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The Brantford Weekly Expositor from Brantford, Ontario, Canada • 2

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THE nXNERAl ELECTIONS MominattoBO tor ths Dominion FnrHu-mont ONTARIO YEAOT YEAST mu ni wosu was people go and come and the hall la thos kept rolling Strmg things an need in I be mnafoctara of hallo snd last Tuesday earning tbe fith Inst Ball was mad hen with great neatness and despatch and out of widow's weeds Benjamin Ball Esq of Jolliete Pa iron works caaxe ovar hero foot week from the land of base accompanied by hia brother Her Ball In search of non Balls and that they were suooesslnl in this mission tho following announcement plainly shows: MARRIED Mrs Jones of Harrtabora Oat to Ball Esq- JolHette Fa Tbs ceremony was per-ftirmrd a' the bride's reeklenoe by the brother of the bridegroom Rev WBalL Mrs Jones or rather now Mn Ball has oood acted herself daring her sidsnes ban so aa to win tho esteem respect of nil with whom sho came in i tact and leaves behind her a character for honesty of purpose frugality and virtue not often paralleled Wo ooaginlnhMo Mr Bail on hia good fortune nod along with their nnmerons friend wish them oil kinds ot happiness etc sincerely hoping their fatnra wadded lit may be free from bawls and blessed with say little bolls of any kind yonr fertile 1 magi nations may cull to COMPRESSED YEAST HAVING MADE ARRAVuEMEKTB Messrs Goff Fleisch Mann To hwr (Mr CompraMd Yhu DMLXVBKMD DAILY DURING? THE 8UMMBB MONTHS COnaumem ean rely on Gsttlng It Fresh" Iverv Mornln FORDS SOLE AGENT FOR BRANTFORD onsed Mr Paterson then referred to the legislation of tha Government and ably criticised many of their acts The National Policy was briely alluded to The contention is not be tween tree trade and protection fat Reformer when in power gave protection to manufacturers and under their rule in 18TT-8 wa exported 84000000 worth of manufactures and orders came from S3 nation of the earth In tha Antipodes iu Mouth America and iu Europe Brant' ford goods were household word Mr defied Mr organs to produce word la ray speech of his that clashed with his present position The Opposition only warred against a tariff that took money from tho consumer to put it la tha pockets of favoured few Ths fact alluded to that nearly every manufacturer In this city gave him aa unqualified support A to Mr Slater no man need stand responsible for bis statements ns they wars in acordaaoe with right and oat ice to all Hs believed that Parts manufecturara were also standing by him and if any did not they would whoa they knew him bettor and found they could trust him implicitly with their Interests Tbs action of tha Government In paying English laborers $11 such to bring them to compete in the Canada labor market was condemned la vigorous language The Bonndary Award sad its Sect as robbing hs of nearly hell anr territory was troagly objected to The disaHowanoe of the Streams Bill was also raised la review and the grounds ot Ito condemnation moat pbly placed before th audiaace The Syndicate bargain waa ra-atal with all Mr former vigor and men stood massed at tha magnitude of the wrong inflicted us Aa the millions of dollars and the millions of acres ol lead given away tha exaiiptioas from taxation and monopoly of tho carrying trad wen enumerated tbe Indignation could not ha repressed and men shouted their anger While the McKenal Government a blamed for spending $34000000 annually the present Government has increased it to if 000 000 Tha question of surpluses and deficits was disposed ol by th query if these men were to be praised for taking from the people uiiliious more -tLan are needed Ths Gerrymander outrage was characterised as entirely indefensible It is vile and man would risk bis reputation by defending it Mr Walts and few conspirator went to tha Toronto convention and that gentles a waa qnoted aa saying in fit of candour it was tlma Month Brant waa shaped so aa to elect a The Intamous act of shaping Bothwell to defeat Mr Mills and elect Hawkins was a point that appealed to the judgment of every fair-minded man preeent Tbe stab at himself and through tbs speaker at Mouth Brant was vividly doplctsa and the picture of North Noifolk was equally graphic As oounty after county spoken of tho feeling was most intense and the speaker was repeatedly interrupted by applause lovers of their country should rise in their might and join in bringing the perpetrators of the wrong to was uttered in solemn appeal and the Iterance bf the sentence was loudly applauded Mr Peterson then pointed hit remarks tha young men who vainly tried to groan him down and his noble seulimetats a- he appealed to hi tor to prove that Reformers had given tbe world all the measures calculated to ameliorate human suflering era worthy of being writtrn in letters of gold The allusion to Ireland and her wrongs and the hope that these might soon be redressed was a splendid effort of oratory The presence of the ladles gave occasion for one of tbs most effective passages of the speech and It compelled the attention of even the knot that had hitherto kept np a din that pn-rentcri acme tu the vicinity from bearirg 'Mr Paterson (included by axklng his friends to work lor trim during bis absence from the county thu soxwet came In neb thtinrii rs uf Mat the very roof treniirieri Che th tor i le (Jnti I'uterson Biaka Hardy auri i' -m-rvill- con ioded a mass aseeting sm-i h- vit l-en witnessed in this city m-retclnni mui its effect can hardly foil to be to xa ell Mr already assured majority HOUSEKEEPJjffGt GOOD Large Stock Special Price LINEN AND OOTTON SHEETIN Tabto Damasks Napkins Doyllos Towolo Towslingrs Mforaoillea and Honey Comb Quilts Cretonnes Lao Curtains ooasua'vATnrw Tho Conservative convention for North Brant asosmhled aiGlenmoiris Inst Saturday After considerate talk it was resolved to have Mr Currie of Blenheim sacrifice himself if no Kefoimer coaid gut to con-' test tbe Riding Aa th Hefoimm well know that the election wunld resolve itself into party vote no weak knetd gentlemen could be found although on waa patiently searched ior even up to tho hour ot nomination Mr postponed so long that his nomination papers were not finished until near tha hour tor closing and then they wr pro-pared either in sock haste or by eom person who wss incompetent that ths Returning Officer had to assist in fixing them properly TXI OOmsATXO 1 hs nomination for Brant earns off at ths school boose 8t OeOTgs at noon 8 Bhsaston Esq aeted as Maturing Officer and Mr Benedict aa Election Clark Than ware not man than 100 electors at any on lima at tha place of meeting and eveiy thing wont off very hare moaloaaly Outside of the building gronpa of ratepayers could be soon calmly dlacua lag the outlook not of our own ooaatita anoy but of the probability (ft Mr Biaka being Premier Mr Jsa Bomervllte had quietly placed in his papera aarly and correctly white Mr Carrie and his agent Purges Andaman warn vainly striving to get hie in proper ofaepa which was even ally fleeted At two Mr Mhenston returned to Brantford mb oonavnu's According to previous annoanosmsnt the nominee of ths Betorm mediilfllf liter ft ha amIbr vened in the Mechanic1 Mqll to debate the political questions of the tfoy An nndt snot ot from 800 to 400 greeted th oaadl date Wm Tarnbnil Eeq (ft tha town hip of Brantford waa called to th ehoii and invited tho Conasrvaliva homing to ville was warmly resotaed awd in a ot about one bom he reviewed In am able inner the rediatribntioa of seals the Boundary Award tha Fheifio fiyndfcaUtb hurrying oa of tho elections th (female qnestnih and many other matters ot vital interest Mr 8 dealt with use affaire in is oat ptactioal ligent manner and by the am hearty applause whloh he reoeived wa are ure ha had nearly tha nnanimoua syat-pnthyofhia audience Mr Currie then nddremad those present Words mil me to proparly represent this apesoh 1 would bh doing tho gentleman great kindness by not referring to it Evan th few Conservative present quietly slipped out of lb hull whoa their candidate mod hia appearance Tha address waa about an hoar in length bat utterly devoid of politics gramntar and may add comsaon anas Daring long in political peaches I never remember of seeing anyone make so sorry sa exhibition of himself The few who remained to ths close pitted him more thau aught elm Thus the meeting clooeri ns duty or aasonnaas Now that the nomination is over and there ate two candidates in ths field it behooves Kekirtnrr to hs prepared for the 30th and make the nisj a large aa pomribla Tho organisation! in each polling wubillvlaion should lose no time in gettiugtogeihcr aud going over the list auil ace if tlirro are auy doulit'ul ones aid liav- lliew seen aud furthermore to ace that every man is got to the poll and recurd b'n vole We may aay that Ihe Reform majority ia large and the Conservative candidate is weak hut that dors nut prevent ihe Conservative! to a man polling all their strength which no doubt they ill do and If Reformers are careless a great low msy be sustained Many Constituencies have bees lost by over-cuafideiice aud although ours may not be loat still it would not be wise have our ms (aril) lessened but on tbe other bam! it is our boumteu duty to rallv to the polls and make our number of votes polled as large a possible We never remember of seeing the followers Of Mr Blake in this section so determined A little extra work between now and next Tuueddy Will leave a record which we may jalwaye look back to without regret Alter tbe election ia over it Is useless to say "what might have been "and aa our oi ponrnta will work with a will and we do not blame them let every person In North Brant who wishes to see Mr ake at the head ol the government in the next pnrliaamnt Work with a will and vote himself and am that all others do likewise for Mr James Bomervllte LOOTIOU BSPOXT Arrangements ara being mad so that all reports from the different polling places of this Biding will be Zeht to Mt Georg Arrangements ara also lie ing made to get all the reports from ths various ooaatita-ancles of tbs Dominion on tha avening of election day Tha Mechanioa' Hall will be open till a late boor and at telegraphic despatches will hs sent there Th tele-graph effloe will be closed to the public as it i impossible tor the operator to receive messages frhile there ie so much note from the crowd which generally congregates around the office oa thee occasions XFLAXATtOe The cause of oor taking np so mnch pace with election matter this weak ie that wa have ao newspaper in this Biding ad It Ie necessary that these should come before th electors -also that politics is now Urn nil absorbing topic That business and newe of all kinds havs given way to this theme a Am ow won This oooietv met at its plao ot meeting loot Friday afternoon and elected the following officer Mim Leule Bell President Miss Marin Bingham MeCietary and Mlta Elite Arming ton Treasurer Matters of importance cams up for uiscession It Is their Intention of holding plo-aio ia July A number of temperance song enlivened tbe meeting WM GRANT Colborne St Brantford? IT WILL PAY PURCHASER TO MEE EVERY THE IMMENSE NOW OFFERED BY YEAST 11 MARKET STOCK OF OOl of the latest designs in Tea Hots Ware Trrn-Uu flat a Fancy Cups and tlie new Illuminator a- Light aqual to Uaa lnduoementa In prlere JOHN daSHwlOH MeOff dlt $Sal a Wen 'Vs of mills ffOUi been IN THE GOODS AND PMCES I A A Co JOHN McGEABY IN Groceries aud Provisions of all Also in Crockery some Dinner and China Note Inara Sooner Tolls rant variety Glare Warn Lamps ReHsotor giving lalOhrlstmas Goods a full Call and exaxalaa Brantford Nov li 1ML nt Great etc of It by lightening the taxes upon the Electors I What do you think of tho con trultable expenditure of the Country being Increased irom six millions in 1878 to nine millions in 1881 of $30000 being spent in three years for ministerial Juuketings to England of the gift of $300000 to'Ondetdonk on the Fort Moody contract? of $8000 to McCollum oi lionck for a worthless scow of paying bogus claims to twmty supporters by the thousands? of $150000 gratuity to fishermen in the lower of Ailing up th civil service frill and running over with partfarians thus rewarded and of one hundred other things wall known to ths public? All these and mors does Alfred Watte endorse while Mr PaUrson's voice has been heard denouncing and roodem n-Ing them I Electors I do yon approve of $45500 of your money being spent upon Sir A Galt as yonr Commissioner in England while ths Government refuse to seek for Canada the power to make Bimetal trestles so that her merchants and her manufacturers may have ha nee for standing for business In foreign ports I Much pusillanimous loyalty puts to the hlueh the vaunted bonet of 11 Canada for tho CaaadU These in (toe are soma of tho many questions which yon most decide at ths ballot box on Tuesday next Am they not important ones Ara they not matters which strike at ths very root of oar Government of our blood bought of our ability to support ourselves and oor families in comfort and to supply tho means to give our children liberal education and aa outfit in life so that they may be an honor to themselves and to the country in which ws feel an honest pride So elector who reade the sign of the times and the history ot the past four years can nay otherwise In near ly every constituency in this fldr Province the ballot is now in the hand of the 'elector Be holds it as a sacred trust and how will ho fold it? To vindicate his own honor acd the honor of his conntiy to gourd the rights which othom won for him and his and which as freeman he should feel it his bouuden duty to transmit to those who come after him pure unspotted and untarnished I Or will hs by a simple cross upou thu ballot become a party to the shame the disgrace the cowardice the treachery which has marked the conduct ol those who to gratify their lust Cor power bare made moat serious Inroads upon oar mint cherished privileges upon the free and equal rights which all should enjoy Electors of Mouth Brant I Ktand to your gnus titaiui by the aian ot your choice in the pent as he has Stood by you Iu no constituency In the Province is thu result being watched with keener interest Mr Paterson is known far and wideand he is known only to be honored respected and admired and the vile attempt made to assassinate him politically has during the contest brought to his friends In Brantford from every corner of the province the hearty speed you" in the light and wish I had a vote in Mouth Brant And no elector in the ridingcan say he has uftured aught in being repreaented by Wm Paterson He is not the man who for personal aggrandisement or partr seal would he faithless to his trust or to the welfare of the humblest voter by whatever political name he may he known Month Brant has honored him sad he has been an honor to It to the Province and to the Dominion Of his opponent we need say bat little In the constituency he Is aa well known aa Mr Paterson Is he man of brona mind of lucid argument or uaselfloh ambition Is he a man who cafe look beyond tho nniw row limits of his own vision or has ever exhibited anght but an Interest in Mr Alfred Watts sad in his undertakings? Ws think not end general opinion will re-echo ours In Mr Paterson yon have an able hones man a supporter of a good canoe a causa which demands free and equal justice to all with real progmae and true nstienal development Thrloe ho has boon returned a victor ud for tho fourth time South Brut geiry-mudered South Brunt will by tho thorough solid ud corns at efforts of all true arid patriotic men ud Women on Tuooday next return victoriously to tho next Parliament of Canada William Paterson tho people's champion ud the pride of South Brut Put In good work on day and Tuooday next for honest Government and Provincial righto Mr Watts' Paper Philosophizing Of coarse we do not expect much from the newspaper supported encouraged and mauaged by tho money of Alfred Hutto Kolwrt Hnury II McK Wilson and Smyth The conduct ot the paper has only been on a par with that uf the party in ito ettorto tu noisily binder free speech aud create public disturbance throughout this cuu tost But we really wonder if Mr Alfred Watts Mr Huury aud more ea pocially Mt Smyth who seems to take prills iu trading his ehristieuity on the platform eudorae the following from their paper iu regard to Mr Wm Menou and the party anil friends with which he is connected It Mays: 'It is really a piebald party and embraces a curiuus mixture of nondescripts He has slung with some respectable I Kit misguided people pie tty much ail the roughs In the riiliug all the aunrxationiU the office hunters ami the uoudeacripts all who have no principle at all aud generally that class who arc grumblers and grievance mongers He himself Is the greatest of grievance mongers aud only IU to fill the office and position oi head demagogue" We do not know hut we think Mr Pat-erson a man of pritictpio will compare favorably with Mr Hnliurt Henry or even Ur CSmytli we think he will compare favorably even with Mr Alfred Watts himself We have never heard him condone and excuse injustice or falsehood monopolies or geriymauders slid we think that is Mr Watts' dally habit just now And we even believe that Mr Faterfon has men of principle at his hack men who have the honesty of their convictions men who have a slake in the country men who value their ftanohlee men who would beashamed to do tend each an intamone thing as tho Ueriymander Bill Mr Paterson ranks as hie friend in the contest ths bone and sinew of Month Brant in ritv town and oonntiy and the ill advised sneer of Mr Watts' paper appear well Iu conjunction with tha acts of the nominal managers of the journal at cent public meetings Watts and Henry ought to ie proud of their boys in their office and on their newspaper Vote for Paterson and truth vote for Patoioon and ability vote tor Paterson and Llboral principles vote for Paterson and Responslbls Government Kelvin THB COMMONS BOFraflUANT William Paterson KOBTiTrRAMT James Somerville SOUTH OXFORD Archibald Harley Vrritlg (Expositor BRAKTFOKD JUKE 16 IMS Electoral to Km another nuaibor of tbs weekly Ex i'MiTOs (iamwhi Into ths bonds of our nad- tbs ponplo of this Hviniftn will turn Landed in their nwiiit and decided who Hhall manage th affair of tho Nation for the arat flv yean Electors of Ontario Electors ol South Brant tha criaii la a critical one As you ralu tho privileges you njoy by inheritancsjuid won by paatatrug-pie ami of which unscrupulous autocrats Mrculd deprive as you love the province which you and youra Lave made aa rroa and fair as any upon which tho ann hhlnea and of which yon cherish high hopes for fotura progiasa i'S yon hops to sea our great North-West which Ontario's aons are the hardy pio-iecn teeming with life and decked with the imum of freemen posseMed of that liberty freedom and equality which should bo riieirs but which baa been baaely sold by cHtrut and unboly aa yon honor wpuuxiblo government honest adminis- rattan snd provtuclal weigh wall iesurs which have beau presented to raawlae you respect your conscience Mid your Ond go to the polls on Tuesday est and deposit your ballot fov tha right Ton yi-ars ago the attempt was made to elucb and conupt the frai-chise with I ir llugh Allan's money to-day the same im seeks to rob you of it as well aa to onruptaud coerce It Will you tamely ubmit to be sold like sheep In the akam-iJesT Is your boasted freedom a mockery ud your cherished iranchiso delusion Some one has singled out Ontario as a lit Fro vinca upon which to foist the most -famous Gerry mandating Bill evor thought I in any civilised land A dastardly a Vowarrily attempt has been made to perpetuate the rule of a minority in Ontario! Who la tho traitor Who is the craven uwant that fears to meet the people fair ud square on his pnbllo record and his jubllcactaT Borne ons has stood in tha way oi Ontario 1 1 seising her Just award of territory awarded lwr by legal as honsstand ss distinguished tribunal us wss ever appointed Who baa sought to deprive us of half anr lifTltory and can defend his treachery only iy arena and contemptible quibbles? Who would steal fmn ns $135000000 of timber done and flippantly say "not ons acre of rand not ons stick of Umber not ons lamp lead iron at gold belongs to Vbo la the an" who makua these uaudlln speeches when for years over flOO square miles oi it has been ruled by Ontario and ao man disputed her right? home one has grossly inter fried with the guaranteed privileges of our Provincial S-eghdatnre and autocratically presumes to laallow sad veto ito billa without notice without trial without argument without caaoa Ara tha electors of Ontario going to submit tamely to snuh tyranny because lire man's name happens to be Mr John A Jiaodonald Do you'approve of our great North-wret Jtld for with your money and soon to be Me home of toumlng millions being hand-e I ovur to the tender mercies of giant 'onopoly for nothing forever? Given aray for nothing and millions more of money on tha back ct it Sixty I iliious of public moneys and twsnty-Avo fcilllion acre of the choieesr lands th large privileges and exemptions in return you Nothing If you approve of these outrageous acts uterly indefensible as they are vote for lired Watts ior he defends and chant-p ons every one ot them If you do not vte for Win Paterson for be l-as fought a start them no feeble fight Ills vigor ('a periods and stirring eloquence as he iauipionnd tbs people's rights upon the II of Parliament and on many a plaU rm throughout tho laud bare given him i honomblo name and an enviable posi-I among his peers Klectors? Do you approve or a fl cal policy which ouriche (be ji-uipured few at the expense of the 8- t-pa iug many? Du you appruvu of a policy which i sucking tlic veiy lile blood of ill manufacturers of Brautford city illiug out with grinding imposts on raw Si tterial tie foreigu trade built up by a arc uf them in iliv lar-e of a cal difficulties and ai 'urge ipenditiire of energy tact and money A policy which carries witli it its twin luiklrosily 11 onojaily1 and tightuns on atory liaud tho fetters of taxation aud of A policy which discriminates siust the poor rosr tu favor oi the richer? policy which cheapens labor and In-iawMi the cost ofliviug? A policy which nuts aud demands like thi midnight i hber the scciiiuulateit saving of labor 'd of industry fur the public treasury or coffers of ihu monopolist 7 A imlicy 'rich taxes Hour for the benutit of the 'g miller but gives him tho wheat to 1 iiiri 'lncl free of tales? If this snits yon ectors vote for Alfred Watts for lie it a I i miller himself aud defends the impoai 3' of taxes upou the clothe yoa treor 3 i fuel yon burn and Hie bread you' eat 1 nut vote lor William Paterson who uids by a revenue tariff ud hill aud giual protection to every branch of Cana dau fndnstiy as for as they used protec-f jn and cau be protected Electors I it not refined ironv for a 4- hoant a frpliui a- i for eotigintulatiov when they litre i reared your taxes firm Jr In IflV 7 flMfioOOuo in luma' ii increased tbe annual expenditure from tv-enty-tlirre and a half millions In 1878 twenty-nine auri a half millions in 183? 1 it have uo alternative but to contribute Lilfaa much attain a you contributed FOB no- $600 FINDING ANY OVATION TO MB PATERSON 1XP0UI MASS MEETING 6000 Present at the Rink The People Thoroughly Avoui BTIBBING CAMPAIGN 8PEECHEB AND HONG8 a snow ea or boqvets non tee LADIES Whan Mr Paterson returned Ottawa attar ths dissolution of the House was annonnosd he met aa ovation worthy king and the meeting that evening showed that a note ot preparation had been struck unprecedented in its From that moment to this the interest bos never flogged hat it remained for Uw stouter gathering at the Bink to show that the feeling of raaentasent against the Gertymaaderers extended even to ths men and children Ihe interior ot the Rink was decorated with flag and mottoes and whan graced by ths presence ot the thousand or more ot ladies the scene was an animated one On the walls were written Blake for ths Dominion" Honest Government no Ondordonk's" Stand np tor Provincial with Traitors to Ontario" No monopolies aqnal righto to No Gerry Taxation The Tree National Harvests make good the Justice to Bich and Land for the people the price for the The capacious platform was occupied bv Tboe Botham EeqPreshfont of the Month Brant He form Association Mayor Watt Hon A 8 Hardy Wm Paterson Esq I Merritt Alatiaon Harris Dr Wilkes Jos Wilkes Jsa Somerville candidate for North Brant Ja Grace Wm Buck Thos Woodyatt and scores of leading Be-formers At o'clock Mr Paterson entered the iblage and a cheer aroee from the gathered thousands that must have sound-ed like the death knell of the trickster hope and the ladies showered snores of boqueto on our Willie aa he psseed to the platform Th chair wss occnpied by Mayor Watt who briefly referred to the magnificent demonstration In Mr Paterson's honour A choir of luliy one hundred and fifty voices joined in singing to the tune of and the adulence oined In the chorus After the singing the chairman invited Mr Alfred Watts to come forward ns IIS SOMSSTIUB was the first speaker He said the present meeting wae the moat imposing demonstration ho hod witnessed in ths campaign and it shdwud bow thoroughly the ptuple were aroused Hs referred to the sets of tbs late Goversment in levying burdensome tariff in their extravagance in in-creating the annual expenditure creating monopoliee that enable a Bed path to purchase a palatial residence in England He congratulated the city ofBrautford on the feet that ito manufacturers stand almost a olid phalanx for honest government and fair tariff While admitting that sotns ware bensfltlrd by ths National Policy ha proceeded to name othars who spurned it a a direct Injury The idea ot Reformers being free traders was repudiated and tha assertion was made that wo must have revenue tariff but they believe in equal taxation and even-handed justice tor all Under tho present tariff tho rich man can My his broadcloth at a low rats while the mast pay an axceasivt one The Bonadery Afraid as a robbery of Ontario came in for atranohaataxpoenreAnd Mir John's comae in repudiating the award of the fairly chosen arbitrators was eloquently dealt with The disallowance of tha Streams Bill and the other clauses at the Ifidlcttaaat gainst ths Government wen made the foundation of an earneet appeal to all Re-formers and Conservatives to join in supporting Wm Paterson tha champion of the people's righto snd tha people's candidate Ths gerrymander schema was condemned as unworthy of statesman and as an act that onght to bring retribution on its an then Mr Somerville closed by an appeal to all the voter of North Brant to poll their vote as a protest agaiast Sir John and his up parte re vigilance is the price of and every awn should let hie voice be heard now and on the 30th of June (Long continued cheers) Mr Whitaker sang tha campaign song is tha man for the and his voice rang out with clArloa clearness and ths lplendid chorus roused tho en thus levin to the highest pitch TXS SOS A HASST was waloomod by load applause Although labouring under recent indisposition he succeeded in reaching the remotest part of tha rink with hie voice As soon as Mr Hardy began to arraigh ths Government ha was interrupted by the heroes of the City Hall howl who were dextrous ot repeating that disgraceful seen and time prevent free discussion bat they were overwhelmed by the thousands by whom they were surrounded Home of the acta of infamy committed by the Government were enumerated in clear and incisive language and again aitd again the speaker wm lotidly applauded aa his points told The picture of Mr Watts following 8ir John in all his acts of Injustice to Ontario was a vivid one and whan Mr asked if they would send such a man to Ottawa baud reds shouted Mr Watts as a party to the act of catting Mouth Braut to pieces in older to legislate himself Into parliament and his arraignment a criminal awaiting execution on tho 30th of June was greeted with rears of applause "Was ever each a spectacle witnessed by Ood or man as these four defeated candidates Watts Wilson Baird and Huwkins plotting tu make a plaro ior Mr Watts In parliament and five tbone-Aud voices shouted 1 No" Mr Hardy at considerable length dealt with tha question and when he said "Mr Watte is here to approve of this infamous act and to ex plain bis own Mr Watts rid Mr closing appeal was a magnificent peroration and he sat down amid thunders of applause Hong and chortis hB AUTSBO WATTS then came forward He spoke of the present demonstration as a splendid One He alluded to tha Dity Hall fiasco and he charged Mr Paterson with being party to it The shouts of denial were so persistent that only when Mr Paterson cams forward to request that a hearing he gtaut ed Mr Watts ws be allowed to go on He then gave his version of the meeting and It wss so untruthful that the people could hardly bo persuaded to listen to him A Mr Watts your own gentlemen and ladies 1 am going to daal with the little Provincial and Mr Watte waded through one oi hie characteristic efforts tint could not by the remotest effort of tbe imagination be called a speech Laughter nt and pity tor him struggled for expression and again and again th crowd was convulsed with laughter as they lintened to the way Paterson and flaidy were A Mr Watte was about to sit down he was requested to talk a liUla while and he proceeded to grapple with the problem Of court he made rep by pop the great principle at etake and for a time he wrestled with the difficult task of trying to make black white aud he got it possible more Inextricably mixed tlian aver but wound np without toiicbiug the real matter at iesiie Bong "Month Brant In which Mr Cba Dimiunck sang the eolo most effectively mb rxToasoa'a coming forward waa the signal for proton ged cheers and when this subsided be pro CbotUtueney Onoutkm Addington AyUwortb Algnma Hmbwell Rraut N) Braut i) JAhtaninfM JW 11 Dawson Mill Hawkins MomervPla Cnrrey Paterson A Watts Hroekvllla WHt 'omstoek Wood Brass (f) Gillies MeNell Broee (El -Walls baw Bruce W) Campbell Bcmervlll Cantwell McLnugi IlnT hits Carleton Bronson MUtald Dundee Chamherlainbr Hickev Vo nam Row Col Williams Durham Blake Bunting Eigla Dr Wilson Arkell Elgin Cesy A Clark Eawx ft- -J A KllroyJ Patterson Essex 8 Mt Gregor 1 Wlgl Fron tense Glen Marry Granville 8 Grey Grey Grer Haldlmand Kirpatnek 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Fleming Rarbsr Hsrtb Julies Hasson Pens 8 Trow Guest boro' WK Roxburgh- Hnrnbam Peter bo ro'W Lundy Hilliard Preeeott Iabrosae Rnnihlar Prince Edward Dr Plate JM Meriualg Renfrew NT Murray White Renfrew 8R Campbell Bannerman Kuasell WC Edward Dickinson Mmeas 8 Dunn (Ind) Tyrwbttt Simeoe Drary IhMeCarthy Mtmroe Caoke Quinn Mormoat net bane herein Toronto Edgar Hay Toronto Thom peon bom peon I'd onto WB MoMurrtah Beaty Jr Victoria NGG Keith amsroa Victoria 8 Headier Dnndas Waterloo HDr Bowlby Kraax Waterloo 9 Livings ton Meraer Welland star Dr Ferguson Wellington RjOartwiIgbLDr- Orton Wellington HMeHnlteu Plumb Wellington Jt Innea -J- Goldie Want worthN lialn HMcKechnte Wmtworth 8 Dr Hprl nger R-K ad ietl York A McKenzie A Boultbee YoikX Mulock Anderson York origins NC Walloon Poll Every poasiblo vote tho loss or spin of a slngls vote in sach subdivision may make all the diffsrence between victory -and defeats Burtfih Public School Th following pnpile attending th Bnrtch Public Mchool succeeded iu obtaining th highest number of mark for proficiency deportment and punctuality during the month ot May Fifth Class 1st James McIntyre Snd Isa King 3rd Edith Banslaugli Fourth 1st William Henry Toinlinson Snd Hannah Atkinson 3rd lola Bnrtch Third 1st John Ferris Snd Grace Atkineon 3rd Martin McBwen 4th Marsh A Baker 5th Nellie Franklin 6th Clara Cumin 7th Netti Ferris Meeond I 'lass A Campbell 3nd Tommy Brasier 3rd Willie Cunningham 4tb Martha Market 6th Sabina Smith Slh Dannie Bnrtch 7tb Edmond Ash First Class (sr 1st Annie Potter Snd Albert Atkinson' 3rd Esther Atkinson 4th Ethel Bnrtch 5th Mtvpbru smith 6th Frank Hartley Tth John Atkinson Tablet Clasa (A) 1st Fred Baker Snd Charley Terris I3rd Lena McIntyre 4th Charlie Smith fith Emma Tame 6th John Johnson Tablet Clam lt Gao Btewart 3nd Stella Franklin 3rd Edward "Brasier 4th Nellie Almas 5th Charlie Weidrlck 6th James Burgess 7th Maud Atkinson 8th Zelnaa Stuart 0th Mary Jane Blakely 10th Edmund Solomon Join A Dal teacher aoh Literal should work and vote ao though tho result of tho olootion depand-od upon hlo Individual exar tlonE Odlud 011a- OA10U PABTV The garden party at Esq is announced to take place cm Thursday 31nd Inst at 4 nt When a splendid time ie expected Mporto io cream vocal and Instrumental music short a peaches boys and girls all in great vdrleiy will ha present to charm and mak happy thos who may grace the occasion with their presence All ar cordially Invited Admittance 35 cents esose The hue weather oi the teat few days ie bringing the crops forward rapidly Wheat will be above th average many fine fields may be seen aa we pas through the Cdnd-try Home ie beginning to show the head Spring cropa are doing well although somewhat late at thie season Corn is only just through the ground and will not in all likelihood be a very good yield Hay is for below th average Potato bags are yielding in abandonee Providence continues to smile upon ns notwithstanding that oar Conservative friends are slow to give credit to that source of our prosperity aOcissst Mr Wm Taylor who resides about a mile west of this place met with a rather Mr! ons accident on Friday by tho bursting of tbe ballace wheel on a circular eafrwith whirb he wa cutting wood one fragment striking him on tbe shoulder fracturing the elio iliinr blade auri inflicting a very painful flesh wound Wn bear he slowly recovering SSVITia: Uheeso factory flourishing auri receiving a good supply of milk tiiauk to the Our sidewalks are not mended yet lint perhaps our patliitiShter did not know they were out of repair Everybody is inquiring but nobody knows who is Osssast Down with those who would sell our Province to ploti so tho Blcuo of Quebec Lan (fiord Lisping Spring crops re progressing favorably Haying will he a few weeks later than usnal this year Mr David Mtnart is the possessor of a $400 horse Trade owing tu fcb annll fftock of oar merchants is not very brisk A good general store would pay well here Don't all come at once After anxiously waitiug we have at length reoeived our medical man May he meet with snocess in his calling not that we want to see our vonng folk all become sick bat may he he the happy Instrument in restoring the sick to health and happiness Special services are being conducted at tbe Brart Church by the pastor in charge They are earnest and devoted men and are evidently th right men in tlie right place Bswmill operations are rinl 1 here this summer scarcely any logs having been bronght in during the past winter Diptbena I slightly prevalent ot the preeent time the families of Mr Dawdy Mr and Mr 8 Day have been visited but we are happy to eay that those afflicted are speedily recovering Reformer should remember that "eternal vigilance Is tha price of liberty" and work hard from now till election day to secure viotory Hard honeet work wlli tail oft the rtklorltle g- WE IN CALLAHAH 76 CENT PANTS avium 'wading art ol 'aad-Ha I bnvo before given my opinion of crops ia this vicinity and sea nothing to out mo to change that they will be below th bat than ia at present every indication of aa immense yield of frnit especially cherries and then will nndoaht-ediy be so if tho frost keeps off A OIIA8MT Bchoote and school matters bays oedn-pied considarahl spaco in yonr paper of Into We have donbtlem many excellent cbtoli and school mss ten la our County bat that socao ara the op pouto may readily he believed Oa of the latter olam especially came natter my attention Iasi Saturday afternoon (and I doal even apologise for her making short pan and Ink sketch of him He believes most firmly in th old system considers that young A dees nut nurirr-h management of rural schools and ia loyal to his Queen and oountry as evinced by good rendering ot "God save tho Although if I mistake not of yet ho dose love dearly tho taste of moan tain dew ad managed on Hotel-day last to got ontoido of more of it than woo Judicious perhaps for the sake of on Id lino Had he been attending nt a certain seat of learnlog Whloh certainly woo his boaudtn duty then ha won a at least have keen out of temptation's way and not have horn living sample of wine in and wit out Truly ho waa goad specimen of one to teach flic young idea how to crooked If each characters will disgrace tbe pro-Ion then it Is high time tor tho profession to disgrace them SHOWS CV BASISS might be suitable title for certain ycung men wboee name let us say for the prre-emare forKOttra and ot the Commercial certainly foiled to properly estimate these rising geniuses or lie must have had bootblacks provided for tbeir ptcial aud had arrangement perfected for tbeir morning supply of ot water etc bu rad In they were left in the lurch aud no duiil sighed aud felt tbal tliiii is a cold cold world utterly heartless aud uumindful ot true merit Hnch bright urnauitnu ut society should not be allowed to run round loose Election matters are booming Tins Ksxrsa 'Whatever may be tbe onuoe poor people are having a hard time of It The neoeesarlee of life are developing into fhmine pricee Even paper oollare have reoeived a boom of 25 per oeiit Close Up- drier of Exfoator Six I wish yon would call attention to the following under the Dominion Election Act "flection Nu spirituous or fermented liquors or strong drink shall be sold or given at any hotel invert! ot shop or aay other place within the limits of any polling district during the wtofe of the polling dav at any election tor tha Hon of Commons nndof a penalty of $100 for every pgenca end Ik offend rr shall bo subject to imprisonment not exceeding 6 months nt the discretion of the Judge or court la de fault ot payment of such A carafol observance of this is expected 8 Coif Inspector Brantford June 16th 1883 Bleetora of Ontario I a trike with your vote the men who have given over tv landlordism and xeakiutleo wm the finest regions In the world 1 Faro-euexsT On Friday th 9th th Hamilton club played Paris on the cricket ground Hamilton first innings 38 runs second innings 80 runs Fhria first innings 34 runs time being catted before the game waa finished culled draw On Matanlay tha 10th Gait played Faria Mrs Heora Galt 56 and Paris 39 and Gam for Paris 1 ran and 3 wicket to foil- Return match to be played at Galt oa first of July USATXS Mrs James Barber died on Monday mot a iug aged 74 years a resident here for nearly 60 years Daniel Andenuu Esq aged 74 yean died on Wednesday Deceased was Reeve of Mouth Dumfries for several years oabsiasss Calilerwoud from Illinois has Elisabeth eldest daughter of Mr Barclay COXSBSOATIOSAL CXIOS Congregational chrureh on Tuesday a large number of the Parisian asaemhli to sue the Itev All assisted by bis son th Rev John marry his amiable dnughtei worth to tbe ReV Mr Ewing ui all olthe Congregational Church ssATiao aiaa decfcdtf in holiday attire ou Monday fnst Mr Paterson have invited them to coma np and Tbe Paris lrsa hand which carried i'aruur's Bitters prise ut $4i! on wlli play appropriate music ladies will occupy the family circle Watts is invited Mpeakers from a will be on hand- A grand time 1'nfnt ono and all Many atteudi-d the Refoim muuting at "hating rink on Tueeday night delighted with the proceedings IIH4YA the Peruvian or aulla' Bark bent bill- loulc wu have iu all condition and II neuralgia and rom weak dlgeallnn aua and a combined In lr Elixir of Phosphate and Cali-uv a permanent atren -thuMg nu-trltlva In ail mud up condition ot tbe (Tom the various whlcb lead proa-ration Tha combination la iu the InvenlcT is no eubatttute tbai will do It Postponed to June 23 MORTGAGE SALE aud by virtue of th power of eat contained la a certain Ann vEn Mid Wi IliAm KftD dak of February IS whteb will at the sale- (bare will by Benjamin auction at tha OTJBT HOUSE CITY OP BRANTFORD on FRIDAY JUKE 3t 1BS o'clock la (be attersooa th follow-lag aod premises vis: AVI mimI awiBr-1oti numhiri aS And I blrek nnmtairsu laths Blggar tract in lb Mid City of Brmntfurde TKBMH par cent- cash at tbs tlms rf relj and Ten tbs bal or tu KITCH A LIES Vendors' Solicitor-Marksl Brautford May 11 Mt Tha abova sail has been POSTPONED TO Friday tha SSrd day of Juno At the hour aad plans maatiaued LACE CURTAIL 1 LAMBERQUIN8 SHEETINGS TOWEUNGS fc a Table Napkins Table ST ALU I CITY If you vote for Alfred Watts you admit his right lagis lata hlmsslf Into Parllantont- A- Watts' ting in Mt Plonaani A largo meeting of the intelligent farmer of th above neighborhood assembled In Dr new hall to hear the gerrymandering candidate and his partner Mr Henry expatiate on the virtues of the NP bat ths stale platitudes that the gentlemen usually indulge in war received with a flames that moat have astonished Mr Jeffrey who was preset I to furnish Sot tha tefldsraof the Ttltgram a report of another meeting tor Mr The want of a suitabl porson to occupy a prominent place oa tha platform to cry hear hear and to start tha applause which Mr Bmyth usually does with effect was painfolly evident The part of his speech that Mr Henry embellished with his tuttal imitation thunder foil on th sadienco like wet blanket and tha want of a little enoouragemsnt from the twenty supporters of Mr Watts' who were lost in a crowd of enthusastlc supporter of Mr Paterson ro-octed on Mr Henry and repeated hi little story oven fesbler than to his wont Mr Hepdfe explanation of tha cause of the good times that we now enjoy as be ing tha result of a general revival of trade and especially to tha good cropa for th last two years in Canada and high prices obtained owing to the foreign demand ware accepted as correct and his exposure of the attempt ol the Tory party to attribnl it to the god at Ottawa instead of the bounteous giver of all good wae received with enthnsiaitic applaus Mr Bowlby who preceded Mr Henry handled the Bonndary Question nod the Syndicate give away in a masterly manner He put his points with telling effect and left Mr Henry with a job ou hand that he would have willingly let out on very turn 1 1 commission for he miserably failed to refute a ainglu one of Mr Bowlby's points justified ths hiviug of Buford and Oakland and wisely leit Mr Mn wet's Re-distribution Bill alone and went back 30 yean when hs said tbe late MrChriitio bad gerrymandered ths County amid tbs united no of the elder part of the audience who were familiar with ths facto An amusing little scene look place bets Mr Henry understood Mr Bowlby to say that Jibn A bad attached a portion of Kent to Brockville and mmlu a little fan of Mr Bowlby by saying that Kent waa 300 miles from Brockville when a fanner drawled out nothing" 300 miles long? snld Robert "Nothing for John aid ths wily former amid roars of laughter which were joined in by Mr Henry as well Mr Watt and when in reply to tbe boast of Mr Watts that be would represent Mouth Brant Mr Grace rose up and said township is sure to give 175 majority which statement was cheered to ti echo After three cheera all rouuit one of the pleasantest Peterson meeting rsm? to an end If you vote for Alfred Watto you are party to and mndoroo tho disgraceful gerryman daring of South Brant- Tho Nominations Tbe nominations mads on Tueeday thronghfint tbs Dominion show a defer- urination ou lmtb sides to contest every inch of ground The Government having long purees have just pul np esudi-dates in every Riding whether there was a chance of success or not In the hired Biding In Ontario candidates were pnt up in tbe Government interest ho have not the meet remote chance ol carrying tha constituency or even of saving their $300 deposit In Ontario there are only two elewtiou by acclamation Haggait in Mouth Lanark Kirkpatrick in Frou tense In Quebec there were eleven ministerial elections by acclauiatiun tbe Liberals in that Province beving rictcrniincd to centre their effort mini counties which they had a fair i lie i it to carry Twenty five of the constituencies nf Quebec an- likely to return supporters ot Mr Rlake an Opposition candidate Mr Becliani in that province having beeu returned by acclamation In tha Lower Province th elections by acclamation Mr Mr prospects do villa tbs Ubsrsl Candidate A CALL AND EX1MINE JAMES Hugh Tho Rev Mr Bwaa is to be removed to Fergus after being superintendent of this ellcntt for the past two years This change is made at the evpreea desire of this rev gentleman a he wtehe to ho located here there I a high school foi his children's advantages His many friends here will alwsye be glad to hear of his welfare The Rev Mr McCartney will take his place here More anon 810100 eioctt A good repreountatlon ut tho members of this circle were present lost Wednesday The doleg ites gave a report of the meeting at Brantfcnl Papers ou mission topics were read and there waa a lengthened die-cassiuu as to the adoption ot sewing The 8icn tary waa instructed to get a number oi sample copies of mission papers from hicli to sclent tor use bv tho Nouietjr in addition to the one now taken TSACABNS' SOCIAL Mr A Cliryslur very genoionsiy t-n tertalufd iliu teachers ol the Methodist Huuday clu-ol last Tuesday evening After relresiimeat varioua matter appertaining to the school's welfare were taken up aud secy treas aud librariau gave in their reports which were very encouraging They havu in contemplation a pionlu fur their scholar" aul of which due notice will be given A very pleasant and profitable even log was spent and all worked together In barmouy The iter Mill was ia town this week There was a party oi geutlemen and ladies who drove to Pushliuch lake on Weduesriay Mise Elliott and Miss Uiddlemiss were in iimnlturd at the Teachers' convention much to tbe joy oi those under their control aa thry had a holiday in consequence Thu Methodists intend giving a reception to their new minister There is in contemplation a social of the Presbyterian Church for tae benefit of tbe mm-He debt Those holes iu the road to the station an perfectly awfhl We thought the Council instructed the patbmaatars to remove stones from roads bat instead they are placing more on Mr Greenfield baa commenced bis gravelling contract at Germans Mr Westbrook has built a new feaos around his lot Our manufacturers are shipping largely tbie week Mr married ttobt At ihe evening worth All worth Kiri- A II Pimi-iua is to be evening friends "ue it off the Slut Many Mr A d'etance I expic'id Parietans tne city and were VA i is the ft-brll rhenmnttrpnlr Mstnrllauon Wbeeicr'a forms ay clem t- ncve madnby here UNDER taw unp dated Mrd be produced pnblle tionerr THE At two land Jones mcl out consignment of Black and Colored eilinji Fancy Printed Dress Muslins White Swiss Embroidered Drtss Muslins Printed Linen Lawns Striped Self Colored Lawn Si TERM CASH ONLY ONE PRICE HUGH JONES CO City Variety Store The Reason ha Wrote it "1 write says Mr Nelson da Paw of Nspieravil! Quebec Canada say that alter suffering six years with accompanied with tbs most intense consider It my duty so to do and because I wish to publish to suffering humanity thr wonderful efficacy ot the Great Goman I Remedy When I remember that during the six year la which I waa' bedridden with this awftil disease 1 tried all kinds of remedlesjuid expended a very large amount of money with due ton of all schools and underwent all kinds of treatment the feeling of gratitude at my marvelous recovery impresses me to give the widest publicity to my rare Mnstwnriry in this section has the prospect of a lti ul iftil reward tor the care of tilling tlie soil with tha exception of corn Fruit both small and latge except peaches i promising an abundant yield Politics are rather qu'et By all that ws can learn the Conservative element is rather chagrined at Herod out Heroding himself They chirp no parly lines while the Ktforinei are quietly determined to Count at the pull Doctor or Sinclair held a meeting here ou the evening of the MRS WHITHAM DEALER IK To fi Wools OanvRsee of 11 kinds CJ an vnJ Work Ao reded to deliver one of his most muactly ddressrs He alluded to the interruption ThTnct'nd ettonipLsi by a few rowdies and ass-rted u'ireheli Intan-Bhiii The that all men of judgment would condemn It as it recoiled on the beads ot the originators He expressed his pleasure iu seeing such a concourse met to do him honor Ho hail visitod five counties already snd are Dr Tapper and Hon Peter Mitchell independent The are most fevorabi all round for testing the Govern neat on the twetieth In North Brant vote for Botnar i Fttnoy Cloods Brmlda Embroidery Aim cash iai its SMtLDMMirs SLM1UHS ttwttwma-l Mackenzie to pile ai did not Mir Charles Tupprt himself in 1875 that the Government had no II hi tohavcswirplusandchouldgotridj Uf this surplus We opine that Mr Charlton will give these gentla- njen Bu answer on tbe 30th of June Paul fwr In all ths enthusiasm wa thoroughly Ar-.

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