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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1889-02-22, Page 4:n a Jew `4,Aatterticentents, Twitchell. A few words.-JaelteUn 131•04. Auction Bale. -R. Adams. Roller tiUe for sale. -E. Huber. To bridgeloositraotors.-J. Braithwaite. Exhibition free.-C.P.R. Mortgage sale.--Uaraning & Scott. 10 eau e. -John Robertson Learn 0.-G. H. Cook. Cheets--W. L. Ouimette. New goods. -W. L. Ooitnette. Logs wanted. -Scott Bros. Clothes dryer. -J. Cober & Son. (glinton 41rw gra FRIDAY, FEB. 22, 1889. The Corn Duty. The government's discrimination be- tween distillers and farmers, in allow- ing the latter to import corn duty free, came up for discussion in the House on Thursday. A number of members, in- cluding the Liberal representatives for Huron, showed how beneficial it would be to the farmer, if they were allowed to import American corn for feed. The discussion was a somewhat animated one, and.took a pretty wide range, sup.. porters of the government defending the corn duty on the ground that it was part of the N.P., and each part should sustain its share. The thread -bare argument was advanced that if the duty was knocked off it 'Would reduce the ss- price of coasse grains. The proposal to put corn on' the free list was voted down, the vote standing 70 for, and 112 against. • The government Is evidently of opio- ' ion that the farmers are not particu- larly anxious about the matter, or they would bring stronger pressure to bear to secure their ends. Speaking for this section alone, we know scores of farm: .ers, of both political coMplexions, that ' are eager to obtain free corn. It evi- dently can only be secured as part of OfriarestriCild Reciprocity that is advocated by the Liberals. ,Ontario Finances. ' Hon. A. M. Ross made his budget speech to the Holm last Thursday. It is undoubtedly the most important matter that is•brOught before the mem- bers, and is naturally looked forward to with•codsiclerable interest. It is no 'easy task to make a continuous flow of , figures interesting, but the member " West. Huron is ,equal to the oecasion. It is not necessary for us to recapitu' late the ye:Fionaitems of receipts and expenditure, sufficient to say . that the expenditure for the year was nearly ______,W0,00.0-Ipa-tlaanethesestimateass-Tha-te is the point thatjmost directly concerns the people of Ontario. The fact that in a growl:Le province, where of necessity there are additional demands open the Treasury, the ex- penses are kept within a reasonable and economic limit, is a proof of the ability of the Adrninistratiois The Opposition criticised the speech, as was expected, but made no point against it, as they were unable to prove wherein a single item was at fault. Regulating the Use of Stearn In these det s some people imagine that the only proper MX)for trade, business, etc, to be managed, is through some special feature of legislation, eith. er restrictive or permissive, and very often for want of something better to do, legislators,wilI introduce Acts into parliament that a moment's thought should convince them are impracticable and unreasonable. Such a ono as this is the proposed act of H. H. Cook, who wants to compel all parties running steam engines to pass a critical exami- nation, and he would have an inspect- or appointed to see that no engines are - run except by licensed men. It is sio- cerely to be hoped that no such act ev. er becomes law, for it would, in prac • tice, be an injustice ;to a good many people. There is very little more dein, ger in running a steam engine than there is a sewing machine: of course, there is the possibility of an accident through carlessness, but so there is with apy number of machines. Many peop- le use steam engines who could not dose if it wire necessary to employ a licensed engineer to look afttr them. They could not afford it, Look at theengines used in tanneiies, printing offices, cheese factories 'dealing nulls, and various manufactories, and managed by some of the employees as efficiently as if they had passed an examination, and taken out an engineer's Mr Cook might just as well say that no man shall go out hunting without first having obtained an official permit and showing that he was a competent person to handle a gun. Legislation is running into the ground in some in- stances, and in our opinion this is one of them. • A discussion arose in the Mouse the other Jay about the largo sums spent on cab hire by the members, when Sir John worked off that old chestnut about °being too old to walk and too poor to keep a horse." If Sir John cannot af- ford to keep a conveyance from a. ary of 68,000 a year, then his salary might bo increased. No one wishes to see him walk from his residence to his office,bnt people are tired of hearing an expression whielois positively untrne. SIDITORIA.L NOTE. • It is proposed to "pander to the French" by printing the Dominion bud- get speech in that tangents. Will some of the Conservative papers that have been hauliug, Mr Mowat over the coals, because of alleged privileges given to the French of Prescott and Russell, just turn their batteries on the Dominion now. It is more than we expect them to do. The personal friends of Mr M. C. Cameron, ex -M. P., will te sorry to learn that he has been seriously ill with hemorrhage, and was at one time so low that his recovery was doubtful. He has, however, passed the crisis, and is now recovering. Commenting on his illness the Hamilton Times says :- "Hon T. B. Pardee, Judge Sinclair and Mr Cameron have been for many years warm friends. They all came from Eastern Ontario, and they all gained prominent positions in the West. The Judge has gone to California for his health, Mr Pardee is prostrated by an incurable disease at his home in Sarnia, and Mr Cameron suffers from internal hemorrhage. The country 'call ill spare the services of such men." We have no objections whatever to our views being called in question at any time, no matter what imputations may be made, but just want to say here that if anonymous writers expect us to reply to them they are mistaken. It is a cowardly thing to strike a man in the dark; we are willing to discuss all pub- lic or religious questions openly and above board, but once fois all let it be known that we shall not notice state- ments of persons who. are- ashamed to own their own. productions. It would be just as easy as rolling off a log to name the writer of a letter in this week's Record signed "A Reader," but we spare him the humiliation thaVpub- licity would give him. Around The County The Walton cheese factory turned out 80,072 pounds of cheese, during the last season. This ainount represented in money $8,378.53. Mrs Pickard, of Seaforth, had the misfortune to fall on the.ice at the carn- ival on Tuesday•evening last, and break the email bone of her right arm. .s_ triOSIdesef Mr _James als, ClUsky, of Beechwood, will regret to learn of his serious illness. We under. etand he has been ill for some time. Mrs W. J. Sharp, Ethel, was stand- ing on a chair attending to some house- hold duty, when she lost her balance and fell to the floor, breaking her left arm. Miss Alice Hewitt,of W.alionlias just completed a,patch- work quilt, contain. ing 5,626 pieces. Besides this, she pat, ched one and knitted four others,attend. ed a sick mother,and performed her ord- inary household duties. .The revival meetings in the Walton Methodist church are still in progress. In the five weeks they have been in op- eration over one hundred persons have professed conversion. The ps.stor,'Rev. W. Torrance, is a genuine out and out revivalist. Wm. McDowell, who was ranching in Colorada,. sold out -his business for the fiY•Gfits37; OW -add- sv --------------------------- .heis about to go into 'railway contract- ing. Mr McDowell was assistant Post- master in, Brussels nine or. ten years ago. Little Joe, son of Joseph Whelpton, of tthel, who has been suffering for about four months with inflammatory rheumatism in his legs, just being able to walk on crutches, fell on Friday and cracked the bone of the left leg above the knee. It is supposed the bone was softened by the inflammation, Win. Mitchell, sr. and Rupert. Mc- Ieed, sawyers, of Bennewais' mill on the McKillop and Logan boundary, have accompanied John Rock, of Logan, to the state of Alabama, having made arrangements to go rig lOo work in the saw.milling business as, soon as they arrive.-- They are all experts in the trade and will doubtless succeed in that southern land. . „ Last Monday a young Mall named Boomer hired a horse and cutter from Beaty's livery, Brussels, to drive to Belgrave, so he said. The rig not com- ing back at the time expected the tele- graph and telephone were set in motion, but neither horse nor man were found. Ho is said to have forgotten to settle a board bill at E. C. Lowery's. Later - the rig has turned up at Hanover, and Boomer will be arrested. 7.dTr George Taylor, the well-known horse breeder and importer of Kippen, recently sold to an Amhrkan buyer, his Canadian draught colt, "Days' Mark," one year and aix months old,for the sum of $290., This colt was sired by "Ken. ilwarth," and out of Mr Taylor's bay prize winning mare. On the same day he -was offered and refused 6120 for a filly foal, foaled ou the 28th of June last, and from the same mare. A year ago Mr Taylor sold a two year old colt from thio mare for 8575, thus making for the three c Its 8985, and tho mare to is now carryin I a fourth colt and is only seven yea old, Mr Taylor was also offered last week, by a gentleman from the township of Hay, 81,050in cash for his imported colt "Ce.nnie Scotchman," rising three years old. The offer was refused. While a dance was in its zenith of pleasure at the residence of a farmer in Grey a bucket of water was drawn from the well and brought in, which contain• ed a sucker fish about five inches long. The fish had been placed in the well'by the children. The appearance of the sucker in the, drinking water caused comment by' the conipany,during which one of the young yeomanry "'lowed lie could swaller the reptile for furl er mon- ey." This observation occasioned no little bantering and bully -ragging, un- til finally he was told that he would get 81 if be would swallow it. The boaster said be would go it: and taking the fish by the tail, he laid back his head spread his potato trap from pole to pole, and "let her do Gallagher". The finny explorer shot down tho yawning gullet like a well greased toboggan, its extend- ing fine raking the sides with a sort of ripping sound as of laceration, and sick- ening to hear. The feat accomplished the swallower unbuttoned his shirt col. larSgave himself a flirt and Ahake and proclaimed in a loud voice that he cduld "swaller a live doglwith hie tail curled over his back, catch as catch can, and no limit to size, for 85." But e got well away with his bluff (if bluff it was), for no one doubteellia ability to do so; and this, coupled with the fear that the passage of a dog might imperil his, dia. phragm, brought the side show diver. sw to a close, and the dance wont on vgth renewed joy until the break of day. additional Local News. • Walls Church A.npual Meeting, s The a11111141cougrgatio4al meeting of the abravechuech was held in the Lecture Room of the church, ou Thursday evening, the 14th inst. Atter devotional exercises, conducted by the pastor, Mr Turnbull was elect- ed Chairman, and D. M. Malloch, Secretary. There was a large atten- dance of members and adherents. We gather the following interesting facts from the various reports presented : The total amount of receipts from all sources during the year was $3167.82, made up from the following amounts: church, including balance from last year, $2570.87; Sabbath school, $381.- 50 ; W.F.M.S., $176.70, and Y. P. C. A., $38.75. The total expenditure, under the various schemes of the church, was $2700 99. divided as fol- lows : Church, $2,343.67 ; Sabbath school, $157.32; W.F.M.S., $164; Y. P.O.A. $36, showing knet balance of $466 83; the balance in the church account was $227.20: This does not include the proceeds of the anniver- sary, which go to current year' account The pew renst collected during the year was $1115.50, and or- dinary* collections, $670.29. There are upon the membership roll 254 names. number admitted during the year, 38 ; number of Sabbath Khool scholars who became communicants, 10 ; total number of Sabbath school iicholars who are communicants, 29; sumber of baptisms during the year, 21. The total amount collected for missionary and educatioual purposes was $419.7-5.' The above' statistics amply warrants the conclusiou that the congregation is in a satisfactory and healthy condition, and is giving evidence of ever ircreasing influence for good in the community. Messrs D. R. Menzies, NVue Coats and Alex. Watt, the three retiring trustees, were re-elected for another term of three years. Messrs J. Scott, jr., and D. MacG. Malloch were re- elected auditors. It was resolved that the Session be requested to take the neoessary steps to submit to a vote of the congregation the question of the introduction and use of a mu- sical instrument, in the services of praise. The question of the beet pos- ture to assume during praise was dis- cussed, and although no formal find- ing was recorded, the general feeling appeared to.favor the. standing af the congregation during that part ot the service. There was also a discussion aboutthe envelope system, but no definite action was taken in the mat- tr.. The -meeting ---was- closed -with - the benediction, pronounced by the Rev Mr Stewart. Bible Society. The thirty-second annual meetiug of the °Allston Branch Bible Society was heAd in the Rattenbury street Methodist church, last Tuesday even- ing, Mr James Turnbull in the chair. After singing and prayer Rev James Livingstone opened the meeting by reading the 19th Psalm. The Sec.- Treas., J. C. Stevenson, read his financial report, as follows :- Balance from last year, 595 14; col- lections from last aud annual meeting, *5.32; collected by Mrs Pay and Mies Jackson, 541 ; :by Misses Davis and Oliver, $16 40; by; Misses Douglass and Fair, 520.75, by Misses Leslie and McMurchie, $17.36; total collect -ed- in -towns $101L-83. _ Collected -in- the country, by Mies Crich, •Tuck- ersmith, 54.25; D. McTavish, Stanley, 82.25; F. McEwen, Stanley, 83; Misses Lindsay and Thompson, •Goderich township, 56.23; M. Jenkins, Huron road, $6.90; John Bayley, Bayfield road, $3.15; Mr Monk, Hullett, $2.15; C. Avery, London road, 52; Messrs Tiplady and Cornish, base line, $4; Messrs Murch and Graham, Holmes- ville, $5.45 ; total in country, $39.38. Sale of books itt depository, $25.85, making a total of $261.20. Paid for stamps, express, draft, etc., 62.95; Painting signs, *5; printing, etc., 55.50 ; donation to 'Upper Canada Bible Society, $120; total, $133.45, leaving a balance on hand of $127.75. After which Dr Worthington read hi report of the deposicory, showing sales of books for the put year of 533.75. The following officers, com- mittees and collectors Were appointed 14 the meeting :- Officers -President, James Turn- bull; Vice -Presidents, W. C. Searle and resident ministers; Depository; Dr Worthington ; Sec.-Treas., J. C. Stevenson. Committee -Messrs Jas, Stevens, D Tiplady, I Taylor, H Fos- ter,R G Tedford, S Plummer, WJacktein, A Osbaldeston and E 1' Hill. Auditors-Alessrs R Irwin and G Tedford. Collectors for town -St George's Ward, Misses McGarva and Struthers; St Andrew's. Ward, Mrs Pay and. M W Jackson ; St John's Ward, MissesuLesite and Maturehie; St James' Ward, Miss Ida Gibbings and Mrs J C Cole. Collectors for the country -Maitland con.. Gode- rich township, Miss C Oakes; golmes- ville, Messrs Murch and Graham; London road, C Avery; Alma, Misses Whitely and McDermott; base line, John Tiplady and Miss McLachlin; 16th con., Goderich township, Misses Lindsay and Thompson; Huron road, Miss M Jenkins; Bayfield con., John Bayley; Hullett, J Walkinshaw and Wm Monk; Stanley, D McTavish and F McEwen. Rev J 0 Manley, agent of the U. C B Society, gave,,a synopsis of his lecture on Babylon and Israel and the work of the British and Foreign Bible Society, showing the great work it is doing in the world, second only tOthe church of God in evangelizing the world. His lecture was the best on the; subject given here for some time. The audience was so small the lecturer deemed it best not to give his lecture in full. so••• The Literary Society of the Model School, room Nb 1,' met last Friday afternoon, and rendered the following programme: Readings by Eddie Can- telon, Susy Cook, Mary Lough, Mr Loug, James Smith, Edith Giffin, Inkey Cantelon. Recitations by Russell Hill and Fred Gilroy. Solo by Stella Livingstone, duets by Ida and Birdie Heywood, Amy Cantelon and Etta Andrews; Winnie Shepherd, Hattie Irwin, Amy Cantelon and Etta Andrews sang a quartette, and music was interspersed by the school choir. Rev J Livingstone was pre- sent and gave an interesting address. All are invited to attend on Friday afternoons. LECTURE ON 'THE BLACKFEET In Rattenbury St Methodist Church, • on Wednesday evening, Rev. J. Mc- Lean gave a very interesting, and at times amusing. lecture on life among the Blackfeet Indians His remarks covered the assneersi, Orem, shade of ever,thing else pertaiuing so these people. amongst whom the speaker and his wife bad spent nine years, and embraced a mass of information that only be secured by close personal application. He exhibited various articles of iudian use and ornament. • The object of the lecturer's visit to Clinton was for the express purpose of consulting with H. Flale, Esq.,con- cerning indian language, and he cas- ually remarked that our townsoma was one of the highest authorities in the world in this study, being better known in the educational centres than he even was here, through his writ- ings. Mr ScicLeau also mend an old schoolmate in towu, itt the person of' S. W, Perry, of the Collegiate. UNION MEETING. -A few weeks ago a very cordial invitation was extend- ed by the Y. P. C. E. S. of the On-. tario St. Methodist church to the Young People's Association of Willis church, to pay the former a visit and conduct a meeting in the Ontario St. church. The invitation was heartily accepted and last Monday evening selected as the time for the visit. There was a very large attendance of both societies, and a p.easant and profitable evening was spent, Mr Geo. Swallow presided, and spoke of the pleasure such a re -union gave him personally and the society he repre- sented. Mr Thos. Jackson, jr., led the singing, Miss Maggie Jackson be- ing organist. Short practical ad- dresses were given by the leader, Mr Jatnes Scott, Mr Burke and Rev J. Edge. Mr Manning, President of the Y. P. C. E. 5., thanked the visitors for their visit in a few remarks, in which the spirit of Christian unity was referred to Tne meeting was a very enjoyable one, and the wish was generally expressed that more of such unions could be held. East Wawauosh. NOTES, -Mr \V. Elliott and daugh- ter and Miss I. Elliott and nephew, from Halton, have returned home from visiting friends arid relatives here. A select party of young.people assembled at N. r Gregor McGowan's residence, on Friday evening, and in- dulged in dancing and other games till -well we wen% say when some of them arrived home. Mrs Gregor Mc- Gowan has gone' to Paisley to visit her father,who is seriously indisposed. Messrs Wm. McGowan and Wm. Moore were visiting friends in Luck - now ion, IfirTailYgat *, -Wieape vdtiisnsillantmMil; Gregor McGowan's last week. Mr Elam Livingston has received a large order for maple lumber from a Glas- gow firm. Mr John W. Sowler has returned home from the lumber woods. Mr John McDonald, from Michigan, is visiting friends here ; he reports business very dull out there. Misses VanCamp and Rowland were out col- lecting for the Bible Society last week. The Wawanosh Cameronians have secured the services ot J. W. Ben- gough, Grip's artist, to give a lecture in the Forresters' Hall, Belgrave, on the evening ot March 1st. Holmes.ville. One oi the young bachlors residing on the Huron road, fell sound asleep while sitting up with one of the,fair sex recently, and *as sUrprised on wakipoo find dud he was tightly hugging aerird-siocrsiickdresseti itt a mother hubbard ; better keep your eyes open Joe, supposing yourmouth can't say anything .sweet. Turnberry. Mr James Thompson is getting the material on the ground for a new house. Mr J. S. Wilson, who is not teach- ing this year, owing to indifferent health, delivered a couple of lectures in the school house S. S. No5, Thurs., day and Friday evenings of last week. The first on the "Greatness of Un - don" was bristling with figures and facts neatly arranged and pleasantly delivered, and very instructive all through.. The subject on the "Mind of Man" showed that Mr Wilson has a good grasp on the subject, from the piren9logist stand poiut, After each lecture a few heads were read. • Seaforth NOTES.-Cc,undil has purchased a new snow plough, which seems to do good work in keeping the streets and sidewalks clear of snow. At the last meeting .of the council, D. Johnston was reappointed High School Trustee. The request of the firemen, re new ladders for use in connection with the fire apparatus, was granted. Mr George Watson, of Toronto, eld • est son of W.N.Watson, ot this town, is hereon a visit for a week or so. It ir nearly two years since he was here before. He is surprised at the rapid progress the town has made during that time. PERSONAL. -Nr John Copp, who went to the obi country some two months ago for the benefit of his health, has just returned greatly ben- efilted from his trip. His' expressed himself as greatly pleased with what he saw in the old sod, especially Lon- don, where he spent a great part • of his time, but he prefers living in Can- ada. Mr J B Hughes, Inspector of the Waterloo Mutual Fire Insurance Co, was here last week adjusting the loss of Henry Colbert's brewery by fire, which occurred about -two weeks ago. Mr Hughes is a thorough gentleman and understands his business in settl- ing a loss. ' Mr Colbert is highly pleased with the settlement -a cheque for $900. CARNIVAL -On Tuesday evening, 12th inst., the first carnival of the season was held at the skating and curling rink. The rink was crowded with spectators, and,there was a large number sf skateri in costume, the ladies heft especially well represent- ed. The band of the 33rd Battalion was present and furnished good osesic. Leeburn. BRIEFS. -The open entertainment given by the Leeburn I O.G.T. was a grand success. Mr John Thempeon, formerly of this place, now of Musko- ka, is visiting here. Mrs A. Horton and daughter returned last week from a visit to her sister in Port Huron. IS. IL Williams is confined to the house with a severe throat. On Sunday morning last John McLeod died from the effects, of inflammation of the lungs and other diseases. . . . „.. , . • gkws NOTES ilEva seietureaoaiy. ; t Sir Charles Tupper sailed for 4:),,ad k :d 6 ,of Bavaria,hasbeen proved ineane. Tho King recently showed signs of improvement. Auother report is in circulation that H.M. Stanley has has been killed. The London papers do not believe it. The Japanese Minister of Education was killed by a religious fanatic on the day of the proclamation of the now con- stitution. The Park Central hotel in Hartford, Conn., was demolished by an explosion on Monday and a large number of peo- ple (between 80 and 90) were killed. Mr C. J. Brydges,land commissioner of the Hudson Bay Company, died suddenly at Winnipeg,on Saturday. He was formerly manager of the G.T.R. Mr John Carruthers, of Kingston, whose name has long been well known throughout Canada, died on Thursday. It was he who ran against Sir John in that city. It is stated that a petition to appoint Clarke Wallace, M. P. , Minister of a new department of Manufacture, will be presented to the Dominion Govern- ment Half-breeds in Montana have been granted permission by the Dominion Goverment to bring back to Canada their live stock free of duty. The petitioners will return to then. old home at Batouche, N. W. T. It is reported that Rev John Learoyd. of Bridge street Methodist church,Belle- villa, and Rev J. M. Hudson, 13. D., of Windsor,will exchange fieldset the next conference, if the Stationing Committee is agreeable. Mrs. F. X. Quintel, of Montreal, who died last week at the patriarchal age of 95 years, leaves an abnormally large family behind her. She wasithe Mother of fourteen children, and her exteneive family embraced 118 grandchildren, 138 great grandchildren and 128 great - great grandchildren. • The 2 -year-old child of A. Burnham, Essex Centre, was fatally scalded on Saturday. A boiler of boiling water was standing on the floor, and the lit- tle one stumbled and fell into its The sufferings of the child were terrible, the flesh peeling off its body *hen its clothes were removed. It only survived the terrible shock a few hours. The Michigan Secretary of state has sent out the following question :-"Has wheat suffered during January ?" Near. ly half the answers are in the affirma- tive: The report says wheat has un- doubtedly suffere1:1dt it would be use- less at thuitime to attempt to estimate the injury. With good average weath- er from this time the damage may not zeive, at ellaerious. At [Chatham, on Saturday night William Scott, a young colored man, stabbed Peter Smith in the hand, broke a lot of windows with an axe, tried te cut Albert Chapman with a corn knife, and while the police were looking for him broke into a grocery More in an- other part of the town, and on being discovered fled with a couple of revolver shots after him. He has not yet been c a pijtuult:ieiellg. the past 21 years only 135 di- vorces have been granted in the Dom- inion of Canada. During the smite period 375,000 were granted in the United States. Quebec, which is a thorougilly Catholic Province, shows only 1 in every 69,334 ; Ontario, 1 in every 32,559 ; Nova Scotia, 1 in every 2,350 ;- New Brunswick, 1 in every 2,350 ; and British Columbia, 1 in 1,055 of the niarried population. .A largely attendent meeting of the larmembers of the various Methodist Chtrclies in the city of -London, was held on Saturday night to consider the advisability of callizig a convention to aiscuss the subject of equal represen.- tation of the laity and ministry in the conference. It was decided to call a convention to consider the matter for June 10,"to meet in this city. All the Methodist churches in' the conferehce will be asked to send representatives. A lady in Ottawa, who is a friend of Mrs Blake, relates that the Liberal leader when at home is surrounded by a chaos of books and papers, which so one is allowed to, touch. He makes no special room his study. Frequently Mrs Blake, when her husband it deep in work, will leave him in the library, for instance, that he may not be dis- turbed. After a short interval he will follow her, his arms loaded with his papers and continue his worir,ii.k the room b to which sho as go . A young notary naife ie Emanuel Val-- iquette, of Montreal, has absconded after swindling about 200 farmers in St. Lawrance parish by means of bog- us mortgages, forged receipts, etc. He also took several thousand dollars which had been intrusted to 'hitn for invest- ment. Valiquette is a member of a loading -family and is possessed of bril- liant talent. Ile was a shining light in society circles, and apparently a devout churchman. It is said, however, that for the past two years his nights were spent in gambling.houses and other dens of infamy. Two weeks ago, knowing that exposurepatipt come, be forged the names of his sisters to false mortgage deeds and sold their property for sums far below its value, thus leaving the girls penniless. . , Jacob Faucett, a farmer of Bartle county, N. C., becaree •involved in a quarrel with some troublesome neigh. bors liset Wednesday and Mrs Faucett joined,': in the dispute. Wednesday night Faucott was compelled to be away Sometime after midnight several men entered Fancett's house andlwith an axe killed Mrs Faucett and her children while they lay in bed. The house was searched for valuables,all of which were secured by the murderers. They then went to a cabin on the place in which were sleeping three negro women and having gained entrance were in the act of killing two of them when the one in an adjoining room awoke and escaped through the window. While the two women lay in bed fearful blows with the axe split their heads in twain. The fiends were surprised on going into-tho adjoining room to find its occupant had fled. They at once started in pursuit but she evaded them. A highly-intereatirig judgment was given by Mr Justice Falconbridgo, at Osgoode Hall, in a case ofjDennis ve. Currey, tried' before him at the last Woodstock Assizes. The defendant, whom the learned Judge describedas "a man of very respectable appearance and displaying signs df education and intelligence of a high order," itt Novem- ber, 1886, signed the proinissory note for 8450 and interest sued on in the action. Two men named Lapiere (whom he knew) and Perry called at his 'place in Blenheim, Perry representing himself as an assent of the Ontario Seed Grain Company, selling grain. Tho defend. ant went through the form of signing some papers which they promised to bring back next fall with 8120, and they told him he would never have to pay a cont of the note he signed. The papers signed were opted, *filch were sold and eubsequently became the property of Dennis, the plaintiff. Judge found for the plaintiff, and the farmer will have to pay the WO. • ileassal tu interesting checker match took place at Coxwortb's hotel, Henson, between the Exeter and Hensoll clubs on Tuesday night. Hensall was de- feated by eight games, six games br- ing played by each couple. Mr N. Dyer }Jordon, of Exeter, acted as re- feree. The following is the score: - Exeter -A. Wailers, 2 games; J. H. Hyerdma u, 4; C. Prouty, 3; James Wailers, 4; R. Terry, 3; T. bissett, jr. 2. Hensall.-J McDougall, 2 ga'mes; 0. McDonald, 1; Juts. Murdock, 2; W. C. Charters, 2; R. Bonthorn, 2; B Reynolds, 1. Eight draw games be- ing played. Goderich Township. Council met on the 18th. Wilson Cox was appointed pathmaster in room of Robt. Marshall, and Wm. Weir in room of Donald Junor, Mrs Ross' gravel account was settled by council paying $15. The News -Re- cord gets the printing for the present year. The clerk was ordered to get one hundred copies of the auditors' report print d for distribution. The following accounts were paid, viz.: - From Rousell & ,Hutchinson, four copies ot assessor'rguide and other papers, $1 ; Jas. Fair, lumber, $1,44 ; Mr Tremblay, two months board of Widow Bray, $12 ; clothing for same, $4; H 8 Proudfout, surveyiug, $17.50; Jos. Izzard, rep, culvert, 14th con.;$3; Wm Wise, 147 yards of gravel, $8.82, Auditors, $6 each. Council adjourn- ed to meet on the first Monday in April. JAMES PATTON, Clerk. ,OUR LETTER BOX • CLIPPING HORSES, AGAIN 7' Ore Kilitor of the Clinton .New Era. DEAR Sut,-While scanning the pages of your last issue I noticed an article, headed " Clipping horses," written by one who signed himself " Reader." Reader says that' authorities are agreed that clipping is beneficial. There is only One authority who holds that opinion, as far as I know. It may ap• pear as presumption on my part, to dis- pute Reader and his authority; I will, nevertheless, endeavor to place a few facts before yon, which I consider an- tagonistic to the doctiine which Reader brings forward. In the first place, I would say that clipping is contrary to the laws of nature. Mr Editor, if the hair 'wore a useless appendage of the skin, do you suppose that nature would have caused it to cover the sur- face °Utile body l Decidedly no. If we examine the animal economy through. out we find that every part of that economy has a distinct function to pet- • form. Just so with the hair, its func• tion is to protect the delicate skin from the variations of temperature; -to pre- vent undue evaporation of the secre- tions poured out upon the surface by the sebations and sudoriferous glands, whose function it is to lubricate and soften the integument, in that way pre- venting cracking and chafing. Now, sir, if we remove the hair, do we not expose, the sain to the very influences which nature was shielding it from, namely, heat and cold, which act by arresting or evaporating the secretions -so essential to a normal condition. - The sudoriferous glands do not play as important ,es part in lubricating the 'skin as the sebations do. Their chief function is to eliminate effete matters from the system, in the form of sweat, besides supplying a' certain amount of moisture to the skin. itt the second place, Mr Editor, I Consider it cruel to remove the hair. . It is just as reason- able for a man to go without cloth-ing as a horse to go without hair. I have seen clipped horses, with two blankets on, - stand shivering with the cold, while waTtnig Tor 11, funeral to- start. Y can- not, for my part, see how a man with any degree of feeling for the lower ani- mals placed under his charge, can' see any benefit from subjecting them to such torture, which renders them, while they live, prone to skin diseases, of the ecyematous type, liable to make their appearance periodically. Thanking you, sir, for the space in your columns, I remain, yours, etc., HIIMANII Y. [A letter on "Destitution in Dakota" will appear next week.; Sale Register. • Chance*.`'Sale of Farm, in Hullutt, at the Rattenbury House, Clinton, on Saturday, Feb. 23, Manning & Scott, Vendors Solicitors. House and lot & household funiture,of Mrs Shaw, Priness St. Clinton, on 'Saturday, March 2nd, J. Howson, auct. • Storehouse at the G. T. R. Station, Clinton, on Friday 22nd inst., Thos Carling auct. Mortgage sale lot 19, Hayfield con. Goderich township, at the Itattenbury House, Clinton, on Saturday,'March 9, Manning & Scott, Vendors' Solictors, D. Dickinson, auct. • Mortgage sale of lot 20, Bayfield con. Goderich township, af'tho Rattenbury, House Clinton, on Saturday March, 16th Manning& Scott,Vendors'Solicitors J. Howson, auct. • BORN. MOON. -in Clinton, on the 16th inst., the wife of Mr Thos. Moon, of a (laugh. ter. .1 BAYLE-At B Lattle Creek, Mich., en the lith inst., the wife of Mr R.D.Bay• ley, formely of Clinton, of a daughter. Evses.-In Goderich township, on the lith inst., the wife of Mr Percy Evans, of a son. . DECInt.-In Georgetown on the 17th inst., the wife of the Rev A. Drumm, of a son. MARRIED Moitst.sse. McCerecess. - At the hoine,stead of the bride, on Wednesday 13th inst., by the Rev .7. McCoy, M. A., Mr Richard Hermon Modeland, to Miss Susie, youngest daughter of the late Wm McConnell, clerk of TuCkersmith. MANN. -CLARE. -At tho residence of the bridgeroom's brother, 6th eon. of Grey, on the 31st of Jan.,by Rev D. B. McRae,. Mr Wm Mann, f Orey,to Miss Naomi Clarke, of Downie. CHANBER6-PANABAHAIR.-At the resi- dence of the bride's brother,Grey,on the 12th inet.,by Rev 3.11. Dyke,Mr Samuel Chambers to Miss Mary Victoria Pana• baker, both of Grey. Gann-tordi-B-merxoTox.-In Hullett, on the 13th inst, at the residence of the bride's father, by Rev II. A. Thomas, Mary, second daughter of. Mr William Grainger ,12th con., Hullett, to Mr William Bennington, '2nd conceasion, MoGilliyary. Lown-Vommuse.-On the 19th inst., at the North Street Methodist Church, Goderich, by the Rev G.Richardsotl,Mr G. E. Lowe, merchant, of Ridgetown,to Miss Nellie Vanderlip, of Goderich. DIED TrIMUTTS.-In Port Dover, on Mon. day Feb., 4.,Rev. Wm. Tibbetts, M. D. (Edin. formerly rector of St Stephen's church, Huron Road, aged 73 years and 4 days. HIMMEL-In Hullett, on the 15th inst., at the residence of Mr H. Snell, Miss Rebecca Huckney, aged 61 years and 6 months. STUART -On TtleRdaV, Feb. 19th, at 214 Richmond street west, TorontoRev James Stuart, Presbyterian minister, aged 83 years, Father of Mr Stanbury, fay AtIvertionsento. ROLLIIIR MILLS FOR SALE The almost new Loudesboro Boller Mille ; in good running order, water and steam power. Post °Mee, telegraph and railroad convenient. Only a small amount down,the rest to suit the purchaser if secured. This is a rare chance. Apply to J. lilUBER, Box 168, Berlin, or H.S. BUBER, 011 the prima -Wee Londesboro, Out. Londesboro Butter 'it Cheese Manufacturing Co. (1'4.)Notice is hereby given that the contract for hauling cream over the several routes to the Loudesboro Creamery 'will be let at a meeting of the Directors, to be held in Belle Hall on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6th, at 3 o'clock p. W. L. OUIMETTE, Secy. To I31tIDGE CONTRACTORS Notice is hereby given that sealed tenders will be received by the subscriber at his of- fice up to the 25th day of February, 1889, for building a bridge ou Sideroad 15 & 16,Con- cession 11, in the Township of Flullett, in the County of Huron. Plans and speciacations can be seen at the said °thee, on and after the • 15th Feb. The Council do not bind themselves to accept the lowest or any ten- der if not satifactory. Hullett, Feb 5, 1889. JAS. BRAITHWAITE, T'p Clerk. —THE-- Common Sem Cloths Duer. Just what everybody wants, 150 feet of line in a small space. Can be easily raised or lowered. Cannot fall when raised. The handiest clothes dryer in use. Endorsed by all who have tried it, and warranted to give eutire satisfaction. Can be used by a child of 10 yearsold as easily as by an adult person J. COBER & SOR,k Waggon and Carriage Makers, Ethel, Sole Agents for Huron, Bruce, and Waterloo, and Wallace and Elma Town- ships, W. E. WALDRON, Patentee. • GREE LECTURE, —ON— MONDAY EYG., FEB. 25TH,, To Young Men Only, Under the auspices of the Young People's Association of Willis Church, itt the Lecture Room. • REV, A. STEWART will give a plain talk on -Natures Laws, their abuses, &c." Thu discussion will be from a purely moral and religious standpoint. It will be moot inter- esting and profitable to every young man who will attend, A good programme of music by male choruses, No admission or collection, G. 11, COOK. Secretary. _ . • . EXTENSIVE AUCTION : SALE •••••••,. 0 FARM and ITILLAGE,Proporty_ -AND- Household FURNITURE The undersigned wilt sell by public auction ; the ROGERSON TERRACE, • THURSDAY, lilaich rth, At ono o'clock,' the following valuable pro • perty, viz: - FARM. -Part of Lot 11, Concession 6, Township of Morris, containiug 93 acres. Erick House; Frame House, Frame Barn, Stables, &c., well suited for a,dairy or smell farm. BRICK 'I•ERRACE. - Two Storey Brick. Terrace containi lig tour dwellings newly fin- ished, opposite the•manse,in with lots 7)6 and 77, McDonald's survey, . • LOT 5, lilock 1,1)1cCaughey's sur7;oy,Rlyth, 1 acre. LOT 43, Block 0, McCatighey's survey, Ill3th,1‘ acre• . AlSo-erp Buggies, Cutter, &c. . Also 160 acres near Bossevalue, Man., for sale or exchange for Manitoba.property. TERMS for real estate made known on day of sale or upon application to the un. dersignecl. See kiosters. C. HAMILTON, Auct. R. ADAMS, Prop myth. Londesboro. *Nft. EXHIBITION FREE -01" THE- PRODUCTS • —OF— MANITOBA, X The NORTH-WEST TERRITORIES COLUMBIA. The 'Canadian Pacific. RAILWAY EXHIBITION CAR Will be at the undermentioned stations as follows:= PLACE EE I DATE ARRIVE I DATE LAV EXETER iFeb.25,9.00a.In'Ft6 25,6.00P.in CLINTON I " 26.8.00a.m " 25,7.00p.in GODERICH1 " 27,8.00a.in " 27,4.00p.to SEAFORTIq MITCHELL_ " 28,3.00p.m " " 27,5,30P.11-1 " 27,9.00p.m • " 28,8.00a.na " 28,2.30p.in 28,6.00p.i» All are Cordially Invited. Don't fail to see the Products of 1888 MORTGA(1i SALE —OF VALI:ABLE— FARM ±-INPROPERTY TOWNSHIP of (40I)ERICII. Pursuant to the power of sale contained ill a certain mortgage made by John Marshall and'layrMarshall, his wife, to the late (..)harles Middleton, deceased, and by the executors otsaicl Charles Middleton assign id to the Vendor, (which said rnortgage and assignment will be produced at the time and place of sale) there will be offered for Fiale at - public auction, by D. Dickinson, Auctioneer, at the Rattenhry House, CLINTON, os SATURDAY, MAR. 9,1889, At 11 o'clock in the forenoon, the followinglandslan, lands and promises: -All and singular that certain parcel or tract of land and premises1tus,ta, situate, lying and 'being in the Township of Godorich, In the County of Heron and Pro- vince of Ontario, being composed of lot number nineteen, in tho HayfieldConoen- sion of the -said Township of Goderich, con - tabling by adineasurement ono hundred and seventy acres of land, more or less. This farm is well situated, the land is firstsclass and in fair condition; the section of country in well settled and prosperous; markets, post office and railway facilities aro good. This sale presents an excellent opportunity to aequire a first•class faun property. —TERMS-- Ten per cent of purchase moiney down on day of sale and the balance In thirty days thereafter without Interest. The purchaser will be required to sign an agreemobt en the day of sale for tho completion of the pur- chase. A fair proportion of the purchase money may remain on security of mortgage M of said lands and premises at x per cont, interest, and such other terms as may by agreed upon. Viirther terms and particulars will be given on the day of sale or upon ap- plication to the undersigned, D'IMCKFNSON, M & SCOTT, Auction( o • ondor;' Solicitors 1A(111is., '