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TERMS -41.50 rer Anniint in advance.
- MEN OF NOTE.
3,1sam. Oliver
Premier of Ontario, Chanapion of Provin-
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MANCHESTER.
BRIEFS. -Miss Kate McCrostie is visit-
ing her sister Mrs. Pritchard, for a few
days.- Miss LizzieMcGee has gone to
visit friends in Clinton for a short time.
The Knights Templar intend giving an
entertainment soon. Mrs. Bolan is in
very mw state, and her recovery is very
doubtful. -Mrs. Thomas Rutledge, of the
boundary line, has been sick for Rime time
back, but is now recovering.
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BRIEFS. ---Last Friday the farmers in
this vicinity made a bee andebauled gra-
vel to fill up the lane of Mr, Alex. Smith;
about 56 loads were taken fronaVosman's .
pia ten teams being at work all day; in
the evening, althoughldt was so stormy, a
dance was, held at which a good 'titne was
spent. Mrs. Thomas Laidlaw, of the 9th
concession, is going to build a frame house
next summer ; the contractors are Misers.
John Young and Dave Cowan, of Blyth.
Mr, R. B. Laidlaw had several ribs broken
by receiving a kick from a horse, on Wed-
CLINTON ONT., FRIDAY; FEB. 26, 1886.
aossuharsie.
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Betears.--alr. D. Baer has gone to ne
the Queen City. Mr, EL Keene, who is
working for W. H. Baer, is laid up with
the quinsy. Miss Lucinda Fisherebas
taken a situation in Seafortia Mr. A.
Fisher is home on a month's vacation
from Toronto,
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KINWURN. '
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The revival meetings still go on with
power in the Methodist church here. The
houseas crowded every evening, and the
interest is •increasing. Over 100 have
professed to find the, Saviour. There will
be a reception -meeting 'next Sabbath
afternoen, when the serviees aere will be
closed. •
. Bata oarearao. '
Bites. -Mr. Cole Sa Co., of Clinton;
gave a magic- lantern entertainment in S.
S. No. 3, Brucefield, on Tuesday eyening,
which was fairly well attended. Mr,
Baird's dry goods store will be closed up
at the endof the month, when Mr: Fred
Swinbank will take his old situation in
the dry goods palaceeClinten ; Fred will
be missed, as his genial countenance and
nesday.. •• obliging manner have made for him a
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large number of friends. .John R. Clarke,
' Eatem wAevaistOgal. • the boot -black orator, gives another of -his
eemaes,-Mr, a.Taylor was reappointed popular :lectures ."}lite and misses," in
assessor at the council meeting on Men- Brucefield early next Month ; we Predict
day. Mr; Gee. McGowan has been spend- for him -a large house. Mr. Rattenbury's
ing a few days vieiting in Brantford' and sale of iinported horses takes planeon_
11-atlania-Rev. Mr. Caswell, of, Atiburn, is Friday,
hopeare entertainedfor his recovery;
conducting special services nightly at ' he has What is termed paralysis of the
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Hoover's church. *Mr. R. Anderson and ;Basque. , bowels. Mr. Harry Hibbs has bought the
family, of Manitoba, are visiting Mande Coartaareoei.a.... A eeapie of weeks sinee 60 acre farm of Mr, Stewart Plumnier, on
in Wawdeosh. Mr. J. McShannock, who it was stated that Mr. Jas. Ferguson had the loth con., getting, it at. a reasonable
went to Manitoba lasayear, Will returnee 8,vuv,
out or the pee" making business , figure: Owing to afreside being absent from
hie old: tpwnship as eoon as he can dispose ' leonae on a visit, the service at Cole's O-
a his farm stock. Mr. Jas. Barr, (If
lanai Nullett, had e wood -bee on the 10th inst.
I Mr. A. Calderrs house was the scene -of a
• lively dance a few nights ago; bag -pipes,,
.s violin and Piano enlivened the fun until
- late in the morning; • , r
• 1:0NuEspoitio
• Goon Wonic.,==Mestrs. Robt. and Jona-
:1 thairCiaifiv aid; of Londesboro, cat, ..of
.1 'maple wood, on the farm of Wm. Murphy and felled their own trees, 51. cords in 3
hours 4 minutes; rand the wood was bard
, frozen. 6
Beaaas,-The Hall band of revivalists,
which has been-so-sticcesefhl at Kinbern,
is announced to commence meetings bele
eaext Sabbath evening. '• Dr. E. A. Rose is
again practising here; ,he hai purchased
the house formerly occupied by Wm. payi,
and has his officethere; The Piesbyterian
social Was well attended ; the result Of the
et-and-seeialion-theawboltakala
GORHAM/1R TOWNSHIP,
Baize's.- The social at Middleton's
church last Thursday evening was well
attended, and as euccessftil as could be
expected; the ..progranaine watt an inter-
estipg one, and nothing was left undone
to contribute to the in terest of the occasion;
Shout $50 were realized, for the Indian
mission in the Northweet, and Mr. Mid-
dleton is to be congratulated on his zeal-
ous efforts -1a erase funds for-thatInman.
Mr. Caleb Rose, of Dunbarton, has been
visiting•M
at r.. Courticea, and other
i
friends n the township. We are glad to
see our esteemed friend Mr. ST, Holland,
nee more out again; he had a severe
illness. Messrs. James and Geo. Graham
have been visiting friends at Wingham.
Mr. W. Arias, of the,lith • has just'
'bought an organ for his family. Mr. T.
M. Elliott, of Dakota, is areund buying
horses for that state; "Tons'. says the
Canadian papers have so grossly libelled
him about offering all his wheat to a girl
in Dakota if she would become his "now
and forever," that he cannot get aelady to
look at him; that's too thin, there are any
number of girls who 'would only jump 'at
the Chance to marry such a handsome
fellow as Tom Elliott. Ma. Jas. McDon-
ald, of the cut line, sold a horse to,Mr. A.
M.'Polley the other day, ata good figure,
Mr. Robert Baker, Of the Maitland con.,
who has been very ill for sonic time,. has
taken a turn ior the worse and little
this le not correct, for although the ;part-
nerphip of larguson 4 willows was dis- pointment was filled hy Mr. Yet), and
solved, Mr.. Ferguson carries on business .Batbd by Ma Blair, • on Sunday Iteta
for bitaself in the old Mountcastle Bei Mr. W. 'Wise, of the Bayfield• con.; has
. p ,
stnith, containing 100 acres, for the sum
billed to give oliebasitis. Popular lectures
in of $6,000. The farm butts what is known
in the temperance hall ou 1Vlarch 1st,
connection with the Methodist churns,- as "The MeLagan 'Farina' has a good
Court day. this week, when a large ieurre. brick house on it; with general otabuilda
ber of important cases were heard and ing', and has been secured at a very
-nearly allthe-neighboring towns Were re- reasianthle figure. There are quiteat few
,parties.buying horses•through this town -
talk
in the. legal line. There is some
talk oforganizing C.L.S.C.Society here; • shiP. now, n104 ot thein *for Dakotite-
a better move could not be niade,•And the •Tne attendance at school house No. 11,
sooner the ball is .set a -rolling the better. Goderich township, has not been as large
'Tom Dale returned this week atter doing as usual during the pest week, owing to a
the pity and Mount. Foresee; Tem is a number of the children having severe
favorite with the ladies, yen lanew. De, colds. Mr, DodaWorth, Of •con. 16,'is
Sloan, Erail Hess and Mise Hess, of Lis- lying in a very precarious condition at
towel, and, Miss:Dolly Shaw, of Brussels, • Present, On Thursday night, the 18tla ,
were •paying a short evisit in Itlyth this. fire broke oat inethe house of Mr.. Sohn
week; they were the guests of Mrs. Dr-
ria-Missataewtimandieehasabeenazialt-
ing :here for some time, left •for home in
Strathroyaon ThirredityS and We kfiliff
enie one who is casting a longing look
behind and sighing "Will .she no come
beck again." Quite a number attended
the Sun day School Convention, :at Wing -
ham: .The County Temperance Lod e
Meets here next Weele„ When Mr. .F, .
Spence, otToronto, will deliver an achleeise
• ev.atanawetwaetotem. • --
Couleur,- Council met On the 13th
inst.-all the members present. • Minutes
of former Meeting were readand epproted.
Clerk's bond was accepted -the treasurer
yq requested Lc? epresent new bond at
next meeting.: The enditors presented
their report, Willett; onmaotion of council-
lor Lockhart, seconded by conncillor'Todds
wo adopted, and 'the clear was instructed
to gee 150 copies -printed. The members
of the council Were :appointed road cein-
missioners. The reeve and deputy reeve -
were c, appointed a committee- to atten
next meeting of.Colboene council to settle',
financial tnatters between the two town-
ships. The clerk was instructed to notify
parties inaereetecr that a by-law referring
to elie putting of Grierson's ditch will. be
passed at next sitting of council.. The:
efellowingaccinuits were ordered ttipd paid: '
John Mole and Thos. Anderson, culvert,'
$7; Huron Signal, advertising Court of
Revision, $1; John Knox, horse hire $2;
B. Redmond, culvert cons. 4 & 5; $5. ; clerk,
delivering aathnaasters' lists $2, Jury $3,
writing roll $10, totaa$15;. John Webster,'
auditor, 86; Alex. Pentland, allditOr, $6;
Hugh Rutherford,jr., refund .of dog tax,
81; R. a Anderson, expenses ,and time,
re suit about big ditch, $5 ;' -Jas. :GlOsote,
$2. • Coupoil adjourned' to erteet on Satur
?lay; March 20th. • R. X. MiLtfrat,
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been very encouraghigeand tae committee
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deserves praise. - -The eth con; of altillett*
•• correspondent need not wonder that the
31°D. A. m • train did not kill the -pigs that Were struck
Provincial Treasurer, and the p3ttplar, there'is nothing cif' them to hurt.
Member, for West Huion..
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• Saammaxes.--The following statistics
i a re taken from .the auditors' abstract: 4..".
Amount on . Collector's roll, $12,224.!2;
total receipts, $14,326.36. There was paid
for entity rates; 81184.60; for :schools,
9.; for 'roads, 81,93994; for sal-
aries, $556.30.. air printing, 81; sundries;
$2,587.50; balance on'hand, $835.23. '
Canaria:a-The *coinicil met list Tlatirs-
-1 day at 1 prm:', at the 'call of the reeve-aell
the members present. The reeve bathe
chair. about& or previous meeting read •
and signed': The following accounts were
eraered to be paid :-F, Ge` Neeline print-
ing, $20.75; Win. Grant, gravel, $2.4e.
Mr. Proudfooatias appointed engineer at
$5 Per day, without ext rate -elle Auditoria
report was accepted and passed; and the
clerk instructed to 'get XI copies printed
and distributed... The Collector's time for
c011eeting the rates wo extended to April
1st. The engineer -was instructed to stir,
vey the sideroad betiveen *lots. la & 11,
ersiOG LOST.-sTRAYED AwAY. Mem STAPLE' from the Parr line to the Babylon line-,
axeerox, on the eiening of the 19th inst., a Black and •
White HOUND. Finder will be. rewarded on return- and also extend the. survey of tbe
mg the MIMS tO GLAZIER,•Spleton, oaten Bahylon line to the South boundary. It
was decided that the tiniber, on the said
roads be sold by tender: The Council-ed-
jotirped to Meet again on March 27th, it
'one o'clock part. ere°, Stamina, Clerk.
• . • • "' a.ax.ezetant .
' The members of the St. Pail's Guild,
Clinton, gave anentertainment in Bayfield
on Tuesday night, for the benefit of Trin-
ity church, of tliat.place; to a very appee-
cleave audience. The following is the
programme :-Reading-Mr. Craig ; trio
-Metari. -Galtes,; 'Smith and Harland;
song --Mrs. latinsierd ; reading_ --Mr.
Bowers; song --Mr. Combe ; ReeitatiOn-,
Miss G. Robertson; dueea-Mrs: Whitt
and .Mr. Oakes.. Second Part--Song-
Mrs. Itansterd; duet -Mr. and Mrs. Craig,
trioa-IVIessrs„ OakeeeSmith and Harland ,
teading--Mr. Bievver Combo ;
recitationaliee Robertgon• song -Mrs.
Whitt. About $40 was realized, and all'
the parts were loudly encored.' • The en -
want port Sai.E.-7114 1•'di.of oN age ram- tertainment closed with the thanks of the
ee Rona iots 6 and 7, Goderich township, con-
eople of Bayfield. , • • '
slating of 144 -acres, is offered for side on reasonlible P
tame; Abolit1.26.1cros cleared and in good state of
cultivation ; balance, good jiardw.arr,_ good_frame. 134IEM—DiVisi94 PotA0 .144 kturft.-
Irmo, &c., generarluilldings, plenty of water, bearing one and orie case—it did not het
orchard ; Iloilo from the rising ton% of Clinton.
Particulars may be obtained oil the,prontises, Why
• addresklitit JAMBS PBRDUE, Clinton P. O.
lifoni. C. F. Fraser,
ConlMii3sioner of Public Works, Ontario.
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jtwAchtertiotnittito:
rriii04013P,ED ounliku BULL. Polt
.• _a. The uhdersigned_ offers for Salo it 13 'months Old
Thoro'bred Durham Bull, dark red ceior..—ffeelLoodli
gree, and's. first,elas.s animal. JOHN CUMING, lo
—22;13tIrcourrItirlintt71-Midesboro 'P. 0.
NTOTIOB OF DISSOLUTION.—niu FARTHER-
-04 MP heretofore existing betweeitthe undersigned,
as Merchants in the town of' Clinton, has this day been
dissolvcdiby mutual consent. Dated 16th Feb., 1886.
Witness P.p. HENDF,R.SHOT, GEO,E. PAY, JNO.
WISEd.A.N. . •
TIOUSE AND LOT FOIt'SALL Ok To RENT.-
. The BRIONROUSE lately, occupied by Mr. D.
• Eleoat, near thb is offered for sale or to rent
on reasonable terms. it has plenty of room for 511
ordinary family, hard and soft water, god water, gar-
den,'Nvith fruit trees, &c. Apply to MR. JAMES
BIGGINS, or tho,NEW ERAJOFFICBc Clinton.
"[SOUSE FOB SALE OR TO atm. - THE
-I.& large fraMe house an Beittenbury St., formerly
nctupied by Mr. W. Doherty, is,ofterett for sale or to
rent on reasdnable terms. It contains plenty of room,
with hard and soft water, and Is 4% Very desitable resi-
dence. Tenn's,. on applicatiol. to 40IIN TAYLOB,
. spencer St., minton.
. VARNA.
Batavs.-Rev, Mr, Torraned's aligsion-
s ary eerrnen on Sabbath evening was heard-
. e by a large congregation, notwithstanding.
the storto;and was highly appreciated. -
The weigh scales Will be at the eervice of
' the, pelelle ere these linesappear in print,'
-end farmers need het any imager dread
selling hay in ourvillage beeause of there
being no facilities for weighing it. It is
our painful duty hi chronicle the death
of H, ettry T. Keys, youngest SOB of Mr.
.Andrew 'Cosa, Babylon line, which took
place in Egmondville cm Wednesday
morning; }Tarry had'beeo attending the
Seaforth High School since Christmas, and
a little over a week ago he was taken ill
with typhoid anctinionitt, whien did its
work only totatetpidly, despite all attempts
to cheek tlio disease; the -family has the
eympatity of the „entire. neighborhood in
° this
long or make anybody lithe Robt.„Todd
has sold his farm of 64 acres to D. Mere,
fot$3,100 ; it is a gOod ; •Mr. Todd gees
to Kansas, Mrs. Dejardins has sold her
him of 48' acres to Sohn Reith for $1850 ;
Mrs. Dejardins also goes to Kansas, sever-
al members of her family being already
there; Mr.' Reith is one of the greatest
land speculators we have, this being the
fourth farm he has bought in Stapley since
last fall, and he holds them all at :Present
Mr. Montgoinery has rented his faeniand
goes to Dakota, all his sone being settled
there; he goes up to seethe country. Mr. stepped on one of 1118 legs and injured it
John Campbell, brother of the deputy- severely; besides internal injuries; Dame
reeve reeve of Stanley, is sloWly recovering Rumor says be and his breener are about
from, a lingering illness. John Reid, eon to go to Settforth to take allege of one of
Of the late Rein. ;Reid, of Stanley, met .the wells there; they are good trusty MO
with an nceident lately, - which la and mr. eioeonioee. will not willingly pert
to prove .fatal. Ed. MeCtinn'end Stewart with t hem. One of Mr. Ctevenlock'eliors.
Gordon have returned to their hOmee ie es is also laid up Tor repairs ; on two aueo
Midland City ; they are alio looking day as the above it got throterh the ice.
yourg men ; we like to see Our boys do And behig a spirited aniinal, became un-
well, Peter MeDonahl, late teacher here
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leranst admit that although the engine had
IffORSEs:toffiLD.-At Mr, Pluromer'e sale
in Goderich township, Mr. John Goyier,
of the base line, bought a yearling stallion
"Young Lincolnshire Torn," got by H.
Hibbs' horse. This protnisng colt Mr.
Govier has just Bola to Messrs. T. & W.
, Bell, of Lonclesboro, for the sum of $295;
they. intend taking it to Kansas,' Mr.
Goner alsosoldanother heavy'. horse to
an American buyer, it a good figure. Mr.
Govier evidently knows how to handle
horseflesh so as to make money on it..
PERsONAL,--,E. 'kicker:glen, son of
Mr. Edward Brickenden, who haw been in
Toronto visiting relatives, and in Marlette,
• ylating aleaahere, formerltathiaa
township, returned home Int week. The
many friends of Mr. Shier will be glad to
hear that be and his family* are enjoying .
good'health.
NOTnS.-The wife Mr. Jolnijackson,
of the 13th •con., died of heart disease, on
Tuesday. The sale at Marshall Braith-
waite's, on Wednesday, was a good ono,
steers went up to $80 a pair, and cows as
high as $40, and $50 each. .
not bon handled snare the fall, and the ther.
mometer was again in full retreat on zero,
their work was, as it invariably is, most sat?
isfactory. At McDougall's, for instance, they
threshed out some 1,2o3 bushels of grain
without a halt save for dLnner, winch kept P.
MeDougall, jr., who was .cutting bands, just
as busy as he eared to be, and he is one alf
the fastest and most careful band.catters ia
,t is townstup„After doing a grand day's
work at Mr. Gardener's they shifted tho.
engine and separator on to runners and re.
turned to,their own bars. This is our first
threshing for '86, and if we may take it as a
materiel) for autumn work no one will have
meg to complain so far as the threshers are
concerned.. - SCIO•
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HENIVIILLER.
Bareasa-Mr; R. II, Morrish hits had
another relapse-rheurnatic fever. Wm.
Mohring is laid up with bronchitis. Mrs.
Elliett has returned home from visiting
friends at Mitchell. Mr. Thos. Gledhill
is ihdisposed-a bad cold. Our bridge has
been propped up again, and is now quite
safe. Our former teecher, Mr. Morris, is
talcing Mr. Morriela's place during his in-
capacity. „ • :
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„ nisep afar. .
„Bitears.--Vrn. Aikens has been laid up
watif a.bad kick from a steer he is fatten-
ing ; for two weeks he has not been able
Lo get out ef the house, but he is getting
about again ; misfortunes never come
alone, is his son David got one of his legs
hurt by it horse about the 1st of Jan., and
he was laid na unable to move, but he • is
now able: tO getatreund again, although
his friends were afraid he. would lose his
leg. 'Mr. Aiken lost a valaable calf a fear
days ego ; it fellheadfirse into a hole be
had cut In -the ice for his cattle to drink
ont of, and was dead when it was found.
mill. . • •bought the Davidson farm., on the 2nd
, sEAFOIL111. •
con. of the London -goad survey, Tucker -
BRIEFS Dr Cam hell of Seaforth i
• ---WINTRROP
'Our worthy betel keeper, Jamep Fulton,
hea'been laid up . with rifeumatism;for
nearlytwo weeks. He has been confined
tis his bed, but is able to be -around agale.
One day last week as one of Mr. Gov-
enlock's tnene was -drawing saw -loge from,
beyond Walton, (your correspondent did
not learn his mane) his load upset and he
got his leg orushed between tbe logs. He.
was released and taken • to: Walton, and
medical aid was brought from Seitforth to
adjust the limb. At last reports he was
doing. see well as could be expected. Wm.
Teekey was behind this team with another
load of logs-, and thinking there was room
to pas., attempted to do so, when he up-
set Was lo and. are
sleigh es,
siniibie, ter Wegrifialrilie, en One of the
men, seeing, his „position, stopped the
horses and extricated him before he re.
ceived any injury. It is about gni° Mr.
Teskey stopped this sort' of thing, for
about a year ago he was caught in the
machinery at the mill and had one of his
•phenldere thrown. oetsof,niace arida nom-
aribs broken ; not two months eao
one of the borne knocked- him down in
the stable broke two or three of his ribs
Churchill, of the 14th con, heves caned
by nine clothes taking•fire in one of the
upper roome, but was put oat without any
reat damage-beingedonea alnerefettes
boys attended the meeting held at Clinton •
on Tuesday to arrange for the return trip
to Dakota. ...Miss Tilly Buik is home
again from her visit to Harailtota-
The. prayer meeting held every 'Wed-
nesday night at elle house of Mr. David
sDeeves, lath eons. which has boon stopped
for some time has been started again.-.
Mr. Dyke:- of eceinee;16, intends
erecting a new house this coming stiminer.
We.esgret having_to announce the death
•, of David Currie,. of the 7th con, which
occurred last Friday morning ; deceased
has been 10 poor health for the pest few
nionthse and his death'was not altogether
nnexpecteaa-end he died in the. triumph,
:ef faith ; his ftinerah which ,took place on
Sunday, was largely attended; his funeral
sermon will -be preached in Shale* church -
next Sunday evening at 6.30. Mee, John
Weill-% who has been sick for some time,
'is slowly recoieling. It was reported
last week that Nixon Lindsay,. formerly
of this township; but now of Winnipeg,
was dead, but we are glad to hear that
such is not the case; his friends have
heard frpm him. Strayed from the Mait-
land con., GoderiCh township, a young
,PzusoNaL: -Miss IWills;-of-Elorat, formerly,
f the parsonage here, is. in town visiting
riends. •
3.1.' Jainieeon of the ' golden Lion; wile
has bee% in the olifeountry making. perches.esfor the spring trade, returned home last
Tuesday:, looking none the worse for his trip,
and he 113 still a bachelor. • •
Mr, L. D. Hallett was delegate to the Y.
M. 0. convention, held at Hamilton. last
7e11eljr": E. B. Hollis comic. waolist, Will make
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the pelvic of allueviile laugh at• coneert•to
be held there. this evening: Mr.i. ana Mie
Sage, of Watford; with the mashie' glasse
will also participate. • '
Mr. E. A. Law, who has been engaged a
salesman. at the Montreal •House during th
post_year, leaves on Satinclay-for-Procatt
Ont., whom kt A 'has tibtr.LinPEL.3,7434
tion. Ed. is a first rate fellow, and tve ar
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• PIINDAY istoTES.—An infant. soh of Mr. NV
Rawkshaw's died laid iVednesday 'horning. .
Messrs. Lumsden, M. Grity„F: G.
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Spading, Arise ,Ella aViilis and others are at
,Wiugham this .week attending, the: Salibath
School Convention., • •
Another fancy: dress carnival will be held
at the roller skating rink this (Friday) even-
ing; making the third that has' been held at
this place et amtuiement during the winter:
Twb or three have also taken pleCe at the ice
rink,' and all were,.well attended.. :
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On account Of the anniversary Services in
the MethodistChitroh last Sunday,,thehven.
ing service in the Presbyterian, Church,' was
dispensed with. Posters are out announcing
Mr. John It. Clark, the "Boot Bina". Ora..
ter's' next visit , to our town, to 'give 'another
of his 'celebrated' lecturo; "Hits and Misiies"
Zn :March :4verybody 'says 'they are go-
ing to, hear him. ,.. •
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Lacrung. -,-*The.:Reir. W. S. Ball; of :Lint,'
don; appeared at the • presbyterian Church
last Tuesday evening in. his lecture hii• the
"Cane and result of the•late War" in .the
North-west, in aid 'of the Ladies' Foreign
•Misidonary Society of the above church.
There•was a good audience, and: the Rev.
gentleman handled the subject in his Initial
able* manner: . •
Baiti, -The Bachelor's Rita at Cardno's,
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-all; last Friday, evening, was a grand and
brilliant affair, so say thosewho Were there,'
Abeart 'atiOefity couple were present,-. • The
=isle was furnished by the Harpers of Lon -
do.' As tO who the belle cif the ball Was we
are not prepared to state suffice it to say that
the ladies were all handsomely attired and
'poked their prettiest. The supper Pre-
pared by the ladies Or'llie town and Was all
that meta be desired. • , •
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Easton. -The liolmesville Rifle Asko- .
elation matchis to come off on Saturday
the 27th int.., not the 20th, as announced
last week. A good turnout le expected.
Any One can become a member by paying.
25c. Shocitingis to commence at 1 p. yn.
Baeaaa.-Geo. Calbiek, lost a valeable
horse on 'Monday last. The folloiving .
flelegates fromallolmesville .attenaed the •
Sabbath 'School teachers' Convention in
°Wingliarn this week :-J. Yeo, U. ElCord,
W. and T. Murch, A.C, Oouetice, Rev. W.
Birks and, Miss Holmes. . Rev W. W.
Sperling, 'Of Clinton, occupied the .Pulpit .
Of the Methodist church here both morn.:
ing and evening last Sunday. The. • .
build-
ing belonging to the aenool section was :
sold by auction last Saturday, Mr. 1).
Prone being the . purchaser, at $75.
Everybody is Making preparations to at- s
tend. theillustrated *tare and paneransa,
comprising. all that- is beautiful in art, .
magehicent in scenery andaaered in his- -
tory, shown through the celebrated Pam-
pbeniges; manufactured by Hughes; the
renowned epticon, to „be held in Holmes. -
vitae M. Churche on behalf of the Sabbath
School, on Monday, March- lat. Don't' •
fail to be present -lhe monthly meeting
0- of the Women's' Missionary Society. will • •
$ be held, D. V., on' Wednesday next, • at
Mr. Elford'SZ-Wilell good attenda nee la
requested, -Now that our town is of so ..
.mueh importance the. improvina esphiteia
r- bein -evinced. 'No Small
p tat t • e telephone ought to be introduced,
which wonlds.add-greatly totheintereesr -
and con veniencesof the village.
• enan.of about 21, cheesed in dark elethee, '
having no whiskers, with dark 'lair and
eyes; any -person who will find, and send
the same home will be handsomely re-
warded. We are glad to see Mr. W. J.
Sterling around again, after it very seeeie
illness. Miss Jessie Sterling bee returned
frOm ber visit to the smith. A young
man of the 8th con.; drove down to' Walk-
er's paw mill the other day, With a couple
of ladies, encl. was watching the mill at
work, When the engineer blew the Whistle
and away started the. horses; the ladies
were .clropped off • first thing, .and .soon
After the yOubg meta was thrown up
against a tree, which brought the team to
a statidstillawithout doing much damage;
no doubt this young roan•wia curry favor
with the Indies when his arm gets all
.Mr. W. Currie has rented his farin
of acres, on. the 8th' 'eon., to Mr. S:
Bishop, of Holnaesaille, for it term of .5
years, at a recital of $250 tayear ; he goes
to Dakota."'" Mr. Jos, Currie, of the 8th
eon., 'gave an oyster slipper for the "Da -
'kart lave" on the evening of the 19th
' inst. ; many more than "the boys" were
present, and a good time mei spent until
the wee nut' hours. Mr. J. Turnbull, of
McKillop, lavishing at Brayside Farmer-,
'Mr. D;Careteibell has rettirned toeOttawa
AllOr boat:tett by his stay
"(Br (Sur lOng.patiellled correspondent.)
Allotv me, O a wellavitalier 'of your paper
and one who is ever ready to avert impending
danger, to correet an erioneoesstatwent that
appeared in pier last issue, it behig there
stated that the fine, vvell.bied colt, the pro.
pentseof John Yeo, Esq, cut line, 7th con.,
Goderielatownship, .weighed laa95 the, where;
as it actually turned the Font) 'irieloo lbs.
Five pounds of good solid horso-flesh is far
toe mholi for any Canadian farmer, however
prosperous he may be, to be deprived of
through the Carolesiness of some irresponsible
correspondent, who apparently dares but
littie. for truth and less for the authontidity
of your esteemed paper. '
Were it posiiiine to transfer to eerier the P.
atria tea:cell of a steam whistle, .1 410' t
SQ, in order that your readers might form g
some ideaef tho shock I recoleed to my °nor. A
votth flyePILL ORO morning lase week, when
Mete ea Beet who had come oet of their wintir
nuert ors to thresh for ,Nessv, McDougall
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Y. M. C. A.'• -:-The Y. M. C. haVa .bad
their'audience room *enlarged; and now can
aboinusodate a large attendance at -their sev
oat Meeting's. Tho Sunday evening gospe
meeting is one of interest..., Last Sunday
eVetning there was a large. attendance ; th
Rev. A.4, D. McDonald was present, and gave
a short scriptural address, taking for his sub-
ject, "the Parable of the Pig -Tree." It is
the intention of the association to shortly'
open a freereading - •
Maitimax.-Idiat Wednesday moaning, at
the residence of. Mr. Joseph Collie Eginend-
ville, Mr._Jos. Rose: book -keeper -for -Messrs:
Broadfoot .16 Box, Was united in the bonds
of Eloly Alatritnimiy to Jennie. -third daugh.
ter..,of Mr. Collie.. Miss Collie' was for the
past tiix years cashier and beolc-keeper fur
Messrs. Duncan et. Minoan, nierehOts of this
place, and during that time ha& gained many
friends, in consequence- of which she was
etas"' Milleaylea°11115tihellatt iosfgmooli3,'biela,tilideilir°sinttropuregah-
the_journey of . life.
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Anarveeseme-The anniversary • services
of the Methodist Churcharlara Sunday; ve
One of the best held in the history o he
Church. They wore •conduoted by
Dr. Griffin of Guelph, with all the vim of is,
•youngea, days, lie -being- novreadisaiieed in
.years. The trustees of the Church had asked
for a collection of One hundred and fifty deli
'ars, The Dr., in the inorniiig, gave it talk'
(as he terined it) on "giving," taking for his
subject, Proa, which had the tie -
sired effeete. for As Collection taken at the
oleo of the service amOnnted to ono hundred
and forty donee& En tho evening the Da
..riC Mt an eloquent, expressive and pro.
teal .eorenan on "Covet eernestly the beat
ifts," of an honr pla a quartet in length,
t the elose of the service another . ' 1
ollectietewestalconewhieh amounted to nboat
fty (Haire, malting the collodium ler the
etio 'bemired and ninety dollatts,
!deli were tho largest eeer taken in the
Helaine* htrgo
at beth sereicee. ,
burn Oh Any ona day. aebelev,31,,,,V;,ttits
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has wino to .Detroit progeente, n anent), and Mit One of ita legs 80 Un'rdnr, .()Q,IntReCt Settle 1.) tnieilt(.$ between AI,
batIlf that they had to put hanine etitclice eala :tan. 10 getting . the Whilltle or their a
„Mole 'I !arbor week is going on all rigletee to so up tho a,onne.
. • • • • engine into working order, a evertheiess •
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'Next Sunday morning and evening theyas-:
tor of Victoria St. church is to ask his con-
gregation• for a bash olleetiOTIT-d elm. This
is a-largeamount to -ask for from such a small
congregation, and if the Weather be unfayor- •
ablo. the raising of the aline.* will be doubt- .
ful. Mr. Stiltori, however, is •fall-ofimpe
that, rain or ,shine, his people will meat las
expectations: • , • , •
The paper read before the S, S. Asso-
ciation at Wingliam on :Wednesday last
ay• the Rev. Ma, Johnston, ofthis town, .
was considefed by'inahy as the best pro-, .
duction givn t Jhe Conventien Of 1886..
•The enbjecif was "Sabbath Schoolanterest
in. MisSioeMay work "
The meeting held in tOwn regardingthe
efficient working of the fire engine was •
not 11014 a day' too sOon. But before the .
plans mentioned could be put into prac-.'
tical shape our -town W8S yiisited With: an-
other Serious conflagration. On Monday •
evening the, hone of•Captain McGregor,
was left by the flames in utter ruins.
Considerable sympathy and also consider,
able indignation is being felt' about these
things. . • • : . •
Ahont half-paet 'nine o'cleek on Friday -
'evening A very • destructive lire .broke out in -
Inarie's book store, si,tuated on the. square. •
Ayounggentleinan oulxissing the block be-
came ausplciotts,,hy-the smell of fire, that all
WAS no,t right, and eating with great presence
of Mind, he called Mr. C. J. Newton,who .
was just closing hi
is store, to assist him n his • '
search for the cause. : Theyclimd. beon the •
Verandah Peered in at the'vviirdows, and were
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not long •before they•arcertained that {heves
in one of Inarie'S upper rooms. Tbe engine •
was called, and the fire bell rang, just as the •
flame 'Jimmie apparent to the crowd, which •
hail by this time gathered. As usual, it wab
'sometime before,the enginecould be brought'
to play upon the flames.• Though Mr. Thos. '
Detler was busy now oarrying his most Vain -
able goods from the, adjoining teethe to safe
quarter, _neon° had the pluck to burst L1 tho
doors of Ioarie's and secure from both fire and
water; some of the valiiables cOfitained on the
ground floor. 'The loss is claubtless consider.
aide but perhaps fully Covered by the $8,0,00 '
insurance that Mr. Imnio had.iipen the pro- .
Beim% Arthar Whitelyshus bonglit
the Old International betel, on Kingston- St.,
fox.% mere song., In the absence ot Rev. G.
F.'Saltote on Mislaionary work the Rev. Q: H.
Coliblediek, of Dungannon, stipplied the, ptaI
pit of the Methodist ehntch. Mr. David
Fisher went off to Kansas, last Monday, to _
look after some unsold horse halOit"there
the fall. The concert glven on Monday even-
ing, in the Victoria Opera Hall as it benefit
house to Professor de Peudry was a wonder-
ful Success. The special services held in
Victoria St, otiuyeiz eiosea on Priday ; as, the
roult, between' twenty and thirty will join
Vie aura. Instead if the initial pot:telling,
,service there will bo 111 -Victoria. Std,;•churell
next Sabbath evening A now "Praise Ser. -
„viee," commencing at the tumid time -
A meeting of the town council Was held on
Saturday evening, to cobsiderthe advisability
cif .putting tbe fire engine into a More work.
able Shape. The auliversary .serVieOS of
North street Methodist church Will be held
on March 7th: Sornions *ill be Proaeliod by
Rev. Mr. Berea, of Hamilton, who will also
letatife on March ntli.
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it is reportedein.alastern Ontario. ilea Me
Mactriaster, ar. P. for Glentatrila will,
1 refire at ilre end of the progent Peri henna
There will be a big elatkeetp in tate-Tory
°,:aiti.illbati)el;:tri.lavi f', ,u•tr:1 it.l; n'trww.; 1 lvvrIl'ig13111 Pf8.1.17t41?1t1('311')i'rn'titirt(.
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