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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1892-03-04, Page 4- . � - . . - t - -1 � � . - r. --__��-- - . i . . I . . � , - . � � � . I - I . . -1 � . I . � - I k � I i - - . . � i - I . . I . I � . . . I . . I I � . I - I � . . k . � . , ! � . . . I � . I . . �v - . .1 I �' 11 11 , c I --1-1- - " � . , . -_ . k , I ____ ,ig 4� � __ I ,.,i�� , I � - i I � w*.!; . 0, - �, �� . � � � — , W*0'004� --." - . ,; �; �.:-1---*-'A— , , I I . . . I . I - - � 4 � .- - - I . . . , - I . I - -1 . ; ii - - . I . . , I . t I . � - . i . I . . . 4 � . I � I . - I- I I - I --- I I . I - NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. - 1,09, 1h) - what the retarning-officer do- THE DOMINION PARLIAIM .- . -he declared I — I . � cided. to do rid consequently . . I (13 qOur Special Corr pendent.) . AWThefigurebetwoenthe parenthesis after each I �, I line denotes the page of the paper on whiob the Mr. Carling elected by a majority of 109. . OTTAWA, F3bruary 29tb ; � - � ailivertisement Nvill be fouitd. TKio, however, does not cloite the case by Parliament has been opeto ed 1but ,jp r I . � ; - New SprinK Arrivals-Wnl. Pickard. (6) any means. Mr. Carling cannot take his : of writing, Monday morning,tio- bu�sin � Partnership�-Notige-Jackson Bros. (6) Beat Until the return is made to the Clerk of been transacted' . . '... � Auction Sale of Village Property -F. U.- Meyers. (5) . . Opening clay was fin . � .. � ! , � . L Money to Lend -W. X. Grey. (8) the Crown in Chancery at Ottawa. That head, and thousands of pe pie assem : .. 11 Boots and Show -H. F. Rdwardo. (8) - � . 11 � Notice --W. L Oulmette. (5) return cannot be made while a re -Count is Parliament Hill to, wait for the appr groceriM axL-Beattie & Co. (8) � pending, an1d no doubt a re-count will be ap- the guard of honor f rom. tlie Foot a r em n ton [21- U e Jackson. (8) 1 i : I e. of Town Propeny-J. P. Ji3rine. (6) plied for ; tud, fin&lly, the re-count cannot which looked less gay than usual bee I Shorthorn Bulls For Sale -Neil Mc-Dqnald. 7 1) be ter'minate4ntil Judge Elliot gives his their winter overcoats co�ering the e Of interest to Fsrmers-Sestorth Boller Milis. (8) � : . . I . Bulls and Seed Grain-David'-Kilue. (6) decision on the 229 ballot@ which the Con- liant scailet uniforms. Dra,wn up in Castor OU -J. McIntosh. (6) ' . Wall Paper --C. W. Papot, (6) servativerrevising 6ffic4r re e e main entrance under the big towe I I . Sagar-D. Welimiller. (6) words, nei I ther Mr. Cailing nor Mr. Hym,�n Parliament Buildings, the guard wai - Estray ffieor-D. B, Steckle. (6) 1 i . � . .. _. 1. ______ can take th� Seat until Judge Elliot's judg- the arrival of His Excellency, the fi . I I . I I . 0 ment on th appeal and the judgment- of of the regiment meantime regaling I a 0 '%,tor. hims If Ir is colleague, Judge Davis, on the bf the crowd with a selection of mus tht (g�o U (gxpvw � - . �Uro re-countha obeenrendered. Evenafterall N�epean Point Captain Bliqp and the a . . atood ready with loaded guns to f . I this, eitherl,paity can appeal to the Supreme Royal Salute of 21 guns. As His I � SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, March 4, 1892 Court a,n;d hedeeision of that court will loncy crowied. Dufferiu Bridge the sig . . . - ' . I irst i )e a given and the booming of the f : . likely b aired to determine the m*tter. I - I - . Bounced to the waiting crowd Vice � I - The London Blection. If Mr. Carl i ng is legally* entitled, to the was approaching. Soon "is Bice . I .. I � I seat he 0ould have it, but it is oarriageiswept through the, gate, eaco The election whic,h took place in London I I . il ' Friday last between the Hon. John 4not righ t�l that I' a should Occupy 9, detse'limen, of Dragoona ; the g an . it on t e strength of bogus votest resented arms and the band . I I Carling and Mr. Hyrnam was one of the the N.ttional Anthem and the carriag . . - and we lbelieve he bas too high ped under the Tower. H1 Excelle � I � i I laost exciting and keenly fought political is 89090 of j honor and too much self re- accompanied by Col. Sir Isimir 0 r I . I � It contests in the history of that city, and .i r 1 f7 spect t e; think of doing so. 4. D. 0. to the Q,ieea, and in oth . �7, elicited more general interest throughout 0 riages were members of His Exce This a, , r will give an insight into the . _�, . staff and Lady Stanley., Shortly 'I � the country, than any of the other bye- - ; aral ente 1�' - . workings of that fraud upon the people, wards the Governor -Gen I +11. I t. elections that have taken place this year. known, an thle Dominion Franchise Act. But Senate chamber and the.immense r 'I.. London had been represented in the .1-., "I for the pinc� and persistency of the London present ro ' so to their feet. :Being Be I - . Dominion Parliament for twenty -years or the Throne Lord Stanley intimated ; .. r . I Liberals in fightiDg the matter through the ! �'� - ed dience they could resume their sea � J,. by Mr. Carling, and it was consider � ;4- I- UQ!e I Courts, thekle 230 bogus- manias would Gentleman -Usher of the Black % ., " i i_ . t to be an impregnable stronghold for hirn. I . � i� � I been placed1finally upon the lists, and the y steps an i iil� , % approached the Throne b I . ; , ,, Alt the general election in 1887 he was and Was ordered to summ 'us the H � . I '1,�!, , - votes wouldl have been counted at the elec. - i .01 il ,� . . � opposed by a young man named Hyman, . Commone,and hewing agA10 beveral ti : ,�.� � I tion w ithon , estion. But, to carry on a . �", I � - .--0� -was again victorious the tired to do me. I . �L -hough he )f ._I qu ' . i : k and &It fight ') in kind in the Courts require The House of Commons ,was in I 14 I resultshowed that the seat sonotoossfe � , � I !� -7 money, and met a little -of it. In the major. with the Speaker in the C air, whe " I I ,I ; - - ral - " ",_" "' i I I �, for him as was ity of coned Imenoies the money for such pur- heavy knocks were heard a the oute �, t. . I , - � election in March Iasi gain opposed The Sergeant-at-A�ms went out to a i � f Z - t I sea is Dot "ortbeo-ming -the rank and file was the matter. lie returne arid sior f i- I , � I � �e PC, I _ 1! , I I he was I - , �, I , � , by Mr. Hyman and this ti a he was do- ,. . , .. I won't advan e it, and the candidate cannot . 1, - 11 to the Speaker that a messenger fir - t4� 1 ` I , 1, , � � - 11 . � 4 feated, and Mr. Hyman became the repre- afford to, and the lists remain'stuffed with Excellency was without. T4e Speak I � - ! .. . J-i�-_, ,� sentative of London. A protest was entered " Admit the messenger," a�d the Se : . - 4 ! . . . bogus vcteal We venture the statement, : j� . - against his return, and after serving in I nth 13, it would t -Arms shouldering the mace, proce I , . I ., � t us state . . . f_- that if the ' ' were know be �a !" J. d to the outer do � , � r I . 1, Parliament for one sessiou, he was unseated _� i if I, � found that hZein lies the key to the mys- Black Roid into the Chamber. Th � P I - I i . I C .S1'-;` - on account of a corrupt act by a supporter. � -1 i- . , tery ot the Government gains in the recent seuger stopped at the threshold and I . ._. _. . . 1� The election of Friday last -was to till the protOUDd bow to Mr. Speaker, ad I � by-elections.1 , f � .., I vacancy thus- caused by the on courts three steps and made another bo , . electi , � ._ � �1 I i � I , I three more steps and straig�tenedi a I I . , and the two former opponents once more The West Huron Election. third bow at the foot of the Tabl � 6 � 1", dressing the Speaker -.he then ani 1, C faced each other. The result of the election I .;- We publis below the official returns for � i I F � � I � il., -, we& not. very Patisfactory to either party. that His Excellency thb qo�ernor- ' West Ha�ron election. together with ,the re- - � f 4�:.-- 1 The friends of both claimed a victory and . desired the presence of ,that he I , I - � if !, *a-lh bad a grand celebration in turns for the election in March last, The House in the Chamber of t a Senate , '. , I , . . , . ;� figures sho,% just what we expected they ling repeated this mearag in Pre 4 , . 'i'� , ,� I . V . - F their success. The cause for this uncer- - . � . _1� It � would, viz': ,That Mr. Cameron's defeat is gentleman asher again bow d, retire J` F . tainity may be briefiv stated as follows: ' '_ a-ee and bowed again, an when � . p 11 i - not due to any change in public sentiment, P ' I &A 1" ! held on th reached the threshold bowed for t ;I,. .L The bye,electioDs have been e ' � A li_.� or to a falH4 off of his support, but to the time and disappeared. Preceded 14 � new, lists that have just been completed by . - � I .� I V fact that the�eDtire strength of hi i a oppon- Sergeant -at- Arms carrying ,the na i 't J .1 ! . the Revising Barristers. In the case of I .�,, _� ; -, ents was brought out. At the last election Speaker, followed by the rembers . � ,j 14 - House,walked over to the 8 � enate ch if'- _. L London,. the lists were not fina�lly_ completed. � � 1. � � . V,-,: 14 . d there were bOt 17 more Conservative votes The scene in the Thron6 ko m wa � .T When the voters' libts ivere being revise I 0 �,_. f ), - . polled than t the election of 1987, when brilliant and animated one. lHis Exc . . I i;,4� . the Liberals filed objections! to five or six there was a onservative majority of 27, but attired in the rich uniform of his off I I -A' f hvndred names that the Conservative3 had � A��, lk ,L'- . there were 3 - more Conservative votes pol- on the Throne. To his rigl: t, lookin l � . .,T. - � I W placed on the lists. The Revising Barrister -inch like & soldier, stood Sir Casimi 'tL � , ' -__ wr I led at the last election than there were at ski and immedinitely beside him I �, � -I- J i- - i,��i� , I had privately approv6d of the form of ob IL ec- the election in March last, when Mr. Porter First Minister of the Crown, flon. i: ___ : _ V tion paper used by the Liberals, but when - .. , ;41 - , . was beaten by a majorty of 370. At the last Abbott, dressed in a new ui�iifo'rrn k . 1, , - ' To His Excellenc � ,� ,_ri the Conservatives, in his open court, pro . the Windsor. '.., - P . election Mr. Cameron received 19 more votes it:, if; tested that the forms were not correct . be in be did iLn 1887 and only 45 fewer than were General Herbert, commander. . - 11 .; , h tha of the Militia, Col, Powell, Adjt. . � - " i � decided that they were not, and t at the he did i 1. It will thus be seen that t,�., � t � - Col. Panet, Deputy _11inisteir of'Mil �f k I � i notice was insufficiont, but he decided that notwithstanding the changed voters' li,st and . '� , ,� a brilliant military staff. n the I I - "", ��` � end the almost superhuman efforts put forth by � .,!' � the Liberals shoulA be allowed to arni the Chamber Lady Stanley, accompa 't t '�; the Government to defext him, he held his i 1 "",I � & their objections and, that new notices should a to the Hon. Mrs. Herbert, sat ,o the I - V, 4 . own, and all that his opponents did wa t 1, t the centre were the Chi f Justi t 14 1�1 7,4 1. be% served. The Conserviatives appealed loring out their fall strength.-- We are ' , I , I- - I :_ �i' , against the Revising Barrister's decision &I- pleased to sep, however, that the battle is judges of the Supreme C art of . . I �g;� 1. '.. � wearing their i , ended and that there may be an- mposing robe of sear , � ` lowing, the amendment, but the County not yet ermine, the Archbishop f -Ott% v�,t,,t L-� I other election in West Huron before many I � �,� i, the opinion that the foreign Consuls, the Sheriff, the Ma ) I -, 4 . Judge, while giving months paswround. In a published address k il other representative people To th I r ,I., I original objection papers were invalid, thanking his friends for their support, MY and left of the seats usual ly,occupied :. f �.l ! declared he bad no jurisdiction in the Cameron says : " A protest will be entered',: Sen-itore were scorea of ladies in I the election will be voided, and a good many i , � . matter. The Liberals then applied to costume, their presence lie ' di h ; 0 eveg a - 1 boodlers may find quarters in the county a . I L,- ` i. the Queen's Bench Divisional Court for a . . charm &rid brilliancy to t a sio � � _� 1� �,t i gaol. A ' ew election will be held and I I I - I . 1� ;r ! I n galleries were crowded to e�cess. � *A J� tf , rriater L'"111 � , mandamus to compel the Revising Be, will, unless a better and- etronger man ,can 't .J t I - The Speech from the Th one, wh , �it,;; to proceed in pursuance of his own order to be found., again appeal to the honest senti I , , - � then delivered, is not remarkable ; i_ I �1� , � ,� ment of the county. For myself I shall fight , -f .." � hear the original objections raised by the thing it contains, but rat�er for . , � , , ! ,i'T - � � � � t ! in the ranks as a full private or lead the ., . : i - 1�3 1 , , i, , Liberals against the. voters placed on the vanguard once more to victory, as ,you may omits. There i an approp iate refe "' I � i .,� the death of the Duke of "larence, � I Hot by the Conservatives. The judgment of determine." More power to you old man. ! _1�. 11 � the bountiful harvest. Fro the r � i , a 8 - . �� : �� the Court, whichwas composed of three A good cause backed by pluck rid per ever to the Washington mission it woul� . . - r, .� '. , nee, in sure to win. A special meeting of . # V I - 11 high judges, decided that the original pa- an that the main object of the d VP'.. I the Reformers of the Riding. to arrange for , was not to obtain a Treaty of Recipr . .r� , " �' , , pare filed were sufficient, and granted the the protest and other business has been call- ,�. , trade, but to come to a sett�lement I ii mandamus ordering the Revising Barrister ed for Tuesday next at 2 o'clock at Clinton. t7 A � gard to reciprocity in wrec�ing an 1, .. - - to proceed with the revision. The Revising The following are the returns: - 11 -, ing, the Alaska boundary, the Behr I � . V . � � 1� � Officer obeyed the mandamus, and ruled 1891. � � 1892. matter and the renewal of the M , n � , - '-_�� "-� vendi on the Atlantic seaboard. ,11 , - - �. ,; that 230 of the 500 or 600 names objected t6 a . k . - L . 5i 6 promised -for a redistrib�jtiion ,of ;, " � 4 -,ii by the Liberals ought not to be on the list. 0 14 - . I � N; e I `�..'i , I W Q the House of COMMODO, w ch i in ;i,� - 11,,�� 8 .60 I The Conservatives gave notice that they � Is E. .0 esoary by the cen as This'Ibill will f A,fr li" 0 A4 d 91w, I I :�f , � � wou,ld appeal the case in regard to the origi- - ASHFIIZLD— - New Brunswick oi two �seatsl ar I __ - . . t � Scotia and Prin e � 7 mal: notices to the Court of Appeal, and the . 61 - 83 67 97 : Edward 'Istan� I - � f, " �, ' 64 60 90 each, but Manitoba will gain two a li,t� _ i L r 3 Revising Barrister allowed the names he had Findlay's ......... 63 . , . � I Webster's ........ 44 63 43 83 ,be give 1� treal and Toronto must ' ,� �,' "I decided against to remain on the lists pend- _ �_ � I Kingebridge ...... 85 9 tional representation to which their i . 1,- . ing that appeal. The Court of Appeal, com- population entities them. With a . I . . 1''L " " Amberley ........ III 27 104 36 � �.* T:, majority the Government is likely t 0 posed of four high judges, decided by a ma- Lochalsh ..... � ... 126 16 131 24 , �� 4., - 4 f o�', jority of three to one that the original no- — — — — a gerrymander out of the bill and ` k� - . means to avert the disaster of bein 4 _�L I . jJ 111ti I �_ - 490 309 480 409 out of power at the next general � $i� � "i -, tice of appeal was good, and decided that a Majority ....... 181 71 , I I � boL legality of the mandamus One or two bills promised are of in � IrL 4 ruling as to t COLBORNE— . . . 4r, lill� � i � . y Beam' 59 lawyers, but none of interest to p � I ( �' E I was not needed, as it had been obe ed, The iller ........ 98 35 91, i I - fourth judge was of the opinion that the Saltford .......... 35 41 33 1 � .; 1� i 4 -1 I . . The speech was to be debated 4 � Carlow . ......... 75 70 82 73 .1 �' _ L."', . mandamus having been obeyed that decided day,but Mr. Laurier had contracted � t �.�,�. 42, 50 49 L I � � the case. According to either of these de- — "I, cold and was unable to , be pres � " - I ,f I cisions the names should have been stricken 1 257 188 256 232 consequence the debate waspostpon L I I I 1� - �_, I - Monday and the House,.afte the i I . .1, off the lists, but the Conservatives gave no- Majority ........ 69 24 tion of new members, adjould, L ' I 6 � I I , I tioe Of XppO&I to the Supreme Court, and the CLIFTON— Nothing was so striking I �e the 11 St. Andrew's ..... 72 �1 between the demeanor an& Spirits It- - names were allowed to remain on. It will St. James ......... A 69 85 73 � . ' 1. I � I St. John's ........ 58 63 06 69 Ministerialists this session and last 1��' ' be seen that there was no contention on the I � � I ii .- George's ...... 53 147 Last session they were in perplex _ 'i � ves that the names are St 47 56 ;, . .. � ,_� I I part of the Conservati — — — — danger and now they feel thpinselve � : . 1� "i those of qualified voters ; they are trying to 270 26, safe majority of probably forty - T � Al t i "I �. - ,'_ 1 254 242 -elections have - .� :- have the names of voters whom the Revising hey made in the bye , , I , Majority ..... _ 12 9 . . I � I been confined to Ontario where the �! er, �,-,4. � -, Barrister, himself a strong Conservative, has GoDsRicH Tip. - do not appear to think that this ' yt, .", D, . Curwin's ......... 52 90 45 81 � . �;. ,� - - . . I I ;� � pronounced unqualified, left upon the lists I.". �,� . � Hamilton's ....... 41 73 40 S,j ment have been guilty of anything . , ,, ��, V, ns of legal technicalities. Three In . by mea I censure. most of the constituenc VJ 7, -� I Banley's ......... 30 82 24 99 I 1;� 4, - . f_, j " 1 Courts have decided against them ; never- o the Liberals the state of ,the lie . - P Crook's .......... 50 70 45 83 t I yi ,g . I I �, ` been against them and the partisan E k , X � theless, they decided to .carry the case to V� Holmesville .... . 52 77 51 91 L; . I ', V * _� '' the persons in charge of the � lists �� :_ — — — . . , - i� Ottawa and in the ridings has han� . � 9- the Supreme Court in order to defend un � 1i - 1 �225 , 392 205 437 1 1. , � _1 � �4 , , - � qualified voters. When the election took ' - In.some cases the lists ha . �4' 1 ".. � Majority ...... 1 167 1 Z� I I witheld from the opposition candid& , �! - . 4- place th other day there were, therefore, GoDieiiijcu— � . I . � � ;. an the list the names of two hundred and Thompson's ... . , 48 46 48 I 66 within three or fourl days of the 0' � . Videan's ......... 47 44 41 53 when it was impossible for him to . I thirty voters who were declared unqualified his fall strength or e . ven to find o � � f - Town Hall ....... 52 47 35 60 'I e I by the, Conservative Revising Barrister, act- were or were not on the.fis'to. , The � . r 1 Bates . ........... 52 26 62 27 1 1, � ling ith tb 4 . ment's methods of jugg I ikng in his capacity ms a judge, - These names Walton's ......... 56 34 55 43 , � � I ; .� I �, were all indicated on the lists, however, and . Brophy's ......... 63 59 65 62 have also been against the 0 positio . . -4 I - when their owners voted, the name of ,tbs Hayo ............. 38 write were withheld unti it Sul i Government to issue them and . I-= 14, — — —_ — � if candidate they voted for was recorded. By cases even when they were isou �, ____ 356 2901 - 347 350 . '1� I �, Abbott gave orders it wa to b . .1 this means it became easy to ascertain how Majority ...... 66 I 3 � - . , -,*, , secret until the proclamations were 2 1 t, many of these objectionable votes. were cast 'WEST WAWAWOSH- I I � So gave barely eight days notice to t � .. - � for Mr. Carling and how many for Mr. 60 Is, the Conservatives, of ourse, k, � �, Fowler's .. ...... 91 60 77 84 era A Hyman, At the final summing up, at the been privately notified by the Gov 11 - Town Hall ....... 74 50 80 fil q � I � , I close of the polls, it wits found that by St. Melon's ........ 98 32 97 37 some weeks in advance. This is n I counting these objectionable votes Mr. Carl- — — — speculation, for Lactuall the . _. I � ' tion, issued from Mr., Alstat's c.c. I . ing had a majority of 109, and by excluding 328 .213 314 262 � I them. Mr. Hyman had a majority of 16. Majority ...... 115 � 52 some of these write secret, somethin i even Sir John Macdonald never de � I _.. . EAST WAWANO819— go Iow as to do. Mr. A bott, h ! 51 � I Hence. the rejoicings and demonstrations by - Westfield ........ 82 41 81 bo � ; !,�_ both parties, Scott's .......... 82 67 73, 80 appears to lack all ,�6ppre iation � I V I dignity of his office or the requirem � I I . . Matters remained in this state until the Deacon's ......... 67 39 68 48 Parliamentary practice. Of the la I ip summing up by the retaraing-officer *a. Leishmi ....... 58 39 60 50 dead, he is almost entirely ignorant, i . . � . — — — as that may seerm Sir Richard Cai i - � Tuesday last, It was then ascertained that ' 289 186 282 228 � I � ;1'. iii and Mr. Mille have been dc tained i the count made at the close of the election Majority ...... 103 C � - I i , � was accurate. . Of the 230 appealed votes RECAPITULATION.' West by the Lend I t* but I . � nowhere and h cauocn e'eclilo"Li � . us of t e ber i � . , 1 131 had been cast, 128 for darling, and 3 - . Cameron. Patterson. ' be held to -day or to-,�or w wh I - Rol u .__�o wl t � Asbfield ............ 480 409-' course -of action in t il � I . I for Hyman. There were in all 2,531 votes - ,be I be i - i�A� Colborne ........... 256 232 ed upon. There is undimins�4ed co i A � '-I! � cast for CarliD , and 2,422 for Hyman i ; _.�,:_"; 9 & Clinton ............. 270 261 in and,enthusiasm for Mr. L�qrier,w . L I -i .1 a Taking the 128 appealed votes from Carling's Goderich-lownship.. 205 437 no means cast down unduly �y the .JL . I I,- '� I - I . total vote and the 3 from Hyman's, leaves Goderich ............ 347 .360 he has sustained in Ontario, I thong � 'i T il I 1`1 ! , - t, , � - _ I r�l ft t , " Z , I - , I "�i f", -, _�� " 0 1 I .. , , � - ` ii'll, , , I I � . , ) 11 " ( 1, f � V i a I i t,t �S Z I : Y. I A r them, Carling 2,403 and Hyman 2,419,, or a WeEt Wawanosh. _ . 314 262 are enough to damp the 1 ardor i ! I East Wawanosh ..... . 282 228 so faithful a public servant s the I I L I majority of 16 for Hyman. But, counting � .— . ; L I — leader. � ! the entire vote, Carling has a majority of � 2154 2179 The Quebec question first appears : � . I 4 . ! �t f i- . F : � -, I � I - � � - I I , , � - .1 . ........ U�� I �,,.� . I - I— . - . � — L -1 - L � . - � . � . I � - I . . . I . . . � I . . I . . . . . . � I , ; I ! . L . � I . . , ! L � I , . i L .. . ;1 I I L .- 11 I L I " . _1-1 *�__ , -1 - I - L 1. 50 , � - . _____A-_____ , _ � , - I I . I . . I � � I � I . - . . I � I � . I � I 1 1 1 1 THE HURON EXPOSITOR. ___ _.____ - - - im I i � I I I paratively large and uopulo,us town8h pe ,�J I �� thim deputy in ad- . . I I - - . S. Pierce & Co., of London, put a saini'le of � Piero, w two -rowed on the market to seo w at it, ENT 1 paper in a form of an inquiry by Mr, Deli h is jif who will to -morrow ask the Government they know that in the Province of Quebec which return more one I dition-to the reeve. Mr. Rorke's bill a,6). � would bring, and were offered 58 con s for 60 ,1892. . , Judges Baby, Davidson, Jettef t i u. I I ty provided for the lowering Of the propel for the mul 10ipal franchise in I it, O r if they would furnish a car Oad cents. - One reason why the two-ro wed is to time and Pagnuelo have Fet aside their judici I . duties to undertake political finqi irie . -_ qualification � town@ from S30o to $200 and i6 villages frDM not a better price at present in this fart is be ess has Whether there will be any diectigaic n on $200 to $100. it wai read the second . � I that there is not& sufficient.quantity to got for shipping purposes. When Mr, Prin- a over� bled on Mr. Ddliele's motion which follows his in- for the correspondence, or whet* time. i - i NOTEli, I gle shipped that two -rowed to the Aff arican I first , oach -of quiry the Quebe,j Liberals will await the formal The report of the Ins�lector of Prisons 4nd market, pe rhapA it w&4 not the n iistake he made while in the bu�incEs, � is it is luard,q) motion impeaching Lieutenant Govern�r likely the Charities shows that �here was a consider- in throughout the grain well understood it is the six -rowed ,ariety ause of Angere, is not known, but it, is latter course will he adopted and a day fixed able- decremie critne Province Imbt year as compared with 1890. the Americans desire, But, not so w th the ir bril- for the great debate. I . The number of committy-18 in 1891 was i English, as they have a very decided prefer - once for the two -rowed, and when Mr� Prin- front of. NOTES. . . 10,423 m ag-.irist ll) -810 in the pre viou 8 gle tell@ us that barley sold in Seafortlk some r of the Mr. Baird having been finally awarded the eat for Queens, New Bruuswiuk, by the year. A large proportion of the decreas3 was in the committals for drunkenness. The years ago at $1.00 to $1.35,does he . h it to tied for Murt, although defeated in the last eilection inopector points out the growing disposition be understood that if the McKinleyTill were . no.t in operation we would be receivin$ those me band he ears will take the seat vacated by Mr."King the unseated Liberal member. � to convert county gaols into poor -houses, and comments upon the disgraceful state of . prices to -day. If he does not, and I cannot ic, On Mr. Trow,the chitf Liberal Vy-hip is not to aff,tirs which allows old and infirm persplas for a moment think he does, then what has oillery be seen in his saist for the first time in 20 whose only crime is their poverty to be shut � the quoting of the prices of those dayi to do � with the 9 The question with the re the Excel- years. Althougb lie was unseated last No- vember and a Speaker's warrant for a new up behind prison bars'. The :increase in the number of patients in i the hospitals And question : i farmer should be, if he intends to grow bar. . I Dal was issued in the same month, the. Gov- i charities I'Ast year was .very marked, �he -ley, what kind at the present timp and gun an- .election erament have witheld the writ until now. total number being 10,523, and the increase -over ander the,present circumstances is th I most SIKID Now, Sir, I think, t ki eel : .Loyalty liency's The ministerialiAs profess great admiration and res7pect for Mr. Trow's character and 1890.being 1,336. The Minister of Education again reports a profitable?- . � Hqg price or feeding qualities, the two -rowed rted by ability but this is the way they show it. doon-a-se in the number of children in at in Ito be preferred. . Minister Agriculture deser ce the iard of Mr. Brun the new Liber&t member for tendance at the public schools of ,the. ,:rhe of played -eau Richelieu who captured the seat carried I Province, Ithe falling off in 1890 oil comps, ad thanks of the farmers of this count or the + introduction of the beat two e stop- last March by Sir Hector Lmogevin, it; a with 1889 being 5,250, The loohool. pop��Ia- -row lariety joy was young man of unusual ability and hi�h � . . tion in 1889 wan I 500,815 while in 1890 it ' at,as low a price as possible, when h I mar- ket for the bix-rowed was threatened by a zowski, er car- debating power. I ; I Hon. Allexi6nder Mackenzie's Best is had decreasId to 496,505. A great many interesting statistics are given in the report, high tariff. Mr. Pringle states, yesain ago Honey's vacant for the first time since confederatiop, The ttendance� of pupils in rqrsl �, there were large quantitits of two -rowed bar- af ter- the old veteran being detained in Toronto �Y districts w&e 47 per cent. of the number 1 on ley grown, and the English market W�As bs � red the illness. . ., I -the roll, in owns 59 Nr cent. and in cities t near then as now. Bat if the advanta;kes of . crowd The. First Minister did Dot attend the ' 62 per can . Of the � whole number of. a o , that that mark e t were not then,avai I d f I ated on State dinner at Government House On teachers 67 er cent. ar now- women. 'Cho any reason they should not be at pr;sent. to the Thursday night, a thing no precedented. in avers e sala� Of male teachpro was $03 Some years ago the principal market for our in the United Sitates. to. The the history of Canada. Mr. Abbott I never andoffewal teachers$292. Th Ire- Eic sur�plus cattle was d then von' goes out in the a tog. ' ' ceipts of p U schools was $5,016,212 �nd TIfe English market was as near then as d bows Mr. Charlton wi'.1 introduce his bill again total expenditure S4,29Z,678;� 5-67 per cent. now, but until Forne enterprising sh' pers ouse of mes,re- for the better observance of the Sabbath . and also one for the suppression of obscene the of the receipts being! contributed by i � Government, and this avleragelcost . -I pul proved the shipping of cattle there to1pble a success that market was of no use to the literature, and Mr. White, of Cardwell will rr P, ov I being $8.67 Separat� schools a in- - farp of this country. Surely no on will . session introduce a bill to -compel Insurance Agents creased in iiumber from 175 to 259 imlI4 .ere may it is. -not a great benefit at present. it a th roe to take out a license and to otherwhib amend yearn, in number of ti�achers from 334 to would seem a little too soon to condemu r door. the Insurance Act. : 569, and in expenditure! from $114,706 to the shipping of barley, the first year there ee what I 1 $289,703. An regards the French schools in hai been anything done in the barleys ex- ounced His THE ONTARIO LEGISLATURE, I the eastern part of tho' Province, th6y Ap- O�2Pt a few samples for testing purl?oses. There are some of the farmers of this part, Orn er said, - (By Our Special Correspondent.) : � pear to be on the inores'e, but the regula- tione regarding the teac ing of the English and I do not believe they consider them- rgeant- eded in TORONTO, February 29tb, 1,892. language are reported t, be carried out so - learns selves foolish Grits, and I am sure they are not good Tories, who have for years. been scorted Mr. Clancy having figured out to his own that every class , aglieb, though with- , growing the two -rowed barley, as they con - a mes- isfaction, if not to that of the remainder sat : varying success, I i The Government on iFriday were! In r- sidbr they get a better yield and a ll�atter made a of the House, that the Provincial surplus viewed on the temperanoe quostion b t,le. feeding barley. Mr. Pringle is the! first vanced exists only in the recesses of Treasurer Har- . f � gates from two bodies holding di er�nt I have known to state that one �Ueoel of . v, then with a court's heated brain, and that instead there views, to wit: the bot�el-keopers and the peas is worth two of barley for feeding pur- poses. , The beat of feeders consider a mix- ? e. Ad- is a deficit iii -the revenues of the Province Dominion Alliance. The principal object of . the former was to prevent, if I possible, 4ny ture the most profitable. ounced which, at the end of this year, will be' ex- ' further increase in tho license fee, which Yours truly, General actly $3,679,655, Mr. Balfour, of Eesexo on i � from the treasurer's recIn ch they be- t epee' - T. B. HAYS, MCKill P, . � norable . Hav- Tuesday took up the tale, and was followed lieved was in contemplation. The te t r- T t� the 6and i , i ; rich the by several members on both sides in the ' . &nee men on other I were note �ng upon greater stringency'in the way of liquor 1 Huron Notes. I d three usual budget debate. No new views of the, legislation, the chief amendments advocated Mr. Wm. Boyles has disposed of his he had financial situation were brought out, nor.in- being that power' be given to the majority farm on the Bayfield road, Stanley, to Mr. he sixth by the deed are the annual contentions as to hat of electors in a polling e'ub-division to pre- ' McNaughton. - cri , in About $3,000 has been subs ib d i kee, the , "nould be charged to capital and wha to . revenue account particularly edifying or vent the re -issue of a lipense, that bare : be abolished and that no shop or saloon licenses . Gorrie village towards the erection of � new I of the greatly -to the purpose. The more the ques- be issued. It is evident'that the temperance Methodist church in that place, �-, T. amber. ' a "'y tian is discuseed the more clearly -d000 it eople are of opinion that prohibition may " Ee reached in Ontario by way cf restriction. —Mrs. Jane Welsh, mother of Mir. Welsh, of Goderiob, died fin Stratford on ellency, appear that the financial adniiiiiatra—_ _ . Wednesday, 17th ult, aged 79 years. 11 ce, sat the Government is ! . - I — — - 7 -4e , .—D. McCormick, of Wingham, has die - g every � 'TOT THE WEAK-rOINT , News of t Week. sed of his house and lot in that town to r Grow- in its armor, if one exists. The Opposition THE GOLDEN STATE TREMBLED.—A vio- T. in Pey, tinsmith, at, a fair wa.4 the is unable to point to specific expenditures lent earthquake shock was experienced in figure. J. J. C. and say these should be decreased, and of California. I I I LOST SEA.—Fourte'en lost t6eir . —The property known as the. Coventry by in Blyth the mown as late years the cry of extravagance has AT persons farm was sold auction" other Y'S left Almost ceased to be raised. The revenue of lives by the sinking of �he steamer Forest -on day. The purchaser was Mr. Maarice in -Chief 3 the Province practically suffices for its ex. Queen in the North Se� Friday. i I I � LYNcHim. � D�ck Smeltzer, and the price paid $1,050. ; ,enera). penditure, and with the sole exception of —A young man" named —Mrs. Chambers, for many years a �resi- itia and the sale of annuities to provide for the pay- Culler wag Iynche4 at. Marshfi�ld, dent of Clinton, but who hao'been residing floor of ment of subsidies voted to railways years Missouri, or drowning a � four-year-pid, I in the North weist with her son for some : Died by ago, nothing in the shape of a Provincial � child. � . ' time post died there last week. eft. In debt is being accumulated. It is true the Too POOR TO EXHI1131T.-0hili has 4e- —Mr. T. P. Simpson, a well-known and cee and timber on the Crown domain is being sold clined altogether to �artic'ppate in the highly respected: resident of Ethel, dic d .on Canada, and the proceeds used to defray expetises, :cake World's Fair at Chicago' on th. e plea that,ghe Thursday afternoon, 25th ult. Mr. Simpson let and I but the Province cannot, both have its I cannot afford it, , � has not been in good health for some tinie, Va, the and eat it, a,nd in the great majority of REWARD FOR Isivuy.�_Three boys who -4 ,—Robert Jamieson's tender for building yor, and cases the timber limits must be sold or, ex- were injured in Boston :by live elect4ic the bridges on the 4th and 12th conceegione e right posed to the imminent danger of being rav- wire that bad fallen across thq street have of Grey has -been accepted He gets $297 by the aged by fire. This being so, the question been awarded $11,500 damages- against the and $534 for the contracts re;pectively. ,, evening practically is, whether the money should be . I I cit : , 91D —Mr. Jesse We9tcott, son of James West - peculiar hoarded up in the treasury or whether it FATALITY.—By ithe 41 term on the cott, formerly of Usborne, has purchased u. -The should bereturned to the people through Spanish coast Saturday �30 boats were lost the interest of Mr. Irving Armstrong in the multifarious channels by means of which and "300 persons drowned. The lose of life the flour and feed business in Exeter. ich was they at present receive it. The people of is probably underrated.; —Mr. Robert Armstrong has purcilased for any- the Province have over and over again signi- IN THE'TABERNACLE.'—James SpurgoDD, lot 13, conceEsion 11, Stanley, the fart# at what it fied their preference for the latter course ' the brother of the late! Charles Spurgeon, present occupied by big father, Mr. RaDney rence to and until the claims of posterity come to be has provisionally assumed the duties of Armstrong. . and for considered as paramount to those of the the pastorate of the Metrppolitan taber- —Mr. Lawrence Manning,.of Clinton, has eforence, present generatior, tio doubt this view will nacle. . k . rented his farm on the base line, Goderich . ANOTHER SHoR7BR.—, George S. Molre, business tomnshit (at present occupied by his son), elegates* Some satisfaction is to be derived from the one ef the most promine t . men! of to Mr. SWSOD, of Holmeaville. Mr. Man- ocity in statement made by the Treasurer that the I Louisville, Kentucky, h. a disappeared, �nd Ding, jr., purposes visiting the North-West. with re- list of railways in receipt of annual subsidies indications are that he started. for CAIDS A. —On Wednesday of last week Willlism, d coast- hat, within the last year, been reduced by His alleged shortage is �79, ,. r StODehouse, of East Wawanesh,wao in- ing Sea six, numbering now fourteen. In 1898 only MINE DISASTER IN SPAIN.' Eleven Ten stantly killed while working in the buih by odus Vi- eight will be left, while in 1904 only two . were killed and five injured by an exploo;iOn having his bead crushed by a fal�ling Iree. bill in will remain. This satisfaction is, ho'wever, lost week at the quarry pear the ro�yal : He was. 30years, 5 months and 9 days old. seats in tinged with melancholy when the reflection I ; palace at Ajuda. ! I 1 —Mr. Thomas McMichael, the well-known 1 i ade nee- is made that one of the main objects for A PLATFORM SrzA�Eu.—Mrs. Garrett horse breeder of Hullett, sold a three year I de ve which the expenditure of the, seven millions- Fawcett, the widow of the blind postman er- old stallion, Dutchman, last week to an d 170iva , of dollars paid out to railways was under general of that name, is the best platf rm Exeter horseman, for a good figure, This of one taken, viz,, the securing of cheap freight speaker in England and.has a simple fernin- � 11� horse took first prize and diploma at L don ad Mon - rates through competition has been to a � I ine insuner. ; I 7 ' exhibition. . n addi- very great extent defeated. Theloeal lines . YELLOw FEvEn.—Tho steamship Advoce —While Mr. Angus MoDermid, of the noreaaed which were subsidized have nearly all been from Brazil, is detained at quarantine' in Huron road, Hullett, was hauling ice off reliable swallowed up by the two great corporations, ' Now York, three deaths ' from: yellow fever VanEgmoud's pond, on Monday of last o make the Grand Trunk and the Canadian Pacific, 'having occurred on board, week, his team broke through and a neigh - by this which nevertheless ciontinue to draw with A VIGOROUS OLD MAN..�Andrew G. Curtin, her passing - by had to help him out, .No 9 swept great regularity the bonuses voted by the the celebrated war Goyprnor -of Pennsyl- harm beyond the wetting was the result. election. Province in.the hope of averting just such a vania, -is now 9. mao of 75 years of age, —Thomas Pepper, 9*.h concession.of Grey, tereat to state of affairs. but still retains all 'of his physical and in the owner of a grade cow that is ,worth eople in The question of dehorning cattle, which is mental vigor. . possessing. Lastweek her milk ;u�plied � at present attracting a good deal of public LosT IN THE MAILS.—Two hundred the cream from which 19 pounds o prime . on Fri- attention, was brought up in the House on thousand dollars' worth� of mortgages and - butter was manufactured. This record wont - a slight Monday by Mr. Tooley, and the announce- notes have been lost in the mails letween be easily beaten. ent. In ment was made by the Attorney -General Minneapolis and West Superior. Pootal I —Mr. Thomas Ashbury, of the fir ,of ed until that the- G&vernment- inte'nd to appoint a inspectors are diligently at work. Ashbury & Jamieson, has purchased M . E. ntroduc- commission for the purpose of investigating I)Rr�xKEx ORG117S.—At Emerson, Michi- VV&tson's property, adjoining the villa e of � I _ the whole question. - gan, the other day some drunken chardoal V,� Blyth. The place consists of about . ,O ,,or contrast The bill introduced by the Commiesioner � burners threw Lucy Webb, keeper off a 75 acres all seeded down. It is a bea'u;'tiful of the of.Crown Lands to incorporate notorious resort, into a'smouldering kiln And place, and Mr. Ashbury has secured a I 'bar � session. . THE ASSOCIATION OF SURVEYORS kept her their five hours. The wo�mn �vas I gain. The price paid was $4,900. I ity and s with a had a somewhat remarkable reception for a . cooked to a crisp. � ' `GivEs ANOTHER 81,000,000.—The UDi- —James Speir's team ran away from the I National Rodler Mills, Brussels, Monday he gains Govern Dent measure, inasmuch as it appear- versity of Chicago has had another gift of. afternoon Of last week. One of the horses so far ed to commend itself more to the opponents $1,000,000 added to its endowment fri,orn ran full tilt against a telephone post in front electors of the Government th&D to their supporters. ye: I John D. Rockefeller. Us sa : " I tn�ke of the Queen'b Motel and dropped as if abot, Govern- The objections taken were that the surveyors this gift as a special thanks offering to the . When freed from the harness the animal got eriting were attempting to form themselves into. ` close corporation, and that public in- Almighty Gad for returning health." I up not much the worse apparently. ieo lost -the terest was not likely -to be served by diffi- A BL4oOD-HOR8R RA'wcH,_,The largest I —W�e are sorry to announce the death of to have ction of culties in the way of fees, etc., which it was blooded horse ranch in the world is said'! to be that at Greeley, Colorado, w hich A. IF. : Nellie, Austin, the youngest daughter: Of Thomas Austin, Rnllett, who� passed away both at proposed to put in the way of any one wish- ing to enter the profension. The reply to Wolf manages for the Stude-bakers �nd on Friday, the 19th alt. She had been ail- icapped this was that it was important to farmers several Eastern capitalists. Over 8,500 aq:res ing for the last year with lurg and heart ve been to until and others to be protected against incompe, of alfalfa grass range 4,800 Percherons and . ! Clydesdales. . I ' disease, bat was able to be around until Sunday, the 14th, when she was taken with polling, tent surveyors, and that the bill provided for such examinations as would secure the Riols IN BERLIN.�A Workingmen's a severe cough. get out desired qualifications. The measure re- deputation made an attempt Saturday after- —Mr.J. Vv' Riter left Clinton last week for ut who ceived its second reading- noon to march to Empe;or William's palace Manitoba with a car load of as fine general ,Govern- e writs The Attorney. General's bill amending the in Berlin, and were o prevented, when ni`� within a few yards of the Royal residence, purpose horses an have ever left that see - tion. They were all purchased from relia- n. The , law relating to bequests of land for charitable purposes was read the second time, The ob- by a large body of polico, who charged the ble farmers in the neighborhood of Clinton ted the in . Ject of the bill is to remedy the mistake deputation, seriously wounding many mem- ; at good figures and - will range in weight some . Mr, :often made in bequeathing real instead of bers and taking about ei hty prisoners. i g 'Fi.,�P, 1,200 to 1,500 lbs, and all from 4 to 6 years ed e kept a ,personal estate to -hospitals, charities, Itc-) . .1. SALARIES. -:-James Whitcomb Rilpy's income from his readings and recitations old. � —On Saturday night, 20th ult., Messrs. posted ' which are. by law debarred from receiving . -such bequests. The bill, which is modelled equals a bank president's malary, while Bill I Mi - tchell Brothers' saw mill in Lucknow had he Lib having on a recent English measure, permits such Nye in 1891 cleared $40',000 from his ap- pearance on the rostrum. Max O'Rell and a narrow escape from destruction by fire. The fire originated in the roof near- the ernment gifts to be made, but provides that the land shall be sold within a year from the time of ' Will Carleton get.$200 & night from their " smoke stack, but the timely arrival of &s- o mere instruc- .1 the testater's death. managers. George W. Cable receives $100 sistance averted what would undoubtedly COUNTY COUNCILS, every time lie reads. . have been a big conflagration. The firemen g which The township of Turnberry appears to � were soon at the scene of the fire, but the blaze was extinguished before their arrival. sconded owever,' have acted as spokesman fur the Province in the matter of reducing the membership of Two -Rowed vs. Six -Rowed Barley. —There died in Stephen townshipr, on the 18th , ult., Elizabeth Waldrond, relict of the of the county councila. The petition which Mr. DrEAR EXPOSIT",—In your issue of the late Itteliard Box. Deceased had been ill for ents of Gibson, of East Huron, presented from that ' . I 19th iDSt. Mr. Prin Is has a letter on the I over two years of consumption, and saffered tter, in- township at the beginning of the session barley question. M, Sir, it is not my . in- much. Her husband died some three years strange raying for this change a�iong others has Eeen tention to follow him throughl all his peram- I i ago, of a similar disease. Mrs. Box was a Wright supplemented, by a bill introduced by bulating back to Leith, in See 0and, or dip dau*hter of Mr. Waldrond, of the 2nd com- in -the Mr. Rorke, of Grey. Mr. Rorke proposes into politics, as he seems anxiQ'ns to do. The cession of Stephen, was 47 years old, and they are to effect the reduction by providing that 6rat objection he raises to the. comments on highly respected b all. y ale will en their . hereafter townships shall require to possess 750 for deputy- the barley in question was th4 the ric6 I —On Saturday morning, the 20th ult., I ratepayers every additional got was not given. I may say I BOIS n�ne Mrs, McIlwain, of Dungannon, after a short decid- reeve, instead of 500 as at present. The for less than 55 cents, and I got 60 centstor illness, departed this life, She and her now nfidence he is by gao8position was op osed by Mr. Wood, of ; some that I sold to farmers for seed, which bereaved husband have been and are well tin go, bu,t &a r. Hardy declared in its is much better than could be got for six- and wideily known in this vicinity, an they reverses favor, it stands a good chance of receiving rowed, The last crop of six-rpwed I radoed were amongst those who first settled in h these the F,p roval of the House; The change, an Pommissioner wag in the year 1889.' I sold over 300- West Wawanosh when it was: a forest. She of even the of Crown Lands re- bushels, and it did not average 40 cents per leaves behind her to mourn' her absence a Liberal marked, was not a radical site, and it its bushel, and there was no MeMnley bill in bereaved husband, a number of sons and I doubtful whether much relief will be . force at that time. Now, Sir, in looki D1 dAughters, also grandchildren and a large on the affor ded by the measure, as it ig only com. over the Farmers' Advocate I see where � circle of relatives,friends and acquaintances, MARm 41 18,92. - � N - . - having been highly respected by&]] with whom she was acquainted, and known for 2 the many sterling qutilizies she PoEsessed. - She will be gr"tly missed in the home. dir. . cle, especially! by her bereaved husband. Her age %as 64 years, 1-0 months, 20 days. ' -We are cailled upon this week to record the death of the wife of hdr.Peter McLaren, treasurer of Turnberry, which occurred on . Thursday, Ifth ult., in her 45,th year, De- ceased was a daughter of the lute John M. Campbell, of Nellesley, and sevoral parties in and near G irrie, were among her school. mates in that ;ownsbip, She leaves a family of three dautbters and .% .son, b(-sidem hev . , husband, to W�om heartfelt sympathy is ex- tended. I -We are giieved to chronicle the death of Nellie A ' tin youngest daughter of A 'a i Blyth,who departed this 'a Thomas net ,o life on Frida'Fiforenoon, 19th ult. She bad been ill for 1 a considerable length of time from lung and heart trouble, but not confined to her bed until a week ago Sun- day. Nellie *as much loved by all who knew her ,%nd. her many cornpavioDs and pla . amates w14 greatly miss her from their' st. i 64 I -on Tuesday, 23rd ult., Mrs. William, Eckmier died jat her home, 5th concession of . Morris, after 'S, trief illness of 10 days. Naturally delicate, Is grippe coon laid her prostrate and;the complic&tions of pleurisy and inflamnaw iion of the lungs completed the work. Mrs. ?,ckmier's maideif name was Mary Jane I ynn and she was united in marriage to h,r now bereft partner &boat 16 years ago. Two sons 'and a daughter are left motherless. The deceamed was 36 years, 2 months and 21 days of age. -The total assessment of the towmirbip of Stanley for the year 1891- w" $1,682,645, On this assessiment the following rates were levied; County rates, $3,36.5.29; Township rates, $,�, 18 .�.Q!; General school rate, . ", hool rate, $3,416.68. $1,178'.28 , - �i'al se The followin are eome of the ditirburse- . ments: To ounty Treasurer, $3,137.24; to schools, ,610.42; for roads, $1.457--92; for gravel, 7.28; for salaries, $535.50; for printing, 27.14; for charity, $3"86. 1 -The 21st nnURI report of the OntaTio institution fo the Education of the Deaf and Dumb has been is nod, sind shows the " following pupils from this county amongst the total of 9)8 attendance there,up, to Sep- I tember 30th, 891: Francis Burteb, Gorrie; Newton Clar c, Dungannon ,- Mary Hay- ward, Clintoi ; H-epmabeth Roggard, Lon- doeboro ; 31ar tha, Leigh, Port Albert; Lou- iss, M. McKal , Port Albert; Lovills Potty - piece, Winglikra; John F. Shilton, Clinton�, John Snaalldm, Cranbrook; Mabel W. Thompson, I liangannon ; Nelson Wood, Exeter. -A directo.-s' meeting of the Stephen and Usborne Agr culturaI Society was held. at the Mansion House, Exeter, on Saturday afternoon, 20tiult. The contract for build- - ing the new fence and repairing the old was awarded to Moisrs. Box and Smale, at $1.75. per rod for the former and 97 cents per rod - for the latter. They also have the contract for moving th grand stand. Tenders were ' ut n t accepted for the removal ceive " , a Eni - of the old ED lish church, being considered � too high. It a decided to hold the I anmu!'Ih�riltg aisr ioin"Othe 12th of April. , -The follo ing facts are taken from the 0, report of the Provincial treasurer for 1891, - just 43ued : 4otel licenses issued in East Huron, 24; South Huroo,.39; West Huron, 40 ; -16 shop licq,nses were issued, against 1-1 in 1889, and 30 in 1874. The municipalities in HiEt Huron I received ,%i their proportion of the license �ees, a total of $761 ; tbose in South Huron lr�ceived, $2,433.4,8; and those in Went Hur�on, $2,715 27 ; the difference between the latt two and fir8t being SC - counted for by the preEence of the towns in thent. The �nes collected -were: Feet Huron, $130; South Huron, $230; West Huron, $340. The committals for drunken- - ness in Hur 1were only 5, as against IS in 1881. -Robert, B rr, or., one of the pioneer settlers of Grey, p, sed. peacefully away Sunday morning, 21:tll ult. The funeral on, Tuesday was Ilargely attended, the people thereby te8tif ing to the honesty amid ,u - � , ,P rightness whici � the deceased had ,al"�s - shown in �isl dealings with his fellows. 'L Several of hi's �chlldren from a distance at- tended the fulaleral. The deceased was born in county of Antrim, Ireland, and on coming, to Canada Ioc4ed at Cornwall where he was married to his -now bereft partner, Miss. Phoebe Wood. 1 Seven of the eight children ' given them &�e living. Mr. Barr lived in the vicit thel. for over 30 years. He was 75 years or age -At the time of his I death. -In the dea�h of Mr. Benjamin Allen, which occurred on - Fridky, 19th ult., Ash- field loses anot or of the old and esteemed residents of t e townehip. Deceased has resided on lot $, in the 14th concession, for the past 27 ears, having settled on the farm when it wa8 all bush, but by his indus- try and labor, he had made for himself a comfortable ho e. He was of, a quiet, re- tiring die OSit1)n but wag ufiiversi-ily re- spected Ey &)I who knew him. Deceased was 56 years old and had suffered for Over a year past with consumption. Mrs. Allen hair the- entire sympathy of all in this last sad affliction, she baViDg a few years ago to part with both her children who -were just entering woma nhcol, by the ruthless hand of this same fatal disease. -1he Clintc n New Era of last week bas I the following in reference to a pioneer of ' the Huron tract: Henry Rsueford, Beq..., (father of Metars. R. and J. RaDxford) c&U justly claim to be a pioneer -if not the pioneer=of th Huron tract, he having tak- en up land in May, 1832, not quite 60 years ago. He is yet A hale sind L hearty man, a beaut- * f al photograp i of him was received from I the old country last week by one of his sons, showing him a well preserved, with an, un. .usually fine P I �ywque for a man bordering on 90 years, a d seemingly with afleast 2.5 years of life y�e*l ahead of him. -Nature has dealt kindly w�th him, and he has had the � good judgment not to disagree very seriously' I with nature during his long yearn. .F -The annual meeting of Willis' church congregation, ClintOD, was held. on Thurs. day evening, 113th ult. The various reports read -showed the congregation to be in a very prosperous condition. The report of the trustees sh wed that the finances of the - congregation 4ere in satisfactory condition, the receipts (not including the receipts of the misaionark societies -or Sabbath school) amounted to S�,631.65 made up,of balance from precedID year, $152.92; pew rents, $1,030.45; or� inary collections, $652,55; . special oolle, t" 4 $362-08; colleotiolus at ` ' '1�n - 'cr ' - commuinions, 8 37.260 and anniversary col- lection, $296.3 The expenditure amounted to $2,473.19 (iiluding painting the manse, � - . taxes thereon _apd insurance for three years . on the same),1 leaving a balance on hand of $158.46. The I amount contributed for mis- sioriary purposes, etc., was $778, 1 1 __ I -John Stevenson, of Britton., Elm& town�_' snip, whose f Imily wer,,- so sorely bereaved recently by Ze sudden death of their daughter, u teacher at Grand Valley, was ill with inflammation of the lungs, following an attack of the grippe. He took a relapse owing to the excitement occasioned by his daughter'8 death and- died on Wednesday last week, . -Mr. Robert Norris' horse ran away in, St. Marys the other day, el i - , earing every thing before him, till he camne where Mr. Baird's horse was turning around on the - street, when the runaway took a flying leap over him, bat only succeeded in bringing both to the ground, making Mr. -Baird's horse roll completely over. Before the horses could gain their feet Mr. Baird had secured their bead's arid held them dovrD. Mr. Norris' cutter was completely de. molished, and Mr. Baird's sleigh slightly damaged. lftnzn. - ' jubilaut Tuld . in the West, - it until aft.�r arden,- PAW celebrate, -'j take a vo�,e (. � two SundA) I better for tjf� $170 per yel which we Me Friday eveDi :Canadian Oi although the - ought to 13WIr neighborhoo� t*n acto'd ,&�e I manner. Th David McGf ance. Mr. f his usual K Clinton, nang gave a readir Mr. David I which he W4 . : pear ag-do. : we can Dever, Hot, of Wing forth all the A was a progrei W. Richmom at Mrs. Curti Mirs. Gracey,' Mrs. Currie t which was he success, tbere than has beei , Miss Marx D ou Febru 4 ary � gentlemep gv geeing that t � I borne. -"M r, .�1 . Seaforth, W -c Dodd's this , non is in To X,"ter Wim, I Tuesday, Hi cose.-Mr. W enough last v . cut, while eup , 'Vemill I au�$ " is visiting in, I Winmill, ,Winc town, returne wednei'day ,e� Portage Ja P . visit at.preser few days in C Fordan, of C11 Mary Dodds I spending a fei -Misd Tialnil brother, Mr. , - Gidley Was in ,day party I Symondson A sociable time ; Joseph 'C%rte� urday witha Fisher weat t Dever has reco spelt -Mr. Ei of his far)n bought the re - White, who it The Epwortl ,church enteru incmatch on' grand _suceek_8 He-rb.ert Ai,shbi 4000 BRIEFS,—M - Exeter, receiv, a -fine brick FaTmer, of,,the week, and M,e I Exeter, roceiv penter work, �. workrn�en w,,e I for letting tb Messrs. Char' this placelepi. sister, Mrs, .W, . h w1hich, here on Friday ' - .Mr. Jame.3 Pei proceedi; amo consisted of vo vlace this m large Bud intfli Perkine & Mia) era, mucceeilvd: reoently.-Ke, doing an exte ware line It tablished housi .. Conservativi-s ' -previonis with � last, on Amon, London. The and Hyman is fullhand.-A:7 . Still going ?On election, wbicl . lotb,---�Mrs, J1 been visiting r few d�yis.retur A young son ,q I cession 3, Stan in the cheek ]hi. Umider med ica I Emma Wells I forth in Dre�w I this week. -M Douglas, Ma4 with two car ll� plements,-Mr into PaTtnerehi som, In thefloul car loadsof ba to N -Lew York . being circulate p I lace to sign, I grain market a �Station is movf. The petition ii I Allan MoDonv�" min, Northwet heavy ,dratigbi Mr. Samuel 11 on -M-onday ]as for her. 'Mr. );. to -the Noftbw, wood, wbo ha! '� Lamg'B, left � morning la,st._ getting in the . )aat.-Mr. W. car load of h last, week. -M been siZk for t, to learn, ImprL at present coul oug illneAd. � LOCAL BRI-E� removed all block to the,fih� 1� Rogers, and k -i . -W. R.Strett I eDgin . eer,lof Sel 'BTaAels, i's he �-- T. Cluff atten� McNaughtOD'. get a inedleii Her man 'y irie- - I . :and that she q -Ge e Go ' . L or . L OC . . stock of , hoots � - � I the GraliSin � aettler of Nor farm and on 1 stock and will reside with hil . and his family. . of this w.o&.h, Farrow is bui � g"round foZ bi't ball. -Coulacil of next vveek�4 L for the pos! laborer c-te Robert'joh.oat, I t-* town. Vlr,� nience at hie ti does not have I � L . . . . � - I � ' , L � � ��.