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To1`l n Topics.
,W, . TrWntinN, :of London,
('Minton yoiterday ,
MIL, HI M T 'STFVIIni8 was in Blyth
yoeterdayr
ni 44.1nbl nni ,dBltreg rier.. owner of a
MIu;:DAVID OANTELON was a county
tort visitor yesterday, -
Mn T. JACKaol`I,Su., was in Exeter,
lest, Monday onsociety business.
MRs. (Dn.) B den, sof Seaforth, was
1n dawn yesterday
IISSRs Vitint.74X Ta^ylor and 'Werth,
dyed Iii Seafort'b.,
•
• Ross, of Wliite euth, Man.:
formerly o "4'Clint.ont ' is on.. a visit to
Waage* Mrr'.d'oe'eph` hitehdad, who
hes n1Ot bdislu ;4r+erq atoll tely.
Stew. t,
sv
,n,; ' was ,-elected Clerk of .t .
ownship
Of.- :Stanley. for 11.894,. lr..
.tewa't is orae. of the 'very test:and.
most painstaking Clerks in the •Pro
No. SPACE.—We have several Coln..
Iitiynications. -on hand, with no space
for t7l+ein, 'These lettere are not d-
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-1,
sira'ble flri''publication. They are "too
innch',ofrthe style of the one which ap-
p a •dd; in the organ of the Mayor of
C niton just :before the elections. We
wouldmost'; humbly ;spray that 'tIN •
authors of• diose "slimy' letters apply
to our totem. before their'desire canbe
ro gratified in Clinton.
CLINTON, HURON COUNTY, ONT. WEDNESDAY, J ANUARY 17,1894
Town Topics.
M1es DUNDAS, of Putnam, was
among Clinton visitors last week.
XR.con-
fined tohe house foR. r several has been ton
eral days.
Miss PLUMMER left yesterday for
Toronto,
n profession of nurswhere she e. follow her
Mn, M. MCTAGOART has purchased
the handsome iron grey fillies owned
b�yy the late Dr. Campbell, of Detroit.
They make a splendid road team.
WELCOME CALLERS.—Among the
many callers at this office last week
Was Mr. • A. J. Taylor, of Toronto,.
Canadian agent ` of . the Milwaukee,
Chicago and St. Paul Railway. 1 -le
was accompanied by Mr. W. Jackson,
town, and reports businesa quiet at this'
season of the year.
A. USEFUL CALENDAR.—The editor
U2 TkIR NICWS-RECORI) is indebted to
Banal Dean Craig, of Petrolea, for a
very neat and complete calendar entitl
Oil The Churchman's Almanack."
It is 'of chaste design and beauti-
fully illustrated and is the proa
Well-known London, Eng., publishing
firm.
TRICK5 THAT ARE MEAN.—The. Star
says that Dr. Whitely and Mr. Goode
were defeated in the recent municipal
contest at Goderich by shady means.
On the quiet both were represented to
'ROM= Catholics as P. P. A. men,
• which soft impeachment both deny.
We suppose their opponents may also
,':salve represented them as Roman
Catholics to Protestant electors. These
shady election dodges often cause de-
feat, but the tattles might have been
turned to victory if the Doctor and Mr.
Goode had been onto the racket.
MEDICAL MEETING.—The regular
quarterly meeting of the Huron Medi-
cal ' Association was held in ,the
Mechanics Institute, Seaforth, on Tues-
day 9th inst. Dr. Bruce Smith, of Sea -
forth, presented a good paper on typh-
oid fever, which elicited interesting
discussion. Dr. Campbell presented
s me excellent cases in practice. The
al election of officers resulted in
:- Turnbull, Clinton, being elected
President ; Dr. Smith, Mitchell, Vice -
President: Dr. Shaw, Clinton, Secre-
tary -Treasurer. Dr. Bruce Smith, of
Seaforth, was chosen as the candidate
for .Huron and Perth District for a
position on the Ontai io Council.
ONTARIO ST. METHODIST CHURCH.—
The members of the Epworth League
have reason to feel proud over the suc-
cess of the literary entertainment on
Tuesday evening of last week. Presi-
dent Murch occupied the chair. The
following programme was successfully
carried out: — Selections by the
Orchestra; quartette by Misses Miller
• and Andrews and Mesers Israel and
Rollaway • solo, Mr. Spalding ; instru-
Mental, Miss I. Boles ; duet, Miss An-
• drews and Mr. Spalding ; reading, Miss
Foster;
E. Andrews ; solo, Mr. oster;
quartette, Misses Walker, Miller,
Hamilton and Andrews ; piano duet,
Misses Gibbings and Andrews ; solo,
Miss H. Rumball ; guitar duet, Messrs
Emmertoe and Kerr.
• • "HOCKEY FOR GoREI"—Thus reads
a hill from Portage la Prairie announc-
ing a snatch between the Printers and
Tinkers. The dodger is profusely
illustrated with cuts of the seven
"Gladiators" who were to meet the
Tinkers in mortal combat. Among
the Printers Jack Sheppard, formerly
of Clinton, 'has a "wide-open" smile
and seemed to be the only "remnant"
left to do up the Tinkers. From the
"remnant of Tinker" one would natur-
allysay the Printers succeeded. The
"sven-year old" lime juice "for Re-
feree only" is suggestive of the capa-
city of the two umpires. The "hearse
in attendance" and "the rival factions"
along with splints, fractures and the
like really looks like "gore" and "don't
you forget it 1" Fortunately instant
cleath`did not fall to the lot of any of
the contestants.
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own •Topicr; •
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MISS S3 ALLACOKE, after a very
pleasant visit to friends and relatives
in town, returned to her home at }bu-
tton in UM council Chamber last Monday at
yesterday. 1145.On. There werer resent—Mayo
p Conrad Reitz of Berlin has been
Re:v, RURAL DEAN and Mrs, Hod- •i•Iolnaes in the chair, Reeve • Mc- fined $1 aril costs for striking Magis-
Murchi , De uty-Reeve Kennedy and trate Mackie of that place a
heavy blow in the face while he sat on
the bench.
THE LOCAL L1 GISLATU1,tE.
The members of the new Town
Cotilleil were sworn in and assembled
County Currency.
A fatal and unknown disease has
broken out among the hogs of Male,
hide, north of Aylmer, and it is taking
them off in barge numbers.
WHOLE NO. 792
Prohibition.
Pens, of Seaforth, were present at St,
aul's church last Friday . evening,
where his Lordship tiro Bishop .of
Huron preached.
MR. CHAS. GA)1BLI:, of London, eoine
years ago a resident of Clinton, is ha*.
lag a. gallery fittedup in the Graves
block, Tilsonburg, where he will open;.n.
photo gallery shortly.
A Collnipsl'oNNpENT's FAnU .—Our.
Port Albert correspondent has been
copied by the London Free Prestis in his
mention last week about Mr. H C o
arty. The Free Press say. ,
NRWs•RJ CORb touches up .Lon-
doner," whatever that means:
GOOD FOR ONE QUART, --very
amusing incident in a Sunday School.
in town a week ago was the presents,
e do"Good supposed
S. one S. ticket quart of milk."
The mistake created considerable
amusement, ,
OUR PROSPERITY. --The other day a
commercial traveller from the United
States visited Clinton merchants in his
line. He asked how trade in . general
was and receiyed the reply that ie had
never been better Or more brisk.
"Glad to hear it," said the traveller ;
"over with us everything is stagnation
and we have to largely depend on
Canadian orders to , keep us going,
The traveller, of course, was in favor
of annexation, from "his point of
view," and was honest in acknowledg-
ing the advantage Canada would be to
our neighbors,
REMEMBERING THE DEAD AND THE
LIVING. --Fred Alcock, Secretary of
Clinton Lodge No. 83, I. 0. O. F., has
received several timely resolutions
from Salina (Kansas) Lodge No. 28, L
0. O. F. in reference to the death of
the late Robert Fox, a termer resident
of Clinton.- Mr. Fox died on Dec. 12th,
1893, and leaves a widow and several
children. His widow receives an in-
surance of $1,200, also $100 from Clinton
Lodge, The following resolutions are
officially signed by L. M. Tuttle, Secre-
tary of Salina Lodge No. 28:—Again
we are called upon to chronicle the de-
parture of one of our members from
the pleasing associations of this life, to
the more pleasing associations of the
realms of immortality beyond the
tomb. And while we bow in sub-
mission to the Divine. Mandate and
humbly say "Thy will be done" we re-
joice that our Brother left a bright evi-
dence behind, that to him death was
only the voice of the Master saying it
is enough, come up higher.
Therefore be it resolved, that in the
death of Brother Robert Fox, of Clin-
ton Lodge No. 83, Clinton Ontario, 1. O.
0. F., the Order looses an exemplary
and consistent member and his family
a faithful and loving husband and
father.
Resolved, that we extend to the
bereaved and sorrowing family our'sin-
cere and heartfelt sympathy in this
the time of their great affliction.
Resolved, that a copy of these re-
solutions be sent to the family of our
deceased Brother, a copy to the Lodge
of which he was a member and a copy
to the local papers for publication, and
that they be spread upon the records
of the Lodge.
NOT A BARGAIN. —Mr. Arail.klal ..
Taylor, of Londesboro, it was rumored
last week, had purchased from Mr.
Lee the Prince of Wales hotel. The
papers were to have been signed
to -day, but we are informed the bar-
gain has been declared off.
PROHIBITION.—Mr. W. H. Raneford,
of Boston, formerly of Clinton, writes a
long letter to our town totem. giving
reasons why prohibition is not a success
in Maine and for the failure of the Scott
Act in Huron. We happen to know a
little about Maine and some of his state-
ments are in accordance with facts.
As to the Scott Act, people on the spot
know that it was anything. -but a
success.
CopnciIors Young, Plummer, Cooper,
Oyeeberry, McMurray, McKenzie, Tay-
lor aid Armstrong.
'Tli€q first business was to elect by
ballot a committee of five to strike the
several standing committees, the result
being,. that the Mayor, Reeve Mc-
Mirg lie, Deputy -Reeve Kennedy and
Uouniillors Plummer and Armstrong
were- lected and an adjournment until
7'30 V. In. was carried.
In. ,the evening all the members were
present.
A petition was received from Mr.
Henry Steep and several other rate-
payers of St. John's Ward praying that
action be taken to . prevent the water
crosi*ng North street and flooding the
cellars of the several petitioners.—
Referred to Street Committee.
Aeeounts of John McGregor for
wood;. $7, and of several others for
testing fire engine, $1.50 in all, were
ordered paid. Those of Manning &
Seat, leagal business, $15, and the
Health Officer for $30 (along with the
latter'.s practical report)were referred to
Finance Committee.
BEWARE OF FRAUDS,—A great many
enquiries have been received at THE
NEWS -RECORD office from town and
country about various frauds. For
many years this journal has repeatedly
warned the public against swindles of
all forms. But newspaper warning
does not seem to he of much avail. A
great many people snap like hungry
trout because they imagine they are
securing something for nothing. The
many sharks who travel the rural dis-
tricts and profess to sell dry -goods and
groceries from 50 to 75 per cent cheaper
than our own business men find ready
purchasers in town and country.
Some are so eager to secure these goods
that they will give their duplicate notes
to entire strangers and thus deprive
home men of their legitimate trade.
These operations are carried on exten-
sively, more particularly in the country.
Recently the steel range racket was
worked on scores of people in this sec-
tion. Notes for $70 or more were
given for an article not worth nearly
that money. In fact Clinton dealers
were and are selling a better and more
durable article • for half the money.
For some days farmers in Hullett—and
we suppose in other townships—have
been giving their notes for various
sums for certain privileges—to buy
cheap. We have been informed that
each will pay a nice sum to be-
come a purchasing member of the
cheap -jack organization. Goode are
given in lieu of the membershl p fee.
A tailor shop is to be opened in Clinton
and Londesboro, inhere samples of
goods are to be seen and bought at
lower figures by a long way than mer-
chants can possibly sell. In the
country ; two different Clinton names
have been used. Produce it is alleged
will he bought at figures much higher
than is paid here or elsewhere and de-
livered to a certain business man here
for shipment. A good many orders
have been taken from town citi-
zens who have paid cash and
given notes. The fee racket has not
been worked in town, but the goods
were not delivered when payment was
made. Toronto is headquarters for
Canada, while that of the world is
in Britain, so - the traveller says. Car-
pets aa•e sold for 25c. a yard that are
usually sold for 90c. is the solemn de-
claration. Granulated white sugar is
ahnost given away -25 pounds for $1.
One merchant offered to take $500
worth if the goods are right,. but snaps
of the kind cannot be had in staple
articles. But to private individuals
a sale will be made if hard, pressing
will do it, even though the goods can-
not be seen. People should know ere
this that anything of value cannot be
bought for ahnost nothing and high
travelling expenses paid on wind. It
takes money for either, and that's the
reason a number of these notes at least
have already been cashed. If things
should prove that the purchasers have
burned their fingers, the sympathy of
THE NEWS -RECORD will not he for
them. We have legitimate and honest
business men in Clinton who give as
good value as any. If goods are not
right, you have the remedy in your
own hands ; in the other case the stand-
ing of the party is not known.
J. S. Bones
0. D. Forsyth Committee
J. A. Puttee
Fn:> Ncis LAYTON•DEAD.—Such words
could not he believed as they passed
from one to another last Wednesday.
The writer knew Mr. Layton personal-
ly and had met him in this office not
many days previous ; he was the last
of our numerous acquaintances that
we expected to learn such sad news
about—robust, vigorous, cheery. But
he is dead and was consigned to the
silent tomb by loving hands last Satur-
day. His like we may ne'er see again.
For enemies, he had none ; friends,
many. Everybody with whole he
came in.. contact formed a friendship
only to be severed on earth at the grave
with tears of sorrow: He suffered
from the prevailing influenza, but after
getting arming again became ill. Only
a few short days and the sad end came,
Congestion of the brain was the cause
of death. The deceased first saw light
of day in Yorkshire, England, and
carne to this country with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Layton, town,
about 42 years ago. He followed the
honorable occupation of farming the
greater part of his life. For a time he
was engineer at Aurora in a grist mill
and foundry. His wife, a Miss Apple-
ton, shared his joys and sorrows for
over twenty years, who with six chil-
dren survive. He was a most kind and
devoted husband and father. His word
was as good as his bond ; his good
qualities many ; faults, few if any.
As a charter member of the Maccabees
and a worker he had no superior. In
this society he carried $1,000, which
goes to the widow. The funeral took
place last Saturday from his late home
in Tuckersmith to Turner's cemetery
and was one of the largest ever seen in
the township. Rev W. Smyth, town,
officiated, the late Mr. Layton being a
member of the Methodist church. the
pall bearers were Messrs. S. Johns, E.
Walters, H. Cudmore, G. Nott,
G. Crick and' T. O'Brien. In politics
the deceased was a consistent and
honored member of the Conserva-
tive party. He was also a valued
member of the school board for
many years. To the widow and
family_and aged father and mother
THE NEWS -RECORD extends the sin -
PROBABLY MORE TROUBLE.—Mayor
Holmes hasersonally. in public found
fault with THE NEWS -RECORD. He
says TEE NEWS -RECORD has said that
he cannot qualify. We said nothing of
the kind and those who say we did
wilfully pervert the truth. If the
Mayor was not in doubt as to whether
or not he could qualify, why. did he
proceed post-haste for the ad vice from
legal authority in this matter? The
snarling and biting because of the
Mayor's own foolhardy ambition is not
our concern. If he can legally qualify,
all right ; if not, he should step down
and out. The town's interests are at
stake and this is the reason we refer to
the matter.Suppose ligitation should
y ,ase ar and the
sh.g ouldthe be- pheld rest ponsible for
t sands of dollars cannot costsf le The
ayor, we will say, y
hold the seat for lacky of proper ualifi-
cation. His name attached to all
these documents and who will pay the
piper? If the Mayor has not the
gttalification how can he foot the bill?
The individual Councillors or the rate-
payers must bresponsible.
t Tahere
can-
not be any doubt
ince
h doubt has arisen in the mind of the
Mayor the doubt should be publicly
settled and the electors aassfred and the
sstisfled that they adven-
TheStriking Committee's report was
adopted as follows, the first named on
eacXhi l eing chairman:
ST»EET.—Reeve- McMurchie and
Conn illors Plummer, Armstrong, Mc-
Keiie and Overberzy.
'FOANCE. —Councillor Armstrong,
Dept ty-Reeve Kennedy, and Coun-
cillore McMurray, Cooper and Taylor.
FiiE AND WATER.—Deputy-Reeve
Kennedy and Councillors Taylor and
Yonfg.
CiARITY.—Councillors McMurray,
Overberry and Young.
PROPERTY AND ELECTRIC LIGHT.—.
Reeve McMurchie, Deputy -Reeve Ken-
nedy` and Councillors Plununer and
Taylor.
BSC -Laws. — Councillor Plummer,
Reeve McMurchie and Councillors
Armstrong and McKenzie.
OFFICERS, SALARIES, &C.—Mayor
Holmes, Reeve McMurchie, Deputy -
Reeve Kennedy and Councillors Arm-
strong and Plummet.
COURT OF RE VISI ON.—Mayor Holmes,
Reeve McMurchie, Deputy -Reeve Ken-
nedy and Councillors Plummer and
McKenzie.
BOARD OF HEALTH.—Mayor Holmes,
Town Clerk Coats, J. Chidley,
C:;Stevenson and R. Irwin.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON PARK.—Mayor
Holmes and Messrs. Fair, Paisley,
Doherty, Forrester, Plummer and T.
Cottle. •
Mayor Holmes is ex -officio a member
of all Committees, except the Court of
Revision and the Committee on
Officers, &c.
It was ordered, on the suggestion of
Kennedy, that cards with the various
conunittees, be printed.
Mr. D. A. Forrester, on motion of
Plummer find McKenzie, was appoint-
ed Collegiate trustee for the ensuing
three years.
Rev. J. S. Henderson, of Carmel
church, was made the recipient of a
load of oats and a goodly supply of
potatoes by inetnbers of his congrega-
tion recently. '
Miss Rau and Miss Eilher, of Credi-
ton, aro organizing Lady Maccabee
hives through the township of
Stephen, and have met with great
success.
The Lord Bishop of Niagara has ap-
pointed the Rev. Mr. Alger, M. A., of
Audare, County Donegal, Ireland, to
succeed Rev. C.' E. Belt of St. George's
church, 1-larriston.
R. B. McLean has sold his farm north
of Brueefielcl to a gentleman in London,
for $4,500. The farm contains 100 acres,
and is a choice place, although the
buildings are not very good.
Dr. Gray, who has been practising in
St. Mary's for a number of years and
hut lately sold out his practice to Dr.
Brown, has purchased Dr. Wyld's
practice at Parkhill and has removed
his family to that town.
Mr. J. D. Moore, of St. Mary's, for-
warded from his warehouse there fif-
teen carloads of prime Canadian cheese
to Portland, Maine, for shipment to
the old country markets. Mr. Moore is
an extensive dealer in this product.
On motion of McMurchie and Ken-
nedy Mr. John McGarva was appoint-
ed one of the town auditors and the
Mayor appointed Mr. Peter Cantelon,
Jr., the other.
The Council Was about to adjourn
when Reeve McMurchie took the floor
and asked that the matter of uncollect-
ed taxes be threshed out, The instal-
ment plan was thoroughly discussed
by every member, the general feeling
being that the taxes should be paid,
say in August and December—those
who paid early to have a reasonable
discount. Finally on motion of Mc -
Murchie and Young, the Mayor, Reeve,
Deputy -Reeve and McMurray were
appointed a Committee to investigate
the matter of unpaid taxes and report
at the,-uext meeting. The Roll will be
traced from 1876 to 1893 and the report
will no doubt prove interesting.
Wm. Frankland Longan died on
Sunday week at his hone in Londes
boro, at the age of 36 years and 8
months. Deceased until a short time
ago lived in Manitoba where he had
been for fourteen years. He leaves a
wife and family to mourn his loss.
Mrs. Dignan, mother of Mr. Ross
Dignan, of the Gth con., of Hay, died
on Wednesdity, 10th inst., at the great
age of 82 years. Deceased had been an
exceptionally healthy person and
hardly knew what a days sickness was
until a few days before her death. She
leaves three sons to mourn her loss.
A serious and painful accident hap-
pened to Mr. A. J. Bell, of Harriston.
on Tuesday of last week. Mr. Bell was
engaged running a jointer in Win.
Beatty's sash, door and blind factory,
and by some means got his hand caught
bythe knives which instantly severed
all four fingers frotn the right hand at
the knuckle joint.
Henry Tyler, of Kinloss, appeared
before Magistrates Thos. Lawrence and
Jas. Bryan at Lucknow the other day,
charged by Janres Mullin, of Kinlough,
as an idle vagrant without any visible
means of support. He pleaded guilty
and the Magistrates sent him up to the
County jail at Walkerton for six
months.
All the members of the family of
Hugh McLaughlin, of Nassagaweya,
were home together after an absence
of several years to attend the funeral of
their mother. The six sons are fine,
well-built Hien and their averdupois is
considerable. On Monday the weight
of the eleven members of the family,
was taken and found to aggregate 2,0321
pounds.
Exeter Tirnes:—" A very, success-
ful operation was performed 00
Wednesday by Drs. Wishart, of Lon-
don, and H. E. Hyndman, of Exeter, in
the amputating of the lower limb of
Miss Mary Tapp, daughter of Mr• Wrn.
Tapp, of Exeter. Miss Tapp, it is well
known, has suffered considerably of
late from gangrene, and having lost all
power and life of the left leg, the
operation was imperative in order to
save her life, and the limb was taken
off near the thigh.
Now or Never !
Tho vote seems to bo for Prohibition.
If people require auy reliable kinds of
LIQUORS or ALES (imported or native)
now is the time to buy. When total prohibi-
tion comes the pure stun' cannot be bought
from me or elsewhere. I will sell the genuine
article as long as the law permits ; when it
does come I will lie out of the business.
While things remain as they are, I will sell
small quantities or car loads (for loss) of
Walker's Imperial ' Rye Whiskey
for 75c, a Bottle—the greatest value
on earth.
CLUB WUISKEY at the ridiculous
low price of 95c. a Bottle.
GOODERHAM &WORTS' FINE WHIS-
KIES in Wood and Bottle at Diamond
Cut prices—highly recommended for medi-
cinal purposes.
Full Lines of Fine French Liquors,
GOLD LACK SEC CHAMPAGNE,
and other Bottled Goods.
ti,ild-cat exploits of apologist I care sympathy of apersonal friend.
threes. Personally, we would now ,
CMayorthbut tlhe Holmes
best interests bearingmany
of deceasedncantonly be erase
hunt be considered before that of any
from the mind of the writer in crossing
the river of Death.
individual. ,
Reeve McMurchie Introduced the
matter of securing low railway fares
to Clinton on Saturdays during the
summer months, though he believed
this the duty of the Board of Trade if
we had one, but no definite action was
taken. Kennedy, Armstrong, the
Mayor, Taylor and Piumtner spoke on
the matter. in explanation the Reeve
said he specially referred to Fair days
on Saturdays. Just as Deputy -Reeve
Kennedy was saying posters should he
issued for a fair day in February the
Councl adjourned.
J. W. ,ITER,
TILE LIQUOR MERCHANT, - CLINTON,.
Louis Redwine, of the Gate City
National Bank, of Atlanta, Ga., stole
$103,000 of the funds,and has been
sentenced to six yearsin penitentiary.
Rosco Parker, colored, was lynched
Friday at West Union, Ohio, for the
murder of an aged couple named Hines
a month ago.
A storm of great violence swept•", over
the Maritime Provinces Friday,
Heavy snow fell over the greater port-
ion of Nova Scotia.
The Horncastle division of Lincoln-
shire has elected Lord Willoughby,
Conservative, to succeed th ate Hon
Edward Stanhope, Conservati.e.
A report is going the rounds in
Wallacehnrg that Mrs. Shepherd's
manager has applied for an injunction
compelling the Town Council of that
village to give her the use of the Town
Hall, hut the Herald -Record has not
heard the grounds of the application.
Mr. F. , Goebel, of New Hamburg,
sold a hen last week to a South Carolina
breeder for $25. The • hen was of the •
Langshan breed and one of the prize-
winners at the World's Fair.
There were no pall -bearers at the
funeral of Alonzo Wright, Ottawa, by
the wish of the family. The cortege
was one of the largest seen in Ottawa
since the burial of Sir John Macdonald.
The jury in the case of Roger Allin,
who was found dead in St. Thomas
some weeks ago, returned a verdict to
the effect that the man was murdered,
but by whom they know not.
The Niagara Falls Railway Suspen-
sion Bridge Company received $19,532.-
04 in tolls last year and the usual $50,-
000 rental from the Grand Trunk. This
was the best year in the company's
history. The expenses were $14,003.19.
At New York Friday Wm. J. Hol-
land, 24 years old, was sentenced to
one year and eleven months in the
State Prison by Recorder Smyth for
attempting suicide. Holland shot
himself in the head because his wife
refused to live with him,
Mrs. T. J. L. Orme, Port Stanley,
died very suddenly the other night.
During the day she received a mess-
age tronr Chicago announcing the
death of her mother. After receiving
the bad news she went to lie down,
threw up her nands and expired.
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Stanley. •
A meeting of the Stanley District
Loyal Overage Lodge, was held at
Varna, on Tuesday of last week, when
the following officers were elected for
the ensuing term: Robert Pollock, D.
Master ; John Parke, Deputy Master;
Wm. Consit, Recording Secretary; .
Wm. Rafhwell, Financial Secretary ;
James Campbell, Treasurer ; Joseph
Foster, Chaplain ; James Nelson,
Director Of Ceremonies; J. W. Johns-
ton, D. Lecturer.
News Notes.
It, is calculated that altogether
25.000,000 people paid admissions at the
World's Fair.
At Walkerville, the distillery town,
the plebiscite vote stood 21 for prohibi-
tion and 139 against.
Four of the leading hotels at Wind-
sor have charges pending against there
for selling liquor on election day.
Mr. Herneon has introduced a hill in
the Nova Scotia Legislature conferring
the franchise on women.
The village of Norwich is offering a
reward of $450 for the detection of fire
bugs.
Sandwich is the only place in On-
tario where the female vote went
against the plebiscite.
Chathamppbread and milk vendors are
to ne pr eventelthe spread of infectled to use metal ious
ets
to prevent
disease.
An Ohio spiritualist writes to St.
Thomas e has held communion
with aAt l
h Rogerlin's ghost and ascertain-
ed
sato n -ed where the murderer can be found.
The United States Government is
trying to arrange for the sale of $50,
000,000 worth of bonds to English
bankers.
County Currency.
Miss Ennna Pollard, of Leadhury, is
attending the London Conservatory of
Music.
Judge Johnston is fighting a bad cold,
but he enjoys life in Algoma.—Algoma
Pioneer.
His Lordship the Bishop of Huron
confirmed 30 Indians at Omeida, Mon-
day.
Bev. Robt. Aylward, of London,
preached in the Wingham Presbyterian
church on Sunday last.
The East Huron Farmers' Institute
is being held in Brussels to -day and
yesterday.
Thomas Dayman, of the 3rd con. of
Tuckersmith, has been appointed local
agent for Galt nursery, one of the best
in Canada. purchased
T. B. Berry, of Hensel!, p
from Mr. Sparks, of Stanley, one
day recently, the finest draught team
in the country.
Robert Armstrong and wife, of Gris-
wold, Manitoba, are spending their
holidays visiting their numerous friends
in Howick and Minto.
John McK. Anderson, for fifteen
years a member of the Globe staff, has
severed his connection with that jour-
nal and purchased the Wiarton Echo.
Mr. R. Olmstead of the Canadian
Soo, has cured himself of asthma by
taking pills made from cobwebs every
evening for three nights.
The house of Louis Croll in East
Zorra was destroyed by fire on Friday
night and his daughter Eliza, aged 22,
was burned to death.
M. McLarty, of Mosa, while return-
tendmeg from
brother became eover-
taxed w
as
attaxed and fell asleep on the cars, with
the result that he was robbed of $200.
{Walton.
L. 0. L. No. 252.—At the last regular
meeting of the Walton Loyal Orange
Lodge, No. 252, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year
W. M., Thomas Oakley ; D. M., ,Tohn
Oakely ; Chaplain, M . Morrison ; Rec.-
Sec., Charles Case ; Fin. -Sec., W. M.
Smith ; Treasurer, D. Johnson ; Dir. of
Cer.,. H. Hamilton ; Tyler, W. Gray ;
Lecturers, R. H. Ferguson and George
Hamilton ; Committee, John Rynd, R.
Frazer, Thos. McDonald, Joseph Lane,
A: Critch. The annual meeting of the
county lodge of North Huron will be
held in Wingham on the first Tuesday
in February.
A bill has been introduced in the
New York State Legislature authoriz-
ing the Niagara Falls Suspension
Bridge Company to construct another
bridge below the Falls.
A couple of bank clerks' of Hamilton
fell through the ice Wednesday after-
noon while skating and had
ya narrow
escapthe
e
ater nearlfront drowning. quartet. of an hoar
IIullett.
The Council eleet for Mullett met at
Londesboro, on the 15th inst., signed
the statutory declarations, and con-
firmed the minutes of the last meet-
ing. The foilowing appointments of
Township officers were made, and By
Law passed confirming the snore :—
R. Smith, Assessor; Thomas Neilans,
Collector ; John Wilson, of Auburn,
and George Stephenson, of Constance,
Auditors. The local Board of Health
will be the same as last year, viz :
Reeve, Clerk, George Watt, John
Sprung and (Thos. Garbett, • and Dr.
Young, Health officers. A petition
signed by James Armstrong and a
number of others was presented by Mr.
Lockhart, of Auburn, asking that a
new Union S. Section be formed out
of part of U. S. No. 5, Mullett, East
and West Wawanosh, dr that the
boundaries of the existing 13. Section
he altered, was not granted. The
Council will require this year 9,500 ft.
rock elem plank, 16 ft. long and 2 in,
thick, for Township purposes, to be
delivered at the following places, and
in the quantities named, say 1,500 ft.
at John Brighams, 2,000 at Londesboro,
2,000 at Kinburn, 2000 at Jas. Snells,
and 2,000 ft. at, A. T. McDonalds.
Tenders for the said plank will be re-
ceived up to and opened et the next
meeting of Council. A nyflnber of ac-
counts amounting to about $110, and
for electi on expenses $72 were passed.
Council adjourned until Feb. 5th.
JA E:8 CAMPBELL, Clerk.
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