The Clinton New Era, 1878-02-07, Page 1an, rvwfr.
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itiee Aissuese,"isit-itiNii4ee,
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AND CENTRE HURON GENERAL ADVERTIER.
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GLTINON; -0-NTA-Itia,—TEIT.-SpAY itZLBRITAST-1,---1878r
Akativrtioentcitto.
sik-W LOGS .ex•ro 13OLTS WANTED
warited.. a quantity of Ss*, Loge aria Stave Bolta;
Apply atFelstoXy, to format), 11!. R. "WALKER, or at.
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Spon$a1 'Woks, to
.. P. Rilt8FORD.
• Stapleton,Feh. 7.1878.
STRAY OA.TTLE,
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cs,ple tato subMilier'e p 'emieeKlot117; 13011ol4 Coy.
Goderich Township, about tho middle of Nor., It red
Ell:AER and iterentioaati coaling two yeas old. The
Towoer is hereby notified to prove propert'S, pay exeoa-
Nes an& take them away. •
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' ChdeliSh Township, Fab: 7, 1878.
rAitlil _KOLB 'iir.,E•OR..TO RENT.
,The subscriber offers that situated larrn,
north part la :3, ltith Con, Godard& Township, eon-
, tattling 54 acres, for sale or to rent. Itis well oleared,
with frame bonse, log barn, Mune stable, well watered,
and a young bearing orohard, •
Also, a good working mare for Itale, or to trade for
lumber. Apply to •
W D SW013.T1-T1
_Lot 84,16th 0o8 od h Townquiv.
Feb. 7, 1878.
• FARM FOR SALE.'
The irnderaigued offerable farin'of 80 Wes, being Tot
•28, con. 8th, Godorich township-, 6 miles from Oliuton
and 7 from Godertell, for sale. About 74' cleared, re-
maindar good hardwood; soil, 'rich cla,v logre. Ten
acres are sown with fall wheat, and about 40 fall plough-
ed. On the promisee are a good. new frame house, stone
Lurn•qttion and cellar, barn, stabler', outbnlIclings, well,
and creek running neer the barn, gOod bearing orchard,
the whole being in eta f high eultivatton, Terms
. and particulars on ap ication to proprietor.
ROBE gILLER, .
. Porter's. Hill..
Goderksh township, F1k7,
DISSOLUTIONor ARTNERSIIIP
Take n.4itto that the partnershipheretofore existing
under the name. ei y,'e and firm of .11. & lt, Aveaom,".
• ' has *hie day boon dissolved by rantlialuensent; : ,•
Dated at BaYaeld this, 1.9th day cd Janntury,•4%,.
7878.
RW}r71.12W14.68; ItTaIRV-sB.VE 'AC*
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gent Nrertiott.tonto.
AUCTION SALE.'
r8ElovitorsT .480 Th.8UT.A8Sairrzn STooic 011.
,ste, ale.: • •
Ever offered Or sale lu the Town of Clinton
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To be sold by Auctionor Private Sate
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Shop, lately occupied h mr, Robson,
..,(Veit • (root • 'IV(qts' Drug
Titik; A.LE 'IS IN() H. UillitUU
'Ilseblonds latavoi been .teri'sitnist, rer e.rtab,
.ii 4.1 wIfl be' ueld erts1i,
Tbe "gcocie willbesold by Auction, Si your..own
prices, weruotrr . •
80,ie .13a,91). Day anta•Evenitig,•at
' 2 all.d.rt o'.61.00k P. M.
•1..boti _doe° Fon
rophlAs TY1TA/,i, Auctioneer..
1140p, Fb. 7, '8...7i4
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'ANN tT 41.4 REPO1U.1
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PIJBUC :$910014 BoAp D.
N. B. --Tho sad b nettle seWilthrfhttlie-Ficarifiria T Lid Board Of ,Sellool Trustees for the Pub
by Henry w. Beacom, to whom All debts due 14a Arm lie School, beg to submit to the Ratepayerd
must be paid.
HayfieldFeb08. of the Town of (Minton their Animal Report,
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NOTICE TO BUILDERS.: ,
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Natio() ie hereby given,that Sealed 'renters ''Crni bra •
received by the'aubscrlfier''at his aloe, up_to W.41.
nenday, ireb. lath, 1878; for tho erection of a
kridge across the River Afaitiand, Roadon..ConvCO, or.
oz site lots 19, in the township ofitulltt
e, in tho confity
of Enron. (knoWd Ali Quigley's Bridge.) Teats of pay -
taunt, plans and specifications can be eeett• at the s
ollice. The council do nob bind th.emaelves to. accept
the lowest or any tender. • . . •
IR oleo given that the eredion At the following
• smell bridges will be let by Public Auotfon, at tho
lege of Londesboro,•on the said 1'811i day of February,
1878, at one tgclock lir., Btidge on Side Road
9.5,20, Con. 8, a Bridge:8u said Side Road, 25-26, Coo. 11,
it Bridge on said side Road 25-26, Coo, 12, and a Bridge
on Con. Road 10.11, opposite Lot 85.
Terms and descriptions of safd entail. Bridges' .witt bo
made known on the da v and at the pine° of letting..
JAS. BRAITHWAITE, .Township Clerk:
Township Clerk'a Offico..80th -Jan., 1878.
AGENCY OF
QUEEN,.
ISOLATED
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IN SURANCE. QDMPANIES
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Risks of all dc.ctiptiotie titin Me ilruest rote.
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CLINTON
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cataoe, Feb. 7, 1878.
Flour Mid Feed Store.
The anbacribora beg to anuounco that they battle err-
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tend into ptulnersh-p to carry on the busoneereecintur
Kett, aud General Groceries, in the store
Formerly oarried on by D. Erviiia, Albert Street,
Where fit y will keep constentry on hand a lafge and
stork of FLOUR, E.Er..D, GENERAL CHYME-
ltnis, ste.
'J1'E.'1RRJA L Y S (5,N7
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LtND PLCOCER 4311 iiitit91.: •
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Cush paid for Skirta, nia6, P,Its, FUl'At
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Clinton, Feb. 7, 1878-
E1twu & soAx.oitriv:er,
GREAT AUCTION SALE..
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I.MPO,11.'X'1313
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Thoroughin ed
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'TownO1 Cliittoii,
WEDNESDAY:Priiiiiiir 061 118/83
UNSED TVA AVA:WIM Or TN% inn ON' XO'k OTOCli
afisodtation.
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Thirtyhr
-tee Stallions end 5 Breeding tlates, embra-
cing 10 Imporfcd Heavy DraughtS, 18 oenorat Parporte
and Agricultural, and 11 111004Carriage and Roamer
Ntn,Iltone.
Ten Thorongh-l•red Bulls, and a *Roaudut choke of
Durham Cows and Heifera.
A good choice in Letooster and cotswotclSheep and
var,otte &v(e of Piga.
This prontirrea to be one of the tro4 sales aver held in
Canada. •
Printed catalogues or hand hind ban ha had Mt *mai.
cation to the Secretary.
The (1i', .1 Trunk and Crest tlteirtern /lallwaye
issue return tickete at One fare third.
Dd. P. metigdt•l, Seeretitryt Sealtirtb.
tvnairros uoneson, Preeident, Exeter.
The folic -living statement of Ilecdipte and
Expeotlitaie will show that there was a small
inereasi in the expenditure over, 1876; but
taking into onisideretion.the natural increase
in the number of children, no mord, Or in
fct, not so muck as we expected, ' •
;Ube number.of Teichers: MAMA during
the year 1876; and up to iniatunmer 18770
waS seven.; but the increase was such that
we were compelled to employ an additional
toaCher for the last term of 8" .
• We have now eight teftblier9em ed with
every departMent fully up to, and dome even
uow beyondthe standard allowed by law.
.The O1intoirSbool having been appointed
by the Alp:aster. . of Education as a Model
School, which necessarily threw a large
amount of extra work on the Head Master,
we • theught it ticlvisable to give him an
crectseht salary of $160, for the year 1S78 ;
but which will. furni no extra charge on the
Ilatepayers, 410 we- haVe it returned •th tbe
shape of n Grant from the COunty Cothicil to
the Model School;
' The shialltli for 1878, will be as follows..:—
Head Master, $800 ; Assistants, $5001 $325,.
$325, $300, .$300, $300 and $250. be
seen from these figures that tith salaries &iv
'slightly:in excess of the previous year, but the,
Board found it very cliff' cult to obtain desirable
teachers, br retain the others • fit 'anything
IIiCt eau now,cdrigratulate the Rate-
payers on bar Moons of the heSt appointed
Nolteols in Ontario. .
A ehange hits beseklinade... in the Caretaker
this year, Mr. Kearns, the.present occupant,
applying for the epee A.!. 8274, • for both
,seliools, builig a sexing of 7.+33 from the prose.-
ous year, : • . . •
The estimate for the year 1878 is $3,600,
being an inerease over leaf year, but which
the ratepayers may rely..on being expended
with theelosest toot:eery coesistent with •cf-
fialency. •
The:following shows the Receipts Expel).
diture, number: of pupils in each .division,.
and the nil -tuber promoted during the year :
1577. ITE(JElPT8," :3•.• ate,
By Clash on hand- ' • 00 30
Pent High Selma . 200 00
Amount from Cputity Treasurer/ .
Refund on Inspector's Salary i 41 13
• Legislagvo Grant to Model Scheid 60 00
County Grant to 4' " 100 00
Non.Resident nate
• Legislative Grath ; • 297 0000
Eititriate 1877 2600
• Part Estimate 1878' .
400 00
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1877.• vcrimmTuilz.
To paid. Teacher's Salaries
. -Other Salaries .
Interest oil Mortgage
Mewl Apparatus; &c. .
..Printing and Advertising
Stationery, .
Repairs, Lanaber,
Election EXpenses
Inspeetof for 1876 and 1877
Insurance on, Budding
Telegraph, .
. New Chairs & Stove
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Balance on hand . . 89 68
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$3709 02
$ • eta,
2632 47
440 00
28 00
70 60
'28 60
64 04
87 76
16 00
100 00
43 00
, 895
19) 40
-107 82
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Tito promotions for. tim yea
relloive:-- °'
FrOm- Mr. litalloch'S Itoom
'83709 02
have ban as
.xtly On,
UMW l'o
00 52
Mr. Praker'e " 57
„ Preston's h. • 500 '57
Mittr Croley's *' 68 71
• Mitts Bond's " :47 74 •
Mist; Ferguson's." 66 87
Miss Twohy's la 70 86
Miss Grundy's 75 162
•, W. n. unsTrir Seerotary.
Metal, Feb. 6, 1878.
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isgFpirIELTi!
Dicatioarrs,'—A friendly match tlte
game of. draughts was played between
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• • .(.6. HOLMES sie refory,
• • Pub* isberst.
STANIJNY-.. ••
Eaanv Laus --Mr • Jas McFarlane
ot. the 4th eon., Stanley, "had R 111111k)
ten pleyet.s from thb Kintrurn Club and 4:1 peed.,en the esth January, we be,
ten ployet.s of the Brneefield.Club,at ikiVe tins is ato first Pt the year.
'Brtice5e11„, env Friday evening 1036: re" I lit'nereaTv OHANGE. -- Mr. Wilson
Suiting in a victory for the latter elute 004, of the 4thcon. of this township,
Six games wol'e PlaYed by each PtecYert litie 'sold his farm ef 101) acres to Mr.'
Brucefield winning thirty-one: Kinburn. of Bincefield, :for ;$6,000,
twenty-five, and °Rafe drawn; The -rate brick 11064 of Mr. StOng, for
Brucefield obit afterwards entertaked 400, .
their oinonients at an oyster supper, and
• •-. SEA FORTIL
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Ofeauipare,—On Monday Inornittg last
ao4itn wanted Joseph Sordine,ntee With:
aceident, While chopping in
thOy woods in this vicinity, . His axe,
°glottal arid came:full on his feot,:split:,
iiit badly. '
illime'renzat...L•qt ent.i.ently repot.t-
ett,,. hat :the -Presbyterians a Seaforth
h extended a Call to the Rev. Mr.
,61,Ar lo!irSciet.r.TsnItioatrtf.tae, With. tlie offer, of
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general (rod feeling .prevatled, .Mr.
JamesFerguson, of Vingliam, acted...IS
Umpire, and (Recharged his dutitte in: such
a stammer as eontrilmted reech'ito eeeure
the harrnony, 'and pleasantnees %Odell
prevailedtbreughout,
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EXETER.
l‘lomotehe. As .before' stated ,in
,tlieme columns, the,. members -elected to
611 the -offices of .Clettneillors at the rate
municipal electien, on'accpunt.of infer -
malities in the disposal of the • ballots,
disclaimed" 'their seats, and for a time,
LON.DIESIBUIRO'., • •
ve, have been .Withent a ruling power
Int.-- e, are pleased ;to.. know
111 (5111? village. , The Reeve; who was
elected by aeclametion, appointed Ft'i- tlta.Z1e family 'of Mr. john: Brunsdcin,
day,.. istittst,, alt tuitrunatiOn day, anea'''y afflicted with 'Voile...id fever, are
at twelve .o'clock a large number of r dgVering•
ratepayers' were present and manifested. :The services in, Knox' -Chnrch,on
a 'great deal of interest in the proceed- ' Sabbeth 10at hist., will he..condacted
ings. •The fPilewing itrethe Candidatess..hylley. G.Jantieson, of Bayfitilti. Mr.
'in the field c 7M.bsys. Geo. Barnwell,. Jamieson •Will lecture in the temperance
W. H.. Verity, •Scarnes Pickard, J. N. heir` it Wednesday...evening; 13th inst..;
Howard,:' John-Satitiare,'," Robe-ii-Bigset lin the auspices of the :United Tem -
and E. Drew. The present contest pev.kee AsSocintion,
promises to be leech more hotly -con- ' Tamer;atts.—North -Star Lodge,
.tested than _the ibt•nier one. Voting isToM 1. o. of 'T., on Tuesday
talcee place to -day ' •
&Tunebinstalled the.followine staff of
'Thif.V1IPTEL11); of6,4rsfor the quarter commencing Feb,
6tirl A. Callender; W; C. T. ; i., Itt
1•••ii88°I'VF'D•7"-Ale'8411•. H• & W nett.: 0111Vell W; V. T. --John Ceawford, W.
etnnhave disSelyed partnership, the for.. s. ;. sister le,t.L smith; T ;
rifet to'contintte.the business, the latter Longman, W. F. S. ; Geo. Cookaline,
to engage extensively incattle buying,. ; sister E, mearidge,, w, D. m•.;
r• BustmEss,General business here is Sister •D. , Longman, L G.; Geo. Eler-
quiet, but 13:tviield merchants have no ring' 911, 0. a. ;.Sister J. Cottle', R., H.
more to complato of thcin. those of other S. ;.Fannie.Manning, L. IL S..; S. J.
plaCee ; they manage to live,'to make a Mertiss; A. '
forttine the don't expect to. •
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FISdifING.:—Thus tins season the
fishermen have. not been able to do
much. • The fele' Weittlier wee too taOld
to permit them going out oats
there has not been sufficient ice upon
aehich they could ,venture, any distance.
February and March are the :fiellitig
'months and tench may yet be -done,
INDucTION,e."..The indiicttoii .02 11.03%
Pattet.son, as minister Of Bayfield
(Ind Bethany chttrelies, took plitee last
Wednesday at the fonner place, itt the
p1et nec of a qii'y 1/114C congregatien.
Rev, Alessi's. Sieve.rihgt, Cantet-on,
Thompson, Danify and -Musgrave took.
part in the Servicc,s. Rev, Mr. ?atter
SP1 ink with a very eordial reception
as the congregation was retiring, mid
he enters on his charge under' the most
fayorable anspkes, . (tithe sante even-
ing a telt meeting was the chtirch„
.being crowded to excess:. The speakers
.avere, :ate inittisterOtho.'""nineetioned_arel
Rev', • 'lite!' Treleaven; •ot. the Canada
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T.7.4aJN01to .M.BETLN6r....,.41i0 council met
or I,oncleidloro on the ,30t1i- Jim,. Mi
mites of formet•I meeting .read end con-
firined.' -Moved by 1 Britton, "sec, by
3. Howson, that $50 be•accepted
-0, McDonald and R. Weston, as a settle-
ment in fill' of all damages on Account
Of J. McLellan not fulfilling a eontruct
for building MeMielutere bridge, pro.:
.vided•the settee bepaidin ten days from
this 'date, - litit if not paid in that time,
that the - original bond remain in full
force and virtue. -.7 -Carried. Moved by
3. Lasha-m, sec; by 3. Britton,. that R.
D. No.: — he allowed to -perform their
statute .1-abor for tine yeatr,- u ri tik. airs
wintar, m drawing gravel, under the di-
rection -of G. Merntosh, path waste, , on
petition of C.. 111°Intosh and.otibers, and
that' $10'. he granted them for. filling
gravel, tinder the direction. of S. Lash -
am; provided they give geattritotto labor.
Moved,Jy 3. Irowson, see.
by J. Lashatn, that the Clerk be in.
structed to acivet.ticie for tenders up to
the 13t1 Feb. 1868, for. the erebtion of
• Cit.:4els e aeningvarive. Thurs. a bridge . otr (Jon, R. 6 7- (known as
clay
un. 'Qeigley's Ifritigo) and that teriati, plans
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tier theauspices
last week a dinner
.of the Coneervatives ttiid slieelfiectt•te." 'Ir'n•Y be He'll '11/
of this place, was given in the Royal,
Quite anumber front other places were
present. • • • • .. " .
A.NoVIEit Plitt, ,--,Na-tly 011griday'
'morning 11 firu wag diseovered in the
'premises of Mi'. (1.T:tit Scutt, used by
him ‚45 11 bankitig-otlice, which destroyed
this place t•ntirely,• and the' adjoining
grocery of Elliott At Talbot, was much
inituted. A very high wincl 1.085 blow-
ang,'but the sitantuotts °exertions of the
teweepeei,le pie4e1ttie1 the epread of the
fire. Mr. Scott' iooses it good -many
valuable tapers, &C, The fire is sup.
posed to have been the Work of an in-
cendiary, as 'tt. started iit 'cellar of
Scott's toes eoveted by in.
kr:nice.
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GODEILICII TOWNSH.IP.
.NARnoivEscAPO.:---One day last week
Mr. Stephen Halstead, of the 'Maitland
con., had a very narrow eseape from a
horrible death. II° *as engaged in
loading logs, and while attempting to
w•ork one up a hill, his chain broke,
and the log shot back, and had not a
stump arrested its ptegrese, he wotild
have hetet killed by it, as it was his
foot was caught and badly ceuslied.
Aceinewr.—On Friday 'hist Mr. Al-
bert Holstead, .of the Maitland con.,
met tvith a painful accident. He was
cross% the Maitland in, file sleigh of
Mr. Otter Wilson, when a, Iptulden jerk
threw him on his head on the ioe, tlfe
I311 stunning hint. _After, coming to,
he proceeded to, work with his own.
team, hitt his actions- indiceted that the
fall find injure'd his brain:, is he was
not aware of anything he Wag doing.
oilice. tip to ,the I3th Atli... And . that
fear small bridges. will- be. let by auc-
tion, at Londesboro, 'the same day,
viz r Otte on S. 41,. 25-20, con, . ono
on 8. R. 25-16, con 11; one on 8. IL
25.:26, con. 12 and one,on con. R. 104,1,
lot 35.—Carried; Moved by J. Brit-
ton .sec. by Howson that Qttigley's
hricsige-licepaid-for followet viz One
half the •contract price on the Comple-
tion of the bridge and embankments,
the other half oh the 1st day of •Dee.,
1878t anti that .tite °four smell. bridges
be paid•fbr when completed.—Carried.
Moved by Lashani, sec. by J..' Ifew-
son, that T. Atkinson's. aceonnt, $22,25,
for gravel,. be •N;Ifeeed
by J. Britton, sec. by S., Lashitm, that
if •the . material for building Qiiig,lePs,
bridge is not on the ground by the first
day of June. 1878, that the council re.
let said bridge, and hold the contractor
and securities responsible for any dama-
ges the township may sustain, and.that
the contractor enter intti.a bond jointly
with two other apProved _safeties, for
the fun amount of the contract for the
fulfillment of said contract.—Carried.
Moved by S. Howson, WC. by 3. Lash -
:1m, that $10 licigranted fin" filling gra-
vel, on R. IX No. eon„12,1 3, underthe
direction .of Win. Smith, pathinaster, on
petition of Thos. Atkinson arid others.
—Carried.. . The council then adjourned
to Meet, again at Tiontierbaro, on Wed-
nesda3riChe lath February, at ten
for the putties° of letting bridges and
other business,
34.ttes linarrnw,tme,
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Inew VA IVO, A 0124610Z1
br,Ato.,V,s,, (11 Gretna' e.ttinzingl
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Mr. B. Alexander, of Tuckeestnith,
has gone to Blyth; wile° he goes into
partnership with Mr. J. Carter,
Iti Gocleticli Township the return for
1877 show that there have been 59
births, 20 nutrriscies and 20 deaths
. Um, D..!MoNaughton,' of „Seaforth,
lost a valuable s1flioit, laet week by it
rutinieg away and' injuring itself si
badly that it had to he killed, '
The members of the Seafoith DrantaL
tic Club presented one of their niunber,.
Mr, Wheeler, with a' gold ring, in re-
cognition ot hiS serviees in connection
.111r. T,.AnderSon, of Exeter, %yes last
week struck by a,beerd coming thicingh
a trap door where he was working, and
ieclteiwvehdilesuch injuries as to IttY him np
for .
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Mr. At Rose has sold hur fartn of 50
notes, 011 the 8th bon. of Hallett, to M.
R. Toylor, for $3,00�. There 18 81 good
il.:,erte.ingl:"1a11011,ItanclealsillpthuessePrinXigr*Ross.
Mr. C. Hamilton has purchased ;the'
farm adjoining . Blyth known as. the
Huntley estate,for which he prtici$5,700.
He intends surveying the frorit portion
Of it into perk tots, for which he will
no doubt receive a ready sale.
Occ°u'iredo
l'Tuesifith
l a':egr
aft.e.:;v1le°1°.nroilt1a
ttc86' sib'ouil!tvCvlits7:,
tance north of Wingham, resalting in a
horse belonging to Mr. J. • Alitchell, of
Turnberry, getting its leg brolcoieted as
13. consequenee it'had to be kilicd.
,,t13.o• club. .
Mr: J. Graham of Winglutto, hag ,re•
'turned bottle front the great North-West,
after a stay of some eighteen months,
engaged in,extensive apeculatione there,
whieh he.las been yet.y seccessful. •
On Tuesday afternoon the drying kiln
in Connection with Mr,. W. O. Fowler's
lumber and stave
was destroyed byfire, with some. forty
thousand stevee:which were in •process
of -drying in the -kiln. Leas abont $100-.
The contract for the ereetton •of the,
neW.Prosbytetian" Chitreh,IAL.. .. rgeniiVict.:
e as been 'Warded to .Mr. J. BI:pacl-
fbot 'Beaforth, and:Messrs. Copp & Shaw,
the woodwork to 'the former, and the
stone and brick work to •the. latter for.
the sum of $3,251. " • . ' •
3, ,O.. McKay, of Seafortle. left'
ou Thnrsday for Sydney,. NeW South
Wales. Mr. •McKay goes with Mr. J.
W. Lyon, of Guelph, the celebrated book
publisher, who havinenow :pretty Well
snpplied Can ula With subscription hooka
finds a, good opening for his business in
New, South Wales. —Expos ito e. • .. •
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On lie largest hrerage c" r4s. reVM. of t-
pi-feint:0d in .this part of the eountry Wee
reaped on thefarm of the late J. -Seg.
miller; the yield from lifty acres haying
been 1550. bushels' of spring • /aient.
This 'average has been attained on small-
er pattern; of land; say ten aeros, but
wecle (tot remember to have heard of
this -quantity being raised on PO large a
farm as thie.--Stite, '. ' .
• '.
.,On the occasion of a 1.'egelar weekly
prayer me tang in Daff's Church, ikle..
Killop, ate paetor, 'Bev. -Mr. Musgrove,
on behalf Of file con yegation, preeented
Li'Air; Andrw teem ,rson ;with a valuable
hnuting easel:ate:it lever silver watch
as 'it slight reeogaition "of MS Services in
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CAN.A.DIAN. 11E WS,
Seafoith is seeking. forincreased ho -
Jet accomivodation, '
A. cat.teer pigeon :went treat Mitchell
tolToronto in three. hout.s.
The.,sitlaty of the piarth Worden hag
been raised frorn$1'50 tie $200.
Maple sugar made en February ist,
was a :the London market ob. Sit Willey,
' A project is on- foot in Montrealfor
the tunalgematien of all the. :Proteetant
societies. • - •
Rev, C, Hebtleit, for twenttelive yeats
connected with Christ Ohnyob; Rawil
ton, died on SuturdaY. ' -
.4:The Allan nmil stearnaliips st 1114 after ..
this Week,' leave Halifax for -Liverpool •
ork Satiitylity iniagul of Sunday..
Mr, -N., Hutchinson, Of Darlington,
aged 68 years, Choppedand split one
,eord of:Wood in threetlibars
Word Duffte•in, wits "elected in .bonor.,
ery'rnernber of the:',Areerieini: (eogra-
1)We/11:Society' at New York, on Thurs. -
da,y. rnghb. . •
The. °Qiie.bee city hteditors announce ,
that a li °itched .and tbiiy.eight thousand. :
dollars' worth of eittcclebentureweannot
be aCcOunted for',
•
.-i-Ion. Peer 111 itehell, who resigned
ins seat for' violation of the Inclepett-•
dence Act was reelected by ncelaination
ert Tuesday. .
The first day's, voting on, the by-law
repealing the Do akin ....let -in' the Court:
ties of Lennox and Addington.''rettulted.
111 11 majority of 416 in &Vet, of . 1e1)0t:41.7.-
Diptlieria •ctintieties to rage in varlet is
parts of the Preeince. _ One
named Wallace, .at • Rawdon, Hants .
county, lost nine tjitldt 011 within 16
4.clitys htst-,ntonth... •
•
Mtk..TnI)bye lastr-twenty '-
years Postnriste of:Fingal, died Vet7 •
suddenly on the -night -of. the .4th irtst
was aftendin,,,e to his. °fade duties aa
• Liana). all day., Ile was itged 'bout OAT:,
and was well known -.and mitCh r•espect!
ed.
The celebrated trotting horse • •
,Woodrii.fr,":"owned by My.. J. P;
of Preseott, bioke ins leg, on Satuiday
. in Stall, aettniAtoble orthe• stecif--"- •
prim. WOO-druff was. Seven 'years old, •
and had a reemrd of .2.23. *. Ile was
-valued at 1.0,000•. .
• .
A.' it:anther otresolutions, haying f`otti . •
'their' object a petition to the 'DOrninion
Governreent,..reqUesting'it to cancel tbe
indebtedness of farmers for ailief • geant.'
ed in .consequence..ot the grasshopper
plague in 1875, have been sebefitted to
.the _Manitoba Legislature, .
:W. Stewaii,. of 'Ottawa., juts j use corn
!doted a match of draughts played by
iti.Tel,'9411ars4t4h7gi..tell:v:Wer--Ifolti;044inatoti'irt4lyt;.°f
Mn
teen :0Pla% were played in that time,
but only, one won, and that Wag . by „Mr--,'
Stewart, the other.twelve being' dmwn •
garnes..• . • ' . • • .
.11le. Doglierty„ of' •Watford, while •
stnicieg, a Well for 'hie foundry, stock
What appeared to be a vein' .of copper,
and while drilling at a depth of 115
feet, large quatitities were found Which
was thoroughly ,tested and proved t� '0
copper„of the inteest .34dd, Grea.t •
citentent prevails tke vicinity in con-• '
sequence. A company has been. formed
to sink a shaft And test it.
,Letper says :—AVe under. '
stand that the Grangers,' of this neigh
-
behalf of the church. F01" t110 past Rya ' horlt ood,wh N!, store -house is in•.Miteltell,
are rather dissatietied with the result of
or six years Mr, Henderson hes: kindly
ether. last yeit-erbusinegs, • It is said that •
attended to lighting the fires and
Per. there is a deficit of ' over :••$200 oh the
014)1111- balan sheet, and ate great trenble -15
• that 110 0110 appears to know'Aere the.
re,•- money int/r gone to. .
such chores about h112 thank an
.sistently? refniofd to receive* any
erationfroan•the congregation,
untiring services,' and itt order tt
ward hun ant protentattoti wits imule„ Wm; Lowry, an Old restitait of
Ga , his tt- •
- We haN;e often feitd•of thetramingpf • elprhi 2, telrited Jan, T82nd birtlich
he age of.the part:,
the fox, hnt have nevee heard of att 111-1
• tier of his joys mid sorrows is 77 years;
cident suck as the follOwing, 'related to
and both parties are entoying tolerably
us by. Mr. 3' J. Weight, of the PV.I."1./ It. good lieldtit, rt. is ow 57 ?cam ,sinee
Pam, 4,3)--.16.00-r,--neighbelt`--"1---.-11-r—trief were inartied...They have resided.
Wright's Went to MS Stable a few morn- Guelph during the past 45 years.
,ings ago; and on opening the door 130 The number of eliiith.en, grandchildren,
Saw a fox stretched out ori the floor; it grett,gtanjohndren,
self gave' it a kick with his heavy' boot, 1 Says a Buffalo paper few days
is 131.
appeared to be.deitiVintit to assnre him- an`
but the 5111111111' did not, -stir, The. man 1 since a yonng woman residingitt Toron.
proceeded to do *work, leaving the to 1111 allvertisetnent itt 11 newspa.
fox "on the floor, spent. about fifteen per of that eity,; pbrporting to be from
minutes in creaming the stable -arid feed- Ja litd,y residini
g n Buffalo, who wanted
beg his eows. 11tving finished this a young huly companion. • The girl an-,
work lte picked Me fax up by the neck; swercd the advertisement and Waa
and carried it outside. • The ardinal was quested to come to this city and call at
quit:oath)) and hife1e apparently, and a eertainlionse,on Beak street. .811e.
the good man thought Of his hick* in eartie here, and while enquiring her way
thus securing a fine fox skin, 4Ie I accidentally attracted' the 'Wendell of ,a
pa.redlo skin the animal at once, and gentleman, who adVised her to go first
laid it on &box •while,Ite Went to get a to thellteisfien Home for Wenteu!cot.. •
knife, 'We Call iniagine the omit's sot, nor of Eagle and Elliott streets, until
prise when, on returning in a few ino- site could aseertain more fully the
reads,he saw Itcynard flying Ovity to- tore of the promised Sit'tuttion. She
did SO, 11:1S found abundant rause
Tor thankfulness, on 1e4t11li1r0 that du;
advertisement wits Par t of 0 SAO iciel for
iztrintyn.ting !lima:way. girls Imo .11, lire Of
wards thn‘voods and frill of hie and vi-
gor.- Thir is no.fletion, but is an ac.
bull fact, although it May he the ntost
astonishing evidence yet, presentedot th6
an trees etinning.—NotartZ
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