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LINri7()N NE >11" . la .; . BAsPuExut1rs,—Tint ft'ttit is' coming
i
n finite i5eely, and finds J) r'elrasers at
T' .' : .. } .the rate Of about eight cents per quart.
#'O L+'4'4Ti✓iEI'M:'. rear' •;c7te I.
t!tatec'v(!".°414"""'I nun ,
NcaxNt,.-- W.e notice that the _ 7' x
, _ __•.' Fire Committee of clue" Council .at e ad
zvlco ((garnet crjytVeniOxtfl/ t/et.to; 'ertising in the Crlotc for t, now or sqc-
r( the ',day, otcv'o ce and hand stettnt fIt'o'•aegine and a),iii'-
• 'To�uxx, circa ti ,� t .Ir J� } l e, 1 l
tonanet s, •
• Picxxo.- Tllo annual picnic of the
Episcopal Sabbath School, of this phaco;
was.helcl on Thursday:last, in t11e woods:
of Kr. 3 insford.' The Juvenile'Baxnl
•was in attendance. A. pleasant time
was spent, .
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• • Pt:UO L. -Ori T11ursd:iyr evening ' e
double tie drivenby tt lady' and the
horses, a very lively little span,. eine
ine iced tlitncing,and prancing, tr hen the
driVer pluckily arose from her seat, and
braciri; herself; -drew fhb team •aluidst,
i.poi its haunches. ` '•
' Tenet:I oN SElli:lers.•,--Th 1 induction•.
of Bev. Mr. Stewart;inte. the (horse of
the Presbytet•iau o]n rctli, of this .town„.
will take place du \'V'odnesclaj. next,
cornnicooing at 1'1 o'clock, a.m. In the'.
evening a social will ;be. held in the.
-church, when several reverend• gentle-
men will address the meeting. -
SrlrAx i$6' of-t?i"e Orange demonstra-
tion at ,Seaforth, 'the correspondent of
the Mitehell:iiecorde> snys :—°E' A brass
band from Clinton; 'composed entirely
of boys, gave :tis the anisic• of the. day..
They certainly 1pilltyocl With 'a precision,
taste; and regard for time; often not ac'
•quirecl by n7uch older hetsds. We'say
success to Clinton junior• band. `. •
NAnttow 1f.sG4,rE.-0n T'uosday; even. -
tug the youngest` son of Mr, j. J1odgins
Met with an accident, -which, 'although
av4ld lse kept opetz'tkaati1 7 o'clock,
every evening, during. srtrn2ner.
4uc d Visa tr.O..
*ON Friday, as a tease was corning
down Albert street, a bolt' gave. way,
causing the tongue to drop, midi l orses.
to start on a run, the team:turned tied oil.: to
.the•sidewalk,. aid the •tongue ran wider;
/math it about three feet; bringing them
to a" dead stop; without in ury,
1 a
Hui:LEr Bit,izrci> A;e13ioULTt;li:ii. So-
ciEmx --At ti meeting of 'this society,
held on Saturday•1ast;, Mr, John Join.
son, of Stanley, Was elected a rlireetor
.in plaoe.of Me,. W 'J. Biggin'S, resigned;
. and Mr. Thos. Moon, etH ,l1et, in place
of 1W'., W. Colwell, Constance; 1'osiglaccl.
lie fall show will take plebe sometime•
Septentbor;•,'tho exact date net yet
being decided -on ; and it is intended to
hbld'tlio exhibition of live stock on the
Driving Prrk,.und have the. display of
indoor goods held` in the town hall, if
the same can bo obtitifled.
RUNAWAY; •— on Monday afternoon
the team of Mt J61ii Daymeilt, ran
away while coming :up•the hill ori Al.
bort street, caused by,•tbe conning off of
ono of the ,traces,. allowiiig- tiro. tongue
to drop. After proceeding tl short:clis<
tance the:tongtie vas•snappnd'in.two,.
and the waggon swaying' froin, •side to
• side; induced John to jump) out: The
team fortunately cruet with.no obstrilc-
tion in their dash' thretigli town,' but
a tie post at I+isher's.'corner, separated
them from 'the waggon, .which had ro-.
eeivecl no further injery thee the break-.
fortunately unattended liy .any serious
eir•e:u-instariees, came very near remitting
in the child's death,. .'IIs was:playing
around the house, and °rite bottom .draw=
er,of a bureau liar*ina 'been drawn out;
in of the tongue and sbon''after the ho >iat down on. it,,�vlien~ the •woi'ght
lienees were stopped
i caked the bt•area•U,t0 oVer'tur» ori him.
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PterisoN.4Ls.--1111•: Jno, Heelgnls and
-wife, of Clinton, accompanied, by
Detlor and Mrs, W. Stitt and daughter,
of Goderich, left yesterday morning ,for
. a trip down the St. Lawrence: Tliey in-
tend spending' e. conple,of weeks at,Ca-
couna and other watering' places.in, that.
Vicinity •Bee Mr; Grcea. end•wife; a
Bible Christiain Minister who `was. sta-
tioned here about fifteen years ago, but
is now superannuated„: !las taken upi.bis
residence in.,town., .,..Tho wife Qf 141;r.
Thos. Johns. of Stt'ittfoi•d,.is visiting'lrol
friends here....,.Mr. P. Steep,:who went
to- British, Columbia :a short time Sago,
_ - .returned to town .On Satiirday, ;•lie does
not give a •very flattering 'account o:f the
in•ospects• 111 t1 t deuutfy. -
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A. SALT Teri tt%fi:ri; 'alTi. Jolilr.
Bamford has left with us sixteen heads
of Golden Drop wheat, :,which, •were
grown ori land after the following treat-.:
inent : Summer 'followed ; matured.
I Singular to say, not the eligbtest•injury
resulted. bo th; child or bureau,.
:' • May Extaixe..=We arelad. to notice.
that 1!rr. James Fair is puttingin' his
ill.a, seventy barge Corliss steam: engine,
with twp large boilers, made by; Messrs
(oldie and It sOnllough; of,Galt., These
engines'are considered the hest in the
'world, as .they give the gr'eatestamount
of porter' fore. the tleast constuuption,of
f1tel.gf any . ,engin(. :their 'rep tatioi)
tm.§ etude Wortkl=wide: by : the :splendid
and •in anunotlt one. .it•' the C,entellnial
('kntton.• Tile" steam is econouiisecl
•u
by ,ometio cnt-ofl'+s, at certein Pointe
when•en'terilrn the oylitldor.'The work'
of • Patting in is expected to' occulty
about five we ks. Ono tbant' of.hoise,[i,
belonging to Mr. Fair, drew the:fradie.
' of. the engine nihil cylinder; which "*oir its.
five tons, 15' e1vt., froin the ;station to
his. mill. • • ."
Cxtors,•w-- from `hili sections. We hear
with nine loads of ashes find' one anal' a great rejoicings overtlte•abundent clops
half tons of salt to the acre A portion tlhat are being gathered,. seMcoly .any
of this ]and, twelve feat square,' was -
then coveredwith'salt a foot .(seep and
allowed'to remain .a short time before.
re plowing. Tho.tvllole We,s then plow-
ed and sowed. At the time of reaping
he gathered eight, of .the best Leads frons
that portion extra salted, Mid'eight :of
the.other, each of which • weighed is
follws : • 'The former, ,360 -;rains, the
latter, '270 grains, • n)aking •n. diflerenee
of 90 grains, or just ono quart.er.. It is
possible this difference *as made by the
freedom of weeds in that portion so
abundantly salted,. its 14ti: Bamford
found, by.'oxperinlotlt;• that salt ki'llocl
thistles buil not grass, As salt is now.,exceedingly cheap, would it• not be well
for our famine! to try experiments with,
it.
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BEIM' Lo Aes,—A very heavy rain ori
Saturday night cooled the atnlospliero
and inflicted. no injttt'y 1 on crops. Soule
substantial °' gravel has been placed on
Victoria, street. The repairers
1of'inow'
ing machines no+v find plenty 'tri do,
uttering ,r' word contradictory, of this
idea°, The 'appearance of: most all the
•:reps was.good till a Week or so'. ago:;
in f et -the' fall wheat -promised..a.very
large crop, bat tyo' fear the yield will
not:be up to expectations: . Many fields
have.been affected ' by the rtrst,aiii,'con
sequently, the grain is•'shrunken.'
good• deal was also 'beaten down by'the
e
storms, and this portion' Will bo nisch
shrunken. 'The spring wheat will not
be :an average -crop, as both the wevil En
and tli.e fry are in it, and the excessive''
hot, weather has brought it on too fast.
7'l e hay,-.. oats, barley' 'and peas will
be good crops; ;end 'the toot crops' tr
likely"tc> be fair,'•if it 'floe'snot eotee too'"
dry. •
TUECLINTON NY\ ERA,
r y. .".a,r ,. • . -.. .._ -, ,iy'.yfa''Y147tl/ACLfFIGi/iY:)GRAYfLgFEtNo
.xj1 AP.17,,; .1 �11;A'rCSi, ,ti'l'QR7; ' ;Mir 4.lf2 8/.:',,1/EXTti. 1
_. The aminal ra4i e. match under the
s .ct the klurotx 1''artnors and
a11511(ee
Mechanics' •Association tool: place on.
Tuesday hist, on the farm of Mr. Wood-
ly,„a• short (lista ncesoutli of 13ruoofield,
The field was a fine and level 0110, and
the grain stood well up, offering every
opportinity to (lo good, work,. It Wafti.
intended to got a roughor fielk so that
the reaping, qualities of • the machines:
sh'oul(1 be more thoroughly tested, but
the proprietor of the one that was first
aerie,. *mild not lot leis grain remain
till°the' clay of tho match, The :reaping.
was well .done by mostall the Machines,,
and the only difference was in the ,way
in whish the sheaf was loft. • 'The 'nutn-
ber. 'of spectators cti the ground was
good, but not as largo as usual; likely
owing to-tbe urgency of -harvest opera=
tions at Fonts. • • •
The following •is the different points
made by the various'macllines, and the
prizes; together witli the \work of. the
Combined. Machines at the mowing
intitch t. '
TRU*" A101)12031*
0
0'
H
-lain;a jtittialtt
to tri
71
5 ', m o
Ft
w !n` c• l li•• l ccnness of cut,
o'' o.o �• 'f= • ; • ri ace..•
.o
A •
M..
L
W11tt11,of ettt.
ren c:' Q. , N Lbs. DiaeglIt.
Points 7)riught:
W V - t o •Zvenlressof cut.
�;..::: 8 - a ' •Uoliver o@ai1en,!
;,. F4.• 3" .5, ..•'. width of crit. , .
Draught
• t -, rofilk oa .Draft:
zi .*4 Total
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I Priro.
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0
:lIAsosie :(1A'r1xeaceti.•••--Tlio Free
Masons of Huron District, held a lodge
of instruction, in this place;' on Monday
and Tuesday, the 2nd and 23rd inst., •
which was presided of er;by the M. W.
the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge
of Canada, W. II. \Vesper', Esq., Matter
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'6'a.
• se e
. ..* .. _ , o Dvechess of cat.
(;rrasshe) >ets•-�,ncl hies intoes�trre< itotw -in Uhnueo .-Cobotti r and•-S.w .- • �. _._.. � .� . �. _�
1 I cl ry, b, (#. Goopei,
added to the summer! pest. The pre- i Esq., D. D. G. M. of ITtiron District. d . a' If. Co'intelenee.
serving season has commenced, • A I The followinglodges were represented;
cherry tree in' the garden of . Mr.- Goderiah Lodge, No. 33, Godorich
Clinton- _ DerabilPt ,
Refines, that has -,al early genic -fruit Clinton • No— �3 f`kintcnt'y b ,
this year, has blossoined ngain. The
brick buildings bleserate e art 4lftF.
dlecombo, and .those•:of Mrs. Carson, are
being pushed only ud; j when completed.
will, the latter •especially, contribute
meet, to the itnprovenleut•'of the part of
the town they are built 'in, -Flax pull-
ing commenced on, Monday ; the crop.'is
one of tine best ever harvested; and we
aro pleased • to say . the market for this
productin the 'United States is.looking
up. • Owing to tbo,ltotit last week many
persons had to give tip. out-door`trmploy-
tnent. Nearly one Hundred kegs ofbut-
ter were shipped per .G.T,R.,onMorday.
Splendid weather for harvesting:. •While
playing around some lmnber'at' McCart-
ney Eft Thomson's, a little daughter of
Mr. W. Webb, accidentally reeeived a
severe cut on the head, • ilir. Scott
Itobinsore of Seaforth, purchased nearly
200 tubs of button in town this. week;
at prices rari to .. roin to 11 cents per
poirriel,.- ,Ke'ei cool l' writes at friend,
- • Circumstances o,vor which„we -have no
control prevent its from attC+p'tnlg the
advice. Geo. Gillen was, on' Saturday,
fined $1 and costs, by the Mayor, for
being drunk anti disorderly, and on
Tuesday J. Lockwood was fined the
same,'
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Liglht, No. 03, TCineardit o;]4Maitland;
No. 112; Goderich ' ; Lebanon Forest,
No, 133, 'Exeter ; Friendly Brother's,
No: 143, Iroquois ; Tecumseh, No, 141,
Strafford; forest, No.,1 l2, Wroxeter;
L'rittania, No. 170, Seaforth; Sturgeon,
No. 197, Walkerton;.Zurich, No,22.1,
Zurich; St. 'Johns, . hFc>'. 281, Brussels ;
Wingharn, No 280, Winghitnt; 1;lytli,
No. 303, Blyth ;. Morning, Star, No.
30), Smith's hill.' Tho Lodge 'was
opened et noon, by D. D. G. M. Cooper,
and adjourned to 2. ' P, M,, when the
lst degree was exemplified by It, W.,
Bro. Mal1oWh, and ori fore-
noon, the 3rd degree was exemplified
by W. Bro.Small, of Kincardine, and.
NV, Tiro: Robinson, of (liderieb, and. in'
tlio afternoon the 211d degree was exem-
plified by W. Bro. Robinson, Goderich,
On Monday evening, the G t incl. ()More,
the M. W. Gratin' Master, W. VT,' ''Wel-
ler, Itr W. Bro. 3. G. Gower, T').1').: 0,
M: and It. W.13ro. J. P. Waugh, 0.
S. `ti arc en and Ex -Greed oftiCers, R.
W., Ilea. 3.11.. Benson, and 11. W. I3ro.
D. M. Malloch, `were entertained at' a
most excellent supper, at the Cornwter-
tial Rotel, which was served in a roost
superior manner. A11 separated et' an
cnrly"hour with the utmost pod feeling.
tit
„ . v o Dollvcryot.sheaf
0 yz 11 m , Lbs, draught.
eN 0, Voints on Draft,.
k u ' u . Total. - n
a " Prize,
S• 4
Judges—Messrs. John McMillan, of
.lttillett; Jas: 11[aliafl'y, Port Albert;
3,.1Iollingshead, 1
The grasshopp s made his appear-
' T
truce in Califori iafthe Sierra Val-
ley 'they are reported as " destroying
alt the"standing grain," and " when they.
rise in the air they darken the sunlight,
and in a few Minutes after .they ttliglrt
err a field nothing is left except unsight.
ry+ st:Lllrs�:... Tho_.dafr hien are so lisoonr'
aged that many atte giving tip the-busi-
ness."'
he busi-
ness."• The grasshoppers have occasion-
ed no trouble in the Northwest, nor in
the Mississippi 'Valley this season r pos-
sibly the recollection of the vigorous.
cradle against them on their, last visit'
there, is restraining t4 vopo`atiort of their
visit.
Tie Breeellolcl .club paid Goderielt a
visit .l1tat Saturday, and defeated the
chili by nine wicket; Goderiola going to
the bat, scorwl 21 in the first innings
and 20 in the second ; I3rueofcld 30,
And 17 for the loss oe'otie wicket..
11A512 BLL.
A baso ball match will take place to
day, at Goderich, between the Athletes,
of that " place, ".and the Dauntless, of
Clinton, • A good game piny be.expept-
ed, as' both clubs are even17 matched,,
The team .leave on • the excursion- -train
at 10' o'clock, • •
A. match took place at Wingharn, last
week,. between the . mst:chants, of that
place, end the Seaforth, merchants, re -
pelting in,a_viatory for Wingltiuii by
18 to 36, ; '' . a.
The Dauntless base ball • club'intend.
ehallonging. the Mutuals,' of London, for.
a•game, on the 12th of August, for the.
silver cup and •jn'niot' ellainpionship of
Ontario,
HURON ' ITEMS, .
1.4, •'Phos, Simpson and wife, of Stan-
ley, arrived snfo in Ireland two weeks
since. _ ..
Mr, Konip, of Stephen, recontly' per-
chcisod 160 acres of a :Mr. Berger,. for
$1,200. ,
A child belonging to Mie. Panabalcer,
miller, Ethel;had one of it arms severely
scalded, by upsetting the teapot. •
In every section we hoar of cantle
dying from eating potato tops on which
Pbiarisngreen :had been • sprinkled>to kill
s:
'R. W. Walters .of- Colborne pulled
Some heads of timothy on his farm, some
Of 'the heads Of : Which. measured : OL
inches long. ,
John Pratt, hotel . keeper, Stephen,,
was Teat week lined •$20• and sista, for
selling •'signer on Dominion, Day with-'
of ,t a license. • r..
'Are...Robert .Forsyth, of Wroxeter,
.shipped 9,0.00 pouudsof .wool last week.
It was exported. 'direct to tire 'United
States from tllatt place:•
+A t' .Goderich, 'Judge Squier inflicted a
fine of $3t5on' a witness 'with iied''ailed
to appear 'on e subposii', and for.'Whorn
ea warrant was consequently.istht tl:••
Five Acres on the farm of 11,r. •John •.. r,
Ilarri; � con. 16, Grey, were logged by •,
1llessrs.''P, Smith,: i% •Scott,; J. Duncan,
and J; Itis lsirthu , in ,a day and a halt.
•At ,E'ceter;:'4Lr: pine (Gillespie's team
hauled a very 1teevy load of butter to
tlio station Tho load ryas 02 tubs of
i
',Otter, weigbii g ell an average„ 71, 1bS,
cacli.`
..,,_...may'..._._.
1878;
AIX D$78'
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THOS trAcjcscusi,
1878.
OI.1OT J- 1LaILA.r
-N7ST
YTC'I:(H IA,. XiIiQCtK,: C.I.,INIFON, ONT.
ES'1'4.BLI8]3ED 1854, 1
la M 1V1 1\T
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In: the above line' of ` Goods , we are showing one
:of the largest and finest stocks. west' 'of Toronto,
`and from now till, the lst of. geptember, 'will,, cut;
the ; ,rices, lower than ;e"•cie1' :soldbefore in - Town,.
11'lr..I?tike, of Exeter, carried twenty-:
one pine boards ;on 'his shoulder Lor
.about 250 yards. Tlio beards were
dressed piYte, nieitssuring 125 feet; What
is tire, use of dray, horses'? •.
. (qtr Ihnrsday eveuing quitett number
of the • citizens ••of Blyth gathered to do
honor to Mie. Alex. Taylor Upon_ the
occasion 'of. his leaving Btyth, to •travel
far. ci:..wholesale ,clothing store in •,14T,git=
trial.
Mr. A. 13elfry,:of'Myth, is 'claiming
compensation from the village council"
for damage, done to .goods in his cella'.
by being flooded from the street. .,The
question- was brought up last meetiugof
council, -'but Was' laid over 'f r eonsidern-
tion ab next meeting: •
Mr, A. Munro -of thin town brought
to•our office the limb of an e:frly harvest,
nipple tree, on which wereapples nearly
nrtured,and'also blossoms on 'which
fruit was evidently forming. ' '42r.•irZsitt;
ro says there fAossonrii ori :othrr perjs
of rho tt c e :also- Si;/;t<4l. •
.Mr. Thirteen Avery, who has been in
failing•healtll'for some years. past, about
three Weeks ago befits r°,uddelily zvorso'
and died on Thursday • morning.. Mr.
Avory was' ono of the first, settlers in
the township of •Croy, • and was Well
ktivtvn airil higifly':respected-. ,— _.
A few evenings ago a baby wrapped,
in to shawl was left at the door of -the
residence of Mr. E,, Nichol, met chttttt
of Winghtun. (totistablo A.iosley wits
sent for, who pined" the child in caro of
John Cute'ie,, wltero' it still remains-,
No cluehas yet been obtained as to who-
its mother isi:.11ut it is supposed the child
was brought front-Brucefelcl, : • •
Mr. Sinclair 'Tait, of Exeter; has in
his posseasioii a'very ,ad'l>ioeo of work-
niaiisliip), in thoahape of a small brown
born goblet, made in the year 10L It
was first::usod by his groat -grandmother
in that year, on the oee1Sloli of her -wed-
ding.
ding. The same lady was, at the age of
103 year's, burnt at the stake with
rainy others, because alio would: not
give up her Bible and friss the anlage at
the Virgiin Mary;
The following officers were* installed
into their respective offices, ter the cur -
'rent term, in We,itern Star Lodge, No.
146,' I. 0, 0, P., Brussels, on Jtrly> dth.,
J. t'; Wilsotr; N.G.; T. Fletcher, 'p'.(1.;
A. Darman, E, S.; P. Scott, P. S.; T.
ai, 4 Ott Lirivsiii;'11, RUT-NV
Leadbeater, L,S.N.G.; W. I1artry, W.;
0, 'Wittgou, C.; A. Scotty Il. S...S.;' I1:.
Boatnislt f,. S. S.;' 3. Iip )ett, 0.-0.;
Skean, I.( ,,; r1'.1L,Smith; It
Leadbeater; L.S.V:G.; T. Macaulay, 'C.;
W. Graham, P.; 1. S. Seott, represent-
ittive to the Grand Lodge..
Pipe . Worsted Sant apt
*eta Tweed
Canadian Tw ei . Suits,', a
,Ngine Serge.
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01.INT9N, ,inly"5,1878, ;
0.00m'`
i7.®Vo'
12.00..
10.00.
,.?:;A.orct aoiv
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VICS
.T U'i'T TL Jr.0 E• V Ex) .A.T
GRASSCKCIJf4NINGIIAME'S
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They Are soiling out flip Lno tti�dadem less than. -cost
,
Tose In
-want of cheap }slants will do well to call anti see theie stook,.,
HAVXi1( 1't71OHASP1) ONE 01
AriaWater'
1 hop sari supply those favoringsham {1%tli their attaturnfi h its MI kinds et tem drAnec drinks
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10 ` M . � RE A---
��,�ATt,. !h �C
They! !cave jest gat through HIouse interring, arid have fitted up 100 (lroasi parlors, where
all snit he accommodated.•
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I(7P t*l11:r4 Y'I DELlVE1tl D. TO ,AN'g 'L'ltJt riOWN.
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4 'FRESH LOT OF SLS' A N.N +:.m D GOODS
JUST 1132.(9.IVE
Also, TIi14T 01A)iDa nr. m1111.07 ALL MN -111..i0BASONi.
TIIE (1111J BRA..ERE) VANITY F .TR . TOBACCO
• 'FINE ' f i$Att'1 ANO }2T;TAtL.
13Y t Ac�Itl�c�l; ole. B�rrl�. 1 l:irst. Orc�•.xlts, Nv"ii0111.5�
.: (3VF'R=(i T1�:SII[ 1 U LD1°fi"pL+*12tF ; i'it US 01 . -.
PIP1')S, WVHI0F1 TtlEY Asti; SELLING A'1' C'0S1', .t',,.5.•_
RA:member that anything got from their steeeeti be returned, if net as represented.
Olintoir, May, 1878.
• ,, ,GB,ASSICK & CtfNl`IilYt'li'l1AMR.:,,.