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WEnakts-01.Ao Per annum fi, adVanCe
Zownohip and Village Vlattero
ruanwocu,
Hamrs.-The duIl1 wether in the be-
ginning of the week, gave fatmers a ohance
te get'on to their summerfallows,and many
acres have beep made ready for the seed.
Twa reapers might have been seen follcitv-
ing each other atoned a field o4 the farm
of Mr. Will Johuaton, one day last week ;.
Will does not believe in letting the grain
• stand after it is ready to out, Miss Christie
Robertson, of our public school, succeeded
in passing the non-professional examina-
tion for a third class certificate. One who
• has been a resident of the 9th for some
years, has lately found a straight road to
Clinton, and now knows why it is called
the "hub." Pete Anderson was off work
h few days this week ; he was nursing a
fine boil on his wrist. Mr. Duncan Rob-
• ertson last week •attended the funeral of
his mother-in.lawl in Waterloo. Quite a
number of the eports from 7 this neighbor-
hood, intend taking in the Provincial at
.
Guelph. Mr. McKay, of Florida; a
• former teacher in S. S. No. 11, is spending
a few days witir .old friends here, ,
STANLEI.
NOT SOLD. --A report having been cir-
culated that the Goodwin farm, Stanley,
recently advertised for sale, had been sold,
we are requested to say that such is in-
correct, the property still being in the
market.
Barees.---Mr. Semi. Reid, of the 3rd
con , has bought a splendid heavy -draught
horse from Mr.. S. McBride, on the
Goshen. Mr. A.. Mitchell, of the -Hayfield
road, threshed wheat on the farm elJemes
Turner, Parr line, on Saturday, Mtn 8 a.
in. to 8 p.m, and then finished up the
daywith the oats, triakingup about 900
bushels in all; he eqnsidere this a good
day's work. Mr. S. Moffat, agent, has
bought the Patton farm, on the Huron
road, containing 67 acres, for the sum of
$4,800; it has A good brick cottige, and
- • other-buildings-thereore-tordliZoesideited
a cheap property. Mr. John Foote has
about comgleted the improvetdente to his
barn. The Conservatives have applied to
have about forty names added to the
voters' list in this township, and the Re -
torment ail for a dozen achlitionstmost of
those asked to be Put op come Under the
• heading Of "wage earners;" the court for
hearing these will be held on thel3th inst.
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EAST- %VAN ANOSH.• •
BRIESs.--Mr. Thos. Rime has lieeneled-
ted president of the Morris Brooch dale
Agricultural Sosiety, for this year. Mrs.
,Shippley and her two sena, of Ailsa Craig,.
are visiting friends in phis vicinity. Mr.
Wm. Henderson, of Torente, Cs now home;
,
seeing his father who is very sick at pred:
ent. Miss Mary Walsh,who has bent in
• Boston for more than a year, returned lapt
week toher home. here, -.:111.-iss =Merej.
Auld, forinerly of Witwanosh, but now of
, Wingham, is visiting oldefriends
Mrs, T. Fraser; of Morris, is this week vie -
Wing friends here. Mr., Wm. Mnore, of
Morris, is now visiting friends. On the
27th • inst., Mr. A. Henderson, who has
been very sick for gorge thne,passed away;
it beink exactly a year fromsthe time- that
his mottree.in-litiv- cliecT,• he. wee about 60
piss old. - The son ne F. Toll died last
Saturday, aged about 6 irierktlls, •
LEEnURN.
VisiToas.-Mre: J. Cree, daughter and
• \ so'
n of Clinton, spent a few pleaseet days e, lastweek, among friends in theneighbor-
hood of Sheppardton atd Leeberri. Mrs.
W. Burk and three children, formerly of
this place'are at present spending: a few
days with her parents.
PAINFUL ACCIDENT. --The little four-
yoeLIG1.&._clatigh 'John-Hort°
' met with a very painful accident, on Mon-
day evening, by falling off a horse, and
thereby breakieg and also putting her
• arm out ofjoint at the elbow
e were very much anaused the other
evening on seeing ayoungs13achelor going
home with a cat under his arm: .We
would suppose his pleasant dreams must
have been disturbed -by -mice. -VVell, that
ailavety nice. but judgingbythe noise
we think pussy was afraid ,of hernew
friend,- to'be of much use to him. We
would advise him. next to eet a nice little
woman to coax pussy up a bit. And then,
why he wouldn't have time to think of
mice, or anything else -shut the little wo
man.
PARAMOUNT.
BRIEF/3-Mrs Lee an , ofDetre] t,_.( nee
Miss t_teyle) is spending a feet weeks with
the eldsfolks .Atsshome." A. number of
_our boys took in Forepaugh's wotld-re.
GOO/MICH TOWNSHIP
BRIEVe.-Mr. Geo.' Green, of the Bay-
field con, who some tirne ago sold his
farm, has bought 40 acres on the Huron
road, near Goderich, to Which place ha
will remove this fall; he will be naissed
in this *g oo o t. Beacoin eft
tor Chicago on Wednesday,with his won-
derful Tontine colt, which is to be shown
at the State Fair there; tve hope he MAY
be successful in sweeping everything be-
fore him, but if he does this township will
need to he enlarged when he gets back,
Mrs. McBurney, of Arnbelly, has been
down attending her mother, Mts. Swit-
zer, who has been quite ill for some time
and is ejt11 very low.' It is reported that
an estimable young lady of the Hayfield
concession, will shortly go into partner
has hitherto been unproductive
farm on the Hayfield road, ,a place that
St. •Marie. Ben Switzer gathered 700
ship with a sterli young manup at Sault
bushels of peas off 80 acre on his rented
MANCHESTER..
BniErs,-Mr, Chiles Rutherford, of St.
Helens, preached in the Presbyterian
church here, last Sabbath, the Hey. J.
Pritchard was in Parkhill, assisting Mr.
Loughead at communion. . Mr. George
.Densteaclt, our village tinsmith, met with •
.a severe. accident, last 'Sunday morning;
his horse kicked him on theface ; when
found he was insensible, and remained in
that state throughout the day ; • he is get-
ting well, but how the accident occurred
he has no idea. Mr, D. E. Munro, our
village postmaster; found his family circle
increased, last Sunday morning, by the
addition of a son. Our base ball club in-
tended to go to Dungannon on Thursday
of this Week. , There was a mistake • in
hat week's items, perhaps an oversight;
that the Wet weather. dicl aelay harvesting
very ra,deb„a great quantity of grain just
being ready to take in.
-Mr. JohnsGovier, of the base
line.. sold the horse lett week which' he
purchased at Mr. Morgan's sale last spring,
for a little less than $200.
BiarEsr.---sMrs. John Kpox met with
tatherat, painful accident last•week. The
dog having taken poseession of a piece of
beef which she had procured, rather than
relinquish his prize he resolved to fight,
and seized her by the hand. The gun
was brought to bear on him, before he re-
treated fronehiepoeition,
BRIEFS. -:Suite a numberYrstim this Vi-
cinity took in tbe circus at Clinton, on
Monday last. Harvesting is very nearly
finished, and many of our farmers have
already threshed part of their grAin • the
yield is generally very good. J Rice.
teacher. No. 7,:.Hullett,,bhs accepted the
position of teachet, in; No. 2, Hay, near
Rodgerville, for 1887, at a. considerable
increase in salary.
Coniec1rs.-.4 meeting of the municipal
council of the township. of Hullett was
held at Kinburn, on the 31st ofAugust.
All the menreers present except the reeve;
minutes 'of former meeting read and con-
firmed. Taxes levied for the present year
asnftoblleor; :stet countypurpogegsstwo-naillg
o ,
for township purposes, one mill
and four tenths ot a 'mill on the $, and
the sunis-required by the respective school
corporations. Council Adjourned to meet
agam'at Lonclesboro, when palled by the
seeve. .TAMES BaArrirwatiT, Clerk.
A ;Goon. Inea.T:Elsewhere will be
found a notice of a picnic to be held in
conneetion .with the ,Isondesboro Cream-
ery,•next ThursdatesOrt Mts. Moon's farm,
when Prof. Robertson'of the Ontario Ag-
ricultural College, and Mr.Meyer, Secy.
ot the Ontario Ore tx_e_scittfsteeocifition,swill
e iyer addresses, Theidea is a good
one and hs the managers of the creamery
make the invitationa general one, a large
,number of farmers should attend, because
they cannot fail to hear something that
will be, of profit and_edyantage to them:
Should the day be fine,- farmers andtheirwives can easily spare the'llme to attend.
ss Biorgen.
HarteAttrAY-Miss McDonald, of trus.
eels, while driving through Blyth, had
the misfortune to have one of the wheels
of the buggy come. off, and the horse ran
away, but she managed to remain in the
buggy until the horse was stopped by Mr.
R.. Magee. • . •,,
LEAVING Towx.-Thes. Dale, Who has
been in the employ of F. Metcalf, for
nearly two Years, leaves for Mount Forest
next week, to tak3 charge pfltia, father's
large jewellery store. ' We are sorry to
Tom,..as he was an A I workman, and
general favorite.
le
nowned exhibition, in Clinton, on Mon- a
day Inst. Mrs. Quoid of Lando
present visiting her sister, Mr, J. Clarke,
The Ashileld circuit purposes holding its
annual Sunday -School convention here
on the 15th of' October. Rev. Mr, Slime;
, English church nainister, Lucknow, has
conducted divine service very acceptably
in the school house, for some time past ;
he is a young man, very earnest in the
work, regtbot rare ability, and will doubt-
less make his mark in the world yet, E.
W -Richards had two cows poisoned last
week. A well-known bricklayer and
Dominos started out on Monday morning
of last week, with the full intention of
breaking in a two-year old colt to drive
ikingle; we will not attempt to describe
'the inimitable performance which took
place, but a fesv minutes after the • start
was made, the horsemen were seen minus
hats, coats .and some other valuable ap-
parel, running at en unprecedented rate
after the frightened colt, who had only
gone on it few miles before to tell the
t le ; some thingsetstetv
sstst -stinrtlfrobltisair tne Peggy is now under- se..
going thorough repairs 'at Luekri "e
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'COLBORNE. WO
Iteatoyms.----Thos.-Delyl-wiro has been
'running a groeery store in Blyth, for some
time, left, with his family, for Seaforthe
.this week, where he will continue his
business. The people of Seaforth will
find M r. Daly n. straight -forward and good
business man. . • •
The followin,„e is the score of the base
ball match played on Friday last, .between
Clinton and Blyth
1 2 8 4 6 6 7 8
Clinton -4 3 3 2 4 0 4 x-20
Blyth--- 8 0 4 1 7 0 1 1-21 • '
The.game wag not played out, on account
of darkness; •There was considerable kick -
.sing here about the umpire not doing
justice, [On the other hand the. umpire
Wailes Ite did what was right.----ED.3,
]lart:Pg.-Mrs. F. Sperling and daugh-
ter, of Seafortb, were visiting at Myles
Young's this week. Itlitie Anti Shane is
home trent Lucati. Blyth intends having
a Dig fall sheik on the 7th and 8th of Oc-
ober. The Blyth Po isseetestskstsdsPiesItettet
picnic, a ungaonon, on Thursday.
ssrs. Heffron & Boyd have invested in
motion engine, Which was on trial this
ek; and created a great deal of excite-
PRIEMM
-r, Louie Felker, of this
township, started for ehurch on the liege
line, a few Sendays ego-, taking sick 6n
the road, and beets:ince been serioualy de.
ranged in 'hid IttiGa. Mr, N. Ilaer sowed
the first wlleat ielhis Section, on the 28rd•
of August, ' 4
s
meta on the streets. A large crowd from
here took in the circus, tit Clinton, on
Monday, and were pretty well pteased.
S. Hertiegton ig taking his holidays this
weak, and has gone to London and other
points. F. Metcalf atitl wife are visiting
friends in Mitchell; Untealf goes
CLINTON, ON1T., FRIDAY, APT. 3, 1886.
for the benefit of her health. Mr. N. H.
Young is attending the Methodist Con-
ference, in Toronto„ this week, and Mrs.
Young is visiting in Elmira. Mr.Wesley
Pray is the guest of Fred. Tanner
week; he rides a wheel. '
BELGRAIM.
BRIEFS. -Mr. Peter e ason 801
fine team of mares for $400 to an A
can buyer this week he always
large homes, as last spring he -sold
rising two years for $190 Our ente
ing merchant, Mr.. A. Taylor, visite
mot large' cities last week, and purc
a very large stock in all the newes
Winds, and the latest styles in dry go
they have arrived, and do credit t
village. Several persons went to Cli
to see Forepaugh's circus on Monda
though it rained hard in the mor
MEG Walton, of Illinois, is visiting
acquaintancesin this vicinity. The
est daughter of Mr. A. McLean is ver
with 10a/isolation of the bowels.
McCrea and Wm. Bryan, Executors
offering the farm of the late James Tho
son, for sale at a bargain. The wind st
on Sunday afternoon was terrific, and
rain came down in torrents, aecompa
by a few hail stones. Mrs. C. McClell
is visiting in Toronto. Geo. Stein arr
home onFriday evening last from Engl
he looks well and feels hearty, as he n
got sea sick; be is going to live in
village. A.Taylor received a teat aerate
on the face last week;when he put a p
off the platform of his store, for listing
fane and insulting language; the taw
deal with such persons in future. Mr
Watson. is the proud possessor of a s
Mr. T. Nixon, harness 'maker, has b
out harvesting for a few weeks, clur
the stock season. The weather has. tit
it change, as people require their w
ter clothes.
nutter itetar.D.
Barges.-MiSS 01(1E143 Marks, who hag
been visiting friends in Goderich, returned
on Friday. Almost everybodywent to
, this Clinton, to see Forepaugh'a circus, o
Monday last; some were well pleased with
it, others were not. A foot hall club has
been organized in the village, and practise
d his goes an every evening. A great many
mete., frorn here will take in the stallion races,
keeps at Seaforth, on Friday, as two of the com-
a colts peting horses are owned here, they take
rpris- more interest in the results. The farmers
d sev• in this vicinity are all through harvesting,
hosed and sowing fall wheat is the order of the
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HENSALL •
Bnums..-The employees of the G. T.
R. held their usual picnic and games in
London last Saturday;.they were rather
thinly attended by the employees in this
section. Mr. McEwen, who had his jaw
bone broken,by the wheel ot a wagon pas-
sing over it; is recovering.
Az skeitonaTin PlonsE.--A lierse be-
longing to Mr. Gilbert Thompson,ofLalce
•.View, had rather a strange experience
lately, He as galloping along the hank,
when he wheeled and went over the bank.
about twelve feet, and alighted on his
feet; then he rolled over and went tume
taling down about fifteen • feet more.
Strange to say the hgrse was unhurt with t
the exception an. few sriratches, .i14
HOlitEulta, sit OpriffS S
BENMILLER.
)3nuess-Heautiful weather, cool is the
general -Nadia. A number of our natives
stvent to l3ayfield on IVednesda.e, to attend
'It wedding; all the miller's horses and
rigs were required to take them. A num-
ber ef fine horses passed throegh here on
Wednesday for Mr. Mooney in Clinton.
The bridge is now conaplete, except the
filling at the ends; it is a neitt superstrub-
ture And reflects credit on the contractor,
Mr. Hardy; it is nearly 400 feet inlength
and there are five spans; it is about 18 ft.
high in the centre. A number from this
neighborhood took in the circus on Mon-
day, nearly all were satisfied with what
they saw, Mr. Baechler,of the Falls
Reserve, has a new traction engine at
work cutting up wood; it seems to work
well as a traction, as he moves it around
among -the -stumps and over the rough'
road without any trouble, Mr. .I. G.
Fisher is having his house raised up and
turned around. Mr. Green has sold his
tarm to Mr. Hardy for the suna of $4500 ;
this is a "good price for A fifty acre farm,
but it is a good one, being well imprOved.
PORTRWS 111),L."
Baters.--Miss Pettygrove left for her
home:in Pittsbin,on Monday, ltir.Robt.
Beacom left on 1Vednesday, for Chicago,
twittend the Illinois State -Show, he takes
his filly Maud, with him ; she will clean
hem all out without a doubt. Mr. D. S.
cDougall is getting his extensive barn
nto good shape; Alderman 'Jon has the
contract, which is a guarantee that it vvill
be well done. Our village deceit was not
in his usual place, in Aura, last Sunday.
This neighborhoed was, almost deserted
on 'Monday -ill away to Clinton to see
Ferepaugh's show. Out highway cow
has lost her sleep extermihator again. D.
D.1Vilson's egg gath.erergot over 900 dot.
eggs, at Porter's Hill storeeall taken in in
one week. . Quite a number leave here
soon for the Aggiber woaes in Michigan.
There were six apple buyers in this neigh-
borhood last week. There has been con-
siderable fall wheat sewn 'here, whtchsis
little erirlier•than usual.
GopElti
Pre-Nro -The North St.'S. S. intends
bringing a special train to flohnesville,
to•cley,(Friday). It is the occasion of the
annual picnic, and it is expected a great
number of the friends and relatives of the
children. will find time to accompany
them. 'the return train leaves Holmes-
ville aelive o'clock.
CAMPING. -- Great .preparations have
been-made-of-late-inegome homes' fOr the
eainping expedition which has just lett
for the north. Formerly, consisting of
fourteen, the number gradually decreased
until on the eve of sailing, only seven
could be found. These, however, cons*.
ing of the boys of our town band and Mr.
Watsoh, painter, were all Teady. to start
on Tuesday evening., They intended
sailing on the'North Spar that night, but
wind and weather prevented. Their des-
tination is Johnston's Landing, away up
the peninsula, where they expect toshoot
any plumber of bears andlesser genie.
The return voyage will be made' .On the
same vessel, in about. two weeks.
Tatimes.-The Mikado Ooxiipany, en
"Odtrespondent. a
BEIEFS.-1Vfis9 Belle Hiles left on Tues-
day for Hamilton Ladies' College, *here
she purposes pursuing her literary; must -
cal and art studies; she will be greatly
missed in Sabbath school and church.
,work here ;7we wish her every success now.
and hereafter. A goodly number of our
villa:gem took in the circus, at Clinton, on
Monday. Next Sabbath Mr. S. Trewin,
a divinity student, will Occupy the Metho-
dist pulpit. Rev. E. Medd, of London
conference, who has been spending a few
weeks at home, has gone to Millbrook, to
visit friends and relatives, prior to his
going to Montreal; the reverend gentle-
man has spent two very succesful years fl
the 'ptietoral .end ministerial work, and
now purposes devoting himself for atime
exclusively to theological study ; he is A
:diligent student. a devoted pastor, and an
able, faithful and unceimpromising mints -
ter of the Methodist"church,
RAFORTH.
A large number from here attended
Forepapgh's show, at Clinton, last Mon -
Roy Wilmott, infant son of Mr. Win.
Henry, died last Moadaynight,.. after -a
"Very short illness.
Mr. G. Robson, of the Montreal Pty
Goods.House, spent A fete days last week
at his home, in Whitby. • " •
A great gathering of the "clans" is ex-
pected here, • on the Occasion of Auld
Scotia's game, on Sept. 10th.
Miss Louie Shaw, left, histilonday, to
seend a month with friends in Guelph, -•a
lonely month.for sorne one left behind..
Tbe Rest J. E. Howell and Mr. W. M.
Gray left on Tuesday; tO'attend the gene-
ral conference meeting, at Toronto. • .-
•_As.base._ ,ball matehs-Sertfortlx Stiirs vs.
The Hungry Colored Nine, was played
on. the recreation grounds, last Friday,
which was won by the former._
The Rev. Mr.s.„parrneetmiedthe-pulpits
of the Presbyterian cliurch,-last Sundny
morning, and Rev. Joseph McCoy, of
Egmondvdle, in the evening. , The Revs
P. Musgrave, of McKillop, took the work
of the latter.
The Rey.j.'E. Howell 'preached on "A
fast young man," at the Methodist church,
laet Sunday evening, to a large and attentive congregation Land at the Presbyterian
church the Rev. Jos, McCoy said some-
thing practical to the young, about "sow-
ing wild oats." .
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• Mr. Julies Duncan and family left th
week for Lynchburg, Va., vhere; the
will make their permanent residene
in future. Mr. Duncan has long been
resident of this • place,: and. hi g man
friends here will regret his departure, bu
hope that many years may yet be Spate
him and hie, to etjoy.their newsre
hoe
thtionny south. .i
The audience gathered in the itlethodis
is
a
church, Seaforth Wednesdey evening, t
hear the celebrated •Whyte Bros. coneert
e the Provincial -Match in Toronto last week, the
ably well rendered; The Whyte Bros.
kindly rendered several pieces that were
especially reguested by the audience, And
everybody said "far better than expected."
The proceeds Wete about sixty dollars.
The Mobile Minstrel Co, (colored) visit-
ed our town last Friday. At noon they
paraded the streets with their band, and
were costumed in the highest of colors -.a feature peculiar. to their race -on their
bead they bore the advertisement of a
certain ertgar firm, who, we believe, are
non -unionists. In the evening they gave
One of their entertainments, in Cardno's
Hall, to a knell audience. After the en-
tertainment was over, the 60111pfilly ,re-
paired to the Queen's Hotel, where they
were-pu t gs-tiezes.-Whi letssonttrof,ble
were sitting out on the balcony of the
hotel, they were treated to a shower of
eggs that Were far from being fresh, by
person e said to be in sympathy with the
Knights of Labor, In return stones were
thtown in the direction of the Revd Ho-
tel, where the eggs are supposed to have
0610 from, fortunately the battle did not
lost long, and 111 damage, furthet than
the breaking of ome glass in the Windows
Of the 140 Dinned house, woe delle.
Tuesday night, gave considerable satis-
faction to the large company that witnee-
'sed the play. R.V. McKeezie has one• ins
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Additional Local News.
LOCAL .CHURCH CHIMES
Mr. Letterland, *of Seeforilt; will preach
in Rattenbury St. Methodist church, on
Sunday next, and Mr. Bayley, of Clinton,
Will preach in Senforth Methodist church.
' ror some time past there has been no
regular service ,of the i3aptiet denomina-
tion 'at Exeter, and for the purpose of re-.
n ewirig interest, Rev: John, Gray, of Clin-
ton , will preach there on 'Sundaythe 12th
as a delegate from Croderich Distriet
attend the General Conference of the
Methodist church, now being held in To -
lento. Miss Mary Nicholson, the daugh-
ter of one of our dentists, who has been
seriously ill for some time, took a turn for
the better last week, and is now rapidly
recovering. Goderich band played a. flee
programme on the square last Friday
evening,swhieli, on account of tire camp-
ing expeditien, will be the last for some
time Our town lot- two icor
promising young • men Within. the last
week; Chas. Crable and Mr, Humber, jr.;.
the formee has gone to Hamilton, to learn
machinery, for which he has a greet apti-
tude ; the latter to the States, where he
intends • studying for the medical profes-
sion. Mr. D. Fisher is off with another
batch of horesesstosthe-States, and will not
be back .for some nionths. Tne Mobile
Minstrel troop did net pay expenses; on
Saterday_ancl:Monday, --We bear that the
_Amateu rspramatie-elub sare•ssvhi ting to
open Mr.. GO. Acheson's store, We also
hear that the W C. T. TJ. are intending
to he the first „in, we don't know .yet eaP
whieh tohaLetirthis-we-do-sishow,• -"-flit "4181.'
come. first served." • • as t
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The annual meetitig of the W. C. T. 11.
a ill be held on Friday, the lOtli inst.,. at
three .o'clock, p m., at the 'home Of Mr.
T. Stevenson ; a full attendanee is request-
ed, as the election of °theme takes place.
The sermon in the Ontario street Me-
thodist church, on Sabbath evening, took
'the:form of a song service. It was cOn-
ductedby,Ree,Mr, IteGear, who took for
'the basis of his.remarke, ,Tas. 14; "For
what is o • • et?___It, Is even a vapor."
mns and anthems appropriatd to each
point of the discourse were rendered by
the choir, -under' the leadership of 3m. 'Cr.
F.:Oakes,' in very excellent "mariner.
The sereicn. throughontaeas.very interest-
ing, and an agreeable Change.
At the, Salvation Army' 'bertocks, cri
'Sunday night the meeting was disturbed
by the presence of t, large min -flier Of the
cireue• employees, The captain, rather
injudicionsly think, lirst of-alr-tried-t-
-levy-a-five centiadmieeion feesfrom-them,
but this was refused, and several of them.
forced their way into the building. The
tam then tried to proceed with the
alsexereiseer but-itswagsasuaeless e
he elicits crowd would interrupt her
singing at the top of' their voices
Remarking that she believed all of them
would like te go to heaven,one of the Crowd
jumped to his .feet Wjth the remark that
" he•didn't waht to,' and emphasized .it
by dancing a clog. They continued their
interruptions until the meeting broke up,
when theymarched,out, taking the Chairs
with_them; and then down the street sing-
ing ht- the top .of their lungs: Althougli.
constables were present, it was utterly..
ire ossibles to check the crowd,- and the
F0605114 is that if they had tiled; there
Would have been bloodshed, • The -"boys"
wereeyidently bent on having some fun,.
and they had it at the expense of all who
seem, within any reasonable distance of
the. barracks. Mt their etedit it May be
said that they did not use any profane er
Abusive Itieguage clueing the getvice,' but
ented themselves with making sport
.••• nototnsvu.Lit.
BartPs..-•-111r. Couttieet our merchant;
must be doing an extensive business; he
shipped ()ter 000 dozen ofeggs last week.
Misses White and Cook, formerly belong-
ing to Mr. Wbodhull's band, are Visiting
in this heighborhodil. • Miss Ada Mutch
attends the high school in Clinton. * The
eldest daughter of Me. 0, Disney has been
seriously ill with a sore .tkr„at,..0-A-6,-, '
resembling diptheria ; diem now, however,
rapidly recovering. The only child of
Mr. Ezra Pickard died last Sunday morn -
:log, after only a fewthours' illness; the
disease was 'cholera mortrlis-rthe parents
on finding it ill, ordered medical aid, but
before suCh assistance was available, the
child (lied ; the pell-heriterettere all little
gir1s an innovation tn the noel customs- ootit
t Mr. E..es: Courtide lefts here on Saturday I
o last forsOttawaSs. to attend sho Canada. •ev,
, W•imbledon Mttch lie Attended
was it targe and appreeiative one. Th
numbers were plentiful, and all rename-
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,sr.r, .DOlee, W. Dontart & Coe=
The following letter, in a tecent fano of
- and won a considerable sum af mone • self:
Cnristien thterdiani telly explains
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9t/t4f411S. EDITORS,— ARUM' inc tlie01101 the Otiudiao
to acknowledge thetplencild gift df W. Doherty &
organ manufacturers of Clinton, Ontario to our Bova"
Academy in Tokio, Japan. They Itcwo'plaCed in my
haltds for the AceAlainy. A, "Chapel Case" mom, with
five octave's, 010Votl stops, grand organ, icneo swell,
coupler andvox himnina,ao inStrumont which retails
at $240. May the Mater repay him with muciletn.lgs
• soul•and in his !Amass. I understand that Mr. riss
tette has a weakness for supplying, Chappels and
churches with splendid organs in Buell a way that Um
poorest never got stuck, O. S. gUY.
when Itis considered he had ta compete
with viewof the hest marksmen in On-
tario, it, speaks well tor hinf AS an expert
in the rifle business,
From 'a casual eorrespondent.
Brunrs.--The scholars of Mies .1)t.
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Holmes' bible class paid her a pi nt
visit, on Wednesday evening, presenting
her with a silver. sugar bowl as a slight
n
tokeof their appreciation Whet services,
and hoped that such unity as had existed
between them would long continue to
exist; she made it suitable reply, thanking
them for their kindness. The youngest
child of Mr. Wm. Jervis is low with in-
flammation of thesbowels.
A•o u virritteTraTolir
Docking, peddler for Mr. J. L. Courtice,
while driving op it very steep hilt on the
base line, escaped what might have been
it serious accident, but, as good•luck would
have it, be was tvalkings and so evaded it.
Just as he neared the top of the hill, one
of the tugs broke, allowing the rig to run
down; and the vehicle, with eeme $10
worth of eggs, besides dry goods, was
pri
ecipitated n the ditch at the bottom,
the wheele having gained the mastery.
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"Tin ORTGIII or LAX(tuaOts and the
Antiquity of Speaking Man ."-This is the
title of it 50 131g° pamphlet we have be-
fore us, which is an address delivered be -
tore ttut section Of Anthropology of the
Ameridtan •Association for the advance-
ment o ,saLl3uffaleelasLnacuithsday-
our • istinguished townsmen, H. Hale,
Esq., who ocettples the position of Vice -
President of the Association. Mr. Hale
treats the subject in an exhaustive man-
ner, drawing a nice distinction between
the origin of lauguage, and the origin of
languages, and shows that, he hes given
the subject thorough study. The nature
of the work implies an inflnite amount of
research and investigation, that can only
be understood by reading the work , in
question.
Death's • Dealings.
*.A4f.;Tobn P. Wells a young man who
fermirly worked with 'Bon.ey ciampbell,•in
Clinton, died suddepty In Detroit, on
°Monday, afteranillness of only three
days. He wasin business forhiniself apd
had been married only three mouths.
On Saturday last Mr, Christopher Dale,
of the Huron road, suffered a very severe
loss in the death of his daughter Ellen,
trona consumption. She had •been ailing
for some time, and her death was not al-
together unexpected. This is the third
daughter Mr. Dale has lost inside of two
years, tnd to make mattera worse, Mrs.
Dale is not in the best of health. The
funeral of Miss Dale, on Tuesday, was
largety attended. ,
Mr. Alex. Henderson, one of the pton-
care of East Wawanodh, who, has been in
failing health for some time Pest, died a
week • ago to -day. He was born in 1823,
in County Monaghan, Iteland; he came
to Canada about 1844 and settled in York,
County of Haldimand. In 1856, be came
to Wawenosh. For a number of years
he has been in bad health, and although
he made a hard fight against hie disease,
he succumbed to it on the 27th Aug. He
spent considerable of' ,his time in late
years in reading, an, occupation in which ,
he took much pleasure. The funeral on.
Saturday afternoon was largely Attended.
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' On Saturday one of the pioneers Of •
Hallett passed away, in the person of Mr.
Thos. Brown, of the Oth con, He wee
born in Cork, Ireland, coming out to this
country about 87 .years ago, settling on
the lot on which he died, He was a quiet,
ueobtrusite'mananot taking a very active
part in publicaffaires, a good neighbor,
one who enjoyed the confidence of all, "
Some time last winter hegel hurt by a
horse falling over on him, and he never
fully recovered front the injuries thus
sustained', lie was an adherent of the
R. C. church, and leaves a Wife and family
to moplaa his loss..
The township Of Stanley lost an esteern--
ed resident on Wednesday,in the peril-tn. of
Mrs. Ann Smith, (relict of the late Wm.
Smith) Who died atthe residence of her
daughter, Mrs. McGregor; 3rd con., at the
advanced age of 78 years. She was .born
at Inverness, .Scotland, and with her pa-
rents moved to the township ef Laughill,'
Glengttry county, Canada, where she vvas
married to her late husband. About 40
years ago they moved to the tow, ship of, ,
$t • which was very sparsely settled
' dee Friendshipwas then something
to:be trollied, and all who knew -her, even
from the early pioneer;day down to the
present time, enjoyed bee friendship and .
confidence. She was the mother of 14
.children--nipe living now, six eons. and
three daughters, all being married, and
overarof wheel are living in Manitoba
and Dakota. She generally enjoyed good
health, was it Presbyterian in religious
matters; and her death leaves a blank that
cannot be filled, •
Reference has several times been made.
to the illness of Mr. John Thornpsoris
the Grasitl road, Hullett, arid-114ny were,
therefore, not • surprised, although they -
Were pained, • at the annotineement of his •
death on Tuesday morning. His trouble •
was enlargement of theliver,and although
he had the ,best medical treatment, very
little hope was heldoet, from the first, for
his recovery, He moved into • JElullett
eornewhat about 20 Years _ago,. from the
come e hint). 1 eswas a harthWOrke
township of (his 'father haeing-
,ing,'1 dustrious farmer, somewhat retiring -
in his disposition, and much respected by •
veryon er---Ittr-wartr-relitti ye ef-14-ither
Bros.',-- of Georgetown, the' Well knot=
manufaettirers, and was also a relative of
of Mts. Thomas, of Clinton. Being a.
Forester, tbe meriabers of "Londeshro
oand •
Olintonsbourts-tattentledisik-funerat in it
.body, boles meny,....otILers who :hue paicl
a last tribrate of ter him. He was
an Episcopalian ; ,he ,leaves • a wife aediamulv. •
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e coutry Model Scheele;
At the meeting of. the County Board of
Examiners, held Saturday, Aug. 28th,1886,
the followingresolutions were : passed.:,
That the candidates whofailed et the., -
professional rucatutnation in 1885,. be re-
quired to attend the_ whole ItIndel School
That tile percentage required- to obtain
a certificate be the same as in 1885, viz. :
40',?, on each aubjeet,. and Gorol the ag-
gregate
That the practical weric of theeendidates
be examined by the Inspectors, and that ,
they "devote three days to each Model
School.' . •
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That the Secretary notify the Board•af
Trustees or each Model Sehool, that the •
Objects' ef 111 asie drill anti calisthenics
!Mould be taken up in the Model schools,
and that paperann therm subjects will be
subreitted to tho. candidates at the final.
examinatton,
That for practical ,drawing, .books four
and five be completed and certified to by
the Principal of each Model school as be -
Ing the work of the candidates,
That S. R. Miller, Esry,, 8,, hiving
resigned his 'position, and removed from
this county, sin.° last meeting of the
Board, thus severing his membership with
it1 w0, his late colleigtme; take this oppor-
tunity of bearing testilnony to, 1,18 indus-
try, intelligence and eflimenq; which al-
ways characterized him during the' fourteen
years in which be was A member of it,and
in parting with bitn we express the sincere
hope that in the new profession which he
-haetedensted ite-will.nruvrwlyirtimt-sho'disir' -
which his diligence and perSevel•Anee so
amply merit, •
Arrtrise,-The Bural C'anadiati, 'of this
week, eitys t The apple crop in the United
Stittes is likely to be very stunt this year,
.e.ed the market will rulelligh. American
buyers; with it keen eye to busindse; ate
ranging the bet er parte ofthe Dominion.
Farmere need not be in ally great 11111'11
to sell. There is little fear of having any
Iert en f heir liaturi if well eatliered •
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