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The Huron News-Record, 1889-06-26, Page 1TERMS: -.$1.5O per Annum, 81.25 In Advance. HITHON EWS-REC ORP INDEPENDENT IN ALL THINGS, NEUTRAL IN NOTHING • • • WHITELY .t TODD, PuWliatear VOL. X.—NO. 28. CLINTON, HURON COUNTY, ONT., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1889 WHOLE NO. 554 :Lurid (orregponticnce Godcrielt• Regular meeting of the School Board next Friday evening. Pickerel fishing ,the hast week was very good, large strings being the general thing. The promotion examinations iu connection with the Public Schools commence this week. There wag a meeting of Knox church Mission Band Saturday afternoon. Quite a number of our residents joined the Masonic excursion to Toronto on Monday. The election of officers for the com- ing term will take place at the meet- ing of Iluron Lodge No. 62, I.0.0. 1'. to -morrow evening. A. merchant in the soap business served out a large amount of the -soft kind on the square Inst Saturday evening. There will be a great picnic at Baechlers, farm Maitland, Falls on Dominion Day under the auspices of the congregation of St. Peters. .At its last regular meeting Huron Chapter No. 30, R.A.M. was official- ly visited by Grand, District Super- intendent J. Baker, of Stratford. • A conjuror who was in town . on Thursday attracted a crowd by his feats, and though almost armless took up a collection with his hands. Reports from the Brigade Camp. at London, aro to the effect that the ladies of that city thought the mem- bers of the Goderich Company were dears, while the clerk of the weather thought they ducks. The fountains presented to the - corporation by the ladies of the town were placed in position last week. The fountains are greatly used by the juvenile portion of our residents. The brick work on 'Root. Mc- Lean's block was finished on Thursday morning. Our people were made aware of the fact by the men cheering as the last brick was placed. Last week Miss Ora Wilkinson, while fishing in the river, hauled out a splendid eel. The young lady!s skill• as a fishei•womr>;n was marvelously displayed in landing the slippery one. There will be the usual annual picnic in connection with the niern- bars Of the cougregation of Kings- bridge church this day, Wednesday. The picnic will be given as usual in Deen's grove, and the management promise that the entertainment will bo ahead of previous years. Dominion Day will be celebrated in Goderich in a manner, somewhat different to the celebration of form- er years. Base Ball matches by ex- cellent teams, Lacrosse watches in which four splendid teams will contest for a silver cup, children's games on the square, the launch of the large boat now being built by Mr. Marlton, the dedication of the town fountains, performances by the greatest aerial flyers on the • American continent, a .grand fire- works display, and a grand Cali- thumpiau procession are portions of the bill of fare provided by the committee. The children's games, launching of the boat,'and fireworks display will be free to all, but a ten cent admission foe will be charged for entrance to the agricultural grounds. . HARBOR NOTES.—The steamer Campagna of the Beatty line made her usual call in port on Wednesday. After lauding and taking on pass- engers and freight, she sailed for Lake Superior.—Tho schr. Carter from Thcssalon with a cargo of lum- ber for Mr. Dyruont arrived at her dock on Thursday, and sailed, light, for another cargo during Sunday night.—Tho Schr. IColfar/e from Johnston's Harbor with a cargo of lumber for Mr. H. Secord arrived on Satur..ay afternoon and soiled again,,alight, yesterday morning.— The schr. Ariel with a cargo of lum- ber for Mr. H, Secord reached port on Sunday morning and cleared _ . again, light, yesterday.—The str. Ontario with a cargo lumber for Mr J. Williams arrived in port on Sat- urday morning and sailed north, light, Monday evening.—The echr. Mary S. Gordon arrived at her dock last week.—The schr. Goldhunter with a cargo of coal from' Toledo arriv- ed in port on Thursday, and sailed, light, for the North on Monday morning.—The str. Corisand, with a cargo of hoops and staves from Wallaceburg arrived in port on • Wednesday, and sailed for Sand .Beach on Thursday.—Water was pumped • into the water works fire purposes cistern for the first tithe on Saturday.—Capt. Babb has introduced some pretty, light, row- ing boats.—The captains of many of our schooners have some difficulty in getting efficient crews at preaent. ocltl (ot'regipontleUce Coderich. A runaway on Monday evening created quite a sensation. Mr. A. H. Manning,of Clinton,oc- cupiod the pulpit of the North street ,Methodist church last Sunday. At the regular meeting of Huron Encampment No. 28, I. 0. 0 F. hold ou Monday evening the follow- ing officers were elected for the coming term:—Yat. J. M. Farquhar- son C. P,; I F 'Toms H. P; G H. Nairn S W.; Juo Straiton R S.; 11 W Ball F. S.; W H Murney Treas.; Geo Porter J. W.; J. W. Smith Representative to Grand Encampment. The entertainment under the auspices of Knox church Mission Band on Friday evening was most successful. The audience being large, the work tables well supplied and the refreshments all that could be desired. The programme as fol- lows :—Address Rev. Mr. Anderson, recitation Miss Jennie Manson, song the members of Mission Band, recitation Miss Winnie Ball, Solo Misa L. Bailey, recitation Miss K. Campaigns, Solo .Miss F. Evans, recitation Miss P. Strang, recitation Miss V. Wiggins, song by the mem- bers of Mission Band, recitation Miss G. Johnston, quartette Misses Evans and Sands and Messrs Young and Beecham, Duet•t Miss N. Mc- Kenzie and Master A. Cook, recita- tion Miss Wiggins, Salo Miss Wiggins, solo Mies Strachan, read- ing Prof. Cook, solo Mr. Young, recitation Miss Sands, solo Miss N. McKenzie, quartette Misses Evans Sauds and Messrs Young and Beech- am. All the pieces were so exceed- ingly well rendered that it is almost unfair to particularize, nevertheless we cannot but compliment .Misses Bailey and McKenzie and Master Cook on the excellent vocalization of the numbers allotted them. PERSONALS.—Mr. and Mrs. Bray - ley, of Toronto, were in town the past weak visiting at the residence of the lady's parents, sir. and Mrs. Wilkinson,—Rev. Mr. and • Mrs. Richardson left last week for Thun- der Bay and Duluth.—Mr. R. S. Williams. returned to town from London on Thursday evening.— Miss Grant loft .on. Monday on a few weeks visit to the Queen City. —Mr. and Mrs. N.. Dymont, of Bar• rie,. arrived in town- last Thursday and left•for home on Monday.—Mr. Elijah Moro retitrnod to town last week after an absence of several months.—Mrs. W. Saults returned from a visit to her daughter Mrs. Clunis, at Galt, early last week.— Mrs Jonathan Miller was visiting eastward last Thursday.—Mrs Capt. W. Cox, left on a short visit to Toronto on Monday.—Mr. Geo. Black, left for the east this week.— The rector of St Georges returned on Friday, London where he had been attending ,the meeting of the ,Huron Synod—Mr. Robert Proud - foot was seriously ill the past week. —Mrs Brackenridge has been visit- ing at Brussels.—Dliss•ltadcliffe left for the Queen City on Monday to be present at the mar- riage of a relative.—Mr. and. Mrs. R. G. Reynolds, Miss Climie, Miss Horton, Mr Horton, Miss Williams, Mrs and Miss Evans, Mr and Mrs James Shepherd, Mr and Mrs Megaw, Mr F. Srneath Mr. Goode, Mr W. E. Grace, Mr. P. Shepherd, Mr C. A. Nairn, Mr Harry Parsons were among those of our -townspeople who joined the Masonic Excursion party to the Queen -city on Monday. • Donnybrook At a:meeting here on June 14th, of Loyal Orange Order, District of West Wawanoah, it was Resolved : That we the members of the Dis- trict Orange Lodge of West Wawa - nosh do hereby condemn the action of the one hundred and eighty eight members of parliament who voted in favor of the Jesuits Bill, especi- ally the Orange Brethren of that number, and heartily approve the action of the noble thirteen who supported Col. 0' Brien's motion for the disallowance of the said Jesuits Estates bill; that we are prepared to support any party who have for their basis equal rights to all, favors to none. And we further view with alarm the recognized supremacy to the Pope above the authority of Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria in matters pertaining to our Dominion. Signed,—R. BUCHANAN, J. GIB - SON, E. H.iINES, J. BARTLEY, J. THOMPSON, Committee. R. MCILWAIN, District Secretary. Bayfield. Mr. A. W. Stalker who has been sailing this season took a run over to this village from Buffalo,lastweek. No NEWS -RECORD until Saturday last week. [This was owing to their being sent with other papers directed elswhere.—PunwsnEn. XOclit Torll'eOplytittetice goal (sax*'eopondencc. Nile. Blyth. The fall wheat in this section is looking well and promises to be a fair crop. Mr. and Mrs. Mcllwaiu were in Clinton ou Sunday on accouut of ho illness of their niece. Some of our boys are away at camp for two weeks drill and will not be home till Saturday. Mr. John McWhiuney has the stone work finished for his new barn and is ready for the frame work. The wet weather has rotted the potatoes wherever the ground was low, and a good many had to plant them the eeoondatime. The Loyal Orange Lodge intends celebrating the glorious 12th in Wingham this year and there is a big time expected there. There is rumor of a wedding to come off in our midst this week. We wish the happy couple all the happiness that married life can af- ford. Mr. Polley and daughter from Kingston are on a visit to relatives in this neighborhood. They came to attend the funeral of their rela- tive the late Mrs. Polley, sr., who died on llth, of June, after only about five days illness. She was buried on Thursday 13th and"ller remains were followed to the came tery by over 90 rigs, showing the respect in which the lady was held in this neighborhood. Thu late Mrs. Polly was one of the oldest settlers in this section, having settled on the old homestead when it was all bush.., She had to bear the burden of a widow in rais- ing a family. Mrs. Polley was a widow for 30 years, Mr. Polley hav- ing died about the time they moved up to this part. Mrs, Polley will 'o missed by all in the neighborhood as she was always iu attendance where there was sickness. She died as she lived, trusting in the strong arm of her Savior who had been with her all through the journey of life and was with her in the last conflict. It can be said of her that for her to die was gain. The family have the sympathy.of the commun- ity in their'bereavement. 6otlerich Township Dire. C. J. Disney is visiting friends in Manitoba. A. sermon will be preached to the Orangemen of L. 0. L. 306 and others in Cole's church, Bayfield Liue, ou the first Sunday in July, by -the Rov. Mr, Hill. Mr. W. I). Connell of this 'town- ship took unto himself last Wednes- day from the dales of Mullett a fair maid for better for worse. Rov. Mr. Fisher tied the knot. There was quite a turn out and jollifica- tion on the happy occasion. Mrs. John Cox, formerly of this township, sister of Mr. Hall Rut- ledge died a short time ago near Yorktown, Dakota, whither the family removed some years ago. She and her husband were over here not many months ago on a visit to old friends. Rev. Mr. Fisher of Holmesville who has so acceptably filled this circuit for the last two or three years has been appointed to Arthur village and Mr. Campbell, present- ly of Dungannon, will succeed him. Mr. Fisher has put in 13 years in ,ministerial work in this county and has made many friends besides doing good work in the Master's vineyard. May his way be ways of pleasantness to himself and profit to those among whom he will be called -to work in the future. East Wawanosh. Miss Maggie McGowan returned home from Middlesex last week. Mr. John Johnston was atToron• to last week on business, Mr. John Dingwall is in Ashfield selling the Ross & King knife sharpener. Success, Jack. . Mr. T. Ross sold to the McMillan Bros. of Hullett 20 head of fine beef cattle. They are to be deliver- ed July 1st. Mr. James Rath, has flax growing on his farm that measures 2ft 11 inches. Mr. Rath is an excellent farmer. The crops in some of these parts are completely spoiled owing to the continual wet weather. Mr. Dowdlo has 30 acres drowned out entirely. PICNIC.—That Grand picnic which is to bo held on July let in Mr. Fallens grove must be a success. 8 Lodges are combined and they are going to have a good time. Good programme. Come one, comp all. Our Base Ball Club is prospering. Although vanquished by Blyth boys we are not discouraged. When we get a little more practice we will try Syracuse and we'll (Scott) them every time. Regular monthly meeting of our town daddies on Monday evening next. Several delegates leave here on Friday to attend the Conservative Convention in Brussels on Friday. Rev, Mr. Forcey of Cowansville, Quebec, has been appointed to the incumbencey of Trinity Church here, Our band has been engaged to play on Wednesday evening at Rutledge's garden party near Auburn. The regular monthly rneeting of the fire company was held in their Hall on Monday evening, a good attendance being present. A number of our citizens were present at the ceremony of laying the corner stones of the now Metho- dist church at Westfield on Thurs- day afternoon. Our local cattle buyers, Messrs Freeman and Watson, shipped from this station a couple of car- loads of fine cattle to -day, Wednes- day, for the old country. On Tuesday evening a highly interesting lecture was deliver- ed in the Presbyterian Church to a large -and appreciative audience by Rev: John Ross, M. A. Subject: "John Bunyan. The regular sittingg of the 12th Division Court was held in Indus- try Hall on Monday before his Honor Judge Toms. As there were several important cases came up for hearing the court room was well filled all day with eager listeners. The legal fraternity being well re-- presented by Messrs Owen of Clin- ton,. Johnson of Blyth, Scott of Clinton, Dickinson of Wingham and Wade of Brussels. On Sunday afternoon the mem- bers of the Masonic fraternity here, with visiting brethren from a dis- tance, marched in procession front the Lodge Roost to Trinity'Church to hear a special sertnon preached to thorn by there Bro. Rev. H. A. Thomas. The edifice was crowded. After the usual prayers the Rev. gentleman choose for his text St. Mark 24 Chap,.7 verse,. preaching from it a forcible and practical discourse which was listened to. with deep interest by the large con- gregation present. The Choir with their usual ability rendered some excellent singing. bliss Ruth Jones presided at the organ. PERSONALS.—Mr. J. McDonald of Exeter paid his sister Mrs. T. 13awdeu a visit last week.—Mr. John Livingstone of Baden a former hlythite was in town on Saturday..—Mr. A. Emigh of Lon- don paid his parents a short visit last week.—Mr. John Freeman is visiting Buffalo for a few days.— Messrs Metcalf and Phillips are attending the Grand Lodge of I. 0. 0. T. at Toronto.—Miss Maggie Lamont left here for her home in Michigan on Tuesday.—P. Kelly returned from ,his visit to the East on Saturday.—Mrs. Walker is visiting friends in and around Londesboro at present.—Dir. John Gorman left here on Monday on a visit to Woodstock.—Rev.-H. A. Thomas returned to his home in Warwick east on Monday.—Mr. A. and Mrs. Elder left here on Tues- day for a visit arnongat friends in lower Canada.—Mrs. E. Hamilton returned from her visit near Tees - water on Sunday.—Mr. John Tanner, principal of Listowell high school, was in town on Sunday. Londesboro. - Mr. Jno. Hiles, of Arrnow, was in town last week. Mr. J. Braithwaite is visiting at his son-in-laws,Mr. A. Lawrence, in Welland. Messrs. Wm. Whitely and D. Jackson intend starting for a trip tc Manitoba at an early date. School Section No. 4 intend having a picnic soon, all are in- vited, The Rev. Mr. Rogers preached his farewell sermon on Sunday evening. Mr. John Murdock has gone to Mau itoba,it ie surmised to purchase property there. On Wednesday Mies Isabella Hiles was joined in holy wedlock to Rev Mr Medd. Mr. John Murdock left this place last week for Dakota, purchasing his ticket from R. B. Jeffery. A union Sunday School picnic is to he held in Mr. T. Lee's bush on Monday July 1st. It ought to be largely patronized. Rev. Mr. Ferguson, a well spoken of .man, will success Mr. Rogers here. May attend him as attended the ministrations of his predecessor. gktlxltttottat Itcocllto PUBLIC MEETING IN CLINTON. CURIA AL RECEPTION. Monday evening Mr. Robert Porter, M. P., addressed a public meeting in towe hall, Clinton. The chair was informally taken by Mr. Whitely, of the NEWS -RECORD who iutrodurjpd the speaker. There were between 300 and 400 pel'sous present. Mr. Porter justified his vote on disallowance. He had • not been guided by party considerations. IIe had voted according to his iutelli- gonee and conscience as he had done on repeal of the Scott Act and Home Rule.both of which he oppos- ed because he thought they were questio.ns which should not be dealt with by the House. He gave an historical eketch of how the Jesuits acquired their estates and how they finally came into the possession of the province of Quebec. The representatives of the Jesuits always urged theL held an interest in the eatatas. When they were offered for sale this was a barrier and as may easily be conceived a serious barrier to their sale in a province . where the Roman Catholic church is eo powerful. Whether rightly or wrongly Mr. Mercier passed an actgiving $400,000 -as a quit claim compensation to the Roman Catho- lics and Jesuits to remove all doubts as to the title of the pro- vince to the estates. Tho Act passed without a dissenting voice though there were 15 protestauts in the Quebec legislature. The Act dealt with purely provincial matters and could not be interfered with by the Dominion parliament. Ho showed that petitions had not. been re- ceived against the Act until it bad been allowed by the Governor- General and that then it could not be disallowed by any power except the power that passed it. This was in accord with constitu- tional usage, under a limited mon- archy and responsible government.• Ile referred to the New Bruns- wick School Act which prohibited any one wearing a priestly grab teaching in the Public schools. The Roman Catholics petitioned for disallowance. Sir John refused to disallow because as in the Jesuits Act he had no constitutional power to interfere. Both acts were within the competency of the provinces to deal with. Manitoba and New Brunswick incorporated Orange Sooietios, Sir John was askedt) disallow those but refused on the same grounds as he took in the Jesuits Bill. Then the province of Ontario passed an act incorporat- ing the front of Yonne and Escott townships. Sir John was asked by petition to disallow this but again refused to violate the l3ritish North America Act by interfering with the legitimate legislation of a province. Mr. Porter exposed the fallacy that he or the government had voted for the Jesuit act. He did not vote for the Act, was not called upon in the House to pass an opinion upon the Act because it was a measure passed by Quebec with the tnerits of which he as a member of the Dominion House had nothing to do. He would say DOW that he did not approve of the Act. He refuted the various proposi- tions in O'Brien's resolution. Showed that even in Ontario there is a connection between church and state as any' ratepayer would under- stand by figuring up the large sums the various churches receive in exemption of their property from taxation and ministers it. domes from taxation. The connection between church and state was kept up by grants to religious charitable institutions, hospitals etc. As to the Jesuit Act being passed by the pope the Bill clearly declares that it is passed by and with the consent of the Lieut. Governor in Council. The Quebec government made a bargain with the pope as the representative of the claimants who received so much for them on condi• tion that they renounced their claims. There was nothing what, ever in the Act acknowledging the supremacy of the pope in civil mat- ters. The head of a Methodist church had been acknowledged in the same way by Canadian legisla- tures, though he resided in a foreign country. . So far as protestant interests were concerned disallowance would have thrown them into the hands of Mr. Laurier and Mr. Mercier who cer- tainly could not be expected to con- serve them any more than Sir John. He, Mr, Porter, was sent to repre- sent the intelligence of the people and the constitution of the country. Had he done wrong 1 (Here the speaker paused but nu voice said he had.) He demanded to known one instance in which Sir John had done anything to forward the inter- ests of the 'church of home, and challenged anyone to show anything on the statute books giving a con- stAtutioual advantage to that church over others. Those who had follow- ed him for forty years had nothing to find fault with nuw. Urged Ontario to take the bears out of its own eye in the :natter of making the French language the language of instruction in tho public schools of this English speaking province. That he and parliament were right in their view of the constitutional right of Quebec to pass the Jesuit Act ho stated'that a vast preponder- ance of the best legal talent both in and out of the House took the same v ie w. Mr Porter declared himself ready to answer any questions asked him. Three reformers, Messrs. Armstrong, Forrester and Searle wanted inform• ation on some points and he explain- ed them from his stand point evid- ently to the satisfaction of the audience. Time and space will not permit of further extending our condensa- tion •of Mr. Porter's exhaustive and convincing remarks. The best of order prevailed, and the meeting Qbrokeueen. up with three chew.; for the • Londesboro'. Mr Edward Bell has returned from Iudiana with a splendid horse and a Shetland, pony colt. The Adamitos which sprang up with such a flourish of trumpets last summer have about collasped,, the remnaut intend to have a grand march to the Methodist church next Sunday. - Mr. Robt. Scott has purchased a thorobred cow and calf from near St. Marys which will be hard to beat., They are almost as near perfection as it is possible to have them. The wedding of last Wednesday took place at. Mr. Hiles, sr. A large number of guests were present and all seemed to enjoy themselves im- mensely. Tho presents were num- erous. A citizen wonders that any one would say "he is a bad roan." Per- haps he is••nof, }VO. hope he is. not. Yet if a person publishes vile stuff in a paper open to public gaze, he net abide by the public verdict, Conceit is blinding. • Wednesday a Temperance Con- vention of :delegates from different parts was held in the temperance Hall, Londesboro'. In the evening an entertainment was given.- There were recitations, dialogues, vocal and instrumental music and a whistling maid. • That amusing' but' harmless joke published in the NEwa-REccuo of last week about our friend Ruddoll, has set George's friends on the war path, and they aro urging him to go - for your correspondent. But Mr. Ituddell can take a joke as well as give ono. The pastor of the fourth church, previously noted by your corres- pondent, will not have to shovel his own way into the hall any longer. Tho "crowd" long ago dwindled to as low as three persons. This success should have been sent in by the reporter. A large number of the members and friends of,the Methodist church from Londesboro and Kinburn in- vaded the Parsonage here on Thurs• clay evening last week. During the course of the evening a most affec- tionately worded address was read to Rev. Mr. Rogers and Mfs Rogers by R B Jeffery, on behalf of those assembled. Mrs Tamblin then pre- sented the Pastor and Mrs Rogers with a well filled purse and a beaut- iful satchel. Mr Rogers replied in feeling terms thanking their friends for their valuable and unexpected, gifts,and the kindness they have ever shown them since corning to the Londesboro' circuit. A very pleasant evening was spent. Bay field Mr. John Pollock has been gazet- ted Lieutenant of No. 7., Porter's Hill Company,and is now attending brigade camp at London. The annual Sabbath School pic- nic, in connection with Carmel Presbyterian church, will be held on Thursday next, June 27th, at this place. The Royal Tehtplars of Temper- ance purpose having a monster pic- nic horn on July 1st. Tho lodges of Seaforth, Varna and Brumfield aro expected to attend, and prepar- ations are being made to make this the most gigantic affair ever held in Bayfield. Everybody should comp to Bayfield on the lat. qy