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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1896-10-16, Page 4, 18961 OCTOBER. I F896 Sun . Mon. Tue, Wed. Thu- Fri. Sat. . • e' • .• . . I 2 3 - 4 5 7 8 9 to 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 38 29 30 31 • . . . . * . . * ,.. . • . . NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. The fign-e between the parenthesis, after each one, denotes the page of the paper on whiCh the advertisement will be found; Important for the PubIlc—Wnt. Eekard Co. (6) Auction Sale Farm. Stock—A. Calder (1) Clearing Auction Sale—john McConnell (1) Farm for Sale—W. G. Gouinlocit (5) Teacher Wanted—John 0, Grieve (1) Auction Sale Saw Mill, &o.—F. S. Scott (1) Notite to Prize Winners—X. Y. McLean ($) Cider Mtn Complete—D. Urquhart (8) Western Dairy School re -opened (1) To the Eleotors—D. D. Wilson (I) Western Advertiser for 1897 (I) Pig for Service—John McM.Ilan (5) Stock for Sale—D. McLaren (5) Housekesper Wanted—J. C. Allen (8) , A Snap --Mrs. G. Baird (8) Fall Price List—McKinnon & Co. (6) Great Clothink Sale—Gilroy & Wiseman (6) Great Auction Sale—Estate T. T. Coleman (6) Wilson's Cash Grocery—C. Wilson (8) House for Sale or Rent—Mrs. Ryan (5) Wanted—A. Young (81 tke pan tExpogitorr. SEAFORTE, FRIDAY, Oct.' 16th, 1189 Technical Education. . The Minister of Education is crediteci wale the desire to make the educathena system of Ontario- more suitable for the ure-i qUirements of the Province. If he suer ceeds• in the development of a. school course that will turn the thoughts of our boys to the better culture of the soil,to the developi ment of our mines and to the utilization of the resources of nature in the production of material wealth he will have performed a service of incalculable value. The statis tics regarding graduates of Toronto Uni- versity who have within four ye -.-ars secured positions in American Universities are 7 etartling in the extreme.- The present sys- tem of education is apparently responsible for a great part of the exodus of our youth, If Si graduates of Toronto University have in four.,years been absorbed by American Universities, how many have found ple.ceS in private life • across the border and have been lost to Canada? Surely we can in the development of our marvellous natural re, sources, find as profitable and as desirable occupations for the flower of our young men as are to be found in the overcrowded ranks of the professions in the United abates. The above is from the -Toronto Globe. of Friday last. The writer must have been, suffering from a disordered stomach or ae fit of the blues. The situation is no doubt bad enough, but it- is not nearly so gloomy as onr eontemporary paints it. This, unfor- tunate that so many of our young men, the brightest and best we have, the very flower of the land in fact, should require to go to a foreign country to find employment.. But what are they to do. There is no room and no employment for them here. Oar con- temporary suggests that our system of edit - cation should be so modeled as to turn the thoughts of our boys towards the celtiya- tion of the soil. That is very good; andnif our Minister of Education could _devise; some means. of materially km -malting the prices of farm products, so as ' no make farming a paying and more profitable Om- pation, he would thereby do a great deal to- , : wards solving the problem of what to do with the boys. But so long as farm aVo- duets remain at the. present prices, we are afraid that no system of education could be devised, which would make that occupation more popular with our young men than it is now. With wheat at sixty cents a bushel, oats at from fifteen to tweaty cents, cattle at four cents per pound and so on, even farming does not offer a very alluring field for the attention and favor of our young men, and More especially, while there are such Iarge prizes in the professional world to compete for. It is quite true that these are few, and that for one prize there are a thousand blanks, but the one prize gives the incentive to try. It is a mistake also to suppose, ae many do, that the learned pro- fessions are any more crowded than many other occupations; because it is not the case. It is only the best in every calling, even in farming, who can succeed now -a - days, and it is not any more difficult, there fore, comparatively, to attain suecess in any of the profeasions than it is in any other walk in life. If a boy is by nature adapted far auy particolar calling, that is the sphere in which he should embark, and all other things being equal, in nine cases out of ten he will succeed, but the difficulty is to find out the sphere for whieh he is by nature le best adapted. There are thousands of b ys brought up oa ._ the farm who, while tImy would be rank failures as farmers, wce ld ., shine in some othet sphere did they 14.ve the opportunity, and as it is with fermi g, so it is in every occupation. While, there- fore, it is a. regrettable circumstance that so many of our young men have to go to he United States and other countries to f nd employment which they can not find here, ., • there is a bright sitie to the picture too. It is a subject for congratulation and satisfac- tion that, so long as there is not employ- ment for etir bays at home, we have the in- atitations to equip them to euccessfally fight the:battle of life elsewhere. The very fact that so many of the graduates of our Pro- vincial University have found profitable po- sitions in the colleges of the United States, si We think, the very highest tribute nhat could be paid both to our educational insti- tutious and to our young men. It is Bluely vastly better that these young men. should be honorably and profitably - em pl oyed in another country, than that they should re- main here kicking around in idleness or onlyearaing sufficient to keep them in gen- teel ;starvation. If, therefore, we cannot secure employment for our young men -at home, the next best thing wa can do for them is to give them such an equipment as Will enable them to take leading and profit- able positions abroad. This it seems, we are doing. It is a mistake, therefore, to say, as the Melee noes, that our educational system is responsible for the exodus of young men from, the country. One main cause of thin exodus has been the fiacal system of the country, which itaa'e paralyzed many of our beet enterprises by extracting the . money from the masses and placing it in the pockets of the favored classeie, Our -educa- tional system has to a.very large extent en- abled us to neutralize the evil results of this vicious system, orrather it has prevented . us from feeling the evil reality from it es keenly as we otherwise would have done, by enabling us to so equip our young men as to fit them not 'only to • compete successfully with the young men of the neighboring re- public on their own ground, but in most cases to distance thetn and leave them be- hind in the race of life. -Let ns, therefore, give our edecational system credit for what it is .undoubtedly doing, and let us not lplaine it for a state of things for Which it ;eau in no way be respensible. ! There is, perhaps, in this connection, one direction in which improvenient reight be made. The Legislature has, from time to time, invested many of the professions with verywide powers. The Medical Associa- tion, the Law Society, the Dental Associaa tion and kindred institutions have the power to fix the standard not' only for .eraduatien, but ler niatriculation as well.. leis natural that these societies should, desire to have the standard as high as possible and :to make it as difficult as possible for yourig men to pass their examinations and to gain admissiOn to these professions, as the fewer professional men there are,thebetter it is for those n-ciw in the professions'. Inshort, the result of the powers which these assci- da.tions have obtained in this way is to make it more difficult and expensive to ob- tain a profession in this Pro`Vince than it is in the United States, and on this account a good many young men who desired to enter the professions have gone to the American institutions, and in this way we have not only lost them as citizens, btit we have also lost the profit of their final college training. This is a direction in which the Government might exercise, with profit, a restraining hand. We would also remind our contemporary that Canada is as yet a young country,.and comparatively speaking, we are little more than commencing. Our vast wealth pro- ducing resources a -re only now beginning to attract astention,to say nothing of being developed. When these are developed to the fullest extent possible, as they should be in a few years, and with sensible trade and fiscal laws, we hope that not Only On- tario, but all Canada will be. able to afford remunerative employment for all her eiti- zans who desire einployment here, so that 'none will require to go elsewhere to seek avenues for their energies -mid procure sueh empoyment as will keep thd wolf from thz door. Editorial Notes, and Comments. Thursday, the 26th ef November, has been appointed the annual Thanksgiving day. This in the date of the sirni ar occasion in the United States and is one week later than in former years. It is said the value of t e ' presents re- . ceived by Sir Charles and L dy Tupper dur- ing the occasion of their' g Iden wedding,. approximates: $10,000 :in alue. To them that hath shall be given. - The Conservatives having entered a pro- test against the election of Hon. William Paterson, for North Grey, the Liberals have , entered a counter protest. In their .peti- tion the Liberals allege that the slim of $3,000 was sert into the constituency by i Sir Charles T ippet, Sir Ilibbert Tupper, Hon. John Hag art, and. Mr. McLaughlin himself, for the purpose of procuring the election of the Ilatter. Our readers IgeneraAly will .sydipatliize with Sir Richard Cartwright on account of the sad affliction which has befallen him, in the death of his son, a bright young man, nineteen years of age. He died at Lindsay on Saturday, of inflammation of the bowels. He was accountant in the Lindsay agency of the Montreal batik and went from I ingston only a few weeks ago. Mr. John Ross Robertson, M.P. for- East Toronto, has donated his sessional indemnity' of $1,000, accompanied by a cheque for an, additional thou:sae' cl, to the hospital for sick children in Toronto, to found an additional cot to be called the "East Toronto t' cot,. This makes $50,000 that Me. Robertson- has donated to this institution. Mr. Robertson is a rich men arid seems disposed to make good use of his mei:ley. He is the :proprietor of the Termite Telegram, one of the few papers in Canada that has made a . fortune for its owner. The recent advance in the price of wheat - is accounted for, to some extent, by the en- tire failureof the crop in India, one of' the great wheat growing countries of the world; arid whose competitionin recent years, has done as much as any .other mute,to bring down prices in the world's market. Owing to the failure of its wheat crop India is now in a atate. bordering on famine and is importing wheat -from other countries, 19,000 tons having recently been sent from California. The long -talked of -British Columbia Judgeship vacancy has at length been filled by the appointment, of Mr. A.- J. McColl, Q C., Of New Westminster, Britiih Col Umbia. Thesalary is 85,000 a year. Mr. McColl -is -an old Huronite, having practised some years ago in the village of Brussels. His old friends here will 'be pleased to hear of his good fortune. The papers have had Hon. Joseph Martin, Ms. D. C. Fraser, M. P., and others slated. for this .position, but it now turns out that only a barrister of the Province could be appointed to the. position. A report comes from Ottawa to the effect , that Mr. Kimber, gentleman usher of the Black Rod, is to be superannuated and the office.abolishe 1. The .only duty whigh Mr. :Kimber has is to Summon the faithful Com- moners to the Senate Chaniber at the met- ing of Parlian ent and prorogetiOne and to prepare a list f those. who are to appear. on the floor of th House and in tbepress gal- lery. This m ries about:three days' work in the year, or which. he receives $1,350., with fine quer ers in the Senate as a xesi- deuce, valued at $650, or $2,000 in .a.11. • It is to be' hoped therefore, that the report is true.. ; All suei useless sinecures should, be wiped out, and although tihis instance the superannuation allowance will amount to nearly as much as the salary, yet there will. • be soznc saving, and every little .counts. Hon. Joseph Martin, who. has been a, prominent figure in Canadian polities • for a few years has stated to a newspaper corre spendent that he intends for the next ten years to devote himself to bueiness, and at the end of that time if he can afford it, he THE 'HURON 'EXPOSITOR may re-enter politics. It is said that there are just two dames of men who can, with safety, embark in the political life. The one class is composed of those whe are so poor that they have not ing to lose; and the other class is composel of those who are rich enough to afford t4 lose a good deal. Mr. Martin, it is said, bis engaged in -min- ing speculations in Briti h Columbia and we suppose he expects at th end of ten years he will be qaalified to engage in politics with safety under one of these classes. • The Toronto World a ys that owing to the large oetput of bind4r twine at the fac- tories in the Kingsto4i penitentiary and Central Prison, Toting°, several of the other twine•factories are sablig d to shut down,not being able to find a market for their pro- duct.. It deplores the feet that prison labor is thus the cause of large numbers of work people being thrown out of employment and recommends that prison labor be utilized in a different' way. It says : "The idea of utilizing prison labor seems to be an excel- lent one, but it appears to us there ,are many uses to which it could be put without injuring The honest workingman. Can't the prisoners be put to work on tha roads? The systematic employment, of prison labor ought to supply the province with many -miles of excellent trunk highways every year.Why not send them into the mining country to mine ore or open up roadways into the mining districts ? The suggestion is, notdoubt, a brilliant one. But what would become of the road makers and miners. who would be displaced by the prisoners? And what would be done with the prisons? Would our contemporary have them made portable so they ceuld be removed to the mining districts and other points where the labor of the prisoners would be required,or would it transport the mines to the prisons. Perhaps the latter would be the best -plan. We fear the World's suggestions are not practicable. By the judgment of the Supreme Ceert delivered a few days ago, the Provinces acquire enormrxtrproperties and important privileges whieh have hitherto been in dis- pute between (them and the Dominion. The fishe'ries case, involving the ownership of beds of lakes streams and the right t� lease fishing privileges in navigable waters, is decided in favor of the Provinces. The power of the Dominion to conserve and regulate the fisheries is confirmed. It has power also to impose general\ licenses upon all persons fishing, still such licenses cannot be restricted to any particular locality. The Provinces alone have power to apporeion by lease certain' parts of navigable waters to those who purchase the exclusive right to fish in them. The Fishery Act of the Do- minion is declared to be ultra vires except in a few minor particulars. It will not be safe, however, for the Provinces to bank too much on this decision. The Dominion will, undoubtedly, appeal to the Privy Conncil and that court usually upsets the decisions of the Solons of the Canadian conrt. New of the Week. DEAD. —Herr ' Bruckner, the celebrated Austrian music composer, is dead. • CROPS Seomere-a-.Crops are reported as ruined in the west of Ireland by recent storms and floods. AN ARTIST'S FORTUNE.—The late Sit John Millais, president of the ;Royal Academy, left a fortune of $1,250,000. THE BROTHERS RECONCILED.—The recon- ciliation of Ernper�rWilliarn and his' broth- er, Henry of Prussia, is now effected, and. the Prince, during the corning winter, will reside in the Royel,castle ef Kiel. Aar Enorraiiee 1 PEOPLE.—The Czar and Czarina were received in Paris and:other places in France with- the wildest en- thusiasm. DEATH DOLURIE'R. — George Du- Maurier, the artist, of Punch,and the author of "Trilby," died on the 8th inst. in Lon- don, England, -of heart disease. lie was 62 yearsof age. His remains were crernated atWoki net. THeAOP A LDNATIC.—Dr. Carl F,Nitz, a German physician, of Chicago, vivisected his wife one day recently, took nods of her dying condition, and then shot himself dead. No MORE llonsk CONVEYANCE. — The London, England, Road Car COmpany, which runs nearly a thousand omnibusee, in. ,tends to do away with the use of horsesin its busiire s, and to run motor omnibuses. . SUDDEN DEATH.— The Archbishop of Can- terbury was seized with apoplexy after the services commenced at Hawarden: church lase Sunday morning. He was carried to the Hawarden rectory, where he died in a few minutes. •Tais Yeetet's Warne StrrLY.—It is cal- culeted that the world's available wheat on October 1st, 1896,. amo proximetely .to 121,609,000 bushel 000,000. bushels smaller than on Oc 1895, and 54,000,000 bushels small October 1, 1894. FIFTH ANNIVERSARY. —Last Su day, Oc- tober lith, was the fifth anniversa y of the funeral of Charles Stewart 'Pernell the Irish leader, who died suddenly near- lighten, England, on 0 stober 5, 1891, and hose re- mains were interred in Glasnevin cemetery, Dublin,. Ireland. .. KANSAS CITY ANNUAL FLOWER PARADE; —Forty blocks of flower -covered 'vehicles, many of them , occupied by handsome wornen,passed through the streets of Kansas City on the 7h inst., constituting the. an- nual flower iparade. Twenty bands were distributed through the parade, and thous- ands of peopis lined the streets. THE CZAR'S ROYAL PRESENTS.—The CZar, previous to eaving Balmoral Castle after his visit to Qiieen Victoria, 'gave $5,000 for distribution ainong the servants, and he left a' peeking case full of the most expensive _presented to al 1 above the rank of servants. jewelry, brace ets, rings, pins, .ete., to . be All the oflic.ere of police received a souvenir,. and -not One of the imperial presents was worth less than $100. ._ TERRIBLE- GALES. — The heaviese wind , storm that haa passed over 'Great Britain in years, swept the Western coasts uring two days last week, causing immense damage to shippino, and -property all along the coast. The gal; Was especially severe on the Welsh coast: Great districts were flooded by the excessive tides, in. some places over a mile above high water mark. The Tenby. and Port Ca.wle piers and esplanades are wreck- ed.. The Tenby lifeboats were thought to be lost, but returned with four • .crews, taken from disabled vessels. upply of nted ap- or 25, - ober 1st, r than on Huron Notes. —Nre'aiqy 150 ne-w books have been -added to the Ethel public library. —John Dickson, treasurer of Wingham, has resigned on account of ill health. . —Malcolm Black, teacher in school see- ltiso9n7:No. !,,M. orris, has.been re-engaged for " —While working- at a new house the other day, Neil McGregor, Wingham, fell across a joist and broke one of his. ribs. —Miss Boyd, of Goderich, has been ap- pointed teacher in the Carlow school at a salary of $400. —Mrs. G. F. Blair, of Brussels, it laid tip at her father's residence in Goderich -with an attack of typhoid fever. . Edmonston, Russel farm, Bayfield road, uear Goderich, raised a; melon this season that weighed 32 pounds. —Monday afternoon of last week a trac- tion -engine was being loaded on a flat car at the Brussels depot for shipment to Londoei. Steam was up and the bulky machine was run up the gangway onto the platform. The engine kicked and backed up, running off the platform, and breaking the back axle. Regardless of the danger, the y oung n4an in charge stuck to his post, raked out thei fire, Ste., and thereby prevented trouble of a more serious chareoter. The.. engine was afterwards loaded by the aid of a dozen men. —The bachelors, of Brussels, defeated the benedicts of that town in a game of baseball, the other day, by a shore of 15 to 5. "—Salesman James Connolly has disposed of the Septemberl make of Holmesville cheese to Ballantyne, of Straford, for 10c per lb., in all aboue 320 boxes. —The other dayl salesmen B. Churchill, of the Summerhill cheese factory, sold to Mr. Ballantyne, of Stratford, the September make, at 10e per lb. —Wm. Jackson, of Morris, had 15 barrels of apples from a Vandervere tree, and 12 barrels off a. Rhode Island Greening tree, this fall. This is certainly a good yield. —Mr. J. B. Hunter, while at werk on 11 Ross' house in Arnberly, the other day, had the misfortune to fall a distance of over. 20 feet, and got his back badly hurt — At the coming municipal election, the ratepayers of Turnberry will vote as to whether or not they will allow 'the electric railway company the privilege of using the public highways in that township. — One night last week some parties enter- ed theebarnyard of Mr. D. Gilbert, Stephen, and carried off four fine turkeys. Mr. Gil- bert's son gave chase but did not succeed in capturing the guilty parties. -a-A serious surgical operation was per- formed on Mrs. Fred Fisher, of Usborne, last week, by Drs. Rollins and Ames, of Exeter,- for the cure of a long standing abdominal trouble. The patient is doing nicely. , —Oneday last week while Joseph White- ly, of Goderich, was at his farm picking apples, he slipped while up a tree and fell a distance of over 20 feet, resulting in an injury to the spine. As he is over 70 years of age, doubts are expressed about his. com- plete recovery. —On Wednesday, September 30th, ' Wes- ley W. Fisher and Miss Minnie White, both accomplished and popular young people of Benmiller, were united in the holy bonds of matrimony. The ceremony was erformed by Rev.. Mr. Oliphant in the pres nee of a large company of relatives and fri nds. —Andrew Fowler, who has bee foreman of the Star mills in Grey to Nimbi for the past -nine years,removed his family last week to Hawksville, where he will ommence farming. During his stay at the tar mills he made many friends by his cour eons and upright dealings. . --While practising football on he agri- cultural grounds in Goderich, Monday evening of last—week, E. Coultes, of the . Collegiate Institute team, strained the joint of his knee in some unaccountable manner. The. accident proved a very painful one for some little time. --The death of Laura, daughter of Mr. Giles Jenkins, of Blyth, occurred on Tues- day of last week, of typhoid fever. Deceas- ed had been poorly for some time, but her recovery was looked for. She was a prom- ising young girl and died upon the anniver- sary of her l3th birthday. —On Tuesday of last week, Dr. Kennedy, of Wingham, performed a skilful operation on Mrs. Wightman, of Adrian, Michigan, when he removed a large abdoinnal tumor. He was assisted by Dr. James McDonald, who administered the chloroform. Drs. Gunn, of Clinton and Johnson, of Adrian, were also present —Walter Richardson has disposed of hi residence and fruit garden in Brussels t Thomas Pepper, 9th concession of Grey, fo the sum of $1,000. Mr. Richardson talk of trying Northern Ontario. The flew pur chaser will take possession early in 1897 an and may dispose of his farm. Mr. Peppe •has secured a very comfortable and desirabl property. —W. B. Dielcson, of Langdon, Dakota formerly of Biiussels, has been re -nominate Stete Attornet by the Democratic Count Convention. /Robert Work,a, former Huron .ite, is placed in the field by the sam party as Coenty Auditor. The Populist have united their forces with the Democrat in this election, which takes place on No vember 3rd. — A writ has been issued in the Hero .county courts against W. J. Wright, o Hamilton, in which Miss Rachel Gordon, o Goderich, claims $2,000 damages. The de fendant is a commercial traveller, and th action is said to be over an affair of the heart, in which Miss Gordon claims $2,000 damages. Wright's friends do not think there 6 anything in the case. — The annual _convention of the Lay Workers and Sabbath school teachers of the Diocese of Hurou, will be held this yea/ on the 2801 -and 29th of October, at Clinton. The Bishop of Huron will presid , deliver an. address on Chur The programme is an interesting one. Clin- ton is bent on leaving nothing un one in the way of entertainment. Mr. Joh Ransford is the local secretary. — The other day Mr. William arland, of Clinton, was descending a, laddei from the roof of the Dry -Goods Palace, in hat town. When about twenty-five feet from the ground one of the rungs brcike end it was eauly by great presence of mi d that he escaped more serious results. His back and full weight came against a lower rung. He held on and was able to reacle the bottom, although he has since been crippled, being only able to move about. —The anniversary services in connection with the Itolmesville Methodist church, were celebrated on Sunday aid Monday, 4th and 5th inst. On Sunday Morning and evening Rev. Mr. Alillyard, of Clinton, preached able sermons to large congrega- tions. The afternoon service was devoted to the children, when Rev. Me. Goodwin, of Goclerich, preached an appropriate sermon. On Monday evening a tea -meeting was held. The proceeds from the service amount- ed to $100. —Ibis hinted that a memoir Of the late Rev. John Ross, of Brucefield, may be pub- lished next year. Mrs. ROBS has been col- lecting materials for some time,and the itlea is beginning to take shape. Mr. Ross was a unique character, whose name should not be forgotten. He was qne of the figures in the debates before the union of 1875, and with the late Rev. Laughlin McPherson, of East VVilliares, remained out of the United Church. But he was a spiritaal force rather than an ecclesiastic. ---What might have resulted in a serio accident happened at the Exeter depot the other morning. It seems that Fred Gilles- pie drove into the station yard with a load of barrels, and seeing the freight train from the south approaching, whipped up the horses to get over the track, but before go- ing far the engine struck the hind end of the wagon, throwing it a considerable dis- taece and scattering the barrels- promisee- ously. The wagon was damaged a little but the driver and horses escaped unhurt. o s , and also h Choirs." —Affer a somewhat protracted illnees, Mrs. Lyons, wife of Mr. George Lyons, of I Clinton, passed away on Tuesday of , last ! week, at the advanced age of 77 years. Deceased was a widow when she became the wife of Mr. Lyons, and leaves a family by 1 her first husband of four daughters and one son ; thelatter, Mr. Pinning, of Clinton. j One daughter, Miss Emma, is unmarried, and resides in Toronto ; the others are Mrs. W. Muir, Toronto; Mrs. Cass, of Owen ! Sound, and Mrs. Cass, residing in the ' tates. —On Sunday, 4th inst., Alexander Mo - Kenzie, an old resident of Goderich, died at his residence in that town. Deceased had been ailing some four years, but it.wes not until the past few m. ths that his illness became serious. Th t. funeral' took place from his late residenc to Maitland cemetery on Tuesday and was 1 irgely attended. The deceased gentleman as born in Rossshire, Scotland, in 1824, au left the deed of the heather for ;Nova .Scotia -in 1836., After re- OCTOBER 16, 1896, siding in the province down by the sound- ing sea for some time, he moved to Bruce county'and shortly afterwards, in 1860, moved to Goderich, where, with the excep- tion of la, three years' visie to his son in South H4ven, he has resided ever since. The dee aged leaves one son an two daughter Isaac of South Haven Michi- gan; Ka e, of the same place, and Haven, of Goderi h. —The Linton' News -Record says': On Monday, 121r. Shaw invited a numher of citizens o a shingling bee. Among those present ere :—Messrs. D. A. Foerester,W. Paisley, Qisorge D. 111eTaggant,Og1e Cooper, W. P. S elding, Captain Combe, A. Porter,, L. Kendedy, Fred Noble, Ike Read, W. Jackson, M. D. McTaggart, A. J. Rollaway, W. Coats, Barge and Stevens. The party, .according to experts, covered the building to their entire satisfaction and the job is pronounced one of the best in town. The doctor will be in a posieion to judge when the work is tested by the fall and winter weather. ,—Postmaster Fisher, a Wingham, has a copy of the Guelph Advertiser, ofThursday, August 7, 1856. It is indeed quite a valu- able relic of` the days when our fathers were in their prime and the woods of Huron and Bruce were scarcely, yet broken. The deci- • mat currency had not yet been introduced and people marketed their produce, and reckoned its value in pounds, shillings and pence mentally faster than the average man 'would do the same now with paper and pencil: Fall wheat sold for 5s. 3d.; spring wheat, 35. ; flour per barrel, 31s. 3d, or 13s. 9d, per cwt.; potatoes,3s, 14,4.; butter, 10d.; barley, 3s. 9d.; rye, 5s.; oats., 2s. 6d; oatmeal, 40s per barrel; bay per ton, 60s.; pork per Int dred, 35s. Anot ee article of interest is a eport of a meeting cif the Pro-- vincial Dire tors of the London and Grand Trunk Rail ity Company, held in London for the pu pose of adopting preliminary measures for the immediate cominencement of the work bn the road. Wingham. LOCAL BRtEPS.—The death is. announced, at Bluevale, of Mr. John King, one of the pioneers in Turnberry. Deceased was a bachelor, and at his demise was in his 83rd year.—An agitation is on foot to have the back streets cif the town illuminated by in- candescent lights. This is a move in the right directiop, and would be greatly ap- preciated.—During the period of the oper- ator's strike the Canadian Pacific Railway trains arrive1 from half an hour to two hours behind tine at the station here. Now that the strike is ended the trains arrive ac- cording to schedule.—Fall apples are a drug in the market, as shippers have ceased to buy. The yield of winter apples is by no means prolific.—Mayor Mackenzie after his tenure of office is completed; contemplates spending most of the winter in California,for the betterment of his physical condition.— Mr. George Powell, of Blyth, and Mr. R. C. Spading, of this town, were the heaviest shippers of fall fruit in this locality. Sev- eral ear loads were forwarded from here for the export trade.—Reeve R. C. Sperling and ex -Mayor John Hanna are mentioned as prospective candidates for county council- lors for division No. 7, county of Huron.— Special services are in progress nightly in the Methodist church. The meetings will continue for several weeks, and are con- ducted by Rev. Dr. Gifford, the pastor, and ministers of the neighboring circuits.—The Wingham Methodist District Sabbath school and Epworth League convention will con- vene in the Methodist church on the 21st. inst.'and continue the following day. The president, Rev. Dr. Gifford, will preside, and an interesting programme has been pre- pared.—At a ,special meeting of the town council, on Monday evening, Clerk Fergu- son was appointed tax collector, at a salary of $50. The mayor advocated, that all rate- payers in default of taxes after the 14th of December, be disenfranchised for the muni- cipal election, but His Worship's suggestion did not find favor with the board; and no action was taken.—After twenty years of faithful service, John Dickson Esq, town treasurer, has tendered his r signation to the town council, owing to f iling health. The council have deferred ction in the matter, trusting that Mr. Di kson's indis- position is only temporary, and that the town may still retain the services f so valuable an official.—A new departure n advertising was the cynosure of all eyes o Saturday. A local butcher owns a mule of u certain age. On either side of the animal Ni as a poster affixed, with the announceme t : "teak, 3e- pounds for a quarter." he question - naturally arose whether it w uld be mule ;steak or beef steak that the o ner wished to dispose of at this tempting price.—Bell's furniture. factory, the Union i`urniture fac- tory, Button & Tessant's ,41aierf,a8wctosray, Chapmanei glove factory, cLan mills, Lloyd's door factory, W tt?s planing mill, the.Wingham tannery, t e saltworks, and other minor industries, ar running at full time with orders ahead.—The Seraphic band of the. Salvation Army came to town on Saturday, and held se,rvides in the bar- racks on Saturday evening and thrice on Sunday. The members of the band are good musicians.—The London contractor finishes the granolithie walks and crossings this week. The work has been in progress for several weeks, and three-quarters of a mile of gra,nolithie walks on Main street has been laid. Over twenty men were employed on the work. • Dashwood. BRIEFS.—The Mises Laura and. ,Tillie Kibler, from Zurich, spent Sunday with friends in town.—Mr. Jonathan Merrier, from Minden, Michigan, was in the village on Tuesday last —Miss 'Bertie Trevethick was. the guest of Mr, J. Kellermann on Sun- day last. —Mr. David Gottchalk, who dis- posed of his confectionery to Mr. J. Wam- bold a few weeks ago, moved -t� Ailsa Otaig a few days ago, where he has bought a bakery and confectionery business. We wish him success.—Mie Wm. Pfaff has I moved his butcher shop onto his lot, which I he lately purchased frein Mi, J. Keller- ' man. He is putting e stone foundation under it, and will veneer it with brick, which will improve it greatly.—Mr. Henry Willert moved into his new house on Thurs- day, last week • It is one .of the finest residences in the village.—Mr. J. Wambold has moved to the rear of his shop, 'which was occupied by Mr. D. Gottchalk.-eMr. James Hartleib will convert his kitchen, which he purchased witlt the brick bloclr, into a, dwelling house, and- has moved it north of Hoffman Brothers' factory. Tuckersmit IIVMEN'S GOLD -EN TIES. Thursday of last week,the midday Octobe sun of the 8th inst., saw a pleasant gatherin of relatives of the contracting parties at 'Burnside, 1 the • residence of Mr. Willie Pothering - bane to witness the marriage of his daugh- ter, Jennie, to Mr. Alexan er Monteith. The Rev. Mr. Muir of the Brjicefield Pres- byterian church performed he ceremony hich made the twain one. he bride was prettily dreseed in white c 'shmere with veil to match. . The bridesmaid was Miss Flossie Fotheringham sister j of the bride, while the best man was Mr. Robert, Mac- Mordie, cousin of the groo . A little incident in discharge of hie duties during the ceremony 'was very interesting to the spectators. After the ceremony a sump- tuous repast was served. and the bridal pair under showers of riee and old slippers, took their departure for Hensall; to Well the train for London, and will visit other. points in Ontario during their wedding trip.. We, with a large circle of friends, wish them every success in life's journey, and that they may be blessed with every happiness. The. wedding. presents were many and costly. reatest Value FOR THE- Thfropiat ourit going, at a profit. We would q• of Mantles ' Ruffs, Colla several thou vay of doing business, and we do not deviate s your privilege to buy from us the best that's rice which includes a very small margin of 11 your altention especially, to our assortment nd Mantle Cloths, Fur Capes, Fur Jacket., s, Muffs, Overcoats, .&e., of which there are ands of dollars' worth to pick from. These are tile goods you ought to select early, for there is always a el ice in selection. We have made several good sales a1readr and expect a very large trade in these lines du -king October. Don't put off buying until late in thel season, for you. will gain nothing in the end by doing so. Take adViintage of the present opportunity and remember that , HE -BEST GOODS - AT THEIr- west 1 ossible Cash Fig" Is Posit vely the Rule of our Store. We are showing everything in large quantities and - in .great but the mOst important things just now are the NEW HATS and NEW BONNETS, SILKS & VELVETS, DRESS GOODS and TRIMMINGS, HOSIERY & GLOVES and WARM UNDERWEAR, SHAWLS & WRAPS, RIBBONS & VEILINGS, NEW TWEEDS, FLANNELS and FLANNELETTES, NEW BLANKETS, BOYS' SUIT, MEN'S SUITS, ETC variety, OCTOBER 'has always been a busy month with us, and this season we expect it will be even more so. A great quantity of goods must be sold, and to make large sales, w Prices, of course, must be the rule. We therefore cord- ially invite everybody who is desirous of making their money go as far as pas sible-, to come and see the inducements we are offering. PENDING MONEY =M11=111.1•••mm, • A OUR STORE IT0 -y-0-0- GOOD VESTMENT ARD A/CFA-111,4 Dry Goods Company, Seforth7s Greatest Cash Dry Goods Stores -The B even The arii.lishe etaT3rd for toerin,tYlutto:wniurgose*r:.:9niuvn:degbar-eaul Of their go i. Bev. Pete ;:,4nedAtfulgIreeenebtyynttlihniee supsoieges flg te el 415- flea1:of 'toneIleneedrita11P1 tb best cdt °pro! Rei -7 8:2 Pei ehn: 'tto::th-tulleo'of choirfheyi eforv.ex willr1E peopil:sti- an who have the wor -that igs rbey7threede.hf 41ne,eigvehnbionrig:gs Mallo ante7:ensiadt.bri abry settled down .,:isttiesifirytec-avhtffikasihr_te6.131,171at7;,‘ sweep in the prize tihesp that eau do Monteith, sr., and .einnanjoyYYteah6rirs° jaeat n *ever tonna the Tuesday for their, The people of Clin • :111. e433 th:yel:,°16f althoughea4aitanehYfdra:t°Ilrimdehi 1:ehcifir Thesitmiboysthtoh of the 11:11 very kind net to Moffatt,li1• anado nig bYbrilgng .-Ang for this se,ason. be eonnnenclea for ly sot, and for w 'thankful to his ki 4wv$ItisaitinelitkInientir-Mr. ethrtie, of Hentwor oonsins, Clarissa Wm. Butt, of the -eramith, lifted the T4heirawIrthesere from ath Dirstein, of Zur Sister, Mrs. James T. 11elIis, who ta ing vegetables, it murphiei which He also has -a which turned the NoTzs.—Nliss has been the guest -for the past week, day last.—Miss ft this weekvisiting, ine Ford; of Wit .and Mies Mond visited at Ayrling day last.—The - ,Sabbath School, w the past two week purpose of proem gave in their contr The most suceessf Johns, 3I1i011se a.—Mr. s 8 been 'school teaehe years and who It has been re-engage Mr. Hackney's po well as children. 8ainuel Love, of B on Sunday, 4th in Deceased was a Stesey, of this resided on the far Kerslake, and by he won for lihnse A, and. J. -Cole lengthy dsit to f 'Grey townehip. drew Campbell a, A. Neil presented son one day lent VP Exeter, is visiting Dinnin, of this pla ingtm came nea from some strange at last accounts th —The people aron up their potatoes days and report a LOCAL NOTES.— ciiureh congregati annual anniversar3 and a public tea w ment'iff the above inea—Messrs. Ann . several cars of h William and John in this plaee 011 W —Mr. and Mrs. Burlington, have will reside with th street. They wer borne township.- -of Zurich, was in looking for W..), escape from enetnt to Goderich jail o Farewell was a res his family now re is seriously flL —M Lake Read, Hay, house built on his? this place, has th -court will be held 'South Ruron rat here on Deeetriber Earkhill, is visitin R R. to Lonclon on Tb bas four bieteher e a good trade. PALsIXY, 4. M. MeLeod, G Sir,—A little ov nie of dropsy. 1A hopele3s state whe have had three e years ago last e and suffered from was troubled in Mr. Barry applied Innoptorne were a wars bloated and s wards. Yon rent MeLeod's fzp dropsy and two la Renovator, On merd right away. repeated, and I go Strong and stout, I am in good or to hear of your long life of asefo For sale by 3.5. —Chauncey De tight. Re was li discussion. Taki mouth, he said, s that pole out flier and fetch it in,