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SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, Feb. 9th, 1900
The War.
There is absolutely nothing of impoitance
from official or reliable sources to report
frern the seat of war in South Africa during
the past, week. The columns of stuff which
appear day after day in the daily papers is
simply surmiaings and apeculatione, which
havo nothing more reliable to rest upon
than the imaginings a the Writers. So far
as is known, no movement has been made
in any quarter since Buller's troops retreat-
ed cross the Tugela rivee, after their fail.
ure to hold Spion Kop. The last official
anuouncement from the War Office was a
deseate'n from General Robert; which
said : "No claenge in the situation."
A report has been current for several
days to the effect that, Buller's forces have
again crossed the Tugela river, and are
fighting their way to the relief of Lady-
smith. Although this report has not re-
ceieed official confirmation, the persistency
wita which it is urged by unofficial aourees
km'.s one to believe that there may be
something
A warm discussion took place in the -Brit-
ish Parliament on war matters, and a 'reach
lution, censuring the Governnaent, was
voted down by an immense majority.
The Dominion Parliament.
The Dominion Parliament opened at Ot-
tawa on Thursday of last week. At the
close of the formal opening proceedings, the
House adjourned until Monday, to premit
of the papers connected with the sending of
the troops to South Africa, which had been
asked for, being laid before the House. On
Monday, after the speeches of the mover
and seconder of the address in reply. to the 1
speech from the Throne, Sir Charles Trip-
per delivered a vigorouit three holm' speech
in which he spored the Government for
their alleged tardiness 1111am/1ing the troops,
and announced his intention of moving an
amendment, befere the &emulsion closed, in
favor of Canada bearing the whole expense
of the Canadian South African regiments.
He was replied to most effectively and con-
vincingly in an hours' speech by Sir Wilfrid
Laurier. On Tuesday Hon. Mr. 'Foster
epoke for three hours, taking in a wide
range of subjecte. He was replied to in an
hour's speech by Sir Richard Cartwright,
who made one of his best efforts. It was
expected the Opposition would continue the
diecussion, but, instead, they called for a
divieion, but no divieion was taken, and the
resolution wee passed without opposition,
Sir Charles Tupper's promised amendment
failing to materialise. The conduct of the
Government ineonnection with the Trans-!
va,a,I affair has thus been unanimously ap
proved of by Parliament,
The Foolishness of War.
The apirit of true loyalty to the Mother
Country now being displayed by the people
of Canada, is creditable alike to their beads
and hearts- It is always poseible, however,
to overdo even a very good thing. There
rpm to be &disposition in some quarters to
overdo this loyalty eentiment. 1t would
not Le well if a sentiment in itself altogether
noble should be converted into a spirit that
is igeoble. Leyalty is all right ; jingoism is
all wrong. Carrying out, this spirit of jin-
goism, or fele loyalty, we notice that SOMC
papers are advocating the eztablishment of
per-nacent army for this country. It is
seriously proposed to establish and maintain
a large and thoroughly equipped military
force. The reasons urged why this should
he dole are, that we may not onfy be in a
positian to defend our own shores, 'but also
to rer der assietanoe t
o Britain in any further
wars she may h appen to be engaged in. We
rnay here express the hope that when Brit-
ain gets through with the war in which she
is now eneaged, she will have as long a rest
as she enjoyed before she entered upon this
etruggle. Should this prove to be the ease,
as it Ilely will, she will not require any as-
sistanee from us. Britain has never been an
aggreesive potier ; zior has she ever engaged
In agg•essive warfare. She has always been
prompt to maintain her own rights, and to
defend her own territory. In all such de-
fensive warfare she has a right to expect
and -should receive the support and active
assietance of her Colonies, It is just subh a
war that she is now engaged in, and judging
ihter future from her past, this is the only
kind, of war she could he induced to under-
take. For such assistance, therefore, as we
may l required to give her, a standing '
artnY i not necessary. But, aside from I,
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th'iS, we do hope that the Canadian authori-
ties will not be dre,goened into carrying out,
I or attempting to carry out, the advice of
those who adveeate the establishment here
1 of a permanent staeding army. A worse
, calamity could not befall our people. While
it'might be wise to leep a small, well; dis-
t441101 force, imeh ars the Mounted Police
and :the Volutiteersnot for foreign ser-
f
vice, but simply as a police force to maintain
internal peace—more? than this would be
a danger : to the stete. The present con-
dition in the South Afrioan Transvaal is an
example of what we mean. They have an
army in equipment equal to that of Great
Britain. It has cost them millions of dol-
lars. What will it bring them? Destruo.
tiori, desolation and death. Had the money
which they have invested in equipping their
army been invested in improving their
country and advancing the commercial, in-
dustrial and moral well being of the people,
what immense good it would have done.
tut invested as it hal been, it can not fail
to secure their destruCtion, Had the Boers
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not resorted to war, Lacy would unqueetimf-
abl, have gained more by peaceable means
than they can possibly expect to obtain in
the way they are attempting. Had they
MB e a peaceable settktment with Great
Bri ain, which they cOuld easily have done,
the could have Maintained their independ-
sue and gone 1 on prospering as they had
never prospered before. They have, hew-
evee, invested their sabetance in munitions
of war ; being thus equipped they have en-
gaged in a !Struggle which, even should it
resultsuccessfully for them, will not ensure
them more than they might have obtained
by peaceful negotiations, and the destruc-
tion of valuable,propetty, and the slaugh ter
of tbousands of their people, will leave them
so crippled that it will take -generationsle-
forei, oven under the most favorable circum-
stances, they can be inI as good a position as
they were before the lever commenced. As
it has been with them, so it might be with
us. If we have not the means to enable us
to do more than simply defend ourselves,
theie is iaot much danger of usbeeorning in-
volved in foolish and dangerous enterprises
suei as ' the Boer w y. We will have to
male a peaceable settlement, and even
tho gh we lose in the beginning, we will be
largely gainers in the end. There is not
much excuse or war now -a -days between
fully civilized people, and more particularly
if the material is not ready at hand to jus-
tify as in being the aggressors. If it is, the
danger always is that the excuse will be
found. It is a very difficult thing to keep a
standing army unemployed. It might be
found so even in Canada. At any rate, it is
wisc.om to go slowly in these matters -
Peace and good will with our neighbors
will not be encouraged by the existence of a
continual menace in the shape of a standing
arm . Besides this, is the unquestionable
inju y which it would result in to our own
peo le by inoculating in them a spirit, of
mili azyism which is evil, only evil, and
that. continually. As It is with individuals,
so it is with nations. The trained pugulist
is much more apt to get into a scrimmage
with his fellows thanthe man who has yet
to take his first lesson in the so-called
" n ble art of self-deftmse."
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County Councils and Local Roads.
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We notice by the minutes of the Huron
cou ty council that the Geod Roads Associ.
atioi of Ontario submitted the following
ques ions to the council :
"re you in favor of legislation empower-
ing ()unties to bonus leading roads through
the �ounty ?" "Are you in favor of legis-
lation granting aid to counties that assume
'public roads ' ineproportion to the cost of
construction and maintenance of the same ?"
We presume that ' the same questions
have been submitted to all the councils in
the Province, but we have not yet learned
the response that has been given. The
Huron council, howeyer, instructed their
cler1 to ansWer both questions in the
nega ive. In this; we believe the council
waserfeetly right. We are sorry, how.
ever,
13 that the opinion of t ,
he council was
not sked on another question, viz
you in favor of the county; assuming the
maintenance of leading toads within the
bounds of the county." This is, in reality,
a much rnore important question than either
of the others. The Huron c unty council,
in its boundary line apropriaItion, does now
bonus leading roads iwithi the county.
But this ie a peactise which ight very well
be abandoned. It is, simpl , _taking the
money out of one pocket, and lacing it into
another, as the local municip aims invari-
ably add the grant to their gular funds,
and the boundary lines do not as a rule, re-
ceive any more attention on ecoent of the
grant than they would if no rant had been
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given. But, entire maintenance of the town
lines and other leading roads, is quite a
different question. We do net know how
the Huron council would answer the ques-
tion. We hardly hope that they would
give an affirmative reply. Connty councils,
as a rule, are inclined td be conservative in
their views, and are slaw to sanction innov-
ations of any kind, eppecially if the pro-
posed change is likely to increase their own
work and responsibility. They are, too
frequently, inclined to get along as easily
and with as little effort as possible. It re-
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quired twenty yearsagitation to bring the
Huteon county council to that point of civil_
ization to induce it to establish a House of
Refuge in which the indigent of the county
could lbe humanely oarel for, The councils
of other countiess have ben equally obdurate,
although most of them f%re now falling into
line. It. is almost certain that the good
work would not have progressed nearly so
rapidly as it has, but foe the encouragemeet
given to the movement by the Ontario Gov-
ernment. The Huron House of Refuge has
not been in operation over five years and it
is already filled to over -flawing, and there is
not a county councillor,1- and perhaps not
five ratepaveis in the panty, who would
now vote to do away wit h it if they could
At the time the Legislature undertook to
remodel the county councils and reduce the
number of members, there' was scarcely a
county coencillor who was not bitterly op-
posed to the innovation, and many of the
people were influenced by their opposition
and advocacy to appoint it also. Now,
after three years experience, every person
THE HURON EXPOSITOR
admits that the champ, wits for the beat. ,As
ib has been with these reforms so would it
be with the Management of the leading
highway. Although county councils may
be opposed to assume the responsibility of
maintaining them and removing. their con-
trol from the looal munieipalities, it would
not be wise for the legislators 4 the •Pro.,
vine° to aesume that this oppositlion is an
infallible guide to the will of the people. It
might be well for them to take he eniti-
ative as they did in the other eases, and
the improvement would be so manifest•that
the public would soon mine to appreciate
it and would oomrnend the change. We
have already Pointed out in theee columns,
some of the benefits which would result from
this change. If these advantages would'
effect a saving in the money and energy of
the people, and it the same tithe increase
their comfort, as they most unquestionably
would, the people would sustain the Legis-
lature in making the ohange. It would,
therefore, not be wise for the Legislature to
wait until they haVe all the county courils
in line. • Let- them pass be law, and, by
way of encouragement to its acceptances
offer a small bonus or grant to assist in pur-
chasing improved road machinery, whin:put
which good roads -can not be made, and it
would not be many years until all the coun-
cils fall into line, and we will have, roads
vihich will be a pleature and a pride to the
people,and a credit to the Province.
A Commendable Move.
At the recent meeting of the county coun-
cil a resolution was passed to memoralize
the Ontario Legislature to so amend the
municipal act that municipal councilors
will be eleoted for a term of two years, the
said elections to be held at the eame time
and place rx, the elections for county coun-
cilors. We presume that this motion means
that the elections only will be held at the
same time as the elections for the county
councils, but it will still be necessary - to
have the nominations in the respect ive
municipalities as now. We are doubtful' if
it would be satisfadtory to have the local
nominations at the places where the county
council nominations arei held, these •ow
necessarily being held at a central poin in
the district, which is ' coMposed of tw or
three municipalities.owever, this s a
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minor point, and does n t affect the ain
proposition. The proposition is a good • ne
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and cannot be adopted too soon by the
Legislature. It would have a benefi ia 1
effect in many ways. TI- e term of ser ,ice
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for municipal councils is now entirely too
short. Too frequent ohenges in the in m-
berahip of any elective body is not desire le.
The present system is eonducive of too
many changes in the persenel of the cou cil.
Anew matt taking office has scarcely tim to
139come accustomed to i..;e work and ur-
rotindings when he has to appeal for ree ec-
tion. He has no assuranee that he will be
re-elected, even if he is willing' to st: d
Consequently he is not eble to carry out
plane for municipal works which he ay
have laid out. In this ,way, often, wirk
commenced by one set of councillors is c rn-
pleted by an entirely diffeeent set. As i is
seldom that twomen will 'carry out the s me
work in precisely the seine way, each flee
adoPts his own system, and the result too
frequently is that the work is botched, nd
the municipality is the lorr. Besides t is,
many of the best men do not care to subi it
to the trouble and disagreeables inciden to
an election every yearoind as a conseque cos
,
they refuse to take any part in munici al
affairs. This objection would be minimi ed
by the proposition of the county coon il.
There are many other dvantages wheh
might be enumerated, butIthese will sug st
themselves to all who have had experie ce
in municipal affairs, Indeed, we beli ve
the term might be extended to three ye re
with advantage, or eyen to four years, al-
lowing one-half to be re-elected every t '�
years. However, the proposition goes as
far, perhaps, as the public would be will ng
to venture at one step. It would add in-
creased permanency to the municipal bo • lee
and that is what is required. We hope he
Legislature will take the matter up at he
approaching session and give us the legi la -
tion desired. It would, certainly, be lar e-
ly in the publio interests, and the cou ty
council have done well in directing attent on
to the necessity for the change.
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Editorial Notes and Comment .
Two of the three Manitoba Cabinet fern-
isters have been re-elected by acelamati n•
The third, Mr. Davidson, who was no -a
member of the Legislature when appoint d
to the Government, has not yet got a seat
Hugh John Macdonald, Manitoba's fl:W
Premier, is making the atmosphere v ry
chilley for certain Manitoba Governin nt
officials. The axe is being used unsparing y,
He evidently goes on the principal that to
the victors belong the spoils. At any r
he has already dismissed several officio,
and has filled their positions with partiza s
of ilia own, and the end is not yet.
The speech delivered by Sir Charl
Tupper in the House Of Commons on Mo
day took three hours in delivery ; Sir Wilfr d
Laurier's reply was made in one hour. Ho
Joseph Chamberlain, in his great speech n
the Imperial Parliament, the same day, n
which he defended himself and his Gover
ment in references to their South Afric n
policy and their conduct of the war, occ
pied just fifty-five minutes in its deliver
Measured by wind Sir Charles is °onside
ably the greater man of the three.
It is said there is nothing so sure as di
appointment in war and love. The sa e
may be said of politics. Mr. Edward Ma
tin, of Winnipeg, supposed he was a me
her of Parliament this time last week, an -
now he is out in the cold. • He was declare
elected for Winnipeg by the returnin
officer by a majority. of 49. A reeoun
of the ballots before a judge was held, an
the recount resulted in throwing Mr. Marti
out and electing bis opponent, the inde
pendent Labor candidate, by 18.
The directors of the War Eagle an
Golden Star gold mines, the leading minin
concerns 6f Rossland,1 British Columbi
have decided to suspend oporatione in
mines. The reasons given for the - suapen
&ion are that they ant chinery, and th
cannot be worked profi
ably th the
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consequently they mnst sruspend operations mak'
wiprtatl John
until new and improved machinery, now in
o urge of construction, is installed. This
also means, of course, the suspension -of
dividends to shareholders. The suspewdon
o operatiions in these concerns will have an
jurious effect upon Roseland mining.oper-
a ions. The suspension will remain in
f roe for six months, and perhaps longer.
owe. Gooderhain and Blacketock, of To
• nto, and other Ontario capitalists, have
1 rge interests in these properties.
The Toronto Evening Star, under ite new
management, and since its reconstruction,
is rapidly forging to the front as one of the
beat, neatest and most newsy of Canadian
journals. It is ably edited, neatly printed,
tastefully arranged, and in every way pleas-
ant to look at, as well as interesting to
read. Its new editor-inochief, Mr. J. E.
Atkinson, knows how to run a paper to
ake it readable and nice. He is a gradu-
a e of the Globo; has had a good training,
a d knows how to put it in ,praotice. The
Sar now has the celebrated cartoonist, Saln
Hunter, who did so much to bring the To-
✓ nto World into prominence. He is good.
- The Conservatives of /*lath Essex have
seleeted Mr. Solomon White as their candi-
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d te at the next Dominion elections. Mr.
hite is an old -stager in polities, and has
been the Conservative champion in many
litioal flights, and, like moet other politi-
ei tus, has had his ups and downs. What
'h s success will be in the higher arena to
w ich he has been chosen remains to be
seen. The Mail says: "Essex will be rep-
resented by two Conservative members in
the next Parlianient of Canada." But the
Mail is not always a very good authority on
stioh questions. Mr. Cowan, the present
representative of the constituency,is a hustl-
er in elections, and Sol. veill have to stride
out strong if he keeps within hailing dis-
tance of him. 1
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ihe Latest War News
Buller Fighting ii.s Way to
Ladysmith.
CANADIANS TO THE FRONT.
A special despatch from Mr. W. Rich
innd Smith, the war correspondent of the
Montreal Star, with the Royal Canadian
R giment says that the regiment has been.
ordered to the front, presiamably to Moilder
R ver. The regiment is to go first to Gras
Pan, half -way between Belmont and Mod -
d -r. A and 0 Companies, representing
B itish Columbia, Manitoba and New
Brunswick, remain behind for the present.
GENERAL ift:LLER's AnyANcE.
The Toronto Globe's special war service
has the following :
Spearman's Camp, February 7, 6 p. in.—
Gq•neral Buller commenced the advance for
the relief of Ladysmith on Monday. The
ti n. Three battalions advanced toward
al
n val guns opened at 7 in the morning, and
a eint attack was inade in front of our posi-
th Brakfontein range, with six batteries.
A 11 o'clock the Boers opened with learn-
er fire, and sentseveral shells among the
B itish infantry, who retired an hour later.
M anwhile a vigorous attack was made on
th extreme right, where the engineers ex-
.peditiouely constructed a posit ion. Several
pieces of British cannon, hidden among the
trees on Swartz's Kop, bombarded heavily.
The British infantry advanced "and the
Bders were entirely surprised. At 4 o'clock
a bigh hill, a continuation of the Brakfon-
tein, had been taken. The operations were
exhellently planned. 1
The bombardment of the Boer position
was resumed yesterday . morning. The
B ere worked a disappearing cannon from,
th high Doorm Kloof, range, on the righ
of the captured hill; but the BritishIshell
ex loded its magazine, and the gun was pu
ou of action until late in the day.
usketry fire was intermittent until tb
af ernoon, when the Been made a deter
mi ed effort to take the hill. British rein
.fo oements rushed up cheering ,• the Boer
w e repulsed and the British adv4nce
al ng, the ridge. -
Constan0e.
HE FARMERS' hisTiTniiE.—The Farmers
In titute meeting was held on Wedneeds
las , and despite the stormy weather,
lar.e number were in attendance both after
no n and evening. Quite a large number o
la ies attended in the eVening. The ad
dr nes were practical and l instructive, an
no doubt will do good. Quite a progra
wa rendered during the evening. Mr.
Jo n McGregor sang a gaelio song which
ca sed a great deal of merriment. Master
Er est Andrew also sang a ditty. Recite -
tic if were 41§Q ji,iYOD, 0 the Whole the
me ting was highly successfal.
HE FORESTERS.—The Foresters' entee-
tax ment passed off Friday! evening last, but
th evening proved very unfavorable, it be.
i:stormy and tthe roads' almost blocked
wh eh prevented many from attending.
Fo the same reason, some whb were to have
ta en part in the programme were unable
to ttend. However, no doubt those who
br ved the storm and attended, spent _e.
ve y enjoyable evening.
OTES. —Quite a number of invited guests
ass mbled at the residence of Mr. and Mrs.
Co clough, of this place, on Monday evening
las , the occasion being the ninth annivers-
ar of Mr. and Mrs„ Colclough's marriage.
All spent a very pleasant evening and dia.
per ed at a reasonable hour,. wishing Mr.
an Mrs. Colelough; many - more years of
ha py married life. ' It was ten years ago
her .—Miss Shaw, of Seafoitheis the guest
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Mb day night last s'rice the Kinburn hotel
an Mr. Stewart's store were burned down
of Miss McCully.4-Mi88e8 Jamieson, of
Br ssels, are visiting under the parental
roo at present,—Miss Hunter, of Elimville,
has returned home after visiting friends
her .—Mrs. John Bing has returned :here
aft r spending a few days in Bluevale.—Mr.
A. 'elates has so far eeovered that he was
sLatbionlr to come to the illage on Tuesday leeit.
was iss G. Farnham s the guest of Mrs.
nda,y, ut owing to the
.—Quatterly meeting
attend nce was not so
larg as usual.—Th Lea ue topic, next
Sun ay, "Things that endure," will be
our riend, Mr. Viet r Cook, and his snow
tak n by Mrs. John Mils.. -M188 Mary
Cop , Seaforth, spent Sun ay with Miss
Net ie Anderson. --We are i pleased to see
plo this stormy eather.—Mr. A. Mc-
Gre or is hauling wo d and grain to market
befo e leaving for t e great west.—While
Mr. W. Carter and Mr. Bruce Medd were
retu ning from the poultry show at Sea -
fort , last Friday even ing, one of Mr.
Med • 's horses fell on the bridge near Mr.
Cart r's. Fortunatelyno damage was done.
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say at presen
held here last 8
pail. This will hi the place to sugar off
boys.—Our dog -killer has the neighborhood
again.—Mr. Thomas Snowden is busily en-
gsged in training his driver, and with good
care and ca I training it may turn out to
be No. 1 on th track.
Hills Green.
ANNIVERSARY SERVICES—The anniver-
sary eervices in connection with Hills Green
Presbyterian church, will be held on iSab-
bath, February 18th, when the services will
be. conducted by Rev. Mr. Sewer", of Bruce'
field, at 11 a, m..and 7 p. m. The anniver-
eery tea meeting will be held on the follow-
- ing Monday evening, when tea will be
waived from 6 to 8 and addresses will be
given by'several clergymen. The choir of
Carmel Church, Hensall, will also discourse
sweet music. Titese anniversary proceed-
ings are always %cessions of interest and
those in charge thiii year are putting forth
every effort to make this the most success-
ful yet held.
NOTES.—Mr. McAllister, of the Parr line,
Hay; received a telegram on Thursday of
last week, saying that his son, William Mc-
Allister, had met with a serious accident
and was not expected to recover. He was
located near Marlette, Michigan, Ris
sister, Mrs. C. Forest, started immediately
for darlette, bat at the time of writing no
further word had been received from there.
—A daughter of Mr. Joseph Hudson, of
this place, underwent an operation for a
tumor in the London t hospital 'flirt week.
Her mother went down to be with her.
She stood the operation well and her phy-
sicians hold out good hopes for her complete
reeovery.—Mr. Thomas Consit, who was in
Dr. Gunn's hospital in Clinton last week,
had a growth of tumorous .nature removed
from the glands of his neck and is expected
home this week. His- many friends will
hope for his complete and speedy recovery.
—Later word has been received here from
Mrs. McAllister, from Alpena, Michigan,
whither she had gone to wait on her hus-
band, wh'ose injury is mentioned above.
Mr. McAllister was working in the lumber
woods when he met with the accident. He
is in the hospital • at Alpena, and at the
time Mrs. McAllister wrote there were no
hopes for his recovery.
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Bluexrale.
Learuite.--Rev. Frank G. Forster, pastor
of the Sumach street Presbyterian church,
Toronto, will deliver- a lecture in the For-
esters' hall, Thursday evening, February
15th, under the auspices of the Orange
lodge, subject to be "Ireland ; Its laughter
and bears." If the reverend gentleman's
lecture is as good as his subject, it will be
very interesting and enjoyable. A short
programme, by local talent, will be given
before the lecture, We know it does not
do to publish prices, but perhaps we might
mention that the admission is ve y low.
We hope rhere will be a good sized audi-
enseednoo
L ENTERTAINMENT. —The enter-
tainment by the pupils and some of the ex -
pupils of our school, will be given. in the
Foresters' hall on February Ifith, t e pro-
ceede of which will be used td b y new
maps and other things for the ss . Mr.
A. MeEwen, the principal, has the ffair in
charge, and it is going to be a go d one.
The children. have been taught o sing
choruses by :Miss Aggie Herbert, accom-
panist. Dialogyes and recitatiene galore,
with some sold; quartettes, and her pretty t
drills have also been prepared. On school
is away behind the times in the m tter of
appliances, a,nd whether the entert inment
appeals to them or not, everybody o ght to
come o it, so that, the children y have
the advantages which other schbols enjoy.
BRIBFS.—Mre. Hyslop, of Manito a, Vis-
ited at Mr. William Anderson's, on the
Bluevale road, last week.—Mr. L nn, of
New Denver, British Columbia, nd his
sister, Miss Lynn, of Wawano h, visited
Miss Kate Anderson, last Week.—Mr.
William Haney, of Toronto,, is etisiting his
parents in the village. Will is 'a conduct-
or on the street railway of the Queen city.
—Mr. Leonard Blain, of La Revere, Mani-
toba, visited his sister-in-law, Mrs. Bailey,
last week.—Communion service was held in
the Presbyterian church last Sabbath. Pre-
paratory service was held the previous Fri-
day. Rev. W. T. Hall, of Belgrave, preach-
ed. In the future, communion service will
be held three times a year instead of twice,
as formerly.—Mr. George McDonald atten-
ded the western cheese and buttermakers'
convention, at Ingersoll, last week.—Mr.
Milton Cosford, of Terme City, Iowa, vis-
ited last week, at Mr. Frank B. Scott's.—
Miss Nokes, of Wingham, visited Mrs.
Christina Brinker, last week. --The Robb
hardly, of Morris, several members of which
have been ill with scarlet fever and other
troubles, are recovering.—Aload or twO of
the Ladies' Aid Society in donnection with
the Methodist church, spent last Friday
evening with Mr. and Mrs. Bosman, Wing-
ham.—Dr. McLellan says "The air of
Canada does not seduce her sons to a life of
idleness, but sternly commands them id
life of action." The eemita.nd Witt a little
too stern last week, and the action neces-
sary to keep from freezing, a little too
violent. Some of Canade.'s. daughters had
to hop around pretty lively when hanging
clothes on the line, which work, in the bit-
ter cold winter weather, is a good deal like
going to the Klondike by the Edmonton
route.—Mr. E. McIntyre, Atwood, visited
Miss Kate Anderson last week.—Mr. Jelin
Collie, Grend Trunk agent at Alrne, was
married on Wedne-sday of least week, and he
and his bride are visiting his mother in the
village. Mr. Collie was station agent at
Bluevale for some time, but was transferred
to Alma last spring —Inspector Robh visit-
ed our school last Friday.—Mrs. Bence is
visiting her brother at Moorefield.—James
Grey, who was working near Listowel Iasi
year, is under the parental roof for a while.
—Miss Kate Anderson, who has been visit-
ing for some time with her relatives and
friends in thie vicinity and in Wingham,
returned to British Columbia this week,
accompanied by her father, Mr. Sannuel
Anderson, who intends to visit hie son,
William, at New Denver.—Robert, on of
Mrs. Balfour, of Turnberry, died on Satur-
day last, of inflammation of the bowels.
The Balfour family have the sympathy of
the community in the taking away df this
young man at the early age of 19 years.
Lakelet.
y weather, the
Drysdale.
Things are booming in the neighborhood
of 'D ysdale this year. Messrs. Harry Raw
and i'arnuel Cleave are raising their barns
and uilding stone walls under them.; Mr.
Char es Sreenen and Mr: .teffrey are build-
ing p eoes to their barns, eind Messrs. Tur-
ner aid David Dewar are building walls
unde their houses. -_-A number from this
viein ty spent Tuesday ev'ening et tho For.
restr' ball in Bayfield, and repoft having a
good ime.—The Misses Snowden are well
Pl with their .new °ream separator,
wit works satisfactorily, and would not be
with ut it now for double the coat.—Mr.
Westlake is almost ready for sugar-
, with his new evaporator and tin
NOTBS.—Mr.1)ulmage, of our burg, was
one of the parties who waited on the county
council, at their meeting in Goderich, with
a view of having the license of hawkers and
peddlers increased. The Jew will use some
etrong language now, that he has VI) pay
.50 license instead of $25.-h-Onr new shoe
aker and blacksmith are now living to -
ether. The blacksmith furnishe the
()use, and the shoe maker the wife to
ooking. This is economizing.—Eag
ood news from the British is the ma
f the crowd that congregates roun
tores each day as the mail arrives.
re, however, many in this vicinity
rin with delight at every reverse the
h meet,—Mr. Rose, an old shoe
o the
for
ority
the
here
who
Brit -
i , ker,
ho at one time worked here, had his hands
adly frozen while coming from Clifford,
e other day. The old gentleman, though
r bust, under -rated the severity of the
,
eather.—Mr. W. J. Sanders will sell his
stook and implements on the 13th inst.
Mr. H. Torrance, of Clifford, is the auction-
eer.—Three of the boys working in the mill
here struck forliflier wages the other day,
and, as Mr. Bro would not ae(Iniesee, the
boys got their dough and left. Their places
are being taken by others.—There were a
great many from here in attendance at the
entertainment at Orange Hall, last Monday
night, and they pronounced it good. -11r
Rennet Rattan intends renovating his barn
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•FEBRUARY 9. 1900
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Brisk business ore tes an enthusiasm that it is impos-
sible to describe in. the c lumns of THE Exeosuoa, and to
keep it up we have a few ,,pecial clearing lines for
FRIDAY A D SATURDAY,
THE 9th and lOth INST.
Five dozen Boys' S'''veaters, assorted colors,.re-
gular 50c, for ,25c each.
Fifty pairs ,Blankei,s,. regular $4.75, for • .48
A few ends of the anEgmond stock of tweeds
for 35c a yarct
DRESS GOODS.
There are three lint, s that we are going to pusih. this
Spring, and we hope no laidy will buy her spring dress until
she sees our stock. We believe we can show a range not
shown outside the cities.
CARPETS.
We are adding to Our stock a full range of Brussels -
tapestries—all wools, uni4ts anlhemp carpets, ----and this be-
ing a new departure we will make the prices such as -to com-
mand the attention of carpet b4ers.
LACE ounTAiNS.
_
If we can't show yfra better value in Lace Curtains
than you have been accustomed to see, then we don't want
to sell you.
per pair.
COME WITH THE CROWDS TO
B. B GUNN'Sg SEAFORTH
THREE STORES—No. I, Dry Goods, ladies' goods only.
No. 2, Clothing, men's goods only. No. 3, Gro-
cefies—specialties, canned goods, butter and_ teas
next summer. Mr. Abram, of Belmore, is
carpenter, and Mr. Douglas, of torrid, will
build the wall.—Mrs. Cornell and her
daughter, Miss Edna, left on Monday
morning for Michigan, whither the father
went some months ago to make a honie for
them: Before leaving here, they sold their
'furniture by public auction.—Mr. and Mel.
Myled Scott have moved to Springhank,
where they will manage Mr. Gregg's farm
for a term of five years. —There are now
two vacant houses in our hamlet. -e -The
loge and grain to be chopped continue to
pour in, and the burg is booming.
Grey.
LocAL Dois0S.—Mr, James Ireland in-
tends going to Calgary next month, with a
view of investigating the ranching business,.
and, if satisfied, will probably engage in it.
Mrs. Ireland will accompany him, and will
yjsit friends in Manitoba.—Mrs. Maeguire,
of Peterboro, who bas bmt.ii visiting her
father, Mr. S. Amite, of Ethel, and otlier
friende, has returned to her home, Five
sitters of the family were home at one time.
—Mr. D. A. Stewart, who formerly lived
in vicinity of Molesworth, but who has
been working a saw mill in Pinkerton for
some time, has had his hand permanently
injured by coming in contact with a circular
saw which he was working—Mr. A. Me -
Allister, having disposed of his property. in
Drayton, has decided not to remove to that
place, but will continue to reside in Ethel.—
Last week a pair of horses belonging to Mr.
Cole, of Ethel, drew to the saw mill, in that
Village, two loads, which for eize and
weight are worth mentioning. One load,
containing 1,865 feet of green soft elm, was
hauled from Wm. Brown's, 2nd conceseion
of Grey, to Mr. Cole'e mill yard, and the
other load measured 1,907 feet of green
pine, and was taken off the farm of Mr. Wal-
ker, on the 6th concession of Elma, to the
same place. The team weighs about 1,250
pounds each.—Mr. A. McDonald, of Cran-
lnook,aintends erecting a new brick resi-
dence in that village next sunnner. It will
be located on the corner adjoining his store,
and will cose about $1,500.—The following
have been installed officers of the Cranbrook
Foresters' lodge : Wm. McNair C. ;
Charles McQ.uarrie, V. C. R. ; Allan Cam-
eron, Chaplain ; Anthony McDonald, R. S.;
A. Reymann, F. S. ; John Forrest, treas-
urer, ; Allan Lamont, S. W. ; Wm. Gordon,
J. W. ; D. Steiss, J, B. ; D. MeQuarrie,
S. B. ; JT, A. McNaughton, physician;
James Cameron, C. D. ; Wm. Hoether, J.
P. C. R.—The annual report of the Ethel.
Bresbyterian church for last year shows the
receipts to have been $490 and the expendi-
tures $453, leaving a balance of $36 on hand.
The open collections amounted to $109. and
the subseriptions to $237. For Knox chiirch,
Cranbrook, the total receipts for the game
year amounted to -060.79 for all purposes.
The expenditures amounted to $791.97,there
being a nice balance of $68 in the treasury.
The pastor receives $500, and the precentor
$.35. Rev. D. B. McRae has been pester of
these two churches for upwards of twenty
years, and he wears well. He is a faithfol
minister, a good preacher and is reispeeted
and loved, not alone by his own people, but
by the people of the community generally,
among whom he has so long and so faithfully
and suctessfully labored.
Goderich.
THE ORGAN FACTORY BURNED,—What
night have proved a serious loss to the tOwn
occurred here on Saturday night, when the
factory of the Goderioh Organ Company
was discovered to be on fire. The watch-
man discovered the fire at 9 o'clock in ti,he
'finishing raw. He at once gave the al in
And turned on the factory fire hose.
town fire brigaee were eoniewhat slow in night.
getting on the ground, and then discovered
that they had not a ladder long enough to
reach the third story windows. Efforta
were made to confine the fiatnes to the up-
per flat of the new building, and in this the
firemen were successful, but not before the
roof and a portion of the tipper walls had
fallen in. The floors, which were almost
water tight, were flooded to a depth of six
inches, which prevented the fire from reach-
ing the lower floors. The finished stock in
the upper flat is a complete loss, and the
other floors, containing the action, case,
trimming and stock rooms were damaged by
water.' Fortunately the firemen were able
to lave the machine _and _ease rooms with
alight damage, and the manager stated that
they would commence work within a week,
as soon as tke loss can be adjusted. He es-
timates the loss at S25,000; partly covered
by insurance. Several foreign shipments
ready to be sent out this ,week are a total
lose, and the company is behind with
()Hers,
DEATH OF Mff, Ju SHE.e.—Aa old and
highly respected resident of this township,
in the person of Mr. John Shea, died at bit
residence in Beeehwood, on Thureday of
last week. Sir. Shea had been ill about
two weeks. He delighted in hunting, and
while thus engaged he treed a coon tame
distance from the ihouse. In order to get
the animal he had to chop down the tree,
which he did. This made him very warm
and in riding home afterwards be caught
cold, and suffered from a severe chill. He
was confined to hed and never recovered.
He was one of th., pioneer settlers of the
townahip and was a generous, Warta
howled, genial Irishman, and was a univer-
sal favorite with all who knew him. The
remains were interred in the Irishtown cern-
etery on Saturday. tire. Shea died several
years ago, and there are still surviving two
sons and four daughters.
Frt 1t1i ERS' INSTITUTE MEETING, — The
Farmers' Jnetitute meeting at Murdie's
school house, in this township, on Thurs-
day of last week, was fairly well attended,
despibe the very stormy and cold weather,
and was an interesting event. The atd
ten-
ance at the afternoon meeting, although
fair, was not as large as would have been
under more favorable circumstances. But
at the evening meeting the house was pack-
ed. ;The president, Mr. Thomas Strachan,
of Grey, presided at both meetings, and the
veteran secretary, Mr. George Hood of
Morris, was also present Addresses were
delivered in the afternoon by the delegates
sent out by the Agricultural Department,
Messrs. McNeil and Mason, the former
taking " Co-operation Among Farmers air
his siibject, and the latter " Root Crops and
Potatoes." Each address elicited a some-
what lengthy and interesting discussion, in
which many farmers present took part At
the evening meeting, in addition to the ad-
dresses of the above named gentlemen,
there was an excellent musical programme
provided. The address of welcome was de-
livered by Master Alexander Wright, a lad
14 years of age, and was a praiseworthy
effort. We will publish it next week. ' In-
strumental selections were well rendered by
Messrs. Hogg Brothers, and bliss Lizzie
H -
en erson gave several nice. suleations on
the organ. Miss Avery also Ming three
solos very well, while /dies Harden and
Mr. McDonald, of Mitchell, gave several
mouth organ selections. Mr. James Lock-
hart, reeve, gave &II excellent address on the
very practical subject of doing away with,
statute labor, of which he is etzongly in
faYor. On the whole, the entertainment
was most enjoyable, and at seemed to feel
woll repayed for coming out 011 50 sterna,
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