The Brussels Post, 1891-4-24, Page 1Volume 18.
.BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1891.
Number 41,
Huron Spring Assizes.
Hanna v. Aitchosou,—Action to deter.
mine the boundaries of land in MoKillop.
Cameron, Q. C., and Kaye for plff. ; Gar.
row, Q. 0., and Prondfoot for deft.
Cameron naked for adjournment in the
absence of material witnesses. Hie Lord-
ship decided to strike out jury notes and
bear evidence as far as he could.
Bryce v. Louth et al.—Action for dam-
age to lands. Gnrrow, Q. C., and Proud -
foot for plff. ; Cameron, Q, 0., and Holt
for township of Turnberry ; O'Connor,
Q. C., for township of Culroee. By eon -
sent of the parties His Lordship ordered
that the questions arising herein be and
and the same were referred for enquiry
and report to Isaac F. Tonne, as a
special referee under the 161st section of
the Judicature Act.
Andrew v. Pageley.—Action on promis-
sory note, Holt for plff. ; Q. C. Hays for
deft. Judgment by consent for plff. for
$705.
McKenzie v. Quinn.—Action tot deter-
mine boundaries of land in the township
of Ashfield. A survey had been made in
1883, and it was claimed by the pill. Womb
the original surveyor's post binds the
boundary. The deft. claimed that the
post that was put down originally was
four rode south of where it should have
been. Lound, Q. 0., and Lewis for plff. ;
Garrow & Proudfoot for deft. The oase
bas yet to be argued.
Beatty v. Holmes,—This was a case of
libel against the publisher of the Clinton
New Era. A correspondent of that journ-
al had made disparaging remarks against
plff., which were published, and deft. had
refused to give up the name of the writer.
The evidenoe went to show that the
writer had exceeded the facto, and the
jury returned a verdiot of $1 for plff., to
which His Lordship certified costs.
Lount, Q. 0., and Bell for plff. ; Gnrrow,
Q. 0.. and Scott for deft.
Jackson v. Huron and Middlesex Mut-
ual Fire Ins. Co.—Aotion on insurance
policy. Garrow, Q. C., for plff. ; Holt
for defte. Judgment in terms of consent
minutes annexed to record and signed by
counsel.
McLean v. Vidal et al.—Action on an
agreement and for an account. Holt for
plff., Adams for deft. By consent of the
parties His Lordship ordered that the
question arising in the; case be referred
to S. Maleomeon, Looal kl after at
Godorich, to enquire and report uuder
section 101 of the Judicature Act.
0155 PREeENTttiST.
The Jurors for our Lady the Queen beg
leave to present that they have examined
the jail and find the following prisoners :
At present we have sixteen prisoners in
jail—thirteen males and three females.
Of the males four are vagrants ; the
youngest is sixty- two and the oldest is
eighty-two year's of age. All of them are
totally unfit to earn a living. They are
all under sentence. Three are insane and
have all been reported and are now wait-
ing removal to the asylum. One is
charged with murder, one with forgery,
one with assault with intent to rape, one
with larceny. These four are awaiting
trial, and one under eentenoe for larceny
and one ander sentence for indecent ex-
posure, The three females are all com-
mitted as vagrants—ages, fifty-seven,
seventy-three and eighty-one. One of
them, Mary Brady, is weak-minded and
totally unfit to take care of herself. She
has no friends as far as we know ; she is
now under sentence for six months, and
it makes the ninth time that ehe has been
committed to this jail, and this work of
re -committing will continue not only
with her but with several others at pres-
ent in jail until death claims them, at
(east smolt is their prospect at preaent.
The other two females are under sentence.
We examined every portion of the jail
and found same clean and in good order.
We also examined all the prisoners as to
their treatment by the jailer and his
aesistants, and all were well satisfbed with
their treatment and food provided ,for
them.
We thank the Crown counsel, Mr.
Lount, and Mr. Lewis, the Crown attor-
ney,for their courteous assistance and
advioe.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
JOHN GRIFFIN,
April 16th, 1891. Foreman.
Donald McKinnon was placed on trial
Thursday morning, charged with the
tnurder of his wife. McKinnon is a
fieherman, and has lived with his wife
for many years in the town of Goderich,
It appears that when he Was away dur-
the summer months eomeoae was play-
ing a practical joke upon them, giving
the woman to understand that her bus.
band had a wife and child up north up.
on bhe lake shore. Thie caused her
great anxiety, although every one to
whom she mentioned it Would assure her
it was all nonsense and without founda-
tion. They occasionally bad words con-
cerning it. Otte day a neighbor passing
on the road heard moans in the barn,and
reported it to another, who welted the
plane. The sound, he thought, come
from the loft, bub before going up he re.
turned and oalled the prisoner Whom be
fouulsitting in his house mending a fish.
net. As soon as the prisoner was 'donne
ed that something was wrong he pro-
ceeded at once, and the wile was fond
lying upon the hay with a bullet wound
in her abdoman. The husband lint his
some around her to gift her up, but ehe
refused to be assisted by him, nor would
sire accept the assistance of the neighbor.
She asked for her broihrr, who nas sent
for, and be took her to the hoose. Short.
ly tater this the prisoner shot himself,
militating It serioue injney, and also cut
• his arm With a knife. The wife, after
Mitch coaxing, said that she had been
shot by her husband, She refused to be
treated surgioally in order to assist a re.
weary, but not to take opiates to relieve
pain. bks acted in a strange mariner,
and the defence alleges that she coin.
mated auicide, The wound Was in suoh
e position that the clothing must have
been pulled to one sills to inflict it, be.
cause the bullet bad not passed through
either of the garments she had on. The
Whole of the oiremnstanoee dinolosed ill
evidence rather indicated that the Woman
had tekon 1101 own life during a fit of
jealousy. The prisoner attempted to
take his life lase week. With a short
piece of sharpened wire he endeavored to
piens his heart, and although he pressed
it in sums two inoliss he mieeed the vital
polut.
At the close of the anee for the Crown,
Mr. Garrote, oonneel for the prisoner,
asked that the ease should not be sub.
mitbed to the jury, on the ground that
the evidence was insufficient to warrant
a oonvicbion. Mr. Lount stated the
position of the Crown and left it to his
lordship's discretion. At the re•opening
of the court at 7:80 his lordship address-
ed the jury at some length, pointing out
to them that while there might be a
scintilla of evidence to go to them, yet
euoh a Daae had nob been presented by
the Crown as to justify them in saying
that beyond all reasonable doubt the
prisoner was guilty of murder. He there-
fore deemed it useless to go thnough the
form of presenting the case to them, and
instructed them to return a verdict of
not guilty.
The prisoner McKinnon was then aa
reigned on the oharge of attempting to
oommit suicide and pleaded guilty. Up-
on this charge he was sentenced to four
mouths in the common gaol. The nom•
munity is relieved at his being kept in
confinement for bhie period, as it is fear•
ed that if he had been discharged he
might again attempt tatting hie own life.
Shane v. Beattie.—Action for damages
for false arrest. Verdict for plaintiff for
$150 damages with costs.
Dale v. St. John.—Action for slander.
Postponed.
The Queen v, Dempsey.—Thio was a
charge for criminal assault with attempt
to commit rape, but there being no evi.
denoe to sustain the oharge accused was
acquitted.
The Queen v. Heffernan. — Charged
with cattle stealing and breaking away
from the constable. Witnesses in the
former case being out of the country he
was discharged. On the latter be was
sentenced to two weeks in jail.
Washington Letter.
(Prom our !regular Correspondent,)
Washington, April 10,'01.
To -day is the hundredth anniversary
of the signing by the first President of
the Republic of the law whioh, according
to its title, was designed to promote the
soieuces and useful arts by seouring to
authors and inventors, for a certain
period, the exclusive right of property in
their works and inventions, and the oc.
melon is being appropriately celebrated
by the convention of prominent inveutors
from all parts of the country now iu yes•
sion in this city, The offset of our
patent system, as established by law,
and administered as en agency of the
Government, has been to make our
country the natural home of the inventor,
and it is more than probable that many
of the achievements whioh rnark the pro•
grass of the century would not have been
made but for the stimulation afforded by
it to inventive genius, in the prospect of
large and secure pecuniary rewards.
That such rewards have frequently fol-
lowed as the result of inventions is
shown in many conspicuous instances,
but the excellence of the system is made
apparent by the fact that, , where im-
mense fortunes have been made iu sup•
plying some icgenioue contrivance in
universal demand, an inoalaoable benefit
has been at the same time conferred up-
on the great body of the people. It were
needless to °beerve that all the great
mechanical discoveries and the most
valuable applications of scientific princi-
ples to the useful arts in modern times
have hail the closest relationship to the
operation of the patent laws. To them
may be directly attributed, in a word,
all those means of material achievement
whioh make our time richer and fuller,
more prosperous and mole hopeful of
progress than all preceding ages,
It is no secret that President Harrison
looks forward to his re•nonination. The
swing around the circle this mouth is
openly avowed to be for a political ob-
jeot. But while the west is worth colli•
veting there is an old saying that as goes
New York, goes the Union. President
Harrison has, therefore, laid all his
wires to seoure the New York delegation
solidly at the next nominating conven.
tion. The means by whioh he hopes to
accomplish dile result are just now a
Durrant bit of political gossip in Wash-
ington.
For several days there has been more
or less speculation and oonjeoture regard-
ing the proposed changes in the New
York onatom house. It is an absolute
fact that Wiese changes are to be made.
Senretary Foster i8 endeavoring to kill
two birds with one stone. He will at-
tempt to put the custom house admisis.
tratson on n business footing and he will
yes that the patronage is dispensed so
that it will serve the best intonate of hie
chief. This, in brief, is what he intends
to do. IIe is both a business man and a
politician, Ho was appointed beoauso he
is not only successful in a merehentile
sense, but he is known to be a shrewd
organizer, a keen judge of men, and be.
cause be has an experience in practical
politics whioh no other member of the
Cabinet possesses except Mr. Blaine.
But the latter is inaotivs, and just now
there are presumed to be a number of
questions which demand his personal at-
tention. Besides this it might not be al.
together pleasant Inc politicians who are.
interested in the renomination of Mr.
Harrison to converse freely on this sub-
ject with Mr. Blaine, evoti of he had the
time to devote to them,
Mr. Dalton, the ex -postmaster of the
House, who is one of the best informed
Democratic politicians of Indiana, 15 in
the city for a brief visit. Speaking with
your correspondent about the situation
of Democratic affairs in his State, he
said : "I do not think there can be any
doubt about the hold Cleveland has on
the mass of the people of Indiana, ab he
hes in many other States: It is bard to
judge how much opposition to him his
silver latter has provoked. There are
politicians wild are fighting againat hilt,
nen and harness men
t the Orkin r b.
R w
have cenfidetca in him, They believe
him to be honest and frank and they aro
•
for him. Among the steady, hard-work-
ing farmers about the earns state of feel.
ing is found. He hue the conservative
laborers, the bankers and the substantial
agriculturists among the Democrats, and
these three classes of oitizens are a power
greater titan the practical politioian can
control."
The statue commemorative of the die.
tinguished part that the Marquis de
Lafayette took in the war of American
Independence, whioh has been ereoted
recently is a valuable addition to the
public monuments of the Capital. The
bronze effigies of our heroes, military,
naval, and civilian, from the "Father of
His Country" downward are to be found
in the pants and squares of this oily, and
of them all there is none better fitted bo
be the reminder of a disinterested love of
liberty, of brave conduct, and of a heroic
life than that whioh bodies forth in per-
manent form the figure and mien of the
gallant Frenchman who was Washing-
ton's friend.
SPRING SHOWS.
EAST 1IIIn0N.
The annual Spring Show of the East
Huron Agricultural Society was held at
Brussels on Friday of last week. There
was a large tarn -out of spectators and
stook, especially in the imported heavy
draught horses. The following is the
prize list :—
HonsEs.—Imported Heavy Draught,
aged -1st, Thos. McLauohlin's "Blarna-
vade," Grey ; 2nd, Emmanuel Olvar's
"Ayrshire Stamp," Morris ; 8rd, L. Mo -
Neil's "McFarlane's Hero," Grey. Can•
adieu Heavy Draught, aged—Jno. lbIib.
shell's "Blank Galloway, Grey. Under
3 years—let, Jacob Barrow's "Honest
Frank" ; and, Chas. Rose's "Borland
Chief," Grey ; 3rd' Albert Carter's "King
Kennedy," Morris. Carriage—let, Thos.
Lapelie's Carlisle colt, Seaforth ; 2nd,
Geo. Whitley's "Maitland," Seaforth ;
3rd, Wm. Levy's "Melbourne," Blyth.
Roadster — Geo. Whitley's "Carlisle,"
Seafortb. Shire Horan—David Nichol's
"Merryman."
Butr,s.—Durltarn—let, Jno. Currie's
"Riverside Hero," Morris ; 2nd, Angus
Lamont's "Earl McDuff," Grey.
Junoes—Jno. Hamilton, Elma ; Jno.
Gaunt, Wawauoeh ; and Jas. Bell, Brus-
sels.
wINGnAIi.
The Spring Show of the Northwestern
Fair Association was held on Wednesday
of last week on the grounds of the society.
The number of horses end bulls on the
grounds was not large, and the day being
cold and damp the spectators were also
few. The prizes awarded were as fol-
lows :
Honess.—Heavy Draught — lst, W.
Wellwood's "Edmond" ; and, Thomas
Todd's "Young ,Back." General Par -
pose -1st, A. Spiers' "Earl of Breadal-
bin"; 2nd, Peter Fowler's "Morris Lad."
Road and Carriage—let, A. Tipling's
English Haokney, "Young Gordon" ; 2nd,
J. A. King's trotting stallion, "Royal
Chief." "Edmond" was awarded the
diploma for best horse, any age or olaes.
Boxes.—Durham, under two years—C.
Henderson's "Scotland's Pride." Here-
ford—S. Wellwood's "Analiet. Aged—
P. Fowler's Durham, "Sir Colin Camp.
bell." Diploma for best bull, any age or
°lass, "Seetlani's Pride."
Junaz—John Coming, of Blyth.
LISTOWEL.
There was a large crowd of spectators
at the spring show on Friday last in
spite of almost impaseible roads. The
day was fair and the exhibit of high
quality. The following is the prize list :
HoniEs.—Imported heavy draught,
with pedigree—let, John Wilkinson's
"Allan O'Olookhiel" ; 2nd, John Turn -
bull's "Sir Patrick" ; 8rd, Collison re
Lavan's "Capitalist" ; Imported heavy
draught.—lst, Collison &Cavan's "Davie
Lad" ; 2nd, John Grey's "Waverly" ;
8rd, Olinda d; Hay's "Torchlight" ; Cana-
dian heavy draught, any age—Isaac Eby's
"Barnsoroft" ; Canadian heavy draught,
3 years and under—lst, Aud. Thompson's
"Young Lord Haddo" ; and, Jas. Mc-
Kenzie's "Sandy Scott" ; General Pur-
pose., any age'—let, George Wiles' "Young
Sir Trends"; 2nd, E. Winstone's "Dray -
men Warrior"; Standard bred horses—
Kidd Bros. "Oliver Wilkes" ; Thorough-
bred, with reg. pedigree—Kidd Bros.
"Ten Broeck jr." ; Carriage sbellion—
Collison & Lavan's "Guerilla Chief" ;
Roadster stallion—let, J. W. Rolle "Ken.
tueky Star"; 2nd, Kidd Bros. "Corn
Cracker."
ELut.
Thursday, April 16th, was a delightful
day fur the holding of the Elma Spring
Show at Newry. The attendance was
large and doubtless would have been
larger had not the made been all but int -
tameable. The entries were fairly good,
but behind last year. Following is the
prize list :—
Houses. — Heavy Draught Imported
Clydesdale, aged -1st, J. L. Turnbull's
"Sir Patrick" ; and, 13. Henry's "Prince
O Geil." Heavy Draught Onnadian,
aged—John MftaiteI1'a "Blank Galloway."
Heavy Draught Oanadian, 8 years oltl—
Jamee McKeuzie's "Sandy Scott." hing-
lish Shire -1st, John Gray's "Waverley";
2nd, D, Niobol's "Merriman," General
Purpose—let, Geo. Wiles' "Young Sir
Francis" ; and, G. MoNichol's "Daniel
Stewart.' Blood—Kidd Bros.' "Tett•
brosek." Roadster or Carriage -- let,
Kidd Bros.' "Oliver Wilkes"; and, J,
lllierryfleld'e "Cyclone." Sweepetsltes—
"Sit Pat:Iola"
Ruane.—Durham, 3 years old 1st,
John Loves 'Trines of Cloverdale" ;
2nd, R. Ford's "Elrna's Star." Derham,
2 years old—R, Ford's "Primrose King."
Durham, one year old—Arch. Simpson.
Holotoin, 2 year old—V. Ioerger's "Nor-
man." Sweepstakes—"Prince of Clover-
dale."
Jnneus.—John Fraina Haeriston
Time. McLauchlin, Brussels ; T. Agnew,
Wiugharn.
Six hundred of the 950 Moroni engage
ed in grading Jackson Park, Chicago, fob
the Wcrld!s Fair 'Monday struck for an
inoreate in wages from $1..50 to 91,75 per
day.
LOCAL, OP'I'II►\ .
Chief Justice Sir Thomas Galt, in the
Common Pleas Division at Osgoode Miall,
dealt the final blow Tuesday morning,
whioh, in point of fact, absolutely crushes
the Local Option Prohibitory Liquor
Lew passed by the Ontario Legislature
last session. His judgment oontinues the
licensing system fn all the distriote where
a majority of tha ratepayers have voted
for Iooal prohibition.
E. R. Cameron, of London, moved be.
fore the Chief Justice to quash By-law
No. 240 of the village of London West.
This by-law was prepared under the
Local Option Ant upon the strength of a
petition signed by half of the entire elec.
torate of London West. The by-law was
given its first and second reading, on
December 11, 1890, and at the annual
municipal elections in January, 1891, it
was passed by the electors by a majority
of 43. Then, on January, 15th, it was
given its third reading and passed un-
animouely by the village council. In at-
tacking the by-laws Mr. Cameron argued
that the mousers was not approved by
the electors of the corporation in the
manner provided by the Act, as the elec-
tors to whom the by-law was submitted
were the general electors of the munici-
palities. Be held that it was beyond the
power of the corporation to pass the by-
law, as it totally prohibits the sale of in-
toxicating liquor in every place. After
dwelling upon the lack of jurisdiction to
enforce such a measure on the part of the
Council, Mr. Cameron alluded to the
constitutionality of the legislation whioh
permitted the Council to adopt such a
prohibitory by-law. He said :—"Tee
Legislature of Ontario has not power to
authorize the municipal corporation to
prohibit the sale of spirituous or ferment-
ed liquor. This ie plain upon reading
the British North America Act. Furth-
er, this by-law was not passed at a pro-
per meeting of the Council and was not
properly eigued by the Reeve and the
Clerk. The by-law is bad, inaernaoh as
it does not provide for oompsnsation for
existing licenses and the by-law is bad,
for the voting was improperly held at the
same time and place as the annual mun-
icipal elections.'
"Now you need not go any further,"
said Sir Thos. Galt. "Three or four
cases exactly similar to yours are await-
ing my decision, and everything that can
be said for and against the local option
late has been heard. Infurmally I have
given an opinion ; now I give it in a
solidified manner, based upon full inquiry
into all the merits and demerits of the
Act. In the flrstplace, I know and rule
that the by-law is bad. In framing the
Act of Parliament they took a clause
from the Aat of 1872 which was not in-
tended at all to apply in the some way.
But apart from ad this I believe that it
ie entirely beyond the power of the Gov-
ernment of Ontario to greet to village,
township or ether ooutlails the power to
pass such prohibitory bylaws. u it
could authorize a township or a village
council to pass a prohibitory by-law,
thea they would have power to pass a
general law to cover all Ontario. It is a
recognized fact that all matters of trade
and commerce are exolusively within tee
jurisdiction of the Dominion Govern•
meat, and entirely out of the province
and powers of the Ontario Legislature.
So I quash all by-laws of this nature.
I have not a written judgment, but will
prepare sue."
NOTES ON sPitt f t#LCAt11 i.
Investigations regarding various varie-
ties of spring grains were carried on at
the Guelph Agricultural College farm
last your, the details of whioh have been
sent out in the form of a bulletin to all
members of farmers' institutes. In the
following'oonelasions it will be noticed
that Prof. Shaw does not curnmit him-
self hastily to any sweepingly positive
assertions, as witness such expressions as
"probable," "highly probable," "likely,"
no doubt thinking that it is better to be
safe than sorry. Our readers should al.
ways bear in mind also that their con-
ditions of soil, etc., may be very different
from those at Guelph and the results
would there vary considerably in sass of
certniu grains sown. Conclueions drawn :
1, It is highly probable that some of
the foreign varieties of barley will be
found to give higher yields then the var•
ieties now grown in Ontario when they
have become more generally introduced.
2. It is probable that ill some localities
the Barbs= Bearded spring wheat will
be found to be an improvement on many
of the varieties that are now grown.
3. From present indioatione, based up.
on the trial on the farm, the Mammy
pea is likely to become a generally useful
variety, although the straw is not highly
valued for feeding purposse owing to its
coarse habit of growth.
8. Thee four varieties of Trench oats,
vis., the Goanette Meek, tee Honda)]
Blaok, the Chenailles and the Black
Etampes, are liltely to prove of much
value to the farmers of this Province, as
they possess in common and m a narked
degree mealy all oho most valuable ohar•
acberistios of oats. Their Dolor, will,
however, disoottnt them in the estimation
of the oatmeal millers. The behavior of
the Octetbrueher, also a white variety
from Germany, has been such as to en-
title it to the favorable consideration of
the farmers. It has been moat favorably
recommended by the oatmeal millers.
5. Judging from the experience of the
past two years the English barleys give
on the whole the beat results, but seine
fine growing and yielding varieties COMB
from Germany and France. In refer.
woe to oats, the French varieties should
be platted first, all thing's considered, al-
though some kinds from Germany do
nearly es well.
6. 1'ho average yields obtained from the
ttvo•rowed and six -rowed varieties of bar-
ley are nob for different, not is there
such difference in the average Weights
of the two classes.
7. The average totting froth the for-
eign varieties are in at maiorlty Of in,
starless slip:aloe to thee° front the old
standard Varieties.
To the Pallor of Tan I'M.
DEAu Stu, —I heard a rumour that the
Bruaeola postotliue is to be removed from
its present desirable and convenient site
to en insecure, frame store near the
Town Ball. I hope the report isn't true.
The office has always been in the locality
where it is now and 1 never heard any
complaint as to its inconvenience and I
see no reason for a change now, unless it
le selfishness. The present lunation is
nearer every industry in town, exoept
two, than it would be after the removal.
It is more central for persons on the
north side of the river who should be
taken into account. The amount allowed
by the Government, (if the item in last
week's PORT is correct) is sufficient to
rent a fire proof building, rather than a
lire trap. The public want some little
guarantee of safety for important letters,
documents, &a., passing through the
posbofiioe. IE Mr. farrow says, definite.
ly, that he Is going to move the office I
propose that we get up two petitions ex•
pressing nur disapproval of such a dodge
and send them to the Inspector and the
Postmaster General. Hundreds of
signatures can be got to them I'm sure.
A. very reepeotable salary is paid the
postmaster bore and it becomes bio, as
a public servant, to consult the interests
of the general public or else step down
and give place to a man who will, I'll
not trespass on your time and apace
further as I am informed that several
othor residents will have something to
say on this poetoffice question.
Youre, &c.,
Bruesels,Apl, 22,'91. FAIE PLAT.
Perth County.
A new saw mill is to be erected at
Rothsay in the near future.
E. H. Butler, lata of Stratford, talks
of starting a weekly paper at Wiarton
shortly.
The Stratford Times is authority for
stating that the Stratford Beacon will be
run as a daily by the new proprietors.
W. D. Weir, of Milverton, has been
appointed bailiff of the first Division
Court in lieu of Alex. Munro, resigned.
About $1,300 has been subscribed b
the South Perth Conservatives to carr
on a protest against the return of Mr
Trow.
While splitting wood one day resent]
at Carthage J. W. Ferguson oat one o
his fingers almost off at the first joint.
It is an ugly wound.
Monkton is in bad need of it telegraph
office or something to take its place.
What is the matter with having a tele.
phone from Monkton to Atwood ?
There being no oriminal oases for trial
at the opening of the Spring assizes in
Stratford on Monday, Justine MacMahon
was presented with a pair of white gloves.
Sneak thieves visited the barn of
Samuel Vipond at Donegal and removed
about forty-five bushels of barley from a
bin in hie granary, including a number
of bags.
The date of the opening of the new
hospital, Stratford, has been fixed fo.
May 17. Able speakers will be invited
and a email admission fee will. be
charged.
act Sunday
B.vonbank,
g dead on
hood vessel
On returning from church
the family of Wm. Roger, of
found the old gentleman lye
the floor. He had burst a
du ring their absence.
of his de arta a Inco tl -
On the ova p S u t
ampton, Jno. Grey, G. T. . agent, was
the recipent of a silver -he nod cane, and
smoking set at the bands of his numor.
OW friends at Milverton.
The parsonage trust 1 board of the
Moulton Methodist oir fit, bought Prom
0.11. Merryfleld the F iter property for a
parsonage, which will me a suitable place
and can be made aura tive. Prise 9575.
John Sobelch, of Stratford, while out
hunting ou Saturday, set a white eagle.
The eagle measured 7 ft. 01 inolies :sera
tip to tip and was a beauty. 0 gentle-
man from St. Marys bought ib from Mr.
Scheidt and paid $7 for it.
St. Mary's Park Association elaoted
the following °fioere for 1891 :—W. C.
Mosorip Was elaoted President ; H. F.
Sharp let Vice, and J. W. Wood 2nd
Vioe. Other offloors are the same as last
year. It was decided to hold the Queen's
Birthday celebration on Monday, May
25th, on the athletic park.
The number of hotel licenses in opera•
tion in 1890 in South Perth was 31,
against 87 in 1880. There were four
chop licenses issued in the seine year
against five in 1890. The proportion re-
oeived by the province for fees, flnes,eto.,
in the tiding in 1890 was $2,078.57.
North Perth oontribubsd to the Govern-
ment the same year $0,045.08.
Henry Doering mourns the loss of hie
gold -headed cane, of which he was the
recipient a short time ago by his Re-
form friends. While driving horns Sat-
urday he picked the oane up (some say
to tap his horse,) when it caught in the
wheel, which made the works of demolit.
ion short and complete, as Mr. D. was
loft with but a remnant in his hand.
Diligenb search was made, bub the gold.
h'nd has not yet been found.
1i.
T. Butler and family, of Stratford,
left for Wiarton bhie weals, where Mt,
Butler will assume the editorship of a
now Ootsoevative journal. Me. Butler
wet for many years the editor of the
Strtttfu,d Times, and about a year ago
eb,n•ted e, new paper, 'The Sun, whioh,
however, did not prove a financial suo-
eees. Ile took a prominent pert In
municipal affairs, and was mayor of the
city for two years,
Thos. Freeborn, of Morniugton, was up
before the police magistrate Monday for
practicing surgery unlawfully. It ap-
poers that about a year ago Mr. Free -
bona treated is Mrs. Bannon, of Ellice,
for Dancer of the fate. Afterwards she
baveiritn $20. The informtibfon was laid
y Detective Webb, of Loudon, noting
for rho Oeteeio Medical Association.
The ovdaneo did tot show clearly that
the offence had been committed Within a
year before the information Was laid,
and as the defendant made no regular
oharge eitd asked for no pay the magle.
trate diamiesed the ease.
The parishioners of St. Joseph's (R
0.) Church of Stratford intend platting a
memorial in the church in honor of the
late Right Reverend Bishop Crinnon of
Hamilton, who was its first pastor.
W. Colwell, Tate of the Mitchell Ad-
vertiser, has decided to locate at Weet
Lorne, 20 miles west of St. Thomas, on
the M. 0. R. Mr, Colwell intends start-
ing a printing office and small bookstore
there.
Jas. Corcoran left Stratford this week
for British Columbia, where he intends
to make his permanent place of residence.
He was one of Stratford'e best known
citizens, having been engaged in bud -
nese there for many years.
The following are the newly -elected
officers of the Y. el. C. A. Stratford for
the ensuing year --S. MoCutoheon,
President ; George Mabagan, 1st Vice -
President ; Wm. Baker, 2nd Viee.Presi.
dent ; George Stuart, Secretary ; A. C.
Mowat, Treasurer ; H. Baker, 0. J. Mac-
gregor, L. Owen, R. R. Goulding, 0. 1".
Hamilton, J. Yoriok and W. G. Young,
directors. According to the Secretary's
annual report the society has at present
106 members, and, although the Assooia-
bion has been laboring under difficulties
in the rnatter of finances, satiefactory
progress has been made in the various
departments.
The following officers were chosen to
represent South Perth Conservative As-
sociation :—President, Jas. Dougherty,
Mitchell ; Vico-President,Wm Johnston,
Blanshard ; Secretary, T. D. Stanley,
St. Marys ; Treasurer, Reuben Switzer,
Blanshard ; Executive Committee for the
riding, Jas. Clark, Jno. Bartlett, G. F.
Robbins, St. Marys ; W. R. Davis, S. R.
Stewart, T. S. Ford, Mitchell ; J. Del -
bridge, Wm. Stewart, Thee. Coates, Us -
borne ; G. D. Lawrie, J. Me0nrdy, W.
Hutchins, Blanchard ; Geo. Leyersags,
Capt, Francis, S. Knott, Fullerton ; Jno.
Abrogaet, J. Lancaster, S. Rankin,
Downie ; J. A. Norris, J. Jefferson, M.
Williams, Ribbert.
Canadian .Newts,
Navigation is open at Southampton.
Navigation is now fairly open at Mon-
treal.
Markdale is agitating for a town hall
and system of waterworks.
The Ottawa sawmills will be in oper.
ation the first week in May.
The Government hatcheries will hatch
0,500,000 sahnou trout this spring.
efeaford ratepayers will vote , for or
agninee a bonny to a carpet factory.
St. Thomas ratepayers have defeat ted a
by -late for an electric fire alarm system.
Rev. Dr. Potts says the nets Methodist
'7ollege at Toronto will be finished in less
than two years.
Grace Episcopal choroh, Toronto, hav-
r.g tried free seats for a year, heartily
proves of the system.
meet Lambton license commissioners
h ve cut off all strop license and refused
1 lease to four hotels.
John McMillan, of Petrolea and
Montreal, one of the oldest oil refiners in
Canada, died at his residenoe in Petrolea
Friday.
The Dundas Cotton Factory Company
has gone into liquidation. This is to be
regretted, for it will be a sad blow to
Dundas.
As the Belleville Assizes Chester W.
Yourex, the forger, who pleaded guilty to
four indictments, was Bent_..cad to ten
years in penitentiary o�rteach count, the
sentences to rein conoo.Tently.
In Little Creek, n er Piston, Last Sat-
urday, 1Mf. E. Gr cam speared a pike
that weighed 20 . os. and measured 3
feet 6) inches ip•iength, 41e inches across
the back, and 4i inches across the top of
the head. •
Joseph Pratt, one of the founders of
the Advertiser, recently of the Perry, Ia.,
Advertiser, has disposed of his business
in the west and will return to Owen
Saititd, where he will become possessed
of ons -half interest in the Sun with Jos.
Lang.
Up to date over twelve tons of seed
grain have been sent out from the Cen-
tral Experimental Farm, and a beginning
is being made on the distribution of 200,-
000 young trees sent chiefly to Manitoba
and the Northwest. There are about
twenty varieties.
The Bell Telephone Company are
about to reduce subscribers' rentals in
London. Limited telephones will be
lowered from $26 to $12 a year ; calls,
two cents each. Oftioe instruments with
unlimited use come down from $50 to
$40, and those in residencies from $35 to
930.
The Ragged Bros. Manufacturing
Company, Brampton, owes the carper.
anion of that town 940,000 and has in-
direct liabilities of 975,000. The cause
of the trouble whioh has resulted in the
firms going into liquidation is said to be
dissension in rho management of the
foundry.
An examinabiou of the condition of the
fruit trees fn the neighborhood of Grims-
by this week show that the prospects are
bright for an almost unprecedented crop
of various kinds of fruit this year. The
oontinned cold weather has prevented the
buds front coming out and nothing has,
therefore, suffered from the frost or ice.
The fruit growers are greatly encouraged
at the outlook.
The farmers of Osprey formed a joint
stook company for the purpose of oper-
ating a general grist and saw milling
business, with a capital of $8,000, the
most of which has already been taken up,
and have purchased the grtst mill, saw
trill and oatrnsai mills in the village of
Fovershat, and intend planting now
machinery and rollers in the grist riled,
and have a first-class farmers' mill,
which will bo iu oporatiou about Attg. 15
next,
John McRae, the sixteen.ycar-old sot
of Peter McRae, entered tMcDougall's
sawmill, at Maxville, Ont., rho other day
to get a bag full of sew duet. He care•
lowly threw rho but down near a part of
the revolving mediatory, in which it be.
same entangled, and in trying to dirket.
gage it ho was pulled into the wheel,
which was moving with tertifio speed.
The poor fellew'nartm 15115 torn from this
body and about half an hoer atter he
watt taken out he died,