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T$EMYRON EXPOSITOR gent_ Iy satisfactory as iie bridge 'pla'n
end the price was lower.than that a
which plank of any kind could be se
Dec. - .17, 1920, cured locally: It is expected, hew
-
_ ever, that next summers require
meets will be affected by high
freight rates, and the prospect
cheaper<�material at home, so that . it
is questionable if it will be advisabl
to make any further purchase of th
' same kind.
The construction work in the town s
towards which grants were voted a
the last session. of the council, ha
not been completed, and the grant
have not been paid over.. This wo
is under way in some cases and
is expected that it ,will
the closewill be coniplete
before
.
of the year.
k; assuming the Lake Shore Road, the
t road from Seaforth and Brussels .to
Wroxeter and Broeincial County road
- under the Highway Act, also regard -
beg the connecting links at Exeter
er and Blyth. ,
of We were assured, by- the Minister
that the connecting Imks would be
e assumed by the department and the
e grant of 60 per cent. on the expendi-
ture on them this year.
Regarding the ether roads the Min-
t inter said these were under' coansidera-
s tion.
s :We also waited on the Deputy Min-
krister of Highways with regard to the
it Grand Bend bridge, requesting the
d grant of 60 per cent on our shaare,
- and were assured that he would go
into the matter with Hon. Mr. Biggs.
_ Re clairn of Alfred Baker for $100
damages, we recommend no action:
Re claim of Francis Reider, of
Centralia., for $200 damages to car,
e we recommend no action.
Re motion of "Young and Neeb, we
recommend that clause 4 of the re-
port of the Good Roads Commission
of December, 1919, be modified" by
f reserving to the county the right to
-• assist such roadways as may be found
advisable by the county engineer.
• Re motion of Douglas and Doig, we
recommend the same be laid over for
further consideration, and - that same
--course be followed re motion of Tip-
ling and Beavers.
Re motion of Neeb and. Lobb, we
recommend" a by-law be passed re-
pealing clause 14 and substituting the
matter of the :notion.
Re motion of Beavers and Tipling,
we recommend the sane be granted
on condition that Exeter pays six per
cent. interest on the amount.
We recommend to the 'incoming
council the advisibility ofpurchasing
two trucks for county work, --. M.
Armstrong, Chairman. .
Road and Bridge
Generally the bridges _of the county
are in _ good conditionHowever, we
find that a number of concrete abut-
ments and wings are showing evi-
dences oe deterioration.
We would especially mention for
attention for next year, • Eliott'e
bridge on the Culross-Turnberry
boundary, concrete arch at Kirkton
and bridge on Hibbert-Tuckersmith
boundary.
We recommend the erection of three
bridges next year: a 30 -foot bridge
at Chiselhurst: a 20 -foot bridge on.
the Usborne-Hibbert .boundary, Mud
Creek' bridge on' the . McGillvary-
Stephen boundary. .
Re, claire of Kenneth McLennan,
we recommend same be paid. -Gor-
don young, Chairman.
NEW ADVERTISEMENT$
Bigger Bargains—Stewart Bros. --8
ram Help ---S. B. Strother -5
Canada Business College --5
Flour—W. M. Stewart --5
Wonderful DispIay—Greig Clothing
Give Footwear—W. G. Willis --4
Christmas Goods—J. Mactavish,r-8
For Sale—W. J. Duff-5,Cattle Wanted ---d'. P. Cole -5
Notice --G. Thompson --8
McXillop Nomination Meeting -6
For sale—Expositor office 8,
For Sale --Alex. McKay- 8"
For Sale --John; Elder -5
Auction Sale -5
Chopping --J. Passmore -4
Anniversary at .,Walton --1
Xmas Suggestions :Thompson's Book Store -8
Dance in Brodhagen Hall -8
Gifts That Leat—Daly's Jewelry Store -8
Tuckersmnith Nomination Meeting -5
CCI. -1
HURON COUNTY COUNCIL
(Continued from page -1).
other respect.
A considerable number of culverts
have been built, most of them of the
general standard type, being built by
the _county the past few years. In
carrying out the construction of Some
of these, all materials were bought
by the county and the work let by
contract: It was planned to rebuild
a number of other culverts, but it
;was deemed advisable toward the end
of the season to leave some of them
over ;until 1921.
Some changes were found neces-
sary in our road construction pro-
gramme, but the following roads have
'been constructed or partly so:
1. -Road No. 6, Usborne, one mile
northerly from Kirkton.
2. -Road No. 3, Tuckersmith, one
mile arid. a quarter easterly from
Brucefield.
3. -Road No. 14, McKillop, one and
a half miles northerly from Dublin.
4. -Road No. 19, Grey, one and a
half miles northerly.from McNaught.
5. -Road No. 19, Grey, one mile
south of concession 1. .
6. ----Road No. 29, Howick, one and
a half miles.
Large amounts of gravel have been
placed on certain other roads, and as
far as possible sufficient gravel has
been. added to all roads to keep then
from becoming out of repair and un-
suited to traffic..
While I believe - that our county
roads have 'shown more improvement
since being taken over by the county
than the roads of any other county in
the sane length of time, there is still
great room for improvement and
nothing but constant attention to
them will produce the desired results.
One of the hardest things with which
have to contend is to persuade the
foremen to give su9 tient attention to
small details and repairs. The patch-
ing of a few holes- on the road or
the repair of something small ap-
pears to most foremen to be'matters
not worth while giving attention to,
although, as a matter of fact, the
money spent on small repairs gives
the best returns of all money spent
on the highways, and a good road
cannot be built otherwise.
Many . men in charge of work, on
roads are content to consider as sati--
factory the condition of the road by
pointing out that the condition of
the road in question is much better
than it was some .time ago. Thisis
an attitude that is fatal to progress as
far as road building is concerned.
I
have -never yetseen the road that
would not be improved in some way,
and where it is considered that it
is cheaper to keep a road in good
repair than to allow it to get out
of repair and then build it up again,
it becomes necessary for all men who
would be successful in .maintaining
a road to be on the lookout forsomething that will make the road
better, and then carry it out at the a gateway for entrance. The 'grave
right time. of the late Dr. Dunlop is covered by
Huron County has reason to be a large flat gray stone, now much
proud of her roads, but until it its discolored and the lettering indistinct
generally appreciated that the cheap-
but still intact, on which is engraved
est road is the well maintained road, the brief story of the dead.
we cannot expect to have the roads We recommend that steps be taken
which. we should have, when the to put the wall in good repair, re -
abundant supplies of gravel given us new bhe stone by cleaning, level the
by nature is taken into considers- ground, andE either seed down "or cover
tion. Every",one knows the effect that with lake stones and put the little
driving over a rough road or through plot in good repair generally, =kilt
deep mud -holes has on vehicles, es- it presentable to the number of peo
pecially motor vehicles, but it is, in ple who visit the place pointed out
my opinion, that the saving in wear to them as one of the most historic
and tear on these vehicles and the spots in Huron. We further recom-
additional comfort secured from good mend that this work be entrusted to
roads, when the expenditure is
vour committee and that it be per -
judicially applied, very dearly repre- formed in the spring as soon as pos-
•
ents the advantage of having well sible.
c
maintained roads. ' Executive Committee
During the past summer many Re hill of township of McKillop for
surveys were made with a yiew. to $65 for removal of patient to hospital,
determining the exact location of the we recommend same be paid.
road incl establishing 'grades when Re bill of village of Wroxeter for
it may be necessary to drain or cut $36.05 for removal of patient to hos-
hills. Alternative routes for roads pital, we recommend same he paid.
were also considered and surveys Re motion of Tipling and Beavers
made. which rendered it possible to for further grant of $500 to Chil-
eompute accurately the costs of each dren's Aid Society, we recommendrout . same he made.
A comprehensive system of record- Re bill of Morton h lliott, Reeve of
nig dates respecting bridges is.under Stanley, for $33.50 we recommend
way, and when; completed it is hoped same be paid and charged to the
tc, have on file a complete record of estate.
all bridges and culverts of the coup- Re request of H. R. Sharp, of Clir.-
ty . with regard to size, cost, re- ton, for grant to Clinton Horticultural
pairs and so forth. Society, �v e reconinienci no action be
The past season has seen an ef- taken. --A, H. Neeb.Chairman:
fort made to introduce a regular Good Roads Commission
Education Committee
The report of. the Education Com
znittee was'as follows; •Re recorn
mendation of R. H. Hoover with ref
erence to appointing a dental insect
tor and also . an adequate grant, 'w
recommend no action be taken. ,
That the resignation of Mr. Andrew
Porter, of, Goderich Collegiate Insti
tote, be accepted. -
Re request . of £Parkhill Board o
Education for the `'sum of $4L70, ex
penses of Huron pupils, we recom
The Special Committee reported as
follows: We,visitecl the moted burial
plot of the late Dr. Dunlop, first
warden of the District of Huron.
1i is beautifully situated on the
highest point on the north side of
the Maitland Ria-er, overlooking ithe
Goderkh harbor, the mouth of ethe
-river and the town of Goderich. Nb
more ideal spot could have been se-
lected for the last 'resting place for
a man who was so deeply interested
in all that pertained -to the town of
Goderich and surrounding district,
commanding, ,as it does, sath a mag-
nificent view of the Golden Gate of
Huron. It is indeed a sad reflection
that the last resting place of this
noted man. should be allowed be-
come so neglected. The burial plot
iteelf is about 24x16 feet, surrounded
by a stone :wall aboutfour feet high,
splendidly and thoroughly with
system a bridge maintenance. The Re request foe Engineer Pattereon
eounty has invested huge sums in for a new car, we exchanged the
bridges, and present day costs' of
rebuilding those bridges are mtich
ereater than they once were, so that
it is indeed the falsest kind of econ-
omy to neglect any of these bridges
in any way that would tend to shorten
the life of a structure. It is sure
prising to note the years of life that
are apparently added to a steel bridge
by the application of paint and the
tightening of a few bars. During the
past stammer we had painted 23
bridges, including three long ones
over the Maitland. This work was
done largely by day labor, which
was found more satisfactory and
eheaper than conteact Nothing but
the best graphite paint was used and
it is believed that the result will
Justify the additional cost.
High prices of plank and the dif-
ficulty of securing suitable plank,
locally, were causes which led to the
securing of a carload of British Co-
lumbia fir for the reflooring of Salt -
ford bridge. This material is emi-
House of Refuge
The . House of Refuge Committee
recommended as follows: That tine
report of the boiler inspector be car-
ried out.
We would recommend that all money
received for produce, etc., sold from
the House ahould be deposited to the
county's credit in tbe Molsons Bank,
Clinton. r
The followingttenderi were award-
ed: Bread, P. Henderson, $7. per 100
fron't quarter; groceries, 'atr.-T. O'Neil:
These contraeta will Make -a tdtal of
som,e $1,200 reduction from last year.
We would strongly urge that a
statement . of the chattels end ,effects
of John LaMoht be produced and' the
estate wound up, and the proceeds
deposited to. the credit of the county.
We would recommend that the coun-
ty solicitor procure a statement from
the trustee of the Skimming's estate
and forward same as soon as possible.
This year we have charged the
paying hunates $3.50 per week and
extra for those requiring extra at-
tention.
Ten acres of land was leased this
year fore$100, rent amounting to $25
was received for the house on same
and the land produced 350 bushels
of bailey.
We •endeavored to purchase more
land but up to date no purchase has
been made owing to, prices asked
being too h'igh.
We recommend that Joseph Jatklin
be paid $4 and R. McKay $30 and
same be charged up to J. Lamont
estate. --Ws F. Clark, Chairman.
Inspector House of Refuge
The Inspector of the House of In-
dustry and Refuge of the County of
Huron presented the following as his
-report for the year ending, November
30th, 1920:
Total numlber of inmates admitted
since opening of the house, 541; num-
ber of inmates on 1st Dec, 1919, 88;
number admitted for the first time
during the year, 11; number ee-admit-
ted after absence, 1; number born'in
House during the year, 0; number of
deaths cluripg the year, 16; number
absconded during the year, O.; num-
ber discharged during the year, 6;
number of inmetes in House -on 1st
December, 1920, 78; number of males
33; number of females, 45.
Admitted during the year from sev-
eral municipalities as follows: Town-
ships -Stephen, 1; Stanley, 1; Grey,
1; W. Wlawanosh, 1. Towns and vil-
lages-Goderich, 1; Clinton 2; Sea -
Number of days' board, inmates,
29,742; number of days' board of
keeper's family and help, 1,098; aver-
age nuiniber of inmates during *the
rear, 8114 average number with
seeper's family and- help, 84- total
xpenditure -on house and farm, $14,-
36.43; add- value of provisions and
otal expenditure, $17,855.18.
Produce sold • during 1920, and
ther sources, $5,339.31; . provision,
roduce, new clothing and fuel on
and 1st December 1920 as per in -
old car for- a new one, paying $455 4
difference.
Acting on ehe advice off Engeneer T
Patterson, we recomreend the pur-
chase of ten road drags, provided the o
same could be delivered on or before p
the first of September. Only one was h
owes er
$1,241.84. During tile year the sum
•of $1,433 has been collected for main-
tenance of inmates, of. which no ac-
count has been taken in the above. -
John Torrance, Inspector.
Report of the _ Keeper
The Keeper submitted the .follow-
ing report -of crops grown and work
done on Industrial Farm during the
year of 1920: Potatoes, 750 bushels;
beetle 30 bush.; garden carrots, 30
bush.; oats, , 0 bush.; barley, 850
bush.; mixed ain, 200 bush.; 'hay
20 tons; mine tons; turnips,
bush.; marigolds,, ,000 bush; tomato
100 fresh.; cabbage, 100. head; rasp-
berries, 500 boxes; cucumbers, 20
baskets; live hogs sold, $1,469.65;
onions: sold, $2,0g1..70. --J. B. R, y -t
nolds, Keeper.
BAYFIELD
Breezes. -Thomas Bailey, who has
spent the summer sailing, arrived
,home last week. -Mrs. Wm. Fergu-
son and family are . home from a
three weeks' visit at Seaforth.-Mrs.
E. Weston has been visiting at Gode-
rich and London. -On Sunday, Dec.
26th, at 7 pan., there is to be an il-
lustrated carol service' at Trinity
church. Hymns and pictures suit-
able for Christmas will be shown on
a screen and carols sung. This
promises to be a most interestipg
serniee.-Rev. Alfred Macfarlane was
at Wingham on Tuesday and Wed-
nesday. -The Orangemen enjoyed a
social evening at their meeting Mon-
day ne-ening at their hall. -Work at
the town hall is progressing favor-
ably and it is expected will be ready
foe the opening, ,Tunsday, December
29th, -when there will, be a fowl sup-
per. Watch for further announce-
ment -The pupils of the public school
are preparing for a closing entertain-
ment to be held at the school Tues-
day afternoon next.
Call Accepted. -The mill that Was
extended to the Rev. R, A. Lundy-. of
Walton, to become the pastor of Kip -
nen, Hillsgreen and Blake congrega-
tions, has been acceptedand he will be
inducted the first week in January.
Notes. --A good school concert will
be given ill No. 14 school, Staeley, on
Priday evening of, this week. Every-
body come and have a good night's
enjoyment -Mrs. JOhn McAllister, of
Hensall, the past week visited with
her sister, Mrs. Wm. Cooper. MTS.
McAllister was accompanied by Mrs.
George Hebkirk, of Hensel, and 'Mrs.
John Smith, of Hagersville.-The
Methodist Sunday School will hold'
their annual Christmas Tree enter-
tainment on Wednesday evening next,
December 22nd, and on the following
evening, Thursday, the pupils of St.
Andrew's will hold their concert.
Both' schools are practising hard to
make these entertainments a hugs
suecess.--Mre. James Clark, of Reu-
se% spent the past week here with
ber siSfer, Mrs. Wm. Anderson. -Mrs.
(Rev.) Barnithy, of Springfield, is
visiting, her brothers here, Messrs.
Henry ,,and William Ivison, and her
sister, 'Mrs. Brownlee.-Duringe the
week Mr, Jaines B: McLean shipped
a car ?of. turnips from our' station.
This cleans up Mr. McLeatei roof
-crop' 4trstthis season. -The fine. open.
welithereof the pest week has given
the farmers ample opportunity of
getting -their ploughing done and
roota harvested. -We are pleased to
note that Mr. Erick McKay, who has
.not beeti in good health for some
months past. is now improving nice-
lyee-Among those from this section
who attended the winter fait at
Guelph last week we learned of the
following: -Wm. McDonald, Te N.
Andrew Bell, Walter McCulley, Alex.
Sinclair, Wm. Sinclair and son John.
All enjoyed the trip and epeak well
of the fair. -Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Richardson, of Hensel!, the peet week
were visiting their daughter, Mrs. A.
Noakes, in the eillage.-Miss Etta
Jarrott, who has- been the efficient
teacher of the school in No. 14, Hay,
for the/toast five years, has tiaseitien-
gaged for the coming year at an in-
crease of $300 in salary, which will,
make her salary for the eoming year
$1,100. This record shows that ;Mies
Jarrott is not only a popular teacher,
but a most capable one as well.-
Mr. and MTS. Rickman, who for some
years have been residents of Dakota,
'have disposed of their land in The
West and ,are at present visiting at
the home of Mrs. Rickman's parents,
Mr. and Km. Robt. Parsons, in Stan-
ley.. to the west of our village. Mrs.
Rickman has many old friends he..re
who will be pleased to have her with
them again. -Mr. Gordon Pybus, who
has been in the West for some months.
'has returned home and has joined
Mrs. Pyb-us and two children at the
parental h.ome of Mr. and Mrs. Harry -
Ricker in Hay. ---The Ladies' Aia
the Methodist church held a 'very
successful bazaar in the basement ef
the church on Friday evening last.
A gi',and display of nearly every thIng
Nes !en hand, and the ladies :see
certainly to be congratulated. A
tidy sum of $250 was realized. -Mr.
Wm. Parsons, who has spent part.
the summer in the West and who al-
so visited his sister in Dakota, 'hag
returned home. Hive many frieneis
are -glad to see himeeeMrs. Baines', of
Detroit, is spending a visit at the
home of Mr. Robert Daymond ahd
other friends in this community.- it':
iage, has gone to London, where he ,
has taken a position in one of thc
banks. We wish our young friend 1'1
every succesS.-Mr. George McKay;
fiif our village, who has been so see- !'
ionsly ill .foe the past week or so' i7• 1:
s con inues quite poorly, but We
ope e may soon take a change fee
Iiud'son of this village, eldest son of
Mr. and! Mrs: Geoige Hudson, and who
is a returned soldier and one of our
young business men. 'The ceremony
was performed at noon by Rev. Mr.
McConnell of "Carmel church, the
groomsman being Mr. Sydney Mc-
Arthur of this village, a returned sol-
dier, and the bridesmaid was Miss Ina
Hudson, sister of the groom. The
wedding march was played by Miss
Inas Hudson. The bride was hand-
somely attired. The ceremony was
witnessed ley the immediate relatives
of the contracting parties, and after a
sumptuous repast and a few hours
spent in pleasant social intercourse,
the bridal party autoed to Hensel:
where the happy young couple tool
the evening ,train for London and
Courtland. Tie' groom's gift to the
bride was a gold wrist watch. On
their return they will take up their
home in our village. A large num-
ber assembled at the'station to shower
the happy couple and to wish 'them
long and continued happiness.
Briefs. -The snow storm of this
week looks:. as if winter was setting
in in earnest. -Our business men re-
port trade as very good and have fine
Christmas stocks. -The want of a
skating rink 'will be felt this winter
by our curlers and skaters. -With the
near approach of Christmas our Sab-
bath schools are busily engaged prac-
tising from evening to evening for
the coming entertainments. -Good
sleighing would brighten up trade at
this season and make it look more like
the holiday season. -On Saturday
:morning last Miss Dora Sherritt, pro-
fessional nurse, had the misfortune to
slip on the sidewalk while hurrying
to theost office to catch the morn-
ing tram going north with a parcel
she had to mail, and in falling on
the slippery pavement, broke her leg
above the ankle and had to be taken
home in an auto and have the bones,
both of ' which were unfortunately
broken, set and will be confined to
her . home here for some weeks, but
we trust will soon regain her accus-
tomed activity. -The Sunday School
Christmas entertainment of the Meth-
odist church will be held in the church
on Tursday evening, the 23rd. A
splen lid programme. of choruses,
read: ntgs, drills, • dialogues and
panteinines will be given. Keep the
date in mind; -Rev. G. ifa. Rivers
takes for his subject in ti Methodist
church next Sunday morning, `.`Cheer"
for them that are'bruised." There will
be no service in the church in the
evening owing to the union memorial
service in the town hall that evening.
-The $.W. M. S. of the Methodist
church` are holding a sale of home-
made cooling, candy, bread, buns,
aprons, etc, in the town hall on Sat-
urday, the 18th, both afternoon. and
evening.The ladies have made fine
preparations and will. serve meals.-
A dance, under the auspices of the
G. W. V. A., was held in the town
hail on Friday evening last when
there was _quite a large attend rice
and good music, and those preeit
report a very pleasant time. -Mrs.
1T. Murdock, who has been suffering
for the past week or so from a very
sore hand;, is now improving nicely
and able to •be around --again. The
unveiling and dedication of the n:onn-
merct erected to the memory - of the
fallen heroes of the 161st Battalion
and others, will take place at the
town hall, Hensall, on Sunday, Dec,
-19th, at '2 p. in., - when Lieutz-Coil.
Broevn, of London, and officers of the
16...1t will address" the meeting. Hen-
sai Band will be in attendance.. Iii
tee eepning at 7 p.m, in the town. hall
there, wilt be a ,union service, which
aria be addressed by Lieut. -Col. Browir
and "resident ministers, and special
muifie will be provided by the church
choirs. - The occasion is looked for-
ward to with - very much interest and
there will, no doubt, be a monster'at=
tendarice, as - apart froth the custom-
ary notices, special invitations have
been sent to many at a distance; and
those coming would do well to gat in
on rood time as this will, no doubt,
be one of the largest gatherings that
HensaIl has . or will have for some
time. -The large and fine choir, of
Cannel church intend rendering "The
Coaling of the Messiah" on Sunday
evening, Dec. 26th, and of which fur-
ther notice will be given in another
issue. -Mics M. Reid has returned
from the West, where she spent a
number of months with relatives and
friends in Saskatchewan and Mani-
toba.-Mr. Jas. W. Johnston thinks,' of
erecting a nice house on his vacant
lc,t en the corner of Richmond and
Nelsen streets, a ' couple of blocks
men% of the post office, and • should.
he s to so it will meet with ready de -
rimed for renting or purchasing, as
tae want of houses is ,linenly felt in
out ,illage.--Grain is corning irr free-
ly to market and meets with ready
cierwind.-Friday afternoon" last Mr...
A. Whitesides, High Chief Constable,
aeehted a young man giving his name
.x, :a
-o. H. Pearce, Private Detective
or ..ondon. Mr. Harry Price, at the
Cee rnercial Hotel noticed that this
ma"'. was acting in a suspicious man-
ner. and gave: our High _ Chief Con-
ctab e a hint of it, when Mr. White-
sa:ee was cuickly on the job, and' af-
ter asking him a few questions as to
•eieresentataras as to being a private
letective, told him that he was not
a;.ired with his statements and
-ye 'rid call up the authorities for mak-
rig such such appointments when Pearce
pretested against it and made an at -
crept to get away, but was quickly
r.. ested by High Chief Constable
rWhitesides, who searched him andust
ostolen articles and ailso a re-
olver in his hip pocket. He •was
Keri lodged in the cell at the town
.ail to await a preliminary hearing
r. the following day but during the
i ;ht while the dance was going on
iter the auspices of the .W. r,A.,
e mace good his escape, a d about
he time the dance was over was on.
1 en y to supposed friends, but word
Re the a id ventory, $3,279,70; received from pay- h h
Essery on the Crediton road near
Mud Creek bridge, we settled his
claim, which was put in for 884 for
Re claim of A. Mackie for steer.
lost through tire on road in Grey,
we settled this claim in full for $64.50.
- We paid claim. of $15 to Simon
cc ent and claim of G. G.
mages to car.
Re claim of le L. 1VIonkhouse,
volt°, for damages,: to auto CM Bay-
field bridge, we recommend no action.
Re the matter of purchasing trucks,
we decided to defer the matter for
further consideration.
The commission waited on Hon. Mr.
Biggs in Toronto with reference to
ing inmateso $2,179.75. Total, $10,-
798 76
Aenount expended for support of
ceeates $7 056.42; average expense
per inmate per day nearly, .23%;
average weekly expenditure, $1.66%.
The expenditure of House and
Farm account is as follows: -Hired
help, Farm and House $139 25, stock
and implements, '$1,824.45; salaries,
Inspector, Keeper, Matron and Chap-
lain $2,134.25; physician's salary and
appliances, $440.45; repairs to build-
ing and furniture. $503.61; provisions
and clothing, $5,778.30; hie] and light
$1,982.73; books, postage and sta-
tionary, $22; incidental expenses,
$369.55; sundry expenses for farm,
' the better. --.-Mr. Alex. Monteith and
Mi. Isaac Jarrott attended the Pree-
'day in the interests of the Rev. Mr.
HENSALL
pp ng. -Starting on Monday, Deceinl-ux
20th, the Bensall chopping min will be :tin-
ning on every Afternoon only. J. P,asnyt..,2.,
Hensel), Ont. 2766.1-
Hudson-Fairbairrn- On Wednes-
day, December 8th, one of those happy
events whieh always cause a flutter,
took place at the home of Mr. Geo-.
Fairbairn, of Tuckersmith, when his
eldest daughter, Mise Olive, was hap-
pily unitedin marriage to Mr. Joseph
of his escape was quickly sent out
an sround and our High Chief Con-
steble was able to traek him for quite
a leen distanee and to get in touch
with the detectives in London, where
hie appeared to be heading for, and
lie was re -arrested before reaching the
c:ey and brought back by Mr. White -
sides on Monday morning last. His
traei was held that afternoon at the
towr, hall, where he was found guilty
of etealing and breaking jail, and
sentenced to trial at Goderich, where
n was taken to that evening. It
came out in the trial that the crim-
inal had been assisted by some one to
get out by giving him recourse to the'
furnace poker, by which he was able
to spring the lock of his cell and ,get
awey during the night hours. But
Give
.Footwear
Only six more sliming days till Chri -ti-
mes. If you haven't yet decided on What
. to Give, you can make no mistake in giving
Footwear. A Gift of Footwear is both
pleasing and acceptable. We offer a few
FOR MEN
Plaid Pelt Slippers $1.50 to $2.50
Fine Leather Slippers...48.25 to $4.50
Buck Moccasins ..$2.75
Overshoes to $5,50
Good Rubbers. $1.50 to $1.85
FOR WOMEN
Kozy Felt Slippers $1.35, $1.50
So Cosy Boudoir Slippers....$1.75 to $3.00
Felt Juliets, fur trinrmed $2.25
Overgaiters, taupe, 'brown, fawn, $3, $3.50
Hoekey Shoes $3.50 to $6.00
Evening Slippers, patent or kid $5, to $7.50
Felt Shoes i$3.00 te $4.50
FOR THE YOUNGER FOLKS
Red Felt Slippers, ankle straps, 75c to $1.25
Black Felt Slippers, ankle straps,
Felt Leggings, knee length... .. . -$1.75
School Shoes a2.50 to $4.50 -
Rubber Boots $2.85 to $3.25
Baby's soft sole shoes, all colors $1.00
Weal take great \pleasure in showing
you anything and everything you care to
see, and will make any exchanges desired
after Christmas.
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OPPOSITE COMMERCIAL HOTEL
fortunately, as we have stated, he
was re -arrested and is now in safe
confinement at the Goderich jail as
it is thought that he was a fore run-
ner of a gang who were bent on mis-
chief. Much credit- is due to- High
Chief Constable Whitesides for his
capture for posing as a private de-
tective Pearce might have gained en-
trance to homes and places of busi-
ness, as he professed- to be in ,search
of. the missing Millionaire Small,
which must have been only a pretext
to go around. -Mr. Thompson Mur-
dock, Hensall livery proprietor, had
the misfortune Thursday morning to
have a horse step on his foot and in-
jure', it- inntee'leadly..-:-Mn Wickwire,
editor of the Hensall Observer, is in
Toronto attending the U. F. O. ton-
vention.-The funeral of the late Mr.
Jas, Coxtvorth was bed on Friday
imeto the Hensall Union cemetery.
Hotel, and one of the best and law- 1
Mr. Coxworthy was for many years
past, proprietor of the Commercial
abiding hotel keepers in the country.
-Mr. Alton Mawen received word
froth the police at Campbell iver,
B. C., that his brother's. eath n -
can A. MeEwen,. which as recently I
reported in The Expositor, was causni
ed by the pile driver leads which he
was operating, falling on him and in- t
stantly killing him. The foreman .
who was with him escaped by jump- f
mg to one side. -The coroner gave
the verdiet that it was an instant
accidental death.
Death of Esther Moore. -Our vil-
gers were shocked on Monday- fore -
on last to learn of the sudden death
of Miss Esther Moore, a relative of
Mies M. A. Hoggarth, of this village,
and who was living with Miss Hog -
I ga,rth. . It appears that Miss Moore
had not been in goo4 bealth for some
time, her heart occasioning her a
good deal of trouble, but for all she
was very bright and active, and dur-
thg the past year had been more than
usually actively engaged ire making
improvements to Miss Hoggartles
home. and which she regarded as her
own, having lived with Miss Hogglarth
from childhood...and moving with her
so ago. On Monday forenoon hist
she went ont to make some_purelmees
-foret1W home :and neat la.st in `the post
office about the noon hour mailing
some letters and appeared in the best
of spirits, and had just gone one block
from the office on her way home when
she dropped on the sidewalk, and be-
fore anyone could attempt to raise
her up, she kad expired from heart
failure and was at once borne to the
home. The Coroner sent for was
quite satisfied as to the cause of lier
death, without any inquest, and it
certainly was a Treat shock to Miss
Hoggarth to have her life-long rel-
ative and companion brought in life-
less after so short an absence. Very
much sympathy is felt for Miss Hog-
garth and relatives and friends a the
deceased, who was a bright, aetive
young woman in middle life, and eve-
sessed of so many splendid qualities.
The remains were interred in the,
Gromarty cemetery; the funeral tak-
ing place at one o'clock from the
horne here.
ew Store
When buying your Christmas Gifts, be sure
come to the REDFORD STORE.
THER,E ARE
—ONLY ,6—
SHOPPING DAYS LEFT.
Sweater Coats, Pullovers, Ladies' and Chil-
dren's Wool Sets, Scarfs and, Caps, Mitts,
Boys' Jerseys, at less than wholesale prices.
Men's Sweater Coats, Men's and Boys' Pull-
overs, Boys' and Girl's Caps -
All Wool Goods that are belo
wholesale prices and can
not be beaten.
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