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srna in plaids and
AMS.
patterns in good
DNS.
heavy .in white or
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B, fast in color, and
ices.
4ADES.
the best patterns,
the kind to give
etion.
t we hold in large
italic may rely up -
the very closest,
IVIeFaul,
Menharghey were
received muela ali-
en' sang, " We'd
and reapanded to
h "Tit for Test."
a firat appearance
ape to have the
her again. Miss
o' Hazeldean,'
"Robin Adair."
[ce is very flexible
readily lends itself
of songs requiring
iss O'Dea gave a
that favorite Irish
and fairly brought
She sang for en-
ne Home Again."
zeta were also well
duett, " Gipay
otham and Profee-
onded with "A B-
arisal has a rieh,
if good ranges and
.ering of that beau-
aidshipmite." He
Irieh song, " Bel-
ded with " Ennis -
lied again he gave,
Van-
INGS.--COUlleil as -
aliment on March
present, Minutes,
1 and signed. L.
that he would ap--
lave both his farms
Lon 11. Trustees of
may govern them-
reHicks to look after
stitate in Centralia.
r, seconded by I.
r be passed t� raise
$2,000 each year at
in. Debentures to
iet, 1891. Moved
ded by H. Eilber
relay granted to a
arnpany to erect a
ance across somuch -
i necessary to reach
passing the follow-
ealjourned to meet
ay in April at 10
th masters will be
ZI11811, use of house
Keys, D. R. C., $3;
)$1; W. Brenner,
, $5.U; I. Kenny,
3i; L. McDonald,
; W. Eagleson,keep
inilmer, tile across
I miscellany, $1 ;
; G. Brown,salary,
• charity, $5 ; G.
altections, $4. C.
res of Whalen, had
Is 'bitten by a marl
[Were playing with
re not aware of its
pbeli,vof S. Mary's,
econie pastor of the
t church in Lindsay,
nthject to the acacia
nittee.
ttheridge, of Downie,
B 'on Friday _while
, Otte of the brokea
i her wrist, severing
rteries.
r Cameron, of Mit
-
b. Oxford county on
'it, to see his dying
1 away on the follow -
horning. Mr. Cara
-
bout- two years ago.
near Monkton, met
i accident the other
l'iave proved fatal.
t
of the bush a log, it
sapling which flying
irce struck Mr. Hot-
i.g his knee cap across
!ill -health, Mr. James
litchell, has decided
[ye business. He is
korn a severe attack
isut his constitution
paired, and he does-
gged enough for work
rs.
girty ?was given by
a Dickson, ath C011 -
:achy night last week.
, IS couples present,
'inselves with social
until a late hour,
;(1 for their homes feel-
ir kind host and hos-
r
rrr
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WHOLE NUMBER 1,213.
TWENTY-THIRD TEAR. 1
SEAFORTH FRIDAY, MA
{McLEAN BROS. Publishers.
$1.50 a Year, in Advance.
MARC H.
Now Ready for Inspection,
arge Stock . .
—A
OF
• ••New Goods
,
he Spring Spring Trade.
SSORTMENT—Extensive,
QUALI,TY—First-class,
—AND
WOES put at the very
Closest figures for CASH.
Edward M'Faul,
SEA FORTH.
Words of Cheer.
Sir Riehard Cartwright has ad-
dressed the follewing letter to his con.
stitnents :
To the Etectors of South Oxford:
Gentlemen,—I desire to return you
my most sincere thanks for the generous
confidence you have diaplayed in me,
and more especially for your kindness
in leaving me at liberty to prosecete
the recent campaign in other quarters.
Although the result of the contest is
not in all respects such as I could have
desired, enough has been achieved to
justify high hopea for the future, and
to amply warrant my prediction that at
the very worst all the Liberal party had
to fear was a temporary check. As
some of you; looking merely at the
numerical results, may not fully com-
prehend the magnitude of the stride
which we have made towards freeing
ourselves from the malign influence of
the orga.nized system of corruption
(misnamed government) under which
we have been suffering so many years, 101,1Y.
I have thought it well to take this citizen
opportunity of pointing out how greatly For
our position has been improved as corn-
son, a
pared with that we have hitherto occu-
the ethat h
n
pied. For the first time since 1874 we
have gained the two central Provinces vent
of this Dominion, and we have gained save o
them upon a clear and distinct issue in
the teeth of an absolutely unlimited ex-
penditure of money, and of every other
engine of corruption which a reckless
and utterly unscrupulous administration
was able to bring to bear—backed by a
gross a.buse of. the prerogative—by a
gerrymander act which, as you well
know, cost at least eight constituencies
in the Province of Ontario, and by a
franchise bill which not only deprived
an entire eighth part of the population
of their right to vote, but which left a
whole horde of absentees upon the
voters' roll under circumstances which
very gravely handicapped our party in
many constituencies.
In spite of these influences and of the
resort on the part of the Premier and
his colleagues to a, series of slanderous
attacks on their opponents of the small-
est and most contemptible description,
Ontario and Quebec have done their
duty nobly, and in a manner which
warrants nae in saying that no leader
with such a homogeneous phalanx at
his back—in whose ranks, as far ad I
know, not one single coward or traitor
finds place—need feel any doubt of
speedily defeating a far stronger com-
bination than that which now confrontsO
UR.
Iur opponents' array on the otherChief Magistrate.
-
t ,
blind nor indifferent to .. the difficulties
on the financial aide of - the subject
which welve years of gross mismanage-
ment and corruption have imported into
the se tlement of this great issue, and
with t ese we aro prepared to grapple
when the time conies, but we see
more clearly that this is pre-eminently at
case in which the difficulty of standing
still a,nd of seeing our country driift
helpless into financial and political ruin
is indefinitely more to be feared th n
,
any temp.orary fiscal enibarrassmenis,
and also that it is our plain duty to , e-
lect the most feasible method of extri-
cating ourselves from our present posi-
tion without -conjuring up idle visions of
obstacles which may never occur, or ac -
(witting loose and hap -hazard calculatiens
of possible !losses of revenue, madel in
complete ignorance of the data on which
alone any reliable estiniates can I be
frame
first, t
ada, a
Caned
free a
. Two thing e at least are cl ar,
at the general prosPerity of elan-
d most of all the farmer d of
, will be enormously increased by
cess to the markets of the United
State i and that with that increased
prosp rity will come greatly increased
spend'ng power and increased ability to
bear a y necessary taxation.; and, sec-
ondly which is scarcely of less impor-
tance, that the steps that we propose to
take t secure this end will indireatly
but m at effectually lay the axe to Ithe
root o that vast system of corruption
which has at present intertwined itself
with ur whole fiscal and politicalor an-
izttio , and which threatens, un
some trong and stringent remed
applied, to choke out every vestig
honor
a larg
Of th
k now,
hour
momept, and I venture to hope that
also kih
now me well ough tb be a
that I am making no idle boast wh
pledg myself to you that I will
and self-respect from the min
number of the people of Can
s system I have been, as
the sworn opponent from the
f its initiation down to the pre
CBS
be
of
s of
da.
OU
ery
ent
you
are
en I
not
cease y opposition, in season or °et of
seaso , till we have succeeded in fre ing
our country from the shackles which the
nd ignorance of a portion of her
a have imposed upon us. 6
my own part I see very strong rea-
1 havestated, for believing hat
is near, and even very near, and
manly speaking nothing can i re-
ihe success of the Liberal pai ty,
ly dissension in its own rank', of
which as matters now stand, I am h
to be able to assure you there appea
benddanger, so far at any rate a
parha
°erne
gentle
PPY
s to
its eamPa
cational Association in July next. Sub-
scription books are being passed around
by an energetic committee. Manager
H. J. Hill calculates on fronal5,000 to
18,000 visitors.
REV. T. W. JEFFERY'S DEATH.
That Itvell-known city divine, Rev. T.
W. Jeffery, of Berkeley street Metho-
dist church, died of heart disease on
Monday. The deceased was a great
favorite here, and has served in Metho-
dist pulpits in Brampton, Cobourg,
Brantford, and elsewhere. He came to
Canada first in 1857 from the' West In-
dies, his native land. The funeral ser-
vices at Berkeley lttreet iChurch on
Wednesday were very. impressive., The
city clergy were present almost to a man
to render a lett testimony to the worth
of their late brother.
THREE POLITE POLITICIANS.
On Wednesday a novel sight was
presented to passers-by on King street.
It was in the middle of the day, just
when taat thoroughfare is busiest. The
two fir -eating colonels of the Denison
family jivere seen advancing with mili-
tary detpatch 'along the icy paeement.
Perhaits Col. George T. was thinking of
the way he got back at Goldwin Smith
the other evening by dubbing him
" Cataline." Col. Fred was thinking,
-b
mayhep, of his chancee in W;st Tor-
onto, ut, anyway, they sudde ly con-
fronted that traitor -caitiff." Sir Rich-
rtwright, who was also ding the
ade. The trio laughed and joked-
ly,a quarter of an hour. Citizens
by in hundreds to take in the
n, and more than one thought of
ion and the lamb lying down to -
ard C
prome
for fu
troope
situat
the "
gether."
skull smashed, and was kicked in ,
.face and body. He is at present st
ing at the Central hotel, Winghani,
the ex
able he
of Geo
time w
town,
depart
ago.
•
r. McDonald Returns
Thanks.
To th Ejectors of the East Biding of
H iron :•
GENTLEMEN, —NOW that the conteetl bacon
is over and the smoke and dust of bat- 1$707.:
tle ial cleared away, I take this, my
tion,earliesZ, opportunity to thank yeti for a
renew 1 of your confidence.
sent a
I an deeply grateful to everytne who
Sprin
contri uted to my election by Vote, in-
fluenc4 or -work. But while cordially
thanking ALL for their valued abd high-
ly appreciated services I am under
specia obligations to many of my
friend .
To the speakers who sp ably
me upen the public pletforms-et
who se skilfully organized the
gn "—to the executive •
effectually carried out e
the organization—and -t
kindly came from a dist
their votes for me, I ten
gratitude and sincere
(belly thank my political
the great courtesy the
me deribg the campaign,
etingi and in my genera
with them.
• now, by the will of th4 major-,
e representative of ,Eas Huron
other 'Parliament. 1 An4 while
d with that position I shall en:
le abil-
pirit of
s keep -
native
cies of
ense of that town'and it is pi -
will pull through. Bob is a,
ge bleKay, Esq., who at
s held in high esteem in
ut who fell from grace before
re to Winnipeg, some two ye
It is
Parlia
spatch
—M
Sherbr
$14,00
—T
pany
nary fo
West
—11
pointe
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he
at
011 b-
011
ne
he
is
rs
Canada.
undenitood that the Dominion
ent will be called for the cle-
f business on April 29.
sers. tleney & Seiveright,groe4rs,
oke, have assigned, with abut
liabilities. !
11djon General Electric Cm -
ill lupp1y the appliances ne es -
the efectric tramway at Tew
inster, British Columbia.
nry Clarke, Elora, has been
by the Ontario G-overnm
p-
nt,
clerk of the'ixth Division Cour of
•
Wellin ton, instead Of Hugh Hamilton,
deleas d. '
—U Wards of 69,300 tons of English
salt w a exported to Canada during last
year. Exports to the United Stettin
from t e same source reached a tota4 of
106,74 tons. '
—Go. Goodwin, who has been w
ed by Ph e police in connection with
murder of Richard Langford, at C
Lauer county, ome time ago, -
arrest d Friday n ght near Ottawa.
—op Saturday ast Squire Jarvill, of
London, required Edward Brooks, an
Arva hotel -keeper, to pay $20 for se ling
liquor on Sunday.
—About 19 o'clock Wednesday right
of last1 week ire was discovered in Fra.-
lickBros.' carriage factory, Picton. The
loss ill be heavy, as the buildings and
conteits were totally destroyed. .
— be dutiles of excise collected at St.
Thoma during February ' were: To -
$32'27� ; cigars, $276; spirits,
1; ma t, $198; petroleum inripec-
25,10 ; to ekl, $1,529.61.
the
rp,
was
entary representatives are on- who so
I have the honor to rem in, tail of
an, your obliged and obed'ent who s
servan , record
Torclonto, March 7. - I co
••ents fo
Not O from the Queen 0 shown
TORONTO, MarChl 9th, 18 my m
COUT813
Toronto would have been a pr
I a
,RICHARD J. CARTWRIG II' • deepes
ty.
tty
&it
dull place for the past fortnight h
not been for politics. A more h
drum eriod we have not had for ye
Munie pally, we will shortly wake
to all the horrors or the Waterw
and reasury investigations. T
will b
yet to
ed Bo
Clark
m -
re.
up
rks
ere
spice enough then. And we have
ea what becomes of the resurr
d of Works investigation. M
still rests a few hours per d
in his City Hall chair, E. A. Mac
ald's 1 wsuit apparently giving him
twing s of conscience whatever. T
it will be rernembered, was instit
to unsiat Mr. Clarke on the ground t
h t'll h d d round connec
e s a un erg
with the City printing, by which he had
pecuniary gain. Things do not point
to Mr. Macdonald's ever becoming
et -
or
em
on
is,
ted
at
10D
hand, is moat literally a thing of shreds WATERWAYS TO THE SEABOARD
and patches, made up from ragged DISCUSSED.
remnants from half a dozen minor Pro- The Canadian Society of Civil En-
vinces, the great majority of whom do gineeri, through its branch here, is
not even pretend to be actuated by any
principle save that of securing a good
slice of booty for themselves and the
sections or constituencies they respect
ively represent, and who know besides
that popular feeling in thoae very Pro-
vinces is strongly and distinctly in favor
of our policy, though actual cash in
hand or in the shape of railway sub-
sidies has proved too much for the vir-
tue of a majority of the voting popula-
tion in many instances.
It goes without saying that these
discua
seaboa
has se
read a
thorou
the p
route,
States
porta
the route's enlargement. Mr. Corthell's
paper leo dealt with the proposed ship -
railway between Toronto and Coiling -
wood n the Georgian Bay. The Board
motty forces, held together by the co- of Tr de will depute a few members to
hesive power of plunder and by that discus this matter with the engineers
alone, are wholly inferior in quality at an arty date.
and in staying power to the men who ,
MORE ROOM FOR THE INDUSTRIAL FAIR.
composs the existing Liberal party, and
It i about decided that at the In -
even in the calmest and least troubled
times are certain to be exceedingly
difficuly to keep' in hand and to stand
in need of constant and heavy refreshers
whenever their services are most par-
ticularly required.
But the times and the questions now
confronting us are certain to be anything
but easy to deal with. On the contrary, Comn on as soon as the city provides
it is evident even to the most careless a sub titute. If this point of disagree -
observer that there never was a period ment, so long-standing, is settled, the
in the history of Canada in which a will be greatly pleased. The
have alwaye been a source of dan-
occupants of boats moving about
ke outside the Gap.
A LIVELY CORPSE.
old man at the House of Indus -
as found in a seemingly lifeless
ing the reat Lakes route to the
d. Mr. Corthell, of Chicage,
the ball a -rolling by his paper
their last meeting, Which went
over the matter land gave
eference to the St. Lawrence
as benefitting equally the United
and Canada. The coat of trans -
ion would be much lessened with
destrial Fair next September the associ-
ation I will have the use of 38 acres of
land it present under the control of the
military authorities. This additional
land swill effectually do away with the
cl
crow ed state of affairs noticeable at
past firs. The military men also agree
to st p using the butts on Garrison
ool citize
yl butts
the ger t
for the I
to-
Anven
judgment, backed by a strong and 1
majority of the representatives Of
people, was more urgently needed
the conduct of public affairs than
day. Both of these requisites are
conspicuous for their absence. Not
Sir John Macdonald's abject worshi
ers try
can fail to see that he has blundered ter- condition the other morning. A doc-
ribly many ways, and most of al in tor was sent for. He came and applied
his dellings with the United States,and the ordinary testa to find whether life
that he has led his followers into a cul_ was extinct,„ only to give a confirmation
de -sac out of which there is no escape of the pauper's death. Attendants
save through a genetic' of pitiful and , shrouded the body for burial and it was
.
probably wholly useless humiliations as removed on a stretcher to await the un-
even his lust for place and power at all dertaker. The servants had just de-
haearcis and at any sacrifices can scarce- posited their burden on .the floor of the the world ae the place or city
ly tempt him to undergo. For ourselves, dead house when the supposed corpse are manufaetured the wonder
tubul r
ity, t
for an
honors.
sedated
'those
plena of
orkers,
-ery d e -
those
nee to
der my
thanks.
oppon-
have
both at
inter-'
deaVoie to the best of my hum
ity, to discharge my duty in a
firmnetts and impartiality, alwa
ing 5 view the good of my
country rather than' the exege
party. I
If I pan be of any service to
stituents—Liberals and Conse
alike -+in transacting any busine
Administrative Departments at
it will 'afford me much pleasure
ing mY services at their disposal
I have the honor to be,ger
your humble and obedient serve
• P. MACDO
WINGDAM, March 9th, 1891. ,
Ai Mammoth Enterpri
j BRADFORD Orr, Pen
' March 2nd; 18.
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vatives
s with
Ottawa
plac-
tlemen,
t,
ALD,
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sylvania,
1.
Deep. EXPOSITOR, --Ill the Telegram's
letter ieveral months ego was chron-
icled tie possible establishment near
this city of an immense enterprise
known as the Steel Tubular Car Works.
There Was much comment at the time,
but the Board of Trade.Seemed inactive,
and it was thought that the enterprise
would be located- where more induce-
ments Were, offered. Within the last
few days, howBver, our hopee have been
revived, and n w the immense industry
seems ane.ssu ed fact. J. S. Britian,
the chief architect Mad engineer of .the
company, with a corps of assistants,
arrivedin the city last Saturd y from
Phila elphia,jand J. W. Post, the in-
vent° °Utile bteel tubular car , is ex-
pecte to areve in a few da. s. The
comp ny, wh ch has a capital tock of
$5,00Q,000, hits secured abo t 5,000
acres f land in the valley be ow the
city; end wok will soon be - b gun on
one. o the greatest manufacturi g plants
in thiUniteil States. The ma build-
ing w 11 be a mammoth one of stone,
iron ahd briok, and will easily accommo-
date 5,000 Workmen. The entire enters
ill b
prise
same
whic
brate
pose laying out streets and erecting the
buildings in which their employes shall
live. It will be in itself a city of 8,000
or 10000 inhabitants. The whole affair
seem almott incredible and appears like
a dream t
indiceltions
believe tha
Mr. riean has brought his fan
and will make Bradford his ho
in a few daYs we expect his for
busy with heir plans, etc., a
conducted someWhet on the
Ian a in Pullman, Illinois, at
plac are manufactured the cele-
paktee cars. The company-pro-
ayor Rea , of Brantford, 1 has
cheque for $235 to the Mayer- of
Hill Nova Scotia, towards the
relief of the miners. The money was
voluntarily ubscribed by Brantford's
citizens.
— A despatch from Winnipeg on the
4th inst. say: A squaw named tlize
i
Kennedy wat cut to pieces on the ana-
dian Pa.cific Railway track this orn-
ig ht -
Tie] e •
into
many, but from present
we have every r ason to
it will become a reality.
ilv here
e, and against him and his work; but th
e will be given way for respect and true ap
d a
all over
t which
ul steel
year radf rd will be lahown
strong in our own convictions, and for- frightened them out of their wits by
tided by the verdict of the two hief sitting bolt upright and setying • "Can
Provinces of the Dominion, our co
is clear. We propose to puraue wit
wavering' the line of policy marked
in the sucoessive debates and resolu
already thrice recorded in Parlia
on the question of free trade wit
rest of thio continent. We are ne
rse
out
out
ions
ent
the
ther
you give me a smoke, byes?" Unaided
the old man walked back into warm
quarters and vastly enjoyed his pull at
the clay pipe.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE PEDAGOGUES.
Preparations still go forward for the
prop r welcome of the National Edu-
—Bob M
out the -v
Yours very truly,
JAMES .LANYR NCE,
Formerly f Huron.
Kay, well known through-
cinity of Wingham, is at
ering from a wound' received
ing, her body being mangled fr
fully. . .
— The Canadian Paeific Railway
graph Comp ny have just removed
new offices i the Toronto Board of
Tradebuildieg. The wires enter b a
tower pn the roof and are diatribut to
the tables uuder a false floor, whichis
removable. The battery room contains
life from these meetinga—the main
object tor which they were held.
Though full of promise' as ever they
closed Friday night.
—Mrs. Hannah Harding, aged 83,
relict of the late LieuteCol. Wm. B.
Harding, died Tuesday morning of last
week at the residence of her son-in-law,
Mr. C. Sheere, 197 Bathurst street,
London. Deceased came with her hus-
band to this country in 1834, and • has
lived in London from its early days.
The surviving sons are: William R.,
James, Richard, Frank and Fred, and
the daughters, Mrs. L. Lewis, Mrs.
James Gray, Mrs. C. Sheer°, Mrs. Jas.
Watson and Mra. Pickard. Mrs.
Harding was a most estimable lady and
a loving mother. Besides her own
children she leaves 57 grandchildren
and 15 great grandchildren.
—An old man named Pat Murtagh
was arrested by P. C. .Egelton, of Lon-
don, Saturday last, on a charge of
assaulting his wife at the family resi-
dence in London. A broken broom han-
dle, numerous blood stains, and the bat-
tered condition of the woman herself
were evidences of a brutal assault.
-Mrs. Murtagh was confined to bed with
a broken leg at the time, an accident
caused, it is saideby previous ill-treat-
ment from her affectionate husband, to
whom she has been married two years.
She has been removed to the hospital,
where she lies in a serious state. Mur-
tagh was remanded by the police magis-
trate Monday morning for a week.
—The tailoring establishment of Mr.
A. Vanderhart, Berlin, was burglarized
on Saturday night or early Sunday
morning, 1st inst. A number of over-
coats, suits, cloth, etc, were carried off.
The • burglars affected an entrance
.through the back door, having chiseled
out the lock; A number of windows
were also broken in the rear of the
shop. About two o'clock on Sunday
morning the night watchman arrested
two tramps as suspicioue characters, not
knowing, however, of the burglary. It
is not certain whether these two actu-
ally did the stealing, but it is thought
that they know something of it, and
therefore were held for examination.
Mr. Vanderhart's loss will be about
$200.
—On Wednesday night of last week
the water in the Grand River remeto the
highest point which it has reached for
many years. Little damage has been
reported, however, except to the "Foot
Bridge," a few miles below Galt. One
of the piers of this bridge was carried
away, together with two of the spans on
the east side of the river. A new span
was put in last summer, which was one
of those swept away. A quantity of
flour and feed at Cranston & Scrimger's
mill was damaged, and the cellars of the
stores of Messrs. John Sloan, Charles
Philip, and others on Main street, Galt,
were flooded, and goods damaged to a
larger or smelter extent.
—A German machinist named Schwe-
gatt committed suicide at Winnipeg
Friday by blowing his brains out with a
rifle. He had been sick for a couple of
weeks, and the same morning sent his
wife out to call one of the doctors who
has been attending him. When she re-
turned she found her husband lying
dead in a pool of blood, with the instru-
ment of death lying beside the body.
Schwegatt leaned forward over the muz-
zle of a short rifle and pulled the trig-
ger. The bullet struck fair in the cen-
tre of the frontal bone and wiled out at
the back of the head, carrying pieces of
the skull and brain into the ceiling
above. The cause of Schwegatt'm rash
act was despondency brought on by ill -
health.
—A young man named Pelton, be-
longing to Beamsville, met with a very
serious accident on Saturday evening,
28th ult., while driving along tbe Gov-
ernor's road near Paris on his way
home. He, was driving along at a pretty
good rate When a man named McLeod
stepped out of a field and asked for- a
ride. McLeod evidently scared the
horse, for it broke away, and the driver,
losing control over it, it collided with a
telegraph post, throwing Pelton out on
his head and smashing the rig all to
pieces. Pelton had his head badly cut
and two or three of his ribs broken. He
was removed to his home and is getting
on as well as can be expeeted.
—Hon. Gilbert MeMicken died sud-
denly at Winnipeg on Saturday morn-
ing, 7th inst., aged 77 years. He was
for several years collector of customs at
Niagara Falls and in 1857 Was elected
M. P. for ;Welland. He 'Moved to
Essex ill 1850, and was appointed in
1864 stipendiary magistrate. He suc-
cessfully quieted the frontier excite-
ment, especially in the cities of Detroit
and Buffalo and received special thanks
from Lord Buffalo,
He discovered and
arranged the settlement of the disputed
line of the international boundary at the
St. Clair flats canal. He staS elected in
1879 to represent Cartier in the Legisla-
tive Assembly of Manitoba, and held
the seat until 1883, being elected Speak-
er of the House.
—The Embro correspondent of the
Woodstock Sentinel -Review writes: A
lamentable scene was enacted in our
neighboring township, Nissouri, on
Saturday last. A regular attendaet at
our Division Courts from that favored
land, a general law breaker and default-
er, having failed to appear in court in
accordance with His Honor's ruling
(Judge Finkle), a warrant was iseeed
for his arrest and cornmital for contempt
of court. The warrant -was put in the
hands of our big constable. After seve-
ral unsuccessful attempts to catch the
bird, he and an assistant with • a sur-
geon in case of serious work being re-
sorted to, made a descent on the house
about day break, the constable covering
the front and the assistant the back and
the doctor standing sentry at a little
distance. The first sound caused the
man to bound through the back door
past the guard in an almost nude state,
having nothing on him but one sock,
ht drawers and a thin ahirt. This,
2,00 atterhis, all in use.
-J lin Letter, of Shannonville,
Alex. Lestet, Of Newburg, bro
while walkibg on the railway
Marys, ille en Saturday last, were
struck' by a t'tain and instantly Med.
John Lester was a married man, and
leaves his wife and aged mother t tally
unprovided Mr.
—A despaltch from Winnipeg n the
8th inst. sate? : -Father Graton, ' who,
after visiting Wood Mountain, w s re-
turning hom to Regina, was
dead five mils from that town.
22 miles out his horses played ou
he started to walk, but leavin
trail died fro exhaustion and exposure.
He was not frozen.
land
hers,
near
ound
W hen
and
the
1 I
—Fire broke out Sunday last i , the
Eli
stationery department of Mr. Louis
Fortier, St. James street, Montre II, and
spread to the adjoining premises, doing
damage amounting to over $4101000:
Mr. Fortier's loss is $32,000 iyit‘. J.
Wilson tailor, $5,000; Jas. Ba 1 is &
Co., $6,000. ill.. Fortier has $24,000
insurance, and the other firms are) all
covered. I
—Robert Hutton, of Toronto, a fire -
1,
man on the Grand Trunk Railway met
with a peculiar accident last riday
evening, which may result fatally Ele
was standing on the end of the ender
of his engine as it ran out of the °mid -
house when he was caught by the big
drop door- and severely crushed He
was removed to his home, where he id
doing as well as could be expected
—Cane day last week James, a
Robert Wright, of Minto, had h
broken in a very peculiar mannerIle
went into the stable beside a Young
stand
oppo-
right
as to
-and
this
n.
, the
11
of
$ arm
horse, gave it a slap and told it to
over, but the edit did directly the
site, as he crowded young
against the stall with such force
break his arm between the wria
the elbow' This is the fourth o
family w o have had an arm tarok
—Mar aret Mullen. of Picto
cook of tbe schooner Flora, now ly.ng at
the Church street wharf, Toronto, is at
police headquarters, Toronto, c arged
with uttering two forged cheques. On
February 23rd the Bank of T ronto
cashed a cheque for $60, and on hum
-
day last week one for $95, both igned
by Mrs.' Keeble, of 102 Shuter treet,
Toronto. It was subsequently lbCOV-
ered that both were forgeries. bout
$75 of the money has been recover d.
—The Woodstock Sentinel- view
says: Evangelist Schiverea had full
house Thursday night. is,
now closing his fourth week of aospel
Services, and no man could have • orked
more earnestly and faithfully. As it
always is the case at first, some were
unthinkingly and rashly prej diced
at has
recia-
o the
ospel•
scrip -
been
emor-
ed man's outfit for a three mile race 011
bard frozen plowed fields and swamps.
The constable ordered him to surrender,
but he would not, and theconstable
fired his pistol in the air, caifiting the
terror-stricken fellow to fall prostrate
on the ground. When he discovered he
was not hurt he took to his sore feet
again, but was eventually treed in a
turnip pit and made to submit, not-
withstanding his weapon, the pitchfork.
He was taken to the house, dressed and
ornamented with a good strong pair of
wrist bands and was conveyed to the
county boar'ding house for twenty days
without much ceremony.
—1 he lumber shipments from Ottawa
to the United States for January, as
shown by returns prepared in Cousul-
General Lty's effice, amount to $14,-
611.69. Of this, $3,741.98 was in bond
for export to South America, leaving
the amount actually disposed of in the
States at $70,869.71. These figures do
not include the returns from Carleton
Place, whieh are not yet in. Last year
the returns, including , Carleton Place,
which was not then established, amount-
ed to $88,645.52, of which $69,029.18
was actually used in the States. There
is an apparent decrease this January of
about $14,000, but it is expected when
the returns from Carleton Place are in
that the shipments will be fully equal to
those of January, 1890.
—The midnight Mechanic got in some
of hie work at Granton on Monday night
of last week. Bernard & Clarke's
blacksmith's shop M that place was
entered by the Window where the
necessary tools were secured, together
with a revolver and
Mr. J. E. Murray's
place of operation.
handkerchiefs and
were- taken and the
till, a iittle over a d
half miles west frorr
Whalen's horse and
by the same party or parties which was
evident by the traces of blood on the
stable door, one of them having cut his
hand while climbing through the window
of the store door. Mr. Whalen's horse
and harness have since been found near
Mooresville. While climbing through
the window they dropped about three
dollars in change; which Mr. Mur-
ray credited them With as part payment
of _goGodeos.r
ge Prentice, a wealthy farmer
residing on the 9611 concession, Dere-
ham, a mile and aeihalf from Browns-
ville, committed suicide on Thursday of
last week by shooting himself in the
breast with a revolver. In the morning
he went to Culloden to vote, and about
3 o'clock in the afternoon his son found
him in the barn, dead. He was lying
on his face in a pool of blood; in his
hand was a revolver; his vest was un-
buttoned and his shirt drawn open.
The coroner decided that an inquest was
unnecessary, as it was clearly a case of
suicide. What induced the deceased to
take his own life is a mystery. , He was
well off, having a farm of 200 acres un-
encumbered, and had recently' realized
over $3,000 by a sale. He leaves a wife
and family of two daughters and one son
at home and one daughter married.
Deceased was a man of about 48 years
of age. During th past week or so it
was noticed that he was Buffering from
fi t s_oAf nmoell da neceht
to the person of Mr.
Wm. Swindlehuret, 'died at the residence
of his son-in-law, Mr. C. B. Taylor, in
Guelph, on Sunday evening, let inst.,
at the advanced age of 78 years, He
came to this country about 1832 and set-
tled in Guelph some 40 years ago, when
Guelph was a small village, and had the
pleasure of seeing it expand to its pres-,
ent dimensions. To the older inhabi-
tants he was familiarly known aa '601d
Billy." He was a machiniot by trade
and followed that vocation for a number
of years. Some two or three years ago
-he had an operation performed at the
General hospital for a cataract on the
eyes, when his eyesight was billy re-
stored. He remained conscious up to
the last, and spoke distinctly to those
at his bedside one hour before his death.
He leaves a large number of descend-
ents, together with a brother in Geor-
gia, to mourn his loss. Three of his
sisters retided in New York State and
died recently of old age.
tion of him, as a map devoted
great mission of_publishing the
His teaching has been eminently
thrill, and all denominations hay
profited and delighted in these
able services. Never did the Central
Methodist church by its great Beating
capacity serve the public to bett r ad-
vantage than during the past onth,
when eager crowds felt it to be a grand
privilege to assemble in a chu ch so
present au commodious, open alike and free to all,
last .8undaY evening, in a drunken me- the poor having as good chance any
lee w4th a gang of toughs. Bob had_hia others. Many will date their r
a few other articles.
store was the next
A number of silk
other. small goods
loose change in the
ollar. Two and a
Granton, Mr. Wm.
buggy were stolen
day to Mr. John Gropp, of Brunner, for
$1,r00. Messrs. Witt and Malchow are
both going to look for a home in
Michigan.
—Mr. John Blows of Mitchell return-
ed from his trip to the old country last
week. He enjoyed his trip and visit to
old England very much, but declares
his preference for Canada as a country
to live in.
—Me. David Carroll, has disposed of
his beautiful homestead, near Hamp-
tead, to Mr. Stine, of the township of
East Zorra, for the handsome Bum of
$6,000, and intends becoming a resident
of the city of Stratford on or about the
first of April.
—On Friday night, 27th nit., Mr.
George Leversage of Fullerton, was
upset out of his buggy as he was turn-
ing into his own gate. Ilia head was
cut in several places and he received
some internal injuries. A doctor was
called and dressed the wounds, but Mr.
Leversege is still in a very precarious
condition.
—Mr.J oseph R.Robb,ofPoole,bas sold
half of his farm, 75 acres, to his -son-in-
law, Mr.IIM. Lichti, for $4,000. He has
also leased the other half to the earne
party for a number of years, and goes to
Musselburgh to live in othe house now
occupied by Mr. Lichti, who of course
goes to the farm to live.
—What might have been a very seri-
ous accident happened to Messrs,. W.
and J. Butler, of Hibbert, one day last
week. While returning from St.lelarys,
and nearing home, the epring of the
cart on which they were riding broke,
and the two men fell to the ground. No
serious damage was done, only both got
a bad fright:
—A happy event occurred in Ellice
township, on the 23rd ult., when Frank
Ruston, son of the popular reeve,
Francis Ruston, and one of the firm of
Norfolk & Ruston, Stratford, became a
benedict, and Miss Lizzie Moore, eldest
daughter of Thonees Moore, became a
happy bride. The wedding took place
at the home of the brideat parents,
where a large concourse of relatives and
friends assembled to witness the young
couple plight their troth. Rev. D.
Deacon, rector of the Home Memorial
church, Stratford, tied the knot.
—In Listowel on Saturday night,
28th ult., about half -past ten an alarm -
of fire was given, when it was found
that the Oddfellow's Hall, in Campbell's
block, was on fire. The firemen were
promptly on hand, and in a short time
had the tire under control. The anti -
rooms of the ball were badly damaged,
together with carpets, furniture, etc.,
which is insured. The greatest damage
however, was caused by the water run-
ning down into the stores of Messrs. G.
B. Ryan-& Co., and .McMillan & Ballard.
—The eighth anniversary of the
opening of the Motherwell Presbyterian
church was celebrated on Sunday and
Monday lat and 2nd inst. On Sunday
two excellent and profitable discourses
by the Rev. Dr. McMullen, of Wood-
stock, were delivered to large and at-
tentive audiences. On Monday evening
a large number assembled and partook
of the many good things prepared by the
ladies of the congregation. After which
the intellectual nature of man was re-
galed by vigorous and racy speeches
from the Rev. P. Scottsof Cromarty, the
Rev. Mr. Fletcher, of Kirkton, the Rev.
Mr. Tully,of Mitchell, and the Rev. Dr.
McMullen of Woodstock. The chair
was filled' offectivelY by the resident
minister, the Rev. Afr.Hamilton. Good
music, furnished by -the newly organized
choir, sandwiched the speeches. The
proceeds, amounting to over $90.00, go
towards liquidating the debt incurred in
purchasing the organ.
—About two o'clock Sands), morning
two masked men seized the night watch-
man at Hess Brothers' furniture factory
at Listowel, tied his hands behind his
back, filled his mouth with cotton and
tied a strip of wood over his mouth,
threw him to the ground, and one held
him there'while the other proceeded- to
fire the premises in several places.
When the watchman was liberated he
made his way to the nearest dwelling,
and by kicking at the door aroused the
inmates. When he was freed and the -
alarm was given it was found the whole
premises were on fire beyond control,
also that the pumps in connection with
the water works had been tampered with
and were useless, also the wire in con-
nection with the alarm bad been cut.
The oils used in the factory had been
turned on the flames and everything
done to make the work of destruction
complete. The whole premises are in
ruins, with several dwellings and other
places damaged. There is about $31,000
insurence on the building and machin-
ery, besides large amounts on the con-
tents. The oely companies interested
as far as known at present ere the
Western, $5,000; Lancashire, $5,000;
National, of Ireland, $2,100.
Perth Items.
Mr. Joseph Witt, of Ellice, has
sold his farm of ainety-eix acres to Mr.
Taylor, of Mornington, for $3,300.
—There were registered with the
Stratford City Clerk during the
month of February, 17 births, 8 mar-
riages and 6 death.
—Mr. A. J. Hamilton, of the firm of
Hamilton Bros., boot and shoe dealers,
,Stratford, is retiring from business on
account of ill -health.
" —Mr. James Cousins, of the Russel -
dale hotel, has given up business there
and has moved into Mitchell to reside.
—The Listowel Gesand Electric Light
Company have purchased the electric
plant from the Ball Company, and in-
tend completing the +cult in that town
immediately.
—Mr. Win. Rowland, of Avonton,
has rented his farm to Mr. Frank Hos-
kins, and is going with his family to
Manitoba about the latter part of this
month.
—Mr. E. Gording, of St. Marys, hap-
pened with a painful accident one day
last week, by falling on an icy place,
breaking one arm and dislocating his
shoulder.
—After April first next, .Avonbank,
Motherwell and Carlingford will have
a daily mail, to be distributed from
Paul's station. Mr. Porteous, of ul-
larton, has been given the contract of
carrying the mail.
—The farm stock and effects of Mr.
John Malchow, of Ellice, were dispoeted
of on Thursday, of last week, by Mr.
Wm. Weir, auctioneer. The stock sold
at good prices. There was a large at-
tendance and the day all that might be
desired. Mr. Malchow's fifty acre farm
t.
A Kind Voice.
In speaking of the power of kindness,
Elihu Dirritt once remarked of the
voice:
"There is no power of love so hard to -
get and keep as a kind voice. A kind
hand is deaf and dumb. It may be
rough in flesh and blood, yet do the
work of a soft heart, and do it with a
ooft touch. But there is 110 one thing
that love so much needs as a sweet voice,
to tell what it Means and feels; and it
is hard to get and keep in the right tone.
One must start in youth, and he on the
watch night and day, at work and at
play, to get and keep voice that shall
epeak at all times the thoughts of a kind
heart.
It is often in youth that one gets a
voice or tone that is sharp, and it sticks
to him through life, and ite stirs up HI
will and falls like a drop of gall upon
thesweet joys of home. Watch it day
by day LS pearl of great price, for it
will be -wairth more to you in days to
come than the best pearl bid in the sea.
A kind voice is to the heart what light
is to the eye. It is a light that silage as
ligious with a pit-chfork, constituted the wretch- was also sold by auction on the same well as shinec"—Congregationalset.