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I. R. WALKER,
PHYSICIAN, Snrgnon, ie.. Ingersoll.
QVare-IUT* Black, Hum** itreet.
M. 3. Wl'CAUSLAMD, M.D., M .C .P .8.
formerly Burgeon In
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WM. DEMPS1ER, Manager
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SURGEON DENTIST,I ICENTIATE of the Royal College of
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Ingereoll. Un. 15.18TO.
Royal Standard Loan Co’y
OF CANADA.
HEAD OFFICl”LONDON, ONT.
CAPITAL, ~ $1,000,000.
rpHIS Company has opened nn office1 In Ingereoll, under Hi* tnanigcuient of
MB. M. MINKLER,
Savings Bank Branch.
Hpcci*! tcno« mxl* with dcpj.lter. leaving money fur alengthened period. Ouod Mortgage* bought.
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October 2nd. 1OT8.
ROYAL HOTEL.
THAMES SHEET, INGERSOLL.
RICHARD CAIRNS, - Proprietor.
u* In Uie Co inty. Even cmvenlen. 0.Hard. Kunple room. f»r t'-uiumercialEe>t acc. mtn.Klaliun for traveller*. Well-w, g.u4 Stabling and Atleutiv* Hodler*.
THOMPSON HOUSE.
THE EAR STABLING
INGERSOLL.
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JOSEPH THOMPSON. 1’roprletor.
KING STREET,
Will aain a grand reliance, by-and-by ;
Al twenty-two, reject* a wealthy g«nt.
To airtlDK well*, with wbura she'* had h*r oeaaon;
And carta not Uiat her partner .hould be rich ;
At thirty, fearful of belug calkd "Old Maid
Al thirty-one, h«r thought* on dreaa are laid ;
At Ihirty-two.dlalikea to go to Vail.
At thirty-three, (urpri-cd why tntn praterTh* company of ’’Chita,” to oue Ilk* her ;
At thirty four, effo.-ta good humor, when
In e .nvereation with the gentlemen ;
At thirty nnx. her thought* to envy UM
The quarrela with her newly-married fri«nd ;
bh*’» looked on in society—’It* hard ;At Ihirty-eUhl. consol* beraclf in knowln'
At thirty-nine, Ill-natured and ma'ldoua ;
At forty, very meddling aud oClcioui ;
Al forty-two. If In her scheme she fall*.She 'gainrt the tex contlnoualy rail* ;
In acandcl. Uw. a plcaaur* ah* can find ;
At forty-four, th* manners of the arc
At forty-five, for piety Inclined,
For it la moat consoling to her mind ;
’UaitMt man becauae he haa not her engsgtd ;
1 her inlod rallef ;
All her regard, with love for themib* burn* ;
At forty-nine, adept* dependent friend*.
Her predoui little pet* to care and tend ;
At fifty, quite divguatcd with the world.
TIU the rail* vtf her previous “mortal eull.’
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SURGEON_DENTIST.
I JCENSED by the Royal College ofI J Do tUi Surgery, OnUrio.
T**lh extract*I without polo hr the tn* n| NtUnu*Ova, etc., U detlreJ- Special attention paid to
the preaervuh.u ot natural tc«th.Iifflre «n King rtract. opportw the ’’ Daly Hou»e.
<J>tained Jot tnrenttrn in the United State*,
Canada, and Eurojte al reduced rate*. _ Withone principal Office IneaUd in lVa*ldn<jt<»n,
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lance J'rom li’anhingfon, and trho have, there
fore, to employ " a*»neiate. attorneys." ID’make preliminary ce’etminalinn* and ^uinieh
vpinimm a.* to patentability, jrre of charge, and
TMPERaAL FIRE INSURANCEI Company of London, England. E»Ubllahed 1S03.
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Bank, Washington, D. C.; the Royal Swedish,
Norwegian, and Danish /.egatimii, at Washing-
Ion ; H>n. Joseph Cavy, late Chief Justice U.S. Court <>f Claims ; to the Officiate of the U.S.
Patent Office, and to Senator* and .Member* of
Connre** from errry St,lie.
Ad.lres* LOHS DAGGER & CO..
S dieitur* of Patents and Attorney* at Law, Lt
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termi.
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Buns, Biscuits, Cakes
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MORTGAGES BOUGHT.SAUSAGES.
B. McFAVLEY,
1 ICENSED AUCTIONEER for theJ J CnunU.i WOtrfoM. Elgin and Mlddlceea.
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8tied, lu,-er*oll,
H. B. CLABK.
Incer^n. Jan. IS, 1 8 7 S ,S U
MONEY TO LEND.
TENDERLOINS,
FRESH PORK
A. A. AYER § CO.,
EXPORTERS’ CHEESE
MOTFURAL AXD NEW YORK,
SykUm M prtterrtd, kt ReduraJ Rkl«*.
BUSINESS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.
OEO. KENNEDY,
INKCRANCE AGAINST FIRE
j, c.GKO. KENNEDY.Fr e d . ROWLAND,
PO RK PACKER.
D. 8. MACDONALD,
PROVISION AGENT I
INGEBAOLL, ONTARIO.
GT!-a. Tim-BM Street, Chronicle Building.
JAMES R HARRIS.
1BCBITECT AND StAIB BUILDEB.
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ACCOUNTANT. ClKVEYANCnt ANO COL-
LECTOR.
INSURANCE ANO BENERAL AQENT.
ACCOUNTS WRITTEN UP. AUDITED ANO
COLLECTED.
FIRE, LIFE AND MARINE INSURANCE
EFFECTED.
BACON, HAMS, LARD
BARRELLED PORK.
nauuuion FAFcrm
Singed WUtahlro SlAoi for tho English
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CAPITAL.
Mirkot.
LONDON ONT.
$66;;Min k l e r & Co..
BANKERS.
TTNCU RR ENT Money and A meric tn <2.000,000.
JAMES GOneX*”.
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* Gwenilokn»’ hum Mts. Olivia Gien- 1
mervlund's sutiuclum.'Jessie!’ from Mr.Gerald Glenmoreland’s 1
studio. J•Yes, ma’am—yes, Sir,'from the pretty !
little maid coming up the stairs. She stops 1
a momeut when she reaches the landing,as 1
though consid?riug which summons to (
answer first, and as she pauses, a hand- *
sooio young man leans over the baluster 1
and looks dowu upon her, and us ho looks 1
bo thinks that never guzud ho upon a pretti- 1er picture. j
A slight, grace fal young girl,with serious {daik eyes, ddicntily out features, clear ;palo face, and light wavy brown hair,show-
nig little specks of gold as the sunlight fallsthrough the hall window upon it, parted '
simply on the low broad brow aud rippl
ing away behind Hie lovely ears until lostiu the heavy Grecian coil at the back of
the small round head, in a closely clinging
dress of some soft dark material, with aknot of garnet ribbon at the throat, and a
sister knot on each laee-trimmcd pocket of
the dainty white apron.
‘Ob! I saj, Brownoyes,’ he calls out,cheerily, as the girl, becoming conscious of
bis presence, looks, up with a smile, * will
you pose for tue ?’
‘ As soon as t can, Mr. Denys,' she replies, in a voice softer aud sweeter, but as
frauk and cheery as bis own. ’ Your fath
er and mother have both called me. Imust attend to them first.’ And as the
handsome head i« withdrawn, she enters
the room on the right, which one can seent a glance is the den of n sculptor, and a
sculptor who, if it be true that • good order
is the foundation of all good things,' cannever hope to attain any wondrous height
in bis profession. Half-finished statuettes
nud busts, dilapidated arms, legs, and tor
sos in clny, plaster, and marble, are standing and lying about in the greatest confus
ion. Over Shakespeare's dome-like fore
head droops ft broad-brimmed hat; fromthe throat of n dancing faun stream the
long ends of a silken neck-tie; aud a flower
girl offers with her flowers a pair of crumpled kid gloves and a soiled collar. The
sculptor himself—an odd-looking man with
wildkh black eyes, and a massive headcovered with a tangled mass of the darkest
curls, a gray thread gleaming here and .
there—attired in a blouse, the back v[ ;
which alone gives a hint of its original 1
. color, is regarded with critical gaze a half- i’ modelled bust on the table b»fare him, I
which in Intn retards him with the blank ;stare peculiar to its kind. i
’ Ah! there you are,' ha says, approving- i
ly, as Jessie comes quietly in. * It ia well.I want your nose, my child. *Tis jnal the
ti'-se for Elaine. Couldn't find a better if
I searched the wide world o'er. Standover there by Hercules—that'* a dear—
and look at Mepbislopbelee.' And be commences to sing in a strong if not altogether
musical voice the * Gold Song * from Fault
as ths voice from ths opposite room callsagain,‘Gwendolen!*
‘ Can you spare my nose a little while,
Sir?* asks the model, still looking steadily
at the grinning tsmpter in the ooroer, butwith a gleam of mlaehief in her boanie
brown ayes. * Mrs. Glanmoreland ia call-’ ing.'
* Oh ! ah, yes. Gwendolen ’—working
away. * How long have yon been Gwendolen ?*
* For two weeks past. Sir. Ever since
rav mistress began * The Prince** and theDairy-Maid.* May I go, Sirf still, best
of modsit, with her eyes fixed on thefiend.
■ You may, but coma baek soon; far
kings may die and emperors loen tbeircrowns, but Art ia deathless, and forever
reigw.’* Yser Brr,‘ assents Jessie, demurely, and
tripe away.
Mrs. Glenmoreland, sitting before herdesk, on which ta piled many sheets of
paper covered with eye ex asperating chir-•'grephy. her rifiht hand nervously waving
her pen about, her left grasping her fluffyfair hair, to its greet derangement, allowsthe wrinkle of perplexed thought on her
brow to melt away as the pretty girl appears.
‘ Gwendolen, my dear,' she exclaims,
taring suddenly toward her, and therebyscattering the pile of manuscript in every
direction, * I want your mz. She he* themost correct ea r thie to an eWeriy lady
who is sewing industriously by a smallwork-table in th* centre of th* room.
of thing fa only allowed to the very greateel 1
of poets. I'm introducing a battle song 1in th* lest chanter of my novelette, and <I'm in doubt about' hurrah* and ' war'— 1
* rah’ sud ’ war.’ Are they iurine, or are jthey not, Gwendolen f
But before Gwendolen, who is on her iknees picking up th* acattered papers, can <
reply, somebody comes down the stairs <with a rush, and bolts into tbe sanctum. j
' Mother, I kiss your little iok-stsined
fingers,’he says. ‘Bitt all the same I must ihave Browneyes; I want her arm. My I
grape-gatbtrer is waiting for th* wherewithal to gather tho grapes.' i
' Ie it—I mean are theyl' asks Mr.Glen- ,
moreland, ns J eerie pnts the manuscript onthe desk again, and places a paper-weight iupon it. And then she smiles at her son,
who. after tenderly ruffling tbe rnffled hairstill more, kisses the brow beneath it. i
‘ I don't think they are,' modestlyanswers Jessie.
•Thanks, dear!' And the pen is dipped
into the ink again.
‘And now, Browneres, your arm—yonrarm !' cries Denys, striking a melodramatic
attitude.
‘ I’m afraid yon can’t have it just yet,Mr. Denys. I have promised your father
toy nose for an hour or s^,’ says Brown
eyes, dropping a cunning little courtesy.‘By Jove! fa tbe Governor at work
again? Ten to eno be never finishes it. I’ll
look in on him for a moment or two; he’llturn me out at tbe end of that time. By-
by, mnmmn.’’ I r -ally don’t know what we would dowithout lu r,’ says Mrs. Glenmoreland,
musingly, letting her pen fall and blotting
the sheet before her os the young peoplevanish.
’ Moaning Gwendolen, Browneyos’Jessie,
or whatever her name is ?' inquires, theelderly lady (who, by-lhe-bye, is an aunt
of tho author's, on a visit to her uieco forilie first time in fifteen years).
’ Known as Jessie to her sponsors in bap
tism,’ explains Mrs. Glenmoreland, ’butDenys has always called her Browneyes,
and I have a habit of giving her the name
of my heroine for the time being: it helpsto keep my story in my thoughts. Dear,
dear, how many names tho little girl has
answered to since she came hero four yearsago I And she has nover objected to lut
two—’ Phantom of Yellow Hill,’ and ’ Hag
of Murder Creek.’ And I don’t much wonder at her not liking them.’
‘ Neither do I,’ says tbe aunt, with a
grim sinile. ‘ But yon have never told meanything about her. Who is she ?’
‘ Haven't I ? Well, as I can't take up
the thread of my pootn—that horrid Denys I—1'11 tuke up the cat’—lifting a pretty
white and black kitten from the floor—’and
narrate for especial benefit. You knowwhen Gerald and I were first married we
were very unpractical—’
• I should think so,’ interrupts the elderly lady, with a decisive nod. ’ Ono a scrib
bler of sixteen, tbe other a sculptor ot nine
teen.’' Bnt dear mama, with whom wo lived,’
hor niece goes on, ‘ mnde life easy for usuntil nine years ago when she died. Then
for five years all was experiment and con
fusion. At first wo tried boarding ; but thepeople with whom we boarded objected to
our breakfasting at odd moments between
eight and twelve, and thought it unreason-
, able that we should expect little suppers •', midnight. And, besides, they also com
plained that Denys—then only twelve, but
already developing tbe artistic—used tbeirbest saucers, plates, and thiugs to mix’ paints on; and when the dear boy borrow-
r ed the marble slab of tho pnrlor table for
the same meritorious purpose,they became
' so very violent wo were obliged to leave.
Then we tried furnished rooms; made cof-feo-over tho gas in the morning, and dined
at th* restaurant in the evening. Bnt wewere soon obliged to give up thie mode oflife, tbe principal reason bring that the
bill of fare proved such a temptation; andto our shz“: b; ~ t!:z ~~C
uncertain of incomes—that when our ven
tures were successful we weekly succumbed to the tempter, and ate birds on toast,
and broiled cbicktn, aud omelette-souffle,
and terrapin, and all sorts of expensivegood things, as long as our money lasted,
and in consequence were restricted to breadand cheese and dried beef in the privacy ofour own apartments for a week or more
after. At last, after haring dined sumptuously one day, with a few invited gnesis,
off a medollion and a three-columned story,
and then being obliged to live for two weekson one short column, wo concluded to try
boarding once more, renting a room at the
same time in the Raphael Building, whereGerald could fling his clay aud plasterabout to hie heart's content, and Denys,
who wouldn’t go to school, and would
paint, might bo out of the way of the landlady’s china: But,my dear aunt, ths other
fellows were in that studio from morning
till night; indeed, several ef the most impecunious spent their nights there, and
there wae very little work done, and such
bills for beer 1
•Then fortunately—that ia, not fortunately, bnt providentially—no, I dop’t mean ‘
that either, but I won’t waste time seeking 1
for the proper expression—Gerald's olduncle died, aud left him thia bouse. ' Let’s 1
^0 to housekeeping,’ said I, and wo went.
Heaveu save tbe mark! I n*y«r conld 1
make change; neither cm>u Gerald; and M 1
for Deny’i, Le aud tho arithmetic ar* and
; si’ll ye nave been perfect stranger*. Theresult of this ignorance could not fail to be
■ an expensive one. Everybody cheated us.
• The servant-girls wore my best drosses towake* aud parties, and one of them once
had two of her friends concealed iu tbe
house for three months, waxing strong and■tout on my provfaious, and when at last
they were discovered, declared that she
never knew they were there at oft al all.' And wo were forever in debt, and fast
losing our sense*, when my dreu-maker, a
dear, good-hearted Englishwoman, whoused to giv* me advice, heaeekseping ad
vice, in a motherly sort of way, which I
would have taken if I could have remembered it, died, after a long iUoeae, leaving a
fifteen-yeer-old daughter. Th* child look*
ed up at to* with those wonderful brown•yee when I asked her, after bar mother'*
fnaeral, ‘ And what will you do, my dear ?'and said, ' 1 don't know, ma'am ; I have
no relation but a grandfather out West,
and be has just married again, and I don’tthink he want* me.' I gave her a kiss,and
told her to oom* bom* with me. And ab«earn*, and sine* then life ba* been mor* en
durable. 8b* proved to bo tbe alevereat
little ibiog that *v*r lived, intfafutely ao-duainfed with th* arithmeti* and heaven's
first law, and has learned to manage everything and everybody in th* boua* with
mirvellou* tact and ekill. And th* manner in which she understand* my ab**at-
f minded way* aad contrary orders ia absol
utely remarkable. Wbo elee. for iuatano*.’ would know that often when I aay ’ ehoee ‘
' I mean * hat,' and vier verea ! and rii-ii else could translate * both whit* and darkr meat and the Chinese, yon know, my dear.■ into 'chicken salad and ric« pudding ?’
heroine.* she explains, in anwer to a ques
tioning look from her aunt—* baa neverdreamed— Was that a knock nt the door?
If it be Alicia, enter; any body else, departimmediately.'
The door opens io obedience to this com
mand, delivered iu a loud voice with muchemphasis, aud‘-Alicia* enters with down
cast eyes and a block-edged letter iu herhand.
' I don’t want ill I won't hare ft I' al*
most screams her mistress. * I hate blockletters. Take it away.*
‘It’s not for you, ma'am. It fa mine;
aud—and ’ (with faltering voice) ‘ I fear Imust leave you.’
* Leave me 1’ shouted Mra.Glenmoreland,starting fa her feet and dropping the cat in
her excitement she seizes the worn garment
the elderly lady has been carefully patch-ing and darning far the fast honr from that
worthy person’s hands and rends it fromlop to bottom. * Leave utl What canyou—what do you mean ?’
* My grandfatherhns sontfor me. ma'am.His wife is dead, and he says ft is ray duty
to come and live with biin, as I hove no
other relative in the world.’‘ And you are going!' demands Mrs.
Glenmoreland, in tragic tones.‘ I do not know how to refuse.'
‘ Gerald I Deny I' calls Mrs. Glenmore-
land, loudly, running across her room andflinging the door wide open. * Como hereinetantly.’
In flies her husband, a lump of clav inbis hand and down rushes Denys, palette
on thumb.1 Thunder and Mars! my darling, what’sup?' asks Gerald. -
* By Jove I mother, how you frightened
mo 1 Thought tho house was on fire,' saysher son.'* Gwendolen — Jessie — Browneyes —
Alicia—she,' pointing at the wcepiug girl,* is going away, never to return.*
‘ Going away!' repeats her husband,
striking bis head with his right band, andthen stalking wildly about tho room, total
ly unconscious that he has left tho lump of
clay amongst his raven curls.* Browneyes leaving us ‘
proachfnlly cries Denys.
’ After I've loved her allsobs Mrs. Glenmoreland.
* And I've loved her all
says Mr. Glenmoreland.* And I've—’ begins Denys, and then
stops with a blush that fa reflected in thogirl's sweat face.
* Going to her grandfather—horrid old
hanks I—who never thought of her beforeba killed her slcp-grandmamma, andwho only wants her now t> save tho ex
pense of hiring a housekeeper audnurse, which ho is well able to do, tbe ven
erable wretch 1 And she thinks it her
duly to go, because ho’s b"r ’only rola-lative.* And I’ve always felt as though I
wore her mother;” and overcome with
emotion, Mrs.Gleninoroland drops into herchair again.* And I as though I were her father,’
asserts the sculptor.: ’ And I as though I were her broth—"
1 says tbe painter, and stops in confusion as
- before.1 Jessie turns from one to tho other with
1 cl a* ped hands and streaming eyes. ‘ I1 shall never, never bo as happy any where- as I have been hero. I would have been
content to havo served you all my life.
• But h >w conld I reconcile it to my con-I science if, without sufficient reason, I dis-
r regarded the appeal of my only relative,
t and that relative my mother's lather?** But bo needn’t bo your 'only relative,''
says Denys, earnestly, flinging his pnletto,
paint side down, on bis mother's rilaenlap, and springing with one bound to the
young girl's side. ‘ There can bo otherand nearer relatives than grandfathers.Browneyes. I never know how dearlv I
loved you till this momeut. I can not
boar the thought of losing you. I want
rbymq* doa'brbym* exactly, and that sort
cmsD far them, and aetbey could not break
lbs mifa'aide dam iu two, they llfled ■bedilf and swept away beusalb, still rag^
fag, but cdtfipfaialy cvnaaered by the n o-Us of tbs Prost King. Having ibne »no-
eumbed to ihi« InevftabW bumfibrifar, the
water shawsd the im W iW/t above it, oo-ceptitle the yoke wofali It eogll not break
drspite tie boasted ctrengib. And new the
Victor rest* quietly—torn aud roxged, it i#
Irur. but invincible ; and so it eiff remaixuntil the mightier beams of the spifog gu.ideprive If of lie cireoyih, and one* more
restore Niagara to its accHstotniMi freedom.
The bridge is nearly a toile in length, ex.
tending from a line drawn perpendicularlyto Point Lookout, iu. the American Park,
half way to the railroad bridge, and filling
the gorge from shore to shore. The toemountain ie still io its comparative ti-.
fancy, Lui if the wind and mercury too U-
vorsble, it will s<>o» be in a condition tofarm a coasting bill far ths p*«pfa as ft did *
dujing the winter of I87L The great icebridge itrelf is a counterpart in miniature
of au Alpins glacier, aud folly ■■ iutoreax-
ing as if 10 days qf roa-siokix-M were »necessary preliminary to ae. iug h. Youhave the rough, broken mrfaee, fbe bncn-
mocks reaching 10, 16, 20 feet into ilia sir,the startling ifaeurM*gkpiiig. p. rlupe, wish
a depth of 00 feet ju the aoj>d ice; and yoz
have the pure snow ioe iuu-lf in » million01 range and inexplicable fait there
is oa aesociatiou of terror iu this place
which does not belong fa «tbe gemunoglseiar, and which may come from the
muffled roar of the waterfall; percbxneu,the thought r>f 200 feet of waler a-reiuing
and boiling beneath your feet. Mwtiy uf
our reatiera have stood on tbs back fat-idethe Whirlpool RapiUa, •»! seen tlie wrath
ful waters moqut upward toward tbe sky
iu a thousand conlending corrects m theybattle to escape from their prisoning wain*.
Imagine this agitated surface suddenly fa-
eomiug petrified, and every broken way*halting just whore it whs, and this will
give an ide* of the ice bridge- Figarea arepoor makeshifts for assisting th* imagine*ticn to work, bat tu*v will perhaps aredat
a little io giving an idea of tbe magnitudeof this Btxnetnre. Iu thickio-xs it is pro
bably about Cl feet, while the surface of
the ice ia at least half that distance fromtbe surface of the water. There are ere-
vices 25 or B0 feet in depth, and yet they
show no signs of waler.’ As vrr- haraeailfatore, the snrface_of Uiaice-bridge, or j«-
fiel.l, for it is reul'y that, fa < xcewling
rough, and the work of crossing js’ verr1' ............. ,„j
will be constructed from the Ainti.uo to
the Canadian shore, aud it will be quite saeasy matter to cross,—Buffalo Courier,
Jap. 2.
up her little rosebud mouth. ' Oh. dear I
this isn't tbe way to get rich. Wo mudmake a little more money tmnehnw. I
can't write love stories apd poetry, and 1
won't mw for starvation prices., But I duthink I could sing, if only I obtoiaed a
chance. Mr. Martelli, at. the boardingschool, need to say I had a good' soprane.
I'll ask Mrs. Lsoy, epstarre, to let me prac
tice a little on her piano, and then I'll trymy fortune. Gerald would say it fa nil
nonsense ; bat I don't mean to ask Gerald’s
advice I’ * -And three or four weeks afterward, when
Mrs. May presented herself, trembling and
fluttering, before Signor Severe, that musical autocrat viewed her with favorable
eves.* You advertised for a soprano, sir,' said
Mabel, turning caiuiiae and white Ly
turns.‘ Certainly, madam, I did,' said the
signor. * For ze choir of St. Eudocfa, inMagnolia Square.’
* Will yop please try me ?'1 Wiz. ze greatest of pleasure madam* I’briskly opening the huge grand piano
which stood in the middle of the room.
* And what will you sing ?'* What ever you please, sir.*
Signor Severe rustled a piece of musicout of a drift some three feut high on the
floor.
* Bein 1 We will try zis,’ said he.Ho strnck the chords, and rising np nn
the wings of the snblimo harmony, Mabel's
voice Board like a bird.Signor Severe nodded when the aria was
over and rubbed bis hands gleefully.* Madam,'said he, ’ft is strong—it is i i ”,---------■» —sweet. Yon have one idea of time and | ^“5’ ^*7 ”’.*
forever,’ ro-
these yean,'
those years,'
fare proved such a temptation ; and your hand and heart. Take me for your
shame bo it said—having the most busband dearest, and then your duty willLfiiti of iriCOFlK'K—— that when OUT VCD- kboa to schh anrr*ae ♦m**y*/ fortunes fnforr A eVvefvrmmnorrae’.'Jessie, the innocent child, holds up her
pretty mouth for bis kiss before them all—the cat is playing with her grandfather'sletter—sail a wonderful smile turns to dia
monds het tears.‘ The very thing I’ preclaims Mr. Glen
moreland.
‘ Of courtc ,' says his wife. ’ Why didn'tyon think of it before, you tiresome boy.
•nd taro all this bother ? And go away,
all of you. I have an idea for a story.'
‘ Haa »be no low s ?’ asks ifea elderly
lady, looking solemnly over her epectMlee.
old mai<l; that is. she wwsn’l when—Imeow she was before the was married.
LoTsm I Good gracious I don't speak efeitcbaUnog. I abeai them. And
The Wife’s Ambition.
BY AMY RANDOLPH.
• It's a hard rub to get along, little wife,
isn't it,* said Gerald May, as bo closed bis iaccount book, and looked somewhat rue- t
fully at the solitary oue dollar bill, whichwas all that remained of his month's sal- ■ary after the rent had bean paid, and out
standing accounts at the dry-goods store *
balanced np satisfactorily. - ]Mabel May was kneeling on the hearth
Hlg, toasting a piece ef bread far hit hut* (
band'fi supper. i’ Ob 1 Gerald, said ahe, • I do try so bard f
to be economical!' iOf course you do,* said Gsrald, Issuing
over to capture oue particular curi of red- ,dish brewn hair that wm drooping in i
spirals of gold over the fair forehead. !
• Don’t I know that, without you telliug
me ?'• But I wish I could help you,' cried out
Mabel. * Oh, I wish I knew of any way to
earn money myself.'
Gerald May looked at her with an amus
ing smile.• My dear.' said he, ’ one wenld as soon
expect an oversized doll to earn money !’• Other women do.' ssid Msbsl.
• But you such a child !'
• I am two and twenty,' said Mabel
solemnly.• Nonsense 1' said Gerald. ’ What could
you do to earn money I'Mabel colored a little at the depreciatory
tone of the words.• Gerald,* said she, * I do wish you wouldtreat me more like a woman and less like a
i child. Don't you suppose I have as much> talent as the mt of my sex ?*
, Gerald laughed good humorodly. • Pour
out the tea, rars,' said be, ’ before you go! on rhapsodising ? Of course, I know that
i yen can make an omelette or a shirt withany woman in Christendom. But yon
can't write * stirring book like Georgei Eliot, n«r paint a grand piotur* like Hoe*
Bonhanr ?’' • I don’t •’piro to any such greatness as1 that,* said Mabel, impatiently. * But I
, can sing.’• You’ve got a nice little voice enough,'
said her husband patronizingly, * for the
parlor ; but as to making money out of it I2 hardly think you’ll find it so easy.'
’ You don’t think I can do aoythiog,*eried Mabel, half indignantly ’ Duly just
bocanw I am a woman?• Some women can drive fate single
handed,' «ri<l Gerald May, ripping his tea
with provoking nonchalance; • bat you’renot one of the sort my dear I’
Bat long after Gerald had lighte 1 hisstudent lamp and commenced his ev.' iing
avocation of copying law papers, Mabel
sat with folded hands gazing into the redcoal*, m if she could read there some duo
to the problem of her life.
• Only one dollar left of our month a«gem>y after th^rsnathb btll* are all *el-
tfad, o*jd Mrs. M*b*l to herself, M*e Hug
tune—you know how to manage ze voice.’
' And you will give me a trial ?*Maltel’s heart was beating so rapidly
that she coaid hardly speak, The signor
podded.* And if r.e muaieal committee accept
yon, wo will give you ze salary of six hun
dred ze year. I plaxe ze organ ; I leads zechoir, when it will be lead at all,’ with a
rbrsg of Lis shoulder, * and I shall you
most cordially recommend.*
Six hundred dollars 1 Mabel May trip
ped home as if her light feet were flyingrose-cloud*, instead of muddy March pave
ments. Why, that was as much as
Meg.•06. Stint i Scrape paid Goaald for his
.irndgory behind tbe book-keeper's desk.Six hundred dolUrq! It would double
their little income at once, aod enable
them to lay something by for a rainy daythat comes to every one sooner or later-
Ou I could it bo poesibla that su<4i .good
luck was in stars for her ?It was late on Sunday night, whenGerald May sat yawning before hie solitary I
fire. Mabel had bean spending the day Iaud evening with a friend—or at least so i
she said—aud Gerald was beginning to
realize bow lonely homo was without its
pervading spirit.At length th* door opened and Mabel
come in, rosy and dimpled aud wrapped in
a huge shawl.• Have yon been very lonesome dear ?*
she said, radiantly.‘ I've felt just exactly like R drinson Cru
soe on bis desert island,’ said. Gerald with
a grimace. ‘ Ami what sort of 3 day Lureyon bad, little woman ?’
• Ob, pleasant enough,’ evasively. * Bnt
tell me, Gerald, bow have you whiledaway your Lime ?’ -* I’ve been to a fashionable church,* said
Mr. May, ‘ St. Eudocia’s in MagnoliaSquare. And I must take you there.
Mabel, to bear the music 1 Why its equal
to an oratorio ? Tbe tears came out of my•yes as I listened—it seemed as if roy
soul was floating up. and np, and up. on
that divine melodj*!’•Was it very fine?* Mrs. May's face
was turned away as she was fastening n
loose button in her boot. ’‘ The finest soprano I have ever heard.'
cried Gerald, enthusiastically. ' You must
listen to her, Mabel ?’The young wife turned to him with
brimming eyes and cheeks suffused with
crimson.’ Gerald,' said she, ‘ I must tell you a
secret. I, too, was st St. Eudocia's Church
this morning.*’And you heard that delightful soprano ?
, • Yes—no—I don't know whether I did> or'not. Gerald,’ flinging her arms around
his neck. • I was the soprano at St-
’ Emlocia’s. Ob, Gerald, forgive me fafkeeping yon in ignorance so long, but I
dared not tell you until I knew positively
that I should either succeed or foil. Andheaven be praised 1 I have snccsedrel.’
‘ Gerald'* eyes, too, were full, in spite of
his assumed stoicism.• My little darling,* be whispered,caress
ingly. • And I suppose they pay you some
trifling salary ?’• Six hundred a year, Gerald, shs an
swered, with innocent triumph.
• What I’ hs invelnntsrily exclaimed.• That's something worth having. Why,
you must be a genius, little wife.'
‘ We can save a little money now, dear.’
she said lightly; * and you needn't take
any more <*f iirMom* law copying,and I can hire a piaro to practice with,
and—and—oh I Gerald, I am *o happy 1'. For Mabel May had at last suee*ed*d inattaining the goal of h«r fotniniu* ambi
tion. and she wouldn’t bar* anvied Eng
land’s Queen that night.
The Brave Little Flower CIrL
At the entrance of one of the large hotels
in Boston you will frequently » e,-*t uooaend early iu tbq ereninc, a lims flnxeu-
haired girl, wilu bniton huh bopq.u'U Lo
soil. She is rather tall for Irer age, and bosa sweet, gentle f ce, and lo..ka as if aha
might have a alary, and au sue ba*. Wad,
here it is, pit «" litlfa blue-eyed M.*ry L’l ii; to me liernclf; an ! t'mugb it dues real
“like a bjok,” I find it all true :
•’ I was uine yaars old, inu'.o, when I'first began to sell flu went, bel that •<**> fixir
years ago. You see we were v«ry po r.
Father wag dead auJ ujotu-r was auk i*ibe-1. I was the oldest and there were lu.s
of little ones youiuer than ma. Oue d .y
mother was sickur thuo uanul, aud »*
hadn't a bit ef cool iu the b^ues or any-thirg fo eat. Mother bad just twenty fiv*
couls left ia her pocket-bo. k—Ib-t » ** all—but I'happened U> rr-mettabvr Low'aiaunt of mine used to make a deal of mou r
by selling flowers. So I asked mother i<>let me have the quarter to sue whut I Cuu'l
do with it. Well, she l’-t me have it. a.ad I
went right to nfluiibl and got a- tin fio.veia—it don't take many, you k tow, for a
bntton-hole, just a lit tie bit of green usd a
few buds are enough—aud Lieu I wentround to the St. James’ aud »>me oth rhotels to sell them. Folks W'-ftpbeal kin l,
ma'am, and I made fifty ecu is a^Uu fi>*»
quarter.“Ever since then I've Vpt on a Hi g
flowers. I ncv. r go u. ar the *u o.n. ,ma'am, but I have found good .ales f t my
men all know me, aud du a gi eat deal to
help me. Sometimes th*y give me grvat,
beautiful bouquet*, wuiou I can make intolots of little ones. Here are some of thorn.”
and the little girl showed tn. two or thr-edainty little bunches*—a pansy aud white
pink with a smilax between—r<»seLul and
holiotropo bouquets—that she sold at fif
teen cents anicce.
•• They med to give me nice things, too,
to carry homo to mother—pi. Cos of chicken,
you know, and such like. Why, th. re's onepartisular place in the dmiug-r<>ou» u-.w,
where they put my brown papor bag ; aud
I'm always sure to find it full when I g»home at mqht! Mother died fast winu<
about Christmas bine, so I live witu my
grandmother now. Usually, 1 earn *>>outsix dollars a week that I carry h^iu* tv her,
bnl sometimes I cun make ten.”
Bravo little Mary I She tel's her storrin the simplest, moot unaflvoted way ; Lut
I know for nearly four years she wa* thesole support and comfort of that poor sick
mother and those little hapless obildua.
A Parable.
A small spring, that occupied the summit of a hill, sent out two Hula urr«m« in
opposite direction*. They wore but h t o
tilings, slender and weak, and one morn*ing, in th*lr p»culior music*!, enrgling Lu-
guag*. fell, as good neighbors will, into «uu-
veraalion.
‘ Why is it.’ queried one,‘that we mn«t
ever struggle tirelrtaly onward? We aretoo small to accomplish much, and I. h r
one, am weary of laboring in a worl > filled with mightier and more powerful
forces.’
‘Nonsense!' laughed the other, while asnail* rippled its placid surface, and a b**u-
tiful Spocalsd trout paused tn listen— ’non-
Seuss I w« are as good as the host of them,
and as useful in our way.’
And vff 11 went, glancing in th* inn-The Ice-Bridge at Niagara.
d . —r Atjq vjj weuv, id mu inn*
A Courier reporter was aent to th* Fall* i l>*aa». laughing beck at tt» a idling Lave*yesterday, and learned that tbs ice-bridg* upon it* sr*»»y b*nke, and frwkieg inbecame an assured fact on Sunday lut. It sbewers of liquid diamond* down the kill*
i* really a child of th* great *now stonn of cawailee ft m*t In ite journey. E- ery ou*. .----_t:.u -------------—---------------------• that *mHed, found hi* emile rrfivuled in iu
tauny doptlw, and frit h»pp»*r *■ Iley
passed o J ward. Th* irav. Uur p«*iW d towatch it* ioyous gambol*, and to luLm to
it* murieal mice. Cow* aud h ree* drank
from ite pebbly bed, and lo k«d »ha <kfa|iywrth gteoi calm, liquid eye* into tU depibe.
Waterfowl, with glo**y plum^g*. rested
upon ite eori aurfae* a»d were happy ; a ulgreat wax-like IUi«« drank tbirouly of it*
crvettl treasure, and langh<ri a* th v •*>»■rd aut[rooked upon iteUwntn. B- ntifulfern*, with tall roede aud Ought-eyed
dowers, nodded pleasantly to it a* it
passed. Bird*, with driver song, tried toontring it »m>ng th« leafy braoelwe ab-‘ve ;
and «v*n tbe annligbt played in ite mirrored depths—white ssoou and atari* at
night converted it into a etor-*psa*<Ud
stream of tarnished silrar.On it* jnaranv it met .fther littlo stream*,that riisne 1 afltailonataly «rith glad little
IB rewuy b cuna ouvw awiui u» •
last week, which accounts for its uncom
monly *«rly formation. For same davs alarge amount of snow-covered ioe from
Lake Erie has been peering over the Falls,
and about the beginning of the present
week old inhabitsnts began to look expectantly for an ioa-bridg*, thoagh it was at
least a month aartier than th* usual ap
pearance of th* phenomenon. At 8 o'clockBunday morning th* aceumnlated mass of
ice cam* to a etand-sflll beotalh th* new
suspension bridge, and th* watcher* beganto hope that ther* would be • bridge with
• smooth surface—* thing nnpr*oed*ntedso far as history or tradition bqar record.
Bnt the hope wo* svm di.pelfaJ, (at the
huge dam of Im suddenly began to heave,grind and break np into fragment*, with a
loud noise which n described a* being «z-coedingly trying to th* nsrrsa. At 10
o'clock there waa • eecond atand-still, andit eeeiiK-J esrtsin that th* bridge Hkd be«n
form’d, but at 2 in tbe afteruvon there w m
a third and mire aavera disturban^, M theimprisoned water* *xartad tbeir giant
strength ia an effort to ha free. The battle
wm a grand oee. Vast qaanlitiee of tec
and «now war* caught in th* water's armsand tested bither and thither iika play,
things, fightmg and struggling with «fl»e at>
utbar. and griuitug themaMv** to fragment* in tbe frame eugigammL Great
bemmocks. weighing hnodreda of tone,■are poshed into the *». and remainedthere m mouumeataof th* fearful battle.
deep »nd etroag —• iwi<t»ty m mreh A
wsftara—baarisg great ship* up m it* fa«a*mtowards th* v*rt ore*w, tat* whleh II
ho*pilabte depth*. A ■ I *ti<1 th* *t*a*as-
1*1* gurglaaal atug, and their rilrary ******teach th* groataaM af I*tie diiHw. *»d th*
•nd *acap* fraas tbw ^iraUoua by rom*
®bc ®rfarb ffiribuiu,
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY B< W K
T iu i are over fifty private bilk already
before the Lhcisktare, con*id*ration of
which ItM b«»n commenced by the Private
Bilb Committv*. _____
Bisson Bitbuhs, of Toronto, died on
Morday morning, about half-put eleven.
Ha succeeded the lata Bishop Strachan ip
1867, and was*79 years of age at the time of
bi* death. Ho had been suffering for some
time from erysipelas, to which he finally
fill a victim,________________
A Mmdr cmes from ’'Tbronto which
•aya tb* kcal tewthma will ba th* first or
Mceni w«*k in April. 'i ' J '
Tns directors of this. City, of Glasgow
Bank, Stronach and Potter, *r* convicted
of fraud, theft, and* •mbewlottiaut, and
and sentenced to *ight«m months' impris
onment. Fir* ether directors *aro convic
ted of uttering false ahfltraofa .and baland*
•heat* and are santenced to eight, months'
imprisonment. The sentences have creat
ed considerable *urpris*'on amount of their
leniency. Th* presiding J qdg* said tliey
considered th* circumstance* that th* pris
oner* had not falsified ths accounts for
their personal benefit, bnt with a mistaken
idea that it wa* fir the public good.
Oxx of the best things on tho salary
grab question was the excuse for adhering
Io the 8300, offered by Dr.' Wilson, M. P.
F.. for East Elgin. He said that having*
voted for the increas* from *600 to 6800,^
he could not corueionlioutly go before his
coiiitituentt and justify a vote favoring a
reduction. Moot conscientious man I It
atrikee ua that many eleeton will not re
gard conscientiousness in Dr. Wilson's
peculiar light__________
Ths Bellrille lnleUig«nc«r suggests that
the Legislature,’ during its present session,
should make such sn amendment to the
ballot law, oa applicable to the election of
znemben of the Legislative Assembly and
of Municipal Councillors, as would secure
abaolnte accresy. Under the Dominion
law it is impossible to ascertain in whose
favour any particular individual has mark
ed his ballot, but under the Ontario Act it
can be easily ascertained, in case of a
scrutiny of votes, for whom the voter cast
his ballot, sS' every ballot is numbered in
Bccordancs with the list of persona who
voted. ‘
Ox Monday forenoon, Hou. Geo. Brown,
Hon. A. Mackenzie and Hen. Adam Crooks
visited the city of Hamiltoh, and pnt up at
the Royal Hotel, where they were met by
quite a number of the “Reform" party of
Hamilton and neighborhood, Amongst
others in attendance was Mr. John White,
ex-M.P. for Halton. It has been stated
by some that the visit is the inauguration
of the policy lately determined on by the
two first-named, namely, to “mix more
with the peapie." It has transpired, how
ever, that tb* real object of tho conference
is to devise ways and means whereby the
hat may be passed around the party there,
to assist in tho establtebaaent of a “Reform"
Club in Toronto, Unfortunately for the
fechotne, funds were-reported to bo scarce.
Mr. J. B. Pl umb who was defeated at the
general election, in Niagara, by Mr.
Hughes, a Toronto clothier, by a majority
of two has still a chance of occupying hi*
seat in the House of Common*. The con
stituency which was always conceded to
bo a Conservative stronghold wes made en
especial target by the Reform party who
determined to wrest it from Mr. Plumb nt
all hazards. Mr. Hughe*, a man of reput
ed wealth, of Toronto was selected to enter
the field and secured the election, as was
at the time supposed by the exercise of the
most corrupt practices by the small major
ity of two votes. No time, however, ha*
been lost by Mr. Plnmb and his friends iu
contesting the result and they have been
successful. At the trial which has occu
pied five days the Court cam* to the decis
ion on Saturday last that Mr. Hughes was
disqualified. Our Reform friends will now
have another case to refer to in proof of
their peculiar penchant for elevating tho -
standard of political morality.
THE OXFORD TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1879.
Tte of IwsolL
ITS EARLY HISTORY.
The first Saltiers in ad wowi bpml
INTERESTING LETTER FROM COL.
JAS. INGERSOLL; THE FIRST
WHITE PERSON BpRN IN
THE TOWN.
Tax report of the Mount Elgin Reform 1
Convention, which took place on Monday i
(tat, in tho London Advertiser, closes with ,
tho following aignifioant paragraph :— 1
“A diacnsaloa soau*d in reference to tho :conveatioa at which Col Skinner and Hon.Adam Crooks were nominated. * * * |when tho meeting adjourned.”
Why not give no some indication a liillo ,
more speeifin of the nature of that interest
ing discussion ? Surely the faithful fol
lowers et the party ought to kuow some
thing about the undercurrent of disaatis- .
faction which pervaded the proceedings
of the meeting, more particularly of tho
candidature of the Hon. Adam Crooks.
Why not give a synopsis of tbs very able
and pointed speech delivered by Mr.
James Brady ? or the dissent of Mr.
Adam Oliver against the protracted usurp
ation of the seat which was bequeathed to
Mr. Crooks when he was wandering about
the country in search of a constituency.
Mr. John Markham, too, bad claims which
should recelva aome recognition, bnt they
were ignored in preference to those sup
posed claims which Mr. Crooko imagines
betas upon the Riding. Many of the
leading men in the Reform Party in South
Oxford feel sorely, and not without reason,
that they should continue to be represented
by an outsider, knowing, os they dp, that
there ar* plenty of local men of talent in
their ranks upon whom the honor should
fall. At the meeting on Monday this feel
ing asserted itself in an unxustakable man
ner, and if the true feeling of nine-tenths
|of tho representatives at the convention
, were known it would be fouud that they
were in favor of a home candidate. It
, may be said that it is none of onr businosi,
end that the Reform party arq.capable of
managing their own affairs. That may be
> true, and if it h also true, aa' Mr. Crooks
(intimates in his lettef, tliat the Reformers
of the Riding, if thoroughly united, cannot
be beaten, then‘we.say, with those mea
in the Itelorm party who prefer a home
man, that we, too, if wo must be repre
sented by a Reformer in the Local Legis
lature, would prefer a local man rather
than going to Toronto-to select a repre-
aentativo who is' not so very far above
plenty of our own people in talept or ability.
It is unfortunate for South Oxford that the
dominant party has in years past been
controlled and led by individuals who are
not actnated by a desire to serve the gen
eral weal of the country and Riding, but
prefer to use their influence to advance
their own private ends. It is time this
sort of thing was pnt on end to, and if wo
understand aright the mon who are op
posed to Mr. Crook’s occupying again the
seat which Wras given him in an awkward
emergency, then we shall look forward
hopefully to being represented in the next
Legislative Assembly by a local man.
Erronrs are on foot by tbe Grand Trunk
and Great Western Railways, aided by the
Erie, to wrest the control of tho Michigan
Central from Vanderbilt. It is generally
believed, say* tba Chicago Tribune, that
the Canada road* will be sucoe**ful, and
that the Michigan Central will change
ownership at tbe annual election iu Jnns.
It is claimed by parties who ought to know
that the Canada roads already control *oms
five million* of Michigan Central stock.
It is also rumored that Vanderbilt, to keep
control of the Michigan Central, threw
several millions of Lak* Shore stock -on
tbe market lately. A* soon as' this was
found out, Commodore Morgan and others
connected with the Erie went in and
bought tbat «trck, and thia was the reason
of the advance in its value. Thu* Vander
bilt find* himself between two fire*—tb*
Canada road on one side trying to get con
trol of the Michigan Central, and the Erie
op tbe other with an eye on the Lake Shore
and Michigan Southern. It is believed that
he will be forced to let go of tbe one or the
other of tbe two road*. The Pennsylvania
nnd Baltimore A Ohio are also said to bo
antagonistic to Vanderbilt, and they
aiding the Canada road* and the Erie
tirtir war against him.
OUR EUROPEAN LETTER.
Trad* and lauon- in Gne-vr Britain—Waoxh or t he Laborino Men Reduced
„ Everywhere —»New Causes tor t heWidespread Distress—English Ex
ports and Imports, etc., etc.
(From our refulsr eorrcipondcnt.)
London, Eng., Jan. 14, 1879.
Before ChristmM, when the ice-bound land
their wraree, the vUteger* In the hunting counttie*
hmrd lose* harking In the wood* end at aound thataouaoal diaoord they nld, “ It will be a terribly longend xrere winter." But when, on Chrtetnua morning,
frim under th* mow, three (elf-arete ruaUca dnrpbcd
th* feiea* wxmtog- Bui ther* l« gnat *ciutlon Jualnow tn the vuiou* voriiibofWMwi muniUclorle* o< th*
laboring Induatry, ha* forced upon employer* th* n*-eealty of raeiewlng their pool lion. Long continued,
pl-xitlM bar* been *«nou*Iy complicated by th* *ni-
d<UI conduct of their men. Union In every trade,attlkc* in all th* centre* of population, confederation*
of tha different branch** of tb< order of febor, abettingeach other In common warfare agalnit the freedom of
actlan of employer*, hsv* been met by.%eoaeeaalou inplica of flrm rtaiatanM. The tAfbteluro and Govern
ment have, by Fartpry Acts, ratrfcUoua In th* hour*,tb* sex, and age of laborer*, th* anUr* removal of com
bination lawa, and Introduction of the principle of th*liability of martcre for Injuries auatalned by their men,
aggravated illflkultlw sfraady rafflciently forraUabl*.
Thr Credit Valley Railway Company
are Lnaily pushing forward the work on
ilieir line, but it seem* they ar* doomed to
opporitfon wherever they ran their line.
The test opposition offered to them is in
the right of way on entering the Esplanade
at Toronto. At this point tbe Northern
Railway Company claim th* only prMtie-
aid* route left open to the C. V. R. on
which to ran tbs line, but wa bare little
doubt Hutt this difficulty will be overcome.
Mr. Laidlaw bas sannoun ted more formld-
«Me obstacle* than that which is now
iwesented, amt from the indomitable perse-
vrrance displayed by him and the other
eraitemen who form tbe exeewtive of the
Company, we bars no doubt they will be
•Me to find their way into th* city of
Toronto at a point convenient for station
purpose*. Th* greet oppoeitira which the
ether older line* are continually offering to
thia new enterpris* is evidence that the
rente chosen by the C. V. R. is a good oD*
end that tbs oompeafo* who are doing all
they can to obrtraet it* progress aro afraid
this new lira) forth* traffic and fneghtnf
the western pen.o.nla of Ontario. W*
here always held that tb* pro*pact* of the
bar* or«rl*k«n s* many evmwidal and manufacturing a*Ubll*bsMnl« hate besn *Mlgn«d to various
aausra-a civil w*r In America, which nerffleed th*
*n upvndlter* «f t'oriv* hunrirtfl million* on nnrty
the reckoning. „ A
la ieenrllla* Immediately convertible, be* llfegltlmatelyInterfered with her trade and manuftetuna by dutarb'
Tho following is a chapter taken from I
tbe “Hi3tory of tho County of Oxford,” -J
now being published in the Sentinel- (
Review, Woodstock, and will, no doubt, I
be read with interest by all who take an 1
interest iu tbe early history, rise and i
progress of Ingersoll: — I
To find in the enjoyment of excellent 1
health, and in the vigor of an active life, .
one', who, with every confidence can claim
to bo the first white man born in- the earliest settlement of the County ef Oxford, i
is confirmation, beyond all porodventura,’of tbe expression of a contemporary, name- ,
ly, that " Tbe History of this section is
but the history oi a few individuals." Mr.Ingersoll, Register of Oxford is, withoutdoubt tbe most competent authority to
which reference can bo made in regard to
the early days of Oxford. Engaged inbusiness that brought him in contact with
almost every person, largely contrit^jted to
his opportunities, while to his facilities asa man of commerce, was added that of
Magistrate, and for a .very considerable
period the ministerial function of tho solemnization of matrimony, we can readily
understand his close relationship with the
early settlers, not only of his own immediate section, but of the’ major portion of the
ooiinty. The position enjoyed by Mr. In
gersoll at the time of McKenzie’s escapadeat Toronto, and of Duncombe's fiasco iu
Norwich and at Scotland, and bis participation in tbe settlement of tho “ RebellionLosses Claim* "—his share in the duties of
the earlier jurisprudence, and tbe laterQuarter Sessions of tbe Peace, all tended to
familiarize him with the people and to sup
ply him with insight into their wants; andit is not a matter of astonishment that
among the early settlers, and descending
from those appreciative men and womento their cbildred, that the name' of James
Ingersoll is held iu reverence, and his acts
of kindness and concern remembered withtbe doepe&t gratitude and respect. It ie
to bo deplored that tho consideration given
by Gov. Simcoe to those who preferred thetranquility offered under tbe British Con
stitution in Ganado, to tho upheariaga of
the Republic, was not respected by his successors. Or, rather, let us say that, a per
nicious and short-sighted policy was forcedupon tho sparse settlement in Upper Cana
da, through an irresponsible oligarchy that
1 constituted tbe Executive powrr in our
earlier days. The promise that inflnoncedTboe. Hornor to pitch his tent in Blenheim
and that induced Tho*. Ingersoll t* be
guided by the advice of Brant's braves and’ to make bis home whore tho Town of lug-
: ersoll now stacds, was in consonance with
the true interest* of the county. It w»ssettlers that the county most required ; and
who so competent for tbe arduous task of1 clearing the forest and rendering fruitful the> virgin soil, as those whose life had been
. passed in other sections where just such work
t had formed tbe occupation of all. At tbe present, and when land is increased in value *
two hundred fold, tbe cry is for an increas- ’
od quota of inhabitants, and wo legislateand cmuloy agents and spend largely and 1
all this" pother to add to our but pat- 1
tially employed unskilled labor the feeble ’
efforts of tbe thriftless of Britain’s manu
facturing centres. Looked at from the 'stand-point of to-day, the policy inangur-
nted by Gov. Simcoe, was a judicious po- 1
licy ; and had it been followed as it shouldhave been through successive administrations ; our ratio of population and material
progress would have been as great as thatof the Republic on our border; and the de
scendants of Mr. Horner and of Thomas
Ingersoll would have had no cause to reflect on British polity, or to refer with
emotions akin to grief if not of sadness to
tbe shattered hope* that took those goodmen' to early graves. We shall not, at
present, pursue this subject further, but
present tile experience of our esteemedfriend, James Ingersoll, Esq., in tbe form
and language he has thought proper to em
ploy, as this week's quota of our historical
sketches:—Gxntl emen,—Your letter of the 26th ult.
has been duly received, in which yoti askme to furnish some information respecting
tbe first settlement of Oxford. In response
to this reqnest I may sav that my late father. Thomas Ingersoll, came to this conntry
in an early day—some time in 1793. He
was a native of Massxdmsetts, was born inGreat Barrington,Stockbridge or Pittsfield,
in the samo State. Ilia father was fromNormandy, aa I have always nndurstood.
■Soon after the revoluntionaiy war, and on
seeing the proclamation of Gnv. Simcoe, offering parties who came to this county and
settled certain tracts of land, my father
with many of his friends and neighbors,preferring the British Governlnent to that
of tbe United States,and having fell in with
ihe late Captain Brant, Chief of the Six
Nation Indians of tbe Grand River, whowas on a visit at New York, after the war,
were induced to (nr'n their altonthAi to
Canada. Bratit said to. my father that be
was ted to believe that there were manypersons who were obliged to remain in tbe
United States that wonld prefer tbe British
Government to that of the American; andjf ever be camo to Canada he would sendsome of hi* young men to accompany him1 to the best land to settle on, except that of' the Grand River which had already been
disposed of to the Six Nation Indian* ; the
‘ next finest Iro said was situated on tbe
(River Iji Tranche (now Tb*me«).
My father with some other* of his friends,‘ the late Rev. Gideon Bostwick, father of
, the tat* Colonel Bostwick, of Port Stanley.
. and Harry Bostwick, formerly Sheriff of, Norfolk, with eome others, made applioa-
, tion for a Township. My father was sent
, to Canada and petitioned tho Gnv*rmhentI which was then held at Navy Hadi, now
I Niagara. A Council was held at'which the
i following Order in Council was passed •
, " Vpper C*n*.!«f Cvaac.l CluHnbm,N*n Ifall,, March ZJW. 1TW.' Oit Kx-.nmfy J011X QXA VKS SI a COR,I&ul.-&r~raor in Cawvit111* Eic*tl*eev lelonaed the Board ha wfohad to
tmnely good; It pasoe* through a country
ami many towns oomparatively isolated
from railway facilities « at all events from
railway eompaliltoa. sad may from Ibis
cans* b* reasonably exported to derive a
eamUerabfe Imsiura* froul ti.im source.
Tho route is a direct one from the weal to
Toronto, and when it makes tbo
.sod western oonaertion which are eon
teraplated, it will Im a formidable rival to
On th* Order in Council being obtained
my father 'mmtdiately set himself m workto find the uroet desirable tract of land on
which to form ■ **ttlament end toeate aTownahip. On rivliug the Grand River
■eetiou he renatnded Capt. Brant of h|a
promise. Brant spoke ef the River LaTraudt* being in the fine*4 pert of Canada,
and, a* promised, furnished bins six of his
eodUtentioI young men to pilot him throughthe woo l*. There wore n.i nrad* »u these
day*—nothing but an Indian path leadingfriurn Ancaator to Detroit, On arriving at
the eart branela of th* River,on the groundon «l:teb the Town of InoersaH |* eitaato
—u»w Wert end North Ogfwt. the Heed
Cbief.nritli the party, informed my fktbrrthat tbte w*a the Indian camping gronnda
wbara they niweye retted during th* mm.
msr saasou. The land* were good, lh« l ,country very healthy, water gead with fin* ]
fishing, and they advised my. father ta ■pitoh his tent at this place, whiehjie error- ,ibngly did, nnd wUh bis own band* foiled j
tbe first tree. This w m an elm, and thebody of it wee put into tbe log house on
tbe premises in which I was born, on 10th
Sept. 1801—tlie same ground on which Mr.Pools'* brick store ha* been oreeted on
Thame* Street. It baa been said tbat Iwa* the first white clutd born iu the Coun
ty. I am not certain a* to this; it is also
said that the late Eliana Hall, whose fathercaw* to the o-untry with mine, was th*
first born, in West Oxford, on lot No. 17,18tb concession; at all event* I wa* tbefirst born in Ingersoll.
Tbe condition of tbe grant was, that mvfather, with his associates, were to furnish
forty settlers, who ware each to have afarm of 100 or 200 acres of land on pay
ment of a small fee to tbe Gevernment of
'six pence sterling per acre. The balanceof the 66.000 cores wa* to be held by my
father for the benefit of himself and associates, they paying a fee of six pesce Stirl
ing per. acre. Tbe cattle* were furnished,
the names of which are as follow*, viz
Suaud CtnfleM. Lol i9. lit »nd b f con., W*»t Oxfordwanted ITS*.Rl«h* IlxrvU'Cf, lol *. 1 *od b f con., pnUnfod ITS*.Luthtr Ifonlllur, lot 7, 1 *nd bf con., patented I'M.Thoma* Dexter, lot e, 1 and b r con., patented ITM.□eaxer .Seott, lol IS, S ; patented 171W.Noah Sawyer, let IS, b t con., patented 1802.Jame* Hopkin*,lot 4, i : patented 1191.8amu«l Hall, lot IS, b f con., patented ISO*lehabod Hall. Im 17. 1 and b f eon., pal'd 1801.LucltM Marfan, lol 18, b toon.,patented 1802.Tlkmo* lngerw.ll. lot so, 1 nod b form., patented 1802.John 8bcnnan,'lot 21, bf cou„ patented 1RO2.Jiutu* Allan, lot 10. b f eon., patented HM5.ElUhalKla. lot 12. Z.David Cur tie. lot 12, 1 ; patented 1802.Robert Spellman, lot 14, Z.Daniel Ingersoll, lot 7, 3.Davidtfoelr,lots, 3.Darfd Sabine, S, 2.John Gordon, loll, 4.David Thompson, lot 7, b f con., patented 1303.Benjamin Loom!*, lot 19, 1 ; patented >803.Hath Putman, lot 27, 1 ; patented 1802.■ KlMnexer Cook, lot 15. b t ; patented 1801.John Clark, lot 25, b t; patented 1804.Nkhola* Brink, lot IS, 1 • patented 1802.Samuel Mack, lot 14,1 eon,, patented 1804.Jama* S^-e, lot It. 2.Itauben Tbrall, lol 12,2.J*me* Forrester, lot 1*. 4.Reuben rorrater, lol 12, 4.Mtaha Haakin, Senr.. lot 8, b f con., patented 1895.I Lanader Bxrne*. lot 8,b t eon., patented 1803. ■Montgomery Austin, lot 10. b 1 con.Jamea Piper, lot 12, b t oon.1 <3i*riea Whiting, lot 22.1,I Joahna Crewman, lot 2.Ebeneur Whiting, lol IS, I b t con., pat 1808.Samuel Burdick, lot 15, 2.I Thoma* Lee, lot 5, bl eon.r Meldad Fannon*, lot 22, 2.
‘ All tbe above Battlers, or their assignees,
got their-patents for tho land settled on.
‘ What are now East, Wait, and Nort Ox-, ford were to comprise one Township. My 1
’ lather, after spending all bis mean* in ent- >: ting roads end procuring tbe number of 1
1 settlers required, which was uo small mat- 11 ter, had made arrangements with friends t
in Now York for the sale of some ibonsand tacres of laud at 50c an acre, who intended I
to form other settlements. I Ed he sne- >
cecdod in this, I will veutnre to say that <every lot in tbe Township wonld have been <
ssttled on al a very early day; but, unfor- <
innately, some Lasy body in the country <had communication with the Home Gov. i
eminent saying that Governor Simcoe was
likely to do the conntry much harm by encouraging Anericau settlers to emigrate
here, thus giving away targe tracts of land
to parties who would hold the land in bulkand prevent U. E. Loyalists and discharg
ed soldiers from procuring praaU. Conse
quently an order came ont from Englandcancelling my father's grant, wbilo the
same fate befel many others who had re
ceived similar grants.
Colonel Talbot who had settled in Mala-hide and who had aho secured (.rants ol
land was among the nnmber who bad bi*
cancelled. The Colonel went home to England and, having friends at Court, had his
grant restored and on his return ho called
on my father and advised him to go homealso, saying that he would give hitn letters
to his friends and that ho bad no doubt butwhat ho would havo the Township re
stored, as bo considered bim badly treat
ed.My father having spent all his means
could not raise a sum sufficient to take
hitn home. In those days it took time andmoney and twelve months' absence to per
form the journey and a poor man could
not Afford it. He become discouraged, leftthe settlement, and removed to tho Township of Toronto, on the river Credit, at
which place ho died iu 1812, leaving aforce family surviving him.
My brother Charles, tbe late Colonel
Ingersoll, was the oldest son of my father,and of ago at my father’s death and wns
employed as aclerk in the House of Messrs.
Racey and McCormick, Merchants ofQtfeenslon. Me was asked by tbe General
Commanding on the frontier to join the
service at the commencement of the Warin 1812 with the United States. The late
William Hamilton Merritt and himself
raised n Troop of Dragoons; tlvy worecalled the Provincial Light Dragoons. Mr.Merritt was tbe Captain, my brother Lieu
tenant and the late Amo* McKenney, of, St. Cathrines, was the Cornet. Th* com-
pony served during the war and at tbe close
, were disbanded and received grants of land
(for their services.
, The Ute Joshua Corbin, of Norwich, and
Philip Shadwick, of East Zorra, were Ser-i geant’s in the Troop. The Company, saw
a good deal of service. At the Battle of
‘ Lundy's Lane, Captain Merritt and my. brother were attached to the General's[ Staff; during the night ol the engagement
with tbe enemy .Captain Merritt-waa taken^prisoner by the Americans. Tbe Com-
p mand of the Company afterwards foil to
my brother—either before this engagementor styer, I am not quite sure which. Ha
was sent by the General Commanding on
the frontier with desnatches for Genera)I’i octor.-then in the West. Ha was pres
ent at the Battle of tho River Raison or
Mannaee, in which tbe American* were de
feated. There were many prisoners taken.The British army consisted, I believe, of
one Regular Regiment, some 500 or 600
men. Tlie balance of th* army were vol-
nnteers and militia wUh about 1.000 or1,500 Indians. After tbe battle the men
of tbe Regulars were stationed around the
prisonsr* to protest them. Unfortunately
some barrels of whiskey had been takenfrom tbe enemy which the Indians bod be
come posseaeed of, and consequently someet them became intoxicated and very
troublesome. They broke through the
rank* and tomahawked some fifty-two ofthe prisoner* before they could be stopped.
'The great Chief Tecumseh, the head of th*Indians, was not on the ground at the time
of the difficulty, bnt on hearing of tbetrouble came nn in great haste and pre
vented any further slaughter, and told the
officer iu command that he wa* no soldieran.l a oowanl, otherwise he could have pre
vented the massacre. Tiro Indiana wereimmediately marched off some distance andheld a Council, of War as to' what'was tobe done with th* prisoners, during whichtime they (th* prisoners) were harried on
board a craft or vessel and ware put out ofdanger. My brother informed ma ho was
present during the whole affair and earns
very near losing his own life by an Indian.He wa* walking, arm in arm. with Colonel
Elliott of the Indian Depextmout, and anIndian ffiime np and was about to toma
hawk hiugtirbeu CoLElliott caught his armand explained to the Indian tbat ha was a
friend who earns from tbe Stone Honse,Niagara, with despatches from tbe Gener
al. My brother's dragoon dress was very
much like tbe American uniform, consequently tb* Indian trek him to ba an
American, Col. Elliott told ray brotherthat he was not safe ther* an hour' unless
be eould procure a red neat, which wouldsave him from further assault; and on bismaking a March for on* cam* aero** JohnB. Askin, Esq., who furnished him with ashell jacket which saved him from further
trouble. Mr. Askin belonged to the C»m-
raissariat-Department, and for many yrererinse wm known m Col. Askin, of London.
Some titue after this lha Company wasdisbanded. At the eta* of th* war my
brother with Mr. MeKenuy eommenced
tapinees a* merchant*' at th* Twelve MileCreek, now th* City of 9h Catharine*.There were very few perrena living fi.re
then. ranlEbipman who kept an hotel
.n» , On«'"« •* wa* tlien aelledSUCH* Bad Un* of the best houss* between Niagara
and T»ronto. At the time, the late William Clifabolm resided at the Corner* and
was tiro only merchant. There wa* *
shoemadtsr by the name ot Hindman wholived near th* grounds ef tho late Ebes B,
Adame E*q. and another dd man by thename of Lawrence, a shoemaker, on theroad leading to th* lata George Adams J
Esq., about a mile from the oornor. Theabove, I beleive were the only* parties liv
ing in the place. There was an eld church
where the Rev. Mr. William* occasionally |preached and an old school house some-
times oooupied.The partnership between my brother and
Mr. McKennv was dissolved by mutual
consent in 1816 and Charles then joined ,in partnership with W. H. Merritt, Esq., ■
which continued for some years until my ,brother moved up to Oxford on the Thames.My brother cams in possession of the old
Oxford Farm in 1817 by purchase at Sheriff's sale, some old claim having turned up ,
against my father. In August 1818 I was
sent up to Oxford by my brother to takecharge of the premises. On arriving at the
old place which I loft when only five yearsof age, I had no reccollection ofit. Dur
ing tho War all the foncns were destroy
ed and all the boards on the old barn hadbeen removed, but tho log house in which
I was bom was standing and occupied by
an old man named Ebenezor Case.The first improvement undertaken was
the building of a saw mill, which was pul
in operation on 14tb April, 1819, afterwhich wo commenced the building of the
old Ingersoll House, having sawn onr own
lumber. In 1820 wo began to erect a smallgrist mill with one pair of stones, and build
ings for a store, distillery, and ashery, etc.My brother removed bis family up toOxford io 1821. Soon after this he was ap
pointed Magistrate, Postmaster, and aCommissioner in the Court of Request. lie
acted with the late Peter Tecpie, Esq., in
this Court. Soon after this he was nppoint-en Lieutenant-Colonel of tho Second Oxford
Militia, was returned to Parliament iu
1824 and again iu 1829 and 1830; and howas a member ut the time of his death in
August, 1832. His oldest son died at the
same time—both of cholera. He made hiswill some few days before his death, in
which he named tho village Ingersoll after
our late father Thomas Ingersoll, leavingmo ns one of his executors and devisees.
On the demise of the late Colonel Horn-
or, of Blenheim, Registrar of the County ofOxford in 1834. the office became vacant,
i, and I received the appointment under the
i. following circumstances. Some of myfriends—Col. Askin and John Harris—
happened to attend tho Government officoin Toronto, and meeting the lion. J. B.
Robinson, Hon. James Crooks and William
H. Merritt, Esq., Sir John Colborno stated
to those gentlemen that the office of Registrar bud bccomn vacant in consequence of
tho demise of Col. Horner, and that he hudreceived several applications for the office,
some of which were from his own immedi
ate friends, and to bo relieved from theembarrassment he would rather give tho
office to an inhabitant in the County who
might have some claim upon the Government. Those gentlemen replied, and said,
there was one person in Oxford whoso
family had great claims upon the Govern
ment which had Rover been satisfied:My name was mentioned as the son of
tho late Thomas Ingersoll who settled in
an early day in Oxford and lost hia Township, but they were not sure that 1 would
accept the office as I was largely engag
ed business and it might not bo convenientto give it up. Col. Askin was requested
to coll on me on his return home and
minion the circumstances, which ho did.My reply was that tho office was not of
much value. Col. Askin said it would
become more valuable by and by, and advised me to accept it ns it would relievo
Sir John from some embarrassment. I
gave np my business nnd got the appointment and havo held it sinco 1834. Th«
Commission raid tiro office was to bo held
in Ingersoll. In 1848 I was ordered toremove to Woodstock, sinco which limo I
have lesidod here.
Ingersoll has now becomo a very important town containing some 5,090 cr
6,000 inhabitants, in which a very hirge
business is done. It is surrounded by afine country on all sides; there aro severallargo churches iu tho place occupied bv
all denominations of Christians; threebanks—Imperial, Merchants and iiolson’s;
with millers, merchants, foundrymen, ard
I may say all description, of mechanics,all of whom seem to bo doing a fair busi
ness. The great firo a few years ago has
thrown the'place back a little, but on tho' whole has added much to tho appearance
of the town. The Great Western Rail
way passes through tho centre of tiro, town, and on the completion of the Credit
Valley Railroad from Toronto to St.
Toomas will add much to tho value of, property in tiro town.
I have written this sketch c.f the first
settlement of Oxford very hurriedly, butr will some time give yon a further history
of my experience as an old merchant
, since 1819, with tbs names of some of theI settlers who came to the country in 1820
and 1821. I tun, Gentlemen.
I ' Your obed't servant.
Jamks Ingersoll ., Woodstock, Jan. 22,1879.
H ow T o M ak e M o n e y
• 18 THE ORDER OF THE DAY.
A SAVING OF TWENTY PER CENT.
BY BUYING YOUR TEAS AND GENERAL GROCERIES OF
40
JUST LOOK AT OUR HARD PAN PRICES :
POUNDS OF CURRANTS FOR
POUNDS OF SUGAR FOR
POUNDS OP RICE FORPOUNDS of NEW PRUNES £ $lm00
MORTGAGE SALE.
FARM STOCK
AND IMPLEMENTS.
rpO be sold by Pnblio Auction, trader
20
12
3 Pounds of very FINE TEA
Twelve Cakes of Toilet Soap for 25c. Call and try our 50c. Tea against any at 75*., and youwill be convinced of th* fact that O’NeiH's i* the place to buy your Tea*, *aIngersoll, January 5, 1879. 269
Wedanday, 19tfa 1879,
JAS. BRADY, WM. DUNDASS.Axctfonrer.
THE FABM-Cratafninc 199 Arm
win be aeld.
aevsr-UlInx Sjeinc
REMOVED
We beg to inform our
numerous friends and custom-
era that we have removed our
place of business, to the store
lately occupied by Messr s.
JOHN McEWEN & CO.,
where we hope to receive the
same generous support in the
future as in the past.
In addition to our own
well assorted Stock of D&Y
GOODS, we have bought
McEWEN & CO.’S bankrupt
stock, which we have MARK
ED DOWN to such prices as
will ENSURE QUICK SALE
OF THE SAME.
SPECIAL BARGAINS
in all departments. Inspection
invited.
HEARN & MACAULAY.
Ingersoll, Jan. 22, 1878. 267
For Ssrlc.
f\N E CABINFTT“ORGAN, 1 Cutter,
1 Crrt*rrd Bi>*sr (Z t* b* *oM *t abarjrain. Wood ukce la rxchang* for C*ttw aodBucxT. Apply to H. 3. CROTTY.At McIntyre A Crnttr**.Incenol!. F»b. «, 1S7». *C*
Booms to Let.
TWtoO Ir t. FWUithR pNarItiSalH baEudD a r BwEiikDnRotO; aOo oMthSerborder*. Apply al th*
TRIBUNE OFFICE
Printed Envelopes.
A LmAwiRveGd —E anS tkoicnkd* oanfd Epnrivcee.l opeE*n rajfuonsat*
IL ROWLAND,
For Sale or to Bent.
TpQR Sale or to Rent—a Comfortable,
.“ton* c*l^tt, Sb»l Hui Well <4 Water
One acre of xrrnind to With lha houw If Ueairwt.Tcm>* moderate, for particular* *f<hr aS Xo, 1 Tel!Uate. Him* Utr«l. to
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TYRCONNELL CHEESE FACTORY,
further |*rt*cubar* apply pnvonUly et by letter to
JOS. PEARCE,
■■ In the hands of W.A. CROMWELL and THOMAS
BARllACLOUGH. of Ingersoll. These pirtira
are the only ones that wt> do business with iu Ingersoll at the present We still
make our Goods in different widths and half-sizes, and consequently can fit almost
every foot We use no shoddy bnt they are made of all Leather—good and
solid—skimped with our numc on the boteom and on the lining.
KIBIG & B R O W N,
' December 8, 1879.2G5-8 TORONTO.
THIS PAPER ^'^7 .howEix, Ac tc* 3 AdvertisingBureau (10 Spruce Ntr <h. where adrer-
tiling contract* may llEUI VflDV
be made for it id HE*V lUllKa
THE ONTARIO
LOAN and SAVINGS COMPANY
OF LONDON.
JOSEPH JKrFEttT,
Messrs. McQuarrie, Thornbnrn & Munro,of Caledonia, have contracted with a Glasgow firm to snpply 27.000 barrels of flour
and ten carloads of wheal.
One of the dangers of the popular amusement of coasting was set forth in the per
son of a Halifax boy, who was recently
fatally injured by running into a lamppost.
The delegatee from the Toronto, St.John
and Frederickton shareholders of theStsd-acona Insurance Company have arrived at
Qnebeo to attend the annual meeting.
Belleville citizens summoned before thepolice msgistrats for neglecting to clear tbs
snow from the sidpwaik in front of their
premises *r» fi»*d two dollars and coal*.
A Toronto conlerporary say that an in
dication of an early spring is to be found
in two sparrow* who are btully engagedbuilding their nest iu tbe hone**.
Tne names of some eighty-four men implicated in the destruction of Gornrrneot
property st tbe Leyis forts have been ob
tained by tbs military authorities at
Quebec, and forward to Ottawa for instra-tlons.
The twe trials of the Osborne family fortbe murder of Timothy McCarthy, the
Sbedia tavern-keeper, which proved abortive after all, eost *8,000.
There will eoon he * meeting at Hamil
tion of the passenrer agents of tbe GreatWestern, Grand Trunk and Canada South
ern lines to fix on rates from eompetilivepointe in Cauada to Manitoba.
Mr. Wm. McLean, a Mason of 72 years
standing, has just died at St. Andrew's,N. 8., at the age of 96. He wa* a native
ef Inverness, and emigrated in 1812. Hobad resided in St. Andrew’s fifty years.
Jehn Smith, • former resident of Kings
ton, and * resident of nearly every town inCanada, has been sentenced to be hanged
in Dakota for killing tbe corporal of a com
pany of United States infantry, iu whichhe bad enlisted.
Tbe Farmer*' League of Queen's County,N. B-. met on tbe Sth of Febniaryrto dis-eUM the condition* undsr which they oan
take advantage ef the English market fortheir crops and other agricaltnral product*,
and whether it will pay to grow sugar beet*at from four to fire dellnra a ton.
The membws of the Ottawa polio* fores
commemorated the reduetion In theirsalariee by baroiog iu th* floor of the
Police Station* th* following words: “Jan,27, 1879—*M."
Tbe ebippsrs of Canadian cattle com
plain of the shippeni charging freight byweight instead or per bead, as Canadian
cattle weigh on an average about SOO
pmsiida more than those breed in tbe
Th* Inland Reveune reeeipte at Montreal. for the month* of Jonaery wr* |S3,-
927.11 againrt >91,792-74 iu 1HM The
CMtetM edlerted wees >&Sd,W»9 S» Inthe oorrespandine jwrwvl o/lost rear tbe
revenue was 18*3.800,76.
The Miitluud Railway Company adver
tises for 40.U00 ties.A imu named Chonmnrd died of tlarva-
tion nt Levi* on Sa’.urJny.Eighty Halifax families, chiefly in the
North End, are receiving charity from one
church parishLawrence White, of Petico.lise, mistook
styrolinioo for whiskey, and taking a drink
killed himself.Curling is one of tho popular pastimes of
Parry Sonud. There has been several
matches played there lately.Deer aro uncommonly plentiful in Mus-
kokn. Two sportsmen front Paisley re
cently secured forty-two in three weeks.Tno llaslinc* County Con nil have visited
the B« lleville Institution for the Deaf and
Dumb, to witness the method of instruc
tion.Tho report Hint the widow of the murder
er Fnrrcl is insane is contradicted. She
is diligently working to support herself andfamily.
Tho Halifax Marine Insurance Officeshave risks on tho ship Kenney, reported to
have been foundered nt sea, to the extent
of «37,(XK).Two Arnproir men recently shot a deerweighing 305 pounds dressed. Six pairs
mills and five pairs moccasins were made
out of its akin.Th* Town Council of Napane* hav* ap
pointed a committee to see what can bo
done towards gelling a factory or two established there.
Two Trains Telescope,
Business Failures.
Iju?k of judgeraeutcuiace felly 50percentof all bust new n>»n to fail, eariler or later. Donot an equal proportion of physicians fail to
cure from the same cause t At the Grand In-valid*’and Tourist*' Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y.,
Dr.Fierce,through the akill attained by severalspecialists, each having devoted years to aspecial department of medical science, is ableto cure a large psr cent of cuu hitherto con
sidered incurable. Many physicians, in viewof the aupericr advantages of thia model sanitarium, twine there *tubl>orn, ohscure, complicated, and surgical cases, fer examination,
operation, and treatment Full particularsgiven in the Peoples' Common Sense MedicalAdviser, an illustrated work of over 900pages. Price, postpaid, fl.50. Adreo* the
author, IL V Pierce, M. D., Buffalo, N. Y.
(ampbell’N BRI of Fare,
H. Campbell, jr., ha* on hand and for sale
cheaper than any other bene* in the Coanly,
the largest stock of Coal and Wood Stoves of
all ths latest improved patterns. A large
uiture ; abao, American and Canadian made
Plows, Horae and Hand Rakes, Horae and
Hand Hees, Iron Harrows, Road Scrapers.
tert dealer in Headlight and Atlantic Coal
Oil*, Black and Lubricating Oils, Scales.
Children'* Carriage*, plain and fancy Tinware,
nuhiog Good* in general, Wtwl, Wool Pick-
cash. Eavstrqgghing in town or country
dua* promptly, Reptunag, Jobbing er
Gaa Fitting d«na in all its branebm.
Stora pet
good* kepi is a Hums Funwtang Score, on
bard A Call will aaterfy
Wejlnnd, Feb. 2.—This morning about5.15 freight train No. 13, Canada Southern
railway, mostly empties, bound west, was
left standing off the Lyon* creek bridge,about a mile and a half east of^Welland,
while the engiu* ran to the tank near Wel
land station for water. White there, No.119 special, also mostly empty cars, raninto the rear end of the former train, caus
ing great destruction of property and
serious, "if not fatal, injury to Geo. Tyler,brakeman on No. 18. Eighteen cars were
entirely destroyed. Tb* locomotive of therear train ran into th* caboose of the other,
and both were burned, so as to be entirely
useless, nothing being left of the sabooaoexcept the trucks. The fire occurred aboutthe middle of the bridge, which was also
considerably burned, being saved only by
tb* exertions of the fanners living iu theimmediate vicinity of the collision. Ouc
car of clocks is so smashed up as to be a
total loss, and a cer of dry good* badlydamaged. The escape of th* engineer and
fireman of 119 is almost miraculous, as
they knew nothing of their danger until th*engine wae stopped, baring been almost
entirely teleecoped into tiro cabooee. The
usual signals were not seen. By eighto'clock a. in. Superintendsnt Skinner was
on the ground, and a telegraph office estab
lish in an inverted ear. Timber rails andother material werrtbrougbt, and by welldirected exertion* th* debris was removed,
the bridge repaired, and traffic resumed by
five p. m. The brakeman Tyler was al-tended by Dr. Gouk, of Welland. Hi* leg
is badly broken near the ankle, and it is
feared amputation will be necessary. Aboutsix p. m. be was removed to St. Thoma*.
SAVINGS BANK BRANCH.
NOTICE TO DEPOSITORS.—Tl»o
Ontario laxtn and Savings Company are
prepared to receive Deposit* in annul of
$5 and upwards at the rate of SIX
PER CENT. per annum FOR FIXED
PERIODS, or Five per cent on de
mand.
All investments of thia Company aro
secured bv mortgages on Real Estate,
which affords to depositor* the beat
possible security for the safety of their
depoaits.
For further particulars apply by ktter
or at the office of the Company.
WILLIAM F* BULLEN,
Maxageb.
MAIL CONTRACTS.
TpENDERjJ, addrwmd lo the Post-X raaatcr Cteaeral. will te mrirad at Ottawa «»tt!X<M*,«a rKIMAV, HU MAUCH, if!*, far tb* era-
WETWEKXA VOX AXD IXGUSOLU all ttew* per wrak. «wh
Singular Suicide.
Mitchell, Jan. I .-On Thursday a daughter,
aged eighteen, of Mr. Thoma* Mutton, awell-to-do farmer of Fullarton, died under
the following circumsfauee*. On Wednes
day afternoon she was seized with vomiting, which continued at intervale all lha
evening and deriug the night. About one
o’clock on Thunrtey morning she ashedher mother-for some water, and, dwrtly
aiter druikmg it, she expired. Searchshowed that * package of Paris gram had
been <T*ued, and some of it mixed in acup. There were also trureg of it* havingbeeuspilM. A tetter i« tho deOsaosd *
pocket named six young ganttemma whomU »v-l ctaaM
by tedding “ good-bye to all." Two youths
stated at the inqueat that she bed Bakedthem on th* Buodav previous U they wouldcarry her to b,r grey, that weak, at.J,
tlankmg she was joteug thev laughingly
auswwred that they would. Their namwwere on the list nf pay taarera aha left be.
hind. The jury returned a verdict to the
betoved. She never raftered trone drameion of spirit*, beliuvarialdy awm**) Irawy
and obeerfist Further, die had not been
GILBERT GRIFFIN,
Bainn’s Apciaim
OF WESTERN ONTARIO.
Annual Convention of 1879
THSEaa ortoAttanaii mwiaS lb a tCorot ntev e<Snation c< th s
TOWN HALL, INGERSOLL,
ramSAT, TBUUT ui ®il>
FEB. 19, M ate fl, 1879,
Fancy Job Printing,
|TRF«Nt Office.
THE OXFORD, TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 187®.
LOCAL AKD OTHSB HATTELS.
Eb Sitorb Cribnn
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY S, 1879,
M t Valley R’y,
For eraxnps, pains, and sudden chills, take
SAxrokD's Jamaica Gikoxx
ear The roofers are busy at work potting
the slates on Mr. Jas. Noxon’s new house.
sar Large quantities of chees* are being
stored in some of the vacant cellars in town.
ear Do not forget the couversaxinne to be
given in 3L James’ Church Vestry this Wed-
1 cs 'ay evening.
ar Mr. Wm. McDiarmid a farmer of East
Nutsouri haring been very successful in that
occupation has taken up bi* residunce inlu^eiseU.
•r Mr. R. T. Grant will give a lecture for
Christian* on Thursday and Friday evening*.
Wb«a my JMstsre la and* eti/ail.
NO. X- . TIME TABLE.NO. 3
ever Mr. Walley's store. AU invited. Come,
aw- The sleighing has been very bad of late.
Vu Saturday as many farmers were in on
wheels as on runner* A few inches of snow
would make good slipping as the roads are
Do you Iblak I am wholly laau
(My »VI«
Than HI llv. uxl dla Norah (TNall.
Monday, Deo. 23,1878.
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CLOSE CONNECTIONS :
G. LAIDLAW,Prwldrnt.
GREAT WESTERN RAILW AY.
TIME TABLE.
Chicago Ex.-id. Mall...#.3# a. tn.
Malt........HU-unboit Ex.
FORT DOVER & LAKE HERON
aNd
Stratford & Huron Rnilways.
TIME TABLE NO JS,
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O. T. JuocUi-n.
Simcoe.
Port Dow.
u»wwei. ur.; 11.10Milverton. 110.31O. T. Junction. |
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NOTICE.
AdvertiAementt and other matter
Jor pu LN cat ion mutt yoritirely be handed
v»i not later than Tuetday evening, ar our
large edition compel* ue to go to pre** early
on Wednesday morning.
BUSINESS ITEMS.
rpHE OXFORD TRIBUNE is on sale a
J Woodcock’s
IS" 13 lbs. of Good Sugar for $1.00, a
J. L. IVrkius’. 261
J is' Bost value in Teas at J. L. Perkins’. 2G1
giT 14 lbs. Bright Sugar for 31.00,
nt O’Neill <0 Co.’x 265
Go to Cromwells Gish Boot and
Shoe Hous': for some thing very cheap
in Boots and Shoes. 23 Thame* Street,
Ingersoll,
t r The grestest discovery of the age-
Thornby’s Horse and Cattle food. Try it,•J O'Nerll A Co., agents for lugcrsoll.
J. L. Perkina’, 201
^{g~ Why, Mrs. Jones, where do you
get thnt splendid 50 cent Tea I I get it
ut O'Neill <fc Co.’a 250
Fbr some special low Bargains
in Felt and Winter Goods, go to Crom-
wdl'a Cush Boot and Shoe House,23Thames Street, Ingersoll.
Coa and Wood Stoves in great varietyat low price* at G. A. Turnei'i Thames St.
CAT O’Neill dt Co.’« noted 50c. Tex
Try it. 265
r=s’ Cheapest Hahins and Currants alJ> L. Perkins'. 261
L4F Closing out balance of our Currant*. Will sell 40 lbs. for 11.00, at
O’Neill A C o 265
C4T Try O’xeill & Co.'s Assam
Black Tea. 233
KSt* Best value in Teas al J. L. Perkins'. 261
« J50.000 to Lout on MortgaKca.
at a very low rate of interest, at Ji. HAYESExchange and Loan Office, opposite Mark*
Vlok’a floral Guide*
pHEMWT Jk DRV9GI8T, Apoib*
S•Oq .STUEPAEURSSIUNtTaeEtfONDENTS AND
M u»
■BBK4IAKK LESMN.LIST, 187*
The PlLU Purify the Blood, correct all
tad srs hrratasMs ia *9 oospit^u tac*Ar»UJ tolull,'
*• B|»C Sheppard " Makias Treablela Toronto.
A MOST AMlDHKO CJLSB—“ PoCTOM ” RhKT-
Comimu TO Imobuol l.—Mr. Stephen
Roberta who has resided for sons* years
put on Harris street a abort distance south
of Ingersoll where lie liu combined thebnsineu of former and grocer, having sold
hi* place is about to taka np his residence In
Ingersoll, having pnroha*ed a house in theFirst Ward. On Wednesday next, the 12th
inat., he will sell by suction bis horses aud
other cattle and a large number of formimplements. Bee posters.
OxroRD's Fisbbrt Rights.—At the con
cluding meeting of the session of the
County Counoil, the report was received
of a Select Committee appointed to inquire
Into the existence of darns on the riverThame*, to the effect that, having taken
such evidence u could ba obtaiued relating
to th* matter, they found that there areseveral dems not properly constructed, and
'that by reuou of these obstructions fish,
whioh are known to be in great abundanceat the mouth of the river and for many
miles abava the same, are prevented fromreaching that portion of the river whiohpasses through Oxford county,and where up
to within the last ten years,they were knownto be in large quantities. The Committe,
therefore, recommended that a oommittee,
consisting of Messrs. Burges*, Cook andTotten, bo authorised to make such re-
presentations tothsFishay Superintendent
as will tend to remove the evil complained
or PoLftm and snows ma utowuhmik or
DhAW Sin,- Th* XatartlfawHst Committee
Tbjbuhk and the Ch<
Association on tireir winter entertainments.One of the objects of the Y. M. C. A. is the
intellectual (as well a* the religions > andmoral) improvement of yvnng men. Thereforethe public may depend whan entertainment*
areauaonaeed that “refinement" will coosti-
I At the Police Coart one afternoon recently,. a case uas tried in which the members of UsBaptist Church, (coloured) on Chestnut**.showed a lively interest. Two of their prom-- inent members, via, Robert Stewart and his. wife, had boon arrested, charged by the
. Deputy Chief of Police with keeping a disre-1 potable house on University street. It ap.) peered that a colored man namod Doctor A.N. P. Sheppard had applied to tbs Baptist
! Chureh to baesms a member, when . Bister, Stewart, fa ths words ot the aforesaid brother,* “ shot her monf off,” and told the avacm-
j bled brethren and sisters all she knew abouthim. In conseqeence of the revelativus of' Sister Stewart, the CUnrch fa solemn oodclaveassembled decided the poatulant Sheppard,was not a dtairable aoquuiiion to the Churchmilitant, and refused to sccept his proposition.On hearing this declaration darker grew ths
ssble brow of the applicant, and quickly hemoved ids “gesticulating lipa,*7 as withthreats not load but deep bs struck a two-forty gait and boro down to No. 1 police ata.
tion where ho interviewed the worthyDeputy Church. Carefully hiding in his innermost conscience the true inwardness that
caused him to seek the interview, he detailedsuch circutnstanocs as justified the Deputy faswearing out a warrant against Stewart andhis wife for keeping a diireputuable house.
They were arrested, and sorrow as Uauk asnight clouded the faces of the member* of thechnrch when Dame Rumor, with flipjonttongue, bore the new* to them. At the
Police Court the next day a numerous gathering of the brethren aud sisters graced theHall of Jnstice, and there was quit* a flatter
of hearta when Scargent-Major Cumminsshouted out with stentorian voice, “ All yeswho are witnesses fa the case against
Robert Stewart will depart hface, and giveyer attfadance when ye are required ; bat yemustn’t go farther away thin the hall, yeknow. ’*
With the air of an injured martyr the prisoner Stewart advanced to the dock,supportingthe tottering stepi of bis wife, down whose
face during her weary night of imprisoamoatthe tears had evidently plowed deep farrows.When the charge was read over to them bythe police magiit ate, and the disgraceful
nature of it dawned upon their minds, theiremotions were too strong for utterance, andafter several attempts to plead not guilty
their counsel placed a plea of not guilty outhe record.Then again the stentorian voice of SergeantMajor Patrick Cumming* was heard calling
the name of “Antony Ninns Pompy Step-pard," who was ths first witness. The manwith gesticulating lips came forward, and
Stretching out his hand grasped the book.“Take off yer glove,” exclaimed SergeantMajor Csmmin*,, fa a mild, persuasive
voice,The witness in a confidential tone leaned
over the side of the box and replied, “ I hobno glnb* on, sab.”Thu urbane major, after looking into thefave of the colored witness for the first time,with a muttered “ 1 beg yonr pardon,” subsided.
Mr. Fenton, County Crown Attorney, appeared for the prosecution, and asked thewitness if ho remembered the night of the Sthiust.The Doctor replied, “ Ya see, sah, I know■ more about thia hyah case den yon do, an* ifyou let me tell my own story III do it to de
edifk-ashnn ob de court, an* de assembledbrudeerj and sistern."Mr. Fenton—Well, if you like to do that,
proceed.The witness placed one hand behind hiscoat-tails, and stretching the other towards
Mr. Fenton, commenced his oration, as follows Ya see, sah, when I resigned from deCentral Prison, I went down to de rooms of 1
de Young Men’s Christian Association, an*
when I saw do noble work dat day was adoin*,I came to de conclusion dat I would buckleon do armour too and fight wid de army ob de
Lord. Dey gave me a rickymendashun to 'some white folks, and I went to board there. 1
an' dar I met my praent wife. She *wa* a“help” at brnd-.ter Stewart’s, and after
awhile I went to brudder Stewart’s to board.Not bein' a regular local preacher, J could notlive by de g-upel, an* so I turned all my
talents towards cleanin’ chimneys.”The magistrate nodded in confirmation of 'the wituem* assertion, and the latter continued '
" Arter a time I married Mr*. Sheppard,an’ den my hardships commenced. De secondnight Arter we were married a couple came .
along and said dev was gwina off on ds nighttrain, but it was a couple of hours late anddey wanted to sleep, Brudder Stewart did
not turn himself and misses out of bed, butturned mo and my missus oat ob bed, andgab* oar bod to de couple. On annnder occasion, after returning home from addressing
de Young Men’s Christian Association, an'bein' very tired, I was rooted out ob bed, an'had to take a snooxe on de sofa because der
was annedder couple wanted to oateh de Utetrain. I den conferred with my wife, andalthough aha is white she is no slouch.After de conference I went to have my nameput up to become a regular member ob deBaptist Chnrch, ro dat I could tell de brad-dera what was coin’ on fa brudder Stewart’s
house. I couldn’t allow it to ge on anylonger, as I was a fodder myself, audhaJ girl* and boys grown up, I wasn't ,
elected a member myself just because 1
sister Stewart ’shot her mcmf off ’ at de meetin’, an* told drm what she thought ob me, J
which wasn’t much. I den went an* inter. ,viewed de Colonel dar (pointing to the DeputyChief), an’ asked him to help me to carry de
wah into Africa, an' be my commander lafightin* dis battle fer de Lord ”On Croes-examinaiioa—I didn't graduate idany Medical College j my mssaa down Rouf
was a doctor, so dey calls me Doctor Nhep-panl ; I didn't resign from any position fa de
Central Prison ; they turned me out when my .time was through ; I was seat dar by daPolice Magistrate ob London as a vagrant;I wasn’t guilty, but be sent me dar became I
wouldn't gib him any money.Turning to the Magistrate, th* witoaaeremwked, “Dai’s de way dsy do dings fa
London, tab, but de els man tip dar doesn*know any bettah. ’’“ When were yoa first married, witnan* I""On d*31*tof December, 1878."
" J think you remarked that yoar wife wasno alouch J*
“ N*i Hh, she ain't 1“
" Now, witness, if you were only marriediast year, and have been fighting the batolee
of the Lmd since, where did you get th* boysand girls that you have been tailing mylearned friend aboet f*The witness al Hrst appeared ‘flabbergMtod,*bat by degrees a smile commenced to hover
about his face, and reached to a grin whenthe greticuUting lips opened with the remarki"Golly, Maas* Marpbv, won’t you gib a
pusaon no chance to refotm! You shouldread do Scrip tares, aah, an* dar yen will fin'dat
• While de lamp holds out to bum.De vilest sinoab may return.*"
" Can you give chapter and ycraa for that,
fall)
kk hu o n m a tew aays woes we expect au*.John McDonald, of Tornote, and gentlemenfrom London and Brantford to be present
CnUodea.
Our book pedler, who retired on aoooant
of the hard times, ie again eeesi with his pack.
White Mr. J. E. Hopkfa* was driving putA Naw Comrx—-We understand it ia the
intention of a Mr. Gleason, formerly of
Hamilton and more recently of Chatham,
to fake np bis residence in Ingersoll and go
into the cab driving bnslueu. The follow
ing item concerning this gentleman is takenfrom tbs Hamilton Spectator The
gold mounted set of harness that took the
bronze medal at Paris has been sold byMr. E. Kraft, the maunfactnrer, to Mr.
Gleason, cab proprietor, Ingersoll.*'
Good Work.— M. G. £ Wait, practical
horseahocr, steel and ironsmith has opened a
shop on Charles street one door east of
Thames stre t, where he will be happy to receive a call from all those who wish first-dasswork in his line. He is a thorough practical
workman of long experience, and any workwhich passe* through his hands may be reliedupon. He is prepared to do all kinds of carriage
and waggon ironing, plow work and generalrepairing, with neatness and dispatch, at moderate charges, and we trust he may receive a
fair share of public patronage.
A New Industrt . — A correspondent
writing from Ingersoll to the London Free
Press, sa y s A rumor has been in circula
tion here for some time, and a truthfulrumor, too, I believe, to the effect that if
the National Polioy is put into operation,iron works on an extensive soale would b«
started in this town. A company, to bo
composed of a few of our local oapitaliste,in conjunction with a fow outsiders, will
be fortUod. Hist? be hop^d the works
will be started, QI they would undoubtedly
ba of incalculable banant to Ingersoll, aud
the commencement of opsrutions cannotbe any too qaick after the Qovorumout in
troduces the N. P.
Social at Gl adst o ne.—Ou TuesJay
evening last week a social in behalf of the
Methodist Chnrch al Hirriotsville, was
held at the residence of Mr. Joseph Jack-
sou, North Doeliostor. The attendancewas vary large, about one hundred being
present. A very pleasant evening was
spent. There was readings, vocal aud instrumental music, in which tho pastor,Rev.
D. Hunt, Mrs. Hunt, Mirs Tess Bratt, or
ganist in the Hnrrietavillo choir, G. A.Brattt. C. C. Hodgins, Isaac Kingswi ll,
Miss Calhoun and Robert Fusty, took part.
The som of >25 wass realized.—Com.
Union Hill Cheese Company.—A raoct-
iag of the stockholders and patrons of this
company was held on tho 22ud ult, Mr. 1
‘W.J.Carey iu the chair,and Mr. J.Fitzgerald '
as Secretary. The work of the directors '
during the past season was explained, and 1
proved very satisfactory. The following
gentlemen were appointed directors for the 1
coming season : Messrs. E. Rathbnrn, 1W. Ardill, Tbos. N. Talbot, R. W. Guest I
and F. Lewis. Mr. Ritbburi was subsequently elected President; Mr. Jai. Fitz
gerald, Sec.-Traas.; John McGuffin, Audit
or for stockholder*. Too meeting then 1
adjourned till first Wednesday ia March. 1
StJttpais: Partv.— A lar^e number of .
the members nod friends of St. John's
church, Hnrrieteville, visited the residence (
of Mr. Jas. Jackson, lot No. 11, 5th con.,
North Dorchester, oa Sotardsy evening
Jan 18. and presented Miss Jackson with a ,
silver butter-cooter, a cruet stand, piokla
bottle, Ac,, Ac., as a token of re,pact, audfor the kind mauuer fa which she has dis
charged the duties of organist at the *
ctinroh far somaticne post. The present Iwas accompanied with an address, which ,
was read by Mr. R. Tooley, and signed by (a large number of members aud friends.The presentation was quite a surprise, and
was cordially recognized ky Miss J acksonand her friends. (
Next Woodstock Carnival .—Friday, (
the 14tb of February, is the day fixed
upon for the holding of the next Carnival ’
in the Woodstock Skating Rink. A grandtime end a magnificent spectacle may ba 1
expected. *
South Oxford Retorm Association.— (
This association held their annual meeting 1
at Mount Elgin, on Monday afternoon, and
elected the foliowiug officers for the smu- '
ing y e a r jPresident—Mr. John SUehan, NorthNorwich.
Vice-President—Mr. H. A. Titus, South 1
Norwich. I
Secretary-Treasurer.—Mr. James Star- |
ens, of Mount Elgin, re-elected. .
Cheese Factout at Orangevill e.—a <
large and influential meeting of the lead
ing farmsrs and business man of Orange- 1
villa was held in the Town Hall, on Fri
day. th* 24th Jan, for tho purpose of or- j
g mixing a eheese factory in that locality.
Mayor Scott oooupied the chair, and ex- ]
Mayor Patelio acted as Secretary. L. H. 1
Richardson, Eeq., of Kerwood, who was ;present on invitatiou, delivered a lengthy
and instructive address on tbs subject al 'cbeesa making. In course of his address,
which occupied a couple of hours, and eov* I
ered the entire ground iu connection with 1
dairy fanning,^ proved ooaclatirely that
farmers canid realize a much larger profitout of their cow* by turning their milk in- 1
to that channel than they possibly con id
by disposing of it in the usual way. Tho |effect produced was most favorable to the j
project, and stope will at once be taken to .
put the enterprise ou a tangible binds.
A Cowarplt Act,—A few days ago, our j
readers will remember, a man named ,
Paine, a brakeman on the G.W.R., was re
ported aa being knocked down by an over- <
head bridge, and bad been severely injur- ,
ed. Although this was stated at the eta- j
tion, snob was net the case, bnt the injuries
sustained, and whioh even toe trainmen ]
thought were inflicted by tho bridge, wore ,
the result of a moat cowardly and vilkw- |
ous act. 11 appears that Mr. Paine we* fa j
ear An elocutionary contest will take place
at Brantford on the Uth inst, of which Prin
cipal T. M. Macintyre, formerly of this town,
will be one of the judges. Hi* associates are
Prof. A. M. Bell and Dr. M. J. Kelly.
tar In straggling to make a dull brsined
Loy understand what conscience is, a teacher
finally asked. “ What make* you feel un-
comfortable after you have you done wrong 1"
"Father’s leather strap," feelingly replied
the boy.
ear When a snow-ball as hard as a door
knob hit* you on the back of th* head as you
are crossing the street, no matter how quickly
you tain, the only thing yoa can sec is one
boy with the most innocent face and that ever
confronted a false Accusation
KT A span of horses in the Adair Hotel
stables, becoming frightened at'the sound of a
sieving train broke loose one day last week
sndf’oc sway, they ware stopped on Thames
it.-vet north before any serious damage was
done.
rr Mr. 8. A. Elliott will fa future carry
on bis butcheriug basinets in the market
buildirgs, he having purchased the interest of
the late Mr. Hobbs, deceased. Mr. Millard
has bought on interest iu Elliott’s grocery
boainess and will attend to the business in
the store Thame* street
tar “ Mamma,” Mid a wicked youngster,
" la canoe 1” " No, child ; why do you
ask I" " Oh, because you always say you
like to see people paddle thsirown canoe, and
1 didn't know but may bo I was yours 1" The
boy went out of the door with more reference
to speed than grace. ■->
OT Mr. C. Evans will open_eytning classes
for young men in the principal branches ;
book keeping, arithmetic, reading, geography,
Jtc., Persons desirous of joining tho class
may sec Mr. Eraus from 8 to 9 o’clock at the
Y. IL U. A. Reading Room. Class formed on
Monday evening. Terms very liberal.
er Night's candles had pretty well burned
down, but still her jocund beau gave no signs
ot standing tip,toe on the misty hall nil-cloth
to reach for Lis hat to the beautiful girl
reached open the sofa, took not the milk-can,
aud said :—" Wait a minute till I put this
outside ; the milkman usually comes round
about thia time.” He took the hint and his
bat
r r Women are proverbially deficient in
social arithmetic. A highly respectable
widou', up north, was mentioning to a sympa
thizing friend the fact of her having endured
widowhood for twenty-seven years, when her
only daughter pntered the room aud causually
mentioned her aged as being twenty-three
last birthday. The gentleman looked queer,
and mentioned something about figures not
lying I The young lady, taking this as au im
plied compliment to her form, smiled serculy,
and has been more than happy ever since.
Sentenced.—The two prisoners Sey
mour Service and El ward Ward, arrested
for stealing parcels from a farmer’s sleigh
in Ingersoll a short time ego, were brought
un at the County Court in Woodstock on
Friday. Service was discharged. Theother prisonor. Ward, was sentenced to
throe years in the Penitentiary.
Finished.—The new residence tor the
priest on the R. C. Chnrch grounds has
been completed and the Rev. Father Boa
bet, it is expected, will soon occupy bis
new quarter*. The house io a very fineone. The old residence, wo nnderstand, is
to be converted into an educational insti
tute io connection with the Church.
Cul loden's New Paper.—The enter
prising village of Culloden not to be be
hind hand in the course of progress has
started a monthly paper winch sets out un
der good auspices. Mr. D. W. Wilson of
that village is the proprietor end we have
no doubt it will be a success. It is need-less for us to sny that it is a nnstiy printed
sheet as the work is executed at this office.
New Eating House.—Mr. J. Doty has
opened out his new eating house in Me-
Cangbey’s block where hot and cold meals
will be served at nil hours. Oysters, fruit,
and all the delicacies kept in stock. Par
ties wishing a cold snack can bo suppliedin short order. Mr. Doty baa tarnished his
establishment in a very neat style and we
have no doubt he will be well patronixed.
A Tilsonburo Artist tn England.—
Miss Ida Joy, daughter of Dr. 8. Joy, of
Tileonburg, has attracted notice ns an
artist in England, a painting of here hav
ing been accepted for exhibition I y the Ex
amining Committee of the Royal Albert
Hall of Arte aud the BoiencM. The committee ia composed of the first artists of
England, and only works of anperiormerit are admitted.
The Prize Promenade. — Mr. J. Z.
Leach has been very sueeeesfal in the dis
posal of tickets for the grand prixe prome
nade which will take plaee on the evening
of this day week, Wednesday, 13th lost.
The entertainment will be worth the tieketa
and the prizes to be given awav to ticket
holders are valuable aud al tractive and we
have no donbt aa the time approaches forthe drawing a good deal of interest will be
displayed aa to who will bold the luckyaumbere.
CuRLtxa Mat ch.—IngtnoU vt. Lon
don.—A cnrbng match was ptayed at
London in the covered rink there recently
which resulted in favor of the Londoners
by twooty-follows
mean* to*A fright and rea away, up*ettfag the
Oca ot our dtiseaa had better let np
ou his midnight raufbles around the village
wood piles. It enly t*-« a small amount ot
powder to raise the store Dds, you know.
Town Connell.The wife of Mr. G. Prcwtor died here
Ths regular monthly meeting of
Town Council was held in the Council
Chamber on Monday evening lust, John
Buchxnan, E sq., Reeve, in the chair.
Members present — Messrs. Hegler,
Coristophar, Thompson, Gayfer, Crisp,
Ballantine. Flewelling, P. 8tuart, F.
Stewart, Daly and Sudwortb.
Minutes of last regular meeting read and
confirmed.
The Treasurer's reperPfor January was
read showing
Receipts ...........>9.448.50
Disbursements......... 8,907.00
A petition wu read from the Livery and
Draymen, asking that a license be placed
on all liverys, draymen aud carter's wag
gons.
A letter was read from Mr. Murdoch,
Collector, stating that as he had a great
dual of trouble in making collections, he
derired the Counoil to allow him a coin-
mission of one and a quarter per eonl. on
all collections.
Report read from J. B. Capron, showing
time of lighting and extinguishing gas
lights for the present winter.
Account from J. B. Capron, for takihg
care of indigent, >6.56.
Account read from U. Rowland, for
printing, >22.
Account from Mrs. Douglass, indigent
koip, 62} cents.
A letter was road from Mr. Jos. Doty,
inviting tbs Council to bis restaurant for
au oyster supper, after the close of session.
The Finance Committee's report wu
read.
The report of the Committee on Fire,
Water aud Gas was read, with the follow
ing reeommeudaiiou :—That James Btau-
dnr be appointed 1st eugineer at a salary
of >75 per year; F. Sheppard, 2nd do.,
salary 150; James Long, 3rd do., salary
>25. The report also recommended the
refunding of >11 to J. F. Morrey, amount
paid by him for uio of hall for firemen's
ball on 81st Deo., 1878.
The Market Committee's report was
read. Arning other things contained iu
the report was the recommendation for the
erection of a new hose tower.
Application read from H. E. Leaver,
Toronto, for position ot police contdabln.
On motion of Mr. Crisp, seconded by Mr.
Gayfer, Mt. Ballantine was added to the
Railway Committee, Mr. Gayfer to the
Finance Committee, aud Mr. Crisp to the
Street Improvement Commilteo.
Ou motion of Mr. Sudwortb, seconded by
Mr. Stuart, it wu resolved that the coun
cillors of osoh ward constitute a committee
to execute all appropriations for each ward,
and each ward empowered to elect their
own chairman to act for the present year.
Rev. E. B. Lousbury w u here heard
with rate re use to erecting a dwelling bouse
on Charles street, not in accordance with
the fire by-law.
Mr. Hegler moved, seconded by Mr.
Christopher, and
Resoloed,—That Mr. Lcnsbury be al
lowed to «reet the said building on Charles
street within th* fire limits, between R.McDonald's and M. Findlay’s, coruistiugof ballon frame with four-inch brick wall,
bat without prejudice to fire by-law.
Moved by Mr. Christopher, seconded by
Mr. Thompson, that the report of the
finance committee be adopted.
Moved in amendment by Mr. Daly,
seconded by Mr. Budworth, that the
Council go into committee of the whole on
the finance oommitt**’* report. The
amendment carried, Mr. Ciisp in tbs
chair.
The report wu passed without amend
ment.
Mr. W. Six* stated that bo had to pay
poll tax and was alee assessed u tenant.
On motion of Mr- Stewart, seconded by
Mr. Ballantine, Council went into Com
mittee of the whole on th* report of the
Market Committee, Mr. Sndworth in the
chair.
The rent for the Town Hall to cono*rta,
balls, etc., was fixed at about the same
rate u lut year.
Ou motion. Council rose and reported
the report with slight amendment.
On motion, all accounts and communica
tion* not otherwise disposed of were re-
fetred to the oommitteee to which they
belong.
On motion of Mr. Daly, seoonded by Mr.
Sudwortb, the account of Mrs. Douglas
wu ordered to be paid.
Mr. Hegler moved, seconded by Mr.
Christopher, that the garnishee summons
served ou th* Clerk at th* n it of Ohver
A Bell be banded to tbs town solicitor.
On motion of Mr. Daly, SMonded by
Mr. Stewart, the sans of >1A8) wu order
ed to be refunded to Wm- Wooten, as
both he and Mr. McDowell were *******d
for the same lot to that amount, and the
Mayor instructed to sign an order on the
the
were followed to their last resting p£w on
Sunday by a large ounoourss of sonwiag
friends, who thus evinced their eetecm for
departed worth.
How Fast Caa a Hound Run T
This interrogation is frequently heardand always with varying answer. A prao-
lioal demonstration of the speed of thisspecie* of quadruped recently camo to our
notice, and being well authenticated by
several gnntiemen who were on the train,we give it as an illustration:—J. A. Ford,
of this rity, owns a heavy-bull mastiff
bound. Businesi one day called him toCeresco, a email village eight rniies distant
and the dog acoompanied him. On bis
return ha got on board th* train and didnot discover the absence of bi* dog until
the train began moving, then be stepped tothe back platform of the oar, and there uwthat the hound bad just started. The dog
overtook the train, but as the speed of thecars wu constantly quickening, its en-
endeavors to jump on board ware fruitless.
Then the train began to whu faster,and thedog quickened his pace, and until within a
mile or two of this eity kept up with the
cais which were going at the rate of eighteen miles an hour. Ha arrived a fewminutes after the care, bls feet sore and
bleeding from contact with the splinters on
the ties, having made the distance of eightmiles in half an hour.—Latter to the Chi-
cage Inter-Octan.
Turning Over a New Leaf.
The Subscribers beg to return their moat
hearty thanks for the patronage that has been
extended to them during the fonrtaen years
dealer who does a credit bnainaai ma at make
own, and no one elae'a, they have concluded
to begin the new year by wdling for Cash
Only. All our goods will be pot down to
the bottom prices, but none will be
charged on the books. We would say that any
sound thinking man will see at a glance that
they can buy cheaper where no books are
kept than in any house that does a credit
business. Hoping that we may still be able to
retain your patronage, and at the end of the
year 1879 yon will have no dunning letters
coming from the place where they sell for
cash only.
We hope the above may be an incentive for
every man that has rash to spend to take it to
the right house where he knows he can get
more for the cash then he can for credit.
Warxiurora A Bxadbvst.
A CARD.
T. Iraas, Station D. HIM* Bttut, JTaw Park CU>..l.KMw tarre
Jas. Brady, Auctioneer.
SALK8 TO TAXirLACX.
Wednesday Feb. 12, Farm Stock andplements of Stephen Roberta*, Harris St
Wednesday, 19th Feb. Farm Stock and Implements of Abner Lewis’, Lot fi,Con. l.Derv-ham, to be sold nnder a power of sale contained fa a chattel mortgage.
Friday Mth Feh Dairy Cows of DonaldMuaro’s Lot 18 Broken Front Concession Wsri
Oxford.
Im.
F. Bqualr, Anctionttn
Sale of ganeral msrehandia* every alternoonaud evening at his sals room, King Street
J. I*. MO R RE Y .
American Counterfeits
BU8IES8 CARDS
THQUALto Lithograph, printed M theJtJ Twiram Omar tr» *or JArw OiltUs rysdwsns.
MANHOOD:
HOW LOST, HOW RESTORED I
The Culuerwell Medical Co ,
SPRING IS COMING.
INGERSOLL MARKETS.
tn read carefully tbemlvertieement of King &
tar Get yonr bill head. printed at the Tai-
Fbr ths defence. Professor George Wash-Aa t- -,^a Lw,-aW.1 mmMrnt
I)ta«treto-i Family Ihblre at aatont.hingly
Byrne. Oifenl Streep opposite the market,
coaid with rafetv travel enter the bridge*
VtTxxiNtBT Siimio w .—Dr. J. R. Bom,
Veterinary Surgeon. has opened an nffioe
On motion of Mr. Daly, second by Mr.
Sudwortb, Mr. Capron's salary for January
atnawDlinit to H I, was ordered to ba paid,
and the Mayor instructed to sign an order
bigblr recoinmended __doubt hut servieM will bo required by own
er* of horse* and Mill*. Horas* will be
between Hamilton and Dundas, whenthree men, who were Mining along the
road at the time, threw large stones athim. The first one which wan thrown,
were sent after the first, 000 of whichstrack him <m the shoulder, inflicting a
severe wound, and knocking Mm down.He foil <m bis face on M iron rod, wbieb is
used to ealsh hold of in ■ ruer to descend or
SW Now is th* time to subscribe for the
Oxford Tribani. <1.00 will pay far it ep t»January, 18V>,
dnmmtrriaL
n rrn .
pb of
M ARRIED.
Dasws (Mac*. a* 1
that «M drove them away.b» look*.! into an 1 the perpetrators of til*dastardly act sturttj punished.
Well, rri'ly,
JE=S* Cheapest Raisins and Curran Is al
J. L. Perkins’, 261
For Cheap Stoves of all the improved41*tterns goto G. A. Turner’s, Thames 8t
tsr Money to Loan at Lowest
Rates. Apply to J. C. Hegler.
Turner’s, Thames St
. If yon want to get a first class piece of
Faniitare you meat call at Morrey’e Emj-oriam. Thames street. 91
or Farmer*, get your auction sale bills
priuted at the Tribune Office while you
watt, the cheapest place in the county. Qur
to shew. MO2
f ir You earl buy B>wts and Shoes at
wholesale priced for cash at Cromwell’s
Cash Boot and Hboo Hoose, 23 Thamee
Htruet, Ingenoll.
.. D'heap Ntores of the Ucxt makes end hind
ell
. is the man who will
timfaraoki in Itoote and Bbo*
Cell mid lek him pro™ it. 23 Thami-s
Btrewfi, IngertutlL_______________________
< beapr»t Bible* Kver Hold.
J. DuOaU,
ordered to be paid Mr*. Dougina hr mealsto tramps.
On motion, Counet! adjourosJ.
liaalUilt)
HZ.
Bucklenta Arnica Halve.
somewhar. “ (Roar* of laughter-)The Sergeant-Major at thia point c
hi* usual taciturnity. and was heardreporter to rc-itter Begohe, alt’w.qgh a unot in ear Bibla. it may, sur* encash, be in the
character of the d4andMate Bterwarta. He
The Mamsuata
poo Mrs. Stewart
geeU’idUuifl bps of the doctor Mhrai«i withevsm store than mmel artenry, hot «*• rvwri
UNDERTAKER,
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Inraraoll. Fab. 1. 1171. SS
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