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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
1i ,The figure between the parenthesis after each
one denotes the page of the paper on which the
advertisement will be found.
A Busy Week -B. McFaul Ca. (4)
Still at It-hicIiinnon & Co. (5)
Wall Paper -Lumsden & Wilson (6)
-- Latest Styles -W. W. Hoffman (5)
Spring Business -Wm. Pickard & Co. (5)
Tightening the Wires -Greig & Macdonald (1)
Giving up Busines-Richardson & McInnis (5)
Spring Goode -Dill. & Speare (6)
Jewelry -.Fred. Davis (8)
Spring Shoes -W. H. Willis (8)
Lace Cgrtalos---W. W. Hoffman (8)
It will Pay -W. H. Willis (8)
Cedar Posta-Estate T. T. Coleman (1)
To Rent -John Sbortreed (1)
Ponies Wanted -F. W. Hess (8)
Financial atateinent -Wm. Elliott (5)
Wilson's Cash Grocory-C. Wilson (8)
Card of Thanks -James Campbell (8)
Choiu• CIothing----H. F. Edwards (8)
Seeds, Seeds-Rebeit Scott ('i)
Jewelry Repairing, Bicycles, a e.-(4)-C.W. Papet (8)
trite pixon Tx1raoxzar.
SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, April 24th, 1896
Tile Dominion Parliament.—The
End at Last.
There was little done in the Dominion
Parliament during the past week. No at
tempt was made to get the remedial bill be-
fore the House again, after its withdrawal
last week. Only such estimates as are
necessary to carry on. the public service un-
til the new Parliament is elected, were al-
lowed to pass. Among these items was one
of two million dollars, for the purpose of
procuring new arms and other munitions
of war for the volunteers. The House
closed up business at one o'clock Thursday,
and the prorogation took place et 8 o'clock
the same evening. The rreinier announced
in the Senate that the date fixed for the
general elections is Tuesday, June 23rd,
and the nominations on the preceding Tues-
day. The writs are made returnable on.
July 13th, and the new Parliament will be
called to meet on July 15th. It is further
stated that Sir Mackenzie Bowel will an-
nounce his resignation of the Premiership
to -day; that Sir Charles Tupper will be
called on as his successor, and that a gener-
al re -construction . of the Cabinet, under
him, will take place at once. Now for it,,
boys !
The. Huron Judgeship.
The Mail and Empire, in its issue
Monday last, comes to the defence. of t
Dominion Government fon its hurried
pointment of Mr. Masson to the Hu
Judgeship. But it makes a very clam
job of the business, and it would have be
f better for both the Government and Jud
£- Masson if it had held its peace. It says :
A third critic declares that Mr. Masao
appointment was accelerated because the
was a bill passing through the Legislat
taking Surrogate Court work and the acro
'sallying fees from the county judges, and
-was thought desirable that the judge shou
j, get in before this bill became law. The
was such a big This bill illustrates the p
either methods of the Mowat • Governme
- In the past County Court judges have bee
Surrogate Court judges. The Local Gover
meat looked upon the fees,. and thought
its friends, and for this reason introdue
t the measure, under which the surrogat
work,instead of being performed by a judge
may be 'performed by some one else. N
doubt the sheriff or the registrar -an ex
31.P.P.'and a good servant of Sir Oliver i
his political days -is to do the business i
future.. The change in the system is mos
extraordinary. It is` universally admitte
that the judges are underpaid, and that Si
Oliver's pensioners get too touch,, Yet Si
Oliver takes from the judges and gives t
his rewarded servants. That the transfer
ence can be termed boodling we will no
say; but it is a shameful partisan bit o
business, characteristic of men who desir
to make politics a paying game to those wh-
follow the party with due servility. If th
Dominion. Government, by appointing Judg
.Masson at the time it did, circumvented
scheme to make a shrievalty or a registrar-
ship a more valuable office than it is, it did
quite right. But it is altogether improbabl
that it was moved by any such considera
tion. There was a vacancy which had t
be filled, and it appointed to it, in the ordi
dary course of events-, a gentleman who will
be an ornament to the bench.
It will be seen that the Mail practically
admits that Mr. Masson's hurried and un-
timely appointment was due to the fact that
had the appointment been delayed a few
hours, he would have lost the Surrogate
Court judgeship and the accompanying fees.
It is ail nonsense for the Mail to say that
the appointment was made " in the ordinary
course of events." E.vcry person knows and
none knows better than the Mail, that it is a
very extraordinary thing for a judge to be ap-
pointed from the floor of Parliament, in the
midst of an important and exciting session,
and while a measure was being discussed
which the Government professed to- believe
of so much importance to the country that
they forced Parliament to discuss it contin-
uously for, a week, and when a division on
this measure was almost hourly expected.
To say that an appointment made at such a
time was trade "in the ordinary course of
events" is to presume a good deal on the
credulity of its readers. The Mail had bet-
ter withdraw that part of its justification.
It does much better when it seeks' to excuse
the Government for juggling in a judgeship
by abusing and misrepresenting the Ontario
Government. This ground of justification
_ may hold !water with those who do not, and
who do net want to, know any better. But
the Mail could have, with a great deal more
truth on its side, put an entirely different
'' face on the action of the Ontario Legisla-
ture in lunging the acts which it did. It is
quite true, as it says, that the bill depriving
County Judges of the Surrogate Judgeship
very correctly " illustrates the peculiar
methods of the Mowat Government," in so
ni:ueh as it is a movement, to save to the iaeo-
ele a veal consideral.de sum of money an-
ually. The bill in question is a necessary
amplemept to the clause in the County
ousts act, which provides that in counties
less than 80,000 population a second judge
en not be appointed. The only excuse the
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two judges in a county is th therei� to
much work for one. Whe this is sup lose
to be the ease, the Gov nment, undo th
authority of the clause hich the Mail ob
jects to, can appoint some other perso Sur-
rogate Judge andthus reliev the C• unt
Court Judge of these duties, or exa ple
in this county, if the Mail's fr ends ha ' no
forestalled the Ontario Ants, edge - oyl
would have becoine Judge an some • the
person would have been appointed a urro
gate Judge. A suitable person for urro
gate Judge can very easily be got fo th
fees. These fees now go to the udge. i has,
had Mr. Mowat got his way, the dut es o
both the County and Surrogate courts cub
have been as well performed as they will b
now, and the salary of the Jlunior udg
would be saved, and the only loser oul
be Mr. Masson, M. P. for North .Grey. Oa
readers will thus see how the good_ sten
tions of the Mowat .i Government t o say
from $1,500 to $2,000 azyear to thepeo le'o
this county in the administration 'of jt -tice
have been frustrated by the ction if the
Dominion Government in so urried y ap
pointing Mr. Masson, and; t a Mai say:
that in doing so " it did quit right. ' 0
course there is room for difforen a of o a info
on this point, but eve fancy the Mail will
not get many in this .countytol s gree wit.
it. However, while Huron will be prevent-
ed for some time from benefitting b- th
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wise legislation of the Mowat overni.tent,
it will benefit other counties ;arid effec fo
them a saving which the Dominion Go ern-
e has put past the county !of! Huro
The Dominion Voter ' List: .
Once more has the Dominic' eovern nent
been forced -to submit to Parra ent a act
to suspend the operations of th . Fran hise
Act, so that no revision of- the oters' lists,
will be made this year. Sever 1 me bers
of the Opposition, -taking advan age o this
proposal, urged upon the Gover . igreht once;
morethe desirability of doing away 'ith
the terribly expensive and unjust met ods
of compiling the voters' lists rovide by
this Franchise Act, and advisig the to
adopt a more simple, accurate : nd les ex-
pensive system. In , fact the overs' ent
are, . evidently, , becoming asha ed of the
act, for they attempted no d fence f it.
On the contrary, the Minister of Jus ice,
while admitting the force of th . argu ents
of the Opposition, said there wano ti e.to
change the law this session, b t that- 'the
matter should be dealt with
Parliament. Should the Libe
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ale be
turned to power, there is no doubt b
will be dealt with, and in that event
will be more anxious to have a change
than the Conservatives, as they well k
the power and unfair advantage it give
the administration,, and while they are
termined to take all the advantage they
out of it for 'themselves, they will no
willing that their successors shoals=
any such unfair advantage. .It says '1
for the fairness and honesty g of purpos
the Government that they have clung -
so tenaciously as they have: Howe
with all the advantages whi=ch it g
them, they are almost certain to be o
whelmed by defeat as soon as the pe
have an opportunity of being heard at
polls, and this Franchise Act is ju
sample of the trickery which has serve
bring the Conservative party into disrep
and the means which they adopted for t
own salvation, are theis likely to be
boomerangs which *ill, most assure
bring about their destruction. Mr. M
Cameron, of West Huron, gave an exazi
of how the act has worked in his censiti
cy, and West Huron is not exceptiona
this respect, as similar instances coul.
cited from almost every constituency in'
Dominion. Mr. Cameron 'said :
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If the Minister of Justice would ust
evince a little courage, and repeal the
Franchise Act, it would save the necessity
of the constant appeals to Parliament for
the purpose of suspending its operas on.
The measure was a mischievous and sex en -
sive one. In One municipality and in . aif
of another municipality in Huron, 'the ists
were not revised in 1894, so that at the
next election the polling in these Idistricts
would beupon lists five or six years ' Id.
In 'Goderich he was acquainted with to
well-known property owners, who had ee,
voting for thirty years, but whose na e
had in 1894 been left off the lists. Se re
of names, struck off by the revising ba ris•
ter, had `reappeared in the printed .1i ts.
Scores of names which had been added by
the revising barrister, were not to be to nd
in the printed Iists. -It was unueces•:ary
for him to say which were the Conserve ive
voters and which the Liberal.
Notes and Comments:
Thirty-five employees of th'e great Mas ey-
Harris Company, Toronto, went ' out on
strike a few days ago, because they were re-
fused the extra ten cents per day which t ey
have received other seasons. After plac ng
their case- before the firm they were t Id
that the foreman could got men for $1 er
day. The regular pay has been $1.25 er
day, and the men who have gone outas ed
for $1.35. That is the way the N. P. ke ps
up the price _ of wages. - One dollar a d
thirty-five cents per day for skilled wo k-
men is certainly riot a very high wa e,
especially in a place where living is so hi h
as in Toronto.
The story is now stated on very good u-
thority, that so soon as Parliament is d s -
solved, Sir Mackenzie Bowell will leave €.r
England on sonic political mission,- but -n
reality to be out of the way during the ele
tions ; that previous to his departure 1
will. hand over the premiership and leade
-ship of the party, to Sir Charles Tuppe
who will lead in the great campaign ju-.t
opening. If the party are successful at t e
polls, Sir' Mackenzie will step into S r
Charles Tupper's old shoes as High Corhmi•:-
sioner, and if not, he will not be any wors -
off than he its now: Indeed, it is possibl
he may be appointed to the High Commi
sionership at once.
.According to the official financial stat
ment of the English Finance Minister, th
revenue for the past fiscal year amounted t
:1101,974,000 sterling,, lacing an increase o"
over seven million pounds over lash year
and over five million pounds more than th
estimates. The revenue exceeded the ex
penditure by over four million pounds. Th
treasurer said : "The national debt' ha.
been reduced £8,134,000, the largest recut
turn on record with the exception of the rel
duction during the year '94-'95. The ue
funded debt stood at the lowest point i
had reached in 21 years, and the funde
debt had not materially increased since th
HURON EXPOSITOR,.
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APRIL 24, 1896
Crimean war. In 39. years £190,000,00
debt had' been paid off -£100,000,
which had been paid in the last 13 yea s.
And all this in- free trade England.
it is said that Mr. James Conmee, h
represents West Algoma in the Ontario e
islaturei' has resigned hie seat there, n#1
will be the Liberal candidate for the ei'
constituency of Nipissing, at the Domino
elections. Mr. Conniee is a hostler, an if
any person can get there he will. His fd
comrades in Toronto will, however, be so r
to miss his genial countenance and- fer*id
oratory. .
There is a rumor current to 'the effect
that Sir Oliver Mowat intends retiring from
the Premiership of Ontario; with the view
of taking a.seat in the Dominion Hou e,
and being Mr. Laurier's right hand man 's
.the Dominion leader in Ontario, and alibi -e-
quently holding a prominent position in he
new Liberal Dominion Cabinet. Also, t at
Sir Oliver will- seek election in South
Huron, and that Mr. John McMillan will
contest West .Huron, Mr. M. O. Cameron
being anxious to withdraw, on account of
the unsatisfactory state of his health. We
do not know that this is anything more
than a mere rumor, and we simply give, it
for what it . is worth. But we do know
that the people of -Ontario would be ver
sorry to part with their veteran and -be-
loved Premier, and that while it would 'be
very hard indeed to fill his place, should` he
feel it his"duty to take the step indicated,
he will be a power in Dominion politic!,
and we are equally sure the people of South
Huron would esteem.it an honor toirovide
him an easy seat, while we also belielve Mu.
McMillan could carry West Huron flying,
against the strongest candidate the Censer
vatives could put up against him.
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A report comes from London, England,
stating that' the bill introduced by the
president of the board of. agriculture, pro
viding for the permanent exclusion of for
eign cattle from England, has been with
drawn, and will not be introduced aggro
during the present session. This course
was decided on on account of .the very
strong opposition manifested to the bill'
This will be a temporary relief, at 1al
events, to Canadian stock shippers, and i
shows that there, must be a very strop
feeling ` against the measure ei'en in eh
old country.
It is now pretty ..generally understdo4
that there will be a reconstruction of On;
Dominion' Cabinet as soon as this session iel
closed. The report now is that Sir Mae;
kenzie Bowell will retire, and that he Wil
be succeeded • in. the Premiership by ail
Charles Tupper, who will lead the forces in
the elections. The rumor is also again re
vived that he will call to his aid Lieutenant
Governor Chapleau, from Quebec ; Chief
Justice Meredith, from Ontario ; and Mr.
Hugh John McDonald, from Manitoba ; Mr.
Chapleau to take the plane of,Mr. Ouime�tt,
Mr. Meredith that of Mr. Roell,. and Mr.
McDonald that of Mr. T. M. Daley. Should -
this deal be. carried out, Sir Mackenzie'wiill
likely take the High Commissionership, 3, r.
Ouimett the Lieutenant -Governorship of -
Quebec, and Mr. Daley will get . a judge-
ship. . An arrangement of this kind would
suit the retiring ministers admirably. As
High Commissioner, Mr. Bowell would
have a position as exalted and more lucra-
tive than that which he abandons, while it
would be much less troublesome and wear-
ing ; Mr. Ouimett, who is a very rich map,
would adorn the Lieutenant -Governorship,
while Mr. Daley, who is always impecuni-
ous and needy, would be well provided for.
The Roads Commissioner..
At the last session of the Ontario Legis-
lature, power was given to the Government
to appoint a Roads Commissioner for the
Pzoviiice. The salary of the official ifeto be
$1,500 a year,and the annual grant formerly
given to the good roads association is toe
withdrawn. In reply to a letter askinE g
him for information as to the dutie of this
new officer,. the Attorney General repli s
as follows :
" The proposition entertained by the Go -
ernment does not contemplate the expen-
diture of any money whatever by the
municipalities.- The work of the com-
missioner will be entirely educative in f
its character. ' It is proposed that during
certain months of the year he shall collect
in this country and in foreign countries
'such information as shall be available re-
garding what' being done elsewhere .for
the improvement of highways. He will
also prepare any literature which it may be
considered desirable to distribute in refer-
ence to this subject. In addition'to this it
is proposed that the commissioner shall
meet personally with roadseers and with
the members of township, town and - village
councils with the view of discussing the
best methods of improving the ordinar
highways. It is also proposed that wber
ever an opportunity is afforded he'"shall
superintend a section of a roadas a sort of
pattern or ideal towards which oversees
may work. The minister of Agriculture
has always firmly refused to entertain the
idea of making any radical changes in
legislation as to the labor employed on the
roads, or to give: countenance to any scheme
of taxation such as has been proposed by
some who have discussed the matter. The
theory of the Government is that wo ought
at present to work along the lines of educat-
ing the people as to how they may, through
the present system, better utilize the labor
now employed in road
making."
This appointment met with a good deaf
pf opposition in the Legislature, as there is
a growing feeling among the members, that
however necessary and beneficial officers of
this kind may be, each one appointed im-
poses -an additional burden upon, the
Provincial treasury ; that the Province
Etas already assumed very heavy . rel,
eponsibilities in this direction, and that the
trances will not stand very much further
i -tension. It is quite true that, if this
ricer is as efficient, as he should be, he
ill very easily save to the municipalities
the ways indicated - by 'the Attorney
eneral, double his salary, ' every year, but
e province has already done a great deal
f. r the muncipalities in this way, and it
c n not afford to go very much further, no
atter how desirable and beneficial such,.
e tensions may be. We shall have to cut
o r garments according to the cloth at 'our
deposal, and the resources of the province
a ' e not unlimited.
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News of the Week.
DF.1D. --Victor Oscar Tilgner, the cele -
b ' ted Austrian sculptor, died in Vienna,
o Sunday, in his fifty-second year.
>rarraaANCE PARTY. -The friends of pro -
hi ition in England are making a movement
to ards regaining the' ground they lost at
thle last general election.
1A FEYALI< HZROD.-The devel+ipments in
the case of Mrs. Dyer, who was arrested at
R ading, England, in connection, with the
di covery of the bodies of a number of in-
fo. is in the Thames, are horrifying the
co ntry. The woman has for a long time
fir ctised a wholesale system of infant mur-
e . It is suspected that she has caused
th death of over 40 children. She lived in
Reading, where she had the reputation of
piety. Above the door of her home . was a
figure of Christ, beneath which was the in-
scription : " Suffer little children to come
unto me, and forbid thein not, for of such is
the kingdom of 'heaven,"' The police are
tracking her accomplice;t ,
A WEALTixy MAN Dfks.,--Edward-Pard-
ridge, one _ of the most ;prominent and
wealthiest operators of the Chicago board
of trade, has died of Bright's disease, after
several weeks' illness. i
DEPOT BURNED. -This cid Pennsylvania
Railway depot, in Philadelphia, was burned
the other day, with the car -sheds and a
number of passenger coaches. Two firemen
were killed by falling walls,; and a number
of men injured. The fire civered ten acres,
MOODY ILL. -The celebrated evangelist,
D. L. Moody, is ill. He had been holding
meetings in Alabama, but was compelled to
return to his home at, Northfield, Massa-
chusetts. -
A TnouseND WEDDING Gunsns.-Miss
Elizabeth Balfour Clark, eldest daughter
of William Clark, the millionaire owner of
the thread and cotton millsiin•Newark,New
Jersey, and Scotland, was married at noon,
on April 15th, in the North Reformed
church, Newark, to Thomas Laidlaw, a
wealthy iron manufacturer, of Glasgow,
Scotland. One thousand guests attended
the ceremony. I -
TROUBLE IN AFRICA. --A l the tribes and
sections of both North and South Africa
appear to be in a state of uppressed erup-
tion. , Ten thousand Briti b troops are to
go up the Nile, and Englan is permanently
increasing the garrison --of r gulars at Cape
Town, and will probably find herself send-
ing out still other forces as the summer: ad-
vances. I •
A ` TOl1AN TRAIN DI4PATCIr7.R. -Miss
Byrd W ins, of Topeka; Kansas, is the
only wo an train dispatcher on a single
track ra road in the United States. She is
stationed at Junction City,,on the Kansas
division of the Union PaeifiRailway.
Dashwood. `
NOTES. -Mrs. Wurtz is visiting friends in
Zurich at present. -Rev. Mr. Eby has re-
turned from conference, and will abide with
us for the ensuing year,-eThe old church
property, which was sold o . Wednesday of
Iast week, was bought by . Guenther for,
a reasonable figure.-Ho'ms n Brothers are
having their machinery put in good running
order; and are now open to do all kinds of
work in their line. O r flax millers
shipped a car load of to v this week.-
Children will be confirm d In the Lutheran
church on Sunday next. Lily.Rub is sick
with_ diphtheria. -The Stoup People's Alli-
ance entertainment was held on Thursday
night. -Our butcher, M Pfaff, will soon
be wearing a " plug hate ' as the addition to
the family is. -a boy.• -•There /vas married, on
Tuesday evening, in the ehodist church,
Miss Katie Lippert to f r. Daniel Schroe-
der. The ceremony was per ormed by Rev.
Mr. Eby, and was witne sed only by a few
of the intimate friends. M their life be
a long and happy one. n 'Monday morn-
ing, Gladys Luella, daughtr of Mr. and
Mrs. E. P. Paulin, was calle . away by the
cold hand of death, `phi h has keenly
if
touched the hearts of it's loving parents, by
taking off their only daughter. Deceased
'was sick for a few days only In that time
the promptest and most' careful measures
that medical skill could c1evise were ap-
plied, but in vain. Although only ten
months old, she will be missed very much
in the family. The stricken parents have
the heartfelt sympathy of their many
friends in their deep affliction.
East Wawano?sh,
LOCAL NOTES. -On Monday evening last,
ck entertained
ands, it being
fiftieth birth-
hiefly of the
e evening -was
isic, etc., until
they repaired
✓ wishing Mr.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fehwi
about twenty-five of theirs frig
the occasion of Mr. Fenwick'
day. The party consisted
older friends, consequently tl
spent in quiet amusement; m
the " wee ama' hours," when
to their different homes, aft
Fenwick many happy return' of the day.
DEATHS. -Twice last week the angel of
death visited two homes' and claimed its
victims. On Friday .morning, Mrs. James
Stewart passed over to the great beyond.
She had been a greatuferer for a long
time, having been almost constantly confieerlL
ed to bed for the past thijyears, but � she
bore her pain with Christian fortitude. She
was a daughter of the late Robert William-
son,, and was twice married, her first hus-
band being the late ThomasFowlie. In relig-
ion she was an Episcopalian, and, in health,,
was greatly attached to her church. Much
sympathy is felt for the bereaved family. -
The second death was that of George Van -
camp, sr., who passed peacefully away on
Friday evening, at the age of seventy-three
years. He had retained his usual health
until about five weeks ago, when he was at-
tacked . by heart disease, which preyed upon
his weakened system with' the above result.
Quiet and unassuming in his manner, he
was respected by all who knew him. In
politics he was a Conservative, and in re-
ligion a Methodist. The ;funeral on Sunday
to Blyth cemetery was largely attended.
Mr. VanCamp leaves a widow, three sons
and three daughters to mourn the loss of an
affectionate husband and father.
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Morrisbank.
A HAPPY EVENT. --On Wednesday, Ap
15th, at the mance, Listowel,1 a very pret
wedding took place, it being the marria Mies Christena M., only daughter -
Mrs. Moffatt, of Morrisba k, to Mr. Li
C. Jacklin; of the 5th oneession, Ore
Line is a most highly an much respec
t
young farmer. The ceremony was pe
ormed by the Rev. Mr. Copper, of Li
owel, who tied the kno in the orthod
resbyterian Style. The amiable you
rjde, who is very popula , owing to h
ocial standing, was beautifully a
ired in pale blue silk tri nmed with lac
ibben and jet. and wore a on silk veil, an
carried a nice b.quet f flowers. Mi
Nellie Jacklin, sister of j the bridegroom
acted as bridesmaid, white the groom w
aecompaxiied by Mr. Herb! Preudliffe. Th
resents were costly and beautiful, man
ngratulations were extorted to the newl
a,rried couple who begin life amid the bee
ishes of a large circle of friends. May the
s it peacefully over the seal of life. M
aoklin has a beautiful ands commodiou
brick residence to which he took his bride
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Noses. -Mr. Peter Can telon is having a'.
large kitchen built. Messrs. Clokey and,
Elliott have the contract. -At the meeting,
the township council, held on Monday of
t week, it was decided to rebuild the
nshine bridge. Another meeting will be
Id on the 8th day of May to see about
e tenders and other matters. -James Rus -
11 is building a foot bridge this week.-
ood bees are over now, and " farmets are
sy seeding. -Mr. Adam Halliday, jr.,.
t his leg with a saw at Mr. John Clegg's
od bee, a few days age. -!A few from this
nship attended the funeral' of the Iate
orge Vancamp, of East Wsiawanosh, on
nday last. -Mrs. James Stewart, who
ed near Belgrave, died !last week, and
s buried on Monday.- Measels have
ken out on the 5th lige.--W. B. Wilkin-
, 5th line, intends building'a stone wall
'erneath his dwelling howo the coming
Oilmen -James Watson, postmaster, is
quite ill at present. -David Russell intends
gong to Duluth, Minnesota, this week.-
bf James Hall and wife were summoned
to etroit last week, owing to 'the serious
ill > ess of their daughter, Mrs. Boyd. Mrs.
lAa I is expected home this week -Potatoes
are cheap feed. They sell at ten cents
rade in Blyth. Who would lie without
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potatoes at that price 4 -Several, farmers
have sold their fat cattle. 1Four eent€ is
being paid for those to go early in May. -
Parties who pile wood on the road allow-
ance should be made pay for any accidents
that happen to horses and rigs. In some of
the townships live stock is considered an in-
jury on the highway; so is a woodpile, an
injury to the highway. Take your wood
off the road allowance, please, -A good
many fields will be sown with flax this
spring. -John Clark has engaged with
Samuel Irvine for the summer. -W. Craig
has hired with W. Thuell for this season.
Cotneo L MEETING. -A special . meeting
of the council was held in the town hail on
April 13th, called by the reeve for the
purpose of taking into consideration the
'rebuilding of Sunshine bridge and other
business. It was decided that Sunshine
bridge be rebuilt as early as possible and
that the county engineer be requested to
prepareplans and specifications 4or rebuild-
ing the same. William Isbister has been in-
structed to attend to the matte of having
George ScotI taken to the -House .of
Refuge as early as possible. E. L. Dickin-
son was paid $71.00, being legal xpenses in
connection -with bridge arbitr tion. .. The
reeve was instructed to have a ulvert put
in, and the road put in a prope state of
repair at lot 20, on 5th conte sion.- The
council then adjourned.
Kippen.
THE LATE JAMES MUSTARD. Ve regret
this week to chronicle the death of one of
the oldest and best known reside is of 'Stan-
ley, in the person of Mr. Jamesl Musts
who passed away after a long and try
illness, borne with christian patience
inhumble submission to the Master,
Friday last, at the age of 63 years.
deceased was born in the parisof R
mankine, Ross -shire, Scotland, and e
grated to Canada, with his pare ts, in
year 1849, settling the same .y ar on
farm on which he died. He was united
marriage in 1871'to Miss Christi a, dun
ter of Mr. George Forest, of Briicefield,
which one son and two daughters bles
their home, and who, with his partner
life, survive him. Alsoone br ther,
Hugh Mustard, of Gladstone, Manito
and six sisters : Mrs. James humps
formerly of the Bayfield road,° St nley,
now of Moosejaw, Northwest Territo
Mrs. Roderick Rose, of Stanley ; Mrs. Jo
Hall, of Toronto ; Mrs. John McGregor,
Tuckersmith ; Mrs. Alex. McEwen, of H
and Miss Janet Mustard, are the sorrowi:
members of the family. The dece4sed wa
man of sterling qualities, being thorough
upright in all -his dealings ; honorable
straightforward himself, he despised an
thing mean or dishonest in others, b
withal, he was of ' a kind, genial, ami'ab
disposition, a good husband, faither
neighbor, enjoying the respect and estee
of all. He was a staunch Presb terian
religion, being a life long menib r of
congregation of the late Rev. Mr, oss,
a Reformer in politics. By manyyears
industry and economy he leaves iis fain
well provided for. The remains jwere i
terred in Brucefield cemetery on Monda
and the high respect in which he Was hel
where best known, was amply manifested
the large number of relatives and riieighbo
who turned out to pay the last tribute
respect to his memory. " And. I heard
voice from Heaven, saying unto me, write
``Blessed are the dead which die in t
Lord from henceforth.' Yea sfaith t
Spirit, ' That they may rest from their I
bore, and their works do follow the ' "
NOTES. -Farmers are all busy seeding, th
weather being all that could be.
The excessive heat of the past wee
a very trying effect on many. The
attire up in the eighties in the
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s. -Mr. and Mrs. George Forest, of.Lon-
on, were here the fore part of th week,
ttending the funeral of theirbrothe -in-law,
he late Mr. Mustard. -Mr. and rs. Wil -
am Moore, of this place, were called away
Monday by telegram to Port Credit, to at -
end the funeral of Mrs. Moore's father. -
Ir. John Cooper, of Howick, paid a hasty
sit to friends -here, the fore part of the
eek. -Business is somewhat dull in our
Hage. During the busy seeding our busi-
ess men are having ample time to discuss
o questions of the day. -Weddings are
ill in vogue in our village. It matters not
hether times are hard or soft they never
out of fashion. -The young gentlemen of
e Forest city have a high estimate of the
ung ladies of this vicinity, many of our fair
x being captivated by them and are
w making their homes there. Young
an, if you don't want to be left alone you
11 have to get a move on, and hurry up,.
you will be left. -Miss Lilly McCormick,
Toronto, is spending a few weeks at the
me 'of Mr. R. Mellis.-Mr. James Cooper
a been increasing his lumber pile with a
eh supply of_ lumber. -Mr. D. C. Me-
an, while in the act of pruning an apple
e,inflicted rather a painful "wound in his
rist with his - knife, which was rather
inful for a few days. Mr. James Cooper,
ile at the same duty, received a crack on
e nose, which looked very much like be -
broken. --Mr. R. B. McLean, of Airling
me, who always takes an interest in hav-
everything in order, not only for himself
t for the public as well, is now taking
boards off 80 rods .f fence, and replac-
them with wire, is order to avoid the heavy
w drifts in thi- winter, and make travel -
g in such times more pleasant than it
ally is. . Might not many of his brother
far follow the same example and do
ewise.-Mr. Peter Grant is getting his
den tidied up and putting things in •or -
for another season. -Mr. Robert Mc -
an, of Hensall, paid a visit at the home
Mr. James Miller during the week. -Miss
naton, who makes her home with her
hew, Mr. Robert Thompson, is not en-
ing her usual health. Her many
rids hope to hear of her recovery. -Mrs.
nk Smith, of St., Thomas, spent afew
s in the fore part of the week in the vil-
, visiting her aunt, Miss McMurtrie,and.
er friends. -Mr. Joseph Hoar, horse
M
er, will be at Shaffer's hotel, onMonday
t, for the purpose of purchasing good
see.
B. R. HIGGINS, general fire and life insur-
ance agent, conveyancer. commissioner for taking
affidavits, &c. Money to loan at lowest rates of in-
terest. At home every morning and Wednesday of
each week. 1464
NOTES. -Mr. Thomas Woodley has re-
turned to Brucefield to reside, after an ab-
sence of several years in Stratford. We
have much pleasure in welcoming Mr.
Woodley and family to our village. -Mr.
George Munroe has purchased from Mr.
Scott the property adjoining the old Glas-
gow House. Mr. Munroe has occupied the
place for some time, and intends erecting a
stable and otherwise improving it. -Mr.
McBrayne, our enterprising tailor, has been
compelled, owing to press of work, to em-
ploy the services of a special coat maker, a
Miss Beatty, of Clinton. Miss Reynolds, of-
Hensall, tailoress, is also working for him.
-eThe funeral of the late Mrs. Alexander
Mustard, which took place last Friday, _was
very largely attended. A number of rela-
tives from a distance were present, among
()theirs being James Mustard and wife, of
Chicago ; Arthur Ketchen, of Guelph ; Mee
ahd Mrs. Peter Brown, Mr. and Mrs.. David
Walker. -Mr. James Mustard, of the Lou-
don Road south, who has been suffering
from a tumor in the neck for over a year,
uccumbed to the disease on Friday last.
dilis remains were followed to their last rest-
ing place on Monday, by a large concourse
of sorrowing relatives and friends. Mr.
Mustard had been a great sufferer, but en-
dured it all with great patience and forti-
tude.
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Last week was a busy one. The warm
sunshine dried up the roads and gave the
people a chance to get into -town to do
some trading. We were busy, busy every
day of the week. The Millinery went like
wildfire. Dress Goods were carried away
in large quantities. Parasols tobka quick
departure, and great stacks ofNew Goods
all through the store melted away before
the crowd of Eager Buyers.
Here are some of the things we have for
you this week :
BY THE SCORES
In Ribbons, Laces, Embroideriep,
Handkerchiefs, Frilling s, Corsets, 'Parasols, Gloves,
Hosiery and Underwear.
That's what is wanted just- now, and we have lots of it to tell. Of course
are like all the rest of the buyers, you want a large assortment to choose
and you want the newest of the new. We have it, and plenty of it too,
the closest prices as well.
DRESS GOODS.
We have every reason to be justly proud of our selections in DRESS
G ODS. We[ have very many different kinds to show, in all the popular
she es: We have a splendid range of Black Goods, in. Henrietta; Brocades,
Serges, Sicilians, Soleil; Satin Cloths, tic., and in Colored Goods there are same
ver$T pretty shot effects in Silk and Wool, also Tweeds, Diagonals, Crepens,
Black and White,Checks, and some Fancy Plaids and Silks for Waists. Every-
thizg moderate in price.
WASHING MATERIALS.
For Dresses, Blouses, Skirts,
Spot Muslins.. A great showing of
LOWEST PRICES.
Ducks, Silver Silks, Lawns, Sprig and
the very best things AT THE VEIlY
HOUSE FURNISHINGS.
Now is the time to select whatever you need in Lace Curtains, Carpets or
Oil Cloths. The prettiest designs are now, not a`month later. Come to us for
your needs in this line. 'Lace Curtains in White and Cream, 3 yards long, 40c.
per pair one hundred and fifteen pairs- White and Cream, 3.,÷ yards Ion,
elegant designs, at $1.25, $1. 50, $2.00, $2,50 per pair. The Curtains motioned
at these prices, are as cheap as any city house sells them. We have a carpet
room full of choice Carpets in Hemp, Union, all Wool, Tapestry; Bru-ssels, &c.,
and we sell them just as cheap as the Big City Houses.
'BOY'S OLOTHING.
We have made a special purchaa3 of a couple of hundred suits in Light and
Dark Tweeds, Navy Serge and Fancy Mixtures, all neatly made and perfect in
WE HAVE a large assortment of everything that is good and cheap. Come
Y right along while tbe stock is at its best. It will be really worth your
while to take a good look. through what we have to show before buying. Yon
may not buy all you want from us, but one thing we are sure of, what you do
buy you will be thoroughly satisfied with and will be more than likely to extend
your dealings with us in the future.
Seaforth's Greatest Cash
Dry Goods Store.
EDWARD MCFAITL
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