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SEPTEMBER 2 1897 THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE â- 5S! i BSTABI.I5HBO ./88I' aUBLIsnSD WBKKLT AT THB OPFICB, STD- ENHAM 8TRBET, FLBBHBRTON, OUT., BY W. B. TBURBTOK. (1 per aniiHai »trictly in advance Advertising Rates; dnaColnmo, I'yaar, tM> ; half col., 1 year, (SS quarter col., ooa year, tlS. Tiaailent adVertitomeDt oliarged at tba rata oC ( cants per Una tor flrst Inaoi tiou and I cauta aacb subsequent luHmtion. Wheat is Ukely to remain at a good price this vrinier, reports from the world's harvest tstimatiug that there will be a shortage of at least 60,800,000 hundred weight. This shortage ap- pears to be made up from erery wheat growing couutry excepting Canada and the Uuited States. Canada haa an excess this year of 7,000,000 over fast years pioductioB. Ordinarily, with full yields iu other wheat grow- ing countries, prices would no dnubt remain at the low abb of the past few years, but with other countries short on wheai w« may look for a steadily iDaiulaitied price considerably above what it has been for some years. Manitoba had good crops last year and this as well, which gives the farmers of that favored land a veritable Klondike at their doors. X Beturnitig miners form the Klondike continue to endorse tire stories of mai-velouB riclics to be found there. There are thousands of square miles iu our north country, bleak anct barren, uninhabited excc))t by Indians and Hudson Bay agents, which have in the past been considered as totally waste ground. This great couutry of snow and ice and rocks is likely to prove the veritable Eldorado which Uie Spaniards of old sought. It will bo found to be nature's storeliouse of t]je precious metals, from which in- exhaustible supplies may bo drawn for the world's consumption. This mineral bearing area is so huge that thai iuiaginaiiuu can scarcely con- ceive It, and rcuohes from the Luke of tlic Woods to the Arctic sea, and fioiu Labrador to the Pacific cuast. It is hedged about by dangers to the venturesome st^eker after wealtli, and difEcuUias beset hi.s path, but UiCEC things are those which nature has stipulated shall h-j the lot of him who drags from her bosom the chuieest of her gems. And all this great heritage bolnnt^s to Canada I •..â- 0 The Globe admits that 'tha writer who speaks his mind freely on all occasions tukcs a good deal more sat- isfaction out of life than his neighbor who is always thinking of the uiteri'sl.s of the imrty." The Ulobe is riglit and knows from bitter espoiitnco H hereof it speaks. One can easily condole with its lougin;,' for an uu- trammeled exiatonce â€" a freodoin similar to that enjoyed, by Dun .Mc- Gillicudy, llal l)onfelly,aiid the oditoia ol the Dand.iH Banner and Montreal Witness. The situation reminds one ofacBgcd eaglo that cannot soar and piroutto and swoop t'uongh the un- bounded ttlmosphero, but must stand 00 one leg and linten to the jre<8of tomtits while its feather* droop, its piercing eye grows dim and it assumes t generally dilapidated appearance as >t listcos to the nntrammolcd scrRams of its fellows ia lite oilier high above. We pity Uis Qlobet but would advise it to mak« tha attempt ti> free ttself. This migl»t nat be so, very difficult as is expeMed. audi ia an} tfveut tb« ktttiopt wouM engender k of r«8f «a( for th« ((ooi qJjcL lad j. 0^ Vli Or Hi at % W. S. CHRISTOe Jleevt •/ Artemesiix jar sixteen- yean m m mi m m ..^?' THE TOViSlIP OF AUTEIIESII A HISTOI^Y Together with a few Introductory notes on the County of Qrey a* a whole BY W. 8. CHKI8T0K Artemisia ia ouo of the Township* of tlio County of Grey. Ill exaiiiiiiiiig n (jazetoerof the County of (Irry, publialied iu I806, iiumy poinis of iiitereHt arc found. The County of (Jr jy occupies 11 liirj^e spaco of the norlli em part of iho Peninsula of Upper Can- ada, and coi.sists of »eT«-uteeii tonnslniw; it boasts tlio largest inhal)ited of any county ill Upper Canada. Iu Bquure niilcx,it in 28*i21. Ill 1833 tlie only inhabited portou of what IB now the County of Grey was the Old Survoy of Melaiictlion, coiiaisting of the uHsteru tive concessions of that town- ship. The Indians bad burrcndered to the government an far west as the present boundary between St. Vincent and Sydenham. The survey of the uowly aciiuired turiitijry was taken in hand, during 1H33, and Colliiif;wood towiiahip, then called Alta, and St. Vincent, then called Zero, were burvcyed. All the townshipH, as fur west as the lino uliove nienlioiied, were included in the County of biincoe. The townships in the west- ern half of the county were, when oigaiiized, attached to the County of Wellington. TheGiiratiaxa road was laid out by Charles Rankin, Esq., in 1837. In the County of VVollii j!t..n, this road is known as the Owen Sound road. But the breaking out of the rebellion interrupted the Burvt-ys until 1840. In that year John McDonald, Esq., laid out a tier of lots on each side of this road, diver^iiiig at seveial points from the original line. In 1848, tlie Durham road, east and west from Durham, was laid out, with free grant lots for Ke'.tleiiioiit, as was also the "Toronto and Sydonliam road" southeast from Chatsworth, diagonally, through the cciuiity. On the oi-ffaiiization of Grey into a county, CoUiugwood and St. Vincent were aetaclied from the Couutyuf binicoe and allached to Grey. The county buiUln.ys wvro erected, at 8ydeiili..m, iH'W Oiven Sound, in 1853 Then folloWN an account of '.liu physiciil fcaturea ot the couniy, of winch it is pre- Huined the inhabitants of to day, many of iliHiii, are belleriiciiuiiinted. The county iji uudeiiLkbly, ho Kuys, botli rich uiid loniantic. "It [iio.suiitK a pleasing pictuie of wooils iiiid waters, fertile slopes, niouiiuiiiis hiiJ valleys. Its geolo(jical foriiiatlou boloiiga to the U4>pur Sjluii:tn, the Liine:<loiiu occasion- ally cropping out to tho aurfaco , or pre- senting clitl's, gunerally lacing tho N. E. orS. E., tho rojk llnviii[< a backward dip toward Luke Huron. Tliu Niag'tia Falls, skirting the liikn to Humilton iind iheiice runniiii? norlli\vaid,ui the vicinity of (Jiaiij^evile, comes ivut ou the Gooruiaii Uiiy, in llio County of Grey, rising in altitude all the way, and presents tu)inu bold land marks lo tho niariiiur." There are three luountains, so eallud, in Gi'oy Couniy, visiblo 011 theco-ist lino. Fiibt the heights in ruar<if Civpe liioli aiid Vail's Point, at lliij ontianco of Owen Sound; second, the St. Vincent iinHintain, 111 roar of Mialord, rliviJing the valley of tho liig Hoiid liver from tliu vslluy of the litavur, and Collink;wood iiioiiniaiM in tho lovvnsliip of that 11:1110, dividing the valley of tho Heaver from the area drain- ed by the WoHasvacaj;'! ; tho latlor ridg.', known i\H the lllue Mountains, ivltiiining the lK>i'.;lit of 1500 foot above the sua or over 900 tout above the level of iho liike. Those, with their valleys and water fails, att'oid titnio iiilerestihg points to the tourist, ami are not suuond to any other county 111 Ujijior Canada." Lut us now Hay, Out:irio. Since IHW), however, many have been the changes. This Author then assei ted that tho wood of the couniy, Leng liaid wood, thera would bo no doiimnd for it for shipment. In this ha was very much inistHkeii. Muiy havu been theroitreta for the wanton d«slructiou itf valuable hnidi- wood forests. }t will bn rentembered that the township of Mulancthon now be loni{i In the County of Dutt'eriii. Towns and villages have multipliud, and in the â- HUM proportion, the population. Th« tirat provisional Council for the Couniy of Grey, wns held at tl:e public house, of James Coleman, in Sydenham, now Owen Soun>l, pursuant to a pro- clamation from his excellency, tho Right H>>iiorable Earl of Elgin aitd Kincardine on the 16th day of April, A. D. 1862. Aiteinisia was organized under a by- law of the old District of Siiiicoe on the 3l3t day of August, 18.50. She then sent her representstivesto Barrio, as did St. Vincent, Collingwood, Euphrasia and Osjtrey. The Wellington district existed in 1847. Several of the western lown- »bip» of Grey, as (.ho wow exists, wen- iheie represented, and likewise in 1849. In 1860 tho County of Waterloo was organized, and <ill of the western town- ships in Grey wore included in Waterloo. In 18i>7> eiglit township were so includ ed. In 1852, the united council of Well- ington, Waterloo and Grey took place, and Artemisia appears for the Uibt lime being now separated frcmi Siincoo. Her Reeve was Chas B. Grey. These unittd counties existed only one year, and in 1853 Welliiigfoii and Grey were united and W. K.Flfsher, E»().,wa8 Arteniesia's reeve â€" In 1852, however, there seemed to haiTO been a movement to establish (irey into a aepaiate aiid iudep«ndeut county, and accordingly a provisional council of Grey was organized as a pieliminary stop ; but not until 1854 did Grey elect her own Warden, in ihe person of Richard Carney, Esii. The county wns established punuant to a proclama- tion from his excellency, the R.ght Hon>>rablo tho Earl i>f Eli;in and Kincardine, on the 15th day of April, A. D. 1862. The Inspector of schoolsâ€" Campbell â€" has published some historical notes of tho county, 'ntondod to acc(>in|>any a map by one Smith of Hanover. The map is little more than a reprint of tho original plans, as fylcd with the govern- ment. As to its correctness in locating school himsos, postothco) and railways, littlu can bo said in its favor ; as to bounilary lines, for townships, its lines are Bufhciently correct, which, with tho Inspector's book, servo to give our schools a fair knowledge of the county. The Coun'y Clerk slso has puUl'slied a coiicis'! history of tho Council of Grey, iinbracing many points of interest. Both gentlemen inuat have boHtowed much time to have collectt^d co much informa- tion, and deserve to be honorably men- tioned. Having traced Artemisia's oxistoiioe as a township â€" with the coinitio.s â€" it will be in place to note some of hor indiv'duiil history. TO BE CC.NTINIIED A jiraelical toiiiporanco lesson was demonstrated at tho last township council meeting when old "Dr." Maopliorton aiiptied to that liody for assistance. Years ago this man had a full share of this w irlil'H good*, among his poasestions l)eing tho plot on which is loia'.od the thiiviiig village of Grand Valley. Hois now ]>t'iiijiloss, and at prusent ia living with his dauu'liter in-law at Smithdal'-, who can ill afford to keep him. Whisky was the priino causo of his misfortune. â€" Croomoie Star. Do linrry, of flnlfidn, has another soalp at his belt, and by a system of spy ing that is truly despicable. About June lat OliBS. Wilson, a machinist, who lias lived iu Oiren Sound for the past lifteeii years, left his wife and two children here and wont to DulTalo, ivhoro he got woik at the Krie iron work.s. Ho sent home monvy to his wife through the postothoe, on tho last occasion two weeks aao. The next morning wlieii ho wont down to woik tliH foreman called him into the oftioe ai.d said he iiiiist dispense with his services. Ho asked why, and the answer was that he was a Oanadiiin. Wilson is not a hero, and ho had a wife and two children doponding on I. is labor, so he denied the ohargi. I)j Barry then stated that denial was useless, for ho had aocmed proofa fii>m kho posiofTice that Wilson hud sent money to his wifo, and told him tho amounts and dates. Ho wa.s csj'irted aci-oss tlie bridge at Black llock wilsli 75 cents in his pocket all told. On tKo Canadian side he found in the Grand "Plunk and Michigan Central yardis a very larg^e propiirtion of Ameri- cans working;. For the reasons above set forlih Mr Wilson, who reached T.t- on'o Monday en mute home, dislikes Do Bany, of Buffalo, and thinka Can- ada should have a k<io<1 stiff alien labor law of her own..â€" Owon Sound. Tiwoa. M. Richardson & Co Direct Importations from Great Britain, France and Germany This week we shall open out soine large consiga- ments of fall goods imported direct from European manuiacturers and comprising some of the newest styles and best values procurable in Dress Goods, Velvets, Laces, Corsets, Coatings, Serges, Gloves, Trimmings, etc., etc. A large and special shipment of Mantles direct from Germany is expected daily and will be pla.;ed in stock immediately on arrival. Our importations for the coming season are of special merit and we can conBdently predict some ex- ceptional values. Our tiade in Dress Goods has been phenomenal during the past season and has resulted in an unpiecedently large turn over. Our selections and values have excited and attracted attention througl)out a wide area and we anticipate for our fall purchases a wider demand than ever. PURE LINEN TOWELS A Special Purchase Fringed and Bordered Linen Tea Towels, lOc pr. Pure Linen Towels, Fringed and Bordered, 16x32, 15c pr. Puie Linen Towels, Fringed and Bord. red, 18x37, 20c pr. Pure Linen Towels, Fringed and Bordered, 20x41, 25c pr. CORSET SPECIALS Children's Corset Waists 25c. Ladies' "Surprise" Corsets, sizes 20 â€" 24, 30c. Kichardson's Special, a reliable and handsome Ccrsct, 50c jjsr New Goods Arriving Every Day. ^fecial j[)Tives in ^hoes Men's Dongola Oxfords, regular §1.50, selling at $1.25 Boys' Buff Oxfords, regular $1.25, selling at 95c Women's Polished Buff Oxfords, pat. leather tipped, regular $1.00, selling at 75c Women's Carpet Slippers, all sizes, 25c Misses' and Children's Oxfords at less that cost to make room for new fall goods Remnants Remnants The close of the summer business sees a lot of odd lines and cut ends left on our shelvesâ€" some are a little short of regular dress lengths â€" others are a little over. We have cut prices on all these lines. Come and take them away. We want room for our fall importations now on the road and this is your opporluaity â€" don't miss it ! ^en ^liousand "founds, of finder ^xoino Don't stay long with us. It's going lik»lu>k cakes, simply bucauRrt w» have tho best value on the market. Our RKD TAG M.\NILLA TWINE ak (Uc knocks them all out. Come quick before it's all sold. GRAIN CRADLES, either full or half niulley, CRADLE FINGERS and Barley Forks. See our young buck TANNED MITTS at 2uo jwiir. THEBSHEBS SUPPLIES We are right in lino for supplying everything to tiKn^shers. »t bottom nricos. XXX. Machine Oil, Lace Leather ami Belting, IJaJtibit ami Coi'periixe, Nutls and Oilurs. Jinother jCot Of tlmso nicj GRANITE PRE^ERVINO KETTLES, Sauce Pans, Pudding Dishes, Cups a»d Saucers and Tea Pots just to hand. Prices away down. CafcA SPrtces Our prieea on FRUIT JEMS' soein ti'i catch everyone right), as they^-tre selling faa. 1 ()UMrt Wine at 85o dozen, \ g.ttlon Wine, 91.20 doien, 1 <)i«irt Iiuporial at 91.00 doisen, | gallon Imixtrial, 91.35o. C3ie»p»t pUfM to buj CUMawKiek GctM^cer; er £l»cilw.ar« in the «i<Miutjs <^^>- >4^