had felt it as cold in San Francisco as he ever did in Canada. People who want a temperate climate should stay in Ontario,. -At the close of the evening sermon in the Dundas Centre Methodist -church, London,on Sunday,the pastor, key. J.V. Smith, received into regular membership 26 youths and young men whose ages ranged from about twelve to eighteen years. The subject of hie sermon was appropriate to the occasion, " Success in Christian Character Building," -B. X. Unger, dry goods merchant in St. Thomas, has made an assignment to Knox, Morgan & Co., of Hamilton. Mr. Unger went to St. Thomas from Berlin three menthe since, where he had been in business forty'six years. He lost heavily during five years in the brokerage business in Berlin. The lia- bilities and assets are nominally the same. -The congregation of Knox church, St. Thomas, has decided to extend a call to Rev. Alf. Gaudier, of St. Mark's mis- sion, Toronto. It was decided to offer the same salary as that received by the former pastor, $1,600 per year, with free manse and one month's holidays. Mr. Gaudier supplied the pulpit of Knox church during several months last sum- mer. -The Salvation Army in London held their meetings in the City Hall last Sabbath afternoon and evening, on ac- count of their barracks having been destroyed by fire. The hail was crowd- ed and the meetings were most enthus- iastic. 'Captain Burchard, divisional officer., being present at the latter service. An architect is now preparing plans, and the erection of a new barracks will be gone on with at (nice. -Ail infant child of Mr. E. La -uv, who lives about two miles east of Ayl- mer, died from suffocation the 'other evening. The father, mother and child had been out driving, and on the return to the house the mother laid the child -on a bed for a few moments. On going to look at it she was horrified to find it smothered to death. • -On Thursday, 19th inst., while sleigh -riding with other boys during school recess near Emsdale, in the Mus- koka District, Joseph, the 15 -year-old son of Mr. Joseph Mitchell, of that vil- lage, sustained a fracture of The leg be- low the knee. The same limb was brok- en above the knee and otherwise severe- ly hurt last winter by a log rolling upon -The management of the - London "supply kitchen" this year are asking the various city ministers to' aid them in their charitable work by furnishing any of the deserving poor with a short note stating their circumstances, the number needing help in each family; also their income if possiole, and these notes will be honored when presented. There will be no soup dispensed this year, but meat and bread will be distributed. -Mr. A. Cormack, a Manitoba farm- er residing near Maniton, had the fingers of both his hands badly frozen one even- ing lately while attempting to drive a distance of two miles. The muleCgot stuck in a snow drift, and in endeavor- ing to extricate the animals he received the above-mentioned injuries. Mr. Cor- mack obtained medical treatment, and although progressing favorably it will be some tithe before he regains the proper use of his fingers. -On Thursday afternoon last week the boiler connected with an oil well situated one mile north of Comber station-, Michigan 'Central Railway, ex- ploded with a terrific report. The shed was smashed to fragments, andsta large portion of the boiler struck a barn 100 feet distant, breaking the roof in and completely wrecking the structure. Three persons were at work in the engine room at the time but luckily escaped unhurt. -a-Mr. Russell Hardy, store -keeper at the London asylum, and father of Hon. A. S. Hardy, M. P. P., died last Friday night after a week's illness. He was born in Ancaster in 1812, removed to the Niagara district when quite young, and subsequently moved to Brantford, where he kept a store for many years. The deceased was of retired habits, and had been store -keeper at the asylum for several years. He leaves a wife and four sons and six daughters. - -The Manitou, Manitoba, Mercury tells of a young man in 1-S who, on a recent Sunday, hitched up his team and drew a load of wood in the forenoon, and a load of hay in the afterneon. On Monday he put" on his Smaday-go-to- meeting clothes and went to a neighbor's house on a visit. Finding them all busy he finally mustered up enough courage to ask them what they were working on Sunday for. Since then he has had very little to say about Sabbath de-secArnatiteinon, resting and happy incident happdned in the Assize Court, Toronto, last Friday, when Henry Prax was sen- tenced to ten days in jail for bigamy. His first wife came up to him at the dock, kissed him, and then and there they agreed to live together hereafter and re- vive the happiness of their home. It was an unusual scene in a court where so "many life -dramas art wrought out, but it was a touching one and deeply impressed all who witnessed it. -In the free-for-all Ottawa, Saturday, 1‘ "Money -Maker," aft three heath dropped d had a record of 2.29, a $1,400. -H. McKay, hay position as teacher in ng resigned his Harrington, has left for British Columbia. Mr. McKay is a young man of m re than ordinary intelligence and pluck and we trust a brilliant career awaits him. il of Grey, at its en Sound, passed e application for e High Schools, Durham, Mark- hornbury. obson and wife, ed to their home onday last week -The County Coen meeting last week in 0 a resolution refusing t the establishment of fi namely, at Meaford, dale, Flesherton and -Rev. Alexander I formerly of Ayr, retur n the Northwest on after having spent a very pleasant visit among their friends in Ontario. -The Canada, Gazette names March 1st as the day for holding the poll in the County of Halton for submitting the question of the repeal of the Scott Act. Mr. Solomon Hannaut, of Milton, has been appointed returning officer. -Maritime Provin'c6 potatoes are still called for in the Unit4d States market. They compete, says tl4e Sun, not only in Boston and New Yo and Portland, with German potatoes. -The Salvation A Strathroy was comple the other morning a k, but in Bangor rish, Scotch and my barracks at ly gutted by fire out 230 o'clock. The fire is thought to have been started in revenge for some sharp dealing with disturberq of the Army, recently. -A little daughter of Mr. A. Free- hauf, of Paris, Ontario, died under dis- tressing circumstances, The child burnt her finger accidentally, blood poisoning set in, and despite all that medical aid could do death ensued. -It has been disclosed in Toronto that on November 11, three days before the collapse of the Central Bank, E. S. Cox got eleven checks cashed, amounting in all to $52,800. The bulk of the checks were drawn payable to James Baxter & Co., of Montreal, or order. -Owing to- the long -continued. dry and frosty weather th wells on many of the farms in the vi arines have given o compelled to haul wa or melt snow to keep plied. -At the annual in ferin Rifles, Brandt) statement showed a over liabilities of ne fact of Lieut -Colonel command is infusing organization. -Mr. Walter Robe merchant, has received word that his brother Thomas was so badly frozen in the late blizzard near Moosomin, North- west Territory, that both legs required amputation, and his case is almost hope- less. -Mr. James Stirton, of Guelph, a few days ago received a telegram from San Diego, California, stating that his father died there at four o'clock Sunday, morn- ing, 22nd ult. Deceased, who was a brother of Postmaster Stirton, was born on the old homestead in Puslineh 50 years ago. When but a boy he moved to the county of Bruce, and lived near Port Elgin for 24 years. In 1880 he took up his residence in Guelph township. Over two years ago he moved to Guelph. Shortly after coming to town he caught inity of St. Cath - t. Farmers are ✓ from the creeks he live stock sup- eting of the Duf- d, the financial surplus of assets rly $1,000. The Jones resuming new life into the ts, a St. Thomas ta. t;;.• t -• ";. „