The Huron Expositor, 1898-12-16, Page 1a
IRs
the year, atld
largo portion;
Lew year. Ta -
verY day this
can usually.
RGAINS
)DS,• &e.
;ale
kets1
hiad at the
tilt we have
will olear at
a pass by, if
to finish our
e prices will
es
F rade.
t of La-
Wraps,
aW aps,
Gloves
SrOidered
Scarfs,
,ces, Cor-
'hildren's.
s Clothe,_
Table
!UL
i0
Cash=
ore,
ved and car-
mpowered to'.
Foreign Mrs -
is the society
e of the new
s, The elec-.
deeded with,.
e president,
sat, William:
mie Murray
McPherson ; -
conveners of
orton ; devo-
and visiting,,
L Smillie ;
of your Sea.-
rying to coax
enterprising
•e to go when
rains. How,
like it if we
it a tempting
cur furniture
eel church ix
and others
sir way into
ire dime that
out of it al -
has gone the
ncl has been
[three times.
of their best
be no excep-
of the begin -
a meow fall"
winters, and
pleasant ate
eiduously th
Ow; as the
us what we
ve us whats.
i
, barrister,.
ht last, and;
ere in the,-
Ow.—Mary
Rodd, 1•:x
t, aged We
uneral took
the Exeter
re is about.
sI, which fell
Yiain street
Was held ox.
rand sut;cese I
eceeds, $80
Teter Forth
Hoffman, o
.--The mere
Fndows deco
Mr, xlosep '
interest O
grist mill
nary 1st. -1 -
council were
(r using
;ing fund to
Stores, Thct
Stent of the
eouncil pur
beent very'
Ft forget the
held on Fri±
Methodistic•
tea on Mout
Rennie heti
ese to - Mr.
th his fame
-Mr. Edwin
urned home
a week in4
od shipping.
ells, of this
nit last Sure
`enaall.---Mr.
o- John.. Jar-
,h Mr. Wim
;tingof the
Society, of
home of the
n Thursday,
clothing waft
e distributed
sitot.
THIRTIETH YEAR.
WHOLE NUMBER, 1,018.
ORT , FRI I AY, pE
Greig& Macd.ona
T E CO JNTY COUNCIL.
The December session of the County Coit
oil oo • vetted in the court room, at Goderic
on Tu daS' of laiit week. Warden McEW n
was i• the_ chair and all the members `r
poste• present. j.
COMM UNICATIOT:S.
A emorial wee received from the cou •i1
of the county of (Welland, asking that
mania pal act be amended so that all fa
and g rden produce shall have a. free m
ket, e Cher swholesale and retail, in ev
part • f Ontario. I
Fro, the county council of Dufferin, as
ing fo an amend.i ant to the jurors' not.
Fro Lanark Bounty council, asking th t
the a t re commitment of vagrants •e
amen . ed,
A • tition from the clerks' as sedation •f
the oo my of Huron,', asking the county o
petiti n both the:local and Dom'nion Go
"ernme• to to .am 'nd their eleoti n acts, -o
that unicipal of rise shall be ie ognized : s
the le al custodi ns of the voter ' lists •f
their espective uuicipalities.
A letter fro. J. M. Best, o Seafort
claimi &damages for Thomas Henderso
whose horse was injured in Sprout's bridg:.
Sent to executive committee.
A letter and 'circular from Henry Ar
strong, respecting a book entitle. `• Mu
eipal lawyer." bent to the execs tive co
mfttee.
A number of accounts were received a • d
sent to the•fivanie committee.
HOUSE OF IREFUOE PHYSICIAN.
Dr. Shaw, phy ioian of the House of R
fuereb
-ted t at he hadmade 82 visi s
�, p d
during the year, There have been 9 deat
and 1 birth. D ring the whole year he h
had 112 inmates tinder his care. The ye
has been replete With aocidents,many bei
of a serious natu e, two with fractured leas,
both above the k ee, necessitating oonfin
ment to bed f r a' lengthened time ; t o
fracture arm ; one case of amputation f
large toe and pat of foot for gangeren.
Early in he ea there was an epidemic
scabies. La r n one ease of scarlet fev -
develope , bu i .wan confined to the one i
mate.
CIothi
r
Seaf4rth(
Xmas Clothing Suggestion
The first and most i portant Christmas suggestion is -BUY EARLY ! Th
second—BUS' SENSIBLY ! The third—BUY WHERE YOU OA.t
BUY QUALI Y ASSOCIATED WITH VARIETY', GOOD TASTIr
AND +REASONABLE PRICES !,
The fourth suggestion, also important, is what to buy.
The fifth -is : You should size up so t speak the especial' wants, ' or tastes of
the Iran " if it is a man" to
are Y ogoingbuyfor, an 1 think does
. the man you have on the
g
iflist like to stay
at home of he avenins :
Why then buy him a Smoking Jacket, or Dressing Gor n, or a Bath
Robe. We have these goods all in stock—look at the die lay.
Now possibly this uriverse filling man, may be
require Dress ass Shirts, Lawn Bow Ties, W.
and Cuffs, Qr the Cuff Links, or Sets of
Then again, this man may be rather inclined to
man, then See that his Uriderclothing is
must this be .neglected, and equally.impo
his feet See that he wears our heaviest
or Cashmare Hose.
society man, f so, he will
site gid Gloves, nice Cellars
hiit Front Buttons.
Ie delicate ! Ii he is your own
>f the best, and on no account
tact is the proper clothing of
and best make of Heavy Woo),
• i.
Oontinuing our discussion of the needs of that all important Tuan; he maY be a
sufferer from throat troubles ! if so, do What is sensible, b y hien one
of our Fine Black Silk ar Colored Cashmere Mufflers. 1
I
Now we hope to be forgiven 4is uestion ; but how about h shead ? Is it
bald ? If so, we offer tbeIndly meant and season 'bly timed
Christmas suggestion, the yo� .. buy something to take the, place Of
mother nature. - See that lie haS comfortable head ; in Cap, either
gear
Fur or Cloth. And then p rchance, this min may require varm Gloves
or Mitts. It may be yo have have thought how nice it wou d be to buy
him a pair of Fur Gauntlets, we have these . goods. Com early and
have a choice.
We also know of a kind of man who has the harmless fad of liking
rico Ties,
we afford you the facilities for choosing `' something 1pleasing for this
brand of man.
Aliother brand of -man has unceasing trouble with the fit of his Shirts, and no
doubt he has cause for grieving. . For him, also, our stock offers • the
balm of perfect fitting Shirts.1
We know of still another brand for atvhom life has been a burden, by reason of
sari -edge linen collars. Out four -ply Linen Collars in the popular
styles overcomes all difficulties in this respect.
Some men we know of would. be content to wear any kind of clothing, so long.
. as his handkerchiefs are to his taste. We are showing something ex-
.ceptionally choice in. Hemstitched Linen Handkerchiefs..
In talking of men's wants, we do not wish to overlook the ' coming men, the
boys, for them we carry a stcjck equally choi,e in many respects as for
their fathers : Suits, Pea J ickets, Caps, Mitts, Ties, Collars, Under-
clothing, Ete. I
1
Fo01 the very snail boy a Grey Lamb Cap makes a most suitable andsensible
gift. We earry a large stock of these. l
We alto show a line of Grey Lamb, and Perian Lamb Gauntlets. For girls
these are choice goods and worthy.
A gift very often made and one we had nearly overlooked is that of a ni3e
Umbrella. `, Its a fitting and. useful article at any season of the year..
To conclude our list of suggestions it may be just possible that you are going in
for giving on a larger scale. If so, then one of our own make of Men's
Suits at $8, $10 and $12 may be the article in demand;
1
;Our own make Men's Overcoats at $7, $8, $14 anJ $12 will' rove interesting.
-Better than alt else is a fine Scotch Tweed or Worstel�d Suit, made to
order, at $15 to $22. i
The opinion with those who[ know, is that they would not part with their Fur -
Coat for double the money, f it were not possible td replace the one
they have.
Try 11S for reliable Furs.
Qreig & Macdonald
Clothiers
On the wrong Fiide of the Street, in the ' Strong Block.
BENDING MONEYGIFTS
to your Boys' and Girls away from home at Christmas, .clic '
DODI[NION EXPRESS MONEY ORI)ERS
Are the most convenient n ethods of transmitting' sale. Rates : Up to re 3c ;
up to $5, 4c ; up to $10, c.
Intravelling to the West use the Canadian Pacific; Railway. Your -
baggage is checked right from starting pointing to its destination. The route is
via Toronto and North Bay. No change of cars after Toronto. Rates and all
information gladly given by
R. J. MACDONALD,
get for Dominion Express, C. P. R. Telegraph and Canada
Accident Insurance Company, SEAFORTH.
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i
Sent td the Hbus° of Refuge committ e.
EFIP ER'S REPORT.
Mr. French manager of the House of ' ce
fuge, gave th following report of the pr • -
ducts of the fa m and work done duri
1898: oats, 4 0 bushels .; barley, .12
peas, 1 0 ; a s, 12 ; onions 25, gard
beets 20, carr to 15, parsnips 5, turnips •0
field tur icarrot of
- e 5 field
p e 70, mangol
a g
1,200, tato 4 haytons,'odds o0
7fodder P
three•qu rtes of an acre, citrons' 50, aqua:
cabs e 1 e
30, g �0, , apples 5 barrels. The co • •
gave 16, 74 pen de of milk, from which w
made 46 i poun s of butter, which was :1
consume in t e House.
One handr: d
evergree a were et out, of which seve al
have died •; 550 aspberry bushes were al:
set out, and all are making good growl.
All the fall plou hing is done, and the la
is ready for spri • g crops.
Sent to the H use of Refuge commit :e
A report on the salaries received a
other matters in connection with *Hou:
of Refuge was read and sent to the exec
tive committee.
J ILelt'S REPORT.
3
Mr. Griffin, t e jailer, reported that t
present there ar eight persons confined n
the jail, all mal s. Seven of them are va:
rants, and one i an indigent person.
Sent to the o I untq property committee.
COgNTY COMMISSIONER'S REPOR.T.
Mr. .Ainsley county commissioner, e-
ported that a g eatbdeal of repairing h:d
been dor a to br dges and approaches duri g
the past season and that all the bridges a e
in a good state :of repair at the prese t
time. The mo t important works were t e
Dyer and Man heater bridges. The eh rt
span of • he Ma cheater bridge had been e -
moved, nd ere ted over what is known s
Dyer's c eek,' on the boundary of Hull tt
and 'Na anoeI. jThe bridge is about 8
feet ion and 11feet wide, and rests on co
arete abetment . ; It is a splendid bridge t
the present ti a and likely to remain o.
Acoording to iii steuctions received at Ju e
meeting, there has been erected a 100 f ot
span at Mancll�ester, supported on ab t -
menta of stone ;and corierete. The work as
well and substantially done and will be a
great im rove erlt,as it considerably wide s
the etre m. S me complaints were made on
account Of the bridge not being completed
in the 9e'cifie tune, but he was not awa e
that any pereo had sustained any serio e
damage, as th cdunty has sustained a ve y
good de ration road. The contract for t e
superstriction and removal of Manohest r
' bridge was let to Hunter Bros., of. Kind r -
dine, for $1,10. :The contract for ab t-
ments was let.to F. Gutteridge, of Seattle
for $4 ijer oybio) yard. The bridge w s
ready for traffic on the 30th of November.
A bridge, 100 feee long, should be built t
Summerhill n xt etlmmer. He recommen
ed a steel bridge with concrete abutmen s.
Another bridge on the boundary of Hull tt
and McKilloppl will also have to be built ne t
summer It ill require to be 20 feet lo g.
Cedar ould e a good material' for t is
bridge. The mount of orders issued it m
the first of the year to date was $5,749. 8.
Sent o road and bridge committee.
ONSO IDATIN0 THE BY-LAWS.
The c mmi$tee appointed to coneolid: to
the county byl-laws reported the work d • ne
by them. I I,
Sent to executive committee,
MANCIESTER BRIDGE.
•
The commi tee meeting held at', Wings
for the purpolee of opening the tenders
letting contracts 'for erecting Matches
bridge, reported that they had not accep
any of the teedere for excavation but let
by pry to nder. The contract for
abutme is w let to F. Gutteridge, and
the sup rstruioture to Hunter Bros., of K
sardine. 1
Refer
ed to road and bridge committee.
COUNTY RATE.
A report showieg the amount raised or
county urpeees by each minor municipal ty
in Ibisounty was read. The report wa:
1 Rste asked Actually Di + .
,Ior. Levied.
Ashfiel '$2,198.80 $2,204.96 $ 6.16
Colborn 1,479 50 1,511.00 31 50
Grey 2,213.80 2,234.40 20 60
Hay 1,989.05 2;012 27 23.22
Howick 2,547.25 2,563 83 16.58
Hallett 2,360.80 2,360.14 66
McKill p 2,297.25 2,319.07 21.82
Stanley - 2,017.20 2,161.58 144 38
Ste he 2,138.95 2,159.70 20.75
Tuckeremith''. 2,115:55 2,143.42'' 27 87
Unborn ' 2,215.65 2,275.93 60 28
E. Wa ano h 1,424.35 1,443.99 19 55
W. Wa anoe ,1,570 90 1,678.95 103,05
Bayfiel _ 88,65 89.23 : - 58
Clinton 696.00 595.58 1 42
Heneall 165.00 183.96 . 18 96.
No epor was received from the other
munici aliti s.
Orde ed to be filed.
Move by Dr. Rollins, seconded by Mr.
MoInni , Unlit two inmates of the House of
Refuge, named Stone, be on and after this
m
er
it
e
or
n•
•
HAN BROS., Publishers.
1 a Year in Advance,
date free nmates, and that the clerk se d
an account to the township of "Stephen of
amount due the county for their. board. —
Carried.
Movyed by Mr. Holt, .`seconded by r.
Miller, that the council g ant a sum equal o
the grant paid by the Le islature of Ontario
for the continuation °lassies for the pub is
schools of the county tak ng up leaving a ► d
entrance exaininatione. Sent to executi e
committee.
SPEC AL COMA
The special ommitte
mending that in reference
the clerks' association, th t the request
granted, and that a copy tIf the petition
sent to each comity clerk, in the pro in
asking them to oo- pperate Re the pe iti
from the county o Lanark, asking co op'
ation in petitionin* the Sel late and House
Commons in reference to Domes for the
digent, aged, etc., recon
action be taken. .In refer
from the clerk of Dufferin
to petition the Legislature
the Jurors Act, recom
action .be taken. In refer'
from the clerk of Welland county, eolioiti
the co-operation of the co ncil in petitioni
the Legislature to amend he municipal
et be establish
fry part of t
at no action
ITTEE.
reported reco
to the petition
of
•e
ij
•n
s -
of
n -
mended . that no
nee to the let
asking the ooun
re amendment
tended that
nee to the let
providing that a free. mar
for garden produce in ev
province, recommended . t
tak en.
The report was adopted
FINANCE COMA
The fi anoe committee
mending hat the account
the exam nation of Bridle
had examined the acooun
Refuge and recommended
They also recommended t
several a►oounte present()►
the pay ent of account
'county co noii elections u
recomme , ded that all ne
the same.
The re • ort was adopts
EXECUTIVE. CO3
The ex:•cutive commit
mending, on the applic
Mre. Fre • eh for an incr
ferred to- he committee
and defer
of Mrs.
$25 per a
January,
of Henr
purchase
commend
til the Ja
amitotic
of F. Na
accident
that the
it
to
•o
er
ot
e
e
ITTEE.
reported repo
of Dr. Shaw, or
bepaid. Th :
y
s of the House . f
that they be pad.
e payment of t • e
. They deferr : d
for advertiei
til January, a
spatters ' be p: id
d
AIITTEE.
e reported rem
tion
-
tion of Mr. a d
ase of salary e-
t the last eeesi•n
ed till this sees' on, that the salay
ench be increas'd ey the sum of
num, commencipg on the 1st of
1899. ; As to he communicati n
Ar strong, i, reference to t e
•f a w rk on unioipal law, e-
d the the mat r be deferred n-
uary eeesion, t allow of the x -
of the'work. e the applicati n
for for damag s sustained by n
t Gauley'e bri ge, recommend d
um of $25 he p id in full of elai
Re the m • tion of Messrs. Holt and Mill
recommended that a gra t equal to the L
islative gfrant to public choole conducti
continuation classes for the year 1898, „a
made. Concerning the c aim- of Mr. H n-
derson fpr damages re • ived at Sproa 'e
bridge, the committee ad communioa d
with his -elicitor, and haagreed to de er
trial. I , the meantime, they recomoaend d
that th warden and homes E. Ha s,
oounoillo for district N. 5, be a commit se
to make .n uiries into t e matter, and oo e
to such s . ttlement as th : deem advise e.'
the r. ort of the mfttee to rev Re to
ppthe ofout
and cone lidate b -1 � ws the c
yy,
recomme • ded that 100 opies of Such y -
laws be • rinted, but n t until the end of
1899, so hat all by-laws and proceedings of
the coon it of the ycar 1 A 99 may be includ-
ed in sue. consolidation:'
The re • sort was adop :fid,
r,
g.
g
XMAS IJV ,i L i S
Books
COU TY P'IPERTY.
The co my pr party ommittee repot ed
thatthe' had vi iced e jail and fou d
everythi g clean and i • ood order, and he
number •f inmat s to rrespond with he
jailer's r port, n mely, igght males, se en
committ:d as va rants : nd one insane. • e-
commen• ed tha the ;jailer's request or
lumber t crib a ell b:i granted, and t et
the jaile 's repor be p i. ted in the minu e.
They ale drew he at . tion of the cou oil
to the fa tthat ometh ng will have to be
'done in t e near future Ito the jail hou e,
either by repair ug or (rebuilding, as he
jailer co plains hat th house is very n-
' pleasant and disagreeable to live in, e-
commen ed that she i request for .rub er
matting or the stairs ii the court house be
granted. They hid inspected -the co rt
house an found it lean and well kept.
The re ort was adopted.
Moved by Mr. , Co*;, seconded by r.
Snell, t at, the clerk fie paid the sum of
$100 for is service ae returning officer at
the conn y council led ion for 1899: Sent
to exeou ive committee
Mr. S P. Halls, o behalf of the W at
Huron Teachers' Ass elation, . asked he
council to grant them he Thursday bef re
the Fric,ay of the g neral meeting of he
Teachers' Institutes. Sent to execut ve
committee. - ! .
Moved by Mr. T rrance,- seconded by
Mr. Hays, that there stall be 500 copies of
the minetee of ea^h ession printed, end
that the clerk send sig t copies. to the clerk
of each niunieipalit , and six copies to ench
member !! of the county council. Sent - to
special ogmmittee.
EDUCATION OMMITTEE.
The education cote ittee reported recgm-
mending that the appl cation of Mr. 5.1 P.
Halle, on behalf of the West, Huron Te h.
ers' Aseo cation, reque ting that the Th re -
day prey ous to the da on which the Te h-
ere' Inti ute•meeting held in Weet Huron,
be gran d, in order t at the teachers from
•a distance from the pl ce of meeting May
shave an opportunity o attending said meet-
ing, be gi+anted. I
The report was adopted.
HOUSE OF REFCIGE COMMITTEE. '
The House of Re u r e commi tee reported
that they. had met a t he Hou a of Refuge
on Neve ber 15th At that time they
found th House well kept and, the inmates
well provided for. I T ey considered a few
inmates t subjects fo' the asylum, and in-
structed the Wards , • hysician and inspec-
tor Oh make applicatPi • at once to have such
inmates removed. hey found the - farm
work well attended • and the' stook in fair
condition. Certain i • mates- had complained
to their friends that •lr. French had ill-
, treated Imre but the committee was satis-
fied, aft r a -. thoron h investigation, that
there was no ground for such complaints,
and feel c=ertain that all the inmates are
properly treated by both manager and
matron. The commi tee thought it advis-
able to buy another c w, and requested the
inspector to perches- one. - Recommended
that the nspector bave storm windows put
on the north and s*est windrows of the
Hones. r#
The report was adopted.
SUPPLEMENTARY REPDRT OF SPECIAL COM -
The
EE.
The special commi tee made;a supplemen-
tary report recomme ding that in the mat-
ter of the motion of Messrs. Torrance and
Hays, that not more than 150 copies of
minutes more each a ion bei printed than
at present, and th t the clerk mail six
OF ALL KIND f R ALL AGO IN
,-LEATHER, LO H op•
i -I -FANCY BINDIN 8
8U/TABLE FOR CHRIBTBAAS WFTS�.
Sabbath ,Schoot. Libr r. y
Bi) lks at SpeoiaI Prices.
Alex.: 'Winter,,
MARRIAGE LICENSES
No Witnesses
eaforth.
Iss
ED.
Req
iced.
copies of a oh session to the
munioipali y, with instructio
one to the reeve and each
council.
The repdrt was adopted.
ROAD AND BRIDGE CM
The road and bridge com • ittee reported
recommending that in the atter of the
Manchester bridge the- conttracto be paid
in full. There was some del y in the work,
but no real dama a was suet ine b ii any
person. In the matter of t e emir' chill
'and otherh idges mentioned in the m-
miesioner'g report, recommend° that the
commissioner make arrange en to- ave
these bridges rebuilt,, and ask for tends to
be placed fore the coueoil t th January
a minutes of he comm
session. T ttee
i
a
meeting in Jul to open ten ere and award
contracts for- the erection ion of he Manch ster
bridge, wer,�e placed before he commi tee.
Theyappear' satisfactory, an the committee
PP y
found that by their not aces ting any o ,, the
tenders foe excavation, and b�avin the v tork
done by private tender, a saving of $175 had
been made,
The repert,was adopted.
SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT ►•F E)4ECUTIVE
COMMITTEE.
The executive committee, n their supple-
mentary report,-recommen. ed a the mo-
tion of Messrs. Cox and Sae 1, th t the -sum,.
of $100 be paid to the clerk or lir services
as returning officer at the oun'conneil
election, betadopted.
The report was. adopted.
On motion of Messrs, Ro line And Hays,
the council adjourned.
i s •
The Bt. Marys :Cr : amery.
The firet - annual meetin of the share-
holders of - ,the St. Ma ys Creamery
Company was held in t at town het
week,a affair', of the company
mi
se
to be in i highly sati • factory condi-
tion. The creamery had be:n in; operation
ten and a half'monthe. The' have, in addi-
tion to the • 'central factory in St. M rys,
seven separator stations. Dhring the time
the factory Was in operation they turned
out 442,863';. pounds of butter, ° hich gold
for $78,016,35, netting to the co pang $62, -
was
patrons I6.
231.15 an tote56 986.:53. There
$
was paid r' milk drawing ,244.62. ;The
price charged for makin the butter was
3i cents to shareholders nd 3e cent' to
outsider.
The earnings of the company,
after ey-
ing
-ing all working expenses an a dividend 'of
5 per cent on the paid-up apital stock of
the company, left a small .balance to carry
over to th next financial y ar. In order to
comply w th the requireme is of the Eng-
lish marketi,.and to make n article of but-
ter which will Command th top price there,
it has bee •'decided to add to the plat a
system of pasteurizing and chemical re r ig-
°ration to be ready for op rations earl in
the spring, Old which ill cost a out
$8,000. The report prod ede : It wi 1 be
seen that over ten million pounds of ilk
have bee muted through the-separa . re,
and nearl all a million ounds of batter
Manufacture d and sold, his is the largest
record of any creamery n Canada. The
prices re wed have givenpatronsfrom 45
cents per00 pounds to $1 per 100 pobnnde
of milk, according to the st of ;butter fat
in the milk,' -with the ski milk retained.
Patrons are turning this 1produc to good
account in raising calves a• d feed ng hogs.
So valuable is it considersthat they soon
make complaint if they do not gget their full
share returned, In mone value it is ari-
ously estiinated by patron at from 15 : ante
to 25 cepts per hundre pounds, w ieh,
added to the price paid fo the milk i the
first place, makes the pric from 70 cents to
$1.25 per 100 pounds of w . ole.
The or amery ie likely to provea Most
valuable industry to St. Marys andvichnity.
There is little doubt but t at next ye r,' as
the result ot the operation: of this cream-
ery, close on $100,000 will be paid out. and
expended, as &result of its operations. This
must have a most benefi ial effect on the
clerk of leach
s.t-oj diet- buts
ember of the
AIITTEE.
trade of t e place
From Winthro ted Wooekstoak
by Roa .
•
DEAR EXPOSITOR, --Du
ing trip o Woodstock,
came on, noticed that
best roads' in bad weathe
pality bet een here and
roads thr ugh the corpor
Sebringville and Stratfor
as they are in Seaforth. Through South
Easthope and Zora th re are fine arm
buildings,; and the sides of the roads are
level and the water table: clean and in ood
shape to carry off the wa •er, but grave and
broken 'stone' appear to b scarce. The best
road is from Tavistoc. to Woods sok.
There are noweeds or th'aties to see 011the roadsides, and aro nd th far 's, in
many places' are nice tr es, .wit av nues
from the road to the hou:es,plaiid on each
side with evergreens and other ornam ntal
trees.: This has a beautiful effect, an im-
proves the appearance of the farms im-
men�ely
Creameries, cheese f ctoriee and • we
seem to be the principal old mines in this
district. t was in the ickston facto at
Strathallae, *here they re putting in two
cream separators and a b tter plant. i hey
will make about a ton of butter a da • for
the winter.I Their ma a of cheese 'was
about 280 toils for the s mmer. This fac-
tory ran ten ivate last su mer, and is em-
ployed ' ten men. It istributed last year
about $50,000 to its pat- ns, and titer : are
other factories all aro d it, with' • five
miles, and some nearly a largethis one.
I also visited the model• creamery, run by ,
Mr. Robert Ballantyne, of Str 'tford,l and
managed !by Mr. McC Rough, from Con-
stance. On the day of y visitt, this .-fac-
tory took in `seven thousand pounds of milk,
and the citizens of Stratford can I get steril-
ized milk,' cream or royal butter, and either
is fit for the tables of royalty. Any one
wishing to 'see butter as it should be made,
should visit this factory. It is run by elec-
trical power, and all steam pipes are cov-
ered with asbestus, with vats, churn and
everything else to match.
After seeing the prosperous looking f rms,
with from ten to ` twenty cows on each
ing a recent driv-
before the 4now
McKillop had the
of any munici-
Woodstock. The
tions of Mitchell,
are about as bad
farm, and the new a p d comfortable a m
houses, all denoting prosperity in this d' ire,-
ing country through hich I travelled; I
have no hesitati n in s• ging that the' far-
mers of McKil op, anindeed of Herein,
are standing in heir o n ligh in not en-
gaging in dairying ver much more e ten-
sively than t ey do. We h ve territory
enough in McK llop al ne for ve such' fac-
tories as I have descri • ed, and every other
natural requisi to k ep the empl ed,
and what I say of cKillop will ply
equally, to nearly eve y othe township in
the county.
At the factories in the die riot which I
have described, the ch ese is made and the
milk hauled for from 90 cents1to $1.25 per
hundred pounds of the se, and he whey is
sold, when not returns to the patron, for
$5.6`? for each ton of a eeee. hen better
is made in winter, the atrons eliver their
own milk and drew ba k the sk m milk' and
pay three cents per pound for Makin the
butter and ;all •! other expen es. ' here
is no doubt but that cows hogs I and
hens are money makers on the farm,
and far ere ho work these for all they are
worth, ill gime out ahead in t e longrun,
taking one year wit another They are
eheape , eeie�er to get; and suer thazly the
Yukon old -eines. a
Jc. HN C. MORRISON, cKillep.
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Canada.' 1
—Th Bell Telephone Compa • y estimates
the dan;fage by the storm in Lo • don alone,
at $100 000.
—It a ann tuned that in Tor nto Presby-
tery out of ,�00 ; without ministers re
chargee
or Pi'nault, member of the Quebec
L•egieila ure f ►r M ►tans, has beeappointed
depu y Minister of Militia, in s • ccessran to
the 1 Colonel Pant, of Otta a.
. H. Penton has been engaged by
Geor a A. McGowan, of Kings •n, to repre-
sent is cigar factory on the ro • . s He will
go t work in a few days.
he fat stock show held in Guelph last
wee was -great success. -Ex 'biters !were
ther from many places in Onta io, and come
fine tock as shown.
enry Lacombe, a labore , was killed
at R getow • on Saturday night while en-
-gage in o ••tting wood. A lim from a''fall.
ing ee st tick him on the head killing him
mbt tly. He leaves a widow : nd fan'1ily.
—Joseph Youill, of Carleton ' lace, a well
known oto 4k -breeder, took car ► lic acid by
mistake fo cough medicine the other day.
His wife a d the doctors gave him speedy
relief, and • opes are entertaine i for hip re
covery.
—The su
Napanee f
in hie ne
totali will
proceeds -
drair%atic p
night. e
one clay I t
a brakema ,
41
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contributed in
r the defence of W
t trial amounts to
: considerably adde
f a - concert in Na
formance in Bellev
elleville and
H. Penton
$650,
which
d too b ' the
panee, and a
Ile the other
betwieen t
being tak .r
Horne was t
weeks to a y
— The nol
cleverest ba
accident happpen =d at London
week, when Rs E Van Horne,
lost his life. He was crushed
care and died a hour after
to the hospita . Mr. Van
o have been siarri-d in a few
onng lady of Elmi , a.
prions "Mollie etches," the
k burglar and ickpocket in
ago keeping
arrested on
is wife, but
he case was
ound.
for 38 year
Trunk Rail -
nom his post
hat the com-
le for the ac -
r 15th, the
11 accident.
17 years of
rrie, banged
v. She tied
r attaching
is supposed
er, her feet
ash act is as -
f
A
me ice Was until a
r .
w daye
e
a grocery in Montreal. He w
a cbarge o non-support of
gave the po ice the Blip while
pending,an is not now to be
—Mr. A. G. Allison, who
was diepate er on the Grand
way, was di Charged recently
at B lleville :the reason being
pang, considered him reeponef
cident at that point on Nevem
day previousito the Murray H
—Annie gooey, a girl abon
age, living irif, Innisfil, near B
herself in a e able theother d
a rope around a bean;, and of
the ter end to her neck, i
she ped fgom a high man
other
not tonehin ;the floor. The
sign d to misplaced confidence in man.'
away
roadw
the t
rushe
hurled
killed.
down
Wedn
the de
death
Side o
wome
rooms
stores
tion
was held in
seek the co -
town business block, in Toronto, on
sday night of last w k, resulted in
th of two women, p inful injuries to
he and 41 the nar ow escape from
of several others. Along the south
principally by ressmakere and
employed in tail ir shops. The
in these fiats are' h ated from the
beneath, and when the fire in rtes.
roke out in the hese ent of Mc trey
flain s nd emoke found their weer in a mo-
ment it. the hot-air fides, and elthough the
lowss p rt of the block was not destroyed,
- —Th Farmers' Binder Twine Company,
thee i the upper flats were almost suffo-
cate fore they could be gotten out. .
of Bran ford, of which Mr. Thomas Ballast-
tyne is president,. and Mr. Joseph Strat-
ford ma ager, has just paid the astonishing
dividen of 60 per cent, on its capital stock
for the year ending October 15th laat. The
company aecounts for the. enormous profits
by the good crops, and the fact that they
had been able to purchase Manilla fibre at
an unueually low price. It is also generally
understood that the original shareholders
have already drawn dividends equal to the
money they put into the concern.
—Mrs. Thomas Donaldson met with a e
shockil death the other day, at the resi-
dence o ,her grandson, W. H. Findlay, of
Windsor. The deceased was going to ber 4
room up-etairs, after dinner, and upon
reaching the top step she missed her footing
and fell down the whole flight -of stairs,
which are vete steep. She struck the beck
of her head on a chair, was rendered uncon-
scious, and expired fifteen minutes after the
accident occurred. Mrs. Donaldson was
about 80 years old, and was the widow of
the late Thomas Donaldson, who WAS for
many years foreman of the Grand Trunk
Railway ear shops in Windsor.
—Ephraim Convey, the old man who was
sentenced to five yearein the Kingston pen-
itentiary for manslaughter, arrived at his
home in Princeton last week, having re-
ceived the Governor -General's pardon. Con-
vey is a very sick man, and it. *as his ill-
ness, together with the efforts of his friends, -
that caused his release. One- year of the
five had been served, and is he is over
eighty years of age and very ,feeble, he is
not likely to live long. The crime for
which Convey was sentenced tethe peniten-
tiary was the shbotipg of George Frost, A
young Englishman from one of the bomes
who worked for Convey, -and who was teas.
iug him at the time. the deed was done.
—A despatch from 'Montreal, dated De-
cember 8th, says : Sixty five carloads of
live turkeys have -been received in this city
by the one firm during the last four week*.
They are all destined for the British mar-
ket, and already half of them 14 VS been
shippek the balance to follow in a few
weeks. These turkeys have not been con-
signed to dealers on the other side, but
have been purchsaed outright by one firm,
Messrs. S. Brill & Company, All these tur-
keys were purchased in the province of On-
tario, and it is estimated that about $50,-000
was paid out for them. There are yet some
half dozen carloads to arrive, and these,
with the large quantity now in eold storme,
will be shipped as quickly as poesible. The
turkey trade of °Atari° amounts, to a good
round sum in a year.
—Thomas Collop, for the past forty years
one of Chathatn's leading citizens, ended his
life on Saturday afternoon last, by shooting
himself in the head. The act was aommitted
at 10.30 a. m., and he passed quietly away
at 2 o'clock without regeining conscious-
ness. No reason for committing the rash
deed ean be given. He lived happily with
his wife and children, and was in comfort-
able circumstances. Deeeased was for more
than forty years a leading business man of
Chatham, and had amassed considerable
property. He was born in England in 1831,
removing to this country in 1855. He was
a veteran of the Crimean war, being present
at Inkerman and Balaclava. He leaves a
wife and five children. Two of his 'daugh-
ters reside in Toronto.
—A great deal of anxiety was caused in
the vicinity of Glen Birell, near Brockvipe,
by the strange disappearance, on Wednes-
day of last week, of George Harper, aged
21, son of a wealthy farmer of the district.
After partaking of brealdast he went out,
dressed in his usual working clothes, end
nothing was seen of him. The country
round about was ecoured with no avail, and
grave fears were entertained that he had
perished.' Saturday' he was found, standing
in the barn, where he was last seen. It ap-
pears -on Wednesday night he crawled under
theliay-mow, and remained there for three
days without anything to eat or drink. He
is in a very melancholy state, ' which ac-
counts for his strange action. He is very
popular with his friends.
Perth Items. ,
—Mr. Gooneve of Mitchell, has sold his
residence to the Mises Brown, daughters Of
Mr. John Brown, of that place. Mr. and
Mrs. Goodeve leave this week for their new
home in New York.
—Mr. and Mrs. Dusty, of St. Marys, cel-
ebrated their golden wedding on Monday.
December 5th. Mr. -and Mrs. Dusty have
been residents of St; Marys for over .55
years and are among its best known end
highly respected citizens. Their thildren
and grand children were all present on the
- —David Wright, third son Of Rev. Peter
Wright, of Portage la Prairie, and formerly
of Stratford, died at Long Beech, California
on November 14, and was interred at Lot;
Angeles. Mr. Wright went to California.
several years agd in hope of recuperating
his health, which bad been poor for a long
time, but unfortunately he continued to de-
cline. He leaves a wife and one child. Ile
was about 25 years of age.
— Mr. John Wilson, clerk of Fullerton
has been appointed returning officer for tht;
municipal division composed of Fullerton,
Hibbert and Mitchell, and will, bold a nom-
ination meeting in the town ball, Mitchell,
on Monday, the 19th inst. The candidates
will be Messrs. 'Thomas Ryan Hibbert ;
Joseph Jackson, Fullerton, and 'Mr. James.
Dougherty, Mitchell. Two only can be
— It is understood that the Stratford
General Hosnital authorities in selecting a.
suceeesor to Miss Fennell as lady superin-
tendent, had a number of excellent opplies-
tions and that their choice has fallen upon
Miss'Chillman, a lady who at present pre-
sides over the surgical department of the
Toronto General Hospital, and who it le
believed will be a worthy muceessor to Min
Fen71311.
tion, was present at the commencement ex-
ercishs of the Collegiate Institute, Stratford,
held last week. After the distribution of
prizes and certificates to the pupils and
speeches from the local gentlemen interested
in the welfare of the institute, Mr. Ross
gave a most admiral address on the work
and aima of a true teacher, the trustees re-
sponsibility as well as the parents in getting
the very best teacher and paying himethe
highest salary they could afford.
—Mr. Campell, reeve of Hibbert, who had
a stroke of paralysis a short time ago died
from its effects last week. The deceased
was one of the early settlers of Hibbert,
coming in with his father in 1853, when but.
a boy. He helped to clear out of the bush
the splendid homestead fermovhich he now
leaves to his widow and son, an a result ef
lifetime of hard and frugal industry. Mr.
Campbell did long service in the council of
his township, and has filled the position of
reeve for the past four years.