The Huron Expositor, 1893-01-06, Page 1TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR.
ViTHOLE NUMBER, 1,308.
A Happy New Year
We stand to -day upon the threshold
of new resolutions, with a stronger
ambition to urge us on and larger
opportunities to deserve success. While
thanking you—the public—that helped
make '92 what it was, we write down
better things for '93.
The year that is past shall be the
compass for the year that is passing.
To accomplish the more excellent thing
we promise improvement in the mer-
chandise, Ole service, the prices, the
spirit of the store. The store's safety
lies in constant, persistent progress,
and the success of the past is encou r -
agement for the future.
1892 was a good year with us, but
we've a few broken lines left that we
would sooner have out of the house.
Accordingly, on
Saturday, January 21,
We will hold our second
Sem i -An n nal Bargain
Day,
And will offer the balance of Winter
Goods at ridiculous prices. Absurd
things are clone with broken assort-
ments and odd lots. We'll do it on
the above date. Watch this space for
prices.
JACKSON BROS.,
THE FAMOUS kTRNrSHING '
PEOPLE, SEAFORTH.
ANOTHER BLAST FROM THE
OLD HORN.
rWRITTEN FOR TIM EXPOWTO1.1
Although the Americans are a wicked
people, they gave the finest exhibition of
their fitness for self government that was
ever seen on earth. Think of seventy mil-
lions of people, peacefully changing in one
day their entire official class, and declaring
in favor of a change in the fiscal policy of
the country without a ripple of excitement,
the minority cheerfully bowing to the will of
the majority and allowing the majority to
assume the reins of power on the 4th of
March next, It seems to me our children's
children ought to be as proud of being born
any where on this continent as their fore-
fathers were to be born on the hills, dales,
and bogs of Scotland, England and Ireland.
'How different do the people actin this
Christian country of ours. In 1848 the
Tories got up a little rebellion in favor of
Annexation because they could not obtain
power. Now government officials and well
paid preachers, led by Colonel Dennison
with Drs. Grant and Wild as captains, are
threatening to wade to their knees in blood
to maintain British connection for the sake
of continuing in office.
Continental 'ijnioniets have no idea of
spilling a single drop of blood. Common
sense, and the mutual advantages of a large
and profitable trade are the only weapons
that are going to be employed. Grits and
Tories may leave the country in despair in
"job lots to try and fill their pockets else-
where, but the sole object of "Continental
Unionists is to bring about a change that
wU1 fill the people's pockets 'without leaving
the country. It has been the experience of
every business man for the lest thirty years,
the nearer home business is done, the safer
and more profitable it proves. Exporters to
the English markets during these years
have invariably got cleaned out of house and
home, besides,the Banks as well as the Eng-
lish firms who made advances lost millions
of dollen. Having had no other market
for the last two years for our two immense
crops, exports to the British markets have
naturally increased. The Tories claim this
proves it to be our natural and best market.
There ceuld not possibly be a greater de-
lusion. Last year was an exceptional one.
There was a famine in Russia, the greatest
grain producing country in Europe, besides
several other countries had partial failures.
The result was, speculation ran high, and
wheat that sold like hot cakes' in the fall
at $1 per bushel, went begging at 80 cents
in the spring, which means a loss of 25 to
30 cents per bushel, counting interest and
insurance. Millions and millions of dollars
were lost both in England and Canada, that
the farmers naturally got the beoefit of, but
now they are beginning to pay the piper.
Burnt " bairns"dread the fire. it is pit
so with exporters of grain and cattle. The
majority of them have lost heavily,and have.
already cursed the business and quit it,
now when they cannot help themselves.
The result is, wheat has fallen from 80 cents
and is again going begging at 60 cents. It
will be well if it does not go down lower.
No doubt our exports have increased, but if
wheat has to be exported 50 per cent. below
the cost of production, it will only take two
more years of good crops to ruin the coun-
try. The only country that is being benefit-
ed is Eagland, and she has not got sense
enough to farewell and hold her tongue.
It is true certain,agricultural interests in
England may be suffering, but they are a
mere drop in the bucket in comparison to
the great manufaeturing interests. So long
as good loyal Canadians are willing to fur-
nish the British market with breadstuffs 50
per cent. below coat, they can easily defy
the competitiota of the whole world in
manufacturing goods. There is no use in
our disguising this fact, that we are not in a
position to compete with the Americans in
either grain or cattle in the British markets
for the simple reason we have neither the
rates nor the facilities:to do so.
Last winter, during the bye elections,
G. F.Franklancl, the cattle " King " went to
Heron and told the farmers that reciprocity
would ruin the cattle trade in the British
markets ; that we enjoyed through the in-
fluence of Sir Charles Tupper and the
loyalty of the Tory party advantages that
enable our cattle dealers to pay one cent per
pound more for cattle than the Americans
were able to pay. The next we heard from
the "King" was last summer when he re-
turned frorn England with his finger in his
mouth, giving a gloomy account of the
cattle trade and declaring we were not in a
position to compete with the Americans in
It
SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 6,1893.
supplying the Br'tish markets eveu with all
the tben atdhvekilltl3fist ' a then
tenljeot3tier to Itlic.3):
we ed. Si
Globe, blamed the Gladstone Government
for ruining the Canadian cattle trade by
shutting cattle out of the home markets.
Sir Cherlea Tupper has since cautioned his
followers not to make such false charges.
The "king " deolaree when he was a boy
he had to use the spoon and oatmeal porridge
twice a day, but nov the importation of
Canadian cattle has linede meat so cheap
that every working man uses the knife and
fork. Unfortunately meat has got too cheap
to be profitable to Canadians, and judging
from the personal appearance of the "king"
cheap meat has not improved the physical
condition of the people. Since the occupa-
tion of the " king " is gone, the Government
could not do better than employ him as a
walking advertisement to showi the kind of
men oatmeal is capable of producing, it
would at once double the manhfacture and
sale of oatmeal and greatly improve the
physical condition of the rising generation.
In this way the " king " might render
valuable service to his country instead of
wasting his time in the cattle trade. Last
season cattle were carried from Chicago to
New York for $25 per oar, food and water
being provided. The export rates from
New York ran from 25 shillings th 30 shil-
lings per head during the season. From
Seaforth to Montreal the rate was $53 per
car, the cattle going thirty eix hours with-
out either food or water. The freight from
Montreal to iiiverpool ran from 50 shillings
to 70 shillingt per head. Taking the differ-
ence in the treatment of the cattle, and the
rates of freight into consideration, there is
no wonder we could riot- compete. Our
railways should all be prosecuted for cruelty
to animals on account of the way cattle are
treated. If this was done there would be
less trouble on the other side.
In the grain trade we labour under far
greater disadvantages in doing an export
trade. An exporter can go to Chicago and
buy say 100,000 bushels of graded No. 2
wheat, and ship it next day, leaving its
• certificate of character. The full quantity
must be delivered, often at half the rates
charged from Seaforth. Whereas a Cana-
dian exporter, buying 100,000 bushels
would take a week to do it, and would have
to buy from fifty different dealers without
any certificate; , of either weight or quality.
It would then take from four to six weeks
before being all shipped at the rate rail-
ways furnish cars to move Canadian grain.
Oa this amount there would be v. shortage
of 500 bushels for which our railways are
not responsible if a few dealers shipped in-
ferior grain. If sold to arrive, the whole
lot, if the market was down, would be re-
fused for not being equal to sample, and tho
exporter would have to stand the loss,
hence the reason wheat is todl.ay from 10 to
12 cents higher in Chicago than in Seaforth,
and cettle 1 cent per pound higher than in
Montreal. Continental union would not
only give us a free market on this continent
but American railway competition,with the
inter atate commerce law, would put us on
a fair footing to do an export trade if re-
quired. If the tariff wall were abolished,the
great bulk of our surplus produce would be
sold, and consumed profitably at our doors.
There is no nation on eiarth that consumes
as much food, or is as able to buy the best
Of every thing, or is as willing to pay the
highest price for it as the United States. it
is perfectly amazing the quantity of food
they consume. Little, delicate, half starved
looking women eat so much it keeps them
poor carrying the load around. A French
traveler declares there is more food wasted
in Chicago every day than would feed the
city of Paris, although the beat beef is 20 to
22 dents per pound, butter 40 cents, eggs 30
cents, potatoes $1.20 per bushel and all
other things in proportion.
The less we require to export off this con-
tinent the better prices are we likely to re-
ceive for what we do export. Supply and
demand regulate prices. The larger the
surplus the greater the leverage to reduce
prices, especially in perishable &Hides, such
as summer apples, eggs and butter. The
sooner such articles are consumed the better
prices they command. Unfortunately, age
don't improve them. Rotten apples, eggs
and butter are worth just the cost and
freight charges less in England than they
were herei which means blue ruin to the
ehipper, and plainly shows the nearer home
they ean be sold the better. in study-
ing the geographical construction of this
Nerth American Continent it is plain the
great Creater intended it should be inhabit-
ed by a united people. The great rivers
take their rise in each territory and flow in
ell directions. The little streams and rivers
drain the country from the north, south,
east and west and empty their surplus
waters into the great lakes, which Provi-
dence has provided for the use of the in-
habitants around their borders. The di-
eversity of soil and climate;. the natural
products of the farm, the mines and the
forests are so distributed it requires the
varied productions of the whole continent
to fully meet the requirements of ite inhabi-
tants. What folly, then to attempt to
frustrate the designs of God, in fully devel-
oping the natural resources of the country so
bountifully provided for the wants,: of man.
Nova Scotia can supply the eastern States
with soft coal to their mutual advantage.
Ontario and Quebec can furnish any amount
of lumber and minerals. Florida and the
southern States can supply U8 with fruits
and early vegetables; Pennsylvania can fur-
nish the coal to drive our mills and warm
our houses. Manitoba and British Colum-
bia, can return the same compliment to the
western states and California,and the latter
in turn can supply. Manitoba and all the
other Provinces with fruit. Seeing then
that we are so dependent on .each other, and
all are dependent on God, who gives and
who withhclds His favors as He thinks beet,
•and this Continent being so large, conditions
and circumstances being as variable as the
soil or the weather, why should we be kept
asunder? It is possible to have total, or
partial failures of crops of one kind or an-
other in certain parte, and have abundance
in others. Such being the case, why should
they of their abundance not supply the
wants of those who are in need to the mu-
tual advantage of alt? Taking this view of
the matter this continent is far too small to
be divided. Union means peace and pros-
perity ; it protects us from failure of crops
within our borders, and is also a protection
from foes without. Canada has everything
to gain and nothing to lose from the con-
nection. Different states are naturally
adapted for growing different kind' of crops,
such as fruit, cotton, rice, tobacco, cern,
hops wheat and other grains. There is no
state in the Union that possesses so many
natural advantages, or can give as many
varieties of grain, roots and fruits in abun-
dance, as Ontario. If the two countries
were united it would be about as sensible
for other statist; to try and compete with us
in growing barley, as it would be for us to
try to compete with them in geowing
cotton, rice or corn. Our climate and soil
gives great advantages, farm9rs being
capable of working much harder (than the
people &south, or west, and the oil yields
1
much more abundantly. If f rmert • were
then to put forth the (lame exertions in
growing barley that they now do in raising
wheat, this Province could raise 30 million
bushels yearly, which could be sold at home
at from 60 to 90 cents per buahel, our barley
being worth intrinsioally 10 to 15 cents
more, and our geographical position enhan-
cing its value from 5 to 10 cents more,would
make it impossible for even the western
states to compete with us either in the east-
ern or western markets. The fact that 30
cents duty does not shut 118 out proves what
I say. Continental Union means that we
can malt, our entire crop, which would give
employment to three times more labourers
than all the protected industries in the
Province. The one would put money in tho
farmers' pockets ; the other is legalized to
take it out. Malt houses would soon be-
come as numerous as flour mills. The Pro-
vince would soon gain the reputation of
making the beat malt, and the American
houees would buy it so as to keep up the
reputation of their beer. The malt can be
shipped cheaper to the breweries in Chicago,
Cincinatti and Milwaukee, than from, any
where elate 1 was once in a .grain conunis-
sion house in Chicago when a big German
brewer came in who looked as if he was
capable of drinking 60 or 70 glasses of lager
in one day. He had an immense bay _win-
dow in front, weighed about 350 pounds and
his clothes were ragged enougb, and far too
large for his big body. He asked in broken
English if they had any malt. He was told
they had 25,000 bushels of eastern barley
that was melted in Buffalo, out Of Canadian
barley. He was shown the sample, which
he pronounced fine malt. He then asked
the price, and was told $2,50. He replied
hat was a big price, he said he Could buy
city made malt at $2, but offered to give
$2.25 and take the lot. He was told that
was no good, the owner had given orders
not to sell it less than $2,50. "Well," he
said, " I want some good malt right away,
make out a cheque for the amount, $62,000,
and I will sign it, and give me an order for
it, I want to use it right away," and off he
went. I was surprised that a man of his
appearance could give a cheque for so much
money, and was told the same man could
give his cheque for half a million. These
are the kind of men " Union " is, going to
bring us in contact with. TakeMilwaukee,
a suburb of Chicago. It turns ot4 2,000,000
barrels of beer yearly, and pays $1 per
barrel duty to the gmhernment. It requires
4,500,000 bushels of malt, 2,500,000 pounds
of hops, 46,006,000 bottles, aud as many
labels and corks, and 60,000 tons of coal to
make it. There are $30,000,000 invested,
3,000 persona are employed locally, $1,750,-
000 aremaid out in wages 46,000 people are
dependent on the beer industry, 100 cars
are shipped every day, and as many empties
brought in, $875,000 is annually paid for
freight, and the industry is worth $12,000,-
000 annually to the city. If a little city like
Milwaukee can make so much out of barley,
what use is there in Ontario being poor.
Union would at once advance the value of
farms 50 per cent. and make Ontario the
moat prosperous state on the Continent.
She would no longer be needed as the
"milk cow " to the other Provinces,as they
would share equally as great advantages
from the change, and each would stand on
its own bottom.
I sympathise greatly with our mutual
friend, Robert Douglas. There is no doubt
we are greatly over governed. The govern-
ment employs double the number of men
and pays about threeitimes the salaries that
either the state of the labour market or the
state of the country warrante. It is toe
bad that men who are engaged in unprofit•
able trade or who are in the employ of
Street & Walker, the greater pert of their
time, should be called on to provide pen-
sions for men who have been steadily em•
ployed all their days, getting two or three
times more for their service that they could
have earned at any thing else. the Douglas
appeals to yen for a'word of cheer. I am
sorry yoit are not able to give it, besides it
requires a good deal more than cheer, the
only remedy is "Continental Union,"
which would at once scrape off all the bar-
nacles that are now clinging to the ship of
State. It would also put an and to all the
harbours of refuge, in the shape of bigh
priced offices that are kept open for old poll -
flouts who have got Mind or deaf and whose
usefulness is gone. The fees must be kept
high to enable the holdet to hire competent
help to do the work, so as to enable him to
put from $2,000 to $7,000 a year into his
pocket as long as he lives. The " little
tyrant " would not then have the power to
prostitute his position in picking out the
fattest office for his son,a poor specimen of a
Manitoba farmer, when thousands of more
eompetent men could be got for one quarter
the money, the balance could either remain
in the people's pocket, or should be made a
source of revenue. No wonder some people
are fond of British connection. Who ever
heard of Mr. Gladstone using his position
to provide for his sons ?
Yours,
JAMES PRINGLE.
STRATFORD, December 28114 1892.
Canada.'
—The taxation of Halifax has increased
69 per cent. in ten years.
—Wheat prices jumped up from 3 to 5
cents per bushel in Manitoba last week.
—Shippers of hay from Kingston to Eng-
land say the venture has been unsatisfac-
tory.
—C. H. Royai gas been appointed Lieut-
enant -Governor r4f 'the Northwest Terri-
tories.
—A Sfumbar of Montreal citizens have de-
cided to form a Canadian National League
to promote national sentiment. .
—Sipco his consecration, 30 years ago, the
Bishopof Ontario has confirmed consider-
ably more then 35,000 persons.
—A number of Winnipeg hotel propri-
etors have been summoned for infractions of
-the Liquor Act.
—The All Saints' church Sunday` School
claims to be the largest in Toronto. It now
numbers about 1,050.
—Joseph Matheson, Harrisburg, recently
broke his arm in three places, and blood
poise, ing set in, which resulted in death.
Lr. Charles Hutchinson, crown attor-
r Middlesex county, died on Friday
ndon.
nay f
in L
—The Waterloo county council have or-
dered from England a coat of arms for the
Berlin court house'to coat $125.
—Dundurn Park, in Hamilton the resi-
dence of the late Sir Allan doNab, has
been surveyed inte building lots.
—The death Occurred on Friday in Hali-
fax of Mr. John White, probably the °beat
known baseball player in /cove Scotia.
—TheRev. J. M. Hagan, of the Ottawa
district, referring to the Toronto Empire's
attack on Dr. Douglas'in regard to his re-
cent criticism of Sir John Thompeon, said
he had carefully read the statements by Dr.
Douglas, and he characterized the article in
the Empire as misrepresenting. .Rev. Wm.
Timberlake was seen on the subject, and
said that having read the interview with
Dr. Douglas he considered the replies by the
Empire as an unjust accusation against the
Seaton If the latter had made a special Creek cemetery, and was one of the largest at present renewing old acquaintances in
ever known in that vicinity. Fenton is
under arrest. Suspicions are harboured by
some that the shooting may not have been
accidental,
—John Lidster, sr., one of the oldest
residents of .Zono, Kent county, died the
other morning. He had been a resident of
that township for 40 years, and treasurer
of the township for 20 years or more,
and
was highly respected. He was born in Eng-
land, came to Canada about 50 years ago,
and lived the greater part of his life in
Zone. He leaves four sons and three
daughters to mourn his loss.
—Wm. McBean, aged 92 years, passed
away at the residence of his daughters in
Parkhill on Saturday. 24th ult. Mr. Mc -
Beau was born in the parish of Daviot, In-
verness-shire, Scotland, in, the year 1800,
and came to Canada in 1880, accompanied
by his wife and daughter (now Mrs. Far-
quhar Smith), the other members of the
family having preceded him. He lived in
the county of Lambton until four years ago,
when he came to Parkhill. Ten children
survive him, eight of whom live in this
country and two in Scotland, and are all
married but one son and the two daughters
with whom he lived.
— Mr. H. Matheson, of West Zorra; one
of the oldest, most successful and highly es-
teemed cheesemakers in the county, was
presented with an address the other evening
on the occasion of his retiring frOm the busi-
ness. The address was accompanied by a
gold watch and chain. Mrs. Matheson and
the Misses Matheson were also made the re-
cipients of handsome gifts. Mr. Matheson
has been proprietor and operator of the
years..
Cold Springs cheese factory for the past 27
y
— About six weeks ago a cow belonging to
Mr. Joseph Schell, of Teeswater, got loose
in the stable and ate a large quantity of
peas and chopped oats. She wee filled up
to an enormous size and J. M. Colvin, V.S.,
being called to see her, decided that nothing
but an operation would save her life. An
incisiodwas made into the stomach, and
about 150 pounde of half masticated food
was taken out, after which the wound was
sewed up, and the animal has completely re-
covered. Mr. Schell considers the success
of the operation highly creditable to V. S.
Colvin and be is loud in his praise.
—David 3. Park, senior member of the
firm of Park Brothers, Chatham, died at
his residence there on Wednesday last
week, 'from the effects Of a severe burning
he received by the explosion of a coal oil
lamp. He leaves a wife and three young
children. The deceased had suffered great-
ly, and so severe were the injuries he re-
ceived that a portion of the bone in the up-
per part of the left arm vvea exposed, while
his face and body were badly scarred.
During the greater part of the first four
days he was unconecioue. Mr. Park was
one of Chatham's prosperous men, being
lergely instrumental in building up a busi-
ness that is widely known in Western Can-
ada, and his death will prove a severe lose
to hie brothers, the other partners in the
firm.
— A nesident of Clifton, Niagara Palle,
has had an unusual number of adventures
during the past few years. About four
years ago he came to this country with
$25,000 ,and the intention of going into
farming. He fell a prey to Montreal sharks,
and was robbed of his money. In 1888 he
came to Niagara Falls, and secured work at
$1.25 a day. In the epring of 1890 his wife
died, and left him with several einall child-
ren to care for, A little later an uncle
died, and left him $40,000. He re -married,
and resigned his position on the strength of
his bequest. Last week he received word
that a sister had died in London, and that
she had devieed to him a legacy amounting
to $30,000. On Monday of last week Orme
left for New York, from which point he will
take a steamer for the old country. When
he returns he will bring back his bequest.
—A daring daylight robbery was com-
mitted at a jeweler's shop on King street
East, Toronto, the other morning. The
shop is under the management of Amor
Davis. William Mitchell, a lad, assists
him in the store. That morning, while
they were getting ready for the business of
the day, three young men came in, and
drawing revolvers, covered Davis and the
boy and ordered them into the room at the
back of the shop. There the robbers se.
curely bound them with ropes and gagged
them with handkerchiefs, one standing
guard while the others went through the
shop, They stole $500 in cash and nearly
$100 worth of jewelry. The two who had
done the plundering then. went out by ,the
back way, while the third remained to pre-
vent the priaonere from freeing themselves.
He waited thirteen minutes behind the
others and then disappeared through the
back. There is as yet no ttace of the
rob b ere.
target of Sir John Thompson, he had dealt
just as kriercileesly with the late Premier of
Quebec, Mr. Mercier, so that the Empire
could not complain on the score of par-
tiality.
--At St•. Joseph's convent, Htmilton, the
other morning, six young ladies renounced
the world and were received into the sister-
hood.
—Miss &PM. Shea, aged nineteen, and
H. Boulter, aged 22, were drowned while
skating opposite the Kingston penitentiary
on Wednesday night last week.
— The Geologicel Society of America met
at Ottawa on the 28th December. Sir Wil-
liam DAW8313, of Montreal, was elected
presid en t.
—Herbert Clarke, twenty-two years of
age, committed suicide by hanging,at Thed-
ford'a few days ago. To deepondency is
attributed the deed.
—The St, Andrews' Society of Windsor
have given a check for $25 to the Children's
Home theta, which increases the fund to
$1,976.
— Orillia, had a $6,000 fire a week ago, in
which the skating rink and several other
buildings were destroyed. There was par-
tial insurance.
— While skating on the pond the other
day, Richard Beattie'of Wilton Grove,
Middlesex Coutity, fell into an air hole, but
with great effort escaped from drowning.
—It is calculated now that between two
and a half and three million feet of timber
will be taken Out before spring in the Otta-
wa distriot, and about one and a half mil-
lioite from the St. Lawrence.
—The whole police force of Montreal was
discharged Friday morning in order to
establish a pension fund. Those physically
fit were sworn in again, but 30 members
were refused.
— On Sunday, January let, the congrega-
tion of the Baptist Churob,Parie, celebrated
their jubilee being the 50th anniversary of
the organization. Rev. E. W. Declton, of
Woodstock, preached the sermons,
—Rev. F. Harvey, lately from Norfolk,
England, received and accepted a unanimous
call to the Baptist pastorate at Arkona and
Thedford, and commenced his ministry
there on Sunday, January 1.
--Detective Rogers has been in Sarnia for
time time working on the Canadian Express
office robbery. Friday he found the stolen
money, $7,000, hidden in an old stovepipe
in the express company's barn. It is
thought that arrests.will follow soon.
— Mrs. Thomas Grieve, of Concession 3,
of Westminster, while visiting at the resi-
dence of her sister, Mrs. Carrothers, on
concession 4, in getting out of the buggy,
fell to the ground, breaking her leg in two
places, above the ankle and below the knee.
— In one of the divorce cases tried at
Cleveland, Ohio, two weeks ago, Lizzie
Williams secured judgment for a divorce
and $500 alimony from Alfred Williams,
who eloped from Lueknow, Canada, with
Mrs. Sohernerhorn.
—The Band of Hope in connection with
the West Presbyterian church, Toronto,was
addressed the other evening by the pastor,
Rev. Mr., Turnbull in a short, pithy, sea-
sonable speech which was much enjoyed by
the young advocates of temperance.
— The 6 -year old son of Mr. George Nicol,
of Southwoldi near St. llamas, pounded a
railway torpedo with an axe and succeeded
in exploding it with disastrous results. His
eye and face were burned and bruised badly
but Dr. Duncombe has hopes of saving the
sight of the eye.
— The Methodist people of Wallacetown
went to tbe Methodist parsonage at Dutton,
the other evening, and after a social repast a
very flattering address was read to their
pestor, Rev. C. T. Scott, B. A, who was
presented with a new overcoat' and Mrs.
Scott with a new dress.
— Peter McAlpine, son of P. j,McsAlpine,
of Glencoe, died a few days age, in his 13th
year. His death was due to a lemon seed,
which became lodged in his bowels, pro-
ducing inflammation. An operation was
performed on the lad and thee obatruction
removed, but too late to save his life.
—Farms have been changinghands quite
briskly lately in the vicinity of, Woodstock.
Mr. Conrad Sellyer has bought the Pavey
farm'13th line of Zorra, from Mr. John
Holdsworth. The price was $7,000. Mr.
Holdsworth has bought the Vanclecar farm
of 200 acres in East Oxford for $10,000.
—The Presbyterian Church at Belmont,
with a seating accommodation of 500, was
filled the other evening, the occasion being
the wedding of John Ae. McTavish and
Lillian Finch. Rev. John Currie performed
the ceremony. The invited guests, to the
number of 50 couples, were benquetted at
the residence of the bride's mother.
—An elderly man named Theodore Dort
man, living at Wolfyille,Nova Scotia, jump-
ed into a well the other morning and was
drowned. It ie said that he was temporari-
ly insane, but he had frequently threatened
to take his own life.
— News has been received of the marriage
at Bombay, India, on November 21st, of
Rev. Norman Russell, formerly of Toronto,
now of the Canadian Presbyterian Mission
at Mhow, Central India, to Miss Minnie
Hodgins, of Toronto. Miss Hodgins travel-
ed all the way from Toronto to meet her
future husband at Bombay.
—W. H. Sampson, recently a clerk in A.
Murray & Co.'s store, Hamilton, left the
city on November 28th, to go to Detroit to
accept another position and has not been
heard from since. His wife is in Hamilton
and le tnuoh alarmed about him, as, when
he went away he expected to return in a
day or two.
—John Jackson, a bush rancher living on
the Bigger trail, near Langley, British
Columbia, was found dead and partly burn-
ed near his cabin on Chrietmas night. A
burning tree had fallen on the cabin, and he
was killed while running away from danger.
He came originally from Paisley, Ontario,
and had been 5 years en his ranch.
— An iee-bridge is forming at Niagara
Falls, and the opectacle is one of the grand-
est seen for yeara, the monstrous foe forma-
tion. being beantlful beyond eonception,and
the glitter from the myriad hunts dimming
the beauty of the rainbow. The atmosphere
effect is very pectiliar, vapor like steam
arising continouely and giving a remarkably
weird effect in the twilight.
—A ,writer in the Montreal Cansdien
says 1892 has been a year marked by disas-
ter for the French-Canadian race. After
attacking the bench, which, he says, is now
merely a branch of the party in power, he
charges that the clergy have lost their in-
fluence by entering the political arena, re-
gardless of theAmud splashed upon their
Rriestly vestments.
—Near Highland Creek, in the township
of Pickering, the other day, a man named
Patrick Fenton accidentally, while fooling
with a rifle, shot and killed a young girl
aged 18, named Davis. The bullet passed
through the girl's body, then struck her
little brother on the leg and glancing off
grazed the leg of a younger child near by,
severely wounding both. Dr. Dale, of Dum-
barton, and Dr. McDermott, of Malvern, I
held a post-mortem on the body of Miss 1
Davis. The funeral took place to Highland
Perth Items.
—Salvation Army officers Captain Markle
and Lieutenent Huntington,- farewelled at
Listowel last Sunday.
—The Kurtzville, Wallace townshipmider
mill made over 50,000 gallons of eider this
year.
— The pupile of Mitchell public school
presented Mr. Nethercott with a handsome
family bible at the close of the school term.
—Fullerton Baptists realized the hand-
some auto of $90 at their anniversary ser-
vicein that village.
'—The question of abolishing corporal
punishment in the St. Mary's public school
resulted in a dead look in the School Board,
and no action has been taken.
—Rev. Mr, Hutton, of Kirkton, now
drives his fine young horse, "Flossy,"
which is said to be one of the best carriage
horses in Perth.
—In Main street Methodist Church, Mit-
chell, on Sunday morning, 25th ult., five
adults were baptized and twenty were ad-
mitted to membership.
--The Lietowel Banner says: "A nine
months old Christmas beef, killed by Mr.
Wright, weighed 400 pounds when dressed,
and would make food fit for a king.
—J. L. Guy, of Stratford, a freight brake-
man, had his hand crushed while coupling
cars at Georgetown. He will lose one finger
and perhaps another.
—Hanley Brothers, near Tralee, have jut
finished taking out the timber for a large
bank barn, 45x70, which they intend to
build next summer.
—The Patrons of Carthage cheese factory,
which was burned some time ago, together
with the September and October cheese,will
receive about 80 cents on the dollar from the
insurance.
— On Friday, Saturday and Monday
evenings, of Christmas week, the different
churches in Tavistock could be seen beauti-
fully decorated in commemoration of the
birth of our Saviour.
—Mr. J. W. Baird, of Motherwell, upon
his retirement from the principalship of
the Monkton school, was presented with a
gold watch as a token of the esteem in whioh
he is held in that section.
—Mr. James Fisher, M. P. P., of Winni-
peg, who formerly resided in Stratford and
contested North Perth some years ago, is
this county.
—Hon. T. M. and Mrs. Daly arrived from
Manitobai and were visiting friends in
Stratford a few days ago. Though his
broken leg is mending nicely Mr. Daly still
has to UEC crutches.
—Farms in some sections have been
changing hands rapiely lately: Mr. Thos.
Bigam, of concession 7, Wellesley, bought a
fifty acre farm from Mr. Zehr, of the same
concession, for $2,600. Mr. Albrecht bought
north half of lot 18, concession 9, Morn-
ington, containing 83t acres'from Mr. Peter
Speuler, for $4,300. Mr. Spotter bought
parts lots 14 and 15, concession 3, Morning -
ton, from Mr. Joshua Kines, consisting of
132 acres, more or less,' for $5,500.
—Mr. Bass' team were frightened at the
steam of the flax mill at Millbank, the other
day, upset the sleigh and ran about two
miles before they were caught. None of the
occupants of the sleigh were hurt.
— Mr. Andrew Krems, of Wallace town-
ship, tore down an old building, the other
day, which was the former residence, store
and post -office of Mr. Gowan, after whom
the village of Gowanetown took its name.
—The Mitchell Public School Board re-
ceived twenty-four applications in response
to their advertisement for a principsi to
succeed Mr. Nethercott. The one selected
is Mr. C. M. French, of Oshawa, at a salary
of $700.
-'-The eldest son of Mr. George Fare, of
the township of Ellice, while out hunting,
by some mishap discharged his gun while he
was engaged in loading, injuring hie head
and eye so much that the doctors found it
necessary to remove the eye.
—The Presbyterians of Listowel have ex-
tended a call to Rev. J. A. Morrison, B. A.,
of Montreal. Mr. Morrison is a graduate of
McGill College, Montreal,ancl has also taken
a course in Edinburgh. He has spent most
of the past year travelling in Europe.
—Mr. M. Baird, of Kansas is visiting
friends in Fullerton, and Mr. "Wm. Urqu-
hart, of Cooperstown, Dakota, is visiting
parents and other friends at Mitchell for a
few weeks, after which . he will return to
Dakotai with which place he is much
taken up.
— Teachers, Misses Rose Knott, Eliza Me -
Nay, Clara Blacklock and Mr. W. F. Babb,
and High School students, Carrie MoNay,
Nellie McNay, Nettie Babb and Jeusie
Strathdee, were spending the Christmas va-
cation at their respective homes in and
about Carlingford..
—Six months sego Court Beaver, Forest-
ers of Mitchell, offered a prize of a Forest-
er's gold pin to be given the member bring-
ing in the most propositions up to the last
meeting night in the year. Mr. W. John-
ston is the winner of this prize, having pro-
posed 16 persons clueing that time, of whom
15 have been initiated. .
— Mr. James A. Dorman, son of Mr. D.
H. Dorman, of Marlette, Michigan, but
recently of the Mitchell woollen mills, met
with an accident about two months ago, in
which his right arm was so injured that it
had to be amputated. Mr. Dorman is a
most worthy young man, and the lost of his
right arm is a serious one. .
—The Depertment of Agriculture has is-
sued a bulletin announcing a list of insti-
tute meetings in January. The meetings in
Perth will be addressed by Professor Shuttle-
worth, Mr. D. McCrae and Mr. W. Lt
Carlyle, 13. S. A. The places and dates are
as follows: Listowel, January 9th, at 10.30
a. m. ; Milverton, January 10th, at 10.30
a. m. ; Mitchell, January Ilth, at 1.30 p.
m., and January 12th, at 10.30 a m.
—Vickers, the Mitchell sewing machine
agent, who fled from the country some
weeks ago, after discounting, it is alleged,
$1,300 of forged paper with Mr. Cull, a
private banker of that town, was brought to
Stratford from Port Huron, on Tuesday of
last week. He elected to be tried by the
magistrate, and was brought up for examin-
ation the following day, but his case was
adjourned until January 3rd.
—The new Presbyterian Church in North
Easthope, will be dedicated on Sabbath,
January 8th. Rev. Dr. McTavish, of the
Central Presbyterian Church, Toronto, and
Rev. M. L. Leitch, of K.120X Church, Strat-
ford, will preach the !sermons, and on Mote
day night the same ministers, assisted by
Rev. Mr. Paterson, of Cook's Church, Tor-
onto, and several other, will deliver ad-
dresses.
— The Stratford Herald has the follow-
ing: "Mr. Alexander M. Fraser, wife and
family, of Topeka, Kansas are visiting the
former's parents, Mr. and Kansas,
Wm. Fraser,
in this oity. Mr. -Fraser has lived for five
years in Topeka, where he was manager for
the Topeka Sash and Door Company. The
excessively hot summer of Kansas told on
the health of his family, and he resolved to
return to Canada. After a few days' visit
here he will proceed to the Northwest on a
prospecting tour." .
—The holiday season brought to Mother-
well the usual number of teachers and stu-
dents from the four quarters of the earth,.
Among them were Jean Baird, of Avonton ;
Jennie Sterritt, of Carlingford ; Maggie
Sterritt, of Ethel • Maggie Tier, of Berlin;
Janet Good and Nettie Laing, of Mitchell;
Wm. Ruesell, of Unionville ; R. S. Hamil-
ton, B. A., of Whit'oy ; Andrew Brown, of
Muskoka; J. W. Baird, of Monkton ; Dan-
iel Nairn, of St. Marys and others.
—The dog case of Watson vs. Poole was
tried by J. E. Terhune, P. Me of Listowel,
whereby the defendant, Poole, was fined $5
and $15 damages, and the sum of $21.55
costs, agaiost which convietion the defend-
ant, Poole, appealed to tile Court of Session,
to be heard before His Honor Judge Woods.
But just before the case wee called in court
the parties effected a settlement, whereby
the plaintiff Watson, being satisfied that
the defendant Poole did not shoot his dog.
It was ageeed that an order should be made
remitting the fine of $5 and $15 damages,
imposed on defendant, and the prosecutor
Watson pays the costs of the police court
and the costs of all other proceedings in-
cluding his own lawyers and witnesses to
Stratford, and defendant Poole pays in
costs the sum of $25.
—Says the Atwood Bee: There are many
ways by which people can communicate
with one another, but to our knowledge the
most novel medium employed was that of
James Morrison, of the Silver Corners
cheese factory, near Henfryn, some time
ago. Mr. Morrison wrote on a slip of paper
a list of questions to be answered by the
purchaser of the cheese in which was im-
bedded a vial containing the note. The
other day, strange to ssy, he rec ived the
following reply to the note in the b ottle :
19 Prince of Wales Terra e
Kensington, London, S. ;W.
December 8th, 1892.
SIR,—I had the pleasure of finding the
vial and note on 'Jutting one of your cheese.
The small glass bottle was about four inches
in the cheese tightly corked and note in-
side. The quality of cheese is very fine; re-
tailed at 10d per pound, and was cut on
December 5th. I am a butler ; poor ;
wages £50 a year; have been here seven
years, and will be very pleased to hear of
anything to my advantage. I am, Sir,
Your Obedient
HIttillY CORDEV,OY.
MoLEAN BROS., Publishers.
$1.50 a Year in Advan6e.
Huron Notes
Henderson, of Wiugham, intend.:
"opening out a new store in Ethel atout the
middle of January.
—After a residence of ten years in Ethel.
Mr. J. A. Worm intends remeving nith hie
family to Mount Fore -t, where he WM
engage in the agency betietst.
—John Wheeler and family, who hay
been residents of Brusiels for the past yea?,
intend moving back to their him in Morrie
farm last year, nill continue to ilha!BI Mi.
t‘Ovwb:selhei)p..Alex. Stewart, who worked th
.is
—A. Koenig, of Brussels, has 2011i hie
trotting mare, " Mabel," to Fred Goebel, ef
New Hamburg, for $175. He his ballet
Ler for breeding purpcisis. Her sire ie a
thoroughbred running bore, Extra" and
her dam " Royal George," private trial
2.54.
—The Rem E. Softly, of St, Paul's
church, Hensall, was very pleasantly sur-
prised on Tuesday- evening of last week,
upon going int his stable to find a hand-
some new cutter there and fine robe with
note pinned thereto stating that it was a
gift from the members and friends of his
church.
— Miss Sterritt, of Ethel school, was
presented with a glove cate and Mr. Mc-
Lachlan, of the same institute, with a
shaving case on severing their- connection
with the school. The former will attend.
Toronto Normal -school, the latter will en-
gage in agricultural pursuits.
— The regular meeting of the West
Huron Farmer's Institute will be held lat
Dungannon on the 17th and 18th of Jan-
uary, 1893, when the following speakers
will address the meeting, Prof. -Shaw,
Ontario Agricultural College, H. L. Hull,
B. S. A, Southend, John Jackson, Abington,
and local talent.
— Tivo of Bayfield's most estimable
young ladies have been married in the West
and are thus lost forever to the young men
of old- Huron On the 28th, of December,
Miss Morgan was married at Dry Lake,
North Dakota, to Mr. Robert McKay. At
Brandon, Miss Mary Huston was married
to Mr. Julius Schmidt, a few weeks previ-
ously.
—On Thursday evening, of last Week,
Walter Sharp and Mrs. James Smith
arrived at Ethel, in the township of Grey,
from Manitoba. Mrs, Smith came to 'see
her mother, Mrs. A. Sharp, wig) has been
sick for some time with pleurisy. Mrs.
Smith has been away for nearly four yeers
and Walter has been away since last March.
— Mr. G. D. McTaggart, who was last
week elected Mayor of Clinton by acclama-
tion' is the youngest person who has occu-
piedthis honorable position. He is it native
of the town, and with but a short inter-
mission, has been a continued resident
thereof. He is a son of the late Malcolm
McTaggart, Esq., and if he proves as -good a
man as his father he will be all right.
—On Sunday the wife of Mr. Walter
Coate, of Clinton, had a narrow escape from
an accident that might have resulted fatally.
In the cedar is an old well, with consider-
able water in it, and covered only by loose
boards. Stepping on one of these she fell
through into the water, but managed" to
support herself until Mr. Coats came to her
rescue.
—A very pleasant and interesting wed-
ding ceremony was performed at the resi-
dence of Mr. Charles Harrison, of Hay, on
Wednesday 28th ult., whereby his youngest
daughter was united to Arthur Francis, of
Winchelsea. The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. H. J. Fair, of Hensall, in the
presence of a number ("guests. The pres-
ents were numerous. We extend congratu-
lations.
—The Christmas Tree entertainment held
in the Methodist Church, Auburn, was a
splendid success,. Notwithstanding the
very bad reads, the church was fined, end
many were 'Winding at the out-aideidoormot
being able to get admittance; the speaking
and music Sven excellent; the receipts at
the door for the tea and social amounted to
$92,
, —A peculiar incident happened one day
recently while Mr. Ed. Carley, of Exeter,
was discharging a small rifle. It appears
he overloaded the firearm with smokeless
powder and =dewily placed the butt on
his shoulder and pulled the trigger. The
charge went off and blew the barrel to
pieces. One piece of the barrel could. not
be found. Luckily Mr. Carley escaped
without injury,
—We are wry to learn that Mr. A. a
Strathdee, Grand Trunk Railway Station
Agent) of Wingham'purposes leaving town
-
in the course of a weak or so. He hats been
promoted to the responsible and lucrative
position of station agent in the City of
Brantford. Mr, Strathdee has been a resi-
dent of Wingham for five years and a half,
and will be greetly missed by the business
men of the town, as well as the townepeople
generally.
—Mr. Alf. Goodwin, of Clinton, has the
hardest kind of luck. A few weeks ago a
horse broke one of his ribs in the left side,
and he had just recovered therefrom and got
to work, when he had the misfortune to
meet with another mishap that will lay him
up for some time. He had one out into
the country for a load of draw, and while
in the barn he slipped and struck on the
binding pole, breaking a rib in the right
side.
—We notice that several of the Dakota
papers mention the name of Mr. Arehie
McCully, a former Stanley boy, editor of
The Grafton Advocate, as likely to be
appointed Collector of Customs at Pem-
bina '• the position is worth $1,200 a year.
Mr. McCully is a well-known Stanley boy,
formerly residing on the fourth concession,
and his friends are pleased to hear of his
prospective, good fortune, as he deserve
— While the apples were being packed
last fall, on the farm of Mr, John Kernig -
ham, township of Colborne, his daughter
put a note 4into one of the barrels, asking
the purehatier toletthem know what price
the apples were sold at, and also the condi.
tion in which they were received. The
other day a letter, in response, was received
from Limerick, Ireland, saying that the
apples were in splendid condition and had
been bought at 25 shillings to the barrel. ,
—Mr, William Fulton, of the 16th Con-
ceesion of Grey, died on Tuesday, of last
week. He was 48 years of age. The
deceased was born in Ayrshire' Scotland,
and came with his parents to America in
August 1851. They located in Pennsylvan-
ia where they lived three years, moving
from there to Blenheim township, Oxford
.County, where they resided for four years
and in 1859 came to Grey township where
the subject of this notice has made his home
since. About 17 years ago Mr. Fulton was
united in marriage to Miss Janet Mannis,
who with two sons and two daughters,
mourns the demise of husband and father.
Five years ago deceased brought on a heart
trouble by overwork, which bothered him
more or less during the intervening years,
but he had only been confined to bed two
weeks previous to his death, He was a
member of the Presbyterian church and
enjoyed the highest esteem of his large
circle of friends.