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 ^TT^ r^^ I. I il. ;i -! â- ' " 1 ii (\ ^^"Hjfci**-.-* i **^P*-»aafe^?^;j^r^ij;,^£^«,MSj. =?^ s ThB Staadari. W*T lF5v MAEEDALE MABGH 5. 1885. THE SCOTT ACT. That public sentiment is growing both stroDg and universal against the liqnor traffic is an uadeniable fact yet, in order to make the Scott Act. or any other prohibitory liquor law effective, or to any material extent answer the purpose*^ for which it is passed, more tiian mere sentiment will be required. The Crooks Act is a stringent license law, and if thoroughly enforced, the need for pro- hibitory Jiquor law would \)e to a great extent removed. Now the question naturally aripes Why is the license law not rigidly enforced? ^yhose duty is it to look after it The law ip glaringly vioiated every day, aud yet the offenders go unheeded and unpunished, and what prospect is tlicre that the Seott Act, if passed, would be enforced The people have it. in their power to enforce the license law and don't do it Why One says, well its none cf my business, I'm not going to get myself into trouble and bring down upon myself the ill will of „my neighbors for the public good another says, to himself, I'm not going to ris.c loosing good customers by preyent him at their peril." laj-ing an information of the violation "They did not prevent of the law ;. aud so it goea while each They "waited until they Mould be highly pleased to see the ^nd law enferced and law breakers punish- ed yet, it requires more tban seuti- ment iu order to carry out the pro- visions of the Act, and thereby render it practical and beneficial. This is a serious question and should have the carelul consideration of every rate- jiaycr. If tlio Scott Act is carried in this county, (and wc have no doubt it will) it will be the duty of every citizen who has any respect fur him- self, to abide by the law, while it will also be the duty of every ratepayer who auppoits the Act, either by vote or otherwise to assist iu carrying out its jnovisions, and not merely fold his arms aud look on with indifference at the efforts which iviU doubtless be " ..-»-., " ' -it.r"ff r- VShe BttMMdto the aekly oftheiBotiMr and^daaitoii, wi^.afe last, OD the foorth da^. heaxd the honihte Cut from the mo^er^ that the efaadrea, imMtmaA fay Ifaurt, had drask tiieir atm virimt. Then she seised a didi vrtnot htj in the 7ara,and. filling it ^oiddy fircon a poKd of stagnant water, hroke the window before ehe oonld be prevsoted by the officers, and^ve the nowrhole- some water to the nmiiy, which they drank greedily. Perhaps she would have now done more, bat was com- pelled by the officers to desist. The landlord was informed, and he promis- ed that ^e woald live to repent it. The crop of Dorm« rotting in the field in November, and potatoes poor and meaf^e for the want of manure, because he wab not allowed a road to bis field, (of which more anon,) told whether the landlord forgot his promises. (Note, 1859. This poor woman was m Manchester iu 1850, and nursed my wife at Vine Cottage, Cheetwood, when she gave birth to our fourth child, Alexander.) "The sufferings of the family and of himself now worked on the father until he could hold out no longer. He opened the door, a pitchfork iu his hand. He shewed it to the bailiffs. He bade them keep off said he \?ould not touch them if they did not touch him but that the hanger of himself and family had made him desperate, that he had potatoes in the field and potatoes he woui.d have. Let them -^ *A *,• m^mi .ilL^, .â- *S--Vi% «ft' fitldjweufyn called to hewte «iut hofe to neek her oiti.th« fl«^ •boce^irhenf^MutitagiHaite no taotet PoetMMl^brt.â€" iBDouieqaenoe «f the above aaA pvent, the iinoiTitAt% aervioes inooi^iMetionfifjthJ^e H^bbadj Seho here has been pos^oned antu Tuesday, Mar^ 10th. FtesMcrt^B. fVtMi omr own (j»rrf«.-("4«»*- ^m^'^i SBS M,i .i.*HUj4ife4^ ULBSJfMSr^ • •^tering-iilleati..".*U.-: 'â- 'Waief--;*^ i.-..^. Oats .^«««'.«4« i.«^i B«g" â€" V i«pJ«l potatoes a. .•...««• .. Hay V... ^fjOQc • • » « • ••••••••• f»'7t t» iPT4 *. fiO 4e^ «7% M to. ♦^ft 9% to. H la to 00 SO to 00 50 75 18 to 20 9 OP to 10 00 « 0» to 5« S 75 to 4 2 warn "« made towards rendering it a dead letter. If the Act is passed and the provisions thereof enforced, it will be A verv important and desirable ad- ,, ., t-v t t -, ^on " -,- .• J 1 tenant;, the widow Dowling, do wed £30 vanccimint in civilization, and a^great jrr iii xt i j i moral victotv, but, oil the other hand, him. saw him take the potatoes, then informed the landlord. On that instant a criminal warrant was sent for from Kilkenny. It arrived, so also did a party of soldiers and constabulary who occupied the barrack built by the landlord on the estate. The door was forced, and Pat Uing was taken to gaol on a charge of robbery accomp.inied with threats ot violence. He had stolen his own potatoes, they being under distraint, and he was in due course of time tried^ at Kilkenny for the felony. The juvy refused to convict for a crime .com- mitted under such circumstances, and he was acquitted.'" "The landlord by this lime (winter of 1842 and spring of 1843) was m a labyrinth of litigation with his tenant and it would seem that impatient of the law, he took another course. One if the provisions ot the Act are not enforced, the state' of society will be dotnoraliziug and the last state worse than the first. The T..atc Fire. A. Turner lost a sleigh worth $20 ill the recent fire which had been built to order but not jet taken away. J. Lamb looses about $100.00 by broken" and damaged furniture by the hasty removal. This is the third time 'Sir. L. has been cliased from his premises by fire. Mr. Mathews' loss is greater than was estimated in the Standat?d last week, and will foot up about §500. John Hill lost a dog which he had recently paid §5 for. Smith the barber also lost one. Their bones were found among the ruins. Notice. â€" We wish it distinctly understood that we do not hold ourselres responsible for the opini«ns ex aressed by our corresponddbts Chapter of Irish History. Tti tlu- Editor of th: Standard. "It was the third day, and hunger and thirst iu the house were so manifest to the bailiff't; outside, by the pitiful cries of the children, and the waitings cf the mother^who begged for water from their own well, aud for potatoes from theu* own store, â€" that hopes Vrere entertained cf a speedy surrender." "Beports of the ^mptoms of ex- tremety were convoyed at intervals to tne landlord, whp, as he heard of tho iaereasing cries for wat^er and food, gave orders afresh to the Wiliffs to IKji-severe, to keep watch and prevent all supplien from getting in being as3urc«l. that, as ihe pangs of hunger aud thirst became more poigntuat, the t-ooner w^ould the belea^oNd Ipunilv «»pit»Iafc«." "Mrs. Durmer, sister of Bh^, ^(SH mauytiaveeJto the ' ' and 7s lid. coits. He had a decree against her, and sha to avoid being taken to prison, shut herself up iu her bouse. The landlord sent iour bailiffs to take her, with orders not to waste time as they had done with Pat Eing, but carry her off at cnce. They accordingly forced her door and took her. Foi: this Jtney were i^rosecuted and found guilty." "One of them was sentenced to four months imprisoument, the others to three months." "The landlord, however, by whose orders they broke into tho house, escaped punishment the law could not reach him. The widow Dowling, though thus taken illegally to piicjou was Jiept there. She had been five months incarcerated when I was in the country and there whs no hope at that time of her liberation." "J3y this defiance of law, and escape from consequences, and by the ill-feel- ing now raised over many miles of country, the landlord had few friends on the estate, and many enemies. On Sunday morning 19th March 1843, between the hours of ten and eleven, when driving in liis car to Kilkenny from his own residence, he was shot at from behind the pillar of a gate, but not injured. With the facility (which the law in Ireland gives a landlord, he at once threw those tenants into gaol, every one with whom he had been- involved in li tiara tion. Consequently before they could prosecute for • dam- ages, or betore they could be witnessed m other cases, they had themselves to be tried for attempted murder (Thus arose the frightful calender which Sir John Easthope spoke of when sending me to Kilkenny.)" "Wm Bkown, .(sro BECOHTnilTKn.) neaterdi QmvAxr.â€" This n^hhalued has been ajpaiu visited4}y iluignmmesseng er.^kt^; his vh^iib ia thne h«u^ Miss Emify' Bohnd, wUtf died .m staled ill last weiV'BxAiiViBD, dn iJODdejt. the 23td ok. " Uef ^n^ mam wwiDKpAed bjOwltor: Jfc. IfcDuwsir- duuiA «* tBt..-lSe'in^:«nr 83=^^*^ oomx to lUUI SE^«1|D. It is our sad tot Uiwweek t«. chron- icle the sad event of the deatii of one of our e^t^med and respected citizeuii. The sudden and unexpected news on Saturday evening, that one had de- parted from oar midst, seemed to cast a gloom over the whole village, being that of Mrs. A. R Fawpett, lieloved wife of A. R. Fawcett. Esq., Editor of ,the Adcance, who di^ on Satnrdav evening, the 21st inst. Her last ill ness was very bri^^ij Qn, Thursday evening Dr. Christ^p was called in to see her, and found that inflamatioa of the lungs had seized her, and on Saturday morning Drs. Chnstoe and Carter enteitained no hopes of her recov«ry. When deceased was in- formed she was dying, although desir- ous to live that she might be a iielp and comfort to those near and dear lo her, yet to her, death brought no fears; it had already lost its sting. She had been taught to love and serve her Saviour, and to look upon the religion of Jesus as above everything else in this world. Since coming to our vill- age her life has been a consistent and happy one, such as leads many of those who knew her, to speak of her a.s an exemplary Christian woman. Although not constitutionally strong, and something over twelve raoutlis asjo she passed through a severe ill- ness, yet she was always biisjht and cheerful, and visitors remarked that while sick rooms nsually seem sad, lier's was full of gladness. A sbort time before her death she as^ked Miss Chnstoe, who was visiting her, to sing that beautiful hymn, "Sweet By and Bye;" a little later she was not, for God had taken her home to himself. Her death is a heavy stroke to her sorrowing husband, who has the heart felt sympathy of the community. The vast concourse of people that followed her remains on .Tuesday- afternoon to the Methodist chul-ch, aiid wfter-a-'Sui- table and impressive «erinon by the Bev. McDowell, to the Fles'jerton cemetery, indicated the loving esteem in which the deceased was held by all classes. Tiie Flesherlon Division *^* ""'" *^° ^^ "^- Sons of Temperance, of which de- ceased was a member, paid their last tribute of respect by turning out in a body,and marched in procession before the corpse to the cemetery. (Tho r.bove came to hand just too late for last week Ed.) CAffD OF THANKS. IHtREBT return smcere thiicks to tbo6^ wJk» so clieerfaliy fts«i8ted i« sannR the contents f my shop froin being destroyed by the recent fire. ' THOS. MATHEWS. IDE 3185 to tender moat, hearty tlianks to all persons who worked bo ebmestly and succesitlully to save tuy i^nildiiig from destrnctiou by fire ou the iiight of 2J:th February last. T. 8. SPKOUTiE. BAKERY FOR SALE. li««SM4ft«niv^ every WMk.cousisting ^^ WitiTCHESS., CLOCto, CHAINS, GHABMS. Sr^TACLES, PIPES, PtJECES, VIOLIN STaiNSS, etc. 19.k.J0^ii!^0aff9^a^^^ ia stock. Watches, Chcks and Jewellery Be^MU-edb^iUB^iSc'irand satisfaction guar- anteed. NO TBOUBLE TO SHOW GOODS. Cirive i»e a. Call. Jam^ G^ Russell, • Watchmaker, Jeweller, 217-269 Flesherton. BUSINESS AND PREMISES for sale Cheap, being 1 fifth acre on Mill Street, opposite SrANDAur) office, with luge roiuli- CHst two story houst* aud bake oven, good stable) and never-failing well of spring water. This is an excellent opening for a j)ushin{? man. Terms and further particulars can be h -il by applying on t.he premises. MES. MONTGOMEKY, 231-36 Markdale P. O. FARM FOR SALE FOR SALK or to rent, Hnllftiid 10,) anrfs lot 14. con. 12, JJ Holland, lOv) acres, 5 cleared, crim- fortable lofih.mse, barnL'g and frame 32 x 5i). firbt class well, ten minutes walk from scliool and post oifioe, a decided bargain. Apply to F. TAYLUR, Harkawfvy, or It. S. .McLAUGH- LLSr, Havdoii. [§]^^Jiiggl^p naiii'iiiii! 1 LeURES JRHEUMA-M^SP WORM 'powders; STALLION TO HIRE Presentation and Address. On Tuesday evening, 24th »It., a large uumb«r of the young people of the 11th line of Euphrasia took possession cf the manse iu the maimer of a surprise party. The company sesmed to enjoy themselves pleasa^^tly until aboiat 11 o'clock, when the tables were spread, aud all partook of a bounteous repast, after which the fol- lowing addi ess was read To the Rev A. Wilson- Deab Pastob, â€" The little company encir- cling you to-ulKht haye assembled for the purpose of sliowii^ their 8uicsre i^gazd for you. and also of encouraging yon in the good work in which you are engaged in onr bisbalf We have ever recognized your unwavering zftal in the cause of Christ, and yonr untiring efforts to promote' onr spiritual interests. And now the privilege of ocoupying the manse for little^ and of sre^snting yon with these tokens ol'imr 6BteeUi. is to us a dutf of unmingied pleasure. It is plearant to have the as»^:^'fcottvic1i6n that tou have sdqght to do your datjf, agd that in doing it, yonr labors have' not only been snccessfnl but very acceptable. Yon will please accept this purse and those ttrtieles 'now placed at your disposal as a sifiall token of oar firiend- .ship and esteem towards yoflrtdif mid family. While we are pieKsed with the h^ipy ida- tiens which exist b^Ma os; at Sm «*inA time we hope tho?e ties of affection "m y with each' Xirtdnunft:^^ beeome â- itim^ and deeper. lo eoariu|aoB, wetrwt diat ear a^^seiaatiiraL to({ej3ie» tuj be Iw qpi motaal benefit, a^Jbat oar kind Fatlier above may Icm^ qpM^ ;aa » UM^dng to ail who^faear yon UM. the tiotj ot the caNfte. Siipied m biOf df* Oe youoa vmAa! the 11th line, EapIvMia^ ^^ H|fT Stnrtov, " „ JfsaaiaKw Aamiivi. Feb.2i.l88S. Ifei Wilson wuvjiif. t^hm^ but fittiag reply, UOj'ismpsoiaMag the tend fortimeat «rtWMiio. Qoii, «• " ' __ t, V- j^*^ HAVING a large farm to work which requires my who'e attention I have concluded to lease my Stallion '-Lord Byron" for the eeason of 1885. This is a rare ckance for a reliable man, stock or good security taken in lieu of rent, the horse has proved himself A sure foal getter, and his stock has carried off the highest prizes wJierever shown. Lord Eyrcn has laken first money in open races wherever fi ted, took first prize at Fleeheiton races in 'S4. For particulars apply to DAVID MADILL, Maxwell, wiiere Farm for Sa/e. hse pleasant to take. Conikaln their oxm Porzative. Is a safe. sore, and cttectcai aeitraftr sT nvnas in GhUdrcn or Adolto. MarMale Roller Mills. The subscriber begs leave to announce to the farmsr.5 of the surrounding co,;utrv that he is tuiuing 'but flour e^ual to any other roller mill. No more waiting while the grist is lie lug ground. Tha follo\vi» is the seale of exchange:â€" Wheat Weighing 62 lbs, 40 lbs. Flonv. 61 " •' " 60 " " " "i9 " " " 58 '• '• 'â-  57 " with offal in proportion to amount of flour. I find the average weight of new wLeat io be 60 lbs. to the bushel, and the most of it, if properly cleaned, would weigh 6! or 62 ti' the bushel. 'â-  â-  • S9 3S 37 36 35 John W. Ford. SEEDS 160 acr 's, being lots 42 and 43 seconl range West of Toronto and Sydenham road, Holland, about 100 acres cleared and in good state of cultivation, ballance well timbered with Maple, Beech and Hemlock, and about 10 acres cedar swamp- Good roughcast house 22x33 with stone cellar, frame bam 43x60 and good out houses, all with stone fouudations. Good joung orchard bearing. The f=irni is well watered, two good wells, one at the house, a fine spring creek croses the fMrm near the rear. Oily two mdes from the thriving village of Williamsfc.rd, a station on the T. G. B. branch of the C. P. R. This is a rare chance, and terms will be made very easy. For futher particulars apply on the premises to FitANCIS McCANN, 230-41 Wihiamsford P. O. TJ The undersigned is manufacturing an ex- cellent assortment of School 'F'LirnitiaLrei, Gonsistmg of SCHOOL SEATS and DESKS, TEAGHEBS' DESKS, etc., of tne latest design and most improved pattern. Highly recommended by School Trustees and Teaeh- er«, for cheapness, comfort and CfHnpadtness. wherever tried. An assortment of Farm- and School Bells kept always on hand, fiend for catatogae to ChatsworUi P. O. 181 ANDREW MoGILL. MARKDALE, M^.nufactu^er of all kinds of C3*Hnder, Drop Valve and Cistern Pumps. Iroaa Pomps Supplied Ocdera wmgmiiaS^ sqiiiaiad and M^^^^ ^P^ â€" IMPOPwTED â€" FIELD AND GARDEN SEEBS ' The place to buy your Seeds is at PARKER'S, DrugfStore, DURHAFi^. Net Butcher. Shop. The best meata the country can producr- kept ou hand and DELIVERED TO ALL PARTS Of| THE TOWN WHERE ORDERED A. ^are of public patronage respectfnll.r| solicited. Keinember the stand in McNea's block. W. H. RUTLEDGE. ll* tiL« BOBT. ASKINJ Has owned oat a First-Class UNDeaTKJNG ESTABLISHMENTj And ibev^tire has siqyUed a want long i^ OOFFIKS, GiSEBTS, ' BHROUrS. andaUg FHmiU. F«MISHIN6S| SBf^Uyad an the shortes notice. ^jSl^eitdicl Hears* .Ut lun^flt i|i0d«t»te irates. ^ijtiiMutfcai II I'l -L ^-