EVERYBODY’S COLUMN
[Welland Tribune, 15 March 1895]
MR. EDITOR-I want to ask a lot of questions-Is it possible our town council have decided to refuse to allow farmers to cut up meat on the market and to charge one cent for weighing a pound of beef? Isn’t this pretty small business? I propose we take up a subscription and buy the poor town a pair of small scales. What’s the matter with the town council? Have they no back bone? Do they think the market is growing to be such a success it is necessary to muzzle it? Or have the butchers got them by the nose and leading them? I would not blame the butchers if the council is soft enough to pass a by-law compelling everyone in Welland to purchase their meat at 25 cents a pound, but what about the public? Does the town council say, like Shakespeare or some other fellow-”The public be d—-”. The council, elected by the public, are bound to see that the public pay a good round price for their meat. No difference if a poor man has a chance to buy meat cheap, our town council says he must take the farmer to the butcher and thus pay extra to give it a rich flavor. Of course some two thousand dollars of our taxes have been spent for our market, but do all you can to keep farmers away-otherwise the market might be a success.
There was an attempt to secure special rates on railroads to this town on market days, and this can probably be secured yet. Now if the council could prohibit the farmers from retailing vegetables as well as meat on the market it would keep outsiders from coming in on the trains. If they came here they might trade at the stores, and that would be terrible. It must not be allowed.
Our grocers have no sand (perhaps they us it is their sugar). Why don’t they ask the town council to prohibit farmers from retailing potatoes, vegetables and everything they bring. The grocers make a business to sell these. Why, bless their innocent hearts, the town council would grant it in a minute. This case appears to be legislation for five against two thousand five hundred people. Can any sane man say it is right? Surely, if carried out, the votes at the next election will give the council a much needed holiday. What councillor is man enough to get up and speak for the people?
A FRIEND OF THE MARKET.
EVERYBODY’S COLUMN
This column was established for citizens of the county to publicly ask their questions or make a personal statement.
[Welland Tribune, 8 March 1895]
Why is it that Bertie has no inspector appointed to see that the act relating to black knot is enforced? There is enough along the Limestone ridge to keep him busy for one month alone. If the matter is not looked after soon there will be no cherry or plum trees in this part of the country. It is to be hoped that the present council will not neglect the appointing of an officer for that purpose.
ANTI-BLACK KNOT
Bertie, March 1st, 1895
To settle a dispute will some one, who would be considered an authority, tell us whether any other than the Queen’s Own Rifles engaged the Fenians at the Battle of Ridgeway on June 2nd, 1866? If any beside the Q.O.R. to what regiment did they belong, and what was the number engaged on either side?
In reading an article on the South American republics the writer referred to them as the Latin-American countries. Why are they called Latin-American?
VERDI
OUGHT TO BE ADOPTED IN WELLAND COUNTY-A Missouri paper reports a unique sentence imposed on an illiterate prisoner by a magistrate of that state. The prisoner was totally unable to read or write, and was sentenced to imprisonment until he could read. An educated offender was at that time sentenced to be confined until he had taught the other to read. The task was accomplished in just three weeks. When such are convicted of (say some other light offence), why not make some such task the condition of liberty? I would like to see the experiment tried.
PERCHE
[Welland Tribune, 15 February 1895]
CHANGED HANDS-Mr. Caleb Robins has purchased the candy, fruit, &c., business late of Ed. Hughes, and will continue the business at the old stand, opposite the float, Muir street.
NOTICE-All parties who neglect to comply with the requirements of the town-by-law with respect to clearing the snow off the sidewalk in front of their premises will be prosecuted.
THE grocery, restaurant and ice cream business, lately carried on by Mrs. Gibson is for sale. The stand is the best in town and the business twenty years established. A good opening for the right party.
THE worst blizzard that has visited our town in many years held full sway on Friday last. Business was not in it. The trains were all late. Frozen ears, noses and fingers were a common occurrence. The wind blew a gale, rendering the zero weather almost unbearable. The mercury did not drop quite so low as on the previous Tuesday but the cold was more severely felt.
ONE of the Welland delegates, it is reported, “got stuck” in addressing the Young Liberals convention at Toronto last week. That’s nothing. The great D’Israeli made just the same balk himself the first time he attempted to address a great assembly. Accidents will happen.
[Welland Tribune, 15 March 1895]
THE Mellanby properties are advertised for sale in this week’s TRIBUNE.
HIGH Court will be held on Tuesday, April 23d before Justice Armour.
THE weather prophet will make his “spring announcement” next week.
THE T.H.&B railway now have their rails laid from Brantford to Hamilton.
MESSR. C.J. Page and Thos. Mains are away looking at some machinery suitable for running the electric light plant by steam. They go to Hamilton, Galt, etc.
THE proposition by the council to stop farmers cutting meat for sale on the market is very unpopular, and we understand that petitions are or will be placed in circulation asking the council not to consummate the proposed legislation.
TWENTY-SIX prisoners in gaol, only one vag, showing up during the week. There are lots of tramps about the country and less than five stopping overnight in Humberstone lock-up, but there is no money in running them to Welland anymore.
THE HOME-The prisoners have been planting trees at the Home this week, making quite an improvement. The trees, which are very fine ones, were donated by Messrs. D. Ross, Geo. Sutherland and E. Shotwell. Number of inmates now in the home, 55.
THE City hotel has changed hands. Mr. John Coghlin having sold out to Mr. Louis Schwoob of Berlin, who will take charge on April 1st. Mr. Schwoob is an experienced hotel keeper and will undoubtedly keep the City right up to date. Mr. Coughlin does not know yet where he will next cater to the public.
THE band stand has been moved from the west to the east side near Cumines’ corner. This is a movement but not an improvement in the general interests in the town. The playing of a band is sure to attract a crowd to its immediate vicinity, and crowding is sure to clog the streets and sidewalks at the new location.
THE Telegraph talks as if it expected the town to keep the government bridge clean. Perhaps it will want us to keep it repaired also, keep the thistles cut on canal grounds, etc. There would be as much sense as in expecting us to do these things as the other.
[Welland Tribune, 26 April 1895]
Assessor Lowe, to whom the TRIBUNE, is indebted for the following interesting facts, returned his roll yesterday. The valuation of the town is as follows:
| Real property |
$546,620 |
| Personal |
66,080 |
| Income |
14,500 |
| Total |
627,189 |
Being an increase of $10, 563 over 1894.
Population, 1895, 1931; 1894, 1866 increase, 65.
No. of dogs, 114; cattle, 88; sheep, 55; hogs, 44; horses, 203.
No. of children between 5 and 16 years, 445; number between 7 and 13 (school age), 257.
The west side of the canal has 17 the most population; the west side has $45,873 the largest assessment. “A poor man for children,” &c.
Total births in 1894 were 27; deaths, 8. Of the births 21 were on the west side and only 6 on the east side. In the previous year there were 20 births on the west side and only 13 on the east side. What’s the matter with the east side? No wonder the west side is pulling ahead in population.
Fourteen different kinds of religion are reported. The numbers belonging to the four principal churches are as follows:-Methodist, 672, Episcopalian, 424; Presbyterian, 275; Roman Catholic, 216.
[Welland Tribune, 8 February 1895]
It is good news that Messrs. Beatty & Sons, manufacturers of contractors’ plant, have now excellent prospects for a good season’s business. Last week the firm closed the contract for the construction of a submarine rock drill for the harbor commissioners of the city of Montreal. The machine is very similar to that manipulated by Contractor Dunbar, and will be a first class article in every respect….Other orders are also in sight, we believe, and, if successfully closed, will ensure work for Welland’s largest industry for some time to come.
[Welland Tribune, 3 May 1895]
The band are practicing an entirely new repertoire of music and will spring it on the public “when the robins nest again.” We had the pleasure of being in the band room the other night and are pleased to say the selections are good. A gentleman of our acquaintance living in the town, severely criticised last season’s music because the boys didn’t play any of the old stand-by pieces that he liked. And when we asked his preference he strung out a list that almost took our breathe away, and the ones he considered worthy of undying fame were “Old Zip Coon” and “Old Dan Tucker.” We never could see any music in such trash as that and are glad the boys haven’t the time to spend on it. There is plenty of time in them, however, when played by an old-fashioned fiddler with big cow-hide boots, his tongue keeping time on both sides of his mouth to the music and his boots making more noise than the fiddle, but deliver us from Zip Tucker and Dan Coon music from a nineteenth century band.
[Welland Tribune, 1 March 1895]
THE Candy girls have been very successful in producing a high grade of confectionery and have had a large patronage, for which they return thanks. The proceeds of the enterprise will be devoted to the purchase of a baptismal font for Holy Trinity church.
PEDESTRIANS crossing the canal bridge yesterday were compelled to wade through four inches of slush and filth-mostly manure. And this just before an election, too, with lots of the faithful looking for a job. This beggarly spirit of economy will be the ruin of the Tory party yet.
BIG auction sale at Dr. Emmett’s farm, known as the Solomon Moore farm, half way between Welland and Fonthill, on the town line, next Wednesday, March 6th. Fine lot of horses and cattle will be sold. Also this fine farm of 100 acres is for sale on liberal terms at private sale.
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[Welland Tribune, 11 January 1895]
The TRIBUNE is among the oldest weekly papers in Ontario, having been published continuously since 1854, and spasmodically for ten years previous to that date. J.J. Sidey assumed the paper when but twenty years of age, in 1865, and has continued the publication ever since, latterly in connection with his brother, S.J. Sidey. The Messrs. Sidey are natives of the county of Welland, of Anglo-Scotch descent. Both have had experience in printing in both city and country, and the business under their management has grown from a small beginning to be one of the largest and most prosperous of the kind outside the cities. The TRIBUNE has a handsome and commodious brick building, built especially for its business, with water power, steam heating, etc. Its permanent staff numbers about fifteen, and its work finds place from one end of the Province to the other, and beyond. The paper has a sworn circulation exceeding 3,300, the management attributing this mainly to the excellence of its local news departments and the plan adopted of stopping papers to subscribers who do not remit promptly. Both J.J. And S.J. Sidey have held municipal office, the latter being last year warden of the county of Welland. In politics the TRIBUNE has always been Liberal, and to its influence is largely credited the fact that the county of Welland has passed from a Conservative stronghold to be ranged on the Liberal side, being now represented by Reformers in both the Commons and Legislature.
[Welland Tribune, 1 February 1895]
Charles Cluthe, of 134 King Street West, Toronto, the expert in designing trusses and deformity appliances, will soon visit our neighborhood. All deformities of the frame corrected and made natural. He defies any rupture he cannot hold with ease. To have such an experienced man coming so near us is of importance, and his judgment in your case should be sought for, which requires personal examination and measuring of the proper article. Will be in Welland, Dexter house, on Thursday, Feb. 14th; Niagara Falls, American hotel, on Friday, Feb. 15th.
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