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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe New Era, 1883-09-21, Page 1AMP _ ••,.-,••=mmal UN1 8SCOT rris'ters, • 'l'olicitors, CONVEYANCERS &c. Commissioners for Ontario and 31anitoba1 OFFICE - - TOWN Iren,n, CLINTON, OOL BOOKS L the Authorised igh and Public School EXT Books for Sale at ore. uy. fwin. Us as -.we sell at the • ver3rlowest prices and keep the Largest Stock in the County. Now is the time to buy 00 4 Ball, 61 Ball Sic 8 Ball adiog. Satchels ALIN ocket oo SI t eneasianeesennessineleassweensweine VOL 18. NO. SS. INE:tRIS l..zso Per *ninon' 01.11TON; ON1's. FRIDAY SEPT 21 1883. . HOLMES gtk' SON lettv Atirertiottnento. AV/ANTED. a suitable girl as nurse, and to ✓ assist in light bousehold work. • Appy to MRS. CRAIG, the Rectory, cieston. • s VARNA' A BleInenn.--Messrs. A. B. Powell & Co., of Lendon, received from a lady in •the vinage of Varna, an order for one pair of kid gloves; Inclosed was the sum •of he bookkeeper of the Arai wrote FARM" TO RENT. informing her of the' nsisteke. She pro- bably inclosed the price of the gloves in a 'THE subsetiber offers his . farm en the fifth I concession of Stanley. to rent. It contains SO acres; over 60 cleared, Prattle barn and other " outbuildings, log,house, good orchard LeMfee can have the job of .cutting 200 cords,of-twood and Jennie to.nonanzet. F r particuiare-appie to JOSEPH. CLiivroN. HOUSE & LOTS FOR SALE THE subseriber, having purchased other •property, offers for sale the centrally -situated Dwelling now occupied by him on Rattenbury Street., The liOuse le story -and -a -half, with good brick -lined cellar * there are two quarter-acie lots, running through to 'Huron Street. Splendid bearing orchard, hard and soft wa- ter, stable, &c. This property is in the centre of Clinton, and willhe sold on the most reasonableterms . *4 . - -0. S. DOAN- at a hargaln. FARM FOR SALE. rime: south -half of Lot 25, Seve_iith conces- -L. den of Goderich Tdviniiin is offered. far sale, It contains 74 .acre, ia 011 the Cut Line, o o.iles from Holinesville, five from the town of Clinton, and a little over eight from Goderieh For further information apply to 13. GERRY, Bs/lessees. • S"VANT WANTED—A good . general Ser wanted onae: Apply to MES. rine einceneson, Mary St. • • .• SE' WANTED—enod general ser - 1 -3 vant_wanted, good wages Apply bo 31.12S. REEVE Huron St. opposite Temperance Hall. FARM FOR SALE. A . elBST-CLASS farm for sale or to rent. Lot 6. eon. 14 of Ashfield, wilds from Luck- now,eontaining 206 acres, 180 under cultivation, remainder good bush. Good' buntlines., For Particulars apply to RICHARD BARKWELL, Londesboro, or JOHN RinkwnLL, on premises. Ashfield, Sept. 6, 1883, FARM FOR SALE. rphe subscriber offers for. s'ale trio east -half of 'ttli IV N Lot 18, 2nd con.. of Hullett, consisting of 50 acreS. nee,rly alemeared, and in fair working .. order. • Log house, flame barn, witlistable be- • 1 , -water in the_ barn. young orchard, and • other improveMents,,. Situate only two nnles. from the. growing town, of Clinton. Will be sold .en reasonable terms of payment. • e esinitonneeter. 13, 188e., . H. R. WALKER.- _ LOW. Come' and us whether buy or not. CHRIS. DICKSON, City Rook Store Clinton. .- • $500 We will pay the above reward for any' ease of liver complaint,'dyspepsia, sick headache; indigestion. cons •stipation or costiveness ice cannot elite with West's Vegetable Liver pills, when the directions-iqd strictly complied with. They are purely:vegetahle; and never fail to give sattsfacaton. • Sugar tented, large bOxes; containing 30 pills, 25 cents: For sale by all Druggists - 'Beware of couriterfeits and imitatfons; The ,genuine manufactured' only by .J elm C. .•West• 00., 'the pill maliers,',, 81 & S2'King St. East; TOronto, Ont.. Free. trig' package sent by mail pre!paicl retielfib p65 three ,.ant fstamp. _ • - TICKETS ISSUED TO TETE' • _ • nine . White Star line of Steannenips. Anchor line of Stieanashipa, State • line 'or • 'For all in ormation apply to .• W. JACKSON,. Tieketesi (rent. - Clinton Sept 21 1883 JA&. 'TICKET A9ENT; G. T. R. CO1UPON TICKETS! Over the "Now Short Line" te Chicago and all points ,Sonthwest, Well • ' and Northwest. WIAPS1 TIE CARDS, Given 'on' application, 'an othei in.' formation • freely given at the offieedin THOMPSON, & SWITZER'S . Grocery, " BEAVER BLOCK, CLINTON: ' - - ' rpien. subScriber will continue , the business 1. formerly carried on by the firm of Newton, Dennis, lind hopes to receive a continuation of the liberal patronage beretofore enjoyed. HARNESS, ALL KINDS. . TRUNKS, VALISES, W COMBS, &C. Priers--al,nows—reitseranbAe: W. L. IIVIZArTOTT CLINTON. • DENTIST,, COATS BLOCK. harges mod-er4e, CLINTON. FARM FOR SALE. LpT. lee CON. HUI-LETT,. Con:me:Mg of 160 acres,. situate three f rein the rapiillY growing town of Clinton. wen improved, under good eultivatiem splen- did 'sell'. Well Wate,04,, and usn advantages., nernis itberal, • W. FARRAR.' Clinton, F.-I,ent..14,' 1883. •• FARIA FOR SALE. LOT 23 CON 5 HULLETT, 00 ael'eS. situate, three miles from Clinton. All cleared and cultivated but two acres, land all under -drained; soi , first-class. A tieVer-failins; water spring in rear, and a flowing water Well ot barn q. Terms—no money wanted. down, and iny time given on fuinisbing security. . W. W. FARRAR, • • toh, June 28th. 1981. !II.E5s,61u.holt PartnetShip see; Ontee; tenerney gftten • tbat• the partner -1.`4 . Ship 'heretofore sueestieebetween "us, the undersignmDunder he style of TIMINGS. as dealers in musical instrnteents„, (is:tbe Town of Clinton, has: ..been • this' day; dissolve/1 by nintual conSeut'; All debts owing to ,-,the: partnership • are to; 'fio :Paid to Thema s'. Gibbing,,and all. claims, against tlie 'Said pitrtnerfship Clinton,,re Who prese,nted to the' said ThomasAl'ibbingsi. by. whoiu the sanie win lin settled, ' • • Wl010S5 •: p6fit'Rty.' matzr. • THOMAS.GIBBLI‘IGS.. l'Ainten..40gusi, 30, 1883, Clinton—Cotnty Eigh—School NI etre CLINTON HIOIL SOFIOOL SPECIAL • attention is paid to the preparation of students f.or the following purposes :—University, Junior and San fOr_MatriDliatiOn iTi pass and honors, Matriculation in Law and Medicine, Teachers' non-professional el' amination' ot all grades. 'The tea Thing htaff 'consists of four Masters, who • are hpecialists in (..;lashies, English; Frencli German, the Commercial brelchts' 14iithetnatieS, TI ,SeiCnee. CtaTOs 13 eaSy, t itedess hy rail, a healthy and plea, Sant ,plinte.to.4.we in, and:remarkably .free froncin- dneement§lo vice, ajar fi'cita these 'attractiVe ments that so frequently interfere with.stuflY• . • • An unatirpasscsi stipply'Of Apparatus," for the tetteh- ing of Chemistry, Natinral'PhilosoPhy, and Physics..- , lyitNo effort Will be snared to'inithe the cI1N'roN 1810.11..SCIWOL. thoroughly •effieiefit. • . „ - FOR . • • One Matrie`ulaiit with honors Mathereatics. One Spholitrhhhi in Modern LanguageS.• '.Nline, 'honors,' in the 'Carious departnamtamf the Buircrsitr carriolinn, .Tbirty,'-five' out 701 forty-one, Or .S5-,por., cent', stieceeiled pahOng, the Millsnininer,t5301- ftir any f reettemarsepotess, • letter to some one to whom she wished to d $50 ' t3en KILLED.—.IC telegram was received here OD MOIldtty laet anneunting the death- of Mr. Benjamin Stiles last Saturday morn- legeby some accident- in one of the gold mines of Nevada. Mr. Stiles who --was well known in this neighborhood, left here about seven years ago for Nevada, where be appearn to b aye acquired considerable wealth, and we hear that it was his in- tention to return to StaeleY this fall. Deceased has brothers and esisters living in . this neighborhood fon whom much •sympathy 1S eXpresped. • Geepitieduit mownsit in. SzeneioN DIED.—Ori- Monday last a --plenidid TWO -inyr)-o.tre'd belonging to Mr. Stewart McDougall, died with gas en the stomach. •. Enure Sonn.—Mr. D. Cantelon, sr, of _the 10th con., has bought the farm of Mr. H. Cook, of the . th c ont 111 g 80 acres, foe the sum of $4,700. • CONTRACT LE 1 -- he eontract for building :the" approaches to Turner's bridge, a fence 00 both sides, and two breakwaters, was let -last week to Mr. Jas. MeCfateineleYdthe-sum 011300. • ILLNESS.—A son of Mr. L. Manning, who resides on the Base Line, has -been laid up for about four Weeks with inflam- mation of the heart, and is yet . in very poor 'health. Some tinee since while play: ing with a companionVie 'became rnueh heated and lay down on the grass to rest This. is supnosed to have bronght on his illness, and it has been just at a time when his services are most valuable 01.1 the farm. FARM Sonn.-141 r. John Baker, of the Maitland con., Goderich township, has sold his tenni of 1-07 acres, being lot 69, to Messrs. Oakes, ofehe same concession, for the eum of $6,090 cash. The farm 'is all cleared but -15 arcs, has on it it good brick house, and is considered one of- the best in the toienship, so that it is not dear at this figure. They tense possession on the 1st of January. Mr. Baker intends to retire from fnrrning, and will move to the classic "and cultured ,town of Clinton to xeside. •- ' \JTOLMESV1LLE. The a ttendance.amd interest is increas- ire; at the protracted meetings in Sturdy's • church. Mr. Young preached in the C. Church on Sunday evening; there was service in the morning in the 'Methodist Mr. Lawrence is making long days, - between teaching school anti painting the parsonage. In both of ehicli he is very proficient. Misses Enfold and Blanche have gone to the fair in Toronto, therefor e the Me- thodist church had no organist or choir on Sunday morning. •• . ANNIVERSARY.—The second, anniversary of the B. C:'Phurch will be held on Sunday Sept. 30thand Monday, October lst. On Sunday • three sermons will be preached asebileivs : In the morn- ing at 10 o'clock, by Ren. W. Birks,C.AL, of Holuiesville. At 2.30 and' 6:30 p.m., by tile Rev. T. W. Blatchford,. B. A:, of Isondon South. On Monday tea will be served to the public fruit 4.30 to-. 7 p. m., after which addresses Will bedelivered by the fellowing Reverend Gentlemen :— W. Ay erseinf Mitchell, T. W. Blatchford, -W-nl3irkseand-J.- Kenner. - "%lisle -by --the- choir. BELGet.even - •_ — C. 111eLellan has shipped several car loads of wood, which he bought last winter. • Some of -the fanners in this vicinity are not done harvesting yet, and others are through their fall wheat seeding. A BIG TELT).— Walter A 1 n,on.. r vested ten loads of ()ate ofr three acres of ground, and Nvill have fully 200 " • It is rumored tline, Mrs. Morley bas rented her store to Mr. A. naylor for three years, and is geeing to \Winnipeg or the great northiveet. •• Inuncan Robertson, of' East Wawa:1°Sn, measurer). a pea etalk lied found it to be 12 feet 7 in. long; and one of its pods • contained nine peas. t • • Leet 'week nIr. Jas. Gillespie, of Blyth. went to look for gravel, and found a pit in' Wine, ill earte's len , worth. 'gold, 'for it • TURNBULL, ileadmaster. is ••a•iti that better ee'zid not be t°und- esee, iset. VVINGHAM.. TEfE Cwunow,Ese-Rev, G. In. Cornish returned on Saturday evening and oc- cupied his own pulpit on nunday. •Rev. Jos. Markham is attending the Union Cor ference- in 13elleville. Rev. Dr. Mc- Vicar, of Montreal, preavhed in the Pres- byterian Church Suuday morning' and evening. The Methodist • choir have again lost theiralto and the Baptist are looking for an Organist. PERSONALS.—Mr, J. A. Merton is in Ti,ronto this week as a delegate from our Mechanics _best' ute. Hiscocks re- • turned from an esrtended holiday trip on • . Monday evening Miss 13ella McCutch- • eon is borne again. MSS, A,. M. Hill of • St Catharines is visiting her many friend's in Winghani. THE PASSING SEIQW.--Dr. McVicar. of' • Montreal delivered a very piofitable and ablse lecture in the Presbyterian Church on `Monday evening on the subject • 'Science of prayer.' The Baird Dra- matic Co. performed two evenings (Mon- day and Tuesday) under the auspices of the town Band. A Concert on behalf of • the "Helmet Fund" will come off shortly. • The Willing Workers Foreign Mission Band will hold their first anniversary on Frida% evening, when a fine selection of readings recitations and music will be rendered by the band, who are well known for their ability to get up a good enter- tainment. A ` missionary (*Bogue" given • at last open meeting will be, rendered again. •A, young lady dreesed costume pleads for the wonien of her country, a silver collection will be taken • up at the close. The object of the band is the support and education of a heathen. boy a:0 tinniarenn les. Baer began • building her new • house last week. The masons lieve the foundation built and are busy at the brick work. Mr. Richard Sprung, of the base line, and Mr. Robe Hamilton, of the Maitland , block: were plaeed in similar positions, last Week, while Mrs. Sprung is rejoicing oyer an additional help to 'assist her in future years. Mr. Hamilton is overjoyed at the prospect of his place being amply when his right hand will have for- got its cunning. — HEIRT.—Mr. Joseph Webster, of the 12th conce,ssion, received a bad bruise from one of his hornes lase week. He was engaged hauling in 'peas and took one of the noises into the barn for the purpose of tramping themee-Th e auirnal refused to move in. the softepeas, Mr. Webster struck it a slight blow, when it • kicked at and struck him. DEserne—The early settlers of this township are fast disappearing. Again it is our peinful duty to record_ another vacancy in -the list of the pioneers, in the person of Mr. Thomas Greenannewho died on the 12th inst., after a brief illness, and was interred in SL Agustine Cemetery.— Deceased leaves a. vvidow and grown up family to mournbts departure. '• 1 r • DENATILLE tr. MreJohn Durst, of Tubal Cain renown, anctnir.Infeadel, have just returned frem doing the rnimeie City. • Miss Dtumlass, of Ingersoll, is the guest of Miss Lottie Mootish, 111r• John Stewart,of Benmiller Nursery, lost about $300 worth of tomatoes by the recent frosts. • Many feriners are leaving the certain for the uncertain, by leaving - their ripe spritig grairis staridirig in order to put in their fall wheat. • John McMillan lone a valuable iiiirse off Manidany from inflainination. Mr. Peter Cantelon, grocer of Clinton, and former teacher here, in the early part of the week. came, saw, ann went, on his ustud business haste. ' The brick -I -encored • residence of Mr. • •, „John ,Whitman, .of Dein . grave, hareent.e& 21; load- Of oats in •• three • r • , days --yield not 'kuowo. . He". set up 609 'shocks instwo hours. Beat that who can. This place has., riboot 200., inhabitants MORTGAGE. ,SALE op TWO ALI:A.10,E . • HOUSES &. LOTS • TN CLINTON. nrinternandeeeetertet or the enoviers of S:tle, fion tained mortgages;whiCh will be pro, thiced at the tithe of sale, therewin be sold by P ublic Auction, at thellattoebuty House, 'Olin - SATURDAY,. flq413 SclOtember, LSSS. At Twn n'eloelt An the 71 at:moon, by Tr: Dick- , itison,A.uctionect,' the follo,tviiig:desirable pro - 1, Lot number Twenty-six in.B1oek.'0, of Isaac Ilat-miburY's Snrvey, 011 the oast side bf Fre- 'deriek.8treet, in the town of Clinton, contain- ing one-tiftli of an acre, vial comfortable, cot- tage Of four rooms and suninier kitchen, (no* sonenntecLityeenstimieststeeute-gesetnesualenis wine fruit Glees.' _ ' • ' . Lot number hundred an sixtenive of theesaid town, crt-nitnton 00 the east side of Osborne Street, containing, nearly. ope-quarter: 'of an rtere, win) large wen -Melt cottage of five remits and summer kitzben„ good well, &e, The Vendors reserve the 'rightef 'one bidellig• on eaCh. parcel, TERMS.--Ohe.third 04 8110 purchase money- to be.paid on tho. day of sale.; w len an agreement fosethe purchase is fo be signed. % The iialanee •otthe perebasse moneneo reinain (if desired by the Purchaser.) on Mortgage aim inSurance fer inotterin not.exceeding, Alirec Years,. avail 41 re 1- tercet at seven pee 01)151' . •. , , / e'er funnier prticulars 'apply to the AuCtion- 0011. or 40 . 'HALB, Dag., Clinton, or ttic unsteesigne(3, • • n. A, Haim; Vendors' S01Ieitor. nsnnten., Sipt 7;1853; • • new, There are only two of them old residents, Mr. W, 1)unean.and Walter Al- lison, and both ofthem are -blacksmiths. A. Taylor, merchant, of Belgrttve, has done it great business in plums thie year; he hes ehipped-seyeral can load's t� /seri- doreands other 'parts, and LS still as buey as ever. .,., • • Binding bees are the• ender of the day, there being One; arid eometimes two; every night; 'Walter Allison., IL. 13rancloa; G. Nicholson 'and J. Atkinson being, among thoee that have had 1i bees, and all eturneeLeittnetell.. There i's quite an enciternent abut the drains' ivhieh are, now being ptit in in •Belgravc, hut we think when allnitn over they will prove satisfactory. The reeves will not leave the road iifits,preaerit state, as soineof our leadin'o' men and ratepayers of tne townships think. • Mr. E. Littleinir lias,boughttlftee acres from C. G.Tell, on the top Of the hill here. He intends to. put nu one of the best houses in the vilisage, having 'retired from failning. liforing known Mr. Little - fair for years'we are sure. he Will make yr y aceeptable adtitiod to Helgrav. genet- James • Long is nearly completed, and adds to the general thrifty appearance of the farm. '• -- Mr. Pfrannuer has purchased the farm of Mr. James \Welters, the latter having bought out the residence and Blankstnith business of Mr. Wm. Downs, of Smith's IIill. sTANLE Y. • Innestrsnie—Mr. ' M. McEwan, of the 2nd coil. of this townshi-p, last week re- fused an offer of $676 in advance, es a yearly rental for his farm of 175 acres. This was a geed offer, but the farm, is eise of the best in the township as the' smell is ;rotten". well a,rn, anced it is not ill ely :\ cl-fm ma cares to rent now.. URN BOlitiiig is the. principal amusement here at present. -Dogs 010 getting very nurnerens in this locality, on.e, man owu- . ing no -less than six, but of' course a 11 r - SOD 1111.18b haVenconspany of some kind. In your AlEauchester correspondence of last week, the Walkerburn poet is accused of raising it flame. We deny the assertion, it was not the poet, it was those but we forlsear, 1 he asylums 'are already crowded," and we are positive that they would be no credit even to -such -a placee Another correepondent states that "there are• more asses than mules atound the 13tli con. of .Elullett, and they seem. to make a good deal more noise." Mr. Alex, Roberton is getting a new -ng g ---mach. in e-from-eLmrdtMT'Wlfeeh Nvill be on hand in a few days. • • 5. COLBOIL?i.E. cAlli dr. j:loassetPW11 eleker this81eY'isotfh eesel eboc)hrtide 'chki lsdt it during the past month. Mrs. Stewart is yisiting friends in West VVawariosh preSent. She formerly ;re= sided thore, bill during the past 'year' has resided with friends in the Statee. The wife, of Me. W. Stevenseof•Hullettf left here yesterday for England, for :the benefit of lier health. - •-• ,•'n• I TOWN CHURCH CHIMES. ----- The Presbytery ofelliiron meets at Rodgerville next Tuesday, for the indtic- ion o ev. . Thonison, B. D. I• - It is expected 'that wee. ma, • Birks; of pursue her studies in music. , LOCAL PERSONALS. Mies M. Wnet is laid up Sick with touch of sunstroke. t. L., P. DAVIS, -i Is reported, will remove hie family to Leaden. Sorry to loose them. MR. S. Weesit ona brief visit to Kin- eardine, where he is traDSaeting some 131.1BilleSe , MISS BROWN Milliner to the estate of J. Ilodgetss, has returned from her trip to Eng- leabnide.te be around. the housfor e a week , by iliness, but is again MR. W. lIeitegere bee been confined to Mn.• yotiog0sAt ndnanti. g h'fteeet:,e Otte f t aocnconguaeneideday,bvonhias visit to Kankakee, Ill. . . Me. H. C. Binswen, manager, Molson's Bank, who has been taking a shore holiday, has reemmed his duties. Miss C. DEPEW, (sisterein•law of Mr,. W. Doherty) has gone to Toronto, where she will Holmnseille; will preach in the Clinton m H 8 R. H. _Nura, goes to Toroneo this Week, et o 1St C Lire Dent Sunday. • , • e • eIng one of the committee . connected • . . with the new Slicirellern Register. , • . The election for Bishop of Huron takes MESSRS THOS' ' AND ' Go. ,,o1AaLcs\vor.rii, place at London, on the 17th. Oct. The e aenresentativessfrom-Clintonewill'be"Rev7 Iljlinlc-rtn:brnelisiidneellestsgenlif3-DPIeatemeit-,arMeientin Mr. Craig, and Messrs. Farran and Racey,.. Mn. Geo. DIM:IL ere has been laid up by , • . , IT HAS been decided that the first meet- pleased ased to attack of quinsy, nt il e triends will be in, of the Guelph Conference of the unit- learn that he is recovering, ed Methoclist church, will be held in Olin- Miss Deenetess, manager of the Mantle ton, commencing on 'the, 10th of June next. department of Pay & "Wiseman's establ ishnient . has retiiinsed from her summe hand iVE1' Rev.nJ. Kenner will (DeV.).'n'reacu - ' ' tlie B. C. chnrch on Sunday morning rvivniidl• was oane.d to Toronto, on Monday. .1?y the , . , , . „ Mit A. ARMSTRONG, ealleetOT of ellelOMB ' evening,-• and et the, latter sernice illness of a member of his family, and is still seek to improve the death of the lateeMr. Burden. - '' ns. awaY''• ' ' • . . . ---. MR. JAS. M. MORAN, late of the Stratford Mr. M. Rumball, (son of Mr. E. Rurn- Iteraed, but now a traveller for, Gage & Co., - ball, of the Huron road), left here on Sat- tOefrTesOtroofnortoa,gwzteRheeardeeorns: Saturday, in the in- urdate for Cobourg College, where he re • - sumes his studies for the Methodist minis-: M. Taos. Jacecsose JR., returned from a try; Mr., A. Birks, of Holneesvilie, leaves combined bnsitiesssaild,pleasurtrip last week, in a couple of weeks,for the same place. ohredneletsgdPuleriknegdhuisp aqbusietnecaere, number of beavy • Rev. J. S. Coeke, formerly of Bayfield I •' '''se • - circuit of the Methodist church 'but who Mn. JOHNI DINSLEY, of Wingharn, eldest has been supplying for Rev. Mr. Andrews, of Kindardine, during the latter's ,absence in the northwest, has concluded his labors there and leaves in a ,few days for the Montreal Theological College. . ' nra-NCII &STE us • The Good Templars, ,of this villane, intend having an open Lodge on Friday evening (to -bight.) The Rev. A. E. Smith is to giye an address.- Thee Metho- dist choir have kindly consented to fur- nish the music; readings, recitations), dialogues, &e., will be rendered by several members, a good nime is expected, all are invited to attend. • The Rev. Mr. Pritchard is to be absent for ehree weeks visiting friends, his pul- pit is to be suppled by the following Rev. gentlemen, Messrs. Leask, Young and - McLean, Mr. Anderson is to superintend the Sabbath School during his absene,e. ene,----- •• Sir John AlacdOnaldhas been SedrIenly celled to Kingston ley 'the serious illness of his sister., • • • The death is announced of Mr. Thomas -Scott, ex -M. P. P. for North Grey. Mr. son of Mr. E. Dinsley, of Clintone-has lett on a trip to the northwest, accompaniedleynneu- duotor .Simpson, of the L.,H.&B. 13-)iihsgp, ' egiiimied for hi:intim, True St. Cloud (Minn.) Journal Press says: , —"Mr. Robe L. Gale, for sortie months past book-keeper in the First National Bank, has ' accepted % position withnthe St. Cloud. Trans- fer and Fuel Company." Bob's friends here will be pleased to learn of his continued advancement. Ma. ARCH. MATIIRSON, formerly of Clinton, , has entered themission field in the northwest, eommencing hincluties on Sunday last. He is a man of strong religious zonvictions, a good, forcible speaker, and that he may be ` abundantly suceessful in his labors is the wish of his many friends here. • REV. Rowe. CR kill, of Dunbartoe, (brother -of Mr. W. Craig, of the Bayfield conceseion) is the latest victim of "misplaced confidence," having been entrapped within the inatriinonial noose, and is therefore no longer 114s own master. Ire has our sympathies—and con. gratulations also, MIL JAMES Swan, who with his wife and youngest son, have been in Detroit for five weeks past, have returned to town. Mr. Smith's son lias been undergoine metficel ' treatment and returns somewhat improved in health. During Mr. Smith's twenty year's residencelere, he svanneeer before so song• cott was -Mayor -of Owen Sound at . the time of his death,' - away from town, , , ALEX. ta0P.R.E1,,OI tale I0713WHO .Rae ,, Paul Georgenelne pert Huron postoflicn. been in the northweet foi4he pasenve months, clerk' accuseclofrifling letters; waived r'eterned , home en •Satinday,". hnving -left amination before the, United States :cone: Troy . (Quapple) two,. weeks. •before. He is missioner. ae - Detroit ,yesterday. It . is. issuch pleased with the country, n and. nelieves • . . • . thought his peculation Will foot up $400; thatin snmme,r, .at knelt, there' 16. no place , • • surpass it. During this•sumrner the •ireathen • The numberof bowie and 'dirk knives there has been father dry, no rains ';scarcely has 'greatly •ctecreased in the southern till late in July'nnd Atigust. bewilders States since ,the passage of laws peohibit- that,on the" whole, the crops.are very good, ifIg their carringe.- 111r..,Blake's law ,ninted cenSiOering the way' in, which many of them at the. suppression of . revolver -carrying, were put in ; a good deal of the' land was • has hnd a similan:effeet in (Inane. • : :broke un in the fat', and was not fit to ..back set, so that settlers had to Sow thensest way • A Madeira despatch saes Stanley- was they could. . Still, they are la a fair way .of ,doing well, and have broke en' .more.lancl this slimmer:, • •IIistwo sons; John and 'Tem, • have each fifty Sores , ready for (won next . sprint!, Whittiegbarni have •over one hundred and Frank Gooditin.and other neighbors' are Workien hard, 'with fair prospects ahead. The settlement in •which all those f4ris located, . Corral considers,. a, Very. tine • one 'and • they ere 'cle;ierrained to test . theecountrn's capabilities. 'I'he land there, With some ;few .exceptioris, is grirtO. The people' Of the.set- tlernent deserve credit for theis liberality and , • enterprise biensliug•M comfortable chnrch, in whielesereice is held every'Sundnye before - they had : even ,got themselves • comfortably situated., .He visited Mr: Arai. Matheson, .who hatna fine farm arid apPears well satitifiede' with his .condition e the eldest son of Mre •Matherion is in poonlioalthe but.the remaining members of his family are all in good health. nod spirits. 'Qunpnle town is nearly six.miles: .froralthe Olieten settlement; and possesses aeveral good stores. Mr. 'Correll, does not think, u en .of' the' lend:in, • the .,neighborhood of Reginasfor although' rolling . and of ,nice appearance, the ansetant. of blue., clay in ;it willmane it hard te Work, particularly in wet ' weather.. The eropn On the Boll (which he close to where h,e, %YRS etaying during -the 'slime:tern ,Mr. -Correll nap,. are riot nearly ' as good as neye been repotten,n the 'wheat - .Would not tarn otit moreehan fp- 0,14' buBh. elate the acre; this isnot dna to any inferi- cnity of the lanin'but to the simple fact that • • :the land was only plowed once anel .not.b.ack- -see. On this large farms they used 25 .eeln binders, bill he. had not an opportunity •of ,seeing them at Work., On his way, home he . drove ,throegh Southern eleisitene.nwl_ Dak- ota, and he %firma' that he never SaW heavier crops. of wheat and Oats than .Werd to be seen in the first -eminent '-diatricts and he places the . yield of wheat at froin. 35 to40 bushels toehe. acre awl pats fee. ' 1 -Xis eon. ,Tames, wbo re. sides ,ziear CrystfitintrfiliS a field. of160 acres:, of wheat that he considers could not he .be'at anyiellere. .fIe visited the Lendesbotp and Exeter settlement's', ann'found all doing well. He terms the Iletmonite• settlement "the. landef Goshen," nelicviug,then blive the best land to belted iu the norIliwest.', Hers they were all busy onttine their grain, but in the Cepell die trictebetnnad only canister barley and oats.: • Men wee own solf-binders charge ee• an acre for cutting end binding, .and threshers get 10e, e beshel.• In Southern • Mattitobn buyerleare. offering 85c b,ushel -wheat-end-ell oars soldna ; Tur- tleniountein district allnhey would bring was . 15c, while at Quapple 'there Was such a mind for them that 65ce was the ruliemfigure. He believes the weet jest the place for any 'youngetpauto gate although the F6nernMeet has allowed siren's:tenet° lockinplarge traetS of land' that should be thrown•opett for Settle, -, ment,. ntid the induce's:Mitts of • better land . xeguletienn, nearer markets,, and cheaper living in Dakota, has induced paany who would have preferred Manitoba, to settle. under the Stars and Stripes.: Mr, teerrell -states that at the nlectiop for'meinbers of the • Nerthwest Legislative Council, le' Regina' district, three Coeserva,tives' ran, mid every . one pledged themselves, to do. their utmost to defeat the Dominion. Government, because • oftlieir iniquitous land Polisnen 'Mr. • Ocgrel ' has always lineir's lineleng Conservative, but he saya the feeling against the Government' ia very bitter, Midi Inc goes so far as te say , that a few unmiths! eeindence in the north: tveseevenld matoritilly change this views of thq :nest prOnourreerl e.mee,ninicnt simporter' at Stanley Pool three weeks ago, well and hr eopaesfeuelnedo ftshuec cceos sn.g I. dej %Iv.ads rnerpartzrzian gw at at FranceVille, en route for Stanley Pool. His mission is a failure. ' thne 'for elosinge signatures for the submission of the Scott Act, at Oxford, expired yesterday. Over 3,000 signattrres have been • obtained7-consideeably' over the one-third necessary and still there are largo portionnOf the connty not can- vassed at all. *nen` feature so far as the lunch -COWS department of the l live stock trade is non- cerned lees been introduced by Mr. James Elorsfall, of Dundas, Ont., who is shipping • to the English market 22 head of very fine cows, several of which have their calves by their side. James Kende, a Methodist minister of Newark, vieited. his Mother at Brooklyn, on s on av, when ,quarrel e and drove, a • butcher knife into his wife's throat, eut.his- MVal throat, and jumped out o ourt stor9y window. leernlo is bel;eved to be ineane. • The preliminary examination in the East Middlesex election ease has _been held, and it has been shown that there was,absolutely nothing done by or with the knowledge of the respondent that could poseibly avoid the election. It looks as if another Tory deposit is in danger. The Provincial Synod at ite meeting on Tuesday • was eloquently addressed by the Earl of Carnarvon on the difficulties the Mother Church was meeting in Englerun The noble Earl asserted that the Anglican Church in. Canada held an enviable psi - tion, and expressed the opinion that it was it mighty body, growing daily. The Synod directed that the mission Board should assemble in Montreal, and that collections should be forwarded to •this central point for distributiou over the • woOrin.Wednesday morning • Grace Le- strane'an infant daughter of John 13a1- four, of atneinem, died from poison. It seems that ebout 7.30 in the morning a etinnboxencontaininge-a---numbeennef I -Mrs; composed of strychnine and iron, was given to the little one to rattle, and she in some Ivey managed to get the cover off, and before noticed had eaten a sufficient number to cause her death after an hour and a half of terrible suffering. The first General Conference of the -United Methodist church closed on Wed- nesday,after a sitting oecupying two weeks. The new organization has been set on its feet most auspiciously, and the indications are that no hitch will occur in getting the necessary legislation to begin work in earnest by the-firet Wednesday in July, 1884, when it is intended the machinery provided for carrying on the work of the new church shall come inn) effect. 'It has been arranged thiff,)the next meeting of the Getlerel Conference shall convene in the MetropoIitan,Church, Toronto, on the first Weclnesdayein Septembee, 1880. e