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SEAFORTI4, FRIDAY, Feb, 15th, 1901
South Huron Reformers.
• A convention of the Reformers of South
Huron, as constituted for Legislative pur-
poses, will be held at Hensall, on Tuesday,
March 5th, at 10 o'clock, a. in,, for the pur-
pose of selecting a candidate to contest, the
constituency at the next election. • Th e
representation of delegates will be on the
following basis : For the first fifty voters
in the munieipainey, three delegates; and
one delegate for eaoh fifty voters thereafter,
with one additional delegate if the fraction
exceeds twenty-five. Meetings for the
eelection of delegates will be held in each of
the polling sub -divisions in the several'
municipalities on the Friday evening pre-
ceding -the convention, viz, Friday evening,
March lat. It is hoped that the chairman
of each municipality will attend promptly
to this matter, and see that these polling 1
sub -division meetings are held, so that there !
will be a full representiation of delegates
from each division in the riding. We would
desire to inipress on our Reform friends in
the riding, the very great importance of this
• convention. We believe that there is a very
•general determination among the Liberals
that this fine old traditional Liberal riding
shall be redeemed at the nein, election,
and the first step towards this desirable
end is to have a full and thoroughly repre-
• sentative convention, ao that the candidate
selected will have the entire confidence and
support of the whole party. If we can
secure this we can win at the next election,
Without this we niust once more esaffer the
mortification of defeat.
The War.
There has little change taken place in
the situation in South Africa during the
past month. All the Canadian contingents
have returned, with the e ception of the
Stratheopa Horse, who are n w on their way
home. A few individual qanadians have
remained behiad and have abated in th e
Baden-Powell pollee force a d other Imper-
ial regiments. Fighting, in a more or less
spirited manner, is still prec eding. Dewet,
Botha and Steyn, with heir irregular
forces, are still as active as e er, and occas-
ionally attack the British fo can and, when
faced, run away. They ar4 ago- doing a
address the boards of trade throughout the
Dominion expressing the hope that they
will urge n the Government that the mat-
ter be, if possible, considered during the
next sessi n of Perliament."
The trade between this country and the
mother country has increased very rapidly
within recient years, and it would be a pity
if the lack of a suitable and fair insolyeney
law shoull be a barrier in the way of a etill
further irewth. Several attempts at legis•
lation in this direction have been mad et by
Rucceedimi Parliaments, but as yet no re-
sults have acorued. What the difficulties
a:re, which are in the. way, we do not know,
unless it.be that a law which would be sait.
able in one Province could not be made
adaptable to the businees in other provinces.
However, it is reasonable to suppose that
the concentrated wisdom of Parliament
should bel sufficient to frame a law that
would be acceptable to all. . A really seli-
ous effort shoud be made at any rate, and we
hope before the close of the present sesaion
such a law will be passed. ,
• The Parliaments.
Our legialators at Toronto or Ottawa have
not as yet got settled down to real, earnest
work. At Ottawa, the speaker was 'select-
ed and a resolution of condolence. on account
of the death of Her Majesty and congratu-
lating the new King on hie ascension to the
throne of Great JBritain, was passed., Sir
Wilfrid Laurier made 'a lengthy and elo.
quent speeoh in moving the resolution. It
was seconded by the new leader of the Op-
position, in a brief but net and well
worded -addrees, The Speech from the
Throne, or setaihnal programme, was de-
livered by the Governor General. It was
decidedly more notable for what it did not
contain than for what it did. If it is to be
taken as indicating the legislation of the
the session, it will be one of the most
barren of all sessions, but it would not be
safe to judge ef what is to ceme by what is
promised. The reply was moved on Mon:
day by Mr, Hugh Guthrie, of South Wel-
lington, who defeated Mr. Klopfer at the
last election. Mr. Guthrie hi orie of the
youngest members of the Hoese, but is an
able speaker, and did himself All justice on
this °coulee, Just, twenty-fopr years ago,
Mr. Donald Guthrie, fatherof the present
member, moved the address when he repre-
sented the same constituency in Parliament.
The address was seconded, by a - young
French-Canadien. Mr, Borden - made a
short and rather weak reply, and the debate ,
was closed by Sir Wilfrid and the addresa
was pruned without further discussion,'
The estimates of the expenditure for the
current year have been submitted to the
House, and Dr. McDonald, of East Huron,
was unanimously elected deputy Speaker.
This is about the extent of the business so
far. •
In the Ootario Lngielature the addrea in
eply to the Speech from, the Throne, ae the
eliverance of the Lieutenant Governor at
he opening of the session is called, was
oved by Mr. Rridgland, of Muskoka, and
econded by Mr. Breithaupt, of . North
aterloo, both of whom made- good
peeches. A brief and exceedingly tame
ply from the leader of the Opposition,
llowed by an eloquent panygerio by the
remier on the virtues ‘c -if the lite Queen
d the lore the country' he sustained
rough her death, dosed the qebate. It
was the tamest that has ever taken place on
a similar occasion in the Legislature and it
is little wonder the Legislature was ad-
journed for four days, until Thesday, to
permit the leader of the Opposition and his
lieutenants to den their war ;paint and
feathers, so they oan make riroceedings
sufficiently lively to be moderately interest-
ing. The House met again on Ttlesday and
the first order of business was th4 presenta-
tion of resolutions of condolenon with Hie
Majesty the King, on the death of the late
Queen, and also of congratulation upon his
accession to the throne of hie iancestors.
The resolutions wore moved in d very able
and eloquent address by the Premier and
were seconded in an equally able, although
less eloquent address, by Mr. Whitney, the
leader of the Opposition. This has been the
main business of public interest during the
week so far, but the general routine Which
always takes up El. good deal of time at the
mmencement of ' every session, has been
tty well got through with, and the
gielature will be ready to settle down to
nest business next week. Judging from
sent appearances, the session will not be
ngthy ono and may not be exoiting.
rn
• re
good deal of damage in tearing up railways, fo
destroying mines, cutting t legraph lines, p
burning buildings and other Eni1ar depre- an
dations. The Boers have ale invaded Cape th
Colony, but do not seem to hava-clone much
harm there yet. It was feared that there
would be a raising of the ape Dutch to
• help the Boers, but this clang r seems to be
• about over, as they appear d reposed to re-
main in least neutral. The British troops
seem to be prinoipally engaged in protecting
the railways and other mean of oommuni-
o4ion, protecting •peaceab e towns from
Boer raiders and in midi] an occasional
attack upon Boer laagers wh rover they are
found. While tibia policy in be calculated
to wear out the Boers, and ill, no doubt,
ultimately do so, there is te rible deetru
tion of property and gener 1 devastation
going on. This, however, unavoidable,
and may be charged wholly to Dewet and
hie associates. It is now qui evident that
a very large number of the • ost preminent
and intelligent Boers are sic and tired of
the strife arid destruction oing on, and
have made up their minds to ace pt the
situation and are doing their est to
oessation of hostilities, but thus f
efforta hame been unavailin to i
Dewet and his associates, w 10 see
mined to keep up the futile truggle until
the bitter end, and it would a em as if peace
is j an impossibility until ths fom nter of
strife is captured or killed, an this by no
means a*probability of the ear future, as
while he is flitting from place to pla e with
considerable boldness, it is im ossibl to get
within gun shot of him. Ine et's 'rother,
a gentleman who was promi ent in Trans-
vaal political circles belore the w r, is a
strong advocate for peace, and has is ued an
eloquent appeal to his brother and n ose as.
Iodated with him to lay do n the r arms
and cense hoatilities in the interests f their
common country, as he consii era the strug-
gle utterly hopeless, while it a terribly de.
structive both to life and p veiny', and of
Um future prosperity of the people. This,
like other appeals of a like ature, has, so
far, -fallen on deaf ears,pend t e wily Boar
leader is as active and a -Wnd tive
In the meantime the Britis war
ment is continually adding resh
to the forces in South Af ica, _rE
those who retire or are killed r dna
diaeaae. When the end will come,
seems to have any idea.
ecure a
0)
r their
pre
fluence
Le
deter -
ear
pre
a le
The Insolvency
It has been kuown for a lo
the Insolvency laws of this
been in a very unsatisfactory
that one general law should h
the whole Dominionnneteael o
province having its own law
efiern very imperfect. The m
cently engaged the attention
aw.
g ti
oountr
onditi
ena,o
as no
and
tter
of th
ever,
depart-
aterial
placing
led by
no one
a that
have
n, and
ed for
, each
some of
ail re-
Cann -
diem Trade Seetion of the Len Ion, Inngland,
he f
Chamber of Commerce, and
reaolution was passed :
" That this Section is a
Anglo. Canadian Trade has
fered from the abaence of a D
ruptcy Law, and urges most
the Chamber ahould make repr
the Dominion Government wit
Iegialation en thia subject, and
Mewing
twine cl that
ateria Iy suf-
minim Bank-
trongly that
sentations to
h a view to
sho ul d also
iBeei SUgar.
Several neWspatiers, as well as innivid-
uals, are endeavoring to work up a boom in
favor of beet sugar and the growing tn this
Province of Augar beets. The Tolerate
-World has this to say about it:
"The farmers of Ontario have become
the beet sugar question.
f beet sugar factories is
alined every 'county
rovince. Nothing in a
avorably impreased the
farmer as the prospects of .this industry.
The World is particularly pleased to notice
the lively interest that is now everywhere
manifested in the 'proposal that Canada
should manufacture its own sugar. It is
going on ten years since we firat advocated
beet sugar factories- in
are naturally not -a lit -
hat the public and the
t have at last grasped
o building up of such an
try." -
e that the farmers are
as some other people. -
of. • men who are mob
on the Ontario Govern -
m the Provincial tines;
industry, and Premier
tention to introduce to
the Legislature a bill dealinegyaith the ub-
esent session. SSh&t
ill take we, of cou
ave no doubt, however,
• with due caution and
ment Which may be
• oes of the Province will
it the money will not he
pocksts of speculators
ead of being expended
induatry.
ar beets is not a new
ntry. We do not know
to any great extent in
s been tried to some
deeply interested i
The establishment
being discussed i
throughout the
long time has so
the establishment o
this country, and w
tle pleased to. see
Ontario Governme
the significance of t
iudustry in this con
We are not eh su
so deeply intereate
Several deputations
farmers have weiite
rnent [inking aid fr
ury to encourage th
Ross signified his i
• jeot during the p
shape this measure
do not know., We
that it.will be frame
that any wecoura.g
-offered from the fina
be so sefeguar ed th
I
wasted or go i to th
and adventurets, ins
for the benefit of the
The growing of su
enterprise in this co
-
that it has bee tried
this Province, It h
THE HITION
extent in :the neighimring Pcovinee of Que-
.
bac, and if we lare orrectly informed, it has
not proven v4y. tiefactory 'or, profitable
there. Of course, f we could grow on our
farms all,the tiger we can Lire instead of
importinnnti from ether countries, it would
be a very nice thing, that is if we can grow
it -cheaper than we can impcit it. If we can
• not do se, or if lave cnn gross other products
to s eh better advantage that it will pay us'
to ,ontinue dding so and importing our
Bug r as iive are nos doing, then there is not
mii4i use.in wi6tin public money in bols-
teritg up an Unprofitable cdustry simply
theit we. inay hey° the credit of providing for
onegelves an irriportant article of consump-
tion. instead of pu chasing it from others.
The enterprise can ot certainly he a very
premising:one,' r el e private eapieal would
take it up, irrespectiye of publie aide lb
haa been tried vrry xtensively in.Germany
for years, and is said by the advocates in
this oountry, to have proven very successful
there, and yet notwithstanding this fact it
is still very heavily aubaidizad by the state.
It bite -also been tried in several. Staten of
the neighboring , republic and there too-, it
has been heavily subsidized from public
funds and is still linable to stand lone.
What the eeperielpee Might be in this Pro.
vinee, it is impos'sible to say. It Might be -
advisable for thS Government to give some
encouragementto-- induce private enterprise
to take hold of :t and try the experiment,
,but we must bonfess we' do not look upon
the enterprise with th e degree of hope and
enthusiasm displayed by our contempory
frorn whom we quote above. It is possible
to buy gold too del ar0, and judging from
the experience of othera we might purchase
the privilege of raising our own sugar at too
high a rate. It would be well, at any 'rat e,
to go cautiously, and not to build too heav-
ily on prospects of euccess. We should not
be surpriend if there is something behind
this sudden boom which is ae yetnot viibIe
to the naked eye.
UnfairCr ticism.
It has been.said that ia1f a truth is the
,
meanest kind :of a li . here is a good deal
of truth in this aii-e. em lified by the remarks
of the Toronto Mail on the pulp wood con-
cessions given by the Ontario Government to
:
certain companies. , In discussing this sub
jeot the Mail eay: 11 ,
" What the Prernier jput forward as his
reason was this—that t was in the ipublic
interest to develop Our ulpwood reseurces.
They wield conharie useless to us,' he said,
until he turned them to account, This was
obviousemough to be a truism, but as an ex-
t tracts of Crown
ad secured hie favor
Ir. Whitney pointed
ry to plunder the
its in order to pro-
f pulp in Canada.
already well estab-
been engaged in it
over, gone through
' without any spoils
of spruce lands."
ing to consider whether
co -cessions is the pro-
ot. But what we
to is the‘tone of the
mon reading them
ets would naturally
ment had donated
mmense tracts of
, whereas the facts_
nd or one stick of
ed " to these coin.
lemma did do, and
the Legislature,
and exhaustive die-
cuse for bestowing gre
timber on peraone Who
it Was irrelevant. As
out, it was not fleeces
people of theie timber li
mote the thmanufact re
i
We had at industry
lished here. Mills iiad
for yeare, and had, Mor
the 'experimental riage
in the shape of big lice
We are not now g
the granting of thee
per comae to pummel. or
want to direct attention
Mail's remark., A y
ti
who does not know the f
conolude that the Geyer
to certain I companies
valuable pulp wood iand
are that not a 'foot bf 1
timber has been " on
parties. What the 'Gov
what was sanctioned b
after long conaidereTon
oussion, was to grant to certain companies
the exclueive :right of cutting pulp wood
timber on certain lands, providing they
erected specified bu ldin a for the purposes
of pulp manufactu 13, e ployed a certain
number of hands a d e mplied With other
specified cond'tions, the:e companies to pay
the same prieej for t e t mber they cut and
used as the G vele] pent charged other. par-
ties who purchlased imil r timber from Gov-
ernment lands. All the Government ga ve,
in any instance, was sr ply the RIGHT • TO
CUT AND USE the t mber. The reason the
t
-companies desired his privilege was, tha t
they would heve g arante that they
would have, convenient o thei mills, after
they were constructed, s &den material to
keep them in operation f ir a 'es tain period.
This is the true statement of t e case, and
our readers win readily admit that it is a
very different ',condition of affann to that
which the Mail seeks to , onvey in the above
quotation. Bet if the ail ha given the
proper version of ;:the tr nsacti n, it would
not have had anythi g a out w ich it could
find fault.
Editorial Note a
There is likely soon to
cies in the Senate. Se
of Milton, Onterio, i de
tan, of Montreal, is i a
,
Mr. Borden, the n w C
at Ottawa, is 1%11111 c usi
W. Borden, Minister of
and a member cif the Lau
a brother of thS Conserve
accountant in , the mil
Politica do not Heem ru
the Borden family.
I —
The North Bruce Pornnjorj e
'been declared void b th electi
and Mr. Alex. iIoNe I, ho wa
elected by a msijority of one, wil
atop down and out. Mr.
cy f
the
'ons
t ru
tha
to
d O4nnnents.
e two fnore vaoan-
ator IoKindsay,
d and e enator Al-
ying c ndieion.
nserva
to H
ilitia a
ier C
ive lea
tia D
n very
eented this conetitue
yearn and was one of
ary nembers on the
is said that he vi1l n
in eery way likely
thee will add sinothe
ready large majerity,
A 'other glartng in
gratitude and forget
has ijecently been giv
Borden, a young man
yeark experience iu p
nevei given the part
has been selected by
their:leader, and plac
most pioaele o poll
another young dau n
taken from equal obsc
leader. Hon, C eorge
years has done N alien
the perty, and vrho h
man ii the partt, but
a streak of hard luck,
over, nut his naine wa
mooted. He is ergot
ive leader
n. Dr. Fa
d Defence
binet, and
er is chief
partment.
traight in
cation has
n• courts,
declared
have to
McNeil has repre.
or a great many
bleat of the oral-
rvative side. It
again, and iti is
the byeelectilin
Mr. Laprier's al.
tan, e of political in-
uln se of pest favors
n Ottavies. Mr,
wh has only had 4
rlia eat, and who has
• any special service
the Conservatives as
d o the very upper -
ice.' preferment and
me Monk has been
irit and madedeputy
E. Foster, who for
an able service for
g been the ablese
who has recently had
is not only passed
ne er a much as
en nil has sunk out
ol
ExposrroR
of sight. Another as bad is a
neotion with the lenient appoin
Senate. Mr, Lyman Jones, o
man who has never gone half
hit way to serve the Liberal p
a senator, and Mr e James Mo
has given the best days of his
service of his party, is pass
never even mentioned. Such
and downs of political life.
A convention of Liberal
province of Ontario will be hel
on the 13th and 14th of March
Liberal Club and asseoiation ar
send delegates. to this oonve
object of the meeting is to die
termine upon matters of int
Libervd party generally and to
for the success of the party a
motion of good government in
The object, it will be seem -is, a
mendable one, and the meet
attended, will be produotive of
We hope that each of the Li
ations in this county will take e
delegates to this convention.
A lady known as Mrs. Carrie
been making things , lively for
keepers of many of • the chicle
Kansas, it seems, is a prohibit°
the saloon business still thrives
the cities. The authorities win
tions of the law. They have
keepers fined $25 a nienth and
to continue their business. IS
has organized among her sex
brigade." This organization,
hatchets and led by Mrs. Natio
saloons and with their hatchets
windows, break the furniture a
things generally. Many of t
drinking places have been ser
way. Mrs. Nation ann her fol
the authorities and go ahead
work of destruction, 1 and th
their intention of keeping at it
saloons in the state are sma
saloons being an illegel inetit
seems to be no law to ' protect
Mrs. Nation's little hal chet.
Letting the Cat e ut of
In its assumed exube
unanimity of the Con
• the election of a leader
route World, one of t
the party, lets the cat
following manner. It
" Conservetives in
• rejoice to hear of this u
and it ought to stren
-hands and unify the
Government. The •way
the Queen's park, Toro
the party take this r
they reach the goal."
It would be well for the Liber
tario to take note of tine statem
act accordingly. What the Wo
peefectly correct. " T e way- t
through the Queen's pirk at To
l
the Conservatives slice ed in up
Ross Government at the next e
become installed at Toronto, they
the very strongest possible lever
to hoist themselves int4 power fla the Do.
minion. Ontario is tl e keyste e, as the
World says, and the Co servative know it
and this is the secret of their ar ent desire
to scour° control of the governm nt of this
Province. If the Libera a are fooli .11 enough,
through any pretext, o permit this, they
may rant assured that t the next Dominion
election the Couservati es will a ain regain
power at Ottawa. If 1 atario goe Conserv-
ative at the next Provi oial electi n, Quebec
nor any other Provino will not save the
Liberals at the next Do inion elecition. And
it will be well for the iberals to bear this
fact in mind.
twee ove
ervative
at Otta
e loadin
ut of th
aye :
tario
ening ty
then Mr
onservat
Province in the task of turning o
o Ottaw
to, and
ad the
own in eon
-
manta to the
Toronto, a
inch out of
rty, is made
ullen, who
life to the
d over and
re the ups
lube in the
in Tor-ont o
ext. Every
entitled to
tion. The
use and de -
rose to the
evise means
d the pro -
his country.
highly cam -
ug, if well
much good.
eral associ•
tepe to send
a
Nation has
the saloon
of Kansas.
y state, but
inmany of
at infra°.
the saloon
allow them
Nation
" hatchet
rimed with
visit the
smash the
d demolish
ese illegal
ed in this
ewers defy
with their
proolatim
illallhe
hed. The
tion, there
1them from
he Bag.
the alleged
party over
a, the To
organs of
bag in the
litios will
t Ottawa,
Whitney's
vOs of the
t the R eoi
is through
the sooner
looner will
le of On-
nt and to
Id- says is
Ottawa is
onto." If
etting the
ection and
will. have
ith which
Huron otes.
—5. S. Cole, of lithe, has bou ht Simon
Grant's farm on the 5th OouoaS�ioz1 of Grey,
containing 100 acres.
—D. McCormick, lat of Dunga non, has
• /I
purchased and taken possessio of the
Grand Central hotel, in Hamilton. _
—Messrs. R. and M. MoIndoo, of Wing.
ham, were in Peterboro recently, attending
the funeral of their fat er, the late M. Mo-
Indoo. Deceased was 3 years of !age.
—Mies McKenzie, w o at one tine was a
resident of Lucknow, died recently in
Corea, where she had been labbring for
some years as a mission ry.
—Mr. R. G. Gordon, of Wingham, has
accepted a position as organizei far the
Canadian Order of For eters, an intends
giving up business in ingham. 4
—J. Wilson, V. S., of Wing am, has
sold hie farm of 70 acre to Reber Staple-
ton. George Burke ha sold his farm to
Horace Gram, of White hnroh.
—Mr. J. W. Irwin hs dispose of his
grocery business in 0linton to his nephew,
Mr. J. W. McCabe, of tratford, and for-
merly in business in Sea orth.
—Mr. JohnPelbon,foi1rnerIy of Winghnm,
is seriously ill with caner of the stomach,
at San Jose, Califon's, a d no hotel in enter-
tained for his recovery.
—Alfred, youngeee son of Mrs. fcGuire,
• of St. Helens, died on Saturday, nd inst.
Deceased was only 26 years of age He had
'been ill for a couple of years vtith that
dread disease, consumption. I
—After many months Mra. H. 14 been, of
Wingham, has received letter frorzi her
son, who is now in Dews n City. It was re-
ported some time ago th t he had lost his
life while en route to the Klondike.
—,-A Young Conservati e club has been
organieed in Wingharn ith the following
officers : J. J. Elliott, . S., priesident ;
Elmer Moore, vice-presi ent ; J; i Greven
secretary ; E. C. Clarke, treasurer.
. —At the meeting of th official hoard of
the Rattenbury street eh rch, Clinten, held
Tuesday night of last w ek, a unanimous
call was extended to Rev. W. G. !Howson
to come back for the thir term. !
—Mr. Petal...McGee, of, Bayfield,! Lad a
narrow eseape the other dee/. While felling
trees in the bush a tree f
on the leg. Although it
no bones were broken.
--The farm of Wm,
brook, has been purchas
canson, who has been f
100 acres. Prioe eald to
gets poseessien next sprizi
• —Chattel MeQuarrie,
don of Orey, and Miss E
ter of Win. McCall, of th
ris'were united in marri
Res,. A. McLean, of Blyt
—John Govier, one o
Hullett t wnship, died o
the reed nee of his daug
er, after an illness of
grippe. The deceased 1
daughter:.
—On "ednesday after
while a young son of Mr,
of the 17h concession of
ing in th bush, he had
have a tr
side of th
the elbo
—The
year 1900
8621. T
amounted
collected
with a balance due the tre
11 and streets him
as badly bruised
ark, neae Create-
d by John Dun-
rming the Porter
be $2,800. He
f'the 10th concea-
ls McCall, daugh-
7th line f Mor-
ge;last wiek, by
•
the pio era of
the lat i st., at
ter, M richest -
a month rem la
aves 3 son and 3
oon of las week
S. W. Fe, guson,
°wick, wn work.
he misfortune to
e fall on him, striking him nn the
head and breaking his arm, above
o▪ wnship of Col orne etarted the
with a balance the treasiary of
•e total reeeip s for the year
to $8,870, of w ich $6,450 were
n taxes. • The year heti ,cloaed
surer of 87 cents
,
and the county rate, amounting to
is still to pay, together with the collect r's
salary,' of 360, and there is still on the
for coilection $803. The township expe
edit) sohools laet year 3,388;$roads
bridges, $2,031 ; salaries, $382: printi
$112. The total expenditure for the y
amounted to $8,271.
—Messrs. W, Shannon, sr., and Jo
Colborne, of Goderich, have lived under
reigns. These patriarchs lived 4 or 5 ye
under George 111. ; 19 years under Geo
IV., 7 under William IV., nearly 64 un
Victoria, and are now living under Edwa
VII.
very pretty wedding took place at
the home of Hugh McKay, Logan township,
on Wednesday, January 30th, at 6 p.
when his third daughter, Mimi Penny A.,
Ws united in holy matrimony to John How-
ard, an industrious young farmer of the
14th concession of Grey. The nuptialknot
was tied by Rev. Mr. Abery, of Monkton.1
—On the 22n4 of January, George: El-
liott, a former resident of Colborne town-
ship, died at hislreaidence in Fargo, North
Dakota, of heart failure, brought about ley
in grippe. Mr. Elliott was about 73 years
of age, was born in Ireland and had resided
in Fargo grim 1882, His wife, 1 son and 6
daughters survive him.
—The announcement of the results of the
recent examinations at the Ontario Agri-
cultural College nontains the names of su
cessful students from this section • the fo
lowing were noticed : let year'J. Joh
ston, Carlow • j. Wilson, Whitechure
2nd year, A. h'At
C. Gilpin, Gorrie
A. P. Ketohen, B
—The reeurns o
made by Crown A
ou
d.
nd
g,
ar
Fifl
5
ra
ge
er
rd
inson, Egrnontiville ;
R. R. Sloan, Blyth, an
noefield.
the criminal cases ju
torney Lewis for the la
half year of 1900, elbow that ten oases were
tried at the county! judge's criminal couet
and two at the general sessions with a jury.
The offences char ed were shop -breaking,
theft, assault and personation. Conviction
were secured in eleeen out of the twelv
mere the sentence i ranging from one wee
in the common jailto seveo years in th
Kingston penitentiary.
. —There passed away from this life o
the 31st ofJanuary one of our oldest rest
dents, in the person ofMrs. McManus, of
Leeburn, at the ripe age of 76 years. She
leaves 3 sons, 3 datighters and 36 grand: -
children to mourn their loss. The sons ar
William, James and Hamilton, all residin
in that neighborhood; the daughters al
Mrs. J. Walters, Carlow ; Mrs. Morris
Dakota, and Mary, ; who resided at hom
with her mother. ,
—While workingin Mr. William's swam
the other day, Mr. Thomas Phair, of Gor
rieeenet with a vere/. severe accident. H
was standing on some. brush beside a lo
which Mr: Cunningham was ineesuring an
slipped on the brush, and in order to say
himself from falling, put his hand on th
log just as Mr. Cunningham's axe was de.
aceading, so that hia hand was split ope
between the middle fingers, the axe goin
clean through the hand. Several stitche
were necessary to bring the wound to
gether.
—Mr. Ford, of Wingham, has had an-
other letter from his son in South Africa.
He reports the desolation from the war al-
most indescribable, and he fears that the
end is not yet in eight, for there is a possi-
bility that) the guerilla warfare now being
carried on, may be continued for a year.
Durban is a place of 80,000 population, and
yet it is impossible to get a day's work.
Trade is paralyzed by the prolongation of
the conflict,. Mr. Ford has gone so Mas-
honaland to the mines, but when he finally
locates, Johannesburg will be hie choice.
—The North Huron county Orange lodge
convened in Wingham on Tuesday of last
week. A resolution was passed inviting
the provincial grand lodge to meet in
Wingham. It was decided to celebrate the
12th of July in Brussels and the next an-
nual meeting in Wingbatn. The following
officers were elected: County master, W.
J. Greer ; deputy master, M. Mains ; cor-
responding secretary, E C. Clark ; financial
eeeretary, W. Mooney ; '2haplain, Rev. W.
Lowe ; director of ceremonies, W. Mo-
Cutcheon ; lecturers, .A. and J. J. Mc-
Manus. ,
—The Hewick Ineurance Company enters
the new year and the new century with the
largest amount of ineurance at risk and the
largeat cash reserve at any time held by the
company. ' The number of policies issued
during the .past year was 949, and the num-
ber in force at the end of the year 3,153
insuring 607,340, being an increase of 198
policies an $285,20.00 in the amount at
risk. The premium: notes held by the com-
pany amou t to $230,367 and the amount
available oi mid notes to $209,234.35. The
total recei ts for the year were $14,747.55.
Losses $4, 1.80. All other expenses, $2,-
154.22, lea ing a cash balance of $8,591.53.
hn McCool, of Clinton, had a
pe the other day. He was as -
William Jones and a, mechanic
ti
—MrT.J
narrnieresc
Biotin 1‘,Ir.
from Louddn to repair the boiler at the
foundry and becoming chilled he went to
the fire to warm himself. He stood with
bis back to the fire; but closer than he
thought, for the flames caughe his coat tail,
orept up his back and shot up over his
head. But so thoroughly chilled had he
been that even then he did not notice his
danger, but, fortunately, Mr. Jones did,
and rushing up, he enveloped Mr. McCool
in some old ootton which happened to be at
hand, and succeeded in extinguishing the
flames, but not until: Mr. McCool's panta-
loons and underclothing were ruined.
—A very pleasant event took place at the
residence of Mrs. F. Oliver, Brussels, on
Wednesday evening of last week, when her
estimable daughter, Miss Maggie, was
united irt. marriage to John M. Bell, ef
Shakespeare: by Rev I John Roes, B. A., in
the preafince of about 50 invited guests.
The bride was given :away by her brother
John, anl looked very handsome in white
organdie trimmed with white lace, and real
flowers i4 her neck and hair. Her sister,
Miss Bela, as brideemaid. was in white
crepon, sehile the bridegrootn was attended
by N. Thomson a coesin from Shakespeare,
Mrs. George Thomson playing the wedding
march. The beautiful preeents testified to
the popularity of the bride.
—The Yorkton, Iorthwesb Territory,
Eaterprise, of Januar 17th, speaks of Miss
Jennie Mitchell, a fermer resident of the
12th concession of Grey, and a graud.daugh-
ter of James Mitchell, as follows : "On
Wednesday, January 9th, a quiet wedding
took place at the residence of Mr. Forest,
hIgin .Avenue, Winnipeg, when Alex. Simp-
son, lof Wallace, was , united in bonds of
wedlock to Miss Jennie .Mitchell, formerly
of this place. The knot was tied by Rev.
C. W. White, • The groom was supported
by James Hamilton, who is well known in
Yorkton, while Mies Forest assisted the
bride. The young couple arrived home on
Saturday's ekpress, I and partook of a
bounteous supper whieh was prepared for
them at the home of Wm. Simpeon, father
of the groom. They left on Tuesday for
Wallace, where they will take, up their
residence." Mrs, Simpson went to the west
some 4 yearn ago and taught school with
great succes
DEATH 0
ron's honor
life, in the
the Theme
Thursday o
good age of
Devonshire,
When quite
Usborne ov
farm on the
ed to reside
the country
original stat
those noble
and thrift as
Usborne.
A PIONBER. —Another of Hu-
d pioneere has departed this
erson of Mr. Walter Madge, of
road. Mr. Madge died on
last week, having reched the
Etyears. He was a native of
ngland, and came to Canada
young man. He settled in
r half a eentury ago, on the
hames road, where he oontinu-
ntil bit death. That section of boy
as then little more than in its ciet
, and Mr. Madge was one of was
ioneers who, by his industry ! here
isted in making it one of the bath
,
FEBRUA
y 45, 1901
1VIU T BE T
WHEN EVERYBODY SAYS §0 THAT
um and
Qtsbefis
• IS T E BEST REMEDY I EVER GOT
OR A CoUGH OR COLD.
TVs easy to take, and gives splendid satisfaction.
-
werAilwAiwwwv•Afwv•-~
ri e 25c, or thee times the size for
kiAAAAN!Ark,A,NANAAANW,kovYvVv
FEAR'S Ds "am
finest and most fertile districts in Canada.
In the ear y days he did gond service as a
local prea her in conneotion with the Meth-
odist ohur h, and his influence was always
for good. Of late years, however, he united
with the reebyterian body, and for many
years was an active, useful and consistent
member o Rev. Mr. Fletcher's congrega-
tion. -11-e was a good and worthy man in
the fullest sense of the term, and did his
share tow tele promoting the good of his
fellow men He leaves a family of ve sons
and three • aughters, all of whom a e mar-
ried, with the exception of the e ungeat
daughter, ho is at home. The emaine
were laid o rest in Exeter cisme ry on
Saturday, nd a large number atte ded to
show their last tribute of respect to a kind
neighbor, worth citizen and a' usef 1 man.
His wife p edeceased him about ni e years
ago.
Cromarty.
Your money back if you want it. That's
the way tho E. McFaul Co., Seaforth, back
up their ready to wear olothing. They
couldn't offer that on poor clothing, couldn't
toffer that on medium clothing. The fact is
they have the proper sort of men's and boys'
snits at pri es that appeal to your ecenoiny.
1731-1
larva
NOTES. The Misses Moore, of St.
are spending a week or eo visiting fri nde in
and around Cromarty.—Mr. and Mrs. Don-
ald Park, a ., entertained a number of the
young ladi e of the village on Friday even-
ing of last eek.—We are glad to hear that
the sick fol $ of the vicinity are all on the
mend.—Th remains of the late Christina
Shillinglaw beloved wife of Mr, Benjamin
Allen, of B -anshard, were interred n the
Cromarty c metery on Friday last.
•
Hills Geen.
YOU'LL ISTEN LI it will pay you, won't
you? You 11 come to see the new go de the
E. McFaul Co., Seefor 'h, are putt ng on
sale these d ys, when th y are showing one
of the best elections of spring dress 'goods,
prints, gin liana, organ Ns, zephyr, cot-
tons, linens etc., that b yers could make.
You'll be i terented at o ce, will learn much
about the iiew material and know where
the choices is to be found. . 1731-1
HAPPEN' GS.—MiS8 E. Stelck and Miss
M. Smith, vho have beei visiting friends in
this vicinity for the p4st week, have re-
turned to t eir homes.— r. R. Hotham, of
Moline, M itoba, is a ain in our midst
after his fait to frien s in Essex.—Mr.
George Hart and wile- of Seattle, Wash-
ington, wer5 in our villaCe recently renew-
ing old ac imintances.--Mr. Walter Stew-
art, of Vazjna, has rented Mrs. • J. Jarrott's
house, on tie Parr line, and intends to move
into it abo t the first of March.—Messrs.
J. Albrech and H. Steinbach spent Sun-
day at Mr. Henry Reicherthe—Mr. Ed,
Stack, of hiladelphia, paid our burg a
flying visi on Saturday lean—Quite a
number of our friends in this vicinity have
been laid p with la geippe.—The special
services in he Methodist' church have been
postponed until the iveather is more
favorable, ,-Mrs. Robert Stephenson was
suddenly c
bedside of
ANNIVE
sary service
Presbyteria
Rev. Mr. 5
ebruary
1 a. in., a
ollowing
real old fa,
things for
lied away lest Friday to the
er mother, who is very ill. I
ARV SERVICES. --The miniver- t
in connectio with Hills Green v
church, wil be condireted by
were, of Bru efield, on Sabbath,
Services ill commence at
d 630 o'clo k p. m. On the
onday eveni g there will be a
hioned tea eeting, when good
will be served
r which there will
usical feast pro.
the vicinity and
he congregat on.
,
gentleman, a useful citizen, and was liked
and esteemedby all who enjoyed his ac.
quaintan e, and his death will be deeply re.
gretted b many. He leaves a widow and
family of :three sons and two daughters; te.
mourn th loss of an ever thoughtful I1US.
band andkind parent. He was a brother
f Mr. George Ha irk, of McKillop, near
Seaforth.
,
B field.
B. R. IGGiNS, l rueefieId,Notary Public
Conveyanc r, Fire d Life Insurance agent. Any
amount of oney to oan at lowest current rates et
interest. on first-class farm security. All kinds cd
it ,
oonveyanci g work one well and cneaply. at
f
home eve y • morni g and Wednesday of each
week. Sov ral good -farms for sale. • 157
f 7
A DMA rzi Snoetne—The young people of
the Chris ian Endeaeor Society have , ar-
ranged fo a rare treat in the way of a mus-
ical and iterary !evening. They have se-
cured Mis H. I. Graham, to give a recitd
of her o n pcierna, in the church, on the
evening o Friday, February 22nd. These
readings -Will be interspereed by recitation,
_
and musical selections by local amateurs.
The programme is an excellent one, and
should bring mit a full house, Rev. 141r '
Sewers win preside. We need not say any.
thing in nommendation of Mies Graham.
She is already well known to the people d
Brucefield,land we know she will not clink
point them. I
:
BRIEFS. A meeting to take into consid-
eration the advisability! of forming a Me-
chanic's Inetitute, was held in Dixon's hall,
on Thursdny evening. I The result of the
meeting wi 1 be given nent week.—Mrs, An-
drew Scott has returned I home from visiting
her sister, tat Bowmanville.—Mr. Willi=
Scott shipped hie wool last week. He was
t,
somewhat Iter this year than usual in sell-
ing, the m rket being very cluil.—Rev. 8.
Acheson, o Kippen conducted the thanks-
giving eery ees on the Menday following the
communion in the Presbyterian church.—
Last week e made mention of an old-fash.
ioned snowstorm ; this week we were visited
by the first blizzard of the season, As a
consequence the roads are in bad shape.
La grippe it very prevalent in this locali
just now.
1 II
-
1 Zane,
LEAVING TOWN.—Hav disposed of my
)
business, m give poseessi n 18th of February,.
i
Any of my ol customers wir ing bargains in hard.
ware, stoves a • d tinware whotd not fail to call and
secure what t ey need. C. Ifirtlelb, 1727.4
,NoTES.— "bile Mr. William Fee was u
loading a int at the mill the other day, hi
horses got f ightened at something and ma
aWay. Th sudden jolt threw Mr. Fee off
behind and e wits nomewhat bruised and
shaken up, ut not verionsly injured. The
horses star d for home but were stopped
just at the outskirts of the village.—Mr.
Cherie§ Gre has moved into the house he
recently pa chased from Mr. C. Hartleib..--
Mr. C. Sch. :maker has taken possession of
the hotel.— i r. Simon Geiger has returned
home.—Di Won court was held here
Tuesday, J dge Doyle presiding. As
day was ver stormy not I much was before
the nourt so. the busines, was soon over.
FATAL A IDENT.—A very sad and fati
accident oe urred on Tbnrsday morning
ast week, b which Mr. Etleworth Ran -
hird son f Mr. Samuel Rannie, of th
illage, lost his life. It seems that Mre
Rennie, in oompany with ante I er m
went to the arm of Mr. W. Hee i ock, near
St. Joseph, •o cat wood si the huah. T
started abou 8 o'clock in Ith e morning,
first oomme i mid to oat dovn a big tree. li
falling the tr e canghh on another, breaking
off some dry litrbs, one of , which struck
young Ranni on the left side of the head,
frneturing If scull and cutting a deep gash
in his head. He was, of 'course, rendered
unconscious. His partner had to go three-
quarters of a ile for help, so thee the poor
fellow had to remain in the -snow for nearly
an hour be ore assistanSe arrived. Hit
father, who «as at Mr. Hisyrock's, was the
first to come 0 his assista ce, and had hire
conveyed to he house and medical aid was
promptly sen for, but all &eta in his be,
half were up veiling. He never regained
coneciousnese end died abont ,n) o'clock Sate
urday evenin The remains were taken to
his father's b me in Zurieh, and the funeral
took place to he Babylon line cemetery on
Wednesday, qbe .sympathyfor the bereaved
relatives and the respect held for the tle-
ceased being shown by one of the largest
funerals ever
he inner m
rom 6 to $ o'clock, aft
e an intellectual and
ided by thd clergymen of
he choir of
• Blytlar
NOTES. —b rs. (Dr.) Feriuson, of Hensel,
is visitingTh ode in town.—Mr. John Hab-
irk, of Ga t, arrived home on Monday
evening, bei .g called suddenly to visit his
father, who was very 1w.—Mr, Charles
choemaker nd family 1 ft on Tuesday for
urich, where he has pure ased an hotel.—
r. Duncan ine, of Buffa o, is visiting his
other, Mr.. John Bine', in town.—Mr.
oldie Grah m and , Miss l Ella Graham, of
rucefield, ere visiting Itheir sister, Mrs.
J mes Sime, his week. They were on their
ay from via ting friends in Hanover.—Rev.
C non Richardson, of Lotidon, will deliver
l
hs popular eeture on the "Paris Repeal -
ti n," in the N1ethodist chnrch, on Monday
e ,ening, Feb uary 18th, under the auspices
of the local u ion 'of Christian Endeavor. It
is highly /TOen' of, and those who attend
my expect a treat,—A load of young peo-
pl drove over' to Mr. Dave Laidlaw s, on
3, nday eve ing, and enjoyed themselves
ti 1 the long ijours of the morning
•BATH OF R, ITABKIRK. —A well-known
and highly erected resident of Blyth de-
parted this ii!e on Tuesday last, in the per-
-soi of Mr. J 'mph Habkirk, The sad event
cane very su denIy, and was quite a shock
to many of o r citizens. He was about and
apparently in his usual heaith until Tburs-
daly of last w ek, when he eoenplained of an
a ection of the throat, which continued
growing wor. e despite all that medical aid
cohld do, until Tuesday, when he passed
peacefully away. Mr. Habkirk was the
seCond young,st son of the late Williams
Hebkirk, of1fcKi1lop, and was born on the
hoinestead fa m in that township. When
quite a young man he prepared himself for
th teaching profession, and taught with
m oh successIfor several years in the school
at LendesborO and afterwarde at Maladies-
te . Retiring from the teaehing profession,
he engaged it the mercantile business in
Menchester, nd continued in business there
until his rem val to Blyth, about six years
age. For the past two yeaes he was sere.• of the Morris Branch Agricultural So-
y, and :war-- a most efficient officer. • He
a member of the Presbyterian church
, and was superintenclept of the Bab-
-school. He wee a esinial, whole-souled
eld here. The deceased wee
23 years and 4 months of age. He was *
most promieing and exemplary young man,
and was a uniyersal favorite in the commun-
ity, and his *ad and tragic death was
severe shock b all. Much sympathy is felt
for Mr. and , Mrs. Rennie end the other
members of th family.
•
--The Mitchell public school board paid
last year in ealariee, $2,85$, and the high
echool, $2,776,66.
—The vital Statistics of the town of St.
Marys for the month of January are se
follows: Births, 6; marriages, 4; deaths,
3.
—Mr. John Broderick has ;purchased the
house in mit, hell at present occupied by
Mr. J. Coppini jr., and whieh is known as
the McPhail property. This price paid was
.$82:5 cash. '
—The Whyte Packing Company, Strat-
ford, are gaing to fit up the old
factory in Mitohell for cold storage for
butter and eggs. They will go into the
purchase of th ee articles extensively.
—One of the eldest residents of Stratforii
peuieed away oil Sunday night, 2nd
the person of Mrs. Michael IKastner, at the
age of 78 years. The deceased had not beet
in good health for some months, and her
death was not unexpeoted.1 She leaves
family of four 8028 and four daughters.
—Mr, Frank Harburn, on of the late
Thomas Harburn, of &Wee was married
last week to Miss Ethel ' Baldwin, neat
Collingwood. Mr. and Mrs.: Harburn have
the best wishes of their numerous friends ie
Staffa for a lonei and happy weddedlife.
FARM. SOLD
bits farin onj
Killeen 5 1
Walton, f or
chased the
Sunlo.Y) Inea
150 acres, bee
411 thc best
Stafferd
Durehaee. T
D0T3. --4Mn
ecre fat mi wel
esmaie, foe thi
hae bought te
village --Our
Thomas Rya
to Miss V,Zzi
e Feeble Carlin
friends here
life.
Report
• The report
investigation
by the Onta
that the retu
by pereons
mentos as
the returning
Yet the corn
that he, the
exereised mot
tion of his d
appointments
-the rceomme
persons entire
• ther injuiry w
position vvhi
-rendered imp
personating.
Pritchett te
surn of $25 f
- illegal and fra
in the electioe
-wail paid furt
man and by AI
inJaw, one II
Inasmuch _as
oath by-O'Gor
tradicted by
prominent a
reeidents
• and as tbe
Hastings befc
_not be eecured
forts to proem;
• it is irnpossila
make any findi
enee of which
ated testimony
—Mrs. Will
diphtheria.
--Joseph
• old Mende in
—Knox ch
berehip -of 246,
—A convent
Perth will be
ary 22od, to n
.-Ontario Legis
terests.— -
--The late
sonal propert
topher Roane,
Logan $453-
ton, $106.57.
—Mr,. Riche
gaged cuttimg
of Bibbed, r
proven a fata
engaged sawin
birthed to one
rolled on his 1
the tree had te
• extricated.
Pall Wheat ‘new);
spring Wheat per
Oat* per b
pool per anehele.
Barley per hnehel
Butter, No. 1, loo
Ruder,
4rest per doz....,
Flour, per 100
Ray per eon new.
Rides per no /a,
Sheep Skinr....1-
We01—
PotatOes per butt
Salt (rettli) per
Weed Per -0
wood peo cord tit
Apples per bag_
°lover Seed, ,..
Timothy Seed...-.
Pork, per 100
• T liew, per lh-.-
- MONTREAL, j
..absenee ot num
ally at 10i to 1
demand and bi
We quote s—F
ern toll dairy !.
demand and pr
Fail laid, fresh
limed, 16 to 1
15A,e, and eold
Tonoereoe F
is a_plentiful in
mess is not very
and prices are
ing at 1210 19c
18c for large ro
nun at 1610
there is but lit
quoted at 14 to
selling well a
quiet at 20t
niand is for nea
at 2010 21e, f<
and fresh gath
17e, and peat
to 14o -
TORONTO, E
hundred bushe
300 bushels at
68 to 88c;
Batley—Five 11
,480. Oats --04
32 to 33c. Pei
2 east, ana 63
Is steady at $1
and $13 te $13
Absike, -choice
bushel, $6 to
good, NO, 21
$1.60 to $2.25.
$13 to 81460
Bold at $9 p
quiet, with cal
bag, Potatoei
TonotsTo,
very small an
mmhanged at
for 'chickens, a
Live
LONDON, En
Are steady an
pound itiressei
per pound; re
to 10c per potie
Bureeeese,
best smooth fil
quality, $5.50
to $5.10 ; ship
port bulls., ehc
cod to thole
65 ; good t
.25 ;good to
fair to good ft
• bulls, $3 to .$3
to $2.25 ; yea
83.40 to $3.60
to $3.75 ; fat
to $4.40 '- ligb
atlas. $4.25 to
8325 to
8375-
•$275.to 83; et