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The Huron News-Record, 1889-02-06, Page 8POWDE Absolutely Pure. This powder never varies. A marvel of purity, strength and wholesomeness. More euonmuieal than the ordinary kinds, and cannot besold in uompeti.tiou with the multitude of low test, short weight alum or phosphate powders. Se,ld rely in can. ROYAL BAKING Powoau Co., 106 Wall St , N. Y. The Huron News -Record 61.50 a Year• -61.23 In Advance: Wednesday, Feb. 6th, 1889 LOCAL NEWS. In :old Around the "flub." gown lath. REV. JOHN GREY of Kincardine was in town lost week. MRS. A. M. Tour) is on a visit to relatives and friends at the Nile and Goderich. MR. GEO. HANLEY attended cnnrch last Sunday morning, the firsttilne for twenty two weeks. Mn;Tilos AI. JOHNSTONE, for- merly principal of Val na public school, is now living at fort. Arthur. MR. GEO. SWARTs his sold hi- hotel business to Richard Boll, of Seaforth, who takes possession next Monday.. MR. 'TUFTS was fined by justices \Vhitehoad and McGarva V0 and costs f'orselling:liquor in larger quan- tities than a hotel license permits. MESSRS JOHN i+USSELL, Niel • Campbell, F. \V•. Johnstone, Goder• ich, and Capt Beck 'of Colborne were among 'the cal I'M on THE NEWR-IZECO1tD the past week. Fon THE. OLD SOD.—Apple King Cantelon will leave for the old country .on Wednesday Feby 13th, one week from today, to look after the sale of apples whi'!:h ho shipped to England sotmotinle ago. HoTEr, CHANGES.—It is said that Mr. Shaeffer of Kippen, or his son- in-law, Mr. Watson, will shortly take possession of the Commercial. :lir. John Masan has bought Erwin's hotel, Blyth. AIr. R. Bell, of Sea- forth,will take Sw:uts hotel, Clinton. John Spooner, of Clinton, Lasham's hotel Saltford. MAYOR ERIrATT Of Ottawa is a cousin of Deputy Reeve Erratt of Stanley. ,The city papers are work- ed up over the shabby treatment Mayor Erratt has received at the hands of the Ottawa Club, because he had the hai.dihood to resort to the courts to enforce payment of accounts owed him by some of the snobbish members of the Club. PAssEb 074. --.—There died in Clinton on Jany 29, Ann McDonald, relict of the lata Donald Ross, aged 86 years. The funeral took place Tuesday to Clinton cemetery. She was mother of the Mrs, Thos Cooper and John and James Ross, torn. Deceased, 'with her late husband, Was among the pioneer settlers in tho vicinity, of Clinton., TIIE ORANGE YOUNG BRITON'S concert, teameeting and lecture at Bayfield last Wednesday was well attended and was financially a suc- cess, as well as otherwise. £hrough the chairman not arranging the pro- gramme iu accordance with the intentions of the promoters of the affair some little impatience was manifested, and the chairman did not seem to bo aware that it was his duty to check it, • • Fitoan KANSAS To CANADA. --We were much pleased to receive a call from Mr. Samuel Walters of Kansas who with his family are visiting his brother R. J. Walters of Col- borne and his father Mr. Chas Wal- ters of Goderich tp. Mr.\Falters has been living for over twenty years in southeastern Kansas and likes the county well. Isis market town is Kansas City, Miss., on the line. Tho cattle shipments from •which are .enormous, during certain seasons averaging over 1000 head per day. Corn and cattle are the staples of his poi lion of the state though wheat and fruit are largely grown. Mr. Walters semis to have struck that portion of Kansas which so en-. nmoured iron. Edward Blake of the state. t.. i..'r � is C •i' f :: � ..Y 4 MRS. JOHNS, tOWn, i8 on a visit at Winglifam. COUNOILLOR KENNEDY is not RS robust as he might be. MR. JAMES SHEPPARD, town, is visiting relatives at the Nile. / NIR. LACH KENNEDY i8 now the gentlemanly clerk of the Albion hotel, Goderich. REEvE MCMURoHIE i8, we under- stand, gradually improving from the injurious effects of hie unfortu- nate mishap of a little over a week ago. THE MISSES MARIA COLWELL of Goderich township and Carrie Lawrence of Lucknow are at present staying with Mr. and Mrs. George Hanley, town. FEMALE EVANGELISTS. — Miss Gertie Dimadale and sister have been holding a very successful series Of revival meetings in the Central Methodist church, Stratford, for the past few weeks. The church is crowded nightly, and a great amount of good has been accomplished. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.—lst. Has the mayor of a town the right to appoint an auditor'? An- swer—No. He nominates, but the council elects. See Municipal Act, Chap-. 184,Sec. 262, 2nd..Iu event of auditor refusing to accept, what then'? Answer—When he declines, the head of the council nominates another person to act in his stead.— Mitchell Advocate. A GOOD IDEA.—At the meeting of Wentworth county council last week the following resolution was pissed: " Whereas we as agriculturists have long felt the necessity for some Iegislation'to protect us from infer- ior breeds of horses, therefore be it resolved that this council petition the Ontario Legislature to impose a license on all entire horses travell- ing and whose owners solicit mares for breeding Purposes." Bto LICENSE.—The Peterboro town council is taking precautionary measures in case the Scott Act is defeated in that county. At. a meeting of the council on Monday night a by-law was introduced fix- ing the sum at which licenses shall be issued. For hotels the license will be $500, for two saloons $600, and for shops $300.• In order to increase the license fee to the above sum it is necessary to submit a by- law to the electors before March let TIIE BEAUTIFUL.—The recent fall of snow has made sleighing fairly good, and farmers and woodmen are rejoicing in the opportunity afford- ed for marketing their commodities, and our citizens are cheered with the sight of our streets crowded with sleighs driven .to the merry jingle of the warning notes of the sleigh bells, which previous .10 this time thia winter Lias .been enjoyed chiefly in remembering former yctu•,1. CHURCH NOTES.—Tho Rev. Mr. Trelevan occupied the pulpit of the Ontario St. Methodist church last Sunday evening.—The Rev. J. Livingstone will preach in the Ontario St. Methodist church next Sunday morning.—Miss Cartnoll will lecture in the Ontario S`t. Methodist church next Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock on missionary work.—The Rev. Mr, Potter•, of Godorich, will deliver his celebra- ted lecture on the "American War" in the Ontario St. Methodist•nhurch next Thursday evening under the auspices of the 'Young People's Christian Endeavor Society of tiro .,ttur^t-, NEW Doo TAX REGULATIONS.— The town council have passed a new dog tax by-law which it will be well for the ratepayers to understand. All owners, harborers or possessors of dogs and bitches whose dog or bitch, is not killed or disposed of so as to be taken outside the limits of the town by the 15th Feby. 1889 will bo taxed the duty of $1 and $2 respectively. Allo persons acquiring a dog or bitch after the above date whether they are rated on the assessment roll or not will be liable to the aforesaid tart. The Bylaw further provides that there shall be no remission of taxes in any case. DIED IN A FOREIGN LAND.— News was received in Clinton the other day of the decease of A. 8. Fisher, an old time resident of this town, at Denver, Col. a week ago last Sunday;, I'Ire first we remem- ber of Mr. Fisher is over 30• years ago when ho was a nlembor of the firth of Smith and Fisher here, which did a large business. Mr. Smith, who was a brother-in-law of Mr. J. C. Detlor of this town, dying in the meantime Mr. Detlor carne hero to wind up his relative's estate, then for sovdral years the firm was Fisher and Detlor. After going out of mercantile business Mr. Fialier dabbled in insurance and patents, losing considerable money in Elie latter. • Ile always took a prominent part in Methodist church affairs, and so far as our personal dealings with him went we always found him a conscientious ratan. He moved:to Denver about four years ago. At the time of his death he was aged 60 years. Sehool :-: Books ? School_Suplpies. ? SUBSCRIPTIONS Received for all kinds of Newspapers and Magazines. CHR/S. DICKSON, CLINTON. GOOD WORDS —The following good words are from the Acton Free Press, a -highly apprediated source :—"The Clintou NEWS - RECORD has just completed another year in its history, and goes ou its way rejoicing over a large and con- tinually growing circle of patrons and subsctibors. The NEWS -RECORD is alive• to the demands of the times upon a local newspaper and fills the bill with every issue." HOME FROM MANITOBA.—Johnl N. Barber, brother-iu-law of W. Hi Cooper Jr., is, home from Manitoba, settling up the affairs of his father who died a few weeks ago in the'' Tp. of Stenley. He is well pleased with his Western homo and has no intention of leaving it. Tho crops there were very fair last year and prices excellent. Ile expects to return in a few weeks. Ho has been out there for about six years and so fur his crops have never suffered, to any great extent by frosts. He considers that Manitoba and the Northwest is the right place t'or industrious peoplf+ who wish to follow farming as a livilihood as such cannot help but succeed. • Goon Fore GOnERICII.—Tho sister town of Goderich having now got the best agricultural exhibition• buildings, water -works and electric lighting, and but one, progressiva mayor,in the county, is not going to hide all those things selfishly under the metaphorical bushel. The most recent now departure there is the ordering by the town council from the local publishers 5,000 copies of a 32 page pamphlet .des- criptive and illustrative' of the natural and acquired advantages of town ; and tho inducements it offers for those of means to enjoy their otunn rum dig, or to invest their dollars in carrying out mercantile' or ruanufactnring schemes, which if judiciously managed may return one hundred fold in comfort or shekels to the investors and make the old town hum generally. The publics' tidus will cost $500; of which sum the council Will pay one half, the other moiety to be made up from Bala, of advertising space etc. So mote if be. THE MODEL SCHOOL LITERARY SOCIETY.—M01 on Friday,Fehy. lst, vice president M. Paisley in the chair. Business opened with a song by the school. Minutes of the last meeting were, adopted, and proceedings were continued by a reading by E. Tipling, duet by E- Andrews and Minnie Couch, reci•- tation by Marie Lough, solo by Stella Livingstone, reading by Mr. Lough, duet Minnie Shepherd and Annie Cantelun, reading by Mussel Hill, solo by Marie Lough, reading by Ida Holmes, trio , by Minnie Shephord,Ettie Andrews and Annie Cantelon, address Mr, McGarva, solo by Freddie Gilroy, recitation by E. Holmes. Eddie Cantolon, Ettie Andrews and Annie Cantelou were elected to prepare ,programme for the next meeting on Friday, Feby 8th at the usual hour. In- vitations are extended to Trustees or any who wish to favor the meet- ing with their presence. METHODIST LAYMEN. -- Owing chiefly to the dissatisfaction arising out of the action of the Stationing Committee of soine of the Confer- ences last summer,another meeting of Borne of the Methodist laymen of the Gselph, London and Niagara Con- feibnces was held last wook. This time in Woodstock. Tho doings at the meeting in Hamilton last August, of which we gave a report at the time, were discussed and the following platform adopted to carry ont the decisions then arrived at :— No. 1—That the stationing cotn- mittee be composed el ministers and layman in equal numbers. No. 2 —That tho Conferenco committees and church courts, including the conference special itornnittee, he composed of ministers and laymen in equal numbers. No. 3—That the right of quarterly boards to invite ministers and of ministers to accept provisionally such invitations be fully recognized, subject in all cases to the final decision of the Station- ing Committee and the Conference. No. 4—That ministers and accredit= ed representatives of quarterly boards shall have the right to a per- sonal hearing before the Stationing Committee in refor'ence to their own cases. No. 6—That appointments or election to office in all our church courts, boards and committees shall ,he by ballot without nomination. rr TIIE PRESBYTERIAN tearneeting Monday eight was a pleasant and successful slfair, ,BETWEEN fifty and sixty members jpiued the Rattenbury streetikletho- 4ist church last Sunday, which must be encouraging to the pastor, R@v. Mr. Livingston. BURGLARS ABROAD.—Sometime 'between Saturday night and Mon- day morning an entrance was effect- ed from the rear of the premises into the store of Mr. 'Thus: -Jackson Sr., Albert st., and a quantity of goods, tweeds, gent's underwear etc. stolen therefrom. I.. sr WORDS.—Mr. J. J. Siin8, an eloquent and argumentative ex- pounder of scripture, has been hold- ing meetings in Perr•in's hall the past week or so, elucidating import- ant passages in a series of plain talks. His views are those of the sect pal- led Plymouth Brethren. On Mon• day, Tuesday and Friday evenings Mr. Sites will continue his "talks,"' and on Sunday next at 10 in the morning and 7 in the evening, and will then discontinue the meetings here for the present. BAGGING GAME,—A Goderich township correspondent stated in these columns last week that a local sport,that is a township aport,secured iu ono day a fox, a mink and a rac- coon, while non-professionals from the county town went homo empty handed. A Godorich town man comes to the rescue of his fellow citi- zens by stating that Wm. Murray of that burg has shot 23 'foxes since the 1st October,and that without a dog, and he wants to know' if the town- ship sport is a "stayer" equal to that. A FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY.—Mr. A. Forsyth of Tuckersmith seems to have got into difficulties. He has been handling imported horses, and a few days ago ho sold a valu able one. Some parties to whom he owed money considered the transaction not a bona fide one, and when Mr. Forsyth was in Colborne on Saturday they got it writ of capias out and Paisley arrested him and took hire to Goderich. Some of Mr Fosyth's friends were up to bGoderich on Monday and it is more than likely lie will be released on ail. LOST AND RECOVERED.—On Fri- day evening last about 6.30 a horse and sleigh belonging to Mr. Couch were lett outside his butcher shop for a few minutes while the driver went into the shop. On coming out the rig had'disappeared„ Seaich was Blade at the stable "and other places in town whore the, horse was likely to be, but he was not found. The only conclusian to be arrived at was that the animal and sleigh had been driven off, and Messrs. Hearn, Copp and Couch started in pursuit of the thief or thieves. They scour- ed the country, taking in Bayfield, Varna, Zurich au'l Brucefield, get- ting home about 4 o'clock in the morning without the stolen property. About 9 o'clock on Saturday morn- ing Mr. Wiltse came in town and reported that the missing horse and sleigh was at Mr. IMM aggart''s farm, about two and a half miles from town on the Loudou Road. Mr. Couch drove out and secured his property again. Even were 111e mercury down to 20 ° below zero Mr. Couch will endeavor to snake it warm for the thieves should he get ou their track. A HUMAN DENIZEN OF TIIE Woous.—Saturday evening a man was brought to town who, it is said, had been rusticating in the bush on tho farm of Mr. : about two miles from Clinton, for the past two weeks. It would seoni that ho is not quite of sound mild for he pre- sented a pitiable appearence, being haggard and emaciated, and his person covered with dirt and ashes. It is difficult to say how ho made out for food, but for shelter from the elements ho had only, boughs and brushwood. For warmth he made fires at times and when 'is stock of fuel was exhausted he uti- lizcil.its effectslo the fullest extent- by xtentby shifting his brush house over where the fire had been and lying clown in the ashes to keep up his stock of carbon. His name is said to be. Smiley and that ho had re- cently been working in Howick or Grey. There is a respectable family of the name living at Dungannon. Some say he is a member of it. The poor fellow was sent up to jail by justices McGarva and Steep. ttir� �1GiiC1�'k."".�.4' "oi,:..�.Jija.uivut.'i: z�e.9''�••`�t Our Wind -41 4• Thursday, January 31st, is the close of our financial year, when we take stock, balance our hooks, and analyse our last year's trade. We are pleased to note that we show a steady increase in our trade, a very large number of new customers being secured during the last 12 months. We have endeavored to sell the * * * Besi and Clieapet C1oIMu l § § § § in this section of -country, and our increasing trade is - good evidence that we are doing what we advertise. During the corning month we will visit the Wholesale Markets of London, Toronto and Montreal in search of our — + New SPRING GOODS — — — + — _ - — and by the lst of March we will show a stock that will'" surprise keen buyers. 000 -- JACKSON Bros THE FAMOUS CLOTHIERS. MRs. ATaiINSON of Stratford is visiting friends in town. EAST HURON LICENSE COM11ISION- ERs,—Thomas. Gibson, Fordwich ; George Fortune, Wroxeter; George Murdie, Seafotth. A TERRIBLE TEMPTATION.—We don't. know that county clerk Adam- son is in favor annexation. We rather thing bo is not. But what a terrible temptation. there is for him to be, when ho reads of the emolu- ments attached to his office across, the lines. A newspaper despatch of Feby 3rd has the following frotn Indianapolis : "John Wilson, the defeated candidate l'or attorney - general iu the late election, has been appointed county clerk. Ho will turn over $10,000,.per year, of the omoluinents to aid defaulter Sul- livan's bondsmen to pay up." A PHEASANT SURPRISE.—ReV. J. A. McConnell and fatnily wore very pleasantly surprised on the evening of Feb- 1st by members and young folks of the Bayfield Road congregation numbering about cue liundred taking, the manse by storm. And after reading a very complimentary address couched in the most affectionate' language a presentation was mado.of about 90 bushels of oats besides a quantity of potatoes and apples also a pair each of driving gloves for Mr. and AL's. •McCounoll. Mr. McConnell re- plied in• a brief but suitable and touching speech. After which all sat down to the tables prepared by the ladies of the congregation, who cannot bo excelled in this lino. After tea the evening was occupied with speeches and mus ie.— "As bees flee Name wi' lades o'treasurc The minutes winged their way wi'pleas- ure." When at last the hour for parting camp everybody felt glad that they had come. The Pastor must have felt cheered and encouraged by such an expression of appreciation and good feeling on the part of the people of this congregation. Those who came felt that they had receiv- ed tate blessing of the giver, and all felt how good a thing it is for breth- ren to dwell together in unity. After devotional exorcise all repair- ed to their homes ha py in the consciousness of having done a kind act to one who is so deeply inter- ested in their eternal wellbeing. The following is a copy of the ad- dress : We;the men b rs and adherents of the Bayfield road congregation desiring to show in some tangible way our respect and es- teem for you ns our pastor pre.aent you with a load of oats and them gloves for Mrs, McConnell and yourself' ---Though small in themselves, yet we hope that you will accept then) a3 a proof of our appre- ciation of your earnest endeavors for our spiritual welfare and we trust that the happy relation which now exists between us as pastor and people may, undOr the blessing of 'God, long be continued—We also congratulate you upon your success since you entered this sphere of labor and we feel sure that on the shores of Eternity, your labors will be found not to have hecn in vain. • Signed on behalf of the congregation, William Pollock, Andrew Armstrong, Wellington Johnson,Malcolni McNatigh• ton, George Clark, John Reid. Town Parliament. Town Parliament met Monday night. Mayor in the chair. Applications for the office of assess)r were read from E. Corbett, D. R. Menzies and Hy. Stevens. For' chief ,constable front Geo. ,- Tedford and Jos. Wheatly and from the . present collector of taxes, treasurer and clerk for their respec- tive positions again. The committee on officers and salaries recommend- ed that the duties of bell ringer performed by chief constable' bo performed by the weigh -master at $60 a year. That Chief Constable's salary be $350 and that he also retain the fees, to be on duty not less than 12 hours a day. That the Niro Engineer receive $75 a year, Asst. do $36. That W. Coats lbe clerk at $200, N. Robson Treas- urer $100, D. R. Menzies assessor , $60, Silas Pratt engineer. The report was adopted as above after an amendment had been put 10 8i1 bstituto the name of Joseph 1Vhoatly for that of Geo Tedford which was negatived on a vote of 5 and 5. Salaries, charity and other accounts passed. Receipts from the weigh scales $17, from town hall $32.50 Town tavern licences were fixed at $45 over the statutory foe making it in all $195; shop licenses sane. F. Folland was appointed. pound keeper. A special railway committee was appointed to consist of the members of the council and R: M. Racey, Jas. Fair, W. W. Ferran, W. Doherty, E. Corbett, D. A. Forres- ter, H. Halo, W. Jackson, J. Rens- ford, Geo. E. Pay, J. C. Detlor, R. Holmes, W. T. Whitely; and $100 placed to their credit. An electric light committee composed of mem- bers of the council was appointed. —Tho Northern Pacific is credi' ted with the intention of pushing its line through to Regina as fest as possible. —It is officially announced that the crop ehowiiga in France ,ere favorable, and t het the present as- pect of the crops is good.