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The Huron Expositor, 1893-12-01, Page 4• -as THE I-IIMON EXPOSITOR. DECEMBER 11 1893* NNW ADVERTISEMENTS. e figure between the parenthesis atter each '2Ez ope s nthe page of the paper on which the Aft ea wilt be found. zOur Meies Ulsters—Jackson Bros. (5) Balsam of Fir—Lumsden & Wilson. (6) A Fact—Hoffman & Co. (5) Everybody Look—Richardson & McInnis. (5) Municipal Elections—S. 8millie. (6) Men's Fur Goods—Jackson Bros, (I) Long Felt Wants—R. Willis. (5) Bale Exsended—D. Weismiller. (8) Improved Yorkshire Pigs—Wm. Chapman. (5) Auction Sale of Cows—John Hannah. (5) Christmas Trade—R. Mercer. (8) Holiday Trade—R. Mercer. (8) Diamond rtings—R. Mercer. (8) Cutters and Sleighs—O. 0. Willson. (6) Remember Christmas---Bauslaugh. (6) Wanted at A. Young's, Seaforth. (8) For Sale—O. G. Willson. (8) Testimoreal—O. C. Willson. (8) ' At Last, at Last—O. C. Willson. (8) Washing Machine—O. 0, Willson. (8) Temperance Lecture—W. C. T. U. (8) The Canadian Violinist—Nora Clench. (8) A Good Chanee—Expositor Office. (5) Tenders Wanted—Wm. !Collie. (6) Teacher Wanted—John Webster. (5) Auction Sale—Peter Morrison. (6) Notide ot Half -Yearly lifeeting—Wm..Moore. (8) Auction Sale—Michael McCirath. (6) ' Chopping—Kennedy & Murray. (6) Colt LOst—George Cudmore. (8) nne veal Bargain Sale—A. Weseloh. (3) Holiday Notice—W- 13. Trott-, (6) Estray Sheep—Jas. Sproat. (6) Estray Heifer—F. Campbell. (6) Notice—J. a, Laidlaw. (8) New Raisins, &c.—J. C. Laidlavr. (8) Crockery Department—J. C. Laidlaw; (8) Latest Grocery Newe-:50, Wilson. (3) H. F. Edwards for Ba ains. (8) Auction Sale—Abraha Crich. (6) tie ylitrou xpoitor. SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, Deo. 1st, 1893 Liberal Conven.tions. We are pleased to nahice that the Liberals of Huron are getting into line for the Pro- vincial dections. West Huron have already made- their choice. At a meeting of the Executive of the South Huron Associetion held on Satueday last it was decided to hold a Convention in Coxworth's hall, Hensall, on Wednesday, December 20th,at 11 o'clock a, m,, and theSecretary will be prepared in a few days to send the necessary information to the municipal chairmen instructing them as to the selention of delegates. The repre- sentation at this Convention will be three delegates foe the first fifty Denies on the voters' list, and one for each subsequent fifty or fraction thereof not lees then twenty- five, ' The President and Secretary of the East Riding have leaned a call for a Convention to be held in the town hall, Bruseels, on Tuesday, December 12th, at 1 o'clock, p.m. At this Contention the representation will be five delegates from each polling eu b -di- vision in the Riding. Bath Cenve ions are called for the pur- pore of selecting andidates. Our frien-ds wilt thue see the necessity of having a full repreeentation of delegates preeent, so that the ponventions may be thoroughly repre- sentative, and that the results will be satis- factory to all concerned. A large, harmoni- ous and, enthusiaatic Convention is always the first important sten towards succe ss at the polls. Why Should He Not ? dir Oliver Mowot, so 'report avers, is to meet Mr. Tarte and dine with him at Wind - ser. It is hoped that the °cession may not prove too tart far Sir Oliver, as he is an old man and might not recover from the ',shock. - It is scarcely neceseary to nay that the above is from the Toronto Empire. Now, who is this Mr. Tarte, and why should it be 'tconsiderced derogatory to the dignity of On- `tario'fr Premier ,to meet and associate with him ? We may say that Mr. Tarte is the gentleman who furnished to Parliament the informa.tion that resulted in the disgraceful disclosurea made during the Session of 18 91 and since. It was he who unearthed the rascalities and robberies whioh have already resulted in tlie diegrace of Sir Hector Lang- evin, and hie retirement from the Govern- ment ; the flight of boodler Murphy ; -the imprisonm.ent of Robert McGreevy ; the expulsion from Parliament of Hon, Thomas McGreevy, and the more recent conviction and imprisonment of himself and Mr. N.. Connolly; Besides this, there is no doubt but that the information then given by Mr. Tarte has been the rnenne of saving millions of dollars to this country which, but for him, would have been filched. from the pub- lic treasury for the benefit and enrichment of the parties already named and ir corn -j reties and pelitical friends. Mr. Tarte wee.' a Conservative, and an intimate personal friend o"f the leaders of his party. He be- cerne possessed of the iuformation which has bad each far-reaching results through his intimate connection -with the party. As in duty bound, and as an honorable man, he laid this information before his party, lead- er, Sir John A Macdooteld, and asked him to take steps o punieh the guilty. It was only when Sir John M,acdonals1 refused to take action that r. Tarte determined to lay the information inhis possession before Parliament. This he did, by preferring certain charges on the flsor of the .House, demanding a committee for their investiga- tian, and staking his puliticel life on his ability to prove these eharge3. That he bee proven them with a vengeance now a matter of history. NaW, it roust be c mem- bered that it was known, not on to the leaders of the Conservative perty, but to the other parties implic tted, that Mr, Tarte was in posseseion of this informetion and thet he intended in 'king aa exposure of it. Indeed, he sought eleetion to l'arliament for that express purpose, In view of these facts, will auy person believe that he could not have got eTtnost any sum he might de- sire to heve kept qniet.. in fact, he, says himself that he was frqusantly approached with offers of large, aums oc' money if he would only keep qiiiet. But, instead of taking this money and thus soilin his con- science, he preferred the honest and truth; fell course, even If it brought him only the of foemer friendivand aseociatee and the cold shades of opposition, He had everythinghut honer to lose, and nothing to gain by making the disclosures hee did. He resisted the tempting allurements placed in hie way and took the only course open to an honest man, altheugh the foirmer ,offered wealth and position,while the latter held out onlysopprobrium and no pecuniary reward. Now, is a man who is capable of making ea great a sacrifice in the interests of truth and honesty deserving.of sneers and oppro. briarn such as are continually being hurled at Mr. Tarte by the Empire ? Is -he not rather entitled to the honor and coneidera- tion due a ndttle patriot and a man - whose honor and rectitude should secure him the ,neseect and confidence Of every honest man, and make him a fit assodate for the highest and best in the land McGreevy and Connolly. The names McGreevy and Connolly have become very familiar to readers of Canadian newspapers within the past three years. The trial of Hon. Thomas McGreevy and Mr. N. Connolly, whioh has been dragging along before the courts for many months was brought toe close at the Gnaw& assizes last week. These gentlemen were indicted by the Crown for conspiring to rob the pub lic treasury. They were found guilty and *ere each sentenced to oise year in Carlton county jail, without hard labor, and they have teeth entered upon their term of servi tude. The history of Chia case is &trendy well known to our readers. It arose out of the boodling revelationa made daring the See sion of 1891, which created so much discus sion Pptrliatnent and shame in -the coun try at the time. Hon. Thomas McGreevy represented Quebec city in the Dominion Parliament. He was a powerful and infiu ential supporter of the Government, and an intimate personal friend of Sir Hector Langevin, the then Commissioner of Public Works. He was also the treasurer for the Conservative party of the Province of Que bee. Mr. Connolly was a member of a firm that had extensive contracts from the P_OV- ernment. Mr. McGreevy used his influence with the Government to secure for Connol- ly's firrn extensive Government coutracts at fabulous prices, and he received in return from the 'firm large sums of money. This sort of thing hed heen going on for years, and hundreds of thonsancle of dollare :were stolen from the people of Canada in this way, and no doubt the same thing would be going on still had Mi.? Tarte not gohinto the secrets of the conspirators and exposed them. It is not claimed, however, that Mr. McGreevy used for hie own personal pur- poses or business interests the large sums he received in this way from the firm. He , was the treasurer and agent for his party ; the lucrative contracts were got for the firm that they might in turn be able to;contribute large sums to be used for party purposeteand kit is not even hinted that one !Ingle crit 'which was got in this way was expended in any other way than to aid the party. Mc• Greevy and Connolly were simply the agents of the party, and every member of the party who was cogOisant of what was going on as well as those ,who actually assisted in the robberies, and there were many of them, are equally as guilty as McGreevy and Con- nolly. These gentlemene however, happen- ed to stand in the fore -front, and they are being made the scapegoats. There are men in the Government to -day, and several in Perliament, and others occupying high posi- tions in the land, who had a hill knowledge of and who aided in and profited by the proceedings for the carrying out of which McGreevy and Connolly are now made criminals. The sentence that has been meted out to them is just. They deeerve they got and more. But justice not have its due until a good many more who now hold high places are made to suffer with them. • The Winnipeg Election:\ Much to the surprise of many, Mr. Joseph Martin, the Liberal candidate, was elected in Winnipeg on Wednesday of last week, by a majority of 427 over Mr. Campbell,his Conservative .opponent. At the general election Mr. Hugh John Macdonald was elected by a majority of ever 500. This, however, does not actually represent the political complexion of the constituency, as Mr..,,Macdonald, in addition to being popu- lar on his own account, had the prestige of his late father to aid him. But, the con- stituency‘has alvvays been Conservative, and in securing it ter the Liberals a moat un- mistakable victory has been won for the Liberal party and policy . /t is hoped that this'election is an indication that the people of Manitoba are beginning to see the folly of sending representatives to Parliament to support a policy that .eis grinding them to death. - Indeed, the fact that even the Con- servative candidate was forced by public opinion to proclaim for tariff reform as loudly as his Liberal opponent, shows the state of feeling and progress being mad in the metropolis of the Prairie Province. Winnipeg is not the only constitueecy in theDoneinion that would give a decided vote against the N. P. if an opportunity were Offered. In fact the Winnipeg elec- tion ien simply the beginning of the end in so far as the present Go verriment is con- cerned', unless they can abandon protect" he for protection's sake, and propose at the next, session of parliament a measure of a more sweeping nature than has yet been spoken of by any of the advo- cates of the -present Government. No make believe policy *ill do. It is. well thet the people are at length becoming alive to the folly of a policy that bleeds the many to fatten the few. It sometimes takes a great power to move great bodies, but when they do fa -.they go with vengeance. There are, indications that the people of Canada are about to move on the tariff questilon, and when they do all chicken hearted tariff reformers will have to, stand from under. The New American Tariff. It looks as if the Democrats in the Ameri- can Congress had determined to give the monster,Protect;on,a very severe black eye, if they do not annihilate him entirely. The Ways and Means Committee have complete ed a new Tariff Bill, on which they have been working for some months, and the changes they recommend in the teriff are made public. The proposed measure is of a, most sweeping character. It proposee to reduce the taxation of the country by about fifty-five million dollars. There are several featuree of the propased bill of the greatest importance to Canada. For ' instance, coal and iron ore is recommeuded for the free list ; the duty on eggs is to be taken off; the barley tax to ba reduced to 12 cents a buahrl ; the taxes to come off vegetables ; the lumber duty to be out to 25 thousavd ; agricultural imple raw materiels generally free, a reduction in the taxes on finish Barley, which was 10 cents b 1890 and 30 cents by the MoKi to be 20 per cent, which would cents a bushel. Beans were 1 changed by.the McKinley act bushel ; the proposed duty is Hay goes back to the old rate Potatoes are to be 15 cents a is five cents lower than thordut the McKinley' act. Horses, cat go back to the 20 per cent. ra fore the McKinley act. Eggs to their old place on the free I try is reduced from three cent and dressed poultry from five cents a pound. Our readers themselves the influence sue have upon the trade of this course the.bill has 'yet to run of both Houses of Parliament, opinion of many who ahould ed,tbat it will finally pass wi portant modifications'. cents per ants free ; d a heavy d products. sled before ley Aot, is e about 12 per 'cont., o 40 cents a 20 per cent. f $2 per too. ushel, which °even before le, and sheep e in force be - are returned st ; live poul- to two cents ants to three an judge for a bill will country. Of the gauntlet but it is the e well inform - h but few im• Ontario's Grand 0 d Man. There are few men in public life who can make a happier or more appr prlate epeech, when occasion requires it, than Ontario's vete?em PreMier: He hae th happy faculty of being able to say just the ight thing at the right time \end in the ight way, and while his remarks always ple se his trio kle, f they have also a smoothing dnetead o an irritating influence upon his pponents. hit shrecent meeting of the Toro to Reform As- sociation, Sir Oliver conolu ed a most ad- mirable address as follows : " It is extraordinary how much that is false is brought forward dur ng elections by our opponents, and broug t forward not merely in some obscure corn re of the coun- try, not merely in some villa e schoolhouse, where there is an election m eting held, but even in our leading newspa ers, even in the best and ablest of them. Only this morning I was reading—I read The mpire, for in- stance, every day. (Laught r.) I like to know the worst things they ay about us, and they are always very ab y said in The Empire. When Ilooked t see what Was the worst thing they said ab ut us to•day I found a leading article whi h was headed 'Borrowing Again.' The article quoted from The Globe the etateme t that a hrm here in town had purchase some Gewnrn- meat annuities, and upon t at there was a long comment about the cote] uct of the On- tario Government in borrowi g more money. Well, now, the paragraph di not staee that the purchase was made froi the Ontario Government, and it could ot have been stated because it was not tr e, (Laughter.) We have borrowed nothing in any form this year. We have not sold an uitiee or certi- ficates this year for any par ose whatever, but there are certificates an annuities out- standing there in the hands f investors, and 1 suppose some of these investore, have wanted to sell these certifica es or annuities and have found a purchaser or them, land it has been announced in the n wspapere. The same article goes on to give list 'of the re- ceipts for annuities sold fro 1884 to 1893, showing how much money w have borrow- ed. I have got the details of them here and the article itself, The otal is given as $1,430,000. Now, it would eve been fair to mention, would it not—it would have been very material in or er to show' the bearing of that—what sums e paid on rail. way certificates and annuiti s during the same period ? Well, we hav paid during the very same period, from 1884 to 1893, no lese than $2,771,000. ( aughter.) So that during that period inste d of borrowing money the Province has ac ually reduced its liabilities under these heads by the amount of $1,341,730. (A plause.) And more, so far from needing to borrow any we have at this moment in the b nks on special deposit, bearing 4 per cent in crest, $1,150,- 000. (Applause.) Well, th t is the strong• est thing The Empire could ring against us to -day. They are alwaye on the search,and sometimes they say very sm rt things, but the stronges.lthing they cou d Bey to -day was what I have told you. " When you see any of the e paragraphs ynti will, on enquiring into he facts, find there is no foundation fo any charge against the Government, but quite the re- verse: YOU will find hon r and credit for the Government i the trans- action of which oompla'nt pretend- ed to he made. But we will have plenty of opportunity to discuss these things in the future. I am to diseues thei a little my- self in a few.clays—(laughter) and a good deal more later on." (Apple ee.) HER MOST Gracious Maj sty, or those who abt for her, have seen fit to present Sir John Thompson, Cenada's P emier, with a new handle to his name. In other words, he has been appointed a me perial,Privy Council and wil known as the RiOet Honor Thompson. Mr. Christopher well knewn, barrister, of To been knighted,and will heno led to add "Sir " to his alre cognomen. In both hasten were conferred in recognit vices rendered by the gentl in connection with the :erbitration. ber of the lin- , hereafter, be ble Sir John Robinaon, the onto has also forth, be entit- dy respectable es the honors on of the ser - men at Paris Behring Sea THE Toronto Star, a brig t little lode - pendent daily, recently start d in Toronto, is constrained to inake th following re- marks concerning Ontario's P emier " It would be an ungrateful, a t to drive Sir Oliver Mowat from power to give the Gov- ernment into the hands of su h men as sit on the other side of the Ho se. Hier hair has whitened, and his fra e has grown , feeble in the service of the Province ; for 'Ontario's sake ho gave up an honorable pee- ition on the bench and the pr ctice of a pro- fession that would have br ught him im- mense wealth ; he has given efficient, pure and echnomical government. Let not On- tario- show ingratitude and fo ly by defeat- ing the oldest, ablest, end pu est statesman in the land." -; THERE IS too much truth i the following, which many will read with a elancholy in- terest : " It sounds like a paradox, but it is yet a truth; that Tho as McGreevy waft treasurer for the party n the Quebec district because he was honest enough to eee that the money paid to trn was vent illegitimately -but effectively. A man. who cared lees for the party and ore for him- self would have let the• oorru tion fund rot in his own pocket, Nairn', took all the money that McGreevy 'held or the party, and exhausted hie entire pera nal fortune. And this man, who loved is party not wisely but too well, finde hi self in hie old age -a pauper and a convict, and eees the creators of a system, of which e is a victim, and his associates in an evil work exalted while he is cast down." " DESCRIBING Hon, A. S. ardy as Mr. Mowat's wicked partner," s ye the Even- ing Telegram, " was original y a jest, and has developed into an injust'oe to a good Canadian and an honest p blic servant. To say that Mr. Hardy is an eixtremely practical politician is to say the worst that eau be said about him. His publia life has been untainted by leandal, and in private be is known as a true man in the re- lationships of life.' It is hard that a poli- tician against whose character, either puh- a° or private, no offence can specified, should be held up by opponents ,as aanan entirely out of sympathy with everything that is straight and decent. Mr. Hardy has not grown rich in poiliticer. He has kept his hands clean and hie life square, and the man for whom so' much can be }truthfully said' is not an exoeptionally wicked einner in party of sainte." • News of the- Week. Dnen.—George-Omborne, the pianist and composer is dead in London. i OVER A MILLION PRONITS.—Auditor I Ackerman, of the World's Fair, eports neat assets tver and above all liabiliti s of $1,862, 483. 4 CENTENARIAN.—Mary Tosvir, aged 100 years and 4 months, died on Saturday at Lersain, anburb of Elizabeth, N. J. , TERRIBLE LOSS OF LIFE ON sg.t.—During the reoent gales on the Northland Baltic Seim 127 fishermen were drowned off the peninsula of Jutland. IDLE MEN.—Fourteen collieries, in Penn- sylvania employing 6,000 persona, are idle as a result of the Lehigh Valley etrike. STRENGTHENING THE NAVY.4—Two thou- sand more men are needed in the American navy. A new battleship of 10,000 tons will be built. LIVES LOST. —Nine lives were lost in the great fire at Detriot on Thursday last week. The loss was $700,000; insurance over $500, 000. ENDED HIS Lohons.—Rev. J, L. Nevins, D. Da a well-known missionary to China, died on October 1-9, at Chefoo. began hie labors in 1854. SMALL PDX IN CHICAGO. —SIMAllp0X is epi- demic in Chicago. There are eighteen cases of the disease in the post house: DEATH OF AN AlUTHORIIS.—PatieR00 Stapleton, wife of -Win. Stapleten, editor of the Denver Republicen, and author of "Kady," "Trailing Yew," and many other novele, died in New York on Saturday. , Tree MISSISSIPPI FROZEN.—The Mitii3i- ssippi was frozen from shore to shore at Galena, Illinois, on Saturday, the earliest ice blockade in twenty years. GREAT BONSPIEL.—Seventy English rinks have been entered for the benspiel with Scotland, which is to be played this winter on Talkin Tarn, near Brampton, in Cumber- land, should there be a sufficiently long and keen froat. A LADY GETS PLACE.—M ies A.M.BraZ8- bridge, of Michigan, hae been appointed to an $840 position undenthe civil service in the first controller's office at Washington. KILLED WHILE KNEELING PRAYER,— The arched stone roof at St. Pierre chapel near Clermont, France, fell on Wednesday, while many of the Sisters of Mercy were at prayers. Several sisters were killed. UNVEILED AT NEW YORK, —A bronze sta• tue of Nathan Hale, the young schoolmaster who wa4,hanged as a spy by the British in 1776, was unveiled on Saturday in City Hall park, New York. WHAT THE CHINESE ARE DOING IN DEN• VER.—There are.nearly 1,000 Chivamen in Denver. They work eighteen, hours a day and seven daye a week. They can earn on an average $15 per week and live ou $2 per week. The rest goes to China. In the city of Denver there are nearly 3,000 Amerie oats women begging for leundry work as a means to escape hunger_, cold and shame. HARD FARE FOR A LORD. —Lard SOMer- set, son of Lady Henry Somerset, England's famous apostle of temperance, and party, were lost in the Rookies while hunting big game, and had to live for twe weeks on horse flesh. GLADSTONE VISITS THE Qt.:EEL—Mr. and Mree Gladstone and Lord and Lady Spencer dined at Windsor Castle with the Queen on the evening of the 23rd ult., and remained over night there. They were cheered by a large crowd at the Windsor etation when they -arrived., BIG PRODUCT OF GOLD.—A 'Washington Despatch &eye : The aggregate produetion of gold throughout the world for the year just ending will he $145,000,000, according to figures which have reached the mint. This is $6,000,000 more than the production of 1892, Of the total the United States furniehes nearly $36,000,000 or $3,000,000 more than in 1892. AN EARLY DIP. —At St, Paul, Minnesota, Saturday morning, the mercury touched 25 below zero, and like reports were re- ceived from all over, the State, North De- kota and Manitoba, There was little wind, and the sky was free from clouds, the cold being the quiet, emphatic sort, well known in that section. Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, reports 24° below zero, and at Fargo,North pakota, 25 ° below is reported. Huron Notes. —Mrs. Donald Smith, of Stanley, te still in a very low Beate of health, and is con- fined to her bed. —The Rev. H. S. McKittrick, Ulm died at Tarsus, Aeietic Turkey, was a Ionian of Mrs. (Rev.) Paul, of Brussels. —Mr. John Beatty, of Varna, has been engaged for next year to teachin Porter's Hill echool at a salary o,f $450. Jathen Finch, of Clinto , has a,' hen that has just brought out a rood -of chickees ; this is something ,unu ual for this titne of the year. —The trustees of Barrie's school, Morris, have re-engaged Miss Halliday for the coming year. She has been a vel ry suc- ceesful teacher. —Mr. Levi Trick, of Goderioh tolwnship, has taken posseseion of the farm p rahased from Mk. W, Butler, and will ehori y move his family thereto. e Matthiae Giew has recently 5Q acres on the 3rd concession of from Mr. William Miller, for the $1,650. — Robert Hunter, 13th concession bought allett, sum of rof Huh lett, had a pony which dropped dead a few days ago. Quite a number of horses have died in ths,t district this year. —A tearn belonging to Mr. Ephraim Butt ran away from the Standard Elevetor, at Clinton, on MondaY of last week, but were caught before doing any injury. — Rochie Nelson, jr., arrived home at Exeter the other day, from Detroit, where he has been engaged as cabinet maker, He reports things dull in that city. — Two deer attracted considerable atten- tion in Brussels the other afternoon. They had been shot by Fraser Embury, of Morris, iu Muskoka, and were being taken to his home. — Messrs. Johnston & Cochrane have leased the building lately used as a post of- fice in,Brussels from Postmaster Farrow and shop. will utilize it as a stone cutting and fi7ishing n -Rev. Mr, Cunningham, of Guelph, has declined the call extended to him by the Wingham Methodist ohurch to becorrie their pastor at the commencement of neit Con- ference year. —We are sorry to learn that J.Reinolds, eldest son of Mr,Jas. Reynolds, of Hullett, got hie arm very badly cut in a outting box an Wednesday of last week, He mry lose his arm. —Mr. John Churchill, of Goderich town- ship, whose buildings were destroyed by fire a short time ago, has erected another in whioh to winter hie stock. The neighbors kindly assisted him. —The Winnipeg Free Press, of Nevem- ber 16th, says : " Yesterday evening the parsonage of the McDougall hlemorial Church was the scene of a very interesting event. The popular and well known reilway mail clerk, M. Y. Farrow, son of Thomas Farrow, ex -M. P.,. of Brussels, was united in marriage by the Rev.J,Sommeas, to Miss Nettie Geddes ..one of Wingham's fairest daughters. Th'e bride was assisted by Miss Forbes, also of Wingham. H. W. Farrow, brother of the groom, ably supported him through the ordeal. The presents were numerous and handsome." —Mies Nellie Houghton of Wingham, is in the General Hospital, ioronto, where she underwent a succeseful operation, last week, and her many friends will be glad to know that she is recovering nicely. —Dr. Horsey, formerly of Clinton, with his wite, was in that town on A visit last week. They leave New York next week for England, and 'from there preeeed to China and around the world, in the interest of the Sun Life Insurance Company. —Mr. W. T. Stead, the famous editor of London, England, and founder of the " Re- view of Reviews," who woo in Toronto last week, is a cousin of Mies Duncan and Mre. Archie Campbell, of Bayfield, and also of hire. Roar, of Brucefield. —Mr. Forrester has sold to Mr, Homer F. Andrews, three and one quarter sores of land lying east of the London, Huron and Bruce railway, in Clinton. The property adjoins Mr. Andrews' farm. The price paid was $165. —Mrs. McDonald, of Porter's Hill, met with a painful accident one day lately. She was terming over the sitible loft when she suddenly tell through,'S striking herself against the horse manger, inflicting a pain- ful wound on one of her ankles. —Mr. George McTavish has purchased the woolen mill property in Wingham, and intends putting in machinery at once for the manufacture of furniture. Wingham's citizens are working to make it the furniture town of Ontario. —John McCurdy, of the 13th conoeseion, Usborne, has sold hie farm of 100 acres to Samuel Routly Ifon $6,000. Mr. McCurdy has bought 100 &ores from James Turner,' West Williams, paying therefor $3,400. —Mot S. S. Cooper, of Clinton, met with a painful accident on Monday of laet week. A piece of wood flew from one of the ma- chines in the planing mill and struck him in the groin, entering iseveral inches, and it required considerable strength to remove it. —Last week Mr. John MoEwen, SOH of Mrs. D. MeEwen, of Stanley, hitched up the horse in the barns While backing out, the mare's foot went through a hole in the approach, and her leg was broken. The in- jury was so severe that the animal had to be shot. —On Saturday, 18th ult., as Mrs. John Torrance, of oderich township, and her youngest boy were driving to Clinton, the horse got fri htened and suddenly turned around, pitc mg them out on the aide of the road. N thing ore serious than a few painful bruises re tilted. --A uniqu incorrect e.ddrees was received at the Exete 'post office the other day from England`, an read as follows : " Mr. Exeter t'os Office, Filtriore County, To- ronto, Onta io, Canada." The writer un doubtedly w s not too well versed in Cana dian geograp y. —Mr, Syl ester sH bbert, who has been living on the Ball far , faitland concession Goderieh towaship, f r wine time, ha rented the farm of Mrs; Thomas McIlveen in East Wa4anoeh ne and a half mile north of Blyth. Ife secured it at $200 a year, for eit er three r five years. —As 'the Munn Brothers were moving their tractio engine to Mr. G. McGowan'e, East Wawa osh, ono day lately, they ran foul of a ga e post, aed broke the coupling iron of the ugine. They sent to LondOn and soon had another to replace the one broken. 1 —Dr. C,i J. Hamilton, of Cornwall, a pil obtaini g the highest percentage next il former pupi of Goderich Collegiate Insti- tute, has k'ndly offered a medal to the pu- mideummei• in either the second or third class roornal. It is pleasing lo see that form- er pupils takesuch azi interest in their old school. I — —Mrs. !J. Burch, Of Pueblo, Colorado, who has been visitinglher sister, bire.James Down, in Exeter, the past few weeks, re- turned hotne last week, visiting Cleveland and St. Louis metier ay. Mrs. Burch was a resident of Exeter °me twenty-six years ago, and saye the pla e has in that time grown from a village o an important town. —Messrs. George i Bawden and James Jewell, who are outtiUg wood in Mr.Robert Leathorn's swamp a li tle southwest Of the village of Exeter, wer surprised on Tuefi- day morning of last week, on arriving at 'they had left their axes burned to the the swamp to find the ile of wood in whioh ground. A stump clolie by had been fired the day previous, and hie fire had spread to the wood. 1 —Mr. McGill, of Blyth, father of Mrs.F. W.Wattsnof Clinton, has bought froth Mr. C. Landeborough, Tuckersmith, the quarter acre lot on Rattenbary street, Clinton, formerly occupied by Ihlulloy's pump fao- tory. The price is in the neighborhood of $300. It is said Mr. McGill intends to ereot a honse thereon next spring, and to become a resident of the town, —One day lately, while Wm. Wood, of Bethesda, was working iti the bush, he met with a somewhat painful accident, and nar- rowly escaped deatte He had felled a tree, whieh lodged on a high stump, and was in the act of chopping it ag.in when it sudden• ly tipped and threw him with great force to the ground, the axe which he held, striking him a terrific blow on the head, inflicting an ugly wound near the temple, The wound required several stitches, , —Wednesday morning, 22nd ult., the news was received by R. McLean, of God- erich, that his sister, Mrs. John Elliott,had died_ in Grandin, Dakota, on the previous day. Ihe telegram alsoistated that her re- mains would be shipped. by rail from than pant for interment in Maitland cemeterY, Gederich. Mrs. Elliot was well and favor- ably known in Huron; having lived in this county from childhood Op to seven years ago, when ehe went west with her husband. . 8 —A very pretty though quiet wedding took place at the residence of Squire Pat- rick, 12bh concession of London Township, on Wednesday, the 22pd ult,, when his daughter Lily was united in marriage to Mr. John Beacom, Deputy Reeve of clod- erich Township. The ceremony itvas per- formed under a beautiful aroh of roses and evergreen°. A large number- of costly and useful presents were received by the bride, testifying the esteem in which the couple are held. After a bountiful repast and a few hours' social intercourse, the happy couple left for the East to spend their honeymoon. —The following item refers to a lady well known in Huron : On Wednesday, No- vember 15th, a very pleasant event took place at Mr. W. H. Wortman's residence, 546 Dundee street, London,when Miss Ellen Maria Smith, only daughter of Mr. John Smith, section boss, Londesboro, who has been living with the family °for several years, was united in marriage to Mr. An- drew Burgess. Rev. J. G. Laird performed the ceremony, and Mrs. Wortman provided a rich wedding breakfast for the young couple and their invited guests. —A few days ago, Principal Cameron die- trlbuted the neatly gotten up certificates supplied by the Education Department to the pupils passing the Leaving examination at Brussels school last July. 1The °esti& este is 120.8 inches and the e roll is en- twined in a wreath of maple 1 eves. The names- of Hon. G. W. Ross, inister of Education, and Inspector Robb,are eigned on each certificate. The idea a capital one and will, no doubt, do much toward en- couraging those receiving' them in further diligence . —Mr. Albert May, a former Huron boy, but now .reeiding in Stevensville, .Merstena, and in businese with his brother, writen as fellows to a friend in Clinton : We grew all kinde of fruit ; our winters are very short ; seldom more than two to six Weeks of real winter. We grow great crops ; 50 to 80 and 120 bushels of oats is a oomtnon arop, and 30 to 50 of wheat ; sheep and hogs have been our hobby ; we have dressed about 1,000 muttens and lambs this mut:o- uter, besides beerand pork ; we also do a large business in live stook and dressed mate. We have now about 5,000 sheep, 3,000 of them ewes. Sold our hogs last February at 80. on foot. Our market for stook. etc., is at Butte and Helena. . e -On Thursday evening, 16th ult„ the Wingham firemen were called out twice within, a few hours. The first alarm was given about 5 o'clook, on amount of an in- cipient fire at the Unton factory, caused by a spark from the electric wire falling into & pail of shellac. The fire was out before the firemen reached the factory, and no damage was done. A little after 8 o'clock the alarm was sounded again and it was found that a frame house near the corner of Scott and Josephine streets; owned by Mr. John Elliott, ern was on fire. The firemen were proMptly on hand, and were soon playing on the fire, which was extinguished without doing much damage. The house was unoc- ctipied, Mrs. Thompson having moved out that day. The origin of the fire is un- knOwn. --Miss Mary Ann Tapp, daughter,of Mr. Wm. Tapp, of Exeter, who for some time has been residing in London, has arrived home in a very precarious condition. It seems a week ago Sunday evening she went to church as was her initial custom, and while there was suddenly seized by severe pains coureing down one of her legs. She at once went to her home and summoned a doctor, who described it as being a very pe- culiar and severe affliction, and one which he had not met with during his entire prac- eice. She arrived borne on Wedneadaye 15th ult., and is now in a very uncertain condition and suffering much intense pain. —,On a recent Sunday night -somebody gained entrance to George Edwards' reel, - dance in Brussels by inserting his hand' through a broken window pane and drawing back the bolt in the door. Mrs. Edwards was called out of bed to wait on one of the children and unconsciously startlei the mid- night rover. He could not find the door to get out, so he wrenched out the lower sash of one of the front windows, jumped to the sidevvalk and made hia eecape. A number of house plants on the window sill came to grief. in the escapade. Nothing was missed as Mr. Sneak Thief had not time to accom- plish the object of his visit. It was evi- dently somebody acquainted with the prem- ises somewhat, as he had been in the shop before visiting the adjoining dwelling. —At the annual meeting of the Londes- hero Creamery Company held recently, the annual report showed that 40,340 lbs. of butter were made during the season, which sold for $8,234.78—an average price of 20 31-10q cents. The CoMpany's earnings for last season were $1,613.57, balance from last season; $64.78, making a total of $1;678.35 ; expenditure, $1,449,70; dividend of 9 per cent. on paid up capital of $2,000—$180, lettering a balance on hand of 848,65. Owing to the day being very stormy, the attend- ance was not as large as might be expected. After the adoption of the report the re- tiring board of directors, viz. Messrs. George Watt, W. Cunningham, .Ei. Farrow. Wm. Weymouth and James Stevens were unanimously re-elected. Mr. James Camp- bell WAS appointed auditor. At a subse- quent meeting of the directors, Mr.G. Watt was re-elected President, and Mr. W. L. Ouimette, Secretiry. The quantity -of but- ter Made is less than last year, owing to the extremely dry weather in the latter part of the season, and to the fact that the factory cloeed nearly a month earlier this year than last. • see Bluevale. JOTTINGS.—Mr. George Burgess is home from Prince Edward Island, where he has been engaged in cheetge-making,--Rev. Mr. Paul, of Brussels, Rev. Mr. Pring and Rsv. 'A. Y. Hadley oouducted Thanksgiving ser- vices in the Methodist church last Thurs. day.—Mrs. R. N, Duff spent Thanksgiving at Henfryn. (Received too late for insertion last week.) LOCALITIES. —Mies Annie Stowe, of Gode- rich, is at present visiting her -mother.— Mr. W. A. Elliott spent Sunday at Mr. R. N. Duff's.—Mrs. John Beeman is recover- ing from a severe oold, which she contract- ed while visiting the World's Fain—Rev. Mr.Findlay,Missionary Superintendent from Muskoka, addressed the congregation in the Presbyterian church last Sunday evening.— Mrs. McCrae and eon Harry, of Brussels, spent Sunday at Mr. Deuiel Lawie.—The Harvest Home, held in the Methodist church on Monday evening, W9,4 a success+. Rev. Mr. Howell, of Goderich, Rev, Mr. Dyke, of Belgrave, and Rev. Mr. Sellery, of Wingharn, gave short addreeses, The Wingham Methodiet churcti choir sing at intervals throughout the programme.—Mre. Wm. Messerrand daughter Cora are visiting friends near Toronto. _ Londesboro. LOCALITIES . —A new harness shop is to be opened here hortly, by Mr. Brown, from Clandeboye. This should supply a felt waut in our village.—The memorial sermon, improving the death of the late.lvIrs. J. C. Aims, was preached in the 'Methodist church on Sunday evening larst, by the pas- tor Rev. H. J. Fair.—Mr. J. D. O'Brien ia talang up his abode in this village.—The Good Templare' lodge of thie piece etill flourishes. They have very iuteresting weekly meetings, and they are usually well attended.—In connection with the East Huron Prohibition Association, Mr. Thomas Cole has been appointed vice-president for this polling sub -division, and Mr. 13. , Law- rence, secretary. The neeessary committees have been appointed, and everything is in good vvorkingesrder to get out a good vote. —Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Ainslie, of Comber, have been viisiting friends here.—Miss Fanny VanBridger, of London, was bere ori Saturday, attending the funeral of,her eider Ethel, -whose retnaine were brought here on Friday and interred on , Saturday, from the reeidence of Mr. W. T. Ounnette.—Mr. Stickle, teacher in School Section No. 8, being unwell, there was no school on Mon- day.—The phonograph concert given in the Methodist Church, on Thursday evening of last week, was very good, and was enjoyed by all preeent, except some boys and would- be men who seemed very anxious to eshow people what fools they could make of theln• selves. The proceeds -amounted to over$14, ,Cromarty. CRISP LOCALS.—The friends of Pronpect church have decided to rebuild their church next summer.—John Gives, Escp, of Galt, is visiting friends in Hibbert and Fullerton.— The enterteiument in Cromarty school came off on Friday evening last, 0 wing to the stormy weather it was. not as well patron- ized as it would otherwise have been. The receipts of the evening amounted to $1L25. —Thanksgiving Day was celebrated in the, usual quiet style around here. We would respectfully ask why the government ap- points a thanksgiving day. If it is to thank a bountiful Providence for individual or national blesaings, we appreciate their Motives. Although to make a show of thanks on that day will not atone for neglecting that duty the rest of the year. A Too FRESH CORRE,SPOND41. — The Cromarty correspondent of the Mitchell Advocate seems to have provided himself with an unlimited license to slander the good and defame the character of the inno- cent. His writings savour very muthh of a well known character who has an inexhaus- tibia supply of impudence. Whew he pro- nounced the young ladies of Cromarty a " motley crew " he must have felt big. He was getting smart when he dubbed two young gentlemen as " Johnny Fresh " and " Fresh Johnny," and a respeotable citizen west of Cromarty " Mr. Rothchild," bat the climax of his impertinence was reached when he dared to impute to christian lady the character of a vagabond." What form of epitaph his literary spirit will dis- close next it ie hard to tell. In him the seml of refinement which says, " do as you would be done by," does not seeint to dwell ; he should remember the miixim which says, say nothing unpleasant of your neigh - 'hors when it can be avoided. Hullett. -A PAINFUL ACCIDENT.-0II Wednesday oo ff art. wj, ae toe ke 8MRr e. yJnoohlrdi yf nt °hied s4, tehl d eosoto deieopnriovfend uhlilmett,omf ehtiws itihefatnhaancodi.denmt rw. was working with a straw -cutter, and young Reynolds came around and wanted to be al- lowed to feed the machine. His request was acceded to, and he had only ,been feed- . ing a few minutes when his hand was caught iu the rollers, and in a flesh carried ferward to the knives. He had on a ,tight woollen mit, which aided in drawing in his hand, as it was so tight he could not pull his hand out of it. The machinery was stopped as soon as possible, but the hand was so man- gled that it had to be amputated about the middle of the palm all the fingers and knuckles being removed. What makes the accident all the more sad is that the poor fellow ie already eeverely afflicted, bein both deaf and dumb. At last accounts the injured limb was getting on as well as could b e me xupme octierdil t ATTERS. —The council of Hullett met at Londesboro on the 21st ND. vember. The annual meeting of the electors of the township, for the purpose of nomin- ating candidates for the office of reeve, deputy -reeve, and three councillors, will be held this year on Friday, 22ad of December, in the Temperance hall, Londesboro, and the elections will be held on the first of January, 1894, at the following places. Polling division No. 1, Temperance hall, KinburnosJohn Fowler, deplity returning officer ; No. 2, echool house No, 6, Thomas: Noila.ns ; No. 3, school house No. 2, C. Me- Intosh ; No. 4, Forrester's hall, Londeshoro A. Woodman ; No. 5, school house No. 5, William McCool ; No. 6, Temperance hall, Londesboro George Snell; No. 7, -school house No. 9', John Knox. Whether there will be a municipal election or not, on the day fixed by the law for holding such elec- tione, there will be submitted to the vete of the electors the question of for or againet Prohibition, pursuant to the Prohibition Plebiscite Act, 1893, and at the same time the electors will be given another opportun-' ity of voting for dr against the erection of a House of Industry in the County of Hur on. The council granted the sum of $16 to Mrs. Stinson, of MancheSter a woman in poor circumstances, and to 'be spent under the direction of D. E. Munto ; allowed -James Maine $4, and B. Grainger $6, for sheep killed by dogs. A complaint was made con- cerning a fence causing an obstruction on the highway opposite lot 19, concession 4. The clerk was iostructed to notify the parties to remove the same forthwith. The township engineer has finished the survey of the big swamp and river, with a view to the drainage of same, and his report there- on is nearly completed and will be preeented at the next meeting of council, when he would like to meet with parties interested in the work, The Local Board of Health held a meetieg the same day and from the report of Dr. Young, the health officer, we learn that there has been a number of cases of typhoid of a very severe type in the township during the year, two, or three being fatal. Otherwise the township has been in a fairly good sanitary condition. The council then adjourned until the 15th December; at 10 o'clock a. m. Grey. Towersner NOTES.—Teaeher Engler is re- engaged to teach Whitfield's school for next year.—Mr. Peter'Bish5p,who has been pros- trated by typhoid fever, is slowly " improv- ing, —W orkmen are busy taking timber put of Mr, A. Macheson'e 1 bash for the Star mills. —Mr . J. Aloore hes been re-engaged as teacher in Shine's sdhool for next year.— Mr. Wm. Fulton, jr., has rented his 100 acre farm, 16th conceseion, to Mr., James McNair, jr., 14th cencestion, for a term of 5 years, at an annual rental of $200.—Wil- liam, son of Mr. James Turnbull, who h been confined to his bed for the past i months, is gaining in strength. We hope the improvement will continue.—The Wm. McCutcheon 100 acre farm, beine lot 9, con- ceseion 5, has been sold to a dr. Reid, of h4ornington township, Perth county far $3,500. Mr. Reid takes possession on pittnu,. ary 1st, 1894,—The 14-monthshold son of Mr. Robert Coutts, concession IL died on Saturday night of scarlet fever. The funer- al took place on Monday afternoon. Mr. Robert McAllister conducted the service, Other members of Mr. Cent& family were ulso down with the fever, but are now out of danger.—A few days ago the members of Mi:s Sarah Jane AlcNair's Sabbath School claes met at her home on the 14eh - conce:- sion, and presented her with a handsome - photograph album and perfume holder, ac- cornpanied by an affectionately worded ad- dress, as a token of the apprecia.tion in which her services are held. Miss McNair thanked them very much for their kindnees and their beeutiful and unexpected gifts.— At a recent meeting held in fvlaple Grove Association', Patrons of Industry, the presi- dent, Mr. Wm. Harvey, was presented with a family Bible, the Life of Christ and Gold- en Thoughts, also acomplimentery arldrese. These presents were given on the OCCASiOn of Mr. Harvey's marriage, and as a recogni- tion of his zeal in the interests of the lodge. OBITUARY. —On Thursday of last week Mrs. James Hogg, an old and highly es - She had been poorly eince October 1sr, her scrieel teemed resident of concession 3, wa , a led away to the home beyond this vale o tears, trouble being brotachitie and heart- diseace. The deceased was born in lreland,her maid- en name being Margaret Letitia West. She was united in nurriags to her now be- reft partner 54 years ago, and three years after, they -came to Canada, They lived at Dorchester, Port Royal seed Hay township before coming to Grey about 1861. Mre Hogg purchssed lot 5, concession a, from Hr. Robertson, of Tuckersmith, then.al- most a bush lot. Mrs. Hogg was a very in- duatrious whole-soulecl woman, who was beloved b'y all who knew her, and, although very healthy looking, ehe was troubled with her heart for many years. She found the Saviour precious not only in health but in the hour and article of death. The subject of this notice was in her 71st year -at the time of her decease. Her aged partner and 9 children remain to hold in fondest remem- brance her love and'counsel. The children are John, ef Washington Territory ; Mrs. Thomas Eseery, of Centralia Ontatio ; Mrs. John Ames, Bay City, hp'fichigan • Airs, Henry Savage, Grey township ; Mrs:James Crooks, Bay City ; Mrs. George _ Coombe, Grey township • James G., of Minnesota, and `Miss Reb'ecca, who resides with her father. Staffa. LIFE IN SMITH Aeronroe. —A succensful and entertaining lecture, under the auspices of Grace Church, was delivered by Rev. J. T. Kerrin, of Bayfield, in the town hall, • Staffs, on Tuesday evening, 21st ult. the Rev, E. Softley, pastor, occupying the chair. For nearly two hours the Rev. Mr, Kerriti. kept the fixed attention of those present, wha heartily enjoyed his picturing of life as ig in the great city of Buenos Ayres, the capital of the Argentine Republic of South America. The lecturer bang vs:.th feelieg DI;;CEMEER, ,iong s' Om' remarks durtai wogs in Spanish. I:lodging, of Seafol briefly addressed Canteran _Smith, I ,spIendid efteot duos of SpartacO sors." After vot tiered the lectur sang, " Good -Nig sleeting nenclude Save the Queen es (Reeeived . - -71:681:017MVIIntge;:_id:te.EbisIM8f11:::: dsoiTnadly;.Li:1".:e:vt"cl =to begin next Su . 431,Alnyneeendtuhr'isli°egwdF!'o—Istr,CeTei:ghutine:cch -Johns, of Clint° coponentitrogl oofutthae Empit. - BREVXTIES.--T . the near future, eegiged Mr. W shop, one door n, ' ':- - C'i6rIv'Smi :III; eisilfdtrtn:kettwa.:v ire 0—Y1 Intn:91M8reat:kefhlr.h:11°:::1.ites:Iti :1.: ,PfT_ri hil je n'll—rdk, eMi ga i:ir :is* i Anf. olt,!1 vps 01. a. Young, of Londo; ' Sunday, visiting nur town ladies , , p , Birbi Ili gyro ii.Lttpho , oagEnyr alpnp. wa he:ea:re:m:1 ‘btli n wohk with great society an entert be expected.. ii 13.614111fW,t1 81:Th* 3adts rhil 1:hnegtlireea ;NLI:hliett lege; hdisl ceboadt:libil TYLir:iineegoE' ...:ana8841 Pegaru38. eoldi3.341The:gXlAfo: tGiceiditOPY3118' luanWCtiSph:l8er: ghirs.riof:;;I: ersiraota:eud:. bffae:lai° the horse, which ; animal, made n; and then all wael were;throwa out over the dashhon til°9sly escaped cover of the rill turned the hors :furthir, _beet mad tach himself bS hind legs. At tt ance was rend Laughlin, wit° first indication gating the wreck of Vie -men WI thongh the hn aged. - Things they proceeded pleased that the ieomething Ipth eeeNn e°1 3pr nTeuEbrbLae lErni ehl7ila6t1 elating of mneica we lerbse. PrR6Yeffinieesdi our lodge and -al Thanksgiving Di village. Unton Meeting of the C sancdhuizercli AA nc hd er se own held laet Wednel gehavurecilni,ivelialtelitha; liaLf oi tpr hdp:esiagsoruoapdi ps iwen:gr DAtelodermewbeiBr.chiuterevi, _conduct service S. Henderson is visit from the yo day.—The .Me i• glir;eitallnypet,onietSwa(i apngtuiens-t—ar RI'S.. m101 WiWn 1°°1 val III 11 hall Friday evei ceivedka supply, vgia ehiigebbb ifiernhao °red!! of the death of took place At fe after an illness tneear,aelloweik11. talh NOTES, --Mr. Sunshine, bat terrible &Mateo town, It appe dows of a Uotil story missed hi walk below, jetting his Bpi David Fleming taking efire -of Mr..Francis B Mr. W. Kiehl twenty lambs Mr. a Kelly; fnur fine Avers average 1,248 -john goes to M house for her by trade.—W days ago soon roads, but eho ,. very little sno good sleighing bf the day, ---e had a wood -ie dance at night vertising for a large brick 1894. This w body next tended the an Grey townsh. crowd was a 1 Mr. F. S. Soo isfactory man line, and Miss in marriage on the Rev. J. 'with then m farmers are to drovers have them 50 cents per head, et a farmers' han What makes t s pring ? The until it is six