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The Huron Expositor, 1900-02-02, Page 1ads. tat.e ay: part mental tore advertising their Vhite Goods. It re time and en - g this month in ea and garments [aerials, than any e whole year. !aye gotten this because women el preference for eas of these gar- s they are opened on sate. Then the web for home anxious to have For use before the there is always :ugh without giv- 'Inch could have arrrangements ag the month of range -of Ladle's - r garments which the teat of the st materials and •k most approved C) that there are a our underwear would scarcely bot her with. In could hardly be lvertisement some s in the different are giving extra ite women shop - where they may their money will no one will be -en dissatisfied. ick sellers at $1.00, ,$1.50 ;.":t1.25, $L75 lth, tucked and red frilling :le, $1.00, ,31.40 $1.25r ;:iz1.50 roid-ry trimmed and armlets 5e, 25e, 40c and 30e, 45c 50c d with a cluster ;.s and frill of ery le, 50e, 85c and -le, 15e, $15A:1.25 -Just the. kind !' you may want at .4 50c and GQc d on neck, arrim wit the front at 30e anal 40e IALS 'tsg, Heavy Plain PiIIow Cotton, Pure Linen, un- ttre Linen, 'bleach - bleached, Table Covers, Cevers and Im- r) ie Covers. - roe and roideries. s Go. ›st Cash Store. *rig of God ia ded the preach - • the real. test Chi•istisaas was. tt been Chriet- of their giv- 1 i fe co en p axed lowly `:4av ieur. rue 8011 01 Eriu ehapient speakeg of our sleighs ads has had the •uiet, in our ail - Hensler, who skard Campany, the Methodist , which was well of Burns was riotte style, at humbly eveuine lad assembled to eatpoet. The tyle by mine a and Bongo, order of the 1 Kipper, will 'Carmel tresby- nati morning, . Marys, in the the int erests of S. Henderson, so addreseing- that fund, at few week— has been vita- kersmith, for a home this week, Sabbath school day evening in erintendent and .10 — M iss Alice of Hay, was in pf laet week, 13-._ ROBS.— our rink, after Murdock is in E lessons on the ui here attended . Mr. Paterson, 1!ndrr the auspi- Caven church, - of last week the lecture. — heista, waa the Mile Rundle. arys, is viaitin ele,—Mrs. Wm. Mad arten's.— , is spending a. and aunt, Mr. THIRTY-FIRST YEAR. WHOLE NUMBER, 1:67/. SEAFORTH, FRID Y, FEBRITAIRY 2, 1900. McLEAN BROS., Publifi' dim*: $1 a Year in Advance. Heavy Gioods Clearing ppOttpn..i 00000,000Alyvvyvvvykommos UNDERCLOTHING The balance of our stock of all classes of men's and boys' underwear will be cleared atlinteresting prices. One lot will comprise the lines which so and $1 a suit. We place the cl suit, or, if you desire the single, or drawers, it will cost 28c, ld regularly at 80c ilring price at 55c a piece, whether shirt The second lot will include all kinds of underwear which we had on hand selling at $1.15, $1.25, $1.40 and—$1.50 a suit. This lot will e cleared. at 80c a suit, or 40c for single garment. Lot No. 3 includes goods s suit, for which we pl or 50c for the single id regularly at $1.65 and $1.75 a ce the clearing price at $1 a suit, piece. Ther4st lot will embrace nderwear ranging in price from $1.50 to $2,25 a suit, and these lines will be cleared at $1.25 a suit, or 65c for the single shirt or drawers. ALL KINDS OF FURS. To put the naatter concisely and not take will make last week's'price as stand following two weeks, viz.'2.5 per Thus, a $25 fur coat will be cleared coat at $15, and so on. Any person chasing, will do well to take a me quotation. We mention as a special that we have still at $4.90. These robes are great v ance of the same wili clear rapidly. don't miss this chanCe. p your time, we ng good for the ent off all furs. at $18.75 a$20 thinking of pur- tal note of this a few goat robes ue and the bal.- If you meed one, We have still a few of the heavy wool soak, which we adver- tised at 15c a pair, left. • The Storm_ King and Billy Reid cas will be cleared at low figures. A few dozens of th o storm king caps will be closed out at 25c and 35c. If you had any Idea of giving your boy a reefer jacket, anci you thought that you would be able to make him do with what he had, possibly the clearing price of a special jacket at $2.65 may prove an inducement •for you to change your mind. Certainly the biggest value we ever ,sold in a heavy driving naitt is the Klondike the clearing price is 450. .Try • a pair, it means com ort, no matter the length of drive you have,e ahead of y u. The -unanimous opinion of every wearer of buckskin pants seems to be that th re is nothing in the market which will give the wear tl4at this style of pant will give, and then the price is so reasonable, $1 a pair, and with a heavy factory txttor lining at $1.25. Groig •& Main! Clothiers a4n4 Furnishers • On the Wrong Side of th Street, STRONG BLOd SEAFORTH • The public will please 11 tickets, and have Seaforth to all po and other Wester and New Englan te that we issue through coupon baggage checked to destination from nts in Manitoba, British Columbia points; also to Eastern Provinces States. THE COUNTY COUNCIL. The January meeting 01 the county coun- cil commenced in the Court House, Gode• rich, on Tuesday of last week. The follow-. ing members reported present : Messrs. Bowman, Cook, Chambers, Connolly, Hays, Holt; Kerr, Miller, McLean, McInnis, Mc - Ewan, Patterson, Stuart, Rollins, and Torrance. , Moved by Mr. Patterson, seconded by Mr. Connolly, that Dr. Rollins, of Exeter, be Warden for this year.—Carried Mr. Holt was also proposed for Warden, but an agreement was entered into by which the Wardenship Should go each alternate year to a nominee of either of. the political parties. It is hoped in One way to do away with the vexed question of electing ,the presiding officer. • The Warden elected was conducted to the Warden's chair, and took the oath of office before his Honor, Judge Ma son, and thanked the members of the council for electing him by acclamation. Messrs. McLean, Connolly, Holt, Bow- man and, Stuart were unanimously elected a striking committee to draft the standing committees for the year. WEDNESDAY'S SESSION. • The following communications were re- , oeived From N. Robson, J. C. Monism], 0. W. Holman, and A. H. Coohrane, app:ying for the office of crnty auditor. Left on the table. The presentation of the Grand Jury was referred to the county property committee. From Robert Gardiner, secretary of the South Huron Farmers' Institute, on the purchase by the county of a steam roller. Sent to the road and bridge committee. Circular, signed by Good Roads Associ- ation, dealing with county leading roads. Sent to road and bridge committee. Circular from the Canadian Patriotic Fund Association. From the Municipal World, asking the county to renew subsoriptions. • Request for grant from the Ontario Rifle 'Aidociation. • COLLEGIATE INSTITUTES. Telegraph and money o der business respectfully solicited. , RJ. M C. P. R. AGENT, Seaforth. COLIN BETHUNE, Agent Berlin Mutual Fire Insurance Company. Lowest rates. The yearly reports of the Goderioh, Clin- ton and Seaforth Collegiate Institutes were submitted as follows : SEAFORTIT COLLEGIATE. The aggregate attendance dur ng 1899 was 13,436; of whom 10,155 are county pupils ; cost of maintenance, $5,771.69; Government grant, $995.71. CLINTON COLLEGIATE. Aggregate attendance of pupils, county pupils; 10,3474 cost of mai $5,462.96 ; Legislative grant, $966 00DERICII COLLE(:IATE. Aggregate attendance, 30,016 ; county pupils,' 8,212 ; coat of maintena ce, $6,- 009.30 ; Legislative grant, $3,19.1. 6. Committinent of John Letson to the In- dustrial school by C. Seeger, polio magis- trate. • Alt sent to the executive commit ee. Circular re more effctive cattle g ards for railways. Sent to special committ e. Report of trusteee association, and re- quest that the county appoint one or more delegates to attend such associati n. Sent to education committee. A number of accounts were s nt to the finance committee. The following school petitions sented : From Samuel Cook and Henry M.cBrien and others, R. J and others, J. • H. Govier and Shepherd and others, W. Weber an J. Starrand end others, W. others. - THE HULLETT SCHOOL CAS 22,366; tenance, 16. Judge Masson, Inspector Ro Messrs. ,Pregory, Ritchie and arbitrators r school section boun the township of Hullett, reported petition from arbitration had been the county council too late, cons they could do nothing in the matte • Thirteen petitions were recei different parts of the county, a council to increase the license fee f ers and peddlers. All sent to the specie committee ere , pre - others ; Draper thers, S. others, iles and b and resswell, erica in that the led with • quently, ed from king the •r hawk - THE STANDING COMMITTEE, The striking committee ,reporte , naming the following standing committees Executive,—Messrs. Holt; McE an,Kerr, Hays and Torrance. Special,—Me :8r8. Holt, McEwen, Kerr, Hays and Terra ce. Fi- nance,—Mtessrs. Cook, Miller, McLean, Stuart and McInnis. Education, Meagre. Cook, MillerelticLean, Stuart and McInnis. Road and Bridge,—Messra. Snell, Patter- son, Bowman, Connolly, Chambers. County Property,—Messrs. Snell, Patters n, Bow- man, Connolly, Chambers. Equalization.. — The whole emineil. Warden's C inmittee, —Messrs. Holt, McLean, Patte son and Bowman. House of Psefuge,—Mes rs.Snell, McLean and Connolly. The report was adopted. Moved by Mr. Torrance, seoo ded by Mr. Connolly; that the waren a • d clerk memoralize. the Local Legislatu e to so amend the municipal act that unicipal councils be elected for a term of t o years, said election to be held at the s me time and plaoe as the elections for coun y coun- cillors, and also that the clerk sen , a copy of suoli memorial to the clerks of . ti e differ- ent counties in the Province, with view to securing their co-operation. Sent o special oomAmleittttee. refr;;)m A. M. Roseboroug , asking for grant for the Prisoner's Aid As °dation, was sent to the executive committe Application film H. W. Ball, f r county auditor, was laid on the table. Petieion from Lambton county re com- mittment of vagrants, and aeking co-oper- ation of this, county. Referred ti special co mAmpietttei tei 0. n from the Mayor of he town of Goderich, asking the county ouncil to take charge of the park around t e Court House. Sent to the county prope ty com- mittee. . Adeputation was heard in re erence to claim for damages sustained at Simmerhill bridge, by G. H. Hill, made atIle Decem- be mr see:se87D. ulmage and M.cD All waited on the couucil in reference to he many petitions placed before the co ncil, and pressed the necessity of inorea,ein the fee for hawkers and pedlars. I _ INSPECTOR TOM'S REP1 RT. J. E. Tom, public school nap ctoxe for West, Huron, reported that the a hoole in his inspectorate are in a very efficient state, and the progress and standi g of the classes is satisfactory. ' The class ooms are suitable e venti- he walls onis are te of the rious to ring the e up as $13,352.19 ; .51; school sou ees, $3,- mo nted to • • kept clean and in several section cDoNAT,D• pictures are hung on the walls. T lating, lighting and coloring of and ceilings of most of the cla s r mostly defective. The glarin w.h walls of many of the schools is inj the pupils' eyes. The receipt d yearamounted to $69,273 99, ma follows : Balance from 1898 Government grants, $3,67 taxes, $48,522.S2; all other 758.17. The expenditures $55,02.26, of which 01,063,04 ere' a laries. During 1898, 57 an average salary of teachers, at an avera ave been employed. Of hold first -elan tertifioste nd 66 third clam The t ila enrolled during the ye e average attendauce 4,3 high school entrance exami pupils passed, and 84 passed school leaving examination. at the model lichee% thi rably leas than previou are still a number of ushers who have not b schools in 1900. to education committee, era, a femal $257, ere, 8 dais of pu and t dance oonsid there ifled t secure Sen • INSPECTOR ROBB'S REPO D. Robb, inspector for East ported that a new brick school section No. 6, Grey, to repla stroyed by fire, at a cost of $9 brick school has also been ereete No. 1, Tuckeramith. A b Bement and furnace was also placed in the a hool house in section No. 9, Tuckeramith. During the present year new schools will b ereoted in Kinburn, Gerrie and FordwichT Of the 123 teachers in the inspeotorate, 5 are males and 65 are females. The ave age salary paid during 1899 was $314.10, The town- ship of Tuokeremith pays ite m le teachers the highest average salary in r ral schools, $415.72,eand MoKillop the low et, $289.16. The township of Morris has the unique dis- tinction of paying its female teachers a higher average salary than it. • ale teach- ers, viz, $300 and $295.28. T ere are 60 normal trained teachers, 4 ho ding first - °lees certificates, 60 seconds and 59 thirds. The average attendance in rural school,' in 1899 was 2,528; villages, 432; towns, 984. The total expenditure amounted to $52,924, of which $38,973 was paid f r salaries. Two hundred and fifteen pupil's passed the entrance examination and 87 the public school leaving examinations. Sent to education committee. 1 TREASURER'S REPORT. . Balance from 1898, $594.38. Receipts,— county rate, $34,975.89; land t x, $183.24; from registry office $1,124.76,; iniatra- tion of justieee$1,i38,11 ; lice $1,072; schools, $6,573, together with a er items making a total •of $54,40398. xpendi- tures,—Administration of ju Mee, $6,- 920 48; jail, $2,289,61; so eels, $12.- 258.73; school management, $2,25997; municipal government, $4,174 45; county property, $90992; roads and ridges, $6,- 973.19; industrial home, $4,5 6.40; total expenditure, $53,807.65; balanc on band, $596.33; sinking fund, $16,464; available assets $20,561.79 ; debenture liabilities, 573,000. •. Sent to finance committee. COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S R PORT. COURty Commissioner Ainal y reported that he had prepared plans an specifica- tions for the proposed bridge to be erected on the boundary between Mord and East Wawanosh. He had ale° pre ared plans for a proposed dwelling to be ex oted at the jail. The reads and Wedges ap ear to be in a safe condition at the present t me, Sent to road and bridge comm ttee. . JAILER'S REPORT. The jailer reported that at tho present time there are nine inmates, 8 males and one female. Five are charged with visg-. ranee% ; 2 with insanity; 2 w th larceny and one with trespassing. • _ Sent to county property corn ittee.. , REGISTRAR'S REPORT. Instruments registered durin the year, 4,042; total fees therefrom, 1$4,401 65; total deeds registered, 1,320; mortgages, 1,014; aggregate amount of satne, $1,524,- 837.72 ; wills registered,- 213. 1 Gross fees earned during the year, $5,689 5; amount due the provincial treasurer, 51,718.04; net amount received by the registrar, $2, 932.32. Sent t ro- finance committee. Moved by Mr. Bowman, seconded by Mr. Cook, that A. 11. Cochrane be auditor for 1900, , Moved by Mr. Snell, secon ed by Mr. Connolly, that N. Robson be county auditor. . Mowed by Mr. Holtapecone ed by Mr. Chambers, that R. A. Carrick b auditor. Moved by Mr. McEwen needed by Mr. McLean, that Fred Hess be county auditor. Moved by Mr. Miller, secon ed by Mr. Kerr, that M. Spence be audito . Moved by Mr. Connolly, seconded by Mr. Hays, that G. W. Hartman be auditor. Moved by Mr. Connolly, s conded by • Mr. Holt, that James &sett b appointed trustee of Clinton Collegiate Institute.— Carried. Moved by Mr. McLean, secon d by Mr. Hays, that R. C. Cheswright, f Seaforth, be appointed on the board of c unty exam- iners for. 1900. Sent to execut ve commit- tee. • Moved by Mr. McLean, semi ed by Mr. Miller, that James Scott, of Scott Brothers, Seaforth, be appointed trustee of Seaforth Collegiate Institute.—Carried. Moved by Mr. Holt, second.d by Mr. MoEwen, that John Acheson b trustee of Goderieh Collegiate Institute.— arried. Moved by Mr. Bowman, seco • ded by Mr. 'Kerr, that J. H. Cameron, of Brussels, be appointed on the county board if examiners for this year. Sent to eduoat on commit- tee. Moved by -Mr. Holt, secon ed by Mr. Chambers, that James H. Ti ant -be ap- pointed on the county board o examiners. Sent to education committee. Moved by Mr. Stewart, seconded by Mr. Patterson, that S. J. A. Boyd be appointed on the county board of examiners. Sent to education committee. Moved by Mr. Kerr, seconded by Mr. Bowman, that the usual gran of $30 be made to the agricultural and iortiieu1tura1 societies in the county. Sent t the eaten'. tive ovd coemmblyMr. m .. Bowman, seco ded by Mr. Connolly, that the usual grant be made to publie libraries of the county. Sent to the executive committee. Moved by Mr. Miller, /moon ed by Mr. Cook, that the usual grants be made to the Farmers' Institutes for 1900. • Referred to executive committee, Moved by Mr. Cook, sewn ed by Mr. Miller, that the sum of $25 be aid to Mr. Hill, on his claim for damages. Sent to executive committee. Moved in amendment by Mr. Connolly, seconded by Mr. Hays, that Mr. Hill re- ceive 530 damages. Sent to executive com- mittee.• .„ Moyed by Mr. McInnis, Beeended by Mr. McLean, that Messrs. Holt and Wm. Lane be auditors of criminal justice accounts.— Carried. • . Moved by Mr. Holt, seconded by Mr. McInnis, that the counoil grant 510 for the purpose of purchasing flowers for the court house grounds. • Referred to executive com- mittee. ' HOUSE OF REFUGE INSPECTOR'S REPORT. • The Inspector of the H91188 of Industry and Refuge for the county ot Huron re - is for teaoh- ale teach - 371, and 77 e salary of these teach- , 60 second- tal number r was 7,061 9. At the nation 204 the public The atten- year was years, but egally qual- en able to Huron, re - as built in one de- ). Anew in section WALL PAPERS FOR 1900. During this month we, can sell you Wall Paper and put it on your .walls at a price that will save you money. ALEX. WINTER, SEAFORTIL ported as follows for the year ending 31st Deeember, 1899: Total number of inmates admitted since opening of house, 180; number of inmates on January lst, 1899, 84; number admitted during the year, including One re -admitted, 22; number of deaths during the year, 13 ; number abdoonded during the year, two; number dieoharged during the year, nine; number of inmates in house let January, 190Q, 82; number of melee, 52; number of femilee, 30. Number admitted during the year 1899 from rural municipalities: Town- .hip—Ashfield 1, Colborne 2, Goderich 2, Stanley 1, Usborne 3. flay 2, '#ullett 1, Hoick L-13. Towns and villagesi—God- erich 3, Clinton 2, Segforth 1, „Exeter 2, (in- cluding one re -admitted), Blyth 1.-9.1 Cause of peuperism—Old ago 13, sickness 3, injury 1, Weaknese of intellect 1, epilepsy, paying patient 1, paralysis 1, destitution 11. Na- tionality of inmates admitted during 1899: England 7, Scotland 4, Ireland 2 Canada 6, Gerinany 3. Number of days 'Lard of in- mates, 30600; number of days board keep- er's family and help, 1095; average number of inmates during 1899, 83.85; with keeper's family and help added, 86 85; total expen- diture on house :and farm, 54,506 84; add valiie of provisions and fuel on hand Janu- ary, 11899, 51,046+51; add ten per cent. for dep eciation of implements, 564.48. Total exp nditure, $5,617.83. Deduct expenditure 00 !louse,implement shed, etc., on capital alumna, 198.07 ; unexpired insurance, $21; proVisions produce, new clothing and fuel on iiand, let January, 1900, as per inven- tory, 5,106.83; produce sold during 1899, end other receipts, 5249.17; received from pay ng patients, 597.50. Total, 52,072 57. Ain unt expency for Ruppert of inmates, $3545 26 ' • average expense per inmate per day, 11.58cents; average weekly expense per !inmate, 81.05 cents. The expenditurei in the house and farm accounts are as fob low: Hired help for houss and farm, 596; stets , team and implements, 585; salaries— t ins ector, keeper and matron, 5637.50; phy- , slid n's salary- and appliances, etc., 5210.19; repines to buildings and furniture, 590.78; proVisions and clothing, 51,718.99; fuel and light, 5705.73; books, stationery and post. age, 515.25; sending inmates to friends and bringing back abisconders, 519; supplies for stock and farm, $136.531 on capital aceount, 5498.07; incidental expenses, $293,80. Total, 0,506 84. - I Sent to House of Refuge committee. HOUSE OP REFUGE PHYSICIAN." Dr. J. W. Shaw, House of Refuge phy4- cian,-reported that there have been man changes among . the inmates 'during th year. Altogether there have been 107 en- rolled. Among the new ones is an idiot an two consumptives, one of whom has died. There have been two outbreaks of la grippe, one prevailing at present, with which 613 are or bave been afflicted. During July, August and September a severe type ef dtsentery went through tbe house, all bailie attacked with more or less severity. The e„aueeasould never be discovered, but by ex- tra sanitary pre4autions it gradually disap- peared. The adcommodation is becoming less and less, and those who are compelle to sleep in the basement are hard to be kept warm and domfoetable, although the weather has been most favorable ; besides, owing tO so many oases requiring partial isolation, crowds other rooms. The causes of deaths during the year are as follows : Epilipsey, 1 ; apoplexy, 1; old age, 3; broken hip, 1 ; cancer of stomach, 2; dysentery, 3; cholera, 1. With the exception of the chol- era case, the average age of the rest ve,as 77; one having reached the age of 101. One in- mate wag sent to the jail as a dangerous lunatic. Some remedy must be provided in the near future,i particularly as, if no re- strictions are to be made aa to who shall be admitted, for recent infectious cases have eompelled them, to be separated from the eest, thereby ensuring the space and air for the remainder. I Sent to House of Refuge committee. COUNTY INSURANCE. The following are the amopnts of insur- ance on the differeet county buildingse' 1'ourt houae, $12,000-; gaol and . cottage, 10,000; House of Refuge, 58,000; contents f House of Refuge, 52,000; barn on indus- rial farm, 5650; contents of barn, 5300. Sent to eonnty property committee. A letter was received from Lieutenant- olonel Varooe, asking a grant of 25 cents er day to the volunteers while in camp. 'ent to executive committee. ; COUNTY AUDITORS. 1 The council then voted on county- audit- rs, which, after several- ballots, resulted in he election of F. Hess and A. H. Coeh- ane. • Moved by Mi. Cook, and seconded by r. McEwen, that the usual grant of $25 e mede to the teachers' institutes in the ounty. Sent to executive committee. Moved by Mr. Hays, seconded by Mr. onnolly, that this council release from the Mortgage given this county by John R. Holmes es security for the county treasurer, apiece of vacent land in the town of Sea - forth, the assessed Value being $300, such property being part division part lot 6, Sperling isurveY, containing three acres. Sent to executii committee. Moved by Me ars. Kerr and Bow an that the Warden, de k and Mr. Holt b •a com- mittee to revie4 and ainend the j present standing rules a d regulations for tie coma teeto correspo d with ammendirnts to statutes or othe wise, and that suo report be made to Jun4 session of this, council.— , Carried. Plans and sp cifications of jailer's! resi- dence, promised by Mr. Ainsley, were; plae- ed before the council and sent to °Canty property committee. • The house •of refuge committee recom- mend, in theeir report, that the reports of the inspector and physician be printed in the minutes. The report was adopted. FINANCE COMMITTEE. The finance committee reported, recom- mended the pasSing and payipg of a num- ber of accounts.! The report was adopted. COUNTY PROPERTY COMMITTEE. The eounty property committee reported that they had examined the XI and found everything clean and in good order, and the number of inmates to agree with the jailer's report. In the matter of the insurance on the county property, they considered it satisfactory, and recommended that the same be printed in the minutese In refer- ence to the petition of the mayer of Gode- rich, recommended that no action be taken. Ther examined the grounds at the jail and found that they had been nicely levelled and graded. The jailer asked that a suit- able fence be erected, 'but recommended that no action_ be taken. The registry office had been examined and everything found in good condition, but recommended that the iuside of the office be. kelsomined. Reoemmended that fifteen feet_ • of hose be purehased for the court house; They ex- amined the different rooms in the court house and found them clean and well kept, and considered Mr. McCreath, the caretak- er, 4n efficient servant. They had exam- ined the plans and specification* for a new hou e at the jail, but recommended that no actien be taken. The report was adopted. ROAD AND BRIDGE COMMITTEE. TEme road and bridge committee recom- men ed that no action be -taken in the mat- ter 4f the petition of the South Huron Far era' Institute re the purehase of •a stean roller. In the matter of the request of the Good Roads Association, asking an exprtssion of opinion by this eminty on the folio ing questions : "Are you in favor of legislatio empowering counties to bonus - leading r ads through the county ?" "Are you in fa or of legislation granting aid to counties hat assume public roads in propor- tion to t e cost of construction • and main- tenance f the same ?" Reconimend • that the clerk answer these queetions in the egative. In the matter of th Wbaghem ridge, r commend that the Wader of F. 'uttridg , of Seaforth, for ruble concrete, at 5 a cubi yard, and that of tha Stratford Bridge C mpany at 51,394- for the in% work, be accepted. The report was adopt- ed. SPECIAL COMMITTEE. The ap cial committee reported in refer- ence to t e motion of Messrs. Terrance and Connelly Asking that the legislature be rnemoralized to amend the muninipal act so that municipal councils could be elected for 'two years instead of one, to run concurrent with county council terms. ReCommended that the ame be passed and advieed that a copy be f rwarded to the members of the legielatu in the matter of circular from Gait aski • g for endorsation as to more ef- fectual 0 ttle guards on the railiraye, recom- Mended at the council endorse' the mem- orial. garding a petition from Lambton county e vagrants rent ,from jails to houses of Refuge, the committee recom- mended • o action. In reference • to the petitione asking for an increase in the hawk. era' e '• recommended that the same be incre ed525, and that the law be better enforced. The report was adopted. • EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. , The ex eutive committee reported, recom- meeding, in reference to motion of Messrs Cook en. Miller, and the ammendment by Messrs. 4 onolly and Hays that the sum of $25 be paid George Hill in full of all claims of damag s. Recommended that the usual • grants �fl $25 to the Farmers' I Inetitutes ; $15, te th publio libraries : and 530 to the agriculturalsocieties, be made. Recom- mended that the clerk subscribe for copies of the Municipal World for each member of the council and the clerk and treasurer. Recommended that a grant of 55 be made to the Ontario Rifle Association ; WO to the Canadian Patriotic Fund Association ; and $10 te the Prisoners' Aid Aesoeiation. In referenc to Letson, committed to the in- dustrial school, the county was liable for his mai tenance in the same at $1.50 per week, • ecommended that a geant of $25 be made to the Teachers' AssoOation. The amount • ayable to Collegiate lutititutes " is as folio s : Seaforth, $2,155.35 je Clinton, 52,172.9 •; Goderich, $1,474.25. Recom- mended that they be paid. Recommended that the tender for county printing of the Goderic Signal be accepted. 1eepmmend- ed that. 10 be granted for the i purpose of purchasing flowers to plant around the court house, In referenee to the release of cer- tain Ian s in &eaforth from the mortgage held by he county in security for ,the coun- ty tree urer, recommended that the release be gran ed. Recommended that the aura of 5600 e made to supplement the pay of the men and non-commissioned' officers of the 33rd battalion. The reportwas adopted. EDUCATION COMMITTEE. I A petition was presented from 14 rate- payers of the township of Hullett, also a similar petition from the ratepayers of part of the township ' of Goderich, ticking that arbitrators be appointed to adjudicate in the formation of a union school between the two townships, also two petitions against any arbitration; recommended that arbi- tration be granted and that the . following be arbitrators: Judge Masson and inspect- ors Robb and Tom. A petition from John Barr and 27 others, of Hullett, East and West Wawanosh, asking that arbitrators be appointed to adjudicate in the formation of a new ,union school between the said town- ships, also a counter petition from William Hiles and 30 others requesting' that there be no arbitration; recommended that arbi- tration be granted, and that the same arbi- trators act as in the former case. Recom- mended that Messrs. J. H. Cameron, of Brussels, and S. J. Baird, of Exeter, be the county board of examiners. The report was adopted. Moved by Mr. Bowman) seconded by Mr. Torrance, that the \ members of the county council being desirous of having our volunteer system made more effeetive, and recognizing that at present the per diem allowance by the Government while the volunteers are in camp is not sufficient, we would recommend that the Government increase the per diem allowance to 51.00, and thee a copy of this resolution be sent to the various counties in the province asking their • do operation in memoralizing the Governinent to this effect. —Carried. Movcid by Mr. McInnes, seconded by Mr. Snell, t4 at a committee composed of the W'strdele, clerk and engineer, be instructed to 6avti new windows put in the court room as loon as practicable, and that the old windows be retained to be put on the inside during the winter months. --Carried. Moved by Mr. McInnes, seconded by Mri Totrance that the commissioner be in- strneted to aend a copy of the plans and speCifications of all bridges arid abutments to be built, to the clerk of the municipality in evhich the bridge or abutments are to be erected.—Carried. - BY-LAWS. The following by-laws were passed : No. 1, to appoint auditors ; No. 2, - Vs appoint arbitrators to arbitrate in the matter of union school section between linllett and Goderioh ; ;No. 3, to appoint arbitrators to arbitrate in the matter of Union school section between the townships of Hullett, East and West Wawanosh ; No. 4, to amend by-law No.15 of 1897, increasing hawkers' and peddlers' fees to $50. 'i On motion the council adjourned to 'meet the first Tuesday in'June. , 1 , I Canada. —D. Walker, a Point Ste Charles, a G. T. R. brakeman, was killed at St Henri one day last week by a train. —Herold Harker, aged 13, of Kingston, was deceived one morning bleb week, as to the ite en which he wanted to skate, and was drowned. —E. eP. Flynn,, collector of -customs, Arichart, Nova Scotia, died last week. He represented Richmond from 1873 to 1887, and was defeated last , general election by J. A Gillies, Conservative. • —Mies Ella Brock, ot Port Perry, at- tempted to take her life by cutting her throat, one day lately. She had not been in good -health for some time, and it is sup- posed this may have led to melanoholia. —Richard Williams, a brakeman on the Esquimalt and Nanaimo railway, was killed at Russell Station, British Columbia, by falling between the cars of the mixed freight from Wellington, and the entire train passing over him. He went there only six weeks ago from Toronto., ---The gold medal offered by Hon.Mr. Roes, Pretnier of Ontario, to the Students' Union of Toronto University, for the best orator in the institution, was competed for by six Students, and was awarded to Mr. N. F. Coleman, who took for his subject "The functions of a great university." Each contestant was required to speak for fifteen minutes. Horrell, aged 26, son of Coun- ty Councillor Horell, ef Midland, died sud- denly in the council chamber, Barrie, of heart failure, Some weeks ago his father received a slight stroke of -paralysis, and as he had not fully recovered from that sick-. ness when the county council opened, his son went along to take charge of the father through the seseion. —There are 30 eases of smallpox in Res- tigouche county, New Foundland. 'All are isolated and all are doing well. No serious consequences are expected. The St. John local board of health hes appointed physi- cians, and is rattling upon the people of that city to be vaccinated. It is posaible the vaccination will be enforced all over the province. • —A man named Kerrie Thomas, of St. Catharines, about 45 years of age, was missed from his home for some days. The last seen of him be was on his way home, and as he had to cross the old canal and waste weir, it was feared he had been drowned. Fears were confiruied last Satur- day when his body was found in the water wheel of a'power house'but so wedged in that it was some time before it could be taken out. —The guests at the Mead house, Pore Dover, were, eatly Sunday morning, rudely awakened from their slumbera by the alarm of fire. Such hold had the flames got on the building before they were discovered that the inmates had only time to escape in their night-clothes. Port Dover has no fre ap- paratus, and the bireket brigade were help- less to save the building, which included a hardware and a drug store. The fire-fight- ers, however, did wonders in confining the flames to the hotel building. John Beau - pre, of &moo°, owns the building. —The divisional tourt at Osgoode Hall, proved to one, Jegulioskie, that British law is no respector of dames, Jagulioskie was bathing on a recent Sunday in the limpid waters of the Saugeen river, when a Bruce county constable and his wife came along in a buggy. The constable's wife ws.s so shocked that her spouse arrested Jagulios- kie and had him fined for breaking the Lord's day act by publicly bathing. That was all right up in Bruce county where the Ten Commandments and the Shorter Cate- chism walk arm in arm, but the divisional Court quashed the conviction, Clhief justice Armour saying that no offense had been committed. • —Quite a serious accident occurred at the 13eatneville G. T. R. station last Satur- day morning. Mr. C. H. Eckhardt, with a young lad, had driven to the station. After eying his horse, Mr. Eckhardt went into the station on some 'errand, when the horse took fright, broke loose and started up the track.. Mr. Eckhardt, in attempting to "'top the horse, .was knocked down run over and severely out and bruised, besides beine(badly shaken up. Being a man of over 300 pounds weight, serious results !ire feared. The horse ran about 150 yards up the track, fell into•a culvert and broke its neck, when the boy climbed out of the wagon and walked home unharmed. • Perth Notes. —Mr. Patrick Regan, of Logan, told a fine colt, last week, to Mr. Steinacker, of Full- erton. It was two and a half years old, and turned the scales at 1,530 poweds. The price paid was nearly 5200, —Mr, and Mrs. Flack, of North Easthope, were very agreeably surprised Wednesday night of last week by several -sleigh loadis of young people from the village and vicinity, who arrived there in the evening and liter- ally took possession of their hospitable resi- dence. They then proceeded to make ' merry and a very enjoyable time was spent in-daneing and other amusements until near morning. • —A quiet but pretty wedding took placeat the residence of ex Alderman McMillan, Stratford, on Wednesday afternoon of last week, when in the presence of about thirty invited guests, his sister -in -lave, Miss Chris- tiana Kippin, was united in marriage to Mr. Alexander Howe, a prosperous and much respected farmer of Wallesestownship. The ceremony was performed by Rev. M. L. Leitch, pastor of Knox church, at five o'clock in the afternoon. —A short time ago Mr. arid Mrs. John San- derson, of St. Marys, celebrated their golden wedding with a family reunion. Among those present were their daughter, Mrs. R. L. Torrance and two children, of Guelph, their sons-in-law, Mreg, E. Hodgson, inspec- tor for High schools for Ontario, Mr. I. M. Levan, principal of the Woodstock Collegi- ate Institute, and Mr. John Parker, drug- giet, of Owen Sound. —A big boulder above the Victoria' street bridge, St Marys, was washed away on Saturday night by the high water. it weighed, probably, five or six tons, and had been there as long as the oldest settler can. remember. It is supposed that the water must have got underneath it and ice formed so that when the water rose it carried the rock away. As this boulder was a sort of a land mark it will be greatly missed; in fact its removal was the topic of discussion amongst the old-timers. It has moved but a few feet in 40 years. —The Stretford Beacon of lett week eaye; " In remembrance of old dap when the county council used to stay at the Comtners cial hotel when he was landlord, Mr. Tim- othy Hagerty and his good wife entertained the present council and the eonrt house officials, together with some few friends, at his beautiful home on Norman street. For years the majority of the members of the council made their home at his hotel when in tbe city, and they were glad to meet their Old friend under such favorable auspice; and find that the evening of Ms life promised to be no less pleasing than its day.' -