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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1891-06-12, Page 1lOODS. ODS SELECT FRO •'..TS, and :N'S SAILORS, • uii CERPRoop CIRCULARa and Y1DERIESJ 1Ct ES aiitl j'7.1} EiRESS GOODS., McFaul, rs of Morris-, freeze through here last '-ery large one. Ue FTvery one. In the, [cense Inspector for -rris.-Mrs. J. W. i S. Fletcher left on months vi8iting;1 ,riel other parte of The many friends, h them, a pleasant ; rni of Knox Pres- 1 extended a unani- v. Mr. Edger to be ssor to Rev. Mr. s a young man of selecting him the fladre a judicious F!. junior foot ball, :feated the Junior eere last Saturday e. -Chess playing, )opular among men of the village. too much of your e Holmes, of Olin- eulpit of Union evening quiet se- irdock has moVect head's hose: , and, int a vacant house- . a class in the - • tion haa been, vith Union Church at about Sabbath. not time to think ;tang Sabbath sere will begin at 7 p. the summer. e council met as a le James Evans, rd's- Hotel, Dab After making a- ges in the Assess--- ; adjourned until o as to give an op- e- holders or -Man- a, who may have - roil, an opportan- mea inserted. At, ,ubsequently held, rhos. Henderson,. • Murray, Lucas - and John Shan-- rutiseion to take. which to fill u ,speetivs barns on 1 r. Johii Beattie* ppeale t ' of James -I • Store sy against; 'eferred back for is that pays the sted wag appoint-, .pose of drawing; lig legal advice) ernes FOX having!, clerk to pay $3- iedica1 health offie remises and came buried, appeared I offered to givl, [1 never had dead. inisee, nor never - Medical Health, pose, The Clerk ,fy all parties to- eeng oi council. ioned 8140 to be. tit special grantee and, 6, concession. )and 11; $3O oL $'50 on 8th and- te Iota 31 to 35. horized to expend ,titte labor moiler The clerk was re - • McCann, owner- eaneesion 2, to- o take the water - ace. -Council ad - u I to n'e, Hotel on c,f June.-Partie, u te b,hor on path- ,esessor's schedule. mistake, took by - of by-lawe for he former bk.,109- the pathmasters orrect number Of -j0-UN C. MORTtl' to be the total ,00d Planing will ay forenoon, last eeited by a speedy the employees- : from the smoke teeueing the shin - be fire company V short time after >at their services* TWENTY-THIRD YEAR. WHOLE NUMBER 1,226. SEAFORTH; FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 18911. htcLEAN BROS. Pabbehers. 01.50 a Year, In Advance. - N E. T1.13N- sfroc--F. oF KID GLOVES, - - GLOVES, LACE MITTS- - - - - HOSIERY 1 CORSETS and - - EMBROIDERIES Edward M'Faul, SEA FORTH. -Hamilton jewellers will close their stores on Wednesday afternoons during June, July and August. -A row which probably will result in the death of a young Italian named Peter Garr°, aged 17 years, occurred in a house on York street, Cornwall, ThursdaY of last week. A number of Italians were fooling in front, of the house, when one of their number, John, Fero, beCame annoyed and. ieft ,the crowd, returning with a large keefe, and called Garro out. When Garro ap- proached, Faro immediately rushed at him and made a plunge for his breast. The yourg man knocked the blow to one side, but his assailant made another desh at him, driving the knife full length into his bowels, directly under the liver. I - Particulars comes from St. John's, New Foni dland, of a tragedy at Grand, Bank. J rnes Follett, aged 135, shot and kille his brother Bdward on the public street at midday. The cause of' the .hooting was Edward's undue fa-, miliarity With his brother's wife. Be- fore stertiog out to murder his brother, James toe ed his wife in a room„ tellingi her he w4 going to settle the affair. He then left the house, taking with hirial a loaded gun. Meeting his brother he took deliberate aim and fired. His: victim driipped dead. James then re-' turned to the house end discovered that his wife had escaped through the wine dow. Hie evident intention was to murder her,for after shooting his brother he reloaded the gun. He made no at- tempt to iconceal himself, and was are rested and placed in jail. He expresses no regret at having tonamitted the deed. 1, -Nelson Hawley, committed suicide on his ferrn in the fifth concession of Thurlow ' township, near Belleville,. Tuesday of last week, Nothing unusual, had been neticed in the demeanor of the, deceased toindicate such an intention, on his part , He arose at his unual time in the morning and was cheerful and in good spirits. Shortly after biitakfast he started back towards the woods, and on the way paned by where a neighbor was working in the field. Mr. Hawley jumped over the fence and chatted a while with him, and then left saying that he wee going to the woods .to get :some hemlock bark. As he did not re- turn for diuner the family started to look for him and found his lifeless body suspended to a tree in the woods. No reason can be assigned for the act as he was not known to have any trouble and was in comb:A-table circumstances finan- cially. . J. O. GILROY The nIrcury says summer is, here, hot weather must needs fol- low, of course. We meet the de- mand in the Goods most needed for the It weather with excellent qualities and prices limited to the notch. " Listen to what we say. We havejust cleared a Montreal Wholesale House out of a big raft' of choicS prints, lovely patterns and -great cloth, worth at least 12i or 14 tents, which we lay before, you at only 9 cents. "Don't de- lay " if you appreciate value, as atrewly we are selling them by the whole piece. I tell you -what friends if a °man buys right he can sell right. In the same lot are perfect gems in Satins worth 25 cents, selling for IS cents ; beauties worth 20 cents for 15 cents, and all our summer staff on a par with these lines. It makes sotne difference where you buy your Hosiery. Every- thing first in quality and yet prices surprise. /This store's stock can be relied upon. CaShatere Hose in summer weights that are cashmere Black "ever fast" Cotton Hose that acid will not change the color of, -don't stain, nor fade. What every .economical lady is after is Balbrig- gait Hose, they are the genuine thing. In fact this department show -es everything you want. Ladies undervests t66 are our fast sellers. , Keep quality and price before you eyes and give them your con- xideration. J. a GILROY, CLINTON. THE COUNTY COUNCIL. The June Seisio4 of the Huron County Council opened at ,Goderich on Wednes- day afternoon, hist week. All the members of the Council were present except Mr. Taylor, the respected Reeve of East Wawieno h, who, his brother councillors learne w th regret, was de- tained at home by. ill ess. The Warden, in hi opening address referred to the ill es of County Clerk Adamson. He hs1 not been able to at- tend to the dutieeof is office for three months, •and las sell confined to his residence. The w' rk of his office, how- ever, had not ben allowed to suffer through his absence, as his niece, Miss Wilson, under t e upervision of Dr. Holmes, the County reasurer,hadprop- erly and efficientlY petformed the duties. He also stated that e had received a communication from he Warden of the County of Bruce„ s ying that as that body was holding it June Session in Lucknow, if it er agreeable to the Council of Huron, he ,the Bruce County Council, would e lad to pay their Huron brethren a fra rnal visit. On behalf of the Huron ouncil, and after consulting his coinmi tee, the Warden had expressed to the Arden of Bruce the pleasure the visit Would afford the Huron Councillots, nd he asked the Council to make so e provision for their entertainment, and a report to this effect was submit d by the Ward- en's Committee to the ouncil. Dr. Holmes was, on motionosppointed to act as Clerk for t e Council during the session. The report of the Wart den' e Committee in reference to the visit of the Brice C uncillors was re- ceived, and a c mmi tee consisting of the Warden and Me i e. Rollins, Man- ning, Proudfoot R tz, Cook and Graham was sip inte to prepare a pro- gramme for the . ente tainment of the visitors and to report a an evening sit- ting of the Council. The Committee repo ted, recommend- ing that the visiting c uncillors be en- tertained at a bang et on Thursday evening; •that they b treated as the guests of the County, ut that the mem- bers of the Huron Cou cil attending the banquet be required t purchase their own ticketa. This rep rt was adopted, and the Committee as appointed a Committee for the rec ption of the visi- tors. DAMAGES W NTED. A letter was read fr m Robert Elliott asking for $50 damn a, on account of injury sustained by a orse on account of a broken p:ank in the floor of a bridge in Goierich ownship, was re- ferred to the Road nd Bridge Com- mittee. SCOTT ACT 'UND. A letter from the rovincial Secre- tary's department was ead, stating that all the monies at the c :dit of the Scott Act Fund for this ounty had been handed over,anchare n w in the hands of the County Treasure . The amount realized from this fu d is $4,400. It stands to the credit a the county, but has not yet beendispoeed of. COUNTY YIN 1/WES. A letter was read f em the County Treasurer containings4 estimate of the receipts and expenditures for the cur- rent year and other fin ncial documents, all of which were rate red to the- Fin. ance Committee.' Th estimated expen- diture for this year is -3,649.64,and the receipts $3,603.86, les ing the sum of $50,045.83 to be rai ed by taxation. The following are the collections made from non-resident Ian • for the year, viz.: Ashfield, $16.65; Goderich town- ship, $12.72; Grey, 226.54 ; Howick, $35.03; Morris, $2 .50; McKillop, $3.3.78; Stanley, $7 JO ; Turnberry, 540.37: Westi Wa &nosh, $20.20; Brussels, $9.80 ; Exe er, $5.86-. The total Sum collected bei s g $1,002.46. NEW RU The committee ap inted at a previous session to prepare a c de of new rules for the government of the council re- ported, submitting th rewith the rules as prepared. The rul e were read and considered, and af r a few verbal amendments were a opted, and the Clerk wee instructed o have 600 copies printed in pamphlet f rrn, and to have the rules embodied in a by-law to be adopted by the course 1 at a subsequent session. The rules are a good deal more rigid than the o d ones, and if lived up to the council' will be quite a decor- ous body. SCHOOL INSPECT The followingre Inepectors were; res the School Comrnitte EAST HUH° Inspector Robb re ed all the schools i during the year, i ex he visited oftene iu certain recomm nd considered neces ary, the schools were p Nearly all the teach and there are mealy in the Inspectoritte , experience are doin or three from shear dolence are doieg In some few cases, schools appear to b where each child hand, and the teach ammants to individ two cases, at lea.t, time between nine one and two, and times as may el u teacher. In these ary value of punbt .tatally lost. Evfr at his school at a q five minutes to one, self to do when he with his trustees. ality is, I am scr frequent. If the plied with clocks t er punctuslity of pupils. Many t teacher to ring th calling he and di ‚1 RS" .REPORTS. rts of the School and referred to SCHOOLS. rted having visit - his district twice pt five, and some order to see that tions made and to the progress of operiy carried out. re are doing well, excellent teachers but a few from in - very little, and two arelessness and in- bulutely nothing. appily very few, the • mere noisy mobs, 'ghts for hia own re give what really al instruction. In sehool is called any nd ten and between dismissed at such t the whim of the chools the disciplin- ality and order are teacher should be eater to nine, and at ; this he binds him - signs his agreement This want of punctu- y to say, much too hoots were all sup - ere would be a great - both teachers and ustees require the school bell both in misting. This is a 0 II good che -k on want of punctuality. It is a curi us coincidence that if a teacher is everlate, it is sure to be the, day on which the Inspector visits the school. The schools, as a whole, are doing well. The exo Hence of a large majority of the teac ere is more than compensat- ing for the worthlessness of the few. The orde and_ discipline of all but a few are quite satisfactory. The methods of teaching are also good. This is owing• mainly the excellence of the Model Schools. There are very many neat and com- fortable chool houses, but there are also a numbe which are mere shells,through which, o a stormy day, the wind may be felt bl wing, and a temporary respite from the severity of the temperature may be f und on the sheltered side of the stove. I have reported these to the trustees, ut I am sorry to say some trustee. tink that when they have pro- vided fou walls, no matter how poor, and set u a large stove they have done kiii itll any reit ' able person should expect. In some t ' re or four cases the school house is he coldest and most delapi- dated bu lding- in the school section; the worst Istable being much more com- fortable and habitable in the winter. " Two very neat frame school houses have beenbuilt in McKillop, in school - sections Nos. 12 and 13. The school house in No. 4. Tuckersmith, has been thoroughlY repaired and is almost as good as new. In No. 9, Howick, the school heuse has been veneered with brick, and when finished inside will be a credit to the section. An elegant brick schnol house is being built in No. 9, Teckersmith, • and it is expected to be ready for occupancy inunediately aftensummer vacation. The yards are usually fairly well kept, and in a few years will be well shaded with trees; but some few seem to be used as grounds for raising thistles and weeds. In two or three cases the grounds are very un- even and the most neglected spot in the their groundae t section. A fe . boards of trustees have agreed to hiv ;two cases the pupils and tesch'and in ers have .done the leveling themselves. A teacher can easily arouse enough enthusiasm in his p,upile to have the yard tidied up and the Weeds and thistles eradicated. , There is isomething wrong with a teach- er or pupil who does not take sufficient Interest in hie school grounds to keep them neat, ancl who is not proud of his school. The school yards of the follow- ing school sections are unfenced: Nos. 15 and 17, Howick, Nos. 5, 7, 9 and 10, Morris, and No. 4, Turnberry. Many of the schools are badly in need of desk in many ren, as able to p is very referen tionary diction& schools a num° are ver in hie most i hands o salary t with an often e without Of all ings se They a and black -boards; the desks schools are to3 high for child - hen they sit down they are un- it their feet on the fl3or. This wrong. Maps and books of such as an unabridged die - a gazateer and a biographical y are needed in nearly all a few.have neither a globe nor al trame. In this respect trustees short sighted. Many a trustee, every day business, puts the proved implements into the his hired man, yet pays a higher a teacher and makes him work bleated desks, maps, eee., and peots ,him to do good work even these. school buildings the out -build - m to be the most neglected. e usually placed in the furthest corner of the yard ; never cleaned, walls cit with knives and scribbled and defaced in all possible ways. The one meant for girls is, usually during deep Zinow Of winter, totally unaccessible. All but very few schools have a plentiful supply f pure water. In some places it is im eatable to obtain good water on the sch ol lot, owing to the school house being b ilt in a swamp. I am sorry to say that many] teachers' pay little or no attenti n to the care of school property, but all w the pupils to destroy fences, deface fraiis, or any other mischief that may enter their heads. In one case I found few idle pupils, during school hours, playing at foot ball with the school globe in the anti -room of the school. ‘When a teacher takes charge hoot the trustees should take a of a S note the number and state et the maps, giobes, Ike., and when he is leav- ing examine these again, and make him replace anything that has been wantonly destroyed or defaced. In many schools the pupils do the sweeping at noon. When the roads are muddy this raises such an intolerable dust ae almost to smother the children during the first school hours of the afternoon. This sweeping should be done after four, and the dusting in the morning. It is the duty of the trustees to pay ,a competent person to do this work and make the fires. The school houses are not scrubbed out as often as they s ould be, -rarely oftener than once a ear. In these matters Tucker - smith i far in advance, every school hating a care -taker. I may add that some o the school houses, mainly those in char e of male teachers, are not ob- ject les one in either neatnese or clean- liness. Nearly all the schools in the Division took t e promotion examinations. A few dicp..not. Tam not prepared to say that t ese f w are the best schools in my Di Won, I am sorry to report that more t Jan one-third of the teachers do not ho d public examinations. This is a mist ke on their part, and I hope an attem t will bemade to remedy it. Dur- ing the year gs obtained professional third class dertificates from the Clinton Model scholel. These allobtained situ- ations and I many are doing well, 270 passed the entrance examination in this Inspec orate. A pupil from the Gorrie public 1 school won the gold medal at Harriston-last July, anda pupil from Orang Hil, fiewick, carried off the silver nedI in December,no gold medal being 1vei at that examination. Thefolbjwing statistical information is gle med from the report: Amount paid op teachers' salaries : Grey,$4,900; Hulle t, 84,770; Howick, $6,695; Mc - Sinop, $3,823; Morris, $3,626; Tuck- ersinith, $4,128 ; Turnberry, $3,812 • Blyth, $985; Brussels, $1,753 • Wrox- ete ; 8700; Clinton, $3,059; Seaforth, $3, 60 ; Wingharn, $2,496, Rate per pu il paid for salaries : Grey, $4.75; flu lett, $5.50; Howick, $4.89; McKil- lop $4.82; Morris, $4.03 ; Tucker- smi h, $6.38; Turnberry, $4,15; Blyth, $3. ; Brussels, $5.06; Wroxeter,$3.86; Cli ton, 35.04; Seiatorth, $4.82; Wing. ha , $5.11. 'Highest salary paid teach- ers : Grey, mete, 3460; female, $285 ; Hu lett, male, 3500; female, 3309; Ho ick, male, 3500; female, 3225; •Me illop, male, 3450; female, 3275; Mo ria, male, $450, female, 3260; Tu keremith, male, $500, female, $299; Tu nberry, male, $460, female, $290 ; 131 th, male, $480, female, $253 ; Brus- sel , male, $700, female, 3308; Wrox- ete , male, $475, -female. 3225; Clinton, me e, 750, female, $287 ; Seaforth, ma ce $800, female, 3295; Wingham, ma e, 3650; female, $287. The total am 'lint pisid in this district for teachers' sal ries was $43,921.19, and the total am unt paid for all purposes was $58- 20 .81. [' he report of Inspector Tom of West H ron is held over until next week.] THE COUNTY JAIL. he Jailor reported an unusual -am unt of work required to be done on the jail building, and that it had be n done as economical y as thorough- ne a would permit. The heating stoves in he wards, four in number, are in a da gerous 'conditioe, and will have to be repaired this fall if some other meth - ed of heating is not adopted. There i ar, at present seven prisoners,five males an. two females. Both the females are vs rants. Mary Brady, of McKillop, w i ose cave ie familiar to all, recently re committed by Mayor Butler, is 58 ye ra of age. Mrs. D. McKay, also co mitted by MaYor Butler, is 81 years of age. Of the .five males two are sa e. Both have been reported and are airing removal to the asylum. Two vagrants under sentence, viz.: John rnion'Goderich, 67 years of age,and ost helpless, and John McCann, of est Wawanosh, 70 years of age, al - m st blind and suffering from an in- ci4rable disease. Donald McKinnon is u der sentence for attempted suicide. A n mber of minor repairs to jail build- ix4g and supplies for prisoners were a ed for. The report was referred to the Jail d Court House Committee. THE 'COUNTY WORKS. Mr. John Ainsley, County Cammis- si ner, reported as follows: The trestl- e last spring were more destructive to t e bridges of the county than is usually t e case. RathweIrs bridge over the B yfield river was rendered impessable, s me of the superstructure having been ken away by the flood. This bridge ee s repaired at a cost of $63,.67. The ft od also washed some of the founda- ti n from under the north abutment of t e Blyth bridge,which has done consid- e able damage to the mason work. We repaired this, in a temporary manner un - ti such time as we can make a perms - 1 . n nt Job of it. The approaches to this b t t a a 'D idge ehould have considerable repair is season, as the timbers tvhich held e earth work have decayed and fallen. Guards should also be put- on the &p- oaches. Aenumber of other bridges ve sustained damage, but not to so goat an extent as those mentioned. The c ntract to rebuild the Jamestown b idge was awarded to Joseph Lang, of thel, for $668. The bridge is to be cempleted on the first day of August n xt. The bridge between Grey and lin& has not yet been contracted 'for, It will be soon after the June meeting O the Perth county council. 1 have • bmitted plens and specifications for s me sanitary improvements at the urt House to the Court House Corn- ittee, and alsosome tenders front con- t actors for the work. I will also sub - it to the same committee plans for the e largement of the offices and vault ✓ °me of Mr. D. McDonald's office. I uld recommend that a suitable tile d ain be laid from the cellar of Jailor ickson's cottage in the jell grounds to a suitable point down the hill for drain - g purposes. I would recommend that S Iver Creek bridge be rebuilt as soon a practicable, as the old abutments are ✓ ry much decayed and are falling. This b idge is situated on the boundary be- t een McKillop and Tuckeremith, east o Seaforth. It is a small bridge with fl or about 24 feet long. I would also ✓ commend the rebuilding of the bridge er the Maitland river, situated on the b undary between Morris and East Ws - nosh, south of Wingham. I have ex- airilned it and found some of the tint= b rs very much decayed, io much so as tc render the bridge unsafe for heavy ds, and it can not be repaired with p ofit to the county. There will likely b about the usual amount of small ra- ke to the bridges and approaches this • mmer. The report was referred to the Road s d Bridge Committee. CHOOL BOUNDARIES IN TUCKERSMITH. A petition from George Walker and et ers and a petition from David Mao - . 0 and others, all of the township of T ekeremith, protesting against the a tion Of the Ttickeremith Cauncil in ✓ erence to School Section divisions, srld asking the County Council in e ch Case to appoint a committee tc enquire into the grievances corn- pl of, as provided by statute, were re d and referred to the school com- ml ttee. In the case of the first petition, w en the Council divided the township i Ito school sections they placed 100 a res of Mr. Walker's farm and 100 a res of Mrs. McLean's farm in Han - fl. h's section. The petitioners now de - mi e .these farms removed into Bruce- fi Id section. In the case of the second tition,some ten ratepayers were placed b the Council in Section No. 2; they d sire to be in No. 9. In both cases pte ti ions were sent to the township couri- er- that body having foiled to take the action desired, an' appeal is now made to tlie County Connell. MOTION OF SYMPATHY. A resolution, expreesing the deep a mpathy of the ouncil with Mr. Peter damson, Count Clerk, in his severe p rsonal affiictio , and also the • hope that he may be speedily restored so as t resume Ins former dutimewas adopted, w en the Council edjourned until the tol- 1 wing morning. SECOND DAY -THURSDAY. On resuming this day the first busi- n es was an appliCation from the reeve o Turnberry to have Edward and Isa- b Ila Armstrongeind one from the reeve of Blyth to htvIi Mary Bluett mide C unty wards, w ich were referred to t e Finance Com ittee. REPAIR,. WANTED. A motion by Messrs. H.ess and Ratz te have the, road commissioner examine Black Creek bridge on Hay and Stephen boundary, and if neceseary rebuild the same, was referred to the Road and B idge committee, also the following motions: By MeOrs. Milne and Eilber, t at the Council, confirm by -lave No. 4, 191, of the townehip of Grey,for closing uj and selling the original road allow- ance between iot4 20 and 21, concessions 8 and 9, town.hij of Grey; by Messrs. Giaham and MooUey, that the road com- missioner inspect south abutment of Brussels bridge, ond if necessary have wing walls built , by Messrs. McLean and Weber that he commissioner confer ‘ with the commis loner of the county of P rth in regard to a bridge on the 9th concession, betw en Tuckersmith and Hibbert, and hsse game rebuilt if neces- sary; a motion by Messrs. Milne and Oliver to have the road commissioner, in c; c njunction with the county engineer of P rth, examine the bridge on Grey and E ma boundary, Opposite 3rd concession, a 'cl repair or re uild same as found pee es - ls ery, were ref rred to the Road and B idge Commit e. 1 sc nor, FEES. On motion of Dr. Rollins and Mr. G iffin, the matter of imposition of fees of County High School pupils, through recent changes i1 the law, and the pres- ent duty of the Council in relation t 1 ereto, was referred to School and P inting Committee ; also a motion by D. Rollins and Mr. Manning, -that in t e opinion of tifua Council power to im- p se entrance e amination fees by the c unty should e continued, and that tlje clerk send a, copy of this notice to the Minister of Education before the 9dh inclotuerr HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS. The report of the Special Committee te enquire as to the sanitary condition of the Court House, with three tenders for the carrying out of the proposed lin- . pitovements was referred to the Jail and Curt House Co mittee. After some fu ther unimportant busi- ness the Councii adjourned until four o'clock, then 1 TO RECEIVE THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF , BllcE Thirty yeers agotheCounties of Huron and Bruce were united for muni - t . cipal purposes, ad the united Council tnet at Goderi h. They used to have plenty of busi ess and lots of fun in those days. Ju ging from the stories of the few veteran who are left to tell the teIo, the Count Council of to -day is a tame affair in omparison with what It i wi e. n the old a days. During every si esson of the nited Council the old ci cular town w a "painted red" by the sembled wisdom, and the number of Good Templars mong the stalwarts was net large. In the ranks of the Bruce C?uncil there ie not one member of the old brigade, aid the only one of the present Huron ouncil who had a seat in, the united ouncil is Mr. George C stle,Reeve of Bayfield,who is still hale atid - hearty andl enjoys a "good time" aa well as he ev r did. About three I, o'clock the strains of a d soon the pr cession hove in sight. 1 eet music wee heard in the distance, It was cornpos.4 of the Lucknow Brass Band, drawn b four horses; the coun- cillors and coun y officials, to the num- ber of about fifty, followed in carriages. They made quite an imposing cavalcade. They were receilved and welcomed by the Reception Committee and conducted to the council ream where the council wiis in session. 1 Dr. Rollins, chsirman of the Reception Committee, introduced the gentlemen f orn Bruce to the Warden' and Council. Wardeu Beck, in a neat address, extend d them a hearty wel- cane, which as responded to by Warden McDo eld from Bruce. After a( ew brief, fell itous addressee by seve- r& other memb re on both sides the Council adjourned, and the whole party wee taken in cherge byMayorButler, of Goderich, nd several Goderich aldermen, who 3onducted them to the waterworks and other points of interest. Time thus paesed quickly until evening. About seven o'clock a large company, composed of the Bruce visitors, mem- bers of the Huron County Council, the county judge, and other county officials, I assembled in t e large dining -room of the Albion hote I, where mine host Mil- ler had laid out 0 splendid spread. The chair was taken by Warden Beck, of Huron, and the vice -chair by Dr. Rol- lins, chairman of the Reception Com- mitte. After supper, toast, song and sentiment, folloted each other in rapid succession until almost eleven o'olock, when tbe programme was completed, and the Bruce b ethren started en the return trip to Lucknow. They each and all expres ed themselves much pleased with th ir visit and delighted with the magni cent country they had passed through etween Lucknow and Goderich. The men from Bruce are . a fine, intelligent -looking lot of gentlemen, and have among them several excellent speakers. Of the Huron county officials present was Reg strar Dickson, who was a prominent rner4ber of the old united council, and wh4 still delights to relate incidents of the lden times. THIRD AY -FRIDAY. The Council resumed at 9 o'clock, and notwithstanding the proceedings and jollifications of the previous day, all were ready for work, and there was plenty to do. . Moved by Mr. Manning, seconded by Mr. Eilber, that the Clerk telegraph to the Minister of Education as follows: "Can this Council in any way impose or collect fees for the entrance examina- tions ? Will the new regulations im- pose fees and be iseued prior to coming examination ?" "The reply received was that the Council could impose fees not to exceed one dollar each.] Mr. F. Anderson, Deputy -Reeve of Emit Wawanosh, was added to the Equalizetion Committee instead of Mr. Thos. II. Taylor, who is ill. BOUNDARY LINES. Moved by Mr. McKenzie, seconded by Mr. McPherson, that this council ap- propropriste $400 tO improve the bound. ary line between 'Huron and Bruce, money to be spen 200 feet west of Winghann, and 200 feet west of Luck - now, providing Bru e grants a similar amount. -Lost. A GRANT TO TIE VOLUNTEERS. A communication was read from Mr. John G. Wileon, Lieutenant-Colonel of the 33rd Battalion, asking the Council to make a grant of 25 'cents per day to each volunteer who attends the annual drill, to supplement the 50 cents per day given by the Government. Referred to the Finance- Committee, THE POOR HOUSE. A motion to grant $10,000 to be used in purchasing a site and erecting suit- able buildings thereon, to be used as a County House of Refuge, was referred to the Finance Committee. - THREATENING PROCEEDINGS. A communication was read from Jas. Mullen, a ratepayer of West Wawa - nosh, warning the Council against ap- propriating any of the funds of the county for the entertainment of the Bruce County Councillors, and threatening that if any such appropriation be made legal proceedings will be taken by him to secure the recovery of the same, as he contends the expenditure is not war- ranted by law.. The communication was ordered to be filed. ' MOTIONS OF SYMPATHY. , A motion expressive ofthe sympathy of the. Copncil with Mr. Thos. Taylor, Reeve of East Wawanosh, on account of his illness, was missed. A motion ex- pressing the regret of the Council at the serious illness of Sir John McDonald! andcondolencewith Lady Macdonald,, Was also passed, and the Clerk was authorized to telegraph this resolution to Lady McDonald. N 0' DECEMBER SESSION. A motion was carried on a division to the effect that there be no session of the Council in December. THE E4UALIZATION REPORT. The Equalization Committee., which had been hard at work all day,reported. The only changes from last years report was an increase of one dollar per acre in Grey and an equal increase in McKillop; also a reduction of $10,000 in the equa- lised value of the village of Brussels, and an increase of $15,000 in the value of Seaforth. Motions in amendment to the report to reduce the equalizstion of Grey and McKillop to the original fig- ures were carried; a motion with the same intent for Seaforth was defeated, as were alio motions to reduce Morris and Hullett by one dollar per acre. The report as amended was adopted. THE JAIL AND COURT HOUSE. The Jail and Court House 'Committee reported having visited the jail and found it in good order and recommend- ed the carrying mit of -repairs asked for by the jailer,also recommending that the tender of E. S. Sharman for the erectioh of closeteekcein the court house, and the construction of the necessary tile drain therefrom, being the loweet,be accepted. The tender for the closets and plumbing was $317,and for the drain 21 cents per foot. The Commissioner is resommended to have the required drain dug from the cellar to the jail cot- tage, also to have water closets properly claimed ; that a *tilt be built to Mr. D. McDonald's o cu; that Mr. Ainsley take tenders for t e work, and that the Warden, Treasur r and Engineer let the contract. The report was adopted. The Nuance ommittee reported: Recommending that Edward Armstrong, i aged 71 years, an Isabella Armstrong, aged 65 years de titute insane persons, of the township of Turnberry, be accep- ted as wards of the county and an allow- ance of $90 per year each be made for their maintenance. Mary Bluett, of the village of Myth. aged 74, another of the same was recommended for acceptance, and that $100 per year be allowed for her maintenance; that no action be tak- en on the mosion of Messrs. Hamilton and Holt for the granting of 310,000 for the purchase of a site and the erection of a House of Refege ; that the request of the Ontario Rifle Association for ,a grant of $10 be not acceeded ; that the request of Lieut -Col. J. G. Wilson for a grant by the co nty of 25 cents per day to each volun eer who attends the annual drill be ac eded to,butthat the grant be made on1r to privates and non- commissioned officers. The treasurers securities examined and found correct; that the grants asked for of $25 to each of three Farmer' Institutes of the county be made; that the amount re- quired for the current year is $50,- 045.83, exclusive of the equivalent to the school grant, and requires a rate of 1 mill and eleven -twentieths of 1 mill on the dollar of the equalised assessment. A motion to strike out of the report the tecommendation of the grant to the volunteers was, after a long discussion, carried. A motien to strike out the Farmers' Institute grants was defeated. A motion to make the report recommend the granting of $10,000 for the erection of a, House of refu e was also defeated. The report as ame ded .was then adopt- ed. THE SCH OL REPORT. --The School C rnmittee reported as follows : In refer nce to the petition of School Section N . 10, Hay, it is recom- mended that owing to the papers be- fore the committee not showing that all proper petitions have been filed, and the law relating to the case not being complied with, no action be taken; also that the clerk notify the parties inter- ested, that a joint petition of five rate- payers from each of the municipalities concerned in Union Section No. 1 to their respective municipal councils, ask- ing for the proposed alterations was not presented as required by sub -section 1 of Section 86, Public School' Act. In reference to the petition of George Walker and 5 °there' in respect to School Sections Nos. 3and 7, fucker - smith, it is recommended that no action be taken, as the Committee can see no cause for complaint. It is also rec- ommended that the petition of David Manson and others of School Sections Nos. 9 and 2, Tuckersmith, be not now dealt with, and that the coheideration of the same be deferred until the next meeting of the Council, and that David Manson, one of said petitioners be noti- fied to attend before this committee and produce all papers referring to the case. It is recommended, that the reports of Inspectors Toni and Robb be adopted, and that in such gross cases of irregular- ity and inefficiency as those mentioned in the reports' the Inspectors should, as provided bylaw, withold their order for the school grants. In reference to* motion of Reeve Rollins regarding en- trance eximination fees,it Ls recommend- ed that ,it is advisable that County Councils should continue to have the power to impose such fees, and that the Clerk transmit forthwith a copy of this motion to the Education Department. In reference to the motion of Reeve Rollins as to the fees for "High School Pupils," as defined by the Act,and under recent legislatioe, be as follows : (I) The class consisting of those preparing be- low primary examinations shall be $6 per year; (2) The class consisting of those preparing for primary examinations shall be $8, per year; (3) The class con- sisting of those preparing for •junior and senior leaving examinations shall be $10 per year. The report was adopted.. ANOTHER HACK AT THE POOR HOUSE. A telegraM wee received from the County Council of Bruce, saying that a conimittee had been appointed by that Council to consider the propriety of establishing a Union House of Refuge, and asking the Huron Council to appoint a committee to co-operate therewith. A motion was nisde. appointing a commit- tee in accordance with the request of the Bruce telegram, but expressly stip- ulating that this council would not be bound in any way by the action of such committee. This motion was voted down by a large majority. After reading and passings number of by-laws giving effect to the legislation of the session, the Council adjourned at half -past twelve, midnight, after singing " God SAVO the Queen. Canada. Wednesday night, 3rd inst., a man named Charles A. Roe, met his death, In Mr. John Elliott's barn, Bathurst street, London. it appears he wan work- ing in the loft, and in attempting to walk down the stairs either missed his footing or accidentally fell down the stairway aperture to the ground floor. A workman on a new building near by discovered him a few minutes after- wards, and gave the alarm. Coroner Smith pronounced the cause of death to have been concussion of the brsin. Roe had been employed by Mr. Elliott in gardening and other work around the premises for a number of years, and was a man generally respected and trusted. Ile leaves a widow and one married daugh ter. -Miss Nicholson, about 17 years of age, brought from Miss Rye's home at Niagara -on -the -Lake about two months ago by Angus McBean, Os farmer, near Galt, and employed by him as a domes- tic, had a quarrel of a trifling nature with one of the men servants on tho farm on Wednesday of last week, which culminated in the young woman taking a berms dose of arsenic, apparentfy with the object of committing suicide. When the discovery was made, several hour.aftierwards, that the poison had been taken, a doctor was called, and he did all that was possible to save the girl's life, hut without success. She died on. Friday morning. -J. W. McCullough, acting on behalf of Mrs. Agnes McLean, has issued a. writ against Corbett Bros. iron found- ers, of Owen Sound, for 10,000 dam- ages. In 1888, shortly after the plain- tiff's marriage, her husband was ar- rested on a espies which was obtained on affidavits setting forth that he was about to abscond and defraud his credi- tors. He was confined in jell in Walk- erton for two weeks and wee afterward* liberated. He died In 1889, and it is claimed thet his death was caused by the arrest and confinement. He owed the defendant@ a sum of money on ac- count at the time of his arrest, but pro- tested against the charge of intent to. defraud them. It is said to be the firet case of the kind ever tried in Canada. -A very serious, if not fatal,accident °mired in London on Monday morning, Wm. Hay, a Shedden Company teams- ter, and J. Teale, drayman, were un- loadingbeer in the yard of the Royal Hotel, close by the Richmond street crossing of the Grand Trunk Railway. The shrill whistle of the Locomotive startled the men's horses and the animals made a dash for the gate. Hay became wedged in between a woodshed and his wagon, and was frightfully crushed about the ribs, the lorrie also passed over him and breaking his left leg between the knee and the ankle. The 'doctor pronounces - the injuriee as very serious, be- ing principally of an internsl nature. Mr. Teale also had • uarrow escape and is thankful at havingemerged alive. The horse and vehicle just grazed his person av he hugged a woodpile in the yard.