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You Must Concate—Greg & aodonald (1)
• The Gunn Still Loaded—B. B. Gunn (4)
• Lowe,st Prices—MAW= & Co. (6)
Spring Wall Papert—O. W. Paola (6)
Mortgage Sale—F. aceinested (5)
Seeds.—A. Young (8)
Money Lost—Excositor Office (8)
Rave You Bought Your Spring Shoes T—R. Willis (5)
Real Estate Agency—W. N. Watson (5)
Boots forSpring—Richardson & Menai.; (6) '
• To Poultry Fanclers—John Wald (8)
Seocrri-hand Bicycles -0, W. Beret (8)
_ Bran and Shorts—Cook Bros. (8)
' - First -clam Binycles for Sale—W. Elder (8)
Millinery Opening—W. W. Roffman (8)
Durham Bull for Sale—J. Pstterson (6) -
ifotice to Creditors—J. M. Best (5)
Auction Sale—Robert Ward (6)
Cettege for Sale—Stark Bros. (8)
Spring Stock Arrivid—Liij—W. H. Willii (8)
Yarn). ter Sale—T. Adams (5)
Card of Thanks --&-Lottie M. Scott (6)
For Sale—Mrs. C. M. Dunlop (5)
Change Jt Business—J. S. Crozier (5)
Seed Peas—Wm Bubolz (8)
Girl Wanted-31re T. F. Coleman (8)
Boar for Service—W. 0 Landeborougli (5)
Millinery Opkning—[2]—Wm. Pickard & Co. (8)
Crescent Bioyoles—Lumsden & Wilson (8)
Wall Papar—Lumsden & Wilson (8)
Notice to Debtors—J. S. Crozier (5)
Dry Wood for Sed—Leatherdale & Landsbnrough (8)
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The funs Cxygoitor.
SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, March 25th. 1898
The Drummond Railway Deal.
A good deal has been said and written
during the past year about what has become
familiarly known as the "Drntnmond Rail-
way Deal." In order that the situation may
be properly understood, a little preliminary
explanation may be required. The Domin-
ion Government devised a scheme for the
extension of the intereolonial Railway,
which 18 & Governinent road, into Montreal.
Ever
Ever since this road was constructed it has
been rue at a. heavy annual loss to the coun-
try. Hitherto its weatern terminus has
been at a small village several miles east of
Montreal. By extending. the road and mak-
ing the western terminuls at Montreal, the
head of oceennaVigation and the commercial
metropolis of the Dominion, it was thought
the road could .be made more profitable and
would command a larger share of the public
traffic. Indeed, some are so safiguine as to
believe that when this extension is made,
the road will become at least self sustaining,
and that the Dominion will be relieved of a
great burden for its maintenance. There
are two ways of accomplishing this exten-
sion. The first is to construct the exten.
Bina as a new road; the. second to pert:haze
or lease existing roads and in this way i to
make the extensions necessary. The Get-
ernment decided on the latter plan as being
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the cheapest and most benificial. Acnord-
ingly the Government arranged to purchase
and lease connecting railways so as to ex-
tend the Latercolonial railway into Mont-
real, and submitted their scheme to Parlia-
ment in the shape of a, bill at the last ses-
sion. The scheme was, of course, bitterly
opposed by the Opposition and was defeated
by the Senate, although ratified by the Com-
mons. All manner of stories were gotten up.
It was said, for instance, that the whole
scheme was engineered by Hon. Mr. Tarte
for the benefit of his political supporters,
and that all his friends and relations were to
be made rich by the rake off from the deal;
that his sons had been presented with a
newspaper in Montreal by Mr. Greenshields,
a leading proprietor of the Drummond
County read, one of the roads which it was
proposed to purchase, as a reward for their
father's treachery to the country, and much
,more to the same effect. Indeed the charges
have been rung along these lines with-
out intermission for the past, year by
the Toronto Mail and Empire and
other Conservative papers and erators.
The Senate, making 'fifece reports an ex-
cuse for vetoing the bill, promised to have
an investigation during the present session,
as it was too late in the session to/ have an
investigation last year. The Conservatives
predicted great things frau, this investiga-
tion. Accertling to them it was to prove a
secoed Pacific *Lade1 or worse, and from
the revelations hyhich would be made the
Liberal Government was to be covered with
shame and -confusion, and the hated Tarte
would be driven in disgrace from public life.
This wasall very bad, but the Liberals
seemed- to regard these threats with the
greatest equanimity, and even Mr. Tarte
did not, seem to scare worth a cent. When
the present session cif Parliament opened,
and 9.3 soen as the rules of the House would
permit, and before the ancient Senators
could get their thinkieg apparatus to work,
Mr. Laurier, the leader of the party which
was to be driven from power in disgraces
blinself moved the appointment of a special
committee to investigate the terrible charges
in connection with the Drummond County
deal. This movement rather disconserted
the Tory Senators and they did not seem to
knave how to take it or what to do, and they
very wisely decided not to do anything, and
consequently the Senate iaveseieating corn-
anittee has only been apPoiated within the
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last few' days. The Common's committee,
however, has been at work for several weeks.
Many witnesses have been examined. ` The
principal ones were Hon. Mr. Blair, Miniis-
ter of Railways and Canals, and Mr. Green-
shields, of Montreal, the man who, it is
'said, bought Mr. Tarte.. Hon. Mr. Blair, in
his sworn evidence said that he, in his cap-
acity of head of the department having
control of the railways under the Govern-
ment, devised the scheme for the extension
of the Intercolonial railway to Montreal ;
initiated and conducted the entire negotia-
tions for the purchase of the Drummond
road; and he reported progress at certain
stages to the Government as a whole and
that his course being approved of without a
dissenting voice in the Cabinet, he closed up
the negotiations as far as they could be
closed withont, the assent of Parliament,
\and that Mr. Tarte had nothing to do with
/the negotiations from first to last except as
la member of the Government in giving his
assent, to the negotiations- conducted by Mr.
Blair. Mr. Greenshields, who conducted
the negotiations for the railway 'elate in his
sworn evidence, eoroborated Mr. Mair's
evidence in so far as Mr. Tarte was con-
cerned and in addition made it quite clear
that the purchase of the Montreal paper by
Mr. Tarte's sons was- a purely private and
business transaction and had no connection
whatever with the railway negotiations.
Thus the matter standat the present time,
Mr. Tarte has been exhonerated and it s
been proven on. sworn, testimony that he hi.a
' been grossly and maliciously maligned by
his Conservative adversaries. and no person
need be surprised if some cf them are yet
made to get on their ITMI rroAr Ladies before
the little Frenchman, confess their fault,
admit that they are libellers, or pay the
penelty either -in prison or hard cash. It
will not be the firi3t time he has brought his
detractors to book in this manner, and he is
not the kind of man to overlook Offenses
such as these parties have been guilty of.
It has also come out in evidence that the
late Conservative' Government, before leav-
ing office, had decided to extend the Intereol-
onial railway into Montreal and had been
negotiating for this same Drummond County
road, and it is supposed, had they remained
in power, it would have been purchased at
a much higher price than the present Gov-
ernment have agreed to pay for it. How-
ever, the investigati n on this mint is not
yet completed, and. e refrain frees further
remark in this dire tion until ftirther and
fuller particutars sr brought met.e In the
mean time it looks as if the Drummond
County Railway de 1 is likely to prove ea
boomerang to those who have /nought to
make so much politic 1 capital out ' p f it, and
that whoever may be urt by the disclosures,
it will not be Mr. Ta te or ani member of
the present Governm nt. '--I
The Conservative ajority blithe Senate
is not satisfied with the turn this inveeti-
t
gallon has taken and hey have eppointed. a
a committee and inte d having an investiga-
tion of their own,to /3 e if they Cannot make
things look a little be ter for their friends in
the Commons. To t ;
is no person will ob-
ject, as the more light thrown upon the
affair the better.
The Township Show.
" Fariniug," an excellent agricultural
magazine published in Toronto says:
At the annual meeting of the Provincial
Fairs Association held recently in Toronto
it was almostethe unatninous opinion of the
delegates present that Ithe local Township
Fair should be done aWay with. No defin-
ite scheme was evolved in regard ft,. this
matter with the_exception that a number of
the local fairs unite to form one good show
in each district. This is along the right
line, and as we have pointed out several
times before in these pages ; every interest
would be better served if the moneys now
expended on township fairs were put into
one good show in each county. There would
then be greater inducements for farmers- to
make exhibits, a better class of exhibits for
visitors to see; and the educational value of
one good district show would be one hun-
dred per cent. greater than that of a ,dozen
small township fairs.
We do not agree with the above. The
township fair has done and is atili doing a
good woile in the country. The township
fair occupies towards the larger fairs some-
thing the same position that the public
school does to the High- School and Univer-
sity. The lower is a training school for the
higher. There are thousands who exhibit
their products at the township fairs, who
would never think of exhibiting them at the
large county or city shore. The competi-
tion is jeetsas keen at the one as it is at the
other and the prize winner at the township
fair is just as proud of kis success as is he
who wins the prize at Toonto or LondOn.
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In this way a spirit of rivalry is encouraged
and all are incited to excel from the bottom
upwards. The exhibitor at the township
show alsa soon finds his way to the larger or
more pretentious county or city show. The
township show is all right and should. be
encouraged., It is worth more than it dosts.
It would be advisable also to eneourage the
larger county show,as an intermediary be-
tween the township and the large city
shows.
The London Asylum Farm.
Opposition newspapers and speakers who
do not know any better, or who wilfully and
;
knowingly misrepresent,are continually find-
ing fault with the management of the var-
ious public institutions of this Province.
Some say they are .too extravagantly con-
ducted.; some that the salaries paid are to
high ; others, that the farms connected with ;
them are extravagantly and inefficiently
managed, and so on. During the recent
elections, the speakers in some parts found
great fault with the the farm
in zonnection with the 'Lleidon asylum.
Those strictures brought forth the following
reply which was published in the London
Pree Press the Friday after the elections
tookplace. The Free Press,of dourse, could
not find roam for it before the elections.
The management of this farm is simply a
sample of the careful, ecenomieril_ and effi-
cient manner in which all the institutions
are conducted and if those who examine in-
to their conduct, would give expression to
their honest views as the correspondent in
question does,praise and not censurdwould be
the Universal rule. The correspondent in the
Free Press says :
"In a recent issue of the Free Press I
noticed 1a letter headed, " Asylum Farm,"
and sir ned " East Middlesex Yeoman,"
which coutained some erroneous statements
I wish 56 correct, for although I have been
a life-long Conservative, I would like to see
justice done even to a Liberal. East Mid-
dlesex Yeoman says that the Asylum farm,
under present management, is the laughing
stock of the neighborhood. That is.an egre-
gio-us error, for the opposite is the ease. It
has been my privilege. to see the Asylum
farm nearly every week for the past twenty
years, and I am prepared to say there is a
much greater revolution than I could have
anticipated in so short a time. The oat
crop this 3 ear, as well as last, was the ad-
miration of the tteighborhood. The hay'
crop was immense, the root crop, I think,
could not be surpassed, as many of the man -
golds weighed from twenty-five to twenty-
eight pounds each. .The corn crop, both
ensilage and cob corn, was all that could be
desired. In fact, there was not even a par-
tial failure of anything. It may be asked
how there was so great a change in so short
a time. I answer, first, by regular rotation
of crops second, by reeding down' with
clover instead of timothy, thus enriching the
land instead of impoverishing it ; third, by
adopting a proper system of underdraining
it. The present incumbent has converted
a ,willow swamp into the most fertile land
on the farm by digging a large open ditch
from the west side of Sir John Carling's
farm to the sideroad. Milk is a large faotor
in that institution, and under present man-
agement is pr3duced for 50 per cent less
than formerly, by adopting a proper system
of feeding and raising corn for chop, instead
of buying at twenty dollars per ton the year
round. The cattle are pastured, instead of
being kept in the stable all summer. No
better judge of milch cows goes on the mar-
essaimmereiewelmenewsre
THE HURON
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MARCH 25, 1898.
ket than the present Asylum farmer. The
stock and keep of the horses is also vastly,
improved. The piggery has been a gest
success, producing in the last year over
$2,000 in eash, clear of expenses. The last
notable effort of 'the present farmer to save
money for the institution was the making of
an ice pond He excavated about three-
quarters of.an acre of land, seven feet deep.
Six feet of clear spring water is there con-
tinually, from which 700 tons of ice was out
this year, being a saving to the institution
of $500 a year for all time to come. What-
ever may have been the mistakes of the
Hardy Government, they made no mistake
when they appointed Murdock to the Aay-
lum farm."
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Editorial Notes and Comments.
The Toronto Star Bays: "An elector
-who Oannot mark his !Allot correctly has
not intelligence enough to give a vote, and
a ballot not perfectly marked should not be
accepted."
Mr. McMillan, kt, P. for South Huron,
;has given notice of an amendment to the
weights and measures act,' to the effect that
the weight of a dozen eggs muat be one and
a half pounds.
The Russell Provincial election, which
took placwon Friday last, and the termin-
ation of which was awaited with so much
interest the world over, resulted in the elec-
tion of the Liberal candidate by a majority
of about 800. The tide has now turned, and
the Government's majority will eontinue to
grow from this to the end of; the present
Parliamentary term.
The Klondike trade at Montreal is as-
suming enormous proportions. It is esti-
mated at $1,300,000 for the past year, of
which sum the larger part has been spent -in
woolens and condensed foods. The woolen
manufacturers admit that they have seldom
known a busier season, and the mills are
working over time to catch up to orders,
The condensed food item is also a large
one, every article of diet that can be clued-
cated or concentrated is being prepared in
this form, and sold in quantities in excess
of all expectations.
The Toronto Telegram says.: "Malcolm
C. Cameron would probably explain the de-
feat of Messrs. McLean and Garrow by the
theory that many of the applicants fer the
postmastership at Goderich forsook Liberal-
ism because of his disposition of the office to
a son-in-law." Our good contemporary is
sometimes right, but very frequently wrong
in its conclusions. This time it is decidedly
wrong. The Goderich post office appoint-
ment cut no.figure in South Huron, and lit-
tle, if any, in West Huron.
In referring to the defeat of Hon. J. M.
Gibson, and the difficulties he has experi-
enced in' holding his seat in West Hamilton,
the Toronto Telegram utters a great, sbig
truth when it says "No man is active
enough to achieve simultaneous success -as a
ward politician and as a Minister of the
Crown. Col. Gibson must lose his hold on
public esteem if he must be all the time
scheming tosretain his hold on the constitu-
ency of West Hamilton. If Hon. A. S.
Hardy must have the help of Col. Gibson,
let him find a constituency which will stick
to a representative so long as he does hie
duty to the country, and will not reject
him because he has not enough time to
spend shaking hands with people in the
street cars."
The Clinton New Era of last week criti-
cises an article in the editorial columns of
the. Exeter Times, in which that paper
strongly approves of the numbered ballot -
in use in the Ontario elections, although the
same paper has frequently condemned this
ballot. On these grounds the New Era ac-
cuses the Times of inconsistency and hypo-
cricy. Perhaps the New Era was not aware
that the article in question first appeared
d -s an editorial in the Toronto Star, from
which it was scisored by the editor of the
Times, and inserted in the editorial columns
of his paper, as if it was the production of
his own massive intellect. The New ,Era
might ask the Times to solve this conun-
dram : Which is the most reprehensible, a
political hypocrite or a literary pirate?
A contemporary says, and we endorse its
remarks "There are Liberals galore in
Canada. who are quite as well fitted to be
knights as is any Conservative who wears a
title, and if it were advisable to encourage
the scattering of old country titles in this
country, it would not be hard to find deserv-
ing men to wear them. But that is not
the point. The point is,' whether it is wise
to scatter these titles among our people,thus
, creating an aristocracy of titledpersons in a
country where we are all supposed to stand;
on theeerue level. The Liberals being in
noweretwe may hope that no more titles will
be conferred on Canadians, as being entirely
unsuited too the country.,"
The Citizen, Ottawa's chief Conservative
paper, pays the following tribute to On.
tario's Commissioner of Crown Lands. It
says : "11 Sir Wilfred Laurier shall throw
the ermine upon Mr. Gibson's shoulders, it
is extremely improbable that either political
friend or political opponent" of the honorable
gentleman will question the wisdom or the
propriety of the appointment. Mr. Gibson
has lived an honorable life. He has the
personal esteem and the personal friendship'
of those who are his most active political
opponents. He has a high position at the
bar. He has a well•balanced and judicial
mind, In every respect he is qualified to
adore the bench." Every. word of this is
true. But if Mr. Gibson is so able and so
good a man, would it not be a pity to de-
prive Ontario of his services as the head of
one of the most important departments of
Government?
INIMMIM•maiiimom•••1
THE DOMINION PARLIAMENT.
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OTTAWA, March 22nd, 1898.
Now that the Yukon railway bill, which
was discunied and re -discussed for five long,
weary weeks, has passed its third reading
and has been sent to the Senate to be
wrestled with there,the Commons is sittling
down to general business. The new Fran-
chise Act will likely be the next measure of
importance to engage the attention of the
House. It is already prepared and will
likely be submitted thisweek. Simultaneous-
ly with it will likely be the plebyscite bill.
What shape this latter will take no one out-
side of the Government seems to know. The
budget speech is also promised at an early
daine'reference to the Yukon railway bill the
Opposition seem to have Changed their
tactics. It was generally expected that
they would fight it to the end. But they
withdrew their opposition to it as soon as it
passed its second reading and it passed
through the committee stage about as fest
as the several clauses could be read. That
there was some reason for this sudden
change of tactics there can be no boubt, but
what that reason was cannot be very well
fathomed at the present time. The only
amendments proposed to the bill were from
the Government side of the house. Briefly ,
put, these amendments were to the effect
that a majority of the directors should be
British subjects, that the contractors, Mes-
Hers. Mackenzie & Mann, must operate the
road or forfeit one-fifth of the land grant,
and that no member of Parliament can have
an interest in the contract. 1.
The inost probable reason ' f the Opposi-
i
tion in the Commons, actin in the hasty
way they have done, is tha feeling in the
Senate. is growing in favor elf the bill, and
If it was detained much longer in the Lower
House that feeling might grow strong enough
to permit the bill passing end becoming law.
While this is probably the cOrrect conjecture,
there are -some who believe that opposition
to the bill was dropped becenee of the large
vote that was recorded in its favor on the
second, reading. Time alon4 will tell the
motives which actuated th4 opponents of
the bill.
THE SAN JOSE SOALE.
In the Dominion Parliament 011 Wednes-
day last the Hon. Mr. Fisher, Minister of
Agriculture, introduced a measure to pro-
tect Canada against the disastrous ravages
of the San Jose scale. The bill' empowers
She Governor General in Council to prohibit
She importation of fruit trees from countries
where the disease exists. Mr. Fisher asked
She House to suspend the rules and pass the
bill through all its stages, so that its object
would not be defeated by the American
nurserymen sending in ear loa, a of stook in.
anticipation of such a prohibition. The re-
quest was acceded to by the Opposition and
the only opposition came from Messrs.
Charlton and Ellis, Liberals, the former
maintaining that the bill was too drastic,
and the latter that it irivolved a preteetiOn
to nurserymen rindfruit-growers inconsistent
with the free -trade principles which he was
sent to Parliament to represent. The rules
of the House Were suspended, however, and
the Pill waa rushed through i its various
stages and enacted into law without delay.
The importance of thie action Met with the
approval even of the Conservative leaders.
It was not in any sense a retaliatory meas-
ure, as Sir Wilfred Laurier pointed out. The
interests of Canadian fruit -growers de-
manded the exclusion of infeoted stook and,
inasmuch as such stock had been traced to
United States nurseries, it was est to have
an act on the statute books which could be
applied whenever necessery.,
SUNDAY PAPERS. i
Mr. Charlton has again introduced his
Sabbath Observance bill. If Perseverence
is destined to succeed, MreCharlton; should
certainly succeed in getting his ibill on the
statute book as he has stuck to it, most
faithfully in the face of many reverses. This
time, however, it only applied to the
prohibition of the sale of Sunday papers
as all the other provisions which it
'
formerly contained have been p. ovided for
by ;provincial legislation, espeaielly in On-
tario. It was also the opinion of many that
She same also applies to the sale of Sunday
newspapers. However, Mr. Charlton suc-
ceeded in having his bill read a a mad time
and got it peered- through comrnittee.
Should it become law it will be an offense
subject to fine to offer for Bale on any day of
the week a paper that purports tope printed
onSabbath and it also prohibits the sale of
any paper on that day. Judgingifrom the
discussion in the House and the nature of
the Opposition, it is not improbable that the
bill may be killed when it again Comes be-
fore the House for confirmation. The gen-
eral impression is that in view of existing
provincial legislation, especially io Ontario
and Quebec, it is not necessary, and if passed,
M ould complicate matters and perhaps do
more harm than good. 1
LIBERALS INDIGNANT. 1
The feeling among Liberals against the
Canadian Senate is somewhat intentie at the
present time over the reports which are be-
ing daily simulated to tne effect that not
only the Yukon railway bill, but, what is
even more important, the Dominion from -
chin bill will be thrown out by the Upper
House. Many of the Senators are talking
that way, and, consequently; good grounds
exist for such statements. Last year's ex-
perience goes to show that the Senate will
go a long way to thwart the will of the Gov-
ernment. This was well displayed : in the
case of the Drummond County railway bill
and other Government measures. le is pos-
sible, however, that better counsels will
prevail and that the Senators may decide
it they cannot do any good, that they will
not do any harm. ;
Huron Notes.
—A girl inmate in the House of Reiuge is
suffering from scarlet fever. '
--Exeter people are making arrang ments
'for a celebration on May 245h
—T. C. Edmonds has diapoeed of hi S milk
route in Clinton to Churchill nnd Ireland.
—Mr. A. C. Strathdee and son Henry, of
Brantford, formerly of Wingham
leaving for the Klondike in it 'short 'ntend
tithe.
—Owing to the prevalence of scarlet
fever, Turnbull's school, Grey, has I been
temporarily closed.
--Mr. S. Ferris has sold his fine 80 acre
farm, on tbe 9th concession Goderich
own -
ship to Mr. John Trewartha, for the shm of
$3—'30°RObert Douglas, of the 165h -concession
of Grey, has purchased a thoroughbred
Yorkshire boar from Arthur Smith, of the
same township.
—The other day while George Sterling, of
Goderich township, was driving home from
Clinton,' his horse slipped and fractured its
leg.
—Harold, the little son of Alfred J.
Lowry, of Brussel; had the misfortune to
, fall down stairs last Saturday and break his
collar bone. 1
—On Thursday of last week Eva, eldest
daughter of A. Drewe, formerly of Brussels,
died in Minneapolis, aged 14 years. Typhoid
fever was the cause of decease.
—Miss Delia 'Sparring, daughter of MIL F.
G. Sperling, of Wingham, has passe4 1 the
recent erounina.tions at the Toronto Conser-
vatory of Music, with honors. 1
—Mrs. HughMcIntosh, of Holyrood,
brought to the Lueknow Sentinel office last
week, a crab apple limb covered with beau-
tiful blossoms in full flower.
—The congregation of the Gerrie Preaby-
terian church recently presented M iss E J. c.
Lauehlin with a complementary address and
a purse containing $25, as an appreciation of
her services as organist.
' —Louis „Tolliver, a mulatto,_ formerly of
Clinton, has been sentenced at Toronto tO 7
years in the Penitentiary, for burglaries.
The authorities regard him as a bad crinin.
al.
• —Thomas Davidson, of West Wawands' h,
-who recently sold his farm, has purchased a
farm in Kincardine township, about Nur
miles northeast of Kincardine, and will
move there shortly.
—Mr. L. Datling and Miss Sarah Green
were united in marriage in Wingham, on
Wednesday of last week, by Rev. Dr. Pis -
me. The young couple have gone to Mani-
toba to reside.
—Mr. W. H. Cole, of the 16th concession,
Goderich township, has sold his farm of I.80
acres to Walgate Tebbutt, for the sum ,of
$2,800, possession to be given at once. Mr.
Cole intends to buy grain.
—Donald McKenzie, eldest son of K n-
neth McKenzie,4th line, Morris,successfully
passed the Normal School at Winnipeg and
is now a fully fledged teacher, holdinga
second class certificate.
1—Mr. John Hainstock's family of Lake-
let- left on Tuesday morning ot last week
for Carnal, Manitoba, where they intend to
reside in the future. Mr. Hainstock mint
to Manitoisa, a few weeks ago.
—The following persons left Exeter sta-
tion last week for points in Manitoba and
the weat: To Winnipeg—Miss lda Weiner,
of Heneall. To Reston, Manitoba—
Archie Dewar and 'George A. Leister. To
Manitou, Manitoba—Robert Sims, Suean
Sims, Bella Sims, Levin Sims, and
John Sims, of Centralia, and T. Tapp,
of Exeter. To Napinga, Manitoba—Simon
Gower, George Motz, wife and daughteroiand
Christian Lawson, Crediton. For IGretne,
Manitoba—William Simmons, Hensall. For
Moosejaw—Philip Ryckman and Samuel
Simmons, Hensel'. For Portage la Prairie
—george Van Horne, Hensall.
—Ida, the youngest daughter of Mr.
Ferdinand Roddatz, of Cranbrook, died on
Monday of last week. The deoeas d, who
was only 17 years of years of age, bad been
• a sufferer from Bright's disease fizir some
time.
lbert Crooks has sold the farn he re-
cently purchased in Morris from She John
Hannah estate, to Richard Alcock, of the
16th concession of Grey, for $3,150, Olearing
$350 on it. The purchaser will take posses-
sion at once.
—At a recent meeting of the QUarterly
Board of James street church Exe ter, an invit-
ation was extended to Rev. Dr. Willoughby
to remain pastor of the church for the third
term. He aceepted the same, subject to the
stationing committee. •
I,
—On Saturday evening, 12th int., the
residents of Goderich township had I an un-
weloome surprise in the shape Of a cloud
burst. Bridges and culverts were washed
away on the concessions and sideroads, and
in many places the water covered th road.
—The fifty acre farm belonging to John
Oakley, oneand a half miles South of Brus-
sels, has been sold to William Oaklei, who
lives opposite, for the sum of $2,2001, Mr.
Oakley will remove to Lindsay locality,
where he owns a hundred acre farm, and re-
sided at one time.
—The Wingham lacrosse club has been
re -organized with the following officers:
Hon. president, H. F. Gordon; vice presi-
dent, C. A. Campbell; captain, W. Clark;
•secretary•treasurer, H. Wightman ; man-
ager, T. B. McAndrew; committee, Thomas
Bell, John McLean and A. G. Bastedo -
—On Tuesday morning of last week I there
were sold at the Fordwich station twelve
tickets for Manitoba and the Northwest
•Territoriee. Among the number whe left
Were Messrs. William Rowe, Anthony-lHolt,
jr., Cyrus Whitmer, Robert Scott, James
Greenly, Mrs. Brook and son, and Mrs,
John Hainstock and three children,
—On Monday of last week T.Mahone, y, of
Goderich,while coupling cars at Clinton, had
the misfortune to get his left hand between
the buffers, the result being that two fingers
were badly smashed. On examination it
was found that bones were Woken so badly
Shat amputation was necessary and they
were both severed at the second Joint.
—There- was quite a clearing out of the
youth of the 65h line Morris, on Tuesday
of last week, Vancouver, British Columbia,
being the objective point. Those who went
were Augus McCallum,George Pratt, William
Forsyth, Simon Forsyth, John McCutcheon
and Harry MeArter.
—At a meeting held on Tuesday' evening
of last week the Wingham football team was
organized for 1898, with the following 'Offi-
cers : Hon. President, J. Morton-; Presi-
dent, H. 0. Bell ; Vice -President, George
Sills ; Treasurer and Manager, A. J. Irwin;
Secretary, Mac; Messer • Ceptain, C. 0.
Stewart ; Managing dommittee, George
Sills W. Allenby, C. 0. Stewart.
—While a party of Exeter young peOple
were driving northward on Monday evening
with a team of horses from Bissett's
one of the animals, when opposite Harthn's
farm, ,slipped on the icy road and broke eine
of its front legs. The animal was bronght
back to town, hut the break being a bad one
and beyond repair, it was deemed advisable
to shoot the animal.
--A very interesting event took placeon
March 2nd at the residence of Mrs. Jitne
Tyndall, Carlow, being the marriage of her
eldest daughter, Jennie S., to Mr. Cheeks
Paterick, of Jamesville, California. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. R. Hen-
derson,of Auburn, in the presence of a large
number of relatives and invited friende. 'The
young couple will reside in British golirm-
bia.
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—The following milk routes in connection
with the Brussels cheese factory for the
coming season have been let, viz.: 45h am -
cession, Grey, Archibald Robinson; 6th cep -
cession, East, Grey, Robert Rose ; 6th cOn-
cession, West, Grey, John Oliver 8th cnn-
cession, Grey, John McKinnoti ; 10t1 conces-
sion, Grey, Robert Menary; 55h line,Morr s,
Harry Finn; 2ad line, Morris, Geor e
Tu_Aregr.. R. 0. s
parting and family, bf
Wingham, left on Wednesday Of last week
for Dalphin, Manitoba, where; they intend
to reside in future. On the Mohday evening
prior to their departure Mr. Sperling was
entertained at the Dinsiey house by a nurn-
ber of his friends, and presented with a gold
chain and cbarni. Mr. Sperling had been 4
resident of Wingham for about ten years
and during that time had filledlsome of the
most prominent municipal positions.
—John Kerslake, who owns the old Weill,
farm, on the London road south of Exeter,'
tnet with an accident one daY last week,
which might make been attended with ser-
ious results. Masons were engaged tearing
nown a brick house for the purpose of re-
building it,and while puehing overone of thel
walls it fell sooner than expected. Mr.
Kersia.ke being dose by, a part of the wall
fell upon him, knocking him down, inflect-
ing severe wounds and bruises.
—On Wednesday afternoon of last week
one of the neighbors of Mrs. Kate Farley, of
Lower Winghain, not noticing her around
her home, went over and found the old lady
lying on the floor cold in death. Word was
sent to Coroner Towler of her death, but he
did not, deem it necessary to hold an inquest.
Deceased was the widow of one of the first
eettlere in the Wingham town plot. Heart
disease was the cause of death.
—The following parties were ticketed to
She vest at Londesboro last week :—M r.
Arther Wilken for Roland, Manitoba; Mr.
Arthur Marah, for Manitou Manitoba ; Miss
Emma Keneig, Emerson, IVIanitoba ; Wm.
Mann; Neepewa, Manitoba; F. Hagyard,
Havannah, North Dakota; W. Colbourn,
Mrs. E. Colbourn, Mrs. W. jaekson and
Mrs. IT. Cole and family, Hilton, Manitoba;
A. IL Cole Pearson, Manitoba; Messrs. Td
Cole and i'V. Jackson accompanying their
families but are taking a oar of settlers' effecte
eaoh.
— ally 75 'guests assembled at the home
.I
of R chard Cardiff, 4th line, Morris, on
VVed esday evening, of last week,to witness
the consummation of the victory achieved by
Cupid. The contracting parties were Peter
Stewart, of Langdon,North Dakota, former-
ly a resident of Morris, and Miss Mary
Lowe, sister to the hostess. At 5.30 o'clock
Rev. John Rosa, B. A., of Brussels, arrived
and performed the interesting ceremony
with neatness and dispatch. Mrs. George
Thompson. of Brussels, played the wedding
march.
--Ismay, the eldest daughter of kr. Geo.
Muttart,Exeter North, underwent a painful
surgical operation last week. The unfortun-
ate girl sprained her leg the forepset of the
winter, which at the time appeared trifling
and was treated as such, but after several
weeks the limb began to swell and assume a
serious nature. Surgical aid was summoned
and the injured member had to be lanced.
This did not end the trouble, inflammation
set in and threatened fatal results, when ie
was deemed necessary to scrape the bone,
which was done, and the patient is now on
a fair way to recovery.
While at Ottawa last week Mr.Proudfoot,
of Goderieh, , presented to the Minister of
Justice a very largely signed petition from
the residents of Bayfield and vicinity for the
commutation or at least the- shortening of
the sentence ;impaled upon Fred Elliott, of
Shat village, who wee convicted of shooting
his brother last December and sentenced to
five years in Kingston penitentiary. Mr.
Proudfoot received every encouragement
from the Minister of Justice, and was as-
sured that the matter would be duly consid-
ered and a decision rendered very shortly.
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Or.pe 00000 sommems***!e•wwwwe
A few weeks ago we intimated that we were gill at the Old Stand, am/
our only excuse for being here is that we- are endeavoring to do some businesS.
An4 now -a -days it is a very important patt of business to .Iet the public know
what you are doing.
Firstly we would like io say something about
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Capes.
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To -day we passed into stock some beautiful Chiffort,„ Velvet, Melton and
FeltiOapes, that are worthy the attention of intending purchasers The colors
are fawn, brown, cardinal, garnet and black. They are real smart looking, and
when you see them the prices will surPrise you.
Dress Goods._
'Our range of Dress Goods is now complete, and we are in a position. to
show you lines that are confined to ourselves. Our Black Goods section is
particularly attractive, and any lady who is thinking 'of purchasing a black
dress, who will call, we will be pleased to give a sample for the purpose of 00131-
parison. We are out for doing business. We don't keep a staff of employees
for nothing, in fact we court comparison, and are willing to be judged by an
impartial public.'
Clothin
We believe honestly that We can save any man youthi boy, or child, 20
per cent on clothing this string. The manufacturers ;hat we deal with shrink
every piece of their clothing before -making itup. Consequently it is bound to
give satisfaction.
We opened some children's •Clothing to -day to sell at $1, $1.10, Si 15 and
$1.25 a suit, that are very special, and must commend themselves to intelligent
shoppers.
1131'"C0ME WITH THE CROWb TO GUNN'S.
GUNN, C4th.
Greenwav.
GATHERINGS.—A large numbar of the
Knights of the Maccabees met at Mr. W.
W. Smith's last -Wednesday and cut a large
pile of wood, Sir Knight Smith having -hart
the misfortune to cut his foot very badly
a short time ago, while cutting wood.—Mr.
Darman, assessor of McGillivray, was
around herela.st week on his official duty. ---
The Ladies' Aid of the. Boeton Methodist
church met at the residence of 11Y.r. Andreve
Pollock last Monday night and presented
Mrs. Pollock with a beautiful bed spread
and an address. Mr. Pollock bas been here
about ten years and now moves to Grand
Bend to take charge of the post office store,
which he and Mr. A. el ollard have bought.
Our best wishes go with him in his new
calling.—Mrs. E. Dutton, of South Milton,
Michigan, who has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. John Sheritt, and other friends in this
vicinity duringthe past teve months, invited
several of her friends to Mr. Sheritt's_ resie
deice last Meeday evening, where they
spent a very happy time together. She re-
turned home on Tuesday.—Mr, W. H. Tay-
lor, M. P. P. , passed through herelast M onday.
—Several parties from here wentout to Grend
Bend fishing a short time ago and were very
successful. One party caught eight bags of
beautiful suckers, which at this time of the
year are very nice eating.—Mr. Wm. White-
side, who has been working Out near Glen-
coe,for several years,- visited -his home here
last week.—Mr. Rufus McPherson received
the sad intelligence from Boston, Maseaeh-
usetts, that his daughter Cassie's husband
had beenctrowned in Boston Bay or near
that place.—Mr. W. J. -Wilson was at Lon-
don last week and assorted' up his stock of
dry goods, boots and shoes, ete.
Kippen.
{ PLOWS AND ALL FARM IMPLEMENTS. --The
Undersignrcl.now takes this opportunity of thank-
ing his many cuitomers and the public at large for
their Itheral support of the past, and still trusts by
Close attention to business, and businese piinoiples,
So ctill retain their ormfidence in the future. T.
would remind 511 10 need of plow repairing,
*knows, cultivators and all farm implements that be
le now buoy, and has on hand- a full stock of plow
repairs, mould boards, plow handles, all lines of
castings, bolts, and everything in the plow line ; also
wagon and buggy r pairiog, and all lines of blank -
seething. A good stock of plows always on hand, at
ttp lowest Sores. T. ME1/LIS, Kippen. 1579-2
,DIED IN NEW YORK. —14 r. William Ivison,
()lithe village, last week received by telegram
the sad news of the death in New York of
hie daughter-in-law, Mrs. William Ivison,
whose marriage only a few months ago was
reeorded in these columns, and who, to
all appearance, had many bright prospects
in the tuture. But otherwise was ordered
by ;Him- who does all things well. What
makes Mr. Ivison'a, sr., bereavement all the
mote) hard to endure is that Mr: and Mrs.
Ivistm jr., were both lying seriously ill with
typhoid fever and at the time of death all
that was tender as a loving companion was
called home,. Mr. Ivison. being so ill as not
to know of the sad' berea,vement in hishome.
His Many friends and acquaintances here
greatly sympathize with Mr.-. Ivison, alone
in a far off land,whose few short days full ot
joy have been so suddenly out off and the beat
desire of his many friends is that in the
hour cif hie sore trial, his God, who alone can
give Peace and comfort in time of need, may
sustain , him, _ and that he will soon
be restored to his usual health. The rela-
tives here have the sympathy of all in their
time of weeping. ,
Noes.—Rev. S. Achison was in Toronto
this week, attending the committee meeting
on home mission work.—Mr. D. D. -Wilson a
egg wagone are now making their usual
rounds and large quantities of eggs are being
brought into our stores.—Messrs. James
Oooper iSe Son, breeders of Shropshire sheep,
are still coming more to the front, not only
among the breedereof Canada but also with
some of the best breeders on the American
aide, forl Weir high class sheep. These gen-
tlemen Made a sale of 18 last week to Mr.
Cowesland, of Wisconsin, for breeding.pur-
poses. Mr. Cooper says this is one of the
highest figures of sales for some time, which
is sufficient proof that the Messrs. Cooper
keep good sheep.—The past week or so hae
been more like May weather thau that of
March.—Mr. R. E Bell is now at his old
post in our saw mill, guiding theeraw, Mr.
Bell being right man in the right place, Mr.
MeNiven is turning out lots of lumber daily.
—Mr James McClymont's eldest 3hild,whose
life was in the balance for a kW &vs, has
taken a change for the better.—Mr. and
Mrs. James McKie, of Varna, uring the
first part of the -week, visited at the home
of Mr. and Mra: Ricker.—We feel sorry te
note that Mrs. William 'visor', of the vil-
lage, has been. very poorly for some days..
Her many friends will be pleased to heer
she has a change for the better.—Miss Mated
ticker is visiting with friends at Port Huron.
—Many in our community have measles and
bad colds. There has not been so muc
sickness in our midst for years.—Potatoe
which for- the past few years have been an
over plus with the farmer; this year
seem to be quiet the reverse andjgood prices
are now being paid. --Syrup matting,- which
has been all in vogue for the past few days,
bits come to eflitandstill.—Miss Unice Ivison
-who has for some time been at the home of
her sisters Mrs. (Rev.) Beenbee has returned
home.
Lakelet.
BREEZES OFF THE LANE.—Nearly alT the4
snow has disappeared and many of the
farmers are into the plowing. It is a little
sticky yet though.—A great many of the
farmers have tapped their trees and report
a fair run. Should this weather continue
the maple syrup making will be of short
duration this year. Me John, Gregg', first
deputy reeve of our township has 459
tapped. —Mr.- J. M. Fisher, of Mildmay,
passed through the town Saturday. Mr.
Fisher is agent for the Formosa Fire In-
surance Company.—The thunder storm of
Saturday afternoon was wild in this vicinity.
The lightning smashed a pole -used for a.
swing in front of Mr. J. McKinney's house,
to atoms, sent 16 window panes flying and
tore a sash out of one of the windows.
Some of the inmates of the house were tem-
porarily stunned. --The 1)oic social in the
Good Templets hall on Tuesday night was a
success. The crowd, owing to the very bed
roads, was small, but Urine who were pres-
ent enjoyed the affair immensely.—Mr. John
Halliday, of Harrieton, bought the follew-
ing number of cattle of the 16th and 17th
concessions : From Mr. James Ritchie 16
head at 31 cents per pound, Hugh Halliday,
13 head at $3 60 per cwt.; and John Gowdy,
7 head at $39 each. They were taken to
Toronto last ,Thursda.y, and from whet we
can learn the farmers had by far the best
of the bargain.—Rumors of a wedding in
our burg very soon. One of our cattle
,buyers is going to join the benedicts. Such
is life. -7 -Mrs. J. Ilainstock and family, John
Scott, tr., and James Greenly left the Ford -
wide station for Manitoba last Tuesday
morning.—The saw mill here will,we hear,
be sold by auction in Clifford on April 5th.
Should some progressive, enterprising man
get hold of it he mild make some money,—
Mr. Lowish bought a niae colt from Air.
!Levey, of the Sulmohs, the other day at
$90.—Thtihigh nimbi boys are unable to get
home theeFriday nights owing to the im-
passable tate of She roads.—John Gowdy
bought two steers from Mr. Adam Scott,
Saturday, at $62.—Mr.Padfield, assessor of
the township, was in the burg on Thursday.
, Morris.
NOTES.--INathaniel Platt, of the ,5th
line, had a wood bee on Monday last.—.A.
goodly number attended the funeral of the.
late Mrse'Currie, on the 4th line, on Friday '
last.—Mr. John McArthur, of the 5th -line,
is on the sick hat —A good many have sick
horses, something like influenza being the
trouble.—Mr. Wm. Minhie had a succeeeful
wood bee on Tuesday.—Mr. Aleock, of
Grey, has moved onto the farm Ihe pur-
chased lately from Mr. Crooks.—Mr. Me-
Nabb has moved with his bride/oati the
farm he has rented from Mr. 13lair.—Mr.
Robert Miller, of the 5th line, had a good
wood bee on Saturday. =
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