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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1892-7-21, Page 1• ,.. AND IITTION & MIDDLESEX GAZETTE. "HEW TO THE LINE, LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAY.' VOL. XIX. NO, 48, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNINGi JULY, 21, 1892 atORN WRITE & SON Put:dialer and Proprietor UiMEll 1R We are cleering the balance of our stock of parasols a prices that makes them easy to sell. You can buy a par- asol worth $1.00 for 75c, or one worth $2,00 for $1.05. Special prices in priutsonuslins,and summer dress goods. \Ye control the agency for"Dutterwick's Oulebrated Glove Fitting Patterns. You ean rely on the fit of these patterns as they are the best in the world." - GEMS'! GEMS 11 GEMS !!! Any size at the Cheap Store. Special prices in Sugars, Teas, and Coffees at A. J. MeTAVISH 86 CO. gensa11. Follotving are the market quotations: Barley 70 to 75 '18 to 40 Wheat Oats 28 to 30 POAS 55 to 50 Hay .. 4,00 to 5.00 Butter 14 to 15 Ent' 9 to 30 Hogs 5.75 to 5.75 Clover seed... 7.00 to 7.50 Two tailors wanted.—A coat and vest maker, and a pant maker. apply at once te John Pope, Hansen. Summer clearing sale of boots and shoos for the next Di; daye. Everythingett mimed prices in order te melte room or Fall and Winter goods, space will not permit to quote prices. 1Ve lead the trade in foot wear and have the largest Stook to eloot from. I won't be under sold by ow dealer, cadl and examine our stook before purchasing elsewhere and be nonvinced that we etll Boots and Shims as °neap and -cheaper than any other dealer in the County,as Beets and Shoes aro our specialty. Ordered work and repairing promptly attended to and done ia the latest e titles. Butter nnd eggs taken -same as cash, A. %STE5L�fliguot tho Big Boot, Itichlwen Block. rinrees--Mr. and Mrs 'McIntyre of Lon- don o,ro the egteste of R. It] eIntyre.—Mrs. R. Bengot4 and family have gone to God rich for tweay or two, -(1: P. Arnold onion king is busy pulling his crop.—Negotiat- ions are pending, between R. aleIn ty re and Henry Holtz of Imrich for an exchange of hotel in Hensel" for a :100 -acre farm near Zurich. Deposits have been made, but as to the bargain being scaled your scribe is not aware. Mies Wright, reafter a week's visit with Miss Blanche Potty, returned to London.—There is a wedding on dit for next month, the contracting parties being esteemed ITensellites.—Afeeers. Weeeloh and Meyers are on a cherry picking ex- pedition in the vicinity of Londesboro'.— The wind storm on Friday blew down the brick work and rafters in the gable of the wing of the school in course of erection.— Mesers.13allentine & Shillinglaw and Shep peed & Chesney shipped several car loads of cattle from this station this week.—Geo McEwen raised his heading factory last week and itvi11 be completed soon.—The Exeter juniors came up ou Friday last to play foot ball with the junior team of Hensall, nut corning too.late no match was played.—Mr. Patterson and sister of Wat- erford are visiting at G. F. Arnoldts.—Mrs 3. H. Hyndman and daughter of Exeter, spent a couple of days last week with Mrs. T. alurdock.—Master Freddie Kydd, who was assisting Thos. Murdock haying met' with a rather severe accident the other day. Fred was driving the horse which e'ves drawing a load, when• the iron came off the end of the. whithetree allowing the wood to strike him on the heed. 'Mr. M. picked him up for dead and he remained unconscious for aoveral hours. 'Tom' wee scared in earnest, and well he might be. Under gofectmedicat treatment Freddie is again mof,ing about.—Altilsge umber go to Londonto attend the Grand Lodge of Masons.—Berry picking is the order of the day ; the berries are scarce.—Thos. Jarrett gave the village a friendly call on Saturday—R. 13e11's sawmill is in epee. ation.—Flax pullers have begun their sea- son's work.—Geo. McEwen has erected hie flax mill, and it will be completed be- fore long.—The juniors of. Tleusell and Hills Green played a friendly game of foot ball here the other (lily, n,ut tho "Greenies" were simply no; in it. Good playing, however, was exhibited by both teams the score standing 1-0 in favor of Prentaill, The game was ably refereed by Harry Arnold.—The Zurich road has been treated to a good crest of gravel.—Large shipments of linnber from this station.— Our house painters are busy.—Putah begins sidewalks te-day.----Dr. Browning paid this burgh a buebiess vieit on Monday., William R. Clement of Montreal, one of the Grand Trunk Railway directors was in St Louis on Tuesday. 'What is there in the rumors that two great Canadian systems, your road and. the Canadian Paci- fic, will consolidate,"' wan asked him. "Well,Sir Heavy Tyler, the Grand Trunk's president, is cmiug ovenand I understand that a meeting 'is arranged between him and President Van Horne, of the Canadian • e a Pacific. The Canadian Pacific's purchase would put the Grand Trunk a debtor to the Government to the sum of $100,000,000. The American stockholders of the Pacific feel like selling, I hear. Possibly there would be no legal tochnicalities in the way. Women with pale, colorlese faces, who feel weak discouraged, will receive both mental and bodily vigor by rising Carter's Iron Pills, which ere naado for the blood neves and the complection, Crranton. Betrovs.—Mr. P. Mowbray returned on Sunday front Toronto after consulting an oculist regarding his son Harvey's eye. On his way to the city the boy told his fath- er that he imagined he could me a little with the wounded eye, but when the doctor told hina the sight was entirely gone the ehook pro s toclaent for the affiletedlyouth And he broke down in ampule. The doctor also informed them that there was danger of toeing the other eye and that for some time great care must be exeroised. This sad affair haft oast a gloom over the entire neighborhood and he has the sympathy of his numerous friends and mquaintenoes as be has been a general favorite with all who have known him. We 'emu that a, number of those attending the St. Mary's Coll. Inst. oar*, revolvers. The trustees and teachers should enquire into this and have it atop. ped. •••••••••*111. Bayfield. BRIEFS. -111113. ThOMPSOD of Chicago is the guest of Mee. Cowrie.—Miss Nola Fer- guson, who has been for the past few mouths in Detroit, returned home a, short time ago.—Dr. Thompson of Heneall was in town last week.—Mr. Janne) Hewston of alanitobe is here on a visit. We under !stand Mr. &wet= is still engaged buying horses.—On Thursday last a select crowd from Hensall gave the summer resort a call. Como agannmetry people.—Diphth- aria was reparted some time ago,but owing to the careful hygienic precautions taken, the disease has fleeted away.—Mrs Regan W110 WAS injured in the recent ranaway ac- cident is slowly recovering.—Mr. Frank .Jeffery of the Sohn Caulfeiclawhile unload- ing timber at the (lock in Sarnia, was ac- cidentally struck in the back, laming him, and causing his return home for a short time, Blanshard Counoil. The Council met on July 6. Present a full board. Mr. Brown of Dawnie was present in the interest a a portion of town line, B. els D., sapng Downie council was prepared to meet 13Ianshard council wally in shape of email grant by each municipality to be expended on the Baia town line. On motion of Waste &Jahn toad Berry the reeve was appointed to meet Downie oouneil in refer- ence to the same. Mr. Donis was present and served the council with a written de- mand for a refund of taxes Illegally coiled - ed for A number of years on 14 sores of land widish be never owned. The reeve was appointed to interview the solicitor in the matter end aseertain how for the townithip is liable. Tenders for the paiutiug of the tovniehtp hall were opened as followst—Gil- bort White, St. Marys 355: John Willard, do., $50; John Stepheson, St. Tree, $48; Geo. L. Money, Kirkton. 05. The tender of Geo. L. Money was moopted. Moved by Sinclair and Berry, that whereas' the performiug of statute labor at present exist- ing in thio townehip in the opinion of a great many ratepayers should be abolished, this council, wishing to lay the matter squarely before the people, authorizes its Clerk to prepare a by-law for the abolition of statute labor t.. n. aubraitted to the rate- payers at the next municipal election. A. largo number of accounts were passed. The council adjourned to meet first Monday in August at 10 a. m.—J. H. JAMESON, Clerk. 11. - Cioderioh. Blum—judge Johneton, wife and obild, will leave for home, Sault St. Matie,on Sat- urday.—The harbor and ite approaches, being of sufficient depth te admit vessels of heavy draught, it is expected the Beatty boats will ooromence calling on Saturday.— The steamer City of Windsor will give ex- oursione od Friday, weather permitting —• The harbor arrivals the past week oonsisted of two hundred and tfifty thousand. feet of lumbig for N. Dyment.—Quito a number of our residents -are spending :tt few weeks in camp a few miles up the Maitland.—We have a grand crop of splendidly saved hay. —The fishing tags caught in the gale on Friday all safely returned to port.—Mr. A. J- Moore of our Collegiate Institute is one of the examiners of the papers written for non Profeseional certificates.—No one could oonoeive of hard times, who noted the im- mense number of visitors now being enter- tained by friends in thie teen, and the many who are able to take a month's trip of pleasure.—The growing orops of grain in this neighborhood still give promise of rich reward to the husbandman.—The aspirants for first-olses non-professional certificates this year write in Goderich.—There will be a large excursion in town to -morrow, the major portion being composed of the Pro- testant choir(' of the churches along the Buffalo and Dike Huron R. 11, On arrival, the etoursionists will be mot by the choirs and oonduoted to the square, where an ad- dress of welcome will be delivered, then a few select sacred meledies will be sting by 300 ohoir members after which they will die perse for boating and other :phut -tees. In the Afternoon alma. Sacred Concert will be given the visitors tin the Palace roller rine. —The big storni on Friday created quite a sensation, but with the exception, of a chunney being struck in Goderich tp., a fish boat upset a few miles north of this place, and a general knook.down of apples and ether ;;fruits, it passed us by.—The Foresters of town, strengthened by brethren from Clinton, Benmiller, and other places, marched to Knox ohuroh on Sunday morn- ing, forming an imposing prooessiona—A. splendid granite monument ha been placed in Maitland cemetery in memory of our late County Clerk, the lamented Peter Ad. arnson.—Our Cadet Band gave a select pro. gram on the square on Saturday evening. ,—Our streets were crowded on Saturday night by citizens watching the brilliant Northern Lights. - 6 • Tan ONLI' REMEDY.—Gentletnen I have used Burdock Blood Bitters for my blood and for pimple' s and two bottles made a complete cure ofmy ease.- It is the only remedy 1 could find to help nao. Minard's linnuamt is the Beet. :essa..selateenes'ettliangi Eden. Bnievs—Owing to therms weather during the past two weeks, most of tbe farmers mound here have finished haying ; several have eommenced cutting their fall wheat,— Mr. Thomas Clark of Exeter preAohed Isere on Sunday last instead of Mr Alija, who is aponding a few days in Cleveland.—Mr. Aubrey Buswell and a lady friend of St. Marys open! Sands y with friends here.— Mr. and Mrs. Alex.Dyer of Exeter were the guests of Mr, and ittra. Barmen on Sands), last.—Mr. W. O'Neil of this place spent Sunday vivating friends in McGillivray.— Frank and Jim spent Sunday in Stephen,— Mr. Fred Hera of Zion paid Eden a flying visit on Sunday.—Mies J. Cluff spent Sun- day at her:home in Bidelulph.—Mfe. Hunter of thie pleee is at preeent visiting her daughter. sIrs.C. Calender,at Norwood. —On Friday last, while Mr F. Davis was engaged loading a load of hay, his horses became frighteaed and ran away, apreadiug hay in all (directions. After running for some distance, Mr.D, naanaged to get them stopped before much damage WAS done, Frank watches there a little closer eines. - — Beam—Miss Jennie Oaatea, who has been living in Detreik during the past nine months, Is visiting her parents at present, —Mr.. John Memnon sustained severe in- juries while working in a hay mow at Mrs. Jory'a, on the Thanaes road, 00 Saturday last. The obein attached tto the pulley of the hay fork broke and Mr. Sloamon becom- ing entangled in the ropes, was dragged out of the mow and fell heavily on the wagon. —Mr. Daniel Hicks also was badly hurt while loading hay one day last week. The horses started while he was standing at the beak of the load, musing him to fall bask. ward to the ground. Is is feared Mr. Hick's irjaries are of a [serious nature, as he fell on tho book ot hie head.—The choir was °auspice:tom by its abeence on Sunday last, and congregational singing was resorted to, whittle had one pleasiug feature about it at least—that of harmany.—It nem= the Rump Parliareont, whitth has hold (the fort for the past few weeks, has finally been dis- solved, and we may expect soon to be under the benign inflame:mot a new administration Whatever be the personnel of the izeta Cabinet it can scarcely fail to give us better nteaoures than the defunct one, and it is altogether likely the principle of Home Rule, which has predominated in the past, will be abandoned in the future.—A great many people witnessed that magnifieent display of the Aurora Borealis on Saturday night about eleven eolook. It is soma twenty years ago since the writer WSW anything el' the kind to approach in splendor this dis- play. Tho whole heavens rimmed to be . lit up withlu rid dancing flames, which cowl/trod to a centre over the head of the spectator, making a speataele never to be forgotten by those who were fortunate enough to see it. Crediton. (Too late for last week.) Bintre.—Tlae Rev. Finkbeiner has been paying his mother and relatives a visit.— Rev. Chrietian F.Brown of Toledo, Ohio,has also beat visiting relatives here—liras:Mier and family are camping at Grand Bend for the summer monthe.—B. Brown and family have returned from Grand Bend where they have been spending a pleasant time.—Rev. Mr. Smith last weekmarried one of Mr. Oestriecher'g fairest daughters.—The Or- augemen hero spent the 12th at Sarnia, taking with them the Crediton BIM! Band. They report having spent a pleasant time and were pleased to see thousands of Orange men from the United States present.—A dog supposed to be mad roaming around the village was shot by some of our local sports west of the village, What might have been a bad accident oeourred last:week. C.Eilber, jr., was driving home with his family from the village when the horse beoame unman- ageable and throwing himself into the buggy, smashed it in general. Mr. E. wife and child were removed with consider- able trouble, and, fortunate to gay no one was hurt. —Chariots Wolfe has purchased Brown Bros.' livery business, and Charley is now in possession and well pleased with his new business, which :no doubt will be well attended to.—We have again to record the death of one of our most esteemed citizens of the townthip of Stephen in the person of Michael Finkbeiner. (Your oor- respendeut ehould have eeferred to this last week, but neglected to do so.) He was one of the pioneers ot the township, having emigrated here about 35 years ago from Germany. During his younger days, he was a hard-working, industrious man, and son hewed out a home for himself. About a year ago, he was assisting in draw - jug hay, when a spirited youne team ran away, and Mr. Finitheiner received some injuries, from whiole be never fully recovered. During the last few months, be suffered very severely from heart disease. Rh leaves surviving him his widow, four sons and tweelaughters. His remains were interred in the German ceinetery.—The crops in the township of Stephen have never looked better,and some time ago during the heavy rains oar farmers were all In despair but fortune favors the braye, and just vvben good and nice weather was required, the clouds rolled away, and the finest weather hail prevailed, so that the hay crop has been beautifully eaved. The fall wheat is a splendid crap, as well as all spring grain, espeoially peas appear to be better than for years. The spriug wheat which has been a failure for somo years appears to be a firenclass crop, and unless something unforseen takes plaice, our farmere will be a blessed people, considering tho terrible storms and floods experienced this summer in the States, ea—an_ Miss Julia Vigor, Trenton, Out. A CANADIAN FAvoinge.—The season of green fruits and summer drinks is the time when the worst forme of cholera morbus, diarthoea, mid bowel complaints prevail. As s safegused Dr. Fowler's fhtraat of Wild Strawbbrry should be kept in the house, Fore435 genre at has been the most reliable rerdedy. S eSiateneeesnie,4ige, CONDENSED NEWS, From Various Sources Through out the District. HURON, After a lingering illness of more than, a year, Tilley, eldest child of Mr.O.Grayell,of Holumaville puttied away on Wednesday afternoon. After a somewhat lingering illness, Mr. George Grautharn, section foreman on the L. H. in 13„ at Grenton, died ilast week at the ago of 59 years. Harsh purgative remedies are faat giving way to the geutle action and mild effeots of Carter's Little Liver Pills. If you try them tkey will oertainly please you. The Clinton town eouneil has ordered the front fences of the °attics yards to be taken down. It is claimed that cattle are fasten- ed in the yards and there shrink in weight. On account of the death of Judge McCrea of Algoma district, it is expected that the innior judge of that district, ,Fred W. John- ston, lormerly of Goderioh, will be appoint. ed judge. M. 0- Cameron, who recently entered adieu againet one Miller of Goderich, for libel, in stating that he bad seduced. one Ellen DIMES, has withdrawn the case and paid all ooste. The trustees of S. S. No. 5, Annie, have engaged Thos. Kneohtel of Brunets for a year, as euocessor to U. McFadden, who leaves for Seta Ste. Marie, where he enters the law othce of his brother. A man Irene Seaforth was fined $5 and oosts($590), by Mayor Butler, of Goderieh, on Saturday, for poaching on M. 0. Ca1110. run s trout atreana, Colborne. fle will not try trout fishing again in Shatp's creek. The farm in Goderiela: township, being lot 31, ewe 10, belonging to the ream of the lata Henry Young. of Clinton, has been sold to Mr. T. Webster of Ashfield for ‚the stun of 03,300. It contaius 80 sores. Councillor Worry, of Clinton, hada sev ere experience with a sleeping ram:shine at the Doherty factory the other day. The tops of three fingers of the lett hand wore taken off and he will neoessatily be laid up for a while. John D. McPherson, the Canadian shot putter, of Winghain, is credited with break- ing the world's reoord for putting a 14i pound bot at Weet Superior, Wis., last week. His put was 51. feet 4 inches. The 22.pound shot he put 30 feet 2i inches,which is half an inch below the record. Young Wixom who last winter was frozen in a severs antral on Lake Euro; and in eonesquence had his legs amputated, hag been admitted into tho maeine hospital of Port Huroumnd expecte soon to bo fitted out with artificial litnhs, and be able to do for himeelt. The other evening, burglars entered the stores of Messrs. Doupe st Co. Kirkton, and stole :watehes and jewelry amounting to 3100. The raining articles consists of 5 new watches, two old ones, eight watela chains, a box of finger rings.and about $1.50 in change MYRTLE NAVY,—The success whioh the Myrtle logy has with the publio is because it is composed of the very finest Virginia leaf grown, ano is manufactured with the most scrupulous care at -every stage of the process. There appears to be a diaease among the ponitry in the vicinity of Blyth. The you- nger broods are invariably the victims. The first symptoms appear to be a droopago of the wings and the body of the fowl turns black Several poultry raisera have found. great difficulty in raising fowl this season, sometimes three or four dying in one day. James Smith of Morris has a turkey egg nearly round in shape, and its outside shell very thin. When opened, it was found to contain another egg somewhat larger than a hen's,with a shell similar to the outer ehell. The inner egg is apparently perfect; taking the place of the yolk of tho outer one. This ha e not been surpassed in the egg -curiosity line in this section. Mrs. Clara Wilson, who recently pleaded guilty to living in adultery with :Alexander Boesenberry,both parties be,ng from Zurich and who has been in the St. ()lair County (Midi.) jail since awaiing sentence, was taken benne Judge Vance at Port Huron Saturday morning, tlwhen he suspended sentence, providing she would return home with her husband. She gladly accepted tho alternative, and reached Zurich on Monday: Bossenberry is siill In limbo. A eon of Mr. Edward Snell lad about 12 years old, who lives a short distance from Clinton, went out to his grandfather's, Mr. Geo. Snell, of Hullott, the other day. He had a loaded gun with him and leaned it up against a poet of the verandah. From some cause it fell, the shock causing R to go off, The ehot struok the unfortunate in the upper part of the facie, inflicting a terrible wound. He will lose one of his eyes. A shot is lodged in one ear and ano- ther in hie nose. THE GENUINE MERIT.—Of Flood's Sarsaparilla wins friends wherever it is fair- ly and, honestly tried. Its proprietors are highly gratified at the letters which mime entirely uneolioited from men and women in the learned professions wartnly oom- mending Hood's Sarsaparilla for what it has done for them. Chicago Horseman : The writer promisrd to expose the brown gelding, johu L.'in the last issue of the Horseman. He is a brovvn geldieg John C., by Diok Turpin, aud took a pacing record of 2.24g- at Milwaukee,Sept. 14, 1887. John Gentles, of Kineardine, bought him January 1, 1892, in Buffet o,and traded hini to his present owner as JohinC, for two Stallione and some money. lie knew perfectly what be was buying,and has been on a ring expedition,starting at Wood. stock and Aylmer in the 2 50 class, where he won money. At St. Thomas he was called ND foe identi,fication,and Becker nitide affidavit which was false in nearly every particular. It is elm; as brazen te'epieoe of ringing as has been nttem el el on the Oena- dian turf, and it mill behoove the Secretary injuries. of the American Vetting Association to Ai that he is expelled,and it would be a go( d Opportunity to wimple the Sol. White bill, which provides a severe penalty. Ayer's Hair 'Vigor has long held the lint place, as a hair dressing, in the estimation of the public. Ladies find tlint this prepar- ation gives a beautiful gloss to the heir, and gentlemen use it to prevent baldness and cure humors in the scalp. ISIDDLESEX. The fall wheat haevest has fully commen- ced. Mr. Edward Jones, of Mooresville, has sold his farm 01 150 acres to Wm. Smith for $9,000. While operating a etavetoutting machine, one day recently, Mr. Wellington Scilly, of Brineley, had the eninfortuue to get two of his fingers jammed, No other Sarsaparilla possesses the com- bination, proportion, and process which makes Hood's Sarsaparilla peculiar to itself. A young man living on the sixth con. Biddulpb, has been the victim of a Inge joke, or eIse the victim of ablent minded - nem. The young man and his employer were engaged in digging a well on the farm near the bush. On Friday morning they commit:16d, work an usual, and the young man was lowered into the well by his em. player, who almost immediately after went to the home, and left the digger below. where he remained until the afternoon.' WIRTH. An effort has been made to establish a musical actoiety in Liston], similar to the Berlin Magical Society. Mitchell's rate of taxation this year is two cents ou the 3, and yet professional men are assessed on income there! Mr. john Murphy, of the second con, Ribbed, has rented hie farm to a German in Hullett, for the sum of $350 annually. He gets possesaion in March. The late John Slack, of Blanshard, who died on Jane 24th, had his life insured in the Mutual Life of Now York for 317,000. besides smaller amouute iu other compan- ies. Dr. Hamilton, of Atwood hat; sold his practice to De. S. Chowan, tormerly ofHer. riston, and will take a trip to aome of the large hospitals prior to resuming practice in a larger plasm - A horse belonging to Mauro. O'Brien Droll. of St. Marys got on to the track the other day and while making an attempt to cross the bridge was run over by an appros aching train. As there is no royal road to learning, so there is no magical euro for disease. The effect, however, of taking Ayer's Sareapar- illa for blood disorder comes as nem maple as eau be expected of any mere human agency. This ia due to its purity and etrength. The insurance companies have had their inspeetors and valuators at work on the Hess Bros. mill property at Listowel and their olaim has been practically settled. The firm will lose between $1,5U0 and $5,- 000 over the insuranee money. They will probably rebuild the elevator. Rich iu thio World's Goods.—The will of the late 11, Box, Esq , J. P., wno died on the 25th alt., has been entered for probate, Demased left property- valued at $38,228,- 59, of which -512,000 Is real estate. The will provides that his son Richard and his sister shall ern5_,. on the banking busineee under the old el name of Richard Box et Son. MOTEIERS and NII00ES.—A11 who have the care of children should know that Dr, Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry may be confidently depended on to cure all summer complainte, diarrhoea dysentery, oranaps oolto, cholera infantinn, cholera morbus, canker, ole., in children -or adults. The Roman Catholics of St. Marys are askIng tenders for the erection of a new ohurch. The building will be partly on the site of the old church. The building is to be of stone with out faoinge. 11 ie to cover the area 01 120 by 45 feet, aud across the transept the structure will measure 65 feet or over. At the southern end of the church there will be a mitesiye tower of about 701*. surmounted with a spire of about 60 feet, giving a front elevation of 130 feet. The struoture will be at gothic architecture throughout, and when completed, one of the handsomest religious edifices in West- ern Ontario. SEVEN YEARS SI/FFERING.—Gentlernen.— have suffered very muoh !rein inflamatory rheumatism, which through wrong treat. tuent left ugly running sores on my hands and feet. With thee° 1 guttered for seven years which time I had neither shoes or stockings on. I commeneed using B. B. B. externally and internally, using the pills also, and I °unsay uow that the soros are entirely cured, and have been for some time. I believe the bitters were the :means of saving my life. Mrs, Annie Barr, Oremson's Cornere, Acton P. 0. Ont. RAPID RELIEF.—Dear Sirs,—I had for yearA been troubled with dyspepsia and Bier headache, and fonnd but little relief =Ail I tried your )3urdook Blood Bitters, which was o perfeot cure. It is the best medicine I ever had in my life, and I will never be without it. Hattie Davis, Clinton, Ont. Niagara Ont., July 18.—Alfred Pat- rick, C. M. G., well known as the first clerk of the Canadian House of Com- mons, fell while ascending the steps of the platform duringthe celebration here on Saturday, sustainine 'injuries to his head. He died at 5 o'clock this morn- ing. City of Mexico, July 19,—Tho War- den of the State Prison at Seaeatecs re- ports that seven of the prisoners, who were serving life sentence for robbery, were instantly killed by an electric 'dis- charge during a thunder storm, and ten more were made insensible by it, five of the number having since died from the HOT TIME For preserving, I know, and we sympa- thise with the ladies. But, if you will buy our pure granulated sugar and safe self sealers, both of whieb we keep in large quantities and at lowest prices, your labors will be rewarded by luscious fruit in eery jar you open during the year. We congra,tulate the farmers on the abundance of the hay crop and the ex- cellent weather for saving it. You must surely require a large number of SCYTHES, SCYTHE STONES, PITCHFORKS, FORK HANDLES, RAKES, MACHINE OIL, ETC., ETC. 'We have sold large numbers of these already, and have abundance yet and away DOWN IN PRICE. J. P. ROSS. Bargain Depot. Kirkton. Mum—Miss Jests Doupe is spending her vacation in London.—Mrs,I. Bryan has taken a trip to the States.—Mies Christiana Kirk spent Sunday at home,—Dr. and MIM levies and Miss Katie have gone !for- a trip down the St Lawrenoo.—While James Mar- shall was building s load of bay on Thurs- day lass, hiellteam became frightened and started to run, upsetting the load and' as he wee endeavoring to get the linos, on *10 whiffietrees and from there to tbe ground the wagon paining over leis breast and arm. Altitougu pretty badly :thaken, he is, we are pleased to learn, getting all right again- -Farmers have almost all completed haying and are preparing to out their fall wheat. A. number of fields in this yicinity will be ready this week.—Mr. Bryant, jr„ amigo& a prize for making the highest jump at ,the Orange denaonstration 10 St. Marys. Washington, July 19.—There is a good prospect that the St. Clair Flats Canal will soon be closed to Canadian vessels, except upon the payment of burdensome tolls by those vessels. The pion of charging toll for the use of American canals by Canadian, vessels is proposed as a measure of retaliation be- cause of the diecriinination against the Americans now algae by Canadians in the use of Welland Canal. Farmers have now had nearly three weeks of the most magnificent and delight- ful harvest weather, and have made good use of it; the crops are coming in close after each other, and there will be no time to spare iiil they are all gathered in. On Sunday morning, Mr. Rieh. Seiner-, Blyth, stone mason,met with a serious and painful accident, by getting his shoulder put out of place whilst in the act of chasing a cow out of his corn patch, which had done considerable damage during tlie night. When nearing the gate,he ttipped,and when In the act of saving himself,his aim struck the fence, which caused tho injuries. It is a very unfortunate affair for him, as he had a great deal of stone work to complete this season. On.° of the exploits of Sullivan a pro- fessional "strong man," in London, is to lift with a ropeheld in his teeth a young elephant weighing 1,800 pounds. An- other is to attach a chain ta a fifty-six pound weight, and, with the end of the chain in his mouth, whirl rapicllyaround until the chain assumes an almost hori- zontal line, This feat makes the specta- tors on the ground floor, ehudder, lest a link of the chain should part or his teeth should relax their hold, A. freak of nature has come to light in tho county jail Fort Worth, Texas. His name is Jesse Lee, aged 18 years Turn the boy's face so that a strong light may shine into his eyes and a phenomenon is seen. Around the pupils of the eyes i51 the irris aro the twenty-six letters of the alphabet, arranged symmetrically. There are thirteen letters in each eye, those up to "M" being in the left eye and theg remainder in the right. His father and four brothers are similarly affeoted. Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly von AIRIDST The midsummer (August.) nnniber of Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly has an ap- propriately breezy and outdoor tone through- out. The leading article, "Bernina outing by the midnight Sun," by Anua M. Reed, is admirably written in this spirit. and occu- pies free)] fields by describing the voyage to Norway's Wonderland and the Neigh Oape. In another oharmino descriptive article, "The Tnemin Coast" is visited. This paper, with it rich and profuse illustrations, has a peculiar Vmeliums, inasmuch as it was off tbie same Tuscan shore, between Leg. horn and Spezzia, that the poet Shelly (the oentennial aunivereary of wheels birth is be- ing celebrated in England this summer) was drowned, in July, 1822. 'Some Fren- ch Woman of Letters," iocluding Adam, Seeerine, "Gyp," "Carmen Sylva," Judith Gauthier, and others, are Interest- ingly obaracterized by Arthur Homblow. Other notable illustrated in Cake are: "Dom. es, Towers and SpIres,"by Peter Mecqteen; "Oxford in the long veoation," by N, W. Metcalf; "Cenalboat life, and A coal traffic," by Thomas Murphy; and "Cane Culture" (Notes from Surouland)by W. Jennings Warrington. A now sin ial atm, of the detective teem, eetit led 'The Greet Chantey. DIA/mm.1J," by 11;mb:A Dane, begins thug ' number. "").