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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Record, 1881-04-08, Page 8Newbridge, ' iivadesborough. ,1-4'4"1011,11.1r7w- ....r•••••*••• •••••••••••••••••• Anether store is to be started here this wetik, as a branch from Messrs, .Johnston & Mills, of Harristown. .Rayfield The prospects for early navigation are very dull. Messrs. Robert Marshall and Richard McDowell intend having a rowing latch w hen the ice breaks up, and the wat- er becomes fit. It is said the -winner is to challenge Haitian to 'row for a cup . un the Red River sometime (luring the aanning summer. ;Colborne, Ilia ice on the Maitland river is now liegiuning to break up, after beings frozen solid all winter. The river is high owing to the recent thaw and mild weather. Mr, J. C. Letouzal, of "Clerry Dale" farm, is going strongly intothe cider 4X- portatiou business this season. He in- • tends bottling the sweet cider and ship- ping it to the, mother country in the form of a " pop."' We understand that he has ordered 10,000 dOz. bottles be - hides the 400 doz. he has now on hand. Rather strong that, isn't it? Sleighing is nj ot bad here ust now. Birds that came last week all missing. - Mr. Paul Reed has sold his three year-old team for the sum of $250.00. . They are a splendid team. .• • The saw log business has been brisk up to the present, and all kinds of lum- • bur has sold readily at good prices. Several farm stock sales took place last week-, at which stock brought high.- er prices than has been paid for. a long time. Ms. J. Elliott, teacher of Belfast Pub- Iic School, was on Wednesday evening. last, presented by his scholars, with e- very handsorae gold chain 1VIr. Elliott .is very highly xespected by all who know Mai. • A. cow belonging to Mr. T. Marian :blacksmith, Belfast, of an oId :womanish . disposition, helped . herself 0 -4 -Couple . of lbs. of tea, Which- Was lying in a,sleigli - in the hotel shed, while the owner was in getting his dram. . When he came. .uut to see the cord slowly drawn in, he gave the owner of the cow A number.of .epithets not of the very choicest kind. • .(027 Just received at -Harland Bros,. a large stock of American coal oil. rip For a good violin string, go to DOE MITT & GIBBING& ' ' S. DAvis, for paire, re table :Seed and low prices. Re -cleaned Clo- er and Timothy,. extra pri me. ECIFThe Doherty organ reeeivecr.the highest award at the Toronto indestrial e.xhibition, 1880, over all competing,' aud don't you. forget it. . ' .• IWth. - Gardening operations have not Com- menced here yet. • • ." Our respected townsman,Mr.W.Siins„ has the sympathy of the entire :cennn_. oiity in his very heavy affliction, ha having lost two children during the past week. - A meeting of the citizens was held in Watson s hall on tie 31st•ult., but the attendance was rather small there being' several other attractions on • that even- ing but these present appeared deter- mined that Blyth should have a public cemetery. Our popular Reeve oeciipied, the - chair. After considerable diSens- sion a committee was appointed to ..ex. amine the different sites spoken of and to report to a meeting to be held in two weeks. • • The entertainments . given here by Howard Clifton on the evenings of Thursday and Friday were numerously Attended, and. justly so, as they were considerably above the average of shell affairs. The musical ability' Of the - troupe is good, the tone of the concerts - is ou a nigher plane than common; while the ventrilaquisni and- concertina solos .0f Mr. IL Clifton are worthy of special: mention. The "iocal hits" indulged in. by the ventriloquist were greatly enjoy - el by the audience and succeeded every time in bringing down the, house. Au Mit i ru change of programme was, pro d fur the second evening, and we think the repetition of so much of Thursday (..veo ing's programme was a mistake. he our criticism of the ?Concerts ion the whole favorable, we. think ..the above remark necessary, as faith, with' the public must be kept inordar tos. cure complete success. , S. Davis is giying .speeial low prices in . Builders' Hardware, Paints,: Oils, Glass and Soup SYEET. 13;1,1134 i ro. of For .a good violin, go. to Do -- may & Gienisos. *iff S. DAvis is selling Stoves and temps at cost, to reduce stock, li,oyal ie...iien 'Wringers, cheaper then over, The Eullett assessor bas finished his Miss Eliza Hill of Brnssels, is at pre - annual peregrinations of the township, ,sent visiting her friends here, On Saturday last, the house and Messrs. R. Glyddon and E.13. Pot - shops lately occupied by at. Haggit, ter .are preparing, to build residences were sold by mortgagesale, The house daring the coming summer. was sold to G. Voekerliue for $351, Messrs. Thomlinson and Ingraham and the -shops to R. M. Re,cey, of Clin- are making things hem in the hunting ton, for about $550, This is less than business. They have succeeded .in cap - one half the value of them three years turfing several animals this season, a.F.- Mr. G. Cockerline has since sold Mr, T. a Pickard has purchased the the house to lIr. Wm. 13righati, who the old B. 0. Church, and has removed • owns the farm adjacent to the village. it to another locatieu. He intends to 1.rhe Good Templars of this place, had make a dwelling house mit of it as soon a public meeting on the Let inst., at as the new church is erected. which the Bev, Mr. Caswell gave an A party of men took it in handto re - excellent temperance speech, and also move the old B. O. Church, but found a very good reading, Good music was that this business was not 'what it was furnished by the choir. There was cracked up to be, so they accordingly also a reading by A. Callender and R. threw up the situation, and secured the Adams. Altogether a pleasant and services of Mr. John McLennan, who profitable time was spout. The lodge seems to have taken a new lease of life, and it was hoped at the meeting that the Scott Act would soon be tried in Huron. • Stanley. 00,1tmnr. MEETING. —The council met April .2nd, pursimnt to adjournment. All the members present, Minutes of iprevions meeting • read and 'signed. Moved by Geo. Castle, seconded.-b3r P. Douglas, that all 'gravel. accounts be sent in.and paid at the December meet- ing of .council -carried. Moved by Jehre Torrance, seconded by John Mc- Kinley, that the following belhe BULBS appointed for the improvement of the several lines in this township for the present year .:-.7Loralen oad, $40 ; 2 and 3 colas, $110 ; 4 'ad S cons., $100 ; 6 and 7 cons. $90 .;'-10 and Il cons., $110 ; 12 and 13 cons., $110 ; Sauble Line, $act0 ; 13. R. B., $90 ; B, R. W.., $40—earried. Moved by C-eo. Castle ge&md d-byjohn Forrance, that John McKinleatrJ Peter Douglas be authorized to let a job of moving fence and widening the road on sideroacl be- tween Bownson and Goshen lines -- carried.. Moved by Geo, Castle, see. by john Torrence,i that, this council do dow adjourn to meet agaia as a Court of Revision, cin Saturday„ May 28th, at,ten-o'cloeka..imnd that -the Clerk give notice in the newspaper to thak effect. : , • • Veringham. The notoriens•jim Addley was corn mitted to the County boarding • house for a term of twenty-one days for "drunk and disorderly " • Chief Manuel is outwitha notice to those parties who stand with their hands in their pooketslaricl give :gat- uitchue advice to' The firemen on duty. Our hall has been ,pretty, well. patronized •lat.ely' Howard Clifford's ;churclichoir-heirag billed for Wednei- day and Heller the Magician, for Thurs-• day, Our new ..town bell was placed in position .on the hose tower on .Monday last. It was imparted from the Troy, N. Y., bell works;" and -weigh 1008 pounds. — -• In Mir notice of the concert held in the toWn hall, under the auspices of the School officials, we omitted to mention the part- taken by the ,Misses Edie in. the instrumental departthent. " The regular quarterly examinations of the- public schools far . promotion, -were held lately. Many a beaming countenance betokened • stiodeei, While others downcast and forlora looking, indicated the reverse.. , Some of our enlightened aldermen brought forward -a motion at the last council meeting to add the duty .ef town bell-ringer to the manifold duties of elerk. This 'was' iodignantly- resent ecniy the present incumbent. • ' At the last meeting of the town council, on Monday evening last, the motion to.secure another. hose cart Was voted clown. This is to be regretted, as.tinder existing circumstances only about half of the hose can be utilized at one trip, ANOrmOt .kIBB. —On Tuesday , even- Brandon, ljno. Elston, Thos. jew.ett. T. ing last, about liaW past six o'clock Bell, Geo. Turvey, Samuel Caldbick, once more our citizens were roused Jim', 'Forrest, Wtn. ' Wilson Thos., from their sense of falsTe security by 1.3rydgei,'Geo, Proctor, Robert rrorbes, the cry of fire. •The hose Was quickly Jun., Fraser. Bnibury, II, • Bone, . attached to the hydrant on the corner Arinstrong, .1) Barclay, Thos:-Ahder- of Patrick and Maio streets, while an son, L Tasker, Will. Wheeler, Jas. other branch was attached to the by .Thowpsont Wrn Aithen; Thos. Partydrant at Sininiend's hotel, and at once bell; AlqCracken„ Geo. llreWer; D. opened on StriP's grocery store, 'the Currie- IL _Melee; jno.' Cloakey, Jas. die. scene of the inishaiv -Some difficulty Enssel, Gee. .Ka irkby, A. Clark It _ act ,once convicted the job. Council, MEETING, Council met in Knox's hall, on Monday April 4th.5 Members all present, The Reeve in tlie chair. Moved by John Cox, see, by James Peacock, that the petition of Alex. Cox and thirty-five others, that ' the old School Section No. 7 be again established:6r school purposes, be laid over to the , next meeting until the proper parties be notified and that the boundaries be looked up carried. ' Moved by 'John Beacom, sec. by Jos. Whitely, that Wm. Wakefieldreceive $6 for Ls ing census for schools for the towaishipaarried. Moved by John CO; sec. ,by Joseph that the township printing be given to the }Lunen' 11;Econ.n as their tender was the lowest—carried, Moved by Tos. Whitely, sec -by John Cox, that the Court of Revision for revising the as- sessment roll of 1881, be held at Hohnesville, on Monday May 311th, present year, commencing at 10 o'clock a. In.= -carried. Moved by J. Whitely, sec. by John Cox •that.this couneil do now anjouin until thefirst Aloilday in May—carried. • . , Morris. .> The Council met 28th March pur- stint to adjournment members all pre - sant, the Reeve in the chair, Minutes of the last ineetin,e were readand pas- sed.; Moved by John R. Miller,...eec, ended by. H. Gosnian, that the, Reeve be instructedto make a'; thorough seareh regarding loth 142 in 'village of , 1.3,1ytbi and legal eciyice on the seine and act aecordingly—carried; Moved by 'Pt: '0-osinan, seconded. by Wm. Wray, that Geo; Hood be appointed 'arbitrator :on behalf of the outgoing portien of the school district of Brus- sels, the clerk: to notify the proper par- ties, -.-carried. • Moved by Jim. Miller, seconded by -Wm. Wray, that the clerk -be instructed to draft'a oy4aw .regerd-. irig stelae lakor to the following scales • viz up • to $800, two clays, froth $400 to $i,i-op; three days, from $1400 to $2000; 'four days, from. $2000 to. 2900,, five, days; from 2900 to 3700, six days, and for every $800 over $3,• 100, ode- additional day— carried. Moved:by 11. 1Vlooney, seconded by Gosman, that • Kerr & Auld -be .paid $5.00 for publishing Auditors Abstract, two' insertions--carrietl.• .11loyect by Oosman, seconded by.john'Ei.- that the Reeve and H.. Mooney,' be instructed to let Ai.job of:cuttinc, dowil hill and. Widening approaeh to''Clark's briclge-carried. Moved by "H. Goi man, seconded by H. Mooney, that -the clerk 'notify Jas.: Dick and Thos.:Hill not to allow persons to'spoil the road way by taking.sand from.the tido near their property --carried: Moved . by Jho, R. Miller, seconded by Wm. Wray, that H. Gesthan be instructed to re-exethine• the road opposite lot 12 6th con. lins, andif necessary let a job o ditehing in same plape•,-•-carried. The following, pathmeaters were then appointed for the current year viz Chas. :Henderson, Peter Fowler, Henry Baines,..jrio. Gardener, WM. Patton, Joseph Mel -lei -my, Jas. Messer, 'Geo. Aleffet, win. Martin, jno. Perdue, Laughlin Fraser, Henry Robb, . Geo. Johnston, Matthew . Gipson Jas. 1L nzesionses —:--.0-- • 0100011.1 '"'"'"'"••" 7 1 • • THE -OPtigING-9170trit ostponed 07111 th a Above Date • • • on account of Goods being delayed passing the Customs. '• . :• r I -The Attention .of the Lacii.es' is called to our range of TT 1 .- • Tho LargOst and Finest Stook in Town. was experienced in- getting at the exact Clark, D. Hogg, C. If. Moore, S. Barr' • locality' of tlio,fire, but Mice its posi- AL Cardiff; j. Mooney, J. Wettiery, and Gentlemen's, don was accurately ascertained, short Armstrong, T. Hill, Pc Catitleon-D, GloVes to Match. work was made of 'the flames. Mr, Mequarrie, S. FOrsytn, 13rodfoot, Strip's loss is mainly on stock, the A. McInnes, J. Petch, Geo. Pierce, R., building being .comparatively" unin- Hughes, A...McCall, Jas. Cloonan, Jas. jured, amounting to somewhere about Evans, II. Burges, Chas, Irving, Jas. $300, Our :water works is next to McComb,: Thos. Laidlaw, Wm. Mar - perfect, only four minutes intervening shall, 4. Wilson,J. Dick, Geo..Jack- betwoon. the fire alariu being sounded son, (Tho, Kelly, Moore,j..J. MeMil- ' ancl a, steady stream being directed on lan, ants, Mannar', R. tylor Wm. the berning building. This certainly Brown, Se.s. Shortreed, John iKeAr:. speaks Volumes for our firemen and of. thur, Jas. Murray and Jas. Fulton. fectually silences those croakers whoso On motion the Council then adjourned greatest sakisfaction seined to be in to meet, again on the 30th May next ndiug soave Rail/ in, our fire system. for colt of revision and other business. • • --. .• a • The Hatter and Furnisher. 0 •