The Exeter Advocate, 1890-1-30, Page 1UNITED CANADA AND BRITISH CONNECTION."
VOL. III.
EXETER, ONTARIO, TTIURSDAY, JANTTARY 30,1890.
NO. I: 9.
The Molsons Bank.
(Chartered by Parliament,1855.)
Paid upCapital,p ..:.... , , . $2,000,000.
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Rest Fund . , .. .. . 1,000,000,
Head office. Montreal.
F. WOLFERSTAN THOMAS, Esq.,
GENERAL MANAGER,
Twenty Rranch offices in the Dominion.
Agencies in the Dominion, U. S. and Europe.
=1==W r B fs sTcx ,
Open every lawful day from Io a. in., to 3 p.
m., Saturdays 10 a.. m. to 1 p. an.
A general banking business transacted
Four per cent. per annum allowed for
Money on DepoeitReceipts.
R. H. ARCHER,
Exeter, Jan 28, '88. Manager.
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Church Directory.
TRIVTTT MEMORIAL CRURC$.--Itev. S. F,
Robinson, Rector. Sunday Services, 11 a. in,
and? p. in. Sabbath. School, 2.30 p. m.
MF,TIIODIST Ciuncfi--James- st., Rev. B.
Clement, Pastor. Sunday Services,10.30 a.m.
011(.1630 p.m. Sabbath School, 2p.m.
MAIN' STREET -Rev. J. Wilson, Pastor. Sun
day Services, 10.30 a.m. and 6.30 p. m. Sabbath
School 2.90 p.
PRESeYTEI;LAR CnuncM.-Rev. W. Martin,
Pastor. Sunday Services, 11 a. m. and 6.30 p.
m. Sabbath School, 9,45 a. m.
Pr
of ess
><onai Cards.
L. •BILLINGS.
7:2,=1,1"720T.
Office over O'Neil's Batik, Exeter, Ontario,
Nitrou.sOxidet}as for painless
extraction.
Goes to Lucan every Friday.
H. KINSMAN, DENTIST, L. D. 5., ex-
tracts teeth without pain by giving
Vegetable Vapor, or using the new
Anmsthetic on the gums. Makes Gold Filli
Ings and other dental work the best possible.
Goes to Zurich last Thursday in each month.
East side of Main street, Exeter.
L'T
1.
T B WHITELY, M. D. C. M., PHYSICIANt7
• and Surgeon. Office and residence -
Corner Victoria and Elgin streets, Goderich,
Ontario.
DR. J. A ROLLINS. OFFICE -MAIN ST.
Residence -Corner Andrew. and • North
Streets, Exeter, Ontario.
TA. AMOS, IL D., C. x. L• C. P, EDIN.; L
• R.C. S.; Edin,; L. F. IS'. & S., Glasgow;
1. M., Edinburgh and Glasgow' M.C., P.& S..
Ontario' F. T. M. S., Toronto. `Night belt at
office. Crediton, Ontario. y t
TAR. COWEN. OFFICE --MAIN STREET,
Exeter, upstairs, opposite Centre
Hotel. Side entrance on -south --James street
leading to the Methodist Church.
T1TILLIAMSWEET, VETER-
YVY inaryySurgeon. Graduate
Toronto. Veterinary Dentist-
ry a speciality. Office and Re
sidenceone block • east of Rich.
Pickard's More. Opposite skating. rink, Ex-
eter, Ontario.'" ,
T. H. COLT.INS, BARRISTER, SOLICIT-
OR, Conveyancer, Notary Public.
Office- Sam well's Block, Exeter, Ontario,
Money to Loatr.
L
H. DICKSON, BARRISTER, SOLICITOR • of Supremo Court; Notary Public, Con-
veyancer, Commissioner, &c. -Money to loan
Office-Fanson'a Block, Exeter.
E LLIOT$vEILIOT,BARRISTERS, SOLIC-
id itors, Conveyancers, &c. Money to loan
at 6 per cent.
13. V. ELLIOT. ' • J. ELLIOT
TAMES OKE, Exeter, Ontario, Licensed
es Auctioneer for the County of Huron.
Sales promptly attended to and satisfaction
guaranteed. Sales arranged at this office.
TT BROWN Wineholsea. • Licensed.Auct-
1, ioneer f?or the Counties of 'Perth
Middlesex, also for the township of Usbornando.
Sales promptly attended tb and terms reason
able. Sales arranged at Post office, Winchelsa
E,• BOSSENBERRY, Hensall Ontario. Lief'
• eased Auc,tionoer for the Countys o
Huron and Perth. . Charges moderate and
satisfaction
tiaranteed.
R ,,
WHOLT, Kluva, Ontario. Licensed auct-
• ' i,gneer for the Counties of Middlesex
and Lambtoe, and the townships of Stephen
and Hay All sales promptly attended to.
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naced,tortc`dtife our
11° unogdaled, and ed introdade our
superior geode a•d will ,endrazz
to ONE PERSON In each locality,
o
*is above. Only those, who write
10 28 at 000e 11,1 inalte sure of
'the chance, All you have to' do in
Muni t• Allow our good, to
those Who oats-yoer nelhhbore
AYE MSginning of
this advertieoma
nt•ea thae eroond you. The be -
shows the a and of th eId
trope. The totlowInr cut rival the appearance of it reduced, to
iboiit the fiftieth part of ite bulk. 11 le i reagd; ,toubfe elle Isle•
is large it Ustay So cites. We Will rtie,ihowyou hoW eu
en inaka Roth till* -tepee a dry at lint, troll the itatt,wllh..
out sic 'ideate, Letter write' al eke. We p,yaa�f ell expreee charges.
adyrege,H.1IALLETr'rl CO,, Dot 880, temente te, BISItt l:
Zurich.
We are glad to hear that Mr: Lill
pert is well again,
• Mr. J. Si pa le, of Detroit; is visiting
1P s,.
friends in this village.. •
Mr, Science roccivecl aneidditio to
a ri
hie family this week -a boy. •
Mr, McNeivin,;,'who works in the,
e;rist mill is away spending his holiday:.
Mr. Sweiteer, of Michigan, is visiting-
his
isi'tin -
his uncle, Mr. D. S. Faust; ,of this -place
Mr. Rupp's little boy was taken very
ill one day last week, but is some what
better. •
Mr. F. Hess; Reeve, and Mr. H. Hey
rock, Deputy Reeve, are attending the''
County Council at Goderich,
FIensall.
Spring must be coming • as straw
hats have made their appearance on
the streets. -
Mr. John Reith has purchased the
old frame school house in the village
and intends fitting it up fora dwelling.
Mr. John Coulter has sold his resid-
ence on King street to Mr. Chas. Moir,
of this village, for the handsome sum
of $950.00.
A few days ago, Mr. James Berry, of.
this place, sold his celebrated Fear-
naught Chief stallion to an American
buyer for a handsome sum.
Mr. James White shipped from this
station on Friday last a carload of
horses to Michigan. Amongst the nuin=
ber was one purchased from, Mr. John
Sparrow, of Varnia, for which he paid
the handsome sum of $500.00.
The Canadian -bred trotting stallion Am-
ber, by Clear Grit, formerly owned by Mr, P.
J. Pikey, of Brantford, stands at the highest
fee ofany of the stallions owned by the Ital-
ian Government, wliicli aid $3500 for hind
in Germany last ear. -Ex. Amber F., own-
ed by Mr. T. Murdock,•ofHensall, is son of
Amber, and is one of the best stallions in
Canada. He will stand at Murcock's stables
during the coming season. •
Mr. George McEwen, our enterpris
ing salt manufacturer,shipped five car
loads of salt this week. This is one of
the principal industrie's one village,
as a large number of hands., are. .kept
employed. The coopers at .. works
are kept very busy. .
Mr. B:,Kaiser, who has been residing
here for. some time; has removed to
Clinton, here.he ill,.xeside u future..
We are sorry.•to loose,'Ben as' he:wae
jolly 'fellow and was always • prepared
to take or give a °joke With • the boys.
Every success in your new home.
The concert held on the 20th inst.,
under the auspices of the Farmers In
stitute was a grand success. The chair
was ably filled by Mr. William Buchan-
an. . The programme was taken, part
in by a number of our villagers and
some excellent speeches were made..
The Presbyterian Quartette Club sang
some excellent choruses as also did Miss
Stoneman and Miss Brown. - Mr. T.
Murdock and daughter rendered some
excellent instrumental selections. Mr.
William We'tcottefavored the' audience
with some choice comic songs.. The
hall was litteraly packed and all left
well pleased with the entertainment.
McGillivray Council,
Members of Council met in Town
Hall,on 20th inst., pursuant to statutes.
The following members subscribed to
their qualification and declaration of
office, viz: -W. H. Taylor, Reeve; W.
D. Corbett, 1st Deputy -Reeve; P. P.
Harding, 2nd Deputy-Reeye; W. Ritch-
ie and J. D. Drummond, Councillors.
Minutes of last meeting read, approved
of and signed. Moved by W. L. Cor-
bett, seconded by W. Ritchie that this
council do hereby appoint Wm. Fraser
clerk for the present year and his sal
ary be $120. -Carried. Moved by, 'W.
L. Corbett, seconded. by P. P. Harding
that Wm. Brown be.and he is hereby
appointed Auditor, -Carried. The Re-
eve appointed Wm. Wright auditor.
Moved by W. L. Corbett, seconded . by
J. D. Drummond. that John Saunders
be and he is hereby appointed janitor
for 1890,and his salary be $12. -Carried
Moved by W. L. Corbett, seconded by
P. P. Harding that Alexander. Smith,
James Miller and Robert 'Hutchinson
be and they are hereby appointed
members of the. Board of Health, and
James Sutton,M. D.,is hereby appointed
Medical Health officer for the year
1`890. -Moved by W. Ritchie, seconded
by P. P. Harding that J. D. Drummond
is hereby, commissioned to examine
and have bridge o11 14th concession,
south of the Town Hall,repaired.-Car-
lied• MoVed by W.L. Corbett, second-
ed by P. P, Harding that this council.
do hereby appoint,George Windsor as-
sessor,at a salary of. $70. -Lost. Moved
in ammentlrnont by W. Ritchie, second-
ed by J. D. Drummond that this coun-
cil do hereby appoint Benjamin Pileas-
sessorand his salary be r0. -Carried,
Moved by VV. Ritchie, seconded by J.,D
Drummond tiiat George Saunders be
and he is hereby appointed collector for
the east andGeoi'ge Glendinning for
the west division, to furnish satisfact=
ors security, and their salary be each
$35. -Carried. Moved by J. D. 'Drum-
mond, seconded by W. L. Corbett that
P. P. Harding be and ie appointed to
examine into the water grievoneo of
Wesley BroWnlee.--Carried. Weed
by W. Ritchie, seconded by W. L. Cor-
bett that the clerk
orbettthatthe,clerk notify the several
saw mill owners that this council will.
receive tenders for rock: chit plank at
their meeting on the first Monday in
March; tenders to be opened at 2 0';
clock p. m.-Carriecl. Moved by W. L.
Corbett. seconded by W, Ritchie 'that
the hereinafter named individuals ° be
paid the several amounts as set forth,
yiz:-Hart & Co., account for blank
forms&e., $3.47; Alexander Brothers,
mending scraper, $1:50; J. Miller, ma-
terial for culvert on the 2nd concestion
$l; R. Sceili, account for plank, $1ne7;°
Members Beard of Health, $5; W, Dix-
on, removing drift wood at Patrick's
bridge, $3; J. IIaskett, repairing, hill at
Glen's on the 10th concession, •.$1; B.
Pile, repairing approaches'to•bridge on
Parkhill road, $1; J. McGregor, ttirn
piking on side -road, 24th 'concession;'
$17; P, Gooding, tile across road, 24th;
concession, $1. -Carried. Moved by,;
W. L. Corbett, seeondedby W. Ritchie;
that this council adjourn to meet in the'
Town Hall on' the first Monday in Mars.
ch, at ten o'clock a.m.- 'rried.
W.M. FRASER, Cler>c..'
Sabbath School workers generally.
An interesting and profitable confer--
enee on Sabbath School work, was held
in the evening, commencing at 7.30.
Mr. Jas. Mitchell, of Goderich, spoke
upon the subject The congregation
and the Sabbath School," and the Rev.
Mr. ,}Ienderson, of ,Hensell, upon the
subject of "The, Sabbath School in re-
lation to missions." Both addresses
were full of Vigorous -thought, sound
advice and wise instruction. The
choir .of the '.,:congregation rendered
choiot musico;
'1'lt Ilettmeeting will be held on the
seem/ Tuesday of b March, in Willis
Gilntrch, Clinton:
Entrance Examination to
I.'igit Schools and Col-
legiate Institutes.
The next Entrance Examinations. to
High, School and Collegiate Institutes
*ell bi held in July. The following is
the limas of studies in the various sub-
ejects~
l?iital,tg.t--A general knowledge of.
the elereeut ofvocal expressions With
Presbytery of Iiuron. special reference to emphasis,infiection,
end'pause: The reading, with' proper
The regular meeting of the Presby.-'' exprtssion;of any selection in. the Rea
tery,of Huron was held in the Presby- derenthorized:for Fourth Book classes.
terian Church, Seaforth, en ..Tuesday Tel pupils should be taught' to "read
last, the 21 inst.. Mr. Acheson of =Kip- intelligently •aswell asintelligibly.
pen, was elected moderator for the en- Li rature.-The , pupils should be
suing six niotthe. The report of the taugies togive-for words or phrases,
committee on the State of Religion was meanings•which may be substituted.
presented by Mr.. Musgrove, recom therefor, without imparing the sense of
mending that a conference on the State the passage; to illustrate and show'the
of religion be held at an evening sed- Vit' r'opriateness of important word Or
°runt of the Presbytery, at its next trascs,to distinguish between syn..
meeting, at which the followingrecone ,`onyinin common use; to paraphrase
mendations of the Assembly's coiluni"t difficojt passages so as toshow the niean
tee be made the subjects ofconference, in„ eleetly; to show the connection of
the',thought in any selected passage; to
explain allusion; to write explanatory
or decriptive notes on proper or other
names; to show that he has studied the
lessons thoughtfully, by being able
to gil'e an intelii ent opinion on • any
subject treated of therein that comes
within the range of his experience of
comprehensiien, and especially to show.
that he has entered.into the spirit of
the passage by being able to read it
with proper expression. He should be
3. That. inasmuch as it is evident beat �ee om..tto heselections brize e reee of special
],r
a 5
Ye
that . tlie:rnemoxiz►ng..of Scripture; at►d�.,��� upu'e in his own weeds' e
of the Shorter Cateehism is not so, gen substence:of any . of; these selectio rs , or
of any part`thereof. He should. also ori,
tain some knowledge of the authors
from whoseworks these selections have
been made.
Examination papers will be set in
Literature on passage from the follow-
ing lessons in the authorized Fourth
Reader.
1. That the Session meet as frequent•
leas possible for setisons• of ' special
piayer ttnd conference', :touching the
spiritual condition of the people.
2. That the Assembly would earnest-
ly recommend ministers and elders to
call the attention of` their people to the
importance of family worship, and ,to
use their best endeavors to secure its
regular observance, at least' on the
part of all heads of families in full
communion with the Church.
eral as could. be desired, Sessions be
asked to bring the subject to theatten-
tion of parents, -superintendents •and
Sabbath School teachers.
' 4. That guild or society for young
men and women, be formed in our
and for strengthning the christian
congregations when found: advanta-
geous, for maintaining and promotinng
intelligent attachment to the church,
life.
That such recommendations be
spoken to by Dr. Ure, and Mossrs.
Ramsay, Simpson and Henderson.
That the Session of the congregation
where the next meeting shall be held,
be asked to secure the services of the
choir to furnish suitable music for the
occasion. The report was received and
adopted.
Representatives were ask to pay the
rates due by congregations to the Pres-
bytery fund. The congregations of
Egmondville and Bayfield and Bethany
were granted leave to seek moderation.
in a call to a settled pastor, and for the
time being to be at liberty to find their
own supply.
A circular letter from the presbytery
of Ottawa, refering to certain suggested.
amrnendments to the Ontario License
Act, adopted by the Presbytery,:,, re-
questing co operation in securing such.
amendments, was read and copies of;
the amendments refered to laid before
Presbytery. On motion' the matter,.
was referred to the committee on tem-
pe1 <a,nce, with Rev. Mr. Anderson, and
Messrs D. D. Wilson, Ballantyne and J.
Scott to report at a subsequent meeting.
The annual report of Sabbath Schools
for 1889 was presented by Mr. Scott,
who reports that out of 33 schools re-
turns had been received from 26,'
anti that the returns were fuller and
more satisfactorythen those of the
year previous.
We give a coni arative statement of
returns for 1888 and 1889, illustrating
the progress made duriig the past. •
year:- in..
1888 1889 crease
No. of teachers and
officers on roll, 283 313 . 30
Scholars on roll, 2762 2843 81
Avg. attendance
scholars, 1883 1884 1
No. of scholars who
became members
of church, 98 116 1$
Total ame raised
in S. Schools $959.07 81126.81$167.74
Total amt. con-
tributed by
scholars for
b }rn .
SGeG C� of
lc
�h t h
ar t $37190 $416.40 44.50
The committee reeomin.et ded that
Presbytery would recommend,. all of-
-fixers and teachers to tale a ,lively •in-
,
terest in the County ane Local Sabbath
School Associations with a view of
keeping themselves' informed in Seb
bath School matters, and in tou+ih with
JULY, 1890,;
1 The Vision of Mirza -1st Reading pp 63-66
2 „ - 1' -2d " 68-71
3 To Mary in Heaven " 97-98
4 Flow.Gentl ,Sweet Afton. " 98
5 The Bell, of Atri. '� "111-114
6 Ring put, Wild Bells " 121-122
7 Lesdl Eiridly Light.. ............... " , 145
8 The =Heroes of the Long Sault..... " 155-161
9 Loohinyter 2169-170
10 AChristmas Carol :' 207-211
11 The Heritage. " 212-213
12 Song of the'River " 221
13 Teo Ocean...
14 The Song of the Shirt " 263-205
15 The Demon bf the Deep " 266-271,
16 ]clinburGh after Floddon. " 277-281
17 Canada and the United States " 289-201
18 The Forsaken Merman " 298-302
est each -examination candidates
sho;tld be able to quote any part of the
selections especially prescribed for
Memorization as well as passages of
:special beauty from the prescribed lit-
erature selections. They will be ex-
pected to have memorized all of the
following selections:
1 The Short Extracts (List given on page 8)
2 I'll Find a Way or Make it pp 22
•3 The Bells of Shandon ` 51-52
4 To livery in Heaven . " 97-98
5 Ring Out Wild Bolls " 121-114
67
Ladp Clare " 128-130
7•Lcad, Kindly Light " 145
8 nefozo if 199
9 The ThreeSedan Fishers • " 220
10 Riding Together " 231-232
11 Edinburgh after .Fladdon " 267-281
12 The Forsaken'Meriman " 297-302
Orthography and Orthoepy.-The
pronunciation, the ;syllabication, and
the spelling from dictation of words in
common°use. The correction of words
ie properly spelt' or pronounced. The
distinction between words in common
.use in regard to spelling,pronunciation,
and meaning:
There wilebo no formal paper in Or-
thoepy, bait; the Examiner in oral Read-'
ing is instructed, to consider the pro-
n{inciation of the candidates in 'award
ing their standing. '
Geography. =The form and motions
Of the earth.''' The chief -definitions as
contained in the authorized text -book:
divisions of the land and the water;
circles on the globe; political divisions;
natural phenomena. Maps of America,
Europe, Asia, and Africa, Maps of Can-
and Ontario ineludinrn the railway
ada , b
s. The products and commer-
cial
system
relations of Canada.
Grammar. -The sentence: its dif-
ferent forms.` Words: their chief cies-
gee turd inflections. Different gram-
,mil•tical'values of the same word. The
melinings of chief grtunmatical terms.
lila.; grammatical values of phrases
and of clauses. The nature of the
clauses in easy compound and complex
sentences; . The government, the age -ce-
ment; and the arrangements of words.
The correction, .withreason therefor,
g f erns of words and false s nL
of w>onh o y
tax. • PJie parsing of easy 'sotitences
The anal sis of sem lc sentences,
y p
Composition. -The natural and the
construction of different kinds of sen
tencee. The combination of separate
statements' into sentences. The nature
and construction of. paragraphs. The
combination of separate statements into
paragraphs. Variety of ex resslon,
with the following clauses of exercises:
Changing the voice, (or conjugation) of
the verb; expanding a cora or phrase
into a. clause; contracting a clause in-
to a word or phrase; changing from
direct into indirect narration, or the
converse: transposition; changing the
form of a sotitence7p given expansion of v
heads or hints into a composition:; the
constuction of passages; paraphrasing
prose: The elemeute of punctuation,
Short narratives ordiscriptions, Fem.
iliar letters. •
History. -Outlines of English his-
tory; the outlines of Canadian history
generally, with particular attention to
the events subsequent to 1841. The
municipal instructions of Ontario, and
the Federal form of the Dominion Gov
ernment.
Arithmetic.-Numerations and no-
tations; the elementary rules; greatest
common measure and least common
multiple; reduction; 'the compound.
rules; vulgar and dismal tractions; ele-
mentary percentage
lementarypercentage and interest.
Writing. -The proper formation of
the small and capital letters. The pu-
pil will be expected to write neatly
and legibly.
Drawing. -Drawing Book No. 5 of
the Drawing. Course for. Public Schools.
Temperance. -Papers will be set in
this as an optional bonus subject.
Ontario Water Works.
The St. Thomas Journal publishes a
table of running expenses and revenue ,
derived from waterworks in Ontario
cities and towns,
Aylmer -Cost, $14,000; operating ex.
penses, $600; revenue from consumers,,
8400:,,'
Belle Dille -(Owned by private com-
pa;py) cost $200,000;operating expenses
estimated $5,000; - revenue estimated,
consumers $2,500, city $7,000.
Brampton -Cost, $65,500; operating
expenses, 82,000; revenue, $3,600, of
which,$1,500.;is from railways.
Brantforde (Ot-ned byeprivate com-
pany) cost61',000'; -expenses, $2,300;
revenue, consumers, .$1,800;eity,$3,658.
Brockville -(Private company) cost
$185,000; expenses, $5,000 ;revenue con-
sumers, $9,050 including $2,050 from
railroads, city, $4,000,.
Cornwall -(Private -company) cost,
$125,00; revenue, estimated, consumers,
$3,000; city, 82,000.
Guelph,-Cost,,$125,000; expenses;$5,-
000; revenue consumers, $7,000; city,
$2,000.
Hamilton-Cost,$1,250,000; expenses,
826,000; revenue consumers, $134,000•
Kingston-Cost,$150,000 to company,
sold to city for $$120,000; filters and
other machinery are being put in at
cost of 8140,000; revenue in 1886 from
consumers, $21,000.
London -Cost, $491,000; expenses,
$12,000; revenue; consumers, $7,000;
city, $9,000.
Ottawa -Cost, $1,200,939; expenses,
$50,456; revenue, consumers, 8119,294,
Owen Sound -(Owned by a private'
company.) Cost, $60,000; expenses,
$1,200; revenue, city, $1,400; consum
ers, estimated $2,500.
Peterborough` ---(Private company.)
Cost, $90,000; expenses, $8,500 ;revenue,
consumers, $5,500; city, $3400.
St. Catherines-Cost, $275,000; ex-
penses, $2,995; revenue, consumers,
$8,050.
Stratford- Cost, $75,000; expenses,
$5,580; revenue consumers, $5,976 ;city,
$3;750
Toronto- Cost, $2,643,000; operating
expenses, $13S,950; expenses, in 1887
for interest and sinking fund,$163,337;-
revenue, consumers, '8292,158e city,
$66,473. • - •
Windsor=Cost, $150,000; expense,
$8,000, revenue, consumers, $21,000.
County jottings.
A young man named Brownlee, aged
about 21,was killed by a train on which
he was an employ as brakesman, in
Michigan a few days since. He was
a son of Mr. Wm. Brownlee, who
formerly kept the Royal Hotel, Clinton.
Donald McLachlan, of the township
a'
of Grey, has made an as t n nt
s me for
the benefit of creditors. Wm.' Bishop.
11a9 Sold his 200 acre farm to Douglas
Ferguson, of Grey, for $8,000, a reduc-
tion of $2,000 from what he paid for it
a few years ago,
The following officers were elected
in the select degree of Brucefield Star,
No. 219 Connell Royal Teniplars of
Temperance, at the last meeting: -Rev.
S. I4. Simpson. S. C; S. J. Pollock,' Pre-
late; R. G. Simpson, B. S. Jas, Allan, B.
T; W Simpson, S;: John Snider, A. S.
John Dowser; T, This is the . benefi-
cary degree of the order, and is one
that will commend its self to any truly
t m erahee person desiring s
e P 1 .1 g .afo insur-
miceat actual use. The council leas
vac s
the s lof
secured c e Dr: J''WCade
ellen of New 'i*oek, to give two lecture'
on, .r'eb. 13th and 14th.
At a meeting of Cromarty Graug
on Tuesday evening last the following
resolution was carried unanimously,
viz "Whereas the present tostere used
by the millers are so entail that a . , few
grains will nial:e a considerable of f
fereece, and also a .straw by 'ttteoident
falling in will alter, appreciably the re-
sult, sult we resolve that we are not 'satisfr-.
t 11
ed with the testers and state our opin-
ion that <i nytliing lass than half a bush-
el is: not large enough, aiad that the
stick used in leveling it oft should' be
round and not leas than one inch in
diameter"
Early on Wednesday morning, • the
15th of January, Mr; Campbell Hanna,
resident of the 10th concession of East
Wawanosh;arose and went to the barn
to do his usual morning pork, but bee
ing longer than usual Mr. Hanna went
in search of him, and immediately.
started. Mr. Wm. Deacon, a near neigh-
bor, on
ighbor,on histrack towards the rive
Mr, Deacon followed so closely that he
saw Mr Hanna jump into the •'river,
but the river being so ;high at the time,
to rescue hint was impossible Several
persons were on the scent almost at,onee„
and they never lost sight of the body, ., p
which they managed ,to get ashore
when it had floated down .about a nailer:
Mr. Hanna had sold his farm, and Swats
intending to remove into Wineham to
reside. Domestically he had been act
ing rather strange, but. otherwise -she*.
ed no symptoms of insanity. It Wei'
their intention to send him to the Rall- •
lulu, but were delaying in hopes he
would improve 'and owin. g to menace'
trouble he ended itis 'life , as above
stated.
British Grain` Trade:
The Mark Lane Express, 10 its;` re-
view of the British gram trade, says:-
English wheats are weak and have
faller bd:' The sales of English ywheats
for the week were 7,3,997 quarters' at
30s.ld. per quarter, against 59%e.
quarters at the sante price for the oak.
responding week oast year. Foreighe.
wheats has fallen ed. The price of
barley' is maintained. Round corn is
6d and flat coin , 3d cheaper. Rye,'
beeps and peas are steady. At to -day's
market good samples of American
wheat, :were - not offered. .Dr coni
Y
mended firmer priees,.but damp: was
neglected at a.d'ecline of Gd • 'Foreiger
wheat was steady, but few -sales west '
made. Flour was lower for both' Eng-
lish and American. Oats were in buy-
er's favor. Corn was 3d cheaper.:. ,
Buying was .stimulated by • the fake
Barley was firm; with a good inquiry:.
•
Another Terrible wreck.,
Passenger train No. 1 on the 14fonori
route, which left Chicago Sunday night, •
at 11.55, was wrecked Monday morn-
ing at 7.50 one mile above Carmel, six-
teen miles north of Iudianopolis. The
train was ruining at a rapid rate, and
was approaching the long trestle across•
Waikerson creek when the tender of
the engine jumped the track. The
engineer reversed his engine, but be-
fore the air -brake could cheek The
speed of the train the locomotive: and
baggage car .had cleared the trestle
but the ' four • coache attached went
over into the creek. The ladies coach
immediately caught fire, and in aro.
incredibly short time was reduced tie
ashes. Fortunately for the occupants iif
this coach, traen No. -2, which left ia-
dianapolis for Chicago at 7.30 had been
ordered to meet train No. 1 at Carmel„
and as soon as word of the wreck was
received the passengers hurried to the
scene, and went .earnestly to work re-
scuing the occnpants of the burning
car..
Ili plain view were two boys and ss
woman all dead, but their bodies were
being rapidly consumed. The arm of
one projecting through the side of the
car, and could be touched by those on
the outside, but the opening was not.
large enough to draw the body through.
Immediately in front of the boy was •se.
lady who got on the train at Frank -
ford, and who is as yet :unidentifiied.
T-Ier body was enveloped in flames, but
there was no possible way to get her
out of the burning coach. : Across frail
this lady was Mrs. Enbanks, of Broad
Ripple, Ind. ' Her head. was horribly
crushed. The brakeman end a 'pas-
senger seized her by the arm, and by
a desperate effort ed ;the body
through '• o" . Life was not yet
extinct, b tile lived only a few rale.
utes of r being taken out. Another
of thee rescued, beet who has since dieii,
waeeMr. DeningofSheridan.
He wale
pinioned to thfloor
p by timbers and
horribly crushed. Some heroic men
seized axes and after a few minutes"
work cut away the timbers that hells,
the body, which was removed to the
north side of the track. 'There was tee
medical aid present and tate man Sited
in a few moments', Buckets having
beau secured from farm houses near by,
c
the fi, a
times we1c, soon subdued and pre -
vetted from commtt icating to the
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sleeper or' other eoaches. Ae soon as it
evil possible search was niacle for the
dead
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