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The Huron Expositor, 1890-03-28, Page 11890. Goods t u ve been daily w goods, aad able to show orte of the lost complete eronto. Departments wed to eclipse be in a posi- (if fabrics, ef Ltufacturos, as epend on be - or priee. Depar tmeets attention, tending pur- DT best gods :s. at he goods ies, see them nt has receiv- ible,' this sea= Stobie spent epening week me, taste, and _ cif what she most veried b. it was ever re the ladies- ede to. make -- Lost rittractive red providers, Le musicat a.nd id varied, and iosert and ren - us giving a e mightjust as supplied by ;ood and much ,tion of club 3 Matheson, of I being game - ere, was much 0. H. Bridg- ehairm.an of ial request, a t encore. The sole:: were all LEtt as we have fail us in giv- , __We would, seetion of the ble which was Meintyre, or- e Rev. 0, H. the congrega- ipreciation for r. J. H. Beek, bba.th School,. Int -etre, made a , thanking the dsome and un - pastor of the n entertaining he twentieth he Inspector, °el in Section nd expreased the discipline ils.-The pro - he comity of Friday, 28th Is will govern The literary eroding pro - which witl be hag. The at - was the hug- . Ritchie left Inds in Guelph very much in re was quite nt here hot of the young e subject de - at Intemper- reow in the ffirmative was W. Kelly, R. The negative reger, J. A. Watt. These• credit for the hey delivered audience. The en the 21st of et, " Resolved tore profitable soused. Cap - James Watt. biIe to go and pleasant and epent. ()she on sale of Mr. d iinpl em mita a were realized. each and three 0 to $93 per reportionateiy who has been friends for the eturned h ome. on, was home last. -Mr. 3. Monday last. og to buzz now sign ot spring. urnberry, has Harrison's for J. Coultes had •et week. Quite ereand a large .suit. -A large sidence of Mr. 'ening of Fri - e company ()ti- the light fan - reek, when all ive homes well enjoyment. - 9 WHOLE NUMBER -1,163. TWENTY-SECOND YEAR. SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1890. {McLEAN BROS. Publishers. *1.50 a Year, in Advance. Spring 18901 MILLINERY OPENING -AT THE - Cheap Cash -OF- HOFFMAN & Store CO: 'We beg to advise all that our ---, Millinery Opening takes place on Friday and Saturday, APRIL IIth and I2th. We extend a cordial invitation to all and trust to be favored with your presence at the Cheap Cash Store —OF— HOFFMAN & CO., CARDNO'S BLOCK, SEA FORT H. New Yolc Lietter. 1 two roads for $1 per year and pay the (Regular Correspondent.)1 city only five cents. He claims that the — law .clearly provides that the city shall NEw YOZi, Marsh 17th,,1890. receive 5 per cent. of the net income Official investigation and the unearth- froin passenger traffic, and if the com- ing of official crookedness seems to be ' panies reiuse to pay he will sue imme- the order of the day in this city, and no diately. one knows where it is all going to stop. EDWARD ARLINGTON. At the very moment that Sheriff Flack is standing trial for conspiracy in at- tempting to fraudulently divorce him- self from his wife, a committee from the State Senate is engaged in investigating his office. During the sante time also the Grand Jury has found indictments for bribery against a deputy sheriff and the warden of the county jail. Besides this, our methods of immigration are be- ing investigated by a Congressional com- mittee, and charges of corruption are pending ;against a civil justice and against eeveral officials in the Depart- ment of Street Cleaning. Charges are flying so thick and fast as to remind one of the days of Tweed. But, while it is hardly probable that things are as bad as that, it is gratifying to know that the courts and other authorities are making earnest investigation. In all probability before it is all over some ores is going to get hurt. 6 ' GREATER, NEW YORK." Another attempt is being made to consolidate the various; municipalities around New York Harbor into one great metropolis, and for that purpose a bill has been introduced in the Assembly creating a Commission to ,inquire into the expediency of the proposition. The idea is to baclude Brooklyn, Staten Island, and partsof Westchester County in the same municipal government with New York. This would make one of the very largeat cities in the world, with a population of nearly 3,000,000. Of course these elements practically consti- tute one city now and have as much right to be called New York as the • English metropolia has to be called London. In fact,\ the city of -London itself is quite small and can be best compared to that portion of New York which lies below Canal street. It is New 'York's manifest destiny to absorb all her suburbs. BEDLOEIS ISLAND SELECTED. , The appointment by Secretary Win- dom of a Superintendent of Immigra- tion to take the place of the Board of Emigration Commissioners excites con- siderable interest; as the appointment is intended to inaugurate a, radical change. Bedloe's Island has been se- lected as the new landing place for im- migrants instead of Castle Garden, though there ' is some protest against this because the island contains the Statue of Liberty. Title fact is looked upon by othern as a good reason why the island should be selected. The ar- gument seems to affect people differently. Perhaps politics hiss something to do with the case and thereforeTl will not venture an opinion. However, if the abuses of Castle Garden are abolished, I think the people will be thankful. A GREAT TUNNEL. The Legislature has voted down the preposition for a new East River bridge, and now comes a project of a great. tunnel. This is to reach from 42nd street on the west side, cross the city to the east aide, and then pass un- der the East River to Long Island.City, which is the upper part of Brooklyn. The tunnel will connect the New York Central with the Long Island Railroad. It will pass along 42nd street, 100 feet below the surface and will have open- ings at Irnth, Sixth and Second avenues and at t e Grand Central Depot. It will be bred through solid rock the en- tire distance, and be lined with a brick Wall. A double trackrailroad will be laid in the tunnel and cars with electric. motors will be used. It will be lighted by electricity,and steam fans will be used for ventilators. Freight trains drawn by ordinary lecomotives will run through the tunnel between midnight and 5 a. m. It will be five miles long and built entirely at private expense. The Chamber of Commerce and other bodies have en- dorsed the scheme and are urging the Board of Aldermen to table fav orable action. INVESTIGATING A SEA CAPTAIN. Perth Items. -Mr. David Glidden, of Fullerton, left last week with his family and chat- tels for Douglas Manitoba.. -Mr. John *hyte, jr., of Mitchell, is able to be out once more, after along and serious illneas. -St. James' church, Stratford, is holding an Art Loan exhibition to in- crease the church funds. -Mrs. George Baxter, of Mitchell, after a prolonged illness, passed away on Monday of last week, at the age of 58 years. -Wm. Beteinson, of Gowanstown. Waliace township, has invented and constructed a new machine for drilling wells. -Mr. F. Schiverea, evangelist, is ex- pected to begiu a series of special ser- vices in Main street Methodist -church, Mitchell, shortly. • -The twenty second annual spring show of the township of Hibbert agri- cultural society will be held at Staffa, on hursda.y, April 3rd. -Rev. A, ,Cunningham, of Galt, for- merly of Mitchell, was visiting friends in Mitohell recently, and preached twice in Trafalgar street church. -Mr. J. 13. Watson, of St. Marys, has been delighting large audience at Drunibo, Richwood and other parts of Oxford county by his able and eloquent lectures. -Mrs. S. H. Flagg, of Mitchell, is in Toronto, under treatment for some eye trouble that has confined her to the house for Borne montha. -The St. Patrick's day concert in the Opera hall, Dublin, on the 17th inst., was a complete success both in merit and attendance. -The evangelistic services conducted by Miss Williams in the Methodist church, Listowel, have been largely At- tended at both afternoon and evening services. -Rev. Wm. Park, died at the red-, dence of his son, in Milverton, on the 16th inst. Deceased was for thirty years the esteemed pastor of the Pres- byterian church at Durham. -While Mr. 34. Brennan of Downie, who is moving to Mount Salem, Michi- gan, was teamini his household goods to St. Marys station last week, in creas- ing the Wellington street bridge over Trout creek, one of his horses, a fine young mars, ran a 2 inch wire nail in- to her foot, and lamed her so badly that he bad to leave her behind in charge of a veterinary surgeon. There is terious danger of it resulting fatally. Donal' and the Pup. A Highlander while passing a farm- house got bitten on the leg by a young dog. Infuriated with the pain of the bite he caught up a three -pronged man- ure " graip, ' the nearest available wea- pon, and therewith pinned the snarling .eur to the earth. Its howls soon bronght the farmer to the spot, and his wrath \at seeing his high-class pup writhing in painful throes was inde- scribable. "What for did ye no' tak' the other en' It' the graip, ye kilted eecliot ?" he shouted, angrily. "Why the teevil did she'll eio' tak' the tither end o' hersel' to nth?" was the Celt's wrathful rejoinder. Canada. --John Ferns, of Grand Bend, died a few days ago at the great age of 91 years. -Messrs. Foster and Lawton, of Granton received a car-loadt of seed wheat from Colorado last week. -The insolvent estate of the Ben- gough Business University, Toronto, was bought on Friday by Thos. Ben- gough for $1,000. -Toronto is making arrangements to hold a grand 'summer carnival this year, and efforts will be made to raise $20,000 to carry it out. -It is rumored that the headquarters of the Beatty Line of steamers will be repoved from Sarnia to Coiling - wood. -Charcoal kilns are to be built at Harrow, in Essex County, where there are quantities of wood that does not ap- pear fit for any other purpose. -Alexander J. Cattana.ch, prominent lawyer, of Kingsmill, Cattanach k Symonds, solicitors for the Federal Bank, Toronto, died a few days ago. -The village of Ilespeler, Waterloo county, has been doing an immense trade in ice since the middle of Febru- ary. Most of it goes to Buffalo. -Robert Irving Walker, senior mem- ber of the firm of R. Walker & Sons, of the" Golden Lion," Toronto, died on Saturday last at the age of 50 yeare.( -All the Lucknow merchants -have • agreed to close their places of business at 7 p. m. sharp, from 1st April to lat November. Saturdays excepted. -L. M. Palmer's stave mill at Dawn, Larnbton County, was burned on Friday night last. . Loss over $13,000; insured. Cause of -fire, the explosion of a lamp in. the engine room. A -Word to Young Men. Young men make a sad mistake when they think it necessary that they should have a personal acquaintance with the dark a.nd sunny side of life. Many a man who has peered into the abyss " just to see what it was like," has lost his balance and fallen almost hopeless- ly. A young man was talking to a pilot on one of our big steamers. " How long," he asked, "have you been a pilot on those waters ?" The old man replied, "Twenty-five years, and I came np and down many times before I was pilot." 'Then," said the young man, "I should think you -must know every rock and saud-bank on the river," The old man smiled at the youth's sim- plicity, and replied, "Oh, no, I don't, bat I know where the deep water is." That is what we want -to know the safe path and keep to it, piece of infantile humanity weighs something'on the short side of two pounds, but the physicians predict that the diminutive stranger will live out the allotted three -score years and ten. Only one of the party could speak English. -Mr. Neil Hunt,Centreville, Adding; ton county, last season raised 2,900 bushels of grain and sold 1,200 bushels of barley; He has also raised about 30 tons of bey. He planted two acres of corn and raised 465 bushels of ears of corn of a splendid quality. This is a yield hard to beat: -Mr. James Hume, Arkell, Welling- ton county, prides himself on having a sow which brought forth 39 pigs inside of ten months. The first litter consisted of -14, the secondnf 12, and the last of 13'only three died out of the whole litters. This sow is a profitable- one. The sow is a Berkshire. r -J. E. Murray, of Grantcn while un- packing a barrel of dried apples, dis- covered a round stone carefully stowed away in the centre whieh weighed 274 pounds, making a difference of $1.75 on the deal, and. the stone was not well adapted for building purposes either. -John B. Rdiseaux, one of the best known detectives in Ontario,. died Fri day at Hamilton. For several years paothe has been employed as detective on the Northern division of the Grand Trunk Railway and had many friends in this neighborhood. He was 21 years on the Hamilton police force. - Five heads of families residing in the parish of St. Leon de Standen, Dor- cheater, Quebec, have sent in their claims for 100 acres promised by the local Government to families having twelve children. Jean Alain, a resident of St. Sauveur, and father of fifteen children, has also filed his claim for the 100 acres. • -Me. Alex. Gray, of North Oxford, who hiss been ill with la grippe for six weeksior more was in a fair way to re- co4ry, he being able to -'walk around the hen -se, but on Monday last was taken a fainting fit and remained uncont Scious for twenty minutes. It was thought he was dead, but he is now a little better. -Two girls not far from Kingston wanted some fun, and the funnieet thing they could think of was to ride away in a buggy hitched in front of a store. The horse ran away as soon as they started, and one girl had both legs and the other both arms broken, and each had a bill of $75 to pay. -The barns at the Ontario Agricul- tural College'Guelph, narrowly escaped destruction by fire Thursday night last week. One of the men going the last round for the night disoovered fire in the shute containing cut feed.. It was speedily extinguished by a few pails of water. It is suppesed to "have been caused by a nail striking the knives in cutting feed. Last Friday evening the house of Mr. C. E. Pratt, London,was entered during the absence of the family and $20 in money besides a number of valuable articles, stolen. fk Fifty dollars in bills was in the folds a tablecloth and was left undisturbed by the intruders al- though they had been rummaging in the drawer where the cloth was. -The five -months -old son of Conduc- tor J. Harris, of St. Thomas, fell asleep in a high chair. and one of the other children, tryingto climb on the chair, tipped the irffant on the stove. The forehead and asi severely burne The infant rema till the mother -The by-law to grant a bonus of $5,000 to Lewis Hahn to establish a fur- niture factory. at New Hamburg was votesl upon on Saturday last and carried by a majority of 138. -The highest salary paid any public school teacher in the county of Prince Edward, in 1889, was $500, and the average salary to male teachers was $342 a year. --Mr. Ge S. Ogden has sold his farm in Athol, Prince -Edward County, to Mr. Allan Clapp. The farm contains 75 acres of choice land and good build- ings, and the price was $4,800. -Rev. George Jamieson, formerly of . Amheratburg, has just died, leaving $100,000 to two nephews who have been working in the woods of northern Michigan. - . -An eccentric old fellow, named Thomas Johnston, living in London, •who had not washed himself for many years, died the other night in his filthy hovel. -Rev. Father Whalen celebrated solemn requiem mass for the repose of the soul of the late J. G. Biggar, M. P„ in St. Patrick's church, Ottawa, Friday morning. - Fifty feet of Kingston jail wall fell early Friday morning, making a great noise. The accident was caned by the wall not being repaired. Damage to the extent of $506 was dem. - At a meeting in Montreal 0111 Friday of wholesale hat manufacturers and wholesale milliners and dealers in hats and furs, a resolution was passed protesting against any increase in the rate of duty OR men's and women's hats. - Alex. Shaw, head book-keeper for the Canada inte Company at Montreal, has been arrested on the charge of em- bezzling $7,000. The accnsed is a son of a much -respected and well-known minister in the north of Scotland. The proceedings the pest week of the Court of Inquiry at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, conoerningeethe conduct of Com- mander McCalla,t/of the corvette Enter- prise, have unearthed a large number of acte which go to show that life on board a man-of-war is not All delightful as it might be. The main charge against the Commander is that he struck one of the sailors with his mord while the sailor was itairons ; but • the inquiry has be- come more general and several other complaints have been made and several other officers implicated. The use of fists, swords and oaths against the men seems to have been quite common, one of the results being that more than seventy deserted-- tMen were often put in irons and &loused for the slightest of- fence and for no offence at all, and in fact) McCalla is shown up as the Veriest tyrant. The report of the Court's pro- ceedings will be submittefl to the Secre- tary of the Navy, and it is probable that McCalla will be dismissed. SUING THE ELEVATED RAILROADS. Comptroller Myers, on behalf of the city, is about to begin suit against the elevated railroads for unpaid taxes. He has been investigating the matter and claims that the companies. owe the city $200,000. According to lsw, they are compelled to pay the city 5 per cent. of their net income, for the use of the streets. It seems, hoikever, that the New York ilevated Railway Company, which own t the Third and Ninth avenue lines and leases them' to the Manhattan Company pays only 5 per cent. of the amount received as rent, which is 6 per cent. of the capital stock. As the stockholders in both companies are the same persons, it follows that by this little trick they have saved $40,000 a year during the past five years. The Comptroller says that if their view is -Burlington village, near Hamilton, had a sensation last week, caused by the marriage of Samuel Fraser, 76 years of age to Aggie Barr, sweet 16. The boys and girls of the villsge treated them to a charivari in the evening. -Rev. D. McGillivray, pastor of St, James' Presbyterian church, London, who resigned in the hope that a union of Dr. Proudfoot's churoh and St. James' will be effected, preached his farewell sermon last Sunday evening to a large congregation. -A prominent Trafalgar farmer resid- ing near Streetsville, recently used "Rough en Rata" poison around his outbuildings exteneively, for the pur- pose of destroying a few little sparrows, which had taken possession of his barn and housetop. The high winds blew the poison upon the ground, and one morning he was horrified, upon going out to the barnyard, to find his highly prized turkeys, geese and other fowl ly- ing dead. -Jailer Cameron, of Woodstock, states that there are about twenty peo- ple at present in jail there over sixty years of age, and that ten or twelve of these are tottering on the brink of the grave, their expectancy of life being one year or less. -Miss Dimsdale, the evangelist, is again prostrated, and it is thought will not be able to engage in evangelistic work for some time. She felt strong some Utile ago and began work in To- • ronto, but after three days she broke down and is now an invalid. -Rev. Thomas Riley, of Potterville ; Rev. Wm. Riley, of Marshall; Rev. James Riley, of Judd's Corners, and Rev. Samuel Riley, of Lapeer, all in Michigan, were called by telegraph to the death -bed of their father at Port Hope, Ontario, on Thursday night, 13th inst. -A company of German emigrants, nine in nuniber, en route for Chicago, spent Wednesday evening of last week at the Grand Trunk Railway station, London. On the trip across the ocean the wife of one of the number preaented correct they could just aa well rent the her better -half with an heir. The little shadow of death, I will fear no evil for Thou art with me," etc., or with Job when so terribly afllicted, he yet placed all his trust in the Almighty. And so every true Christian should be, and not flinch from doing unto others as they would be done by under similar circum- stances. -The St. George railway aceident trial still drags its weary length at Os- goode Hall, Toronto. -As Duncan McPhail, son of A. Mc- Phail, of South Dorchester,was descend ing the hill to the bridge over Kettle Creek near his home the other day his horse stumbled, throwing him head first to the ground. The animal rolled over the prostrate man and fell down the embankment ten or twelve feet. Mr. McPhail was carriedto the village in an unconscious state, in which he re- mained for several hours. Although no bones were broken, he sustained several bad cats on the face and internal hemor- rhage is feared. -Louis and Charles Schoenhalz, who came to Toronto from New York some six weeks ago, and on Wednes- day of last week assaelted Morris Goldstein, a second-hand elothesdealer, nearly heating him to death and robbing him, pleaded guilty to the charge of feloniously wounding. They said they had not been able to get work since they came to Toronto, and the reason they gave for the crime was that they had not had anything to eat since Sun- day, and needed money to get out of the city. . -According to the Canada Gazette the imports n February were $8,230, 235, yielding 1,939, 011 duty, against $7,385,421 and $1,737, 088 duty in the same month of 1889. • For the eight months of the two fiscal years the totals are: 1889-90, imports, $73,769,668; duty, $15,447,662: 1888 9, imports, $66,498,888; duty, $14,862,942 ; in- crease in imports, $7.269,770 ; in duty, $584,820. The exports were $3,413,930, an increase of $378,983 compared with the preceding February. For the eight months the totals were $69,899,550 this year, and $60,451,751 last, increase - $9,447,799. -Mr. Joeep K.ent county, while tying up his cattle the other evening was struck in the ear by one of the horns of a cow, which ruptured a vessel at the base of the brain. His wife and daughters. sub- sequently found him dead in the stable. Deceased was about 50 years of age, well known and highly respected. He had never known a day's sickness in his life. -The city of Halifax and town of Windsor, Nova Scotia, are contending over their fat women. Windsor has named four whose weight amounted to 1,054 pounds, and Halifax has trotted out four who weigh 1,066 pounds. Cape Breton can beat this. A Mrs. Roulet, of West Bay, tips the scale at 380 pounds, ;and a Mrs. McLeod, of -Mirat, of the face were very and the eyeball cut. ed against the stove me and lifted him ofl. Schwemler, of Raleigh, t240.! -While a family named Simpson were returning from church near Pickanock, ort the Gatineau river'on Sunday, the sleigh containing Mr. Simpson, his wife and daughter and sister-in-law was driving leisurely along the river, when the horses suddenly crashed through the ice. The sleigh went down with the occupants, and -Miss Simpson, aged 9 years, was swept under the ice and drowned. -The troubles at the .Church of Ascension, Hamilton, over the alleged ritualistic practices of - the rector, Rev. E. P. Crawford, were brought to a cli- max the other night. At a special vestry meeting called by the anti -ritual- ists a resolution was passed by a vote of 67 to 26 reducing the rector's salary from $2,500 to $1 peels, annum. A resolution was also carried cutting off the curate's stipend. The rector is upheld by the Bishop, and he will not resign. -The Berlin Telegraph says: Sab- bath evening last we again paid a visit to the Canada Methodist church to hear the Rev. Mr. Gee, of Milverton. Although not an eloquent speaker, he has a pleasing and convincing manner in his delivery. He asked the question, what really is religion? Is it excite- ment during revivals which usually only lasts as long as revivals last? No, he said, religion is a living principle which goes with a man and stays by him, no matter what sphere of life he may be placed in; no matter what adversity or misfortune may overtake a man, religion means when a man puts his whole trust in God, and can sing with David, "Yea though I walk through the valley and -An old and highly respected resi- dent uf the North Riding of Waterloo county died recently at West Montrose. We refer to Jacob Benner, Sr. He was a resident of Berlin in its early days, and some 40 years ago or more carried on the business of blacksmith there. He was afterwards for many years an active business man and successful farm- er in the township of Woolwich, and was justly esteemed for his upright character and kindly disposition. He was a life long Liberal and a- "good man" in the highest sense of the term. One of his daughters is the wife of Mr. A. L. Anderson, of the Toronto Globe. -Chicago Canadian Atherican says: Joseph T. Kilgour and Miss Agnes Nodine were married last week at the residence of Mrs. Mary Nocline, mother of the bride, 3225 Rhodes avenue. Bishop Cheney pert ormed the ceremony. After a short trip in Wisconsin and Minnesota Mr. anti Mrs. Kilgour will reside at 484 Boweu avenue. The bride and groom are prominent in South Side society, and the groom is one of the leading members of the Farragut Club. His home is in Ayr, Ontario, and he is a son of the late Mr. Kilgour, merchant of Ayr. i -Mr. Fred Gullett,sculptor,ofToronto, and a native of Blenheim township, Ox- ford County, has designed anderected large number of beautiful monuments in the cemetery at Ayr, county of Water- loo. The latest of these was placed last week. It is a very dark quincy granite and is erected in memory of -James and Jane Kingsburgh, late of South Dumfries, parents of Peter, Samuel and John Kingsburgh. Other monuments erected in this cemetery by Gullett are in the family plots of Messrs. John Watson, Robert Hall, John Kings- burgh,Samuel Kingsburgh,James Kings burgh, Alexander Lillico, John Maus, Thomas Mitchell, Rev. John Thompson and others. teachers find employment in this county, the average male salary being $408, and the average female $270. The total amount raised for Public schoolpurposes in the county, was $111,774, and the ayerage coat per pupil was $6.33. it -will be seen that Huron is third highest in the number of,school children within its borders, fifth in the number of teach- ers employed, yet there are 39 other counties where the average coat per pupil is higher than it is here. For teacher's salaries Goderich paid $3,775; Clinton, $3,156; Wingham, $3,598; and Seaforth, $2,840. There are 4 Separate schools in Huron, with a total attendance of 246 pupils, and the total amount raised for these schools was $2,105. Huron Notes. -Mr. 3. P. Fisher, late of Auburn, has bought Scott's hotel in Blyth. - Mr. Benjamin Lyon and family, of One of the fathers, hearing of the pro- Hullett, left the other day for the North- ceedings, followed them, and wheu he west. - There is some talk of a branch of the Bank of Commerce being opened at Brussels. Brussels now has only a pri- . vete bank. -Four hotels were burned in Beat Huron during the past year, one each at Gorrie, Cranbrook, Kinburn and Ethel. The Cranbrook one has been replaced and the one at Ethel will be re -built. - That well-known stock raiser, Mr. James McFarlane, of Stanley, has sold his imported entire colt, Glenattan, to Mr. Agar, of Belfast, for the sum of $1,500. - Mr. James Hogg, of the 3rd Con- cession of Grey, last week sold a three- year old driving mare, bred from Ken- tucky Star, to Messrs. Seale & Hoover, of St. Marys, for $175. -Anthony Allen, of Goderich, has sold the imported stallion Black Wal- ton to Hugh Montgomery, of Drayton, for the sum of $1,200. This is one of Mr. Allan's last importations. -On Tuesday night of lest week fire was discovered in a frame block on the east side of the square, Goderich. The fire was however, confined to the rooms over Cameron, Holt & Cameron's law office and not much damage was done. -There was a large attendance and good prices were realized at the sale of Mr. Moffat's farm stock, in Stanley, last week. Cows bringing $50, two-year-old steers, $100 per pair; yearling steers, $60 per pair; calves, $30 per pair and sheep $22 per pair. -Mr. S. Dickson, postmatter of Sea - forth, has purchased the farm, of Mr. Jacob Stewart, concession 12, McKillop. Mr. Dickson is fast becoming one of the large land -owners of the county, owning a large farm in Grey township and sev- Secretary-Treasurer for the past four years, and we desire to express our re- gret at .34r. Bishop's removal, but our beat wishes will accompany himself and family to their new home. Mr. Bishop replied in a few appropriate word. -Bailiff Campbell, of Blyth, and his aesiatant for the time being, Mr. Ed. Haggitt, had quite an exciting time making a seizure on Tuesday, at a cer- tain farm in Hullett, near Blyth. Ned received some severe handling, while a pitchfork was placed to the breast of the bailiff. They succeeded, however, in getting the articles claimed, and a little later on Constable Davis finished up the work by seizing some more ar- ticles. -A young lad, of _ Winghana last week helped himself to _a. nice little surd out of a certain till. He then, in cone- pany with a companion, hired a livery turnout and took a quiet drive to Blyth, -A lamentable occurrence, resulting in the death of a bright little girl of 4 years, the only child of Mr. H. Crandell, e farmer living near Strathburn, Middle- sex county, took place on Wednesday last week shortly after dinner. It ap- pears that some neighbor children have been in the habit lately of calling at Mr. Crandell's to play with little Ella. These children called on Wednesday as usual, and the youngsters were playing "Hide and Seek" when one of them hid little Ella Crandall in the churn, re- placing the lid and telling her to keep still. Mrs. Crandell was proper - paring to churn, and as customary took a kettle of boiling water from the stove to scald the churn, and commenced pouring it through the hole in the lid, when she was startled by a stifled scream issuing from the vessel. She hastily removed the lid and discovered her child within. The horrified mother uttered one piercing shriek and fell to the floor insensible. Her husband, who was working in the barn, heard the cry, and ran to the house. His attention was directed to the churn by the fright- ened children. He quickly removed his child and placed her on the bed. The flaxen ringlets had fallen in places from the little victim's head, and herface was frightfully scalded. With a few gasps she expired. -The following particulars are taken from the report of the Minister of Educa- tion fin. 1889 :-School population in Huron between the ages of 5 and 21, 19,195; Grey and Simcoe are the only counties that return a higher number than this in the province. The total number of all ages attending school was 15,733, being over 8,000 boys and 7,000 girls. The school population, that is between the ages of 5 and 21 in Gode- rich, is 1,174; Clinton, 887; Seaforth, 962; Wingham, 799. In Huron nearly thanks of the Directors of the Emit Hu - 7,000 of the pupils' are in the 3rd and ron Farmers' Institute be tendered to 4th Readers. 132 male and 82 female Wm. Bilhop for his faithful services as eral ferrite in McKilloi. -The proceeds of Mr. Wm. Bishop's sale held last week in Grey, near Brus- sels, amounted to $2,300. This is a large sale and shows that good prices must have been realised. Mr. Bishop left for his new home near Woodstock, in the county of Oxford, on Friday, and carries with him the god wishes of a large circle of friends. -Last week the following parties left Brussels for the Northwest: Joseph Webster to Neche, Dakota, and Miss Skelton, Alex. and Wm. Smith, Adam Sholdice and Z. Brown to Manitoba. A car load of stock and settlers' effects was also taken. Mr. Webster will be back in the course of a month. -The following officers were elected in connection with the Clinton Lacrosse Club :-Hon. President, T. V. Yann ; Hon. Vice -President, L. Kennedy; President, Will Robertson ; Vice-Presi- dent,JosepleMonaghan; Secretary -Treas- urer, Ben Gibbinga ; Captain, George Howson; Managing Committee, B. Kerr A. Morrish and A. Carter. -Messrs. E. &J. Bell, of Londes- boro, have just completed the purchase of a very handsome imported Clydes- dale stallion, standing 16 hands and weighing 1,700 pounds, from Mr. Hugh Thompson, of St. Marys, for the sum of $1,600. This stellion was imported from the old country when a yearling, and is now aged two years and eight months. -While John Elliott, of 'Ethel, was pursuing his usual occupation in the paw mill one day last week, his clothes got caught in a shaft around which he was wound several times before he could be extricated from bin dangerous position. He had a lucky escape as he only sustained a few bruises from which he has so far recovered as to be able to attend to hie duties. -The annual meeting of the -Victoria Cricket Club, of Clinton was held and the following officers elected :-Hon. President, J. Wiseman; Hon. Vice - President, Wen. Coats; resident, il. E. Hodgens ; Vice -President, N. McL. Fair'Secretary Treasurer, J. W. Chid-. ley; Captain, James McMurchie • Com- mittee -of Management, M. D. McTag- gart, F. R. Hodgens, F. T. Koelle, R. arrived in the said town, there they were, quietly- enjoying their dinner at one of the hotels. Of course the ride home was not as enjoyable as the one of the morning had been. -A serious accident happened at $urrunerhill on Monday. Mr. John Mc- Laughlin was hauling sawlogs and when he came as far as the approach of the bridge, one of his horses choked and fell against the railing, which gave way and let the horses down the embankment. They were, however, prevented going headlong by the load hanging on to the post of the railing. With some diffi- culty they were extricated from their perilous position very little the worse of their adventure. -The Clinton New Era says: An ()Id settler told us the other evening, that in Canada's pioneer days one could easily get 100 per cent. for their money, but yet, withal, that was the time when money was made, not only to the lender but also to the borrower. The interest had to be paid in advance in many cases, one would borrow $100 and give his note for 5200. Today what a change! money is so very plentiful, but again, alas, how scarce -Would not the money lenders of to -day rejoice, could they get but one-fourth of the interest that was obtained in those days. -At Osgoode Hail, Toronto, on Fri- day, March 14th, re Thompson and the village of Bayfield, D. Armour moved to quash a by-law of the village of Bay- field, in the county of Huron, passed for the purpose of aiding a flour mill by way of bonus. M. G. Cameron, for the vil- lage of Bayfield, contra. There were some fifteen grounds alleged in support of the motion. Order made quashing the by-law, with coats, on the ground that the granting of the bonus required for its payment an annual levy for prin. • cipal and interest exceeding 10 per sent. of the total amount of municipal taxa- tion, contrary to the Municipal Act of 1888, sec. 16, sub -sec. 4. -The Brussels Post says: The man who wrote the following had a level head. Don't expect an advertisement to bear fruit in one night. You can't eat enough in a week to last you a year. And you can't advertise en that plan either. People who advertise only once in three months forget that most folks cannot remember anything longer than seven days. If you can arouse curiosity by an advertisement, it is a great point gained. The fair sex don't hold all the curiosity in the world. Quit- ting advertising in dull times is like tearing out a dam because the water is low. -The Blyth Standard of last week says: "The farmers in this vicinity are going more extensively each year into the raising of flax, realising that it pays much better than other crops. We are informed on the authority of men wile know what they are talking about, that flax is no harder on land, if properly cultivated, than any other crop. Farmer l who put in a crop as an experiment are always more than satis- fied with tbe result. The average yield last year was a trifle over two tons to the acre. Another advantage about the raising of flax is that it brings the ready money to the farmer earlier than other crops, and is not so uncertain as re- gards the yield." The Meesra. Living- stone who own the flux mill in that vil- lage, paidsout for wages during the east winter $250 every two weeks, and in some seasons of the year the weekly wage bill is much more than this. . -Mr. D. McGillicuddy, of the God- erich Signal, delivered an able and elo- quent address at the St. Patrick's day celebration in that town. He gave a history of Ireland during the last 90 years of union with England, showing the impossibility of six hundred English members legislating for Ireland ; the tyranny of Coercion Acts, the perfidy of Balfour, Pigott and the Times to ruin -`Parnell and Irish interests. The speak- er scouted the idea that the Protestant J. McDonald and A. T. Cooperminority in the north of Ireland would -Messrs Stanbury and Watson sship- not be protected as well as the Protest - pod a number of cattle from Clinton on ant minority in the province of, Quebec. Tuesday, animals purchased of the fol- He was not for separation of Ireland lowing parties being among them :-R. Cadmore, Tuckersmith, 4, 5,060 Ms ; Jas. Walkinshaw, Hullett, 1 cow, 1,490 Ibs; J. Landaboro, ruckeramith, 2, 2,840 Ms ; J. White, Tackersmith, 1 cow, 1,260 Zs ; J. Flynn, Hullett, 6, 7,200 lbs; Jas. Reynold, Hullett; 2, 2,510 lbs. -At a meeting of the Directors of the East Huron Farmers' Institute held last week at Brussels the resignation of Mr. from England, but give her Parliament in College Green as we have in Canada. Mr. McGillicuddy was loudly applauded, and in concluding, Judge Doyle in a neat speech, moved a vote of thanks to the speaker for his able, earnest and. pa- triotic address'and was ably seconded by Mr. Joseph Williams. -Mr. Wm. Stewart, of the Hibbert boundary, has three prolific ewes which Wm. Bishop as Secretary -Treasurer, have yielded six lambs this 1 season and owing to contemplated removal, was Simon Campbell, of the Thames /toad, read and on motion of A. Gardiner and has a foal a eeuple of weeks old, the R. Edgar was accepted. It was moved earliest in the locality. by John McCrae, seconded by A. Gar- -On Tuesdayafternoon of last week, diner, that Archibald Hislop, of Grey Mr. Robert Keyes, deputy reeve of township, be appointed to fill the va- Logan, was standing inthe Hicks House, cancy.--Carried. The following resolu- Mitchell, talking to serme party, when tion was unanimously passed by the John Campbell, son of Mr. Robert meeting : Moved by R. Edgar, second- Campbell, of Logan, walked up to him ed by John McCrae that the sincere and struck him a powerful blow on the tho bridge of the nose that broke it. Campbell was intoxicated at the time. He will be arrested if he can be found,