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The Huron Expositor, 1905-12-15, Page 1isos•e 111.111111. TYieHTE TEAL WHOLE NUMBER. 1.983. •ammensramoommisommuswasinemassiw 12 Pages SEIA.FORTH • THE '9OUNTY couNN. I attY' 14sNISHINGS Rimarmamtistiassmiati IVITTFFLERS. • All the lines eanied by other storee, and three new °nee—just out. Call and see them Rack and tangy colored striped, squares 50c to $1 S Seater Mufflers 25e to 750 Striped and plain Folding Muffler, elegant colored (aunt- ie ed lining 25e to $1 BRACES. The• best makers best makes are here, put up in a handttome box, beau- tifully inseribed 50e to 75e Femous President Bracea 50e A good. Iine of men's and bora' Braces 25e SHIRTS. A collection of the swellest patterns ever shown in Seaforth, all new Xmas _ stock ; colors guaranteed, fit and style perfect. $1 to $1,50 Hot stuff for cold feet , Fancy Cashmere 50e Black Cashmere 26c to 50e Plain and ribbed worsted 25e Heather mixed . 25c Special ailk and wool 50c Ifeavy sox 20c to 350 SWEATERS Protects the boy from cold and his clothes from wear, all colors and sizes in plain and siziped worsted woof Et ANDICER E FS. The lead is a strong statement, but we have the variety to back it up. ' White hemstitched 10e to 25c Silk fancy borders 20e to 25c Silk initialed' Ptah' white silk Colored eilks Price, 50c to $1: TIES. This department has been. our special effort In the last few monthe we have been shown the samples of till the leading Canadian and Ameri- can 'manufacturers, and have bought their best patterns These will be displayed on revolving rings, so that escity tie will pass before yoUr eye, allowing you to see the whole of our iiamense steck in the shttrtest possible time. Owing to the size of our order, we were put in a special line of regu- lar 50 cent Silks to sell as a ,leader at 25 CENTS Beautiful four-in-hand, in handsome box 60 0ENts la a, word, every style, shape, color, plieO tiedom is here. - 26c to 50c 250 to 50c 50e to $1 FTJR, COLLAR FOR Olvptcokr; Beautiful Persian • Lamb, Dyed Wombat, French ' Otter, Australian Beaver and imitation Iamb Price, $2.50 to $10 at th The Diceraber session of the! Hur sets at 3 o'clockon Tuesday Q.t last week. After routine proce Warden Miller addressed the ell, fidrawing attention to the mat with Mr. Young whose on County Coamcil opened at Brus- dings, The mean- journ set tle- giving 3,00- of the ter wits drowned at Port Albe t last The co July and the progress of the bridge bills a work and other matters to le con- man, $ sidered at this xneetin J, cox $3 rtson, 166, As •=a• 1 litoLehea.N .13 .08e; rf e FRIDAY, DECEIVI.13.ER 15, 1905. Pages 1 to 8 a Yet_ha Advance. nge in the -county cannons t will lead to an increase in embers of the council. 7 TRIDAY, coupon met pursuant to ad- ent. A motion was pasited lAr. McLaughlin, caretaker hall $5 for his -extra work. Containing Cohiciet Sizs Pecos of the 'sty valuators presented their Bettie= Dad htuw te tit Mulch follows: SdEin Leckie, chair- also Pholem of ittIV, J. GOLDSMITEE 96; Wra, Baevderi and John REV. A. D. MsDONALD A letter from - 3. S. Deb eetiretary of the National Sanitar- izing itim Association, asking the ntario : itistruc I Government to make better rovis- 'V. M. ide for consum.ptives was s ist to the a the e xecutive committee. emor- menes la% from the counties of orfolk, -his opt Leeds and -Grenville and W terloce said ab asking •the . council to unit with en at them -in petitioning the Legi lature so Testa not to make the prdposed cha ges in made t the composition of county limns, field br were .'refereed to the special c tee. Statements showing h of entrarice examination i and Wwst Huron school 'ins ates, the former amounting t and the latter to p.74 were the Educational domudttee. law of the township of Ilo close up a certain' road all and asking the couneil to the eame VMS sent td the isi bridge committee. A. eeturn from the Bducati -pertinent *emoting amounts the Governraent for conti °lasses in each of the re schools as follosvs, -wes sent Education committee: Exact Henson, $50; Brussele, $200; ham, '$200; _Wroxeter, $25; $100. The, Teport 'of the county jai or was read and referred to the cou ty pro- perty committee. The report of the Wardens cora- fmittee respecting the You g - mat- ter, was considered in eomm ttee of Me whole, with Mr. Isbister of Mor- ris in the chair. The rep passed. The report of the r bridge comseittee respecti bridge at Bayfield, was pass clerk was instructed to no municipal clerks thet it be necessary to take a vot electors in January next whether or not it is their continue . the county mince present shape as on account templated amenchnents to by the Government, the ce lieitor advised the repeal of law authorizing the said. tee by-law has been repeale inglye . t . WEDNESDAY. A '098CALENDA 19 OF THE irst Pe, esbyterian Church, deaforth Oti ‘,11A.rs • X man's crowning glory is his hat; the very latest in both soft and stiff hats $1.50 to $2.50 We will exchange any hat after Xmas if the style or fit &No§ not suit 5 each, making in all $1, - motion was passed atithor- eir payment. The clerkesvas ed to procure the seevices of oberts, assistant engineer of .R.,-- to inspect the abut - t 33ayfield bridge and report ion as to the break in the tments, his report to be giv- e January session. It was al- ved that no payraeiats be the contractor for the Bay- clge abutments until the en- await- gineer's report on the seine -ibe- penses fore thi 'East The ector- possed: council. 1 ollowing resolution was As a county council we ex - $64.66 press o r SYMpathy with gur broth- ent to er tenni y coulkinor, Mr., Spackman, A by- in tihe long continued and serious ick to illness wance change onfirra copy of f his wife and hope for a or the better, and that a hi$ resolution ee forward - d and ed to . Spackmam. The =ail, by resolution, heart-. n De- expr aid by pie of t nation their Igo ectivc uniform to the hands by the council during its ses- , $300; sion. The council also pa.ssed a reSo-. Wing- lotion of sympathy :with County Blyth, Councillor Grieve, of ISIcKillop, on ' account Of his illness and expressed the hope that he mar soon recover. The council adjourned before noon. ssed its thanks to the peo- e village of 13rusSels for eroue hospitality and the: kindness received at their TOQUES OR . STOCKING 'CAPS. Our first shipment was sold almost immediate]'; we have another for Ohristmas—plain white, white, red stripes, red with *hit° stripes, etc.; every poseible color combination. Honey comb knit, special - for girls COLIJiRS AND CV.FFS. Xmas aed New Year', atad: the 2acial events, call for high class anel Aridly correct collars. We have all ate gyles fashion. ha S branded- as ete'i tee Two for 25e, cr 3 for 59c 50c Boys, all colors to 50c 25c NIGITT GOWNS. Long warm Flannelette Gowns, QUI full, !well made; the very thing for cold winter nights] 50c to $1 GL'OVES. We have etierything in Gloves • Mits. • Special fur -lined Mocho Gbeees, good lining 50e t Fine wool mitt and gloves 25e to. Boys' mitts and gloves 25c to 50e nd 00 $2 60c TTIVIBRELLAS The council met at the The report of the road corn was referred to the road a committee. s A letter from. W. H. Mc the Sarnia Bridge Company respecting the Ataberley b seems goat this bridge 'sine struction has Begged in t and the council retain a ce portion of the price until t is repaired, whiter the promises to do as soon as The reeve and members o council' addressed . REPORTS. The education committee reported . recommending that the warden and rt was elerk =moralize the Legislature in ad and conjunction with the council of Leeds The g the and Grenville to increase the Leg- tlislative grant to publics schools of . • ify the , Ontario; that the accounts for en - ill not ' trance xaminations and the grants of the fer tontimiation classes be publigh- as to e esire . to 'ed in the minutes and. that the comr munication from the school insect - in its or of Bruce county respecting the of con- grants to union school section -it be- lie taw, tweet' tfle counties be filed. h by rittye so: , The special committee reported re- ote and accord- commending that the matter of ad- ditional aid to consumptives be left 3 oyer for further consideration at the i -,. January session; i that the widen al hour. issioner d bridge 11 -Special line for Christmas. Swell handle, double_ libbed, substantial, fast black covered , self -opener . 00 Lots of other lines .$1 t sp 00 Soinsthing tette/ aside for th 'ci rainy day. CAPS eirery conceivable style, shap color, Special fur linecl, with, extra draw -over ear laps 50e Leather Caps 50e to $1 50 Fur Caps $2 to $12 00 Storni Caps 25c to 1 00 • • and enzie, of was read idge. It its. eon - e centre tan pro- eibeidge ntraetor ossible. the Me - he cows - le oil in -reference to bridge on the boundary between McKi lop and Logan. The matter was r !erred to the Toad and bridge commi tee. Mr. Nagle of ;the firm, of Nagl & Luby, of Dublin, complainedttha his firm had not been paid for t e correct number of cubic) yards f cement work in the Stanlake bri go. Re- ferred Ito Me road and, b idge com- mittee. The reports of t e inspec- tor,, Physician, and keep r of the House of -Refuge were pre ented and sent on to the house of r fuge mittee. .1 1 Moved by Mit McLean eeconded' by Mr. McKenzie, that the abut- ments to Pott Albert bridge be may - ed back to give sufficientj space for a water way, as ehere isj not space enough at the present fi e. fent to road and bridge corn ittee. • 'THURSDAY. -STEWART BR SuccessOrs to ,Greig & Stewart A'ighes Prices for Butter and Eggs. • and clerk siOntthe memorial cordance with the request fro county of Norfolk .and other co to the effect that no change be in the composition of county cils ; that no repreeentative be by this -council to themeeting o municipal association of Ontari • When the council met 1 on Thurs- day a communication wa read from the police trustees of Cr diton ask- ing tee -council to appoi t Heibert K. lEilber to take the cc sus of !that village as provided for •y by-law. The Summary 'report of the county valuators was received d was laid over for future conside ation. Moved by *r. Centel n and sec- onded .by Mr. hibister t s at the re- port of the county valuat rs be print- ed in full and copies ent to the clerk of each municip lity and to , eaoh anero,ber of this oiruncil and that each newspaper ice iz the county be -supplied wit .a copy of the supplementary repo t.-Cartied. , Messrs., Leckie and Cox, comity and addres- 11 valuators, weee present sed the coencil relative to their anaturaou.s- ation of the ered to the ie, Cex and ee and Un-' the Howick council, in up a certain cein their ),. hat by-law by- aw pas- Howick. Re- ferred to thr road ceraraittee. work, when he .counci ly expressed its apprec valuable services ren county by Messrs. Leo Bawden. Messrs. Gewdy, Mc derwood, members of couneil eddiessed the ;matter of closing original road • allowa township arid asked be passed toi confirm sed.by the Colima' of A letter from Mr. OWSCr of Wroxeter that the roadway pa orowding the mill off and asking the coun tion in the natter. missioner was heard Vie oomplaint and s event "loth= can be spring. The report 'of the committee w s read and was amend- ed so as to rfiake the Forsyth bridge 20 feet insteiad of 18 feet span. The cow:lel decideI to extend the at Port Albert the river the township of se to the coen- sponsibility 'for floods at tbat Hiner, seconded nd carried, that to place itself not in fairer of emplaill, mill complaining t his mill is its foundation il to take °e- lse road cora- n reference to id that in any Lone until next awitataittarta ao- the eils ade tent the • The executive committee' recom- mended that the tender of le IL. Worsell for metal ceiling be accept- ed, and that the pattern be selected and the work , done udder the super- vision of Councillor McLean and the clerk, also Mae the tender fer paint- ing and pa.pering of De Monroe be accepted. Tiese are for improve- ments on th court house. oad and bridge ....11,atak4111.• aleo the preeent posie.;= itk,V, F. H. IARKIN Price 25c, postage paid te •••.nr rodows.tatma • •in isfaotion, but we b endeavored to tg ive equal justice ti -t all munici- panties, without respect to north, south, east or west., Valuations made largely from gteri may be more or less inaoeue but taking :the aggregate for tole ,munieipality we in y ed fair criti- cism. We distributed lithe valuat- ions as uniforinily as' possible oyer ethe ftveral inunicipalittes so as. to sweet a fair proportione tit all classes. of property, good, med'enn and the poorer 'class, -where s could be feund, also taking in ict pro ortion of the unincorporated *Hinge prop- erty in the several tonships. We valued a greater nu er of par- cels in each ey titan the law irequires, eight to en per cent, siesea......SEA FORT believing that by 00 {lig a better ident of the Toronto fndustrial Exhi- PicItnre framing a Speoialty. comparison would be btained, and. bition .Association, and for some boundary all valuations were ra0. el before see- years has been ehairman of the Tar - Morrison bridges on the can be mo clearer prolcif Of the sitter ufacturers' Asseciation, In religion L ug the Assessment II lls. There iff Committee of the Canadian Man - between Perth and Huron have been of asses t rolls as he ,is a Baptist. Years a'go he was completed satiefactorily. The bridges uselessness have concrete floors and $25 has been the tret that the has been a staunch Conservative. Ile ey_te present sten o. guide to a strong Liberal, but since 1877 he retained off the McCann contract by thanran all way from said Mat his understanding with the each. county until the floor has been !.(1suoarielpzleintioIle3's thoroughly eestid as the floor was five per &lit. decree -Older to 64 G-overnment WAS 'that the tO111131%- inj the °eel" and waY per ,cent. increase over': the assees- raents. A nutaber of .41 Sessors have free heed in the administretion of eioners should have an absolutely put on late have been slightly damaged by frost; fi he law aria their duties. He svould not have ac - 'Sar its cash e,epthd the position otherwise. The Ss have not offiee had not been sought ley him. It "d however, was an unpleasant one, but, after sessors will considering Mei matter for some Prty as the time, he had replied the ,cOnclusion to suggest that be should take it es' a public • duty. He hoped, the new conimission-; ers would be able to administer the e law to the approval of every g00(/ citizen, and Met ..they would Imre. the support of every good citizen. Dr. R. J. Witaren was ,prominent in the Young Coneervatiec Association. some years ago. He is a Methodist ort was a m religion and a brother of Revt valuations opfr.19W02. :AruplipsittniedinMr. eM'baireteetrna8-- ity in the gainst Dr: Beattie Nesbitt on per - tee by the pee of the sonal grounds, but at the lase elec- tion was a war= supporter of the ts‘'emr:unuit doctor's old official nomination on January 18. noininated him at the kete and news - Daniel M. Defoe is a well case -be printed. known member of vie wart of re_ acrethheei°froelloivilee- vision. He is former alderman. and inreligion Roma at o t - •hi' nators ea - et position similar1 to that which the Ogilvies occupy at the present tirae. -in politice he wes identified with the' Conservative party, and in 1874 was a candidate for the representation of North York the House of Com- mons, but was defeated by the late ts Mr. A. H. Dymend, by a small ma- e-- jority. Toronto's, 14-Teiv Commissioners= The new Bitaed of Liquor Lieense Ccatimissioners„ I appointed. for the City of Toronto o lei as follows: Mr. W, K. MoNaught, I chairman Mr. Daniel M. Defoe and Dr, B. Son. 4• +, .All three gentlemen are Conserve - elves, and all ate well known locally. • Mr. MeNanght ;is president of the instead of five to It 0100,,, per cent., American Watch Case Company,pres- the Stanlake beidge en the town line tried to tomply witli between Hay and Stephen has been assess property at or completed- according to .specifi9a.- value -while many otla tions and is a, first class job. with done so. It is to be h regard to the Concrete work for the that in the future all , . Bayfield bridge, it has .not been iteTwdeakiviorreettso. assess prO measured -up yet, but svillbe re - We be ported. on •at the next meeting. I At'. that de would be a g ,Sat improve - think it advisable to place the 101- anent as to comparati '' values, es - 'panties, il e made in -November e , when there tillef snow on lowing bridges under contract to .be rebuilt as early as possible in 1906: PeeilallY in 'rural -"Ai Jamestown bridge to be ree placed by "le assessments 0011 one span 110 feet clear •, Day's bridge the months of Ontobe with one spart 120 feet clear; For- instead of in raidwi syth's bridge with an 18 foot span; are !two or three f Belgrave bridge with a span of as 1 the greinid." bout 25 feet clea.r. The superstrac- Accompanying thi ,st ture of, the small bridge at Zetland cletailed atement 0 should be replaced and I think can made in eath munue be built of timber, obtainable from county, together with , old. bridgee. The superstructure of valuatorsalso a s the bridges named should be of steel sante- Me detailed be ' and concrete abutments, with the distributed to exception of Zetland bridge: I think clerks; county CO11710 these bridges will be sufficient to papers as soon as it undertake for rebuilding until it The IsummarY ia . can be. ascertained bow ,the Spring publicFrom it we Boddie pass. ing: In Asbfield t e amined. 95 different ar valuation i $142 , AK or reported having made two visits to The House of Refuge committeemc°vehe *tassessed al , ehe house since the last ' meeting of 51 Tweets, increase, $ Goderie i. t tenship, 64 the most sum met ctcoolicontid'eOrneheAuecupureat ase3rPer ieent• ; of the, parcels, increase, Si 0,10 or 50 per succeasful fairs necessary furnishings for the new ceTtt-; • GreY. t,13 amp , increase, eicies. The stee nIt° part. We found some of the windosv or two pe ce ; Hay,- 92 wibh visitors fro i 113, Shades and chairs in 'the old build- i P increase 24i 5, or eight More remote pa toircels, in- and from the S tete Excellent ho-- ing are worn out and decided to pur- Pereeraisteee:10%;0,3118r oircki 1p3ext loent. ; Hut- tel seri-ice was seispplemented by that , chase five dozen window -Shades and furnishings . amounting to $535.50, lett, 78 -parcels, inc east $91,350 or of private eitizees and an energetic Hopi; t84 -parcels, reception content tee secured ample An agreement has been made with i3n5orearse,ee48•:75m0 ° the Clinton Electric Light Company 20, per cent.; aecommodation, Ttho exposition, how for ten years to furnish light for - Morris, 77 parcels, inCrease, $77,.. ever, will shortly demand al mulish the whalebuilding for $150 per art- 29' per cent.; sttrillieY, 72 pate larger building. Many profleineeit num. The clerk was instructed to 850 or eels, increase, $22,15 or!it per cent.; mMi en of the Danion were present attend to the insuraace othe 118W' . - Stephen, ii.o5 parcel , iOrease, $5- Among these were the I GOV-p.=0r-, ti building and , reports that a $7,000 • 975 or 1 per cent,: Tuokersmith, 77 General, bhe Lientenant 4overnor of risk as been effected. Accounts to parcele, increase, $ 2,00t 4 h or 22 per Ontario, the ' remier Ontario, /h cent.: Turnberryt 65 eparcels, in - the amount , of $3,647.24 were -audit- crease, 1$59,010 or 2 I p ;-cent. ; Us- ed and found correct. The tender borne, 59. parcels, inereOse, $74,750 of IT; W. Irwin for 'groceries and lpf or 130 per cent.; E st Afraw,anosh, 48 II. Bartcliff for bread was accepted- parcels, increase, 31,aitt! or 11 per On December lst there were 91 in- cent.; West Watvanosla ,,59 parcels, mates in the house. The -crowding increasei $5.100 or petexcent.; Bay - in the .old building is being relieved field, ,23 parcels, .13 creilie, $9,120 or and the new part is about all emu- 64' eier bent.; Blyt , 511 ,parcels, in- s, and their 41per cent. . e The Vir ter Fair Colborne, The ProvIneialI Fat Stook Winter odo or ten -Fair, held- at Gu4 ph this week was ful of the many • Id evader this one- -were throng; all over Ontario, - s of the Dominion , The road and bridge cenamittee recommended 'One adoption of the road commisj loner's report; thet no more taone be paid the Huron Bridge Co. on account of Amberly bridge until the centre of the bridge is raised to e proper level in accord- ance with the specifipations ; that the followinte bridems be built as soon as possible and that tenders be called for to be laid before the coun- cil at its January meeting: The Jamestown bridge, one span, 110 feet clear; Day's bridge at Wroxeter, one span, 120 feet; Forsythe's bridge with a span of 20 feet and 13elgrave bridge with a span of 25 feet, all these bridges to be iron Superstruct- ures on cement abutments; thatthe advioe of the County Commissioner. be taken in reference to the small bridge at Zetland: -With reference to the bridges between the townships of MoKillop and Logan, complained of by the Main%) council, thet it be laid ever until the January ses- sion as .by that time it will likely be known what Action the Perth eounty council take e in the matter; that in all concrete work no stone be used target than would pa..es through a 34 inch ring and that in DO 10t1S0 this rule be departed from in any' re- spect • 'that the question of extend- ing the Port Albert bridge be left to (the whole council, inreference to the eoraplaints' of the firm of Nagle and Luby, contractors for the Stanlake bridge abutments, it is suggested Chat Lancelot Hardy along with the ceuntY engineer take measurements, and report at the Jan- uary meeting; respecting the by-law of the township of Hosvick cloSing up a certain road allowance, it appears the municipal act has been °Graphed with and • as no opposition has been offered' „ it is recommended" that a by-law be passed by this counc1 confalning the said by-law. , length of t e bridg to sudh a 1 ngth a quires, pr viding Astifield gi a rele ty of teny future r damages ciiused b place. ! Moved by IV's-. G by gMr. Morrison this .counci desire on record tat it i ' a The finance coramittee recom- mended the payment of the county engineer'S certificates to the a- mount of $17,895.70, but at the same time the attention of the council is called to the furnishings and fixinge to the offices the court, house, which appear_ to be excessive and recommend that greater restrictions be placed on similar expenditures in future. pied. We consider, therefore, that it is fortunate the addition was er- ected and ready for occupancy early this year. We feel satisfied with the management of the house and farm and consider those in charge deserve ictedit for the care exercised over so many inmates. John Dins - ley from Dungannon is again. an ha- 225 or 38 per cen mate. He /has some meney and le- parcels, increase, $ surance which will be used for his oent.; Wroxeter, 33 maintenance. We instructed th -.-f3 $4,978 nr.12 per ea clerk -Ito communicate with the. df- parcels, ldecrease, ficers Me Children's Aid filoosety • about a child in the house, so that he tmay be placed in a home with some good family.. tlt crease, $7,085 or 1 . per 1 eent. ; ilClin- ton, 81 parcels, i creattice $7,295 or 6 per cent; Exeter, 6a parcels, in- crease, $11,042 ett 1 per ,cent. ; Hen- sall,. 60 parcels .1 crease, $4,190 or advance in tile breeding of pure bred stook the show', ie great.. ItlanY fiki II oper a s eer tilt5.9;.100dodi. r e ich2i,81 !.p4o4r parcels,cent.; lathes are in lattendance, a large Seaforth, 93 parce s, ieerease, $46,- 'number teeing Members of women's; . e Wmgham, 103 '. 35,0/q or 21 per ,pareels, increase, nt.S41russels, 55. 5,7 ' or 6 per es in valu- ent • amount 111, ,' be noticed ' , , e crigy mnaiici- the County tkiikt is valued an the assiessMent. In giv- the Ministers the Dominion a of the leading cultural instru entries is in exe year, In cattle 250, while in th more are ente show is phenom ing, it is said, numbering 3,60 seated by 550 e 300, and as rep f Agriteelture for Province and most oek men and agri- ors. - The list ef s of any preceding they number some dairy test class 59 d.' In poultry the natty large, rival - t of St. Louis and Sheep are repree ries •and 5Wirt3 by senting ale rapid ins itutes. t , The central postit of Interest was the live Stock kedging of fat cattle. The judges werei Jesse W. Dunn, of Toronto and J. fT, Gibson, Denfield. . Strange to say tthere were no 'ex- hibitors of fat i stock from Hurons although in the ipoultry elaeses this old county makes a good ehowing. The winner of ',he first,' prize for Shorthorn steer e woyears and under three, was exhiteted by James lie* nie & Sons, of 1 Toronto. Be was 0.. magnifieent white steer, weighing 1,800 -lbse and i teronounced almost - faultless. The enimal will be taken' to Chicago. 1111 James Snell, of Hullett, was elec ed vice-president of the Leicester Sbeep Breeder& Asso- ciation. mit. The total ancre ation over the ass to $1,081,330, It - that Brussels is t panty i lower t) Jug the percentages Abel fractions whie schedule. It ehoul tie, at !these increas local assessments a 'last equalized valu ascertain the effect on *he rate of taxa icipality they shou with the last eqn INNE• OM. The County Gaolee reported 12 prisoners confined in goal as fol- lows: James Gunn. Colborne, 1. - sane; ,John Cushin, Parkhill, 'va- grant; grant; Harry theft: theft; ej grant; rich, ins etich, rontos Hullett. changes upper fla ed .for the mixi tg• up of prisoners as the vagrant i4lass should, not be mixed -up with tie criminal classor the tn- senet • Annie M. Free, Wingham, Litson, Goderich, theft ; Harry Beattie, Goderich township, Wilfred Walters, Goderich, John Chalwell Goderich, va- Margaret Edwards, Gode- ne ; Thomas Edwards, God - sane; Thomas Foley, To - grant ; Robert Brown. of false pretenses. Certain ere also asked for so the of the gaol can be utiliz- agrants and thus prevent The county engineer reported that all the contracts awarded by the council last January have been cm- pleted in good time. The Morris - bank and Lucknow bridges are eat- isfactorily completed. The bridge at Amberley has not been finiphed in a workmanlike !manner and $260 of the contract price has been retained un- til the council who let the contract see fit to accept the structure. I saw the bridge on the 23rd of No- vember last and ordered some re- pairs, which have since been carried out and the bridge will, no doubt, now be of sufficient strength to carry the traffic. The McCann and The ton ported 'ha report taxi eration of mended t ses,siot, quired bit mittee. ••••••••••••••• ty,property committee re- ing examined the goatees advise deferring consid- the „ improvements recom- reip until the January en the matter can be in - personally by the coin - .---- The InspeCtor of the house of re- fuge reported that there were on the 1st of December, 91 inmates in the house, 57 males and 34 females, there. had - been one birth and 15 death e during the year,. While, two had ;absconded and six were 'dis- charged. The amount expended for the enpport of inmates was $4,273., 71 or An average per inm.ate per day of 13,-80 cents. The expenditure on the lehouse and farm clueing the year -was $5,926.50 - The aura of $159 was received from paying inmates and farm ;produce sold, $560. The follow- ing e ops were grown on the farm durin the, year: Oats, 280 bush- els; barley, 310 te beans, 22; onions, 95; marigolds, 49; turnips, 260; oar - rots, !150; tomatoes, five; beets, 19; parsnips, 20; plums, 18; potatoes, 315; hay, 24 tons; cabbage, 200 head; sugar beets, 29 tons; raspberries, 1,- 300 !quarts; apples, eight barrels; pork evalued at $141. SS -.- The County Valuators reported having !made their valuations in the 'months of September, October and 1 Noveraber and proeeed: The difference .between our valuations and fffie value of the Assessors are in 1any cases -very great and will no I oubt ta-use more or less dissat- HOW IT V The following ttab the new valued/on readers can thereb themselves what th ation will be in eqa under the new valt a this year was 1.9 mi ls ized value. Shave omitted smear 'in the • a*. be noticed over :the - t over the , ordeee. to .of .!the increases toe ill each men- d Rlo eom.pc,rod 111 zetl}alues. OUT. 11 show how s out. Oar re out for Srased tax- - aunioipallty seas. The rate the equal- . .1 et, ' Ash field 04,191 8 i.,',13,24 8 Colborne • 34,-301 Godexieh tp. 59,731 Grey 6762- F-'5'. Hay 51,880 et. Howiek 67,710 131. Ilullett 53,541 ,05. McKillop 52,111 1 Morris . 55,233 f14. Stanley 43,600 Stephen so,sto Tuekersinith, ...40,162 - Turnberry 35,007 Ifsborne 49,700 E. Wawanosli 41,741 W, Wawanosh 41,725 i Bayfield Bnuisels 323,5 e. Blyth .01in1on • 632, Exet,er ' 527,1 Goderieli 1,409,7 Hensall t. 235,2i 5400; mottos 0.03 Seatorth 011i,3. &DO 502,900.00 37,88 "%Thigh= 072,7 2.00 354,700.00 20.87 Wroxeter 113,t3 09 ' 80,150.0512.02 In the towns and vilaps t 8. LtaI assessed N'filne and the total -equalized value to Olen. *DeCrease. • . - :,:i ; ' -Mr. W. H. TherAe, a native and pioneer of iYork coulee died at his e § fa ll!, a g a a Aso ; 31.00 54.42 .39.00 10.54 38,00 50.13 ' 31.00 1.78 34,00 8,07 34.00 10,50 40,00 35.49 40,00 20.31 • 32.00 2151 42.00 tsea 34,00 1.56 . 47.00 22,25 31,00 23.45 .47.00 - 30,07 31.00 11,30 34.00 2.22 80,580.00 64.54 221,000,00 *5.87 138,840.00 13./2 641,830,00 5.73 330,950.00 11.03 87,5,300.00 27.72 home in Toronto on Thorne was born at years ago, and during his whole life resided within the lenkadaries of the county of York. Fie belonged to one of the oldest families in Upper Can- ada, and was a son- ehe late Ben- jamin Thorne, (afte hill was named), on of Upper Canada, perhaps the largest business in the couai and occupied in the unday. Mr. Thornhill 73 —.4_1„._____ 0eneda, It Drs A. Or, manager of She fro. .ronto industrialst exhibition has had his salary imar4sed from $3,900 to' $5,000 a year. -Mr. P. Ing am, a Termer neat' Portage le Prairie, d to shoot 12 tiorsee on Saturday It on 110001111t - , - _ of glanders,- ; The infant e ild of Alfred•Berry. of Kingsville, Essex county, . 'ate the ends off 26 phosphorus snatches . and, died the fol owing day. -On Saturda I evening Mr. Jecob Wigle of King ville, Essex ectanty, went out to li" stable to feed asis horses, and wha leaning over a bar- rel to get so e feed he dropped . p ' ' 1._ -dead. Mr, Wi le was 81 years of age, and a lifelong Liberal. o - -There is n. exhibition at the Imerial Bank tario, a. uge ugget found . on a: hltnew On - an Cobalt, new property near Giroux Lake. The nugget weighs two hundred and fifty pounds and it is almost pure silver. Along !with it were also found two smaller nuggets of egairty, pounds each. The property on which 'they were found. is ()veiled by A.M. Wylie of Port Arthur, and 3 13.' Pardee, of Sault Ste. Marie, Oa - tarifa ' 1 =Mr. Wm. T. Beattie, aged ss years, dropped ldead on Friday ev- ening at his -home, Pond Milis„ West- raineter, Middlesex eotmty. Mr. Beattie, who was one of the best . known farmers , in the vaunts''. WAS attending to his usual duties at the One of hie sudden death. Mrs. Beattie predee4ased tem by several. years, -Noah Peltier, a young farmer about 28 years sof age, attempted suicide in Wilson's bush near Chat- ham last Sunday afternoon, by thobt- ing !himself with a revolver. Two whom Thorn- of Me bullets lodged in his side, and 0 tbe Joneers o carried on in end milling iy at that time, :milling trade a he now lies in St. Joseph's Hospi- tal' in * precarious condition. No cause is known for the deed. lie was not a drinking man, and bad only been married: last spring. '