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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton New Era, 1895-05-10, Page 12• 'May •:n. jggo. 0 10.011. !RxD47I1fd,Y 1Q,1$9.5, A 0OOU THING, Then push ft along by riding an Bicycle 7Rtailt: iR Chn t4li. The material is the i*t mopey can•liily. The design and 9V rlmanshp is expelled lay none, and the pricer only $:76.Oo. Come. and see them. ' t. F. EMERSON, Clinton New $tore in Smith Block. Whit a Young Lady says "My journey home on the C. P. R. was ;asp(' of pleasure and comfort, as claimed by :you, and I shall recommend the Canadian iPaoiflo to all travellers." The Telegraph and Railway lines now ,S'etach all important points, and the lowest 'rates can always be got from the agent in >0171inton. A. T. COOPER, of Cooper's Book Store. New NU allotment o. 45W. Cooper "Wanted—Box 177. 4.:;Stray cattle—G. Mair s'For Sale—M. G. Oliver 'Trousers—Jackson Bros. osiery—W. L. Ouimette t}nlmocks—Cooper & Co. 1.?,Dat i obanged—R. T. ot. T. House for sale—NEW ERA .:Nerve Compound—Manley orn for sale—W. G. Perrin Atter'this—Estate J. Hodgens /Discount sale—J. C. Stevenson Near goods—Gilroy & Wiseman a3)isconnt sale—James Twitchell ' Lovely Twins—Allen & Wilson Court of Revision—H. W. Irwin •Wortb keeping—Allen & Wilson arvels next week—J. W. Irwin Court of Revision—Jas. Campbell IS and vests—Estate J. Hodgens ,arm -weather goods—Bensley & Co. Itis said that Hon. Mr. Foster will amend the Superanuation Act. •Better abolish it. Beyond the able discussion on the kl(udget, very little of public interest as transpired in parliament. :Yea, we object to the pass system, Luton principle; but our experience of the t` ei "enfin`practice-he sWlieeii too limited , f`co-form an opinion. Church Chimes. The Y. P. S. C. E. of Knox church, #iloderich, have purchased a splendid -,slew piano. Rev. A. Stewart conducted the pre- Taratory se vices at Carmel church, :Hens&11 on Friday last. Rev. Dr. Gifford, of Wingham, has %one on a visit to his brother, Rev. Mr Gifford, at Caro, Michigan. The numerous friends of Mrs (Rev.) J. W. Galloway, of Seaforth, will be eased to learn that she is recovering her severe illness. Rev. Wm. Hall, Principal of the French Methodist Institute, West- , fount, committed suicide by shooting 'himself. He had been in ill -health. s Rev. Mr Cameron, a student of Knox 'College, Toronto, who so acceptably Jilted the pulpit in Wingham during the visit of Rev. D. Peri -ie to the old country, last summer, is again in age of the church during Mr Per- e's absence. The Epworth League of Ontario St. ethodist church will hold a Temper- . ;lance mass meeting on Monday even_ j;frg, May 13th, in the basement of e'he $church, beginning at 8 o'clock, to w uich all are cordially invited. 4'1r tresses ..g�ilven by Messrs O. M. Bezzo ;'arid E. A. Coombs, B.A., and accovupanied by a nsiral entertainment, The members of the young People's ':Society of Christ c 'arch, Chatham, in •-order to show heir • appreciation of WY -rector, Rev.1 Robt. McCosh, and • isestimablewife, presented to them nMonday °,;ening two very hand - e ecer ' i furniture. Mr McCosh t Wtte .cipient of a valuable oak and Mrs McCosh of a beauti- r'osewood cabinet. Mr McCosh is 11 known here, having been for some he in charge at Bayfield. A very sad affair occurred at Palm - ton, on Friday, resulting in the death of Annie May, eldest daughter f the Rev. F. E. Nugent, aged 18 rs. She was apparently- in the best f; health of Wednesday, having charge fthe musical exercises at the prayer eeting, but an attack of inflamma- Aion laid her low and on Friday she 'Was a corpse. The remains were in- rred, in Mitchell, quite a number of Nugent's ministerial friends being nt. •',t.'he• London Free Press says:—Rev. itches Livingstone, of Kincardine, con- Cted the services of Queen's Avenue ethodist congregation in the Opera e last Sabbath. In the morning preached a very impressive sermon ti "Christ as the Good Shepherd," d in the evening his subject was, god's gold Cure tor sin," His sermons th'>triornin and evening, were most bguelit, and powerfully convincing, sustaining his reputation as an tient pulpit orator. OPEQIAL REVIVAL SERVICES.—Capt. cLead, of the Salvation Army, has tired. the sertrices of a trio ofyevan- lists for one week's special effort; ey vril1 be in town from the 10th to e:'elsth inclusive. Besides holding valservices every night in the bar- :ks;'it fe proposed to utilize the open privileges, and also visit from house house; and hold cottage meetings, en convenient. The evangelists are Kett the "Desperado Brigade, and commanded by Capt. S. Wiggins, iVas in charge of the local corps a tiVm,a few years ago. y`. 1 r 9111:141 C 141.1VTO N' r'E %V ERA ANOTHER FIRE. her, Mn Waxen recalled said—1 iden t Brownlee, t'e'e the mein to whom I ref liquor. Weald not gall him sober at a time; had been at business loaig enough Corm an opinion. • Was sure he stepped to the side door of the barn, whether e name out again or not I caunot say. T. G. FoRTcrri. sworn said—Was at Har - land's land's store, both before and after fir started. Saw old Mr Mason, the hostler, oome out about 6.16; saw no one else; sa o the fire about the first one, and gave th h alarm, stood at store door, was talking t W. Archer, no one in the store, but sem y • one name in by the back door and I wen in, found it was Mr W. Harland, spoke t him and went to the front door, saw the flames shooting up at the end of the first building—the west end of it ; the up - stake seepied to be burning; saw no flames downstairs; hallooed fire as Boon as I sa the flames, and started, up to ring alarm, when I came back -I saw some one ooming out of a hole above the stalls; saw Brown- lee come out of the etable after the alarm was given; bad seen him before, about 6, walking with John Soraton; positive I saw Brownlee Dome out of stable after alarm was given; be Dame into the middle of the road; he was the only one who Dame out at this time; would not fancy that the flames were in the lower part of stable; did not know at the time who it was dropped out of the loft. Saw a horse brought out which had only a halter on. Brownlee came out the front door of the barn. Fire was on south side to the bank, 0. Coos sworn said— I board at the Mae- on House; was there on 2nd of May; got there 5 or 10 minutes after six; was there all the time till the fire commenced; was not in the sttlble; saw Isaac Brownlee in the stable; recognized him; saw him about 6 30 or thereabouts; he was sitting on a coal box, with a lit cigar in his hand. I stood in the centre of the front doors and could see right into the stable; saw him al- so as he came out of a stall either the one where the fire started or the one next, saw him coming out just as the fire started in the stall about the size of my two fingers; 4 was still standing in the front door; could have seen anyone else if they had been on the floor. I hallooed fire and went into the - house, because I had some clothes there, Brownlee Dame out the front door of stable, and said "What made the fire start," he was staggering, being the worse of liquor; saw him again bringing his horse and cart up Albert street; had not his horse when he came- out the barn first. Jack Rayson took out Brownlee's horse, the fire had just started, in the second stall from the gran- ary, below the loft. The coal bin was about half -full. Rayson was in the hotel before the fire, sitting at north window; Brownlee came out just as I hallooed fire; know pretty well when a man is drunk. Saw it was Rayson took horse out. Coal box and stall are about one inch apart. J.B. KENNEDY, sworn, said :—Was in our own house till about 6.40 ; got my lacrosse stick and walked towards the Recreation Park ; met W. Ball and came down Albert street, on the west side; in going by Mason's stable I noticed a man in the stable ; it was Mr. Isaac Brownlee ; think there is a granary nearly half way down, noticed some hay at bottom of steps going into loft and saw Brownlee; it was some- where about 7 o'clock ; Brownlee was in a stooped position, thought I noticed a cigar in his hand; he was stooping with one hand stretched out; called Ball's attention to it as we passed, did not speak to Brownlee ; we passed on to about the Chinesemla•,rndry,--looked- atsome tea in the window and had got to about half way past the first stave shed when the alarm was given. Saw no one else in the stable but Brownlee and the cart; could not see the horse; did not see any one lighting a match ; had no suspicion as to where fire was when the alarm was given. It was Browlee's position that drew my par- ticular attention to him, did not know but what he was picking something up. W. H. BALL, sworn, said :—I passed Mason's hotel the night fire with John Kennedy 1.'Ji,u, 7 o'clock ; noticed a mars in the barn about the 'second stall up near a coal bin ; it was Mr. Isaac Brownlee ; that is him over there; he was stooping down, and had a match in his hand ; was nearly on his hands and knees ; the match was on fire ; I spoke to Kennedy and said "that man was drunk again ;' we went into Howson's store and stood at the laundry for a minute or two, passing on to near the stave shed on the way to the park; it would be about 1l� or 2 minutes when we heard the fire alarm ; saw no one else in the stable as we passed ; I could see the flame from the match, which was in his right hand ; he was fronting the stable ; saw him after as Jas. Ball was leading him out of the stable, after •the alarm was sounded did not hear anything said by Brown- lee ; think Brownlee had a cigar in his mouth and when the alarm was given told Kennedy I thought the fire was where we had seen the man ; I was on the inside of the street walking about even with Kennedy as we passed hotel when I saw Brownlee with the lighted match, I thought he was lighting a cigar ; don't know whether the fire was in the loft or below. At a Tittle after sevela o'clock, las Thursday evening, a fire broke out in the stable cf Mason's hotel, and in few minutes this and the adjoining frame buildings were a mass of flames The buildings north of the stable were occupied by T. Quigley, shoe maker J. Howson, tarlo>i•' - antelort Bros.,. store Image. and W o Sing, laundry, A stream of water, W as turn,ed`on fretri Fair's hydrant, and,ehortly after two from the fire engine, and, even with the large simply of water, it was ver bard to tree the fire from extending, but it was finally got under eentrol, after it had destroyed all. the buildings as far north as•Cook's Photo Gallery. The firemen worked well and are en- titled to great credit for their labor. Mr Beekwith's remises were cleaned out by the crowd, in their zeal' to save as much as possible, but fortunately his premises were not injured by the fire. Mr Beckwith has been particu- larly ,unfortunate in this respect, and has sustained considerable loss; he has a slight insurance in the Sun Co. The side windows of the Mason House were all destroyed by the fire, and an ice house occupied by Lack Kennedy was destroyed, b•it the ice was proof against the flei y furnace. The build- ings destroyed were owned by R. Ma- son, F. Hanlon, Mrs Steep and J. John- ston. Hanlon and Johnston had no insurance. Mrs Steep's insurance of $200 was effected a few days before the fire, but the Company—the Guardian —refused to accept it at the rate taken by the local agent; before this was known the fire occurred, and the Com- pany has generously settled with Mrs teep. While the fire was in progress Mr Jos. Townsend, who was in the loft of the burning barn, dropped to the floor below, his coat and hair on fire, and his injuries were so ser ious that at one time it was thought he would not recover, but he is now improving. Mr John R. Lyon, Appraiser for the In- surance Companies, was here on Tues - des, and made settlements as follows : R. Mason, $58 on the hotel, in the Guardian, and $23 in the Manchester; $400 on the stable in the Manchester. Mrs Steep $160 in the Guardian. Mr Walper had applied for an insurance risk, but had not got it completed, so that he will be at considerable loss. His misfortune is all the greater on account of his having recently passed through another fire at Seaforth, cnly a short time since. CORONER'S INQUEST. In response to a•requisition issued by the ltlayor and two members of the council, Coroner Dr. Shaw held an inquest, in the council chamber, on Saturday afternoon, into the origin of the fire on Thursday, whereby Masan'e barn end other buildings were burned. The jurymen were Messrs Watts, T. Doherty, Jacob Miller, James Miller, J. B. Rumball, W. Harland, Chas. Wilson, Brace, D. Cook, Canine, Plummer, L. Kennedy and J. P. Tisdall, the latter being chosen as foreman. The jurymen were instructed as to their duties, and then taken out to view the remains of the fire, and on their return the inquest was pro- ceeded with. Mr James Scott, barrister, appeared for the crown. The first witness oalled was LEvr Loves WALPER—Who eaid he moved _here Tuesday, and- -took•-poesession-of-Ma- son's Hotel Wednesday afternoon, having rented the premises, hotel and stable. Was at the hotel all day on Thursday. Was in the house when fire was" first seen. Mrs Walper told him the barn was all on fire, and he asked some of the boarders to give the alarm. Ran into the stable by front door and took his horse out, went back for his harness; the fire started on the loath side, near the granary, and just about where the hay was usually thrown down; the fire was started from the bottom; feel sere of that; as he was going out hallooed to some one to take ont the other horse and rig, which were in a stall; saw some one go in by the side door before the fir, started. It was Brownlee. Heard sone one call him Ike Brownlee. Brownlee Dame in the bar about 6.30 and got a drink with three others, said he could not pay for it; he re- fused to give him any more; Brownlee did not make any threats, but went out the side door. No more than five minutes elapsed between the time; Brownlee left and time alarm was given; saw no one else at the barn, except shortly afterwards saw Town- send, with his hair singed. His hostler was nomr5where about the front of the barn. His owh family, the hired girl and a few boarders were in the house at the time. Stable had front, rear and side door. Did not see any one run out. In answer to a question by the foreman of the jury, said he did not have any quar- rel with Brownlee; simply refused to give him any more liquor. Was quite sure the fire was burning up, not down. Had not refused any one else liquor up to that time. Mr Scott stated that as Mr Brownlee's name had beers brought out in the evidence, it was only fair to him that he should have an opportunity of asking witnesses any questions. Mr Brownlee was called in and given the opportunity of questioning witnesses, but beyond a single unimportant question, made no effort to use the privilege. ISMO BRowiu zz.—Sworn said, I live on the base line, was in town on Thursday last, came in about 2 o'clock, and got a Dolt shod at Oliver Johnston's. After I got my colt shod I took it to the Mason house somewhere between 6 and 7. Drove around town for a little while and jnst drove his horse and rig into the stable; it would be nearly 7o'clock; say about 25 minutes to; then went into the hotel bar; had a drink, not more than one; went across to Cooper's store and staid there about ten minutes; the barn was on fire when I came out of Cooper's; I had Dome out of the hotel by the side door, went out of the lane up the street to Scruton's and across to Cooper's; heard the alarm when I was in there; was going in the barn to get my horse when Jim Ball told me it was up street; the fire and smoke seemed to be Doming down about the centre; barn was all ablaze in- side; it seemed to be all burning; pat my horse in Miller's hotel stable and went bank to the fire; could not remember that Walper had refused him drink; did not tell anyone that Walper bad refnsed him drink, nor did he think he was under the influ- ence of liquor; had other drinks, but not mnoh in town; was not under the weather when he name to town. In reply to a question by the Coroner he said he got other drinks at home; wasn't full, knew what he was doing. Was leav- ing Johnston's shop about 6 o'clock. Have no idea how the fire started. Did not tell anyone how it. started. Saw a girl come out of the side door and go into the stable. Called at Bob Mason's as I wont home and told Tom about fire; said it seemed a mys- tery how it started before and how it started again. Was not smoking. Told Tom Mason I saw a girl in there, bnt did not, give any name. Could not nay who the girl was, she had a hat on, was mid- dling size; did not pay much attention tc say the stable was all on fire ; tify ran to the door and saw that the used whole upstairs a o w e nfire the me. a s tl the seemed to be running up the stairs ; h to there was some fire down stairs ; saw in- t no one in the stable at this ,time ; did he ' not recognize the man ; saw no one else in the stable ; the flames seemed to be near where I saw the man sit- e tin . C. MAKIN', sworn, said:—I'm the host- ler at Walper's hotel ; was there all day e on May 2nd ; was at the stable between., o six and seven o'clock ; no one else was e there until Isaac Brownlee came in p with his horse ; he put hie horse into q the stall and tied it up ; ,. Brownlee took Robt. Autterson and I • in and gave us a drink ; did not stop long in the bar ; we stood outside a moment or two, then Brownlee wanted us to have w another drink, but I slipped away from him and went to the wash mom ; Brownlee asked for another drink and I heard Mr. Walper refuse him ; saw Brownlee again m the stable, a out half way down, he seemed to be sleep- ing ; I went out and was talking at the bar -room door ; I knew Townsend was sleeping ib the loft ; he had been there all afternoon ; don't think Townsend had any cigar or matches, as he was too sick for anything like that ; I saw him lying there ; there was no one else in the stable but them two ; saw Brownlee outside when they were try- ing to get the fire out; said nothing to him, nor did I hear him say anything; could not see whether he bad anything in his hand or not ; the fire could not have started by any means of itself ; sparks could not have come from the kitchen, nor were there any ashes around ; there was no sign of fire when I was in -the stable about ten minutes before the fire broke out ; don't know whether Townsend smokes or not; a load of hay was taken in the barn about four o'clock. MR. BROWNLEE recalled said :--I got the tobacco I think from Mr. Ogle Cooper. I was in the stable shortly before the previous fire occurred and know nothing about the origin of that fire or this one. I had no quarrel with Mr. Masan, the proprietor of the hotel, hitt we had a spat, it was about two months ago, with Charlie Spooner and young Mason. OGLE COOPER, sworn, said :—I was in the store Thursday afternoon ; do not remember Brownlee coming to the store ; he did rnot buy any tobacco from me ; did not see him until 8 o'clock. My sister told me she did not sell him any tobacco; there was no one else in the store who would ; was in the store about five minutes before the alarm was given. MRS. EMMA WALPER, sworn, said:—I am the wife of Mr. Walper, a previous witness ; I was in the hotel when the fire occurred ; I went to the kitchen door and saw that the stable was on fire ; it seemed to he about half way up the side of the building ; saw no one either going into or out of the stable ; the fire occurred just while we were getting tea. Mr. Scott suggested that the evidence of Mr. Joseph Townsend should be se- cured in some way, but the Coroner intimated that it v- as impossible, ow- ing to the serious , nature of his in- juries. This closed the evidence, and Mr. Scott made a brief review of it, point- ing out the seemingly strong torte . borative point sworn to by the differ- ent witnesees,,tshe contradiction so far as Bownlee's own evidence was con- cerned, tete assumed motive of Brown- lee being on bad terms with Mr. Mason's family, and expressed the be- lief that the jury could come to only one conclusion from the evidence ad- v:anced. The coroner also alluded to the evi- dence, cautioning the jury to remove from their minds all feelings of pre- judice, and arrive at a conclusion only warranted by the evidence. The case was then given to the jury, who retired and in half an hour brought in the following verdict :— JAS. BALL, sworn, said :—I board at Walpers; was there on Thursday ; was there before fire started ; was sit- ting in front of hotel when fire first started and heard Mrs. Walper call out "the barn was on fire"; had not been sitting there very long ; saw Ike. Brownlee sitting in the stable ; I think Brownlee came out front door of hotel and went in the front door of the stable ; Iassed down in front of the stable andp saw Brownlee inside ; that was about five or ten minutes before he alarm was given that I saw him sitting there with his hands on his Knees ; did not notice anything in his hands ; spoke to him in the bar half an hour or more before the fire ; had one. drink with him ; saw him come into the stable after his horse • I had just brought another man out of the stle, who was in the second or third stall from the door on the north side ; told Brownlee hie horse was out; he spoke to me about his horse only ; he might have had time to have gone in again when I flrst saw hits go in by the front door ; the man in the stall looked as if had fallen from the loft ; saw Brownlee leave the stable by the front door and go to Quigley's about two minutes be- fore the alarm was sounded ; I think the man I helped out was slightly burned while up above the loft; the blaze in the barn was above the ladder when I flrst saw it ; did not notice any below. JAS. FINCH, sworn, said :—i' came down to Mason's after supper and went into the stable about five minutes to seven : saw a man sitting by the coal bin ; did not recognize him as he had his head down ; I went out by the front barn door and into the hotel; asked Mr. Walper about meat for next day; then Walked outside and while talking there heard Mrs. Walper+ • THE VERDICT. "We, the Jurors appointed in the investigation of the fire which des- troyed the Mason House stables on May 2nd, having heard the evidence. do find from it that Isaac Brownlee, of the township of Hullett, caused the fire by a lighted match in his hand." The Coroner asked Mr. Brownlee if he had anything to say before he ordered his arrest for commitment and he replied "Nothing, except that 1 am innocent of the crime." He was then placed under arrest and removed to Goderich. The warrant of committment not being endorsed by a magistrate, it was necessary to proceed with a further in- vestigation, and it took place before Police Magistrate Seager, of Goderich, the Mayor sitting With him,on Tuesday. Mr G. N. Lewis appeared far the crown, and Mr Proudfoot for the pris- oner. The witneeses were re-examined, and in addition the evidence of Thoe. Mason, sr., J. Tiplady, Mrs R. Mason, Wm. McVittie and Miss Margaret Johnson was taken. Mason and Tipp -- lady testified that Brownlee had spok- . en of seeing Miss Johnson in the barn at the time of the fire. Miss Johnson swore that she was at her employment in the Queen's hotel, when the fire oc- curred. Mrs Mason testified that there was no ill -feeling between the husband and the prisoner; they were neighbors and on good terms, and "be was the last man in the world she would sus- pect of setting the barn on fire." Mc- Vittie testified that he was the first at the fire, and it seemed to be all up above, he saw Townsend in the loft, and the fire seemed to be right after him— could see no fire in lower part of barn. Mr Paisley testified that the granary was built up ta the first overhead floor and one could not see over the top of it After the counsel had made their ad- dresses, the magistrates concluded that although the evidence was seemingly suggestive, there was no evidence of incendiarism upon which to secure con- viction before a jury, and gave prison- er the benefit of the doubt. The wit- nesses were bound over to appear be- fore the Grand Jury, if needed Town Council. The regular meeting of the council WAS held on Monday evening. A peti- tion was read from the W.C.T,U, ask- ing that the curfew bell be rung, and that all children be off the streets at a certain hour of the evening: this was laid over. A petition from the band, asking a grant of $100, on similar terms to that of last year, was referred to the Finance Committee. Coun. Gil- roy, on behalf of the committee to whom the question of removing the shade trees on the soyith side of the Park was referred reported that the members of the Park Committee re- gretted their inability to comply with J { 'the request. Court. Searle presented the report of the Cemetery Committee, showing the wo rk already dare there. An excellent map of the cemetery, in book form, showing the location of each lot, with the owners name there- on, and also the unoccupied lots, was prepared. by Clerk Coats, and the (coun- cil passed him the sum of $10 for its preparation. Permission was granted the proprietor of the Hotel Clarendon, to use part of Isaac street, while build- ing operations were in progress. The first sitting of the Court of Revision was fixed for the 27th inst., at 8 o'clock. Permission was given to move the band stand west of the pump, in case re- moval did Hot mean any outlay for the council, STREET WORK. The Street Committee recommended the following work, which is only a small part of what has to he done, and this was agreed to by the Council :—A ten -inch culvert across Mary St., at Mr Sheppard's; repairs to sidewalk on Or-„ ange St., between Mary and Joseph Ste., also on Frederick, from Joseph St. to Mrs McIver's; new walk on south side of Joseph, from Isaac to North Ste., repairs to walk on Fulton, from Joseph to Dunlop" Sts.; new walk on Isaac, from Mr Pinning's to Mr Grum- metes; new walk on Victoria, from Mrs Whitehead's to Mrs Kerr's corner; repair culvert, corner of Maria and James; grant $5 to J. Allanson towards grading hill on Victoria terrace; build sidewalk past Bezzo's; repair walk on Keith St., near R. Irwin s; new walk opposite Smith 'block, from Clarendon north; new walk from Post Office to Twitcheil's; new walk from McMurray & Wiltse's, on King St., to crossing at sear of McLennan's; purchase a car load of 10 and 15 inch tile. FINANCES. The committee recommended pay- ment of the following accounts Rider, salary, $0 ; S. Pratt, salary, $18.75; R. Welsh, salary, $68.75; T. Spooner, rent for Mrs Devine, $2; A. Ewing, rent for Miss White. $2.50; A. Turnbull, livery, $1; D. Cook, seed for cemetery, $1.75; Rance & Spalding, sundries, $1.30; F. W. Hess, examining bell tower, $4; Jas. Fair, lumber, :588, W. Coats, for firemen, 56.50; A. Cour- tice. trees for cemetery, $2; W. Coats, clerk, $56.25; Mrs Kinsman, $7; Hy. Knott cutting wood, 75 . Cooper & Co., grcceries, Mrs Devine, $7.13; Miss White, '33.01; J. E. Blackall, shooting mad do $2.50; J. Becker,work, $74.87; J. Wheatley. salary, $108.75; meals for tramps, $1.05; grant to band $25; T. Cottle, trees and work at Park, $4.00. Receipts, from work in cemetery, $10.- 25; sale 1,f lots, $14; rent of hall, Royal Templars, $25; military hall, $10; rent of office, $5; scales, $11.25. The school estimates were submitted, asking for a grant of $3,500. This is $400 more than last year, the extra amount being to enable the board,with a little surplus it bas on hand, to put furnaces in the school. The Mayor quoted the statutes, showing that whatever amount was required for school purposes, had to be raised by the council, if the estimates were sub- mitted by the board, and this being the case the council would have no al- ternative but to raise the amount asked for, no matter what might be the indi- vidual or collective opinion of the. council.. A.. discussion ensued, which was participated in by Councillors Searle, Gilroy and Bruce. The former moved that the estimates be laid over for future consideration, as the Street committee had not brought in their es- timates for the year, and they would he large, as the walks were badly bro- ken; he thought that the furnaces should not be putin until another year, as it would make the taxes over two cents, and the school house was in no worse condition than it had been for 30 ears; he expressed doubt as to the utility of furnaces if they were put in, owing to construction of the btajlding. Messrs Harland and Stevenson spoke for the school board and were in favor of the expenditure. The matter was then passed over to the Finance Com- mittee, to be included in the estimates. Rev. George Burson, pastor of Knox Church, St. Catharines, is dead, aged 62. Lightning struck and instantly kill- ed Fred. Mose, aged eighty years, at London Tuesday night. His compan- ion was injured. The Texas State Treasury, when it closed on Monday night, was announc- ed insolvent by Treasurer Wortham He says it will be next January before the State will be on a cash basis again. Protectionists who continually as- sert that the tariff is not a tax will have hard work to convince the aver- age;housewife that the extra duty lev- ied by Mr Foster is not responsible for the smaller quantity of sugar received by purchasers. SALE REGISTER. House and lot in Clinton, being lot 1222, Vie toric street, at the Rattonbury house, on Sat urday, May 18.—J. Howson, Auct. BORN WATT.—In Hullett, on April 26th, the wife of Mr James Watt, of a son. RUTLEDGE.—In Goderich township, on the 8th inst., the wife of Mr W. Rutledge, of a son. LAWSON.—In Hallett, on the 7th inst., the wife of Mr Robt. Lawson, of a son. McCUTCHEON.—In Morrie, on April 24th, the wife of Mr John MoCutcheon, of twin sons. LOYD.—In Seaforth, on Anril 20th, the wife of Mr Howard Loyd, of a daughter. - ; McN,ALLY.—At Tara, on the 1st inst., the wife of Dr McNally, (neo Miss Lane, of Clinton), of a daughter. MARRILI'll PENH ALE—VOSPER.—At the residence of the bride's mother, on the 1st inst., by the Rev, Goo. Jackson Mr ileo. Penhale, of Stephen, to Mise Jessie Vesper. WALKER—HUMELL.—In Toronto, on April 11th, by Rev. O. C. S. Wallace, Mr Geo. Walk- er, of Wingham, to We Catharine Hemel], of Toronto. KERR—NESBITT.—At the residence of the bride's father, on the 8th inst., by Rev. E. A. Fear, Mr Harvey J. Kerr, of Thornburry, to Mina Helena, eldest daughter of Mr Chris. Nies- bttt, of Goderioh township. DIED. NUGENT.—At the parsonage, Palmerston on the 4th inst., Annie May, eldest daughter of Rev. F. E. Nugent, aged 18 years. HUNTER.—In Tuokoramith, on April 29th Phoning Hunter, aged 10 years and 10 months; BROWN.—In Exeter North, on April 28th, James Brown, aged 87 years and 6 months. FLYNN.—In Wingham 011 April 28th, Kate, relict of the late James Flynn. aged 75 years. HEWITT.—In Walton, on April 29th, John Howitt, aged 72 years. SIMONS.—In Goderich, on the 8th inst. Mary, relict of the late James Simons, aged 811 years. CALDER.—In Grey, on April 25th, Thomas Calder, aged 55 years and 2 months. MINSHALL.—At Litchfield, Nebraska on April 20th, Mary Mineliall, foetidly of (ircy, aged 70 years and 8 months. ELLIQTT.--In Goderich township, on the 7th inst. Anthony Elliott, aged 83 'ears and 6 nionthA. Fans. Hammocks Bicycles and Express Waggons Wall Paper, Curtain Poles & Window Shades. COOPER & CO ' CLINTON stew A•dueetigeme>xtei 5 ONE and a half story house to let. New,Cleanand Comfortable lately occupied led by Mr Vance. Five dollars per month. W. COOPER of Cooper's Book Store. House and Lot for Sale or to rent For sale or to rent, the Cottage just south of 8t Joseph's Church The house has every cora. venionce, bard and soft water, suitable for 'small family Will rent or sell cheap Apply at Mai ERA 0E100 Stray Cattle Strayed from the.promises g1 Mr13„Cebbutt._. 'Godo ich township, two weeks Since, two 3 -year old Steers, one all red, with a lump on its leg, cut by wire fence; one red and white with white face; aleo•two 2 -yr olds being a red and also a grey heifer. A ny one giving information of their whereabouts will be suitably rewarded GILBLIRT MAIft, Goderich township HULLETT COURT OF RE- VISION. Notice is hereby given that the first sitting of the Court of Revision for the Assessment Roll of the Township of Hullett, will be held in Bell's Hall, Londesboro, ou Monday, May 27th, at 10 a. m., for the purpose of hearing ane eettlleg com- plaints against the said Assessment Roll. Per. Sona having business at the court will please at- tend at the same time and placewithout farther notice. JAMES CAMPBELL, Clerk, BAYFIELD COURT OF RE. VISION. Notice is hereby given that the first sitting of the Court for the Revision of the Assessment Roll of the Village of Bayfield, will be hold is the Town Hall, Bayfield, on Monday, May 27th, at 10 a. m., for the purpose lot hearing and sot• ling complaints against the said Assessment' Roll. Persons baying business at the Court will please attend at the same time andplace,wit:hont further notice. H W ERWIN, Clerk For Sale, Lease or Exchange. for other suitable property, Store and 8 roomed dwelling, woodshed and stable. Buildings all new, No lnoambrane°. Apply M. G. OLIVER, Whitechurch, Ont. lm PUBLIC NOTICE. In consideration of having sold my Furniture Store and Stook of Furniture and undertaking goods, In Blyth, to J. A. Chellew, I agree and bind myself to not engage In the furniture or undertaking booinees in Blyth for so long as the said J. H. Chellew or his successors Garry on the business there: Signed, T. W. SCOTT. Witness, M. YOUNG. 4i THE IMPORTED DRAUGHT STALLION ANDREW LAMMIE, Will stand for the Improvement of etook u follewet Monday, May 8, will leave his own stable, Loadeebero, nod proceed to Jos. Webster', 13th con. Hallett, for noon, thence to Manchester Hotel for the night. Tuesday, wilt proceed by way of Westfield to Alfred Carr's for noon. to Salgrate Hotel for the night. Wednesday,will p by way of Sunshine to John Wallace's, Morl., ter noon; then to Emigh's Hotel, Blyth, for the night. Thursday, will pproceed by way of the Dth con. of Morris to Wm Het- riogton's, 13th con., Hallett, for noon; then to his own etabble, Loodesboro, for the night. • Friday, willroceed to Thos. Carbert'e, Hallett for noon• then down the 0th sod 7th cons. of Hullett, to John Staples Klnbarn, for night. 8atnrday, will proceed to his own stable and remain tail the following Monday morning. This route will be coatMud doling the seam), health and weather permitting. J. h. B. BELL, Proprietors CENTRAL BUSINESS COLLEGE Stratford, Ont. Are you interested in a PRACTICAL EDUCATION? If so, we want to know you. It will cost but a few cents to write us and we guarantee you will be well repaid. Handsome catalogue free. P. McINTOSH, Principal.. SLIMMER TRIPS r: mmrmr W 1 Hy River,Lake,Ocean orRail For tiokets, rates and all information apply tet TOM �Atitv ACKSONN. D l) 1