HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Blyth Standard, 1903-01-22, Page 11
tb
t l
ttb
A
fb.
VOL. XVI.
BLYTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1903. No. 24.
Huron County Council Elections.
The following are the full returns for the county council elections, as furnished
rby County Clerk Lane
DIVISION No. 1.
Ashfield Colborne Goderich Total
'T E. Durnin 447 260 489 1202
Alex. Young 274 482 861 1117
Hugh.Chembors 660 111 807 978
DIVISION No. 2.
Goderich Tp. Mullett Clinton
David Cantelon 888 807 660 1800
James Connolly 728 186 185 1078
Abe. Leitch 180 746 129 1005
DIVISION No. 8.
Stanley Hay Hensel,
Wm. Lamont 845 609 115
J. McNaughton 874 282 54
Wm. Consit...,...... 148 846 ..,... 117
Robert MOMordie .... 86 91 109
Bayfield
28 1092
218 928
13 619
10 858
DIVIa10N No. 7,
W.Wawanosh j .Wawanosh
Matthew Lockhart... 860 178
Donald Patterson .... 158 286
John Webster 428 188 ., .,,
John T. Currie 60 186
Blyth Wingham
81 251 . 870
224 187 805
88 109 756
84 285 518
DIVISION N0. 8.
Turnberry Howick Wroxeter
S..7. Ferguson 220 598 21 888
Robert Miller 478 278 69 825
Andrew Doig 206 470 112 783
Dimon No. 4,—R. Hicko H. Spackman, by acclamation.
Divisxow No. 5.—J. B. McLeau, B. B. Gunn, by acclamation.
D,vlaloN No. 6,—W. H. Kerr, Jamea Bowman, by acclanatien.
The county council for 1906-1909 will be composed of Messrs. Durnin, Young,
Cantelon, Connolly, Lamont, McNaughton, Hicks, Speakman McLean, Gunn,
Kerr, Bowman, Lockhart, Patterson, Ferguson and Miller. The new member/
are Mesere. Durnin and Young in Div. No. 1; Mr. McNaughton in Div. No. 8,
and Mr. Gunn in Div. No. 5.
EXETER.
Squills,—Mr, Nelson Taylor, who
has been in Washington Territory for
the past few years, returned home
Monday and will visit his parents, Mr.
and Mrs, John W. Taylor, for few
weib.,,, Mr, and lira. Frank Oke, of
Toronto, formerly of Exeter, have lost
their little eon, Roger Earl, by death.
„There died at her horse, Lake road,
Hay, on Tuesday last, Maggie David-
son, beloved wife of Mr. David Alward,
Ott the age of 80 years. Mrs. Alward
had been suffering from consumption.
She le survived by her husband and
two children....MMfr. J. F. Russell lost
a valuable bores last week, The beset
died from an attack of inflammation
and was valued at 1150....Mra. James
Westoott and daughter, of Douglas,
Manitoba, have arrived here and will
%gait friends in and about Exeter for a
few weeks,.., Mr. Joseph Davis, who
has been in Gravenhorat attending the
ssnitsrlum for his health, has returned
home, his general condition having
much improved.
WEST iF ELD.
Itsmi.—Messrs. Robert Buchanan
and John Rodger have a contract for
outUnit wood for Mr. Alex. Scott....
)jr. Jamie Scott, Si.,'is at present
seriously ill, having recently been
etrioken with paralyse. Mrs. James
Anderson has gone to Guelph, London
end St. Thomas, where she will spend
a month with relatives preparatory to
going to her home in the west Mr.
Wm. Johneten is buying up horses to
take to Manitoba for the spring work.
,,,,Mr. Campbell, accompanied by his
grand -daughter, Miss Lurenia Camp-
bel1, attended the marriage of Miss
Riles in 'Kincardine hast week..,. Mr.
Menlo McDowall disposed of his driver
icor a good sum Messrs. Arthur
Kingsbury and Thomas Cook are en-
gaged cutting wood for Mr. Davit
Scott. They have a large contract....
$louts are being made to organize a
beat ring for the coming.summer, A
meetinghae already been held at Mr.
Wm. teckhouse's, when a number
.consented to take shares. Another
'meeting will be held in the school
'house next Saturday to elect officers.
Thfa will be a good idea and we wish
theta' every success Miss Mamie
Auld' leayee for Toronto this week
where ship :spews to get u good sena-
don Sunday school lies
• beep re-orgegiznd but not much of It
ebangetvas made. Mr. W. J. Wight -
teas is superintendent, Mr. W. F.
Campbell secretary, end Mr. James
Hoover librarian. The some teachers
were sleeted for another year.
LAST WAMNANQRM.
Cott(1toir MEETING.—The firer -council
meeting for 1908 wee held on Monday
of last week, members present, being
Mr. Ji'hn McCallum, reeve;Messrs
John E. Ellis, John Menzies, ar., and,
..Davin Wilson, councillors. Mr, Wm.
Beecroft was absent: Having each
severally euhacribed to the declaration
of Qualification and of office. the' reeve
In the chair, the minutes of the Decem-
ber meeting were read and peeped.
Moved by Mr. Ellis seconded by Mr.
Menefee, that P. Puverfield be re-
appointed clerk, salary $85. -Carried.
Finlay Anderson was also re -appointed
treasurer on lame co,ditiona 514 last
yeer, salary 180; and Janne: W. Bone
and Peter W. Scott auditors of accounts
of 1902. Moved by Sir. xllie, aectmded
, by Mr. Menzies. that Wm. Robinson be
aiseASOr for 1908, salary same is for-
merly, $55.—Carried. The following
will be the hoard of health for 1908:
The reeve, clerk, Jamie McGee, Walter
McGowan and James McCallum ; Dr.
)1cAeh, of Belgrare, me'lica) laealrh
officer. Communication from Mr. J.
Roes Robertseo, Resin salting for a
donation in aid of Sick Children's lies-
pital, 'Toronto, was received, and on
motion of Messrs. Wilson and Menzies
85 was granted for that purpose.
Moved by Mr. Ellie, seconded by Mr.
Wilson, that seven conies of the Muni.
cipal World be ordered for the council
and treaenrer for 190t3.—Carried. The
clerk reported that according to the
returns received by him, 118 rate -
pavers had, on Monday, January 5th
last, voted in favor of the bridge on
river bylaw, and 274 had voted against
it. The council therefore considered
that no further action on their part was
necessary to be taken on this matter in
the meantime. Accounts of George
Quinn, Andrew Auld and John Jeffer-
Ron, for services rendered as scrutineers
on the vote taken January 5th last, on
bridge bylaw, reooived and laid over
for further consideration. The clerk
was instructed to notify the collector to
have his roll returned to the treasurer
not later than February let next. De-
bentures were passed and signed for
payment of the following accounts:—
Fraser A Logan, tile, 84,75 ; F. Gutte-
ridge, account in- full for tile in 1902,
8147.81 ; do., East Wawanoeh share of
building culvert on southern boundary,
860; Municipal World, account in full
for stationery, supplies, etc., to date,
87.12; P. Porterfield, part expeaees of
last municipal election, 885; do„ ser-
vices as rlerk in 1902, 885; do., postgge,
stationery and ex regia charges, 85.25.
Council adjourned till February 10th
next.
BONFiELD.
Bit 208.—The I.O.F. ball held in
the gown hall passed off very pleasant!
and there was s large attendance, al-
though the weather was cold and rough.
Excellent musio was furnished by the
Excelsior orchestra of Zurich. Lunch
was served at 12 o'clock when dancing
was continued until after four..,,A
very successful social, under the aus-
pices of the Epworth League, was keld
at the parsonage on Friday evening
tart. A very pleasant time was spent
and about 825 realized .... A eonaert
under the auspices of the choir was
hell in the Presbyterian church on
Wedneaday evening. The program
consisted of selections by the choir,
instrumentals by Mr. .Passmore, of
Mitchell, and vocal soloe by Mr, Stan -
bury. As the weather was stormy
there was not as large an audience se
the concert merited,,,,'1he bell for tate
PHOTO
BARGAINS
.. A'T ..
8BRIRIS 110T, S ITT8m
We have just received all the Latest
.Up-to-date City Styles in Photo Cards,
Burtons; Beck Grounds, Floor t'lot.he
and Tone*, and we are pow prepared to
turn outwork as good as the best,
We also Enlarge Portraits from the
dullest phbtografcha in Crayon, Water-
color and Sepia tones.
PgrO-For bargains call and see
our samples.
Gallery . will be open every week day.
Call and see us.
All work guaranteed.
H. R. BREWER
PROPRIETOR.
JEROMF
MANAGER.
Preahyterian church was received only BANK
in titne to he placed in position the day
before Chriotmas....Itev. Joseph El-
liott, of Nairn, was here on heftiness
last week. ...Stone is being drawn for a
fine summer residence Dr. Metcalf, of
Detroit, purposes having erected next
season on his property overlooking the
lake.... Quite a large uumbor are here
for the winter from Dakota, Manitoba
and the Northwest, Among thein are
Thomas Parker, H. Young and wife,
Robert Eagleson, wife and family,
August Wild, Peter Wild and daughter,
John Wild, Robert Scotchmer, wife
and family....Miss Ethel Marks rate
returned to the ladies' college at Ottawa.
.The receetly elected councillors,
A. E. Erwin, F. A. Edwards, John
Fraser and James Thompson, with Dr,
R. Stanbury am reove, are determined
to carry through any scheme that will
tend to advance the interests of Bay-
field. The first matters of importance
to receive attention are the establish-
ing of a grist mill and remodelling of
our town hall.
4.14044.
WINCMAM.
TOOTS.—Mr. H. itansford, who has
been teller in the Dominion bank here
for Nome months, hue been transferred
to Orillla..,. Wingham merchants aro
busy stock -taking.... Mr. Peter Fisher,
jr., is able to be around again after his
severe illness Mr. E. J. Skelton was
elected a member of the Walkerton
council, Mr. Skelton is a former
Wingham citizen.... Mr. Albert Mar-
tin and Miss Mary R. Stark, former
Wingham residents, were married in
London the other day. They will
reside in Aaainiboia.... t\ir, Ernest But-
ton and Miss Edna Batton have gone
to Toronto.... Dfr. T. J. McGuire is ill
at present.... Mist.; Olive Sanderson, of
Orangeville, is visiting her sister, Mrs,
I. Davidson Mrs. Gifford, of Detroit,
IS visiting at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs, J..1. Honnutb Miss
Pansy Reynolds is home from Essex...
Mr. M. Walker is suffering from blood
poisoning in one of his legsMr.
Arthur Flack, of Emerson, Manitoba,
recently visited his parents here....
Mr. Charles Henderson has been an
office -)colder in the Turnberry Agricul-
tural iaociety for 40 years Mr. and
Mrs, E. Smith have again been celled
upon to pass through bereavement.
This three it is their youngeet child,
aged nine months and 19 days. It is
only a few weeks since another of their
little ones passed away.
MULLETT.
A Ptoxani's DNATu.—Not alone in
this township but throughout a good
portion of Huron county will it he
learned with deep regret of the death of
one of Huron's pioneere, in the person
of Mr. Win. Collinson, of the 18th con.,
who passed away on January 9th at
the ripe old age of 74 years, six months
and 24 days. lleceated had been in
failing health for some time with cancer
of the liver, which was the direct cause
of hie death. Born in Yorkshire, Eng-
land, in the year 1828, he carne to this
country in the year 1857. Me was
always a hard working man, and ammo
of good principles. Ne was married in
the year 1857 to his now Borrowing
widow. In politics he was a Liberal,
end a staunch and consistent member
of the Londeeboro Methodist church,
where he will be missed. Besides his
widow, he leaves one son, Mr. James
W. Collinson, to mourn the loss of a
kied and indulgent husband and father.
The funeral took place on the 12th inst.,
interment being made in the Uttion
oemetery.
GHITUAnv.—Mr, John Cumiog, whose
death was brie2ly referred to last week,
was born in Devonshire, England, near-
ly 75 years ago and came to Canada
when 20 years of Ree, living for a couple
nI years in Chinguacousy township,
Peel county, and thin moviug to the
Huron tract, which was in its primitive
state. He took up a hush farm on the
18th con. of this township, which he
soon converted into one of the finest iu
the neighborhood. Ho was always a
hard worker, a man of sturdy and
sterling principles and determination,
a,;d once he settled in his own mind
certain course of action, nothing could
turn him therefrom. That be enjoyed
the esteem and good will of hie ac-
quaintances, goes without saying For
a number of years he was kesident o`
the Morrie Branch Agricultural society,
and was deeply interested in tlioro'-bred
stock improvement, giving his attention
specially to Cotswold sheep, Suffolk
pigs and Shorthorn cattle. In early
lile he married Mise Shobbrook, sister
of the Metiers,8hobbrook, of thio
township, who survives Irina, together
with seven RODS, one on the homestead,
the others being comfortably settled in
the Northwest. He wee a Liberal in
politica, and a member of the Londes-
hero Methodist church. The remains
were interred iti the Union cemetery on
Thursday last, a large number attend-
ing the funeral.
Coosctl. MRennin. —The council -elect
for 1908 met in Londeohoro on jilt ; cry
12t1i aur) commenced huainasa f,r th,
year. 'Those present were Reeve Ferris,
Conn. Patterson, Comm. Moon, Coup,
Wen en and Coun. Mcylillan, The fol.
lowing communications were received
and rend: From the chairman of the
trust fund of the Sick Children's hospi-
tal, '1 oronto, and 011 motion of Comm.
Warren anti Moon, the sum of 810 wait
granted as a donation to the institution ;
from Angus Smith, civil engineer,
Stretford, asking for the position of
OF HAMILTON
Capital, all paid up $2,000,000, Reserve, $1,600,000.
"Total Assets, over $20,000,000.
JAMES TURNBULL, GENERAL MANAGER.
BLYTII AGENCY.
Notes Discounted and Collected. Drafts Issued.
General Banking Business Transacted.
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT.
Sums of $1 and upwards received and interest allowed,
compounded half yearly.
H. V. HOLMES, AGENT.
THE GREAT CASH STORE
We are clearing Winter Goods
at sweeping reductions during
January.
In many cases they are sold at
less than manufacturer's prices,
but we need the room for Spring
Goods.
Just a few Men's Fur Coats which will be cleared out
regardless of coat
Tremendous reductions in all lines of Clotbiog.
Heavy Rubbers and Overshoes will be cleared out at
bargain prices,
See our Heavy Wool Blankets. They are the best value
in the trade.
Men's Heavy Winter Shirts et 25 per cent under the
usual price.
See the bargains in our Carpet and Lace Curtain depart-
ment.
Some great value in Ladies' Ready-made Skirts.
Millinery at half price.
lr Don't forget that these reductions are for January, before
we take stock,
D. M. McBEATH
r I •o..._EtLYT
t.:. t' ,.?.,17.7 S!1 !t 1.u`w '1::?,MC t % .4i tonmship Us IR*Tl+
W.Cnrter,rapplying ieer, µiso beers -a c mitten acid will meet again itt the Township
p hall, Londeaboro, on February ,
lowusbip assessor. The usual ln v y' 'th, ar,
PRETORIA
BLOCK . .
y is
were passed fixing salaries and appoint-
ing township officers, George Stephen-
son and M. Braithwaite, being appoint-
ed auditors and will meet to examine
and audit the treasurer's books, on
Thursday- January 22nd; Wm. Carter,
assessor ; Robert Smith, collector. The
local board of health will be the reeve,
clerk, John Garbutt John Sprung and
George Watt. Ten.era for the supply
of a quantity of reek elm and also for a
quentity of tamarae plank, mostly 16
feet long and three inches thick will be
reeeivsd up to February 7th. Couna.
McMillan and Patterson moved that
the reeve and clerk petition the warden
and council of the county of Huron to
call a public meeting of ratepayers
municipal eflicere generei.y of the
county, to conr:oider the advise hiliry of
taking hold of the grant made by the
Ontario governnten' 'or the improve-
ment of highways. Reeve Ferris was
authorised by 'he council to rurchns°
the Tecups ance hall, Loudeshoro,
which has been for sale for some time,
for the use, of the township, nhieh a
understand he has done on very favor-
able terms, and it will henceforth be
used as a council room or for ant other
township bualooas. Council adjonrncd
to a.m.
BLYTH LVL
and SALE MULES
• GG GG GG 0
Dr. J. N. Perdue, V.S.
PROPRI£TOB.
• GG WV GG G
First .lass Hot -Nes and Rigs for
lire .,t cexson+ahle:ates.
Best of aerlimmodation to Cum
utercia! TravoUcra and others rgquirieg
ri n.e.
Veterinary office at livery stable.
KING AND QUEEN STREET3, BLYTR.