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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1897-02-05, Page 4•fou, S * d Not • Miss this chance to get the t latest and best Music at cut prices. Remteinber first choice is best, and you get a choice of slightly shop worn Music at to Cents worth 40c and 50c. 'D. '.Anything and Everything in Music. IC �- - EMERSON'S BHOUSE, CLINTONI , I ,a.. &wV *1.VIet.f.NCItXI'llto lidn't 8011-Hodgens lirol Jog readY-1104190118 Bros )losed up-ackson Bros avill-W D tair Cc $taking -W Taylor & Bone Alen Goods -Beesley & Co last day -Jackson & Jackson ill pay you-McKinnell 86 Cc ktaking Gilroy & Wipseman d wan ea -J T it ilolitte tolot-Prof A H Welch oe-*H H Bailey u rd wanted -S s Cooper lo -G F Emerson ce vC,,meron, Holt & Holmes W Irwin )t -W C Searle ere -F Rumball 4`.,. xxL N 6-A l t� I=;;., FRIDAY, FEBUARY 5th, 1897 F'''I The Premiers and their wives of all the British colonies have been invited � E,, to visit the Queen on the occasion of �• her diamond centennial. Hon. W. i Laurier and A ife have accepted the in- s,. vitation. t. . Three bye -elections took place yester- day -North Ontario, South Brant and S'. South Simcoe. All were formerly rep- resented by Conservatives, and the prospects are that at least two, if not R, the three of them, will in the next House be represented by Liberals. It is stated that the new franchise 1, ses- t the next :bill, to be introduced a r , sion of Parliament, will accept, the pro- �vincial lists for Dominion purposes. , This is what the Liberals have all along ": claimed should be done, and it will be � a vast improvement on the exppensive ?: and nearly always out-of-date Domin- P;? ion lists. !' , Hon. G. E. Foster, in a speech the sother day, asserted that "a nefarious it plot had been entered into, before the lt',,. " general election, between Mr reen- Ir way and Mr Laurier, as to the aettle- , anent of tr' he school question." M ` Greenway gives the assertion an em- i'I Iphotic and unqualified denial, and adds r. that Mr Foster was in a position to 3 know the statement was untrue when i; be uttered it. 11 ' pCounty Counen Matters __ The new council has had its fire session, and the experiment of a rc I duced number of legisl%tors may, I 1 i onounced a Sul general terms, be p cess. The members had to work IC• little harder and put in longer hour than the old council did, but they mar 1 .. aged to get through all the work i the sante number of days as formerl3 The pal,y sheet for the session reprt u Bested about one-third what an ordir rary session would cost; against thi f, there are a number of accounts to b paid by the council, incident to th 11. holding of the election, which bad no -to be met before. nvei � ` . County Treasurer Holmes,iuLt of th P' cation with a representat ve NEw ERA, expressed his disapprova • of the new act, and stated that he di. not think in the lonrun that anypar ;i titular saving woulg d be effected; h V ; thought also there was too much wprl k for 16 men to perform; he believed th ;,, , people preferred plenty of reptiresenta tives, and for his part would be willing to let them have them. County Clerk Lane said that he dit not at first favor the change, but afte ?I the week's experience be believed i. , beneficial. It would take time to ge , everything just into line, but his opin ion was that a considerable Savin++ :' would be effected and the sans b wort tt be accomplished. i• Mr Holt, representative„for Distric $ No. 1, said that he had at first beet �, strongly opposed to the new act, be lieving that it might `curtail the lib I erties of the people, but 'he woult frankly admit be was a convert, ane saw its advantages. The financia saving was one very important feature f,�'then the work could be accomplisher ' by the lesser number in ,,just about th, �, ; Slime time as by alar -ger number. Or the whole it was a good move. 4 . A rather unusual circumstance is re lilted by Mr Lane. During the fiv, ”,` .years of his connection with the coup �J, ' ell, there has not been a vacancy creat '`',,. ed in its ranks during any,of the year t : 9-ither by removal from the county, re 1. tirement from the ranks, bankrupts; 1 or death of any of its members. O course some former members hav . j _ died, but (with the exception o Reeve McMurchie, who died at the est of iL term) none died or removed whip members of the County Council. The council was requested to add 25c 11 day to the pay of the volunteers whil , performing the annual drill, 4nd refus F, ed to do so. In this we think the, acted wisely. It would wean an ea ;.,. penditure of about $1200 to 4ave corn filled with the request. The men wh go out to drill are certainly underpaid but it is just a question. if the kitow 'ed a and experience aned is in real 1 13 It Vv rth one cent. In our own Dein Ion the government would be •actifig I lsely it it wiped out the whole milit,ii ''.department,andthuseffectedanannua so,ving of thousands of dollars. Wa don't believe a Minister of Militia fa needed in this country, and we don': think the military spirit should be en• tcouraged, but we do believe that th( cbut'ritxy .would be just as secure and 11 hApp•y. without either, and can ill af. ,t(l the money that is v'i'rtually wast• iid,sits'this direction, • .. , COUNTY COUNCIL. (Concluded from last wookJ A cornmunication wits received fro Larnbton County, asking co-opera of Council in memoIalizing the D minion Government to place R:tilw Companies on the same level, wi other proprietors of lands under t Drainage Acts of Ontario, which w agreed'to. A petition was recess from the County Council of Frontes asking the Council to plass a resoluttc that the Government should put cru and coal oil and.fenee wire in the fr list, was sent to the Special Committ which recommended that no action taken. A number of reports, accouu and applications were sent to the vt tour (7 onitltittees, and. dealt with t hem, . COUNTY AUDITORS, Movers by Mr Hislop, seconded by B, McLe%n, that Chas. McLellan, Belgrave, be auditor. Moved in at endment by Dr. Rollins, seconded I Mr McIhnes, that T. A. Gregory, Exeter, be auditor. .. iv1 d in amen inept to the anis• ,t.!, by R, lti Lean, seconded 1 1'. 1;, hays, th Richard Radclift". I. 6 .;dvl,;ch he a ditor. On a ballot c.:, r; 1:11c(., ?]t t •d n audits Lellan was declared elcuc sand Nixon Sturdy was app .inted the Warden as the second auditor. EDUCATIONAL MATTERS P. Holt and W. Lane, wereappoint auditors of the Criminal Justice i counts, Messrs G. Baird, Stanley. Moore, B. A., Goderich, and Mr Che wright were appointed County Boa of Examiners, Cheannual staterner of the Clinton and Seaforth Collegi Institute boards were sent, to the E •ecutive Committee. A petition fro the school board -,of Hensall, asking he made a centre for the holding Public School Leaving and Entran Examinations, was referred to the ucational Committee, which relen mended that the prayer of the petiti be granted, GENERAL MATTERS A letter was read from W. Coll, Secretary of the County'Clerks' As ciation, asking 'that certain expel' incident. to the meeting of the clef be met by the County Council, sent to the Executive Committ which declined to take action. It w decided that all repairs and furnishit ordered to be done by the County P Party G ommittee should be atter P Y t to by the Warden and Clerk and t members for Division No. 1, County Engineer and Inspector of t House of Refuge were both placed the pay list at the same rate as in bers of the Council, while in attenda at the meetings of the council. ' Clerk was instructed to attend of Committees which mi meetings ]d outside of Goderich wt be he , Council was not in session, and to paid at the same rate as rnetuber•: the Committees, REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE C' MI'1'TEE The cominitterecomnlended that application of Mr French, caretake the House of Refuge, for increase salary be not granted. We res mend a grant of $15 be made .to e public library in the county. lit re once to the application for 25e per to help augment the pay of the ' battalion while putting in the an drill, we recommend that no actio taken. The committee recomm the usual grant of $25 to each of Farn)ers' Institutes. In referenc the application of Manchester Po Village for grant of $30 to aid in erection of a lock-up, we cumin that, no action he taken. [Cou amended this and made the gra The usual grant of $20 to each of Agricultural societies was also res mended. The committee reported in reference to the claim of Clip Collegiate for arrearages, they had all the necessary information be them, and recommended that the r ter be left over, until the June meet .[Council amended this clause by gr Ing $225-$25 less than the full cls As to the amounts to be paid the s ral .Collegiate Institutes for 1 we recommend that the amount be now fixed, and that the Treasurer Chairman of this committee (Mr H examine the figures subalil.ted, the matter be dealt with at th- J meeting.. The usual grant of $2 the Teachers Institutes was rec mended. Recommend that no act be taken concerning the paymen 5$000 for boundary lines. ecomn) that no action be taken concerning request of the Law Association f grant to defray expenses of ant meeting. THE JAILER'S REPORT The Jailer reported 17 inmates - males; one is insane, three under tense for larcency, the remaining are all vagrants. 1�6S211 ,stJ. PHYSICIAN'S REPORT - Dr. Shaw, pbysician of the Hous Refugp, reported that he had mad visits during the eleven months he been filling the position, being an a age of mote than two visits per we it was impossible to attend to -the ies properly by • making the visits quired by your by-laws. During past year many extra visits were m owing to the fact that the House rnadem sort of general hospital reeves and deputise sendingcases th who had met with some accident c Ing for medical attendance and n sin gg up. It has also been made asylum for idiots and insane. Ill treated over 700 cases during the y averaging seven or eight per visit, sometimes as many as 25. The patie during their illness receive every ne saay attention, and suitable food nursing from the matron, keeper nurses. REPORT OF INSPECTOR HOUSE REFuuu The report of Mr Coate (most which has already been published these columns) sbowed that the t expenditure on the house, farm revisions to be $7447.66, from wh 4018.76 should be deducted for per nent improvements. Amount exile ed for support of inmates $3428. average expense per inmate per $15,75; average weekly expense $110. The expenditure for the year is as lows: -Hired labor, $113; stock, to and implements, $636.70; salaries, apector, Keeper and Matron, $4 physician's salary and mediein t�li12,47; permanent improvemen $280,37; repairs, eat., $17.40; provisio and clothing, $1892,76; fuel sand lig $796x02; books, stationery and posts $23.43; sending inmates to frien $14.9;5; supplies for stock and tea m nn a•, a th he as ed ac in de ee ee be is 1,17 - by . 1. J. of n- of d- e - at, u• M c - )r, I ed tc- A• ss - rd Its ate L'x- 11Y1 to of cc Ed- tn- un ts, so- ses ks Was ee, vas 1gs co- ded lie The he on sm- ile the all ,ht rile be ti of OM - the I, of of om- ach Ter - day 33rd n tial u be end the e to (lice the end veil nt.] the Orn - bat ton not fore hat- ing, ant - 111,1 eve - 807, not asci olt,l and Line 5 to 0111 - ion I, of end the or a )tial -all sen- gH13 r1--. Rous( of e 95 had vet•- ek; dut- re- the. ade was by ere all - u r- an ave ear, and nts nee F E OF of in otal and ich ma• nd- 90; day 50. fol am In - 75; es, ta, ns ht, g0, ds, In" . IV a i 11 . , �'R OLIX ON NMI Fac , . o ,., ». w+.-ww: .,::'.,...,n ..;. .••: r. ay... ...•n......,.-• __ ------T--- ... ... .. �..-^-.,•art --. ," , .- 42'..q,b ... a I tt cc. urat, , L�.a5. ov'or $1300 'cjtle oh#c�fi tci the lie is- ;solar -y1 ,�i108,75; e s1�..11tiril , X68.75; ' he• uoaaas of itis ca ne iuild iz; C)au* $107.74, an t:a p t .l a o 9 r _., expenses, , 1 .40-,-t. tai tray's fees which are Calm. ed by Gbe I W Coats, Same, 087.60; R� Re 'splits, � oda fQx th'e�else#"Q#'lh a'is of mgr gg:'rlilleyl' ^ • �.;. , .- incidental ewes s , 39 0 , ( , [ y $7133.00,- y { Registrar as being paid in excess, and month's ealary. f$18,;.J Wiseman and 'l?' farrotabloComment tbrou�bout the Ccttntxy. FINANOE COMMITTEE asks to have same refunded. The ex- Oantelon, ;auditors, each $10. Pay for, On the Stock Exchange, in the club s, and , ]ale. Ar, This cpmmiOE' recommended the `penditure in school manta ement, firermen,91105: W East, 6 months sal- In allpublioplao,s,eppre�iationoftheCan- I $2120. 2, was not estimated or, that I ary,37.50; S. Pratt, 3 months' ,salary , adiang' generosity is in evidence, Ip Bever. payment of a number of accounts. I nein having been missed through ov- I $18;J Rider. same, $1.1,25; A Seely, al of the city churches Sunday Canodiaus' Also that the County Solicitor draft a ersight. The excess of expenditure same $5; G Pickett,"teaming, $4,50; J I lead it) the famine fund was tombingly re. 1! new H&wkers and Peddlars ley -law, as ( over estimate, of $700, in administra- Becker and 0 Carter, work, 90c ,each; (erred to. �, several amendmerrts have been made tion of Justice and Crown witnesses is Jos Ratt'enbur , propertyfor exten- 11 , in the statutes since the present bv- I due wholly to the action of the Pro- Sion of Isaac street, $250; Mrs Devine, I From elyinWindsor Domes the newt that the law was drafted; the committee recoul- insist Treasuyer's de I Curfew boll rings regularly, but that no• y pt<rttnent; the for rent $2; meals for tramps, $1.56; F body pays any heed to it. Ottawa also has �- mended that the fee for such licenses $2,50• J I 1 A remain the s t P • I other mat- (7riminal justice accounts for the Evans, teaming, , as Steep, sun- .the Cnrfew, and the Journal gays the same 11 �,, he a nae. Sev .ra th r n quarter ending September 30, were dries, $IMS; Electric Light Co., $60; state of tbinge are noticeable there, Laws C,/ �0 •. •ters of minor importance were referred transmitted to Toronto early in Octo- Harland Brbs„ $I.20. Receipts -R. unenforced tend to produce contempt for to by the committee. her, and should have been paid during ,Reynolds, sale of lots and work in law; Laws which trespass on the private REPORT OF COUNTY PROPERTY COM- that or the following month, but un- cemetery $34.00; R Holmes, magis- domain of the citizen or family ought not MITTEE. der no circumstances Should they re- trate's fine, $5; J Wheatley, station to be enforced; they ought not to be put on - - •.--•-._.- The Committee reported ha in ex- main unpaid at the end of the year, as scales, $7.60; R Welsh, scales and of- I the statute book, g has been done in this case and caused fice rent, $9.75. If OU [lave 11 alread anlined the jail, and found everything , Sir Richard Cartwright and Hon. L. H. y the above discrepancy. The total ex- The Treasurer's statement to the 1st ilj t7o gt'liez . , ht'. t7cttynrittee•,Fecout-.... Davies loose o>?,ly mit@i.4n, togskti4gtPn give 118-tll•e re. ' g -'•' pencliture•rn connection with the I�eruse of FebruaLry'$hawed'•�the-recel.pkS to be [;' .. mended the•t•emoval' of 'one iiisanN a- this �deeit to aeoertak'it the feelings' of lead - p of Refuge, from its inception to Dec. as follows: -Balance on hand, $24beat- g tient to the Asylum. Recommend ins members of Congress as to general seription to your £ave ' : , 31, 1896 is $24,904.54, This surn was rent of room, Jas Young $10; J Wheat- . I Arthur Wesley, an inmate of the 2429; R Welsh, lines of pending tariff legislation and the WeeklyPapers, let us. 'ail, yin old yuan from Camlington, in Ines a government rant $ 1.77:$4000 e- ley, s, acct. of roll, $ ' alien labor law as they affect Canada. It � r J sessnlent $40(H); receipts, $121.77: de- scales, $9.75; rent of hall, $5; J Wheat- have them now: We are Midland, be sent there, as hip term ex- p will not be a mission with reference to re- bent ores, $15,(100; total, .,23,121.27, leas- ley, scales, $7.00; R Holmes, Magis- pires oil Feb. 1st. If not, he will have � ciprooity. Thatsnbjeetcan only be dealt ; Ing a debit balance int at account of trates fine, $5; R Re nolds Cemekry, special agents for all the Can. to be t•e-committed, [This case was J ,� Y ' v with by way Df a treaty, and a treaty can $178277, $12;do. work, $50.15 -total, $50..008. y g y- adian Lll•'',sh and AmerieaTs :Lfterwar ds left entirely in the War- i , , only be negotiated for with the treat mai den's hands, 1 S ATLMENT OF EXPRNDITURES Payments -County rate, $677.30; inti• g p g r n` j dentals, $30.4.88 -total, $982.18, leaving kin ower, which is not Congress hot the Periodicals and always give ROAD ANDIIRIDGE COMMITTEL REPORT The following i9 the statement es a balance in hand of $1038,50. Government Canada would not probably r the estimated and actual expenditures care for reciprocity anlage it was based on the lowest rates as Well as ally -%., The Commissioner reported that the in the several accounts:- Moved by 1-', on. Gilroy, sec, by a ten year's treaty, So as to confer on trade 't fallowing bridges would need new Expenditures ' v q-ated Actual Court• Cooper tdutr in future oo ac- it's greatest boon, stability, As the new advertised premiums. floors: - Westfield, Ball's, Maitland, count he paid at, the current meeting Government of the United States is not and the 18 -mile river; recommend that Administration of justice... $2000 00 $2055 04 of the Council unless the same he in t tenders be asked for the dame and the C'oroner's lnquosts.......,.... 100 00 2 95 yet in office, it fo lows that no formal ne• Jail maint+nanco............ 2200 00 ' 2W8 48 the handy nf t he Finance Committee gotiations for a treaty can take,.plaoe 1lzitil. work be proceeded with as soy t. 'i. pos- Crown witnesses ............ 400 00 483 1C on the '.Friday night preceeding the tney are. • Bible. Recomrilend that i t, . „' of Jury, etc ... .. ............... 3000 00 2970 37 L. Hard $139, be accept, , . •r suis;,!- Division Court jurv......... 100 00 50 39 meeting of Council p Lunatics and charities...... 500 00 550 42 It was stated that all the taxes were .,•.,•...,..•.••,• ..•.••.•..•...•.......,q.• --, i Ing T'iplady's bridge. Triat tiI �1�.;•';v- Salaries, etc ............... .. 5200 00 5395 70 collected but almost $700, and Coun. � • an, Saltfcrd, be granted the r,, lte re Contingencies .............. 40 00 8,58 28 3 iT PIS THE BUSINESS 1. for 1' anted the Collector ........ 1 930 47 Sear le complimented stationery .. 000 00 ri rF ' 1' tld brl� � e bll�- of laying pipe on Matta i, � Se2�oo1 management ,.... ... 2120 42 his success In getting them pald,a9 in { -OR- s jest to the judg anent of the County Co legiate Institutes......... 5000 00 5735 49 { Commissioner. ll.econlmend that the Court House supplies........ • 500 00 607 45 other towns he noticed that quite an - M /y tender of Mustard & Guttridge, for Repalrin tr, County buildings. 500 00 301 57 amount was still unpaid. i Shorthand stone and concrete work at Bannock- Morris arhitraafon ......... , 1400 tw 1446 80 After discussion, it was moved by i S Roads and bridges....... • .. 5025 32 4138 00 burn bridge, of $5.50 per- cubic yard, be Agricultural societies.......,, 300 00 200 00 Conn. Plummer, seconded by Conn. = Knowledge that gives the power accepted. We recommend that the — --- Taylor, that the by -haw committee to earn money. tender- of the Central Bridge Co,, of $28255 32 83057559 prepare a by-law dealing with the pig j Peterboro, of $1273, for the superstruc- Receipts Estimates Actual ment of taxes, such by-law to veci �-'-Cellttl-al Business Collegf i ttueofBilnnockburnbricl eheacce ted. Retstrar'soffice............. $15000 $102431 them to be paid before the 14th of1. g p Attgctioneer's licences..... 350 00 372 00 December. S'1'1tA'1`FOItD, ONT . EDUCATIONAL COMMITTEE'S REPORT Peddlar's licenses ........ 000 00 375 0(t ,' The Committee recommended that, Interest ................... 546 55 TowN O'F.FICIALS. has the best teacher of shorthand the request of Inspectors Robb anThe Mayor read the report of t d leaving a net actual expenditure of he in the Dominion, a teacher of 18 Torn, to have 600 copies of the course $1032.41 in excess of estimates. committee on officers &c., which re- 3 years experience. of study printed in pamphlet form for NON-RF-STDENT COLLECTIONS. Commended as follows, that H Stevens : Write or our b utiful Catalog be assessor; R Welsh, weighmiaster &c; the use of the schools under their juria v $15.40 Jos Wheatley, Constable, &c; R Rey- W. J. 1CIlI tt, Principal diction, be granted. Also tb%t the re- Ashfield, $7.4,05; Goderich ports of these gentlemen be included in Howick, $37.82; Colborne, $1.57; Hill- nolds, Cemetery Supt.; R Mennell,;,,,,,,„,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,'., ,,..11 W.I.,,y,,. .".,""" t:he minutes, lett, $15.49; West Wawanosh, $10.20; Poundkeeper; W Coats, Town Clerk, , Blvtb, $21,09; Brussels, $27,99; Exeter, all at the same salary as before. In INSPECTOR ROBB", REPORT. $26,75; Wroxeter, $},88. Total $2:35.24. reference to the position of Treasurer, This is a shortened summary of an The Council then adjourned, to meet the committee made no recommenda- DIRT—�-� admirable report: -E, very school was again next Juue, tion, as the majority were favorable to visited at least twice a year, and ex- it heir, held separately. e1 Y Applications atuined carefully into the entire work for en office had been made by the is a good tiling in its place, and management. There are 122 school Town Council. parties appointed. IIr Coats also ap- but It SO often els in laces departments, in charge of 122 teachers. plied to e re -appointed Clerk and g Of these 69 are males, 58 fernales; one The regular' meeting of the Council Treasurer. Messrs. M D McTaggart where it Should not be.— holds a first-class certificate; 62 seconds was held on Monday night, all the and W Jackson also made application members resent and the council for the position of Treasurer in the One of those places is your and 59 thirds. The aver age Salary paid , in 1896 is exactly the same as in 1895, chamber filled with ratepayers. A event of any change being made, the watch. Your watch needs "arid the salaries for 1897, will be mach communication from the secretary of committee being given to understand . o• 1 anis and the Underwriters' O ce a ars' Association, ociation applications were r� concer- at. neither of thea.. a c s lower, than they have been far mapy , th pp t yeiLrs. In the rural schools there I;LIe sing deficiencies in the Fire appliari to be rongideted unless it. was ' d, f �� Oiling tit least 87 departments; of these 29 have chap- Ces was read and referred to the Fire to divide the two offi:.es ail appoint Once ever Z and Water committee A communi- om-r for each111, Y Have you your Diary for 1897 Do you want a Canadian Almanac ? Have you reloubetts Notes• on the Sunday School Les- sons for 1897 ? Dave you seen our special line of Books at Bargain prices ? y. Deep us in mind .when you -. are in town (�0..0 !AJ CCooper 11 C PRTELEsaArKo��� sed teachers. In Tuckersmith, with 1I departments, there has only been' one cation frim the Toronto Mail coucer- the a Moved h Coun, Walks sec, by Y years if you -u -A•T- change; in Morris there has been seven changes in ten' departments. Of the sing advertising of the town in Its Saturday issue, was laid on the table. Colin. Ford, that the UOunei s .pirate the office of Clerk and Treasur , , This W Otlld re- p COOPER'S BOOR STORE, inspectorate taken as a whole the liter- The members of the Fire Company, .notion was lost on the foll.o�in� vote v . ) serve its tlTlle- • ary qualificaliuus of the teachers are as reported inthe'NEw ERA last week ( p ) were re. orted to the Council p Cl siker -Yeas,- Cooper, Plummer, Hoover. Na Kenned Se, kee ing ual- ` Cl Also ager�cP forte-��,Y much above their professional statue, its there are seven holding first-class p and ac- cepted. Geo Lavis asked for a refund Ford, Y- Y+ Swallow, Gilroy, Taylor, It being a `... p b `1 itie§. Dominion Express Orders Allan Line Steamsh>ps, literary certificates, who only rank as teachers in the of 61 ddg tax, improper assessment, which was ranted. g' tie, the Mayor gave the casting vote against the motion. ,� Beaver Line Steamships, second and third-class departmental reports, while there are ROAD ; tir1-ROVEMENT• tj•� By-laws ratifying the appoint- l gust Think Dominion Line Steamships ,'d'3 who have second-class literary cer- , Messrs. D Tiplady and. J Cornish, ments were read and passed, • - A T. COOPER Agent tificates, and are sues only third-class g Y standing; it. will, thereforeoappearquitje pathmasters forMullett and Goderich townships respectively, appeared be- A MARKET DAY. Councillor Hoover suggested the hownlanymillions of times evident t.hatthe iiteraryattainmentsof the t eitchers are above cr-iticisrn. Both fore the Council, and through Mr Ti P holding of a market dap, offerin fhe g g in year file balance wheel Y ST E our IVlodei:ichoolsare, I believe, doing lady,�as spokesinan, asked that the Council erect aboait 60 rods of wire free use of the scales for that day, as an inducement for farmers to come to turns On its delicate axis. excellent work. I cannot speak tog p highly the influence i these schools. fencing on that .portion of the base line within the ,corporation, to avoid ' town. It was pointed out that the matter had been unsuccessfully tried It does not rest at night T%K�E T Therelvere3i teachers in traaining at e del and the blocking of the road by snow. several times, but upas still worth a either, like ordinary lila- �_CY School in 23ia the Moved by Coun. Searle, sec. by trial a ain. g chines but keeps at its onelintoderic were awarded certificai es.� The lar est g. No. 1, Morris, Reeve Kennedy that the request of these gentlemen be referred to the At the close of the Council proceed- hi s the officials entertained the mem- ' 1 You work unceasing Y JACKSON JAC�I�oli school section is contain- irlg (3691 acres. The smallest one is .Street •committee. Moved in amendment by Coun. bets to an oyster supper at Witts' res- taurant. Y' Ol Our sewing' machine i Y b CLINTON ' No. 11, Turnberry, whichct>utainsonly 010 acres. The highest valuation is Taylor, sec. by Dep. reeve Cooper,that Council deal THE SAME PERSON. daily or weekly, but that Y YJ No. 3. Tuckeismith, which is $243,715; 'tate with the gtl, Tay- at once. Yeas -Cooper', Swallow, Tay- delicate instrument 0� pI'e- the lowest valuation is No. 11, 1 Turnberry, which is $41,190. T e high- lir, Gilroy:- Nay-Ken,tedy, Searle, To the Editor of the New Era. vision—your Watch—is al- 1 est rate of, taxation for school purposes I k'lummer \walker, Ford, hoover. ' ui•igival ututiuu wars theai car-- DrAn. Sta,-I noticed in your last week's paper an article on the Melancthon arson lowed to go uneared for W �.J`' i•n No. 11, Turnberry, with a special rAte of over 6 mills, and a general rat e sied case, and I take the liberty of informirid y until It is clogged With Curt We have put iii a stock of new Guns' of over 1h milli, making in all about, 8 mills on i he dollar for school purposes THE Cs,:.uIETERY. Mr. 'laylur, Chairman of the came- you and your readers that the young man, Edward Fenton, who was cremated in his a1 and stops.' call and inspect them. We have a number of guns to rent by the day or - alone. In massy larger sections the rate varied £rosin half -a -mill to one mill eery, reported that the Superinten- dent was entitled to credit for collect- barn, is the same person who li,ved with his father and mother on the old Stapleton The best oil week. Buy your Shells from us anti get the best. on the dollar. The Truancy Act is a ing the money due for work done, its, or 0iidout farm,•on the Huron road west of C1intQn, and also in the town of Clinton, • • REPAIRING OF ALL KINDS. dead letter in the rural districts; no, attempt having ever been made to en- there was only a trifle over $14 unto!- lected. for a number of years. Some eight or nine ago he, though a boy of some Bear invented -the kind we use -will become dirty and thick in That is our business. Send us every thin in the sha a of small ma, -- g p force it. It has, however, raised the ' averageaattendance in the urban PROPERTY COMMITTEE's REPORT. yearn sixteen years of age, but full of ambition, came to g' time, in this condition it wears the and destroys chinery that needs re airin , p , ” We schools and if > 'O erl carried into ef- 1 p y feet would improve the standing of The property p l y ogmmitLee recon. mend the purchase of 25 cords of Melancthon to make a home for fits parents and sisters, to whom he waa devotedly at• pivots that exactness of their fit in the Jewel Lg. rind g polish and s"18fip Knives and Scissors, and retemp-` these schools. wood for town purposes; that 500 check tickets be provided for the use p the tached. I might here say few young men Wer- so faithful to their parrots, and Lad -holes which is necessary to a correct performance. er if requited. ' We repair Guns and re-broogn.tlutbar�., " INSPECTOR Tom's REPORT '. lengthened of Insp. ector when ordering teaming to he been spared he would have been a living beneficial to the Let me looli; at our Y rets of all kinds makes and styles. Y From the and elaboi ate report of Inspector Tom for Weet be done. That the pound be rented to J S Kennedy for the sum of ,$12 per and example young men around him. `watch. I will give you I We repair Sewing Machines; if r any of the parts are broken or Huron, the following summary is tak- ell. - The total school receipts were year. That th'e Electric Light at the corner of Rattenbury and Albert He was in my employ for a considerable time, and was always honest and trust. fi C0118C1enti0US opinion 1t p warn out, we can make new. Umbrellas, Parasols, and $67,25.76, while the expenditures were streets be removed to and placed on worthy. He soon moved the family here, as t0 whether it needs I articles of like nature are repaired by us. $u4, 95.39. 58 males teachers were Victoria street, in the neighbot hood and made a home for them, He purchased ' attention. If it d0I1't We build new, to order, any einployed in 1896 and 73 females; the of the G R crossing. a farm, made a clearing of considerable small machinery, average salary paid reale teachers in Counciilur;,Plummer' moved, sec. by extent, erected a comfortable house and *rented need cleaning I'll tell you so Give its a trial 1895 was $399, in 1896, $379; average salary' paid female teachers in 189.5 Reeve Kennedythis Iatil be left as it was and that to incandescent lams p barn, then sold it and another farm, OD which he built a large frame barn in SKATES -We are nosy G}rindin�+ Skates and, will $`L71, in 189(3, $274; teachers holdint.g tirst-clans 2, second, r6; 32epowe be planed on Vkl:men payment of the rent, this is the one in which was burnt. was to P. p B Crews � promptly attend to all orders certificates, The total in Moved in amendment by Conn. me t . going move in a no few weeks to another farm, his ONWARD BICYCLE CO third, 73. pupils enrolled the Inspectorate were 7673, average at- Swallow sec. b Coun. Hoover that Y the are light be ;removed to near the n lease being Anded where e was. He was WATCHMAKER &JEWELER, with 11 , experience I o��llpp AI the Market, PL+liRIN tendance 4485. Outside of Goderich railway crossing on Victoria street, a the only support of his aged parents, who years S BLOCI{,, Clint p' and Exeter the number of male and that an incandesfcent li ht b ) d are now left destitute, without a home of female teachers are about equal. Thegame suitable pl tc& on 6Ratenbnt y Sit their own, and too infirm to earn a living, average salary of the former is {trade- The amendment carried on the follow• but hoping that some kind friends may asy. ally on the decrease, that of the latter ing vote: -Yea - Coopper..Walker, list them, and that our Heavenly Father . on the increase. Frequent change of Ford, Hoover, Swallow, Taylor. -Nay will support and strengthen them in their teachers still continues, to the dlsad- -Kennedy, Searle, Plummer, Gilroy, severe affliction. I remain, dear sky, yours respectfully, E. 14,ou1vxcAATrx, vantage of the -schools; during 1896 The teport as amended was then dThe Last Dayt here were 50 changes, outofa total of adopted. Dundalk, Feb, let, 1897. 131 teachers. The year has been a FINANCIAL MATTERS. t I -- _ - most successful one for the schools of BORN . -- - West Huron. The secretary of the school board LEE -In Hullett, on the 2nr} lost„ the wife ' REPORT OF WARDEN'$ COMMITTEE submitted the estiumates for the cul- 4f M); Wm, Leo, of a daughter, rent year, and asked the G�uhcii COi ' This committee reported that the tJhsrtALY�,-Yn Clluton,'ou Jan. 29, the wife Of our year closed on Saturday last witt- claim of the estate of the late t he place to the credit of the Board" the of Mr Frank Upshall, of a daughter Y y . a Shoe Ffar Regis- amount refunded. The total estirllat• not soon be forgotten by those who tr gAfn Day dist trar and the claims of J. T. Dickson, YOUNG -In Hallett, on Jan. 26th, thewifo ed. And now we are with another ..ok adv4ntage of the prices°of for unsettled amounts, be left Lo the ed expenditure is $3972, and the estim- of Mr Henry Young, of a daughlor bus' esa. We just want to say +' rear and in a few weeks with is Inspector of Registry. offices: The $3200 to bted e prts ovided leaving g the Coun�l]slim £ Jahr U2 tRtie w fe of the e vP niuRgrnvo toe p'so i past year we have no reason t• i ,nis week that in looking back o committee also decided that the claim mak our store a modern a* comphain, We are trying our b of the Seaforth Collegiate was a pro- this is $100 more than last, year, but STRONG -In Molailop, on Jan, 15, the wife like o deal at, and de a� '"I up-to-date one and a place where the board anticipated thae no more of Mr John Strong, of a daughter have a fine Shoe Stack and •`q dost, meeting new pa pplc who tell per one., would be expended than last^year. BARKWELL-In Ashfield, on Jan, 27, the Our prices are satisfactory. We hav, for HOUSE OF REFUCtE COMMITTEE ,The auditors, Messrs. Cantelon and wife of Mr James Barliwell, of a eon we feel onthsyafetltt sit een pnepari �,g for a big shoe business for he Conlin The committee recommended that Wiseman, reported as >follows --'We ��lioWLIN.esIn21WieBain'ofitaeon20, the wife a b( Brand batt g,.natour efforts in thisdirection will be fully w the Inspector and Physicians report have exathined the ^books and vpueh_ 81; tel trade than ever, You Will find no better Shoe be printed in the minutes. In refer- era of the Treasurer, and have much MARRIUD stock anywhere, and yo*,1 will, on comparison of other stocks 8nd the e nco to the planting of an orchard, we pleasure in re orting same to be cor- BIGELOW-DRUMMOND - At the res: prices of ours in your fn,vur♦ We appreciate every call,and every courtes p will be : y recommend that the platter be left in rest. That the balance in cash to'Dee.31 donee of Mr G. A. Riddell, Iowa, on tan. 19th Shown and prJ-r�sfreely given to those who are looking avountl1 abeyance, Also recommended that was $2,486,18, which amount was at the by Rev E. Wickham, Mr P. Bigelow of Case We make new enatv,rners every day and if you are not one we want you, the contracts for supplies be made for credit of the'Trea:lurer in the Molson's Druummond, of Bly61itha, daughter ot<Mr John a call wily. 1110 nu harm anyway and see for yourselves. 11 I three months, with power to extent: Bank. That we have examined the se- I{ING�SHORT-At the Methodist parson- ; - - them for another term, or t.) beWall' curities given by the Treasurer for the age, Winqham, by Rev Dr Gifford, Air Jatnos ' •. celled at the request of either par y to due performance of his duties and I{ing, of Gorrio, to Miss Sarah, daughter of Mr ' d John Short, of Howtek the contract, four them as follows-, $20(10, i f i TREASUREWS STATEMENT Robt. Coats $2500, W J Paisley $2500. GILL-GR"GORY`_At the residence of the I Y,A ( We have great pleasure in testifyingbride's parents, Exetrr, do Jan. 27th, b�yy Rev The followin letter was read from W. H. Locke, Luther T. Gin, M.D., of Gttb9on- . g to the careful and satisfactory way in burg Ohio, formerly of Exet6r, to Miss Annie ' tbe Treasurer: --You will notice from which the Treasurer's books are kept, E•, daughter of Mr' hog. Gregory, Exeter y' the detailed statements submitted that I+'INAN(lE UoM. REI'OR , DIED. 't .JACKSON & J4 "� the net actual expenditure exceeded T O 1 �.' 'L the estimate by $1032.41. The total The following accounts were ordered THOMAS=In Godorleh, on Jun. 20, IClitabeth:1�1 , actual receipts exceeded the estimates to be paid: -Joe Wheatley, 3 months i Fan, wtto of Henry D, Thomas; need 7,a.$ealg , , J AC1Is`SON i / m. JAI , i 11c` i . t t� r.;l ! � ) � I I I I I , I " . I I � J , ,, , I , . �, � , , � . . ,,. ,• ,., 1 i . .. i•libu ,Y i - f.'.er.. rii� Y