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THE FLESHERTON A*0) VANCE. mtftm •im â- â€¢iirnii W- MITTTO V A OlirD nukT ba ff(mii4 on m« %t Oml ^ilio JrAJri!«A F. ftow«U A Co* N«TW>pai>c» AdTvrUsliui Ban»Mi(108pnic« St. t wbar* ad*«ruanM THE ADVANCE. Is published Every '^Fhui'sda.y, From thb Office, Collingwood Street, - - Flenherton, Out. TERMS OB' SUBSCRIPTION : $1 par aniuiiu when paid strictly in advauco; 1 1.50 por auuum wlicii not so paid. A. R. FAWCETT, Editor and Proprietor. PLESHERTON: THURSDAY, FEB. 3. 1887. rOLIlICAL POINTERS. Dr. Jiimieson opened ihc campaign in Arteinesia last week. Housing meetings were held in Tliompgou's neighborhood and Eugenia on Tues- day and Wednesday evening's respec- tively. Both meetings were largehy in favor of the Doctor; The battle goes bravely d"i in East Grey, and the 22ad of Feb. next will bo the coldest day the Toronto lawyer, Mr. Gilray, has ever experiuiiccd. Tlio latter talks of getting the Hon. Ed- ward Blake up to help him, but bless you! Dr. Hproule can smash them both into smithereens! The Hon. Edward had better remain right where he is â€" he will tiiid quite enough to do to beat his opponent in West Durham. Wouldn't it be fuilny if the eaid op- ponent should be elected ? Strangtr things have liappened, you know. And in North Grey the redoubta- ble Riellite, B. Allan, Esq., is going to be left at home by quite a comfor- table majority. That's the proper place for men who cannot tell the difference between a patriot and a traitor when they go to Ottawa. By all means leave Benjamin at home and send a good staunch man like Mr. James Vii«=nn. O. C., as your repre- sentative in 'l.c House of Commons. There was more excitement in con- nection with the blaze in our school- house the other evening, tiian there was on the day of the recent Provin- cial elections. W^hy is it luoio inter- est is not tukcii in the vital (juestions of the day ? Tie a tin kettle to a dog's tail and let two or throe boys go hoot- ing aifter bimti block or two on the sti'eets, and you'd have heaps of ex- citement and interest, Will there be half the excitement airking our towns- men and fellow-ratepay t is on the 22iid Feb. ? There ought to b(j an hnnd- rcd times as much. MR. ANDREWS AGAIN. The Uttle man who pushes the Fleshertdir Advance ate a very bitter leek last week. He made a false and malicious aecusion against Mr. Thos. Andrews, of this town, a few weeks ago, but being threatened with sum- mary proceedings found it most con- venient to take it all back and apol- gize. â€" TJiornhury News, We can understand and sympathise with the Neic$ in its frantic endeavor to cover up frorh the public gaze as much as possible its recent traitorous and unpati'iotio political 'Course, but why it should find it neces^ry to bring i»{5 the trifling affair, re Mr. Thos. An- drews, is a mystery to us. Mr. A. never threatened us with summary proceedings. He simply denied the correctness of the statement and ask- ed us in jiistice to himself to place the matter i:)roperly before the public. We did so. But if, as the item quot- ed above would'Ceem to indicate, Ivlr. Andrews has been telling the Editor of the News a different story, and try- ing to make it appear that we made a "malicious accusation" against hitn, then we have only to say that the former gentleman has stated what is absolutely untrue. And let us say further, that if the News persists in harping on that string much longer we shall feel called upon to defend ourself by publishing Mr. Andrews' letter to us verbatim et literatim- A few words to the public in refer- ence to the News. While that jour- nal has been trumpeting the virtues of Mr. Andrews for the position he took in sustaining and working for Cnpt. Rorke after the second conven- tion, it persistently refuses to tell the public why it did not pursue the wise course adopted by Mr. Andrews. What blatant hypocrisy ! In the very same breath it approves Mr. Andrews for supporting Capt. Rorke after tho second convention, and pats itself on the back because it didn't do anything of the sort I What more is needed to convince an intelligent public, that the dublisher of the News is not only a hypocrite but a traitor. Wo regret tho ueces.sity which com-, pels us to open these "old sores ;" but when people are sc mighty anxious to gat scorched it seejL.3 only natural to stretch forth the liand and suu^ly the fire! PRICEVM.LK AGAIN- The Teacher's Further Defence. A remarkable similarity, in thongiit and expression, occured simultane- qusly in recent issues of the Grty Re- view and Hanoeer Post, which leads US to inquire : was it the same "little bird" whispered the same little yarn into each of the respective editors' ears ? Both articles deplored tlie al- leged lack of interest taken by the rate- payers in the recent pi;(iviiieial election in South Grey, in th:^ the vote poll- ed was much smaller tlii,ii it should have bowL'. It was- largs enough to elect our wolMiy a<Sd poi)),lar friend, Blyth, by a gctod Majority, and we ap- prehend that it will be (luiie large tuongh to place Dr. Jaraieaoii at the head of the polls on the 22ud Fob. by a handsome majority. Friends of Dr. Jamieson should see to it that not a stone is left unlurned to secure his return by a sweeping ma- jority. We believe in the most thor- ough kind of organization. â€" Don't neglect a solitary division in the riding. Use all honorable means to secure a hearty and full expresaipn of public opinion -ftt the polifi. Dr. Jamieson i.s well worthy the enthusiastic support c^-everjcvaiprejudicpd man in South Grey,..au^.all should feel c-^ially intor- tisled in securing his return as M. I', for the riding oli^the §2iid iijst. Put your shoulders to the wheel, gentle- men. "A long pull,. "a strong pull, and a pull together, my lads." and victory will be oura. Work, ^jjrk, lypBK!. â- ;,,„:,,,.. ,â- â- ..;'..:;• ' nianito-A^iteniK ! Januauy l^TH, 1887. A second claxs kliziiard, Swoops over the plain, A little uioru snow Without hail or rain. Jan., ; 9th. â€"Calm, clear, cold and brjc- ing. Jjck frost busv, but not a »yiiipt>.|(ki of tlift ieiitlily chillinuss acpcrieuced ih warm climates in winter suasdn. Sn.jfV only abouii three inches deep -notenouij!l for good 8lei;;hini{, but waggons run freely its so \\^\i and dry, and no mud. Since last writini; you, and up to the ICtli, steady, endurable wintry weather continued. Tlien for a day or two a mo- derating, ifcntlo " cliinobk wind " occur- red â€" a "January thaw " fur Manitoba, without rain, or "alu&b." Will write ai<ain in the not distant future. Think I liiivo sufficiently cautioned Canadi.'i^ns ag- ainst leaving " onr Dominion." W.M. PURDY. Winnipeg, 1887. Annual MertinK of <'oiint)' <>rand Bla«'k rhapter of Urvy Was held in Lodge Room of Markdale LO.L., Jan. 26th, 1887, when the fol- lo-'jinj Sir Knights w^re elected to Office for Q!o en.suinir year. Sir Kt., J. C. Irish, C.G. Peeceptoi. James Brodic " James ElUott "" J. H. Carson " Thos. Elliott " .Tames Erskiii , " ^Jos. McArdlo.. " T; Han bury " Job. Gibson " â- R. A. Parks " Wm. Madill " T. Mo^rUiur '" Wm Itutiedgii" Wm. ijiacley " Bhi'y iviaijjuire " Thos. (/ili-ay " Johst. Little " J. McFifildcm " Oeorire Hales " R.W.Blakoly " 't*.,J. LacVey " Chfm. Little Deputy " Chaplain Dap., " Registrar Dep. " Treasurer Dep. Lecturer Dep. " St. Bearer Hop. " Censor Dep. " Pursuivant Dep. " Ist Committee 2nd • ." â-  3rd -I " • 4th " • Bth " 0th "What stronger breastplate than a heart un- daunted ? Thrict! is he armed that hith his quarrel just; And liM hut naked tliou>ili locked up iu steel, Whoso conscience with injustice is corrupted." â€" SUAK>: SPKAHK . "Trutli is mighty and must prevail" therefore I shall present a few truths to the public concerning Reiley i**k1 Prowler â€" Braudcr and their contitiii- ed abuse. Reiley 's poor old lion is trotted out to do service again and it puts us 111 mind of the story of tlie minister who took for his text, "The devil as a roaring lion gocth about, seeking whom he may devour." Now this minister had a fashion of using the pronoun 'he' after each noun and he divided his subject as follows. Firstly we will consider who the devil (he) is? Secondly, where the devil (he I is going '? and Thirdly, What the devil (he) is roaring «bout? Now, whatever Reiley is -oaHng aba''at, he and his lion certainly appear voi^y ri- diculous. He says all he can tliiiik of against me and falsely too and then pretends that he would say more if I were 'only at hand. I fcave no doubt he and his clique could fcake a similar batch of fabrications and serve thcni up hot to the pubhc every fortnight or so for a year but to tell the truth and give one credit for what he deserves seems to be beyond their power. Poor soulo they'are to be pitied ! Mr. Reiley says the attendance in my department was only 20 per cent of that of the whole school. Now he had no means of knowing as the names of twenty of my pupils who where in the second class were on the Irrgis^tr of the junior department of the BCiioid and as a matter of fact my attendance varied from 40 to 53 dur- ing the latter part of the ycaf'-'.id av- eraging about 50 during! the last mdnth I taught ; which hiwever ac- corCing to Reiley's arithmetic is 20 per cent of 110. He also says Mr. D. has never at- tended any of'cur meetings hero dur- ing his three jfears' stay." If he means the meetings df the clique and such persoiis held !h hotels for purposes of jovialV^ (kc I plead guilty to the charge, but if he means soirees, entertain- ment|$, lectures etc. which had for their c-bjw>t some good cause then he is wrj^g for I have attended .nearly all such ifceetiTigs held in Pricevillc wlule I was. in the villago, and for Boine I could not attend 1 bought tiekets. I help to. , support one of the resident ministeri,tf Priceville, and intend the Sabbath .jLrvices of his chv^-ch â€" not iij the villageâ€" but atachurcl'.^n which he preaches, situated nearer iliy own home. I always went home Friday evening, a distance of six mi5^3 and returned Mon. morning. Mr. Reiley speaks of a petitics cir- culated against one of my first en- gagement over three years ago and he says 1 1 should have resigned. Tho Trustees who had enf^;aged me at that time refused to allo^v me to resign and in tho two followiijg years re-engaged me as teacher tiCiis showing that they aonsideied tljlat I was giving an equivAlenl for my.'money by advanc- ing the school. In wailing aboKt my salary > .took out of the section 'Mr. R. is like A^» little boy who spent his pennies for caijdy and after eating it cried because fiis money was gone. The petition three years ago was not so much against mo as f^- the purpose of retaining tho piivious teacher. I was not ac([uaintei,t with the people of the village at tliat time except two or three families and of these none .signed the petition. Mr. Reiley himself informed a gentleman shortly after I went to Priceville that the petitioners had at that time tliree things against me (1)1 was a Metho- dist. (2) I was a temperate man. (3) My certificate was not such as to qual- ify me to teach the school. With re- gard to tho last objection it may be interesting to know that I held and hold now a Second Class Normal School Certificate as a teacher in this Province. The otUcr two objections merely go 'o siiow what kind of stuff the petitioners of Priceville are made of when tliey will object to any one on such grounds. The rest of Mr.Reiley's letter being only a rehash of what I have already answered in iny commu- nication to this pap(!r which was pub- lished on 23, Dec, 86, I would refer ray readers back to my previous letter and thus dismiss Mr. R. Next comes Prowler. '" i;<^.J()hniton " 7th , . (,^Vi •'A would-bo BfttiriHt and arch buffoon, A monthly Bcrihblcr of some U)W Innipoon, lie rackti IiIh hraiUH. the moanestof the mean, To furnish falHohoods for a mn^ai'.ine, OevotnR to Klan<ler his congenial mind ; HiinHolf a livinfj libel on mankind." It is easy to understiind his ready use of the word 'shoddy,' his dealings evidently being in that class of articles having no real foundation or pevinan- ency of construction. He says I am n^t willing t<^ay a market value for anything I require . The market value is much higher in some places than in otiiers and I ask you Mr. Editor what you suppose it would bo in the shop where 8 cent tea dust was parcelled up in packages and marked 4 lbs tea at fiO cts. $1.'20 in order to take in some poor person at an auction sale ? Business done on such principles is enough to drive any one to kick around to where he can get value for his money. It would be haid to get down to the market value of such goods. AU'ut board he talks nonsense. I paid nearly twice as much as he says I was billing to pay and never asked any one iu the section to board me for less, and I had no trouble in get- ting a boarding house at any time. 1 stayed first with a Methodist Minister and 'left his hoi! so when he began to }U'epere to move, to another <*ircHit. I then went to Mr Biander's 'and nfter boat-ding there more than a year he wanted to raise the price to a higher rate than I had ever paid since begin- ning to teach school. So *I left his house and in an hour or two spent in making inquiries, 1 found an excellent boarding house at the same rate as I paid during my "whole stity iu tho vil- lage. He says the pfetition for the remov- al of the teacher:: was presented by about 40 ratepa^trs. I happened to be present at t^ie Trustee; meeting when' If was presefrtcd and Mr. ,^eiley was the one 'wlio. laid it belbri the Board and 'Jitj only ratepayer who was present w the meeting except the other two Trustees. Then he talks of a Gilristian gentleman drnwing up the first petition for our luinovah lih an underhand niaiiner and tht-ii going over to the 'anti-clique' side. This ^.A another falsehood as the Chiistian gentleman he refers to was one of my, supporters all the tim'i'uul the peti- tion he drew up was fef *4« puy^^se of requesting tlie TmstCT^f to dedfict two vjceks fro; the suaiuier vaca!,ion and ai!,d them to tha 'ihristmas holi- days ij^id as soon as lij. saw the peti- tion dji;awn up by tho, clique for our remoyal he opposed ^t,. Prowler then spcaiks oi my often ex- ctessed opinions on religious doctrines. 5 do not remember of .spealdng to i£ore than three persons in the section on the subject, and I expressed no sentiments which do not form part of the creed of some brincli of the Chris- tian Church. The three peii'yiis here referred to are the Methodist Minister, the School Inspector and Mr. Brand- er. Hie last mentioned being one of those headstrong mortals who must have all his own way and whose own opinions are everyliiiiig to him. Ttie idea of his talking about .cligious be- lief I Why he has not attended the church to which he pretends to belong for over a year, because the ministei asserted his authority in a business meeting of the church to prevent Mr. B. from running things his own way. In my former letter I made refer- ence to 'some (not all) Pricevillc shop- keepers' but it seems Mr. Brander thinks the cap fits him as ho makes haste to put it on and no doubt many will agree how well it becomes him. Thus arrayed ho attacks uie over his own signature to try to make the pub- lic believe that he is not tho instigat- or of the Prowler articles but ^be pub- lic is not so easily guUnd. I agree with him in the statement that "Tliero are just as reliable, staunch and iiitol- ligeutmen and women shopkeepers as there arc teachers iu this county" and I never said anything to the contrary, but Mr. Brander 'is not the model we care to copy'. The reason' for tho spitsftil manner in which he hhs used mo \\ that he got very mu^h offended at me last Spring for doing my duty fti notifying the Trustee Bj^ard that oc^'of his girls was conimencrng to go to .'School again after having the measlcS. Some of the people were finding fault because they thought she should^ot have been sent so soon after rec:jvering. The Trustees took action in the matter and required Mr. Brander to send a medical ceitificate to the teacher be- fore she was again admitted to .school. This was in accordance with the school law, hut not agreeing with Mr. B's opinions, religious or otherwise, especially otherwise, he vowed his de- teiniiualioii to kcjp his children away from S'ihool while I was teacher. Af- ter this he acted a;] a bitter euenur. And now since I have shown what kind of persons mine accusers are» I shall not spend more time in replying to tlieir trashy articles but leave ^ tho public tq judge them by their wqrks. Thanking you for this privilege of presenting my case in s6lf-defence. ' 'I am, ' ' ''^ Yours Ac, The Teacher. iNiaV ADVKIlTlSKMI'.NTiS. riUCEVILLb: ' ROLLER MILL! The Neiv Mill is now com- pleted and in full work'ng or- der. The Roller Frocess' is thorough in every respect, and a full line of rolls. The Mi task Pnti "fill \\ pi ARK YOU MADE miserable By IniJigost'.^ .ion, Coflatipation, Wxzinpss, iViss of (ipp«t tite, Yellow Skin? ''Shiloh's Vilalizer is a poBil.5l*fonrc. Sojft^t Medical Hull. Fur any quantity ot Wheat. Positively no credit will be "ivcn in the Grist Mill. The SAW Mill is doing splendid work. Bring in your logs anfd you can ge: the lum- ber home with you. First class PLANER and Ma?5H2T<. Mr. John McLeod: manages the Saw Mill which I hope is a sufficient guaran- tee for good work. ROBT. McGOWAN. Jan. 24, 1887. Auction Sale OF wmm mnm\ UmliT and hy virtue of a powor of .'*iiIo coiitniu t!K\ ill a oertrttn Mo.|||ak(< w»iic!i will be pro- ducoti (x% tlip tin.* *>f K(('*-,'''.bore will will Iw Mcld <?:f ' Thiirsiduy. lOtli darVS$>ti;. 1H87, At 12 o'l'lock iioon. \ij JAS. THOMPSON. Aiittiouecr. . ntthe (1 LORE HOTEL, it^t-n.- TOWN OF C0LmfQ\Â¥C/Qti5^ THE FOI4*0WiSO »*.'.v*EUTy : All that cortuin purcfl of IniK) Kitnato in. tho .Tuwnhbtp of ('OlUiiljwoi'd, in tliu Coui lW of Ciriiy, uad beiu^j couipohuU of ihu (m.-tt huff of Lot N'o. 'JO ir^ tliu Uh ooncuiii»iou of thu Rfild Ttnviitdiip, ruflurviiif^ tlutreout ab»ut two ucrc.-t ui'iu'opriiitud fur rotidh. TKUMR:â€" OitP-Tonth nf the pTirchaBo luniiry to )i(> paid down lit till' time of hah^ tw(» otlW tiMiLliH within thirty <lii>K thcroaltrr, und th imhinco thereof to ho st!curt'd by a first ninrt j;a*;i' 011 tho proporty. bearing intorost at ihf rait! of i»i iKJr cent, jitir annum tiomtiioiluy uf Halu. Cnuditioni* vill bo mado known ftttbc timunf nuln. Tor further particulnrn apply to llOBINKON A OHKIEN, Vemlor'K Bolicitorf, No. 68 Church Ktroot, ToiiONTo. The First Sign Of failing linaltli, whcthtr In tho form of Kiglit Sweats and ,>fcrvo<<isnf93, or Iu a â- cnsc of Gi'iierul ICeariiiets nnJ Loss of Appf titp, hlioulil suggest the use of Ayci"< 'SnrsiiiTrrlll.i. 1'\\U prcpuAtlon id most effective for giving toiio and HtiTnglh to tho oufecblod Byslcm, jnomotlug tho illsestloa and iikslmilatiou of food, restor- ing tlio nervous forees to their uoriu:il condition, nud for purifying, enriching., and Wtalizing tho blood. Failing Health. T*n years hco my heiillh he;;nn to full. , I wat tVonbled with a dJHtressiu!: Cough, . Night .Sweats, AVeiikness, and N'ervons- . ncNH. I tried various reiuediea preseribed, by dilTeruut phvsleliiuH, but beeuiiic Ku wenk tluit I could not go up Ntiilrs with- out Hoppiiiii to rest. My friends reeoin- mencleii mo to try Ayer's Sarsaparlllii. whieh I did, nud 1 iim ilow as healthv and •trong as ever. â€" Mrs. K. L. AViinams, Alexandria, Minn. I have used Ayer's S.irsaparilla, In my family, for Herohilii, and know, if it m taken faithfully, that It will thoroughly eradicate thi* terrible disease. I have also pre8cril>eti it as a tonic, as well aa nn alter- atlvo, and must nay that I honestly bclievo it to bo the best blood mediciue ever compounded. â€" W. F. Fowler, D. D. S., M.D., Greenville, Tenu. Dyspepsia Cured. It would bo imjiossiblc for me to de- scribe vvliat I RUlteri-d from Indigestion nud Headache up to the time I be^run taking Aver'.? Snrsupariila. I was under the care of various physicians and tried a great ninny kinds (if mediclne..i, but never obtained more than temporary re- lief. After taking Ayei's Sarsaparillii for a short time, my headache disappeared, and my slotnaeh performed Its duties more perfectly. To-day iny iheulth is coni- pletelv restored. â€" Mary narlcy, Spring- oeld, Mass. I linvo been greatly i^encfitcd by tho prompt use of Ayer's .jarsaparilia. It " tones and invlgonitcg tbi*.>iystcm. regulates ' tho action of the dfeestivo and assimilative organs, and vitalfees tho blood. It Is, without doubt, tho most reliable blood puiitier vet discovired. â€" H. I>. .Johnson, 383 Atlantic ave., Ufookljn, N. Y. Ayer's Sai^saparilla, Prapvnl by Dr. .T. C. Ay«r & Co., l.aw«ll, Mmi. PrlM •! I kiz botUas, SS. L . 4> •"• -s