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HomeMy WebLinkAboutGoderich Reporter, 1880-07-17, Page 3ktitw that be was only carrying out the Wishes Ind instr'Ctinas of the committee. Ali right thinking and honest minded persons will admit that the Secretary is entitled to the gratitude of the public for the trouble bs took, and that to his efforts is a great m'oalure is due the\\satisfaction and success of ttlit day's celebration, which all admit wail the most satisfactory witnessed for many years. The Secretary can afford to smilelwith all other sensible people, at the SUICIDAL and eIaLLOW editorial devoted t_e hie castigation,in which the "Signal" admits tee plainly seawords can do it, that because the Secretary did not gree it the little wetter of prin>,ing amounting to four dollars nobody was permitted to know anything of the proposed celebration 'and consequently Dominion Dee' this year was scored out of the celandtir; by the "Signal." In other words the "Signal" which has been support• ed and patronized by this _town for the last 20lor 26 year, is prepared on the slightest provocation even for the paltry sum of a4 00 to sacrifice the best interests of the Town 1 Is it not due to the business men of ibis town who advertise in and patro ize the "Signal" that public matters calculated to benefit the town should be pointed out, and is it not due to country eubileribers that they should be duly ldltdrffied of the amusements and attractions here on public holidays, that they may avail themselves of them? What do they pay their subscriptions for, if not to get the news; or jrlaj What does the -Sig- nal" profess to do if not to convey the news to its subscribers ? Uufortunate subscribers! you get a scanty, little bit of news when it Pleases the " g(gdil " to give it, which is generally too late and too much adulterated with spleen or falsehood to be of use to any- one. Unprincipled Journalism. At the last sitting of the Town Cdun- eil, on the 8th inst., Mayor Doyf A called attention to the ;Mt that his remarks on ti et Colborne petition asking for the abolition of the market fees, had not been correctly reported by the "Signal," end he stated that what he did say in reference to the people of Cdlborne was "that it should be remembered that "while vee could not afford to do without "then1,.they could not ad`ord to do with- out tie." Whereas the "Signal" report- ed hi -n to have said that "we can do without them, but they cannot de with• "eat us." lir. Doyle said he felt it Wan due to the town, not to say anything about what was due to himself, that this correction should be made by the "Signal." Re ap- pealed to the trtetiebers of the council present to sustain him it he had stated the facteorrectly. The editor of the "Signal" was present and he asked the Mayor to do him the ;justice of telling the council that *hen his attention was called to this mitt -rep- resentation before the couneil nfdeting he at ones said it was a mistake, and he would correct it Did he correct it as lie prom- ised, and as any honrable man would hare done when his.attention was called in to marked a manner? To deal fairly and honorably would be contrary to thtlguiding principles of the "Signal." In the first place the matter was not referred to at all by the "Signal" in its last report of the proceedings of council, where it should have appeared : it was purposely omitted there in order that the people whom the first report was intend. ed to prejudice should not obseffid's the correction, and it was only mentioned in another part because they dare not omit it. How do they correct the admitted misrepresentation ? By repeating it in in aggravated form. They say that the Mayor did say what both he and the Council say he did not, and to give the "Signal's" baseless assertion the setnb- Lance of truth they, as usual, when stating what they know to be deliberately untrue, shield themselves behind "some Who were present," taking care however not to adduce any tangible proof. It will be very singular thing indeed, if the Co ncil allow this matter to pass without farther attention, as it is one which seriously affects the rights of every Member of the Board, namely, the right to he reported carrectly when at all. THE GREAT SHOW. velocipede upon a wire stretc 1e,. air, walking the wire blindfolded, wneelit a barrow, walking upon stilte, eta. eta, and concluding by dashing head downwards sortie fifty feet upon a net spread below her lofty wire was beheld with almost breath- less snspense, but applauded without mea- sure at the conclusion, upon observing that the whole had been performed in safety The electrio light, the wonder of the world, constitutes another of the great attractions of this the greatest of great shows; Al an expense of $20,000 it has been added to the Aggregation, and will be exhibited after- noon and evening, in entire modus operand:. The Zoological department is probably the most complete travelling exhibition in the wotld. It eomprises most of all animals that live, among which are varieties never before exhibited on this continent and pro- bably never will be again. So great is the number, that to secure more than a passing observation it least ten days would require to be taker into consideration, thongh Mr Forepangh has his arrangements so com- plete that in visiting the Show one can gradually pass along and et a glance oh - serve all of those animals natural in life though not in their ntttiirell element. The Aggregation comprises a wildern es of wild besets and exotic birds, everywhere pro- nounced the most enerthous gathering of animal life since the primeval d'ye wher Adam christened creation. 'he grand Colossal Carnival Circus c'intains more ad - tors, acts and areni:: wonders than any Circus in the world ever had—perfnrmere receiving double the salary of the President of the United States. Mr. Foeepaugh hes expended two million dollars in securing this great combination. No one should fail in attending. It will be an opportunity never before offered and probably never will be again in Goderich. A'mission as low as charged by ordinary travelling concerns, whole there is twenty times the attraction. Be sure and visit it on Mon- day next, 19th inst. There is no doubt but that the largest and most interesting entertainment ever witness- ed in Goderich, will be produced on Mon- day next, 1tth inst. Adam Forepeugh's Colossal, Zoological and Arenic Aggregation will then be a hibited, and from all we can learn the like of it was never before seen, and possibly *ill never again be seen in Goderich. We had a conversation last week with a gentleman who had recently visited this great show, and be told us that it was impossible to dsscrioe the features in detail He particularly mentioned the firing of a man from a cannon, which he said was per formed true to advertisement, though while being execnted created a thrill of suspense upon the audience noticeably painful. Ye the feat was executed without accident, fol lowed avjth round upon round of applause 41, le Elle Zuila also held the audience epel bound.. Her evtrsordinery feats of riding a Toni WottingL. PIRseSAL. — Richard' Martin, ksq.. of Hamilton, is in town visiting his old friend, ire Lewis, Esq., County Attorney. COURT or CHANCEay.—The fall sitting of the Court of Chancery for the County of Huron, before Honorable Vice-t'hancellor Blake, will be held at Ooderich on Tuesday, 14th September. Pmasovere—His Honor, Judge Toms, has been absent during the week, attending the Greind Lodge, Grand Chapter, and Wind Preceptory, A F. k A IL, of which grand bodies he is a distinguished member. PIRCONAL. —Messrs R Radciffe, W. M. of Maitland Lodge .Vo. 112, A. F. At A. M., and Harry Bolton, Vlr, it of Goderich Lodge No 32, have been in attendance a' the Grand Lodge, in Guelph, during the week. Ho! Y■ Sisoxiits.—deo. Cattle begs to inform the smoking public that he will have, in the course of a week, the finest lot; of imported Havana Cigars ever brbugtit to town, rangini it price from 5 cts to 15 cts each ; also, Domestic cigars of the beet brand. EXAMINATION Or TpACRsas.—Exam inations for 3rd class certificates began on Tuesday morning last. The examiners are J. R. Miller, Inspector of West Huron ; A. Dewar. Inspector of North iluron ; D. M. Malloch, Principal of Model School, Clinton, and T Gregory. Principal of Exeter Public `chool One hundred and twenty candidates write. The result will not be known under a couple of weeks. HAIR Derisive —Gentlemen requiring any- thing in this line will find Knight's Parlor. on Wert Street, two doors East of the Post Office, one of the beet in the Province. It is just the place to go for nobby hair cnt, and a clean shave, with all the other etciete- ras. Knight claims to meet the moet fashion- able requirements of the day in his line of business, and he don't want you to forget it. Tam BAND —We are glad to notice that the band bas been re-siiecitated, and is once again prepared to discourse sweet music when occasion requires They" acquitted themselves very creditably on Monday morn- ing when leaving for the Orange celehr-tion at St. Marys. Mr. B. Armstrong has the boys in charge, and they certainly could not be in rater hands. feeecexY.—Martin Hen ry end Wm. Blain of Po -t Albert, were committed to j 1 on Tuesday. charged with stealing a watch, chain and Feet of earings from Mrs. Graham. They were brought before Judge Spier on Wednesday and elected to be tried witkout fury. The Judge premised them his at- tention on Saturday, 17th. Asyramxavon WANT.—It has become pretty well known that almost anything reqired, from a neenle to an anchor can be obtained at Saunders' Variety Store, and also that he maintains his reputation of conducting the cheapest house in the County Of Huron. i Hts stock comnrises a wonderous display of jewelry and fancy goods, including moul dings, engravings, chromos, kc. See advt. Al .-. .W Macmatts: Mr. J. W.1 Gbt.: herr informs ue that he is doing a good business in the above line. He has now been eight years in the business end br hon- est, straight -forward dealing hes worked it up to what it is. See his adverti3ement in this iesue. WAxrrD.— The Seaforth "Expositor an- nounceea ce1ebra&on in th,,t town en the 27th unon which o•'casion the town Council ar• to be drawn i t precession by sir mules. We hope our Seafo•th friends will gite nu the loan of those mules when hey get through with them, in order to cart out of town a couple of worthiest newspapers, besides other rubbish. Seamus Aconesirr.—L A. Hicks, Esq., of the firm of Blake k Co., of Detroit, Exeter and Itintail, met with a very serious accident here a fed• days ago He was at the station to see a friend off updi1 the train, and upon returning the horse took fright at the cars and became unmanageable, upsetting the buggy, pitching Mr . (licks out, through Which he sustained injuries of a very severe character. The horse ran away and smash- ed the rig considerably. Mr. Hicks continu- ed afterwards to get around but there was no hoodwinking the fact ttiet it was with a great degree of exertion, attended with pain. •Hie head was badly cut, and bis arias and his thigh sprained. We are pleased to learn, however, that no serious results lnterveaned, and that he is agate able to attend to business as usual. Poymeev —A few weeks ago we noticed aparagraph in the Signal of a somewhat uncourteoua nattire towards someone in the vicinity of Exeter, because he was endeavor- ing to establish himself ie �business while in adversity. The patagrepli was credited to the Exeter Tithes, and, if true, that paper certainly exercieed a lack of leas brains than claimed by that renouned headless rooster on exInbirion last wffiter, when penning such an article. The 3'ignal, of bourse, net rally emerging upon idiocracy, republished the article. It might be said in reply, however, that if poverty vias a passport to heaved the Signal man could hare been trtindled there in a wheelbarrow, upon s slack wire with ease, quite a few yearn ago. FATAL CCIDSIIT.-nn Friday last. 9th inst., Mrs Margaret McGuines of this town, met with an accident which resulted in al mots i stent death. She, in company with her son and another lad named Hale, had been out picking berries, and on returning home were overtaken by the storm. They were hurrying along the railroad when the afternoon train was coming in, and pro- bably through the severity of the storm did not hear its approach The lads jumped and barely escaped, but Mrs, McGuines was not so fortunate. She was struck by the engine and hurled a distance to the side of the track. The train did not halt but proceeded to the station, and after dischargit.g the paseengere returned to the spot, where the unfortunate woman was then breathing her last. An inquest was not deemed neceesarv, as the circumstance was considered purely accidental. Deceased was interred in the R. C. Cemetery on S"ndav last, a large con- course of people following her remains to the grave. Much sympathy is felt for the family. which is quite large and in a measure wee dependent upon her for support. Tovis Couteett. •-A special meeting of the Town Council was held on Thursday evenfng, tor the nurpo=e, of extending the town limits so as to Include the westerly h if of Lot No 2, in the 1st Con of Goderich Towr.shrp, ilia prof erty upon which Mr. Kidd proposes to erect a sawmill sad for Which he i3 asking a bonus from the. Town. As the property ie wit' out the muricipality of course no bonus could be granted, thus the occasion for .nov'ng to bring said imits Within the corporation, which req'tires to be acted upon by the Council before the 15'h of July. Ae the said meeting took plice and was acted upon on the 15th it remains a questron whether tie ot3e3 will be passed or not. At the ab •ve meeting of the Coun- cil Mr. Ga•row gave notice that Capt. Cox had a hill of com 'lain. against the corpoe- a'iou for njeries receiv d through the Dat- ing of a circus bill -board. Mr. Sloane moved, seconded by Mr. Campion, that a committee composed of ?desire. Dancey, Elliott, Mitchell, Johnston and Sloane be eepointed to investigate the matter respect- ing Ce pt. Cox.—Carried. Considerable dtseussion took piece upon the various natters bought u» at above meeting, but space will not allow an extended report. PASTING.—For cheap printing call upon Cathcart & Aldrich. Their prices are re- duced to li'9ing rates. They heve broken up th'e double, heck action, patent corn- • bination, and have compelled the news papers in town' to work at honest prices. Fancy the "Star" and the "Signal" charging $85 for a little,job of about five average days' work. Cathcart k Aldrich did the t same work this year for $18 45 and made - money out of it. If it is doubted, bring • along from one to -a hundred of just such 1 jobs, at just such rates, and see hot soon thee Trill be gobbled up: rr: 0. xers' tee -'t SOM'WHAT MUDDLuD.—We noticed in a town paper last week a personal, c ttigratu- lating Messrs Charies McManus, of this town upon having made a very eloquent eddrese on the occasion of the distribution of' prizes, and Mr. J. J Dbyle, son of Mr. Jas.. Doyle, proprietor of the Merchants' Express, for having received five first prizes in Engish, grammar, book-keeping. penmanship;. Chris- tian doctrine, and in the commercial class, in L'Aseumption College, Sandwich. We congratulate ot.r young townsmen upon their marked distinction, at the came time we may' remark to that town paper that in announcing honors of so distinguished a character -to- our young townsmen they should not have so m,de a farce of it as to have added the following most ludicrous paragraph. "For two young men from God- erich to carry away so many honors in one of the hundreds of colleges in the United States, is a credit to the town, of which we are happy to make note" We mayrema,k that for a' Goderich editor to publish sucL au absurdity proves only too clearly that the town must have a lunatic on hand and is only patiently waiting for on opening to eonfiue him in the Asylum. What school boy does not know. where Sandwich is? If that editor is not muzzled he will next an- nouuuce that Bayfield is in Egypt. Office doors M. NICHOLSON, Surgeon Dentist. and residence. West Street, ' Three below Bank of. Montreal, Goderich. AL BIO N HOTEL, GODERICH, ONT. McWilliams & Peatman, Prp's First•class accommodation., Newly Furnish• ed. Charges Moderate. H. CO6KE, General dealer in Groceries, Wines. and Liquors VegetAilek and Provisions. (Clrool wry einhel (llgaz witra ' MARKET SQUARE, GODERICH, Brandy, Wines an Ales on Draught and in Bottles. Palmerston Lager in wood and bottles al- ways on hand, V ESSRLS SUP141ED On shortest notice and moist reasonable terms Huron School Book Depot ! THE Cheapest Booi Store robe County, Schtif&l Supplies -of every kind, at lowest prices. A large assortment of Fancy 4511-oods,.! Will be sold during the nett three months at cosh. GEO. SHEPPARD. the Oldest Eistablished Store in ,the County, TILL IN EXISTENCE, and has theThett :• t,, value in general Hardware to be found in the County. The stock consists of Bar Iron, Steel, Nails, Glass, Paints, Paint 011e, Machine Oile, a first-class etock of Agficui`- tural Harvest Too e, of good value , House Builders' Stock in good supply, and all goods generally kept in a first-class Hardware store. GROCERIES.—Teas and ,Suffafs' eapecial- ity, Japan Duet 25c. per pound ; Good Young Nylon Tea, file lbs. for '$1.50; a' really good Young Ilyson Tea, 50c. ; best in the market, 60. to 75.; Black. 40c ; Japan, from 40c. up ; all other Groceries in pro po rtion. DRY; GOODS, in first-class value. We make no window show : just drop in and price our goods, and ask for whae you want: We do not pretend to Bell for less than cost; we buy well and sell ata small profit. C. CRABBe Gt'deritii, July 17, [885'. DRY GOODS. OOLROR%E EROS. Are selling DRY GOODS ANI) GROCERIES, CHEAP FOR CASH, They are not so'ling off at cost, hut they will give as good value as any house in. town And as they are only TEN MONT in business they have no OLD STUFF TO OST RID OF. All new goods bought for cess in the best markets and sold CLOSE ON COST. IT WILL PAY YOU TO GIVE THEM A CALL The Highest Price paid in cash or trade for butter a ld eget COLBORNE BROS., Robertson's old stand, Goderich. s.N •