The Huron Expositor, 1897-06-18, Page 4TEE
HURON L%POSITbR
NEW A.DVERTISEMENTS.
/erne Byre betsreen the psrenthesis, after each
one, denotes the psge of the piper on which the
advertisement wM be found.
Clothing and Loyalty--Orsig & Macdonald (1)
Wool Market Booming—McKinnon k Co. (5)
Nets! lihingi,s—iL Mullett k Co. (5)
Boar for Serrice—J. W. itontiedge (5)
Grinder Pletes—Win. Elder (8)
Bulls fee Servise—G. Headmen (5)
Tooth forceps Lost—Dr. Sheppard (6)
Salvation Army Dining Hell (8),
Teacher Wanted—F. H. &ebonite (6)
License Transfer—Wm. Nicholson (5)
Hettny Sheep—John Shen (6)
Iteward—Oordort Me stun (5)
Jubilee Sboes=421—iliolutrdson & McInnis (8)
Latest Novelties—Hodgens Bras. (8)
Jubilee Day—R. Willis (5)
Berl' Wire and Binder Twine—Johnson Bros. (8)
Jubilee Photos-12I—J. P. Henderson (8)
Cardi*. Spinning, stc.-Doue et the Woollen Hills 8
Mikado Carriage for Sale—O. W. Pepst (8)
HarveseToole—Sills & Kurile (8)
Pure Hey Fork Rope--8ills & Hurdle (8)
Auction Sale of Farin—Wm. Fowler (6)
itra expoliter.
SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, Jane 18th, 1897
The Dominion. Parliament.
There is flotilla& 0 chronicle from the
seat- of Government at Ottawa this week.
Senators and Commoners are alike working
diligently to get through basinesa. The
various items of the tariff are about through,
the estimates, also, have been granted, and
the fast stea.mship eeheme has been submit-
ted, as has also the scheme for the extension
of the Intercolonial Railway to Montreal.
The Government have launched many im-
portant and costly public improvements this
session. They areeall, or nearly all, calculate
to increase the trade of the Icountry, but -
they are raighty costly and if they had been
inaugurated by the late Government, a good
many people would say that they are. too
costly. However, we hope the most sari-
guine predictions of the most sanguine will,
be realized. The Crow's Nest Pass scheme,
has not yet been introduced. It is scarcely'
possible, judging from present appearances,
that the House can close this week, and it
may last until the end of next week.
Hon. Mr. Laurier has arrived iu the old
country. He has been entertained in
Lieerpool, Edinburgh and other cities, and
is, at the time of writing, on his; way to
London, where a warm reception a,waits
him. He is, evidently, the darling of the
hour and is being lionized wherever he goes,
while his speeches are extensively reported
and commented on in the leading papers of
the Empire. The adulation shown him
would be apt to turn thehead of most or-
dinary men, but Mr. Laurier is not an
ordinary man.
Mr. Whitney's Tour.
Mr. Whitney, the leader of the Dpposition
ia the Octal -lc Legislatuye, accompanied by
several of his lieutenants, made a tour of
Western Ontario last week. They held
meetings at London, Aylmer, St. Thomas,
Chatham, Windsor, and. finished up with a
large and. very succeasful meeting at Exe-
ter, in this county. As to the success of
the tour it is somewhat difficult for one who
was not on thespot to judge. It is certain,
however, thet while Mr. Whitney was
warmly and cordially received by his
friends, his appearance did not seem to
arouae any special enthusiasm in the coun-
try. It was necessary and very proper that
the _leader of idgreat political party should
become better acquainted with his followers
throughout the Province than Mr. Whitney
was prior to this time. Mr. Whitney is a
comearatively new man in polities. Until
the last year or two he had scarcely been
heard of, and. was little known even by
reputation, while his lieutenants are all new
men, occupying seats in the Legislature for
the first time this Parliament lt goes
without saying,Mr. Whitney's friends must
have been pleased with him personally, as
he is a genial and in every sense of the term,
a most estimably gentleman. He' isoalso,
fluent and pleasing speaker, and with a
etrong case, he would, no doubt, make the
best, of it. But, he has not a strong case.
We are sure, therefore, that those who have
listened to :hie speeches, as well as those
who have read them, must have been disap-
pointed. It was expected that he would'
have something new,and that he would give
at least an inkling of some new policy which
he intended to submit, which. would improve
the condition and advance the interests of
the people. Those, therefore, who expect-
ed this, must have been dreadfully disap-
pointed. He had nothing mai. Simply
the old, old, stereotyped charges which
have been made -and refuted a hundred
timea over, both in and.out of Parliament.
For instance, he tells us that the surplus
left in the treasury by Mr. Sandfield Mac-
donald has been squa.ndered by the present
men in power, although every person knows
thet a- sum larger than Sandfield left
in the treasury was promised for public
works - and improvements before he left
office, and that these promises had to be
carried out by his successors, who, not only
fulfilled Sandfield's engagements in this re-
spect, but have spent, in permanent works,
such as public buildings, railway aid, and
such like, av-er twenty millions of dollars
more, and there is still in the treasury a
surplus larger than Sa.ndfield is said to
have left. He also tells us that
the country is being run into debt
by the sale of anouities, although every
person also knows that the obligations of
the Province are not increased a farthing by
the iale of these annuities, but that,
on the eontrary, the obligations are being
decrea,sed at the rate of over fifty thousand
dollars a year, and that oat of current
revenue. We also have the worn out com-
plaint that the expenditure is annuallY in-
creasing, and that we - are on the verge of
direct taxation, and this, too, in the face of
the feet that yearly a sum in the neighbor-
hood of two and a quarter millions of dol-
lars is being spent in lightening the burdens
and local taxation of the people, and, al-
though this has been going on for some
years, we are now no nearer direct taxation
than when his friend Sandfielcl left office.
Barely Mr. Whitney must know that all
them_ questions have been discussed and
thoroughly threshed out before the people
at every election that hes been held for the
put eighteen years, and on each mealier'
the people heve said most emphatically by
their votes that they understood the post-
tian and were satisfied with it. What pb-
jeot, then, can Mr. Whitney have in rune. -
rooting these old, worm eaten skeletons and
exPosing them to the air and light of the
present-day. Ile must do it simply for the
pleasure of seeing them crumbling to pieces
before his eyes,or else merely as paddling for
a lamentably barren programme. In either
event,he should show his respect for the in-
telligence of the people by getting something
le,ss meaty. He alao complaits that himself
and his colleagues can not get justice on the
committee whoa* duty it is to scrutinize, the
'public accounts, and, even to make this
chsrge appear feasible, he had to go baok
for a period of five years to get a cauto
prove the justice of his complaint, and this
cane, even on his own showing, does not sus-
tain his complaint. It will be notioed, how-
eyer, ihat neither in the House nor on the
stamp, does Mr. Whitney or any of hie
friends dare make a single charge of cor-
ruption or wilful wrong doing against the
Government colleetively, or against any in-
dividual who ie now or has ever been A
member of the Liberal Government of On-
tario. This being the case, after an oninter-
rupted rule of a quarter of e century, and
in the light of the dbvelopments respecting
the proceedings of -DA. Whitney's political
Mends in another sphere, the peoplek may
well congratulate themselves on having in
this Province a pure and honest administra-
tion of their affairs such as the people of
few countries can boast of. When the
weorst that their bitterest opponents dare
charge against them is errors of judgment
or of policy, which may or may not be
well founded, aed as to which there is au
abundance of room for honest difference of
opinion, it does seem to us that the Govern-
ment that has such an enviable recodid may
appeal to the people of Ontario with the ut-
most confidence that their appeal will not be,
in vain come when it will, and that the peo-
ple will not turn their backs upon such true
and tried friends, and intrust the manage-
ment of their affairs to novices who are not,
to say the least, remarkable for their abil-
ity, and who have little or no -experience in
the mysteries of state craft.
While, therefore, all will feel disappoint-
ed that Mr. Whitney has failed to enunci-
ate any definite policy for the guidance of
his follpwers and the information of the
public, all will rejoices that he has abandon-
ed the mieerable race and. creed propagand-
ism which was the stook in trade of his
party at the last two or three general elec-
tioua. Ho had not a word about the wick-
edness of improving the separate schools so
as to keep them abreast of the other schools
in the Province, „nor of the iniquity and
danger to the State of permitting French-
Canadian children to be taught English in
their Own language, as we have been accus-
tomed to in past political catnpaigns. In-
deed, Mr. Whitney seams to have changed
his mind with regard to the high schools, as
he now declares he is not oppoand to them,
and he is highly gratified with thi very effi-
cient condition in which they are maintain-
ed under the Education Department. He
indulges in some va,gtie generalities abeut
giving to the public schools, the achools for
the 90 per cent., as he callis them, in-
creased facilities to what they now have,but
in what direction his generosity will ex-
tend, he does not deign to say. We do not
know how he can inoreaee their facilities
and efficiency except by increasing to them
the Government grant, and he can hardly
do this either, as he is opposed to increasing
the expenditure, and if the public school
grant is increased the general expenditUre
of the Province must be increased. In fact,
Mr. Whitney is as vague and uncertain on
this sehool question as he seems to be on
every other public question. He indulges
in certain general complaints against the
Department of Education and the head of
the department, but in this, as in other
cases, he fails to make one single explicit
charge of wrong doing or even of wrong
management. There is one thing, however,
of which Mr. Whitney is tolerably sure,and
that_is that himself and his colleagues want
to get into office. Bute we'are inclined to
the opinion that if they want to succeed in
this, they muat take the people a little more
into their confidence and be a little more ex-
plicit as to what they will do should the
people gratify their ambition. They are
staking too -touch when they ask the people
to take them on trust. If they can produce
a better policy for the government of this
Provinee than that which is being pursued
by the party now in power, or if they can
show that the_ present _petty has in any
sense abused the trust reposed in them, and
that they have a better record, then they
will have something te go before the coun-
try with. But until they can do something
of this kind, they They as well remain at
home.
Editorial Notes and Comments. -
The Conservatives of East Kent met at
Chatham last week and -selected Dr. W. R.
Hall, of that city, as their candidate at the
next provincial elections. When the time
for action comes, Brother Pardo • will bury
the Chatham doctor so slick that he will not
know how it has been done, and so deep
that he witl never have a resurrection.
There is one prominent plank in the plat-
form of the Oatario Opposition- which has,
evidently, been lost or broken, as Mr.
Whitney or his colleagues have not "made
reference to it during their recent tour. For
several sessions the Opposition have moved
in the Legislature a resolUtion affirming
that Government officials should be appoint-
ed by the county couneils instead of by the
Government as now. What has become of
this plank ? Have Mr. Whitney and his
colleagues changed their minds on this
point ?
We notice by:the Toronto papers that Mr.
Wm. McKenzie, president of !the Toronto
street railway company, has pnrehased the
magnificent residence of Mr. S. H. Janes,
situated on the hill on Avenue road, over-
looking the city of Toronto. This residence
occupies one of the very fines'
stone, three stories high, red -ti
designed and built by a promin
sites about
re of white
ed roof, and
New York architects ten yearo ago. The
aite of five acresficost nearly ,000 at the
time of purchase, and cede' ly anOther
11001000 Wag tainted in the ohateen,ttables
and lodge. It is one et the most artistio
and expensive houses in Ontario. The pries
which was now paid for this . magnificent
propesty is said to be $125,000. Mr. Mo.
Kenzie is a living example of what a man
can accomplish in this fair Canada of ours.
He is as yet a young man, in the ,pritne of
life, and heels reputed to be one of
wealthiest men in the Province. He is t
principal stock holder in the street railway
company. He commenced life as a poor
country boy in the county of Victoria, kis
father belles a day laborer, and he has made
his own fortune.
Not Quite Correct.
• We notice the following pauage in the
speesh of Mr. Whitney, deliveredin Exeter
on Saturdaylast,Tas reported in the Mail of
Monday :
MeeMoLean, M. P. P., of that constit-
uency, had made the statement that he had
no doubt that Mr. Whitney- would govern
well for a while, but after s time Dr. Tup-
per would get around him, after that sur-
plus which the Government had been ju-
diciously savinig for twenty-five years.
(Laughter.) Mr. McLean would admit
that the Government had not that day but
$1,800,000, and this was the Dominion sub-
sidy. No doubt Mr. McLean thought that
Dr. Tupper and his colleagues could come
around and firat seduce the speaker, and
then the Dominion Liberal Government pay
it over to them. (Laughter.) This only
showed what balder -dash a respectable man
would speak in order to influence an
election.
We are disposed to believe that Mr, Whit-
ney has been inaccurately report8d, as we
do not think he would wilfully make a mis-
statement, and we are gum lee knows better,
although he has several times in the Legis-
lature confessed his abhorrence for figures.
Mr. Whitney does not interpret Mr. Mc-
Lean quite correctly, but we will let that
pass, Neither is he accurate with regard
to the Dominion subsidy. The subsidy
which Ontario receives from the Dominion
is $1,196,872, so that Mr. Whitney is only
about six Inendred thousand dollars astray,
and this is about as close to the mark as
either himself or his colleague!! get when
they are discussing Ontario finances.
But, taking it for granted that Mr. Whit- .
ney correctly reported, he Straka to make
two points,: First, that the Ontario Govere-
ment has no surplus except, the Dominion
subsidy, and that they claim that as a sur-
plus. Second, that even were Mr. Whitney
disposed to hand over the surplus to the
Tupper faction he could not do so without
the consent of the Dominion Liberal Gov-
ernment. 'Now, let us see. what truth
there is in these two contentions. If Mr.
Whitney will refer to the public accounts
of Ontario and to table No. 1, giving a bat:
ance sheet of receipts a,ad payments, he
will there find that this item of Dominion
subsidy io placed es REVENUE and not as
stntreus. He will also find another item
immediatelY following the above, which
reads as follows : "Interest on capital held
and debts due by the Dominion to Ontario,
$214,528." Now, where there has been in-
terest received, there must be principal- to
produce it. It is this principal which con-
'stitutes a pbrtion of the surplus, and not
the subeid as Mr. Whitney seems to sup-
pose. So much for the firat point.
Now for' the second : If the Dominion
holds capOal for the Province, and in addi-
tion owes it a debt, surely the Province can
gather in that capital and collect that debt.
As a matter of fact the Province has drawn
on this fund during the past year, and it
could convert the whole amount into cash
within twenty-four hours, if it desired to
do so. This being the ease, the Dominion
Government has no more control over this
money than Mr. Whitney now has. But, if
Mr. Wh4ney were to get into power in On."
rade, he ',could collect in this money, and
he could -dispose of it as he pleased, without
let or hinderance from " the Dominion Lib-
eral Govriment." We are sure that even
Mr. Whitney can see the point of this, al-
though he may try to shut his eyes to it,
It is pessible, however, that in order to
get out el his dilemma, Mr. Whitney may
try to discredit the Ontario Public Ac-
counts. In that event, then, we would re-
fer him to ithe Dominion Pablic Accounts,
prepared by his friend, Mr. Foster, when
he was Dominion Finance Minister. He
will there find the amount set forth as an
interest !bearing diability by the Dominion
to the Province. R is evident that Mr,
Whitney neglected to consult, the public
accounts before starting on his campaign-
ing tour, else he would not have allowed
himself, the great leader of a great party,
to talk sech " balderdash • in order to influ-
ent:* as election."
The South Huron 1.4.berals.
The Seuth Huron Liberala assembled in
Conventinn in Coxworth's Hall, Hensel', on
Friday last, for the purpose pf selecting a
candidate to contest the censtituency hi the
Liberal interests at the neXt Provincial
elections. The convention was one of the
most largely attended, most enthusiastic
and most harmonious ever he d in the_rid-
ing, and this is saying a ood deal in view
of the fact that South uroe has an un-
broken record for Liberal victories extend-
ing over e period of twenty-five years, and
judging by - the convention of Friday last,
the Liberals of the riding are more deter-
mined than ever to maintain that splendid
record. There were over 140 delegates pre-
sent, every polling sub -division being full
Henry ahesner, Alexander MoKinn
William Sinclatr, Peter MelLay, 44:;
MoNevin, R. B. McLean, William IN)
J. B. McLean, H. MdeartifIly.
borne—James Hackney, James Ballanty
Alexander Turnbull, Donald MoInn
Charles Monteithi Thomas Russell, Wal
Reddy, William j.ackells, Angus MuLe
John Essery, Thom* Smale, Samuel Mad
Andrew Hedged, Hiram Borland. Exe
e -Charles Perkins, John Moore, Willi
Bawden Edward Christi*, James Mill
David 'hillier, Thomas Gregory, Jam
Grieve, George Samwell. Stephen—Ref
Wes. Kerr, Robert Walker, Samuel Bro
Barnet Brown, Frederick Wourth, Jo
Geiser, Charles Holt, Robert Sweet, .
Buchanan, Henry, MoatZ,. John Pred
Thomas Whitesides, Andrew Pollock, Ale
ander Hudson, Joseph Sharew George 5
ton, August Shroider, J. K. 'Goetz Jas
Kellerman, J. Millar, J. Whombol, Willis
Lewis. Hay—Alexander Munn, John Eld
John Taylor Alexander Mcblurtrie, Rob
McCarter, &demi Thomson, Charles Bri
Ernest Gies, Samuel Itannie Justus M
lick, John Prang, Robert Johnston, .Chr
topher &hock, David Spenser,„ Jo
ward Appell, Andrew Love, AlexandeeM
Allister, John Johnston Solomon Hard
Fred Kibler. Hensall—William Buchan&
R. Bonthren Robert Patterson, Willie
Elder, Alexander Murdoch, Thomas Balla
Reid, D. Grassick, J. Mqpiarmid, Jo
Ketohen, M. McEwen, D. 'McTavish, j
John Moffatt. Charles Screenan, R. Sno
don, Peter Campbell, William Think; W
Logan, George Anderson, A. Mitche
Allan Douglas, George Kennedy, P. Manso
Thomas Frsser. Bayfield—Dr. Stanbur
John Morgan, John Fraser T. J. Mark
Goderich township —John 'Torrance; St
ling McPhail, Theriot Holmes. Seaforth
Thomas Burnett, William Campbell,
Forbes, James Dick, Robert Winter, Robe
Logan, James McMichael, William Som
ville, James Leidlaw George Duncan,
McIntyre, Archibald' Scott, John We
Alexander Wileon, Alexander Stewart,
In addition to the delegates there we
present,from all parts of the riding, a lar
number of stalwarts whe had come to me
their brother Liberals and lend the counte
anee of tilde presence to the occasion.
The by-laws of this association do not p
mit of open nominations, as in most plac
The n_pminations are made by ballot, a,
consequently the convention proceeded
once to ballot. The -first ballot, wh
counted, showed a , very large ma
ority in favor of the preeent represe
tative; Mr. M.. Y. McLean; the second hig
eat on the list`being Mr. Henry Cook, t
well known proprietor of the Hens
flouring mills. The nomination . of M
McLean was! made RitalliM0118 by a stan
Mr. McLean was summoned to the co
vention and was very warmly received
the delegates and others preaent. In
short and stirring address h aceepted t
mined that if the convent on saw fit
Fr
nomination. He said that • had dete
favor him with the unanimous and hear
nomination that he would swept it, but i
on the other hand, they fat that the
could get a standard bearer who could mo
fully control the confidence and support of
the party than he could, he would grece-
fully step down and take his place in the
ranks once more and fight with his face to
the enemy, as he had always done; until the
last ditch was reached, and the last vote
recorded on election night. • He thanked
them for their MISARiMOBB and hearty
nomination, and he appreciated it all the
more as it was an endorsation of his course
and conduct as their representative. They.
had placed him in the field as their standaed
bearer ind he now asked them to elect
him, not on his own account, as he was a
comparatively unimportant factor in the con-
sideration, but on account of the principles
which he represented, and for the credit of
the party to which he was sure they were
all proud to belong. He was willing and
determined to do what he could to secure
success, but he coulenot do tint& alone,
but with the united, enthusiastic and
earnest support of the Liberals of the rid-
ing, he had no fear for the result ; he had
no fear that noble old South Huron would
go back on its splendid record of unbroken
Liberal victories which for the past twenty-
five years it has enjoyed. The unanimity
and enthusiasm of this convention convinced
him that he would receive this support and
assista,nce, and that when the teat domes,
South Huron will record its verdict as it
had so often done before, in favor of honest,
economical and progressive Government.
He dealt briefly with several public
queations and referred to some of the state-
ments made by the Opposition leader in his
London and other speeches delivered during
his western tour then in progress, and pre-
dicted that if Mr. Whitney could not show
stronger reasons than he had yet done why
a change of Government should take pla ce in
this province, the people of Ontario would
hardly be so foolish as to discard their trite
and tried public servants, who had for so
long a time, guide& the ship of state in this
provinces° successfully and so much in the
public interests, for mere novices who had
no special ability and little experience to
recommend them.
Mr. J. J. Bell, of Toronto, assistant
provincial•organiser, who was present, ad-
dressed the eonvention. He gave many
useful hints on organization and kindred
subjects, which were well received by the
convention. Stirring and encouraging ad-
dresses were also delivered by Messrs. R.
B. McLean and W. Doig, Tie:dm-smith ;
Thomas Fraser' and Alexander Mustard,
Stanley • William Lewis, Stephen • Alex-
ander Murdoch, Hensall ; Mayor 'Holmes,
of Clinton, and others.
The; following resolutions, supported by
lequent speeches by the movers and second-
rs, were carried amidst enthusiasm, when
he convention closed with cheers for the
idate, and the chairman of the convention..
he following are the resolutione. They
peak with no uncertain sound, and show
ust where the Liberals of South Huron
Moved by W. Doig, second by 'A, Cosens,
hat we, the Liberals of South'Huron in
onvention assembled, desire to express our
clmiration of and confidence in our Pre-
ier, the Hon. Wilfred Laurier. Since
ming into power he and hie Government
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stituenc . The organization of the ridin
having een thoroughly provided for at the
annual meeting, there was little in that way
to do at the_ convention. A resolution,
however; was passed, appointing the dele-
gates present from each polling sub -division,
a working committee from their respective
divisions, with powerlo add to their num-
bers.
The convention was called to order at
eleven o'clock by the President of the As-
sociation, Mr. George McEwen, of Hensall,
while the secretary, Mr. Thomas Fraser, of
Steele , stated the order of business. It
have redeemed the important pledges they
ave to the country, and we look for con -
nuance of the good work. We take this
pportunity of expressing our pleasure at
e proniinent position given Canada and
er Premier, Mr. Laurier, by Her
ajesty's Government, on the occasion of
r Jubilee celebration, and we futher ex-
ess our loyalty to her and pray that she
ay long be spared to rule over our be-
ved country. We express our approval of
e new tariff, especially the . preferental
&uses, which we believe cannot fail to
rengthen the bonds of union between
nada and the mother country. By the
ompt settlement of the Manitoba school
estion, Mr. Laurier has proved himself to
a statesman of superior ability,. and a
an worthy of the confidence of all races
d creeds. By the retrenchment which
a been inaugurated, we are satisfied an
a of economy as well as progress has been
gun at Ottawa. We desire to express our
limited confidence in the Liberal Govern-
nt now in power, and our determination
uphold their hands by every legitimate
ans in our power.
Aloved by Thomas Gregory, .Exeter, see-
ded by Alex Mustard, Brucefield, that
is convention desires to place on record
unbounded faith in and admiretion for
able manner in which the Hon. A. S.
rdy, Premier, has conducted the business
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was ecided to appoint a committee on Ca
credentials, receive the credentials of dele- pr
gates and then adjourn for dinner. Messrs. qn
John Emery, of Usborne; Alexander Mile- lie
tard, of Stanley, and Thomas Gregory, of m
Exeter, were appointed the eredential °ono an
mittee. The credentials were all filed and ha
the committee completed their work during er
dinner hour, and were ready to report when , be
the delegates reassembled at half past one. i un
When the convention re -assembled and ,s me
the rein was called, it found that every man to
was at his post, and every polling sub -div- I me
ision in the riding was. hilly represented.
The following delegates took their seats : on
McCaa, IL Chesney, William McDougall, its
J. B. Henderson, Sidney Johns, George the
Black, Samuel Broadfoot, Herbert Crich, Ha
of this fair province. We believe and. know
that it would require a brilliant nrid able
nuakto intoned the tate Premier Sir Oliver
Mowate, there ir no reason to doubt hat
that the Province) has secured a worthy and
eflieient ueceseor in the person of the Hon.
A. S. Hardy, and we pledge ourselves to do•
all in out power to support his adrainistra-
!WAXING WINDOWS. —The trustees of
Neeinah' achool have been annoyed for
some ti e with persons breaking thw win-
dows in he school building. In order to
protect the windows they had screens'
placed o them last summer. This.proved
effective for a time, but the nnisance is
again s rted, and they -have daided to
offer a r ard of five dollars for the ditec-
they are etermined to have them severely
,unished The mischief has, evidently,bden
one by tones thrown from a catapult, toink
better stoppeo3, or some persons may find
theineel in the county boarding house be-
fore the lore of the season. .
ANOT ER PIONEER DEPARTS.—Many ot
our read re will regret to learn of the sud-
den cleat of Mrs. Traquair, widow of the
late Jo II Tragnair, of the township of
Tuckers ith. Mrs. Traquair died on VVed-
nesday o last -week. She was nearly 73
years of ge. She was a sister of Mrs. Wm.
Chapma of the 3rd consession of this
townshi . She had been visiting at Mr.
Chapala do, and taking unexpectedly ill, she
passed wey very suddenly. She was a
kind he rted, exemplary woman, who was
highly r spected and greatly beloved by all
who line her. Her death removes from
life anot er of the worthy pioneers of -this
townshi . The remains were interred in -
Rodgerville cemetery -on Friday, and a very
large nu bee of people attended thefuneral
to pay a la,st tribute' of respect to one who
was so universally esteemed and who had so
well pla ed her part in this life.
THE 10UNCIL. —The council met at Kile's
hotel, o the 10th inst., a3 a court of revis-
ion for eitring and trial of complaints, un -
Four ap eals were lodged on the ground of
over ass esment. After hearing each ap-
pellant and, !several witnesses, the court
finally unnissed each appeal, leaving the
aseeesm -at as placed by t he engineer. On
the app al of James McConnell, lots 7 and
added o the " schedule Or assesstnent
on lan s in Tunkersmith," and each as-
sessed $1 for outlet liability.—After
the el. se of the court the council sat
forgen ral business. A petition was pre-
sented rom James Sproat and several oth-
ers, bei g a majority of the assessed own-
ers, as required by Section 3 of the Drain-
age act 1894, praying that the councilkwould
take at ps to provide for the deepening,
straigh ening, widening and otherwise im-
. provin the stream known as the "Tyndall's
The cle k was instructed to have the township
engine n[Mr. F. W. Farnsomb, make an ex-
a.minat on of said drain, and report upon its
meetin of Counoil will be held on the evee-
ing of une 24th, at Kyle's Hotel, to finally
. Wroxeter.
DEA u OF AN OLD RESIDENT. —One of . the
oldest ettlers in this part of the country
passed away on Sabbath evening last, in
the peeson of Mr. Adam Morrow, a man
well a .1d favorably known for many miles
aroun - Arriving in this country from
Irelan • when but a young man, he settled
in Tur berry when but a howling wilder-
ness, at owing to his industrious and
frugal obits he was not long in earning a
, compe ence which he lived to enjoy for
many ears, till a westing malady seized
him a d carried him off at last. He leaves
a wife nd one son, who have the sympathy
of ma y friends in their bereavement. In
conne tion with the foregoing, Mr. William
Lawn , of this place, whet did the engraving
on Mr MoreCw's Coffin plate, and has done
the gr titer part of this work in the neigh -
boil° d for 25 years, made the remark the
other ay that he had never yet engraved a
plate or a person older than himself. That
he is ble to do work of tiiis kind at the age
of 88, where a steady hand and correct
taste re required, is in itself wonderful.
Ma FS. —The Wroxeter footballers got a
last Score 3 to 0. —Me. John Davidson,
the ell,known and capable blacksmith, of
this p ace, has in his finishing room at
pres t frame of the finest articles in the
sha e of top buggies tnat were ever turned
out y hunian workmanship. They are
mod I of art, and reflect great credit on the
buil r and finieher. Mr, Daeidson's trade
in t i line is not confined to this local-
ity a ne, as be is from time to time ship •
ping ff. a fine, comfortable cutter or car-
riage Manitoba and elsewhere, and quite
delug of ool is pouring into the niill here
li-
Sand son of the Ambitious City, is visit-
ing h mo her here at preeent.—A perfect
at pr ent, tind Mr. Samuel McKelvey is
ever ° the 'move. The popularity of the
propr tor insure!! far him a large trade
every eason, and his customers come from
afar t deal their fleece.s.—The C. P. R. has
built breakwater in our Mill dam adjoin-
ing th mill siding.—Mrs. 'James Stutt died
on Sa urdat laste after a : trying 'illness.
ed.— ibson and Barnard ;ere putting 20
feet m re to', their brick chiraney at the oat-
meal mills,. The are deo puttin in a
visit 5 friends in Waterloists—A great day
of spor s is to be held here. on Dominion
Day. Mrs. :, Robert Dixon?' has returned
from a visit Ito Paris. She 'is accompanied
by her niece Mies Van Every, of New_
York. J. J; 'Gibson has gone to Goderich.
Cromarty.
ITEM . —The weather has taken a change
of late nd we are now enjoying beautiful
summe weethen—Mr. James Miller, of
and Su ay last.—In the . absence of the
pastor, ev. Mr. Scott, his horse, while
severele kicked.—Mr, James Miller lost a
valuabl working horse one day last week.
This is e second loss which has come to
Mr. Mil er of late.—Miss Emma Harra and
Mies An ie Duncan, of Klikton, were the
ue ts of Mrs. Simon Miller on Wednesday
but wh pow resides in London, was mar-
ried on Thursday- of last week, to Miss
Ingram ' f Hay township. Mr. Speare, to-
gether tit his bride spent a few days
under t e parental roof. .•
THE ilORESITRS' DEMONSTRATION. —The
grand d orstiration which was held here
on Thur isy last, under the Independent
Order f Foresters, Court Waburn No.
380, St OIL, Was a grand success. 'Being
favored with excellent weather, there was
nothing t* preVent everyone from having a
good ti e. Kirkton brass band arrived on
the gro nide at ten o'clock and greatly en-
livened hie proceedings throughout the day.
The s kers were J. A. McGillivray, Sup-
reme Se ettary, and W. H. Wardrobe, H.
°halm . Two valuable silver cups were
given as p izes for football and baseball,
bein o to all clubs. A game of football
was rs played between Staff& and Kirkton
clubs, Whi h resulted in 1 goal to 0, in favor
of Staff ; a game of baseball was next
played, wthich also resulted in favor of
Staffs, y a scoee of 18 to 3, thus !securing
the two silver cups. Success to Staffa. The
ball whi h was held at night in Mr. Mc-
Kellar's hall, was also a grand some.
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JUNE 18 189'
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EOPLE S
STO
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LACE FOR
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quiTcoklayff• eat i
though a larIge qualtitity of Spring Goods
have been ' Sold, t ore is still a very good
continued Oldness lof the weather has pro -
we want tb mali June a month of big
assortment Of Sum et Goods to sell. The
selling too, We oi)ened the season with
an exceptionally iheavy stock, and al -
May was a montlb of big business, and
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longed the sale of pring Goods, and, re-
tarded the Siale of S mmer Goods, so much
so, that froi# every ppearance the seAson
will be shciiht, and !the selling of Summer
Goods will ii-dd nec sity have to be done
speed clearance we are pre-
pared to sell HE P.
HOSIERY.
We have never hail a.bett
pick from. All sizes in alni
kind required—Cot to ,
mere and Silks. The valt1
giving in Ladies' Hosiery, fro
25c per pair is somethiili
Children's Hosiery cheap to.
GLOVES.
stock tdi/ We have a very large stock of Cloves
st "everSil.just noiv—in Kid, 'Silk, Taffeta and
Cashii ...isle. Our assortment of Summer
aril Gloves is especially good value, and
10c toll; range in prices from 10c to $1.252 per
extr.. pair. ' Children's sizes at low prices.
A large assortment of -go
Corsets in stock. The mat
the best, celors, ivliite, fawn
Prices from. 35c to $2 each.
LADIES' - UNDERWEAR.
A great stock to select from. There
_are lots of cheap, medium, and fiRe
t fitting
ials. are, qualities, all of which are put before -
d grey. 4you at the closest possible figures.
Nearly a thousind pieces ar, here in
almost every width and shade,il'n both
Silk and Satin. There are se,,,ie light
shades for trimming, whi3h ar being
sold far below their value.
There will be quite a stir this month
low prices to sell them. 1 i
in the Millinery room. There li e lots
of Hats to sell, and we don't. init nd to
carry them over, we depend uP n OUT
PRINTS.
Light ground Print, and sev
lines of washing materials ha O
put on a counter by thetnselV
marked away down in prieeA.
are bargains here that you can
anywhere else.
1 odd
been
and
here
find
We are selling good Laces cheap
;There is a very large stock of some
fkinds, aud some In these we have
Narked down to about one third their
.kralitte, you should see these Laces,
,Ithey are special bargain's.
s BLOUSES
111 Blouse Waists are -the correct thing
or the warm' summer days, and we
4: ave a good range of these goods tfai
ishow. They are in good qualities ani
kolors) and low in prices.
Plain Lawns, Spots, Sprigs, Cheeks,
Vines in cheap, medium add fine
qualities. A stock so laree that it
Won't pay to carry them past° the BUM -
season. Call and see how cheap
we are selling Muslins.
Besides the koregoi g Summer Goods
you will find IA. y bargains extending from
one end of the st re to iihe other, odd lots
here and their, enmagts, full pieces, etc.
clearance of thii eason's goods at as early
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DRY GOO
Seafortlfs Greates,
ash Dry Goods Store*
o
sod &awn
Worm! Tees
mow/ .61"111
Plrellinne C°111
sit fawn 1_4‘
Tjp:t 4-4
gal
ra of_ aro
--completed hie -Atli
Sunday here witli
mamasiao
ly to the inirpriste
telegram was newly
sues of her lethete
laving an edeicess
irnprovbag
lor some pass
Friday evenhig. TI
tin the Union rem
moon, friends and
ttbeir sympathy by t
Miss R. Crawford, a
aicknesssis able tole
met as usu.al laet
zloty and Wednesday
Perth
--:Stratford has Vt
—Miss Kate Hick
—• The corner start
ieteutitehlli
--• Mrs. Hill and
WVii—aBleet.ldb:giuten't l'4a0refarovil
Mitchell took advant
7IfferdiFibtuillshrt.
lier tiara year's ex!
erToronto, and Isle. J.1
iburst, and a 'Faust
sschool, passed his se
—Milo F. Tho
with a nasty aceide
-week. The lady we
house -to Mrs. awe,
being wet, she slip*
,atriking the there, (X
eleep gash.
Deoeased was born
,tee—omeda, ahyisot:
.a large circle of fri
,mon, of Fallarton,
There were sortie 1
the bents were en'
=coin putting on
—On Saturday
444Timarl..JAocablininekelcalvina8b11:0eisttne
and, as a result, a
News
Dr. Charles H. Pot
polities. He has al
work of the Sepia
'Crime and of the 0
Sails on the Germa
DISAPPOINTED IN
and Czarina are era
also a daughter. i
THE QUEEN WEJ
'Queen was so muel
not "The Wearing 4
oastle, that she W4
To ASSASSINATE
-tempt was made '
Taut*, of France,
way to theernce
was exploded elosl
THE AIR $1111°
--nerd, of Nashville
try another voyi
*balloon appendage,
llated,and when hi
kbegan to descend i
burst, but the par
the Professor to la
‘sent to Queen Reil
splendid reiary,*
-set alternately wil
'emeralds as heeds
by a. letter eonvey
. and expressing ad
'courage and wisde
,. has secured optior
the Cincinnati See
gene Kentucky, fot
berlsaid River Ra
It consists of e'en
zoads along the
Point Burnside, A
along the Cineit
'The money invole
to $10,000,000.
Revs ON CHR
receivedtbat Ant
. eilace in Liu 'Chin
sties loudly woe
simultaneously or
the fierce fight th
were killed out
'four -captured.
AN OUTBREAK
oeived at Boml
residence of the
during the he.ate
flounces serioius
frontier and. tits
Government emp
obtainable ot pre
regiment of Sikh
infantry, were
the TecIti Valle
About fifty yea
-certain Highland
ithreslihtg the Bi
olpit than pre'
e -who wail
'a wag 'besides, tei
iwhet he could
to himself lend*
'enjoy s. quiet for
'Which tamed th