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MANNING & SCOTT,
- Barristers, Solicitors,
\- NVEYANCERS,
Commissioners for Ontindo andManitoba.
OFFICE, . - ' BEAVER BLOON, CLINTON.
CITY
BOOK STO
--0
C. Pickson.
eassave*tesee
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VOL. 117„ NO, 22
TERNS -- $1.541 Per Ananniii•
CLINTON, c..NT., THURSDAY,. JUNE 1,-
1882.
,
E4 ISLOLIMIEN •1k SON
P blielhere.
FOWLER
& SO
'BEST STOOK1 OF
VIOLIN STRINGS
IN TOWN:
FINE PLATED
tut dvertiOrtarntO.
irouse to Let.
690D roomy. house on Ttattenbury $treet. Apply,
7 .tEaoftice.'
,
MANILLA FELT
STI AD I
We claim a superiority for these goods
*Ter cloth for the following reasons:
lst It is the strongest and perfectly
opaque.
2nd Its texture is rubber -like.
.3rd It is soft and pliable.
4th It will not crack, crease or break.
- 5th It will not ravel at the edges.
61h It is noiseless in operation.
7th It will not wrinkle or cue],
8th It cante sewed the same as cloth.
9th Its appearance when contrasted
with the best cloth curtaius is always in
it favor. -
10th It is cheaper and more durable
I 3131, -....NS
3E30
STATIONERY, -
FANCY GOODS
TOBACCO,
CIG.k.RS an
Tobacconist Goods.
WALLPAP
A
SPECIALTY.
Over 10,000 Rolls in 'stock
•
Great varietyl to Oioose from.
do not advertise -what I have
not got, nor any more thail
actually_have
Window Blin
•
3doz, Express VVaggons
JUST ARRIVED:
11111 CARDIN S
NEWEST DESIGNS
IN
JEW.ELLERY.
Repairing done Protnptly.
chntim;may. 25th, 1682.
House and Lot for Sale.
MBE. subseribei offers that conveniently
etu-
ated cottage and lot, on Rattenbury, street, a
'few lots -west of the Methodist Church -for sale.
The house contains seven remiss, and on the lot
are a large number of 'fruit tes and a• well *1
good water: Terms made known on amilication
to Mrs. Jackson, oh the premises.
,
• • I. JACKSON. '
Clinton, 24th May, 1882. : • ', .•
FARM FOR SA4E.
NEAR THE VILLAGE OF ,BLYTH,
;
On London, Huron dt Bruce Railway: •
,OT 29 on 14th eon. of township of Hallett,
...LA 139 acres of first-elass land, abotit half
eleared, and balance first -class -hardwood; a
good spring runs afiTOSEI the lot; smallorchard,
also house.
Blyth station, on London, Huron & 13ruce
Railway, where there are extensive salt works,
is lei males distant. Apply to •
Box 964, Toronto P. 0.
Farm in Michigan for sale
,
/LI 00D chance to buy an -improved fafm.-160
kfi acres in weighing -ton -49 acres, cleared and
the balance burned oyer last, fall. • 225 rods of
fence, new frame house and barn, young Or-
,elkard, good well,•five acres of fall wheat on'tlie
ground • and -Hie haTance;-except ••six.; acres, in
grass.. It is within 23., miles of Anderson sta-
tion, and can be bonght at a bargain, as the
Owner's health is poor and he -wishes to
the country. AnyIperson wishing information
regarding th'S fer, can call on T.R.Dreit, Cros-
well, , Apply to ;
C. H. CRYDERMAN, or ers .
WALKING CANES,
PURSES, BIBLES,
ALBUMS, ,Errc,
GENERAL NEWS AGENCY
Inspection invited. No trouble
to show goods:
CHRIS. DICKSON,
crag), Macwhirter & Co'S ,Old
stata'
. -
P. 0 'Z=?..
Aifirst-glass farina 6(100 acres. .60 acres.
cleared and under cultivation and clear of
stutaps. aa acres. of 'valuable timber land.
Underneath the cleared portion, 'there Is over
400 tode 01„.unclor drains.. The' laud. is -extra,
rich' and all Iliat-class.,--7111s.farm is ;composed
of part of 1ots1,2•and.13 in the .16th con., Of Hal-
lett. The teniint,‘Mr. ,Williaan alurpliy, has, it .
leased lor, t11s season,. The purchaser will.
havelhe privi/ege. of 'going, on td- do fall. plow-
ing as -soon asthe crop is. gathered. 1Terms of
payinent, very easy'. Oilers 'reeeiyad, up to the
20tlf Of June. For tusepartienners apply. to
' ; ' :
ClInten,May nth: 188.2. , 'Clinton.
TEM:11410CE CDLONIZATION:LANos.
AFEW•
quarter, haft and, whole sectionS" of
'these lands cap.'he ourniseedto parties who
'eall early. „This Chnipany'it is said:lave 'seleet-
ed tWo million'aeres onis Imp land es there is
in the north west. ..Asthe whole,. ainount,..w as
taken up in alew Weeks after' the bOoks- ef the
eenipany' were opened, theshlands can. inyerbe
obtained only by purchasing scrip from the
original subscribers, wise require a premium. of •
a fen- eentii per acre;.and.by paying.$2.peIere,
..03133-tentli.dowe, and one-tenth each. year fere'
years,with' interest, @ 63d.%. 'The'purehaser will
be reqiiired.to put one.settler'-en each:lot:86e.,
tion inside of live: years. ",The land lies on,
both sides of the South. Saskatchewan, mostly -
on the east side. The eastern'boundstry extends
nearly th the 'Tot/eh:woodnille, eoyeringthe
high relling -prairie spoken' of so enthusiasti-
cally by, traVellers."',Frhni no °then some° can
good .land S be Secured on sueh faVeraele terms
as these.: ComPetent judges, say they are .now
Worth osier $6 per acre.' '
• Clinton, May19, 1882 .A. S. FISHER, '
. Office opposite Queen's Hotel.
nio,agage: Sale-
•
REAL E p:r.4T
UDERand by *virtue of, tlfe power of sale
contained in a certain Mortgage znade by
Robert Grieve .to Robert' .11avrtliorrie, the
yetinnerenneciewliebenroduced at !the -time -of -
sale, 'there wiit be,olfered for sale in one parcel,
• hf-rableeauction en 1•,
•SATURDAY .• • 24th Of JUNE 1882
A.6 four .W.clock •byI)avid 1.Dickinson,
attetioneer, ,
I/PSI:1.411'S Hotel, Kinburn.
. . . ,
(TOWN/HIP OF HULLETT,) .
.
Toll
The fowing p oper3y,being,eomposed of part
of Lot 5, nettle 7811 concession of Hullett, and
;bore particularly described as' twoperches
three perches,•on the south-west corner of said
Orythis property there is erected a;Rlack-
smith Shop, and it is an excellent opening for a
Blacksmith Shop or carriage Factory,. Or both.,
TILlot9:-.-Tifteen per cent, at time of Sale, and
halariec within twenty days. . '
' ROBERT newe'DORNE: .7r.,
Hui lett, .1ffay is; 1891. ' ' ' Vendor. .
ruirrd: tonicsu 4xtotTINTD
an
as er
In belle '1'htl best and cheapest Eertilier
in the world,
relieia 'Teem LAND AND T-litE LAND
11/JILL PEED Nee.
R. M. RACEY,
IRON AND HARDWARE MERCHANT,
N SY, 189-2,
CLINTON:
Stray Pig.
('AME into 'Lot 33, 13th concession, Goderich
kJ Township, about a week since, BLACK
PIG. The owner is notified to prove property,
pay charges, and take it away.
. TROMAS FLEMING,
NOTICE.
,t MEETING of the Ethare-holdets of the
Londesbozo Butter and Cheese Manufac-
turihg Co. will be held in the Butter Factory on
Friday the 901 day ofJurie, at two o'clock
n• M., for the purpose of elcctiug.a Board of
Directors or confirming the provisional, board,,
and appointing a salesin,an for the season.
An experienced butter maker will be in atten-
dance and address the meeting. A full atten-
dance is particularly requested.
W. L. OTJIMETTE,, Secy.-Treas.
Londesboro; June 1, 1882.
Notice or Dissolution of Partllership.
1%7CTICE is hereby given that the partnership
-LI heretofore subsisting between us the under-,
signed as Gressette, in the town of Clinton, . has
been this day ,dissolved by mutual consent. All
debts (swims to said partnership.are to be paid
to George Sharmannt the said town of Clinton,
and all claims' against the said 'partnership' are
to be presented, to the isaid-Geofge Sharman, by
whom the seine will be settled. • •
Dated at cuntee this 23th day of 15713y,A.D. 1892.
*Witness WM. ,5SOORE.'
.4.11. MANNING.' - GEORGE-SHARMAN.
. .. . ,
EIULLETT
CARDING Mill.
THE Carding Mill, on the lath eon., HuUett,
will be opened on the first day of June, when
customers may dcpen if onhayi ng their Carding, .
Weaving, Felling and Cloth. Dressing done in
first class order, as the reaOlinery has 13eeu.
thoroughly overhauled. .
parties coming from a distance can have their
carding done while waitin.,.•
.
If, MORRISON.
. .
Hallett, rune I 1881 -
Executors! Notice.
having clahns against the eta
st t
8411LTEL DUMBAtL, late of the Town otCl01
Clin-
ton, are requested to send particulars of th• same to
the undersigned, without delay, and, all persons in-
debted to the said eStato are requested to settle the
th
same without furerntice
,. • FRED. RUMBALL, L Executon.
, JOHN' RID
CliiitbD, May 18, 1882 °• UT' )
, DENMILLEIL.
Tha Sons Of Tempnranee intend. ho mg
an open meting in p; couple of, weeks.
A good programme is being prepared by
the division. "."'
. Mr. Gottfriedenfaedel has placed a new
boiler in his ,tantsery here, thereby in -
,creasing the 'working capacities of an al-
ready extenSiere business.
. Onorss-Fall wheat itt this vicinity
looks exceedingly well., .The spring crops
also aee ye/T. good ; the Tain last .Saturday.
Making quite a Change intheir appee.rpnces
'Mr. Gledhill is building a line new reed-
deece on his farm. Mr. James Jenkins
hae taken' deeu his barn and intends
b,uilding it larger one with a stone faun-
PEetsoNAL.-Miss,Cliarleitte Morrish is.
away vieitingler 'brothers, Mr. Richard
Morrish, who is teaching in Illiddlesei
county:- Mies Adelia Fisher, , who has
been spending a few weeks in the eastern
'States returned home last week.. •
, ,
A. hinge quantity of wheat andother
grain is being drawn to °lintel), there
being no" less than 1,500 neeshela ot Wheat
alone. drawn out during. the peat .week.
The difference between theprice paid in
Clinton and Goderich being 3,and 4 cents
a bushel. So pays to take it to the 1
''Tbe whole topic of conversation just
nowis politics, some crying Porter, Whilst
the majority' are shouting Cameron. The
Conseryatives seemed cpiite .crest-fellen
after the convention at 'Smiths' Hill.
They fully expected Mr. Platt to,be nomi-
Ida.ted as their candidate, and seemed com-
pletely taken by eurprise When Mr. Porter
was brought' forward ,a8 their leader.
They do not se,em tdcheilssli •the idea of
working for in ,Outsider in preference to
the ..talented_rneinbei, *' C. Cameron..
MeerisTEneanee-Re,v.',11).. Mercian, who
was 'apPointecl by conferenceto the M.B.
chureh, hes declined, on account of ill
health ;; the Rev. Mr. Hartley is filling
the appoinements preee,nte, and will
'likely de so• until a minister is appointed
by conference: Rev. Mr. Broad, slim' has
been laboringin title circuit ;during the
last three years, leaves in a shoratinse for
' a new field of labor. Mn. - Broad will be
missed, as he has made, ditring his sojourn
-
here, a great many frlends. '
ACCIDENT. -Mr. Thomas Slattery, met
with a veiy painful aceddent at the falle,
on -Tuesday. It seems he was 'engaged in
blasting the rock, and, at the time of the
aceident, -was eemeeing it large :piece of
it with a• crow bar, which slipped and
Struck him a severe blow -on the forehead,
knocking him dowel steep embankment
of abeat fifteen feet, cuttieg and bruising
hire badly. He remained insensible for
about fifteen itainutes, and immediately:
after receyering consciousness was taken
home and reedieal'aid-summoned.
- • .
The, picnic held -under the anspices of
,the Benmiller brass band, at the falls,
-preyed' to be a grand success. There -be-
ing no sports in Goderich, a large number
came from that and other places. Amuse.
inents' of various kin -di -were indulged in
during the ,day, a large number, enjoying'
themselves itt trippingatharlight fantastic,
.on a' platform erected' tef tho purpose,
music being supplied bee-IVIrs-and IVIre. R.
McCulloch. The band during, the day'
'enlivened ,;the preceeding S with several
choice pleeest ef elude. ;At a same/Janie
hour the 'company broke up, some wend-
ing their, way h'emewards, whilst ()there
drove to Clinton to attend the grand con-
cert and 'fireworks,' but all Well, pleased
with the day spent at I3enmiller. We
hope" the biuI1 will ' repeat ,the dose on
some future oecaeion. .; - •
•
monRse.
, Muss Robb of the 1st con. of Morris, was
married on the 24th May. Her new name
is Mrs. MeItenney.
The elley. Mr. Hartley was placed as
pastor a the Presbyterian -congregation at
Blilevale, on the 25th May.
Mr. T. Farrow returned home on Fri-
day night, 19th May., accompanied by his
lady. The village boys were ,unusually
quiet on this occasion.
The fall wheat'is beginning to look some
better, Some fielcls,have suffered so much
that the average crop in this tovvnship will
undoubtedly be low.
The P. M. Sabbath school, 2n1 'con.,
will hold its anniversary on the" 11th and
12th of June. Sermons will be preached
on Sunday, and a tea meeting will he held
on the. afternoon of Monday. An sixcel-
lent tithe -is anticipated. -
The Manitoba fever, which has been
BO long mid violently in this local-
ity, is now a thing of the past. Elections'
,should have taken place in March, and then
Sir John's goveinment "might have fared
better than it is now likley to do, despite -
all his precautions to secure hinsself the
power for another term.
COLI1ORNE.
Dne very singular_ andneatable blessing
is the ebsece'of the potato beetle. ..,We
hope it is gene; [Sure.
The heavy freete did a large. amount eaf
damage to some .of the gardens. ,
Fruit trees are only now in bloonia
Owing to the backwardness of vegetatien
they are laterlhan other year.), but judg-
ing from the amount of bleesoms, therSe
will be a large amount of -fruit. • •
Falleivheat is not looking as good as it
might in :write places, but spring -crops are
doing finely. • -
Rev. T. Broad, B. C. minister; goes to,
Crediton•cireuit.
orglitirn is not so extensively planted
this season asit was last. . EAOKA.
40B.SEFLE811.-A few days since Mr. J.
J. Fisher, the well-known horseman of
this township, received a stallion' direet
from Scotland. Be hadn't it in his post
session leing before Mr. Aethony Allen
coveted it, anil subsequently' leought it at
$1,400. The The " passion" is still
st
old Joe, however, .and he will.
leaVo-for Scotland in about three weeks, to
purchase something more in • the Way of
horseflesh: Success to you, Joe,
HOLMESVILLE.
Mrs. Stanley, of this place, has
gone' on 9. visit to her sistee near Toronto.-
Mr.Geo Levis has returnecl from the
northwest and has no desire to go 'back
there to reside..
The many friends Of Mies Ellett Miller
will be glad to hese that she is recovering
from her lath illness: '
The Rev: A. Andrews, of Kincardine,
will,deliver a temperance lecture in the C.
M. Church en- Monday evening net at
GODERICti,
.SER10us n the. cellisicire of
two freight trains on the St. Paid and
Manitoba , road, near Delano, Minn., on
the 28th of May, Horatina Sece.rd, whole-
-sale lumber- dealer..oL cluderiche Ont.;
who was en ronte to Winnipeg, was thrown
froin one end of the caboose to the other
and his sheulder blade broken.
A few daps since Mr. W. Cudmore sold
16 head of cattle, lunspecl at $68 a head:- `
not a bad figure. -. • ,
BeEtnieas.-Mr. Duncan McEwen of
the 2nd COD. of Stanley, is patting an ad-
dition-to-hiseberne-Hesiselseildirig se -stoner
wall under the addition for stable purposes,
root bailee; &c., and is to raise the barn to
furnish accommodation under it for for his
horses and cattle.. Mr. John Elliott has
the contract of the stone work.
SrAerseees.-According to the Assess-
ment Roll for 1882 for this township, there
are 2,306 residents' of which 597 are be-
teseen the ages of .5and 16, 351 between 7,
and 13, and 267 between 16 and 21. There
are 42,699 acres assessed, 31,186 of which
ere cleared.; the assessed' value' is $1,671,-
474 ; personal property, $78,990; acres of
fall wheat, .5,966; acres plewed, 6,737 ;
number of cattle, 3,954 aheep, 3,691;
hogs, 050;.horses, 1,238; births, .42;
deaths .26. 1.•
-Cone-one-The council met on the 27th
May, at 10 a. in., ati a Court of Revision.
All' the members preaent and made and
subscribed the necessary declaration. As
there were no anneals it Was:rnoVed by Goo,
astle sec.'by J. Torrance that this cense
de now adjourn to meet agam on the het
Friday in June at 2 o'clook p.m. -Carried.
^The minutes of previous meeting were
:iv read -and signed. Moved by Peter
Douglas Sec. by John McKinley, that the
Reek.° give an order to John Robinson for
two dollars for repairing scraper. -Carried.
Meed by Geo, Castle see. by Johnn-Mc-
Kinley that the Reeve give an order "Po
F. G. Nieelanda for $22.40, being printing
account for last year. -Carried. Consider-
able time was occupied in discussing the
expenditnre ef money ,on the different
roads and the repairing of culverts, after
which it Was moved by -John Torrance,
see. by Peter Douglas that this council do
now adjourn to meet again on June 80t1s,
tat twou'clock p. m - -Carried-.
was presented by Mr. Cameron, but too
late to'be-taken up, it was therefore laid
over till, neet meeting. ,G.'Stiewart;Clerk.
LOCAL RA11.%4T SKITS.
,
W. E. SCItAPS.
-On- Monday, Mrs. Adams, and farni%
left for Platemouth, Nebraska, -to join her
husband there.
On Tuesday Mr. John Middleton, of
Goderich townelalp, Mr. James Hearn,
and the wives of Jamee Bowie and John
Beesley, left for Winnipeg.
Something that has not occurred for a -
Jong time, ;happened at the station hose 'on
Tuesday, When the yard was cleared cif
every car, not one being left,
A youth, who was evidently out of' his
mind, was cutting up around Brucefield
station on Tuesday, when he was put on
board a basin and sent here. He hung
around therpremises a good while; much
to the annoyance of the employees, and
indulgedin pranks which revealed Isis in- • -
sanity. Not considering it safe to have
him around, Constable Paisley was sent
_for, who learned_that he belonged to God-
erich, and thither he was forwarded.
GRAND TRUNK WAIFS.,
' Mil B. Elford has so greatly improved
the appearance of his premises here, as to
snake them the fittest in the neighborhood.
He will have a beautiful place in a fevv
years.
On Sunday mornm last a covered car-
riage comingeclown t e hill on the"Out
Line, near this plaee, by some means over-
nt "art ne ley,d. l Id
shenatr edth tohe Pt, sthe
o
astei triiotuhse thereof
fu ratfyoc.
Mr. JasEntickna r actual
na -
resident of this village he having resided
here mime 1858. There are others in the neighborhood Older residents than he, but
riot older residents of the village. •
•
The masone are Euildin the cellar wall
of Mr. Young's house, and Mrs. Jenkins'
is ready for the freine:
A Soclal was -held at W. H. Young's
eEsq., on Wednesday evening, May 31se.
Proceeds in aid of the Methodist parson-
agAe ifiunedni
.tertanment, Under the auspices
of the 1. 0-. liTt;takes"plice on Trail
evening, end will consist of rausic, read-
ing recitetions, &c.
We understand that the Sloan and Mr.
Farrow have agreed to hold their meetings
together, beginning May 301114 at Button's
school houee. Both seem etfte a succesg.
. A. handsome ' marble monument hag
been erected at the head of the late Mrs.•
Slater's grave. That and the late Mr.
Jenkins' adds considerably to the appear-'
ance of the Blyth cemetery. •
,
The Ladies of Trinity church ale, mak-
ieg big preparations for, Donsimen Day.
Mrs. Jarley's Wax Works are to form one
of the attractions for the evening. Wat-
son's Hallhap been secured for thenStere,
berry Festival 'and Concert; a goodstip*'
expeeted. ,
Mr. Odell Andrews, for many, Years bar-
tender for Mr. S. Grigg- at London, and
,who com in i tted suicide last -week- Nes-cut-
ting his throat, was a brother of Mr. • An-
drews of this village. The reason for the
rash act is aupposed to have been derange-,
tnent of the mind
'The Methodiet church was crammed. on
Sunday evening, the Icey. Mr. McLean
went to Brussels, ahd ey1 AfF, :Hender-
son, of the Episcepaliatcerelitireh, held ser-
vice in the afternoon inetead Of evening,'
so the .only service at 6:30 was at•the
Methodist church; quite a nemaleer'could
not -get in. The subject upon which the
paseer' dweltwas "Daniel in. the
clen."
4
'
The grocery waggons of Mr. Mallory
and Messrs. McMillan & Senior are doing
quite a bueinese in the adjoining town:
ships, especially the former.
, _ .
1)id the press niake the mistake, or. the
13lyth paper last week, about the English
Money ; it is a half crown instead of a -
'Crown that passes for sixty cente.
'
•
Je H. .Boye thp week shipped a ger
f ' t t 't Oh'
• g •
-;a1r. W. Craig shipped, nsear of floe cat-
tle aTSironto last Week. '
• Work eh.the foundation of the new sta-
. teen is progressing favorably '•
No less than forty cars steed on the aid-,
ings here On Tuesday night -'-all to; be.
used for one purpese or another.
To -day Misers. 4.. Churchill, jr.,, and
site, of Goderich toweshipaleave for
Brandon, taking withthetri -a car load of
effects. .
Ma. A. Dueica late dn the employ of -
'NeWtoxi & Dennis, left yeeterday'for Sault
Ste 'Marie; where he lpurposes
prio*o going west to recuPeratehis health.
This' week 11r. 11. Irwin shipped 6 ears
of wIreat-to•Moiris Mills, N:S., and 2 cars "
to Patterson, N.Y. Mr. Perrin shipped 3
cars of oats,to•Winnipeg, and Me. Fair 2
of flour to Montreal. • ' •
,, CDL11,---"".1b-P OF REVISION.
The court, fur the Bevi' sion of t4e.:44I
sessment•Roll, raet in the Council ,Chani-
ber Monday evening, foie thennire;t41e,
•of hearing ;and deciding all cemplainte,
and finally revising the Jell. Present,
Mesars. Searle, •Cooper,"...Corbett, More
and Stevensin, and after. being, duly
sworn, Mr: Searle teoln.the_ chair:. The
'following weretheappeals, -and were '
posed of as follows • ; • • - • te
CiL.' Saville; E. Wattersen, M. Taylor, --
A. Moire,"0. Diehl;jr., and-leh,n Taylor,
emitted appealed to be put -031, which
was granted. , ,,
Isaac JeCkson appealed to'have _dog
struck off -allowed.,
W. Hemphill, W. G. Wheatley, 3. Con-
nolly, Geo.-Daeis, Geo. Doherty,' G: T.
Marsti W. Snea-1,1, , T. L. Fortune Re -C.
Wet"Parher, "W- R. -1491-i -
risen ans.1,,J. T. ;Wilkie appealed ,to be
placed on roll teiantsr.--allOwed. tee
S. Wilson, W. - Alexander, Welshekt; •
Callender and N. Glow; appeal'edlea htsie'
their asseissment raised -allowed. -••eie,1
R. W. Emereen and •Albert
appealed to, be rati oh 'as ownere-Sealloired:
Theconim
afSSI:eSrldnUt roll, as a§
thent,
GODEItICH TOWNSHIP.
The contract for the erection of a new
bridge over Trick's creek, was let on Mon-
day to Mr. James Young. ,
• Two splendid itnported Clydesdale' stal-
lions arrived ots Tuesnay, One of them be-
ing for Mr. James Laithwaite ;of this
township. , •
Mi. Hy. Cook returned froM Manitoba
yesterday. He has bought._ out a 'claim
about IS sniletefrona Bra-ndon; and intends
to move on to it. - • •
Mr: Fred Secemiller has sold his farm
implements, etp., to Messrs. Drysdale arid,
-Emory, late with Ify. Attrill, Esny., for
$15,000. It is about 115 miles from Gode-,
rich, ;contains 1,62 acres. ,
Mr. Peter Perdue of this township has
jitst purchased a steam engiee_of Mr.
White, of Loriclore,to-uSe withhisithresher.
"Pete" will mew be able to .make things
"hum" lively awl he's, the one that cando
.' Eines Re:term-Ma S. Phipps has
rented the Dockstater farm, Huron Road;
from Mr. J. Whitely, deputy -reeve, for a
term of seven years, at an annual 'rental of
$185. The farm contains 75 acres; and'
Mr...Phipps has iset it on very "reasonable
terms.
RETun.N-F.n,;-On Monday last Mr. Thos.
Jewett, of this township, returned from
the northwest, where lie has been for some
time past. He has secured land both' in -
Dakota and Manitoba. He says that in
Brendon there are hundreds of unemploy-
ed persons, owing to the impossibility of
getting in material with which to build. ,
WINGHAinl.
Rev. R. McCosb. late of Bayfield, has
been appointed „Rector of St. Paul's
Church, here. ;
.I44:at0ssE.-4V1ngham vs. Kincardine,
won'b Winghans. Two fouls and three
games, each,being won by Wingham.
BALL. --The VVingham' junier
, r
base tall blub visited Lucknow on the
24113 and came -nettle vietorions, 19 to 5
being the ,seere.
Thetdies' Aid Association in, Cennec-
tion with, the Presbyterian church gave it
lawn social at the house of Mr. Hender-
son, tealizing about $17. '
ACCIDENT. -As Mr. Steen and his fami-
ly were returning home, Satarday even-
ing, ,the carriage upset, severely hurting
sevetal of the occupants. .
TOWN REPAI118.-The chief -is gradual-
lynteaking the sidewalks betters.' Veran-
dahs and projecting signs still continue
to come down. The boys seem to be a
little more orderly Under; the new regime.
A, number ,ofnew fences are being put ne
P
ese' • ERSONAT,S. Fred. Boyers
visiting friends bere•last week. Mesere..
W., E. McCara andelames Cranston, frone
Winnipeg, were in;ttewn last week; Mr.
Cranston returns fei-Winnipeg on
day. Miss Miss Nellie Morrison", of Gederich,
is spending.a few days in„Wingh9.111.
PREBENTAT4ON.-A feiv evenings since
Rev:13. B. Keefer was the recipient of a'
purse of money at the handeuf his friends.
Next day he received a letter from a
friend who had not known anythin
about the affair until after it carneuff, an
he enelosed a $10 bill as his "expression
of gratitude.'
FIRE Bneeenr. NOTE. -The firemen
ave a new hose carte -quite an inapt -eve -
meet on the old One; ',..fhe,Ited.Hese as-
assenahly was a success: ''',/sTews, of a big
fire and request for aisLwere. telegraphed
to Wifigharn 'on Tuesday. e ;Our brigade
leftfor trantford TneSity morning to
tit part in the compettion.
SETTLE -ye -Sorge time ago. -11X.' 4: Tay-,
lor, of -the Huron read; was hp., before -
Mayor Feeresteraon' a chiegeiof keeping
a vicious dog, 'en which jadgMenteetes
given against him, with Costs; amounting .'
,n ear $10. • The complainant i u=the case,
Mr: John Wise wanted hins to pa:y ;the
dameg,es whicll had been . done his • een-
veyance through the actions of the doge
.but Tay-lor tvotild not gie.n., theni,,
wiser councils evidently prevailing, ,'he
recently paid the damages and Ceete in ful'1.
1.1oN'tiseenoette.
Mr. t.atbanie1 Suedereeek is out again,
aftee a severe iittacle of typhoid fever. .
'One day last, Weektwo of Mr., Moon's
teams nineway,, slightlyinjtering two or' .1
th•Trehe.e?•ef hij;ae
4mtestain
ii.dog in the v rage :
, if
not keplein closer quarters will be sure t6 -
take sick senile day son. •
Dr. Young is'-getting'a new picket fence ,
in front Of '-his Premises, which greatly
-.1111•Phrereveei4tahmeelr7ex-p
ks°efetthe'etme.
-Tstart running
abbutthe-first. of June. Fiermers, give it
a trial and you will neverregret it.
• The party' that went to Manitoba souse
time ago give rather poor accounts of the
land thet is in the market now tuibe ;tak-
en up, and they intend going fo Dakota,
where they cart get better land and infich '
better privileges., , . :••
Election matters are vary quiet', 'here,
it being generally understood there', will
be nO opposition to Mr. Jahn- McMillan,
but I think some one could be ,found that
would oppnse him for --thiety-thousand
dollars, probably for less:
A number of the members from Clinton e
Foresters', court vieited the cenrt lieee and ••
performed the initiatory... cererno to -
three new members, and afterward n-
• tertained 'the memberhere, by song an
recitations, Bro. Haleand Bennett takhl
theenostpromiliene part in the entertain-
ineiitieen', birthday p'assed °flier; quietly Qit
'here; althofigh 211 the.morning; Aft.. John
Lee sew a bear i his Imeh, end gave the
alarm, wfmn number tient i u •Stla,V(11,1 Or
it; but did '1101 sticceed itt finding- - It •
was seenethe same day about two rniles
ewer,- lty Mr. MeViitie who cliescd.
with a' little deg that was with
LL ETT.
NEW L. 1VIe1ville,.jr., has
„completed the erection of his new store at
;".."Woolersee' Aft etea,eMr, Morrisonwilirun
tlienbovei mill on 061311e con, this, year
as Us-bal.'. , • „, • .
•,,VITeskettiorryete, leaps ,that .1Ite Jos.
Howson -,�f Helletf, Vaid un sidle We '
hope his pitiless will benf, short d
e
,
, • ,
• 'uowr tIehrr.e.......lvititsone"iif'
-township, recently -sold a, year 01(1 :colt,
laet year, to Mr. Dustette of 1301-
n:sore, for the suns of $600. ,
MEEeliece--•i•A meeting of the sharehold-
,
ere of the' Butter factory, will, be 'held on
Friday, the 9th ,the, pitepoeS •of-'
'electing tlireetere' nein appointing it soles-
,, FAtut 8080r.-1,4. Archer has sold hie
"faim, of, 80. acres' .on the Bette tine te ".
Metiers Wm 31iplady and D'i Cor(li 411 fen '
$4,000 cash, tairstig poesessionmese- teeiiis,
ber. ; Mr.,Tipladyslins• now a farm of 180
acres and Mr. 'Cornish' 115.-b3th gad '
farms and gond fare) erica •'