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The Huron Expositor, 1891-04-10, Page 44 ELOPED. Another pretty girl has gone off with a BEAU- tiful dress from our new spring stock. She was certainly tasty in her selectionfor our stock shows a variety of patternil.and grades that can- not fail to please and gratify the Tnost careful buyer. Much that is novel and original will be found included in our large assortment of Plain and Fancy Dress Goods, Colored and Black Silks, Mourning Goods, Mantle Materials, Trimmings, &c. Then about prices—they will be found rea- sonable. Reasonable prices is a feature of our business. We don't make a great flourish about being " lower than everybody else," but we ars' prepared to say that otir goods are as cheap a any right from the start, and cheaper tban many at the finish, when their wearing qualities have been proven. Our Mantle and Dressmaking Rooms are now open, and under NEW MANAGE MEET. A call solicited. Edward McFaul, SEAFORTH. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS etr The figure between the parenthesis after each line denotes the po.ga of the paper on which the advertisement will be found. The Right Place—Hoffman & Co. (1) Wagons—O. G. Wilson. (5) Bicyles—C. W. Papst. (5) Bull For Sale—H. Crich. (5) Property For Sale—Estate of A. Dewar. (5) Skirtmaker Wanted—E, McFaul. (8) Apprentices Wanted—E. McFaul. (8) Boots and Shoes—G. Good. (8) Durham Bull—Wm. McDougall. (5) Liquor License Act—Wm. iallantyne. (5) Paris Green—Ferguson, Alexander & Co. (5) Noxon Drills—Thomas Brown. (8) Bull For Sale—Jas. Broadfoot. (5) For Sale Cheap—F. W. Tweddle. (8) Here We Are Again—Jackson Bros. (5) House Cleaning Time—Sunlight Soap. (5) Spring Opening—Duncan & Duncan. (5) Dressmaking—E. McFaul. 8 Dressmaking—Miss Ballantyne. (8) Bull F,.,r Service—D. McCutcheon. (5) Seeds—Wilson & Young. (8) ° Sugars &c.—Wilson & Young. (8) Maple Syrup—Wilson & Young. (8) Housecleaners Attention—J. Fairley. Fibre Pails, &c.—J. Fairley. (8) Millinery—D. S. Faust. (8) Spring Trade—IL F.:Edwards. (8) (8) piton txpo$itor. SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, April IO, 1891. They Marched Up the Hill, and. Then Marched Down .Again. We mentioned last week that Sir Charles Tupper had gone to Washing- ton; that he intended having an infor- mal talk with Mr. Blaine, the United States Secretary, on reciprocity and other questions affecting the two .coun- tries, and that he would then proceed to London to resume tiae tduties of this office as Canadian High Commissioner. Sir Charles went to Washington and ha.d an inrerview with Mr. Blaine, but there was a slight variation in the sub- sequent part of the programme. In company with Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British Minster at Washington, Sir Charles waited upon Mr. Blaine at his office: As a result of that interview, instead of setting sail for London, asiwas the former intention, Sir Charles re- turned to Ottawa, reachitig there last Saturday at noon. The Cabinet was in session at the time, and Sir; Charles drove hurriedly from the railway station to the Council room. After about itttwo hours consultation with thetmembers of the Government, Sir Charles, Sir John Thomson and Finance:Minister Foste4, with their private secretaries and assist- ants, all well laden with official docu- ments, left by train for Washington. This hurried departure of so distin- guished a trio in so mysterious a :man- ner, created the greatest excitement not only at Otiawa, but throughout_ Canada, as the news flashed abroadiby telegraph. The general impression seemed, to be' that Sir Charles had been given:such a cordial reception by Secretary Blaine, and and that everything was just so lovely between them, that he rushed home to assure his employer, Sir -John Macdon- ald, of his great triumph, and to take back with him as fast as steam; could carry them, the leading members of the Government, so that the affairs between the two Governments could be fixed up at once and before the I meeting of the Canadian Parliament. Those favorable to Commercial Reciprocity had com- menced already to see bright visions of future greatness and prosperity, and to build airy castles on the strength of having free access to the great imarket of sixty million people, and all reached through the medium ofethe old man and the old flag. On the otherihand,the pap - fed manufacturers, sugar tbarons and cotton lords were struck with terror. They were sure that Tupper had de- cided to sell them and had induced the Government to go back on the old policy, and they accordingly rushed to Ottawa to interniew the Old Man. They had scarcely reached the Capital, however, when a change came over the scene. The bright visions of the hopeful were bleated, and the spirits of the old policy men were correspondingly elated, for on Monday afternoon came the news that the distinguished deputation wbo had gone to Washington to have all _the troublesome questions between the two countries settled by a grand scheme of Commercial Reciprocity, had marched up to the White House, and after a three minutes interview with Mr. Blaine, had marched back again to their hotel and were packing up their trapa with the view of returning home. We leave the Washington correspondent of the Toronto Empire, who is no doubt one of the deputation, to tell the balance of the story in his own words. Here itis: "The Canadian Cabinet officers, am companied-by Sir Julian Pauncefote, 1 calleld on Secretary Blaine at his home just ibefore noon. Their stay lasted but se. fete minutes. Returning to their hotel, they announced that they were to leave Washington in a few hours. As social engagements' had been made by members of the party that indicated a purpose to stay in Washington at least a week, 'the newof their Intended sudden departure muted some anrprise. This was set at rest: however, iby a statement by Sir t Charles Tuppet, who said he visited Seceetary Mabee last Thursday and was cordially •receited. He explained the desire of the Canadian Governinent to lay the foundation for negotiations that shoeld broaden the trade relations be- tween the Dorninion and the United States. Secretary Blaine met the pro- pos 1 -favorabl , and Sir Charles re turcled to Otte a to report the result to his Governinent, and to secure• the pres- ence in Washiegten to -clay of Hon. Mr. Foster, Minister of Fitiance, and Stir John Thompso , Minister of -Justice, i: tv them. Subsequently, Secretary Seertrary Blai e having arranged to re-, ce Bled e learned that the President de- sire4 to be pret nt when the negotiations wer underbal4en, and his projected sout ern and %stern trip would not adm t of that i the negotiations were to proc ed at onc . Accordingly, Secre- tary Blaine infermed Sir Julian Paunce- fete that a postponement would be desir- ablei and the Minister so telegraphed Sir Charles TOpper at Ottawa. The party hid started for Washington be- fore he telegram was received, and was not i formed of the change -of programme until this morning. Hon. Mr. Foster and Sir John Thompson will leave Was ington at 3 o'clock this afternoon forttawa'an Sir Charles will go atrai ht to Lon on. He says Sir Juliah Peurseefete will notify the party when to return to Washington, which will be as soon as the President can Iconveni- ently give his attention to the negotia- tions So endeth the reading of the first chapter of the 1 istory of Sir John Mac- donald's efforts to gain reciprocity With the United States.- Taking the Empire's versiI) n of the p oceeding as given above, it looks to us, however it may appear to othe a, very luch like a snub. Sir I Charles Tupper'e yarn about the Presi- dent and the tel?gram may be taken for what it is_worth and may be believed by these who choose. The fact still re- mains however, that President Harri- son d es not lea4e Washington on his South lei totir until the 15th- of the i prese t month, and had he been so posed here is °l doubt but he could have a end a fe4r hours, or eyen a day, / to the Canadian deputation. t It is also 1 equall certain that had the telegram been s nt to Ottawa as stated, it could have bleen forwarled to the deplitation, and w uld have they 1 ft Canadia soil, and they would 1vertaken them before ,, thus' heve been saved the humilietion of being made fools of at Washingten. The tacts of the -case no doubt are, that Sir Charles upper, on the occasion of his first visit to Mr. Blaine, was so much a rprised a his courteOus recep- tion, a ter all th vile abuse he had heaped upon that gentleman's country during the electio campaign, that he at once jumped a the conclusion that he cent mould t e Yankee Secretary after his own fash on, and that he was just qu te ready t step into the trap he was pr paring for i him. Bat it turns out it i Sir Charles that has stepped into his own trap, and not Mr. Blaine. By his imp+uosity and trickery he has not onlr brought eidicule and humilia- tion upen himsel and his colleagues, but he Ilas expos4d the hand of the Govern ant. It is not supposed by Any person hat the i G-overnment had any serious idea that "they could secure reci- procity. by any such means as they adopted. That is not the way these things are brought about. The nego- tiations must be hiatituted by and car- ried out througl the home Govern- ment. I The obj et of Sir Charlei and his emploters in the Gov- ernment was, simply to hood wink the Canadian people. The session of Parlia- ment is approachirig ; in view' of their anti -election stateinents, a nd promises, this reciprocity i question is likely to be one of corisidera.ble trouble to them and they must get over it in some way, and the weer hey adopted was that which has just so; ignominiously failed. They would send e delegation to Wash- ington ; the delegation would confer with the Washington authorities ; they would make a great show of doing some- thing, and when Parliament meets they would have a pretext for starving off the troublesome question by saying that negotietions are in progress, and they would thus keep matters shrouded in mystery' until something turned up. The scheme would have worked spleno didly h d the American authorities joined in it, but as they have, instead, kicked the whole thing over -board, it has resulted only in the chagrin and humiliation to its concoetors. There is ; no doub but Pre ident Harrison and Secretar Blaine a e just as long headed and as f r seeing a SirJohn Macdonald' and Sir Qharles Tu per, and when the two Canedian Knights decided that they could use the Yankee politicians as a cat's paw with whilh to rake their elec- tion cheltnuts frorn the hot coals, they reckoned a long way out of the proper bearings. While the proceeding' throughout has its ludicrous and amusing side, it has also n equally serious one. The leading tathamen of Canada can not humiliate themselves, es tidally when acting in an officia capacity, without humiliating the cou try they represent. By their ebetuid mis ion to Washington the Canadian Gove; nment have made Canada and her people a laughing stock TI -1 E 'HURON EXP9SITOR the world over, eitti, what is even mor serious than that, international diffical tiesmey result which it may take year of good management to overcome. Th honest, straight -forward course, eithe in public or private life, is that which i sure to tell besti in the end. The Gov , ernment have been playing the tw parties, and, altough diametrically op posed to each 1 ther, they have bee admitting to keeti straight with both, an between the two they will surely com t3 the grotind. it need not surpris any person if tie first session of Perth ment does the business. ONTARIO LEGISLATURE. (From Ou Own Correspondent.) ITOP.ONTO, April 6th, met. The -past week has given the ne members of thei Legislature such an op portunity of dtstinguishing themselve as may not °Behr again during the ses l sion, and to do them justice it must b said that they acquitted themselve well. The Opposition, after all, i rather better orf than it has been fo many years in respect to oratorical abil ity; though in respect to members i atends much where it did last year. I is a curious feet that, although the ses sion is now mclre than half over, th Opposition hag not yet ventured to tes the strength of the two parties. Ther have been a f w vigorous contests is words, and va ue threats and hints hay been thrown out of some time comin when things ate not to be as now—E1OM such prophecies as Mr. Meredith an his followers bave been indulging in fo fifteen years past; but, so far, they hay not cared to face a division. However it is gratifying to tied so much heart i the Opposition, and to discover tha some of its new men are really ver creditable specimens of the genus homo, and not less so of the community o which they repreeent a portion. Messrs. McCleary, Sol. White, tiliscampbell, A. F. Campbell, McLenagban and Mag wood, have heen moat conspicuous in beating the Opposition drum and have done it reallY very creditably. Take them all in all, they are not bitter parti- zans, though association with some of their comrades may easily make them so. In one point they have agreed, and that is in lauding the new treasurer— foe most of the talking of the week hat been by way of the Budget debate. They have been endorsed in this posi- tion by the older members of the Oppo- sition, who have never been able to find much ground for complaint or condem- nation in Mr. Harcourt's- record. But new member has been answered by new member, and those elected to sepport the Government have been no less active than tho new supporters of Mr. Mere- dith, though many of the old hands would have been but too glad, to pro- claim their continued fealty to the fam- ous Mowat administration. Messrs. Cleland, Charlton, Garrow. Patton, Tait and H. Mackenzie, have shown themselves fully qualified to cope with any additions to the strength of the Op- position. The activity of one of these last mentioned gentlemen, Mr. Tait, is probably responsible for not a little of the display made by some of' the other new -comers. One of them, Mr. Mc- Lenaghan, of the Tory stronghold of South Lanark, showed the green-- eye in a Most marked manner. He was talk- ing about the education of farmers' sons —surely not a matter for importing politics into—and was running along very smoothly and innocently along this line, when suddenly his eye ap- perently fell upon Mr. Tait, and he was seized with a fury. Though it had nothing whatever to do with the sub - jinn in hand, nd though he did not Lenaghati att eked Mr. Tait bitterly be- : even pretend that it had, Mr. Me - cause he represented Toronto, and be- cause, as Mr. MeLe,nagban alleged, he did so in the hiterest of a minority of the people. This; too, in face of the fact that Mr. Tait came within five hundred votes of heading the poll in it total vote of over fifteen thousand, and that he was less than tem hundred after Mr. H. E. Clarke, who figured cut the popular majority for Mr. Meredith so ably the other day. Mr. Tait said nothing at the time—he had no oppor- tunity, but he may be depended on to surprise Mr.MeLenaghan with some very vigorous retherks at an early date, and after that lest will be heard of the so- called "mihority representative" having no eight to a tient in the House, to which he was elected by over five thousand votes. As to the ictuestion which Mr. MeLenagherewas discussing, when with no reason and leas tact he made this sudden derlarture, that of the Govern- ment giving special aid for the educa- tion of farmers' sons, it -was disposed of very satisfactorily. The Minister of Education showed that the Government has gone already just as far as it would be oafs to pine the directlen of special legislation in education, and by the establishment at Guelph of an Agricul- tural College, which, of course, does not maintain itaelf, is already granting spec- ial aid indirectly to farmers' sons and others desirous of securing a special . scientific training in agriculture. But, as Mr. Rose pointed out, ' to go any further, weeld be to open the door to all sorts of demands for special training, and to throw on the State responsibili- ties that in every community are borne by the indindclusd. The State does its duty, MrIoss tiaid, when it lays the foundation cf future mental activity— teaches the hild to think. After that the work of the specialist is done, and with this the State must have nothing ateremdgori..v Sol.inga great deal annexation viws deal of anxiety to his e friends, and are continually getting some of them into trouble. In discus- sing the Budget, for instance, Mr. White remarked that the ,mineral re- sources of Canada could never he devel- . oped properly without the aid of Ameri- can capital, and that the United States were equally essential as a market. Soon afterwards Mr: H. E. Clarke de - blared in effect, that the educational policy of the Ontario Government WaS costing too !much money, that money. was being Wasted' in ' educating young men and wdmen who could find no mar- ket for thei educatiou in Canada, and had in cons nence to go off to the United States. We were, he protested, training up citizens for a foreign State. Mr. Balfour', who followed, did not fail to point out then utter inconsist- ency in the attitude of he two men. He might have added that if Mr. Clarke's words are tinier unately truei and it is the first time Conservative speaker in the Legisla ure has ever shown himself willing to dmit anything of the kind, Much less to uggest it, the fault is not with the iberal party, against whom Mr. Oar e makes the foolish charge that they are educating the people of Ontario oo well, but against the Conservative • arty, who, in its strife against nature, 1 as been so far successful as olimit the opportu ities of Canadians and handicae them in efforts to strive for their share o world's commerce. Deputations have cent nued to down upon the Govern ent in a every one of its departm nts durin Week, and nue and all ha e had to tentent themselves with Mr. M invariable teply—that t eir repre tient]shad receive the be t conside &thin of himself and colleagues. There was one deputation that cam not to ask a favor, however, but rath r to deliver a reprimand; or rather to ind out whether a reprimand was deserved. Several members of the Trades and Labor Coun- cil waited on Mr. Dryden to find out why there was an inereate of about five thousand dollars in the immigration esti- mates. The Minister of Agriculture ex- plained that it was with'a view to in- ducing settlement in the Rainy River district and other parts of Northwest Ontario, anti added that immigrants from Europe were of course to have no privileges that were not granted to im- migrants into these districts from the cities and rural districts of old Ontario. -The deputation were eatisfied that the Government intends nothing inimical to the labor interests and withdrew con tent. One other deputation got a reply less equivocal than those usually re- turned ou such occasions; It was from Londlon, and asked for the establishment of a new Normal School in that district. The Minister of Education, who wati the Government spokesman on the occation, did not of course promise right out ;that _such a school should be established there, but he admitted that the Forest city ban strong claims for a second school, should such a one be established, and many people will believe that this bnplies tient London is to get what she asked. their the pour most the Con- wat's enta- A Voice from Selkirk. DEAR EXPOSITOR. —My patience is about exhausted reading the consummate nonsense of your Snowflake correspond- ent. I was relieved, howevermontewhat, by your remarks on his last effusion. They were timely and to the point. When he confines himself to pure and unalloyed local gossip, (for which • Na- ture has evidently beet fitted him,) he does not so badly, but the moment he attempts to enlighten the public mind on politics, he is like the old lady who fell 'overboard, " at sea," Your corre- spondent, like many other fossilized Tories of Manitoba is a free trader at heart, I have heard many such men so express themselves, but the:moment Sir John's manifesto reached Ithem they, like whipped dogs, fell i to line and sent np a howl for the "o14flag," etc, etc. I feel confident that i a vote were - taken of the electorate of Selkirk, or of the whole of Manitoba'stripped of party politics, on Free Trade versus Protection'an overwhelming majority would declare in favor of Free Trade with the United States. N sane man who thinks can come to an other con- lusion, than that Manitob more than ny other of the Provinces needs free ntercourse with our gout ern fellow- ountrymen. We are groaning to -day under bur - ens litnposed by the N. P., and your orrespondent is one of t et me tell you. I think I h et him groan. So say I, unately for met I have gainst my will. Self impo - s not nearly so hard to b laced! on us against our erity as a rule brings conte let me say right here that ties in Manitoba are prospe ading had good crops nearl on, while other parts again ucceesion of failures, and pendent happens to live in nfortunate localities. I redit for his faith and b pirits under such trying co I pity the man who cannot etween a calm, statesman e groaners, ar you say, but unfor- to, groan ed slavery ar an that ill. Pros tment, and any local- ous to -day, every sea - ave hada our corre- ne of those give him oy.ancy of ditions. distinguish ike speech nd buncombe. I rather th nk I had he pleasure of listening to t e speeches rom which your correspoi dent draws is comparison of relative in rite of the wo 'men as platform ape kers, and I ust say that to an unthin ing crowd our correspondent'ideal orator Will ake first place. If Joseph Martin had bee elected for elkirk we would have ha somebody n Parliament,—we would have -had a earlees champion of our r ghts, a man ho has convictions and is sot afraid to xprese them. He has bee the means f framing and carrying t i reugh more aluable legislation in the Lohal Legis- 1ture than any other man n Manitoba, is defeat in Selkirk w s due to the •auses you refer to, toget er with the nscinpulous conduct of he Canadian acific Railroad. Scores • f voters got t eir free ride over that road to the oils, and took the oath and voted for aly. Those noble patri ts who have s ch a love for King Willi m went and -toted for T. M. Daly, to, notwith- a ending their loud declar tions to the e ntrary. \ I was delighted with t e results in • uron. She has done n bly. If you deem the above worthy, •f a, place in IIE EXPOSITOR, put it in. Yours, et 11 April 2od, 1891. 'SELKIRK. rom Washington Territory. The following is an ex ract from a . p Yvette letter recently r ceived from r. George Forest, late of $tanley, n ar Varna, but now of P rt Angeles, ashington Territory, a d has been k ndly handed to us for publication: We had a very pleasant rip out here. e started from Hensalt on Friday, J 'leery 3rd, and reached Winnipeg on onday forenoon, but 3 you have t evened that part and a e acquainted w th it I will say nothing bcut it, only t at it i knocked in the s a ade by Brit - is Columbia scenery. At three o'clock in the iefternoon we stru k out on the b endless Prairie, and I f lt how true th words of the Poet w re, who said, " he Prairie I beheld t em for the fir t ; boundless for whic • the speech of England knows no nam." Tuesday at daylight we came to M osejaw. Here ANINIMINIENEOIEIMUIPM1111•1111M111111 isissosseenismotommor APRIL 101 1891, we saw the first of the mounted police. It struck me that there were a good many uselese fops from the towns among them. After this the Prairie is more rolling, but not a tree or shrub is to -be seen. Wednesday morning we were near the mountains, and we enter- ed them in a sort of a level valley with the mountains commencing to gather around, but this did not last long; the railway grade gets 'steeper, trees and mountains gather around us and the scenery becomes sublime, almost terrible. The road clings to the mountain side, and in the Valley the river is seen more than a thousand feet below, and thee we go on, each scene, if possible,grander than, the one before. About noon Ws find ourselves in the Canyons of the Kicking Horse. Down this fearful chasm goes the railway, and the river and the railway go together, the former crossing from side to side to ledges cut out of solid rock, twisting and turning in every direction; then through angles of rock, that close the way with the towering cliffs, almost shutting out the sunlight, while the echoing sound of the river and train make the passage of this gorge a scene never to be forgotten. Again the road rises at the rate of 116 feet to the mile, and the river is left one thous- and feet below. We cross Stoney Creek bridge, one of thd highest in the world. The railway, in descending these moun- tains, winds back and forward tilt some times one could almost throw a stone across to the track over which we had just crossed. Thursday, at daylight,we were in the Thompson Cenyon. The gorge was narrow and deep, and the scenery is wild beyond description; then it widens out and the Fraser river joins the Thompson river, and the rail- way enters the Canyon of the united rivers, and the scene is even wilder than before, while a little further on we cross the Fraser on a steel cantiliver bridge: But of all the grand and beautiful scen- ery that I have ever beheld, it is along the Fraser river. It has been well de- scribed as matchless, for it would be im- possible for tongue to tell or pen de- scrible ita grandeur and its beauty. We reached Vancouver about three o'clock; took boat and reached Victoria at nine o'clock Thursday evening, just about one week after leaving home. Since then we have wandered around consid- erably. I was up to Nanaimo, and went to work on a bridge that had been swept away by the floods. There was fine weather for a while, then snow came on and we had to quit work, so we came down to Victoria,then croesed Port Townsend,then came here to _Port Angels. This is a new town, but if we are to judge by the way people are pour- ing in, it will soon be a place of some importance, and from the looks of the country around it should go ahead. It has a grand natural harbor. There are electric lights, and they expect to have an electric railway before fall. There is no railway into this place yet. Yours truly, GEORGE FOREST. [We shall be glad to hear from our young friend again, and would like to have from him a description of the country and people of Washington Ter- ritory and how they -are employed.— ED, Ex.] Huron Notes. Mr. Thomas Tipling, of Clinton, sold a team of horses the other day for the sum of $325. —The post office formerly known as Bushfield, in the township of Morrie, has been closed. —On Sunday, 291h ult., Mr. Simon B.ersey, jr., of Hullett,died at the early age of 26 years. Dropsy of the heart was the cause of death. —Mr. Thomas Anderson, of the 4th line of Morris, has a ewe which the other day gave birth to four lambs. Who can beat this? —Mr. Levi Scott, from Brussels, has opened out a livery business in Wing - ham. M. Scott has some good horses, and will no doubt do well. —The township of Stephen is seeking authority from the Legislature to con- solidate its debenture heist, which amounts to $27,500,but they have a auk- ing fund of $15,000. —Mr. Talbot, for many years a useful citizen and successful business man, of Winghein, has given up business in that town and left on Tuesday last for the west, where he will engage in farming. .—One day last week while Mr. R. Adams, of Londesboro, was cleaning a revolver, he had the misfortune to have it go off. The ball went into the firat finger, breaking the bone, and corning out in the palni of the hand. --Mrs. Wm. and Mrs. John Johnston and children, of Morris, left Brussels for Port ,Moody, British Columbia'on Friday of last week. Wm. Clark, of Paisley, a nepheve to Mrs. W. Johnston, accompanied them. Sunday, 29th ult.,Angus McKay died at the residence of his son Hugh, on the 9th concession of Grey townehip, at elle advanced age of 81 years, For seine time the old gentleman had been quite blind. —R. Lang was awarded the contract of building the new Queen truss bridge over the Maitland at Jamestown, The job will cost $668. There were five other tenders for the work. Mr. Lang is an old hand et bridge building and will no doubt do the work in good style. —Mr. Wm. McCallum, formerly en- gineer at the waterworks in Goderich, left on Thursday_ of last week, for British Columbia, where he will join hie father, who went thither a few weeks and who now holds a good position i n the Vancouver electric light and street railway works. —Wm. Shedden and wife, 4th line of Morris, while driving to church last Sabbath, owing to the fact that the snow was drifted on the reed, Mr. Shed- den drove over the ditch and coming back to the road the horse gave a jump and threw Mrs. Shedden back over the buggy,hurting her back considerably. —Mr. ThOmas Cornish, who resides about half a mile east of Exeter, lost a valuable mare on Sunday of last week. She was valued at about $170, and as the time of the year is approaching when she will be needed, there is no doubt but that the owner will find it a severe loss. —The old Wingham town hall has been sold to Mr. Alex. Dawson, of that town, representipg a company to be known as the "Wingham Temperance Hall Company." The building will be moved to a tot opposite the new Salvation Army barracks, and will be fitted up for the temperance lodge. The prico paid was $125. —Gavin Hamilton, of Hullett, one of the three young men who met with that serious accident last May, by falling off a barn, has had an operation per- formed ort his spine by Dr. Fer uson, of Toronto, and Drs. ,Young an Gunn. He wa under the influence a chloro- form for three hours. The dperation has not given very eatisfactoty results. —The License Board for Emit Huron ' will meet at the Central Hotel, pruseels, on Friday, 17th inst., for the phrpose of granting hotel licenses for 1891. There are 27 applicants this year, being three more than last yeatr. Isaac Gill, Ethel; Joseph Youngs, Fordwich and John Haskee, Lakelet,are the new applicants. No shop licenses applied for in. the Riding. —On Sunday, 29th tilt., as A. Seeger and P. Walton, of Goderich, were cross- ing the ice between the piers it gave way around them and left then) standing on a small block of the same. Seeing that it would not hold both, A. Seeger, who is an e cellent swimmer, jumped into the wa er and swam ashore, while Wal- ton wa ted until a boat was launched from t e pier to take him off. —In looking over the list of students who palmed their examination at the Ontaric Veterinary College, we noticed the nantte of Mr. George Beacon, Clin- ton, a ong the honorary members. He succeedled in obtaining honors in Anat- omy and third prize in Pathology. This speaks well for Mr. Beacon, and we predict that in the following spring he will be as . successful in obtaining his diploma, which will give him authority to practice the veterinary science. —We take the following from the Wingham Times of last week: A rather amusing story is told of a young boy who works in the Union Factory. On Monday morning last, when about to take a chew of tobacco, he observed what he thought to be a string in the plug of tobaccoeand on pulling on it, to his' surprise he found that he had a mouse by the tail. It is hardly to be expected that the boy will still be a user of the weed. —Our esteemed brother of the God- erich Star is having a hard time of it just now. He is beset with enemies net only from without but from within his own earnp, and is struggling manfully to ward off the blows of both the Signal and the Clinton News Record. It is but just to say, however, that so far the Star does not stand second best. It is a hard hitter when it gets its back fairly up, and gives a Roland for an Oliver every time. —Messrs. Tobias Nash and Charles Wright, of the 2nd concession of Me- Killop, were both unfortunate enough to have several fine sheep killed by dogs one night last week. Mr. Nash had ten killed and Mr. Wright two. Had Mr.. Wright not heard the noise while the dogs were at their fetal work, his lone would doubtless have been greater, but he arose and tescertained whose the dogs were, and itince then several of the dogs have been destroyed. --The following are the_names of the census enumerators for East Huron :E. D. Chamberlain, of Blyth, Commission- er; Blyth,—James Ernigh ; Brussels, —Richard Hingaton ; Grey,—Charles Cosene, Daniel Robertson; Morris,— Thomas Code, James Proctor; Howick, —Thos. K. Buddy, James Young. Robt. Ferguson; Turnberry,—George J. Mus- grove, Richard Porter; Wingham,— Samuel Youhill, J. B. Ferguson; Wrox- eter,—Stephen Playford. —The Potter Farm, being lot 33, in the 12th concession of Turnberry, was sold by auction, under the power of mortgage, by Peter Deane, auctioneer, on Tuesday of last week, at the Bruns- wick hotel, Wingham. The farm con- sists of 163 acres, and was purchased by Mr. George Thomson, of Zetland, for $1,530. There is considerable timber on the farm. The Deacon farm, be- ing the south half of lot 31, in the 10th concession of East Wawanosh, Fontein- ing 10 acres, offered for salei at the same time and place, was withdrawn froinrsheale. Goderich Signal of last week says: We imagined the day for getting lost in the woods of Huron county had become a thing of the past, but never- theless, such an occurrence happened in Colborne township on Good Friday. A young man from near town went hunt- ing, and succeeded in getting a fine bag of game. He was in _the heart of the bush, and daylight was on the wane be- fore he thought of returning home. As the night advanced the darkness became intense and the said young Mtn plod- ded on, -as he imagined, toward home, • but when a clearing was reached and certain landmarks came to view he dis- covered that he had been going the wrong way. It was three o'clock Sat- urday morning before he reached home, and we presume it will be some time be- fore he goes hunting again. —At a meeting of the Directors of the North Western Feir Association held in Wingham on Saturday evening last, the Wingham Horticultural Society withdrew from the union of the two societies, and in future the shows under the name of the North Western Fair will be managed by the Turnberry Ag- ricultural Society. At the meeting of the Directors of Turnberry Agricultural Society held immediately after the withdrawal of the Wingham Horticul- tural Society, a committee consisting of Messrs. Chas. Henderson, Wm, Clegg, Thomas Bell, George Moffatt and R. Elliott, was appointed to open stock books and solicit stock to procure new grounds and buildings for the society. It is contemplated for -tieing a joint stock company with a capital of say $5,000 and purchase ground sufficient for a half mile track, erect suitable buildings thereon and make a track and fence the same. The fall fair will be held on the 29th and 30th of September next. —On Tuesday, the 31st ult., the spirit of William, second son of George and Harriet Crooks, concession 8, Grey, took its flight. The deceased was born in Morris township. He served his apprenticeship in the tin shop of Messrs. Jackson & Halliday in Brussels,and was a good mechanic. In May, 1888, he went to Maniatique, Michigan, from To- ronto, but his work did not agree with him, and he took ill with bleeding of the lungs in October and with some dif- ficulty his father got him home in Jan- uary, owing to his precarious condition. By careful nursing and proper medical, treatment health was very fairly re- stored and the patient recovered so as to be able to resume work in May 1889. He was erriployed with the Gurney Foundry and the Toronto Furnace Corn- peny, beingi engaged with the latter at the time he was compelled to give up work last ovember. The deceased came home o his father's in December and gradually failed until his eyes closed in death. Consumption was the cause. On September, the 10th, Mr. Crooks was united in marriage to Miss Jane Alexander, of Owen Sound, wee has been [with him all through his in - nese. Th death of her husband 8 worried hr that a physician had to be called up n to prescribe for her. —Manyl of our readers will regret to learn of t e death of Mr. Malcolm Taggart, df Clinton. He died at his residence in that town early Sunday morning. [ He was one of the best known and most highly respected resi- dents of the county. Ile was born in Argyleshite, Scotland, on the Ilth -March, 18120. Came to Canada in 1831. First settled.- in Darlington, county of Durham. I Then went to Beachville, county of Oxford. Finally eeettled Clinton he 1854, where he commenced the manufacture of fanning mills, which obtained a Provincial reputation for their excellence, and the manufacturer for his probity. Messrs. Chiclley and McM urchie were afterwards associated with him e About ten years ago the business Was taken over by the present firm and Ir. McTaggart retired from active bus ness, having by indastry,pru- deuce and upright dealing, which con- stitute the essence of successful business life, antes ed a fair competence. He leaves a w dow and grown up family of two sons and onedaughter. —Another of those sturdy pioneers, who have one so much to make this Canada of urs what it is, has been re- moved from our midst within the past week. We make mention of Mr. Henry Kerslake, who died in Exeter on the 26th uit.,aged 72 years, 3 months and 26 days. He had been ailing for some time with a very serious trouble, inwardly, which was not thought ser- ious until lately, when he succumbed as above stated. He was a quiet, peace- able man, eivil and obliging,a consistent member of the Methodist church, and in politics a 4eformer. Deceased was born in Devonshire,. Eastland, and emigrated to Canada about 42 years ago when he settled on the lst conceasion Of McGil- livray, where he remained for two years, after which he settled in the Township of Usborne, on lot 10, 2nti concession,' remaining there until seven years ago, when he became a citizen of Exeter. He was married twice; by the first wife he had four sons and one daughter, Who are all married and living in the Township of Usborne. Having the misfortune to lose her by death, he married ai second time, and had no family. She still survives him. Elensall. INCORPORATION WANTED. — Hensall bank has been entered twice in a month, by thieves. They have been unsuccess- ful, though they have broken the corn- -bination lock each time. Oar hardware men are doiog a big business selling re- volvers. W, hen Hensell business men, have been robbed of several thousand dollara, they will get their village in- corporated, hire a lamplighter to save people front breaking their necks on dark nights, and a good constable to guard the interests of the citizens. Our village suffers from not being incorpor- ated, that it may sponge its way on the township and county. This is a penny wise, pound foolish" policy.—COM. LEFT TOVC N.—On Monday morning Last Mrs, 11. Morrison and her two youngest soos, left here to join Mr. Morrison and the other members of the family, who had gone on a few days previous to their new home at Shedden, on the Michigan Central, near St. Thomas, and where Mr. Morrison in- tends carryieg on the Mercantile busi- ness. A large number of Mrs. Moni- tions friends assembled at the depot, all of whom felt much regret at parting with one whom they esteemed so highly as a tree feiend and kind neighbor. We heartily nnite with the many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Morrison and family in wishing thent all prosperity, health and happiness in their new home. AND STILL ANOTHER. -011 Tuesday of last week nother of those pleating and interesting events took place at the Presbyterian Manse at Kippen, on which occasion Mr. ,RobertBell, eldest son of Robert Bell, :Esq., of the township of Tuckersmith, was united in the bonds of matrimony to Miss Katie Ford, eldest daughter of Mr. John Ford, of the sante township. TheRev. S. Acheson per- formed the marriage ceremony. We unite with the many friends of the new- ly married couple in wishing them all prosperity and happiness in their new and comfortable home which the groora recently erected and furnished in view of taking unto himself a partner in life. A NEW VET. —Mr. George Fitzgerald, Veterinary Surgeon, and son of Mr. John Fitzgerald, of the township of Hibbert, has recently purchased the good will and practice of Mr. George Switzer, V. S., of this village. While we regret losing Mr. Switzer from our midst, who has proved a good citizen, and who had worked up a very nice business, we are pleased that his place is being taken by one who cotnes so high- ly recormnended as Mr. Fitzgerald, and who is also well and favorably known in this neighborhood, and IA he has had considerable experience and is well equipped with all the necessary instru- ments for his practice, we have no doubt he will secure a liberal share of the public patronage. PREsElimoirmea—On Monday evening of last week a number of the friends of Mr. Robert Eacrett, son of Christopher Eacrett, Esq., of the township of Hay, met at Mr. Eacrett's residence and t apent a very pleasant evening in the en- joyment of social amusements, and also presented Mr. Robert Eacrett with te fine set of clippers and handsome gen- tleman's companion, as an expression of their esteem and respect for him as a friend and neighbor. Mr. Eacrett, while deeply touched by the unexpected presentation of his friends, made a feel- ing reply, in which he assured theni that their kindness would be always re- membered by him, and that the aesocie- tions of the evening would ever form a green spot in hia memory. NOTES. —Mrs. A. Dent and Master Sydney Dent, of Mitchell, are visiting relatives and friends in this village.— Miss Maggie Morrison, who at the so- licitation of a number :of her friends is giving music lessons, remained behind the rest of the family, has secured a very good class, which she is well quali- fied to teach—Mr. Robert McLeann sold hie two year old stallion, "Golden Crown," last , week, for a handsome sum. He was `shipped to the North- west. —Mr. John Colwell aold an eight months old filly to Mr. Daniel McLean, for $100. This colt was sired by "Gold- en Crown," aud likely to make one of the best horses in the country. —Mr. Wm. Moore, of this village, and Mr. D. McColl, of the township of Hnets have tear loads • —The Re Presleyte last 'week el Koox Aeon% CO'S pr* burgiara . Sunday , to the t front doe .headY -safe was combine rascals the alaen gr that Mr. - his house through lamp an :men pact bank. 8 going ou the front Ithe back armed t ntely fle them an and risk, the root of which NonEs. imade th Mr. Ago ness to le ,School inspectin SUM% way," th lion ow Moffat, by Mr, V -removed infinite Mr. Wi success 0 held at -t, evening 1 —Mr. C ebange Ganuett' now nea deal of si Mr. D. It left on T Mr. rho week on SuncE, 30th, we of A. Di having oxamius. at Toren and path school in years, w fession, will also fa -salon, front in Mr, tee ley, of t every et' year, an flying ho The The S Tient ter Wednes pleasant, was not tatorn, numbers were all of Wis. there are auperior a larger count of chine an to exhib show, t not elleib agent* business with [wh not, T cessfal c 110A.s. —1st T 2nd, Cee nic ;" 3r Canatlia and ' " Fame lienned3. Draught Rchak ; McMas Berry's & Tenon old, -- Bird ;" Nott." Br Lis Connell' ford," Roy's Jr 001 aid Mei Mr. valuable niche' --Mr. 4101noi dis to Mr. j $1,160, ----A in the 1 has just tion, , 0 45 to 10 : ion of 'an' 111A31:11:11 s -' another !hi r I.:ler:1:e is it thir Le one 0 and the men wh --Mr, Speed his long Up to F in his feeling On the diseeme, develo of the h Ile tette