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JUNE
1891,
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We have'reeeived another shipment of those
fine Bhck Dress Goods we have been selling- so
much of lately, beautiful in finish and handsome
patterns. .Also a nice assortment of Linings and
Trimmings. Dresses and Wraps made to order
in our Dressmaking Department.
Edward McFaul,
SEAFORTH.
NEW ADVERTISEMENT§
011. The figure between the parenthesis after
eaah line denotes the page of the paper on which
the advertisement will be found.
Boots and Shoes -Wm. Taylor & Sons. (8)
Cheap Shingles -J. Twitchell's. (8)
Booths For Sale -W. J. Shaw. (5)
Auction Sale-;zff. McCulloch. (5)
Card -Drs. Scott & Mackay. (5)
Notice to Debtors -Dr. Scott. (8)
Cooked Corn Beef -J. Laidlaw. (8)
Hillwattee Tea -J. Laidlaw. (8)
Ilousekeeeper Wanted -J. Irving. (3)
Card -Dr. T. P McLaughlin. (5)
Davis' Big Boot and Shoe Sale. (8)
Ladies -J. C. Gilroy. (1)
Fire, Fire, Fire -R. Haxby. (5)
Money by Mail -W. Somerville. (5)
New Groceries -Killoran & Co. (8)
Teas, Sugars, etc. -Killoran & Co. (5)
The Pest Office Grocer) Fairley. (8)-
Compu1sory Sale -Geo. Good. (8)
Fine Stock For Sale -Jackson Bros. (5)
Card -Dr. C. Sheppard. (5)
Tuckersinith By -law -S. Smillie. (5)
Town By -law -Wm. Elliott. (5)
$uron tTxpo5itor.
SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, June 5, 1891.
Sir John Supposed to be Dying.
On Friday morning last the country
WAS startled by the report that Sir John
Macdonald, the veteran Premier of
Canada and the honored leader of the
Conservative party, was dying. It is
needless to say that the announcement
created the most profound sensation.
For weeks past reports had been current
of Sir John's failing health, but little
attention was paid. to these by the gen-
eral public, as similar reports had fre-
quently been circulated before, and had
afterwards been proved either founda-
tionless or greatly exaggerated. This
being the case, the country was not pre-
pared for the grave announcement of
Friday, and was consequently taken by
surpria.e. After surprise came a feeling
of sincere regret,shared alike by political
friends and opponents. For while many,
very many, cannot approve of most of
Sir John's political acts nor of the man-
ner in which he has governed this Do-
minion, he has been so long and so in-
timately connected with -public affairs,
and his name has become so familiar in
the minds of all, that the announcement
that his career must so soon end in death
seemed to affect all, to a certain extent,
in the same way. They were over-
whelmed with a feeling of sorrow and
regret, and a hope that subsequent re-
ports would prove his condition less
hopeless than was stated. Those who
so hoped, however, were destined to be
disappointed, for although at the time of
writing, the distinguished patient still
lives, his recovery is utterly hopeless,
and his condition is suchthat his death
may be expected at any moment.
Sir John Macdonald's ailment is paral-
ysis, superinduced by over work of both
body and mind. It will be remembered
he was absent from the House for sev-
eral days during the early part of the
session. It is now said that he suffered
the first attack then, it having come on
him while sitting in his office in the Par-
liament buildings. It was a very light
a.ttack,but caused such prostration of the
system as to require him to abstain from
active duties for some days. From this
attack he recovered and was able to re -
tarn to his duties in taie House. He
seems to have presumed too much on
hie temporary strength, for he not only
attended to the duties of his department
bat took in charge the conduct of busi-
ness in the House, and even participated
in debate. A few days afterwards he
W&5 subjected to a second paralytic at-
taok which again prostrated hitn, and
compelled him to keepsto his residence.
He
He was still, however, directing and at-
tending to public business. The third
attack, and by far the most severe, took
place on Friday mori ing while he was
in consultation with ; is phySician. This
is the one which has caused all the
alarm. Since then he has been com-
pletely helpless and speechless, but it is
said retains consciousness. For a week,
nearly, he has been hovering between
life and death, and the fact of hie sur-
viving this attack so long has been sub-
ject for great surprise to his physicians.
As one of them, Sir I James Grant, ex-
pressed it: " What has kept him up so
" long is his iron will and the strength
" of his determination, which have al-
ways been prominent features of his
"composition. Sir John has been won-
" derful in life, and I believe he will be
" wonderful in death." For the past
week the daily papers have been filled
with all manner of details of the illness
and the varied conditions, but the above
are the leading facts in condensed shape.
No event that has taken place during
the present generation has created such
intense interest. And, perhaps, we ,
might also say, no event has had such `
far-reaching results as this one is likely
to have. For the past ten years, at any
rate, Sir John has, practically, governed
this country. He has shapen its policy,
and at his will it has been carried out.
He was not only the leader, but the dic-
tator of his party. His smallest wish,
as well as his most important proper&
tion, wal card
quest' n, and
tnore autocrat
the caie, Cana
a one-man pow
if Government
exiateI and th
power directly
such c rcumsta
follow Sir Joh
man 4n conjec
even t
we ma
the ne
Server
attem
- fairly
r future
of poli
d out or adopted without
he older he grew the
he became. This being
a has been governed by
r just as completely as
nd Parliament had not
people had placed the
in his hands. Under
ces, the resulta likely to
Macdonald's death, no
tire ; it would be idle
to predict. But, that
pect great changes in
we think all close ob-
i al:events will readily
resent time, and in the
d state of affairs, it
fitable even to attempt
t these changes may be.
Sir John's death, the
Tent will be adjourned,
ent will be dissolved.
ty of the -Governor--
pon some - person to
nment. He can call
of the present Ad-
e can call to his aid an
rson so Called will have
members of the Cabi-
e choice of the present
n select others as he
the present Govern -
y select will not -need
ituents for re-election,
be selected from out -
t Cabinet will have to
if any outside of the
ent are selected they
ve to find a constitu-
Government is com-
will re -assemble, and
ent, as re-constrUct-
a majority in Par-
ess of the Session will
a But in the case of
ere will likely be an
eople. So that it is
ilities at all events,
ay times in political
next twelve months.
ave been mentioned
on whom tint Gov -
likely call to form a
, of course, anything
in this direction is,
ion, as it is not at all
son knows what the
nor -General is in this
t is more than prob.
t even considered the
ntime it will be the
that there will not
sent to make pfovis-
encies, but that the
h great possibilities
pared, although the
s seem to forbid
for any such hope,
eral and sincere the
admit. At the
presen unaett
would ot be rr
to indi ate wh
In t e event
session of Parli
and th Gover
It will be the
Genera to call
form anew Go
upon any mem
ministration, o
outsid r. The
to sole t the-ot
net. ljIe can m
mernbelrs, or h
sees fit. Thos
ment shorn he
to go toI their co s
but an who m y
a d
ti
side of the pres
be re-elected, n
present Nadia
will, of course, ha
ency. When t e
plete the Hous
if the Guyer in
ed, can cent o
lament, the bu i
be prodeeded it
ie
an adv ree vote t
appeal to. the
among the pro a
we may have b
circles l uring the
Seveal nam s
i
as those of person
ernor-General il
Government. a
thet miy• be a id
also, mere spec la
probable any e
mind of the Go e
respect. Indee ,
able th&t he hasin
subject) In the in
fervent wish of al
be any need at lpr
ion for Ruch e er
1
life on
which
hinge may still be
present indicat'c
reasonable grou d
no matter how e
desire May be.
Death of al Snce Prominent
Libe :1 Leader.
While e Sir Jo n Macdonald lies on
what his medicalla tendants believe to be
his deatb bed, an- onored Liberal leader
has passed aw in the Province of
Quebec. The t graph bringe us the
news of the de h of Antoine Amis
Dorion, Chief stice of Quebec, on
Sunday morning a t, in the 74th year of
his age. iFor m isy years Mr. Dorion
was the honored olleague of the late
lion. George Bro , In the old Parlia-
ment of Canada, r. Dorion was the
leader of the Lib r le of Lower Canada,
while Sir George artier was leader of
'the Conservatives Mr. George Brown
was the champion f the Upper Canada
Liberals, while M John A. Macdonald,
now Sir John, ma s ailed the Conserva-
tive hosts. Many hard,bitter political
battle has been fo ht in days gone by,
bythese men and eir followers. Now
three of them hav passed from earthly
scenes, while th fourth is lying on
what every pets n, at the present
writing, believes ti be his death bed. It
may be considered coincidence worthy
of mention that S John and Mr. Dor-
ion, the once w nderful antagonists,
'should be prostrat d by the seine fatal
disease, almost at the same time. A
Montreal dispate gives the following
particulars concern ng the deceased:
" Chief Justice arion was stricken
with paralysis on Friday, and hevered
between life and eath until Sunday
morning, when fl'assed peacefully
away. All the s viving members of
his family were wi-t him when he died,
and he retained co sciousness until the
end. A short time before death the last
rites of the Church were performed, and
the Chief Justice a peared to be much
consoled. He e cheerfully to the
members of his fain ly and to his son-in-
law, Mr. Geoffrio , Q. C. One of his
last requests was t ask the nurse to
raise him l up in the bed so that he
might converse ore freely with his
family, and he ex ired in the arms of
his nurse. The ne s of the Chief Jus-
tice's death spree rapidly, and not-
withstanding the a sorbing interest in
Sir John Macdonal 's condition, there
was a uniersal ex ression of regret at
the loss of the gr t Canadian judge.
The Chief 'Justice 1 terally died in har-
ness. He was mo t assiduous in attend-
ing to hist official 'aties, and although
he was frequently Ted to retire from
the Bench on acc nt of his advanced
age, he persisted i • oing as much work
as any of the othe judges. There will
be but one feeling ongst the members
oa the bar and the blie generally, that
bt- the death of C ef Justice Dorion
the bench of the P ince of Quebec has
lost its moat distin ished member, and
that the Dominion • to mourn one of
her most dibtinguis d men, whose name
will live in Caned n history. It is a
remarkable coincid ce that Sir Antoine
Dorion, like his eat political antag-
onist of former ye s, was stricken with
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paralysis almost at the 'tame time as
'Sir John Macdonald. The news of Sir
Jiihn's condition was carefully kept
secret for fear it might hasten the end,
and the Chief Justice passed away with-
out knowing that the Canadian Premier
Was also at death's door. The only aur-
a ng members of Chief Justice Dorion's
family are three daughters, one of whom
is the wife of Mr. C. A.Geoffrion,Q.C.,
the well-known Montreal advocate. By
his will some $47,000 insurance on the
Chief Justice's life is to be divided
amongst his daughters.
A CONTEMPORARY asks: What is the
matter with the English market for
Canadian eggs? The Empire quotes
fresh eggs as selling at 12 to 12a cents
per dozen in Toronto. In Buffalo the -
price is 17 to 1.811 cents; io New York
181 to 19j- cente.
A PE.IVATE member on the Liberal
side has introduced a measure into Pare
liament in favor of compulsory voting.
It is not at all likely the bill will be-
come law, as all such measures must
'emanate from the Government. It will,
however, test the feeling of the House, ;
and if some such measure could be
placed on the statute book it would be
of inestimable service. Referring to it
the Dundee Benner says: The proposal
• is that every person who refrains from
voting at a parliamentary election shall
be. liable to be fined 550 or subjected to
imprisonment for 30 days, and. be dis-
qualified from voting for five years. into
thebargain. So thrlt instead -of elec-
tore fooling round at home waiting for
th(:1e candidates t) send for them to please
come and vote, they would have to hus-
tle round and g to the polls themselves
or be prepared to,hand over 550 to save
them from going to jail for a month.
But a provision has been made by which
an elector who does not desire to vote
may, apply to the revising officer 30 days
.before the election and have his name
struck off, and so avoid either paying
the 550- or going to jail.
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DOMINION PARLIAMENT.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
OTTAWA, May 30th, 1891.
The great crisis in the State so long
loolted for, has come at last. Sir John
Maedonald will be dead by the time
theme lines are in print. No pen can de-
scribe the shock felt by Parliament and
'public on Friday night when the terrib
measage came "the Premier is dying
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The House of Commons was in the mid-
dle of a big debate, and a division was
exPected, a division which ,would test
the party feality of every member and
conipel him to Bey " I am for Si; Joh
Macdonald," or tt I am for Mr. Laurier."
-Mr. Mackintosh was speaking against
the amendment �f censure on Sir Cheri
Tupper when a page entered and han
ed a letter to Sir Hector Langevin,
whose face blanched, and whose hand
shook as he read it. After passing it,to
two or three of his colleagues he sent it
over to Mr. Laurier. The sensitive
mouth of the Opposition leader quivered
as he peruded the missive, which was
from one of the consulting physicians at
Earnscliffe and ran as follows:
"1 have just returned from consulta-
tion. I found Sir john Macdonald para.
lized, and there was hemorrhage of the
brain. His condition is hopeless,"
After a few words from Sir Hector
Langevin and Mr. Laurier the House
adjourned in solemn silence. Groups
gathered together and each said to the
other " Well, the Old Man is going.
Aye, going from that very Chamber
where his will was hew, and where ho
guided and advised and was obeyed
with unquestioning loyalty by his fol.
lowers:
es,
d.
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FLASHING .THE NEWS.
The telegraph wires were alread
speeding the news to- all parts of th
English-speaking World. Everyone
political friend or political foe, Was 'af
fected. Hon. Mackenzie Bowen who
next to Sir Hector Langevin, was th
Premierat oldest colleague, wept out
right in the House, and many old Par
liamentarians, like Mr. Speaker, choke
up with emotion. _
The shock was so great because" so me
expected. That very day the Premier
had felt so much better that he had
cabled in reply to a message from the
Princess Leuise assuring her he was out
of danger. In fact, he had been work-
ing dictating some letters on public af-
feirs to his private secretary. His mind
was clear, and in reply to a warning not
to tire himself as he was very weak he
replied,!' All rubbish.' He discussed
politics, and even tactics, and talked of
what his programme would be after the
session. He was reclining after this
when his physician, Dr. Powell, arrived.
Allowing the doctor to take his hand he
told him how much better he felt, when
suddenly 1
A STROKE OF PARALYSIS
• came, followed quickly by a flow of
blood' into the.brain. From that instant
neither Dr. Powell or any of the consult-
ing physicians had the slightest hope of
recovery. Duaing the evening the
Governor-Gener1 1 and all of the Cabinet
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°ailed, and El n. Mr. Dawdney re-
mained at Earn cliffe over night. Next
morning His Excelleticy cabled the
Queen and Lord Salisbury the news, and
they both requested to be kept informed
of the progress of the patient. .
The corps of newspaper _correspon-
dents kept hur ing to Earnscliffe and
back to the tele raph offices, as -there
was the greatest anxiety in the country
for the latest n ws. This morning at
eleven o'clock the Cabinet gathered in
Council to discus the serious situation.
They sat all day, Sir Hector Langevin
as senior Privy .Councillor presiding.
When a First Minister dies the Ministry
is practically. dissolved. They cease to
be a body of advisers to His Excellency
and remain mere heads of departments
of State. Lord Stanley must at once
call on some on to act as his chief ad-
viser and who ould assume the re-
sponsibility to ards Parliament. In
the celebrated words of the Duke of
Wellington "-The Queen's Government
must be cawrrllioedNyt.L"
SUCCEED.
The question Most discussed is as to
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ho will become Premier. The answer is
hat it lies between Sir ° Charles Tupper
rid Sir John Thompson. As the latter
as a seat in Parliament while the for-
er has not, in view of the necessity
or immediate action'the chances are
hought to favor the Minister of Justice.
ne of the chief reasons urged why he is
n imposaibility is his religion and 'the
ket, that he is a pervert. Oa the other
'and Sir Charles Tupper is now seventy
, ears of age, and by no means in robust
health, and it is believed he is desirous,
after Sir John Macdonald's death, to re-
tire to private life and settle in London.
But no other name is mentioned, and
the general impression prevails that we
re now to experience the fulfilment of
t e prophecy "After Sir John A. the
deluge.
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1 News of the Week.
PRINTERS STRIKE. -Three thousand
oitinters are on strike •in Vienna.
;1NEWSPAPER MAN DEAD. -Col. Frank
Al. Bartlette'a well-known newspeoer
nean of New Orleans, is dead, aged 62.
:10PIUM RING ROB TIIE GOVERNMENT.
-f-The opium ring at San Francisco ie
Bead to have robbed the United Statea
Government of 51,200,000 on a cargo of
opium which they succeeded in smug'.
i
P illips, of Tayloretown, West Virginia, l
gl ng in.
WHOLE FAMILY BURNED. -Henry
utteet a lamp while iutoxicated on Satur-
dear night and set fire to his house.
Phillips, his wife and children were
buirned to death. -
,FELL DEAD WHILE Srometeca-Judge,
Bdeckenridge, of St. Louis, of the coma
ne ttee on theological seminaries, while
in the midst of a speech at the Presby
te ian general assembly in Detrai
T ursday afternoon last week fell des
ft -4m heart diocese. .. 1
POVERTY DROVE DIEM TO IT.
Wiilliam Breitkopf, aged 66, and
wife Mary, aged 71, committed suic
at their home in New York last wee
by taking oxalic acid. The faces of ph
suicides were horribly contorted. Pciv
ericy drove them to suicide. They wer
about to be dispossessed for non -pay
ment of rent.
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GLADSTONIAN ELECTED. -The electilo
of a member of Parliament to represen
NOrth Buckingham, England, in place
of Oaptain'Verney, who was recently
expelled from the House, tOok place On
Thursday of last week, when Mr. Leon,
Illadstonian, was elected over Mr. Hub -
heed, Conservative, by a majority of
381, as compared with a Gladstonian
mierity of 208 in the last election. ,
1 BRAVE YOUNG WOMAN. -Mise May
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S lton, a school teacher of Lincoln
Coi nty, Virginia, was capsized, along
with three others, while out in a boat
th other day. The brave young woman
w a•the only one of the party able 1 to
.1
e em, and she rescued the others, swim -
In g to shore with twe men and her
fe ale companion. ,
IA DAUGHTER OFFICIATED. - While
nLtieing a sick daughter at Cariiden,
Nv Jersey, Mrs.David Abbot,of Green
C ek, contracted malignaut rdiphtheria
andi returned home a few days ago. She
wji stricken down upon her arrival and
did. Dating the daead disease but few
people could be induced to help at the
burial in the afternoon. In the absence
of 1 a clergyman a daughter read
thelburial service and made a prayer at
,
the 1grave which greatly affected the few
w(
h dared to gather.
,ErE PRESSES THE BUTTON, THE HENS
Do Inee REST. -A resident of Water -
bora, Connecticut, halt invented a new
we to cireumvent chicken thieves. He
has connected his room with the hen-
nerfr by a copper wire -which is con -
nee ed with a battery. The roosts of
thechickens are copper rods, which are
aloe connected with the bedroom. If
thilvestamper with the hen -coop an
il
ala m sounds at the owner's head. He
pre see a button, and a shock is sent
through the roost that sets all the chick-
en el crowing and clucking. This is
imp gh to scare away the ordinary
every -night chicken thief.
HAS NO HOPE FOR HOME RULE. -
Are bishop Croke in a speech at Dublin,_
Intl nd, last week, said: "1 am greatly
afra d the cause of- home rule is lost.
Witlhinthe last four months I have
heard several staunch, intelligent Irish-
, men say that. Considering all that hap
Oall
W rred since the revelations were made
in 't e O'Shea divorce case, and the
etre ge turn some of the Irish party
and la certain section of our own people
have taken, preferring the interest of
one man to the cause of their country,
we have given both friendsand foes to
believe that we are at present utterly
careless about home rule." 1
$NCRETARY RUSK'S ORDER. -There is
no doubt in the minds of the live stock
dealers at east Buffalo as to the effect
that Secretary Rusk's order that sheep
and a wine from Canada shall be subject-
ed to a 15 days' quarantine will have.
In brief, it will aetually destroy the im-
portant trade in lambs between Canada
and the United States, as the delay of
1511ays in marketing the lambs, the
care; the feed, the loss of flesh in pens
will' run up the cost so high that the
quatiantine will have the same effect as a
prOhibititory duty.. The trade at this
point amounted to over $500,000.iyear.
In;a11 it amounts to over $1,900,000.
Meta 300,000 Iambs are imported from
Canada yearly, half of them coming to
13nffie10 from western and south western
Ontario. -The trade in swine cuts no
figinle whatever. The Live Stock
Dealars' Association say that the Canad-
ian Parliament must act at once in the
matter of establishing a quarantine
against European importations, so that
the oecessity for one in thie country
agairist Canada should not exist,
lemesseeemseease.
• Huron Notes.
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;A young man named Gadsby was
heat W'eek brought before a magistrate in
Clinton, for ringing the fire alarm "just
for fan" and was fined $20 and costs.
f -Mrs. Doyle, mother of Mrs. Joseph
Eaans, of the 5th concession of McKil-
lop, died at the residence of her son-in-
law, On Sunday, 24th ult. .
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' t the election for a Councillor for
No. li Ward in Wingharn, on Wednes-
day Of last week, Mr. Thomas Holmes
was elected by a majority of 16 votes.
-Mr. Carter, wife of Mr. James Car-
ter, Of Clinton, died on Monday, 25th
ult., [ of consumption. Deceased was
barelY 26 years of age, and leaves a
family of four small children.
'-Mr. Geo. McDonald, a tailor of St.
Hakes village, who had been ailing of
la grippe for some time past, was found
dead in bed on Wednesday, the 19th
ult. iThis curious disease, acting on a
constetution already weakened by teeth -
ma, had the effect of ending an exis-
tence which otherwise might have with;
ad
stood its own weakness for some time.
He was one of the pioneer residents of
the village, an1 at the time of his death
was caretake of the Presbyterian
Church .and f1he Mechanics' Institute,
besides following his trade. He was a
quiet, inoffensive man, and leaves to
mourn his loss' two daughters and one
son, at present( in Brirish Columbia.
-On Monday of last week the house
of Mr. Josepo Garrett, near Londes-
boro, narrowly 'escaped being destroyed
by fire, a spark from the cnimney being
the cause of the disaster. • Fortunately
it was discovered in time to extinguish
the flames befote doing much damage.
-Mr. G. G. ',Robertson, who has for
many years peat carried on a succesaful
furniture business in Goderich, has dis-
posed of his buainess to Wilmer Smith, a
well-known resident of Goderich. Mr.
Smith thoroughly understand the busi-
ness, and will nie doubt do a big trade.
-Monday, he 25th, C. Wake, of
Brussehein com any with two others,was
having an ou ing with one of W.
Roddick's bro chos, when it became
frightened and an away, throwing Mr.
Wake out of th rig. He cut his face,
loosened his t pth, and, withal, was
badly shaken up He was unconscious
for some time.
-Miss M. Ir in, an employe of Mr.
E. C. Clarke, Wingham, met with a
very painful aacident on Thursday of
last week, in having a tailor's goose,
weighing 20 poueds, fall on the big toe
of her right foot from the pressing
board, nearly th ee feet high. Miss Ir-
win was confine to the house for sev-
eral days, the to being badly bruitied.
-One day las week Adam Grey, son
of Mr. William arey, of Bluevale, met
with a painful ccident. While draw-
ing slabs with Harry Stowe, he by some
means fell off th wagon and the wheels
passed over hi a, breaking his thigh
bone. The ac ident is not consid-
ered serious, an the young patient is
getting along ni ely.
-On Sunday ight last the residence
of Mr. Wm. Mi hell, Usborne, wad en-
tered by burgle 8 and 530 stolen. It
appears that r. and Mrs. Mitchell
were spending , few days in London
township, and t eir two daughters, who
were keeping ho se, had gone to church
and in their abse ce the plundering WAS
done. No clue t the burglars has yet
been ascertained,
-Master Geor e McDonogh, of Wing -
ham, while sett ng off fire crackers at
the park on Mo day of last week, had
the misfortune t let a large one off an
close proximity to his face. It was
thought at the tine that his eye -sight
was injured, but luckily this was not to
be. The concussion was sufficient to
blow his hat off. 1 His faceand eyes are
sore, but will be 11 right in a few days.
-Mr. C. El. I gram, dentist, of Ex-
eter, met with a very painful accident,
and one which nlght have proved ser-
ious on Saturdaya 23rd ult. It appears
had Led been using, a vulcaniser, and be-
fore letting the heated water cool suf-
ficiently, commenoed to take off theltop
by unscrewing it, and in so doing gave
It
vent to the heat d water which flew in
every direction, a portion of it striking
Mr. Ingram •in the face, which scalded
him very severely: Medical , aid was
summoned, and he is now doing nicely.
--The following is a recapitulation of
the township of Grey for 1891: Value of
real property, 1,696,470; Personal
property, $4,300 Real and personal
property, 51,700 770; No. of acres,
64,606-; Acres cleared, 38,793; Child-.
ren -between 5 a d 16 years, 975; be-
tween 5 and 13, 5t 1 ; over 16 and under
21, 245 ; Persons e family, 3.744; Dogs;
366; cattle, 6,47 ; Sheep, 3,282; hogs.
1,709; horses, 2, 36 ; acres wood land,
7,050; ; acres swa p, 17,760-; acres or-
chard, 451a ; scree wheat, 3,551a.
-As the excuraion train was coming
into Brussels station yard from Wing -
ham, Monday evening, 25th ult,, J. N.
Kendall, agent, p aced a few fog signals
on -the rails, whi h exploded when the
wheels of the mo ing train struck them.
A piece of tin flev from one of them,
• and struck Wille Leatherdale in the
left eye as he was standing on the
platform along wi h a large number of
other peraons. he _eyeball was cut,
and for a time i was feared that the
sight was destroy d, but hopes are en-
tertained now t at this very useful
member will be r 'stored, although the
patient will be lai up for some time. It
was a close call. I
-A lot of goo1 cattle left Clinton
station last weel, the buyers being
• Messrs. Hearn and Watson. The
'weights of the ani als are given below:
,•F.Tebbutt,Goderi h township, 2, 2,220;
1J.Flynn,Aullett, ,12,680; A.Jameson,
Hullett, bull, 1,95 ; W. Robinson,God-
erich township, 3, 7,340; -W. Man,
Hullett, 5, 6,780;W., Ball, Hullett, 5,
6,870; John :Ball, - Hallett, 5, 7,070;
John Rudd,Goderi h townehip, 2, 2,520;
John Knox, Ilulle t, 2, 3,030; T.Moun-
tain, Hullett, 2, 2,600; J. G. Morris,-
Hullett, 2, 2,550; lf. Hill, Colborne, 2,
2,740; W. Waite, Hullett, 4, 5,760;
James Reynolds,' iallett, 3, 4,490; Jae:
Hughill, Hullett„ 9,770; A. McAllis-
ter, Goderich to nship, 6, 7,790; Jas.
Snell, Hullett, 6, ,637; T. Nott, Hul-
lett,4, 5,080; W. Collinson, Hullett, 2,
2,430; B. Hunter) bull, 1,690; T. Fair -
service, bull, 1,689
-Oa Thursday norning, 28th ult., an
old and well knowi resident of Morris
township died at bis home, lot 8, 5th
line, at the Advanced age of 83 year
and 7 months. The deceased had been
gradually failing for some time, but was
not seriously ill until Tuesday morning.
Mr. Armstrong was born in the county
of Fermanagh, Ireland, and came to
Canada many years ago residing for a
time in Leeds county and Brant county,
previous to settlin in Morris in which
he lived for about i 38 years. He was
among the early a ttlers, following the
blaze from Clinton, and along with the
families of Mess a. Parker, Finley,
Baines and Englan located in the same
neighborhood, wh re they endurd the
hardships of pioneei- life. The subject
of this notice wee I married about 50
years ago to Miss Ellott, who survives
him, and has reached the age of 72, en-
joying comparatively good health. There
are also four sons and four daughters
living.
-A late issue of the Canadian Gazette
contains the following announcement of
local interest : 33rd Huron Battalion of
Infantry, Goderich-To be Majors, Cap-
tain Robert Crockett, M. S., from No. 1
Company, vice M. F. Murray, retired;
Captain John Arthur Stanley Varcoe,
R. S. I., from No. 9 Company, vice J.
G. Wilson, promoted. To be Adjutant,
Lieutenant John A. Wilson, R.S. I.,
a
from No. 3 Compan . vice Henry Cook, c
deceased. No. 1 = piny, Goderich-
To be Captain, Lieutenant Dudley
Holmes, R. S. I., ice C. Crockett, pro-
1aisania4asaaw-
moted, No. 3 Company, Seaforth-To
be Lieutenant, 2nd Lieutenant Alexan-
der Wilson, R. S. I., vice J, A. Wilson,
appointed Adjutant. No..9 Company,
Dungannon -To be Captain, Lieutenant
William Young, R. S. I., vice J. A. S.
Varcoe, promoted. To be Lieutenant,
provisionally, Robert Iluaton'gentle-
man, vice W. Young, promoted. To be
second ‘Lieutenant, provieionally, Thos.
Hamilton gentleman.
-Mr. W. S. Hutchinson, a former
and moat highly respected resident of
Morris township, died at his daughter's
in Moutreal, on Monday, 18th
ult., aged 78 years. Some thirty
years ago, Mr. Hutchinson came to
Turnberry township, when he purchased
a farm, where he continued to reside for
20 years, when he sold out and removed
to Montreal to spend the remainder of
hie days so that he might he with his
sons and daughters, who are now all
well settled in that city. Many of the
old • residents have many kindly re-
membrances of the deceased and his ex-
cellent family. The Montreal Gazette
says: William Scott Hutchinson, for the
past ten years a resident of this city,
died at the good oM age of 78 years.
Mr. Hutchinson, whose memory will be
held in kindly regard by a, goodly circle
of acquaintances, was born at Musquod-
oboit, near Halifax, Nova Scotia. Re-
moving, to Huron county, Ontario, he
established himself as a farmer, later re-
tiring -and coming to Montreal. He was
the father of Mrs. J. S. Archibald, with
whom he resided; of Mrs. D. Drysdale;
of Matthew Hutchinson, advocate, of
Montreal, and Dr. Hutchinson, of Cote
St. Antoine, Montreal.
Hensall.
DAVIS' Big Boot and Shoe Sale is Bti
going on and will continue for the next 30 day
This is no cheap trap, but a bona fide sale, ever
' thing in the Boot line will be sold at cost f
cash. Make no mistake in the place, opposite
Coad, Rennie and Young's, and next to the Tele-
phone Office. Our Grocery stock is complete
and are always sold at bed rock prices. 1225.2
• BARGAINS IN BOOTS AND SHOES. -
Wm. Taylor & Sons, of Hensall,are making it in-
teresting in the Boot and Shoe line, bringing in
customers for miles around who have never
dealt in Hensall before, showing that tbey
thoroughly understand the business in all its
branches, and everyone goes away delighted
with the bargains. They guarantee every pair
and stitch all rips free of charge, and in-
tending purchasers should see there large and
well assorted stock and get prices. They menu-
- facture 'all kinds of boots and shoes on the pre-
mise.; also repairing promptly attended to.
They have stores at Clinton and Hensall and are
recognized as one of the leading firms in the
• county. 1226
• HEARD FROM. -Messrs. R. Coed and
J. Caldwell, sr., both well and favor-
ably known here, and who are at pres-
ent in Manitoba owa trip, have recently
been heard from and report themselves
in the enjoyment of excellent health and
spirits, and that they are astonishing
the worthy natives on the expert use of
the rifle and fishing rod, also the ac-
counts they give of their success an
adventures in these pursuits in th
past, • Mr. Coed, however, says he i
astonished in return with the ease in
which ploughing is done by his brother
out there, and his neighbors. He says
the fields are very long, and that a
couple of good, smart lads start out
with two teams, each giving a team a
start from the opposite ends of the
fields, and after they have thus entered
the plows in the furrows, all they have
to do is to sit down and wait until the
teams return at their respective -ends,
then turn them around and start them
off again. Mr. Coad says that is how it
is done, and it is certainly calculated to
well nigh discourage the Ontario lads,
who have not yet got into this happy
secret of doing things.
LOCAL NOTES. -Mr. G. J. Sutherland
would like to get the use of a good
driving horse for a couple of months to
do light driving, and any animal in-
trusted to him will be well cared for. -
We have been favored during the past
week with several fine showers of rain,
which have done untold good to the
pastures and crops. -Quite a few of our
sporting men lrft here on Tuesday to
attend the races held at Londoa.-All
the resident ministers of the Methodist
Church and their representative laymen
left this week for Berlin, to attend the
;General Conference there in session. -
Mr. James White, of this place, and
Mr. Lewis, of London, shipped a ear
'load of extra fine horses from London to
Winnipeg, Manitoba, the othei day.
!There were several handsome drivers in
this lot that could time a mile in con-
siderably less than three minutes. -Our
Village pathmasters are warning out our
residents to do their statute labor, and
we expect in a week or so to I notice
• great improvements on our sidewalks
and streets, as mir pathme.stere are
thoroughly alive to the importance of the
work and underatand how it is ' to be
done. Our villagers also are always
willing to further the interests of the
place or co-operate in the good work. -
Rev. J, S. Cook, of this village, has re-
cently graduated as a Ph. B. of Illi-
nois Wesleyan University, after a
course of five years in that college,
which is very creditable to him, -
Mr. Robert Bullard has sold a couple of
his fine village lots on the south side of
Richmond Stret, Moir's survey, to Mr.
R. Patterson,Sr., of this place. -Mr. and
Mrs. J. T. O'Brien, formerly of this vil-
lage, and recently of Aylmer, left this
week for Londesboro, where Mr.0',Brien
intends carrying on business in the fu-
ture. -Mr. John Scott, one of our, old-
est and most respected citizens, is
Health Inspector, and is and intends
faithfully performing his (May in this
important work. -A grand school' con-
cert will be held in Coxworth's hall on
Monday evening, proceeds to be diaoted
to the purchasing of a school house ben.
As our teachers, Mr. J. T. Wren and
Miss Johnston have, with commendable
enterprise taken great pains in drilling
the children and preparing an interest-
ing programme, we have no doubt , that
the concert will be very largely attend-
ed and will prove a treat. -Mr. James
Petty, well and favorably known ftEi one
of our city fathers, left this
week for a trip to England,
where he intends remaining several
months. We wish him a safe and
pleasant trip. -Mr. George McEwen,
salt manufacturer, who recently pUrch-
ased the frame school house formerly
used in this village, had the same moved
this week to the front street, between
Coed, Rennie & Young'a store and the
Commercial hotel block, and intends
having it fitted up nicely and greatly
improved in appearance. - We are
pleased to learn that Mr. David Duch-
anan, son of William. Buchanan,
Esq., of the township of Hay, has
just passed his third- and last examina-
tion at the Agricultural College at
Guelph, and that very creditably. --Dr.
Edwards, of Komoka, the celebrated
curer of cancers, was -in the village this
week treating Mrs. John Blatchford, jr,
who has returned from Komoka for 8,
time in order to gain strength for
further treatment. We sincerely hope
that the treatment will result in a per-
manent cure of her affliction, which is
of a peculiarly, serious nature. -Mrs.
Henry Horn, formerly of this place, lane
now of Whitechurch, was in the village
this week visiting her mother, Mrs.
Cook. -Miss Norrie and Mies McLach-
lin, of Exeter, spent last Sabbath with
friends here. -Mr. Wm. Elder, our en-
terprising implement agent; is at pre's_
ent in Ailsa Craig putting up a number
of windmills. -Professor -Scott, who has
a singing class here, intends holding a
concert in Coxworth's. hall, on Friday
evening, June 12th. The Professor is8,
grand singer and his concert will no
doubt be good.
Stephen.
NOTES. -The Parkhill Telephone
Company now have a telephone line
constructed from that place to Grand
Bend. It comes via Greenway and Cor-
bitt. There is an office at Grand Bend;
Corbett, and at the residence of Mr.
Sheritt, Depoty-Reeve of this township.
-Mr. F. Boasenberry met with a serious
accldent one day last w,ek near the
Bend. He Was driving his young stal-
lion, Young Fulton, when the beast got
frightened and, running away, threw
Mr. Bossenberry from the rig, breaking
his collar bone and -some of his ribs.
COUNCIL DOINGS. -At the Court of
Revision in this township held on the
26th ult., Rev. J. Allan's assessment
was reduced 5300 ; G. aletwhiniaey's re-
duced 5100; A. Arnold's reduced 550
With these changes the roll was adopt -
11 J ed and the Court closed. At a meeting
s. of council subsequently held, Messrs, R.
Y- Hicks and -C. Christie were appointed to
or
look after gravel in Beaver's pit. It
was resolved to grant 525 towards im-
proving the road on first block on 12th
concession, on condition that the statute
labor be done on said portion and the
people draw and clump on 'said portion
24 good loads of gravel and that the
pathmaster • be commissioner. - The
Treasurer was instructed to notify at
once all parties indebted to the munici-
pality by mortgage or otherwise thatfull
payment must be made by November
lot, 1891. It was also resolved that the
refund interest on Mud Creek deben-
tures be divided between the parties
who were assessed to pay said beben-
tures in proportion to amounts so , paid.
Contracts for graveling were let as fol-
lows: On Crediton road, -John Law-
son, 8 cords at $2.10 per cord; J. San-
ders, 20 cords at 52.60; fi. Essery, :30
cords at 52.50; J. Lawson, 30 cords at
53.30, and 20 cords at 5455; 11. Barry,
25 cords at 54.25, and 25 cords at $3.49;
M. Hoffman, 25 cords at 53.50 G
d
Love' 15 cords at 52.90. London Read,
-Baskerville, 25 cords at 53.05; W.
e Ford, 12 cords at 52.75, Exeter Side
Road, 6 cords at 51.65; W. Sander, 20
cords at 51.90; J. Sanders, 20 cord ii at
51.85, First Side Road, -W. Elliott,
30 cords at 51.75; 11. Essery, 10 cords
at 51.75; P. Flannigan, 15 cords at
52.50.
Leadbury.
NOTES. -Mr. John Irvine spent two or
three days under the parental roof in
Blanshard last week. He reports the
prospects for fruit as being somewhat
slim and the crop suffering for want of
rain, the same as here. -Mrs. McLean,
of Walkerton, is at present the guest of
her sister, Mrs. McKee. -Mr. Malcolm
Smith, a gentleman far advanced in
years is, we regret to say, very weak
and ill at present. -Mr, James Camp-
bell informs us that his mother, a lady
who has reached a great age and who
suffered a serious accident by having
one of her legs broken some time ago, is
very low at time of writing. -The many
friends of Rev, Mr. Torrance, late
pastor of the Methodist church here, are
pained to hear of his severe and con-
tinued illness. We hope soon to hear
of his being restored to good health.
THE NOBLE HEN,-1.hat welaknown
bird, the hen, is receiving a big share of
attention from editors and newspaper
reporters at present. For our part we
have no intention of entering into a con-
troversy with any editor through the
medium of his own paper. It would ap-
pear somewhat presumptuous. Besides,
the person who does so has got the short
end of the stick right from the word go.
One of the safest statements which has
been made in regard to the queation at
iseue was by an old lady • who, happily
for herself, knows very littla about poli-
tics. Said she, 1 sold a whole lot of
eggs last summer for 8 cents a dozen,
and ever so many of those fellows in
Seaforth and Brussels told me I would
not get more than 5 cents a dozen this
year, but I have got 10 right 'along.
You see, said she, that is all they knew
about it. This woman knew exactly
what she was talking about. Editors,
unfortunately, incline to considerable
supposition and guesswork, but as our
lady friends in the country are in nearly
every instance the sole owners of the
hens, roosters, chickens, eggs and all, it
is not my business to interfere in the
matter.
Staialey.
APPRECIATES .11;i1M. - Mr. George
Sperling, of the township of Grey, has
sent a fine breeding mare to the stables
of Messrs. Graham & Rathwell for ser-
vice by their noted stallion, Cambleton
Chief. Mr. Sperling has seen some of
this horse's stock, when he Was owned.
in Hullett by his former proprietor, Mr.
John McMillan, M. P., and he thinirs so
highly of them that he has sent his mare
all the way to Stanley for service.
Dorsos oa COUNCIL. - The Council
met as a Court of Revision on the 26th
ult. After making a few unimportant
changes in the roll and striking off a.
number dogs, the roll Was confirmed and
the Court closed. At the council meet-
ing held subsequently the Treasurer's
bond was submitted and accepted, and
number of accounts were passed and the
following sums were apportioned to the
several roads, viz.: ,Concessions.2 and :3,
550; Concessions 4 and 5, 585; Conces-
siona 6 and 7, 540; Concessions 8 and 9,
540; Concessions 10 and 11, 540; Con-
cessions 12 and 13, $65; Sauble Line,
5100; Centre line from Babylon to Parr,
530; Babylon to Goshen,:$11e; Goshen
to Bronson,560 ; Bronson to Sauble, 520;
Carnie's sideroad, 510; McGregor's side
road, 515; Innis' sideroad, 540; Sharp's
sideroad, 515; McIlveen.hi sideroad,510 ;
Boyce's sideroad, 520; Johnston's side -
road, $10; McNair's, $35; Baird's, 510;
Reid's, 515; Pollock's, 510; McBeth's,
550; Currie's, 515; Screensusa 540;
Bayfield road, 5130; South Boundary*
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