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The Huron Signal, 1887-9-9, Page 4- THE HURON SIGNAL. FRIDAY, SEPT. 9, 1887. 1 11.111111131111 Particular attention is also called to the "Yatisi" Corset. This Corset is the only one that the purchaser can wear 10 days and then return and have her money refunded if she does not iidit the tiThet Perfect Fitting, healthful and comfortable Cor- set she has ever worn. 'lin 111141 see the • Vatter and "rmatherbone" (0.10(1 at J. A. REID & BRO., Jordan*, Block, Court House 13quare,Oaderich 7th Sept., IMP. 10114 -IT 'few Advertisements This Week. Taxes -Om. Gordon. Buit-Pridhaam Bros. Girl Wanted -Mrs A. Morton. Tenders N'anted-Rebt. Allan. Colborne. Tentherbone Corsets- Jaw A IFteld dit Bro. V.1'. B. B - Westervelt of- York. Loudon Ont. TOWN TOPICS. A ehkra entanif ye. fishier saes. A a' faith he'll prerd ff." The leaves are beginning to turn. but Geo. feewares photographs continue to come up fle beihtly es ever. A Bao you fail te. RNe the •ummer goods at B. MateConnac'm. There s mosey an it if you attend to 11 1. time. If Ton meant lea that im tem aro 10 0. Rhyne.' and ask for the Li-quor brand. For drum and chenticals. mte.. also KU to Ithyrow drug awn. Pridham'Brow fly high. but their prices for Rest -class suits are extremely moderate. and their sults fit mom exquisitely. Sett their big advt. elsewhere in this issue. The riotous wear on North -it. Wednestley e% ening was not • pleamant one to look upon. but if you want pleasant scenes artistically taken send for It. Hallows the photographer. Tits WOMILYru CHROITIAN TEMPIDLANCR UNION will nieel regularly for the transaction of Mullane* every Tuesday afternoon at 2-319 o'clock. in Knox church. Kverr woman in• tovrested in the work is cordially invited to attend. For all drugs, dye -stuffs., perfumery. parent medicines. chemicals. etc.._ bent (1 wale! and lowest rate.. call al Goode's drug -store. Albion Block. 8 -ial atteotion paid to flaw pensing of lens and family recipes. W. C. e.druegtet. Tel HURON AIM DeVelt LOA% AND INVERT - NeXT COISFANIF-Depeeitors In this company ha%e the best possible security for their mon - PT. all being invested in mortgage on farm ProPerly. Depositors have a first lien an ell the company's aseeta. Bate of interest paid. from I to S per cent. aceeeding to •nnount mot duration of deposit. Farmers having sur- veil* means should tall and twe the manager. etk at the label of this paper. Mayor Seeger was in Toronto on Fri- day. M. Hutchison, of the Big Mill, is at Woinipeg. Mrs A. M. Roes sisited Seaforth Sat- urday last. Wednesday was the dustiest day of the season. J. T. Garrow, Q C., was in Toronto ot, Saturday. Wm Loutit, of Wingham, is visiting friehila in town. Mies Brophy. of Cleveland, spent two weeks with Meade in tovrn. Miss Cook will leave town shortly du two month's visit to the States. • Mrs and the Aliases MeMicking have returned from the Atlantic coast. Mrs Samuel Fisher left on Tuesday morning for her horns In Chicago. Fred Bonarey has returned from i leen Sound, acoompanied by Mrs Arnold. The model school stodente commence their course of instruction on the 13th. Miss Fanny Oitbons, of London, has returned bore after, two monthsvisit With friends. The professional bsurolar is not fond of work. Nevertheless his uiutto is not us arrest." Miss Grace Polley let Tuseday after - mein to pursue her studios at Alma col- lege, St. Thomas. The public; works committee had their seen overhauling the midewalk on Weet St. during the week. It is the mild September, aud the lu. cious bivalve will shortly oupercede the toothsoese isecresas. Seer roa TRIAL. - John Eno, of Dine gennon, has been committed to stand his trial for horse -stealing. Mies Bedford left for St. Thomas, Tuesday afternoon, to visit her aunt, Mrs Joslyn, of that town. Archie Dickson, formerly of the Bank of t'ismnieree here, was in town during the week moompaitied by his bride. Rev. Charles McManus, who haa been vatting relatives in this section,retallied to his Atone in Windsor Monday last. Mr Dean Swift who has been so severely ill, was so far recovered 64 to be able to be around town on Monday. Miss Adelaide Chilton returned; yes. terday to Loretto Convent, Niagara Falk, where she will graduate next year. George Stewart has been attending the mooting of the Photographers' As- sociation in Tornado difring the past week. J. A. Macdougall, of the (kasha waterworks department, is in town visit- ing relatives. He leaves fur Torooto to ; day 'Friday). Palmeri:men. -0eriag to the absence of I Marl"' fllsemer from town, lb. regular mmtinz of the Iowa council was post- poned for a week Dv. M. Naturist -in. the W as1 street dentist, &makes the preserestion of the nature! teeth • spesiality. Om adagio* tered front Qi. es. to 4 p.m. for the peia• leen extraction of Meld. Look at the label uf this peptic am visiting the loilisartal Exhibitriast ()ego a nessber of °odor's\ Toronto. Mr* Robert McAllister, of Grey, was the emit of A. J. Meager, of the Big Kill, this week. A. McWilliams, B A., of Montreal, w ho assisted Rev, Dr Ure fur the past ; three mouths, *peat • few days in town during the past week. Dr McDonagh will be in Goderieh for consultation oa Saturday, the Srd of September, and afterwarns ou the hist ! Saturday of every usouth. %aliment ot Olsagew, has hems the guest. cif his brother, Robert Ute, D. D., the esteemed pastor 01 Knox churifor the past few weeks. Or McLean and Bon Smith, aho I *mai to Woodstock .College Saturday laet, returned home Illuaday. , owing to *I that institution being overcrowded. Mrs T. )1eGillicuddy and chiliren leh for Stratford Saturday last. After a short sojourn with her parents she will proceed to her future home in Toronto. Mrs Hosea, of Brantford, and Cbaries McCormick and James Hamilton, of Minneapolis, who were the guests of Mr Janson Itsid,, hays left -fur their several homes. M•KINO luraowituction.-S McGee, having purchased the house remissly oc- cupied by T. McGillicuddy, has made some substantial iinprovetueuta in the edifice. lirRON•4 REPRCKRNTATIVEs -Huron county is represmited at theInternationel Medioal Congrese at Washinyton by Dr. Thos. F. McLean, of Goderich, and Dr. Win. Shan, of Blyth. Pao,. Hort-ice's TRAINSO Doug. - Prof. J. L. Hopper will exhibit his woaderful troupe of trained dogs in Vic- toria Mall, On Friday, Sept 16th. For particulars see posters. /rev Stommorr.-The selectors will meet at the clerk of the peace's office on the 16th Mat, to asoortain as to the num- ber of jurors to be sent in by the muni- cipalities for next year. PA,P4ED 11114 BARRISTRI'e FLAW -W. are pleased to observe that Z. +1. B. Duncan. formerly of Oarrow & Proud - foot • taw office, has suxeeded iu pass- ing his barrister s exam. We regret to learn that Coreellis Hodge, son of our townsman, D 13 Hodge, is suffering from a severe attack of inflammation of the lutigs We hope to see him up and around shortly. Messrs Walker and Vanstone,of Owen Sound, arrived in town on Tuesday eren- ing on their bicycles. They made Rood time considering the weather, having! left Owen Sound Monday morning. Four eons of Consul Chilton, W. B., R. S. C., jr., Percy and Carroll, the two former from Washington. and the latter trim New York, are here on • visit, they arrived iu town on Monday last. J. A. Reid & Bro's. fall stock of dry goods is now nearly complete. Their goods are all marked at very close prices for cash or trade._ See their special ad- vertisement of targets in this week's issue. Flan Clitaree.-We hetet° thenk our old friend, John Russell, isf East street, for • present of choice grapes. He knows how the editor enjoys toothsome things, and he made his donation Wednesday evening. Titiateo --We beg to extend Our beet thanks to Harry Morrie, of Colborne, for • basket fall of "Kentish Fill -Bas- ket' apples Saturday last. They were true to name, and filled the basket in mod shape. Tosses+. -Manager H. Piper, of the Zooloirioal gardens, Toronto, will please accept our thanks for • press compli- mentary. The has greater at- tractions than ever this year and will be worth seeing. D. Crane arrived in town Wedueeday afternocn from Toronto), where he has been engaged in businem since last year. The "Major" looks as if the Queen City agreed with him. He dropped up to at- tend his sister's weddiag. "CALVARY. '--The suhject for dis- course next Sabbath evening in Yicto- ria-st. Methodist church is the famous painting by Michael Munkacsy, entitled "Calvary.- This is the fifth of • series of sermons on great Scriptural painting, Cusros Hmesm. -Residents of our town who were present at the Clintoa raoss last week represent the conduct on the grounds as the meet disgraceful ever witnessed in Canada. Liquor Sow- ed like water and bleckguardisni was rife. Ar TUR MRDIcAL Coniiar.es. -Dr. Mc- Lean is representing Ooderich at the great International Medical Congress now in mares, at Washington. He left Saturday last, scomnpanied by Mrs McLean, and expected to be absent about two weeks. A New Parse - The Storolool ie the name of • paper which has been started in Blyth recently by R L. White. It gives good promise. but whether it will "fill • longfelt want," time alone can teil. Blyth has not the reputation of being • good newspaper town. Woo CAN Vont. -The voters! lists of the Iowa °Detain 1116 names of which 712 are entitled to vets at municipal eleetions and elections of the Legislative Assembly. :119 are entitled to vote at inumeipal electioas only. And 81 at elections to the Legislature °sly. A Gitive CH•ItoR -James WaillOU of Morris, • man nearly threescore years and um, charged grab indecent assault unow the parent of • girl nained Jam Currie, about 12 years of age„was brought Weirs the judge Monday last, and elected to be tned on Fnday. Hs Dower STAND IN NMI "Rm." Dena L•wyer Hodge. of Mitchell, ines in town Saturday lam, but didiet produce soy prom( to back up "Hill" Davie' contention on Bob Birmingham's Ise Lawyer Hodge wouldn't hit* to be responsible for what liar Davis says. omovatow.-In the lines list of the Northwestern Exhibition, which will he held in Owlet -Mb on Oct 4, 5 •nd 6;, one or two slight oiniegions have occurred. Yearlimm oats ha.. been inadvertently omitted from the heavy draught class, bet prime will he awarded notwithetand- Mg the omistiams. Also Shropshire Dien aberm will two shows with Os- totelehite and Hasspellire Dowse. 31, Look at the label of this paper. Mies Gamegua Imo had the store ise Hamiltue-.t.. lately et:copied by Mrs Mitchell es a groeny, thormiehly relit- todosisd has placed to et • eumplete stook of the gavot (mho...able nadieery, aad wall be able to show goods and receive orders ea *ad after Saturday, Sept. 10th. F. C. a C.- Attentim is invited to the advertisement of the Forest City BOWDON/I College, Lugedes, in another column. Tpi iiiistaution is thoiraughl ia awn , nee practical and we I taught course, nd has highly .u�.1u1 in the prapsz a yeasg men 4ouj women flfr Imagism TO Us. -We ham r.ssst. i4 forwarded to mealy of those who ant arrears to Tus litisusat their mooting*, anli the poising, eta, has ainouuted to medicable. We hope these parties will not compel as to repeat the deo, for if we do, it will have to be duos on postal cards. Kindly settle up aa meat ! have oar mociery. Immoral.). - The Clinton Nem Era , has been enlarged and otherwise 1. - proved recently. Robert Holum', the ; present proprietor hes proved that he .isa. the funds ar.1 the "know bow" to run I a trat-class total paper. The New Ens ; has always beim • credit to Chutes but nese(' 1111Ore DO tit211 DOW. May it. Ishedue never grow lea Rsethems. - Rev. G. R. Turk, who has been pastor of North- St. Met ho • dist church for over • year, has resigned his position and accepted a call to the Atlanta Consfregational church. He will be temporarily succeeded by Isaac P. %Valeria who acted as supply so accept- ably in the place of Dr Putts in Elin-St church, Toronto, last yam. The Sarnia Ofseereer says :-The Unit- ed Empire has done an enormous traffic Ibis season. On the up trip last week she had 280 first clam peasengers, and though the season is gettiog late she took out se many an she oould comfor- tably accommodate in her last trip. The Ontario, of the Beatty Line, Ina also done well, both with passengers and freight EXCURSION rime Sr. THOMAS. -About 250 excursionists visited town Tuesday from Si. Thomas! and disported them- selves during the day between the Square and the Lake Park. They were a well- behaved and highly respectable looking party. Amongst the number we noticed chief Peeing ut the police force, in sup- port of the law, aud Rev /3. F. Austin, a Alta* college, in behalf of the gospel. "Pr -oto Somoot Tatersaticia."-Wo have received a copy of "Public School Temperance," from the publishers. the Grip Printing Company, id Toronto. The author is the celebrated Dr Rich- ardson, F. R. S., F. R. C. P„ of Enoland. who Is known throughout the British Empire as one of the highest authorities on this and kindred subjects. The book will be sold to pupils and the public for twenty-five cents. ON "COOK'S Tora."-Henry Horton and Geo. R. Cox, of the British Ex- change are off to the Maritime Provinces. They are taking in the celebrated "Cook's Touriat Tnp," and will visit Halifax, Boston, New York and other points, and return by way of the Hodson river routs If we mistake not O. B. C. will bring back • barrel of seawater with hien, and use it for medicinal purposes. He's an old "salt," and will everlasting- ly sniff the mighty Atlantic. CONTRNTS OF • BUD, POURRT. -The Stratford Herald gives the following hat of the conteuts of a vagrant's pocket who was recently arrested in that town :- Oue plug of tobacco with bit off corner; one clay pipe with broken &hank or stem ;,,une pair uf laces worn ; two matches ; one leather purse containing broken box of pills ; one herbeaceous plant with bulbous root, commonly known as an onion, with bite out ; one apple ; one orange ; one penny bun ; three nails ; two toothpioks ; a looking glass; jackknife ; spectacles ; needle and thread ; three buttons and a bunch of keys. KINTAIL Joins 1101.1114 UP HIS END - Saturday's London Free Press had the following :-John MePhenon, of Kin - tail, the champion shot putter of the continent, a C•nadian by birth, arrived in London last night, and desired to put up • sum of money with the sporting editor of the Pre, Press to corer the reply of C. Currie, of Parkhill, in ac- cepting his challenge published some time ago. He was informed no accept - anise of hts challenge had been received and no money left here. He authorized the issuance of • challenge for $500 or $1,000 to Currie or any other "pukter ut shot" in Canada or elsewhere, accord- ing to Caledonian rules. Letters ad- dressed to his care at the City Hotel will receive atteation. A Bets lbs. -The misfortunes which beset editors am not only freqeent but appalling. A contemporary has taken to • swamp, and will probably never r. - tern to the social circle from which It. parted in stsch haste. He somehow got • cattle show and • concert mixed in his paper. The artiolig ran as follows :- "The contsert gives last nicht by six- teen ‘.1 Storni Lake's must beautiful and interesting young ladies was highly ap- preciated. They were elegantly dressed and sang in • moat charming manner winning the plaudits of the entire audi- ence, who pronounced them the finest hinged of short horns in the country. A few of them are ef a rich brown color, but the majority am spotted, brown and whits Several of the heifers are fine bodied, ttght limbed animals, and poles- tar 144.904)L Baling) M RIMING. -The regu- lar smoothly meeting of the school board , was held in the !ibrary last Moeda/. I Present the chairman Mr 8 Maleemerse, and Messrs Acheson, Ball, Butler, Mor ton and Swanson. The afloat's of last regular meeting were read and eonfiret- ed ; slew the prirseepale report showing the Memoriam!. at ispening to be 683 A motion, allowing thews sot eoetributors to the public shoot forted to atteed the sentral who'd on paymeet of 50 mats per ssoreth, pipit's to the principal in adverse's, less carried saaninsegaly A communication regardmg the introdea non of a new book, was diod. entente :-111. Sharma. 817.75; IL IL Watese 841.90; 1state G. Groot $1.110, were ee motion ordered to be pea The eastingeot onsitetittess was ordered to report 51west enmities regarding shirt - tem Inc St. Andrews's ward .shoot. The Nord this streamed. L'aell at the label ul this paper. H. McPhee, formerly teacher at Kiagetrielge, has been engaged to super- iatend a dope/insect us Di, Jerome* col. lege, Begins. This is his secood yeas ID commosetimme with that iostitutitaii. Ho left by the early train Wiednesdey. Twa CALRDONIAII SURPLUS -By the treeeoree• statemeat, which es ham ex- amioed, as learn tliost Lie receipts 01 1. Caledotaisa games were $644.80 and the expediter's $763.00, leaving • balance is the hoods of the treasurer of $81.71. This latter will form • 'best see towards the next year's games. The detailed statement res la seen in the ohm of Treasurer Nairn, censer of Ellitmilton-st sad the &pears. Eves 'Barr Slow" IS DITRIWRZITAL. -A recent analysis, just closed by an Araericau Board ot Health, a the various medicines aud tunics generally known as "temperance drinks" beings out souse startling facts. There NOR SOD weed bitters which committed no sea -weed, sulphur bitters without a vestige of oulphur, beef tonics without even a anapicioa of beef in their cum poeitioa, and hop tonics which were as hi:pleas as • dead grasshopper. There was otie thing which they all contained, however, and that was alcohol. In fact one temperance medicine which is ad- vertised as being without stimulants, was found to be heady half alcohol, quite enough to mum even au old beck number church deacon to go on a wild spree and paint the towel red. With nsedicine which doe. not medicate, stimulants which do nut stimulate, pro- hibition which does not prhibit, the popular solution still remains : "What Intl you take t" This is • great country! FOR LIQUOR DR.INKIRSI. -The follow- ing, which we take from this Wiodeor Record refers to • person not unknown to some of our Guderich residents :- Prof. A. Burkart. Stratford, passed through Tilbury Centre the other day, and spent Sunday in town. He Is selling drugs -rank poison- by which whiskey can be converted into Holland gin rum, or alintet anything required Some of the Illy'una in town took hum for Inspector "Lan.." Elliott, and Satur- day night the hotels were closed as tight as an oyster shell. The "Pr d." visited Cumber, Woodslee and Essex Centre, mid reports a brisk trade, but was indig- nant because he was ordered out of the Windsor House at Comber. It is quite ' • scheme and is a but dime sa% log 10 hotels. A small bottle judiciously treed will be worth 8100 to a hotel man, mid from the prosperous appearance of the "Prof," who is • *tout, elderly man, with a gray beard, he is doing a rattling business, and dudes who think they are getting the "pure quill" are gett ing sadly I left, as their headaches next morning testify. Moog'. Scoot ELAIIINCIUL-At • meeting of theboard recently held, there were present, the chairman, John IL Tom, and MUSKS. Malloch, Turnbull and Halls. Mr. Tom was re-elected chair- man far tbe current year. The resolu- tion of the Board passed in 1866, allow- ing only residents of the county to attend the model schools was rescinded. It was reeolved that the practical stork of the candidates be examined by the In- spectors, who are to devote three days to each model school, and that the per °outage required to cbtain • certificate be 40 on each subject and 60 of the ag- gregate. For practical drawing book 6 is to be completed and handed in at the end of term, certified by the Principal of each model school as beiog the work of the candidate, provided there is no . Departmental regulation to the contrary. IThe secretary was instructed to notify each candidate which of the schools they ars to attend ; any farther appli- cations to be divided as nearly as pos- sible between the two schools. The number now allotted is 38 for each school. The Board then adjourned MEeNANIcae inseting of the directors was held on Tuesday evening, Thos. Weathers'sl president in the chair. The directors present were : Messrs. P.aid. Foot, Naftel, Sharman, Humber and Manley. The secretary reported that he had received the Gov- ernment grant for the year. A. J. Moore was authorized to purchase the list of books that had already been Detected by the board, and to hare • shipment sent on approval, so that the full amount of t200 may be expended on sew Looks at once. The account of C G. Robertson, for supplies amounting lo $3, upon being properly certified was ordered to be paid. On motion it was agreed to commence the sale of tickets for the year 1888 after the 1s1 of October next for 1111, as an inducement for new members to join. The secretary was instructed to find the coat of twenty ad- vertising cards with frames ; also to procure 300 circulars, and report to the nem committee. The subject of even- ing classes for the coming winter was discussed, sod the matter let in the bands of the class commutes to report at the next mooting. Y. W. C. T. U. CoNCIIITT.-Th• eert ander the anemone of the Y. W.C.T. U., which was h.la in the house of Mrs W. Wataon, Tuesday evening last, was eery successful, some 60 Ibieg present, of whose the larger number were young ladies. In the shames of Rey. Dr. Um, the chair was taken by M. McGillivray. The prorramwith the singing of "Bringing in °Zs/tares," by the onus- pany. Next was a solo by Mies Skim• minim, which was warmly racoreel. Thie lad• aleo gave a number of isstrumental pieces during the evening. Z. C. Balch - or and Miss Berry followed *kb "Lar- board Watch- in a capital manner. Mies M Strode gave • recitation, of the pathetic order, which was appropriately rendered. H. I. Stsane, B.A., reed a eery instructive piers, avert sten gave a abort and pithy &dams on timperseee, coupled with emievatolafory reessrke on the moms. the society had &reedy st. tallied At 9 • in. refreshments wore provided. Mis. McCormack, of Cleve- land, and Miss Maoism aloe fueveral with solos during the *venial!. The is. struniontaliets were Misses Berry, Skim - mums, /eraser sod Mr Clarke. lolm Benderenn, president, and her eo-wovir• SIPS. deserve treat credit for the messes %het bee attended the brut commit *odes the sospiese of the moiety. The proceeds astif.d $6 SR "APO ?VIM PUMP A Lye IIMIIII Frirosa."-Ilendey rreoleig task the seenshere of the %Jeri& Chlemiasism %misty showed their earesialliera el the semis= readered to the moiety by J. D thewart-spho su ably performed the dories a neasesirer of the Caledonian gimes in Godonc/a on the lost tet July- -1 by presorting bign with a handsome plans gold nue 1). McGillicuddy. on .is.If of the enemy, made the address! se the occasion, and the ring wise pre• seated by Chow A Nauru, treasurer of the society. The heetoind ot the! souvenir was brought atonal in this; wise : So well satisfied were tile mous- , biers of Godeneh CaligUmuui Society, with the .Worts (lust had been suede by ' Manager Stewart to ointributir to the I success the goatee, that it was thought , °sly right that moue token of appro..ma don of his services should be toad. to I him. For a time eff "is to male ; him &earl of auy aektowledgminit of the illerviees Ilendered proved futile, but he ! was finally prevailed lapis* to accept the ! memento of which be was the recipient Monday evening. His preeenoe ..11 a business trip was taken adirautage of by Ine friends to make the presentation. ! "J. D.," in reply, stated that he would , cherish the souvenir as emblematic ,-f the circle of friendship which bound ; him to his friends of the tloderich Caledcnian Society. Anythino he had done to contnbute to the success 4.f the games in Huron's county town tad bent • labor of love un his part. and was fros- ty given, without hop. of fee or rimmed. if in the land of the lie Pir, he hoped be with theta next year, when, with osI grounds and old cousmittee men, he was confident that Goderich would he abWiu partieepate in • series of games that could be exceeded by no other place on the continent. (Hear, bear and ap- plause) The ring hes in raised letters on the back the initials by which Mr Stewart a known front into end ;if the Province to the other "J. 1), and on the inside is the inaciiption "Presented to J. D. Stewart, by the thelerich Caledonian Society. 1887. " J. D. left for the Seaforth games by the 7 o'clock Iran Tuesday morning. • TX RIUBLIII NO Le00AtreT. Irtgbifal screen*, 11`anSe mid atillreealtea la ea Maitedi Wbeimaer. - - - NORTHWESTERN FAIR. Seserse maltase •tereetleam Mat will be Offer - ams lbw eft -ammo LG. -Dune dm pee- forisi43allowsce:of Sept.tin ei Romany Bye" in the theater at Exeter lestpauerime iaireinektilmembusadild. wee dscoiered t mg io be me lira The lioisoildiellas"fratift"ino ruau.sh for the exits, despite the heroes Aorta of the attaches to reassure them seed induce them tu go out quietly. Toe occupants of the pit goirsiord to an a•ful *toggle for .egree• in he narrow aisles. Men sad women witr• deliberately knocked down and tremolo.' motto by thvee behind them, and hundreds of pontoons were almost cotter!, d•ouded no their terrible tight for toe. rho vit ea. MIMI), cleared, but a bars* number of the isoeupauts of dud !woof, of the boom were seriously io- jorml aud presented • horrible spectacle os they reached the streets The oe- cupenta et the gallery did not fare es wellbere es* only use very narrow slit from the upper tier, involving the des- , oeist 04 • long thoht of stairs, and here all aim...met indescribable scene of terror I and slaughter ensued. The rush for the ; stairs was territi.:. and in a moment the entire peasageeey was blocked, those iterating who kept their feet teethe sup- ported by a .olid mass of prostrate he enmity. l'he shrieks, groans and curs- es of the imprisoned, and the trampled, -- the wounded and the dying, were per. tidtly heartrending, but there was no relief, and in a moment scores of men mid women were either suffocated ur killed by beim, trodden upon. A fire esespe *as at last brought to on* of the gallery windows, and through this medi- um the pressure was relieved and & great many persons were lowered to the °errs anon as the house had been cleared of the livitio the work +of removing the dead was begun, end sixty bodies were taken out by means of the fire escape. The sounded survivors were conveyed to the hospital mid their number can ,ot at this time be detinttely ascertained, bat it is very large. The total number of lives lost ts estimated at Its"), but may riTe"dhe licehatetliafre.tuesiin the flies during the fourth act of the play Whm the names were discovered •drop ammo wa• lowered In protonic the current of air ftom in- creasing the blaze. After this was done the actors and stage hands threw open • door to make their escape, when the draft caused the !lames to burst throcet !the drop scene and ignite the woodwork lof the gellery. The flames overtook the hindmost of the unfortunate people, ' who were wedged in the corridor and !stairway, arid Itterally roasted them !alive. There was no escape for them, the fire being at their Nice', and a COIN - pact, immovable -mass of human bails front.in Tbefirernen reeehed the upper windows and took out all the people they could find, but most of them were dead, and many (Alien died soon after they weft& taken out. The surgeons in the hospifar revived • few persona who were thought to be dead Ilmen suffocation. but at 4 o clock this moraiug more than 100 °proses laid in rows on the floor, and these did not compress the total number of the dead, as • great asany bodies were burned to ashes in the theater. Some of the dead were simply suffocated sad not at all mind .. ted be ed The agricutural hall on the ,rosinds f the Northwestern Lxhibttion will be oompleted this week. The building will be the largest of the kind in the county. The Northwestern Exhibition will be formally opened by Hon. A. 14. Ross, AL PP., Commissioner of Agriculture ar Ontario, on Tuesday, October 41h. The Goderieh Encampment is doing regular drill preparing for the grand die play of evolutions at the Northwestern Exhibition on the evening of Oct. 5th. Tbe choral practice for tbe opening of the kehibition, is being prieecuted vigorously under the leadership of S. P Halls, science master of the High School. Mayor Sesget. of Goderich will de- liver an address of welcome to outsiders on the Exhibition grounds on set 4th. The grounds will be brilliactly nated by electric lighta supplied by the Royal Electric Co., of Montreal, sod the Ball Electric Co., of Toronto. There will be speeding in the ring on the forenoon and afternoon of Wed- nesday, Oct. 5th. A number of attractions not a!ready announced are being ;arranged for by the board of directors. WI' burn.d. The occupants nr the dreg% circles es- LABE NOTES. coped without injury, the injured and dead being confined to thed the Meese .4'Interest he Me Ileym.Whe II long* Ibe Deep. --- • The echooDer Jane MeL.old with • cargo of lumber, part for FL Sword and pert for Joe. Willnuns, arrived Monday. Tbe schooner Kolfage with cargo of lumber Inc H. Secord atnir- ed in port on Monday morning. The schooner Todman with • cargo of lumber for H. Seeisrd reached harbor en Friday, and at otter commenced to un- load. The schooner Ariel with • cargo of lumber for Joseph Wilhelm; retched her dock on Saturday morning. The steam:barge Energy, from Wal- laceburg, with a carro of hoops Ind staves for thioree Rice and others, reached harbor un Saturday, and clear- ed again on Sunday. The steam yacht !Cards arrived in port on Saturday afternoon, on her second visit this season. There was a number of Wiwi and itentlingen oa board. Last week the barge Pinafore pissed a boiler on the schooner Ontario, the vessel that hae so long been aground in the harbor. It is expected that the at- tempt to pump her out will be successful this time. The sehorner A. C. King, of Chicago, arrived in Port ea Friday afternoon, and oinimenced duicharging her cargo, 26,000 bushels of oats, at the 0. T. elevator me Monday morning. The schooner Ellsworth, of Chicago. with 26,680 bushels of oats fcr the 0 T. elevator reached the O. T. dock on :FFridayafternoon. Thai Ellsworth coon - unloading on Saturday evening sad sailed for honie on Sunday morn - The steamer ()uteri° of the Beatty lies reached Lee's dock on Saturday moraine. After taking on board several paimengers and • large quantity of salt, apples and general issechandise she left for the upper lakes. Twelve thoueend dollars' worth of is' welry was seized by the Coatroom at Montreal Wednesday ou a charge of ea- dervaluation The Supreme Come of Minnie (Teasel at Ottawa. 111, yesterday. A decision ha the Anarchist eases is not hersked for until the second or third week of the eiriligir. John Macdonald arrived in Toroe- to Wednesday morning. It is under- stood he will ramie there till Saturday morning, and will address the Young Meo's Liberal-Cooservative assoeettion se Friday night. Them ere no Imm lima four detent,s. sr reels, in St. Catharines. assenost whom, it )16 mei, is Robert 'Salmis's. They appose Se he keeps' • close wersh ea the ease sod 1.44.5*, o! Mr. F. 11/4. John, whom thzemeera q think kaows where he Gel I pit an upper circles. The building was des- troyed. One hnndred sod thirty bodies ham been taken out of the thmter thus far. Of these one hundred were men aad boys, and thirty women. A se ore or more of the injured were taken to the hospital and • Urge number were take& to their home. Lour Mrs John Andrews !we Caasidy, nGw ul Gedanch, is visiting hers. Thos. Canmy ie eajoyieg the wooden of the Toronto exposition mid visiting old friends about Wescott during the week. Parsnount. A McLellan and his daughter Awe. of Mi. , are at present visiting old friend* bete. Jon G Murdoch, general menshant, and his sister Mattis, inter.d taking in the Toronto exhibition, Thursday the 8111 inst. Albert Towle has taken the contract of gravelling 140 rods on our main et. Seeding is almost completed in this vicinity. David Houston and Mies Lizzie Cook, a this place, weirs united in holy bonds by the Rev. R. H. Shaw, of Lucknow, last Wednesday, Aug. 31st. 41 John C. Reid and James Murehierat of this village, and who peened the as- inine* at Kincardine, are at present go- ing to school, the former to Goderieh, the latter to Luaknow. Wo wish yon amines, boys. The offieers in Dewdrop lodge 1 tl 0 T. No 27, are se foliows :-W C, Bro 8 Murchison; W V C, Sister Sarah McKenzie; W See, Bro Neil MoDiar- mid ; W F Sec, Bro Joe Agnew; W Tress, Bro Alex MeDaineid ; W Ghep Bro John C Reid; W M, Bee A V Murdoch; W 0, Bro W Dave • W Oro J Martin : W Assist. Soo, 81;ter M A Beaton W Deputy I( fluter 0 Hes- ton ; W R H 8, Sister 11 lierdoeh • W L H 8, Sister B Ttide lodireng Friaawillyboterdenietengrope asrtevrly. issaL open meet i - At the Irmo Stele Fair, now being held st DesMeine., Iowa, the Brantford Bow l'etk •hord 44 Sliorthorne has won the first prise of $600 Inc a 'rand beef herd. This was in eimpetition against ail classes of beef sninsals. Who Weer hem Northwestern gate 0o4erich. Oet. pollee Clistoti. lteri. 5.sad M. Ymiekevenelth. neeforth. 5511. 5. and IIIL Owyhee sad V Morrie RriuseAL Stylk=1 sod I1 . Ont. land Ompt. IM ft 'tato 11 11 It 3. Ste II, trend satral. amtern it Mr, whentalhOttaiima. ielp6, untrial. Toronto, ametharti. Walker's'. nr-stfeed.