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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1891-07-10, Page 4• e t .1 5 NEW ADVINITISEMENTS 1 proven eery time our Government 4 -- The figure bet* en the parenthesis after f each line denotes, the age of the paper on which the advertisement w 11 be found. ns FaFor Sale—D. M uire. (5) Thresher@ Attention -4-l . M. Currie. (5) A Rerninder—E. McF ul. (8) Dit The Coming School o Medicine. (5) A Villa Lot Free. (8) July Wide Awake_D1 Lothrop Co. (8) Wcismiller's Ads. (5) Clothing—J. C. Gilroy. (1) Notice to Debtors -8 8. Cole. (6) Two Facts --M. Etobe tson. (5) A Cutting Tint.e—Wn . Pickard. (5) Poison—Lumsden & lWilson. (6) Outing Shirt—JackNon Bros (5) Greet Opportunity•—fl. S. Earl. (8) fun gxpooltor. SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, July 10, 1891. On False Pretenses. = It now appears that the late appeal to the electors of the Dominion by the Government was Made on fele° pre- tense& It will be remembered that when Bafflement was dissolved a d a new election ordered, the reason iven by the Government for the dissoltition was, that a proPosition had been re- ceived from the United States authori- ties for a conference between the two Governments, with a view to extending the trade relatinns between the 1 two countries, and that the 'Canadian Gov- ernment desired the sanction of the people to such a conference before they entered upon it. This statement was afterwards frequently made upon the public platforms ity Sir John Macdon- ald, Sir Charles j Tupper, and leading members and frie de of the Governrrent. It now turns out, as shown by the cor- respondence laid before Perlis ent by the Government, that there was not one word of truth in this statement, and that the people had been appealecl to under false pretennes. The correspond- ence shows that the proposition for a con- ference emanatedl from the Canadian Government, and ,hat Sir Charles Tup- per, as ['hewn by hie own letter, duing a subsequent visit to Washington on- fessedi in presence of the Secretar7 of State and the Brit ah Minister, that such was the case, and that the Canadian authorities had lren guilty of a mis- statement. Not only this, but the American President and Secretary: of State only consentled to a conference on the distinct understanding that the ar- rangement should be kept strictly Pri- vate. It will thus be seen that the Canadian authorities not only mieled the Canadian, people but broke faith with the President and Secretary (Atha United Statee. This will, no doubt, account for the mysterious visit ofthe Canadian deputation to Washington lent spring, their cold reception and their hurried return. By their deceitful 'end dishonorable promiedings Canada has been humiliated iaid dishonored in the eyes of the world, and it may be relied upon that her p sent representathee will receive but a ant courtesy or tient at Washington or ny place else. These proceedings shoul form subject fot en- quiry in Parliam nt, and the members of the present G vernment should be called to sharp bcount for their ink'- , conduct while co nected with the late Government. Additional explanations should be asked for, and the Oppoaition will be lacking in their duty if they do not bring the matter up. Such trickery is characteristic of Tupper, and need not be wondered t on his part, but the members of the tovernment, who Pro- tein' to be respeetab1e and honest, should be at least affor ed an opportunity of saying whether r not they were de- ceived by their suiperiors. , . i The Emb rgo Removed. A short time go the United States Government pas ed an order that all sheep and swin imported into that country from fo eign countries should remain in quer ntine for fifteen days before being a tted into the American markets. This, reoaution was taken because of the exMcnce of :contageous diseases among the sheep and pigs of some other coun ries. Canada, being a foreign country was, of course, in- cluded in this o der. This It was found, by shippers of heep and lambs, would act very prejud chilly to the trade ex- isting between this country arid the United States. The matter was brought up in the Cana Ian Parliament, and ne- gotiations betw en the authorities of this country an the United States were opened with th view of having the em- bargo, in so far as Canada is coneerned, removed, as it is well known that none of the diseases eared exist in this coun- try. The Unite States Secretaryagreed that if the Can dian Government would t impose a fifte a days' quarantine on all sheep and wine imported into the Dominion froii Great Britain or the •continent of E rope, the rule wOuld be relaxed in so f r asCanada is concerned. e. t The Canadian Government having corn - 4 plied with thi proposition, the_embargo as against C1 ada has been removed, and now shee and swine can enterUnited State markets as freely as /13 the , formerly. ' Thi e action ;of the Government' is but another examPle proAng the absurdity of the loud contentions of the Minister- ialista, *ho never weary in proclaiming our independence of the United , States, and t ating spinet dependence n e eniquitv of diecrinain- e mother country. Our n the United States is .3,3133-V.343, t -t comes i to conflict with the American 1 Governm nt. A few months ago, when the Uni-tI States threatened to place a prohibitc4y duty on lumber if the Cana- dian Go nment did not repeal the export d t'y on logs, the Canadian Gov- ernment jvere forced to back down and repeal the duty on logs. Later on, the United States repealed its import duty on naw sugar, and the Dominion Government is forced, in self-defence, to follow sitit. Now, the United States order -that our Government must even discriminste against the mother coun- try, by eetablishing an embargo against her sheen and swine coming into this country, 'Lisa Canadian sheep and swine will be rohibited from entering the United S ates until after they have re- mained i1i quarantine for fifteen' days, and so ii portant is the American mar- ket to u that our Government had once more to get down on their mar - Uncle Se . And still the agents and t.i row belie and do as they were bid by organs 4 this same Government have the impulence to tell us that we are independ nt of our neighbors, and that their ma et is not worth anything to us, and tat it is an act of disloyalty to ask that 4ie tariff wall existing between the two e untries be removed. Now, hat is the use in continuing this abaj1jrd and humiliating strife. When it made so plain to us day by day that e are so dependent upon our neighbor and that their markets are a necessity 1 to us, why continue to main- tain the barriers that exist between us? Wold it not be better and de- cidedly 4re statesman-like to arrange' for the f emit trade relations between the two countries? It would from many a b under, and 'many ,a humili- ation free us, and would, in addition, keep mon.Y in the pockets of our peo- ple. We e it not for the few pampered manufact ers and monopolists, who furnish mi. ase for Government wheels, in the eh: the trad tween the It is thiti patriotism Governme against th T It will of Caned they have A. Macdo who devo fare of his to govern than the 1 he had air the futur If anythi hold whic thins of th, sympathy illness affct tegrity, h mess were admi'nistrft the people of politics The abo Record, t Presbyter always ni but it -is If the abo many of t prominent body o Record, h bearing fa art, can t dilemma i the box as o inion of it was Sir d sire for that induc e to pol any in h o t, who and who t any ver f ith that of -a huge for the be of huge an debauchin oral sen tion reduc foundati PC of election subscriptions, I would have beenfreed be - two countries long ere • this. and not considerations of and loyalty that induces our p to fight so vigorously inevitable. e Nation's Loss. e some time before the people will fully realize how much ost by the death of Sir John ld—the patriotic statesman d his whole life to the wei- ountry. If other men arise well, or perhaps better, premier, it will be because ady laid the foundation of prosperity of the Dominion. were wanting to show the !Sir John had on the affec- ` people, the extraordinary anifested during his last de touching proof that hie in-, sincerity, and his unselfish- preciatedino less than hie me ability by all classes of nd by men of every shade , • . „ n is from the Presbyterian e. authorized organ of the n church in Canada. It is to speak well of the dead, ch better to speak the truth. eulogy is true, then very leading divines and many dherents of the religious 'ally represented by the e been guilty for years cif 0 witness. Our contempor- Lewhichever horn of the, homes and get itself oat of at it can. It may be the 1 e writer in the Record that Win's.'" patriotism" and his e welfare of his country him to devote his whole tics, but he will find a good as 'own church, well as out ai old a widely different view, ink they are able to give Isubstantial reasons for the in them. If the piling up ebt; the taxing of the many tfit of the few; the creating hungry monopolies, and the and deadening of public iment by bribery and corrup- to a science, be laying the n of the future prosperity of e Domin n," then the foundation has b en laid beyond a doubt, and if, after a life's servi4 , it be a proof of integrity, s ncerity & d unselfishness to leave such a legacy to ones oonntry, then,of course, t e Record must be right; otherwise, t ere is co siderable room for diversity o opinion. Einding Twine. Our leghllators at Ottawa gave the uty on 1). ay. Th r. Mulo motion binding t try should contended purchase ding twine a hack on Tues- mbject was brought np by of North York, who made ' the effect that the duty on ne imported into this coun- e removed, The Opposition that binding twine can be, keeper in thenUuited States than in Cada, and that if the duty I were !eine ed a saving of over $200,000 a year woli d be effecter by the users of binding t ne in this Dominion, and that of thts sum, only $1,500 goes:into the pubtt treasury, while the re- mainder got3i into the coffers of the three or four Ca adian firms that are manu- facturing contende large amci farmers ere. Thi this twine. They, therefore, that it is unjust to take this Met out of the pockets of the inirich the few manufactur- Government supporters, on 3.1 THE HURON EXPOSITOR. _JULY 10, 1891, the other hand, held that if the duty were removed the American manufactur- ers would swamp the manufacturers Of 'Canada, and that thus an important Canadian industry would be killed, and that then -the Canadian farmers would be placed at the mercy of the American twine combination, and besides, that t� remove this duty would be to poke a hole in the N. P., and that it is in the interests of the country that the "old policy" be maintained intact. It is needless to say that the Opposition had largely the beat of the argument, but the Government had the most votes, and Mr. Muloch's motion was defeated by a majority of 20 on a straight party vote. The duty on binding twine thus remains, and the farmer will have to pay, on an average, two cents a pound more on his binding twine to fill the pockets of the twine manufacturers and keep up the N. P. This is all right, as it is what a majority of the electors voted for iett March. So long as the farmers are willing to pay the pipet the manufacturers twill not object to profit by and appreciate the music. England vs. Canada. A correspondent of the Canada Presbyterian, now travelling in the Old Country, in the last issue of that paper, in his "Fragmentary Notes" of what he saw, in London, makes the following comparison between the English and! Canadian Parliaments: "1 spent one evening in the Com- mons, which place is difficult to get into, and when yen are there you do not get much for your trouble. It was an Irish night, but as influenza was very prevalent, a numiter of the leading mem- bers were suffering from the epidemic; among others Mr. Gladstone. Goshen and Balfour were there, as was Sexton, Healy, Tanner, Niolan and Chance. Mr. Parnell was in the House, but he e id not occupy hie aceustomed place or take any part in the business. I must say that I was disappointed with the whole affair. The mem ere sat around in the most grotesque m nner. There are no pages such as in buildings are din speaking only wh I came away with ing from the s House of Comm Canadian Parlia by a comparison.' ur Parliament. The y and dark, and the t might be called fair. the feeling that, judg- mple of the English ne which I saw, our ent would not suffer Information Wanted. t; DEAR EXPOSITCR.—In your issue of June 26th, on page 4, column 3, are a few lines begmidng with Mr. F. S. Spence, and cone uding with next elec- tion. These lin s contain something not satisfactory t4 my mind. Will you be kind enough t say what' the word "opposed "meansin the sentence "Mr. Sutherland being opposed to prohibit- ion." That is, whether it is a predjudice or whether it is a opinion founded on what an opinion should be founded? After you have an wered this question, I woad like to as another question, or perhaps make a fe remarks on what is not satisfactory to my mind in the lines referred t0. -7 -Erie •IRER. We are not eur that we understand exactly what our c rrespondent is driving at,and it would pe haps have been better had he given his bjectione to the para- graph in queatio . The dictionary meaning of the word " opposed " is "set in oppositio " If, however, he desires to know whether Mr. Suther- land's opposition is actuated by preju- dice or principle, e, of course, cannot give hire a definite ' answer. In the paragraph referred to we- took it for granted that it wa prejudice, as we can not see how any nian possessing the in- telligence a me ber of Parliament shouldihave, can 1e ectuated by princi- ple in his oppoeition to Prohibition. But, it is quite po a person to mista dice. At any rat have our corr promise. sible, sometimes, for e principle for preju- , we shall be glad to spondent fulfil his DOMINION ARLIAMENT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) ()Trews, July 8th, 1891. Overshadowing the House in interest, and even in importance, the Committee on Privileges and Elections has had its proceedings in the Tarte charges watched with unflagging interest by crowds whioh daily grew larger. . Here } is a picture of the scene. At a table, across the snd of the room sits the chair- man, Mr. Girourard, the member for Jacques Cartier. To his right stands O.' E. Murphy, one of the partners of the old firm of Larkin, Connolly & Co., and Mr. Tarte's chief Jwitness. The end of the table ie surronnded by Counsel for the defence-081ot, Q. C., of Toronto i Fitzpatrick, Q. C., of Queltec ; Henry. Q. G., of Halifax • Cameron: Q. C., of Toronto ; Fergus n, Q. C., of Ottawai and Stuart, of Qu bee. Mr. Geoffrion, Q. C., of Montre 1 the only lawyer on the °thee side, sit beside Mr. Tartei and the rest of th table is occupied by the Cler* of the Committee and the three official sten graphers. To the left J , is the Minister of Justice and the Mini- ster of Marine. 4mong the 42 member!' of the Jommittee are: Hon. David Mille, Hon. L. H. Davies, Mr. Lange- lier, Mr. Mulock end Mr. Edgar, of the Oppositien. At e side table the corres- pondents and reporters, representing all the leading Papere of the Dominion, are taking notcs. At the back of the room the spectators, including members of both Houses, crowd the room to the door. / Mr. Murphy heti sworn positively that he is one of the greatestswindlers out of the penitentiary, and .that Sin Hector 'Langevin, Hon, Thomas Mn- Greevy,i M. P., and his own partner*, were joint swindlers; that he himself paid Siri Hector 'Lengevin $10,000, and that L force Langevin, his son, was paid $6,000 for Sir Hector; that Mit Thoe: McGreevy *as Odd $25,000 011 of the " Ctioss-wall " contract, $22,000 out of the "supplementary contract" for the LevieGraving Doak, $24,000 out of the Esquimalt Graving Dock contract and various other sums, and that the 30 per cent. interest in some of these contracts, and 20 per cent. interest in, the Esquimalt Graving Dock contract was given to Robert McGreevy to secure Thomas McGreevy's good will and influ- ence at Ottawa. Great interest was taken in Mr. Osler's cross-examination of Murphy, which began on Friday. He went into Murphy's anticedents. Murphy had travelled extensively and resided isai New York city where he was in 1876 Secretary -Treasurer to the .Board of Excise, whose money he acknowledged taking to the extent of $50,000 and ap- plying it to the Democratic campaign fund. He came to Quebec in 1880 and drew another cheque for $10,000 as Treasurer of the New York ExCts0 Board and gave it to Michael Connolly for collection. It was dishonored. Mr. Osier showed the witness two cheques of May and June 1883 for $5,000 each, which Murphy said might have been in payment of two of the five notes given by the firm for Thomas McGreevy, but as the cheques turned out to be dated and paid prior altogether to the drawing of the five notes witness had to contra- dict himself and finally said that as they Were endorsed by the Connollys' they twould have to explain it. Murphy had also sworn that he drew over $7,000 from his bank to help elect Robert Mo 1Greevy to the Legislature, but hie bank book showed that during that month he 'had only drawn $1,000 altogether. MORE CHARGES. In the House Col. Amyot and Mis, Gibson, speaking to an item of ;60,000 In the estimates for changes in the Kingston Graving Dock contract,charged that Larkin & Connolly caused a bogue tender to be put in from a fictitious per- son named Bancroft, and then by • pro. posing a partnership with Bancroft led the Public Works Department to give the contract to Bancroft, associated with the Connollys', for 260,000, but subsequently $41,000 was added to the original contract price. Connollys' ten. aered for the work separately from Ban- croft at $322,000. FOUR DIVORCES GRANTED. The Senate granted four divorcee last week., One case is an argument against early marriages, Charles Ellis, when 19, Married Mahala Hardy, she being only 16 at the time, 1880. The parties live in Toronto. The marriage did not put a stop to the grossly immoral habits of this young commercial traveller, and her bill ot divorce is the reenit. Senator Macdonald's bill establishing a court to which the Senate thould hand over its divorce jurisdiction was, after a debate, withdrawn at Mr. Abbott's re- quest. IN THE HOUSE. The House did not sit on 'Monday, a Quebec holiday, and did sit on Wednes- day, the National Holiday, a motipn to Adjourn on Wednesday being voted down, Sir Hector Langevin'Sir John Thompson, Mr. Foster, Mr. Laurier, Sir Richard Cartwright and Mr. Mills all voting against adjournment. The House was in supply nearly all week, and its proceedings were of little public interest. News of the Week. RUsSIA WILL BE REPRESENTED AT THE WORLD'S FAIR. —Russia accepts the invitation to participate in the World's Fair. UNIVERSALISTS' EX -TREASURER A DE- FAULTER. —Henry C. Adams, extrens- nrer of the Universalists' relief fund for disabled miniaters, was arrested in New York Monday, charged with teinit /short $17,700 in his accounts. DEATH IN A FREEZER. —The ladies of the Christian church of Brualitown,New York, gave the first ice cream sociable of the season Saturday night last. Forty three people who ate the ice cream Were poisoned. The pastor of the church and two ladies have died and all the others are in a critical condit A TERRIBLE SENTENC Treasurer John Bardeley, o hia, was sentenced on Jul On. . —Fon City ' Philsdel- ' first by Judge Willson to fifteen years' solitary confinement in the Eastern P nitentiary end to pay a fine equalling the sum • to which he pleaded guilty of stealing. t JEwS FLOCKING TO PALESTINE.— Many Je we are arriving in Palestine— from 200 to 300 weekly. They are en- tering destitute and the distress among i them s terrible. Bread is very dear. !Typhus and scarletina, are raging in 1Jerusalem and a general pestilence is feareW.Ed. TWENTY THOUSAND POUNDS OF Ti r SPOILED. —While a train load of tea , was being run into a freight block at San Francisco Saturday night one of the t ' care containing 20,000 poui de of tea broke loose and the tea, was mptied into the bay. KILLED AT A SHAM FIGHT.—During a sham battle at Youngstown, Ohio, on the 4th inst., Bessie Cronin, aged seven, was instantly killed. Her sister was terribly burned, and Kettle Fleming, aged fourteen, had an eye blown out by a signal rocket. Mrs. Eliza Bose was also badly injured, and Dr. Jones was shot in the side by one of the soldiers and seriously hurt. A BIG SUIT,,FOR LIBEL.—The officers of the New York Life Insurance Com- pany have instructed their counsel, William B. Hornblower, to commence suit at once against the editors, publish - s and proprietors of the Yew York Times for $1,000,000 damages for libel. LUCKY FIND OF FOUR MM.—Four boys of Birdseye, Indiana, found an old coat near the railroad the other day and began tnssing it about and beating each! other With it.. A bank note slipped from beneath one of the patchee. The boys' ripped the coat to piecee, and it psnned out $1,711. ' A GOOD HARVEST EXPECTED.--CTOpi1 reports from Minnesota, Denote. and Montana continue most favorable., There has been more rain this season' than at any corresponding period for several years. Wheet is in fine con- dition. Other grains also are above the average. ! MR. W. Iii, GLADsTUNE'S DEATH. William Henry Gladstone, eldest son -i--) W. E. Gladstone, the great English statesman, died in London, England* Saturday morning, 4th inst, aged 51; He was for several years in Parliament; and was a Lord of the Treasury from 1869 to 1874, and a deputy lieutenant and justice of the peace for Flintehire at the time of his death. Of recent years W. H. Gladstone has lived practically in retirement. For some time he hen suffered from brain disease and parlayed& of the right side. His shysiolan on Thursday removed a tumor which -had been preening upon Mr. Gladstone's brain. The patient, ho ever, sank rapidly after the tumor li d been re - mored. CAUSED BY FIRECRACKEI s.—Monday morning a disastrous fire roke out on the lower floor of Kenney Brothers' clothing store, Central a enue, West Duluth, Minnesota, destr•ying about $35,000 worth of buildin ts including the Murphy block, Kenn idy Brothers building, Kastringer & Ne man's cloth- ing store and Peasley. & Co.' commission house. The North Americ n Telegraph Company's office was ale destroyed. Nearly the entire $35,000 i covered by insurance. The fire is attributed to WRECKS A I BALLooN..— fi r icGrila cTkNeirNs. Dining a severe storm DIOndey night the balloon at the World's Fair Grounds, Chicago, recently imported, was struck by lightning and destroyed, The French aeronants, Goddard and Pilules, were severely injured. Ex -Sheriff Matheson, E. S. Craggen and other well-known - citizens of Chicago owned the balloon. Loss, $25,000. DEATH OF A TALENTED ISER.—Pro- fessor Herman Kelliger, 1 one of the best known men in Califorinia, died on Sunday, in a squatter's hut, on Colfax street, San Jose, California. Twenty - years ago be was the lea.di g violinist on the Pacific Coast, and weUI known as a writer of prose and poetr. . He was worth hundreds of thoueankls of dollars, Required by a life time of Miserly frugal- ity. At the time of his dmith $1,600 in gold coin was found secreted in his bed. TERRIBLE RAILWAY AnciDnien.—At three o'clock last Friday morning, at Ravenna, Ohio, on the New York, Lake Erie and Western railroad, train No. 8, fast express, bonad for New York, while standing at1 the depot awaiting orders, was dash d into from the rear by a freight train. A day coach in the rear was completely telescoped, and nineteen passengers were killed and thirty-eight severely wounded. The coach and two sleepers took fire, and were soon consumed, burning many of the bodies so that they were almost un- recognizable. The accident was caused through the carelessness of some one leaving a switch open. Huron Notes. The Huron Central Exhibition will be held this year at Clinton,on the 28th, 29th and 30th of September. —The voters' list for the township of Uaborne has just been issued, and con- tains a total of 796 names, 400 of whom are entitled to serve as juro s. —Major Mallough, Dun annan, will perform the duties of ma_ shall at the Orange celebration in Brue els on July 13---LhOn Saturday last, as fr. Matthew Sheppard, of Goderich to nehip, was loading gravel in the pit of Mr. William Wise, the bank gave way, f 'ling on his leg, and breaking it below t e knee. —Rev. Mr. Edgar has 4eclined the call extended to him by Knox church congregation in Brussels. Permission will likely be asked at the next meeting of Maitland Presbytery to moderate in another call, —Mr. Freeman Carr, an employe in Hutton & Carr's flouring mill in Wing - ham, was dressing a stone one day last week and a small piece o ateel flew from the pick and entered l4is right eye causing him considerable pain. The sight is not injured. —Frank Ingram, the njan who was recently killed by lightning in Manito- ba, was a well known resident of Morris township for years. He was a son-in- law to W. Souch and his, now orphan, daughter lives with her gtandparents. Mrs. Ingram died several yeara ago. 1—Mr. W. Robb, of Clinton, left on Tuesday of last week for Port Hope, on a visit to his elder broth - e, who had the misfortune o fall from &load and break his colla bone. As the brother is over 70 years f age, it is feared that the accident ay go hard with him. —Mr. E. S. Kellam has eaigned his position as teacher in Sec ion No. 1, Tuckersmith, as he inten s to study ntedicine. Mr. James A. Ingram, of Hensall, has been engaged as his suc- cessor. Mr. Ingram is a c ever young Man and will be almost sure to make a anceessful teacher. —Walter Lowery, of tassels, had rather a peculiar experience one day last week. He came down the ope used in hoisting material to the upp r storey of the new American hotel i that town, and his descent was so ra id that his hands were badly burned by the rope and had to be bandaged for several days. —On Thursday evening lest Mr.Thos. Small, in the employ of M . J. Collins, of Winghem, as a house sinter, fell about 14 feet from a ladder It was at first thought that he was eriously in- jured, but this turned out t be untrue, and he is now about all rig t again. It was a close call, as his life as probably saved by falling on hie side. —Mr. Alex. Kerr, former y of McKil- lop, who has charge of an elevator in Manitoba for an Edinburgh yndicate„ is home on a visit to his friend in McKil- lop. Mr. Kerr looks as if he country agreed with him, and expre les himself as well satisfied with th northern province. He intends st4ying some time, visiting relatives and newing old acquaintances. —On Thursday afterno n of last week, the Clinton flax mi I narrowly escaped destruction by fir . In some unknown way, the building caught fire along the side, but very for unately was immediately discovered, an extinguish-. ed before it had made a y headway. Had it got a start of h if a minute nothing could have saved the entire building. ;The Kinburn correspo dent of the Clinton New Era makes t e following reference to the absent-mindedness of one of the residents of the Sunday morning last our repaired to the factory as its up the engine, and then e awaiting the milk drawe considerably surprised w the early church goers in that it was Sunday mornin —On Monday of Wit w Balkvvill & Son shipped station, a car load of fat European markets. They lot of cattle. Among the a mammoth ox, which tu at 2,500 lbs., stood six fe girthed twelve feet. The load which were large bees to appear small by the eno this ox. It goes to the "i tnnedinnetenettesini.detentenpent teneeteen, --t burg: On eese maker al and fired t patiently 0, and was en some of ormed him ek Messrs. rom Exeter ttle for the were a fine number was ed' the scales t high and: there of the , were made moue size of id Country, : and will realize about ;150. It was purchased of Mr. Dennis Sutton, of Corbett, and is the last of the large band of oxen which has done good ser- vice in the back of Stephen township. —What might have been a serious ac- cident happened in front of Mr. Hess' wagon shop in Zurich one day last week. While Messrs. Diimart, Rauch and Rev. Heist were driving up the Street the horses became unmanageable. The arm of the tongue broke and the team be- came almost detached from the wagon. Mr. Dumart, who was driving, jumped from the wagon, but fell on the road, both front and hind wheels passing over both legs. The wagon, however, was s light one, and being unloaded, no serious injury was sustained. —W. H. Kerr has resigned the lead- ership of the Brussels Methodist choir, after an experience of eleven years. Dr. Cavanagh has been appfeinted to the position. He is well qualified to dis- charge the onerous duties devolving upon him. Mr. Kerr has a variety of excellent qualifications. He is an effi- cient musician; a good preacher; a clever newspaper editor, and a general good fellow. It is not often that news- paper men show such Versatility of character. They too frequently get into a rut and stay there. —The Watford Guide thus refers to a son of Mr. J. Butt, of the Base Line, Stanley: Rev. Mr. Butt preached his last sermon in the fillencoe Methodist church previous to his leaving for his new appointment atiChatham on Sun- day evening. It was not a special " farewell " sermon, but at its close Mr. Butt made a few remarks fitting the oc- casion referring to -the pleasant) rela- tions getween pastor and congregation ,during his three years' stay in Glencoe and trusting that his successor would experience the same agreeable relations. Mr. Butt leaves many veep friends in Glencoe.' —The new Roman Catholic church in Clinton was formally consecrated on Wednesday, lat inst. by Right Rev. Dr. O'Connor, of London, assisted by prieste from adjacent parishes. After the consecration service, the Bishop de- livered an address, explanatory of all the services. The Stratford choir ren- dered excellent music during the ser- vices. The offertery, a liberal one, will go towards the expenses incurred in con- nection with the purchase and fitting up of the property — about $3,000. In the evening a sacred concert was given. All the services were well attended. —On Thursday evening of last week Milton and Emma son and daughter of Mr. George Blackwell, drove to Wing - ham. About 9.30 they started for home stopping at Miss Rush's restau- ant, idilton rleaving the horse in care of his sister while he went inside to make a purchase. Something startled the horse—a three-year-old—and it wheeled around sharply, throwing Miss Black- well out and also causing the buggy top and seat to come off. The blow from the fall severely stunned the young lady, but she received no further injury. The horse was stopped after running a considerable distance. The buggy was badly smashed but the horse escaped without any injuries. —A bad runaway accident occurred on Thursday of last week, on the 6th con- cession of Turnberry. Mr. John Rob- inson, of the 8th concession, accompan- ied by his wife ' and her mother, Mrs. Johnston, Was driving home when a pig ran out to the road, which frighten- ed the horses, causing them to jump to one side,upsetting the buggy and throw- ing the occupants upon a heap of stones. Mrs. Robinson received the worst in- juries, having the bridge of her nose badly broken, her whole face badly bruised, her bottom lip cut and some teeth knocked out. Mrs. Johnston re- ceived severe brnisee on her eye and legs. Mr. Robinson -escaped with a few slight bruises about, the body. —A few days ago while Mr. Bert Gillespie was engaged with a number of other men in hauling gravel from the pit at the north end of Exeter, he hada narrow escape from being killed. From the few facts that can be learned, it ap- pears. that he was standing between the wagon and gravel bank, when the upper portion fell in on top of him, burying him underneath. The other men who were present at the time immediately set to work and liberated the entombed man from his would-be grave. When, they had removed the debris they found he was still living, and began to do all they could to make him feel comfort- able. Although having been badly shaken up, he is slowly recovering, and will soon be able to follow his named occupation. —Mr. S. Gliddon, of the London road, Stanley, lost a good mare on Wed- nesday of last week in a rather unusual way. The mare was one he had raised himself, and was generally as quiet as could be, but as he hitched her on the mower, she seemed nervous and fright- ened, and in order to get her nerves quieted he drove her a short distance on the road, but she got worse instead of better, became excited and unmenage- able, and finally ran away, though he managed ,to held her. After running a couple o hundred yards she stopped and dropped over dead, the fright hav- ing evidently killed her. She was a particularly fine driving mare, and was in foal to Onward King within two months of foaling. As Mr. Gliddon some time ago refused $250 for her, the loss is a iievere one. —The Goderich Star makes the fol- lowing reference to the opening of the new Salvation Army Barracks in that town: On Wednesday and Thursday the new barracks of the Salvation Army was formally dedicated and opened, the proceedings including a banquet each evening and religious services. The spread on the tables was most bountiful, and the services, led by Commander Rees and L. Werry, A. D. C., were of a. most enjoyable character, and doubtlese productive of much good. The new barracks is situated on the corner of Lighthouse and Waterloo streets, and is a comfortable and commodious build- ing, of pleasing appearance and well lighted and ventilated, and ought to prove an attractive place for attendants and pleasant quarters for officers and their co. -workers. Captain and cadet Scare-, the eiders In command, are able and popular officers. 111=11111.11111MININIE Hills Green. NOTES.—Mr. Peter Shea has returned from his trip to Toronto.—Mr. Isaac Jarrot spent Dominion Day La London. —Mrs.:Young, of the Nile, is visiting friends in this vicinity this week.—Mrs. Love, are, left on a visit to friends in Blenheim on Thursday last.—Mr.Francis Coleman is busily engaged in drawing lumber to Mr. Nroakifoot, of Seaforth, —Messrs. Edward Hagan; George Fos- ter, Oliver Coleman and Miss Martel, Forrest are writing at the Depertmentat Examinations in Seaforth and Clinton this week. We wish them success, The Methodist Sunday School plena° was held in Mr. Jarrott's Grove, on Monday last. On account of the un- favorable weather the crovei was Mall, but all who were present appeared te enjoy themselves. The amusements consisted of swinging,foot-ball, croquet, refreshments, etc.—Rev. 11. Irvine will deliver a sermon to the Orangemen, in the Methodist Church, on Sunday afternoon next. Leeburn. NOTES.—New mown hay seems to be the most fashionable perruihe around here just now. We smell it everywhere we go.—Dominion Day was very quiet here this year.—Since the rain of Fri- day last the farmer's faces have grown visibly broader and their eyes brighten and I have actually heard some of ther. going around their work whistling.... ,Tames Linklater was visiting friends at Burnside Farm, in the vicinity of Bre. field, last week.—Cur noted Danlop Scribe is not at all well. Dame rumor says that he is talking of going a little further south, in the hope that the change and good nursing will quite re- store him to good health.—The week- night Bible -class held in the Sabbath School room, is being more largely at- tended every week, which says a good deal for the leader, our student, Mr. Healy. He is also very much thought of as a preacher, and we shall all be sorry when he leaves us to resume his studies. LOCAL BRIEFS.—MT. Robert Wiggins, of Mitchell, is visiting friends and rela- tives in town.—Mr. Joseph Ardell, son of Mr. John Arden, is spending a few days under the parental roof. "Jee"is learning the shoemaking trade with Mr. Clarke, of Hanover, formerly of Gerrie. — Mr. George Allen, who at one time worked at shoemaking in our village, called to see his old friends last week, He is said to be doing well on the Pa- cific coast.—Mrs. Green and her fam- ily are visiting her mother-in-law, Mrs. Allison. Her husband, Mr,J.W.Green, formerly editor of the Enterprise, is now in Wiarton.—Mrs. Young, (laugh- ter of Mr. Gilbert Jardine, of this vil- lage, is visiting her parents. Her home is in Michigan.—Mr. James McLaugh- lin returned last week from his visit to Michigan.—Mr. James Perkins, his wife and. his daughter Annie have gone -to Grand Rapids, Michigan, to visit their son Joseph, who has been there about three years. May they have a pleasant trip.—We are pleased to know that Mr. Hamilton, teacher in Section No. 4, Ilowick, is recovering from his pro- tracted illness.—Dr. MalcohnArmstrong, brother of our esteemed townsmen, Mr. James Armstrong, V. S., was in town last week.—The Presbyterians and the Methodists of Gorrie should copy the English church people's neat and tasty method of keeping the yard in connec- tion with their church. It is not a pas- ture field.—The Gorrie Rangers won the first prize at Ifarriston, in competition with their old rivals the Turnberry Ironsides, the score being 1 goal to 0, The Unions won firet money in the base ban contest, the scone being, Unions 27, Cargill 0; Union, 13i Hart riston, 0. On the 2nd the Unions were defeated at Listowel by the Maple Leaf club of Guelph, the score being_ 14. to 4. — Mr: Fred Young, son of Mr. James Young, of this village, arrived home on Saturday last. —Mr. Thomas McLaugh- lin, who is in the mercantile business in Michigen, is visiting friends and rela- tives in and around Gorrie.—Mise Muriel Notman, of Toronto, is visiting her , aunt, Mrs. Alex. Carson, of this village. —The Orangemen hold their demonstra- tion here on the llth inst., and the com- mittee is doing ite utmost to make it a great success. They are collecting money for prizes for a base ball inatoh,e, football match and a lacrosse match.—Mr. Wm. Carson, son of Mr. Hugh Carson, of Ildwick, fell while working at a barn raising on Saturday last on the farm of Mr. McGill, and received ininries which. caused his death at 2 a. m. On Monday.. He was about twenty-two years of. age. —On last Friday we had the heaviest rainfall of the season, the ground be- coming thoroughly drenched. Rain fell during most of last Monday night,. 80 that 'Howick people will have no cause to complain of drought for some week& —The ladies smile in consequence of the reduction in the price of eugar. It is not so cheap as it should be yet. Belgrave. BRIEF BITS.—Mr, II. Madden hal re- covered from' his recent illness.—Mr. W. Parsons is erecting a fine residence on the hill.—On Wednesday. the 1st inst. Mr. John Brooks and Miss Miry Brandon were united in the bonds of matrimony. The young cotiRle left on the morning train to visit various places In Western Ontario.—Mr. W. Grigg had a large barn raised on Saturday. While the purlineplate was being raised one of the tenons broke from. the post causing Mr. John Taylor to, fall front the beam to the foundation, a distaneei of 15 feet, fracturing his wrist and spraining hie ankle. It is thought, hswever, that he has sustained no in- ternal Rsinjuries.oz ApNa MATTER. —MR EDITOR, --I accidentally noticed a few days ago, in a back slumber, June. 5th, of THS• Exeosrron, a statement that had hither to escaped my notice. This statement over the signature of Univer- sity Graduate' " was to the effect than Dr. F. B. Godfrey, of Belgrave, Wan not a general proficiency medalist from Toronto 'University. I beg leave through your columns to contradict the state- ment. In his final year, by specie. permission of the Senate, Dr. Godfrey wrote on both his third and fourth year examinations, being unable to take his examination the previous year, on itc- count of an affection of the eyes, and. notwithstanding this handicap, in the third year he obtained first class honors in clinical medicine, surgery, clinical surgery and obstetrics, second class in - medicine and third class in surgical op orations, pathalogy and therupeutient and in his fourth examination first class in clinical medicine, surgery, clinical surgery, and gynaecalogy, second class in medicine and medical psychology and pass in forensic medicine and hygiene. This may be seen in the medi- cal calendar of Toronto University for 1 9 and 1890. 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