The Huron Expositor, 1898-03-18, Page 1_
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THIRTIETIi YEAR.
WHOLE NTIMI3ER, 1,579.
SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, MARCH 1€4 1898.
Bunness
Slothfulness.
ORE
Wye
in&
our store—not for our
:anvenience, hut yours ;.
're floor space—an extra
rxter here and there—more
boxes—more drawers
modation in every way.
Did it
snerally spoken. of as A
" for it has been long,
iquarters for all kinds ofi
We know, as a rule, ,
prides herself in her '
'ping. So we in turn cone
our pride to be good in
To keep the newest,
ndate goods requires the
t. and cleanest surround-.
lirt and rough handling:.
eve nice goods. There -
ace for everything, and.
snd in its place, That's-
ike thiags in your houses,.
way we have things in.
Feel
ort ;tn tradine when yous,
.11 a store- know how
a We have to buy goods,
ire. honest in this matter
that we want you to feel.
us. Come and go when
Buy or look. We want
iendly in any case. - We
nide, and we want your -
ag with it. We want you
It store as you would your •
per Place.
to post yourselves on es,
oods is where you can see
eatest variety, handle
ves ; where courteona
istants are ever ready
questions, and to make-
ying easy for you. We
spring gopds, because we-
miliar With thern our- -
opinion hi also valuable
it is upon your judgment
ings that we base ouri.
'n we would like to have
and see what you think -
We chanced to be up extremely late
one eveninfr .lateiy, and it took a
great deal a spartan like courage
to overcome the desire to lie a
.bed and °sleep after havina been
; but by dint of the °liberal
use of cold water, we arrived. at
that philosophical state when we
could. reason calmly about the
folly of engaging in those affairs
in life which causes these attacks
of sleepiness, at the time when
all men should be up and doing.
Yet after all, even this phase of
existence, which falls to the lot of
all, has its object and purpose to
serve, seeing that in it we gain
experience. and it is from experi-
ence only that knowledge comes
to us.
We all know then the causes of, and
reason for the desire for sleep,
when we should be waking and
working: There is another kind
of sleepiness, however that may
be very aptly illustrated by what
has been said in the foregoing
sentences, this sleep may be term-
ed business sleep or business sloth-
fulness,and the evil effects on both
customer and merchant are far
reaching in its results.
Business sleep implies poorly bought
goods ; overdue paythents ; un-
paid employees ; default of rent ;
untidy stores ; poor advertising ;
assignments ; and what not.
On the ether hand, the firm that is
awake and alive to its own' in-
terests is in a position to attend
to the wants of its customers more
- satisfactorily.
This is -the point then ; we keep awake
and alive to the clothing interests
of the people of Seaforth and
vicinity. We are satisfying our
`old enstomets and gaining new,
and while not wishing to boast,
but simply to be candid, we de-
serve every dollar's worth of trade
we get. We make your interests
ours, and the result is mutually
profitable.
To .the awake and alive buyer we
offer our weekly list of quotations,
calling attention to the fact that
we are now talking chiefly about
spring goods.
Men's special Fedora Hats, at 90c,
$1,50 and $2.00.
Men's Christy Hats, af $1.50,- $2.25,
$2.75, in black, russet, brown and
- mouse colors.
Men's Illack Shirts, at 50c, 75c, -$1,
$1.50.
Men's Suits, at $5.5@, $7.50, $8.50
and $10.
Men's Odd Pants, at $1.50, $2, $2. 50,
aood all -wool goods.
Boys' inickerbockers, our own make,
at 50c, 65c and,75c.
Boys' Caps, at 25c. Fancy Shirt=,
spring colors, at $1 and $1.25.
Are.you going West ? Then you had
better take a heavy 3vercoat,
costing just now $4.50, $5.50 and
$6,50.
Or any odd things in winter goods,
such as Glows, Underclothing,
Gam may be had at prices that
will mean a saving on the prices
West.
For your Spring Snit, cheose fiord, our
of Scotch Tweeds, English Worst=
ed, Irish, or Canadi-m goods.
WE HAVE 0/V1 PRICE TO ALL
MONEY BACK IF WANTED.
MONTREAL fIvrocK YARDS.
DEAR EXPOSITORi—Yesterday I visited
the Montreal stock yards, which are situat-
ed on the Grand Trunk Railway, in Point
St. Charles, a suburb of the city of Montre-
al, and at a point near the end of
the great Victoria bridge, which spans the
St. Lawrence opposite the city. As you
enter the yards, your first impression is that
they present a very modest appearance for
a place where so much business aotivity is
centered, but after a Mere extended exam-
ination you are struck by their magnitude
as well as their convenience. The eheds are
low and flat, but cover an area equal to
about twenty acres. • Around these yards
every day you may see from one totwo
dred of the toughest, characters in Mon-
treal ; they are the regular " habitues " of
the yards, and are always ready to assist
the driver in transferring stook from ears
or around the yard, in a genial way, and
when they receive their little remuneration
they at once shuffle off to the nearest saloon,
and—they are gen lly immigrants.
The main pl is one thousand feet
long and thir feet wide, and is just high
enough to be level with the floor of the
carp, so that the animals can walk from the
car out on the platform without the use of
a gangway. This is called the new plat-
form and was built two years ago. On one
side is a track and the longest train of oars
will not extend from one end to the other.
On the other side are the yards or pens ;
eaoh one of these is fiftyfeet square, cover-
ed with a good roof, but not closed all the
way up to the roof,and provided with water
troughs and racks where hay can be fed ;
so that when a train of cattle comes in in
less than ten minutes they are taken from
the cars hustled across the platform into
the yards, where they can have access to
water and feed • and it is interesting to lee
how they rush f'or the water, as it is from
thirst they suffer most en a long ride, espec-
ially in the warm weather. On the other
side of the grounds is another platform not
quite so long, but fitted just the same way.
The yards and sheds throughout are lighted
by incandescent electric lights, so it does
not matter whether it is at night or day
you come in ; but it is most generally in the
dayktime the western trains come in. The
yards amused mostly for export cattle tnat
are to be reshipped after having been water-
ed and fed,or until such time as the ship on
which they are to gO is ready to leave. For
butcher's cattle or the roughest and mixed
kinds there are sheds. These are closed in
and are quite warm. They are connected
with the yards by alleys, through which the
cattle are driven, and each of these lead to
the main alley, at the end of which is the
big. scale on which all butcher's cattle are
weighed. You can have a car weighed at a
time or only one head, just as you wish.
The charge for weighing is ten cents per
head. After they are weighed they are
driven into the sheds, where they are tied
in their stalls and watered and fed hy the
attendants. They can be kept here as long or
as short a time as you like,as you buy the hay
by the hundred and pay for what you use.
Altogether, the system of accommodation
seems to be perfectly complete, both in con-
venience and. despatch. Your cattle are in-
sured all the time they are in those sheds •
and also for protection they have a convict;
fire department of their own; in a building
hy itself, which contains hose and reels and
firemen's outfits in every detail. There are
also a number of the men who practice every
day and are gways ready in case of need.
In this building they bave aleo the electric
switch boards for their lights. From these
switches they can turnien the lights in any
particular shed or pert of the yard they may
desire to use. The yards are the property
of a private company, but most of the mein -
berg of this company are directors of the
Grand Trunk Railway, so that they are
practically ander the control of this road.
The Canadian Pacific Railway also have
stock yards of their own, but not as large
as the Grand Trunk.
Concerning export cattle, I fear I cannot
impart much information, further than to
say that the farmer who has a number of
cattle fit for the old country market should
be able to ship direct to Liverpool or Glas-
. gow just as well as the regular dealer, who
must necessarily make some profit in order
to enable him to live. Now, the great ob-
stacle that must naturally suggest itself to
the mind of the farmer, is the reshipping
across the ocean, while this, in reality, is
the easiest part of the work of exportation.
If you can load your cattle in the car at
Seaforth, or any other western town, you
have accomplished the most difficult part of
it, for once they are started they do not
leave the car again until they reach Mon-
treal. The only tiouble you have this far
is to keep the animals from lying down in
the car and being trampled on by the others.
From here you can have them taken in hand
by regular cattle exporters, who, for a very
modern commission, will secure you apace in
a ship and have them well taken care of on
the voyage. When they reach the other
side they are sold by auction, and will real-
ize just as much if you are in Canada as if
you,.went with them yourself. All cattle
shipped are stamped before leasing,and each
man's lot has a -different stamp on them,
which obviates any danger of getting mixed
up with one another. About butche r's
cattle, I think -this is one line in particular
that every farmer should try and handle
himself, and if one man feels he has not
enough to warrant the trouble of shipping,
why could not a number of neighbors join
and get a oar amongst them. They could
get it just about as cheap as the regular
drover. Before proceeding, I may say that
the sample of market cattle I saw in the
sheds here were of a very poor class, but
this is characteristic of the Montreal mar-
ket. They were mostly aged cows, some
small, others large and rough, but none
well fatted. , If a nice young beast in good
order comes in, it is soon picked up at a
good price by some up -town butcher. The
greatest mistake a stranger can make when
he brings in &load of stook of any kind is
selling too quickly. :"Almost before the train
stops, your car is surrounded by " jobbers,"
who mill buy,' if poIssible, from you some-
times evennefore the icar is unloaded. , A
jobber is considered the sharpest clean of a
cattleman ; he buys a ear and sells immedi-
ately again if he can, or sells in small lots
to butchers. While if you have your cat-
tle put in the sheds, watered and fed, in
the course of a few hours or a day, when
they have rested after a long ride, they will
sell better and bring more money, while
the expense of keeping. them for such a
short time is very small. None of the
butchers here are allowed to slaughter their
own meat ; the killing is all dohe at the
abbatoirs. There are two in Montreal, one
in the east end and one in the west. After
the butcher buys his stock for slaughtering
purposes in the yards, tkey are immediately
Rent by train to the abbatoire, where they
are killed, dressed and hung up in the ice
house and kept four days. •
Hoping this sketch will be of interest to
some of your readers, I am,
yours truly,
J. J. R.
GRE1G MACDONALD
Ise of
oods.
CLOTHIERS.
On the Wrong Side of the Street, in the
Strong Block.
SE-AFORTH, - ONT. 3
srpring seem prettier
re, perhaps because they
The things uppermost.
st now are the
RESS GOODS
-6, LACES,
EMBROIDERIES,
land HOSIERY,
' MUSLINS,
'EAR,
',R.S„ PARASOLS,
LLINEILY-, etc.
Nice Goods; you will
retted in what we have
you. You will certain.
y a look- through the New
Thinge.
UL
C400ds
Coriapany,
t Caeli Dry. Goods Store
Nothing New in Rate War.
Toronto Globe, March 3rd, 1898.
Mr. D. MoNicoll, Passenger Traffic
Manager of the Canadian Paeific, was
to -day shown a poster advertising •Grand
Trunk settlers"' trains to Manitoba and the
Canadian Northwest. " How are the
points in the Territories reached ?" was
asked him.
" Over the C. P. R. front Winnipeg."
" Can't passengers be ticketed through to
destination ?"
" No ; when the passenger rhaches Win-
nipeg he has to transfer from the Northern
Pacific station to oura, nearly a mile away,
buy a new ticket and have his baggage re -
weighed and checked, which- will be some-
what incon4nient for the settler, especially
if he has his family with him and is- taking
his effects along. Then, if he should miss
connections it would father entail an
awkward qnd expensive detention in Win-
' nipeg."
The above cutting from Globe, shows
clearly to all intending settlers' in Manitoba
and West, that a through ticket can only
be purchased from an euthorized agent of
the C. P. R. For rates and information
apply to
:Ranald J Macdonald,
Agent for C. P. R. and Dom, Express.- COTE ST. PAUL, March 6th, 1898.
Feeding Value of Corn.
Deets EXPOSITOR,—Ae there is a large
arnonnt of corn being fed to cattle this sea-
son, I thought it would rot be amiss to find
out the feeding value of it as compared with
other grains. I wrote down to the college
at Guelph and below you will find the reply.
If you have room for it in your first issue, I
would like if you could give it a place.
FARMER.
DEAR SIR.—In reply to your favor of the
lat inst. re relative feeding value of corn
and other grains : Such a question is very
difficult to answer,as the value of different
fodders is affected to a great extent by the
other toddera with which they may be fed.
I shall attempt to explain .what I mean as
briefly as possible. • In fattening animals it
is pretty generally agreed by scientists that
the nitrogenous portion- of the food does
not form fat, but that the fat of the animals
is formed by the carbonohydrates and fat of
the food. At the same time a certain
amount of nitrogenous matter is necessary,
but as soon as we go beyond a certain point
and feed more nitrogenous matter than is
anticipate his death. The deceased was 70
years of age, and was born near Rochester,
Isiew York, having come to Hamilton about
forty years ago. He was a partner of Mr.
C. Newberry, in the tannery business for
years, carrying it on after Mr. Newberry's
retirement.
—Mr. W., C. McDonald, Of Montreal, who
has already given in the neighborhood of a
million and a half dollars to MoGill Univer-
sity, has now given another $15,500 as an
endowment tund to the depertinent of
architecture for the purchase of supplies and
materials.
—Mr.. John Fe' tion, farmer, who lives
near Ryohman's Cornets, has had natural
gas on his farm for several yearn sufficient
to heat and light his house, and laterly a
big flow of gas was struck at a depth of 200
feet. The previous flow was ftom a well
460 feet deep.
—Fannie Amelia Mahon,wife of Dr. 0. S.
Elliott, of Belleville, died on Saturday,
March 5th,after a long illness. Mrs:Elliott,
who came to Belleville from Toronto a few
months sinceewas born in Nova Scotia fifty-
seven years ago, and was a member of one
necessary, then we are feeding at a loss, since of the oldest and most prominent families in
the excessive nitrogenious matter is wasted. that province.
— The death ocourred last week of Mr.
Moreover the nitrogenious matter ie more
expensive than the oarbonohydrates, conse-
quently feeding an exassive amount of
nitrogenous matter is more unsatisfactory
than feeding an excessive amount of oar-
bonohydrates. It will not do, therefore, to
make the nitrogenous matter of a fodder the
basis of comparison in judging of feeding
value, and this is especially true of foddere
intended for fattening animals that have
reached or nearly reached maturity. For
want of a better basis of comparison, scien-
tists beve adopted the plan of comparing
the fattening value a fodders on the basis
of their ability to produce heat, and though
this plan may not be strictly accurate, and
must be subjected to certain modificetions,
it is, nevertheless, helpful and suggestive.
According to Warrington, taking the heat pro-
ducing power of corn at 1,000, the other
fodders mentioned in your letter would
range as follows : Corn, 1,000 ; oats, 778 ;
peas, 898 ; barley, 867 ; bran, 726. In
other words the heat prodboing power of
100 pounds of corn is equal to the heat pro-
ducing power of 111.3 lbs peas, or.115.3 lbs.
barley, or 128.5 lbs. oats, or 147.7 lbs. bran.
On this basis, thereforea corn has a higher
fattenine value than any other fodders men-
tioned. Taking results of experiments up
to the present, a similar onclusion seems to
be indicated, that is when single grains have
been compared, or in other words when corn
alone has been compared with peas alone,
barley alone, eto.
But, it seems to me, that by the - method
described above we do not get at the bottom
of the matter. For example, corn is poor
in proteins (nitrogenous matter) and rich in
oarbonohydrates, while peas are too rich in
protein°, consequently -if the two grains are
fed singly, in a comparison neither one will
get full justice, but the peas will suffer most
sev.erely owing to the fact that the substance
they supply in excess is higher priced than
the substance supplied in excess by the corn.
The advantage would be still greater in
favor of the corn if the grain were fed in
connection with clover hay, whiah is fairly
rich in peoteine and would help balance up the
corn, while it would aggravate the evil in
the case of the peas. For fattening mature
animals, therefore, I believe than corn will
lead almost any other grain when fed singly,
but the true value of peas is brought out
when they are combined ' with substance
which are poor in proteins. When it is re •
quired to increase the amount of proteine in
a ration then peas will have a much higher
value than corn, and I have no hesitation in
stating that better results will be obtained
by mixing all the above foddera together
than by feeding any one singly, because by
mixing,the excess of one fodder goes to bal-
ance up the defects of' the others.
For young, growing animals a large
amount of -corn would not answer since oorn
is defective in bone and musol'e forming
material. For milch cows no doubt peas
would do better than corn. I have some
experiments in progress with corn but it is
too soon to speak definitely.
Very truly yours,
G. E. BAY.
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A Falsehood Rectified.
MR. EDITOR,—Will you kindly publish
the following : " It has been rumored that
I have stated that J. C. Kalbfleisoh dis-
charged me from his employ on account of
my not voting for Mr. M. Y. MeLean.
This statement I deny, and say that such is
false. The discharge was for private
reasons and had no connection with the
election."
(Signed), PETBR BEAVER, JR.
Witness" Jone W. Eemonr.
HAY, idaroh 8th, 1898.
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Political Corruption,
DEAR EDITOR.—The election of -March
lat is a matter of history and is it not a
deplorable fact that many electors perjered
themselves fOr the purpose of marking their
ballots for the candidate representing _their
party? Hat our political system come to
this condition ? Is that saored ceremony,the
taking of an oath, to be trampled in the
political mire ? Is 'this sort of thing to go
unpunished, thereby inflicting irreparable
injury to this young country of ours? Where
will this sort of thing end ? It is easy to
predict.
R. B. MoLseet.
Kippen, March 7th, 1898,
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Canada.
—Mr. Flavien Dupont, M. P. for Begot
county, died Friday of lastsweek, as a result
of the injuries he received in the railway
accident some weeks ago, by which his right
side and arm were paralyzed.
—Mr. Fred Holden, a young man of
Morrisburg, was accidentally shot in mis-
take for a burglar by Mr. Harry 4radfield,
his employer, in whose office he was work-
ing after night. The young man died a few
hours after the shooting.
—The Grand river had risen to such a
height that list Saturcley and Sunday much
damage was done in Galt, Paris and Brant-
ford. Bridges were carried away, railway
tracks washed out and houses and places ot
business flooded.
--The well-known contractor, John Ross,
died very suddenly at the McRae hotel,Lan-
caster, at midnight, March 11th, of acute
laryngitis. He was very suCcessful as a rail-
way contractor, and was reputed to be very
wealthy. He was 78 years of age.
—Daniel W. Fleming, who lives near
Drumbo, has received word from Scotland
that a wealthy uncle had died, and that the
estate is left to Mr. Fleming, and his broth-
ers and sisters, which will increase their
wealth individually by several thousand
dollars.
—Mr. Nelson Humphrey, one of Hamil-
ton's beat known and most highly respected
citizene, passed away suddenly one day last
week. His death was due to heart ditease:
He was apparently in his usual health till
the day of his death, and his taking off was
a terrible shock to his widow, who did not
John McKellar, a respected and genial resi-
dent of Ingersoll, in hie 57th year. Deceased
bad been connected with the It. S. Williams
Ce., of Toronto, and for the past two years
had beeu the representative of the T. T.
Coleman estate, of Seaforth. Besides a
widow he leaves two daughters.
_ —Jessie Gordon, relict of the late J. M.
Ross, of West Zorra, died on Sundky,March
6th, at the age of 75 years. The deceased
had been a resident of West Zorra for 45
years, and at the time of her death was
living with her three unmarried daughters
on the old homestead. She leaves nine
living children to mourn her departure:
j—Woodstook is to 'have a new Canadian
Pacific Railway staton this summer. On
Saturday of last week,Road-Master Murphy
received notification from Toronto that the
company had made an appropriation of
$14,800 for a new station acid for the im-
ptovement and rearraagement of the yards
in Woodstock: The work is to be com-
menced as soon as the. weather permits.
- —A fire whioh broke out in the warehouse
-of Robert Carrie, Toronto, last Saturday
morning and again at 2.15 o'clock Sunday
morning caused damage Which is estimated
at close on $125,000. The fire occurred in
the heart of the wholesale district, and con-
sidering the location of the buildings effect-
ed, it. ta cause for congratulation that the
lose is not a great deal larger.
—Three members ot the family of Wm.
McCallum, Blenheim are suffering aoutely
from the after-effeon:of asphyxia, but with
the chances in favor of their recovery. Gas
from a coal stove in the sitting -room ascend-
ed to the sleeping apartments, and the
fumes overcame the occupants. They were
apparently dead when discovered. Prompt
action on the part of those- who- found the
unconscious persons saved their lives.
—Matthew William Pruyn, ex -M. P., was
taken ill at hie residence, in Napanee, on
Sunday, March 6th, and died the following
Thursday. Deceased was born on the Bay
of Quinte, on October 22nd, 1819. He re -
_presented Lennox as Conservative member
at the Dominion Parliament for two ses-
sions, and had been engaged in mercantile
life for 37 years. He leaves a wife and two
son—s.c
harles M. Almon, registrar of shipping
at Halifax, was found dead in bed one morn-
ing last week. The medical examiner gave
a certificate ot death from heart disease.
The deceased was 49oyears of age, and a son
of Senator Almon. The Government office
whiob he held is worth 14800, but it has
been reported lately that the Government
intended to abolish it and superannuate Mr.
Almon.
—Dan. McGuiggen, a blacksmith em-
ployed in the earriage works, Brookville,
was instantly killed one evening' last week,
He had just quit work ate o'clock, and was
trying to juinp on a oar which was being
hauled out on the carriage works switch.
He slipped and fell in front of the canwhich
passed over his body and also out oft both .
his arms. Deceased was about 29 years of
age, and leaves a widow and family of three
children.
— Recently George Buck, of Kingston,
died, leaving his insurance money to Miss
Jessie Wolfe, with whom he lived. She re-
ceived the cavil, $670. The other night
three youths broke intO her house and de-
manded the money. Mime Wolfe and two
other women were severely handled when it
was not produced. The fellows searched
the premises, even tearing tip carpets in
their searoh. Mies Wolfe; escaping, alarm-
ed her neighbours, and the police were sum-
moned. Then the burglars fled.
—Mr. Arthur Weir, of Montreal, has been
appointed secretary -treasurer of the Canad-
ian Bankers' Association in place of Mr. W.
W. L. Chipman, who lias accepted the as-
sistent inspectorship of the Molsons Bank.
The new secretary -treasurer has been for a
number of years? asepretary to Ls Banque
Ville Marie, and is rell known as a leading
writer upon banking and cognate subjects.
In addition to his reputation as an authority
on financial subjects, Mr. Weir is widely
known as one of Canada's foremost poets.
— Peter McKim, of Kingston, aged 85,
died not long ago, after a brief illness, at
the home of his son-in-law John -A. Gard-
iner. Deceased was born in 'Lennox county,
and had resided in Cataraqui and Kingston
for over sixty years. In Kingston township
he was a long time magistrate and munine
pal officer ; in Kingston city he was hide in-
spector. - He was a Methodist and a Liberal,
and one of a family of five boys who have
never tasted liquor or tobacco. He leaves a
family of six children.
—Mr. Knapp, the inventor of the roller
boat, is in Montreal, -and announces that
he is going to build a. large boat at Mont-
real, and roll it across the ocean. Mr.
Knapp is now engaged in floating e limited
liability company to develop the 'Theme,
with a capital of $1,000,000, in ten thousand
shares of $100 each. The prospectus sets
forth all that business men will be interested
to learn in this connection including the re-
sults of the experiments made in Toronto
bay, as well as the principles of the inven-
ktino—onw.Wn as a professional climber, came to his
illiam Newman, sr., Kingston, well
death one day last week by falling from the
Montreal Transportation Companya elevator.
He was employed by Jamieson and Co., and
,had ascended the summit of the tower fac.
ing the harbour,when he lost his hold an'd fell
headlong. In the descent he struck one of
the piers, breaking his legs above the knee.
When his home was reached life was found
to be extinct. Newmin fell a distance of
150 feet. Hie head and face escaped with-
out a bruise.
—Two or three years ago- the existence of
valuable marl beds was discovered near
Orangeville, and four gentlemen Messrs.
1). M. Brown, T. M. Rowan, R. if. Gilles-
pie and J. M. Rowan have acquired 500
aerea of land in the township of Caledon,
within three miles of Orangeville, 400 acres
of which contain a solid bed of marl,varying
.1 ;
la depth from 8 to 21 feet, with an average
of 13 feet. The marl is pronounced by
leading °herniate to be particularlY good and
fit for making Portland cement, putty,
whiting, and ;Paris white, which answers
the same purpose as Paris green. The sup-
ply is practically unlimited. The quality of
marl can scarcely be excelled, as has been
proven by compapson with different Cana-
dian and American_deposits of a similar
nature. Underlying the marl is an exten-
sive deposit of yellow ochre, a gold mine in
itself, and on top lies three feet of peat,
which may be utilized for the manufacture
ocefmgeunt. for the burning of the marl jab
—Mr. Frank Tyrell, a prominent barrister
of Morrieburg, died last week in Montreal
of pneumonia. He went to Montreal on
the llth inst. and was taken ill on the
traip. A physientn was communiosted
with and on arrival in the city Mr. Tyrell
wan 'found to be M a dangerous condition.
A consultation was held, but little or no
hope was entertained for hie recovery. Mr.
TYrell enjoyed a lucrative practice, and was
ope of the wealthiest lawyers in Eastern
orntario. He leaves a widowed,mother, three
others and seven sisters.
, .----Zon. Theodore Davie, Chief Jwstice of
British Columbia, died on Monday, March
7th, at the age of 46 years. Deceased who
vies tbe son of Dr. john Chapmen Daire,
formerly of Lynne Regis, Dorset, England,
was born in Brixton Surrey. He was called
to the British Chlumbis bar in 1877 and was
first returned to the Legislative Assembly
at the general elections in 1882. Some years
later he became Premier of the Western
province and in 1895 retired from active
politics and was appointed Chief Justice of
British Columbia. 4 .
—Mr. and Mrs. David Malcolm, of East
Zorra, have been married jest fifty years.
The fact was not forgotten on March 2nd,
when a large number of friends assembled
to do honor to their golden wedding. The
gathering included Me. Malcolm's four
daughters, his son and the latter's wife and
grand -children ; his brother and the latter's
wife, living in Canada. The youngest
brother, Dr. Malcolm, of Hutchinson, Kan-
sas, was unable to be present. The worthy
couple were the recipients of many ' hand-
some presents, among which,) was a dinner
and tea serv
"som—eApt 'tufa:
trance thro
of the Gran
then forced
leading into
evidently b
total wrec
tain much o
ized a few
store of R.
was also en
supposed t
The amou
known.
—The Ca
pany will o
a copper te
Vancouver,
April lat, a
be comple
wire will b
east and th
will have.
liam, and 5
ory. The
two messag
in opposite
works dire
• asatgSesudtbourtyb
milted at
in the cons
of a raillio
—Mr. E
to for 64 y
day morning, ef last week. ' Mr. Deck was
thus entitled to, the distinction of being one
of the olde t residents of the oity. Coming
34 from Stradbally, Ireland, he -
was then " Muddy York," and
ith the city. He immediately
to the boot and shoe business on
east, and conducted that busi-
ness &inn ugly up to fifteen years ago,
when he retired in favor of his son. His
-family of five children, consisting of two
three daughters, survive him.
been unwell for the last three
as not until Friday previous to
hat Mr. Dack. took a serious
he was seized with a violent
ce presented by their chudren.
rly hour last Sunday morning
ional burglars gained an en -
h the door of the waiting room
Trunk station at Elora. They
heir way through another door,
the office,and blew the safe open,
the use of dynamite, leavingit a
. Fortunately it did not con -
h, and the burglars only real -
dollars for their trouble. 1 he
M. Boswell, general merchant,
ered that morning by burglars,
have been the same parties.
t of- goods taken is not yet
adian Pacific, Telegraph Com -
romance the work of stretching
egrisph wire from Montreal to
a distance of 2,910 miles, on
d the work, it is expected, will
d by mid -summer. The new
used for business between the
Pecific coast exclusively, and
tomatio repeaters at Fort Wil-
ift Current, Northwest' Territ-
ire will be worked duplex,viz, :
a transmitted at the same time
irections. At present Montreal
t with Winnipeg, with repeaters
and Fort William, and all mete
coast are received and trans-
innipeg. The copper wire used
ruction will cost about a quarter
dollars.
ward Dank, a resident of Toron-
ars, died at his residence, Mon-
there in 1
found wha
grew up
lauaohed i
King stree
sons and
While he h
months, it
his death
turn, whe
hemorrhage.
—Mr. Andrew Turnbull, one of the' oldest
pioneers of the township of Seneca, Seidl -
mend county, died at his residence on
Thursday, March 3rd, of kidney trouble at
the advanced age of 81 years. The deceas-
ed was a native of Scotland, where he was
born in the year 1817. He came to Canada in
the year 1844, and soon after located on lot
5, concession 2, Seneca, where he remained
till his death, 54 years later. He was for
many years a member of the municipal
council, and justice ot the peace, which
position he filled with credit to himself and
great satisfaction to the public. He leaves
a wife and seven children, three daughters
and four Bonne) mourn his loss. In polities
the deceaSed was a lifelong Liberal. He
was an ardent supporter of William Lyon
McKenzie and all his succemors down to the
present tbre.
; Huron Notes.
—At th last monthly horse fair in Blyth,
over tweety horses changed hands. The
next fair Vrill be held on March 29th.
—Mr. en Switzer has sold his eighty
:
acre farm on conceasion 10, Goderich town-
ship, for ,600. Mr. Switzer intends re-
moving tol Clinton to reside.
—The
acres on t
township,
Hearn fo
—M r.
a hog in
a bounce
dressed 4
—Mr.
been ape
Usborne,
Man ito
•
•
wife of Mr. Fred Moss, a young farmer of
West Wawanosh. A large nurnberof guests
were present and extended their congratu-
lations to the happy couple. The bride has
been an active member of the Methodist
church, and carries away the good will and
esteem of her many acquaintances. Rev.
Mr. Andrews performed the ceremony, after
which sumptuous supper was served.
—Mr. Sidney Hannah has let the con-
tract for puttiug a new roof on the Dufferin
hotel, Centralia, to Mr. Joseph Butler of
Clinton, who has a new roofing mate;ial.
Mr. Hannah owns but does not run the
Dufferin house.
=On Sabbath of last week as Mrs. Gab-
riel- Sprung, of the Base line, Hullett, was
walking across the floor she happened to
fall, breaking her leg in two places and her
only daughter is lying seriously ill, vah. ich
makes the affliction doubly serious.
—Mr. John Nicoll, who has been Grand
Trunk station agent at Wingham tor many
years, has been removed to Brantford, where
he will occupy a similar position. Mr. Gor-
don, of Port Elgin, is Mr. NicolPs successor
at Wingham.
:--The Exeter Advocate says : The town-
ship of Stephen can boast of having hitd the
ion's share of members of parliament since
confederation. Since that time they have
had no less than five, Messrs. Isaacs Carling,
Hon. Thomas Greenway, Premier of Mani-
toba, J. Coughlin, V; Ratz and H. Eilher.
—Messrs. Jones & Halls, of Winchelsia,
Usborne, are handling a lot of dover and
timothy seed. this winter. They have now
on hand over 500 bushels of red clover, also
over 700 bushels of timothy. They have
already shipped over 500 beshels of clover
seed.
—Mrs. Hill, late of the gravel road, Hal-
lett, has moved to Clinton and is at present
occupying the house adjoining Ontario street
church. She has bought a lot near Mr„
Newcombe's from S. S. Cooper, and given
him the contract to erect a frame house
thereon.
—Mr. Richard Roche, the Nell known
horseman, formerly of Seaforth and Brue-
• sets, who went to the Old Country a few
months ago, has entered into an engagement
with a Liverpool horse fancier and is now in
Vienna Austria, with a string of horses.
One of 'the number has a record of 2.15.
—Elijah Jaoklin, 2nd commission of Grey,
is the owner of a Yorkshire sow that has est terms of the deceased. Hitewife died some
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McLEAN BROS., Publishers.
$1 a Year in Advance.
,gained entrance to the store by means of a
rear window and by prying it open with a
chisel. After entering they proceeded up.
stairs and donned themselves each with an
overcoat, and filled their pockets with
tobacco and other goods, Mr. Pareons, the
night watchman, was on duty and, seeing
the door blinds 'down, which was unusual,
and a light in the store at once started to
procure help which soon arrived and under
the direction of Chief Gin they succeeded
in capturing their victims after considerahle
, excitement. They were placed in the look.
up till Monday, when they were summarily
dealt with before Charles Snell, J. P., and
twoercloodoemainchitTteudesidoaryt.rial. They were taken
—The following is a statement ot the re-
ceipts and expenditures in cormection with
Morris township municipal. affairs for 1897
—Receipts :—Cash on hand from 1896; $1,-
1' 478.35.; taxes levy on township, $12,83L12 ;
loans, $3,150.00 ; license fund, 158.69 ; Geo.
1 Purvey, error in account, $3 00; flooring of
Button's bridge, $2:05 ; treasurer MoKillop,
engineer's award, $4.00 ; come =surer,
boundary line graft, $164.80 ; total, $17,-
692.01, Expenditure :—Roade and brid.ges,
$2,440.04; charity, $16.74 i incidentals,
$235.36 ; county rate for 189546, $4,414.50;
printing, $27.25 ; officers' salaries, $677.00;
Interest, $253.21 • schoolat, $3,721.15 ; bor-
reeved money, $3,i5o.00 ; total, $14,944.15.
—One of the oldest and most highly re-
spected residents of the county, in the per-
son of Captain John McDonald, ef Porter's
Hill, Goderich townihip, passed away on
the 5th inst. He was a successful farmer
and was for many years an officer of the 33rd
Huron hattalion of .volunteers, and retired
from active service, retaining his rank of
captain only a few years ago. He had
reached the good age of 72 years. Deceas-
ed was only confined to his room a week
before his death. He was born in Scotland
and came to this country -when quite young,
his father settling on the 5th concession of
Goderich township: He learned the trade
of marble cutting; and became so efficient
that when the building of the new Welland
canal. was under conetruction he was .ap.
pointed superintendent of oertain portions
of the stonework. A man of the closest in-
tegrity and honor, upright in an his dol -
1 ings, he held the respect of everyone, and
there is no one but speaks jn the very kind-
frea'h- the three years ago ; a family of five sons and
four daughters survive him.
made quite a record for herself,
fact that in the la,st eleven months she has
presented her owner with 36 little porkers.
Only three ont of the number died in in.
fancy.
—The Auditer-General's report, just
-issued, gives the following as the salaries o
the Customs Collectors in this county :—A.
liarrow, $1,000 ; T. W. Danoey, 8 months'
salary, $366 ; W.T. Whitely, Clinton, $600;
Seaforth, F. G. Neelin, $400; Wingham, H.
Davis, $600.
—Miss Cora Moody, grand -daughter of
Mrs. James Porter, of Blyth, was awarded
the -grand gold medal at Luoknow, recently,
in a recitation contest. There were six
contestants, four young ladies from Tees.
water and two feom Luoknow. This is the
first grand gold medal ever awarded in
Canada.
—Mr. David Miller, V. S., of Exeter, one
of Huron's oldest and moot respected resi-
dents, left last week for Spokane Falls,
Washington, where he intends residing in.
future if he likes the country. Mr. Miller
leaves behind in Huron s host of friends
who will wish him health and happiness in
his new, home.
—On Saturday afternoon, March 56h,
Thomas Bothwell, a well known resident of
Cranbrook, Grey township, for 35 or 40
years, paid nature's debt. He was78 years
of age. Deceased had been poorly for seh
eral months, bronchitis, asthma and after-
wards a heart trouble being his ailment:
Mrs. Bothwell, one daughter and two sons
survive. -
—Mr. J ohn Shute moved from the old
homestead in Usborne last week to the farm
he recently purchased near Kirkton, 51r.
Shute was born on theofarm he vacated and
has lived there continuously ever since. His
many friends will regret to hear of his re-
moval as he was a kind and obliging neigh-
bor. Mr. Sillery, of Hibbert, has taken
°barge of the farm vacated by Mr. Shute.
William Connolly farm of eighty
he thirteenth concession, Goderich
has been purchased by Mr. Albert
$2,000.
braham Dearing, of Stephen, sold
xeter is few days ago, which was
It was only ten months old and
0 pounds,
rge Moir and family, who have
ding the winter with friends in
left for their home in Virden,
, on Tuesday of last week.
. P. Stewart, of Toronto, Son of
tewart, of Blyth, has sold the old
d farm in East Wawanosh, con -
acres, to Mr. James Ross and
r for $7,000.
Peter Case, of the London road,
dgerville recently sold three head
to Mr. 4wes. Snell; of Exeter, the
weight ef which was 4,000 pounds. The
—Mr.
Mrs. A.
homeste
taining
D. Stalk
—Mr.
near R
of cattl
price pa
—Ja
townshi
ago, me
very un ortunate in nearly severing the large
toe of t e right foot.
—Mr C. Morningstar, of the Wingham
steam pump works, shipped 25 of his cele-
brated pumps to Manitoba a short time ago.
He expects another large order from the
prairie province in a short time.
—A happy and interesting event took
place at the home of Mr. W. J.• Riley,Blyth,
on We nesday evening of last week, when
hislou th daughter, Miss Ida, became the
d was cents per pound.
ei Wallace, of Jamestown, Grey
, while chopping wood' a short tune
with a painful accident, he being
—The milk routes for the Blyth eheeSe
factory were let by auction on Saturday, 5th
inst. at the Commercial hotel, Blyth.
Rollie No. 1 was let to Wm. Kechnea for
$1.55 Per standard ; No. 2 to Wm. Koh-
nea, tor $1.69 • No. 3 to James Tunney, for
$1 per trip ; go. 4, to M. Kelly, for $2.05
per standard ; No. 5 to James Jackson, for
$2.75 ; No. 6 to J. E. Taman for $2.80.
'--Coulicillor Bowers, of Clinton has a
handsome partridge which. he obtnined in
the following manner : He was visiting at
Mr. David MoNaughton's, in Stanley, bust
week, when the bird, pursued by a hawk,
smashed through the storm, window and
broke as well the glass of the inside window
but fell between the two. It was alive when
picked up but died shortly afterwards.
—Mr. John Dunlop, of Hullett, near Ban-
don, met with a serious accident the other
day. . While engaged loading posts on a
sleigh he took a dizzy spell and fell on some
of the irons of the sleigh and was rendered
unconscious for some time also cutting hie
lips and forehead very b'adly. Dr..Cooper
was called and found it necessary to put m
several stitches. He is improvieg nicelybut
is somewhat sore;
—An interesting event took plane at the
home of Mr. John Young, of Hullett, on
the 2nd inst„ it being the marriage of his
daughter, Miss Mary, to Daniel Bombard,
of Usborne. A large number of friends
were present to participate in the festivities,
and after the oeremony they partook of 'a
generous wedding repa.et, all wishing the
popular young couple unlimited anti un-
bounded happiness in life'a journey.
Perth Notes.
—Jacob Klump, jr., of Atwood, left last
week for the weanwhere he soared a sittie-
fAon ae butcher in connection with the
Orow's Nest Pass Railway in ourse of con-
itruction,
--There is a peculiar libel case on hand at
Listowel. The plaintiff is James Ronald
and the defendant is his son Robert. The
alleged libel consists in the circulation of a
Petition for the incarceration in a hmatie
asylum of the plaintiff. It is charged that
the son hawked the -petition- around Lis-
towel, endeavoring to get signa.titres. In
defence of the lible action the son quotes a
number of instances of alleged insanity, such
as destroying furniture, knocking down
stove pipes and most peouliar of all, that he
employed Blewett, as his lawyer which
is of course a big joke on this esteen:ed and
cleirer disciple of Blackstone. The matter
, came up at Osgoode hall this other -day on a
' motion to strike out and otherwise amend
the defence, which was granted.
—On Sunday morningof last week,Robert
Edliard Boyd, a young lad in the fifteenth
year of his age and -a son of the late Robert
Benrd, of Listowel, who was living with Hie
mother, died at his home, from injuriee re-
ceived the Monday previous weile putting
away a team of homes. He had put the
horses in the stall and was passing behind
them when he was kicked severely in the
pit of the 'stomach. Assistance was at once
obtained and the injured boy Wall carried te
his mother's home a short distance away.
He was noe unconscious but was suffering
severely aid lingered on till Sunday Morn-
ing although there was at any time but lit-
tle hope of his recovery. The young lad
wee a good steady boy, it good worker end
very anxious to get along. The sudden and
painful dotal of her eldest son is a very sev-
ere affliction to his widowed mother.
—Shortly after 9 o'clock on Friday of last
week, an accident, which might have lean
attended with more serious results, happen-
ed to Mr. Martin Lillow, carpenter, &rat -
ford. He was engaged with several others
moving a frame house near Clark's brick
yard on the Downie road, when the inialisp
occurred. The house was placed on
sleighs built for the parpose and
when coming over the ditch near
'; the road the jolt oaused a portion of oee
the chimneys to fall, striking Mr. Wow on
the head and knocking him to the ground.
An ugly gash *as inflicted and the blood
flowed freely. He was immediately brought
to the city and given a surgical attendance.
Four stitches were required to bring the
wound together.
e -The residence of Mrs G. V. Poole, dth
cencession,Wallace,was the acene of a pretty
wedding. on Wednesday evening,fdarch 2nd,
when his daughter Nellie was joined in wed-
lock to Mr.Ben T. Johnston, of Morningten.
The nuptial knot was tied by Rev. R. H.
Barnity, pastor of the Wallace circuit. The
bride looked what she is, a- tnost beautiful
and charming young lady, and was hand-
somely costumed in white brocaded silk,
with lace trimrnings. After the ceremony
the guests, who were the immediete re-
latives of the contracting parties, sat &ern
to a sumptuous repase prepared for their
delectation. Mr. and fdrs. Johnston will
take. up their residence on one of the bele
and finely located farms on the 12th of
Mornington,and thither they are followed by
the best wishes of their hosts of friends that
they may have a long and happy hfe in
their new relationship. Mr. and Mrs.John-
sten held a reception at their new home at
which a large number of friends attended
and extended to them their heartiest best)
wishes.
—One evening not long ago, upwards of
one hundred people, friends of Mr. and Mrs.
John Thompson of Bornholm, gathered at
their residence in celebrate with them the
25th anniversary of their wedding day.
The presents of -silverware were costly and
numerous. A number were present from
Wingham, Listowel, Atwood, Stratford,
Fullerton, Hibbert, Mitchell and Logan.
Gaines end other amusements were indulged
in as -well as vocal and instrumental inusic.
About six o'cloelt a halt -was made for din-
ner, Mr. William White was M the -chair,
and the health of Mr. and Mrs. Thompson
was proposed and enthusiastically received
and responded to by the company who
spoke highly of the eharacter of Mr. and
Mrs. Thompson. Mter all had partaken of
thegood things set before them, games and
music were coptinned until supper time
when all joined in wishing the happy couple
long life and happiness, hoping that they
would live to belebrate their golden wedding.
After singing Auld Lang Syne and other
fatniliar tunes the happy company departed
to their different homes. -
—Louis Tolliver a colored boy who was
born in the towns'hip of Hallett, and who
was well known in the northern part of the
township, is in trouble ia Toronto. He was
recentiy convicted•on four charges of- burg-
lary, and is now in gaol awaiting sentence.
No less than four additional charges of- burg.
lary will be laid against him end as the
crown elaim to have strong' evidence in
each, it is likely that he will receive a heavy
sentence.
—It is our painful duty this week to re-
cord the death of Mrs. John Wells, which
sad event took place at her home, conces-
sion 13, Hullett, on Tuesday evening, the
8th inst. Inflammation of the lungs, which
followed confinement, was -the cause of
death. Mrs. Wells was in her 31st year,
and was the only child of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Knox, of Blyth, formerly of Harlock,
Hullett, who have the sympathy of their
many friends in their bereavement, Besides
heeparents, deceased leaves a ,husband and
one child, about four years old, to mourn
her loss.
—Between the hours of four and five
o'clock Sanday morning, the 6th inst., the
general store of 31r. E. Specimen in Ex-
eter, -was broken into by Henry ileather
atid Nelson Petterson both of near Staffa,
but formerly ef Exet:r. They had walked
out front Staffa during the night and after
getting pretty well loaded with "corn juice"
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