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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron News-Record, 1893-12-20, Page 1M ! EaM8-$1 40 par Annum, 145 In Anyone!. 1111)IfPZNA,EN+1 IN ALL THINGS--NRU 'R,4L IN NOTHING —K ICO. A. M. TODD, Ei'ttor and Olarnier TOL, XV 9 0 F OUR HUNDREDS of patrons, it will be our drivilege and pleasure to see but a mere fraction before Xmas has come and gone, so laying business the while aside wish what our fathers have wished before us, and what our children will wish after us, the wish of akIappy Xmas and Joyous New Year to one and all. JACKSON BROS., MEN'S and BOY'S OUTFITTERS Town Toplcs. HpME FOR HOLIDAYS.—Messrs. E. Hovey and S. Jackson are home for the holidays and will return to Toronto early in January. MORE GRIP.—Mr. and Mrs. Thos. D. Johnston are suffering with la grippe. Mrs. Joseph Allanson is also down with the dread disease. A BLYTIi VISITOR.—THE NE WS - RECORD was much pleased to have a call from Mr. Fred Toll, of Blyth, last Monday. He is a constant reader of this journal. PROHIBITION.—Mr. J. Gibson, of Ingersoll, addressed a meeting in the town hall, iast evening,in the interests •of the plebiscite. Mr. Gibson is said to be one of the finest speakeas in On- tario. SERIOUSLY ILL.—We exceedingly regret to learn of the serious illness of Mr. E. Holmes, of St. Catharines, father of the editor of the New Era. We understand the illness is from the prevailing malady, la grippe. His friends in this section would be pleased to learn of his recovery. A NOVEL AD.—Mr. A. Munn, a Ripley dry -goods man, advertises in the Enquirer in this fashion :‘--"MATH AR DUTHCHA.—Tha Nar Beachd, Reic Saor, Aodach•is Fhiach, $1.00, air son 75c. Cotaichean,^ Uachdair is Fhiach $14.00, air son $10. Tri Mile pund Ti, Cuig, pund air son dollar. Taghail aig Stor agus faic na tha aic de Bahathar de gach Seorsa, agus ere reit gu saor.— AONGHAS MUNN." IS HE A FRAUD?—Last week a young man, who represented himself to be an agent of the Toronto Empire, secured a number of subscribers in town for the daily at $3 a year. We understand the manager of the Empire is after the ',sharp young fellow' and will make it warm for him if he is located. Those who paid their money will not likely re- ceive any value. A cheque given by one business man was cashed at God- erich, but refused at the bank here. He gave his name as "R. L. Schmylie, Dist. Agt." A SAD MISFORTUNE --A few even- ings since a tall young gentleman and two estimable young ladies, all of the county town, drove down to Clinton and returned by the light of the moon. it Just when on the Goderich side of Holmesville, on the return journey,the 'ti, moon failed to shine and the rig cap - y sized. It was indeed a sad misfortune, for the water was very plentiful where the trio lay last. The horses and rig arrived safely in the county town while a farmer's rig followed with the heart -broken human freight. The only traces noticible next morning was the school boys and girls scrambling for chocolates. CLINTON. HURON OUNTY, ON's. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1803 Town Topics. THE 25 CLUB,—The 25 Club had a very enjoyable hop last evening. FROM STRATIlonn.-.-Alderman John O'Donoghue, of Stratford, was a Clinton vi sitor last Thiirseay. FAME ABROAD.—Last week a ship- ment of the famouti Doherty organs was made to Cape Town, South Africa. MAsoNIC.—Clinton Lodge, A. F. and A. M.., will elect officers next Friday evening. The installation takes place on Wednesday evening, 27th, at 7.30. APPOINTED AGENTS.—Messrs. Rance & Spalding have accepted the Local ageney for the Manufactureres' Life and Accident Insurance Company. No QUORUM.—Through lack of a quorum the Collegiate Institute Board did not transact any business last Fri- day evening. TRUSTEES,—The ones to be re-elected or replaced this year 'for the Public School Board are J. C. Stevenson, Wm. Harland, Israel Taylor and G. J. Stewart. SHIPPING.—Mr. E. Dinsley shipped a large quantity of pork last week, the price paid being from $5 to $5.75.—Last Wennesday Mr. John Stewart and Mr. S. H. Smith shipped a fine lot of lambs and cattle to eastern markes. GUN CLUB SHOOT.—The Clinton Gun Club will hold a grand live and artificial bird shoot on their new grounds on New -year's day. A good prize pro- gramme has been arranged and the match promises to be one of the best in 1894. HAPPY YOUTH.—St. Paul's church S. S. children, after thorough training, are all ready for a grand time at the town hall to -morrow evening. --The Baptist church S. S. scholars will have a jolly time and glad hearts the same evening in their church. NOT IN THE WOODS. -Mr. John Scruton, the butcher, is the owner of a real live partridge which was captured on Albert street the other day. This does not indicate that Clinton is a back- woods town by any means. Doubtless the bird had strayed from its mates. "HAVE You HAD GRIP ?"—The ques- tion has become very common. The disease does not seem to favor any class of people, Rich or poor, high or low— it matters not ; all are an easy prey. Many of our citizens are down with the grip. Those who escape are indeed fortunate. THE COMING COUNCIL.—The general talk of the town yesterday afternoon was the coming Conncil. It is report- ed that MI-. D. Cantelon will he in the field for Reeve and that Messrs. S. S. Cooper, J. E. Blackall, T. Jackson, Sr., A. Couch, R. Heywood, W. Jones and Geo. Trowhill will Mind a seat in the corning Council. Things now look as though there may be a general shaking up of the old Board. PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD.—Met last Monday even in r. Members all present -except Trustee Taylor. Inspector Robb made a very favorable report of the progress and general management of the Clinton Model School. The report will be published next week. The fol- lowing accounts wereordered paid :— Geo. Johnston, $1.50; Rance & Spald- ing, $1.20; R. Holmes, $3 ; THE NEWS - RECORD, $2; Davis & Rowland, $16.54; Mr. Hine, disbursements, $4.21 ; S. S. Cooper, $5. Board then adjourned. FEEDING HOGS.—Writing to a con- temporary a Canadian packing firm supplies some timely hints to pigrais- ers. They say : "In our retail stores we find it impossible to sell fat bacon and hams at a reduction in price. At the present tune a large proportion of the hogs arriving, though of desirable weights, have been fed so liberally that they are entirely unsuitable for the English or the retail trade, hence, they are Tilade into a• second class article, which sells at a low figure." It would appear that the animal wanted is a "long, lean pig, fairly fattened, weigh- ingfrom 160to 200 pounds alive." Nor is it, as the Monetary Tinies points out, in opposition to the interests of the farmer to market this hog, as it has contrary to the general opinion, been shown in experimental stations of Canada and the United States that it takes less food to make a pound of pork before the animal has reached 200 pounds than after. THE D. D. H. B. S. ANNUAL MEET- ING.—The seventh annual meeting of the Dominion Draught Horse Breed- ers' Society was held in Clinton last Wednesday. President John McMil- lan occupied the chair. The reports of the secretary, treasurer and auditors showed the society to he in a good financial position, the cash balance in bank being in the neighborhood of $1600. Recommendations by the coun- cil that the annual dues remain at 50 cents, and thata•Il members owing dues prior to 1893 be suspended, were adopt- ed. Also resolutions of regret and condolence at the death of two of the founders of the society, the late J. J. and David Fisher, Colborne. Officers were elected as follows :—President, John McMillan, M. P.; Vice -President, D. McIntosh ; Secretary, James Mit- chell ; Treasurer, Peter McGregor ; Council—John Avery, Clinton ; Tohn McDairmid, Lucknow; James Hender- son Becton ;Geo. Stanbury, Brucefleld; C. E. Mason, Brucefleld ; J. H. Mc- Roberts, Lucan ; P. Curtain Centralia; Alex. Innes, Clinton ; J. E. Blackall, Clinton; John Bnrk, Sebringville ; Wm. Senclair, Chiselhur•st; Executive Com- mittee—Alex. Innis, P. Curtain, Jas. Henderson, C. Mclntosh,J. E. Blackall. A report of the proceedings will be printed and distributed among the members. Town Topica, Limo ITP. -Mr, Peter Cook and family are laid up with la grippe. TEE OI,LANiC+E.BAND.--It is likely that .the Clinton Orange Band will be . reor- ganized in the near future. ENLARGED.—We are pleased to note that the Goderich' Signal has,heen en- larged. Outside its political, uttsnces the Signal is a very good uews,,paper, As POPULAR .,sti -EYnne-Rev.. W. McDonagh, 8'i'Exeter, preached two excellent sermons to large congrega- tions in the Ontario street Methodist church last Sunday. The rev. gentle- man is as popular here as ever. OUR CARRIER BOY.—In a short time THE NEWS -RECORD'S ever faithful car- rier boy will be on his annual visit and expects that his pockets will afterward jingle with many pieces of silver. If faithful during the yeari remember the carrier boy. CHRISTMAS SERYIOEs.—The Christ- mas' services will be held on Sunday next instead of on Monday in the following churches :—St. Peter's, Summerhill, at 11 a. m. ; St. Jame's, Middleton, at 3 p. mi • St. John's, Holmsville, at 7 p. m.. The churches will be decorated appropriately for the. occasion. • P. I.—The initials. don't mean Patrons of Industry, by any means. Nor yet Patron Infants. In these times of such a galaxy of P's. it is really difficult to ascertain what it does mean. We are assured, however, that P. I. means a new Political Im- provement society with headquarters, at Clinton. And we are further assur- ed that a Grit or Tory in the next Provincial and Dominion elections will be a novelty—in fact that they will, only be found in dime museums. ST. PAUL'S BAZAII.—The workers and congregation of St.Paul's Church have r eason to feel gratified at their success last Thursdky evening. The bazar, tea and- entertainment were all a decided success. The gross receipts amounted to the handsome sum of $133. The following programme was rendered :— Solo by Mrs. Ransford, piano solo by Mrs. J. W. Rifler, chorus by Mrs. Rans- ford, and Misses Comb$, Logan, Cree, Reynolds and Hermifre solo by Mr. Spalding, several selections by the Band, and an instrumental quartette by Messrs. Holloway, Kerr Wheeler and Emerton THE ranks of the pioneer settlers in the county of Huron are becoin• g sadly decimated by the rude fiat of the fateful leveller. The last' to jhrfl the silent majority being William nye], of the Huron Road, near Holmesville, Goderich township, • whose death oc• curred Sunday, 17th inst.. at the- age of nearly 75 years. Deceased was the last but one of a stalwart family of six brothers—whose stature averaged con- siderably more than six feet—and three sisters. Deceased lived on the old homestead which he owned at the time of his death, and where the family settled away hack in the 30's and where his surviving brother, Geta e, also un- married, and an unmarried sister still reside. The Ford family were always as marked for their stalwart upright- ness of conduct as for the correspond- ingg physical trait.. The just deceased William was no exception. He was well informed , intelligent and unassuming, to a marked degree, and withal friend- ly and hospitable, enjoying the confi- dence and respect of all he came in contact with during his long life. If it may be truly said that erring humanity can pass through this world "wearing the white flower of a blameless lite, the late William Ford was one of such mortals. His death will he mourned by numerous relatives and a large number of acquaintances. Mr. James A. Ford, of this town, is a nephew of deceased, The funeral takes place to Goderich cemetery to -day, Wednesday. County Currency. The North Middlesex Conservative Convention at Ailsa Craig has been postponed until to -day, Dec. 20th. . Mr. S. Gidley, of Exeter, is confined to his house at present, having caught cold in his hand, which was badly burnt, during the late fire. A Greenway correspoadent says : Mr. A. Gooding was aroused one night last week by something tramping over the floor in his room ; on procuring a light he found a large rat playing around as if he was monarch of all he surveyed. When killed he measured nearly 2 feet from snout to end of tail. It is understood that action will at once he instituted against the Town- ship of Stephen in connection with the work of cutting and dredging at Grand Bend. The Council has held back certain sums to guarantee them that the work will be well and properly done, which would seem to be a proper caper. ' As Christmas and New Year's day both fall on a Monday, the manager of the Merchants' Bank in Mitchell, an- nounces that he will keep the bank open till 4 o'clock p. m. on each of the Saturdays previous (instead of closing at I. m. as usual), believing that this will facilitate the inarketine. and holi- day trade of the townspeople afid farm- ers on two very busy days. He will also keep the hank open from 8 to 9 p. m. on the evenings of the above mentioned Saturdays for the reception of deposits. Rev. Mr. Russell in his sermon on Sunday evening last, claimed that eard- playing was inconsistent with religion, and that true earnest Christians did not play cards, whether called 'euchre,' Pedro,' 'poker,' or even `lost heir,' and that professing Christians who did play, lived below the `water line,' and should emerge into purer and higher life. If his contention be true, a Large number of Leamington Christians are floundering in the water.—Leamington Post. CHRISMAS MEATS, The butchers of Clinton have long had; a grand reputation for having the best and most choice meats that money can buy, Their Christmas displays year after/year would readily be ac:cept- 00 ind,rellished on the tables of .Kings and Queens. And the displays this year will be no exception to the past. This week will see the choicest and plenty in Clinton, while in foreign lands thousands of people, many of thein bordering Canada, are in a starv- ing condition:. AT, WHEATLEY & FINCH'S. 2 eifers,- fed by Jonn McLaughlin, Hullett;•1 steer, fed by W. Snell, Hul- lett; 2 heifers, fed by Wheatley & Finch ; 4 la.mbe, fed by James Tighe, Hullett; 2 lambs, fed by W. Munk, Hullett; 1 lamb, fed by W. Collect, Godeiich township ; 2 pigs, fed by Thos. `Betties, Goderich township; 2 Piga. fed by James Fair, Clinton ; 2 pigs, fen by (leo. Stewart, Clinton; 2 pigs, fed by W. Duncan, Clinton ; 1 calf, fed by W." Hunter, Hullett ; also a magni- fleient display of turkeys, geese, ducks, thickens and game. JAS. A. FORD'S EXHIBIT. 1 heifer, fed by A. Fisher, Colborne, 1,200 lbs.; 1 heifer and 1 steer, fed by C. Carter, 2,360 lbs.; 1- heifer, fed by T. O'Brien, Tuckersmith, 1,100 lbs.; 1 calf, fed by •Mr. Wells, Har -lock, 500 lbs.; 4 pigs, fed by, C. Spooner, 1,200 lbs.; 2 'pigs, fed by D. Tiplady ; 2 pigs, fed by John Jenkins ; 2 pigs, fed by—Con- nell 2 pigs, fed by H. Cantelon ; 4 him bs, fed by A. Cantelon ; also a very large display of turkeys, geese, ducks, chickens, sausage, tripe, head cheese, &c., &c. SCRUTON's CENTRAL MEAT MARKET. 1 heifer, fed byB. Hunter, Hullett, 1400 lbs.; 2 heifers, fed by Thos. Stevenson, Kinburn, 2,300 lbs.• 1 extra calf, fed by same, live weight'600 lbs.; 1 heifer, fed by Mr. McCaughie, Londes- boro,. 1,100 lbs.; 1 heifer, fed by John Medd, Hullett; 1 extra calf, fed by, W.C. Landeshorough, Tuckersmith ; 3 lambs, fed by John Marquis, Goder-ch town- ship ; 4 pigs, fed by 'Bell & Mason, Clinton ; 1 pig, fed by E. Wise, Clinton; also a first-class display of all kinds of poultry and game. R. FITZSIMONS' DISPLAY. 1 3 year old heifer, dressed weight 700 lbs., fed by Chas. Barnby, Hullett; 1 3 year old heifer, dressed weigh t 680 lbs., fed by Mr. Yeo, Bayfield line, Goderich township ; 1 2 year old heifer, dressed weight 590 lbs., fed by S. Mc- Vittie, Hullett ; 1 2 year old heifer, dressed weight 605 lbs., fed by J. McVittie. Hullett; 2 pigs, weighing 150 lbs. each, fed by W. J. Boyd, town ; 10 spring pigs, average weight 250 lbs. each, fed by John Medd & Sons, Mullett ; 3 spring pigs, average weight 240 lbs. each, fed by T. Walker, Staple- ton ; 2 lambs, dressing 80 lbs. each, fed by Geo. Pope, Hullett; 2 lambs. fed by H. W. Fitzsimons, dressed, 85 lbs. each; 1 six weeks old calf, dressing 150 lbs., fed by Mellville Sprung, Hullett ; a quanity of turkeys, geese, chickens and ducks, fed by James Reynolds, J. Phillips, Dave Ferguson, Hullett ; pigeons and other small gatne. County Currency. Rev. Mr. Edge has been suffering for a week past with a severe attack of lumbago, with characteristic pluck he performed all his duties on Sunday, though physically unfit.—Acton Free Press. The • Seaforth Sun says :—The Uncle Tom Cabin Company played to empty seats and a few kids on the back benches. Their Topsy was as funny an a cage of stuffed owls, and their sing- ing was as musical as a fit of hic- coughs, The unusual and sad sight of three hearses bearing each a body to the same church within half an hour was wit- nessed at St. Augustine church on Mon- day morning. the coffins were laid in the church side by side. The hearses were from Wingham, Blyth and Dun- gannon respectively. Mrs. Davidson, of the London Road, died on Sunday week. Some nionths ago she had a very severe sickness, from which she never recovered, and though her friends thought she could not live long, yet they did not think her end was so near. She leaves a sor- rowing son to mourn the loss of a lov- ing mother. The veteran clerk of the Township of Tuckersinith, Mr. Samuel Smillie, has decided to resign the clerkship at Jan- uary, and leave room for a younger man. Mr. Smillie has been a faithful servant incl while he has received a good salary he did his work exception- ally well. His eyesight having failed him is the direct cause of his retire - meet. That the officers of the Goderich Horti- cultural Society did good work in mak- ing collections for the Ontario fruit and vegetable display at Chicago, is shown by the following classification of the varieties sent and places from which gathered: Gooseberries ..32 lots, Apples 218 " Pears 53 ' ume 61 " Plums Peaches Grapes 18 " 16 Apricots 2 " Quince 4 " SI Onions 4 Potatoes 10 " Mangblds 4 " Turnips 1 " Corn 3 Cauliflowers2 " Pumpkins 1 " Squash 1 " Satan nollootlon of garden vegetables. These were collected from 19 parties at Dungannon, 15 at Wroxeter and Brussels, 10 at Wingham, 13 at Clinton, 6 at Bayfleld, 11 at Seaforth, 13 at Blyth, 22 at Belgr•avo, 66 at Goderich. 5 " comprising 7 var i F 11 " 19 " 14 66 22 1166 6 " '3 `• WHOLE NO. 788 County CurriencY. Miss Jennie Murray, of Hansall, was in Clinton last week visiting friends. Mrs. Spear,' of Cromarty, was found dead in bed on Monday morning of last week, having died without a murmur, apparently of heart disease. The Rev. Dr. Gifford, of Fergus, has accepted the invitation to the pastorate of the Methodist church, Wingham, to succeed Rev. S. Sellery, B. D., The Rev. Jas. Livingstone, of Kin- cardine, formerly of Clinton, will lec- ture on The World's Fair in the Metho- dist Church, Underwood, on the even- ing of Jany. 1st, 1894. The Rev. Wm. McDonagh of Exeter has accepted an invitation from the people of Kingsville and will likely be stationed there after the completion of his term at Exeter which expires in June. The proprietor of the Brussels Post has decided to abolish the credit system as far as possible in his business, and will. require all accounts for job work and advertising to be paid monthly, commencing January 1st next. One morning recently some parties cut the throat of a 3 -year-old •colt be- longing to Gustave Straubel, Leaming- ton, who is completely at a loss to imagine who the perpetrator could be or his object in doing such a cowardly deed. The remains of John McGrogan were brought home from Detroit on •Satur- day week. Deceased was the young- est son of the late Felix McGrogan, of Wawanosh. He was a blacksmith by trade. Death was due to heart failure. Interment took place at the St. Augus- tine cemetery. The body was ac- companied home by James McGrogan, brother to deceased. The Exeter Times says :—Mr. Tames Westcott has made provision f ar the wintering of his deer and left for his home in Douglas, Manitoba, or Friday last. He will catch and tam.; several more deer, and next summer take them to the Old Country where a good price can be realized for then'. those purchased by parties in tow drive nicely. It will he well for all municipal cou cillors to remember that it is illegal henceforth to make any appointments to office by tender or application of lowest remuneration. The municipal' act thus declares that good officials is the best economy. This will hi'rather rough on some of the rural legislatures who generally go in for the cheapest and leave efficiency to take care of itself. Some newspaper men seem to think that -a new P. P. A. is necessary to this country. We beg to suggest the for- mation of Publisher's Protective Asso- ciation. Each of the Woodstock papers is threateded with a libel suit; a Brant- ford confrere has three or four on hand; while a single individual has actions against a considerable portion of the newspapers •of the Province. Protes- tantism may be in such a bad way as to require special protection : but we are inclined to think that Protestants don't need it fury more than Publishers. Let us have a new P. P. A.—Ex. Of no small importance to the Pres- byterian church was one subject of dis- cussion at the meeting of Toronto Pres- bytery recently. It was nothing less than a radical change in the hymnology of- the whole church. The scheme which the Presbytery favored means the abolition of the time honored divis- ion •into psalms, paraphrases and hymns, the omission of many psalms and paraphrases and the incorporation of selections from them in the proposed Book of Praise. Thirty-one of the hymns, too, will be dropped and 04 new ones will he added. About 87 portions of psalms will he used and there will he 5549 psalms and hymns, together with 33 paraphrases. We notice that Huron was well represented at the Fat Stock show held at Guelph recently. Mr. D. I). Wil- son, Seaforth, had a cow and two steer calves there. He got first prize for one calf, third for the other, and third for the cow. The cow, was four years old and weighed 1,700 lbs., and Mr. Nilson sold her to a Guelph butcher for $03. The first prize calf was 10 months old and weighed 850 lbs. This animal was sold to a Hamilton butcher for $50. The other calf, the sauce age, weighed 900 lbs., and Mr. Wilson refused an Offer of $50 for it. All the animals were grades from the ordinary uiilc•h cows. We also notice that Messrs. H. & W. D. Smith, of Hay, got fir:a prize for yearling Durham steer calf, and Messrs. Thomas Russell & Son, of Us - borne, 3rd for aged Durham cow; also 2nd for grade two year old steer. Mr. James Snell, of Hullett, carried off third for yearling Leicester ewe. Re'grave. Miss Maggie Brandon has returned from Detroit. Mr. Jonathan Miller, of Goderich, was in town on Saturday. Considerable quantities of baled hay, grain, wood, and lumber are being shipped from here just now. Friday's thaw caused a great deal of the snow to disappear though there is still plenty left. Miss Bell Sillers who has been teach- ing in S. S. No. 13, East Wawanosh, for the past three years and who is leav- ing to resume her studies, was on Thursday evening presented with a beautiful writing desk and album by the pupils accompanied by a very appropriate address. Miss Sillers we believe as a teacher has given good satisfaction. A Christmas Tree and entertainment in connection with the Methodist Sun- day school will he held in the Foresters' Hall on Monday evening, Dec. 25th; a good time is expected. The 'Bottom Knocked. Out of Prices, Walker's Club and Imperial Whiskey, Bottled in .Bond. UNDER EXCISE SUPERVISION. .e. Just now we are offering the above lines CLUB • - 95c. per Bottle. IMPERIAL 75c. per Bottle. The above prices are a genuine Dublin snap and the oppr dimity c.f a life.tlme. We have also Minim) of Gooderihum .4iz Worts' Superior Whiskies IN WOOD AND BOTTLE, highly recommended for household and medicinal use, Sir John Powers' Fumous Dublin Whiskey. ehlch toward en high at the World'sFair,in stook, ROSS' imported Ginger A te, IMPORTED ARERRiES, PORTS ALIOANTES, B RAN DIES, RC 1MS, OINS, and all lines of Superior Cnse Goods—nn substitute —all gurrantoed Genuine Imported Goods. (atiness' Stout and Bass' Ale. We Garry the loaling WINE of Enrope, GOLD LACE SEC CIIAMPAGNI. Our p, lees are the lowest- for the hest goods. T., n't he hen,' ugrrd by bnyirg inf,.ninr goads else lid me at hi,h rt.+,es 01(1 !,w sob,. Re hvy diree fn, nnrh and pier the 1v st g,.(fon the ieent money All ur whiskies arosh,pred direct from thodist.illery J. W. Riter, The Liquor Merchant, Albeit Street, Clinton Ashfield. Mr. A. McDonagh and wife, of Manitoba, are visiting friends in this vicinity. A public examination of S. S. No. 5 will be held on Friday, 22nd inst., com- mencing at 10.30 a. m. All interested in education are cordially invited to attend: There died at Lucknow, Monday, llth inst., Mr, Angus McDougall, stone mason, after a long and painful illness borne with Christian resignation. De- ceased', who was in his 61st year, was a resident of ,Lucknow for 20 years, and was a hard- corking, industrious man. His remains we'1:s interred in the Kin- loss cemetery fuilowed by a large funeral of relatives'bnd neighbors. It is our painful duty this.. eek to re- cord the death of Mr. Williaihie. He was a man who was esteerue ter every one who had the pleasure of . his acquaintance. He was an esteemed member of L. O. L. No. 1044. He was buried under the auspices of the Orange Order and the large number of the brethren who attended showed the high esteem in which he was held. His remains were interred in the Zion cemetery to await the general resurrec- tion. The widow and family have the heartfelt sympathy of the neighbor-• hood in their bereavement. Stanley. We are pleased to hear that Robbie; son of Mr. John Reid, treasurer, is re- covering. Rev. Mr. White preached a •gospel temperance sermon in Bayfield Road church last Tuesday night which was very much appreciated. Mr. Joseph Leech has returned to his home in Bluevale. Mr. John Reid, treasurer, is recover - from an attack of la grippe. Mrs. William Clark, sr., intends spending the winter months in Egmond- ville, with her daughter Mrs. J. McKin- ley. Rev. Mr. Macdonald, of Varna, was called to London to attend the funeral of a dear friend. Mrs. John W. Reid is visiting friends in Stratford. Mrs. Ross, of Brucefleld, and Mrs. Fletcher are expected to address the Auxiliary of Women's Foreign Mission- ary society, of Bayfiield Road church, on Wednesday. It is expected that Rev. Mr. White will preach to the Bayfield Road con gregation on Sunday, the inst. The Stanley Council met to -day, Dec. 15, 1893, pursuant to notice. Members all present. Minutes of pre- vious meeting read and signed. The report of Dr. Armstrong, the medical health officer, was accepted. • A resolu- tion was passed anthorizing a vote on the House of Refuge question at the ensuing election. The following gravel accounts were paid:—John Gibson $11.76, Andrew Reid $28.08, J. Cameron $14.16, C. Logan $18, G. Stephenson $15.60, J. Parke $18.16, Mrs. McDougal $45.04, C. Weeks $21.12, A. Watt $6.60, J. Fisher $19.60, J. Alexander $7.30. Win. Reid $25.44. J. Deihl $1.68, P. Capling $19.92, J. Pearson $7.76, also Alex. McBeth $10 for plan and specifi- cation of Dinsdale's bridge; Wm. Dixon $6.00 for gravelling in Brucefleld; Fenwick Stewart $8 for digging ditch on 4th concession; Alex Mulltard $33.55 for lumber; Robt. Watson $7.50 for covering drain; Wilson Cook $1.94 for wood and oil for Tp. hall; township of Tuckersmith $9.03 for work on London Road. The following salaries were paid to municipal officers : John Torrance $46.10, Isaac Erratt $40.40, Wm. Clark $38.20; Robt. Mellveen $39, John Ket- chen $40.40, G. J. Stewast $131, Wilson Cook $10, Local Board of Health $17. The clerk was instructed to notify Thos. Ward to remove his fence on the Parr line off the road. The Council then- adjourned.—G. J. STEWART, Tp. Clerk.