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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1891-02-06, Page 1_ X 30e 1891.. 10 -OD& reek we knocked oft 'sea of New Spring, TS, GHAM S„ MT I NG S, OTTO NS,. DNA D ES, INGS, .;01.0ERIES, SHMERES„ oak of small wares. rARPETS Is, bought at a sacri- f in the same way.; . IVICFaUle MTH. 7ich and Clinton, and e them again. It is eries of five rahes, an elegant -silver - ee times by same 'ding to enter should entries for thiaseries he first race. The entiounced. Wateh 1 Leh. r,tirich notes of hist Honed that John o York State. It ohn Volland.—Mr. Ingaged the eon of enby, as apprentice —Mr. John Allen. been the guest of daughter of Mr. kota, is home with it.—Miss 1.4. Levi - for Dekota; where for the suimmer.— in the Evsingelical iompleted, and. wax le on Sunday last. eased with it.—The ttion here intend ick parsonage this They have started rial already. The • ted, wilt be e credit ve Hess and Deputy - are attending • the oderich this week. line. —The sleighing is a 'great amount of ne.—Mr. leaac Mia - been working in the 'thur for about two visit. —The trustees o. 5 have advertised erection of a wood - with the sohool.— ejohn has gone on a re vicinity of Pervie, a Rev. J. Scott, of - - d a very impressive in the Methodist [day Iast.—Mr. Wm. I been on the sick 80111eWhat improved then Young is very -Frederick L., infant ; died on Saturday Id was buried at Monday. The fun- tducted by the Rev. D, assisted by Rev. eth. —Mr. J. Clegg ent of this seaeon's teveek.—Mr. Chris,. meeting of the Dis- endent Order Good on Wednesday, be- ates from Belgrave r. and Mrs. James - iiy, spent a few cdays- hies last week, re- . — Messrs. Peter Hanna, of the 6-th each sold a. horse to of Manitoba, at fair burn. hlr.James McManus, . vering from his very ionie daya his friends ebout the result, but now.—The township - ear are the same as - 'exception -of the as - bet takes the place of that important office. a talent went down lay evenieg to assist :i one of his popular delighted with the - e.. --The annual' meet- -Wawanosh Fire In - was held in Dun- e., 27th inat. A large - and the directors 11 report of the affairs It was shown by the Roberta, that the ex - below the average iny is in a good state. king heavy risks on ' discustted, and due of the Directors in iisted on. The quest ee number of Direc- iting agents was dis- [lowed to drop. The were re-elected by Mg well for the way ed their duty. WEIOLE NUMBER 1,208. TWENTY-THIRD YEAR. SEAFORTH, FRIDAY JANUARY. we are now selling any, and all heavy Winter Goods at a reduction in price. If you have anything yet to buy, call and see what we have, and the low prices we axe asking. Edward M'Fau SEAFORTH THE COUNTY COUNCIL. The County Council for 1891 met at Goderich, on Tuesday of last week. All the members were present except Mr. McKenzie, Reeve of Wingharn'who was detained by illness. • The first duty was the ELECTION OP A WARDEN. Mr. Wm. Milne, Reeve of Grey, was nominated by Mr. A. H. Manning,Reeve of Clinton, and seconded by Mr. V. Reitz, Reeve of Stephen. Mr. Joseph Beck, .Reeve of Colborne, was nominated by Mr. John Torrance, of Stanley, and seconded by D. Rol- lins, of Exeter. Upon the ballots being counted Mr. Beck was found to have 25 votes and Mr. Milne 24, whereupon Mr. Beck was _ declared warden for 1891. In a few re- marks he thanked his brother council- lors for the honor they had bestowed upon him, and bespoke theit assistance in the performance of the duties which would devolve upon him. rants Under sentence for six months. Mary Brady, from MeKillop, committed for the niuth time by Ivlayor Olivier, is 57 years of age, weak minded and with- out friends; she is exceedingly destruc- tive on clothing. The other, Mrs. Mc - members i) tbie council be raised to $3 per day. Referred to Salaries Committee. - THE met: DRIVER. On motion of Messia. R. B. McLean and Weber, 'the use of the county pile driver was granted to the municipality Kay, of Gotiericheis 81 years of age. of Tuckersinith. Of the males three are insane, and have THE FEE T6 LOCK-UP KEEPERS. been reported and are awaiting removal Moved by M. . McLean, seconded to the asylum. Seven are vagrants by Mr. Graham, that the resolution under sentences ranging from 30 _days passed at the Jun4 session reducing the to six months as follows: Wm. Mc- allowance to lock •up keepers from $10 to Innis. of Colborne township, committed $5 be repealed, and ih'at hereafter the by Mayor Butler for the 26th time, is 55 allowance be $10 per annum, providing years of age and suffering from a sore that the lock-up'keeper furnish a certili• leg ; John Morrow, of Goderich, come cate from his reeve certifying that the nutted by Mayor Butler for the 17th, walls and ceiling have been whitened at time, is -68 yeare of age; John Durnion, hetet °al durieg the year, and the' Goderich, committed by Mayor Butler floors scr bbed -at leant twice, and for the second time, is 67 years of age; the premises kept Continually in a Matthew Sheppard, Dungannon, ' com- clean condition.—Referied to Salaries mitted by Maycir Butler for the second Committee. : , time, is 81 Years of age; G. Manning, THE BOUNDARY LINE APPROPRIATION. Stratford, committedby Mayor Doherty, The usual motion for an appropriation Clinton, is suffering from a sore finger; of $3,000 to be expended' on boundary John Regan and George Wilson, Strat- lines raised quite 'a discussion, aome ford, committed by Mayor Doherty, are members advocating that the raising and goodand willing workers. One prisoner expanding of the 'necessary atnounte is under sentence for assault, two for -.should be left entirely in the hands of larceny, and one awaiting trial; one is the'respective municipalities. The trio - under sentence for drawing a revolver, tion on a division shies referred to Finance one for stabbing, and one awaiting trial Committee. for murder. The latter was suffering , The i Council then adjourned until 10 fie:Mt-two attempts to take his own life, o'clock a. m. Thursday. alld after examination by the jail sur - FEBR UARY 6, 1891. arrotexmENTS. • A committee of five was balloted for to strike the standing committees for the year with instructions to report at the next session of council. lelessre. R. Radcliffe, of Goderich, and James Pat- ton, of Goderich township, were ap- poined county auditors. Messrs. James Scott, of Clinton; John Acheson, of Goderich, and John Fairley, of Sea - forth, were appointed Trustees for their respective Collegiate Institutes. Messrs. Peter Ada.mson and Henry Eilber were appointed on the Boatcl of Audit. Messrs. S. P. Halls' of Goderich, and James Turnbull, of Clinton, were re- appointed on the Board of County Ex- aminers. The council adjourned until ten o'clock Wednesday. THE SECOND DAY. The first order of business was the last year he had, xn conjunction with reading of the report of the Selecting °thee officials, let the following bridge Committee, which was as follows : contracts; On the county boundary be- EQTTALIZATION.—Beacom,Britton,Tay. tween the townehips of Grey and Dina, 'or, Kydd, Mooney, Torrance, Bissett, at the 4th concession, for $325, John Saunders, Webber, Shirrett,M.cPherson. Foster being the contractor; on the FINANC&.—Rolline,Kalbfleiscb,Benne- boundary between 'Osborne and Blang weis, Nay, Kerr, M. Y. McLean, Liam- shard, for $200, Le Hardy being the ilton, &yens, Ratz, Errett, Castle, contrector, also repairs to Lippingtou's Johnston, Griffin, Scott, Coleman, bridge on the boundary between Howick Proudfoot. - and Minto for $30, the adjoining town - Rosin AND BRIDGE.—Eilber, Milne, ship in each case paying half the cost. Kay, Cox, Oliver Mooney, Cruick. In order to make the required imprcere- shank, Bowers, Malloy, Scott, McLean, (Tuckeramith), Hess, Girvin, Sherritt, Stothers, McKenzie. 11 {McIJEAN BROS. Publishers. $1.50 a Year, in Advance. reported,\ having visited the gaol and found everything clean and tidy. The prisouers; when spoken to, expressed themselves 891 satisfied with the treat ment received at the hands of the gaol officials., They made tie following re- commendations : That the request of the Sheriff tie have a telephone placed in the gaol be geanted ; that the top sash of the Court House windows be so alter- ed as to permit of their being let down fro:n the top : that the question of drainage of the gaol and premises be left over until the June meeting and that the commiesioner be requested to obtain further information in the mat- ter ; that the Warden and Clerk have new cp.rpet laid down in the court room ; that the commissioner -supply plans and Specifications for the enlarge- ment of Mr. D. McDonald's room and vault and lay theni before this council at + its June meeting, Regarding the sanitary arrangements of the Court House it is recommended that plans and specifications be drawn out by Mr. Ainsley, the engineensuiteble for water - closets in the caretaker's room, one for ladies and two for gentlemen, and also for the construction of a sewer sufficient to slush the wateroloseneand to lay the plans and specifications before the War- den, Clerk and Mr. Proudfoot for their approval, and if such is obtained that he receive tenders for the work, said ten- ders to be laid before the council at the June meeting. MOTION OF CONDOLENCE. Moved by Ma. Britton and seconded by Mr. Torrande, that this council has learned with deep regret of the recent illness of Mr. McMurchie, the late Reeve of Clinton, and we do hereby express our sympathy with him in his affliction, and desire to place this motion on our books as a mark of our esteem and ap- preciation of Ms services as a councillor, lied express the wish that he may be speedily restored to health and useful - Erna, be re built on the Barrie plan as ehe Dees, and that the Clerk forward him a Jamestown bridge; that all the rePtire copy of this resolution.—Carried: recommended' in the Engineer's report AUCTIONEER'S LICENSES. be cerried one—. Moved by Mr. Proudfoot aud second - The School and Printing Committee ed by Mr. Biseetethat the clauses of the recdmmended „ that the request of the by-law licensing auctioneenewhich regu• School Inspectors to have 450 - copies of lates the fees to be paid be repealed, their combined annuel reports printed and the fat:owing substituted in lieu for circulation among the trestees and thereof : That the license for the county teachers be granted,. In reterence to of Huroh be the sum of $12, and thee the petition from the council of the united counties of Leeds and Grenville, having dor its object an increase in the legislative grants to Public and High Sete:lois, and to give to County Council- ors the power to form, enlarge, or change High School districts, it is re- commended that no action be taken. It is recommended that the tender for the county printing of the Goderich Signal, it being theJowest, be accepted. The Special Committee reported as follows: Petition of the county of Middlesex respecting appointment ,of inepector of milk supplied to cheese faetories. Recommend that no action be taken, as the committee is opposed to such appointments, and recommend thet a dopy of this resolution be sent to the Lieutenant Governor in Council and the members for, this county. found it necessary to erect a small ad- Petition.of county of Oxford respecting dition to the main building to hold the furnace, boiler and coal.' Mr. Humber,' of Goderich, erected the building and put in the necessary heating apparatus, (hot water,) at a coat of $691s The heating is entirely satisfactory. Other improvements were also made at a cost of $169. The exterior of the jail and cottage has been painted at a cost of $49. A superstructure has been erected to the Elimville bridge at a emit of $99, Mr. L. Herdy, of Exeter, being the contractor. All the contracts let this year have been completed satisfactorily and the County bridges seem to be safe for travel atsthe present time, but some will require to be renewed early in the coining summer. The following bridges are recommended to be built early in the summer, viz.: The bridge on the gravel road north of Brussels, known as the Jamestown bridge. It is now about 130 feet long, but a bridge 80 feet be- tween the abutments would be quite long enough. It would be well to re- build on the Howe Truss principle so as to use the irons of the 'ermine bridge. , ."raIRD DAY. geon it was ordered tha he be watched The first business this day, was a mo- dayland night. This w s done by the tion by dIessre. Rollins and Manning turnkey and myself until the 24th inst., that the sum of $12,000 be granted for when he was regularly committed for the erection of a County House of; trial, and since then Dan McIvor under Refuge, on !the terms by which the On - orders from the sheriff has been acting tario Government will grant $4,000, was as night watch with him. My reasons referred to the Finance Committee.. for this assistance will be laid before you REPORT OF COMMITTEES. ,in ehe report of the sheriff. The Road and Bridge Committee re - APPLICATIONS, ETC.! ported recommending _that the bridge An application from. George Conners at Jamestown be re -built as soon as to be sent as a student to the Agricul- practicable, and the structure to be of. tural College wss referred to Special pile abutments and Queen Truss plan ; Committee. A circnlar from the coun. that Menzie's bridge, between Grey. and cil of North Toronto, in reference to the sub division of teem lands was referred to Special Committee. An account from Mr. Tobin for the arrest of a horse thief; an application for a grant to the Prisoner' Aitt-Wieociation ; a letter from joieph Whitely in • reference to sepplying bread to the prisoners in the jail; and a petition for a peddlerie lic- ense to Fred Gossmall, were all referred to Finance Committee. . A letter from Mr. fr, o m , Inspector Public Schools. was read and referred to School Com- mittee. THE ROAD COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. Mr. .Ainsley, Co,unty Engineer, re- ported that since the dune meeting of SCIICK)Li AND PRINTING.—Manning, ColemannHolt, Weber, Cook, Morrison, Howe, Kennedy, Kalbfleisch, Stewart, Anderson, JAIL ASO COURT ITOUSE.—Saunders, Nay, Graham, Morrison, Kennedy, Cruickshank, Errett, Hamilton, Bow- ers, McLean (Tuckerstuith), Strothers, Anderson, Y. McLean. SALARIES.—Ratz, llolt,Stewart Kerr, Kydd, Bissett,Britton Manning, liver. SYECIAL.—Cook, Prondfooti Eilher, Benneweis, McPherson, Rollins, Beacom, Bryans. . WARDEN.—Taylor, Castle, Torrance, Howe, Kay, Graham, Cox, Griffin. The report was a.:mended by adding Mr. Johnston (Howick) to the Road and Bridge Committee, Mr. Manning to the Equalization Committee, and Mr. Hess to the Salaries Committee instead of Mr. Manning. COMMUNICATIONS. A letter from Mr. Totten, Provincial Secretary's office, in reference to the balance of fines collected under the Scott Act, was read, and on motion of Messrs Saunders and Cook, the council agreed to assume all liability for cladms that may in future arise against sueh balances, on condition that these funds be handed over' to the county Treasurer. A petition from the County Council of Oxford, protesting against the Govern- ment resuming entire control of the county jails, as recommended by the prison commission, was referred to the ,Special Committee. A petition from the council of Leeds and Grenville in reference to increased government support to public and high schools, was referred to School Committee. A motion of Messrs Milee andeNay, to have the maintenance of David Kinsmen, a ward of the county, paid half yearly at the rate of $100 per annum, was re- ferred to Special Committee. A petition from the county council of 'Middlesex, in reference to the appoint- ment of inspectors of .cheese factoriere was referred to Special Committee. The matter of granting a pair of hand Cuffs to constables Thomas Anderson, etc Manchester, Joseph Tyerman, Seaforth, and Wm. Ardell, Howick, was referred to Jail and Court House Committee; else an application from Sheriff Gibbons to have a telephone placed in the jail. An application for an increase of salary from D. McKey, chief constable, was re- ferrecl,to Salaries Committee. A motion by Messrs Griffin and e;tothers to have Mary Lucy, an insane indigent of Ashfield township, made a ward of the county, was referred to Finance Committee. ments in heating the registry office he than $15 be paid for funeral expenses of any ward of the county, also that the conlient and approval, of the Reeve of the municipality in Which such ward dies be 'obtained before any expense is Warring finally opened the door. He eetnained in the house ter about two beers; after having forced his way into the young lady's bedremn that he might talk with her and endeavor to persuade incurred:. That each county constable . her to fulfil her promise. His zealous who has not been supplied with a pair of handcuffs, be supplied in future by the county clerk, on application of some R.eeve and a report of each pair given out to be regularly/ eubmitted to the coancil. That a grant of $25 be given to the West Huron Teachers' Institute. That Edward Saddler and John Saddler of the town of Wingham,be made wards of the county and be paid for each at the rate of $80 per year; also that Mary Lucy, of. Aehfield, be accepted as a ward of the county, to be supported. at !he rate of $100 per annum. That the um of $20 as provided by by-law, be paid to Thos. S. Tobin, of Stratford, for arresting a horse thief. That the sum of $10 be donated to the Prisoners' Aid Aseociation. That the boundary line appropriation of $3,000 as asked for by motion of Mr. Nay be raised. That no action be taken on the motion to raise $12,000 for a House of Refuge. That in future sopplies of all kinds required for the Court House, Jail and Registry of-- fice be Ordered by the clerk, who is to give his written order for what is re quired, and that in future no accounts be recognized by this 'council, unless accom- panied by such order. Also that such supplies be tendered for where prac- ticable. Moved by Mr. Manning, Beclouded by Mr. Bissett, that the Finance Commit- tee's report be amended by etriking out tho chaise referring to the House of Refuge, and that the following be in- serted: That this council agree to pro- vide the sum of $8,000 towards the erec- tion of a House of Refuge as soon as any municipality or persons agree to give a like sum, including the Government grant for the same purpose.—Lost on a division by a majority of eleven. Afterpaasing a number of by-laws and some other unimportant business the Council adjourned about half -past five o'clock Friday night. THE COUNTY. GOAL. The following report of Gaoler Dick- son was read and referred to the proper Committee There are at present 18 persons confined in the jail -16, males I Moved by Mr. Manning, seconded by and 2 females. The latter are both vag- I Mr. Kay, that the per diem allowance t &mere' of county gaols. Recommend that the _Warden and , Clerk sign the petition on behalf of this council and for•ward the same to the Government. Application of George Connor to be ap• pointed county student td Agricultural College. Recommend that as we have at present a student at the college that ne action be taken. Communication of Town of North Toronto, in reference to the subdivision of farm or park lots. Recom,mend that no eiction be. taken. Comminticatiom from the Canada Land Lew Aniendmeet As °elation, in refer. etice to the Torren system of Lend trianster. RecoMmend that no actinn be talked. I I I t 1 The above reports were adopted. 'in- vie - An 'invitation from the Mayor of eGh0DwEt.Rsicrieiadi:ATcEoRuNrVtOeltouKsSl.y G oder'ki 1 i g Members of council to visit the aterivorks and electric light station, a d stating that the engineer in charge would4give any information in reference J , tO the. -works. After some other Unimportant busi.nesill efferts were unavailing, and he pleeded guilty to the charge of trespass and paid his fine. Patience., and perseverance in Henry's case did not receive the tra- ditional reward. ,—A young man named John Styles from the country, while in Woodstock the other day, amused himself by kick- ing a dog which was peacefully lying near by. The constable took him, in charge, and he was fined $1 and costs ter cruelty to animal& I—The Rea. Wilson, of London who visited Gennany to study the 'Koch remedy, are establishing a private hos- pital in the city for the accommodetion of patients subjected to the Koch Ttin- edy inoculation. It will accommodate 'upwards of 50. —Forty nine years ago this month the Quebec Board of Trade was incor- porated. Of the fifty to sixty corpor- ators named in the bill, all but two of whom were English-epeakingmerchants, 'lenity one—Mr. G. 11. Parke—still sur - Naives. —Mr. James B. Boyle, Public School Inspector, of the city of London was found dead in his office at the Central schdol buildings Tuesday night last week. His sudden demise is attributed to heart failure. He was 77 years of age. —A couple of weeks ago the mounted police of Broadview, Northwest , Ter- ritory, made a seizure of a full ear of liquor shipped from Hamilton to Ed- monton, containing 954 gallons of whisky, brandy and gin, in cases and kegs. —The murderer of John Llyslop, the Ancaster treasurer, has not yet been discovered, u t since the rewards have mounted up to $700 nearly every bailiff, county constable and amateur detective in thet vicinity have gone on the war path.' tracted by the description, the writing, , and pleased with the novelty of the ad- venture, a correspondence was com- menced, and shortly after Christmas the young mantreturned from the east with a good-looking and amiable young lady, who has iihown by her ingenuity that there are more ways than one of procur- ing—aIthuhsabsahneden" decided. to adopt the scheme so long talked of to establish Government Dairy Schools at different pointt in the DOMitlithel to instruct farm- ers in butter and eletese making. The fine butter made at these schools will be shipped to England, and the less made up from the public funds,. Butter deal- ers may have something to say to this. —At Merritton Saturday, S. Burne was convicted before Police Magistrate Ball of having aske41 for liquor at Etch - ell's Hotel during prohibited hours on Saturday evening last, and ti fine was - imposed. The conviction was made under the recent amendment to the liquor law, with which the public gen- erally have not become familiar. —A sad case came before the record- er's Court, Quebec, the other day, a young French-Canadian girl of searcely more than 16 yeara of age and a bride of only four months, appearing to com- plain of her husband and mother-in-law. When asked what had caused the trouble, she said : " Liquor and jeal- ousy; my husband came home drunk during the very first week of our Mar- riage. Liquor was drank in ehe house every night and particularly on Satur- day. The case was amicably 4lettled. —A large and influential deputation consisting of Mr. S. J. Ritchie, of Akron, Ohio, the Mayor, the President of the Board of Trade, teed nearly a hundred of the leading citizens of To- pentO, waited on the Attorney -General on Saturday afternoon to press for a grant of $150,000 a year to assist in opening up the nickel mines of Sudbury and developing the metal industries of Canada. Mr. Mowat promised to give the matter his -wise and careful consid- eration in the interests of the province. —While returning from a wedding in Diet Zorra on Wednesday of last week, a fiery team of hones, drawing a sleigh load of Woodstock people, including several infants, became unmane.geable snd ran away, upsetting the rig and leaving the occupants in the snow. No person was seriously hurt, but the horses fell into a creek while crossing a culvert, knocking a hoof completely off and breaking a leg of one of the horses. The escape of the occupants of the rig froui instant death is almost a miracle, —Last Friday there was a district Chautauqua convention held in Dunn, fries Street Presbyterian church, Paris, which was a spleddid success in every respect. About 150 members of G -alt Circle were present and about 40 from Brantford, besides Paris member!. Miss Bunnell, of Paris, read a fine essay on "The Elizabethan Literature." Interesting addresses were delivered by Canada. Hon. James McShane was on Tues- day elected mayor of Montreal by over 5,000 majority. the license year shall end on the unit —James MaRae, a Toronto convict, of December in each year, and thee this amendment ehould take effect on and after the 311st day of January, instant., --Carried. 1 4. SCHOOL DIFFICULTY. Moved by Mie Holt, and seconded by Mr. Manning, that the petition of the ratepayers of School Sectione 10 and 11, of the townehip of Hay, be not now dealt with, but that the matter be defer. red until the Jene session of the council, When it be riperted on by the School Committee, and that all the parties in- tereeted be nhtified by the Clerk.— Carried. The bridge on the county boundary be- the ,ceuncil adjourned until Friday tween the townships of Grey and Elma, mornieg. the timbers of which are 'very much de- ,t FQVRTH DAY. cayed, should also be rebuilt. There The first business .of the council this will likely be other bridges to be rebuilt, morning was the reading and consider- ing of the following report: • The Salaries Committee reported as follows: In reference to the motion of Mr. McLean concerning the ailowance ly strong to safely work on it with a- to keepers of loOk•ups, it is recommeud- pile driver. The probable cost of a ed that ten d011ars Per annum b'' mild to in accordance ith the ion. On the motion of consider the per diem mbers of this council, but further !teflon is not advised until after the spring freshets. Bayfield and Black Creek bridges should be repaired during the winter if the ice is sufficient - proper system of drainage for the court lock -tip keepers house would be about $400. This would ; term e of Vie mo include rebuilding the closets. Mr. Manning, t The clerk was instructed to procure a copy of the Ontario Statutes for the preterit year, and also of the amend- ments to the criminal law of the Domin- ion, for each reeve, the same to remain the property of the respective munici- palities, also a copy of the latest revised use of' the Council. recommend the no action be taken at allowance to m the committee reeemmended that the members of this coencil be paid $3 per day begiening with this Session,and that the by-law be ainended accordingly. On the petition of High Constable D. Mc- Kay asking for an increase of salary to! DEFERRED BUSINESS. Moved by 14. Y. McLean, seconded by Mr. Nay, that in the case of ques- tions being referred from one council meeting to -the next, the Clerk be re- quested to take cognizance of the same and notify the council of such matters each sesaion.—Carried. SHALL IT BE TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY. Moved by Mr. Girvin, and seconded by Mr. Stewart, that when this council adjourn!' it stand adjourned until the &et Wednesday in June. Carried on a division, by a majority of eight. OPTIONAL ASSESSMENT. Moved by Mr. Torrance, and second- ed by M. R. B. McLea,n, that the Warden and Clerk petition the Local Legislature to so amend the Assessment Act that township Councils may pass by- laws to extend or coutinue the same assessment ov r a period of five years. Lost on a div. ion by a majority of 12. was made in the general hospital at kNANCIAL. Guelph. Saturday last, by Dr. Cowan, A detailed tatement of the receipts received twenty lashes in Kingston penitentiary en Saturday. —During the fine weather of last week several termer!' near Calgary sowed wheat as an experinient. —Joe Hess, the prohibition lecturer, will send his ,two daughters to Alma College, St. Thomas, next term. —At Winnipeg last Sunday the ther- mometer registered 32 below zero, and at Qu'Appelle 42 below. —Rev. Dr. 'Stevenson, a well-known Congregational miniater, who was once pastor of a church in Montreal, died in that city a few days ago. —The people of Forest are bound to discover natured gaseind have subscribed $2,200 for tliat purpose. A test well will be sunk at once. —Rev. Dr. Laing, of Dundas, has gone on a trip to the city of Mexico for the benefit of his health. He expects to be absent abmit two months. '- -Conductolr Kelly, an old employe of the Grand Triink, died at Little York the ether day. His remains were in- terred at Meaford. —The other day Thomas Squire,a gay lothario of 86 Sumniers and a resident of Leamington, married Mrs. Fishall, who gave 'her age as 76. —The County Council of Leeds and Grenville has again postponed action on the poorhouse queetion, and resolved to petition the Government to compel the counties to provide poorhouses. —The first trial of Dr. Koch's lymph _ . and expenditures for the past year, to- gether with other docninents, was sub- mitted. The expenditure for the past year amounted to $25,228, made up as follows: Administration of justice, $2,173; -inquests, $92; 'crown witnesses, $328; jury account, $2,862 ; gaol main- tenanee, $2,150; Division Court jury fees, $23; High Schools, S3,454; school management, $2,42; lunatics and charities, $815; salaries and council fees, $4,744; contiugenoies, $454, ; sta- tionery, printing and postage; :$557 ; repairs to county buildings, 81,700; roads and bridges, $3,456. The follow- ing are the receipts for the year: Ped- dlers' licenses, $25; auctioneers' licen- ises, $460; interest, $273. The following is a statement of the aseets and liabilities of the county on 31st December last : Sterling Debentures $262,799 Northern Gravel Road Deben- tures 20,000 editioh_ of Harrison's Manual .for tne $125 per annul this committee would A REAL GRIEVANCE. . presente. and that this . Moved by Mr. Milne, seconded by. quire as to the amount of work done by Mr. Graham, that in view of the serieus the said High Constable and report at loss and inconvenience occasioned to `I tha June sessiiste. dealers and producers of grain, lumber Moved by . Johnston, of Howick, and other products of the country, seconded by M:, Nay, of Howick, that -through the neglect or inability of rail- . the report in reference to the per diem allowance to the council of $3 per day required, this Council is of opinion that be amended, add that the allowance be the. Railway Act should be amended so $2 per -day as heretofore. Lost on a di- es to make it compulsory thr. the part of vision by a majority of twenty. railway companies to supply cars upon ' REVISING etuees. reasonable notice, and that the Warden Moved by Mx. Manning, seconded by and . Clerk memorialize the Dondnion ,! Mr. Eilber, and carried, that the Spec - Government, asking for the appointment ial Committee appointed at the June of a Railway Commissien, with power meeting of lase year to revise the iteles to regulate railway traffic ; arid further governing thie council be revised,t'and that the Clerk telegraph at once to the ttli.a,t Meesrs. McLean, Seaforth, and other county councils throughout th Peoudfoot, Goderich, be added to the Provincee requesting their co-operation. cdmmittee in piace of Messrs. Kelly and I Wilson, who are not now members of —Carried. MORE PAY WANTED. I the council. THE GAOL AND COURT HOUSE COMMITTEE. The Gaol and Court House Committee- it is incurred. That m future net more persistent in his efforts to get in that Mr, committee en - way companies to supply cars when Total Indebtedness ASSET. Debentures and Mortgages with accrued interest.... Sinking Funds recently invest- ed $282,79 9 en—ce.• hile felling trees on the farm of $ vv 137,872 Richard Gale, near Centerville, Water- loo county, a young rnan named Ben - 7,379 nick, in endeavoring to release a tree which had lodged, was struck by a— sliver, which caused his death. - —Alex. Ross, of Sarnia, whom the medical men of Toronto Hospital re- fused to treat with D. Koch's lymph for consumption, claiming that he was incurable and would not live twelve hours after treatment, died on Monday $41.55; Turnberry, $29.61 ; , Lehorne, morning. $12.3S; East Wa,wanosh, $28.25 e 'Bay- —Henry Davidson, of West Zona, field 34c.•'Wroxeter, $34.46,—thaking was fined $5 and costs, Saturday, for in all, $285.53. THE FIANCE REPORT. The Finance Committee in addition to I recommending the payment of large number of accounte made the following recommendations, viz.: That in. future no accounts for repairs to furniture,etc., in County buildings or other sulch ex- penditure be recognized or paid Ifor by the Council unless such expenditure has been approved of by the couneq before —Mr. Wm. Innes a farmer near Brooksdale, has introduced Western idea, and dehorned his herd of cattle, aome twenty in all. There is some dif- ference of opinion as to the humanity of this method, and it is a questien that matewell be discussed by the Farmers' Institutes, —In Lucian there lives an aged couple, their combined age being 180 years— Mr. and Mrs, Franklin Neil, who have resided in Biddulph since 1851, 40 years. They were born in Tipperary, Ireland. Mrs. Neil it 94 years old, whiie her husband is 86. —Mr. Gilbert Lockhart, aged eigh- pper window of his ollege street, Toren- actured his skull and d on Saturday an amed Eddie Davis a load of hay and teen, fell from the father's house, 240 to, Sunday night, f died instantly, a eight-year-old boy was run over by killed. , —At Windsor F officers seized a tea load of pork, the smuggled over by butchcr shop. Th to the butcher up and the teaheis he posited with the c --A public soho evening lately, w cipal of the Strab ed before Magietr Roberts with whi on his brother James, who is afflicted with cancer. --The cattle sheds of Duncan McDon- ald, at St. John's, near Winnipeg, were burned the other morning, with 62 cowa. The loss is very heavy, with only $2,200 insurance. —Hiss Catharine Sadlier, daughter of C. A. Sa.dlier, of Hamilton, has been ap- pointed, a legal specie' exarniuer for Wentworth county. The appointment of a lady to such a position is extremely rare. —Judge Lane died Wednesday last week at Owen Sound after a long and painful illness. . The deceased was ap- pointed Senior Judge of the County of Grey in 1889. —A mass of ice falling from a roof in Quebec last Sunday, struck two ladies who were returning from church. One of them, a Mies O'Leary, was killed; the other escaped with a broken arm. —Miss Ryckman has been appointed English mistress of the London Collegi- ate Institute at a salary of $1.000 per year.. There were thirteen applicants. Her only weak point was lack of experi- iday night customs rn and waggon and a latter having been men who keeps a pork was delivered ei payment of $78, Id until $130 is de - 'lector. 1 trial was held one en Miss Porter, prin- ne school, was charg- te Ross by Mr. Frank ping one of his boys with a rawhide in such a manner as to leave marks upon him ; but it came out in the evidence art the boy deserved all he got. —Mies Emma Scott, a student of the Toronto Art School, has just sold an oil painting which elle painted in the scheol, for $110, being the highest price ever paid for student's work done in any school. Another etudent, Mr. Phillips, has refused $40,000 for the patent right of a, machine which he had made from drawings which he drew himself. --Joshua Matthews, of Sarnia, while at work on Friday last -burst into a fit of laughter suddenly, apparently at some- thing he had thought of. Immediately after he began to etagger, and was car- ried, home in a state of stupor, from which he never recovered. A blood vessel of the brain had burst. -d-Joe Quick, the Woodstock man who deserted his wife some time ago, is liv'- iugin..big style io Green Bay, Wiecon- sin, with Mrs. Church, formerly of 1Vandford. The pair run a hotel there. lefforts are being made from Woodstock to_expose the heartlessness of the pair, byItiends of the poor woman and her children in Woodstock who have been so cruelly desert —Mr. Den- C white driving do Strathroy with a a serious acciden wood gave way, with the wood b wheel passed o 1 $145,251 Leaving the net debt of the t - County r $147,44S The following collettions were made from non-resident lands during the year': Ashfield, 555.62; Howick, 97c.; Morris, $41.62; Stanley, $50.83; Tuckersmith, trespass. It was a peculiar case. The complainant was John Warring,of North Oxford, and the particulars are as fol- lows :—Davidson called .on Warring's neice one evening and asiked her to go withhim to a party. The young lady did not want to go with him, but such were hie persuasions that she finally said yes when she meant no. He called for her about nine o'clock at niglat, and found all the folks in bed. He was so Rev'. J. A. R. Dickson, B. A. of Galt, and by Rev. E. Cockburn, 114. A., of Paris, besides intereetingtaddresses and papers from many others. - —The body of a man was picked up on the track two miles east of Paris on the Brantford line, on Monday. Botihegs were cut off and the body horribly man- gled. The dead man is supposed- to be one Watson, who lived between- Paris and Brantford. He had apparently been walking on the track when he anet his death. The seme day a man named Ly- man was run over and instantly killed near Komoka. The engineer stated that Lyman, who was walking on the track, first got out of the way and then tried to cross in front of the engine, which struck him., —Mr. E. G. Thomas, the well-known Woodstock organ manutacturer, died very suddenly on Wednesday last week, of apoplexy and failure of heart action. Be had been unwell for a short time past, but was getting better. Ile was born in,Toronto in 1853, and learn- ed the -trade of organ building in 'Ham- ilton. In 1875 he established the Thomas organ factory in Woodstock,and founded a business which has made his name familiar in most of the Provinces of the Dominiod. He was formerly a - member of the town council and also of the county council. —A fatal accident happened near New Dundee on Sunday, 25th ult. Amos Hellman and a 'number Of young men Were returning home from Blenheim Church, when they were overtaken by a large box sleigh. They asked for a ride hed all got in and were standing up !when the horses started off. The eud- den jerk threw them all off their feet, land Hallman, who was at the very end lot the sleigh, was thrown out, sustaining ifetal injuries. Deceased was twenty - eine years of age, and a brother of 411.brant S. and Eli S. Heilman, grocers of :Berlin. 1 —Two freight trains met with a ter- rible crash on the Grand Trunk near ,Kingston last Sunday morning. A fire- man named Norton Clow was killed, and several other train hands received severe injuries. The collision was :caused by the carelessness of Operator :Laidley, who forgot to telegraph that a train from the west, which he had been told.to hold, had started before he re- ceived the order. The trains were run- ning at the rate of 30 miles per hour when they met. Twenty-one cars were iled together in a epace of leas than 50 nipbell, of Adelaide, n a hill on his way to load of wood, met with • The supports of the nd Mr. Campbell fell tween the horses. A er his arm and leg, breaking both. He will recover. •—Messrs. E McKay and Wm. Edgar lest week unloaded two cars of Manitoba fruzen wheat at Ayr station, which sold readily at 60' cents per bushel. The grain makes excellent feed for cattle, etc. Mr. McKay also unloaded two cars at Drunibo, —The Pilet Mound, Manitoba, Sen- tinel, tells of one of the most delightful of romances, and wherein a novel matri- moniallagen y 13 brought to lightin the following stdry : "An original and re. yards. There was not time enough to markable mede of securing a husband !, Ant off steam, and the trainmen had to was adopted by an Ontario young lady.'f,' jump in order' to save their lives. Last autumn when packing apples, in When the engines crashed into each her father's orchard, she placed a letter - Other there was a terrible scene, The in thkabarrel amongst the fruit, describ- cars were thrown to the sides and piled ingJi age and appearance, at Lthe same upon each other. The wrecked cars time expressing a willingness to ex- contained hay, apples, rubbers and gene - change the liberty of single life for the soft and silken bonds of matrimony and inviting the person into whose hands the apples might come to address her if he was not already married. The barrel was purchased by a bachelor who lives a few melee from this place, and in due time the letter was discovered. At- ral merchandiee. When Operator Laid - ley discovered the mistake he had made he surrendered the office to the day operator, Nicholson, and left _the city. It is not known where he is. He, was in the employ of the company for civer six years, and has always been a eaithful and careful eervant.