The Huron Expositor, 1886-08-06, Page 4hte
THE HURON EIPQSWK
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. I
tar The figure between the parenthesis after
each line denotes the page of the paper on which
he advertisement will be found.
Great Bargains -Duncan & Duncan. (6)
Teacher Wanted -Wm. Ballantyne. (5)
Agents Wanted -Chase Brothers. (5)
Judicial Sale --S. Maleomson. (5)
House for Sale -Mrs. Joslin. (5)
Watch Lost -Gilbert Dick. (5)
Change of Business -Thomas Daly. (5)
Western Fair -George McBroom. (5)
Boots and Shoes -D. Weismiller. (8)
Italian Bees for Sale -I. Langstrath. (6)
Excursion to the Fails -J. S. Williamson. (8)
Farms for Sale -George Seale. (5)
Votpre List Notice -Wm. Elliott. (6)
Feather Cleaning -Mr. Hastings. (8)
Hill's Green Cider Mill -T. Coleman. (5)
Mr. Watkins' Opinion-J.,Gallagher.. (5)
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SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, Aug. 6, 1886.
The First Gun.
During the last session of the Domin-
ion Parliament Sir John Macdonald was
asked when he intended to issue the
writ for a new election in the County of
Halclimancl, which had been rendered
vacant by the death of Mr. Thompson.
He replied that no election would be
held in that county until it could take
place on the new voters' lists prepared
under the Dominion Franchise Act, as
this Act would give the franchise to a
large number of voters who did not
enjoy it under the old one, and it would
be unjust to these newly enfranchised
voters if an election were held before
they were given the right to vote. This
seemed reasonable, and the statement
was accepted in good faith by the Op-
position. Subsequently, however, a
vacancy occurred in the County of
Chambly, in the Province of Quebec.
One would naturally suppose that the
rule adopted for Haldimand would also
hold good for Chamblee But not so ;
the Magnates at Ottawa. thought differ-
ently. The writ for Chambly was issued
at oace, and the election was held on
the old Hats. The same scruples of con-
science that actuated them in dealing
with the Haldimand case did not come
into play in the Chambly case, although
the two were precisely similar in a pub-
lic and equitable point of view. If it
was necessary to give time for the new-
ly enfranchised electors in Haldimand
to get on the lists, it was equally neces-
sary in Chambly, and the inconsistent
action of the Government can only be
explained by the fact that in the one
case they hoped to gain a party
advantage by the delay, whereas in
the other ease delay would result in
party disadvantage. In Halclimand
there is a large • Indian vote which the
new Franchise Act brings into existence.
If the election took place on the old
lists this vote would not be avaitlable,but
by delaying until the new lists are
prepared it is hoped to secure it for
the Government, and hence the election
is delayed. In Chambly, however, ithe
circumstances are different. It was
thought the new Act would enfranchise
a considerable number who would be
opposed to the Government, and that a
stronger Conservative vote would be'
polled on the old than on the new lists,
and the election was accordingly brought
on a few weeks after the vacancy occur-
red, and just in time to have it on the
old lists. This, it will be seen, is a
dodge, and a small one for a Govern-
ment with such a large support at its
back to take in order to secure one seat
from an already numerically weak oppo-
sition. In the case of Chambly, how-
ever, the trick has not had the desired
result. It has hitherto been a strong
Conservative constituency, and -sent to
Parliament a supporter of the Govern-
ment. In the election which took place
on Friday last, this ordea was reversed.
After a very keen and exciting contest a
Liberal and an out-and-out opponent of
the Government was elected by a good
majority. Haldimancl was represented
by a Reformer, and despite the manipu-
lating of the Governmennand the Indian
vote, it is expected it will retain its
old allegiance and again return a Liberal.
Honesty is the best policy, and even in
politics it will tell in the long run.
HON. Mn. FO'STER, . behalf of the
Dominion Government, has. purchased in
New York a steamer called the "Yose-
mite" for use in the fisheries fleet, and
the vessel is now on its way to Halifax.
The Yosemite is said to be a compara-
tively new vessel, having been built four
years ago, and was purchased for $40,
000. Some are disposed to censure the
Government for purchasing a Yankee
vessel when they could have got as good
a one built at home. They say the Gov-
ernment, above all others, should en-
conrage home industries, and the ship
building industry in this country is a
very important one. In this, as in many
other matters, however, our paternal
Government do not seem to trouble
much to make their actions square with
their words. The encouragement of
home industries, is a very nice doctrine
to preach to the unsuspecting electors at
election times, but the praetice of it is a
different thing. In their own business
dealings the Dominion Government have
never done much to encourage home in-
dustries. They have acted very much
as a private individual would do, -they
have purchased in the cheapest market.
When they found they could do -better
in the United. States than in Canada,
they have invariably disregarded their
ownteaching; and have purchased in
the United States without any regard cities, making the fourth vessel with teas
via this route.
to the effect it might have upon
the home industries. We do not
say that they have done wrong. On
the contrary, we rather approve of their
course. If they can get a steamer or
any other article cheaper in the United
States than in Canada, then we think
they have a right to purchase it there,
but they should not do one thing and
profess another, and they should not
deny to others a course they pereistently
take themselves. While they purchase
abroad instead of at home, because they
find it to their advantage to do so, they
should not plume themselves upon being
the special friends of Canadian indus-
tries and of having it as their cardinal
principle to "keep Canada for the Can-
adians," neither should they by a pro-
tective barrier attempt to- keep others
from doing what they habitually do
themselves. The fact is, the actions Of
the Government in this respect prove
the insincerity of their professions and
the absurdity of their policy and the
people are now beginning to realize this
fact.
sieemeniee
THE statement is current that Sir
Charles Tupper is about to return to
Canada, but whether permanently or
not is not known.- The • return of Sir
Charles has given rise to the rumbr that
he is to assume the leadership of the
Conservative party, and that Sir John is
to retire. Those who build on this
hope, will, we fear, be disappointed, and
we do not know but it is well that they
should be. Bad as Sir John is, Sir
Charles Tupper is even worse, and the
exchange would not be any advantage
to Canada. But there is no danger of
Sir John retiring to make room for
Tupper or any person else, until he is
actually forced to do so by natural
causes. His ambition evidently is to
die in harness, an.d there is little doubt
but he will do so. It is quite probable,
however, that Sir Charles is earning to
Canada, and it is equally likely that he
will remain until the general election
is over. Sir Charles is a power on the
stump, and as a political schemer he has
no equal in Canada, and the party need
his services in the worst way. Besides
this, he is, personally interested in the
result of the elections. His countree
under Conservative rule, has done well
for him, and. he has grown fat and sleek
at the public crib. Should the Reform
party come into • power, his supplies
would be cut off. Under these circum-
stances it is only natural that he should
be deeply interested in the result of the
coming elections, and that he should be
anxious to lend his active perional in-
fluence in aid of the party that has done
so much for him and his. It is quite
probable, therefore, that Sir Charles
will come over and lend a hand at the
elections, but it is very improbable that
he will attain to the leadership of his •
party. The Old Man is not ready to
drop out yet, and the -rank and file of
the party would be very loath to let
him, for although Sir Charles is an able
man he could not take the. place of Sir
John, and the members of the Conserva-
tive party are well aware of the fact.
After him, the deluge, so far as they are
concerned.
News of -the Week.
SIGNED THE Bum. -The President has
signed tho Oleomargarine Bill.
EPIDEMIC. ---,Typhoid fever has become
epidemic at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
RENT STRIKERS. -A general strike
against the payment of rents has been
ordered in County Kerry.
SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS. -The situa-
tion on the border between the United
State e and Mexico is said to be becom-
ing serious.
PARNELLITE DELEGATES. -The Par-
nellite members of Parliament will send
delegates to the Chicago convention of
the National League of America. _
BRANCH OFFICE. -The Messrs. Jaf-
fray, publishers of the Canadian -Ameri-
can, issued at Chicago, purpose estab-
lishing a branch office in New York.
TRAINING CARRIER PIC4EONS. -It has
been discovered that for some time past
Germany has been secretly training
carrier pigeons in France for war pur-
poses.
SAILED. -The Irish lacrosse team sail-
ed for Xew York by the Etruria on
Saturday.
THE ANARCHISTS' TRIAL. -At the
Chicatio Anarchists' trial the caSe for
the defence was opened on Saturday.
WELL DONE. -Nearly fifty saloon-
keepers in Meriden, Connectieet, have
been arrested for violating the Sunday
laws. -
MILLIONAIRE JAY -GO -ULD. -Jay Gould's
business is improving. He has put 89,-
000,000 of water into the_Missouri Pa-
cific. and Iron Mountain Railroad Com-
panies' stoat..
DIED. -Abbe Franz Liszt, the famous
pianoforte player, died at Bayreuth on
Saturday at midnight, aged seventy-five
years.
A LEICESTER FAcTORY BURNED. -The
shoe factory of Stead, Simpson & Co.,
at Leicester, has been burned. Loss
$250,000. Fifteen hundred persons are
thrown out of employment.
FATAL SQUALL. -A schooner -yacht, hav-
ing on board a pleasure party from Phila-
delphia, was capsized by a squall on Fri-
day night off Sandy Hook, and seven of
the party were drowned.
PROSECUTING FOR LIBEL. -The parents
of Eliza Armstrong, who figured so
prominently- in the Stead case, have
brought an action for 840,00 for libel
against the proprietors of The Pall Mall
Gazette, Mr. Stead, and General Booth.
WELCOME RAIN. -Rain has fallen in
Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, and other
parched States, which partially saves the
crops.
THE PACIFIC ROUTE. -Cable advices
announce that the British ship Cyrus
has been chartered to bring a cargo of
tea from Shanghai and Yokohama to
Vancouver for American and Canadian
A HEAVY POSTAL STEAL. -A postal
car, which left New York for St. Louis
on June 28th, had among its mail a
pouch for St. Louis which contained
about $20,000 in money and drafts,
bonds and cheques, and other valuable
paper and property yalued at $80,000.
This pouch is missing. It is believed it
was stolen between New York and Pitts-
burg by one ora number of clerks who
have since left the service.
A FATAL PRIZE FIGHT. -A prize fight
-which resulted in the death of one of
the cOntestants has taken place at Rhon-
da, Wales. The pugilists were Evans
and James. Thirty-two rounds were
fought. Evans was carried to his home
in a horrible condition, and died shortly
after his arrival.
THE ORANGE SIDE' OF THE CASE. -
The Grand Master of the Belfast Orange-
men has issued an address in which he
congratulates Orangemen upon the fact
that they were not mixed up in the re-
cent riots, urges them to make united
efforts to maintain peace, and promises
an inquiry by Royal Commission to
prove that Orangemen were not to blame
for the rioting.
RAILWAY RATES TO THE PACIFIC
COAST. -A joint circular has been issued
by the Manitoba and Canadian Pacific
relative to the new Pacific routes. The
rates on the new linea are: From St.
Paul to Victoria, Tacoma, . Olympa,
Seattle, Port Townsend, first class, un-
limited, $80; first class, limited, $70;
second class, limited, $40; from St.
Paul to Vancouver, Port Moody and
New Westminster, $79, $69 and $39 re-
spectively. Excess baggage rate is 15
per cent. of first class unlimited rate,
and the sleeping rate $3 per berth to
Winnipeg and $12 from Winnipeg to
Vancouver.
Huron Not.
There are 567 names on the Exeter
voters' list, and of these 198 are quali-
fied to serve as jurors.
-Mr. T. Tipling, of Clinton, has sold
his horse, "Chestnut George," to Mr.
Mr. John Martin, of Goderich, for $210
and a brown mare.
-Mr. J. McBride, of the Albion
hotel, Goderich, was fined $50 and costs
last week for violation of the' Canada
Temperance Act. The case was tried by
His Worship Mayor Borton.
-There is quite a difference between
$75 and $337. Grey township offers
Brussels the former sum forits share of
the $8,162 interest on the Land Improve-
ment Fund, coming to Grey, while
Brussels claims the $337.
- -Mrs. Sharp, the old lady who was
seriously injured in Wingham last week
by falling out of a wagon when starting
out to pick berries is slowly recovering,
and she is now Ale to sit up a short
time each day. The lady is 77 years of
age, instead of 60, as we stated last week.
-The financial statement of the town
of Wingham for the year 1885 has just
been issued. It shows that the total re-
ceipts were $19,070.26 and the expendi-
ture $19,063.59, leaving a balance on
hand of $6.67. The total indebtedness
of the town is shown to be $291026.40.
-As Mr. Andrew Million, of the 6th
concession of Colborne, and wife, were
on their way to Clinton on Wednesday
last week,one of the hold -backs gave way
and the horse became unmanageable and -
ran away. Both Mr. and Mrs. Million
were thrown out and received severe in-
juries. The buggy was badly smashed.
-The name of Gregory H. Torn, son
of Mr. James Tom, of Exeter, appears
in the list of successful candidates at the
recent matriculation examination for
Toronto University. Mr. Tom not
only passed in Latin, French and Ger-
man, but obtained firstmlass honors in
mathematics. We wish him continued
success.
-Miss Kate Scanlan, of Hullett, met
with a painful accident one day last
week. She was sitting in a wagon, lead-
ing a horse behind; when the horse pull-
ed and she Was drawn out of the wagon,
the halter rope catching one of her fin-
gers and making a clean break at one of
the joints. The wound was dressed by
a doctor, who thinks the finger will unite
all right again.
-Mr. Robt. Shields, of the 15th con-
cession of .Grey, hurt himself nearly
three weeks ago lifting at a large stone
they were putting in the basement of his
father's barn. A few days since they
had two doctors to see him, and they
can do nothing for him. He has no feel-
ing in his legs, and is perfectly helpless.
No hope is entertained that he will ever
be better.
-A little boy, son of Mr. Finlay
Anderson, Deputy Reeve of East Wa-
wanosh, lately met with a painful acci-
dent. He was hanging on the bottom
half of the barn door, when the top part
blew to, catching his fingers, taking the
flesh off three of them to the bone.
Medical aid was summoned, but it is ex-
pected one of his fingers will have to be
amputated at the first joint.
-On Thursday of last week John
Roddick, 14th concession, Grey, killed
no less than six skunks. This was not
a bad " crop " considering the - dry
season. The same gentleman had pur-
chased a number of sheep for shipping
and on going out to see them found one
of the number dead; its death being
caused by a broken neck received while
fighting with another sheep, it is sup-
posed.
-The other day Mrs. Donald Ross, of
Clinton, met with a peculiar and painful
accident. She was feeding some chick-
ens, and stopped down to pick up a pet
bantam rooster, when it flew up in her
face, its spur entering her cheek and
tearing a gash about an inch and a half
long, also cutting a vein, from which the
blood flowed profusely: The wound was
so, bad that it was necessary to call in a
doctor and have it sewn up.
-On Tuesday of last week while the
workmen were engaged in working at
the building of Mr. Richard Manning
in Exeter, one of the scaffolds on which
they were standing gave way and fell to
the ground, a distane9 of 30 feet. Mr.
E. Hunt was unfortunate enough to go
with it, and also to receive severe in-
juries, while W. N. Manning, who was
standing alongside of him, clung to the
roof until assistance relieved him.
-The death is announced of Mr. Dun-
can McTavish, of Wingham, which took
place at his residence in that town on
Thursday of last week. Mr. McTavish,
who was a victim of consamption, has
been a resident of Wingham for about
13 years and was well known and uni-
versally respected. Fqr five years after
coming to Wingham he followed his oc-
cupation as a carpenter, when he entered
Scott & Bell's furniture factory and
worked there for three years and until
deprived of one of his arms -by an unfor-
tunate accident. Since that time he has
been unable to do anything, and gradu-
ally sunk until relieved by death. He
was 46 years of age.
-Knox church, Brussels has been re-
ceiving a thorough overhauling and a
wonderful transformation has taken
place. The ,ceiling is painted a light
pink; the walls and seats a light drab;
the back of the pulpit papered with
marble paper. The pulpit and pre-
centor's desk are nicely grained in imi-
tation of oak. Two new chairs, nicely
upholstered, have been purchased for the
pastor and precentor. The windows are
frosted, with the outside row of glass
painted in bright colors.
-On Friday night last week a num-
ber of sheep belonging to Mr. R. Ken-
nedy, of Zetland, East Wawanosh, were
badly worried by dogs. Sixteen were
cut and mangled, some killed and others
cannot -be found at all. Messrs. Burk
and Robinson also lost a number the
Same way, and no doubt by the same
dogs, which are believed to belong to
Wingham. Those farmers who have
had their sheep worried by dogs think
there is room for improvement in the
township by-laws in this matter. If the
dogs are not found out and destroyed or
chained up at night the township come:
cil will have a big bill to pay by the
time cold weather sets in.
-On Monday last while returning
from a visit to relatives in Goderich
township, Mr. Thomas Whitely, , of
-Goderich, with his wife and two chil-
dren, had a close call from serious in-
jury. One of the shaft straps breaking,
allowed the buggy to run against the
horse, which began to kick so furiously
as to endanger the lives of the occupants
of the buggy. Mr. Whitely held on
with a firm grip, but had it not been for
the quick help of a couple of men from
an adjacent field, who came out and
held the animal by the head, the brute
would soon have got beyond his con-
trol. The buggy was so badly damaged
in front as to require a new vehicle to
take the family home.
-On Thursday of last week, Mr.
Geo. Crossman, of Hullett, who resides
a short distance from the gravel road,
met with a severe accident. He was in
the stable taking the harness off a -horse,
when the animal, which has a habit of
rubbing, rubbed up against him, knock-
ing him down in the stall, and falling on
top of him. Several of his ribs were
broken by the horse falling on ghim'and
he was considerably cut by the horse
getting to its feet again. He managed
to crawl outside the barn, where he was
found shortly after in an insensible con-
dition. Medical assistance was called
in, and he is getting along as nicely as
can be expected. It was at first feared
that as he is an old man, his injuries
might result more seriously, but we 'are
pleased to learn that this is not the case.
-Mr. Christopher Lindsay, a pioneer
resident of the township of Colborne,
near Porter's Hill, died last week. He
was taken suddenly Hi on Thursday last,
but as it was thought there was no im-
mediate danger the doctor was not sent
for until Sunday; inflammation then
having taken such a strong hold all hope
was given up, and he passed peacefully
away to his rest on Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. Lindsay has been an exceptionally
healthy man, having attained to the ad-
vanced age of 80 years, and was never
once under the doctor's care until his
last fatal illness. Mr. Lindsay was one
of the oldest settlers in the township,
having immigrated to this country in
the year 1832, and up to the time of his
death has always lived on the old home-
stead. His wife'stillsurvives him.
-Reports from parties in the North-
west as to the crops are somewhat con-
tradictory. Mr. F. Goodwin,, formerly
of Stanley, writes from the neighbor-
hood of Qu'AppeIle, and states that his
crop is entirely ruined. No rain has
fallen since the first of May, and in ad-
dition the gophers have sucked the juice
from whatever stalks were not previous-
ly burned by the deouth. He gives a
very despondent account of this year's
prospect. As an evidence of the extreme
dryness of the- season, it may be men-
tioned that a lake hitherto twenty feet
deep, and covering several acres on the
farm of -Mr. Thos. Gorrell, Qu'Appelle,
has this season dried up entirely. A
son of Mr. John Cumming, of Hullett,
who is located in the Londesboro settle-
ment, not far from Crystal City, came
down to Ontario a few days since, and
he reports the crops in this section as
never looking better.
-The Wingham Times of last week
says: About a: year ago Alfred Wil-
liams, a musical instrument agent hail-
ing from Lucknow, came to Wingham
with his wife and little family and took
up his residence among -us. He was
young, active, fairly handsome and a
good Salesman, and apparently did a
thriving business. He. sported around
considerably, however, slung on as much
style as a summer hotel clerk and made
things hum, so much so that people
could not but suspect that some one
would lose by him some day. But the
finale came sooner than was expected.
A couple of weeks ago he quietly dis-
posed of the spanking team of horses he
was in the habit of driving, had a num-
ber of notes for musical instruments
"shaved," and altogether done many
suspicious things of which the general
public knew nothing. On Tuesday of
last week he left town for Toronto, and
to throw off, suspicion he stated to sev-
eral of his acqnaintances that he was
going to hunt up another team of horses.
A few days after, Mrs. Williams dis-
covered that her husband's fine set of
winter furs were missing, that there was
not a cent of money in the house, that
he had surreptitiously disposed of many
things he had no reason to dispose of,
and at figures that would make a Jew
gape, and she at once suspected that he
had skipped. These facts soon leaked
out, and many anxious creditors looked
over their books only to find that he was
in to them for more or less. To settle
the matter, on Wednesday of this week
Mrs. Williams received a letter from
her husband in Toronto, in whiel he
stated that he had left her for ever, and
that before she would receive the fetter
he Would be thousands of miles away,
never to return. This is the third time
that Williams has deserted his wife, and
his actions towards her proves him to be
a scoundrel of the deepest dye. The
poor woman was left penniless, with two
small children and another in prospect,
and she is almost broken-hearted. Her
parents live at Lucknow and she will go
there to reside with them. Williams
owes quite a number of little bills
around town besides which he owes the
Bell Organ town,
of Guelph $500 and
Cameron & Campbell, bankers, of Luck -
now, a considerable sum partially se-
cured. Should he ever return to Wing -
ham he will be treated to a well-deserv-
ed coat of tar and feathers.
-Mr. Ralph Keddy, of Usborne, has
a three months' old calf that weighs
350 lbs. For the last seven weeks it has
gained something over three pounds a
day. It girths round the heart 4 feet
3i inches.
-Mrs. Graham, wife of John Gra-
ham, of Goderich township, had been
visiting her mother in Essex Centre,
and on Monday morning left with her
three children, the youngest 11 months
old, for home by the Michigan Central
Railway, via St. Thomas. About half
way between St. Thomas and Dutton
the youngest child went into convulsions
and died: The remains were coffined,
and conveyed to the home of the parents.
-Mrs. W. Stewart and a five year old
daughter were burned to death recently
in Dakota. A coal oil lamp exploded
setting fire to their clothing. They for-
merly lived on the Waldron farm, Stan-
ley township, and if we remember right-
ly the old folks only removed to Dakota
last pring, whither their sons had pre-
ceded them.
-Mayor Williams, of Clinton, has
been called upon several times during the_
past two weeks to adjudicate on charges
of trespass and assault growing out of
disputed right to a team of horses.
Warwick owned a farm in Hullett He
leased it to Joseph Smith, and also gave
Smith the use of a team of horses tuttil
falL Receptly Warwick took the
horses from Smith. St. John, who is
bondsman for Smith in $100, took the
horses from Warwick and returned them
to Smith. For assault in doing this St.
John Was fined $1 and costs. Warwick
recaptured one of the horses in Spooner's
stable, in Clinton, and with James
Beatty went to Smith's for the other. -
For going on Smith's place and taking
the .horse Warwick was fined $1 and
costs. Beatty was also charged with
trespass, but the case was dismissed.
He was then charged with assault while
preventing Smith's niece from keeping
the horse he and Warwick were taking,
and fined $1 and costs.
High School Entrance Exam-
ination at Clinton.
Folio hing is the report of the last
entrance examination held in Clinton.
Oft67 candidates that wrote, the local
examiners have provisionally passed 16,
and have recommended 15 others to the
favorable consideration of the Educa-
tional Department, and it is probable
these also will be passed. The aggre-
gate being 755, candidates had to make
378 marks and a percentage on) each
paper of 331i per cent. It will be no-
ticed that the examiners have recorn-
-mended all candidates who made a total
of 350 marks, provided they failed by a
very few marks in only one subject.
The failures were divided as follows: In
Grammar -34, Orthography and Orthoepy
29, History 9, Geography 7, Literature
5, and in Arithmetic 19_. It will be
seen that the papers set by Seath are
the ones that did the Most execution.
Nettie Combo, 12 years of age, ranks
third of 67 who wrote at the entrance
examination, and first from Clinton
Model School. This entitles her to the
prize offered by the Principal. She has
an excellent record, having spent only 6
months in Mr. Lough's room, 4 months
in Mr. Linklater's and six months in
Miss O'Neill's. The names of those who
passed 'and were recommended from
Clinton school are:
- PASSED. MARES.
Nettie Combo -456
Malcolm McTaggart 455
Mary Carson 404
Magzie Jackson. 400
James MeMurchie 395
Richard Hanlon. 382
Maggie Scott. 380 '
RECOMMENDED.
• John Mennel 436
Anna Irwin 414
Eva Spooner 401
Hardy Evans 400
Fred Davis 397
Maggie Doherty. 382
Those who are from other
as follows :
PASSED. MARES..
Annie Churchill. 380
Eva Jenkins. 467
Maggie O'Hara 381
George Bolos 386
Robert H. Coats 469
Robert Dewar. 422
Benjamin - Key8 422 -
James Parrott 437
Wm. Sloan 455
schools are
RECOMMENDED.
Edna Curtis
Jennie Grant.
Janet S. Holk rk
Maggie Kelly
Ella McKinnon
Lexie Morton
John A. Rath.
Wm. G. Richardson
. James Ross
WINGHAM.
PASSED. _
George Chrysler
George Fraser
John Hartley
Fred Inglis
Reuben Jewett
Frank Risdon
Alex. Ross
Maggie, Cargill
Edith Davis
Gussie Elliott
Barbara Fortune
Jennie Gregory
Annie Habkirk
Maggie Hastings.
Lutie Jameson
Eliza Jane Peacock
Annie Talbot
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James Anderson
George D. Fortune
John Inglis
James Longly
George Paul
Jennie Elder
Martha Tipling
Lydia Youhill
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Canadians in Dakota.
ELLENDALE, Dickey County ,Dalioqa
July 23rd, 1886.
DEAR EXPOSITOR :-Your valuable
paper from time to time, contains many
interesting and profitable letters from
Canadians, who, like myself, have de-
parted from the land of their nativity,
to fight the battles of life in different
I vads and beneath other skies. It is
vi ith deep interest, I read the letters
penned in the Land of the Southern
Cross as well as those written from
the palmy groves of Florida, or the
wave -washed shores of the Pacific slope,
knowing that they contain the thoughts
and sentiments of. true Canadians.
Cenucks are to be found everywhere, in
almost every country on the face of the
globe and following the various pur-
suits of life. I am inclined to believe
they may be found anywhere, from the
Aurora Borealis on the north to infinite
space on the south, and from the pre-
cession of the equinoxes on the east to
the day of judgment on the west. I
have met Canadians here, that fought
in dread Zululand and horrible Egypt,
who are now following a more humane
AttffusT 6, 188.
and milder pursuit -that of Dakota
farming.' I have also met transient Can-
nucks, who hav eicrossed the Siberian tun-
dras and Russian Steppes, who have been
cowboys on the South American plains,
who have been tourists in the Cantons
of Switzerland and the mountains of
Germany, and also, Canadians who have
been the champions in the athletic con-
tests and. tournaments of Great Britain
and Australia. And last but not least,
we find hoary -headed sons of Canada
cultivating their prairie farms. and liv-
ing side by side in harmony, who twenty-
five years ago, fought against each other
as Rebel and Unicinist in thatgreatstrug-
gle for national existence, when this Re-
public was literally torn to pieces, and
drenched in blood and tears. Many of
the old boys who were eye witnesses of
this scene of carnage, saw numbers of
their Canadian companions cut down
before the terrible leaden storm. Their
sepulchres are the sands of Tennessee
and the marshy swamps of Louisiana,
with no tombstone to mark their last
resting place, nor history to tell the tale
of their heroic deeds of valor and brav-
ery. These Canadians fought not for
Money, but for a principle. They each
believed in and fought for the great
national Question at issue.
I do not intend to write an elaborate
essay on the subject of "Canadians
Abroad," but my admiration for the
boys who reflect credit upon the coun-
try of their birth,- prompts me to pen
these few lines in their behalf. When I
see Canadians, with scarcely an excep-
tion, prospering in Dakota; when I see
them filling positions of honor and trust
with credit to themselves and those
they represent; and when I`know that
they are regarded by others as persons
of ability, enterprise and integrity, I
deem it my bounden duty to make these
facts known through the press, -that
Canadians at home may know that their
brethren abroad are demeaning them-
selves with honor and respectability. If
I were a Norwegian, I might write home
to Norway and speak of my nationality
in terms as laudable.
it would take volumes to write up a
brief history of the many Canadians in
Dakota who -have won distinction, both
in private and- public affairs. We find
them presidents of railroad corporations,
territorial alliances and national banking
institutions, secretaries of State As-
semblies and constitutional conventions,
federal and territorial affairs and. even
the Dakota Legislature is full of them.
The District Attorneys of Brown and
Dickie counties, M. J. Gordon and
Henry Dickie, are young lawyers of
ability, about 28 years of age, and na-
tives of Ontario. M. J. Gordon is
looked upon as being the first criminal
lawyer in the Territory, whose services
are sought for- from Bismarck to Yank-
ton. Mr. Dickie, under whom your
correspondent is becoming versed in the
doctrines of Blackstone, is a 'splendid
scholar, an able lawyer and a forensic
orator, who is always prepared to speak
impromptu to any kind of an audience
from that of a number of Scandinavian
farmers to a convention of railroad. com-
missioners, and will please one body
equally as well as the other.
The following paragraph regarding
Canadians I take from the January
Bulletin of Immigration, an official docu-
ment published monthly from the office
of the Commissioner of Immigration for
Dakota: "These hardy Canadians are
of the English-speaking class, and are
among the most prosperous people to be
met with in Dakota. They are good
farmers and make excellent citizens."
The wheat crops of Central Dakota
are not up to the average this season, on
account of the drouth that prevailed
during the latter part of June and the
forepart of July. However, they are far
from being a failure. In Dickey and
Brown co-i)n ties the average will be about
three-fourths that of last year. The
corn and root crops are at the present
time looking well, and a big yield is ex-
pected. According to official statistics
the wheat crop of Dakota for 1884 was
31,000,000 bushels, and for 1885 was
38,000,000 bushels, only two States in
the Union exceeding those figures, Cali-
fornia and Minnesota. Ile wheat crop
of Brown 'county alone in 1884 was
1,861,801 bushels. Taking into consid-
eration, the fact that at that time Brown
county was only three years old, these
figures demonstrated to the world the
fertility of the Jim River valley, and
that the glowing reports which go out
from the territory, and are, heralded
through the east are based upon facts.
Railroads are this year penetrating the
fertile region lying between the Jim and
Missouri rivers. Most of the trunk lines
west of Chicago are shoving branch lines
through this belt with a rapidity un-
paralleled in the history of railroading
in the United States. Many of the
branches are being graded and ironed at
the rate of four or five miles a day, and
embryo towns spring up every 12 miles
or so.
.
As evidence of the enterprise and busi-
ness push of Dakotians, the city of Aber-
deen gives us a good illustrations. An
enthusiastic Scotch man, Alexander Mit-
chell, president of the Chicago'Milwau-
kee and St. Paul Railway Company
determined to perpetuate the memory
of his native city in Scotland, selected a
town site in the far west and named it
Aberdeen. While the Scottish Aber-
deen has attained fame and celebrity
from its ancient grandeur, picturesque
surroundings and quaint granite build-
ings, Aberdeen, Dakota, is fast gaining
a reputation for its energy, enterprise
and liberality, and bids fair in the near
future to out -do its ancient namesake.
Though not five years old and just be-
ginning to wear pants, Aberdeen can
boast of a population of over 3,000, elec-
tric lights, a system of waterworks un-
equalled in the west, the water being
supplied from an artesian well capable
of discharging 6,000 gallons per minute,
with a force of 180 pounds pressure to
the square inch. It has also one of the
best organized and most efficient fire de-
partments in the Territory, consisting of
nearly 100 disciplined firemen ; a com-
pany of the Dakota Guards, a Normal
School, six churches, ten wholesale
firms, a 200 -barrel roller mill, an opera
house, three newspapers, three banks -
two being National, the - United States
land office, and whole blocks of business
places, besides many substantial resi-
dences. Nor is this all: there are six
lines of railway centering at Aberdeen,
and three weeks ago grading was dome
menced on a road connecting it with
Fergus Falls, Minnesota, and thus open-
ing up a new line in direct connection
with Duluth, "the Zenith City of the
unsalted seas." This road, tapping the
great wheat belt of Dakota, will reduce
the prices of freight upon the millions of
bushels that annually find their way to
Aberdeen.
The change that has been wrought ou
the face of this country since my coming
here, three years ago, seems almost
credible. At that time, the little sod
shanty and the pine -board shack held
sway. The tenants thereof might
authoritatively exclaim in the language
of Defoe, "I am monarch of all I 811r-
vey, my right there is none to
dispute, for each squatter held
as much land as he could
nicely circum -travel in a day. But the
age of the sod shanty is gone, and a few
black heaps scattered ever the prairie
are the last monuments of its former
greatness. With it are gone many of
the pioneer squatters, who, like the la
dian, have moved farther west to find
fresh lands beyond the environs of white
habitations. Now, however, people are
living differently. Instead of being
found in sod. shanties or wooden shacks,
they are now living in good, substantial
fname houses, with stone foundations,
and painted according to modern style,
Farms are cultivated and improved;
school houses are erected every few
miles apart, and highways are graded
and bridges built. In feet there are to
be found all the necessary and modern
improvements essential to a well organ.
ized state of society.
In conclusion, I would state, that any
of my friends of Huron county, desiring
information regarding this section of the
territory, I would gladly furnish them
with the same, so far as it lies within
my power to do so. Thanking you foi
the space granted in your paper for the
publication of this letter, I am, very
respectfully,
KENNETH MCKENzIE.
Perth Items.
A number of St. Marys young men
are away on a trip round the Gulf of St.
Lawrence.
-Rev. Mr. Tully, of Mitchell, is
spending a two weeks' holiday camping
at Spurgeon Lake.
-Mr. John Whyte, sr., and the Mayor
of Mitchell are at loggerheads about the
use of the market scales.
- Fifteen hundred uniformed Knights
-f Sherwood Forest will participate in
she Forester's Demonstration in Strat-
ford on August 16.
-Mr. Knight received the first new
wheat of the season at his mill in St.
Marys on Saturday, 24th ult. It was
a grist brought in by Mr. Henry Near.
-A new curling rink company has
been formed. in Stratford, and $6,-000
stock subscribed for the purpose of pur-
chasing a site -and putting up a suitable
building. -
- Huckleberries in the big Ellice
swamp are ripe, late and luscious, and
berrypickers may be found there from
all parts of the county, and many from
Waterloo and Heron.
-Farmers in Ellice are busy with
their fall wheat. It is entirely free from
rust and the quality is excellent, but the
quantity (having been winter killed) is
not all that could be desired.
-Divine service is to be held in Top-
ping school house every second Sunday
evening. The residents of that locality,
being situated so far from a church, will
no doubt appreciate the Rev. Mr. Ham-
ilton's efforts in their behalf.
-Mr. Thomas Orr, the Stratford
builder, who was burned out last April,
has replaced the burned building by a
fine two-storey brick factory 42x96, an
iron roofed. This is quick work. The
entire equipment in the way of machin-
ery was obtained from Cant Brothers of
Galt.
-A team of horses attached to a milk
wagon, taking fright, made a desperate
attempt to get away, at Honey Grove
cheese factory one morning lately. Al-
though spilled milk, battered cans and a
smashed wagon were expected by collid-
ing with another team, serious injury
was avoided.
-By the collapse of a scaffolding a few
days ago at St. Marys, five men were
precipitated a distance- of twenty feet
to the ground. All were more or less
injured, but the only one seriously hurt
was Mr. E. A. Causey, contractor. He
was picked up insensible, three ribs
were broken and pierced the lungs, be-
sides other internal injuries. He is in a
very critical state.
-Mr. George Kidd, sr., of Mitchell,
passed away to his final rest on Sunday
morning, 25th ult., at the advanced age
of 79 years. He was for some time a
resident of Hibbert, but removed to
Mitchell thirteen years ago. His two
daughters, Mrs. D. Kerr, of Muskegon,
Michigan, and Mrs. George Lee, of
Texas, were present at the funeral, the
latter having been on a visit to her
father for several weeks, Mr. Kidd's
aged. partner preceded him about a year
ago.
-Mr. D. A. Robertson, who has late-
ly been connected with the Toronto
Street Car Company, is spending vaca-
tion at his old home in North Fetsthope.
Although he has only been a short time
engaged in this business, he has, by
energy and watchfulness, been promoted
from one position to another, till he has
at last reached the position of conductor.
He -has now severed his connection with
the Toronte Company, to accept a more
lucrative position with the Cleveland
Company. There is room at the top for
good men.
-Mr. Jas. Hill, a thriving and popu-
lar merchant in Mitchell some 20 years
ago, and since that time a, successful
farmer in the State of Missouri, is visite
mg relatives and friends in this county
at the present time. He is accompanied
by Mrs. Hill, who, her many friends
are sorry to see, is in comparatively
delicate health. Mr. Hill, when he lived
in Mitchell, was the leading merchant]"
the place. He was a justice of the
peace, and a public-spirited and enter-
prising citizen who enjoyed the respect
of everybody. His old friends were glad
to see him in the apparent enjoyment of
excellent health and not much older
looking than when_ be left Mitchell.
-A very sad and serious accident oc-
curred on Monday afternoon last week
in the township of Downie. Mr. Wm.
B. Oliver, of the telephone offices in
London and Hamilton, was at his home
in the above township on a short vaca-
tion. In company with his brothers and
some other young friends he was swing-
ing and jumping from a hammock. As
Mr. Oliver was swinging for a jump t by
some means be overturned backwards
and fell with full force on his head. It
was at once noticed that he was com-
pletely paralyzed and medical aid WM
sent for. The spine has been injured,
and the unfortunate young man has not
the slightest feeling below the neck ex-
ery is very doubtful. He may, how-
rsbuotf honiserbeeoand;-
. He eep sa tptehr fee tipsetlyoefothseeifienngs
iclnit ;Is a• l:1m anof:1Yrn r a °hI zwegrasts :hf faen
ve, t edd!
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t a reda dspeed. elgeheC:11hotelsere Psorun:tsciabletir 10eihi vrgpe:narace:Yorneert nett arrival
aAandS he fnact e e sp:
After getting well filled with
Av., dam they li:yveretuipr.neduhpoomn es eaetinagi
mming sickness for the brute
the horse was either drunk, t
or
oe and nature of things, the hi
renc:rabtyheatir bmiroilligshtetrinth; baoyesnuastp irelt)
irtsinee.b will not be forgotten for e
Blyth.
Lou cr.877,1,:v.D. HTamurzrn, .0ifs
,tiat Ha
paid Blyth a flying viusisiztkolaskisaiti_inevi2
ViSl
fricaneatdoen, was
vSietaitffian.g-aittliscss.1.111Huotalirniendeigiet,,
Igict Week. -Myles Young has retui
p to
0$511lac
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borne
g r inAhe del MI:bYealutidbitunnniierriartconcert°7srhat Paris,11i :51ail on Ft airCikedelal Yy;
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August 6th. A good programme
been prepared, and they
a-erirr.viRtig. Porqice, the4rgeeentraatildhic,
Ito: fhEo r:Elboex, eief riinaot eBn oyTfthht uhfirevs Gde aryam.nodulcihres.n.
gSthePaCY'en Itrairil
eannundolixerstootnta, miva;hileie
will put on another
This will make the 'bus business lit
-Mr, F. Metcalf is in Toronto bui
,;• this week. Frank will not le
the times. -Mr. W. Jacksor
Glin
eat
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lhas ba club challenged Cli
n, has made our town band a
a drum mttjor's hat. Althi
they had a good one they accepte
with many thanks. If some of our
citizaNrotild to as well it wont
via he band deserves.- Last wee'
Iley1 VI J. Emigh drove up the
toward elgrave to try the speed of I
hone ,Archie was beaten, but In
tends praetising, and thinks in a s
tiMe he will will come out ahead. 11
can boast good horseflesh now.-
seniorlast week, but from all appearances
are afraid they will be beaten the se -
time in Blyth, and answered they ee
not come.
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Goderich Township. ,
OBITUARY. -Christopher Linelsa.yi
tern in Fermanagh county, Irelaie
1803, and settled on lot No. 23, co'
40113, Goderich township, in. 183;
which be lived until his death on ,
rth 1886. He served for a short:
in the militia in 1837 at Sarnia.]
was of a robust healthy constitution
never required the services of a d.
until the Sunday before his death:
never wore spectacles and on the
before he died he sat up in 1
wrote his name by lamp light, an
teuld read the fine print of the Mn
Witness without glasses. He
fitty-one years on the above farm, i
a family of six children, one of his
has seven children on the same
and his was the first funeral that
left the farm. His., illness only 1
three days. He was of a quiet tu
mind, a kind husband and father
good neighbor. He was brough
under the Church of England.
the Primitive Methodists came in
tached himself with that body and
with them into the Union
be remained until he took his dept
ITEMS. -George Newell of the
osneession, has been blind durin
last five or six years, and it is a i
of surprise to his neighbors the a
of work he performs. A few days
he was mowing his fence corners
ean weed and hoe his carrots an
nips, in fact do anything about his
but drive a team. He has alwayt
noted for working very hard and
think it was that which caused his
1s.-ipeas.eBroyderi:nerspoiefeteheoffirbsatriee
lug machines to see if they are all
heads of which are very long and
well filled. --Fall wheat harvest is.
yid the boys are examining their t
have been an extra good crop atm
We expect to hear them next -Ch
very Unwelcome caller.
imiserableoann:bbut
traggedshp ae has i am
Possible for a tramp to be, has
the second eoncess
going the rounds among the farms
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Wingliant track on Saturday,
nte- suited t hr o FIASCO.811 el fur °srg5:-5e:atboundary,1: whdisappointmenta aev0 , I e -o e' e r
little Mare, and she took the
Of it, and all of them seem to wo
Robt. King has been tutting
sere at 75 cents, and found hi
Ring and his brother George are
A new steam thresher, and th
atm% to do
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