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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1900-02-02, Page 4,t TEE HURON EXPOSITOR FEBRUARY 21 1900 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. I Vir The ligwe between the parenthesis, er each ne, denotes the page of the paver on whieh the • vertisenumt will be foond. 1 feavy Goods--GrAg & Macdona1d-1 . Clarke's Iron Pi —Lumsden & Wilson -5 Inding c`iir non & word Cr T.- o ‘b but 01681—Abell & Ottweio-5 t is Nov Time E. McFau1-8 tock -Taking Sale—B. B. Outin-6 las Stationere—C. W Papst-8 . pec1ale-14)- Stewari.'s Cash S ere - Cleating Sate --42-1—F. A, Edwards -5 etch Loit-8 enmity and Coreforf—Luntscien & Wilson -8 ard of Thanki-11 inultan & Kerslake -8 irl Wanted—Mrs. James Mehlichae1-8 Desinbl • Prat ert„y fat' S.ale—Mrs. J. S. Porter -5 'ale° To Con'iraetors—john Britton -6 eat—Thr °Lie Nicholls -5 urharn Buffs For SitIe—Iferbert ("rich —5 tearing. Sale Of Wintar Footer—Rob. Willis -5 anted—G. E King -8 onfectionery and Groceries for Sale- D. Henry -5 wo Valuable Fa -ms For SaIe—lirs. John fiannah-5 'inter Yet—R. Darer. au x--5 Ig Offer—Fred Kin r-8 arm To Rent Or Sell—P. 0 Carlin -5 all Papers—Alex. Waiter -1 nnual Meeting—F. G. Neelin —5 wo Stocks in One Shore—Beattie Rms.-8 xpooitoi. EAFORTII, FRIDAY Feb.' 2nd, 1900 The VT r. As announced last weei, General Warren ucceeded in capturing Sedan Kop, by means f a judicious night attack. The small gar - son at the point of attack were ieomplete- ly surprieed and fled, so that the British ere enabled ter) take the i position which ey had hoped,would give.them the key to tk e Boers' stronghold. At day break, how - ver, it was found the enemy was strongly trenched in the neighboring hills, and cured sruci3 a withering fire into the ranks f the Britieh that they were compelled to , 1 -tire under cover of darkness, after having aliantly held the position for twenty hours, d suffered considerable loss. Foiled in t e attempt to thus force an entrance into dysmith, and throgh lack of water, Gen- e al Buller has beein compelled to with - raw his Croops to the south of the Tugela r ver. This is a serious set back in the at - t mpt to relieve Ladysmith, and it would a most seem an impossible task for the Brit - h to raise the siege at that place. Military r perts are advancing many schemes and $ ening many new campaigns, but, what - e er course is taken, it will be some time b fore any deeigive steps forward can be ade. ill North Capepolony little of importance been done. General F ench has had a c 'upie of skirmishes witI the enemy, in e oh of which he has been uccessful. Gen- elly-Kenny has also me with consider- s. le success, and a conjunc -tire of these two th General Gatacre is reported, the prob- a le intention being a unicn of these forces ith those of *mat Methuen and the p obable invasion of the Free State, having • view the occupation of Bloemfontien. lIt ie reported that the siege of Mafeking his been raised, but the borhberdment of .1imberley has commeneed with renewed gor, and several casualties are reported in cOnsequence of the Iheavy shelling of the tnwn. IA despatch has 134n° received and confirm- ed, announcing the destruction of the ohief liis is, practically, the only source of s ell factory of the Boers at Jolianesburg. T a t munition for the Boers, and will seriously c ipple their operations. ti Stick to the Truth. H the Mail and other critics oi the On- to Government would stiolc 1,o the truth, th y would not have much to criticize. T is being the case, in order to realm a grevance they have to resort to untruths an it does 'not seem to trouble their 'sen- ile enee to do so. The Toronto Mail a few d ye ago said : lanitobes treasury has been left in an • ful conchrion by the Groenway Govern- ro nt. In the first place, there is nothing th re, and $904 hit hben overdrawn fr m the banke. Then there are unpaid a s rggrcgtthig $13G520. This kc a deficieney of $227,005. In ad - di ion, secrets railway bonuses have been I gr tilted amounting to $148,75'0, and the half -yearly subsidy paid on January 1, for th4 expenth ees of e present year, has been en .roaelled upon. It is a pity we cannot ge a peep at the Ontario finances. Mr. Rcss ha e admitted that the reports hitheito. mode with respect to them ale untrue, for he has whittled the surplus down from 'five mi lions in 1.400 to two millions in 1900. Thhi leacie to the belief that the Govern - ire t is confessing to an empty treasury by ins almente. e do not know much about the Manj- -tobiafinances, but if the Mail's reniarks thereon are not any more reliable than are its ernarks respecting Ontario financee, its utt rances are not much to be depended up re In the first place, Mr. Ross has nev r made any such admission as the Mail att ibutee to him. What Mr. Ross did say was that leaving out of consideration the liab lities of tbe province for railway and ann ity certificasee, which are not presently pay ble, and which will be liquidated as they become iue out of current revenue, tho arne as t e other expenses of the Gov- ernnient, the urplus amounts to five mil- lion of dollar, and allowing for these ha- bilit es there i still a (sash surplus of two mullions. This. is quite a differene state- i Inn from that which the Mall would have p its eaders believe Mr. Ross said. Mr. r Rosa statement is quite correct and ia in t etric aecordance edge the faets given by a the Provinctal Treasurer front year ,to year here, that will be done. It is not wis‘ to We are aware that the success whickhas attended the ti ber manufacturing law is quoted in favor f having a similar lave for our niokel. Bu the circumstances are; en- tirely different. There were 'pedal cum/nano:3es whio made the timber law lies. tifiable, which o 1ot exist with re8pe4 to nickel. For insta oe, the Americans had placed an almost p ohibitory duty on lhm - ber ging into t eir country, while loga were admitted f ece Consequently the people who rafted t e loge into the U ited hn d ad of toes not exist in reapeet to our nickel. title from this consideration, Ontario woul cer- tainly have tonne financially, by our ert -log legislation, as what we would 'mak by having the logs out in this Province uld not neatly equal what we would lose i i the sale of our timber lands. This, we ink, was pretty generally recognized by Lvery one. Of course we know that the P ices realized for timber lands at the recent time In his financial statement. A treasury unduly force ma ters. with a surplus of two million dollars over and above all liabilities, present eand matur- ing, can not be considered empty. The On- tario Government, however, has; appointed a commission of independent and competent financial experts to examine into, the finan- ces of the province and the report of this commission will likely be laid 'before the Legislature at its approaching . session. When this repbrt is presented the Mail and all other doub ere will know just exactly the financial p sition of the province. This has been done, no doubt, to meet by inde- pendent, eipert testimony, just such in- sinuations -end false statements es thehMaii iodulgcs in, in the above quotation. When that repert is forthcoming, we eenture the prediction that it will corroborate the state- ments'which have from year to year been iiven to the public by the finance minister. If it does not do so, and if it finds anything wrong, it will then be time for the Mail to indulge in its sneers and insinuatione. Until then, it should hold its peace, espec- ially if it can not make an excuee for fault finding without falsifying the record, as it does in this instance. Ontario's Mimng Policy. A couple of weeks a Ontario's Commission paid an official visit to is the headquarters of t States, had them manufactured there, sold the lumber there aloe, gained an vantage over Canadian manufaceurer 'Canadian logs, Such discrimination o Hon, E. J. Davis, r of drown Lands, Sudbury. Sudbury_ e nickel mining die- triet of New Ontario. The object of Mr. Davis' visit wee to obta edge of the, resources the district in so far as is concerned. That t n a personal knowl- nd requirements of the nickel industry ere are in that dia. trict the most extensive nickel deposits in the world is now an assured fact._ At pres- ent, however, thete is only one company opereting there. This company is known as the Canadian Copper Company. It is work- ing six mines within three miles of Sudbury, and has extensive works for the mining and refining of the ore. A thoutand men are engaged by this company, and the monthly pay roll eneeeds $30,000. The ore w en taken from the mime' is partly refined on the spot, behig converted into what is.kno n as matte. This is ahipped to works in N43w Jersey, United States, to be completed. It is expected that in a very few years the growing dethand for the finished product will render necessary man Bach plants as that now being opmated by this company. A few months ago the Jntario Govern- ment passed an order in J council to the effect that hereafter all nickel taken from Crown lands must, be refined hi the Province. The reason or this order is that the Pro- vince may gilt the • benefit of the entitle in. dustry, whei•eas now a portion of the lwork is done in the United States. If this Order were carried l out, refineries would have to be built in the Province. Biro some of the Provincial lands were purchased several years ago, such, for instance, as the lands owned and being worked by the present company, and these could not be brought under the conditions of this manufacturing order, so that the owners of these lands will have a decided advantage over those who may hereafter purchase lands which are subject to title Manufacturing order. To overcome this difficulty, and to place all on an equal footing, the Government also ask the Dominion tiovernme export duty on the raw quire it all to be manufa vinee. If the Dominion to do this, then we fancy Ontario Government wil If the Dominion comply request, then all will be footing. It is an i3‘ xoeoclingly Ault, if not an impossible thing, to ma e laws or regnla tions that will be satis astory to mining districts. Parties engeg d in these enter prime seem dethrone to h ve the earth and the fullness tinder the eaith. Tbey do not seem to recognize that t country has any claims °wits mineral. wo 1th. Those inter ested in mining at Sudbury held a publio meeting when the dommunioner was diem They are not satiefied with existing regnla- tions. They want, in the first place, te have the royalty whioh the Government are empowered to collect abolished, and they de not want env 'manufacturing res trio tions. There are other things which they desired changed, but these are the principal de` mande, and these demands were enforced by resol tions passed at this public meeting. What course the Commissioner will rec ern - mend t the Government is, of eourse, as yet unk own. We think ib would be a mistake to abandon the royalty. The min- erala are the property of the people of 'On- tario, and it is but right and fitting that; they should reap some direct benefit from their own property, This syatern of royalty is the means adopted for this phrpose, and cousequently should be maintained. We are not sure about the manufacturing clause. We are afrilid that even could that be coptitably applied to all Ian& eo that one section woulci not have any advantage over the other, it Would be productive of greater loss than beittit. If it is found to be pm- fitable to erect and maintain plants in this Province for the finishing of the ore, self in- terest will prompt those engaged in the lmeinesa to establish such plants and do the work here, jusb as it now prompts them to convert the raw material into matte before exporting it. If it is not profitable to do so, it mina nece6sa,ri1y be detrimental to the business to compel it to be done. Besides this, there is danger of monopolies being formed under a law of this kind, which will over -ride any other advantage that might - accrue from it.e. In fact, it savors too much of Protection to be wholesome or Eafe. It would, unqueitionably, depreciate the value of the mineral lands, and in that way would curtail the revenues of the Government, while it is exttemely doubtful if the advant- ages flowing from the manufacture would equal the loss eustained. Ontario for the Ontarioans soUnds well, and it is a popular ery just now to require all our products to be manufacturerd in our own country, but it a a delusive ery. New the miners find it rofitable to have a considerable part of the efining procesii slue lei, this Provinee, on he spot, and so soon as limy lind it profit- ble to have flu whole werk omnpistod to Place mach an aterial aa will re- hired in this Pro-, overnment refuse the order of thbe i not enforced ith the Province' aeed on an equal' • • ber sale are quoted to prove that the alue of our timber lands have not been d pre - ci d by the y e manufacturing legial ion. But these prices are no criterion to- ij dge by. They are as high as have ever been got for similiar lands. But, it muste re. . _ membered that timber lands in both 0 ada end the United States are now very nob • scarcer than they *ere a few years ag It must also be remembered that there s at the present time all unprecedented bo in lumber and timber -of every kind, and der ordinary circumstances very much gher prices, 'proportionately, should have •een obtained at the last sale and no • oubt would have been obtained, but fo this It manufacturing clause. This ',also is r ved by the fact th t all the lands at th sale were purchased by Canadiana, and that Americana, although at the sale, -difl not bid. The only reason that can be as i for this is the existence of the ruanuf ing law. Sp that, all things being .c ered, we dohlit much if this law has financially profitable to Ontario, or tha results justify its passage except in s as it has placed our own manufactur an equal footing with American mai turers, in the American market. Le Americans do this by removing the di lumber, and we venture the predictio the manufacturing law would have a shift. As it is with lumber and lo will it be with nickel. Special legis of this kind is not desirable. Trade s not, be hampered, and it is always to th vantage of any country to keep it a and untrammeled by legielative restri as possible. ned tur- sid. een t its far 8-00 fen - the on thee hort BO tion uld ad. free ions Editorial Notes and Commei s. Four notable political events : The rit- ish Parliament opened on Tuesday the Dominion Parliament opened on There ay ; the -Ontario Legislature is to meet or the 14th inst. ; in East Middlesex on We nes- day, Captain Robson was elected 1e the Legislature, as successor to the late 1. D. Hedging, by a majority of 60. This 1 aves the constituency of the same political com- plexion that it has been for generations Mr. James Barnes, the special c pondent of the New York Outlook, in Africa, in a private letter to the edi that excellent magazine, has this t about the situation in that country: English have a hard row to hoe. They win, of course, but some awful stupid t have been done. The English army • biggest social club in the world, but training of the home forces does ncit men suited for the field ; they have it learn after they get there, and En never had a war on her hands like thi fore. Fighting natives armed with locks and spears was a different thing invincible foe armed with Mainers. cannot help ad stinate defense, anything but finiah. If the rres- outh rs of say The will ngs the the ake 1 to and be. • int - 9 an Due mug the Boers for their ob- but no American °out be ro-Britigh from eta t to hich .M3 who e all ning oers should succeed - 1 think impossible—South Africa wont perfectly unlivatele place for any one spoke the English language. They ha Anglo-Saxons with a bitter, unreels hatred that is beyond describing." Whe result of the seven byeelectiong for the Dominion Parliament, which took h atm on Thursday of last week, is to leave the relative strength of the parties unehai ed. At the nominations, s, week previously, r. Bourassa was elected by acclamation for Labelle; Mr, Archambault for Bert ter, Mr. Victor Geoffrion for Ohambty nd Verchere'e. These were all Liberal stis ng. holds, but had usually been contested. In Lotbiniere two candidates were in the fi Id, Mr. I3oisvert and Mr. Fortier. The la er, •I w,ho is classed as " Independent Libera 'is elected by 170. In Winnipeg the ooz est was between Mr, Martin, Independent ib- eral, and] Mr. Puttee, Labor .candi be. Mr. Martin is elected by 49. Winnipe s a close constituency, which has always eleb ,ed Conservatives in general elections, but as gone_the other way twice in a bye-electi n. In the recent Provincial contest is dee ed two Conservatives and one Liberal. Sh r- brooke is the only place in which the C n• servatives put a candidate in the field. It is a Conservative stron hold, Which e er since Confederation has elected Conger a- tives either by acelamati n or by majorit es ranging from 257 to 577. The ConeenvaU ve candidate was elected ti e other day by 98 majority. The Libilra was, of cour e, elected for West Ontario by acelamati n. Out of the seven vacancies the Conservati es only got one seat. The Dominion Government _has decid d to appoint three new Senators, one ea b from the Provinces of Quebec, Ontario a d Manitoba. The Quebec man is Mr. J. Caegraln, of Montreal ; the Ontario man, r. G. T. Fulford, of Brockville, and the Ma toban, Iron. Ro ert Watson, of Portage la Prairie. Mr. F lford is the orld renou ed Pink Pills m n. He hate a good eye f r business, has nide great wealth and is sa d to be a keen pelitician, but why he h s been made a Senator, the Powers on y know. Mr. 1 Watson represente a Manito a constitueney in the Domini Parliame t for many Years. Latterly he as a month r of Mr. Greenway's thovernmen ,and was d feated at the ecent general el stions in h a constituency. It was also eported th t Hon. Thomas Greenway was. be appoin ed to the Senate, but ,that report wa doubtless, a coinage of the Tory imagi akin, and the wish WWI father to tb thought). Mr. Greenway is not the kind f tnan that Senators are made of. Iti wont greatly surprise all who know him if h would unseat te Isleeeh in the valley, dry bones at Ottawa. He will be far more happy -and vastly more useful ° fighting the battles of his Province and the hots of Hugh John in the Manitoba Legislature. Mr. Greenway, despite his late defeat., is still hese:hand shoulders the largest man in Manitobe politica, and 1e was never more needed tIlere than he •im now. The =they council of thenounty of Es- sex have decided to ore ti a House of Re- fuge in that county. They have voted an enpropriation of 1 $16,000 for that purpose. This amount, with the usual grant of $4,- 000 from the Gov rnment, is expected to purchase the site ad ereet aud equip the buildings. A site hdjoining the -town of Leemington has been selected, the munch of Leemington agreeing to furnish light and heat for the inStitu .ion free, ahd which will cost the town about, $1,200, providing. the Legislature give hem power to do so. This tionceasion is nade by • Leemington in lieu ot the benetie hich the establishment of auci an institution adjacent to the town is expected to confer. The Huron House of Refuge occupies a similar relation to the town of Clinton, and, had our county coun- cil been wide enough awake when that in. stitution was established, they might have got a similar concession from that town, which would have been a considerable !sav- ing to the county: Huron 'N otes. — Dr. Turnbull, formerly of Clinton, has decided to locate in Goderich. Pelton and family, of Wingham, have gone to California for the winter. —Miss King, from North Dakota, is in Wingham, visiting at Conductor Ireland's. —Henry Tisdale, of St. Augustine, who has been for some time in Dakota, has re- turned for the winter. — Brussels is to have a concert for the benefit of the Patriotic Fund, on February 2nd. —Miss Alba ChisaiiIhm, of Wingbam, re- cently took part 'at recital at the Toronto Conservatory of Medic. —Elswood Campaigne, Of Goderich, has gone to Chicago, where he expects to start in business for himself. —Robert MoLean's cattle shed in God- crich was blown down during the severe wind of Wednesday of last week. —Mrs. John Cooper, of Boissevain, Man. itoba, daughter-in-law of hire. T. 0. Cooper, of Clinton, is visiting in that town at present. —A, W. Campbell, Provincial Road In- structor, is arranging for a series of meet- ings to be held in Huron county during reAin_ber State of Georgia, to enter the in- . Proudfoot has left Goderich for eurance -business with his brother-in-law, W. L. Shelton. —The Sons of Scotland held their annual concert in Wingham on Burn's miniver - eery, which wee a success in every respect: The proceeds aniounted to $175. —John Roddick, an old and well known resident of the 13th concession of Grey, has moved into Brussels and will make his home with his daughter, Mrs. Ballantyne. —Mrs. James casford, of Oak " Lake, Manitoba, is spendihg a couple of months with her mother, Mrs. Alex. Mitchell, and her sister, Mrs. A. J. Nicholls, ot Wing - ham. —Mr. Percy Browu, butter maker at Centralia, was married loot week to Miss Clara Boyle, of Wineheleia. Rev. Mr. Waddell, of Elimville, performed the cere- mony. —William Campbell, of Goderieh, who was elected to the council, but against whom proceedings were issued on the ground of hie lacking proper qualifications, has resigned his seat. . • —Mr. James Switzer, of , Goderich town- ship, has let the contract, of his barn to Herd Brothers, Stanley, for the frame work and Mr. '‘Alsel, of Ashfield, for the stone work. e -.Men and horses have been busy at work clearing away the iins of Blyth's late fire. Considerable excavating has also been done and everything is being got into shape to rebuild early in the spring. —One day not long ago; Alex. Darling and gang, of Exeter, while pressing hay on the farm of George Bowes, of Hullett, .pressed 120 bales, weighing from 150 to 170 pounds each, in five hours. —A two mile skating contest was held in the Wingham rink on Wednesday evening of last week. Harley Davidson, of Toron- to, won firit money and John Campbell, of Parry Sind, won second money. . —Mr. J. Weir, of concession 10, Turn. berry, eut an elm tree this winter that brought him some money. For the 0102 logs he sold, he received $47.50, and he esti- mates tliat he will have eight or ten cords of wood from the top of the tree. —The following gentlemen have been ap- pointed Justiceof the Peace and have taken the oath of office: John N. Ker- nighan, Benmiller ; William Bellies, Dun- gannon ; Charles 3. S. Naftel, Gederich township; William Hill, Benmillerl; John A. S. Vareoe, Colborne township. —Russell Fletcher, eldest son of T. Fletcher, Brussels, has been promoed to manager of the charging cepartniont of Benjamin Allen & 'Company's, wholesale jewelers, Chicago. Mr. Fleteher ha4i been with the firm for nearly a year and a haif. —The annual me ting of the Huron Medi - eat Association wa held in the town hall, Clint4n, on the 17 of January, but there was not a very lar e attendance. Dr. Gra- ham as elected resident, Dr. Duminiore vice- resident an Dr. Shaw secretary - trees rer. —The annnal enday school geoid, in connection with St John's church, Brussels, was held last week and was enjoyed by all present. One of the principal features of the evening was an address and presentation of an eaey chair, to the superintendent, gr. Gleorge Rogers, —The 33rd B ' attalion of Huron held its annual dinner at the hotel Bedford, Godsi erich, on Wednesday night of hat week: The hall in which the ',upper was served was tastefully decorated. There were sixty present and the speeches were interesting and to the point. —There died at his home on lot 18, in the 14th concession of Weet Wawanosh, on Saturday, January 20th, Mr. Alexander Phrvis, in the 71st year of his age. De- ceased was one of the pioneer e of that sec- tion, and had resided on the farrn where he died for over forty-five years. —David Dobson, writing from Solomon, Kansas'to the Brussels Post, saYs : " We have had fine crops of corn during the past year, mine making 50 bushel i per acre, and on bottom land from 10 to 20 ushels of wheat to the acre. Cattle pay well and hogs the next best. Kansas is n easier place to herrn than Ontario. —At McGregor, Manitoba, on January 10th, Mies Elizabeth Henry, datighter of John Hedry, formerly of Clinton, Was mar- riage to a prosperous young Rbsedale frm- er,1 named William G. Hendry. The parties received quitera numbdr offine pres- ents and at once took'up their abode on the farm of (be groom. —One evening, not long age, the officers anthteachers of Melville 8abbath school, Bruiniels, went to the home of G. F. Blair and enjoyed a very pleasent time. Mr. Bleir for some time was sopekintendent of the school, and in recognition of his services the staff presented him with a- very com- plimentary address; Speeehes, music and literary seleotions were the order of the evening's programme. o -The West Wawanoeb Insurance Com. patty, held their annual meeting on Friday, January 19th, in the agricultural hall, Dun- gannon. The annual report of the direc- tor $ and the auditors reports were received and recommended. The retiring directors were J. Kink° and J. Griffin, and another vaea,ney ,was caused by the death or late Hugh °Irvin. , The members-- ele ted were J. Kaalre, Kinloss; John Griffin, Ashfield; and J. ,Girvin, Nile, who t kes his brother's place. These men were op- posed by John McKenzie, ex -reeve of Ash- field, J. Gibson, eic-reeve of West Wawa. nosh, J. Brown and J, Rose, Dungannon, John Kilpatrick and D. L. McKenzie, Lochalsh, and were elected by a large -.ma- jority. —The names of the veterans of '66, in Huron county, who served with the volunr ; teers during thei Fenian Raid and who 1 have been p esented wi h medals are : 33rd Be; talion—Jame Beattie,. Seaforth ; JOB ph Beck, Saltford ; Thomas Burnett, Seaforth ; Joseph Copp, Clinton; John Currie, Goderich; D. Dono- van, Seaforth ; R. Dowling, Harriston ; Charles •Eberh Jot, Staffed; William Fraser, Dunlop; R. G irnoldby, Walton ; Charles Hall, 1Cineard no; R. Hall, Listowel; James Hille, G. E. Jackson, Egmondville ; S. T. Jackson, Ripley; R. Jones, Seaforth; F. 13 H. Lawreson, Goderich ; W. Mime, Wardsville ; John lelitehell, Alex. T. Mont,gotnery, Alex. M. McGregor, Godo - rich; J. McIntyre, Seaforth; H. P. O'Con- nor, Walkertonf; W. L. Penningtcn, Gode- rich; William Rudd, Dresden; W. Sper- ling, Charles Wilson, Seaforth ; Peder Wil- son, London; R. Winters, Seaforth ; J. J. 'Wright, Goderich; RobertleYoung, London; R. Campbell, Goderi h ; H. Mustard, Wyoming; C. Newton Porter's Hill; J. M. Shepherd, Goderich; J. G. Wil- son, Seaforth. Goderich Garrison Bettery— S. Andrews, J. Brophy, R. P. Elliott, John Emmorton, D. Fergeson, W. A. Harrison, W. Hick, H. Horton, F. Jordan, J. J._ Mc - Math, Alex. Nagmyth, John Reid, R. Skiv- rioh, F. Smeetb, J: hn Walker, Goderich; E. K. Land, Loud ; J. Y. S. Kirk, Brus- sels; W. H. Paid y, Kirkton ; William Potts, Kirkton. 1=1.1111=1•111.111•11 Farquhar. Twenty-two p;iunds Redpath's Standard granulated sugar for $1.00, 18 pounds'Tilson's rolled oats for 25e, 150 each for comet ends 1 yard long, 490 for good white bed spread, slightly soiled, 85.90 oath for best dark goat robes, 86.25 and 88 78 for Saskatehe wan robes, rubber interlined, at Stewart's Big Cash Store, Exeter. 1877-1 COLLINS & TANBUSX, barristers, convey- ancers, notaries, eto.,'Exeter, Ont. R. H. Collins and J. G. Stanbury, B. A., (late with McCarthy, Osier & CO., barristers, Toronto). 1818-tf D. Rev, Commissioner, Conveyancer, will, mort- gages and deeds drawn up. Money loam(' at the lowest rates of interest. 1869 BRIEFS.—Mr. Matthew Thomson, of the boundary, gotd a four-year-old horse the other day for a little over $170, and Mr. Jonas Simmon one for $120. Good heavy horses are selling readily at high prices.— Mr. George Melville, of the Thames Road, went up to Clinton to see his son, Frank, who started in the grocery business in that town the first of this year. As he is a live energetio young man, he no doubt will d well. He bought out the business of Mr Swallow, brother of Mr. Swallow, of Wood ham.—Mr. Allan Jeckell, teacher in schoo section No. 2, Usborne, had to close the senior division the latter end of last week and the first of this owing to the illness ani death of his father, who had been euf- fe ing with an inward trouble for some m Kaufman, of Brantford, forjmenly known as Miss Eacrett, of Exeter, pa sed through here on Saturday la t on her w y to her sister's, Mrs. W. A. urnbull, at whose home she is spending a fe days. —Mr. Andrew Campbell left thiss4eek for Seaforth, where beim assisting his rother- in-la,w, Mr. Richardson, in taking stock and making up the books.—Miss iara Mc - Nicol was in the vicinity of Staffa Iaht week, apending a few days with friends.—A. son of Mr. Hugh Spaokman, merchant, ot Exeter, was at Mr. Thomas Canter Ws a few days the beginning of this we k.—Mr. George Cottle, from Whitechurch, is visiting at his uncle's, Mr. John Cottl , horticulturist. If indications count for a ything, evidently more than one will be bap y. Tuckers ..it.. EAST END.—Quite a DU ber of young people assembled at Mr. Thomas Sproat'n teat Monday evening. AlthOugh mine host was token very much by surprise, he enter- tained his guests to the eery best. He opened his bons to them, and made them so welcome th t they forgot going home time, until the diock struck three, when all took their departure for their respective homea, having had a tip-top time.—Mr. Bert. Reid is visiting friends in Sproate- ville,—M re. D. Rota, who was 'visiting at Mr. John Reinkiehe has returned to her home in Brucefield. Jorrnees.—Please keep in mind the Epe worth League anniversaryin Turner's church on Sunday and Monday, February 11 and 12. Rev. R. Hobbs'of Wingham, will preaoh Sunday at 11 and 7 o'clock, and will lecture Monday eVening at 6 o'clock. Subject,' "The Triangular Man." Speelal music will be provided at both undoes. On Monday evening it will be provided by Mr. H. Willis, of Seaforth. A real treat is in .store for those who attend.--Thes old bridge crossing the river at Broadfoot's school house has been removed and the workmen are engaged in erecting the new iron structure The weather being very unfavorable for such work, prpgreas is somewhat slow, but O few mild dahe will make a change.—Mr. Herbert Crich, who is making a reputation for himself as a breeder of Shorthorn cattle, 11, recently sold very fine 12onentha old bull calf to Mr,P Curtin, of the township of McGillivray, or the nice gum of $85. s Mr. Curtin is a thprough judge of stock,, and he has made noistake this time. (The follow ng should have appeared latit week, but was overlooked.) ' A PARTY.—Mr. Jan4s Patterson treated about one hundred of his friends to a most bounteous and elaborntely aerved oyster supper, on Friday evening, et his home on the London road. Mr. Patterson took this me ns to show his fellow electors how he appreciated their kindpess in the past, now tha he has retired from council matters. We hope he may be induced, ere long, to aPpear at the front again, as he proved a most efficient helmsman. Kippen. GOOD Honses.---Good horses in this part are now changing hands pretty lively, at good prices. Mr. David Wren and Mr. William Sinclair, of the Kippen road, dur- ing the week disposed at a team each,' for good figures. Mr. Sinclair was on Tuesday last, in the neighborhood of Centralia, and bought a span of three -year-olds which are pronounced by good judges to be good specimens of horse fleeb. Farmers who went out of the raising of horses some yeare ago, find themselves not in the good prices, as three and founyear-old- colts are harder - to geoti; NEs, —The mild weather which we have been enjoying tor some time, has taken its departure,giving us inenxethhaenfigete a cold, Mr. Robert Fisher, one blustery 'map, which tells f Stanley's fair sons, and an old graduate pfaT. Meigelhltis', years,who has been in Dakota for the at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Malcome Fishe is now making a visit at , .Stanley. Many of Robert's old companions are pleased to have another shake of the hand and to en- joy his smiling countenance once more. He purposes staying for some months, when he will return and as your correspondent would not dice to tell tales out of school, it is said that Robert will go back the better man, well equipped to help him through life's voyage.—Rev. A. Grant, M. A. of St. Marys, who is now going allthrough this Preebytery, in the interest of the Century fund, on Sabbath last, fired his first shot in Sb. Andrew's church, to a large, comma. tion. Mr. Grant, whe is satraps eggs,' to 1 -TAM, ANYWAAWAIMAMAMAWAA We begin to list blur stock on Tuesday, Febru -37 (ith, and on 1 Friday, SatOrday and Honday, FEBRUARY 2, 3 and 5, We are rfoling to clear alit the balance of some lines that properly''belong to winter stock. In order to make a speedy clearance, we are going to sell the following lines at prices thatl tco. ust command the attention of close buyers. i . Goo0 beavy Blankets, real wide and long, finely 1 -finished, regularf $4.75 for $3.38 per pair. Fou only Ladies' Alstrachan Coats at half price. , . FoU AStrachan Caps, guaranteed for five years, at half price. 1 i Fift white Bed Quilts, regular $1.50, for 90c. ! Fancy Flannels, regUlar 35c per yard, for 15c. I 1 ON EATUR DAY - -. We place on our tables 50 men's suits, made of all -wool Half; fax tweed, Italian line, ilaohair sleeve lining, regular $7.50, for $4.00. - Twenty pounds bestritedpath granulated sugar for $1. Fifty toilet sets, 10 piece, regular $2.50, for $1.95 on Saturday. • - 1 - We pay 19 cents a plpund for butter. CONE WIT1THE CROWDS TO B. TH7 B. GUNN'S.a SEAFORD' STORES—Noi 1., Dry Goods, ladies' goods only. No. 2, Clothing, men's goods only. No. 3, Gro- ceries----speciilties, canned goods, butter and teas . the men *on, delivered a grand seetnon to the large -audience, which listened withs great interest to the eloquent dihine. Grant heel lost none of his old time iltteneyi plainness and power of utterance, end de livered a most excellent address, emphaeiz mg in his discourse the great need e for al exercising their full powers for mieisionary and church work. Mr. Grant seem S to b just the man for the work. brains: Be has also personal magnetism. His costumes are not nearly so grotesque atsome and his humor is quieter than most, often merelysuggestive, rather than erne • phatically declaring. He never laughs or - speaks very boisterous' . The patriotic 1 song He (The British Lion) Isn't Sleepzng Now," was written by Mr, Fax himself en e is ao new that it has not been issued from the publishing house yet. We hope not to be accused of intemperate speech when we say that this song, especially when sung with the expression which Mr. Fax gives it, • is just splendid. Every line was attended by a gentle tendereurrent of clapping, the ap- proval was loud at the end of each e verse; but when the tong was over the applause and cheering were about an great as the Wingham town hall full of • people could make. - , luevale. Bniers.—On February 15th, Rev. Mr Forster, a Preabiterian ministenof Toronto will give e lecture in the village on raeland under the auspices of the local 'Orangemen —Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Breckenridge, o t ' he boundary haat of the village celebrated their tin wedding on Tuesday oflast Week We wish them many time's ten happy re turns of the d _y.—Mr. Frank Greenway, o Toronto, is v• iting ilia parental home.— My. Ja es Burgess has returned from Pow - nal, Prince Edward Mend, where he com 117: panied is b other, Mr. Joseph Burgess before %Het as:— Mies Kate ;Jerson Spent a few days visiting in Atwood eeent ty.—Mrs. George Hudson and children have returned from visiting relatives in and near Atwohd.—Mr. George Hudson, formerly foreman in he flax mill, and who haslof late been working in the interests of the Glean ere, a benevolent society, in Dliehigarnspent last week with his family bere.—Mr. and Mrs. Alexa der Forrest, of Morris, liost a little bey b scarlet fever last week; The illumine is rather prevalent just now.1 Mr, Joseph Rbblt and other members of the fam. ily are down with it.—Mr. George Case- more's sale of farm stock and implements on inesday of lase weak was largely attended and good prices were the rule. Mr. dim- mer° has rented his farm to Mr. Wolfe, of Grey, and intends to live in his village house, at the station. ---The school enter- tainment is coming along nicelyeleaslea are trying to gek, an innings now.—Miss Jessie Grey hi ill.—Miss Jemirna Jamieson, of Fordsvich, iis visiting her sister, Mini R. G. Casemore. ins Jamieson has just re- turned from Now York, where slid was visitiu her sister, Mise Alary Jan -Action, a clever urae.--Mrs. John King has return- ed from a visit to her mother, Mrs.Schoales, of Kin urn.—Mr. el orge McDonald attend- ed th Masonib oy ter supper, at. Johns' restaurant, Wingham. on Thuraday evening last.—n the picture f the Ontario College of Pha macy football team, in last Satur- day's Globe, we notice McKenzie Meatier; of our village, who is c ptain of the teem.— (II scalded her foot badly several week ago Mrs. Davi Moffeao the eastern boundary, and ail still nable to be out, Lumley. Ladies' $19 Black Astrachan Capes re- . , dueed to 116. Ladies' *IT Black Astrachan Capes reduced 113. Ladies'115 Mirk Aetrachen fur Canes P reduced to $1Ci.50. Fur collars, fur capennes,air ruffs, all reduced 50 per tent. during stock-tikft - sale now en at Stoned's Big Oash Otero, Exeter. 1077-2. ROXES,—On Wednesday evening last, tit. friends of the Elimville Bpworth League conducted the service at the Bethany ap- - pointment. The 'programnie oonsisted short papers from a number of the rnens- bine, on the subject of missions in China, followed by an excellent paper on the topie of the evening, "Send Me." Vocal and instrumental music was also furnished by * number of the members. The pastor, Rev. W. J. Waddell, gave a abort addre.ss, after which the meeting was closed, every one having enjoyed a very interesting and profitable eerviee.—On Tuesday afternoon, Mr. George Bell hada sawing bee, &Bowed in the evening by a gathering of the young people of the neighborhood, who spent a very enjoyable time.—Mr. -john Cole has taken the contract of heeling milk to the Winchelsea Butter factory, on the Sth and 9th concessions of Usborne, and Mr. Peter Whitlock the route on the 6th and 7th con- cessions, while Mr. George Kerslake gathers along the boundary.—Miss Mary MeLagan, of Logan, is visiting friends in Ueborne.— Miss Maty Cann has returned home from -visiting her sister, Mrs. V. Miller, of Bers vie,—Mr. L. Elba, of Hampton, hu rctular- ed home, after spending some time visiting his sister, Mrs, Thomas Cann.—Mrs. Cann him gone an a trip to Hampton, where she will spend some time visiting friends.— Miss Pybuss, of Chiselhurat, visited friends in this insanity last week.—Mr. R. Denison, of Seaforth, is vieitivg relatives in this neighborhood. Soots OF SOOTLAND CON-CERT.—Tile , SODS of Scotland concert, in Wingliam, on Tau - day evening of last week, was attended by ce. large number from this neighborhood. The programme was a happy one and as !Alert as a dream. Every number vette en- edhed. We never no,diced better ordler at an entert in ent, T ere were no awful ii young me n boys- who generally stand at the back o he halt and who tie, to • imagine they are giving ae very amusing • second fiddle entertainment. That night every one was anxious to hear every word. The Highland and other dancing and Piper McDonald's playing on the bag pipes, Were ' exceedinglyenjoyable. The Scotch, much as they cling to the traditions of their fathers, are etting the good old Highland dancing and the stirring bag pipe meek "fade awayand gr dually die." Of course we mean in hie diet iet. As the Sane of Scotland, however, j intend tie' make their entertainment an annual affair, these old accompliehrnents inay pick up a bit. Miss ary Wald am thug the old scoteh gongs very sweetly and withouti any "put " on " airs, Mr. Jamcs Fax was very popular; as he always i . Wingham hall has hardly been as full since he was there before. L'ke King David, of lured, in the Irish- man's description, Mr. Fuca" although he weighs but nine stun two, he's full e' (Bell - mint, and like King David also "he's nitr- ite sin' quick an' spry upon his pine' ,But itis such nice, de don; clever divilinint 111 humorous sele tions are irresistable, while his serio-comio ongs, as a magazine writer said a few years ago "contain ' the pill of worth, sugar coated with fut." . Mr. Fax's work regutree observation And 1 Constance. THE N -Ely SOITOOL HOUSE.—The treatces of the Constance school, having decided to erect ad commodious new school building in this village during the coming season, they will receive tenders for the work until Thursday, February 15th. The building will have all modern improvements, and wheneompleted will be a credit to the eee- Lion and a comfort to the teachers .dpupila. CM -MOM NOTES. —At the Howarth League on Sunday evening leen Mrs. Campbell presented the topic "Rejecting Christ." Sunday evening next will be the monthly roll call and conseeration mervice The topic, "Seek First the Kingcloni of God," prepared by Mies Mabel Steele, will be read by Miss Tena MacGregor. Sunday morning, athalf-paet ten o'clock, the quarterly ser- vice meeting will be held in this church. Sunday echoed will be held at NOTES. —Mrs. McCully, of this place, has been ea/led- to Strathroy, owing to her miens, Minus Wein-being seriously hurt in a runaway accident. —Robert Armstrong nentzyteined a number of friende last Wed- ea ,evening.—Last • Sunday Rev. Mr. CohPland preached a missionary sermon and appointed inissionary colleetors'but, owing' to it being stormy, there WAS net as large a congregation as usual.—Mr. J. Wheatley had a sucatiesful sale Monday last, and good. prices were realized. —Mr. and Mrs. Win. Gardiner, of South. ern Manitoba, formerly of Feritttailars have been visiting in Oromarty. Fare hall beim' ther num lect whi in t vain ed Boo by Ilene Rev and lush strin Alth hall ' Wrh ing ni Lehi) sthrn wise tuni atter very taine pup held Mrs. visit Wfli and 1 tiro 6 heels Mrs. erioni new, mem neve Wesi yea tion. Beho are e diffei year 18 10 the 1 come tions than suece Maul and niade Mr. home year cane G. ter etr ewe nice -the for t Nov Trad from. t th Fu. Aide * two W. hope the eau aw i0OLIV bus Sa • at t took wor eirel lativ and hone wee 10 faile eisa con the road and Mil and fro gina men sele /6 give sent and mes pup says tint th WAS Tha A e