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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron News-Record, 1894-09-26, Page 4The /furan. News -Room cora 4.00 a Year -1-94;46 t.4 Amami!. WktP$13$s1)A1C, SEP -mans* 20th, 1894. IS ir INCREASING?. Often you hear of the great increase Qf "taxation" imposed by the Dowiu- jon Government. You are asked to ,Izelieve that the rate of the people's contributions to the revenue is vastly More than when the Liberals were in power. But this i$ net so. The only -. Marked increase of public burdens has • been for Provincial Governlneut and municipal requirements. The one im- • post levied by the Dominica Govern- llaent is the customs duties, and these i atve been so eeppot•Lioued 'in recent " y atr.•s as to hear inure lightly on the masses than ever before. The chief articles of food of foreign production -- tea, coffee and sugar —are absolutely free under the present tariff, while under the revenue tariff they were sub• jest to a rate of duty which, if applied to the imports 'of Lhe fiscal year 1803, would have produced a revenue of $7.500,000, anal hos:deed a(Erect taxa- tion of $1.50 per head of the population. In the fiscal year eld.l r J Sloth n last, the amount of customs dui:e•s leeted %Vat; tp19, 1'31),000,, :L S,Illbllel• sum than in any proceeding year since 1881, excepting 1884-5, when the collections were $18,935,000. Tested on per capita basis, the customs taxation has rarely been so light as at the present time. In 1875, under the old revenue tariff, the duties per head of population amounted to $4.19, and in the quin- quennial period, 1874-8, inclusive, the customs taxation was $3,68 per head, in 1893.5 the taxation was$3.82per head, or, - 37 cents per head less than in 1875, and only 14 cents per head more than the ,average of the five years during which the Liberal party held office. L1 the face of this fact it is idle to contend that the tate of taxation deters the prosperity of the people. More than that, in no other department of Govern- ment save the Federal, has the taxation upon the people been reduced during the ladt ten years. • Relatively as to population and actually as to amount, the taxation imposed by the Dominion :-las been largely diminished since 1883, while in the same period municipal taxation and the taxation of the Provincial Government has been gradually increased. WHERE THE AfARKL'T IS. Mr. Carnegie discusses the relative cost of living in England- and-- the United States, which he finds to be alt 25 per cent in favor of the Ameri- can: This difference, retnar'as the -New York Sun, might be taken for granted. "Fond, of course,is cheaper in the United States, because it is pro- duced here and exported to England." This is perfectly true. The American surplus food production go to the same market as the Canadian surplus. Each country on this continent, then, having a surplus for export to Britain, why is the "the market of sixty mil- lions" held up to Canada by a certain class of politicians as the one we ought to cultivate in preference to the British market? CURRENT TOPICS. . Dalton McCarthy now repudiates the P. P. A. On Friday afternoon the Liberals of the East Riding of Huron met in Bens - els in convention, to nominate astand- ard-bearer in connection with the next • Dominion election. After the few words by President Hislop it was announced that Dr. McDonald, the present member, be a' candidate. There being no other nominations the Motion was put and carried unanim- ously by a Standing vote. Resolutions were passed complimenting the Mowat. administration and Mr. Laurier. PRESS OPINIONS. What India Grows. Chicago Iuter•Orean, India is a great agricultural land. The statistics show that India has 27,- 000,000 acres in rice, 18,000,000 in wheat, 75,000,000 in other food grains, 1,600,000 in sugar cane, 251,000 in tea, 10,000,000 in cotton, 1,000,000 in indigo, 300,000 in tobacco. Have,JVlethodlst Ministers Poor Taste? Toronto News. Rev. Dr. Parker uttered a truth in conference when he said that most Methodist preachers wanted to go to heaven via Toronto. • Their actions sometimes lead the laity to think they are more anxious to reach Toronto than to reach the sinner. No Lack of Work. Toronto Nowa. It cannot be too clearly understood that all who are really anxious for work can find an abundance of it in the -woods to the north. With an unfail- ing source of employment furnished by the revival of the lumber industry, the problem of the unemployed ought to be a very light one for Canadian cities this winter. Golden Time For the Faddists. Toronto Empire. `hat with Patron free trade, Laur- ier free foade and McCarthy free trade, there need he no complaint by politi- cal economists of lack of variety. in policies this season. There are inpi'e wild-eyed men going about the country now, eager to rescue it, from destruc- tion, than ever before. • Would the Principal Yield to Fact? Ottawa Cit'.2en. Principal Grant is very strong in his ideas of justice and humanity when de- manding the removal of all barriers to Chinese immigration into Canada. We do not known that there is much danger of the Dominion being overrun by the almond -eyed gentlemen, hut if they were to comrnence to pour in at the rate of 100,000 a year even toe prin- cipel wo'nlcl see the necessity of quali- fying his iiigb abstract notions in view jfthe actual facts. PRESS OPINIONS. Local Men for Local Positions. Toronto News, Out of five new teachers engaged by the Public School board last m ►ht jour came from outside the city. The News does not believe in a policy of building a wall about the corporate limits, but we do hold that, other things being equal, Toronto applicants. should have the first right to positions in Toronto schools, and certainly this rule was rudely violated by last night's action of the trustees. The Right Kind of Talk. • Elora Expros. Don't talk about hard times this fall. That was a terrible drouth, no doubt, land it did great injury, but 1 ok about you—what place is better oft ? Con- sider Minnesota, where the drouth not only killed the weeps but kindled fires and killed men and women. Believe that Canada is the best country be - Death the blazing sun and Wellington county is not second to any county within its borders. That's right? And Huron can be counted as a part of God's favored. rhe World do Move. Hamilton Spectator. Sir John knows he dare not fight the country at the present time, or within six months from this time. We Clare him !—Galt Reformer. This bold challenge convinces us of story truthota.t(r whicha come the Vhas just (,/ 111 from Ottawa. it is told by�a gentle- man who has access to the inner poli- tical circles at the capital. The story is as follows: Sir John Thompson sat at his desk in his private office. His face was pale; his brow contracted ; his eyes had a troubled, anxious look in them, and his lips twitched nervously. The Hon. John Hag art entered, sat down, and began to discuss cabinet matters. "I kala in 00 humor at present for petty details," said the premier. "Tell ole—has the morning mail from the west arrived ?" "Yes, Sir John." "Have you—have you—seen the lat- est number of the Galt Reformer?" gasped the premier, great beads of per•- spii a.tion gathering upon his brow. "Alas! yes, Sir John." "And does Mr. Andrew Laidlaw— does that obdurate inan—show no sign of becoming reeoiiciled to us ?" "Alas 1 no, Sir John. His enmity even seems to increase, in spite of all our efforts to pacify him." '"Chen," said the premier, sicking back into his chair, limp and nerveless —"then we must give up our plan of springing the elections this .fall. Let therm be put off for another year!" Should be a Capital Offence. Toronto News. Some tour years ago Nathaniel Hutchison seduced Martha McLean. The woman afterwards endeavored, by the use of• a pistol, to compel her seducer to right the wrong by mar- riage. She failed at the time, but a few months later the pair were mar- ried and then began a long period of ill-treatment by the husband that end- ed in an effort to secure the incarcera- tion of his wife, although she is per- fectly sane, in an asylum. The moral of this and other like cases is that forced marriages are an iniquity. No Ulan can respect a woman who has been forced upon him by process of law at the point of a pistol. Union under such circum- stances trust necessarily result in misery and life-long recrimination and it would be better a thousand times over to suffer all the evils•of seduction and illegitimacy than attempt to cover these up by a form of haw that is not sanctified by love and respect. But there is more than a moral in the present case. .The circumstances call for the most condign punishment of the roan who attempted to secure relief from the presence of an uncon- genial companion by placing her in an asyl . Crown Attorney Curry says he will lay a charge of ill-treatment. This, we suppose, rs the only punish- ment the law provides, and if this is so an amendment cannot too soon be made. •A Ivan who would endeavor to incarcerate a sane person, among the insane is guilty of u. crime not below that of attempted murder. Laurier's Nebulo us Policy. Trade Bedew: The Hon. Mr. Laurier, in his speech at Brantford, said: "It is impossible to talk of free trade or think of it as it is practiced in Great Britain." We are not aware of free trade being practiced in any peculiar way in Great Britain, differing from its _practice elsewhere; the qualification therefore introduced by Mr. Laurier has no meaning. We should like to see this eloquent states- man take his stand on some definite fiscal principle. He abhors protection, and bethinks free trade "impossible." What ground then does he stand upon? A policy which is not based on one of these principles or the other is "nei- ther fish, flesh, fowl, nor good red her- ring." It is the wildest of delusions to suppose the people of Canada will ever inthuse over such an intangible, nebulous, back boneless policy as that which Mr. Laurier talks bout. A business people, like Canadians, do not care a haw - tee about such abstract ideas as sorrle of those which inspire his elo- quence. A country in which in thir- teen years the savings of the humbler classes, rind their organizations, have risen from $8,71)0,000 to $43,250,000, must have been making money. Such accumulations mean substantial progress, and in as much as pi otection during that time has been in force de- veloping the industrial activities of the country, to that system roust be attri- buted the opportunities the people have enjoyed of enlarging their sav- ings. No greater curse could befall this country than the cessation of the habits of thrift which have found such wide opportunities of exercise since the gloomy, the disastrous era which the national policy closed, we trust, for ever. Fail Fairs. CLINTON, OCT: 2e1 Belgrn.ve, September 27-28. +Winghanr, September 25-26. Goderich, September 25-26. Wroxeter, October 2-3. Seaforth, September 27-28. Zurich, September 26-27. Lucknow, October 3-4. Brussels, October 4-5. Dungannon, October 11-12. S01111e Wise. Sayings. OULLED PROM EXUHANOE$ AND OTHER PUBLIC SOURCES. It is a comfort to know that, not- withstanding the futile attempts to discover the north pole, the old pole is there or thereabouts, and doesn't object to being found. "More good women are needed in New Zeaand," writes Dr. Talmage. Why, bless the • good old doctor's heart? more good women are needed in every corner of this planet. We can',t have too many of 'em. Much abuse is being heaped by Grit journals upon the Templar, the organ of the Royal r 3'1 Teinplai•s of Temperance. because it refuses to throw up its hat and shout over Mr. Laurier's declara- tion of his prohibition policy. What is that policy ? Mr. Laurier promises to do what the majority of the people of the Dominion wish fu respect to prohibition. But everybody knew that before he spoke. If prohibition is Made 0 lest. question at the polls, Laurier could be relied upon to adopt the policy which would put him in power. He would make the same promise to the liquor men. But he knows that prohibition is not likely to become the main issue at, the polis for many a day to conte, and in the mean- time his object is to talk sweet noth- ings into the ears of the prohibitionists while he 'slyly tips the wink to the other fellows. It is hard even to respect a shifty shirker like the Gs it leader, and very hard indeed to pump up enthusiasm at his Meaningless promises. The Templar is not to he blamed becaus& it has failed to see 1(113' cause for gratitude in the Laurierian prohibition policy. At the luncheon to the deleg�,gates in Toronto Capt. Dunham, of Chicago, praised the city of Toronto for the evidences he had seen that the.people were not in such an almighty rush after the dollar as was the case in Chicago. "You get more out of life than we do," he said. When a Chicago man makes such an admission it means a good deal more than it would from other sources. All that need be said of the speech of Senator Higgins, of Delaware, delivered in,Ogdensburg, N. Y., is this: We have heard re nraarks like that before—and. they don't go down in this country. Canada cannot be either coerced or coaxed into annexation. Rev. Dr. Dewart has been elected by the Methodist general conference as its delegate to the British Methodist con- ference. The choice is a good one, for Dr. Dewart is an able orator as well Its a vigorous writer ; and it is a peculiarly `graceful and timely act for it shows' that, while Dr. Dewart's usefulness as editor of the connexional organ has been impaired by his politi. al partizan- ship, his brethren retain confidence in him as a clergyman and a man. Yerex G. Keene, in a recent address in Minneapolis on the subject of life insurance said : "The man who does not; carry sufficient insurance to pro- tect his family from want in case of death is worse ha my •opinion than a murderer. The murderer puts his victims out of misery at once. The other fellow leaves his to slowly die of starvation. "I have known men," continued the colonel, "to insure every old cow shed they owned, but they would not carry a dollar on their own lives. Why? Because if their s buildin were destroyed they would get the insurance money themselves, but if they lost their lives they could not benefit directly and took very little thought for those they would leave behind them. Are these not facts? I ask anyone in this audience if they are not aware that what 1 say is true?" If that is the case in Minneapolis, it is equally true of Ontario. Many thousands of citizens either carry no insurance at all or not enough to leave their families in comfort. It is true many persons cannot afford a great deal of insurance owing to its cost. The aim of most companies and some societies seems to be to roll up big surpluses. Does the man who carries any 1nsurancein such concerns know that those big surplusesareinatcle up by charging him higher rates than he ought to pay. The age demands cost price insurance, that is, what many fraternal societies offer. In '67 according to Peter McIntyre, the cost of shipping a bashel of grain fr'orn Chicago to Montreal was thirty cents. Now, for one half this sum a bushel can be transported from Chi- cago to Liverpool. This is the result of nnprovement in the means of trans- portation. Further improvements, in the form of deepening the canals, will lead to corresponding results. Friends of Mr. Laurier arebeginning to he afraid that he will hurt himself in his violent endeavors to face both wa ys at the same time. Unless Mr. Joseph Martin, M. P ., has- tens to inform Mr. Laurier whether the Manitoba schools are Protestant or "godless," he may be deprived of his yellow jacket. The Ottawa Citizen should know bet- ter than complain because visitors in attendance at the Toronto fair were charged 25 cents admission to the uni- versity grounds. Does the Citizen think that Toronto induces people to go thele because it loves them ? A visitor to Toronto is playing in great hick if he gets out of town with 25 cents in his pocket in addition to his return railway ticket, Gladstone has advised English farm- ers to raise fruit rather than gratin. The advice is as applicable to Ontario as England. gland. F. D. Vandegrift & Co., of New York and Philadelphia, have published n handbook of the new United States tariff. This not only contains full de- tails of the schedule of Customs duties, hot a lone. list of Treasury decisions and other matters of importance as well. The book will be found incles- pensible to merchants doing business with the States. Wise and Otherwise. A Toronto doctor culls for the sup- pression or all literature which encour- ages s111c1(le. NVhich proves that the Toronto doctor is a foolish though 0 well-meaning gentleman. Who is to decide what books contain matter which encourages suicitle sufficiently to cause their suppression 2 Addison s tragedy of Cato, one of the classics of English literature, might come under the ban. The suicide of a very promis- ing young literary man is directly traceable to it. His name is Bud ell, and he was an intimate friend of Addi- son. One clay he threw himself from the London bridge and was drowned, and he left on the bridge a scrap of paper upon which he had written these words: "What Cato did and Addison approved cannot be wrong!" combination Aullnrn, A. E. Cullis drove his. high stepping team, excelling in blood, speed and elegance, to Hensel' in very quick time, which however, was eclipsed by "The Tailor" with Tommy J. In a recent drive to Clinton. The papers for the latter are duly witnessed and regularly filed. Mr. Harper, of Goderich, canvassed Auburn in the interest of the Hamilton Furnace Company. Mr. Vigeon is jointing staves for Cullis Bros. They are now in s posi- tion to fill 1a11 orders given them, with pr011114.(088, guaranteeing satisfaction 1(1 all cases. RiriIovING,—It, is about definitely arranged thnt Mr. Webb removes to Londesborough in the near future. Londesborough gains an excellent family, whose influence will be felt immediately in social, commercial, and religious relationships. They }We energetic £.Lod enthusiastic workers in church and Sunday school and no doubt there will bo an opening for their in their new home. Mr. Eit, who succeeds Mr Webb, has the reputation whirls commends itself to the public. Auburn, while regretting the loss of Mr. Webb, is pleased to know that aL man succeeds hila who will amply satisfy all their require- ments as a tradesman and citizen. A. F. McDonald and fainily'retur'ned last evening from Visiting the In- dustrial and their Bolton friends. • Rev. Wm. Baugh lectures at Moles- worth, near Trowbridge, a for uur pastoral cluu'ge. Mrs. \Vhilinoy is seriously ill at her daughter's, Mrs. 1V. J. Robertsr'n. Dr. McLachlin is in attendance: and it is expected her recovery will be in the near future. W. J. Sturdy, who has been suffer- ing from an attack of quinsey, is nearly recovered. A few days off his feed has told on W. J's. 1Lvoir(lupois. Miss Chester has returned from the eegi' its of St. Augustine and Heather - dale to the "loveliest village of the pla." Revin. D. McNaughton occupied the Spulpit cf the Presbyterian church on unday, Sept. 23rd. The reverend gentleman is selling two books of his own production and is meeting with considerable success. Mrs. Whitley, sister of Mr. John Sturdy, of this place, quietly passed away on Sunday morning to that country from whose bourne no traveller returns. The aged lady suffered for several Months from some derange- ment of the heart. The funeral left Mr. John Sturdy's at one p. in. Monday for interment in the Clinton cemetery. SILVER WEDDING.—R. T. Everitt and his amiable partner of his joys and sorrows for the past twenty-five years, celebrated their silver wedding on Saturday, Sept. 22, surrounded by friends and their ' five children. An enjoyable afternoon and evening delighted all assembled, who unani- mously voted silver weddings to be an improvement on all original contracts. R. Gott intends leaving Auburn this week and going to Tilsonburg, where he has secured a good situation. Mr. Gott has proved-. himself the best journeyman shoemaker that has work- ed here for the past fifteen years. Sewed work is a specialty with friend Rob. Auburn wishes hint success in his new abode. William Wilson, of Dungannon, was in Auburn looking after some of his rented property. Rev. Mr. Diehl conducted services in St. Mark's in the absence of Rev. T. E. Higley. George Kuntz, while driving a horse attached to a stone boat, unfortunately broke his leg. Drs. McLachijn and Young set the limb and the little fellow is bravely and silently contending with his suffering. Mrs. J. J. Walsh is visiting i n the Forest City this week. Stan ley. The Rev. R. F. Irwin, who has been supplying for over two months fee the Rev. W. W. Leech, gave his popular lecture on "Ireland and the Irish" at Brucefield, Varna and Goshen last week very touch to the satisfaction and delight of all who heard him. Mr. Irwin possesses the elements of a popular platform speaker and rates very much above the average as a preacher. His services during the vacation of our pastor, Mr. Leech, have been highly satisfactory to the people and very much appreciated. Last Sabbath he delivered his farewell dis- course before leaving for Victoria. Col- lege, Toronto, where he will spend the balance of the year. The sermon was like those which preceded it thought- ful, appropriate, couched in chaste language and delivered in a very happy and earnest manner. Bro. Irwin leaves urs with the best wishes and prayers of the people for his fu- ture wellbeing, happiness and success in his holy calling, and will always re- ceive a hearty welcome to Varna cir- cuit whenever he may return. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ward, of Varna, were called to mourn the death of their firstand only child, adaughterof smile six months of age which occurred on the 15th inst, after a brief illness. Quite a large gathering attended the funeral service which was conducted by the Revs. Leach and Irwin on the following Sabbath afternoon. .lir. and Mrs. Ward have the sympathy of the entire neighborhood in their bereave- ment. Miss Fisher, of Creek Bank, township of Peel, is visiting at the Methodist parsonage, Viirria. Revs. Messrs. Leech and Irwin spent a week in London recently attending the General Conference of the Metho- dist Church and speak in very cornele- meutaary terms of its highly interesting services and sessions. A great many old and young from this ocality took ndvantage of the cheap fare to attend the London Exposition, and so far as heard from say it was a great success this year. The farmers about here are mostly through with their fall wheat seeding and are busying themselves with ploughing and threshing. A very interesting event took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arm- strong on Bcunston line last Thursday in the marriage of their daughter to Dr. McCash, of Belgrave, They have the best wishes and congratulations of as large circle of friends, —.am Fred, H. Austin, a Hamilton corpor- ation laborer, was killed by a cavo -in in 0 sewer he was working in. allies Jackets andM > We have just received anjl opened out one of the richest and .most Stylish lot of these goods ever brought in ' this - Town, almost every design and color that is new is here. Ladies will notice quite a change from last season's styles and those who buy here are sure of the latest. GILROY & WISEMAN TRUSSES! TRUSSES! --o We carry the LATEST and BEST TRUSSES known to the profession, and sell them cheaper than the Truss Establishment as we make no charge for fittidg, but guaraniee every truss to fit or it may be retttrnrd. POINTS TO REMENBER : let. It is not necessary to send out of town, as we fit the smallest infune or the largest man in this section. 2nd. \Ve will sell you a Truss for $5.00 that the Truss Dealer will charge yon $15.00 3rd. We will sell you a Truss for $2,50 that the Trues Dealers will charge you $12.00 LADIES' SHOULDER BRACES.—See Them. JAS. H. COJ1[BE, - Cilamist and Druggist. Goderich. Messrs. W. L. Horton, D. C. Strachan, D. McCormick and J. J. Doyle visited the London Fair on Wednesday, and on Thursday the three first named gentlemen were present at the "At Home" at the opening of the Walker offices at Walkerville. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Horton were in the Forest City the past week. Mrs. W. T. Hays visited London on Wednesday. Mr. G. N. Davis returned on Thurs- day from a trip to Detroit, Chatham and London. The steamer Cambria was in port on' 'Friday. • The steamer United Empire was at Lees' dock on Saturday. The Monarch took several car loads of freight for Port Arthur when in port on Wednesday. Miss Kathleen Ball was the guest of Miss Coles, of London, the past week. Mr. P. Holt was in London last week. The school children parade at the Central this afternoon then march to the show ground, Banker Williams was in the Forest City last week. Mr. Harry Hart witnessed the "Fenc- ing Master" in London on Wednesday. Collegiate Institute Literary on Fri- day evening. week. Miss Strachan was visiting relatives in London the past week. Tho local council of the Canadian Order of Chosen Friends will for the future meet in the room over the Huron and Bruce Loan Cos. office. Mesdames Geo. and Wm. Acheson were in London last week. Mr. Philip Horton visited the Lon- don show on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Vivian, of Kalamazoo, Mich., are the guests of the gentleman's mother, Mrs. James Vivian, Montreal street. The sessional concert in connection with the Teachers' Convention will be held to -morrow, Thursday evening. Armstrong & Co. have opened the store recently occupied by W. A. Fear as a drug store with a large stock of fur capes, cloaks and mantles. The regular business meeting of the Ladies Guild of St. George's will be held next Thursday. Mr. Jas. L. Turnbull, of Clinton, was in the circular town last week. The teacher's of South Huton meet in the assembly room of the Collegiate to -morrow. Mr. (1. C. Armstrong made a brusi- ness visit to London the past week. Mayor Butler has appointed Mr. Jno. Yule as town constable to act until the next meeting of Council when it permanent selection will be made. Mr. Jno. Nairn has a returned to Goderich after a very long residence in Detroit. Dr. Tamlyn, of Winghanr, was in Goderich last Wednesday. Mr. James Henderson, of Blyth, was in the county town last week. Mr. J. 13. Kennedy, of Clinton, visit- ed Goderich last Wednesday. Dr•. Tenmmt, of Lucknow, was in the circular town the past week. Mrs. Slack returned on Thursday from a visit to Toronto and St. Marys. Me, R, S. Williams attended the "At Home" at Walkerville last week. Miss and Miss 13. Wilkinson retnt•ned the past week from their Toronto visit. Mr. J. McKendrick:, of Galt, is visit- ing at the residence of Mr. JaLmes Wilkinson. bliss Minnie Ball returned on Mon- day from a visit to friends in the For- est City. Last Wednesday fall angling for black bass commenced in earnest Mr. Johnston McBrine in an afternoon's fishing on that day landing eighteen fine fish that in the aggregate weighed over forty pounds. On Thursday some fifty rods were being used from the breakwater, and boats near it, sonic excellent strings rewarding the anglers. On Friday and Saturday the catch fell off, but as, at least, one thous- and pounds of this game fish must have been caught on the days mentioned the falling off is not regretted by sports- men. Tho cause of the fish being in such large numbers was the excellent condition of the water and the stoppage of the stone scows through stormy weather and their decrease was caused by the migration of hundreds that, were hooked and• !broke away and the scows being again in motion. Never before at any dramatic enter- tainment in Goderich has there been a finer audience or a more enjoyable evening, than on the reopening of the • Grand Opera House last Monday with Rip Van Winkle. The improvements to the building and its appointments, already noted in The Star, were a delight and a surprise to all, and the unanimous verdict is that Manager Hart has earned the continued thanks of the people of Goderich for the hand- some and delightfully clean and well lighted house he has prepared for entertainments and public gatherings. The large audience was handled with erase and courtesy by an efficient staff of ushers in full dress, and everything possible was done to add to the com- fort and pleasure of the audience. The charming play was well mounted and handsomely dressed, the stage setting for the mountain scene being very effective. The cast, as already an- nounced in these columns, wits a good one, and all did themselves credit in their parts. Mr. Belcher, who by the way • made his first appearance in histrionic parts, played the heavy villian very effectively, and his nephew Cockles,- in the person of C. R. Shane, had all the ease and cool calculation of Irving's ideal character. • George Porter, as the Innkeeper, was a capital Boniface both in make up and manner, and C. D. Williams played the good looking Hendrick who returns at the opportune moment, fairly well indeed. Miss Ball, as Gretchen, Rip's faith- ful wife, is always at home on the boards, and enters into the spirit of her characters with the ease of a profes- sional, and Miss F. Butson made a daughter that the irrepressible Rip might well he proud of. Little Maude and Mast r Joe Tilt, as the children of the early of the story, were all that could he desired. As the good natured, ever happy but always thirsty Rip, Harry Hart was admirable. The quaint sayings and quiet but keen humor of the character shone out in every speech, and the pathos of his departure from hone, and the return after the long absence vas well por- trayed. Taken all through the play was a good success. Itwould be •" unfair to close without a word of hearty praise for the orchestra, under the leadership of Frank Smith. They rendered the' well chosen selec- tions with excellent judginent and taste, and took a place as a feature of the Grand that can always be counted on to do their part, and that well, at future entertainments.—STAR. Summerhill. "'Tis distance lends enchantment to the view," Thr P. 0. Store's the cheapest place for you. Mr. John D. Kitty, of town, spent part of his holidays with his brother G. M. He was an enthusiastic disciple of Nimrod while here and bagged a lot of vane. Mrs. Geo. Hill, and Mrs.'Nelson Bing- ham have been quite i11 but both ladies we are pleased to state are recovering, Messrs. Walter Mair and John Wat- y"° kine are doing a rushing business in the apple packing line, The whistle of the threshing engine is no longer heard In this vicinity. The I. 0. G. T's will hold an open lodge meeting on Friday evening the 28th inst. Mayor Holmes, of Clinton, and Rev. Mr. Fear, of Hohnesville, as well as Bros. S. Kyle and R. Draper will give addresses and there will also be a choice programme of vocal and instrumental music, readings and reci- tations. All are earnestly invited to attend, no admission fee will be charg- ed.