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oo ' Sai EOP paa-- bs reason to congratulate the society on the in. creasing popularity of the shows as evinced 3 by the regular and satisfactory increase in over the legislation of the country into the hands of the men of proper- Court of Appeal decided that the property | Sad. must be fully described in the Voters' List | More Work for Diplomats. Important Distinction. At the Ontario Legislature on the 9th C. A. Bell, of Fairfax, Vermont, was mar. HuethfintarioBhserber ONLY ONE DOLLAR A YEAR JAMES BAIRD, - - - Editor. PORT PERRY, JAN. 17, 1878 Our Legislature. The Local Legislature met at Toronto on the 9th inst, being the third session of the present ty and virtually disfranchise the poor mar by completely neutraliz- ing his vote. By the law as it now stands aman Owning property worth, say, a couple of hundred dollars can vote just as well and lis ballot count as much as that of tie man who owns a couple of Lundred | thousands ; in fact a man may not own a dollars worth of real estate yet if he rents at a certain rate Lis. ballot will go as far and count then the very places in which Neelon had | his majoritics would have to be struck off, and the scat would be Rykert's but ifit were decided that a full description of the pro-! perty on the List was not necessary then his ficiency of description of property would | have to be restored and thos leave him (Rykert)a large majority. thie ---- Montreal, who advised Mr. Bell to take the Now for Cheap Suits.--Sce Mr.|next train to Rutland, where he was intend. He arrived safely cheap, stylish and scasonable suits, at such in Rutland, but ina helpless condition. -- he figures as cannot fail in inducing purchasers | Drs. Goldsmith and Pond wero at once call. I 7! He offers his cloths at cost for one month ¢ ed and p Pearce's new advertisement, He offers ing son, of Swanton, i left leg and arm, vt. ried on New Year's Day, to Nellie G. Robin- The new married couple went on their wedding trip to Montreal, and it was while stopping at the 43 votes which had been struck oft for de. \ Albion House In that city that Mr. Bell 1 found himself stricken with paralysis of the Mrs, Bell at once called best professional help vl tojvisit her brother, d his case hovel rliament. The usual bluster was ; ; : v : p Pav through and the members much as the gr entost Nabob in tho from date, His assortment, style and price of continued to Lave slight shocks until {im : & g pack, and so it ought; but Mr. | men's furnishings are such as induce sales. | day night, when he had his final one, leav- | bring together any thing worthy of the name brought to timeat 3 p. m. The speech from the throne like most of such literature was more am using than instructive, drawing large- ly on the imagination and if things are not exactly stated as they are, they are made as near to what they should be as circumstances will allow, and from the whole affair we may easily gatber that if no one olse creates a disturbance the government certainly won't as the bill of fare forshadowed in the specch consists chiefly of milk, water and soap suds, tomething | for $2,000 will have three votes one | cumstances over which the Entertainment | like a chip in neither good nor evil. The first business of the second day was the presenting of four peti- pottage Bethune seems to think diflerant'y he thinks it is enough for the poor, man to be allowed to live without! presuming to influence legislation | in any way. The following is the method by which Le proposes to disfranchise or at least render | worthless the franchise of the poor. | The thing is slily got up--first every man not otherwise disqualifi- ed shall have one vote. A party] assessed for as much as $1,000 will, have two votes one for his manhood | {and one for his §1,000; one assessed | for his manhood and two for his 182,000; one assessed st $3,000 has | | four votes, an assessment of $4,000 | secures five votes, anything more] Wilson Below Toronto Prices.--| Sue Wilson's new advertisement in this issue he has got below Toronto prices. He offers Dress suits from $20, Business suits from | £15. Overcoats to suit the seagon and | times. Gent's Furnishings choice, stylish | and cheap. (See his new adv.) DE -- Preraring a Treat.--The Entertain. ment Committee of the Mechanics' Institute are preparing a treat for the 25th inst. they | arc providing for an interesting time such as community, More of tliis annon. RS Rev. W. H. Poole"s Lecture.--Uir- committee of the N. O, Mchanics' Institute | had nae.control prevented the giming of the | promised lecture at the time announced but | they ave now in a position to state that this | death on the 9th, Another Order in ©ouncil. | Education. | retained with the consent of the Minister of ---- Mon. The Head | hrcessary, the amounts collected at the gates. But above all have they canse to congratulate the society and the country at hg: on the marked improvement from year year in the live stock, implements, farm and dairy produce, and works of skill and industry exhibited ; © such improvements being influenced by tke competition at the agri. cultural socicties' shows. in} Your auditors consider that the time has arrived for enlarging the sphereand in- An Exchange says :-- 'Mr Lamon, Attor- ney tor the Morant Guano Company, has addressed a letter to the U. 8. Secretary of State, giving the particulars of the explosion from Morant Keys of par- ties removing guano, by the commander of the British 1man.of war, who com. pelled the hauling down of the Ameiican flag. He claims the protection of the Gov- ernment, and earnestly asks that the British inst. ,a meeting of the press representatives was held, when the following gentlemen were elected officers of the gallery : Presi- dent, H. Good, Matl; Vice-President, W H, Higgins, Whitby Chronicle ; Secretary, J. T. Hawke, Leader; Com, A, F'. Wallis, Mail: A, F Pirie, Telegram, and W. Houston, Globe. The Toronto branch of * the Dominion Editors and Reporters' Association also held their creasing the usefulu:ss of agricultural so- cieties. 'I'ownship socicty fall shows had their day and they served a good purpose, | but that time has now gone by. The sphere of township fall shows is now too narrow, He they bave lost their interest and it i8 next to |impossible to create an interest in them or of show or calculated to induce competition; | ing him unconscious ; in this state of mental | the funds are squandered and no correspond- {and bodily paralysis, he remained until his | ing benefit is derived. Even county full He was burried Just ten days after hismarr'aze. His bride. | distant when ordinary county shows will be and widow is stated to feel the blow with supplanted by central fall shows and it | dreadful severity. --=Star. | shows are becoming too limited to fully* se- } cure the desired object. The time is not far would be wise in the members of this society to turn their attention to this matter now, | use their influence to get the several town. | ship societics to forego their fall shows and ' combine their efforts and their fands in se. i i i etod | # An order in Coungil.hing Just been passed | curing a grand central fall show somewhere modifying the regulation requiring the Head | within the riding cach year. | Master of acounty Model School to hold a spring shows i first cl foi fia cannot fail to meet the approbation of the | ln ass provinoial certifieats, Aly C] Township are not only useful, but but in ariding so fur advanced as North Ontario, township fall shows can po ; rs of several of the Modvl Schools pro. | op per serve any good purpose. Let steps visionally nominated were only second. | be tuken to secure a grand central show and class teachers, and some of these have per- formed their duties so satisfactorily that hi | they may under the new Order in Council be new life will be infused into the whole mat- er. All of which is respectfully submitted. JAMES BAIRD, H. A. CROSBY, } Auoirons On motion for the adoption of the reperts | Government bo required in all resp immediately to restore the statu quo of the 1 se , | annual ting, Mr. Higgins being elected president, -- Ez. / pany, and to tue pany, -- The subjeet will at once takea diplomatic dlrection." et --reee. Editor of OnsgrvER. Sir--Please give the following an insertion in the Opserver and oblige, At the annual meeting of L. 0. L, of the | district of Brock, held at Cannington, on the | 8th inst, the following Officers were duly elected for the ensuing year, Bro. Samuel Pangman, « James Marshall, " Thos Graham, re-elected " W. Harrison, " "Samuel Baird, " "George Shier, " Yours &c., WILLIAM HARRISON. er -.PT Installation of Officers. D. Sec'y. D. "U'reas. sees D.DofC On Monday evening last, at a regular | communication of Warriner Lodge I.0. 0. F,| No. 75, Port Perry, the following brethren were duly installed as officers for the current term by Bro. D. Ledingham, D, D.G. M Port Perry, viz: | stead of the voters' lisws. .!| eron appeared for the petitioner ; Messers The Tug of War. Mr. Rowbottow, Hotel keeper, of Bow- manville has the united counties of North- umberlazid and Durhim before the Queen's Bench on a petition to quash the Dunkin by law lately passed in these counties, The petitioner asks for a rule nisi onthe plea that an informality occured through the assessment roll being used at the polls in- Mr, Hector Cam: Bethune & Osler for the ratepayers interested in the enforcement of the by-law ; Mr- Mu- lock for the Warden, At the request of the latter the case was enlarged till the 25th inst, when it will peremptorly be tried, The New York Times says :--"Who has not seen, again and again, honest and res. pectable witness set upon in the most shameful manner in the courts ? Who has not seen ladies blackguarded and lampooned; upright but bashful gentlemen perplexed TON PI WILSON'S TAILORING AND GENT'S FURNISHING ~----DEPOT-- arssrenes + 1000s $20.00 we 15.00 Men's Dress Suits from .... Busizess Suits from Dress Over-Coats from . 16.00 Heavy Over-Coats from .. 10.00 All warranted well made and to fit. Also. a general assortment of GENT'S FAN- CIES in Neck Ties, Collars, Cuffs, Gloves, &e. Cheap ! Cheap ! Cheap! Port Perry, Jan. 16, 1878. I OF DIVISION COURTS FOR THE County of Ontario, For the year 1878. | B: Te RE tors ond Bro. J. W. Isaacs.. N.G. ried : po o vilific 3 1 ti do vst these was 105 accomplished lecturer will make his second | An Epengive Horse: of the Treusurer and Auditors Mr Sigation, ods Raph 0 . G. Barged poly people i Amen. Er wl2inlel.le as 58 Was 1 ing objecte : i "re 2 Ol 3 ed ; signer: ize er ZIgl2 ions, an amongst 208 one | than $4,000 but not more than | appearance before a Port Perry audience on | The tamous Bonner, the New York horse og oljested 0 i edopiten of te Tress. od orn my Sumy F] 2 =21512|8 2 & amend the Municipal Act; so that & ie vitae qos avahing of Feb" the inh intel.) 3 ! S€¢ | report until some understanding should be | « lawyers who have standing and pre- Alam inls ) | $10,000 six votes and so on until it | the evening of Feb'y 8th when a rich iotel- | fancier, invested a neat ten thousand dollars |: ha : " y IY | 20 the everlasting tinkering in that : bo : Ti Sas bi | y : ; > Sl arived at as to the validity of township so- | .| tend to be all that they should be? The | Whitby... aff 1) af ef 2a 141 © 1 g g al oaches eight votes. lence one lectual feast may be relied on. [See bills.] | the other day in the purchase of Maud oli : v +, | Brougham 8 2! 2 3) 8 2 direction has already begun, Messrs a jis a ---- { ye 7 i gud | istics refurning the amounts of donations as | if | sight is too common, and disgraceful as it | port Per 15 Grant | life R dL I = 1 { hundred men assessed at $4,000 each | 5 A. Stirling & Co., are bringing | Macey from by v. Macey, of Kentuckey.-- | caeh received from members and thereby | « | is common, Thousands of sensitive people I Siig 13 2h 8 ne 2 088 an ane then went on fo will have as many votes as five Good Tidings to all. Kee their new udv.-- | Maud Macey ia now six years old, She is drawing government money on them. " I ftardil | of unimpeachable character and position have | Beaver [iat B H 5 +gpeak their pieces," the former in |p ooaeg poor men will' have and They have cut down their Dry Goods, & J. Hardill. Atherly .. 9 18: 8] 7 such a dread of insolent and brutal attor. neys, that under no ordinary circumstances J. Nott... . e pe Cf p) RX. Mekuight, Chap. cha they i persuaded to enter a court room They shrink from contact or association This raised an animated discussion, some | members advocating the propriety of such a course and some objecting The matter was | « finally disposed of by the appc ent of a | jienestnat in color, 153 hands high, and has a | record as a five year old of 2:27§. During the past year, in her six year old form, she has trotted on the track of Mr, Macey, her trainer several seconds faster than any other Clothing and Millinery to Cost Prices and are determined to give the public a Six Weeks' | Carnaval in everything that ladies' snd | Gent's wish to wear whether for comfort, | style or cconomy, Be on hand and join the f= J: & fjoou I. DARTNELL, J. A. Todi moving, the latter in seconding the Junior Judge. "Address" The third day commenced with hence the poor man may as well stay at home as wasto his time go: ing out to vote; for a fow aristocrats Whitby, Jan'y 7,1878. THE Warriner Lodge has prospered well dur- the presentation of four petitions, two of which were for amendments to the Municipal Act, more {inker- ing. The next part of the programme was the introduction of a motion by Mr. Mowat for the appointment of a special committee to consider and report upon a prayer to be used in the Ilonse suitable form of | | will easily swamp all the votes of the poor- And this is only the nar row edge of the wedge, if Mr. Beth- une succeed in this it will be cary | for some other Nabobian M. P. P. {to bring in a bill further increasing the power of the almighty dollar.-- | If the community permit Mr. Beth- une or any other electoral oligarchist to tamper with and manipulate the crowd. ---- No More Cold Feet--See W M Jones' new advertisement in this issue. He is offering the Lest quality of boots and shoes to men, women and children for such prices as they please to give. He is closing up that department of business and the | crowds of customers are helning him away with them fast 16] Auction Saie at Seagrave.--Re- member that important auction sale at |. Seagrave on Tuesday 22nd inst, WM horse ever trotted it, ee § --e eee Annual General h inst. m. Present, the Meeting. The annual general meeting of the N. 0, E D. Agricultural socicty for 1878 was held in the Public Hall, Uxbridge on Wednesday The board of directors met al 10 o'clock president, 20d Vice president, Treasurer, Sccretary and Messrs, committee of three, consisting of Messrs. Gould, Glendinning and the secretary, to investigate the matter and report to the ngxt meeting of the board. The reports were then adopted. On motion the president was requested to leave the chairand J, Baird appointed. The members present now paid in their membership fees after which the clection of officers was proceeded with when the follow- ing were declared duly elected :--Charles Marsh, President ; 1. J. Gould, 1st Vice; T' ing its whole course and the past term has | been a good one having added eleven worthy | members to its list, An open Lodge will be held on Monday evening, the brethren would be glad tosee a large number of tors. Bro. John Rolph will supply free tickets to parties wishing to attend. -- Com. ie Port Perry Council. The above council held their winding up session on Friday, 11th inst Mr Jones being absent with {hem as clean natures shrink fron whatever is capable of stain or soil, There are lawyers who labor to get sucha reputa- tion--they always get it--and they take ad- vantage of it in the conduct of their cases. -- They love to frown, to bellow, to point their finger at, to torture some innocent victim, whom for the time they have at their mercy I'hey are thorough bullies and like most bullies, they are cowards. Because they are cowards they enjoy giving pain to amiable unoffending persons, or when they catch a "WEEKLY 'MAIL' Enlarged to Eight Pages AND NO INCREASE IN PRICE. It is nearly six years since The Mail was established, and dur ng that time it has gradu- ally acquired circulation and influence, which render it second to vo other newspaper in the Dominion. The Publisher takes great plea- sure in annonncing that Lie proposes to still further increase 1 circulation by greatly every morning previous Lo entering | franchise to suit his own whims Wileex ja sbstionsed Glendinning, Burnett, Gould and Pilkey. H. Glendinning, 2vd Vice; Directors-- | The minutes of the previous meeting Tarter, of stinking from responsibility and Improving ve WORRY Wad Juling te is on the business of the day. If this they are unworthy of so precious a Stepping to the Front. The several accounts and other business | Messrs, Forman, McKay, Netherton, Burnett | were read and approved. pleading privilege. No man lawyer or GREAT MILY PAPER OF CANADA. | step on the part of the head of the | {reasure. Our legislation is bad| The Toronto Yoon Saupe, whether necessary to come before the board were | Glendinning, Sherrard, Miller, Harman and | he Reeve presented claims for "casuals" what not, should Lave the privilage of in-| Sp itors have been engaged for the , 18 14 e Ma ewspaper, whether Government be any proof of a change of heart on the part of the government, if it bo a reliable token enough, dear knows, but we hope it has not yet degenerated quite so far, daily or weckly, is now de edly and by common consent assigned a foremost place in the front rank of Canadian journals such legislation is only compatible taken up and disposed of after which the board adjourned. The time having arrived for convening the Thompson. Auditors-- Crosby and Baird. On motion it was resolved to hold the next annual meeting at the town hall, Port Perry. amounting in all to $23. He said he had been to considerable trouble and no little expense in negotiating the sale of the cor. fellows,men who commit such offencs against decency and humanity would get no more sulting, mortifying, abusing or wounding his | ¥2 various Departments, and no expense will be spared to make the whole paper interesting and reliable. - Tug Marr, will remain true to the principles it has always advoeated, and it is intended to ! : Son d : g than their deserts if they were horsewhipped . . . cneral meeting, the president took the poration debentures and that he had succeed Y Pi ake it by theaid of such addi 1 st: th 3 © Tas : as well for the har RE gy Pp ok th : atin midi . make it by the sid of such additional streng! ol yepenance olithels pas, bovis] wily erties, su va oy '2 ip i the | hair and called the mecting to order. The On aotion tha menting alanis. | ed in obtaining one per cent more for the) *% unfortunately, they very seldom are." as ample capital can afford, even a more periority of matter contained, ic new x political sins and glaring iniquities, The board of Directors then met, the 1st. it certainly is a move in the right direction ; for notwithstanding the fact that "their iniquities like ihe wind have carried them away' and their political transgressions have risen over their heads mountains high there still may be forgiveness for them, and while it cannot be ex- pected, neither shonld it be that such a government should go un- punished yct by united, agonizing That Cruel War. The issue of the Eastern war is no Jonger | a matter of conjecture and every day's ex- perience goes to show the Porte the folly of prolonging a struggle which is tearing the nation to pieces and rendering its complete dismemberment a not improbable result, -- | Victory atter victory crown the Russian | arms and make the further resistance ot the | Turks almost suicidal. = The late disaster at ee Shipka Pass when the entire "Turkish | force in that quarter was bagged by Russia, management may well feel proud of the scc'y then submitted his report showing the number of members to be 218, and giving Vice ia the chair. Major Forman was elect- ed Treas. and Mr, Harman Sce. results of their enterprise, while a discrim- inating public are giving the best of all | proofs ot their appreciation of the liberality and well directed efforts of the new proprie- tory by the rapidly increasing cirenlation of both daily-and weekly. Such a journal is creditable to the Dominion and to all con- cerned in its upward and onward progress. dE RAR Fire at Wingham. We regret exceedingly to learn that our the number in Horses, Cattle, Sheep, &c., with the amount paid for premiums $303, for horses $151, cattle $120, sheep $61, the amount of donations $49. The trensurer now submitted hie report | that all names and mon showing ina clea and satisfactory the financial condition of the society with i an accurate statement of the receipts expenditures during the year, T'he auditors then presented their repor as follows, manner | and On motion the sum of 7 was allowed to the auditors for their services The treasurer urged the necessity for every director returning not later than the 1st of Sept. all members names and fees received, vi received af- ter the above date must be returned not later than the first day of the show. A motion was passed giving effect to the Treasurer's suggest On motion the bo t | Port Perry on the first adjourned to meet at aturday in June | debentures than the corporation had expects ed to get or than he was instructed to accept; he bad two trips to Toronto and one to Whitby in connection with debentures and bonds of the corporation and for each he had cliarged $5 and for selecting juriors in 1876 and 1877 be had charged $1 each making in | all $23. Mr. Dawes said he did not relish this | bringing up of old accounts, the accounts of | 1876 been brought in then, | however, Mr Currie moved that an order be grauted for the amount --Carried, should have Any one desirous of witnessing a practical illustration of the badgering referred to above may take a step down to Whitby during any of our Assize courts and observe the bullying of some of our Toronto legal lions as they tear the unprotected witnesses or children men, women when they got them in the "box'. but these same lions when found out of the Court House are as tame as sheep. BM SS potent champion of the Conservative cause. All the old departments of News, Political Intelligence and Editorial, will be continued with unabated vigor. During 1878 the frllowing Departments will receive special attention : AGRICULTURE in its various branches, made specially interesting by a series of prize arti- cles on leading subjects. We propose that our subscribers shall make this a Mutual Im- provement Club, and that exch one sball add his mite to the general fund of agricultural knowledge. er Revonrs will be a specialty : 'ry means to secure their com- plete r Ova Lirerany Depantasnt will be a leading Stories both short and continued i sarri ire. " He nha + | some 15,000 infantry, a regiment of cavalry | late respected townsman Mr. Hugh Black AUDITORS' REPORT FOR 1877. ee On motion of Mr. Currie an order was An Alpine Avalanche. he pen of the best authors, and in many efforts in daily prayer of so notori and ten batteries, and worse than all left the | has bad the misfortune to be burned out of 3 Township of Brock Agricultural unted in favor of the Treasurer for $50 be- i PD ¢ ustrated : : tetas a , and worse than all left the To the Officers, Directors and Members of the Soviet: 8 In the midsummer of 1864, a party of : ously pious and devotedly religious | oo of the Balkans free and clear for the | his new premises at Wingham, NO £1. Agricultural Society. oc1esy, | ing the amount of his salary. [lend sapies' Depaw , under Ladies & pack as that House contains "mountains may be removed". The sine of Mowat and his followers which are now red as crimson may beso far whitened that faint hopes may be entertained of their final Russian hosts to pass over and complete the conquest of the country. That the Porte now realizes her helpless condition is evident from her frantic efforts to secure an armistice. Russia on the other band can now well afford to be exacting and Turkey will have to offer something Mr. Black did a thriving business in this town as General Grocery, Ligtor, Flour and Feed Merchant, was a young man of much promise and was generally respected for his many good qualities as well as a citizen as a business man, He left this and located in Wingham about 9 months ago, going into They have thoroughly examined the books The above society held their Annual Your auditors beg leave to report that| Ebi J i , they have carefully examined the books of General meeting at Sunderland, on the 10th your secretary with regard to the finances of the society, such as resolutions of the board | authorizing payments, notices of donations, | number of members &c. inst., and had a large and interesting gath- The society is in vigorous, working order and the record of last year was a good one, the Officers aud Directors stood to their | posts like wen. The reports show a balance from last On motion of Mr. Currie $9,50 was ordered to the | On motien of Mr. Currie $8 was ordered | to be paid to the Clerk for selecting jurors, On motion of Mr. Currie £8 was ordered to be paid to Jesse Ireland for removing an old building off the sidewalk said amount Treasurer for portage, 'telegrams, &e. tourists, while visiting the Alps, climbed with great difficulty, to an clovated and snowicovered plateau, in order to obtain a better view of the 8 scenery, and con- trast the beauty and richness of midsummer, below with the bleakness and sterility of midwinteraround and above them In play they rolled the moist snow into large lalls they crowded it over the edge of the plateau, In faliing it struck softer snow, which im. yee, will, we have no doubt, prove an interesting and valuable feature. Fashions, Hotsehold, Cullinery Matters, the Care of Children, &ec., will be included in this depart ment. Hearn 185 tue Hovsenoup, under charge of an able medieal man, will add to the value of the WerxLy Mai, During the year we will treat our readers to a tour through a portion of Canada, with a rdon but that must be away far + i + business in that thriving village and was of your treasurer comparing th several | year of $19.76 members fees 169.50. collect, | to be charged to the statute labor fund. 3 discription of the Homes, Faring, Factories* Pe be i ¢ Ww t substantial ere Russia will put up her 4 5 i a 8 % o items of income and expenditure with the | og at $107.00, Governmet Grant $69. o ie te cd es say mediately gave way, and soon an avalanche Neoral Scenery; ke Ariange ments are being own the vista of ages. edo not| word. But Turkey cannot afford longer to | 40ing well up to Mondny night When is | hroper vouchers and receipts and find an | jg, received from other sources §112 05. -- 1B Thotion of Me. Curie was order | wag tearing down the mountain side burying | made to illusirate the WeEgLY MAIL during the however believe in this sly dodge of phrley her existence depends on dispatch premises caught fire and burned everything. | exact correspoudence in every particular, -- | Makinga total income of $506.41 ; which ed to be paid to Mr, Holt for boarding in-| and destroying ything in its course. coming year Price as before, $1.50 per Annum spat the Government party sceking the influence of the Opposition in prayer from morning to morning with the view ot warding off from the gov- ernment party the condine punish ment to which their dark political transgressions so justly expose them; and if the government party expect to ward of the fate which now threatens them through the prayers of the Opposition they are acting the part of cowards. Would not the and she must now come to Russin's terms and that withoutdelay. Quite an important section of the British would like now that Britain would get into the fight; such a step, however, on the part of Britain at this time would neither be honorable nor wise and she might have cause to regret any such, interference. A man would be styled a coward who would stand by and see two men fight and when both got badly ex bausted he should pitch into one of the two. The other European powers are not inattent- ive spectators of the struggle and should Buitnin deeire to get a hand in she may find Th ---- School Trustees Look Out. In the County Court of Hastings the following case, arising under the School Act will be interesting to Trustees as showing | their personal liability in borrowing money, and the importance of keeping proper re. cords and accoun's : "County Court, Hastings, before his Honor Judge Sherwood. - Casey v. School Trusted, 8.8. No. 15, Township of Hungerford, -- Action on promissory note made by two of the three school trustees of the section. The cy find also a perte Ww! RECEIPTS Your auditors have much pleasure in re- ferring to the correct and business.like man- ner in which the books of the society are kept and vould congratulate the society on the careful manner in officers have performed their duties in guard. ing the expenditure, hich T. C. Forman Esq, treasurer, in account with the N. O, E, D, Agricultural Socicty for 1877. ' To balance from audit of 1876.... $222.91 i to the | urer of 34.89. the scveral ct agreement between | after paying premiums and running ex. the books of the secretary and treasurer in | so far as the former has reference finances of the society, senses leaves a balance in hands ot Treas- The election for the present year resulted as follows, President, J Hart ; Vice President J Stones Curtin and R Baird Auditors--W Calhoun and J Lucas treasurer and T', H, Glendinning secretary - -- Agricultural Society. Directors--T H Glendinning, W Gordon, E Porritt, J Stonchouse, W H Rundle, JH The board of directors elected W Gordon The annual general meeting of the Reach, digents. On motion of Mr Currie $1.63 was refund- ed to Mr. James McKenzie being an error in assessment, The Clerk presented the report of the cen- sus of the village for 1877 as taken by E. D. Regers showing that there are 361 families or 2010 of a population within the corporation. On motion of Mr, Currie the report was adopted. On motion of Mr Crandell the sum of $1 was refunded to Mr. Benson he having been assessed for a dog while he had none, On motion of Mr Currie an order was As the handful of snow became the irre able avalanche, so the backing cough with sore throat and Catarrh, if neglécted speed- ily develops into that dread destroyer, Cony sumption. Inthe carly stages, Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy will eflect a cure, though if] the blood be affected or impoverished it must be purified and enriched by Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, and the liver and bowels kept active Ly his Pleasant Purgative Pellets. Many who despaired of lite and had been given up to die by physi. i aus and friends, owe their restoration to the above remedie, Evy, Linn Co., Towa, May 8th, 1877. Dr. Pierce, Buflalo, N.Y: Dear Sir--1I was prostrated some three years Daiey Mar, #6 per annum Special Agents wanted everywhere. Address, THE MAIL, Toronto. ONTAR10 BANK. CAPITAL $3,000,000 PORT PERRY BRANCH. SAVINGS PEPARTMENT. A Savings Department is now open in connection with this Branch. Deposits of Five Dollar and upwards received and inter- est allowed thereon, trustees required money for school purposes sm bor 6 3 oo granted to Mr, McKnight for $87, being oe wi " i ich Je ¢ : f whole thing partake largely of a [ae where shy least expects it. Already | 4nd under provisions of the statute wade a . iy : Hit Seagop and Fort Derry Agriouiturl 8 Joriety balance of salary up till Jan'y 1878 : yd A a ME Bo votie of witha) requijer 2 solemn farce? a hypocritical burles- So Geman ad Lily pues Toljges th requisition on the Township Council for| « Amount taken for Booths 56.40 Johiild ob pre town hui, Manchester, on On motion of Mr Currie Mr Togeid was | grew wouse until physicians gave me up to As &. ALLEN, orte that in the event of her allowing the i ; . | « Government Grant. 700,00 i ci ; die of consumption, I tried several if que? The present Ontario Govern- Le Cactnstiols i Bd the Council passed u by.law author. | | WO¥SIUIEM FIDE: 0» ** '49700| Theday was most unfavorable and the | Pri £5 for taking the census. Oia DO dts re - . British fleet to Constantinople that these | j,i, o the trustees to bi ti 3 : N y 4 ; ment is by no means tle first legis- two powers will demand for their flects like zing the trustees orrow money. Acting 7 | result was an exceedingly small meeting. On motion ot Mr Currie the sum of §85 sumption, but without obtaining any relict Boys and Gils do you want a pairof Skates? lative body who have Bought! privileges, such temper on the part of these on the authority thus given, tho trustees $1719.06 | The board of Directors met previous to | was ordered to be paid to E Mundy in full | or benefit. Secing your Golden Medical | If you dosend to the" Vitness office, Hopi real, t] id ' By hypecritical palaver to screen nations will in all liklihood prevent the in- terference of Britain and secure a speedy torrowed one hundred dollars from plaintiff, and gave the note sued on, under the seal of DISBURSEMENTS. paid premiums for 1876........§28.00 business for the year, the general meeting and closed np their of printing account for 1877, On motion of Mr Crandell the following Discovery and Pleasant purgative Pellets advertised, I concluded to try them, and I for sample copies of their papers, then go to work and get $10 woul scribers to them, send the names and money of sub- themselves from merited punishment {he Board, Defenco--trustees not author-| « + J. Baird, Auditor for 1876.. 6.00 | 'The annuil meeting was then ized | occa is Mra. Biwi found them to be all 'that you claim for |io the "WITNESS OFFICE,' Montreal, and 1 n i . a Wa ty : : Mrs, ry $6, Mr. | e 3 OL real, j . : ti hat ot i ing ; to the chair. were pal F8.. ZAWICRIY 96, them. My restoration has remained com~ | you will receive a pair of Eureka Skates worth : and prolon their unworthy exis- termination of cruel war, With the|j,oq py Jaw to borrow money by giving| " Tor sawdust spread ing...... 2.50 by moving Mr. J. Grabam to the chute. Es rt tee abwois: yaa | yo RE TR [us i scale pais of Fi og . tence of f sanctimoniousness close of this war will puss away that ever}, isory notes, and the money had been " T. C. Forman; meals for. par- 2.25 De minutes of ihe past Jears oo aE 4 for & copy of your Common Sense Medical | Worth of subscriptions you will receive a pair SPR ae gli 4 * | lasting bug. bear, "The Eastern Question," Hated 5 ies employcd, +.v 2.25 | meeting were read and spprov.d. § i of Eureka Skates worth $4 by return of mail.-- Some two hundred and twenty-four | ic fur tho past many years has proved | rant 0 LOR el i: Constauls 10-00) Tho asbrtary submitted im amon report | a A Sve gratuly your, dB ey po 3 : ad a gov |so 4 I Lr A + 25.00 | ving that there had been 951 entries and he is bercby instructed to take sud JASON C. THOLOME / ~ years ago England too bh OV" | source of continual disquictude and alarm to | go oot for the plaintiff-- Ez. « « F Mundy Adv... aon 185 were of horses, G6. of | steps as the law directs to collect from Mr. BARTHOLOMEW | of Canadian Club Skates worth $2.75. ernment of the 'Barebone' stamp. the timid and. childish, while the i described as Ncelon's counsel could wish « President, Delegate Provin « F, Keller for printing... cattle and 45 of sheep, The amount paid of P , Jas. ) ' President, 8. Netherton, re-elected. Dire it bad no claim. ; -------- i -- Last year over 400 pairs of these Skates sent away, fridiat Col. White being sent by Cromwell | and designing made use of it on all occas- : cial Agricultural Show......... 10.00 |r premiums was $610, of this $214 was McKinley the sum of $18 being the amount The Markets. were given away in this manner, and in every A i ions for the basest purposes and to forward 4 Bll of Costa « «Bago carriage of bills &c..... .35 H Tor horses, §96 for cattle and $21 for | Paid by this corporation to redeem part of : To a Steet jon, Now wore tana sa clear the House of the hy prerites, thelr own sinister a Let the eom--| An estimate has been made of the loss ex~ i liroek i Society. iby Number of members 129. Mr, Sheeher's property the same having Osseaver Orrios, Jan. 17, 1878, Saye am, Bin: Ganda ars Wor Moyer who occupied the quest go on until that bete noir be removed perienced in the English Channel by the| ana an Ag vig 69.10 | motion of Mr, P, Christie the Report { been sold by the Sheriff for arrears. of taxe$| Fall Wheat, ...$119to 115, Hear what those who got paivs last year say : wy Seiad F Reac 1 3 Speaker, asking him | co 1 (ime to como. storm of Nov. 13, Twenty-three vessels tural Soolety Govertadnt grant, 148.83 was Supt, rd Report was" then nbd while tho axes bed been TegjaTly po In Spring Wheat, ty te .: 2 Bit prize Bue Skater oatey promptly ng og . Of Teas been an 1 expre; Ir )! were oing there ? Moyer -------- foundered, 48 were cast ashore, 34 had to| Codie Serieuly ea) . Society 59.79 | mitted showing a lalance on hand from Ine iy x no Reeonn Yio 0 32 tc 033 not Ata ib Apr] I a very suit- _seplied "they wero reeking (he If You Long for Pure Vexation put back seriously damaged, 55 lost ys 10 I altunal Hociety 1876 of $'09,25, amount collected for 1817, @ LLoliectof, | P 060 too 62 | able box. The Skanes are complete iu 'every a Soott Ap y f who hav Tord" "Then go elewhere;" said Just Enter -a Buit at Law. &c. about 200 men were drowned, and the GOVTIMEnt EAD... .s.sssss 53.00 $613.63, amount paid out $678 91, leaving The Reeve eaid that the canse of the 600 to 7 goreeteet ad are Dremourcel by all 'who ® - N « v y I; loss of cargdes is put down at not less than| * « Thora Agricultu iety a balance of $73.97. blunder was that Mr. McKinley while Ass- 12 00 to 14 00 an 0. ye 43 nrg the Col., "for to my certain know-| That everlasting Lincoln election case $1,200,000 P Government grant...... su... 16! On motion of Mr. Bryant the Report was | ggsor had assessed the property both as resi- 0'5to 015| "They e3ceed my expectations.!--S. © the Lord has not been here | still lies on tho legal anvil and from pre| =" « o Uxbridge Agricultural Society adopted. y | dent and non-resident ; but the corporation 011 to 000! Rockwood, eR i rt 4 " b Government GIAD...ssss rss se 44.96 The Auditors' Report was then submitted h he t oh 011 te 011] I was surpeised when" HN many years. So that | gent appearances may lic there till eternity. Too Much Doctor. « w« J J. Gould lumber and work and on motion of Mr. P. Christie was | did not Toss anyiliing in the tranmactioh #5 030 to 0 35 find i dy Li alg Skates. They are the $ anning legislatures | In 1876 in the investigation of the vol ¥ ; i v adopted. © lit had no claini to the taxes and Mr. Mec op {ally gi 4 = 1 g 'eg igal tes = 2 08 Ground. cissicenesivas 3 600 {o 650 |mocest I ever saw."--J. 0. W., London The motion | thers was one recorded by one Borrowman A writer to the Minerve says that in the | « « Rent of show grounds de eer Piesony Jad Tid thei; Kinley had to pay the costs, all the corpor- 098 to 020] We baveover four hundred gnch letiers as a Th ioe property districts of M. |, 8t, Hyacienth, Sher-| ¢« « tary fa sr o election o to whi : these. tH : of the above) ™ i Yad Bet bush quite a fully brooke, 'Three Rivers, and Ottawa, there re iil os 5 The > proceeded _ and resulted as follows i tivu Id £5 40 Was to forego 18358 0 WICH) Dork». ses 450 to 475 Te day alone this vear twelvépairs were ae s ) dent, i Gach 1s and he appealed to Justice Patterson to have doctor to each thousand inhabitants, while | , t of Ribbon for bad es... 8.40 After further remarks from Mr, Crandell, CF a , PRIZES, oo it struck off ; the judge decided that it must | in Great Biitain, France, and Belgfum theto | « "Premiums. on for PACKER. 803.50 |ectors--W. B. Mctiaw: J. Lang, J. Ward, L.| the Reeve and Mr Currie the motion wi DIRTHS.. ) A Lady's or Gentleman's Gold Watch worth . Ibo strack" off and this decision af. |i8 but one doctor to every eight th d| « « Director's Disk wn 20,95 Pornett, J - Hye oh oT al, I. Grabam, | ot and declared lost. 3 aod In Frids RA fst, fhe wife of Fou, will be elven 10 the pers i nang an Paty ok » it is ' mpscn an fl stie, . . er, largest amon & 1 ons to | acted 42 more votes of Mr: Rykert and all of | inhabitants. in 4 Xd ig the Printing for the present | Un motion of Mr Currie John Nott & Som" y Brock on the Bil; isl. "the wile of | WIRES Jublications before January ih, 1878. them were cut off, So certain was Mr. % Po " wu Jor was ordered to be given to the Osservir Wars paid 49 we Toe paling Shu or 4 Mr. Lauchlin McKinley, of a daughter. AT Benen fo th person Cade he ; ournful. office. : motion of Mr, Oui o A 4 "person send "Bobs a vont not, tnd theo of a. > Ee. in svt we eat no Hush Grant ao she ite Gre eich BEE cif th Bi Appel, tha Bs, ape rid The d, Ont,, Ezy says that| wu « and carried unanimously--Rresolved that | pairing hose. $a ii HEE Lay A Silver Watch, worth ive spre (0 | eases of a similar kind. The Court of ap- urging the question as to the validity of the | Borrowman judgment, he thought it best to ask the court to say whether the rule laid down in that case should ppliedto all revised the decision of but remains to Mr, Rykert ° influence mily of eight children, but during that time 'five have succumbed to that terrible disease; Mr. and Mrs, D. Utter, of Burford, were, a few days since, surrounded by a happy fa- diptheria. On one day three coffins and their little occupants were carried out in one funeral cortege. ~ The other three ehil- JAMES BAIRD, H. A. CROSBY -- ee $1719.66 mop Balance in treasary ..v. oo... +2 $162.67 LIABILITIES, Unpaid premiums for 1877... ,....$32.2 we the members of the Agricultural Society of the united townships of Reach and Scugog are desirous of being inccrporated and with 1a view to the accomplishment of this object the Secretary of the Society be and he is hereby instructed to forward a copy of this resolution to the Secretary of the Bureau of Agriculture and Arts, 2nd also to forward a Certificate from the Secretary of the Elec- ' Mr Hazlehurst said Company is disbanded steps will have to be taken to collect the clothing. The reeve said if the Fre Company has been ded it will be y to take steps to coilect the clothing. H ~ On motion of Mr Dawes the Clerk was instracted to procure for the use of the cor- that wince the Fire : MARRIED. Tn the Township of Reach, at the residence of the bride's father; on Thursday, 10th inst, 07 ihe: liek | doy Rt Young, ar Richa White, to | 'V Anu, se au] Mr. Richard Netberion, all of Reach, At the Anglo-American Hotel, Prince Al a HE ert Mr. William George Bartley, to Miss je $30, the person sending in the thitd largest amouvnt in subscriptions to the Wirxuss Publications before January Tth 1878 3 PRAT A LA n. etters for prizes must 'In Competition." P Hie ey THE WITNESS PUBLICATIONS. ARRAS FOLLOWS i 4 4 dren are prostrated with the same disease. ral Division Agricultural Socicty that we Rix i Jane Montgomery, atl to:the Judges to restore him to the prin ARG GG BO our waditons call the attention of mem. | the applicable jg incorporation are th {Rremil fete, of th (Covi ane Mon ty, all of Cartwright. ion oegEpied Setare ee he Settling Up. Berd othe results of the three past years as Jecoghiusg society which we profess 0 ¥é=| yy, Clerk having been instructed by Stra 7 ed Ca i le rrowman case, It likely the Judges: 3 ya : | fo 8. : ay resent, i ai qa uti fal ti ask] LFA : g A Xe 5) A again until after the gession,so| The thirty-nine thousand men taken in| . 1875 1876 1877 |, 00 taofion She Dircetors then mét and | for tio ote wof coset) to pe A ---- > © SUNDAY-SCHOO! TEACHED i coln will, through the factiousness| arms nst the Government of \J: were | For members .. $262.50 $242.50 $218 00 nize 4 al extinguishers and others as to the best. and AME into the premises of the Subscriber, | The Northern se "sent to Sunday- J agai Japan we organized, 4 to the be A N y derh : oo those who have been clamoring for the lately tried at Nagaski and were disposed of At Gates....... 375.25 420256 473.15 Owmotion of Mr, Bryant, Mr. J. Christie mostsuitable means of providing against Pils mn The 2th concession Reach, on or Schools at the following Clb Rates. scat be again unrepresented. Itis quite)as follows. Over 300 wero acquitted and For Bonini er ras T9000 180 90. was clectod Secretary for the present year. fee, Ia thie vilinge the seanlt was a Wels Shout the Wo pI EA one Io Coficper yeas toone aided. Li pe : p y .e Y a K i Christi ii c! er] 3 At ts 3 CBRidicein va GB. & Certain, however, hn Mr. Tk will wii. some 96000 pardoned. 20 wore ined, 117 Fad Fromtams. $4610 100500 80380 ya net Tamer Ty a ahem io of Smee suited spe Jove ov | 58 emotes sowie are hirer 7-11 mately succeed. {deprived of rank, about 1,800 condemned Other Expenses. 166.75 23661 30400 on motion the Board adjourned to meet Mr. Carrie suid communications were Tid: nwt hey wilt he tort aa we 1 ay copies per year 10 one address .. 2 » But Rykertybad the Ww ole control whichever way they could take it. If the be decapitated. the inside track of them to be imprisoned, and about 20 ordered to While your auditors regret the falling off in the membership from year to year they have again at Thompson's Hotel, Port Perry, on Saturday, March 2ud, at one o'clock p.m. on the table, when the conncil melted away. i D. STURT. Reach, Jan. 15, 1878. . Address, for instructions, sample copies, ke. JON DOUGALL & EON, Montreak