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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1881-02-03, Page 17E111,311 -1L 50 Per Attunes, lb stehiftnee. . VOL. 16 NO. 5. ' grofqiinnal. and °Our Oatid0 MONEY TO LEND IN LARGE OR SMALL ening on good mortgage 'Motility, moderate ratee O f interest. H. IIALE, Clinton. 11 AND CENTRE HURON GENERAL ADVERTISER. CLINTON, ONTARIO THURSDAY, FEB, 0, 1881. , 4.0w, akdrertigentrutO, Driving Park A.ssociat'n ATEMBERB of the Clinton Driving Park 4ssoc's- -1,XL gen are urgently requeeted to attend to the re- SHEPPA.11D, 4, A LIST OF LANDS IN HURON FOR SALE BY cent call mado upon. OM. XS. the Canada Company, may beeeen at the office of the undersigned. i. HALE, Clinton. • • Mare far Sa16, TEACHER OF MUSIC, PUPILS eidenee Orange Week near the Boren Road, Clinton. T" • in splendid order, worth $70, will drive mingle or subscriber offers for sale a good Bay Hare, .111. attended. at their own residenee,if necessary. P,e- double. Will be !sold for $55 cash, or 6 months' time, on endorsed note, with interest at 6 per cent. If. J. NORSWORTHY, 0 • Clinton. T1 II, DOWSLEY, M. D., 1!.U. 0.8. ENGLAND, .IJ. phyldpinn, Surgeon, &c., Ofiloe .nnd residence next Moleen'e Bank, market square, Clinton, .. , ' . . D XY: APPLETON. -.OFF10E-AT RESIDENCE Boarciers_NV ant ed. . on Ontario street, Clinton, opposite the English . . Clinteh: Utile:me:by fade gate. , . THE undereigned. has aocommodatien for fOur .or nienotievealaadomore.geTntolreromsernabsoimanrdsebriso; aErvpelr, :to ArAEOliCiE A. WA.TSON, ATTORNEY -AT .LAW k,TfielicitorinChaneery, Conveyancer, &e. Odle° over HARLAND BROS., Albert Street, Nr. Cunningham's store, lately eel:aphid by Dr. Apple- Or to W. S, HARLAND, . • Mary Street, Clinton. • •(-1, "IOUNG, M. B., (GRADUATE VE TORONTO ‘,./.11Jniversity,) Physician, Surgeon, &c. residence at JIr.Idanning's,- three doore east of the 'Temperance': Ilall,Londegboro, Ont: , • • A 11. MANNING, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, • SOLI; .•orrea-nr-miencenr, conveyancer, Ito, Beaver Biclik, Clinton, Ont. All bneinese promptly attended to. Mee hours, 9.a.m.,to 6 pan... • TA1L13EEVE.--0$1104, RATTENBUBY STREET, L immediately behind Ransforcre hook store,• Reel-, gene°, opposite the Temperance Hall, Huron Street; Clinton. Office hours from 8 a.m. to 6p.m. , • • . D R. STANBURY, "GRADUATEV OF THE MEDI- -VIAL Department of Victoria University,Toronto,for- xasrip• of the Boepitals and Dispensaries,. New York, •Ctironer for the County of Buren, Baylibld, Ont. • , 77, 114-,S,1iltIAGE LICENSES AND , CERTIFICATES.' ...13JLApply at the Beaver Blook,or at the itsidenoe of the sabeesiber, near the 'louden, Buren & Bruce Railway,' JANES SCOTT, Issuer ot Marriage Licenses. Clinton. W. WILLIAMS, 13. A., M. B., GRADUATE OF .Toronte Univeraity; member of the C,ollege of Phl- sicians and Surgeons, Ont. fission & Ilasinnnon the house formerly ocoupied by Dr. Rear bert street Clinton. • , • , "I 11 ONEY TO LEND. -I HAVE ANY AMOUNT -1.I.Lof money to lend, on good, improved farnikonly,a Si per cent. interest.payable yearly, Sum no object if security ample. Private fonds, JOHN S. PORTER, • • 4. . • Sesforth. T T. WILKTE, SURGEON DENTIST, CLINTON el . Extracte „teeth without paiirby the 'use of the. -latest, best,- and by far tlie aefeat appliance yet die-. ,. . covered for that purpose. Alt other branches of the profeeeion promptly attended to in the most apProved. 46.8m - DRI• WORTHINGTON, PBYSIOIAN,,,RURGEON Acaoneheur, Licentiate of the College ofPhysioian, ., - Tenders Wanted. - .w., send. at moderate prices'. ..-. . ,• and Surgeons of Lower Canada, and ProvineialLicen- tiate d C o for the County of Buren. Oillecand •ressaonoc,-The bending it:innerly ocoupied-hy Mr... , next for the erection of A Iir e Thwaites, Huron stret. . . . Offices, on the corner of Rattenbury;and Albert Streets, Clinton: Plans:. and eneCifications. can be (alut6iii 3.411.10' 1 11'' ' - - *eon ilit the 'Wilco cif the Punnet; Mims-, .The.sub., • ' seriber does not bind lameelf to ascent the loweet or " • W. ..r: CARTWRIGIIT, Sundkon Danner, , any tender. • , , iffSee . orsailite-OFfhis. Boyer C011ege of Dental ., -B.-- , , • - --...• .WH. MURRAY. Surgeons of Ontario, lias olumed rooms in . will constantly be in attendance, and prepared to per. enders •Wanted .. - • • • . the Viotoria Block, Albert Street, ,Clinten, whert,he form every operation conneetedwith Dentistry. Teeth , extracted, or filled with goldip.malgara, or other filling b., .EALED Tenders will be received by the under-. inaterial, Artificial teeth inserted ircire one, to a. • • signed, up to 12 o'clock: noon, of. the 7th DAY full set. . . . 'OF FEBRUARY,1881, for the several.works necessary . • . . for the er eation and completion of Three Brick ' S. 1:1101Arl.,33.111.. . ez sorr... fiSereit, in the Town of Clinton, - The .loweet, or • . •. • . any tender, not neeeesarily accepted. Plane and spe- BEAVER BLOCK; OLINITON, - .. cifications, 'and all neeeseary information givbn, by sPPIYIngat the office of J . 0: PROCTOR, Architect, Have on hand a eficiee aliaortni nt of CLOCKS, , Clinton, or at the store of • • : • .. , . all kinds. • . , . ' ...,.. • 3 . ' • ' - W. COATS: • WATCHES, JEWELLERY and PLATED WARE of - . • . • tat)) %kW, 'LC.; repaired on duet notice It''.,.(4.. wippo. .TITt ALL woRK WARRANTED. , ' "'.'" • . • , . • Notice to Debtbrs. MBE undereigned, having dispoeed of Ids bnsinees, requires all parti es Indebted to him to call and settle their accounts before TI1E lar os, otherwiee they will be pieced in Court for colles n JOHN DAYMENT, Mace, S N19,KE /I'VE ED I - THE • BEST FIVE CENT IN TIIE DoktINIQN. N. IRJOI3S421\1" Has been appointed Agent for„,the above ftret.elass Cigar, for this seetitin. The only 5 cent Cigar Ravens in theDominion awarded the prize at the Dominion exhibition. Also, other brands to be had, windows -is end retail. itousaii, Clinton. • Z014140111 aaa kntlage WOWS. IIA Y. Wtrai. CAT. -On Tuesay, the 25th Jan, Mr. Rosenberger, ,of the Babylon line, lot 9, COIL 8. in tbe tewusrinp of Hay, fomid. t a NORRIS. A tea meeting will be held at Johnson's church, let line, Morris, on Feb. 9th. Come and enjoy a good time. The last etorm has raede the roads almost implussable, but it is hoped they will Boon be some animal had made a raid on his hens, air good Again. - three of them were dead; and lea the charge to a fee, but it tureed out to be a very large wild cat. Mr. Samuel Rosenberger and Mr - George Broderick found it in the barn of the former, and. killed it with pitch , forks,. ars their gun wee wedded wall paper and inighe, prtve dangersous to shoot among the straw. He scone to be a very old one, a Thomas cat. They thok his dimensions, and they are as follows :-height, lft. 7in.; length, 2ft. 10in. The tracks of this' animal are quite numeroue about here. .41e_e_PASSr • WoodWanted: AVANTED, 50 °eras of ulna' 011NE1 woo)), ✓ for the Clinton Model School. Apply to . 8 W. H. EINE, Secretary,. WENDERS 11..t, BE ntonviii matt 110011, of • seTrushia, the rata DAY OP' FEBRUARY. I ,......, 41.,•••••.... . STANLEY: ROOF ' Corrarsms.-thi Sunday morning last, the roof bf. Mr. Donald McDonald's stable, on the London Road, collapsed" under a severe pressure of snow. . As the stable was unoccupied no other damage was done, llgrualsen,-Mr. Wm. Smith, ferraerly et. Stanley, but now of Portage la Prairie, Ma- nitoba, is paying his friends here a visit. He looks' hale and hearty, and expressos him. self as well pleased with that country. _He owns three hundred any twenty acres of land within six miles of the Portage and has own last year twenty-two hundred bushels .1/4 o rein. he is telling out with him a car lea of thole horses„and leaves On the lfitb inst. • . • --. .---:.- •. FIRE.-7-Cn Saturdaj, morning about two .o'clock a fire broke snit in the boot and thee store of Mr„,G.Offard, adjoining' the Montreal Telegraph and Americau Express CO.'S 01100. The fire, had Made such headway when dis- covered; that it Was impossible to save any- thing in either of these places, but owing • to the prompt action of the firemen and a plen- tiful supply of water the fire was confined to the building in which it driginatect, The ad, Joining store of Halley ct A.ndersoultor Reed; ed, arid,gools damaged to a largo extent.,,The goods in the book store. Of Mr. Papist were also damaged by wetter aud It„was -feared at one time that Cardno's Hall .Fauld be burned but, by strenuous effects, it as saved. insura,nce on building in the Mk ratritile Union, $2,000 ; Halley rais Andersen, $6,000; G. Offorn, $2,000. -- $100,000 AetT613avrEagNerylt'C.ENT• :., GEItitin (river than any • TERMS BOUGAT AND SOLD.' • . iliABRIAGE LICENSES. . • CONVEYANCING, . . cotilitssioNNE FOR TARING-AITIDAVITS;. . . . • JAMES BRAITHWAITE, • • •• LONIMI anon°. 'r. MONEY TO LOAN. Fretar aloysus, ex-Franeisean Monk, ILL LECTURE IN T 1-1 E Ternpe?a4ce Hall, :01inton,, Tharsday_Evenint, 1881. Deere will open at 7; lecture to commence at p -114,11.nsAys. of Rome, or R peep into con- vent life," 14i. Widdowelhas just returned to Caned ft after an absence of two and one.half years, from a 'tow in the old countrY,Othere he has had wonderful success. Ile:delivered over 800 addresses in Dundee $ 2-0 ,• . Scotland, and received seine very flattering testimonl- ,als ken:ministers Of nearly all denominations; me well ag fine presente.. Becomes to ns again, fresh and iiill-of,interest. Dbn't fail to hear the leeture of the ex -monk. • TIOWBTS, 25 CENTS. • On 'farm property', at Sewell, per cent inecier4 payable yearly,borrovershaving the privilege of pay- ing the whole or any patt of the loan, at any-timo, without 'giving previous notice. ors, payment of any part of principal,* Merest °Mee on amount paid, Pitr. , tiler articulare given on application to, • C. A. HARTT • • AttOrney,&c., Minton. rarszvNBAL GOOD FARMS FOP, SALE.. MONEY TO LOAN • 000. -of Iva Fk • AT 7 PER CENT, peyshie to suit borrower.' FARMS FOR SALE. MORTGAGES AND• , OTHER SECURITIES, -BOUGHT AND SOLD. OFFICE. OPPOSITE -QUEEN'S HOTEL • A. S. .FISHER. ounton, Nov. 18,1880. • . DA:VMS CLINTON. . • , ---- • , . coax s6:ycrEs tt PARLOUR. STOVES. • , • Cl2 HEATING STOVES.. . STOVE FURNITURE, " • • CA PIPES AND ELBOWS. •M 04 CROSSCUT SAWS. P.T.1 iaii! &I O .3 Sleightielis SleighBells• !,01, Large arld' iille assortment of. 0. - LAMPS. •• CA • 4 •r CUTLERY;•, CA• . • • PLATED GOODS, . •• . M 1211 CRUETS, &a ,• • fr4 Pork' lea IlUILDERS' SUPPLIES van.' til stantly on hand, • . WI m PAINTS, OILS, GLA.SS, ti0 NAILS, 'NAILS, ste. • • • ' . ' 8.,. ., ..0 LEAKED Our. -,-The marriage between the very important couple of the 3r4 line, which took place last New Years, has at .length leaked out. gertmErrimr.. st.N011,10 Ceess.-Prof. Salter was here on Tuesday, rnakirqe arrangements for the or- ganization or a singing class, to be taught during the winter menthe. •IVISSIONA.111' Mzerispa.--On Monday even. ing, the 31st an., a missionary meeting was held in St. Peter's church, here, but was not very' well attended. Addressesswere deliver- ed by Rev's, Hill and Campbell, gisfog an ac- count of missionary work at home anqebrmacl. At the dorm, a collection for the eupP11110 of home and foreign missions wastaken np, which shewed a slight increase on that of pits vious years, - • —ie.-- - 140NDESBOBO. Mr, liaggitss taking leave of his creditord is greeting quite a sensation, and the. places .where some of his things were fo.end is mak. ing it Worse, For instance, the organ was found at hislather'e, 'covered up in the straw mow, and one ofsthe assistants was threaten- ed with punishment, if he did not bring back some tools- an soon eturnedi ing .preparations others to help him, house have been stri take, and put awa soraewhere. Wood is, getti' rather scarce here, espe- cially dry skive ood; The Foresters Court is rapidly increasing here; initiations every night. There are•up- warde of fifty members in good etanding this raenth, and still they aome, and still there is room for more. Tuesday's' was the hardest frost We have had this winter; by two degrees, the theme - Meter standing at 14° below zero. That would be a warm day in Manitoba -how do they stand it at PO° The O'Banyoun Jubilee Singers are coming' here on the .10tli inst., fie O./a a cevicert for the benefit of the Methodist choir. -I' The old Presbyterian church is being Asp ,desen,. and the frame moved away. , • - Gemara de Dodds- have refitted thoir saw- mill, moved their shingle factory up' stairs, ,and have everything running iu -first..elars- , The planing factory near the bridge, -on Queenstreet,had been bought by a party from Zurich, VilIct • is now fitting it rip for a general eashrind deer business: ' • INSURAINICE. GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE, ASSURANCE CO'T, • • . LONDON, ENGLAND/. , • '• • . CAP ITAI,, • ' • '•A . . • 410,00100 FUNDS INVESTED. --1 • . $12,000,000 CANADIAN GOVERNMENT 13EP08IT...41100,000 Citizens Insurance' Company of Canada, other articles, and they were It appears he has been mak- . a long' time, and had for the shop and the ed of all the law aould COUNTY COUNCIL. • The Council met according to statute, on the 26th hurt,. all the members present, and after the election of the Warden, who briefly • thanked the members fru. the honor conferred upon hini; the following business was trans- ---.; s Dnesen, of foundry; here, is at present 'away Ottawa, taking. out a, patent for e rotary engine, Of his ewn psVentien. . G0Dleiticsa• ToWNisuli. iliTuresign.-flie Youngest SOE Of Mr. Jno. Maltman,Of•the Oth con., returned last week from Michigan: • • Fluor BOUGHT, --Mr'. Geo. Green, of this hiwnship, had bought the farm of Mr. Geo „Heriley,•on.the Bayfield eon., voisisting Of 104 acres, for the min of $5,400. • ". FREAK 'os• NAmilue.-A °OW belonging. to. Mr. G. Green, of the Bayfield con., is now carrying . her third Call, and is only three years old. •This' is .something, very Unusual indeed. • _ . •'Bwrrea.---We are pleased to lestio.thatlire: lobe 0 Elliotts_et the Basfield eon.. who was Lis week laid up with a serious attack of in•- flemination of the bowels, • is 'gradually , re- • CAPITAL $1.,188,000. •••/ Losses already paid, $1,519,625. Only ire claims. °untested in Ontario in 16 years. These are two of the beet Companies doing busi 'Pees 3%1f/snide. RATES LOW,' 1VIO,NEY TO. LOAN. • A. R. MANNINO! BEAVER BLOCK 6 • Claserosr, ONT.. • • , • ,-:SPLEiSTDID• • FARM FOR SAL 103 acre:, in the Tonehie of lederioh. - behmiunication from, Elgin Council,' In* reference to conveying prisoners to, thi. penis tentiary, was referred to the and Bridge Coniniattee„Isufi no netion taken, - ltlessre. .3,V. Watson and A. Dickseri were Appointed auditors for the Current year. On motion of, Mr. Chidley.„' seconded, by Mr. Hardy, Messrs, MalloolCa.Clinton, and Gregory; of Exeter Were appointed on the Board of Examiners'for school teachers.. . • petition was read. from the County. Ceuncir Of Welland„ requesting the co -opera - e the .County..Councif. of Huron . to ob- tain certaia. amendments' to „the 'llunieripal Act,When it wae.moved by lir. see by Mr. Weir, thet"the memoriel,..asking the' Legialatufe to abolish the Statute ,permitting municipalities to establish market fees; be received and filed. Moved by Mr. Hannah,. • meshy Mr. Bleck, in. amendment, that the •Wardeir And Chirk.ci, authorized to sign the petition of COuntf Council of Weiland for the purpose of abolishing the powers of cities, • towns and villages! to impose market' fees on Wan and •garden produce.- Lost on a :divi- sion his majority of five:. • ' .A corninueiCation from lieutiCel. Otter, -;requesting-e, grant to the Ontario Rifle Asso- ciation Was referred to the Finiffice Com- -mitt*I'whielilreste a grant or$11)-tirthirAlie' eociation: • ' • , • ' , . A motion to build ebridge on the boundary line between floWick and the township of Carrick, was referred to IL and B. Committee, Which recommended that Mr: Gibson examine that matter, and report at the Junenieeting of the Council.. * • • ' ' *letter ,from the Connty Clerk ,ef*Lamb-- ton in reference to. the repairs ordered at last' Deceraber nieeting to Grand BendBridge, was read and Ordered to be filed. • • Aletter !rem the County Treasurer with .abstract statement of 'accounts, non-resident. .nionies celleoted, kik (a very long report) was read andordered *0 cc- printial in the Minutes. Mews& bk. igt. McMillan see.. by, MrAs.„...._,,54it- KM,. that 'resolution No. 50, of June of 1976, be rescinded, as an amendment to the municipal law, 43rd Vie.. cap.. 24, sec- tion 18, Makes it the duty of mumeipalities owning bridges to Maintain 100 feet of ap- proaches at each end of each bridge. -Carried. Municipalities requiring hand-ciiffe .. were ordered to be supplied with a pair each. ' On motion of Mrs.'Cliidley, the grant of $ioa to the Clinton and Goderich Model Scheele, for 1880, was ordered to be paid. • Messrs. N. Robson, Clinton, A. Armitage,. Seeforth; and Rev. Dr. Vre, Goderiph, were appointed High School Trustees for their respective schools, ; • ' A menioriel from the County. Connell of Northumberland and Durlians, in reference to the Beard Of Addle was read and referred to the Sehool'and Printing Committee, which recommended that no ection be taken. The report of Mr: Menzies, Road and Bridge Conomiesioher, was reed and *adopted. Meted by *Mr: Currie, see. by Mr. Girvin, that the of $3,000, for the improvement of the boundary linos of the respective mutmi- cipalitiea be expended as formerly, was refer- red tasthe R..and '13:Committee, which de- eidedihat the amount be retied, ; MoVed by Mr. Castle, see. by Mr. Webster, that lVlesers. Oilmen,'Hardy and Girvila be appointed Rod Co,nimiseioners, and that Mr. Sheppard be appointed in piece of Mr. Men- zies, to assist the.lieeves of the various tenni- cipalitiee in the County, when' called by any of the Reeves in letting the building or re- pairing Of the County bridges; and that the Reeves of Audi, municipalitiee request the assistanee Of the Cominissioners. nearest the eaid • bridge, with power, if necessary, to have the askistanoe of an engineer, -Carried. A by-law was passed, . confirming 10. 3, of the township of Stanley, for the disposed "of road allowance between lots 26 and 26 on the 5th con., to Valentine Diehl, for the sum of $80. . • • A Motion , that ,the Council instruct the Road and Bridge committee to build A foot ridge over the Maitland river where the ahem bridge forinerly was, was referred to t ei.Road and Bridge.siornmittee ; and Also the following motions. That this Council pass it by,law essirming • . ro,•••••••a /z.ItOLMM & 00N , Yffblifebers. Fisher's bridge as a county boundary bridge, foe caretaker County imildinge, $22.40 sup. „If . - on condition that Turnberry and Winghain plies for r 65.85, supplies for Registry, sagerneuta, toGartabthars'0013ourinclogiel. aohlnoovtedaisneureenthd; build and maintain a safe bridge for foot Pas- 82 . Jas. AIM on account of $1,62 being over charged Ite de Sou were paid. $89.28, instead Of 'andere, repairs Ols gaol. $10.31 ; Fisher Bridge, but build the Graham Bridge on 400 copies Deo. minutes ; John Brooke*. , as Soon as convenient, The Road and Bridge reigup lime and seaming, 82 -, Buchanan Committee recommended that no aotion be Lawson, lumber, $22 ; D. (/,. Sullivan, adver. taken in reference to building that bridge. Moved by Mr. Mason, sea by Mr. Toylor,. tieing, $1 • Elijah Moore, repairing Court that the usual grant of poo be given to each 1VIIrkolideelSoliool examination, 4; each el the ' 4 W 76; . II, Ransford, eimplies , of the Biding agricultural ecesietiea in the Riding- Agrioultural sooieties wore . granted County, to be by them distributed. as the $100 ; •W. A. Harrison, Help's, Bridge, ; $5 GOVerninent grant now is mining the usual Geo. Tedford, repairing wrench, $2; John bferrranecdhtso°FelientaieLewietheimilmtibtgtees.aiwdhivie*h ggr'anilteed-. M. rolley, livery hire, $S ; John Knox, board Joslin, repairing Turner 1,50 ; A. s Bridge, $ The eelecting committee was composed of the amount. and maintenance of a destitute lunatic from mews. Hays, Hardy, Elliott, Webster and Deo, 7th to Jan. 25th, 19S31. 6 weeke and 4 Bell, and reported, recommending that the slays, i3;$HoWiek Enterprise, printing, $2, ' We also re0Oninielid that an effort be- made ' ;several committees be constituted as follows. ; Equalization._messre, Johnston, Gibsoir; to get this destitute lunatic into the Water. ' loci Poor House or into the Asylum for In, Bell, Vert]; Buchanan, Taylor, Hays, Young, ebeter, Hardy, Elliott, Hannah and Street:pin, Pleance.--Messrs. Wilson, Clegg, Chidley, Curiae, Cook,- Essen, Hannah, Buchanan,. 004;11, Rogers, Mellillans Black, Kay, Mis , Gibson, Girvin, Whitely, Ilutehisona Evans, Itata,,Peppard, Allen and Miller, ' Road mut-Bridge ,-Mesers. Elliott, 011idleVs Rennie, Castle, Kay, MeMillan, Weir,Young, Currie, Bell, Henuings, Sheehan, Hogarth, Griffin, Forsyth and Grant. School and Printing.-Mesars. Beattie, curables, and that the County Clerk nialro the necessary application at once. Moved by Mr. Meyer, sec. by Mr, Weir, that the VsTarden. and Clerk memoralize the GI overnment to amend section 93 of the Muni- . • cipal Act respecting the -Assessnient or pro- 'perty, by giving power to the collector of , t taxes to distrairefor thetaxes after the de: . Mend, and at any time during tlae fourteen' days when the goods and, chattels liable to - I te pay are being removed from the municipality, orr R. • the collecter to procure a warrant or author- I."' •,-r• or from a magistrate -or otlmr---t,',.` • • , mason, ity forsso doing Clegg, Rogers, Campbell Hislop - person astheGovernment may • th' k fit • " ,-- . • • Sheir, Gaunt, Griffin, Graham, •Hays,7(look, Miller, Sheppard, \Vhitely, Meyers, Castle and Taylor. Gaol and Court House. -Messrs. Webster, Essen, Rogers, Hutchinson, Rats, Ilislop, Rennie, Evans, Weir, Maser], Forsyth, Gra- ham, Walker., Black, Sheir, Johnston arid Meyer. • Salaries.-Mesiers, Bell, McMillan, Clegg, Beattie, Hennings, Wilson, ViThitely, Allen, Hardy aud Girvin.• •I.Varden's Committoe,Mesers. Hays, Gir- v in ' Youns,7, ,Elliett, Gibson, Hardy and Chi'dley. • All of which is respectfully,submitted. TILOS. Hays, Chairman, Moved by Mr. Young, sec. by Mr. McMil- lan, that the Warden and Clerk be authoriz- ed to memorallee the Legislature of .Ontario to amend the Municipal Aet, sio as to give municipalities the power. when necessary to compel partieeto build sucn fences as would prevent any highway from being obstructed by eirWQ1iThi, and also to empower the municipalities to'give such parties such as- sistance fig the 'Cs:Innen of ,the municipality may deem advisable ende its by -Jaw, for Carrie . Movedby Mr..MeMillan, S80. by Mr. Allen, that the Council now proceed with the thee- . tion of a County Pocrr -Rouse. Mr. MeMil- ' lan, in introducing the resolution made an excellent speech,' and made& streug appeal for a Poor House, from a humanitarian as well as an.economical standpoint. The dis- cussion of the Poor House question was ,con- . Messrs!. Sheehan, flays, Weir, Kay, Currie, Bleak and •-Hislop,' speaking against . the establiehment of such an institution, and Messrs. Hannah, Rogers, Carapbell and Mo - Millen; advocating it. • ' • The resolution was eventually withdrawn 'by the mover and seconder, with the under- standing that the question would °Cane up again at the June Session. , • Moved by NIL Gibson, sec. by Mr. Walker, that the Warden and Clerk he authorized, to petition the Local Legislature that the amend- , ',Went ,to the Municipal Act, now before, the House to reduce the number of Reeves, be • not passed, -,Carried. ' . • '• sonerii" AND *IiittN-Yerki*doiihrtrtil. tee :-Seven tenders for the county printing............. I..... -.- _. ..„............,-..• The following is the report of this Commit,: . jihigbe etAreettainoneopt teoucthhi,fecn.ocuens;tyxdonaine4e gitvosevtahre,,, ..viii..e laid- beferCris;,--WQ" reeeinraerid-thet. --;"-- - ' ; '''... ties living on the township boundaries, Where, the tender of E,'Halmes.,k Son be accepted,, . :• . . ' • .. ,beiutibiketratmehunfiecnimpaslittyq oreeinfripseeltheeraenteog.dleoctesQ...„_te fnither recoininend that.the deluder's hills , . it being the loWest; , The. Ceramittee would .:-. --.---- : • , Carried. be bound .siniiler to the 'assessment rolls ; • • .. - • . • Nzw•OnUrrou.-The people conneeted with the Methodist Church, •at Taylor's corners', contemplate the erection of a new 'brick ohnroh'a NOton„taf their present,building. *They neestevil'-:airbadly, and are well able to erect one. ' Aezirei,-Neil Gilmour has . just obtained', from the Maxwell firm pf Paris, an 'agency fur the sale of Agricultural implements, in this Township and Colborne. "Farmers in- tending to purchase a machine eheuld see the Maiwell before making it purchase. • A .STuaNari COIRCIDENCE. The other evening.there,met, incidentally, at the house of Mr. Peter dole, jr., Goderich Township, a minister, grocbr, lawyer, doctor, school teacher, farmer and student. Such a queer mixture of law, vapid, medicine, education, groceries and farm prestige does net often GOOD BARN AN -D STALE. • '(IOOD YOUNG ORCHARD; . ss.p GOOD FENCES. - GOOD wA,411. •. 0001):;yatTE. • . GOOD TERilS, . • a, • APTLY TO R. M. RACE . Aron and Hardware Merchant. • - vtonld also recommend-lhat . the totices ^a-u(Ithilerini:etdi"k;tbhuailRdecarial;eCir°tilsitinhiastsimPnaerbewerere. •csamon meetings, and examination et teach'. . quired in eases where they deern it advisable, after consulting and obtaining the advice and. assent of the adjoining Reeves; in -rear:ding. ,struetureeef twenty feet span -or larger, to "hey° the sidewalls built of stone, and to sink the foundation low enouglifor draining where fogey be required. -Carried. • . • REVIVAL SERVICES. -- special services at Cole's aPpointmentare still being 'continu- ed and ra,eeting with great modem. Both ministers - Rev. Messrs. Livingstone and Jamiesonhave been working: assiduously. The former, upon medical advice, has been resting for a few 'days, and his place has been filled by several gentlemen fibm Clinton, PABSIS Sono. -The Holmes farm, on the Maitland con., consisting of 107 acres, hae been sold for the sum of $5,000, to Mr, John Baker. There are 87 acres cleared, and the land is firet-clasis, but has notbeen thorough- ly worked of late yeare. Mr. Santee Baker; of the lith eon4 bas sold his farm to Mr. Jeptlia. Holland, for the BUM of $4,200, Mr. Bakef has some intention of visiting north- west territory. LeaVnre,-Mr. James ,Sheppard, who his melded on the 9111 con. for the pad forty-five years, left this week for hie ,pon.in-law's farm -Mr. Geo. Dale, Hullett-where he will remain for a crinple of weeks prior to removing to the State of Iowa. Mr,Sheppard 18 almoet the last remaining settler of that line ; he states that during his Iongresidenoe here he never had five cents worth of any- thing etolcin from him, although' all sorbs of tricks have been played upon hini, et differ- ent times. ARVENTIIKE WiTlf A'N'croi.F.--.Mr", Jae, Car!, formerly of this township, but of late a real- sident of Dakota, When returning home 'the other 'evening, from having a stroll On the plains, was startled by the presenee of a large wolf close to his horde; Jim being of good metal turned itna gave battle the only Weapon he had ffag a revolver. 'by tieing that freely he caused the Motstet tO take an- other road. Well pleased that the. struggle *as ended he made the hest of hie way home, not wanting to here any more to do With master wolf. ers be advertised in the county papers, as, • •sonooi, theitorou's Tsarina.. - . The follewingreport from Mr:Dewar, I.P,S „ • was read*:-Geslrhuiree,--As rshall furnish '• • statistics in hill for your next ineetingrl shall' TILE REPORT OF ROAD' AND BRIDGE merely staoe atpresent that.upon the whole, , • • ' THE , our. wheels are skiing very well ; a number, -' - . Was then read and adopted :-With regard to the report of Mr. Menzies, Read Commis- sioner, 'on bridges it ' recommended that • the report be adopted, and that Mr, Sheppard, attend tolh. serepairing and covering of brulges mentioned in the reportand. that the teachers.. The great majority of these, how- ' , Mr. Mei:alba hand his order -book and also the County property in his possession to Mr. Sheppard. Tenders '.were received for the building of Summerhill bridge but as the plans were not approved by the 11. oad Com- missioners and some ohanges are recomended , • , •Intlead,' are in a highly satisfactety state of .efeciency,' It would perhaps be too nut& to • expect every one of one hundred and twenty- .* nine teachers to be all that one eoeld, wish, • especially as so many of thorn are young ever, have acquitted themselves well, 'and have given good satiefectiou ,to all parties. •• s. All ourschools would be more easily handled and better' results obtained, were the mhos - chime of many of our pupils, more regular. I am ready to admit that this irregUlarity is . by them theinatter was plaeed in the hand in many instances unavoidable, but know just . ,.th-bst...a.voideci.LBL-the-teadhers--eraploy.ed of the Road Commissioners to niake such scharigeasiiithe-plapeas-theyconsider simmer and complete the contraofi, se long as the cost does not exceed the second highest tender. REPORT Or CAOL.AND count. Nouns comisurTzz. Reported as follows: -That they visited and carefully inspected the Gaol, and found clean and well kept, and officials courteous. There are at present twenty-two persons . in- onrcerated--twenty males and two females. as well tbat•is great deal'of It ban and ought • • , . during the post *year, -:eighty-two --held third class. eertificates ; some of them, of course, - 'held second class non-professional. These held old @minty Board certificates. Forty- two held.second olass certificates, and two held first class certificates. • Teachers who • • were employed as assistants for _part of the year only are excluded from the foregoing and . from these that follow. Out of the forty-three They regret to find that two of the inmates changes made at the, end of the year, there , are insane. Recommend that new flooring - be placed in three of the wards, said floor • to be of maple 1 inches thick, that cotton for are leven teachers holding non-professional - • seconds, where thirds were,*five full seconder where third class teachers were. One holding • the making of two dozen sheets and two doz., .0„ non-professional second.' whereit full -also one dozen_ chairs, be preen* setrond was, and one holding a third class., .eis, for the, nne Of tho Gaol; that a. new stove. certificate where therewas a toaeher -helding .be.Procured for the use of the Gaol, and that a till second last year.. Theta are also two, the`Matter be left in the hands of the'Clerk ; teachers holding County Board Certificates. : that the•tender of Miller t MaQuarrie, being where there were 'third class . ,teachers 'lash $205, for lowering, plastering and 'strapping the ceiling in the Court room, taking down the cornices, and putting in iron rode; simi- lar to the plans 'shown by Mr. Graham, be ac- cepted, and that the work be done under the superintendence of Mr. Hardy. . BEPoRT OF SALARIES COMMITTEE. •This.courraittee reeomrciends that no change be made in the County official's salaries for the preisent year. ' smear OF FINANCE COMMITTEE. The following matters having be referred to the Committee they recommend as follows: That the report of the. Treasurer of .the re- . dent that may occur in conakeence of such • ceipts and, experidituree or the year 1880, neglect. -Carried. . , and the statements in connection therewith .By-law No, 1, 1881, appointing County Au. — be received and Printed in the minutes ; that ditors, was read and passed. By-law No. 2. year. ..It will be no news to any of you that is teachers salaries) have come clown very much.. s It is gratfying, however, that old tried teach- 41 ere retainingtheir situations have not Wore:. ducted except by one Board of Trnstees. , Moved by Mr. Gibson, eedond by°Mr. Kay, that the Clark of this Council be author- . ized to Communicate with the Connell of Mid- dlesex,•and state that the Council of Huron, ; •*" having in vain tried -to get them to proceed in, buliffing the bridge'con the County boundary across the Sauble, 'between the townehipal of Stephen and McGillivray, will now hold. the Council of Middlesex responsible for any aced." ins interest be c, ergo! on tne County rate atitil after the 14th day of Feb. in each year, and that the 'Warden and Clerk be requested to memoralize the Legislature -to amend the Municipal Act as to allow ell °Municipalities to invest their sinking funds in first. mort- gagee on farm property (as recommended by the Treasurer in his report) and that the same regulations for its investment be en- acted as in the case of the Municipal Loan Fund dietribution; viz :-that no municipal officer; euch as Reeves,. Deputy Reeves, Councillors, Clerks, Treasurers, or Auditors be allowed to borrow said funds, and that no investment be made to a greater extent than 50 per cent of the cash value of the property. That $3,000 be raised for the improvement of boundary lines. That the account of lt, Mc- Laren and XJ. Hardy for repairing 'Grand Bend Bridge, 05.75, be paid. Also, the fol. 1881, appointing a Board of Audit was read ' arid passed. By-law No. 3, 1881, to appoint Road Commissioners, was read and passed. By -law -No. 4; 1881, to confirm by-law No. 3, of the township, of Stanley, for the sale of , certain toed allowance, was read and pissed. ' On motion the Council adjourned to meet at Goderich, on the first Tuesdayln June 'next; • ZOPESA.-T have scoured th,e ageneyfa', - this new compound for Dyspepia and Livor Troubles. It/comes to me under most favor- • able auspices, being very highly endoreedand recommended. Its Wonderful affinity to the. Digestive Orgasms and the Liver, increasing the dissolving juices, correcting -the acids and carrying off impurities of the Stomach, and regulating the Liver, can be tested by mow- ing a sample bottle Which sells at 10 cents, leafing accounts :-Winte and Cowan, print- oe, large eight ounce bottle, 75 cents. J. IL ing, $2; C. A. Nairn, supphes for Court House, $13.45 ; /Aeon Signet; adVertining, $1 ; •Brueeels .Post, $1 ; .Talneg printing, $5 ; Geo. Sheppard, solibol ;exann. nation supplies, $8.83 ; W. J. Paislela care- taker Clinton lockup, $20 ; D. A. Strachan, repairing handcuffs, $1 ; 0, M. Donlop, (rare. taker Seaforth lack*, $20; Jas. Smaill, Plans awl description of Court &Tome for W. N. Lollenn, 64 ; T. .1, MOorekoriee, stationery, Clerk's oftlee, $8.65.1jolin Storey; supplies .t• .a • . • •°1,' Combe, Clinton, • • Tnv ara, xio rr.-To beautify the teeth ands give fragrance to the breath uses' nitairr, the Dew toilet gem.15 cent,s ROIL Mr. I,etellier died on Saturdey laet, after a prOtreasted the total nrimber of eigiuttura on anti. Syndicate petition; presiettted to Parliament • SO far, affiontits to 27,449.