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The Huron Expositor, 1870-05-20, Page 5ret.Y 2 1 70. iver STATEIES .-S LEStrettT.. erime Synod, 'being Rev,. .gre Fletcher, Of and by request gave - of his labours in that lmg existing among Mlarly the portion Of istm'al; elletieS brought -tact At a place rrytis a _flourishing itert Of sixty or seven - of the first Scotch Meier Lord Selkirk,. them the religious hurch policy they r fathers, taking care IftIyinstructed in r had Settled athong the ha -bit of meeting "lona 'Services, which Merabers of their who officiated as El - rt _minister, the Rev. ong them ; a coin- • prosperous school tiehtes of a college ss front this Feint is ; White Horse pIains ielt a munber of »ilies tere located, to sionally ministerS. .are thoroughlY loy- -evir•th the treovitment les, though they cone act altogether fair - of the tranSfer vour to impose on t without consult: - Fletcher related s of his experiertee !�t Garry, whom ee -mit, except on tas prevented from. ing to the fact that there hat' just Of - mg the member lie- ctt, who was after- mdeeed, ignorant he presented him - 'tat, 'but was perenapee te. The best unden-, xisted beteen the iito generally made acts of the former ng free intercourse of Red River had, iiis sojourn among -first from famine, he trusted their end, and that the Th integral part oe le blessings of peac ,toat eminence, itich they all The Presbyterian peeial duty to per- .. The settlers in elly all Presbyteri- -. descendents wee& t was the duty of the foothold thus tell, and •that the adhereuts to the totrine in that coupe red, efsBootel.and Shoes in etcl.`Ritiver. eTlee report - tele- 1ve to -the concen- elluth is COnfirneed I atthat point. The of the runateriu,g trts of Minnesota, 4 route, to Red Bie now at St. , Paul a aoa,. a - waiting ate tation and subsis- -the March to Red (hie' proceed by the ny possibly go to lie landing of the Executive Brotherhood has ft is positiyely as- licers have left this Jays for the bordel. publishes a letter Fenians had ar- : tet •rceite -to Red man was armed e, pistol and knife. iik be to capture- , ike, which w;11- be . while the main pute the usage of nign the rivers, rout Fott Willian n arch down, e party has al- ' the Vermillion low, and a third 1 -sante destination in rivers. Ai at Supctior (lira -the west to t Duluth zue said mtineStuished Con- ti; Gem Banks in ex -soldiers; many tpany therm and ices of several In - and one �r two ti Bate', Company, r with the country -ich for the truth ,•as everything is Mel is expecting da,. MAY 20, 1870. TFIE HURON EXPOSITOR. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Note Lost -H. Neil. Cow Strayed, -Thos. German. Court of Revisiore-Tuckersmith. Millinery and Dressmaking, -The Aliases &ed..' dart. Seaforth. Woolen Mill, -A. G. Van Egnaond. tie r Kiva txpooifor, DIST:RICT..MATTER& Rser. w. G-raham has reinovedto Egmondville. Wno has wool to card? See A. G. VanEg- mond's advertieement, in another column. Tits Wesleyan church, in this place, is to be enlarged. Preparatory operations are now going on. Vorte-neetats, ArrENTiox.--The Seaforth Vol- unteers will meet for Company thill, on Saturday evening next, at half -past seven o'clock, RIFLE SHOOTING- MATCTE, Married vs. Single, will come off, on the Rifle Range, Seaforth, be- tween 'six, crack shots, -viz :-Messrs. W. S. Rob- ertson, T, Lee, T. Shannon, Married ; Messrs. C. Hunter, J. Sperling, G, Weeks, Single. The Match is to be on Friday, May, 27th; at 3 o'clock p.m. Ranges 3. 4, and 500 yards,.5 shots at each range, the losers to tpay for an Oyster supper.. Amami' A FutE.-On Tuesday night, between 12 ead 1 o'clock, a couple of our 'citizens, who were passing along the street in front of McIn- tosh &- Almalson's carriage shop, noticed fire un- der the blacksmithing part. They at once set themselves to work_ and extinguished it, before any damage was doe. It appeared that a spark must have got thretigli the floor, during the day, into some sawdust, where it smonldered, until no- ticed, when it was just breaking into flames. it was a fortunate circumstence, indeed, that led to its discovery, when it did, otherwise the entire property eveuld certainly- have been destroyed, in which. case the loss would have been -very hea- vy, as the firm have just built large additions to their shops. GORRIh. QUEEN's 13urreentele-The friends of Our villagemay confidently eel:Yr:On a grand day on the 24th inst. The Committee feel convinced from the liberal manner in which the gentlemen of the eillage have responded to the call, that the .goocl name which this- village had formerly, for the sorts, will be fully kept this year. The Com- mittee have received handsome donations from Capt. Keine, Lieut Gray, and Ensign Leich, for prizes, to be shot for at .the volunteer shooting match, also from Mr. Carson, Ross, James, Jas. Perkins, Hasket, Gilmour; and others. Mr. Editor, come out and see u§ 1 BLITEV.ALE. : WEATBRR ETC. -During the early part of last - eeek; we had- considerable rain, but now, it is very clear and warm. The farmers are getting , Tetty well through with their seeding, and every - 'thing is growing rapiclly, 'and promisirie fair to 0 produce abundance. IMPRmn oVEmEN-TS.—Mr. Ross, of the .1)ominion Hotels is making great improvements his es- ta,blishment. He is reising and refitting ..the 'building, giving it the appearance of a first class hotel ,also Mr. Duncan Stewart- is refitting his tannery, putting in new vats, and otherwise im- proving. He has also engaged the services of Mr. N. Johnston, a wen known tanner in this part, *he will, no doubt, -give as general satisfac- tion to the public, as he has hitherto done. McKILLJOP. RuNAWAy.-A team, belong -Me to Hiram Han- nah, ran away from Mn. Lauchlin McDonald's, leaving the load scattered over the road.. The team -with the waggon, minus the hind wheels, was stopped. by a person while going over a fence. It- might heve been a serious a-ffair to the team- ster; if he had beenin the waggon. He was sa,v- ed by a yoting lady. ACCIDENT. -On Tuesday a little boy, - son of Mr. Bolton, about six years old, was out, where his father's axe was lying, and trying leis skill, with edge tools, cut off the third finger of the eight hand, of a younger brother. Next day the parents took hini to a doctor and had his hand dressed. AINLEYVILLE. QUEEN'S BIRTIMAy. -The Corranitteo4f -Man- agement have cempleted their arrangements for, the celebration of Her Majestys's blighday, on a. grand scale, and feel satisfied that from the spiel). - did. programme, the energy arid liberality of the! villagers, will be rewarded by and immense crowd' of speetators. The LOgan band wilI be on the - ground at an early hour. At eight o'clock in the morning the Kalathumplan procession, joined by the Kia Klux Royals, from Cranbrook; and head- ed by the splendid minstrel band frau that piece, will traverse the village. It is expected that the B. B. Club, from Bluevale, Wroxeter and Sea- fiertlowill contend for the prize awarded by the committee. The Jamestown peOple have giyen UT) the idea of a hillabute there, and. are all coming to Ainleyville. On - the whole, e-ainley vibe has the best grounds, the best hotel accomodation, and, altgether, the most spleddid end muniticent bill of amusements on this occasion,. in the county of Huron ; and tho crowds of I pleasure seekers that will be attracted. hence Q11 the 24th, , will exceed anything of the kind inthe west. The following is theprogramme : . First race, a -Running one qu erter mile heats; best 3 5,topen to all horses M the Dominion ; 3 to make' a field 2 to start : letprize $5.00, 2nd. $3.00, eutrance fees 50ce Trotting race, -Open to aii horses in the Dominion -one quarter mile heats, beat 3 in five ; 3 to . make a fieel 2 to start : 1st prize tt5. 00, 2nd $3. 00, entrance 50c. Scrub race,-e-Witheut saddles -open to ell horses that have not won prize t that day, each man to ride Ids neighbour's home, and the lase horse in to be winner : 1st priee 83.00; entrance 20c. Stending jump, 1s1 prize $1.00, 2nd do 50c., entrance 10c. ;- .Running jump, let prize $1.00, 2nd. do 50c: en- trance 10c. ; Hop, step, and jump, ht prize $1, 2nd -do 50c., mitrance lOce • Three standing jumps, 1st prize $1.00, 2nd do 5cc., entrancelOc. ; Standing high jump, lst prize $1.00, 2nd do 50c entrance 10c. ; Putting the etonP, 1st prize $1,00, 2nd do 50c., entrance 10c, ; Putting the quoits, 1st prize $1.00, 2nd do 50c., entrance 10c. ; fen's foot race, 80 rods, l.st prize $2.00, 2nd -do $1;00, entrance 10c. ; Boys' do, 40 rods, 1st prize 81.00, 2nd do 50c., no fees ; Sack race, 1st prize $1,00, 2nd do 50c., lee fees; Wheel-berrow race, 1st peize $1.00, 2nd 50c. ; no fees ; Race across the river, 1st prize $1.50, 2iul do $1.00, no fees ; The best B. B. Club, to pla.y five innings, first prize $5, 00, entrance $1.00 Potato race, 1st prize-, " Ifeettox Exteosiron" for one year, 2nd do .6 Weres.-Businese has been better of late, the splendid attractiOns in -goods offered by our mei ,- chants have beenerewarded by a good trade, and spring goods are rapidly disappearing. The two lines of stages have very kindly offered to carry passengers wishing to visit Ainleyville -on the Queen's birthday, at half rates. The Committee, on Saturday, censured the "Exeosiron" men for not forwarding the bills on Thursday, according • to promise. They were -not received up to Satur- day night. I think we have been. used shabbily, to Hay the least of it. Please explain? Other places -have received theirs, why not Ainieyyille ? If a satisfactory explanation is not given, per- haps your correspondent can furnish the cue, The numerous friends of Dr. Holmes will be glad to hear that holies returned home _ter good. The Greed= bend is raging in this locality, let it rage. "Shoo fly" has given way to • bottle - green." We have had the first instehnent of Pop and Soda Water. The ".IXPOSitton" has five Wiles the circulation of any other paper in this neigh- •bou rhood. -Coet. [As regards the Queen's birthday • bills, they were not promised till Saturday; at which time they were ready, but were forgotten to be put on the stage. If our Ainleyville correepondent can give a better explanation, let's hear him. --En. EXPOSITOR.] • EXETER. A Pectimatt Case. -The. Rev. Mr.. Cookmau, Wesleyan Minister, of Exeter, applied to Mr. Wonnacott, 'dentist, on- Thursdayislet; at -about 8 o'clock p. m, to get some teeth:extracted, which extrazteou was duly executed in a skillful manner. At. about 10 o'clockmeoluse bleeding commenced, Wommoott 'and Dr. Wynens were immedi- ately sent for, who tried every possible means to 'stop the flow of blood, bit everything appeared to fail, when, finally, Dr::Ifentlinau and Dr. Camp- bell, of -Seaforth, who was in the village at the time, came to render•seme relief to Mr. Cookman, 'who was, .by this tim6, in a very precarioas state. They, at last, resorted to inserting ared-hot iron ilrto the cavity left by the teeth, which succeeded in stopping the bleed,- • AU the 'doctors present were really alarmed, and affirmed that such an extraordinary case as. pis, never came, under their observatien before. . HYDRoPHoiA. —Mr. Rost, of Francis -town, was Seriously. alarmed on Tuesday last, by his dog going mad and: biting his little girl.. it eppe.aes the dog snapped at Mr: Venzooden, bete fertile natelyt did not draw blood ; shortly after- wards . he . bit the girl and then left home, e text news heard, was, that he was shot near Rodger- ville. Mr. Ross took the girl to Luean and ap- plied to e doctor there, who professes to cere eueh cases. It is loped that no serious consequences will follow. : • • POTATOES. --During the last two or three weeks, thee has been a great demand tor potatoes here. It appears that there are scarcely - my in the country. Some of our. Merchants have received large quantities from the State of Miehigen-eMr. Pickard about five or six -hundred - bushels -yet - there has not been half enough to satisfy the de- mands of the-purchasets. One of these enterpris nig purchasers having read an article in some newspaper, concerning the potatoe teemed . "The Early Stunner," which paper stated in a ludicrous style, that this motetoe is so exceedingly fruitful,. that it would grew as well on thc greed toad as in a lime kiln; he was SO perfectly satisfied in his own mind, of the marvellous qualities of this poe tatoe, that he was determined, at all hazard, to send and get some- of the same, whieh would. eventually procure him a fortune and astonish the natives,. but, unfortunately, some of, his neigh- bours happend to zee him before sending for them. and it was with the greatest diffieulty that he could bepersuaded to relinquis his good intertion. VerAOXETER: - • Catersa-Seedieg is . 'ell advenced in. this sec- tion,- and. if the- present fine weather 'continues, the farmers will not be long in • getting thettuale QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY.—Quite a large sum, of Money has been collected. for the amusement, on. the • Rabat day of our beloved, Queen. Athletic sports and games will fern' a part of the day's. - proceedings. A piocession of the "Sons of. " • will take pla,ce at 10 A. M. , and a- brilliant dis- play of fireworks m the eVening, Of couese we don't expect to eclipse the large village of James- town. in this particular, but, 'nevertheless, we do expect to have seine thing pretty grand. We° would advise your Jamestown correspondent to have nothing to do with the eoek-et business,. for, as he is rather inclined to high flights; there is - great dangert of his taking a voyage .moonward. In fact, froni his "gassy" nature, we .would- not be a bit surpeised if he should drop on our small village with a fizz, and a splutter. - It he Jamie on terrailirma anywhere in the vicinity Of Wrox- eter. he will he returned. "right ei(le up with care" to Jamestown, by first stage. RA I LWAY: MEETING. A meeting, called by the Directors of the W.. to . G. & B. R. R..Compa,ny, was held on Tuesday if- ister telling his people that he --just *sated give them one Wee of his seemon, Multiply that by fifty-two, the number of Sabbaths in year, and by the time he lived -thirty year they would have a wonderful lot of ideas. Crerar's), idea was that the Hamilton lo Were the first that initiated the berms syste which WWI far better than the stock system.- ALIMRINIAN &OAR follow -ed in a homely Or showing the great interest twhich the -Corpo tion. took in the tread. MR. MOS.- GIBSON' having been called upo in the interests of the narrow gauge, said, th having had considerable interdoeree with the ronto men,for some weeks past, and heti heard ,their deputation at. Wroxeter, he h just listened to ten times more abuse of the. T ronto mem than ali the remarks macro by t latter upon the ,Hamilton ones. He did n hear Mr.pickle say that •the works had be Suspended on. the W: G, & B. R. R., After ( funning his position when the By-law was ffit voted, -said it was lair that th 'e east side of t Township should have the Advantages of a r� when Were was no other to be had, but t case was altogether different. when they ceu get a road through the Township. "The- grea est possible good to the greatest poesiblenunibe was a sound, principle in such cases. He pewee ed. to show that the inception. of the name gauge road, in this- direction, took place at Win ham and Luelcoow, and that tile Toronto deleg time came - at the request' of the Committee Management, for the purPose of stating the views end -intentions as to earning -on the rou proposed, to Kincardine: The Hamilton co pany had the adyentage of the other, as they h all -their bonuses voted reedy for action, wb the narrow gauge had theirs tit work up. T question teethe Township to consider, was, whi l -as going to be the bast for it. There wou be nothing of repudiation if they did not gra, the extension. The ln•oael. - gauge Company, ha not fulfilled its agreement All that was ask by the advocates -of the Toronto, Railway w fait play. If their -(W. G. & B. R. R.) financi position was as gotel as Mr. Helm intimated, month's delay could not hurt them much,. they could not get along without it, it w loebtful- if they -could _with it. All heavy ui leetakings min ire a mafgin left for Contingencie Airt Brown _states that the G. Western furnish a 1. the iron, but we see nothing of that i Dakin's half -yearly- report. ( Mr. Brow ler° remarked that the arrangements 'were ma( ighteen months after.) Mr. Gibson said i night be so, he did not know of it. He woul ust say, that Mr.- WIlite's advice at Walker own, before the co. Council, was sound an iltiatutbls,, e.to "ttO r wait till . •. We the e 'Coe. McGrvertax- proceeded to question M Gibson As to the financial position of the Toront Company, when he (Mr. 0.) showed that fro onuses and stock (and. allowing a margin on th atter, lest there might be some bogus stock lik hat we read and beer of), there wee somethin ver 81.000,000, after which bonds to the sam ea-nounts mig-It be issued, being over $15,000 pe ile, from Weston t� Mine ; assuming a verage of $11;2000 per Mile, for construction Mr. Shanley's estimate), $4.000 per mile for rol ingt- stock, which would. be eufficient. (Th amilton delegation readily assented to this stet lent). Mr. Gibson's -plain, streightforwarc tatement seemed to stagger the broad gauger onsidetably, as they were evidently as toren)i s they were expected.. Mr. Brown was askm y a friend of the broad gauge if the road was lo ated and the tight of way bought from Fergru o Harristown.' He said not. Mr. Brown peoposed, and Mr. Gibson second (.1 a vote of thanks to the Chairea-Carried tenani misty. .After three cheers for the Queen th 111 meeting separated.' _ • - On the following day the delegation made it appearence in Wroxeter, where the council held its sitting. Messrs • Brown and Hope gave • an abridgement of their speeches at Newbridge. Aft ee this Air. Brown was asked. to repeat his state ment; as to the offer made at -Mt. Forest by th Toronto Co; to give up fighting,: the one Company to keep Bruce and the other.Grey without moles tatione-upon -whicli atelegram was read from A fr. AleMester,stating-- that ao such offer was ever made, and that no such proposition would be entertained as they were bound to -go to Kin- cardine, Mr, Brown got wee this difficulty by saying that 'it was Air. Worts, only, who made the statement He was farther asked to explain how it was that their charier allowed them to is- sue bonds to the amount of $375,000, to Harris- wn, seeing that their bones was only $190,000, again voted. He shut the question up by saying somethirrg, about trading a horse for a geavel road bond, leaving the audience complete- lv.mistifitelt Ile stated; also, that Mr. Hendrie ha(l made bis -errangements with the Bank- of Commerce, to the extent of $80.,060, on his own personal note, and give the bonuses Of the Coe as collateral security. A telegram having been read .from Mr. McMaster, as to the arraugement -with the Bank of Commerce, Mr. Brown called upon Col. AlcGiverin to narrate What took p ace at two meetings: ef the Co. .Council of Bruce, about some agreements between their company and the G. W. The delegation had. stated. in Newleridge that they had all the decumenta Con-' neeted with their agreement with the G, Company,: but when asked for, in Wroxeter, they were not forthcoming. • The gallant Col. then tried. to patch things up, but succeeded in Making them ten times worse than when he sterted, endeavoring to show that there would he a choice of maket by their route, more especi- ally on account of the 'Blue Liee." ' They -had to acknowledee that, so long ea there was water in the St. Lawreneee it was the llatural outlet, as only one bushd ofgrain in four left the Dominion by lain . 0 thei matters of importance were tirought ferwerd. • evem-I0th inst., at the village Of Newbridge, Tie of Heiviele, W, G. Welker, Esq., M the Chair. _ - ML ADAM BRoWN statedthat he had'comebe,. fore them in the interests of the. W. G. & B. R. . Re to refute the base calumnies heaped upon them at another meeting in the Township. (Referring to a meeting held sin Wroxeter a few webke ago by the Toronto men, a ;report of which appeared M the " EXPOSITOR.") He proceeded to give a history of the R. IL from the first charter, in 1856, when the Provisional. Directorwere all To- ronto mea -Was rOvilrea in 1864, and at that time not a Hamilton name was connected with it, and ;the Toronto men, -when it suited them, dropped it likq a hot potatoe. In 1857, when it was about toeexpire the people of Hemilton took it op, end they Meant to build a road for the benefit of the people, and. he called mime the people of Hoevick not to -be humbugged by their enemies. They were.aceused, in Wroxeter, of opentingon bogus stock: It wiis their intention to go on eed. build. the road, and he invited any gentlemen in the andien ce., to go to Hain ilton, and ex aanin e all Mat - teee 111 catmection withthe road, and teen them inside out. A gabby Aldernime, he said, had. the andecity to state, in Wroxeter, that nre had no money to beer the men and the works had to stop. Onr contractors are prepered to go on from Fergus to Harristown and ,bund the reed. Mr. Brown went on at considerable length to try to account for the delay of the •Company in building the ecettle He stated. that lest year -wee p, mot ex- traordinary one, and they had many CaUSCS Of delay:, The weather was not suitable : also a chancery suit had delayed them: The -water had done a good deal of damage to their bridge which, he. asserted, was au extraerdinary,structure., be- ing built on theeplan of a bridge at Newcastle- uponeityne. They intend,- however, to run a trein to. Elora this month, and to Fermis next month,' They wanted an extension of tune, for mother year, for reasons which lie prOdeetted to point out. They had. done all that mortal' •men cmild-do. - :The contract was let to It cekie & Rob- ertson,- and they hed done their best, but lied. lost $40,000, and on account of these losses, with- drewm The. ba,eie of their contract was that the contractors Were to take 'stock, bonds, anboneses in payment. Mr- Wi1hal:11S. of Hamiltom was the second contractor, and they offered to give personal security for the iron, which he did not like to aceept. The present contractor was Mr. Wm, Hemb.i.e,,. a Man of great wealth, erho was bdund to build the road, to Hareistowm if the -bonuses were given. Hei stated that if the time was extended. as the Conipeny required, the road woulcl be built. ' M. ADAMHOPE spoke en the benefit of A rail- way, and. also iria,de a strong appeal for an exten- sion ofbime. COL. 11.1.OGIVERIN went on to shoe, that no only did the City of Hamilton give $95,000 worth of Debentures (the only thing the Cor- poration hat. to give), but also $30, 000 in cash, to save the harter, which many of them could very ill offo d, and that the people of this sec- tion were nder very great -Obligations to the - city of milton, and therefor6-, • they should shotv tie gratitude by voting for. an extension of thr, :y -law. Mn. CRERAR related a story of a Scotch min - 7 Lineberry Council. The Cou c 1 met pe reliant to colour= ent• •. for the peepote )f revising the aSsessment tone and other besieess. Preeeatee-Mr. Messer, Reeve, aialettessee Moffat, Hogg, and Haugh, Council- lors.. The ininutes of former meeting were • re -ad and approved. Wm. Porten s' asseeethent reduc- ed $75 on real prOperty. ain V liellen'S as - sSment redueed100 on, personal ;property. James essessmeet le:deiced on real prePerty. Alex: Mc.- 1 /on s . assessinent're- duced $100 on personal property. Court of Re- vision. adjourned to next meeting of Council. The following eceOuate were ordered to be paid, :viz. e Robert Sinai]. $4. for makingpipes for removing flood -wood .ale the bridges in Winglun ;eJames Gralia,m $1.20, for malting do ; Thos. Jobb, for removing flood -wood at Jobb's bridge, the euiri of $2.50-; John Leithead, for petting stones on EacL ic's bridge, the sum -of $2.00.; ,Jas. Aimee, for week done at the Morrisbank : bridge during the freshet, $7.00 ;• Wm, Vans -tone, foe work stone in in 1869, but not inepected, the sum of $4 ; _Reu- ben &abeam, ,for eyotk done in 1869, but not - in- spected, the sum, of $2. Mr., Hangh reported he had let a. job of removing floOdwood at Eadie's .bridge, to Thos, Simpson for $3, .not finished. Moved by Mr. Haugh, seconded. -by Mr. Moffat - That_ the Clerk write to J. W. Caldwell Brown, stating that. the Council Will give the sum of $80 for • the road allowance through John Fish- er's lot,- being. Lot 24, Con. 8, Tineiberry.-Cer- ried. Moved by Me. Haugh, seconded by ,Alr. Moffat,- that .$10 be .granted to Isaac Tunibull, as he is destitute,--e-Carried. Moved by Mr. Haugh, seconded by Mr. Hogg -That the Assess- or receive a debenture for his salary. -Carried. 'loved by Mr. Moffat, seconded by. Mr. Haugh - hat the Connell do now adjourn to ..theet. on the isecond Monday in June. at Mrs. Day's Hall at 10 &cloak A. M., JAMES JOHTSpClerk.TON, "'Baron de Camin." Our .remarks, touching this individual, whom we denominated "an imposter," having elicited an amount of remonstrance from some of our friends, we append the following from the Strat- ford Beacon, that our readers may Judge for themselves, whether or net we Were- doing our duty, as a public journalist, in treating the "Bar- on" as we did. we may, however, add tha this is but one of the numerous strong reasons we had for so. doing. Other newspapers of good repu- tation, including the London Free „Press, were equally strong in their condemnation. Add to all this, that the agent, in order to bamboozle us to giving his' `show" a favourable notice through - our columns, told us what, to our own personal knowledge,was a tiasue of lies, and we feel sure that every good citizen must support our condnet To the Editor 6f the Stratford Beacon. &me -Noticing in your paper a short time since, statements copied from. the London Free Press reflecting on the honesty of the person who calls himself "Baron de Callum" mid desiring on his account to aseertehrthe truth of these charges I made it my business to write to Mr. Alex. Me Kay, Of Hamilton. keeper of the Victoria Hotel, at whose it was alleged the "Baron" had lodged, and where he -had left without settling his ac count, Mr. McKay being acquainted with me through te, relationship existing between him and a mninber of my own family. Mr. ,McKay replied. that the accusations brought against De Camin were true, in -so far as he was concerned, and sent nee the unpaid bill of $19.43, (the Beacon modestly stated it was but $16,) to endeavor to Collect it. When the "Baron" came to town, I presented the bill, and De Gamin replied in vio- lent language that he lied nothing to do with any such bill, and that he knew nothing of any vagabonds like -McKay or myself. I replied that if there was any vagabondism in the matter, it belonged to himself and left. had heard from his agent that the "Baron" had been taken to McKay's hotel by some Oraugemen in Hamilton who were his friends, whose guest he was, amd who agreed to foot the bill, To ascertain the truth of this story, I at once wrote to Mr. Mc- Kay, -who sent the following reply :- II.A.MILTON, April 144.1. 1870. Mr. joseph, Sm,ye, DEAR SIR, --1 have this day teiteived your let- ter dated 12th inst., in which you, state that the person calling himself "Baron de Camin" had ar- rived. in Stratford, and at an interview With him he denied the truth of my statementt. It ts not true as he stated to you, that any- body brought him to my house. He came him- self and bargained eirith me to pay eight dollars per week for board for himself and wife. At the expiration of the first week I furnished his bill, as he had no baggage. He requested me to wait until the evening, stating that he expected some friends to make up some money for him, and con - tinted from day to day with the same excuses, until he became intebted to me upwards of nine-. teen dollars, which he never discharged, and still owes me, He is possessed of most constimmate as- surance, ancl almost pushed his way into my house and continued the same bold effrontery un- til he left. NO reliance can be placed in any statement made by him, and all' the Orangemen here are disgusted With him. • -. The enclosea certifieate, signed by three of my brother Orangemen verifies the truth of my statement, and that they, as well as myself be- lieve him to be an impostor. Yours truly,ete ItloKAv, A Scarlet member of the Crange Order: We will vouch for the truth of Mr. Alex. Mc - Kay's statement in regard to the Baron de Camin, and we believe him to be• an impostor, and he was refused the use of the Orange Hall here. ROBERT AIKINS, Pdst Co. Master. Thos. Alnenns, Past Co. Master. JOHN McKEN.tee, District Master. - As I before stated, I thought it an act of justice' to endeavor to vindicate De Camin if unjustly ac- cused; and now that the charges have been proved I consider it equally incumbent to make a public exposure of his conduct. Yours truly, JoSEPIX SME. Stratford, April 16, 1870. 7- TILE regular monthly cattle fair, held in this place on Tuesday last, was, (especially consider- ing the busy seeding season), like all the former ones, a great -success. The transactions amount- ed, in all, to a considerable over $2,000. Amongst the buyers, we noticed the following: Andrews, Goderich ; Case, Seaforth ; Rice, Buffalo, and Dill, Harpurhey ; whose respective purchases were about,.$300, $600, $200, and 8500. Besides those sales, some fourteen or sixteen milch cows were soM, commanding prices varying from $25 to $45. The quality of the stock, excepting that of milch cows, was very superior ; that sold by Messrs. Henry Cheeney and Archibald, being worthy of special note. The prices paid were considered very high; indeed, we know , of one instance, where the seller obtained, at least. ten per cent. more than he had expected. The buy- ing was much more spirited that at any of the former fairs, and all the stock was purchased al- most immediately upon its arrival on the around. Stanley Council. Council met to hold Court of Revision, at Var- na, on Monday, 17th May, at 10 o'clock A. M. All the mem hers present. As there were no ape peals, the Assessor, Mr. Downing. was presented with a pair of white i gloves. Moved by Dr - Woods, seconded by W. J. Biggins -That as there are no appeals against the Assessment Ron for the current year, it be confirmed as correct. -Car- ried. Moved by Geo. Castle, seconded by Dr. Woods -That four acres assessed to Henry Farm- er be struck off Louis Bushy and his assessment be reduced $30.. -Carried. Moved by Dr. Woods, seconded. by Geo. Castle -That John Row's assess- ment for a, bitch. which he does not own., be re- duced: -Carried. Moved by Dr. Woods, seconde ed by Thos. Keys -That John Hagan's assessment be reclined $40, -Carried. Moved by Geo. Cas- tle, seconded by Dr. Woods -That the clerk be directed ao instruct the- Comity Treasurer to re- mit back takes against Lot 2, Range M., for 1.867 and charge same to Township.-Carried.Movcjl by Geo. Castle, Seconded. lty Thos. Keys -That the N. 4 Lot 13, Con. 7, be aesessed to 8. G. Met Caughey, Seaforth.-Carried. Moved by Gee. Castle, seconded by W. J. Biggins -That $3.50 back taxes be refunded John Essom-Carried. Moved tier W. J. Biggins, seconded by Geo. Cas- tle -That the Council do now adjourn to meet again at J. Shams Hotel, Kippen, on the first Monday in July, at 2 o'clock P. AL MARRIED. PEDLARJBEALEY.—At the residence:Of the bride's father, by the le4v. W. Hopper,z.Alr. Geo. Ped- lar, of Exeter, to Miss Elizabeth Ann Bealey; of Usborne. MORAN-SPENCER. -At the residence of the brtd.e's father, Hon.- Thomas Spencer, in this city, on the evening of the 19th April, by the Rev. Mr. Cullinan, of the Catholic Church, Mr. Pascal J. Moran, of the Sumpterl?epubliccoz„to iM iss Annie Spencer. -- We acknowledge tbe receipt of the usual com- pliments, and offer to our brother of the Press and his‘young bride; our congratulations and best • wishes for a long and happy union. -Daily At- lanta. The bridegroom is the eldest son of Mr. Daniel Moran, of Seaforth, and we congratulate all in- terested, on the happy event. THE MARKETS ShAFORTH, MAY 20, 1870. Wheat, (Fall) ? bushel, 0:80 to 0:85 Wheat (Spring) te' bushel, 0:70 to 0:82 Barley? bushel, 0:40 - to 0:42 Oats 19 bushel, 0:30 to 0:32 Peas $ bushel, 0:50 to 0:52 Potatoes f bushel, 0:45 to 0:50 Hay 49 ton, 9:00 to 11:00 Timothy Seed, per. lb. 0:04 to 0.07 Clever Seed, - 6. 50 to 8;09 Butter, IP 111 0:14 to 0:00 Eggs. 0:10 to 0:10 Hides 0:00 to 5:00 Sheen Skins, 0,40 to 1:25 NOTE LOST. T HEREBY FoRB D any person, or persons, 1 purchasing a NOT OP HAND, against RO- BERTHoGG, payable to Itleurty "NEue or bearer, for the sum of Sixty Five Dollars, bearing date February 1.6th, 1870. GREY, May9th 1870. .HENRY NEIL 128 -3 - COW STRAYED. OTRAYED Ffet0A1 THE PREMISES OF THE 0 Subscriber, Lot 22, Concession 12, AleKillop, about the 8th la RED FOUR-YEAR OLD 1Niviii iIiHareCOcaWt, with, thsteratigehattshl°v7:4 were erpowinxtrts yof. Any person giving such infoienation, either to the Subscriber or at Montgomery's tavern,: will be liberally rewarded. 3 ,THOMAS G-ERIMAN. MCKILLOP, May 18th, 1870. 128-4 - TUCKERSIMITH. milE COURT OF REVISION -for the Town - 1 ship of Tuckersmith, wili meet at DALY'S HOTEL, VILLAGE OF EGMONDVILLE, ON MONDAY THE THIRD DAY OF JUNE NEXT, at the hour of Ten o'clock, a. m., pursuant to ad- journment - - WM. MUIR, Tp. Clerk. TUCKERSMITH, 13th May, 1870, 128 -td MILLINERY - tXD- : ---:- - DP,ESSM _AK Il\TC31- 1 —0 rpHE MISSES STODDARD, AYTITETIZ 1. Residence in EC MONDVI t LE, are prepared to exectute orders for all kinds of "MILLINERY, DRESS AND M4NTLE MAKING. share ofpatronageis respectfully solieited. EGMONDVILLE, May 19, 1870. 128-tf- VAN EGNOND WOOLEN .F•,AciNi-oRyi SEAFORTH, . .ST10E1 AHEAD AY, 1870. This is the Season for WOOL CARDING, and VanEgmond's is the place to get it done CHEAP AND WELL! 4 Carding Machines, ti IN SPLENDID ORDER, Enables the above Mill to give all parties their Wool home with them the same dayasthatupon-whichit is taken in. All other kinds of Woolen Work, such as Spin- ning, Weaving, Colo-uring, Fulling, and Cloth Dressing, done in the best possible manner. TERMS.-CASIT OD, WOOL A Large Stock of Tweeds, Full Cloth; Flannels, Blankets, &c., to exchange for Wool. CASH ALSO PAID FOR WOOL. A. G. ViesEGAIOND, Proprietor. 128-tf-_ STaAYED COLT. 0 TRAtED from the preinises of Airs. Christo- pher Sperling, Seaforth, on Monday, April 25, 1870, a bay, year old horse colt, with a, white stripe down his face, and both hinci feet white. Mane hangs to off side. Any person giving such information as will lead to the recovery of the same, will be suitably rewarded. [MRS. C.'SPARLING, Seaforth, May 6, 1870. 126-3ins. MR. JOHN THOMPSON THANKS his numerous customers for their liberal patronage during the last fifteen years, and trusts he will receive its coritinnance, He has now on hand a large assortment of Good Sound Green Hemlock! Which he warrants will give satisfaction. ALSO 200,000 FEET OF PINE CUT FOR BUILDING AND GENERAL PURPOSES Which he offers on liberal terms: Order's -will be promptly attended to. He has also on. hand a large assortment of WEEL SEASONED ACCOUNTS! To which he calls the attention of his old custo- mers, who will find it to thejr aclvaaltage tore - tire them promptly, and without legal proceed- ings. Sea.forth, Jatey. 2Ist, 187(l. 84-tf.• SITUATIONWANTED- .-DY a man who has had a number of years ex- .') perience in a general retail store. Good eferences given. Apply at the "ExPosuon" pffice. 122-t1. ore