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THE' HURON EXPOSITOR.
SEPTEMBER 29, 1893:
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
MTh° figure between the parentheSis after each
one denotes the page of the paper on which the
advertisement will be found.
Autumnal Days—Duncan & Duncan. (5)
A Successful Opening—Jackson Brothers. (5)
This 4 the Spot—Hoffman a Co. (6)
After the Opening—Edward McFall]. ($)
Teacher Wanted—J. Kinney. (6)
Splendid New Teas—J. T. Cairns. (8)
We'll Arrest You—Jackson Brothers. (1)
Our Autumn Gift—Herald Company. (5)
I Wonder Why—I. Ir. Fear. (5)
Seaforth Carriage Establishment—L. McDonald, (5)
Who Wants Feathers ?—Mullett & Jackson. (8)
Teacher Wanted—Louie Walper (5)
Farm for Sale—Wm. Johnston. (5)
Boy Wanted—A. G. Ault. (8)
Girl Wanted—Mrs. M. Y. McLean. (8)
Girl Wanted—J. A. Wilson. (8)
Conveyancing, &c—J. A. McIntosh. (8)
Teacher Wanted—R. Morrison. (5)
Auction Sale of Farm Stook—J. & A. Walker. 0)
Don't Miss the Hayfield Fair—H. F. Edwards. (8)
Reduced Prices in Meat—J. P. Dope. 0)
Second-hand Buggies—W. Colwell. (8)
Book-keeping Class—Y. M. C. A. (8)
Farm for Sale—Milliam Reedy. (5)
Ram for Sale—John T. Diekton. (6)
Auction Sale—John Gemmill. (6)
Zite *urn txpooitor.
SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, Sept. 29th, 1893
We Are WellAware Of It.
Hon. George E. Foster,in a recent epeech,
said :
"Let me add this further statement :
that we eollected on coffee in 1892, $7,177,
but if the same duties had been paid upon
the coffee consumed in this country last
year as was placed on coffee under the pre-
ceding Adzninistration, insteed of the people
having paid $7,177 they would have paid
$66,746. * * In the matter of rice, which
is also the poor man's food, we paid last
year $80,762, but if the duties in force under
. the preceding Administration upon the ar-
ticle of rice had been paid limit year, instead
of that amount the people would have paid
$229,820. In sugar, as I have stated, the
duty of 1892 was about $77,000,whereas un-
der the rate of taxation existing under the
preceding Administration the duty paid
would have been $4,438,109."
We are well aware of this, but there are a
few things in connection with it that Mr.
Foster forgets to make mention of.' The
coffee he speaks of is the raw article, which
'cannot be used without preparation ; the
rice is unhulled rice, also unfit for consump-
tion, and the sugar is raw sugar. There is
Eh high duty on each of these articles in its
completed or manufactured state, and the
result is thist, whereas, under the old order
of things th —ciifference mentioned went into
1
the coffers o the Government, it now goes
into the pociets of those who, in this coun-
try, prepare these articles for consumption
as food. If the people were benefitted by
the reduction of the tariff impost on theee
s
articles we would be the first to warmly
commend the Government, but, as it is,
while the people reap no benefit, the Manu-
facturers have poured into their pockets
o
monesewhich; having been taken from the
s
revenue of the country, must needs be re-
placed by increased taxation in other direc-
tion!. Thus the people are twice robbed,
and yet Mr. Foster has the assurance to ask
them to applaud the actions of those who
have thus despoiled them.
The Denaonstration at Clinton.
On Tuesday morning Sir John Thompson,
Hon. George E. Foster, Hon. Mr. Haggai%
Hon. N. Clarke Wallace' , and Dr. -Monta-
gue arrived in Clinton to take part in the
County Conservative Demonstration. They
were met at the station by the Clinton band,
and taken to the town hall, where Mayor
McTaggart read an address from the eoun-
cil on behalf of the town. The Premier
then held an informal levee, many citizens,
irrespective of party, being presented to him
and his colleagues. Lunch was then taken
at the Rattenbury House, after which the
party adjourned to the Market Square,
- where the speaking was to take place. Here
ex -Mayor Doherty presented an address
from the Conservatives of the county, and
Mr. 1% F. Coleman one from the Young
Coneervatives of Seaforth. The crowd was
somewhat disappointing, for at no time
could it possibly have exceeded one thouikind
eight hundred, and around the stand w ere
the speaking was going on it seldom ex? ed -
ed fifteen hundred, Indeed that would e
liberal estimate. Sir John was the rat
speaker. He has a good presence, is a ne
spea,ker, though top judicial in style to
catch the popular fancy, and made a g od
impression. He outlined the policy of 'he
Government, clearly stating that they fu ly
intended to stick to the principle of Protec-
tion. He ridiculed the idea of the Liberal
party's being able to secure a fair reciprocity
treaty with the United States, as hie ()ley-
ernment, though prepared to do everything
that was fair, were uneble to do so. Ile
also touched on the Behring Sea question.
He was followed by Hon. Mr. Foster, the
Finance Minister, who is a very fine speaker
and gave a good talk on the finances of the
country. He steted that though, during
the firat ten years of the Conaervative re-
gime, the debt had increased very rapidly,in
the last five there had been very little in-
crease, and that
when large exp
He contended th
he time had now passed
ndituree were necessary.
t Canada was not in a de-
pressed condition, but that while other
countries were shaken to the foundation by
financial troubles, Canada scarcely felt the
etorm. He created a great deal of merri•
meat by asking what had becorne of Sir
Richard Cartwright. Next, came Mr. Hag-
,
gart, who explained fully the past and pres-
ent palicy of his department, and explained
how he had made theitIntereolonial pay.
Mr. Wallaae followed, ut brought out ne•
thing new, hie speech being devoted chiefly
tooleriding Mr. Laurier. As lie closed, soMe
person in the crowd called out, " Laurier
ought to be shot." Sir John Thompson et
once got on his feet and apologized for the
remark, steting that he hoped nobody wouci
take it in earnest, as he was sure it was in-
tended only in jest. He then said that he
had received a request from some one in the
audience to spea,k on the Manitoba School
Question, and at once proceeded to tell what
had been done in the matter up to the prise-
ent time, but said that, as the question of
the rights of the minority, obtained since
Confederation, was now before the Courts,
it would be impossible to give either his ovvn
or the Government's views on the matter,
until the Courts had decided this question.
He stated, emphatically, however, that the °
Government had given no pledge either to h
the Bishop of,St. Bonifiree or to anyone else.
The meeting was closed by a rattling stump
speech by Dr. Montague, which created
plenty of fun. There was not neatly as
much enthusiasm, as the speeonevot leatt of
the Premier and Mr. Foster. deserved, con-
sidered from a Conservative standpoint,and,
altogether, the Demonstration could not be
pronounced an unqualified success. The
party left immediately after the speaking
for Stratford, where they held a meeting
the same evening.
New Men, Bufthe Old Policy.
As we have frenuently predicted, there
will be no change whatever in the policy
with which the Dominion Government Will
come before thst people of Canada at the
next election. VAt Belleville, a few days
ago, Sir John Thompson safci :—" You will
" hear us for the first time to day. We are
" new men. But we stand before you. for
" old principles. We stand, before you for
principles for which this Bay of Quinte
" district has sent members of Parliament
" year after year almost as a solid phalanx,
" and for support of which your forefathers
" sent represeotatives to the assemblages of
" this country in days long gone by. We
" are not ashamed of the old principles.
" We haVe not asked our friends to con-
" tartlet a new platform and burn the old
" one, but we come before you to begin the
" inauguration of a campaign in which we
" intend to put the old principles before
" the country from one end of it to the
" other for the aaceptance of the people,
without shame for the principles of the
" past and with pride in the record of the
" past." At Berlin he reaffirmed it, and at
Clinton, on Tuesday last, all of the mem•
bers of the' Cabinet stated explicitly that
the Conservative patty would adhere to the
principle of protection and stand or fall
with it. If the Government ever had any
serious intention of really reforming the
,tariff they have entirely given it up. We
are glacl to know this, for now we have the
issue narrowed down to two questions : let,
Is it wise for the Canadian people to con-
tinue the policy of protection ? 2nd, Has
the record of the Conservative party been
such as to warrant the electorate in return-
ing them to power ?
Let us take up the first question. In
1878, when the National Policy made its.
bow to the Canadian public, Sir John Mc-
Donald and his colleagues' made certain
definite statements as to the benefits that
would arise from a protective tariff. They
admitted that, if these results failed of act
complishrnent, their 'policy would be a fail-
ure. One of these staternents was that as
soon as the National Policy was in force it
would attract to our great Northwest such
a host that within a short time our popu-
lation would be very largely augmented ;
another was that a home market would be.
created which would make our farmers
wealthy and very largely increase the value
of their lands. There were many others,
but these were the principal ones relating' to
the country at large. - The National Policy
has,,now been in operation for fifteen years,
and what has been the result ? In 1881, by
the census taken by order of the Conser-
,
vative Government, the population was
shown to be 4,324,810. In 1891, the census
showed a population of 4,829,411, an in•
of but 504,000 in ten years, or an average
increase per year of 50,000. Now the vital
statistics of the Province of Ontario show
U9 that in the year 1891 the excess of births
over deaths in that Province alone was
nearly 25,000, and so far as we know, 1891
was not an exceptional year. We have not
the figures at hand, but we sh.ould think the
other six Provinces, with the Territories
thrown in, could show, at least, an equal
excess, which would account for the entire
50,000 average annual increase in the popu-
lation by natural increase, and show con-
-
elusively that the National Policy or, in
other worde, protection, has not added one
single soul to the population of the country
in the last decade. Nor has it increased
the prosperity of our farmers, for every_
thing the farmer uses is taxed at least 15
per cent. higher than it was in 1878, and; in
addition, the prices of farm products have
depreciated. ln a file of THE EXPOSITOR
for 1878, opened at random at the issue of
February 1st, these quotations are found in
the report of the Seaforth market : Fall
wheat, $1,12 to $1.13 ; Spring wheat, 90c.
to 95c. ; oats, 30o. to 32c. ; peas, 550. to
58e. ; Barley, 40c. to 50c. : eggs, 150, to
16c, per dozen ; wool, 28c. per pound ; hay,
$8.50 to $9.50 per ton. Compare these
prices with the market qu otations of to -day.
In the issue of the previous week it is stated
that a farm on the Parr line, in the town-
ship of Stanley, in this county, containing
fifty acres, with ordinary buildings, (those
are the exact words used), was sold for
$3,500. Compare rthis with the price of
land in that township to -day. To SUM it up
the expenses of the farmer have increased,
his income has decreased and hie ceoital,
which is represented by his' land, has de-
creased about one-third.
We see then that under protection! the
population has not increased, and the farm•
ere, who compose a very large majority of
the entire population, have been getting
poorer instead of richer. We must, there-
fore, pronounce protection, in so far ae it
relates to Canada, a diemal failure after a
trial of fifteen years, which is certainly a
sufficiently extended one to be fair. Mind,
we do not say now that , protection has
caused this state of affairs, but that while it
has failed to prevent it, it has great4y in-
creased the burdens of seventy:five per cent.
of the people. To have demonstrated this
is sufficient for our purpose at present. .
The record of the Conservative Govern-
ment we have shown up from time to time
in detail. We need simply review now :
There is the gerrymander, the Franchise
Act, the criminal negligence which led to
the rebellion of 1885, the wrongful seating
of members by a party vote, the whitewash -I
ing of ministers and the barking of enquiry
into the alleged boodle transactions of mem-
bers of the Government by the same means,
the public works scandal which 'disgraced
Canada in the eyes of the mother country,
and caused corrupt politicians . and party
rgans in the United States to gloat over
er downfall, from the pedestal of political
morality upon whichilbe had been set. Is
this a record to look.back to " with pride ?"
Will the sensible, hirnest people of Canada
accept this certificate of character as a re-
commendation for a further lease of power ?
ASIM
News of the Week.
EUGENIE VISITS THE QUEEN.—Ex-Em-
press Eugenie, arrived at Aberdeen, Satur-
, day, and proceeded to visit the Queen at
Balm6ral.
A BIG BLOW AT THE WHITE CITY.—A tre-
mendous rain and windstorm visited Jack-
son Park en Thursday evening of last week,
and some of the buildings of tbe World's
Fair were damaged.
A JAPANESE MARRIAGE AT THE FAIR.—
Mimi and Seamen, two Japanese children,
were married at the World's Fair en Thure-
day of last week, by Bap& Masid. The cere-
mony was odd, and was participated in by
the 125 native Japanese at the Fair.
PARISH PRIESTS MUST HAVE FULL CON-
TROL. —The Pope, in his recent eneyelicad to
the Hungarian bishops urges the importance
of the parish priests having full control of
the religious instruction of the pupils in ele-
mentary schools. •
PLAY AFTER Woux.—After the fatigues
and anXieties of the manoeuvres of the Aue-
trian army near Guar's, Emperor Frahcis
Joseph and Emperor William, with a dis-
tinguished party, have gone on a hunting -
expedition.
TERRII3LE CRTME.—An inoffensive old
couple,tSamuel Rightly, aged 84 years, and
his wife, two years younger, who lived on
their farm near Newton Pennsylvania, were
foully murdered some time flaturday night.
The murderer set fire to.tbe house, but the
, fire wail discovered by the neighbors and ex-
tingtiished.
A RACE FOR BIG MONEY.—In the. recent
race between the whaleback Christopher
Columbus and steamer Virginia, frem Chi-
cago to Milwaukee, the former won. The
time for the 85 miles was 4 hours 15 min-
utes. The purse for the winner was a cheque
of 85,000.
AFTER THE FIRE. —The scene of the recent
terrible prairie fire on the Pawnee Reserva-
tion, Oklahoma, is one of dehastation. Scat-
tered all over the prairie are partially burn-
ed wagons, wrecked camp outfits, and in a
number ot places are found blackened and
burned human trunks, Nearly a dozen of
these bodies have been found, and it_is fea
ed that many have perished. There is
clue whatever to the identity of these unfo
tunates.
SNOW STORM IN. ENGLAND. —Last Sun-
day a severe snow storm swept over north-
ern England, following an unusual spell of
warm weather. Dispatches from Italy say
that the Appennines are covered with snow.
Meteorologists predict that these early
snows are an indication that Europe will
have an unueually hard winter.
WORRIED TO DEATIL—Frank Lind •
schmidt, a groceryman and dealer in coal
and lumber, of Columbus, Indiana, was
found dead in White River on Friday with
a bullet hole in his head. He was 40 years
of age, and worth $20,000, He had been
troubled by two women who were seeking
his hand.
RAILWAY ACCIDENT, —There was a terri-
ble accident on the Detroit division of the
Wabash railway at Kingsbury, Indiana, at
an early hour Friday morning. A brakes-
mah opened a switch too soon, and an ex-
press dashed into a freight train, causing a
fearful wreck, Eleven persons were instant-
ly killed, and many were so seriously injur-
ed that death is inevitable.
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The Gowanstown Tragedy.
A YOUTH OF FIFTEEN SHOOTS AN OLD LADY
ANI) SETS FIRE TO THE HOUSE.
In our Perth Notes last week we made
mention of the burning of the Martin home-
stead in the township of Howick, county of
Perth, and the confession of a youth 15
years of age, that he had firet shot the old
lady and then fired the house. The follow-
ing are the additional particulars :
As briefly stated before, the old lady was
shot in her bed apd the place fired, she be-
ing left to her fate, and this by a boy who
says he is but 15 [years of age, and certainl
does not look any older. Monday morni g
the boy, after hie awful deed, fled. He w n-
dered during theinight till weary, lay d n
by the roadside in the pelting rain and sle t
till morning, then wandered on till he canoe
to a farm house near Ethel, in the township
of Grey, where he got dinner and the chance
to stay for a time to work. That same even-
ing he had a don le•barrelled gun and went
out in the shvam a few rods from the house
to ehoot putrid es, and, in climbing over
some lege, accidentally discharged the gun
while holding his right hand over the
muzzle, tearing open hie hand and horribly
mutilating hie arrn to the elbow.
ARREST OF THE BOY.
The story of the tragedy soon spread, and
on Monday night, Mr. P. J. Roland, the
farmer in Grey township, with whom the
lad had taken refuge, first heard of it, while
in Ethel after niedical aid for the injured
arm. From the description of the boy he
suspected that he might be the one wanted,
and telegraphed particulars to Mayor Brick.
en, of Listowel, who sent out constable Bul-
mer. The cons!table found it was the right
party, and flrsteheard the boy'e story, which
he did not appear backward -din telling,
though not urged, but rather cautioned as
to what he wae doing. The officer could
not bring the boy with him that night, but
drove out for him the following morning,
He was found lying in a little bedroom in a
small frame farm, house on the 5th conces-
sion of Grey, abOut two miles from Ethel,
and, when the curtains were drawn back
and the boyish murderer revealed, the
strongest impression was one of astonish-
ment that such a, mere child could have done
a deed so dreadfal. Hie boyish face was
pale from the loss of. blood, his wounded
aem havipg bled very severely before the ar-
rival of the doctor. As he lay asleep he
had a pleasant face, good features, nothing
to mark him out as a criminal. As he rajas
ed his head it was seen to be one of under
the average development, somewhat reced-
ing forehead, bright, intelligent blue eyes,
and clean cut, somewhat heavy lips. He
looked up somewhat startled, saying after-
wards fie supposed it was the constable after
him. Drd Robertson, of Ethel, who had
dressed his arm, put it carefully ie a sling
for the journey to Listowel. The boy stood
the painful operation of dressing the wound
with remarkable pluck, showing consider-
able nerve all through. The people with
whom he was etaying, Mr. and Mrs. Ro-
land, were nouch prepossessed with the boy,
and he seemed to appreciate their kindness:,
and had arranged to remain with them for a
few months.
THE PRISONER'S CONFESSION.
During the drive home with the constable,
young Albert Thomas talked freely and
without hesitation about all he had done,
and about what he remembered of his form,
er iife. He said he had msde up his mind
to run away the firet chance he got, after
Sam had thrashed him on Friday night. He
had no ill will at Sam or Mrs. Martin, and
had no intention of harming her when he
made hie preparations to leave op Sunday
night. He did not go to sleep, but remain-
ed upstairs from 11 till about 1 o'clock,
then lit the lantern and went round to gath-
er a few things to take with him, not know-
ing there was any money in tbe house. He
decided to take Sam's double-barrelled shot-
gun, as he might want it to shoot some
birds or something to eat, and had gone into
the room adjoining the old lady's bedroom
to get soine things, when through the open
door he saw her move in her bed. " With-
out thinking anything about it," he said, "I
raised the gun and fired. I baud her cry
out ' Oh but do not know whether she was
killed or not. I did not take aim, but just
pointed the gun and fired. die not hear
her call out any more after the fleet time."
He then got the hemmer and went up to
Sam's chest to see if he could got any more
loaded cartridge,' to take with him. He
smashed it open 'add found some money in
it, $24, whioh he took. He then went up to
his .own room and took what he wanted
from his trunk. " I thought," he said,
" they would not catch me so easily if they
did not know what olothes I had with me.'
He took some matches and set fire • to the
few thinge left in the trunk, without intend-
ing to burn down the house. He was about
the place nearly half an hour, he said, after
firing the gun. He then made his way
through Listowel and into the country be-
yond as told above.
This is the lad's story as it came out piece
by piece, aud told without apparently real-
ising the full enormity of his crime.
' Do you think they will hang me ?" he
asked almost wistfully, as he was talking,
"or will they iinprison me long ? If I gat
out of prison I am going back to this wo-
rnen,•Mrs. Roland. She is the best woman
I have been with yet."
" I could get along with Sam " he 'mid.
" We took off all the harvest atone, and I
did my•share of all the work." He chatted
with much interest about the horses on the
farm, as he wee fond of working with horses,
and told of breaking in a team of colts,
seemingly forgetting for the time all about
his position. He said he was 15 yeare of
age, " t'nough," he added, shrewdly, " I al-
ways gave my age in as 17 or 18, so as to
get work more easily at better wages.' I
was born in London, England, and don't
know who my parents were- I was told
my mother died just after 1 was born. The
people of the Home took me and sent me
out to Nuneaton, about 20 miles from Bir-
mingham, where I lived till I Was 10 yearn
old with an old couple named Ward, and
when I went away they • called me Alfred
Thomas. I went to Birmingham and was
at sea as a cabin boy in a freight isteamer for
two years, and was in Ipdia, Australia, and
Canada once before. I went back to 13irm-
Ingham and left there With some other boys
from a Home for Canada. This was 3 years
ago, and they gave me the age of 12 years
then. I never had any trouble on the boat,
and had a good place." He was riding very
comfortably, and said he geould beer the
pain of his arm, but hoped the doctor would
not probe for any more shot.
The lad can read very well, and was found
at Mk. Roland's house much interested in a
Pinkerton detective story, " The Mail Rob-
bers." He said he read some of that _kind
of story books in England. " You get them
in the shops. But I never think of thrill
again When 1. read them." He 'said that'
nothing he had read in these books had put
it into his head to kill the old lady. He did
not know why he did it. He was very sorry
as soon as it was done, but knew he could
pot help it then. He had handled guns, he
said, ever since he was able. He used often
to go out when the Volunteers were target
shodting at Nuneaton aud many a cuff he
got for picking np an 'Enfisld rifle when the
soldiers were not looking and taking a shot
at the targets. In many things the boy
shows much shrewdness. " I did not take
Sam's gun," he said, " for I th6ught they
would find me easier, and I was afraid
to take the train for fear they would have
people watching for me. I wanted to fall in
with some tramps and get my clothes chang-
ed, but I did not see any. I suppose Sam
will be mad enough to kill me. If I get out
I will work and pay him for his houie. He
is a good fellow when he is sober. I am go-
ing to be ae good as I can if they imprison
me, for I hear they make it better for you if
you do." Mentally and physically the boy
is bright and active. Morally_he seems to
be next thing to a blank. He says one
thing will be in his favor, he has always
been honest since he came to the Martins.
Discussing another Home boy, who lives
with a neighbor of Martin's, he said he did
not amount to much, he seemed to be silly.
He did not himself belong to the Home,
though they got work for him when he ap-
plied to them.
The horrible death of an old settler, shot
in her bed, lying, it ie hoped, unconscious of
the approaching flames which were to con-
sume her body.till hardly a trace remained,
the almost childish appearance. of the mur-
derer and the lacerating of his arm, unite
maing a story of crime happily unheard
of before in this peaceful neighborhood. The
cese is both horrible and pitiable.
The boy was taken to Stratford on Fri-
day' last, and was arraigned before the Po•
lice Magistrate. Mr. G. G. Woods appear-
ed in his behalf. For him he pleaded "Not
Guilty," and the case was remanded for is
week.
Statute Labor.
DEAR EXPOSIToR. —At the Farmers' In-
etitute, last winter, the question of Statute
Labor wae disouseed, whether it was better
to pay for the labor into the municipal funds
and expend the money in jobe, or perform
the Statute Labor, as hitherto. 1 have
given a little attention this year to path -
masters' returns, and find that while the
jobs of gravelling have been let for forty or
forty-five cents per yard, and the contrac-
tor pays half the expense of spreading, -by
the Statute Labor plan it costs from sixty
oents to one dollar and a quarter a yard,
and out of one hundred and•ten road divi-
sions it costs over sixty cente a yard in one
hundred of them. Besides, the Stetute La-
bor is unfair. Say two men have three
days eaoh ; each man brings in a team, the
one draws six loads of gravel, amounting to
one yard each, the other draws five loads,
amounting to half or three-quarters of a
yard each, and the same parties have been
doing such for twenty years ; just see how
much more one does in that time than the
other. I, do not advocate making the farm-
ers pay, as the more of his own work he can
do the more money he will keep at home,
but every one hundred acres should do an
equal amount of Statute Labor, irrespective
of the assessed value, and one pathmaster
should be appointed for each three or four
miles, and there is not more than one in that
diatance who does his duty honestly. Then
allow everydfairmer who will bring in a team
and box capable of drawing a yard of gravel,
and work ten hours, the same as in jobs,
and draw equal loads, three dollars a day.
Those who"draw one and a quarter yards at
a load to be allowed one fourth more pay.
And let those farmers who will not bring a
team or box capable of drawing a yard of
gravel, pay for their Statute Labor in the
taxes. Some pathmasters now do not cut
thistles or weeds on the roads, and some
cut them oppoeite thole ovivn hieing and let
the rest go. Now, any patinnaster is liable
to a fine of five dollars by any person who
has cause of complaint in the road division,
because thistles and noxious weeds are left
uncut. I wrote a letter a year ago in favor
of a meeting ef Reeves and Clerks to discuss
such thinge, A few Clerks wished me to
keep it up, 'and the County Clerk wrote that
he was willing to call such a meeting if re-
quested by a number of Reeves and Clerke,
or if they made -known their views on the
matter in the ,newspapers. The majority
oNifficials are afraid they might get into a
hOrnet's nest if they advocate any changes,
and so let things go as they are, even if they
are wrong, Such a meeting is needed now
in particular, for our legislators, after fud-
dling and muddling for years with the
Drainage,. Ditches and Water Courses Act
and Assessment Act, and in five years mak-
ing over one hundred amendments to the
Municipal Act, so that it had to be consoli-
dated in ,1892, then this year thirty-three
amendments again, acknowledge themselves
incapable of passing such acts and request
the Reeves and Clerks to send' them advice
before next session.
JOHN C. MORRISON,
McKnaor, September 22nd, 1898.
Huron Notes.
At the Toronto exhibition Mr. W. Doe
herty. of Clinton, sold his handsome colt,
Young Carman for a good figure.
—A ehort time ago the folks in Ethel
were surprised to find their cows milked
when they ca,me home in the evening.
—Little Eddy Shaw, son of Edward
Shaw, Leeburn, had his shoulder dislocated
by a fall one Sunday evening recently.
—Mr. Potter, of the Huron road, God-
erich Township, has erected a fine new bank
barn to take thaplace of the one destroyed
by lightning. .
—Me. H. B. Marcy will shortly leave
Clinton and remove to Winnipeg, to take
charge of the northwestern agency of the
Doherty organ.
—Mr. H.Wi C. Meyer has sold his house
and lot on the corner of Minnie and Patrick
streets, in Wingham, to Mr.Thomas Forbes,
of Morris, for a good figure.
—A valued and perfectly harmless dog,
owned by Rev. J, W. Holmes, of Clinton,
was poisoned on Monday by some one nok a
friend of canines.
—The trustees of Suushine Methodiet
church have purchased a piece of land from
Mr. Watson on which they intend erecting
an additional shed for the accommodation
of churclegoers.
—A change of venue in the Nig_htingale
insurenoe suit, originating in Brussels,
has been obtained and the case will now
come up for hearing at St. Thomas, on Oc-
tober 15th, as was expected. •
—A cow belonging to T. Durnin, of Dun-
gannon, by some means got access to a bag
of ohopped grain the other day, and having
eaten more than was good for her it caused
her death.
—Mr. Bawden, of Exeter, who recently
purchased 155 acres of the Ransford estate
close to the towil of Clinton, and bad it
surveyedeePto town lots, has sold the entire
property in 'this way.
—Mrs. William Bogie, of Leeburn, had
the misfortune to meet with a painful acci-
dent recently. In going down the cellar.
steps she missed her footing, and fell, frac.
turing a bone in her arm.
—One day last week Mrs. Horner, of the
Sauble line, Stanley, underwent a critical,
yet successful, surgical operation for the re-
moval of a cancer. We understand that
the patient ie now progressing favorably.
—Mr. Harry T. Rance on the "recom-
mendation of the Deputy 'Adjutant General,
has been appointed to the command of the
Exeter Volunteer Company, with the rank
of Captain. Mr. Rance is well qualified for
the position.
—The crib ot the Port Albert piers has
been washed out into the lake. It was all
ready to put the stone in, but the storm
came on before the stone. The contractor's -
loss is estimated at about $3,000 for ma-
terial, labor, etc.
—Mr. Dunlop's barn, 2nd copeession of
Howick, was destroyed by fire, recently,
originating in a spark from a steam thresh-
er. Scarcely anything was saved. The
beildinig was insured, but the insurance is
only a fraction of the loss.
—A horse belonging to Andrew Sharp, of
Ethel, was found with a terrible gash in ite
hind leg the other day. The cut was in
front of the hock and the muscles were cut
off so the horse had to be shot. Barb wire
is said to be responsible for the injury. '
—Mr. James Snell, of Hullett, left' for
Chicago on Wednesday of last week, with
twenty•two head of Leicester sheep intend-
ed for exhibition at the World's Fair. The
sheep are the cream of hie stock, and re-
present nearly $2,500.
TuAday afternoon of last week a
horse working'on the dam ait Gorrie, attach-
ed to a dumping cart, backed the cart too
fee over the bank and driver, horse and
cart went over into the pond. It was with
much difficuity the horse was saved from
drowning.
—The trustees of School Section No. 5,
Hullett, have shown their appreciation of a,
first-class teacher, by re-engaging Mr. J. H.
Lowery for next year, at an increase of
salary. Mr. Lowery does good, faithful
work, and his pupils show the result
thereof.
—Messrs. Harry T. Rance and W. P.
Spaulding, of Clinton, have bought out the
business of Robins Brothers in that town,
and assume poseeesion as soon as stock-
taking is over. Both are well known young
men, and will make a push to obtsin their
share of, trade.
—A large quantity, of machinery for the
Wingham Electric' Light Company, for their
new power house, has' just been received
from the Waterous Engine Works Com-
pany, Brantford. When it is placed in po-
sition the electric light will be run by
water power.
—Mies Maggie Porterfield has been re-en-
gaged for another year in Bayfield school,
at a small advance in her salary. _ As teach-
er in the junior division the board find that
Mies Porterfield heezgiven splendid satis-
faction, and in securing her services for an-
other year they are to be congratulated. •
—Somebody visited a field '0 n the farm of
James Denman, near Bluevale, and out a
number of rubber tubes and broke several
feed pipes belonging to a seed drill, render-
ing the machine useless until 'the damaged
parts can be duplicated. The intruder's
tracks give a fair indication of who the per-
petrator was.
—The other day a couple of young God-
erich sports were sailing on the hiver in a
small boat, when the centre boardeitruck on
a stump and the breeze beiug strong, the
boat turaed over and gave the boys a serious
duckipg. The water was about six feet
deep, and the boys had either to cling to the
boat or swim to shore.
—A couple of suspicious looking people,
dreseed in women's clothing, are !said to be
hanging out between Blyth, Walton and
Harloek. Several farmers have met them,
sometimes on the 13th concession of Hul-
lett, sometimes' on the boundary, and some-
times on the 9th concession of Morris. They
are tall, masculine -looking and impudent,
worth watching.
—About 11.30 a. m. on Wednesday of
last week, the fire alarm sounded in Brus-
sels. The engine,' hose cart, etc., were out
in an instant, but had searcely left the fire
hall when some one brought word that their
services were not required. The fire proved
to be on the roof of the rear part of John
Shaw's house, and caught from the chimney,
but was soon :extinguished by the applica-
tion of a few pails of water.
— Mr. George Hughes, of Wingham, re-
turned from his third trip to the old country
with cattle, on Tueeday last week. He re-
ports the old country cattle markets se be-
ing very depressed. He had a splendid
run -over, and came back on the Sardinian,
Our new Governor-General and his goGd
lady were passengers by the same boat. Mr.
Hughes formed a very favorable opinion of
them.
— A serious offence was committed at the
Exeter post office the other day by a young
lady who enclosed a letter and some pat-
terns in a newspaper without the sufficient
amount of postage to carry it, and with in-
tent to defraud the mails. The postmaster
'suspecting the enclosure,forwarded it to the
dead letter office where it now remains in
the hands of the postmaster general, who no
doubt will Mete oat that portion of the
law which theloffender so justly deserves.
—On Monday evenhUg of last week,,about
6 o'clock, the isteamef City of Windsor ar-
rived at Goderich, having in tow the
schooner Queen City, of Cleveland. The
Queen City had been anchored since the
preceding Friday between Port Albert and
Point Clarke, She was badly damaged,
having her three topmasts and gaffs broken
off, her jib -boom off and her sails all torn to
pieces except her main sail, which was new.
Her rigging, also, was nearly all torn off.
She was loaded with 700 tons of coal, The
barge which was towing her up the lake had
two other vessels in tow, both of which
broke loose during th&gale and were lost.
There wig no loss of life, but the captein
had one of his legs and two ribs broken,
— A son of Dr. J. W. Browning, of Hie -
ter, aged about 15 years, is reported to have
had a naprow escape from death during
Tuesday night. During thei afternoon he
had been watching from the upper window
that boys did not steal apples, and it is
supposed he must have been dreaming of
this,and that he left his bed and went to the
same window, and losing his balance, fell
out He struck on the back of his head
and shoulders and received very severe in-
jpries, which may prove fatal.
—According to the report of the Inspec-
tor of Legal Offices, the total salary re-
ceived by the Sheriff of Huron, for 1892,
WS8 $1,486,26 ; the salary and fees earned
by the Deputy Registrar was $1,004.40 ; the
fees earned by the County Court Clerk, ex-
clusive of salary was $704.20 - as Surrogate
Judge, Mr. Toms received $192 ; Mr. Ma
comeon, as Local Master,$1,510 ; Mr.Levei
as County Crown Attorney, $1,008.35 ; M
D, McDonald, Clerk of the Crown Count
Court Clerk, and Surrogate liegistra
$2,550.
— While Mr. John Hawkshaw of Exeter
was the guest of Mr. White, Of Rodger
ville, Sunday night of last week, he me
with an accident which reSulted in a broke
leg. Mr. Hawkshaw was passing from th
head of the stairway into an adjoinin
room, and not noticing that he hadhistowthaoki
eine step down, missed his footing,
weight falling nn hie leg, breaking it in tw
places between the knee and the ankle. Th
, injury is a seyere one and it will be som
IgtiemtearboeufonrdealtglarinH. awkshaw will be able t
— In the town of Brussels, not long ago
a certain gentleman, for reasons of his own
wished to find out who were the members
the P. P. A. While the organization wa
meeting one night in its lodge room, h
bribed a boy to wait at the entry,to see wh
the members were, and report to him nex
morning,- When the boy turned up th
next day he was asked what success he had
" Well," he said, " it was pretty late whe
the meeting came out, and the first ma
down the steps was my old dad ; and a
soon as I saw him I had to skit home befor
,lorengioet.;,there, or he'd a whaled the life ou
—An investigation is in progress in Luck
now in the Post office savings bank
which has caused some commotion in the
town. Discovery of the 'fact that the ac
counts of the depositors were lees than they
should be was what led to the enquiry and
the'presence of Post office Inspector H. G
Hopkirk. It has been found that by forged
withdrawal applications the following sums
haee Lieen wrongfully drawn from the ac
counte of the parties named : Norman
Nicholson, $150 • Malcolm Nicholson, $140
Alexander Nicholson, $200; Miss Macdon-
ald, $100. All the paes books of the de
poeitors have been called in for examination
and it is thought all the losses have been
discovered.
—On Monday of last week, Mr. Joseph
Mallough, of Dungannon, appeared before
Messrs. McGarva and Steep, of Clinton,
eharged by Inspector Paisley with Sunday
iolation of the Crooks Act, and also with
reeking one of the regulations framed by
ommissionere. The charge of selling liquor
n Sunday was not sustained, and a dis-
issal was entered accordingly. The second
charge was in having his bar window blinds
down, when they should have.been up. The
evidence showed that the bar has three win-
dows ; on one of these, the front one, the
blind was down, while on the side windows
the blinds were up, and as the magistrates
were not quite positive whether this would
constitute a clear violation of the regula-
tions, Mr. Mallough was given the benefit
of the doubt, and tbe charge dismissed.
. —On Monday evening of last week, Mr.
George Levis was driving a heifer into Clin-
don, when it ran up along the Huron road,
and, as he thought, crossed therrailway
track. Urging hie horse forward quickly
to get ahead of it, he was just going up the
grade that leads to the railway track, when
Mr. Richard Baker drove quickly up the
grade on the opposite aide, of course each
unaware of the other's presence. In an in-
hstant there was a collision, the force of
which locked the buggies together and
threw Mr. Baker violently out on his head.
The buggies were plightly-broken but no
nerious injury sustained by either IVir. Levis
or Mr. Baker. The heifer, instead of cross-
ing the track, had turned up it, and as the
evening train came along, it struck the ani-
mal and killed it.
presents were received, many of them being
from distanoe. About one hundred and
fifty guests were preeent on this brilliant
and enjoyable occasion to effer their con-
gratulations to the worthy doctor and hie
charming and accomplished wife.
—Mr. John Keyes, from Bornholm, has
bought Mr. Helm's 100 acre farm, near
Henson, for the sum of 83,900. Mr, Hessen
paid, thirteen years ago, $4,200 for the
farm, put new fences all over the place and
built a new bank barn, new summer kit-
chen and a new woodshed. The people in
that section consider that Mr. Keyes bas
bought the cheapest farm that ever wag
sold around that section.
—As Mr. Con. Keogh, of Stratford, was
wandering around in Milverton on Monday
evening, last week, he lost himself and was
in quite a dilemma until some obliging in. •
dividual assisted him to hie place of abode.
He ,says, " By golly, this place must b
i„ .'bigger than Stratford as I could go all roves
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Miss Lizzie Gibb, professional nurse, is
ill at her home in St. Marys.
630—)0T0h0e. Grand Trunk Railway's monthly
pay roll in Stratford amounts to about
—Rev. A. F. Tully preached a special
sermein to the Canadian Orier of Foresters,
in Mitchell, last Sabbath afternoon.
—Mr. John Fletsch, of Shakespeare, re-
ceived seven prizes out of ten entries at
the Industrial Exhibition, at -Toronto, for
his—foTwhle Newry cheese factory was awar ed
a first prize for white cheese and third for
truckle obeesi3 at the Toronto Fair. To
the Misses Morrison, makers!, be the pre se.
—Rev. J. 8. Fisher, who was pastor of
Zion church fourteen years ago, preac ed
there again last Sunday, to the great pl en-
ure of his old friends.
—John McDonald, of Stratford was fi ed
by Police Magistrate O'Loane, the other
day, for committing a brutal assault u on
his—flthdearu.ghter of Mr. James Stewart of
Stratford, aged 18 years, died on Friday,
15th inst., from a healing in one of her
ears, which caused inflammation of the
anu's Mohr, a well-known hotel k ep-
bra_inif
er, of adshill, but lately of Milverton, has
been c mmitted to the Perth county jai as
a dangerous lunatic. This is hie secon or
third commitment.
—On September 13th, Miss Maggie,da gh-
ter of the Hon, Dr, Harrison, of Neepa a,
formerly of St. Marys, wits married to r.
John Wedges, a rising solicitor of that
town.
, —Farmers in the vicinity of Stratfordlare
bringing large quantitiet of wood into that
city. They say that even with the kain
they have had they are not yet a,ble to plow,
and so have time to briug in wood.
—Mr. John Kerr has sold his farms on
the 5th concession of Mornington, overl ok-
,ing the creek, for $5,000, Mr. James J hn•
sten, of the same township, has sold! his
farm tur Mr, Wm. Cleland, and has pur has -
ed the 200 acre farm of Mr. Wm. St ven-
!on, for about $9,500.
—Mr. P. S. Armstrong, of St. Mary4., got
a telegram from home while_ at the L urier
demonstration at Mitchell, that his ister
was seriously ill. He left by the first !train
for home, and his sister died soon after his
arrival.
—On Tuesday afternoon, last week, Mr.
Hugh McCourt, of the 14th concessiqn of
Elma, was engaged in moving a bern'from
one lot to the other when the chai by
which the horses were attached to th arm
of the capstan broke, causing the arm to
rebound, striking Mr. McCourt on the
breast and inflicting a severe injurs4 With
good care, however, he is recovering.'
. —On Thursday evening, the 14th inst.,
Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Matheson, of St. Marys,
celebrated the twentieth anniversary of
their wedding day by an assembly of their°
friends. The grounds surrounding their
handsome residence were prettily illumin-•
ated and Dayton's orchestra from London
discoureed sweet music for those taking part
in the mazy dance. The refreshments were
provided by Harry Webb, of Toronto, the
tables being decorated with roses and
maiden hair ferna. Numerous and valuable !
down the sthrate there I believe I'd niver
sthopped until I were in Sthratford, eo I
would."
—Perth county has done herself credit in
cheese making at the Industrial Fair, The
following are the names of the suceessful
exhibitors in the Elma district : Regular
exbibition clan -1st, John Morrison,
Newry ; 4th, Robert Cleland, Elma nth,
Wm. Pomeroy, Logan • 6th, Alexander
Chalmers, Monkton. clase—Srd,
Wm. Pomeroy, Logan. Two hundred fac-
tories were represented, with nine hundred
boxes being the largest cheese exhibit ever
made'in Canada. Elms is to be congratu-
lated on heading the list.
—An old lady named Mrs. Leek, living
about three miles from Mitchell, drove into
Stratford, last Friday morning, with some
market stuff. After she had sold out she
brodight her horse and buggy to the Strat-
ford Hotel, kept by Martin Yousie, and or -
dared it to be stabled. When Mre. Leek
called later on to have the horse hitched it
was gone. She was told that a young men
had called for it, and he was allovved to take
it. NoW, the authorities are looking for
that yOung man. The horse was an raid
sorrel with white marked face and switch
tail.
—On Monday, last week, Mrs. Hyslop,
of the Logan Road, near Mitchell, had Mrs,
Fraser before Police Magistrate Flagg, es
Mitchell, charged with stealing some old
rag carpet from her clothes line on a recent
Sunday nigbt. The constable found the
carpet secreted in the loft of a *table on
Mrs. Fraser's premises, but the evidence
was so clear that some one else had placed it
there with a view to castiug a stain upon
Mrs. Fraser's character that the magistrate
diernissed the cane and 'Mrs. Hyslop had to
pay the costs. This is several times thst
Mrs. Fraser has been brought before the
magistrate by her neighbor, Mrs, Hyslop,
and each time she has been found innocent
of the charges laid against her.
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NOTES.—Mr. John McTaggart, wife and
daughter, were visiting at London this
week.—The Voters' List Court, for Grey
township, will be held in the town hall,
Ethel, on Saturday, October 7th, commene•
ing at 10 o'clock a. m.--e-Mrs. James Wil-
liamson, of the 18th concession, is in very
poor health, and her many friends feel anxi-
ous about her. We hope she:will soon be
restored to her wonted health and strength.
—Mr. Alexander Cruickshank left Brussels
for a visit to Scotland on Thursday, last
week. Fle sailed on Saturday on the Allen
steainer " Sardinian." A prosperous voy-
age, old boy.—The trusteee of the school -in
Section No. 6 have shown good judgment in
re-engaging their 'present capable teaclair,
Mr. Edward Hill, for 1894, at an inoreaere of
830 per annum. Mr. Hill sent three kills
to the Entrance Examination and they all
passed, very creditably too, taking good
marks.
DIED.—On Thursday of last week Sarah
Ann, beloved wife of Mr. Robert Bowen,
crossed over the river of death -to the rest-
ing place of the redeemed, after a brief ill-
ness. The deceased was the eldest daugh-
ter of Mr. Wm. King, of this tovenship,and
was the mother of four children, the young-
est being an infant a few weeks old. Mrs.
Bowen was 40 years 6 months and 27 days
old. The funeral too'k place on Saturday.
Mr. Bowen and family are deeply sympa-
thised with in their bereavement.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—On Monday evening,
last week, an accident happened at the home
of Mr. C. A. Schick, of the 5th concession,
which though of a serious nature might
have been worse. About noon on Monday
a young English lad, about 16 years ef age,
and giving his name as Wm. Brown, called
at Mr. Schiek's and wanted work, He said
he had been employed. by a man at Mit-
chell, but had left there, and einee found it
impossible to find either work or lodgings,
although he yeas willing to pay for the lat-
ter. Mr. Schick, out of the kindness of his
heart, told him to stay there that day and
rest. In the evening, after tea, the young
fellow took a double barreled gun and went
out to try to shoot a partridge. Ha bad
been gone but a few minutes, and was only
about ten or fifteen rode from the house, ,
when a gun report was heard, followed by
groans and calls for help. It appears he
stepped on a log, which, owing to the recent
rain, was slippery, and he fell, ahd the gun
etriking against something, discharged the
contents into the fleshy part of his arm,
struck the bone and glancing off took the
flesh from the inside of the hand, Assist-
ance was soon on the spot, and Brown was
taken to the house. A physician was sum-
moned and the arm was dressed, but it may
be a difficult matter to preserve this useful
member if the bone is injured. A neighbor
was a witness of the affair, but in place of
offering any assistance he "passed by on
the other side " and went home. " Do Un-
to others as you would they should &elute
you." [This is the same lad who confessed
to the authorship of the Gowanstown trs-
gedy, fell particulars of which will be found
in another column,)
Walton.
DOTS, —On Sunday, 10th inst., Rev. Geo.
Buggin, of Blyth, exehanged pulpits with
Rev. T. W. Cosens, and preached excellent
discourses,—The many friends of Hugh Mc-
Phee, 13th conceesion of McKillop, will re-
gret to hear of his serious illness. He
well on to 90 years of age.—Last Sunday
afternoon Rev. Rural Dean Hodgins, of Sea, _
forth, conducted Ilarveet Home services in
St. George's church in this place. The
church was appropriately decorated for the
occasion.—On Sunday, October 1st, Rev.
W. Ottewell, of Belwood, will preach in the
Methodist churches on Walton citcuit. His
old parishioners will be pleased to hear him
again. Rev. Mr, Cosens will preach mis-
sionary sermons at Belwood.—On -Wednes-
day, 13th inst., an enjoyable Harvest Home
was held on the lawn of Mr.JohnSwallow,on
the gravel road south of this place. After a
tliatop tea was served an adjournment was
Made to the +shunt', where a musical and
literary programme was carried out. Rev.
Mr. Musgrave, of Winthrop, gave an excel-
lent address, dealing with the advantages of
social gatherings. The pastor occupied the
chair, and gave a brief yet pointed talk.
Music of a high order was supplied. by the
choir of the church, Miss Williamson Kt -
siding at the organ. Revs. Messrs. Bugging
Forrest and Fair were expected but fade
to get to the meeting. The proceeds
amounted to about $40, which will be appli-
ed to the parsonage fund. ,
AN OW RESIDENT GONE.— Mr, Hugh
McPhee, one of the early settlers of the
township of Grey! departed this life on tbe
23rd inst., while sn the 79th year of his age,
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as years went on, he took seriously ill and'
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