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The Signal, 1897-4-8, Page 1113,160, BEIRONIANS yes wand ain •1 Floe Cast Cigar, meta PP TILE 11f A Y QUEEN .aticrAcruasit BY ONE DOLLAR WILL Y E SIGNAL Fon Oss Yeas. IL We esti 3ds ! the kitchen 'there.' from frT OF FIRM EEDSMAN RE 1ZIE BH AND .3r for the you don't reoW ADVERTISEMENTS - APRIL Pugs Heim to Rest -Km C. Pays' GODERICH, ONTARIO, CANADA THURSDAY APR., 8. 1897. D. McGILLIOUDDY, EDITOR. THE SALT MIN'S CASE IIMenath: CwsildslasuiLim IOUR OTTAWA LETTER. COMING AND GOING. Mies Attrill le to Goderioh. fres of duty sato Canada.. hos for Salo- -Mrs. Geo. cox ii u ram Dollar Ball Take- Wm. Shorans ir 8 :limy Medioino--F. M. Dustmen 5 Notice to Creditors- Wm. Commit 5 loran Making -11m Wright 6 , • Inssoletion of Par •eles- ',Firing -Smith alga Co 8 • anco et your Dried Apolee. We son • heselquarnere for Timothy eat Clover ac. 0; i Career c in and Wellesley streets. God. Soh 21 Per eels r MR SALE -A EMBER OF 1 tiros of iflakileteegito. _Toms moo I sant/ le SOIL 00X. delloot 1 VFW 1 B"' wAN1 ED -A GOOD SMART ROY I about 16 year• ed ma. ;wanted to learn Piddle Reties. , :11 due the late Joho Stewart. NaureseTssa. a erossoiller. mom be settled on or before the Int May next to caws the estate. Hsieh Hulttlt 180N. Solicitor for tbe Kathie. 6 -St ( 1) I...SOLUTION OF COPARTNERSHIP 1 Ooderich. April I. 199;. I will be held In the Court !Mune on Mothday , Stoops New Maeldse AI ft lismair Work dem at Iteasestahle 1 Rises. Farming Implements (oriels. Mocb- . I 1:Loseiter end 'mooed heed. bouebt and sold. and Iftillere for sale. Mad ---111stos 1 V Trafalgar ad Imes shoo. corner lotorta and , •P . Hot and cold bells on proadoos. Sew Mad. Ptleot /Made employed. it'fliiiimer old 1 chasm Hotel 0141 I Tender* Wanted. rrICNDERS-TENDKRS WILL SR RIC. ', 1. solved up to the tech ef April at 2 °Mock to pens and epeclficarome. Also modern for nestle,' t he -satire chorea. Tne lowest or my tender not mosmatily accepted. W. K. Bisolag. oroliteiot. Plass can be seam at C A. Satre's. , Chairman of ommlitee. C. A. N•111,4, Neuss to Creditors In Mt useseler of Peary, Murmur. of 16, 111.,- 11e or 8f. lieleses, is the ThiroSilial 0., General liferribenst, Debtor. Nodes whereby even tbst tbe sleeve mused defter has madams seelesmest te new wader die prettiness ef -An AM rollittudwd At= meads ter the twines of Creditors." Clap. IN. RASO.. 1.7. sad listesdsseetn. • mestiss et the Creditors id the said Dobl- er will he held at the office of P A. Malcom - am moitotter. in Me tIllege or Lectinew, coyote id Krum. st %we o'clock la the alter sass on Tuesday. the Ora day of April. •.D. giving of Directions with reference to the dis- eased the of mats. Every to be ealtled term* parses els/ming 50 the setae, le reuse -sad to tirstsb to me Ireoveselises es Um else admIt• or. Leekatew.11seelira. Ian. 111 thr Kamer af lk *slate ef .P.Ole William see. denended There will MOMS %SAM amstion st Mel letigh's Hoeft in the ef Iningstmos. la the Colony ea Sorsa br a Koos. anotheo- ear. on TUILSDAY. THE ith DAT Olr MAT INK. at 12 &Work now. Zfollowths muds. • is 1 he West amber IT. la thisMitiG ownessolon walla, •I %rest Wawa. the amii. is the of Flostea. calstailidner NO iretl: awe load. niTs:ms aragreoperty will b• sold regime to • Is of sale se edam • the eseettions will bo am seeditiens el the lifisb Court Jostles. ef TIMIlle-Tor per cost. dews se Ilis dm a MI*. ens Um bedews wItilis ewe missiti diem Por sertiminere- spoor to J. IL domed Vender*" Relief sera. a4rateliCXO'lliiritirrere. MIL Mgt w the tamales Moonfaelorer le Head. - sapped by is ayseam torso rehab Severs NNW liferives so gamin fano Seeded. TTENT ION is respectfully called certain internalise relative to the Solt miry of &nada It r much to be de - that the seedful change in thy tariff O en this tedestrv its rightful poin• will be included in the contemplated terations to be coeds this session rites Ito s expo DA3o.gcl Prmr to Ite'l 1890 to Mt Salt from Dreat Britain say !Antall poweemioo. or It for thee um of 'Scoot 1St Fie hens* . Free IsLATION XOw *SKIM ton. Tho feestery el taw salt amodsotaree this vaulty bas lessa a met unfortuaele me. Kightoes astabitabzwisits existing to- Th day that oast oncost', fit• Itioared 1"6111' ea the Tartar kevisliam botalialers la ‘11411 Long. Astitield, returned amid dollars, are not worth one quarter the origisal cost. Several factorise ta who* loandreeis of thousands of duller. have bees vestors. For 'ems ressoa • good nearlet. with a °mourning capacity of over sem mii- lion barrels per annum as emote us this over by Me Ceovreroureat af ter soother to axes to assemble together ux the mumal the Britton Fr`witt"r• 1h• "maim° norhement, and to ono* mons eater upon makers have been loft a moll finagles. illhell '- usairiciot on as average sot exceeding mu- tbe soli's duties of their nowardeldp. Up - quarts, to one-third at the outside Imnit, of ea them. therefore, by thou, acre of men- the whole- Th -re oo reason to be gives Mon end commission must sr*, as a people, why British salt should sot be taxed as be called upon to pass lodgment. Moira The sc t• cioln� on •stn• c,►pitsi G. whitely, of S.aforth, w.s to t.ws last week. EnamorHroh. w!lake returned to tow. t . .,er.ote.t will ake a.te .t.tr peel weak. the Mac The laaalmilea eam- ilea Dead. moob as eny other Brinell article. by value that each individeel or family con- Liberal sdialitlearsWea 10 aloft thil mime slimes per onsuM. mate@ Pith lin article evils which have feetened with harnoololike that oat be taxed without the result being tenacity upon the oountry dories the long Free Ielt or eves knows by the commoner. toe telt tii bulb -10c le .100 lbs. lo • 100 Its t In beer barrels ono Tbe Tardl Aot of 1894 med. toe duty cm It as follows : (a) Salt. imported from the *rated kingdom or any Itritish possemon, ✓ itsported tor the ess of the sea or gulf berme, free. (hi Salt, fie* in bele and °arise salt, N 5c per 100 lbs. Icrialt, bags, barrels of other pockages, 7io pee 00 lbw. 313131 • 41.7 It will be noted that the duty oft fin* lt, whether In bnik In packages. was octet 5t.) in 1893 and that in 1894 the uty was removed mantels from see salt mported trom the United kingdom or iony tiali possessions Ties smiths moor to 890, the Act of 1893, and the Am of 1894 ere all similar le effect ta ons most ono taot direction, namely, that oil morn usd • (rest deal of fine malt wee allowed ester free of duty co the presumption t it was used for Sob and Gulf kisbertos. e lf Fisheries." list ea a fact for assay ears, the malt makers of Canad• have teen pollee to compete with " Liverpool" 1, sis it is kneels m the trate, or in other ords with the English Hilt precticely all Yee the Donnanion. simply on a000unt of mit Sas aod Galt Fisheries tree molt. The total imastaty of sok produced in la the ymor 1894, as oomputed by o 412,fiso barrels. lint, as in NOITIO moomanisouhoturen we frequently k Doers overstate the •luantity Made by them d other instonose to give no retinae at I. so that ac approximation is all that be pot down. the quantity is oapable of derahle reductioe. and as a matter of &et does not excised 325.000 barrel@ at an undo lisrat. This qmotity of sok, bow - TOT, doom not bees to represent tbe asps- 'ty et the Canadian salt works, al which o dor one-fifth am oostaaually sodium. &goo Torre ?Mar, eft 4,111E4. To restore tbe duty on film molt in bulk salt ID bags. barrels and other peek - imported from Britain ond Bridals ions would undoubtedly improve the Motion to some •xtent, but to eocourime hat shculd he a very important industry our count -T. and to place it where it Id be, • easy of not lees then 71,10 per 00 Ihe on fie* salt in bags. barrels lend other packages. mid 53 per 100 lbs. co other erodes of salt should be levied, Oa a rebate. (if it is emelt/tired advisable t salt ler Sea or Golf Mahone@ should be res) is Use ones of such ash on productive f satifeetory evidence. that it has bees so The Cenadian sett manufacturers would urge very strongly that there le no reason -why their legitimate sserket siliould be suede a dumping ground. 11 is well known that there is a very powerful combitseia Engliked k•own as the Salt Cason. The industnes prhfit by the gale of their salt in England where the price not long ago was too to twelve times greater than in this country, sad tow surplus product was sent out him for whatever it will fetch. Owing to the cheapens's of west bound freights oompared to emit bound, it is impossible for Canadian manufacturers to retaliate, and they are thee, through no Iseult of their owe, proc• nosily at the moray of the British menu - The Government rehires as gives in the annual report for 1895 of Mineral Stoustios asd Mises. show that tbe average iimr•atity of melt produoed is Canada during the last ton years amounts to 62,600 tons ; of so average value of $176,67-1, equal to an aver- age prioe of 63 37 per too I.. oars at the point of shipasent. The amount of money paid out for the item of wages alone, in commotion with the production of thee quentity of salt is, acoordueg to the figures furnished by the MtArio Government in the report of the Bureau cf Mines, 1896, 31.03 per ton, therefore, ia round figures, this produetme of salt causes a orouletion of t‘52.660 per annum on the itom of labor It may he safely calculeted that at load 81.2-5 per too is paid out for all couperage material and the manufacture thereof, so that the non of S65.800 is put into °Ocala- tioo on thet head. The item of fuel, where cordwood is ueed, would put Into co -cuisi- nes amongst the ferme.s. the suns of 152,- 660. or ray II per ton for that stein. Timm figures show what an important industry this is to the neighborhood ID which it is located. It may be stated that very nearly all the money reosived front the salt is put into circulation amonget the forming and laboring classes. It is worthy of notice that by the cos returns, the tomtit, of gait received into that country years has averaged °rue 100,000 tons der ononm. Had this quantity of molt boon manufactured in Oratorio, would have given ample scope for the developement this most important industry. and would have plead circulation over five millices of dotter. slimmest tbe fermi* and laboring A no re* IMSNT The duty that It is sought to have Un- Owisg to the rata of any sporiliontion as Paged upon salt is stub se would not be what ocostitoted "Comm " @elk and tbe praotioally felt by the eximsomere. The item semption of salt hes been shown to be is sot that no uodertakiog was required tbst t mowed as 'soh wooed be mood le Sea or ratted figure* 150.000 Mae far annum. If • di nelsons% there is so doubt tint in the ditty of 5e. per blindest pounds is unposed t large quannitiss of salt which were nPon Into cleontite. roost to 31 per ton.aed. .. cross ic .02 „of sat fe, tho woof for the sake of illustratioo, supposing the or Gulf riehmii, imporma mid snaatifootorer was enabled to Woods by the total amount of the duty, it woold only esscirattoce or AMMO. or es the bode of five to a family, 15e. Dar family As, however, tams greater proper. Ider solt manufacturer has over bees know. Mos of this quiriMty is used by =snafu:i- it fish as wow. sod tome, it eon be eahly estimated dist the for this curing of sa offset would be reduced practically by nos if it ie thought desirable to still leave salt less fur this purpose. Do obi...314m will b. med. half of the amount named, sod thet 7be. per totally is much poorer the stork. Teak le it. Rat with the lieht of past expenosar f whes the matter is figured est as a tax. it there is salt see way in wawa salt ma be fairly raven, which is by hopes al"sa" TS" lib" sod robotism that duty whoa etitiefactery The wilt smonfaeterees of (.1nado plaint evidenos is produced of salt having been to he in a panties to prodoes salt equal in seed for Sea or Golf &Aeries. quality. If DOD esporter, to any soh that ma •rliaTfT OP weak!! IP CAPApA be imparted. TO 90011..7 ALL DZWANIM. cosemos Or TM *ALT IXIMISTEY IX Ten facility. furbish all the salt el every as& For mum tints gest snit from gawked tos that is required in this sonotry, mid that of bees admitted free foto the 1.14ted States s quality Jima is set stirpeened by imy salt Wm result et tbis legislation has been to sofd is %be markees el the world. Many of atone down many works. and geserally to the works sew dosed down wesid unclembt- ahem woos govessoke, „yortav edly, if the duty were resborod to 15o. pee has thee rpib rims Goiromrarra 100 Ilia. fer ode is packed/es, amd 10o. per have sew 'mimed re-impese • duty ow 100 Ilia es mat is start op amis. sod English soh, and together with Comelier, the salt soleatry bosom as insportost and will Immosforth be subject to • deny of I2o. thriving eat withesil restoration it ie pee 100 lha an salt is polka.," asd Ile. per impossilde fer them or the woke sew ft 100 lbs. os salt to bide. operation to sompete with the British sell, promo ?Attn. particularly the Marie liaM imported from crowd e io it monefaeherere pay domes suiLlimr•••it prima. seed'. bbshi iveriebilleseene" tilteewilett Dialswith on all Wide@ that enter into the essostac tore of mit. Why shoidd their magnifse• low -y=d labor sod eseeedissly °beep feel. sod which pert the mem to marries. he bared protleot be exegetes to tompete with Mestrial asidether theollion ports is pron • isrei.. 1112.141•1161.__L• •/2".1 PmetiaallY Para timidly oil -io fast in seem amen bettor time a• "a""'" "w4gat 9 n othing. as the staanglikip bompaaiss haw, AUCT ION SALES - boon imams Se pay ler the priotiege ef erwryiss sail as Whet. If BM Oeversteett Os Theredav. April Sib. co the fans el meipoomod tho presiding steep% township. abate. lei el mos, heifers, that mod fee Sea and flulf fisheries. Mos Jewess rod pigs. II n. Room. oast what ehoold be dam is to mired what wes admitted by the resent Goversomen bo • sitobalis to preperteg tlie twill of 180I. by Wei ▪ " A," erbieb would lbws reel ee M - tie ems el Mee sr (MI Gsberles, boa " IS le &whet se isessliss a( *bee wee* Mae wailer *be Twit AM el 11114 Oise oak, *bet re* 21 of Ulm, predeoelsors. acomplish the god aimed in by Liberals, the changes neonleary end requr cos to bring about • bettor oondimois ot &I - foirs politic must he wrought out groduolly and with doe igiution. Such interesza sod vested righte, which have proem up and be - mos established under the high protective Land, must be respooted ; and it is oblige. tory upon the Government to odopt a tiolin- cum budget which will sot bring say sudden downer to those interests sod right., and trill he cast with dos regard to the heavy obligations and reeponsibilities bequeathed them hy the defunct Tory administration. The program laid down by the Govern• moot in the speech from the throats, pro- vides the means for brineing evolit some of the grateful reforms which wets etzennoosly coutended for by Liberals when in Opposi- tion. While our opponents mac serer at and twist us with what they may choose,is their ignorance. to term a. uefulfilled pledge., yet 00 person, politician or other - "ries, who cleanse to possess oedinery own - mon sense, can for a moment teenously urge • sudden adoption of the principles bud dowo in the trade and tinenciai policy of the preeent government. The trenmition from the revenue tariff of the AlcKeerie government to the hieh pro - oilseed in • suddco or hasty manner, even though such prooseding would not have ptemdicially &dotard the revenues of the The extra session last Summer cannot be coosidered other than a session called for the purpoie of dealing with the unfinished business left over by the defeeted Govern- ment. The present aesaion. theretore. up ln reality the premier memos of the new Ad- ministration. and the conduct of its persoo- D el, WI well ea its product as a unit, will command unusual scrutiny in every quar- ter. Looking down from the press Foolery on the opening day, the floor of the noose, In a great measure, reminded aria of a vast but exalted pr: re ring. The pruseipels, as they meet for the first tam after • loose ab- sence, advisees and shake bards and extend mutual nocaritulatione, which are doubtless well meant If they are sot always heart- felt. Sir Charles Tupper grasps the exzesid- ed hand of Mr. Laurier. with what azward soosetions w• oan well insegisa while the Hoo. George Eaten Footer is no less 'thrive in greening hts successor, Mr.Fielding. It is not long, however, before these pirelimin• ones end. rim gone wanes. the poem is changed, sod the tirst round begins. The predictioe that thus first battle to be fought, by old and tried ohoomions under new 000- ditions. may prove • fight of many rounds before it terminates. us now regarded as US. sound. although the Government bill of fare to an •xtonsive one. The mover and seconder of the address tie reply to the address from the throne of - worm oongratulated tbe Government on the settiement the Manitoba school oatie. as well as in the 'Mort they were putting forth to reduce the oast of running the machinery at Ottawa. Sir Charles Tupper. however, was not of the some naiad : mid be took occasion to ad - vases the astossding opinion that in deat- hs/ with the school questiou the Federal power wee egOeeding its oonstitutional au- thority. Be questioDed the right of the Wooden, and in his way of viewing the matter, they had no right to effect any set• dampest. Straege, is it not, that this astute mid waits statesmen ones doubted his aothority in the premises whets he sent hie diplomatic* to Wiasipeog lost year to treat with the Illawitobe Goverameet upon tan very aimed of the ease ! Doss not this mead esmothing of the Urge inwardness of than duplisity prodimed by the Tory party of the ems sod °sly " I ". To retain power the old flaw of heedwiok was resorted to, and any sod every move whiob tended to &maim and divert tim public, mind until after a verdiot at the polls, was boldly and plot that failed to work. Yetis the math GI this plain •xpoos and Wait, at purpose, the Tory leader oovertly seeks to revive this prootioaliy deed wheel Mies, aed several of hie more rabid follow- ers have secretly been egged on to do the evert. His intentions have reosived a sod- den °hook, end from ao nalooked ter quar- ter. How a eranber of hie supporters aro openly •rproesing than °mamma that the mishieet la aa Mead se • door owl and the' want no more rd lt ; sad oe the floor of the Hoses Messrs Craig and Itoberteee, M.P.'s have spoken against any attempt to reessel- tate the mem bogey. mid boldly se - sort their bodepoodepos ea the sobiest. It is te be bevel fiber we heirs sees amid hosed the last it in setioe lift. and that it nal bereofter ho sarmittod feet in poem Is eh. rpm* tomb to which blie liberaltbaliem el essoilisties bee esstiesed to Asp's. Col., Sotorday J. M. Rest, barrister, of Seaforth. was is sews do pest week. Geo. Fitzgerald, of Sea forth, was in the Co. tows en Friday. W. Colquhons. of Getters/di lost Friday, Geo. F. Emerson. of Gilder ica last Thursday. Miss Wilkinson returned from her visit to Toronto sod t:alt on Friday. Maineer Thomson, 01 the Goderich Lum- ber Co., was to Wingbam last week John Pullen. district freight ageot, G T R., Stratford. wee to town OD 'Tuesday. Mrs. Ann Morns. who has bean seriouely sililotwoirysome. tans past, is improving, though Jas. Clark was the pot week a bum - nem tnp to WIsertou aDd other Georgian Bay points. Mrs. Geo. IL koheoo haa returned to Petrone, after speeding • couple of weeks with her sister, Mrs M. Swanson. W. Chipman, cavil engineer, waa in town lam week. oad while here bouitht oopy of Sallow'. celebrated oaltion-Hard Pressed, • blistabell, visited Clinton, was ia i JAS. FAREWELL'S ESCAPE Guard Gives Ills Veralill. relf. Ansi! 9th. -Amadeu soft of fern Awe mod laipisseeets ee lee 9. see. & A. V. W. Colborne. at 1 P.N. Jose Root . Asst. _ _ There will be odd by poblie smosties at *I''''.2-"1"1111 AUBURN. Iii. redeems el G. L. Orellsebes. villege Trion/kr. April & el 1CheeeiLee Teeelley, April lAth, at 1 re., The Oes4 Tampion of this pesos are gee lemma. eleak litieldelk ideMbe. belealliv Waded With the nronelbed Hamer* law. dos LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF Next week is Cession week. tinIT.bo Mimosa factory is now running full We shall soon Me The violet me to pot week. Dust ma blowing freels os April 1st and boat houses froing be eeen bloomisg the The *my tote hy thse Lead Minis AMMO. leanly el Me likeeeess Ad. -eased by bv &be bailie, Mow Ilse Al- tair Beall, afirenarred. bees publuseed in referenee to the escape of oenviot Farewell while on his way to the peftitesteory last week, but in almost every moo the reports have bees grossly erron- eous. roommate William t;untiry has mode • deolaratioo under oath. detailing the co- cutostanoee, sod we give the tollowlilla suuunikry Lott I; oderich on March 29th, with primmer mutely shackled with leg irons. Seine were oo tom whoa he went off the train, nor were they replotted from tons at ooy lune, nor such • thing thought of by The only double seat that could be got ypy myself, geseateeze and prisoner on leaving Toronto was, unfortunatel.e as it happeseel, mar the door of the coach, and from that time until the maps, be was c&refully watched and guarded by me Near linghton the ;snowier made • sud- den spring from Me seat for the door. 1 grabbed him before hie bend reached same, but the coat which I had grumped came off. beteg v•ry rotten. tie had door open be- fore I caught hold of ham again, end In the struggle on platform of car courbt him round the oeok and had a firm hold of his beard. He sumeeded in throwing human off the losser step of the oar, and was trail - ins on the ground. I holding on to Mi. With the atd of an asetnant. who had hold of me, I succeeded In netting him back on to the lower step. when t hu amistant • hold following da)•. ed me slipped, and the prisoner and 1 rolled Our local anglers made decent strings of front the steps of the plotform to the ground. fish the past week. D. Contelor. shipped • oar load of hogs to Coltingwood net Friday. The Cherchwornam'siinild met in month Georg• ei on Sunday morning. Jae. A. Reid snipped a car load of horses to the Old Country on Tuesday. J. Sands, of Colborne, beams hut Spring ploughing on idonday. liarob Z2. Will our ctty fathers give US a row of shade trees down the Harbor hi:I. Local matter unavoidably held over from last week will be found on pare 3. Mr. MIHOT, of Cluiton, is about 3.0 D11143111 Sonirr.or hotel to Godench --Exeter Tunes. Regular meeting of Maitland lodge No. 33 A. F and A. M. next Tbeeday overarm. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. and Miss Germs Doyle left yesterisy for their new home, Detroit. The Collegiate lost tt ut• Literary society will meet In the auditorium on Friday even There will he service in St. George's next Wednesday evening and on Good Friday will meet in Regular mosioo next Monday The Women's Auxiliary, of St. George's will meet In the school room on Friday FIFO.: bicycle trip to Hayfield was made by Msseers.Scarth and Field. Bank of Mont real. Thursday The Remington Foniture Co. is shipping the new refrurerater, The Kensington, to Nova Scotia already. The Kensiregtou Furniture Co. is making a big push for business by @ending circulars all over the Dominiou. The Goderich Holler works has a boiler and smoke stack ready for shipment hy first boat to Tobermoray. Chrome! shipped two steel omokie stacks, each 60 feet in Worth. to the Doherty Or - w as Co., Clinton, this -reek. Last Saturday most of the roods in God.- rioh township were aa dry in they usually are 013 the 1,lueen s birthday. Bunhanans Rhynam were busy the past week getting ost fittings for a store they La eritp• @mins to be leaving its. al- though there are still two or three resi- dents irafforiog severely hole its attacks. essel••• so Malawi% oasis hro• Tbay ampald ho eat magia with this till they Farewell was in • recumbent positsoo near the eround. amid I was beading over him. trying to Pull Ms sp. when the sudden re- tain. from the grasp of my militant cove= odditional Impetus to mc fall. I remember no more of what occurred after I struck the groond, nor did I recover consciousness un- til 1 found mysetf in the bus at Trentoa. where 1 was put under method treatmeet. The prisoner did not have the run of the car at any time. The shackles wore not removed at any time during the After I was picked up I wag taken to Trenton, not Belleville. The whole of the onsoners °oat and two vests were pulled off in the struggle by me. and not, aa represented. that • portion of The postponer escaped between lirIghton and Trenton, and not between Cobourg and Neither Farewell nor I Jumped from the train. We both fell off. The only truthful stetement in the news- paper reporta was that the mon escaped. THE PUBLIC HEALTH. Lam tear. Tbe folloiring alveolar was maned shoot • Tear sea and the medical health officer de- sires us to state that he bee examined a somber of homes where there is at tn. provost time Moines., amid finds the danger• TOWN COUNCIL. Regular mestizo( of town council was, held Friday evening : Present -The mayor, reeve, deputy reeve and councillors Colwell, Tweedie, Wilms Minutes of last meeting reed. approved and signed. A communication wee read from Wilmot Smith. asking that • Dew side walk be plarnd in front of hts store on Kest-st. A oomnounication was also read trots Goo. Watme, asking that the roadway be• term McLean's block and the Vi'atoon pro- perty be planked. Both commumations were toot to the board of work. oommittes with power to Blowing', et Toronto, re tot exemptions woe road sod filed. A ossemonication was read from An- drews Bros. k Co., noisome*, the aimed to pito" womb soaks at the stook yard at the station. Andrews Rees. poise mit may disadvantages they labor under oad tiontoted that a complianos with their re- quest will morose, the five stook bonne= is Goderieb. Tbe firm Moto that they paid mot over 651,000 during 1896. The emitter was referred to market mos - mitts* to report to mimed at next monisg. RItivniT or w/ITElt AND 1.11.117 cow. Visor committee have asked for tenders for the *mottos of sa siddiWon to the power home. amid have aseopted the tender of Ed. Shortness at sa16. hie offer woo, tbo The report was siloptied. ems **editions printed In the circular 'tat existing The public its hereby warned against dark, damp end unventilated collars. Even whets free trent decomposing matter they are fall of fool air which wall find its way Into the eortipord parts of the building. Keep year collar wiede4s epon and allow Immaterial • snslight and fresh air, the two great pur- ifiers sod diem feetors. No perms who hoe any reward foe tile liesith of himself or others should for a day allow in his hones. offim or place of bemuses' boy bath, home, Wok or other onetrivesco Wee the ease. is properly trapped sod Daring the last fees years ems of linear. hag illness awl deaths can he tressed directly to this eneree. end vet fewlay tomes of teem • nmehlom continue breathing inn their poisonous vapries into our NMI*. W ens old shops. &mars of oe•itiee into which neither lipb• ger air Ma or. Remember. sevested plaashoni nat., Owego Assibrasse deli pm measeiee homer. ormA. • %dour committee bee to make the follow. big recommendations. 1. That in the matter of I he aorniestion of I). Johnston, for permission for braids rider@ to use the sidewalks op to the 24th May • That no aotioa be token amid that 2. That new steps be pot demi the Park hill ; than tenders he imbed to supply doe material and do die work. & That the sidewalk dem the Harbor hill be thoresehl) Trimmed - 4 That 5105c:eat lumber to do nevemat7 repairs be parohaMmi. 23 Vont otimmattes have decided to allow limber k Cason! rho ono of thee rood smik - ther machine at a charge of 34 per day, to ha mood only whoa permitted hy the *hair - EMS of this omasnittas Root T woo rec., easiness's. Moved is amendsoest by the Meet, meended by Councillor Tweedy. Mon dame 5 be &monied seheeitesses 33 he M. Th. report WIN thee wilepleil emeedet. 31 liendeeeen Weide 0.,Trr .01 erase for isspesper Cie , $20 90. The tossosil Nes •