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The Huron Expositor, 1892-01-22, Page 44 aarIONXIINC^=1. THE HURON EXPOSITOR. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. • tar The figure between the parenthe.do after a.12. line denotes the. p:tge of the paper on which Vie advertisement will he found, Saw Logs Wanted—Robert Bell. (8) Houses -for Salo—G. J. Sutherland, (8) Mill Feed for Sale—D. Urquhtrt. (4) White Chaff Spring Wheac—R. (-) Auctioneer's Card—Win. Motio3. (5) Money to Loan—it. S. Hays. (t) Remeinber Thii—W. R. Counter. (4) Shorthorns for Sale—Neil aleDolin.ld. (5) Extensive Auction Sale—John McKay Sons. (5) Selling Out—Sames Morrow. ci) EXecutors' Sale—H. W. C. Meyer. (;-1) Betray Lamb—Allan Douglas. (5) Precentor Wa.nted—James (5) Annual ;Sleeting—John Avery. (5) Estray Sheep—Thonias Beattie. (5) Thirty Day Sale—R B. Gunn. (8) Hello, Neighbor—W. G. Glenn (5) Sale of Farm Stock—Robert HMland. (5) Notice—John Burgess. (5) Last Call—A. Kidd. (8) Special Noticte—J. Fairley. (8) Great Fire Sale—Jackson Bros. (5) tht Naron gxpadtcit SEAFORT FRIDAY, Jan— 22, la92 Money at Two and a -Half Per Cent. The Patrons of Industry havo 'revere' vdry good plaalis in their platferm. Ooe ot these embodies e scheme which, if it could be carried out, would, we believeg"I-esult greet benefit not oaly to the naming; com- munity, but 'to all who are direct'y or indi- rectly depending upon them. This echeme is, as we nadersta,ud it, to uee the °relit of the Provincial Government, or of the Pro- vince, to procure cbeap money for the use of the fanners. It is held, and we believe cor- rectly, that the Government can, on the credit of the Province, borrow money in the °Id country rnerkets for three per cent. per &plum. The scheme is, therefore, that the Government secure money in this way and loan it out to the farmers of the Province at a small advance, just enough to'lhover the actual expensenf effecting theee loans. It le supposed that, in this way, the borrowers would receive the money for about three and a -half par cent. per annum. At this rate, taxmen who borrow money would save at least two and alialf pet 'pent. in interoes. Thie saving, on the amoUnt of harrowed money in use amen the farmers of this Pro- vince, would amount to a very large sum annually, and would go a good way towards mitigating the depression which at present exists among that clasa of the community. If the credit of the Province can ba used in thia way, to advance the interests of the people, and that, too, without injury or loss tO the Province as a whole, we see no reason why it should not be availed of. That money could be gat for three per cent on the credit of the Prievince, we thick there is no doubt, and we do not know of any" good reason wby the people who own the Pro- vince- should not avail thernselvea of its credit to advance their own interests and gave their GWA pockets. This money, ne brirreived by the Province, could ba loaned to the comity or local muni- eipadity, and by the county or local munici- pality to the individual borrower. The Provincial 0-overnment could take as secur- ity the bonds of the municipality, and the municipality could take from the individual a mortgage on his barn or other landed property. In this way all parties would be hilly secured, and the individual borrower wofild be removed far enough' from the Government to avoid any danger of undue influence or pressure being brought to bear upon him to interfere with his political liberty. In this way, also, individual bor- rowers would be enabled to get money at about half the preeent rate of interest. For instance, oa every one thousand dollars bor- rowed, there would be seved at least twenty- five dollars per year. Supposing the farm mortgage debt of this ,county amounts to four millions of dollers, and that is a low estimate, the saving in interest in this county alone woald amount to one hundred thousand dollars a year. This, is pits a snug sum. This amount now goes into the coffers of the banks and loin companies. If we could leeep it at home instead of sending it away it would purchase a good many neceeseries for our farmere, and would help trade not a little. But we would not only be keeping the money at home, but we would actually be making just that much. In- deed, we do not know of any meetly the farinera could adopt by which they could make so lerge a sum eo easily. By this sav- ing the entire mortgage debt could be wiped out in A few years and every farm made abso- lutely free of debt. The only sufferers would be the banks and the ban companies. These corporations procure moat of their supplies in the old country merkets. They borrow the money there at about the same rate of interest that the Government could gat it for, and. they loan it to the farmers and the business men of the country at double what they borrow it for and ;they pocket the difference. Why should the Government not take advantage of its credit and gire the people 'the benefit of these enormous profits ? It is urged in oppesition to this scheme that the money being borrowed from the Government the municipslities and individ- uals would not feel the same obligation to pay the principa.1, or even the inteivst, that they would if the money had beeroproeured from a private individual or ComPeny, and that repudietion would be the ultimate re- sult. The Government have been !Dining money to the municipalities on this principle for years for drainage purposes and no trouble has arisen. The obligations have always been promptly met and there is no reason why money borrowed for other pur- poses should be differently treated. The municipolities hare also been loaning money for years to individuals, and we have never heard that there haS been any difficulty in collecting either principal or interest. In fact these objections do not weigh for much in the light of practical experience. It is also objected that it would be unjust for the Government to proeure cheap money far farmers and deny it to other class's. This is not intended. All the Government would do'worild be to stipulate a basis of security for the money loaned. This would most likely be farm or landed property, aa this kind of neurity is recognized as the most sure and stable, ancl every person, no matter what his occupation might be, would be en- abled to get the money if he ceuld give the I security, so that there would not be faverit- ism shown or an injustice -done to' any one. 'Besides this, the cheapening of interest would benefit thehusinees mau in two ways. In the firit plaee it would eneble th4 farmer_ to imeease hi trade With him, and in the second place it would make a lese 'demand for money aed would thus hneble hi n to get money for ilia in his own busine s more cheaply than he does now. In feat we can not seewhere ititheryisk or injaeti o would attend the scheme, w hereas wou d be of . ! immense serviee to the country at 1 rge. The Provirmiel Legislature will n Get in a few weeks. That body is composhd of a majority of fannere. The Governinient is at their command, and there is no goold reason why a scheme could not be car during the coming seseion, and the Iegisietien enrietedeso that befere of the presintiseas an the Govern, eetevvill be in a pesitiop to Finnish this ehe p money st to all who ma require it, and are u a.po ii - tion ta give ithe seeurity whict 'neer be deemed requisite for the safety ( f all. .A scheme of thiakind woull go far. t counter- act the evil influences of the Nat'onal Pol- icy, and wouldi give the farming and busi- ness interesti of Oatario such a boesteis they have not I experienced for yei re. The Ontario—Government are also in an excel- lent position to enter the mark Us of the world aud ge; money at the. ve y loweSt rate. - The Province has no debt to speak of ; its credit stands high, and it hes e- erything in its favor. All that. is requir d is the will, and that will be all right -if he repre- sentatives of the people only give the word of command. •ied out ecessary the clooe Death's Doings. 1 Death is no respecter of perso a Both high and low must give way wh ea called upon so to do. During the past eek two men of more Ulan ordinary ernine ce have passed to thei long home. The Irst was the Duko of larence and Avon ale, the eldest son of the Prince of Wales, and heirs i apparent to the British throne. He was aillnat d with pneumonia, and died after a iewdaya' illness. He seemed to e a great favorite withlthe people, and Ids death caused deep regret throughout the Empire, and much sympathy is felt for the bereaved parents as well as for his distinguished grandmother, pueen Victoria. A particu- larly distressieg feature in connect on with the death lif tbe Duke is the fact th t he was ; shortly to lin married to a mo t estim- able young ladly in the person of Princess Victoria Maryl, of Teck. The second death to whic'n we hatre to re- fer is that of the venerable Cardinal Man- ning. This event, however, was not entire- ly unexpected, as he wae an old an and had outlived the allotted span. F w men have secured grea.ter eminence.. II had his ... Smite, no dou t, but they were gre tly over- shadowed by ui many and prominent vir- tues. He did well his part in Wel and he will receive hi reward. He was alfriend to the poor, and rfuch a'friend as the seldom find in the higher walks Of life. In this be represented the broader bhristiani y which knows ns creel. When long past the age at which most men retire from ac ive pur- suits, he wandered about the slum of -Lon- don, protected only by his religi us garb, rebuking wickedness, relieving suffering, helping those who werei too aban oned or too discouraged to help themselvis. Upon such acts, rathler than on his caree as a con- troversialist and church organizer, does his real fame rest. Peace to his ashes, and may the world see i any more like him whatever dogma or ergo. izatiou they choose to con- nect themselves with ! ' , i IMIIIIIIIMmsimi • 1 FOR the nert few weeks, the goliticians will have a b sy time. Thirteen bye-elee- done will take place before a mot+, moat ef which will be 'n Ontario. The foil wing are the datss nam d : Richmond, N. S Victoria, N S Kingston Lincoln Halton ' Laval, P. Q Soulanges,..P. Q Lennox Prince Edward North Victoria South Victoria East Sinneoe East Bruce January 21 January 26 January 28 January 28 January 28 ebruary 1 - ebruary 3 ebruary 4 'ebruary 4 ebruary 4 Ornery 4 'ebruary 11 ebruary 11 THE following remarkable stet ment ap- peared in an 0 tewa despatch to t e London Advertiser a f w days ago : " It has lea ed out during th past few days that the to-oters' lists for So th Perth have disappeared mysteriously a Ottawa. They were sent from Stratford d ly regis- tered about t e middle of Dec,e ber, and reached Ottaw all right, as a ele k in the department of he Secretary of State gave his receipt for hem. What becanl of them after that is ; mystery. It is n derstood that instructinna have been give to Mr. Sydney SmithObe revising officer, to have new lists prepalred." It the above statement is trne there is a very large . isized Ethiopian in t e fence somewhere, wag the matter should be thor- oughly investigated. These lists ere imp- poeed to be specially favorable to he Lib- eral side, as the friends cf Mr. Tr w were exceedingly a4ive and watchful in getting in all names that were entitled to b onoend also in keeping off many names f bogies voters, while his opponents, for 86M reason, had been much lees active. We he le hew - ever, it will turn out that the repo t is un- founded. 1 MR. C, S. H MAN, M. P., of Lon been unseated by the Election Cour counteif a cor upt act by an age result was arri •ed at after an inve extending owe a week. A new will, thereforei be held -in London. on, has • On ac- t. This tigation election ews Notes. _ —Mr. Ezra nyder, of near Brest u, Wat- erloocounty, h s sold hisfarm, conta fling 145 acres, to Mr. J eeph Mader, for $7, 00. —A compa y has been incorpo ated in Albeny, New ork, called the Wol e Island Btidge Comp ny, with a capital 'kook of $2,000,000, to construct a bridge ver the St. Lawrence r ver from some porn in New York State te 4 point in Canada ne r Kings- ton, Ontario, 11 —Gregory B rnes, a young man bout 21 years of age, residing at Oil Sprin s, went to Port Huron couple or weeks ag to visit friends. Tues ay evening ho start d out to see the sights, and during the pr gress of his rounds he i bibed a little too f eely aud when he reache his place of tempo ary resi- dence at an ea ly hour next mor ing, his head was in a e mewhat muddled ondition and (leaking to he on the atfe side he do- yosited his watch end alum of money under .his pillow ard sought to sleep off the &ea -0 of his 'little load. On awakening in tl e. morning he ( id. not recollect much of ti e Proceedings if Tuesday evening,. rind aft+r dressier, himself discovered thet he %els minus his w tole and cash. He found a p Beeman and relate.d his troubles. After a long and v gorons search, in which tire memaers of the householl and the you g man took an native pert,the miising articliee were found snugly stored away where ire had placed them. i! —Mr. J. . Story, farm foreman at the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, has sold to Mr. . Heles a pair of superior pige ; which have aeen under experimental. feeding at the college for twine Mine. One was a - pure bred Y rkshire and the other a pure bred Beek* ire of the seine age. Both were treated and fed the same. The Yorkshire weighed 28- lbs. live weight and 232 dressed ; th Berkshire 229 live weight and 184 dressed. Mr. Story had two of the best cuts of eac pig photographed to be sent outside ta give an idea what can be &me in experimente of this kindea the College. e —Mee. Ctarles McKay, almost the old(ht, reeident of Vest Zorre, in Oxford County, died reeentl_ . Dec:Lae:id ceme to the town. ship oVer _63 years aro, and wheel but, 16 years of age married Charles McKay, one of the btst known and moatrespectecl reside:ids of West Zo ra iu his day. They erected the first tate-lead mill in the county, whieh 'was to the scotch settlers a great blessing. For over 60 ears deceased,who survived her hrusband abo it 10 years, resided on the fain; where etc d ed. She had a family of 13,-10 of whom su vive her, seveu sons and three daughters. —Oren1W, Smith, who died recently !in Claytou, NeW York, was born in 1810. Hi was in Ca ada iu 1837, and was a sym- pathizer of Vm. Lyon Mackeuzie. In No• veinber, 183 ), he was taken prisoner at the " Windmill ' fight, and with 100 others was sentenced to death by -the British Govern- ment. Thr ugh the influence of his Crap adian feien s' his sentence was commuted to banishment for life to Van Diernall's Land. Five year a later he received Queen Vit oria's pardon, and was re- turned to 1 is native land in March, 1846. —The other 4111y while J. Cummings, who lives aboutiveauiles northwest of Alvin- etoe, was felling trees for saw logs, he met with an a cident which resulted in hie i death. Wh le trying to throw a tree to the east a gust af wind suddenly took it te the northward. Thinking it was going te fall backward, r. Cummings and his compan- ion ran directly under the falling tree only a few feet apart. One of the large branchee stinck Cum ' ings on the crown of the head, killing him inetently. He was _unmarried' in his - 25th year, and a member of th. Feresters. — The Caetwright family has been resident in Kingston- for over one hundred years. A writer says ; " In:1792, just a hundred years ago, the Hon.. Richard Cartwright left Kingston to ettencrthe first Cs.naclian (upper) parliament iIis member of the legislative council (app?inted by the Crown). He was then thirty-three years old and had been a resident in ingston nine or ten years, and continued t reside here until his death in 1815, and t ere have always been some of the family eesident here ever since, though there have been two long periods when there were no adult melee of the name." —Mr. Erastus Wirnan's resignation from the presidency of the Great Northwestern Telegraph Company, of which now there appears to bp no doubt, is much- discussed in Montreallbusiness circles. Other names are now mentioned in conneetion with that of Sae Joseph Hickson as likely to be presi- dent of the company. Mr. William Wain- wright's name is mentioned as the vice- president and general manager. Sir Joseph Hickson is in New. York with two other prominent eitizens in consultation with the Western Union authorities, who are largely interested in the successful working of its Canadian connection. —Probably there was no lady in Hamilton better known than Mrs. W.E.Woolverto_n, of the Homeopathic Pharma,cy. After the death of • her husband, De, Woolverton, in 1876, she continned the pharmacy. For several years she had been afflicted with a liver complaint, and although able to at- tend to the afflictions cif others, was a great sufferer herself. The' disease culminated in death last week. She had almost retch- eddaer 69th year. Mrs. Woolverton leaves a, sou and daughter. The former is Dr.F.E. Woolverton, of Hamilton, and the latter Mrs. Williamson, wife of Rev. J. S. Wil- liamson, of Oakville. Walter L. Woolver- --ton, dentist, of Grimsby, is a step -son of the deceased, —The second- annual show of the New Hamburg Poultry Association closed last Friday and was a decided success. ' About 1,000 birds were on exhibition, all of good quality. A banquet for the exhibitors and members of the association was held Thurs- day evening. The leading exhibitors were William McNeil, George McCormick, R. Oke, Dr. Nivea, Court & Spettigne, and Mr. Saunders, of London ; Mr. McIntyre, Net.- wich ; Mr. Daniels, Mr. Duff, Toronto ; Mr. Gray, Torworden • Dewar _ & Mitchell, J. Main, Milne, Co'le & Laciel, Brampton ; Chamberlain Bros., Readw.in Bros., Mir. Lamprey, J. Munroe, Guelph ; Mr. Chain- berlain, Mr. Glebe, Berlin ; J. Pletsch, Shakespeare ; Mr. Somerville, Haysville, and Wixon, Ingersoll. — Mr. S. H. Blake delivered an address st the free breakfast in Richmond hall, Toronto, last Sabbath morning. The building was filled by a lot of hungry but at the same time fairly respectable looking men. Mr. Blake brought out one point that was Of great encouragement to the workere, and that was when the Master said "come and dine," The marginal reading is come and break -your -fast, 90 that Jesus in reality VTDA the first to start a free breakfast for cold and hungry men, and not only gave them bread, bat also a relish in the shape of fi+. In the evening, at 5.15, the hall was filled to its utmost capacity with poor little ragged children, when Mr. J. W. Bengough gave his well-known chalk talk on the- Prodigal SOD, which will be remembered by the little ones for many a day. , Huron Notes. — Over ten cars of pork have been por- chased on the Brussels market so far this season. —Dr. Graham, of Brussels, was throWn from hia.buggy a few days ago by his horse shying bat was not seriously injured. _ —There were registered with the town clerk of Clinton for the last half of 1891, 21 births, 7 marriages and six deaths. —Rev. Dr. Lyle, of Hamilton, is to preach the anniversary services in Willis Presby- terian church, Clinton, oa the lest Sabbath in January. —Mr. John Cummings, of Hullett, neer Londesboro, one of the best breeders 'of thoroughbred stock, purposes having a sale on the 3rd of February. It will be a chanee to get good stock. —The Huron county Sabbath school Con- vention will be held at Wingharn on Wed- nesday and Thursday, February 3rd and 4th. Mr. Day, a well known Provincip Sabbath school worker, will be present. I —Robt. Hall has rented his farm on the 9th concession of Grey, far a term of fiVe. years, to William Dark. Mr. Hall and family will remove to Dakota about the let of March. —Mr. David Milne, the enterprising pr;o- prieter of the Maitland Bank stock farm, near the village of Ethel in the county of ; Grey, has about 50 head of Scotch short horn cattle in his stables. He has made the . following sales : Young bulls to Richard Dennie, qf Tuckeremith Howick Stock Company near Lakelet ; Win. Lockhart, Me - Killen ; a heifer to M. McQuade, McKillope ! e JANUARY 22, 1892 and a cow to'Robt, McKay, of Uriey tewn- ship. In addition to his well he makes a epoch' feature e Leiceeter sheep and hes disposed lambs, an aged ram and a ram hi Milne, of Howick : a peir of ewe. lambs to Conrad Neable, Grey ; a,nd raM lamb to A Shaw, Morris lambs to P. Robertson and Walt Grey, and John Haddow, near E Fred Pardee, berriater, aed eldest son of the late Hon. T. %vas merried one night Daisy Johnston, you late Hugh Johnston, fo —The ether day -a m red cettle breeding of 4 ewe b to D. S. and ewe air of ewea and ram r Yuill, of omfiraS'arnia, last wee ;;13.tPoarMdeisce ngeet daughter of the nnerly of 'oderich. tn wag thr wing some wood hate the cellar in front of Cooper & Company's store in Clinton, by w y of the front window, when ie stick struc t the side- walk and bounced, the end hf it going through a large pane of plate glaes. —Among these who passed the' Christmas examinations at the Ontario gricuiturai College were :—First ye,ar, in all nubjects, J. Atkinson, Seaforth ; F. . Elford, Heinlein:Me ; 0. Connor, Chiselhuret ; second year, W. H. Harvey, Usbigne. — A few dilye ago Mr. Stahl, who lives nett Crediton, township of Stephen, met wita a painful accident, He wad leading a horse to water when the animal broke loose and turning round, kicked, st Rijn Mr. Stahl on the arm, breaking i in three places. —The Rev. G. Howie, the tele1ited blind preacher and lecturer, and forme ly of Brus- slide, has returned from hiatour t Palestine, his native land. He is to preach in Victoria Street Methodist Church, Goderi h, on Sun- day the 24th inst., and will lee ure on the following Monday and Tuesday e wrings. —Miss Elizabeth Fowler, daughter of Mr. Robert Fowler, an old settler of West Wewa- nosh, near Dungannon, died on Thursdery of last week after a lingering nieces of con• sumptioa. She was 26 years of age, an estimable young lady, and was greatly be- loved in the neighborhood where she had lived. —Mr. Thomas McLaughlin the well- known thoroughbred stock_bree'der and im- 'porter of Grey, near Bruasels, intends hold- ' ing a sale of high grade cattle, tip-top young horses and well bred sheep early in Febru- ary. This will afford intending purchasers a fine opportunity of procuring geed animals as Mr. McLaughlin always keeps the best. —Ben McKenzie, well knoWn in the township of Stephen and the Sou hern part of this county, who has been sere ng a term in the Kingston penitentiary for the past three years and three months for eing con- nected with a gang of counterfei era was, it is slid, liberated on Friday las . lie was sentenced for four years, but go d conduct gained him hie liberty before that time ex- pir—edal Ir. Jas. Cochrane, of East Va.wanosb, has received another letter fro the Old Country in answer to one of the nods which he placed in several barrels of ap les while packing the same last fall. This time it is from Mr. David Thompson, iron founder, Dumferenline Scotland, in whi h he says that the apples were in splendid order and were perfect beauties. —The Grey District Loyal Ora ge Lodge ,held its annual meeting at Brass ls on the 12th inst. There was a fair rep egentation from all the Lodges and an lucre se of mem- berehip was reported. The folio ing officers were elected for 1892 : R. Barr, No: 631, Ethel, D. M ; E. Driscoll, No. 252, D. D. M ; 13. Gerry, No. 774, D. S ; John Oakley, No. 252, D. T ; John Mooney, C David G. Smith, D. 0 ; Jas. Bowman and , Hamil- ton, D. L. The County Lodge w 11 be held on Tuesday, February 2ed. —Mr. Alex. Dow, of Exeter, has pur- chased from a prominent breeder in Indiana a registered Q-erman Coach Stallion, " Pshaw." This is the first of these horses , .in this country, and we are inclined to think that this is a horse that will be Well patron- ized, and we are sure Mr. Dow has made a good choice. This ata.11ion is only three years old and only a few weeks iniported from Germany, but is already a big, grow - thy, well -finished horse, with abundance of style and great action. ' —Mr. Charles C. Carr, eon of , Mr. John Carr, of the firm of Hutton & Carr, millers, Wingham, died in that town last week at the early age of 26 years. Some five years ago the deceased met with a ez't,.ious acci- ' dent, which left him unable to follow his occupation as a miller. The ;immediate cause of death was consumptiOn of the bowels, but no doubt Ms system was greatly weakened es a result of his previous all- ment. He was a very promising oung man, and his death -is a sad bereavem nt to his parent' and friends. —The annual meeting of the atrons of Industry for the County of Huro was held in Clinton on tho 13th inst. dale atee from about fifty lodges being present, Various matters in connection with the ork of the society were discussed. It was ecided to divide the county into sections, or lecture and other purposes. Objection vas taken to the several sections being tax d for High, Sebool purposes, but no action 5 ken. The election of officers for the curren year was as follows :—Jas. E. Gaunt, S . Helens, President ; A. 1'. Bean, Dashweod, Vice - President ; des, H. Gardner, ' Lucknow, Secretary ; W. A. Wilson, Tre surer ; J. Currie, Vfingham, Sentinel. —The annual meeting of the uron Cen- tral Agricultural Society was hel on Thurs- day lest at Clinton. The reports of the Treatiarer and Secretary were very satis factory, showing a substantial balance on hand after meeting all expellees. The offi• cers elected for the ensiling year are : President, A. H. Manning ; Vicel-President, S. G. Plumnier ; Secretary, 'V‘T Jackson. Directors: Stsnley, M. McEwen ; Tnoker• smith, J. Hunter ; G-oderich tow ship, JD°. Lindsay ; Hullett, Dr. Blacken, as. Snell, Jas. Reynolds and A. McKenzi ; Clinton, W. Coats and D. A. Forrester. Honorary directors--Meyor Doherty, W. W. Farran, D. Tiplady, J. Johnson, W. Wie . T. Car - i bert, W. J. Biggins, A. McMurc ie, W. C. Searle, J. Whitehead, J. Wiggin; on. Audi- tors, G. D. McTaggart, John Holland. —The Women's Foreign Miss onary So- ciety of Melville ohurch, Brussels, is an active and aggressive organizati n and is doing a good work. It has a me bership of 38 and the contributions for last year amounted to $142.25. Since t e organiz- ation of the society in 1884 the s m of $770 e Foreign has been rateed and donated to t Missionary fund. During all these years the work of the society has been ably pre- , sided over by Mrs. (Rev.) Ross, she being the first and only President, an for seven ; years Mrs. Graham has occupied the office ! of Secretary. They begin this yeer with new officers, :—Nlre. Roderick Ross, Pres: - dent ; Mrs, Barnhill, Vice President ; Mrs, James Kerr, Secretary ; Miss Maggie Stewart, Treasurer ; Managere, rs. John Ross, Mrs. Graham, Mre. M rtin, Mrs. Malcolm, Mrs. Cormack and Mrs. N. Richardson. —For same time a little frictioh has ex- isted between T. Aeliller and feral y and the Trustees of the Methodist church and buryhig ground at Sunshine in the township of Morris, over a burial plot. The trusteee erected an extension of 26 feet to, the horse ; shed in 1890 and it was claimed by Mrs, , Miller that two graves, where her children . were buried, was in this enclosure and she consequently had a wire fence put around the plot in the shed. The trusteee removed the fence, denying that graves *ere there Mrs. Miller engaged John Munn sr., and t and offering to (lig the ground ov r to satisfy all parties. On the 28th day of December John Munn, ire, to pull down the new portion of the shed, arranged oraves and surrounded them with a wire fence. The trusteee, of course, objected t this pro- Munne, and the following Wedne day they i cedure and had warrauts issu d for the were asked to ap ear before Miles Young and P. Kelly, of lyth. The dispiated terri- tory was dug over. in tho presence of .Miller, Constable Davis, W. Gibbs, C. LaW- rencei D. Fleming aid tl o trust( es, A space 9 feet; long, 2 feet wide and 5:1 feet deep mitts gone over where the intermeets were sup- posed to have been made but nothing was found. Tho children died a number of years, ago. Mr. Miller settled the cat° by paying $22,20. The shed is or will bo . t, serpo Complimenting, a Huronite. NIELSON, British Columbia, ) Dechniber 15th, ;SOL DEAR .S1R,L—W,T1 'know that any infOr- regerding gentlegnawso well known as Mr. John Belch must, be, will be gladly read by and decoy interesting to inany your readers. Before this letter reaches you Mr. lteith, wl:o retorned to spew' his Christmas holidays at bone will be in the bosom of his family. We h'eve known for some time that Onterio dooe not contribute the worst part of the populatioc, of our newer, richer Province, but eeidorn, indeed, do we have the pieesure of occeiving from any eource ono with whom we are so loath ;to part. During the eight menthe Mr. Reith hen been in the Korth -noir Valley, the Eidtir- ado of Canada, he has in; it quiet, ucasitina- ing way, ass minted. hiwielf with every geed thing. The constant friend and wise cotin- serer cf the misiionarase we pelt from him. with pirticular regret, 'even ior the 'inert time , that he • purposes remaining avaay from Os. Thet we appreciate such a man i3 ahoivn by the fact that he has been chosen and dilly inducted to the office ofl elder in the Neleou Presbyterian Church, an office which he fills in the same satisfactory ma,nner in which ihe fulfils all his engagements. In his qn- counters with unfairnesi aud attempted op- - pression, we have never known a single ect of retaliation in kind, but over and over again he has succeeled in that great triumPh of the Christian, namely, wi»ning over ley kindoees and tact the very oppressor a.pd to be the devoted and faithful frier -rd. enlielne is an eyewitness of the active sideiof Home Mission Work. May God bless Ihm in his efforts to set the case fairly before the people on his return, which wee are glad 'to know is hisintention as far as possible. He can tell you of many Camps without the hallowing, influences of the Christian Sab- bath. If you have more such men *e heartly invite them to a territory where heart are large and where possibilities ;of wealt and enterprise are vast as the moun- teins hat surround U9. Many warm friends await Mr. Reith's return to the Denver -of Cana a—Nene:an, Britian Columbia—when 'he comes to settle on his ranch on the Pead e Methodist and Presbyteri)ya clergymen of Nelson, ;British Columbia, heartily wish Mr. Reith God speed. • {THOMAS 11 ROGERS. JATdES TURNER; 10111.1.1•MMOrrIIIIMMEINO As Others See Us. Mr. Robert Fullerton, jr., a young farmer of the county of Bruce, who spent sorhe days in Seaforth recently, gives his views ef what he saw here, in a lettdr to the Paisley Advocate, as follows : The town appears to be a smart, progresie- ive place, and has an air pf business about it seldom seen in country teams. Lots of large stores and business places, but, being a young fanner, it was moee congenial to to wander around among the stables, whje; horses and cattle were, and there are not a few of both in the town, and within a mile of its eentre. TM barn of Mr. D. ID. Wilaon's dairy farm s worth seeing. In it were found nearl one hundred head of horned stock mostly eows, , heifers, and calves. There were 38 cows giving milk, all in extra prime condition, so good, indeed, that the major ty of the farmers around ns would consi er them "fit to kill " at sight. T e excee ingingly courteous and kind, inform d atten ants in charge, who by the way, w re us th fe' all the stock are fed chop stuff item the o t meal mill every day of the year, calve there, were better looking than t o summ r and winter, Many of the spri g yearli gs and even the two-year-oldsour weer. Mr. ikon had secured this dairy buei- ness bout three years ago, and etarted with fiftee COWS, delivering milk throughout the towp, and now the total proluct of 38 COWS is fu ly taxed to supply the customers daily. Tho stables are fitted up with ell the modern conveniences, and are keptlas clean and tidy as a house -keeper's kitchen. Major Charles Wilson, of Silver Creek, has about 50 teen and three year old eteers fattening in his barn, which is just on the eastern limit of the town, and they beat anything I ever saw. These cattle are being prepared for Mr. Wilson's 200 acres of pas- ture when the grass grqws, where they will be fi4ed up for market in June. They are fed chop stuff, from the oat meal mill,mixed with eta hay and stra,w, to turnips. Thise cattle, will be sold in Juoe for $75 per henti. One of the most, interesting sights was at the horse stables of Mr. D. D. Wilson, weil- known as the Egg King. It is a large brick building, about 70 feet equare, eituated on Main tree, and on Neer Year's Day there ,were : 6 horses in the stables, many of them surpe ior animals, among the number a few drivels and colts, and some of the latter having taken first, and second prizes at the Toronto exhibition. Here, an at the dairy farme the inside is fitted up with every possible convenience, DO expense being ep- parently spared by Mr. Wilson to make the surroondings convenient, neat and subetan- tial. Ilelost of them horses are used on the wagona going through the country,gatheriug eggs for the Mammoth egg emporium, ; An ther important place is the training stable of Mr. Robert iderilson, ex-mayoe of. the firm of Reid & Wilson, hardware mer- chants. This gentleman hes lately gonedn• to the business of raising, purchasing ind training carriage horses and cirivere, and has n4w 12 young blood horses preparingifor the T ronto market la the spring, all in fine condi ion ; as well as a fine stallion ond blew mare. Mr. Charles Barker, a Well - knew horse -trainer, is in charge, and he very indly showed me through, and that half our was worth to me even a speeial trip from my native township in Bruce to see No doubt your space will only allow me to sai that I was much interested in paseing through the forge flourieg mill of Ogilvie & Co,, five storeys high ; also Messrs. Code & Co.'e flouring mill, and the oat-rneal mill of Mr. , D. Wilson, in pharge of Mr. Jelin Lyon At the latter place they turn out fcrty sacks per hour, the sacks holding 180 poun s. M only regret is that the limited Maio at my disposed would not permit me to go around among many other places of interest 1 in toilvn, or even extend my wanderings into 1 the ciountry, as the neighborheod of 5ea- I forth, within a radius of a dozen miles or moreiis famed far and wide for its fine faring, ' farm buildiugs and magnificent herds of horse', cattle, sheep and swine, And cheese and butter factories, a description of which I am sure your farmer friends would ' be ; pleused to read. i No place is worth a row of pins withont a I live I cal uewspaper, and I have serious inis- givia s regarding the wisdom deny farmer, and more especially the young farmer, who does not take his local paper, and I hope you will permit me to sAy that I had the plear4re of watching the papers come ham the memmoth press in the II teRON EXPOSITOR office in Seaforth. The reputation of this paper is 83 well elinown throughout ithe length and breadth of Canada, Manitoba and the United States, that even the Paisley Advortte, excellent as it is,must take a back . Seriously, however, the ExeosnroR ranks amonget the foremost local papers in the Province, and richly deserves the very large and ever increasing circulation it en- . The office has lately had added to it a large new press and new and powerful boiler and engine, and it is quite a sight to watch the papers coming. from the prese at the rate of about, 1,400 an hour. 11,==. _ • - A Hibbert. — NOTES. —Mr. David McConnell, of Ilib• bert, and Mr. i'ollock, of Manitoba, shipped a fine carload of horses frorn_ Henson to Manitobalast week.—Mis3 Katie Coyne, of the eleventh conceesion of Hibbert, is at -present visiting friends in Detroit. OUITUARY.—As the' chariot wheels of titne roll alone on their precipitous track we have to record' the death of another flibbert's woethy pioneers iu the person of Mr. Mich- ael O'Brien. The deceased had an attack of .1a griPpe, and having reached the ripe ohl age of 80 years, he passed away from this overflowing laud of turmoil to receive his meritorious reward.= -He wao born in 011 Erin, County Cork, ,and migrated to this country some fifty -years ago. He lived in the Maritime. Provinces tor a few years, from whence he removed to this part to hew out for himself and family a home in those then desolate wilds, -which meant many troubles and hardships to be, overcome. He was a man beloved by his neighbors and all those with Whom he came in contact: His' remains, followed by a large concourse of friende, which is the la,st respect that can be shown, were taken to:Iriehtown. The fune- ral services being performed, the remains were laid in their laet resting place. lie leeves a wife, DOW da,ngerously ill, one daughter and four sons, to mourn the loss of a kind, affectiouate father and a true, loving husband. Usborne. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT. —As Mr. Fred. Penwernen and a young man named Bole tea were -chopping in Mr. Penwarden's bush on the ilth comeseion of Usborne, on Wed- needay of hist week, the tree they cut down lodged between two others!, end is limb fell off striking young Penwerden on the head, killing him ins:antly. figivas 22 years of age. The remains were interred in Zion cemetery on Friday. HAPPY EVENT. —One of those pleasing events which elvesys create a flutter of ex- citement and interest in every community toek place at the home of Mr. Henry Ander- sen, .Usborne, on the 13th inst,, on which occasion his youngest sister, Miss Jessie,was united in marriage to Mr. George fiebkirk, of Hibbert. The ceremony was performed by Rev.Colin Fletcher, of the Thames Road, in his that' happy manner. The bride WAS given away by her brother, and was sup- ported by Miss Betsy Fairbairn, cousin of the groom, while the groom's right hand man was Mr. James Anderson, brother of the bride. The presents were ,numerous, ha.mlaome and costly, showing the esteem in which the bride is held by her numerous friends. The- wish of all is that . Mr. and Mrs. Hobkirk may enjoy a long, happy and prosperous married life. Immediately on -the conclusion of the marriage ceremony, Mr. and Mrs.. Rusiell, of the Thames Road, presented their baby for baptism. Alto- gether it wes a happy and joyous gathering, _and all seemed to be sorry when going home time came. Blake. NoTEs.—Quite a number of cases of the grippe in this vicinity.—The matrimonial fever has now somewhat subsided, although there are still a few cases,which may yet prove fatal.—Mr. Wm. Col well, of Blanchard, Dakota, is still the guest of Mr. Thomas Sherritt.—Mrin•Smith of this village is at present very ill.—Our new blacksmith, Mr. John Meroeis doing a rushing trade. as is adeonhopping miller, Mr. John Thirsk. The snow is alai improving the - business of our general merchant, Mr. Leslie ; in fact our village now generally presents a lively ap- pearance.—Mr. Charles Shoemaker has late- ly purchased quite a stylish "Fearnaught" driver. Long may he live to handle the strings.—The Blake congregation intend holding a tea -meeting in the church oie or about the 10th of February, of which par- ticulars! will be given at an early date.—Mr. A. J. Styles, who has been attending the university in Montreal, has returned on a visit to his aunte—Mr. John Sparks and sister aro avra,y on a visit to friends in Blenheim and vicinity. Mr. Sparks, will else take in Paris on his return trip.—Mr. Charles Tough left home lately to resume his studies na Toronto, but by leaving before college opened it is supposed that he also intends to visit Paris. Belgrave. ANNUAL MEETING. —The annual meeting of the members of the East Wawanosh Agricultural Society was held at Mr. Gallo- gher'S hotel on Thursday, 14th inst. The directors presented their annual report, and they have to congratulate the members on the prosperous condition in which the society now stands, Although the receipts at the gate were not so goad as in former years, owing to the unfavorable state of the weather, yet there was an increase in mem-, berehip subscriptions over last year of $42 to make up the deficiency. After paying a large premium list there is a balance of $134 in the treasury. dThat popular, pushing and energetic canvasser, Mr. Charles Proctor, sr., was again elected president. The following are the names of the other officere elected : Vice -President, James Owens ; Directore, R. Currie, W. Scott, R. Stonehouse, John Anderson, jr. R. Scott, Thos, Bridgee, Jas. Harrison, .R. 'Corley and Thondas Forbes ; Auditors, James Proctor and Win. Wray ; Secretary, Finlay Anderson ; Treasurer, C. McClelland. Blyth. STORE TO LET.—Desirable business stand in Blytla to let for a; term of years. Being the corner store in Watson's Brick Block. Best stand in town. Excellent cellar rand. suitable for general store or grocery with flou and feed. Rent reasonable. Ap• ply tO Ma& ELIZA AWAxsoa, Blyth. 12.56-4 JOTTINGS.—Miss Wanlees, of Toronto, is at present visiting Mrs. Graham.—We are glad to hear that Mrs. Dr. Ferguson, who has been seriously ill, is slowly recovering. —Mrs. J. Emigh spent a few days visiting in Clinton this week.—Oar firemen gave an oyster supper at the Commercial Hotel last Friday night, which was a. grand success. — Miss Maggie Kennedy,of Detroitoment a few days in our midst visiting friends —Mr, A. Christie, formerlY principal of our Public School here, left for Torento laet Monday morning, to take a coureeeof study in the Normal sehool.--Master Charles Shobbrook has been a little under the weather for the pest few days.—Mrs, Sornereille is at pres- ent attending her daughter, Mrs. Dr, Per- guson.—Miss Annie Hamilton left last .Mon- day for Toronto, where she intends taking a course at the Academy of Music.—Mr. B. T. Brooks and wife, of listowel spent Sunday in totvn, visiting at Mr. Purvist—Mr. John Henderson, of Wroxeter.wae visiting friends in town on Sunday.—Miss Ethel Watson and Mrs. Wm. Watson were suddenly call- ed to attend their brother, Itev.Mr. Thomp- son, of Hamilton, who is seriously ill.—Mr. J. S. alcKinnon is suffering from a relapse of the grippe. --Mr. Dever, of St. John's, Michigan, was vieiting his brother this week. —We are glad to hear that Mr. H. alcQuar- rie is on the mend.—Mr. Wm. Moutray, proprietor of the brick yard here, is seri- ouely indisposed.—Mr. Joseph Heffran, Detroit, returned home on Tuesday, to at- tend the funeral of his brother Patrick.— Mr. Robert Taylor and Mr. Alexander Mc- Kellar and wife, of Portage la Prairie, are visiting friends here.—Rumor has it that a couple of Wawanosh popular young men are going to take unto themselves help mates.—; Mr. Orlando Currie is at present very low with dropsy. His friends have no hope for his recoveryos—Miss Drew, of Wingham, is at present vieiting at her uncle's, Mr. W, McBride. —Mr. Alonzo, Hodgioe, whn ;has had a situation at baking in Listowel, is home on hie holidays before leaving for Cleveland.—Mr. Damon Crittenden, who is at present working in Goderieh, &pent Sun- day with hie pareets.---Mr. Barton, agent - for the Barton baking powder, spent Sun- day in town.—Pretty nearly every faanily in town hes one or more members sick with the grippe. The flax mill has been badly crippled on account of eight of its handa be- ing sick at one time.—M r„, WM. Robertson, formerly partner with Mr. George /fault, and latterly working for Mr. Phillip, hes leased the bLicksmith -shop of Mr. Hugh MeQuarrie.—Rev. Mr. McLean has etaited a series of Sunday evening leetnres on the " Life of Joseph." On Sunday evening he took for his text Genes:33 the 30th chapter and 24th verse. We can recommend. theme lectures, as Mr. McLes.n always handles his enbject in a most able manner.—Rev, Mr. Campbell prenched a very feeling and practical sermon on Sunday evening, from lat Thessalonians, 5th chapter and Oth verse, MINN 11,101•11•311MMILIMME, Tuckersmith. l'oR),-.sT HOME.—Your EgmaDdville -cor- respondent we,ek before laet tries to indulge in a little witticiem anent the electiOns, Candidates and their friends who resort to deliberate fakehood to gain support evident- ly do not relish having their tricks expesed or hearing a plain unvarnished opinion of such contemptible meanness ex pressed. If sueh characteristics are neceesery to enable the public to form a faverable " estimate " of ability. it is not sorprising that so many tn. of this stamp have an oppertunity of "a gracing the country in the eyes of the world. Honorable men always prefer defeat to gain- ing victory by such tactics.—Com LOCALS.—Mr. Chapman, Sr., who has been suffering from a severe attack of b on - in chitis for over a week, ia slowly recoveri g. We hope to see hirti around nein soo ,— Mr. Grieve, V, S., and wife of Seaforth, and Messrs. Jno. and Jas. McGregor, of the 2nd concession, called at Mr. Wm, Chesney'e on Friday evening last, and accompanied by Mr. Chesney and his wife, the party repaired to Mr. Doig's, where a most enjoyable eden- ing was spent in social games and friendly conversation. ---Robert Muir is laid hip with la grippe and will not be able to attend to his farm duties foe some time.—Mr. Jas. Cheeney has moved into his new house, nd. his many friends wish himself , and fa ily many years of life to enjoy its comforts. iv j Tun COUNCIL.—The firet meeting of the new council was held at Brucefield on .4. on - day. Messrs. Elliett and flicks were re- appointed auditors, Messrs McGee, McIn- tosh and Latta, together with the reeve end clerk, were re -appointed a local Board of Health. A communication was received from the Single Tax Association, of Toroeto, desiring the co-opetation of our council in petitioning the_ Government, asking that power be given to municipal councils to I re- duce taxation on building and othcr ;im- provements, no action was taken. A ;de- benture was issued in favor of the collee,tor, for $11.10, covering taxes remitted and lull - collectable deg tax. The collector returned the roll to the treasurer with his work com- pleted. The clerk was instrneted to ;ask tenders for the supply of 5,000 feet cedar, euitahle for culverts, and 6,000 feet 'lock elm plank, delivered at the residenees of members of council, dimeneions same as last year. Tenders will be opened at next m,eet- ing. General regret was expressed at the resignation of 11. Horton, date assessor, who performed the duties of that difficult office Is very satisfactorily, but owing to other d ties was unable to undertake the work this y sr. The clerk was instructed to report the o ce vacant and ask 'for applications for ;the position. The appointment will be made at next meeting, which is to be held at Kyle's hotel, February 5, at 2 o'clock. 1 S. SaffILLIE, Clerk1. i . 1 ELECTION OF OFFICERS.—At the annual meeting of the Stephen and Usborne Breech Agricultural Society the following officers and directors were appointed for the ensu- ing year : John Delbridge, President ; Sam, Saunders, Vice -President; A. 0. Dyer, Sec- retary ; W. 0. Bissett, Treasurer ; M. Eacrett and S. Hogarth, Auditors, Di- reotors,—John Hunter, jr., Jas. Ballant ne, E. Christie, D. McInnes, Thos. Atche on, Wm. Elliott, John 'Willis Henry Eil er, Wm. White. The affairs of the society are still in a prosperous cond:tion. Beeses.—We are having beautiful sleigh- ing this week and the farmers in the sur- rounding country ere making good use of it. —The reeve, depitty-reeve and coancil , fer this year were sworn in on Monday last, and the new council will have their Arst meeting for the year on Monday evening next.—Reeve Ba den, who has been eon - fined to the house for the past two weleke, is, we are glad t learn, able to be around again.—Dr. Amos' horse ran away on Sun- day afternoon lastlon Main street breaking the cutter considerlably„—Miss Bena Dedds spent a few days the beginning of this week visiting friends in Tuckersinith.—Mr. James Elder, of Virden,1Manitobs, will deli -her a lecture on Manitoba. farming in the tOwn hall this Friday evening.—Mr. E. Morrie, of the Stone & Wellington *emery, Fonthill, Welland county, was here on Wednesday last with Mr. J. E Weetcott, their general agent of this place, looking for a matched team of heavy draught horses. They did not succeed in getting a euitable team,— Miss Jennings, of Goderich township, is visiting her sister in town, Mrs. William Daw.—Councillor D. A. Ross is confined te the house with illness.—Mr. J. N. Hooper left for Toronto on Monday last —Mr. Chas. Dorward and wife and niece, Nellie, who have been residents of this place for the `past ,3. 14 years, left on Tuesday last for Scotl nd, where they will make their future h me. We are sorry to lose such good citiaens from our midet.—Mr. Wilbur Muthart, a young man of this place, Yeas, committed to Goderichgaol on Tuesday lest by Magistrate Snell, for stealing an overcoat and two pairs' of mitts from the residenee of Mr. Peter Bawden, on the 4th inat.—There is some talk abont who will be the aseeesor for the village for this year. No doubt the council will do justice in appointing the person who will be best qualified to fill the position, and trust they will well consider their selection.—A large number of our villagers attended the funeral of the late Mrs. Hedging, of Hensel], on Saturday last.—Mr, William Snell has purchased the old English church property and intends erecting a residence on it next summer. The present building will be moved to the fair ground property.—A number of our young men attended a party at Adair on Monday evening Iast,—A very 'successful examination took place in school section No„ 3, Stephen. on Friday last. A large number of our villagers attended and speak very highly of their entertainment at the hands of the principal, Mr, Harrison, xeter,. Leadbury. NOTES.—Mr. J. Killoran, who taught school for two years in Section 8, McKillop, with acceptance, retired at the close of,latt year. His place was taken by Mr. F. J. Doherty who comes highly recommended.— We understand. that Mr. Frank Rinehart in- tends going West in the spring. It is said he intends running a big ranch at the foot of the Rocky mountains.—Mr. Robert Mor - neon is preparing to build atone stabling on- , der his barn next summer,—Mr, John Mur- ; ray is also drawing material with the tion of building a large bank barn, and Mr. Henry Bennewiee is drawing brick for a new , house.—In the matter of euperior stook,this section of McKillop fully holds its own when • compared with the surrounding districts. ; In this connection we might say that Mr. Wm. Drager has purchased a young bull from thedii • and Mr.', boar pig -Of animal ro hogs are any breed for hie to BD2ceseful OBITrAR of the pion is removed was a nat iv came to Coe parents, and three re ship of Osg- moved wee, ship of St- and built t born two e• vive them. tendwitia ces of the t; energy and abk persce to make a Laving a fcrt able Jarme, e hundred cm • years or m on one or t door. His : lasting epidemic, and shone. the year 18 away on th WU 8 very bi ity, It we. on the day true friend, -bad not an wars staun voted meml Brueefiel the affairs previou way, B lieve that the Neese hope of a laid beside him more t last trump Christ idled in an bour will come. TowNsea the council were appo John Ton caretaker - Baird and' Secord, Na Elliott, m The clerk for 14,000 poses. Th on Monday p„ —The openedthis —A gran McKenna's ing. —Mr. has been in has rearm —Meesre of Anderao en their ha 1 —Atwoe business ju board a car —Willis most highly of Rueseld great age o —After at Listowel Hayden haii frotn Perms —Mr. Th busiest man He is haula barn and a —The M ball on the marriage la being theli side Waxes. —Messrs of Andereo from an int hest a value A house - and reccupit on Monday wrecked b dueds —Mrr Jo near A vont Saturdita re of 74 yeare epected. —A spec in Knox Ch ing, last we ducted by - ministers. —The An Perth Sabi held in Kn nesday WV 25th. —At the onto, St. were victor WAS compo Robson ain —Messy Kirkton, year's exan tura Celle in it numb/ —Mr, V his farm te township, mediae of in the tow —A goal dreesed in Rev. Mr. ! evening, 1 tendanee, 1 over by all —Mr. e farming in _fiVi2 yC art?, in Logan speaks wel climate am harvest wa —The de John A. 4 Master '' Deceased Sparling, 1 and his un a large eir —Mr. Scott post ton Territ u_peare. h ern Wealth His many glhd to see uddst, .-00 SEE diet Chun London, occasion 1 The eld ti ing has in gregation by this nu; tributions —Trust Public Sat court on Charlie Le mond. T the schwa mittens fa were ill-ai