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' TERMS -91.50 Per !MAIM in adranee
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ajew NivtritormentO.
°LINTON STRAWBERRY GROUNDS
"Fifty varieties in cultivation from leading growers of,
America. Farmers supplied with berries at the low-
est market rates at the grounds. 0. HOARE.
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FIRST4/49.S. -HAIIIMS_PIANO FOR SALE -43T
good order. Will be Sold cheap; aleay to.(Meaa.
GLASGOW. Clinton. .
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WARM TO BENZ -Tim SUBSCRIBER ()MRS.
-V to rent his fatni 01 86 acres, being lot 36, %Veen.
of Mullett. It is 6 nines from Clinton, ,has 80 acres
cleared, with good spring creek running through it.
Small house, good barn, shed, orchard, Sac. Ono of
the beat grazing farms in Mullett. Will be rented.for
-------*Irternrof-years at a reasonable rate. 2010.9,101:1Eli_TO
as soon as harvest is over, so that fall wheat -maybe
put in this year. A. DODSWORTII, Clinton.
QPLENDID FARM FOR SALE, -THAT EXCEL -
LET farm of 154 acres, being lots 68, 7/0 and 71,
on the Maitland concession, Gedbileh 'township,
.thout 136 acres cleared and in good, state of „cultiva-
tion. On the premises is a good brielt house, with all
conveniences of stabling, bank barn, well watered, &c.,
good bearing orchaid, church on the farm and sabred
not far away, about 6 miles from the town of Clinton.
This farm Wane of the best in the township of Gode-
rich. Possession given at any time. Full particulars
on application to the proprietor, JOHN RUDD, Clin-
ton P. O., or of the NEW ERA OFFICE, Clinton.
(100D GENERAL SERVANTWANTEDATONCE
NA Apply to MRS. W. DOHERTY, Iligh street,
OR EAP COTTAGE FOR SALK.-=-A=ONE-STORY-
Frame Dwelling, near railway statien, will be sold
cheap for cash. Apply to W. W. FARRAH. : •
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11OUSE AND LOT FOR SALE OR TO MENT.-
That large and well situated house at presentf oc-
cupied by the undersigned, is Offered either tor sale or
to rent; on Very reasonable tents. • Every .convenience.
Possession given lit Sept. JOHN CALLANDElt
HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE. -HE UNDER-
SIGNED offers for sale that conveniently situated
House and Lot on Albert street. , The house cultists
of 6 geed sized roma, good barn • and c: number of
Fruit treea,on the preinises. Will be sold on reason,
able terms:- BIM. JESSIE mart, Clinton. .
C.ITRAY RORSE.-STRAYEE FROM ST.TESCRIE,
'L3 EYVB Orert11869, lot 35, con 13, Mullett, about two
weeks' .since, a light bay horse, about 12 years old, no
white about IV, but has cricked heels all round. Any
one giving information that Will lead t its •recovery
wilbbe suitably rewarded. JOHN. FLA...PEER, .Blyth
or Londesboro P.O. .
-CIAR11 FIFA SALE. -THE UNDERSIGNED CF-
A: FERE for sale the east half of lot 34, cencession11, •
Mullett, containing 50 acres, goodbarp, stable, driving
house, good brick 'house with frame kitchen, good
orchard. An everliating spring runs across the pre-
. inises. Good well. . W•ell fenced and in a good.state
. of cultivation. Will be told cheap, • Apply to:DAVID
MOUNTAIN, Londesboro.. • ,
-WARM FOR SALEt-r- THE\BSTATE OF THE
. -112 late John Lawson, 68 acres of goiRland, on the north
side of lot 4, Maitland block,, Base linOutillett. There
are on the premises, good frame house And barn build-
ing,s, about 3 acres orchard, well watered, mile from „
Manchester, 9 miles from Clinton and 7 6 rbm Blyth.
Apply to JOHN KNOX and JOHN SPRUNG, xecu-
- tors, Auburn. 3th .eK
FAR." FOR SALE. - THAT • VERY yAL
ABLE farm composed of lots 29 and ao, con. 8,
Hullett,, 200 sera, ,of this 150 acres are eleared, the
• balance good hardwood bush. Bearing.orehard of 3
_acres. Ordinary dwelling' house ; good frame barn
and outbuildings. Farm is'well watered, amt situated
about Similes from the Town of Clinton,. Terrns easy.
• Apply to 3f. McTAGGAlr, Clinton. tf
'WARM FOR SALE. -THE FARM_ ON THE HUR1
AI ON Road, lots 6 and 7, Goderich township, con -
Meting of 144 acme, is offered for sale on reasonable
terms. About 120 acres:clearod and ingoodstate of
cultivation ; balance goodhardwood, good frame
houlef&c., general buildings, plenty of water, bearing
orchard ; mules from the rising town of Clinton.
Particulars may be obtained on the premises, •or by.
addressing JAMR S PERDUE, Clinton Pia 0„ •
'WARM FOR SA.LE. - THE ;UNDERSIGNED 01°.
.I_ nes for sale 70 acres; all cleared, large frame
Barn nearly ne*,good frame house, 2 good wells,,good
spring creek running through the premise.acres
orchard, 5 miles from Clinton „and 10 from.'Seaforth.
The farra is a very 'good elle. well feneed, and pos-
session will be "given next December: Let 25; 4th
con:, Stanley. Apply to ROBT. NOTT,' -Lot 43, int
Con., Tuckersnaith. • Clinton •
1JIAR3I FOR SALE. -THE SUBSCRIBER OFFERS
-V for sale his Bplendid farm pf 100 acres, beinglot
44; 2nd con., qf Tuckerannith. Good new story and
half fmme house, 2 acres splendid orclkrd, good
buildings, 85 acres free from stumps, 15 ares in fall
wheat. The whole under good cultivation, aud.weii
under drained, live spring en the farm and has good
wells. Close to churches and schools. 34. Miles from
the town of Clinton, 6 froniSeaforth. Will be sold on
reasonable terms. HUGH McDONALD, on th
prenaises, or Clinton P. 0.
FOR THE COLOiqAt
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First , Fare froi:n
Clinton toLondon, $57.
The lowest rate for First,Oiass Acconaine
dation ever known in the hietori 6f
ocean travel, .
WM. JACICSON, CLINTON,, A.GENT.
BIG REDUCTION
0301:017! ttlithfarraL
The undersigned having. purchased the
stock of Mr. Geo. Sharrnati, will clear
out the stock
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CHINA CROCKERY & Glassware,
. AT LESS THAN.
Wholesale Prices.
Must be run out in ten days, DMA
fail_ to give ns a call. We can give you
prices to stat you.
TO
CLINTON, ONT,.,..F.RIDAY, t.FUNE 18, 1886.
rolitaltIVS amt.
MATnuvrotTiAL.-At Goderich; ten the
9th inst., Miss A.ggie Young, of Porter's
Hill,was joined in the bonds of matrimony
to Mr. Patrick O'Stein, of Ashfield. The
bride was dressed in bronze satin With
hat,and tips to match. }Ter bridesmaid,
Miss Jane Chisholm, of Colborne', was
dressed -in a-greert otter cloth with hat to
match. The cerenn10 was performed by
Rea: lather -W atereof St: Peter% church.
The bride and groom left for Toronto and
Other eastern points, and take with than
the best wishes df a large number of friends
and relative; the bride was the reeipient
La, =anal= of hantlaelmatakeata,___
Another resident of this neighborhood,
Mrs. Donohue, joined her fate with that
of Mr. Gegen,: of Clinton, early this week:
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BatErs)-The R. C. pienic in Flynn's,
grove on the 23rd, promiees to be a big
affair. The friends of Mr. John Thomp-
son, of the Gravel road,will 'regret to
learn that he is in declining health ; we
trust that•his ailment may be only tem-
porary. Mr., James Cartwright, of the
ilth con., rejoices in the possessuin of ano-
ther blossom." Mr. E. Manning, of the
llth con.; has put up a mammoth barn,
and is baying a Stone foundation -put un-
derit; the barn is an. exceptionally large
one; Mr. J,•Sh0b13rook is also putting tip
a similar one. For a section ofcountry
so fine as that between Clinton and Lon-
desboro, it seems a little singular that only
three brick horses should grace the read -
side, yet such is the fact,. nevertheless.
The father, mother and sister of Mr. Jas.
Tremier, of the 2nd con., are on a visit
here. Mr. Geo. Hesk, of the 8tli con.,
is getting a new.. hoose put- up for him;
Mr. Whitely is doing the'wood work, and
Mr. Scales the masonry.
LoNpEsBoko.
A 'correspondent of the Stratford Bea-
com thtis•refers t a native Of linllett :—
Dr. Wood, who has been filling the plebe
of Dr. Hodge, of 'Mitchell, during the past'
year and Made himself i:nraensely popu-
lar both in town and country,Ieft
Mi-
chell last week for Londesbore; Where he.
will •onter into practise. The confidence
And good wishes of. this whole section go
with him to his' new field of pratice, as a
skilful physician and faithful And taut -
worthy medical attendant. •
Dittor & Efig akell
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ottocrm AND STAT/ONER
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abuniticali Towelstur
GARDEN garden party is
to be held irceotineetion-witItStStephetes-
church, at the house of Mrs. Brown, on
Thursday evening, the 24th inst. The
herty Band is to be in attendance, anti
a good time is anticipated. •
ATIOI,OGY-Tile scandalous report which
my. wife -has circulated. concerning myself
and the Wife of another man, is absolutely
and emphatically false, as I am prepared
to prove on 'Oath. and in justice to the
hefty' so, accused,J publish this. PKrRR
PERDUE, Gederich.Township.
BUILDING I3IPROEMENTS, ETC. -Mr.
David Purvis, after moving his barn to a
!bore suitable spot, has had it foun-
dation init under. it. Mr. .* 'Wilson is
.abOilt to raise 'his. barn and have' a stone
foundation built under it.: Mr. Jos. Rut-
ledge is -also having A atone foundation
put under his. honse. • Mr. Jos. Whitely
intends, moving 'his barn and having it.,
enlarged by eating it ;hp is alscr going
to have a stone wall -under it. .
A Riattawiv..-On Tuesday; while kr.
Jas. Whitely was engaged. in drawing
troughs to the field forditches, his horses,
on his return from the field,. taking fright
at . soiriething, beCame •mimanageable
Mr. Whitely having only the bare wagon
and being seated on the hounds, had no
place to brace hiinself ; they were near
the gate when they started, which being
opened, they • passed throu,gh, and turned
down the road towards the schoolhouse,
threwing Mr. Whitely off, who however,
hung_...on_io the lines for sever_alsar
when he let go. The horses ran down
the Toad towards the Maitland, and were
caught by .Mr. Taylor, who over-
took them on horse ck, one efthe horses
;
having itumitled.causing a delay, in which
Mr. Taylor came up to them. • If it had
not been so,they would, Undoubtedly have
run over the Maitland bank, Mr.White-
I received a severe bruise on the knee,
e wagon was badly injured, the front
axle and the tongue being broken:,
BRIEFS. -The ' annual picnic of the
school on the 4th can: will be held on the
25th inst;in Mr. T. ,Harrison's grove. on
the same con. Misses Sarah and Matilda
Morgan- have-retarnedfrem Southampton,
where they have been visiting for some
time. Miss M. I. Yeo hi home from St.
Thomas, on a via. 'Mr W. Yee, of the
Bayfield line is repairing his barns. Two
• the--hageaballaclub-play-matehesaevery-
Wedhesday and Saturday evenings; on
Wednesday they lay at R. Westott's and
Saturday at IL eston's; Mr. James
Graham is ill with inflammation of the
lungs. Master Andrew Cook, of the 18th.
con,, While driving ' ,.ott the farm, fell oft
his waggon; .01(3.1144 wheel ,paesed over
part .ef his body, but fortunately nothing
was the result except that he was very
badly frightened, Mr. George •Rumhall
is rapidly getting his new house into
shape -look out for a new comer on the
14t Easy swings for young men and
women, are all the gem', the 13th con.
Some rson, last week, while shooting
in the bush of Mr, :Andrew Courtice, suc-
ceeded, unintentionally we expect, in pat-
ting a bullet intnthehead_Ale fine steer.
Thos. Wallis had a runaway
wok, oh Monday, and just escaped With
his life. Mr. A. tithing purchased' it fine
three-year old filly' from jos. Harrison,
last week. Mr. Alfred Natter is Making
rapid inaprovementehtithe"eld homestead.
Mr.George Standeombe is more contented,
and Inalfe8 every da tell better Abide he
got Married-eneoaragernent, r) • os
Harrison is removing an old hard' and
putting a Stone foUndation tinder it; it
will add greatly to the appearance of the
?lace and also be great ceilyenieneee
Mrs. Mose is in a very low state of health,
She has been suffering from a cancer.
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moot as e,
Mr. George Calbick talks of going to
British Cambia-, in the fall.
Mr. David Prouse haS been laid up for
several with a severe attack .of neuralgia,
Re is Dow alittle better.
Messrs. P. Cautelon and J. McCartney
returned front British Columbia, on Wed-
nesday. They do iaot speak in very high
terms ofthe land in that part of the Do-
rai iiion; *and the probability' is they
not leave Ontario for Seine time. '
The weigh peace erected by our raer-
chant, Mr. Courttce, are now completed,
and found tolbe very accurate. The entire
school in Holmesville vvere4eighed, on
'Wednesday, and realized an aggregate of
4390 lbs, „These are all taught by one
telteltera----Welveuld-liireaeliear-from- a
teacher who controls a heavier burden.
A. little street talk was heard between
a villager and hotelkeeper, the other 'day,
as follows :-said the former, "The Scott
Act works nobly in this county. The
judge had not a case to settle the other
day, in Goderich." "Yee," said the latter,
"be only recommended the ereetion of a
poor house had had the Scott Act. been
more strictly enforced even that would
not probably have been, neeessary." .
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UNSJIEARED. a -A. masculine sheep visit-
ed lalolmesville the other claY, 'when the
thernionteter stood at 90 degrees- in the
shade, and on arriving dropped amen on
the road, and was so hot that with its
open it gasped for life. A sym-
pathetic Villager, more .humane than: its
owner; went to the pump and tinew a pail
of water on the head had back of the
sheep, who looked back at its friend as
'much as taittay " thanks,""gotup and tra;
V e 1 lectl01_E..7__.
time alt sheep were
ae (1;
. OBiTUARY:-It is our duty, this week,
to record the death.of another of the pion-
eers of Goderich township, in ' the person
of -James- -En ti damp , familiarly'-knOwn
Its "Father Enticknap." He was born in
the-eountv .of Surrey, England, in the.
year 1810, and was therefore 76years. of
age it the time of his death. In:his earli-
er years he was apprenticed to a bleak -
smith, frOin 'whom he learned the trade, -
At the age of 19, strange as it n3ay appear,
he married it widow with a large family;
and by whom he became the tathet of, 3
children -Awe Rini and One -
Two of -these, Mr. A. Entickehp; of,
Plattsville; and Mrs. Danyer, of Morning:.
toff, north of Stratford, •surVive their now
hintedafath .,.e.r.;-a„-._11-4eattlact,neataintetahata.
peculiar coincidence. that 'while the son
married the Older.,eister, a widow; the
'father, who arM: a 'widower,' married. the
youngersister. In this, his 'first marriage
relationship, he lived happily for about 8
years, laboring for and supporting the
unital-family; wheri-atiddenly the smile
chengefl. On awakening one morning.he
found; to 1118 surprise andraorinw, his.: wife
lying dead by his dide.- it was here and
under these circumstaneei hesaw the need
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in the shad.e. In losipg him the village
has lost a good citizen, the world a true
christian, and the church its "amen cor-
nor." Life is worth living, to live it as
the late James -Enticknap
coLiworm.
13RIEPS.—Mr. D. Baer and wife are im-
proving slowly. Mr. A. Fisher, late of
TOrontO, Was home foris few days last
week, he left-- Tuesday 'laar-for. -Regina,
where he has a position with the Mounted
Police. W. W. Baer, late of Toronto, is
home for a week's vacation' before enter-
ing the ministerial duties.. Mrs. Wm.
Forster is 4011 very low from the effects of
the accident oh the street in-elintota--Mr.
Baechler, proprietor of the falls reserve,
erected one of_tana_ Jargea_tA.aa_trns in the
township on Mouthy ; it iming 1162d1)
feet, with stone foundation. •
STAND/RI. •
DIDN'T WTI/MD.—A short time since
several of the ptorainent,farmers-utong
the frant of Stanley, contracted with a Mr.
W. E. Roberts, of Bluevale, for the deliv-
ery at Clinton, of two car loads of cedar
posts; The contract was writing,, and
the deliveryto be made by a certain tints.
Bitt:Ter. some reason. Roberts did not ful-
fil the contract, atid his neglect to do so
put the purchasers to considetable incon-
venience. Legal proceedings wde threat-
ened him, but he laughed at them, said
that he wasn't worth adythi_ng,_and tOld
th-tiettar-11'e a eadT7rineursp. the piirties
had made their agreement with him on
the presumption that he was a ;niaii ot.
honer, but when they found him other-
wise, concluded it was no use to prosecute,
and the matter was dropped: •
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Picsfe.-A picnic will .be held in the
grave on the gowrie term near here on
bUturday,. the 26th, inst„ tinder the aus-
pices of the teacher's and seholars of S.
:SUMO: Nhe':1' and 3. A "splendid-Pro-
giamme is being arranged and a good.
time may be expected, , •
BRIEFS.. -Mrs. Glen, ot the 9th . con.,
who has been Sortie time prostrated with a
stroke of paralysis, is slowly recovering,
and her manY friends will be glad to learn -
that she is new so far recuperated as tobe
able to • take a drive. Mr. E. flogaii.and
family left here for Detroit oia Saturday
they • go from Goderich by the steamer
".Sagioaw Valiey'l; they intend making
their home in Detroit. The farmers here
are just now. trying to setae the satieen.by
aiptailiiietlierolide -There witeno seryiee
in the thureh, here last Sabbath, Mr.
Pritchard being away at the reeding of
tate.General Asseinhly.at Hamilton, The
officers of the 33rd Battalion are on the:
lookout for 'Teerdits to pin their Tanks;
We congratulate Mr. John Varcoe.on his
bang eleanted to the rank cif Captain and
think that a better choice could not have
been Made.
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1l:CILIIICsMLTH.
of salvation. He said to himself,- "It
Might have been me instead of my Wife,
and I unprepared to,die." He sought the
Saviour, and after six months. of (deep
contrition and: penitence' found him by
faith to hisatoniplete satisfaction. Of
this changehe gave the clearest evidence,
evincing at once, as all true Christians
should. an eager desire , to rescue others
from the thraldom of sin. This he did by
frequently gathering crowds of profligates
at the corners of Me:streets, and preaching
'Christ to • them. . The burning zeal thus
..mariifested for .the __salyation_of_lothers
paved the way for the church to give him
regular work. He thus becarne an acceptable local Preacher in the Bible Christian
church, of which be was .a staunch and
tenacious adherent. . The frailties of old
age, however, prevented him from engag-
ing in pulpit labor for three or four years
previous to his death. In about :a year.
After the death of his wife he married it
itround tho county,
U. r. 3eauflsiz has been released frolu Pentof the village a Exeter=
for the present year is $480,000. Persous lit;
families, j801.
Thos. Hawkshaw. Who sold farm in Grey
township, to Thos. Havids04, has removed with
his family to Lamb
Thos. McLaughlin, of grey, arrived home
from the Old Country on, Thursday. He brought
it stallion and it filly with him,
-The SeafortIrtown band bawl -been appoiracia
by the 00Vernmellt 48 band for the Sfira. batta-
lion of the gounty of Huron. .
Dr, stewart, Or Montreal, late of Erneelleld,
left for Europe 04 the 2nd inst. He intends
Visiting Vienna, Austria, befOre he returns.
Mrs, Hobson, ao old lady iyho has been A rest -
dont at taupe% near Alma,. for a number of
years, left on Tuesday for MatiltahTte-iive with
her son Allan; who left Hunett about three
years ago.
Eeference was made Wit week to itt criminal
assault on a lady on the boundary of fortis and
Hullett. Arthur Wyatt, of Hulled, has been
committed to jail to stand his trial for commit-
ting the same.
A young man named Orr, who was called as a
witness in a Scott Act trial at Wroxeter, last
Monday arternoon,an1 miasma to give evidenee,
was gent to Goderich for .contempt of court.
Vie- cases against the hotelkoepers were' .dis-
Missed.
Mr. Henry Westcott has sold his farm, of fifty
acres, being lot 17, eon. 2, Usborne township, to
_tide:. James Frayne, for the 80M ,S4:500. reser:-
Wad ptgood quality, and conven lent Exe-
ing for two Fears the house and orchard. The.
On Prida,y afternoon, at a barn raising on the
farm of Mr. Samuel Hedden, township of Step-
hen, Mr. Chas. Essery, mot with an accident
which might have proved serious. As is nearly
..alwaysthe.case--at,raisings,sides.Weroolioseit-
and:a race ensued; when the side on willch'Mr•
E. was working, was all but completed at rafter
fell, striking him on the head and felling him
to -the ground insensible; • Its bead was badly
but, wbieh .will be marked. Had the timber
have bein killed. -
struck with full force •ho certainly would
Quite an !amusing sight was witnessed ono
night last week, not many miles from Oorrie.
An Irish parent was about to apply the rod of
correctiodarthsobedient son, but the BOtt
concluded that 1119'10s were never made to
stand andste his body abused. so he put them
In motion: The father undertook to run him
down, and both being lnjhelr barefoot; a lively
raoe. ensued -0 VP L, through_ _summer:Sfal,
rows with thistles so high that the leader ili.thed
.race was ai times almost hidden. After they.
had ran over half a mile and crossed over Bova
oral farms. the nindileyouth gave a sharp dodge
around the old man and started en the hack
trot:skier home,and when last ecu he was about
as near his eliastisement as when ho started.
en t,
about seventeen years of hilo life.
ln.her he found, as he said, "an excellent
wife" and a faithful mother to his mother-
less children. Having no additional
family, he adopted an orphan niece oftis
wife's and raised her, who afterward re-
ciprocated the kindnegeby marrying Mr.
Enticknap's eldest son. Some time after
this she lost her husband, and Mr. Entick-
nap his second wife from 'cancer in the
-lateast, when she a ain appreciated.former
favors by keeping ouse for her faher-in-
law. (The lady under consideration is
now Mrs. Fred Tebbutt.) He also cared
for three Or font other motherless children,
so that it may be _truly said of him he was
"a father to the fatlierleis.-arrEtaitsband
to the vidow.:" in 1853 he emigrated to
Canada, and lived for some time in
Woodstock, after which he located in
...,Holinesvilleavli.ezehehaLalaant nearly 30
years, and where he married a Miss Mary
A. Humphreys, of Goderich, who now
mourns the loss ot her affectionate husband,
and who has proved a frugal and praise-
worthy partner. Mr. Enticknap Won -the
esteem and respect of a large majority, if
not the entire community, and deservedly
so, for he benefitted many and prayed for
all. His prayers -were invariably -marked -
by great fervence of spirit. He also pos-
sessed that somewhat rare yot one of the
highest qualifications of t e Christian -
visiting and praying with the sick and
dyingt , Di this why he proved a great
blesung: In politics he Was it Liberal. -
His last illness was only or short duration.
The trouble a_ppeared to be an affection of
the_heart. His dying testimony to the
-reality-of-religion-la-worth reiterating in
this somevrhat skeptical age. Said he,
"tell the people of HohnesYille and the
world that religion is all the bible says it
Is -it will give Contiolatien in the hour of
cleat10- - Many who knew his -life and saW.
his death were led lo say, "If Father En-
ticknap is net gene to abetter land, what
ecom r,
Enticknap may have and doubtless
had hie failings in common with fallen
humanity, but these were errors of judg-
/tient and not of heart, and when these
Were placed sideby side with the lustre of
his chriatian virtues they were almost lost
. taita.Ta.,--,Many will regret to hear of
the death of Mrs. Robert McVay, of the
3rcl con; who departed this life on Thurs-
day of last week, and wee. buried on the
following Saturday in Turner's cemetery;
by a sorrowing procession of friends and
neighbors. The deceasedledy bad been
ill ever since last fall, ' and at one time
during the winter strong hopes were en-
tertained of her recovery,. but , dropsy set
in and she slowly but surely approached
her end. She leaves two children -a son
:and a daughter, both of whom; are grown-
up and will be it stay and comfort to Mi.
McVety in his great affliction. Mrs. Mc-
linty's. maiden name avas Isabella Grassick
and one sister and two brothers survive
her. • She was A comparatively young
*omen, being only 46 years old at the
time of her death. She was a woman of
good intellectual pilfers, but of it quiet
unassuming:disposition. She was a Con-
sistent- Member of the Methodistelm rep',
and died truating in -
• FAUN A
Norne.--Sirawberries are now becom-
ing quite plentiful, and as usual the prices
are coming down; Mts. Card is quite ill
neuralgia.
CHURCH -NoTES.-Rev. Mr. Danby is
expected home from the' Assembly, for
his Sabbath work. • Ater. Messrs Gee and
Smith have arranged for the exchanging
of Pulpits next Sabbath. - • .
Accrnaira-An accident which might
have proved very seriousoccurred at our
school the other day. Some boys were
playing baseball-and-theaubattee -acci-
1 dental -3r struck Mr. Tippett's little boy it
' heavy blow upon the head, in the region
of the temple, a gash was matte • necessi-
tating several stitches. -.JIM lad is doing
, deo •
TEMPERANCE, -A temperance meeting
which promises to be of considerable in-.
terest, will be held in the temperance hall,
Verne, on the 22nd inst. Mr. T. McGil-
licuddy, of the Huron Signal, will be the
'chief speaker apa it is confidently believed
that those attending will 'he profited.,
,This temperance
question is more and more climbing to
the top, and justly sit, and the more
light we can get upon it the better fitted
we are to net rightly our part. Let there
be it full Ileum. The meeting will open
at 8 pa na, Amp.
PICNIC,—The Public School picnic held
last Friday afternoon, in Mr. Ritchie's
grove, was it strand success. The eatables
Were`abillifilin Clad' tirfira class quality.a
The crowd was large. Speeches- were e -
livered by Revs. Gee, Smith und Ilodg;
etis, als0 by Messrs. Eason and A, Camp-
bell, the two•latter gentlemen having tak-
en. tbalalatfOrre in explanation: of their ac-
tion. in return -recommendation or tfiii
isp-
Iointrneut of a salaried Pollee llifftgistr.itte
for.-Httron-eoitnty-;-that-action-ba
been challenged by one of the ministers.
Mr. Peter Campbell occupied the chair.
Swings in abundance were provided, and
as ueual'ivere faithfully Operated. Every-
thing passed Off in it most pleitsant Maw-
iier.
a
The Exeter Times says :=Mr. Wm. Hanna,
of Kirktou, appears to be au heir to Misfortune.
In outlast correspondence we.gavd an account
ot him being dragged tender a cultivator by a
.runaway team. • Nosooner had he 'recovered
than a more serious accident befoilliim. Com-
mencing statute labor on. Monday„feoriling and
corning out of the gravel pitwith his first ioad,
histeain, which by the way, isisvery high lifed
one, became soinewhat unruly,,Vringing, bum
hTome•wheol, breaking his breast bone. in two
intone or other, la Outlet with the
straird-inflitainK-wgitsh-nr-Idar head -live -
inches in • length, laying bare theskull. _ It is
.thought hardly,possible thatlhe wheel passed
over.,.hini, as with thoload there was on; It
would have crushed bim to th'e, earth.
•-Mr. P. Crirtinoof Adare, well-known to it num,
ber of our readers as a very successful importor
of . Clydesdale horses, arrived direct from Soot -
land on Tuesday hist, with . six magnificent
young stallions,. He crossed the Atiantio with.
seven, but, linfortnnately ono, laid to be the
Inlet of, all, died'at Montreal on the way -up. •
The others are in it splendid condition and ap-
pear to bo in no way injured by the long voy-
age. They are decidedly the best, animals Mr.
Curtin luts ever briported.• Some of .them we
have no.:dotibtLyallljeialte wholebeaters" in
the prize ring at no distant ,date. They small
young,,Ily.ebeingtwayear oldif, and 0110 15 year
.old. One Weighs moo lbs.. is .finely proportion-
ed, has unsurpassed feet and legs and splendid
action, Another weighs over 1700 lbs., and In
every: respect to the fullest extent"shows the
characteriatles of the Clydesdale— • .
The direetortof the Howlek•Matual.Fire
surandeVornpany met atDanes hall, Gerrie; ow
Saturday. last.: •Thepresident In'the ehair. and:
'the members all present. An unusual number
of applications for Insurnoce wore handed in by
the secretary, all.of Which were carefully gone
over 151115 dealt within a thorough business -like
manner. A number of claims were also pre-:
sonted for losses nstained by fire and lightning.
'We suppose this is oho of:the-most (Moult de-
partments to:denl--with-in-the-insurance busi-
ness., and one that requires great. eare, good
Judgment and sterling iinpartlality, as in all
cases of this nature Die directors are dealing as
arbitrators between the nitwit:mks of the coni-
_ pany, audjudging'.froin our observationof the
manner thodirectors'dealt with these eases on
Saturday, they are the right men 44 the right
place. Being all successful farmers themselves,
they know just bow to deal with matters of this
kind. On. Saturday theolaim of Mr..Monroe, of
-Minto, who, it will be remenibered, lost his barn
by fire a few weeks ago, Was aejukted, the clai-
mant being paid the sum of 8050, which we
*think -was a Just toward. Judging from . the
nnuther. of appliontiens -for payment of cattle
ltilled by lightning.. HOwlokantist be is kind of,
rendesvonfr for US freaks: Thia is attributed by
some skeptics as ode Of the results of the Scott
Ad; but there it not one direct°who believes
this. However, two steers and one lamb liRto
already cometo an untimely • end by being
'struck by lightning. Tise steers werepaid for,
and also the
LOCAL,. CHURCH CHIMES
Rev. Jas. Oraham, formerly of Clinton,'
has been 'appointed to Exeter for this
year.
A strawberry wield will be held at the
house of Rev. E, S. Rupert, in the couree
43fa..efewdra.G
Ys.
liv.ilr. 'ray preached in Ratteitbury
St. church last Sabbath morning, Mr,
Birks took theeyettlig Betide% -
Rev. John Gray expecte to take it short.
vacation for the benefit of his health, in
the course of a couple of weeks.
The social at the house of Mr. Stone-
ham, last Thursday evening, was well
attended and -was a very .eujoyableaffair. •
Rev.theS; Synod meereatiigngi'sotfhais tiwroen(*Dlot tceensde,inagt
London. Mr. John Ransfdall-ia-also 111
attendance,on the same.
The picnic of the Rattenbury Street S.
S.. will be field.' at Goderieh on the 13th
ofJuly. It is expected that the Ontario.
St. School will holdaheirs in conjunction
with the other. '
There was a large attendatice at Ontario
St. church last Sunday evening, and the
reception service was a very impressive
One, a large number being taken into full
etanneetion with the church. ,.
Religions meetings Will be held. at the
farm of Mr. -John' Holmes • beginning the
18th inst. Meetings will be atthe hours
3,' and 7,30 p. m. On Sunday
at 3 and 7,30 p.m. All are cordially in-* •
ovtit:tehd
Ladies' Aid Society, will be held
e
e
A.trawheary andatunder-the auspicitt
es
the houae:of Rev. E. .5. .Rupert, on the .
evening of Tuesday next, when an excel- '
teat programme will be provided; admis- • ‘.
:sion 10de.; strawberries extra, .
,The Savation Army inteta to have -a .
banquet and jubilee on the evening of the .
:28thinst.,,Apd_._lievesecured-thea-Otirling---
RInk for their 'services, • (the Town Hall
being otherwise ;engaged.) On Saturday
evening previous, a Salvation Scott Act
'meeting will be held in the -barracks: A •
number of outside officers and others are
expected to be present. . . •
Owing to unforseen.circumstances mak- .
ing echange of date necessary, the time
:of holding the Presbyterian Sabbath
School pie-niehas been changed, to Wed-
nesday, the ..23rd inst., when the Baptist • -.
S. S., of town, will film go with them and :
held' it union pi.e.:nica -yThe Vain will ..
Atte -both:giaing up and aatuautag. • . . • •
, This paragraph has in no way filbcaa
reference, although.akine of the tev..genl
tlemen who fill.the pulpits Of the charches ,
in thisvicinity, have • ft weaknesss-Tor - •
launching long sermons on sultry Sunday _
evenings. It iertaken from a newspaper
• published not 10.0 ...miles distant fromv"
Chilton, andreads as follows On a '
try Sabbath evening recently' a. miniater
noticedmany of bis etafgregation nodding •
from drowsiness;FIe effectuallyllaWakeried „
them by exclaimingiiII sh* an
'tient last week for five hundred sleepers
for is railroad. It strikes me 1 ,cauldstip-
ply as least fifty,. Knee more, and recom-
mend them.good and sound."' After this
hint, sleeping and snoring Was: at..ndis-
'count inAhat particular chutch: • • •
, .
0,
Heir !maw, Boyer
„
We might fill caw side nr the_paper"
with Aries:that are told concerning the
wellaknown and esteemed County,.Crown.
Attorney, Mr. Ira Lewis, and it would be
Interesting and amusing reading too,. but
a couple of short ones will suffice [his
week. To fully appreciate them one re-
quires to know the gentleman referred.to,
but there are very few who have had any
county business to transact that are not
perfectly farailiar with his face and figure.
A-geardmany years' ago, ea the story goes, •
an old bailding that he had occupied as
an office,wasdiscovered-t-o be on fire:
efforts were' made to extinguish it with
the primitive methods of those days, and
attention. was galled to the fact
that the building could not be saved. He
stood meditating it moment; then he burst
out with the.remark, "Let her sliver, boys,
• sbe's well insured."
BBNItIlLbER. •
DRIEM—Very hot weather' for the
last few days, what everybody says must
be true. Our township fathers visited the
place in a body on Tuesday, they were'
letting contracts for gravelling; the prices
for gravelling are away down, some of the
:Contracts being taken At twenty-four cents
rod.-aiMr.-Baechler-raieed-hia-harn-o
Monday, or rather started to raise it ; no
drink, except water, was allowed until tire
work was done, and then the boys got
-thertrthanthercoultfiravigatarivithraT
barn is 116x72, fotinclation 9 feet high,21
ft. posts; man who lives not 100 miles
from here went to 'the raising instead of
attending his mother's funeral. The boys
here. who • belong to 'Goderich Company,
are preparing to go Out to • camp with
their company.
ComING OCCUnliENCEs.-The following
dates should he remembered. R. C. pic-
nic, Hallett, June 23rd. School closes,
July2fid, Pullman's Circus,.june .21
Diyision Mart) June 25. Scott Act Con-
vention in Clinton June 25. Salvation
Army jubilee, Cdntont June 28. Next
meeting of town council, July 5th. Re-
vision of Dominion Voters' List, Clinton,
July.7; Goderich township, at Holmes -
villa, July 8. Social itt' the Methodist
Parsonage, Huron Street., not Toesday
evening.
JUNE JOTS, -Gmliilikins it's been
het. Pall wheat on the Rumford farm
is well out in. -head. Cherires are :ripe.
A. new driving shed is being put "up at
ale
season -when the man with it pair of
white pants sits down in a raspberry pie.
Division Coati sits her on the 25th inst.
The beat rain we have had for it month
fell on Wednesday night, Conaitlerable
Wool is being marketed. "
She. slivered, but when Lewis found out
that the policy had expired two days be-
fore and his clerk had faileciato renew it,
his feelings may latiAmagInect:
The other story ifs follows: -Last
winter, while Mr. 0totefley was conducting
revival services in Goderich,, he and Rev, -.T. M. Campbell happened' to meet Mr.
Lewis, ,
"Came over to oar meetings, Mr, twit,
and fake an interest in them," said Mr.
Croaky
es, yes, sal ems. . •
Yes, come over," repeated Mr. Cross-
ley, " and we'll pray for you." '
.With a majestic wave of Ws band) and
inn inimitable manner, Lewis replied,
"That's right, friends; that's right, you
couldn't pray for it better subject,"
THE BEST AND CHEAPEST SHOW YET,
-The Pullman ct Co. combination of
Mule= wonders, animal education and
physical culture, which exhibited under ,
canvas here on Wednesday, .is the best
enterprise of thekind, barring Ilene, that
We'have ever seen; and most meritoriously
surpasses the big show on 131tReri, the big-
gest things about which are big words and
big prices: For almost a nominal price
Of admission, Pullman & Co. do present
more remarkable features then any other , ,
show hits yet offered us; note* among
them the Electric ,Lady and the prodigi-
Otte Human Leopard Family. The per,
formances of the beautiful horses, wise..
And-waggitalaiss and •fly -footed goltts are ---
moat amazing and amusing; the aerobe -
fie and mld-air teak rutty, daring anti
lent and the .*13,01e programme A 1 and
mote too. The show is run milli& polnta
-exce.pt admission -all around, and
just the place to take the ladiee and ehild-
ren.-St. Catharinea Journal, Will be at
Clinten, 3 IMO 24th,