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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1888-03-09, Page 44 ,ennoonc,-.4. nonnn-onel* THE HURON EXPOSiToR. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ar The figure between the parenthesis after eaeliline denotes the page of the paper on which he advertisement will be found. Girl Wanted—John Hogg. (5) For Sale or to Rent—Thomas Nixon. (5) Card of Thanks—J. C. Morri4on. (5) Blacksmith Wanted—A. Stark. (5) Sale Still Going On—J. Pickard. (8) Removal—MeDonald & Waugh. (8) Valuable Farm to Rent—Mrs. B. Smillie. (5) Farm for Sale—E. Turner. (5) General Groceries, [3]-1-1. J. Scott. (5) To the Public—M. Williatvs. (6) High Court of Justice—G. 8. tiolmested. (6) No. 6 Warehouee—James Beattie. (8) To the Publie—J.W. Fear. (,3) Dry Goods, &e—G. Baird, jr. (8) Boots and Shoes—' --Frank O'Neil. (8) To the Farmers—Robert McPherson. (6) Important Notice—M. Williams. (6) No Room Yet--Thornag Mellis. (5) George Good's Announcement. (8) Removal—Miss McDermid. (8) Speeta.eles Lost—Exrusrrok office. (8) East Huron Farmers' Institute—Wm. Bishop. (5) tur�n txpositor. _D SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, Mar. 9, 1888. Time Brings Its Revenge. Who has not heard and does not re- member of the Neebing Hotel, the Karnanistiqua River and the steel rails. In de.ys gone by these were terms of opprobrium in the mouth of many a Tory orator, and were words of ridicule in the columns of many a Tory newspaper. But, notwithetanding all the ridicule that was heaped upon himself and his party by his political opponents, that noble old champion of the people's rights, Hon. Alexander Mackenzie, never wavered in his belief that Fort William and the Karnanistiqua were destined to become places of note and that they were the proper sites for the water terminus of the then proposed Canada Pacific Railway. He even laid here the foundation of the future term- inus and was proceeding to carry out his plans on this line when he was called upon by the people to lay down the sceptre of power. His successors were not slow t,o undo what he had done. They tore down and uprooted what had been built at Fort William, and in com- pliance with popular clamor established the terminus at Port Arthur, and for a time Fort William was deserted and neglected. Hundreds of thousands of dollars were spent in doing for Port Arthur what nature had already com- pleted for her riival, Fort William. And now, after these years, and after all this lavish and enormous expenditure of rnoney what do we again find? Why, that the schemes which had brought so much ridieule upon Alexander Macken- zie are being revived, and the place he had selected for the terminus of the road has been again selected and adopted by the shrewd men who now own and con- trol the Canada Pacific Railway, and they are carrying out as an independent enterprise the work that Mr. Mackenzie had commenced in the interests of the public. Had his advice been taken, and had he been allowed to mature his schemes, hundreds of thousands of dol- lars of the people's money which have been sunk in works in Thunder Bay and Port Arthur harbor would have been saved to the people of thia country, and the very works which are now being pro- jected would long since have been com- pleted at Fort William. Already there is quite a lively town where once only stood the lone Neebing Hotel, and the Canadian Pacific Railway Company have had erected there for some time a large grain elevator and extensive warehouses. In continuation of these improvements we now notice the following dispatch from there which speaks for itself: "The Canada Pacific Railway Company "will also erect a large foundry and re - "pair shops at Fort 'William this sum - "mer, and also another large elevator. "This action, it seems, is taken because "of the natural advantages of Fort Wa- il liam, and not in consequence of the "Manitoba agitation. The result, how- " ever, will probably be a considerable " reduction in the number of men em- ployed in Winnipeg." The prediction of Hon. Alexander Mackenzie is now being realized, viz.: That Fort William is destined at no, distant day to become the Chicago of Canada. He can now well afford to laugh at those who for- merly laughed so impudently at him. The Best Market. Mr. Claxton, an old resident and a leading business man of the town of Peterborce and who not long ago was the Conservative representative for West Peterboro in the Dominion Parliament, recently delivered an admirable address before the Farmers' Institute of that county on the subject of Commercial Union. Be discussed it from its many stand -points and showed the -great bene- fits- it would confer upon farmers and those who handle their products. One phase of the subject, he touched upon which we have not seen referred to be- fore. He said : Our opponents say that England should be our market and that we should loyally deal there. Commercial Unionists say: " We have a better rnarket at our own doors, of sixty mil- lions of the most progressive, wealthy and enterprising people on the face of the earth." I and many others have tried the English market, and if there is anything that would be likely to make a man "commit profanity," as Mark Twain says, it is consigning pro- duce to England. I have no hesitation in saying that if a bank engaged largely in that business, if its charter permit- ted it to do so' the bank would become bankrupt. InLiverpool produce is sold at four months' credit "Liverpool n • R. ,nr • k• VA". nn, on% ' • terms '—and in London at two months; the shipper pays 3 Per cent. commission for selling and earanteeing the debt. The commission tad t e other charges ib eat a man out of house arid home. It takes seven cent a bu hel to sell wheat aed pay the harge after the vessel touches the dock in Lijverpool. Ittakes 12 per cent?. in Lii erpool, including hee e, butte, clover per cent in London. to lo busieess there you can do aoe which ratter. If one sends f c eese, they Weigh it, gl , and then ' take one, 1 ese so the shipper is un s. Last year I ship- clo er seed -2,000 bags, England, and this e pars. In England duct one polind from another ppurid per so that on fny 2,000 freight, to -sell seed, etc., and 1 The only safe wa, is to sell c. i. f, is not an eas 1,000 boxes take full we pound for eac docked 1000 p ped 10 cars of 5,000 bushels winter nine mo they weigh and d each ba, and he beg for the dr ft; bags they doc ed me 2,000 potinds—and clover seed, with barges added, is there worth from 8 to 1 cents per pound. I mention these ma ters to show' the old- fashicined way th;y have of doing busi- ness. The bright st business. men they ever had in Mon real were large con- signers of produce to England, and they he hievitable with one ey may be described ith their heads above e while and the dis- ght forever: ealer sendse produce es he sells for paid), at he scrips without gets quick, returns urges. The farmers hree-fourths of the popu ation and weaith of the country. dy their to poli - 1 Uhion, van Ages all them all s. ccumbed to exce tion and ti as min appearing the fl od for a litt appe ring out of s If h Canadian to th United Sta gets jpaid for w any dooking, and with moderate c in Clinada are If they will cling own interests, a ticians, but strive the country will and their descen bleeeed. together, st d not liste or Commerci reap the a dents will MR. : BISII0P, Hur, who is eve of his' constituents opportunity to ali a service, has intr latu e a bill ame aura ce Act so as panies to add a liv that live stock may principle as buildi an improvement w and would be of gr stock -raisers and Mr. Bishop's bill reading, and we h The Gov ernmeiat, lend their influe scheme should and if likely to assist Mr. they do th will become law. neat s as a gr measu eech in intr at many e we shall next week. . P. P. f r South mindful of tfhe vants and never a low an when he canj do ham duced into the Legis- dingthe Miltua In- ° allow Muteal om- stock hrancl in rder e insured on the ame gs now are. T is is tich is much ne ded, at service to far ers, importers generally. has receiveci its first pe it will becpmelaw. ho are ever rea y to ce in favor of any benefitthe far ers, Bishop with his bill, re is no doubt b t it Mr. Bishop ma e a ducing his pill, and re interested in thio pubtish his remarks CONTRARY to ge eral expect' tion the voting on the Scot Act repeal pettion in Halton on Thur day of last eek re- Selted in favor of t e repeal by a m jor- ity of 195 votes. he tempera ce peo- ple condected a ivigorous c mpaign, while their oppone is held no r eetings, but did their Work secretly and quietly. That they put in g od worc t e result shoWs. At the la t vote the Act l was susteined by', a slig tly larger v te phan it ha ti now been de eateci by. It has been stated, but how tr thfully we are not prepared to say, t at many of the iarge brewers, distillers and cigar inanfifac- turers spent large ams of money in the constituency and t ast the dollars of the liquof interest pro ed more potent than the arguments of t e temperance advo- cates, What result this vote Will have in other counties here the matter has yet to be decided emains to be een. The date for the v ting in the cpunty- of Bruce has been fi ed for the 19th of April, and it is lik ly that the time for Huron will-soo b made knowe, ONTARI L GISLATUR,E. (From Ourl Oi Correspondent.) . ' T ROM, March 6th, 18'88. The Franchise 3iil is introduced and is is announced, co trary to all expecta- tion, that thdr G vernment ihtend to have the law piece on the statute book of this see iota! T e provisions of the bill are imple and not numerous. Generally speakin , the Franehise -will I be conferred upo evlery male British t subject 21 years of age. Men who lre- side welve mont a n Ontario before the ti, e for the r ter ing of the assess- ment roll to the cl rk, and who, between that time and he, election, reside hi the electoral istrict in which they tender their votes. lapaatics,paupti d and, criminals under at tate are disqualfied. Indians who are o herwise enfrandaised will receive the el ctoral franchise! just as white men do; Indians unenfranchis- ed, but living away from the reserve, may vote if qualified under the old law; unenfranchised Indians living on re- serves ma:y not vote. The rolls are to be made up by the a.ssesSors, who are to place nixie the rolis all those whom they can asceratin to be voters and ail others who make an afficlaait of qualifi- cation in the form prescribed by the act. : Personation Is to be se- verely punished. The At is to go into force on January 1st of next year. THE CONFERENCE ESOLUTIONS, When Mr. Meredith aid that the con- ferem:e resolutions em mdied the party cries which the Ontami Government had been using for several ears, he did not use a valid argument a ainst the resolu- tions, but he did not s ggest the reason why the debate on so i iportant a sub- ject sidle not quite s dignified and statesmanlike as it ought to have been. " Disallowance," for instance, is an old war cry, and when the old war horses heard it, ; it waii like a command to " charge." In fact the question of the veto power, important though it is, received a disproportion- ately large share of Attention, while other matters of equal moment were but • lightly touched on. The posiiion of the two parties on the Disallowanpe Resolu- tion may he -gathered from thq speeches of Mr. Meredith and the Minister of Education. "You are askin us to sur- render a part of our ijesporndble government to Downing street," said Mr. Meredith. "Downing street can't be any worse han the Dominion Government has sh wn itself to be," retorted Mr. Rose, "and be- sides, it is the place where j dgment is passed upon the acts of the Dominion Government itself." The ne financial basis was attacked.as favorin Quebec at the expense of Ontario, but t e question was not gone into thorough y. Those who advocate the re-adjustm nt have in their favor the argument hat since Confederation the revenue used for Federal purposes has grown out of all proportion to the part ueed for pro- vincial purposes, and that they are seeking only to restore the o d propor• tioe. - But the best feature cif the new nal tenth le o that, if again to ery fund. el deal of the Nova re-adjuettnent is that it is by the Federal Parliament, adopted it will be impossibl use subsidies as a huge bri The opposition made a go capital out of the fact that Scotia representatives express-ly reserved their 'right to secede; and naturally enough this was met by a r ference to the famous annexation manif ato which was adorned with the nam s of some promineht Tories. The disc ssion had the effect of eliciting from Jr. Mere- dith two opinions upon Dominion poli- tics: that he disepproved of t e Domin- ion Franchise Bill and that he disap• proved of the appointment oi Senators for life. The debate is e pected to close on the night of Wednes ay. THE SESSION. The feeling that the Franchise Bill is to be put through, will probably not affect the length of the seas on, which is dependent mainly upon th etate of the Committees' business, an proroga- tion is still expected abou the last week in March. All the measures an- nounced in the speech from t e l'hrone have now been introduced and most of them have had their secon reading. Government will pro announce this session their d the question of renewing the bonuses to railways. OUR OTTAWA LE ably not cision on ranting of TER. (From Our Special Correspon ent.) 07TAWA, Mar h 5, 1888. The forecast given in last w ek's letter has already been verified so far as the policy to be adopted by the 1 iberals is concerned. The decision of he caucus held on Tuesday last was I favor of Reciprocity with the Uuite States in as large a measure as can 1 e secured. The very next day Sir Ric ard Cart- wright placed upon the noti e paper a resolution in favor of the Can diem Gov- ernment entering upon negota tions with a view to arranging for fre trade be- ; tween the two countries so ar as con- : cerns those articles which ar not sub- ; ject to excise or internal revel ue taxes. the exception is made to meet the ob- t j1. ictioil raised in some quart . very important point it Is too ttade in e cisable articles w flood Cana As the obje interfere w promoting ' ernment," rs—and a that free ould soon. la with Atnericau et is to promote trade, not to ith existing regulations for 'peace, order and ood gov- there is no stepping aside from the principles involved i making this exception of- excisable articles. It has been arranged that, if th Treaty and all the papers rel can be laid before the Hou the debate on Sir Richard's shall take place 011 Wednesda RECIPROCITY AND THE POLITICA So far as the Liberals are it is believed that Commercial Revenue Reformers and all thoroughly and enthusiastica in favor of the proposed Extended trade relations with ed States are the object of all sale that have been made, and ent resolution forms a broa upon which all who desire present shackles struck from t ttade can unite. So far as the Conser- vatives are concerned, the onl Question to be considered in forecas ing their probable altitude is to find ou what the Government itself will decide o do, and this is not an easy matter in t e absence of the papers relating to the Fisheries negotiations. Sir Charles Tuppedstated the other day that these pap rs would show that negotiations had ta en place relating to trade matters as ell as to the Fisheries. Whatever at itude Sir Charles took at Washington t e Govern- ment may be expected to tak in rela- tion to Sir Richard's resolution. The probability is that, while host le to any extended trade relations excep of such a one-sided character as would suit the petty manufacturing rings of C nada and would not be considered by hedpepple of the United States, the G vernment will -so far bow to public opinion throughout the Dominion as t seek to kill the resolution by a side w nd rather than openly. While deelari g them- selves anxious for Reciprocity they will probably propose some ainendment which will mean everything o nothing just as the reader may be i clined to interpret it, and under which they will not be obliged to take any act on what- ever. The fact is -that the manufactur- ing combines have put the Government in power and kept it there. With Free Trade between Canada and the United States the opportunity possessed by these combines to fleece the people of Canada would be gone and they must go with it, and, just now, the Govern ment has no influence to substitute for the combines as vote -makers. The object of the Government, therefore, un- less they have some other election in- fluence preparing for the next appeal to the people, must be to offer Reciprocity in natural products which the Ameri- cans care little or nothing for and deny Reciprocity in manufactures which is what the Americans want. INVESTIGATING THE COMBINES. The strange spectacle was presented in the House of Commons the other day of a prominent Government supporter, Mr. N. C. Wallace, of West York,round- ly denouncing the combines which have been fleecing the country so long. And he did it with hearty good will too apparent- ly. His action leaves those Tory organs and orators who have persistently denied that there was a combine or an over charge in regard to any article of general consumption in rather a bad predica- ment, and it is rather amusing to notice their efforts at reconciling their former Fisheries tiug to it e in time, eso I u tion next. PARTIES. oncerned, nionis ts, thers are ly united esolu tion. the Unit - he propo- the pres- platform o see the e arms of statements with approval of what Mr. Wallace said. The fact is, though even many members of Parliament do not know it, Mr. Warlace started out to de I flounce the coal ring and to dentand that its methods should be investigated by Parliament, but, finding that he could not hope to confine the investigation to that point wieh such villainies as those of the sugar ring staring the people in the face, so, making a virtue of necessity, he denounced combination, wholly and severally of every kind, and moved -for a special committee to investi- gate them. Mr. Edgar ha,d placed a notice on the paper the same day calling for a committee for the same purpose, but that of Mr. Wallace had precedence by a short titne. There was a lively and interesting discussion on the subject of combines, their causes, effects and cure. The Conservative speakers alt practically admitted the existence of these rings and favored legielation to suppress or regulate them, while the Liberals claimed that the true system was to take away the tariff props which support these concerns and let • them come down of their own weight. Though, as an argument, the Liberals had the hest of it, they did not show good judgment in antagonizing their new friends—for Mr. Wallace and those with him are undoubtedly playing the Liberals' game in this matter—instead of letting them go on until they had worked themselves in a position, as they undoubtedly must sooner or later, when they would be obliged either todenouoce the tariff or make an inglorious and absurd retreat to the Protectionist camp again. The committee has been ap- pointed and will meet soon, but if the Liberals go on in the spirit in which they began, the Conservatives will band themselves together to protect their tariff idol, whereas if they are left alone they will heinselves draw out informa- tion from the witnesses to be examined which will be of incalculable benefit to the Liberal cause. STRANGE "NEGOTIATIONS." The information is confirmed that Mr. Greenway and Mr. Martin of the new Liberal Manitoba ( arvern- ment are coming to Ottawa to "negotiate" with Sir John Macdonald concerning the Manitoba railway situ- ation. This may iurn out all right, but those who look for that result must surely do so on the strength of the witty Frenchman's dictum, that "It is the un- expected which happens." With a strong Liberal Government in power, spring approaching, when operations on the Red River Valley Railway can be begun and rapidly pushed through, money galore offered to carry out the enterprise, it is hard to see what the Manitobans have to "negotiate" about. Sir John Macdonald has in the house five out out of six Manitoba representa- tives as his own supporters. If he wanted to arrange anything, he surely would make the first effort through that agency; but instead of that Greenway and Martin, two men who have denounced the Dominion Premier as the embodiment of .political vice and personal malignity, come down to "ne- gotiate," and that at a time when they have everything they want and he has everything to lose. Liberals and espe- cially Manitoba Liberals—and by that I mean lovers of equal rights and liberty —may well view with apprehension such steps as have just been taken in relation to -Manitoba. Itis devoutly to be hoped that the Manitoba represen- tatives may not be induced to forego any of their dearly -bought advantages. , THE SbOTT ACT. Contrary to expectation, Mr. Jamie- son, of Lanark, has again come forward with his Bill to amend the Scott Act. The action of the Conservative Domin- ion Governtnent in blocking necessary amendments to this act, and of the Lib - era + ProvincialGovernmentin attempting to enforce an admittedly unworkeblela,w, has caused note littleannoyance and loss to the liberal cause. The majority of active Scott Act supporters are Liberal, while there is a very considerable sec- tion of the party holding very strong views against such legislation. Conse- quently, not only has the party been brought into undeserved discredit in On- tario through the Scott Act, but there has been unnecessary friction and very de- cided loss in relation to Dominion af- fairs. The principa.1 value of the Scott Act to the Dominion Government, there- fore, has been to keep the Liberals in hot water. To actually amend it and make it more workable would be exceed- ingly bad policy from a Conservative party point of view. Still, Mr. Jamie- son, as a sound temperance man, has undoubtedly been perfectly honest, so far as he was concerned, in bringing in his amending bill. It will be remem- bered that last year Sir John voted squarely with the whisky party on all the important questions corning up in relation to the act. Such a course was perfectly safe, for he alienated but few of the comparatively small number of Temperance votes in his party. But in view of the wide attention drawn to his recent attendance at Methodist revival services and the active part he took in them—aside altogether from the ques- tion of his personal conversion to a re- ligious life, which is, of course, beyond and above newspaper. discussion—he can not, with any grace, vote as he did last year. And his followers have got so ac- customed to voting as he does, that if he gives his influence never so lightly in favor of the Scott Act, Mr. Jamieson's Bill will probably carry. This will much more than offset the recent defeat in Halton. - - —A party of Poston capitalists, who purpose building up a city and summer resort near Port Mulgrave, on the Straits of Canso, have purchased five miles of land for $30,000 cash. They have also purchased a coal mine. As this port is the only certain winter port of Cape Breton they hope to build up a large city. The company are trying, it is said, to have the Atlantic terminus of the railway system of Canada located there, and also have all Atlantic steam- ers call there. The company will apply to the present Legislature for incorpora- tion. -—Harriston has the latest sleeping girl sensation. Her name is Harriet Sugg, daughter of a wealthy farmer liv- ing near Clifford. She fell asleep on Thursday February 16, and in spite of all that could be done she remained in that condition for a week, after which she would apparently wake up, but ap- peared unconscious. At these times a little gruel was given her, but no other food has passed her lips ill twelve days. On Friday morning, February 24, she got up, dressed herself and got break- fast for the family. After partaking of some herself she dropped off to sleep again, and it last accounts still remains in that state. —Mr. Michael Graves, ex -reeve of Pittsburg, near Kingston, is endeavor- ing to form a farmers' institute for Frontenac. He says Commercial Union is the only salvation for Ontario farm- ers. "Though an Independent Con- servative," he says "1 am a Commer- cial Unionist from heels to scalp. If we could break the gigantic monopoly that is crushing the life blood out of the farmers and get a chance to se 1 and buy in the cheapest markets it would raise our property 25 to -40 per cent. News of the W eek. WHERE IS STANLEY. —Alaxm is felt in 'mutton regarding Stanley's fate. DESTRUCTIVE HURRICANE. — Tama- tave, in Madagascar, was swept by a hurricane, causing the loss of twenty lives. ENCOUNTER AT SCAKIM. — British forces and the rebels have had a deadly encounter at Suakim, in which the latter were b idly wprsted. DISSENSIONS. — Owing to American influence causing a number of Land Leaguersito join the Gaelic Association there is a dissension in the Plernellite ranks, which, it is said, will produce a violent rupture. THE DOOMED CROWN PRINCE. —The Imperial family heve abandonedall hope of the Crown Prince recovering. They ouly hope that he will survive long enough to return to Berlin upon the weather improving and die surrounded by his fsmily. A FEMALE SWINDLER. —Mrs. Gordon Bailie, who purported to be a descend- ant of the Earl Of Moray, and was colleciting immense sums for the Scotch crofters, has been unmasked by the police, and is now in gaol as an adven- turess and a swindler. THE ENEMY MASSED AT GOURA.—Gen. San Malden°, telegraphs from Memo - wan, that a large force of the enemy is massed at Goura. TuE RACING YACHT SOLD. —Mr. Bell has sold the yacht Thistle to Mr. Coats, the owner of the Marjorie. UNTAXED PROPERTY. —Nearly $9,000,- 000 worth of property in Detroit is un taxed. THE DUKE OF RUTLAND. —Chas. Cecil John Manners Duke of Rutland, is dead in England. He was 72 years old. ALCOTT THE AUTHOR. Bronson Al- cott, the well-known author, died at Boston last Sunday aged 88. Miss Louisa M. Alcott, the celebrated author- ess, died in Boston Tuesday, surviving her father only two days. DEAF AND DUMB ASYLUM BURNED. — The State Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Fulton, Missouri, was hurned the other night. The building cost the State about $500,000. Insured for $55,000. There were 185 pupils in the institution, but all were removed without injury. RUSSIAN FRONTIER GUARD INCREAS- ED BY 2,600. — The Russian frontier guard has been increased by 2,600 men. Four regiments of infantry under General Archinikoff have arrived at Kisheneff. CANADIAN ENGINEERS FOR THE QUINCY. —Fifty Canadian ; engineers arrived at Chicago last Friday night, to take the places of strikers on the Quincy road. The Brotherhood leaders maintain that the Canadians will be promptly disposed of under the Federal statutes prohibit- ing the importation of foreign labor. OPINIONS OF SENSIBLE AMERICANS.— Archbishop Ryan, of Philadelphia, who is now in Dublin, in an interview said no sensible American approved of Ire- land's separation from England. Ameri- cans, he said, objected to weakening the control of the Government at Washing- ton. He believed that likewise England would be stronger if Home Rule were granted to Ireland. A HOWLING STORM.—A terrific bliz- zard swept the entire Lake Superior country from Sault Ste. Marie to Duluth on the 1st inst. It is one of the worst storms ever known in that section. Mn. GLADSTONE TO THE CLERGYMEN. —Mr. Gladstone in returning thanks to 250 clergymen of the Church of Eugland for a memorial drawn up by them in favor of Home Rule, said\ he believed it would have the effect of greatly widening the growing convic- tion that neither honor nor advantage can possibly be gained by a continued refusal to accede to the moderate and constitutionally expressed demands of the Irish people. PROMINENT MEN. DEAD. — Admiral Sir Astley Cooper Key, a distinguished officer of the British navy, is dead. He was born in 1821. He entered the navy in 1835 and was placed on the retired list of admirals in 1886. Mr. Frank Ash Yeo, member of Parliament for the Gower division of Glamorgarishire, Wales, is dead. He was an advanced Liberal and an advocate of Home Rule. Huron Notes. Miss Annie Welsh, of Usborne has just completed a quilt containing 4949 pieces, and another of 3,375 pieces. —The Blyth Standard lute changed hands. Mr. White has disposed of his interest in the paper to Mr. A. II. Wat- son, recently of Port Elgin. —Mr. M. McTaggart, of Clinton, has rented the farm on the 1st concession of Turnberry, 100 acres, to Mr. Moffatt, who resides in the adjoining place, for a term of three years. • —While playing at school the other day, Miss Libby, daughter of Mr. Thos. Coates, of Usborne, fell upon the ice and disjointed her right arm at the el- bow. —The joint board of the Agricultural and Horticultural Societies, of Wing- haan and Turnberry, have decided to hold their annual spring show on Thurs- day, the 19th April. —Mr. Frank Patterson of Bluevale, has been appointed bailitiof the Wing - ham Division Court. A better appoint- ment could not have been made'and we congratulate our old friend on his pre- ferment. —Miss Jessie, youngest daughter of Mr. W. Mitchell, of Turnberry, went to Crandon, Dakota, last week, where she has two sisters residing. She is likely to engage in teaching there. The Clinton New Era understands that Rev. W. W. Sperling has formally declined the call extended to him by the congregation of Zion church, Winnipeg. He will remain in Ontario. —On Tuesday of last week Mrs. Gib- bous, wife of the worthy sheriff of Huron, was attacked by an apoplectic stroke, to which she succumbed on Thursday of the same week. Deceased was in her 76th year, and was amongst the early settlers of Goderich. The funeral took place to Maitland cemetery on Sunday, 26th ult., and was largely attended. The pallbearers were :— Messrs. Jas. Dickson, P. Adamson, M. Hutchison, Ira Lewis, Wm. Dickson and Capt. Gibson. Her on, Mr. Thos. Roddy, of Meadville, Pa., was present at the obsequies. —Mr. Geo. Daw and Mr. C. Balsdon, of Exeter, have removed to Walton, where they will enter into a co-partnerl ship, and will open out a first-class ptaeirliotry. shop. We wish theta.; every pros- -0n Wednesday Messrs. Robert and James Sanders purchased from Mr. Wrn. Simpson, of Biddulph, a 50 acre farm in the township of Hay, paying therefor a handsome sum. The property ia well situidted and heavily timbered. - -On Friday last a four year old son of Mr. J. R. Williams, of Gorrie, fell into a pail of boiling water and got pretty badly scaled. Medical aid was at once procured, and we are glad to say the little fellow is gettieg along as well as can be expected. — Mr. Andrew McKay has sold his house and park lot, three-quarters of an acre, in Brussels, to Mr, Blashill, sr., of Cra,nbrook, for $450. Mr. McKay and his brother George, with their mother and sister, intend got g to Colorado about the 1st of April to try their luck at farming in the new c untry. —A sad accident o curred to a, five months' old child of Mr. Hammond, station agent at Bly h, on Tuesday morning of last week. Mrs. Hammend had gone upstairs, leav ng the little one tied in a chair, and du ing her absence it fell out or upset ag inst the stove, burning its face and he d in a terrible manner. —Mr. J. Sturdy, of the 7th conces- sion of Goderich Town hip, met with a heavy loss on Wednes ay evening of last week. While retu tong home from Holmesville the horse that he was driv- ing, a valuable animal he had only pur- chased last fall, dropped dead on the road. —The proprietors of the Blyth wool- en mill, Messrs. Forsyth & Son, have just about closed a contract for the man- ufacture of 35,000 lbs. of wool for a Listowel firm. Should the contract be sealed, the mill will require to dun to its fullest capacity until the let of Mayi in order to fulfil the order. —One day last week a certain farmer who resides in Goderich Township, not over a dozeu miles from Clinton, bad left the cellar door open for a mo ent while he went outside, and during his temporary absence, a large pig bolted 4nto the house and accidentally tumbled down the cellar. It was no fun getting it out again, but the farmer and , his help were equal to the occasion. —Master C. Swanson, of Goderich, whose eye was so seriously hurt, w bile sharpening a pencil, was operated on in Toronto last week. The boy was placed under the influence of ether for the operation, which occupied nearly an hour. There was some difficulty in re- moving the effects of the narcotic,other- wise, it is said the medical action was successful, and will probably preserve the boy's sight. —Mr. J. Mude, tailor, of Wingham. sustained bodily injuries in being let down from an upstairs window by a piano cover on the night of the fire there. He was unable to be out for several days. Mrs. Mude was taken down after a ladder had been procured. She fully retained her coolness and self- possession, amid great excitement and after exit by the stairs was completely cut off. —One John E. McDonagh, of Luck - now, has been committed by Magistrate Young, of Blyth, on a charge of stealing a coat, pair of pants, pocketbook with $3, and two gold rings, from Wm. B. Hassett, from the house of .Jae. Mc- Donagh, township o_f Arthur, Welling- ton county. The prisoner was over- hauled in Blyth and nearly all the plunder found with him. He pleaded guilty. —Mr. J. D. Smith and family have removed from Gorrie to Forest. Mr. Smith was a prominent temperance worker, and a year or two ago acted as Police Magistrate for East Huron under the Scott Act. Prior to their departure the teachers of the Methodist Sunday school presented Mr. Smith with a copy of Webater's Unabridged Dictionary, andke. Mrs. Smith with a beautiful cake bas —A boy named Hunt, of Goderich, had a narrow escape from a terrible death on Friday last through hanging on to a hay rack with some other boys. The rack tipped over pinning Hunt underneath it, and the horses taking fright dashed along for nearly two blocks before the driver could stop then, when the terrified youngster was relea ed. He was considerably bruised and adly frightened, but fortunately not uch injured. — t a meeting of the Goderich Citi- zens oommittee held last week it was deci ed to make application to the On- tariof Government for aid to the pro- pose4 lines to Goderich should it be found that there is any indication of their resuming that system of aiding roads. -A motion was adopted that the town council be urged to send a dele- gate to Ottawa, who, in company with a representative of the Guelph Junction road, would support the application for that line fpr the Dominion subsidy. —The West Wawanosh council, being waited upon at its last meeting by a delegation soliciting a grant to assist in sending a delegate to Ottawa on railway matters, very considerately gave $30, with a supplement of $7 from the mem- bers of the board and others. The coun- cil of Ashfield granted Sii35 for a similar purpose. The delegates selected to pro- ceed to Ottawa to interview the Govern- ment and the Canada Pacific Railway authorities are: Messrs. John M. Roberts and. J. B. Crawford, of Dun- gannon; Reeve Griffin, of Ashfield, and Robert Murray, of St. Helens. —The Toronto World, describing the trip of the local legislators to the Model Farm, last week, thus winds up its re- port :—"Coming beck from Guelph those who were catering for the com- fort of the guests, distributed oranges, Malaga grapes, cigars and ginger ale, No. 3 coach was filled with particularly good feeling. The head and front of the excursion came in. His Treasurer himself did not feel it undignified to drift into the genial (eurrent and join in the "Swanee River," chores. Good- natured Thos. Gibson, of Huron, sailed into the flowing tide by einging several lusty Scottish songs. Then Treasurer A. M. Ross slipped an empty pop bottle into the Scotchman's pocket and declar- ed, on drawing it forth, that the cause of all the hilarity was found. When the train drew towards Union Station, Mr„ Gibson was trying to get a coachful of uproar to listen to his statement that, "I never tasted twa spoon& a' ardest speerits in my life." —From the report of the Prison In- spector for Ontario, we learn that dur- ing the year ending September 30, 1887, 57 males and 13 females were comnsittesi to the Goderich jail, being 8 more that in 1886, and ten of that number were for -more than the third time. There were 4 commitments for drunkenness 1886, and none in 1887. Only two of those committed were sentenced to the Central Prison. The average cost per day for each prisoner committed, was 20.44 cents. The Inspector who visited Goderich jail Says: "The jail was ia good order and no complaints from any of the prisoners. —A short time since a young mar_ ried man in Clinton lost a new shirt in an unusual manner. Before retiring he had taken off this garment and put on a nightshirt, throwing the discarded art- icle on the floor. Having occasion to get up through the night to procure a drink for a child in an adjacent bed, he lit a match and when through, dropped it on the floor. After he had been back in bed some time, he was more than sur- prised to find a fire burning at his side, and got up again to find thathi shirt was destroyed and a hole burned in the car- pet. —Two strangers hired a horse and cutter from Mr. Dane's livery in Gorrie on Wednesday of last week, and faith% to return at the proper time, Mr. Dane thought it best to go in search of his property. He succeeded in tracing them to Hensall, but here their course was lost, and as there was every indica- tion that the scoundrels were bound for Uncle Sam's, telegrams were sent to dif- ferent points to have them* arrested should they be discovered. Nothing as yet has been heard of thern however. It is said that the men are well 10:10Wit in the vicinity of Walton and their names are Noble and Bulbeck. —The death of Mr. Win. Goble, of Holmesville, took place last week at his residence at the age of 56 years. He was born in Cornwall, England and came to Canada with the rest of his father's farnily at the age of 20, and set - 0,1 near Port Hope. Being the eldest h. was cast upon the world young, and n• t; long after corning to this country he moved up west to the County ef Huron, where he has since reeided. Hai first wife was a daughter of Mr. Jas. Jory, of Exeter, who died 17 years ago, keying four smal children. Me married again, a Mrs. Coulter, and she, with the first wife's children—two sons and two daughters—are left to mourn his departure. —Mr. J. E. Smith, formerly of Brus- sels, but now an extensive stock farmer near Brandon, Manitoba, is at present in Ontario, and has called on fnany of his old Brussels and Heron friends. He is purchasing stock for his farm. He intends shipping some valuable horses, amongst which are six thoroughbred,, heavy draught mares. Three were pur- chased from Wm. Rennie, the noted stock raiser. Four out of the six are imported from Scotland, and one took the silver medal at the Toronto Indus- trial Exhibition -and other prizes equally valuable. For the six alone he paid up- wards ef $3,000. About 18 years ago Mr. Smith taught school in the township of Grey, and afterwards engaged in the mercantile business in 13ruseels. Bluevale. JOTTINGS.—George Jenkins is recover- ing from his recent illness.—Thomaa Jenkins lately sold a horse to the buyers at Brussels for the handsome sum of $175, and John Musgrave also sold. one for $140. ----Sawlogs are coming in very numerously this whiter, the long spefl of sleighing has helped them to move. —The latest news from Rev. Mr. Hart- ley, then sojourning in Northern Alabama, says snow was falling there but the trees were beginning to leaf out. Mr. Hartley thought it too cold there to suit him and intended going farther south in the same state.—The first ad- dition this season to Mr. James Elliott's fine herd of Holsteins, was a calf weigh- ing 115 lbs.—The grist mill here is doing a very large business this winter. Parties conie from every direction with their grists ; from the west as far as White- church, south from near Blyth, east away down in Grey and from the north side of Turnberry.—Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Timmins have returned from their visit down east.—John Burgess and Douglas Fraser, township auditors, have been going over the township books for the last two days and have found things in pretty good shape. There are no two more efficient auditors in the county.— Council meets here on Monday, March 12th.—Mi88 Annie McHardie is home from Toronto on a visit to her parents and other friends.—The Good Templars ofethis place have rented the Forrester& Hall for a year, to hold their weekly meetings in. — There is just as much trotting on our bridge as before our coun- ty fathers put up the notice forbidding it.—Robert Patterson and wife returned to Dumfries last Friday after spending a month with friends here. ---Mr. Frank Patterson has received the appointment of bailiff for the Wingham district. Whitechurch. STALLION SOLD.—Messrs. Colquhoun, Dow & Willis, Exeter, purchased on Saturday from Mr. Wm. Wellwood,here, his imported colt, "Silver Times," for the sum of $800. This colt weighs 1,600 lbs., and is one of the finest horses in the country. He was sired by "Old Times," one of the heaviest horees in America,and Mr. Wellwood brought him front Ayrshire, Scotland in 1886. DOTS.—A large number start from here on Tuesday next for Manitoba.— W. H. Stewart, of limevale, has been engaged to teach in the school on the 10th fill the summer holidays.—Robert Ferrie has purchased a thoroughbred bull from E. Gaunt, paying therefor the sum of 8100. The animal its 14 months old.—Wm. Paterson, an old and mlich respected reeident of this place, fell on the road and fractured his arm and :sus- tained other injuries. He is still bed- fast and is recovering slowly. We hope to see him around again shortly. semaesseeseseememene. —A very successful tea -meeting was held in the North Mornington church on Tuesday evening: the 21st of Feb- ruary. Addresses were delivered by Rev. Messrs. Henderson, Hamilton, McKibben, Grant and Cameron. Rev. I Campbell occupied the chair. 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