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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1914-06-12, Page 1er_ a Into neans Lctory the dyes- rin Fleets: X7.4 thi erthe- )ecial- P'adifin" 1 ength nce Of es are 1 • onenonnesmasiertileantialle. entene...nenenn, .N.I11111.01.11110401111Melenennellesentleeelleineattesteneennentenineennenewsimiassisio. ° • _ 41111644k4304444444.0 - FORT Y-EIGHTII wHopL NUMBER ...11.3.1rcr••••••••Eraki 1 allimilimminemilearainatmuramiesoonsomme Hot .weather forces a rush on thesooler toggery, and fox- tunately., we have made exten- sive preparations for just such an emergency. Vast sums of money are expended every' summer by the multitudes of people in search of means to get away from the heat and get to a locality where condi- tions are more comfortable. Everybody may make these comfortabe conditions entirely loca lthrough the medium ot our splendid stock of ccmfort giving garrnents. A small expenditure does wonders. A cool Hat A cool Suit A cool Shirt Thin Underwear Lightweight Sox' A soft Collar 'A wash Tie The cheapest arid shortest route to re- lief land 1....1.11001.11.11,01511:1.1011,.....1161‘ 11411411144410117Millit SEAFORTII, FRIDAY JUNE 12, 1914 THE COUNTY COUNCIL Ci=444,w4 The lone meeting of the County Council opened at Goderiche on treesday of last kweek. All the membere a the Council were present, except Mr. II. erten, of Tuckersrnith, who waskietaine ed by, %the eerlaus illness of his --wife. The nee/tram *opened proceedings by ennlaining to the 'Council the 'nation a the business to be brought before it et %this keessione I . A communication from Sheriff Rey • ,nolde calling attention to the offer made by, ;the Dominfon !Government to supply •seedling trees and the benefits to neiderived bee thee County should .the Council take %Advantage of tnis offer and adopt a eystem a re-foresterher certain lands, evas -referrecl to the special committee for report. The Secretary ief the Provincial Winn ter Fair, Asked that a special countY exrize be \offered the same as in former eyear, referred .to the Executive Com- mittee. A c-opy tof a, resolution paesed by the Cooncileof the County a Dufferin, reepecting the \tax on motor vehicles and asking co-operatien in placing the matter before the Logielatureewa,eread. 'Yoe Dufferin Council ask that all motor vehicles up to 30 horse power be taxed thirty cents per horse power and all above thirty horae power be taxed at the rate of fiftycents' per hor,se power and that al1. naoney derived from such liceneee be handed over to the couoties from which emelt; eooney is derived, to be expended by their respective Colitaty Councils in road im,provements. The matter was referred to the SpeelitiCom- mittee. A statement from the Harrison.High Scheol snowing ;the amount due that school for Huron County pupils, was referred to the Education' Comnntnee. The report of the County Engineer, was read An.d referred to /the Roan and Bridge Corninittee. A motion that Dr. R. t. Redmond be appointed a \trustee for Winghem High Schoen to fill out 'the unexpired /term of Dr. Kennedy, Who resigned, wies re- ferred to ;the Education Comrnithiee, The Council adjourned until tent o'clock Wednesday. Half Price Days in Ladies' Suits and Summer Coats Some of the swellest and most artistic designs .of suits, that ever came "out from under." The splendor and attractiveness of these special new garments,- as far as newness of style goes puts thems in a class alone. and look at the Price $20 and $30 reg for $10.00 All bright new colors—tan, grey, blue and brown., Summer Coats $7 to Raincoats S4.50 t Cool Rigs for the Boys 44 •••••4 O Summer Sweater short or long.sleeve.... Cotton Knickers tan or blue..•...•.••••••• I.baki Bloomers.. 'Boys' Shirt waists 4.4.441111.0•11 OOOOOO 4.14.4414.0401 • eo ••.••• good quality....•••:•••-••••• • Boys' Light 0•44••••0• a B Boy Scout, holiday ....... OO •• • $12 ▪ 4•11-• ••••••4•.4 eg• • • 50c to $7 5c 35c ••••••-•••••tee•• ...;20c to ...,.• 40c to - • . • nesday, June, 3rd. Council met pure ant to adjournment. The report of .tale Gaoler was read and referred to fhe County Property Committee. „ .e .t 1) The matter ea repairs to the Gulley ridge ih Stephen, and the Dickev bridge on the boundary between Huron and Bruce,. after being discussed, w.ad telerred to the Road and 'Bridge Com-. ttee for report. Mised by Taylor and Hudson, that the Engineer, be instructed :to repair the side -walk on the Exeter- bridige as the want is .in e dangerous cone dition. Moved by \Campbell and 'Mulvey, that the Engineer be instructed to have Mow guards placed on the Zetlared bridge between ithe.townehip's nf Turn - berry and ,Wawanosh, for the purpose of holding the now on !.tiele bridge die- ing the winter months. . lrloved by! efelvey and Stewart, that the COuncil,take steps to have tthe road at Dickey hill completed. The above tmoteons were 'referred to the Road and Bridge Committee. ! The report of the ,spedlar committee appointed at %the January meeting and composed of \Messrs. Livingstone, Grey, Shortreed, Morris and Elliott, F..tephen, to consider and report on amendments t� the present bridge by-law, ' wag read and tconsidered in committee of the whole. The report was amended to recommend that the county assume all bridges ,on boundary lihes within; the county, Of 20 feet and over and that the ;Lake Sbore road from the North to ,the So•uth; boundaries 4 the county, be considered a county boutnd- ary and that a ')ey-law be passed ac- cordingly. The ,report as amended was adopted. - A deputation .froth Bayfield. was heard by :the Council, respecting -repairs to the Bayfield !bridge.' A petition was -also presented; signeClby 33 residents, of Bayfield, and 42 residents, of - Clin- ton, in which it twos represented, than going on, with .the contemplated 're- pairs to the bridge at present, would be a great inconveniencel to the public • at this seasofl of the year. A, counter , petition, signed by 37 residents, and around Bayfield. was 8.190 pre - .aimmumorammosap..—"'"' MeTellilf JIRO& kbt 1111.00 Times In teSseinefa or, ie maid a salare of 300 instead of a250, ens prepased In the above motion. _ The amendment wets carried aa was also the main motion, 'with the ex- ceptiofl of the Inspectors salary, which.' vein be $800. ' The Clerk was Instructed to procure a copy. of the Revised Statutes of Ontario, for each member of the Council. The reporte, of the Roan and Bridge* the County property and, the Education Committees were cdneidered in conurit. aunt; paid for work taince last session; tee of the whole and paased without is ite486. • : t (amendment. Blanchard, near Woodham. A. new Kearns; President, Mrs. E. Munroe; est bridge will be )required this year. A. Vice, Mrs. O. Fowler; 2nd Vice. !sirs. new bridge wilt have tole erected ever R Gha,nt; Secretarye Mrs. T. Mason; the srace at WInghare, or repairs nutde 1 Treasurer, Mrs. in Mddst Directora- te the old bridge:\1 nave had new floors 'Mrs. Geo. 'Bradshaw, Mrs. Sfeldurran put on the Wroxeter, McDorneld and and Mrs. eraxenan. Auditors -Mrs. L. Staniaka bridges and there are still a Paisley, and Mrs. Chas. Holland. Dis, member that will require new floors this trict Director, tbfrs.-0. Munroeon the wagon. I have had 710 notice from evening of 'June 19th, Mrs. (Dr) 'L & Benice County regarding work on that tit Hamilton, of Toronto, will address boundary but expect to 'meet their of- the ladies of town, under the auspices ficials after the June session. The am- of the Montan% Institute, in %he * a , P. hi1, 111111',:fit Moved by Glenn and Einoti, that ' The Couuty Property Cornznittee re - this COuncil do not appoint any special ported having visited. the GaOl. and Cornmitteee for the year, 1914.-Loist. foundeeverything in good condition"ind .The Equalization Committee reported only one prisoner. It is recommended recommending that the equalization that no action be taken in regard to sched-ules of 15st year be adopted for building a coal ohed. Additional itgha the equalization of the present yearwere also recommended for the Regisry Thee report was considered in cornmitten office. ( of the wholet and,was adopted wittout • t • - en...-. • • henertdment. The •Executive Committee reported, Mr. J. A. efallough addreseed , the making the following recommendation Council, urging- the appointment Of . a That a grant of *25 be 'made to the District Agricultarai Representative for In-uron Poultry, Association; that She this Countyleo action was taken. The request for a grant to the Provincial Council adjourned. Winter Fair, at Guelph, be complied Friday, June, 5th, 1914. with and that a rant of $25 be made The first business before the 001111011. to Fat Stock Amateur Exhibitor's for was the report of (the Special Commit- the 'best beef anitnal, $15 for let prize tee, which was considered in comittee and .'$10 for • 2nd prize, also that the enofdmtheen.t.whole, 'andepassed without eum of $25, be granted, $15 as est The recilors, G enlock and Clark, who accom- rrt of the Warden and Coen- panied the delegation to 'Ottawa, tto urge oh the Government the neceasitY for additional and immediate improve- manedac ntetttoepnt6d!oderieli harber, was read The report of the Finance Corhittee was considered in cornmfttee of the whole and admited without atnendment. The special committee, composed of efessrs. Govenlock, Livingstone and the warden, made a verbal. report on the matter of radlal railways as ap. plicable to this county. s The report was on motion received and the committee continued with .instruc- tions to report to the council at its next session any, developments that may arise in ,respect to radial or oth- er electrieal railways that may occur during the interval, • Several.by-laws were read end:adopt- ed and the council prorogued about four o'clock. Most of the- councillors left for their honies by the five 'o'clock train. Moved' by Leckie and seconded by Milne, that in the matter -of the con- struction of the floor. on the Bayfield bridge, no action be ",taken for the -de- laying a the work. -Carried. An application ifor a grant to the Huron Poultry and Pet Stock- ,Associat- ion, was referred to the Executive Com- mittee. _ I./loved by ,Lindsay and Brown, that the Coined' make a grant .of $100 o the municipality of Bayfield, to help Ito build, a deviation road and temporary bridge to ne ueede while a cement floor Is being', placed on the steel. bridge. Referred to the Road and .Bridge Com- mittee. Moved. by Clark and Stewart, that the Council 'give two special prize.se to be competed for ,at the Guelph 'Whiter Pair, as kfollow, for draught mare under three' %nears of ' age, 1st, $20; 2nd,. $14; %alio tor tbest draught gelding under 'three \years, W, $20; 2nd; $10, All exhibits to be by 4mateur exhibitors of this 'County. Referred to the Ex- ecutive Committee. . The Council ,adjourned for the day. Thursdaen June,* 4, 1914. 65e The Council met pursuant to adjourn - Merit. 45C , • • The re of the ExecutiveCorlemittee „,„ was re and. considered in committee 2oc of the whole. The report- wasamended to read that prizes ;to be offereel ab 60c Guelph Winter Fair, be for gelding of any tage, 1st, prize $15 and ind, on $10. The import an amended was she opted. en. k . • ` The report of the House Of Refuge MIN113111 Highest Prices for Butter and Eggs. Greig Clothing Co The Big Corner Store 6EAFORTII Committee was considered and adopted. Moved by ,Leckie and Hunter, that the ralary of Dr. Shaw, Medical at- tendant at the Emote of Refuge, be increased from $300 to $860; the salary of John Torrance, Inspector, be increase ed from $200 to $250, and that the salary of the •Assistant Matron,- be in- creased yom $100 to $250, including the current year and during the life of the by-law at present *in force. Moved he amendment by Banat and MnInibbon, that John Torrance, Inepecte - • • REPORTS. The county auditors, Messrs. Geo. Nen Holman and John Cameron, reported having made a careful examination of the aocoulits, books and vouchers of the county treasurer for the lyear end- ing December 31st, 1913, and having compared the entries with thief vouchers, find the name correct. The total re- ceipts for the year. were: Balance on hand from 1912, $1$,901.73;,recelpts dur- Ing 1913, $161,301,46, making a to- tal of $176,203,19. The total paymente during 1918. were $180,460.48, leaving an overdraft of $6,267.29. The enditors take great pleasure in 'stating 'bbat the Treasurer's books showed great : care and excellent system. Every facility was affo ded for their examination and they wer given every courtesy and at- tenti en while performing their duties. ( 1 g --- The cteunty gaoler- reported one male prisoner' in the Gaol. He further ;says: I hope your honorable body will at this meeting decide bn building the coal and wood ,basement, and women's de - prize for best heavy draught mare under three years and $10 for seconie of the Farmer's Bank do not deeerve prize for same; _that the tender of Thos. the sympathy' of the people and should Morrow for good beef fit for boiling therefore, receive no consideration from to be delivered at the Gaol, at! 14 this- Parliament because thealput Sheir cents per pound be acceptedmone,y, into this bank en order, to .get the benefit of its .higher rate of in - The Speen,' Cernmittes, consisting 4 terest. I deny that. The banks that Meaers. Shortreed, Livingstone, and El- peld a lovierate on -Interest In ma efdleg llott, appointed at the January meeting had no %other bank ,Witehin six or nine to consider--.ne revision of the present miles of them'and it is only trea.tural Bridge byelaw governing boundary that the people -n -should ;support their beidges in -this, County and to report home bank. • .1 to the luneereeeting the( cbaniges deem- We have heard a great deal from ed necensaiY, -reported. as (follows : The hongentleman opposite to the effech present byelaw includes All britlges 20 that we used this legislation as a bail feet or ofer, on all boundary ,Ilnes and in the campaign of 1911',..1 detee certainly on the Lake Shore road from Amberley say that the 'gentleman I defeated at to Grand -n -461d. We reconimend the by- the last election held .out this bait for law be changed to read i that the Cbunter political purposes. In the district where anserne all 12 feet arid over on the branches of the Fariner'SBank had all boundary lines withiat the Counts; been doing business he pledged himself and on, the Lake Shore road from the as striengly as hepossibly could; he North bandary, to the Soutti'boundary, said that if returned to, lamer he woold that the Statute, election 463, Chapter do all he could to get the depositors 13, of 19I3ngoverne( the erection of all reirribureed. Just to show Wee inconsis- bridges on County boundaries. We find tency of this 'gentleman I way point that most of outeneighboring Couertins out that he voted againettnehe reeolution are governed by this Statute, whicir brought down in this House e for the we consider is right, after consultbon appointment of pthe Royan Cominiesiont with the County Solleitor. We have to inyestiga,te the farmernes•Bank, -yet asked the Solicitor to- Prepare a by- when, he wants the voteo of the electors law, baying blanks S'o *the changes we he tells themn that he will do every - recommended, may be ,Inserted, wheel thing he can to have the depositors approvc.d by the Couneil. We further reimbursed. He ;was not satisfied with consider it necessary that the by-law, going aroundeamongst the epeople inake aPPoisting the Engineer, be mmenthd Lig these 'promises. A few nights be - so tnat he be required to make a, re. fore the *election aspecial meeting was port on any bridge When asked to do called of the depositorof the Farmer'S so by the Council tor Road and Bridge Bank. The gentleman who op/Sosed me Committee. , was tb.ere. I had received no notice A MAIDEN SPEECH , The following le thee Hansard report of the Maiden enneech, delivered by Mia J. J. Bremer, in the Dominion Vernet,' merit, on WedniesdAy evening of last week, on the Farmer' a Bank Bill Teh". J J Merrier (inouth Huron): Representing a, riding in ,Whi.ch are a great many depositors who lost their mone'S In the failure of the Farmer's 1 had increased tofelght and a Ligalf niLl Bank, I feel it my dety to 'say, aj lions, and represented one- third of the few words in their behalf -and inot fOrj total propertee values of Methodism four prtfrposes, for I believe thi years- ago. question is stoo serious to be treat "No Protestant .denomireation. in Ca* in that way. In, the 'cone-tit/penny w1iict ada had done' SS 11112Ch for educatron as r represent the were two branches 0 the Methodists, he announced proudly the Farmer's Benk with ebout 600 de- The importance of training readers positors representing about $120,00-5 in was being recognized by the Salvatior! deposits. f . - Army. Their memorial to the late Gene- - I have been told ?hi, some hon. . nem- rai 13ooth was to take the tform of a bees of this lIceaseethat the cleposfthre college. "Godi bless the Salvation Army?' said Doctor ''Graham, "God knows the lose it has suffered in the edeatte of po many of Its 'leaders in the kmarine di- saster.No relienusi,aecr. can exist with( out trained leaders." - Rev. W. McAllister ennpresident of the conference, reported that inhere were no legal difficulties to •be straightened out last year. ' - St, Marys will be the next m:eeting place of the London Methodist Confete ence. The vote upon an invitation by Itev. F. EhMallott was 'unanimous. lir. Mellott drew attention to the fact it is almost fifteen years since tbe conference met in. the Stone Town,, and that three years ago -St. kena,rys had almost been selected. The gestion was seconded by Rev. W. E. Unison,' pastor of Trinity Clrerch, . Stratford, \she 'midst Mary 4 was mak- ing elaborate plans In anticipation. of entertaining the delegates. • ee` An Interesting Case emeseateisereseeteen-asaesseseens would ruin the country, In the ,hope that they. might •have a ebenee of Otie ting into power again. Now, Mr. Speak- er, the hour is very' late, and 1 edeall not detain the House further -than to say that 1 ellen s.have great pleasure In supporting thte Bill. • The London Conference Some remarkable- figures of tbet growth of the ?SethodistlEducatiort De- partment In the test quadrierispenn were given to the London Conference, at gel meeting last nveek, by Rev. Dr. ;J. W. Graham,secretary . come from tail sourcee he ealdetbad created $66,4192 and new totalled $224,0 421. A comparieen 'of the 'Oconee in the last three quedriennuen was given as follovis 1906, S1e4,030; • 1010, 066;000; 1914, $220,000. At the end- of the. last quadrienntun the educational assets Li colleges and other institutions totalled 43,900,000. In 'the last four years thil gma..101mt iama• of the meeting orleinvitatIon, aid Ilive The Finance Committee, in- addition onlysix miles from where it was held. to recommending the payment of a. The other ;gentleman's borne le 20 Miles large number of accounts reported a,s away and certainly, if the (meeting was follows: We find that the -County en. not called by biro -and be had received penditure after taking into account/ the no invitation he must have had in receipts, will be $87,127. This will re- very strong Instinct, quire a rete of two and. one ,twentieth Since the failure of the Fainctern132,nk mills on the dollar, on an equalised several depoeitors of my riding have assesement of $42,601,400. We find that had 'tgebe sent teethe Hou,se-ofintefuge, the increase in the rate is due to n and uniese some relief is quickly forth - deficit in 1918 of r$10,191. We recomm- corningagreat many others will have end that the rate named be inserted to follow. l'Thle legislation anplies only in the by-law. ; partme'nt, elaas been go long be- i The rate last year was one !Inn neteec. fore the cernicil. The Inspector is 'very tenth mills on the dollar, anxious that 'this improvement, shouid be made iat once. ., •••••• modal. anon • I 4 The Educationt Committee recomn.end %that Dr. R. C. Redmond be a.ppointed The following ,estimate oil the re- to the 'Wingharn High! School .Board, to celpts and ,expenditures for the current fill the unexpired term of Dr J. f year was isembitted by the Coenty Kennedy, The payment is recommended of $290.03 to the Harriston High School Board, -this being the amount, due for Huron County peptize attending` at Bar- riston less $30 the amount tof fees paid. The Special Committee reported as follows,. Respecting the suggestions of Sheriff Reynolds as to re-foresting it Is recommended that if M.r. Reyn&de or any other person would place a feasible proposition, suitable for the Whole County before the -Comrnitteee'the Committee would favorably consider ,ite Respecting- the resolution of thet Coity - of Dufferin, we recommend th.at the tax remain the name as at present, but we strongly recommend that the money collected, or part of it, be sent back to the County, where it hies been collected to be spent oil the roads of that County. • Treasurer: Administration of \justice, Gaol Division Court -Jury Fond Schools School management Grants Municipal, Government ' Stationery and postage Lunatict and eharities Discounts and enterest Miscellaneous Count e property Roads and bridges t Industrial Home Sterling debentures Bridge debentures Bridge No. 2 debenturee Deficit, 1918 Total e • Receipts - Registry office Licenses , To be raised el ' $ '1,000 2,000 50 24,000 3,000 2,500 ;8,000 1,000 800- 300 100 2,000 . 41,386 7,,000 5,500 2,000 1,600 10,191 08,327, $400 800 , 1,209 $37,121 s ouse of Refuge Committee re- ported as follows: We ha.ve made quar- terien 'visits to the Hoose and found the management very satisfactory. At this 4ate there are 89 inmattes (being cared for en the institution. Since nhe lest meeting of the Council we have purchased a. %good, notend, 'young team of horses, three and four years old, , for $280.- %The 'Conunittee would'; recom- mend that the main building, Outside, be painted this 'Summer, as it requires it badly. ,We also recommend the dila,. posal of tthe present gasoline eAgIne and that it be replaced by, a Hydro - Electric motor of three horse power. 'We believe this pan be done without additional coot and that the arrange- ments of %the transfer be left with the chairman of this committee and -the Inspector. We also recomMend that # suitable vault be built;in The basement; for. protection ein the case of- fire of all doeu men*, papers and other valuab- les and that this matter also be lift with the Chairman and Inspector. It is recommended that the claims of J. ..33rooks and Mrs: Vancampa. respecting' the estate of We. Wiley, an inmates of,' the House of. Refuge he left over fore future investigation 'and consider- ation. * • The County Engineer reported as ;fol- lows: The 0Pring freshet (passed doing leas damage than Usual. I received no - lice from the Warden of Perth, to Meet! hirle and examine bridges, on the bound:: are between Huron and '.Perth. There are some small bridges that should be erected thee season but being less the/ twenty feet I want knetructions from the .Council in respect thereto. I , ex- nual one, the follo ng off attained the bridge between•lishorne and elected:- Hon. PreSidenti • The Road and ,Bridge Committee re- ported respecting the motion of Brown and Lindsay regarding the eest of conntructing a temperary bridge, at Bayfield, and recommend that the County assist Ba.yfield, to the exbent of 76 per cent. of the cost of the tempera.ry bridge, • providing the cost does not exceed S100; the village of Bayfield agreeing to ['furnish all lights, required. Respecting the account fOr -bridge erected on the Howicikand Mine to boundary in 1913* is recommended that the amount be! paid. Respecting the motion of Campbell and Mowbray; regarding the snow guards, on bridge at Zetland, it is reconnnended that the Engineer he,ve snow; guards erected wben considerS them necessary. That the request -of the tootion of Taylor and. Hudson, regarding the side walk on the bridge,. at 'Fleeter, it is recom- mended that the Engineer have the Said walk properly repaired. Respecting the account clahned tes be due -the Sown - ships of Morris and Wavvanosh, tor re- pairs done on the road booth of Ntringe harp, the committee , baying carefully examined the Maid account, find there is still a balance elhe of ,$494.48 of which payinent kihreeernrnendedlessinIn still el, mall balance: en account of ex- tra land required. Respectihg the mo- tion of Murray and \Stewart, to have the road at Dickey. hill completed, it is recommended that ne action be taken. Respecting the Dickey bridge, it is sug- gested that the Road and Bridge Cbm- mittee, of Huron, nye Committee, at the brl date possible with t the approaches to, t proper condition an deemed necessary doe the Bruce Bridge e at`rehe earliest e view of havins b. bridge put in ,any other work -At the last rnee ton Women's Institu hg of the Cite. , being the an - cera were s. Thos. • to a inert of Ontario, but I hope ethei members of the -House will not treat this Bineler a sectional or political way. Let us look at it from the national standpoint. The nomissionerne !' report clearly allows, and it nes been* pointed out by the Finance inlinister aard other hon. members of ,this House, that the failure of ,this hank was due to the negligence of Mr. Fielding, the Finance Minister of that day e anal believe that is perfectly true. I believe It is the duty of the Government to reimburse these depositors. I VMS' a, clipping here from .the London -Advertiser, one of the Liberal papers of weetern Ontario, which 'contains the Iollovvbeg Adieu -louts statement -lender a. snare heading: \ (Here a quotation front the Londo Advertiser,- to ethe effect that • the Government were pielling the wires to have the bill vetoed in the Senate, was read.) •is ,disgraceful for ,.any -paper 01 any otanding in the cominunity toznake such ansurdeand unfounded statements as I %nave read from thts newspaper. If I thought Oaten I was supportheg a Government that was trying to hooci- wthlt me Asa my''peoplean this news- paper states, I would resign mY Beat. I have too -much confidence in this Government tobelievethee would do any sue* thing. If "there in low gentle- man on the Liberal side of the Hauge who can rise now and substantiate what thireenewepaperSays enooldlike to knowl'it0 I defy any of thooe bon. gentle/neu. to get up here and endorse the getatement made by Oils newspaper. . This le my' third session attendLnin this Perna/nerdy and as a bluatheiaa man I have ;been trying' to figure hInt what the game a the GoosItion in this House ie. As a matter of fait, I do not believe they are sincere in One - hall of what thby do in thin House. They waste too much time altOgetihier, and i hive -been neiable to figure out in, this particular 'case what the motive Is that untlerlies their action for op - ?Bang this measure1 afiked a, igentiel., man' the other day if be could telt me what the Libereas are * to, and he maid: You are not enough eof a politician to understand it; It% • -all Politico.' lfr. PROULX ; You werenot here be- fore 1924 Mr. ORR': I was not here %be- fore 1911, but my peedecessor in the representation a Ithe county wee here, and my people reallzed that he got off ankh a lot of hot air „here that ehey did not return .hirn; they thought( they would send to this Parliament a mad with more common 'sense. Mr. PROULX; Did the honmember hear the statement -made before late comittee, that seevenbeen members -071 the Government eidn owe their election to this Bill, A Mr. MERNER : There is one thirtg I have noticed since I Num to thin Parliament, and that is that gentle - Men on the es/Waite side lof ethe House -do hot wish the Government to Abring In good legislation. It • is rriS sonintein that they would rather see the. ;Gov- ernment Introduce legislation which A somewhat 'peculiar ease was heard by Judge holt at the Court ;House' int Goderich one day last week. It , In- volved two %young Blyth people and a confectionery firm wf Berlin; After the evidence His Honor adjourned the case as one of the lawyers asked to be sale lowed to 'present a written aregumeritt • Some three years ago Mr. • James! M. Bair, a young clerk employed Jeer, the Bank of Hamilton, in 331y th, .net a young eadee school teacher, then teach - Ing in the Inytb contlenuatien school. - After a, short time, as is \genera' in most cases, a date for a wedding wag set upon, and the Youhlg man eknew he could stet retain his poeition 15, the bank-aat he was not getting the freguia- ted salary to allow him to marry -he preferred to claim bis prize rather than hold bie position. Therefore, he decid- ed to buy a confectionery businets from Mi. Neil A. Taylor. He had mot suf- ficient money to unable him to =eke this purchase so is young lady friend, his wife -to -be, very kindly loaned him the whereiwith-all in the shape of *1400, not asking any security. wedding took place and she still kept on teaching. !As she would receive her salary, she weuld turn It over to him. Her parents thought she should be cured in some way eo at ,their in- stiga,tion, she ,a.sleed him to convey the business to her, that Is that nt should be simply in her name. The weddinte* was in niovember, 1,912, andeethehoono,_ veyanee was made the following` None ember. • The young -man was rather unfortpo nate and became ehort* afterwards Inie valved. His creditors •catitil not proceed a, (genet the business,as it 'was noh his, let the Legal melee, Therefore, Messrs. C. II. Doerr & Co., of .Berlin, ethrongh solicitor, Yfr. WhH. Gregory, of Berlin, brought action- to have tnee convey/tepee set Beide and declared void aliegin4 that the conveyance was made atha time when; Barr was ahnady in debt and, therefore, arStEtarr was not solvent - he 'heel no legai right to ,make the transfer of the business to his Fife. The defendants were representa by Mr. Medley Holmes, of Itringham, After the evidence, he asked permission to pre,sent a written argurnertt and this ens Honor allowed him to dm ;After both lawyers 'have presented their are gurnents, Judge Holt will give his dee ctelon later: Theldecision will be &walla ed with some Interest by, the 'public.. Zurich Notes. -Mr. and Mr. Richard Nichol- son of Arthur and former _residents. of Thetorne were hers last yirta,ot, caliIng on friende;. They came bf-auto and were on their wayt tO Meat the former' brother in Crediton. -Mn. Graham, of Cloderich, was the guest of Ur daugh- ter, Mrs. J. J. Kerner, last weele.--Mr. Jelmaton of the golson's DIAS staff Clinton, * vpendiaggi, his holidays with 11* parents Ihere.-efxs. Henry 'Koehler, Goebert Sdne, !has recovered from her' recent attack of paraleals.--4 Mr. Frank ,Boasenberry of .Beritn, was visiting relatives here last Week.--Mre Fred Hew of London spent a few. days ,with hiss parents ;his weeke-Mrs. 11111hbee recovered front hers ecent . naps and has returned to the litens of her niece, grs. Henry Volland.-The Annual Young People's ,Alltance Rally Day waS obeerved in the iangelical chureli, last Sunday', Rev. F. O. Berger, Secretary of the EundaY $0001 arid Young People's lAlliencee Cleveland,Ohith addressed the Sundayt $cliool and preached the annual 'Sermon. In :Mei- evening an interelpting arid exceliant service was carried Ont, -Mr. John Decker, of neer here, reeent1Y 6014 a very" fine driver to' Mr. Salina. Perko, of Zurich. The entrain& price vrasI225. Like all other 'horses raised. andtrained by Wel Decker,it was exceptionally well broken and as the price begat -es es sunerior aImaI fix. Decker luta since sliSeurchased a, driver of leis own traitae ibef from, 3ohn Sparrow, of Varna, .,to match one he already had, and he noVe has one of the showiest 7tearall itt thecountry, and one thateewill /give good k account -of itself at kehow time. eel