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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1894-02-23, Page 4L: • N'SW ABVIMTIBEMENTS. ISLToe figure between the parenthesis after each one denotes Owings ot the paper Ins which the advertisement t. ill be found. . a New' Books—C. W. Papist. (5) Spring lierohandise—R. Mona (8) DontUeloree—Robert Willis. (5) - Watch Thit hpace—I. V. Pear. (5) letialetitoltlik Drawers—J. B. Henderson. (5) Jurt--Mhe Susie Ektvenlock. (5) - Auction Sale of land—Fred Hees, sr. (5) * Montle' to Lend—W. C. Smith. (8) MolloY to lezed—W. C. Smith. 8) AnetionSsle—Itm. Rich. Thomce (10 Farm for Sale—john Campbell, . D. (5) Auction Sale of House end Lot—r. Hohnested. (5) Money to Lend—W. C. Smith. (8) Perm for sale—P. Keating. (5) Farm. kr Sale--eohn Tough. (4) For Bargains—Jackson & Greig. (1) efore Than satisfied—Duncan Dtinean. (5) From a Par Countree--Brieht Bros. (5) Rconomy—Cbas. Wilma, (8) Removal -3- BeIntpshe (8) A Good Businera Chance—G. H. Smithery. (8) Bankrupt Stook—Fred Kibler. (8) Administrator's Notice—J. B. Best. (5) Lost—Ries brazen. (8) • Bankrupt stoek—A. Weseloh. (8) Facursions to Banetoba--C. A. stewara (8) Rernovine—J. J. Phippen. (8) Removal eiotioe—R. G. simpson. (8) Bast value for Their Honey—H. F. Edward& (8) Removal—H. speare. (8) Cte won txproita. SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, Feb. prd, 1894. The Ontario Legislature. The Ontario 1.-egislature has now got fair- ly settled down to business. The address has been disposed of. It did nett :call forth a -very lengthy or even a very animated dis- cussion. It was moved by *. Wood, of 'Brant, and seconded. by Mr. Conmee, of Al- goma. Mr. Meredith, the leader of the op- position, made a very good speech, as he always does, in criticism of the policy of the Government. But Mr. Meredith's speech was but another exemPlification of how difficult it is to make bricks without clay and that even so clever a Man as Mr. Meredith can not give a brilliant criticism when there is really -little or nothing to criticise. As the Toronto Telegram very „tersely puts it : " Old charges were present- ed in new colors ; for it would need a. , " statesman stronger than Canada possesses 4' to u.nearth new coun° ts against Sir Oliver's -" Government." But although Mr. Mere- dith did not " unearth any new counts," he et/tail/1y did. propound one or two new theories. He announced as one plank in - the policy of his party, Biennial Sessions of the Legislature. This is something new. l'Afiecond plank is the abolition of the port - :folio of education, and the placing of educe- tiOnal affairs under the control of a superin- Aendent as in the old days of Dr. Ryerson's tule. A third plank in Mr. Meredith's .n.ew platform is to liasband our timber re- sources even if we have to borrow money to emu on the affairs of the Province, These Were about all the planks Mr. Meredith in- ererporated in his platform. There is an - ether, but it is not new as it has been up at the last two elections : He goes in for a fiepret ballot, ',declaring _that the present syatera is not secret: He had not a word to say about the fee system, although his or - gets have been clamoring about it for mouths. He is also silent on the Prohibi- time question. It is clear from Mr. Mere- dith's ad.dress that he is hunting for a griev- ance! All the changes he•proposes arelof a nature to draw further frem the people the sourees of power rather than bring them neaeento them and it is just in. this that his weaknais lies. Mr. Mowat replied very el- f ectisely to the Opposition leader, and the addresS waa passed without further discus - Ilion. At the time of writing nothing new =had sprung up. There is consider- able Useful legislation proposed and there is -110 doatba but the session will be lively and may be longer than usual. 111111111MINIMEMEnummilINIIIMMINIM - False and Vindictive. In thehEiteter Times of last week we no- tice the fellowing " Mr. MeLeany:in his address, had truck- led to tlia.t body, (the Patrons) without success, and when he found that they were resolved uPon bringing out a candidate, we are told, bact representatives present to bloek the procedure, who, failing in their purpesei avere in the alternative to vote for a candidate of conservative strain. The eoheme Worked, as did the plans to pak the late Liberal convention, which discarded the tried atd honored member, Mr. Bishop. These things are coining to light, greatly to the detriment of Mr. McLean's candida- ture." I The above is so ridiculous as to be almost amusing, Were it not so false.° Hitherto we have not paid. any attention to the nasty, ; spiteful paragraphs that the Times_ has seen fit to publfisla about Mr. McLean, feeling that if itself aiul its backers desired to con- duct a political campaige in that way it was their own affair, and not ours. But, when the Times rinsiiirts to deliberate falsehood to bolster up its cause, it might not be the part of pruitence to treat its statements with the contempt they deserve, as, in the absence of a refutation, some might be led to believe thena The statement that the late Liberal con- vention whioli nominated Mr. McLean was packed, is not only faLse, but it is an insult to every Liberal la the Riding. That con- vention was one of the largest and most thoroughly repteeentative ever held in the Riding ; probably 4par-fifths of the dele- gates were farniees, and nia,ny of them Pa- ' trons of Industuaa To say that such a con- vention was peeked, or could be packed, for suct a purpose as, the Times insinuates, is a base libel. It is alao false and equally in- sulOng to the Liberals to say that they dis- carded Mr. Bish& and the writer in the I'd-Itnes knew ho "Was penning a falsehood when he made the. statement. The state- Iment respecting the Patrons' convention is equally untrue. We believe we are correct in saying that the eonvention was private ; that none were admitted but those who had the pass -word of tibe Order ; that none were allowed to- take any -part in the _ conventioe except duly appointed delegates, and that the candidates were selected by ballot. This being the case, how tonic] Mr. McLean or any other person influence the choice of the eonvention either wee way or the other ? If the writer in the Times were half as sharp as he pretends to be, he would have noticed the absurdity of the falsehood before he penned it. In its „ral to injure Mr. Mc- Lean, the Times givca him credit for an in- fluence and power -Which he does not pos- sess. Ita accusations imply that he was able; not only to inducts convention com- posed of one hundred' and twenty of the leading Liberals of South Huron to " dis- card the true and honored inember, Mr. Bishop" and give himself the unanimous nominatiotn, but that he was also able to in- flu4nce th Patrons' convention to select .Mr. Saunders their unanimous choice when they wan d to select eome person else- If Mr. Mc it is smart enough, and infiten- tial enought to mould conventions to° his will, as the limes flays he has been doing, surely he is pre-eniiiiently -the man for the position of xepresentative 1 But, we know he does not lay claim to support on any such extravagant pretensions. '„ - The reference to Mr. Biehop is also very touching. We have no doubt that gentle- man will feel very highly flattered. ow that he is no longer the candidate, he is the tried and honored member." When did Mr. Bishop become that in the estimation of the Times ? When he used to be seeking election the Times could scarcely' find, • epi- thets bihl enough and mean enough to pelt at him. Surely the Times has net such a low estimate of the intelligence of the elec- tors of South Huronas to believe that they can be gulled by any such trasht Why, then, does it try to stir up bad feeling be- tween parties by such contemptible tactics as it has recently been pursuing ?, The Times might be better eniployed in xplainingthe following. coincidence than in ublishing spiteful, untruthful and ungener- us accusations against Mr. McLean : Why as it that before the Patrons' convention as held the Times,and every other Conser- ative paper in the county, was calling on he Patrons to bring out a candidate, and hen they. did nominate Mr. Saunders there as not one of thezn had the courage to more an mention his naine ? Their conduct in is respect, to say the 4ry least of it, ooks very suspicious. It looks as if they ought thePatrons /would nominate a Re- rmer, and that by so doing they might lit the Reform vote and thus allow Mr. eismiller ,to 'slip in between' the Patron d Liberal candidates. The nonlination of r. Saunders, a Conservative, rather spoil - this calculation. Hence their sudden ence 'about a Patron candidate and their ntemptuous treatment of Mr. Saunders. e Times knows very well that it is only some such manoeuvre as this that Mr. eismiller can have even the slightest ance of success. , We fancy, hoviever, that will find, before many raoons, that the trims are too wide awake to jump into y Such trap, and that they have too sin- e a desire for the triumph of their princi- s to lend themselv-es to the work of pull - Tory ehesnuts out cif the fire. th th 1 th fo sp an ed sil co Th by -ch it Pa an cer ple ing The Fee Queation., " County Conveyancer," in a letter in Globe of Saturday last, has the following " For some 20 years I have had to business with Registrars Sheriffs, Clerks Court, and other like oicials. For ev transaction I am called upon by them to the fees allowed by law for die several vices ; now I only pay for what I get ; b should these officers be paid by salary, ot persons would be called upon to assist making the salary up, many of whom ne have occasion to uee the services of any these officials. If I have a deed to reeo ot. a seizure to be made under a fi fa, am not the prpper person to pay the fees the 'for ? Is my neighbor, not interested, bear a portion -of them ? As it is now, that use them have only to, pay, and no o else is troubled, and the more work we ha for them the larger sum we pay,_ evh those who have none have nothing toliay. A good many in discussing this questi go upon the supposition that, if the syste now in vogue of giving the fees collected the respective officials to' the officials their remuneration for their services, abolished; that the system Of collecting fe from the public who use these officers, w also be abolished. . The above horresponde falls ;into this error. Such a system wou be unjust. But those who „advocate t change in the fee system of paying office do not advocate' the abolition Of the fee sy tem for collecting the office revenue. The propose that the fees be collected from thos aaho receive the aervice, jaist as they ar now, but that instead of allowing the offie als turetain all these fees as remuneratio for their servicea, the fees should be funde by the Government, and that out of th fund so created the officers receive a suit . able salary, and that the balance, if any, b returned to the county from which the fee have been collected. This, it seems to us would be a very simple operation. If i should be found that the fees collecteritar out of proportiou to the service rendered and materially in adyance of fhe cost of maintaining the office, then the fees could be reduced. By this system only those who patronize the offices would be required to eontribute towards their support, and the remuneration of the officers could be equal- ized and pu t on an equitable basis. Now, some officer.; only receive four or five hun- dred dollars a year, while others who really do not do any more work, receive as many thousands. It is possible that, upon the whole, a very great saving would not be effected oiler the present system. But, even should this be 'the case, it would be a more equitable system, and would ultimately re- sult in weeding out the drones who _draw big pay for doing nothing and employ a deputy at a very moderate salary to do the work. The present system is a relic of the past which has out -lived its usefulness. the' do of ery Pay ser- ut, her in ver of rd re - to we ne ye ilst On by as is es n t ld he rs s- 11.11.1111Mlimmommm..... TIIE7orouto News of Friday in its Legis-- lative notes;makes the following reference to Huron's veteran and genial M. P. P.: This is. Mr. Bishop's last session and he is as happras a school -boy over it. "I have resigned my candidature," he said, " and I'm out of it for good. For thirty-six years I've been in public life, twenty-one haVing been spent in the Legis- lature, so I thiak it's time for me to quit. ' INEIMmnii=MMINENEmemll AT Tile bye -election whieh took placein South Lanark On Friday last, Mr. Clerk, the Reform candidate, was elected by a majority of 18. This constituency was rendered vacant by the late member being appointed to en office under the Dominion Government. At this election there were four candidatee, viz. : Clark, Reformer ; Lees, _Conservative ; Ferguson, Patron ; Burrows, Independent Conservative. Clark received 962 votel ; Lees, 944 ; Ferguson, 800 and BurroWs, 60. The three last named thethen. THE ITURON EXPOSITOR. overe all Conservatives, while Mr. Ferguson, tlie-Patron-candidate, was also an Orange- . man. The constituency at the general elec- tion in 1890egave a Conservative majority of over 506. Under these circumstances it is scarcely likely Mr. Clark will be able to hold kis seat longer .than the pre sent session. The Ballot for Separate Sohool4 Just now, when there is c,onsiderable agi- tation in some quarters about passing an act anthorizing the use of the ballot for the election of Separate School Trustees, the opinion of a leading clergyman of the . Cath- olic Church on that subject will be of con- sidereble interest. Rev. Father Whelan is the leading English speaking Roman Cath- olic clergyman in Ottawa, and he has been prominent in Separate School matters in that city for years. In addressing his ' con- gregation on this subject on Sabbath last, he gave utterance to his views very plainly,and we have no doubt but be voices the views of Roman Catholics generally, both lay and clerical, on this point. He said : " I desire to say a, few words this morning on a question which concerns us_ all, and which has grown in importance and interest within the bst few days. You must have read in the papers that a memorial in favor of the ballot in Separate school elections has been prepared in this city,and signed by a score of prominent Catholic gentlemen, who, no doubt, assume that the other five or six thousand Catholic ratepayers and elec- tors of Ottawa want the ballot, axe crying for it, and will not be satisfied till they get it. In my humble judgment these gentle- men are mistaken. Catholics are not so eager for the ballot as they pretend, and it would be impolitic to allow ourselves to be misrepresented in this matter. Let it not be supposed for a moment that I am op- posed to the ballot either as a priest or as an electer. I am not opposed to it, and I do not know a single priest in Ottawa who is. But it does not necessarily follow that we—and I now speak for hundreds of intel- ligent laymen who feel as I do—that we should give even a tacit assent to a propa- gandism which proclaims that vote by bal- lot is necessary in the, interests of public schools, and for the protection of their sup- porters, and that the people are anxious to have it. We are all familiar with the stock arguments in favor of the ballot in Separate school elections. We have been told over and over_ again that,given vote.by ballot,Separate School supporters would be placed on an equal footing as citizens with the supporters of public schools. What nonsense that is. The school laws will have to be amended On other and more vital points before the Sep- arate school ratepayers in their relations to the municipality shall be in as equitable a position as the Public school supporters. The ballot will not improve our position in the least. " But," they say, " the ballot is required to protect Catholics against undue clerical influence and intimidation." Do the meniorialists subscribe to that factor ? I should be sorry to. think they did. Still, it is one of the strongest arguments for• the introduction of the ballot, Let the ballot be given te Separate school supporters when they ask for it in an open, manly and fear- less way. But let it not be thrust upon us to satisfy the noisy clamour of an ignorant Protestant faction, whom all intelligent and fair-minded Protestants repudiate, or to soothe a few panic-stricken Catholics whose fears are as groundless as their pretensions. - IN reply to Mr. Meredith's proposition in the Legislature the other day, tobold bien- nial sessions, the Premier said : " He did mot think Mr. Meredith had ever brought in a resolution on this subject, though it had been occasionally mentioned. Biennial sessions would be very convenient for the • Government. The Government would not suffer, whatever the country did. It would be to the advantage of the Govern- ment to go on spending money for two years without having to meet the Legislature. But he knew of no case where biennial ses- sions were held in connection with a system of responsible goVernment such as Ontario enjoyed. In some Ameriean States they prevaileda but the systeth of government there was'entirely different from that of On- tario. There was even there, however, a provision for the holding of special sessions, and he thought his honorable friend would find the special sessions were very ournere_ 111=11111M11.....imem111111•1 WE DON'T often agree' -with the Mailhl suggestions on local politice, but we heartily concur with the following : " If the commis- sion on the fee system is to command confi- dence, it should not be,imply a committee of Liberals. A representative of each party, a Patron of undoubted independence, and two judges would make a thorough and im- partial enquiry, provided the , Government would take the risk of appointing them." MR. MCNAUGHTON, the Patron represen- tative for North Bruce, was introduced into the Legislature by Mr. Thomas Gibson, M. P. P. for East Huron, and Mr. Kirkwood, of East Wellington, both old and well trust- ed LiberalS. Mr. McCallum, the P. P. A. representati 'from Eagt Lambton, was in- troduced on the following day by Mr. George Campbell, the Equal Rights repre- sentative from East Durham, and Mr. MC - Naughton, of North Bruce. A CONTEMPORARY directs attention to the fact that The Empire censures the Farmers' Institutes for di_eussing political questions, but it does not comment on the fact that the chief organization of manufacturers talks about little or nothing else. ERASTUS WIMAN was arrested on Wed- nesday last, in New York, on a bench war- rant, for forging notes on R. G. Dun & Co. for $229,000. Wiman was brought before Judge Martine, in the Court of General Sessions, and committed to the Tombs prison in default of $25,000 bail. IMEM11.111Imommumm111211 ._ News of the Week. PLOT TO A SSASSINATE.—A plot to assass- inate President Peixoto has been discovered _ in Rio Janeiro. SOLD BELOW VALUE. --The paintings of the late A. H. Wyatt, sold recently in New York, brought $38,205, which is below what was expected. , Dier,.-Robert M. tallantyrte,1 the cele- brated writer of boys' stories, died at Rome a few days ago. He was an extensive tray - e er, and a most entertaining art instruct- ive writer. Wooe GRowERs.—The wool owers of the United States have mezno alized the United States Senate Finance onunittee against putting wool on the free mt. L. SCHOFIELD DEAD.—L. Schofield, the first man who made iron rails in the south, Charles Williaxne, convicted at Emporia, ii) died at Chattanooga, Tennessee, n Monday aight, aged 60. He was an Eng shman. NINE YEARS . F ELLESG RISKY.— Kansas, of violatin the Murray' rohibition Law, the other da has been tenced to , nine years in jail and to .pay . James Robinson, who was convicted o the same mate abso . FERRITAMT 23 1894. offence„ was given sixtY. days and fined $300. In the ease of Mahn Bay, ouoviotOd em two counts, sentence Vnis deferred. The -temperance peeple are jubilant, as these are the first cases for the violation of the liquor law that have been suceessfully prosecuted for a long time. CHOLERA IN WARSAW. --Many persons are dying at Warsaw, Russia, of cholera. SENTENCED TO Dix.--Volonel Griregorieff has been convicted at Kisheneff, Russia; on the charge of being an lAustrian spy and sentenced to death. . BUSINESS RuLungs.---The City of Mel- bourne kastralia, had 487 business failures in 1893', with total deficiencies of one million and fifty-six pounds sterling. NEW YORK'S UNEMPLOYED.—A police ceneus just taken showe that there are in New York city -67;280 unemployed persons, of Whom 52,592 are males and 14,688 females. A BOAT DESTROYER. -T -Mr." Yarrow, who is building a torpedo boat destroyer for the British Government, hopes to give her a speed of thirty knots, or thirty-four and a half statute miles an hour. THE Gonipv's FAILED. --The Godey Pub- linhing Company of New York,• publishers of Godey's Magazine and various boeks and periodicals, assigned the other day . The liabilities are $50,000. CYCLONE IN THE SOUTIL—A cyclone de- vastated a large section 4 Louisiana Mon- day, and killed several people. The stoem also caused much havoe in the North- westernAortion of Mississippi. THE ISTORIC KEARSARGE A WRECK. — The Kearsarge the historic United States corvette which' sunk the Alabama, in 1864. has been wrecked on Roncador reef, 206 miles off the coast of Nicaragna. WILLIAM BLACK il4L, —William Black, the novelist, has been laid up at his house • at Brighton, England, with a somewhat severe illness. • THE SMALLEST NEWSPAPER. —Torquay, England, claims the smallest newspaper in the world, the Little Standard, size three inches square. El Telegramma, of Guada- lajara, Mexico, is four ieches square. ACCIDENT.—The Princess Eva, the five- year-old daughter of Priece Henry, of Bat- tenburg and Princess Beatrice, was thrown from her pony near Osbane House, on the Isle of Wight, on Saturday, and is suffering from coecussion of the brain. DEATH OF A NOTED SINGER..=-Aynaley Cook, aewell-known English baritone singer, died at Liverpool on Friday from bronchitis. SAD END OF Sex.—Antoine Joseph Adol- phe Sax died of pneummiia at Paris, Franae, on the 9th inst., dn ahselute poverty. He was born in 1814. He wigaged in the manu- facture of musical instruMents and introduc- ed the saxaphonein Paris in 1838. He re- ceived the decoratioe of the Legion of Honor in.1844). HE FATFIER OF THE AMERICAN TARIFF !WORM DANGEROUSLY I ILL—Congressman W. L. Wilson was taken ill at Chicago last Friday, 'while en route tO Mexico. He re- covered sufficiently to retinue his journey, but was taken dangeroudly ill again at Kan - Man. sas City, where he still lies, a very sick THE AUTHOR OF UNCLE TOM'S CABIN.— Word comes from Hartford, Connecticut, that Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe is in such a feeble condition, mentally and physically, that she is constantly in charge of an attend- ant. She will be eighty-three years old in June. A FEMALE MASON.—MiSS M. E. Lease, of Topeka, Kansas, claims to tie a Masmpin full and in legitimate possession of all the eigns and passes of the order, and says she purposes to orgenize lodges for women throughout the country. NEW .INVENTION.—S. A. Darrach,of New- ark, New Jersey, claims that he has invent- ed a fender for cable and trolley cars, which . . up anyone in front of the car and earry him along without injury. BIRTHDAY PRESENT TO BISMARCK. —The women of Baden, Hesse, and Sifalz have formed a committee' to give Prince Bismarck a present on his birthday, which will con- nist of an addresa and eight bottles of old wine from the three, dietricts. . HARD ON HENRY M.—Lieutenant West- mark, a Swedish officer, at present in New -York, who accompanied Stanley into Africa-, is very bitter upon the methods employed: He admits that Stanley is -a great explorer, but says he was insolent, profane, selfish and cruel. LEFT $30,000,000 BEHIND.—Gilbert Rosenbaum, probably the wealthiest He- brew in America, died on • Suaday in New York. He was 60 years of age, and was one of the largest tobacco importers in New York. T -lis wealth is estimated at $30,- 000,000. CLINGING TO THE FERRIS WHEEL—The World's Fair managers refuae to allow the great wheel to be removed until- Mr. Ferris settles their claim of $84,000. Aftet the big wheel had earned its cost, $300,000, Mr. Ferris began to give the exposition com- pany one-half of all the money he took in. They claim he has only given part and re- fuse to let the wheel go until the full amount has been paid. .MARRIED AT 98—DIED AT 107.—OldUricle Sergeant died. the other day at the age of 107 at the county poor house, Dahlonega,Georgia. When the whites first pushed up into north Georgia, 70 years ago Sergeant was already among the Cheiokees, accepted as one of them. . He not only outlived these early friends, but has seen several' generations of his own race pass away. He lived a bach- elor, untif he was 98, when he married a widow of 50: She found him too set in his ways for endurance, and left him in a week. DAMAGE TO FRUIT TREES. —The recent cold snap has killed the peach buds in Ken- tucky. Cherries and pears have met the same fate, and great damage has been done to apples. The trees were almost . in full bloom when the sudden change caught them. EATEN BY APES. —Edward B. Goss, keep- er of the two Chimpanzees at Central Park, New York, while feeding , them, appeoached too near the cage, when he was attacked by both and fearfully mangled; one of the apes chewing up his arm and the other his leg. ON THP VEROE OF STARVATION. —The residents on Innietrahull, au island at the extreme north of Ireland, were recently found to be on the verge of starvation. There are about fifty people living on the island and, owina to the stormy weather they were unablet'to communicate with the main land for several -weeks. When e life- boat at last succeeded in reaching th4 island through a terrible sea, the people-wei.e found in sore straits. One man had died from starvation. A handful of potatoes was all the food left in the whole place and the people had broken up their furuiture and the woodwork of their houses for Mel, The Session at Ottawa. Respecting the approaching Parliameetary session at Ottawa, a correspondent SayS : Now that Parliament has been suMmoned to assemble on March 15th, the business men of the Dominion, who have 'been fig- uring on- the probabilities and the possi- bilities of Tariff Reform, are glad toi have at least one certainty in sight, if it le only a date. The Government's Tariff Cothnittee, which is made up of the Hon. Mackenzie Bcwell, Minister of Trade and Customs ; the Hon. George R Foster Minister of Finance, the Hon. Clarke Wallace, and Hon. J. F. Wood, Controllers of Customs and In- land Revenue, respectively, has been sitting every day for weeks, and will sit fois many weeks to come. Delegations representing every imaginable interest, from sugar and iron down to dog biscuit and shoe laces, making pilgrimages here to lay their views on tariff revision before the committee. When the bill revising the tariff is intro- duced next session, it will be found that the revision is modelled wholly upon protection - al linee. Against it the Opposition will. fi ht h d a ri or revenue only, -with ti - lute -Free Trade in the background. an avalanche the same, The Opposition will not run any chances on the general elections not being called after next session, and will accordingly' lreep up a continuous iniccession of broadsides of hot shot upon the Government as long. as it can. the session may last five or six months. While the House of Commons is strui gling with. tariff revision and Government ecandals, the ohl gentlemen in the Senate chamber will deliberate upon the seven divorce cases that will come before them., Only seven couples in all the Dominion this' year are seeking divorce in the sole manner in which the law makee divoice possible in Canada, Last year there were also seven applications for divorce, and all seven were granted. The year before there were eight, of which the Senate granted only five. This year's applications are : James St. George Dillon, merchant, of Montreal, who seeks divorce from his wife, Mary Catherine Char- lotte Adrienne Barron, of Quebec ; George Hicks, laborer, of Thornton, Ontario, from Elizabeth Jane Hicks ; Orlando G. R. John- ston, florist, of' Kingston, Ontario, from Hemietta Johnston ; Caroline Jane Dow- ney, of Toronto, from Donald Clutterbuck Downey, formerly of Whitby, Ontario, now `of parts unknown ; Henry Mackey, student, of Ottewa, the son of a millionaire' lumber- man, from Laura Estelle Mackey ; William Samuel Piper, mercha,nt, of Fort William, Ontario, from Mary Piper ; and Joseph Thompson, merchant, Belleville, Ontario, from Hattie Thompson. That is the whole of this year's list. In each case adultery is set forth as the cause. When an applica- tion for divorce is filed with the clerk of the Senate, a fee of $200 must accompany it. In addition to this there are the ex- penses of lawyers, witnesses; etc., which may bring the cost of a divorce to a consid- erable sum. One applicant a few years ago spent $1,600 in fees and legal expenses, and then had his case thrown out by the Senate. IN11111111•1111=111•111.111mr Huron Notes. Mr, George Shaw of Winghane while in Goderich one day lately, traded a driving horse lor a team of mules, and now he cuts quite ia, dash with his matched pair. ' —Mrs. T. Smiley, of Dungannon, had the misfortune to slip and fall the other day, spraining her wrist and breaking one of the bones in her arm. —One day lately, Mr. Snowden, a cooper of 13lyth, had the painful misfortune to lose a portion of three fingers on one of his hands while working at the trade. . —Mr. Harry Shaw, of Wingham, who is at present living with his brother-in-law, Mr. D. McCormick, at Goderich, shot him- self through the hand one day lately. —Mr. Edward Twitchell, of Clinton, who has been waking on Manitoulin Island, re- turned home a,few days since; and had the misfortune to lose his pocket pook, contain- ing $45, which he has not yet recovered. —The other day the wife of Mr. M. Hill, of Hallett, underwent an .operation for the removal of a tumor. She is ' reeovering as well as can be expected, which her friends will be pleased to learn. . —Mr. Thomas Dyke- of Goderich town- ship, walked froni Porter's Hill south to the line fence between Messrs. John Torrance's and John McDonald's farms, being between 13 and 14 miles in two hours and 35 minutes recently. Mr. 'Dyke is in his 80th year. —Since the 15th of January, 1894, D. Hogg, undertaker Brussels, has buried four persons who had Atained ripe • ages. They were P. Murphy, 88 years old • Mrs. His- lop, 81 ; Mrs. Oliver, 84 ; and' Mrs. Mc- Neil, 83. —During the recent heavy thunder storm, the barn of Mr. Louis Aldworth, of Gode- rich township, was struck by lightning, but fortunately sustained only slight injury: The electric fluid however, ran down into a stall occupied by two colts, and killed one, without injuring the other. —Mr. Davis, who has purchased the For- syth 100 acre farm on the 4th line of Morris, was in the township for a few days last week arranging the besiness affairs prepar- atory to moving to the place. His home is in the neighborhood. of Teterboro'. —Thomas MeLauchlin, of Grey, brought a dressed hog to Brussels market Tuesday forenoon of last week, that weighed 511 lbs. William Bryan, Morris township, also sold 'one that tipped. the scales at 524 lbs. $25 to $28 for one pig must be profitable pork raising. —Miss Ethel Carter, the 16 year old daughter of Mr. Samson Carter, of East Wawanosh, met with an unfortunate acci- dent on lest Friday week. She was visiting at the house of Mr. Charles Bembridge, and while plaYing about the house, accid.entally fell backwards, breaking her collar bone. —The Directors of the Dungannon Driv- ing Park Association, have decided to hold their annual celebration on the 24th of May, at which a large sum Of money is to be ex- pended hi prizes. In the evening the Can- adian Order of Foresters will give a grand concert in the hell. —G. A. Deadman, - of Brussels, has pur- chased recently two fine registered Jersey heifers. The dain of one has tested 17 lbs. butter per week, at 14 years old. The other dam has a record of le lbs. butter a week at 2 years old. His herd now numbers an even dozen. —Mr. Will Snell, of the Gravel: road, , Hullett, well known as a breeder of thoro- ,bred Durham stock, has just sold a fine yearling bull, at a good figure, to Mr. Robt. Mutch, of Auburn. It is out of the- cele- brated Beauty Cow, by Vice Consul, and ie , a splendid animal. —Mr. S. W. Perry, formerly of Clinton Collegiate Institute, has been appointed Examiner in Greek and Latin, for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd years, for Toronto University. This is a very responsible position, and Mr. Perry is to be congratulated upon securing it, for he is well qualified to dischaige the duties. —On Wednesday of .last week, 1David Breckenridge, of Morris township, and Miss Orbis, of Zetland, were united in matrimony by the aid of a marriage license and Rev. J: W. Pring. The ceremony took place at the residence of the bride's parents. We wish Mr. and Mrs. Breckenridge many happy* returns of St. Valentine's day, each year Deceased had been ailing more or less for adding to their happiness and prosperi y. —William, Welsh, one of Stephen's o dest and most respected ,citizens, died on Sun- day 1 lth inst, at the age of 79 years. sorae tiine but was able to be around until about two weeks ago when he was taken worse and was compelled to take to his bed and there remained until death relieved him of his sufferings. —A certain young man of the 16th con- cessioa of Goderich township, while visiting I keep hi his best girl the other evening, thinking it ker.— too much trouble to unhitch his horse, I ft it tied to a post in the yard. The horse, thinking he was etaying ' too long, broke loose and went home, leaving the cutter and part of the harness in the yard. Imagine the youn man/s surprise when he came out torstatee d un e ad to walk home. --Joseph Tully, who at one time lived in been lai McKillop and was a brother of Mr. Peter a sprain Tully, died at Grand Forks, Dakota, on the —Youill 25th of January. He was a man of fine Grey, h physique, good character and had many taining frielids in this district who mourn his death. John E The remains were brought home and in- The pric terred in Irishtown cemetery on the 28th COUNC seen there. ult., the funeral being one of the largest ever Asuapnlatnto, —On Tuesday last a Clinton gentleman, Hogg's b who had a natural desire to see how a rail, It was m road snowplow works when in active oper- by James ation, got rather more in the shape of an ob- part of t ject lesson than he had anticipated. A westerly short distance east of the Standard Elevator new Tabu was a drift of considerable proportions. and rebui The gentleman, thinking he was at • a per- of Thom fectly safe distance, was seated on the fence „ by, the p directly o osite th dr' , u as the snow- , were ado plow buried itself in the solid masa the man advertise on the fence was also buried in of snow, and for a few moments he was al- most suffocated. He admits that he had all the experience and observation he cares for. —The Directors of the West Wawanosh Mutual Fire Insurance Company held their first monthly meeting of 1894, on Tuesday the 5th inst. The retirini President, Chas. Girvin, sr., was re -appointed President for the year of grace 1894, which evincee the eat esteem in which he is held by mem- rs of the directorate. We lope, although he is advanced in year 4, he may be spared to fill the position which he has so ably and ehrdially done in the peat. , —In conversation the other day, Robert edd, sr, of West Wawanoshi told. me he h sold $370 worth of pork from two sows s nee last spring. This, with -what he kept f his own use,would amount to $382.65, at $5.50 per cwt. He stated that he had fed his pigs on wheat and says he can safely advise his neighbors, if they want quick work in turning; Out pork for the market, to go and do likeWise. The hogs are the best market for wheat at present prices. --When going to Wingham the other day, Mr. Dorsey Tracey, of Turnberry, met with a slight mishap. He was drivinena span of horses hitched to e sleigh loaded -with grain for chop. Wheu it the corner of the B line the horses made a Olunge, the sleigh flew around and upset, ,pitching Dorsey and the grain out on the road. Luckily a load of saw -logs were on the road, and an empty sleigh coming in the opposite direction, so they managed to get the runaway _brought up before any damage was done. —Quite a pleasant and interesting event took place on Wednesday of last • week, at the residence of Mr. William Rowtcliffe, London road, Stephen, the occasion being the marriage of his daughter, Ann, to Mr. James Parsons. The ceremony was per- formed by the Rev. George Jackson, in the presence of the near relatives and friends, While the bride was assisted by Miss Hannah Parsons, sister of the groom, and Thomas Rowtcliffe acted as groomsman. The ceremony over, the party sat down to an elegant spread, after which a pleasant time was spent in different amusements. —.Last Thursday while Sarah ey, of Port Albert, a domest the employ of Mrs. Elijah - of Gciderich, was cleaning a lamp went too near the stove, and through cause the oil in the lamp was spilled her dress and took fire. In a' momen clothes were a mass of flames.. The irl ran into the next room to Mrs. M and a lady named Mrs. Stevenspre ev-h present, had presence of mind to thr arment aroued her. She sat -down easy chaheexhausted. She was frigh burned, and as she hed inhaled some of t the doctors gave no, hopes of her reco She .died the same evening. —A man namiog himself Joneh at places and Armstrong elsewhere, call several hotel -keepers in Brussels- last and found the bars (wen after 11 p. in., teary to Rule of License Board. II formed the proprietors that unless the up $2 each he Vvoulti infam on them have them fined. It is said he received eral donations, some of which he after disgorgedi Contravention -of law is n good thing, but if the blackmailer had introduced to a pair of good strong bee would have received the treatmen deserved. The License Inspector sh get on to this gent and also on to violators. —John Carroll, whet keeps -a hotel in ford, was charged with aggravated ass before Herten' and 'Sheppard, J. P's. Goderich, on last Frida,y week, by y Abe Smith, of .Goderich.. The evid weet to show that Abe, with a brace kindred spirits, was out having a time the previous Monday,' and pulled up at hotel at the head of the bridge. Aft while Abe became musically and other ,demonstrative, asking vocally, " Killed Cock Robin ?" and endeavoring run things geeerally. Cerroll, the prietor, objected, and on Abe making an tempt to get behind the bar, the hotel " biffech" him over the head with a woo mallet. That was the case, and the ma trates dismissed it, on the ground that lanellord had acted within his rights. —The Dodgerville, Wisconsin, Chroni of last week, thus alludes to the promot of a gentleman, who, in the long ago, an active business man..in, Clinton. It sa " The question of the 1mA-office success in Dodgerville, which has been agitating public mind to a considerable extent d-uri the past year, was- definitely: settled Tnesday, by President Cleveland appointi Mr. Richard -Lane to the position. .1N, Lane is an affable gentleman, of large e perience in dealing with the public, hav long been a partner in our leading manufa turing establishment, end having also fill the positions of Presidept of the village 'Dodgerville and Sheriff a Iowa county. has been an active Democratic worker sin '79 or '80, and in 1882 was elected sheri on the Democratic ticket, by a phenome ally large majority. That he will ma an efficient and accommodating postmaste no one who knows him Will doubt." --Last week an Englishman was doh the rounds at Holmesville, who said he w representing a firm in England. He ha been at the World's Fait , and some of h goods being damaged by the fire there, h wae disposing of them before his retur home. He never enteeed a house for th purpose 'of selling, but he knew friends o the same name at home, and wanted know if you would like to send any -word t them. At another housd he -would be first cousin, etc. But whether relation o not, he knew all about the friends at home could tell the family histpry and reeogniz the photos. His cloth seemed to be good though he never pressed a sale, and so fa we have not heard ef his having the same mime in two houses. At one house his name was Bently, one of the fiem he was repre senting, and a connection of the family , the next house he was John Stanley, and knew all about the friende in the old coun- try, and the very.next honse his name was dervis —" Your grandfather and my ,father were brothers." Gaul- ic arthi, , she some over t her poor artin, o was ow a in an tfully hefire ver.y. soi:pe n we e i y yet and sev- ward ot a been ts he t he onIcl the Salt- ault , in oung ence of on the er a wise Who to pro- at- nan den gis- the cle, ion was ys ion the ng on ng Ir. x- ing c - ed of He ce ff, n - r, as is to 0 a, • Mor MovemeacTs.—Miss Carrie South iS at- tending the High school in Seaford' again. — Bennet Farrow, of , Dungannon, is visiting the parental home on the rd line.—Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bone returaed on Saturday from a visit to friends in London and Wood- stock.—Miss Eliza Budd left on Tuesday laet for Olenboro, Manitoba wh 1 vi mse for her grand -father, John 13ar- Robert Souch his dau ht iss Cora and grand -daughter, Miss Martha Ingram, were visiting friends in St. Marys ,last week.—James Aitkins returned to his home at Cypius River, Manitoba, on Mon- day last. He has been visiting friends here past two months.—We are pleased that William Cochrane, who has d up for the past seven weeks with ed ankle, is able to be about again. Brothers, of the 8th concession of ave bought the Semple farm, con - 150 acres, on the 3rd line, from . Smith, of Brandon, Manitoba. e we believe was $6,250. IL MERTING.—The Coun-eil met pur- adjournment, members all present. with specifications, for rebuilding ridge, wae presented by the Reeve. oved b Willia Ribes secon ed Bowman and carried, that the he specifications -teferring to the abutment be changed, and that a tment be built instead of removing lding the existing one. On motion. as Code, seconded. by George Kirk- la,n and specifications as amend d pted, and the Clerk instructed to at once for tenders for rebuilding tenders to be opened at the Town - k • • ship hall, n February 24th, at 2 o'clock' m. The Auditors' report was then present- ed and examined by the council and 'jag I adopted. Mlle abstract wee.. ordered to be published fn the Bruseels Post. On motion of ThornasCode, sounded by George Kirk- by, the tr4tees of Sunshine church -were ordered to ibe paid $12 as payment in fill/ for damagq done by removing gravel con- tiguous to the cemetery. A number of ae. c,ounts were ordered to be paid. _ The town- ship printing for the current year is to be let by tendOr. The coun.cil then adjourned to meet again on the 26th of March next. NOTE.S.--iMr. D. Walker, 6th line, lost a valuable ho'rse last week. This is the see_ ond one ho.. has last. Both took priz,es aa - the fall &ire last fall. The dihease seems to be contagibus, as some other horses are troubled with the same complaint.—Mr. R. Shedden, 4th line, lost a fine mare last -week. While driving through a field the animal got its foot into a hole in -the gtound and falling, broke her 14. As nothing could be dime, Mr. Shedden had to shoot the poor brute.— A large nuniber attended thefuneral of the late Patripk Kelly, on Friday last. The renittitis were interred in the Roman Catholic btirying geound, on the 7th line. The pall bearers were, T. Er. Hays, Judge Doyle, Mr.11awkshaw, Exeter ; Dr. Holmes., , Goderich; J.Finigh and MaTanner of Myth. ---Mr. Josepii Corbett, 4th line died on Fri- day morningi last. Deceased been ail- ing for two years, but was always able to go about until lately. He was a -victim of that dread diseasp, consumption. The funeral took plabe on Sunday last, at one ose/ock. The Rev. Mr; Pring, of BluevaIe, conducted the service at the hoilse, and the Orange- men took 'pharge of the service at the grave. The remains were interred in the Belgrai4 eeinetery. Deceased. was 55 years of age—Mr. Albert Love, 5th line, died on Satnrday evening last. He was a cripple all his days, and of late years was entirely „?.', helpless and had to be taken about 'in an invalid's chair. The funeral took place. on Monday morning. The remains *ere interred in the Usborn.e cemetery, beside his mother, who died about eight years ago. Deceased was 45 years, 6 - months and 14, days old.—A good many are laid up with Colds this week.—The sleigh- ing could noti be better, and everybody is taking advantage of it.—The mill yards are full of logs, and piles of them are ,being laid along the roadS and in fiehis.—Charles Proc- tor, 5th line, has four fine steers up feeding for the May merket. One he thinks will ge .1,700 lbs. by that time. No c-onsumption about that onee so say some, but he will eon. mime a pile of feed, no doubt. —,Tanies Hall had a good wood -bee on Saturd*last. A big pile of woitod" was manufactured into, firewood. Some of the_saws were run hard and One got brofren in a grace, but the boys like to run seal at a bee. fali4 'Usborne. - A_NNIVERS.Arai SERVICES, --The anniveri aary services in ponnection with the Thames Road Presbyterzan church were held on Sun- day last. -Rev. Dr. McKay, the celebrated Formosa Missionary, preached in the fore- noon and addressed the Sabbath School in the afternoon. At the morning service the church was packed, and the discourse was well worthy of the congregation. The anni- vereary tea -meeting was held on the follow- ing Monday eveeing, when there was once more dan immense audience. Dr. McKay was the principal speaker, and he gave a most thrilling account of his great work in Formosa, and the wonderful seccess by which his labors, under Providence, have been crowned. Appropriate addresses were also delivered byeRev. Mr. Martin, of Exe- ter, and Rev. 341.4.' Copeland, of. Elituville. The Kirkton choir . also gave several very pleasing musical .seketions. The proceeds of the Monday evening meeting amounted -to $134, and the $inclay collection to about $40. The chair was occupied by the respect- ed pastor, Rev. Mr. Fletcher, and it goes without saying that he was just the right man in the right place. On the ' eehole the occa,sion was one of the most successful of the kind in the history of the congregation, and is a setwce of gretification to all. prey. OBITUARY.—The mother of Peter and and John MeNeilel4th conceesion, died on Tuesday of last week, at the advanced age of 83 years. She was the relict of Donald McNeil, and had been ill for several years at the home of her son Peter. The funeral took place on Thursday. Res-. D. B. McRae cenducted the service. Rather a sad ex- perience has fallen to the lot of Mr. Mc- Neil, as no less than four deaths have taken place in his home ie about 13 months, His brother Alexander died on December 24th, 1892 ; Mre. McNeil on April 10th, 1893 ; William, a son, on October. 2-nd, 1893, and now the aged mother. GONE TO HIS REIN-ARIL—Another aged resident of this township passed. to the great majority on Saturday, 10th inst.,' in the person of John Carmichael, 17th concession, who had attained 77 years of re. Mr. Car- michael wae born in ArgyIeshire, Scotland, and from there he removed to Lanarkshire, where he wa s united in marriage to Ellen SehoulIer, in September, 1841. Twenty- eight years ago they came to Canada, re- siding in Blandford teemship, then at Eg- monde-Hie and then to this township eighteen - years ago, when the deceased purchased a hundred acre faint from Adam Dunnage. Mrs. Carmichael died last October at a ripe age. The subject of thie notice had been ill for the past three months with neuralgia of the nerves. He was a life long Presby- terian, anti the funeral on Tuesday afternoon was largely attended. IteV. D. 13. McRae, of Cranbrook, conducted the serVice. Two sons, John, of Reuse% and Angus, on the :homestead,are the surviving Children of the d eceased. GLEANiNGS. -Miss Belle Duneansonims visit- ing in the South last week. --Isadore Otis., of Seagrave, is visiting on the .16th CORCeSSIOD. It is stated he -will come back again for a bride in 'the near future.—Miss Mary hic- Nab talks of taking a trip to Dakota next month. She has a sister teaching in the West, we understand.—John Wortley, 16th concession, intends erectina a barn on his farm next season. Alex. *Stewart, Jr., is superintending the getting out of the timber now.—One of our youne gentlemen from the 10th concession, Edwat71. Hollinger, intends becoming a jeweler and has gone to James Jones, Brussels, as apprentice.—Jaines Ritchie and sister will remove from ehe 14th concession to Morris township, where he has rented the Wm. Cameron farm, 5th line. We wish them success.—John Strachan and wife attended the wedding of their neiee, Miss Maggie, eldest- daughter of Rev. A. McLean, of Blyth, to Rev. D. MaeVicar,_ 13. A., on Wednesday of last week.—A good time was enjoyed at the Presbyterian soc- ial held at the resilience of E. J. McArthur on Thursday evening of last week. It ' was of the hex social order. The prograire consisted of a speech from Barrister B ir, 'who officiated- as chairman ; music by the Endeavor choir of Melville church, Brussels; solo by Miss Lillian Ainley ; recitation by James Moore and a eluett by W. M. Sin- clair and wife. A jolly time was spent by all. OBITUARY.--Wedneaday evening of last week the silent boatman carried the spirit of Annie beloved wife of Alexand.er Mc- Farlane;Akron, Michigan, over the tide in- to the harbor of eternal blessedness. The deceased, who was only 28 years of age, was the second daughter of the late Archibald McDonald, formerly of Grey township, and she has been naartied for about 6 years to her now bereft partner. The deceased ga-ve birth to twins, but both the mother and the babies died. 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