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 "W *P?!W^I^^ .-- ^fMr^' -Mm: :C4Sti .OJOEi-ratJo^ ' itJ^Ulf).: b 1887. the toa °' to statiJI declaration ^A â„¢--iiisseut.tln| last MeetiBgj Turner, „! the couLicil jj •namejit thaj j i'ly of le ret-ve M'.ilicit'ncy of at tolheeoa- H a line each Bnheqvent inxertion. HEW TO THE LIJSE, LET THE CHIPS FALL WHEBE THEY MAY.' EVEXTH YEAE.-]S^o. 336. MABKDATiE, ONT^ FEBBTJABY 10, 1887. C. W. BXJTL.EDGE, Publisher. ical and Other Items. t)Ti(ES in thexe columns intended to benefit indiridual or fiocieti/ icill he cluirped ten line for the first insertion rtiid Jite lecLion ex. be "I's Js. for :i.;is (lep-ro-- kefpevs $l.oO' boieg' $5 10 following mbouirli for â- â- ly G., do, one day ?j6. iuiitiou pos- liiig liaUots, t-r Htationsrv f iiccoiiiit for •• !n; paid.â€" tiiu account amounting 11. F:iliice be liali. â€" Carri- ti asurer re- taxi.'S i'.gainst 1':^- clii-k in- u tli!' same, â€" tlhi;;no Mo- or IS -^6 and â- i;lt cu'uct, â€" A;,x Boll be alary of §75. iicrewith in- otli(_',rs, aud Uirming said h'.g appoint- rt;spcctively and .socoud by-law 240 siguuii, aud â- it I' tho obs-- â- â- ;i». Which .lab Lv: Will- roau com- 7 â- .â- /..; Ward A. M.Millen (i lUnismore â-  council OE tauci) in re- if'J down, the council cijuisitionof 5 council to ret their iu- lio same, â€" $75., copy -fi., prepar- rderid to b^ lu tiiis day labor will ijured doing l'loui;!is, or Hugh Ma- 's Kd^-e be I board oi le e.T-qrJicio naxy ai IQ â- K, Clerk. L O. U. W cmains of ^e founder ei.l Work- j Fontaine e funeral Dnic Hall lad treas- 1 the re- company ;d Work- sand uni- the ceme- ihe deadr Jrformed. rhich sum 10 cents y of tfae it Chron-. to TICK. â€" Corre.pnndenre. commvnirn- ,. Advertisements, dc,, nmst he in this 111/ tinon on Tuesday to insure puhlicatitfH \weh. F.ws is vcrj^ scarce this week. sTAKio Parliament opens to-day. ;xT Monday is St. Valentine's Day. ^LKNTixES Valentines at Stephen's Store. Lentines and political literature is jilciitifnl. EAT and barley are on the decline rice. juiw'ooD is about 15 cents a cord |or tlian last year. jK saw mills are stocking up heaTily .-inter. IE Hamilton ice carnival last week 'rand success. JK political contest grows more in- ttin.n as the 22nd approaches. \iai attcK)}.tto kiss a dressmaker you have her permission. ^MEMBER that Davis is selling bran, ts, clioi), screenings c. Iikkn's Jubilee note paper and Envel- 1 2.'c. per box, A. Tm-ner Co. IE brass band now practice in E. O. tbv's Observatory. 3N't for^et the cheese factory meet- it the Markdale House next Satur- BuRNs wood buyer will be along |line in a few days to buy any quanti- ' weed at highest market prices. IE report of County Council is thy and unusually interesting. Bead following columns. IE Montreal Winter CarniTal is ;on this week and is a grand tess. • o-ME of our citizens were on bail all I last Tuesday â€" ^bailing water out of ' cellar txTHEW's harness shop is in the same fce, aud those indebted to him are Bntly invited to caJl with the needful. |r. Hugh Baird has his new saw mill md closed in, having been recently ced, in Glenelg. :sT arrived at Davis' a quantity of imported cranberries, 10 cents lib. alentines, comic sen- leutal and useful at the medical A. Turner. tHE C. P. R. exhibition car has re- aed after a three months tour through fted States. fiiEAPEST i)lace in the county for ture framing is at the Markdale ^to Gallery. Jcliool I5oolis. â€" A new \k just received at the Medical A. Turner, Co. ry the rolled Oat meal, it is pro- iced by evorj- })erson to be the best 30 market you can procure it at is' lANTED. â€" Any quantity of maple, and soft elm, birch and baswood diich cash v, ill be paid J. H. Bliss rerstou. tf |ou can buy groceries for spot cash [)avis" as cheap if not cheaper than other place in town^no stale goods, Jrytliing is fresh. E understand that Mr. Stanley nolds formerly of this jalace was to imarried on Tuesday last to a lady in iaua. jast Tuesday rain decended thick fast all day while the thermometer bod above 40, leaving the roads and feets in a terrible condition. The rapid thaw of Tuesday suddenly Yi in fashion with the people and ight a bad cold doubtless by being late at night. Mb. Speebs, blacksmith at Holland Centre, is the happy Pa. of a pair of babies which came to town recently, a boy and girl. Mr. Nicholas Feagan, cJf Dnrham, dropped dead at his home a week ago last Sunday. Heart disease. He was 75 ye*f* -^Id. FouND.-=-A fine gents neck scarf at fiaskett's Hall, night of Misa McGarry concert, call for it at W. A. Brown's Jewellry Store. The change of proprietorship in the Royal Hotel, Meaford noted last week in the Standard has not taken place but Mr. Noble continues at the helm. Nomination takes place next Tuesday the 15th, East Grey at Rocklyn, North Grey at Owen Sound and South Grey at Durham. Farm for sale, lot no. 40 in the 9th concession, Artemesia 100 acres 75 cleared and in a good state of cultivation terms reasonable. Apply to G, S. Bowes Markdale. Wanted at Once. â€" Fifty thousand feet soft Elm Logs, to be delivered at Armstrong's MiU, Markdale, for par- ticulars apply to W L. Young, at Lucas Go's Bank. Mr. £. S. MABEt: is opening a new Hardware Store in the premises next door to Turner Go's, Drug Store. He expects to be opened up early next week. Credit sale. â€" ^Robt. Ward, lot 24 con. 10 Euphrasia, will sell his stock and impUments on Friday 11th. He is giv- ing up farming and will sell all without reserve. I have now on [hand a full stock of Brandies, Gins. Rmnf Wines c., of the finest quality whi^ I feel satisfied will meet the demand of the trade, W. L. Davis. Credit Sale. â€" Mr. James Gould will sell his farm stock, implements c., by pubhc sale on Friday the 18th at 1 o'clock. Ten months credit on approv- ed joint notes. Geo. Noble, anctioineer. R. Subnsite moved this week into his own house on Mill Street â€" The late Gill property; Mr. Andrew Fogerty, ston^r mason, brick layiec and plasterer of Crlenelg moves ttext week to the hooise vacated by Bnmside. A mass meeting will be held in Ha«kett's Hall on SatnTday the 19th at 7 o'clock under the auspices of the Young Men's Liberal Conservative Association. The -following gentlemen have been invited to attend, â€" Dr. Sproide, R. Gilray, Dr. Landerkin, Dr, Jamieson. Mr. John Muxlow, of Blantyre, who was to come to our town to Teside, has changed his plans and moved to Meaford. We regret to loose such a desirp.ble citizen as he would have been for he is a genuine good fellow. Mr. W. N. Haskett shipped to Orange- ville Poultry Show a number of fine fowl, and took five prizes: â€" Three First, and Two Seconds. He has a fine strain of first class high scoring birds, some of which took first prize in Toronto and 0«7en Sound. R. O. Whitby is prepared to do all kinds of carriage painting a first class job with the best material guaranteed. Now is the time to bring in your wheel'd rigs aud have them re-painted for summer use. Shop over Hull's new cooper shop. To BE Continued the great clearing sale at Hill Bros, up to the 20 inst., of General Dry Goods, Groceries, Crockery, Boots Shoes. Credit given as before, but special drives to cash purchasers. This is a genuine sale in consequence of T. Hill retiring from the business. Mr. Simon Plewes of this village, is the owner of a horse 35 years old. The beast has belonged to the family for over 30 years. Mr. Geo. Plewes drove him from Shelbume to this place in less than 5 hours, one day last week. The horse had all the appearance of a four- year-old whenhe struck town."Creemore Adv^jtiser., County Gouii€f f. (Covtinuedfrom last wMk) The proueedings of the Goancil np to close ot Wednesday's session, were given last week, except the following Standing Committees for the year, and several notices of motions for grants for bridges: â€" Finance â€" Messers. Messenger, Mc- Kenney, Robertson, Caolfield, Gilray. Moffatt, Oldham, l^tten, Lang, Mc- Oirr,Bogers, Bowes, Thompson, Bear* man, McN aught, Agnew, Cbisholm, and McGregor â€" McKechnie, chair* man. Roadt and Bridges â€" Messrs. Mc- Lityre, McMillen, McCormick, Clark, Fawcett, Bearman, D. McMillan, Mc- Oallum, Jjemon, Miller, Boms, Shate, Garvie, Boland. Hewgill^ Widmeyer, and Burns â€" Clarke, chairman. County Jr'ropetty â€" Messrs. Christoe, McLarren, Fox, Bmgham, O'Farrell, Burns, Moffatt, Bwanson, and Boland â€" Christoe, chairman. Education â€" Messrs. Gilray, Chris- toe, Agnew, Hewgill, McKechnie, Rogers, Clark and Lang â€" Gilray, chairman. Printing â€" Messrs. Lang, Miller, Kerr, Robertson, Clark, Gilray, Bowes â€" Lang, chairman. Communications and Memoials â€" Messrs. Moffatt Totten, McNaught, Oldham, McGirr, McKenny, Chisholm and McGregor â€" Moffatt, chairman. The following notices of motion were given From the Reeve of Glenelg and Holland asked the Council to appropriate a sufficient sum to bridge Allan's sink hole on T. and B. road from the Reeve of Euphrasia and Holland for a grant of $000 to bridge the Beaver river on town line between their townships; from the Dep. Reeves of Artemesia and Glenelg for grant to build a bndge across the Baugeen riyer on townline between their respective township from the Reeves of St. Vicent |and Sydenham for a grant of $125 for a bridge on town line between those townships. Council adioomed tiU 2 p. m. on Thursday, TSUBSDAT. The Warden read a number of communications, which was referred to the various committees. Mr. McKechnie presented report No. 1 of Finance Committees, recom- mended a grant of $26 to Prisoners Aid Association also a grant of $60 to 81 Grey Batt. Riffie Association, which was adopted. The matter referred to in the notice of motion on Wednesday were all re- ferred to the Road and Bridge Com. mittee. The warden was authsrized to get legal opinion as to liability of Council to pay for bridges on county line be- tween Simcoe and Osprey. Mr. Thompson, seconded by Mr. MUler, moved that a committee of seven be appomted to report as to the best means to preserve and protect the interests of the country in regard to the grayel roads constructed with county moneys. The above motion was lost by a vote of 21 to 22. Tfasâ€" Christoe, McArtbur, Boland. Bingham, Messenger, McCallum, Robertson, Garvie, Moffat, J, A. Mc- Millen, Oldham, Shute, Thompson, Lemon, McLaren, Chishlom, Fox, Miller, Agnew, Burns, McKechnieâ€" 21. yais â€" McKenny, Kerr, Hewgill Gilray, Fawcett, Caulfield. McCor- mick, Swanson, Totten, Clark, Lang, O'i'arrell, Wildmeyer. McGirr, Mc- Intryre, Rogers, D. McMillen. Bear- man, Stewart, Bowes, McNaught, Mc- Gregorâ€" 22. Mr. McKechnie gave notjce he would apply for a grant for $250 to each of the MunicipaUties of Artem^esia Glenelg, Egremont, Normanby, Ben- tinek. CoUingwood, ^oIland, Dundalk to assist in the erection of lock-ups, provided that the respective mun- icipalities giye an equal amomit. Mr. Agnew gaye notice that the town of Mt^^o^ would Require this Council to erect a new /vndge over Big H^d river on Main Street in the town of Meaford. M^. Caulfield gaye notice of ap- plication (or a grant of $200 to build » bridge over Thorp's week, on county line beteen Egremont and Arthur, pro- yiding the County of Wellmgton gave an equivalent. Mr. Thompson gave notice of ap- plication for grant of $800. to repair deviation on gravel road through Sydenham. 'Mr. McKechnie, seconded by Mr. Bums, moved that a memorial be for- warded to the Lieut. Goyer nor in Council paying that the private bill r« new county formation, by which it is proposed to detach Proton, Egre- mont, andNormanby, from this county, to be permitted to pass, as said bill would be detrimental to the best in- terests of this country. The Council adjourned till 2 p, m. Friday. FBIDAT. ' Report No. 2 of Finance Committee repori No. 1 ot County Property, and Education Committee, on "Treasurer's securities, were read. Report No. 2 of Finance Committee was considered in committee, and ad- opted, recommending that $25 quar- terly bo granted and paid to Mrs. G. J. Gale, widow of the late Clerk, dur- ing the term of her life that $25 worth of bank forms be furnished W. Armstrong that matter of application from Kepple for $100 as equivalent to county rates on lots resumed by the Indian Department, be laid over till June session that in the matter of by-law 147 re Durham and Glenelg the Treasurer prepare a statement of assets and liabilities of the same. The Council then considered in committee and adopted report No. 1 of Road and Bridge Committee, re- commended payment of account for Bruce of $50 -half cost of approaches to Hanover bridge but not recom- mending payment of account for $141 half cost of repairmg bridge at Sing- hampton â€" believing it would be a dangerous precedent. bridge on townline Egremont «nd Arthur, was refered to the Road and Bridge Committee. The Council adjourned till 9 o'clock to-morrow morning. SATDBDAT HOSNmO. Report No. 2 of Road Bridge eonP mittee was read, recommending that the various applications for grants for bridges. c.. be not entertained; but that all bridges on county or town- ship boundaries for which countica are liable according to statute, be as- sumed by this County also, that a sum not exceeding $20 might be ex- pended by the respective Reeves on any such bridge needing repairs, and where they find it necessary to build a new bridge, to report on the same at the June session. After spending some time in com- mittee on the above report, it was passed without amendment. Report No. 2 of County Property- Committee, recommended repairs to roof of Court House, was read and passed. Report No. 2 of Education Com- mittee, was read, recommendmg pay- ment of account of Mr. Geo. IngUs and Rev. G. Washington, presiding ex- aminers and that the Council hold themselves responsible for payment of presiding officers charges at ex- aminations referred to in December report, except the town of Owen Sound- After some disottsrion m comniittee the report was passed, the latter clause f7as added. A motion to refer the report back to committee, that it was deemed advisiable to pay accounts of A Davidson, A. Grier, Jno. White, and F. W. Merchant, re examinations was lost. Report of Printing Co0»mittee, re- commending payment of some ao« counts, and that tendere for the diff- erent kinds of printing be ad-v^rtwei for, to be presented at the June session ugoriiuD i»io«c«o-». ^^1 ^as read and passed. Report No. 1 of County Property rpj^g ygp^jj. ^f Committee on Com- recommeding some improvements in the jail premises, and payment of accounts for work done report No. 1 of Education (Jommittee, recommend- ing payment of School Inspector's ex- pences, o, and report of Committee on Treamrec's securities were passed. Moved by Mr. Oldham, seconded by Mr. Thompson. That the County take up the gravel road formerly construct- ed by the Council, and that township bridges or money equivalent; be grant- ed to those townships not interested in gravel roads, and that a committee be formed of Qie Reeves of Owen Sound Meaford, Egremont, Kepple, and the mover, to present a workable schema to aceomplish the above named object and report at the June session. â€" lost. Moved by Mr- McNaught, seconded by Mr. Totten, That a committee com- posed of the Reeves of Owen Sound, Euphrasia, Artemesia, Normanby, Glenelg. Dundalk, aud the Dep. Reeve of Kepple. be a committee to prepare a scheme in regard to putting the leading roads in the various mun- icipalities of this country in a proper state of repair, and report to this Council at the June session â€" carried. The County Property Committee were instructed to tak^means to pro- tect the Court House buildings from danger thro' leakage in the roof. Mr. Thompson, seconded by Mr. Garvie, moved for a grant of $800 for repairs on deviation of gravel rjads through Sydenham â€" lost. Mr. McKfechnie, seconded by Mr. Bums, moved that a committee be appointed to take into consideration the propriety of establishing a County House of Refuge, and' ascertain pro- bable cost of buildings and mainten-. ance of the sameâ€" lost. By-law No. 358, to extend the time for the return of township assessment rolls to July 1st, wad read first and •second times. The Warden and Clerk was instruct- ed to memorialize the Minister of Education, pray'mg that he may con- firm the 4tli clause of report No. 2 of Education Committ.ee, as passed at December session. The motion of Mr. McKechnie, seconded by Mr. Burns, for a grant of $250 to certain municipahties to. buildlock-ups was lost. Tlie appUcation, ot the Reeve munieations and Memorials, was read and passed, recommending that re- quest from Owen Sound Board of Trade asking this Council to join them in petitioning the Dominion Govern- ment to grant a rubsidy of $8200 per mile to the Georgian Bay Railway Co., to assist in extending thek rail* way from Tara or some other place t* Owen Sound, be acceded to that th« Council join that of Perth in sending delegates to represent the interest* of farmers at an interview with the Goyernmentby engineers respectii^g the Dramage Act oi 1883 that the council join that of Hastings in a memorial to the Legislature to pass an act locatmg prelimmary lunatic asylums in contiguous groups of counties also that a memorial be for- warded asking a measure that will allow the optional privileges of the Torren's bye tern of hiud transfer to Ontario. By-law 358, to extend the time of assessment of towhships to July let; by-law 359 appointing Reevfes and Dep. Reeves bridge commissioners for their resfftetive township, were passed. On motion, the legal opinion of J. Creasor, Esq., as to the liability of the Council for bridges on county and township boundary lines, was orJeced for the use of the Council. The Reeve of Glenelg was authoriz- ed to attend at the proposed interview with the Government respecting the Drainage Act. « ' On motion of Mr. Chisholm, second- ed by Mr Thompson, the Public Pro- perty Committee were instructed to place ah electric light in front of the County Buildings also to procure a Union Jack Flag for the County Buildiugsâ€" in honot or the jubilee year of our beloved Que^eu. The Council adjojirue"d to meet in Owen Sound on Monday, June 2t)th that tifie at 7;B0 p. m. â€"A motion June session be hela at Meafor*^ beiuir, lost • MINERAL POiSON, • Nothing bat pure extraotVfroia plants and roots are used m preparing Mc^ -gor.s LnnjT Compound, the taodern and sow popular remcdj^fot Cdds.Coughs. tioncbins Cioap, Asthma, and all aSeotionsof the throat. ]i\::\f!» andiehest. AUitiinet»ta1»oiBOitaa»d danger., substances ex avoid«d, whidi renders its t^ xaa »p|/««â€" »«-^, «. â€" « -~ of safe for childienoradiilte. BoW»V5Po.*n4. Egremont for a grant.al$200.^bml^' fUM) P« beta. »ta.L-?l«phen. Drugstore^