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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1901-02-01, Page 1e5, 1001. - AT -7• -trigtreeres s when t ito sell, n time to biv in e urns y4u eee ji • marked Price; oure them qiiiekly. we offerrepresent to need right awey, fr give yeti high grade tie, if not for less, merchant in the au withoe t corning, ✓ spare cash to seel t go for yon, 'on snob' offerin Furs Furs baciets Gapes ostrunes rereoats ereoats Suits &Wear, te, F oription of, the differ - a prich list had eak-es htle difference, xamine the goods be to s4 what our theo we a k you to with any o her goods that yout1i be sa:tia- ui the handh of well - I special, eature in , little ho e sewing, ear in Se- forth and - women app eciate our tp garments as we do. if buying pOrly made Lking them yourself, rk was cHeapest—it Oest. ,N014 you run I no skipped sewing, l all are good, gener- Gowns Covers Drawe S, mbcr th re is one rk this store puts itit wee have r ever been ! later eei you'll not meats to OhDOEle from. this busy atore. TA tods 9. atest Cash- isto ded with his parents. Weetmineter, vvas a - r,t A}berti to egein 4tterul the dtitute, to prepare for surnmea—allr. Saw ern ile last Sabbath—The William Plewes will is agaia oonfiaed to who ha: been in • Aikenheatl for some this week to take a good, faithful farm was in London last - other busiuess. 1 IISTE R. 'ry 2nd, at I p. rn, on ilackereinith4 ia ;Si Stock and Iraple- rt, proprietler ; Those Sruary fi-th, 1901, at 1 and 17, south boun- cek and in pigments. tor; E. Bolisenberry, itary 2ad, 1901, at 1 diurou Ttpad, Tuck - et of Seaforela farm s. George Stewart, rown, auctioneer, rmers.' i4stitute. Farrx,ore I Attila', fax • hir.dr4f urtjecte. :Fobruarv Uti, Bluevate, rirtry 13th; lton, Feb- Iloubi Mehillop, tay 1:%9 ar d 7:39, p. • artend the e meetings in the didLtI.ii0n0 on ti10 1.y 'oaken T. *DIRGE 11( 01), scene 172 HURON Eler_•tion eisesosaa, to- (ien,•go Melr.e.tan, a cert. .nouse of Commune, (!.her.- 1900: Printing, mi poroonal expenses, Alti.' O'CONNELL, iZeturniriv (flaloof. E4, . 172b-1 issolution. it the pa,rtnenthip hereto- rldereigru.1 as " Butchers' wa -of Seafortii, in the 4 day be clissolveci by ',Its due, to the late firm lof January ahd may be S•:aforth. G. M. CISNEY W. G. Ri RR rk,1,, A. U. 1)O1. 11 7 • Alq7,060, .1 VAG. fizz.- r TEfIRTY-FIRST YEAR. WHOLB NUMBER, 1,729. SEAFORTII, FRIT) Y, FEBR ET ARY 11., 1901. MeLEAN BROS., Publishers. $1 a Year in Advance. FL)TyRITY WILL BE HELD ON TWO DAYS' Friday, February 1st, and Monday, February 4th, Instead of Saturday, February 2nd, as adverltised., orwo -oleo.AAAAAmovvvrooroor4AAA This change is owing to the fad t that the -Go ernor- General has proclaimed Saturdayas Neinorial Da this being the day that the Queen will be buried. The small boy is 1:1 o longer condemned to wear t le cut. down clothing of the older brother; it does not pay till labor, we sell cheaper, and it is well. People no longer bi y the cloth and take it home to be made up, ; it is done bett r here and clreaper by us, and it is well. Time was when a suit would, wear until it wa moss grown --the price of the suit was high. Now a __suit wears from one to two years, and is respectable at the end f the term; and the'price of the same is about a quarter of the old time price, and it is well, The good old fashioned days of a year's and two years' credit havefor the most part, passed.. People who are wise pay the cash, and. it is well. Merchants like ourselves who pay the cash fo: their goods, save fr6131 five percent. to ten, per centon the goods they buy, and for that reason they are able to sell so much lower in price, and it is Wen. . Instead of 'hanging on for your price for odds and ends of goods, v -ire believe in making certain pricesthat will induce people to buy these artieleS on certain days We call these days Futurity Sale days; and it is well. The conditions of selling on these days are that all goods kare.sold for the cash—no goods allowed out on approval. If tbe sizes of the goods are not right Or the fit a little out, we, will exchange the same. Every day bring S better values: than the past days, and it is well. We never found that there was ever a disappointed' cus. tomer on one of these days. _ It is well with' the ba. er, it will be well with you should you attend then on either Fri- day next or Monday next, as the case may -be Ready-to-wear Suits at about Half Price. No, 1—A quantity of suits, double breasted coals, regular price- $ price $6. No, 2—A number of worsted and serge su!ts, double, breasted c :iizcs, regular $12 and $11, futurity sale price $7. No, 3—Pile of alt -wool tweed suits, singlebreasted cbat—gray, f green brown Efhades—all sizes, sale price $4. - No. 4-4 large pile of men's and youths' suits .all co ors and all regular price $10, futurity price $6. • No. 5 --Men's suits, fieest goods to bo'had, the regular price of w $12 to $15 ; :your choice sale day $8, . No. 6—Twenty-five men'sfrieze ulsters, size 40 to 46 regular pri e $10, futurity sale price $4.75. - No. 7—Onehundred frieze ulbters, all colors and all rices,: regul4r price from $7.50 to $1.2, futurity sale price $5 15. 1 No. 8—One-hundred and fifteen men's and young rae s Swiss ove black, blue and brown, with or without collar—regular $10 to $12, uturity sale price $6.50. No. 9—Men's odd coats and Vests at, futurity sale price, one-half. No. 10—Boys' and men's pea jackets and reefets, large storm collar; regu- 1;11. puce $5.50 and $5, futurity sale price $2,90 and $2.60. No. 11—Largie piles of boys' three-piece suits, regular price $5 to $6, futurity sale price $3. No. 12—Boys' two-piece suits, coats buttoning up to the throat these suits Will be cleared on futurity sale day at one-half. No. 13—Men's tweed pants, heavy wool, regular price $2 to $2,25, futurity sale priee 0, , sale ate, all wn and styles, hich. is No. 14—Men's fine worsted black and grey stripe, regular $3 to $t, fuCur- ity sale price $2. . No, 15—Boys' school pants and large futmity sale day 25e. No. 16—Boys' pants, made of futurity sale price 55e. range,. our own make, ail sizes, heavy tweed, heavily lined, regular 75c t(i' No. 17-0ne ladies' black Astrachan jack° size 38 bust, regular price - S -25, sale day price. $12. No: 18—Three black Astrachan jackets 4' 36 40 bust, rdgular $130, sale day price $21.50. No. 19—Five black Astriehan jackets, SiZ. 34 to 42, regular $45, 4ale day priee $32.50. - Y. 20 --Other jackets 25 per cent, discoint off regular prices. No. 21—Five'men's fur coats, the regularice of which was $15 to $18, 4a1,(. day price $10.75. - 4. No. 22—Ten calf coats, ligular price $19 to $25, futuritysale prxce $15 ahd No, 23—Alt coon coats, Ohl are of the very best- quality,. will nge in Prli'e for the day onlY—futurity sale Trice $28, $34, $37.50, No. 24 ----Odd lines of underwear—ties, sox, braces, 'shirts; collars ifrtitts, at eletiring priees. • Wr200 Cords of Wood wanted in Trade. ÷÷4-1-444+++++++—+- • Groig & Maodollal Clothiers and Furnishers On the Wrong Side of the Street, - STRONG BLOCK, SEAFOR 11 COUNTY COUN CIL. The county counci met in the court house, 4oderioh, on Tuesday of last week. After he appointment of r. P. gum as warden, And the passing of a esolution of condolence to the royal flamily, s reported leet week, he eouncil adjohr ed ' until Wednesday morning. STANDING COMMITTEES, 1. EXECUTIVE—M mu. Hays, Cannolly, Kerr, Patterson and Lemont. 2, Semen—Mee re, Hays, Connolly, Kerr, Patterson and Lamont, 3. FiNeN0E—Mess es Bowman, Torrance, MeLean, Spackrnen ud Miller. 4. EDUCATION.— risers. Bowman, Ter- ence, MeLean, Spa° man and Miller. 5. ROAD AND RR' 00E —Mews. Chambers, oechaorust, Cantelon, : ioks and Ferguson. TY PROPE TY—Messrs. Chambers, eock hart, Cantelon, 1: icks and Ferguson. 7. EQUAIZATION— 11 the council. — 8. WARDEN'S COM ITTEE—Messre. Chem- ers, Torrance, Patt non and MCLEAN. 9. House ov R M0E—Messrs. Hays, ounolly and Kerr. The following applied for appointment as ounty auditors, Messrs. P. W. Scott, J. T. Arils, Wm. Campbell, F. Hess, H. W. .d1, G. W. Holeritin, Cantelon, McIntosh, . O. Morrison: : Messrs. Boyd, Cameron and Tigert lied for appointment on the county imiard f examiners. ;Sent to education commit,- ee. The application of Robert Deachman, of Howiek, to be appointed county pupil at the agricultural college, was referred to the excl. cativo commietee. REXORT. Jailor Griffin repo ted that at present there are ten persons onfinod in the jail, all males,—five charged vith vagrancy ; three with larceny; one with insanity, and one for &tumult. He asked th t the council take in- t their most serious consideration, at the esent session, the rection of a suitable elling at tho jail. A letter was reeeiv d from J. Ross Rob. tson, asking for a g ant for the hospital o sick children; Toro to, A request for a rant was received fr m the Prisoners' Aid S. ciety. The Huron Poultry Association es ed fora grant, and Mr. D. French, man- e er of the Hous f) of efuge, applied for an in 'Tease of salary. Al sent to the iexecu, tive committee. A number of aecoun s were received and referred to the finance ommittee. A memorial was rece ved from the county council ot Dufferin in he grant ;to jurors ; one from the county of Norfolk, asking an amendment to the act respecting hawkers an1 peddlers; one ftorn the county of Vic- ki ia, relating to courtsand juries, and also ab ing certain amendments to the school act ; one asking an amendment to the muni- cipal not, respectiog statute labor. Referred to special committee, - Moved by Ala Miller seconded by Mr, Krr, that the usual grant of $300 be made to 1 agricultural ruse horticultural societies ho ding fairs in the county. during 1901. Set to exec:Wive committee., oved by Mr. Bowman, s eonded by Mr. Connolly, that Jelin Torrance and , Wm. ne be auditor8. of criminal justice ao. co nts.—Carried. TREASURER'S REPORT, reasurer Holmes gave the following et tement of the receipts ancl expenditures dUring the year : Receipts, county rate, 935,867 63 ; registry office, $2,718 04 ; !ic- emen 91,385 ; other items, making a total of $66,473.41. Expenditures, administration of justice, '97,621 52 ; jail, $2,218.95 ; schools, 911,743 44; municipal government, 3)949 ; county property, $1,004.88 ; roads and bridges, $5,'753 63 ; industrial home, - '4,006,51 ; together with sundry expendit- tures, Making a total of $53,927.88. Sent to finance ooMmittee. HOUSE DF REFUGE IN'SPECTOR. Wm. Coats, inepeetor of the House of Refuge, recommended that at lease two more cows be' purchased ; that a dry eareh closet, for the use of the female inmates, similar to that used- by the men, be built, and that a close board fence be built . in the rear of thehouse dividinV the, yard ueed by the men from that used 1y the women ; that in the event of no addi ion being hunt to the house, senile provision for storingfuel and vegetables be made. T tal number of inmates admitted since ope mg of house, 198 ; number of inmates on et. of January, 1900, 82 ; number admitted uring the year, 18 ; number of deaths durin the year, 12 ; number absconded during th year, 2; num. ber diecharged, 6 ; number of inmates in houee let January, 1901,.0; males, 53 ; females, 27; numbereadmitt d during year 1900 from rural municipaliti a : Townships —Morris, 1 ; Tuckeremith, 1 ; Turnberry, .1; McKillop, 2 ; Usborne, 2 ; Hulletb, 2; Howickel ; East Wawanosh 1. ' Tosane and villages—teederioh, 2; Clint n, 1 ; Seaforth, 1 ; Itliceter, 1 ; Bruesele, 1 Wingham 1. Cause of paupirism—Old ag , 10; sickness, 1 ; injury, 2 ; weakness of i tellect, 1 ; pay- ing patient, 1 blindness, 1 •intemperance, 2. NationalitY of inmates dmitted during 1900 : England, 8; Scotian', 5 ;Ireland, 5; Canadian, 2. Total expendi ure, $5,387.71; deducted expenditures onapital account, $120.32; amount expende fax support of inmates, $3,435.58 ; averag expense per in- mate per day, 11 oents ; maga weekly expense per inmate, 831 cien s. Sent to House of Refuge c mmittee. Several tenders for the oubty printing were Pent to tie exeoutive c mmittee. A MESSAGE FROM LO D MINTO. The followieg telegram as received by the warden : • OTTAWA, Jan ary 23, 1901, To Philip Holt, Esci„ Warden of Huron count I am directed ,by his E celleney to ac- knowledge • the receipt of our loyal and sympathetic message on beh If.of the county ot Huron, and to inlorm yo that it will be duly forwarded.: Signed, CAPTAIN GRAIL M, Governor Genera 's Secretary. Messrs. D. E. Munroe an J. D. Murdock waited on the touncil in ref ranee to refund of peddlers' license.—Refer ed to executive committee. Moved by Mr. T-orranoe, zeconded by Mr. Spackman, that the usual g ants be made to Farmers' Institutes for 190 .—Referred to exeoutive committee. Moved by Mr. -Spackma , seconded by Mr. Hicke that the usual gr nts be made to public libraries in the count, for1901.—Sent to.exeoutive committee. HOUSE OF REFUGE 1 RYSICIA Dr. Shaw, physician of Refuge, reported that at t year the house was so oyero cellars and corridors had sleeping 'apartments, alth very comfortable. At pr some eases that are in such that the basement, is the on so as not to -contaminate house. In Jacuary last a of Is. grippe etritek the any escaping, and atone ti the House of mes during the owded that the to be used for ugh ofteo not sent there are a bad condition y place for them he' rest of the severe epidemic amities, scarcely e 49 were down at' nose During t wee was exercised wit the result that dys ntery was esca era kiwi were perfo all the patients d war 8. There were thi h, one in a man The e were 12 death ave age age being 7 Sent to House of Moved by Mr. M Kerr, that the quest gag given in liceord 189, be refaered to Car ied. TUE °GUAM The following stet the Collegiate Instit ton and Seaforth. 8 AFORTH.—Aggr dent and non -reside 7341; cost of mainte ernineut grant, 9990. GtODERICH.—Aggn county pupils, 10, 91,169 ; gross expen ern one grant, $3,14 !ten nee, $14,828 77. LINTON. —Aggreg pui4ila, 19,741 ; cost of ,thaintena ern ent grant, 9978. ' nt to executive e summer extra vigil- ith the water supply, the intuit epidemic of ed. Several minor op- med durithe year, l ing excell ntly after - two fractures of the f 30 and t e other 89. during t a year, the years. efuge oom ittee. iller, Se0011 ed by Mr. on of raising the mort-- noe with b slaw No. 3, xeoutive o nunittee.— kTE INSTITU ments wer tee et Go gate atten a 10,858 ; ance, 95,91 19. gate atte 36 ; total iture, $18,2 87; net te atte unty pup ee, $5,12 ommitted. ES, read from erioh, Clin- anoe, resi- county 11,- 8.76; gov- dance of attendance, 8.81 ; gav- ot of main - dance of )8, 9,528 ; ,74 ; 40 010 ENVELOPES • BLON c AND zQUAR BOUGHT AT A AR GAIN If you want a sna ) in Envelopes Come Soon. AL a.. WI 1 ER, EAFORTIL 41111.11Mmum...... ten request was sent to mittee. An applicetion of Mr. county auditor, waif re the table. , COUNTY AU YITORS. . The electiOn of count auditors was pro- ceeded withOn the fi steba1.1ot,'Holman received 9 vptes,'Hese 3, Cairns 2,Carrick 1, Munro 2 Se tt 1 Morrison 0, McIntosh 6, bn4 Ir. Holman elect d. pbell got 7 vot MeIntorsh 6, Clintelon 2 As no one had e• ceived a mai' rity of the otes cast, anot er ballot was taken, and resulted as follow : Campbell 10,' McIntosh L. The warden e- clared Mr. Campbell elected. Moved by Mr. Connolly, seconded by r. Cantelon, that Henry Z).1 insteel be appoi t• ed trustee of Clinton Co legiate Institute.— Carried. i • Moved by Mr. Have seconded by r. :McLean, thee John J. D rwin be appoin cd 'trustee of Seaforth Coll giate Institute.— Carried. Moved by Mr. Cha bars, seconded y Mr. Lockhart, that Ir. J rdan be appointed trustee of Goderich Col egiate Institute.— : Carried. EDUCATION CO. MITTEE. The education committee reported e- garding the names submitted to the co mittee for county examin1ers, J. H. Camer n, Brussels; J. H. Tigert, Dungannon, and S. 3, A, Boyd,Exeterethat a ter careful enqui y they believed the partneri named prope ly qualified for the position. The reports of Inspectors Robb and Tom were examined and passed, and recomniended that they be printed in the minutes' omitting the visite to the several schools in r each inspectorate. At the present time, th education depa e- mcee at Toronto furni h only one copy lof the school act to the eecretary of ea h school section, reoomme ded that -the Gov- ernment be memoralized to the effect th t in future four copies b furnished, one her eaoh of the three trustee. , and one copy to be left in the school. The report was adopte . he execetive coM- R. A. Cerrick, for eived and laid on gov- Cantelon 2, Bali 1, Cam INSPECTO t'S R.EPORT. he reports of soh ol inspecto a Robb and o were read : •INSPECTOR R BB'S REP RT. T ere are 88 board of public school rue- ees in East Huron, e ploying 1)3 teachers, 2 ilea, and 71 females, a decrease of 76 iji&1 teachers during he year. ho average s la y paid teachers i $322 80, n inCrease f $..70 over 1899, uckersmi h pays its ale teachers an aver go salary Of $421 67 ; ull tt comes next, p ying 93481.50. Teem; e 8 Normal trained teachers, Seim holding p of esional first 31a -s certificates, 69 sec - o de and 50 thirds. ilor the firet time, in 1 '99, the public ashore! loving xamination pre s were read in Toronto, and cense q en ly the fee had to be raiee from one d Ila to two. The fo lowing ishe number. o ea didates who wro e and pa tied at the diffe ent centres : Co tre, Wr te. as inton 57 P3e8ed. lyth 26 18 ingham 58 32 eaforth 71 34 ruesels 50 26 roxeter 33 21 ordwieh 12 9 -- 307 177 Th 573, t o r in Go a d ro m at a n w a in giracieit a ou ili ✓ o uI ion rk ars Du BO on the i N . rip a rieh, arid form sei rare etect scot i bri Wa soho year. and The 591. tea° ere employed, at $366 for males, and $2 folio ing is the numb and eased the entran leavi g examinations • enrolled attend nee for 1)00 was 6,• sing a decrees of 142. Excellent omed brick echo Is have b enerected rie and Fordwio , at a cos` of 91,500 2,500, respective y. A ver fine one d brick !school w s erected t Kinburn, ; ost of about 91500. Th e or four , heels will bo ere Led duri the com- ae. There were 8 student lin attend - t the model .scho de, The ilovernment to continuation class echo is for 1900 ted to $470. T is, along ith a sim- unty grant, ma.e up to 9940. The continuation soh oh are d ing as good as the weaker h gh echoes ri did some ago. INSPECTDR T M'S REPOT ' ew union f parts of They are . 4, God.- nd Goole- awanosh, ray. The will ne- additional teachers eels were in school 1,600, and p. 3, West , Several ;during the 93,762 96, 49,174 37. was 940,- 79 'female an average salary of r8 for fern les. The ir of those who wrote e and pti lie school ing the year 1'O0, five sections were fo med out electorate of Web Huron. , Hullett and G derioh, d Hullett, No. 11, Hallett o. 11, Hallett nd East o. 17, Stephen a d Mcfall tion of these soh ol sectioii ate the builolin of Mere 1 houses. Durin 1900, I employed. Two fine new s d in 1900, a ate e' buildin n No. 7, Ashfiel ,costing k house in sohoo . section anosh, at a cost of 91,3 Is were very muc improve The Governme t grant wa he amount of se ool taxes, otal amount paid in salaries 2. There were 51 rnale an Muni Ash Colb God Hay Stan Step Limb W. V E. Bay 1 Hen God Entrance. !panty. Wrote. P.FC1. eld 33 • 0 rne 16 9 rich T'p. 31 15 17 9 ey 28 18 en - 22 0 rne 21 14 awanosh 14 9 awanosh 11 6 eld 8 all 10 rioh town 45 3 • So 3 Wr 2 271 17 1' In 1900 the board of wreath mod 1 school issued 4 oertificat Se.t to education o mmittee. COUNTY COMMIS IONER'S RE CRT. Mr, Ainsley, cou ty tromme loner, re. por d that he had dvertised f r tenders for he 'construction f the Mitch 11 bridge, ''hi h he submitted o the cone Mee. At thei Decemher meet ng, the Pea le county cou oil did not take any tuition regarding he rooting of a bri ge on the boundary inc between Howiek and Walla e. It be - ng county bridge, he had no tenders to pub it, hut had rece'ved a letter from the °lees of Perth count stating the the mat- ter wonld be cons dered at th January meting.1 With regar to the peti on, asking to ave a bridge ereo ed over th ux Sauble riv r, between the °unties of : uron and eldeinbtou, he had vis'ted the pre osed -site, and was of the opini n that the °Wieners were a little premat re, in that they had not yet e passable ro d to the Ip ace men- tioned. In the ev nt of a bri ge being erected lin this locali y, he was Of the opin- ion that! it should b erected re ile and a quarter further up t e stream, so hat three counties) Huron,- Mi dleeex and Lembton, should contribute th ir share in it ereotion. He had not exam' ed the etre m at the boundary of Middles.x, but was, informed that thee were no grater difficalties there than atthe place me tioned in th petition. The ameunt of orde s issued 4u ing 1900, was 95,1189.66 ; since last meeting 925.05. Sent to the road a • d bridge co mittee. Move by Mr. Loc hart, 'wort ed by Mr. Cantelo , that the oounty pl erty com- mittee, end as many embers o the coun- cil as wilds, visit the House of efuge on Thureda afternoon, t the ex e se of the county. Carried. ! Account of oountyl clerk for onduoting oounty election, was • eferred to he finance ' committee, I Col. &moo addres ed the cou oil in refer- ences to rant to 33rd egitnent, d a writ - Public ol Leaving. to Passel 20 2 5 6 8 • 8 3 1 1 3 4 0 -- 77 era of the - The warden declared Oa the nesiaballot MANOR COM 11TTEE. The finance committe payment ot a number of matter of the request of legiate Inetitute for a commended that the sam The report was adopt° COUNTY/ PRO The county property that they had examined t everything in good order inmates to agree with t They recommended tha trees be planted and the by the prisoners, the war procure the trees. They area rooms in the cou them clean and well kep ited the House of Refug found everything in ver the inmates apparentl certainly well, oared for. an extention to the Ho commended that no a present. In the matter ' jailor's house, reoommen be taken. They found t different properties eatief Moved by Mr, Hays, Chambers, that the ohm the jailor's house be str residence be built, the c 92,200.—Loet The report was then a recommended t accounts. In t the Goderich C- ilitary grant,. r be not made. 'ERTY. ommittee repot e jail and fou and the number e jailor's repor 1 - some evergre n rounds levelled off en and jailor examined the di t house and farad . They had vis - and premises and good order, and • contented a d In the matter f se of Refuge, r tion be taken t f the erection of a ed that no acti n e insurance on t e seeto°orYnded by M e in reference o ok out and that a et not to exaee opted. EXEOUTPVX COMMITTEE. The executive oommitItee recommended that a grant of 810 be made to the Sic Children's Hospital ; that copies of t e Muniaipal World be proe red for the me leers of the council ; tha a grant of $10 e made to the Prisoners' Ail Society;.that a increase in salary of 92 be made Mr. an Mrs. French; that a gmax4t of 925 be ma e the Poultry Association; that the lulu 1 grant of 925 be made to ach of the Agr cultural and HortienituifaI Societies., I the matter of a rebate in eddlare' Hummel o Messrs. Munro and Mur ook, they reoo mended that no aotio be taken. I reference to the application of Robe t Deaohman to be appointed county pupil t the Agricultural College, !recommended th t be be appointed when a vacancy ooeur They recommended that l a grant of $25 le made to each of the F rmers' Institute and that a grant of $60 be made to nu plement the pay of the v lunteers while camp. With reference td the release of the mortgage of 915,000, ,kiven by count treasurer Holmes as sec rity, thee. recon mended that it be reles ed upon the trea urer furnishing aecurityj in the form f guarantee company bon s to the amount 4f $15,000. The county pr nting was let the Goderioti Star, it eing. the lowes After examination of the statements fro the different Collegiate! Institetes, t e amounts to be paid ate: SeefOrth, 92 223 13; Clinton, 92,033,45; Goderieh, $1 800. Moved by Mr. Bowman, seconded by M Hicks'that the clause in referenoe to th grant to the volunteers be struak Out. Th motion was lost on the vdte of the warde The report was then adopted. ROAD AND BRIDGE tCOMMITTEE. The road and bridge commietee reported that they had examined the tenders for th Mitchell bridge, and recornmended that th tender of F. Gutteridge for the,abutmen and that of the Hamilton Bridge Compan for the iniperstruoture, be accepted. In th matter of this bridge over the Aux Saubl river, they reeommended hat the report of the county commissioner e accepted. The report Was edopte . • somAn eouniTeee. The special cominittee reported that the had examined into the niatter of entranc and public school leaving fees, referred fro the December session airad could not se how they could be reduceld. In tie matt r of the memorials re the a olition of statu labor and the good roa1s queation, rem) - inended that no lotion be taken. WhiIe they heartily approved cif the proposal tjo better the highways, th y thought it nece 'airy for morn education i along 'these lin s before arly pronounced legislation, wiping out old customs, it paned. In regard to a commenication from the Ontario Beet Sugar Associetion, urging that the Government be asked to grant a bounty to aid in per- manentln establishing a sugar manufactory, the coin Mace considered it a subject of importance to agriculture and probably one that will be of great advantage to many people,' arid would advise the prosecution of the work. In referenoe to the memorial from Sim'coe county in the matter of amend- ing the liawkers' and peddlers' act, so as to -include those who sell from samples as well as from lthe wagon, recommended that the, warden land olerk sign and forward the memorial to the Legislature. In the matter of th epetition from Victoria county, urging 1 1 gielation toward the merging of the 1osjei °ogres, so as to facilitate business and cu lown expenses, recommended that the nan4 be forwarded to the Legislature. In the natter of the memorial to have public c loot leaving examinations given a permanent place in the public schools re- commended that the memorial be signed by the wa den and clerk and forwarded to the Ontaric Legislature. The rleport was adopted. OUSE OF REFUGE COMMITTEE. The Icluse of Refuge committee recom- monde that the matter of the purchase of cows aid the erection of a closet for the females atid a fence, be left over until the committee have an opportunity to look into the matter. The eport was adopted. ccBahlaTriskihoeeerhe,lerot 40 otion of membsrs of the board of ing, or ema ler, offices : offices in th county. Below will be found a similar sta ement of each of the unaccount- Beechwood June. revenue of each of the accounting post House f 4 efuge, 92,00; barn on industrial farm, 9 50 ; contents of barn, 9300. On moti n of Messrs. Kerr and Hicks the council adjourned until the first Tuesday in 000 ; ou e of Refuge 98,000 ; contents of examin re resulted in the election of Mears. Boyd and Tigert. services a the House of Refuge.—Carried. eurance orf he different county buildings: Coure hou e, $12,000; jail and cottage, 910,• Cantelon ;that the House of Refuge com- mittee b'el empowered to procure an organ to be used ii connection with the religioue Moved by Mr. Kerr, seconded by Mr. Poet Offi e. Revenue. Last reek we gave a statement of the The follOwing are the amounte of in- ! • rri he Post Offices. i i INSURANCE. 9,80.00 Ssa163agry. 50 Canetanice 5987.9329 11905291' . °08981 90 °DrrreclaarleY 110028.0%4 96 Dunlop 50 Egmon260.00 dvillo 24.95 110 40 Henfry0 FGoi erndfyacre1i 0 w Hills Green 146847341...7000080 28 0 20 28 34 Holmeseille 76 Jamestown ] 2100 000 70 100 Kingsbr'dge 44 112 96 Lakelet 64 Lanes 63 20 30 bury 115,74 50 ad Nirleter's Hill Po 1920964 52 .00 40 St. Aughstine 208 00 70 St. Columben 1160204 20 Saltford 4, 56 Sarepta 38 85.00 Staffa 11933.280 12 1 92 TSuhnThernehiteleRoad 45.00 24 Westfield 72 96 24 Winthrop , 13065 60 Table Poultry For England. ( ritten for TUE EXPOSITOR>) . The toninion Department of Agriculture gives thi fellowing information relating to the breeds of poultry whose chickens fatten most prnfitably. We are pleased to note the advaneeme,nt of chicken fattening in Canada, arid would advise all farmers in- tending to fatten their chickens, to raise the suitable beeeds recommended by Professor Robertson., Since the preferences in every market de- termine what sort of goods is most readily sold in that market, in catering for the high class poultry trade of England, the qualitiee sought for in the besb table poultry must be considered- Tbeee qualities are : Plump- nees of )rest, whiteness ef skin, fineness of grain, ern Ilness of bone and absence of offal. Breed ng stock, whose chickens fatten profitably and are suitable for the beet English 1 Markets, consist of fovvls of a square hope, with long, broad breast and straight keel. The wimp of large size and tho corns as small as possible. The birds must be Wive, healthy and vigorous ; the chicken should be hardy, mature early and fatten readily. Heavy -boned and heavy - logged oultry must be avoided. Wit regard to the breed of fowl to be made u of, the barred Plymouth Rock has fattene very satisfactorily at the Domin- ion Go rnment poultry fattening stations. At the ondville, Quebec station, Mr, Hill- house ttened a number of barred rock cockerel that when dressed and ready to pack hit the caees, weighed eight pounds each. orhe of these chickens were exhib- ited at 0 FatStock Show, in Guelph, On- tario, la t December, and were greatly ad- mired. Whilst they all had bright, yellow lege, th skin of each chicken was perfectly white. T,hit color of the skin is due to the feeding. Not one of the several thousand chicken shipped to England last year from the poul ey fattening stations had a yellow colored kin. Legs must not be dark or black i color. All other qualities being equal, yellow legged chicken brings the same pr co in Eastland as one having white legs. In br eding Rooks for table quality, select a male sird with short legs, and with a small, 1.w comb. The English poultryman, rememb r, buys the head and lege of the chicken, and pays lees per pound for chick- ens wit long, heavy legs and large combs. Do not evelop these useless qualities. Whit Wyandottes fatted well at the Whitby Ontario, fattening station. They are eup rior to the barred Rooks, in that they ha 6 less offal, that is, smaller combs and lig ter bone; they do not, however, fatten t es heavy birds. The chickens ma- ture qui kly, and are plump broilers at al- most an age. Throu !lout Canada, chicken fattening is developi g into an important branch of ag- rioultur The above breeds of poultry, barred poke and white Wyandotte, are recommended for tattening purposes by the Dominion Department of Agriculture. To .bow that they suit the high class English market, I quote the following letter from the dgenti of the Department of Agri- culture In London, England: "Chiekens were in good condition; the i i 1, Cases marked 'A' (Whitby) particularly good, as bright and sweet as poesibie, and in splendid condition, The dealers that hand- led these goods said they were as fine chick- ens as they ever handled, and Would only let their customers have one or two cases at a t me, as they would sell for best prices to pa ties that demanded the very best clays of goo e. They were prepared and peeked in the bait manner ; eases _the right size. These chi kens compare very favorably with the bee English fowls." Canada. The mortality among the hones in Montmorency county, Quebec, is due to typhoid fever, caused by drinking impure wa er. Sir John Carling, of London, one of the fewi surviving members of the old guard of pol ticians, is very ill and his recovery is d° lIr btfu.l. John Smith, M. P. P., has been unaumoue1y re nominated by the Liberals of eel as their candidate at the aext pro - vin ial elections. - According to the new directory of the ent of Toronto, which has just been issued, the present population of that zity is 237,- 877. In 1834 the population of Toronto was 9,234. —Peter Campbell McGregor. of Almonte, succeeds the late John Menzies as registrar of deeds for the north riding of the county of Lanark. The appointment was gazetted reg lation that all civic employees must live m t taaectiViriday L on Saturday. —Mr. George K. Starnes, city accountant of Montreal, committed allielde recently be cause the finance, committee had reduced his salary from 9900 to $600, and made a morning, while driving acro s the railway tracks about 3 miles wes of Burford, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Stro e. of Burford township, 1 were etruele by a special trope. MreStrone was instant- ly ki led, and Mrs. Strone seriously injured. The • orse was oleo killed. — s3te. Marie, Ontario, has doubled its opul don- in the last eighteen months. This grea advance is due ahnost entirely to the • evel ement of New Ontario. There is a ep endid future for that portion of the province. Its prosperity will add to the pros erity of all parte of the province. — he new King is Grand Master of the Free Mason Order in England. He has not only aken a great interest in the orphan home and other works of charity mustained by th order in Great Britain, but he has leant every aid in his power to extend the princ plea of the craft liVe.„ over 22 years' he h s held the Grand Master' e chair. red Truesdale, working in the Bath - burn imber limits, north' of Marmora, Ad- dingtpn county, while lopping branches off a failten tree fell a distance of ,ten feet, aligh ing on his chest on the upright handle of hi axe. Hie breast bone was badly frame red and several ribe torn from their faste ings. He was without medical treat, ment tor fifteen hours. — he big three story brick building of the E mom -Leal Fire Insurance Company, in Beth , Ontario, was destroyed by fire Sat- urda morning. The total less is about $35,OQO. The building was occupied by the insur no° 'company, Fennel .!4 Son, hard- ware merohants, several law firms and Grand River Lodge A, F. & A. M. occupied the third floor. — Miss Eva Booth, the well known com- missioner of the Salvation Army, is serious- ly ill in Montreal. It appease Miss Booth tocik suddenly ill with a chill on Saturday lase and a severe attack of bronchitis fol- lowed, and now her doctors fear pneumonia, and it ie abeolutely impossible for her to leave her bed. Meetings that were ar- ranged for in Mortreal and Toronto lesd to be postponed. — The will of the late Sir Frank Smith, of Toronto, shows that he leaves an estate vadu d at 91,279,564, the bulk of which is in stiooks and such securities, and real eatat in Toronto, London and Ingersoll, The tInost of the estate is left for the bene- fit of the children and grandchildren of the dece sed. He leaves one son and two da,ug tern An annual income of 94,000 is bequ athed to the son. The succession duti s which go to the province amount to 965,000. —'Phe trial of the protest entered gainst Mr. Alex. McNeil, M. P. dad for North Brae , commenced last iveek at Owen Sound and as adjourned until the 4t1h, of Febru- ary, then to meet at Southampton. Mr. McNeil, it will be remembered, was de- clare elected by a majority of =le. At the trial this one vote was wiped out, and there is n w a tie. If the case remains at this, Mr. McNeil will likely retain his `seat, as the eating vote should be given by the retu ning officer and the court deplores that there is now no returning officer, that offici 1. functions having ceased when he f ent 'n his returns. aith Fenton, writing from Dawson City to the Toronto Globe, under date of January 18th, saye "The past week gave us t e coldest weather yet recorded in the Yuk n. Yesterday's official record was 68i degt es below zere. The average temperatur for the peat eight days was 59. A dens white mita enwrapped the town. - Pneumonia complicated with -typhoid, is very prevalent and very fatal lhe death rate r for December and January ernes high, A frim of rabies has appeared a ong the dogs here. Animals bitten -develsep Jump - tome of madness and attack otheridogs and menl Stringent measures are enforced by the authorities. The disease is traceable to one or two doge. Mining and businees are at standstill until the weather moder- ates A" terrible accident occurred near Bow- - ma ville on Sunday afternoon, resulting in the loes of three lives, and bringing sorrow rntol two homes. Mr. Herbert Hallett, of Wl4tby, accompanied by his two eonsins, Mises Helen and Amelia Knight, of Bow- manville, had been calling on their uncle, Mr, James Knight, and family at the lake, and when returning in a covered buggy, were struck by the Grand Trunk Railway flyer, which passes through there in the -afternoon, Mr. T. Fitzgerald, who was at the crossing, which is just east of the station, saw that they were not going to have time to get across the track and motioned them to stop, but it was too late. The buggy was fairly on the tree& when the train struck it, killing all instantly, the horse escaping with the shafts, One of the Wier; were earried half way to the station, and the other two were carried in on the coWeatiiher, all being badly cat np. Mrs. Kinght,lhe mother of thingirls, is a widow, and they were the principal support of the fam ly. The following appointment. losve been ma4o for the county of Perth : Mr. J. DiC SOU, of Elms, warden; W. Davidson., °ler ; 0, Hamilton, treasurer; Dr, Duns - mor , jail surgeon ; James Torrance), auditor of q arterly accounts ; MePherson & David- son, ,county solicitors; Malcohn iMeBeth and Junes Jones-, county auditors; high school trustee, J. E, Carson, Listowel, and F. A. Campbell, Mitchell.